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:u: I - i i -i 1 j; 11 It. 'Ml! : - ; h I'.l frjv MM ' ; U.,: !:,;i,;'. 0 If. ii 1 WILLIAM H. BEBIf ABD Xdltor ud Proprietor. WILMINGTON,. C. Fbiday, - - Septbmbbb 7, 1900. NATIONAL DEMOCRATICvTICKET. For, President : WILLIAM J". BRTAN. of leliraOa. For Vice-President: ADLAI E. STEVENSON. Of IUiEOis. For Congress, Sixth District: JOHN D. BELLAMY, of New Hanoyer. THE PACIFIED FILIPINOS. It is about time for the Philip pines to be "pacified" again, for the election is coming on and it is quite important that the pacification job BhoTild at least be nearing comple tion as thex election approaches. Kealizing the importance of this Mr. McKinley some time ago ap pointed another commission, with Judge Taft, of Ohio, at its head, to go to the islands and establish civil governments where they thought it practicable to do so. The commis sion arrived there some time ago, but did not follow the course pur sued by the commission which pre . ceded it by giving grand balls in Manila and trying to dance the peo ple into submission to the United States. It didn't do that, for the ball scheme fizzled out before the - second ball came off, and it showed its good sense by not trying the ball game, although these mercurial peo ple are said to be passionately fond - of the giddy dance. Aa far as the public knows the present commission hasn't done any thing, for the simple reason that it couldn't. The reason why it couldn't is given in the following censored Associated Press dispatch from Ma nila, which being censored of course comes with official sanction. It is lengthy but as it covers the situation more completely than anything we have seen lately we give it entire, thus : We quote from the Washing ton Post, a non-partisan, expansion paper: "Manila, September 2. The Filipi nos seem incapable of realizing the scope and purpose of the legislative functions of the commission of peace. There is no possibility of separating the legislative fromMhe executive branches of the government, and, -therefore, the commission's announce ment of its Assumption of power yes iterday has met with childish comment ?at the hands of the Spaniards and for eigners, who jealously sneer at the new arrangement, as they are apt to do at every beneficial innovation on the part of the United States authorities. "'The commission enters upon the governmental field under the follow ing conditions: A majority of , the islanders desire peace and the resump tion of business under the Americans, but they are so cowed by a long series of murderous atrocities and destruc tion of property by their armed coun trymen that they dare not actively show their feelings, especially because experience has taught them what such an expression of sentiment will bring upon them from the mercilessly re vengeful rebels. A genuine reign of terror is exercised by insurgents and ladrones over peaceful country folk in order to collect the revenue and re cruits their operations require, and widespread-vengeance is wreaked in . the vicinity of garrisoned towns. "For example, the insurgent Gen. Cailles, in the province of Laguna, put to death the president and office holders of the town of Bay, on Laguna de Bay, officials who had been in stalled by the Americans, and gave orders that a similar fate should be meted out to other adherents of the American cause. He also ordered that all Filipino soldiers who sold . their rifles to the Americans should ''be killed. ''Any change of policy involving the withdrawal of the United States troops without substituting for them an adequate defensive force, is certain to result in fearful retaliation at the expense of the friendlies. The ap-proaching.re-patriation of the volun teers tends to influence the situation unfavorably. "In Northern Luzon the status quo is fairly well maintained and the peo ple in that quarter are quiet and en- f;aged in planting, except in the prov nces of Nueva Ecija and Bulacan, where there has been a recent out burst of rebel and ladrone activity. But in. Southern Luzon conditions are far from satisfactory. Life there is not safe outside the garrisoned towns. Travellers are subject to am bush by guerillas. Barely does a dav pass without an encounter between the United States troops and the in surgents or.ladrones, resulting in cas ualties. There are 18.000 troops in that district. Gen. Bates commanding. and in three regiments over a third of the men are sick. The activity of the. enemy increased last month. There is evidence that the Insurgents - have come into possession of new rifles and that they