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0PXHI0H8 OF HORTHXEN AND
;yaini TAEKssa. -Iq
peking ywtfirday of the fu
ture proipecta of agrioulture in this
country we remarked that in riew
of the fact that the' supply of pub
lic land's suitable for agrioultnre was
about exhausted that with the ad
vantages the 8onth presents to the
farmer and the certain demand there
will be for farming ; lands, there is
no reason why there' should not be
in the years to come a large immi
gration into this section..
There has been for some years an
annually increasing movement of
this kind, more noticeable in the
Southwest and in the States which
bo;Ier-in the Mississippi, because
the Western people, from where
the larger part of the immigration
comes, .know that section better
than they do others, ' and because
some of the railroads have estab
lished information bureaus which
send ont muoh printed matter, de
scriptive of the country and tne in
ducements offered to immigrants
who desire to farm or engage
in manufacturing or other in
dustries. Much valuable ad
vertising has also been done by the
Western farmers who have settled in
those States and have succeeded, in
the letters they have written their
friends, some of which are published
in their home papers.! The commer
cial and agricultural conventions
which have been held in the Sonth
for some years past, composed large
ifP;if:.rthrn and Western men,
have also-contributed much to draw
attention to the South and the op
portunities it offers to farmers and
others. !
The National Farmers' Congress
recently met at Macon, Ga. In it
were representative farmers from
Penusjlvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illi
nois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minne
sota, Nebraska, Kansas and other
States. Ths Southern Farm Maga
tine, published in Baltimore,solicited
the views of some of them as to their
impressions of the South, and pub
lishes a number of responses in the
January issne, from weich we clip
tho following extracts as giving an
Idea of the favorable impression
mtde upon the writers. We quote
simply the gist of the letters from the
advance sheet:
Mr. John Hamilton, secretary of the
Pennsylvania Department of Ajrrtcul-tar-,
obarvio tbe vast amount of
lai d cspibl of proflUble cultivation,
and arutDir for a proper rotation of
crop, write: "Toe salvation of agri
culture In the Southern 8tatn will
cone not from without but from
wiihlo. It mast be effected largely by
the me a who already live on the land.
Toe agencies that are to b) most-patent
in j'dmr thes land holders are: First
thi acrrlcultural college; second, the
agricultural experiment station ; third,
the agricultural institution, SDd fourth,
the agricultural journal! If these edu
cational institutions srei liberally sup-
norted and lntelliEf nil v directed it will
not be long before the Southern States
will b practicing diversified farming,
eheaneninc their methods of produc
tion, improving; the fertility of their
lands and adding greatly to me com
fort and .prosperity of their agricult
oral oeoole. By these means there
will be given all over the Boutb visi
ble demonstration of what the Boutb
. era States are capable of in the way of
agriculture. The sight or this pros
peritv will, of itself, attract the better
class of Intelligent farmers rrom eiae
vhMi. and the tide of lmnrtgration
will be diverted from the great West
to the milder climate and greater pos
sibilities or the Boutb."
Oliver Wilson, of Magnolia, 111.,
whose oninion of Southern agricult
are was chaoged by his trip, writes:
"That agriculture has not reached its
nihilities in the Boulhern States is
apparent to the casual observer, but I
fi d that better methods are being
applied and greater Interest
taken, nd I believe there are
many farmers in the North and West
who are paying high' rent, without
even a hope or ever owning a iarm in
la those sections, who would do well
to investigate possibilities in tne Bouin
whnr.i land U cheat and with Droper
culture may be brought up to a high
state of cultivation, bringing profita
ble return to iim owner."
Mr. John W. 8 ah I, of Qainey, III.,
secretary of the Farmers' National
Coof reii. will show his faith bv his
wo-k. He writes: "The South does
n n kuow of its riches 1 It has but
toicnoaihe hem of its resources,
Wnst I think of the South as a field
fro iotettment la best shown by tbe
fact that I purpose to invest in it all
my turpius dollars irom mis time
on.
Hoarding tbe opportunities for
isroiersio the South the following
Vie are eznreaaedi 1
A. V Hiranre. Walshville. Ill: "A
aoii which, can be made nrofltable.
wiiti its low price and with tbe finest
ornate in tbe world, will appeal
itroagiy to the debt-bardened farmer
i j ? ono, wno can never get oat
his land?" MC(rant of the h,h prIce of
. F. K. Madge, LaSailerlll: "You
nave good farm lands there cheap. We
have good farmers hen, with lands
'oo high. We must come to the land.'
T. L. Roberts, Jopps, 111: "I would
adrlse any one who ls'seeklng health,
wealth and happiness to try the South,
especially Florida, Georgia and Ala
bama. Of coarse, I am too old to farm,
but the young and the middle-aged
should go the Sooth, as I think it far
superior to the Western lands for all
purposes."
Hiram Vaman, Verons, Wis. "If
Northern farmers should invest in
land In Georgia and work as they do
here and In the West, I see no reason
wny ine couia not make a success."
