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There are in the far Western Stale
millions of acres of arid lands which
arenownon producliv e, 'hat whioh
can be made highly productive by
irrigation. This t has been advo
cated for several years and at last
its advocates have succeeded in get
ting some action by Congress, ap
propriating the proceeds of public
lands sold to defray the cost of this
irrigation, which means that the
Government will bear the expense
of this work, of' which shrewd
fellows who already own much of
the land to be irrigated, or who will
own it, will reap the benefit.
There is no question as to the
fact that much of this land can be
reclaimed by supplying it with water,
nor is there any question that after
being supplied with water, which
can be regulated as needed, these
lands will become very productive
and much more valuable than other
lands which depend upon rainfalls,
which are uncertain, both as to
time and quantity, while the irriga
tion ditch can be relied upon in
both these respects.
Admitting all this why should
this Government be called upon to
spend millions of dollars on irriga
ting lands whioh are not needed
'now, and whioh could be well held
in reservation until they will be
needed? - There are in the thinly
settled sections of the WeBt millions
of acres available for the farmer,
and so are there in the South.
There is room in this section for
millions more people and .they are
invited to come. Therefore these
irrigation schemes areun necessary
not only unnecessary but they divert
immigration from' sections that are
now inviting immigrants, .where they
would be comfortable and prosper.
There are other reasons why such
schemes should not be approved,
some of which are presented in the
following extract from an address
delivered by Mr. Gilbert M. Parker,
editor of The Country Gentleman,
published in Albany, New York.
Discussing farming in the East, the
scarcity of labor, &c, after remark
ing that the arable publio lands have
been nearly all taken np he said:
Thii ray of hope is well nigh extin
guished by the spectre of national ir
rigation at the national eqpense, your
expense and mine, which materialized
into very solid form in the passage by
the last Congreis of the bill appropri
ating an unknown number of millions
of dollar, the proceeds of all future
sale of tbe publio lands, your proper
ty and mine, for the purpose of ren
dering fruitful by irrigation and then
giving away I don't know how many
hundreds of milHons of acres of land
now arid, thus postponing to the time
of oar great-grandchildren, or later,
the condition of affairs which shall
create a sharp demand, - with constant-
It rising prices, for agricultural lands.
Unless that bill be repealed, and sim
ilar projects defeated for years : to
came, we have before us only a second
stage in the word of spoliation. , And
that is my objtc-.ion to the whole irri
gation scheme for increasing the cul
tivated area of the United States until
such time as the land that ha been
bought and . is cultivated by in
dividual taxpayers shall come Into
such demand, by the growing
requirements or our' growing popu
. lauon. as to multiply very greatly its
present money value. The whole Ir
rigation projeot la a project to rob and
Impoverish the largest and most use
ful element of our American popula
tion, for the benefit or the handful of
people in the newer States moat of
these people themselvea being, direct
ly or Indirectly, the beneficiaries of
the government that is to say. the
beneficiaries of the American people
under the operation of that miserable
old homestead law and similar out-of-
date methods that we -have thought
leaaly permitted to perpetuate them
selves into a century for the circum
stances and conditions of which they
have no fitness whatsoever. We have
turned, by our Improper appropria
tion and reckless squandering, what
ought to have been a priceless her!
tags for diitant generations to come,
into a veritable curie of our own
times. Ia developing our agriculture.
we are crushing our agriculturists. ,
Schemers were at the bottom of
these irrigation projects and they
had pull enough on the " statesmen
to get them through. . President
Roosevelt favored them because he
wants the votes in the next national
convention and in the election after
wards, if nominated, of the' States
which will benefit by "these schemes.
If, as we have remarked above,
there were a scarcity of land and popu
lations, were crowded, there might be
tome good reason why the attention
of the Government and its aid should
bs asked for the reclamation of these
arid acres. But this not the
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case for there are still millions upon
millions of uncultivated acres- Await-
ng plow: not ' to be '; entered, as
homesteads it is , true,' but at prices
within the reach of nearly, all "of
those seeking homes and farms. ; J
How much better : it would ' be
if the United States would spend
the money , that will ;be spent on
those irrigation schemes in making
the Mississippi river flood proof and
hus saving from overflow millions
of . acres of the .. most productive j
lands along its banks. - Congress
haggles over spending a few million
annually ; in : that c kind of work,
when many millions - are lost by
these sweeping,' destrnctivB floods,
which could -be effectively guarded
against. --'- .-.y.o ' , I
This is an illustration ' of how
politics gets away' with statesman
ship and sound policy. u The States
which", would 'be benefited , by pro
tection .from ' these .floods ;do not
figure aa factors in Republican con
ventions, nor -give xiepu&uoan mar
yoritTes.in elections, v?: t - -
MiuEoosiYiirs sTTOPijra
The New York wn has taken a
great deal of interest in President
Roosevelt ever since he started out
last Spring on his anti-trust swing
round. As he now has in contem
plation a -more . extended swing,
whioh will include the far Pacific
States, the ' Sun is prompted to
show its paternal interest and re
marks as follows; ' v
Mr. Roosevelt's projected campaign
for the 8prlng months covers sixty-six
days and twenty-two 8tates.
