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VOL. XXXIV.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1903.
NO. 26
TRYINO TO LET THE COMB IB E3
OUT.
At might have been expected, the
late merger decision of the U, S.
Circuit Court of Appeals was a
shock to some of the mergers, and
took them by surprise, because they
had hoped for something else, and
that even if the decision went
against them that it would not be
anything like as far reaching as it
is. The court seems to have con
strued the Sherman act literally,
assumed that it meant all it
said, and went further in deciding
what it did mean. It was intended
to be not only a prohibitory, but a
preventive law, the same law that
ex-Attorney General Griggs had
pronounced practically a dead letter
and nullity, useless in reaching and
curbing trusts.
The complaint since this decision
has been rendered is that it
is too drastic and more sweeping
than even those who appeal to it
thought it was, drastic enough not
only to prohibit combinations of
competing lines of railroads, but
combinations of any kind that would
destroy competition, and create
monopolies, which was undoubtedly
the intention of the Sherman act,
which was not so much to destroy
trusts, for there were few in exis
tence when that act was passed, not
one to the hundred there are now,
but to prevent them.
.... This is the view the judges of the
court of appeals took of it in the
decision which has apparently so
much worked up the Tmot people,
and which ex Attorney General
General Knox, pronounces "revolu
tionary." Mr. Griggs is now t
corporation! attorney in New York
It wasn't long after that decision
was made public before he hastened
to Washington to confer with the
Attorney General to see if some way
could not be devised to modify that
decision, and let the combines down
easy without driving them out of
business. Exactly how that decis
ion could bo modified without the
jadges recalling it and saying they
did not mean what they said, and
that the language they used had a
rather broad sweep; but the judges,
who are supposed to have been in
full possession of their judicial wits
when they weighed the law and
came to the conclusions they did,
could hardly be expected to revise
TEeir views to please the combines,
even if Attorney General Enox
were disposed to oblige Attorney
Griggs. It is said that Attorney
General Knox believes that the de
cision goes too far and while in con
formity with the law believes the
law should be revised and modified
to meet present conditions, and hold
down only the "bad trusts," which
they talk about, the "bad trusts"
being the exception, the good trusts
the rule.
The Boston Advertiser, which be
lieves in trusts,says this is the opin
ion of the President. In discussing
the recent decision it says "it wonld
make any big business arrangment
of the last ten or fifteen years
illegal," and then apparently speak
Ing for the President, says:
"The President does not think this
should be so. He ssys frankly that
there are plenty of combinations in
this country which are working out
11 rlo-htln the business world, and
which ought not to be touched by the
law. He says that there are goos
trntta &nd bad trusts. He does not
thlnk that the law should be harsh
hi nation that was formed
slowly to reduce operating expensed
iH rhatriflala flirt? bv the OUbllC.
"His idea It, then, that instead of
wiping out all combinations that are
formed 'in restraint' of Interstate com
merce as the courts now interpret
that nhraaii. the law should be amend
d to iiv that &ii combinations that
are In 'unfair ' or "improper," or 'un
inn' restraint of trade shall be wiped
out. The 8t. Paul decision says that
even where it can be shown that a
railroad consolidation has resulted in
lower charges and better service to
the public, the anti-trust law applies
now with iust as much force as to
a coniolidation made admittedly to
gouge the nublic. President Boose
velt does not think that this kind of a
uw is sound or wIsp."
In assuming to speak for the
President we prosume the Advertiser
was speaking more from his pub
lished utterances on the trusts,
1 m
wnere he has said that there are
good trnBts as well as bad trusts, and
that it is only the bad ones that need
to be held down, rather than from
anything he said after that decision
was rendered, for he plunged into
Yellowstone Park soon after that.
But the Advertiser doubtless cor
rectly represents his views on this
question, and when it .comes np he
Will probably be in favor of touching
the trusts as lightly as possible, as
ightly as possible without arousing
public suspicion that they are sorry
they offended the trusts and are sur
rendering to them to retain their
support.
If the Supreme Court sustains the
decision of the Conrt of Appeals
then they will make a dead set on
Congress to modify the Sherman
act, to pull its teeth ont, so to
speak, so that it could not hurt the
"good busts," which means every
trust that has money or influence
enough to make itself felt.
But the Supreme Court may
modify., that deoision- without re
versing it by putting a less drastic
interpretation on some of its fea
tures than the Court of Ap
peals did, which wonld let the
trusts out of . some of the restric
tions they complain of. If it fails
to do this then their reliance will
be on Congress to get it to revamp
the Sherman law so as to make it a
practical nullity as far as the great
trusts are concerned.
The trnst people are not half as
badly flurried as some of them ap
pear to be. They still have a grip
on the Republican statesmen.
