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" , 888888888888885 " 1 888S8S88S8888S88? " 88888888888888888 tmoow I S28I6SS59SS28SS8 J 88888888888888888 82888888282888888 ta f 1188158828888888 -SSS25SS858885 8SS8S88888S88888? -J888888S88888888? i r s s ... :i : .:; a. 5 Catered at the Poet Office at :, ilmtgton, N. C, aa Second CUm Ma icr.l SUBSCRIPTION P ICE. The nbcription price of the W- lj Star la at loll. wi: i . . ilaze Copy 1 year, poatace paid. .....,.,S1 00 o montaa " Smontha " "A MISERABLE COMPROMISE." After holding five caucuses the Republican members of the House of Representatives patched up a compromise on the Cuban tariff question, a compromise which is a mere burlesque of a serious matter, and one which will dp neither this . country nor Cuba any1 good. The obstinacy with which the op ponents of reciprocity with Cuba opposed any tariff concessions and the tenacity with which they held on would astonish any one who did not understand the influence to which the tools of these opponents yielded. A large majority of the leading Republican papers favored and advocated doing what they called ."justice to Cuba." These papers reflected the sentiments of the honest masses of the Republican party, who believe that the honor of the country and the reputation of the Republican party were involved in redeeming the pledges af the Mc Eiuley administration, and doing justice to Cuba. Some of these Be- -publican organs, such as the New York Tribune, the New York Sun, the Philadelphia Press, the Chicago Tribune and others, pub lished numerous and vigorous edito rials demanding that justice b& done to Cuba, and that the good faith , and honor of the Republican party be not sacrificed to placate a hand . f al of sugar makers, tobacoo grow ers and citruB fruit growers, and yet in spite of this, inspite of the arguments and pleadings of these organs, the Republican Represent atives in Washington succumbed to the pressure of these protected in terests and finally went through the mockery of a compromise that is in effect a mere burlesque, a cruel fake on Cuba and an insult to the hon- est, faith keeping people of the United States, which they would not be slow to resent if that issue were presented to them and that alone. ' All the leading non-partisan pa pera in the country were emphatic in their demand for justice to Cuba, such papers as the ;New York. Her ald, the Times, the Journal of Com-1 merceand Commercial Bulletin, the I Philadelphia Times, the Ledger and Others denounced in advance the apparent disposition to dodge this issue and to ignore the pledges given to Cuba. . ' . ' " j?or party reasons the party or gans are now keeping what they may consider a discreet silence, or are trying to make the most of this 20 per cent, deal; but not so with the independent journals, which are filled with disgust, and de nounce it in no ! measured lan guage. As a sample of the con demnation of this breach of faith we quote the following from the New York Herald, !a fair represent ative of the independent press of New York, the leading commercial city of the country. Under the .caption of "A Miserable Compro mise," It says: 1 " 'A declare rictory for Cuba and ue aamimsirauon' is me Heralded re sult of the fifth Republican caucus on the Cuban deadlock. Well, another such a 'victory' would about finish both Cuba and the Republican party. "XI oners at me eievenm nour a short lived twenty! per cent, conces sion through a treaty to be nego tiated. It is coupled with the condi tion that Cuba adopts our immigra tion laws. Poor as it is. it will be fotia-ht In the Roum and Senate as I obstinately as it has been in the com - - I mlttee, with all the delay and uncer- V - taint? which that Implies. "That is a miserable compromise 1 which shows either Republican weak' Inesa or truckling to beet sugar and pro tection. It will be a bitter disappoint ment to poor Cuba and a source of dia- I ft lh6 American people, who be- f Jieveln Common 4natlnnrf ahnwMall in keeping the national pledge to save the island we rescued from Bosnian od- "Every well informed person knows, and it is a matter of demonstration. that twenty per cent, tariff redaction I will not avert the ruin that menaces i uuoa. uuoan authorities like Presi. I dent-elect Palms, Secretary of State Tamayo and Senator Canot. the tn latter memhnra nt iha mmmlnlnii ik.t visited Washington when the Piatt amendment was discussed, and Graver uurueuerai wood, on the spot as a representative of the United States, all emphatically declare that nothing less wian inmy-inree to forty per cent. wui ao any good. To giro less is sim oi.Vr.enTine reAl essential, not WlvaUonoraot?7' th7 i , riVr!""011 Prty has a record In Cuban matter which cannot be VOL. XXXIII. repudiated or disregarded without an exhibition or political immorality and national dishonesty which the country will neither forget nor forgive. By it own legislative and administrative act, by its solemn promises and. by the declarations of its leaders it is com mitted to full Cuban relief More over, it has prevented Cobs from seek ing trade advantages elsewhere by ren dering her powerless to make treaties with anv country but the United States. To sacrifice the Cuban people after all this simply invites condemna tion