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FACTS FOE FARMERS.
About everything in the food line
for man or beast is higher this year
than it was taut Vnur and fcnttnri in
lower, so tnat - tne cotton-grower
who depends on cotton and has to
buy his food supplies is caught both
ways, on his higher food stuffs and
his lower cotton. This isn't the
first year they have been caught this
way, but it takes many of them . a
long time to learn even when buying
experience at a high price. By way.
of illustration we publish here two
clippings from Southern papers, one
the Augusta, Ga., Chronicle., the
other the Charleston News and
Courier, each of which tells a story
of its own, but both substantially
the same. The first is from the
Chronicle, in the form of a letter,
which reads as follows:
"I notice that in bis remarks before
the Richmond County Asricultural
society on last Saturday, Mr. Berck
mans cautioned the planters of this
county to bs careful in pitching their
crop lest they might produce more
than their limited market will be able
to consume. Suggestions and advice
from so high authority as Mr. Berck
mans are well to heed, but Mr. Editor,
are bis fears well grounded f
"I hardly think so, and unless the
farmers of this county (trow very
much more than they now produce it
will be several years before they will
glut this their territory. t
4To satisfv myself as te the state of
affairs and learn how much imported
stuff wa sold here, I to-day visi
ted several of the produce merchauts
and questioned them along that line.
During . my conversation with one
the expres man drove up and
unloaded thirty 'cans of butter,
whh wa made in i Tennes
see. I then asked the mer
ch..:.t where the stuff that he sold
came from and this Is what he told
me: His potatoes came from Michi
gan, cabbages from New York, onions
; from New York and the West, apples
from New York, and just think of it,
his turnips were grown in Canada
and just then he had a car on track
received that day.
'Now look at the above. Isn't it an
object lesson t How can we ever ex
pect to have anything when all that
we use for .man and beast comes from
somewhere else. It is a well known
fact that many of our. planters Qght
grass six montns out of each year.
and the other six months they buy
hay from Maine or Iowa. With such
' cotiiiitions of affairs existing it.be
' hov susto get up and do something
to rioe about a change or we will
be i ike the cannibals in a short time,
eat one anotner up."
The other is an editorial in the
- News and Courier, which reads as
follows:
"At a recect meeting of the Com
mercial aad Industrial Association of
the city of Montgomery. Ala., the cus
tom prevalent in that section of raising
cotton to exchange for corn and meat
purchased from the West was deplored.
It was reported that' during the year
1901 the trading section adjacent to
Montgomery used :
Per Oar.
... $150
. .. . 600
. . . 6W)
... . 650
Amount.
250 cart hay at
$37,500
606.000
475,000
1,010 can oata at
9S0 cars corn at
1,100 cart flour at.... .
935 cars meal at
' 950 cars pack'g-house
' produce at........
715.000
450
420,750
2,500 2,875,000
Total ......$4,629,250
"It was further asserted that every
pound or tnts material could and
should have been raised at home. It
was pointed out that this material rep-,
resented the value of 115,000 bales of
cotton, or about two-thirds of the en
tire receipts, and the pertinent Ques
tion was asked : 'How can a country
prosper which Is drained year after
year in this manner!'
"This Is a serious question for the
farmers or ino uouth to consider. It
Is so hard to break away from old cus
toms. Soon after the war there was
such a demand for cotton that the
farmers of the South - used every pos
sible acre or grouna in us production.
and under those abnormal conditions
it was more profitable to raise cotton
than anythiog else, and the farmer
could afford, with the high prices he
obtained for bis cotton, to buy his
supplies.
"But all that is changed. The price
of cotton has come down, until It is
now only a little higher than the cost
of production, and it is sucidal. for
we farmer to expend all his ,ener
gles la producing cotton and use the
proceeds to purchase his supplies. Take
for example a year like this, when by
reason of the scarcity of corn in the
West the price is more than doubled.
But it cost the farmers of the South no
more to raise corn in that vear than In
other years, and so those farmers who
d d not raise corn are compelled to pay
double prices for their supply of that
"On general principles, we say that
a farmer can produce everything that
his farm will produce cheaper than he
can ouy u from somebody else, be
cause when he nrodi.
prime coat, whereas when he purchases
it he must pay at least two orofiis.
' aS 1 ol "Asportation ad-
warn sk - a . m
. mi
a ne remedy suggested by the
wnier in tha Ohnsi. s i
fVW, ?WouWbe a good thing
and help in the .Aini vt-i. t."
would like to see, but such immi- j
VOL. XXXIII.
gration would have to be on a large
acale, much larger than would be
practicable for some years to come,
and would then require much sys
tematic effort and a considerable
expenditure of money. Colonies
have been established in Georgia
but it took money and work to do
it. If the reform depends on immi
gration that section of Georgia will
be dependent for its foodstuffs upon
other sections for some time to
come.
The remedy proposed by the
News and Courier is the one pro
posed thousands of times in the past
ten years by Southern writers on
farm topics, and by Southern busi-
ness men, and the only practicable I
and effective remedy. It is for every
Southern farmer to raise his own?
supplies whether he plant little or
much cotton and thus make himself
independent of the dairies, pens,
pastures and grain bins of other
sections.