Deducting the sixteen days assigned
to the Yellowstone , National Park
for rest, recreation, and communion
with nature In her visible forma, there
remain fifty days of incessant travel
and oratory. This la the most ambit
ious programme ever arranged by a
Presidential candidate for a President
ial nomination.
The itinerary already arranged pro
vide for stops and speeches at one
hundred and thirty-four cities and
towns. Allowing for unforseen ex
tensions of "the tour, side trips, and
the usual - proportion of informal re
marks at way stations, it is probable
that the total output will be not fewer
than two hundred different speeches to
different audiences.
No man " less energetic than Mr.
Roosevelt would ever dream of such
an undertaking. The mere thought of
it would drive to nervous prostration
a candidate less frankly confident of
the endurance of his physical and In
tellectual powers under any . strain
whatsoever. . .
"We beg to suggest that a most nro-
fitable theme for at least the major
part of the two hundred speeches can
be found in the general line of thought
started by the President's letter on race
suicide. The subject is always Inter
esting, always practical, and particu-
ly so la the less densely populated
parts of the Union. '
It possesses, moreover, the Inestima
ble advantage of permitting earnest
exposition and discussion without stir
ring the passions that menace the sta
bility or business conditions ana tne
industrial and commercial prosperity
of the United States of America.
If, as a French writer who has
heard Mr Roosevelt says, his
speeches are veritable struggles, a
combination of "conversation, po
litical harangue and preaching,"
Mr. Roosevelt has a large sized job
laid ont fo himself, but he will
doubtless be equal to the task, for
he is. physically robust and men
tally strenuous. But if he will ac
cept and act upon the kindly sug
gestion of the tfun he will get
through much easier and acquit
himself with quite as much glory.
FIRI5Q ;KH TJP.
A few nights ago there was a big
meeting in Philadelphia which after
some strenuous speeches adopted
resolutions calling upon "the lovers
of liberty and constitutional govern
ment" to stand by "equal rights to
all and special privileges to none."
The object of the meeting was to
protest against disfranchisement of
negroes in the South "on account of
their color," and against criticising
and ridiculing President Roosevelt
for "not regarding color in appoint
ments to office." The dispatch does
not tell us whether this was a meet
ing Of negroes, or a mix, but it was
presided over by Hon. Ghaa. Emory
Smith, ex-Postmaster General, who
unlimbered his oratorical artillery
and fired away. .
. Mr. Smith is one of Mr. Eooie
velt's boomers and proposes toiave
the negroes of his State solid for hi
man, which accounts for his con
spicnous appearance and his activity
on this occasion.- He seems to have
hit the nail this time for the dispatch
tells us that "whenever, the Presi
dent's name was mentioned the audi
ence broke forth in loud applause."
"Equal right! to" all and special
privileges to none" isn't a principle
that the Repnblican party lives np
to as to white citiiens much leu
when white and black conflict. When
has ' the . Republican party " ever
in practice put the negro in the
North on the same -plain with the
white man?. There are negroes in
North, thousands of them, -many of
them intelligent and educated. As
a mass they vote the Republican
ticket, but how many of them have
everheld offices of trust by election
or appointment? Instances of that
kind are almost as rare as white
black -bird. ' When i they ' want to
recognize a negro officially they
come South, to Democratic States,
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to do iCand then they have the gall
to talk about not " "regarding color
in appointment to1' office." ' What
monumental ' ' frauds, and what
monumental innocents the negroes
who are duped by them. - ' '
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Some of the .papers are 'jibing
the police oi Buffalo for not having
solved the Bur dick murder mystery
before this. But they are' not as
much to blame for that as for the
coast; that they ' had ' the killer
spotted,and the unfounded accusa
tions made against people whom
everybody now thinks entirely in
nocent. .. .V- ;' .s.-l i
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- Mr.' J. Whlttaker Wright the Lon
don 'promoter" arrested on his ar
rival at INew York, is an English
man ..born', in this . country, or .an
American born in England, we dont
know, which. He says . it is a mis
take about the! .stockholders in his
concern being buncoed out of $100,'
000,000; it was only $20,000,000.
Hon. Groyer Cleveland rises tj
remark that the scribe who quoted
him as saying that he is out of poli
tics took unwarranted liberties with
the language, for he didn't say any
thing of the kind. As he is only
66 he does not feel old enough yet
te go on the retired list. L .
