WILLIAM n.BBQIflBD
Editor and PTovrUtor.
Fmday,
Febbuart 7', 1902
DRIFIINQ SOUTHWARD.
The census of 1900, for, the firet
time la the histor of the country,
revealed the fact that the popula
tioa of the South had iaoreased
more rapidlj in the past decade
than the population of any other part
of the country. As there has been but
little foreign immigration into the
South, this increase must have been
from the natural inorease and im
migration from the North and West.
As this immigration has been dis
tributed and no effort has been made
to keep a record of it, the number
is only a matter of speculation, but
the movement has been so strong
and steady iu some directions and
to some localities that the results
are iu them apparent. This is no
tably the case in portions of Lousi
' ana and Texas, which seem to have
presented particular attractions to
new comers from the West. Some
idea of the movement towards
Louisiana may be gathered from the
following editorial, which we clip
from the New Orleans Picayune:
"We, in Louisiana, have for some
time realized tba; there is a steady and
very considerable now or white popu
lation from the North and West to
S'uthwest and to East Louisiana .The
p Irishes of Calcasieu, Acadia and Ver
milion have, in the past two decades,
received very large accessions of im
migration from Northern States, as
nave, also, several eastern parishes, or
which Tangipahoa is chier. The rol
lowing figures are interesting, show
ing the population of the parishes
named for the past three decades,
with the exception of Acadia, which
is less than two decades old:
Population in
Parishes. 190. 1890. 1880.
Calcasieu 80 428 SO 1 70 13.481
Acadia 23 43 13 231
Vermilion 80,705 14 234 8 728
Tangipahoa..... 17,625 12,855 9,638
rnese parishes have shown an tx
traordlnary increase, chief! v to be at
tributed to the influx of Northern
people who' are largely engaged in
raising rice, in truck farming, and in
cultivating other Southern farm pro
ducts, la which they have been emi
nently successful. But the immigra
tion from the North is vastly more
general than the notable Instances
' mentioned. This is shown by Stares
brourht out by the Springfield (Mass.)
Republican, which declares that there
Is strong drir or population in this
direction, and it reasons from in
growth of cities and towns.
"For the whole country the large
city population increased 41 per cent.,
which is-nearly double the rate of
total population increase; while, on
the other hand, the population living
in the rural districts apart from large
and small cities and incorporated vil
lages Increased by only 9.4 per cent.
But tbls same populaton increased
only 1.2 per cent, in the North and
nearly 18 psr cent in the South. In
other words, the number of people
in the North who live in the open
air of the country is becoming sta
tionary, and this indicates that in
many places it is declining.
"In the South, however, where the
bulk of the population has heretofore
been scattered in plantation employ
ment, there is an increase in the num
ber of rural inhabitants about equal to
a normal natural rate of increase.
But the population of small cities, as
from 4,000 to 8.000 inhabitants, has
nearly doubled in the ten years, while
at the same time the population living
in larger places has by no means been
standing still. -,
' "It is made evident from these sta
tistics not only that the Introduction of
manufacturing in the Bouth is pro
foundly disturbing the old distribution
o.f population, but it is bringing about
quite an immigration from the North,
waich goes almost exclusively into
the cities and manufacturing vil- j
lsgea.
This does not take account of a very
considerable movement of the negro
population to other States, this being
so much the case that farm labor is
scarce in many parts of Louisiana,. But
the influx of whites from the North is
rapidly filling up parishes which are
not more desirable as locations than
are many others, but which have. been
belter advertised." (
'PVllfl (VIVAS rVlA filnAH A. A1m
i Duo u&uicb iui vujy a
ew parishes but the immigration
has scattered over the State until
now with the i Acreage of whites and
the exodus of blacks the whites are
in a large majority. As far as hav
ing her attractions advertised and
inducements and facilities offered to
immigrants that State has been ex
ceptionally favored, toi ten years ago
the Illinois Central Railroad man
agement began a systematic adver
tising of the country through which
its Tines ran, organized prospecting
excursions for the especial benefit
of people who wanted to come South
to see the country, gave them cheap
rates with ample time to look
around, go from one locality to
another and learn what they could
about the country, the people, the
soiljjto. This is one of the reasons
why so' many new settlers have
found homes in that section cf the
South. In addition to this there
were fertile lands to be bought at
moderate prices, lands ready for the
plow without clearing off forests or
anything of that kind, so that the
new settlers could begin farming
operations at once. The fact that
the tide has continued to flow in
that direction is proof that the first
venturers succeeded and made good
reports for the sections in which
they located.
A recent report states that the
Southern Pacific management will
send a number of agents through
the West advertising the section of
country through which that road
runs and the inducements ,it offeis
to settlers, and to industrial enter
prises. This is business, and it is
simply following the good example
set by the Illinois Central in the
South and previously by the Pacific
railways in the West, whose manage
ment sent and kept agents in Eu
ropean countries to induce immi
gration to their lands.
With systematic effort by the
principal railway lines in the South
and the co-operation of land owners
what has been done in Louisiana
and Texas might be done in other
States In the South, for there is not
one of them which does not offer
Inducements and advantages to in
dustrious and thrifty people and op
portunities for men of small capital
to engage in profitable business.
As the tide has turned in this di
rection it will continue to flow and
with greater volume. As the.whites
come in the negro will go out. Or
change his base and thus gradually
the solution of the much vexed
race problem will go in an nnex
pected but in an effective way, and
in the best way, too. It caused to
be "Westward the star of empire
takes its way;" henceforth it will be
"Southward."
BUTTER. VS. 0LX0.
The oleomargarine question is one
of the questions that will not down,
or stay downed, if it be downed.
