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IBDT7STBIAL MTJCATIOS. V. ,
The Raleigh iVew and Observer
of last Sunday published an inter
esting artiole by T. M. Robertson
on the subject of education in gen.
eral but industrial education in par
ticular, a subject in which this
State is becoming much interested
with the progress being made in the
manufacturing industries. No one
who knows anything i about this
State, about its varied resources,
its combination of mountain, hill
and plane, and varied forest growth,
&o.t can doubt for a moment that it
is destined to become' one of the
great manufacturing States of this
country, not only in a few but in
many lines. This makes the indus
trial training of our young men,
and young women, too, a matter of
vast importance. Wet quote that
part of Mr. Robertson's article
bearing direotly upon this. He says:
lloat of the industrial progreu of
the Bute has been made : without the
awiaianee of specially educated men,
but not all of it. In the cotton mills
of the State are to be found many men
who have had special school training.
Bat new conditions are arising In the
manufacturing business and they can
not be met bj old methodr. Compe
tilionji sharper, machinery is grow
ing mora complicated and processes
are becoming more scientific, Ifanu
facturers must have men educated ac
cording to these new conditions or
their business will cease to grow, if it
does not die. The great industrial
centers of the country are realizing
the necessity of scientific help and
we find that in New England,
New York. Pennsylvania and
other sections of the country there are
springing up technical schools. North
Carolina needs just such schools, and
if she is to progress she must have
.them. A beginning has bean made in
the Agricultural and" Mechanical Col
lege, but half enough has not been
done. The equipment of this school is
not half what it should be. The Btate
has not been as liber 1 as it should
have been, and private individuals
hse not come to its support as they
sh ud. A splendid textile school has
been opened, but it is not near what it
should be. The textile manufacturers
of the State could not inveit a hundred
thousand dollars ia any enterprise that
would bring as rich returns as a first
elaw, up to-date textile school. The
textile manufacturers of New England
have invested hundreds of thousands
of dollars in textile schools. The
manufacturers in Philadelphia have
butit and equipped " one of the
finest textile schools in the world, and
the 8tate of Pennsylvania has shown a
very liberal spirit toward this school.
These people have found that such
schools pay. It they pay in those
place will they not pay heref Our
young men are going to these schools,
and our manufacturers are glad to
have tbem go. Would it not be bet
ter to have just as good schools at
home f 1 We would the- by keep , our
money and our young men both at
home.
This State is full of bright boys
who may in time become "captains
of industry" if thev have a fair
w
chance. We can't give them air an
industrial education, but we can
give h to many and these in turn
may , become the . instructors of
others who were not so fortunate as
thev were in securing the advan-
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tages of school training in regular,
thorough course.
When Bismarck undertook the
task of making Germany a manu
factoring as well as an agricultural
country, he began right by provid
ing for the establishment of indus
trial training schools, where the
young men who were to take part in
building jap the industrial empire
were trained by industrial experts,
employed by the Government, and
the result was that in a . few years
these schools turned out hundreds
of young men thoroughly equipped
and competent not only to work and
direct, but to teach others how to
do what they had been taught
The result has been j thousands
of skilled workmen, and the
transformation of Germany from an
almost strictly agricultural country
into one of the first manufacturing
countries of Europe and one whose
fnflnn for excellence, and
thoroughness is second to none, so
that the German brand on
goods is looked upon as a certificate
of character in .other European
countries, even in those which com
pete with Germany. And thiawas
made possible by her industrial train
schools, without which it would have
taken that country several genera
tions, if she could do it then, to ac
complish what she did in one.
But the day for argument in sup
port of such schoolrhas passed, that
Is no longer necessary, for we have
, had too many objectlessons showing
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vol. xxxrv.
their utility and value. s If there
were no other proof f it the fact
that men like Andrew Carnegie and
n. u. if rick propose to spend mil
ions of dollars In establishing tech
nological institutes in Pittsburg
wowa be sufficient.
We have no Carnegiea, no tfricks
in North Carolina, with millions to
expend in that wuy, and North Car
olina is not rich enough to be lav
ishly liberal, but there are men of
wealth enough in the State to be
able to contribute enough with what
the State appropriates to make the
industrial school at Raleigh a first
class one, in which there may 'be
thorough training not only in the
textile industries, but also in wood,
iron and other industries, for some
day we will want to manufacture
our cotton mill machinery instead
of buying it in other States. There
is not, nrobablv. a cotton mill in
the State which could not find prof
itable employment for more skilled
uoor man is nas, and the same is
doubtless true of - the furniture
manufacturing . business, which is
becoming such an Important one.
These are but two two leading
ones, it is true, but there are many
industries in the State where skilled
aborers would be welcomed and find
steady and profitable employment,
in which, as we have, remarked
above, they would not only be valu
able workers but valuable teachers as
well. Every trained workman turned
out becomes to some extent, the
trainer of others.
