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WILLIAM H. BEEN ABD, Editor and Proprietor. , WILMINGTON, N. Q, Friday, - August 17, 1894. ty i writing to change your address mlwyt tfru fEZr iZZxioS weU full you wish your puper to be lent hereafter. Unless you do both chanei can not be made. r Notice! of Marriage or Death, Tribute of Re spect, Resolution! of Thanks, &c, are charged for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rate when paid for strictly in advance. At this rate 60 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. E3r- Remittances must be made by Check, Draft, Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Postmas ters will register letters when desired. 9r Only such remittancei will be at the risk of the publisher. tar Specimen copies forwarded when desired. Have you received a bill fc sub? scription to the Weekly Star re cently ? If so, is it correct ? If cor rect, why not pay it ? Is there a man on earth who can print a newspaper for-notbing and pay the postage be sides ? Can a farmer give away his corn, and cotton, and wheat, and chickens, and eggs, and keep out of the poor-house? If so, let us have the recipe. It will be valuable to us just now. THE SOUTH FAVORED. . Take it all in all there is no sec tion of this country so much favored as the South,. and none which suffers less from extremes of temperature or protracted rains or protracted droughts. In the Northwest, the grain -growing section pre-eminently of this country, it is very rare that the seasons favor all the principal crops grown, and when one crop is of more than ordinary abundance there is usually a shortage in some other crop. The conditions that favor one do not seem to favor all. And then there are sometimes sud den changes which reverse the pros pects and bring disappointment to thousands "who were anticipating bountiful crops. It may be. either rvsnt innnim rains, which delucre the fields and prevent the ripening of the growing crops, or protracted droughts which-blister and burn them, or cold waves that may be as disastrous in their effects as floods or droughts. A few weeks ago they were count ing on one of the largest corn crops in the noted corn-growing States ever produced. It .was said that the crop in the sections of Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas tributary to the lines of the. Burlington, Quincy & Santa Fe Railroad would be greater than that road could haul in two years, and then a drought set in which, it is; estimated, will reduced the corn crop of the Northwest three or four hundred million bushels, and It U 1..,. as a icsuik luc apci.uiai.uia nave guuc 'wild on corn and it is running higher in price than wheat, an extraordinary thing for it do in this country. This rise in price is, of course, only speculative, and will not benefit the farmer much, for they are all prices for future delivery, and before the Liuig ui uiiY&ijr vuui me- ivuga auu shorts may fix up the margins, with very little if any corn changing hands. If the price went up and remained up there might be some compensation for the shortage in the crop, but with the farmer it means not only a shortage in corn but also a shortage in pork, one of his main reliances, for corn is too bulky to market at a profit unless the price is extraordi narily high, and hence the rule with the corn-growing farmer is to con vert his corn into pork and market it in that form. ' The drought, also, means the se-. rious damage to the growing stalks, which are left standing in the field as forage for cattle in Winter, the loss of which will be seriously felt by farmers having many cattle to feed. Last year in that same sec lion many farmers sold their cattle because a brought there cut the hay crop short, and they found buying hay too expensive, and many of them sold their cattle to get rid of them. There is seldom a year in which there is not a failure, or par tial failure, in some important crop. The South is much more fortunate in this respect, for while we some times, have drawbacks to contend against, we suffer comparatively lit tle from these causes. We may have excessive rain in a limited area, or droughts in a limited area, and at rare intervals a whiff of icy wind after the early crops appear above ground, but if that should come it is at a time when replanting can be done and the same crops grown, but a little later. We have the genial influence of the warm winds from ' the South Atlantic and the Gulf on the one side to warm and temper the atmosphere, and our great forests on the other hand as a bulwark against the cold north winds, and with these two protecting agencies, the rainfall is more evenly distributed, and more regular and uniform. And with all this, with the longer seasons the crops have more time to grow and more time to mature, and more time to recover from reverses, if they should comeJ At this season when the North west which a few weeks ago was connaentiy looking forward to ohe nomenal crops, is looking on drought parched fields of corn, the South has one of the largest corn crops ever grown in this section, a cotton crop which promises to be one of -the largest ever grown, a pretty good crop of wheat and oats, the onlv serious shortage being in the fruit that was nipped by the March freeze. Facts like thpse arf hporinninor tn be appreciated by the farmers of the West, which accounts for the large immigration of farmers from that section to the South, and for the growing disposition to move south ward. It is from that section, (and" u is wen inai is; me boutn will receive its largest immigration. It was discovered recently that the Populist candidate for Governor of Arkansas had not paid his poll tax and is therefore" Ineligible to office. Tooffset this the Populists claim to have discovered that Gen.