We saw an estimate last year,
based on inquiry and investigation,
of the quantity and value of food
stuffs shipped into Atlanta from
other States, the aggregate of which
ran up into many millions. We
saw at the same time estimates for
other Southern cities and towns,
the aggregate of which ran up into
millions, and wo judge, that it is
probably much the same this year
although, perhaps, not to quite as
great extent, for there are more
food stuffs raised now in the South
than in former years, but an amount
insignificant in comparison with
what should be raised.
We do not know what the figures
are but we do not think it would be
a wild estimate to say that it takes
at least three-fourths of the cotton
crop to pay for fertilizers and for
the food stuffs consumed while
making the crop and this has been
the case every year since the war,
at least every year when cotton went
below ten celHia a pound.
This is not a condition confined
to Georgia of Alabama, but applies
to every Southern State, even to
those outside of the cotton belt
proper, it applies to every State
from Virginia to Texas, although
more,' of course, to- some than to
others. There is not a city or a
town of any size in North Carolina
which does not import food stuffs
from other States, food stuffs that
the farmers of the surrounding
sections do not supply and do not
attempt to supply, and much of this
imported stuff is sold to those farm
ers, who ought to be sellers instead
of buyers. The South may prosper
as a whole, and may multiply her
manufacturing establishments and
thus give work to more people and
thus increase the wealth of this sec
tion, but the Southern farmers, as
a class, will never be prosperous
while they continue to grow cotton
and make that their main depend
ence. There is too much cotton
grown now to leave a large margin
for profit in it. But to be depend
ent on any one crop year after year
is not farming. It is blundering.
FLAYING POLITICS.
The Republican leaders never lose
sight of politics in the measures
they discuss. Mr. Cannon, who
had charge of that 1500,000 Manila
job, was playing politics in that as
shown by his demand for a separate
vote on it. This separate vote got
sixteen Democrats, who were prob
ably afraid of being held up in the
next campaign aa men who were op
posed to "protecting and sheltering'
the American soldier, which was the
cunning title Mr. Cannon gave his
amendment.
His object in calling for a separate
vote on that amendment was to use
it in districts where the soldier vote
is a factor and where the Democrats
who voted against it would be ar
raigned as enemies of soldiers and
opposed to "protecting and shelter
ing" the American soldier. Of
course this is . a -falsehood like the
thousands of others that have been
uttered misrepresenting the motives
and actions of Democrats in opposing
Republican measures.
This appropriation was at first
sandwiched into the Urgent Dene
lenoy bill, and the attempt was
made to run it through without stat
ing what it was for and when forced
to do that then they offered it as an
amendment so phrased as to put every
member who opposed it in a -false
position. They stubbornly opposed
all propositions requiring statements
as to the expenditures of that sum,
so that there will be a pretty good
opportunity for considerable steal
ing. The favorites in the ring will
get away with a considerable per
oentage of that appropriation, re
gardless of the "sufferings of our
soldiers in the Philippines" that
Mr. Kahn. of California, talked
abont.
But Mr. Cannon has his separate
vote, and will proceed to play it
for all it is worth in the districts
where it can be played.
Thos. M. Patterson, the Senator
elect from Colorado, is an Irishman
by birth and was at one time a cir
cus manager. Now he can proceed
to perform. ' j
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IT 18 GETTIHQ PUNHY.
Here comes Hawaii protesting
against inaking concessions to Cuba
on the sugar question, -and Ban Do
mingo, too. Guam and the Philip
pines haven't been heard from yet.
Concessions to Cuba will, they say,
ruin the sugar industry of Hawaii,
which is owned and controlled bv
Glaus Spreckels and a few other
rich fellows, but isn't it ': somewhat
cheeky on the part of Hawaii to be
kicking about this business so soon
after having been taken in herself J
When Hawaii was paddling her own
canoe concessions to her sugar were
all right, but now concessions to
Cuba would be all wrong, and on
the same prinoiple, because it would
hurt her, she would doubtless
kick against the annexation of Cuba,
if that were proposed.
As San Domingo also protests
against showing any favors to Cuba
we may soon expect to hear from
the other islands which grow sugar
or fruits consumed in this country.
Concessions to Cuba would be
giving Cuba an advantage over
them.
The Louisiana cane interests have
had their say with the sugar beet
interests. The Louisiana cane men
don't want any reciprocity because ;
it would hurt them, they say; but
isn't the Southern cotton planter
who would be benefited by recipro
city entitled to some consideration?
Should the sugar cane men be cod
dled at the expense of the cotton
growers? We are talking about the
possibilities of opening a larger
market in China for Southern cot
ton goods, and are urged to op
pose Chinese exclusion, and to fa
vor the policy of forcible expansion
in the Philippines to do this while
right at our doors, in Cuba, with
reciprocity there is a market for
$20,000,000 or more of American
cotton goods.
And are not the American people
who consume sugar entitled to some
consideration?