For years the dairy interests have
been trying to drive oleomargarine
out of the market and when taxing
it has failed to accomplish that pur
pose they try to load it down with
other restrictions that ought to
crush almost anything.
The bill that is now under dis
cussion in the House of Bepresenta
tives contains more restrictions than
any that has yet been offered, for it
prohibits coloring oleomargarine or
doing anything to make it resemble
butter. The butter men say that
they want protection from a fraud
which threatens their industry, but
as a matter of fact all the dairies in
the country could not supply the
quantity of butter that would be con
sumed if the price were within
the reach of the people generally,
and as another matter of fact, not
withstanding the amount of olemar
garine, butterine, and similar com
pounds put upon the market, butter
is higher now than it has been in
years, good . butter commanding
from 25 to 30 cents a pound, retail,
and nearly that at wholesale, while
choice brands are still higher.
We don't know much about oleo
margarine, but experts say there is
nothing injurious to health in it,
that it is a clean and wholesome
article, and really better than the
ordinary article of butter, while it
is much cheaper. Many people buy
it for butter, eat it and never know
the difference.
While the dairy men are entitled
to fair play and protection against
frauds, it seems to us that they
ought to be satisfied with a law re
quiring oleomargarine to be sold
as olemargarine, and let everybody
who likes it well enough to buy it,
knowing what they are buying, do
so. That's what the opposition to
the bill now before the House are
contending for. They don't believe
that the oleomargarine industry
should be destroyed to give the dairy
men a monopoly of the market and
put more money in their pockets.
A remarkable thing happened in
Lakewood, N. J., a couple days ago
when a fireman in a hotel was noti
fied that he had been left a fortune
of $35,000 by a sister-in-law, and the
next day a coal passer in the same
hotel was notified that he had been
eft $13,000 by an aunt. Both were
bonafide cases, and both got the
money. They had been earning $1 a
day and board. They both resigned
their jobs, and the $12,000 fellow
bought a pair -of patent leather
shoes, dressed ia his Sunday clothes
and started for California to marry
the girl who had been waiting till
he had saved money enough to mar
ry her.
There is a section on the West
Texas Railroad where the farmers
have gas "to burn." It is so near
the surface that all they have to do
is to drive pipes down about ten or
twelve feet. They drive them at
numerous places in their truck
patches and when frost is expected
turn on the gas, strike a light and
thus protect their green stuff.
For the year beginning with
March 1, 1901, to March 1, 1902, the
British war bill in South Africa will
foot up $305,350,000. The estimated
cost now is $22,500,000 a month.
There are now 238,000 men nnder
arms, more than there were three
years ago.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad is
making a strong bid for trans conti
nental travel It will run a schedule
of 40.3 miles an hour and make the
run from Montreal to Vancouver in
seventy-two hours. This will cut
the time down twenty four hours.
. The Pacific steamship companies
and railroads are keeping a high
priced lobby at Washington to work
against the re-enactment of the Chi
nese exclusion act. There is money
for them in its defeat.
The cherry tree swindle managers
must have done a tree mendous
business, if they offer, as alleged, to
pay back $30,000 and call it even.
$100Beward, $100.
The readers of tbU paper wilt be pleased to
learn that there la t least ooe dread d alseaso
that toienee baa been ale to ear In ail lia
f " mat la Ctarrb. HuH'a catarrh
1? 'T1 on.'r positive cure kaown to (be
nedlo fraternity, uartarrb betas; a eonstkn
tiooat dlseass, requires a constitution! t at
mJ?" jP" Catarrh oure is tata loteroailr,
aoUog directly up ra t tie blood and mucous snr
faces vt the m em. there oy dastrovlng the
foundation of the disease, and alelng tba
f Ueat strength by ton! ding up thi connitn
lon and assisting nataiv in doing Its work.
The proprietors he so mnon faith In iu enra
Un powers, that they cSTer One Hundred Dol
lars for any c se that It tails to euro, bend tor
Ustof teetunouUli.
Add ret a, - F.J. CHX5IT A 0O Toledo, O.
fiau realty ttUssM the Mat. -
OFFICIAL BALAMT3.
The tendency in this country for
years has been towards an increase
of official salaries, both in State and
nation, especially in the latter, and
that tendency is still on. The Sen
ate passed a bill Tuesday increaiing
the salaries of TJ. S. judges twenty
five per cent. The argument for
this is that the pay they now re-
ceive' is not proportionate to the
a
labor required of them or the ser
vices they render. Is some cases
that may be true, but as a general
thing it is not. Some of these men
might be able to earn more money
in other ways, or command higher
salaries as employes of big corpora
tions, but if they can why are so
many of them eager for official ap
pointments, and why do they work
so hard to get them? How many o:
them would resign if their salaries
were not increased, and if they did
how long Would it be before men o
equal ability would , be tumbling
over each other to get into their
places?
In discussing this bill Senator
Bailey, of Texas, speaking of official
life in Washington, uttered a rock
bottom trnth when he said : "The
curse of official life in Washington
was the fast becoming inability of
the poor man to meet the expenses
of official life." The rich man goes
to Washington not for the salary,
but because he has sohemes to look
after, or because he wants to be be
fore the public, and to gratify his
desires or his ambition he spends
many times as much as his salary
amounts to, lieves in stately dwell
ings or costly apartments, . enter
tains lavishly, and spends more
money on a dinner sometimes than
a year's salary would amount to,
They set the pace, while others of
less means try to keep up with them,
until it is only the man who has in
dividuality enough not to be a mere
imitator, keeps out of the swirl and
can live on his official salary, but
these men have about as much
brains as the high fliers, and render
their constituents and their country
as much or more service.