V'. "The floor" of the Pacifio ocean is
somewhat broken. Between, San
Francisco and Honolulu it is rongh,
with valleys 30,000 feet deep. Then
there are level plains about 18,000
feet deep. Between Honolulu and
Manila there are chains of mount
ains. : " ' ;v-;
An agent of the . Barnum , and
Bailey show found in the suburbs
of Paris a fellow eight feet two inches
tall, who weighs 502 pounds and
wears shoes twenty-four lrfbheslong.
He has just arrived at New York to
go into the show business.
A Pottsville, Pa., judge has de
cided that fellow can be a rioter
without throwing rocks,' knocking
people on the head, &c All it Is
necessary to do la to "Hurrah!" He
doesn't think freedom of speech
means freedom of hollo.
Eugene Sandow -wants 2,000
damages from a New Zeland . news
paper because it said that, in a
how altercation with a lion, he
treated the lion too roughly and
didn't give him a show to get away.
The State of Missouri is putting
on airs now. The other day she
paid up the remainder of her bond
ed indebtedness, $487,000, and felt
so good over it she incernated the
bonds with imposing ceremonies.
A West Virginia judge has decid
ed that the head of a . negro when
used as a catapult is "a dangerous
and deadly weapon." With an able
bodied darkey behind it, it is not a
nice thing to stand before.
Forty-three different languages
are spoken in Uhlcago, and yet
there are times when a fellow can't
find language in the dictionaries of
any of them for 'expressing himself
just as he wants
1.
The collector ic taxes in New
York city has on his books $40,000,-
000 worth of property on which
taxes have not been paid, and ex
pects to have a , big sale some - of
-these days. t
Sir Thomas LIpton professes con
fidence in the ability of Shamrock
III to lift that cup and take it back
to England. He felt confident that
Shamrock I and II could do it. But
they did't.
Herr Jentsch, German Inspector
of Post, says a telephone between
Berlin and New York is possible.
It is merely a matter of money. .
CURRENT COMMENT.
-"Many wealthy men who
have lately visited Cuba say It is a
paradise." A wonderful change in
a short time truly. It used tabe
described as exactly the opposite.
Richmond Ifews-JJeader, JJenu - j
"It certainly would be a
bad thing," says the Chicago Chroni
cle, "if all the negroes in the coun
try were massed in one political
party." At least one "bad thing,"
it maybe remarked then, is upon us
with both feet Negroes are almost
as scarce in the Democratic party as
they are in the Republican Cabinets,
Congresses,- Legislatures and other
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pauiio puoibiuua ux auuui sou pivui.
Charleston "News ' and Courier,
Dem, - " ;
- Senator Lodge says we are
"competent to deal with all colonial
Jnestlons." Why, then, are the
ilipinos starving while Congress ap
plies no antidote?. Is it neoeasary
to have a. bigger majority? , Could
our small majority have stopped any
doctor who really desired to cure the
patient ? In view of the antagonism
between faith and practice, will the
Senator from Massachusetts tell us
how these questions shall be met in
ther- future. JacfoonviUo i Timet'
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WILMINGTON N. 0., FRIBAY, MARCH 27,y 1903.
ADMITTED TOi BAIIi.
Heariflg of Evidence Before Judge
Brown Relating to Tragedy
f "at Ttrboro, N.
BOND WAS FIXED AT $10,000.
Dr. Bsker SarfYmdered Hlaself aal Vcs
Served Witt Beach Warraaf Testh j
' flioay of Prosecstloi luA De- 7 1
fesce Varies Very Utile.
Tabbobo, N. a, March JO. Dr.
M. Baker surrendered himself- this
morninK upon his return to town and
a few hours ? later waa;' before Jodre
Brown on a bench warrant ehargiag
him with felonious killing.- Ai.
. The evidence In brief was that Mon
day morning; Baker passed Bass at the
post office door; eomlng out betwat
aalxed by Bass, who began striking him
Trith his fist over: the head; Baker
broke away and as he retreated en
deavored to raw a phtol; as pur
sued ..closely Iby Bass, who was at-
temptlnr to seize the pistol; caught
Baker by the back of the coat, which
was pulled off, Baker retreating rap
idly and 'reaching1 for- weapon ai
Baas closed on him. Outsiders eloaed
on Bass. By this time -.Baker's pistol
was ouL .Bass seized it as was dis
charged, defleotinr the balL- Bass was
then pulled back and the pistol in
-Baker's hand was thrust Into Bass' abdo
men and fired. . -.
' The testimony, offered by the prose
oulion, and defence .vary .but little.
The prosecution claims as Bass was
held, Baker advanced and shot The
defence sets up that Baker all the
time was attempting to escape. : - The
prosecution, to show malice, proved a
declaration of Baker, immediately af
ter the shooting, that he "Had to put
two Into him." :
As the matter before the Judge was
solely upon a question of ball, the ease
was not gone fully into. ' The prose
cution did. not Insist upon murder in
the first degree. This left the Judge
simply to determine its amount, which
wis fixed at $10,000, and was promptly
given.'". . V ".