There are good points in all of
these extracts, but it should not re
quire much time or effort to show
the advantages of the South over
any other section of the country as
an agricultural section. It has the
advantages of climate that no other
section save Bouthern California has
and that is an essential factor in
successful farming, not only ' from
the standpoint of remunerattai, but
in the lesser amount of hard labor
and hardship. In the North and.
west the long Winters and the short
period between ploughing and plant
ing time and harvest makes con
stant and hard, work necessary,
while in the South the shorter and
milder Winters give longer growing
seasons and plenty of time for
ploughing, planting and harvesting
without any extraordinary labor.
This, of course, makes farming a
much easier occupation in the'
Sonth than it is in those sections.
In the North and West the grow
ing season is so short that two crops
of any kind are a rarity, while in
the South two and sometimes three
crops of different kinds may be
grown upon the same land in any
year, and all crops of domestic or
commercial value. The crops that
may be grown in the North or West
are comparatively few in number
while in the South any cfop grown
in the temperate zone, with a num
ber ' that are grown in the tropics
can be produced in abundance and
neary every year is added something
of value to the list. As an illus
tration silk-growing and tea-culture
and pineapple growing have
been added within th6 past few
years. Either af these may become
a great industry in the sections
adapted to them.
But these are only a few illustra
tions of the possibilities of the South
as to variety of products, and when
it comes to the ordinary crops of the
Northern or Western farm such as
wheat, oats, corn, potatoes, turnips.
the grasses, &c, the South cannot
only compare, with the best lands
of the West, but can . with proper
care and cultivation excel in both
quality and quantity. The best
wheat and corn gTOwn in the United
States, that is corn for human food.
and for making a better quality of
pork, is grown in North Carolina.
Some day, and not so very remote
either, the South with progressive
and improved methods will be, as an
agricultural section, the garden
spot of America..
IT GOES TO TEX HAGUE
The solution of the Venezuelan
dispute seems to be that it goes by
consent of all the parties concerned
as principals in It to The Hague.
This may not prove the speediest,
but it will be the' best solution, for
having agreed to submit the matter
to it none of the nations can rea
sonably object to its findings, es
pecially since this tribunal was or
ganized as a sort of couit of appeals
of the nations by the consent and
co operation of all the leading
powers.
President Roosevelt hesitated to
act as arbitrator, although that was
the desire of England and especially
of Germany, because he saw diffi
culties in the way and the possi
bility that so acting might event
uallv put him or this Government in
an undesirable situation as to our
relations with the South American
Republics and involve the Monroe
Doctrine, while there, were others,
including some of the Senators,
who seemed to fear that it was a
trap laid for President Roosevelt of
which those Governments might
take advantage hereafter in cases of
similar disputes, or if questions
should arise involving the meaning
or scope of the Monroe Doctrine.
It is said that the only reason
whv President Roosevelt listened to
suggestions that he should act as
arbitrator was in the first place to
hasten settlement and thus lessen
the danger of war: second, because
he did not want the Monroe Doc
trine to come before any European
tribunal to pass upon directly or in-
directlv. But this tribunal will
have nothing to do with the Monroe
Doctrine, for this is simply a matter
of dispute not about territory, but
about debtsjtnd in deciding upon
the merits of the cases before it, it
will not prescribes method of pay
ment or method of the enforce
ment of payment. It will limply
give Its verdict as to the claims pre
sented leaving the matter of colleo
ttonto the nations concerned. .
Rn t in addition to this It has been
distinctly announoed and so nnder-
stood by the nations of the old
world, that the Monroe Doctrine.
can never with the consent of this
country come before The Hague or
any other European tribunal lor
interpretation or arbitrament. We
interpret that ourselves and stand
upon our interpretation, so that
there is no danger whatever of the
Monroe Doctrine being involved in
this settlement, as far as the decis
ion of The Hague Commission
goes.
A PRETTY BIG SCHEME.
For some time there have been re
ports of a contemplated national or
ganization of farmers, called in the
press dispatches a "Farmers' Trust,"
which was to be backed by many
millions of capital, and put the far
mer in a position where by co-operation
he could control his crops, and
not be at the mercy of combines or
speculators or men who oocered crops
and put prices up one day and down
the next. It seems ' that the devel
opment of this scheme has been go
ing on, and has advanced so far as
the organization of a society known
as The National Society of Equity
of North America, to which a char
ter has been issued under the laws of
Indiana. Its objects are thus stated:
1. To promote and encourage or
ganization and co-operation among
farmers, stockmen, horticulturist,
gardeners, and men of kindred voca
tions, by the establishment of a na
tional societ7. with such branches and
such local socities as may be necessary
io carry out sucn objects. .
2. To obtain profitable pricw for all
products of the farm and garden and
orchard.
3 To encourasre the hnlldiwir nf
cold storage houses and warehouses in
the principal market cities, or in all
the localities where necessary, ao that
farm produce may be held for advant
agegeoua prices.
4. To encourage lorohibition of the
adulteration of food and the market
ing of toe same.
