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THE BLACK CLUB-
Id stead ot working himself oat of
the negro trouble President Boose
velt has worked himself and his
party deeper into it and made the
negroes more assertive and aggres
sire than thej have been for years.
He has his Manager Clarkson to
thank for a good deal ot that, for
Clarkson undertook to pilot him
through the Lilj White and Lamp
black mix up in the South and led
him right, into the slush and mire
in which he is now floundering.
Things were going along pretty
quietly as far as Mr. Roosevelt was
concerned nntil Clarkson appeared
on the scene and persuaded him
to appear upon the stage and
play a hand with those three negro
bisnops some time last Summer,
lid followed that with a letter ex
pressing his own views on the status
of the negro in the Republican party
and volunteered the information
that tho President entertained the
same vie s, and soon followed the
disciplining of the Alabama Lily
Whites, and the letter called out by
the Crum racket in Charleston, in
which he declared that other things
being equal there should be no dis
crimination against the ' necrro in at)
- o o a
pointments to office,, which was
shortly followed by the appointment
of Crum in spite of the universal
wbito protest against it. Every step
in that line took Roosevelt further
into the mix up, emboldened the
negroes, and encouraged 2 them
nut only to ask for but to demand
more than they had any idea of
doing when Roosevelt, under . the
evil counsels and urging of Mana
ger Clarkson, began to lean towards
them, and cmmit himself to them.
They are now not only demanding
civil appointments, but appoint
monts in the regular army and are
following this up with reviving the
old schemes of . pensions for ex
slaves. And what is more they are
giving it oat that if these demands
are not heard and complied with
they will grasp their clubs and help
to maul the Republican party, visit
vengeance upon it and upon Presi
dent Roosevelt whom they seem to
look upon as their head servant, a
sort of oian of all work.
As giving some idea of their as
seniveness, aggressiveness and the
wy they are holding the club over
Roosevelt and the Republican prty,
w clip the following Washington
dipatch to the New York Times :
Demand that the Republican party
hall cauie the enactment of a law 10
pension former slaves was made to the
President to day. The penalty of re
fatal will be the renewal' of a move
ment to organize a bolt of tbe Repub
lic party by ine Northern negroes.
Toe threat is made by three negro
clergymen whom. Surveyor Claris in
to i to the White House during tbe
Fall campaign. There was at that
time a movement to organise the ne
groes, particularly In the doubtful
Northern 8uies, to vote against the
It publican party unless the ''Lily
Woite" movement in the Bouth was
dUavowed by the administration.
After tbelr interview at tbe White
House the three clergvmen, who bad
announced their intention of Issuing a
manifesto in favor of such an organiza
tioo, declared that they would dis-
emntenaoee tbe movement because
the administration was going to fight
tbe "L ly Whites." The idea was
thereupon dropped for the time, al
though local organisations have been
kept up Ia some States. 1
8. P Mitchell, President of the Na
tional industrial Uouncil of ex-Blavee,
was at tbe White Bouse to-day to get
the President to look into the plan of
pensioning the former slaves, tie said
that tbe unless the Republicans take
up throld scheme, which has been be
fore Congress year after year, the in
dependent negro organisation will be
started again and the m titer carried to
the polls.
Th pension ida has taken a strong
hold upoo thousands of negroes. Tho
Postomce Department investigated the
matter some years ago, and found that
many thousands were in correspond
ence with the promoters of the
scheme.
Mitchell says that the pensioning of
the ex-slaves would bring, about a
more equitable distribution of public
moneys. Tbe North, he say, is get
ting three-fourths of the money now
being distributed, and tbe greater por
tion of pension, river and harbor ap
progriatlons, etc , go North.
''Tbe only recourse left for the ad
justment of tbe matter.?' said Mitchell,
"will be tbe polls. If the President
ana nis uDinet and Uongress rail to
bear us, we can by organisation in the
.Northern Slates change the color of
things greatly before the next elect
loo. We can get people in office who
will aid us. Tbe agitation of this
question means the negro vote next
Fall and tu 1904 -The
National Industrial Council met
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VOL. XXXIV.
here last Friday and paurd resolutions
indorsing the aabeme for an independ
ent negro party, which should rote for
candidates -willing to aid its project.
Tbe negroes know very well tbat they
cannot do much In the South, ' but ex
pect to frighten the Republicans in the
doubtful8tatesv
The President's recent utterances
and actians upon the negro question
have led to a bad state of things down
in Georgia, according to statements
made by Congressmen from tbat
State. It seems that the negro poli
ticians in Georgia, who are mainly ig
norant men, have an idea that the
Preaident is their friend, and that
a tout all they . have to do to get a
white Postmaster out or omeeis to
trump up charges against htmv
When Senator Pritchard and his
Lily Whites slammed the doors of
the Greensboro convention against
the negro delegates and they went
pouting away, Chairman Price drew
a long breath and joyously congrat
ulated his brother white Republicans
that after being strapped to it so
long they were at last treed from
that "body of death;" but it doesn't
look as if they are quite as much
freed from it as he thought they
were, for between Clarkson . and
Roosevelt they have made the "body-
of death" a sticker and a somewhat
lively corpse, much more lively and
clamorous for some of the soft snaps
than they have been for years, and
assertive enough not only to threaten
retribution on the Lily Whies in
the South, but on the Republican
party in the North it it doesn't come
to time and hearken to their de
mands. What they will do or whether they
will do anything remains to be seen.