What we need to do is not to en
courage that kind of extravagance
but to get back nearer to our own
democratic simplicity,tbat didn't ape
monarchy or play the role of the
money-made aristocrat.
CURRENT COMMENT.
People who have thought it
impossible to "get blood out of a
turnip" are liable to have their the
ory a bit shaken by the announce
ment that the Empress Dowager
shed tears the other day. when re
ceiving the wives of the Pekin am
bassadors. Atlanta Journal, item.
It is understood that a suf
ficient number of voters in the black
belt of Alabama obtained their poll
tax receipts to maintain white su
premacy. Of one thing there need
be no doubt, the stay-at-home vote
will hereafter be small. Voters are
going to be greatly in demand for
the first year or two nnder the new
constitution. Chattanooga Times,
Ind.
Two years ago the idea . of
conscription in England was not
thought of how it looms up like a
spectre. The attempt made a few
months ago to raise an additional
force of 9.000 men haa failed. Th
sturdy men of England hsve wearied
of the war in Sonth Africa and do
not propose to volnnteer to fight in
an already lost cause, so conscrip
tion ia me cry 01 tne lew who are
bound to subdne the TWra. Aftni
con8cription,what? Houston Chron
icle Dem.
The richest community of
negroes in the United States is
found in Indian Territory. There
are 7,000 of them and they are said
LI.
w iw wonn on average or 93,000
each. The wealth of tha mnra in
duatrious foots up even higher, cer-
bam maiv:auais Deing the owner of
ata -i rv .a, .
rum iu,UUU 10 910,000 Worth Of
and. These
- awaw evovou
danta of slaves of the Creek tribe of
Indians, ana are known as Creek
negroes. Their wealth is explained
by the Statementthftt a-h
freed their slaves in 1864 they gave
buoiu-. au equal snare in their lands
and money something that the
masters of no country or race ever
did before or linoa Un
graph, Dem,
Tba Beat Prescription for JKalarla
Chills and Fevers is a bottle of Grove's
Taste ess Chill TW! t i. .iT i-"
, . - uiuuit iron
and quinine in a tasteless form. No!
wiv, uu par. t rice, whs. satuth
" " "SBBBB
MR. M'CUMMY IN WINSTON.
Had a Talk Wlta C,eB, prtett q,,,.
Coidltioa Favorable.
Wiruton Sentinel, 4th) 1
Lawyer McClammy. ot Wilmln..
ton, spent two hours in Winston yes-
terray afternoon. He came her fe.
an interview with his client, Geo, W
Pruett, whole in jail awaiting-trial
for shooting Mr. Gass. Mr. McClam
my had a talk with the prisoner and
ne expressed delight over the infor
mation that the woundvd man had a
mod ahowino for cattine- wail vr.
v a-- nv.m. air,
McClammy aUted to a reporter that
ne naa Known rruett for several years
and he had never heard of him
in any trouble before except in
family affairs, a suit being now pend
ing for divorce. The lawyer was quite
confident that Pruett was only jesting
if he told any one that he shot a man
a few years ago. Mr. McClammy left
last evening for home. He will return
here for the trial.
Dr. 8nencer. who Derformarl t.
operation upon Mr. Gats, reports
that the wound healed nicely. This
morning the physician removed all
hut ahrrat two at f.h illloh.. Tk-
patient began eating soft boiled eggs
yesterday. j.o-ay tne nurses began
increasing the solid food. Mr.v Gass
rests well and savs he anffera fmm
no pain whatever. He was allowed
to turn orer this , morning. He has
been lying upon his back ever since
tha nnapatlOB. HMnt nn Ik.
r r - vmw njwuu
night, when he unihoagbtedly turned
aver aimseu. jlo was nouuea or the
danger of this and has since complied
wwji wpcigii,
POULTRY -FANCIERS.
Yesterday Was a "'(food One for
the Exhibition at the
City Hall. .
WERE MANY. PRIZE WINNERS.
Speclmeis Are All Fine ssd the Assecls
tloa Deserves Every tacoarsfeaieat
Chickens Hatched WhUe Yon -Walt-Local
Exhibit.' :
The second day of the Poultry and
Pet Stock 8bow at the City Hall yes
terdav was . not one whit behind its
distinguished predecessor, the opening
day. -
Many people are commenting upon
the excellency of the display and f he
very admirable manner in every re
spect in which the, fair is being, man
aged, - The hall is ateat aa a new pin
and the specimens in the hundreds of
coops certainly appeal to those with
an eye for the . beautiful. The Asso
ciation, under whose auspices the
show? is given, deserves unstinted
praise and very liberal patronage for
its indefatigable efforts to interest
Wilmington people in fancy poultry.
in which undertaking members have
already succeeded in a large measure.
Among the many varieties of birds
exhibited are the Houdon Polish
White Face and 8panisb Hamburg;
Blue Andalusisns; Black and While
Minorcas; Buff, Bed and Brown Leg
horns; Buff and. White Plymouth
Bocks ; 8ilver and Golden W yandottes ;
Partridge Cochins; Light Brabmaa;
Indian, Warhorse, Pit, Bed, Duck
wing. Gray and Deep Creek Gray
Games; Pekin ducks; Chinese Brown
geese; Wnite Holland turkeys; Bronze
turkeys; Bantams, "Silkies," Pea
fowls and parrots. Among the entries
of pet stock are exhibits of Caviea,
Guinea pigs, white, gray and black
rabbits, and a number of very fine
dogs, ranging from tbe fox terrier to
President Sam Davis' floe greyhound.
"Jip" A number of the hounds on
exhibition are from the kennels of tbe
Wilmington Fox Club.
