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CU AiAiVKeiiig iU WILLIAM H. BBBNAKD Hdito and Proprietor. Friday, December 26, 1902 WI3B WARNING BY A UAH WHO KNOWS. We hare heretofore" referred to the meeting of tobacco growers at Rocky Mount, last Friday, the larg est meeting of tobacco growers evei held in Eastern North Carolina, if not in the State. Such a large gath ering is indicative of the interest the farmers are taking in the sub ject which called them together. It isn't so very long ago since the I absorbing subjeot with farmers in this section of the State was cotton, but tobacco seems to he supplanting cotton and there is very great dan ger that with the trend in that di rection tnese farmers. . would soon a . a una themselves in about the same predicament they were in with cot ton, that is with more on hand than , they could profitably dispose of and '.their time and labor gone without recompense. If the acreage continue to increase as it has increased within the past few years, this would he the inevita ble result, and hence the ' effort to bring the farmers together and point out the danger to them, a movement in which Col. John S. Cunningham, of Person county, President of the Tobacco Growers' Association, and the greatest tobacco grower in North Carolina, was the leading spirit. He delivered an address on this oc casion on tobacco growing and handling, in which he gave much valuable information to the grower, on the agricultural possibilities of the South, and. the future of farm ing in the South under intelligent methods, incidentally referring to tho prospective progress of the South in other industries, it was a thoughtfuland excellent address, but I as bearing upon the tobacco grow ing industry in particular, which was the obiect of the meeting, we quote the following: ''dome vearsazol visited Wilson ana i?ckv aiouni, ana & remsmoer 10 h ave said to some of my friends with TV m A a V 1 a wnom 1 examined their farms, that I thought the lands of that section were well suited to the growth of fine 3 a'- low tobacco, and time has ahowo tit there is no better tobacco grown than bv the farmers of Eastern North Caro Una. Because of this tobacco markets have sprung up in l almost every countv. ' In the -Piedmont bait, in which I live, the bright . yellow tobacco was grown almost exclusively for many ears, but its growth net extended in to other parts of North Carolina and is now cultivated to some extent by farm' era In other States. - "You will do well not to make the mUtake which so many of the people in my section made. There was a time when yellow tobacco sold for twenty- five dollars per hundred pounds, and frequently a farmer would average this sum for his entire crop, and often times more. 'There were some who acted wisely and saved their money, while others amid the excitement tueir auppjuji uumr, ion oougai what they needed from the North and the West. The few who kept their lands in a high state of cultivation, were, economical and saved their money are in good circumstances to- . day. But, on the other hand, those who adopted the one crop system, de pended upon commercial fertil zers and neglected their lands are to-day lamenting their condition and griev ing over their lost opportunities.. The . people of Eastern North Carolina should profit by their experience and avoid repeating the mistake of their friends in the old tobacco belt. "The tobacco acreage in the Pied mont belt is decreasing and necessari ly so. I know of counties Srhere the best tobacco lands are found and where the people flourished and prospered ss never before, where the farmers are now compelled to cultivate less to bacco, because they have cut down their forests, and this because a to bacco farm requires a quantity of wood for fuel and for curing tobacco. The mijirltv did not take the proper care of their lands and wasted their timber, and now they are not in a position to olani as largely as they formerly did. Because of this there are many who are leaving the old tobacco counties for the opportunities afforded in the Eastern counties are far more favor able to them to support their families . and to make money, j "Those who propose to change their present method of farming and who wish to engage In the cultivation of tobacco, had best make up their minds to move slowly, because there is no crop so much subject to heavy losses as the tobacco crop. j . There is enough in this if he had not said another . word, to put to thinking the Eastern farmer who grows tobacco or ' contemplates growing it. He speaks not simply as an observer or theorist, but as a practical tobacco planter who has made a success of it, understands it thoroughly and knows ait about the State and the Piedmont section of which he speaks and which he holds up as a warning to the farmers of Eastern North Carolina. There is perhaps no other indus try of the farm in which there has been such a thorough revolution as in tobacco growing and yet one about which the masses of the farmers know so little. We very well remember the time that tobacco was not thought