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The Weekly Star. PUBLISHED AT W ILIINCITON, N . 0.7 AT (11.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. 8S8SS8S88S888888S 8S8S888S8S8888888 SS88S8888SS88888S SSSS8Sa35S2S2SS8Si 88888388888888388 'tHlUK R 8S8SS88SS8S888888 qiuoR I S8SS88888S8888888. S8S8SSS8SSSS8SS SSS888S88883838S8' spa At J ts- 3 X s HHHHHHllCI Entered at the Post Offioe atrWUmlng-ton, N. C, as Seoond Class Matter. - SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the Wkkklv Stab is as follows : Single Copy 1 year, postage paid, $1.00 " 6 months ' " .60 " . " 3 month. " " .30 ITIMIGRATION. Of the millions of immigrant who '"have lancled upon oar shores to make this country their home, bat a very small, or insignificant per centage have come to the Soath. . Nearlv all have gone westward and hence the rapid development of the West and the marvellous growth ' of Borne of the citiea we read of out there. The largest of those cities were a genera tion ago, comparatively speaking, but village?, where now hundreds of thousands of people move hurriedly in their respective avocations, and millions of dollars of business is transacted every day. There are great, magnificent cities now where the forest or the prairie then was, and the forests or the prairies that spread out for hundreds of miles Ground them are now cultivated farms and the homes of a dense and thrifty population, representing, as the cities also do, many nationalities. It was this foreign influx which in the main m ade the Great West what she is, which brought her wide acres of wild lands into cultivation and built up her great cities. It is they who have built the railroads by making the land productive enough to furnish business for the railroads when built. Of course they did not do it all, but they did very much of it. There is not a State in the North or West, es- heAiallv ffio Woof nrtiora triair are not a potent factor in the affairs of State and of business, and they make their impress upon both. Observing this erreat Drosress and development, attributable in a large measure to this cause, it is natural that the South should desire that the tide of immigration turn this way and efforts have been made from from time to time by -some of the Southern States, North Carolina among the number, to divert some of it Southward, but with little success, so far. There are reasons for this, not always understood or taken into consideration by those who are charg ed with this mission. The presence of the negro in ench large numbers is a mighty barrier to begin with. Many of these immigrants know nothing about the negroes -except what they have heard from agents of western railroads and land compan ies interested in misrepresenting the South, and regard them as savage cannibals, who kill and eat white chil dren, who are luokless enough to fall into their hands. We know a gentle, man who some years ago spent sev eral months in Germany, in the inter est of a North Carolina land compa ny, trying to induce German emigrants to seek- homes in this . State, andv he was met with this objection : everywhere among the simple people of the ru ral districts who were so fully con vinced of it that although a German himself he could not allay their ap prehensions nor oonvince them to the oontrary. His mission was in con sequence a signal' failure. Another difficulty is the lack of large bodies of available land at low price where these people might live near each other if they come, as they 1 . f CTT . mi M. - ao in too west, xney must nave their congenial associations, social intercourse and Quaternary associa tions, witnout wnion iney wouia oe lonely and heavy-hearted if they were in paradise. They are fond of mingling together and are not content with the life of isolation which they would lead in a thin ly settled country among a people of manners and customs different from those of the countries in which they were born and reared. There are individual exceptions to this, but ninety-nine out of a hundred of them feel this way. If the negro were out of the way, and large bodies of land secured at low figures and some sys tem of colonization devised,we might in time draw largely on the immigra tion seeking our shores, but until then, and it is a very remote con tingency, we 'need not expect nor hope for much of it. But perhaps in the long run it is as well for the South that the tide of immigration has not turned South' 'ward. It is a two-Bided question. While the North and the West have gained muoh that is good by it they have also gotten much that is evil, VOL. XX. and while they have added millions of good, law-abiding, industrious and thrifty people to their population they have alBO added thousands of lawless disorganizes . and trouble breeders whose threatening outbreaks and demonstrations it frequently requires not only ' the power of the - cities but of the States to suppress. The socialistic and communistic disorders and the riotous strikes of not infrequent oc currence in the North 'and West come mainly from this source, and they will increase in' number and in frequency as these elements increase in number. These are. some of the evils whioh the South has escaped. A good, healthy, intelligent, in dustrious, thrifty, law-abiding im migration would be a good and a welcome thing, but a promiscuous flow would be neither good nor de sirable. There is room in the South for thousands, who could make happy "homes here, and we want to see them come, but in numbers which may be assimilated by our people, and such as will feel that they are Southerners, identified with the South, and not foreigners still with ideas to which Americans must submit to retain un disputed possession of their own country. STATE TOPICS. . The call of Mr. J. S. . Carr, Presi dent of the Confederate Veterans' Asssociatlon, for a meeting of veter ans in each county of the State, on the 4th of July to organize County Associations, is a move in the right direction. There should not only be these County Associations, and State Association, but also an Asooiation of the Southern States, similar to that of the Grand Army of the Re public; not; however, inspired by the sectional or partisan spirit which sometimes actuates the G. A. R., but by a broader