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During the past week United States District Attor ney Harry Skinner, of the Eastern District of North Carolina, was In Washington, and the correspondent ox tne Ualeigh Post says "the be lief beinir that ha Wn Bnmmnna I to Wwhington by the Department or Justice for a conference with i reference totfae investigation of the methods of the American Tobacco .Company, which the administra tion is conducting with the view of making out a case for violation of the provisions ot the anti-trust law The Post's correspondent ays, under date of January 12th: "Ii-terest io Mr Skinner's visit was increased when it became known thit he wh- in conference with the attorney gei.e al and the interstate CO'iiiuerce c mniission dnriniy th day It g known that Mr. Skinner j lUruishrd 'Decommission with nor- C O A n a. - tain da. a and that he held quite a len'th coifereuce with members of i' e bdy As was to be expected thf djstrioj attorney decliued to dis nss tne object of his visit. He CO H e rtiurf to the simple Ita i e ihr is here on tfficial bu i . " .il it is practica'ly cerraln that Mr ki inr w BUoiiuon-d here wit1! respect o the prosecu'ion of tl .nl- g d tooacco trust, bis con i ferei.ee itn uieiuoers of the inter t atatt. oomiDHrce Commission la not east xplined, unless it be that he ' i hfd evidence of some lor it rfere ce to rebates given' tb Vmer cu lobacoo Company by rai rosils that operate in the Su h l'ne qurstion of rebatps has no arisen in tne S nth, the offence being C'i fined largely to western railro'is. '1 this idea was soouted In tnat quarters t-day. The inter st'e oMumi-rce. commission has no rela'ion wnatever to Sir. Roosevelt's trust-buuer arra'-gements, and so Mr skinner's information which he forms d C"0ld not nave related to the i v-S'lgati m of the tobacco - trust, unless it involved the ques tion of railroad rebates. Tnere is no n'.h'iritative inform ation n the subject, but the belief prvil that Mr Skinner has been directed to bfgin an investigation into the methods' of the American Tobacco Company in eastern Car oli a, as has been fnquently intimated would be the case since it became known that the adminis tration was in earnest North Car nlit. fa tne ' home of the parent Mmimni'. and an official of the De- riArtmHi.t -if Jns'ice mtde the re m-.rk to-d that it waa the finest field in the TJriu-d Btates for prob- Ing into the methods of the so call Ad trn.t I'hffir-t information published .ntahere that the president con tern plated an aggressive fibt on the aii..frrl tnhhcco trust appeared in fh.a onrmannudence two days after tlia aof tnn A few davs later the . o.r ma imnnnnRiid bv the press as ociations, and siDce then a special attorney general has been appointed tutr nhare of the investigation. hniieves this corporation is doing violation of the provis ions of the ai.tt trust laws, and bis -pMiroinarj m ve is to make ut a ... I l i said that the president s io..tinn waa sailed tO the 0pI atior aof the American Tobacco ComDanv by a close and personal s.i..a hn Bui forced out ol inrss because he endeavored to work independent y of tbe aliogea trnsi-, ..i A,0a.inn including Johr. T.....t. W. J. Friedlander and S H Harris, prominent toDaCCO manufictur ra, and the members of a special comibittee appointed for .l.. k the iMdeoendent 10 i ftt,tnri-ra' Association at IU recent convention in fhil-delphla m TodvC a' d .aid before him data ZX. La k- .h. Association tending un nn Attornev to show the employment by the American ..SSit methods ciaimeu w of trade," and hence in violation of tne Sherman anti trust act. Ihe practices of which complaint s Lade consist, it is -atd, in .tt .mg . to prevent notn joouc- ------ k.niinir the roods Of th( er.Ffrom handling the good, of the 11 I . called independent manufac turers." There were pretty reliable rumors in Wilmington late In the Presiden tial campaign that the American Tobacco Company mistrusted Presi dent Roosevelt and would have taken any steps to defeat bim had his an tagonism developed into reality in time. As a general proposition the Company had no fear of the Kepub ltcan party and only awakened at : I II II II Ir-d V H-q h-9 . I yV I W ' : I looks peff .. mm .mm: imm t m m r.i w. m jt b-o m mr va . . si -v - am -ass --. m wm r . . . VOL. XXXVI. the last moment to the fact that the ment WM in eaest with some thing up hla sleeye- for Ihe Trust. " action atalnat tliA TnV. irust is to be commenced in North Carolina, we presume the first gun will be fired at the term nf th mm wkMWWV united States District court which convenes in Wilmington May 1st. If were is any evidence upon which to bring suit against the American Tv bacco Company for violation of the Sherman Act, there is probably as mucnoiitin North Carolina as In any other State, for the methods of the Company are pretty much the same In all the States. EDUCATION iff NORTH CAB- OLINA. Under the vigorous, persistent, systematio and able campaign of; education made by former Governor Chaa. B. Aycock during the past four years the citadel of illiteracy has been stormed with marked ef fect.