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&8LATI058.
The satisfactory growth of onr
business with Cuba sinoe the recip
rocity treaty was entered into a year
ago ought to be a lesson to the Be
publican party in the way of demon
stating that mutual, liberal trade re
lations benefit two countries that
desire to do bnslness with each oth
er. The Bureau of Statistics has is
sued a bulletin showing the an
parent effect npon the trade of
Cuba with the United States and
with other countries of the recip
rocity treaty during the year 1904,
the treaty baring gone into
force on the twenty-seventh of De
cember, 19v3. While our imports
from all countries in ihe calendar
year showed an Increase . of only
about $10,000,000, or 4 per cent,
orer those of 1903, and 'those from
all the West Indies, not including
Porto Rico, advanced from 174,890,
69 to $s9,561,c26, or 20 per cent,
oni Imports from Cnba increaaed
from $57,228,291 to $4,950,99o, or
31 per cent. As will be seen, the
increase was due in some measures
to diverting trade from other West
Indian Islands, and was no doubt
caused by the reduction of duties,
especially npon Cuba's chief export
produot, sugar. On the export side
the peicentage of increase ' was
still larger The advance was
from $23,5i4,417 to $32,644,315, or
38 9 per cent. The gain in onr
total axrtorta to all nnnntriefl far the
year was only 2.3 per cent. Going
back over a period of fifteen years
onr trade with Cnba has been sub
ject to wide fluctuations, with a
much larger growth in exports than
In imports. The former rose from
$13,329,493 in 1890 to $22,244,878
two years later, fell considerably
below $8,000,000 in 1896 and came
np again after 1899, but they
surpassed all previous records
last year. The imports from
Cuba exceeded $78,000,000 in 1892,
fell to little more than $16,000,000
In 1897, and the recovery since the
Spauish war bad only reached $57,
000,000 by 1 9o3. Under reel procity
there has been a substantial gain
that onght to continue, demonstra
ting the berefit of lower duties.
It is natural that our Imports
should exceed exports in any trade
with a tropical country, bnt in the
case of Cuba the export trade is far
from satisfactory. Statistics of
Cuba's general foreign trade cover
only the first six months of
the year. They show an in
crease in expoits to all countries
for tho half year from $44,120,-
812 to $60,(83,227 compared with
the same months of 1903. This is
an increase of 36.1 per cent. Ac
cording to these Cnbah figures,
which Inolode gold and silver as
well as merchandise, and do not
correspond very closely to our own,
the increase in exports to the
Uuited 8tates was from $36,046,328
- to $53,119,619, or 47.3 per cent.
Tbere was a general falling off in
exports to European countries with
the exception of France, but in
the Import trade tbere was a
much larger increase in that
"with European countries than in
that with the United States, not
withstanding the preferential duties
With the United States the Increase
was from $13,696,673 to $15,416,503,
or 12 6 per cent.; with the United
Kingdom it was from $4,910,910 to
$6,6u7,480, or 34 5 per cent; with
Spain from $4,928,555 to $6,099,994'
23 8 per cent.; with France from
$3,249 167 to $3,337,081, or 48 4 per
cent., and with Germany from $1,-
806,116, to $2,526,223, or 89 9 per
cent. The increase In the entire im
port trade of the island was from
$32,458,362 to $39,872,456, or 22.8
Tier cent.
Commenting npon the inorease of
tmiineM with Cnba, thePhlla
delnhia Record says:
Ihere is no difficulty In inferring
th rounn for the larger relative
iMin in Arnorti to Cnba from En
rnn. than from the United States
in anftA of the reciprocity treaty.
We can supply the Island with
.tti. nrnTiaiom and breadstuns,
mA .nmA other of the coarser and
hnikv commodities to better
advantage than Europe;
bnt her
manufactured
VOL. XXXVI.
articles, and it will be more and
more so with time. In these, and
especially in most textile fab
rics, Imports can still be made from
SlSS E'a,nc!
lower cost than from the United
ivnn uuit liiuli xriiiii Lnn nnuRn
States, even with the difference in
duty. So long as this is so trade
win grow in that direction. It will
be determined by the cost of obtain
ing what is needed or desired in ex.
change for exports. Onr foreign
traae nereaiter must advance main
ly through increased efficiency and
tower cost m producing manufac
tured articles.
ABTI IBJUJTCTIOJJ BILL
KILLER.
The N:ew York Times gets edito
rially gay and says:
"They strangled the President's
Anti-Injunction bill in the Uonse
Judiciary Committee room Wednes
day afternoon, and so mercifully
that not a squall was heard in the
corridor outside. There will be a
simple funeral, with flowers upon a
little casket, and at the head of the
mourning train will march the Elder
Statesmen from the other end of the
Capitol. They loved that child,the
Senators, with an affection appro
priatie to its high parentage. Many
a one among them had secretly
hoped that his might be the hand
chosen to draw the keen set sacrifi
cial knife across its tender little
throat. That would be a killing
worth going miles to see. Had the
inscrutable fates given to the Sen
ate the opportunity to do the bill to
death there would have been a high
altar, filleted priests, tripod lamps
aimiy onrning, ana all the . pomp
and circumstance of publio ceremo
nial, with here and there a high
uuog neei 01 irreverent ioy
"ifor one thing, the Senate
would have liked to lay hands on
the Anti-injunction bill because of
rooted hostility to its principle and
purpose; and for another in the
hope that the exemplary fate of this
measnre might be Interpreted at the
wnite House as a formal lntima
iion mat tne constitutional re
sources of the Legislative Depart
ment are adequate to the origina
tion ot a volume of new laws com
mensurate with the annual needs of
the people.
