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WILLIAM n. BBBKARD
Xdltoi and Proprietor.
Friday, "
May 8, 1903.
A COMPOSITE PACE.
Tho tide of immigration to this
country .which has-been steadily
flowing in fof 80 years or more, has
continued to increase in volume
from year to year, varying of course,
the influx being greater some years
than others. With the' exception
of one year, 1882, the influx this
year will be greater than any year
in the history of the country. While
the flow continues, and is increas
ing, the character of it ;8eems to be
changing, and not in a way that is
altogether satisfactory. Mixture of
races or nationalities is good, but
there may be mixtures which do
not blend well and are therefore not
good.
This is a subject which has al
ready engaged the- attention of the
ethonolgist and other thinkers, who
are asking the question, what will
the result be, and what manner of
people will the Americans of the fu
ture, the progeny of this multitudi
nous blending be? Will the com
ing American be superior or
inferior to the parent stocks?
Will he inherit the strength of the
stronger or the weakness- of the
weaker? In view of these questions
the following from an editorial in
the New York Sun, suggested by
some papers by the President of the
Stanford University, on "The Blood
of the Nation," is interesting. It
say 8:
The mixture of races la now pro
ceeding in the United States on a
scale of magnitude and variety of
which the previous history of the
world affords no parallel. At this
particular time, too, new additions to
the elements for the future composite
race to be developed are coming to us
by immigration in a volume greater
than ever before. Of the immigration
up. to 1890, the vast preponderance
was from the races of Northern Eu
rope, but since that period a radical
place, and Southern and Eastern Eu
rope are now the chief sources from
which we are drawing foreign addi
tions to our population. Meanwhile,
the contributions of Immigration to
to the other race elements are dimin
ishlng greatly.
In the period from 1820 to 1880, out
of a total immigration of about twenty
millions, only 162,018 came from
Italy and Austria -Hungary, but from
1880 to 1900 the aggregate from those
countries was 1,905,634, and now the
Immigrants from these sources are by
far the most numerous. In the year
1902 alone, 178,375 came from Italy
and 179,989 from Austria-Hungary,
and this Immigration la greater in
1903.
The immigration from Germany,
Ireland and the Scandinavian coun
tries began to fall off heavily a few
hufAn IflQf) AV llninlt.tiuni.U
with the sudden Increase in the
Italian and Austro-Hungarlan, and
since then thia diminution has in
creased steadily in its percentage.
Last year, all told, it was only 105,
820, as compared with the 178,375
from Italy alone.
According to the census of 1900,
the foreign-born population of the
United States was 10,460,085, and the
countries of its nativity were:
.Austria 276,249
Bohemia 156,991
Canada 1,181,255
Eogland.... 824,078
Germany 2,666,990
Hungary 145,802
Ireland 1,618,567
Italy 484,207
Poland 383,510
Russia 424,896
Scotland and Wales 327,659
Other countries 781,931
Since then both the Austro-Hungarlan
and Italian population must havo
been more than doubled by immigra
tion alone, to say nothing of its large
natural increase. In 1900, of the popu
lation born in this country, 26,198,939
had foreignlarents, one or both, out
ofatototal population of 76,603,387.
Of the parents of these children, the
principal race sources were :
German 7,832,681
Irish A. O.R1 07 i.
English 4.335.856
Scandinavian 1,872,678
ft-rencn 1,079,878
Austro-Hungarlan 1,007,995
Italian 732,421
- Polish 687,711
.Russian 685,360
In this table we have classified with
the English, the Scotch, Welsh and
the Canadian English, and with- the
French the Canadian French.
It will be seen that up to the time of
the census the racial elements of
northern Europe were by far the larg
est; but the immigration since 1900
irom southern and eastern Europe has
increased greatly, so that it has formed
and continues to form about four-fifths
of the unprecedented! j large total lm
migration.
The future historian who shall set
nimseu to the task or examining scien
Uncally the American race, or "the
blood of the nation." will have before
him a chance to study the develop
ment of a composite race such as the
history of the world had never before
afforded. It will be a new race, a new
development in the history of man-
uno.
The world has never produced a
sturdier race of people, more vigor
ous in brain and brawn than the
race which has made made this
country what it is, people whose
ancestors were schooled in the ad
ventures and hardships of pioneer
life, who led the way and taught
their descendants now to push a
wilderness before them across a con
ttnent. The people who did this
were a composite race, but the ele
ments were few and the blending
was of congenial blood, the pro
geny of which was an improved
type showing the stronger traits of
the parent stock. The. foreign kin
dredof these parent stocks might
not be willing to admit this, but
they all seem proud to recognize
this progeny, and claim cousinship
with it, so ready as to give ground
for the belief that they feel honored
by the connection.