There is a man,- President Win
ston, now at the head of the Agri
cultural and Mechanical College, of
which the industrial school is a part,
who, if he have reasonable co-opera-
ion, and reasonable means, will make
that school not of only State but of
national prominence, which would
draw to it students from many
States. We should keep our eye on
Georgia, for that State is alive to
the value and importance of techno-
ogical education.
TOBACCO GROWERS IH COTJff-
CIL.
That was a large meeting of the
tobacco growers at Rocky Mount,
Friday, and judging from the re
port of proceedings they seemed to
be impressed with the necessity of
concert of action to protect tho to
bacco growing industry from ruin.
The consolidation of the Ameri
can Tobacco Trust and the English
Trust has practically eliminated com
petition, and left the tobacco grow
ers in its hands, forced to take
such prices as it makes, provided
the growers are forced to sell, and
there be enough tobacco on the mar
ket to meet the demands . of the
Trust in supplying its customers.
Before the consolidation the Eng
lish Trust had buyers in our mar
kets and prices were up, but with
the consolidation came the end of
competition, prices fell and they are
now a third less than , they were a
couple of months ago, with the re
sult that the anticipated profits of
of the farmers who held their to
bacco have vanished. If there
should be a large crop next year it
will be worse, and the planter will
probably find himself worse off at
the end of the year than when he
planted his crop.
The thoughtful men among them
realize that their only safety is in
limited acreage, in keeping the out
put somewhere in the neighborhood
of the demand for consumption,
and making tobacco not the first
but the subordinate consideration
on the farm. This need not inter
fere with the progress of the indua
try: it simply. means fewer acres,
better cultivated and better handled
crops, with higher prices, less labor
and expense, fewer chances of fail
ure and indebtedness that those who
fail will find it ouorous to pay.
Tobacco growing is an exacting
industry, it requires constant watch
fulness and labor, it costs money for
fertilizers, barns, curing machinery,
etc,., and it takes time and experi
ence to become expert in its manip
ulation. It is a crop which, consid
ing the labor and attention it re
quires and the chances taken, ought
to pay well", and therefore they who
follow it ought to act wisely and
not contribute to their own undo
ing by bad management and work
ing blindly-. There should be co
operation, and the sooner there is
and the more general it is the net
ter it will be for the tobacco growers
of the State and for every one else,
for they cannot suffer without others
suffering, and if they prosper others
will reap benefit from their prosper
ity -
A scientific butter artist has been
exhibiting in Philadelphia a new
process of making butter, dispensing
ontirftW with the churn. He uses a
shallow nan in which is spread some
thing which resembles a Turkish
towel.on which is laid a sheet which
resembles blotting paper. The cream
is spread on this. The fluid quickly
filters through and leaves the butter
on top, all in about ten seconds. But
ter experts pronounce it superior to
any other butter made by other pro
cesses, and predict that it will revo
lutionize the butter making industry.
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AKBITBATIOS TALK ,
There is now more talk of arbitra
tion than anything else in the Vene
zuelan matter England seems to
Ia I TI . . n . I
ue xavuraDie vo jt, ana uermany also,
although she is somewhat more punc
tilious and exaotingthan England.
Shejrants apologies for insulted dig
nity; &c Italy, the "me too" char
acter in the play, will agree to what
ever is acceptable to the Star players.
The main point with all of them ia
to have a bondsman for Venezuela,
who can be looked to in the event
that Venezuela jumps the claims
awarded by the arbitrators.
They would like to have Uncle
Sam put, himself in that position,
but while he is disposed to be accom
modating to them and friendly to
Venezuela he can't well do that, for
if he assumed liability for the claims
held by the three bill collectors,
other nations having claims might
insist that he do the same for them,
and that would be taking on a pretty
hefty load; and would establish &
precedent that Uncle Sam might be
expected to follow in the case of
other South American Republics, in
the event that European powers
undertake to collect claims from
them by summary process.
But it is intimated that while the
United States Government does not
feel disposed to stand sponsor for
Venezuela, it would not be averse te
American financiers going in as a sort
of middlemen, and would encour
age that, which means, we suppose,
that it would favor American money
lenders accommodating Venezuela
with the cash to pay the bills as
sessed against her by the arbitra
tors.'
If the matter was turned over to
J. Pierpont Morgan, with the un
derstanding that an acceptable board
of arbitrators would be secured, he
would probably fix up an interna-
tion syndicate in short order that
would settle up the whole business
in a tenth of the time the bill col
lectors could do it, and when they
did they would have a pretty tight
grip on valuable considerations in
the way of equivalents - for ' accom
modations and risks.
A pie in the Loop family, of Ko-
komo, Indiana, cost old man Noah
1400. He had boys and married a
widow who had boys, so there was a
complication of step-mother and two
sets of boys. There was pie for din
ner one day, when one of the Loop
boys reached for the biggest slice,
which Mrs. Loop the second wanted
for her kid, and rebuked the other
boy by rapping him on the arm hard
enough to break it. This riled the
old man, who sued for divorce and
got it, but had to pay $400 alimony.
