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XXX VI.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 241905.
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lY PEospicTs roa cotton.
A We prMumatbat the read en of
v miok aoe nonce 01 the At
oolted PrM8 diipatch from Man-
oDwter, BogNnd, a few days ago,
vitatio that maoafaetara there, not
r deterred bat encoarajed by the
bumper cotton crop, have gene to
work to erect nejr mills. The S11.E
jeoterdSy m-trning contained Dnnn'a
trade reTiev for trade condiWooe
for the past week and among other
thlogi wm the Important itatement
that 4n the textile industries the
same ouriosity that has prompted
meito write ; this letter.", That is
one of the queerest letters- we ere;
reoelved, . bnt the inquiry it con
tains is not quite as absurd as it
seems at first thought. Probably
there is not a negro in this country
who would not, for many reasons,
all ; of them adequate, giTe erery
thine he has in the world to be
turned white, provided, of course,
the; transportation was more than
snerfioial and really made him a
member of the other race. , This
doss not imply that to be a-negro is
something.to.be ashamed Df, but it
is a fact that, to be black means fre
quent humiliations for anybody sen
sitive enough to feel the drawing of
distinctions against himself, and
that it also' means the closing of
numberless doors, the - witholdlng
of numberless opportunities. And
yet it is . also a fact that
the negro in what may be called
a natural condition feels the instinc
tive repugnance for .those with com
pleiloDS .nnllke his own that Is felt
by. every, man for other men widely 1 1
austmuarto mmseu. Btanley no
ticed this peculiarity on his trip
down the 'Congo, and he confessed
that when, after seeing only black
faces for many months, he first
met a European near the coast, he,
too, had something of the same dis
pleasure at the -sight af a complex
ion that then appeared to him to
be pallid and unwholesome. He
also admitted 4hat, black skins were
much better adapted to the exi
gencies, of African life and travel
than white ones, and in this circum
stance, subconsciously appreciated,
he found the explanation of his new
preference for the "local coloring.
The American negro, however, gets
no advantage from his .sable livery,
and does gets a thousand disadvan
tages. It is safe to assume that he
IK TOE LEGISLATURE.
Waddell, to provide for a dispensary
legion In WJnstoa; by Taylor, of
Brunswick, to regulate sale of wine in
Brdnswlck; also to .regulate mullet
fishins in Brunswick; by Ifeekias, to
SUSPENSION OF BANK
Wflmiorton Pilotage Bill Passed I SSmSlaS! 1 Sensation in Fayelleyille Satur-
Mhe Lower House and Now
Goes to the Senate.
THE PROCEEDINGS LAST WEEK
Bllsf bccreasloc Shalksges la Mardsr
t ltd! Pavsrsbly Acted Upoa
Olive's Lsidlord sad Teaaat
Blli-ipproprlatleBS asktd.
moss stgmacant event of the week
Was the revival of export buying of 1 would be glad to exchange the one
cotton foods for China." w nan. I otner. "
sion this to show the prospect for
continued demand for raw cotton,
and we might as well add that
when the war between Russia and
Japan comes to a close there will be
an inoreased demand 00 that ac
count. Because cotton is contra
band of war Japan has not been
getting her. share cf cotton from
us, as the United States govern
ment in maintaining neutrality has
to discourage and prohibit as far as
It can the exportation of cotton to
Japan.
Bpeaking of the proposed mill
building in Manchester the Manu
facturer's Becdrd says, in an edi
torial entitled "Strengthening the
South:"
1 A dispatch from Manchester,
f Eagland, reports that the heavy
inoreased "-activity in mill building
5". at that point, and that four mills
' are in o urse of construction, and
: . at the same time a number of new
- mills are going up for using gyp
tian cotton. The combined capital
01 toess new miua now unuer con
structlon is 1 15,000,000, and they,
are expected to give employment to
9,000 bands. Thus the 8onth con
tinues to furnish the raw material
for the further development of the
-"textile interests of Great Britain.
So log as Earope buys 60 per cent.
- of Amerioa'a : cotton, turns it into
the finished product and exports it
to all parts of the world there is
room for the extension of .the cot
ton manufacturing industry in the
South Of course, there are cer
tain conditions of cheap capital,
low cost of machinery and cheap
labor in Eagland which give
that country a very great advan
tage, but these advantages can
be counterbalanced by other advan
tages In the South, and as the in
dustry grows in this section South
ern mills, Instead of being injured
by the building of new mills and
increased competition, will find that
the more mills that are bollt in the
South on a sound, legitimate, busi
ness basis the sooner will all secure
the advantages of low cost ef ma
chinery and cheaper capital, and
- with development of the textile in
' dustry will come an increase in pop-
- ulation, which will add to the labor
supply.
- In this connection is it also an
nounoed from Manchester that for
eign spinners are forming a combl
nation, praotically a trust so far as
the buying of raw cotton is con
cerned, in order to secure greater
strength In keeping down.the price
of the staple. Instead of com
peting with each other in buying
cottoo, it is said that the foreign
mills are forming a combination to
but all of their cotton through one
agency, which will then divide out
the purchases as made to different
mill!. Such a combination in
Great Britain will of necessity
strengthen the South in its deter
saioation to develop new methods of
handling and carrying cotton.
