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OPEH THE WAY. - HI
Senator Morgan of Alabama, gave
notice Thursday that he would call up
the Nicaragua Canal bill and address
the Senate on it Monday. This is one
of the measures which . the - Demo
cratic Senators in their caucus agreed
to press and to secure as speedy ac
tion upon as possible, because it is
one of the few measures contem
p' tted which may be considered with
out arraying party opposition, unless
the Republicans should decide to op
pose it because it has been endorsed
by a Democratic caucus and thus, to
some extent, apparently at least, been
made a party measure. This, how-
. every will hardly be the case, as thosi
Republican Senators who generally
give direction to the action of their
colleagues have all at some time en
dorsed the Canal project, which has
never been looked upon or discussed
from a party standpoint..
The fact that a caucus of Demo
cratic Senators which T could agree
upon very few other measures agreed
upon the advisability of promptly
acting upon that-shows that they ap
preciate its importance and I also the
importance of disposing of it without
further dallying.' ', ' y .
A canal to connect the AUantic
and Pacific has been discussed more
or less ever since this country , got
possession of California and numer
ous surveys have been made,' from
time to time the result of which. was
a decision in favor of the Nicaragua
route, for the reason that it presented
in the presence of a navigable lake
and rivers, the most feasible7 and
economical route, where of the 16&
miles, which will be the total length
from ocean to' ocean, there are 142
miles of lake, river and basin, which
will-require only the construction of
the necessary dams and locks, leav
ing only 26 miles of excavation.
The probabilities are that if it hadn't
been for the war between tbe North
and the South the Nicaragua Canal
would have been constructed long
ago." ".'
It has been before Congress for
several years, has been discussed,
considered by committees and favor
ably reported upon and there is no
reason why positive and definite
action should not be taken now and
let it be decided whether this Gov
ernment will or will not become in
- terested in it. :
Since tbe first bill was introduced
,, asking tbe co operation and aid of
this Government in the work there
have- been hew estimates - made . as
to the cost of construction and new
' propositions submitted by the Canal
company, so that we do not know
exactly what shape the' bill is now
in, but our impression is that the
amount of aid asked , for - has been
very materially reduced and the con
cessions to this Government very
materially increased. ; -
The presumption is that those who
in their capacity as Representatives
or Senators who support the bill will
take due precaution to see that the
Government is amply protected in
,. any aid that it may give, and that
the guarantee of the concessions for
right of way is. so clear and explicit
that there can be no question as to
that in the event that either Nica
ragua or Costa Rica should get the
sulks about anything after the canal
is completed and show a disposition
to jump their contract and exercise
such jurisdiction as would interfere
with tbe free transit of vessels of this
or other countries, which sought that
route. :.y .'":-' - 'r-. r-:"::-
Taking it. for granted fhat this
Government will be amply protected
from imposition or i fraud, and that
the work itself will be amply pro
tected by written agreement with the
powers through whose . territory it
will rjin, the only question which re
mains is, is it. of sufficient import
ance to this country to warrant tak
, ing an interest in it and aiding in its
completion? No pne who has given
it the slightest study; will question;
this for a moment, and . no one who
will lay a map before him; look at
i the Eastern and" Western hemi
spheres, the two oceans, the narrow
barrier between them, then trace the
line of travel that vessels from one
ocean have to take to touch the
countries bordering - on the other,
would require any argument to con-
. vince him of the utility or necessity
of the proposed short route. As an
VOL. XXfYI. ?-
illustration of this we here present a
table showing the distances and the
distances saved;- travelling by : t$e
present and the proposed route.
Between New York and San Francisco
via Cape Horn, 15.660 miles; proposed
route, 4,007: saved. 10,758. ; .
New York and Hong Kong via Cape
of Good Hope, 18,750 miles, proposed
route, 10,695; saved 8,055. ' ". - - .-
- New York and Callao via Magellan's
Straits.-' 9,640 miles; proposed - route,
8,744; saved, 5.896. ' '..- ? .
San Francisco and Liverpool via Cape
Horn, 15,620' miles; proposed route,
7.627; saved, 7,998, -v; fsi:;; j.
Ne Orleans and San Francisco via
Cape Horn, 16,000 mile; proposed route;
4.147; saved. 11,853, 1,. . -r. "'?
Looking at these figures can there
be any doubt about the-vast ad
vantage this short way would give
to the commerce of the world and
especially to. the commerce oC this
country, which would practically con
trol the canal? ; Nor. can there be
considering the vast area that would
be tributary to jit and the tonnage
that would go through it, any reason!
able doubt that as a financial enter
prise it would pay handsomely; bat
if it never paid a cent to this Govern
ment in the way of profits on the
investment, or never paid : back f fhej
principal invested 'the benefit - that
would accrue to tbe commerce of the
country and ; the -impetus it would
give to various new enterprises, arid
tq'the development of our resources
generally would vastly more than
compensate for all the aid the Gov
ernment is asked to extend to it' 'If
it made a clear gift of the aid asked
for, with the guarantee that it should
have 'supervisory .control to see that
the money was honestly: expended
and the work faithfully executed and
fairly managed afterwards so that no
extortion could 1 be practiced upon
our shiDDinsr It would be a cood in
vestment.. ; : .;--'v"'''
, I -MIHOa KEHTIOB'.
The . dispatch from Columbia,. S
C published yesterday, stating that1
a bill had been prepared cutting the
salary of State officers down' 20 per
cent, to fit the 5 cent cotton - situa
tion, does not state whether it covers
members of the Legislature or: not.
