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THE SHORTEST WAY OUT-
One of the most perplexing ques
tions by which the statesmen of to
day are confronted is the financial
question, which presents itself di
rectly and indirectly in varied forms.
The fact is the financial question in
some shape - is the only question
which is now or has Tor some time
attracted much attention.
The tariff is discussed and parties
and men differ on it because of the
money there is in it. The protected
demand protection because it puts
money into their pockets and . the
taxed people demand the reduction
or the abolition of the protection
which takes money out of. their
pockets, hard-earned money, most of
it, and puts it into other pockets.
The pensions are a sore subject
with the tax-payers of the country
because they take hard-earned money
ut of the pockets of the people and
put it into the pockets ot others,
many of whom do not ueed it and
many of whom are frauds and have
no claimjWhatever to it.
Then there is the financial ques
tion proper, which applies to the
money of the country, the various
kinds of money, the agencies by
which it is to be supplied, the amount
to be supplied, &c.
If there were no politics in these
questions it would be a very easy
matter to settle them, and they would
not be perplexing problems for our
statesmen, but the politics of to-day
is cornerstoned on them. It is these
which make the parties which are
now arrayed against each other, and
it is on these the coming political
battles for some time to come will be
fought.
The tariff has always been more
or less of a political questionexcept
during the epoch of the Walker tariff,
which proved such a wise and bene
ficial measure that both the political
parties of that day the Democratic
party which passed it, and the Whig
party which ' opposed it, became
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united on it after it had had
trial
of ten years." ' " - J - ; ;
The pension question never was a
political question until the Republi
can party made it so by converting
the system into one of colossal plun
der. " '
The financial question was more
or less a political one until the United
States bank was knocked out under
the Jackson7 administration, when
it ceased to be so until the Republi
can party built up its new system of
finances, - with which the Govern
ment has been tangled up more or
less even - since. The financial per
plexities of these days have all sprung
out of this new system devised by
Republican statesmen, mainly to
meet the emergencies of war, , but
perpetuated after the war, for several
reasons, one of which was that it
wasn't easy to get rid of, and an
other because there were oo
many beneficiaries of " the system
who were enriched by it and whose
interest it was, and still is, to have it
perpetuated.
The men who have become the
greatest beneficiaries of the tariff,
pension and monetary systems have
become a mighty factor in our poli
tics, and fight everything by means
air or foul that threatens to break
their grip or reduce the profits which
they have so long reaped from these
systems. When either is threatened
its beneficiaries flock together for
mutual protection, beat the tom-toCff
and raise a racket all along the line.
The racket is what makes the aver
age politician nervous and generally
brings him to time if it is loud en
ough. That's why these several
systems which we have referred to
have so long remained unreformed
Congress has been dabbling for
twenty-five - years more or less with
the financial question proper, but as
far as anything has been done it is
no nearer a permanent settlement
than it was twenty-five years ago. If
anything it is in a more -tangled and
unsatisfactory condition now than it
was then. Powerful factions in the
parties, and new parties have been
organized on the issues involved, and
the respective adherents are very
much in earnest. The Republican
party is not so much divided on this
question, for the financial system as
we have it now is its progeny and it
is not anxious to strangle its own
child, but the Democratic party is,
while the new party, founded mainly
on financial questions .(directly or in
directly), is coming along in the
rear, ready to take a whack at both
of the old parties. :
That is the situation now,
As there is and must be politics in
this question, and as the Democratic
party must stand' the shock of both
the other parties, it seems to us that
wise Democraticlpolitical leadership
would seek a way to keep the Demo
cratic party closely united, and to
prevent desertions to either ot the
other parties.
There is now an opportunity not
only to take the financial question as
an exciting factor out of the arena of
political debate and thus give quiet
to the country on that question, but
but at the same time to make a ten
strike for the Democratic party by
repealing the State bank tax at once
and clearing the way for the estab
lishment of State banks. Aside from
the great benefit this would be to' the
country at large from a financial
standpoint, there is more good, level
headed politics in it than in any
measure which attracts public atten
tion. It is the speediest and the
easiest solution of the perplexing
financial problem. '
Commercially speaking the West
and the South are drawing closer
and closer together, and this means
that they must also draw closer to
gether politically, for commerce is
affected more or less, and in these
days a'great deal by politics. For
several years trade congresses have
been held at some point in the West
or in tbe South to promote closer
commercial relationship between
these sections, and to discuss and
as far as practicable devise ways and
means to effect it. The last Con
gress held at Wichita, Kansas, after a
session of several days closed last
Wednesday. It was largely attended,
and a marked interest and enthusi
asm shown in the several meetings,
The following is the substance of
the resolutions adopted :
"Thev recite the necessity for a com
mercial union between the South and the
West; declare that the Gulf and South
Atlantic points are the natural outlets
for western surplus products, and the in
lets for tbe importations required by the
western states; urge Congress to estao-
lish a fast mail service between the West
and Gulf points, and thence to tbe West
Indies and South America, so that trade
may be facilitated; indorse the Nicara
gua Canal and insist on its ownership
and coutroi oy tne united btates; nrge
the Southern Raihoads to make such
rates, irrespective of the rates to the At
lantic Coast on grain and grain products
as will force this trade to the Gulf, and
pledge the members of the Congress to
give the roads making such rates all the
tonnage they can control,
After organizing itself into a per
manent body to carry out the objects
for which it convened, the Congress
adjourned to meet in --Mobile next
April. . I "
Senator Peff er's oratorical train
was so long and so heavy that it had to
be run in four sections.