. What the negro ought to do is to
cultivate race, pride and learn that
it is not altogether a man's color
that makes a man, but that it is
character and intelligence more
than any other thing. The Indian
is stuck on his color and had such a
contempt for the white man that he
dubbed him the "pale face." More
race pride is what the negro wants
to cultivate.
PU5I3HIHQ THE I8FAHT
DTJ8TBIZ&
Says the Philadelphia Record:
"These be parlous days for some
of the Trusts. The Beef Trust has
provoked criminal prosecution on
the part of the Federal Government.
The Oil Trust is on the verge of
special Investigation by direction of
Congress, and in a condition of ac
tive warfare with the State of Kan
sas. The Board of Trade in New
York has demanded legislative in
vestigation as to the extortions of the
Telephone Trust. The Paper Trust
has new tribulations and no friends.
Proof has been furnished to Con
gress that the Steel Trust is selling
armorplate and other forms of struc
tural steel for about one-third less
money to foreign shipbuilders than
to the Federal Government. These
be parlous days for the Trusts."
However, the trusts will manage
to get along with a mere spanking,
but as long as they know that the
tariff wall will be kept up for their
their protection their whimperings
will be of short duration. .What is
the use to punish the Steel Trust for
a deed committed by a weapon which
the government itsellTputs into its
hand in the way of a tariff that en
ables the steel manufacturers to do
the things complained of ?
It is announced that Col. illiam
J Bryan offers President Roosevelt
a plan for settling his contest with
the Senate. If the President ac
cepts CoL Bryan's offer, it will coma
plete the evidence that the Demo,
crats couldn't elect a President but
Know how to capture one after he is
elected by the other party.
"Are you the editor?" asked the
worried Senator. "If you are," he
went on, "please do not allow
(Ind) to appear in print after my
name. Of course, that Is the abbre
viation for "Independent" but the
people might construe it. "In
President Roosevelt has now
buckled on his armor and gone up
against the Standard Oil Company.
He will find them pretty slick peo
ple, but it is too early yet to won
der if anybody is going to get
"greased" by coming in contact
with a lot like that.
TBI ttUESTlOH OF COLOR.
At different times, traveling sales
men for nostrums guaranteed to take
kinks out of negro hair and others
that will take the black pigment out
of hit skin, have gone through the
South and have done a good busi-
nh articles of toilet for
colored people aie widely advertised,
indhere is what the ew York
Times of Friday says In an editorial
on the subject:
"Our reference, the other day, to
. ho.,ioir advertisements in a
hU rS ioer of nostrums for taking
n.8'0,l?.Pl? of negro hair and the
out of liegro skins, seems to
col fnv.ved to one of our readers
ifTlutlmation that the black
U?r would be a white brother if
SWL! d And the reader appar
h,. andi the Intimation surpns
eDtl1 At any Tate he says: "Why
M; aftS Jot your Intelligent col
tliai tell m whether the ne
Prefers Twbite kin to a black
0 ns bate been moved by the
A London physician now declares
that the excessive drinking of water
is one of the causes of appendicitis.
It really appears as if the water
wagon must go. It has a hard road
to travel at best.
It is announced that the Standard
Oil Company the past week declared
a quarterly dividend of 15 per cent.
With the present lights before'us
we can't say just what methods are
used .to make money so slick.
Women rush the bargain counters
for goods reduced below the regu
lar price, but when they want to
select a husband they avoid the man
that is reduced in circumstances.
Byron wrote for all time. He also
wrote this for President Roosevelt:
"Oh, for a Lodge in some vast wil
derness - wherjv man's . feet never
trod!"
BAUiaH, N. O., Feb. 17. -The Gra
ham bill to reduce the number of chal
lenges for defendants In .capital cases
and the Wilmington pilotage bill oc
cupied practically all of the time of
the House to-day, and la the Benate
the only bill of note considered was
the landlord aqd tenant act, which
has already passed the House. All of
the meaanrea referred to were passed
by the branch of the General Assem
bly In which they were considered.
The Senate was opened with prayer
by Dr. Ptttenger. Among bills Intro
duced were: By Webb, to require' all
packages of liquors shipped Into pro
hlbitlon territory to be marked liquor;
by McLean, to amend chtrierof Ham
let ; by Moore, to consolidate the ap
prOoriatlons for Moore's Greek Battle
Ground Association ; by Btrlngfield.by .
rqust, to kaihor1za Confederate me
mortals in and around the caoltol at
Raleigh; by Webb, to fssue $234,600
bonds to equip the North Carolina
hospttals for the insane.
Among bills wblob passed third read
ing were: To amend Mt. Olive grad
ed school law; to establish graded
schools at Weidon; to create school
tn dtficlt out of portions of Pitt and
Lenoir; for working roada In Craven;
to create special school district In
Dentin and 8ampson; to amend the
anti-jug law of Pender; , to
abolish dispemary at Seaboard;
8anate substitute for other resolutions
providing that a joint committee from
the Legislature act with the Governor
ia the North Dakota bond matter;
to re eitabllsh the office of treasurer
of Sampson; to prevent drunkenness
in Manly township, Moore county;
to amend the charter, of Williamston ;
to allow the commissioners of Duplin
to sell the home for aged and Infirm;
to Incorporate the town of Godwin;
to establish free ferry across the Cape
Fear river at Elmore's Landing; to
allow notice of summons by publica
tion to set aside decree of divorce; to
prohibit hunting without permission
In parts of Wayne; to divide net pro
ceeds of dispensaries in Johnston; to
Increase the compensation of pages
from $1 to $1.60 a day and their actual
railroad fare from their homes here
and return.