of as a farm crop outside of the middle tier of the At lantio States from the Mississippi river eastward, with; the exception of Missouri on the west side. Mary land, Virginia, Tennessee, Ken tucky, North Carolina (but a small part of it) and Missouri were the to bacco growing States, with Connecti cut in the North East where a partic ular kind of tobacco was grown. But little was grown in other States save, perhaps, small patches for domestlo use, and in most of the States none at all. Then there were no tobacco . markets located in the towns in the tobacco growing sections, as there are now. The tobacco was prhed in LmiTilleBalttmoreandRicbmona, which were the great tobacco bnviag centers. There may. have been a few others batches were the prin ciple ones. Brom the warehouses in these cities the manufacturers and shippers bought their aopplies. Now tobacco is cultivated as a market crop in fortj two ont" of the" forty- fire States, and some of these which didn't produce a, pound of the leaf twenty-five years ago .now produce more than some of the then leading tobacco States did. This shows how the cultivation has extended until practically it reaches over the wh&le country, and its cultivation has increased in other countries also. Although tobacco is one of the most universally used products of the farm, it does not take much to supply the individual consumer, and it is not, therefore, surprising that the production more than keeps pace with the demand for consump tion. The planter has not only this to contend against but the equally im portant factor that methods of buying and manipulating the markets have changed. What was done by in dividual buyers who competed with each other in the businses and mar kets is now practically down by com bmations which make the prices wmcn cney pay and taice every possible advantage of the grower, The growers have had abundant experience in that from which they should have learned a lesson with out any warnings from Col. Cun ningham or any one else. In the section in which he lives', of which he speaks, referring to the mistakes made by the planters, against which he warns the farmers of this section, there are men who have been growing tobactfo ever since the war, if not before it, who are no better off to-day, in, a money point of view, than they were twenty-five years ago, because they produced to bacco blindly, to the neglect of other crops and relied upon that al together. They succeeded one year, perhaps, and made money,failed the next and lost all they made the year before, and seldom knew what it was to be out of debt while there were others who pursued better methods, who did not depend solely upon to bacco, bnt so pitched their crops as to be independent of tobacco if it failed a a crop or in price, wjio succeeded and added something to their earnings year after year. A census of the farmers in the tobacco growing sections would verify this fact thai it is those who diversified their crops who have profited most, And so will it be with the farmers of Eastern North Carolina, to whom Col. Cunningham gives such good advice in the address from which we quots. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. It is quite apparent now that the Venezuelan imbroglio will be settled uj bi Duration, the ahorteand most sensible way by which it could be settled. It was either that or event ual war, and none, of the powers interested as claimants could afford that. It would be paying two dearly for the whistle, and arraying antag onisms that it might take years to overcome. That and not high regard for this country is the real inspiration of the willingness of the allied claim col lectors to submit to arbitration and practically put the whole question in the hands of President Roosevelt. Kaiser William, however, gives some good reasons for this, when he says that President Castro would feel more bound to abide by a decision coming from President Roosevel than he would by a decision coming from The Hague tribunal, which he strengthens with the additional ob servation that the refusal of the Venezuelan Government to abide by President Roosevelt's decision would offend the American people, who would then be less sensitive if force measures were resorted to to enforce compliance with the decision. These views will probably have some weight in the final -disposition of thia matter, especially as Presi dent Roosevelt seems to be accepta ble to all parties concerned, so that if he should decline to act for rea sons given or others that he may have a compromise might be made by taking some one or more whom he might suggest as arbitrators which would be practi cally the same, to all intents and purposes, as if he took the part of arbitrator himself. Bui as it now seems to be simply a matter as to who the arbitrator or arbitrators shall be, the danger point may be considered passed and the incident closed, which is a matter for congratulation to all concerned. A professional beggar died in Canada a few days ago who left an estate worth more than $100,000. We have lots of such beggars in