We do not know whether the salary
of State officers in South Carolina
were considered large or not, but if
they are proportionate to the Gov
ernor's salary we do not think any
of them will revel in wealth amassed
out of the legitimate proceeds of.
their offices.. But why didn't - it
occur to some of these economizers
to let the salaries stand as they are
and require the officers to take
their , pay -In five 'cent . cotton ?
This . would have - been . a mas
ter stroke. Perhaps the Legisla
ture hasn't the power to make cot
ton a sort of legal tender, but It has
about as much right to do that as it
has to cut down the salaries of State
officers after they have been elected.
That is a kind of ex post facto busi
ness, that the State officers would be
justified in kicking against Cotton
as a gauge of salaries isn't a good
thing, for if it should go down to
three cents, which it ; will if our
planters keep 6n . raising enormously
big crops, that would necessitate an
other 20 per cent cut and so on
until the State officer would , be
working for nothing, i feeding . and
clothinsr himself and paying for his
own Dispensary fluids. -
The decline in the price of horses
within the past few years has been
remarkable. - In some of the North
western States where there is abun
dant and cheap pasturage, and great
numbers are . raised they may be
jbougbt lor a song f jrom these
S totes they are brought Eastward
arid' lreauentlv .auctioned offJ-.'at
almost nominal bids, compared with
what the same horses would have
brought a few years ago. The prob
abilities are that the prices will con
tinue low, as the demand is decreas-
ng instead of. increasing, electricity
; taking tbe place of the horse in many
uses where the horse was the motive
power a tew years ago. '. Take the
street cars, for instance. ; A year or
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts em
ployed 38,856 horses and do not now
emDlov one. ' Electricity" now fur-
nishes the motive power. But elec
trie cars have pretty generally taken
the places of the horse cars through
out the country, and where they have
not, it is but a question of a little
time when they will, and no more use
will be found for the great number of
horses ' thus employed. The street
car horse didn't last more than a year
or so, when he had to be replaced by
a fresh one. and thus the street cars
made a constant market for "horses
And so has the bicycle done away
with the use of many horses, and the'
application of machine motive bow
ers to carriages and other vehicles
has done away with the use of many
more. The day of the horse as a mo
tive power, except as a mere draught
or pleasure horse, is passing away.
The Philadelphia! papers say that
in placing, the new . statue-of Wm.
Penn. in position ' they turned the
face the wrong way. ; That; is not
surprising vThe a Pennsylvanians
turned the whole .State, the wrong
a !n the earlv oart-'of last No-
vember. ::-Hj 'rr;-l-h
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8teedy Inereue In tHe Depth of Wster
;2 .; la the .Sim Below7 Wflmiaiten
It - should . be knows : by. all men4
especially seamenand tome landsmen
might make note of it-that , the depth
of water - in tbe Cape - Fear river; below
Wilmington ' Increases steadily , as, the
work of improvement under the intelh-
gent direction ot .the U. S. engineers in
charge - progresses,1: and yet there 'are
some who are ignorant of the fact and
here is a case in point j. " ri.;
i at master oi a merchant vessel
writine Mr. R. N. . Sweet of this citv
irom .Liverpool, says that he understands
that the depth ot water fn the river from
Wilmington to the bar is not more than
fifteen feet, and that as his ship draws
eighteen feet, he could not come to Wll?
mtngton without lightering part of cargo.
To show that this Is a great mistake,,
it is only necessary to repeat what was
published ia the Star a day or two ago
tnat the British, steamer Freelandi (with
cargoV drawing nineteen feet six inches,
came up to the city without delay or
hindrance of any kind. " V ' . - - r t
It may be stated rid this connection
that the British steamer atfri, 2,179
tons." sailed hence forcXtyerpool on the
oa aay o: November last,, direct . to r sea
from her berth at the Xhampion Com-;
press wharves. With 11.230 bates cottobi
?.Mny otner steamers, wrtn ' cargoes :ln
same proportion to tonnage, have gone
forward this season, and yet seven more
are Jo port taking in cargo, with three or
four others :oa the way here,,., v .;. : ?
It will not be many days before vessels
drawing full twenty feet or more will
pass op and down the river. 4 " v
KITCHEN MARKETS
wen. Supplied with . VesetaDleo. .
Ttxxiul
The "kitchen markets'' yesterday dis
played the usual variety of products pe-,
culiar to the season. '''r J. :'if., ii
The vegetable dealers ; were supplied
with cabbage at 10c per head; turnips at
2c per-pound; white potatoes, 40c per!
peck; sweet potatoes. 15c per peck; col
lards, 5c per head; onions, 5c per quart;
field peas, 5c per quart. .
Ia the fish market there were blackfish
and trout at 15c per string; sand perch,
lOcJand rockfish (small) 40 cents per
suing, uiannei crabs sold at 10c per
dozen; oysters, , Myrtle Grove,'" 15c" per
quart; . .. New , River, 15c, . and Sound
oysters lc ' -'i':,-.-uc:
The poultry dealers sold fowls at 20
to 80c apiece; turkeys, live 10c per.
pound; dressed, 15 to 20c; wild ducks,
50c per pair; partridges. 12(c. apiece.
Eggs 20c a dozen.
Florida oranges retailed at 25 to 40c
per dozen according to size; West India
oranges, 15c per dozen; apples, 40c per
peck. " : ;
Joseph Was There.