A Western editor who does not
believe in vivisection, asks "how
would you like to be a guinea pig
and have all kinds of experiments
tried on you for the benefit of man
kind?" We wouldn't like it at all.
We wouldn't like to be a guinea pig
any way. we'd ratner do an ele
phant or something, of that kind,
for then we could knock 'em out
when they came fooling around with
their experiments.
The English people have not been
very enthusiastic over the action of
their government in the Venezuelan
matter. The impression of a good
many is that Kaiser William roped
his uncle Edward into it while he
was on that visit to England.
A contemporary which says Cas
tro is no fool, for, although he has
brought England and Germany
- -
about his ears, they can hardly reach
his body, must think he has mon
strous long ears, or a "rubber
neck."
A Maryland boy who thoughtlessly
dropped a lighted cigarette into a
keg of powder was killed so quick
that he never knew what happened
to him. But he only got there a
little quicker and sooner, that's all.
An Indiana man, originally from
Virginia, who jQted a girl there in
1861, was so worried by remorse of
conscience that he went back and
married her the other day. And
now she will get even with him.
Beef and other meats have fallen
three cents a pound or more, whole
sale, in Chicago, as compared with
nrices last Summer. I But it hasn't
fallen this way.
L. B.Hanna, a nephew of Marcus,
who went West to grow up with the
country is hustling for the United
States senatorship from North Da
kota. i
f . ;
Great Palls Mfg. Company.
The Rockingham 1 Anglo-Saxon
quotes Mr. Claude Gore, superinten
dent of the Great Falls uanuracturing
Company, as saying that 8,500 new
spindles have been ordered, also new
innm and new machinery, which will
eive one-third increased capacity In
order to make the improvements the
canital stock will be, increased from
1100.000 to $150,000. ! The buildings
m h enlarged and fifteen new ten
ant houtes will be erected. -
WILMINGTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26,
IN A PISTOL DUEL.
Livelv Fxchamre nf Cnmnlimenfs
r
Between Two Negroes at An
gola Lumber Mill.
CAUSED i ALMOST A PANIC.
Colored Mea Emptied Their Revolvers at
Each Other sod Were Prepsrlflf for
a Second Round - Bystander '
Shot-Prlaclpals Woaoded. ? T
A pistol duel between Foster Wil
liams and Balaam Johnson, two ne
groes employed by the Angola Lum
ber Company, occurred yesterday
evening on the mill yard in the north
ern section of the city. Both negroes
emptied their revolvers at each other
and then ran excitedly into the office
on the grounds to prepare for a second
round, but slight wounds received by
each In the first attack and the clerical
force in the! offieecompelled them to
'desist.' .. - - ' -
iTbe shooting occurred just as the
mill closed dawn for the night and a
hundred or more of the laborers were
crowding into the yards to be paid off.
Tho principals in the shooting had
been growling all day at each other
while at work and it took only a
word to open up the duelling af
ter they came out on the yard.
They opened fire at close range and
kept up a j lively banging until the
pistols were empty. - Pandemoni
um reigned in the yardjjrad the
negroes dispersed right and left. Gus
Williams, one of the non-combatants,
didn't get away until a stray bullet had
shattered his arm. .Foster Williams.
one of the principals, also received a
bullet though the arm, and the other
principal, Balaam Johnson, was punc
tured in the stomach. None of the
wounds is serious. "
When the negroes ran into the office
Mr. R. a Colllof, the bookkeeper, Mr.
E. L. Holloway, the shipping clerk,
and other white, men present at the
time, took the weapons from them and
locked them in a room until officers
could arrive; They were placed under
arrest and taken to the police station,
where Dr. O. T. Harper dressed their
Wounds. Gus Williams, the non-com
batant, who is probably the worst in
jured, was taken to the Walker Memo
rial Hospital for surgical attention.
If the wounded negroes are able to
appear in court, they will probably be
given a preliminary hearing by Mayor
Waddell , to morrow. They are both
residents of Wilmington and it is said
that bad blood has existed between
them for some time.
KILLED BY AN A. C. L. TR41N.
White Mat Ran Over Above floldiboro
HMsy Affersooa Perbipa SaicMe.
-1 -The
north-bound -Atlantic Coast
Line train Friday morning killed a
white man three miles north of
Goldsboro. ! The man was lying with
his head on the rail and the wheels
passed over his neck, severing the
head from the body. The engineer
did not se him until the body rolled
into the ditcb. The train was stopped
and the conductor notified the sec
tion master,; who took care of the re
mains and notified the coroner, who
held an inquest. The section master
says that the man had passed him
about an hour before he was struck
by the train. He said his name was
B. L. Brock, and that heaved about
three and a half miles dt mC DM vis.
The section master sajsh told Erbck
that he bad nothing forthim ter do,
and that he soon left and wen ton tip
the railroad. He says he noticed that
the man had a bottle' of whiskey in
his pockeCbut he did not think the
fellow was drunk. It is not known
whether Brock lay down and went to
sleep, or whether he Intended to com
mit suicide. The fact that his head
was lying across the track is evidence
in support of the suicide theory.