5. To secure legislation In the in
terest of agriculture, horticulture,
stock raising and gardening.
6. To secure equitable rates of
transportation.
7. To open up new markets and
enlarge old ones.
8. To secure new seeds, grain.
fruit, vegetables, etc., from foreign
countries, disseminate tbe same, with
a . view of Improvement of present
crops and giving a greater Variety.
9. To report crop, crop conditions,
and market reports In this and foreign
countries, so that farmers may operate
intelligently in planting and market
ing. 10. To encourage the establishment
of institutions of learning, so that
rarmers and their sons and daughters
may be educated in scientific farming,
and for the general advancement of
agriculture.
1L To encourage the improvement
of highways.
13. To encourage the irrigation or
and.
, 13. To promote social intercourse.
'14. To encourage the settlement of
disputes without recourse to law.
15. To establish similar societies in
foreign countries. The incorporators
are E A. Everett, H. A. Hirabfield.
Mark Tamer, A. N. McKinney,
Hirkam Miller and Bidnev Ojnser.
Indiana oil inspector. All are heavy
landowners.
The organizers and officers-elect
are all Indiana men. Whether this
is a scheme to make money out of
the farmers or for their good re
mains to be seen, but it has evident
ly mapped out a pretty large-sized
work, and will doubtless, in the end,
if systematically and honestly car
ried out, prove of no little benefit to
the farmers of the country.
Rev. Dr. Millburn, tbe blind
chaplain of the Senate recently re.
signed, believed firmly that when
the Senate started on business with
out prayer something nnfortnnate
would surely happen. There was
no prayer because the. Dr. was un
well, the day Tillman and McLau
rin had their scrap. It seems to
take prayer to keep the dignified
Senators down, but even with - it
there could be a good deal of im
provement in them , sometimes.
T. T. Fortune, a New York negro,
sent -on an investigating expedition
to Hawaii and the Philippines, is
quoted as saying that the "importa
tion of the true negro will be the
solution of the labor problem."
Wonder if Fortune's "Afro;Ameri
can" and his "true negro" is one and
the same solver?
The inventive genius in which
the American leads all other people
still holds its own. The present
year has been a record breaker, tbe
number of patents granted exceed
in? that of anv nrevious vear. Of
the patents issued 999 were to resi
dents of England and 343 to resi
dents of Germany.
The Frick Coke Company of Penn
sylvania has made a voluntary in-
. - . t 9 a 1
r.reaae of eight per cent, in tne
wages of its 20,000 employes, which
amounts in the aggregate to $1,600,
000 in the year. That's better than
waiting for and wrestling with
strikes.
Col. Jack Chin has started a new
indnstrv in Eentuckv. He has estab
lishedafox incubating and hound
incubating farm. On one side of the
farm he raises foxes and on the
other side hounds, with nothing but
a wire fence between.
The gTeat watchmaking town in
Switzerland is Chaux-de-Fends,
which turns ont 300,000 watches a
year, worth about 17,000,000.
WILMINGTON, Ni 0;; FRIDAY JANUARY 2, 1903.?
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Engineer Fisher of tbe Jones
Feli Overboard and Died ,
! From the Shock. I
HAPPENED AT S0UTHP0RT.
Yesterday Aftersoos the Taf Was About
to Take a Tow. When tke Accideat
Occarred The FssersI Ten
- Borrow Af teriooB. .
While at his post of duty yesterday
afternoon at South port Engineer J. M.
O. Fisher, of tbe tog Alexander Jones
fell overboard and died from the effects
of the shock.- It was a terrible tragedy
ao I is one that will send an arrow of
pain to many a heart in Wilmington.
The accident happened about 1
o'clock and ia p!ain view of viae dock'
at Boutb port," At the time the Jones
hd just started out to take a tow, the
schooner; Rebecca A. Douglas, lying
in the stream, to New York. Mr.
Fisher was standing' outside his engine
room and when tbe Jones was about
half way to the Douglas he pitched
bead first over the bulwark, only about
knee high, into the water. The acci
dent was witnessed by people on the
dock and a boat was immediately
sent out to rescue Mr. Fisher, who
had commenced to swim in the direc
tion of the shore. About the same
time a boat . was lowered from the
Jones and perceiving this Mr. Fisher
changed his coarse and commenced
to swim back to the tug. In the
meantime Mr. H. O. Oorlett, pilot of
the Jones, had jumped overboard and
was tbe first to reach Mr. Fisher,
around whom he placed a line and he
was pulled aboard the Jones. When
he was rescued life was found to be
just extinct, caused so. pronounced by
the physicians, by the shock.
Mr.' Fisher was about 40 years of
age and a resident of South port,
although he was perfectly at home
here. . He was a man of strong
character and popular with his fellow-
men. As an engineer he was rated
Al, and bad been connected with the
Cape Fear Towing and Trans
portation ' Company for many years.
He was a member of Orion Lodge
No. 69, Independent Order Odd Fel
lows, and Live Oak Oamp No. 6,
Woodmen of the World, both of this
city. A wife and children are left to
mourn his loss.
