Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
NORTH
CAROLINA.
,ecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RALEIGH, n. c., May 13, 1905.
The famous Gattis-Kilgo libel case, in
which Rev. T. ]. Gattis, a Methodist min
lister, sues DIR. c. ]. Kilgo, president of
Trinity College, for 100000 damages, for
SANDER, which came up this week in Wake
county civil court for the fourth trial, has
been continued for one month to the Eth
of June. In the first trial the case went
against the plaintiff Gattis, who appealed
to the supreme court, obtaining new trial
in which he was awarded $4,000 damages.
The defendants then appealed and a new
trial was granted, error being found and
the plaintiff was awarded $4,000. The de-
ferdants again appealed to the supreme
court and again the case was sent to the
lower court.
This case came from the celebrated Clark
kilgo controversy of seven years ago, in
which the present chief justice of the North
Carolina supreme court accused President
J. c. Kilgo of Trinity College with being
wire-puller, and to have that reputation in
South Carolina. AS a result of the hearing
then pamphlet was published by the
board of trustees of Trinity College, in
which the Rev Gattis claimed that certain
references to him were libelous.
Bonds Sell Well.
North Carolina bonds are still in demand
and sell well, from the report of state Off
Gals and the banks. The new bond issue
OF the state to the amount of $780, 600 per
cent, authorized by the last legislature. was
sold this week. There were many bidders,
but they went to Townsend, Scott & Son Of
Baltimore, Md, and to c. A. Webb of Ashe-
Vile, n. c., whose bids were in conjunction
at 15.440 premium. The proceeds of these
bonds are to go to the settlement of the
bonds held by the Schafers, and to return
to the treasury of this state the money
paid out in settlement of the South Dakota
judgment. All others of this class have
been compromised. There is another class
of bonds called the special tax bonds, for
which the state never received any return
These special tax bonds are said to be none
other than the notorious Littleheld-SWepson
bonds which were fioated in New York for
prices ranging from to 10 cents on the
dollar These bonds are without collateral
security and are repudlated and outawed
by the state and if brought against her she
will fight 1t to full finish
Heavy Loss on Strawberries.
North Carolina has by far greater acre
age in fruits and vegetables than any other
state in the Union. Just now an unexpect-
ed and unlooked-for trouble has come 10
this class of farmers in the eastern part OF
the state. For the want of refrigerator cars
immense losses have been sustained by the
rotting of Strawberries Losses estiinateu
to amount to anywhere from d half TO one
and one half million of dollars are already
reported. Since Monday at noon s3Vo,Ouo
worth of berries have been hauled ana
dumped in the river on the edge OF town by
the railroad. Hundreds upon hundreds or
crates of fresh berries are periShlng every
day Just eighteen years ago the frst re-
frigerator car loaded with strawberries
reached New York from Florida. At this
time North Carolina was shipping small
quantities by express. The business has
grown until in 1904 1t is estimated 4 leO,Goo
crates were shipped from North Carolina
to northern markets valued at s6,50o,ooo.
North Carolina Notes.
Not since the death of the beloved Vance,
the Carolina war governor, has there been
such lavish praise of any man as has been
bestowed upon Washington Duke, who died
at his home in Durham Tuesday afternoon.
The activities of that industrial city were
hushed while the funeral exercises were be-
ing held Wednesday and the entire state
exhibited a sense of mourning.
Southern Memorial day was fittngly OBJ
served Wednesday throughout North Caro-
lina, and exercises were held in nearly every
town and village in the state.
At meeting of the board of advisors and
the executive committee of the North Car
DINA Tobacco Growers Protective Asoscia-
ton, held in Greensboro, plan was adopt
ed for the establishment of independent to-
bacco factories, and ii is expected that in
the course of a few years at least one will
be located in every county in North Caro-
lima.
Definite proposals have been made for
plants at Madison and Rocky Mount, and
$4,000 stock has been subscribed for the
plant at Madison.
At the sixty-second annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of North Caro-
lima, held in this city this week, $1,000 was
appropriated for the construction of q
home for aged and infirm Odd Fellows, to
be erected at Godsboro, and the Grand
Lodge will meet there next year.