The probabilities are that the Re
publican politicians will' play the
same old game they have been play
ing all along and pull the wool over
their eyes as they have done hereto
fore, but in their claims and in their
threats we see some of the results
of Roosevelt's coquetting with and
pandering to them, with the hope of
placating the negro vote in the few
Northern States, where it is a fac
tor. Possibly it he had anticipated
all the bother it is giving him he
would have left hustler Clarkson in
Iowa and taken his chances on the
negro vote.
INCREASE IV USE OF COMMER
CIAL FERTILIZERS.
The last report of S. L. Patterson,
Commissioner of Agricnlture, shows
among other things the increase in
the use of commercial fertilisers by
our farmers in the past seven years,
as follows:
1897 214 S71.5 tons.
1898 245.511 75 tons.
1899 244 808 tons.
1900 276 238 tons.
1901............. 339,941 tons.
1902.. 330,714.75 tons.
Here is an increase of fifty per
cent over 1897, an increase of over
100,000 tons over the consumption
of that year." The use of these fer
tilizers is increasing not only in this
State but in other Southern States
and throughout the country gener
ally, and it will doubtless continue
to increase, because their value to
the farmer is recognized.
How much these fertilizers cost
the farmers of this State we do not
know, but it was probably well in
vested, since it could not be very
well dispensed with, at least at pres
ent. If a more judicious use had
been made of them, the investment
would have been a better one, for
there is not tbe least donbt that
much of these fertilizers was wasted
and washed out of the ground before
they did much benefit to the crops.
If the same amount that was put
npon three acres, say, had been con
centrated upon ona, there would have
been three times as much benefit. And
if some of these fertilizers had been
nsed in stimulating grass, and other
plants which could afterwards be used
in fertilizing the lands and reducing
the need for so much commercial fer
tilizers, there wonld have been a dis
tioct gain in that.
The mistake is not in the free use
of these fertilizers, but in the injudi
cious, extravagant use of them, and
in relying npon them too much when
more attention should be given to the
making, saving and use of home
made fertilizers.
Mr. Musset is short one eye sim
ply because when he was going home
at night, in New Orleans, he saw
a young woman and young man in
dustriously occupied in kissing. He
became interested and sneaked into
the shadow of a piazza, to see the
tilt out. He was so intently em
ployed watching the yonng couple
that he failed to see a gun pointed at
him by the occupant of the house,
who took him for a burglar, popped
away, and ruined the sight of one of
Mr. Mnsset's eyes. Mr. Musset now
wants $17,500 damages for that eye,
and he never did find out who that
kissing couple was, for he left before
they did.
Rev. Shellenberger, who is also
postmaster at Middleburg, Pa., has
gotten himself into trouble because
he shelled and shot a man who was
trying to break into his shack
He is a Dunkardt preacher and the
Dnnkards ; don't allow their preach
ers or anybody else who belongs to
them to shoot unsuspecting burglars
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ANTI-TRUST TALK. V'
There are now about fouf- anti
trust bills either before Congress or
n committee under consideration to
m fwn
be presented, later. ' rneae Dins
differ . materially and some of them
radically, so materially and so radi
cally that it is safe to predict that
none of them will go through at
this session for when one of these
comes up for discussion the rush to
go npon record will be so, great that
every Senator and Representative
who can talk, or read what some one
else writes, .will desire to be heard.
The administration, and those who
represent it, seem disposed to hear
and act npon the views of Attorney
General Knox, who contends that
it isn't so much anti-trust legislation
that we need, as a fuller exercise of
he power already invested in Con
gress to deal with the trusts by a
more rigid application of the inter
state commeroe laws, and a broader
interpretation of them. ,This he
thinks, with pioper support of the
aw department and liberal appro
priations to enable it to follow np
and prosecute the trusts, would fill
the bill and make unnecessary any
new anti-trust legislation.
Senator Hoar and . other trust
pursuers regard this as only a half
way sort of business, which will
eave tho trusts practically where
they are now masters of the situa
tion and monarchs of the industrial
domain. They believe that the
trusts must be grappled; with in
earnest and the issue determined
whether they are to rule the Gov
ernment or the Government them.
Bat it will take time to fight that
question out, more time than there
is between this and the end of the
session, and Mr. Roosevelt will
hardly carry out his reported throat
of an. extra session.
A New York dispatch . says that
while the people of that city were
shivering for coal there were thou
sands of car loads on the New Jersey
aide of the river held by combines
or higher prices although they
were then getting $10 and $12 a ton
for coal.
The Philadelphia Press, remark
ing on the demand in the German
Reich 8 tag for a "differential duty
on oil," say 8: "But the Germans
do not produce oil." Maybe not,
but there is lots of German money
invested in the Russian oil fields.