A Lexington dispatch says that if
the opponents of Breckinridge pro
pose to oppose him on the ground of
morality and virtud he .will make it
hot for them as his competitors for
the Congressional nomination are in
the same boat. This can hardly be,
'but if so that boat ought to be scut
tled. v " VvVV'Vi.
Belgium has a sensation. A Mme.
Jomoux, who was quite prominent in
society circles ef Antwerp and other
towns, and put on a good deal of
style, is accused of murdering a
brother, sister and uncle, whose lives
were insured for her benefit. There
was evidence enough to warrant her
arrest.
The Trick Exposed. r
The Star makes baste to expose
the
stratagem of the Eastern Dog and Game
Protective Association avjjjscovered t
the "Shoot" Friday alternoon. Nearly
everv member is instructed to shoot
high, or shoot low, and accumulate as
many "goose eggs" as possible (which
is religiously . done). This creates
the impression that anybody can
beat the club members, and the result is
a perfect rush of new members, every
fellow confident of becoming the crack
shot. Or, speaking after the manner of
men, the "geese" outside are attracted
by the "goose eggs" inside; so tbey poke
their long necks right into the "trap."
Dick Grant - and two or three
others are allowed to "bust an
occasional clay pigeon, and even Wal
ter Boney violated the rules the other
day by hitting two or thtee "birds," but
he was heavily fined for the offence.
At the next shoot the "birds" will be
sprung from electric traps, and on this
rare and radiant" occasion Ed. Lati
mer, Heck ureen ana tne neia eaitor
ot the Star will use dynamite guns.
"If you want to have a good time jine"
the E. D. and G. P. A.
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT
In Aid of Olivo Brasoh Church, Green
ville Sound.
An entertainment was given at Olive
Branch Church, Greenville Sound, last
Friday, by children of the district school
that was very much appreciated by all
present and will be long remembered by
the forty-seven little boys and girls who
participated in the tableaux, dialogues,
singing, eta, under the management of
Miss May Bonitz, who has had charge
of the school for the past seven years.
To mention special merit among the
many pupils would be difficult, as all ac
quitted themselves so well in their
various parts; yet the pathetic rendition
at the close, of "Genevieve," by Miss
May Bonitz, deserves-special notice.
Too much praise cannot be given Miss
McCarson, wbo presided at the organ
and who bas given so much of her time
to the musical training of the children.
The entertainment was given in aid ol
tbe organ fund of tbe enured, and a
handsome sum was raised.
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the end of that time pour off the clear
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the bottom of the bowl. Bottle the
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place. A , tablespoonful of this may be
added to a glass of milk to be given to a
patient with an acid stomach.
In case of burns cover the burned
parts witn a cloth wet in lime water:
Keep the cloth wet by pouring on a
little of the water as often as the cloth
dries.
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WILMINGTON, ;N. C, FEU) AY, APRIL 27, 1894.
WILMINGTON TO 80TJTHPQBT.
The Cape Fear . and Tad Jem Valley and
What It May Eventually Do About a
Branch Boad.
Mr. Frank Redwood, ot Baltimore,
who as one ot tbe representatives ot the
bondholders' of the Cape Fear and Yad
kin Valley Railway, visited Southport in
company with Receiver Gill and other
recently, said to a representative of the
Manufacturer's Record'.
."The road could secure a largely in
creased business if the extension 15 built.
An excellent opportunity is afforded to
develop the coal-shipping trade. The
question ot extension has been consid
ered, but nothing can be done at present.
V though it is expected eventually to con-:
struct the road. Tbe company is arrang
ing to ship coal to Southport from Wil
mington by barges. :
This is confirmatory oj the informa
tion heretofore given in the Star as to
the only new feature now determined on.
Doubtless, at some future time a branch
line of tbe road will be constructed
Soutbportrtmt the cost of such an exten
sion would probably not' be less than
$350,000, and the financial condition of
the corporation, owing to the business
depression. Is not such as to justify the
expenditure of so large a sum just now,
and possibly may not be for several years
Much, of course, depends on the success
of the plan to transport coal from Wil
mington to Southport in. the manner al
ready" set forth in the Star.
But there is a good prospect that the
hopes of our Sduthport friends will ulti
mately be realized. When a general
revival of business takes place, and the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley is placed
on a paying basis, the owners will pro
bably conclude that the suggested ex
tension or branch to Southport will be a
profitable investment. j
Monopolizing the Sport.
