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Tnat the sjstem, as it now exists, will be "torn up, root and branch,' is improbable; but that the com pa iorj feature will be abolished may be regarded aa certain. This being done, the way will be open . for h compromise on the question of fee and charges for both pilot" age and towage. The Stab holds the pilots iu highest esteem. They are - brave aud manly fellows, and de serve and should receive fair treat ment in all matters pertaining to their calliDg. But they should re alize that ''times change and men change with them." This is an age of progress and material develop meut; ai d ilmington cannot af ford to be a laggacd in the race. She has strong competitors for trade both to the North and to the South of us. This competition mu be met and it seems to be the coucebsus of opinion among her bntiueii men that the first and most important step in this direction la the abolition of compulsory pilotage and a redaction of fees and towage charges. THE ROOSEVELT-GARFIELD PLAH. We have from time to time given some views to show how the Roosevelt-Garfield plan to place under Federal control all corporations doiog an inter-State business is being received throughout the country Id discussing this matter the Philadelphia Record calls atten tion to the fact that some urprise was created when Mr. Dill, the legal genius whose professional ability has ushered many of the trusts into the world, expressed himself in favor of the proposition of Commissioner Garfield that only corporations pos sessing a federal license be permit ed to eng .ge in the manufacture of goods to be sold outside the State, except that be regarded the propo sition as insufficient and demanded something more radical. There is a sentei.ee io Justice Potter's state ment regarding Federal and State regnlati o of corporations that per haps explains Mr. Dili's attitude. "1 be claim wi uld be made," said the Justice, "that corporations doing an interstate business, and organized under Federal law, must be wholly free from any interference npoo the part of the States. Where as, as it is now, the States can reg ulate or control if they see fit to do so." The insurance companies say frankly that, they desire national regulation in order to get rid of State regulation, and the trusts rep resented by Mr. Dill probably feel the same way. It will be remembered that Mr. Archbold of the Standard Oil Com pany first suggested Federal control in order to get around the interfer ence of the complicated corporation laws of the various States,. It seems, however, that a railroad mag nate has discovered how Federal control is liable to complicate mat ters. The Boiton Advertiser (Rep.) says: It does not need a very fall can vass of the United States Senate to make one sure that, whatever else happens this session, there will be no law passed snob, as the Commis sioner of Corporations has asked for. The Senate will not vote for Federal licenses even of railroads and tele graphs; much less to put licenses on every corporation that wants to do business on modern methods The poll of the Senate, if taken to day, will show ever fifty votes against the Garfield proposition. And of the others, there are but few who are ready to say that they will vote for the measure just as Garfield out lines it. If there were no other, ob jections, the whole proposition is too radloal for the Senators. Most of them are fairly old men. They vol. xxxvr. got their business and political ex perience when a man calling for a piece of legislation like the Garfield plan would simply be laughed down. And if it were not that the adminis tration is behind Garfield in this, they would find it hard work to take it seriously, even at this date. "Bat leaving the novelty of the proposition out of the .question, the Senate would still beat the Garfield plan two to one. The plan calls for a system of licenses, covering the business of at least 99 per cent, of the corporations of the conntry (out side of such public service corpora tions as gas, electrio light, street car and small local service companies), and, of course, including the in spection of the business of the coun try. Already the Senators have heard from corporations of all kinds, and they have seme idea of the cost of n-h.a change in the law not .o the United States, but to the business concerns as well. 