"This bill was the fruit of a din-
ner conference at the White House,
the President, Attorney General
Sloodv. Commissioner Garfield.
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor, and
Commissioner F. P. Sargent being
present. It provided that in trade
disputes, that is, in differences
arising between employers and em
ployes, temporary injunctions
Bhould not be granted to restrain
strikers from following their
bent and. disposition, except
with due notice and the prm
lege ox a nearmg. Tne bill was a
being born into this world with a
tore a in either eye, a dynamite bomb
in each hand, murder In its heart,
and anarchy in its blood. It singled
out organized labor as the sole ben
eficiary of this exemption from the
restraints of the temporary injunc
tion issued on application. All
other acts threatening injury were
to remain subject to the operation
of the preventive writ; to strikers
was to be preservsd inalienably the
ght to burn, destroy, blow np,
maim, and kin during tne twenty-
four or forty-eight hours required
by the notice or hearing.
"ihere will be deep and general
public satisfaction with the action
of the House Judiciary Committee
in putting the bill away, it was a
new bnt startling Illustration of the
white House disposition, observed
npon other occasions, to overlook
the general welfare while giving
ready and hospitable attention to
the interests and demands of class."
Anti-injunction is more Demo
cratic thunder and the Republicans
in Congress no doubt wonder how
President Soosevelt gets so many
Bryan ideas in his head. Again,
the working men of the North can
see how they were taken in by
voting the Republican ticket. This
is not saying anything about the
merits or demerits of antUinjunc
tion.
It Is stated that there is a New
York man who has three legs. A
fellow like that wonld be the whole
thing when it came to make a kick
but he would be an easy mark for
the leg pullers.
Astronomers have discovered that
the Sun ha another new spot the
largest ever discovered, as It is 80,000
miles wide. These are crooked times
and it is hard to find anything spot
less, isn't it, Senator Graftget?
Mrs. W. S. Flower, of Pittsburg,
Pa., came into possession of $30,
000.000 on Wednesday. It would
be hard to persuade her husband
that she is not a veritable daisy to be
having lnck like that.
General Kuropatkin says the Jap
anese earthworks were frozen so hard
that shells failed to damage them.
Even Jack Frost seems to be on the
side of the Japs.
The backers who were swindled by
Mrs. Chadwiok are to hold a meet-
in sr. Mrs. Chadwick left them the
bag to hold and we guess they want
to go on a strike.
The Chicago police have discov
ered that Johann Hoch had thirty
wives. He must have gone broke
in wasting his time while sparking
the girls. -
The Republicans gloat over the
fact that "John Sharp Williams has
lost ground." That comes of throw
log so much mud iu Congress.
VAGRANCY DEFINED.
StriDjient Law Passed Yesterday
by House of Representa
tives at Raleigh.
STILL. ANOTHER LIQUOR BILL.
Repnbllcsa Istrodnced New AatlJsg taw,
The Qoveraor May Qraot f oadltloaal
Psrdoo8"Otber Lezlslstlve Pr o
ceedlof s Yesterday.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. O., Feb. 4, Represen
tative Younr. Republican, of Ashe
county, Introduced in the Bouse to
day a bill to prevent, liquor being im
ported into North Carolina. It pro
hlbltt, first, the shipment of Intoxi
cants from one pointy within, the State
to another within the State, and then
provides that In esses where railroads,
express companies and other common
carriers receive liquor at points with
out the BUte for delivery In North
Carolina, such packages shall be con
veyed to the first station wltnln the
borders of North Carolina and notice
sent to consignee, and if he does not
apply for It at that station within SO
days, it shall be sold at auction. There
are clauses exempting common car
riers from civil action for stopping
packages at the first station within
the8tate Instead of delivering It at
the shipping station of the consignee.
THE VAGRANCY LAW.
Thevserancy law. as reported fa
vorably by the House Judiciary Com
mittee last night was passed by tbe
House to-day. It Is regarded as im
portant and far reaching; In Its effect
The bill repeals Section S8S4 of the
Code of North Carolina and all laws
amendatory and defines vagrants
inus:
1. Perions - wandering or strolling
about in Idleness who are able to
work and have no property to support
them.
2. Persons leading an Idle, Immoral
or profligate life, who have no prop
erty to support them, and who are able
to work, and do not work.
- 3. Alt persons able to work, navmg
no property to support them, and who
have not some visible and known
means of a fair, honest and reputable
livelihood.
4. Persons having a fixed abode.
who have no visible property to sup
port tbem, and who live by stealing,
or by trading in, bartering for, or buy-
Ins stolen property.
