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WILLIAM H. BEBNABD, Editor and Fwrtotar. WILMINGTON, N. C Friday, November 23, 1894. ! fW In writing to changa your address aimir rive firmtr directional well as lull particulars u where iron with vourptrper to be tent hereafter. Unless you do both chariges can awr be made. ! Nodosal Marriage or Death, Tribnte of Re spect. Resolutions of Thanks, ate., are charged for as ordinary advertisements, bat only half rata when paid for strictly ia advance. At this rate 50 cents will pay (or a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. , or Remittance most be made by Check, Draft, Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Postmas ters will register letter when desired. VW Only such remittances will he at the risk of the publisher. UsT Specimen copies forwarded when desired. Have you received a billfor 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 nothing, and pay the postage be sides? ' Can a farmer give away his rhirlrAnc anrl errrs. anr keen OUt of Be r the poor-house? If so, let us have the recipe. It will be valuable to us just now. FREE SHIPS AND SHORT ROUTES. According to reports from Wash ington free ships and the Nicaragua Canal are essential parts of what the Washington Star calls the "am bitious programme" mapped out for Congress at the next session. There "is not apparently much connection between free ships and short routes, but the same idea is at the bottom of both, for the ultimate object in each is to build up American commerce, and to cheapen transportation, there by benefitting both the producer and the consummer. Unfortunately the ' session must be a short one, too short to warrant the hope that this pro gramme, which embraces besides free ships and the Nicaragua Canal, a re- irn.ninllnn rf rho national fvanlrino- -e o system, with more or less effort at further tariff legislation, can be car ried out. If the Senate was as manageable as the House and could be brought down to business under its rules and enstoms as the House can it would be possible to accomplish a great deal in ninety days, but ninety days are as nothing in the Senate when partisanship rules, and obstruction is decided upon for partisan or other reasons. How far the Republican minority 1U C1LUC1 Ul UULU 11UU3C9 LUtXJ UC Tfll ling to go with the Democratic ma- . - . 1 F . T joniy in idc reorganization oi me na tional banks and the disposition of the currency question remains to be seen. They would doubtless co-op? erate in so amending the law as to enable the banks to draw currency to the full face value of the bonds de posited in the Treasury and might be willing to go further it the na tional banks desired any further leg islation, but' it is pretty safe to pre dict that they will oppose any legis lation which may have a tendency to lessen the grip on the currency of the men who "now control it and have controlled it ever since the national banafsystem was established. These bauki are a potent factor among Re publican statesmen, as they always have been. The Republican minority actuated by partisan motives, which they , will studiously try to conceal, will op pose" any and all financial reforms wnicn might redound to the credit of the Democratic party and '' give it prestige in the next national contest for power and the Presidency, to which the Republican leaders in and our, oi congress are looking ana tor which they are laying their plans. This looks cold-blooded, but in poli tics these leaders are as cold-blooded as snakes. - The same motive that prompted them to conspire to protract the tar iff debate so as to delay the adjust ment of that question so long that the country would not have time to recover from the industrial depres sion before the elections, will prompt them now to throw obstacles in the way oi any legislation springing from Democratic suggestion that might benefit the Democratic party, m although it benefittecT the country. We therefore do not expect to see any co-operation from the Republi cans in any measure which this Ad ministration or its friends may pro pose, whether it be on the finances, free ships or ship canals. Possibly a few of them may permit patriotism to sway them more than partisan ship, in which event - something might be accomplished without a re sort to new methods in the Senate to put an end to the "Senatorial courtesy toom foolery which has lately been carried to such an ab surdly ridiculous extent. If patriotism did rise above parti sanship there would be but little op position to any of these measures, 'for there is really nothing partisan in them, and there would not be if Representatives and Senators acted in tood faith and listened to the voice of honest conscience more than to the crack of the party whip. "The policy pursued by the Repub lican party in taxing everything that entered into the building of a ship, supplementing the old navigation laws which were originally in tended to encourage American ship building by discriminating against foreign-built ships, has driven American-built ships from the seas and put our commerce, and even our mails under foreign