'That Garftald. himself has no idea-of that tost is more than' likely. Certainly some ti the inquiries be has already sent out have been followed by pret ty savage comment among the cor porations to which such inquiries have gone. Take a case that has just happened here in Boston, to 8 how what the companies complain of. Recently Garfield sent out word to the New York Central, the New York, New Haven, and Hartford, and the Boston and Maine roads, calling for information. What he particularly wanted to know, among Other things, was just what amount and what proportion of its total earnings the road got during its last fiscal year from its business in each State of the Union. That is, while of course the bulk of the business might be done in the New England States, say, just how much of .the amount ought to be allotted to each of those States, and how much to far away States like Texas or California, where some charges might be col lected on the roads' business. To answer such a question would mean not merely setting clerks to handle all over again every item on the road a' books; but it meant that each of those millions upon millions of items.of ticket sales, freight charges, &c, had to be bandied on an entire ly aew basis. The sale of a ticket for one trip, say, through four States, meant that the amount re ceived weuld have to be subdivided on a mileage basis; and that this process would have to be gone through with for every such sale outside the" State limits of the point where a ticket was sold. It was cal culated that the road, to comply with the request, might have to double Us force of clerks. "This, however, is only one class of corporations. If such an order had been sent to every corporation doing interstate commerce, one could imagine how the protest would come in. In the case . of the rail roads it is understood that word will be sent to Garfield that the compa nies will go to the courts to fight the orier if Commissioner Garfield insists on it. Ferhaps,after thinking the matter over, he will withdraw his circular. But the very fact that it was sent ont without any confer ence with the roads beforehand gives a little side light on the possibilities of any such law as Mr. Garfield wants." -Says London Truth: "The Ken tacky woman Is simply the Venus of Milo In warm, healthy fle8b,with grace in all her motions, and, when in, love heaven In her eyes. She has the American capacity to adapt herself to fresh condition a. Her nerves have not been set on an edge by an Atlantic east wind, and she has a broad and sympathetic na ture." If a fellow can go off like that over a Blue Grass girl he would have a duck'fit over the peacheranas of the Tar Heel State. With bankers' men have little chance When they want to get the cash, But woman with a' song and dance Can just play the very smash. With just the Cashie Chad wick style And much beauty, dash and grace, She gives the financiers a sniilo And gets money on her face. A Misssouri court has compelled six married women to pay $500 a piece to a young lady whom they horse-whipped. They will hereafter find it cheaper to turn up their noses and make faces : when they want to get even with that girl. It is announced that the inventor of the "gold brick" has just died. No doubt his heart broke when he realized that he couldn't meet the competition forced upon him and his gang by Mrs. Cashie Loot Chad wick. ' r Chicago is to have a daily paper to be run exclusively by women. We will get into no controversy with that paper, because when a woman gets to disputing she thinks of some new "dig" every time you think she Is ready to let up on you. Mr. J. H. Cotton, of Atlanta, claims that his wife locks all the doors at night and hides the keys to keep him from going down town. That Atlanta woman is all right. She is just showing a determination to hold her Cotton. Tbe one thing to be dreaded is that if the corporations are placed under Federal control it will give them an excuse for getting more rigid in their Federal control. The Stab wishes all its readers and patrons a happy and prosperous New Year. CURRENT COMMENT. Mr. Lawson is Everybody's friend. Boston Globe: The President has -decided not to remove six Mormon post masters in Idaho who are known to be polygamists. It is claimed that they are not working at it now. Washington Post. The official figures on the re sult of the election, now being pub lished, rob the administration of all the credit for the victory, which seems to have been won by default Washington Post. - Former Attorney- General John W. Griggs says the Federal government has no right to usurp the functions of the States in deal ing with corporations. Still vthere is a suspicion that the corporation! would rather take their chanced I with the Federal government -than with governors like Van Sant and La Foliate, r-Washington Post. The Hartford Times remarks that "Colorado appears to be the most lawless State in the Union," and then it adds that it is "a State where, strange to say, women have voted ever since its admisaion to the Union, eighteen years ago." But ib not mac Dotn rrreveiant ana un kind? Charleston News and Gov rier With a total attendance at the St, Louis Exposition of nearly 19,000,000 persons, the number of arrests for offenses of all sorts was only 1,439 in the whole period of seven months. That is only one to 13,500 of the fair's transient "popu lation." It is doubtful if any great assemblage of people ever left so clean a record St. Paul Pioneer- Press. " We cannot timidly admit that we are not altogether pleased with Senator Piatt's taking charge