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It is said by men who understand these Indus tries that there is no part of the South, from the Potomac to the Bio Grande, that the mulberry tree will not thrive in and where silk culture cannot succeed if given attention. In partial corroboration of this we have seen it stated in print that there are now growing in the State mulberry trees which have sprung from trees planted in the forties, when there was what has been called a silk growing "craze," when many people planted the mulberry. We have . seen mulberry trees which judging from the di ameter of the trunks, main branches and height must be considerably over fifty years old, probably much oldcJ, for they were giants. We have also seen it stated that in one sec tion in Florida there are still found silk worms the descendants of worms imported about seventy-five years ago by some people who were com pelled to leave that locality on ac count of annoyances by Indians. They left but the worms didn't and some of them are found there still, a proof that without artificial pro tection they can withstand either the Winters or Summers of Florida, which suggests the inquiry why that should not become a great silk producing and manufacturing State. There are doubtless in our own S'.iite some sections in which the mulberry tree will grow better than Id others, which is true of many tr- t8, even of the indigenous kinds, but there is no portions of it from lowland to highland in which they cannot be grown.' Some of the most successful results attained so far in silk culture have been in the neigh borhood of ABheville, where the mulberries were grown upon the leaves of which the worms were fed. So much for the practicability of silk cultnro in this and in other Southern States. . Ono contemplating embarking in this or any other industry would naturally want to know something about the demand for the product, tho markets and the prospects of the industry, being permanent or onlv short lived. In answer to this prospective inquiry we clip the fol lowing interesting facts and figures from a leading editorial in the New Orleans Picayune, based on official reports: Reoorta liauod from tba Bureau of Statistics of the Uaited States Treasury Department show tbsl the American people have imported wltaln a year past tome $40,000,000 worth' of raw ilk, aod over $25,000,000 of manufac tured silk fabrlci. Tom raw silk was ' manufactured bere In 483 mill, which turned oat a product of orer $100, 000,000 wortu of manufacture. The firuresof the Bureau in aome details are important. Toe importatlona of raw aiikf, as shown by the figures of Ibe Treaaury Bureau of Statlatlcs. amounted to $37,000,000 in value for the eight months ending with February of this vear. as against $29,000,000 la the eight months ending with February, 190?, and $15,000,000 in the eight months ending with February, 1901, Meantime the importations of manu factured ailk have alao increaaed, the figures for the eight months ending with February, 1903, being valued at over $25,000,000. ai agalnat leas than $23,000,000 in the preceding eight months' period, and $18,000,000 In the eight months ending wun neDruarj, 1901. The growth In the production of silk manufacturea in the United States a nrnduetlan which is whollv from lm norted material, much of which is brought from the other aide of tha globe ia raDid and interesting. In 1870 importations of raw silk were but a half million pounds; in 1880. 2,500,- 000: in 1890. 7.500.000: in 1900. 13. 000.000. and in 1903 aeem likely to be 16.000.000 nounda. The value of the rawallk im norted waa. in 1897 $19. 000,000: in 1899. $32,000,000: I a 1900. $15,000,000. and in the preaent fiacai year kfema likely to be $50,000,000. Fromibeatlk thua imported the silk manufacturing eitabliahments of the United Statra produced in the year 000 000 KO0d,T,ued l over$lP0. Ia view nf Ltia f. k. tv. MW atlV iaaporutiona of the preaent fiscal year ?BQ0"r,ly exceed thoae of 1900 or 15 u "6enM Probable that the ralue i me auK manufactures of the coun I : ' : : - - ' : - , , VOL. XXXIV. try in the present year will materially exceed those of 1900. The value of the prodact of the 841 k manufacturing establishments of the country grew from $13,000,000 in 1870 to $11,000,000 in 1880, $37,000,000 in 1890 and $107, 000,000 in 1900; and for the preaent year the total product' will probably materially exceed that of 1900. Never theless, the importations of ailk manu factures are greater in value in the preaent year than for many years. For the eight months ending with Febru ary the total value of silk manufac turea imported was $25,0007000, an in crease of $7,000,000 over the figures of a like period of two years earlier. r All this goes to show that the pro- Sortlon of the people of tho United tates able to wear silk is steadily and rapidly increasing, and it demonstrates how