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THE SOUTH WILL BE BENE
FITTED. While the tariff bill was under
discussion in Congress it was fre
quently referred to by its Republi
can opponents
as
'Southern'
measure, devised more in the inter
ests of the South than of any other
section of the country. The Repub
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ure, drafted by a committee the ma
jority of whom were Southern men,
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the Treasury and taken charge of
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the Southern chairman of the Com
mittee of Ways and Means. When
it got to the Senate they pointed out
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ern Senator, Harris, of Tennessee,
and that when the conference com
mittees were appointed the majority
of these were . Southern men. Of
course they called attention and com
mented on these facts, not because
they proved anything, but because
they gave some color to their asser
tions and gave them an opportunity
to play on sectional prejudice, and
make it appear th.tt tie South was
taking advantage of the opportunity
to legislate in its unv interests at
the expense of the rest f the coun
try. Of course there was no truth
in the conclusions they drew from
the facts, for it just so happened
that the South had the majority of
votes in both Houses, and the pre
ponderance of Congressional ex
perience and brains.
But in some respects the assertion
was true, although not in the sense
they intended. Without being
as drafted a Southern measure or to
benefit the South especially, the
South- , will .be especially benefitted
by rtrbecause it will cheapen a great
many articles the cheapening of
which is a matter of much impor
tance to the South, which is strug
gling along manfully to the front
but is laboring under the disadvan
tage of being, compared with the
North, poor in purse.
Two important Items for which
Southern planters spent a great deal
ot money cotton ties and cotton
bagging are put upon the free list,
which destroys the monopoly in these
things, and gives them to the planter
at the very lowest price when com
petition is free and unrestricted,
With these two items alone, if there
had been nothing else gained the
South would have' good reason to
congratulate herselt on the passage
of the tariff bill.
the material reduction made in
the metal schedules in steel, Sec.
will much reduce the cost of agncul
tural implements and machinery, and
- ot machinery for cotton manufacto
ries, which will be a saving of a vast
amount of money to the South, and
. win materially lessen the cost of cot
ton manufacturing plants. It is not
easy to estimate the value of this to
a section in which the cotton manu
facturing industry is destined to be
come such an industrial factor, and
where so many factories are and wii
be owned and operated by persons of
limiterl mfar)Q tn nlmm th flct nf
machinery is a mattpr nf miiph mn- i
ment. .
it will also contribute to facilitate
' the establishment of manufactories
on the co-operative plan, which has
been tried in this State with such sig
nal success and which will be resorted
. to in other States where capital is
limited and not easily commanded in
large amounts. The time is not far
distant when factories established on
the co operative plan will be numer
ous in the South, and a very large
portion of the cotton crop will thus
be converted into yarns and goods
and be marketed in that shape in
stead of as raw cotton. And at the
same time other mills will be in
creased in number by capitalists who
have money to invest in that way,
both encouraged by the cheaper ma
chinery that will be within reach.
Another thing by which the South
will be a great gainer is the reduc
tion of the tariff on rails for railways
inuon otner materials that enter
into the construction and equipment
of railways. The South will be for
some years to come the section
where railroad building will be car
ried on with the greatest activity,
as iLhas been for some years oast.
. and every dollar taken from the cost
of construction is just that much in
our favor. One of the main items of
cost in the construction of railroads
is, on the average, the cost of rails
and equipment. This means in the
VOL. XXV.
aggregate - the saving of millions of
dollars on the -roads which will be
constructed in the Sooth within the
next decade. - . " 1
We might mention other points:
but these will be sufficient to give;
some Idea-of how the South will be
benefitted by the new tariff.
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: . .. ; A GOOD SIGN.
The convention which mi i at
T I . . . m m
jumoerton last Wednesday was a
a remarkable one in several respects-;
remarkable in the number : of dele
gates and citizens who attended it,
too large for the Court House, which!
is a fair-sized building, to hold; in!
the high order of intelligence of the
men who participated in it; in the
earnestness and zeal which they
showed in the business which
brought them there, and the fidelity
with which they clung to their
favorites from the first to the last.
Men who will sit in the open air for
whole night and a part of two
days, and vote right along with little
or no change, ballot after ballot, for
339 ballots, are earnest men, whose
earnestness cannot be questioned.
And that's what this convention did.
Mr. John D. Bellamy's following
stuck to him from the first to the last
ballot without a break or a waver in
the lines and made a record honor
able alike to them and to him. Num
bers and circumstances beyond their
control defeated them, but their un
flinching ad nerence to their first
choice forced the nomination of a
gentleman who would doubtless be,
in the event they changed their bal
lots, their second choice, and one
upon which not only the district but
the State may be congratulated.