It is said that Lord Rosebery will
wed a Kentucky widow, now a resi
dent of Cannes, France. She was
formerly a Miss Carr, and one of
Louisville's noted beauties, and mar
ried a New Yorker, Samuel Sloan
Chauncby.
The cattle raising industry is pro
gressing in Florida. The latest evi
dence of progress is the purchase
and fencing in of a 30,000 acre ranch
by Florida men who propose to go
into the business right and raise fine
stock.
The representatives of the coal
barons in Congress are very much
afraid that removing the tariff duty
from coal would give us cheap coal
from Canada. That would be a ter
rible affliction to the coal consumers,
wouldn't it?
The nickel steel rails now being
laid by the Pennsylvania railroad on
its curves may be nice and durable,
but they ought to be when they cost
$72 a ton, nearly three times as
much as standard steel rails.
Marconi says it will be practicable
when he gets his system completed
forns to carry our telephone ap
paratus in our pockets, and do our
own helloing without wires or go be
tween girls.
That Indiana judge who was
caught accepting bribes for offices
in his court has resigned and gone
to Colorado, where they offer larger
bribes and there is a chance to make
more money in that business.
A drunken man who was arrested
trying to make his way into J.
Pierpont Morgan's office, had three
cents and a poker chip in his pockets.
Perhaps he wanted to entice John
into a little game of draw.
Perhaps that New Jersey Judge
who resigned because he couldn t
live on a salary of $9,000 a year
was indulging his family in too
much coal and meat.
In Northern Sweden there are
said to be 70,000 people in a starving
condition, whose only food is
pounded from balk and moss stewed
together.
A. C, L. Double Tracklof .
Florence Times: The Atlantio Coast
Line railway, with the progressive
policy that has always characterized
it, has decided upon an increase in its
facilities to Jacksonville which will be
of immense importance to the railroad
Interests of tbat city. This improve
meat lathe building of a double traek
from Grand Croasing to Folkaton as
the objective point, thus practically
providing a double track all tbe way
from Jacksonville to Savannah, by
tbe aid or tbe D'oixston cut-on.
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WILMINGTON, N. O., FRIDAY, JANUARY 23,
AFTER DEADLY GERMS
General Assembly vVU! Take a
Day Of f 1 to Renovate tie f
; . . Legislative Halls. , T.
ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY.
Genera! Lee's Birthday Affleodmests to
Pension Laws Compensation for .
Payms8ter QeocrsI N C. S. 0. ,
The Senatorlsl Situation.
Special Star Telegram. '
; Ralkigb, N. 0., Jan. 15. Official
announcement Is made that the joint
committee on Judiciary will snext
Wednesday and Thursday consider
the Watts ttll; for confining the mann
facture'and isale of liquor ' to in
corporated towns.' Advocates and op
ponents of the bill the State over are
expected here to be heard by the com
mittee. The Joint Committee on Finance
this afternoon approved the sub-committee
consisting of Chairman Lon
don, Brown, Henderson and Allison,
on the part of the Senate, and Chair
man Scott, Drewry, Graham and
Davidson, on the part of the House, to
revise the revenue machinery acts for
re-enactment by the Legislature. They
will begin this work Monday night.
The State Treasurer. State Auditor and
tbe Chairman, of the Tax Commission
and Corporation Commission, appear
ed before the; committee today and
advised that the present revenue act is
tbe beat the 8tate ever had and that
only some minor changes should be
made. This will be tbe policy of tbe
committee.
Uoimportant private bills received
attention in both branches of the Leg
islature. There was much discussion
in the Houae of a resolution from the
Senate that a committee be appointed
to Investigate the need ol codifying tbe
laws. Graham, of Granville, led tbe
opposition, claiming that tba State
cannot aFord it. Tne resolution was
passed.
The House also passed the bills to
preveutthe manufacture and shipment
of liquor in Robeson county and in-
creaae tbe Commissioners in Cumber
and county, i
Bills introduced in the House were
as follows: By Dockery, to facilitate
and stimulate tbe Improvement of tbe
public roads of the Sute. -
By Morion, to define the ownership
of land bounded by water.
By rbillios, to amend Chapter 134,
Lws of 1901, relating to special tax in
Brunswick county, by extending tbe
time. '
By Harrington, to place Hector Mc
Neill on the pension roll of the second
class.
By Thompson, to enable Onslow
county to use special funds for certain
purposes. .
By Self, to amend tbe Laws of 1899
providing that abandonment shall be a
cause for divorce. .
BvGnioEL.for epaaiai rlif ot sol
diers losing a leg in the active service.
By McNeil, to prohibit tbe sale of
fire crackers more than three Inches
long, and toy pistols.
Notable bills Introduced In tbe Sen
ate were: By Godwin, to codify the
pablio laws.
lit Bellamy, to amend Section 1274
o' the Code, i
Senate bill, to amend Section 1.
Chapter 848, Laws of 1901, passed
tmra reaaing.
Senate bill, to repeal the Ashe
county prohibition law, was tabled on
motion of Mr. Henderson.
