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A GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN
OVER-ASTONISHED.
Mr. S. N. D. North, director of
the census of the United States, has
been kind enough to send t the
"Manufacturers' Record" a copy of
an address, of his at the Georgia
State Fair, in which the following
appears:
"Mr. Edmonds, of tbe Baltimore
'Manufacturer' Record,' declares tbal
'since 1900 the number of Southern
spindles has Increased to 8,000,000.' I
auipect he haa allowed his enthusiasm
to infltte his figures."
We happen to know that Mr.
North's skepticism with, reference
to Southern cotton Bpindles is due
'to the fact that the figures appear
to him incredible, and that if they
are correct, he says "nothing at all
parallel to the development of the
Southern cotton manufacture since
1900 was ever known before in any
branch of industry in any country
in the world."
Mr. North's skepticism was ex
pressed in an address dealing with
the best system of collecting cotton
statistics, and designed to enlist the
co operation of Southern cotton- j
growers with the United States gov
ernment in systematizing and per
fecting "its machinery for the crop
reporting." If the perfection of the
machinery ia to result in such em
barrassments for the cotton-growers
as that latent in the bear interview
of Secretary Wilson of the Depart'
ment of Agriculture back in August,
it is not likely that the cotton
growers or any other agricul
tural class in the country
will encourage such perfection
of government machinery. More
over, in suggesting that the figures
of the "Manufacturers' Record"
have been inflated the director of
the United States census does not
seem to be aware of the fact that
thn census is by no means infallible,
and that the figures of the "Manu
facturers' Record" questioned by
him are not materially dissimilar
from the figures of two other inde
pendent statistical authorities of
the country, which, like the "Manu
facturers' Record," do not have the
lame basis for their figures as that
of the census.
The census of 1900 did not in
clude idle spindles which were likely
to be put in operation again, and
gave the total active cotton spindles
in the textile industry for eleven
Southern States, not including
Maryland, as 4,354,034.
For that year the "Commercial
and Financial Chronicle" of New
York, upon lines which it had fol
lowed since 1887, reported for those
eleven States 4,525,707' "live
spindles, of which 4,255,251 were
running, these figures not inclnding
spindles in establisnments which
had been idle all the season, and the
additional note being made that
much new machinery had been put
in operation within , the past few
months, increasing the number of
spindles appreciably. For 1903, on
the same basis and with the same
note, the figures of the "Commer
cial and Fnancial Chronicle" were
7,024,817 "live" spindles, of which
6.699,773 were running.
Ul. Henry G. Hester, secretary
of the New Orleans Cotton Ex
change for more than a generation
and long recognized as an unques
tioned statistical authority in cot
ton, reported in 1900 for the mills
iu toe same eleven States consum
injTcotton 6,253,339 spindles, of
which 4,787,496 were in operation,
47,346 idle and 1,418,497 new but
not completed, and in 1903 he re
ported 8,233,459 spindles, of which
M74.G38 were in operation, 174,576
wle and 1,184,245 new but not com
pleted. The figures for 1902 did
not include 95,210 spindles using
wreign cotton, and included the
" 100,036 apindlea in South Carolina
toillsjictiYe until June 6, when they
were damaged by the Pacolet flood.
lhe figures of the "Commercial
and Financial Chronicle" are 975,
00 short of the round-figure state
ment of the "Manufacturer'! Re
which included the new
Pindlea not eomTj1td. and the
Jgures of Colonel Hester were 300,
0 greater in 1903. There la no
wenal difference between the
"Snres, with their limitations, o
VOL. XXXV.
the census of 1900 and those for
running spindles spindles of the
"Financial and Commercial Chron
icle" and of spindles in operation of
Colonel Hester for that year. If
Mr. North had investigated the
matter carefully he would have dis
covered that neither the figures
of the "Finanoial Chronicle" of
Colonel Hester nor of the "Manu
facturer's Record" have material
variation from facts. Even without
the figures of his own statisticians
he may comprehend the wonderful
advance made in the textile industry
In the South since 1900 by consider
ing a few figures of the consumption
kf cotton by the spindles there. In
the season of 1889-90 these Southern
mills consumed 546,894 bales. In
the season 1899-1900 they consumed
1,597,112 bales. Between the two
census years consumption Increased
192 per cent In the-r season of
1902-1903 the consumption was
3,000,729 bales, an increase since
1900 of 25 per cent. In the ten
year period the number of bales annu
ally consumed in the South in
creased 1,050,218; in the three-year
period the increase was 403,617. If
the three-year -rate is maintained
during the next seven years, 1910
will find the South consuming more
than 3,300,000. Be that as it may,
if Mr. North is looking for unparal-
eled industrial development he will
probably find more fa the figures of
Southern cotton manufacturing for
the ten years behind 1900 than for
the three years since then. But be
cause such figures are large he
should not be skeptical about them.
