She SBteMn JSmv
WILLIAM H. DiEiBD
Alitor and Frosrlctor.
JUNB 27, 1902
BRAZIL SUSPICIOUS.
Some time ago it waa announced
that a syndicate of Americana and
Englishmen had obtained from the
Government of Bolivia concession
of an immense tract of land with
great rubber forests, which the syn
dicate proposed to work. Much of
" the land in the grant is fertile, and
part of the scheme was to colonize
it, and raise prodncts of commercial
yalue. The syndicate was also given
the right to administer the civil law
within the concession,which borders
on Brazil.
Within the past few days reports
have come of strained relations be
tween Brazil and Bolivia, strained
enough to lead to apprehensions of
war growing out of a demand by
JJrazil that the. concessions to this
syndicate be cancelled. I he reason
assigned for this is that Brazil has
become auspicious that this is sim
ply the forerunner of j a scheme by
Which this country may secure a
foothold and enter upon the exten
sive acquisition of territory in South
America, and therefore it feels
alarmed because the! territory in
which this venture is to be made ia
on her border. j
Of course there is no more foun
dation for these fears than there is
forbears that the Germana are plan
ning to extend empire over Brazil
because the Germans 'have secured
concessions in that country and
have established some numerous
and flourishing colonies there.
Senator Lodge, in speeches de
livered a year or so ago, commented
upon these concessions and colo
nies and urged that aB an argument
for a great navy, which might be
come necessary to enforce the Mon
roe Doctrine, according to the mod
ern idea, and prevent these coloniz
ing schemes, which were being back
ed by the home governments as a
means of establishing territorial do
minion in the South American coun
tries. Mr. Lodge was quite warm
and emphatic in his expression of
opinion as to the duty of this gov
ernment when confronted by the
emergency which he anticipated and
foresaw in the not distant future.
The sum and substance of his
speeches was that no foreign Gov
ernment was to be permitted to
gain even indirectly territory in
those countries, and that if there
was any landgrabbing 'to be done it
must be done by this country.
' -Neither Brazil nor j any of the
other South American countries
seem to fear European aggression,
although they know , that some of
these colonizing schemes have the
moral and material support of the
countries from which) the colonies
come, and it may sedm somewhat
remarkable that they should ex
hibit alarm when Americans do
what Europeans have been doing
for some years, and quite exten
sively, without causing any alarm,
but on the contrary meeting with
the full approval of the govern
ments and welcome by the people.
But it is not strange i now, in view
of the grandiloquent expansion
speeches made by leading Republi
cans in Congress and out, their
boasts about this country having be
come a great world. power, whose
destiny is to dominate the seas, even
if it has to fight the navies of the
world to do it. They have also
read speeches of representative Re
publicans in which it i was declared
that the mission of this country
was to carry its civilization and lib
erty around the world and plant it
in those lands which have not been
favored with these blessings. They
have also read speeches in which it
was declared that the American flag
must eventually float over this hem
isphere from the arctic to the ant
arctic ocean and take in all the out
lying islands.
That waa expansion jingoism ram
pant, of course, but the unsophisto
cated people South of us do not
know us well enough to know
whether to take these; speeches lit
erally, or only as ebullitions of inflated
Americanism, and to many of them
they doubtless sound as an expres
sion of a purpose formed and hence
they regard with suspicion every
movement of Americans to gain a
foothold in their territory.
It will be remembered that just after
the war with Spain, this Government
sent a vessel to make a tour of the
Orinoco river and its tributaries, and
to take soundings to ascertain the
kind of navigation they afford; and
the probabilities of extending our
commerce in that' region by means
of these rivers. This movement,
aroused more or less "suspicion which
the commanders of that expedition
had some difficulty1 in allaying.
They didn't like the soundings'the
vessel was making because they
thought the object might be to learn
what character of war vessel might
be used in these streams. We do
not believe the expedition was fully
carried out as originally contempla-
tea, although, the vessel covered
thousands of miles of streams where
few if any steamers had ever been
beiore.
This new scheme in which Ameri-
.u.,USuaug flM aroused bus
. e uem uouuiue a topic
I warm discussion in the ureaa a
Brazil, one of the Rio Jeniero pa
pers declaring, "The Yankees will
soon be the actual owners of many
regions in South America." "
In noting this some of the Repub
can papers express surprise that
these people should be so easily
alarmed, and with so little founda
tion. They attribute much of it to
the formenting of Europeans who
are interested in keeping Americans
out of those countries, and there
fore do all they can to misrepresent
America, and make these Govern
ments and Ipeople regard American
movements with suspicion.
But they didn't need any prodding
of that kind, for they have been sus
picious of the Americans ever since
the war with Spain if not before it,
and, strange as it may seem, sym
pathized with " Spain in that war.
The course which this Government
has pursued towards Cuba, in forcing
her to accept the Piatt amendment
which virtually gives this country
practical dominion over Cuba, if
it should desire and seek a pretext
to exercise, it gave reasonable ground
to fear it. There is further and
even stronger ground for this suspi
cion in the war we have been wag
ing in the Philippines to establish
our supremacy there after our
virtual disclaimers to the contrary
when the war began with Spain.