flags, while millions of American dollars are in vested in ships that cannot fly the American flag, although they are owned by Americans and sail from American ports. They will oppose free ships for the same reason that they opposed a reduction of the tariff, under the pretence that it will destroy the strip building industry in this country by enabling Americans to buy their ships or have them built in England or Germany where they can be bought or built cheaper than they can in this country, as they allege, although this is by no means estab lished. I There will be less disposition, per haps, to oppose the construction of the Nicaragua canal, because a num ber of the Republican Senators have Lalready endorsed that, and because it has been so warmly recommended by commercial bodies in all sections of the country. They may be anxious to claim a part of the credit of that by giving it their support when the bill for its construction is presented for consideration. But if they do there will be more partisan ship than progressive Americanism or patriotism in the support they may give it, ' MINOR MENTION. There has been more or less talk in the South of organizing a sort' of Trust by planters, the object being to hold and thus raise the price of cotton. There is only one difficulty in the way of a movement like that, and this is that It can't be done. It would require the co-operation of too many, people, and more money be hind it than this proposed Trust could possibly command. Six planters out of eigiit are dependent on their cot ton for money to pay current ex penses and meet obligations, and therefore many of them are com pelled to sell at least a part of their cotton, no matter what the price may be. That's what they are doing now, although cotton is selling be low the cost of production in some sections. Those who can will hold their cotton, without any advice from others, and those who can't will not be apt to go into any Trust. We have had periodi cal talk for several years of move ments to help the planters hold their cotton for better prices, but pone of them have never materialized or amounted to a continental. It was stated two or three years ago that arrangements had been made w'th an English syndicate which could con trol a mountain of money, to lend the Southern planters all the money they wanted at a low rate of interest, taking cotton as a collateral, which was to be stored in warehouses at desirable points, and held until the owner gave orders for its sale, a small charge being made for ex penses of storage, handling, insur ance, &c. But that soon blew over and nothing more was said about it. Farmers who are' dependent upon the crop they raise and must get the money they need out of that are not in a fix to .go into any combinations, especially those which require the co-operation of a great number of people. - 1 . It has become the custom in this country to regard the Government as a legitimate object of plunder, and the majority of those who have dealings with it govern themselves by this custom. That's one reason why it cost the Government about twice or three times as much to do anything as it would cost an indi viaual wno naa any Dusiness sense or a company. Bnt about the most superb exhibition of colossal cheek, or of the voracious hog. whichever way you put it, that has come under our noticejis the claim made by those Western railroad companies for carrying the soldiers which they begged the Government last Sum mer to send to protect their property from the Debs strikers and the mob. The Government sent the troops at considerable ex pense, stationed them along the roads where their presence was needed, held the mob in check, and saved much of the property of those companies, which was in imminent peril, and now they have the monu mental cheek to present bills to the I " w yibacub uuis ku uic Government for the transportation over their lines of these soldiers, who were sent at their request and stood between them and the mob. The War Department does very well to announce that it will not recognize these claims until it is decided by a legal tribunal that they are based on something more respectable than grab. As we see it, Japan has shown a I level-head in respectfully declining the offer of friendly mediation made by Mr. Cleveland, to end the war with China, and in insisting that pro positions looking to peace must come directly from China. Japan has China on the run, and bawlinc for mercy. She has nothing to gain by snowing that she is getting tired of the war herself, and everything to gain by pushing it with vigor unti China throws up the sponge and ac knowledges herself knocked out, as she practically is now. Much of Ta pan s vantage ground might be lost if she gave China a chance to collect ner scattered , wits, or to recruit new armies amon? the neoni who haven't vet learned that there is a war in progress. It was the sudden and the rapid blows that Japan -dealt which took by surprise, dazed and demoralized the giant she attacked, who played a big bluff and got fooled. Japan knows enough about China to know that she would fly any terms of arbitration