As he becomes more and more ac
quaited with Southern statistics he
will be obliged to change his mea
sure of the incredible. Manufac
turer? Record.
The Washington Post of Friday
contains a telling cartoon on the
Panama event. There is an outline
of North America and the isth
mus Panama is represented as "a
ump-out-of-the box," with United
States warships in the offing, while
the populace is waving hats to wel
come aid. From New York, a sup
posed capitalists standing over high
buildings, holds a string that is at
tached to the lid of the "jump out
of the box." and from Paris away
across the ocean, a fellow represent
ing the canal bondholders, holds
another string that is attached to
he "jump out of the box." New
York and Paris pulled the string
and out of the box jumped the Pre
sident of Panama. A towering Un-,
cle Sam looks on from his position
outside the White House and un
noticed in his rear the new Panama
minister is walking in with his cre
dentials under his arm.
Under date of Washington, No
vember, 13th, Tom Pence in a
special to tbe Raleigh Post, says the
North Carolina delegation in Con
gress is hostile to the nomination of
Cleveland next year. Senator Sim
mons did says this: "With Roose
velt as the Republican nominee,
North Carolina would, after a hard
fight, give Cleveland her vote,
should he bv anv means receive
the Democratic preridential nomina
tion."
The Springfield (Mass.) Republi
can thinks the action of the aah-
ington administration in recognizing
and treating with Panama was alto
gether too hasty and two much like
"hair trigger diplomacy." The
Roo8evelt-Hanna-Hay outfit had to
be quick on trigger, else Colombia
might have put an end to the revo
lution before they got in their work
The Irishman, said to be the
largest ocean-going steamship that
ever went to New Orleans, loaded
last week at the Stnyvesant docks
with 30,000 bales of cotton. The
vessel is 510 feet long and 62 feet
beam, with a draft of 29 feet 6 inches
when loaded.
A- cablegram from Paris tells ns
that the Lebaudy Bros., have in .
hour and 35 minutes covered a dis
tance of 46 miles with their air
ship. If they are going to have fas
air sailers like that people who "fly
high" will be In danger.
The Democrats in the House o:
Representatives in Washington have
decided on a strenuous opposition to
the Republican programme although
they have a Cannon in the speaker';
chair to over-awe leader Williams
followers.
When Roosevelt breaks bread' on
Thanksgiving Day, it Is to be hoped
he will not be comforted by a Crum
from Charleston.
Perhaps Mr. Bryan got so used to
being the head of Democracy he still
thinks'he's "it."
Greensboro Telegram : Unlike
Senator Carmack, Congressman
Kitchin does not seem afraid of . his
proposition to wipe ont the Fifteenth
Amendment.
VERDICT SET ASIDE.
Judge Peebles in Wake Superior
Court Criticised Findings
by a Jury.
GAVE VERDICT FOR $30,000.
Cootrary to Evldeac aad art's harre.
Said His Honor Bassett Resolution
Was Turned Down by County
School Superintendents.
1 Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. O., Nov. 12. Judge
Peebles In the Superior Court here to
day set aside a verdict returned by the
jury, giving George Smith, a 19-year-old
brakeman, thirty thousand dollars
damages against the Seaboard Air
Line for the loss of his right leg and
right Arm. Judge, Peebles said he
never knew a verdict more contrary to
the evidence and judge's charge, and
declared it the largest damages ever
given by a North Carolina jury for
total disability. T.'B. Womack, coun
sel for the Seaboard, made the motion
to set aside.
By a vote of 57 to 9 the State Con
vention of County School Superin
tendents tabled without debate the re
solution by Superintendent Costin, of
Gates, denouncing the article by Prof.
Baaaett on the race question. The fall
text of the resolution was as follows:
"Whereas. There is a condition of
mutual unrest throughout the coun
try in regard to the so-called race
problem; and,
"whereas. The neoole of North
Carolina do not recognize any such
question from a social or political
status, but consider it only from an
Industrial standpoint; and,
whereas, The utterances of a
man honored by a professorship in
one of the leading educational Insti
tutions in the State ought not to be
Ignored by us; and,
the News ana Observer of November
1st. 1903. copied from the South At
lantic Quarterly, written by Prof.
Bassett, of Trinity College, which
does a great injustice to the Southern
people:
"1. Because the statement that
Booker Washington is the greatest
man born in the South in a hundred
yesri except Lee, is a gross insult to
the intelligence of the South.
"z. The statement that the negro
will 'finally win equality' Is repug
nant and revolting to the manhood
and womanhood of the South, and
nas no foundation of condition or
sentiment, which would make it im
possible. Therefore, be it
"Keeolved, That we, the county
superintendents of North Uarollna,
condemn in terms immeasurable the
aforesaid article."
