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i The Weekly Star 1.00 A-YEAR. IN ADVANCE. p 88888888838883388 gteggg828SSi8 ypr XXIX 8888888388888888 SS8388&S8S53S359SS WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1898. NO. 23 8888388838888888S 2S3i888S5B8288g!8Si 88888888888888888 8S888888883888888 88888358838888888 8S88S8SS8888S8888 ,1M I 3888838888838888 1 J a a I sssaaaaa ntered at the Peat Office at ilmtgton, N. C, Second Class Ma cr.l SUBSCRIPTION P The sobscription price of the "We !:ngle Copy 1 year, postage paid. I months 8 months CE. ly Star is as .....$1 00 w ia SHIPS A NECESSITY. If this country is ever to be much more of a manufacturing country than it is it must find sale in other markets for what it makes. The 'home market" is good enough, as fur as it goes; the manufacturers, who under the protective tariff have had a practical monopoly of it, have found it a very good market, but it is not large enough and cannot, under uraaent conditions, at least, consume the output of our manufactories. Our manufacturers realize this and therefore have been making efforts to find markets hj other, countries mid with srratifvintr success, H we -Hike into account the serious ob staeles they had to encounter and overcome. We send our manufac tures to expositions in foreign coun tries, the Government appro miates mauy thousands of dol lars for that purpose, and just now our manufacturers are niak in' a special effort to build up their trade in the countries South of us. To aid in this a sort of American exposition has been es taWished at Caracas, in Venezuela, for the exhibition or the various articles manufactured in this coun- , try for which they may have use in those countries. In addition to this there is a movement on foot to establish an international bank with American capital, with branches in the countries with which we trade, the object being not only to give investment for American money, but also to encourage and facilitate trade with the countries in which these branch banks af'o established. All this shows the desire, and the - growing desire, to increase onr trade in other countries, and make our manufacturers less dependent upon the home market than they have been. They must become so or run the risk of small profits or no profits. Even now some are complaining of the small profits or ho profits in consequence of the close competition in a market tht is not able to consume what the manufactories are able to produce, and the only way the manufacturers can find employment all the time and reasonable profit on what they do, will be to find purchasers in other countries for what they can not sell at home, .and this means for a good deal, considering the pro ductive capacity of our .manufac tories. , , For several years our exports of - manufactured articles have increased until thev now amount to about 26 par cent in value of our total ex portsy and this in the face of obsta cles by which our exporters were heavilv handicanned. two of the . J A A principal of which are trade-repress- . ' tm Til -II A ! in"- tanrr, ana tne iacK 01 zuueriuu ships to carry our products to for eign ports and to carry back to us or to some other country the pro ducts of those countries. In the matter of trade, nationsact very much on the same principle as in dividuals do; they trade as a matter of business and preference with the -nations which trade -with them, and depart from this rule only when circumstances require a de- narture. As far as having the fewest obstacles in the way of trade is concerned the European traders have had the advantage of ourt, principally those of England, Ger many and Erance, with whorrfour traders have most to compete, es pecially the Englishman and the German both of whom work syste matically to build up their trade in other countries and labor hard to hold the ground they &vn- They have the advantage of our traders not only in being free from burdening tariff restrictions but also in having abundant shipping c facilities of their own, and cheaper freights than our manufacturers or exporters can command. They have cheaper freights because in the first place we have no ships of our own to compete with them, and for another reason, namely, that the agents of these European ships dis- y t-rirninate in one way or another against American cargoes, com pelling our shippers to pay higher freight rates on the same kinds of stuff than European shippers have to pay. And, again, they receive hotter rates because these European hips can generally count on cargoes going and coming, while the ship that carries the American cargo re turns empty or only partially load ed. In coming to this countrv to take on cargoes these European tramp steamers frequently come bearing only ballast, or but partially freighted. This means time and the owners of the vessels make their charges accordingly to compensate for all the time taken and the ex pense of running their ships. It was not always so. We were not