this country. When Congress is in session they are always there begging for something tariff boun ties, subsidies and that sort -of thing. ' Catarrh Cannot be Oured with LOOM. APPLICATIONS, as thy Cannot rech he aeat of the dlwiM. OunMt i a Wood orobnatltutlonal dlseasa. and in order to en re tt you must taka internal remedies. Hall Utarrn Cure Is taken tntareaay, apOaete -rJctly on tba Wood and mucous nrfaoem. BalTa catarrh Cora la not a quaes mjedknn. It wa prescribed by one or the beat pnjeiclans inttoia cwDtryfor year, and I a regular prescription Ulaoompoeedot tbenert tonics known, com bined with tba heat blood Prtn recwy on the muoous a. faces. The perfect eobftnatton of the twolngrolleott U what pro duceVeach wonderful results In curias Currn. .nil fnr fjwtlmnnlale free. .Props, Toledo, o. Bold tr Drnirgjeta. price 76c Ball's ramUr rilia arc tna t Are you indebted to THE WEEKLY STAR? If en I when you receive a bill for your subscription send us the amount you owe. Remember, that a news paper bill Is as much en titled to your considera tion as is a bill for gro ceries. WAST1. PRODUCTS. The Jacksonville.FIa. Times- Union and Citizen is doing a valuable work in calling the attention of the peo ple of that State to the waste of their wealth-producing products. Commenting upon the fact that the saw palmetto,' regarded as a nuisance and an encumbrance on the land, whiohit costs more to remove than the land is worth, is now being util ized and made a soffrce of - profit in the manufacture of tannin, it asks, but why not go further and utilize those parts of the tree suitable for the purpose in the manufacture, of paper, for which the palmetto is one of the best materials known. In 8implv extracting the tannin they utilize only part of the tree and throw away much that is valuable. In this connection it says: "The world wastes more than it uses," said a student of social econom ies a century ago.,, va French cot could feed another family on t watte from an English kitchen and ve it better food." said a French man. 'The French soldier will march as far and fight as well on half fare as the Englishman i will on a fall ration, because he knows how to pre pare his food." said a French general. The richest "trusts" in America count as clear profit only what was former ly wasted, and when they cannot do so they open the door to surcessrui competition' this is true of all noted for successful management and finan cial strength. Apply the same com petition and the same necessities to the people of our State Tie wed as great corporation and what do we seef Perhaps just now our vegetable crop is the most vaiuaDie, oat wnat wouia become of the tasiness that threw away one half its product Apply, the rule to oar trade in pine and the pro duct doubles in value within thirty days after it passes out of our hands, after paying transportation and skilled labor employed in making the change others make the oront in popuia tion, wages paid and increased value; why cannot we claim me wnoiei It isn't the people who have the most resources who are the richest, but the people who , make the best use of those resources, the thrifty people who turn everything possible to account and let nothing go to waste. The 'people of the New England' States are proverbial for their thrift as compared with the people of other States. Necessity taught them that, but still com- pared with the people of France and some other countries they are extravagantly wasteful. If they were pat to it the people lof one of those States would get rich on what the people of North Carolina let go to waste, and they would live better than people on the average do in this State. We waste our timber, our grass our fruit, our vegetables, and many other things that we raise and sell. With the exception of furniture manufactured we make very little ttse of our timber, shipping it in the rough and buying many things made of it which we could make ourselves. We kill grass and buy hay from other States. We raise a surplus of fruits and vegetables, let the surplus go to waste and buy canned goods from other States. So it goes; we fritter away the profits on what we sell in buying for use the things we wasted. We are learning something in this respect, but slowly, too slowly. A Western Congressman visiting Florida told the Florida fellows that every one of them had a large for tune in their "magnificent climate. And there isn't any danger of run ning through it either. And no combine corner on it either. Every one can get as much as he wants of it, and there will be as much left for others as there was before. It is a great thing that Florida cli mate. Maybe that's the reason why some of the natives down there take life so easy and feel so rich. Mr. Carnegie says great wealth is not desirable, except as it may be employed for the advancement of the human race. He's right. Af ter a fellow has accumulated more than he 'can use, without playing fool, he is pretty much in the posi tion of ahoy turned loose at a barrel of sugar. It' does not' take long to fill him up and come to the conclu sion