-Clarke, the Democratic candidate, once sent a challenge to fight a duel, which disqualifies him. Clarke's friends .admit that he sent a challenge to Congressman who preferred drawing $5,000 a year to being made a target of, and declined, which lets him out, in addition to which there was no prosecution and therefore the case has no legal standing. MIsIEADHTG STATEMEHT3. Those Democratic editors who as sert that the House of Representa tives indorsed the Senate bill when they accepted it, write thoughtlessly and hastily. The House did no such thing. It was distinctly and em phatically stated by all the speakers who had anything to say in refer ence to it, including Speaker Crisp and Hon. -W. L.jWilaon, who had charge of the Housa bill, that the Senate bill was nojt such a bill as the House desired, but: was accepted as the best that could be secured at this time. They could have ex pressed their dissent from the Senate bill in no , more emphatic way unless by rejecting it entirely, the result of which would have been to to 0 before the country without any tariff legislation at all, and with the McKinley bill in jf uli force for time ndefinite, for thre is no. certainty that the Democrats will control the next House of Representatives, and they certainly would not if they went before the country without any tariff bill.To have! done so would have been not only the culmination of stu pidity, out from a party standpoint suicidal. The Democrats in Con gress who differed from the Senate bill saw this and like sensible men c ided to accept it. As further evidence that tbey did not endorse the Senate bill the .Dem ocrats in the House promptly fol lowed up their acceptance of it. by passing tour separate bills putting sugar, iron ore and bituminous coal, three of the main articles of conten tion, and barbed wire on the free list. This fact alone, if there had been no other expression of dissent by the House, would put to rest the asser tion that it endorsed the Senate bill. It is a mistake also, to denounce the Senate bill as no better than the McKinley bill, for it is a decided improvement on the McKinley bill, and gives a reduction of duties which ranges all the way from 10 to 100 per cent. A bill that does that is cer tainly a gain to the people, and a decided movement on the line oL tariff reduction. MINOK MENTION. Senator Hill is supposed to be in favor of free raw materials. When amendments were offered during the discussion of the tariff bill in the Senate putting bituminous coal and iron ore on the free list he voted for them, but dodged on the amendment which provided for taking wool from the free list. Now when the House sends in bills putting those things on the free list for which he had voted but a few weeks before he serves notice that he will offer an amend ment to each one of them providing that all provisions of an income tax which may be in operation when these bills go into effect shall be thereby repealed, which means that while Mr. Hill is in favor of putting certain things (one of which wool is not) on the free list, he is only con ditionally so, the condition being that the people cannot have free raw materials unless they consent to wipe out the "odious" income tax. As Mr. Hill has been figuring ever since the tariff question has come be fore Congress, he has been a tariff reformer with a string to him, the anti-income tax, being a sort of a conditional, anti-income tax Demo crat. To carry his point, to which he has J been devoting his thought and all his ability and knowledge I of parliamentary strat egy he would defeat the tariff bill upon which hlsDemocratlc colleagues in the Senate have agreed, and not only that, but when there might be a chance of putting coal, iron, sugar and. other things on the free, list would defeat that unless he can wipe out the income tax which has so filled his vision fhat he doesn't seem to be able to see anything else. It will not be ong at this rate before Hill will have dwindled the "great' down to a mole bill. at ik We do not think there is any ground whatever for the impression which seems to be entertained by some, according to the dispatches from Washington, that the bills sent to the Senate by the House; putting sugar, iron ore, coal and barbed wire on 'the free list, will be made the basis of a new tariff bill. With the Senate bill insuring an , average re duction of about thirty-two per cent, on tariff taxation as a starter, the majority in Congress will now pursue a different system of tactics and take up in detail the articles on which further legislation may te desir able and carry them through sepa rately. In this way very mate rial further reduction of duties can be made on certain articles which could not be effected in a general Din, when all the protected interests were combined to make a united fight against it. A good deal has been developed in this tariff fight to show how the land lays, where the opposition fo tariff reform has Its strength, and the Democratic leaders in Washington will not be slow to avail themselves of this knowledge, and make their plans accordingly. The Republicans in Hon w L. Wilson's