Some women aria tough. A young
one crossing a bridge over a stream
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
saw a train bowling along her way
and rather than dispute the right of
way, jumped from the bridge. She
struck the water eighty feet below,
and strange to say, with the excep
tion of being pretty angry, wet and
chilly, she was not much the worse
for the jump.
Governor Cummin ga, Bepublican.
of Iowa, uttered a rock-bottom truth
when he said that "Protection was
made for man not man for protec
tion." In a general way that's right
but it wonld be nearer the exact
truth if he had said "Protection was
made for men, special favorites of
the fellows who made the protec
tion."
The State of Missouri seems to
reverse the rule as to thje payment
of teachers in the public' schools.
It is said that the male teachers re
ceive an average of $296 a year and
the female teachers $306. But these
figures do not indicate a very high
valuation put upon . the labors of
those who teach the young Missonri
idea how to shoot.
The physicians who say that three
hearty meals a day are too much for
the digestive capacity of the aver
age mortal and that the dinner
should be abolished, might point to
the tramp to support their dictum.
Tramps seldom have dyspepsia, they
seldom eat three meals a day and
very rarely a hearty dinner.
It cost France' about $60,000 to
entertain the Czar of Russia on his
last visit. It will cost this country
about as much to entertain Prince
Henry. It would be cheaper if those
fellows did their visiting inccgnito.
The young Korean Prince who
was sent to this country to be edu
cated got some of.it while he was
getting away with the $30,000 which
he borrowed from that Philadelphia
firm.
Perhaps when Indian Commis
sioner Jones issued that nair-
cut order, he thought the barber
might solve the Indian problem by
talking the young bucks to death. :
Bishop Potter always shakes hands
with the engineer of the train on
which he travels. He believes in
keeping on good terms with the fel
low who manipulates the throttle.
The latest about Mrs. Stone Is
that the brigands will release her
but will hold her for a few days
until they get a chance to hide the
money so the nosers can't find it.
A man on trial in France
for
by
murder established an alibi
proving that at the time of the
murder he was in another town bur
glarizing a hotel.
Japan, is hot backward in coming
forward. She is erecting- wireless
telegraph stations on the Korean
coast;
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WILMINGTON, N. Oi, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31,
THE LATE . WM. A. WRIGHT.
Remains Arrived Yesterday tad Were Laid
to Rest la Otkdtlt Cemetery Fa- '
eral From St. James.
The remains of the late William A.
Wright,' whose death at Jacksonville,
Fla., ' on Friday has already been
chronicled, reached Wilmington at
12:05 o'clock yesterday afternoon via
the Seaboard kir Line railway, ac
companied by the bereaved wife, her
daughter, " Miss Alice Wright, who
was in school at Spartanburg, S. C,
and joined the party there, and Mr.
Samuel P. Holmes, brother-in-law of
the deceased. The other two children
remained with their grandmother at
Jacksonville until their mother's re
turn. -
From the station, where a large
party of friends awaited the arrival
of the funeral cortege, the remains
were tenderly borne, to the vestibule
of St. James' Episcopal Church until
the hour of the services :30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. There were in
attendance upon the funeral a large
assemblage of friends of the deceased
and family, and upon the casket were
laid many beautiful floral tributes.
The order for the burial of the dead
was impressively said by the Bt Rev.
Bishop A. A. Watson, assisted by the
Bev. Frederick H. T. Horsfield, rector
of the parish of which the deceased
was so long a faithful member. The
remains were laid to rest in Oakdale
cemetery, the following having acted
aa pall bearers: Honorary, Dr. T. S.
Burbank and Col. John Wilder At
kinson; active, MessM. T. D. Meares,
T, Or James, George Kidder, Jno. H.
Brown, L. B. Sasaer and Jos. H. Wai
ters.
The Jacksonville Times-Union of
yesterday has the following to say of
the death of Mr. Wright
"After a brief residence here, Wil
liam A. Wright, formerly of Wil
mington. N. CL. died suddenly at 1
o'clock yesterday afternoon at his
home in the Sanderson flats, on Ocean
street.
"Mr.. Wright came here several
weeks ago on a visit, accompanied by
his wife, who is a daughter or . Mrs.
John L. Holmes, mother of Sam. P.
Holmes, J. Dobbin Holmes' and Miss
8allie Holmes. : Soon after coming
here he decided to make this city his
future home. He was in the best of
health and hie sudden passing away
from heart failure is a great .shock to
his family here and to those whom he
left in Wilmington, where he was
nrominent in business and social
circles. He was the promoter of
Wrightsville Beach, a well known
and popular Bummer resort near Wil
mington. "Tbe body was sent last night to
Wilmington, accompanied by Mrs.
Wright and her brother, Sam P.
Holmes. The funeral arrangements
were in charge of Funeral Director
Charles A. Clark. The funeral services
will be held to-morrow at Wilming
ton." .i . - ' -
CAROLINA NORTHERN RAILROAD
RamorThstlt Will be Extended From
Psyettevllle to Chsriestoe, S. C.
The Washington correspondence of
the Raleigh JFosf of yesterday con
tains the following:
There is a strong probability of the
Carolina Northern Railroad being ex
tended from Lumberton to Fayette-
villa. I get this information from E.