that sugar isn't such great shakes as he once thought it was. Miss Wilson, aged 34, of New Mexico, is a hustler. She is a pro- ficont mine operator and developer, and seems to know how to do things. She has discovered, opened and sold four gold and two copper mines and added $175,000 to her bank account. If President Boosevelt peremptor- iy declines, there arelotsof men who would take that Venezuelan arbitra tion job. i KILLED IN FLORENCE. - " - - - '- " Life Crushed Out of Ynnnv Aitmi - wewej aTM McLeod, Well Known in Wilmington. NATIVE OF. XARTHAQP ft C. Fell Between Movlsc Preisfet Cars Unoa Which He Wss Rldisr. to His Board. ; 1st Hoase-Kemslss Seat to His Old Hone for Isternest. Alton B. ' McLeod. a vonnv man well known in WUmtafftoD. havinsr made his home here for the past five years, met a tragic death at Florence, S.O., late Saturday night. The re mains were brought through this city Sunday en route to Carthage, N. a. bis native home, where they were in terred yesterday. Young McLeod was employed at the- time of his death as a flagman on t tie Atlantic Coast Line between WiL mington and Charleston. He had-just arrived in Florence from thia city Saturday night and was walking alone the track near the station on the transfer yards when a freight train came in. In order to save a. walk up town to bis boarding place in Flor ence, he boarded the train and walk ing on top of the cars, going towards the engine.! In stepping from one of the cars to another he fell between them and several of .the heavy truck Daaaed over him hndr riittins it tito. rally to pieces and rendering it almost unrecognizable as that of a human being. The coroner of the county was called and after viewing the remains be turned them over to an undertaker and they were prepared for shipment to Carthage. Young McLeod was about 87 yeara of age and was from one of the most prominent families in Moor cntmtv For a year or two prior to 1899, he was employed in me composing rooms of . 1 11 . . . tnia paper ana uuer gave up nis posi tion to become a clerk in the gmcerv store of Messrs. J. B. & J. O. King, which was at that lime doing a large business here. Still later h ntnrrft h Express service and ran as messenger until several weeks on the early train bftween Wilmington -and Charleston. Next he entered the Coast Line aerv ce as flagman and was killed while in that capacity. air. ucLieod was a clever young gentleman and made friends wherever he went. Oaly ten days ago he lost his father by death. He leaves a brother and sister at Carthage, both very young and dependent upon him for support. ' The death is a very sad one maeea. SHO0T1NQ NEAR Q0LDSB0R0. Negro Perhaps Fstslly Woasded White Msa Shot Nesr Premoat. Special Star Correspondence. Goldsboro, N. Q, Dec. 22. Mr. Ad. Pike, son of Silas Pike, apromi nent farmer, residing a mile distant from Pikeville, shot a negro thfs morn ing. While meagre, the particulars are about as follows: The negro, who Is dumb, owing to a gun-shot in the neck, received while a soldier in the Spanish-American war, went to the home of Mr. Pike about 5 o'clock this morning and knocked. Being denied admittance and not being able to make his wants known, it appeared to Mr, Pike that the negro would force an en trance, whereupon. Mr. Pise snatched a gun standing near and placing the weapon against the negro's breast. area, me ioaa, including me wso, tear ing an ugly hole, into the man. It is not thought the negro can live. On Saturday evening a neero acci dentally shot Mr. Perry Barnes at his nome near jrremont The ball en tered the right side between the ribs, passing through the body and finding lodgment in the left side. A nephew of Mr. Barnes visiting the city, gave this information, but was unable to say whether me wound was regarded fataL THE N. C. INLAND WATERWAY. Eoiseer is Rsleffb Examislof Records, Grocery Coopssy Chartered. Spectal.Star Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 23. Assistant U. S. Engineer A. .B. Nichols is here to-day from Norfolk, examining maps and records of the late 8tate Surveyor J. U. McKse, gathering data to be used in preparing for Congress an esti mate of the cost of the proposed inland waterway from Norfolk to Beaufort Inlet, the waterway to be 16 feet deep This is the waterway that Congress man Small is urging Congress to pro vide for. i Engineer Nichols says the report showing the estimated cost will be ready by K'tbruary 1st. The Secretary of 8tate to-day char tered the Newbern Grocery Co., of Newborn, with 930,000 capital paid in. The incorporators are Edward R Bishop, Rudolph Ulrich and Mrs. Ulrich. ! Mr. T. B. Hudson, chief clerk to the state Auditor, returned to-day from Morehead City, where be and Oyster Commissioner W. M. Webb killed 118 wild ducks in two days, the best record made this season. Postsl Clerk Will Sue. J. M. Halm, a postal clerk, who was injured in the wreck on the Sea board Air Line at Rockingham, which delayed the Forepaugh & Sells Bro thers' circus on October 19vb, this year, has sued the company for $15,000 dam ages, alleging that he was permanent ly