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Friday, j.-
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WHOrPAYS THE DUTY!
The high tariff organs have a hard
time defending the McKinley mon
strosity, but they try it all the same
with a zeal worthy of a better cause.
Sometimes this blind zeal leads them
into absurdities and inconsistencies
that, although apparently unseen by
them, are as j plain to the man with
eyes as a towering mountain.
I One of the most glaring of these
absurdities is the allegation that it is
the manufacturer or the exporter
abroad who j pays the tariff on the
article exported when every man
with: two grains of sense knows that
the exporter adds the tariff to the
price of his goods when he ships
them, or that the importer who buys.
his goods oni the other side adds the
tariff paid when he sells to the job
bery the jobber adds it when
he shells it to the merchant and the
merchant adds when he sells to his
customer, and each adds - a little
more to the J amount paid by him to
; be on the safe side; They would be
- business idiots if they didn't. The
tariff on tin-plate, for instance, was
last year $8,000,000. This year it
willjbe $10,000,000, if not more. Does
, any many Iwith sense enough to
keep out of! a lunatic asylum believe
that the Welsh manufacturers of
-. this: tin-plate paid this $8,000,000
and made their American purchasers
a present of that amount, or that
they will pay the $16,000,000 this
vear and-make their American cus
tomers a presenof $8,000,000 more?
Tin', makine in Wales must be
an extraordinarily profitable busi
riess if it can stand such munifi
cent liberality as this. This
$S,000,000 was paid by some one,
V and -thfc $16,000,000 will be paid by
some one, and it is the self-appoint
led mission j of the organic ass to
ishow thai it is not paid by those
who Dav it. but bv' others. It is a
little singular that it hasn't occurred
-tojany of these organs , to-assert that
v lit isn't "paid' by. any one, but pays
itseii. -: r .
The tin-plate tax is a jive issue in
Ohio, and a very live one, because
the acknowledged leader of the tin-
plate fraud! fraternity is a candidate
for Governor, and he and his gang
have undertaken to defend their
work and pjrove it to be good. The
Cleveland Leader, .one of the most
distinguished organs of the fraterni
ty, is now engaged in the herculean
task of iconvincing the voters
of - Ohio, that a; very insigni
ficant percentage ' of ; this tax
is V paid j by the . people of
this country, not more than ten
per cent., while the ninety per cent,
is .paid by oil companies, canning
companies, tinware companies and
lowners of buildings. According to
York tin plate importer, to
whom the Leader applied for infor
mation, the $8,000,000 tax of last
year was divided as follows: Oil
companies $1,600,000, canning com
panies $2,800,000, tinware compa
nies $800,000, builders of houses
(for1 roofing) $1,600,000, domestic
and other uses $1,200,000, total $8,-000,000.-
According to the estimate
'of the Leader, based on these figures
the Oil companies will pay under the
McKinley tariff $3,520,000, the can
ning companies $6,160,000, the tin
ware companies $1,700,000, owners
of i buildings $3,520,000, domestic
and other uses about $2,500,000.
What colossal nonsense this is to
assert that because some of this tin
iis used by oil companies, canning
companies, tinware companies, and
for roofing upon buildings that the
$14,960,000 which it is calculated
they will pay is not felt by the peo
ple. Do not the oil companies add
to the price of their oil the extra
cost of the tin-plate to them m con
' sequence 7f the duty. paid? Do not
the danning companies charge the
extra cost, ot their cans? Do not
tne tinware men charge the extra
cost .of -the tin-plate they use when.
they put their tinware upon the mar
ket ? ' Dq not the men who put roofs
on buildings charge 'the additional
: cost of the tin they use? And don't
" the people who use oil, canned goods,
tinware and who have houses built
' upon which tin roofs are put pay it?
It is the sheerest idiocy or the most
. baidf aced lying to assert to the con-
. trary. . vi
But aside from this there are two.
notworthy points in this statement
of the Leader, one - when it declares
. that this tariff is paid by rich corpo
rations, and not by the people, for it
and the other organs of a high pro
tective tariff, and of the McKinley
y monstrosity, have been contending
all along that the tariff was paid by
the European manufacturers. But
: the tin tariff, it seems, is paid by rich
corporations. The other is that as
' "the tariff falls principally upon rich
. people therefore it . should be con
tinued and that it ? would be
i wrong to put tin upon the
( free list as the Mill's bill pro
posed to do. That same paper de-
-.' nounces the , Ohio Democratic plat
form because, among other things it
objects to, it pronounces in favor of
a graduated income tax.. This it de
clares class legislation, which im
poses a tax on rich men because
they are rich, while this organ favors
retaining the tariff on tin-plate be
cause it is paid by rich companies.
It would take a forty-thousand pow
er magnifying glass to distinguish
the difference between these two
kinds of class legislation, from he
Leader's standpoint. But sense or
consistency are " not things to be
looked for in a McKinley tana or
gan
t WHEAT AND POLITICS.
Ordinarily speaking there is not
much connection between wheat and
politics, but sometimes there may be
more than one would suspect, ana
we think that before the year 1892
the leaders of the third party move
ment will discover that there is a
good deal more oPit than they sus
pect, j
The corner-stone of that party, if
it has a corner-stone, is the depress
ed condition of the agricultural in
dustry in this country, and its prima
ry object is to give the farmer reuet
from his financial embarrassment by-
legisration in his special interest.
Hence the sub-treasury scheme was
contrived, which, although it pre
ceded the organization of that party,
is endorsed by it, .the Government
money loaning scheme at a nominal
rate of interest, the Government
ownership of railroads, &c, all of
which-are advocated by the spokes
men of that party.