Some time ago when it was stated
that the Pennsylvania anthracite
field would be exhausted in 60 years,
a scientist arose and said this was
a great mistake, that there was
enough in the mines that have been
opened to last this country for 200
years, and since then borings
have passed through 22 veins that
have not been touched, and which
it is estimated wonld keep 6,000
men at work for 200 years. It is
figured that they contain 300,
000,000 tons, so that there is no
occasion for immediate alarm.
THE CONVICT CAMP.
Expert Opinion As to Its Sani
tary Condition and Affi
davits of Employes. '
REPORTED TO JUDGE PEEBLES
That New York preacher who re
signed his pnlpit and opened a oar
where he thonght he could do more
good has given it up as a bad job.
He found that mixing drinks and
dispensing religion at the same
time didn't mix well. He will go
back to the ministry. 1
Having helped to knock out the big
Western railroad merger Assistant
Attorney General Black has resigned
and will become a, member of one
of the biggest corporation law firms
in New York. His work in the
merger and some other cases was a
good advertisement.
STUDYING AMERICAN METHODS
American industrial methods have
become a subject of keen interest
in every country with which this
country competes, and delegations
to study them have become the or
der of the day. Not long ago we
had a large delegation representing
the variona leading industries of
Eogland who spent some time here,
dividing among our manufacturing
centers, each studying the methods
in the particnlar industry in which
he and those who sent him were in
terested. They seem to have made
pretty close and thorough investi
gations, the results of which have
been given in comprehensive re
ports. '
While they found something to
condemn, they found much more
to commend, and the substance of
the conclusions arrived at was that
if Great Britain hoped to cope suc
cessfully with this country commer
cially, and as a manufacturer, she
muBt modernize "her machinery and
change her industrial methods.
Now we are to have a delegation
of fifty six German agriculturists
who will make a tour of this country
extending to the Pacific States,
taking in the fruit belt of the South,
and the industrial centerB of the
country. The delegation will be
composed of a high order of men
representing the various branches of
production, such as grain, grasses,
vegetables, fruit growing, &c dairy
ing, cattle raising, the slaughtering
and packing of meats, &c, and then
thoy will carry back home from this
competing country Buch informa
tion as they may find useful in help
ing them meet the competition.
They all find this a good country in
which to stndy object lessons, and
with a freedom and generosity
characteristic of the American, they
are afforded every facility, and
assistance in pursuing the stndy.
Governor Jennings, of Florida,
says that in his State, in some conn
ties property is assessed for taxa
tion at 90 per cent, of its valne,
while in others at not more than 20
per cent., which he doesn't think
toting fair. That isn't confined to
Florida.
Physicians of City Who Inspected Prem
ises at Castle Haynes Compliment
Officers to Chsrfe Superin
tendent of Health's Report.
The Stab mentioned a few days ago
that In view of the recent rather sen
sational reports made by ' the. grand
jury relative to the sanitary condi
tion of the county convict camp, at
Castle Haynet, that a Board of repre
sentative physicians of the city had
gone out to the quarters to investigate
the actual state of affairs and that the
result of their investigation would be
reduced to writing and a copy of the
same furnished to the court with other
documents tending to a fair statement
of the case to all concerned. Satur
day those papers were submitted to
Judge Peebles, and he made an order
that the clerk of the Superior Court
place the same on file. The Com
missioners reported to the court that It
wis not the policy of the present Board
to reply to the reports of the grand
jury, but to consiaes same ana com
ply with the recommendations thereof
as far as they deemed the public needs
demanded; but in justice (o those Im
mediately in charge of the camp they
desired to submit the report of the in
vestigation together with certain state
ments and affidavits, which are as
follows:
Count von Schwerin Loewitz's
scheme to form a European com
bine to protect the farmers from
American competition didn't pan
out at the International Agricultu
ral Congress in Rome. They con
cluded to shelve it until the next
meeting.
Mi83 Taylor, the clerk in the War
Department at Washington who was
dismissed for criticising army mat
ters and plnckily contested the right
of Secretary Boot to remove her,
isn't caring much now. A rich
old uncle recently died and left her
$300,000.
It is said that dissolving a little
gelatin in milk will solidify the
milk so that it may be cut in blocks,
and does not injure, but rather
improves the milk. When the milk
purveyors catch on to this, maybe
they will give us our milk in chunks.
There is talk now of controlling
the flood volumes in the Mississippi
river by the construction of big
dams and reservoirs on the Missouri
river, as the British have done on the
Nile. Bnt it would take lots of
dams and reservoirs.
One of the Missouri State Sena
tors was gull enough to show seven
erisp $1,000 bills after the adjourn
ment, and now they want him to ex
plain where and how he got them.
Mr. Bryan says Senator Stone, of
Missouri'would be an acceptable can
didate for the Presidency. But so
far there seems to be'no enthusias
tic echo of that suggestion.
HURTING FLORIDA.
