it WLcclilij Bar.
WILLIAM H.BEBNAED
Editor nd Proprietor.
FaiDAT,
Januabt 16, 1903
AN OBJECT LS3302T FROM
OX0RQIA.
The. Atlanta Journal devotes a
good deal of its editorial space, from
time to time, to farming in the
'South and especially in Georgia
showing the advantages the South
ern farmer has over the Western
farmer, and why farming in the
South, when intelligently pursued,
can and does pay better then it does
in the West, with all the claims
that are made for that as the great
farming section of the conntry.
Sometime ago it contained an edi
torial In which it presented census
figures showing the leading crops of.
Georgia compared with the leading
crops of other principal agricultural
States of the WeBt, the average
produot per acre, and the money
value of the crops at current market
prices, the result of which was de
cidedly in favor of the Georgia farm
er, who could make money when
the Western farmer lost it. A few
days ago it contained another edito
rial showing how farming pays in one
Georgia county, which it points to as
an object lesson for other oonnties
and which we reproduce because
the lesson it teaches is as applicable
to North Carolina as it is to Geor
gia, It says: :
la conversation a few days ago
with a prominent southwest Georgia
banker, Mr. A. J. Carver, president
of the First National Bank, of Daw
son, this remarkable statement was
made:-
"I have a standing reward for any
one who will flad a farmer in Ter
rell county who haa not made money
every year for the past ten years, and
who is not to-day, to all Intents and
purposes, independent."
This is one of the most convincing
claims we have ever beard made for
any county In an agricultural way.
Not a farmer who hasn't made money
every year for the past ten years. Not
one who hasn't grown to be reason
ably Independent in that time. What
more could anybody wantf. What
more could be asked of any country
under the sunt I
Of course, Mr. Carver didn't mean
those farmers who spend half their
time In town, drinking whiskey, talk
ing free silver, and cursing conditions
hut he meant a farmer who farms.
H meant men who make farming a
businesf, who paid as much attention
to their farms as the merchant pays t
his store, or the banker to his bank.
This it, obviously, I the only, fair test.
And by this test it Is proven that farm
lnr is a sure thing in Terrell county,
at least And it may be believed that
practically the same rule applies else
where in Georgis. i-
Therelsagood deal in this for the
flrniM hlmuklf tn think rw TT haa
the soil, the climate, the opportunity.
Everything else depends upon him
self. If he attends to business he can
not fail to make it pay. And, after ail,
he doesn't have to worry and fume
and fuss like the man who is engaged
in the more strenuous commercial and
financial pursuits, in order to do it.
We may talk about the productive
prairie land of Texas, the rich allu
Tial soils, of the West, with their
bumper crops one year and droughts
and famine the next: but for farming
year in and year out, for easy and suc
cessful farming; all the year around.
Georgia beats them all. Georgia
farmers, taking their record ior -a
decade, year by year, will have more
to show for their labors than any of
them. Those Georgia farmers who
some years ago went West to try their
fortunes and "get rich quick" with
bumper crops have found this out.
and nearly all of those who could do
so nave returned to live and die la
Georgia.
Mr. Carver, It is true, his picked
out an exceptional county from an
agricultural standpoint But it didn't
need to be so. It was all brought
ab)ut by intensive farming, by
taking care of ! building up the
lands. And by living at home. Hog,
nominy ana. nay nave, ox late years,
been important crops with Terrell
county farmers; though this does not
mean that their money crop, cotton,
has been neglected in the least On
the contrary, Terrell county is pro
duciag more cotton to-day than ever
W. J -. I . 1 J I f .1 I
wiun, uut, dt prupor lorumauuu auu
cultivation, Terrell - county farmers
are simply raising more of everything
to the acre.
''In the entire fifteen . vears that I
bare been banking we hare never lost
a dollar on a Terrell county farmer,"
was the additional atatament made by
Mr. carver. The reason is plain; the
system, of farminsr adopted In that
county, beginning about fifteen or six
teen years ago, has enabled the farm
ers to pay out there have been no
failures by the farmers who farmed.
And the other sort were, naturally,
lint mTArthv nf Mw1it.
We do not know of any one par
tlculax county in North Carolina
which so far excels all the others as
to be selected as an exemplar, but
there are doubtless counties of which
the same remark might be substan
tlallv marl A a vntkAa In this nnnfo
editorial about Terrell county. We
believe this would be true of Meek
lenbnrg, of Gnilford, of Forsyth, of
Darham, and of others, which have
the advantage of manufacturing
towns as markets and stimulants to
diversified farming.
jdue wnetner it be true ox any
county as a whole or not there are
many farmers in North Carolina
who make money every year, who
have become not only independent
bnt comfortably so, and have made
every dollar they possess out of the
acres they cultivate. Bat these are
not slip, shod farmers who do busi
ness In haphazard, reckless, routine
Way, bat men who think, who make
their brains help their hands and
aave their hands much labor, men
who believe in methodical, thorough
cultivation and in not working two
or more acres to produce what can
be produced upon one with no more
labor or expense.
Fanning has its drawbacks, o:
course. The farmer who plows and
-.1 I - 1.-1.- LI- tl..
