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CLAP TRAP AND STAGE THUS
LEU. A-few daji ago we published from
the New York Sun an editorial con
gratulating President Roosevelt on
his failure to carry his anti trust pro
gramme through Congress. It pro
no u need his surrender to the trusts
the "greatest service he tad ever
rendered his country." The Sun,
which shines for the trusts, was talk
Ing from trust standpoint; and while
its congratulations to Mr. Roosevelt
were of an" ironical character, they
expressed the sentiments of the
people who are opposed to anti
trust legislation. The Sun was one
of the very few Republican' organs
which had the courage vto oppose
that kind of legislation to which
moat of the leaders, including Roose
velt, had committed themselves and
pledged themselves in the campaign
last all. It regarded those ante-
election pledges as demagogic and
when Mr. Roosevelt declared that
they should be carried out he de
nounced hia utterances as demagogic
and revolutionary, as attacks on the
constitution of the United States
and on the rights of men who chose
to put their money together to do
business in a corporate capacity.
But Mr. Roosevelt at the eleventh
hour changed his views, modi&ed his
demands, heard the friends of the
trusts, compromised, virtually sur
rendered to them and the Sun con
gratulated him. It was'speakiog
for the trusts.
There are other papers which
substantially agreo with the Sun
tnac ine proposed legislation is a
failure, but they do not congratu
late Mr. R osevelt or the Republi
can leaders on it; on the contrary
they denounce the fake. They
speak for the people, , whom these
leaders have been trying to humbug
with their fraudulent so-called anti
trust legislation.
The New York Herald is an in
dependent paper, which speaks for
no party, but for or against any or
all, according to circumstances and
tho acts of these parties. It is one
of the papers which believes the
trusts ought to be held under legal re
straint and that the Republican rep
resentatiyt-s should have kept those
anti-election pledges and their faith
with the people, and thus voices its
disappointment and condemnation:
Are the gentlemen who assemble
dally in the Capitol at Washington
foolst Or do not they think the Amerl
can Deo pie are fool I
To one question or the other an af
firmative reply mutt bo made by every
citizen who notes the course that is
punned with retpect to anti-trust"
leg lalalioa.
At tbft result of many months of
speech-making, agitation, debate and
legislation, what has been accomplish
edf Congress has pasted theElkins
bill re-enacting a portion of tne inter
tale Commerce act which baa been
b the ataiute books for fifteen years
,4nd created in the sew Department of
' Commerce and Labor a bureau having
authority to investigate corporations
and make public so much of what it
learns "as the President may direct."
In bia apeecbea Jatt autumn Mr.
Rroseyelt dwelt with special empha
sis upon enforced publicity as a cure
for many evils, and as the flrtt and
neceatary step toward intelligent ac
tion for restraining the abuses of
greedy and unscrupulous com bin a
tlons. Fairly capitalist d and honestly
managed coroorationa do cot fear the
lisrht. and some of the industrial com
binations voluntarily issue statements
showing their operations and financial
condition.
On all sides it was agreed that what
ever elae abould be done or left undone
-la the way of regulating the trusts,
some measure for letting the light into
all dark places should be enacted this
winter. Even the moat cautious and
timid souls who feared that drastic re
strictions might interfere with our in
dustriai prosperity were unanimous in
demanding publicity. As Attorney
General Knox pointed out, many of the
mott flagrant trust evils have their
origin in overcapitalization, and it waa
agreed that publicity should be giyen
to the relation between capital assets
aod that there should be periodic pub
location of income statements atd bal
ance sheets so that investors ana con
su mors might know the flasncial con
ditlon and operations of these giant
combinations.
It is a fact that legislation for en
forcing publicity is what the furtive
species of trust most fearr. Why f Be
came it is practicable aod can readily
be enforced. H:gh sounding pre-!
scriptiona and interdiction witb dread
ful penalties they are less afraid of,
because experience under the Sherman
set and the anti-trust laws of the sev
eral tiiate has shown that it Is difficult
to obtain legal proof that tbey have
- done the forbidden things. But a law
requiring the periodic filling and filing
Of itemized blanks, with the affidavit
Of responsible officials, and giving tht
VOL. XXXIV.
essential facts as to the finanolal con
dition and reaulta of operation, would
beaimple, direct and rather difficult
to juggle witb. Trusts that work evil
were anxious Indeed to prevent such
legislation as this. And it seems they
have succeeded.