Mr. B. L. Simmons, the judge.
finished Tils labors last night. Tbe
prise list shows that the Wilmington
birds came off well in the contest and
won a number or prizes. The pre
mium cards have been tacked upon tbe
coops, so that it will bs easy for visi
tors to-day to know the prize winners
in all tbe classes. Tbe birds are all
magnificent specimens and some of
the winners exceed anything of the
kind in s'ze and condition ever seen
in this psrt of the country.
To-dsy will be a big day at tbe show,
as the people who hsve visited it have
gone away and talked so about it that
everybody in the city will visit
the exhibition to day. The number
of admissions yesterday was some
thing over 900, but to day is expected
to be the "biggest" of them all, as the
fair closes to-morrow.
An interesting feature of the exhibit
is an incubator in the southeast corner
of the room in which little chicks are
being "manufactured for display while
you wait." This exhibit is the product
of the ingenuity of Mr. Frank L. Hag-
gins, a prominent member of the As
sociation and a leading fancier. " Five
dozen eggs are in the incubator and
they were placed there long enough
ago for the batching process to be in
nil blast to-day. Mr. Huggins is agent
for the incubator used, and of course
will explain its merits to all interested.
The prize list as announced last
night is as follows:
Blue Andaluaians First and second
nrizes. A. O McEachern. of Wilmlnn.
ton; third prize; O'Connor Dairy Co.,
or ureensooro.
Partridge Cochins First and second
prizes for hens, O'Connor Dairy Com
pany. Golden pencilled Rimhnm ffirm
second and third prizes, O'Connor
Dairy Company.
Silver pencilled Ham burs aVint
second and third prizes, A. O. Sneed,
oi wiimingion.
Hood ans First, second and third
prizes, O'Connor Dairy Company.
Single comb brown Leghorns First
cock. 8. J. Davis, of WilmingtonT
8i n aria comb whitA lMhnMt.mi(
cock, O'Connor Dairy Company; first
nen ana puiiet, u uonnor Dairy Com
pany.
Buff Leghorns First trio, J. A.
Applegate, of Wilmington.
. Sins-la comb black Minnmaal-IPiMt
cockerel, first hen, first pullet, W. H.
flaCJlaehern. .
Barred Plymouth Bock First eoek.
N. M. McB.chern. of Wil
second cock, J. O. Boescn. of Wil
minston: first hen. A. O. JfeEaehern.
of Wilmington : second hen. J. A.
lev. of Burlington: firat
A. 6. McEachern : first and third nul-
iets, J. a Lley, first trio, B T. Wade,
of Wilmington: seoond trio. J. ft.
aler: second pullet. T. CI. Pm1. of
Bieb fqiare, N. O.
Buff- Plymouth Rocks Irat trin
J. 8 Islev.
White Plymouth Roeka TTIrat han'
J. 8. Ialev: first eoekaPAl. J. R Tain.
first pallet, W. H. McEtebern; second
pullet. F. L. Huggins; third pullet,
J. 8. Isley.
Golden Wysodottes First and sec
ond prises, O'Connor Dairy Company.
Oliver iscea w yandottes mrst trio,
N. M. McEaeharn. of Wilminvtrtn.
Whita Wvandnttaa ITiMt mvt.nl
J .8 Isley ; first pullet, J. a Isley.
. o"ver Beaongnt Bantams First
ben. W. GL Armatrnnr. of Wil mi no.
ton.
Jananaaa RilkUa TNsi TXT o
Armstrong.
Blackhrastu1 Mil
. . LAJ w ihiiibiiii "
J Pen, Robert Kornegay & Son, of
Mt. Olive: first ulr Am h.n mA i
ond pullet, Fred Banck.
DUTer duck wing Bantams First
prize, Kornegay & Uon.
& Bon. - -k-j
Chinese brown Geese First prize,
S. J Davis.
ayhDtojaollandTurkeys-Firstprize,'
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys First
pnz, Kornegay & Co. -
Caviea First prize, Al A. Brown, of
Wilmington ; second prize, W. a Arm
strong, of Wilmington.
Belgian Harea-Ffst and seetnd
buck", W. P. Price & Bon,' of Wil-
m.1SSJon thIpd bttCk D- - Whitted,
of Wilmington; first doe, D. a Whit
tea; second doe, John D. Wood v. of
Wilmington; first litter, W. P. Price
L8o2.tflrw d0 nd liuer, W. p.
Price & Son.
Black Belgian Hares-First and sec
SagEi!61- - ?rojfB' Wlt
Angora Babbits-First and seoond
prises, A. A. Brown.
Mian Qames-First trio, Kornegay
A Son: second trio,' w. a. conns, oi
wii.i.Mi' first ana seeona nn.
. Piti Games First pu, 8. J. Dans;
.-n.e a n.,, n'Hnnnor Dairy Company.
White Crested Black Polish Firat
and second bens, O'Connor Dairy
Company. '-
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS.
KespBortloooeat Ordered by Ssperistead-
. cat of Pestle lastractioa
Special Star Telegram.)
Ralsioh, N. O , Feb. 8. The Su
perintendent of Public Instruction has
ordered a reapportionment or county
echoof3noney : by tho Oamberlsnd
county Brd of Education, ao that
all townships shall get uniform per
capita part. This gives Fyetteville
achotl 13.413. Jostead of 13.300, and
breaks uo tbe county board's plan to.
equalize. schooV terms all over the
county and have four months schools
without the aid of dispensary or license
money.