always so dependent upon the ships of other and of rival nations to do our sea-carrying f or ufe, a fact to which Mr. Theodore Search, 6f Rhode Island, President of the Na tional Association of Manufacturers in an address recently delivered, called attention in the following: 'UDon the hum seas our naer is scarcely ever seen. The harbors of the world contain the ships of every great nation except our own. The year begins and ends again in many of the greatest ports without -one American vessel or one Yankee sailor entering there. It has been so in many ports for many consecutive years, and but lor tne occasional, visn of a sailing ship, of which we? still have a certain number engaged in the foreign trade, our merchant marine would be wholly unrepresented ex cept upon a few trade routes which our ship owners and navigators have lately pressed forward to occupy. That the situation is still grave, and that it calls for the attention of those who have merchandise to transport as well as for those who are directly en gaged in the shipping business, there can be no question. "In the day of the wooden sailing ship we earned from three-fourths to four-lifths of our own exports and im ports. We did more than this. Our ships were in sight upon every sea, con veying hither and thither the exports and imports of other ountries CASE OF JOHN EVANS. TOTED STATES PLAN OF ORGANIZATION The Evidence That Gov. Russell's Agent Was Sent to Rock , ingham to Secure. SENATOR PBITCHARD IT DESTROYS THE ALIBI. Statement of Two Negroes, One Corrobo rating the Other, of a Conversation They Claimed to Have Over heard Between Evans and His Counsel. wher- 1 1 1 T" ever a cargo could De securea. ajikb m sailor of to-day, the Amen the Eusrlis can sailor and the Yankee clipper ship were known the world over. In tne year 1844 78.6 per cent, of the foreign trade of this country was carried under the American flag ; in 18457 per cent, and in 1846 81.7 per cent., two years which marked the height of our power upon the sea. By a series of reverses and losses our merchant marine has sunk to such a point that in the year ending. Tune 30, 1897, when our exports reached their nignest poini, American ships transported but 11.6 per cent of our total foreign trade, the lowest point that has ever been reached in the history of this country. Of our total imports by sea American ships in that year conveyed 14.9 per cent and of our exports by sea only 8.8 per cent. "British ships carrv nearly $4 worth of our imports to every it worth, brought in our ships. British ships convey about $9 worth of our exports to every $1 worth taken in our own ships. "According to recent compilations in England, based upon official reports of the gross and- net tonnage of the sixteen leading steamship lines whose vessels are on the sea to-day, not one is American. There are in the list two German lines, several British lines, two French lines, an Italian line, an Australian line, a Spanish line, and a Japanese line." This is not a very creditable ex hibit for as great, resourceful and enterprising country as this, which should not only be independent in the matter of ships, but should be able to build ships for other coun tries. We may build up our trade somewhat with other countries, but we can never expect to permanent ly compete with rivals until we have ships of our- own, as their traders have, to carry our cargoes to other countries and carry cargoes back from them to us. Yesterday morning the Star told of the visit of Mr. John A. Sims, chief clerk in the State Auditor's office, to to this city to report to Gov. Russell the result of his investigation, at Rockingham and Laurinburg" of cer tain mysterious, newly developed and very important evidence in the noted case of John Evans, whose ex ecution for an assault upon a lady at Rockingham is now set for April 1. Last night a Star reporter was favored with an interesting inter view with Maxcy L. John, Esq., of Laurinburg, who was one of the attorneys for the defence in the trial of Evans. Mr. John says the new evidence to which so much importance is attached is the statement of two negroes, one corroborating the other, to the effect that while confined in jail with John Evans they over heard a conversation between Mr. Claude Dockery, one of the counsel for the defence, and his client, Evans, iu which the latter told Mr. Dockery that after he got up at the livery stable, on the morning on which the Outrage was committed, he passed by the place where the assault was made. Evans, they say, said he was going to the place where his sister cooked to get breakfast. These negroes say further that they overheard Mr. Dockery tell Evans never to repeat the statement and that if it were to get in evidence it would hane- him sure. The important feat ure of the statement of the negroes is that, if true, it destroys the alibi that Evans' counsel . claim to have estab lished in the trial. , This evidence was brought to light by the correspondence