See wbat has been done. On the
first day of the session Mr. Littlefield
introduced a bill which provided that
"every corporation engaged in inter
state commerce" shou Id everv vear file
just such a statement as above de
scribed income statement, balance
sheet and full information. It was re
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
From time to time it was intimated
that the bill was being perfected with
the aid of advice from Attornev Gen
eral Knox and - would embody the
President's views. -.After two months
it came out of the committee room in
the shape in which In which it passed
the House the House the other dav.
being made to apply onlv to corpora
tions "hereafter to ba organized." In
other words, any one bold enough to
compete with tne existing mighty com-
Dtnations is to be pilloried for their 1
benefit I After that it is scarcely worth
while to discuss the rest of the bill, but
it lodges dangerous private lnquialto
rial powers la the commission to
harass the possible competitors, not at
all for the information of the public
all the publicity enjoined is the yearly
issue of "a list" of corporations with
'an abstract" of their formal returns
The value of this la obvious, since
the returns even in full, made to the
commission call for copies of articles
of incorporation and similar informa
tion that is now of public record, but
includes neither income statement, nor
oaianoe sneer, nor one iota or informa
tion as to operations, earnings or finan
cial condition. It is just such a bili at
the worst class of trust would proba
bly have framed themselves bad the
work been entrusted to them with a
view to their own protection and the
prevention of anv infringement on
their monopoly. List stage in "this
ttrange, eventful history" of this bur
lesque House .bill was yesterday re
ported to the (senate from its Commit
tee on "Judiciary with amendments
making it app y to corporations now
in existence and imposing severe pen
altiet, but no provision for that simple
puoiicity which was admitted to be
'the first step toward the remedy of
trust abuses." And, meanwhile, the
truais' organs and benebmen. witb
scarcely concealed grins, keep up a
terrible chartvavi about the frightful
ly "drastic" character of the "trust
busting" legislation.
Wbat a performance! Clan trap
aod stage thunder from first to last.
We don't reallv believe that th men
in Congress are embeciles neither are
the people.
The mountain labored and brought
forth a mouse. That is about the
size oi it. They have, to make it
appear that they were in earnest
and thus humbug the people, made
much pretence of curbing the trusts
and after much labor have given ns
enactments, some of which were al
ready on the statutes, have brought
forth the mouse, and a very little
mouse, too, or rather little mice,
for there were three- ef thoaa. ta
Elkins bill, the publicity bill and
the Knox measure to enable the
Department of Justice to follow np
the violators of the Sherman law
and promote the speedy prosecution
of the cases in the courts.
But all this isn't troubling the
trust people much, for they are in
this country like Daniel O'Connell's
"coach and four," which could drive
through any law that Parliament of
England might pass.
All the time they were talking
about curbing the trusts not one of
them ever thought of trying the
effect of reducing the tariff on trust
controlled articles, nor would they
listen to a suggestion of that kind.
That would have been a powerful
help in curbing the trusts by de
priving them of the monopoly of
the home markets, but that would
look too much like business and
hence they let that alone and con
fined . themselves to a few make-
believe measures, which the Herald
pertinently characterizes . as "clap
trap and storage thunder," which
will not fool many people, and are
not giving the trusts much concern.
REPUDIATED B7 REPUBLICANS
A meeting of a Republican club at
Newport News, Va., Friday night,
was addressed by a nephew of John
S. Wise, and by Hon. Harry K.Wal
cott, another prominent Republican,
both oi whom repudiated the in
cendiary utterances of John S.
Wise and the policy of President
RooBevelt as to the negro. Their re
pudiation was appfauded by the Be
publicans to whom they talked.
These men were not talking for
themselves only but for the white
Republicans of Virginia, and there is
little doubt that they would be en
dorBed by an overwhelming majority
of the white Republicans of the
South, whether they are known as
'lily whites" or not.
We have never yet met a South
ern white Republican who would
admit that the negro should be put
upon the same plain with him as an
aspirant for public position. If he
were to admit it and pretended to
speak for his fellow Republicans;
their practice would give the lie to
his admission, for they have never
treated the negro as their political
equal in anything save casting
ballot, and they did that only be
cause the negro's ballot went for
them. Long before there was talk of
drawing the color, line in the Repub
lican party it was drawn. The
drawing of it by Senator Pritchard
and others was simply a public an
nouncement of what had been for
years the invariable practice.
The impression that John S. Wise
and others with whom he ia acting
would convey is that the movement
against unlimited suffrage for the
negro is supported only by the
Democrats of the South, and that,
therefore, it is simply a political
movement intended to make the
Democratic party in . the South
irresistible and give it permanent
control of the Southern States.
Whether that be the motive or not
a large majority of the white Repub
licans in the South agree with them
in it,' and agree with the two speak
ers alluded. . to above in their con
demnation and repudiation of John
S. Wise's insane talk and of Roose
velt's scheming negro equality policy
THERE IS MERIT IS THIS.
The representative in the Legis
lature from Anson county has in
troduced a somewhat novel bill,
which provides for the voluntary
working on the roads or other public
works of prisoners confined in the
jails awaiting trial. It does not
compel the prisoner to work, but
leaves it optional with him, pro
vides for his proper guarding and
for clothes to distinguish him but
different from those worn by con
victs. Volunteering to work, is not
to be'eonstrned os a confession of
guilt, and if convicted the number
of days he works are to be counted
as constituting part of the time to
which he is sentenced.
