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VOL. XII. PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1901. NO. 37.
GROW TH OF TRADE.
Statistics Showing Ihe Increase of
Cur Shipping.
IT HAS BEEN NOTABLE THIS YEAR
Ddsjfite Our Remarkable Increase But
Little flora I nan 3 F:r Cent of the
Country's Commerce is Carried Dy
American Vessels.
Washington, Special. The report
-of Mr. Chamberlain, the United States
Commissioner of Navigation, states
that ike past fiscal year has been the
third Bucceasivo jear of notable pros
uoncjwi giow tn m American saiy
pinjc, .'eAOsX-am tae two previous
yauB.- 'ine UAenc and nacaro 01
"WOiiC unatij way or piojectud in shi
.yaras pi crises an even greater
growth tor mo current fiscal ear.
'Anieucuu tonnage has now attained
pracucauy lornier maximum ot
lfcftl. 'lue fiauies of 1901, compared
with loOl, fauow an increase in coast
ing trdo vessels from 2,704,54-1 tons
to 4,52,i;i3 tons (two-thirds of this
increase being cu the Great Lakes;,
a decrease in foreign trade vessels
from 2,49tf,c94 tons to 679,51)5 tons and
a decrease in whaling and fishing
from 33,754 to 61,940 tons.
Of our total tonnage 3,623,201 tons
are wooden vessels, and only 1,901,
017 tons are Iron or steel. In 1900
Grat Biitain launched 1,440,000 tons
of :j(eel vessels.Although , registered
American 1 vessels increased 62,425
tonys during the year, American ves-
.sels carried only 8.2 per cent, of our
-exports and imports, the smallest per
centage in our history.
Our fleet of ocean steamers in for
eign trade, the report says, is too
small to be compared with that of
foreign nations. It is compared with
the fleets of four large British and
German steamship corporations, each
'Of which exceeds the American fleet
In tonnage, mileage and business.
The tonnage built and documented In
the United States during the past
fiscal year comprised 1.5S0 vessels
and 433,469 gross tons. The steel ves
sels tinder construction or under con
tract during the current fiscal year
will much exceed similar tonnage
, built in any previous year. The bureau
is advised of S9 such merchants ves
.sela of 353, C45 gross tons, to be
valued at about $36,000,000. Besides
these, 71 naval vessels of 2S1.143 tons
-displacement are building at contract
prices of $78,000,000. In this work 44
. plants with a capital of about $63,000.-
000 and employing about 46,000 men
are engaged. The building of ten
trans-Atlantic steamers presumably
rests on anticipated legislation by
'Congress. Six for the Atlantic Trans
port tiine are building from the same
plans used in building steamers in
England for the same eompanv. The
;cost of a steamer of the "Minnehaha"
t;ine will be 1,846.000, tbe British
cargo steamers will be $729,000, for
which the British price ranges from
-$034,000 to' $4S6,000.
The difference In wages on Ameri
can and foreign vessels is considered
in detail. In illustration, the pay roll
(excluding master) of 380 men on the
steamer St. Louis is $11,300; of 427
on the British steamer Oceanic , is
'$9,900, and of 500 on the German
Kaiser Wilhelm Dcr Grosse, $7,715.
The German is the fastest steamship
and the American Is the smallest. The
report contains a detailed statement
-of the foreign voyages of American
vessels la?t year, showing that the
American flag was seen much oftener
on the North Atlantic during Presi
dent Jefferson's embargo (If 08) or
during the cruises of the Alabama
thai at present. Foreign shipping in
.'ouracifie trade has doubled In three
years.
The purchase of the Leland Line is
considered as evidence that American
-ajral is willing to invest in ocean
stetfeiships, that there is an advan
tage to American exporters in Ameri
can control of ocean steamshlDS, even
If not under the American flag and
that la the coming development of
our ocean transportation facilities the
union of trunk railroad lines and the
, steamshio corporation will be an Im
portant factor. Including the Leyland
purchase American capital owns fully
70 000 tons of steamers under for
eign flass. which in actual carrvin-r
power exceed alt American vessels
now epgaged in foreign trade. The
War and Navy Departments also own
126 847 gross tons of foreign-built
transports and colliers. Bv various
special acts, 56 foreign-built vessels
of 132,187 gross tons have been ad
mitted to registry. American money
accordingly of late years has pur
chased 931,000 tons of foreign-built
steel steamers, while since 1891. there
S5 bwn built in the United States
LOOS.000 tons of steel steam vessels of
all Inds.