The Olive landlord and tenant bill,
which pasted, applies to the counties
of Wake, Hyde, Union, Franklin,
Anson, Sampson and Hertford.
BIO APPROPRIATION S ASKIP.
Chairman Graham, of the Commit
tee on Appropriations, made the state
ment to-night that his committee has
jost eafcmated the amount asked for
oy the State institutions, including
schools and State hospitals, and he
finds that the aggregate Is $1,250,000
more than was used for maintenance
during the put two years and $556.
000 ' more than all the revenue the
State will have to spend during the
next two years according to estimates
made by the State Treasurer.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 18. The ses
sions of the General Auembly to-day
were rather dull by comparison with
those of Thursday and Friday, when
the several special orders consumed so
much time in argument and passage.
Nearly ail the bills In both houses to
day were local. The only bill of es
pecial intereit to pass In the House
was that allowing the Governor to
grant conditional pardons. The joint
resolution for the appointment of a
committee on the part of the Houss
and Ssnate to Inquire into the South
Dakota bond matter, also passed.
The only bill of Interest in the Senate
was one Introduced by Mr. Empie, - of
New Hanover, to amend the Code rel
tive to exchange of courts by Superior
Court judges, restricting the privilege
and Intended to correct certain alleged
abuses of that privilege.
The 8enste was opened with prayer
by Bev. G. W. Starling. Bills intro
duced were: By Dais, to restrict in
curring debts by municlpaltles; by
Bragaw, by request, in regard to sale
of wine and cider rnTy roll; by Coxe,
for relief of Cattle Kirby, in Anson ; by
Long, to amend law regulating tale
of liquor in Iredell; by Mason, tore-
peal certain acts regarding inqtioiis m
Northampton; by McLean, to amend
charters of Laurinburg and Southern
Pines; by Turner, relative to fees of
witnesses; by Toms, to pension cer
tain Confederate widows; by Fousbee,
to amend charter of Durham and to
amend election law; by Bragaw, for
better working of roads In Pasquo
tank : bv Scales, to provide funds for
erecting school buildings la Guilford.
Among bills , passed third reading
were: Allowing bond issues to Char
lotte, King's Mountain, Pasquotank
county, Goldsboro, Richmond county,
Tyrell county ; allowing levy of spe
cial tax to Hyde, Anson Camden and
Madison counties; bills to Incorporate
Walnut Cove, Rocky Point, the Com
mercial and Farmers Bank, of En
field, Stoney Point church, and Talat
see Power Co. ; bills to amend charters
of ML Airy. Norwood, Mt. Olive,
Falkland, Alpine Cotton Mills, sub
stitute for bill to amend charter
of Durham, to amend charters of
of Waynesville and Greensboro; bills
to drain low lands of French Broad
river and tributaries, establish graded
schools in Rsndleman; working roads
in iiertiora; ior sewerage iu
prohibit saw dust in streams of Burke;
extend time for rebuilding mill on
Bear Creek, Moore county ; to amend
law regarding drain of lands In
Lincoln and other counties; to ap
point cotton weigher at LUlington;
amend Henderson bird law; prevent
tannery disc&arge In streams above
Waynesville; to take Chatham out of
Hoey chicken law; to protect fish la
Madison and Yancey. iv
The House was called to order at 10
A. M. by Speaker Galon, who asked
Judge Graham, of Granville, to act
as speaker pro tu. Prayer was
offered by Dr. A. Bv Moment. Among
bills Introduced were: By Powers,
to allow L. M. Edwards and 0. W.
Downing, to register as practicing
physicians; by Btronacb, of Wake, to
provide for inspection of gas, water
and electric light meters; by Olive, to
amend Sec. 8025 of the Code, to in
clude service of physicians and to ap
point W. J. Saunders a magistrate
and 10 allow him to practice law; by
and cider and provide for better work
ing of public roada in Tyrell; by Robs
son, to regulate assignment of judges
In certain districts In cue of sickness,
etc; by Bed wine, to prohibit sale of
clgarettea and cigarette tobacco with
in the town of Wingate, la Union; to
amend the law allowing chain gang in
Monroe township to work the streets
of the town of Monroe, and to amend
the Code providing for the opening of
public roads that have been laid out;
by Williams, relative to stock
law in Duplin, and' authorize com
mlasloners to pay off school debt;
by Robertson, to divide North Caro
lina into two-judicial dlstUcte; by
Wlnborne, to provide rotation ' of
judges and division of 8late Into two
judicial districts; by Woodard, to al
low town of Wilson to vote oa saloons
and to regulate granting of licenses to
sell liquor: 'by Btronacb. to Incorpo
rate Raleigh & South port railroad; by
Frlzzall, for relief of J. R. Dale, clerk
of the court, and to provide for a li
quor election tn. Greene; by Fowler,
tor relief of E.- S Herring, fa Samp
son; by Oanady, to make seduction
and elopement a felony; by Woodard,
to exempt firemen of Wilson from
poll tux.