The nominee, James A. Lockhart,
of Anson county, is a man of impos
ing presence, tall in stature, physi
cally robust, handsome of mould,
graceful in carriage, affable in man
ners, gifted in speech and voice, elo
quent in delivery, and with mental
vigor and discerning judgment a
man, who would attract attention in
any assemblage, and one of whom any
constituency might be proud. With j
this he is credited by those who
kno him best with a character dis
tinguished for integrity, honesty,'
sincerity, conscious discharge of ob
ligations and duty, adhesion to the
right as he sees it, for his thorough r!
bred Democracy and the courage to
stand by his convictions and princi j
pies at all times and under all cir
cumstances. These are some, but
not all, of the honorable character
istics which gave James A. Lockhart
his strong hold on the friends who
stood by him so steadfastly in that
convention. j
While we in this end of the district
would rather have seen the banner
placed in the hands of him .around
whom we rallied, we have no cause,
nor have the people of .the district,1
to regret that the honor of bearing
it has fallen upon one so eminently
trustworthy and deserving. j'
As this district is safely a Demo
cratic one there is no reason to doubt
his election, and the only uncertain
feature is as to the size of the ma
jonty which he may receive, which
will be large enough to satisfy any
ordinary ambition if the friends who
stood for him so zealously, and the
men who contended for . others so
steadfastly show one-half the zeal
and determination in the canvass
that they did in the convention
which choose him as the standard
bearer of this district. j
We like these earnest, hard-fight
ing conventions where men animat
ed by a noble rivalry contend
bravely and honorably for the priyij-
Jeee of naming the leader, for they
re a good sign that the people are
awake, that they take an interest in
the success of the Democratic party
and realize that on the success of
that party depends their prosperity,
their happiness and the welfare of
the State.
While in some respects this was a
remarkable convention, it was in
others typical of the conventions
which have been held so far this year
throughout the State, all of which
have been notable for the determin
nation to put strong men at the
front and for a confidence ofj
strength and a singleness of purpose
never heretofore surpassed, if
equalled.
The people, who are always right
when their deliberate judgment j is
formed, . realize the importance . of
keeping North Carolina solid where
she is within the Democratic lines,
and of demonstrating to the ambi
tious and disgruntled who ' have
strayed off after new gods, and to
the old enemy against whom we have
been fighting for years that it is not
In their power either singly or united
to break that solidity or to phase , it,
They may not be versed in the intri
casies of tangled Questions, and
The Weekl y Star
there may be differences of opinion
as to the methods to arrive at "cer
tain ends and to solve certain prob
lems, but on the great, main, vital
issne of keeping North Carolina
safely moored in the safe haven of
Democracy there is no difference of
opinion, l hey are as firmly rooted
in that as the mountains which lift
their heads amid the clouds in their
beautiful Land of the Sky. - They
were never more thoroughly in
earnest in that determination than J
they are now, and never more re
solved to rebuke the schemings of
the disgruntled Democrats f (few in
number) and their Republican allies.
Gov. Altgeld, who has been per
sonally investigating the condition
of the suffering families of the strik
ers'at Pullman has issued an appeal
to the people of Illinois and espe
cially of Chicago in their behalf.
They are starving while Debs and
other leaders are drawing liberal
salaries and living on the fat of the
land. -
Senator Teller, of Colorado, does
not seem to think as highly of the
Populist party as some of the Popu
lists who- have advocated his nomi
nation for the Presidency think of
him. He says the "Populist party
must go and that there is "no esti
mating the damage that has been
done the tate by the present - State
administration."
The Chicago Inter-Ocean, Rep.,
which doesn't like the income tax
calls attention to the fact that it will
do one thing, that is drive home
some of the. wealthy Americans who
live in England, because : they have
to pay an income tax there and will
not care to pay one here, too.
The Anarchists of this country
have lost confidence in Mowbray, the
Anarchist. He concluded a speech
in Newark the other night with an
announcement that he had procured
employment and would soon go to
work. No real, orthodox Anarchist
ever works anything but xhis jaws
and "the growler."
The grammar of the tariff bill
seems to worry some of the Repub
lican organs. Possibly it may be a
little off' in grammar, punctuation,
&c, but with this it is a big im
provement I on the McKinley bill,
which no grammar or punctuation
could improve.
THE CAROLINA CENTRAL.
A Plea for Improved .Passenger and Mail
Bervio. '
The announcement was made by tele
graph recently that the- holders ol the
first mortgage bonds ot the Carolina
Central railroad and the owners of the
Seaboard Air Line had reached a satis
factory agreement in regard to the inter
est on i hose bonds.