of the Gov ernor with prominent citizens of Rock ingham and Laurinburg, friendly and unfriendly to Evans, whose names were sent to the Executive by Mr. John. It seems that Mr. L. D. Mc Kinnon, of Laurinburg, was one of these gentlemen, and he wrote the Governor that he understood that the two nee-roes mentioned above had made this statement. One of these negroes is still in jail at Rockingham and the other is working near Laurinburg. It was to see these negroes that Mr. suns was sent, anu Mr. John says Mr. Sims talked with both of them .and that they repeated the same statement to, Mr. Sims. They said, however, that they did not know which Dockery it was to whom they had made the statement but that it was the one with no mous tache. In that case it must have been, Mr. John thinks, Mr. Oliver Dockery, Jr., who is now in the office of reve nue collector E. C. Duncan at Ra leigh. It is not known yet whether Mr. Dockery denies or confirms the statement of the negroes. Mrs. Pritchard Got Entire Relief from Rheumatism by Use of 1 ' ' - J. Paine's Celery Compound. ftmtcb J$ii SycxtoA WASHINGTON! O. C, (?$ will in the mean I Senator Pritchard of North Carolina became prominent in the co-operative movement in North' Carolina, the suc cess of which resulted in his election to the U. S. Senate to fill the term of the late Senator Z. B. Vance. He was reelected to the Senate in 1898. Mrs. Pritchard's testimonial to her faith in Paine's celery compound is reproduced above. j Below is a testimonial received, from the wife of TJ. S. Senator Warren of Wyoming, whose distinguished ser vices for the country's best farming in terests are so well known 1 "I was persuaded toinry your Paine's celery compound in the early spring, when in a very run down condition. The duties devolving upon the.wife of an official in public life are naturally very exhausting, and I was tired out and nervous when I commenced using the remedy. I take pleasure in testi fying to the great benefit I received from its use, and can truthfully say that T am in almost perfect health again. If I ever find myself running , t in .:! it down again I shall certainly give it another tiial. and time recommend it to every one need ing it." It is now time, if ever, to get health and strength. - Nothing should now interfere with building up weakened nerves and puri fying the blood. Now is the time of year When rheu matism and neuralgia must be cured, when debility and nervousness must be checked, when bad health must be mended if one hopes ever to get well. It is not that rheumatism, neuralgia, insomnia, and kidney troubles are hard to cure Paine's celery compound has made a host of suflerers well but people make themselves chronic inva lids by neglecting the early symptoms of disease. Thousands of lives that are now fast wearing out would oe proiongea u Paine's celery compound were in each instance used to stop those ominous pains over the kidneys, to build up the run-down, nervous strength, and cure permanently those more and more fre i I auehtlv recurrine attacks of headache t and indigestion. 1 Of the Democratic Party, Adopted, at the Session of the State Democratic Executive Committee, Held In March, 1896. PRECINCT ORGANIZATION. 1. 'Hie unit oL county organiza tion shall . be the voting precincts. In each precinct there shall be an Executive Committee, to consist of five active Democrats, who shall be elected by the Democratic voters of the several precinets in the meetings first called by the County Executive Committee. And said committee so elected shall elect one of its mem bers as chairman, who shall preside at all committee meetings. 2. The chairmen of the several preeinct committees shall compose -the County Executive ' Committee, whicn shall meet at the same time and place as the County Convention first held in each election, year, and elect a chairman of said county committee, who need not be a mem ber of the committee, and he hall preside at aU meetings of said com mittee, and shall hold his place until his successor shall be elected. A majority of said precinct chairmen, in person or by proxy, shall consti tute a quorum. The County Com mittee shall likewise appoint a Cen tral Committee of five, who shall act in its stead when the County Com mittee is, not in session. 3. In case there shall be a failure on the part of any precinct to elect its Executive Committee for the period of thirty days, the County Executive Committee shall appoint said committee from the Democratic voters of said precinct. 4. The members of the precinct committee shall elect to any vacancy occurring in said committees. 