injured in the spine and hips and that his nervous system was so shock ed and unstrung that he has partially lost his memory. Hulm formerly ran between Atlanta and Washington on the Seaboard Air Line and has em ployed an Atlanta legal firm to con duct his case. His Uscle' Dead. Mr. Claude H. Dollar, of this city, yesterday received a letter informing him of the death at Selma, N. C, of his uncle; Mr. & W. Parker. Mr. Parker was employed by one of the railroads entering Selma and Friday he was run over by an engine. Both legs were cut off and the wounds were so severe' that the injured man died within less than 24 hours. He was an estimable man and was buried at Wil son Mill, N. 0., on Sunday. ' A Frigatenaa florae, Running like mad down the. street dumping the occupants, or a hundred other accidents, are every day occur rences. It behooves everybody to have a reliable' Salve handy, and there is none as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Barns, Outs, Sores, Eczema and Piles disappear quickly under its soothing effect. 25 cents, at R. B. BxUiAJCT's drug store. f THE RIGHT TO TAX INCOMES.- War Oa Betweea Corpoaiioa Coamlsslea asdSapresBS CoartMay do tiff her. ' Special Star Telegram. I RALEGH, N 0., lec- 38 A con" flict between the. 8upreme Court and Corporation Commission is on. Chair man Franklin McNeill, of the Corpo ration Commission, issued a statement to-day criticising me supreme vourt for their action in adopting the opinion of the Attorney General and decree ing that their salaries ana inoee oi Superior Court judges are not liable to income tax. Cnairman McNeill char acterizes the proceeding as illegal and ays, "The liability of theae gentle men to income tax or bdj uiner mx must be passed on by other omcers. The maxim, "No one . can be a Judge in his own cause," Is quoted. The fol lowing significant paragraph concludes the statement: i "Oar conclusions may be wrong, but they must stand until overruled in a legal way. We are glad to say these gentlemen (the judges) can, in a short time, have their rights passed upon by disinterested judges and that we will be corrected if wrong." Asked what course would be pursued, Chairman McNeill said all the county officers have instructions to proceed with the collection of the income tax from all. Including judicial officers. and that will be done until some test ease is properly disposed of. He says the unsolicited decree of the Supreme Court in its own behalf cannot be effective. . i , Some expect the matter to go to the 8apreme Court of the United States in a test case; others think that the Legis lature will be asked to settle it How ever, the question really at issue is the right of the Legislature to impose an income tax on salaries of judicial officers under the constitutional provi sion that the departments are co-ordi nate and the Legislature shall not di minish salaries during the terms of office. Chairman- McNeill says if the State officers don't pay the income tax it will be almost impossible, to enforce it as to private citizens, i , MAJOR EUQENE HiRRELL DEtO. Passed Aswsy Is Loodoa Yeiterdsy RsiU rood From Raleigh to Tidewater. Special Stat1 Telegram Ralkigh, N. C, Dec. 22. A c,b!e gram is received from London, an nouncing the death of Major Eugene G. Harrel), for many years prominent as secretary of the North Carolina Teachers' Assembly,' and promoter of numerous enterprises. He did mili tary service in the Spanish-American war and arier wards went to the Phil ippines, where he was last heard from. Notice is given to-day that the in coming Legislature will be asked to incorporate the Raleigh and Eastern R til way Co., to construct a road from Ktleigb. to tidewater; probably at Washington, Beaufort cod oty, MARRIED IN' MOUNT OLIVE, N C. Mr. Peter McQsees, Jr , of Wilmiottos, Wedded Miss Tat'om Yesterday. One of the prettiest weddings in the history of Mount Olive was that in the Methodist church there on yesterday morning at 10 o'clock when Mr. Peter McQueen, Jr., a popular young whole sale 'grocer of this city, led to the altar, Miss Katharine Tatum, a charm ing young daughter of Dr. and Mrs. McL Tatum, of Mount Olive. The ceremony was performed in the midst of a large gathering of friends and re latives by the Rev; N. M. Jurney, formerly of Mount Olive, now of Beau fort, N. O. . i The best man was Mr. Clarence D. Msffitt, of this city, and the grooms men were: Messrs. M. McKinnon, of Wilmington; Benjamin, Robert and Henry Southerland, of Mount Olive; Gordon and Grover Smith, of Golds boro; Joseph Shaw, of Lumber Bridge, Abb Pickett, of Wilson. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs, McQueen left for Fayetteville where they will spend the holidays with the groom's mother,, later returning to this city to make it their home. """"" AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR WILMINGTON Represeitstive at Hsrper's Weekly His Prposhloata Bailoees Mes. Mr. robn . H. Gould, representing Harpers Weekly, arrived in the city yesterday from Charlotte and will to day or to-morrow present to the Cham ber of Commerce one of the finest op portunities imaginable for advertising Wilmington and its splendid resources. Mr. Gould's publication will, during January, issue a special Southern edi tion containing a number of articles on various phases of Southern develop ment prepared by aome of the ablest writers and authorities in the8outb. Mr. Gould, it is understood, will of fer Wilmington a full page in the edi tion for a special article descriptive of the city and, if furnished with photo graphs, will present illustrations of prominent buildings for which they make their own cuts. - It is said that no other requirement whatever will be made, although busi ness men may have the privilege of a full advertising page opposite the write-up, if they desire. Charlotte and Raleigh have advant aged themselves of Mr. Gould's offer. The special edition of the weekly will be one million copies. Handsome Brittsh Barqse. The British barque Nellie Troop, 1,317 tons, Oapt Nobles, arrived Sun day from Savannah. Ga , in tow of the tug William FX McCauley. 8he brought a part cargo of nitrate of soda for the Wilmington Compress and when she has finished discharging she will proceed to New York to go in dry dock and receive general repairs. She is one of the finest vessels of her class that ever entered the port. Her bull is iron, masts and yards are of iron and the cabin is fitted out with brass ornaments and hard woods. She also has her own electric system aboard. . . S Has Can Die i ; Of any form of Fever who uses John son's Chill and Fever Tonic even half way right It Is 100 times better than quinine, and does in a day what slow quinine cannot do in tentdsys. John? son's Tonio will drive. out every trace and taint or Grip Poison from the blood. Write for Agency to A. B. Girardeau, 8avannab. Ga. f O Baantha BlgBstua of .STC lba Kind Yon Han Always '4 BOLD JIORSB' ;TDIEF;tTVNER'BeL PERJURV- Animal and Baggy Taken Yes terday From trie Seaboard Air Line Station. DROVE HIM ABOUT TOWN. Smaihed the Vehicle and Thea RoUe Horseback Nefro Arrested sed Locked Up at the Police StA- tloa Istozlcsted. l-.. . Charged with horse stealing Gallo way Williamr, colored, will be ar raigned in the' municipal court to day. And it is a most extraordinary and daring case, Extraordinary, be cause the animal was stolen in brosd open daylight and driven about the city until the buggy to which the an imal was attached was smashed all to pieces; daring, because after the bug gy was smashed the negro mounted the hone and rode it back into the vicinity from which it was stolen. Mr. Bern ice C. Moorr, the well known druggist on Fourth Sheet, was the owner of the horse and buggy stolen. Mr. Moore had driven down to the Carolina Central depot, not a long diatance from his storr, to meet a brother of his whom he was expect ing on the noon train. The horse was bitched near the station, and Mr. Moore went into the waiting room until the train would arrive. When he detired to return to his store after the arrival of the train, I.e. was sur prised to find his turn-out gone. He hurried to the store and kep the telephone bell ringing with messages all over town to look out for the property. At length he set out himself up the Castle Haynes read upon information that a buggy an swering to the description given had been seen going in that direction. It was a "fahe alarm," boweve for very coon Mr. Houston Moore, a broth er of Mr. Bernio Moore nra negro riding the horse at Third and Bruns wick street's. He hauled the man off the animal and turned him over to Policeman C. B Wood after which he was locked up at the police station. The negro had been drinking and that probably accounts for his deviltry. The horse had been driven all over town and a short distance out the Market street road. At one time 8pecial Officer O. T. Croom chased the turnout for "fast driving"oa Front street, but the negro made hia escape. He drove down Water street and at the corner of Walnut, be ran against some obstacle and smashed the buggy all to pieces. The negro wiU doubtless plead drunkeness. when arraigned this morn ing. LOCAL DOTS The schools of the city and country closed yesterday and will not resume exercises until Jan. 5th. Seven crates of strawberries were shipped from Teachey's yester day morning. Several have been ahipped before the past ten days. The $5 in gold offered by Mr. 3. E. Memory, of Whiteville, for the best description of his store, has been awarded Miss to Annie. Reade Lewis, or Whiteville.. The Atlantic Coast Line shops are said to be turning out on an aver age of twenty "Atlantic Coast De spatch" cars a week. The oars are badly needed and the work of build ing them has been pushed for several months. Dr. L. L. Ardrey, who for merly practiced his profession at Bur gaw, passed through the city yester day en route to Charlotte. He will leave shortly for Western Texas, where be will locate with the hope that the climate will be more condu cive to his health. Rev. C. B. Paul, the popular pastor of Soutbside Baptist church, was "pounded" by hia congregation Monday night. A feast of good things waa Mr, Paul's portion upon