of Senator Depew's fight for re elec tion. We trust thatthis does not presage a radical change in the "southern policy" of the latter gen tleman should he win out. e would like to know where he stands on the Piatt reduction of repiesen tation bill before we lend him any more editorial assistance. Oharlesi ton News & Courier. Desirable immigration is needed in the South, but we can well understand and sympathize with those who fear a flood or un assimilable barbarians from the worst districts of Europe. The thing to do is to guard the quality of the immigration. The surest way and the easiest way of doing this, how ever, is for the national government to provide and enforce certain re strictions. Norfolk Landmark. An Associated Press dispatch from Washington indicates that un der pressure of the Tobacco Trust the Administration will not urge the reduction of duties on Philip- f lne products below 50 per cent, of he Dingley . raflbs, ' Instead of the proposed 75 per cent, redaction. It is a question whether the Tobacco and Sugar Trusts will accept such terms without a struggle to retain the whole Dingley tariff on Philip pine imports. Philadelphia Record. The legal authority of the the State board of dispensary direct ors to close a dispensary is now squarely before the Supreme Court. The question comes up for decision rbout the time the legislature meets, and It would be to the interest of the State should the question be given an early solution by the court. Whatever it may be, it will no doubt have Us influence on any .proposed legislation in reference to the dis pensary. Columbia Record. The Portland Oregonlan.one of the ablest Republican journals in the ' country, suggests that if the President desires ttf accurately gauge the quality of public sentiment on the race question he shall follow up his eppolatment of a negro Collector of Customs at Charleston, -South Carolina, by the appointment of a negro Postmaster at Boston. The Oregonlan opines that the roar of protest from Massachusetts would make the South Carolina dissent a squeak by comparison. Philadel phia Record. Italians are industrious and thrifty and are as a rule excellent farmers, market gardeners and tradesmen. In theparia of the South where the Italians hate settled they have achieved a decided success as truck growers and in other employ ments, and their condition in com parison with many of their compa triots who have remained in the great cities as day laborers under the guid ance of the exacting padronesin striking. If this work can be done on a large scale for all classes and races of immigrants, the gain for the country will be tremendous.- The congestion in the cities will be re lieved, the slums curtailed, many burdens lifted from the charities, the criminal class reduced, and the jail population diminished. Philadel phia Ledger. Sailor lwlce Loaded. Horace Taylor, a sailor found drunk and down In the rear of the A. C. L. office building Thursday af ternoon by Policeman a E. Wood, was fined5 and costs by the Mayor yesterday. The aaiinp wii loaded, two ways when brought in the afternoon before. He was well filled with spirits and when searched at ike station bouse a stick of something that very much resembled dynamite was found on his person. Thn hall officers handled the man "rteht side up with care" when the latter discovery was made ana tne contents of the man's pockets were very gingerly deposited in the locker provided for that purpose at the sta tion. Later the dangerous packsge Jiroved to be a very poisonous alloy or amalgamating iron, stee), brope, copper, eta, the sailor doing me work of that kind occasionally aboard ship. "Do yon favor the idea of a whipping post for wife beaters?" "No, sub," answered Miss Enphemia Goober. "While I kin han'le a mop stick or a fiat iron, I'll ten' to dat job myse'f. Den I'll know It's done right." Washington Star. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUABY 6, 1905. TRAGEDY IN RALEIQU. Veteran Member of Prinliflj Firm Shot Down by His Partner Yesterday. J. H. ALFORD THE VICTIM. - A. Killed by ffayatosd D. Byaao, .B Wheat He Hsd Dispute A boat Basl cis fisttsr Murderer Made Oocd His Escspe. Raleigh, N. a, Dec. 29. This morn lag shortly after 10 o'clock Ray mond D. Bynum shot and fatally-1 Hounded J. H. Alford, aged 65 years and his senior partner in the printing firm of Alford, Bynum fc Ghristo pheas, of IhU fitr. ,Mr. Alford died in Bex Hospital early In the afternoon havlag .been' taken there soon after the shootincr. Bynum has made good hU.esoape. The men quarrelled about a business matter and the tragedy oc curred in the job printing office of the firm on East Hargett street. Three shots were fired, only two of which took effect Mr. Alford was a highly esteemed citizen of Raleigh and the homicide ia universally deplored. He la a senior deaeon In the First Baptist Church, of Baleigb, and bad been in the prlntiag business with the present firm for several years. It la stated that differences