The,, idea that runs through all
these ; is relief to the farmer, to put
him in a condition to realize more
for the products of his labor and
fields, and supply him with more
monef that he may be the better
able to meet his obligations and get
from under the burden of 'debt,
which! has been weighing him down.
It is
reads
relief,
apparent to any one who
these schemes. They aim at
and immediate relief, hence
the architects of this new party
did 'not have the patience to wait to
see-whether they could secure this
relief through the existing two great
political parties, and therefore re
sol vecjl to build a party of their own
and strike-out upon that line as
promijsing the most speedy results.
There are thousands of farmers
throughout the country who were led
into j the endorsement of these
schenjes and into the support of the
third party movement by what they
conceived to be the necessities of
their Condition and the promise of
reliefjwhich these schemes and this
thirdparty held out. They favored
them not from any stand-point ot
principle, because there is no prin
ciple contained in them, but because
they'promised the relief which so
many of the farmers so much needed.
In other words, to reduce the whole
thing to its simple essence, it was to
get money and get it as quickly as
possible. If this sought-for relief
come by any other way it would dis
pense with the necessity of the party
based upon that idea and lay it out
as cold as a wedge. With the relief
of the farmer from any cause or
source there will be no further use of
agitating that question, and no use
fpr the party that agitated it.
It is now admitted by all who are
familiar enough with the situation
in Russia to speak knowingly
trjat the shortage in the rye and
wheat crops is such in that country
as to make it impossible for her to
export any wheat this yearT when
she had been in the habit of export
ing from 90,000,000 to 100,000,000
bushels a year to other European
countries. Not only this but it is
believed she will have to import
considerable wheat to prevent famine
in some of the distressed districts.
In addition to this there is a short
age in the wheat crop of India, from
which England has for some years
received a considerable portion of
:
her supplies, so that to America
England and other European coun
tries which import breadstuffs must
look this year for their supplies.
This means an extraordinary de
mand for wheat abroad, and a mar
ket for the surplus crop of this coun
try, which with the large crop of
540,000,000 bushels raised will be a
large one, somewhere in the neigh
borhood of 300.000.000 bushels.
Europe must have this wheat, be
cause her people must have bread,
and Amefican wheat handlers will
make them pay for it.
While this will ensure good prices
on' the other side it will also have a
tendency to keep prices up in the
home market. With the foreign de.
mand this wheat ought to command
a dollar a bushel, and estimating that
the farmers will require for their
own use and seeding purposes 100,
000,000 bushels, the wheat that they
will have for sale will bring them in
the large sum of $440,000,000, which
is over twice as much as they would
have gotten from Senator Stanford's
Government loan bill.
While this will not meet all their
obligations it will ease them up. and
put them in a much better shaoe
than1 they were. WitK it they have the
oatand corn crop both ot which are
good and both of which will com
mand a fair price as they generally
do when wheat is high.
With their improved condition,
money easier, and their prospects so
encouragingly improved the farmers
who have been endorsing those
schemes to which we alluded in the
beginning, and the third party, will
conclude that they can get along
witnout them and that will be the
beginning of the end, wnicn
soon follow) of these schemes
will
and
of the third party. , -
MOTOR MENTION
The Insurance Commissioner of
the State of Pennsylvania reports
that for last year the premiums paid
in-that State on life insurance poli
cies amounted to $26,000,000, tbree
fonrths of which went to comDanies
of other States. There was an increase
of $2,000,000 in premiums paid over
the preceding year, nine-tenths of
which Vent to companies of other
States.' The number of policies in
force was 877,430, insuring' $488,
888,715, the average amount of in
surance to the individual being $500.
The proportion f policies issued to
the population shows that the Phila
delphians believe in life insurance. It
seems that in Philadelphia three
fourths ot the money paid for insu
rance goes to companies outside of
the State, or $19,500,000, which
might have been kept within he own
borders. We would like to know as
a matter of curiosity how much
mone's North Carolina and other
Southern States annually pay to
companies of other States for insu
rance. Doubtless the millions would
be numbered by hundreds, every dol
lar of j which should be kept in the
South.
The miners in the coal region; of
Tennessee, where the trouble about
the convicts exists, are firm and at
last accounts had the vantage
ground. Gov. Buchanan seems to
be in a quandary as the number of
resisting miners is daily increasing,
and he has doubts as to how far he
can. go under the law. While the
miners have shown fine self-control
and have abstained from the de
struction of property, , standing
strictly on the defensive, they are
armed with shot-guns, revolvers, and
some -Winchester rifles, which they
will use if fired upon by the
soldiers sent against them. They
hao7;the sympathy of the public
in the beginning, and the self-
control and the refraining from de
stroying the properties of the mining
companies has increased this sympa
thy. ,It is reported that the Gover
nor has called upon the Governor of
Georgia for two companies of infan
try and two batteries of artillery
with Gatling guns. There must be
some mistake about this, for Gover
nor Buchanan could hardly show so
little thought and sense as to make
a request of this kind or Governor
Northern scv.little sense and thought
as to comply with it if a3eTin ad
dition .to which he would have no
authority to order out State troops
for service in another State. It is a
family affair that Governor Buch
anan ought to be ashamed to ac
knowledge he couldn't settle at home.
St
Cholera seems to be raging in
Mecca, the deaths last Sunday num
bering 380. For some time hundreds
have been dying daily of this dis
ease, the treatment of which they
seem to know little or nothing about.
The strict quarantine regulations
adopted last year, which are in force
this year, have prevented the spread
of the disease westward, but it is not
altogether sure that they will con
tinue to prove entirely effective.