JfUlLlkS UlUlt Ma.B U1S ViMUUOl VU DUO
seasons, which may be against him,
on storms, floods, droughts, insect
pests in making hit crops and his
ohanoes on the markets after they
are made -very good reasons why
he-should keep out of debt as much
as possible so as to keep oat of the
power of creditor, and why he
should diversify his crops so that if
tie fkil on one he may have a chance
of succeeding ifi others. Bat tak
ing it ail in all, year in and year
out, farming is about as 'reliable
and sure as any iuduatry, much
surer than that of the merchant
who also haa to take his chances,
or the manufacturer, for the pros
perity of both of these is largely de
pendent upon the success of the
armer. His is the basic industry
upon which the others depend main-
y for their prosperity.
There is nothing speculative about
arminz. as there is about some of
the other industries and therefore
the farmer does not make money in
benches as men following some of
the others do, but with prudent and
svBtematio management he can
make something every year, enough
m
o make him independent in a short
while, and with much less actual
labor and worry than the average
man in other callings who accumu-
ates anything would have to go
through. There are possibilities in
and opportunities on the Southern
'arm that are not as fully appreci
ated as they should be, but they will
yet be, for farming as a calling is
ooking np and making progress. It
has made much progress within the
past ten years, and will make much
more within the next ten.
A SWIPE 7S0X DOLLIYEB.
In the debate in the Senate, Tues
day, on Senator Vest's resolution,
Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, said it
was true, as had been asserted by
Senator Vest and others, and dispu
ted by Senators Aldrich and Hale,
that the Dingley tariff duties had
been expressly made higher than
necessary with a view to redaction
in negotiating treaties with other
governments. Senator Aldrich per
sisted in his denial, so that It is a
question between these two distin
guished Republican statesmen, with
the weight of testimony in favor, of
Dolliver.
Mr. Dolliver then proceeded to
swipe the Senators who stood in the
way of reciprocity and thus prevent
ed carrying out what he claimed to
be the policy of the Republican
party, a policy so strongly urged by
the late President McKinley. Speak
ing of this, he is thus quoted in
substance:
The reciprocity provision in the
Diogley act is as distinctively a part of
the tariff poller or the Uatted mates
as the coal schedule. More violence
has been done to the protective system
by the stolid, quiet, uncommunicative
failure of the donate to take action
upon the reciprocity treaties than by
all the noise that has been made by
the Democrats about coat It remains
a reproach to the Congress that not
one line of the wisdom of James tt.
Blaine remained on the statute books.
and not a step bad been taken to f ul
nl! the purpose and spirit of the
Baffalo address of President McKin-
Kinley.
This is a Republican Senator, a
protectionist, who is speaking, and
not a Democratic, anti-protectionist
Senator. When the Buffalo speech
to which he referred was made.it
met with a hearty response from the
leading Republicans of the country,
because it had met with a hearty re
sponse from the Republican masses,
but when they were put to the test
ana, nad the opportunity to carry
out the suggestions in that speech,
and the recommendations in Presi
dent McKinley's message, "a change
came over the spirit of their dreams"
and they deliberately strangled the
several reciprocity treaties negotia
ted by Commissioner Easson, who
had been, appointed by President
McKinly for that purpose.
They turned down the treaty with
Cuba because the beet sugar mann
factures didn't like it, the treaty
wun jrrance because some ox onr
a W a
worsted manufacturers and Califor
nia grape growers didn't like it, the
treaty with Argentina because some
of our Western wool growers didn't
like it, the treaties with some of the
West India islands because our
tropical fruit growers didn't like it,
and soon. There was some pro
a a a a
tectea interest opposed to every
treaty that was proposed, which in
terest was more potent in the Sen
ate than the recommendation of the
President they lauded as the ideal
statesman and typical protectionist,
and the solemn or implied pledges
of the party.
But it was ever thus with the Re
pnblican statesmen, who are simply
the agents and tools of the favored
interests, which control legislation
and dictate the course to be pursued
on every measure directly or indi
rectly affecting them.''
Editor Howell, of the Atlan
ta Constitution, who has recent
ly spent, some time in Cuba,
has come to the conclusion that
"the Teller resolution was a great
mistake" and that we "simply acted
like superlative chumps when we let
tne island go." Uh, well it may
come aiong aiier awruie ox its oar
volition and that will be better than
grabbing or stealing and repudiat
ing a solemn pledge voluntarily
maae.
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SPECIAL PBIYILEQES.
The New York Tribune, Repub
lican and protection organ, does not
think the growth of the Socialistic
sentiment in the country, especially
in the East, an encouraging sign of
the times. One of the results of
this growing sentiment is the aggres
sive position taken in favor of gov
ernment ownership and control of
public utilities. It does ' not think
I this hard to account for, which it
does thus: !
The chief teachers of that doctrine
are those who have ostentatiously pa
raded their powers under present con
ditions to cod jure enormous wealth
from combinations, from trust, from
water, from railroad discrimination,
from legislative favor. When people
see vast corporations built up by secret
compacts with common earners in
violation or law, when they see other
corporations permitted by Ill-adjusted
tariff duties to sell their goods here for
so much that it Is profitable to pur
chase abroad these same goods manu
factured here and freight them back,
it is no wonder that they grow discon
tented. -
No, it isn't
any wonder. And
then it adds:
We firmly believe that a plunge into
Socialism would be the ruin of this
country. Its salvation must be
found In free Initiative and enterprise
as of old. Whatever seems to large
bodies of the people to trench upon
that freedom by granting spwlal privi
lege tends to provoke demands for
such regulation of equality as will kill
individualism and enterprise, loose
who stand as leaders of the recent
great developments of private enter
prise should be the first to ate their
power with moderation, and, above all
I things, should remove every ground
of complaint against them as bene
ficiaries of government, if they wish
to see long continued the industrial
liberty which has made possible thii
country's phenomenal growth In
wealth.