THE PERMANENT ROAD FUND.
Iscressed by $10,000 by Order of Com
missioners Repsir of Records.
The Board of County Commis
sioners held a special meeting yester
day at noon, Chairman UcEachern
and all members having been present.
The most Important feature of the pro
ceedings was the adoption of the fol
lowing order, submitted by the chair
man: '
"It is ordered that there be trans
ferred from the General Fund of the
county to the Permanent Road Fund
the sum of $10,600, the same having
been collected In the General Fund
levy for road purposes, in lieu of a
special tax for same purpose, provided
for in Section 7, Chapter 314, of the
Acts of 1901."
It having appeared to the satisfac
tion of the Board that it is necessary
that certain record books in the office
of the Register of Deeds be repaired at
once, the Register of Deeds was instruc
ted by the Board to have same made
at once and that the records be allowed
to be taken from the office each day
and returned in the evening until the
work is completed.
A Double-Barrelled Vaf rsnt.
Mayor Springer has a growing an
tipathy for vagrancy of any nature
whatsoever. But when the offence Is
eampounded with a misdemeanor and
it is brought to -the attention of the
chief executive, it is hard for him to
retain his usual dignified poise so
characteristic of him when presiding
over the police court Yesterday the
name of Bryant Jones, colored, was
called In Officer Merritt connected
the nezro with the dual charge of
vagrancy and disorderly conduct.
"Twenty dollars and costs in one and
30 days on the roads in the other" was
the judgment dictated impetuously to
the clerk by His Honor. Three other
young negroes arrested on warrants
for disorder on the streets several days
ago were let off with the costs, when
thT satisfied tbe Mayor they were
"working."
MscRae-Lamb.
The following Invitations have been
received in the city : "Judge and Mrs.
James Cameron MacBae request the
honor of your presence at the marriage
of their daughter, Frances Wetmore,
to'lir. John Cotton Lamb, on Tuesday,
November the 24th, nineteen hundred
and three,' at twelve o'clock noon,
Chanel of the Cross, Chapel Hill,
North Carolina."
Mr. Hugh MaoRae and family
arrived yesterday morning from Wash
ington. D. 0., and will spend the Win
ter at their home here. Friends of
Mr. Hugh MacBae will be delighted
to know that he has entirely recovered
from an attack of appendicitis some
time ago.
On the Kinston market on
Thursday a farmer from Onslow
got over an average of 23 cents for
a load ox tobacco.
WILMINGTON,. O., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20,
OP INTEREST TO TRUCK GROWERS
Representative Tnornss Introdsces Bills
Is Cosfress Moore's Sreek.
ReDresentive Obarles R. Thomas,
Friday, introduced a bill m Congress
providing for a reciprocity agreement
with Canada,, looking to the abolition
of the duty of two cents a pound upon
American strawberries. The bill is
said to be of vast importance to the
strawberry growers, and truckers as a
whole, of Eastern North Carolina, es
pecially the farmers of Columbus,
Wayne, Duplin, Sampson and Pender
counties, and means that if it could be
enacted into law, a new market for
them and the saving , of thous
ands of dollars. The bill is back
ed up by the Eastern Carolina Truck
ers' Association. At the present there
is a duty or two cents a pound on
strawberries 'shipped to' Canada.
Mr. Thomas is dead. In . earnest.
and .If he is allowed to do so will
offer his bill as an amendment to the
Cuban reciprocity measure. The bill
Introduced to-day authorizes the Presi
dent to enter into a commercial treaty
with Great Britain, with a view to
reciprocity between the United States
and Canada" as to the tariff on straw
berries.
Other bills introduced by Mr.
Thomas Friday were: To appropriate
ten thousand dollars to close and beau
tify the grounds and repair the monu
ment of the Moore's Greek battle field,
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury top'ace a clock on the govern
ment building in the city of New
Bern, appropriating ten thousand dol
lars therefor.
THREATENED LYNCHINQ AVERTED.
Tarboro Sheriff Drove Cross Country to
Ssve Neiro's Neck Ralelgn News.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 14. George
McKae, an eighteen year old negro
employe, was horribly mangled on
the freight yards of the Seaboard Air
Line this forenoon. He was caught
between freight cars and died within
an hour. He was going to the round
house and started aeroia the track ba-
tweeofthe two cars not knowing that
tbe abifting engine was in the act of
moving- off with them.
Joe Battle, the negro who criminally
assaulted Mrs. Paichal Long, of Edge
combe county, on August 1st and was
captured In Manchester, Va., a few
days ago, was committed to Wake
jail for safe-keeping to-day. He was
brought from Manchester to Tarboro
yesterday and a movement to have a
lynching bee was discovered, so the
sheriff hastened to Raleigh, driving
65 miles through the country last
night, to evade the would be lynchers.