- The cause of education has made great strides and the, percent age of illiteracy was greatly re duced. Governor Aycock retires (temporarily, perhaps) to private ue with the gratitude and plaudits of the people for his educational poli cy alone, indeed if his splondlcTad ministration had nothing else to stand upon. The State is to be congratulated upon the fact that Gov. Aycock has b3en succeded by an equally patri- otic, State spirited, able and pro-I creHBive man In (Governor Kob- I t ni Ti. i I cm JJ, UlCUUi 111 1B uutj ucu essary to state that the people of North Carolina have every con fidence that he will roll up a record equal to the best four years of any Governor's term, in his inaugural address at Baleigh on Wednesday, Governor Glenn said, among other things: "It is said we can often judge a state's progress by its schools, its roads and the morals o( its people Tested by such a rule our State has recently mado most rapid progress but still very much remains to be accomplished. "in efficiency of teachers, im provement in school facilities and the length of the school term, our educational interest has been greatly improved and .every boy and girl given a cnance to acquire tne ainu and character of education thev most need. Still, the lamented fact remains that North Carolina is next to the most illiterate State in tbe Union- and thia alone should stim ulate ns to renewed exertion to lift the clouds of ignorance which sur round and hang over ns. rhe Norfolk Virginian -rnoi, commenting upon these remarks by the Governor says: "Thia arraignment may be true in t'ue sence that tbe proportion of illiterates to literates is great but here the unfavorable comparison . . .t . ceases, lor tne eaucaiea peopie oi the State of North Carolina will rank favorably with the educated neoDle of anv State in the Union, or with the people of any other conntrv for that matter. The State of North Carolina has advanced and is advancing rapidly along both edu cational and commercial lines, ana her creat natual resources are be- in? developed bv the brain and en ergy of her people. The State of North Carolina and her people have everv reason to congratulate them selves upon tbe spienaia snowing the Old North State Jiaa maaeauais making." Onr Norfolk contemporary la quite right in what it says, and North Carolina in the future is aiming at a mark that will call for th rood omnion of tne Virginian - Pilot. President Roosevelt's proposition to prohibit rebates on. freight,- just ai we predicted, tickles the railroads to death, for President Spencer, of the Southern, declares that they do not care how drastic such a law Is made. The doing away with rebates will remove about the only competi tion the railroads engage in with each other. " We demand that the tariff be taken off Manila rope," ejaculates an exchange. We demand that a better quality be imported by the dear makers if . they want .to keep ns roped in on some brands of tneir stink aaoras. The building of a second opera bouse here is another evidence that Greater Wilmington Is coming. The investors in this new enterprise are nmnnor on r most prudent business lliuvw men. They are looking aheaa. The Washington Post taxes our -redulitv by announcing that a poet I hftg g.yen $io,O0O to a museum. If h. hd that much, why didn't he 11 v umm w give it to the Amalgamated Society of Crusaders againat aoggereienet There is a demand for Congress to take the duty on Damea wire. Please wire' ns if the wiry politi cians in Congress will monkey with barbed wire. The Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, in its generous offer to assist the planters in holding their cotton, is "casting bread upon the waters." 'Why not treat editors like other peoplo?" asks the Raleigh Times. Because they don't demand It. - - - - ' - ' : - . . : . - - Th IN THE LEGISLATURE. Resolution in Both Houses Yes terday to Investigate South Dakota Bond Suit.- IMPORTANT COMMlrtm. Raise Tax on Oysters Proposed Prspo llloa to Baa Lienor Osl of Rich-mtod-Votk tp Bella to Reve one sod Machinery Act. asaHiMaMi Special Star Telegram. Ralmqh, N.-O.; Jan. IS. A resolu tion was iatrodueed In the House to day to hare the Senate and Houie Ju diciary committees UnveiUeste the Booth Dakota band suit against North Carolina and to confer with the Gov ernor, Attorney General, Coui.cU of State, Asioelate justices and Chief Jus tice. Recommendation are to be made. The bondholders are flooding the legislature with circulars and la tervlews setting forth their claims In the suit. The House Committee on Oysters asd Oyster Interests to night decided to report favorably a bill to Increase the tax on oysters from 1 cents per bush el to 3 eenta for the first rrade and from half cent toll cents on the sec ond grade the lawlaw to applv only to the State oysters beds in Pamlico 8o'jnd.;It dnei not apply, to beds In pon der, New Hanover or Brunswick coun ties, mate Oyster Commissioner Webb appeared before the committee and ad vocated the bill. All surplus revenue is P8nded Plnn new oyster A bill introduced in the Ssnatato V"J u juvercii, 10 mace uicnmona dry colnty. was referred to the Com miuee on Propositions and Grievances' before which there is sure to be a bitter Dght as the bill Is a lick at the biz dis tilleries operated in Hamlet. At a session of tne Joint Finance Committee to-night a