bad existed betweenihe members of the firm for some time and that this morn ing Mr. Alford stated to Mr. Bynum that he did not like the way some ac counts had been collected and ac counted for; that ttiere must be a change for the better la conducting the affaire of the. firm or a dissolution of partcersbip. This Is said to have brought on hot words between the two gentlemen, wbich resulted In the draw ing of a pistol by Bynum and the firing of two bullets into Mr. Alford, one of the bullets making two wounds. Before his death Mr. Alford made a atatement of the- affair to Mr. W. A. Taylor, which is very damaging to Bynum. Alford died on the operating table at Rex Hopllal at 6 o'clock jait ss the operation to locate the bullet that in flicted the most dangerous wcund was being completed. Complications had set In that made tbe operation abso lutely necessary. The ball was found to have penetrated the eighth rib on the right side, punctured the larger intestine and lodged in the tissue of the baea. A slow internal hemorrhage had been in progress since shooting. Bynum, who fired tbe fatal shot, Is still at large and is believed to have been convejed across tbe country to some station, where he boarded a train and is by now well out of the way. A buggy is known to bave been sent to tbesubuibs of the cUstfor-felm early in the afternoon. Too funeral of Al ford will be held from the First Bap tist church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. The Inquest will.be held by the coroner to-morrow morning. POSTAL PiQURES SHOW INCREASE. ladcz of Wilmlsf tea's Baalsess Growth Pololi ia Right Direction, The increase In receipts at tbe Wil mington postoffice for the month end ed last night was 18 J per eent. over tbe receipts for tbe corresponding month last year a fsct which Indi cates the contlnuid business and in dufrial growth cf the city and a fact of which every Wilmington citizen his jast cause to be proud. The exact figures areas follows: Present Month. $6,655.07 Decrmbsr, Last Year 5,599.73 Increase.-... .... ... .$1,055.35 The receipts for the qi.r.er ended Jan. 1st ol the new year also abow a substantial gain over the same quarter in 1903 as will appear from tbe follow fng tabulation: Quarter ended Jan. 1. 1905.. $18,654.67 " " 1905.. 17,072.93 lac. ease.-. ...$ 1,481.75 There isjio better index to a city's growth than Us postoffice statistics and the above lablea are very gratlfrlnr. : LOCAL DOTS During the past month the Register of Deeds issued license for the marriage of 22 white and 21 color ed eouples. Federal Point and Masonboro township property owners give notice of certain legislatiin they will ask of the forihcoonioe amnion of the Qenera Assembly wun reference to the stock law in tbat territory. Jno. E. Tbarp, the husband of "Kittle Lvslie" m committed to jail yesterday evening by Justice Bor nemann in default of $5 fine and costs for an assault upon his wife, whom he beat very severely in the face. The fight occurred late yesterday after noon In the vicinity of Seventh and and Castle streets. -v r Mr. Ed. George, the newly elected janitor pf tbe Court Heme, took charge yesterday succeeding Mr. Jordan W. Branch, that -faithful old 'veteran" who has been a familiar figure about the building for years. Mr. Branch will engage in other busi ness and his friends wish for him eve ry success. ' "A Raleigh correspondent writes of lemons growing there, 12 Inches In circumference," said Mr. Joe H. Hinton, tbe genial proprietor of The Orton, last night "Look at these," he said to the reporter, leading him to a tree, growing In a receptacle la the lobby of the hotel and upon which there was soma very fine fruit. One of the lemons on the small bush measured 171 inches one way and 16f another. - - - ' WEDDED SATURDAY EVE. Ar.-WUUiBi Siedmaa Bersard Claims as :FtfrYMBf Bride Miss Sallle Eliza Btta Frederick Bridal Trip. The -marriage of Miss grille Eliza beth Frederick, the attractive "youtfg daughter of Mrs. J. Frederick, No. US North Ssveath street, aud Mr. William Btedman Bernard, both, of his ettyr was celebrated Saturday evenleg at 8:30 o'clock at the rectory of St. John's Episcopal Church, the Rer. James Carmlchael,' D. D., rector of4he parish, officiating. Only rela tives and a few Very Intimate friends of i he young people were present to ftoi which was ae cdrdlag Id the beautiful rites of the cburcb- and very Impressive. Imme diately after the ceremony the bride ami gTGomdj:oYft to the A. C. L. pae. senger station, whence they left on the northbound train, via Wilson, for a bridal trip through Florida, slop piog a few days with Mrs. T.O.Brown, a sitter of the- bride, at Orlando, Fla. Tbey wifl return to the city In about ten days and will be at home to friends at No. Ill South Fifth street. The bride is a young woman much loved and admired in a wide circle of friends here. The groom is the young est ton of Mj. .William EL Bernard, editor and proprietor of The Mornibq Btab, and la associated with bis father io the management of that property. Hundreds of friends or the young couple, to whom tbe announcement of the marriage will come somewhat in the nature of a pleasant surprise, will congratulate them upon their happy union. CA.PT. D. T. CR0NLY INJURED. Fell ob Stose Steps la Colombia Friday, f rodacleg CobcbssIob of the Brala. Special Trsia from WllmlsrUr. 