K. Proctor. Jr.. of Lumberton, gen
eral counsel for the road, who arrived'
here to-day from Philadelphia, where
he went to confer with the majority
stockholders. This -road is now in
operation from Lumberton to Marion,
S. C a distance of 45 miles. Mr.
Proctor tells me that the road is to be
built at once to Charleston, S C, a
distance of 110 miles. . Work will be
gin within sixty days. It is the de
sire of the owners of this road to
build an extension to Fayetteville,
which would give a direct route to
Charleston. Mr. Proctor was here to
see Representative Bellamy about the
$3,500 appropriation for the improve
ment of the Upper (Jape Fear. Me
says if this appropriation Is granted
and deep water is obtained at Fayette
ville there is no doubt about the road
being extended to that point Mr.
Bellamy will give the River and Har
bor Committee the benent of this in
formation. It is S3 miles from Lum
berton to Fayetteville and it is pro
posed to cross the Cape Fear about
TarHeeL
RbV. JOHN STANLY THOMAS.
Reslznstioa as Pastor of Suffolk Presby
terisa Church Macn Resetted.
Suffolk, To., Herald, Wh.)
On Sunday last Rev. John Stanly
Thomas resigned as pastor of the Suf
folk Presbyterian church, his resigna
tion to take effect February- 26. Mr.
Thomas came from W.lmington, N. C,
to Suffolk in 1899, to undertake pas
toral work in the church here. During
his pastorate the membership has
crown, the attendance, increased, the
church property has been improved.
and extra salary has been paid.
In addition to being a talented pul
nit orator and an efficient pastor, Mr.
Thomas has been an aggressive worker
in moral reforms, lie has also con
ducted mission services a few miles
from Suffolk.
Mr. Thomas is not only greatly be
loved by his own congregation, but
has many other friends in Suffolk and
vicinity who will regret his departure
from our town, and whose best wishes
will folldw him wherever his lines
may be cast. He has nnder consid
eration several fields of usefulness,
but has not vet decided where he
will go.
DIED AT COUNCIL'S STATION.
Mr. J. S. Conned, Ated aad Respected
Cltlxea, Died Thnrsdsy Night. .
Special Star Correspondence.)
Co tin oils. N. O..' Jan. 24. Mr. J.
B. Council died suddenly of heart fail
ure at his home here last night. He
wssin the 72nd year of his age.. He
had been postmaster here since Grant s
first term, and was a gemai, zina
hearted citizen and was loved by an.
Ha leaves four daughters. Mrs. B. E.
Vick, Mrs. J. F. Flowers, Misses Olive
E. and Lenora Council, of this place
and one son. D. W. Council, of Buth-
erfordton, N. C.
TEACHERS ASSEMBLY."
Will Meet Tils Year Jaae Itth to 14th.
The Place Yet tobe Selected.
$peesa! Star Telegram.)
iBiLEflH, N. Q, Jan. 25. The J.
W. McLauchlin Company, of Baeford,
Ctmberland county, is chartered, with
120,000 capital. The incorporators
are J. W. McLauchlin, E. B. McNulL
J. 0. Thomas and D. 8. Davis. .
The Executive Committee elf the
If or th Carolina Teachers' Assembly met
today and decided to hold a setsioh this
Ear, June 10th to 14th, at a place yet to
selected by the committee. Members
present were President Edwin Mims,
Secretary and Treasurer W. D. Car-
micbael, J. O. Horner, EL W. Bikes,
J. T.; Faust, J. J.Blair. .
' COMPANY INCORPORATED.
To Cosilmct sad Operate Electric Rsllwsy
Betweea flsmlet and Rockingham. .
, Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. O., Jan. 24 Joseph
W. Daniel, of Rocky Mount, filed peti
tion for voluntary bankruptcy to-day.
Liabilities, IL952 ; ssiets, $1 000
The Hamlet and Rockingham Street
Railway Company has been incorpo
rated with 9150,000 capital. The in
corporators are M. C. Freeman, J. P.
Cameron, Geo. O. Saunders. The
principal office Is at Hamlet; tbe ob
ject is to construct and operate an elec
tric line, for freight and passengers.
between Hamlet and Rockingham. '
KENANSVILLE AGAINST WARSAW.
And tbe PecoRsr Situation la Which Qnar-
antiae Placed so Enclisbmaa.
The smallpox situation in Duplin
and Sampson has taken a rather ridicu
lous turn. It seems that Warsaw bad
quarantined against the town of Clin
ton,.-and yesterday a drummer an
Englishman who was not familiar
with the way Americans do things,
came over from the latter place and
was immediately arrested and fined
ten dollars.
He refused to pay and was sent to
Kenansville to jaiL Kenansville re
fused to receive him and returned him
to Warsaw. Before he was well on
his way the authorities were called to'
gether and quarantined against War
saw and will not allow the "suspect"
to b sent back to jail. The English
man would not pay his money, the
authorities would not take his body,
and the last time he was heard of no
one would either take the responsi
bility of taking him or discharging
him.
Throwa from Bicycle.