great are the opportunities for growing worms and for the produc tion or raw aur. Foreigners who un derstand the business will one day take it up and make of it a great in dustry. , We do not know that any attempt has been made in Louisiana to estab lish this industry, which the Pica yune evidently believes that state well adapted to. In Georgia load ing papers are taking much interest in it and are urging the people in the country to turn their attention to it, and there is little doubt that it will continue to attract attention in these and in other States, where little or nothing has been said about it yet. There has been more said about in this State than In any other and more progress made in it so far. Many, perhaps most of those who have tried it, have met with success n their experimental ventures, with enough at least to encourage them to continue and others to begin it, and the prospects are that the indus try of silk culture will grow steadily, although it may be slowly, a better ndication of its permanence than if people became excited and rushed nto it, expecting to. reap large pro fits and accomplish impossibilities in a short while, and finally collapse, and pronounce the industry a fail ure because they expected too much and failed. With industry, patience and per severance wo believe there are large possibilities in the industry both of growing and manufacturing silk in this State, for both of which it is ex ceptionally well adapted. THESE ASE QUEER PROCEED ING3. They have strange ways of doing things in Washington these days, ways . that would be ridiculous if they were not demoralizing. For some time we have had smuggling scandals from Porto Rico, the Phil ippines and Alaska, where military, naval and other officers have been carrying on systematic smuggling. Instead of punishing them for it as some who were not so fortunate as to wear a U. S. uniform have been punished, the Washington authori ties have condoned the smuggling, prohibited the prosecution of the smugglers and called for the resigna tion of the chief of the bureau of internal revenue at San Juan, be cause he instituted prosecutions without asking permission from Washington. He was rather too previous against the men who had a pull at Washington. Now we are told that the cases in Porto Rico have been quashed by the imposi tion of a fine, a mere nominal fine, no doubt. That's the example they set in the administration and enforcing of our customs laws in our new acquisi tions. But the natives must not presume on this, for if they are caught smuggling they will be yanked up and the screws put on. Another remarkable case is , that of Mrs. Tyner, the privileged safe burster, who deliberately walked into an office in the P. O. Depart ment, had a safe broken open and walked off with all the papers there in. Now Mrs. Tyner's Attorney has informed Attorney General Knox and Postmaster General Payne, that if they wish they may see those pa pers, a privilege which was denied just after the papers had been car ried off, and Mr. Knox says unless it can be shown that some of the papers belonged to the Government he can't do anything. As they do not know what papers were -taken, of course they can't prove that there were government papers among them. The cool thing about this proposition is that the abstracters of those papers had ample time to examine them and destroy such as they wanted de stroyed. Take this business as a whole and it makes a most ridiculous and shameful mess, in which the audac ity of a woman shows up conspicu ously, and even creditably, in con trast to- the helpless, vacillating weakness .of men charged with the administration and execution of the law. For the first time in the history of this country the imports have within a year exceeded a billion dol lars. . Much of these imports con sist of raw materials for our manu facturers on which they have to pay tariff duty, whioh adds to the cost of the materials and also to that of tho manufactures. RUSSIA W MASCEURIA. A few days ago it was announced that Japan had assurances that Manchuria would be evacuated within a fewdaysby the Russians, and the Japanese Government seems to have believed it. Right on the heels of that we have another an nouncement that .Bassia has de manded from China the cession of Manchuria, an announcement which seems to have taken this Govern ment, England and Japan by sur prise, for they all believed that Russia would evacuate that territory when "peace was restored," and ac cording to alleged agreement with these powers, and treaty stipulations with the United States. But Russia generally manages to do, directly or indirectly, in a straight way or a roundabout way, what she wants to -do, what she considers it to be her interest to do, regardless of assurances, promises, or treaties, and that is just what she proposes to do in Manchuria, which is to all intents and purposes