by the American people." If after all that had been said about reciprocity and reducing the tariff on manufactures which oan be made in this country'at leas cost than in others, there had been no pledges made to Cuba, this dodging and failure to do anything in the way of tariff reduction would have been shameful, but with these promises made and ignored their conduct is simply disgraceful. They cannot plead that promises were not made for they were and we have for it the authority of Gen. Wood, who accompanied the Cuban dele gates when they came, during the sitting of the Cuban convention, to confer with the authorities in Wash ington when the Piatt amendment was under consideration. Secretary Root gave them to understand that they conld rely upon the generosity and justice of this country which heartily desired to promote the pros perity of Cuba, and President Mc Einleywho, of course, could go fur ther than Secretary Root conld, pledged his influence to secure tariff concessions . for Cuba. They knew that in his message he had suggested the advisability of reducing the tariff on those articles which no longer needed protection; they knew that this was well received by the leaders in Congress, and they took it for granted that when the President said he would do all he could to encourage trade between this country and Cuba he meant it and that it meant some substantial concession and benefit to Cuba. With this assurance and fully confident they returned home and on their report of their conferences with Secretary Root and the 'Presi dent the convention, with but a few dissenting votes, adopted the' Piatt amendment to the Cuban constitu tion, and thus pnt the island under the guidance .and control of this government; made it a mere de pendency of this country, which can either make or ruin Cnba as it chooses by showing a generous or a selfish spirit, the latter of which it has done in the first move to show its hand. No wonder the decent sentiment of the country is shocked and dis gusted at this brutal breach of faith, and no wonder the papers which speak for the honest, faith observing element of the people score the infamy and lash the re creants, who untrue to the memory of the dead President whom they mourned as a "martyr," and shame fully ignoring his promises and the acquiesence of their party lead ers in them have at the behests of the representatives of a few favored industries, turned their backs on honor and justice and played one of the abfthhiflat and moat shameful tricks ever attempted on a confiding people or on an outraged constitu ency. But after the Piatt amendment, in which t mean advantage was taken of the Cubans, what conld they expect from a Republican Con gress TWO HERETOFORE UNK0WN LANDS. This is not a very large earth, but notwithstanding the spirit Nof ad venture and exploration there is a great deal of it that we have learned but little about until recently and much cf it that we know very little about now. There are in Canada, right alongside of us, thousands of square miles which have never been explored, and on which few white feet hae trod, and there are mil lions of acres whioh not many years ago were thought to be a cold and inhospitable waste, now a fertile do main producing millions of bushels of wheat and other farm products, and numerous herds of cattle. The Canadian Pacific Railroad penetrated that unknown wilderness and opened it to civilization and industry. Above that is Alaska, as large as all the territory east of the Miasiasip- pi, with the exception of a few States, which was considered an icy waste, about the only products of which were icebergs, wild beast skins and seals. Bnt one half of that region is in the temperate zone, the climate is genial, much of it is susceptible of cultivation and it is said to be capable of supporting over 5.000.000 of people. In addl 9 - M tion to that it abounds in gold, cop per. iron, coal and other valuable a minerals. Crossing over into Asia there is Siberia, for a long time regarded as fit only for a place of banishment for Russian convicts. The trans Siberian railroad did for that wild waste what the Canadian Pacific road did for the wilds of British Columbia. That region has now in it three or four million of people and is becoming one, of the finest farming countries in world, already a great diary country shipping annually thousand of tons of butter to European countries and is destined to become a rival of this country as a wheat exporter and a stock raiser. It is said that the traveller can see on the vast planes as he travels through it great herds of cattle, horses, sheep, etc., pasturing on as luxuriant grasses as ever grew out of the ground, and yet that region was but a few years ago an unknown land. InAfrioa and in South America there are vast regions still unex plored, capable of supporting many millions of people, which will some day become the abodes of civiliza tion and of industry. ABOUT TEA. When the bill to repeal the war taxes was before the Senate, Friday, Senator Tillman objected to the re peal of the tax on tea and gave sev eral reasons for it,' one of which was that tea culture was now an "in fant" and promising industry in the South, and therefore ought to be en couraged. Bnt Senator Tillman's