Tbe Secretary of State authorises a
change in the name of Red Springs
8eminsry to the Southern Presbyterian-
College and Conservatory of
Music. There is no change In policy
or management of the institution.
A MAP OP THE COUNTY.
Revival of the Effort to Have Oae Pre-
' pared for New Hsnover.
Prof. Washington Oatlett, superin
tendent of county schools, has just re
turned from the great educational
meeting in Baleigh and from sugges
gestions received there as to the value
of sueh a work, he has revived the
talk in Wilmington of the almost ab
solute necessity of an accurate and
comprehensive map of New Hanover
county. While Prof. Oatlett is per
sonally interested in the matter only
from an educational point of view, he
says that he finds that a map of the
county is regarded as almost Indis
pensable by a large number of people
here, who must now rely on out-of-date
prints and surveys for their Infor
mation concerning the geographical
make-up of the county. Prof. Catiott
called tbe matter to the attention of
Chairman McEachern, of the Board of
County Commissioners, who gave
him 'encouragement. It is estimated
that a map of the kind desired could
be made for $500 or less. Several of
the county superintendents of educa
tion whom Prof. Catlett met at Baleigh
said they had secured maps of their
counties and were using them to great
advantage.
ONE MAN DROWNED.
Sloop from Hyde County Ran Down and
Sank by a Steamer.
Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Raleigh, N. O , Nov. 14. A spe
cial from Washington, N. C, says the
aloop Cassle, from Alberts Bay, Hyde
couutv. bound to this city with seven
hundred and eigbty-nve poundsor nan
cooilt ard to E. B. Moore and O EL
Sterling, when iff Indian Island last
nizht was run down by the Old Do
minion steamer Albemarle, which cut
her comp'eteiy iu two. Uaptain T.
W. Midyette, in charge of the Cassle,
was drowned.T.B. Silverstoncthe mate
and Peleg Warner, a passenger, were
saved. Tbe Cassle. according to state
ments from those on the Albemarle
and Cassle, had no lights exhibited.
hence sbe was not seen by the pilot on
the steamer until too late. Captain
Midyette was at the wheel of the Cas
sle and in attempting to cross the bow
of tbe Albemarle missed his calcula
tion. The Cassie was a sloop about
twenty-five feet long, fourteen feet
beam and was owned by T. a. Silver-
stone, of Hyde county.
QUNN1NQ FOR DUCK.
Orover Clevelasd and Party Arrived Yes
terdsy lo Norfolk, Va.
Uy Telegraph to the Horning star.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 14. Former
President Cleveland, accompanied by
Dr. Paul van Dyke, of Princeton,
Andrew D. Jones and Ernest Glttlngs
of Baltimore, arrived in Norfolk this
morning and left shortly afterw"T
for the Back Bay Gunning Club, i
the guests of Joseph Zellnger, of
Norfolk, president of the Bsck Bay
Gunning Clvb.
"When l started out on this trip I
forgot polities and began to think of
ducks," said Mr. Cleveland.
AN EVENT OF SOCIETY
Wilmington Light Infantry Will
Give Big Theatrical Produc
tion Last of December.
AS TO THE ARRANGEMENTS.
Sept. A. P. Adrlsa aad Committee are at
Work for S access of Event Mr.
fowsnWUI Direct Plsy-Beaef It
of 'Arssory Fnsd 6sst.
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Without a doubt one of the leading
society events of the mid-Winter will
be an elaborate production of some ap
proved light comedy or society melo
drama of the highest class to be given
in the Academy, of Music under the
auspices of the Wilmington Light In
fantry the latter, part of December.
The affair will beior the benefit of the
armory fund of the company and
among the best hlstrionio talent in the
city will be employed In the east,
which will consist of some eight or ten
male and female characters, with a
perfect avalanche of high class special
ties and vaudeville features.
Capt Adrian and leading members
of the company have been quietly at
work upon the arrangements for the
event for some time, but only last
week did the affair assume definite
ahape which came in the appointment
of Capt Adrian and Lieuts. Geo. P.
James and McRee Hatch as a commit
tee of impreasarios to aelect the
play and engage the players. Half the
battle was immediately won in the en
gagement of Wilmington's popular
young Thespian, Mr. James H. Cowan,
as director. Mr. Cowan has had sev
eral conferences with the committee
and the result thus far has been highly
pleasing. In a few days an approved
piece for production will be selected
and rehearsals will begin promptly.
Tbe production will be marked by
special scenic effects and the correct
and pleasing In costumes. The vaude
ville features will be strictly polite
and of an exceptionally high order.