This composite, the American of
the past and of the present day, the
man who carried civilization across
the continent, made his Impres
sions upon the world and to some
ssssssssssm i - :
extent revolutionized it, was the
progeny of English, Irish, Scotch
German and French blending each
sturdy, verile, progressive and as
sertive. There was little if any
other mixture in him.,
But how long will it be so ? With
the changed and changing character
of the immigration, will there be
mixture with these, and if so, will
the elements be assimilable, or are
we to have race peculiarities propa
gated and separate nationalities
grow up in the Republic, being un
der the flag and in the country, but
not of it and alien in feeling, as the
Asiatics would if the gates had been
thrown open to it ? So far the bulk
of these people have shown little
disposition to mingle or assimilate
with Americans or with other
people, keeping aloof and maintain
ing their old habits, customs and
language aa tenaciously as the Chi
nese do. The influx from these na
tionalities is comparatively of such
recent date that there has not yet
been time to see what the
new generation born upon this
soil may be, whether they will be
Americans in spirit or something
else, That is what the future is to
show, and on how it shows up will
largely depend, if the present influx
of immigration from these various
countries continue, the strength and
superioritiy of the American people
as a nation.
A fact worthy of note in this con
nection is that this new immigra
tion, as the old has been, is almost
altogether to the Northern States,
where it remains, which will make
the South of the future still more
conspicuously the section of the
least mixture and the most gen
uinely American, which in the long
run will be a good thing for the
South, because it means less frictioii
and fewer conflicting elements.
"THE SAME WILD RAGE."
A few days ago we published an
extract from a Council Bluff, Iowa,
paper, on some mob demonstrations
in Nebraska against negroes, in
which the editor went on to say that
as far as race feeling goes, and the
disposition to jump on the negro
after provocation, Northern white
men are as Tjuick to do it as South
ern white men are, and he might
have added really quicker, and there
fore there was no good reason for
harshly criticising Southern white
men for doing what they themselves
did for the same or less cause.
Here is another extract substanti
ally the same from the Chicago Ee
cord-Herald, a Republican paper,
evoked by the lynching of a young
negro for an assault on a white girl:
"These white men were the farmers
of the neighborhood men of a class as
law-abiding as any In the nation. Tet
they acted wltb the same wild rage and
hatred that is so often charged against
the Bouth as its characteristic fault.
The lesson is clearly that there exists
no such divergence of moral character
between the two sections of the coun
try as many Northern cities seem to
believe. Put Northern men in South
ern conditions, and there is no reason
to expect that they would be more
moderate in their actions than are the
Southerners."
When put to the test they find
that there isn't really so much
difference, after all, between the
white man of the North and the
white man of the South, and there
fore editors who a short while ago
wrote homilies on Southern "law
lessness" and scolded the Southern
people for it have ceased writing
homilies and scolding and are writ
ing more to the point and with
more sense.
- But there is less excuse for lynch
law in the North than in the South
for the particular crime which is so
quick to evoke it in both sections,
for in the North there is not one
negro to the thousand there are in
the South, and hence the Northern
woman who ventures from home un
protected is comparatively safe from
danger; but the white man up there
does not consider that, for vengeance
is as quickly and severely visited
upon the culprit there when caught
as in the South. The white man of
the North, with less cause, is vindi
cating the Southern white man, who
acts not because he hates the negro,
but because he loves and is deter
mined to protect his own.
They can't palm off stale eggs on
German folks. The merchants don't
wait for the farmers to bring their
hen fruit to town, but send men
out. through the country to get
them. The farmer has to guarantee
that the eggs he sells are fresh, and
puts his stamp on each egg. If any
of those eggs do not pan out all
right they are returned to the mer
chant, who docks the farmer 'ac
cordingly. In that country they do
not salute stump speakers and ac
tors with eggs.
Some ' of the British yachtmen
protest against the Reliance being
equipped with sails made in Eng
land. They think it quite enough
that Sir Thomas' boat will have to
run against American wind without
throwing in British sails.
How's This?
we offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cored by
F. 3. CHENEY, Toledo, O.
we, the undersigned, have known F. J.
ITnanav fn tha last 1JK waaro ekviA VtaiiAu wi
wmuuvj tvi vuo ioi v jwaoe wuu aVllOTO ill IIJ
perfectly honorable la all business transactions
and financially able to carry oat any obligations
mM vuv s J uuu JJ I Ul,
Wist A Tbi' ax, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo. O.
wALuinu, &m Nj.it a MAKTin, wnoieeue Drag
gists, Toledo, o.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, act
ing oirecuy upon me Diooa ana mucous eer
faces of the system. Testimonials cent free.
Price 76cper bottle. Bold by all Druggists.
Hall's Family Fills are the best. t
Future Looked Dark.
H W. Baga, the Wilmington
Manufacturer, Saw Little
in It But fain.
The following story is a personal
narrative of an experience that
seemed to promise the narrator
nothing for the future but a life ol
pain and discomfort. How he found
the wav but is a atorv which will in
terest many Wilmington readers.