Baleigh. N. Q, Jan. 16. When
tbe Senate convened to-day. Rev. A.
W. Curtis offered prayer. He asked
that every Senator should be guided by
bis conscience and tbat "no trickery
or jobbery prevail." "May this be a
jubilee year, when the demon of in
temperance win be Dinisneu by legis
lation." He also prayed earnestly for
a reformatory and progress for educa
tion.
The following bills were ratified:
To repeal the Union dispensary laws.
Ti amend the charter of the James
Walker Memorial Hospital. To pro
vide for the printing of calendars, bills
and journals. ' '
Bills introduced: By Spence, to aid
in taking depositions in the 8tate for
suits brought outside the State.
By Norris, to amend Chapter 750,
Laws of 1901. so as to allow police
men of a city to serve notice to regis
trars and judges or election.
By Godwin, to appoint Justices or
peace in Harnett county.
By Wellborn, to allow bastards to
represent their ancestors on their
mother's side.
Bv Brown, to incorporate the Bank
of Whlteville.
By Spence, to employ stenographers
for courts.
By McBryde, to provide a new pen
sion board for ttobeson county.
Bv Pollock, to amend tbe pension
law. increasing the appropriation from
1200.000 to 1300.000.
By Woodward, to establisn a dis
pensary at Tolsnot, Wilson county.
Bills considered: senate nut tor
cross-indexing appointments of execu
tors, administrators and guardians.
recommended by the committee so
as to make it discretionary with the
county commissioners. Passed.
House bill to amend Onapter 287,
Laws of 1899. Passed.
Seoate bill to amend Section 8.
Chapter 22, j Laws of 1893, to require
pleading to be verified under oatb in
the posseioning of land. Passed
third reading.
Senate bill relative to appeals from
justices of the pesos. Tabled.
House bill to regulate drawing of
jurors of Craven county was passed.
Senate bill to protect crops - culti
vated under a common fence, by re
quiring 90 days' notice to remove such
fence. Passed.
Senate bill to appoint justices of tbe
peace for Harnett county. Passed
third reading.
8enate bill to appoint Duncan B
McLaughlin a justice of the peace in
Robeaon. Passed third reading.
At 11:50 o'clock, the 8eoate adjourn
ed until Saturday at 11 o'clock.
Bills introduced: .
By McNeill, to prohibit sale, manu
facture and shipment of liquor in Scot
land, i - ' ' '
By Carlton, to extend time for allot
ting bomestead.
By Fuller; to protect water supplies.
By Abell, to punish seduction and
abduction of married women.
By Lucas, to promote and protect
the fish industry .in North Carolina
waters. - . i-
- By Parker, of Wayne, to prevent
gambling with slot machines. -
By Hooker, to allow town of Wash
ington to Issue bonds to pay Itsm
debtedneas. f . . .
By Willis, to appoint justices of the
peace In .Bladen. -:
By Hall, to pay. pensions to Con
federate soldiers semi-annually.
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The bill to prohibit the sale or man
ufacture of liquor in .certain parts of
waiauga passed, as to 5.
The bill to allow Bladen to lew a
Special tax to build a jail passed second
reading.
The bill to regulate courts of the
Eighth distric, changing the time of
holding courts in Union and Scotland
counties, passed third reading.
BALEiaH, N. a. Jan. 17. Both
branches of the General Assemblv ad
journed to-day until Tuesday morning.
ine purpose being r to observe Lee a
birthday, but more especially to allow
time for renovatlnsr tbe Learialative
halls. ' New non-germ harboring car
pets will be pat down. The bill for
renovation passed to-day, providing
that not over $3,500 be expended. The
majority of members are suffering
from colds and other ailments, and
the old carpets are believed to contain
germs which cause much of the sick
ness.; -
The House devoted moat of to-dav'e
session to discussing and finally pass
ing the bill for the ventilation, reno
vation, fumigating and heating of the
halls.
The House also passed the folio wine
notable bills:
To allow Washington countv to Is
sue bonds.
To allow Bladen countv to issue
bonds to build a j ail. i
To repeal tbe stock laws as to Fed
eral Point township. New Hanover
county.
To incorporate Oriental and Pamlico
Railroad Co.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Fuller: Incorporate Trinity College.
Gattis: To confer jurisdiction on
Superior courts in certain cases.
The House adjourned at 13:45 P. M.
The Senate was in session only about
half an ' hour and no bills of impor
tance passed. The notable ones intro
duced were:
Pritchard : To incorporate the Chapel
Hill Trolley Car Co.
WfTorn:To give confederate sol
diers, who served 90 days, $30 pen
sions. All widows and those, who
served less than 90 days, $15 per year.
Usibardt; To pension widows of
Confederate soldiers, who married
prior to 1868 Instead of 1885.
Justice: To protect buman life by
requiring railroads to signal the ap
proach of trains under certain circum
stances, making the roads liable when
signals are not given.:
in tbe House Morton introduced a
bill providing for a compensation for
sufficient to cover bis expenses ana
tbe .riving of the $30,000 bond re
quired, i
ine senatorin sitnsuoi.