These fears may be groundless, and
are, for we have all the . grabbing
business we will care to handle for
Bome time; but they think they have
grounds for them t and it is not
strange that they do.
If that was all it would not make
so much difference, but the reBult
will be that it will put obstacles in
the way of American enterprise and
trade in that part of the world,
which ought to be one of the most
inviting fields for both.
NO ARBITRATION.
The country is becoming interest
ed in the poai strike because some
of the industries are already serious
ly affected by the high price and
scarcity of coal, in which respect
the condition will, of course, be
come worse, the longer the strike ia
protracted. If in the meeting which
is to be held on the 17th of July the
anthracite strikers succeed in get
ting the bituminous coal miners to
join them the condition will be ines
timably worse, for that will cut off
the supplies of soft coal, which in
many cases had been brought into
service when the hard coal could
not be obtained.
Both the striking miners and the
coal operators know the injury in
flicted by this condition of affairs,
and the miners show a desire to ar
bitrate, while the operators, on the
contrary, are obstinate and unyield
ing. One of these, H. M. Olyphant, i
President of the Delaware and Hud
son railroad, one of the coal roads,
is quoted as saying:
"If Mitchell proposes to call out the
bituminous miners and paraljrze the
entire industries of the country he will
find that he has taken upon bis shoul
ders a job bieeer than he is able to
cope with.
"There will be no arbitration, tbat la
certain. We will operate our mines
again with the men that are on strike
now. They will be only too glad to
come back and no strike leader will be
able to keep them out."
There will be no arbitration, he
Bays. They will hold out, because
the miners can't hold out, and the
mines will be operated by the men
who will break away from the Union
and "be glad," as he expresses it, to
return to work; which means that
when the strikers- are starved out
they will be compelled to return to
work to get something to eat. In the
meantime coal will become scarcer,
the price higher and higher and the
coal consumers and others will foot
the bill.
President Mitchell, of the Miners'
Union, in a published answer to the
operators, makes a defence of the
strikers, the gist of which is summed
up in the following from the Balti
more Sun: . "
Average earninsra of minAt-a a
leai than $300 each.
Work more hazardous and cost of
iving greater than in other important
ndustry.
8ince 10 per oent. increase in waes
coat of living baa increased 30 to 40 per
cent
Railroad presidents claimed nAllftir
price would hare to be increased 10
cents a ton to grant miners' demand,
but hare since the strike raised the
price $1 a ton.
Uoal-mlning railroads char vh
high rates for hauling coal in order
that the books of the coal department
will show no profits, crediting all
profits to the freight department.
Miners are reauired ta nrndnA
2,740 to 3,190 pounds to get pay for a
ton.
In an average Tear 437 mlnum
killed, 484 fatally wounded and 1,256
others injured eight times the caaual-
ues recorded in theUuban campaign
in the war with Spain.
In behalf of the Miners' Union he
proposes to submit, their case to a
beard of arbitration, and to abide
for the present by any decision that
board may make. But the mine
operators declare .there will be no
arbitration.
A cargo of 5,000 tons of sugar was
received at Philadelphia a few days
ago from Egypt, which was pro
duced on land which a few years ago
was a barren waste, out was re
claimed and made fertile by irriga
tion. Deafness Cannot be Cured
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KOBE PROOF OF PROGRESS.
There ia abundant evidence of the
material and industrial progress of
the South, but the following figures,
condensed from the last report of
theU. S. Comptroller of the Cur
rency by the Atlanta Journal., show
the progress that has been made
financially: . '
The report of the Comptroller of the
Currency, issued only a few days ago,
shows that there were at that time 743
national banking institutions in the
South, an increase of 101 in the last
year. The' increase in the previous
year was even larger, going to 107.
In the Spring of 1900 there were
only 531 national banks in the South
and now there are 743.
No such increase of the number of
its banks has occurred in any other
section in the last two years.
The increase'of deposits has been even
more remarkable and furnishes better
proof of the growth of wealth In this
aection.
In the southern section of the coun
try the deposit fund at the end of
April of 1900 was $187,646,000. On
April 30th. 1901. it had increased 29.-
335,000 and it is now $341,001,000.
These figures include only deposits
in national banks and it mutt be re
membered that there are in the South
many private banks which do a large
amount of business and carry a heavy
total of deposits.
If we go back to 1897, the year when
the general financial improvementta
gao, the advance of the South will be
more impressively exhibited.
In 1877 the bank deposits in south
ern banks amounted to $111,952,743.
The increase of these deposits in the
last five years has been without a par
allel in any other large sections .of the
country, having reached 130 per cent.
ueorgia makes a specially fine show
ing for this period. Her national ban k
deposits have increased more than
$8,500,000 sir.ee 1897. or 130 per cent.
South Carolina's $3,500,000 or 60 per
cent; North Carolina's $3,800,000, or 7
per cent; Alabama's, $8,700,000, or 145
per cent; Miaaiasippra, $3,000,000, or
140 per cent.