The earliness of the strawberry
crop in Eastern North Carolina this
i ' i xi
year has senousiy cm aown me
profits of the berry growers south of
us, even to Florida, because the
North Carolina berries got upon
the market before much of the crop
south of us had been -marketed.'
Speaking of this the Jacksonville
Times Union and Citizen says:
"North Carolina i in the berry
market," is the news that brings sad
ness to the minds or many u loriuianv.
But why not find other uses for the
berries left on our hands! How many
canned strawberries are bought 'in
Florida during the summerf How
much strawberry syrup do we con
sume at the soda fountains) Now,
could not our "waste" furnish extra
fine materials for these articles of
Florida consumption I It is waste
that keeps us poor; it is neglect of the
odds and ends that leaves the main
crop profitless.
This is hard on the Florida berry
man, but we call attention to it bo
cause the remarks on the waste of
the surplus are as applicable to East
ern North Carolina as they are to
Florida, for our berry growers leave
in the fields a very large portion of
the crop from which they realize
nothing after the expense of plant
ing and cultivating. There may be
a few canneries of small proportions
but it would be safe to say that nine
tenths of the surplus is left in the
fields, when if canned it might Je
made as profitable as the berries
first shipped and more profitable
than much of that shipped after the
first high prices.
A two-faced woman is one of the
attractions at the Newport News
carnival. Pshaw 1 You can find
two-faced women and men almost
anywhere.
Mr. Morgan talks about "undi
gested securities." We don't know
exactly what kind he means, bnt we
suppose they are the kind that
make biters sick. .
A Philadelphia newspaper man
has recently died at the age of 83
years, still in the harness. He
got tangled .up in the harness and
couldn't get ont.
Will Live la Fayetteville.
Fayetteville Ob&erveri "Col. Peter
Mallett, of New York, has purchased
from Mr. W. W. Martin, the K. P.
Moore place on Haxmount, and Intends
spending, with his wife, several
months in the year here, and later on
will probably make this his home.
Fayetteville will be delighted to wel
come him back lo his old home after
so many years absence, and his charm
ing wife will receive no less cordial
welcome. The house will be remodeled
and greatly Improved."
Steamers in Collision.
The Atlantic Fisheries Company's
steamer Atlantic was in collision
with the government suction dredge
Cape Feart at work on a shoal oppo
site Bald Head, Friday afternoon.
The steamer's bow was smashed In
and a small hole was knocked in her
just behind the stem. The dredge's
suction pipe was broken and a davit
was carried away. The Atlantic came
up to the city and went on the ways
Saturday.
Died lo Savannah, Qa.
Mr. W. B. Beery received a telegram
yesterday announcing the death of his
sister, Mrs. Katie Beery Garvin, at
her home in Savannah, Ga. Bhe was
a daughter of Cant W. R. Beery, of
this city, and a sister of Mr. W. B.
Beery, of Wilmington, and Messrs.
T. T. and 8. H. Beery, of Savannah.
She leaves a husband and two small
sons Mr. W. B. Beery left last night
Tor Savannah to attend the funeral.
Statement of W. H. Bhearin, superin
- lendent of the convicts, sworn and
subscribed to before J as. T. Riley,
notary public, April 18th:
"I have given no orders whatsoever
from the time of the visit of the grand
jury to that of the doc tort' visit. V
"The grand jury merely walked
through the cells and did not raise a
blanket or examine a bunk; just a
superficial examination.
''It is a compulsory rule that every
prisoner bathe and change his clothes
every Saturday under the supervision
of a guard.
"I answered all questions asked by
the grand jury. I suppose that they
got some of their information from
the prisoners, as I saw seyeral whis
pered conversations.
"In regard to card-playing: It is
against the rules of the camp, and
there is positively none on Sunday.
Boxing is not allowed.
"I go into the prison cells at least
five times a week and examine bunks
and closets carefully and have never
gotten any vermin on me.
"W. H. 'EHEABIN."
Statement of Dr. W. D. McMillan, su
perintendent of health for the coun
ty and physician to the convict
camp, ex officio.
Wilmington, N. O., April 7th, 1903.
To ine Honorable Board or County
Commissioners
Gentlemen: Complying with your
request for a written statement of the
sauitary condition of the county con
vict camp, I will mention the facts In
the case which will speak stronger
than much talk or explanation. The
quarters are roomy, well ventilated
and comfortable. In damp, cold
weather fires are used to dry the at
mospheric dampness in "the place in
which the prisoners are confined at
night." In bright weather the beds
and bed clothing are aired In the sun
shine. The sleeping quarters are
swept every morning and sprayed with
a preparation of formaldahide. They
are scoured once a week with bichlo
ride of mercury and sprinkled once,
making two applications of bichloride
each week; The straw in the bed
ticks is changed about every six or
eight weeks as circumstances indicate.