If .the spread of the disease depend
ed only upon its being carried by
persons this might be so, but wnen
the breezes which passes over Mecca
pick up the germs there is no telling
where they' may waft them. It would
be a cood thin? for humanity it
Mecca, or at least the mosque to
which the thousands of thesie deluded
people make their annual pilgrim
ages in the months of June and
July, were swept from the face of the
earth, for while it stands and these
pilgrimages continue . the cholera
scourge will continue to exist.
Mr. H. G." Owen, of Warsaw, has
shown us a journalistic relic highly
prized by him, a half sheet- of the
Wilmington Gazette, of the issue of
January 9, 1800. It was a five
column paper, and doubtless a good
one for its time. The relic is some
what the worse of age and wear, but
was evidently highly treasured for
it is braced in the rear by the appli
cation of an old deed which is
stitched tait. The printing is some
what dimmed, but the first thing that
struck our eye, which was partially
legible, was a report to the Honor
able Assembly by a committee ap
pointed to investigate alleged frauds
in the office of "the Seceretarv of the
State," from which it seems they had
em in those good old days. It was
something about issuing duplicate
land warrants, which were not war
ranted under the law.
Rudyard Kipling says he writes
all his poems on an empty stomach.
No wonder that his poems are a bust.
There is nothing in an empty stom
ach to inspire poetic thought. It is the
very last thing in the world that any
other poet would have selected to
"write on." and if Rud exnerts tn
succeed he must show more discrim
inating judgment and choose more
poetic themes for his muse to maul.
Otuuranteed Cure for La Grippe.
We authorize our advertised druinris-
to sell you Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
upon this condition. If you are afflicted'
with La Cnppe and will use this reme
dy according to directions, giving it a
i.ur inai, ana experience no Benefit, you
may return the bottle and have your
money refunded. We make this offer,
because of the wonderful success of Dr.
rkinff s ew Discovery during last sea
son's epidemic. Have heard of no case
in which it failed. Try it. Trial bottles
free at R, R. Bellamy's Drug Store.
Large size 50c. and 11.00. t
Iiflh. Biennial Session of the Grand Xiodse
of Horth Carolina, .
The Grand Lodge of , Knights of
Honor of North Carolina convened yes
terday morning at the hall of Carolina
Lodge No. 4S4, with the following offi
cers present: .
E. M. Nadal. Past Grand Dictator,
Wilson. ; ..
W. G. Brinson, Grand Dictator. New
hern. ' ; . " -'
D. A. Covington, Grand Vice Dicta
tor, Monroe. . ' : ", ' j "T
W. H. Call, Grand Chaplain. Wash
ington. ''p. C Carlton, Grand Reporter, States
ville. , ' '
S. C Scofield, Grand Treasurer. Da
vidson College.
N. Jacobi, Grand Guide, Wilmington.
T. B. Douthitt, Grand Guardian, Win
ston." -
Dr. W. J. H. Bellamy, State Medical
Examiner. Wilmington.
Grand Trustees C M. Brown, Wash
ington; S. P. Clark. Wilson; T. B. Wyatt,
Wadesboro.
Finance , Committee M. Bellamy,
Wilmington; J.W. Burkhead, Concord;
K. R. Jones, Newbern.
Committee on Laws and Supervision
E. M. Nadal, Wilson; . F. Mufrill,'
Hickory; W. H. Call, Washington. .
Supreme Representatives S. J. Pem
berton, Albemarle; J. T. LeGrand, Rock
ingham. Alternates P. C. Carlton,
StatesvUle; E. M. Nadal, Wilson.
The reports of the Grand Dictator,
Grand Reporter and Grand Treasurer
were read and referred to the commit
tee on Distribution.
The report of the Grand Dictator
shows that the Order has made great
progress. In North Carolina in Decem
ber, 1877, the membership in the State
was 258; in December, 1890, it was 2.056.
At the first named date it was 80,025 in
the United States, and in i890 it had
increased to 135,830. There are now
74 lodges of the order in this State.
The Grand Dictator appointed the
usual standing committees, , -:
The roll of the lodges was called and
representaties from over fifty were found
present. They were admitted and duly
instructed in the Grand Lodge degrees.
Various resolutions , were offered and
reported to appropriate committees, to
report to the Grand Lodge to-day. -
The election of officers for the ensu
ing term and selection of the next
place of meeting will be made at to
day's session, and this will probably
conclude the labors of the Grand Lodg.
It will meet at 9.30 a. m.
IT. S. Commiaaioner'a Court.
Robert Hewitt, of Shallotte, Bruns
wick county, was brought before U. S.
Commissioner R. H. Bunting yesterday,
charged with selling tobacco from other
than original packages selling manu
factured plug, tobacco from a cracker-box
Hewitt was required to give bond in the
sum of $200 for his appearance at the
next term of the U. S. Court.
Hewitt was not arrested for "selling
without license.'? as previously stated.
Tobacco dealers are not required to have
license now.
Miss Helen Towle.
A special telegram to the Star
lrom
Raleigh last night says: :
Miss Helen Fowle, daughter of the
late Gov. Fowle, was married this alter
noon at 4:12 o'clock, to Mr. Thos. D.
Knight, of Chicago, cousin of Mrs. Chas.
M. Busbee and nephew of Mrs. Zeb
Vance. The wedding was at Christ
Church and many distinguished North
Carolinians were present, including
some of the Judges of the Supreme
Court and State officers.
A Big Bear Killed. .
Early yesterday morning a bear was
discovered about three miles from
Wrightsville, on the Gordon road. lead
ing from the old plank road to Frank's
landing, and the neighbors were soon
notified and started in pursuit. As the
arms were all adapted forsmall game,
and loaded with small shot, many
charges were fared, but the bear was
finally killed. He measured eighteen
feet in length and five feet around the
body. r
Cropa in Bladen.