The amendment 01 the national bank
law which authorizea the eatablia h
ment of national banks of the $25,000
class has been of immense benefit to
this section.
The consequent increase of the num
ber of banks in the towns and smaller
citiea has been a great help to business
and haa drawn a great amount of money
rrom idle hoards into active circula
tion. Much less money is now called into
the great financial centers at the be
ginning of the season for moving the
Southern crops than waa formerly
called for. Those centers are not
called upon to supply so much money
to the ooutn for these regular trans
actions, because the South haa more
money of her own and is using her
own resources more liberally. The
excellent condition of Southern banks
generally waa indicated at the Savan
nah convention by the authentic state
ment tbat they have to their credit in
New York larger relative balances
than they have shown at any corre
sponding season in ten years.
Homicide Near Cameron.
A correspondent of the Star, writ
ing yesterday from Joneaboro, tella of
a homicide that occurred last Satur
day evening near Cameron, N. C.
Capt. D. N. Black, well known in old
C. F. & Y. V. railway circles, killed
one of his neighbors and dangerously
wounded another, named Pearce.
There had been bad blood between
the principal combatants for some
time, and last Saturday they met 'and
had a fight with knives in which Black
got the best of it. Young Pearce took
a hammerless shot gun from a wagon
and not understanding its operations,
1 A t T . . . "
ne airucK uiacic witn it ana threw it
down. Black then held the older
Pearce down with his-tnee, picked up
the gun and shot young Pearce, who
waa fleeing, the contenta of both bar
rels taking effect in the young man's
back, killing him Instantly. Black is
cut almost to pieces and will probably
die.
Pfayioi Havoc with Cotlos Plant.
At the Produce Exchange yesterday
cotton men were intereated in an ex
hibit of the terrible destruction being
wrought upon the cotton plant in
Robeson county by the pest com
monly known as "lice." The stalk on
display waa taken from a field in
Robeson yesterday morning and
brought to the city at noon. The top
of the plant was literally covered with
the insects and the gentleman who
brought it to the city says there is
much complaint of the pejt in the sec
tion which he visited. The presence
of the insects is due to the cool days
and nights which the weather man
haa been giving ua lately. In other
respects the cotton crop is reported
very fine.
Aa Excursion From Marion.
An excursion train of five coaches,
which arrived yesterday morning oyer
the Seaboard Air Line from Marion,
8. G, via Lumberton, brought about
250 visitors to the city and beaches.
The excursion waa in charge of Mr. D.
O. Sinclair, of Lumberton, and re
turned at 7:30 o'clock laat night
Not Wanted at Clarktoo. 7
A negro arrested in Augusta, Ga.,
Saturday and thought to have been
Will McCall who killed a young
white man named Memory at a saw
mill near Clarkton aome months ago,
turns out to be Morris Butler, an es
caped convict from a gang at Bam
berg, S. O. ,
encampment; SITE.
Permanent Grounds to Be Estab
lished at "Hamtnocks" by
Commerce Chamber.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Appointed at Special Meeting of the Ex
ecntive Board Yesterday Afternoon
Popular Subscription to Improve
Delifbtfnl Sgpt o Beach.-
Standing committees for the ensu
ing fiscal year were appointed by the
Executive Committe of the Chamber
of Commerce at a specUl called meet
ing yesterday afternoon in tha Ex
change rooais on Water street.
Another j important feature of the
meeting waa a decision to establish at
the '-Hammocks on Wrlghtsville
beach, a permanent encampment
iground for State troops, who may be
attracted herein the future. The com
ing of the Fifth Georgia Regiment to
the ;,Hammocks,V July, 17th-27th,
brought the desirability of such
grounds to the attention of the Cham
ber and it waa at once decided to call
for popular subscriptions to a fund for
placing the grounds at once in perma
nent condition. The amount needed
according to a conservative estimate
ia $700 and no trouble ia anticipated in
gathering that aum from persona eith
er directly or indirectly benefitted by
the coming of large bodies of soldiers
to the city and beaches.
Mr. A. B.;SkeIdiog, general super
intendent of the 1 Consolidated Rail
ways, Light and PowerXto., which
will contribute liberally to the fund,
appeared before the committee yester
day and explained details of the plans
to improve the property. ; The result
was the appointment of a committee
to solicit the funds needed as follows:
W. E. Worth (chairman), Gabriel
Holmes, A.pJ Adrian. F, E. Hasha
gen, 80I Bear jand A. B. Skeld;ng. It
is understood that the committee will
begin work at once.
Present at the meeting yesterday
were Vice President H. W. Malloy,
presiding, Mr. James Kyle, secretary,
Mr. J. A Arringdale, Mr. S. P. Mc
Nair, Mr. Li B. Rogers and Mr. G. J.
Boney. The standing committees of
the Chamber were named as follows:
Arbitration Wm Calder, J C Stev
enson, O W Worth, D L Gore. Geo
R French. 1 i
Banks and Currency Jno S Arm
strong, H O McQueen, O P Bolles, Jr,
J W Norwood, Hugh McRae.