a Rus sian power, and as much under Rus sian domination as Siberia is. Ever since she secured, during the pre miership of the late Li Hung Chang, concession for the right of way for the trans 'Siberian railroad and a ter minus at Port Arthur, she has been establishing, nnder various preten ces, military stations, distributing her soldiers at points of.advantage and in every way without doing too much to create alarm tightening her grip on that territory, which she regards as geographically her's, and necessary to the completion of her plans of expansion, offence and defence, and she has no idea after all this of completely abandon ing that vantage ground, although to avoid friction and a clash she may make some concessions to pla cate and quiet the complaining powers. But practically, whether she makes a pretence of withdrawing her troops or not, she will hold her grip on thatterritory, for it is neces sary to the accomplishment of her purposes. John Burns, the London labor leader, who is a member of the House of Commons, indulges in some burning remarks sometimes. In speaking of this country the other day he said "America is in dustrially hell with the lid off." And he doesn't want England to go h 11 bent after it. The Brooklyn, N. .Y., assessors' office discovered the other day it had collected 29 cents too much taxes from a citizen. It paid It back, bnt by the time it got through the vari ous departments, clerks, &c, it is estimated that it cost the town $7.50 to refund those 29 cents. The National Bureau of Statistics estimates that by the end of the fiscal year, June 20, 800,000 immi grants will have arrived in this country, which will be a record breaker over all the preceding years. A few days ago the Romans cele brated the 2,656th anniversary of tho. founding of their town. But they didn't make much racket, for they have become somewhat accus tomed to that thing. A New York woman who died a few days ago requested that her age be not inscribed on her tombstone. She didn't want people to find out how many fibs she had been telling about it. When young Mr. Rockefeller got back from Mexico he denied that he threw $5 gold pieces to the beg gars, as reported. But very few people believed it. The Mad Mullah jumped on a British regiment the other day and killed 174 men and nine officers, and now It is the Britishers who are mad. In Atlanta one can buy a Panama hat for 130 to 150, and they will put a ribbon, if wanted, on it without extra charge. Myrtle Qrove School Closed. Myrtle Grove public school, Miss Lola Worley, teacher, closed last Wednesday. On the following day a basket picnic was given at W. EL Williams' landing. There was an en joyable fiih fry and oyster roast, par ticipated in by between 200 and 300 people Sailing parties were made up and the young people had a most de lightful time. Free Delivery Prom Rocky Point. Beginning May 1st Rural Free De livery Route No. 1, from thepostoffice at Rocky Point, Pender county, will be put in operation. The length of the route Is 24 milea; are a covered 85 square miles; population served 411; number of houses on route 113. The free delivery will be hailed with delight by the territory covered. Mr.Jam.es Nathan Steadman, ,one of the popular clerks in the office of the A. C. LV auditor of passenger receipts, has resigned bin poaltlon on account of poor health and returned to his home at Ellzabethtown, WILMINGTON, N. 0.,;FBIDAY, MAY 1, 1903. TOBACCO Contract Awarded Last Night for Buildinsfahd Equipment of Up-to-date; Plant. - "A THE DIRECTORS IN SESSION. Maaifestatloa el Faith to Market That Is ' Most EflCOBrstlsx Mschlaery Win Alt Be New and First Class - : Will Employ 209 Laborers. : ; The Board of Directors of the Wil mington Tobacco Warehouse Co , President W. E. Worth in the chair, held an enthusiastic mee ing in the Chamber of Commerce rooms last night and let the cos tract for the building of an up-to-date atemmary 4a connection with its extensive ware house and other Intereata in the north eaatern section, of the city. The building will bs two stories ia height, 20x150 feet ia size, and will be located 66 feet on the north side of the . present warehouse. At one end of tha building will be a brick boiler and engine room. ' Oa the second floor will be the' jtemming room where the tobacco will be pre pared for the ordering machine on the first floor, which will finally pre pare the leaf for the market. Tne machinery will all be of the moat ap proved style and the contract for the aame was awarded laat night to the Philadelphia Textile Machinery 0.. of Philadelphia. A representative of the company waa preaent and gave the directors asaurance of the very beat plant that can be conalrncted. That experienced" tobacconists have faith in Wilmington as a yellow leaf centre, it need only be said that at the meeting last, night a proposition waa accepted from a thoroughly re liable .and