A new light seems to be breaking
upon the Tribune, but it appears
strange to see such a robust Repub
lican organ, protectionist and all
that sort of thing getting on to
Democratic ground and raising its
voice against "special privileges,"
which enable the corporations and
combines to crush individual effort,
and to monopolize what ought to be
the competitive industries of the
country, thus getting those indus
tries in their power resulting in an
industrial oligarchy instead of the
industrial democracy we once had.
.But they are learning.
THE COAST LINE'S THEOUQH TRAIN.
Marvel of Luxury aad Makes Fastest
Time ea Record Slight Dclsy.
Charleston News and Courier, Wh.
Train 87, known as the Atlantie
Coast Line's New York and Florida
Special, operated on a schedule cover
ing 1,000 miles a day, arrived here yes
terday morning on Its first trip from
New York to Florida. The special
was delayed fifty five minutes on the
Pennsylvania uauroad beyond Wash
tngton, had a shorter delay between
Washington and Richmond, but after
It struck the Coast Line territory nro
per at Richmond it kept to its schedule
and baited at Ashley Junction just one
nouriate. mere were seventv-seven
passengers for the first trip, fourteen
of whom stopped off at Charleston.
in making up a new schedule for
this season the actual running time
from jersey Uity to Charleston was
cut down to 18 hours and 85 minutes.
the quick-eat service ever provided, and
over a good part of the journey the
special was running at the high speed
oi sixty mues an hour. There Is such
a splendid equipment, however, that
few passengers Imagined how rapidly
the train was moving.
By Uklng over the Plant svstem the
Atlantie Coast Line is able this vear to
get the Florida Special Into former
territory over its own tracks, and the
great improvement in the roadbed be
tween Charleston and Savannah haa
made It possible for a faster ached ale
to be put Into effect south of this oolnt
At all of the stations vesterdav crowds
of people gathered to watch the vesti
bule, and it rushed bv without check
inginespeea lurtner than necessary
for the publio aafety.
a a m .a .
it is always difficult matter for the
first tourist train to arrive at itadeatl
nation on time and short delays are.
therefore, not unexpected. The delav
on the Pennsylvania system upset the
seueduies of the southern Hallway's
Palm Limited and the Seaboard Air
Line's Metropolitan Limited, so the
Atlantie Coast Line was' not the only
n.nW ..I. IL.
South to the minute. There Is such a
man or travel from the East that reg
ular trains have been thrown out of
gear, but the conditions will improve
from now on and the three railway
systems will establish new records In
the movement of fast trains to the
Land of Flowers.
' BALLOTINQ FOR GRAND MASTER.
Masons of North Caroliaa la Session at
Rslelf h Until 2 A. M. To-day.
Special Star Telegram.
RALEiaH, N. Q, Jan, 14. The
Grand Lodge of Masons spent two
and a half hours to-night balloting
for Grand Master, and finally about
midnight re-elected H. I. Clark, of
Sootland Neck. His opponents were
W. a Ltddell. of Charlotte, and
Francis D. Winston, of Windsor.
The Lodge will probably be In sesiion
i until two o'clock.
SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
Five More Ballots and Demo
crats of General Assembly
Are Still at Sea.
OVERMAN REG AINS HIS 53. !
There Were No "Dark Horses" la the
Race, Bit Abssdsst Talk el Tkcm.
Adjoarsaest Until Tils Eves
leg at eigbt O'clock.
Five additional ballots were taken.
still without result, at yesterdsy after
noon's session of the Democratic Leg
islative caucus at Baleigh for the pur
pose of nominating a United 13 tea
Senator to succeed Jeter O. Pritchard
after March .h next.' Twenty-five
ballots In all have thus far-been taken
at four sessions of the caucus and the
end appears to be as rar distant ss
when the voting first commenced.
The field is now regarded as favorable
to "dark horses" and already there la
talk in Baleigh of possible candidates,
not yet voted for.
The uaieigh News and Observer
quotes a member of the Assembly as
saying tickets 1 have already been
printed for Gen. Matt W. Ransom and
that if the Western folks don't harry
up and get together, he would trot out
the eloquent old soldier and statesman
from Northampton, who jrepresented
North Carolina in the Senate for twen
ty-three years; that General Ransom
would be as much surprised as any
body to hear that he is considered by
anybody, and that he haa not even
been consulted about It
Another gentleman from Piedmont,
North Carolina says Judge Frank I.
Osborne la on the grounds to answer
"Here" should the Senatorshlp be
looking him up.
The caucus adjourned yesterday af
ternoon until 8 o'clock this, evening,
after taking five ballots which result
ed follows:
Overman......
.... 53 89 61 SS 63
.... 88 88 88 89 86
.... 2$ 29 28 88 27
.... 14 13 IS 12 15
Watson .......