A Star subscriber, writing from
Dawson's Landing, July 19, says: Crops
are generally good through this section,
Cotton is very good; better than it was
last year. Corn is looking very well.
The rainfall was very heavy here yester
day; it was some over two inches. I
know of no damage to the crops so far.
The health of the ' neighborhood is
generally good.
They Will Have a GoodTime.
The gentlemen assisting Col. E. D.
Hall in making arrangements for the
approaching encampment of the Con
federate pensioners, and veterans who
are not pensioners, are meeting with
hearty aid and encouragement from our
citizens.
The veterans will have a good time in
camp, and "don't you forget it,"
Pic-nio at Catharine Iiake.
The annual pic-nic by citizens of On
slow county at Alum Springs, near
Catharine Lake, will be given on Tues
day, August 4th. It is expected that a
very large crowd will attend.
Mr. W. J.Caddell, of Hartsville,
S. C, called in to renew his subscription
to the Star yesterday.
Mr. E. G. Moore, of Point Cas
well, was one of the many visitors at
the Star office yesterday.
Prof. Joseph Kinsey, Principal
of the Kinsey Female Seminary at
LaGrange, was a visitor at the Star
office yesterday.
W. T. Balkcum. of Wavcross.
Sampson county, called at the Star
office to renew his subscription. He
reports fine crops, especially corn, in his
part of the county.
Mr. B. F. Haney, of Liles
ville, was a visitor at the Star office
yesterday. Mr. Haney for years past
has sent the first cotton bloom of each
season lrom his county to the Star. !
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Chilblains,Corns. and all Skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piles or no pay is
required. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
5 eents per box. For sale by - Robert
R. Bellamy, Wholesale and Retail Drue
Rists. s
CRIMINAL COURT-
Oruid Jury for the Term-A True Bill for
Murder Aalnat Bobfc H. Trask.
:-Th Criminal Court for New Han
over county convened yesterday morn
ing, with his Honor Judge O. P. Meares
on the bench. The grand iury for the
term was empanelled as follows: John 1
McLaurin, foreman; J. E. Register, J.'R.
Guthrie. T. F. Bagley, John Dyer, J. A.
Lockfaw. S. M. Taylor, H. McL. Green,
T. P. Sikei S. Reaves, R. B. Freeman,
Jr Jos. Berg, B. F. Penny. A. W. Allen,
J. B. Failes.
The three Schedule B tax cases.
brought before this Court on appeal by
defendants from Justice Cashwell's
Court, were set for trial this (Tuesday)
morning.
Th irrand iurv fouad a true bill
against Robert H. Trask for the mur--der
of Matthewmann. y
A few cases of assault and battery
were settled on submission and payment
of costs.
CRIMINAL COURT.
"Schedule B" Tax Cases and the Trask-
Matthewxnan Murder Case.
The Criminal Court was occupied
from its opening at 10 o'clock yester
day morning until 4 p. m.. with the
"Schedule B" tax cases, wherein Messrs
Geo. R. French & Sons. Worth & Worth
and Stevenson & Taylor refused to list
and . pay the . tax on the alleged
ground that said tax is unconstitu
tional and action was brought agains
defendants by the County Commis
sioners. Messrs. A, M. Waddell. Jno.
D. Bellamy, j r.. and Thos. W. Strange
appeared as counsel for the State, and
Messrs. George Davis and George Roun
afree represented the defendants. The
jury empanelled to try the case Were
C. H. Robinson, W. B. Savage, C. N
Brewer, R. McRaerJr.. Tas. M. Holland,
J. T. Hopewell, Ed. Jones, Tas. F. Rulfs,
J. L. Barker, J. C. Roan, A. W.
Rivenbark, Robt, Everett. The case
was argued at length Dy counsel,
The jury, under instructions from the
Court, returned a verdict of guilty, and
upon the Solicitor's praying judgment
the Court ordered that each of the de
fendants named in the bill of indict
ment be fined the sum of one dollar,
and to pay one-half of the bill of costs.
From this judgment the defendants
craved an appeal, which was granted;
and the appeal bond was fixed at $20.
the trask-matthewman murder,
Kooert n. l rasK, the insane man
charged with the murder of Mr. Mat-
thewman, of Brooklyn, N. Y.. on Mar
ket street in this city, a few weeks ago,
was brought into court-about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon and placed in the "pris
oner's box. Marsden Bellamy, Esq.,
appeared as counsel tor the prisoner
and stated to the Conrt that Trask being
insane could not plead to the bill
of indictment. Judge Meares, address
ing the jury, said: "This is a novel
case. You will understand that this
man (Trask) is charged with murder,
and he comes into Court and, through
counsel, says ne cannot pieaa, as he is
insane.' If he is insane he, cannot be
tried." The Judge then instructed the
jury that it was for them to decide it
Trask is insane at this time.
some ten or ntteen witnesses were
called and being sworn, testified to the
behavior and language of the prisoner,
all facts going to show that he is insane
l he first witness was Miss Andrews, an
elderly, lady who said she was Trask 's
aunt, and had had charge of him ever
since his mother died. She had always
thought Trask to be insane, but con
considered him harmless, did not
apprehend that he would do harm
to anyone but himself. He was not
kept in confinment but had to be watch
ed like an infant. When Trask came to
Wilmington he ran away from home,
and as soon as she heard of his being in
this city she wrote to Mrs. W. G. Fow
ler, and asked that he should be looked
after.