Northern sportsmen are gradually
taking in, for their exclusive use, the
best sections of this State for partridge
shooting. These people have money
enough to burn up a wet dog, but they
buy the hunting privileges for a small
sum, really, as it amounts to nothing
more than the State and county tax on
the lands leased.
Unquestionably, the owners of the
property have the right to. sell the ex
clusive privilege to hunt on their lands,
and unless tbe native or resident sports
men take some steps to provide shoot
ing grounds for I themselves, many of
them will be shut out or greatly restrict
ed in the territory in which tbey have
been accustomed to hunt. 1
Thus far the jingle of the seigniorage
in tbe purse of the Northern sportsman
bas scarcely been heard in the partridge
range ot Eastern North Carolina, its in
fluences being now confined almost ex
clusively to the West; but the gentlemen
witn costly guns, and high-bred dogs.
and furbelowed shooting coats, and
countless ducats, will be along alter
awhile, and then, as "thick as leaves in
Vallambrosa will be the "warnings to
trespassers on fence, and gate and tree.
Harper and Hia Boat.
It has never been announced uncon
ditionally in the Star that Capt. John
Harper and his fine boat would leave
the waters of the "dark Cape Fear," be
cause the Star has not only hoped, but
felt, that something would "turn up" to
keep them just where they are. At all
events, they will not leave us, whereat
the people of Wilmington are much
gratified. And while the question of
having Carolina Beach opened as a re
sort this season is still in a fog of doubt,
there is a lingering hope that it may be
done, thus giving the Wilmington her
former run. I
The Glorious Eighteenth Regiment.
Survivors of i the Wilmington Rifle
Guards, Co. I, 18th N. C. Regiment,
propose a reunion of the regiment this
year on the 4th of July, at some point
on Black river. ' Many survivors of the
Eighteenth live in the ' Black river
section, and it is thought that most of
them would enter gladly into the move
ment.
CITIZENS OF WAESAW
Hold a Memorial Meeting and Faaa Beao-
lutiona of Begret at the Death of Senator
Vance. i
Star Correspondence
Warsaw, April 21. A mass meeting
was held at Warsaw Friday night.
Mr. H. L. Stevens was called to the
chair and in a! few well-chosen words
stated that the object of the meeting
was to express the sorrow caused by the
death of our beloved Vance. Mr. T. M.
Moore was appointed secretary, with Mr.
H. G. Owen as assistant.
Messrs. J. E. Swinson, I. Brown and
T. S. Winstead, who had been appointed
a committee on resolutions, reported the
following:
Whereas, God in rlis allwise provi
dence has taken from us our honored,
beloved, faithful, true and tried leader
and Senator, Zebulon Baird Vance, and
Whereas, We feel that in his death
this. nation has lost a faithful adviser,
tbe people of North Carolina a trusted
friend whose every energy, gift and
ability were spent in their behalf, and
whose heart ever responded to every
demand and impulse of the people, the
poor and the rich alike, and a Senator
iaflhful in all things and whom all North
Carolinans are proud to own as their
Zeb.; therefore, by the citizens of War
saw in mass meeting assembled, be it
Resolved, That in tbe death ol L. ts.
Vance this nation has lost a safe adviser;
the people ot North Carolina a true, tried
and faithful friend, whose life work was
for the best interest of his people. '- j-
Resolved, That we deplore tbe loss ot so
distinguished a man; one whose services
were so eminent in war, whose states
manship so brilliant in time of peace and
whose wise counsel and unbounded in
fluence are so much needed by his peo
ple in this their darkest political hour.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions be sent to the family of the deceased
and for publication to the Wilmington
Messenger and the Morning Star and
tbe Clinton Democrat. i
Upon the presentation of these resolu
tions some very touching remarks were
made by Mr. Isaac Brown, an old veteran,
also by Mr. H. G. Owen. Mr. R. B.
White addressed the meeting in an elo
quent and strong speech. He pointed in
a touching manner to the long life of our
Vance and paid a high tribute to the
illustrious law-giver and ruler. - I
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted by a rising vote, after which tbe
meeting was dismissed with prayer by
Mr. Isaac Brown.
CYCLONE IN BLADEN.
Plantation Damaged Building Demol
J - lahed Miraculous Baoapea.
: A correspondent of the Star, writing
from Populi postofEce, - Bladen County,
gives the following particulars of the de
struction caused by a cyclone that passed
through the Prospect Hall section Tues
day the 10th tnst: It crossed the
river; going east - a few miles
below Prospect Hall, struck tbe house of
Anthony Brown, colored, tore off the
roof, demolished his kitchen, , smoke-
souse, Darn, staple, ana in met .every
ouiidiDg on the j place, scattering ,the
contents in all directions. A lard stand,
containing 50 pounds of lard, was found
three-auarters of a mile from his place.