5. Protesslonailgambiers living in
dleness.
6. All able-bodied men who have
no other visible means of support, who
shall live in idleness upon tne wages
or earnings of their mother, wife or
minor child or children.
That the punishment for vagrancy
as defined in this act shall not . exceed
$50 fine or thirty days Impris
onment for the iat offense, - and for
tbe second and subsequent offenses tbe
Justice of tbe Peace shall bind the ae
fend ant over to the Superior court in
the aum of two hundred dollars (1200)
and noon conviction of said offense In
the Bunerior court the defendant shall
be sentenced to the puonc roaae or 10
the work house for a term not less
than six months nor exceeding one
vear.
Toe only amendment 10 ins dui Be
fore its Daasace was one by Mr. Bins.
. am- 41 1 111 a
of Durham, that tbe law not apply to
fathers, who live off or the wages 01
sons over 18 years of age.
Roatlse Proceedlsfs.
None of the bills In the Benate elicit
ed diseussion to-day. The sesslens
were onened with prayer by Benstor
Hector McLean, of Scotland. The bill
to authorise tbe commissioners of New
Hanover to establish a work-house in
connection with the county home,
pasiad final reading and now eoes to
the House. Tbe bill of Mr. Sinclair,
of Cumberland, to regulate condition
al pardons, also passed naal reading
In tbe Senate. Tbe bill provides that
the Governor may pardon a man con
dltionallv and upon violation of
narola mav have him re-arrested.
Other Benate bills which passed final
retdlng besides those especially local
ware: To amend charter of Bseford;
to re mark boundary between tbe Oar-
ollnas: to Incorporate Greensboro
Hook &. Ladder Oo. : to amend cnarier
of Durnam and Southbound railroad;
to allow American Cotton Mfg. Asso
ciation to meet In or out of the Biate.
Home bills ptssed final reading in the
Senate: To amend the corporation law
so tbat In tbe absence of tbe secretary
the atslstant secretary may attach the
cornoratlon seal: to give town or
South port power to deea a lot 10
Pythagoras lodge of Masons; for relief
of commissioners of Robeson, paying
them mllease.
Bills Introduced: By Bragaw, to
authorize executors and admimstra-
tnra in nrovida flrrave stones lor ae
ceased persons; amend charter 01
Henderson ville; Incorporate Citizens'
Bank, of Klnston ; by Grady, to amend
fwtion 179 of The Code, regarding
the nrlorltv of croo liens and chattel
martaaaea: also to allow Interest on
costs; by KUer, a joint resolution 10
memorialize Oongreis to pronioii
adulterated foods bv Inter-8tate Com
merce regulation; by Sinclair, to pro-
n bit public nuisances in Cross Ureek
townshlo. Cumberland county; by
Bryan, to Investigate certain charges
of Arthur C Smith with reference to
Soldiers' Home, calling for joint com
mlttee of five to conduct inyeatlc
tion: bv Empie. relative to stock law
in Federal Point township.'
In the House, Mr. Boney introduced
bills relative to election of commis
aloners bv people and stock law in
Federal Point: bv Murphy, of Rowan,
to amend Sec 11, Chapter 375, Public
Laws of 1903, relative to Banks; ny
McRill. for annointment of G. H.
Thompson a magistrate in Cumber
land; by Fisher, for relief of Martin
McLean, Confederate soldier in Robe
son county, utner ouis were ui a
purely local nature.
Mr. Wlnbourne sent forward a let
ter, which he had received from the
superintendent of schools of Hertford,
and asked that it be read to the House.
Mr. Wlnbourne said this was only one
or many letters which was received
endorsing his bill to allow each race
to levy special lax for schools for
terms above the regular four months'
term, which Is now guaranteed to each
race. The letter went on to say that
the people of the Eut heartily en
dorsed - the bill, and hoped tbat it
would pass.
Bills passed final reading: For es
tablishment of graded school In Fre
mont; to amend law relative to water
supplies.
The bill amending the vagrancy law
oslltd for some dlicnsslon In the
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10,
House, bat was finally passed as re
ported by toe ludielarv committee.
Mr. Bailers bill providing for the
election of school boards in all conn
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FOUR BARRELS OP BEER.
Masiclpal Authorities Hsve Pear Barrels
They Wast to Diipsse of Ssstshow.
The city has a white elehpant on Its
hands. The aforesaid, proverbial ele
phant consists of four barrels of beer
purehased in connection with the re
cent crusade against representatives of
breweries In the city, who were not
paying the license requlrei by law.
Of course, the evidence had to be se
cured before the indictments were
made out, not throaghjSBOlee bat for
the sake of expediency, the city had
to boy this beer to clinch lis
Four fall-atzad barrels, costing $13 a
piece, were purehased and the same
wss carried to the office of iChisf Far-
Jong, where It waits disposition of
some kind. Tbat is the question. The
disposition of the bser occurred to the
Mayor and Chief of Police yesterday,
but It wss at once seen that the eity
had no power to sell It and a sugges
tion of giving It away went against
tbe well known temperance views of
those two officials. Toe question Is
still agitating City Hall elrele. A
suggestion -offered the Mayor last
night by a newspaper man was not
deemed expedient for the newspaper
man.