wish to annihilate some small American garrison. "Uonaiuons m tne visa vans con tinue virtually unchanged. The lack of troops in Samar prevents aggres sion. Negros, Bomblon, Masbate, Sibuyan, Tablaa and Bohol are tran anil, ail desiring civil government. Mindanao is also tranquil, excepting the districts of Teagayan and Surigam, where occasional encounters with the Filininoi occur.. The enemy's fight ' 4ng force there is limited, but it has a . number of rifles. Tne surrenaers, ai though they have noticeably decreased since Mar. continue. J "Tha experience of Northern Luzon ' shows that the American occupation ' of any locality tends to its pacification and well-being. An unsettled Ameri can policy retards the investment of capital. JMevenneiesa me import tor the last quarter and a half were greater than during any equal period of the A..- 1- I Spanish regime. No doubt the needs of the army of occupation are respon sible for a very considerable fraction of the present commerce. The inter nal revenue collections are a third greater than those made by Spain. This is due to an honest system of ac counts, to a lack of favoritism, and to impartial enforcement of the law. "The military authorities will turn over $6,000,000 (Mexican) to the com mittee, and this will probably be ex pended in public improvements, no tably in harbor developments, the need of which is to-day greatly hamp- ring the shipping industry. "The commission will first organize municipalities in the provinces, nota bly in t ampanga. province, ouiwe quently it will turn its attention to need reforms in the civil and criminal codes, passing in due time to otner features of its instructions,' wim me idea of establishing a central civil government during the next eighteen months. "Twelve Americans, including two captains and two lieutenants, nave been killed during the past two weeks. The official reports of the encounters in which these casualties occurred are meager.". This repeats the old sterotyped rot that the masses of the people are loyal, that they are friendly to the Americans but are afraid to show their friendship though terror of the armed "ladrones" and "brigands" who wreak vengeance upon them if they do, and although we have 65,000 troops on the islands, located in 275 garrisons, they are not able to protect their friends from the venge ance of these hostile bands. This comes through a semi-official report, but does not tally with other re ports which come to us from unof ficial sources, and represent the people as a body as treacherous, pre tending friendship while ever ready to shoot our soldiers in the back at the first opportunity and alway secretly aiding the "insurgents. supplying them with food and other necessaries and collecting money' to aid them. This is done by secret organizations, the members of which profess friendship to the United States, and in the city of Manila right under the eyes of the .General in command. It is even said that the Filipinos employed as spies spy upon our troops and supply the en- emy with much valuable informa tion. But without any testimony of that kind there is enough in this "cen sored" dispatch to show that the work of pacification has hardly be gun, and that instead of fewer troops there is really need for more. These people have no confidence in Americans, but they showed that be fore when the other commission which tried the big ball scheme was there. If 65,000 troops are not enough to pacify those people when the masses of them as alleged are friendly and the trouble comes only from the 'guerillas" and "brigands" how are we going to get along with, less and what will we do to supply: the places of those whose terms expired in July? Will 'we keep them there by appeals and other methods as lien, utis aid tne volunteers whose terms had expired while he was in command? Doesn't it look as if we had made a queer mesa of it when after two years and a quar ter of occupation the lives of . people suspected of sympathy with the United States are not safe when out side of the protection of American guns? And these are the islands hat were "pacified" more; than twelve months ago. Contradicting the published re port that Senator Jones, of Nevada, will support McKinley, Mr. H. M Gorham, a relative of the Senator, writes that he is in full accord with the Democratic party on every ques tion but the tariff, and as he regards hat as practically settled, for the. present at least, he will heartily support Bryan and Stevenson. Jones, like Stewart, was once a Re publican, but unlike Stewart he refuses to go back to the wallow. Gov. Pingree, of