This is a novel bill but there is
merit in it, for it would relieve the
congestion of our jails, which some
times become crowded, and it would
give the prisoners eutdoor exercise,
which would be much better for
them than close confinement in
cramped quarters. There would
also be compensation to the counties
for the coBt of feeding, which
amounts to a considerable item when
there are many prisoners.
But the bill as far we have seen
does not provide for any compensa
tion to prisoners who on trial may
be acquitted. It has always seemed
to us an injustice to a prisoner ac
cused oi crime, wno may be inno
cent, to keep him locked np some
times for many months and be turn
ed loose without any redress or com
pensation for incarceration or loss
of time when sometimes the prisoner
so held may have a family depend
ent upon him. It, therefore, seems
to us that the bill introduced by the
representative from Anson should
provide that when a prisoner is ac
quitted of the charge against him
ho Vo-nllewvd compensation by the
county for the time he worked, so
much per diem, deducting the cost
of feeding. This would not amount to
a heavy tax on the county, for which
it had received an equivalent in
work, but would be justice to the
innocent prisoner. -
A year or so ago an-old fellow
died in the poor house at Duluth
and left 160 acres of land that no
body knew he owned, and that he
apparently forgot. Before he died
a rich deposit of iron ore was found
on it, but he died without knowing
that. It is estimated to be worth
from 11,000,000 to $5,000,000. Lots
of "heirs" turned np, and among
them two "widows." But these
were all turned down, and the right
heirs were recently found in five
Bohemian peasants living on the
border of Moravia, in the Austria-
Hungarian empire. All some peo
ple have to do is to jog along and
fortune comes right to them.
A Pittsburg minister deplores the
fact that ministerial disputants, who
engage in verbal discussions, do not
treat each other as courteously as do
the pugilistic fraternity, who always
shake hands before and after fisti
cuffs, and harbor no resentments,
no matter how hard the mutual
punching may be. But then the
ministerial combatants don't go out,
as the pugilists do, with a pocket full
of ring money to keep them in good
humor.
Secretary Root wants to have the
public schools in Washington equip
ped with rifles and ammnnition so
that the boys can practice shooting
at targets during recess. If this
pans out he may follow it np by
recommending the establishment
by the government of shooting gal
leries in our towns. That would be
a daisy thing for the boys.
A Pennsylvania school board has
decided that spanking is an aid to
education, but the teacher must not
strike the pupil on the head or the
mouth. The teacher who wonld
spank a pupil on the head or mouth
should be summarily bounced as an
incompetent spanker, utterly defi
cient in the first rudiments of the
spanking art.
' Senator Morgan commented very
sharply the other day about "leaks"
in executive sessions of the Senate,
and yet he would probably have been
much disappointed if some of those
leaks hadn't got into print.
Truth may be "at the bottom of a
well' but with some Republican
editors, judging from the Bmall
quantity they use, it must be at the
bottom of the ocean.
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WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27,
TRAGEDY IN RALEIGH
Ludlow Skinner Shot to
Death
by Ernest Haywood,
Prominent Lawyer,
a
SPECULATION AS TO CAUSE
Domestic Troubles Thoafht to Have Beea
at Bottom of the Affair Qenaliie
SensstioiT Created Insanity
Msy Be Plesded at Trisl.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. O. Feb. 21 Earnest
Haywood, one of the best known law
yers of Raleigh, shot and instantly
killed Ludlow Skinner, of the firm of
Johnson, Thompson & Oa. cotton
brokers, this afternoon about o'clock.
Both are of social and business promi
nence. Haywood gave nimseir up
after the shooting but refuses to make
any statement and having waived ex
amination was committed to jail with
out bail.
The two men were seen at the post-
office entrance in earnest conversation
few minutes before the shooting.
Skinner had turned away and was
moving toward theitreet ten paces
awy when iiaywooa nrea ine nrsi
shot. Skinner quickened his pace as
though trying to get away when Hay
wood fired a second shot within pro
bably fifteen seconds of the first, the
ball taking effect just back of the left
arm and penetrating the heart.
The assertion that Skinner was shot
in the back, aggravated the feeling
agaiDsl Haywood among . Skinner's
friends and there was talk of violence
and while tbere is no guard at the jail
to-night a sharp look out is being
kept to prevent any demonstration.
Raleigh never experienced so severe
a abock as the killing has created, and
the town is rift with supposed expla
nations as to the cause. It is conceded
that complications between the fami
lies of the two men are at the bottom of
it. It has been common report going for
some months that Haywood and Mrs.