Mr. Frank L. Huggins was the vic
tim of a very painful accident yester
day afternoon about 8 o'clock. Mr.
Huggins is manager of the .."Un
known Factory," to the north of the
city, and was riding bis bicycle out
to the factory after dinner, as usual.
Soon after coming . to . the macada
mised road leading to Castle Haynes,
he quickened up his pace somewhat
and was spinning along at a rapid
rate. The front fork of his machine,
from some unknown cause, suddenly
broke and die was thrown violently
upon a pile of lumber on the road
aide. The left side of his face and the
left eje were badly contused, and his
left hand and forearm were also bad
ly bruised. He sent for his horse and
buggy at the factory and was brought
back to bis home in the city, where
Dr. Bellamy gave him the necessary
surgical attention. At last accounts
he was resting well, and -bis friends
hope to see him out again in a few
days.
The Abtsdoaed Schooner.
ThoAJexander Jones arrived in
port yesterday afternoon towing the
abandoned schooner Mary L. Crosby,
which was taken, from the shoals
near Frying Pan on Friday. She was
left at Skinner's railway, where she
will likely be hauled up and pumped
out for repairs. CapL A. Trimm,
master of the vessel, arrived from
Baltimore yesterday to look after his
interests and a member of the firm ot
Pendleton Bros., of New York, the
owners, Is expected here to-day. The
story of the shipwreck was told in
these columns yesterday. A board of
survey will likely decide what dispo
sition to make of the vessel to-morrow.
Engraving of the MSheaaadoah."
Raleigh Times: "It will be remem
bered that the Confederate flag was
flown by a North Carolinian, James
Iredell Waddell. on board the "She
nandoah," up to Nor, 6th. 1865, near
ly seven months after Lee's surrender.
A sketch of this cruise of this famous
vessel has been written and printed in
volume 5 of "Regimental Histories"
now being issued by the State. Hon.
E. W. Pou. our member in Oongrsa,
informed the editor of the work that
the United States government had an
excellent cut or the-t5henanooan,"
and a sufficient number of copies (2.-
000) would be sent out for the State
work for the cost of presr work: and
paper, which would be $12. The let
ter was sent to Wilmington, wnose
patriotic citizens raised tbe necessary
sum and sent it by next maiL There
Is no discount on public spirit in the
TH- kit tk. h. "
City by the sea.'
Those Eastern Appointments.
Washington special . to Charlotte
Observer'. "Senator Pritchard said to
day that the appointment of the com-
mittea of eastern Republicans to re
commend candidates for the offices in
eastern counties was merely in accord
anca with the plan of campaign organ
ization he had adopted several months
ago. The proposed committee will
recommend candidates, out according
to later information received on the
snbiecL the anxious ones will still
have to look to Pritchard as the court
nf laat reaort. However, the decision
of the committee will stand unless the
circumstances are out - of the ordi
nary."
1902.
Died at Harrison's Creek, !
Mr. JamesT. Westbrook, of Harri
son's Creek, died Friday morning at
8:15 o'clock. He was 63 years of age
and leaves a wife, two sons and three
daughters, Messrs. J. 8. and D. O.
Westbrook, Misses Laura and Mamie
Westbrook and Mrs. J. A. Mclntyre,
of this city; He volunteered in the
civil war in 1861 and served in "Mcln-
tyre's Cavalry." The funeral was held
at 11:80 A. M Saturday and the burial
was in the family cemetery.
Aged Cithen of Pender Dead.
News reached the city yesterday
through a telegram to Mr. F. P.
Lamb of the death of Mr. Daniel
Bordeaux, a venerable and highly
esteemed citizen of Pender county.
Mr. Bordeaux was about 75 years of
age, and resided about six miles from
Burgaw. ' He leaves four sons and
one daughter to mourn tlwur-losa.
The funeral will take place at 3
o'clock to-day from the late residence.
Rev. C. Q. Vardell.
Fayetteville Observer, 25th: "Rev.
O. G. Vardell, president of Red Springs
8eminary, has been unanimously
elected president -of the Texas College
for Girls. President Vardell is a
graduate of Davidson College, was for
some years pastor or the Presbyterian
church at Newbern, and has built up
Red Springs 8eminary to its present
high standard or scholarship and use
fulness. He has not yet signified his
acceptance of the appointment If he
does accept, his place will be hard to
fill." mtmm
Custom House Appointments.
The Stab learned yesterday from a
mostireliabie source that Deputy Col
lector John E. Taylor would retain his
position under Collector Keith at the
Custom House and that it was almost
as positive that Mr. Won. Struthers
would be retained also. It is expected
that Mi. Keith will qualify and enter
upon the duties of the office of Collec
tor early this week.
MARINE DISASTER.
Lari e Steamship Reported Ashore Oa tbe
Coast el Ylrfiala.
By Telegraph to the Kornlns Btar.
Norfolk, Va , Jan. 25. A large
steamship went ashorjs on the Virginia
coast near Wash Woods Life Saving
station tonight during a heavy fog.
At this writing her name has not been
learned nor have any particulars bBen
received in this city. The Merritt and
Chapman Wrecking Company have
sent their wrecking tug Rescue to thi
scene to offer aid.