There is no odor in the quarters. The
per centage of sickness is much less
among the prisoners than among the
guard or citizens in the immediately
surrounding neighborhood. Every
reinforcement to the convict camp
brings with them a new supply of ver
min which takes a few days to exter
minate. They are prolific and tena
cious to life, but bichloride of mercury
will kill them lout, and it is used.
These facts need no comment. Cut
ting the present prison up into apart
ments will necessarily Interfere with
circulation and ventilation, detriment
to its now good sanitary condition.
Respectfully, -W.
D. McMillan, M. D.,
Superintendent of Health.
Statement of physicians who visited
the camp and made a personal and ex
pert examination of the premises-
"We, the undersigned physicians,
paid a formal visit to the convict camp
at Castle Haynes for the purpose of
making a. thorough inspection and are
of the unanimous opinion that tak
ing into consideration the facilities for
handling the class of inmates confined
in the institution, that everything is in
a good sanitary condition. We in
spected the pantry,: dining room,
kitchen, drug room, women's and
men'a quarters and cells and found
everything in good shape. Regarding
vermin, we can say that the bedding
was examined In the bunks and
blankets from the bunks were carried
into the yard, spread Out and carefully
examined for vermin and nothing was
found except two lice, which, in our
oDlnion. sneaks well for an institution
of this class where the the lowest class
of humanity only are cared for. The
frequent addition to the number of
inmates, the majority of whom are
totally devoid of any knowledge of per
sonal cleanliness, would be sufficient
to keep every part thoroughly infested
but for the care ana vigilance oi inose
at its head. We made our Inspection
on Monday after seventy odd crimi
nals bad been confined in the cells
from Saturday afternoon, the time that
we would naturally find everything at
its worst and we can heartily con
gratulate the efficient Superintendent
of Health of New Hanover county for
seeing that things are kept in the good
anitary condition we find them.
A. H. HABBISS. M. D..
Joseph Akermah, M. D.,
EL J. Wood. M. D.
Statement of Dr. T. 8. Burbank,
relative to the sanitary condition of
the camp, having visited the same be
fore the report of the grand jury:'
Two days previous to the appearance
of the adverse criticism of the grand
jury in regard to the convict camp at
Castle Hayne, by invitation of the
Superintendent of Health and the
superintendent of -the camp, I visited
the camp at Castle Hayne and made a
thorough inspection thereof. . J found
the grounds, fences, and all external
environments, cleanly and In good san-
" condition.'' . Inspection of the
kitchen and accessories, ' the drug de
partment, the mesa room, (oatod them
ail clean. All utensils, were in thorough
order and everything fn Its proper
place and in as good-condition . as it
was possible to make them. Visitins'
the cells, and dormitories, I inspected
the tloor, walls, ceiling, beds, and bed
ding, and several convicts, at that
time oonnned therein on account of
sickness, and found everything clean
ly and the persons of the-' convicts
Clean. I saw no evideneeof vermin
on either the persons, clothes, or bed
clothes of the convicts. The cells were
perfectly clean and no s unpleasant
ordor arising therefrom, and I think I
can judge, as I spent over a half an
i nour in tha locker. The rood is good,
wholesome, well cooked, cleanly serv
ed, and as good as any laboring man
gets. Adding anything to the com
forts wonld be patting a premium -on
crime. . ... . vr; : .
Statistics show that since the present
administration have'taken charge, the
per cent, for stexness has been four or
less. No death baa occurred In the
camp since under ; the charge of the
present administration. Previously,
their sickness, vis about twenty-five
or thirty per -cent, and several deaths
occurred within the same length of
time. As compared with the convict
ctmps in other parts of North Caro
lina, the sickness is more than seventy-
a ve per cent. less.
" (Signed.) Tbos. S. Bubbahk, M. D.
In order to cover every possi-
slble phase of the queation. Chairman-
McEachern, Commissioner Holmes,
Dr. McMillan and Mr. Jno.-R. Tur
renline,Jr., a notary public, yesterday
visited the camp and the convicts at
work on the Wrightsville turnpike,
and the following affidavits which
were attached to the papers, were
taken:
Slate of North Carolina,
' . County of New Hanover.
Personally appeared before me,
George Dlxon, convict, who was sen-tenced-for
three years, commencing
June 1901, who, being duly sworn,
says that he has been keeping the
camp for past several weeks and dur
ing that time he has had no lice on
him and that his duties required him
to go into the cells everyday, make'
up the beds and clean up said cells.
Gkorgb Dixon.
Witness my band and seal this the
18th day of April 1903.
Jno. R. Tubbentine, Jr.,
Notary Public.
THE SUPERIOR COURT BAST WILWIri0T0N s?"001-
April Term of Two Weeks Was
; Adjourned Sine Die Sat
. urday Afternoon.