spirit. Tnese re unions, .aside from their pleasant social features, will be influential in promoting the welfare of the veter an, and in recalling incidents and re miniscences of the days that "tried men's souls," whioh might otherwise be lost to the historian whose im partial pen will some day write the history of that grand struggle. The statement has been published that the Northern syndicate which has purchased 30,000 acres of land in Camden and . Currituck counties, in this State, and Norfolk county, Va., will divide a portion of it into fifty aore farms, with a view to coloni zing with people from Western New York and Canada. This will give an opportunity to test the colonizing experiment, which has never, as far as our information goes, been at tempted in the South on such a large soale. If it succeeds, as we trust it will, it will be but the beginning of similar movements in other portions of the South, which present advanr tages and may offer inducements for colonists. Asheville, the capital city of "the Land of, the Sky," the Citizen sug gests, must have a centennial celebra tion May 20tb, 1891, in commemora tion of the organization of Buncombe county. The Citizen's idea is to in augurate a new plan, a departure from the usual routine on such oc casions, and will publish from time to time brief sketches of the prominent men of former days, from which the orator of the day, who will most likely be Hon. Z. B. Vance, may select the matter for a biographical address. This will be history con densed, and made charmingly attrac tive by the deft touch of a lingual artist like "our Zeb." The Greensboro North State in forms us that Congressman Brower, from tile 5th district is using his in fluence at Washington to have an ao curate geological survey made of the counties of Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell,Per son and Granville, in which exist val uable deposits of useful minerals and stones. Mr. Brower is a Republican ef bushwhacking . proclivities, to which he owes in some measure his success in two elections, but in this matter he shows a practical level head, for i which he is to be com mended. ' He has received, it is said, the promise of Maior Powell, the Chief of the United States Geologi cal Bureau, to put a corps of scientific men in these counties during the summer. Of course Mr. Brower is working for, and more interested in his own district than in any othe but if the survey oould have a broad er sweep and take in Western North Carolina it would develop a wealth of mineral resources which would open the eyes . of people and show how prodigal to the Old North State Nature has been in her mineral bounties. Let Mr. Brower proceed on this line. The good he may thus do may counterbalance the mischief of his naughty politics. The commissioners of Durham county evidently do not regard mar riage as a failure, and believe that no-unnecessary barriers should exist to keep apart "two hearts that beat as one" after the front gate sociables and other customary preliminaries have been duly complied with. Believing that this requisite " institution to the healthy growth and progress of com munities should.9 be duly encouraged they and the board of justices at their last meeting resolved that there should be no county tax on marriage licenses, and thereby 1 established their reputation as level-headed, pro gressive citizens. The f enoe or rather "no fence" question is one of the 'topics whioh is now agitating - the sovereigns of Georgia . , North . Carolina wrestled with it some time ago, audit is a dis tracting question in some oounties yet. It out short the oareer to glory of a number of aspiring young states men, but it is a big thing for all that. There are fifteen . or 'twenty counties perhaps in the State where the "no fem56":lawprevaIlB7n3' where ttie fences could hot be replaced by pop ular vote if a chromo were offered as a premium with each panel. A New York man who is vouohed for as respeotable and reputable," leads the fish-story narrator with aa acoount ' of a sea-serpent whioh he saw disporting in the Hudson river, and whioh struck terror to his heart. If he had due regard for the tradi tions of the primitive New Yorker, he would have located his "sarpent" near hell-gate on the east side. St. Andrew's chureh Completed, The new structure for St. Andrew's Choreh, In this city, which j was be gun last October, is now completed and presents one of the most attrac tive buildings of the kind, both exte rior and interior, In the State. The design is In proportion throughout. and exhibits character in all of its de tails. The building has been built in less time than any other In the city. notwithstanding its dimensions or the complication of its construction. The progress of the work has been conducted with perfect harmony, and without any disagreement between contracting parties. The exterior view is imposing and gratify ing to the eye, at the same time unpretentious in design. The interior is spacious, convenient and tastily designed. The stained glass and memorial windows are as delicate' in color and as complete in design as anything of the kind that can be found. The entrance vesti bules are laid with encaustic tile, the audience room lighted with ohande liers . of twenty-four lights each. brackets and pendants, and the andi- ence floor seated with automatic folding-seat chairs for the accommoda tion of 532 comfortable sittings. The arrangement for the seats is circular, with diagonal and square aisles. All of the floors are carpeted. The most of the inside and outside finishes were made at Parsley & Wiggins' mill. The organ loft arch, gallery col umns. DuiDit. fonts ana communion table also, were made by this firm. They are trimmed with walnut and panneled with native curled pine, and exhibit the superior skill and workmanship of those the firm em ployed. The ceiling is covered with corrugated iron of sky blue color and bordered with bronze. Ventilation is secured by several methods and will ensure a circulation of fresh, air at all times and when desired. The plast ered walls are kalsomlned in cream or flesh color. The accbustic proper ties remain yet to be tested. While it is hoped they will be satisfactory, still it is uncertain, as these condi tions