experienced man, who leases from tbe company for the very first year, the entire stemmery and givea an Iron-clad agreement to pay a- renlal equal to ten-per cent, of the In vestment. ThaN Directors felt very much encouragement in that manifes tation of faith in the market by a dis interested man, whose name is not made public for the present for good and sufficient reasons. The capacity of the plant wiirbe 10,000 pounds of tobacco per day and while in operation will give employ ment at remunerative wages to about 200handa. ABOUT LIQUOR PURCHASE TAX. Recent Decision of Snpreme Conrt May Revise the System of Paylsf. The 8tate Auditor has had printed a number of copies of the opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Williams vs. The County Commissioners of Iredell, in which casein paying his purchase tax, a retail V.nor dealer had deducted from the price of his liquor $1.10 per gallon which he claimed he had advanced to the distiller to pay the government tax, leaving the price only 15c per gallon, and on this amount he bad paid his tax. The opinion in tbia case la being mailed by the Auditor to every sheriff in the State, and accompanying it is a letter signed by the Btate Auditor and tbe State Treasurer, calling the attention of sheriffs to the matter, and directing them, if the retailers in their counties have been inr the habit or paying their purchase tax in any such way as this, to go to work immediate ly collecting back taxes due the State. The reason for aending out the letter is that it was stated in the argu ment of tbe Williams case that it was the general custom of the liquor deal ers to deduct the government tax in making their returns, and thus pay less than one eighth of what their actual ourchases called for. The Auditor and Treasurer are determined to probe the matter to the bottom. NEW HANOVER SHINQLE MILLS. New Witmlflttoa Enterprise Incorporated by Secretary ol State Yesterday. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. a, Apr! 134. The New Hanover Shingle Mills, of Wilming ton, were Incorporated to-day ; capital stock, authorized 1 100.000: paid in $60,000. The Incorporators are O. W. Mitch ell of Aulander: W. P. Taylor, of Winton: and EL A. Brown. Jr., of Newbern. KILQO SUIT Q0ES TO WAKE. Will be Tried la October Before Jndfe Peebles Qattis la Ralelin. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, April 25. Judge Allen decided to-day to remove the Gattls-Kilgo damage suit from Gran vllletoWake county. It Is to come up at the October term, Judge Peebles preaiding. Rev. T. J. Gattls, the plaintiff, arrived here from - Oxford thia afternoon and announced his in' tention to spend the 8pring and Sum mer in uaieigh. Mlalng Prospect In Pender. A New York syndicate, the Sea board Steel and Iron Company, has secured a lease and option upon aome- i thing like 2,500 acres of land in Wake, Johnston and Pender counties, for the purpose of prospecting and mining for coal, iron and copper. The lease is for twenty years, and according to the terms of the deedr, the company agrees to pay to the owners of the property one-quarter of the net profil arising from all iron ore, and ten per cent, of the net profit from all other minerals of greater value. The Wake property comprises 1,879 acres, the Johnston property 637 and the Pender tract 151 acres. Mr. W. W. Miller, of Rocky Point, is the owner of the Pender lands. WAQ03ETTE PARTY OVERTURNED. Onests of aSonsJ Party Hsd Excltiaf Ex. perknen nt Third and Ana Streets. A frightful accident that was mi raculously jnot aerferas occurred late Saturday evening at corner of ' Third ana Ann streets, where oa account of a broktn pole, a wagonette belonging to the 8. P. Oowan Livery Company overturned with a party of young peo ple returning from a Sound party at Wrlghtarllle. The party was given by Mie Daisy Burbank and as the vehicle was being driven about , town returning the young people home the driver made a' short turn at the place Indicated and over want the waronette with its merry occupaaia, none ol whom was seriously hurt though tha top was de- uMtllshea and all of them were more or jeas bruised. Poliee Sergeant George Smith was oa the corner bv chance ana nupea to extricate tne young folks from the debris. Those Ja tbe party were Misses Amoret ' Lord, hurber Gore; Florence Kidder, Agnes UcQaeeo and Messrs Ed. Holmes and Han 2b ton Jamec ESCAPED PROM DUPLIN JAIL. Dsn Teasfey, Marderer ef Vonn$ Riven- bsrk, Near Wallacr, Is at Large. Dan Teaehey, the young white man who about a month ago shot and killed young Robert Riven bark, a son of Postmaster Rivenbark, of Wallace, escaped from Duplin jail at Kenans- viTJe Friday night. The sheriff offersa reward of $50 for his recapture and aays he is certain the County. Com missioners will supplement that amount upon delivery of the prisoner. Teachey is 33 years old, weighs 140 pounds, is 5 feet, 8 Inches tall, has