Messrs. Iredell Mearea, BobL Buark,
Geo Bountree, Hon. John D. Bellamy
and Geo. Peschau are here today to
argue the in j motion case of the New
Jersey and North Carolina Land and
Lumber Company vs. the. Gardner-
Tracy Lumber Company etal, involv
ing 170,000 acres of land in Brunawiek
and Columbus counties, known 1 aa
Green 8amp. No ruling made by
Judge Purnell yet
NEWS OP LOCAL SHIPPIN0
-Arrivals sad Uepsrtnres Yesterdsy Cat
toe Stesner's Remsrkable Recsrd.
The Clye steamship Geo. W. Clyde,
which was delayed thii week on ac
count of fog and snow storm, arrived
last night at 8 o'clock. '-
The schooner'Fanms Reiche cleared
yesterday for Baltimore with a cargo
of lumber consigned by the Cape Fear
Lumber Company.
The British steamship Roda, which
arrived Monday from Charleston,
made tbe remarkable n cord of taking
on a cargo of 6.303 bales of cotton from
the Wilmington Compress in three
days. Tbe cargo is consigned by CapU
J. H. Sloan to parties in Bremen.
Germany, and is valued at. $264 000.
The Swedish baiq ie Victoria will
sail to-day with a cargo of 4,300 bar
rels rosin consigned by Paterson,
Downing & Co., to parties in Stettin,
Germany.' CapL Erickson will take
aboard the two belligerent Bailors
who bo violently assaulted their mate
Saturday night and were arretted by a
boat crew from the Algonquin By
advice of vice Consul A. 8. Heide
they will be taken in irons to 8weden
to be tried for their offence. The mate
has now about recovered from the in
juries received at the hands of the
Swedes.
The schooner Eva A. Danenhower
went down tbe river yesterday to
finish discharging: the remainder of
her cargo of cement
Celebrated &9 k Birthday. - '
Wilmington's esteemed townsman.
Mr. Bichard J. Jones, was celebrating
the 80th anniversary of his birth
yesterdsy. He is the oldest male citi
zen of prominence residing here, and
was therefore receiving many con
gratulations from friends. Mr. Jones'
children and grandchildren were as
sembled at bis home yesterday, and
last night many friends called to ez
tend to him their compliments. Mr.
Jones is in excellent health, is active
ly engaged every working day in the
year, and no one enjoys a joke better
or has a keener sense of humor than
he. He has been Grsnd Treasurer of
the Grand Lodge nf Odd Fellows fcr
twenty years, and is also a Past Grand
Master and Past Grand Bepresentative
of the order.
Schooner Crotb's Dasssges
A wreck report of -the schooner
Mary L Crosby, which was taken off
Frying Pan shoals by tbe Wilming
tontug Jones last week, was filed
yesterdsy at the Custom House by G.
D. Pendleton, agent Besides giving
particulars of the wreck, already pub
lished in these columns, it is stated
that the vessel was worth $13,000;
cargo 13,500; weight of cargo 700
tons; that the damage to vessel is esti
mated at $5,000; to the cargo $1,000,
and that the insurance on the vessel
was $3,000. The 'insurance on the
cargo was unknown to the agent
Daplla Cesrt Postposcd Isdtflsiiely.
Owing to the smallpox aituation in
Duplin county the Superior Court for
that county will not meet on Feb.
lOih aa had been expected ; to the Feb
ruary term baa been indefinitely post .
poned. The health authorities have
gotten the smallpox epidemio under
good control and do not wish to take
the. risk attendant upon a term of
court where people attend from every
section of the country. A. telegram
received here yesterdsy from the clerk
makes it certain that no court will be
held.
he Jonlor Older Orphanage.
Fayetteville Obsercer "Mr. W. D.
Gatter is getting subscriptions for a
und which it is proposed to use in in
ducing the location here of the
Orphan's Home, .which the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics
is to erect somewhere in -North Caro
ina It is said that if Fayetteville of
fers the right sort of inducements the
trustees are desirous of locating the
home here. Mr. Gaster has met with
floe success so far. one gentleman
heading tbe list with $100."
Says lie Was Tort ar cat.
"I suffered such pain from corns I
could hardly walk." writes H. Bobin
son. of Hillsborcngh. I1L. but Buck-
Jen's Arnica Salve completely cured
mem." Acts like magic on Boraina.
Brniaes. Outs. Bores. 8calds Burns.
Boils. Ulcers, etc. Perfect healer of
Skin Diseases andPiles. Cure guar
anteed py if. K. ijiqLLAMr, druggist.
jrnce x centa. -
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CASTOR 1 A
i For Infants and Childrw',
rba Kbd Yea Rata Always Rucrht
Bears the
Riguature of I
Corn
'"Ji removes "rom tne so?
- M ft, large quantities of
1 Potash.
J?T2 - The fertilizer ap
'(jAfX at plied,: must furnish
11 enough Potash, or the
j V "during power.
Z"t"Jr - . Read carfiiDyoor books
'r , . JT '; ' an crop, sent fw.
r&h GERMAN KAU WORKS,
f : 93 Nassau St., Nw York.
SEABOARD'S EQUIPMENT.
Agreement Filed for Kecord Tester flay
: . With VeraUya, ft Co , New York.' ;
Additioaal Rolllag Stock. .
Th re was filid yesterday for record
t the Court Hmse by Measrs. Mearea
ft Buark an 'Eqaipment Agreement"
between Vermilye & Co., of New
York, and the Seaboard Air Line
Bailwayof date Jan. 29lh. 1903 Tbe
agreement is for the furnishing of a
large amount of equipment to the
Riilwky Company.'for which there ia
to be paid $331,393. Ot this amount,
$131,293 is to be paid in cash upon the
delivery ot the first equipment by
Verm lye & Cot, and tbe residue.