Jt Mr. T. H. Bramble's plantation every
building was wrecked. His dwelling, a
new comfortable house, was lifted from
its foundation, carried some distance
and turned partly around, and part of
the top gables blown off.
No lives were lost, which is an enigma
to those who , have seen the wreck;
dvlrs. McArtin, - wife of Sheriff McArtin,
Of Harnett, daughter of Mr. Bramble,
and her three children, were on a visit
to her parents, and besides the family
Mrs. McArtin had several of her lady
friends to call on her that evening.
They collected in the passage of the
house, and when tbe wind blew open the
west door it threw them against tbe east
door, and held them there until the
danger was over. : Except a few bruises
no one was hurt.
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Dispensary law TJnoonstttutional.
The announcement by telegraph this
morning that the Supreme Court ; of
South Carolina has rendered a decision
declaring tbe dispensary law unconsti
tutional, may recall tbe fact that this re
sult was so clearly foreshadowed in the
Star of April 7th, as to leave but
little if any doubt in the miad jot
the reader. It was even stated
then exactly how the Court "was di
vided, Chief Justice Mclver and Asso
ciate Justice McGowan declaring the
law unconstitutional, with Associate Jus
tice Pope dissenting, And unless the
Star's memory is at fault, it was tbe
only North Carolina paper that gave the
news so early. I
I As will be seen, the Court virtually
declares tbe law unconstitutional I in
every particular except that section pro
hibiting the sale of liquor after June 30,
1893; the Court holding that the State
has tbe right to absolutely prohibit the
sale ox intoxicating liquors.
i If, as would appear from this decision,
absolute . prohibition now prevails in
South Carolina, what will Tillman do
with bis numerous whiskey shops. ! in
cluding "stock on band, and what win
the people do if they cannot even get
Tillman toddy?
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A Merited Compliment.
j The Star reproduces, with its hearty
endorsement, the annexed paragraph
from the Charlotte Observer in reference
to the splendid eulogy delivered! by
Senntor Ransom on tbe late Senator
Vance : "
i "The address was exquisite; it was a
gem: it deserves to become a classic; we
remember nothing finer; and the Ra
leigh News truly says it should have a
place in future North Carolina readers.
Few men are capable of such utterances,
and one can imagine how much this
superb oration gained from the melo
dious voice, the graceful oratory,! tne
stately manner of the speaker. A great
North Carolinian lay deaa ana uen.
Ransom demonstrated at his bier that a
great one remains. As Vance shed
lustre upon the State by his own illus
trious career, so Ransom demonstrated
before the Senate and country, in his
announcement and eulogy, that he was
worthy to have been the dead man s
yoke-fellow."
Ho Fruit and Flower Fair Thi Year.
A circular letter received by the Star
from Gerald McCarthy, secretary of the
N. C. State Horticultural Society, says :
On account of the general destruction
ot fruit buds by the freeze of March 26th
and 27th, the officers of the State Hor
ticultural Society have concluded to
hold no fair this year. If subsequent de
velopments permit, an effort will be
made to secure a special exhibit of
plants, flowers and fruit in connection
with the State Agricultural Society's
Fair at Raleigh in October. The an
nual meeting of the Society will be held
at the same time and place. ; j
A MURDERER HANGED.
1
Ho Made Full Confession of the Crime for
Which He waa Kxecuted.
Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Charleston, S. C April 20. A
special to the News and Courier from
Bennettsvule, Marlboro county, says:
Alexander Edwards, colored, aged S3
years, was hanged in Marlboro county
iail at noon to-day for the murder of
lames Burnett, colored. The condemned
man was tried last February in the Court
of General Sessions, and sentenced by
Judge Aldrich. Tbe murder, a most
brutal one, was committed on December
23d last, near Clio, this county. Edwards,
who had been employed during the day
on a farm near Bingham, undertook to
pilot Burnett to McColI. Tbey trav
elled nearly all night by foot and stopped
to rest in a dense woods near Clio. They
kindled a fire and Burnett was sitting
near it warming when Edwards slipped
up behind him and struck blm two
heavy blows on the head with an
axe, and thinking that he had killed
his man. he robbed him, securing
a pistol and five dollars In money, for
his bloody crime. Burnett, howeer, was
not dead. Regaining consciousness, he
crawled off into the woods and when
found several days later lived long
enough to accuse Edwards of the mur
der. Edwards had protested his inno
cence all through the trial and imprison
ment, but last Monday he made a full
fession of his guilt, professed religion
and said was ready to die. Edwards and
bis victim were both from North Caro
lina. I
An Important Decision of the Supreme
, Court of North Carolina. !