VALISE ROBBED ON TRAIN.
Nejro Returning From Turpentine Fields
Lost All His SsvintB Arrest Here.
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Clark, of
ClarktoD, N. C, arrived in the city
yesterday and took back with him the
negro Jim' Thomar, arrested Friday
by the police on a telegram from the
Bladen authorities.
Thomas, i who is a Wilmington
negro ana a son or narry xnomar,
colored, will be tried for the larceny
of $143 in cash from Edmond Martin,
a Bladen county negro, who was re
turning from Florida and travelling
on the same train with the Wilming
ton negro. The$143 represented Mar
tin's savings for many months in
Florids, and he was on his way home
to spend Xmas. He had the money
In a valise in the Jim Crow car, which
he left for a moment and, went into
another department. When he re
turned the valise wan cut open and
the money gone. Thomsa had been
to South Carolina to visit his people,
and was suspicioned by Martin as the
man who took his savings.. He got
off at Clarkton and bad a magistrate
to telegraph to Chief Furlong, pi Wil
mington, to arrest Thomas, which
was accomplished.
When searched at the police station
here Thomas had $82.25, a razor and
several other articles on his person.
An Ex'WIImlnftoi Negro.
The Newborn Journal of Friday
contains an account nf a shooting af
fray in that city last .week, in which
Charles Fowler, an ex-Wilmington
negro, fatally wounded Hllliard Pol
lock, a Newborn negro. Both were
drinking and pulled their weapons
about the same time. Fowler escaped.
BANK OF A1ULLINS, ROBBED.
Professional Cracksmen ; Looted Safe and
Secmi $S,6C3-Losi Ceverel by Bar- r
Ur lasarsece-Bloodbonsds-
The Bank of Mallins, at Mullins,
S.GL, about 90 miles from Wilming
ton on the W. a A. railroad, was
broken open yesterday morning be
tweea 2 o'clock and day-break, the
vault and safe In the building mere
dynamited and about $5,600 in eash
was atolen. All external evidence
goes to prove that the work was that of
professional cracksmen. ' A back door
of the bank building was broken open
with tools from a nearby bladksmith
shop which waa raided, and once in
side, the professionals ; found it -easy
work to blow open the vault door aad
dynamite the safe on the Inside.' Val
uable papers- aad some small change
were found strewn over the floor when
the robbery was discovered upon the
opening of the bank yesterday morn
ng.
Vloodhojand-aacured.from
Board maa, N. C , aad be trailed the
criminals a short distance, but the
track was old and no headway was
made. -.-''(''
Mullins is the leading tobacdo mar
ket in 8outh Carolina and uiu ally the
bank caVries a large amount of money,
bat fortunately, on Wednesday, the
checks for tobacco were very hea y
and little was left on hand. The
amount stolen is fully protected by
policy of burglar 'insurance for
$10,000. The bank is one of the
best little institutions in this sec
tion. It has a paid-in capital
stock of $20,000,. some of which
is owned by Wilmington parties. The
president of the bank! is Mr. P. S.
Cooper, a brother of Mir. W. B. Coop
er, of this city, and the cashier is Mr.
F. C. Rogers, a brother of Mr. L. B.
Rogers, secretary aad treasurer of the
D. L. Gore Company, of Wilmington.
The bank, will resume business to-day
and the stockholders and depositors
will not lose a cent. i
There is no clue . to; the burglars.
About midnight before the robbery,
two men drove around I the town in a
boggy in a feigned attempt to find the
night watchman at the railroad station
from whom they said they desired to
get some baggage. There is no watch-
msn in the town as they ascertained
from several whom they hailed during
the night, and with this assurance
they went to work without fear of
nterruption. 1
HE STOLE CHAMOIS SKINS.
An Ex-Coavlct Developed a Pencknnt for
a Valuable Article of Merchandise
ssd Oot into Trouble.
! I t !.
George Stone, colored, a middle-
aa-ed aeffro who haaserTed two tar ma
in Jm mute priton, according to reporUr
will probably get a third tern for
some wholesale thieving in which he
was overtaken yesterday in Bellamy's
drug store, Front and Market streets.
Stone exposed for sale at Davie livery
stables a quantity of chamois skin at a
ridiculously low price. Mr. Davis was
suspicious of the goods offered and
telephoned Mr Bellamy after the thief
had gone, to know if he had lost any
of the material. Mr. Bellamy examin
ed a case in front of the store in which
large quantity of the chamois is
usually kept and found that his loss
was quite heavy. He furthermore
discovered that the description of the
negro who had offered the chamois for
sale at Mr. Davis' stable, tallied ex
actly with that of the negro Stone,
whom he bad seen loitering about the
store earlier in the day.