8. ores of friends of Capt. Douglats T. Oronly In this city will regret to leara of a serious accident which be'tl him ia Columbia, 3 C. Friday after noon. In some way Capt. Croniy tripped aad fell down a section of BtnoeatepF, strict o bis head violently a?Jcst the stone, producing coccufsion of the brain. A telegram Stur da.v moraitBB con vet fd tbe tews of the accident to the family, frisnUs in Columbia having thought tbe in jury nothing of serious consequence at first. However, Capt. Croniy later relapsed fhtauaconsciousness and was still in acomaSaturday night. Mr.Mike Croniy, 4f this city, left Satur day afternoon for Columbia to be with his brother. A ie eraon late Sa urdsy njVttf stated that tbe Injured maa was avkp uncoiicioui but tbe prtytieiasWaitendance said that tns lnjiry -wiytot necessarily 1. H iudredsf f rfands here hope to bear more encouraging news from Capt; Croaly'a bedside. Upon Jne arrival of Mr. Mike Cron iy in Columbia later Saturday night, a loat distance telephone message was rec-lved here, which was not so en couraging, and at once arrangements wire set oa foot for a special train, wbich left at 2:25 o'clock8unday morn ing carrying to the injured man's bed- aids the family ohvslclan. Dr. W. J7 H. Bellamy, and Miss Daisy Oroaly, a slater of Cant. Croniy. Mr. C. McD. Davlr, a friend or the family, also ac companled the party. DEaTH OP MRS. J. A. L0lKtURr. Sister of Mr. F. T. ashe, Editor of Mes sesger, Died la Wsdeiboro Frldsy. A telegram received la this city Bat urdarfrom Wadesboro brought the sad news of the death of Mra. J. A. Lnckhart. wife of ex-Con gressmsn J. A. Lockbart aad sister of Mrs. P. T. Ashe, of this eilv. Tne deceased was about 55 years old, and was the young est daughter of tbe lamented Judge Thomas 8. Ashe. She was a very su perior woman, a devoted wife and mother, and was greatly admired by hosts of friends throughout tbe Slate, Her husband,- four sons and two daughters mourn the loss of wife and mother and bave the sincere bj mpathy of the whole State. Tbe sons are George B. Lockbart, J. A. Lockhart Jr.. 8eber Lockhsri and Ashe Lock hart and the daughters, Mrs. McLen, don and Miss L'.na. Mr. J. A. Lcck hart. Jr., will represent his county In the Legislature to convene next week. CHRISTMAS lTHB COUNTRY. Mrr. V. A. Llocker Delightfully Enter tained at Home, Near Acori Branch. Tbe UaDDatn ana day schools con ducted near Acorn Branch were de lightfully entertained Friday evening at the hospitable borne of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. L'neker, cn the Castle Haynes road, four mile north of Wilmington. There were more than a hundred guesia in attendance. In. eluding the children of the schools and not a few friends from Wilming ton. An elegant luncheon was given early in tbe evening and later tbe young people delighted tbe gathering with songs, recitations and dialogues. Santa Clans was delightfully imper sonated by Mr. El. Whltehunt, who drove up in a jingling sleigh and re ceived the children at home with open arms. Later delicacies and pretty jLmtt girts were distributed rrom a retty tree. At a rather late-hour the Ittle folks said "good-bye" after one of the most charming Incidents in their lives. "Biggins says he is going to succeed in keeping his last New I Year's resolution forever." "What was it?" "A resolution not to make any more New Year's resolutions." Washington star. SHIPPING DECLINES. Annual Statement of Harbor Master Shows Falling Off in Craft Arriving. THE OFFICIAL REPORT. Bomber ol Vessels - Dnrlsg Year Just Esded Was Only 279 Against 365 Vesr Before Montly Cooplla tioa for December. Tbe annual report of Capt. Edgar D. Williams, haibor master of the port of Wilmington, for the calendar year ended Saturday, shows arrivals of 279 vessels of 90 tons and over dur ing, that period, their combined ton nag being 287,944, against 805-vessels of 809,905 tons the year ended Jan. 1st, last year; 336 veiseli of 311,461 tons the year before, and 307 vessels, -of 274,938 tons the year ended Jan. 1st, 1902. The falling off, despite the continued advancement of the port during that period, seems paradoxical, but tbe condition is attributable to a combination of reasons which need not be gone into here. Of the shipping this year 212 of the vessels of 191,942 tons burthen, were American and 67, of 93,003 tonr, were Foreign. The American vessels were 107steamerr, 137,596 tons;five barques, 2,667 tons; two brigs, 693 tons; six barges, 10,774 tons; 92 schooner, 42,975 tons. The Foreign shipping consisted of 44 steamers, 82,530 tons: ten barques, 7,546 tons; two brlgr, 622 tons, and 11 schooners, 2,304 tons. Tbe