H. W. Bagg, merchant ana iurni
inrn manufacturer. 2nd and Market
Sts., residing at 114 North 6th St.,
says: "1 used uoatrs .rxianey rms
and they proved to be a grand medi
cine, and I can also say tnat Doan's
Ointment is the best remedy oi toe
kind on the face of the earth. 1
Buffered with my back for a long
time. When 1 sat at my desK lor a
while and attempted to get up I
wrtnld hava to catch hold Xf the
chair for support and straighten
myself up gradually, xne Kianey
secretions were dark colored and full
of sediment. I read about Doan's
Kidney Pills in our papers and went
to It. a. .Bellamys drug store ana
got a box. Since using them, my
hart ia Btronsr and I can move
about and stand up as straight as
ever and the kidney secretions nave
all cleared up. You may use my
name as an endorser of the claims
made for Doan's Kidney Fills and
also Doan's Ointment, which I used
with good results."
Sold bv air ' dealers. Price. 50
cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co.,
bufialo, JN. x., sole agents . lor the
United States.
Remember the name Doan's
and take no substitute. my 3 1 w
SUSPICIOUS OF MARCUS.
The boosters of Candidate Roose
velt profess to feel confident that he
has a dead sure thing on the nomi
nation by the next Republican
national convention, but they -are
not altogether easy as to Senator
Hanna, the only man whose name
has been mentioned whose perform
ances seem to cause them any con
cern, although they do not want to
admit that they are afraid of him.
Washington correspondents of
some of the Republican papers rep
resent them aB wondering what
Hanna means by hobnobbing with
the labor leaders, by making speeches
in defence of organized labor and
defending it against men like Mr.
Parry, President of the Manufac
turers' Association, his previous
standing in with the negroes by in
troducing that ' ex-slave pension
bill, &c.
They know, too, that as between
Roosevelt and Hanna, the railroad
combines, the trusts and the sober
business men of the large cities
would be behind Hanna if he were
to declare himself a candidate or
say that he would permit his name
to be used in that connection.
Aside from any particular offence
that Roosevelt has given these
classes, they regard him as mercu
rial, unreliable, impulsive, as a
stage player for popularity any
thing for popularity and to boost
his candidacy, which was apparent
before, but has become conspicu
ously so in bis present swing round,
in which Presidential dignity has
been relegated in the effort to play
to the crowd, all of which will cut
no small figure when it comes to
naming the man who is to be stand
ard bearer of the party.
If Hanna should be in it he will
give the Roosevelt supporters all
the trouble they will care to buck
up to. All he haa to do is to say
that "Barkis is willin'."
NEW METHOD OP TURPENTININO.
he forty System Recommended by North
Carollsa Azricullnral Bosrd.
Raleigh, N. C, May 4. Permit me
through your paper to call the atten
tion of all turpentine operators in your
section to the fact that a new method
of working turpentine forests has been
devised by the Forestry Division of
the United States Department of Ag
riculture whereby the product of a
stated number of trees is doubled and
at the same time the number of hands
required is nearly halved. The new
method is not expensive to install and
will more than pay for Itself out of
the Increased profits of the first sea
son. Those who' want to try this
method should apply to the Depart
ment of Agriculture in Washington
for further Information; The Depart
ment will send an expert free of
charge to start the work. Respect
fully, Gebald McCarthy,
Biologist, N. O. Dept. Agriculture.
NEQR0 KILLED ON EXCURSION.
Ex Wilmington Metro Shot to Death by
Officers at Newbern.
Referring to the killing of a negro
on the Wilmington excursion train as
it was leaving Newbern night before
last, an Associated Press dispatch
says:
"George Vans, a negro ex-convict,
who bad shot at a young white man
named Thomas Green here, was shot
to death on an excursion train here by
officers last night. He was resisting
the officers and fired at Officer Dixon,
wounding him in the thigh. He then
attempted to throw Officer Lupton off
the train. A fusllade followed and
the negro was instantly killed."
Green had some words with the
negro in Rodman's bar room at New
bern about 9 o'clock and both were put
out of the place, after which it Is said
the shooting occurred. It is said that
Green was shot in the stomach and is
dangerously wounded. The negro is
known here as "Tucker" Vann and is
an adopted son of 8am Merrick, col
ored, of this city.
Typofrsphkal Union Officers.
Wilmington Typographical Union.
No.. 558, at its retuUr meeting Tues
day eveui&g elected o S3 sere aa follows
President, W. 8. Busier; Vic Presi
dent, J. T. Parham; Recording and
Financial Secretary, H. D. Stauland;
Treasurer, J. H. Hewlett; Sergeant-it
arms, H. L. Re welt.
THE FEDERAL COURT.
Usual Grind Yesterday of the
Mill That Punishes Illicit
"Retailers.".
A CASH IN ADMIRALTY.
Demurrage Controversy of Schooner Jos.
W Brooks Will Be Heard To-dsy.
Witness Sent to Jail for Con ,
tempt Robeson Matters.
- Yesterday was another uninterest
ing day in the United States' Court.
Caser, chiefly for .'reuilhg" in Ro
beson county, were heard and at 6
o'clock a recess was taken until 9:15
o'clock this moruicp wheu a -cae in
admiralty will be tried. It is the one
in which Capt N. A. Davidson, mast
er of the schooner Jos. W. Brooks,
libelled the cargo of his vessel for
demurrage charges amounting to
about $72. The cargo was consigned
to the Armour Fertilizer Works and
the case is being resisted by them
through Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, their
counsel. The vetsel owners are rep
resented byOol. Thos. Evans. But
very little time will be consumed in
the disposition of the controversy as
the amount involved is small.