Bills passed final reading: To amend
charter of Teacheys; to establish grad
ed school In Littleton; to lm
prove public roads ia "Smith
vllle township, Brunswick county,
providing ' bond issue for same;
for special tax election In Eu
reka township, Moore county; to
define limits and establish graded
school in Smltbfield; to establish
graded school la Loulsburg; to define
duties of cotton weigher at Dunn ; to
protect clams In waieraof New Han
over; to amend Code, relative to buy
ing seed cotton at night; to authorize
Newborn to establish work house; to
prohibit aale of liquor In Littleton ex
cept by rote of people; amend char
ter of Bans: of Littleton, reducing
capital stock from $10,000 to $8,500;
to Incorporate Oak Grove cemetery.
In Bobesoa ; to protect perch during
bedding season; to amend laws 1903,
providing for election of trustees, of
Cross Creek, Cumberland county; to
prevent aale of liquor la Goldston,
Chatham county ; 10 incorporate Great
Pee Dee Electric ft Power Co.; to
regulate 'possum bunting in certain
counties; to incorporate Falson Male
Academy, Duplin county; to secure
compulsory school attendance in Ra
leigh township and to amend school
law; to protect primary elections and
political conventions in Raleigh.
day by Failure and Arrest
of Two Officials.
WILMINQTON INTERESTED.
thertsge ef $28,03$ la accossts ef Cashier
asl Teller DlscUsed by Expert at
cooatast and State Exsmlosr. .
K. T. Of sy, Receiver. .
FAYETTEVIkVE WATER WORKS.
Jsdze Parse!! Kesdsrs Decision Esforclsg
Ssls According to Ipprslseasst.
Svccial Star TeiegramA
Ralejqh, N. C Feb. 18. Judge
Purnell in the U. S. Court to-day ren
dered an. opinion in the case of the
City of Fayettevllle vs. Fayettevllle
Water, Light and Power Company
Involving the sale of the water works
to the city, holding that the water
company must sell to the city and
makes a decree enforcing the award,
which is that the city should own the
waterworks on payment of $79,000
and compelling the water company to
convey the plant for that amount
The gist of the opinion is that the ap
praisement of the property was Inci
dent to a contract of sale. All other
Issues in the ease are Ignored.
RsSft AIT OP Y0UNQ WOMAN.
Tired of Life, Psllea Olrl Woald Ead Ex
Istesca With Polseaoas Drag.
Effle Campbell, a fallen white wo
men who lives at the bouse of Kate
Jenkins, on MacRae street, attempted
to end her unhappy existence by swal
lowing the contents of a bottle of car
bolic acid and also a bottle . of lauda
sum last night about 7 o'clock. She
was In her room on the first floor and
other inmates of the bouse heard bar
fair about the hour named. They
went in the room and found her lying
on the floor, a severe gash 'over her
eye and an abrasion on the forehead
as the result of the fall. One of the
empty bottles which contained the
drug was on a dresser In the room and
another was on the floor near where
the woman fell. A physician was
quickly summoned and though the
woman was still alive at 2 o'clock this
morning it was expected that she
would die at any moment. " '
Despondency is assigned aa the cause
of the rsib act. The woman is said
tr be a native of Virginia and has two
aisters living in the same vicinity of
the bous4 In which she took the
poison.
Latcb The woman has since died.
Representative Ed. Tajlor.
The Rilelgh Times of Saturday af
ternoon prlnli aa excellent likeness of
Brunswick ciunty's popular young
member of tb Legislature, C. Ed.
Taylor Esq, of South port. The
Times htgbly compliments Mr. Taylor
saying his course in -the General As
sembly his made him conspicuous for
his prompt and close attention to busi
ness acd zealous work upon the sever
al Important committees to which he
have been assigned. The Times con
cludes a sketch of Mr. Taylor's profes
sional and legislative career as fol
lows: We congratulate him as one
of the rising young men of the 8tste.
He ha high csnespiion of the possi
bilities of the State and la fearlest to
adfccile whatever is best for the peo
ple." t
Capt. R. M. Mclntire, of this
city, Fridsy received a telegram an
nouncing the death of his coutle.Oapt.
T. H. W. Mclntire, of Teachey'Sj for
many years superintendent of public
instruction and a prominent citizen of
Fender county. The funeral was eon
ducted at Ivanhoe, N. O., Saturday.
-Mr. J. J. Smith left Sunday
morning for Morganton, N. OL, to ac-
company his wue.nome irom ino
Btate Hospital.. Friends of Mrs. 8mith
Will be glad to know, that she has
fully lecovered (icr ha weeks treat
ment tn the ioilUu ion at Morganton.