RAILROAD BUILDING IN THE STATE
A Showing That Will Prove a Sur
prise to North Carolinians.
There is more activity in the projec
tion and constructions of railroads in
North Carolina now than in a long
while.
The figures of the Corporation Com
mission showing the amount of rail
way constructions for the year are not
yet complete, but Secretary H. C.
Brown says there is unusual activity in
railway projection and construction.
We have secured as nearly as pos
sible a list of railroads that are being
planned and are in actual course of.
construction. It is a remarkably large
list and gives evidence of the fact that
North Carolina is moving along at a
rapid pace industrially.
Interest in railroad matters for the
past few day3 has centered in the re
port that the Seaboard Air Line was
contemplating an invasion cf Ashe
ville. While this has-been an oft "re
peated story, credulity was given to the
report by reason of the fact that Vice
President V. E. McBce, of the S:ab:a d
Air Line, recently made a trip through
the country over the proposed route in
company with Mr. Frank Cox and other
Asheville gent'emen. The Seaboard has
traversed the greater part of the S ate
and stopped almost at Ashcvilles
gates. It has been a matter of surpr sa
for years that the Seaboard d d not
span the gap between Rutherfordton
and Asheville, which is only about fif
ty miles. Mr. McBee's recent trip over
the proposed Seaboard extension to the
Land of the Sky is very significant at
this time. It is known that the new
management of the Seaboard Air Line
has many big plans on foot.
One of the most important railroad
developments in the State is the ex
tension of the Ohio River and Charles
ton, which is in operation from John
ston City in Tennessee to Huntsdale in
Yancey county. The company is mak
ing big preparations for the exten3'on,
134 convicts from the prison at Raleigh
having gone to Yancey county and
there are orders for as many more as
the penitentiary can spare. These con
victs have been put to work a few
miles this side of Huntsdale. The ob
jective point of the new extension is
mere speculation. One report is that it
will be pushed to completion as far as
Marion, where connection can be had
with the Seaboard at Rutherfordton.
There is another report that the ex
tension will go direct to Morganton
with the ultimate object of extension
to Wilmington. Asheville is also re
ferred to as. a possible terminus of the
roaS However, the people of Yancey
and Mitchell are satisfied with the
fact that the railroad is being built in
their midst. As soon as the pr's n
crops are harvested Superintendent
Mann will dispatch another squad ol
convicts to the scene of construction.
The Washington and Plymouth rail
road has twenty miles in operat or
from Plymouth, and is build'ng thir
teen miles more to complete the road
to Washington, N. C. The road will
be completed by January 1st. E. A.
Armstrong is president and S. Parker
is general manager.
The Carthage railroad from Hamlet
to Carthage is also considered an ex
tension to Greensboro. Mr. W. C.
Petty is president of this road.
The East Carolina, from Tarboro
to Macclefield, proposes an extension
to Snow Hill, a distance of about twen
ty miles.
The Aberdeen and Rockfish is buPd
Ing an extension to connect V.th the
Atlantic Coast Line at Hope Mills. The
Rockfish road is now forty miles in
length.
The Cape Fear and Northern propos
es an extension to Lillinglon and
Fayetteville.
The Carolina and North Western 13
being made standard gauge from
Chester, S. C, to Lenoir, 109 miles. A
branch twelve miles to a point in Lin
coln has been contracted for and a
thirty-five mile extension north of
Lenoir Is projected.
The Charlotte, Monroe and Columbia
from McBee. S. C to Motroe, has ten
miles completed. Work is progressing
on this road, of which Mr. Chas. E.
Johnson Is president.