Yesterday's proceedings of the court
were as follows:
Bailie Lockamy, -Bobeson; retail
ing; pleaded guilty ; . judgment sus
pended and defendant discharged.
Lewis Smith, Robeson; retailing;
pleaded guilty; judgment suspended
and defendant discharged.
Zachariah Locklear, Robeson; same
as above.
Asbury Ozendine, Robeson, retail
ing; pleaded guilty and sentenced to
one year and one month in the peni
tentiary and to pay fine of $100 and
cost.
Phil lis Hubbard, Cumberland; re
tailing; SO days in jail; $100 fine and
cobJL
Edgar Ballard, Robeson, retailing;
leaded guilty; judgment suspended
and defendant discharged.
J. Gurley Bundy, Bobeson; retail
ing; verdict not guilty.
Wright Smith, Cumberland; retail
ing; not guilty.
Daniel McMillan, Kobeson: retail
ing; continued until Juue term.
Daniel McMillan, Robeson; case
continued for bill.
Neill Mitchell, Robeson ; ici fa., de
faulting witness; sentenced to 20 days
in New Hanover county jail for con
tempt and disobeying order of court
Rose Burton, Robeson; (two cases);
retailing; concurrent judgment; SO
days in jail; $100 fine and cost; de
fendant to be discharged at end of dU
days.
w. H. Shorter, Robeson; retailing;
verdict not guilty.
Alex. Dixon, Cumberland; retail
ing; 80 days in jail; $100 fine and
cost
8ion Wilkeni. Robeson, retailing;
pleaded guilty; judgment suspended
and defendant discharged.
Ohaa. W. Cain, Bladen county,
illicit distilling; judgment 60 days In
jail, $100 fine and costs.
It was ordered that the case against
H. C. Dillard, of Columbus county.
charged with sending obscene letter
through the mails, be transferred to Ra
leigh for trial.
The case of M. K. Coleman, of Co
lumbus county, charged with viola
tion of postofBce regulations, was con
tinued to the June term at Wilming
ton.
Rufus Register was summoned as a
tales juror for the term.
H. T. Williams, Eiq.. of Kenans
Tille, was sworn and admitted to prac
tice in the courts.
True bills for retailing were return
ed against the following: Jno. H.
Carter. Ed. Burns, Elias Rising. For
distilling: E. G. Watts, Frank Ray,
Chancey Wilson and Enoch Wilson.
Not a true bill was returned upon in
dictments against Alex. Robinson, for
distilling, and T. A. Hall and Hiram
Horn, for retailing. The grand jury
returned true bills against H. C. Dil
lard and M. E. Coleman, charged with
postoffice violations.
MR. JiS. A. HARMON DEAD.
Well Known Citizen of Cnrrie, N. C , Died
Snndsy Nifht at 11:11 O'clock.
Special Star Telegram.
Currie, N. C, May 4. Mr. Jas. A.
Harman, one of the oldest and most
esteemed citizens of this part of our
county, died last night at 11:10 P. M
Mr. Harman was postmaster at this
place for a number of years and was a
faithful and efficient officer. He had
a genial disposition and was liked by
all who knew him.
RALEIGH'S MUNIftlPAL ELECTION.
Powell's Re-election by Larfe Majority.
Street Pair and Carnival.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, May 5. The city
election to-day was slow and uninter
esting. The regular nominees of the
Democratic primaries were all elected.
Only 690 votes were cast out of a total
registration of 1,151. Powell's msjor-
ity for mayor was 540. Wynne, inde
pendent, having received only 73
votes.
The K. of P. carnival is In full blast
to-night. The out-of-town attendance
is as large as was expected this early
in the week. There is general satis
faction at the character or the attrac
tions and general success is being
attained
Charlotte Nexro Detective.
Vann O. Griffin, the "celebrated"
colored detective of Charlotte who is
here attending Federal court as a
witness in a "retailing" case from
Laurinburg, went out on a little diver
sion last night and "spotted" Robert
Johnson, a negro convict who escaped
about four years ago from the Meek
lenburg county chain gang. Griffin
says the negro was serving a term of
five years but he doesn't remember
the charge. Johnson has escaped
three times before and Griffin natu
rally feels highly elated that he should
catch him again after four years. He
will telegraph Sheriff Wallace to-day
to comef for the prisoner. Officers H.
P. Merritt and J: D. McClammy made
the arrest for Griffin.
A Baptist church was organ
ized at Atkinson, N. 0., Sunday with
65 members. Rev. J. J. Payseur was
called to serve the church as pastor;
Mr. Clarence Barnhill was elected
clerk and Mr. Aden Harrell treasurer.
You Know What Ten Are Taking
When you take GroTe'a Tasteless t bill
To ale because tbe formula Is plainly printed
on every bottle showing that it Is simply Iron
buu gamine ia a lauunttss lorm.
No Cure, No
ray. duo.
T
BERRY SHIPMENTS HEAVY.