Legislation Jno A Arrindale. an
Emerson, D McEachern, W H Chad-
bourn, G H Smith.
N Y & Chicago Quotations M J Cor
bett. L B Rogers. : R H' Pickett, J E
Crow, R W Price, H L Vollera.
Insurance M S Willard. Wm Gil
christ, J A Springer, Walker Taylor,
J Van B Metts.
Health and Sanitation W R Kenan
O C Covington, Alex P Adrian, A H
Zoeller. i
Public Entertainment M W Jaco
bi, J H Walters. F E Haahagen, T D
Meares, T C James, Jno R Turrentine,
Jr.
Membership Walker Taylor, Roger
Moore, Gabriel Homes. 8am Bear, Jr..
P. Pearsall,.W E Perdew.
Agriculturetand Immigration S P
McNair, JT King, BF Keith, Jno K
Williams, Cbas J Mitchell, Peter Mc
Queen, Thoa F Bagley.
Harbor Shipping and Commerce
W E Worth. B F Hall. H W Malloy.
Jas Sprunt, SF Craig, J H Brown.
T D Meares.'
Tonnage and Pilotage H G Small
bones, J W Brooks, T D Love, R A
Parsley, R N Sweet.
Quotations of Cotton D L Gore,
Wm Calder, D M Williams, TD Love,
O W Worth. J F McNair.
Public Utilities G J Boney, W P
Oldham, W B Cooper, W W Blair,
F W Foster P Q Moore, J H Brown.
Industrial, and Business Enterprises
Marcus Jacob!, W E Worth, J Hal
Boatwright.rO C Cbadbourn, W H
Brown. 1 v
Ad vertising L B Rogers, Sam Bear,
Jr.. Sol. Bear, M F H Gouverneur,
T H Wright, John Creaay.
Transportation and Tariff J A
Taylor, C W Worth, R A Parsley.
Information and Statistics W H
Sprunt, WR Barksdale, C H King.
B Solomon, J W Craig, John Frank.
Quotationa on Naval Btores O H
Robinson, J T Rankin, H K Nash,
M J Heyer, O W Worth, D L Gore,
D McEachern.
Finance and Grievances W B
Cooper, I M Bear, E C Holt, M J
Heyer, J K Corbett, L Blent he nthal.
Railway Postal Telegraph and Ex
press Services Geo R French, John
Frank, H M Emerson, T- S McManus,
E M Gregg, j
Mr. H. C. Brldger Dead.
Mr. H. C. Bridger, secretary and
treasurer of the Bridger Company and
a well known merchant and saw mill
man of Bladenboro, died yeaterday of
typhoid fever. A telegram to Messrs.
Stone, Rourk &Oo. yesterday morn
ing conveyed the sad news to friends
and relatives here. Mr. Bridger leaves
three children, all seriously ill with
typhoid fever, which is aaid to be al
most epidemio in that aection.
Col. Wrenn QoeaOut. j
Savannah News 25th : i'From letters
received from Col. Wrenn by friends
in this city the inference is drawn that
he will not be one of the officials of
the new railroad system formed by the
combination of the Atlantic Coast
Line and the Plant System. CoL
Wrenn did not aay in his letters that
he would not be with the new system,
but he intimated that he would not
return to 8avannah.M
Married in Atlanta.
Miss Joaie Furpless, of Wilmington,
and Mr. Albert Miller, of Atlanta,
were married in the latter city Tues
day night jThe news will be received
with much interest by hundreds of
friends here. Miss Furpless waa visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mra. Geo.
S. Sumlin of Atlanta, where the cere
mony was performed.
Committed for Larceny.
Albert Gause, colored, waa aent over
to jail for the Superior Court by the
Mayor yesterday on a charge of the
larceny of a. knife, rule and umbrella
from one of the engine rooms by the
Angola Lumber Co. Bond was fixed
at $50. ; ' V j
Ton Know What Ton Are Taking
When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill
Tonic, because the formula la plainly
Erinted on every bottle, showing that it
1 almply iron and quinine in a taate
less form. No cure, no pay, Price,
Wo. ., j satuth
rwF
Corn
removes from the soil
large quantities of
Potash.
? The fertilizer ap
plied,; must furnish
enough Potash, or the
land will. lose its pro
ducing power.
Resd carefiiUv oor books
: oa crops tent frli.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
i 93 Nassau St New York.
BAND OP SHOPLIFTERS
RAIDED BY THE POLICE.