monthly report of the arrivals of vessels shows that dnrlng Decem ber the number was 22 of a tonnage of 24,372.' There were 15 American and sa?en Foreign vessels, with ton- nce of 14.315 and 10,027, respective- Ij. Tee Au.rricaa ttssels were nine steamerj, 11,512 toi, and six schoon ers, 2,833 tons. The Foreign shipping consisted cf five stesmsrr, 9,216 tons; one bsrqur, 699 tons.and one schooner, 112 ton. tiV. P. P. KEITH rUS SHALLPOX.' Residence Quarantined Yesterday Two Other Diphtheria QasrsMloes. Mr. B. F. Keitb, collector cf cus toms at tbe port of Wilmington, wis quarantined for smallpox yesterdsy morning at his homr, No. 214 North Fourth street; Mr. Keith had been unwell for a day or two andjesterdsy mornlt'g tbe family physician cillfd in Dr. W. D. McMillan, smallpox ex pert and county superintendent cf healib, to confirm a diagnosis which he had made. Tbe physicians' agreed that Mr. Keith had a well developed case of the ijmotic disease ar.fl the city health authorities were at once called upon to eitabilsh a quarantine. Ten members of Mr. Keith's family and children visiting there were quar- anttnid with the patient. It Is thought Mr. Keith contracted the disease dur ing a visit recently made to his farm in Pender county. Two quarantines for diphtheria were also established by the Health De partment yesterday. One of the pa tients Is Mrs. John W. BIomme.Fifth and Campbell street, and the other is a colored girl, 21 years of age, 806 McDonald's alley. Tbe numerous friends of Mri. Biomme trust that the disease will not manifest Itself in virulent form in her esse. Bhe and her husband, Mr. John W. Biomme, are quarantined at the residence. WEDDING AT SAINT PAULS, N. C. Miss Addle Johnson Married to Mr. k. A. McQeachy, of Florida. Special Star Correspondence. Lwmbeb Bridge, N. C, Dec 29. A weidint; of more than usual interest was that solemnized in the Presbyterian church at St. Paul's, Robeson county, yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, when Mr. L. A. McQeachy, of Duval. Florida, led to the altar Miss Addie Johnson, of Bt. Paul's, N.C. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Joseph Evans, assisted by Rev, D. P. McQeachy; brother of the groom, and witnessed by a large gathering of friends and relatives from various quarters. The contracting parties are members of two of the most prominent families in the Scotch section of the State and the interest felt in the young couple was manifest in many ways. Among inose present irom a distance were Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Malloy, of Val dosta, Ga.; Rev. and Mrs. D. P. McQea chy, of Richmond, Va.; Mr. J. A. Mc Qeachy, of Wilmington, N. C, with i large delegations from Lumber Bridge, bpring Hill and neighboring sections. The bridal party entered the church to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march rendered by Miss Mary Jeannette McNeill Misses Josie Evans and Eo. line Shaw were ribbon eirls. Miss Marv McLauchlin and Miss Margarette Me Geachy were maids of honor and Mes srs J L Shaw and Walter Johnson were ushers The bride was given awav bv her brotherrMr James Johnson, and the bestjman was Mrk James A McQeachy The church, beautifully decorated and lighted, was a fitting scene for the im pressive service which made the two Uvea one An informal lunch and reception, given bjrMr and Mrs L Shaw,f ollowed the ceremony ine young couple were the recipient of numerous handsome and useful pres sents They left after the reception for the Florida home of the groom and are lollowed by the best wishes of uncounted friends "Edith!" the old gentleman bawled from the head of the stairs, "yon iust ask your yonng man If be doesn't think it's near bedtime." "Very well, pa," replied the dear girl in the parlor; then, after a pause, "Jack says yes, if you re sleepy, go to bed, by all means." Philadelphia Press. "Didn't yon go to sleep during the classical programmer- asked Mrs. Cumrox, severely. "No," an swered her husband. "No such luck." Washington Star. NO.JO RAILROADS OP THE STaTP. laterestlsg Report to Oeseral Assembly Made Public Some Statistics. ' . Special Star Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 31. The Nortji Carolina v Corporation Commission filed to.day with Governor Aycock its annual report for transmission to the General Assembly, showing that daring the year there were 3,803.9 miles f main line railroad in the State, the gross earnings be'.nsj $20,387,940; operating expenses, $12,848,929, leaving a balance net income from, operation of $7,539,011, a net in. crease of $1,065,173 over the preceding year. Railroads employed 15,205 persons in the State; 120 persons were killed, two beincc passengers and 29 were employes. There were 4,930, 095 passengers trans ported during the year. The commis. siou asks that it be allowed iu future to employ their own counsel in any litiga tion in which they may become in. volred. The -report -shtjws that th& number of banks operating under the state