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POEonro AHEAD.
Yesterday we published an article
showing how the South wai forging
ahead iu point of population as com
pared with other seotions, and herein
we present some figures, for which
we are indebted to the Baltimore
Manufacturers Record, showing how
she is forging ahead as a manufac
turing section. Last week's issue
publishes an elaborate analysis of
the census figures on the industrial
development in the South, from
which we quote the following:
"The South has become a manufac
turer on a billion-dollar scaleindeed,
it were better to say on a billlon-and-a-half-dallar
scale, for the value of the;
products of its factories in 1900. ac
cording to preliminary figures of the
twelfth census, waa $1,466,669,495,
which was greater by nearly $450,
000 000 than the value of the products
or manuraetures in the united States
in 18S0. ' Tbe total for 1900 shows an
increase of $549,440,68 over the total
of 1890 in the value of products, and
of $494,847,137 in the amount of cap
ital invested, which in 1900 amounted
to $1,153,670,097, against $668,798,860
in 1890 The growth in the value of
products in tbe ten years is shown in
the following table: '
value of Products.
1890.
1900. -
Alabama... $51226,605
$83,793 804
44 883.783
47,667.633
38.189.894
106.654.637
164,590.069
131.181,683
243.753.990
40.431.886
94 919 663
68.748.731
107.637.060
119.414.983
133,735,630
74.177.681
Arkansas... 33,559 179
Dis.Colum'a
Florida. ....
Oeorgia....'
Kentucky..
Louisiana ..
Maryland . .
Mississippi. .
N. Carolina
8. Carolina.
Tennesee. .
Texas . ...
Virginia ...
W Virginia
88 971,419
18 333.890
68.917 030
138.719.857
67 806.713
171,843 693
18.705 834
40,375.450 31 936.681
73,336.386
70,433 661
88.863 834
S8.703.125
Tital.... $917,229,027 $1,466,669,49$
The analysis abows that the aver
age rate of espi al in tbe South during
the tea yesrs was 75 1 per cent., and
that this rate waa exceeded in eigbt
States, with Louisiana leading with
3367 per cent. Louisiana led also in
the actual increase of capital, $78,
330,173, though Maryland led in the
amount of capital invested in 1900,
$163 433,360. The average rate of in
creases a-evalue of prjgdtfcts in the
Souiif was 6T9Twn1ctrwas exceeded in
nine 'States, North Carolina leading
with 135 per Cent, and Maryland le d
ing In actual increase with $70,910,397."
These are interesting figures, but
their full significance may not be
fully understood by those who are
not familiar with the conditions
that have prevailed in the South, for
much of the time since the war and
the obstacles against which our
"captains . of industry," to use one
of President Roosevelt's phrases,
had to contend. The South had
been so largely an agricultural sec
tion that the impression was, and
quite naturally, that Southern men
had little inclination to ' or ability
for industrial enterprises of a manu
facturing kind which presupposed
more or less experience. That
impression was so strong that
when the South began, to show a
disposition to enter actively on the
manufacture of cotton goods it was
predicted that the effort would be a
failure because Southern men had
little experience in that business,
had no skilled labor and the most
they could hope to do would, be to
manufacture the coarser lines of
goods the manufacturer of which it
.was not difficult to master.
When Southern men embarked in
iron and steel-making the same
might hare been predicted with
even more appearance of plausibili
ty, for while some Southern men
did have some experience in the
manufacture of cotton they had
literally none in the manufacture of
iron and steel. They had all these
thing" to learn and had not only to
learn them themselves but had to
teach others.
Bnt in addition to this was the
limited capital in this section and
the consequent difficulty of raising
money to invest in new enterprises,
the , success, of which remain
ed to be demonstrated. These
new enterprises had to be
. established, to enter the field
with others of a similar character
in other sections which had been
long established, Were under skil
ful and experienced management,
and had ample capital at their com-.
maud, with unlimited credit if it be
came necessary to use that. This
is especially true of the cotton man
ufacturing and of the iron and steel
industries. It would be easier now
to raise a million dollars to invest
-in either of these industries than it
was to raise $100,000 fifteen omen
VOL. XXXIII.
ten years ago. . Success commands
confidence and establishes credit.
Capital Instead of having to be
sought seeks the socoeaaful field. -There
is one gratifying feature in
the figures given above which shows
that while seme of the Southern
States have forged ahead ranidly
the others have made fair progress,
which would have justified much
more than has been said about them.
But there are some of them which
possess exceptional advantages as
manufacturing States. , j The range
of States Vextending from Virginia
to Alabama on - the slope "of the
mountains have advantages as man
ufacturing States not excelled, if
equalled, in the world. ; They con
tain in workable quantities and
workable economically, all the raw
materials of commercial value tim
ber, iron, copper, coal, textile fibers,
everything . necessary for great
and diversified industries, and with
this a?f ertile soil capable of support
ing in comfort many millions of f in
habitants, and in addition to all
this, never failing water powers
abundant in numbers and adequate
to all the demands that may ever be
made upon them. j
Give the South th same advant
ages that industrial enterprises in
the North have in being able to
command large capital at moderate
and sometimes almost nominal rates
of interest and she would forge to
the front -with a. rapidity that might
astonish people who have not kept
a close eye on her industrial prog
ress or understand what ihe had to
contend against in accomplishing
what she has.