Anonymous Letter Judiciously Used by
Chief Furlong Led to Arrest of Col
ored WomaoQooda Recovered
Babed upon I information7 in an
anonymoua letter dropped in a
dry gooda store on North Front
street, Tuesday 1 morning, the police
yesterday captured a , band of colored
female shop-lifters and recovered dry
goods, millinery, etc. ..to the value of
about $109. The light-fingered females
are Priscilla Bishop, Tenth between
Dock and Orange streets; Maude
Cowan, Sixth between Chessnut and
Mulberry; Eljie Lovett, Seventh be-,
tween Orange and t Ann, and Carrie
White, a resident of Wilson's alley
between Ann and Nun and Seventh
and Eighth streets. Goods in whole
sale quantities were recovered at each
of the houses and the women were
locked up for preliminary trial by the
Mayor to-day. 1 -
The anonymous letter found in
the store stated that Priscilla
Bishop had been systemtically robbing
the place, as well as the stores of the
Polrogt Co. and J. H Rohder. The
letter is supposed, from the writing, to
be that of some other colored female.
It was at once turned over to Chief of
Police Furlong, and under his orders
the Bishop woman was arrested by Po
licemen I. F. Huggins and J. B. New
kirk late Tuesday niht at her home.
Yesterday when questioned by Chief
Furlong, the woman said she bad not
taken the goods found in her house
and implicated the three other women.
Police Sergeant C. 8. Burnett and
Hall Officers H. W. Howell and D. H.
ReVille then went to the several other
houst s, arrested the women and recov
ered a number of goods at each place.
CAPT. BOYALL'S APPOINTMENT.
Meets With Great Favor in Charleston,
Where He Is Well Known.
Speaking of the appointment of
Oapt. W. N. Royall as General Super
intendent of the First Division of the
Atlantic Coast Line with headquarters
at Wilmington, the! Charleston News
and Courier of yesterday says:
"The news of Mr. RoyalPs appoint
ment as general auperlntendent of the
first division was particularly gratify
ing to his many friends in Charleston
when the fact became known yester
day. ! ! j .
"For the past ten years Mr. Royall
has been superintendent of the Atlan
tic Coast Line at Charleston, having
been promoted from the position of
assistant superintendent. Before be
ing made assistant superintendent he
was train master, and in all of these
positions he displayed such splendid
business ability that his value was rec
ognised by the head officials of the
company. He entered the service of
the company thirty years ago, learned
every- stage of the work and got to the
top because he had the grit and abil
ity. In all important transactions he
was alert, conscientious ; andx pains
taking and few : railroad men here
about have ever had a more popular
following. Having been advanced
through many of the departments he
was familiar with the many duties
which make railroad work a difficult
undertaking and he was always pre
pared to render just such service as
was required of him."
PRETTY WJ2DDING SERVICE.
Miss Bertba E. Dudley, Attractive Young
Lady of Wilmington, Became Bride
of Mr. Brown, of Mobile.
In an unusually pretty ceremony
performed last night at the home of
the bride, Second and Castle streets,
Miss Bertha E.: Dudley, the attractive
young daughter of j Mrs. Oapitola B.
Dudley and a popular young lady of
Wilmington, was 'married to Mr. J.
Harrelson Broun, of Mobile, Ala., a
superintendent of construction for the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele
graph Co. .:
The ceremony waa performed at 9
o'clock by Rev. Jno: H. Hall," the
bride'a pastor, j and the parlors of the
home were tastefully decorated with
amilax, bamboo, ferns and cut plants.
The lighting effect was brilliant and
the entire scene a beautiful one.
The bride was costs med in an ex
quisite gown of white organdie trim
med withDucbesse lace and she carried
a shower bouquet of bride's roses and
maiden hair ferrrs. j
The maid of, honor waa Miss Lena
Jarman, of Jacksonville, a cousin of
the bride. 8he wore a becoming gown
also of white organdie trimmed with
Duehesse lace and ribbons. She car
ried an exquisite bouquet of bride's
roses and carnations.
After the ceremony a delightful re
ception followed, to which hundreds
of friends of the popular young people
were present Many handsome and
costly wedding gifts were received by
the bride. ' :
Mr. and Mrs. Bronn will remain in
the city until Friday, when they leave
for their future home at Albany, Ga.
Food Chanced to Poison.
Putrefying j food ' in the "intestinea
Eroduces effects like those of arsenic,
ut Dr. King's New Life Pills expel
the poisons from clogged, bowels gent
ly and easily, ' but surely curing Con
stipation, Biliousness, Sick Headache,
Fevers and all Liver, . Kidney and
Bowel troubles. Only 25 cents at R.
R. Bellamy's drug store. t
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PATTERSON ENDORSED;' i
B LLAMY SECOND CHOICE.
Robeson Coonly Convention Held Yester
day at Lumberton Clark for Chief
7 Jssllce-Dlflslon on (ssocistes.
Special Star Telegram. : ,
Lumberton," N. C, June 25. One
of the largest Democratic conventions
ever held in Robeson county met here
to-day . Tb delegations from the va
rious townships were among the most
representative and influential citizens
of the county. The convention was
called to order exactly at 12 o'clock by
County Chairman G B McLeod. Col.
N A. McLean was made .permanent
chairman.
Judge Walter Clark received the
unanimous vole of the convention for
Chief Juiiice. For Associate Justice,
Lockhart received 6i; Walker. 21t;
Brown, 23; Connor, 4. Gilbert B Pat
lerson received the unanimous endorse
ment of the convention for Congress.