The East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina has completed twelve
miles of an extension via a proposed
route through Montezuma and Mor
ganton to Lincolnton, a total distance
of sixty-five miles.
The Raleigh and Western Is graded
to Harper's, a distance of fifteen miles
and there is talk of an ultimate exten
sion to Ashboro.
The Appalachia Short Line, at Aps
lachla, N. C, has ten miles of railroad
In operation and Is building three
miles.
The Atlanta, Knoxville and North
ern has a ten mile branch from North
Town to Appalachia nearly completed.
The Atlantic and North Carolina is
surveying a branch of fifteen miles
from LaGrange to Snow Hill.
The Caldwell and Northern has sur
veyed an extension from Collettsville,
nines miles west to Hanek.
The Elizabeth City and Western, a
new line from Elizabeth City on the
Norfolk and Southern, about forty
miles to the Seaboard, has been survey
ed. The Fayetteville and Albemarle from
Southern Pines to Fayetteville, thirty
three miles. Eight miles have been
graded eastward. J. C. Brown, of
Southern Pines is president.
The French Broad-and Southern has
proposed an extension from Toxaway
to a point near Walhalla, S. C.
The Great Eastern is projected 137
miles via Trent, Snow Hill to Dot las
Bay, on Pamlico Sound. The grading
has beenpartly done from Freemont to
Snow Hill. The promoters of this
road expect ultimately to extend it on
from Freemont to Raleigh. Mr. J. W.
Lynch, of Kinston, is president.
The Norfolk and Western is build
ing three branches In the State. The
first branch is from a point one mi'c
this side of Grayson, Va., where th?
North Carolina division cresses New
River to extend up New River
Cotton factories and other industries
are to te reached there. The branch
is to be about sixty-four miles into
North Carolina. Another branch is be
ing built from Chesnut Yard, Va., s u
th to the blue iron ore in Ashe Coun
ty. The Stone Mountain Railroad cr
Roaring River, to run northeast vh
Stone Mountain to the coal fields cf
Virginia, is projected. It is from L6
to 176 miles.
. The Suffolk and Carolina extensi-n
from Ryland, N. C, south sevente?r
miles via Center Hill to Edenton, U
proposed.
Blue Ridge and Atlantic from Tullu
lah Falls, S. C, to Franklin, N. C, 140
miles, is projected.
Tennessee and North Carolina, from
Newport, Tenn., southeast about sixty
miles to Waynesville is planned.
The Winston and Wadesboro is be
ing surveyed from Winston to Wades
boro, a distance of ninety miles.
The Beaufort Lumber Company is
building from Greenville southeast
about twenty-five miles to Vanceboro.
The Eureka Lunvber Company of
Passaic, N. J., is. building from Marb'e
to timber lands. The contract has been
let for seven miles.
The McMullen Lumber Company is
projecting a road from Bowdens to
Newton Grove, seventeen miles.
The Ohio, Tennessee and Carolina,
from a point near Jellico, Tenn., to
Knoxville and then in North Carolina
at Little River. ,
There aro two lines projected to
Southport. One of these is the South
port and Western Railroad. This road
has been incorporated with the privi
lege of building a railroad from South
port to Wilmington and thence north
west across the State to the Tennessee
line.
Extensive Swindling.
New York, Special Philip Schmitt
and Joe J. Haefner are under arrest,
charged with swindling Thomas F.
Greacen, a wholesale shoe dealer of
Now York, out of goois valued at' up
ward of $10,000. Haefner is a traveling
salesman employed by Greacen, anl
according to the police, he transferred
large amounts of goods to Schmitt un der
fraudulent sales. An examination
of Greacen's books showed that the ir
regularities dated back for five years.
56 Sailors Drowned.
Victoria, B. C, Special. The steam
er Queen Adelaide arrived Friday
morning, after a stormy passage of 20
days from Kobe, Japan. She encount:r
ed very rough weather off the Japa
nese coast and made yery little head
way for three days. From the Japene3o
port she brought news of the loss of
the steamer Tsurihko Maru, a 200-ton
vessel, which ran on the rocks of Goto
Island, on October 11th, and her crew
of 50 were lost. The steamer was car
rying coal from Kobe to Hong Kong.