that might be suggested by any friendly - power, If she had time to get on her feet and she felt that she could do it with safety, and therefore wisely decides that she must know from . China just what China is willing to do for neace. before she consents to talk ' i of arbitration. Having failed to get to' Washing ton by the Congressional route, Coxey says be is going anyhow and will bring with him about 500,000 common wealers, but will not inflict them on this Congress, which had ond dose and has been pretty severely punished since. But he will launch them on the Fifty-fourth Congress and make ! things howl. He will, however, probably take precautions to "keep off the grass." It is said, by the way, that he made $7,000 clear out of his first tramp show. A speaker in Chicago the other day discussing the subject of com pulsory arbitration aptly sized it up thus: "To compel a man to work for wages he does not wish to accept is slavery. To make an employer pay more wages than his profits justify confiscation." , While this covers the case it may be incidentally re marked that there has been a good deal more slavery than confiscation in this country for some years past. In the late election in the State of Missouri, while the Republicans gained only 1,975 on their vote of two years ago there were 41,81d Democratic; stay-at-homes, who did the work. In the State of Pennsyl vania there were 48,285 Democrats who went fishing or found something else to do besides voting. It seems to have been a Democratic stay-at- home year all 'round. The Georgia Senate is tight in de claring that the good name of a woman shonld not be trifled with nor injured, and has passed a bill mak ing it a! penal offense to make re marks or write articles that are cal culated or intended to injure her good reputation. After the slump in Colorado the disgusted Pop. leaders jumped on Li Hung Waite and pulled off all his peacock feathers, and with withering sarcasm mingled with more or less cuss words ! advised him to go and bury himself, as he wasn't fit to be seen thereabouts. A letter from Pekin says the Chi nese soldiers don't fight well because they haven't been paid for seven months. The laundryman's maxim is no payee i no washee, the China man soldier's no payee no fightee. According to a Denver, dispatch a syndicate has been formed to con trol the output of the silver mines. If they lock up the bullion as they lock up the silver dollars in the Treasury perhaps they may ran the price up. .11- WELCOME WEEK. The Programme as Arranged for Xaoh Day. Beginning Tuesday, the 26 th Inst. The city of Wilmiogton will open her gates to country friends next week. The town during the entire week will be ablaze with brilliantly lighted streets, bonfires, processions, gaily decorated buildings and arches, museums, side shows, shooting galleries, etc. besides the regular j Welcome Week exhibition programme, which is as follows : Tuesday; November 279. A. m. Ringing of I fire alarm and bells, and blowing of the whistles of the steam craft in the city and salute: 10 a. mM music; S p. m bicycle races at ruth and Market streets, music. Tuesday night, grand concert on the band stand. Wednesday. November 28. 10 A. m. Music at I the band stand; Bam, foot and bag races at Hilton Park: Wednesday I night, magnificent civic, military and marine parade, night at tack In the harbor and fireworks from Battery Hooper, opposite Market dock. Thursday. November 2810 A. m.- Music at the band stand; trap shooting at Hilton Park; 3 p. m.. foot ball be tween the Agricultural and Mechanical Ullege team, of Raleigh, aad the Wil mington Brownies, to be played at Hil ton f ark; Thursday night, theatre. Friday, November 8010 A. M. Music at the band stand; 10 a. mv trap shooting tournament at Hilton Park; 3 p. m parade of fire companies; night, theatre, music on the streets, etc. BICYCLE RACES will take place . Tuesday .evening, corner of Fifth and Market streets, at 8 o'clock sharp, and will be run in the fol lowing order: One mile, one hundred yards against time, one-half mile and one-fourth mile. All open events to Class A men. and one mile to Carolina Cycle Club only, for the Hiltbn Park medal. j All wheelmen in the city and visitors are asked to take part in the grand lan tern and fantastic parade Wednesday night, at 7.30 o'clock. The prizes for the best decorated wheels are as follows: 1st prize. $10.00; 2d. $7.50; 3d, $5.00; 4tb, $2.50. Lanterns will be furnished free of charge and can be secured from Mr. P. Heinsberger. Jr. Entry blanks and all information may be secured from Mr. Thos. H.Wright or Mr. P. Heins- berger, Jr: 1 " ROBESON COUNTY PAIR. Opened under the Moat ravorable Aua piooa Iiarge Attendaoee Numerous . Exhibits, j ; . Star Correspondence Lumberton, N. C, November 21.