Craig
Carr
Alexander. ....
8 8 6 9 7
Total...... 138 138 137 140 138
Special Star Tdegram.
Raleigh, N. C. Jan. 14. The Dem
ocratic caucus haa cast twenty-two
ballots for Senator, but it seems no
nearer a nomination than when it first
met last Friday. While generally
speaking the following of each man is
standing firm, there Is nevertheless a
degree , of rettlessness deteloping in
some Quartern. Borne ar asking.
"What is the use of meeting: we can't
nominate anybody r Others are ex
pressing the wish that the whole mat
ter was ended. Few members as yet
seem ready to consider a dark horse,
though there is talk of R. B. Glenn,
Grovernor Avcoer, Frank Uiborne,
Matt W. Btosom and others. Insist
ence is made generally that the noml-
oee must be from among the avowed
candidates. Several express them
selves as re dy to vote for any
one now running rather than
let down the fence for a dark
horse. They say the fight is not bitter
enough, nor can It become so, to shut
out either candidate. Overman's friends
boast that he will maintain the lead un
til victory comes his way. He expresses
and "looks" confidence. Mr. Watson
says he Is even more confident, were it
possible, of success. Mr. Uraig atill
claims the key to the situation and in'
slats thst he will come In on the
scratch. : Gen. Carr, when asked how
he regards the situation, only said, 'I
will be a winner." CapU Aleaxnder la
as bright as ever, saying that his men
are well tn line. One of his men.
Mecklenburg member, was called out
of town because of Illness In his fam
ily : another is sick in bed.
Gov. Aycock expressed the opinion
to-day that there will be no change be
fore Monday night. Then a desperate
effort will be made to end the fight be
fore the joint legislative ballot, which
must be held Tuesday at noon.
A Bid FIRE IN NEWBEKN.
Iflsaraice Offices, Jewelry Fstaellskmest
aad BraSkasi's Drag Store Baraci.
Death el s)sr Batcbclor.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. a, 'Jan. 13. News is
received : here of a big fire In New
born ; total damage $35,000. It started
in Gerricks, photograph gallery ,on an
upper floor, corner of Pollock and
Middle streeu.and snread to the offices
of the Virginia Life Insurance Com
pany : Baxters jewelry store and Brad
ham's drag store. The damage to the
latter place, whioh Is especially hand
some, is estimated at $25,000. The
origin of the fire was a detective flue.
Mj J. B. Batchelor. one of the
moat prominent lawyers in the State
nd attorney general under Governor
uragg in 1885, died here to-day, aged
77 years. He served several terms in
the Legislature and was dean of the
Raleigh Bar Association. His remains
will be carried to War ronton to-mor
row for Interment.
1 1
Floar Wssts Ideatiflcatloa.
A 60-cent sack of flour is wanting
an owner and at the same time Con
stable W. B. savage Is wanting evi
dence of the larceny thereof to con
vict Jonah Blocker, colored, whom he
placed In jail Tuesday night. Con
stable Savsge found, the negro at
tempting to sell the flour for 80 cents
at a store on Nixon, between Sixth and
Seventh streets. Toe negro displayed
nervousness when the officer entered
the store and went out, leaving the
sack. Later he returned for it when
Constable Savage had been apprised of
the terms of sale upon which the flour
had been offered, and he waa forth
with arrested. He told various stories
of how he came into possession of the
property but all of them proved to be
false. The flour wanting identifica
tion is "XXX silver Coin" brand and
is sold, wholesale by Vollers dc
Sasbagen. .
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License was issued yesterday
for the marriage of Miss Florence
McDougald, of Wilmington, and Mr.
John R. Roberson, of Charleston, B. C.
Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic
will drive out every trace and taint of
Grip Poison from tbe blood and do Its
work quick and do It right Old and
neglected cases of Grin are auicklv
cured by a course of this wonderful
medicine. Write to A. B. Girardeau.
oavannau, ua., ior Agency. t
THE N. C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
I.
Bill PssieJ Both Homes Affleodfof test
ier AUcBorlsJ Hospital Other Mess
ares Istrodaced la the Body.
Special Star Telegram, i -Raleigh,
N. O., jao. IJ. Two bills
that strike at the child labor question
were introduced In the House of Uap
resentatlves to-dayl One by Parker,
of Wayne, is In Hoe with the recom
mendation by ttovernor Aycock mat
no child under twelve be allowed In
or about any factory unless it has a
widowed mother or a dlaab ed rainer
dependent upon the labor of such a
child. No obi Id is to be em ployed un
til affidavits are filed that such a con
dition exists. ' A heavy floe is imposed
for a faiae affidavit Noeaild is to work
over 38 hours p-r week and no
child under foumea may be employ
ed after 1905 unless it cn read and
write and none after 1904 unless it
has attended school at least nine wreks
of each year. A fine of not more than
$800 is prescribed against manufactur
ers or parents violating that law; par
ents to be imprisoned at the discre
tion of the court. !
The second bill was by Doekery, of
Richmond. It prescribes ten hours
for a day's work for all classes and
that no child may be employed under
twelve and no child under 16 anall be
worked at night, under penalty of a
fine of $100.
Other notable bills Introduced were
i follows: By King, to provide a
joint committee on-printing journal
bills and resolutions of the Assembly.