It was noted in the Press dispatches
yesterday that a bill : was introduced in
the South Carolina Legislature to pre
vent the sale of drugs or medicines of
any description by any one other than a
drugcist licensed by the State. Toe
Newman, - of Wilmington, who travels
for a Baltimore drug house, happened
to be in Colombia, and went" before tbe
committee having the bill in charge and
showed that the passage ': of the bill
wonld work a great hardship on the
country people by preventing the sale of
paregoric, laudanum and other simple
medicines by the country storekeepers
Joe's plain, practical argument killed the
bill in committee. Joe is "an Israelite
without guile" you bet. ;1
HAVE YOU GOT ITf
If Too Hve ITo Besored All ot Tour
DloV onrr Fsxta Too Bhoold Do 8o at
- One This la Tour Iitst Cbanos to Get
t a xromlnal Prloe a Work Worth
' $4a. 'y.: :
Thousands of persons have taken ad
vantage of the Star's dictionary offer,
and while many have already secured the
entire forty-nine parts there are many
who have taken nearly all and are delay
ing about securing the balance. . The
Star issues this warning to those who
are tardy. The offer will be open only
a short time longer, and if aay one is
left with an incomplete, dictionary on
his hands we will not be responsible.
Breeden Pardoned. '
, : Just before his time expired. Gov. Till
man oardoned Henrv T. Breeden, who
was tried at the last term of court in
Bennettsville. S. JC ' for killing his
brother-in-law, Douglass Moore, found
guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to
the penitentiary for two and a half years.
A number ot leading pnysicians signed
tbe application for pardon, and certified
to the fact that : Breedea's ; health was
such that he could live but a short time,
under the most favorable circumstances;
and that confinement in prison would
result in almost immediate death.
Dead Tract.. '
i ' The Georgia, Florida and Southeast
era Lumber Dealers' Protective Asso
ciation organized in Savannah' some
time ago, ha; "gone where the woodbine
twineth." A Charleston dealer says that
this trust has shared the- fate of a simi
lar one organized some years ago' in
Savannah, .. which was : celebrated In a
grand banquet, at which champagne was
like water in its free circulation. Dur
ing the night, under the influence of the
sparkling beverage, lumber went up
2 per 1,000. but next .morning lumber
went down, while bromo seltzer showed
a proportionate rise.
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Additional Game Protection.
The Wilmington gun club will doubt'
less take action similar to that lore-
shadowed in the annexed paragraph
from the Charlotte News, whose editor
is an old-time sportsman himself: , -
The News, for a time at least, put. a
atoo to the shipment of birds from Char
lotte to Washington and . other places
bevond the State, v The gun club has
been gathering evidence and if the buii-
ness is reneweo. someooay win nave to
" m . . .
oav a fine of 150. - It is to be hoped that
the next Legislature will so amend the
bird law as to- throw ; additional ana
much needed protection , around our
birds, for tbev are being exterminated
at a very rapid rate.- -. : . .. ,
: Rev.rj. T. Jenkins writes the
STAR, from Charlotte " :?The 1 Lord is
blessing me in - the Evangelistic work.
and giving me all lean do in all parts of
Three Hundred Delegate at the Convention
- in Charlottfr-PrellnalnBTr , rooeedlngs
Ollloere JlteeteaVJ!,-
Si Charlotti; Dec -The North Car
jolina Baptist Conference with 400 dele
gates present' is meeting in Charlotte,
and-was called to-order to-night.-.This
morning and afternoon the ' provisional
convention of the Baptist Youne Peoole
of JNOith Carolina held meetings. Many
speakers tola of the good work In their
Church of vounc- people's societies, and
it is probable that with -the approval of
the ; Baptist Convention, a? permanent
state organization by the young people
will be affected. - .., ' :
At the meeting of, the State Conven
tion to-night, Rev. R. H. Marsh; ot Qx
lord, was elected President, and Rev: N ,
B. Broughtorr and Needham B. Cobb,
Recording Secretaries.--. - ;'; - -;
CHARtOTTS. N.Cbecember 7.Tbe
Baptist State Convention held its second
day's session to-day. In . the :jnorninsr,
the Board of Education reported, and
the chairman. Rev. Dr. John Mitchell,
reported a debt of $1,000.5 There are
thirty- stx young men being educated for
the ministry. - .i',eJjU4 r
-KevJ. B. Boone, of Windsor, report-.
ed the Sute Mission Boaid out ofdebt
and advocated work next year on a $50,
000 basis. The Baptists are alive oo the,
foreign mission question. S ' ; H
uun utgut tnree returned missionaries
poke to the Convention, a great con-
regattonrin the Y. M. CA. haUL?- Kev.
H. C Mosely spoke first. He was im
prisoned in Mexico for writing' a book
against certain' practices of Mexican
Catholicism, . and although released
through the instrumentality of Secretary
Gresham, is banished from the country,
but - declares : his - intention - of s come
back some day. Rev. Dr. R. H. Groves,
a: returned . missionary --Irom China,
and Rev. T. W Callum, on a visit to
America,': from Japan. , also spoke with
great eloquence and force, insomuch
that - the convention under the lead, ot
Mr. H. B. Duffy, a young business man
of Newbern, : was . led to pledge ' an
amount sufficient to send a . missionary
to Japan and support him for five years.
This was in addition to the regular mis
sion work of the convention. V
Rev. R. J. WiUingham, secretary of
the Foreign ' Mission -Board ,. of the
Southern Baptist. Convention, made a
ringing address. . , .
HOUSEHOLD BXCIPZS.
RIBEL CORN CAB V
Take two cups of hominy boiled soft;
while, hot mix in a large spoonful of
butter. Beat four eggs very light and
stir Into the hominy when cold, and add
gradually one pint of milk. Lastly add
half a pint of corn meal. - The batter
shonld be of the consistency of a rich
boiled custard. Bake in a deep pan. :
. beef Cakes,' -"J: ;;
Cut enough meat from your cold
roast of beef to made two cupfuls when
chopped fine with two small onions.