Capk Hkbby. Va.. January 25.
Weather Bureau Official Drinkwater,
of Currituck Inlet, N. C, reports the
Italian baraue Vergine Delia Guardia.
sand ballast, from Barbadoea for Phil
adelphia, Captain Salvatore Liubramo
and crew of twelve men, stranded hair
a mile south of Wash Woods Life Sav
ing Station at 7 :30 to-night, during a
dense fog. The. crew- with- their bag-:
gage were Barely landed oy uaptain
Corbel and his men of the Wash Woods
station. The vessel is leaking but may
be saved if the weather continues favor
able.
SCHWAB'S OBSERVATIONS.
Believes That European Markets Will be
Appropristed by the United Ststes.
BT.Oable to the .orninx Btar.
Berlin, Jan. . 25. Charles -- M.
Schwab, president of the United States
Steel Corporation, in his tour of the
European continent, arrived here
Thursday and has had two busy days
seeing acquaintances and receiving a
procession of bankers and manufac
turers who wanted to see the man who
is directing five milliards of capital.
Mr. Schwab's observations in
France, Italy and Austria, and now in
Germany.'have confirmed his belief
that their external markets will in
evitably become the United States,
markets and that all they can do in
their trade contests is to preserve their
domestic markets, through tariffs, the
Americans appropriating the rest oi
the world. Whether Germany puts up
her tariff or not, it does not count for
much, in. Mr. Schwab's general sur
vey of tbe international situation.
MISS ELLEN M. STONE.
Accused by Turkish Officials of Conniv-
nnce With Mscedonisn .Committee.
. By Cable to tbe Horning Btar.
Vienna, Jan. 25. The Politisehe
Correspondenz, a highly reputable
paper, publishes a dispatch from Con
stantinople declaring that the Porte
has received secret reports accusing
Miss Stone of connivance with the Ma
cedonian committee in allowing her
self to remain a prisoner In order to
increase the ransom for her release
demanded by the brigands, the bulk of
which will go to the committee.
The dispatch further says tnat miss
Stone is at present living in a Bulga
rian village in disguise.
SMALLPOX IN LONDON.
Disease Spresdlag Re-vscclnstion of All
Government Employes Ordered.
By Cable to the Mornlnst Btar.
Loudon, Jan. 25.-kwing to the
spread of smallpox, the various gov
ernment departments have issued in
structions which will result in the re-
vaccination of practically all govern
ment employes, including postmen, in
land revenue officers and telegraphers.
Many private companies have already
taken similar precautions, but the
above order will result in an increase in
the number of red-taped arms, or
which the streets nave been run xor
weeks past
SPANISH GUNBOAT CONDOR.
Towed
ist Port Disabled Boiler
Ex
ploded, Killing Four Men.
By Cable to the Horning Btar.
Viao, Spaut, Jan. 25. The obsolete
Spanish gunboat Condor has been
towed Into this port in a damaged con
dition, due to the explosion of her
boiler, which killed four men and in
jured seven others, including the
commander of the vessel. Several of
the injured men are in a dangerous
condition. Most of tbe crew sustain
ed contusions or burns. The gunboat
is practically a.wreck.
NO. 14
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Littleton Reporter: The Lit
tleton shuttle block factory will begin
operations in a few days. This enter
prise will create sale for all the - dog
wood and persimmon wood market
able in this section.
Fayetteville Observer: News
was received here this (Friday) morn
ing of toe death at his home in Greens
boro of Mr. R. W. Brooks, one of the
most prominent lumbermen in tbe
State, and well known to many Fay
etteville people. . -
Sanford Express: The people
from the North are pouring into Pine
hurst and the number of visitors this
season will exceed that of last season.
when it reached 1. 800. The Curl
rie gold mine, near Macedonia church,
in Montgomery county, is said to be a
rich mine. One evening last . week
$360 in gold dust was taken out. -
. Rocky Mount Spokesman: On
January 20th, 1902, Mrs. Harriett
Proctor died at the ripe old age of .78
years, There has been in eircuk
tion a report that there is smallpox in
Rocky Mount. After careful inquiry
we are able to state that there is no
smallpox here, nor has there been this
winter. Dr. Battle, superintendent of
health for Nash county, stated here a
few days ago that there is uot a case in
Nash county. And so far as we are
able to learn there are very few if any
cases in Edgecombe, certainly none
near here.
Goldsboro Argus: The small
pox situation in Sampson county is
causing alarm. The report received
here to-day (Friday) from Clinton will
cause people to take a more serious
view of the matter. It is reported
here that there were two deaths from
smallpox Thursday night. Une oc
curred right in Clinton and the other
out in the .country from the town
The case in the town is that of Miss
Draughan, whose disease has caused
some dispute in the State papers by
the medical fraternity. Ihe other un
fortunate victim of the loathsome dls
ease is a Mr. Crumpler, a young man
who lived in the country. While the
doctors are engaged in scientific dis
cussion, the people are dying from the
disease, whether it be smallpox or not
Wilson Times: Last Friday
morning, while at work on bis farm.