Decline In Prices Has Little Deterrent
Effect. Upon. Extent of the Move
mentNew York Qaotatioas.
Tuesday's shipments of strawberries
through South Rocky Mount were
next to the largest of the season, hav-
ng amounted to 96 refrigerator cars
and 1,759 crates by Southern Express.
The shipments were distributed as fol
lows: Pittsburg, 19 cars on a market
of 10 to 13 cents; Boston, 8 cars and 4
crates, on a market of 9 to 11 cents;
Philadelphia, 9 cars and 461 crates by
express: New xoric, scars ana ma
crates; Buffalo and Elmira, 7 cars
each; Newark, 5 cars and 43 crates;
Springfield and Worcester, 3 c rs
each; Hartford, New Haven, scr ;
ton, Erie, Utica, Syracuse. A!bcy,
Detroit and Moatrea), 2 cra each;
Washington, 1 car and 321 crates;
Norwich, Waterbury, Wilkesbarre,
Harrisburg, -Cleveland, Oneonts, New
Bedford and Schenectady, 1 car each ;
Baltimore. 242 crates: Wilmington.
Dal., 170 crates; Chester 74 crates;
Richmond, 143 crates; Providence, 3
crates; Interior N. T. and Pa points,
15 crater, and Virginia points, 39
crates.
The following special telegram as to
New York prices was received last
night:
New iYOBK, May 6. Strawberry
receipts are exceptionally light. Ordi
nary qualities are bringing 9 to 12
cents, while fancy stock will bring 14
to 16 cents. Peas are scarce and in
demand at from $1.50 to 2,0O. The
cabbage market is reacting and prices
arefromfl to$1.25. The Indications
are for higher prices.
J. & G. LlPPMANN,
Wholesale Produce Commission Mer
chants.
50 YEARS OF BUSINESS LIFE.
Ordinal 69 Members of Chamber of Com
mcrce Which Will Elect Its Semi
Centennisl Officers Today.
To day's annual meeting of the Wil
mington Chamber of Commerce will
mark the semi-centennial of its estab
lishment and fifty years' usefulness
in the business! community here.
Never before has the organization been
in a more flourishing condition than
now. Its members are wide awake,
progressive and are taking great pride
In the life and welfare of their enter
prising commercial brotherhood.
Fifty years ago on July 1st, the
membership of the Chamber was com
posed of the following, the names of
hich will be read with much interest
P. K. Dickinson & Co., DeRosset &
Brown, Rankin & Martin, Anderson
& Savage, Wm. H. McKoy, J. & S.
MacRae & Co., William Neff & Sons,
Kidder & Martin, Russell & Bro., J.
Hathaway & Sons, Wm. A. Gwyer, J.
H. Chadbourn & Co., Jno. C. Latta(
W. H. McRary, Edward J. Lutterlob,
Z. Latimer, Wm. C. Howard, Pierce 4b
Dudley, Parsley, MacRae & Co., Free
man & Houston, T. J. Cotton, Charles
D. Ellis, George Harris, J. H.
Flanner, Joa. J. Lippitt, EL NutL
Wessel & Ellen, Jos. R. Blossom,
Adams, Brother & Co., T. C. Worth,
Neilson & Keith, Geo. W. Davis,
Miles Costin, A. H. YanBokkelen,
John Dawson, Polley & Hart, James
Cassidey, Thos. W. Brown, O. DuPre,
Alex. MacRae, Robert W. Brown and
J. M. Robinson.
There are now only one or two, if
any, of the above original members of
the Chamber living, but many of their
descendants are here and are still mem
bers of the body which has accomplish
ed wonders for the city. As early as
March, 1879, only 31 of the original
members were living and, after 36
years, on Feb. 6th, 1889, only seven
were then living.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Jno. D.
Laurinburg,
Shaw, Jr., Esq., of
is attending Federal
Court.
Miss Grant and Miss Tunille,
of Jackson, N. C , who have been
visiting relatives at Conway, 8. C.
passed through the city yesterday, re
turning home,
Mr. Alex. S. Holdon is at home
from a business trip of several weeks
through this and other States. He
spent a short while in Raleigh at
the Pythian carnival in progress
there.
The numerous friends of Mr.
George Seal, who has been very ill
with hemorrhagic malarial fever, wili
be glad to know that he is rapidly
convalescing at the Seashore Hotel,
wngnisvuie Beacn, wnere ne is a
guest of Manager Jos H. Hinton.
Bev. Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell,
D. D., of Norfolk, Va., was in tbe city
yesterday on his way to the Southern
Baptist Convention at Savannah, Ga.
Dr. Blackwell arrived from Morehead
City, N. C, where on Tuesday he de
livered the commencement address at
the Atlantic Institute.
Negro Shot in the arm.
Failing to agree upon a division of
some change left over from a joint
purchase of some liquor at a Dross
Neck br room early yesterday after
noon, Frank James, a young colored
man, was fired upon by one of the dis
putants in the controversy and had to
be brought down to the City Hall by
Policeman O. G. Jones to have a
bail extricated from hisanatomy. The
ball took effect in James' right arm
andu ploghed around considerably and
very near the artery, but Dr O. T.