Add to this two tablespoonfuls of to
mato catsup, one ; cup of fine bread
crumbs and half cup of gravy. - Mix
well and mould into cakes, sprinkle with
bread crumbs and bake to a delicate
brown. When cold lay the cakes on a
large platter, pour a tablespoonful of
mayonnaise over each, and stick a sprig
of parsley in the centre of every cake.
. GRAW FOR HASHES. .
'Break the bones of any cooked ioint.
and pat thf m into a saucepan with any
s Dare cuttings : of meat you. may have.
Add a little pepper, salt, twelve allspice.
one-half a head of celery and a bouquet
of sweet herbs. Add sufficient water to
cover itand simmer for about two hours.
Cut a small onion into slices, fry it in a
little batter, add it to the gravy and let
it boil fifteen minutes. Strain it into an
other stewpan, with two tablespoonfuls
of walnut ketchup and a piece of butter
rolled in flour; boil it up and it will be
ready tor your meat.
THE WELCOME WEEK.
Merohants ot Wilmiacton Host
and
tbe
Adopt Beeolntiona Thanking
W. W. BzeoatiTe Committee.
The following notice was sent among
the merchants yesterday morning: . ;
To the Merchants Jf Wilmington: "
There will be a meeting of the mer
chants at Heinsberger 's book, store to
day at 12 o clock, to pass resolutions
thanking the Welcome Week Executive
Committee for -work done in carrying
out such a beneficial exhibition. -
, r. HEINSBERGER,
A David & Co..
Shied & Con
KATZ & POLVOGT,
M. Ji DlHGELHOEF, - -
Johnston & Fori,
' Kasfrowicz & Gerken,
Davis & Zoeller,,- -'
- Soi, Bear,"--
Committee.
In pursuance of the above notice a
number of merchants met at Mr. Heins
berger's, and on. motion, Mr. J. G. Bar'
rentiae, of the firm of Chesnutt & ' Bar
rentine. was made President, and Mr. T.
W. Qawson, '.of the Messtneer, was re
quested to act as secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated
by Mr. P. Heinsberger, and on motion
of Mr. L. Stein of the firm of A. David &
Co , the following resolution was unani
mously adopted;
Whereas, The Executive Committee
labored arduously and - usefully sev
eral weeks in their preparation for Wil
mington s Welcome Week, and,
Whereas. The members who corn-
nosed this committee persevered in the
midst oi emDarras&meni ana aiscourage
ments. and sncceeded'in 'making our
Welcome" Week a manifest "success,
bringing large crowds of people to tbe
city and thereby greatly Denenttmg
trad- ihfrffnr tw It
Resolved. Hoax the- merchants and
business men of Wilmington, apprecia
ting tbe progressive and public spirited-
ness which actuated tnem in tnetr ei
forts, hereby publicly extend them their
hearty commendation and warmest
thanks. -
Resolved. That a copy of these resolu
tions be published in tbe daily papers of
this city,
Haxton Is Kovlng,
Editor McKenzie, of the Scottish Chief
effervesces as follows over the pretty
little town of Maxton:
Maxton Is growing every day. and no
olace we find has half tbe push ana en
terprise, and no place me size oi oiaxtos
can ccaal nee in churcnes, gooa preacn-
ing, ood morals, gooa danaay scnoois
or day schools, we have lour gooa
schools inside the incorporate limits.
Each week some new resident moves in
or some new enterprise is begun, uur
prediction two years ago that, by the
year 1900 Maxton would be a town of
three thousand inhabitants and stretch
ing out its arms two miles in every direc-
COUUSlONjOr CAROLINA, CENT RAL.
Two Vrelght Trams Wrecked Xntfneer
; Wells EUjed and Znaineer Watson
'A OfiAn. .nllialMA rrnfmA XXTA-ab
day f night sear Rockingham, on the
Carolina Central railroad, between the
through train from Charlotte and an ex
tra freight -train . going west.. . Reports
that an accident had occurred oo: the
road were current la the city yesterday
but no-- information as to the extent of
the disaster could be obuined until the
arrival of trains in the city last night.
The -collision occurred at 8.15 o'clock
near Ledbetter's Mills, three miles above
Rockingham. . The through train lor
Wilmington was in charge of Conductor
Stevens and Engineer Watson, and the
extra freight tram going west, in charge
or conauctor Jordan JUrancn and engi
neer Alex. Wells. . - yiry-
The two trains came together with
terrific force, and both locomotives were
wrecked - and cars- smashed. Engineer
Wells was caught in tbe wreck and re-t
ceived injuries from-which he died rat
twenty minutes afterwards. Engineer
Watson, of the train going west, was se
riously hurt but the extent of his injuries
were.-, not. ascertainedtNo ,one else
on (he trains , was hurt. As soon as
oossible. calls' for assistance were madeJ
and Dr.' Ashcraft, from Monroe, and two-
.physicians . irom - Kockingham arrived
and . rendered :wbat -assistance was in
rne track was cleared .by noon yes
terday, .and the -train r from . Char
lotte, , due j herei at ; 7.50 p. mwr
arrived at 11 v, o'clock v last -nighti
A special dispatch to the Star from
Raleigh says :;.;'.''.."-" '; 'y:y : -
Last night an extra ; freight train in
cnarge ox J oraan tsrancn,- (conductor,
and Alexander Wells.J Engineer, left
Hamlet in the face ot the through freight
train,' three hours later, without meeting
orders wirh it. Tbe two trains met three
miles south of - Rockingham, wrecking
ootn trains, engineer wens was killed.