Business has been so systematized
in the North that every manufact
uring business of any importance is
run on the trust plan,; trusts repre
senting many millions of dollars,
with credit in proportion. We
have nothing of that kind in the
South. Whether these trusts may
be enduring or not, or whether they
may be successful in the long run,
there is no doubt that they give the
section in which they are a tempor
ary advantage over other sections,
where business is conducted by in
dividual enterprise or by companies
with limited capital. This is espec
ially true in such enterprises as the
manufacture of iron and steel whet
large capital is essential to economi
cal work and profitable output.
But the trend of capital is this
way, for itill come in when the
raw materials can be most easily
reached and cheaply put down at
the manufacturing plant. The next
ten years will witness muoh of that
and the onward progress of the
South's manufacturing industries.
TEE L0OIC OF TEE 8ITUATI0H
Last year was reported to be
rather a bad, year, ' comparatively,
for Southern cotton mills and yet
they consumed 100,000 more bales
than they did the preceding year.
With the rate of gain as compared
wjth the Northern mills they will
soon catch up with and lead them
in the number of bales consumed.
In speaking of the report of Secre
tary Hester, the Baltimore Sun re
marks as follows: j '
"The consumption of cotton in
Southern cotton mills begins to bear a
large proportion to the total consumed
in the United States and Canada. Mr.
Beater of tbe New Orleans Cotton
Exchange, reported, for example, a
taking by Southern mills in 1901, up
to December 13. of 601,196 bales, as
against 838.751 bales taken bv North
ern and Canadian spinners. The gain
over the preceding year in Southern
takings was over 100.000 bales. This
is as It should be. Cotton can be best
manufactured where it is grown, and
at the largest profit. In periods of
high prices badly located mills mills
far from the cotton fields can con
tinue to run but in hard times they
will be frozen out by inability to com
pete with mills down South. Thus,
little by little, the logic of the situa
tion will compel the transference of
the cotton industry to the South. "
The logic of the situation is that
the cotton manufacturing industry
must ultimately center in the South
not simply to be hear the base of
supplies, but that the manufactur
ers may avail themselves of the su
perior advantages , the South, offers
to that industry. This will not be
in a few years nor in a decade, be
cause tnere is too mncn money ai-.
ready invested in manufacturing
plantsin other manufacturing cen
ters, and those plants will be kept
running as long as there is any
margin of profit on their output.
But the day will come when,
through competition, the margin
will become so small that a change
of base will be necessary and they
will have to get near the cotton
fields or get out of business.
Planting pecan , trees has become
a erase in Georgian A correspondent
of the New York Tribune says at
the rate at which planting is now
progressing there will be within the
decade more pecan trees than peach
trees in that State.
It is estimated that the trans-Siberian
railroad will cost Bnssia about
$500,000 before it is finished, about
twice as much as the first estimates.
But it will pay in the development of
the vast region through which it
run!.-. ": -r. ;t"',"v
IBTXBX3T Iff EDUCATION.
f Governor Ay6ock is taking a
great deal of interest in popular
education, but not any more than he
shonld,or any more than any citizen
who looks to the future prosperity of
his State and welfare of its people
should take. Every State which is
wise and would build well for the fu
ture should put the means of at least
a rudimentary education -within the
reach of all 'of its sons and daughters..-
.' , '
Under present and prospective
conditions this applies to North Car
olina with more force than ever, for
by law, with the adoption of the
constitutional amendment, not only
the illiterate negro is disfranchised
but the illiterate white man. will be
disfranchised after 1908, so that the
boys now growing up who will come
of age by that time must learn to
read and write before they can be
come entitled tojthe franchise.
From all the accounts we have the
negroes are snowing much, ana a
commendable, interest in this mat
ter, and are very active in preparing
themselves to meet the constitu
tional requirement as to reading and
writing.
This narrows the question down
to. whether the' white people will
be lukewarm and indifferent while
the negroes are active in the efforts
to maintain their position asa polit
ical factor in the State. There are
about forty thousand of them who
can vote, and with thoBe who will
learn to read and write before 1908
they will form a mighty factor, will
hold the balance of power and being
better informed than heretofore
will be apt to insist on having more
to say about party management and
party policies. Thus, even viewed
from a political standpoint only, it
is essential that effort should be
made to qualify every white boy for
franchise.