Michigan, who is a Republican, says he may vote for McKinley, but will hold his nose when he does. Holding the nose doesn't amount to anything. Hanna would freely grant every voter in this country the privilege of holding his nose, if he threw in a ballot for William Mc. Hanna isn't running nose campaign. The nose isn't in it. The price of wheat is now 78 cents a bushel. But as we are entering on political campaign, in which the prosperity racket will figure, more or ess, Secretary Wilson predicts that it will climb to a dollar a bushel be fore the end of the year. It may be noted that this prediction tides over the election. The New York Sun wants to know if a man whose income is only 16,000 a year can afford to play poker with a fellow who Bpends twenty times that much. That depends altoeether on how well he understands the game and how well the other fellow doesn't. The British steamer Queen, on her last trip over, ran into a school of whales aiid collided with one big fellow which didn't give her sea room enough. It was bad for the whale, which was cut almost in two. . How's This? We offer Onn Wnnrtred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cared by Hall'B Catarrh Onre. , , v 3 rrmr.wnrv nn . ProM.. Toledo. O. We, the nnderslKned. have known F. J. Che ney tor the last 15 years, and believe him per- fncf.lv taonnnhlA In nil hncrinAsa transactions. and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. Wist & Tbuax, Wholesale Drui Toledo, O, W AIDING, JUNNAB HARTIN? lOleeaie urns- gists, Toledo, O. Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, actint AiMAt.lv tinnn thA Mood a.nd mtinona nn rf aces O) the system. Price, 750. per bottle. Bold by all druggists. Testimonials tree. .- Hau's Family Fills are the best t ' : ---------mmmmmmmmmmmimMmimmmim ' ' i . . . gg HOW CAN THEY DO IT We take it for granted -that the men in this State now called "Mc Kinley Democrats," who voted for white supremacy at the August elec tion, were sincere and really desired white supremacy. Not a single one of them, we take it, would admit that he is in favor of negroes hold ing office in North Carolina, and yet, because the Democratic plat form does not meet his approbation in every particular, he rejects that, opposes its candidates, accepts the Eepublican platform and supports its candidates. That party believes in putting negroes in office (in the South, but not in the North), and candidate McKinley, for whom they say they will vote and for whom they ask the white voters of North Carolina to vote, has appointed scores of negroes to office in this and other Southern States, and sometimes in the face of the pro tests of nearly every white person in the community. These, too, were mainly offices in which the negroes came into direct contact with the white people. With what show of consistency, then, can a man who professes to believe in white supremacy, and, votes for it, support a party which declares that politically the negro is the equal of the white man, vote to perpetuate it in power and to elect to office the man who has appointed scores of negroes to office in spite of the pr6' tests of white people? The only possible excuse for such self-contra diction would be a pledge by the candidate voted for that he would cease to appoint negroes to office, a pledge, it is needless to say, that Mr. McKinley would not make if he were asked to do so, and which he could not make without virtually re Dudiating the declarations of the party to which he belongs. When a ' so-called "McKinley 4 Democrat" casts his vote for Mc- Kinlev he substantially says to the Republican party: "Give us legisla tion that will put money m my pocket and you can put all the ne ngroes you want to in omce in North Carolina. When it comes to deciding between the profits I make and white supremacy, I vote for the profits and let white supremacy, go by the board. As between dollars in my pocket and negroes in office, I'll take the dollars, and let the negroes go in, however repugnant that may be to other white people." EXIT H0LT0F, ENTER FBITCH- AED. A Kaleigu dispatch informs us that at a meeting of the Republican State Executive Committee held in Raleigh, Monday, Chairman Holton tendered his resignation, "to attend to official business," and that at his suggestion Senator Pritchard was chosen his successor. . There is nothing surprising in Holton's resignation, for the prob abilities are that he was given to un derstand that his resignation would be acceptable if he hadn't d;scov ered that by the loud complaint at what was called his "bungling man agement" in the