$700,000, is to be paid in 40 quarterly
installments on the first dajs of May,
August, November and February of
each year, commencing May, 1903.
aaid installments to be alternately of
$17,000 and $18 000. E.ca of the in
stallments shall be evidenced by 17 or
18 promissory notes for $1,000 each,
dated Feb. 1st, 1903, and bearing in
terest at 4t per cent, per annum, pay
able semi-annually, Aug. 1st and Feb.
1st Attscbed to the notes shall be
coupons evidencing the interest. The
title to the equipment of the railway
ahall not pass from Vermilye & Co.,
until all notes have been paid
and a metal plate bearing - tbe
name, "Vermilye & Co., Owners,"
shall be attached to each piece of rol
ling stock. The railway company is
te maintain tbe equipment to tbe sat
isfaction of Vermilye & Co., and piy
all insurance and taxes on the
property.
Tbe agreement is signed by John
Skelton Williams, president of the
8. A. L . and the secretary of Ver
mlye&Co.
The equipment to be furnished
per tbe agreement is as follows: 800
flit cars Nos. 44 400-44 699, inclu
stve, delivery, Feb. 19(3; amount
$151,393; American Car & Foundry
Co., Huntington, W. Vaw manufac
turers. tOO ventilated bbx cars.
Nos, 18 000-18 499 inclusive; de
livery March 1303; amounC$333,000;
Southern Car & Foundry Co , manu
facturer, 10 pas-nger engines, Nos.
631610 inclusive, delivery soon
possible, amount $130,000; msnufae
turer, Richmond Locomotive Works.
10 freight engines. Nos. 611650 in
clusive, same terms, same manufae
turer; amount $140,000. 10 coaches,
Nos. 610 519 inclusive, delivery April
and May 19J3, amount, $77,000. rsanu
facturer, Nilea Car & Mfg. Co.; Niles,
Ohio.
Bis Sister Critically 111.
Sheriff Frank H. Btedman left yes
terday morning for Fayetteville to be
at the bedside of his sister, Mrs. N. H.
Smith, who was reported in a dying
condition at the family residence on
Hay mount Mrs. Smith is a daughter
or tbe late N. A. Btedman, for years
treasurer of the Cape Fear & Yadkin
Valley Railroad Company, and sister
of Hon. Chas. M. Btedman, of Greens
boro, and Bberiff F. H. Btedman and
Miss Fannie Siedman, of Wilmington.
The Fayetteville Observer at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon says: "The ssd
news reaches us that Mra. N. H.
Smith is iu a dying condition this af
ternoon.
Moore's Creek Battlefield.
congressman Bellamy's bill appro
priating $10,000 for Moore's Creek
battlefield is heldupby the library com
mittee, to which it was referred. The
Republicans.refuae to allow the com
mittee to meet for the purpose of
keeping out a number of appropriation
similar to these. Amos J. Cummings
of tbe committee told Congressman
Bellamy that it was impossible to get a
meeting.
Heavy Prclght Bosisesi.
Florence Times. 4tb: - "For tbia
season of the Year the Coast Line's
freight traffic ia said to be unusually
heavy. A. abort crop of grain having
been made car loads of ir rain are hcinir
snippea here from tbe West, the farm
ers having to put out fiasb money for
what they failed to make Flour
forma a good part of the heavy ahip
menu, xnings are pretty livelv at
tne transfer station. Tha fftnihe
movement baa opened up heavy." '
Kinston iVee Pressi Th lit.
tie rour-var-ola son of Mr. Tnigpeo.
iu nasi avioaion, was ouroed Mondsy
oigftl about 7 o'clock. Mra. Thl.n.n
leit tne cntid alone In a room wS.m
mere was nra and went to an adjoin
tog room, lbe screams of tha mih
brought her and several neighbors in
me scene. ineilUie fellow waa in m
blaze and sufferiosr treat aran. Ria
ciotnes ana bis hair were burned off
ana ma ears were burned tn o
P.-. kt. a -i- . . .
-' i uw u'bli on inn nont waa
raaaieu, nis mouth and throat were
badly burned and his fingers were
nurnsa sun. The child niseed iwit
"1?""- wcioca 4-uekaay mornii g.
skMit SB fl . . v
aiter nve nours of intense pain.- His
conunuea cries ror water were pitiful.
Convince voursalf that ir.i'.
Balm deserves all that ha h... -..u
iuwh ui quicr reiinf and
unal cure in obstibaie r.a... Ar
caiarrnana nay fe-er. A trial aize
costs nut ten cents w.,i an
8old by druggists or mailed' by Ely
we., W warren Street, New York. .
sst uitve. Ark , May 17, 190L
Messrs El v Bim.:-Please send ma
one bottle of Cream Balm, family size.
I think it ia the best medicine for
catarrh in the world.
" Very resneclf ullv. ' : .- .
SENATE PASSED
DEFICIENGY BILL
The Case , of Jucfge l Arthur H.
- Noyes of the District Court
. - of Alaska. ' -s ?
MXUMBER DEFENDED N0VES.
Becsae Involved la a Coll-ejsy With Till
oss The Soath Csrollss Seastor
: Sharply Criticised the Jadi-
clsry Ceanlttee.
By Teiesrapb to ins atornins Star.
WASatNOTOs, Feb. 5 Throughout
to-day's session the 8enate had under
consideration the Urgent ..Deficiency
Appropriation bill and just b fore ad
journment passed it, substantially in
the shape in which it was reported to
the Senate by the committee.
, During tbe early pari of the session
tbe esse of Judge Arthur H. Noyes, of
the D strict Court of Alaska and
kWx McKeczie and others, which waa
brought to the attention of tbe Senate
by Senator Tillman a day pr two ago,
was dicusf d. Senator McCu'mber of
No th Dakota delivered an elaborate
oeech in defence of Judge Noyes and
Mr. McKensie. He paid a high tribute
to both men, characterising them as
mei of fine character, eminent ability
and sterling integrity, incapable of
doing things with which they had
been charged.- .