distiict, in West Virginia want to run Mr. Stephen B. Elkins ior congress. Mr. Elkins is person ally a ciever leuow and has a "baj l, which is a more important considera uon, Dut Mr. Eikms is too much en- gaged with his coal mines, etc., isn't hankering to be and for the empty honor of a Congressional nomination. Since M. Robert Lincoln's baffle has been mentioned as a Presidential nossibilitv on the Republican side, it has been discovered' thai he is the attornevof the Pullman Car Com-H pany which is now engaged in evict ing its striking tenants who have not been re-employed. Of course, it wasn't any friend of Benjamin Uaf rison who made ' this discovery and gave it publicity at this particular time. It must have Deen some or the McKinley or Reed fellows. The Vanderbilt mansion at'Bilt more, near Asheville, will be one of the most imposing structures in this country. It has a frontage of 400 feet, and is 1,800 feet around. The slate roof that will cover it will be the largest slate roof in this country. On the premises, which contain 30, 000, and on the building, 800 men are employed. Senator Walsh is right when he says: "In place of damning the Senate bill with faint praise, and bringing it into ridicule and con tempt, the Democratic press should use-its influence to create a just public opinion as to the real merits of the Senate bill." Biddeford, Maine, has a 98-year old physician who still practices and scoots around on a bicycle to see his patients, and he makes it hum, too. He expects to keep, on for another hundred years or so and attributes it all to the winter-green tea he ab sorbs, which keeps him fresh and vig orous, x Congressman Thomas Dunn Eng lish wrote Ben Bolt, but he has never been a bolter. TARIF? IN CHARLESTON. Satisfaction -Among the Business: Men- Hopeful Views. The annexed article from the News and Courier is very similar in tone to one that appeared in the Star of yes terday: The news of the passage of the Tariff bill by Congress had a very decided effect unon the commercial pulse in Charleston yesterday, and the expres sions of satisfaction were numerous on the business thoroughfares. While it is generally conceded that the bill is not a Democratic measure wholely, it is con sidered better than ; the McKinely one. The feeling re that there will now be a let up in the depression under which the country has rested and that an era of prosperity is about to begin As an instance of the settlement ot the tariff muddle cotton futures ad vanced 10 points immediately upon the announcement of the passage of the bill. This was commented upon as an evi dence of what will be likely to follow. Not a few business men expressed the opinion that in a short time an era ot prosperity will set in that will be felt over the entire country, and that busi ness will take on a boom. Many Charleston merchants had allowed their stocks of goods to ran low, and had either kept their imported croods in bond or declined to curchase. As soon as the bill becomes a law there will be a rush of business, and trade will brighten up, Arrival of Oov. Can and Party. Gov. Carr and party arrived in Wil mington yesterday evening at 5.50 o'clock, by train on the W. & W. R. R. The party consisted of the Governor and Mrs. Carr, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Carr, Misses Eleanor and Annie Bruce Carr, Gen. F. H. Cameron, Col. Jas. H. Holt, Jr., Mai, Wrr, B. Grimes, Maj. S. F. Telfair and Dr. J, B. Carr, The Wilmington Light Infantry, Capt. W. N. Harriss, were drawn up in line at the Coast Line depot when the train bearing the Governor and party arrived, and Col. W. R. Kenan and Col. Walker Taylor, were also there to meet them. It was raining in torrents, and the Governor simply acknowledging the salute of the Light Infantry, with the ladies and gen tlemen comprising bis party entered carriages that were in waiting and was driven to the cutter Colfax, at her wharf foot of Princess street and embarked for Southport, the boat leaving a few min utes before 7 o'clock. PITT COUNTS. First Distriot Congressional Convention Congressman Branch Renominated A Store Blown Down and Two Children Killed toy Lightning. Special Star Telegram. Greenville, N. C, August 15. The First District Congressional Convention was held here to-day. There was a large and enthusiastic attendance. The meet ing was called to order by L, W. McMil lan, Chairman of the District Executive Committee. C. F. Warren was made permanent chairman and D. J, Whicbard secretary. Congressman Branch was renominated on the first ballot, receiving 151 votes out of 289. The other votes cast were as follows: L. L. Smith, 23; W. H. Lucas, 41; W. T. Caho, 22; G. H. Brown, 14; G, a Luke, 17. The Platform committee recom mended the endorsement of the plat form adopted by the State Convention, During a storm at Ayden this after noon a two-story store was blown down, and two children were killed by light mng Railroad to Bay view. Dr. E. Porter, president of the Eastern Piscatorial , Association, was in town yesterday. He says that work will be commenced Monday on the three-mile railway from Bayview to Dickinson's station, on the W ., N. & N. R. R. It is expected that the road will be com pleted in a few weeks. Dickinson's station is thirty miles from Wilmington Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescrip tions irom reputaoie pnysicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured bv F, J. Cheny & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon tne Diooa ana mucous sur faces of the system. In buying Hall s Uatarrh cure be sure and get the een nine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co, Testimonials free. t3" Sold by druggists, price 75c per Dome. , I t- tmvxss 07 tes ama vis. Arrival of the Montgomery Creates ii Bensatlon The Boys Wild to Go to - Sea on Her Her Armament and Offi cers Everybody Saving a Good Time Afloat and Ashore. ; Special Star Correspondence. On Board Nantucket, Aug. 15. Tuesday night the . Bame old pro gramme was carried out by the boys, with the' exception of a little excitement and a grand ball given complimentary to the Naval Reserves of the First, Second and Fourth Divisions, which was greatly enjoyed.. Many- lost their hearts and some re-avowed their plights of last year. The fourth day of the cruise dawned beautifully with a clear sky and a cool breeze. Everybody awoke from a night of quiet slumber, contented and ready to put in a full day of hard work. Not a single complaint has been made since the cruise began. Plenty to eat, a portion ot the time at liberty and com fortable sleeping quarters. Bugler Wdscott called the "reveille" at five o'clock, and in short order the hammocks were folded and laid carefully away; the decks scrubbed and ready for breakfast. Just before mess the stately Montgomery, one of the latest and newest warships of the United States, came in and anchored about one hun dred yards from the Nantucket. While the latter's crew stood watching her numerous were the compliments paid the "thing of beauty," and she was con sidered far ahead of the old Kearsarge of last year. At 9.30 o'clock Commander F. Win- slowand Lieut. F. T. Tyler, U. S. N. went to the Montgomery to pay'an offi cial visit to the officers. The crack crew of the Nantucket manned the Captain's gig in performing this duty. Boat drills were the order of the morning. The crews were picked from the green men and a few blisters have been started, but fun is expected to begin on the Montgomery to-morrow. Navy officer Lieut. Tyler is high in his praise of the Naval Reserves on board for faithfulness and efficiency considering their short term ot experi ence The feed is excellent and catgferjHin- ton says the boys shall not want for fish or fresh meats while on the cruise. To bear out this statement he gave a din ner after two hours liberty that made the boy's hair stand ice cream and doughnuts for desert! The U. S. war-ship Montgomery is a beautiful vessel, and the boys are wild to go to sea on her; but until Comman der Winslow and Captain Davis get to gether to make arrangements, nothing definite will be agreed upon and possibly the cruiser may remain a few days, going out in the morning aad returning in the afternoon. She is a schooner rigged steamship, length 257 feet, beam 37, draught 14.6 feet, tonage 2.000, horse power 5,400 tons, speed 18 knots. Armor, primary battery, 8 five-inch rapid firing guns; 2 six-inch rapid firing guns. Secondary battery 6 six-pounders; one-pounders; 2 Gatling guns. The officers are a fif set of men and rank as follows: Commander Davis, Commanding; Lieut. Everett. Executive Officer; Lieut Bull, Navigator;. Lieut. Nicholson, First Watch; Lieut. Knapp, Second Watch; Ensign Poyer.Third Watch; Ensign Sul livan, Fourth Watch; Chief Engineer, Smith; Past Assistant Engineer, Red- gray; Assistant Engineer, Emrich; Surgeon, Ames; Paymaster, Mudd Naval Cadets, Sandoz, McNealy, Shaw; Cadet Engineer, lames; Pay Clerk, Porter. j " . A dance was bad on board the Nan tucket after dinner. After ' boat drills and some instructions the boys were at liberty and had a big time as usual. THE PROTEST Of Commercial Bodies of Wilmington Against the 8ale of the Government Telegraph Line to Southport. Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 14, 1994, Hon. . Sterling Morton, Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, U, C. The Chamber of Commerce, the Pro duce Exchange, and the Commissioners of Navigation ai the City of Wilming ton, N. C, respectfully protest against the proposed sale of the telegraph' line between Wilmington and Southport, now operated for the benefit of the Weather Bureau, and assign the follow- Mng reasons for their protest: There has for many years been a sig nal station at Southport at the mouth of Cape Fear river, and this telegraph line is the only means ot telegraphic comma meat ion Wilmington has with that sta tion, or that port. Wilmington, a port exporting $7,000,000 annually, certainly needs the service as at present consti tuted. We take it that if the line passes out of the hands of the Government the station will be abolished, and then a vi tally important element of the cdmmer- cial interests of this port will be de stroyed, and their welfare made depend ent upon the efficiency or inefficiency of the purchasers ot the line, in lur nishine the information absolutely ne- cessaryto our shipping interest. Our coast is, as is well-known, i a dangerous one to navigation, and the: necessity for constant and accurate information in re gard to the weather and the arrival and departure of vessels is ot the greatest im portance to us. it this line passes into the hands of a monopoly, it is easy to see how our interests will be affected, and we therefore most earnestly request request the Department to rescind the order for the sale of it, or at least to postpone the same until we can be fully heard upon the subject. F. W. Kerchner, President Chamber