5. The County Executive Com mittee shall call all necessary County Conventions by giving at least ten days' notice by public advertisement, in three public places in each pre cinct, at the court house door and in any Democratic newspaper that may be published in said county, re questing all Democrats of the county to meet in their respective pre cincts on a common day therein stated, which said day shall not be less than three days before the meet ing of the County Conventions, lor the purpose of electing their dele gates to the County Conventions. Thereupon the meetings so held shall elect their delegates to repre sent the precincts in the County Convention from the voters of the respective voting precincts, which delegates, or such of them as shall POWDER Absolutely Pure MOVAL 6AJOMO POWOC B CO . , KtW YORK. AT FORT CASWELL. Artillerymen Drilling Daily With the Dis. - appearing Guns Another Big Gun To be Mounted. NEWS FROM RALEIGH. PATRIOTIC PILOTS. Almost Certain Old Passenger A contemporary wants to know how that South Dakota hotel porter who got back from Klondike with $1,500,000 worth of gold managed to tote it. Hotel porters are able hndifin men. and wouldn't mind toting three or four tons of that kind of stuff. They had a shower of sulphur in one of the Kentucky counties a few days ago, and there wasn't any politi cal campaign on, either, and Joe Blackburn wasn't anywhere about. It mky be incidentally remarked that Kentucky is a somewhat sul phurous State. When Senator Thurston, comply ing witi the request of his dying wife, pleaded so eloquently and forcibly for the independence ol Cuba, he spoke not only for his dead wife, but for the American people. . An Austrian, Herr Szczchonz claims to have invented an instru ment with which he can witness happenings in any part of the world. A man with as much z in him as he haa-should be able to do this without any instrument. Members of the Cape Fear Pilots' Asso ciation Place Themselves at the Disposal of the Government. Preacher Tom Dixon, who is an enthusiastic advocate of Cuban in dependence, hasn't much use for Larry Godkin of the New York Post and C. Schurz of Harper's weeiciy, unless it would be to send 'em both over to join J. Iscariot. , k It is said that Ouida considers handshaking a vulgar custom and never shakes. Ouida would have a good time in converting the Ameri can politician to -her views shake. The Cape Fear Pilots' Association, at a special meeting of which tWenty one members were present, unani mously adopted the following pre amble and resolution, tendering their services and the use of their pilot plant of sail and steam to the Presi dent of the United States in the event of war with Spain : Whereas, it appears to this body that a war is very probable between the United States ana Spain and that men of our calling can be of valuable ser vice to tne country, tnereiore, De resolved by this Association that we tender our service as a body and our pilot plant to the President of the United States and the Secretary of the Navy in case of war with Spain. We also assure the Secretary of the Navy that we stand ready to render to the Navy of the United States such aid and assistance as our knowledge of the coast from New York to Key West and ports of the Gulf of Mexico make possible, also inland route from New York to Savannah. We recall with pride the great service rendered by our pilots to the Confederate States during the Civil War. E. A. Grissom, President. 1 J. J. Adkins, Secretary Pro. Tem. The pilots deserve great credit for their promptness in offering their ser vices to the government. They will certainly be invaluable in the event of hostilities. They know the South Atlantic coast like a book. In the last war, as stated in the resolution, the pilots of the Cape Fear demon strated their ability k be of very great usefulness. And it will be noted that they offer not themselves alone, but their pilot plant consisting of steam and sail vessels as well. Sergeant G. T. Taylor, of Battery I, Second Regiment U. S. Artillery, was up to the city yesterday to spend Sun day, He reports that the boys are find ing life at Fort Caswell quite different from that at Fort Monroe. At the lat ter place there was some ; opportunity for social enjoyment ; but at Caswell everything is new and untried. All the same the battery is getting accustomed to the situation andwhen they get their tents all boarded and the company street in good shape things will look a little more home like. The men drill with the disappearing guns from 3:30 till 5 o'clock in the afternoon of each day, and Sergeant Taylor says that a Spanish vessel would find it a dangerous undertak ing to try to pass up the river. The three guns now in use are 8-inch guns; the one to be mounted next will be of 10-inch diameter. The en tire water front is protected by these guns; an attack from the rear would be repulsed with rapid-fire guns, none of which are at the fort yet, but could be procured on short notice. When asked if visitors wouia dc al lowed at the fort, the sergeant replied that they would be given a cordial welcome and would be shown every thing of interest, except the disap pearing battery. To this it is posi tively against orders to admit strangers. Sergeant Taylor says that when the battery band gets in good shape a big ball will be given, to which the