Gertrude Winder Tucker, widow of
the late Wm. R Tucker and sister-in-law
of Skinner, were secretly married
in JNew xork several montna ago.
This he denied. Mrs. Tucker .was
treated in a Baltimore hospital recently
and it is out of these conditions that
the shooting has grown, though there
can be no comprehensive statement of
the case until developed in the trial.
Dr. T. E. Skinner, the venerable re
tired pastor of the First Baptist church
and father of the murdered man, de
clared this evening that Haywood had
written an insulting letter to his aoni
ife. Mrs. Skinner said, when told
that her husband was shot, that she
tried to keep him from going' down
after dinner, and telephoned to John
son & Thompson's office for him to
keep off the street.
These statements, than which there
is nothing more definite, now indicate
that there was an old and bitter score
between the two men to be settled.
The coroner held an inquest and
autopsy to-night, finding that the de
ceased cam to bis death at the hands
of Haywood. It is understood in
sanity will be pleaded.
Jas. H. Pou and T. M. Argo, the
best lawyers here, have been engaged
for the defence. Haywood has a
brother in the insane asylum.
(By Associate! Press.)
Chaelottsl N. C, Feb. 21. A spe
cial to the Observer from Raleigh sajs:
The greatest social and criminal sensa
tion Raleigh has ever known develop
ed at 4:20 o'clock this afternoon when,
on Favelteville street, Ernest Hay
wood shot and killed Ludlow Skinner.
The-prominence of both families is
marked. Haywood is a grand son of
the late State Treasurer John Haywood
and son of the late D E. Burke Hay
wood, and one of Raleigh's leading
lawyers. Skinner was grand-son of
the late Mr. Ludlow, of New York,
and a son of Rev. Dr. Thomas E.
Skinner, of Raleigb, one of the best
known Baptists In the South.
At least a hundred persons must
have seen the shooting, certainly that
numbsr saw the victim of Haywood's
revolver as be reeled and fell upon his
face on the car track- in front of the
p?stofficeand Yarborough House and
not torty yaras irom ine court name.
Hay ward was taken by Deputy
Bheriff Separk to Haywood's law of
fice, and was there for about two hours
guarded by deputies and in conference
with bis attorneys, James H. Pou and
Argo & 8haffer. Later he waa taken
to the court house, where Magistrate
Marcom had a preliminary hearing,
taking only Separk'a testimony upon
which he committed Haywood to jail
without bail for murder.
Skinner's wife is a daughter of the
late Major John O. Winder. The
rumor here is that the tragedy grew
out of a reported secret marriage in
the family of one of the men concern
ed. Raleigh, N. a Feb. 21. Hay wood,
who is now in jail has as yet made no
statement. Tne testimony at the pre
liminary hearing before Justice J. O.
Marcom this afternoon is as follows:
Earlier in the day Skinner called at
Haywood's office. What occurred
there is not known. When he' came
out he started for the postoffice. In
the mean time Haywood went to the
court house. As he returned and was
near the middle steps of the postoffice,
he saw Skinner on the sidewalk, and
called him, saying: "Ludlow come
here, I want to speak to you."
As Skinner approached, Haywood
fired point blank at him. He missed,
and 8kinner turned and ran. When
he reached the car track Haywood
fired again, and 8kinner stumbled for
a second and sank to the ground. He
was taken into Jas. I. Johnson's drug
store in an unconscious condition and
died within a few minutes. Liter the
body was removed to his home. The
wife of Mr. Skinner is prostrated with
grief.
Fayetteville Observer: 21st:"The
hearing of the Utley case on appeal,
was concluded before Judge Oooke
this morning. The case will be heard
by the Supreme Court the third week
In March."
yV II .
REV. BEN J. R. HALL DEAR.
Lesdiog Methodist Prescber, Osce Pastor
Here, Died Prldsy Night at Fayette
ville, N. C.
Friends in this city and they are
numbered by the score will hear
with deep regret of the death of Rev.
B. R. Hall, presiding elder of the
Fayetteville District M. E. church.
South, which occurred at the Marsh
Highsmith. Hospital at Fayetteville
Friday evening at 7:10 o'clock. Rev.
Mr. Hall was stricken with apoplexy
Friday morning at 4 o'clock and he
never regained consciouness lost at
that hour.
Rev. B. U. Hall was in the S2nd
year of his age, having been' born
Sept. 2Slh 185L His parents, Henry
G. and Mrs. Emily B. Hall, are still
living and make ' their home at
Shelby, N. 0. His is the first
death In the family. Mr. Hall waa
married in 1876 to Miss Fannie
Stedmao, who, with four children,
survive him. He also leaves three
brothers and a sister to mourn their
loaf, as follows: Mr. Edward Hale
Hall, of Waco, Texas; Mr. Heman
R. Hall, or Fayetteville; Rev. John
H. Hall, of Rockingham, and Mrs. C
P. Roberts, of 8helby; Rsv. John H.
Hall, who has just retired as pastor of
Firth street M. E. church, this city.