The fi; st mortgage bonds amount to
000.000, and bear six percent, interest:
The proposition of the Seaboard Air
Line was o pay four per cent, instead of
s x per cent, lor five years, with tbe un
derstanding that tbe difference in inter
est will be expended in improvements.
This ditterence will amount to $200,000.
Now, the feature of special interest to
the people of Wilmington and to those
living on tbe line of the Carolina Cen
tral, is to know whether or not any por
tion ot this $200,000 is to be invested in
an improved train service for passengers
and mails. Tbege people think they are
entitled to something better than the
p.esent schedule; and the hope is enter
tained that the favorable settlement
with the bondholders and the fine pros
pect for improved traffic on the Carolina
Central will induce the owners of the
Seaboard : Air - Line to abandon the
present system of carrying passengers
and mails over the Carolina Central on
freight trains (or mixed trains) exclu
sively, and to substitute therefor some'
thing like that Congressional Clipper
which so delighted its patrons last week.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
The Democratic Nominees for the Nine
North Carolina Districts.
The Democratic Congressional nomi
nations for the nine districts of North
Carolina are now complete, and are as
follows :
First District, W. A. B. Branch.
Second F. A. Woodard.
Third " John G. Shaw.
Fourth " Cbas. M. Cooke.
Fifth " A. W. Graham.
Sixth " . , Jas. A. Lockhart.
Seventh " J. S. Henderson.
Eighth Wo. H. Bower.
Ninth " W. T. Crawford.
In the First, Second, Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth Districts the present Repre
sentatives were re-nominated.while in the
Third, Fourth and Sixth the nominees
are new men. In the Fifth, now repre
sented by Settle. Graham the new Dem
ocratic candidate, has never been in Con
gress.
As a whole, the list of candidates is a
strong one, and the Democrats have a
good chance for carrying all of the nine
Districts, though the Republicans may
secure one. '
HARNETT C0UHTY.
Demooratio
Convention Nominations
for
County Officers.
Star Correspondence.
LlLLINGTON, N. C, Aug. 24.
The Democrats of Harnett county
held their county convention at Lilling-
ton on tbe 2Utn - aay oi August
nominated the following ticket :
For the Senate, D. H. McLean; House
of Representatives, T. C Williams;
Sheriff, J. D. Barnes; Clerk of Superior
Court, Geo. E. Prince; Register of Deeds,
Thos. D. Stewart; Treasurer, William
Sexton.
WILMINGTON, N. C.; FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1894.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION TV
For New Hanover CountyHeld Yeater-
dy In WUmlnKton Delegate to Con
gressional . and State Conventions .
Appointed. ' ' - ' '' '
The Republican County Convention
met yesterday morning at 12 o'clock at
Ruth Hall, corner of Seventh and Nun
streets. Tbe meeting was called to
order by Fred. B. Rice, chairman fro
tern., who stated the object, and that the
Convention had been adjourned to Ruth
Hall because Maria Hall was found to
be too small. C M. Martin was called
on to act as secretary. .
Upon motion of Dan'l Howard, E. M.
Green was elected temporary chairman.
LeviJNixon's motion to appoint one
delegate from each precinct as Commit
tee on Credentials, with Jno. B. Howe's
amendment that none be appointed from
contesting delegations, was adopted.
Here it could be seen that there were
two factions present.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing as Committee on Credentials: Har
nett township, Jordan Nixon; Second
Division. Fifth Ward. C W. Norwood;
Fourth Ward. J. G. Barnett; Second
Ward, Washington McNeill; Masonboro,
Elijah Hewlett; Cape- Fear, Levi E.
Nixon; Third Division of First Ward,
Thomas Moore; Third Ward. Daniel
Howard; Federal Point, George E.
Green.
On motion of Andrew Walker
tbe Convention adjourned until two
o'clock to give the Credentials Commit
tee time to investigate the two contest-
ng delegations from divisions in the
First Ward and one in the Lower di
vision of the Fifth Ward.
At two o'clock the delegates re-assem
bled, but the Credentials Committee
had only heard from about half of the
complainants, so it was called to order
nd adjourned until the report was
ready.
Shortly after 3 o'clock the Committee
on Credentials returned. Tbe chairman
appointed Henry T. Green, a two-hundred
pounder, as Sergeant-at-Arms, and
then Levi E. Nixon, chairman of the
committee, reported that the contesting
delegations had all been seated with the
right to cast a half vote. Adopted unan-
mously, I'
Then tbe Convention was regularly
organized, and on motion of Andrew
Walker, Fred B. Rice was elected per
manent chairman and took the chair.
Louis Guyer nominated C. M. Martin
fur permanent secretary and C W. Nor
wood as assistant secretary.