Engineer Watson, of Raleigh, was seri
ously wounded, with a, broken leg and
bad cut over eye. Two negro train
hands were slightly hurtT" , - .
nogmeer . wells , was well-known in
Wilmington, where he had many friends.
He was born in Brunswick county and
had been in the employ of the Carolina
Central several years. - He was about 40
years of age. was married, and lived with
his wife at Hamlet. Conductor Branch's
borne is in this dty.
About fifteen cars in all were smashed.
Tbe cars in the train from Charlotte were
loaded with cotton tor Wilmington..
The regular tram left tor Charlotte at
11.40 last night,. t'-"v- tS--'lV"'
. " By Telegraph to the Morning Star.'
Raleigh Dec. 6.- A News and Obser
ver special trom Kocktngham. N. C
says; Alex. Wells, oi Hamlet, an engi-.
neer on the Seaboard Air Line, is dead.
G. Lv Watson, oi Raleigh', an engineer
on the same line, lies at the point of
death, with his head crushed and both
of his legs broken, - and two brake-
men are seriously injured. These are
the sad details of a terrible wreck which
occurred on the Carolina Central divi
sion of the Seaboard Air Line near this
place on Wednesday night at 9 o'clock.
Engineer Wells was . running - an
extra freight .- and had ' just : ' pulled
out - from Rockingham on his way to
Monroe, i Engineer Watson was running
freight train No 23. and but a few min
utes before left Pee .. Dee station, bound
tor Raleigh. The two trains, each un
mindful of the -approach of the other,,
rushed on untiL each . engineer saw
around a curve the - headlight of the
other. . " : , . r
It was too late. The ill-fated trains
heeded not the efforts of the brave men
to check them. With a wdd and frenzied
rash they came together and two mighty
locomotives and twenty-five., loaded
freight cars lay in a tangled, terrible
mass of destruction, with the life of one
man gone and another going, while two
others lay bleeding in the ruins. y
Mrs. Weils, the wife of tbe engineer
who was killed, is in a very delicate
condition and the entire community
is greatly exercised on account of her
sad condition. A physician is now
by her bedside, while tbe . remains of
her husband : are on tbe depot
platform at Hamlet. -The "condition of
Watson, the other engineer, is critical,
and he is not expected to live. - Both
men were old and trusted railroad men.
Captain Wells leaves one child, Captain
Watson several.
A Btook Verm.- '" 1
Fayetteville Observer. "Mr. Robert
Williams, son of Mr. G. W. Williams, of
Wilmington, has purchased Cottonade
and will stock - that fine plantation with
.the finest breeds of cattle, sheep, Ac. We;
understand that Mr. Williams will make
this his home, which will be welcome
news to his . numerous friends in this
city." mm-.':- rM-y
A Practical View. - ' -:"v':
The Democrat who thinks - the next
Legislature will not resort to any means,
however vile, to kick out of office the
last . Democrat in North Carolina that
can be reached, is just too . innocent to
be an angel. Those who will control the
Legislature have no more idea of per-'
mitting the Democrats to -control the
city of Wilmington than they have pf
electing two Democrats to the u nitea
States benate . . - - ;'....
" THE LITTLE ASSIGNMENT.
iaabOltleB Abcrat Twentr-EUcht Thooeand 1
Dollars Assets, Slaht Thousand to Ten
T Thousand Sodan. , " " . -yy ::J
A; Wadesboro : correspondent of the
Charlotte Observer gives the following,
particulars of the Little assignment men
tioned in the Star a day or two since. i
WaoesbORO. Dec 4. The liabilities
of Mr. R. R. Little, of Little's Mills,
Richmond county, who made an assign
ment Monday to Mr.John P. Little. Jr,
are about $28,000. assets from $8,000 to
$10,000. Below is a list of the largest
creditors: "
Atlantic National Bank, of Wilming
ton. $8,000; Commercial National Bank,
Of Charlotte, $2,159; S Wittkowsky,
Charlotte, $4,000; Pee Dee Manufactur
ing Company, of Rockingham, $400; Mrs
Minnie T LeGrande, $3,044; Mrs J A
Crowder, $1,800; Geo F LeGrand, $800;
Mrs M T LeGrande, $882; C M Burns,
$468; Hargrave & Co. $1,035; L T Hunt
ley & Co, $2,304; G W HnjnUey, $275; H
D finkston. $800; J A MCAuiey. Siio;
Taylorsville Tobacco Company, $196
Ashley Phosphate Co, $716; L T Boya
$20; DG Worth, $200; Parsons & Hardi
son. $100; E A Covington. $278; Dr D
N Patterson. $180; J H Liles & Sons,
$25; J P Little, Jr, $30; Liles & Ingram,
$375; Barns & Marshall, $648; Rod Mc
Kae, $718; T D Home, $330; R L Hardi
son & Co, $155; H W-Little, $474; J S
Phillips, $20, W A Smith of Arkansas,
$300; T B Henry. $31; Marshall & Little,
$30; W J Henderson 4 Bro, $18.70; W
F Brookstiire, $9.45;TSCrowson, $5.70;
W M Ballard, $140; Horto & Crowder,
$7; Coney Spivey, $18. ". ' f--. '
; Mr. Little made a clean; assignment,
not reserving anything.' ':"-. -1" -i
Mr. Walter L. Radford, of Co
lumbia. S. C the clever and efficient so
liciting agent for the Atlantic ;:-Coast
Line, was in the dty yestetday. yy? yyi.
irothinc that Wonld Add' to :Wilmins
ton's Proeperlty More Than Mann.