Tbe funeral will take plaeeat South-
port to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Woodmen and Odd Fellows will
bith attend and the former has an
official notice jn to-day's Issue. The
steamer Wilmington will go down to
Southport at 10 o'clock in the morning
and a low passage rate has been made
for all who wish to attend the funeral
I. i not known jaat how tbe acci
dent occarred; whether Mr. Fisher
stumbled and fell over the bulwark,
or whethee he was taken sick and fell
overboard, to be revived the next mo
ment by the cold water. ' '
BURGLARS BOLD
PAY AN XMAS VISIT.
Two Nezro Mea Make a Ssccessfal Raid
oa the Rock Sprlag Hotel Entered
the Rooms of Qneits.
One of the boldest and most success
ful robberies that has taken place in
Wilmington for many moons trans
pired Christmas morning. It was ac-
omptished by two negro men and it
was their boldness that crowned their
nefarious ; efforts 'with success. The
Urck Springs Hotel, on Chesnut
street, between Front and Water, was
the scene and its proprietor, Mr. Dan
iel M. Carrie, suffered to the extent
of losing about $13.
The robbery was committed at 1
o'clock ia the morning, an entrance
being effected through the main en
trance of the hotel. After ransacking
the first floor, where the money was
obtained, the thieves went to the sec
ond floor and visited the rooms of ser
eral of the I guests. One of the bold
pair entered the room of a lady guest,
a Mrs Applebry, while the other enter
ed tbe room of Mr. F. J. Vincent.' In
each instance the occupant was awake
at tbe time, but the intruder, with cool
effrontery, quickly apologized for what
he said was a mistake, and, being taken
for a servant, escaped.
Toe thieves also broke into the cook's
room and, as he was away at the time.
carried out! his trunk and placed it in
the back yard, where it was rifled.
Mrs. Applebry did not obtain a snffl
clent look at the negro who entered
her room to describe him, but is posi
tive it was j not the one who entered
Mr. Vincent's roonf and who he de
scribed as of ginger cake color, about
5 feet 6 inches in height, and as wear
ing a soft hat and an overcoat. Conse
quently the theory, although there
were other signs,, that there were two
robbers.
Serlons Accident in Blsdea Coaaty.
A correspondent of the . Stab at
Olarkton, N. 0., Dec. 24th, writes:
"Qaite a serloas accident occurred
ten miles northeast of this place yes
terday. While on a deer drive a gun
was accidentally discharged, seriously
injuring M'j Wright Edwards and his
nephew, Mr. Bafe Edwards. Seven
large buckshot entered Mr. Wright
Edwards' ankle and foot. It is not yet
known whether bis foot will have to
be taken off - The heel of the young
man was shot off. Both are good men."
J. A. Abernethy, of Lincolnton, N.
O , has sold the Lincoln cotton mills
to B. a G. Love, of Gastonis, N. O.,
for $300,000,! The plant is one of the
pioneer fine yarn mills of that sec
tion. ;
IIP AY, JANUARY 2, 1903.! ,f v - ' j Q ; ; ;. NO. 10
HANES-CONN0K
NUPflALS.
H!f a Scheal Priactpal Takes Usta Him.
self aChsrmtai Wits. .
Wilmington folks will read with
interest the Baletgh News and Obser
ver's account of the marriage of Prof.
a. V. w. uonnor, principal of the
High 8ehool, this eity, and Miss Sadie
Hanes, of Mocksville,' N. a which
took place at tie latter place Tuesday.
It is as follows: : : ,:.
"Miss Sadie Hanes and Mr. -Robert
Diggs Wimberly Connor were married
this evening at ft o'clock at "Oak-
land," tne palatial residence of the
bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Hanes. The affair was indeed a verv
Impressive and joyous one. The draw
ing rooms and dinning hall were tasti
ly decorated In lovely palms and cut
flowers. In the spacious . hall where
the ceremony was performed, mistle
toe, ferns and palms were used in pro
lusion as a dick ground for the altar.
"At 8:45 Miss England rendered verv
charmingly, Babenttein's melody in
F and promptly- at ft o'clock to the
soft-strains of the Lohengrin wed
ding marcb, entered the bridal party in
tne following order: Miss Kate Con
nor, sister of the groom, and Miss
Daisy Hanes, eousin of the bride,
in soft white srowns with s-reen
sashes, they carrying the broad white
satin bridal ribbons, forming an
aisle, up which. came the maid of
honor, Miss Mary Hanes, sister of the
bride, in white organdie, carrying a
lovely bouquet ; of red- carnations.
Next came the bride leaning on tbe
arm of her father, who gave her to the
groom who, with his best man, Mr.
David Marion Uonnor, came from tbe
left of the drawing room. Following
the bride came Masters Frank and
Robert Hanes, brother and cousin of
tbe bride, who looped up the bridal
ribbons very effectively and stood on
either side of the altar, and while the
Evening Star" from Tanahanser was
softly played the Eev. W. L. 8herrill
pronounced the solemn and beautiful
words of tbe marriage service.