Commerce. W. H. Sprunt. President Produce Exchange. Jos. vPrice, Harbor Master and Secretary for Com mittee Navigation, j Jno. L. Cantwell, Secretary. The Tariff Bill. Everybody seems pleased that the tariff agitation is over. Business men, especially, are in good humor. While the bill . is not all that was desired by Democrats, it is a vast improvement on the McKinley bill; and is believed to be the forerunner of further reductions, The opinion is universal that there will be a wonderful change for the better in trade conditions throughout the country. I A Quarter Century Teat. . For a quarter of a century Dr. King's New Discovery has been tested, and the millions who have received benefit from its use testily to its wonderful curative powers in all diseases of Throat. Chest and Lungs. A remedy that has stood the test so long and that has given universal satisfaction is no experiment. Each bot tle is positively guaranteed to give relief. or the money will be refunded. It is ad mitted to be the most reliable for Coughs ana i,oias. inai Domes free at K. K Bellamy's Drug Store. Large size 50c ana fi.w. t , - JOINT MEET1NW - Of Commeieial Bodies of WlhningWh in Opposition to the Proposed Sals of the Government Telegraph Iilne to South' port. '-' ; '' i ' : A joint meeting of the Board of Com missioners of Navigation, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Produce Ex change was held yesterday at noon. Col. F. W. Kerchner, president of the Cham ber of Commerce, was called to the chair,: and Col. John L. Cantwell, secretary of the Produce Exchange, was requested to act as secretary of the meeting.' Mr. Wm. H. Sprunt, president ot the Produce Exchange, stated the purpose of the meeting; to take action as to the proposed sale by the Government of the telegraph line between Wilmington and Southport. After an exchange of views in regard to the matter by several of the gentle men pesent, in which it was stated that Wilmington's exports amounted . to 17,000,000 annually, and that the di Con tinuance of the line would work injury to the commerce of the port, on motion of Mr. C. W. Worth it was resolved fto address a memorial to the" Secretary of Agriculture setting forth the facts in the case and asking that the sale be delayed. A committee, consisting of Col Kerchner, president of? the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. W. H. Sprunt, president Produce Exchange, and Mr. C. W. Worth were appointed to carry out the views of the meeting. On motion, it was ordered that copies of the memorial be sent to onr Senators and-representatives in Congress The Bonthern Ballwsy. The Southern railway figures in the Railway Guide for the first time in the current issue of that book, which is ac cepted everywhere by railroad men as authority on all matters pertaining to railroads.. Some important facts are grouped under the heading of the South ern. it is show that the total mileage of the system is 4,333 miles. The East ern system has 2,444.6, and the Western has 1,331. To the latter system will be added the mileage of the Georgia Pa cific road, 557.4 miles, after September 1. The mileage of the Georgia Pacific is included in the total of the Southern. The two systems are divided as follows: Eastern Virginia Midland, 846.8; Wash ington and Ohio, 50.1; Richmond and Danville, 246.5; North Carolina. 533.8; Atlanta and Charlotte, 337.5; Western North Carolina, 377.9; Charleston, Col umbia and Augusta, 254,2; Columbia and Greenville, 297.8. Western system East Tennessee, 863.1; Atlanta division and branches, 287,6; Brunswick division and branches, 200; Alabama divison and branches, 414,1; Knoxville and Ohio, 66, The Checker Flayers The Raleigh News and Observer says of the checker champions The match game of checkers, which was to have been played here on the 15th between Mr. T. A. Bowen, of this city, and Mr. H. C. McNair, of Maxton, for the state championship, has been postponed on account of the sickness of Mr. McNair's wife. It will be remem bered that tne nrst series of games played on July 4th. resulted in a victory for Mr. McNair. The second series is yet to be played. A series is also being played by correspondence, but this is too slow for these impetuous knights of the checkerboard, and they are anxious to meet face to face again. These games are the result of a card from Mr. Bowen which appeared in the New York World some time ago, claim ing the State championship. As soon as this appeared Mr. McNair challenged Mr. Bowen and these games are to de cide the contest. A Great County. Sampson is a fine old county. The Clinton Democrat says: It is one of the most prosperous coun ties in the State and this is due to the fact that its farmers make nearly every necessary required for home consump tion. North Carolina statistics show the following facts: Last year Sampson ha8 86,763 hogs. jjniy one county. Robeson, had more, it having 38,089. Duplin had 28,474, Sampson led all the 96 counties of the State in sheep, having 7.416, while Robe son came next with 6.678. Sampson led in goats, having 4,187, Wayne came next with 2,521. All this goes to show that Sampson farmers have reason to con gratulate themselves on standing in the very front rank. Beath of Mr. Harry H. Kare Mr. Harry H. Kure, a well-known stevedore, died yesterday after a brief illness, at his home in this city, aged 46 years. He was a native of Denmark and had been a resident of Wilmington some sixteen or eighteen yeats, His i death " resulted from a par alytic attack. He was a good citizen, a kind husband and father. and was respected and esteemed by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and four children, who have the sympathy of many in their sore bereavement. Mr. Kure was a member of St. Paul's Evan gelical Lutheran Church, of the Ancient Order of Druids, the order ot Hepta sophs and the order of Foresters of America, who will attend his funeral this afternoon from St. Paul's Lutheran Vsnurcn. ssa-savss Jurors for Superior Court. i ne toiiowmg is tne list ot 1 jurors drawn for the September term ; of the Superior Court, viz; W. S. Kerr, W. J King, J. F. Mason. J. Alvis Walker E W. Hewlett, I. B. Rhodes. J. E. Morris, M. Carroll, S. H. Penny, J. W.Costin, J G. Dukes, Jno. M, Mayland, W. J. Keyes, W. McD. Evans, J. S. Nixon, W. R. Beery, W, Smallbones, D. B, Southerland, C. W. Davis, S. J. Mitchell I. F, Rulf. J. D. McCjammy,! J. H Mallard, J. W. Perdue, T. M. McArthur, E. Blackman, Eugene Philyaw, J. D Southerland, Sam'l Farrow, W. Holder man, S. D. Capos, W. H. Savage, L. Chapman. J. N. Jacobi, W. R. Hall, W. H. Yopp. - TILLMANITES. A Great Falling Off in Their Vote at the Primaries In Marlboro .County. Special Star Telegram Bennettsville, S. C, August 13, To-day, the Reform Democrats, as they call themselves, but more properly, the office-seeking Tillmanites, of Marlboro county, met in Convention to canvass the primary vote of the county for State officers, when lo and behold, in all the townships of this large county .only 323 votes were cast for the pets, against six teen hundred cast two years ago. As went the Anarchist would-be-Governor, Kolb, of Alabama, so will go one-eyed Anarchist Ben. Tillman, of South Caro lina, in November. Johnson's Oriental Soap is the most delicate facinal soap for ladies' use in ex istence, absolutely pure and highly med icated. J. H. Hardin, J. Hicks Bunt ing. - f r Pon$T s Hew 81 Capt. a. J. Buck's Bew Steamboat, the "Kelly Bessoms," Successfully launched. Star Correspondence -;'... Point Caswilu Anguat 11. Early this morning ladies and jrentlemen from all sections of the count j began to pour into town until the place! was alive with people anxious to see the new steam boat slide into the water. Capt. Black had previously secured everything neces sary for the occasion. Capt. William Sherman, the veteran Black Riyer boat builder, assisted by Capt. H. M. Driver, Mr. L. Glisson and othefs, had every thing in place and prprdptly at eleven o'clock, in the presence of hundreds of spectators, the word was given and the new steam ooat graceiunv snaea into Black River, which will be her future home. I As the chocks were klocked away, Capt. Black, assisted by? a handsome young lady, went through be ceremony ot christening the boat. Wtb the break ing of a bottle of champagne, the name, Frank Sessoms was given to the future river queen, in honor of I the king of Black River's merchants arid a prince of good fellows, who was standing on the bank and was loudly- complimented on the honor accorded him. IHe was re peatedly called upon for. speech, but his modesty so overcame hira. that all he could say was "I cannot make a speech. out it you will come up to ongview l will give you some of the fiicst water melons and pineapple sherbet you ever tasted." Fortunately, his iheutenact. Mr. Ed. Sutton, who has charge of his store at this place, was at hand and made a forty minutes speech which was well delivered and equally well received. The frank bessoms is the ithird boat Captain Black has built for Black River, and is double the size of anyi boat ever run on the upper river. Bv his uniform courtesy and strict attention t$ business, he has been compelled to puild this large boat to meet the demasds of his trade. 1 he whole country wish him success in the enterprise. Spectator A NARROW ESCAPE. A Closo Call While Cardinal Gibbons Was Archbishop Almost Mistake. Years have rolled by since a Fatal that, but the story of an almost fatal accident to Cardinal Gibbons has lost none of its in- terest through not having een pre viously told, says the Philadelphia Call. Just before he rose to give tie impas sioned reading of his poein, "KiDg Lcur," at an anniversary dinner of the Saiis of St. George, Prof. H. U. Hay, of Uirard College, told ot the happening as it had been related to him while travel log in Europe by a priest acquainted with the circumstances. "While the cardinal, who was then an archbishop," said Prof. Hay, 'twas trav eling across the Atlantic some" years ago he complained one afternoon that he wasn't feeling very well, but Was told by the ship's surgeon to await medical treatment until the following Say, when something would be done for him If his sickness continued. On the day follow ing the steward of the steamer was duly sent with a remedy lor the eminent pre late. As he was about to place the glass containing the draught to has lips the archbishop was almost overborne by a strange and pungent odor. He hesita ted a moment and lowered the ves sel containing the liquid until he had re covin cd from the smell. Glancing in- cider ially at the bottle in the servant s hand, he noticed the word 'ppison' on a label, and, not without a lfttle alarm, asked the man if he knew what he was offering. The steward replied that he had done as was directed by the doctor. Alarmed, the archbishop sent post haste to the medical man to make sure of what time was being tendered Shim. This it was the surgeon who