A canvass of the delegation shows an
overwhelming sentiment for Hon. Jno.
D. Bellamy as second choice.
THE N&WS FROM RALEIGH.
Masonic Grand Lodge Temple-State Liquor
Dealers' Association in Session
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, June 25. Grand
Master Clark announced to-day the
seven Masons who, with himself and
Grand Secretary Drewry, will consti
tute the special committee authorized
to select- the location and proceed to
build the $100,000 temple for the
Grand Lodge. They are: W. R. Cox,
Edgecombe; John W. Ootton.Tarboro;
Julian 8. Carr, Durham ; John S. Cun
ningham, Person; A. J. Harris, Char
lotte; 8 H Smith, Winston; R.J.
Nobles. Selma The contest for the
temple will be between Raleigh,
Greensboro and Charlotte. The selec
tion will be made some time in Au
gust The North Carolina Liquor Dealers'
Association, in annual session here. to
day elected officers for the next year as
follows: President, E.A. Lackey, Ham
let; First Vice President, 8. T. Smith,
Raleigh ; Second Vice President, J. G.
Patterson, Durham; Secretary, John
U. 8mitb. Raleigh ; Treasurer, Ed V.
Denton, Raleigh. In the annual ad
dress of retiring President O'Donnell,
of Asheville, he declared that county
and municipal governments repose
high trust in them and it is their duty
to strive to correct the evil of excessive
drink. He would abhor the business
as leprosy if, as is charged, it caused
drunkenness, bankruptcy and dis
grace. A WEDDINQ AT WALLACE.
Miss Henri Mallard Became the Bride of
Mr. H. ft Jones, of Goldsboro.
White nnd Qreen Service.
In the Presbyterian church at Wal
lace, N. C, last evening at 7 o'clock a
pretty marriage service performed by
Rev. Robt. Murphy Williams joined in
matrimony Miss Mary Henri Mallard,
the charming daughter of Mrs. Liston
L. Mallard, and Mr. H. H. Jones, a
popular young man of Goldsboro.
The maids of honor were Miss Ada
Ellsworth Wallace and Miss-Lula
Boney, of Wallace, and they were at
tractively gowned in light green silk,
mulle over white liberty satin. The
bride wore an exquisite costume of
white liberty satin and pearls. Her
veil was caught up with a crescent of
diamonds. The best man was Mr. G.
W. Dill, of Morehead City, and the
ushers were Messrs. W. 8. Carter, of
Suffolk, Va. ; L. N. Boney, of Wallace;
J. F. Barkley, of Rowland, and A. O.
Boney, of Wallace
The bridesmads, five dressed in cos
tumes of light green, and five in white,
were as follows : Misses Jennie Boney.
Bettie Souther land, Fannie Cooper,
Mary Graham Carr, Mary Boney, of
Wallace; Misses Emma Cooper, of Ke
nansville; Edna Loftln, of Bowden's;
Kate Mid die ton, of Hallsville; Edith
Lorain Fulford, of Wilmington, and
Ella Gertrude Williams, of Warsaw.
Little Miss Ella Mallard was flower
girl and Master Liston Mallard, ring
bearer. The bride was given away by
her uncle, Mr. J. D. Mallard, of Wal
lace. The happy young counle left on the
8:08 P.M. train for Washington. D. O.,
and a tour of other Northern cities.
DELEGATES APPOINTED TO
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Those Who Will Represent New Hanover
at State, Senatorial and Judicial
Nominating Bodies Full List.
Chairman H. C. McQueen, of the
New Hanover County Convention,
yeaterday completed the appointment
of committees to the State Senatorial
and Judicial conventions as follows:
STATE CONTENTION.
Delegates Geo Ronntree, P H Btedman, Thos
W Davis, W F Alexander, w H Bernard, N N
Davis, T B Kingsbury, Marsaen Bellamy, Her
Dert McClammy, Walter P Qafford. H McL
Sreen, Jesse Wilder, B aEmple, B F King;, a H
Smith, E K Bryan, Geo H Howell, Martin 3
Willard, Wm K Worth, J W Jackson.
Alternates J A Taylor, D J McEachern, Jun
ius Davis, J O Carr, O w Yates, Geo w Bran
son, W B McKoy, Jno J Fowler, Geo W Cbest
nattiW B Cooper, Gabriel Holmes, Geo L Mor
ton, W H Shearln, D J Fergus, Dr V W Bullock,
B G Grady, Sol Bear, Martin Sohntbben, J J
Hopkins, P H McManus
SENATORIAL CONTENTION.