SEW SHRIER BUILDING.
Work Will Befla This Week-Naw ,0HIce
. for tke Slater People.
If the weather moderates, work will
be commenced this week on the new
building for Mr. L Bhrter, on South
Front street. The building will be
supervised by Contractor W. E.
Glenn and will be first class In every
particular. A cut of the structure ac
cording to plans drawn by Architect
McMillen was recently, published In
these columns. -
The smaller of the two stores on
the first floor of tbe new building will
be occupied by the Singer Sewing
Machine Co., after October 1st The
stores will have solid plate glass fronts
and will be well lighted, ventilated
and heated.
MARRIAGE IS PENDER.
Hiss Edsa f . Deal and Mr. P. f . Oawsea
Wedded at Hosso el Bride.
Special Star Correspondence.
Kooxt Pourr. N. Q. Feb. 8. A
beautiful borne marriage was celebrav1
ed this week at the residence of Mr.
JetseDeal, of Harrison Creek, Pender
county, by Rev. Y. E. WrighL The
contracting parties were Miss Edna 8.
Deal and Mr. F. C. Dawson. Miss
Olive L. Deal was maid of honor; Mr.
Amos tsatson. beat man. Immediately
after the happy event a fine dinner
was spread for tbe guests. In the af
ternoon the bridal party took the cars
for Jacksonville, N. C, where they
will be at home after Feb. Sad. The
best wishes of many friends attend the
couple In their future journey through
me.
After Smsllpox Pattest.
Health Officer Bhepard Friday even
ing hau a hard time to locate Dave
Holmes, colored,-a smallpox patient
known to be In a house at 830 Walnut
street. He had orders to take the col
ored man to tbe pest bouse but when
he arrived at "830 Walnut" and thor
oughly searched the premises there
was no patient 4o be found. Finally
Holmea was found crouched under a
stair ease In an effort to elude the offi
cer. He was hustled out to the pest
house In spite of the snow and about a
dozen others were quarantined where
they were.
Their Silver Weddiax.
Col. and Mr. T. O. James delight
fully entertained a large number of
friends at their hospitable home,
Second and Grace streets, last night.
The occasion was the twenty-fifth or
silver anniversary of their wedding
and Col. and Mrs. James received the
congratulations of their Very many
friends upon that happy event in
their lives. Among the out-of-town
guests who were here for the silver
wedding were CapL and Mrs. Thot.
H. Haugbton, of Charlotte, Mrs.
James being a sister of Mr. Haughton..
Real Estste Trsssfers.
The following real estate transfers
were filed for record yesterday: Wil
liam B. Beery; and wife to John O.
Brock, for $1,500, property on west
side of Fifth, 66 feet north of Castle
street, 66x165 feet In size. Woodle
Bonham and wife to Gusile I. Bon
ham, for $350, ten acre of land in
Harnett township, on the Greenville
road, adjoining lands of O. H. Bon
bam and others.
Wreck Near White ville.
Nearly thirty log cars or a train be
ing brought to tbe Cape Fear Lumber
Co., in this city, were weecked before
day yesterday morning near White
vllle. An A. 0. L. wreck train was
sent out from Wilmington and the
track was cleared about 11 o'clock. No
one was Injured In the wreck.
Parties arriving on the Fay
etteviUe steamer within the past few
days' say that since the recent eold
snap, the river has been teeming with
wild duck, geese and other game of
tbat kind. The number is unprece
dented la the last few years, they say,
the theory being that all still water In
the up country is frozen over and the
game is flocking over to the running
stream.
E(SLY A FATAL DUSK RUST.
Mr. f. H. Beraenasa Had Very Narrow
Escape al Vrlthtsvllle Yesterday.
Mr. O. ,H. Bornemann, the well
known grocer at Beventh and Orange
streets, this city,' had a narrow escape
from drowning or freezing to death
yesterday evening about 6 o'clock at
Wrlghtsvllle Bound, near the beach.
Mr. Bornemann, with his brother-in-law,
Mr. Plckard, of the Qaeen
City Cycle Company, went , down to
the sound yesterday afternoon for a
duck. hunt. During the hunt Mr.
Bornemann got out on an Island In the
sound 10 do some shooting and Mr.
Plckard continued on the hunt in the
boat, expecting to come back later and
get air. Bornemann. iu some way Mr.
Plckard got lost from the Island and
could not return to Mr. Bornemann,
who in the meantime had been forced
off the land by the rising tide. It was
Intensely eold, snowing and sleet
ing, and Mr. Bornemann took des
perate chances to get to the maln
lasdV wading la water onto his neck
and s wimming part of the time. He
finally reached the beach', nowef er.
but had lost alt but consciousness. He
was taken to a fire in the bouse of a
colored watchman on the beach and
soon came around all right, though he
had - a very close call. Mr. Plckard
and Mr. Borneman secured a ear from
the Sound, as the schedule to the
brach was not being run at that hour,
and they came back home, reaching
the city about 8 o'clock last night.
LIEU TES INT COLONEL C H. WHITE.