Wilmington people will be cordially invited. Death of Miss Inez Harris. A telegram received last night by Mr. H. O. Craig, from Abbeville, S. C, brought the sad intelligence that Mr. R. L. Harris' daughter, Inez, died yesterday at the residence of her father in Abbeville. Mr. Harris-is a brother of Mr. C. M. Harris of Wil mington, was formerly a resident here and is now foreman of the S. A. L. shops at Abbeville. His daughter, Miss Inez Harris, had been an invalid for some time. The remains will be interred at Laurinburg, N. C, to-day. Rates on Railroads Will Restored. be COMMISSION MEETS MONDAY. To Hear Exceptions to Redactions on Freight Ratestfov. Russell Will Consider Evans Case Released Mehegan and Latham. SOUTH CAROLINA TRUCKERS. Conditions and the Much Changed Recently Prospects Now Point to a Fine Crop. Special Star Telegram Raleigh, March 26. The Railway Commission is called to meet Tues day to hear exceptions to the wood rate. It is almost certain that the old passenger rate will be restored at the meeting. Caldwell will vote with Dr. Abbott. Nash Bros., Goldsboro, get the con tract for printing the fifteenth, six- teeth, seventeenth and eighteenth volumes of State Records, preparedly Judge Clark. Governor Russell refused to honor the requisition papers from the Gover nor of Georgia for Mehegan and La tham. The prisoners were dismissed. Judge Clark put the costs of his war rant on Holton, who brought the pros ecution. The Council of State didn't meet to day. The Evans case will be consid ered Monday. The Southern railroad gives notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court from the order reducing rates, BASE BALL AT DURHAM. on the A Pennsylvania editor advocates a tax on beer to secure money to build cruisers. He proposes to float 'cm on beer, as it were. Manna Loa, Hawaii's famous vol cano, is firing up and getting ready to resume business at the old stand. Master Eduard Dingelhoef Dead. The sad and almost sudden death of Master Eduard J., son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Dingelhoef occurred this morn ing at 12.30 o'clock at the residence of his parents, No. 207 North Fifth street. The little fellow was apparently real well yesterday evening, but was stricken with a congestive chill about 11 o'clock last night and death very soon followed. The Stab joins a host of friends in deepest sympaiuy iur m grief stricken parents. The funeral will be conducted from the residence at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon and the remains will be laid to rest in Oak dale Cemetery. Death of Mrs. Harmon. i Tne STAR received the- painful in telligence yesterday of the death of Mrs. M. A. Harrison, which occurred at her home in Smithfield Friday eve ning at 8 o'clock. She was 67 years of age, and was loved and respected by all who knew her. She was the mother of Mr. Will. H. Harrison, travelling agent and correspondent of the Stab, who was by her bedside during her last sickness ministering to her wants with the loving solicitude of a devoted son. She was "all the world" to him, and he has the sincere sympathy of the Stab in his sore affliction. Wake Forest Won the Game Played With Trinity Score 8 to 9. SpeciatStar Telegram. Durham, N. C, March 26. In the game of base ball to-day between Wake Forest and Trinity College, the former was the winner. Score, Wake Forest. 9; Trinity, 8. Chambers was pitcher for Trinity; Coggins for Wake Forest. The score was a -tie until last inning. THE NAVAL RESERVES. 2Vews and Courier: The truck conditions on Charleston Neck have changed materially in the last week or two, and now, with just a little rain' and no frost, the truckers will harvest a fine and- early crop. Ten days to two weeks ago the outlook was very gloomy indeed. The long continued drought and the cold had prevented any growth and the farmers were ex tremely dubious about the state of affairs. Some, in fact, stated that the crop would be late and not more than half as large as usual. But the gener ous rains and continued warm wftather since that time have brousrht everything ahead rapidly and in good by the township at the last pre neaituy wwisfwu. ,1 ceding gubernatorial election: general trip about the trucking section said yesterday that Charleston's truck farmers were in splendid shape. Straw berries will be moving April 1st and a , i t ml . ?n good crop may De expected mis wm be just about the usual time for the berry movement to begin and good prices are anticipated. i A large and fine crop of cabbage is being made and this will come on the market about Aoril 10th. This will also be ready for shipment about the same time, April 10th, or perhaps a few days earlier, A good crop is in sight and it will make an early market, consequently good prices. Asparagus was about ten days late in starting North, but is moving briskly -now and the price is very fajr. A little lettuce is being shipped; but the cold weather damaged this crop se riously and the yield will be small, Irish