In the case of Junius Davis, receiver.
vs. the Industrial Manufacturing Co.
of Wilmington, Jno. D. Bellamy, Jr.
and H. P. West and others, the Supreme
Court of North Carolina has decided
that certificates of deposit and accounts
subject to check should be allowed as
set-offs against any claim that the Bank
of New Hanover had against any of tbe
defendants. In this case, Judge Brown,
at the- January term ot the Superior
Court for this county, held that such
set-offs could not be allowed, and the
Supreme Court has thus reversed his
decision. ' - . L
This decision is of 'special importance
to those who held certificates of deposit
issued by the bank, who had demanded
their money, and wbo were required to
give the usual thirty day s notice on
dates less than thirty days previous to
tbe closing of tbe bank.
DEAD DISPENSARY.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA VIEW OF
THE
DECISION.
The state, as suggested In the "Star1
Tester dsy, Now Haa Prohibition' Pure
and Simple What "Will the Dispensary
Dictator So Abaut It P-Presa Com
ments Charleston Wide Open. : I
Tk. r . i o.n r . L
1
iiig uttiaiuu ui iuc supreme vuuri I
the Dispensary case is the all-absorbin
topic in; tbe Palmetto State, but it
also attracting unusual attention el:
where. :
inc aiAK nas neretoiore kept 1
wet. r . ' .
readers thoroughly informed on ' tbe
South Carolina question, and now give!
tbe following of interest on the latest
phase of the troubles in that' State: '
The Columbia State has these headf
ings to the decision of the Court, which
makes over twenty columns of small
type:- --; -i: - ..
Law and Liberty! Tbe Infamous Diss-
'. peusary Act is Dead! B. R. T., 189
- X. The Supreme Court's Glorioul
Vindication ot Private Rights Sif
aemper lyranms: unman uumbj
founded Johngaryevans Flabber
gasted. Unconstitutional! Josti
Pope's Pitiful Stump Speech Froi
the Bench. No More Armed Spies
No More Searches of Women'!
Rooms! No More $25,000 Wars! j
The State says, editorially : j
Tbe decision of the Supreme Court 1$
that the only clause of the dispensari
law which is not unconstitutional is thai
prohibiting the licensing of the sale of
liquor. We therefore have prohibition!
pure and simple. j
This is not an unmixed evil. Our prof
hibition friends will have the opoortu nif
ty of testing their theory by practice!.
The result will be, we think, that thef
will, after more or less experience of it
come to the conclusion of The Statl.
that high license with strict regulation,
constitutes the best method of dealing
with the liquor problem. j
l he law declared to be unconstitujt
tional is the first dispensary law. Bli
the, second, being based upon the same
system of State monopoly, is equally
obnoxious, and will be so declared when
a case is presented under it. Tbe attor
neys who have so successfully conducted
the litigation already had, will doubtless
maKe a case unaer tne new Jaw ana
have the matter settled. It ought to tje
possible to do this within a fortnight, j
What can Tillman do? Not veil?
much, we think. He has no erounds 4f
appeal to the United States Suprenje
Uourt, and we do not think be can at
tempt it. Tbe packing of the State Su
preme Court will not be completed until
July. Tbe decision holds that the sale
of liquor by the State, even in competi
tion, is unconstitutional. Tbe dispen
sary will have a long, and, we believe, in
indefinite holiday. An extra sessioi ?
Yes, it can be called, but what cn
it accomplish ? Propose an amendment
to the constitution amending the Bill bf
Rights so as to permit dispensaries?
Tillman is hardly fool enough to brifg
that issue into the campaign? Pass a
prohibition law? We have that alreaqy!
Pass a high license law? That would be
well, but prohibition ought to have tbe
chance now thrust upon it. Besides, the
expense of an extra session added to the
cost of the late "war," will be a 'poor Re
commendation to tbe taxpayers. We Ho
not wonder that the Governor" is duspb
and dubious! v I
Our advice to Tillman is to acauielce
as quietly and gracefully as possible.' ) If
uc Kccpa luc uispcnsary uciurc luc poo-
pie as a campaign issue, be will jbe
beaten. His cue is to get it out of sight;
out of tbougbt, if possible!
A dispatch from Charleston says :
news of the Supreme Court decision
received here with very general rej
ing. It was not many minutes after
first news reached the city before ev
body seemed to know it. Bulletins were
posted in various places and restaurants
and "soft drinks" resorts reset their
sideboards with bar paraphenalia ot
seen in South Carolina since last June.
There were many expressions of
opinion on the decision heard, not from
the people directly interested only, hut
from representative ana well-to-do citi
zens. There were one or two demon
strations. but not of a violent kind. The
brewery, which has been paying the State
a royalty for some time, was flying a
number of flags, and a man paraded fjhe
streets with a barrel and broom and an
American flag. Everybody is anxioobly
waiting for our crazy Governors nfxt
move.