subcommittee was appointed to begin the work of drafting a revenue and machinery act. Tne special committeemen are Long, of Person; Odell, of Cabarrus; Ricks, of Nash: Everett, of Richmond; for the Senate; Wood, of Randolph; Stronach, of Wake; Oofield.of Martin ; Davis, of Burke, and Roberson. of Gmford, for the House. No radical in novations are anticipated. Routine Proceedlsts. (Condensea from Baleigh Times.) J. be Udnate opened with prayer bv Rev. R. T. Vann. Bills introduced were: liy McLieiD, to incorporate the Durham and 8outh Carolina Railroad Co. ; by Webb, relative to taking depo sitions; by Wright, to prevent misap propriation of partnership fundi; by Webb, to protect keepers of livery atables; try Odell, to enable a married man, whose wife is insane, to dispose of propertv. except tbe homestead. upon certificaleof the superintendent of iasana asvluoa:-bv Viaminsr. to re quire ctuircttea and schools In Pitt to oe oiocsea so as to prevent noga ana goats from going under the house; by Sinclair, to appoint justices of the pesce in Cumberland, senate bill to abolish Neuse river as lawful fence in No. 3 township, Craven county, was passed. The Wright bill to probiblt the sale of morphine, opium or cocaine, came un for consideration. The committee t fir-red a substitute prohibiting any person, firm or corporation selling or giving to any person morphine, opium or cocaine, except upon a prescription from a physician, dentist or veterinary urg eon. The same prescription snau not bs rehired. The bill does not per mit the sale of any drugs or medicines having SO per cent of either of these drugs. Senator Long, of Iredell, made a plea for the patssge of the bill. ' There were emergency cases, when a pnyii- cQuId not be secured, and it was abso lo'.tly necessary to anminister this drug. Senator Zo Iicoffer agreed with tee argument Seaator from Martin ana he could see no objection to an amenu ment permitting drasrgtata to admin later tbe drug In cases of emergency and in tbe adse&ce of a physician. Senator Burton favored the amend ment. It was adopted and the bill then passed unanlously. senator Webb, chairman oi tne committee on rules, reported the cum ber of employes and the wages paid. There are 13 laborers and 9 pages, and U aisistanta in principal clerk's office. Tnf re are 9 of these employes recetv idz $ per day, 15 receiving f3, and 8 receiving 1 per day. This numoer was' not excessive and all tbe em ployes were needed. Sinclair was appointed ta succeed Webb, resigned, on tbe committee on codificsllon of the laws. "Resolution for a special committee on liquor traffic was tabled. BUis psssid: io anow appeals in contempt cases the same as in crimi nal caser. The Dill as ongmaiiy arawn provided for appeal in contempt cases tne same as in civil actions, but the judiciary committee changed "civil" . i a i CO . a io "criminal. xo maae tne oiuce ui nank cashier a continuing office. To incorporate San ford and Little Valley railroad. In the House bills were introduced Increasing tbe appropriation to the Soldiers' Home and providing for en largement; to prevent the assignment of waeea and prevent fraud. After discussion of tbe bill for a monument to tbe North Carolina troops at Appo mattox it was referred to approprla lion committee, such a course being rimtndd. Tula committee met and favorably reported the bill and tomor row tt will pass. A bill was intro duced chaniriocr the name of tbe Bap tist Female University at Raleigh to the Baptist Female College; to fix the tatua of neraonal property tor taxtion The bill allowing" distilleries of cot in than thirtv-aix busbel daily ca pncltf to operate at Ashevllle passed tha aeoond readinr. 74 to 26. and was made special order for next Tuesday, h-j reouest of the Introducer. ' Governor Glenn presented bis first mnsaire lo-daT. It consisted wholly of a plea for the raising of the salaries of ihe Supreme and Superior Court judges. Raleigh, N. 0 , Jan. 14. A spirit ed discussion of the liquor problem ws the special feature of the Legis lata re to-day, especially of the Senate, and if the Hoase passes the same measures enacted by tbe Senate, Ham let and Hoffman will have to go out of the liquor business and the Atlantic Hotel at ' Morehead City cannot sell liquor unlets the County Commission ers grant permission. Then in the ' Renresentative Alexander, of Meckienourg. mirouuccu wwimoi WILMINGTON, . 0., FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, prohibiting screens fa salens and rei quiring all bars in llyt State to be elosed between 8 P. Uqcd 6A.5 U., and fixing the llcen at, tl.000 all over the State. -'. ''"Wti-I " Before the Senate psuedjhs bill to prohibit the manufacture aadviia ot liquor In Richmond county a - spirited debate arose during- which SenatoH Em pie, of New Hanover; "ad Senator McLean, of Scotland, had a tilt. . Mr. Emple was the first tospeak. in opposition to the bill. Mr.-McLfaa bad mado a lengthy speech, Bib;e In hand, quoting freely therefrsm. 