- According to all the witnesses and
the ante-mortem statement of Baas,
not a word was spoken by either. In
terest throughout the town and county
is intense, and la many sections it is
bitter to a degree. Sentiment is di
vided. : - ' .
CLABKT0N MALE ACADEMY.
laterestlsg Programaw Observed by Mets
aas Otkcr Siaaeats Prliay Eveaiag.
Special Star Telegram.
Olabktov, N. CL, March 31. The
darkton Male Institute; "one of the
most flourishing schools in Eastern
North Carolina, presented the follow
ing programme Friday evening to a
large audience:
1. Reveille. - -
3. Doll Reception, Primary Depart
ment.
8. Doll Drill. Primary Department
4. Instrumental Duet, "Jolly Little
Players," Misses Rose and Anne Neal
Clara-. ' " - - "
Mlsi Amanda Olark. ...
8. Recitation. Cadet Roy Lyon.
7. Instrumental Solo, "The Lively
atiU," Kiss Ktnei mark. .
8. I nitra mental Duet, Impromptu.
Miss Ruth Pearsail and Cadet a 8.
Clark.
- 8. Scarf Drill. Girls.
10. Instrumental Trio, Festival
March, Misses Rose Olark, Anne Neal
Olark. Kate Sinaletary.
1L IntrumenUl Solo, a) "The Joy
ful Wanderer," (2),'Drolleries,w Miss
Janie Clark.- -
1$. Tramp Chorus, Cadets.
13. Specialties.
.' 14. Camp Scenea.
IB. Tattoo.
18. Tops. '
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The school since the establishment
by . Wilmington Pieabytery In 1093
has made rapid and substantial pro-
gwts. , S
WARRANTS FOR SCHOOL PUEfDS.
Sccosd $188,888 Appropriated by Leglala
(art AnMrtlaacd ! Varlatfi Caaafies.
Special Star Telegram. -
Raxeiob, N. C March 18. War
rants were Issued to day by the Super
intendent of Public Instruction to the
treasurers of seventy-one counties for
their apportionments from the second
$100,000 for four-months school terms.
The amounts asked by all counties were
sealed so the aggregate Is $99,749.93,
Instead of $141,169.25. Some amounts
to Eastern counties are: Brunswick,
$1,575 ; Cumberland, $3,032.99 ; Pender,
$508.40; Bladen, $3.74.15; Onslow,
8SS0; Sampson, $1,469; Robeson, $710;
Richmond, $199; Duplin $1,817.
Press Association Comlag.
The executive committee of the
North Carolina Press Association met
in Greensboro Friday afternoon and
selected Wrlghtsville as the place for
holding the next annual meeting Of
the Association. The date will be an
nounced later. The following attend
ed the meeting: W. P., Marshall, of
the Gastonla Gaze f e, president of the
association; J. B. Sherrill, of the Con
cord Times,, secretary and treasurer;
H. B. Yarner, of the Lexington Dis
patch, and J. J. Farrlss, of. the High
Point Enterprise, ,
The Qreater Coast Lias.
The Florence Times announces that
the A. O. L. has purchased the South
ern Florida railroad, extending about
400 miles to Punta Gorda. Fla., and
tapping a fine fruit and tourist hotel
section. S The Florida Southern; road
had been operated in connection with'
the old Plant System, but was not a
portion of that road.
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"?0BBED A'JPJ .?N
Beiliesce. Later Occupies ey- DaBritx
Catlar, EiqDsasxed lo Exteat
; ef ibaat$288.
The house lately occupied by Du-
BruU Cuiltr. Eiq ; 509 Nan street, was
ransacked Saturday night just before U
o'clock; and set on fire In a bed room
on the second floor. The building 'was
entered through a window on the west
side," which was 'found open when the
firemen reached tbje scene In responsp
to an alarm from ,box 48, Which was
sent in by Mr. J. EL Bharp, who lives
: next door.. The how 'was furnished
bAndMmely.butTiadjbeen unoccupied
since Mr. .Outlar left .the city aereral
months ago.' The damage to the build
ing and contents will amount to about
Mr. Sharp, who sent , in .the alarm.
said he was preparing to retire for the
night and heard noise. In the uaoceii-
pied building: He looked'out and sa
the. blast through a window. He at
oaee rushed out to the box and In pass
ing r the house, heard some one run
across the yard. He said the residence
had been entered several times lately
and Saturday morning a curtain to
one of the" windows which -had re
mained down for some time bad been
pulled away during the night. '. There
is no clue to the Identity of the per
son or persons who set fire to the build-
iing.-
MAJ.
RUN.