last campaign, to which was attributed the overwhelm ing defeat of the fusionists. And then, perhaps, it was thought that Senator Pritchard would have a stronger pull on Hanna's barrel than the discredited Holton, weighted down with a couple Of overwhelm ing defeats, and they were probably right in that. The dispatch further announces that "there was a strong sentiment manifested in the committee in favor of giving the business men of the State who are in sympathy with the policies of the McKinley ad ministration the right of way in This is cute, so to speak, and is vir tually a bribe, a bid to so called "McKinley Democrats" who may hanker for congressional honors to step in with the assurance of Re publican backing. It will be noted that they say "several districts" which means that they will invite those "business men" who may be in politics for business, to try their iucjc in tne districts wnicn are Democratic or in their estimation doubtful, while they will reserve the districts which they consider safely Republican for some of the Republi can patriots. It remains to be seen what so caiiea democratic "Dusinegra will bite at this bait. The ll 1 T" 1 man "busi ness man" mat does will be so evi dently on "business" intent, that lie will find it uphill tramping among people who put their own estimate on men who are so easily tempted and bribed. A BRYAN PROPHECY. Captain Wise Thinks Bryan Will Carry New York and Be Elected. Richmond Times, 2d. Hon. George D. Wise is back from his vacation. He spent some time in Nova Scotia, where he met Bishop J agger, wno nas oiien preacnea at Bt. Paul's, and Bishop Jupsoiving, of Texas. (japtain wise spent' some time in New York on his return home. He said to a Times reporter last night: I firmlv believe Brvan will be elect ed President. Four years ago when I was in New York all the talk was in favor of McKinley. I was surprised to learn this week of the 'remarkable changes that hav come about. It is Bryan now. The people realize that free silver is a dead issue. Probably 85 per cent of- the gold Democrats in New York are for Bryan. I mixed a good deal with the neonle. I talked with them on- the street cars, in hotels ana garnered information from my political and journal friends. Brvan. in my judgment, will carry New York state. COUNTY tax BnnKSl Are Now in the Hands of Sheriff Walter O. MacRae for Collection. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Regular Monthly Meeting for Month of September-New Public Road in Cape Pear Township-Other Matters Considered by the Board. The most notable incident of yester day afternoon's regular monthly meet ing of the Board of County Commis sioners was tne receiving 01 tne tax books for the current year, which have just been computed under the supervi sion of Mr. T. O. Bunting. The books were found satisfactory in every respect and were turned over to Sheriff Mac Rae in the afternoon for the collection of the taxes thereon. 'The computa tion shows material gains in every detail. The valuation of real and personal property in Wilmington township assessed against white per sons is $6,258,434; colored persons, $388,443. Total, $6,646,877. In the country townships the amounts are, white persons, $754,449; colored, $63, 865. Total, $818,314. ,Tbe grand total valuation is $7,465,191!; The total per sonal property valuation in the county, which of course is included in the above, amounts to $1,522,879. In Wilmington township the total number of polls listed is, white, 1,797; colored, 1,122; Chinamen, 5. Country townships: White, 331; colored, 895. Total city and county 3,650. Last year the number of polls listed in the county was 2,010 white and 1,714 col ored; total 3,724. Of this number 1,722 white and 1,303 colored were in Wilmington; 288 white and 411 col ored in country townships. Of course none of the above figures includes the delinquent list. The total amount of taxes this year from all sources is $86,480.14 against $83,775.46 last year. Of this last amount $74,109.86 is from Wilming ton township and $9,665.60 from coun try townships. This year's revenue will be divided as to city and country as $76,531.61 is to $9,948.53. . In looking over the compilation it is noticeable that only ten dogs are listed in the county ; eight in Wilmington and two in the country. Sheriff MacRae, after receiving the books vesterdav. set the pace for his fellow county men, He paid his tax xn full and was the first to receive a 1900 receipt. At the meeting of the Board jester day Chairman McEachern presided and all the members were present. Commissioner W. P. Alexander, who was