: The Bank of Fayettevllle. until a
week ago regarded as one of the strong
est finsncial institutions in the Cape
Fear section, closed its doors Satur
day morning and Its. affairs are
bow in the hands of Btate Bank Ex
aminer J. O. Ellington. Cashier John
O. Haigh and Faying Teller George
G. My rover, trusted employes and offi
cials of the bank, and among Fayette
vllfo'a most highly- esteemed citizens,
have been arrested and are now un
der bond of $10,000 until the responsi
bility for a shortage, of $38,000, dis
closed by an examination of the State
Bank Examiner and an expert act
countant, is fixed. It is claimed that
the bank la perfectly solvent and
tbat depositors will receive dollar for
dollar upon their deposits.
OFFICIAL ASKOTOCCIIBTOT.
The following notice appeared on
the cioaed doors of the bank Saturday
morning:
"At an adjourned meeting of the
board of directors of the Bank of Fay
ettevllle, called by the president and
held at the residence of the president
at 8 o'clock r. al., Feb. 16tb, 1905,
there were present H. W. Lilly, J. R.
Williams, W.g J. McDIarmld, A. R.
MeKelthan and W. 8. Cook. The
president reported that an inveitiga
tion of the books of the bank by Mr.
M. O. Hughes, an expert accountant,
shows a shortage In the accounts of
the cashier and teller of about $38,000.
Thereupon, on motion of the "presi
dent, Mr. H. W. Lilly, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted,
to-wit: 'Whereas, the official exam
ination of the bank by the State bank
examiner, verified by the board of di
rectors, through an Investigation by
an expert accountant employed by
the bank, discloses a shortage
in the accounts of the cashier and
teller of about $28,000, which, when
charged off, will seriously affect pub
lic confidence In the bank and lead to
a' run by depositors, which cannot be'
met on short notice on account of
large savings; and,
" 'Whkbeas, the directors are con
fident tbat the general, as well ss sav
ings depositors, will be paid In full,
the loss finally to be born by the
stockholders, but desire that no one
depositor shall obtain any preference
over another: therefore, '
'"Resolved, That to prevent any
preference and to protect ail who have
trusted the bank with their money the
Corporation Commission be requested
at o'nee to take charge, of the bank's
assets, pending a more complete ex-.
ami nation of Us affairs and possible
arrangement for a reorganlzstion of
the bank.'"
H. W. Lilly, President,
A. A. McKhthak, (8ec.)
Jko. O.Elltbgtok,
Btate Bank Examiner.
The first news of serious trouble in
the Fayettevllle bankVaffatrs reached
the city Saturrday morning through
the medium of private telegrams to
the commercial- banks of Wilmlng
mlngton, although Cashier J. V.
Grainger, of the Murchlson National,
and Cashier Joseph W. Yates, of the
Atlantic National, of this city, had
been.' summoned to Fayettevllle the
night before to ass'st the directors, if
possible, in averting the collapse.
However, it is stated officially and
positively that neither of the local
banks referred to will suffer In the
least by the-failure of the Fayeitevitle
Institution and that the visit of
Messrs. Grainger and Yale's was solely
for the purpose of lending a helping
band to their neighbors of the upper
Cape Fear.
Oa account of the Intimate business
and social relations existing between
Wilmington and Fayettevllle, the
news of the bank's suspension and the
arrest of Messrs. Haigh and Myroyer
caused a profound sensation here.
This feeling was Intensified from the
farther fact that a number of Wil
mington people owned stock In the
bank, to whom the news of the closing
and the arrest of the officials came with
as much surprise and regret as it came
to the public at large. The capital
stock of lbe bank Is $160,000 and
according to the last official records
obtainable the . stockholders in Wil
mington and their stock are as follows :
Miss Fannie R. Williams, 131 shares;
Miss Fannie R. Williams, trustee, 33
shares; John K. Williams, 9 shares';
Miss Martha Williams, 47 shares;
Mrs. Lucy W. Giles, 104 shares; MUs
Luclie Murchlson, 6 shares; A. S.
Williams, 72 shares; Bishop A. A.
Watson, et al., trustees, 33 shares;
Mrs. Walker Taylor, 10 shares; Pres
ton Cummlng, 20 sharea. It will be
seen tbat 459 of the 1,600 shares of
stock were owned la Wilmington.
The January statement of the bank
showed denoil s of $318,000; total
assets, $520,000; surplus and profits
about $29,000. The State Bank .Ex
aminer said last night that there will
be no trouble In paying the depositors
in full, but that he ctnnot as yet de
termine what will be the loss to
stockholders. The paper of the bank
is said to be good with the poislble
exception of a few thousand dollars,
and the wonder is that the directors
could not have seen their way clear to
apply the surplus and profits to . the
shortage) and continue business.
Howetsr.tbote matters were carefully
threshed out at the meeting Friday
Ullght and ' the directors acted as they
'thought Would be bast for all concern
The meMtrresled have many friends
here, who still maintain the utmost
confidence ia their Integrity. A son
of Mr. My rover, employ -d In the A.C.
L offices here, ( surttuouod home
by a telegram Saturday. Mr. Mys
rover ft understood to' be an' elder in
the Presbyterian church at Fayette'
vllle, and Mr. Haigh, a vestryman -in
the Episcopal - church; men hitherto
blameless In their lives and of high
standing In the community. Nothing
but sympathy for the men in trouble
was heard on the streets here yester
day. .
The following special telegram was
received by the Star Saturday nighi:
Fatbttbville, N. C, Feb. 18.