Delegates Marslen Bellamy, Jr., 8 F Craig,
S P Cowan, M F Costln, H B Clowe, D N Ohad
wlck, Michael Carroll, Jos H Watte rs, j Walter
Williamson, W F Alexander, Charles Craig,
J W Brooks, Geo W Bornemann, w H Yopp,
J W Yates, Jno M Wright, Jas F woolvln, Thos
W Wood, Jno K Williams, B W Wallace, Geo w
Westbrook, L H Skinner, J G Barrentine, J F
Maunder, B B Bton, B F Johnson, P Quince
Moore, J GIi Gelscben, W B Kenan, John Haar,
A 8 Helde. Wm O Peterson, N F Parker, W P
Oldham, Martin O'Rrlen, W H Northrop, Jr.,
Jno L uantwell, W Van Hardin, Daniel Quln
llvan, J M McGowan, O W Polvqgt, W C Von
Glahn, H L Vollers, C L Bpencer, Geo Harrlas,
M G Tlenken. N B Bankln, C E Taylor, Jr., B N
Sweet, Jno H Sweeney, Lott H LeGwln, Wm H
Lane, Samuel Blossom, A D Brown, Thos O
James, Jos H Hanby, Wm A Dick, Geo O Crow.
O H.Boblnson.
JUDICIAL CONTENTION.'
Delegates aeorge L Peschau, John D Bel-'
lamy, Oscar Pearsall F A Montgomery, J O
Carr, George D Parsley, Junius Davis, Mars
den Bellamy, Jr.tr no A OrreU, BP McClammy,
W M Camming. Thos G Pickett, Gerrltt Walk
Z W Whitehead, Robert Bourk, C p Bolles, W
A Johnson, Robt M Bordeaux, Sol Bear, 8 P,
Adamr, M W Divine, H M Emerson, H O Craig
O W Worth, A. H Waddell, 8 H Flshblate, Jas M
Stevenson, w E Springer, T S Sprunt, Geo L
Morton, O H Alexander, Wm Gilchrist, E K
Bryan, Marsdsn Bellamy, C H White, Thos C
Lewis, B D Cronly, B u DeBosset, Walker Tay
lor, J Alvls Walker, Robt S Colling, S P McNair,
D a Love. Wm A Wilson, Jr. OD Weeks, F w
Kerctmsr, Jno W Atkinson, L 8 Beldea, BenJ
Bell, Jno H Beery, Wm J Bellamy, J L Boat
wrlght. Henry Marttndale, Jos T Carr, B F
Hall, Clayton GllealJasF Gause, JnoU Fowler,
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GREATER COAST LINE
Official Circular from General
Manager Giving Changes in
Operating Department.
WILL BE TWO DIVISIONS.
First ' Comprises Ali Roads North of
Charleston and Second Soatb Mr.
W. N. Royall General Soper
Intendent First DlvUlon
An official circular issued yesterday
by General Manager John R Kenly,
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company, and dated July 1st, gives
delails of the changes in the operating
department of the road that will go
into effect upon the consolidation of
the Coast Line with the Plant System
next Tuesday. Circulars covering
new appointments and changes in the
other departments are expected to fol
low early this week :
Circular No. 1.
Commencing July 1st, 1902, the At
lantic Coast Line will be operated in
two divisions, viz : The First Division
and Second Division.
The First Division will comprise all
of the roads north of Charleston, 8. 0.,
which prior to July 1st, 1902, consti
tuted the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
The 8econd Division will comprise
all of the roads south of Charleston,
S. O , which formerly constitute! the
Plant System of Railways.
The First Division will embrace the
following Districts, which were form
erly called Divisions; Richmond
Shortcut, Charleston, Wilmington,
Yadkin, Columbia, Norfolk, Florence,
Augusta.
The Second Division will embrace
the following Districts, which were
formerly called Divisions First, Second
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth.
Local Superintendents who former
ly had the title of "Division Superin
tendent" will hereafter be called "Dis
trict Superintendent."
Mr. W. N. Royall has been appoint
ed General Superintendent, and Mr.
John F. Divine Assistant General
Superintendent of the First Division
Offices at Wilmington, N. O.
Mr. G. M. Serpell will retain the
position of General Superintendent of
the Norfolk District Office at Nor
folk, Va.
Mr. G. G. Lynch has been appointed
Superintendent of the Charleston Dis
trict of the First Division Office at
Charleston, 8. C.
The jurisdiction of Mr. F. H. Fech
tig. Purchasing Agent, and Mr. R. E
Smith, Assistant to the General Mana
ger, has been extended over the Sec
ond Division.
All other officers, agents and em
ployes of the First Division will re
tain their present positions and duties
until further notice from proper au
thority.
Mr. W. B. Denham will retain the
position of General Superintendent of
the Second Division Office at Savan
nah, Ga,
All other officers, agents and em
ployes of the Second Division will re
tain their present positions and du
ties until further notice from proper
authority.
The rules and regulations, time ta
bles and blank forms of the former
Plant 8ystem for the government and
use of the Operating Department will
continue in force and effect on the
Second Division until superseded or
changed by proper authority.
J. R. Kenly, General Manager.
Hassey-Newlury.
Friends in Wilmington have re
ceived handsomely engraved invita
tions bearing the following announce
ment: "Dr. and Mrs. L. Hussey re
quest the pleasure of ' your company
at the marriage of their daughter,
Carrie, to Dr. James Henry Newbury
on the evening of Wednesday, July
2nd, at 6:30 o'clock, Baptist church,
Warsaw, North Carolina." Dr. and
Mrs. Newbury will be at home after
July 15th.