- The first annual Fair of the Robeson County Agricultural and Live Stock Association opened yesterday under the most favorable auspices. Notwithstand ing that it was the first day of the Fair and that the ; weather was unfavorable, a large crowa was present at the open- ine. xuc unions are nnmeroua and very creditable, and are better than was expected by i the management of the Fair. There area number of attractions on the grounds, among them the cyclo rama, "Battle of Gettysburg," which is very interesting and instructive. - The Tar Heel Minstrels, ot Wilming ton, will give a performance in the Opera House to-morrow ni0hr Everything points to a most success ful ratr. CRIMINAL COURT. . - Uovemter Term Tha (Jrrand Jury Sub- i ti ! m a Wnttirwrf ot naaaa. The November term of .the" Criminal Court for New Hanover; county con vened yesterday, Judge O. P. Meares presiding. ' - , V - v.. '" ' The erand inry lor the - term was drawn and empannelled as follows: H. . McL. Green, (foreman) Samuel Sneeden. Ben Farrow, Ir J. E. Stern- berger. Thos. Gladden, S. P, McNair, W. A. Dick, S. H. Mintz. C A. Peters, D.G. Westbrook, N. McKinnon, W. L. Rod- gers, Jno. E. Wilkinson, S. H. Teirv , R. H. Srkes. '.: Submissions were made in the follow ing cases: - . Jim Nixon, assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Defendant sentenced to ninety days in the House of Correc tion. Wm. Williams and Anna Williams, assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Defendants sentenced to three J months in the House of Correction. Thos. Miller, Jr., assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Defendant fined 1.00 and the costs. Chester Lamb, larceny. Judgment suspended on payment of the costs, and the County Commissioners authorized to hire him out for the amount of costs. Charles Kelly, larceny. Judgment suspended on payment of costs. Charles Oli, concealed weapon. Judg ment suspended on payment of costs. King Bell, larceny. Judgment sur pended on payment of costs. The grand jury returned true bills against Jno. McKoy, indicted for cruelty to animals, and Jos. Nixon, charged with manslaughter. A recess was taken until 10 o'clock this morning. It's a Melancholy Paot. There is much truth in this paragraph from the Savannah News: Will Myers, the Atlanta boy murderer", is a type. His kind may be found in every city in the land. They are forward, fond of show and dress, smoke cigar ettes, and will take a hand at cards. They frequent barrooms and billiard halls, where they address the attendants by their proper names, and sit near the front at the theatre. They object to work. Their associations stifle the voice of conscience, and their moral natures are warped before they become men. That more of them do not follow Myers' path to the murderer's cell is probably due more to a lack of opportunity or cowardice than to their impulses. The class is recruited from the small boys who are permitted by parents and guar dians to run about the streets at their own pleasure, and stay out at night until they get ready to go home. The Palmetto Gunners. The Charleston Post says of the boys who are coming to Wilmington from that city to participate in our trap shoot: The Palmetto Gun Club has arranged ior a trip to Wilmington, N. C. to at tend a trap shooters' tournament on the 29th and 80th inst. The members will take with them ten of their crack shots on the steam yacht Jackson, leaving on the 27th, and will meet teams there from all the Southern cities. This, of course, will be fun for the Charleston boys, but it will also act as an advance movement on their part to organize a system for a series of shot gun contests for next season at Charleston, and bring our friends here from sister cities. ine ; raimettos nave procured new grounds and will, by January 1. have a fine club house built on these grounds, where they can privately entertain their visitors. - WELCOME WEEK. Executive Committee Meeting More Bub- acriptions Be ports from Sub-Commit- The Wilmington Welcome Week ex ecutive committee met last nieht. It was announced that additional subscrip tions had been made to the fund by Messrs. Fore & Foster. $15; Dr. T. E. O. Allen, $3; L. Hansen, $5; Peregoy Lum ber Co.. lumber. Mr,S. H. Fishblate, of the Decoration Committee, reported that arrangements had been made for the erection of the finest arch ever seen in Wilmington at the intersection of Front and Princess streets. Reports were received from sub-corn' mittees Mr. J. S. Hooper, fireworks; Mr. P. Heinsberger, Jr., on bicycle races; Mr. M. W. Jacobi, of the bureau on in formation; Mr. Geo. G. Lewis, on adver tising all reporting that good progress had been made. Messrs. C H. Robinson, Jrn Jno. D. Bellamy. Jr. 8d, E. A. McKoy, represent ing tbe Wilmington foot ball team, were present and urged that an additional grand stand be erected at Hilton Park. Upon motion, it was agreed to build an additional stand. Capt. J. C. Morrsson, for theJParade committee, reported that all arrange ments had been made for the civic and military procession, the night attack on the fort, etc, for Wednesday night, the 28th, and asked that the Executive Com mittee recommend that all business houses be closed that day at 6 p. m. He said the procession would move at 9 o'clock sharp, and all persons and or ganizations not in readiness at that time would be left out of the parade. l he committee adjourned to meet again at 8 o'clock next Friday night. Special Train. v i The Cape Fear & Yadkin yalley rail