plea didn't count and the bill went through with tea in it. Without committing ourselves to Senator Tillman's contention, it was a logical one from a protectionist standpoint, and to be consistent the advocates of protection should have taken the same view of it that he did, for he was simply confronting them with their own argument and defence of protection. They are great friends of "infant industries," insist that they should be encour aged and protected, and they have persistently done this when the "infants" were found on the other side of the line. Does any one suppose that if tea culture had made as much progress n the North as it has in the South, and the prospects were as good that it might become an important in dustry, such a plea as Senator Till man made would have fallen upon deaf ears? There would have been a demand to protect that "infant" and the demand would have been heard and complied with. They have been protecting the infant beet sugar industry for more than twelve years and when they began to protect it it nadn't made much more progress than tea cul ture has made in the South and the people have paid more in taxes for that protection than all the sugar factories and beet farms in the North and West are worth, so that when it comes to protecting the "infants" it depends a good deal on which side of the line the "in fants" happen to be. The South ern infant, unless there be some of the same kind on the other side, doesn't stand much show. Representative Otey, of Virginia, has introduced a bill to appropriate $100,000,000 for the improvement of the public roads. Of course that will de downed, but it would be putting the money to better use than taxing the people to build and run ships for rich syndicates. The latest invention in the pill line is said to be the achievement of a New York chemist,' who has dis covered a way of concentrating whis key and pntting a drink into a pill. The next thing in order will be: "Come, let's take a pill," instead of a "smile." When Prince Henry got on board the Deutchsland it took him forty eight hours on a dead stretch to catch up on sleep. He says he never was worked so hard before in his life. Bnt that was the first time he ever tackled Americans in that way. It is said that Australia has, in proportion to population, more churches than any other country in the world, 210 to every 100,000 of the population, while 'England has bnt 144; bnt England has more beer dispensaries. A large number of the immigrants arriving at New York now are going to the Western mining and Pacific States. A Helena, Montana, paper notes that trains carrying 2,500 of them passed through that city in one day. The Kentucky Legislature has refused to make provision for build ing a new Capitol. The one they have is abont a hundred years old. They have become accustomed to it and feel at home when they get in it. some lawyers work hard to earn their fees. One in Chicago talked ten days and discharged 300,000 words on a case that wasn't really worth more than 45,000 words. Commissioner of Pensions Evans isn't ont vet bnt the rush of patri otic gentlemen who off er their , ser vices to dispense pensions in his place has begun. WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, MAKCH 28, 1902. EVIL m TDE MEASURE Mr. Bellamy's Warning to Suf frage j Agitators in Con gress Thursday. T SICK OF SECTIONAL STRIFE. ------- Oar Represeatatlve Pointed Oat to Host Weaderfal ladastrlal Strides State Is Maldag aid Regretted Effort to Engender III Feeling. Yesterday's Washington Post says: "Representative Bellamy, of North Carolina, ona of the conservative but progressive Democrats of the House, struck the first note of opposition yes terday that has been heard on the floor since! the Committee on Rules agreed to report a resolution for the investigation of suffrage. Mr. Bel lamy comes from the Wilmington dis trict and has been much in touch with the industrial development of that sec tion. He is distinctly a type of the active and energetic 8outhern man, alive to modern conditions. " 'Those! members of the House. said Mr. Bellamy, 'who will take oc casion to read the last census report and also to peruse that very splendid article written by ex-Governor Mer- riam, the head of the Census Bureau, in the last edition of the Manufacturers' Record on the indus trial growth of the South, will be amazed to note the stupendous growth of the State of North Carolina in cot ton manufacturing and also the in crease in the general material devel opment of all the resources of that State. In the number of manufactur ing establishments in the cotton line she now exceeds every other State in this Union. In the manufacture of furniture she is rapidly becoming the great center of that industry. She has already become famous for her manu features of tobacco, and the Durham brand is known throughout the habit able globe. The Meaace of Netro Domination. say ir we are not disturbed in the peace and the security which is now prevail ing throughout that State, and never through negro domination again nave our treasury squandered or our taxes a era in made more nuruensome uu wa can bear ana our peopio oe- come demoralized, inat wa wui . . . . i in lean rantdlr to the front and be come the greatest manufacturing