APPEAL IN THE KIRVEN CASE.
State of North Carolina,
County of New Hanover.
Personally appeared before me O.
T. Powell, who, being duly sworn,
says that he is night guard at Castle
Haynes for the past several weeks;
that his duty requires him to enter the
cells twice each day and examine the
condition of the samr, and that at no
time has he seen or bad any lice on
him, and that the prisoners leave the
cells at sunrise and return after sun
down, and they are required to go to
bed at 8 o'clock, and tnat no boxing
or skylarking is allowed by the con
victs; are allowed to sing and dance
until bed time. -And that he is re
quired to go around the cells and ring
tne ball every half hour.
O. T. Powell.
Witness .my hand and aeal, this the
181 h day of April, 1903.
John R. Tubrkntine, Jr.,
Notary Public.
8tate of North Carolina,
County of New Hanover.
Personally appeared before me, H.
Hocutt, who, being duly sworn, ssys
that he is foreman of the inmates of
the convict camp at Castle Haynes,
N. C, and his duty requires him to be
with them during the day and to see
that they are properly confined du
ring the night, and visits and exam
ines their cells not less than four times
daily, and he has been doing said duty
for the paatstx months, and during
that time has had no lice or vermin on
him; also under his personal super
vision each prisoner is required to
wash every Saturday unless excused
by the doctor on account of sickness;
that the white and colored prisoners
are washed in different houses and
with plenty of soap and water; that
the clothes are changed weekly and
the dirty clothes are waahed and
boiled and rinsed in a solution of bi
chloride of mercury, under the Super
intendent of Health's - instructions;
that all convicts in the camp go to
work at sunrise and return from same
at sundown and are required to go to
their bed at 8 o'clock, but between the
return to camp and going to bed and
on rainy days and Sundays are allowed
to sing , and talk but -positively no
csrd-playing is allowed on Sundays,
and that the white and colored are re
quired to sleep in different sections of
the cells.
The cells are1" scalded and scoured
with a solution of bichloride of mer
cury once a week. They are sprayed
with a solution prescribed by tne su
perintendent of Health daily.
H. Hocutt.
Witness my hand and seal this, the
18th day of April, 1903.
s-. Jno. R. Tubbentine, Jr.,
Notary Public.
THE STATE ELECTION LAW.
Defeadsat Takes Salt Up This Time All
i Other Matters oa Clvjl Docket Coo- -tlaoed
Until May Number of
Jadtmeois Were Sifsetf.
New Hanover Superior Court ad
journed Saturday afternoon after hav
ing been In session two weeks. The
first part of the term was devoted to
the triaPof criminal cases and. the
second week was taken up almost ex
clusively with the trial of ibe Kirven,
suir, which was ended with a verdict
for the "plaintiff Friday night at 10
o'clock. The next term of court con
venes on Maja2fiihoanjdL.wUl last for
one week. Judge Geo. H. Brown,
Jr., will preside and according to the
present interpretation of the new act
both civil and criminal eases will be
tried. Judge Peebles made an order
yesterday afternoon that all actions
on the trial and summons dockets not
disposed of at this term be continued
until next term and that time be
allowed kto file pleadings In all cases
where the same have not been filed.
When court opened Saturday morn
ing the verdict in the Kirven suit was
formally announced and defendant's
counsel made a motion for a new trial
on the ground "fully specified in the
case on appeal." The motion was
over-ruled. Defendant excepted and
'appealed to the Supreme Court.'
Notice of appeal was waived and bond
wss fixed at $50 Sixty days was
allowed appellant to make and serve
case on appeal and sixty days after
service was allowed appellee to serve
counter-statement.
In the case of J. W. Monk vr. City
of Wilmington, B. G. Empie, Esq.,
had lodged a motion on Monday to
make Thomas Kenan and wife parties
plaintiff, but the motion having been
resisted at that time, was continued
until next term.
In the cases of John H. Gore, Jr.,
vs. DuBrutz Cutlar and John H.
Gore, Jr., vs. DuBrutz Cutlar and
Mechanics' Home Association, judg
ment was signed confirming sale pre
viously, made.
In the civil suit of Frederick D.
Thorns and wife vr. Samuel M, Jones,
upon motion of counsel for plaintiff,
the judgment signed at October term
of court was stricken oat by consent
and judgment was otherwise given for
the plaintiff.
Judgmento f the Supreme Court in
the case of Junius Davis, receiver of
the Bank of New Hanover, vs. But
ters 'Lumber Co , was entered upon
the docket.
In the case of R. W. Hicks vs. C.
A. Healey and wife, a motion of de
fendant dismissing the case and war
rant of attachment was allowed, and
the attachment and action upon both
were dismissed.
In the case of John R. Kenly and
W. W. Holliday vs. W. L. DeRosset,
Jr., and others, judgment for plaintiff
was given and J. O. Carr, Esq., was
appointed to sell lands.