vary and are oftentimes beyond control. Symmetry, proportion and design prevail throughout; quality of mate rial, excepting brick, first-class, and the workmanship throughout credit ably executed. This congregation can congratulate themselves upon having a building of its proportions and ap pearance, built within so short a time, completed with so little expense and without incurring a burdensome debt; and the city can pride itself upon its workmen who have executed it with out foreign aid. Or Interest to Sunday School workers As several of the delegates appoint ed to attend the World's Sunday School Convention, to be held in Lon don, Eng., on July 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th, have found it impossible to go, any person identified with the Sunday school work and known or properly endorsed to Col. E. J. Parrish of Dur ham, chairman of the State Executive Committee, will be appointed by him. The Cunard steamer which will con vey the delegates for the United States will Bail from New York Wed nesday, June 19th, at 10 a. m. State papers please copy. Naval Stores movement. Receipts of naval stores at this port for the crop year from April 1st to June 7th as compared with re ceipts to same date last year, are as follows: Spirits turpentine, 10,551 casks; last year 10,776. Rosin, 34,706 barrels; last year 48,452. Tar, 11,541 barrels; last year 9,818. Crude tur pentine 3,026 barrels; last year 2,776. Stocks are light; as posted at the Prodnce exchange, they are as fol lows : Spirits turpentine, 8,761 casks; last year at same time, 1,134. Rosin, 33,023 barrels; last year, 47,846. Tar, 4,272 barrels; last year, ,768. Crude turpentine, oiu Darreis; last year vw. Another Contribution from Maxton. .The Stab yesterday received five dollars from Mr. W. B. Harker, con tributed by citizens of Maxtor, N. C, for the relief of the flood sufferers at Johnstown, Pa. With the amount previously received through Mr. Bar ker, and forwarded by the Star, this maKes tweniy-nve dollars tnat Max- ton has contributed. V AY cP 11 TVTXMaTOTON, N. C, Foreign missionary TJnton i The WomenV -Foreign Missionary Union of Wilmington Presbytery met yesterday afternoon in the First Pres byterian Church. Besides the Church es in Wilmington, there were dele gates present from Clinton, Falson's, Kenansville, Borgaw, Mt.- Williams, Whiteville, Clarkton and White- plains. .' - After devotional exercises, Mrs. S. Gh Lewis, President of the Society of the First Church; read an address of welcome, which was responded to by Hiss Pass, of Faison. The Secretary. Miss Anderson, of Clinton, read the minutes of the last Convention, and Mrs. B F. Hall, the President, read the report of the work for the year, and set forth the possi bilities of the organization, especial ly presenting the subject of how to interest others in the Foreign Mission work. Interesting letters were read from Mrs. Stuart, of Hongchow, Chi na, who was present at the last Con vention, Miss Haws, of Kansas City, and Miss Emerson, of Tsing-kiang- pu, China. 7 A committee was appointed to re port on organization, and the Con vention adjourned until this morning: Rev. Edward Lane, of Campinas, Brazil, was to have addressed the Convention at a public meeting in the evening, but was detained by floods. Rev. Alexander Sprunt took his place and preached an earnest and timely sermon on the objections to Foreign Mission work, from the text, "To what purpose Is this waste?" Rev. Messrs. Hoge and Primrose took part in the service. Mr. Lane, it is hoped, will be here to-day and will make addresses on Sunday. He is a most interesting speaker and successful missionary. For the Flood. Sufferers. . The committee appointed at the meeting of citizens to solicit sub scriptions for the relief of the flood sufferers at Johnstown and other- places in Pennsylvania, have collect ed about five hundred dollars, in cluding the sum of twenty dollars sent by citizens of the town of Max ton to the Star and turned over to the committee. Besides the money a car-load each of rosin and tar were contributed. The money was for warded yesterday by Mr. Don MacRae, chairman of the meeting, and the following telegram and let ter were sent: . ' ' WtLMiNGTOK, N, C, June 6. Gov. James A Beaver, Barrisburg,Pa. Prompted by heartfelt sympathy our citizens forward a check for five hundred dollars towards the relief of the sufferers at Johnstown and a car load each of rosin and tar for fumiga tion. Very respectfully. Donald mackak. Welmiugton. N. C. June 6. Bis Excellency Jos. A. Beaver, Gov. of Pennsylvania, Mamsourg, Jfa.: Dear Sir In accordance with a telegram sent you to-day I enclose a check for $500, contributed by our citizens in aid of the sufferers of Johnstown. In addition they have also forward ed a car-load each of rosin and tar for fumigation, which had labels In large type stating the use to be made of them, and urging their speedy de livery, very respectfully, your oDeai ent servant, Donald MacRae. The Star fs requested to announce that the subscription list may be found at Mr. P. Heinsberger's book' store, and that either of the commit teeMr. P. HeinBberger, Mr. D. L. Gore and Mr. O. Hicks will be glad to receive subscriptions from any who may wish to contribute and who have not been called upon. Death of Idr. twaiater niooro William Walker Moore died at his residence in this city yesterday morn ing at halfpast 3 o'clock. Mr. Moore was born in Brunswick county in 1841, where he lived till nearly grown. He was married in early manhood to Miss Lucy Henderson, of South Lowell. rrho with their three chil dren survive - him. He joined the Confederate Army in the early part of the war. In Company C, Third N. C. Cavalry, and was a faithful soldier till the end of the war. Soon after ward he removed to this city. ' He had suffered intensely with rheuma tism for several years, but was patient and cheerful to the last. His genial disposition and kind heart rrmde for him many warm friends. The funeral takes place at 8 o'clock this morning, from his residence on Sixth and Chesnut streets; thence the remains will be take to Summer- ville. Brunswick county, for inter ment. Death of Capt. J. D. Gardner. Capt. Junius D. Gardner died at his home in this city yesterday. He had been in poor health