"The bride was charmingly gowned
in a dainty creation of white crepe de
chine, chiffon and duchess lace. Her
shower bouquet was white carnations
and on her hair aha wore a wreath of
real orange blossoms. From 4:30 to
6 o'clock a reception was held for the
relatives and friends present. Misses
Adelaide Oaither and Laura Sanford
received with the bridal party, while
Miss Booe and Miss Alice Lee invited
the guests Into the dining room, where
refreshments were served by six little
cousins of the bride.
"Tbe bride is a very lovely and
charmiog woman; possessing many
rnends throughout the State, and the
groom is a son of Associate Justice H.
O. Connor. He was educated at the
8tate University, and at present is
principal or tne Wilmington mgn
ScbooL ! :
"Mr. and Mrs. Connor left on the
evening train for Wilson, N. OL, to
spend tbe holidays with the groom's
parents." ! ;
Bid SUCCESS I FINANCIALLY.
This Christass Was a Record Smasher
for All Baslsesses.; ' "
That Christmas, 1903, was a bigar-
tistio success la Wilmington every
one knows well, so it only remains to
add that it was a great success finan
cially. . Everybody seemed to have
a sufficiency of the blessings of this
world and records show that money
was spent quite lavishly.
All the merchants report big busi
ness and some say tbeir sales were
away ahead of many a previous year.
The trade, too, was neither spasmodic
nor troublesome to handle, bat on the
contrary was steady and in most esses
rapid, although money was spent
judiciously. I
Tbe business done by the Southern
Express Company was enormous and
far in excess of last year. The re
ceipts were about $300 more. The
number of outside vehicles employed
to deliver packages, aside from the
regular wagons, was' about double.
Tbe mall was exceedingly heavy,
though in actual weight it was about
tbe same as last year.
All this goes to show that Wilming
ton is prosperous and advancing year
by year,
ASSOCIATION OP ACADEMIES.
Aaaaal Meetlac ia Ralelfh Officers
Elected A Lively Olscassiea.
Special Star Telegram,'
Ralxioh, N. C, Dee. 27. The
North Carolina Association of Acade
mies completed Its sixth annual session
here this afternoon. ' A: F. Sams, of
Cary High School, was elected presi
dent; Martin a. uoit, uak wage,
vice president: F. S. Aldridge, Trinity
Park High School, secretary and treas
urer. .-!
There was a lively discussion over
nroDOsed compulsory education legls
latlon. sentiment being divided. A
resolution endorsing compulsory edu
cation when adeauate school houies
are provided was withdrawn In view
of evident opposition.
It is probable the association will
discontinue its December meetings.
and meet during tbe summer with the
8tate Teachers' Assembly.
BOLD BANK BURGLARS.
Robbed the Bask at Uoloa, Mo., of $15,-
800 Bslldlog Completely Wrecked,
av Telegraph to the Morning star.
St. Lqcts, Dec 27. The bank at
Union, Mo., was robbed of $15,000 in
a sensational manner by burglars be
tween 1 and A. M.' to-day, accord
l..in, timHal to thn Pot-Dinatch..
Residents in the vicinity of the bank
m amused bv the sonnd of an ax-
plosion and some of them rushed Into
the street. The burglars, men leaving
the bank, opened fire at random and
w.wt nmAsafnl ia -intimidating the
would-be captors until they had made
tbeir escape in safety.
Oscar Buscb, a hardware man, who
pat bis head out of a ' window only to
be confronted with the muzzle of a
pistol, states that only two men Jeft
the bank. Other accounts place the
number of burglars at seven.
With the departure of the robbers an
examination of the vaults was made.
Tt diaftnvAiwd that all the moncv
was gone. The building was com
pletely wrecked. ' No due to the rob
bers, who are believed to be profes
sionals, naa Been oiaooverea. -
ABOUT WILMINGTON.
Mayor Waddeil Writes to the
Manufacturers' Record of ;
Its Progress.'
IN THE CHRISTMAS NUMBER.
Porty-Odd Other ' Mayors Tell of ths
Sooth's - Prosperity. The Record '
Calls Attention to Work el Oar ;
Chamber of Commerce. . ' ;
The business men -of Wilmington
will find the Christmas issue of the
Manufacturers'' Record of special in
terest, as it contains much about the
progress and prosperity of the South.