During the time that Miss Andrews
was giving her testimony Trask sat
with his face in his hands blubber
ing like a baby. Previous to her taking
the witness stand he appeared to be un
concerned in what was going on around
him. His' face was very pale and he
looked weak and feeble.
After the testimony of witnesses had
been taken the jury decided that the
prisoner was insane, and he was re
manded to the custody of the sheriff,
. It is probable that Trask will be sent to
the State asylum for the insane at Mor-
ganton.
MINOR cases
Wm. Robinson and Robert Evans,
two colored boys, arrested at Wrights'
ville Monday, were convicted of larceny
and sentenced to five years in the State
penitentiary,
Export Foreign.
German barque O. Von Winter clear
ed yesterday for Antwerp with cargo of
5580 bbl3. rosin valued at $7,000, shipped
by Paterson, Downing & Co.
Italian barque Osanna, for St. Pierre
Martinique, with 834,688 feet of lumber
and 147,000 shingles, valued at $9,362
and shipped by E. Kidder's Son.
Norwegian barque Emma Parker, for
Harburg, Ger., with 4,307 barrels ros
valued at $5,500 and shipped by Jno.
Bolles.
German barque Prince Frederick
Carl, for Hull, Eng., with cargo of 8,300
bbls. rosin and 765 casks spirits turpen
tine, shipped by Williams & Murchison
and valued at $18,494.
Brig Edith, for Jacmel, Hayti, with
03,000 feet lumber and 2 bbls. rosin,
shipped by J. H. Chadbourn & Co., val
ued at $1,191.23.
Construction of a Idght House Off Cape
Hatteraa.
'Anderson & Barr, of New'York, con
tractors lor the construction of a light
house on Diamond Shoal, off Cape
Hatteras, have informed the Light
house Board that notwithstanding the
creat loss they have already sustained
Tn that work, they will make another
endeavor to secure a solid foundation
on that treacherous reef. It will be
impossible, they say, to do anything
before next year beyond the construc
tion of acaison, which will be larger
and stroneer than the one that was de
stroyed a few weeks ago while being
placed in position. They feel confident
that a permanent light can be establish
ed at that point, but think it cannot be
done for much less than two million
dollars. Their contract price is $485,-
000, being within $15,000 of the availa
ble appropriation.
Mr. W. Walker, of Currie, was
a visitor at the Star office yesterday.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A DISTRACTED MOTHERS rtotiruu
: -. --r-.V; CRIME. .
Mrs. PattJe Lochrldga Kills Her. u.-nree
Children and - Herself, at BTashville,
Tenn. ' .. . . :' -
".- By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Nashville, Tenn., ; July 20. Mrs.
Pattie Lochridge, wife of Mr. Thos.
Lochridge and sister of Col. IJ J. Odel,
a well known produce merchant of this
city, shot her three children and herself
about 1 o'clock yesterday 'afternoon at
her home, three miles south of Spring
Hill. Maurice county. ' The oldest child
was four years . and the youngest four
months. Alter dinner yesteraay l-ocn-
ride&went to church, leaving his home
in its, usual state oi quietness, a ms wue
hadffteen complaining for some, time
past, but that particular afternoon she
- . - r i T T
was no worse tnan auring tne past wees.
The children were playing around as
usual. I About 3 o clock he returned and
found the door locked. This seemed
strange to him, but concluding his wife
bad gone oh a visit he went around tne
house, intending to- enter by the back
door. : This too was locked, and he was
compelled to force a window sash in or-
. - a - i i : i ij
aer to earn an entrance, as uc ciiiuucu
through the window a feeling of
some impending evil came over him.
Not, however, until he had gone into
the living room and the full mean
ing of the sealed doors and' windows
burst upon him. There, upon a pallet
nicely arranged, lay his three; darlings.
dead, and across the room, with her
feet turned to their's, was his wile. A
double barrelled breech-load ing shot gun
laV between them. I
As near as can be learned lrom tne
. ....
surroundings Mrs. Lochridge had drawn
up her children s clothes, one by one,
placed the gun against their hearts and
fired. Then she placed them side by
side on the pallet which she had made
for the purpose.and arranged their dress
es neatly, and standing at their feet
and probably gazing down upon them
the distracted mother placed the muz
zle of the gun at her heart and nred.
After killing the first two she must have
reloaded the gun, and that she did it
shows that she was at least partially
calm. How she pulled the trigger when
the gun was against ner own breast is a
mystery, unless she did it with a suck
held in her hand or with her foot. ' It is
thought the woman poisoned Or chloro
formed both herself and the children
before she used the gun.
BOY MURDERERS.
Two Tennessee lads Charged With Killing
a Peddler for His Money.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Nashville, Tenn., July 20. A Tracy
City special says: - There are well
grounded rumors afloat that two boys.
who reside in Grundy county, a few
miles from Pelham, named Sanders and
Weeks, waylaid and murdered a Sicilian
peddler at Lusks Gap a few days ago.
The man was killed by knife wounds
and the boys were detected in the act
of burying the body. The object of the
murder was money, though but $17
were secured. Details of the crime are
meagre, but it is understood Sanders
has been arrested and is in jail.
JACKSON'S STATUE.
Lexington Filled With People to Witness
the Unveiling.
By Telegraph to the Morning Stat '
Lexington, Va., Julyj20. From
present indications there will be an enor
mous crowd here to-morrow, and the
unveiling of the Jackson statue will be a
grand success. Already the town is full
of people. Gen. Jubal A. Early, the
orator of the occasion, arrived to-night.
Gen. Thomas L. Rosser, Gen. Jas. A.
Walker, Gen. Wade Hampton, sculptor
Valentine, Gen. Wm. H. Payne, and
several military and civic organisations
have already reached Lexington. .