Appslstmest as Governor's Staff ss Assis
tant Isspcctor, Smsll Arms Prsctlcr.
Mj. Charles H. While, one of W1U
miogton's popular mllltarlans, was
pleasantly surprised yesterday upon
his official notification by Adjutant
General T. R. Robertson that he had
been appointed on Governor Glenn's
military staff as ssilatsnt Inspector of
small arms' practice with the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel. His commlislon
will follow, a few days later. Mj.
White had seen newspspsr notices of
his appointment, but he was under
the Impression tbat there was a mis
take somewhere, as neither he nor any
of his friends, to his knowledge, had
msde any effort In behalf of bis ap
poiatment. Maj. White Is the only
Wilmlngtonlan retained on the Gov
ernor's staff under the new adminis
tration and his promotion to the high
er omce is eminently proper and a
source of pleasure to bis friends.
Paaeral of Mr. lonoley.
The remains of the late Mr. James
W. Conoley, who died in Atlanta
Thursday, reached tbe city Saturday,
accompanied by tbe bereaved wldo
her mother, Mrs. J. D. Love; his
brothers, Messrs. John J. Conoley, ot
Atlanta; Alex. Conoley aod Charley
Ccxeley, of BrunaWk, Ga., and Mfi.
John Conoley.: The funeral was con
dnoted at a o'clock yesterday after
noon from the lodge in Oakdale come
tery.. the Rev. James Carmlchael,
D. D., rector of Bt. John's psrlsb, offi
ciating. The pall-bearers were Messrs.
W. H. Green, W. A. Williams, D. O.
Love, Jno, R. Turrentinr, J. F. Gause
and J. C. Springer.
BUILD PIERI AT I0UTHP0RT.
Intsfesilef Report Thst Emssstes from
Norfolk Big Cosllsg Itstlos.
The following from Friday's Issue
of the Norfolk Ylrglnian-Pilot will be
read with wide interest in this section.
"From an apparently authentic
source la the shipping district It was
learned yesterday that Philadelphia
capitalists are Interested In the estab
llshment of a coal nler at Bouthport.
N. C which Is near Cape Lookout and
near tbe extreme end of tbe Carolina
coast. The plans are said to be yet la
an embryo state. The same parties, it
la said, are interested In the proposed
piers and terminate at Bewails' Point.
"It was stated in marine circles tbat
coal could be hauled to Bouthport
from the West Virginia mines as east
ly as eoal la brought from Pocahontas
to the Lambert's Point piers, and the
claim is that 'vessels could not only
save time by coaling at Bouthport but
wonld also avoid the dangers of Hst
teres.
"It Is not known definitely if the
piers at 8ewall's Point will be built,
but It is said that engineers have re-
& I . . 1 T . till
comix oeen ai mo roiui. xvopun ihii
has It that the Tidewater railroad will
have its terminal at Be wall's Point.
JAMESTOWN CELEBRATION.
HoBse Committee Reports Bill lot Nsval,
Marias and Military Exposition.
. Bi Talegtapa to tha Morning star.
' WaSHIHOTON, Feb. 8. The House
Committee on Industrial Arts and Ex
positions to day. authorized by a vole
of 7 to 4 a favorable report on the bill
prepared by a sub-committee for the
holding of an international naval,
marine and military exposition In
1907 to celebrate the settlement of
Jamestown, Ys. The amount of the
appropriation to be hereafter made It
the bill passes wss not named. The
bill contemplates the appointment of
an additional committee of five by
tbe President. Foreign nations are
to be Invited to participate In the
military and baval features. A second
feature of the plan Is government
participation in tbe land exhibit and
tbe construe' ion of either permanent
or temporary bullngs for this purpose,
In tbe discretion of the rtesident.
Secretary Bhaw in formed the com
mittee that tbe estimates for these
purposes would be prepared and fur
nished as soon as possible. The date
of the exposition was fixed from May
17th so November 1st, 1907.
F. E. McArthur and and W. R.
MeArlhur, father and son, members
of the tbe bankrupt firm of McArthur
and Sobs Company, piano dealers at
Savannah. Ga.. have been jointly In
dicted la three special presentments by
the grand iarj. A separate indict
ment was also returned against W. R.
McArthur. All of the indictments
charge larceny after trusL The al
leged misdirection of funds covers a
nerlod frou Aueust. 1903 until June.
1904 Tbe elder McArthur has been
arrested In Knoxville ord the other In
Birmingham.
1905.
THREE LOCAL BILLS.
Proposed in General Assembly
to Elect New Hanover Com
missioners by People.
ALSO THE MAGISTRATES.
lections of Pedersl Pslot sod Mssosbero
Want Exemption from Stock Law.
Mr. Boney's Mesl Bill raises
the Sesste Other Botes.
Raleigh, N. a, Feb. 4. Iu the
House to-day Representative G. J.