It is understood that the merest
formality will prevail when the Senate
and House meet next Tuesday to cast
the first official ballot for United State
Senator. Only a few votes will be
csst to conform to tbe law.
There is no change in the Democrat
caucus situation, nor is there any pros
pect or any for some time.
Newt came from Durham to-night
that Gen. J. 8. Can on the eve of bis
starting for atrip 8outb, said he did
not expect any or tbe candidates to
get together soon; if they didn't that
be would get in - the fight again, as he
merely withdrew let the interest of
mr. J as. k. Hanson married.
Popalsr laterae at Walker Memorial Hos
pital Claimed a Soathport Bride.
Southport Standard, 15th.
At the home of Mr. S. P. Tharp yes
terday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock Mr.
Jas. K. Hanson, of Wilmington, and
Miss Cora WescotL of Southport. were
joined by the holy bonds of wedlock,
Rev. J. C. 8tory performing tbe mar
riage rites. !
The bride is one of Southport s most
highly esteemed young ladies. Mr.
Hanson is well known here, having
lived here several years ago, when he
made many friends during his stay In
our town. He is at present employed
at the James Walker Memorial Hos
pital as a licensed druggist.
The happy young couple left on the
afternoon steamer for Wilmington,
where they win make their borne, ac
companied by the best wishes of their
numerous Southport friends.
Robberies In Little River. S. t.
Mr. W. H. Stone, of Little River,
S. G, was in the city yesterday and
gave particulars of the robbery of the
poatoffiee at that place last Sunday
night. Entrance was effected through
a window and from a safe, accident
ally . left unlocked $3.60 in cash was
stolen. A large quantity of postage
stamps were scattered over the floor.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
the same night to enter the store of the
StOne Brothers Company. The store
of Mr. 8. J. 8tanley at Calabash, three
miles distant, was entered tbe same
night and robbed of a quantity of
merchandise. Two' strange men, who
had been loitering about Little River
for several days and who' have since
disappeared are suspected of tbe rob
beries.
Decresse ia Postofflce Figures.
Wilmington should be a long time
getting over congratulating itself upon
what It has gained in the unprecedent
ed railroad transactions that have taken
place within the past1 several months.
The Savannah News ia giving a state
ment of the business done in the
various departments of the Savannah
postofflce during the last year, says
among other things; "In some de
partments, it is true, less business was
done than during . the previous year
but this is readily to be accounted for
by the loss of tbe very large business
of the Plant System after its consoli
dation with the Atlantic Coast Line
and the removal if its offices from
Savannah. The loss 1 alone, tbe post
office authorities say, meant the loss
of between $5,000 and $6,000 to this
office."
Bin Afalast Slot Mschioes.
By the terms of the bill introduced
in the Legislature Friday by Represen
tative Parker, of Wayne, it is made
unlawful to operate, a slot machine
when the return is uncertain and
sometimes nothing, or when the return
is certain but may be of greater value
than the amount deposited, or when
the return is not fixed and definite and
can be of a less or of a greater value
than tbe amount deposited. Violation
is punishable by a fine of not less than
$500 and imprisonment for from four
months to two years.
1903.;
i
UTLEY MORDER TRIAL
Witnesses for the Defence Heard
in the Cumberland Superior
4 Court Saturday.
THE, PLEA OFj INSANITY."
Most of the Day's Session (liven Over to
Argament of Leg si Qsestlos-Neffo
Porter's Version of tbe Affair.
: Recess Taken THI Mondsyl. '..I '
Special Star Telegram.
Fatettstville, N. O. Jan. 17.
Most of the mornine session of theTJtley
trial to-day was taken up on a ques
tion of law. Col. Broadfoot, of the
defenoe, asked the Judge to order the
retirement of the jury, and stated that
the defence desired a ruling on this
point: Defendant's plea was not
guilty. 'Now, would they be allowed
to go on under that plea without pre-
udice to their Interests and adduce
evidence of the insanity at the time of
the killing.
Solicitor Lyon, Hon. G. M. Rose,
Col. Broadfoot and Col. Hinsdale and
Mr. H. McD. Robinson, of the firm of
Robinson ft Shaw, argued the point,
quoting 8tate vs. Potts, Section 8,353
of the Code, and Section 65 of the
Statutes, revising the law on insanity.
After a full conference, the trial
proceeded on the plea of not guilty
with a right to prove insanity.
Mr. H. McD. Robinson read to the
ury the abstract of what the defence
ezpeoted to prove. -
Examined by the State, Maj. Mc-
Kethan said his wife is an aunt of the
defendant; he had not seen much of
him. Whon sober, defendant is a
quiet, peaceable man ; when drunk he
is not responsible.
A. F. Fowler and Dukes testified to
going to tbe hotel on the night of the
killing; beard shots down the stairs as
Hollingsworth was seeing them to the.
room. Hollings worth asked if either
had a pistol; he bad a good one, bbt
could not get at it.