By Fuller, of Durham, to amend
Chapters 185, laws of 1899, as the Ball
road Commission. ; By Suggr. to incor
porate the Savings and Trust Com
pany, of Washington. By Good, to
regulate tenancy, j
Among the bills passed was a reso
lution relating to counting tbe State
vote. The bill for printing the Journal
bills and resolutions went on the cal
endar as passed and was sent to the
Senate without engrossment.
In the Senate. Gilliam introduced a
petition from Tarboro citlsena askinr
for a dispensary vote there. The only
bill which passed its third reading was
one to amend the charter of the United
Mutual Insurance Co.
Notable bills introduced were: By
Noma, to provide' for digesting and
codifying the laws of the State, pro
viding for three commissioners at II,
500 each aad a clerk at $750. By Bom
bard, to provide for better distribution
of school books by increasing the num
ber of distributing stores in each
county to six.
Raleigh. N. 0.. Jan. 14. Very
abort sessions of tbe Honse and Sen
ate were held again to-day, the Sena
torial caucus and Grand Lode of
Masons having been too much on tbe
minds of legislators to admit of much
other work.
The moat notable bill introduced in
tbe Senate was by Norris. to establish
a 8tate reformatory, the Governor to
appoint seven directors to select a site
and erect buildings this year not to
cost over $30,000.
By Williams, to repeal Uhaster 475,
Laws of 1901, being the Nicholson
lumber act. - !
By Bow. to provide permanent
roil of voters. '
Br Webb, to Incorporate the Aihe-
ville Lodge of B ks.
By Spence. to regulate dutiea and
liabilities of ; boarding house keeper.
imposing a fine of $50 for turning
away a stranger requiring suitable
rooms, bJs, bidding and food, and
holding them responsible for articles
li at exeept in case of fire.
By 8pener, to legitimatize certain
children.
Among the bills ptssed by the Senate
were the followlnc: To allow j idfes
to extend terms of civil c iurt to finish
cases as Is permitted for the criminal
court: to repeal Union D.spensary: to
Incorporate Spring-Hope Banking
Company: to amend charter of James
Walker Memorial Hospital, and en
roll; to Increase commissioners of
Cumberland; to amend charter of tbe
Southern States Investment Company.
The Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock to
morrow. i
Among the bills Introduced in the
House were: By; Davidson, to allow
AsheviUe to issue bonds.
By Alexander, for relief from tax
Ing Confederate Veterans.
By Caron, to Incorporate Bank of
Alexander. : I
By Hooker, to regulate fishing in
Pamlico river, r
By Lucas, to allow Hyde county to
levy a special tax.
By Morton, to amend charter of
James Walker Memorial Hospital.
By HInton. to repeal Chapter 551
Laws of 1897. relative to tbe colored
Industrial school at Elizabeth City.
By Moore, providing a day for elect
tion of town officers in Moore and
Cumberland counties. ': -
Bills passed final reading: Senate
bill, providing for the enrollment of
bills under the supervision of the Sec
retary of Slate. To amend chafer of
James Walker Memorial Hospital, of
Wilmington. '
To repeal the Act of 1897. appropri
ating $500 annually to a private Nor
mal colored school at Kitzabein uity.
THE COUNTY SCHOOL APPORTION HUNT.
Asooast That Each District Will Receive
for Easalag Six Vesthi.
Prof. Washington Oatlett, county
superintendent of publio instruction,
waa busy yesterday In entering upon hia
books the apportionment of the New
Hanover school fund to the various
districts, as made Tuesday night by
the Board of Education. The total
amount apportioned was $17,469.08,
whioh allows $9 $4 to each of the 7,799
children of school age in the coubty,
The Board retained out of the money on
hand $3,000 which goes to the reserve
and building fund, as the law allows.
Tne amounts to the various districts
are as follows: t '
Wilmington Dist. No. 1 $ 6,896.08
Wilmington Dist. o. 7,078 au
Total., i
i ........ .
$14,004.48
....,..$183.42
Mssooboro, Dist No 8
Mason boro,.; Dist. No. 4
8UO.UU
'Total... $443 83
Harnett. Diet. No 7.... $ 898 00
Harnett. Dist No. IS. 870 00
Harnett, Dist No, 11 804 (K)
Harnttt. Dist No. 5 800.00
Harnett, Dist No. 13. 308.00
Harnett Nist No. 15 870 00
Total..; $1.748 00
Federal Point, Dist No. 8 $300 00
Federal Point Dist No. 9 108 00
Total. J...... ......... ....$408.00
Cape Fear, Dist No. 10. $315 00
Cape Fear, Dist No. 18..... ... 17a SO
Fape Vear, Dist No. 6 345.00
Total......
...$830.00
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THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY
Nambtr of BUI Istrodaced Two ffrcU
lac New Hssover sad Braaswick.
iflloa Oollsr Stste Prison. '
Special Star Telegram.)