road will run a special train - from Ben- nettsvule and intermediate stations tQ Wilmington on November 28th. on ac count of Welcome Week. This train will leave Bennettsville at 8 a. m.; Fay- etteville, 10.80 a. m.; arrive at Wilming ton at 1.55 p. ra. Returnine will leave Wilmington at 4.uu p. m. November 29. One fare for tbe round trip. ; (WELCOME WEEK NOTES J Many Entries for the Trap-Shootlng Con tests The Plreworka Diaplay. - The trap-shooting contests arranged for Welcome Week promise to be inter esting. Tbe committee baving tbe mat ter In charge report that teams will be here from Charleston, S. C, Kobxville, Tenn., Lynchburg, Va., and W.lson. Maxton, Tarboro, Greensboro, Fayette- ville and Charlotte. Mr. B. G. Em Die writes from Lynchburg. Va.. that he will be on hand. Several representatives of manufacturers of sporting goods will also attend. Rooms have been secured for the visiting teams at the Purcell house. ,'r-v. -v . v. ' Mr. James S. Hooper, Chairman of the Fireworks Committee, says the dis play will be exceptionally fine, and he hopes every one will come out to see it. especially the young folks. , The pieces were shipped from the factory yester day. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. - codfish balls. 1 v One pint of well-washed - codfish, picked up ' fine; one J quart of raw pota toes, cut la bits. Boil together till done. Drain, mash, and add two tablespoonfals of melted butter, two well-beaten eggs, and pepper. Muc thoroughly and drop, like fritters, Into boiling at. Garnish with lettuce, parsley, or other green leaf. Anon. . ( ' ' . it---": i: .' :r- EGG PLANT FRITTERS. '4,.f Take large sized egg plant, leave the skin and stem on and boil till tender. Remove the skin and mash very fine in an earthenware bowl; with a teaspoonfnl ol salt. Drain off . the liquor and add plenty ol pepper, a large iron spoon ful of flour, half a cup of milk or cream and three eggs. This makes a nice butter. Drop into boiling hot lard and fry as you would fritteis, -; 'V -1 ' Jumbles. j- .V I . One ' pound ot butter, one pound of sugar, granulated or powdered. jthe juice and grated rind of two lemons. six eggs and flour enough to make a soft dough. Cream the batter and sagar, add the eggs well beaten, the rind and juice of the lemons and flour enough to mould them into shape with your hands but not enough to roll. Dip each one in cracked loaf sugar, drop a blanched almond on each, and press in the centre of the jainble. Great care must be taken to pre vent burning while they are baking. The above quantity makes a large number of jumbles, FLOATING: ISLAND. One quart of milk yolks of five egg I and the whites of seven (two for the meringue;, six taDiespooos sugar, va nilla flavoring one ; teaspoonfnl to the pint. Heat tbe milk almost to boiling; beat tbe yolks light and stir in tbe sugar. Add the milk as follows: Take the milk from the fire, and. instead of pouring the beating eggs in It, put a spoonful or two of the milk to them, beating well all the while, add ing more and more milk as you milk, until there is no longer any danger of sudden curdling; stir in five whites whipped stiff; return 1 to tne nre and stir until thick, but not until it breaks. 1 Season it with vanilla: pour Into glass i enps; whip the whites of two eggs to a meringue with a heapiae tablespoon of powdered sugar, and when the custard is cold pile a little of this upon tbe top of each cup. You may lay a preserved strawberry, or cherry, or ja bit of melon sweetmeat or a little bright jcuy upon eacn. i i SUIT FOB DAMAGES. ' Growing Oat of the Killing of Charles 8. See by John P. Idfsey, at Garysburg, w. c. j ; j !'..- Special Star Correspondence i Weldon, N. C, Nov. 19. An interesting case will be tried in this (Halifax) county Tuesday. W. E. Daniel, administrator, vs. Petersburg and Weldon Railroad Company. The circumstances are these: On or about the first of January, 1893, Charles S. Kee, of Garysburg, Northampton county, N. C and his wife, returned from Roanoke. Virginia, over this road, and left tbe cars at Garysburg, On account of tbe very bad weather they left i their baggage in the depot and sent for it two or three days later, and the agent John F. Lif sey sent Kee word to come himself, which he did, and was told that he owed Lifsey storage on the baggage, which amounted to $1.70, Mr. Kee paid the charge promptly, and at the same time remarked to Mr. Lifsey, who married Kee's sister, "It seems as if you and my d d old father are trying to rob me of everything I bavej in the world. He then turned and ; walked off, and Mr. Lifsey fired a gun at bim, and killed him. Mr. Lifsey was tried for murder and acquitted. Now, Mrs. Kee has brought suit for twenty thousand dollars damages against the railroad company, her hus band having been killed upon tbe com pany's property and by its agent. This case came up several months Tago, was tried and given to the jury. whocould not agree and a new suit was begun. it seems bad feeling bad existed be tween C S. Kee. the deceased, and his father, W. T. Kee, and brother-in-law Lifsey. Harried at Home. A quiet wedding took place last night at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. J. T. Mclver. The contracting par ties were Mr. Geo. Sloan and Miss Annie R. Mclver, Rev. W. B. Oliver, pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating. The attendants were Misses Leila Mclver, Maggie Watts. Louise Sloan, Maud Mor ris, Messrs, Robt, C. Sloan, B. F. Mitchell, of Buffalo, N.Y.J. E. Norwood, Herbert Mclver. Many valuable pre sents were: received by tbe bride and groom. 