In the annexed editorial paragraph the
News and Courier counsels moderation
We counsel moderation, prudence,
bearance. We wish practically to
press upon those who were formerly En
gaged in the liquor traffic that their best
policy is tbe policy ot silence. 01 respect
for tbe law, of obedience to authority,
The decision of the Supreme Court n
no means a decision in favor ot
whiskey traffic, The Court was
called upon to pass upon a questio
temperance or intemperance, of 10
cense or high license or no license, bat it
was called upon to pass on a question
of principle affecting the Very
soul of the Constitution tbe question
as to the proper functions of Govern
ment and tbe personal . rights and
liberty of the citizen. This question bas
been determined to tbe satisfaction of
enlightened nuhlic sentiment thfooeh
out the country, and we believe thai tbe
people of the State in their sober mo-
ments will sustain the judgment of the
Court. But we would warn the liquor
element against undue exaltation j over
the decision, as it was not made to fit
their case, but to establish the law.;
ROCKY MOUNT'S BANK
Change in the Management ;that Jleets
the Approval of Citizens, j
Correspondence Morning Stan.
Rocky Mount, April 20. Last Sat'
urday the Bank of Rocky Mount changed
hands by Thos. H. Battle, J. H. Ruffin
and Robt. H. Ricks purchasing he in
terest of Sam E. Westray twenty-five
thousand dollars. Tbe change made is
for the better, as tbe parties are; active
and energetic men, .with ample tneans.
Tbe omcers are Thos. H. Battle; presi
dent; J. H. Ruffin, vice president;
S. F. Tilley, cashier; and John U. bny-
der teller. Under the present manage
ment the business will not be affected,
but kept on without any interruption.
Tbe change meets tne nearly approval
of our citizens, everybody teeing the
safety and soundness of the intention.
J.
An AdYertlsIns BEeali
Dunn Central Times.'
Our esteemed contemporary, the
Morning Star, has enlarged its Sun
day issue to eight columns, vf e con
gratulate the Star upon its success,
prosperity and long life. The star
ranks as one of tbe best dailies in the
State. Its circulation is extensive, and
as an advertising medium it has ao supe-
riorin North Carolina, and its editorial
is all that could be wished by any one.
We wish the Editor of the STApt many
more vears of success and prosperity, and
may the brilliant light of the Str never
be dimmed. .
im."
NO. 25
JARVIS APPOINTED
TO SUCCEED THE ! LATE Z. B. VANCE
AS U. 8. SENATOR.
Aooepla the Appointment But Will 8o
Stand Before - the legislature' for the
Besidue of Vanoe's Term. '
t B Telegraph to the Morulas Stat.
RALEIGH, N. C, April 19. The Gov
ernor received letters from the friends
of the following gentlemen recommend
ing them for the appointment as Senator:
A. C Avery, RF. Armfield. W. "M
Robbins. John S. Henderson, Chas. M.
Stedman, Lee S. Overman. J. S. Carr,
S. B. Alexander, A. M. Waddell, A.
Leazar, Hesekiah Gudeer, James H.
Merrimon, Thomas! M. Holt, F. I. Os
borne, W. E. AbernethyW. J. Courts,
K. 1. Bennett. E. LVLatta and Thomas
J. Jarvis. -
During yesterday morning delegations
called on the Governor Irom Iredell and
from Anson, the former in behalf of
Judge Armfield and the latter in behalf
of Hon. R. T. Bennett. Tbe Governor
was employed most ot the day in look
ing over tbe various correspondence in
the interest of the different gentlemen.
At 4.30 o clock, His Excellency Gov
ernor Elias Carr tendered through his
private secretary. Mai. S. F. Telfair, the
appointment of U. S. Senator to succeed
Senator Vance to Hon. Thomas J. Jarvis.
Governor Jarvis was at tbe Yarboro,
where be was notified at the above men
tioned hour and at once wrote Gov.
Carr the following j
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
To His Excellency, Hon. Elias Carr,
Governor of North Carolina'.
My Dear Sir I have just received
through tbe bands of vour private sec
retary, Major lellair, your note ot
this date, in which you tender
me the high and responsible posi
tion of United States Senator for
the State of North Carolina, and I beg
in pursuance to your request to indicate
to you my acceptance. This position so
recently made vacant by tbe death of the
lamented Vance, comes to me, as you
well know, unsought by me. It is your
voluntary act andl I shall give to the
high office my best endeavors to justify
before the people of the State, to whom
alone you are responsible, this action on
your part. t
1 beg that you will accept my sincere
thanks for this evidence of your confi
dence and esteem. I Yours very truly,
Thomas J. Jarvis.
ONLY UNTIL THE LEGISLATURE MEETS.
The News and Observer will to-mor
row publish a letter lrom Senator Jarvis
stating that he will not stand before the
Legislature next January for tbe residue
of Vance's term; the inference being that
he will offer for the six years' term then
regularly to be filled, as has heretofore
been understood, j In an interview he
has said that he stands on the Chicago
platform as construed at the boutb. His
relations witb tbe Administration, as far
as he can control them, may be inferred
from the fact that he was Minister to
Brazil under Mr. Cleveland's former
Administration.
THE NEW SENATOR.
Thomas J. Jarvis was born in Curri
tuck county, N.C.. in January, 1836, and
is now 68 vears of age. He married.