Baleigh, N. O , Jn, 13. 8erl
mportant bills were introduce in the
Legislature to-day. Amoag those i t
the Senate were: By Henderson to
amend Section 838, . of the Code, re
garding summons issued by Justices cf
thePace;by Wow ward, to amebd
the law regarding sedustim uuder
promise of marriage; by Glenn, in
creasing the number of commissioners
nf G iil ford; by Brown, to t?stablisn a
8tate Prison Parole Commissions com
posed of the Governor, Attorney uao-
eral and one ett's-ta elected by tne
Legislature; by Baldwin, to allow all
divorced persons to re marry ; oy God
win, to prevent are insurance com
panies from comb nine to raise rate.
r q iiriog a yearly oatn ibat sueo a trust
has not been entered: by Baldwin,
to amend Chapter 789, Lwa or
1901; by Brown, to amend the pension
law, givinv those having less than $250
propertv $10, and widows ana oir-r
having leas than $500 and over $850,
$80; by Justice, to provide a tax on
amendments to charters; by mow, to
amend Chapter 341, Laws of 1901; by
Woodard, to Incorporate tbe Spring
Hope Bank.
In tbe House, among tne puis passed
were: a. resolution ior state vo.e at
noon; Senate bill to i&cease the num
ber of Guilford commissioners; Senate
bill to provide for cross-iodexing exe
cutors, administrators and guardians.
Toe Senate resolution lorMdding
members of the Legislature from seek
ing or accepting offices created by tbe
Legisla ure, was defeated.
In the House Chairman Gatlis an
nounced tbe committees so that tbe
body can now get down to work for
the session.
Thechsirmen areas follows: Agrlcul-
ture.Daughtridge: Banks and Bankiog,
Smith .Claims, White.ol Halfax ;ConSti
tutional Amendments, Davidson ; Cor
porations. Robinson; dues and
Towns, Murphy; Education, Gra
ham; Election law, Stubbs; aa
grossing Bills, Foy; Finance, Dough-
ton; Federal Relations, McUall;
Ffsh and Fisheries, Blount; Health,
Crocker; Insane, Davidson; Deaf and
Dumb, Whitaker, of GuiHord; Inter
nal Improvements. Brittain: Judi-
diciary, Newland; Insurance Drewry;
Military Affairs. Fuller; Mines and
Mining. Cowan; Oysters and Inter
ests, Lucas; Pensions, Parker,, of Hali
fax; Penal Institutions, Morton; Pub
lie Roads, Lie per; Railroads, Abell;
Salaries and Fres, Carr; 'Enrolled
Bills, White, of Jones.
Notable bills introduced in the House
were: B v Morton, to repeal tbe stock
law in Federal Point township; by
Willis, to allow Bladen county to levy
a special tax and build a jail; by Phil
lips, to restore self government to tbe
people of Brunswick county; by
Guion. to abolish the August term of
Craven Superior Court; by Nissen, to
continue and preserve the organisa
tion of the Kinston and Luen South
bound Railroad Co. ; by Freeman, to
amend Chapter 524 of the Laws of 1901,
so as to eliminate both in case of chal
lenge. This relates to the Mecklen
burg primary law.
Bills passed final reading as follows:
To repeal tbe dispensary law for Union
county; resolution rtqiesling tbe
superintendent of tbe .penitentiary to
furnish information as to cost of bu 1J-
ingsof the State prison, and their value,
number of persons confined there, col
of caring for same, ezpenae of taking
ear of bnildir-ga.
Speaking to the resolution Mr. Gra
ham who introduced the bill, sid be
understood tbe prison cost ut-ariy a
million dollar, and not more thao
100 persons w-re confined therein.
Tbia includes 48 criminal insane. At
thia time when tbe State waa striving
to raise revenue necessary for publ c
expecditurea it would seem poor bu ki
rns to keep a mulon dollar residence
for that numoerand class of people.
The resolution was adopted.
A j int session of the Senate and
House was held at noon to canvass the
vote for State officers and to bear an
address by Hon. G. R. Glenn, of
Georgia, representing J. L M. Curry,
agent of . the Peabody Educational
fund. He congratulated tbe State on
its splendid progress educationally.
NAVAL STORES CONTINUE UPWARD.
Advance Locally Yesterdsy In Rosin asd
Crode-Savaissh View ol Sltostloa.
The naval stores market continues
very strong and is still all the talk
barring pilotage on the floors of the
Chamber of Commerce. Yesterday
tbe local spirits quotstions remained
56' cents with a firm tone. Savannah
quotations were the same. Boiin ad
vanoed to $1.45 per barrel for strained
and $1.50 for good strained. Crude
turpentine also shot upwards to $1 90
$3 80 per barrel. The demand ia good
at the high level and the offerings in
factors' hands are readily absorbed.
For the naval stores producers tbe
outlook is very encouraging for con
tlnued blghprices in view of the limited
production.
From a Savannah authority, the
following view of the outlook is ob
tained :
'While 56te is the record price for
a number ot years past, it is not the
topnotch in the history vfthe naval
stores Industry. Tbe price was many
years ago up in tbe eighties for a
time. Around the present price pro
ducers realise a good profit upon their
stuff, though tbe marg n necessary for
a profit must be larger of recent yeara
than It formerly was. owing to ins
higher prices paid for many farm sup-
nues.
"The course of the market is being
watched with interest b? the trade
here aud throughout tbe interior. It
is admitted the movement will very
probably be the controlling factor in
regulating tbe price from now on
through the balance of tbe season."
The Utley dcr Case.