Kisioretf n Qreessboro That He May Be
Qaberaaforlal Caadldate Hext Tlmel "
A special to yesterday's Charlotte Ob-
server from Greensboro says: . '
"The announcement in the Waah-
ington' special in this mornina'a 06-
server that Ool. John S. Ounlngham
will shortly announce his eahdidacy
for Oovernor of North Oarolina occa
sioned no surprise among Democratic
politicians here, who have known for
some time that the Person county to-
oaceo planter soil nad bis eye on tne
governorship.' In the : preliminary
campaign of 1900 he was supported by
a few Guilford county men, and it is
probable tnat some of tnem will again
support him, uialess another distin
guished citizen of the fifth district
should become a candidate for Gov
ernor. It has been quietly rumored
for some time that -Maj. Charles M.
Btedmaa, of this city, might be in the
race, although no word or action of
ms baa eonnrmed the rumor. Mat
Btedman has a number of friends who
have felt, ever since be was defeated
for the nomination by Judge Fowle in
1888, that he should be elected Gov
ernor of North Carolina. No man who
could enter the race would hare more
loyal or earnest friends than Maj.
Btedman.''-
THE COUNTY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
Retalar MostUy MecUag Hext Sstarday.
latcrestisf Pregrasiaie Arranged.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Teachers' Association of New Han
over will be held in the Cape Fear
Aetdemy building - on Saturday,
March 38th, at 10 o'clock A. M. The
programme Is as follows :
"What Shall a Child Read t"-MIss
L. B. Moore. H . -
"How to Teach Llteratare,,-MIu P.
D. Thome. '. i - ,
"What Should Be the Relation Be
tween the Teacher and the Commu
nity r-Mr. E C. Herring. !
The schools are n earing the end of
their session, "and it la hoped that all
teachers will attend this meeting. J All
friends of education are also Invited
to be present i -
So aie Tracklsxlfcms.
From the Duplin Journal of this
week the following items of interest
to truckers- are taken: 'Mr. J. O.
Miller shipped the first asparagus of the
season on Monday, March 16th.
The cabbage have recovered from the
eold they took two weeks ago and are
looking fine ' now. - - ' Our onion
shippers still have the boards at the
warehouses this : week, a A the air is
full of garlic The first onions
were shipped just one week ago by Mr.
George Cooper and sold at $3.80 a
crate. Mrr F. " Gibbons West-
brook, manager of the Armour ice
houses, has filled the lee houses of this
company from Mount Olive to Wallace
and left for Ohadbourn Tuesday to fill
i the ice house there. So far about 2,600
tons of Ice have been stored away."
Justice Was Blind. " v
Southport Standard: 'Some mis
creant stole Judge 0. M. Cooke's eye
i glasses on Monday night last from the
Judge's desk on which he had left
them. We think this was a ease of
monumental gall. Judge Cooke said
he was surprised that some one should
try to 'steal the eyes or tne court.' "
. ! TIED TO A STAKE.
School Boys Attempt to Cremate a Child
. r- at Fladlsy, Ohio, v
B r Telegrapa to tne Morning am.
Toledo. - O.. March 2L A Bee
special from Findlay, O., says: ; ;
On his way home from school 8-year
old Clarence HummelL son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Hummell, of East Front
street, was captured - by nve scnooi
mates, forced to accompany them down
the. .- Blanchard - river, outside the
city limits, and there in a secluded
snot was tied to a slake, r reparations
for his cremation 'were being made
when the littlelfellow's cries attracted
tne attention of - men wno were em-
nioTed in the vicinity of the Findlay
hvdrauile press brick works and he
was rescued Pvltnem. xounr aum
mail's captors bad witnessed the pro
duction of "Tracey The Outlaw," and
In talking it over made plans for the
capture and burning at tne stake.
The rasaointmentof WX." Harris,
as postmaster at Charleston, 8. CL, has
been decided on bv tne rreauenb- nr.
iiams failed of connrmauon at tne
last session of the Senate.: . 'iu'"-
C M. STEDMAN MAY':
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GOYERMOB ' COIIIKQ.
Patriotic" Exercises Under Au
spices of ' Jtmior Order ; of ;
a i American, Mechanics.
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PRESENTATION OF
FLAGS
Ualoa aad
Heseaway Sckoels el Wit-
" oiarten
Whl Be' fieiorei ey Jtf
; r Davis . and Qeorfe Washlartoe
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Coaacus-eemsilttees Etc.',
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Governor Charles B. Aycock will
i be a visitor to the city on Wednesday,
April 22ad,and will deliver an address,
most r probably in the . Academy "of
Music, On that evening. ' The occasion
will be the formal presentation of
handsome silk . flags and ; Bibles to
Union and Hemeaway public schools
of v this city by the s local councils
of the Junior Order of United Amer
ican Mechanics, which have had such a
step under consideration for 'a' long
lime. . -
Governor Aycock's acceptance of
the invitation to deliver an address
upon the occasion was "received last
nUht by WilliamJ J. Bellamy, Esq.;
chairman of the joint committee from
Jeff Davis and from George Wash
ington councils, appointed to make
the purchases and arrange for appro
priate ceremonies upon the presenta
tion. . -The acceptance will be hailed
with delight by the patriotic "Juniors"
of Wilmington, who will make of the
event a red letter day in the educa
tional life of the city. The flags are
very . handsome silk ones,, of large
size, and the Bibles are expensive
editions, designed especially for school
use. "
The ceremonies upon the occasion
will consist of an opening address by
Chairman Bellamy, of the committee,
and then the formal presentation will
be made on behalf of the order by
State Councillor Geo. E. Hood, mayor
of Goldsboro, N. C The response will
be by some prominent local citizen
Identified with the educational move
ment In Wilmington. .