1 h COTTON FACT8 AND FIGURES. Spot cotton firm in Wilmington at 5c for middling: quiet in New York at 5 13-16C I ! New York futures closed very steady and 10 to 11 points higher than closing prices Tuesday: November opened at 5.45 and closed 5.51; Decem ber, 5.50 and closed 5.57; January, 5.5T and closed 5.64; February, 5.61 and closed 5.69; March, 5.65 and closed 5.76; April, 5.72, and closed 5.81; May, 5.77 and closed 5.87; Tune. 5.82 and closed 5.92. Sales, 242,000 bales. A Child Enjoys The pleasant flavor, gentle action and soothing effects of Syrup ot Figs, when n need of a laxative, and if the fatber or mother be costive or bilious, the most gratifying results follow its; use; so that it is the best family remedy known, and every family should have a bottle on hand. -. ' ; Senator Banaom. A special dispatch tQ the Star last night from Weldon, said that Senator Ransom was thrown from" his . buggy by runaway horses last Tuesday, and was hurt badly, but not seriously. N; Beltway Bridge Company. The Wilmington Railway Bridge Co. held its annual meeting 'here yesterday. After regular business was transacted, Hon. Geo. Davis was elected president. and Capt. Too. H. Sharp secretary and treasurer for tbe ensuing year. Chief Marshal Morrison re quests all assistant marshals and execu tive officers of the several organizations for Welcome Week to meet him to nigbtat 8 o'clock. 1 1 1 Four Big tmeceaaioa. Having the needed merit to morelhan make good all the advertising claimed for them, the following four, remedies have, reached a phenomenal sale, Dr. Kine's New Discoverv. for Consumption. Coughs and Colds, each bottle guaran teedElectric, Bitters, the great remedy lor Liver, dtomacb and Kidneys. 'Buck len's Arnica Salve, the best in tbe world, and Dr. King's New Life Pills, which are a perfect pill. All these remedies are guaranteed to do just what is claimed fcr them and tha dealer whose name is at tached herewith will be glad to tell you more of them. Sold at R. R. Bellamy's Drugstore. i f ANNUAL MEETINGS OT Stockholders of the) Wilmington . Weldon and "Wilmington, Colombia - AuffoaU Bailrbad- Companies The - Old Offloen - Be-elMtod President ISliott'e Beport. The fifty-ninth annual meeting of the stockholders of the Wilmington & Wel don Railroad Company was held in the office of the President, at Wilmiogton, yesterday at noon. On motion of Mr. W. G. Elliott, Hon. Geo. Davis was called to the chair, and Mr. Jas. F. Post, Jr., was appointed secretary. On motion, Mr. B. F. Newcomer, with the secretary, was appointed a corn- mittee to examine credentials and re port the number of shares represented in person or by proxy. , The committee subsequently reported that there were represented in person and by proxy 21,814 shares, out of a total of 80.000. - j ' On ' motion, the report of the com mittee was received and. adopted, and the chairman announced that a quorum was present.' and that the meeting was duly organized and ready for business. On motion of Mr. B. F. Newcomer, the reports of the President, Mr. W. G. Elliott, the Vice President, Mr. H. Walters, and General Manager J.- R. Kenly, were read, and on motion were accepted as the reports of the President and Board of Directors. Tbe reading of the reports of the General Auditor and Treasurer were dispensed with, as they were presented in printed form to the meeting. - The chairman stated that the election of officers for the ensuing year was next in order. - On motion of Mr. W. B. Newcomer, duly made and seconded, Mr. P. L. Bridgers was requested to cast the unan imous vote of the stockholders of the meeting tor Mr. W. G. Elliott as Presi dent of the Wilmington & Weldon R.' R. Co. for the ensuing year, and the fol lowing gentlemen to serve as directors for the same term, namely: W. T. Wal ters, B. F. Newcomer,. Michael Jenkins. J. T. McCrary. Baltimore, Md.; H. B. Plant, New York; Dr. A. J. DeRosset, Wilmington; Hon. Geo. Howard, .Tar boro; H. Walters, Wilmington; E. B. Borden, Goldsboro; W. H. Willard, Ra leigh. - i ' ' - It was resolved that the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the W. & W. R. R. Co. be held in the city of Wil- ; mington, N. C, on tbe Wednesday next jr the third Monday in November, L895. On motion, the thanks of the meeting were voted to the Chairman for the sat isfactory manner with which he had performed the duties devolved upon htm, After adjournment of the stockholders meeting the Board of Directors met and elected tbe following officers . r Vice President H Walters. Secretary and Treasurer James F. x-osc, jr. General Manager Jno. R. Kenly. TWffic Manager T. M. Emerson. G ueral Superintendent John F. Di vine! General Auditor W. A. Riach. . W. C. & A. AND