Harper managed to locate the billet of
lead and take it from the negro s limb.
James' assailant haa not been captured.
A Startling; Test.
To save a life Dr. T. G. Merritt, or
No. Mehoopany, Pa., made a startling
test, resulting in a wonderful cure. He
.writes: "A patient was attacked with
violent hemorrhage?, caused by ulcer'
ation of the stomach. I had often
found Electric Bitters excellent for
Acute Stomach and Liver trouble, so
I prescribed them. The patient sained
from the first, and has not had an at
tack in fourteen months." Electric
Bitters are positively guaranted for
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation
and Kidney troubles. Try them. Only
60c, at R. R. Bellamy's drug store.
ANXIETY IS RELIEVED
Board of Aldermen, Duly guau-
fied, Elected Departmental
- Officers Last Mght.
MADE ONLY TWO CHANGES.
M.vnr Sorlarer form SUV inancicu
Into
Olflce-Two Hoars Cancns Last Nif nt
Board of Canvassers in Session
at Noon Yesterday-Notes
Having been formally inducted into
office upon a declaration yesieraay at
noon of the vote iu Tuesday s election
by the Board of Canvassers, cons:stirg
of ibe registrars from the flv wards
of the city; having oreanis-id at Ih'st
time; having met again and caucused
two hours earlier in tb evening, the
newly-elected Board of Aldermen of
the city came out in open meeting last
night and unanimously elected in their
order ti e following departmental or
ficers:
City Clerk and Treasurer B. P.
King.
Assistant City Clerk and Treasurer
O. H. White.
Chief of Police Jno. J. Purlong.
Captain of Police 'N. J. Williams.
First Sergeant George Smith.
Second Sergeant G. H. Ward.
Third Sergeant C. W. Woolard.
Fourth Sergeant O. S. Burnett.
Chief of Fire Department Charles
Scbnibben.
Assistant Chief W. P. Monroe.
Clerk of Front Street Market Thos.
H. Johnson.
Clerk of Fourth Street Market
Josiah Cumber. '
City Attorney Wm. J. Bellamy.
Superintendent of Streets and Civil
Engineer Walter G. MacRae.
Superintendent of Fire Alarm Jno.
T. Yates.
City Detective and Chief Quarantine
Officer Robert Green.,
Superintendent of Health Dr. Cbas,
T. Harper
Cattle Weigher 3. L. Yopp.
Janitor Front Street Market March
Walker.
Mayor Pro Tern W. H. Yopp.
The caucus, immediately preceding
the election of the above officers, was
held behind closed doors in the
Mayor's office and the balls and other
apartments of tbe building were
crowded with expectant voters and
asnirants for the several places to be
distributed. Mayor Springer and
every member of the new Board were
in attendance unon the caucus. It
lasted from 8 to 10 o'clock and a cheer
went up as the Board came out in
open session and filed inside the rail
inginthe main court room. Major
Springer presided and every member
of the Board was present, viz: Messrs.
Z. E. Murrell and J. A. Karr, first
ward; Jno. H. Sweeney and P. Q
Moore, second ward ; W. H. Yopp and
8. Behrends, third "ward; F. E. Has
hagen and Walter E. Yopp, fourth
ward, and M. G. Tiencken and Walter
P. Gafford, fifth ward.
The real tug or war in the caucus
was over the election of City Clerk
and Treasurer and Assistant. Messrs.
W. W. Hodges and Jno. W. Gafford,
respectively, were the opposition to the
successful ticket and reports are that,
although it did not come to a tie vote,
there was a treat struggle. Members
of the Board, however, display
ed no look of dissatisfaction
when the final result had been
determined and they took their seats
for the final consummation of a series
of acts that had been the bone of con
tention in the political arena of the city
for several weeks.
Mayor Springer called the meeting
to order, and Mr. Hashager who had
acted as clerk of the caucus, read tbe
nominations in the order given above.
Every votejwas unanimous, the seconds
to the nominations having been as fol
lows: King, by Yopp; White, by
Sweeney and Behrends; Furlong by
Sweeney; Williams, by Yopp, W. EL;
Schnibben, by Tiencken ; Monroe, by
Moore; Johnson and Cumber, by
Tiencken; Bellamy, by Yopp, W. E.;
MacRae, by Behrends, who said Cspt.
MacRae would be expected and sum
moned by every citizen of Wilmington
to accept; Yates, by Gafford; Green by
Sweeney; Harper, by Yopp, W. H.; B.
L. Yopp, by Gafford; Walker, by
Sweeney; W. H. Yopp, by Karr and
Behrends.'
All the officers elected hold their
present positions except Capt. Walter
MacRae, who succeeds Mr. J. M. Wool
ard as superintendent of streets and
combines with that Jhe office of civil
engineer for the city, and Mr. 8. L.
Yopp as cattle weigher, who succeeds
Mr. Geo. T. Bland, who made no effort
for re-election. The officers chosen are
eminently fitted by experience for their
several places and the Board is to be
congratulated, for the most part, upon
the adoption of its "civil service"
policy.