His aged mother and hia sister, Mrs.
Roberts, expected to reach Fayette
ville last night. '
Deceased has been a presiding elder
in the North Carolina Conference for
eight years, and for the past three
years bad been on the Fayetteville
D.strict. At one time he was pastor
of Wilmington Fifth Street M. E
church and was universally esteemed
here. He joined the conference in
1875 and has never since that time
missed an annual session of that body.
He was a graduate of Trinity College
and a preacher of great ability, having
served some of the most important
stations in his church, Trinity church,
Durham, 8t. Paul's, Goldsboro. being
among the number of leading charges
he served.
FEDERAL POINT FENCE LAW.
Fall Text of 8111 Exempting a Portion of
New Hanover Irom Stock Regals
tion Township Tax
Bslow will be found the full text of
the bill recently passed by the General
Assembly, repealing the no fence law
as applied to Federal Point township,
this county:
An act to repeal the stock law in Fed
eral Point Townahip in New Han-
: overooys -
The General Assembly of North Caro
lina do enact:
Section 1. That from and after
June 1st, 1903, chapter 290 of the Pub
lic Laws of 1899 shall not apply to that
portion of New Hanover county
south and west of a line starting at
a point on the Cape Fear river where
the water course from Mcllhenny's
mill pond empties into said river, and
running with the stream and mill pond
to the head of clay bottom and run
ning behind W. P. Oldham's fence
southeast to the old Federal Point
road, running thence west side of said
road to the sound road, running
thence weat aide of the sound road to
George Roger's Lane; down said lane
to the sound and also including that
portion of the beach south of a pond
opposite where this line touches the
sound.
6eo 2. That before May 15th, 1903.
the Board of Commissioners of said
county shall cause a good and auffl
cient fence five feet high to be con
structed and maintained along the
boundary line above mentioned, witb
suitable gates at all crossings of pub
lic roads and other places where nec
essary; Provided, that the said Board
of Commissioners may at any time
and from time to time declare any
water course along the line oi said
fence to b and constitute a part of said
fence; Provided further, that the
Commisioners may have the right, if
in their judgment it is necessary, to
run this fence a little south of the
noint where it touches the sound in
order to touch the sound at a deep
water point, and for the purpose of
this act the said Board of Commis
sioners may let out the construction
of said fence and gates by contract to
the lowest responsible bidder, giving
twenty days' of such letting out by
public advertisement in at least two
daily papers published in the city
of Wilmington, or in their discretion
the said board ahall deem it advisable,
that they may employ an agent to
construct said fence under such terms
as thev shall prescribe: and for de
fravine the exnensesof constructing
said feBce and gates the said board
may draw upon the county treasurer
of said county of New Hanover for a
aum sufficient therefor out of the gen
eral fund of said county; and may
thereafter levy on all real property,
taxable by State and county in said
territory so fenced out. and collect
tax sufficient to replace the amount
so drawn from the said general fund.
and in addition thereto may from
vear to vear in like manner levy and
collect a tax sufficient to maintain said
fence and gates.
Sec. S. That all laws and clauses of
laws conflicting with this act are here
by renealed.
Sec 4. This Act shall be in force
from and after its ratification.
Ratified January 29.
Compliment to WHmlnitoa Firm.
Goldsboro Argus: "Thus far this
week Messrs. Best & Thompson have
bought 960 bales of cotton for Messrs.
Alexander Sprunt & Son, the noted
cotton exporters of Wilmington, who
nave for years been a vital energy oi
incalculable benefit to the cotton
farmers of North Carolina not only
as purchasers of the fleecy staple at
the highest market price, but also as
intelligent, vigilant and fearless cnam-
pionsor the farmers best Interests in
promptly and persistently fighting the
insidious round bale trust."
The Stab office cat's tail pointed
northeastwardly Saturday, and the
horse editor says this means much bad
weather during February and March.
When it comes to - forecasting the
weather, the Stab office cat's tail beats
, the ground-hog's shadow out o sight
1903.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Consideration of London Bill in
the Senate Deferred Until
This Week.
THE WATTS' BILL SENT UP.
Revease Act is Being Discussed la the
Hoose Bosd Issae Matt Be from
$400,000 to $S00,000-Locsl Bills
as to Eastero Carolioi.
Special Star Telegram. .
Raleigh, N. C , Feb. 19. The
House this afternoon passed the bill
providing a code commission of three
members, who will receive $1,000 per
year, $1,500 being also appropriated
for expenses; their work to be the cod
ification of Ihe laws of the State. The
bill was ordered sent to the Senate
without engrossment.