OTHER ROADS. Stockholders of the Wilmington, Co lumbif & Augusta Railroad Company met in the omce ot the President at 12.80 O'clock p. m. Mr. IMichael Jenkins, of Baltimore. was caled to tbe chair and Mr. James F. Post, Jt, was electedVsecretary. x ner was no ousmess except ot a routine nature brought before the meet ing. The following gentlemen were elected officers Of this road for the ensuing year. viz: W.G. Ellliott, President: H. Wal ters andiB. F. Newcomer. Vice-Presi dents; Jag. F. Post, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer; W. T. Walters. Enoch Pratt, George C Jenkins, H. B. Plant, H. B. Short, J. T. Barron and H. Walters, Di rectors. The other officials were the same as of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company. Stockholders meetings of tbe Man Chester and Augusta Railroad, Florence Railroad, Hartsville Railroad, Soutb and North Carolina Railroad and Wil son and Summerton Railroad, will be held at Florence, S. C. president's report. President Elliott in his report says : The completion and opening of the Manchester & Augusta Railroad to Den mark sincekhe end of the last fiscal vear will undoubtedly help tbe revenues of tbiscompaay in the future as it now forms one ol the most important links in the general Atlantic Coast Linesys tem. The Poard of Directors of this company at! its meeting in November. 1893, gave authority to the President to execute, together with the other com panies oi tne Atlantic uoast Line, a traffic contract witb the Manchester & Augusta Riilroad Company. This was done and aided materially towards en abling that pompany to promptly com plete the construction of its line to Den mark. ! The report of the Vice-President, presenting to the President and Direc tors the report of the General Manager and the statement of the General Audi tor from the books ot tbe company is submitted herewith to you for your in formation is to tbe condition of the company's property, its operations for the fiscal year ending June 80th, 1894, and its general financial condition. Ref- erence is maae in tnese reports to tne general depression in business of all kinds which; existed during the wbo'e of tne past nscai year ana to tne general panic which resulted therefrom and which is doubtless fresh in the minds of all the stockholders as the cause of the decrease in the revenues of tbe company is compared with the previous year. It is unnecessary to fur ther comment upon this except petbaps to say to yon that during these depressed times the interests of the stockholders were careful) guarded by the watchful care ot those in charge ol tbe operation of tbe Company's affairs and by the strictest ecojaomy in the expenditures Tbe gross (revenues from all sources amounted to $1,618,799.68 The operating expenses were 948.526 89 Leaving as the net revenue $670,272.79 The operating expenses are thus shown to be 58.6 per cent, of the receipts In addition to the other nxed charges the Company has been required to pay this year over forty thousand dollars in axes to the State, the counties, tbe cities and the towns within which its property is located. Several contracts of importance have been entered into in connection with the Norfolk J& Carolina Railroad Com pany for tne transportation of largo quantities of timber to deep water at Norfolk, Va.t and these, it is calculated. win Dc oi vaiue to tne isompany Dy in creasing revenues, but they have aireaoy ana win stiu require a large ex penditure on our account to supply the special equipment needed for that pur pose, i idc exceedingly low ana unprece- aentea price pi cotton makes .the gen eral outlook tor business during the coming season anytuing 1 nut encour aging. DECREASE IS RECEIPTS. zaghty-Mve Per Cent, of the Crop Bsc Been Pioked-Thi la the Estimate of - A.', 3. B. j Iatndaner, - flew Orleans Those Who An Buying Cotton Now :. Save Come to Stay.' -:-r ; j -. New Orleans, November 14. Since writing to you on the 25th ultimo, the weather throughout the South has con tinued very favorable, and picking has made good progress. In various sections otthe hill lands picking is about fin ished, in others it is expected to be com pleted about the 20th inst while in the river and creek lands it is likely to con tinue until December. . Killing frost has extended almost throughout the cotton belt, and wherever late cotton was still making the plant is dead. Marketing of the crop up to tbe pres ent time i has been uncommonly free, and railroad transportation has been taxed to its utmost capacity. , There is little holding back so far and as a rule the small farmers have marketed their crops as soon as picked and baled. On an average about 85 per cent, of the crop has been picked, and whilst there may yet be a very liberal movement lor some weeks to come, it is evident that we are on a downward grade and before long we shall witness a material decrease in receipts. - As predicted in my former letter, a great deal of cotton will be held indefinitely and ; may not be brought into sight until we shall see a telling ad vance. . 