State in this Union. . For nearly a third of a century a black cloud, the menace oi negro oommauon, uu uu vot ing over the South, and just at this period, when we are about to peace ful ! aattla the racial Question, wneo peace and contentment are prevailing throughout the Southland, when see- tinniliam has been virtual! v buried. whftn thit hearts of the tWO sections Of our common country, by the dreadiui calamity which has befallen as recent- l-r. hu bean united u or i common honaahold sorrow: when our people had begun to study the great economic questions of this country rather than partisan polities, when the sunlight of progress and hope has begun to dis- nerse tnat threatening ditck c.uuu and boIta the race Question peaceful ly forever, we are startled and awak ened by another effort to mtenere in oar domestic concerns, to stir up sec tions. strife and bitterness, and tear agape healing wounds afresh. "air. Chairman, we Southern peo ple are heartily tired, yea, sick nigh unto death, of sectional strife. We love the Union, and we will ever de fend and maintain its honor. Yes, Mr. Chairman, the Southern people desire to contribute their share to the unbuilding of the moral and material growth of our great nation. Scheme for Politics! Advsatsxe. "But for a sinister motive, some few members on the other side of this chamber, doubtless for the purpose of sowing again the seeds oi secuonai discord, ihave introduced into this chamber' a most adroitly concocted scheme for partisan and political ad vantage, and tear again the sections of this now united country. The hands of the dial of time must not be turned backward, but must be al' lowed to point to a bright and noperul future of industrial progress and pros- neritv. i "And i lo-oay asa ine conservauTe and patriotic members of the other side, who love national unity more than they do partisan pontics, many of whom I have the honor to count as friends, to frown down upon and con demn that measure, which is fraught with so much evil to our people." UNITED STATES COURT JURORS. Those Drswa for the Term Which Cos veoes la WUmlsrtoa May 5th. The following jurors have been drawn for the Spring . term of the U. 8. District Court which convenes here Monday, May 6th : Columbus Hayes Hinson, E V. Thompson. L W. Stanley,' S. P. Chancer. Fender J. H. Henry, Wesley Jones, David T. 8parkman, Ell Lar king. D J. Farrior. Bladen Owen J. 'latum, waiter u. McQili; Bizzell A, Downing, Ohas. B. Pridgen. Brunswick Geo. U. Cannon, Jno. N. Bennett. David Ward, W. J. Weeks. F. P. White. Richmond J. T. Dawkins. u. u. Nichols. W. A. McDonald, J. T. Liskeu i Samnson J. P. Simmons. W. J. Pryar, . O. W. Oweh, a O. Robinson. New! Hanover Kobt. n. uewiett, W. J. Orr, Joe. H. Watters, Thos. F. Bagley, Boot. W. Bordeaux, unas. u. Harris. Scotland Jno. Bowen. Jno. Hern- don. N. T. Gibson. J. W. woodward. LmDiin ts. w. Biackmore. w. a. Moore.: J. D. Souther land, Jr., Jas. F. Shine. Robeson Dan'l Watson, w. A. Savage, J. M; Burke, W. F. Hender son, G. H. Leach. Cumberland D. K. Taylor, Jas. ts. Huske. A. M. Bole. Win. Horne, a J. Hedgepeth. Jurors are summoned ror we open ing day of the term, but they need not be in attendance until Tuesday, the 6th, at 9 A. M. Subscribers who receive bills for subscriptions due the Stab are re minded that it is not fair to expect a publisher to supply them with news for nothing. Many, however, seem to think otherwise. As soon as a bill is received a prompt remittance should be made. .- S. A.?L CONDUCTOR INJURED. Wake Coaaty fanner Killed fcv Teoast. Other Baleich News. Special Star Telegram. Ralegh, N. O., March 3L Capt. W. E. Band, of Raleigh, a. Seaboard Air Line freight conductor, fell be tween two flat cars at Cheraw this afternoon and had his left arm crushed so badly that amputation was neces sary, ue was attempting to spring upon some moving ears on the Cheraw yard. He had been running between Hamlet and Wilmington for several weess. Q. 8. Adams was killed this mornins in Barton's Creek township, this county, by John Nipper. Adams was a farmer and Nipper his tenant Adams came to Nipper's house intoxi cated, abased and struck his mother ana atraccea iMipper. Later Kippr got a gun and shot him, the load taking effect in his breast. The coro ners jury to-night gave a verdict to the effect that the killing was justi fiable. The Chamber of Commerce to-night announced the information!of a 120.000 stock company to operate a collar and cuff factory. Already $12,000 of the stock is subscribed. N. W. West will be president. The8tate Board of Education has appointed Col. W. B. Rodman, agent for the State lands, authorizing him to abstract and in conjunction with 8tate Engineer McRee to prepare maps showing the location and char acter of the land and timber. He is also empowered to sell the land or timber, subject to the approral of the board and has special Instructions to take steps to stop saw mill companies and others from cutting timber with out authority, which is now largely done. TnE NEW YORK COTTON EXCHAN0E. Persoiallly of Men Who Lead la World's Lesdiof Cottosj Msrt. In an extended write-up of the New York Cotton Exchange the New York Commercial of last Saturday contains the following reference to influential members, quite well known and much