Sam Council, colored night porter.
was at the hotel on the night of the
84th of October. Utley came in from
the street and said, "I have been
shooting my gun, and filled this wall
full of boles. Defendant cursed Hol-
lingsworth and said he would have
him discharged, defendant pointed
his right finger at deceased with his
left in the pocket of his coat Hoi
llngsworth drew a pistol and pointed
it at defendant Council got frighten
ed and ran out of the hotel, and-when
just outside he heard the shot and Mr.
Benton came running across the
street Some time ago a drummer'was
writing at a desk in the hotel and Ut
ley said, "I will shoot a hole through
his hat' The clerk protested as he
was a guest of the bouse.
Judge Sutton read the testimony of
Sam Council at the inquest
Hon. GL M. Rose stated that the de
fence was read to introduce expert tes
timony, and asked adjournment until
Monday morning. The motion was
granted.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Lexington Dispatch: The
country roads are said to be in a fear
ful condition. Many of the farmers
coming to town with wood, etc., are
using big four-horse teams.
Lumberton Boiesouian: The
directors of the Lumberton Cotton
Mills at their meeting held Thursday
declared a quarterly dividend of 3 per
cent Tbe affairs of Ue Mill were
found in most satisfactory condition.
Loui8burr Times: - We hear
talk of steps being taken to organize
two stock companies tor the purpose
of establishing two factories in Louis-
burg one for the manufacture of
smoking tobacco and the other for the
manufacture of cigarettes.
Troy Examiner: Ten deputies
from Troy went among the Uwharrie
mountains last week and arrested seven
men, charged with resisting Deputy
Sheriff Jordan, as stated last week.
xney were tried before i. a. Saunders.
J. P., and released on a $300 bond
each to appear at our next term of
court
Stanly Enterprise: There was
rather a mysterious homicide at Nor
wood last Friday. Abe Colson, a negro
some 50 years of age, is dead from the
result of a wound on the head. A young
negro named Uobinson is In jail here.
and it is said that he may implicate
others. A young white man of Nor
wood is thought to be implicated, but
the matter haa been kept so quiet that
no certain particulars can be gained.
Tbe negro was drunk and had gambled
with certain parties. Une theory is that
he won heavy stakes from the other
fellows, and they killed him. Another
is that he fell from a buggy and his
bead struck a stone.
Weldon News: While Jack
Wheeler, a White boy who lives in
Northampton county, was loading a
gun, bis dog ran by, struck the ham
mer of tbe gun and. caused it to fire.
Fortunately Wheeler had just out in
the powder and was ramming the wads
down on that His face and neck were
badly burned and peppered with the
powder. The load took right under
thechin and if the shot had been in
the gun his head would have been
blown off. As It was he was knocked
down by the force of the powder and
it will be some time before the traces
of it are removed.
Wilson Times: Last Saturday
evening Will Farmer, colored, a son
of George H. Farmer, of Wilson and
who formerly arayed for J. T. Wil
liams ft Co., was on his wheel going
-down tbe tf'inch Mill road when he
saw in front of him the eleven-year-
old daughter ot Mr. John Henry Mo-
Keel. He yelled to her to stop. She
did not notice him when he cried, "If
you don't stop,.! will kill you." 8he
became frightened and ran, and ap
pealed to an old colored man who
.came out of the woods about that time
tonrotect her. will then mada off.
A warrant was immediately sworn out
for his arrest and ia a short time
Sheriff Sharp had him in jail.
NO. 13
PALMETT0 rbre. company.
Machines, Alter a Thorenih Test, Are
Belsx Mssafsctired for Isstallatloi
la the WUmlsftoa Factory. :
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General Manager 'William Mill
Butler, of the Palmetto Company,
Philadelphia," which recently pur
chased the pine product factory on
Smith's . Creek, near the city, has
written to Superintendent F. L. Hug-
gins that the. pine' fibre machines are
now being built, rapidly and several
will be ready for ' installation very
soon so that the factory can begin
work. ' These : machines are being
built by the. Nszel Machine Tool
Works, of Philadelphia, and the de
lay in opening, the factory here has
been in order to first make sure that
they were right Enclosed in the let
ter to Mr. HUggins is an affidavit from
prominent citizens of Philadelphia
stating that from 18 pounds of mate
rial fed to one of the machines at a
slow speed, there was produced ten
pounds of clean fibre, the balance be
ing a substance resembling ground
cork, which is said to be valuable for
tanning purposes. The test was
thoroughly satisfactory in every re
spect and the company expects to be
gin operations upon a profitable basis
from the very start.
The Palmetto Company was organ
ized in Philadelphia in 1898-for the
manufacture of various products from
the Saw Palmetto, which was consid
ered worthless up to that time, but of
which there is practically an unlimi
ted supply available In Florida and
Southern Georgia, where it can be ob
tained at the cost of cutting and ship
ping. This material will be brought
to Wilmington and used for the op
eration of tbe factory.