for some time past, but the immediate cause of his death is thought to have been a con gestive chill. Capt. Gardner was In his 61st year; he was for many years passenger conductor on the Wilming ton & Weldon and Carolina Central railroads, and was widely known and esteemed for his kind heart and gen ial disposition. He leaves a wife and family, besides many relatives and friends to mourn their loetw The fu neral will take place this afternoon at 4.35-o'clock from Grace M. E. Church. Fnnrrat or mi. J. S. ItleBaebern. The funeral of Mr. J. S. McEacbern, whose death was announced in the Star yesterday, took place In the afternoon from the First Baptist Church, and was largely attended. Rev. Dr. Pritohard - conducted the services, and the remains were Inter red in Bellevue Cemetery. The pall bearers were Messrs. J. D. Woody, B. F. Mitchell, W. A, French, B- J. Jones, J. W. Taylor, S. H. Northrop, W. P. Oldham and Wm, Larkins. Homicide in Wayne County A correspondent writes from Golds' boro to the Star that on Wednesday evening last, at Sauls' Crossroads, in Wayne county, Lum Gardner killed Frank McKeel by la blow on the head with an axe. Both men were under the Influence of llanor. Gardner is under arrest. KLY FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1889. Foreign mission Wotk. , . - - - - s .-' The Convention, of the Woman's Foreign : Missionary Union met yes terday at 10 a. m. After prayer by Rev." Edward .Lane, the devotional exercises were , continued by the repetition , of missionary promises from the Scriptures by the members. The Union organized for the ensu ing year by the re-eleotlon of the present officers. - I ; Reports from the Societies were read, showing fifteen Societies in the Presbytery (four of which have been organized since the last Conven tion), with a membership of 349 and contributions for the : year of $742. Pledges were received from the So cieties, on the basis of which the Union . pledged - to the Assembly's Executive Committee $800, for the support of two lady missionaries, and arrangements were made for carrying this into effect, and for keeping the Societies of the Union in communica tion with, their missionaries.. . i A a . a uueresung paper was reaa : ay Mrs. D. G. Worth, on "How ' we may encourage and help -our .-mission aries,'' tenderly closing by asking the prayers and encouragement of the ladles for her son who had given himself to this work. At this point the gentlemen returned and Mr. Geo. E. Worth, In simple, earnest words, gave bis reasons for entering the mis sion field, and urged the work upon others. Mr. Lane followed In an ad dress of great power, setting forth the needs of women In Brazil, and what missions had accomplished for them. After a vote of thanks to Mr. Lane and Mr. Worth, the session was closed with prayer, by Rev. Alex. Sprunt. In the afternoon, after prayer and praise, a paper was read by Mrs. Oberry, of Goldsboro, on the meth ods of increasing the circulation of the Missionary, and by resolution the Union pledged itself to systematic ef forts in this direction. Miss Anderson, of Clinton, followed In a paper on "Modes of conducting our missionary meetings." The Consecration meeting closed and crowned the whole. One of the young ladies just from Charlotte Fe male Institute, told of the visit of one of the student volunteers and of the formation of a band of eleven girls looking towards the foreign mission work, three of whom had already pledged themselves ito It. Another young lady stated her purpose of go ing to the Mission field, and the la dies one after another pledged their sympathy and prayers and efforts in the cause, while some asked prayers for those who were considering the call to the work. A missionary poem was repeated by one of the young ladies, and a consecration hymn was sung. Resolutions of thanks to the ladies of the First Church for their hospi tality, and to the Pastor for his aid, -encouragement and sympathy, were passed, and the Convention, after prayer by the President, adjourned. Last night the delegates enjoyed a reception at the Manse given by the Society of the First Church to them and their friends In both Churches. Rev. Edward Lane will address the children Sunday afternoon at 4.30, and the public at 8 p. m. both ser vices at the First Presbyterian Church. ! UNIVERSITY COraaxENCBKIBNT. Condensed Report from the News ana UDserver. Distinguished men of all classes and Srofesslons were present at Chapel Lill Wednesday, and It was a great day in the history of the University. The morning exercises In Memorial Hall were mainly reminiscent. The first class called was one tnat was graduated inree score ana nve years ago that of 1824. It was rep- resentea Dy xne veneraoie xjt a. o .ue Rosset. Hon Paul C Cameron repre sented the class of 1827. The vener able Giles Mebane spoke for the class of 1831, and ex-oenator uimgman, Thomas W Harris and jf a. smith lor the class of 1832. William L Stamps epoke for the class of 1836. judge .tsuxton sent a leiier ior me class of 1839: Col Wm Johnston spoke for the class of 1840; Stephen A Graham for the class of 1841; Dr W W Harriss and General Rufas Barringer, the class of 1842; Judge R F Dick and J no L Williamson, the class of 1843; Col Walter L Steele, the class of 1844; Jos B Batohelor, the class of l4o; Wm A Faison. the class ol 1840; uoi w t Burgwyn spoke for the class of 1868; WJ Peele represented the class of 1879. At the Alumni Danquet, vrov. Fowle responded to the first toast. The State Congress at Halifax, 1776, and the General Assembly of 1789. President Battle responded to the Founders and Donors of the Univer sity. Judge Geo V Strong was absent and Mr W N Mebane responded to the toast, The General Assembly of 1875. 