Stacey VanAmringe offered a resolu
tion to appoint as delegates to the State
Convention, D. L. Russell. G. Z. French,
A. J. Walker and E. M. Green. Alter
nates, Luke Gradv, F. B. Rice, J. E.
Sampson and James Elder; and to the
Congressional Convention, John E. Tay
lor, W. H. Chadbourn, J. O. Nixon, E.
Hewlett. Alternates, L. E. Nixon, Louis
Guver. C M. Martin. D. F. Kelley.
John B. Howe, L. E. Nixon and others
strenuously Opposed the adoption of the
resolution, but were quickly sat down
upon by the chair, and the motion was
adopted by a vote of 21 to 10.
The kickers then said, "If you won't
hear us here, you will hear from us next
November.' j
The Convention then adjourned, sub
ject to the call of the chairman.
Only four white men took part in the
proceedings of the meeting. Nothing
was said about putting a county ticket
in the field,
DEMOCRATIC UNITY.
A. Suggestion as to How It May Be Secured
. In New Hanover County.
Without absolute unity the Demo
crats have not a shadow of a chance of
carrying New Hanover county in the
coming election. And the only way to
unite the party,! in the opinion of the
Star, is to hold a' primary election, by
consent of all parties jrchcluding candi
dates now in the field) JNor county offi
cers, members of the Legislature, execu
tive committee and constable.
In tbe proposed primary every Dem
ocrat could vote directly for the candi
dates of his choice (there being no ticket
for delegates), and those candidates re
ceiving the highest number of votes for
the different offices would be declared
the regular nominees of the Democratic
party,
Without attempting to argue this
question, the Star simply states a con
clusion based on the cold facts of tile
situation.
If the candidates now on tbe incom
plete ticket are willing to risk the
chances of defeat in November; in other
words, if they believe they can be elected,
and decline to withdraw and submit
their claims to a primary, there is no
power that can compel them to do so.
But should they become candidates be
fore a primary in which they could be
voted for directlv. and should receive a
plurality of the Democratic votes cast
there can be no sort of doubt that they
would receive the united support of the
Democracy of ! New Hanover at the
polls in November; and, as before sug
gested, no ticket, however made up, can
be elected without that united support,
What the Star has said in this con
nection is intended as a suggestion only,
We do not propose to urge it, or to argue
it. We only ask that it be given fair
consideration.
For itself, the Star will state that it
will support the ticket as finally, made
up, without regard to consequences; but
the strengthening influence of an in
dorsement at a direct primary would add
immensely to the chances of success of
any ticket in (he present unfortunate
condition of Democratic politics in JNew
Hanover county.
Whatever the result of the primary
might be, the ticket nominated would
receive the undivided and hearty sup
port of the Democrats of this county,
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The FoUtioiana Return.
The delegates of New Hanover,
Columbus, Pender and Brunswick coun
ties returned from Lumberton on the
Corolina Central's fast flyer yesterday.
The ; "visiting statesmen - were quite
numerous also, and altogether there
were about 150 - passengers on board.
The Columbus delegates and some of
those from Brunswick got off at stations
convenient to their homes,, while
tne fender representatives came
on to the city. On reaching the
bridge over the Carolina Central, on
Fourth street, about fifty, of the dele-"
gates left the train, boarded one of the
electric ears and moved on the the city
in enormous shape. These were all
Bellamy men; and as they had not "slept
a wink" during the preceding night (the
convention having been in continuous
session from 8 p. m. to 7 a. m..) and had
on exhibition no trophies of the fight at
Lumberton to speak of. they were pretty
well shocked with "that tired feeling,"
of which ' we hear so much. Yet they
seemed to be having lots of fan as they
passed down Front- street, and, among
Other features of the entertainment, they
gave three rousing cheers but what lor,
has not yet bfa clearly established. The
Kommittee on Kranks, however, is now
investigating the matter and will report
promptly. .
The Kitohen Market.
Business was brisk at Front Street
Market yesterday afternoon and last
night, and dealers in all commodities
had supplies sufficient for their numer
ous customers. I
The vegetable venders sold cabbage at
5 to 10c per head; corn,! 10 to 15c per
dozen; egg-plant. 2 for 5 cents; okra, 5c
per quart; sweet potatoes, 25 to 30c per
peck; tomatoes, 5c per quart; snap-beans,
5c, and butter beans, 10c per quart; field
peas 10c per quaat.
In fruits, there were apples at 5 to 10c
per quart; figs 10c; scuppernong grapes.
oc; bunch grapes, luc per basket; pears.