Mr. B. B. Tomlinson heard his wife
screaming and so started running to
the house. When he reached the top
of the hill from which he could be
heard at his home, he called, wanting
to know what was the matter. She
replied a negro was trying to get her.
When Mr. Tomlinson came in sight
he saw the negro running across the
field. A search failed to reveal his
whereabouts, and of the three negroes
afterward arrested Mrs. Tomlinson
failed to recognize any as her assail
ant. Mrs. Tomlinson is a. small wo
man, and having no family was, quite
alone at the time. The -negro had
hold of her at the time her husband
called, and but for his being near the
brute doubtless would nave acoom
plished his diabolical purpose.
Raleigh News and Observer:
News has reached Paint Bock or a
bloody affair at Bluff Mountain, a
town about six miles distant, on the
Tennessee State line. A few days ago
some one stole a moonshine still oner
ated by Arch Babb. Babb suspected
Baker Morelock. who is his brother
in-law. Bad blood has existed for
some time between the two men on
account. of Horelock's repeated bad
treatment of . his family. The two
men met at a still house, when the
row began, which ' resulted in Babb
shooting Morelock through tbe stom
ach and Morelock in turn shooting
Babb through the ear. Morelock lived
only about an hour and a half. Babb
has fled. Officers are in hot pursuit
but are handicapped by heavy snow.
A remarkable find was made
Thursday by a young man near Caro
leen. in Rutherford county. For sev
eral generations it has been believed
that somewhere on the William Mor
row plantation was buried a pot of
gold and for years people who. have
lived in that locality have dug for the
hidden treasure. Mrs. Morrow, a
widow" who is a very aged lady,
dreamed out the mystery and directed
her grandson. Tom Tomes, where to
dig for the long talked of pot of gold.
The young man went immediately and
excavated an old soaps tone pot. which
will hold about one gallon, and found
it filled to the top with gold. There is
one large nugget in the pot. The bal
ance seems to be old coins hammered
out and without date or device. There
was also with the pot an Indian flint
tommyhawk.
SECRETARY GAGE.
When He Turns Over His Office Will Lo
cate Is Either Chicago or New York.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Washington, Jan. 25. A repre
sentative of the Bankers' Trust Com
pany, of. St Louls,called on Secretary
Gage to-day and intimated to the
secretary that the .xompany would
like to make him a proposition to ac
cept a position at the ; head
of it.- ur. uage miormea nis
visitor that when he turned over
his office to his successor, he would
locate in either Chicago or New York
and , that he could not entertain a
ropositi6n from any other source. It
s well known among Secretary
Gage's intimate friends that while
the New York offer is a very
tempting, one his inclination is very
strongly in favor of accepting an
offer from a leading Chicago trust
company and the probabilities are that
after taking a rest of about two
months in Florida he will make his
permanent home in Chicago.
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED.
A Trusted Employe of Chlcsfo Warehouse
men, With $10,100 MIsslaf.
By Telegraph to toe MorningiStar.
Chicago, Jail. 25. Wm. 8. Apple-
gate, manager .for Waken & Mc
Laughlin, warehouse men, was in
dicted bv the grand jury to day on a
charge of embezzlement preferred by
J. Russell Waken. Appiegate disap
peared a week ago, and since then ex
perts have been at work on his ac
counts, which are said to oe snort
about $10,000. Applegate has been a
trusted employe for almost twenty
years, and several years ago was made
manager of the company's anairs.
During the hearing in New Orleans
yesterday of Klein and West, charged
with robbing a man who claimed to
be T. E. Manners, of Chicago, but who
was later identified as yalet Edouard
Kern. Jr.. who stole $50,000 worth of
jewelry from the Thebaud mansion
in New York,. Manners took the
stand and confessed that he was Kern.
He stated that he would return to new
I York without a requisition.
MRS. RICHARDSON ACQUITTJ)
WomanJCksried.Wlth Mnrder.ol Her Hai-
btsd, Who Was Shot aad KCIed.
- " Sensational Scene. -l
.;'.;. ,. "
. By Taiearaah to uw Morning Btai'' ,'j
PLATT8BTTRGL. Ho.. Januirr 85 '
Urn. Addie Richardson .was this after!
noon acauitted of the charge of mnrJ
dering her husband, Frank W. R$ph4
arason, a wealthy merchant, who was
snot and killed Christmas eve, 190G; at
he was entering his home in Savjani
nan, Mo. A dramatic scene followed
the rendering of the verdict Mrai
Richardson was overwhelmed with
congratulations from friends who had
crowded the court room to await the
arrival of the jury. fi
Mrs. Uicbardson was indicted for
murder -' in the first degree and the
Bute endeavored to prove as a motive
that she bad sustained improper rela
tions 'with Stewart Fife, a young so
ciety man and former business associ
ate of Richardson. Fife was arrested
recently at North Yakima, Washing
ton, on a charge of complicity in Ithe
crime and is now in jail at 8avanna&,
waiting: inr trial. 11
Mrs. Richardson sat as usual beside
her father, and was surrounded iby
other members of the Richardson fans
lly. Most of the time during the
speech making she covered her eyes
with her hands. ii
The defence laid particular stress m
the fact that Mrs. Rlohardaon was a
typical TCUhg Southern ! woman, who
with -characteristic hospitality' had
thrown her house open to her hus
band's friends. I
The announcement of the verdidt
was received with franlio enthusiasm
and joy, not only by Mrs. Richardson;
ana ner own ana nusoana s relatives
but by all the spectators. J. D. Rich
ardson, brother of the dead man
seized the widow around the waist an
raiaeu nor ciear uu ner snair. tiaiu-j
ing her in his arms, he kissed her again
i i i cm i i i ttij
J V.II- . V . A .k..J.J"
After she was released by her brother'
in-law, her venerable father, Adam
Lawrence, seized her in his arms nd
their tears of joy mingled as they em
braced each other. All of the rela
tives and the attorneys for the (de
fence gathered around the father srad.