:W-&iWyyy3):
y A- V -WilmtnotonI Ni C Dec 5.
Editor Morning Start-l understand
that there Is a movement on' foot to
build "one or two - cotton . mills in this
city. - - v - -.
By all means, I hope that the mills
will soon- be in "operation.- 1 know
nothing ot the movement, -but if onr
own business men and capitalists are to
oe askea to aid tne enterprise i trust
they will respond liberally.; I am very
sure there is nothing that ."would
add as much to the prosperity of the
city as manufacturing. It will benefit
au classes 5 of our people; it ?: will
give employment to . laborers, which
wilt enable them to buy more dry goods,
groceries, etc.,. and thus help our mer
chants; it -will bring more people from
other places, who will occupy the now
vacant property and thus help our land 4
lords; and last, bur not least, it will give
onr capitalists an opportunity to invest
their idle .money where it wilt be safe
and sure to pay a handsome profit, as all
ine jweii managed mills in the south
have paid well, even during the past
two years of depression.- ! - know of 'no
better place in the South: than th Aor
mills, as we have all the -advantages-of
transportation to all the markets of the;
world and as good a market to purchase!
cotton in as can be found apywhereand:
we have an abundant supply of theap;
ana emcient uroor. ? s f.
i- I am informed that there will -tie an. I
effort made in tbe coming session of the
Legislature to induce manufacturers to,
locate in North Carolina by exempting4
them trom taxation for a number, of
years, and. it our own people 1 will build
one or two mills here, I think it wilt
but a short, time before we will have a
number of milhrois-a large scale. I hope
others will let us hear mere on this sub-I
ject, and that the press of the city will
continue to agitate the subject iLtii ours
shall be a manufacturing citv. .
'-v-' yj-z . - j-t i Progress:;
; In connection with the foregoing, the
Star again urges that the co-operative
plan be considered in connection with
the building ot mills. Editor Star.
- SHERIFF PAGE AGAIN. ,
Mr. j. F. H. Adams Couldn't Give a Sst
lafiaators' Bond,-So Wake Still Hu He
Fopnla SbertC "'
; ; i Raleigh News and Observer.' ; t "
The Board of County Commissioners
met yesterday morning bright and early
and plunged immediately into the ardu
ous work of examining the bonds of tbe
new county officers elect.
The examination of Mr. Rogers' bond
having been completed the board, after
it had convened after the dinner recess,
took in all the bonds and went into se
cret session to pass upon them. - The
first thing known : of their action was
when Sheriff Page was t summoned. It
was then announced that the bond of
Sheriff-elect f. P. H. Adams having
proven unsatisfactory to the board, they
had declared the office vacant and had
elected Sheriff Page to fill the vacancy.
'This offer the genial Sheriff, after much
coaxing, was prevailed upon to accept,
and Wake county 'will have lor two more
years at least, and in all probability sev
eral more, the- services of her efficient
sheriff. . -y :-"Yi vo-::". .'"""'V
' It would have been impossible for the
Board to have done otherwise than to
have refused Mr. Adams bond as, upon
examination, of his bondsmen; many
were found to possess not even as much
property as they had qualified for.
- Owing to some legal hitches action on
the bonds ot Knight and Rogers was
postponed until to-day.
It was rumored last night that there
was no - chance' for .Treasurer-elect
KnUrht to give his bond, and it was also
said that Mr. J. J. Rogers would like
wise have great difficulty in satisfying
the Commissioners.
SECOND REGIMENT N. C, 8. G.
fileotton ; of Meld and Staff. Offloert.
Officers of the Second Regiment N. C
S. G. met here yesterday evening to elect
regimental officers. The meeting was
held in the Armory of the Wilmington
Light infantry, with the following offi
cers present, viz; Captain E. M. Nadal,
of the Wilson Light Infantry; Second
Lieutenant Richard Winstead, Wilson
Light Infantry; Second Lieutenant Edgar
Hall,- Lmnber- Bridge Light Infantry;
First Lieutenant T. M. Lee, Sampson
Light Infantry; Captain Harriss Nor
throp; W. L. I.; First Lieutenant C H.
White and Second Lieutenant A. J-
Price, W. L. I. , The election resulted as
follows: . .
Colonel lohn F. Bruton, Wilson."
' Lieutenant Colonel Walker Taylor,
Wilmington. r " " '-- . -
Major First Battalion E.JM. Nadal,
Wilson. , - : . .
Maior Second Battalion W, A. JohnW
son, Wilmington. . - ; ';." ; - '-
All succeeded themselves, except Ma
jor Nadal, who succeeds Major W. W.
Sims, of Wilson, who declined re-elec
tion." - yif . , '''7
- Resolutions were passed thanking the
W. L.T. for the use of the armory and
for the oyster roast, trip to Ocean View,
and reception accorded them.
BTJEQLA&S AT E0CSY KOTJBTi
Two .Stores
Bobbed The Thievos Cap-;
.. ; . - ..tnred.
fy' -'i-y Star Correspondence -. --"
Rocky Mount. December 7.
' Thursday night . two - stores were
broken into, by - three burglars; one a
young white man and the others negroes.