appointed to inquire into the merits of the petition from Thomas J, Belcher and others, for the opening of a public-road from the four-mile poet on the Castle Haynes road to the Northeast river-Teorted that about thirty families owning teams live in the section proposed to betrayersed by the new road, and marketing has to be done over the present ill-conditioned thoroughfare. His recommendation to favorably consider the petition was adopted, provided the opening of the road will be at no cost to the county. The chairman was instructed to con' fer with officials of the city banks re garding the listing of their properties as before. Dr. McMillan, County Superinten dent of Health,reported having treated 204 patients in his office during the month of August and having made 91 visits to 76 patients at their homes, The jail, county home, convict bar racks, etc., were reported in their usual condition. THE TURPENTINE DISTILLERS. - All Are Palling Into Line and Having Their Stills Registered. The Star's "note of warning" to turpentine distillers in last weeks paper, with reference to the registering of their stills with revenue officials, continues to burden United States commissioners and other Federal offi cials with voluminous correspondence asking for blanks, etc., upon which to make proper returns. Besides the great service rendered to the great army of turpentine operators in this and adjoin ing States it has demonstrated that the Star has a hold upon the "tar, pitch and turpentine" people which canno be easily broken. The article calling the attention of distillers to the appar ent neglect produced a commotion In turpentine centres in the country, and has resulted 'in practically all of them having conformed to the law. 'Blanks for the proper registering of stills . may be had by addressing either Mr. S. P. Collier, U. S. commis aier or the local U. S. eauger and reve nue officer at Wilmington. m mm " , i.. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. Treasurer of Colored Lodge in Pender County is In Trouble. James Harper, colored, was arrested at Scott's Hill Monday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Hill Terry, on a capias made out by the clerk of court of Pender county, charging him with embezzlement of funds from a lodge of which he was treasurer, in Pender county. Officer Terry arrested him near Mr. J. T. Foy's place and brought him here, where he'll be kep in jail until the Sheriff of Pender county sends for his man. v Harper claims the money was stolen from him. He said he lost 4170, forty of which belonged to himself personally. He said he gave the money to his wife, who sewed it up in a mattress and when he went to look for it later it was gone. In relating his side of the case to an officer he made several .contradictory statements. , When others fail, take Roberts Tasteless Chili. Tomo. ; It cures chills, fevers, malaria and general bad health. 25c A red cross on the label assures you of the pure, high-class material that makes. Roberts' a suc cess. Don't take a substitute. B. R. Bellamy, Jos. C. Shepard, Jr., and J. Hicks Buntino. t MARRIEP LASTNIQHT- Miss Dora Bornemana Became the Bride of Mr. Owen Msrtjodale, of Mason boro Township-Pleasing Affair. The home of Justice G. W. Borne- mann, No. 820 Queen street, was the scene last evening at 8 o'clock of a beautiful wedding in the marriage of his eldest daughter, Miss Annie Borne mann, to Mr. Owen Martindale, one of Masonboro township's most suc cessful truck farmers and esteemed citizens. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. Q. Voigt, D. D., pastor of St. aul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, according to the beautiful rites of that denomination, and at the house were gathered a large assemblage of friends of the bride and groom and their families, who came to witness the marriage. The parlor of the residence was beautifully decorated and arilliantly lighted and the scene was indeed a pretty one." The bridal party entered the room in the following order : Groomsmen, Mr. J. H. Bornemann, Jr., and Mr. Hermann Off ermann; bridesmaids, Miss Katie Fick and Miss Nettie Eilers; maid of .honor. Miss Dora Bornemann; the groom, Mr. Owen.. Martindale accompanied ' by his best man, Mr. Henry Home; the bride Miss Annie Bornemann leaning on the arm of her father, Mr. G. W. Borne mann. The bride was the recipent of many beautiful and costly presents and best wishes for a long and bright career through life. Mr. and Mrs. Martin dale will reside on Masonboro Sound. WRECK YESTERDAY MOSNINO. Freight Train on the A & Y. Road Mt . With