Governor Aycock's address will fol-
ow with concluding exercises, consist
ing of the singing of National airs and
the benediction.
The committee in charge from the
two Councils consists of f William J.
Bellamy, Esq., chairman; Messrs. R.
CL DeRosset, J. H. Swlnson, Mariden
Bellamy, Jr., & H. Fiahblate and Jno.
E. Wood.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Smithfield Herald: The Smith-
field tobacco market will close for the
season on April 1st. The sales for this
season nave more than doubled last
season's four million pounds being
sold.
Lanrinburg Exchange: Mr.
Hugh Livingston had the misfortune
to lose bis barn, stables, and two out
houses Monday night by fire. All of
his plow gear, together with 800 bush
els of corn and some rough feed were
consumed.
Salisbury Sun: Wheat is said
by the farmers to be loosing better
now than for many years. With no
unfavorable weather conditions . for
the next month Rowan will produce a
larger wheat crop than for ten years.
Cats are also doing well.
Henderson Gold Leaf: An
other addition Is to be made to the
Henderson cotton mills. - The con
tracts have already been let and the
work commenced. - This is the third
time the mills have been enlarged.
The new addition will be 56x79 feet
main building, with an "L" 86x78.
The capacity of the mill will be In
creased 83 per cent by the new addi
tion. --
Sanford Express: Duke is the
name of the new cotton mill Tillage
on the banks of the Cape Fear in Har
nett county. The Dukes, of Durham,
who are navinsr the mm duul nave
about 100 factory houses in course of
erection." This new cotton mill town
was Incorporated by the last Legisla
ture. Mr. Bradshaw and his
force expect to reach Jonesboro this
week grading the line of the Atlantic
8c Western. They will then have
finished the worst of the grading. The
section between Jonesboro and LUllng-
ton Is practically level and there will
be little grading to do. The road will
probably be In operation by the first
of the coming year.
Monroe Enquirer: , . Several
weeks ago a man went through sec
tions of this county selling a remedy
whioh he claimed would all but make
a man immortal. He sold about an
ounce of his stuff for $3 and gave the
purchaser a certificate that clothing
to the amount of $8 or $10 would be
sent to his - address immediately.
Htranee to say there were unite
number of purchasers, but up to date
none of the purchasers of this medi
cine hare received any clothing.
Ernest! Roberts (shot and killed
Uriah Robertson, in Robertson's home,
a little over a year ago. Roberta was
tried for murder and was acquitted.
Last Monday Roberts was sentenced
for six months on the chain gang for
carrying a concealed weapon the night
tbe homicide was committed. Free
dom for ahootine a man down In his
own home; six months at hard labor.
for carrying a pistoL Which is the
greater crime, : carrying a pistol in a
pocket or using that pistol to shoot a
man 'to death ! The courts have an
swered.
- : DROWNED IN COLLISION.
Tsf Bost Sask aad Five Mea of the Crew
Lost Their Uves
; BTTalaKrap&touenorniiucBtar. . ;
- Philadelphia, March XL Five
men of the crew of the tug Pilot, of
this city, were drowned in a collision
between 'the tug and the steamship
Wlnnlfred in the Delaware river, off
Marcus's Hook, Pa late last night
xne remaining tnree memoers or me
crew were saved.- ' - ?
The 'Wlnnlfred was -towing the
barge Oonemaugh from Port Arthur.
Texas, to this city, and became fog
bound in the Delaware bay on Thurs
day. The tug Pilot had towed the !
Oonemaugh and guided - the Wlnnl
fred from the anchorage and was pull
ing in hawser when the steamer crash- i
ed. into ner :: amiosnip witn temno
force. The tog soon tank. The Win
nfred was uninjured.
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PRESIDENT CASTRO 1
. HAS RESIGNED.
I Said te Be the Retail of a Secret A ere?
mest With Venf zaeUa Leaders-HIs
Brether to Sscceed Eun.
. By Telegrapb to the Morning etar. . -Cabaoas,
March 81,-r-PreaIdent Cas
tro has resigned. He placed his re
signation of the presidency of the Re
public of Venezuela' In the hands of
the president of - Congress, after read
ing the presidential message to-day.