Boney Introduced a bill providing
that at the next general election and
every two years thereafter, the coun
ty commissioners of New Hanover
shall be elective by the people. Tbe
number shall be fire, and they are to
be voted for In the same manner as-
Other county officers. Mr. Boaey
said to-night he would Introduce
probably next week a similar bill
making the magistrates of New Han
over elective also by the people, the
number to be according to the provi
sions of the general law in that re
spect, to be divided as directed be
tween the several townships. As
to the election of members of the
Board of Audit and Flnancs by the
people. Mr. Boney said he had never
contemplated and did not now con
template the introduction of any bill
along that line; that he would oppose
sucu a bill if one were Introduced. He
regards his election as upon a plat
form declaring for the election of the
county commissioners by the people,
and he said to night that he had al
ways advocated that measure and
would continue tosdo so. It is said
among the Wilmington visitors to Ra
leigb that there is a atrong probability
of Mr. Emp introducing a bill in the
Benate making members of the Board
of Audit and Finance elective by the
people, the same as the county com
missioners.
In the House to-day, Mr. Boney in
troduced (by request), another bill re
gardlng the stock law In certain sec
tions of Masonboro and Federal Point
townships, in New Hanover county.
The act is the one desired by LL L
Home and others of that vicinity and
psrmits the qualified voters of the peo
ple of Masonboro and Federal Point
townships, of New Hanover county,
living in certain territory in which the
stock law haa been repealed, to. vote
upon tbe question of Imposing .a tax
up an the property of said terri
tory, for the purpose of building
a fence separating the said territory
from the rest of the. county.
The bill as referred tQ coVmlttee.
and a dale for its hearing will bs set
Monday at tbe regular meeting of tbe
committee.
Another bill, which is of local Inter
est to Wilmington and of Importance
In the Btate, is that Introduced In the
House some time ago by Mr. Boney
and which was passed to day In the
Senate upon favorable renoit last
nlgbt by the Judlcary Committee.
It .is the bill to regulate the sale of
corn meal and it's text is as follows:
"The standard weight of a bushel of
corn meal, whether bolted or unbolt
ed, shall be forty-eight pounds.
"It shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons to pack tor sale or
offer for sale, in this Btate, any corn
meal, except In bags or packages con
taining by standard weight two
bushels, or one bushel, or one-half
bushel, or one-fourth bushel, or one
eighth bushel, respectively. Each bag
or package of corn meal shall have
plainly printed or . marked thereon,
whether the meal is 'bolted or 'un
bolted,' the amount it contains, bush
els, or fraction of a bushel, and the
weight. Provided, tbe provisions 01
this secdon shall not apply to the re
tailing of meal direct to customers
from bulk stock, when priced and
delivered by special weight or meas
ure.
"Any person or persons guilty of
violating either of tbe foregoing sec
tions of this set shall be deemed a
misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding fifty dollars, or by im
prisonment not exceeding thirty days,
or both fine and imprisonment, In tbe
discretion of the court"
The Mil now goes back to the House
for concurrence in a slight amend
ment and then it will become a law.
It wss championed In both Houses by
the North Carolina Retail Grocers'
Association and by prominent mill
men throughout tbe State.
NEW JUDIIIAL DISTRIIT.
BULReported la House of Representatives
for One in tenth f srollns.
By Telagnpn to tbe Horning Bur.
Washington, Feb. 4. Represent
atives Flnleyland Aiken, of South
Carolina, discussed with the Presi
dent to-dty the proposition to create
a new judicial district in South Caro
lina. The Houae committee on the
judiciary haa reported a bill providing
for the new district. The Congres
sional delegation from the Btate Is
anxious in the event of the enactment
of the law, that the judge appointed
should be a resident of the district. It
Is quite probable, that the President,
if tbe bill be passed, will accede to tbe
wishes or the people of the district In
that respect He told his callers he
would be glad to consider recom
mendations for the appointment from
South Carolina Congressmen, mem
bers of the bar and residents of the
district.
At Roanoke. Va.. yesterdav the iurr
In the case of Charles B. Fishburn.
tbe youog banker and broker and soci
ety man, charged with the murder of
Dr. Fred Lefew, a prominent young
physician In October last, brought la
a Verdict of voluntary manslaughter
and fixed bis punishment at five years
in the penitentiary. The tragedy was
the reault of Fishburn'a slapping Lie
Few's young step aon for calling "lea"
at him, tbe word referring to a motor
I cycle Fishburn had been riding. Flsb-
ourn went to tne Lerew home and In
formed tea doctor of the slapping, the
men quarreled and Fishburn stabbed
Lefew.
NO. 15
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
At Sanford H. I. Thompson, J.
F. Sweatt and others of Greensboro,
N. C, have incorporated the Moore
Lumber Co. with $10,000 capltol.
S. W. Foulk & Son, Greens
boro, N. C, are preparing plans for
an $18,000 edifice for the First
Baptist church of Fayetteville;
structure to be of . brick, 75x123
feet, with slate roof, hot air heating
plant, electric lights, etc.
The Raleigh & - Western Rail
way is reported to have graded 15
miles westward . from Cumnock to
Harper's, N. C, while location sur
veys are finished as far as Winston.
S. A. Henszey, operating the coal
mines at Cumnock, Moore county, is
general manager.