CONVENTION DATES.
Democratic State, at Greensboro, on
July 16.
Republican State, at Greensboro, on
August 28.
Second District, Congressional (Dem
ocratic),' at Tarboro, July 2nd.
Second District, Judicial (Demo
cratic), at Weldon. July 19th.
Third District, Congressional (Dem
ocratic), at Goldsboro, on July 2nd.
Fourth District,Congressional (Dem
ocratic), at Raleigh, July 15th.
8ixth District, Congressional (Dem
ocratic), at Fayetteville, on August
20th."
Sixth District, Judicial (Democratic) ,
at Smithfield, on July 3rd.
The commencement exercises of the
Virginia Military Institute were
brought to a close yesterday in Stone"
wall Jackson Memorial Hall by the
graduation of the class of 1902. Thirty
four students out of a class of forty
three received diplomas.
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skin diseases, but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve heels the raw sores, expels in
flammation and leaves the skin with
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there's no salve on earth as good. Try
it. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents
at R. R. Bellamy's drug store. t
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INDIANA SWEPT BY
A DESTRUCTIVE STORM,
Two Persons Killed and Fitly Injured.
Buildings Demolished and Crops
Rained Damste $2,000,000.
'i? TelesraDb totno Morninc Hiar
Indianapolis, Ihd June 25. The
entire north and central section of In
diana was visited to-day by one of the
most disastrous storms that ever swept
over the State.
The storm swept sections covering
hundreds of miles,extending from Han
cock county northwest through the
northern portion of Marion county,
Hamilton and Boone counties and
doing much damage in Tippecanoe
and adjacent counties. Madison coun
ty also felt its fury.
Hundreds of buildings were razed
thousands of trees were uprooted and
now blockade highway , railroads and
traction lines. Crops were utterly
ruined, causing a loss estimated at
nearly $2,600,000, and fifty persou
were more or less injured. But two
deaths have been reported with au
thority; the killing of James Van
Herman, who was caught in the ruins
of a collapsed barn near Pendleton
and' James Baileywho was jammed by
flying timbers at McCordsville.
1 The course of the storm was south
east and northwest. Its path was clear
across the State. In the ruins left be
hind are many factories, churches,
school houaes and. frame residences
The most aavere damage was done in
and near Hancock county. All wir
communication between the cities and
towns in the devastated district is cm
off. Telegraph and telephone poles
are down for many miles and it will
require several days to establish anv
wire service. Trains are running ir
regular!. The crew of each incoming
train' bring from the north and east
, stories of the serious damage to prop
' erty.
At Maxwell, Hancock county, the
United States chain factory was ruin
ed, all th$ buildings being destroyed.
Seven workmen were injured by bi
ing caught beneath' the wreck. All
will recover. The New Brothers Hour
mill and grain elevators were totally
destroyed and the Friends church wa&
blown away. One house was totally
destroyed and several damaged t
having roofs and kitchens blown
away.
At Cleveland, six miles south
east of Maxwell the storm broke
as the funeral of Mrs. Mary EirJe
was being conducted. The roof
of an adjoining house was blown away
and a piece of timber was hurled
inrougn ine side or the house of
mourning. It struck ex-County Clerk
Sample, breaking his leg.' Several
others were slightly injured. Outside,
three horses hitched to a carriage were
hurled by the wind against trees and
killed. The hearse was demolished
and the horses harnessed to it were in
jured so that one of them had to ba
shot
The funeral had to be postponed.
Ernest Hurst and E. Hoims were badly
hurt by being blown against the side
of a house. Seven houses were de
stroyed and the postoffice was un
roofed and one side blown out.
At Wilkinson five people were seri
ously injured, one perhaps fatally.
This was Charles S. Sheperd, of Red
Key. Fourfhouses were destroyed and
general havoc created by the wind.
At Stringtown Mrs. Cicero Hamil
ton waa seriously injured by being
caught under the wreck of her house.
DESTROYED BY FIR6.
Mercnr, a Mlnlnr Town In Utah Loss
nearly a million uoiiaa.
By Teieerapn to tne Morniuu star.
Salt Lake, Utah., June 25. Mer
cur, the great cyanide gold camp,
and the second largest mining town
in Utah, was practically wiped out of
existence by fire to-day. Tne origin
of the fire remains a mystery, beyond
the fact that it began with an explo
sion. At least 1,000 persons are with
out food and shelter. No lives were
lost. A conservative estimates places
the total loss between $800,000 and
$1,000,000 and the insurance at $350,
000. Concord Tribune'. Every one
realizes that the wheat crop is very
far short of an average this year. Not
only ia this true in Cabarrus, but all
through the State the wheal is sorry.
Mr. Walter Morrison waa here Satur
day, and when asked about the wheat
said it was no good. Mr. Morrison is
easily one of the first wheat farmers
of Piedmont, N. C, and his wheat, he
says, will make nothing scarcely. The
report for corn and cotton, however,
ia very encouraging.
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