The W. L. I. Quartette will contribute
several songs of a patriotic and mili
tary order, while the other musical
numbers will be the best that are pos
sible to be engaged. One strong fea
ture will be a war scene with battle
effect, introducing the entire Wil
mington Light Infantry in uniform.
There will also be in this connection
a thrilling tableaux, representing some
feature of military life, with special
drills of a unique and striking affair.
The gentlemen composing the cast
will come from the roster of the com
pany, while a number of ladies will be
chosen from among friends of the In
fantrymen. "Every member of the W.
L I. is enthused over tbe forthcoming
en gagement, and if success can be
spelled oat of their efforts it will come
in large and full measure.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD WRECK.
Rear Esd Collision on the Illinois Centrsl.
Twenty Netro Section Hnnds Killed.
Others Isjared.
By Telegraph to the Moral as Star.
New O bleaks, Nov. l. A rear
end collision on the Illinois Central
railroad, near Kentwood, La., 85
miles from New Orleans, to-night, re
sulted in the killing of twenty negroes.
Ten other negroes and three white
men were injured, some of them
fatally. The collision was between
the McOomb City accommodation and
the Northern Express bound to (Jhl-
caaro.
The McOomb Olty train left here at
4:50 P. M. it should have side-track
ed to let the Express leave at 5:20 P.
M. go by. but got behind before reach
ing Kentwood. Near that station the
Express ran the Accommodation
down. The rear coach of the Ac-
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many of them section bands who bad
been nicked up on the way. was com
pletely wrecked. The engine of the
Express did not leave the track ana
after an hour's delay the through train
nroceeded on her way.
Pbvslcians from Mcuombs uitv ana
Kentwood were sent to the scene of
the wreck to attend the injured. No
list of the dead or injured was receiv
ed at tbe railroad omees here.
A GIGANTIC COMBINATION.
Formed by John D. Rockefeller, Qeorf e
Qoold, J. J. Hill aad Other Capital,
lets Steel Trnst snd Railroads.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
PrrrsBirea, Nov. 14. The Post
to-morrow will publish a story tothe
effect that a combination formed by
John D. Rockefeller, George Gould,
J. J. Hill and other capitalists has
practically secured control of the
United States Steel Corporation: that
tbe acquiring of the New York Cen
tral and us feeders by ine if ocxeieuer
Gould interests Is in furtherance of a
plan to secure control of all railroads
from the west to tbe seaboard, mciuav
Insr the Baltimore and Ublo, and
eventually tbe Pennsylvania railroad.
The scheme it is claimed la a plain
business proposition In wblcb tbe syn
dlcate has undertaken to secure con
trol of the greatest tonnage producer
In the world (the United States Steel
Corporation) and provide means
for its transportation as wen as
for the immense tonnage made
possible by the advent of the Wabash
into the Pittsburg coal and coke pro-
duclnsr districts. -
The article claims that the time is
not far distant when in its fight against
the Pennsylvania railroad the Rocke-feller-Gould
syndicate will have at its
disposal the enormous tonnage of the
United Btates Steel corporation and of
the Pittsburg Goal company.
Edwards & Adams and W. B. Ed
wards, general merchandise dealers at
Emory, Tex., have filed a joint peti
tion in bankruptcy, with liabilities of
190,000 and assets about tne same.
1903.
parly morn explosion.
Fifty Gallon Tsnk of Gssolioe Went Off
With Load Report on Lsnnch The
Escspe of Two Mes.
A fifty gallon tank of gasoline
aboard the launch "Venus," formerly
the "Morning Star," exploded Satur
day morning about 8:30 o'clock as the
craft was being made ready at foot of
Market street for her usual trip to the
mill of the Pittsburg Lumber Co., up
the river. Fortunately no one was
seriously hurt, though the boat was
partially wrecked, causing a loss of
f something less than a hundred dollar?.
The explosion was heard a distance of
several blocks and that two men in the
immediate vicinity were not . blown
into atoms was a miracle.
The fog was very dense on the river
yesterday morning and the atmosphere
was heavy and close. Mr. R. EL Jar-
men, the engineer, and Mr. John
Reynolds, the pilot, came down as
usual to get the launch in readiness to
take company employes living in the
city up to the plant. The engine fail
ed to operate and a lantern was
lighted In order that ' the men
could see to adjust ihe machinery.
The pipe leading from the tank to tbe
engine is supposed to have been leak
ing and the gas in the atmosphere to
to have Ignited from the lantern. At
any rate, the two men saw a flash aft
of the boat just in time to jump to a
flat alongside which the launch was
lying. But for the warning of a
second given them, the consequences
mignt nave been ratal. As It was
Messrs. Jarmon and Reynolds were
only slightly burned about their faces
and hands.
The fire department responded to an
alarm from box 41 on account of the
explosion, but the flames Incident
thereto had been extinguished when
the apparatus came.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
- Greensboro Telegram: The
Southern is said to be making good
time on its double track. At the
best it can do, the double track
will be completed about a year or
two later than it Bhould have been.