They entered Hackney Bros.' hardware
store by breaking the glass transom over
the back door. ; They took three pistols
and cartridges, five fine razors and a
number of fine pocket knives.' Haught-
ridge & Robbies' store was entered by
the back windowund two pair of pants.
a pistol worth $18.50, pocket knives,
shoes and a lot of jewelry taken.-- -y
Officers got on track of the thieves and
followed them seven or eight miles in
the country, and ' they were brought
back to town. They were tried before
Justice Tilley and bound over to the
next term of Court. The young white
man says he is from Virginia, and his
name Tones. ' Tbe outlook is very good
for the penitentiary, and the negroes
will accompany him.- - It will, probably
be some time before they burglarize any
more. -, - '.-
. -OTtDTTR CHOSXSr
: Warsaw OounoU ITo 83 Orswused.
WARSAVrvN.C,Dec.5, 1894. -Editor
Star: Warsaw Council No.
83, Order Chosen Friends, was organized
hereto-day by -H. Witcover, P. G.C,
with, the followmg officers: : Wm. L,
HilL Councilor: Adolohus' W. - Bell.
V. C; S. A. Johnson, Prelate; Joseph E.
Johnson, becretary; P. Middleton,
Treasurer, Halbert O. Owen, Marshal;
J. T Woodward,-Warden; J. M. Blan-
chard. Guard; Buck 5. Peterson, Gentry;
Wm. L. Hill, W. F. Kennedy, J. u.
Woodward, Board- of Trustees; W. P
Kennedy, Medical Examiner. - - r W j.
TT- " I
1NU. D I
, ; N C. CONFERENCE; y
Of the M. - B. Chnreb South Xduculonal
Hatters XwormXjesgtxeBepom from
.-.V:; Oommltteee ; An Address b President
, Kllgo, of Trinity Oolleae. - .--.,.,;.r"
"V By TelecWh to the Mcn'Star.;:::V
' Raleigh. December 8. Tbe relig
iona services at the opening of the N. C.
Methcdist Conference, now in session at
Durham', were) conducted by Rev. Dr.
H. C Reed, of th e Virginia Conference.
He read a letter inrEphesians.i
il: After religious exercises, the minutes
of the previous day were read and the
Conference proceeded to business.-Wy
.. The secretary read. .a communication
from the Connectionai Board of Educa
tion. - It stated that the Church has 179
schools and colleges, held by: every, va
riety of tenure, r The ; report - recom
mends a definftesystem ot co-operation
in all the States. Reference is made to
the spread of free State education, and
-says that "a i crisis is upon us. in -this
particular. "We gave a field in educa
tion, and this field we moit cover." Tbe
report is signed by Wm. W. Smith, Sec-!
retary of the Board of Education. ; :
t A report wys read from the secretary
of "the . Epworth League.' This states
that there are now 1.500 leagues and 60.-
000 members, showing a large increase
in this : branch " of the rChurch. The
league now publishes a handsome weekly
paper, which fit .edited by Dr. Samuel A:
Steel, tbe General Secretary. ; ' . . '";'
' ' A commuaication ?as read from the
.President of Pain Ins tute. tbe colored
university of the Cf-i.-ch. Bishop W.
W. Dnncan is Prejrd'Vi ot the Board of
Trustees. - The prexHi provision for the
colored work is askeo y oe continued...
- The colored- work ;.s--hown good
progress during the I.-ar The North
Carolina ' Conferehcf assessed $600.
George Wm. Walker iy. President of ibe
Institute.-- T ' :: - ; .
f ' M." Rhodes oflcj-l - the" report of
Uttieton female Cc-cge, and this was
referred totheComm-ii teon Education.
Prof. Dred Peacock offered the report
of Greensboro Femaie College.which was
referred to the Board ot Education.- ;
After - the ( adoption of a resolution
thanking W Duke, Esq., for the gener
ous donation of $250 for the benefit of
superannuated and worn-out preachers,
their widows an orphans, the reports of
deacons and travellings ministers -were
heard. ;::;.:':V-''M'i :'.' y.,-:1
. The chairman ot the Committee on
Examination reported that E. H Davis
stood the finest, examination? be, . bad
ever known; his papers were perfect - :.
.. F. A. Bishop offered the report of the.
committee on tbe Epworth League, pro
viding for the appointment of a regular
board of Epworth League work, and
that Thursday night in each conference
be set aside as Epworth night; and that
a State Conference of Epworth League
workers be called to meet in Durham at
Trinity College during the summer of
1895. . - . 1-4--"', L:i-4 '
. , Resolutions were passed condemning
certain utterances and sentiments which
have recently appeared in the Efiworth
Era. : y "
Rev. Dr. Wm. Lambeth, General Sec
retary of the Board of Foreign Missions,
made a lengthy report on the foreign
missions of the Church. He said the
condition of (the mission in China was
tbe best in the history of the Church,
and that the war with Tapan would do
much to open up the country to Chris-"
tianity. ?;. k - " "
. The Committee on Education also
made its report.
- To-night was Epworth night and the
League was addressed by President
Kilgo, of Trinity College." t -
I Raleigh, .December 7. A New'i and
Observer special from Durham 'says :
The North j Carolina " Methodist Con
ference was j opened this morning with
religious services by Rev. R. A. Willis.
After the reading and adoption of tbe
minutes the! examination of character
was proceeded with. " ' r ? .
The Raleigh district -was taken up
first. Nine ministers were examined,
their characters passed, and they re
ported the condition of their respective
charges. !;-'- . ,v -.v -,-i:v
i Durham district was next called and
all the ministers gave their reports and
their characters passed.