2 Mr. Empie's speech was to tbe ' effect that the Watta' law waa all; sufficient for Hamlet and Richmond county people and It should be left iff a voter' gf the people on the question... Then Emple said: "I eojor Ibo reading by the Senator, of Sccifdof tbe Biblical passages, and In tlsjrev erence for that sacred book I ftartlly agree with him and I believe I vener ate It as much as he does, but 1111 I could aay to bim that you . may take extracts from the Bible to. uphold any position." V t 8enator McLean arose and with his large Bible in an extended band, ap proached the 8enator from New Han over and exclaimed: ' " ' ; - -r "Will you show me one passage in this book on your aide of these ques tions P -' "Why, you take a little wine for your stomach's sake" quoted Senator Emple and the House laughed. A Senator McLean replied by quoting "Look not upon the wine whlle.it Is red" and "no drunkard shall inherit the kingdom of heaven-" asserting that if the Senators did not Vote against whiskey the blood of those lost would be upon their heads. Senator Emple concluded bis re marks by uglng the Senators to stand by tbe doctrine of self government and leave matters of this kind to a vole of the people. It will ba a hard fight in the House to have the Richmond li quor traffic submitted to a vote of the people. IN THE SENATE. When tbe Everett bill to prohibit tbe manufacture and sale of liquor in Richmond county came up in the upper bouse, Senator Everett ex plained that Richmond was now a wet spot in the centre of a large pro hibition', territory. Hoffman and Hamlet were whiskey towns, having d stiyeriea and saloons. He urged the passsga of the bill. ' Senator Coxe said he had been spoken to by both aides; he lived in a county adjoining Richmond and felt that it waa due tbe Senators that the matter be fully presented. He asked to be excused from voting. i ! Senator Bragaw from the commo i i". j . MMsnpauHiiiw "?T"Ufc" -V! piaineu ano aavocatea toe mil. I Senator Hector McLean, of Scot land, made hla plea for the bill aj& delivered an enlhusiastio appeal IZ prohibition. He read eopioue extracts from the Bible on the subject of -temperance. Senator Duls said that be was in clined to think that the bill ahould not go Into effect until July 1st, when tbe licenses expired. Senator Crisp, Republican, of Gra ham, advocated the bill. The bill was also supported by Senators Alexander, of Rutherford; McCullocb, of Bladen; 8baw, of Robeson, and Ellington, of Wake. Seaator Aaron, of Wayne, declared that he could not support the bill. The Senate waa presided over by L'eut Gov. Winston and opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. A. L Moment. Duls introduced a niu to amend the law regarding tbe Carnegie library at Charlotte; Wright, to Impose a penally on telegraph companies for failure to deliver a messsge; Cox. for tbe relief of ex Bherlff J. T. Gaddy, of Anson. A bill to repeal Chapter 513 Laws oi 1899, relating to the sale of liquor at tbe Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, was unanlmoutly passed. Senator Aren dell said that he Introduced the bill s in ply (o put Morehead City under the Watt.' Law. the same aa other places. Senators Sinclair and Turrentlne were granted leaves of absence until Moa day, after which the Senate adjourned until Monday at 11 A. M. HOUSE PBOCEESMZtas. Ia tbe House bills were introduced to regulate tbe sale of liquor in the Stair, requiring all saloona to pay $1,000 license before Issuance of the same, and to close at 8 P. M.. open ing; not earlier than 6 A. M. ; to incor porate the Dover Railroad Company ; for 135,000 appropriation to blind in stitution at Raleigh for cold storage beating plant and addition to building ; to regulate speed of automobiles in Mecklenburg. Amnnsr bills passed to incorporate R t!4r.lss graded school and Granite Falls graded school in Caldwell county; to make unregistered detds dated prior to 1870 "Ancient Records;" to appropriate al.UUU tor memorials at Apsomattox; authorizing Brunswick and blokes counties to levy special tax : requiring clerks to preaent House committers to serve for olher commit tees without extra compensation. f Lumber Meeting In Florence. ' At the regular bi-monthly meeting of the South Carolina Lumber Assocl- tlon in Florence, Friday night, D. T. McKellban, of Lu mber, and first vice president of the Association, was pre sented with a handsome silver pitcher and cup by the members of the Asso ciation as a token of the high personal esteem io which he is held by bit fel low-members and co-workeia. Mr. McKelthan is ell and favorably known In Wilmington and was for many yeara tbe associate and psrtner in business -with the late P. L. Brid- gers in tbe Bridgers-McKeitban Lum ber Co. Tbe presentation speech Fri day night was by Mr. Z. W. White head, of tbe Southern Lumber Jour nal. The meeting also ratified the new yellow pine ruleaas formulated by tbe Savannah conierence laii month. Stole Box of Tebscce. Richard Kea, colored porter at the I store of Mr. Joseph H. Walter, was arraigned in Justice Fowler's court yesterday, on the charge of the lar ceny of a 10-pound caddy of tobacco from the store, several tesunea iney i saw Kea going out of the place with the tobacco under ma apron, nea stys It waa a bundle of kindling they saw him take cj. He waa held under $60 bond wbieb Lul not been given at last acejua-s. tio VERM 08 GLENN'S aPFOINTMEfH. j Resppoiataeats aaaoasced Last Nlfbt. -'. erseaal Staff Named Later. "3petal Star Telearym. RaMIOh, N. a. Jar. 12 Gavrrn- oi Glenn aald to-night that he would announce the appointments on hla personal staff within lhe next day or two. Commissions of re-appolctment were issued to-day to Col. Alfred Williams, as Colonel and Assistant Adjutant Ueneral, and W. E. Gtry.of Henderson, aa Lieutenant Colonel anu ttjuariermaater General. Governor Glenn last night an nounced the following appointments: Insurance Commissioner J. R. Young, v Adjutant-General Col. T. R. Rob ertson, of Charlotte, now In command oi; me irirst Regiment. artermsster General Francis A. cac: ot neaderaon. " 1 .