Gold8boro Aram: The Presi
dent's argument in favor of Cuban
reciprocity applies equally as well
to the rest of the Dingley tariff. It
is, in fact, a fine anti-tariff argu
ment, and it should be so regarded
by uongress.
Maxton Scottish Chief: Col.
E. F. McRae has secured through
the Jii8h Oommission, directed by
Hon. G. B. Patterson, a nice bucket
of black bass fish to be placed in his
pond, uthers of our mill people
would do well to follow suit. -
Greensboro Telegram: The
promoters of the Appalachian Park
movement are entitled to sympathy.
They have made vigorous and manly
efforts to get their plan through but
the prospect now la that they will
have to wait some time yet before
seeing their hopes realized.
Raleigh Post: Another evi
dence of the growing prosperity of
our people is the ability of the North
Carolina Midland Kallroad Com
pany connecting Winston-Salem
with Mooreeville, to pay dividends
to its stockholders. At a meeting
oi stockholders on Wednesday a
dividend of 2 per cent waa declared.
Goldsboro Argus, Nov. 13th:
Cotton was selling for 11 cents again
to-day. There were many bales on
this market from country carts and
the farmers who sold the fleecy
staple, as well as those who brought
tobacco, went home reiolcing. The
Wayne county farmers will always
be prosperous as long as both cotton
and tobacco are selling at the prices
now offered. At the rate cotton is
coming In to market these days it
will all soon be out of the hands of
the farmers.
Kaieign irost: it waB our
pleasure to hear from the visiting
county superintendents that the
people of their respective counties
were in good nnaneial condition,
were generally prosperous, and nat
urally in a good state of mind. The
old State was never in bo prosper
ous a condition before. And all be
cause the farmers are having some
thing to sell and can find ready
markets for it all at good prices:
this in addition, oi course, to a
plenty to eat at home.
Raleigh Post, Nov. 14th: The
North Carolina Historical Society
at its meeting this week, appointed
a committee to investigate the con
tentlon of Judge Christian, and the
conclusion of this committee will
be awaited with confidence, as well
as deep interest. No State can snf
fer by a statement of the truth, and
no good citizen certainly no good
Southerner, would permit any mis
representation of a sister State or
defend false claim for his own
State.
A stranger called at Chief of
Police Royall's house in Mt. Olive a
few nights ago and asked zor lodg
lngs. The Chief was about to re
fuse, when the man said: "Don't
you know me ? I am the brother
you left in Texas thirty-four years
ago and haven t seen since. The
Chief replied: "My brother had his
right big toe cut off." The man
immediately pulled off his shoe, and
sure enough the toe was gone
The two Royalls flew into each
other's arms, for the Chief had long
ago mourned his brother as dead,
Kinston Free Press: Mr. Frank
Hartsfield returned this morning
from Caldwell, Texas, and reports a
distressing state of circumstances in
the cotton section of that great
state resulting from the destructive
boll weevil. Mr. Hartsfieldsays the
farmers there are almost in despair
about it and see no remedy as yet
whereby they canget rid of the lie
tie destroyer. He says the crop
conditions here are much better
than in the most fertile portions of
Texas because of the damage done
to cotton by the boll weevil.
NO. 4
DAUGHTERS OF
THE CONFEDERACY
Convention Closed Its Session at
Charleston, S. C, After the
Election of Officers.
MEET AGAIN IN ST. LOUIS.
ChaDjes la the Sesstltntlon and By-Laws
Discussed No Conclusion Benched.
Excursion to Snlllvsa's Island. '
Quests of Bity Council.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Chableston, S. O., Nov. 14. The
Daughters of the Confederacy to-day
elected the following officers:
President Mrs. A. T. Smythe, of
Charleston.
First Vice President Mrs. Basil
Duke, tf Kentucky. . r. : , : v
Second Vice President Mrs. J. D.
Bealle, of Alabama.
uecording secretary Mrs. Jno. P.
Hickman, of .Kentucky.
Corresponding , Secretary Mrs. V.
C. McOherry, of West Virginia.
Treasurer Mrs. J. J. Leieb. of Vir
ginia. ,
Custodian Mrs. B. E. Gabbett. of
Georgia.
St. Louis was selected as the next
meeting place.
Tbe closing session of the united
Daughters of the Confederacy did not
end until midnight and the convention
closed enthusiastically with the sing
ing of the Long Metre Doxology. After
the morning session the visitors, as
guests of the City Council, went on an
excursion to Sullivan's Island and the
Isle of Palms. All of them visited
Fort Moultrie, but by courtesy of the
War Department and Colonel Potts,
commandant, many of the ladies went
to Fort Sumter rather than the Isle of
Palms. Under escort of Captain Jor
dan and Lieutenant Bunker. U. S. A..
the government vessel tteneral Howe
made two trips from Bulllvan's Island
to historio Fort Sumter, where every
attention was shown to the visitors.