Constable Savage was telephoned
of the occurrence and he went out to
find the nesro with a penchant for
chamois. Strange to say Mr. Savage
and Policeman D. A. Rowan found
Stone almost at the same time. He
had returned to Bellamy's drug store,
evidently for another supply of the
chamois and was arrested forthwith. It
was fonbd that he had stolen, first and
last, about $30 worth of the material
and had sold it at several livery stables
lathe city.
Stone was committed to jsll for trial
in Justice Fowler's court to-morrow,
THE WILL OP REV. W. C. NORMAN.
Story Showlni His Unselfishness
and
Tbonihtfulaess of the Cborcb.
Raleigh Neiva and Observer.'
Dubhah, N. C , Deo. 17. The will
of the late Rev. W. C. Norman has
been admitted to probate before Clerk
of Court O. D. Green, of this county.
The estate is valued at $15,100 and di
vided as follows: Real estate, $5,000;
N. O. bonds. $5,300: cash $700: solvent
credits $1,100; and life insurance $3,-
000. The estate is left in its entirety
to his wife. Since the death of Mr.
Norman a very pretty story regarding
bis thoughtf ulness for his church has
leaked out of the stewards' room. The
church had been paying $1,600 salary,
but for two years Mr. Norman had re
fused to accept more than $1,500, say
ing that thin was enough for him.
N C. SCHOOL FOR BUND.
Report Piled With Governor for Trnns-
mission to tie Leclslatare.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, Dec ; 19. The bi
ennial report of the North Carolina
School for the Blind, this city, wu
filed to-day with the Governor to be
transmitted to ' the r Legislature. It
asks an increase of $5,000 on mainten
ance appropriation, making $30,000 a
year on account of increased cost of
living. The enrollment is 131 pupils.
The report aska that $10,000 appropri
ation made by the last Legislature, but
not received, "because of the depleted
state of the treasury" be re-enacted so
that certain Improvements can be com
pleted, j-.-
1902.
CONSTRUCTION OF
ISTHMIAN CANAL.
Senator Morgan Discussed Ques
tion at Yesterday's. Session
of the Senate ,
FAVORS NICARAGUA ROUTE.
Expressed Opinion That If United States
Did Not Avail Itself of Opportunity to
Bnlld by Nicarnf oi Reals NCa ;
' " nsl Would be BulH. "
Tsiexrana to sne aurnins star..
Washington, December 20. After
a session of less than three hourr, the
the Senate to-day adjourned until Jan
uary 5th next. To-day's session was
largely given up to an address by Sen
ator Morgan upon. the question of the
construction of an isthmian canal The
Senator declared that it would be in
the interest of the United States to re
sume negotiations with Nicaragua and
Costa Bice, with the view of utilizing
the Nicaragua roiate. ror the reason
that, as he believed, if we should con
tinue to depend upon the Panama
route we would never have a canal.
A. number of bills were passed and a
conference ireport providing for the
payment of the expenses of the an
thracite coal strike commission was
agreed to
Mr. Morgan contended for the mak
ing srood of contracts entered into by
President McKinley with Costa Rica
tnd Nicaragua. The negotiations of
these agreements he characterized as a
masterful act and said they were about
to be trodden under fooL
He then went on to express appre
hension that if the United 8tates did
not avail itself of the opportunity to
build a canal by the Nicaragua route
none would be built Action at the
present Congress be considered impor
tant, because any person familiar with
congressional proceedings knew that
a minority could prevent action in the
one session only that must come after
the present before the expiration of the
canal appropriation. Attention was
also called to the fact that under Co
lombian law only the Congress of that
country can ratify a treaty.
There bad been no Congress there
sinee 1899 and there was not likely to
be any soon unless the Panama Canal
Company should pay its expenses out
of the S3.000.000 on band or the 110.-
000,000 promised by the United States.
He, therefore, expressed apprehension
that any treaty that might be accepted
by this government would rail of ac
tion in Colombia.
8peakiog of the possible failure cl
ratification of a treaty with Colombia
and its possible effect upon treaties
that might afterward be sought with
Nicaragua and Costa Rica, Senator
Morgan said: "I am not Imputing
any lack of patriotism or any disposi
tion to defeat all canal enterprises to
any one in these observations. I am
only considering possibilities that are
obviously in view and endanger the
construction of a canal at either of the
localities provided by the act of June
28th, 1903. Yet all the world knows,
that powerful interests are opposing
the opening of any canal through the
Ameriefta isthmus and these combina
tions are TBiying'Upuu miijr
the Senate to destroy all efforts to con
struct such a canal.
House of Representatives.
The last session of the House before
the holiday recess waa very brief. It
lasted only long enough to permit
final action upon the bill to defray the
expenses of the coal strike commission.
No other business was transacted. The
adjournment to-day was until Monday,
Jan. 5th, 1903.
SUPREME COURT HAS ADJOURNED.
It Will be Reorganized in Ptbroary Some
Plssl Decisions. -
Special Star Telegram.'