A FLORIDA FEUD.
One . Man Killed and Another Fatally
'Wounded at a Country Dance.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 22. A
Starke, Fla., special says: Willie Dowl
ing was shot and killed, and his father,
Jos. Dowling, perhaps fatal'.y wounded,
by George r-utch, this morn
ing at one o'clock; about
fifteen miles west of .here, The
trouble occurred at the house of Ancrum
Adkins during the progress of a country
dance. An old feud had' existed for
many years between the Dowling and
r utch families. Young t utch and young
Dowling quarrelled iust before the
dance broke up and they fought.
old - man Dowling finally taking
a band. Futch got enough and
asked to be turned' loose. The Dowl-
ings let him go. Then Futch slipped
back, pulled out his pistol and began
firing. The first shot struck Willie
Dowling over the region of the heart.
killing: him instantly. Futch next fired
three shots at Jos. Dowling,the father.the
first entering the upper part ot the right
thigh, the next entering the right lower
portion of the abdomen, and the last en
tering the right groin, t utcn nen ran
through the front gate, turned and fired
another shot into the crowd, dangerous
lv woundine an orphan boy named
Varnes.
A posse started in pursuit of Futch
at Once, but so far nothing j has been
heard from him. L hese people are
well connected and amoung the best
citizens of Bradford county, in jfact,
Joseph Dowling bears the reputation of
being one of the best and most prosper
ous farmers in this county. !
POSTPONED.
The Hall-Fitzsimons Fight Declared
Off.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
ST. Pau, Minn., July 22. The HaU-
Fitzsimons fight, announced for to-night
has I been formally declared off. The
conference between the management of
the ; entertainment and others which
closed at 1.30 o'clock, resulted in this
decision on account ot the positive ac
tion of Governor Merriam in calling on
the State militia to aid the sheriff in en
forcing the law and his order to the
sheriff that the law must be enforced.
The management saw that to attempt to
carry out their plans would provoke
serious tronbie and rather than to have
what promised to become almost a riot.
they decided to postpone the fight in
definitely.
SPARKTiTNQ CATAWBA SPBU?GS.
Health seekers should go to Spark
ling Catawba Springs. Beautifully
located, in Catawba county, 1,000 feet
above sea-level, at the foot of the Blue
Ridge mountains. Scenery magnificent.
Waters oossess medicinal Drooerties ot
the highest order. Board only $30.00
per month. Kead advertisement in the
paper, and write Dr. E. O. Elliott &
Son, proprietors, j for descriptive pam
phlets. , i t
Good Iiooks.
. Good looks are more than skin deep,
depending upon a healthy condition of
siii me viuu organs. 11 me Liver De in
.11 - t 1 Wm . , w
active, you have a Bilious Look, if vour
stomach be disordered you have a Dvs-
: t i a t . ' .
pepue loh, auu H your ruaneys De al-
iected you nave a finched Look. - Se
cure good health and you will have good
looks. Electric Bitters is the reat al
terative and Tonic, acts directly on these
viiai organs, tures fimples, Blotches,
Bolls and gives a good complexion. Sold
at K. K. Bellamy's Drug Store, 50c.
per oottie. t f
STONEWALL JACKSON.
UNVEILING THE MONUMENT AT LEX
INGTON, VA.
A Great Gathering of Distinguished Ex-
Confederates Oration by Gen. Jubal A
Early, Eto.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star."
Lexington, VaI, July 21. This is
the 80th anniversary of the first battle of
Manassas, and Lexington, in which was
spent the life-time of Stonewall Jackson,
the most picturesque figure of all the
notable men of the Southern Confeder
acy, is bright and bustling with life and
color, while ten thousand strangers are
assembled within its environs to partici
pate in the exercises incident to the
unveiling of the monument, symbolic of
mc esteem ana veneration ieit ior tne
great soldier whose brilliant career was
cut short in the height of his fame.
1 he crowd of admirers of 4he great
General began arriving Saturday and
yesterday,' when a number of ' leading
survivors of Jackson s command gave a
banquet at the Virginia Military Insti
tute, in which Jackson was one of the
professors! at the breaking out of the
war. The town was full of veterans,
Each train since yesterday afternoon
has been filled with former Confederates,
their number being so large that the
town s accomomdations,; stretched to
theirutmost by the hospitality of its
residents, was unsufficient for the gather
ing throng. There is hot a house in the
citypublic or private that is not fill
ed.
The programme of exercises provided
the proceedings should begin at 10
o'clock, but owing to the condition
caused by the presence of so many peo
ple, it was ' considerably later than that
time when the procession was ready to
move. 1 he parade ground of the Vir
ginia Military Institute was the place of
tormations under the direction of Cbiet
Marshal Gen. James A. Walker, of
Wythe county, Va J the only surviving
commander of the btonewall brigade.
lhe staff was followed by the Stohe
wall' band, with twenty pieces, heading
the Rockbridge (Va.). Battery, under
command of Col. Wm. T. Poague, with
guns ot the Dattery which operated un
der ten. jackson at the battle of Ma
nassas. The eruns belong- to the Vir
ginia Military Institute.