The chief articles now to be made at
the plant in Wilmington is the horse
hair substitute from tbe Palmetto,
spoken of above, to be used for up
holstering, for mattresses and for other
purposes. The product is said to be
nearly, if not quite, equal to and as
strong and flexible as horse hair,
which costs from 80 to 15 cents per
pound. The by-product obtained from
the waste after the fibre has been taken
out, contains about 20 per cent of
tanic acid, and can be uaed for tan
ning leather and the like. The com
pany will also continue to manufac
ture cable coating, wood preservative,
crude oils, charcoal, etc. from pine,
but the chief product will be the fibre.
The company has a total capitaliza
tion of a million dollars, of which
$650,000 is common and $350,000
cumulative preferred stock. Of the
latter about $50,000 haa recently been
disposed of at par. The officers are
H.A. Rutis, president; Jno. F. Collins,
vice president; William Meill Butler,
secretary and treasurer and general
manager. It is said that an offer has
has already been made by a large Eu
ropean firm to take the entire out-put
of horse hair substitute at 6 cents per
pound at the factory. Tbe company,
however, hopes to sell in the home
market at from 13 to 15 cents per
pound.
The purchase of the factory by the
Palmetto Company was recently con
summated through the efforts of a
committee from the Chamber of Com
merce of Wilmington and it is learned
that an opportunity will be given to
local capitalists to subscribe for the
stock.
A Native Wilmloitonlsn To Marry.
Major and Mrs. Thomas Chard
Goodman have issued invitations to
the marriage of their daughter Edith
Anne to Mr. Willism Bradlev Walker.
o.n Tuesday evening January 37, 1903,
at 8 o'clock, at St Paul's Episcopal
church, Chicago. They will be at home
after June 1st at Hong. Kong. Mr.
Walker is a native of Wilmington, a
son of the late Dr. Joshua O. Walker.
For seven years be has been at Hons;
Kong, China, representing the Stand
ard Oil Co. He and his bride will visit
Wilmington before leaving for the
Orient
DESPERATE NEQRO CONVICT.
Barricaded la a Shsnty aid Keeping Forty
. Mea at Bay.
bv Telegraph to tne Horning star.
Silubia, Ala., Jan. 17. Tom Ben
ton, a notorious negro, is at large in
Shelby county. He broke jail three days
ago and rewards have been offered
by the county officials for his capture.
He ia now barricaded In a deserted
shandy a few miles beyond Hardy ville
and is said to be keeping loriy men at
bay. He has killed one, a negro, and
wounded a number of white men. Tbe
inhabitants are terror-stricken.
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Set for Trial Dorlot Two Weeks
Term BegiMlog Here Next Mssdsy.
Perhaps tho most important case of
the term that of J. L. Love against
the Carolina Central Railroad Co. for
$100,000 damages could not be set for,
trial for the reason that the plaintiff
is confined in jail In Bouth Carolina on
the charge of, having killed a man jn.
that State several weeks ago. The
other caser, as they will be called, ap
pear from the calendar aa follows:
nRSTwtiid''''" '
Monday Atlantio Coast Line Rail
road Co. vs. Albert H. Siocomb, Davis '
ft Davis for plaintiff, r Geoii H. Hutaff r
vs. Wilmington Sewerage Ox, Bel
lamy ft Bellamy, Russell ft Gore and
Herbert McClammy for plaintiff; E. 1
K. Bryan for defendant. , .. -
Tuesday Thoa. F. Bsgley vs. City ,
of Wilmington, E. K. Bryan for plain
tiff; William J. Bellamy, for defen-'
dant. . T. G. Williams vs. Inter-State
Telephone Co., Russell & Gore and .
Meares ft Raark for plaintiff; Roun
tree ft Carr, E. K. Bryan and Be)-
lamy ft Bellamy for defendant R.
W Hicks vs. W. W. Blair, E." K.
Bryan for plaintiff; Rountreeft Carr
lor aeienaant. .uouaaaen cc ucjciiber
vs. W. J. Reaves, E. K. Bryan for
plaintiff.
Wednesday W. T. Dortch, Adra'r.
vs. W. T.Bancerman, Rountree ft Carr
for plaintiff; Bellamy & Bellamy for
defendant E. K. Bryan vs. Chas. O'Lee
Donnell, E. K. Bryan for plaintiff. R.
W. Hicks vs. O. A. Healey, E. K.
Bryan for plaintiff. A. C. Neilsen vs.
Southern Express Co., A. J. Marshall
for plaintiff; Herbert McClammy for
defendant.
Thursday W. H. Harlzog vs. a H.
Dock ft Co., Russell & Gore for plain
tiff; Bellamy ft Bellamy for defendant
Dock. McNair & Pearsall vs. Wiley
Thompson et. al., E. K. Bryan for
plaintiff. Rheinstein Dry Goods Co.
vs. H. A. Townsend, E. K. Bryan for
plaintiff. J. C. Stevenson Co. vs. W.
E. Stone, et. a?., E. K. Bryan for
plaintiff.
Friday M. J. Corbett Co. vs. J. B.
Sellars& Co., E. K. Bryan for plain
tiff; J. H. Cook, special appearance
for defendant The O. W. Polvogt
Co. vs. DuBruiz Cutlar, a D. Weeks
for plaintiff; B. G. Empie for defend
ant R. W. Hicks vs. D. A. Cooper,
McNeil ft Bryan for plaintiff.