-Inspector General T. H. Bsln, of Goldsooro. . Commissary General 9. Galieri, of uutnerrordtop.. .. judge Advocate General M. D. Hedge, of Ashevllle. Acaisiant Judge AdvocateGeneral Kirkpatrlck, of Charlotte. Chief of Ecf laeert J. L. Ludlow, ot Winston. ; Burgeon General Dr. R. S. Young, of Charlotte. Private Secretary to the Governor Grneral James D. Glenn, of Greens-bo-o. Raleigh, N. 0., Jan. 13. -Governor Glenn this morning announced the foi owing additional appointments: P j master General : George L Pe terson, of Charlotte. - Atstataut Commissary Generals: WVscott, Roberson of Guilford, and B. U. Jtlrkpttrick, of Wayneavllle. tiea. J. F. Armfield, reappointed oneaaier general. W. L. McGee, to be inspector gen eral of small arms nrsctice. Thomas Stringfield, to be assistant inspector general, Foster Hanklns, to be assistant pay. master genera). John Andrews, to. be assistant com- misssry general. Tne Governor received a recommen- ation from tbe penitentiary board, ask ing that J. 8. Mann be reappointed supsrintendent of the penitentiary. LOCAL DOTS. A street car struck a horse of the City Livery Co. at Fourth and Princess streets yesterday. The ani mal was knocked down but was ap parently uninjured. It will be of interest to friends of Mr. John Jay Blair in this city to kiow that Mr. W. A. Blair, of Win- mvju, wnu waa recently appointed a member of the United States Assay Commission, Is a brother of bis. Licenses were issued yesterday for the manias Ml.. T.,l. 1C In.. j.;..v... 7',," to Mr.- B. F, Tteo pou,- d Mr. Ida Davis, daughter of Mr. Ed Stokely, to Mr. E. W. Hawkins, all of this city. More contributions, ranging in amount from $5 to $30, , were re ceived by the Wilmington creditors of John O. Davis yesterday. It Is sug gested that Mr. tDavls may return to Wilmington in the near future when his debts shall have been more fully liquidated. Capt. M. Bennett, of the schooner "Catsle F. Bronson," which It in distress at Southport, has en gaged a New York tug to tow the dis tressed vessel to her destination. Mrs. Bennett, wife of tbe captain, who wsa aboard, came up yesterday and left last night by rail for her home. In the Mayor's court yester day Joe Quince, colored, wsa charged with disorderly conduct at Blxlh and Castle atreets Friday night and was fined 5 and costs. A woman en gsged in the same disorder escaped, leaving her hat and cloak. Officers Newton and John Meier figured in the arrest. Schooner "Chas. O. Lister, Ospt. Robsrt Z. Moore, after a very rough passage from New York, ar rived yesterday with cargo of tail for tbe D. L. Gore Company. While in pert Capt. Moore will pay a visit to his old home la the eastern part of the State and rumor haa it that the trio will possess for him more than the ordinary interest. THE FIRE L43T NlOfiT. Three Negro Hooses la Suburbs Nearly Destroyed No lasnrsoce. - One small negro dwelling and two "others adjoining, all belonging to the estate of the late W. W. Waddell, were almost completely destroyed by fire last night at 8 o'clock, in the northeastern section of the city. The fire starter, from the explosion of a i lamp, at the house of Alex. Oldham, colored, 823 Fanning atreet. The lamp waa in a rear room. - The occu panta cmelied smoke and upoo going to Investigate found the rear of the house ia- a light blaze on the interior. Alarma were aent to tbe De garmieni from boxes 14, 16, 18 and 19, Oi( t-.t" property was so far from a a hydrant that it was some time be fore a stream could be put on the flames. Oidham saved most of his perional effects, but tbe bouse wss completely burned; Ion about $350. House adjoining on either aide, oc cupied by Wm. Briee and ' Ellen Gorham, respectively, were damaged about $50 each. Tbere was no Insur ance on any of the property. From the number of fire alarms aent In, many thought Hannah & Ooa. box factory in the old tobacco warehouse was burning, out tne nre was suu yards away. Gestler Eosseau, who was arrest ed in Philadelphia on suspicion of having attempted to blow up the statue of Frederick the Great at Washington, turns out to be the man who tnea to mow up tne Canard steamer Umbria in New York in 1903. He had an "Infernal machine" on him when arrested. 