Judge Peebles added to his already
great popularity with Wilmington
people at this term. He will leave to
day for bis home, and will ride the
Raleigh district befora holding court
here again.
Creditable Eolerlsismest at Close of the
Sprlsg Term Prissy Evening Prize
Esssys oi Istcmpersnce.
East Wilmington publio school,
taught by Mr. S. V. Bowen, observed
very creditable exercises upon the
close of the term Erlday night An
interesting programme of songs, reci
tations, dialogues, tableaux, etc. was
rendered and an interesting contest
between the pupils for the best essay
on the "Evils of Intemperance" was
much enjoyed. A prize had been of
fered by Mr. W. M. Gumming, of
this city, for the best production, and
it was earnestly striven for. The
judges were Mr. W. H. Sprunt and
his guesr, CoL Gastaye Meglin, of
Belgium, and they were so well
pleased with the excellent manner in
which the children acquitted them
selves that they supplemented the cash
prize offered by Mr. Gumming and to
each or' the essayists went a substan
tial reward for bts crher effarW
The prizes were awarded in their or
der to the following: Delia Edens,
Melzar Pearsall, Lovle Mills, Bessie
Mills, Esther Klein, Mary Riggs,
Annie Webb and Willie Webb.
The judges spoke in most compli
mentary manner of the entertainment
of the evening and Mr. Oscar Pearsall
added a word of commendation for
teacher and pupils alike;! a vote of
thanks upon. his motion having been
extended them for the creditable exer
cises. Mr. Bowen thanked the large num
ber of patrons in attendance for their
cooperation and support during the
session and told of how it had helped
him In his work.
The enteprlsing committee of the
district is composed of Messrs. D. F.
.Klein, Oscar Pearsall and Bol. J.
Jones. They speak in the highest
terms of Mr. Bowen and expect his re
turn to them next season.
HOW ED.
UFLEY
ESCAPED.
THE TOBACCO OUTLOOK.
Mr. Dodd Bsck from a Canvass of Adjoin
ing Coosties The New Warehouse
Now Nesrlnz Completion.
Construction by Attorney General as to
Poll Tsx Provision.
Special tit ar Telegram. '
Raleigh, N.O., April 18. Attorney
General Gilmer made a ruling to-day
that the language "for previous year"
Inlhe State election law means that an
elector must have paid his 1903 taxes
before he can vote in the municipal
elections to be held in the various cities
of the State in May. This question has
been raised in several sections of the
State, the contention being that pay
ment of 1901 tax was all that was
necessary.
A Colombia Wcddlnr.
Friends in the city yesterday re
ceived handsomely engraved Invita
tions bsarlng the following announce
ment: "Mr. William K. Duffle re
quests the honour of your presence at
the marriage of his sister, Eliza Bel-
. ' . . 1 r Y- C1UAAnM tT.M..
lamy, io jut. uamti biwuwi
Wednesday afternoon, April twenty
ninth, nineteen hundred and three, at
five o'clock, First Presbyterian church,
Columbia, South Carolina." Miss
Duffie is welt known and much ad
mired by a. wide circle of friends In
Wilmington. Her grandmother, Mrs.
Eliza Bellamy, and Miss Ellen Bel
lamy- left yesterday afternoon to be
present at the wedding. Mrs. Warren
& Johnson left several days ago, also
16 attend the ceremoty,
Mr. James Dodd, manager of the
Wilmington TobaccoWarehouse Com
pany, returned to the city Thursday
from a trip through Brunswick, Co
lumbus and Bladen counties in North
Carolina, and Horry county, South
Carolina. He made the trip with a
horse and buggy and called on 400
farmers who are cultivating tobacco
this season. ,
Mr. Dodd says the farmers are about
half through setting out tobacco plants
and that so far they have a good stand,
and there has been plenty of rain to
give the plants a good start. He says
the cold weather has not hurt the
plants. '
. We aire informed by Mr. Dodd that
the farmers upon whom he has called
will produce not less than 3,000,000
pounds of leaf tobacco, and that they
expect to market their crop in Wil
mington. In Brunswick county the
acreage in. tobacco this season will be
about 800 acres, but in the other coun
ties he visited large crops will be put
in.
Mr. W. E. Glenn, the contractor,
is making great progress in the con
struction of the warehouse, and ex
perls to complete it by May 80th. He
is now putting on the roof and the
14,000 feet of space on the sales floor
will be without a pillar or post. The
sales floor is 70 feet wide and 200 feet
long. On either side of it- are drive-1
ways, each 30 feet wide and extend
ing 200 feet along the sales floor. One
hundred wagons can drive in on the
average and be under cover at one
time.-
Contractor Glenn is making a capital
job of the warehouse, and it will be
animposing building as to size.