To Found Another Town.
Guthrie, O. T., Special.-P. H. Fitz
gerald, of Indianapolis, who launched
the town of Fitzgerald, Ga., several
years ago, was granted a territorial
charter for the purpose of subdividing
the lands comprising the Fort Supply
military reservation, in northwestern
Oklahoma, to open them to settlement.
The reservation contains 40,000 acrei
nd ha3 been abandoned by the gov
ernment. Seth Low's majority for mayor a
New York city is 29,864.
A HANGING HORROR.
Louis Council Pays With His I ife the
Penalty For Crime Charged to K'm.
THE ROPE BROKE IN FIRST FALL.
Council Swore to His Innocence to
the Last, and Went Boldly to the
Scaffold.
Fayetteville, Special. Louis Council
was executed inside the jail of Cum
berland county at 10:05 o'clock Satur
day morning in the presence of about
twenty-five witnesses, including Dr.
John D. MacRae, county physician.
Dr. A. S. Rose .county coroner, the re
porters of the press, and several rep
resentative citizens all of whom were
formally summoned by Sheriff Burns.
1 Rev. Father Marion, of the Roman
Catholic church, attended the con
demned man in hi3 last houis, ;-. ixe
has been with him throughout h 3
imprisonment, and was at his side on
the scaffold.
At exactly 10 o'clock Sheriff Eurn3
read to Council the warrant of Gov.
Aycock, fixing his execution on Satur
day, November 2d., between the hours
of 10 and 2 o'clock, the sole comment
of the condemned being: "I am inno
cent of this crime." For ten minutes
Father Marion walked slowly with
Council up and down the middle cor
ridor reading aloud in a deep, sonorotts
voice passages of the Scripture, and
then Council knelt at his feet and re
peated a prayer in a low but distinct
and steady voice.
Council wa3 dressed neatly in a
dark suit, with white checked shirt,
and turn-down collar, and throughout
displayed wonderful nerve. After the
prayer, walking between the priest
and the sheriff, the prisoner traversed
the corridor erect and unmoved, and
ascended the ladder to the top of the
steel cells, which formed a platform
on which stood Council, Father Ma
rion, Sheriff Burns and Deputies Ray
nor and Monaghan, the latter of whom
bound the condemned man about the
feet and arms, Council repeating over
and over again: "As Christ died for
love of me, so I die for the love of
Christ."
Then Father Marion said: "Lonid
Council, you know that you have m.
hope, that you have a moment to live,
and I want you to tell these gentlemen
here present whether you are Innocent
or guilty of the orime with which you
are charged."
Council, who held in his clasped
hands across bearing the image of the
Christ, said: "By this cross which I
hold in my hancs I am an innocent
man."
Father Marlon, turning towards
those assembled, and looking up at
him from their places in the surround
ing corridors, repeated the words of
the condemned. Then gently taking
the cross from Counsii's hands and
holding it aloft, he straightened his
stalwart figure to Its full height, and
in ringing tones, said: "I here declare
that never in North Carolina has any
man died under the law who betrayed
less fear and displayed more grit and
nerve than this man, and through all
my ministrations to him in his ceil he
has never weakened. And over and
over again I have urged him to make
confession if he were guilty, and I here
proclaim, in spite of the warrant of
Governor Aycock, that Loui3 Council
dies an innocent man."
Then turning to the figure before
him, he said "Good bye, Louis. I shake
your hand. Have you anything to say
to the sheriff?" Council thanked the
latter and his officers for their kind
ness during his imprisonment, and
the following were his last words: "I
don't feel hard towards anybody, and
I forgive all for prosecuting me, and
when I come to die they will know I
am an innocent man."
Officer Moneghan then adjusted the
black cap, there was a moment of
breathless silence, the sheriff nodded
the signal, there was a whirr of the
spring and an excited, horror-striek.
en voice cried: "The rope has broke !"