Washhtqton. March U.A-The first
information received by : Secretary
Hay of President Cr . " !s resignation
was given him S a . Associated
Press dispatch snnhtracing the fact
He would not discuss the matter, how
ever, beyond stating thatr news
wse unexpected.::-,i:viibr!rV :
Herbert; W. Bowen, Venezuela's
plenipotentiary here, likewise had not
been informed -until -shown the dis
patch. . . Until .. officially advised, he
said; he would be unable to give ex
pression to 'any views on tne subject.
a tom an autnontauve quarter,- now-
ever, it was learned tnat tnis move on
the part of President Castro has Jong
been contemplated. Representations
were made to him several months ago
by the leaders of Venezuela that his
resignation would have the effect of
enabling the people of that country to
present a solid front to the world in
the matters in controversy with the
several powers.-The statement ' was
made that the reiianatlon is the result
or a secret agreement with tne leaders
referred to that President Castro
should temporarily relinquish his
office ' pending the adjustment of the
matters which Minister Bowen has in
hand. It was Intimated by the Asso
ciated Press informant 'that while Pre
sident Castro nominally gives up his
officer: it is his Intention to keep it
witnln tne family by an arrangement
to make Castro s brother vice presi
dent, so that he would succeed to the
presidency. It is the belief here, based
on information which has been up to
now kept Inviolate, that the present
plan is to allow rresident uasuo to re
main out of office for a short time and
then re-elect him at the next election.
CUBAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Discussed at a Conference ef the State
Department Fresh Complications
Were Developed. .
Bv ZeieaTaM to tbe Koroma Star.
Washihqton, March SL The de
fects In the Cuban treaty, indicated in
yesterday's press dispatches, were dis
cussed atthe State Department to
day by Secretary Hay and -a number
of senators, including Chairman Oul
ion of the Benate Committee on For
eign Relations. There was nodlspo
sition to minimise the extent of the
complications, and in fact fresh ones
were developed during the conference.
It was pointed out by one senator that
tne provision, "this treaty shall not
take effect until the name shall have
been approved by the Congress," re
quired such action not only on the
part of our own congress, but by the
Cuban Congress aa well, and this it
would perhaps be difficult to secure.
for the opposition is much stronger in
the Cuban lower house than in the
Senate. - Some of the senators who
called, bluntly stated that the treaty
won la surely be. defeated lilt again
came before the United States Con
gress. The officials of the State De
partment have not yet given up hope
of being able to straighten out the
tangle, but it appears more probable
to-day than ever that anew treaty
will be required.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL'S VIEWS
The Mlae Workers' Chief Is Pleased With
" the Decision of the Aathraclte Cost
' , Strike Cemnissloa.
8r Teiesranii to tne nornins star.
Detroit,' Mich , March 2L "The
decision of the anthracite coal strike
commission Is on the whole a decided
victory for the miners and I am pleased
with It," said President John Mitchell
of the United Mino Workers of Amer
ica, in an interview to-night with an
Associated rreaa reuretenuuve. "lne
anthracite r miners of Pennsylvania
have reason to be much pleased with
the commission's awards and I am
sure they are." he said.
"Xbe most important feature oi tne
awards," he continued, "is of course
the increase of ten per cent given the
miners. This will result in an annual
increase in ' the wacea of the
140,000 anthracite miners of Pennsyl
vania of $6,000,000. The siiding;icaie
provided by the commission la very
satisfactory, inasmuch as the . mini
mum of $4.60 per ton is fixed. With
White ash eoal at $5.80 per ton at tide
water, the increase provided in the
sliding scale will be equivalent to
twenty per cent, more on the miners'
waees."--" -
President Mitchell was asked if he
was disappointed because the commis
sion did not recognize the union for-
mallv. and he renlied that ha was not
because the decision of the commission
and its award were In themselvea
recognition of the power and influence
of the United Mine Workers. .
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21st, IKS, te Adopt Orisalzatloa eaJ ' ;
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BrieaTaitoUenornlwBtar. -WASHinaTON,
March SL Realizing
that every city, town and hamlet In
the United States has a vital Interest
in the working of the new militia law
to which he has given much study,
Secr-tary Root to-day ordered to be
made publio tne report which the War -College
Board, at his request, has pre
pared explaining and commenting -upon
the various provisions of the.
aw. ineir proper interpretation and
the beet means for putting them Into
operation."' " . ' ' - ' '
under tne Jaw tne orgaxea militia
are given until January 81at 1908, to
adopt "the organization, armament
and discipline of the regular and
volunteer armies,'? .and within that
time the organized militia is expected
to conform as ranldlv aa practicable
to the standard. It is provided, how
ever, that on that date the standard
must be realized and thereafter becomes
a requirement. : "
"The law makes no provision." .
says the report, "for the coercion of
any State or territory which may re-
fate to conform, but In case of a de
claration to that effect the Secretary
of War may ignore it in the allotment
of the annual appropriation.'?