1881 and 1885. The Bite oi tne University was responded to by Mr W J Peele, and Mr Paul C Cameron re- spondedltothetoast ''Preset Caldwell, the Faculty and Trustees of his admin istration." Judge R P Dick spoke to the toast "President David Swain and the Faculty and Trustees of his administration,'' and so also did Mr F W Mason, Messrs - A H Eller and R W Winborne responded to "Presi dent Battle, the Faculty and Trustees of his Administration," and Col Thos S Kenan responded to "The Con federate Dead of the University." Hon Jos B Batohelor spoke to the Alumni Bar, and Judge A C Avery responded to "The Aiumni on tne Bench." Dr Thos E Skinner spoke to the Alumni In the ministry. The Alumni Physicians, responded to by Dr Geo G Thomas, and "The Alumni wbo have Promoted Educa tion in Private or Public Life," responded to Maj Robt Bingham and Prof E A Alderman. Mr Julian S Carr responded to;"The Alumni who in private life have advanced the prosperity of , the State in manufac tories." "The Alumni In making in ternal Improvements," - by Col J T Morehead. "The Dialectic Society," responded to by J M Leach, Jr. Col Chas S Venable, of the University of Tirginia, and President Chas Taylor, of Wake : Forest, spoke . and were loudly cheered. Ex-Minister J L 1 Curry and Prof Shepherd also spoke, which concluded the banquet. The degree of LL.D, It is understood, will be conferred on Governor Fowle Judges Avery and Shepherd and Dr E Burke Haywood. , , CoL Chase Lanxdon. Secretary of State of Alabama, died yesterday at Mobile, aged 84 years. He was born in Stonington, Conn., but had lived in Alabama many years. TAB. WASHINGTON. John B. Eaves Appointed Internal Revenue Collector. . By Telegraph to the Morning Star. - Washington. Juoe 6. The President to-dsy appointed, to be collector of internal revenue, John B. Eaves, of North Caroli na, for the Fifth district of North Carolina. Eaves is a farmer by occupation and re sides at Ru'herforcKon, Rutherford coun ty He has served several terms as a mem ber of the State Legislature, and ia now cbaitman of . the Republican : Executive Committee. . Washington, June 7. Repairs to the Long Bridge having been completed, through train service by the Piedmont Air Line has been resumed to all points South and West. . The ferry transfer to and from Alexandria baa in. consequence been dis continued and trains arrive at and depart from the Baltimore Ss Potomac passenger station as Deiore. Col. John C. Kelton was to-day appoint ed Adjutant General of the Army, to sac ceed General Drum, retired. Washington, June 8. in tbe case of Capt. Geo. A. Ames. United States army, retired, sentenced by the general court mar tial to be dismissed from the service, the President has commuted the sentence, in consideration of the good service which this officer has rendered and of some miti gating circumstances connected with the offences of which ha is found ajlft connnemeni wiuun such limits as tbe I cretary of War may prescribe and to de privation of the right to wear the uniform and insignia of bis rank in the army for a period of five years. His conduct gin connection with the Inauguration day parade and. his attempt to pull Gov. Beaver's nose afterwards, formed the basis of the charges against him. FROM IsAMOA. Every Thins Quiet A xrnee Between the Contending Natives. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Stdnbt, N. 8. W., June 7. The steamer Lubeck has " arrived from Apia, Samoa, with advices to May 28. Everything was quiet In Samoa. A truce was maintained between the contending natives, owing to reports that additional German men-of-war were on their way to Apia. Matta&f a had recalled his followers, and it was ex pected that 8,000 of his men would assem ble in one camp shortly. Tamasese and 2,000 adherents remained -encamped at Apia All men-of-war had left Apia. The British man-of-war Rapid had sailed from Fiji islands. The American steamer Nipsic, convoyed by the steamer Alert, had gone to Tutuila for coal, and from there tbey were to proceed to Auckland. . FOREIGN. Gladstone's Address A. Bonlansjlst Mot Striae or Seamen A Hlteh In tbe Final Settlement of the samoan Affair Russian Hostility to derma nv An Alliance with France Proba ble Persia Threatened by the Czar. By Cable to the Moraine Star. Loitdoit, June 8. Mr. Gladstone ad dressed tbe Libeial meeting at Weymouth to-day. He said the Liberal party was moving in the right direction, and at a fair pace. He spoke in favor of limiting the length of Parliament to four or five years. Referring to Ireland he admitted that crime had decreased there, and attributed the im provement to recent remedial measures, to the beneficial influence of Irish members of Parliament and priests, and above all to the knowledge possessed by tbe Irish peo ple that a large majority of the people of England sympathize with Item. At Glasgow three thousand dock labor ers have struck for an increase of a half penny per hour. Stevedores have also struck. At Belfast, the strike of seamentsndfl re men has paralyzed the shipping business there? Dublin, June 8 Lord Mayor 8exton has cabled to America 1,000 for the relief of the Johnstown sufferers. Paris, June 8 Reicher Sons, intendant militaire, one of the attaches of tbe Minis try Of War, has been arrested. It is be lieved that papers seized in the houses of the Boulangist leaders yesterday showed that he was implicated in the Boulangist plot. Owing to revelations in the seized Boulangist papers the high court has or dered the arrest of Capt. Flencha, of the War office. Berlin, June 8. A dUpitch from St. Petersburg to the Cologne Gazette says that the Czar told the Shah and party that if, while in England, he (the Shah) should make any concession unfavorable to Rub sia, 100,000 RuBBian soldiers now on the frontier would be made to march into Persia. Copyright 1889 by the N. Y. Associated Preag. Bkblin, June 8. Delay in the transmis sion from Washington of assent to the Samoan treaty originated the rumor that Mr Blaine desired a revision of several points. Inquiries at the Foreign Office and the English Embassy elicit tbe information that nothing has occurred that is likely to retard the exchange of signatures or re quiring further reference to committees or the plenary conference. Mr. Blaine has been in communication with Mr. Phelps regarding verbal amendments to the proto col, which were submitted to Count Her bert and Sir Edward Mallet, and accepted without comment. Official irritation - over Mr. Blaine's cautious scrutiny of the proto col is abating, with growing recognition of the justice and value America applies upon the final and decisive settlement of Samoan questions. The impatience of the Foreign Office to close the matter has not hastened the action of Lord Salisbury any more than it has Mr. Blaine. Up to last night Sir Edward