The Senate also passed the bill to es
tablish a Historical Commission to be
appointed by the Governor and be au
thorized to spend $500 annually in
gathering and preserving data of
value.
Under thfe new revenue bill as re
ported, but not yet acted on by the
Legislature, retail liquor dealers will
be required to pay a license tax of
$300 per year to the State and $300 to
the county, payable half on the 1st
day of January and half on the 1st
day of July of each. year.
me tax now paid is $ zoo per year
to the State and county an increase
of $400 per lyear, or triple what the
State and county taxes now are. The
purchase tax on liquor dealers re
mains the same as now, viz : two per
cent, on the total amount of purchases
n or out cf the State for cash or
credit. Tho method of payment, I. e.,
on the first days of January and July
each year, alio remains the same.
Should the revenuu bill pass in Its
present form, the total amount of li
cense paid by the retail dealer in Wil
mington will be $889 per year, divided
as folio its: Slate, $300; county, $300;
city, $264 (or $32 per month), and
United States $25. The amount paid
by each retailer now for the privi
ege of doing business in the
city, county, State and United
States ia $489; so that it will
bs seen that the bill now pending
is an important item with the dealers,
to say nothing of the London, Watts,
Murpl y. Smith and other bills about
which so much is being said in the
General Assembly.
The wholesaler's and rectifier's State
and county tax is doubled .in the new
bill, viz: $800 for each per year, in
stead of $400 per year as now. The
license tax on malt liquors is. also ia
creased from $100 to $200 per year to
the State and county.
The other changes in the revenue
bill have been referred to from time to
time in these columns. A new tax of
two per cent, on the gross receipts of
dispensaries is imposed, the same to
be paid direct to the State Treasurer.
The only change in the merchants'
license tax provision is the rate which
is made on sales not exceeding $50,000,.
forty cents on each thousand dollars;
on sales over $50,000 and less than
$75,000, thirty cents on each thousand ;
on sales over $75,000 and less than
$125,000, twenty-five cents on each
thousand, and on sales over $125,000,
twenty cents on each thousand.
The tax upon druggists selling
liquor is reduced from $50 to $25 per
year.
Uil tanks of over 500 gallons ca
pacity are taxed $50 per year instead
of $20, as heretofore and an additional
tax of $5 is imposed upon each sale and
delivery wagon. Tanks of cotton seed
oil mills are exempt
A new tax of $100 is imposed on pack
ing companies each in county where
business is carried on.
Cotton compresses are taxed $1 for
each thousand bales of cotton com
pressed, instead of the manner hereto
fore.
The tax on lightning rod agents goes
up from $20 to $50 in each county.
The tax is reduced from $25 to $15
on horse dealers.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 20th, 1902.
In the House to-night the Watts bill
passed final reading, the vote being 48
to 30. Much time was consumed with
roll call ballots and arguments on
amendments exempting various coun
ties. The roll calls were by insistence
of Morton, of New Hanover, who has
led the fight against the bill. Thirty
amendments of this kind were offered
and it required from 8 to 11:30 o'clock
to vote them down and get to the first
vote.
A joint resolution was introduced
in the Senate by Godwin, at the re
quest or the New York- American,
providing that application be made to
Congress under Article 5 of the U. 8.
Constitution, for a constitutional con
vention to amend the Constitution by
making Senators elective in the sev
eral States by a direct vote of the peo
ple. It provides that the Secretary of
State ask the co-operation of the Leg
islatures oi other etates.
The committee appointed to Inves
tigate complaints of the bad condition
of the convict camp at Dover reported
that they found the quantity of food
sufficient, but lacking in variety. The
bedding was filthy and unfit for use;
but they did not find Superintendent
Mann in any way blamable for the
poor condition.
The Child Labor bill, in the Senate,
was passed on third reading, with an
amendment by Brown, that the clause
requiring that 66 hours constitute a
week's work, . apply only to persons
under 18 years oi age.
The committee on Insane Asylums
to-day completed the appropriation
for these institutions. The amount
asked for was $786,199.95, while
the amount appropriated is $541,
266 95, which represents a scale down
of $244,833. Tne amounts apportion
ed are: Morgan ton Asylum. $257,000:
Raleigh Asylum, $163,100; Goldsboro
Asylum (colored), $107,766.95; Dan-
witi m Tnaa m a Im f Ka Qtat vwj4 asnw
$13,500. Total, $541,266.95. The bill
NO. 18
making the annronriatlon was Intro
duced in the House by Stevenson.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 21. Sena
tor London made a motion in the
Senate this morning that further con
sideration of the London bill be de
ferred until Monday at 11 o'clock and
that a final vote on the measure be
taken at noon, Tuesday. The motion
was adopted. This was in order that
time could be gained to clear the cal
endar of accumulated bills to which
to day's session waa devoted.
A great number of local bills passed.