But there are other considerations
outside of politics which should
inspire an interest and stimulate
efforts in this direction. Regard
for the youth of the State, to en
able them to take their part in the
battle of life and be better able to
take care of themselves should do
it, and so should regard for the
prosperity of the State, for the edu
cated brain is such a help to the
hand that the man possessing both
becomes three times the wealth pro
ducer that the hand worker alone
does. It is a dnty the State owes,
not only to itself bnt to its children
to give them at least a rudimentary
education, on which they may be
afterwards able to build themselves.
Sitka, the capital ol Alaska, is
pretty far North, but the Secretary
of the Alaska Geographical Society
informs us that the mercury has
never been known to reach zero in
that town. He adds that there is
not a single State in the Union
which shows as low a maximum
summer temperature nor one which
has not registered lower winter
minimuns. It seems from this to
possess the combined qualifications
for a summer and winter resort.
The farmers up in Surry county
are looking for an early spring, be
cause they say severe winters are
always followed by early springs,
They are corroborated by the New
Haven (Conn.) Palladium, which
has come to the same conclusion,
based upon the performances of the
wild geese, birds, etc Well, if they
have an early spring up there the
Surry people will be apt to come in
for some of it.
There is a proposition to erect a
monument to Levi Coffin, who, be
fore the war, was manager of the
"underground railroad," by which
stolen slaves were run from the
South to the North. There is some
thing suggestive in the name of
Coffin, which,with a skull and cross
bones, wonld be a suitable device for
the monument if it ever be built.
A San Francisco firm has been
buncoing the Government and the
soldiers hf the Philippines by ship
ping them stuffed quinine capsules.
In a recent shipment of 7,000,000
capsules it was found that the cap
sules were filled with starch, with just
enough quinine to give them a bit
ter taste. The starch ought to be
taken out of those fellows.
It isn't every city which can treaC
conventions with a sure-enough
earthquake, but that's what Mexico
did a couple days ago for the arbi
tration conference. As it was . a
sort of impromptu affair it caused
some quaking among the delegates
and cut short the speech of one who
had just warmed up.
Mr. . Crumpacker, of Indiana,
stands sponsor in the House of
Representatives for the bill giving
the United States jurisdiction in
oases where foreigners are lynched
by mobs. Mr. Crumpacker seems
to be in his element when he is en
gineering tome .freak bill.
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WILMINGTON, N. C.i FRIDAY; JANUARY 24, 1902.
TEACHEHS9 TilEETIKG. I
Instructors in County Institutions
Met at the Court House
::A ;f .; -:- Yesterday. :
ENTHUSIASTIC CONFERENCE
Address fey Professor Catlett oa Madera
Methods Reports from AU Districts '
Were Very Eacoarsztai Petl-
a . Uoa for tecreased Salaries. ;;:
The meeting of the teachers of the"
various publio schools in the county
at the office of Prof. Washington Cat
lett, the '; superintendent, yesterday
morning was fraught with much In
terest and profit to those . who were
present' - ' -''' r
As a result of the meeting a nucleus
was formed for the . organization of a
Teachers' Assoeiatioa aad many other;
mailers or interest were tranaacted.
The exercises were opened by an
entertaining and "instructive talk; by
Prof. Oatlett on the besf' methods of
teaching mathematics and - reading.
The subjects were exhaustively treat
ed by Prof. Catlett in an .address of
more than an hour and a half. He
also referred in a general way jto all
branches taught in the schools.'
Prof. Catlett's remarks were follow
ed by an informal dissuasion of gen
eral school work in which all the
teachers participated and manifested
a lively interest. Reports from all sec
tions indicated that never before were
the country schools in a more flourish
ing condition. . .
Prof. Oatlett says he thinks the
corps of teachers in New Hanover the
best in the State and he never knew
enthusiasm to run higher. Nearly all
tbe schools now have libraries started
and these are growing daily. Not one
cent from the State has been received
toward supplying these; in fact, the
work of establishing libraries in the
schools was instituted in New Han
over before the 8tate took up the ques
tion and there has been no occasion
thus far to call for the outside assist-
anoe. -
There is commendable progress in
beautifying the grounds of the various
schools and the teachers report that
the entire country has received inspira
tion from this soiree and-many
country residences are bsing made
more beautiful for the work begun by
the children.
The school on Middle Sound, Dis
trict No. 3, has won especial distinction
im ihm establishment of Its library aad
improvement of its grounds, and as a
reward for the energy of the teacher
and pupils a movement is oa foot to
have the County Board of Education
present to that institution a handsome
flag. , - .!
Perhaps' the most important consid
eration of the meeting yesterday was
the Question of salaries. There has
been much discussion of late in the
8tate in regard to the pay of public
school teachers, and yesterday the
teachers in joint assembly drew a
petition for presentation to the Coun
ty Board oi Education asking that
their pay be increased, which will ho
doubt be done at an early date. The
teachers cite that the cost of living has
become "much higher and that their
duties have become more burdensome
since the schools . have reached the
present advanced stage.