lght hair and large popped, eyes. Teachey killed liivecbark at some negro houses near Wallace, where the atter had gone to get laborers to help straw his fathers strawberry plants. Robert Ruark, "Esq., of this city, had been, engaged to assist Solicitor Duffy with the prosecution. . STATE EXHIBIT AT ST. LOUIS. Qov. Aycock Appeals tor Snbscriptloas to Secure Leflslative Appropriation Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, April 25. Gover nor Aycock to-day sent out one thous and personal letters to prominent per sons in all parts of the State, urging mem to subscribe money toward a North Carolina exhit i : at the St Louis Ex position. It beiaa accessary that $10,000 private susacnp'ioas be secured before the $10,000 State appropriation is available under the et-of the legis lature. Two donations have been re ceived, the first from Prof. Cain, of tbe sute University, $10, and $100 from Prof. J A. Holmes, State Geolo gist. Greenville School Cltslng. Greenville public school, taught by Mr. E. O. Herring, closed . Friday evening with very appropriate exer cises by the pupils, consisting of reci tations, etc. The prize offered by Mrs. M. E. Horton, a $2.50 gold piece, for the best all 'round student for the term, was awarded to Master Clarence Rogers. This Is the second year Mr. Herring has taught on Greenville and this was his most successful year. The patrons and friends of the school speak in the most complimentary terms of him and his work, and desire to secure his services next year. Negro Paper Established Here. The Afro-American Advocate is the name of a new negro paper issued at 605 Red Cross street, thin city, by D. Edward Bell, general manager, and In published every Saturday in the ia terest of the race." It ia printed by a Baltimore "ready-print" house, and contains two column of local matter, not Including a church directory and two columns of advertising. Although this week's issue of the paper la No. 7, the first were mailed through the poat- offlee to subscribers yesterday. LOCAL DOTS. It is learned that Inspector General Bain and Maj. J. A. Lundeen, U. 8. A., will begin the Inspection, of the State Guard troops in Wilmington next Friday, May 1st The receipts of cotton at Wil mington since September 1st, 1902, reach 824,019 bales. At Charleston, 208.560. or more than 50 per cent. In favor of Wilmington. License was issued yesterday for the marriage of Miss Lina Todd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Todd, of Masonboro township, to Mr. John K. Taylor, of Wilmington, a son of Mr. Henrv Tavlor. of Myrtle Grove Bound. The Bell Telephone uo. now has 133 of the new 'phones connected with the new exchange and working admlrablv. All of the northeastern section of tbe city is now connected and the work will be continued next week In tbe eastern portion. The city election will be held Tuesday, May 5th. No candidates are to be voted for except Aldermen. The Mayor Is elected by the Aldermen. The city charter will also be submitted to the people at the polls, and a majority of the vote oast will decide whether It Is adopted or rejected. . . R. G. Grady, Esq., returned laat night from Burgaw. Mr. Grady has purchased the fine Montgomery fruit farm, near Burgaw, and. says the prospects are moat encouraging for an excellent yield of fine quality peaches In Jane. The pears on the farm were ruined by cold. ANOTHER POSTAL OFFICIAL RELIEVED. Acting Assistant Attorney Gen eral Christiancy, Pending an Investigation. . THE CASE OF THE TYNERS. Stntenest ef Counsel Papers Submitted Claiaed to Be All That Were Ab stracted from Ssle Rejected by Poslanster Qenersl. ey Tsierranh to the morning Btar; Washtsgton, April 25. The Im portant developments to-day In the In vestigation of the sensational abstrac tion of papers from the safe of the office of the assistant attorney general for the Postoffioe Department, which led to the dismissal of that official were the submission of what purported to be the papers to the Inspection of the postal officials and the decision of Postmaster General Payne to imme diately relieve Acting Assistant At torney General G. A. O. Chriatiancy from his office, pending an investiga tion of his conduct. The action in the case of Mr. Christiancy was taken at his own request He states that he courts the fullest investigation. Mr. Christiancy has held the office of assis tant attorney since January 1, 1901. and has been ia charge of the legal affairs of the department most of the time since then, owing to General Tyner's absence, caused by 111 health. General Tyner's counsel to-day sub mitted to Postmaster General Payne and Fourth. Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Brlstow papers which they said tbe Tyners claimed constituted all that had been takeirtway, but a statement made later by the Postmaster General, directing the correspondence on the subject and the submission of the pa pera specifically, declines to accept the statement that the papers submitted necessarily conatituted all that were abstracted. General Tyner'a counsel,' after leav ing the Postmsster Genera), made a statement in part as follows: "Yesterday, in response to a notifi cation from the Department of Jus tice, that General Tyner's offer to de liver the papers should be madeto the Postmaster Genera), Mr. Perry pro posed to the Postmaster General that a representative of the Post Office De partment should meet counsel at Gen eral Tyner's house, where the papers should be examined and such as were private returned to General Tyner, ment. It waa especially desired that the government representatives should question fully General Tyner, Mrs. Tyner and Mrs, Barrett as to what occurred on Mrs. Tyner's visit to the Postofflce Department on Tues day last and as to all of her acts in connection therewith, and her au thority therefor, General Tynerex- plaining that all of Mrs. Tyners acts were authorized by him. The Post master General in reply said substan tially that if General Tyner-would cause the papers to be returned to the department he would have the same examined in the presence of General Tyner and would restore to him all the papers, documents and other property found to belong to him. This morning, after consultation, the Postmaster Gen eral was asked to permit Mrs. Tyner and Mrs. Barrett to come to his" office with counsel for a full examination by any government official as to the faets connected with the taking of the papers. Tbe PostmaaUr General refused to permit either Ms. Barrett or Mrs. Tyner to be present and declined to questioned them. Thereupon, acqui escing in hls decision, counsel brought to the Postofflce Department all of the papers In question. They were ex amined minutely and in detail in the presence of the Postmaster General by Mr. Brlstow. including the most private property of General Tyner and especially of Mrs. Tyner. On tbe con clusion of this examination all the pa pers were, by the direction of the Post master General returned to General Tyner except the papers indicated in a statement of General Tyner which re ferred to the matter connected with the eonduct of a formsr inspector ot the department now dead, and which had ne vet been xfiled and which mat ter was disposed of over four years subsequently, the Postmaster gen eral gave out a statement covering the 1 submission of the documents which plainly says that the department does not agree to the assumption that the papers iubmitted constitute all those taken. After reciting the propo sition of General Tyner's counsel, and its rejection by him, (setting forth the text of the letter In reply) the state ment concludes as follows : "This morning Mr. Perry and Gen eral ' Michener came to the depart ment, bringing with them a package which they stated contained the papers and documents wblch had been taken from the department in the manner heretofore set forth, and offered to sub mit the same to the inspection of the Postmaster General or any other of ficial of the department. "la response to this offer, Mr. Per ry opened tne pact-ages in tne pres ence of the Postmaster General, Gen eral Brlstow and Mr. Michener. Care ful scrutiny of each paper and docu ment was had. and all the papers so exhibited were found to be personal and personal property of General Ty ner and Mrs. Tyner, excepting one package of papers which contained letters,, statement?, memoranda and other evidence relating to depart-. mental matters that had been con cluded about four years ago. "The Department does not accept the action taken this morning as evi dence that all the paper, letters and other properties so carried away have been returned." Postmaster General Payne to night said that he had not yet replied to the requestor Mr. unnstiancy, but that he would undoubtedly relieve him pending an investigation. ANDREW CARNEQIB. Donnted $1,500,000 for a Temple of Pesce at Tbe Hague. bv Tsiecrapn to tne Morning Btar. Washington, April 25. Before sailing for his home In Scotland yes terday Andrew Carnegie donated $1,- 500,000 for a temple or peace, for the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague. The gift waa through Baron Gevers, the minister of the Nether lands to this capital, and was made with the understanding that the gov ernment of Holland will be responsi ble for its administration. . N0.27 SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Rockingham Anqlo-Saxon: Mr. Jacob Perkins died at his home, about four miles northwest of Rock ingham, last Thursday. He had a stroke of paralysis oa Tuesday, from which he never rallied, and alter which he was entirely speech less. He waa 63 years old in March, and was an old Confederate soldier and lost a leg in the service; Salisbury Sun: Baldy Miller, a young white man, U lying in a very critical condition at the home of hu