1905. NEGRO FATALLY SHOT Drunken Painter Made General Attack With Knife Upon Young White Men. HIS CONDITION DANGEROUS. Herbert I. Petersos, Who Fired the Boi ler, With Two Others, Were Slashed . by the Isforiated Black Mar. . Qave Bead aad Releasee?. In a general mix-up bstweeen a crowd of drunken negroes and a party of young while men on the west side- walk, t Fourth and Hanover atreetr. early last night, Toney Black; a mus cular young negro painter, was per haps fatally wounded, a pistol ball from a 33-caIibre revolver in the hands of Mr. Herbart L. Peterson having passed through his right lung, and at least two of the young white men in the imbroglio received slight cuts from a knife In the hands of the wounded negro. The negro was at once placed under arrest by Police man H. P. Merritt and aent to the Jamea Walker Memorial (Hospital, where he lies in a dangerous condi tion, and Mr. Peterson gave himself up to Policeman. M. A. Jones, subsequently giving bond for his ap pearance for trial aa soon as the negro is able to be out. Mr. Peterson is employed as an en gineer at.lthe Standard Pole ft Tie Company's yards, on the Castle Haynea road, near Smith's Creek bridge. LaatJ night, after aupper, he left bis borne at Third and Hanover streets to go to Fourth street market tQ purchase some provisions for hlsf amlly Boon afterileaving thehoute he waa jolted by Ms brother, Cleveland Pe tenon, and teveral other young men, with whom he was walking down the aide walk when the trouble occurred. The drunken nrgro fell in among the crowd of young white men, knife In hand, and was slashing right and left like a madman. The young men did not know the negro, .neither did they know whence he Icame nor thecauie for his attack. Cleveland Peterson was cut across the hand, one of the other young men received a alight gash and Mr. Herbert Peterson was slashed through a rubber coat. an overcoat and thick underwear ! to the chest. The heavy cloth ing which he wore probably saved his life as the knife just pene trated the fleai. Inflicting a alight wound. Just after the negro had alashed Mr. Peterson, the latter drew bis pistol and fired. Tbe negro waa apparently unhurt and pursued Mr. Peterson across to a point nearly In front of,. M. J. Frank Maunder's former residence. Later he went on down the street and one of the young men ran down to Policeman Merritt, and had him to arrest the negro. In tbe meantime Mr. Peterson gave him self up to Policeman Jones and the patrol wagon was summoned from Fourth street bridge fire station. When It was ascsrtained tbst both Mr. Peter son and the negro were hurt the hos pital ambulance waa called and the tiro were taken there. Dr. Akerman found that Mr. Peterson's Id juries were trivial. The bullet entered just below tbe right arm of the negro,a lit tle to one tide, and penetrated the right lung. He waa very much under the Intuence of liquor, wet and damp, and Dr. Akerman said his condition was very favorable to pneumonia. The wound is regarded as very proba bly fatal. Mr. Peterson was taken from the hospital to the station house, where the circumstances were related by sev eral and bond was fixed at $100. It was given by Mr. Peterson with form er policeman, H. H. Woebie, as secu rity. Mr. reierson was formerly a member of tae fire department and haa many friends, who regret the clrcum stances which necessarily led to the shooting. Aa aftermath of Jfcnss. urea uooper, tne negro who was ahot through and through the body. cut up badly and found by the aide of tne railroad trace at uiton Bridge on Christmas day, waa arraigned In the police court yesterday, charged with disorderly conduct. Hooper was.juit out oi tne nospitai, where it waa thought for many daya that it was im possible for bim to live. The shooting was evidently the result of a crap game across the river, and the Mayor had him brought up in court with the expectation of some developments. However, nothing oi importance waa elicited, and on account of his condl tlon he was discharged. afternoon Wedding. At tbe residence of the bride's uncle, Mr. J. I. Bland, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. Geo. B. Webster, pastor of Bladen street M. E. church, joined In marriage Miss Alice Memo ry, and Mr. Jamea 0. Justice, all of Wilmington. There were only a few friends present to witness the happy event, both tbe bride and groom hav ing preferred that the cremony be very quiet Mr. Justice la a popular mem ber or tne Wilmington Dire Depart ment. They will reside at the home of Mr. Bland, for, the present. Recalls Vsileasaat slcnierres. William H. Moore.doetor and form er member of the Legislature and justice of the peace of New Hanover county before the daya of '98, waa the proseeutor In a ease againat Fred Bry art, colored, charged -with an aasanlt with a deadly weapon In Justice Bor- nemann'a court yeaterday. Moore had been beaten up pretty badly by some one but the proof waa lacking as to Bryant's having committed the deed. Bryant waa discharged. Moore only 1 lately returned to tba elty. NO. 12 A. C. L. AGENT ARRESTED. aejeticaa Ssrely Cenpssy Ceased ladlct meat af J. L. I oataall. Former Agent at Pass Tbe Sbortsgr. Mr. Bradbury Williams, of New York, Inspector for the American Surety Co., arrived In the city last night from Dunn, N. 0., where cn Wednesday he caused the arrest of John L. Bouthall, former agent of the A O. L. in that city. Mr. Southall wi some time ago indicted by the Haraett county grand jury for the alleged embezzlement of $1,300 from the Coast Line and papers were issued for bis arrest, but there was some difficulty in serving them until Mr. Williams came down to urge the mat ter for hla