One of general importance was to em
power the N. C. Corporation Commis
sion to hear complaints of demurrage
charges by shippers against the rail
roads.
The Watts bill came over from the
House and was referred to the Com
mittee on Propositions and Grievances.
Three hundred copies were ordered
printed.
The House spent a good portion of
to day's session in committee of the
whole, considering the Revenue bill.
Discussion of the first section brought
out the statement from Doughton, the
introducer of the bill, that the estima
ted . additional revenue would be
$159,000.
The first section defining the objects
of taxation was adopted. During the
discussion of the second and third sec
tions, Graham said much property is
escaping taxation. Thirty-three coun
ties show no revenue from cigarettes;
fifty-eight no tax on horse dealers and
sixty-one no tax on pistol dealers. He
Insisted on taxing gross earnings of
railroads and increasing the valuation
from $42,000,000 to $107,000,000.
Sections 2 and 3 oi the ttevenue Bill
were adopted without change. This
provides $1.29 poll tax; an ad valorem
tax of 21 cents for the State; 4 cents
for pensions and 18 cents for schools,
making 43 cents on the $100 valuation.
Further consideration of the
Revenue Bill was deferred until Mon
day at 3 P. M.
Incidentally there was a discussion
of the necessity of a bond issue, the
concensus of opinion being that pro
vision must be made for from $400,000
to $500,000 in bonds.
Notable bills introduced in the
House were by Abell to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of adulterated
illuminating oil; Carlton, to amend
charter of Rosa Hill; Carlton, to in
corporate the Elizabeth City Through
Line Kailroad (Jo. ; tJarlton, to incor
porate the Bank of Warsaw, and Wil
lis, to incorporate the Brothers' and
Sisters' Union, of Bladen county.
A brief session of the House was
held to-night for passage of local
-bills exclusively. Hon. R. A. Dough-
ton, presided and put through nfty
bills. Those of Interest In lsst Uaro-
lina were to create a new school dis
trict from portions of Cumberland and
Robeson counties; for the drainage of
roads in Robeson county ; .to sell the
oyster steamer Lily and regarding
witness fees in Cumberland county.
Died Near Ivanhoe.
Mrs. Harriet Johnson Oorbett, one
of the most active and useful mem
bers of Black River Presbyterian
church, died at her home near Ivanhoe
Sunday, February 15tb, in the 73rd
year of her age. She is greatly missed
and mourned in the church and com
munity. She was left an orphan at a
very early age and was reared and
trained in the family of her uncle, the
late Mr. Dougald McMillan, father of
Wilmington's esteemed townsman.
Dr. W. D. McMillan. She attended
the Front Street, now the First Pres
byterian church, of this city. She
married Mr. William Oorbett In 1859
and they had lived happily together
and were lovingly called by every
body "Uncle William" and "Aunt
Hat tie." An unmarried sister, Miss
Mary Johnson, lived with tbem. Be
sides, there is another sister, Mrs.
George Bannerman, and a brother, Mr.
Cornelius Johnson.
Norfolk Track Damaged
Norfolk Virainian-PUotfiQih: "Re
ports from the Western Branch truck
ing section show that the early crops
have suffered considerable damage
from the cold snap. Radishes, which
were getting to be pretty well advanc
ed in growth and would have been on
the market by tbe latter part of March,
are reported to be entirely killed out,
and will have to be re-sown. Peas
are also badly affected. The early
planting of potatoes seems to have
weathered the cold spell without dam
age. The -thermometer dropped yes
terday morning to 14 degrees and
marked tbe coldest weatber or the
Winter."
Arretted for Embezzlement.
Unon a warrant from Chadbourn.
N. O., Luke Duncan, a young white
man, who formerly drove ajdelivery
wagon for the Standard Oil Company,
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff W. H. Cox. The war
rant was sworn out by T. B. Bmitb, of
Chadbourn, who telegraphed that an
officer for Duncan would arrive to
day.
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FrxTURPENTlNB,
Srd Ledger: Who says rals-
don't nsvt Mr. Ijouis ae
lx shipped one car load of 2-year
mules to Richmond Monday, for -
which he received $100 each. He is
successful in raising mules.
Burnsvilie Eagle: We learn
from a gentleman Just from Madison
county that Mrs. Bud.Boon who lives
at Georgtown, gave birth four children
a few days ago. This same mother
gave-birth to three children two years
ago, -
Littleton Reporter: Mr. J. T.
Turner, who accidentally shot him
self several weeks ago, died at the.
Bpring Park Hotel last Wednesday
night. His condition has been critical -from
the time of the ahootlng, and but .
little hope of his recovery was enter- .
talned by his physician. For the
last several days he has been growing
worse.