Those present at the meeting yester
day were Miss Pattie D. Thorne,
W rights ville 8ound; Miss Kathleen
Elmore, Middle Sound; Miss Jennie T.
Oldham, Myrtle Grove; Miss Augusta
Wiggins, Delgado; Miss Beba Myers,
Delgado; Miss Newbury, . Castle
Haynes; Mr. J. P. Herring, Mason
boro; Mr. E. C. Herring, Greenville;
Mi. E. D. Bowen, East Wilmington,
and Mr. M. Bowen, Acorn Branch.
Prof. Catlett will hold a meeting of
the colored teachers of the county in
February., ' i :
GENERAL MANAGER COMING.
Vice Presldeat Barr, of the Seaboard Air
Use, Will Be Here to Look late tbe
Double-Dally Trsia Service. .
In response to the invitation from
the allied commercial bodies of the
city. Vice President and General
Manager Jno. M. : Barr, of the Sea
board Air Line, has written that he
will le here soon after Feb. 1st, and
will then hear the petition of the
business men of Wilmington relative
to the double-dally passenger service
on the Carolina Central to Hamlet,
frequent mention of which has been
made In the Stab.
: Tbe following letter from Vice
President Barr was received yesterday
by Mr. L. B. Rogers, secretary of the
joint committee: f"" f-' -
"POET8MOTJTH. JAW. 17, 1908.
"Mr. L. B. Rogers Wilmington, N. C.
"Dear 8ib: I have received invi
tation of the Committee of the Pro
duce Exchange, Chamber of Com
merce, Merchants' Association and
Wholesale Grocers' Association, of
your city, to visit same and have
pleasure in acknowledging the receipt
of same and thanking you therefor.
I will have pleasure m accepting
your invitation at an early day and
will visit your city soon alter eo. xst,
with our Traffic Manager and General
Passenger Agent Yours Truly,
, , "J. M. Babb."
Illicit Distinisf la Nash.
A correspondent of the Stab writ
ing from Spring Hope, Nash county,
says: ''Revenue officers came In town
this evening about 8 o'clock with two
illicit stills out up. They were of sixty
and one hundred gallons capacity,
copper stills and in good shape when
found. One was worn when found.
The offices turned out about eight
hundred gallons of beer. No arrests
were made. The stills were found
on the edge of Franklin county.".
KLY
THE; SMALLPOX CONTAQION. J
Local Health Departaest oa the Qui Vive,
f Warsaw Quarantines Agalsst CUa
. -toa-i-Dr. Tajloettere. '
r The smallpox situation in Eastern
North Carolina appears to have ap
proached the serious .'Although . no
eases or evidence of the disease have
developed in Wilmington or imme
diate surrounding country, the health
department Is expecting an outbreak
at any moment and are preparing
for U. .: :"' ;
From Wilson, Rocky Mount, Golds
boro and Clinton there comes report
of the prevalence of the disease, and
travelling men say, except at Wil
mington, there is much dlsturbanoe
among the people over it.
Oapu Robert Green, chief quaran
tine officer of this city, has his
weather eye open for the disease, and
is meeting all trains as far as possible
and watching for suspects. Dr. Bar
, per, the city superintendent of health,
and al his inspectors, have tbeir
"lamps trimmed and burning' and if
Wilmington .escapes an outbreak . it
will be due to their diligence. ' -i
Warsaw yesterday quaranteed
aginst Clinton, from whence are re
ported a number of cases of very vir
ulent form.
Dr. Joshua Tayloe, of Washington,
N. O., State smallpox inspector, ar
rived in the city yesterday morning
from the infected district and had a
brief informal conference with Dr.
Harper. - He says . some of the cases
this season are of a very severe type
but a majority of them are light He
expects to return, to several points up
the W. & W. road to-day.
Dr. Tayloe went to Clinton to in
vestigate three particular cases in
prominent families there, one of the
patients being a Miss Patrick, who has
a mild case. He says that one of the
other two cases is a very serious one
and death may result.
MARRIED AT UUK1NBUK0, N. C.
Mr. James Lytch McNsIr Wedded to Miss
Gertrude Mcintosh Tharsdsy
Special Star Correspondence.
Lauediburo, N. 0., Jan. 16.
At half past five o'clock this after
noon the marriage of Mr. Jaa. Lytch
McNalr and Miss Gertrude Mcintosh
was celebrated in the Methodist church
here. Rev. L. 8. Massey, tbe pastor,
Mr forming the ceremony. Miss Kate
amer presided at the organ.
Lohengrin's melody announced the
appearance of the ushers, Messrs.