Cumberland Superior Court for the
trial of criminal cases convened yes
terday at Fayetteville, Judge C. M
Cook, of Louis iurg, p-esiding for his
first term. The most importaot case, on
the trial docket is that of young Ed
ward Utley. charged with the murder
of Hotel Clerk Holliogswortb. A
special venire or 300 persons were
drawn yesterdsy afternoon and tbe
case will probably be entered upon to
morrow or next day. A number of
depositions, In regard to TJtley's in
sanity, have been received from Flor
Ida and New York, and to-day they
will be opened and read in court Ut
ey was in court yesterdsy, sitting
with his counsel and his uncles.
Messrs. Ralph B. and Herbert Lut-
terlob.
O u. fc rv z? yrz.
Bear, tha, KM VW Baffl AWvajtt B0U!it
GEN. LEE'S BIRTHDAY
Announcement of Programme for
Celebration in Wilmington
Next Monday.
ADDRESS BY GEN. RANSOM.
Military Parade Will Be a Fealnre Re-
frcskoeats by Daafhters of Cosfed
erscy to All Vetera at Panicl
patleg la tbe Parade.
Br gtdier General James I. Melts,
chief marshal of the c remonies which
ill mark the 08 rvance of Gen.
R-jbart E Lee's binbday in Wilming
ton next Monday, has announced the
programme of exercises for the occa
aion, which will be much after the
order ot those t f former year. There
will be the usual parade f the local
military, an address in the Academy
of Muie and a spread of refrescmeu s
by the Daughters of tbe Confederacy
for all Veteran a in the City Hall
building.' .
This-y ear the Veterans and Daughters
of the Confederacy, under tbe auspices
of whom tbe -celebration is always
given, are especially fortunate in
securing for tbe orator of tbe dy,
General Matthew W. Ransom, wt oe
fame as an eloquent .speaker, soldier
and statesman has traversed the coun
try. He will receive an ovation her
and tbe publio is cordially invited to
hear him.
The military -parade will move
promptly at 8 o'clock from the W. L I.
armory and all commanders are urged
to have their men in line by that hour.
The procession will form on Msrket
street, the right resting on Fourth
street in the following order: Platoon
of Police. Marshal and Aides. Second
Regiment Band. Cape Fear Camp
No. 854, U. O. V. George Davis Camp,
Sons of Veterans. Wilmington Light
Infantry. Wilmington Division, Na
val Reserves. Boys' Brigade. Orator
and Chaplain. The precession will
move promptly down Market street to
Front, thence on Front to Red Cross;
to Third, and down Third to Princes,
and thence to the Academy of Music,
where tbe exercises will be observed.
Tne programme for observance is as
follows:
Prayer by Dr. A. D. McClure.
Music by 8econd Regiment Band.
Address by General Ransom.
Reading of General Lee's Farewell
Addresr, by Comrade Jas. I Metis.
freseutation, Urosses of Honor.
Response by Rev. R. W. Hogue.
"Dixie." by the band.
Tbe Daughters of the Goofederscy
are rt quested to assemble at the
W. L. I. armory at 8:30 P. M. for
the purpose of attending in a body the
exercises st the Academy of Mus e.
All Confederate Veterans are Invited
to ln in tbe parade and participate in
tbe ceremonies.
At first it was feared that the
Academy of Music could not be ob
tained for Gso. Ransom's addres, as
Kubryn Kidder will appear Monday
night and the elaborateness of tbe pro
duotion requires that much of the
stage taneings be mde in the day
lime. Messrs. Cowan Bros., the lessees
of the Academy, howev-r, set to work
and telegraphed Mr. P. M. Cooley,
manager of Mias KulJer's company,
asking if some arrangements could
not be made so that tho Veterans and
Daughters of the Confederacy could
use the building in tbe afternoon
Mr. Cooley very gracefully answered
last night from Ricnm-md, Va, that
be would arrange for tbe company to
get hereon 8unday and make tbe stage
banginga Monday morning. The act
of Messrs. Cowan Bros, and Mr. Cooley
will bi very generally appreciated.
THIS MAN 1$ AN AUTHOR.
Retlster of Deeds Called I'paa to Record
aa Una ail Oocnateet.
Deputy Register of Deeds John Mc
Laurln bas all kinds of rt quests in the
conduct of bis office, but he wss calleo
upon yesterday to perform an official
act somewhat out of tbe ordinary. A
well appearing man of about middle
age presented for registration tbe fol
lowing affidavit, duly sworn and sub
scribed to before the Clerk of the
Superior Court:
"My Own Life, or an Oatcsst Hus
baad, by T. L. Kuib.
' This book is based on true facts ss
memory will permit me to write, ac
cording to my best belief and knowl
edge and, of course, nothing to go be
yond my best belief, and allowing
myself the privilege to the charge of
mind. Given under my band and
seal. T. L. Ruth.
New STEAMSHIP CO n PA NY.
Ortaalzed at Mobile Especially for tbe
Frait Trade of T nit City.
bv TaiacrraDn to tn suirnuw star.
Mobile, Alat, Jao. 14 The Com
mercial Steamship Company haa been
organized here with a capitalization of
$300,000. The company is organised
for owning steamships for charter
purposes, especially to fruit importers
of Mobile Most of tbe capital is sub
scribed by Mobile men, tbe remainder
being subscribed at Bergen, Norway,
from which place the movements of
tre steamers will be directed. Tbe
o nipsny has purchased the Norwegian
steamer Brutattor, and all i he steamers
will flf tbe Norwegian fl g.