December 23. 1874, Miss Mary Woodson,
ot Virginia. In tbe Confederate army he
was Captain of Company B, of the Eighth
Nortb Carolina Regiment, and was a
member of the Constitutional Conven
tion of 1865 from Currituck. He was
elected a Democratic member of the
Legislature from Tyrrell county in 1868.
He was a member also of tbe succeed
ing Legislature and was made Speaker
ot tbe House. He was a member of
tbe Constitutional Convention in 1875,
and in tbe year following was elected
Lieutenant-Governor of the State on the
ticket with Senator Vance, and became
Governor in 187S when Vance resigned
to become Senator. At the next elec
tion he was chosen Governor and alto
gether occupied the Gubernatorial chair
for more than six' years. In 1885 Presi
dent Cleveland appointed Gov. Jarvis
Minister to Brazil, where he passed the
following four years with honor to him
self and credit to the American people,
Since his return he has devoted himself
to the practice of his profession.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
A Bill Introduced in the House to Place
the Southern States on the Same Foot
ing with Thoae bf the North and West.
By Telegraph to the Morning Suit.
WASHINGTON: April 19. Mr. Patter
son, of Tennessee (by request), intro
duced in the House to-day a bill amend
ing tbe acts ot Congress admitting the
States of Arkansas. North and South
Sarolina, Louisiana, Georgia,' Alabama,
Florida, Virginia and Mississippi, so as
to repeal eacb and all provisions of tbe
acts which relate to tbe elective fran
chise and tbe right to hold office and the
provision pertaining to the school rights
and privileges.
Tbe second section 01 tne 0111 provides
that all the conditions mentioned and all
of these acts, and particularly those pro
visions known ana designated as "innda-
nisntal conditions." are repealed.
The third section proyides that these
a
btates are declared to nave and possess
all the rights, power, franchises and
sovereignty thai can be exercised by any
other Mate of the Union.
The fourth, and last section, provides
that all laws and parts of laws which
deny the equality of these States sever
ally with other States of the Union are
repealed. I
Tbe bill was drawn by T. ts. kgerton.
of Memphis, a lawyer and great States
rights man and introduced at his re
quest.
Mr. bgerton thinks that certain con
ditions imposed by the acts admitting
these states renect on tne states ana in
fringe their rights, and he is anxious to
have the Southern States on the same
footing with those of the North and
West.
PRESBYTERIAN UNITY.
Beeoludone Adopted by the Presbytery
of
j North Alabama.
Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Birmingham. Ala.. April 19. The
Presbytery of North Alabama, in session
session here, to-dav adopted tbe follow
ing. resolution; there being only one dis
senting vote: I
The Presbvterv 01 Nortn Aiaoama,re
ioiciner in the increasing spirit of "Chris
tian union and believing it timely to fur
ther the drawing together of the various
Presbyterian churches, hereby overtures
the General Assemoiy to appoint a com
mittee on rresbytenan unity to confer
with a similar committee appointed by
the General Assembly of tbe rresoy-
terian Church of the United States of
America, or by any Presbyterian body,
with a view to organic nnion or closer
co-operation, if the - way be clear. Said
committee to report to the next General
Assembly. . .
"I think," said Mr. Smickens,
"111 make an astronomer of my boy.
"Has he taste for mathematics?"
"No. - But he is a wonderful guesser.'
Washington Star,
Raleigh News and Observer
A man named Thomas Bailey, of New
Light township, who was badly cut
about three weeks ago by Wyatt Perry
died day before yesterday from tbe
effects of bis injuries.
Rocky Mount Argonaut. Mr.
John S. Wiggins, of Edgecombe county,
had the misfortune to lose his' stables by
fire on Sunday night. - Three horses and
four mules were burned up. The fire is
supposed to have been the work of an .
.incendiary. , - '. .x
k Charlotte News: The decision
of closing up the South Carolina dispen
saries has completely laid out as many
as a dozen enterprising individuals who
had invested or arranged to invest in dis
tillery plants in the counties bordering
on South Carolina. In Union and An
son counties alone fully a dozen distille
ries have been surveyed. All were lo
cated close to the South Carolina line.
Rockingham Rochet : On last
Sunday morning about three o'clock the
old Hamlet woolen mill was consumed
by fire. It is not known how the fire orig
inated, as the mill had not been in opar-
ation for some months. Coroner
Gay was notified last Saturday that a
colored girl had been found dead near
Old Hundred, and be went down to in
vestigate. Tbe jury found that the girl
came to her death from a severe whip-
? ing administered by her grandtatber,
ohn Robinson. Robinson has not been
captured.
Greensboro Record: Riding on
a'pole car" this mornint? with his men.
S. W. Conway met his death. He was
going out to work on his section of the
road when on rounding a curve he saw
the vestibule train coming this way. AH
the men jumped from tbe car, as did Mr.