had occa sion to manifest surprise. He hurried to his distinguished patient'! side and informed the archbishop thai the glass offered htm contained enofiga deadly poison to kill any two men, Congressional Foil. The Charlotte Observer is giving its subscribers an opportunity j to express their preferences for Representative in Congress from the Sixth pistrict. It prints a form with a blank to be filled with the name of each subscriber's choice, and each subscribe r can vote .once a day. Up to and including the unday issue of the Observer the poll stoo J as follows: Adams .835 Bellamy , 289 LeGrand 260 Lockhart 287 McNeill L 810 It will be seen that Bell amy stands well in the upper portion of he District. But just "wait until you hea r from Long Creek." ' COUNTY COMmSSIOpIERS. Met Yesterday in Adjourned Session to Hear Complaints of TazPayers. " The Board of County Cojnmissioners met yesterday in adjourned session for the purpose of hearing complaints of tax-payers on assessments made on im provement of property fcr the year 1894, and any other busines: that might be brought before it. Pre ent: H. A. Bagg (chairman) E. L. Parce, B. S. Montford and J. C. Stevenson. James Cowan, supervise r of public roads of Cape Fear townshi j, submitted his report of receipts and Expenditures on public roads and the s; me was re ceived and ordered filed. . On motion, the followir g resolution was adopted by the Board, viz.: It appearing to the satisfaction of the Board that sundry parties hive not listed their schedule B 'tax j before the Register of Deeds, as required by law, it is ordered, by thef Board, that the Sheriff be required to qjrtl on all par ties doing business in this obunty, for an exhibit of their license, to die end that if any party or parties have failed to com ply with theaw, the samel be reported tome Register of Deedsj to the end that.they may be compelled to comply witn tne taw. Fayetteville Is Coming;. It is expected that the! excursion of the Fayetteville Independent Light In fantry to Wilmington on tiie occasion of the 101st anniversary of the company, August 23rd, will be the rpcord -breaker of the season. It is said tfjat there will be a pretty genenral suspension of busi ness in Fayetteville on tha day, and that the C. F. & Y. V. train wi have to be run in two sections in order to accom modate the crowd. j It Slay Do mm ranch for Ton. Mr. Fred, Miller, of Irving, 111., writes that he had a Severe Kidriev trouble for many years, with severe pdins in his back and also that his bladder! was affected. He tried many so-called jKidney cures but without any good result. About a year ago he began use of Electric Bitters and found relief at once, j Electric Bit ters is especially adaptedlto cure of all Kidney and Liver troubles and often gives almost instant relief One trial will prove our statement. Price onlv 50e. for large bottle. At R. R. Bellamy's Drug wlUlC. GALA DAT AT 70ZST CASWELL. WASHINGTON NEWS. Senator Walsh's ! Opinion of the Senate Tariff Bill Adopted by the House Secre tary Herbert to take a Cruise on the Sol. Fh in Acta Approved by the President Senator Hansom's Opinion Conference Committees Affree on the Sundry Civil Appropriation BUI. - By Tatesraph to the Morning Star. .Washington. . Aug. 14. Senator Patrick Walsh, of Georgia, said to a re porter of the Southern Associated Press to-day: "The Senate bill is essentially a com promise measure. It represents the best that could be attained during the present session, and the attainable should always be accepted by conservative men in matters ot legislation. This bill is such an improvement on the McKinley law that there ought to be no question among tariff reformers as to Us benefi cial efiects upon the business interests of the count-y. ,The Senate bill is a long step in the direction of tne removal ot protective duties. It is .the begin ning of the end of the fight for tariff "re form. It is a compliance with the spirit of the pledges of the Demo cratic party and the contest will go on until the letter is also fulfilled. No Dem ocrat should fail to accept the Senate bill as the very best thing in the shape of tariff legislation that could be ob tained Irom the Senate as at present cons ituted; with the parties so evenly divided in the Senate. Democrats should rejoice that even such substantial pro gress should have been made in the re duction of duties j and the removal of commercial restrictions. Had the Dem ocrats been united, it was possible that the Republicans could have nllibustered indefinitely and thus have prevented tariff legislation during the present ses sion. "In place of damning the Senate bill with faint praise, and bringing it into ridicule and contempt, the Democratic prefs should use its influence to create a justpublic opinion as to the real merits of the Senate bill. When properly pre- ssnted as the best measure of Tariff re form attainable, the conservative senti ment of the country will settle down to the conviction that very substantial progress has been made in the direction of real lariff reform and freer trade with all the nations." "Those who have been denouncing the Senate bill as McKinleyism in a modified form should bear in mind that it was im possible for the Democratic majority to do otherwise than adopt a compromise measure, ureat retorms are not accom plished in a day. Protection has beta in existence for thirty-three years and it will take time te remove it. The tree .has been looned of its