1 ! j ! Of late I have received a number of cables and telegrams inquiring whether I modified my views regarding tbe ulti mate yield, and right here I wish to ob serve that tbe figures which I named were based on a commercial crop, in other words, tbe amount of cotton com ing into sight by the first of September next. At all I events, whilst I believe that, with the exceptionally fine weather prevailing from tbe 2otb ultimo up to date, some late cotton has matured. which may probably add somewhat to the figures I named, yet from present indications, I do not see any reason to believe or assert that anything over a nine million crop, if that much, will be marketed and count for tbe 1894 and 1895 crop.; i ! Although there is every prospect and indication of the ; movement slackening considerably in unenumerated towns, and frobably more than most people imagine, do not think that at this time of the season it is proper to measure the ulti mate yield by the October or November movement. Almost every year stmi lar comparisons have been deceiv ing and I see no reason why with the unprecedentedly free r move ment, this year should form any ex ception. nor do 1 think that any sud den collapse in j the present movement would change the position much. Dur ing the next 60 days, the movement of cotton will depend materially on the pur chasing power in the interior. A very limited demand may give us a very light movement,: whilst a good demand -will bring about freer receipts. I do not by any means predict a perpendicular fall ing off in receipts, but l have every rea son to believe that the movement will slacken gradually until January and that the movement of that month and of Feb ruary will tell tbe tale - The figures whicb I give in my last letter must be considered as rather con servative, for I believe that my estimate for tbe United States and Canada, (2.- 750,000 bales of cotton) are rather scant. and in all probability the takings of the United States, etc, will prove 1UB.0U0 bales more;! some parties believing that tbe total will . reach three millions, in which figures, however, I do not take much stock. France and the rest of the Continent, as well as Great Britain, will certainly not take anv less than the figures indicated in my last communica tion, but in all probability will take more. 'I Since my letter of the 25th ultimo. prices on this side have declined about 24 points, and considering the immense and unprecedented movement which followed, as well as a crop estimate from a very good source, would appear that the market bad shown an unusual amount of steadiness on this s de, and in view of the - fact that Man Chester spinners have partially ; re tired lrom the market, the absorp tion of cotton during the past three weeks has been simply marvelous. . AI though a good deal of weakness was ap parent on spot cotton in one or two of the port markets, it is strange that the interior is paying almost the same, and for better grades rather more, than the prices which ruled previous to recent de cline, and should my theory about the movement and gradually falling off in re ceipts not be correct, and should plant ers continue rushing their cotton as fast as ginned, it is more than probable that the decline may not be arrested for the present. Trade continues good, notwithstand ing the various unreliable rumors of a rather discouraging outlook. There is great anxiety both in tbe country and in Europe to stock up at present prices and I have no reason to doubt but that this demand will continue for some time. As to .the size of the crop, it is evident that most people who are bearishly in chned are still believers in August figures lor a yield of about ten million bates, and furthermore that most people believe that present prices fully discount a 9X or even larger crop. However, for the near future, we have to deal entirely with the movement, and last though not least, tbe condition of trade for both these factors of bringing in speculation, When once we see a continued falling off in the movement, strengthened by gooo traoe demand, speculation will soon take hold of the article. The ad vance, wnen it i noes come, will prove much more healthy alter all the amuni tion of the bear side has been spent. for such as a ten and a half million bale crop theory, spinners keeping out of the market, and rumored bad trade have of late been the predominant theme of the bear arguments. From all appearances those who ate buying cotton now have come to stay; these may run the risk of a decline of 20 or 25 points at the utmost, but on the other hand what are their chances if any or all of tbe bear predictions should not come to pass, I still maintain that such figures as predicted by a few for tbe present crop are exaggerated. Trade in this country is improving, and if present low prices are continued for another month, the demand for Europe will be uprecedented. Hence there, is no re son for a second stampede, consider r.g that the first was brought.about by.un precedently free marketing and dis counting the' figures of production and consumptiou which in my humble opin ion were never warranted. 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