the oc casion and he responded with heart felt words of appreciation for the kind ly expression. Announcement is made of these Christmas weddings: Miss Serena Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Smith, to Mr. Walter H. Mc Cartney, son of Mr. and Mrs Mc Cartney, and Miss Sudie R. Hodges to Mr. Geo. H Davis. Both couples are from Wilmington. Stole Bag it Pessuts. John Mitchell, colored, was commit ted to jail by Justice Fowler yester day, charged with the larceny of a big of peanuts from a Brunswick county man, who had brought them to mar ket for sale. The 'Voobera" were stolen from Market street deck just after they had baen brought over on the ferry flat Christens Strawberries. Mr. C. O. Alexander, the enterpris ing Second street grocer, has on sale some very fine strawberries, raised as a second crop on the farm of bis father, County Commissioner W. F. Alexan der, seven miles from the city, in Har nett township. The berries are bring ing 50 cents a quart. They are picked fresh and have been brought to the city by Mr. Alexander for several days. FATALLY WOUNDED Yoaof Maa Shot by a Yoaag Woman Near Jscksoo, Teen. Bv Telegrann to tna morning star Jackson, Tknn., Dec. 83. To-day atToone Station, a village near this city, Miss Lizzie Hillhouse, a promi nent young woman in the locality, shot and fatally wounded a young man named Marsh. Sbe called Marsh from the breakfast table, seized him by the arm and with her disengaged hand fired aix ahota from a revolver into his body. Marsh was to have bsen marrieo soon. Former President Cleveland, who has been oh a duck shooting trip in South CaroIina,returned to Princeton, N. J., yesterday in excellent haMh. 4.as last Attracted Mack Interest la fo- :., Need is Prlead ladced " The case of J. E. Tyner, chafed wiihfcerjury, was called in the mayor's court yesterday at noon. The de fendant waa not represented by coun sel, but has retained an attorney for appearance in the higher court for which he was subsequently held. When the case was "called In the mayor's court yesterday, Tyner pre sented aa affidavit sworn to before Justice McGowaa, aetting forth that he could not jret justice before the Mayor. Mayor Waddell then set the case, before Justice of the Peace John JTFurlong. To that Tyner ob jected, but he had no further alterna tive and the case came up before Jus tice Furlong at 5 o'clock in the after noon. The prosecution offered s's witnesses Special Officer O. T. Croom and Messrs; Harry Litgen? James New and Tom Powers. 'Special Officer Croom and on other testified to having s en Tyner buy whiskey from the negro Ben Jones in the case against whom the charge of perjury developed on Monday. Two others testified that they had heard Tyner say that before he would expose a man who would befriend him with a drink of liquor on Sunday morning when ho was "dry," he would "suffer his throa to be cut from ear to ear." - Tjpon this evidence Justice Furlong held the defendant Jn the sum Of $100 bond, which he gave yesterday even- ing with Messrs. W. M. Sneedao and 8. H. Fishblate as sureties. THE MATTER OF TELEPHONES. Explsostioo by Msosrer of Bell Company to Commerce Chsmber. The question of local telephone ser vice was considered in all its phsses at a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee yesterday at 12:30 P. M. Those pres ent were President Onadbouro, Secre tary Kyle and Measra. H. W. Malloy, I. M. Bear and G. J. Boney. The matter of the service by the Bell Company had been previously taken up, and at the meeting yester day Mr. T. 8. McManuv, manager of the Wilmington exchange of that company, was present by invitation and explained why it bad been pbyai cally impossible to remedy existing conditions. H i explanation was thor oughly satisfactory to the Board, and President Chadbourn so expressed himself. Mr. McManus said that as soon as the company gets in the new switch board early In February the aervice will be perfect; that he haa been in atructed by Diatrict Superintendent M B 8pier and General Manager W. T. Gentry to say to the Chamber of Commerce that nothing can be done until the new switchboard is installed: the new system could have been com pleted earlier had the Board of Alder man granted the company the privil ege of placing its wires underground when application was made last 8pring. When the privilege was finally grant ed, Mr. McManus said, it was too late to begin work until Fail. President Chadbourn upon the con clusion of Mr. McMiaus' remarks, said that he had made a full explana tion which was perfectly satisfactory. He said it was in order for the people to remain patient until the new switch board is installed. The Columbus, Ga , Water Works Company has been placed in the bands of a receiver, W. 8. Greene, of Savan nah, by the U. 8. court. The bonded indebtedness is $400,000; the capital stock $310,000 and the value of the property as returned for tsxation $124,000. Flgat Will Be Blttar. Tbosa who will persist in closing their ears against the continual rec ommendation of Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption will have a long and bitter fight with their trou bles, if not ended earlier by fatal ter miration. Rad wbat T. R. Beat', of Beali, Mass., has to say: "Last .fall my wife bad every symptom of con sumption, 8he took Dr. King's Nw Discovery, after everything else bad failed. Improvement came at once, and four bottles entirely curd her." 