laws has increased during the year from 155 to 192. Total resources of state banks is $31,604,183, an increase of $5,435,991 dnrintr. the year, Forty.threc building and loan companies in opera tion have $2,542,988 assets and all are in excellent condition. The commission recommends that second class passenger fares be abolished and the first-class rate materially reduced. They contend that the requirement for two classses of fare necessitates the operation of more un. wcildy and expensive trains. A summary of the Commission's re port lor the year 1904 is as follows: EARSITGS AXD OPERATING EXPESSES. Operating Expenses $ 3,130 340 2,173 503 (i,239 200 1,305 881 Earnings $ 5,234 8C9 3,721 713 9,594 053 1,837 305 A. C. L S.A. L So. Rwy Mis'laneous . $ 20,387 940 $ 12,828 929 FUNDED DEBT AID CAPITAL STOCK. Funded Debt Capital Stock A. C. L 17.832 342 9,353 184 S. A. L.. So. Rwy M i&'llaneous. 14,164 028 24,347 614 7,500 605 $ 63847 649 TAXES TATD. 13,246 878 29,464 620 9,325 668 C:t,W0 350 A.C. L S. A. L So. Rwy 219,897 00 127,940 00 278 446 00 $ 626,283 00 Miscellaneous 51,492 00 $ 677,775 00 EMPLOYES, Atlantic Coast Line; 4,900 Seaboard Air Line 2,207 Southern Railway 5,038 Miscellaneous Roads... 3,051 Averages wages paid perday: Eng'rs. Conduct's. Machin'ts. A. C. L... $4.19 $2.80 $2.40 S. A. li... 4.00 3.00 2.20 Southern.. 4.60 . 3.60 2.95 VALUATION FOR TAXATION. Atlantic- Coast Line- $24,454,014 Seaboard Air Line... 12,500,000 Southern Riway.. . 26,310;589 Miscellaneot Koads, Tele-.' tfrrafib, TAephoue, Street, .. Kail way anV Express Com fniea'....., . 5,001.052 Total ; '-....$74,542,026 Col. 9. S. McCain Dead. Newa reached the city yesterday of the death of Col.'.O. S. McCall, one of the wealthiest and moat prominent citi zens of Bennetlsvllle, S. C, and atone time a stockholder and a director of the Atlantic National Bank, of this city. The news of Col. McCall'a death came as a shock to many friends in this city. He was 63 years of age, a member of the State 8enate and was prominently spoken of for governor at the time of his death. He was reputed to have been worth half a million, all ol which be acquired himself, return ing home after the war with only the horse be rode in Hampton's Legion. AN ALLEGED MURDERER. J. E. Mctetter Arrested io Norfolk Co., Vs., for Killing James Roierll In x North tarollea. Bt Teleoraob to tbe Morning Btai . Norfolk, Va., Dec. 30. Armed with requisition papers signed by the governors of North Carolina and Vir ginia 8heriff Btcbard O. Rlddlcr.'of Gates county, arrived in Portsmouth to-day and proceeded at once to the farm of Mr. John Lindsay, in Deep Creek, Norfolk county, where he ar rested J. B. McOotter, wanted in Gates coualy for the alleged murder of James Busiell, who died about two years ago as a result, it is claimed or a blow on the bead which he received at the hands of McCo'.ter about a year prior to that time. Sheriff R'ddick left for (iatesvllle, N. C , this after noon, with his prisoner. While both men were drinking, It Is alleged, McCo'.tp r and Russell be came Involved In an altercation in a countrv store wlth'the rt-sult McCotter picked up a carving-knife and dealt Russell a severe b'ow on the headr Although the wou id did not appear to bs of a dangerous character McCot ter fled to thit section immediately after the affair, and cince that time I has been employed on tbe farm of Lindsay In Norroik county, Mean while his wife and children have been residiog In Galea county, N. C. According to uotter be and uusieif, is alleged v.'c'.im, were the very best of friends and it was solely on tccount of an argument that the unfortunate altercation arose. Near Greenville, S. 0., yesterday Samuel Maddox was shot on a farm by J. B. Waldrop. Both men seem to have leased the same farm and when Maddox went to take posses sion he found Waldrop there oc cupying the house. The men were well known and industrious white farmers. Waldrop has surrendered to the sheriff - "I have here," said the ama teur inventor,' as he extracted small model from his grip, "a device that will warn the engineer of a train when any one is crossing the track." "No good," rejoined the railway manager, "it's tne party crossing the track that requires the warn ing." Chicago Daily News. Raleigh News and Observer: The proposed compulsory education law has many obstacles to overcome before it is ratified. The shipments of manufactured . tobacco from Winston-Salem dnrlng December footed np 3,213,070 -pounds. This is an increase of 131, 760 pounds over December, 1963. The shipments that month amount ed to 3,031,310 pour.ds. . Three suits have already been Instituted against the city of Win ston as a result of the reservoir dls aster on Wednesday morning, Nov 2.v The complaints have not been filed, hence the amount of damages claimed is not yet known. Charlotte Observer: Thj Greenville, S. C, News says the South Carolina dispensary is run ning dangerously near the rocks of destruction, and it is of the opinion that the