The election of first, secoud, third
and fourth sergeant?, has no especial
aignificance as far as the numbers go.
Sergeant Ward will remain as clerk
of the police court according to the
statemen of an alderman last night
and with the other sergeants, will re
main equal in rank.
The adjournment lust sight was un
til Monday at 8 P. M., when firemen,
policemen and other subordinate posi
tions will be filled.
The Session Yesterday Moroiog
All tbe alderman worn present in the
Mayor's office wilti Mayor Spricger yea
terday noon but they could not qualify
until forty minutts later, the Board of
Oanvasseia being engaged in cauvass
Ing the vote in the main ourt room.
At 12:40 the result of the canvass was
brought in and the vote declared ex
actly as it appeared in these columns
yesterday morning. Etch member
of tbe Board then came forward,
was qualified by City Clerk and
Treasurer King, acting in his capacity
as a magistrate, and each signed tbe
obligation on the record book as re
quired by law. Mayor pro tern. W.
H. Yopp then called the meeting to
order and declared it dulyergamzcd
fof business. Upon motion otr.
Sweeney it was decided to go Ina the
election of a major. Mr. Sweeney
nominated Mr. Springer, and he was
elected unanimously iiw voce.
The newly-elected Mayor was sworn
n by Mr. D. O. Love, a magistrate.
and Messrs. Sweeney and Hash gen
were appointed a committee to escort
Mr. Springer to the chair.
Mayor 8prlnger having been escorted
to the chair by Messrs. Sweeney and
Hasbagen, addressed the Board in a
very bappy vein. He thanked them
as servants or tne poopie ror naymg
reposed the confidence in him and said
it would b9 his effort, object and de
termination to do the very best he
eouldfor the city's welfare; tbat-he
had no personal interest in biog
mayor and that he would declare bis
purpose, first, last and all the time to
serve the people. H wanted it understood-
that he considered himself
the servant of the people and desired
their views and co-operation in every
wAy.
Mayor Springer also invited the sup
port and co-operation of the Board of
Aldermen aa well as the citizens at
large. He said he was fully confident
that if any measure of success is
reached, it must be through unity, har
m my and co-operation. . He wanted
to be in the confidence of the Board at
all times and he assured members of
the Board that it would always be his
policy totake its members in his full
confidence and consideration. He
hoped there would be no strife no
dissension. The speaker again thanked
members of the Board for the honor
conferred upon him and took his seat
amid applause.
Then the Board adjourned until 8
at night for the stated purpose of en
tering into executive session.
INVESTIGATION OP
POSTOFFICE SCANDALS.
Tbe Overhauling of Most of the Large
Offices in the Con o try Contemplated.
The Tyner Case Dropped.
By TeieeraMi to tbe Morning ecar
Washington. May 6. A far-reaching
extension of the present investiga
tion of the affairs of the Postoffice De
partment to include the overhauling
of most of the large postoffices in the
country is in contemplation. This
statement was made by Postmaster
General Payne. Mr. Payne said that
the increase by $5,000 of the apppro
priation for the contingent exp uses of
his own office had been made for tbe
purpose of investigating the affairs of
the department along these lines,
but he admitted that it was
not at that lime anticipated
that the investigation would
prove sensational. The details of
the proposed general investigation
he said have not yet been formulated,
owing to the fact that all efforts are
being concentrated on the investiga
tion now in hand. It will cover all
first-class postoffices whoae annual re
ceipts aggregate a half million dol
lars. Mr. Payne said to-day that the
present administrative methods of the
postal service, were put in operation
by farmer Postmaster General Wan
nsmaker, fourteen years ago, and
since then the business pf the depart
ment bad trebled. He said that it
might be that some of the tnothods
were faulty and the practices irregu -lar,
and that tbe investigation would
be made in tbe hope of initiating new
and better methods as well as correct
ing abuses.
The abstraction of papers from the
safe of the office of the assistant at
torney general for tbe Posioifice De
partment by Mrs. James N. Tyner, wife
or the then assistant attorney general,
is now regarded as practically a closed
incident. The papers were taken on
April 21st and tbe case was referred
to the United 8tates attorney for the
District of Columbia a week later.
The matter has not progressed further.
It has not been presented to the grand
jury and it Is generally believed that
tbe grand jury would not be likely to
take action because of lack of proof
that tbe. papers taken were govern
ment property.
Greensboro Record: A thief
with originality visited the farm of
Wilson Kinley, a mile or more from
the city, Friday night and stole a
fine two-year-old heifer. While it
was plain that she had been stolen
It was impossible to track her. Sat
urday morning a man met a negro
with a heifer away out on Asheboro
street. The animals feet were tied
up with rags, because said the man,
her feet had been made sore and he
was carrying her to the country, bnt
he added that he would sell her if
any one wanted to buy. The party
who met him reported the matter to
the police. To day it was ascer
tained that the thief drove the cow
to Pleasant Garden and sold her to
Chas. Kirkman.
PUZZ JL.IE PICTURE.
PICTORIAL LITERARY PUZZLE.