Letters from almost fifty majors are
published, each setting forth the ad
vantages cf his respective city. Mayor
Waddeil has a very Interesting letter,
as follows:
"It is a fact which cannot be denied,
and which every business man in this
city will testify to, that the i general
businees and industrial progress and
outlook here is better in every way
than ever before. The Manufacturers
Record publishes every new enter
prise ia tbe South, and has given those
recently established in and. around
Wilmington, but, of course, the mere
mention of "these can convey no jast
idea of tbe real advance industrially
and commercially, or of the quickened
spirit that prevails in business of every
kind. I have been told by returning
persons who lived or visited here prior
to November. 10. 1898 (from which we
date our new era), that they hardly
recognized tbe place as tbe same, so
great has been the improvement in
development andlin the spirit of the
peooje. 1
"The bank deposits are growing rap-
dly, labor is fully employed, tbe
volume of business steadily increases,
and baildlcss are multiplying; rail
road facilities and steamboat traffic
are larger, and foreign shipments are
greater. There is not and never has
been any "boom." but there is a steady
growth and a healthy one. The most
recent enterprise in which our "live"
Chamber of Commerce is interesting
itself is a large tobacco warehouse, and
a crusade among the farmers of ad
joining counties in behalf of tobacco
planttng, wnicn win do sometning
new, except in a small way, in this re
gion. The recent removal of i the of
fices of the Plant system to headquart
ers here of the Atlantic Coast Line has
added to the social and business life
also. Bat I feel I fern exceeding . my
allotted space." .
The Record says that tbe financial.
industrial and commercial health of
its cities is one of the surest i indica
tions of the prosperity of. the South
during the past year and that Wil
mington, N. 'C, where, under the
auspices or a live ohamber or corn-
mere is being made a crusade among
the farmers for the encouragement of
tobacco culture is among tbe cities
whose merchants are feeling the ef
fects of agricultural prosperity.
DANCE AT POINT CASWELL,
Many Wilsslsrtoa People Attended the
Elegaat Affair Friday Night sad
Were Royally Entertained.
i
Quite a number of Wilmington
folks attended the Christmas german
at Point Caswell Friday night. It
was given by the young gentlemen of
that place and proved to be an affair
of much elegance and of much plea
sure, . ' :' f
The large hall, where the dance took
place, was a scene of great loveliness,
for, aside from tbe radiant' sight fur
nished by the handsomely gowned
ladies and their gallant escorts, it wss
profusely decorated with fernr, pot
plants and flowers. During' a cessa
tion of the festivities an elaborate
repast was served.
The german was gracefully led by
Mr. Lee Simpson, of Point Caswel),
and Miss Camilla King, of j South
Carolina, who is a Wilmington visitor.
Among the guests present from
here were Mrs. J. L. Paddison, ; Misses
Nell Paddison, Esther Alexander,
Mary O'Hanlon and Maud Paddison,
and Mr. Frank Alexander. j
The chaperones of the delightful oc
casion were Mr. and Mrs. T. F John
son, Burgaw; Mrs. J. C Paddison,
South Carolina; Mrs. Irene Stewart,
ML Airy; Mrs. James Thompson,
South Carolina; Capt. and Mrs.
J. C. Black, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Pad
dison and Mrs. Peterson,' Point Cas
well. j
The music wss furnished by an or
chestra from Raleigh and the. ball
room decorations were made by a
Richmond florist
THREE MEN SHOT, i
la a Flint With Towa Of fleers at Ditto
bore, Jacksoa Coaaty, N, CI
bv Telegraph to tne Horninc Star.
DnxsBOBO, N. C, Dec. 24. Philip
and George Morgan, brothers, and
George Cunningham, living about
three miles from Dills boro, at the
Harrisselay miner, in Jackson coun
ty, N. C, came to Dillsboro this
morning- and became intoxicated and
disorderly. When Town Marshal U.
W. Dills, assisted by T. W. Msson.
undertook to arrest the men who had
created somewhat of a panic, all three
men drew knives and pistols and de
fied the officers. A fuiilade of shots
followed. After the shooting had
ceased it was round that tteorge uan
ningham was shot in the shoulder.
George Morgan in the head and
Philip Morgan above the right eye.
George Morgan will probably die, but
it is thought the others will recover.
Dais and Mason were not hurt i
One white man was fatally in jured
at Atlanta last night in the wreck of a
College Park trolley car, which left
tha track- and - crashed into a brick
building near West End.. Seven other
white people were Injured but notori
ously. Six colored passengers also sus
tained slight to janes.
Fire at Athens, Tenn., desroyed the
three-story hardware store of Bay less
dc Moore and several adjoining mer
cantile establishments. The total lose
Is $50,000.
LEGISLATIVE REGULATION ;
" t0P RAILROAD RATES.
Discussed Before the American Eceaoalc
Asseclatloa ky W. D. Hlses, Vice
Pres. of the L 4 N. R. R. Co.
. By TMecraMi to tne atonuna star. .
PHiLDELPHIa. Dec. 27. The second
session of the fiftieth annual meeting
tae American Economic Associa
tion, held at the University f Pen i
sylvania to-day. was devoted to a dis
cussion of the toplo "public regulation
oi raiiroaaa." ; The principal speakers
were Charles A. Prouty, interstate
commerce commissioner, whose paper
. a a a. y .4t a m sr
was on - tusuonai uesmiation" tad
Walker D. TTinn ;.. n.Htii.iii .
the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
who spoke on "Legislative Regulation
Of
Kuiroad Bates."
Mr. Hines snoka in nart as fallnws.