' Fayetteville, Newbern, Rockingham
and Washington districts -were next
called,- the ministers in each district
reporting, and ., their characters were
passed. j '1; -'-.- - . ;
- Dr. Nash, pastor of Fifth Street, Wil
mington, N.I C, reported the spiritual
condition of his'chargfc improving. He
said that $35,897 42 of debt on the church
has- been adjusted snce he has. been
pastor, and $18,692.43 paid off, leaving a
debt ot 110,730 yet to se paia; sio.uuu oi
this sum is bonded in 4 per cent coupon
bonds, the principle of which will ma
ture Ortober 2. 1902, This church has
exhibited remarkable liberality and fidel
ity to Christ in the midst of great .trial.
The church is in need -of $1,509 to pay
off the balance of debt not bonded.
- The Conference Board ot Church Ex
tension ordered a collection to raise
this sum at this session of the Conler
ence. ": ' f. y-y-''r -;si:y::.
The -reports of the other principal
churcnes in the Conference also showed
them to be in fine condition. -; -. . .
' The membership in most ol them' has
been largely increased during the year,
and the collections" have been full.
Edenton Street Church m Raleigh has
had 48 accessions and. the Central
Church in. the same city has had 88.'
The Goldsboro, Wilmington and New
bern churches also made .good .reports.
, The Standing Committee of the Ep
wOrth League was appointed 'and new
officers of the Parsonage Aid and Home
Mission Society were elected as follows:
President Mrs. W. H. Shaw, of Wil
mingtonr Vice-President -Mrs.- L R.
Berry, of Wilmington ; Corresponding
Secretary Mrs. H. B. Anderson, of Bat
tleboro, Treasurer Mrs. Roger Moore,
of Wilmington; -! Recording Secretary-
Mrs. W. W. Shaw, of Durham.
The - citizens of Elizabeth City ex
tended an invitation for the Conference
to bold Its ' next session at that place.
Rev. R. R. A. Willis extended an invi
tation on behalf of Fayetteville, and Dr.
Cunninggim asked the Conference to
meet in .Raleigh. j:ry-":, y- --
Elizabeth City was chosen as the next
place of meeting of the Conference. ' .:
Dr.T. Hi Shaw, State agent of the
American Bible Society spoke regard
ing bis work. A report of tbe Confer
ence Colportage.was then presented, as
was also the report on Bible cause. .-
Dr. I. D. Barbee, general agent of the
publishing house, also presented his re
port, and spoke at length of work of the
publishing house. '
President Peacock, of Greensboro Fe
male College, spoke at length of the
work of the institution over which he
has so recently been called : to preside.
He made a touching reference to the
late President, Dr. Reid. - - v "
This afternoon Dr. W, R. Lambeth
addressed the students of Trinity Col
lege on the subject of foreign missions,
To-night the anniversary meeting of
the board of the Church extension was
held in Trinity church. K. P. Wilson
and Dr. Barbee delivered addresses, v"
r Ralmgh, N. .C, Dec 8-A special
to the News ami Observer bom Durham
says : The N. C. Methodist Conference
was opened with religious stervices. coin- ?Y: y y"
ducted by Dr.' Frank H.Wood,? of the ' . !
Western N, C, Conference.'""-;-' t.-j ';
Dr. Yates said he wished 'to callup V'' " ".j '.';v
the case of Rev. J. R. Newllawbo ton-2 t;1 -Sidenng
that the Conference was very . v i c . ,
full had requested that he be discontin- ' .'. j
.ned. ; This action on Mr. Newlin'a, part ; r r '
was purely voluntary. The Conference 1 ; ' ; :
voted to discontinue Mr. Newlin. -.'!yr V-.-Wa
- IUI lull WBDWUUB WBS IQCD
called.' The class admitted into full I .
connection ' were called to the chan- - i
eel and remained standing, where the : 'S ."3; .'
Bishop addressed them
was broad and strong. -
His:
address
ine louowing were admitted on trial :
R. W. Bailey, Sam S. Cotton Richard
K. Wythe, S. S., Bradley and Alex. Ben
nett, yy.yty --y.y -i-.;v"..
The Committee on Temperance submitted-
their report memorializing the
General Assembly in the Interest of tbe
new temperance law; were commended
by the State Temperance Association.
The report was adopted. . i i
Dr. Gibbs announced that J. M. Lam
ley surrendered his credentials and re
tired . from the ministry.; J. B. Burley
presented the report of the Board of
Education. This states that the schools
and colleges of the Church are in a pros
perous condition. It is recommended that
$5,000 be raised by the Conference for
Trinity College. The .report records
with sorrow the death of the late Presi
dent of Greensboro College, , Dr. Frank
L. Reid,- but speaks confidentially of
Professor Dred Peacock, the. new Presi
dent. Littleton Female College is pros
perous and growing. " The re-appointment
of Rev, I. M. Rhodes as President
commended. ". ' ' - j
Lonisburg Female College is in a pros
perous condition. The report recom
mended the re-appointment of Rev. J.
A. Green as president. Trinity High
School is in fine condition. President
Kilgo. of Trinity, was introduced to the
Conference. -He asked the hearty sup
port of the Conference in his efforts to
place Trinity! College upoa the highest
plane of Christian education. v j
r This afternoon, the Women's Mission
ary Society held a meeting at Trinity
Church with a large attendance. I
' Tc-nightatthe Trinity Church the
anniversary meetings ot the B jard of
Missions were held. Bishop Wilson made
the address of the evening, presenting
earnestly and forcibly 'the condition of
the foreign : Mission, and pleading
for
tbe extension of that great wotk
It is great follyto be wasting
time and exhausting energies ' snd wor
rying yourself and other people over,
some Immaterial doctrine which u based
upon uncertain interpretations of Scrip
ture. Searching the Scriptures to main
tain and prove such peculiar doctrines is
an unprofitable exercise. k
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