daughter and with tears of joy em
braced or congratulated the latter and
tbe little Kichardson boys were kissed
by scores of people. , tj
CONFESSED THE MURDEI
Strother, the Nejro Attendsnt at the Bt
House In St. Louis, Told, now He :
Killed A. D. Cooper.
By Telegram to tbe Morning star,
St. Louis, Jan. 25. Wm. Btrothler,
the negro attendant at the Vista Turk
ish bath house at Grand and Franklin
avenues, confessed to-day to the mur
der on Wednesday night. In the bath
house, of Alexander DeanlCooper, the
millionaire. I 1 1
4 The confession was made to-day be
fore Chief of Police Kiely, Chief of
Detectives Desmond and a police
stenographer, who took the murderer's
words verbatim. Strother signed ithe
confession after it had been tran-.
scribed. 1
Strother, who had been constamitly-
"sweated" by Chief Desmond,- finally
broke down this forenoon lust prior
to the hour for the coroners inquest
to begin and confessed all. He said
that he took a coal hammer in one
hand, lifted it high in the air and
brought it down on the bead of Jir.
Cooper, who was asleep on the tot
I don't know why 1 did it," said
Strother. "I guess I must have been
drunk and mad." , 1 1
The coroner's jury this after neon
found the following verdict : l"We,
the jury, find that A. Dean Cooper
came to his death January 23d, lf02,
at 9:80 A. M.. from a fracture of -lae
skull, resulting from a blow struck
with a sledge hammer by William
Strother. Verdict, unjustifiable homi
cide." " III
A number of witnesses were exam
ined. Deputy Coroner Boogher, eon
ducting the inquest, asked the pris
oner (Strother) if he desired to make
a statement. Strother replied thai he
had been advised by his attorney.
Crittenden Clark, a negro, 'not
to
make any statement.
BLIZZARD IN NEBRASKA!
Temperature Par Below Zero With Hcsvy
Wind nnd Snow Loss to Live Stock
Will be Hesvy.
By Telegraph to the Kerning Btar.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 25. One of the i
heaviest blizzards ever experienced in
Nebraska is raging apparently atj allj
Kintsln the State to-night Reports!
licate that the loss to livestock will;
be heavy, as the snow is flying in
blinding sheets and the temperature!
has sunk far below zero. Chadfonj
Tecumseb, Creighton, Valentine Janet
McOook report twelve to eighteen de-i
grees below zero, with a heary wind;
snow drifting and passage of human
beings or cattle thrqaih the storm
practically impossible. Ati trains du
from the West are from threeto liven
hours late. ' . CM '
FIRE IN MOBILE.
Two Mea Killed by PaHIof Walls Prop
erty Valued at $400,000 Destroyed. .
Bj Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Mobile.' ALA., Jan. 25. Fire early
to-day in the wholesale district de
stroyed property to the value of $900;
000 and caused the death of Riclard
H. Vidmer, a leading society man of
Mobile, and Bat Thomas, a negro
laborer from New Orleans. Three
firemen' were injured, two slightly
and one painfully. Mr. Vidmer and
Thomas were assisting tbe firemen in.
subduing the flames and were caagnt
by falling walls. Mr. Vidmer was a
prominent Jdoo iloo ana was once
Vice Gerent Snark for Alabama, i f
The fire broke out on tbe second
floor of the Michael 6t Lyons Grocery
Company, in the office occupied by
E. Bolzborn & Co., cotton brokers.
The entire loss is almost covered, by
insurance.
GREAT GLUCOSE COMBINE.
Plans for Consolidation Cspltal Steel
of
New Compaay to he $70,000,000
. By Telezrapb to tha Morning Star.
: Chicago, Jan. 25. Plans foe the
consolidation of the Glucose fikigar
Refining Company, the National
Starch Company and several outside
plants have made such progress that
large stockholders in the glucose con
cern have been asked to sign an agree
ment that they will participate in the
deaL : - - : ' i I
The capital stock of the new com
pany will be seventy million dollars.
The larger part of it Will be common
rtook of which tbe Glucose Company
alone will absorb $48,000,000 with jits
issue. The company will be entirely
a stockholding corporation, and jibe
identity and organization of the con
stituent concerns will be preserved.
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