Daniel Bbaw aad M. Ii. McKinnon.
who were followed by tbe attendants
in the following order: Miss Dora
Bmlth with Mr. Clifton Blue ;
Miss Galloway, of Wilmington, with
Mr. Alex. P. McLean; Miss Mattie
Hamer with Mr. Bailey Evans; Miss
Mary McNalr with Prof. Milton Me
Intosh. Then came the i groom lean
ing on the arm of Mr. J. A, Jones;
and following came tbe bride elect on
the arm of her sister. Miss Ruby Me
Intosh. Mr. and Mrs. McNalr left on the 6:S0
train for an extended tour of North
ern cities. Mr. McNair Is the only
son of Mr. J. F. McNair so well
known in Wilmington. The bride is
one of Lanrinburg'a most' popular
young ladies, tbe daughter of Mr. P.
Mcintosh. ..
More Robbery at Towa Creek. .
South port Standard: "Deputy Beck
reached here on Saturday with Frank
Age in custody, who was committed
to jail from Justice MeKeithan's hear
ing on a charge of robbing Dr. Henry
on Monday night of last week. Dr.
Henry is a very aged gentleman of
Town Creek, who was called to his
store by a man who said be wanted to
buy something. With his lantern and
a small amount of money in a cigar
box he went out to the store, and as
he stepped up to the door the negro
jerked the box from him and ran. Dr.
Henry and daughter, Mrs. McKoy,
both say that Franc Age was tne man,
which led to his arrest and imprison
ment to await the next term of Supe
rior Court He is a son of Ben Age,
who has caused considerable excite
ment recently in Town Creek."
Aftlast Tewa of aoothport.
Southport Standard: "The action
of the city of 8outhoort against 8. W.
Rowan, Jr., the agent of the picture
firm, has been decided by Judge Mc
Neill against the city. The suit origi
nated by his refusal to pay the tax as
soliciting agent levied by the ordi
nance in such case, and came up be
fore Judge McNeill by appeal from
the Mayor's decision, end was argued
in chambers since our last term of
Superior Court Judge McNeill ren
dered his decision last week to the
Olerk, of Superior Court, his judg
ment being against the city, that is,
that the ordinance was invalid, being
a violation of the Inter-State Com
merce law. The case may be appeal
ed to the Supreme Court by the city."
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Timber Receipts Heavy. V
Heavy receipts of timber by raft on
the river continue. Crops in the up-
country last season were well nigh a
failure and many . farmers turned
their attention to timber cutting,
hence the large supply. As a natural
sequence of heavy receipts prices
hare turned to the downward. For
common mill umber, at to a per
thousand feet la now being realized;
fair mill, $8 to $7; prime mill, $7 to
$7.50, and extra mill, $3 to $9 per
thousand. Prioes last week were
higher.
Why Not WUmlertoa t
Mr. Geo. A. Hoderhess. of Tar-
boro. President of the Carolina Tele
graph and Telephone Company, aaya
that his company has bought the
Dunn and8mithfield exchanges with
their toll lines; that he will run a
copper line from Selma to Raleigh,
and then a man in Raleigh can tele
phone over the system from tbe
SUte capital to Morebead City. Fay
etteville, Washington, or any inter
mediate points In Eastern North Car
olina. - ;
WiraTON sttet- railway co.
1 -
Certificate of Reortsakatloa Filed at Ra
lcfxh State Taxable Preeerty. ' : 7
IStpastal Star Telegram.
Raldgh, N. O.. Jan. 17. A certi
, fieate of reorganization of the Wil
mington Street Railway Company was
filed to day in the office of the
Secretary: of State. The -capi
tal is $300,000, divided Into shares of
each common and : preferred stock.
The officers are: President, Hugh
MaeRae; Directors, O. P. Bolles, Jr.,
M. F. H. Governeur, W. W. Randolph
and Junius Davis.
The Btate Auditor to-day issued a
report showing the taxable real and
personal property in North Carolina
and the tax derived therefrom. . It
shows a total valuation of $361,449,879,
against $258,891,755 for the previous
year. The State tax for the year was
$57.933.10. a gain of $18,543 M over
the preceding year, . .. v :
STATE ENGINEER McREE
He Will Have His Office la Rslelrb-Tress-
; arer's Receipts and Uisfearseneats. -
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan, 18. The
Council of State to-day directed the
Superintendent of Publio Instruction
to write Capt. J. H. McRee, State En
gineer, to bring his maps, etc., and
make his headquarters in Raleigh. It
was ordered also that an office be pro
vided for him in the Slate Capitol
building.
- xne state Treasurer issuea an an
nual statement to-day showing that
the total receipts, general and special,
for the year ending November 30th,
1901, were $1,744,650.20 and disburs
meats, $1,690,873.73.
Success of a WOainrtonlaa. .
The many friends of Mr. Robert EL
Sykes, son of our esteemed towns
people, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Sykes,
were glad to see him here during the
holidays. He has recently been ap
pointed secretary of the Geological
Survey of North Carolina, with head
quarters at Chapel Hill, and is now
with Prof. J. A. Holmes, who is well
known in Wilmington. Mr. Sykosis
a young man of ability and promise,
and since leaving here about five years
ago to make his home in New York
city has met with considerable success.