an Accident. Freight train No. 19, on the South ern division of the Atlantic & Yadkin railroad, was badly wrecked at 8.15 o'clock yesterday morning a few miles north of Staley, in Randolph county, by the breaking of an axle on one of the cars. As a result, seven freight cars were completely demolished, and Conductor C. H. Beard, who was rid ing in the caboose at the time, received a very painful gash on his head by be- iDg thrown down. The train was running at a compara tively low rate of speed when the ac cident occurred. It was six hours be fore the wreck was cleared so that transportation over the road could be resumed. The passenger train on the A. & Y. which was due here last evening at 6.40 o'clock, was caught on the other side of the wreck, and did not arrive at Wilmington until 11.52 o'clock last night. J. L. YORK RELEASED. Prisoner Well Remembered in Wilmington. Released on Bond of His Father. Fayetteville Observer, 4th J. L. York walked out of jail at ex actly 11 o'clock to-day, dressed in the height of fashion. He wore a brand new $40 tailor-made grey suit, patent leather shoes and other things to match. He was leaning on the arm of his father, smoking a fine cigar and chatting pleasantly. His father arrived here last night on the de layed train from Greensboro, and this morning he appeared before United States Commissioner 'Morrisey and gave the $1,000 bond, proving the re quired $3,000 property qualification. York and his father walked from the jail up -Front street to the Atlantic Coast Line station, where they board ed a train for their home in Randolph county.' York says he will be back here on the 12th to appear at the pre liminary .hearing, and that he will then establish his innocence. Attention, Democrats. Democrats should not forget the call of State Chairman Simmons, Wm. J. Bryan, Adlai E. Stevenson, Jas. K. Jones, Wm. R. Hearst, Josephus Daniels, Julian S. Carr, B. C. Beck- with and E. Chambers Smith for a thorough organization in all the States. For North Carolina the plan is for all the White Supremacy clubs of 1896 to be re organized as Bryan and Steven son clubs. The dates fixed are Sep tember 14th (at night) for clubs in the towns and cities and September 15th (day or night) for clubs in the county nrecincta. L Off for School. The opening of the schools and col leges for the Fall term call many of the young men and young ladies to their studies during the early part of September and each train carries a full contingent from Wilmington to Miss Louise Harper to Salem Female the various institutions. Yesterday Mr. E. Y. Wooten left for the A. & M., at Raleigh; Messrs. . Walter Sprunt and Thomas P. Bagley, for Davidson; College; Mr. Walter Boesch to Roan oke; Messrs. Pierre Holmes and Louis P. Davis to Horner's School at Oxford. Mr. Keith in Raleigh. Raleigh Post, 5th: "Mr. B. F. Keith, of Wilmington, spent last night in the city, returning from a sojourn of sev eral days at Panacea Springs. To a member of the Post staff Mr. Keith said that he expected to vote the Bryan Stevenson ticket, but that Ste venson will be a bitter pill for him to swallow, tie fears that quite a num ber of Populists in this State-will not support the ticket on account of the Vice Presidential candidate. Mr. Keith expects to revive his silver paper, the JSevo MJra, very Boon." Lumberton's Cotton Mill. At a meeting of the board, of di rectors of Lumberton's new f cotton mill last week, Mr. W. F. L.fsteele, of Rockingham, was elected a mem ber of the board and Mr. Henry Jen nings, of . JtJennettsvuie, . U., a brother of Mr. J. T. Jennings, of this city, was elected secretary and treasu rer. The new enterprise will be put in operation as early as possible. I LOOK ! A STITCH IN TIKE. Saves nine. Hnchea Tonie new Imuroved. tasta pleasant, taken In. early Spring' and Fall pre vents Chills, Dengue and Malarial Fevers. Acta on we uver, cones up tne system, netier inan Quinine. Guaranteed, try It. At Druggists. 