Salisbury Truth'Index: George
Goodman has returned from Idaho,
where he has been for the paat threo
years. Mr. Goodman was .Induced to
sell his farm, go West and cast his lot
with the Mormons. His experiences
were not what he anticipated, and be
coming disgusted, he concluded to re
turn home.
Fayetteville Observer: The po-"
lice are looking for Matilda Watson,
who was recently discharged from
Cumberland county jail, with a war
rant charging her with kidnapping the
14-year old child of Mary Smith. Af
ter leaving jail the Watson woman
spent the night with Mary Smith, and
the next morning the latter left her
her child in her care while she went
out on some business. When she re
turned home the woman and the child
had disappeared, and have not yet
been found.
Raleigh News and Observer:
Bandy Stevenson, tried in Winston,
was sentenced to the State prison for
thirty years for the murder of Johu
Miller, on December 21st last. The
prisoner addressed the court and
pleaded for mercy, but Judge 8haw
gave him the full limit for murder in
second degree. The roads
throughout Vance county are simply,
impassable and the people are now.
convinced that unless we do some
thing for better roads and have a per
manent system for working them, the
country and its produce will be here
after shut off from market. ,
Sanford Express: A modern
new hotel is soon to be built at Elise,
this county, by Northern capitalists.
Mr. W. J. Talley, Superintend
ent of the Cumnok coal mine was in
town Friday and told The Express
that they are now getting out about
one hundred and fifteen tons of coal
per day. This coal Is in great demand,
much of it being used by plants in
this State. It is claimed that peo
ple from the North who settled in
Moore during the past ten years have
added a fourth to the taxable value of
all property in tho county. We are
told that such ia the estimate made by
the sheriff. One would bo surprised to
know how many Northern people have
Sermanently settled in the county,
'hey have built up the towns of South
ern PineF, Pinehurst and Pinebluff.
There are also Northern people living
in about all the other towns in the
county.
SUICIDE NEAR TARB0R0, N. C.
Mlddle-Af ed Parmer Took Lsndsnnm and
Ended His Life Despondency.
Special Star Telegram.
Tarboro. N. C, Feb. 20. John R.
Pitt, residing on the James Wiggins
I place, several miles from town, died
this morning from the effects of
laudanum taken last night with al
leged suicidal intent. An empty laud
anum bottle was found by bis side
when discovered by his wife and in
his coat pocket was another bottle un
touched. Physicians were summoned, but all
effort to arouse him was futile. Des
pondency wss presumably the cause.
Deceased . was a farmer, forty-eight
years old and leaves a wife and three
children.
A FATAL AFFRAY.
Deputy U. S. Msrsbal Killed and Another
Man Dsngeronily, Wounded.
bv letesrapn so us Horning star.
Eureka Speings, Abe., Feb. 21.
In a pistol duel on the streets of
Jasper, Newton county, to-day, De
puty united States Marshall, v.
Keys was killed and W. A. ShudBon
was dangerously wounded. Shnd
son, who is a resident of Jasper,
was discharging a pistol on the
streets, when Keys and City Mar
shal William Allen attempted to ar
rest him. He opened fire on Allen,
who returned the fire, shooting
Shndson through the body. Allen,
though uninjured, dropped to the
gound. Shudson then fired at
eys, shooting him through the
body. Keys walked several blocks
to his home and died a few hours
later.
HOMICIDE AT HAMLET.
J. H. Williamson, of Monroe, Shot and
Killed la a Bar-room by Henry Young,
of Rocklnthsm He Escaped.
Bj Telegraph to tne Morning star.
Raleigh, N. 0., Feb. 21. J. H.
Williamson, a well known druggist,
whose home is In Monroe, this State,
was shot and killed by Henr,v
of Rockingham, N. C. 1a
bar at Hamlet, last nightf1-
and a friend went into the ail
drinks. A dispute arose with o.
who cursed Williamson's friena.
Williamson asked Young to desist
and Toung, turning, pulled his gun
and fired, inflicting a wound from
which .Williamson died in thirty
minutes. Young then fired two shots
at the bar-keeper who was trying to
stop tbe shooting, but the bullets went
wild, xoung then ned and made good
his escape.
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
A Mao, His Wife aod Two Daughters Ar
rested Nesr Winchester, Va.
sr Teiaaratdi to tne Horning star.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 21. As there-
suit of two mysterious fires, a man,
his wife and two unmarried daugh
ters and four other men were arrested
at Middletown, near Winchester, late
last night, charged with arson ana
were jailed at Winchester to-day, after
being given a hearing before a magis
trate. The persons in custody have
all hitherto been respectable people.
The married woman of the party is a
sister of the sheriff who made the arrest.
Wm. J. Brvan last niffht addressed
the students of the Georgetown Uni
versity law school on "Ihe Value of
an Ideal." JUr. Bryan maae several
allusions to bis political experience,
and said that "it is better to have run
and lostthan never to have run at
11."
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