The Centaur Knitting Co , of
High Point, N. O., has now com
pleted the erection of a two-story
building 00x100 feet and purchased
machinery for a daily output of 600
dozen pairs of ladles' seamless cotton
hoao. Manufacturing will begin
with- half that output. Electric
?ower will be furnished by the High
oint Electric Power Co. The Cen
taur Knitting Co. is composed of
New York capitalists, and has a
paid-in capital of $25,000, with
$125,000 authorized.
A. P. Shaw, a pharmacist, of
Windsor, committed suicide Friday
about 10:30 A. M. by shooting him
self in the right temple with a 32
calibre pistol. The deceased was
the son of W. W. Shaw, and was a
competent druggist and a highly
esteemed young man. He married
Miss Fannie Phillips, who survives
him with a little boy about two
years of age. She is the niece of
the late Judge Phillips, of Tarboro.
Melancholia, due to physical in
firmities, is supposed to have been
the cause of the deed.
The Mecklenburg Cotton Mills
of Charlotte, la now completing its
plant and will soon begin to manu
facture. The company was organ
ized in 1903, and has erected a two-
story mill building 110x180 feet in
size. It is reported the building
will be equipped with 15,000 spin
dles and 450 looms for the produc
tion of cloth. This will represent a
capitilization of $300,000. When
the company first announced its
purpose it was the Intension to in
stall only 9,500 spindles and no
looms.
The Fayetteville Planing Mill
Co. has been incorporated, with an
authorized capital of $25,000t
J. C, McDiarmldand L.N.Whittedl on these Indian moneys being dls
The Carolina Telephone & Tele-J tributed among the individual Indians
graph Co. has seonred a franchise to
operate a long-distance exchange In
GoMsboro. Sherwood Bobbin
Manufacturing Co., of Greensboro
will increase capital stock to $50,000
to enlarge bnslness. The J, P.'
Scales Cigar Co., of Greensboro,
ias been incorporated with $50,000
capital.
The Selma Cotton Mills, of
Selma, N. C, has its buildings com
pleted and the machinery la being
installed with a view to beginning to
manufacture yarns within 30 days.
Main building is 75x236 feet, one
story high; engine room 40x40 feet,
boiler room 40x40 feet. The equip
ment of machinery will be 5,280
spindles with the accompanying
cards, lappers, winders, etc., for the
production of No. 22 hosiery yarns.
N. E.Edgerton is president; M. C.
Winston, vice president, and R. B.
Whitley, secretary-treasurer and
general manager; capital stock
$100,000.
One of the leading manufac
turing enterprises' of Charlotte,
N. C, is the Southern Card Cloth
ing and Reed Co., manufacturers of
cotton and woollen mill supplies.
This company has found it neces
sary to obtain additional capital in
order to take care of its rapidly
growing trade, and has reorganized,
at the same time Increasing its
capital stock from $10,000 to $20,
000. It has ordered machinery
for doubling the capacity of the
reed department and will add
plow-grinding machinery to the card
clothing department. The South
ern Company will manufacture card
clothing for cotton and woolen mills
loom reeds, slasher combs and vari
ous other mill supplies. It at pres
ent produces $50,000 worth of vari
ous clothing, and the reed plant will
produce $20,000 worth of goods when
the additional machinery is Intalled.
Mr. D. W. Richardson, gen
eral manager of the Goldaboro Lum
ber Company, writes from Dover,
N. C, to the Manufacturers' Record
that a charter has just been secured
from the Legislature for the Dover
!& Sonth Bound Railroad Co, to rnn
rrom nunston, N. U, to Swansboro,
N. C. The Dover & South Bound
is now operating 25 miles of line
from Dover to Richlands, N. C,
and this will be part of the proposed
route. The entire road when com
pleted will be about 55 miles long.
To reach Klnston it will be neces
sary to build a branch from a point
southwest of Dover northwesterly
for several miles, while the exten
sion to Swansboro will be from Rich
lands. Connection will be made with
the Atlantic Coast Line at Klnston,
and also at some point be
tween Newborn and Jackson
ville,. N. C. Connection with
the Atlantio and North Carolina
Railroad will be made at Dover. Mr.
Richardson says that it cannot now
be stated when the road will be
completed, but its construction will
be carried on by the company's
forces- The territory through
which it will run is a fine farming
section, although tbe region also
contains well timbered lands With
the expeuditure of a little money
by the government at Bogue Inlet,
near Swansboro, ono of the best
harbors in North Carolina oould be
Erovided. Tbe completion of the
lover k Sonth Bound.Railroad will
enable lumber enterprises along its
line to make their water shipments
via swansboro Instead of via New
born, it will aiso provide a
means for mills at Swans
boro to ship their best grades of
lumber via rail to Northern markets.
tfi Telacraoh to ttw HoaHaa Stat.
. Buenos Atses, AEasarTEHiA, Feb.
4. An Insurrection has broken out In
this province. Several police posts
have been attacked bv bands of about
thirty men each but tbe assailants
nearly e tery where were repulsed.Two
posts which were surprised were re
captured by the police. An attack on
the arsenal wss also repelled. It i
ruujtored that two regiments of troop
bsvemuttned and are marehtng ou
the capttal.