hranrhps snH limbs. The trunk and the roots will be cut down and uprooted before the ad ministration of President Cleveland draws to a close. The Democratic party will go before the country on the record it has made, and it is confidently be lieved that it will be triumphantly en dorsed by the popular verdict at the polls in xac cictuons iuis ran ior memoers 01 Congress Senator Ransom, of North Carolina, says: "The Tariff bill is far better than no bill at all. It might still be improved, but we should not forget that it reduces taxation and raises sufficient revenue to meet the needs ol the Government. It does not carry out the idea of free raw materials, which is an important part of the Democratic doctrine, but much may be done hereafter to remedy these de fects." Secretary Herbet has decided to leave Washington on the Dolphin Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. He will be ac companied by his daughter and son and his naval aide, Lieut. Reamy. Washington, Aug. 15. The new tariff bill will go into effect at midnight on the day it receives the approval of the President or becomes law by the operation of the ten days limitation and not from August 1st, as provided in the measure. An examination of the au thorities made at the Treasury Depart ment shows that a law cannot take effect upon a date prior to its enactment, and the Federal Supreme Court has sus tained this view under the ex-post facto provision of the Constitution. This is the view ot the ' Treasury Department and the announcement is made because of the flood of telegrams received there indicating some confusion upon the point. The great rush to take whiskey out of bonded warehouses continues, but it has not embarrassed the Internal Revenue service in the least, as extra gaugers were arranged for in anticipation of the demand for the withdrawal. The increased Internal Revenue re ceipts from withdrawals are beginning to appear in the daily Treasury state ments. To-day the receipts from In ternal Revenue sources were $686,192, an increase of $300,000 over yesterday. For the next ten days the receipts are expected to average a million and a half dollars a day. A gratifying increase of $115,000 in gold was made by the Treasury Depart ment to-day, bringing up the gold re serve to $52,779,000, a gain during the past few days of nearly $800,000. Ex change is several points blow the ship ping point, and now that business is not subject to such wide j fluctuations, it is not considered likely that gold exp' its will be resumed. The prediction is Jreely made that Europe will be sending gold to this country ii within the next twenty days. - j Secretary Herbert, with his daughter and son, leave Washington to-morrow on the dispatch boat Dolphin, on a visit of inspection of the Atlantic Navy Yards and stations as far north as Maine. ! The trip will occupy a month. Assistant Secretary McAdoo le.fr Wash ington for a sojourn to-day in the Adirondacks, and Admiral Ramsay will act as Secretary of the Navy till his return. : NEGRO RAyiSHERS Lynohed in Florida For Criminal Assault on a White Girl. Bv Telegraph to the Mrrning Star Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 13. A special to the Times- Union from Lura- ville, Fla., says: The two negroes who outraged Miss Potts in LaFayette county a few days ago, were caught near Macil pin early this mornmgl They confessed their guilt and were carried to the scene of their crime and lynched. Miss Potts, the victim of the negroes, is only four teen years old. She was assaulted on August 6th, and left unconscious in the woods. She recovered and dragged her self home and told what had happened. Since then posses have been in pursuit of the brutes. Miss Pott's mind has been affected by her terrible expetience and it is thought that she will never re cover. , Have;you recevieri a bill for sub scription to the Weekly Star re cently?; If so, is it jcorrect? If cor rect, why not pay it? Is there a man on earth who can print a newspaper for nothing, and pay the postage be sides? Can a farmer give away his corn, and cotton, and wheat, and chickens, and eggs, and keep out of the poor-house? If so, let us have the recipe. It will be valuable to us just now. It will astonish you how quick John son's Magnetic Oil will kill all pains, in ternal and external; $1.00 size' 60 cents; 50 cents size 25 cents. 1 J. H. Hardin, J. Hicks Bunting. ! t I CURRENT COMMENT. "a Til "rV4"0TTTl M . . have solved thY doxeS1 Thv will o-ivA tfc nZL Problem. the good roads SSSSff? putting the whole e-ano- l.? DrOVlnC time amnn Ti-l.- "0- Phil JVnrth Snt,A. n.. lc- .(, jep The Tariff bill, as fin,n passed, while i short of the expectaK11;"5 country, is an enormous sten f,e Ward in th r1irWmn of 1 v,.. v,,, icuucet fix ation, a step that will never h traced. From this, time the Sx'ed policy of the country will be toS the gradual reduction of import 5? ties, andour manufacturers 1 will nrnsnpr imHor. ft,; . ' nO : u r u r ."uew tariff as I they have never prospered before wiir not again seek the restoration -r'"""1"- -aa.es wnich have demoralized so many of onr ! tries.-JPZ7,t Ur ,nds" ! Th7rRa,eigh NaVS and Observer' lhe Gcvernt r yesterday offered ftmn ward tor the capture o dine. Ozr..iu.e is wanted fo. i,,.." the warehouse and ftrp )t of tho ah , uuic ocatn)n. near Lu ...,..uu, inej ui l which town mauc ms cscap- Oxt:iirl;i! b einnu- in tne tvooeson ou-v. oan,. ,,f r. 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