Mallett had received no instructions to sign. Lord Salisbury ap pears to be awaiting the final action of Mr. Blaine. English commissioners do not at tach much importance to the dilatory pre cedure of their Foreign Office. As soon as the Washington Government cables "sign," Lord Salisbury's assent will be ready. From the nature of the latest communications to the American commissioners it is expected that the Conference will meet Wednesday for the last time.lMr.Hlaine has asked concerning arrangements for the re turn of Malietoa. It ia settled that an electoral decision of the natives will be taken sometime after Malietoa is reinstated. Prince Bismarck's period of repose at the Schonhausen was probably cut short by advices from St. Petersburg showing a re newal of the openly hostile policy of the Czar. The Emperor's programme for his vieit to England and for tho reception of Emperor Francis Joseph and other plans remain uncertain through the Czar's tacit refusal to settle the preliminaries 'for the projected interview with Emperor Wil liam. Prince Bismarck cent to St. Peters burg asking the appointment of a date and place for meeting of the Emperors. The Czar declined to appoint a dale further than that on returning from. Copenhagen he might meet Emperor William at Kiel, and he desired that the interview should be without ceremony, and attended with do naval or military demonstration. The same response from Russia renders the sending of a formal invitation from Berlin doubtful. Semi-official newspapers say that the cordial personal relations between the Czar and Emperor William remain un changed, but they ignore the fact of a re newal of the strained relations of the Ber lin and Vienna governments towards Rus sia. ADartlfrom the Czar's ominous toast to Prince Nicholas or Montenegro, and his sending of Prince Nicholas on a special mission to Paris by Grand Duke George, who will sail on a war ship from Cronstadt for Havre and thence proceed to Paris, there are signs of activity rising in re sponse to activities on the part of the triple ti TVJ .Vm naa am auiauce. rnuis urourgo, iuo va iui ltn son, and probably his successor in view of the weak brain and general debility ot Czarnaiteh, begins a tour of the world, starting from Paris, where his presence is intended to mark the Czar's adhesion to a French alliance. . .-. -;, A Masonic relief committee has been or ganized at Johnstown, Pa, and solicits aid for distressed Free Masons and their families. NO. 32 WINVH28TEB, FA. memorial Day Oration by Gen. Jnbal A Early. Br Telegraph to the Moratng star. WiNCHKfeTKB, June 6. The graves of 3.800 veterans in Stonewall Cemetery were decorated this afternoon in the presence of 10,000 people. Gen. Jubal Earlr, orator of the day, was introduced by ex Gov. Holll day in an eloquent speech. Gen. Early in opening his address, said: , i. "When I last saw Winchester, which was the theatre of so many stirring events, it was amid tbe din of battle, accompanied with the roar of artillery and tthe flash of musketry. . After a desperate and moat un equal strap gle, which lasted from day break until dusk of the evening, my com mand was compelled to retire on that occa sion before the overwhelming force of the enemy, which numbered nearly, if not quite 50.000 men, of whom more than 10, 000 were cavalry, superbly armed and equipped,, while my entire force of all arms did not exceed 12,000 or 13.000 at the far thest. My command retired fighting, and all stores and wounded, with the exception of those whose condition prevented their removal, and some who were on the field of battle, were safely carried to the rear, as was my artillery, with the exception of three pieces from which the horses had been killed, rendering it impracticable to carry them off "It Is for the purpose of rendering ho-mage-tbttre meiiiory-oftheUrave men who fell on that occasion, as well as on other occasions, especially under the lead of the immortal Jackson, that you are here as sembled, and that I have come to unite with you with all my heart. There is one thing whioh must Btrike with great force the impartial student of history who may read accounts of different battles and cam paigns of the war, written from the Federal or Union standpoint, and that iB the won derf ul capacity the Confederate soldier had of multiplying himself on the field of bat tle. ' According to many of, those accounts there was scarcely a battle or campaign in which the Confederates did not outnumber the Union soldiers." After describing tbe battle of Cedar Creek the General said: "You will perceive that Sheridan made his famous poetic ride "twenty miles away" over a distance of about ten miles, and that it took bim from early in the morning until about noon to make it." He then contradicted the personal me moir of Gen. Grant and tbe Army and Navy Journal in reference to these battles, saying these will give some idea of how oar adversaries vindicate the truth of his tory, and it will also show that our men had the faculty cf multiplying themselves not only on the field of battle, but also after they were killed, wounded or captured. "In speaking of tbe devastation of the valley, 'so that a crow flying over it would be forced to carry rations,' the General said Sheridan was placed in command of an army that had been organ ized for tbe campaign in the valley on the 6th day of August.