The failure of the Bank of Fayette
vllle was one of the greatest surprises
and severest shocks our people ever
experienced. People from the county
hastened to the city and helped to
swell the groups that stood about the
streets, all day along and discussed the
suspension and arrest of two of our
eiUsaos In whom the public always
placed Implicit confidence. Persons
In : the neighboring towns 'phoned
anxiously to know the true state. of
affairs and the women who had placed
their aavlaga -in the vaults were seek
ing ad vies on the chances of recovery,
from the!r"friends and advisors. " Sen
timent alternated between possible fi
nancial loss-and sympathy for the
cashier and the teller and their fami
lies.
Mr. John C. Haigh, the cashler.and
Mr. George Myroyer, the teller, were
arrested early this morning -but did
not remain long in the custody of the
sheriff, ball being furnlshedju the sum
of $10,000 each for their appearance at
court Monday. The preliminary
hearing was waived.
A shortage In accounts was dis
covered In December. - vThe as
sistant, then the State , Bank
Examiner came and then the expert.
The examination showed the loss to
be In the accounts wltb other banks.
The public may feel sure that dollar
for dollar will bs paid depositors and
the stockholders believe they will re-,
cover 60 to 70 per cent. '
This , bank was organized In 1870,
but changed from a national to a State
institution in 1883. Its capital stock
la $163,000. The deposits amount to
$305,000, including $175,000 in the
savings department. ""Not counting
stockholders' liability, the assets are
$465,599. Advance information was
given the other bank, The National
Bask of Fayettevllle, and It was pre
pared to meet a ran, but the with
drawal of deposits exceeded the dis
bursements. It presented a hustling
scene throughout the day and many
visited it out of mere curiosity to see
the thousands of dollars piled on the
deiks and tables.
Coming at such a time, It was more
joyful news than ever that tsanator
Blnelalr wired front Ralelgb, telling
the people that the city'g suit to en
force the contract to sell the water
works plant, had been decided In favor
of the city.
, The question that puzzles the people
most Is where the shortage could have
gone, for neither of thesTjspected of
fielals are extravagant and always
seemed to live" within their means,
though the teller's family is large. The
cashier has a wife and two children.
Public opinion Is that If guilty, they
are the victims of Incompetence and
not theft; certainly they have nothing
to show f6r such an amount of money,
(By Associated Press.)
Raleiqh, N. 0., Feb. 18. Judge
Ferguson, sitting at chambers here
this afternoon, heard the application
for a receiver for the Bank of Fayette
and appointed R. T. Gray an attorney
at law of Ralelgb. The evidence of
irregularities showed peculation for
the past three years ia amounts of
from $10 to $13,000. The irregulari
ties cocslsting In falsifying checks
drawn on balances In correspondent
backs.
Mr. Myrover, the teller, has con
fessed to embezzling certain sums. He
and Haigh have been released on
bond of $10,000 each. The directors
say the closing of the bank and put
ting It In the hands of a receiver was
to prevent a run by local parlies on
the savings department, and to pre
vent any creditor obtaining a preference.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Gaston,
lighting
Bishop atresia la Floresce.
Yesterday afternoon's Florence
Times says: "The Right Rev. Robert
Strange, D. D., Bishop of the Eastern
Carolina diocesr, confirmed a class of
three at John's last night and preached
an eloquent and earnest sermon on
faith. Bishop Strange Is one of the
most distinguished bishops of- the
Episcopal church and bis service was
a hint to the congregation of St. John's.
The former psstor. Rev. Harold
Thomas, assisted Bishop Strange in the
confirmation, and the congregation
was delighted to see him back. Mr.
Thomas returned to Wilmington this
morning."
A dispatch from Goldsboro on
Friday says: The body of a dead
negro was found lying beside the
railroad track about a mile this side
of Beston this morning by the en-
fineer of the A. & N. C. "Shoo
ly," going east. He saw the body
as the train was approaching and
stopped. An examination revealed
that the negro had been shot in the
head. The coroner, Dr. Thbs. Hill,
of this city, was notified, and went
down to Beston this afternoon to
investigate the affair.
At Roseboro, Sampson countv.
Thursday afternoon, Mr. Nathan
Bollard was killed at his saw mill.
A large splinter came in contact
with the fast revolving saw and was
i driven into his brain through an
eye, killing blm almost Instantly.
The dead man leaves .a family, in
cluding a very sick wife.
"Yes, sir," says the loe dealer;
"the price of ice will be much
higher next summer. You see
there has been a poor ice crop this
winter. "But you deal in artificial
ice," argues the patron. 'Certain
ly. I have an artificial excuse-Judge.
Dallas, county site of
is to install, an electric
plant. .
Durham Herald: The Legislature
is -giving the Morally Stnnted a
mighty poor ran for the money.
Carthage Blade: The chances
are that Henry Berry Lowry would
not "die in peace," even if he was
permitted to come back home. There
is no rest for the wicked. But they
say he ia already dead.
Friday 'afternoon in Cabanarus
county, Mr. Manuel MoWhirter,
aged 19, was killed at his father's
homo. An addition to the house
was being riased and when he went
nndeOhe house to put some props
under pieces of heavy timbers the
timbers fell and crushed him to
death.