Raleigh, N. O , December 20. The
Supreme Court adjourned for the term
to-day, leaving a clear docket Chief
Justice Furches and Associate Justice
Cooke retire, Justice Furches to prac
tice law at Statesville and Justice
Cooke at Warrenton. The Court will
reorganize February. 2d, with Chief
Justice Clark, Justices Walker, Con
nor, Douglas and Montgomery.
upmions rendered to-day, the last
on the docket, were: Henry vs. Mc
Coy, Macon, no error; Thomas vs.,
Southern Railway Company, Hay
wood, error; Thrash vs. Southern Rail
way Company. Cherokee, per curiam.
affirmed; Kiser vs. Barytes Company,
Madison,, error: Smith vs. Railroad
Company, Mecklenburg, petition to re-
near dismissed; Parker vs. itallroaa
Company, Wayne, per curiam, affirmed ;
Dargan vs. Railroad Company, Union,
no error; Fitzgerald vs. Furniture
Company, Davidson, no error; Lewis
vs. Steamship Company, Carteret,
affirmed; Debnam vs. Chitty, Hert
ford, modified and affirmed:
THE SPEARS-PURNELL CONTROVERSY.
Complaint Filed la Department of Justice.
News Prom Raleif h.
5pectal Star Correspondence,
Raleigh, N. C, Dec 20. Interest
is considerably quickened to-day in
the fight for the removal of Oscar J.
Spears as assistant district attorney by
a special irom.Washington that Judge
Purnell's letter of complaint against
him is filed in the Department of Jus
tice. The judge has denied that he
has or would request his removaL He
charges in the letter that Spears does
not attend to his duties and intimates
that laziness is the cause. J. A. Giles
in probably the. most prominent Re
publican in the race for appointment
sa Spears' successor.
The Secretary of Btate to-day char
tered the Aydlett Bros. Co., of Eliza
beth City, with $300,000 capital au
thorized and $51,200 paid in by the in
corporators, who are D. T. Gullop,
W. E. Evans, J. H. Aydlett A.
Aydlett, a H. Robinson and E. F.
Aydlett
N Gov. Avcock to-day granted par
dons to nine convicts, issuing state
ments of the crime and reasons for the
pardon in each case.
Vance county is the second county
in North Carolina to settle Btate taxes
for 1902. Sheriff E. P. Powell paid
this tax in full into the State treasury
to-day, amounting to $9,802.82.
Former Governor James 8. Boyn
ton, of Georgia, is critically ill at his
home in Griffin and is not expected to
recover.
NO.
HAPPY MARRIAGE NEAR WALLACE.
Miss Effls Reads the Bride of Mr. Frssk
.; Pewerr, of Wilmington. .
. 9pecud Star Cknrespondence.
Waiaaob, N. O., Dec. 19.-The altar
of Hymen was never more beautifully
graced than on the 17th insL at Mt,
Ttrzah ME. Church, when Mr. Frank
Poydras - Powers, of Wilmington,
N. C, and Miss Effie Reade, of ML
Tirzah, were made one. The church
was tastefully decorated for the occa
sion and the ceremony was performed
ia a most impressive style by Rev.
Oscar L. Powers, of Louisville, Ky., a
nephew of the groom. '
The bride wore Liberty satin with
Eoint lace and diamonds and- carried
ride roses and ferns. The maid of
honor, Miss Lila Reade, sister of the
bride, wore organdie over silk aad
carried pink carnations. The -other
attendants were Mr. B. O. Fennel),
best man; Messrs. J. R. Batter
field and R. B. c Boone, ushers;
Miss Laura Alderman, Mr. W. O.
Clayton; Miss Fan Powers,- Mr.
T. J. Howerton; Miss Beula How
erton, Mr. Owen Fennell, Miss Iris
Riggsbee, Mr. T. J. Murphy; Miss
Lena Reade, Mr. J. B. Powers, Jr.,
Miss Julia Howard, Mr. J. a. Moore,
Miss Lizs'.e Powell presided . very
gracefully as organist Y'
After , the ceremony refreshments
were served at the home of the bride,
after which the happy pair, amid
showers of rice, left or a Southern
tout, which will include Havana,
Cuba. They will return Dec 25th
and make their home at Wallace, N.
C. The bride received many beautiful
and handsome wedding presents.
JUD0ES' SALARIES NOT TAXABLE.
Supreme Conrt Adopts the Opinion of the
Attorney Oesersl Rsleigh News.
Special Star Telegram.'
Raleigh. N. C, Dec. 18. The Su
preme Court to-day adoptecfthe opin
ion of the Attorney General, holding
that salaries of Judges of the Supreme
and Superior Courts are not liable to
income tax, as the opinion of the
Court declares Mr. Gilmer's opinion
full, able, exhaustable and a correct
decision of the question. The opinion
maintains this central principle. If
the right to tax salaries of Judges be
conceded there would bono limitation,
but it would be discretionary with the
Legislature to do it to such an extent
as to virtually abolish the means of
conducting the judicial department
Its existence must not be dependent
upon the will of a co-ordinate depart
ment. It is held that the constitution
clearly prohibits such tax by provid
ing tiat salaries of Judges shall not
be diminished during their term of
office.