admired here: 'Archie B. Gwathmey. the head of his house, is an old and very success ful member. He has been a member of the Exchange since 1868. After the close of business on fine afternoons he is often seen on the Speedway behind a magnificent pair of quick-stepping horses, pictures or whicn nave oiten appeared in print. His son. J. Temple Gwathmey, is vice president of the Exchange and has but recently recov ered from a severe attack of typhoid fever. Daring the holidays, when he was convalescing in Connecticut, the whole Exchange united in sending him a telegram expressing their good wishes and congratulating him on bis recovery. Although comparatively a young man he is considered one of the most astute members of the Exchange and his fellow members predict great things for him. "One of the millionaires of the Ex change is Colonel Kenneth M. Mur chison. He commanded the 54th North Carolina regiment and led a very gal lant charge at Fredericksburg." Accldeatto Steamboat Captaia. CapL O. D. Burruss, the clever mas ter of the steamer Southport, had a narrow escape from serious injury yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock. As it was he was severely bruised and suffered some inconvenience as the result of a sharp contact with a box car attached to a shifting engine at Market dock. Capt Burruss was at tempting to step around the dock to ward the steamer TFtfrntntrfon's wharf on the south side. There is very little room between the A. C L. "dummy" track and the timbers of the dock, and as he was attempting to cross oyer and at the same time give room to another person, who was passing in the oppo site direction, he stepped too far into a moving box car and was precipitated .headlong into the river. His left arm and hand were bruised to some extent but it was miraculous that he was not more severely hurt. Capt. Harper and others came to his rescue and soon brought him round all right. The Nellie Crossey Case. Perhaps few criminal trials outside Wilmington have created quite the in terest manifested here Saturday in the fate of young Wilcox which was in the hands of the jury at Elizabeth City until 10:30 o'clock Saturday night. Early in the day there was a rumor to the effect that the young man had been found guilty of murder in the first degree, but there was just enough uncertainty in the report to make in quiry frequent and response some times irksome. Public opinion in Wilmington appears to have amount ed in substance to the effect that while Wilcox was guilty, the State had not made out its case by the evidence printed In the papers. There were still others, however, who adhered strongly to the idea that Wilcox was in no wise directly responsible for the erime. They Waat Telephone Service. A gentleman who returned from a business trip up the Carolina Central yesterday says that the merchants at the various stations between Wil mington and Lumberton are extreme ly anxious for good telephone ser vice with this city. If a line is built from Wilmington to Lumberton they . t a - X ft.l& say they are willing w coninouie liberally, and with connecting lines the servioe can be made to extend to Sumter, 8. C, and all intervening territory. Oaloos Now Belsg Shipped. Faison 'Journal, fSOthi "Onions are the leading article of perishable stuff now being shipped to the Northern markets. There. has been quite a de mand for them this season, and from the hundreds of packages that have been transported to the cities of late, we must believe they are all highly perfumed by now. The man who can get up something to destroy the odor of the onion, will have his fortune made." OUTLOOK BRIGHT SAYS TRUCKER'S JOURNAL. Strawberry Vlaes Looking Bealthy aid Baddlsg Hu CosBsieaced-Shortsxe , la Tesaessee aad Texas Crops. The Carolina Fruit and Truck Grower's Journal of yesterday In dis cussing the outlook for the approach ing season says: "As the season adranoea the outlook for a profitable and prosperous snip ping season in strawberries and vege tables daily brightens. Preparations ! forgathering, grading and packing the fruit are actively going forward and some noticeable improvements along this line may be expected this year. Growers have; found outlast it costs just as much to gather poor and inferior berries as it does good ones, and that the expenses of trans portation, etc., are the same oh cull stock as on fancy and prime goods. The increased acreage and output this year has rendered it necessary that more than usual attention be given me question or distribution ror the 1903 business. . "The vines are looking healthier. better, and more vigorous and bud ding has begun in earnest The strew ing process hss been kept up and will be continued until after the frost pe riod is safely past and all danger is over. Soon the fields will be white with blooms, to be quickly followed with red ripe berries. "The shortage of the strawberry crop and decreased acreage in Tennes see and remoteness of Texas and Mis sissippi from the leading markets of the country, is destined to create a wide spread demand for North Carolina berries, and those who wish or expect to do business with the growers from Charleston to Norfolk, should lose no further time in getting in line with our people." MR. TOMPKINS TO SPEAK. DlsUof nlahed Aatbority oa Textiles Will Address Commercial Bodies Toes dsy Week Aa Estimate. Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, one of the eminent authorities of the South on manufacturing and a re cognized leader in the textile world, has accepted an invitation recently ex tended o him by the allied commer cial bodies of the city and will address the people of Wilmington upon indus trial subjects in the Y. M. C. A. audi torium on or about April 1st. A mem ber of the committee, in speaking of the coming of Mr. Tompkins, said yes day : "Mr. Tompkins, is one of the most eminent, as well as successful busi ness men of the South, who is the architect of his own success. He has accepted an invitation from the co operative business organizations of the city, to deliver an address about the first of April, on the urgent needs and requirements of the young men, on industrial lines, who are the future hope of every community. Every father as well as the friends of the young men,also the different organi zations of the city, are cordially invi ted to attend. As these addresses on the need and equipments of young men, are specially gotten up for their benefit, be he rich or poor, it is ear nestly desired that they should fail not to make use of the opportunity by going out,and receiving the benefit so intended for them. In fact, the entire public is invited, and those who look to the future as the stage upon which they are to act their part should begin to do it well. As this opportunity awaits the well equipped and willing hand, this Is a rare one to begin our first leasion." Resnlon of Brnsswick Vetersss. A number of the Confederate Vet erans, of Brunswick county, met this week at Bouthport and decided to have, j a reunion and rally there on Saturday, May 84th. The township chairmen, appointed last reunion, were requested to call a meeting of veterans in their respective townships and organize in order to bring out a full attendance. Invitations were extended to Capt Swift Galloway, of Snow HilL Capt. T. a Davis of Morehead City, Hon. D. L. Russell, of Wilmington, Capt. D. O. Allen, of Bernard and Rev. A. V. Betts, of Bethel. Ivitation was also extended to the Monumental As sociation to meet with the. veterans, and to act as a committee of arrange ments. CHICKENS AND EQQS. Census Report on Number aad Valne of Poultry in the United States. bt Telegraph to the Horning star. Washington, March 23. A cen sus report, Issued to-day, shows that of the 5,739,687 farms in the United States, 5,098,252 reported poultry. The total number of fowls three months old and over reported were as follows: Chickens, Including guinea fowls, 233.598.085; turkeys, 6,599,367; geese, 6,676.863; ducks, 4.807,358. The num bers of nearly all these classes of Joultry are smaller as reported in 900 than in 1890, owing to the fact that in 1890 they reported all fowls of whatever age. while in 1900 only those three months old and over were reported. The eggs produced in 1899 were 1.393,319,186 dozens against 819,733, 916 dozens in 1889. The value of poultry on hand June 1, 1900 was $85,794,996; the value of twraltrv raised in 1899 was $136,891.- 877 and the Talue of eggs produced in 1899 was $144,886,158.- - The total income derived by the farmers from, their poultry industry in 1899, representing the total value of eggs produced, as well as the poultry raised was $381,178,035. This total makes the poultry industry one of the largest connected with agriculture. The House yesterday passed bills to authorize the construction of a life saving station at Ocracoke Island, N. 0., and to authorize the Klnstonand Carolina Railroad Company to con struct a bridge across the Neuse river at Kinston. A ioint resolution was adopted yes terday in the House to a allow a mon ument to be erected on the publio ground at Charlotte, N. a, to the memory of Lieutenant William E. Shipp, of the Tenth cavalry, who was xulea in toe cnarge up ou -hill. , . NO. 22 VERDICT MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE. Finding of 'the Jury in the Cose of Jas. Wilcox at Elizabeth ' City,N.C. THE PRISONER SENTENCED. Te be Haired April 25tb Lawyer Aydlett Will Appeal to tbe Sapreae Coart. Wilcox Heard tbe Verdict Wltboal ttaotloa By Tsweraoa so um Monun star Elizabeth City, N. 0., March 23. James Wilcox was to-night found guilty of the murder of Nellie Crop! sey. The jury, after having been out thirty hours, brought in a verdict at 10:80 o'clock of murder 'in the first degree. The prisoner heard the ver dict without apparent emotion. When the verdict had been re ceived, Judge Jones said: "It is sadder to me than you, Mr. Wilcox. The jury found the facts (I gave the law. You have had a fair trial. Part of the publio .were afraid to give it to you. I am informed that the movement in the court bouse here Friday, when a crowd marched out, was pre-arranged. I hope that such was not the case. If . it was true and the offenders brought before me I would send every man, woman and child to jail for contempt. If the move was for a purpose, it was a disgrace to the fair name of the county. I hope it did not influence you, gentle men, in the least. The judgment of the court is that the prisoner be .re moved to jail and be hanged dead by the neck on April 25th." Lawyer Aydlett for the defence will appeal to the Supreme Court At 1:15 o'clock this afternoon the jury came into court and asked for further instructions. Tbe judge re iterated his former charge, telling the jury the finding of the facts was with them. He could give the law only. The jury then retired for fur ther consultation. . There were many expressions of im patience at the tardiness of the jury. Popular feeling was strong and it was feared that a verdict of acquittal would precipitate trouble. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Salisbury Sun: Rev. Calvin Plyler has a curiosity in a hen that heretofore observed such decorum as regulates the conduct of all well-be haved fowls. This particular hen, which has bad jet black feathers, is now turning white. Mr. Plyler says that the hen is not losing her feathers, but that the feathers are gradually turning white at the tips. .Goldsboro Argus: Two negro men employed on the yards of the En terprise Lumber Co., in this city, Will Arrington and Will Johnson, got into a wordy altercation Friday morning which was stopped by the yard fore man. When the hands went home for dinner Johnson returned with his shot gun and without another word filled Arrington full of shot and im mediately made towards the river, and at this writing he is being diligently searched for by (the officers. Arring ton is seriously hurt, but not thought to be fatally wounded. Sanford Express: Sanford seems to be infested with burglars sure enough. It was noted in The Express last week that they had visited four houses in one night. Some of our merchants are selling fertilizers, but the farmers will hardly use as much of it as they did last year unless the high price of cotton should cause them to plant for a larger crop -than they had expected. It is said that the prospects for a good fruit crop are en couraging. The fruit trees are late in blooming. A good fruit crop means thousands of dollars to Moore county, especially to the fruit growers at Southern Pines near where it is raised and shipped to the Northern markets. Wadesboro 'Messenqer-InteUi-genceri Chief of Police J. W. Gul ledge received a letter yesterday from the chief of police of Georgetown, & a. stating that it was believed that Dan Gould, colored, was in George town and asking if the negro was wanted here. Dan Gould, about 18 rears ago, murdered Wm. Carpenter n this county and was tried for the crime, convicted and sentenced to be hanged. A short time before the day fixed for his execution Dan broke jail and made his escape. Mr. Gulled pe wired the chief of police of George town to arrest the negro supposed to be Gould at once, but nothing further has been heard from him. j Smithfield Herald: Mrs. Kate Massey, wife of Postmaster J. D. Mas sey, died suddenly at her home here Wednesday morning about 6 o'clock. She was about 59 years of age. Wednesday morning when Mr. Mas sey got up she was breathing regularly. He called to her and said something about getting up. She did not answer. As he started down stairs he heard her struggling for breath. He went to her and found her unconscious. She lived but a few minutes after she was taken ill. Mr. Benjamin A. Brady died suddenly at his home near Princeton last Saturday morning in his 64th year. He was as well as usual Friday, working all day. Friday night he and his family went to his brother's, Mr. & H. Brady's, near bv, and sat till bedtime, and arranged to attend church next day at Beulah. Saturday morn ing his wife woke up and told him that it was time to get up, as they wanted to start to Beulan early. Mr. Brady told her that he had not rested enough. She rose and struck a match. She then heard her husband making a struggling noise, and going I Mr. J to the bed round mm aeaa. ease Holland, the oldest citi zen of Smithfield township, and per haps in tbe county; was in town yes terday. He is in his 94th year, having been born in 1808. Mr. Holland has never taken a drop of medicine and was never sick a day in his life. He has voted the Democratic ticket ever sinoe he came of age, having -voted for Andrew Jackson for President in 1833. Tuesday night Mr. Jno. T. Cole's store at Four Oaks. was broken into and his safe dynamited. - The burglars took therefrom $815 in -cash. They also stole several bottles of whiskey and some other articles. Wednesday morning, as soon as Mr. Cole discov ered what had taken place, he tele graphed to Dunn for Mr. J. P. Wil son's - Diooanounas. xney khto about 10 o'clock and were at once put on the trail. . They tracked the bur glars for about four miles, when the scent was lost. There is no clue to the guilty parties. - m mm m f J Yean Wataaa Held Under Ssiptclsa el HavlBi KlUed Waller Brooks Is a Hotel at Hew York. By telegraph to the Morning star. ' ' : NKW"Yorac, March 33. Florence Burna the yonagBrooklya woman who has been in the custody , of the police of this city since FebruarjilSth, under suspicion or knowing how Walter Brooks met his death, was discharged from custody by Justice Mayer to ' night ; L'-J-:i' t . ' ' . Brooks, who was a young ; commie-; sion merchant here, had been keeping, company with Florence Burns. , He was found dead the night of February lath in a room at the Glen Island hotel. The gas in the room was turned on and