Conway, put it is thought he fell in do
ing so. His right leg was severed above
the ankle, right thigh broken, left leg
badly lacerated and torn but not broken,
and contusion of the face head and
hands. His body was dragged fifty feet
or more, though he lived about three
hours after the accident.
Sanford Express: The death
of Mrs. W. B. Moffitt, which occurred
here last Thursday morning at 0 o'clock,
was peculiarly a sad one. She bad been
ill only a few days of fever, and almost
up to tbe hour of her death seemed to
be doing very well. The announcement
of her death was a surprise to the entire
community. Moore is attracting
attention far and near as a grape and
fruit county. A New England banker
has purchased a large body of land in
this county, and will plant it in vines
and fruit trees. The white sandy loams
of southern Moore county are finely
adapted, to the culture of the bunch
grape. i
Charlotte Observer: News is re
ceived at Winston that the man Woody,
charged with being the leader in the
Alleghany lynching, for whom a reward
of $800 was offered by the Governor,
bas been captured. Requisitions bave
been sent to the Governor of Virginia
for all in that State who are said to have
taken part in the lynching. The
Mormon preachers- are still in the Har
risburg neighborhood. Mr. S. F. Gald-
well, of Harnsburg. says he let them
stay at his bouse one night, for he
thought of the quotation about "taking
in strangers who might be "angels.
He found the men well dressed, polite
and agreeable. Tbey denied the fact
that they were trying the women of this
section away to lead Mormon lives.
They- would, they said, punish- a man
in their church quicker for having more
than one wife than the Presbyterians
would. Their object in coming to this
section was to see tbe country and to
leave some of their literature.
Charlotte Observer: "If the sec
tion from Indian Trail to Cabarrus were
properly developed," said a well-known
miner vesterday, "it would be equal to
the gold belt of California." Lately
there have been several rich specimens
of ore lound, and the mines, in that sec
tion, if they could be developed, would
prove, it is said, bonanzas. 'The Smart
and Secrest mines will probably be ready
at an early day, as a Northern company
is negotiating for them. Tbe price which
has been named for them is $27,000. The
mack mine is again being worked. It
was formerly regarded as one of the rich
est in Union county. Work was sus
pended for a year, but will be resumed.
Mr. Gad, of the Boger mining property.
of Union, representing the New South
Mine, was in tbe city yesterday showing
some. fine specimens of ore. A slate
vein has been struck. It is of pure gold,
and there is no telling how long. What
this section needs is the proper machin
ery to develop the rich ore which
abounds in nearly if not all of the mines..
Messrs. R. M. Miller, Sr., and Thomas
Grier go to Clear Creek to-day with the
object, in view of pessibly purchasing
the Surface Hill mine. The price asked
is $10,000. This mine is the richest yet
discovered in this section.
JARVIS' APPOINTMENT.
Bejoldna at Greenville Grand Demon- .
aeration in Hia Honor Vance Memorial
Meeting.
Special Star Telegram.
Greenville, N. C April 21. No
people arc more-rejoiced at the appoint
ment of Hon. Thos. J. Jarvis to suc
ceed the lamented SenatorrVance than
are those of Greenville, his home.
Senator Jarvis reached home this
evening from Raleigh arid the people of
the community turned out almost en
masse to meet him at the depot and
show their appreciation of the honor
conferred upon him and through him
upon them. A procession headed by
the Band and the Pitt County Rifles,
forty strong, and composed of a reception
committee in carriages and hundreds
of citizens riding and on foot, formed
on the public square and marched to the
depot, where the Senator was welcomed
in an address by Mayor J. L. Flemming,
to which Senator Jarvis responded witb
much feeling. The procession then
escorted our distinguished townsman to
his home, and he was greeted all along
with the plaudits of many admirers.
It was a great demonstration. -
MEMORIAL MEETING.
In accordance with the adjourned
meeting last Tuesday, a large number of
the citizens of Pitt county assembled in
tbe Court House this afternoon to pay
their tribute to the late lamented Sena
tor. Z. B. Vance. The chairman, Dr. C.
J. O'Hagan, called the meeting to order
and requested Rev. A. Greaves, rector of
tbe Episcopal church, to open it with
prayer. The committee 'previously ap-.
pointed reported resolutions through
Hoa. L. C Latham. Addresses were
made by L. C. Latham, F. G. Jones, E.
A. Moye, Andrew Joyner and Harry
Skinner. Each speaker was eloquent in
bis remarks and more beautiful tributes
bave nowhere been paid to the life and
achievements ot the immaculate Vance.
"Ita Sunday Moraine Edltloai la
Gem."
. Sanford Express
We take this opportunity to congratu
late our able and esteemed contempo
rary, the Wilmington Morning Star.
on its recent improvement.- - Its Sunday
morning edition is a gem. The Star is,
we believe, the oldest daily in North
Carolina and one of the very best. It
always finds a hearty welcome at this
office and is read with pleasure, profit
and interest. Long may it live and
prosper, '
mm