1 he remainder of the procession was
made up of survivors of the Stonewall
brigade, consisting of the Second
fourth, tifth, Twenty-seventh and
Thirty-third Virginia regiments, under
command oi Colonel Andrew Jackson
trngsoy, and ioionel 3. Jv. Edmonson.
of Maryland, Confederate veterans of the
army and navy from Maryland under
General Bradley T. Johnson, various
Confederate camps and carriages con
taining ueneral I ubal A, fc,ar)y, orator
ot the day; General Wade Hampton
who presided over the ceremonies; Ed
ward V. Valentine, the sculptor,
it was twelve o ciock when the pro
cession arrived at the camous. Gen
Wade Hampton at that hour introduced
Kev. A. i C. Hopkins, Chaplain of the
Stonewall . Brigade, who led in a five
minutes' prayer. Gen. Hampton then
introduced Col. T. M. Semmes, of Vir
ginia Military Institute, who recited
most beautifully three poems, "Stone
wall Jackson's Way," "Over the River'
and "Slain in Battle."
Gen. Jubal A. Early, orator of the oc
casion, was next introduced, and began
speaking irom manuscript. Gen. Early
appeared in good health, but showed
painfully! signs of old age. He was
twice interrupted by bands that had just
arrived.' He stopped speaking and turn
ing sharply around asked if there was
no way to stop that fuss.
The oration was received with atten
tion and great enthusiasm.
A touching incident on the stand was
when Mrs. Jackson met her little grand
children whom she had not been permit
ted to see for a long time. She em
braced them warmly, and appeared
much affected, holding little Thomas in
her arms during the oration. Tulia sat
alone. j .
After the oration, the parade was con
tinued to the cemetery, forming in rear
of it at 2 o'clock. ; At 2.15 Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson and her two little grand
children, ! Tulia Jackson Christian and
Thomas Jackson Christian, descended
from the stand, accompanied by Capt.
John Carmichael. Two minutes after
wards, amid the firing of cannon by the
Rockbridge Artillery, the cord was
pulled by little Julia and the veil fell,
exposing to view the statue.
On the stand Mrs. Jackson sat in rear
of Gen. Early, while near her were Miss
Mary Custis Lee, daughter of Gen.
Robt. E. Lee, Miss Lucy B. Hill, daugh
ter of Gen. A. P. Hill, and Miss Hamp
ton, daughter of Gen. Wade Hampton.
The stage was crowded with distin
guished people. There was no accident
during the whole day, the affair passing
off pleasantly.
Alter the unveiling a mad rush was
made for the stand on which stood Mrs.
Jackson and children, and. in a fewmo
.ments not a vestige of anything was left
of it that could be carried away by relic
hunters.
Gen. Early's speech throughout was
mild and full of argument, being little
more or less than an eulogistic sketch
of Jackson's life. He ended his speech
as follows: "Let me conclude by say
ing, and let every honest-hearted Con
federate who fought bravely in the war.
say, If I should ever apologize for any
part or action taken by me in the war.
may the lightning of a righteous heaven
blast me from the earth, and may I be
considered as the spawn of the earth by
au honest men.
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
Mutiny in the British Army A Bad Situ
ation of Affairs in China Manchester
Cotton Markets Measures for Belief of
Suffering in Ireland.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
London,; Julyj 22. Truth to-day
prints a startling story of another mutiny
in j the ! British j army; the famous
Cold Stream Guards this time being the
offenders. The trouble, like the preced
ing mutiny, grew out ot work imposed
on soldiers. The Cold Stream Guards
were out constantly doing extra duty
when Emperor William was here. On
his departure they expected a day's re
lief and on being immediately ordered
to duty Openly irebelled. Officers were
compelled to march them back to the
barracks, where they were confined three
days. j
Manchester, July 22. The Guar
dian in its commercial article says: New
inquiry is not
aoundant, and the ten-
dency is in favor of buyers. WeaknessJwTn W ihK nf Mr
in cotton is the most unsettling factor.
and this condition of the market en
courages buyers to expect lower rates,
although they are extremely low. The
extent of production under contract
prevents general wakning.
Victoria, B. C, July 22. Advices re
ceived here by steamer Empress of In
dia, state that while the southern por
tion of China is in a turmoil, law and
order are set at defiance, and armed
bands of plunderers make business al
most impossible, , Lee - Wing Chuen,
uovernor uenerar oi Formosa, is ex
pected to die soon. It is believed his
death will be the signal for revolts, and
a general uprising against Chinese rule
The feeling around Shanghai is one of
disquiet on account ot late riots. For
eign residents are apprehensive that at
tacks will be made upon them at any
uinc,
r neaa advertisement ot Ottertrarn
Lithia Water in this paper. Unequaled
tor uyspepsia and all diseases of kid
ney and bladder. Price within reach of
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Winston Daily: This i tk-
number that a gentleman says attend
the different schools, academies and col-
wiium a racius oi D miles of oak
Ridge. .While it takes in Winston
Salem, Greensboro and High Point it3
a pretty large number and shows the in
terest mis section is taking in the matter
of education. We do hot believe that
there is another place in the South of
similar size that can make such a show
ing.
Beaufort Seaside: Abel Mnr
rell, colored, a tenant upon the Thomas
larm on iMortn rive, became violently
insane on Friday while eating dinner
He so frightened the inmates of the
house that they all left and ran for heln
air. i. m. j. nomas, witn several others,
went to the house and found him trying
to cut his throat. Dave Henrv anH
Cicero Haywood became involved in a
row Saturday night which resulted in
the cutting of Henry in several places
upon the breast. Ihey were both em
ployed to unload a frc:j:ht train. Cicero,
an old hand, told I lenry to desist from
smoking in the car, whi- h he refused to
do, hence the row.
Windsor Ledger: We received
ti letter from Mt. Gould last week giving
tin atuuuui ui a large oear. Deing killed
after a long chase. While George
Mitchell, living near Vulander, was ex
amining a pistol last Sunday morning it
went off and the bull loiged in the fleshy
part of the" thigh of Johnson Mitchell,
his 10 year old brother. On Friday
of last week news reached our town of a
sad accident on Greenleaf Johnson's
lumber road about six miles Lu;n town.