there was a bullet wound in his head. The district attorney tried to show that Florence Burns ..was likely to have killed Brooks because he was try ing to break his association with her.' The defence advanced the sulolde theory and for several days Justice -Mayer has been examining into the two- theories. He finally decided, when the hearing closed to-night, that nothing had been brought out suffi-' lent to hold Florence Burns to the grand jury. After her discharge she -returned to her home In Brooklyn. At the hearing this afternoon Attor ney Backus, representing . the Burns girl, made his argument, contending there was not an iota of evidence to show that his client was connected , with the de ath of Brooks. - Assistant District Attorney Sohnr man toitowea in an argument inteva- . ed to cast suspicion on the girl, hold ing that there was plenty of circum- stantlal evidence on whioh to bring her case to the attention of the grand ' jury. Justice Mayer at once gave his de cision in which he reviewed all the' evidence and held that nothing had been brought out by the State suifiv dent for him to hold the girl for trial) in the criminal branch of the Supreme Court v Justice Mayer is of the Special Ses sions Court and sat as examining magistrate. FOUND NEAR BRUNSWICK, OA. Dead Body of Richard Albrecht, Hotel Pro. prleter, of New Brunswick, N. J. He Hsd Been Missing Two Weeks. By Telscrapn to sho rains Star. Savannah, Ga., March 33. The. body of Richard Albrecht, proprie tor of the Windsor Hotel, New Brunswick, N. J., was found upon the line of the Seaboard Air Line railway, near Brunswick, Ga., this afternoon. The body lay in water, which was about five feet deep. Papers disclosed Albrecht's identity. When last heard of, Albrecht had been seen at Thalman, about thirty miles from Brunswick. He had bought a ticket from Savannah to Brunswick, thinking he had bought it to New Brunswick. A boy was with him at the time and the whereabouts of this boy has now become a question that officers are trying to solve. It was on March 14th that Albrecht was seen at Thalman and nothing is known of his whereabouts since that time. New Brunswick, N. J. March 33. Richard Albrecht. who had been proprietor of the Windsor Hotel, In this city, has been missing for two week". This afternoon - his wife re ceived a telegram addressed to the Windsor Hotel from Everett City, Ga , setting forth that Richard Albrecht had been found, drowned in five feet of water at that place. No other details were given. Mrs. Albrecht bad believed her husband was in New York. An effort has been made to obta n further information from tbe Everett City authorities. AMERICAN CONTROL IN THE ISLAND OF CUBA. It Will Termlnste May First When Pre sident Palmer Will be Daly lnan canted. By Telegraph to tbe Horning star. Washington, March 22. General Wood, military governor of Cuba, arrived here to-day and is the guest of President Roosevelt. The main object of his visit to Washington at this time is to arrange with the President and the Secretary of War for the transfer of the active control of affairs in Cuba to the Cuban republic 8oon after his arrival General Wood went to the War Department and had a long talk with Secretary Root regarding the condition of affairs in Cuba. Subsequently, the two officials went to the White House and had a conference with the Presi dent The principal arrangements for the military evacuation of the island will be quickly made. General Wood's plans require htat he shall leave here not later than next Tuesday night on his way back to Havana, to carry into execution the Srogramme fixed by the administra ion for the formal transfer of govern ment affairs. He will return to Cuba by way of New York in order that he may meet and consult fully President elect Palma upon the joint programme of action. President Palma will be inaug urated May first and American control In the island will terminate on that date. Owing to the short time inter vening and the extenjt and importance of ihe work involved, it will be nee essary to act promptly.. ANOTHER STRANUE CASE. A Womsa Sapposed te fee Man aad . Kaowa as Wm. C Howard, Died Suddenly la Caaaadlaxas, ff V. Bt Teiegrapn to th Horning Btar. Canandiaoua, N. Y., March 23. A ;person who was known here for . five years aa William O. Howard died suddenly Wednesday night and an autopsy showed that the supposed man was a woman, nowara, wno was about fifty years old, and who was em ployed as a farm hand, came here fine . Tun im with a woman who was known as Mrs. Howard. Two childrve were born to the supposed wife. The dead woman worked ior farmers in the neighborhood and those most intimately acquainted with tbe family never had the slightest suspicion that, she waa not a man. The cause of the woman's death is a mystery. On Wednesday night she took two tablets , for a throat affection and was dead in ten minutes. The medicine was sent from Wellsrille, this State, where relatives reside. The authorities are completely mystified as to all matters touching upon the woman's life. They do not even known her right name. Two men, claiming to be half-brothers, attended the funeral, but refused to di vulge any Information. An inquest Is to be held and some light may men be thrown upon the strange ease. - r f