- In the course of bis argument he
bcame involved in a colloquy with
Senator Tillman. Tbe South Carolina
Senator had intimated that he would
del ver a speech on the Noyes' case,
but at the conclusion of Senator Mc
Cumber's speech he contented him
self practically with putting into
Congressional Record the decision of
the Circuit Court of Appeals of San
Francisco in the case of contempt
against Noyes and McKenzie. In a
brief speech 8enator 8terart reviewed
tbe case, taking strong ground against
Judge Noyes and his actions in
Alaska.
During Senator McCumber's re-
marks ne rererrtd to what, to his
mind, was appalling corruption in
Alaska.
8enator Tillman interrunted to in
quire whether Senator McCumberdid
not think he owed it to tbe Senate to
sive it all the facts concerning the
"damnable corruption" of -certain
United 8tates courts to which he had
referred t ,
8enatoi McCumber replied that he
had not accused the members of the
San Francisco Circuit Court of Appeals
or anything worse than prejudice and
bias. Tne conclusions of tbe court, he
said, were based for tbe most part uoon
evidence the 8enator from 8outh Caro
lina (nr. Tillmat.) would not give the
least credence to. He asserted that
Senator Tillman bad cast serious asper
sions upon a man as honorable aa be
was a man whom tbe 8outh Carolina
Senator might meet outbids tbe cbam
ber and there, if be saw fit. call the vile
names he had applied to bim.
Senator Tillman' disclaimed any in
tention to rtn-ot improperly upon
anybody, bis remarks, he said, being
directed at tbe department of j i&tice.
particularly, ror not oolng its uuty in
promptly iaveat'gating and aoiicg
upon aucb a scandal as bsd developed
in this case, who ever were the guilty
parlies lie insisted that either the,
judges or tbe Circuit Court of Appeals
of San Francisco were guilty of si me
infamy orthe Noyes party was. He'
felt it his duty, as he bad some respect
ror tne j laiciary or tbe U nited States,
S a a a ...
to aeieua juages wno had been ar
raigned , ao seriously and to see that
their aide of ihe controversy should go
into tne record.
Senator Tillman aaid that he appear
ed in the role of a defender of Uoiud
States courts when be was on record
as having made many ttbinc criti
cisms of tbe Federal j idiciary ; but he
remarked, facetiously, that he wou'd
not be doing bis duly by hi clients
tbe three judges of tbe San Francaco
Circuit Court of Appeals whom be bad
gotten into bot water if be did not at
tempt at least to cool tbe water a little.
Tbe South Carolina Senator, saying
that the debate bad been precipitated
by the reading by him of a clipping
from a newspaper, read a dispatch
printed in a New York newspaper
charging Ben Daniels, whom the Sen
ate bad confirmed as United States
marsbal of Arizona, with bing entire
ly unworthy to hold that office. Sena
tor Tillman made some scathing com
ments upon the Judiciary Committee
for passing such a nomination favor
ably. .He supposed, he said that Sena
tors from tbe State from which Dan
iels hailed now wou'd feel called upon
to criticiae him for introducing tbia
newspaper clipping, but he did it simp
ly "to hold up tbe mirror as that the
other side might see themselves as
others saw theru.'f
An amendment to tbe Urgent D.
ficiency bill providing $450,062 (Mexi
can) to reimburse the Pnuiupiue insu
lar iunas ror small guntot and ord
nance atores turned over to the navv
by the military authorities at Ma.
nila caused Senator Tillman to
make tome inquiries. 8enator Hale
replied that the Secretary of tbe Nvy
had mde the est mile for the nuhiu
of tbe vesstlt and stores on the recom
mendation or a board.of officers
senator Tillman insisted. hnm
tbst the record did not show where the
vessels came from and what had been
paid for them. -Ji does not appear
fnmthe record," said he, "that tbe
money was honestly expended. This
whole business is entirely tonalinahnl
and slack twisted for an honest gov
ernment." i , '
It was exnlained hv RAnatn rr.i.
that tbe vessels were small craft ao.
quired probably from private Parties
and bad been couverWdinto guoboats.
They were beiog used for patrol duty
among the islands. .
Senator Bacon. Georgia. 41 nad Pan.
ator Tillman in criticiaing the amend
menv Because sufficiently definite in
formation resrardtua it had tint twn
lurnianea. tie urged tbstihe item be
held up temporarily at least, nha waa
certain the insular treasury was in no
immediate need of the money.. The
amendment was adopted.
The bill was then passed and the
Senate, after .an Hmmi. , a..inn
adjourned. - .
- Hobsc of Represeaiatives.
An agreement '...hul In tha
House to-day whrrebr tha Oieomar
serine bill will be brought to a vote
after two mot da; a of consideration,
one to be devoted to general debate
end one to debate under the five min
ute rule. The debate to-day contin
ued in demltory fashion without
special iocident. Tomorrow the . bill
rill be laid aside to p-rnuit action ut-
on the Jegislative. executive and in
dicial appropriation bil' which waa
mm
Q A R TR IDGES IN AL L'OA L I BE R 8
fi&fOJ0 Vlth either Black o Smokeless Powder -ilr?7!8
e tntin satisfaction. ' They are made and loaded In a -eJr?o,.mnner
k7 exact machinery operated by skilled experts:
THEY SHOOT WHERE YOU HOLD ALWAYS ASK FOR THEM
Soft
!