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Contractor John Williams will
begin work this week on extensive
improvements and - additions' to Ool.
K. VL Murchison's cottage on Wrights
ville beach. Two rooms will be added
and a broad veranda will extend
around them. , " '
Prisoner Writes Sheriff MarBh About His
Mysterious DIssppearance.
Edward L. Utley, under sentence at
Fayetteville for the murder of Hotel
Clerk Holllngswortb, has written
Sheriff Marsh a letter, in which he
details how he made his recent escape
from the Cumberland jail. The letter
Is as follows;
"Dear Sir: If you will look in the
hole in the wall in the hospital room
you will find the locks I took off my
cell door some time ago. I took them
off with a pen knife. The knife was
inlthe pocket of a coat which came to
me from the hotel in October. I
think this will fully satisfy any one
who has any lingering doubts about
the way 1 got out. iput the locks in
the hole myself. Maxwell didn't
know it."
Sheriff Marsh found things as de
scribed. The knife blade had many
hacks in it and It must have taken
weeks to file the locks. To cover up
traces of the work when officers or vis
itors were about, aoap had been used to
cover up the filed places.
Our New Mayor.
Mr. William E. Springer, who was
Thursday nominated as the Demo
cratic candidate for the mayoralty of
Wilmington (the nomination being
equivalent to an election) will bring to
the discharge of the duties of that po
sition all the necessary qualifications.
He is essentially a businessman of
excellent training and practice and is
especially fitted forthe financial de
partment of the city. "He has for some
years been desirous of becoming Wil
mington's Chief Msgistrate, and now
that he has reached the pinnacle of
his ambition, it Is but natural that he
should give his best, efforts to the ser
vice of the people who have so signal
ly honored him. Let him be sustain
ed in these efforts by the co-ordinate
branches of the city government and
there is no reason to doubt that his ad
ministration will be acceptable to his
fellow citizens.
. Nashville Graphic: Parmeri
who are now having to buy western
side meat are catching It. The present
trices should convince them of the
oily of not raising their own rap
plies. : - -
. KinBton IYm Press: ' A 'large
bunch of aheep that were gathered up
among the farmers In this section was
brought to Klnston Frldav for shin- -
tnent tolVlrginls. There was about
125 in the drove.
- Salisbury Sun: From all sec-
lions of the county come reports that
the wheat cron has been considerably
damaged by the freeze of ten days ago. ,
The fruit hss also been out short, and '
It is believed that the fruit crop will
not be more than a half yield this .
year.
reached here this morning that Mr. ' '
Aaron Saunders, proprietor of a saw
mill at Jackson Springs, fell off . a
wagon heavily loaded with lumber,
and the wheel ran over and crushed
his head.. . The accident happened
Wednesday morning and he died
about 11 o'clock that night
Lumberton Robesonian: Mr.
Geo. G. French, shipped several bas-
kets of garden peas which he Informs ,
us is the first shipment of peas which
has been made from this State this '
year. Other sections of this country
are also finding this industry profit
able. Mr. A.J. Floyd, of Ashpole, '
who was here yesterday, tells us that
from 25 to 35 cars loaded with truck
pass there for the northern markets ' "
almost every day. Part of this comes
from this county.
Greensboro Telegram : Mr. C.
E. Landretb, who conducts a store
two niiUs aast jrfoha. city, said Thurs
day that he did not believe the frutt
was hurt as mucn as it was at nrst
feared it was. The peaches he thought
were pretty well cut off, butthe apples
fared considerably leas badly. He cal
culates that there will be a half crop of
this fruit. There will be, he says, the
usual supply of pears, grapes and
blackberries, the latter two varieties
especially as they are capable of a new
growth when cut off by the cold.
Goldsboro Argus: The young
girl whose sudden disappearance in
Bmithfield early Monday morning cre
ated so much excitement, ana ror
whom large numbers of our people
were for hours actively searching,
was found about 1 o'clock yesterday
afternoon snugly ensconsed in an old
trunk in the upper hall or her home,
where she had hidden herself in a fit -of
pique. She was fast asleep when
discovered and blissfully unconscious
of the excitement and distress her note
and supposed flight had occasioned.
The Goldsboro OH Mills have
shut down for the season. They have
used up their supply of cotton seed
and will not be able to put the ma
chinery in motion again until the 1st
of next September. The mill has had
a very successful season.
COAST LINE CASHIER SHORT.
Jno. B. Ollveros Unable to Account for
$5,775.45 Protests Innocence.
Yesterday's Savannah .News says:
John B. Ollveros, until a short
time ago cashier of the Atlantic Coast
Line in Savannah, a position he has
held successively with the 9. F. and
W. road, the Plant system and the
Atlantic Coast Line for about twelve
yearr. was arrested yesterday on the
charge of embezzlement. The amount
involved is 15,777.45. The action was
tsken by a representative of the Amer
ican Surety Company of New York.