A negro boy who had been picking
briar berries became tired and laid down r
on the railroad track and fell asleep. In
a short time the train came along and '
the engineer failing to see him, run over
him and cut both arms off.
Concord Times: The wheat,
turns out very irregular. Some a ops
turn out very good while others "are not
worth anything. Last Saturday -
evening considerable excitement was
created out on Cold Water by the dan- "
gerous way in which a little child of Mr.
no. H. Hudson's was hurt. The child
was playing with, a hammer and got
hold of a jug that contained kerosene
oil. It partook freely of the contents
and then proceeded to break the jug.
After this was accomplished it put the
jug handle in its mouth and swallowed
it. The child came very near dying
from the effects but was given some
sweet milk and vomited the jug handle.
The child is now doing well.
Lumberton Robesonian: A great
religious awakening is reported from
Antioch. Rev. J. M. Clark, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church there, has been
assisted by Rev. A. R. Shaw. A
rumor has reached this town to the
effect that our versatile and talented
staff correspondent, Mr. J. W. Fuller, is
seriously if not fatally ill at the residence
of Maj. J. A. P. Conoly, near Lumber
Bridge. He took the grippe last spring
and it seems to have settled on his lungs.
i The crop reports do not-improve,
about 74 being the average for cotton.
We have an idea that that is considera
bly below the average in this county, but
it is only a surmise with us. There is,
however, too much rain and too little
sunshinefor cotto'n. The corn crop is
now nearly made and is good, especially
where the land is not too low.
Charlotte News: Mr. James
B. Magill, one of Charlotte's well krfown
residents is dead. His death occurred
to-day at 12 o'clock. The com
missioners of Alexander county have
brought suit against the bondsmen of
the sheriff to recover a shortage of about
$4,000. There were a good many '
farmers - itf the city to-day, and they
came from all sections of Mecklenburg.
They all tell of good seasons lately and
amore hopeful crop outlook. Five
men took reluge from a storm in a gin
house, in the Hopewell section ot Long
Creek township yesterday aitcrnoon.
During the progress of the storm the.
gin house was struck by a bolt of light
ning. A negro named bdmund Ander
son was instantly killed, and Mr. Neal
bam pie and a young negro boy were
fatally injured. The other two men of
the party were not in the least miured.
Raleigh News and Observer :
Mr. James H. Scarborough, a noted
North Carolinian and an A. B. graduate
of Trinity College, of the class ot 1887,
has been elected to the chair of Mathe
matics in the Pacific Methodist College
of Santa Rosa, California, and will leave
for the Pacific slope at once. Mr.
John T. Patrick, of the Southern Immi
gration Bureau, hasjast received' $10,
000 worth of lithographing illustrating
the great exposition, which will be sent
out and posted up all over the country.
The bondsmen of ex-Shenff J.
Rowan Rogers held a conference here
yesterday and arranged for a settlement
of the sheriff's account with the County
Commissioners. The bondsmen came
to the front and made good the deficit
with the exception of a few. Eight
thousand dollars of the amount was
raised by them, leaving a residue of
about $2,500. The entire shortage will
be amicably arranged with the commis
sioners by the bondsmen.
Charlotte News: The Teachers'
Institute opened at the Z. M. C. A. hall
this morning at 11 o'clock. Over forty
teachers were present, twice as many as
were present on the opening day last
year. A negro woman named
Minnie Partee, living at Concord, had a
child two months old. Saturday it was
very fretful and cried a great deal. To
quiet the child she gave it a morphine
pill. The child was buried yesterday,
Mr. Preston Bynum died at Lin
colnton at 8 o'clock last Saturday after
noon, after an illness of fully two jmonths
of typhoid fever. He was a student of
the University at Chapel Hill, but just
before the last commencement he fell
ill and was sent home. r A special
over the private wire of Smith & Watts
to-day, says that caterpillars are report
ed in Bullock county, Ala. In Lowdns
county, Ala., two plantations report boll
worms, and some rust, but of no conse
quence. It is claimed that Montgomery
will get more cotton in August than it
did a year ago.
Raleigh News and Observer:
A sensational case came up before Jus
tice J. C. Marcom here yesterday. The
case was to have come up before Jus
tive M. B. Barbee, but was removed be
fore Justice Marcom, and a number of t
witnesses were in the city yesterday
rriorning to be in attendance. The case
was" that of the State against Blanche
Winfrey, Allen Upchurch and Mrs.
Sarah Upchurch, of this county. The
parties are charged with concealing the
birth of a child, of which Blanch Win-
free is the reputed mother. Blanch
Upchurch, and had been partially raised
by him. lhe child is supposed to have
been born about the latter part of June,
and no traces of it can be found now, -except
the supposition upon strong cir
cumstances that it was born about that
time. Upchurch and Wife are charged
with complicity in .concealing the birth
of the child. The case was postpon
ed till Thursday on account of previous
engagements of Justice Marcom.
Gov. Holt yesterday pardoned J. R-
Bolton, convicted of larceny in Pender
county in 1886 and sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary, and also par
doned Francis Hood, convicted jr.
Mecklenburg county of infanticide in
July, 1880 and sentenced to life impri
sonment. The Executive Commit
tee of Trinity College met here yester
day and decided upon October 1st as
the opening date of the new College at
Durham. Trinity High School will open
in the old building at Trinity August
6th. Gov. Holt yesterday appoint
ed as members of the North Carolina
Board of Health for a term of twoyeais:
Dr.J. H. Tucker, Prof. F. P. Venable
and Prof. J. L. Ludlow.
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