potatoes have a good start and unless killed by a late frost, which is not now anticipated, will make a good yield and come on the market about the usual time. Jj JOHN EVANS WILL HANQ. the Two New Divisions One in Washington and One in Newbern. In spite of the fact that the prospects are good for the Naval Reserves to be called into action there is one new di vision already forming and another has made the necessary application to Commander Geo. L. Morton. In Washington, N. C, a number of young men are forming themselves into a di vision and will probably be thor oughly organized before the end of an other weeK. A. compaiijr Latest Developments in the Case of the Negro Rapist. The story of the latest development m the case of John Evans, the negro convicted of an outrageous crime at Rockingham, printed in the Stab of yesterday, left little doubt of hiseuilt; but we -have further information, re ceived here, in regard to the action that will betaken by Governor Rus Rell. reinforced by the statement in four Raleigh special, which makes it practically a certainty inat jonn Evans' days are: numbered, and that he will pay the penalty of his horrible crime on the 1st day of April next. organized - m for another purpose m JNewbern yo- LUC CVCUf V unteprs for service in war. The two new divisions make seven in all will Austrian Steamship Kimon. Ten members of the crew of the Austrian steamship Kimon, which was damaged on Lookout shoals and after wards condemned by the Board of Survey, left yesterday On the steam ship Croatan for New York, where they will ship for their native country. The other twelve of the crew with the captain are still here. What will finallv be done with the Kimon re- mains a question. It fa most likely S that she will be sold at auction. attend, shall vote the full Demo cratic strength of t,heir respective voting precincts on all questiohs that may come before said County Conventions. In caseno meeting shall be held in any precinct in pur suance of "said call, or no ; election shall be made, the precinct Execu tive Committee shall appoint such delegates. PRIMARIES. Sec. 6. At every precinct meet ing there shall (before delegates to the County Convention are elected) be a vote taken for the different candidates for office whose names may be presented, and the delegates shall vote in the County Conven tion their respective precincts in accordance with this vote; that is to say, each candidate shall receive in the County Convention that propor tion of the vote to which the precinct may be entitled which he received in the precinct meeting. The ehairman and secretary of the precinct meeting shall certify to the Countv Convention the vote received by each candidate at the precinct meeting. 7. Each precinct shall be entitled to cast, in the County Convention, one vote for every twenty-five Dem ocratic votes, and one vote for frac tions of thirteen Democratic votes, viv- Pro vided, That every voting precinct shall be entitled to cast at least one vote and each precinct may send as many delegates as it may see fit. 8. The chairmen of the pre cinct committees shall preside at all precinct meetings. In their absence any other member of said committees may preside. COUNTY AND DISTRICT CONVENTIONS. 1. The several County Conven tions shalb be entitled to elect to their Senatorial, Judicial and Con gressional Conventions one delegate and one alternate for every fifty Dem ocratic votes, and one delegate for fractions of over twenty-hve Demo cratic votes, cast at the last preced ing gubernatorial election in their respective counties; and none but delegates or alternates so elected shall be entitled to seats in said convention: Provided, That every county shall have at least one vote in each of said conventions. Provided further. That in all county conventions in which dele- fates shall be selected to attend any tate, Congressional, Judicial or other convention, a vote shall be taken in accordance with the plan of organization as to the candidates whose names may be presented to such county convention. The dele gates shall be selected from the friends and supporters of each can didate voted for in proportion to the number of votes he shaft receive in such county convention, and no other instruction shall be given. Provided further, That when only one candidate is presented and voted for at such countv convention it shall be lawful to instruct for such candidate. 2. At every County Convention (before delegates to State, Con gressional, Judicial, Senatorial or other conventions are cnosenj there shall be a vote taken for the different candidates for office, whose names may be presented, and the delegates shall vote their respective counties in accordance with this vote; that is to say, each candidate shall receive in the State, Congres sional, Judicial, Senatorial or other convention, the proportion of the vote to which the county may be en titled which he received in the County Convention. " The Chairman and Secretary of the County Coni- -vention shall certify to each conven tion the vote received by each candi date at the County Convention, and no other instruction shall be given; Provided, That where only one can didate is presented it shall be lawful to instruot for him. At all State and District Conven iens the delegates from the different counties may disregard the vote of their respective counties as to any candidate; Provided, Tha two-thirds majority of all his votes from the county consent thereto. 