Saturday Graham Murray vs. O. T.
Haper et al., L. V. Grady for plain
tiff ; W. J. Bellamy and H. McClammy
for defendants.
SECOND WEEK.
Monday Cltv of Wilmington vr. -
Bousheba Hansley, H. MoClammy
and W. J. Bellamy for plalnttff;
Bellamy & Peschau for defendant.
A. G. Ricaud vs. W. H. Chadbourn
et al., McNeill ft Bryan and J. D.
Bellamy lor -plaintiff and Junius
DavIs for defendant.
Tuesday B. F. Penny vs. W.. "O. .
ft A. Railroad Co., Herbert Mc
Clammy, A. J. Marshall, Bellamy &
Bellamy for plaintiff; Rountree ft
Carr, - Junius Davis and Bellamy ft
rescbau for defendant K. w. tucks
vs. J. R. Turrentine, McNeill ft Bryan
for plaintiff; J. D. Bellamy for de
fendant. City of Wilmington vs. J.
D. Bellamy, H. McClammy and W. J.
Bellamy for plaintiff; Bellamy ft
Peschau for defendant
Wednesday The Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Co. vs. McNair ft Pearsall
et al., Bellamy ft Peschau for plaintiff.
Thad F. Tyler vs. Geo. T. Bland et al.,
Empie ft Empie for plaintiff; Bellamy
' special appearance) for defendant J.
W. Monk et al. vs. Uity of Wilming
ton, Bellamy ft Peschau and Bellamy
ft Bellamy for plaintiff; W. J. Bel
lamy, E. K. Bryan and H. McClammy
for defendant City of Wilmington
vs. Iredell Meares et al., W. J. Bel
lamy for plaintiff; Russell ft Gore (by
special appearance) for defendant for
security company. "
Thursday Virginia-Uarolina Uhem
Ical Co., vs. J. P. Klrven. Wilcox
ft Wilcox and Rountree ft Carr for
plaintiff; Davis ft Davis and Bellamy
ft Peschau for defendant- Owen
Martindale vs. Joseph Albro et al.,
Bellamy & Peschau and A. J. Mar
shal for plaintiff; Battle and Ruark
for defendant D. Hanna vs. Fidelity
and Deposit Co., Meares ft Rusrk for
plaintiff; Bellamy ft Peschau for de
fendvnt. A. D. Wessell vs. L. Klrven
et al. Bellamy ft Peschau for plain
tiff; A. J. Marshall and Herbert Mc
Clammy for defendent. Robert Kor
negay vs. J. R. Elmore, executor;
L. V. Grady for plaintiff.
Friday Atlantio National Bank vs.
Clark J. Brown et al. McNeill ft
Bryan for plaintiff. AtlanUo National
Bank vs. Clark J. Brown. McNeill ft
Bryan for plaintiff. Louise B. Smith
vs. Susan E. Moore, executor.' E. K.
Bryan for plaintiff; Bellamy ft Bel
lamy for defendant
WILCOX TRIAL IS
NEARING AN END.
The Defence Offered No Testimony and
Arfument Was Began Yesterdsy.
Case Will Go to Jury Moadsy.
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
Charlotte, N. 0., Jan. 17. A spe
cial to the Observer from Hertford,
says: v
The Wilcox trial is nearing an end.
The State rested after' examining one
of the witnesses this morning. It has
been rumored all along that the de
fence would offer testimony, but the
audience and the court were surprised
to-day when Mr. Aydlett announced
that the case of the State was the case
of the defendant . Wilcox was not
put on the witness stand, contrary to
public expectation, and there was a
feeling both of disappointment and
relief at this unexpected turn of affairs.
Immediately after the conclusion of
the testimony argument to the jury
was begun.
Nellie Cropsey's father, was on the
stand to-day, but his testimony was
Immaterial; as was also tbat oi ur.
Hayman, the last witness heard.
Three addresses were made to the
jury, the speakers being W. J. Leary,
or uaenton, a. v. ; uoscoe xurner ana
I. Hey ward Bawyer, of Elizabeth City,
N.O.
Mr. Leary, for the defenoe, outlined
thn argrnmnt tor hia aide of the ease.
He contended that the State had failed
to connect Wilcox with tbe case in
any way and failed to prove that the
girl had been killed.
nr. Turner, lor ine oiaie, maue an
argument in support ot the theory that
Wilcox struck Nellie Oropsey over the
head with some blunt instrument, car
ried her body to the river and cast it
into the water. During the speech of
Mr. Sawyer, for the prosecution, Miss
Ollle Cropsey broke down and cried
like a child.
The case will go to the jury Mon
day afternoon.
The legal representatives of the
Grown Prince and Princess of Saxony
have arranged terms for their separa
tion. - The Princess abandona all
tbe titles, lights and . dignities, ap
pertaining to her through her mar
riage and resumes her maiden name.
Tbe crown prince has expressed hia
willingness to pay her $7,500 yearly.