In a batch of opinions by the Court
to-day, mostly from Western counties,
Elmore vs. Seaboard Air Line Rail
way, from Wayne, on a petition to re
hear, was allowed and a new trial or
dered. SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Louisburg Times: We learn that
revenue officers captured two "moon
shine" distilleries near Flat Rock
church, this county, one day this
week. One of them, it is said, was in
full blast at which a negro was cap
tured and taken to Raleigh.
Lumberton Robesonian: Mr. J.
8.
Humphrey, who was in town the
r tne wr" miibii iur raro
In the upper end of the county are
ers!
using more grain drills than hereto
fore. This means that more grain is
being planted, which is a good indica
tion of more prosperous farming and
the employment of better methods.
Newborn Journal: Vegetables
are exceedingly plentiful now in town.
Turnips are hauled around town for
thirty cents a bushel, potatoes sell from
the boats at forty cents, and cabbages
are equally as cheap. Yesterday a col
ored man war seen peddling a load of
collards which he begged some one to
give hime one cent apiece.
Rockingham Anglo-Saxon: The
Great Fall Manufacturing Company
had its charter amended a few days
ago, authorizing an increase of capital
stock from $100,000 to $150,000. We
learn from Mr. Claude Gore, superin
tendent that the increase of $50,000 Is
to be devoted to enlarging their plant.
They have given order 3,500 new
spindles, and looms and other ma
chinery in proportion, which will in
crease their capacity more than a
third, This will, of course, necessi
tate enlarged buildings. Fifteen new
tenant houses will be erected at onoe.
Duplin Journal: Up to Tues
day 2,700 crates of holly have been
shipped from Faison. This is twenty
seven car loads. Not many years
ago it was the practice of the negroes
to go to Georgia or some other tur
pentine State and return to spend the
holidays at home. Now it is not that
way, and it is seldom those who go
ever return. We regret to learn
hat Mr. M. C. Blount, of Sampson,
ost his cotton gin by fire on Tuesday
ght we learn that there had been
o fire about the premises since Fri
day, so the fire at least looks rather
suspicious. We also learn that Mr.
Blount's insurance on the property
had only expired at noon the day be
fore the fire.
Nashville Graphic: At a log
ging camp of the Dennis-Simmons
Lumber Ob., in Jacksons . township
Sunday afternoon was the scene of
another shooting affair which neces
sitated an investigation by Coronor
Griffin. The settlement is question is
where about twenty negroes are camp
ed. Sunday afternoon two negroes
named Moses Moore and John Jackson
became involved in a difficulty over a
woman named Rosa Perkins. Things
reached fever heat and a fight ensued
wherein both men used their pistols
freely. Moore fled, Jackson supposing
ne bad taken to tne woods. Jackson
then got his shot gun and began
searching for Moore. After visiting
several of the houses in the settle
ment he went to Moore's shanty.
pushed open the door and seeing
his victim .poured load of shot into
him. To make assurances doubly
sure Jackson reloaded his gun and
ahot Moore a second time. Jackson
then fled. It was learned he went to
Wilson, where he boarded a train for
parts unknown. A party of ma
chinists have been here for the past
few days loading machinery taken
from the old -Mann-Arrington gold
mine at Argo. We learn that there
will be no further attempt to develop
this property on account or little pay,
Thousands of dollars have been ex
pended on this property within the
past fifteen years, and at one time the
yield was good and brought handsome
returns. The opinion prevails among
persons acquainted with the property
that there is still much ore to
be found, but to extract it would cost
considerable, probably more than the
returns. The ' machinery will be
shipped to some point in Pennsylvania.
Etsis of Lsdroscs LeJ tr Kcjrots W bo
Bars Beet CctsrrsJ Prom tie ;,
- Army GvLtg Trestle
BVMiseraiAsvtMlloranuBaar. ;
$ WAsmffOTO; Dee.' 20. Advkr
hare reached here from llaniJa -to the
effect that the tands ?of , Ladronce
Which are harrassing the rural popu
lation of the Islands are In tntny In
stances led by negroes who have been
discharged from the army and are em
plotting their military knowledge ia
drilling the Lad rones gad crrsr.ixlag
them m a crude military way. ' in the ,
province of Bulaean It is understood .
that a band of 800 Ladroaes. led by an -American
negro, are scheming to
wipe out the constabulary. md that
four miles out from the town of Ola- .
cocan four American blacks are en-
Esged In drilling a largo number of
Ighwaymen in military tactkuf and,
training them In the use of 'firearms.' -
Because of the Increasing activity
of the Ladronen the continued with .
drawal and concentration of troops in
the islands Is causing apprehension
among the inhabitants of many pro
vinces, who have depended wholly
upon the military for protection.
CHARLIE BANKS AT PORT SUttTER.
A paper prepared by the. late Dr.: W. W.
Harris and read Friday Blent before Cape Fear
Camp NO. 854 tx. a .