Johnson Stroud, the negro
who was kep- in jail - at Greensboro
several months last year on the
oharge of putting poison in . meal
resulting in the death of his -stepdaughter,
but who, for want of two
witnesses who had left the State,
was discharged at the January teim
of Guilford Superior Court, died
Friday morning of diabetes.
Charlotte Observer: The
Greensboro Record says a well
known newspaper man engaged in
reporting the doings at Raleigh,
writes it that the Legislature Is go
ing to pass a law prohibiting the
Morally Stunted from critising the
work of the Pure in Heart, either
by word of by publication in a news
paper. And The Record says this
is right that "we need more laws."
So say we every one.
Raleigh Times: That divorce
discussion last night was a strenu
ous performance to have for its
basisthe court records of a lot of
sorry negroes. At least 00 per
cent, of tho divorce cases, in our
State are negroes, and the sorriest
ones in the country. So far as the
interest of society goes It makes
little difference whether they are
married or divorced.
A son of Mr. James Bennett, 9
years old, near Jewel,Stokes county,
died last Sunday from an overdoso
of corn whiskey. The particulars as
furnished the Danbury Reporter are
that the father had procured a jug of
whiskey, and just before dinner gave
his son a drink. While Mr.Bennett
was out the boy went to the jug for
more,helping himself. Shortly after
wards he waS found in an uncon
scious condition, and could not be
rallied.
The most important case tried
in the Superior Court at Winston
Salem on Friday was that of Redge
Dodson, charged with a crime
against nature. The defendant has
served one or more terms on the
county roads. The evidence .was
against him and the jury was out
only about five minutes, returning
a verdict - of guilty. Judge Cook
sentenced uDodson .to'thA State
penitentiary for a term ofi terry ears.
Governor Glenn Friday after
noon received a telegram from Sena
tor Overman in response to his letter
of yesterday asking Senators Sim
mons and Overman to ascertain
whether legislation was pending in
South Dakota to buy more North
Carolina bonds from the New York
bondholders In order to bring fresh
suits. Senator Overman's reply is as
follows i "I am assured that South
Dagota will enact no legislation, to
further the scheme of the bondhold
ers, but that the legislation which
was the outcome of those unhappy
days under which the suit was
brought will be repealed." Governor
Glenn expressed his pleasure at this
and said it would put an end to the
claims of the bondholders' attorneys
that such legislation was pending.
The Howland Improvement
Company, lessees of the Atlantic &
North Carolina railroad, are making
good headway iu the way of keeping
up with their contract with the
State and stockholders of the road.
They have erected new buildings
and made many improvements at
Goldsboro, besides they have con
verted all the old wood burner loco
motives into coal burners, bought
many new freight cars and repaired
and repainted all the passenger
coecb.es, and also built new bridges,
new water tanks along the road con
tributed thousands of cross-tics
along the road from hero to New
bern, and last, but not least, they
are making preparations to lay the
new ship load of steel rails which
has just arrived in Newborn. When
these rails, which arc ten pounds
heavier to the yard than tho
old rails, aro put down, and with Its
present . additional equipment, the
Howland Improvement Company
will be abreast of any road in the
State. .
Washington correspondence of
the Charlotte Observer, Feb. 17.
The North Carolina Senators to-day
read in a morning paper here ex
tracts from a letter which Governor
Glenn is said to have addressed to
them, suggesting that they Inquire
of South Dakota Representatives
whether it was the purpose of their
State to purchase additional North
Carolina bonds, and, if so, that res
olutions condemnatory of South
Dakota be introduced in. Congress
The suggested inquires wer6 made,
but members of the delegation did
not appear to have a very clear idea
as to how. they should proceed
further with reference to this ques
tion, with which the Legislature
must deal, and as the letter of Gov
Glenn had not arrived at a late hour
this afternoon, it was decided to
hold a meeting of the delegation to
morrow, when some course will be
outlined. It is scarcely thought
possible that tbe Congress could be
Induced, on the eve of adjournment,
to turn aside from the consideration
of the Swayne impeachment pro
ceedings, railway rates and other
Important legislation to give atten
tion to the internal affaire of a sin
gle state which have already been
disposed of by tbe United States
Supreme Court. It is unlikely that
tbe delegation will take the action
proposed by Governor Glenn.
Bt TeiegraPb to tne Moraine Star.
Washington, Feb. 18. The Sen-
ate today decided not to admit as tes
timony in the Swayne Impeachment
trial the statement msds by Judge
Swayne before ia House committee.
This decision was reached in a secret -session
and after it had been arrived at
the court adjourned until 2 o'clock
Monday in order to permit the Senate;
to pay tribute to the memory of tbe '
late Senator Quay to whih ceremony
the greater part of the day was devot
ed. Daring the early part of the ses
sion the request of the House for a
conference on the Statehood bill was
received and a sharp debate ensued
over an effort to have.tho conference
committee appointed Immediately;
The opponents of Abe joint Suiehood
bill opposed this proceeding and they
sucoeeded In securing a postponement
until Monday.
Mr. Foraker requested postponement
until Monday and when Mr. Sever
ldge objected the Ohio Senator said
with visible feeling: "It compelled
to consider cow we will consider It
and keep oa considering It, asking no
favor and granting none."