While in that city he was a trusted
employe of the law firm of Tracy,
Boardman & Piatt, and upon the elec
tion of Hon. Tom a Piatt, the Re?
publican 'Boss" of New York city, to
the United State Senate, he selected
Mr. Sykes to be his private clerk. This
was a great compliment, considering
the fact that Mr. Sykes has always
been a strong Democrat His appoint
ment was gained only through merit
and hard work. He returns to North
Carolina on aocount of health consid
erations and a natural desire to be once
again near his home folks.
Negro Stole a PI.
John Sharkless, colored, was sent
over to jail for the higher court by
Mayor Waddell' yesterday on the
charge of false pretence. Sharkless
was arrested by Policeman Frank.
George at Fourth and Bladen streets
A few days ago he went to Market
street and Dock, where Mr. A. 8.
Benton had brought pork to the city
for sale, and told, him he had been
sent for a dressed pig by Mrs. Mcln-
Intosh, who conducts the Fulton
House, where Sharkless was employ
ed about a year ago. Mr. Benton "gave
him the last pig in his cart, and when
he went to collect ror same. It was
found that no boy had been sent to
buy a pig. The police went to work
on the case and soon had Sharkless in
the toils, though he denies every
thing.
. MEXICO'S EARTHQUAKE.
Eliht Persons Were Killed aad Five la
jored at bhllpaaclaxe.
Bv Telegraph to tbe Morning star.
Mxxioo City, Jan. 18. The latest
telegram from Chilpancingo places
the number or killed oy tne eartn
quake at eight and the injured five.
Among the latter Is, the Governor
who is only slighly hurt
' Wbr tka Uaa Wu EadlHi.
The following story la told of a you
Irish sailor:
After palling In 40 to R0 fathoms of
line, which pat bis patience severely to
proof as well as erery mnscle ot his
arms, he mattered to himself, bnt load
enough to be overheard by an officer:
"Sure, Ifs as long as today, and to
morrow! If a a good week's work for
soy fire men In tbe ship, bad lack to ltt
What! More of it yit? Och. murtherl
The say's mighty deep, to be aurI"
After continuing In a similar strain
and conceiving there was little probabil
ity ot the completion of his tabor he sud
denly stopped short, and, looking op to
the officer on the watch, he exclaimed:
"Bad lack to me, sor, If I don't belsve
somebody's cat off the other end ot this
line I" King. ;
' The Hot Air Ballooau
It is related that the hot air balloon
had its raisin in a nettlcoat. Mma Mont-
golfier had washed her garment, intend
ing to wear It to a great festival the next
dav. ami hons it over a chafing dish to
drr. Tbe hot air swelled out Its folds
and floated It up Into the air. The lady,
in astonishment, called her has band to
see the sight He at once grasped the
Idea and was not long In producing tne
hot air balloon.
AaV Oa Perqalalte.
' One ot the most carious perquisites la
connection with English coronations Is
the right of one of tbe peers to claim the
bed and bedding used by the heir appar;
en on the night preceding the coronation,
la olden times this was a perquisite of
considerable value, as the "bedding" usu
ally consisted of richly embroidered cov
erlids ot velvet or silk, with priceless
hangings of cloth of silver and gold.
' The Australian aborigines are not the
only users ot the boomerang, nor were
they the first to use that missile. Tne
Egyptians knew all about it, just as they
seem to bars known all about everything
NO. 13
REPORT OF TOE "
CANAL COMMISSION
Unanimously Recommends Ac-
ceptsnce of the Offer of the
' . . Pukraa Company.
TO SELL-TO UNITED STATES.
The Report Wss Traasnltted to Presldeat
- Roosevelt Last Eveaief It Is Very .
J Volsmiaons Will Be Seat te .
Cosxress Probably Monday.
Br Xetearapa to taa Morning star
WasHiaaTOW, Jan. 18 The sup
plemental report of the Isthmian Ca
nal Commission on the proposition of
the Panama Canal Company to dis
pose of its property to the United
States for $40,000,000 was delivered to
President Roosevelt this evening. The
members of the commission refuse to
discuss the nature of the report, and
like reticence was maintained at the
White House, but it was stated on ex
cellent authority that the report unani
mously recommends that the offer of
the Panama Company be ' accepted .
The report, it is stated, is very volumi
nous.goiog into all phases of the ques
tion and attempting to meet the objec
tions that any legal complications will
arise out of the purchase, or that there
will be any international difficulties
should the deal be consummated.
.The- report was completed about 6
o'clock this evening, and after being
algned by the members of the commis
sion was carried by Admiral Walker,
chairman of the commission, to Sec
retary Hay, who transmitted it to the
President. The latter will send the
report to Congress the first of the
week, probably Monday.
No Trouble Anticipated. v
Paris, Jan. 18. It Is explained here
that if the sale of the property of tbe
Panama Canal Company is concluded,
jurisconsults will be appointed to de
cide whether a ratification by a French
tribunal is required, or whether the
vote of a general meeting of stock
holders will suffice, In any case,
however, it will be a matter of form.