company , in which South all was bonded to the Ooast Line Southall waa arrested . Wednesday at rDunnona caplaa from the clerk of Hsrnett county court at LUllngtorr. He at once gave bond for his trial which will take place Feb. 6ih. The Coast Line shortage-was, of course, paid by the surety company. Mr. T. J. Sweeney, traveling audit or of the Coast Line, with a represent ative of the surety company checked Mr. Southall up $1,200 short some time ago. The former agent is well connected in Harnett and his arrest caused a sensation there. He says the $1200 alleged to have been em bezzled by him was cot taken but that the amount Is due to "him by mer chants of Dunn for freight, which would have been paid to him but for the failure of the local banks In that town last Summer. LEAKING VESSEL TOWED IN. Schosoei Lizzie E. Deanisoa Struck Frj lag Paa Shoals Wedsesdsy Night. Her crew weak and exhausted from constant and long service at the pumps to keep their craft afloat, the schooner Lizzie K. Dennlson, 453 tons.Oapt. W. H. Peck, New York to Jacksonville, Fla., with cargo of fertilizer material and cement, was towed iqto Bouthport in distress late Friday night by the Wilmington tug Alexander Jones. Capt. Peck saya he cleared from New York Dec. 29th and experienced ter rific weather during the entire voy age. Oa Wednesday night of thia week, during thick weather, the vetsel struck on the extreme end of Frying Pan ahoala but subsequently floated. Immediately, however, after striking tbe schooner began to leak badly. The seven men ol the crew were at once catted to the pumps and their com- i blned and constant energy was re- ! quired, ia bitter cold weather, to keep the ahip afloat until ahe waa towed In to 8outaport two dayaand a night later. Upon being towed into Bouth port the vessel was beached on Battery Island shoals to prevent " her "from sinking- Member of the crew were utterly exhausted. The captain came up to the city Saturday and reported to CapU.G. D. MaffUt. ; ship broker, who at onee communicated with Cspt. Peck to the owners. Tbe vessel is now at Southport awaiting orders. BURNS BROUGHT FROM QE9EQIJ. Pestellice Moaey Order Swindler Laaded in Jail Hire Yesterday iccemplice. United Btates Deputy Marshall J. B. Wilson, of Bavannab, Ga., arrived in the city yesterday afternoon bringing to North Carolina "JImmie" Burns, the noted postoffice money order swindler, arrested several months ago and placed In jail In the Georgia city at tbe instance of Postoffice Inspector S. H. Buck. The particulars of the case are well remembered. Burns was transferred here by order of Judge Emory Speer, of Georgia, and will be tried at the May Urm of tbe Federal Court In thia city. Deputy U. S. Clerk J. K Callier issued the commit ment for the m gro and he was placed In jail here. Edd. Smith, an accom plice of "JImmie" Burns. Is In Jail In Kentucky and will be later transferred here for trial. Burna has confessed. He and Smith are the negroes who successfully worked the raited money order game on merchanta here and at Raleigh, Charlotte Fayettevllle and other places in this 8tate. SUICIDE IN PESOEP. Mr. Ashley Murray Slashed His Throst With Razsr la Fit el Despondency. This week's Pender Chronicle, of Burgaw, has the following: Mr. Ashley Murray, who lives about three miles from this place, in Murray Towp, committed suicide last Sunday by'cuttlng hia throat from ear to ear with a razor. He waa about 45 yeara of age, a prosperous farmer and a con sistent member of tbe Hopewell f res bvterisn churcb. His daughter waa attending him at the time. He asked her to bring him some water and as soon as she left the room he secured the rszor and, from the blood stains, must have at once committed the act. Despondency on account of ill health Is supposed to have been the cause. His remains were interred at tbe rami ly burying around Monday evening at 3 o clock. A wife and seven cbll dren survive him, who have our sin- eerest sympathy. Collector of Customs B. F. Keith was on the streets again yester day after a siege of 30 daya with small pox. He gives a vivid account of his experience during the quarantine and. expresses thanks to all for the cour. tesies ex .ended to h m. Hi family will remain ia quarantine too weeks longer. Dakota, area 148,495 sqnar miles, was divided by tbe Kepubl cans in order that tuey might get lour Senators instead of two. Ari zona and New Mexico, area 236,557 square miles, will be combined by the Republicans, If they can carry their project through, in order that there shall not be more thah two Democratic Senators out of a possl ble four. Philadelphia Record. nor Glenn; ectlv at home in the ex ecutijir office a3tH in just as ho looir Mrs. R." B. Glenn. her ghter, Miss Rebecca Glenn, and er niece. Miss Annie Glenn, were visitors yesterday In the gallery of the House of Representatives. On the 12th inst the residence of J. G. Boylin, editor of the Wades- . boro, Messenger-Intelligoncer, was ' eutered by a burglar, who got away with a small sum of money, some articles of wearing apparel and a few pieces 'of silverware. There is no ' cine to the robber. Chatham Record: Some daya ago Mr. S. T. Womble of thia town ship, saw some buzzards perched on one of his sheep, which was