Trie to foui tal It.
It's the old sior of "murder will
ounonly in this case there's no crime.
A woman feela run dowr, haa back
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Liver and Kidney trouble, and wili
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PRETTY AFTERNOON WLDDliVQ
Miss Llllle Besr, the Bride of Mr. Jul as
Steraserfer Ceremon) and Rec p
tloa Yesterday Altcreoo i.
A beautiful home wedding, joining
in mttiimonytvo popular Wilming
ton young people. M s Lilhe Bear, an
attrac iee young du,h-rof Mr 8ol
B-ar, and Mr Julius dlen burger, was
celebrated at 4:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the residence of trie
vride's fuher. No. 116 N rih Fifih
tlre. T'iere were preterit o wh..bi
the ceremony only m mb-rs of the
families of the c ioirsctiig pr i- d
a few of their immediate rrieuds. Tiie
residet C throughout and esp cially
tbe parlora were t-ry charmingly
decorated, the color schtme being
green and pink, wild ami ax and pink
roses bsying been used In an artistic
arrangement to carry out the desired
effect. The ceremony was performed
in an altogether pleasing ai d v-r.v im
pressive manner by the Rev. S. Maq
deUoho, D D., and the marriage scene
waa a lovely one indeed.
Tbe bride ws ailrac.ively gowi ed
in gray Peau de crepe, trimmed with
D Jchesse lace and she carriel a b-uuti-ful
bouq iet of bride's roses and ma den
hair "fern. 8he waa given aay by
her father at tbe altar and was attend
ed by the maids of honor, M s H.nt.ah
Sbrier aud alha Mamie Boar, her
coutios
Tb maids of honor were charming
it costumed in organdie and carnt-d
bouq'iela of pink carnations.
Tne groom w attei d-d by M-8sr.
I M. Bear and E nanuel I. Bear, who
were dressed in conventional blo.
Fullowiag tbe cremuny au elegant
dinner was served to the su sis a d
at? o'clock in the evening many f
the party accompanied the bride and
groom to tbe A. C L. atauoo from
whence they departed amid a shower
of good wishes for an extended bridal
tour, which will include Washington,
Pniladelpbia and New Y rlr.
Atthewtdding aud rrc-p'ioo fol
lowing in the aflerooor, tbe couple,
received many bandsrme preseu s hh1
checks for substantial amounts Tele
gram's came from many frirnd.i Noiti
and Sjulh, conriulatint; Mr. and
Mrs. Stern berger upon tbeir happy
union.
ARREST ON SEWIOUS ttUKQF.
Yooeg a h'te ttsn Imm fa'ambss t imnty
rakra lalo latHody for 'lltfrd tin
b II i Best Anoibcr Fiisi rr.
H. C. Beikueil, a yum whi'e
man, well dr.daiif mherwue hav
log a genteel appearance, was arretd
by-Policemen J. B. New turn and C
E Wood at Fourth atret br de yes
terday moroiog, on a warrant from
Cbadbourr, N. C, charging him with
tbe emb moment nf an am u t 'of
money, sum camera tuppJie i.d a
horse and buvvy fr m J.n.. s 8 t h
well, an itinerant uhoio, rapt-er ho
spent a part rf last 8unoir at the
beach but who bat lately been
engaged' at .o ols in Columbus
county. Mr. tfatt h well's brother
came to Wilmington ia search of
Breckte'l and cais-d bis nrrrst.
Brecknell waa engaged in taking pno
tographs at Navassa and came to
Wilmington for additional supplies.
He waa boarding on Hanover, be
tween Tbird and Fourth streets,
and maiotaius hia inoocerce. He
worked a abort lime in Wt m ngion
for tbe telephone companies and bis
only fault here appeared to be au in
dulgence in an occasional spree.
Deputy 8her,ff W. J Beuton, of
Columbus county, arrived yeaterday
atid took Brecknell toChadbourn for
preliminary trial to day. He also car
ried with bim tbe negr', Foster Wil
liam, t-harged with abai.doning his
wife. Williams was one of tbe ne
groes engaged inlbe shooting at the
Angola mill some t me ago and bis
whereabouts came to the knowledge of
the Columbus authoritiea from the
trial here.
SUQAR CaNG UR0WERS.
Coaveatiun to Be Meld la Macon, 0a , la
" p-il or Msy.
By f elegrapb to tbe Mornlna Star.
MAOOtr, Ga., Jan. 14. Tbe d rectors
of the Macon Chamber of Commerce
met to-day and decided to issue an in
vitation to tbe sugar cane growers of
the 8outb for a convention to be held
hem In April or Ma, tb tim to be
named by tbe growtrs. Tne invita
tion is to be issued oo rtquet of Cap
tain D G. Purse, of tue Savannah
Ohamoer of Commerce, who bas isken
the initiative.
M cou'a Onamber of Commerce will
meet to-morrow and issue the csll in
form. The oij-cl of the convention is
toastint tbe Agricultural D-partmrot
of the United 8 tales in soivir.g qn-i-tioi
a relating to tbe sugar cane Ikuus
try in tbe 8outbern States It ia esti
mated that four hundred delegates
II Vet tend th convention