No obstacle is anticipated on that
score.
The report goes fully into the steps
which must be taken in order to Insure
a perfect title to the United States, for
in addition to the present Panama Ca
nal Company, the oldest organization
and the Colombian government must
be reckoned with. The report finds.
however, it is said, that the new com
pany can give a clear title. It is stated,
the report says, that when the com
mission made its recent report favor
ing the Nicaraguan route, no offer to
sell to this government had been made
by the Panama Company. The offer
of $40,000,000 made in behalf of the
company, by M. Lempre, it is said,
changed the situation completely. It
is further stated that the report shows
that a litle over one thousand shares of
Panama Railriad stock. is owned by
individuals outside the Panama Canal
Company and that these can be pur
chased, for av comparatively small sum.
Other obstacles to tbe sale, the report
says, also have been removed.
THE LATE JAS. H. CHADBOURN.
Trlbafe of Reipect to His Memory by the
Cspe Pear Pilots.
At a special meeting of the' Cape
Fear Pilots, held at their .office yes
terday, the committee appointed for
the purpose of preparing a . suitable
tribute of respect to the memory of
the late James H. Chadbourn, pre
sented the following:
"It would be heartless indeed to
permit to pass from our midst forever
the familiar figure and face of a friend
without placing upon record our esti
mate of the man. James H. Chad
bourn has laid down the burden and
crosses of life and having passed over
the river, rests now under the shade.
awaiting that summons which will
arouse all mankind from their long
sleep. He has gone to his long sleep
and the mourners go about the streets
saddened in thought and stricken in
heart, for a life long friend has passed
from us forever.
"For sixteen ' years he served as
chairman of the Board of ' Commis
sioners, of Navigation and Pilotage.
His excellent judgment, impartial de
cisions and painstaking service en
deared him to all; for his keen sense
of justice has many times been appa-'
rent. It was while in this capacity,
through his wise forethought, the wid
ows and orphans of deceased pilots
were provided for, and for nearly thirty-five
years he has been identified
with us, young and old.
"We would be recreant indeed now,
not to let the world know the esteem
and regard in which we held him.
Each and every one of us learned to
respect and revere him and to look
upon him as a friend, kind-hearted by
nature, cordial , in manner and cheer
ful always to his friends. We will
miss his pleasant smile and those attri
butes which made him to be revered by
us. On many occasions he has proven a
good friend to many of us with kindly
counsel and sound advioe. His death
will ever be mourned by us, for we
have-lost a good friend.
: "O. O. Mobsk,
t "J. W. Ceaio,
"J. J. Adkibs,
A. M. GTJTHRIB,
"J. A. Williams,
"Committee."
REPORTS RIDICULED.
Boers Ssy There Is No Truth la Rumors
of Peace NetouatioasT
Bv Oable to the turning star.
London, January 18. Dr. Leyds,
the representative la Europe of the
Transvaal, according ; to a dispatch
from Amersterdam to Reuters Tele
gram Company, had a conference to
day with the Boer delegation at The
Hague at tbe house of Mr.Wolmarans.
No official statement has been given,
but there is good authority for assert
ing that tbe conference was merely a
periodical meeting. -;
The dispatch says the reports of a
strong peace movement are ridiculed
by the Boers themselves, who say that
such stories are simply - fabricated by
British agents, with a view to British
publication, subsequently turning
them to advantage in South Africa.
The Boers deny that any negotiations
are in progress.
Dr. Leyds left to-day for Utrecht, ,
i Smithfield Eeraldi Mr. "J. B.
Smith, of Meadow township, last year
had 6Jaf acres U tobacco, from which,
he realised $1,030. . V ...
' Klnston Free Press'. : Mr. Jno.'
Sanderlin, of this county, had the '
misfortune to lose his barn and stables .
by fire yesterday morning. The loss .
was about $350 with no insuranoe.
Tbe fire is supposed to have been of
incendiary origin. ;-.. r ;, i;-.v-;V.:";.
Winston Journal: ; The death
of Kit. J.. N Jtfferson occurred,
Thursday night after a brief illness
with la grippe. ; Mr. Jefferson was in '
the eighty-third year of his age and.
was a retired divine of the Methodist ,
Episcopal Church -South, having
served as a minister of the gospel for
sixty years In that denomination. '
! Nashville Graphic. Mr. Wat
son Battle, a well known citizen of ;
this county, died at Manchester, Ya ,--last
' Monday, after a short illness of ?
pneumonia. Mr. Battle for- some
time had been in feeble health, and
it was several months ago he went to '
Manchester to visit friends and where
be succumbed to the dread disease.
The deceased was 70 years of age.
Wadesboro Messenger InteUi-
genceri Oa the 10th of last October ;
Mr. George EL Parker, of this place, : .
received a handsome Maltese eat, by
express, from. Pine Bluff. The eat'
was sent him bv Mr. John T. Patrick.