30c per dozen; watermelons, 10 to 25c
apiece. j
Grown fowls sold at 25 to 30c apiece,
and young chickens at 10 to 18c. Eggs,
18c per dozen. Country butter, 20c per
pound.
In the fish market there were cart
loads from the Sounds.! Trout at 15c to
20c per string; flounders, 15c to 20c;
mullets. 10c; sand perch, 5c to 10c; stur
geon, oc per pound; shrimps, oc per
quart; soft shell crabs, 50c -per dozen;
channel crabs, 10c per dozen.
The butchers' stalls were abundantly
supplied with fresh meats beef, veal
and mutton at the usual prices.
Republican CooKty Ticket.
The Republicans are much inclined
to be reticent on the subject of a ticket
for county officers, and none of them
will admit that one will be nominated.
But there will be one in the field, never
theless, and this will be pretty near the
size of it
For Sheriff, George Washington
Zachariah Zadoc French, ot Pender
county; tor Treasurer, William Henry
Harrison Chadbourn, of the Clarendon
Steam Saw and Planing Mills; for Clerk
Superior Court, Stacey Stapleton Van
Amringe, of Ocean View; for Register of
Deeds, Tosephus Erastus Sampson, of
New Hanover.
The auspicious moment has not yet
arrived. In fact the process of incuba
tion has not quite begun, and the old
Republican hen is now arranging her
nest. 1 After sitting the regulation num
ber of weeks she will come forth with
four roosters about the size and color of
those aforementioned that is, if some
of the eggs are not seized with an attack
of decomposition.
Law for Protection of Oame.
The following extract from the Laws
of North Carolina regarding game in
New Hanover county is published at the
request of Mr.H. McL. Green, president
of the Eastern Dog and Game Protec
tive Association. The hunting season
is drawing near and the- Association is
determined that all game laws shall be
enforced: f
It shall be unlawful for any one to kill,!
shoot or trap or net marsh-hens, curlews
or anv other seashore ' birds between the
1st day of April and the 1st day of Sep
tember.
It shall be unlawful for anv one to kill,
shoot, trap or net any; partridges, quail J
doves, robbins, larks, ; mocking birds or
wild turkeys between the 15th day of
March and the 1st day of November.
Funeral of Mrs. Bailie Merritt.
The remains of Mrs.. Sallie Merritt
wife of Mr. A. P. Merritt, ot Town
Creek. Brunswick county, took place in
the city yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
from Bladen Street Methodist church,
Rev. L. L. Butte officiating. A large
number of friends were present and the
remains were interred in Bellevue cem
etery. .
Candidate ljookhart.
The Charlotte Observer pays a high
tribute to Mr. Lockhart, the Democratic
nominee for Congress in this District,
and the Star is prepared to indorse
what the Observer says of his character
and ability. The representative of the
Star at Lumberton was most favorably
impressed both by his manner and
speech.
Cotton Heceipts.
Receipts of cotton here yesterday 10
bales: same dav last vear. 8 bales. Re
ceipts for week ended yesterday, 14
bales; same week last year, 26. Receipts
for the crop year to Augnst 24th. 189,-
779 bales; to same date last season, 160,-
057. Stock at this port, 450 bales; last
year same date, 1,700.
Death of Col. Morrison.
Col. J. S. Morrison, a well known
civil engineer, and for many years con
nected with the old, Western, afterwards
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad,
died at the residence of Mr. John M.
Rose, in Favetteville, yesterday. He
was a .most excellent man, an accom
plished -civil engineer, and especially
skilled in the work of railroad construc
tion. Col. Morrison married a sister of
MrPreston Camming of this city.
SIXTH CONG. DISTRICT.
All Night Beaaion of Demooratio Conven-
vention at Iiomberton Second Day a
Beaaion Lockbart, of Anton, Nomi
nated on 340th Ballot Adjournment.
The session was a long one, and the
fight for the nomination a closely con
tested one, as could be easilt seen from
the special Star telegrams of yesterday.
The balloting commenced jabout five
o'clock Wednesday evening,
and lasted
almost continuously until about eleven
yesterday morning, .when, onj the 840th
ballot, James A. Lockhart received the
nomination for Congress. f
The nomination was hotly contested
by Mr. John D. Bellamy, Jrl, of this
county, who led all the candidates on
almost every ballot from the very begin
ning- 1 j
Although tbe supporters of leach can
didate were ardent and zealousttill there
was not a jar between any off the con
tending parties throughout the whole
session ot the convention. Id
fact, the
between
utmost good feeling prevailed
the delegates and much merriment was
made during the night, and Especially
during the dead-lock between Bellamy
and Lockhart. Towards day yesterday
morning all hands became impatient, and
'anxious to break the "lock." aid repeat
edly attempted to adjourn the Conven
tion in order to set conterenras, but it
was strenuously opposed
by
khe
solid
Bellamy delegation and
ot tiers
until
breakfast time. I
At about 7 o'clock an adjournment
was made until 8 30, when tbe j Conven
tion re-convened and the baUomng con
tinued to nomination. j
When the 300th ballot reached
excitement ran high, and many efforts
Were made to break the Bellamy front,
but failed to do so. and after the 339th
ballot was announced, it was plain to in
telligent observers that the Uiaion and
Richmond delegates were lornfulating a
plan to tumble into the Lockhart ranks,
and each delegation seemed anxious to
be the first to get in, and with the larger
number of votes. 1
The 340th and deciding ballot in de
tail was as follows : ;.