The Argentine government which
appears to have been acquainted with
tbe plans of the leaders of the plot
took timely measures to suppress tbe
uprising and seems to have complete
control or the situation. ' ,
As a result of the Insurrectionary
movement, which broke out last
night, not only here but In several
other cities of Argentina, tbe govern
ment has Issued a decree establishing
a Btate of siege for 30 days throughout
the whole republic and ordered tbe
mobllzatlon of the national guard.
Tbe Banta Fe police have succeeded
In suppressing the outbreak at
Rosarlo. Minister of the Interior
Castillo declares he has the authority
of President Qalntana for the state
ment that order will be restored in 34
hours In the provinces of Mondona
andOordobj, wbrre the rising occur
red. The other provinces are quiet.
The banks, railway companies and
great commercial houses here have
collectively cabled to Europe In order
to allay any, undue anxiety. Presi
dent Qalntana declares that the insur
rectionary movement is directed bv
persons who are Irresponsible and
without Influence.
INDIAN TRUST FUNDS.
President Roosevelt Ssfs the Cootrsvarsy
Short by sn Executive Order.
By Teiecrapa to tne Moraine Btw.
Waskihqton, Feb. 4. President
Roosevelt has sent a letter to Secretary
Hitchcock on the subject of authority
for granting contracts for the educa
tion of Indians in denomlnatlonsl
schools. The President says that inas
much as the legal authority exists to
grant the request of the Indians un
questionably they are entitled oy moral
right to have their moneys used to ed
ucate their children at the schools they
choose. The President directs that tbe
Interior Department continue the prac
tice unless Congress direct otherwise
or the courts hold that the decision of
the Department of Justice to this effect
is wrong. The President also urges the
passage of the Lacey bill authorizing
the allotment of annnlties in severalty
to the Indians In the same wsy as their
land Is alioted.
The President in his letter says the
question at Issue was wholly different
from that originally raised as to the
distribution of rations through mis
sion schools, which was declared to
be illegal. Tbe new question was
"tbat where there were Indian moneys
held in trust tor the Indians by the
pAi.tai- nf the Interior, the Interest
or In such other ways as the Secretary
of tha Interior might direct, and
where certain of the Indians petitioned
that the moneys so distributed to
them ahould be uaed for the support
of the particular denominational
school which they desired their
children to attend, this petition should
. . .'v... .... .1 i. -
ee graniea. a.b w practice-ae
Praatdant savs: "It la lnrmv onlnlon
just and right that the Indians them
selves should nave wishes re
spected when they request that their
money (not the money 01 tbe public)
be applied to the support of certain
schools to which they slre to send
children."
MINUTURE RACE WAP.
tftiroes sod Whites Poorht Is Destb si
a Mlse in Sooth farollos.
By Teleeraob w me Morning Star.
Langlet, S. C, Feb. 4. In au
encounter late this afternoon at the
Pagargon kaolin mines near here,
between whites and blacks, one ne
gro was killed and three white men
dangerously wounded. It is believed
that several other negroes were shot.
The dead man was Newt. Hill, col
ored, who was shot through the
head and instantly killed. Tho
wounded: Sim Cobb, seriously shot
through tho body and in a critical
condition. Williams, white condi
tion unknown.
All the the parties to the' shooting
worked in the miacB. Yesterday
they were paid off Cobb and the
negro Hill became involved in a dif
ficulty, the other white men took
part and the shooting resulted.
What the row was about could not
be learned. The entire force of la
borers employed in tbe mines were
finally involved. It is said that sev
eral other negroes are wounded more
or less seriously. Those who es
caped Injury are hiding out fearing
a raid by white men.
RECIPROCITY Willi NEW FOUNbLANI).
OSl
sod Fresh aod frozen Flsb lo be
Admitted Free.
ByTelegrapn ' tne Morning Btar.
WASHIHGTON, Feb. 4. The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations to
day authorized a favorable report on
the Hay-Bond reciprocity treaty. It
was amended in a number of import
ant particulars. Ills understood the
amendments provide for tbe ad m salon
of fresh fish, frozen fhh and coal to the
United States free of du'j and New
Foundland gives a reduction of duty
on all articles of Americsn manufac
ture. 1
An amendment by Senator Bacon
declaring that no change i.i the tariff
can be legitimately made by a treaty,
was adopted. It stipulates ;bat the
provisions of the treaty cauuui go in
to effect until tbe tariff laws of the
United States bave been so amended
by act of Oongreas so as to conform to
the propoatd chaages m the tsrirr
made In the treaty. Tbe treaty was
reported to the eenie u uay by nr.
Lodge.
The Pamlico Oriental Wes
ern Railway which has completed
four miles of line out of Newborn
towards Bayboro, is also under con
struction as far as Reelsboro, which
is eight miles from Newborn. A
further extension is to be made to
Holly Point, including a branch to
Oriental, making a total of 48 miles.
"Their pay is shockingly small
for some of our public officials, , said
the broad-minded . man. xes,
answered the cynic;but it averages
np. Some of the public officials are
shockingly small for their pay.
Washington Star.
need is largely for