WHAT DICKENS CHARACTER IS REPRESENTED?
(TEETHING
Costs Only 25 cents
ceoU to
Florence, s. C, Not. 36. 1900. I wu Sretadrised by our family pby.ilcian in Charleston to use TEETHIXA
with oar baby when be aa but Tery younar infant, as a prevent: 10 t,f c.iiio and to worm and sweeten UieBtomacu.
uterit ku useful in teething troubles, and ilce'L'ecthM been found to L so Tery beneficial and so free from dance"
that are consequent upon tbe use of drug and eoo'.hinirisyrupt, that we haTeeome to regard it, after uee with tbrot
children, as one of the necessities when there is a new baby in the house and nntil the teething troubles are over, and
w take pleasure la recommending it toour f rietxl instead of the horrid stuff that eo many people nie to keep theli
baby quiet. - HART WELL U. AVEit, (Slauascr Doily Times and Weekly Tunes-ilcsscnk-ir.)
IT"
A Golden Rule
of Agriculture:
Be good to your land and your crop
will be good. Plenty of
Potash
In the fertilizer spells qualii
and quantity in the har
vest. Write us and
we will send you,
frte, by next mail,
our money winning
books.
OEKMAN KALI WORKS,
91 Hutu Stmt.
Htm Yffk.
ROOSEVELT IN ARIZONA.
Warm Welcome to President Made Brief
Address at Orsnd Csnyon sod Pre
sented Diplomas to Qrsdostes.
By Telegraph to tbe Morning star.
Grand Canyon, Arizona, May 6.
Arizona welcomed President Roosevelt
here to-day and the welcome it give
him was a warm one. A special trsin
from Flagstaff brought a large crowd
and people also came in from tbe sur
rounding country on horseback md
in wagons. Tbe President's train ar
rived here at 9 o'clock this morning'
and until it left at 8 o'clock in tbe
evening he was constantly on the go.
Horses were In waiting at tbe station
as the train pulled in and af t r tbe
President had greeted a number of
members of his old regiment, be
mounted and took a twelve-mile rido
Then he returned to tbe hotel, wher
he made a brief address to the people
and presented diplomas to tbe graou
ates of the Flagstaff school.
"It was from Arizona," said th,
President in opening his address,
that so many gallant men came iolri
the regiment that he had tbe honor m
command. Arsons sent men wl.
won glory on bard fought nVldiauJ
men to whom came a glorious sod n
honorable death, fighting for fl,;
of their country. As long a I live, it
will be to. m n inspiration to hare
served with Bunk O'Neal The ?m
ident also paid a compl mem to Gov
ernor Brodie, who was a member of
his regiment and who introduced b m
to the audience.
The President extended a word of
greeting to tbe Indiars, a number of
whom ere in the crowd. Soroeofihem
were in my regimeut. he sa d. They
were good enough to fight and die and
they are good eooueh for. me to tre.t
as sq larely as any white man. Thi re
are a great many oroblemi in counec
tion with ttem Y u b.vr got to sve
them from corruptive.-, from b-uU t,
and I regret tos.y ai nmea we hv- 1.1
save them from certain Uas'.ern phil
anthropy. At the conclusion of his remarks tu
President rode oui to a liner' camp,
about fifteen miles from nrre, wb rn
he had luncheoa. At 6 o'clock hi
train left for California
Kinston Free Press: Mr. W.
F. 'Harper, of Conteutnea Neck
township, owns a cow which haa
been giving milk since February 15,
1892. She started with a produc
tion of 2 gallons of milk per daj,
and now yields one gallon per day.
This cow is a perpetual milker, and
was a fine investment. Mr. Harper
paid $10.70 for her, sold her calf
for $10, and has had milk from her
every day for over 11 years. Putting
the average at 2 gallons of milk per
day, the cow has yielded 8,030 gal
lons of milk duriDg the 11 years and
estimating the value of the milk at
20 cents per gallon, which ia eaailf
obtained for lacteal fluid in this
section, we have $1,606 Deduct- '
ing $3 a month for the cow's sup
port, or $396 for the 11 years, the
cow has $1,210 to her credit, be-
sides $10 obtained for the Bingle
calf of this remarkable cow. This
beats the most intensive farming.
Avoid all drying inhalants and
use that which cleanses and heals tbe
membrane. ElyYOream Blmissuch
a remedy and cures Catarrh easily and
pleasantly. Cold in the head vanishes
auicklv. Price BO cent. t ri moists
or by mail.
Catarrh caused difficult in sne.kiiie
and to a great txient losof bearne
By the use of Ely's Cream Balm,
dropping of,mucus baa ceasrd, voice
and hearing have greatly imorovd.
J. W. Davidson, Att'y at Law, Mon
mouth, III.
Bean th
8lgaattro
ft.
Cures Cholera-Infantum,
Diarrhoca.Dysentcry, and
the Bowel Troubles of
Children of Any Age.
Aids Digestion, Regulates
the Bowels, Strengthens
the Child and Makes
POWDtRiil
at Druggists,
TEETHING EASY.
MOFFETT. M. D.. ST. LOUIS. MO.
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