For Lockhart Anson, 31; Columbus,
16 5-17; Mecklenbnrg. 49 4-10; Pender
7 5-10; Richmond, 83 5-19; Robeson, 31;
Union. 26. j
ror Bellamy Brunswick, 15; Colum
bus. 15 2-7; Mecklenburg, 24 $-10; New
Hanover, 49; Pender, 135-10; Richmond,
3 24-29; Robeson. 14; Union,
When the last ballot was read and tbe
nomination of -Tames A. Lockhart de
clared, he was lead forward onfthe stage
and presented by W. G. Burkhead, chair
man, to the Convention. MrJ Lockhart
thanked the Convention for the nomina
tion and made some very fitting remarks
for the occasion.
LeGrand, Bellamy, McNeill and
Adams, were all then called upon, and
responded in their order Samid al
most deafening applause.
fter Mr.
Bellamy s speech, which was
striking
one, "three cheers were pr
sed and
givsn for him.
Chairman Burkhead was
called
upon and made a speech of about twenty
minutes, to the great pleasure of all,
after their long and weary battle.
Col. R. T, Bennett was then called,
who simply thanked the Convention for
the call and retired. i
The Convention was then declared
adjourned by the chairman, j
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Of the Independent Light (Infantry of
Fayetteville.
The Fayetteville Independent Light
Infantry, of Fayetteville, celebrated their
101st anniversary yesterday, the 23d of
August, by an excursion to Wilmington,
tbe Hammocks and Ocean! View. The
excursion train, with about 450 people
on board, arrived here .at 10.30
a. m.. and boarding khe electric
cars went out to the Princess street sta
tion of the Seacoast roadl where they
took a train ;wnicn was in waiting lor
Ocean View. The Independent Com
pany mustered thirty-five men. As they
marched from the C. F. & T. V. depot to
the Seacoast railroad station they at
tracted a great deal of attention.
The excursionists, including the mili
tary, spent the day pleasantly on the
beach and bathing in the! surf. There
was no target practice, the time at the
company's disposal beine insufficient
The party left on their return to Fay
etteville at 7 o'clock last even inc.
The following is a list of the members
of the Fayetteville Independent Light
Infantry who were here. vz.
Maj. Jno. C. Vann; Capt. E. L. Pem
berton, Capt. W. C. McDuffie, Capt. B.
R. Huske.
Sergeants Leighton Huske. J. G.
Hollingsworth, Robert Strange, J. H
Robinson, Jr., N. B. Alekander.
Corporals J. B. Tilllnehast, J. H.
Culbreth. j
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Privates G. A. Burn M; Folb. C.
F. Fisher, M. Haigh, R G. Halgh, E.
J. Hale, Jr., R. L. Holland, J. C. Huske.
C. B. Ledbetter, W. B.I Ledbetter, T.
H. Maultsby, W. A. McMillan. Walter
McRae, Harry McDonald. Herbert Mc
Donald, Walter OverbyJ . I. Rosenthal,
W.j H. Russell, M. A. J Tiller, Samuel
Widdifield, I. A. Worthl John M. Clark,
Jr., Addison Worth, D. J. Kennedy.
A Gallant Tight. f
Though defeated at Lumberton by a
combination of several of the delegations
from counties in the upper portion of
the District. Mr. Bellamy has every
reason to feel proud oi his canvass for
the nomination which was so nearly
within his grasp at one time that fifteen
votes more would have made him the
standard-bearer of the Democracy of this
Congressional District. He made a
splendid fight against odds, and for
three hundred ballots proved himself
very much stronger before the conven
tion than either of his competitors.
ThereJs talk of oar neighbor-
in law Geewhillikins
Zadoc French be
ing a candidate for Sheriff of New Han
over county. There is probably a mis
take here. It must be in Pender county
that Zadoc is honing latter the jail fees.