The Interstate Commam rinmmia.
siou is neither an expert nor an im
partial tribunal, as is proved by its
decisions and the action of the courts
upon tbem. It is unnecessary, unwise
and uniust to rlv moh t,ikni
practically final power over the private
capital invested in railroads, as at
present tbe mistakes of tbe railroad can
be adequately corrected in the courts.
Under the proposed method, the mis
takes of the commission could not be
corrected anywhere. . .
The claim that low ratM im Hn in
railroad enmiwililnn mH thai m.ti
competition ia dissppearing the power
to reuuee rates snouia oe given to tbe
commission is fallacious, because the
generally - low basis of rates is due to
the competition between markets and
between products, and to tbe fact that
economical railroad miniromMt no.
cessitates constantly Increasing the
VOlnme Of trsffin. and thnan mniKilnn,
are bound to continue.
Some members of the commission
argue that rates ought to be reduced,
but they have not exercised the au-4
thoritv thev have to mt that viavr in
to effect. However, despite tbe in
crease as invnlnmA nf traffic anil In
efficiency of machinery, railroad net
camiuKi re aimuusaing ana tne coat
per ton per mile Is increasing. Al
though traffic conditions are not likely
to permit increased returns, still as an
abstract nrnnnaitinn th MiM.;a un
doubtedly have the right to share in
ue Kenerai prosperity wnen an otner
services and commodities increase in
price.
The third session of the association
was held this aftAmrtnn . Pmruut
JohnB. Clark, of Columbia Univer
sity, delivered an ad rets on "The Dy-
namics oi tne wages question." A
diSCUSaion followed. ft whtnh th
convention adjourned until Monday.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE,
H Mount Airy News: The town
commissioners won in the bar-room
fight last week. So there is no nros-
pectsfor the saloons being reopened
aere right soon, if ever in the future.
air.- j. u. Mcuouum killed six
fine hogs Friday, weighing- 2,433
pounas. roe largest weighed 484
pounds. They averaged nearly 404
pounds each.
-Monroe Enquirer'. 'Squire H.
L. Price, one of tbe test farmers of
Bandy Ridge township; has been ex
perimenting with a new breed of bogs,
the "Mammoth Black" breed. Mr.
Price killed three seven-months-old
pigs one day last week weighing 200
pounds each, and yesterday he killed
a fifteen-months-old pig weighing 408
pounds.
Chatham Record: After a long
sickness Dr. WestHarriss died at his
home near this place on last Tues
day, in the 78th year of his age.
Four men voted in Hickory Mountain
township at the last election, whose
united ages amounted to 849 years and
ail voted the straight Democratic
ticket. Their names and ages are as
follows: Samuel B. Perry 90 years
old, A. S. Dowd 88 years, Oliver Me-
Math 87 years and Hugh W. Peoples
84 years.
- Fay'etteville Observer: A white
woman named Settle Jones, was
found on the edge of the Buxton
woods, on Wilmington road Tuesday.
In a semi drunken state, with a great
gash cut across her face. She was car
ried to her home near by and it Is said
she will recover. She refuses to tell
how she was there or whojeut her. It is
said that there was a number of wo
men and men drinking In the woods,
and soon became engaged in a gener
al fight, the Jones woman being one
of the victims too badly hurt to get
away.
Washington Progress: The
truck crop next year wiit.be larger
than usual. Much preparation has
already been made for this crop. The
Fall crop of Irish potatoes Is tbe finest
ever known in this section. The
farmers in this section of tbe State are
in better condition than we have ever
known them. A good crop was raised
and fair prices obtained. More 'debts
have been liquidated and more im-
firovements made than usual. Farm
ands are bringing better prices, and
jtown property brings a hundred per
cent, more than n did only a few
years ago.
Sixty-five thousand acres of timber
lands lying in Northwest Alabama,
near the Mississippi line, have been
sold to a syndicate of New York,
Massachusetts and Wisconsin capital
ists headed by F. B. Webber, of Bos
ton, The price paid was in excess of
$100,000.
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M o n ey I f
At tat Hotel IcheaJey laTPlttslart, Pa.
Ths Cars Setteefaave Way The
ay Tsiacrana to the xornuut I
Pitts bubo, Deo. 7. While Cardi
nal Gibbons, Archbishop Byaa of
Philadelphia, and other - leading
churchmen were descending in an ele
vator at tbe Hotel Bebenley to-night to
meet about three hundred representa
tive Pittsburg cltixen. the cage sud
denly gave way and the occupants
started' down ward at a rapid pace."
Fortunately, the drop waa but twenty
feet and none of those in the cage were
Injured. Great excitement prevailed, -
however, aa the crash or tne elevator
when it struck the ground floor was
heard all 'over the building and the
guests all rushed to the elevator abaft
Cardinal Gibbons waa one of the first
to leave the partly wrecked cage. - He .
promptly assured those present that he
was uninjured as were an inose
who made the downward trip.' The
concussion resulted in the elevator
breaking the lighting pipes at the
bottom of the shaft and caused the re
ception for a-time to be held while
each guest held a candle. .The oper
ator stated that the power seemed to
have given out, and this caused tbe
sudden deaoent.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived from Bal
timore to-day to take part in the Gol
den Jubilee celebration of the Passlon-
ist Fathers of the United States, which
begins to-morrow and will last several
days. He was met at the Baltimore
and Ohio station by a committee of
prominent churchmen and escorted to
the Passionist monastery,' where he
will remain during bis stay in Fitta
Dur
Among those who will assist in tbe
celebration is Bight Rev. Leo Haid.