-Orders previously given to Hunter were turned over to bio for his guidance. It will be seen from the directions of Halleck that the devastation of this beautiful valley was due rather to tbe magnanimity of Grant than to the barbarity of Sheri dan. Men whose bodies now lie in this cemetery gave their lives for what they not only believed to be, but what I insist, was a just and righteous cause. That cause was lost, but that did not prove it was wrong; for the history of the would abounds with instances in which might has proved more powerful than right Tbe fact, therefore, that tbe cuuae f r whitU Hu tu brve 601 diers gavetbt-ir In fa.l-il of eucctaj, and that we have accepted the result with a de termination to abide the issue as a final set tlement of the questions which led to the conflict, does not justify those lime-servers who pretend to have diccovcred that they were on the wrong side in the contest. either from want of manly courage or from some sinister motive of self-interest. As 1 have said on former occasions, if ever I repudiate, disown or apologiza for the cause for which Liee fought and Jackson died. may tbe lightning of heaven blast me, and tbe scorn of all good women and true men (be !my portion. And again I Bay, that the Confederate who has deserted since the war, is infinitely worse than one who deserted during the war; for the former has gote over to tho enemy at no personal risk to himtelf f and simply from motives of gain, while the latter look bis life in his hands knowing that he wcukl be shot if captured, and in a number of cisos he was tempted to leave the service to go to the as sistance of bis family which he was in duced to believe was starving at home. " General Etrly closed bv paying a bigh iriouie to tne lautes or Virginia anu me 8outh. i " - THE RIVE COF. Dan Tannic'! Estimate of the Pros- .- pecta. By Telefrraph to the Horning Star. New York, June 8. Dan Talmage's circular gives the following review of the prospects ot the coming rice crop. North Carolina Aside from being late, the season in all the tide-water sections has been favorable; abetter stand than usual, with prospects of a larger yield than in 1887 or 1888 In "uplands" many of the old planters are dissatisfied and complain that tbe stands are not good.- uuiiure nas, however, been extended in some quarters. Some localities, wbere tbe corn was dam aged by surplus rainB. have taken to rice, and it is among the possibilities that it may make up the loss above. The total acreage is estimated at twethirds that ot the pre vious year, but with favorable growing weather yet the yield promises about 50 per cent, increase. South Carolina Rica in the tide-water regions along the coast is in excellent con dition. The stands are good and the Srospects for an abundant yield were never ettei. "Uplands" have suffered severely from dry weather and the outcome will be but trifling. Even with the moat fayorable weather a product of not more than last year can be expected. The acreage under cultivation is about the same as last year Georgia Although the acreage planted is about the same as last year the season has been so unfavorable that a short crop is sure to be realized Louisiana There is a decrease in acreage of about one-third, but as tbe planting sea son is not yet over it may yet be made up to that of the past two years. From the present outlook it is more than probable that the total crop will be short even of last year, as rain could naraiy ran in sufflcierit abundance to save the crop on the river plantations. THE COTTON CROP. Unfavorable Reports from Georsjla and South carollnst By Telefrraph to the Momlntt Star. ATTOTJ8TA, Ga., June 8. The Augssta Exchange has just completed the answers of its correspondents in reply to crop in quiries in seventeen counties in Georgia and five counties in South Carolina. Seventy-six correspondents report the same acreage as last year. Forty-seven report a decrease of 10 per cent , and six an In -crease oi a per cenv. eevemy-seven re nor t nlantins as bavins progressed Iavor ablv. sixtv-six report that it has not; only one eorresnondent out of one hundred and thirty-three reports the plant up with good stands. All report bad effect from cool nights, retarding growth and producing Ilea. The general tenor oi ail reports is that the crop is not in good condition. One hundred and elgbt correspondents report the crop from ten days to two weeks late. Many reports were sent in before the late rains, since which time the crop has much improved. TEXAS. Arrest of aNotea Robber $3,600 found on His Person. By Telecrsph to tbe Xornlng Star. ' Chicago, June 8. A Dispatch from El Paso. Texas, says Jack Williams, the supposed leader of the gang of robbers who held up unttea states paymaster Wham several weeks ago, was arrested here yea terday. Thirty-five hundred dollars were found on his person. Spirits Turpentine. " Hillsboro Observer:. The first cattle show of the Orange county cattle . club was held in Hillsboro on Monday June . 8d, and was a success. Shelby Aurora: Wheat in the -vicinity of Bel wood is looking well, and there Is a better crop prospect now than for some years. - If nothing further injures -wheat one part of the county will raise enough to do them and a surplus. This ' year there has been very little Western flour or bacon sold In our section. Most ot the -farmers have flour and. meat to sell, and corn enough to do them. - , Charlotte News: At a meeting of the Royal Arcanum last night, the ques tion of holding the annual banquet was called up. Reference was made to the des titution at Johnstown, and the Council unanimously agreed to abandon the ban quet and give Its aid to the flood sufferers. Fifty dollars was ordered to be turned over to the editor of the News, to be forwarded with the Daily News Relief Fund. ' : Dallas Eagle: Wheat is ripen ing fast, and early wheat ia now harvest ing. The crop is a fair one, hardly up to the expectations of the farmers. Spring oats, on account of the dry weather, will not be worth much. A rather unfavor able report in regard to cotton discourages somewhat the fall prospects for a heavy crop. The fruit crop promises to be better than it has been for years. Salisbury Watchman: We re gret to learn that Mr. William Canup, liv ing on or near tbe MC Pleasant road, had the misfortune to lose his dwelling house and almost everything it contained by fire, Wednesday last, about 2 p, m. The fire originated from a defective stove chimney, and had made considerable progress before discovery. The flux is prevailing to more or less extent in almost every part of this county. There have been several deaths caused by it among children. Wilson Advance zSQtj& j&qiq, wheat and corn growing in the fields of Wilson county farmers than has been the case in several years, we believe. No truer sign of better times could be ob served. That Wilson is to have a first class military company is an assured fact. There Is room in the State Guard for one or more companies. The country has been drenched during the past week, and many thousand acres of cotton, corn and other crops are injured in different sec tions. Wilson county has suffered some from the