Regarding the pbysloal condition of
officers and enlisted men of the organ-
zed militia on presentation for muster
into the service of the United States,
the board recommends efcat the Seere
tary of War "prescribe for recruits in
the organized militia at the time . of
their enlistment, the physical recruit-
ng standard adopted for the regular
army, except as to the age limit, or
suitable and uniform modification
thereof.''
TENTS FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS
Seat by lbs War Deparlmest la Keiposss
to Appllcatloss from Qoveraors el :
Arkaasas aad TcBBessee.
' BviaMerapatoCboMornucattr.
Washington, March 2L Secretary
Root to-day received telegrams from
the Governors of Tennessee and Ar
kansas in response , to his telegraphic
inquiry for information as to the needs
of the people of those States in the
matter of tents, elo., in consequence of
the river floods.
Governor Frssler. of Tennessee, tele
graphed from Nashville aa follows:-'
"rieaseseud at once nve hundred
tents to Memphis, consigned to Mayor
J. J. Williams. City of Memphis will
pay for transportation and see that
they are returned after use." ; ,
Governor Davis. oL Arkansas, tele
graphed from Little Rock as follows:
"Tbe flood condition along the Mis
sissippi river In our State is distress
ing. We have no tents In armory nor
for distribution. , Please forward by
first express one hundred tents to
Judge Derrick, Marianne, Ark., for
use of flood sufferers. X pledge the
honor of the State that the same will
be carefully cared for and when no
longer needed will ' be sent free of
charge to Jefferson ville, lnd. fiease
rush tents, as the demand Is pressing."
no time waa lost complying witn
these requests for assistance. Colonel
Patton, acting for the quartermaster
general, immediately telegraphed in
structions to the quartermaster in
charee of the depots at St Louis ahd-
Jefferson ville, lnd., to send with the
utmost . dispatch 480 common tents
and 20 hospital tents to Memphis, and
uu common tents and 10 hospital tents
to Marianne, Ark.
SUICIDE AT SOUTHERN PINES.
Mrs. Geo. A. Jobasos, of Rochester, N. H.,
Shot Herself With a Pistol.
Br Telegraph to the Horning star.
Raleigh, N. a,' March L A spe
cial from Southern Pines, N. O.,
says: ' -Mrs.
George A. Johnson. - of Ro
chester, N. EL, after returning to her
home from a dance at the Southern
Pines hotel last night remarked to her
husband: r - - - ,.
"Oh, I wish I were dead." Know
ing that she was suffering with hys
teric spells Mr. Johnson paid, alight
attention to her remark, but In a few
minutes she got out - of bed and went
Into an adjoining room, - looking ' the
door. Mr. Johnson was startled at
the report of. a pistol and -after sum
moning a neighbor forced the door
open, to find his wife eold In death
and a pistol clutched tightly in her
right hand. So far there Is no cause
assigned for the rash act Mr. John
son will leave to-night, taking with
him the remains of his wife to Ihelr
Northern home. . . .
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! STEAMER BADLY DAMAGED. '
The Nomas la Collliloa With a Collier la
a Fog Off Fire Islaad-.! - ,
By Tetograph to the Morning Star.
Fall Rites, Mass., March 81.
The. Windsor Line freight steamer -Norman,
Captain Chase, bound from
Philadelphia for Fall Elver and Provi
dence, came into port to-day with a
thirty-foot hole in the starboard quar
ter and with several members of her
crew missing. Tbe missing men had
leaped aboard the four-masted collier
John B. Manning, bound In ballast for
Baltimore, when she collided with the
Norman last Thursday night during
the fog. about forty miles soutlr of
Fire Island. Besides knocking , the
hole in the steamer's side, the schoon
er's bowsprit carried away her masts
and swept tbe officers' quarters over
board. The Manning was not dam
aged beyond the destruction of her
headwords. . . . . - ,
CHARGED WITH K1DNAPPISK1.
Cttlzeas ef Coots CoustjrAta,, IsdJctts la.
7 -j U. S. leatt ai eimlsfhasl
. BTTWeeTaphtotkexornlnaBtar. '
Biiucihqhax, ALA.', March ' SL
Robert M. Franklin, William L, Jar
ney. L. A. Grogan, Jesse London and
John MeDanleL all of Good water.
Coosa county, were brought to , the
United States court in this city to-day
under indictment charging them with
kidnapping Madison Davis, a negro,
and selling hist to Elijah Turner, who
Is alleged to have charge of lime works
near Caleb, Ala. It Is alleged by
Davis that there are twenty -seven
other negroes confined In a stockade
at Calds and kept there in : Involun
tary servitude. The men on trial are
prominent citizens of- Goodwater,
Jesse London being : a justice of the
peace and Grogan a balUftV The others
are merchants. Davis claims that he
was kidnapped in July by the parties
named in the indictment and sold by
them to Turner. u i
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Miss Hope "What 'Is the way
to retain one's friends r ..Mr. Sage
"Don't glvr e away.'-' - Kansas
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