Father Marion exclaimed: "The rope
was tested yesterday with a two hun
dred pound bag! Keep cool! Get the
man back up here."
Council's swaddled body had fallen
to the stairway below and the officers
raised it, and ascended the steps,
dreadful groans and agonized gurg
lings in the throat coming from the
wretched man.
Aa soon as possible another rop
was brought and an end was made of
the fearful scene by a second drop.
The body was pronounced extinct of
life in twelve minute3 by Drs. MacRae
and Rosf, ,and, was lowered, and con
veyed to a room on the lower floor,
where it was consigned to the hands
of J. R. McNeill, undertaker.
No one attributes anything like care
lessness to Sheriff Burns by the break
ing of the rope. It was repeatedly
tested, was considered of remarkable
strength ,and wa3 brought specially
from Raleigh, being the one with
which the negro preacher Joses was
hanged.
Thirty People Hurt.
Bedford, Ind., Special. A wreck oc
curred on the Monon, in this city. In
which 30 persons were injured. A
combination passenger and eione
train broke in two at the intersection
of the Monon and Southern Indiana
roads, coming together a few minutes
later, with a crash. In the two pas
senger coaches were IOO quarrymen
and officials. Of this number 30 were
bruised and injured, some of them
serio .sly.
Accident at Greensboro.
Greensboro, Special. John Wilkins,
a flagman in the Southern Railway's
yards here, met sudden death ata coal
scute in the western part of town
Monday morning. He was sitt'ng on
the front of a loaded coal car which
ran off the trestle and fell to the
ground, a distance of 30 feet. Wilkins
held to th car an it went nvar thv
I trestle, but fell to the ground and wa3
covered with coal. It is supposed that
he died instantly. The car struck the
ground on one end and remained in
an upright position.
Nearly All of Dare County Sold.
Raleigh, N. C, Special. New3 has
just been received here that the United
States Circuit Court of Appea's affirms
a decision of the Federal Court, which
orders the sale of about 150,000 acres
of land in Dare county. This involves
practically the entire county of Dare
in eastern North Carol na, exc?pt ths
town. The value of property in Dare
:ounty is put at nearly a half million
dollars. The land is heavily timbered
and is valuable.
Shelby KniUingriUI Burned.
Shelby, Special. The Laura Kntting
Mill at this place owned by Messrs. C.
M. Lattlmore and Orlando Elam, was
burned Tuesday night at 12 o'clock.
The cause is unknown. The lcs3 was
$10,000; insurance $6,500. This is a new
plant and has been in operation only
about two months. It was equipped
with new and latest machinery.
Ellis Todd, convicted In Horry
county of aggravated assault and bat
tery. End HI H'te Bonn Over.
Fort Scott. Kans., Special. Bud Gil
lette, the Webb Citv, Mo., foot racer,
charged with complicity in swindling
State Representative F. M. Davis, of
this citv, out of $5,000 on a foot race,
was bound over here in the sum of
$5,000. As a result of the examina
tion it is stated that the extradition of
several prominent persons of Webl
City, charged with being members of
a regularly organized band will be
asked for.
Death of L' Hiincr rht.
Pekin. By Cable. Li Hung Chang
died at 11 oVock TMirsy morning.
At 9 o'clock Wedneslav evn'ng white
Earl Li was still a1!v tve courtyard of
the yam en was filed wilh Hfe-sl7e pa
vr horses and chairs wit? coolie fear
ers, which his friends snt. in accord
ance with Chinese customs, to be
buried when be died in order f carry
his soul to heaven. The Chinere offi
cials ere somewhat uneasy concerning
the effect his death will have on the
populace, and to guard against a pos
sible anti-foreign demonstration the
Chinese generals have d'sposed their
troops about the city in sch a way oa
to command the sitmtion. Trouble,
howpver. Is pefi'v irn-nrnbable.
It takes 5,000 unloaded bees to make
a pound that is, when the bee leave
its hive in search of honey it weighs
only the 5,000th part of a pound When
it returns, however, from the fields and
flowers, freighted with honey, it is thrc
times that heavy.