father, Mr. S. C. MiHer, on- East jrisner street; Thursday night the young man ate a quantity of glass in a jocular spirit. . Shortly afterward he began suSenng excruciating pain and a physician was called in. He suffered throughout the night, how ever, and is still in a serious condi tion. - : Mount Airy. News: Tha cold spell last week gate vegetation a back set and -injured fjruit and wheat, but we hope the damage is notserious. The outlook is not al together as favorable as. we have seen it at this time of the year, but we think it will . average up with laat year. The fruit np (in the Ed- ward8vuie section has not been tn jured scarcely any,, the frost two weeks ago nipping a little here and there. We arc look! a tT for silit apple trade here next fall from the mountain section. Sanford Express: The Express learns that the small grain crdp was badly damaged in some sections of Chatham county by the hail storm last Monday afternoon. There was little-or no hail here, it is said that the season which is now drawing to a close at ttnehursc m a record-breaker. The hotels and cot tages have been crowded and thous ands of dollars have been spent by wealthy people of the .North at this famous resort. More improvements' are to be made before the next sea son opens. . Raleigh Post: WrL. AUrood, tM-UreepsBsre--' 'storekeeper and ganger who eluded arrest during the recent term of United States district court has been arrested in Yadkin county and placed nnder a bond of 1,000 for his appearance at the next term of court. It will be re membered that a capias was issued for the anst of Alleood noon his refusal to testify to certain facts re lating to the violation oj the reve nue by a distiller nnder indictment. Allgood refused to testify upon the feound that to do so would Wrimi- Greenville Reflector: On Thurs day afternoon Mr. W. A Stokes, who lived in the Clay Boot section oi swiit ureeic township, met a tragic death. He was riding on a heavily loaded log cart, sitting on the tongue of thecart and holding his umbrella over the driver. The cart was about to meet another ve hicle in the road and the driver be gan turning his team to make room to pass. As the cart turned Mr. Stokes lost his balance and fell di rectly in front of one wheel. Be fore the team conld be stopped the wheel ran across his breast crushing the life out of him instantly. SEABOARD AIR LINE Has Sold Six Million of Four Per Cent. Bonds to n Syndlcste. bt Tetecrapn to tba Horning star. Baltimore, April 25. It develops in financial circles to-day that the Seaboard Air Line railway hu sold to a syndicate $6,000,000 of four per cent. bonds for the construction of its ex tension to Birmingham, Ala. .This syndicate was formed by the New York banking house of Ladenburg, xnaiman cs uo. The syndicate rorm ed by this house Includes several Bal timore capitalists and about one-sixth of the underwriting was taken In this city. The bonds which have been sold are a first bearing on the Birmingham di vision which the new line is called, and are also a direct obligation of the Beaooard. PIREJAT BENSON, N. 0. Fifteen Steres Consumed The Lois Esti mated nt Over $50,000. Br Telegram to tbe Morning Btar. Raleigh, N. C, April 25. A special from Benson, N. O., says: About noon to-day a fire broke out in tne business portion or tnu town, which consumed the larger part of it, fifteen stores being entirely consumed. The loss is estimated at from $50,000 to $75,000, with insurance of not more than .$10,000 at the moat. The origin Of the nre is unknown. Joe Wolcott, the colored prize fighter. has filed a petition In bankruptcy In tbe United States court at Boston. He rep resented his liabilities at $1,889 and his assets nothing. newspapers Cannot I Are you Indebted toTHE WEEKLY STAR? If so, when you receive a bill for your subscription send us the amount you owe. Remember, that a news paper bill Is as much en titled to your considera tion as is a Dm ror gro ceries. BKPiisM Money Vs.. K. VanderbUt and Mrs. Anna Esther- ford Few Attendants Bride Re ceived Many Preseiis. bt osms to the Morning star. London, April 25. William K. VanderbUt and Mrs. : Anna Bather- furd were married to-day at 8L Mark's church. North Audley street. The officiating clergyman was the Rev.' R EL Haddeo. Tbe wedding took place just before noon. Winfield Hoyt, of New York, was the best man and Henry White gave away the bride. ' The only other persona ia the church besides tbe verger were tbe Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. Mrs. Rutherford wore a simple rrav travelling dress and no jewela of any kind. Mr. VanderbiU, Mr. White and . the Duke of Marlboro wore the uaual frock coats. There was no wedding breakfast or reception. . There waa a pathetic Incident In connection with the wedding. Almo.t Immediately after the ceremony the Rev. Mr. Hadden officiated at the funeral 1 ier vice of one of hut own' young children.. The bride