Mr. Ollveros was unable to arrange
abend of $5,000 and is in jalL He
hopes to secure the necessary bond to
day. He denies that he is guilty of the
chsrge and says ir there is any dis
crenanevin his accounts, it is the re
sult of the many changes in the ac
counts of the office since his occupancy
of it. These consist of the transfer
from the Bavannab, Florida and West
ern to the Plant System, and, later,
the transfer of the Plant System to the
Atlantic Coast Line.
According to the statement of the
ex-cashier he endeavored to discover
the discrepancy in his accounts when
the matter was brought to his atten
tion but failing to find certain papers
in the office, supposed they had been
transferred to Wilmington and went
there in an effort to trace them. In
this he was unsuccessful. He then
offered to checkup his account pro
vided, should a shortage be discovered,
he be allowed to arrange for a settle
ment without publicity. When bis
firoposition was rejected he took no
urther steps, but resigned March 23.
The amount of the alleged ahortage
Is covered by bonds carried in two
surety companies.
Mr. Ollveros is widely known In
Savannah. He is prominently con
nected here and elsewhere in Georgia
and in South Carolina. He has a
family. ;
NEW YORK BARREL MURDER
Celebrate Its Seml-Centennlsl
May 20th this year will mark the
50th anniversary, of the Wilmington
Light Infantry, and at the regular
meeting of the company to-morrow
night, in addition to arranging for the
Memorial Day exercises on that date
with the Veterans, who will be In at
tendance upon a joint meeting with
the Reserve Corps of the W. L. L.
arrangements will be also made for
an elaborate obiervance of the Infan
try's semi-centennial. As May 20th
falls on Sunday this year the celebra
tion will probably be held on Monday
eveaing following. The details, how
ever, will be arranged at the meeting.
The Bank of Duplin.
The Bank of Duplin at Wallace,
which was recently organized, has
elected Mr. H. O. McQueen, of this
city, president; Mr. J. 8. Westbrook,
vice president, and Mr. A. L. Mo
Gowen, cashier. The directors are
Messrs. T.Q. Hall, J. S. Westbrook,
N. A. Carter, B. R. Graham, J. A.
Cavanaugh, W. J. Boney, Z. J. Car
ter, J. D. Mallard, W. B. Brice, H. O.
McQueen, M. Southerland. The bank
has already begun business and is
rapidly forging its way to the front.
S. E. Glasser, of Jefferson City,
Mo., who was in a hard row of
stumps' for some time, has fallen
heir to 160,000. The only draw
back at present ia that he is serving
a term In the penitentiary and still
has fourteen months to serve, un
less he can utilize some of bis $60,
000 in getting a pardon.
Captain Harry B. Chamberlain, Of
the quartermaster's department, is on
trial in Manila on a charge of smug
gling silks and curios Into Manila.
Identity of Victim Not Ascertained Some
of the Men Arrested Found to be Mem
bers of Qsog of Cointetfelters.
bv TelegTaDb to the Morning Btar.
new xobk, April ia. Tne identity
of the victim of the "barrel murder"
has not been ascertained, despite the'
fact that one thousand persons have
viewed the body in the morgue. Of
that number one hundred and fifty
have made partial identiflcatlon.but in
each case it has been discovered to be
incorrect. The features of the dead
man are changing daily.maklng ident
ification more difficult.
Inspector McOluskey says that he
will ask the court to discharge most of
the prisoners held on suspicion, but
will request the holding of In
aorlilo, proprietor of the grocery
store at 228 Elizabeth street, to which
place the barrel was traced, andMo
rello who is said to be the leader of
a gang of counterfeiters and according
to United States secret-service naea
has served time in Atlanta, iGa., as
a counterfeiter.
The inspector adds that agent Flynn,
of the secret service bureau, has se
cured nearly enough evidence to ahow
that three of the men ,are members oi
a large gang of counterfeiters and that
if nothing else is accomplished the
authorities will have broken up that
gang of counterfeiters.
ALL EXPECTED TO DIE.
Qeo. T. Jordan Shot His Wife, His Son
nd Himself.
By Telecrapn so tM nomina Btar.
New Yobk, April 18. George J.
Jordan, 85 yearsfrld, of 871 First ave
nue, it is alleged,hot and killed his
wife Clara, thirty-two years old, ana
'shot his son, George, Jr., prob
ably f atallv to-day. He then ahot
blmseir and is auo expecwuw u.
Jordan had a quarrel with his wife
about six weeks ago. He took his
son and went to Cuba, whence he re
turned to t'sw York wltn nisson pn
Mnndi. When asked, by the police
if he had shot his wife, and wny, no
replied: "I guess I did it because of a
man who made a lot of trouble for me
three years ago."
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