The komikal Klinton Kauka-
sian says the nomination of Lockhart in
this District is an empty honor. Possi
bly. But the Star makes haste to in
form the K. K. K. that there is a Demo
crat in Wilmington who is mighty anx
ious to wager $1,000 that Lockhart will
be elected.
NO. 43
HON. CHARLES H. STEDMAN.
A Handsome Tribute from Far Distant
Louisiana The Han to Sudoeed Vanoe.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat,
recognized as one of the leading papers
in the country, has a long article on the
Senatorship in j North Carolina. After
reviewing the struggle between Ransom
and Jarvis for the full te'rm, the Times
Democrat has this to say of Major Sted-
man
Five names, however, are mentioned
for the other Senatorship, Col. Charles
M. Stedman, formerly of Eastern North
Carolina, but for some years past a resi
dent of Asheville, in the western portion
of the State; Lee S. Overman, a promi
nent lawyer of Salisbury; Judge Alonzo
Avery, of Morganton, now on the State
Supreme Bench; Frank Osborne, the
present Attorney General, of Charlotte,
and Judge RVF Armfield, of Statesville.
Col. Stedman is a courtly and accom
plished gentleman, an able lawyer and a
strong man in every section of tbe State.
He has a brilliant war record, having
served with conspicuous valor from Big
tsetnei to tne confederate Waterloo at
Appomattox, and he has been promi
nent and active in the politics of the
State ever since the war. He was elect
ed Lieutenant Governor in 1884, serving
until 18SU, ana in 1588 was beaten for
Governor after a hot contest and by only
a iew votes oy uovernor f owle. His
defeat then was admittedly due to the
R. & D.l railroad influence being used
against him.
Col. Stedman is not a candidate for
the office of Senator, but his name is
being prominently brought forward by
his host of mends; and should he be
elected to serve out the term of the la
mented Vance. North Carolina will be
most fortunate in having in the Senate
a representative who can reflect credit
upon her and the countiy at large. Col.
Stedman is not only an able man. but is
sound upon all great public questions
and, better than an, an honest man.
The other fbur candidates mentioned
are all men of standing and ability, and
will make strong fights for the place, but
it is not thought that any of them can
defeat Col. Stedman should he conclude
to seriously enter the Senatorial contest.
It is more1 than probable that Col.
Stedman will be sent to tbe State Legis
lature at tbe election this Fall, in which
event he will undoubtedly be chosen
Speaker of the House, as he is one of
the best presiding omcers in tbe State
and a thorough parliamentarian.
COTTON BAGGING.
Further Advance in Priee-The Jute Trust
Making Its Last Desperate Effort.
In addition to what was recently Drift
ed in the Star about cotton bagging the
Savannah News has this:
The National Cordage Company,
otherwise the Jute Bagging Trust, is
playing a great game to keep the market
cornered for the present year and pull
the farmer for all it can. on the bagging
needed this season.
The trust, has been keeping only a
small stock of bagging on hand in anti
cipation of the tariff bill, which has taken
off the duty! It has bern selling it, too,
in small lots: The supply now on hand
is hardly sufficient to take care of this
year's cotton crop, and it is too late un
der the present conditions for the farm
ers and cotton men to talk about import
ing bagging!: from England.
Tbe facts in the case from a Southern
standpoint are that many of the cotton
factors and farmers have laid in a supply
of bagging with which to handle a large
part of their crop, having bought it at a
time when the low freight rates from
Mew York and other Northern points
were in lorce. because they got it laid
down cheaper than they could have
done had the regular freight rates re
mained in force. Thy will not, there
lore, need a full supply' with which to
handle their crops, and the trust knows
this. The farmers and factors would
hot, therefore, be so ready to begin ira
porting. !
It is a fact, too, that owing to the fall
ing off in the demand the foreign mills
have been inactive, and if orders were
given now they could not be filled in'
time for the present crop. Tbe bagging'
trust appreciates this situation, and is
going to push the market for all it is
worth. i .
The Senate bill takes off the duty ot
2.22 cents, which was kept up by the
McKinley Act and consequently makes
the bagging just that much cheaper. As
an example of the fact that ; the trust is
going to squeeze the farmer for all it is
worth, it may be stated that not a week
ago bagging was advanced three- quar
ters of a cent a yard within four or five
days' time.!! Many of tbe Savannah fac
tors have bought a greater part of their
supply, as have others, on account of tbe
cheap rates, and under tne circumstan
ces there is hardly enough inducement
to purchase large importations from
abroad this year, i !
The trust realizes that .this is its last
chance. The consequence is bagging is
advancing in price every day or two.