lying down and pulling wool out of it. He of course thought it was dead, but when he went to the sheep it got np and walked oS very much alive. Louisbnrg bonds to the amount of $65,000 have been told to Chicago tartica for the purpose of establish ng waterworks and electric light plants. Bids which have been in vited will be opened on the 2Cth Inst., and oontracts awarded. The power plant and pumping station- -will be on Tar river, about one mile north of town. A mass meeting; la , called for next Monday evening to discuss the question of a graded school for Lonisburg. Washington Gazette-Messenger; There seems to be an impres sion throughout the connty that Washington is overrunning with the smallpox epidemic. But we are glad to say such is not the case. Every thing possible and known to medical science is being done to Btamp it out and success Is crowning the efforts of the physicians. Every caso.has been isolated and persons living remOto from the city need have no appro hension of coming to this place. Raleigh Post.: A phenomenon that has not been accounted for la that in the home of Chief Clerk D. H. Milton of the state department of insurance. There is a large plate glass mirror in his bedroom that when objects are put at a certain distance from it acts as X-rays Bhowlng bones in the body or ob jects of other kinds through sub stances. A number of persons have made close examinations .and are unable to account for the rei markable condition. Arrange ments are being made for an exami nation by experts to, if possible, solve the problem. On Thursday night Leo Ball was shot at his home in the south west part of Yadkin about nlno o'clock four men went to his house and began to batter on a door. When they had nearly succeeded in breaking the door down Ball ap peared and was shot twice with a shot gun. Two shots penetrated his lungs, others taking effect in other parts of his body.. While seriously injured, it is thought that he will recover. Westry Gregory and Jim Cummlngs were arreated to day on the charge ot being con- , cerned in the shooting., and warrants have been Issued for the arrest ot John Cumminga and Frank Ever- idge. -JXheaa. men weia aaen.to-.. gether, one with a shotgun, last eve ning, all intoxicated. A dispatch from Charlotte says: The proposition to establish a city dispensary or drug store in Charlotto which, it was stated, would supply the legitimate demand for liquor and medicine containing alcohol will be allowed to die a bornin. Since the publication of the text of the measure n the local newspapers, ihe opposi tion has been developing fast and urious, even threatening disrup tion in the ranks of the Prohibi tionists. Many of those who voted for a diy town refused to stand for the radical drug store dispensary measure, which, they said, would simply result in defeating the ma chine two years hence. While noth- ng omoial was given ont at tb.6 meeting of the leaders this after- . noon it is definitely understood that he measure will not be allowed to go to the Legislature. Statesville Landmark: It is given out that Mr. J. D. Murphy, member of the Houbo from Bun combe county, will .introduce a bill n the General Assembly increasing the legal rate of interest from C to i per cent. He says that such a aw would have beneficial results In western North Carolina: that tho present law is evaded, and that it does not protect the small borrower. We hardly think the bill will pass, and as we see It It ought not to pass. Abont fifteen years ago, when the legal rate of interest was changed from 8 to 6 per cent., there were predictions of all sorts of disasters in consequence and there was much talk that money should bring what ever anybody was willing to pay for it, etc., etc. But as a matter of fact the greatest era of development in the history of the State has re sulted since the change in the law. We do -not claim that the law was solely responsible for these condi tions , but the fact remains that the disasters predicted not only did not occur, but there was improvement instead. SERIOUS ISfEBDURY FIRE. Pestellice aad fottoo Mills at Thomas ville, Oa , Burned. Bj Teleeraph to the Morning BUT. Thomasvjlle, Ga., Jan. 14. Lou ralne, a small lumber town nine miles north of Thomasville, waa visited to day by an incendiary fire which de stroyed the postoffice and the buildings and commissary of tbe Lauraln mills. The office was robbed by Walter Mit chell, a negro who took money, stamps and goods and fired the post office. Mitchell has confessed and says he vaa employed by a white merchant at Louralne. Both have been arrested and ar In the county jail. The loss by fire waa heavy. No Insurance. TO TAP COAL FIELDS. Eorjoeers to Snivey Is. Rsilread frsm Maries, N. 5 to Jobssoa Illy. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, Jan. 14. A corps of Southern Railroad engineers will 1 take the field Monday for the purpose of locating a railroad line between Marlon, N. C and Johnson City, Tenn. The proposed road will make pofaiblea short hue beiwten tbe Vir ginia cold fields anrf the aeacoast at Charleston and will also give the Southern ready acc from the eoal flelda tn nolnta in North Carolina. I South Carolina and Eastern Georgia. I a. ; " . -1 J A It