excessive rams, but not so much some other counties that have more low grounds.' - Tarboro Southerner Bettie Lawrence, about 25 or thirty years of ace, is an industrious colored woman. She lives in this place with her sister, and is totally blind, yet she supports herself. Can thread a needle with as much celerity as most women with good eves. She sews neatly and does her own washing. The crops are not all ruined yet, though some doleful reports have been brought in. Tne farmers in town Monday wore no jubilant airs, - but they evidently feel better for the crop out look than they did. From all sections too.much rain, water standing and wind are the complaints. In low lands cotton and corn were sub" merged for ten day. - Statesville Landmark; While reports of the prevalence of much sick ness come Irom neighboring communities, it can fortunately be reported of States ville that the general health is excellent. - A colored infant which had evidently lived but had never been dressed, was taken out of a well on the place of Messrs. Woolen and Burnett, a short distance east of town, the latter part of last week. They had a mad dog sensation in Tadkin week before last. A dog believed to be mad bit a person at Nebo, another at Boonville, and tore the flesh off the arm of the jailor's wife at Yadklnville. It bit luauy uugs iubu, uui was uuany b.iubu. iuo persons bit sought the madstone. Raleigh News-Observer : The Governor has set July llth as the day of execution of Will Weddington, sentenced to be hanged in Mecklenburg county for murder, lie appeaiea to the supreme Court and judgment was affirmed, tt-... The Governor has reprieved David Bell, sentenced to be hung June 7th, in Madison county. He is granted a respite till August 16th in order that an investigation may be made in connection in the case. It is stated that tbe cargoes ot the veg etable cars detained here in consequence of the derangement of Northern railroad con nections will have to be sold out here, and Raleigh will probably get the benefit of them. Goldsboro Argus: The boldest chicken hawk on record is that one which . swooped down and attacked Mr. Isaac King, an old gentleman of 76 years, in this city Tuesday while he was sitting in bis yard. Tbe fight was kept up to the death, the hawk having been killed in the "sixth round." - Preparations are making for a large mass meeting in the Opera House on to-night and to-morrow night in the in terest oi rroniDition. n. is. urougnton, of Raleigh, has been invited to be present and speak. The meetings will also be ad dressed by other gentlemen who have been invited. The jail at Kennansville was burned Tuesday night by one of the in mates, a white man, and an ex-penitentiary bird, who was brought to this city yester day morning and confined in jail-here for safer keeping. Ureensboro Workman'. Tne ladies of Greensboro speak in very high terms of the helpfulness to them of Mrs. Pearson, wife of Kev. K. G. Pearson, the evangelist, during the series of meet ings he has just closed in this city. -They regard her as equal In ber sphere with her eminent and devoted husband. Miss Emma Fowler, of this city, has a hat made of U. S. greenbacks, "redeemed and macerated by tbe U. S. Government at Washington, and estimated at $20,000." This might be called "a big little bat." - The building for the Knitting Mills, under the, supervision of Mr. L. F. Ross, is going up very satisfactorily. The foun dations have been laid deep, in view of the probably that at no distant day the street on its front will be graded. Charlotte News: A fire that at one time threatened to be quite serious, oc curred yesterday afternoon in tbe picker room at the Victor Mills. The two pickers were running as usual when smoke was seen to rise from one picker, immediately followed by a sheet of fire that reached to the ceiling. Tbe heat set the automatic sprinklers in action and a volume of water was showered down upon the fire extin guishing it. The game of base ball yesterday evening resulted in favor of the married men by a score of 14 to 13. One of tbe players says the teams were miscall ed. It should have been the Ins against the ' Outs, for the Ins wanted to get out and the Outs wanted to get in. That's according to Justice. , The annual commencement of Biddle Institute is on to-day, and there is a great crowd of colored people in at tendance from all sections. Sootland Neok Democrat: It is a source of just pride to Halifax county -generally, and to Scotland Neck particular ly, that the Scotland Neck Mounted Rifle men are the only cavalry company in .the n. . . . . . 1 1 . , . 1 1 J . State, anu aiso one or. me neat uruieu com panies. The soldierly Gen. Anthony gave them their first training, and it is expected kil&b uiey wm luaiuMftiu oauic uimaiiuuu under Capt. G. 8. White. A highly commendable thing was that in the action of the Board ot Magistrates last Monday. They recommend to the County Commis sioners that all Confederate soldiers in the county who are subjects for the poor house be provided for at home. We hope and believe the Commissioners will do it. Tournament Saturday evening in Littleton many people were present. There were . ten knights, The royal set was danced In Leach's . hall Tuesday. June- 4th, at 9 1 VlUlll j Murphy Advance:' Last Tues day, A. F. Cunningham hitched his horses and went off to his dinner. While he was eating a little colored girl came in and told him that one of the horses had kicked and killed the other. Upon going out to where the animals were he found his most valua ble mare lying with her head horribly split and the brains oozing out. It seems that a stray hog came along and made an attempt to get the corn the other horse was eating, in kicking at the hog the horse missed it and kicked the mare so badly that she died from the injury. She was a valuable mare and her death is a heavy loss to Mr. Cun ningham. John Pace, living on the farm of Mr. Wells, five miles from here, while fishing one day. last week, caught an eel that measured 2 feet.ll inches. John savs that besides himself. "it required the assistance of his wife and 7 children to I 1 .1 . a.m.. uutu uia Keuueuuua on terra uiuia.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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