Unless something can be done the
chances are that bagging will go much
higher than it has ever been since the
Alliance tackled the Jute Trust. - One of
the managers of the Cordage Company
is quoted as follows :
'Bagging will be bagging belore tbe
season is over, and we expect to recoup
our losses on this season and look to
the Republicans to put us back under
their protecting wing in the future,
This not only bears out tbe indica
tions. but shows they boast of the fact
that they will attempt to squeeze out
every dollar they can.
; si
John D. Bellamy, Jr.
The Charlotte News, whose editor at
tended the Lumberton convention.
makes, the following complimentary
mention of Mr. Bellamy ;
"Mr. John D. Bellamy, of Wilming
ton, lost the nomination, but be gained
immeasurably In other ways. He should
have nothing to regret about his cam
paign. He made from first to last an
excellent run, leading handsomely from
the start. By bis campaign, be has been
brought in touch with the people and
has made friends in every township in
the district. He has secured a popular
ity of no fleeting kind, but one that, will
grow, and that will continually serve a
good term to tne deserving ana chival
rous man ot the cape ear. The friends
he has made more than compensate him
for the loss of the nomination so gal
lantly contested.
Mr. C. H. Helde.
A special dispatch to the Star last
night from Charlotte, says Mr. C. H.
Heide, (a citizen of New Hanover county
whose mysterious disappearance - has
been published In the Star) was in Char
lotte last night and will leave for Wil
mington to-day. The telegram says :
"He was identified by Mr. E. A. Orrell,
of Wilmington, who is here. He re
fused to talk about his strange actions."
AN mposi
Infallible Bemedy for Diphtheria If Deed
Within Thirty-Six Honrs After Infec
tion. . ' .
The annexed article from the New-;
York World of the 24th win be read with
interest: ;':"' " I-
The monthly meeting of the State
Board of Health was dragging along in
a dry and desultory fashion yesterday
morning at tbe Murray Hill Hotel, when
a statement made by Dr. Cyras Edson
made the dignified chairman. Dr. F. O.
Donohue. and all the others to start with
surprise and interest. j
He announced that Hermann M.
Biggs, the bacteriologist and pathologist
of the New York City Health Depart
ment, naa iusi returned irom Uermanv.
where he had made an elaborate study of
a new lymph or injection for the cure of
diphtheria.
This lymph, or antitoxine, as he called
it, Dr. Edson said was Dr. Koch's latest
and greatest discovery. Dr. Biggs con
sidered it an infallible cure for diphthe
ria if applied within thirty-six hours af
ter Infection. The principle was the
same as that of the celebrated lymph
which Dr. Koch discovered for the cure
of consumption. Dr. Edson defended
the latter, which, he said, was all Dr.
Koch had claimed for it, though not
what the public at first ignorantlv
thought it to be. j
Dr. Edson said be had heard of this
remedy some time ago. Rumors ot its
efficacy kept coming across until It was
thought advisable to send Dr. Biggs to
Berlin to investigate it. Dr. Biggs; he
said, had spent a great deal of time in
the laboratories there studying the new
antitoxine. :
Whatever doubts Dr. Biggs had at
first were dissipated by his observations'
He had seen Prof. Virchow and other
famous German scientists who had in
vestigated the remedy and had come to
the same conclusion as himself. In Ber
lin he found between 3,000 and 4.000
well-attested cases in which diphtheria
had been cured by the new antitoxine.
Such proof as that could not be dis-
puted.and Dr. Biggs returned to America
enthusiastic over the new Koch dis
covery. I
Dr. Edson would not then go into an
explanation of the antitoxine, except to
say that it was an injection oi the blood
oi animals which killed whatever, poison
i;trins of diphtheria were in the system.
He said he was not prepared yet to give
all the details. He was so satisfied of
tbe efficacy of the lymph, however, that
he intended to ask Irom the Board ot
Estimate and Apportionment an appro
priation of (30,000 for the establishment
of an experimental station for the
manufacture and use of the antitoxine
as soon as all the necessary arrange
ments could be made. That showed
what great faith he had in the remedy.
He felt sure that if it were placed in the
hands of the Health Department j it
would, save next year tbe lives of at
least 1,500 people in this city.
Col. W. B. Biohardson.
A dispatch to the Star Irom Raleigh
announces the death there yesterday
afternoon of Col. W. R. Richardson, '
the Star's regular correspondent during
the last session of the State Legislature,
and an occasional correspondent since
then. The deceased was, also, con
nected with newspapers in Raleigh.
Tbe tuneral will take place this after
noon at 5 o'clock. !
More New Ootton.
A bale of cotton ot this season's crop
was received in Wilmington yesterday
by Mr. W. B. Cooper, shipped by J. W.
Leath, Mullins, S. C
Messrs. Williams, Rankin A Co. also
received a bale.
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