The cat stayed witb Mr. Parker a few'
days and then disappeared, and noth
ing more was heard of it until a short
nine ago, wnen it turned up at its old
home at Pine Bluff. The distance
traveled by tbe cat on the return trip
was something like 60 miles, as Pine "
Bluff is ab mt ; that distance from
Wadesboro-v-
Monroe Enquirer: The Hen
derson Roller Mill Go. has entered
suit against Mr. John D. . Medlin for
$5,000 damages. The plaintiff alleges
that Mr. Medlin has circulated tbe re-
Eortthat the Henderson Roller Mill
i guilty of the adulteration of flour
sold at iu milt From what we
learn from stock dealers not a mule
will be brought from the Western
markets to this county this season..
There are more live sTocksellers than
buyers, and mules can be nought here
cheaper than they can in be bought
lu Kansas City.
Fayetteville Observer: Phoebe
McNeill, a negro girl. 1? years of age,
was placed in jcil Thursday by United
States Commissioner Morrisey.eharged
with selling whiskey. She carried her
six months7 old baby to jail with her.
Deputy Sheriff Faircloth Thurs
day arrested Wm. Perry and Albitlna
Walker, charged with burning the
barn of Robeson Elliot in Flea Hill
Sunday night The case was taken op
by the Grand Jury Friday, and Perry
was discharged, and a true bill was
found against the woman, who is only
80 years of age. The woman waa em
ployed by Kiiiott and he had had some
trouble with her.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.1
. ' - .'!.
Tha Urfeat Deficiency Appropriation Bill
- Reported by Committee It Car- '
rlcs $16,701,445.
Bi Telegraph to tne Morning Star.
Washington, Jan. 18. The House
of Representatives was in session less
than an hour to-day. Only routine
business was transacted, the most im
portant feature of which was the re
porting by Mr. Cannon, chairman of
the Committee on Appropriations, of
an urgency deuciency out " rne owl
will be called up for consideration
next Monday. .
The Senate amendments to the
House bill appropriating $90,000 for a
Sivernment exhibit and floor space at
e Charleston Exposition were agreed
to and the bill passed.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was completed by the appropria
tion committee, to day and reported to
the House. It carries $16,701,445, dis
tributed among the different deparU
ments. ' Tbe naval items include $4,
000,000 for armor on ships now under
construction- The bill contains an
item of $3,150,000 for the payment of
rebates to tobacco manufacturers as
provided in the war revenue reduc
tion act 7 . ' r "
A THRILLING INCIDENT.
Woman and Maa Rcscaed by Firemen
from a Barslof Balldlsf.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star,
Boston, Mass., Jan. 18. Out off .
from access to a fire escape a few feet
away, Mrs. Helen M. York and John
Blanch, linotype operators, stood in a
window of the fourth floor of a Mil
ton Place building to night with flames
below and behind them. Slowly the
firemen raised a long ladder until tbe
top round reached the window where
Mrs. York was trring to keep her
dress from taking fire. The man be
side her helped her to step on the lad
der. Then, through smoke lighted up.
by flames sweeping over tbe sill they
had just vacated, both descended to the
street . it was tne most inrming nre
incident witnessed in Boston for many
lontbs.
Though the aspect was serious for
some time the actual loss was not
very heavy, being only somewhat
over $50,000. The building was ooouv
pied by printer! and paper dealers and
for the storage of electrical goods.
DEFAULTING TOWN TREASURER.
Admits That He Is Oaltty of Both Porrery
aad Embczxlemeat
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
WaxLisLKT, Mass., Jan. 18. In
a statement made to the select men of
this place, former town Treasurer
Albert Jennings, who was arrested
Thursday night on a charge of forging
a note for $5,000, admits that he is
guilty both of forgery and embezzle
ment and that the amount involved is
$35,000. ' In the statement Jennings
says: "I will take my oatn tnaiau
the money which I have obtained by
forgery and embezzlement was $21,
000. There is nothing more." '
Jennings came here last night after
being released from jail on $4,000 ball,
furnished by his sister. . Later he re
signed as town treasurer.
A MISSINQ CASHIER.
1,
Affairs of the Commercial Bsak tf Fettea,
Ma . la Baal Cawdltlaav ' I
By Telegrapb to me Morning Btar. j
Fulton, Mo., Jan. 18. Further in-
vestigation into the affairs of the Com
merdal Bank, which has been closed,
following tbe disappearance of its
cashier, Philip 8. Adams, shows the
bank to be m a muen worse oonaiuon
than was first reported. An additional ,
shortage of $5 800 in collections sines
January 1, wss discovered to-day.
George B. Carats rph en, chief of the.
' Btate Banking Or mpany. to day said
that at least $10,000 in money is gone
and pertraps more. Tbe - bank held
about $8,000 of county funds. Noth
ing has yet been heard from Cashier
Adams. . . v. .
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