high-license life-boat may save it. Another instance in which the theory was beautiful, but the practice most abominable. Charlotte Observer : After a conference with his cabinet, the President ha3 decided that no ad ministration measure in regard to railroad freight rates will be urged on Congress. That body will be ex pected to prepare its own measure, but will be based on the views the President is known to entertain. , At High Point on Friday morn, ing at 1 o'clock, the mutilated re-. mains of Jeff Beasley, of Handle man, aged 17 years, was found on. the track of the Sonthern Hallway. A passing train had ran over his body. The conductor and train crew did not see the young man on the train and it is of course inferred that be was beating his way at the time of ' the accident. Charlotte Chronicle: Another ship, thia time a big steamer, has been caugbt on the treacherous shoals of Hatteras. Ships will con- tmue to meet their fato there until the government has solved the light honse problem. A light house that will resist the terrible force of the waves at that point has so far baf fled the skill of modern engineer ing. Fletcher Lane, a 10-year-old white boy of Greensboro, died Fri day morning from leckjaw. Last Friday week ho was shooting a toy pistol, when it exploded, lacerating his left hand. Blood poison re sulted and ended in lockjaw. Dr. Chas. L. Scott, in 'draining puss from the wound, cut a finger. Sinco the patient developed tetanns, Dr. Scott thought it best to go North to have treatment &nd left for Bal timore on Friday. A dispatch from Greensboro on Friday says: Articles of incorpora tion of the Franklin Kaolin Mining Company have been forwarded the Secretary of State. The capital stock is $35,000, subscribed by New York parties and J. E. Sinclair and S. J. Fisher, of Asheville. The com pany will mine and refine kaolin and other clays in Macon county. The lands were purchased from State Corporation Commissioner Rogers and others. The corporation attorney is Judge H. B. Stephens, of Ashe ville. Charlotte .fijironicle: We are indebted to Mr. JopKloule for a notice otthedeth oil "Big John" which occurred al7-koT63Yill Lin coln county, a fewfya agoT' Thei deceased was m montns oia, anot when dressed attd thrown on theV scales tipped the beam at 605 lbs. . . He was a hog one of the four legged kind, with a leg on-each cor ner, also a snout and bristles. The man who killed him is Mr. Julius McConuell, who is only one of tho many prosperous Lincoln county men, well supplied with hog and hominy. A dispatch from Goldsboro on Friday says: At a called meeting of the farmers of Wayne county yes terday afternoon it was decided to hold the cotton they have on band for better prices and greatly reduco the acreage during the coming year. The meeting was largely attended by some of the best farmers from every township in the county, and the decision agreed upon was reach ed after mature deliberation. Tho difference between 6 and 16 cents, which is the fluctuation in the prlco of cotton at this time and near the same time last year, has brought out the determination on the part of -Wayne county farmers to keep their cotton off the market and make less during the year to come. The meet ing elected delegates to the coming. State convention to be held in Ra leigh. A dispatch from Greensboro on Friday says: John Reeves, the seven-year-old son of New Reeves, died this morning home at White Oak Mills, ef hydrophobia. Nine weeks ago the the boy was bitten on tho finger by a small yellow dog in play, it waa thought. Last Wednesday the boy became s.iaiigclj afliicted, having convulsion b and choklngs. Dr. Kernodle was called to see him, and at onco feared hydrophobia. A consultation of physicians, consist ing of himself, Drs. Harrison, a specialist of Greensboro, and Dr. Booth, of Oxford, was had. After seeing the boy yesterday, they all agreed it was a case of hydrophobia and in ah advanced stage. Heroic measures were resorted to, but the child, after a night of terrible suf fering, died this morning. A dispatch from Durham on ' Friday says: Mr. I. C. Day died to night at 9 o'clock as a resnlt of a pistol wound he received two months ago. On the morning of October 23 he was shot by a colored man named Allen Hopkins. The shoot ing occurred in the eastern part of the city about two o'clock in the morning. Hopkins claims that he was assaulted by two men, and said he shot some ne, but did not know who it was. Hopkins had a wound on his neck as a result of tbe fight. The ball that hit Mr. Day entered his hip, and it is said that his aeam was caused by blood poison. The deceased was a son of Mr. James R. Day, proprietor of the Central Hotel, and was well known in this city. Hopkins was arrested soon after the fight and has been in jail ever since. "What von need," said the physician, "Is rw re exercise. "That will be all right," answered the patient. "I'll probably begin Walking the floor when your bill comes in." Washington Star. M : fry n