It was evident from the utterances
which came from other opponents of
joint statehood that they were In hear
ty accord. "That's what we'll do,"
aald Mr. Teller. "Lets go on with the
fight," echoed Mr. Blaekburn. -'
' Mr. Beverldge then replied, saving
bis only object bad been to get the
two Houses closer together.
Among the sneakers on the Quay
eulogies were Messrs. Cockrell, Dan
lei, Morgan and McLaurln.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 11 The House
totday pasted the pension appropri
ation bill, carrying $138,250,100. The
minority, led by Mr.Underwood,made -an
Ineffectual effort to reduce the ag
gregate of tbe appropriation to as to
exclude pensions allowed under "Or
der Number 78," which It stated would
Involve about $4,500,000. It was oon
tended tbat the order wss without au
thority of law. '
Under a special rule the House to
day passed about 25 private bills. Ad ,
journment waa taken until noon to
morrow, when memorial services In
honor of tbe late Senator Quay, of
Pennsylvania, will be held. ,
Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, elabo
rated the views of the minority of the
pension committee and gave notloe
that be would move to strike from the
bill $4,500, the amount which he said
was estimated as required to pay pen
sions tinder vbat is known as order ,
Na. 78. He contended that this order .
was not authorized by law and object
ed lo paying pensions under It. He
said that the people who paid one
third the taxes of the country were
not opposing the paying of pensions,
but demauded that pensions be paid
under the law and not in violation
of It.
Mr. Grosvenor. of Ohio, defended
order No. 78, saying it was in the line
of law and in the line of justice. The
President, he ssld, had taken a satis
factory, wise and Intelligent view of
the whole matter.' Mr. Grosvenor re
viewed the course of Judge Parker In
the late campaign, evoking laughter
on the Republican side when he
said it was not' his purpose to criticise
him as he had done a great service to
the country which every Republican
could appreciate. Mr. Grosvenor com
mented on the attitude of the Demo
cratic candidate for President and re
gretted his inability to put on canvass
a picture of tbe visages of tbe Demo
crats when they read Mr. Parker's re
ply, on being asked it ne wouia re-,
voke order No. 78 If elected Presi
dent ' .- .
Mr. Underwood said If the majority
wanted to give a service pension they
should do it by law. He declared tbat
they should not have the President do
by unwarranted order what .they do
not dare do by law.
Mr. Benton, of Missouri, said there
would not have been 25 votes agalnat
a service pension bill last year, but
when It was found that It would re
quire an appropriation of $38,000,000,
the mojority thought it would not be
wise to increase appropriations to
that extent. Order number 78 fol
lowed. He said tbe majority should
tell the old soldiers that they did not
pass a service pension bill because
they did not want to pay out $88,
000,000. Mr. Underwood sought to amend
the bill by reducing tbe appropriation
to $133,500,000, but the amendment
was rejected.
Mr. Robinson, of Indiana, offered
as an amendment a section providing
a service pension of $12 a month for
all soldiers who served 90 days. , .
Mr. Grosvenor characterized the
amendment as buncombe.
The amendment was ruled out on a
point Zof order. The bill then passed
without amendment. '
SOUTH DAKOTA BOCiDI.
Aesnrsoce Qivea That Sister Stste tlss
No Parpese to Fllm-Flsm.
Br Telegnpn to the Moraine Btur.
Washington, Feb. 18 Members of
the North Carolina delegation in Con
gress to-day conferred with a number of
members of South Dakota as to a con
troversy between the States regarding
the recovery on North Carolina bonds.
Senators Simmons and Overman were
Informed by Senators Gamble and
Yittmlge that South Dakota has no
intention of purchasing any addition
al North Carolina bonds, as Governor
Glenn o: that State seemed to appre
hend 1& a letter to members of the del
egation. In explantlon of the attitude of South
Dakota towara a sister state In becom
ing a creditor through tbe purehaae
of North Carolina Is repudiated bonds.
It was said to day that the action in
buying the bonds was taken by the
Bouth Dakota Legislature several
years ago. Tbe South Dakota Sena
tors declared tnat tneir otate wouia
not use the proceeds of the sale of the
bonds they now hold in order to pur
chase additional bonds. This assur
ance has been telegraphed by Sana
tor Simmons to Governor Glenn.
YOUan iKROVOOD'i CASE.
Ha Has Been lest to Onsstasaae ss a
Deserter.
By Telegrapa to the awrninu s't .
Washington, Feb. 18. Midship
man Milton W. Arrowcod, of Bur
lington, N. 0., now a prisoner on
board the receiving shin Hancock at
the navy yard, New York, will be
sent to the naval station at Uuan
tanamo, Cuba, on tbe first naval ves
sel bound to tbat port, and turned
over to the commandant for "such
action as he deems proper." xnis is
the first case where a midshipman has
been called to face trial on the charge
of desertion. It Is said tne young
officer bases his desire to leave the
service on the alleged ground that ha
I could not be a Christian gentleman
and officer of the navy at tbe same-
time. He will be tried oa tbe general
charge of desertion and on the peciai
charge or conduct to me prrjuuiv.
good order and military discipline and
reflecting upon tbe moral character os
his atsoolates In the aervloe.