Chief of the order of the Society of
Benedictines and Vicar Apostolic of.
North Carolina.
LYNCHING IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Negro Man aod His Wife Hsaged by a Mob
for ths Brnlsl Murder ol a White
Psrmer Nesr Orceawood.
Savnasawaaaaw
By Telegraph to the Mernms Star.
Charleston, B. C, Dee. 27. A
special to the News and Courier from
Greenwood, 8. C, says:
W. E. Jay. a prominent young
farmer of tbe Troy section of this
county, was foully murdered In his
own yard by a negro, Oliver Wide
man, or bis wife: both of them llviog
on tbe place. Both of the negroes
were lynched by Jay's infuriated
neighbors.
' Mr. Jay. on returning home on Fri
day afternoon, , heard Wideman
abusing or fighting his (Wldeman's)
wife. He went to the cabin and or
dered the negroes to be quiet.' Imme
diately afterward, Mrs. Jay heard the
report of a gun and saw the two ne
groes running away. Calling for her
husband she had no answer and on
looking over the yard found him dead
in a pool of bia own blood. Al
most his entire head had been blown
off.
Tbe alarm waa given and parties
were soon scouring the country In
pursuit of the negroes. They were
captured. Before tbe coroners jury
botlkacknowledged the deed, but the
man said the woman did it, and the
woman accused the man. Tbey never
changed from this but died accusing
each other of tbe crime. While in
the custody of a constable on the way
to jail tbey were stopped at the Win
tersest Bridge, by a crowQ of infuria
ted friends and neighbors of Jay and
both' negroes wete' lynched. The
lynching took place about midnight,
seven hours after the inquest -
W. K. Jay was a good citisen and
prominent Mason, having been a high
omcial m tbe urand Liodge or south
Carolina. .
NEW YORK BANKS,
Stskineat of Aversges for " Five Dsjs of
the Week Jast Closed.
BV Telegraph to the Morning star.
New York, Deo. 27. The statement
of averages of the clearing house
banks for the five daya of this week
shows:
Loans $875,821,500, decrease $589,
800. Deposits $865,958,600, decrease
$1,903,400. Circulation $45,656,400;
increase $10,700. Legal tenders $69,
893,800, increase $1,814,800. Specie
$153,744,800, decrease $3,834,300. Re
serve $323,037,600, decrease $3,020,
000. Reserve required $216,488,400,
decrease $475,600. Surplus $6,549,-
jwu, decrease si,s4 uu. Jfix-u. e. de
posits $16,596,800, decrease $1,546,800.
MARTINIQUE'S VOLCANO.
Moat Pelee la Violeat Eroptloa, Thrawlag
Oat Clone's of Dnit aad Smoke.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
St. Thomas, D. W. L.Dec. 27.
The cable ship Newington, which ar
rived at Lucia, B. W. I., yesterday, re-
Etrted having paased Mont Pelee,1
land of Martinique, at 10:80 in the
morning. The volcano waa then In
violent eruption. Dense clouds of grey
smoke ajad dust were pouring out of
the crater and ascending to an enor
mous height. Other advices say that
the cone was luminous during the
night
PKOST IN FLORIDA. r
Peered That Orange . Trees Have Beta
Killed or Bsdly Hart
Br Telegraph to tne Morning Btax. -Jackson
villm, F&a., December 27.
Last night was the coldest of the sea
son so far, the thermometer reaching
24 here and 30 at Tampa, with a killing
frost It Is feared that young orange
trees arelkilled or badly hurt as thet
previous warm weather had kept sap in
the upper limbs. There Is considerable .
fruit yet in groves and in some sec-,
tions that may be harmed consider
ably. - . . . .
to Fight tobacco trust.
ladepeadeat Cigar Dealers to Boll a Cea
veatloa Jaaaary 15th.
By Telograpn is tns Morning star.
Chicago, Dec. S7 Independe .
aigar dealers from all over the eoun- t
ry will hold a convention here Jann :
ary 18th, to discuss way and means of t
fighting the so-called tobacco trust.
The plan Is to form a national assocla-,
tion with headquarters in Chicago, r
The convention la expected to make a
close combination with the trade un-
ions in particular the cigar makers
and tobacco workers unions. . .; -fp
Sanders, a negro aged 2L after ae-':
ceptlng the hospitality of a woman
near Hodges, in . Greenwood county,
a O., charged her with stealing $LW .
from him. Upon her refusing to sur-v
render it he got a shotgun and fired t
twice, killing her instantly, ue waa
arrested and lodged la jalt 5 -
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