In the early mid-Summer davn of
'61, Charlie Banks enlisted in .a Bat
talion of South Carolina Artillery. Re
cruiting officers visited various sec
tions of North Carolina tor volunteers
in the Confederate service. .......
Charlie, a TVUmineton bo v. a native
and with numerous Relative, fond of
excitement and adventure, full of pa
triotism, reported for duty at Charles-
ton, S. C. The Battalion was ordered
into camp on James Island, to assist
in defence of the historic old city.
alter tne ran or "Sumter" and while
in the possession of Confederate for
ces, the Battalion was ordered to the
fort to defend it or die.
Gallantly the boys responded. In
the hourly, dally, constant hall of
balls and shells, hurled so incessantly
with destructive effect, "Sumter"
bravely resisted every attempt of as
sault, recapture or demolition. Gun
after gun disabled and the fire raging
witnin its enclosure presented a fear
ful issue in the contest
In the many engagements, soon the .
staff falls-the proud, defiant "Stars
and Bars" ceased to flutter In the
breeze. Volunteers were vailed to re
place it . Charlie Banks responds and
gallantly mounting the staff nailed the
nag to the mast-head, only to have it
shot down and lowered again by the
continuous torrent of shell.
The conspicuous ensign was a tar
get for the malignity and hatred of
the Federal fleet and the brave volun
teer climbed again the staff and re
placed the flag to bid defiance to the
nated enemy.
Thrice in the day the same deed was
heroically accomplished, command
ing admiration of the enemy and
cheers of his noble comrades.
Such heroic deeds should not be per
mitted to pass Into obscurity or to be
forgotten, but heralded as an example
of the chivalry, pluck and sacrifices of
the Confederate soldiers.
The admiral of the Federal fleet.
seeing the heroic action of this boy,
ordered the fleet to oease firing when
the third ascent of the flag staff was
made, remarking that such heroism
should be respected.
TROLLEY CAR ACCIDENT.
Sixty
Persons lejared Three Perhsps
Fatally Hurt.
Bi Teiegrapu to the Morning Star.
Naw Yobk, December 20. Three)
women were perhaps fatally injured
anu au;-tfv?nmvnr pa.nu.if
bruised and badly shaken up in-a trol
ley car accident in Weehawken at mid
night. .
The accident occurred at a point
where the trolley company's tracks
cross those of the Erie railroad. When
the trolley car reached the tracks the
motorman stopped his car to allow a
freight train to pass. The last three
cars or the freight train broke loose
some diutance east of the crossing, and
were not noticed by the train crew.
After the cars passed by the motorman
of the trolley car thought it wss the '
last ol the train and started to cross
the tracks. When he got his car in
the middle of the crossing the three
freight cars which had broken loose
from the train came rolling along, and
before be could get Jus car over the
crossing it waa struck with terrlno
force. The trolley car was completely
turned over.
HOMICIDE AT BAMBER0, S. C.
A Psctory Operative Shot and Killed In
tils Hone by a Merchant.
By Telegram to the Horning Bur.
Chaeuston, 8. C, Dec. 20. Tom
W. Pearlstlne, a merchant of Bam
berg, this State, to-night went to the
home of W. M. Creech? a factory oper- .
ative, to collect a debt of eighty cents.
Creech declared that he did not have
the money, but would give an order
on the mill for tne amount. - Pearls-
tine then began cursing and Creech
remonstrated because of the presence
of his wife; thereupon, it is said.
Pearlstlne drew his pistol and fired
twioe, one shot killing Creech in
stantly and the other barely missing
Mrs. Creech.
REAR-END COLLISION.
Pltteea Persons Reported Killed and Many
Others lsared.
Bj Telegraph to tns Horning star.
Bah FRABTOisoQt. Dec 20. A tele
phone message from Byron Hot
Springs, says a rear end collision oc
curred near there to-night in
which fifteen persons are reported
killed. Many were injured. The
Stockton flyer ran into the Owl train.
which left tnls city at 4 :30 o'clock thin
afternoon for Los Angeles. Most of the
injured were passengers on the "OwL"
A later report from tne "Owl"
wreck says twenty-seven injured have
been .brought to Byron Bprlngs. Bo
rar an can do ascertained, tne list of
dead numbers from twelve to fifteen.
Most of the killed and Injured were
residents of Fresno.
F1QBT1NQ FOR COAL. .
Mob of Several Hundred People
la St.
Pari, Minn.
By Telegrapn to tne Horning ntar.
8t. Paul, Mnra., Dec. 20. A crowd
of several hundred people brokethrough
the doors of the Northwestern Fuel
Company's Robert street office to-day,
after a remarkable three hours rush
for coal, savagely mauling a. clerk
who had acted as door-keeper and ad
mitted only one customer at a time. .
I The company had received a few hun-
area tons or coal, which were disponed v
of in fc single ton cash orders ' at
$3.75. After breaking Into the office '
police assistance had to be called and
order was restored with difficulty. '
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