Ton can males jroar bar-
add as touch aa wire by
uain KUItBKA Uar.
a Oil. Yon can
lenstbMi Its life make it
taat twice as long as It
onllnarilv wnrtl1
boh aa a (lova
rwior-irsifr
UUUULUl
Ilcmsss Oil
makes apoorlooklnr bait
ness like Dew. Mad of
para, beary bodied oU, ea
vecially creuared to wltn.
stand the weather.
Sold everywbar . --
la oans auafaws.
Mads bj STAXSARO OIL CO.
reported from tbe appropriations com
mittee torday. . , -j.' .
; yi- The RepBblle of Cnba.
BepresenUtlve Nwlands. Nevada
of the Ways and Means Commute
who was the author of tbe resolutimi
annexing Hawaii, to-day introduced
joint resolution Inviting tbe renublin
of Cuba to become a part of the United
States first as a territory, and then as
a8tateof tbe Union, to be elledtr -State
of Cuba; also, author sing a 2h
pr cent reduction of duty on tie
present crop of Oubsn sugar, in con
s deration of Cuba's granting prefr
ential rates to the U-ited States Th
resolutions ooofine tbe S5 per cent re
duction of duties to the period prior in
January 1, 1903.
BOLD BANK ROBBERY
AT CLARKSVILLP, ARK,
Sheriff Powers Killed by tbe Robbers
Toey Escspetf With Tbelr Plunder.
Rewards Offered. '
i
- saaaaaamaaaai "
flF luiBiiraoo to tna stamina 8ta
Little Rook, Ark.4 Feb. 5. The.
town of Clarkaville, Johnson county,
is greatly excited over a bold and suc
cessful bank robbery wh'ch occurred
early to-day when the vault of the
Bank of Olarksyille was dy namited and
looted by five or six men. Bberiff
John H. Powers was shot and killed
by the robbers while attempting to
frustrate their designs. , The exact
amount secured by the robbers is not
known, but it is supposed to be be
tween $1,000 and $3 000.
Bht-r.ff Powers, whj roomed in
but ding adjoining that of tbe bank,
was awakened abortly before S o'clock
by a terrific explosion in tbe bank.
Seizing a pistol in each hand he
rushed to the bank. The robbers, whr.
numbered five or six, were evidently
prepared for him as' they opetied 6re
the moment he appeared. The officer
was wounded at the first volley but
stood his ground and returned tb
fire, sending half a dozin bullets at
the robbers. The wounded sher.ff
managed to get back to his room,
where he died within twenty minutes.
When hastily-aroused citizens began
arriving at the scene Powers was desu
and the robbers bad vanished.
The interior of the bank preseotetf
a wrecked appearance, tbe men bv;
ing used dy uamite to break open tti
vault door. Having established
guard armed with Winchesters outside
the bsnk, they seemingly had at-rci-paled
interference from ih aber ff
they must have known of his precuc:
nearby. A trail of blood leading from
the bank is construed to mean ibal
Powers injured -one or more of Hie
robbers. He was shot three timts
hm8if and any one of the wounds
would have proven fatal.
Governor Dvis to-night offered a
reward of $5,000 for the arrest and
conviction of, the bank roeoers and
tli Arkansas Bankers'' Association
i ffared a similar reward of $500.
l'bese offers will be supplemented oy
additional rewards by the people of
Clarkaville.
A vigorous search is being made for
the fugitives, but it is balie, ed lhav
have escaped into the mountains .
Sheriff Powers was ooe of the best
known offlcTs in Arkansas. He bad
been sherff of Johnson couutv for
twelve years and would have been rt
nomioaled without oddos tion for an
other term in the Democratic nrima.
ries, February 15ih. He had tha re mi
tation of ben e orave and fearl.a and
bad run down a larire number nf
criminals. All towna between here
and Fort Smith have been wired of
the robbery, and no efforts will be
spared to capture tbe men.
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT,
Will Leave Wasbloftoa Monday Nliht 0a
His Visit to Chsrleston.
By TeisKranb to the Horning Star.
WABHwaTOH, Feb. 5. Preaident
and Mrs. Roosevelt, and the party
who will accompany them to the
Charleston Exposition, will leave here
for the South next Monday night no a
special train over tbe Southern Bail-way.-
Toe hour for departure has not
yet beeu definitely fixed, but the train
will reach 8ummerville, 8. O, on
Tuesday after noon. Tuesday mgbt
will be spent at the Pine Forest Inn,
Summer ville, as the guest of Captain
Wagener, president of the Btpos tion.
At this poinUthe party will iusp-ct
the tea farms near by. On Wednesday
tbe parly will goto Charleston, spend
ing the day in that, city and at the
Exposition grounds. At night a ban
quet will be given tbe President and
party at the Cnarleston Hotel.
Clarkton Express: The Cape
Fear Lumber Company is shipping
largo quanti lea of )oss to their mills
in Wilmington. ' They ship on an
average of ten car loads a day. An
engine cornea up from Wilmington
after the logs every night The Com
pany has about twenty miles of rail
road track in this township, running
in different directions from their csmp
th;ch is situated a mile east of here.
Night Was Oar Terrar.
"I would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Charles Applegate,
of Alexandria, Ind., "and could hard
ly get any sleep. I had consumption
so bad that if I walked a block 1 would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but
when all other medicines failed three
$1.00 bottles of Dr. King's New Dis
covery wholly cured me and I gained
fifty -eight pounds." It is absolutely
guaranteed to cure Coughs, Colds, La
Grippo. Bronchitis and all Throat and
Lung Troubles. Price SO cents and
$1 uo. Trial bottles free, at R. It. fcEL-
iaxt 8 drug store.. t
Harness
-
i
u
t ' - x ; J. M. Boboltz.