After their return to the city, at the
afternoon and evening sessions, .there
were protracted discussions as to
changes in the constitution and by
laws, but no important conclusions
were reached. The main proceedings
were the selection of St. Louis, next
October, as the place of meeting, and
the reading of reports -from the State
chairmen of South Carolina, Tennes
see, Virginia, West Virginia and
Utah.
A committee was appointed to con
fer with similar committees of the
Veterans and Bona of Veterans as to
the propriety of revising and the adop
tion of some definitive version of
"Dixie," such committee to report at
the next annual convention.
RHODE ISLAND. COTTON MILLS
A Qenersl Cut In Wares Ordered In All
About 25,000 Hssds Will Have
Their Psy Reduced.
By Telegraph to the Homing Star.
Providence, R, I , Nov. 14. The
cotton manufacturers of Rhode Island,
following the recent action of Fall
River mill owners in deciding on a re
duction of 10 per cent in - wages, No
vember Z3rd, to-day ordered a general
cut-dowo, affecting practically every
mill in tbe State and several In Massa
chusetts and Connecticut. The reduc
tion will become operative in some
plants on November 23rd, and in
others a week later. In all, about
25,000 hands will have their pay re
duced.
The first mills owned bv Rhode
Island men to announce the cut were
those of the Culnebaug and Wauregan
companies, in Danielson and Waure
gan, Conn.
The Goddard Brothers, one of the
largest manufacturing firms in Rhode
Island, then posted notices in their big
mills at nope, Lionsdale and Berkley,
a. l., ana uiacKBtone, Mass., and an
nouncements of similar tenor were
rapidly made by other mills in the
mackstone valley, including those of
Manville corporation, employing 3,000
hands, and those controlled by Robert
Knight in Rhode Island and Massachu
setts which employ 6,000 to 7,000.
SAN DOMINGO REVOLUTION.
French Stesmer Will Attempt to Force
tbe Blockade of Puerto Plsts.
Cape Hattien, Hayti, Nov. 14.
Tbe French steamer BL Simon, with
General Jiminlz, head of the Domini
can revolution, on board, has left
Port-au-Prince. Hayti. with the intea
tion, according to report, of forcing
the blockade of Puerto Plata on the
northern coast of San Domingo.
The Hay tie n autnorltles formally
opposed the landing In Hayti of Gen.
Jiminlz, In spite of his strong Insist
ence on beinsr permitted to do so.
It Is Raid that If the St. Bimon is. In
ter f erred with she will ask for the as
sistance of the German cruiser Ga
zelle or any other of the German war
ships which may be in Dominican
waters.
Telegraph communication with the
Interior of Ban'. Domingo was reestab
lished yesterday morning, but now Is
again interrupted and it Is reported
that severe nghting must have oc
curred before San Domingo.
VALISE STOLEN.
Containing $2(0,000 of Securities of
Texas Railway.
By Telegraph to the Morning tar.
St. Louis, Nov. 14. A sp ciaLto
the Post-Dispatch from Dallas, Tex.,
says:
President Chas. N. Alexander, of
the Velasco, Brazos Be Northern Rail
way, has reported to tbe detective de
partment of the City Hall that thieves
last night stole a valise from his buggy
containing $360,000 worth of securities
of tbe railroad.
The burev from which the property
was stolen was hitched on one of the
most prominent corners of tbe bus!
ness district, while President Alexan
der was in an office consulting with
other persons.
The Do waiter Ducbeta of Roxburghe,
Lady Iiabsl Iou Kerr and Captain
Reginald Ward, of the Roxburghe-
Goelet weddir-e party, were passen
gers on the steamer Campania, sailing
for Livernool yesterday irom new
York.
Democratic Members of Hoass of Rests
seststives la Csacus Pledfed to ;'
Support tie BID.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, Nov. 14. After dis
cussing the Cuban reciprocity measure
for three hours in caucus to-night, the
Democratic members of the House of
Representatives agreed to a resolution,,
by a vote of 95 to 15, pledging them
selves to support tbe bill, after efforts
have been made to secure its amend
ment abolishing tbe differential on re
fined sugar and eliminating the five-
year clause in the treaty. The opposi
tion to this action came from tbe mem
bers from Louisiana, Texas and Cali
fornia. The three Democratic - mem
bers from the latter State said they
could not vote for the measure under
any circumstances, but It Is understood
although not definitely stated, that the
action of the caucus will be considered
binding.
The resolution adopted was present
ed by Mr. Williams, the minority
floor leader. Several ineffectual at
tempts were made to amend It by the
members representing sugar interests.