waa the recipient of many, handsome presents from Mr. Vander bUt and others A telegram from Dover save Mr. and Mrs. VanderbUt crossed the chan nel this arternoon on a boat bound for Calais, Paris, April 25. Mr. and MraVan-. derbllt arrived in Paris to-night 4om London. The bride: thickly veUed. entered, her husband's automobile and "the pair, quickly sped away to Mr. i VanderbiU's country residence at Poissy. a r. . THE MAD MULLAH'S FORCES. Aboet 2,009 el Thea kUUcdi annf age- ment With a British Perce Under' Gracral Mantlet . - 1 yr- I Br Cable to the Morning Star. Aden, ArABia, April 25. Brigadier General Manning, after an engage ment with the Mad Mullah's forces,' has relieved Colonel Oobbe, near Gumaurru, Somaliland, 45 miles west ward of Galadl. About 2.000 of -the Mullah's men were killed. The British lose is not known. The few details obtainable of the disaster to Colonel Plunkett's detach ment, April 17tb, show the Mullah's forces consisted of 2,000 horsemen and 10,000 spearmen. They surrounded Colonel Plunkett's force in the open and the Bomalls, after a rifle fire. charged repeatedly with their horse men and spearmen on alludes. The British detachment held out until Us ammunition was exhausted and then charged with the bayonet, but it was ultimately overwhelmed by weight of numbers. The Britiah force fought until all of Its officers and 170 men were killed. The Somalia' loss is re- Eirted to have been enormous. Tbe ullah's forees are reported to aggre gate from 3.000 to 4,000 mounted men and about s.ooo spearmen. OLD BRUNSWICK PILORIMAQE. Aannal Picnic and Memorial Exercises Under Ansplces of Colonist Dsmes. Oommnnlcated, - The annual pilgrimage to Old St Philip's church under the direction of the North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames, will take place Tuesday, May the 5th. These excursions, inaugurated sev eral years ago by the able President of the Society, Mrs. Kate DeRosset Meares, have been fruitful of so muoh pleasure and hlatorlc Intereat that, to insure a full attendance at this time. only a simple announcement to the public should be necessary. It is hoped that the citizens of Wilmington will attend this celebration in large numbers and thua. by their presence. support the patriotic women who are striving earnestly, and successfully, to preserve the monuments, and rescue from neglect the records of our Colo nial forefathers. lue lovely river trip, the beautiful memorial service, and not the leaat pleasant feature of the occasion, the social reunion, unconventional and deUghtful, fill the day with a charm and novelty unique In the year's cal endar. How few knew of or cared for the fine old churcb. standing In Its solitary dignity upon tbe banks of the Cape Fear, until this Association undertook Its preservation and partial .restoration I Surely our own town people will give this organization that encouragement which is so potent a factor in the success of every under taking. The society extends to all a cordial Invitation to participate In this pil grimage. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 1 A versr es of Clesrlng House Bnnks of New York nt Close of the Week. bv Teiecrapb to tne Morning Btar. New York, April 25. The state ment of averages of the "clearing house banks of this city for the week snows: Loans $900,625,100, Increase $4.- 582,200. Deposits $887,603,800; in crease 1313,100. mrcuiation lis,- 638,000: increase $43,600. Legal ten ders $68,611,200; Increase $1,758,500. Specie $164,375,100; increase $3,802, 100. Reserves $222,886,800; increase $5,056,100. Reserve required $221,900, $25; increase $78,275. Surplus $10,- 885,475; Increase (4,977,825. Kx-U. B. deposits $20,306,275;! increase $4,985, 025. THE MURDER OP QOEBEL. Testimony la Trial of Howard Completed. Art umeat Will Begla Monday. By Telegraph to the Horning Btar. Frankfort, Ky., April 25. The testimony In the trial of James Howard was completed this afternoon and the jury was taken to the capitol grounds. where tney viewed tne scene or the killing. The defendant in the cus tody of Sheriff Jeffers, accom panied tbe party and for .a few mln i utes was ia the room from which he is alleged to have shot Governor Goebel. , The argument will begin Monday and will occupy the great part oi two nays. The case has been. in progress since April 7tb. JEWS IS RUSSIA. Anti-Semitic Riots In Bessarabia Scoiss Shot or Beaten to Death. By Cable to tba Morning Btar. St. Petersburg, April 25. The Novoeti to-day, without giving the exact figures, Indicates that the Jews at Liskineff, capital of Bessarabia, du ring the anti-Semitic riots there, ap pear to have suffered even more se verely than admitted officially. The Kper nays scores of Jews were shot or aten to death, and ssveral hundred were wounded. Their houses were wrecked and their shops were sacked. Thousands of Jews in the district are homeless and destitute. "V (I 1 : 1