3. The chairman (or in his ab sence, any member of the County, Senatorial, Judicial and Congres sional Committees) shall call to or der their respective conventions, and hold chairmanship thereof until the convention shall elect its chairman. 4. The Executive Committees of the Senatorial, Congressional and Ju dicial Districts, respectively, shall, at tho call their respective chairmen, meet at some time and place in their respective districts designated in said call. And it shall be their duty to appoint the time and plaCTfor hold ins conventions in their respective districts; and the chairmen of said respective committees shall imme diately notify the chairmen of the different County Executive Commit tees of the .said appointment, and the said County Executive Commit tee shall forthwith calj. conventions of their respective counties in con formity to said notice, to send dele gates to said respective District Con ventions. TATE CONVENTION. The State Convention shall be composed of delegates J appointed by the several County Conventions. Each county shall be entitled to elect one delegate ahd one alternate for every one hundred and fifty Democratic voters, and one delegate for fractions over seventy-five Demo cratic votes, cast therein at the last preceding gubernatorial election and none but delegates or alternates so elected, shall be entitled to seats in said convention: Provided, That every county shall have at least one vote in said convention. RESOLUTION PASSED AT MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, NOVEM BER 30, 1897. "Resolved, That, in accordance with the resolution heretofore adop ted, all white electors who intend to vote with us in the next election, and who desire the re-establishment of Anglo-Saxon supremacy and honest government in North Carolina, are cordially invited to participate in all our primaries and conventions. GENERAL RULES. 1. At all conventions the dele gates shall be selected, as near as mav be. from the friends and sup porters of the candidates voted for. 2. Sneh delegates alternates of absent delegatea as may be pres ent at any Demoeratio Convention, shall be allowed to cast the whole , vote to which their precinct or county may be entitled. 3. In all conventions provided for by this system after a vote is cast there shall be no change in such vote until the final result of the ballot shall be announced by the chairman of said convention. , 4. All Democratic Executive Com mittees shajl have the power to fill anv vacancies occurring in their re- spective bodies. 5. The chairmen of the different County Conventions shall certify the list of delegates and alternates to the different District and State Con ventions, and a certified list of said delegates and alternates to the State Convention shall be sent to the Sec retary of the State Central Com mittee. 6. It shall be the duty' of County Committee, and its Chairman, to fur nish such information and make such reports to the Chairman of the State Committee as he may desire. Clement Manly, Ch'm. State Dem. Ex. Com. John W. Thompsow, Secretary. FORT MONROE SENSATION. Rumors That Plans of the Fortifications Have Been Stolen. 's By Telegraph to the Morning- Star. Newport News, Va., March 26. The disappearence of a German ser geant named Tscherning from Fort ress Monroe caused the report to be circulated to-day that plans of the for-. tiflcations had been stolen. The commandant at the fort attributes Tscherning absence to a spree and says no plans are missing. Other officers say that Tscherning could have drawn plans of his own if he had been so dis posed, as he fa a skilled engineer. Battery M. , First artillery, from St. Augustine, Fla., arrived yesterday at Charleston, S. C., and was taken at once to the fortifications on Sullivan's island. The work of mounting the long range rifles fa being rushed, and mines are m readiness for placing in the chan nel. ICiiREFlTS When 1 say 1 ears I do not mean merely to stop them for s time ud then havo them return rfjltn I mean a radical cure. 1 nave maae we FITS. KPILEP8Y or FALLING 8IOKHBJ long tody. I warrant my remedy to omro 1 aaim. Beoanae others bare failed is no n notnowreceiTinKacare. Send at onee for a t and a Free Bottle 01 my iniaillDl tnsM press and Postoffice address. lW.W.H.PrHE.F.B.4eetttl am
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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April 1, 1898, edition 1
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