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' v " U. 0 8HEPARD, Jr.. Wilmington. FPE-MOFFETT'S TH Costs Oaly 25 cents lw .n .i"', v.--;- oJTF"-My tabletasKhing. Erery remedy was eihlaruKi InLTmhZ continued to Hot mother JeirmloSd to trVKTO7VV"?,Ml ' r tima. H Ul. 1 haaa the bowel, wera retoUj, andTtbanka to TEBTHIS A? !7.? klFHINA-"i In a d. xoura. etc.. D. w. W- www anu UUrDlIlAT I)Tr sVMlUnnaMl ft S. L. F"7"HV0. OW DOW9U a fr "ffe J?7 11 good Druggists. R. R. BELLAMY can trade with TaffpjrHA at Or. Sfpffett's nricea. On- 11 rti in riii 1 Our money winning books, ; written by men who know, tell you all about Potash They are needed by every man ' who owns a field and a plow, and who desires to get the most out of them. They utrtt. Send poital card. GERMAN KALI WORKS SS Kama Street, New Vert STEAM TUG BLOWN UP. Boiler Explosloaoa the Llzx'e Msssy Near Norfolk Two Mea Killed sod Oae Msa Fstslly Isjored. av IMsrap& to tna Morning mar Norfolk, Va., Dec. 23. Two men were killedajmd another fatally ir jur ed in an explosion of the boiler of the tow boat L'zzle Massay, on the south ern branch of the Elizabeth river at 6 o'clock thia evening. The dead are George M Williamr, captain ; Wil liam Byman, fireman. Fatally injured, Samuel Dunn, engineer. . The. tug waa towing the lumber laden barge Maple from the Richmond Cedar Works to Norfolk When the ac cident occurred. Captain Williams, who with Dunn owned the boat, waa thrown fifty fret into the air and borriblv margifrt. Byman was blown into piece. Tb boiler waa thrown through the t p . f the boat and landed some diau c away in the river. The tug immedi ately sank in fifteen fre ot water It is reported that an unii.own dm employed on the barge- wa al o kill The barge waa not it. jured in lb' x plosion. The tug waa built at Ptty' Vt , N. J., in 1869, and her b'tiUra er. put in by A. L. Arc bu 1 A C ., Philadelphia. 8he w 0,, r 'i.i the firm of Williami & Bu i. F. r. Williams, th serior m rtitw-, i nephew of the captain wi. wa-. i A relief tug dipa'cord l Uir seen: has not yet 'returned. Captain Williams and K g nrr Dunn were both married and leavn families. THE POPE AND CARDINALS. Cbristmis Greetings to the Pontltf the Pope's Speech la fsoly His Jubi lee Year Fmbitlcred. Bv Cable to the Morning Star. ROME, -D?c. "23. Taere was a pic turesque tceae in the Pope'a private library at noon to-day, when all the cardinals living in Rome gathered there to present the pint ff with tb)r Christmas greetings. All the visitors wore their gorgeous red robe. A re markable fact was that, with Ui ex ception of Cardinal Santo Sef-uo and Cardinal Paroc-M, all in aM m bled prelatea appeared exc ptiouail.y well animated and full of plava for the future. Cardinal 8anto Stefano, as doycm or the Sacred College, read the to g'U utatory address. The Pope pk- at . 1.U I I . uius icu(iu iu rrpij iuu rprtsrv keen sorrow at the fact that his jubilee year was embittered b; pain Jul events, rt-ferring evidently to the divorce bill. The, po.t ff in ihU con nection remarked : "Wbai ihey w, Di is the fall of Christian oroer and the reconstruction of the states on the basis of Pagan naturalis." The Poo- pleaded fnr a spre-d of Christian dtmocracy "on tb l.n-.a preached by the Church to opps the. seditious socialistic democracy which acknowledges nr God." After receiving the apostolic bene diction the cardinals withdrew. Newhern Journal: The tobac co season just cioaed has been the largest in the history of New Beru and the sales will nearly go to a mil lion and a half poundr, which is quite a jump from a half million last year. We underatand an eff.irt will be made to organise the Farmers Ware house Co., which will b- incorporated with a capital s'ock of $5,0u0 to buy and sell tobacco and to erect a atem mery. ThM ahare will be or the p r value of $40,00 and aniffurt wtli be made to have a part of ihe block Uketi by the looacco farmers of Ux tec tum. John T. M'Lli, bed f ?he -r If-r. age firm of Jr- l McLen & O im.ai, , was exoelled from in- s i (..' 8tock Exchange, Ne Y k Ti charge againat him "s ii mi he h d Oeen gunty or actiuna deir m-. " UJ, i o th w'ifr of ih 'S'-hrga. mix "NEW R8VAL" FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS Cores CuolerHnfantBB, ewe w IMSISMtaSBMa DiarrhoeaJhncnterv. am) the Bowel troubles of Children I.. Aids Digestion, Regulate, at Prnggists, we Dowels, Strengthens the Child and Makes ... - r?' TEETHING EASY ' Dear 8irt ju.ti L. A.z.-.::.rr"?. r"- JtJJ1 lthlrtM month, old, baa hid macb hmVZT. 1 f1 n Uf bad ratnraad- or two th i.. . "Z-"?L"1? apalri of. McIvEli, Editor and Froprior Tpikafee ( AU.) Jf.wa. i.iiVo J.: ."!."''' snpply the 31y
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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