No other subjects were considered.
The resolution adopted is as follows :
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
this caucus that the minority floor
leader be instructed to offer to the
Cuban reciprocity bill, and to secure
a yea and nay vote thereon If possible,
the following amendment: Strike
from the bill the following language,
beginning in line 15 and ending in -line
2, page 8. - : . .
"Provided, that while said conven
tion is in force no sugar Imported
from the republic of Cuba and being
the product of the soil or industry of
the republic of Cuba, shall be admitted
Into the United States at reduction
of duty greater than twenty per
centum of the rates of duty thereon as
provided by the tariff acts of the Uni
ted 8tates, approved July 24tb, 1897,
and no sugar, tbe product of any
other foreign country shall be admit
ted by treaty or convention Into the
United States while this convention is
in force at a lower rate of duty than
that provided by the tariff act of the
United States, approved June 24 tb,
1807."
And insert the following in- lieu
thereof:
"That upon the making of said
agreement and the Issuance of said
proclamation, and while said agree
ment shall remain in force, there shall
be levied, collected and paid In
lieu of the duties thereon now
provided by law on all sugars
above No. 16. Dutch standard in color
and on all sugar which has gone
through aprocess of refining, Imported
Into the United States, one cent and
825-1000 of one cent per pound.
"Resolved, further, That upon the
adoption or rejection of this amend
ments theHouse.lt is the sense of.the
caucus that the Democratic members
of4he House should vote for the bill
as a step in the direction of freer and
more untramelled trade netween the
United Btates and Cuba.
"Resolved, furthermore. That it is
tbe sense of this caucus that if a rule
shall be brought Into the House from
the Committee on Rules, shutting off
amendment, it is the duty of the
Democratic membership of the House
to vote unanimously against that
rule."
STATE DEPARTMENT
IS NOT DISTURBED.
At the Report That sa Army Is Moving
Upon Psnsms All Necesssry Pre
csutions Hsve Been Tsken.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Washington, Nov. 14. Tbe State
Department has no knowledge of the
marching of an army from Colombia
upon tbe isthmus, and the officials
state were any such movement in pro
gress it would certainly be informed
by its agents In the South, the cables
beibg still open. The officials scout
the idea that any such march Is in pro
gress, as the president of Colombia is
reported to have described to the pres
ident of. Ecuador. It'.Is assumed here
that the "army" said to be marching
on Panama was nothing more than
the few men, perhaps 500 all told, who
were about to embark at Buena Ven
tura a few days ago when they were
turned back from the isthmus by no
tice of the determination of the
United States navat commanders to
allow no landings in that quarter.
The troo.ps cannot reach the isthmus
by water and tbe officials here are pos
itive that they cannot do so by land
on account of the nature of the Inter
vening country.
Bat there are more tban physical
obstacles in the way of the approach
of an army upon Panama. The offi
cials do not care to express publicly
their plans, but enough hss been
learned from the instructions given to
our naval commanders to make it evi
dent that never will the isthmus be
come the seat of warfare so long as
the United States government can
prevent it. The difference between
the present situation on tbe Isthmus
and tbat which existed last year wnen
Commander McClean prevented
armed troops from crossing the Isth
mus by rail Is this: The authorities
have now determined to extend tbe
lines of protection to the railroad.
They will not allow hostile forces, no
matter whether they are Colombian
or Panama troops, to come into col
lision anywhere near the railroad
and to prevent such collis
ions it will be necessary to extend the
neutral zone clear to the north ana
south boundaries of the republic of
Panama.
Officials here will not make such a
statement publicly; they simply say:
"Wait until the emergency arises."
But it Is known that such were the
plans of the naval commanders and
there Is no indication of a change In
these plans, not tbe slightest appre
hension is felt here of the encroach
ment of any Colombian army upon
Panama.
In order tbat the contemplated mis
sion of General Reyes, of the Colom
bian government, to Panama, having
for its object the making of overtures
to the new republic designed to secure
its return to the national domain may
not be accompanied by any unpleasant
Incidents, due to the possibility of bis
coming without being officially accre
dited, Secretary Hay to-day after a con
ference with Minister Bunau-Varlila,
determined to accord General Reyes
the courtesies of a warship upon his
arrival at the isthmus, should he de
sire to go aboard one. - It also was
arranged with Secretary Hay that a
warship will be especially assigned to
the government of Panama in which
Its officials may hold conferences with
the Colombian republic should they
desire to do so.
The will of William L. Elklns,the
financier, has been filed lor prooaie.
The testator's fortune Is estimated at
from $25,000,000 to $30,000,000. The
only bequest to charity contained In
the will is the sum of $240,000 f oran
Institution for female orphans of Free
Masons.
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