6O0 ana 91.W Dotues. t THE CITY HOSPITAL. WUI Soon Give Way to the Well Equipped James Walker Memorial. MANAGERS MET YESTERDAY. Very Excellent Report Submitted by Superintendent Lane for Month of August New Hospital Rapidly Nearing Completion. Very satisfactory progress is being made on the handsome and substantial James Walker Memorial Hospital which is being erected on the site of the present City Hospital building, and the convenient and well adapted structure will soon stand completed. a lasting witness to the generosity of Mr. James Walker, the d snor, who has not only provided the means for its erection but who is personally superintending the work of its con struction and seeing to it that not one niece of shoddy material enters its make up. At a meeting of the Board of Man agers of the City Hospital at the Court House yesterday afternoon at which were present Chairman D. McEachern, Commissioners Montgomery and Holmes and Alderman Springer, it was reported that the walls of the new edifice are up to the third floor and only one more story remains to be built. At the meeting, the report of Dr. W. "W. Lane, Superintendent of the City Hospital, was read and approved. It is the best report made since the found' ing of the hospital, both with respect to the cost of maintenance, all things being considered, and the number of patients treated: The following is an abstract of the' very comprehensive re port made for last month by the superintendent: Patients treated 65, of which 37 were whites and 28 colored; 45 from city, 10 from country and 10 pay patients. There were remaining in the hospital July 31st, 21 patients and 44 were ad tnjtted during the month. Those dis charged in August numbered 39 ; died, remaining August 31st, 24. Pay patients were treated 140 days and charity patients 577 days. Rations were furnished pay patients, 140; Charity, 577; employes, 434. Total 1,151. The average cost per capita per day was 14 cents. The cost of sub sistence for the month was $170.81 and the general expenses were $144.44; pay roll $174.50 ; total $489.75. The re ceipts, were $45.42 from prescriptions; pay patients, $135.89; city, $166.66; county, $250; total $597.97. The re ceipts over expenditures were $108.22. JUSTICE FOWLER'S COURT. Negro Charged With Maliciously Uncou pling Cars of A. C. L Freight Train. Thos. Hawkins, a colored youth aged about 19 years and employed by Mr. Wm. Niestlie, was arraigned in Justice Fowler's court yesterday. charged with a misdemeanor in un coupling cars withodt authority in an A. & Y. freight train, which was being backed toward the river on the A. C. L. yards in this city yesterday a week ago. It is contended that if the mis chief had not been promptly discov ered by one of the trainmen the result would have been that several of the cars would have been backed into the river. Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy ap peared for the railroad and Marsden Bellamy, Esq., for the defendant. On account of the absence of one of the witnesses for the prosecution, the case was continued until Saturday morning and Hawkins gave bond in the sum of $50 with Mr. Niestlie as surety. Jeff MacDonald, of Delgado, was also before Justice Fowler yesterday, charged with going to the house of J. D. Langdon, with whom he had a dis pute, and threatening to shoot him with a gun which he carried. He gave bond, with Mr. R. R. Bellamy as surety, for his appearance at the next term of Criminal Court. Qentlemen of the Jury. The following jurors were yesterday afternoon drawn to serve for the term of New Hanover Superior Court, which will convene Sept. 24th: First Week J. P. Walton, 8. K. Winner, H. Rehder, D. L. Gore, J. D. Cottle, Joseph McRae, T. B Old ham, L. L. Bland, John Beery, J. S. Russ, W. A. Vollers, B. B. Brown, T. J. Herring, J. S. Canady, J. D. Brown, C. C. Bordeaux, A. A. Brown,. J. O. Wiggs. Second Week John B. Cranmer, B. F. Keith, G. J. Bohey, C. W. Mc- Clammy, W. A. Rourk, A. S. Holden, A. G. Ellis, J. F. Mclnnis, C. H. Rob inson, W. C. Yarborough, Wm. Wal ters, Charles Rogers, C. R. Anderson, W. P. I Carroll, Wm. Bland, C. W. Hewlett, W. A. Frank. Excursion Sept. 18th. Hatch Brothers' last excursion for the season will be run to Wilmington from Williamston, near Tarboro, on Tuesday, September 18th, arriving here about 11 o'clock A. M., and re turning leave the city at 8 P. M. of the same day. The 'train will go straight .through to Wrightsville beach and will return in time to give the party an opportunity of taking a thirty mile trip on the steamer Wil mington tot which the fare will be? only fifteen cents. W. D. C. Richardson DeadX The Goldsboro Headlight announces the death Tuesday in that city of Mr. W. D. C. Richardson, who formerly conducted a bicycle store here. Mr. Richardson died of consumption at the home of his father-in-law, CapL D. J. Broadhurst. Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures them; also Old, Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile cure on earth. Drives out Pains and Aches. Only 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by R. R. Bel lamy, druggist, t HOLMES GROCERY COMPANY. Dissolution of Firm of Holmes & Witters dives Wilmington Two Business Houses In Its Stead. Announcement was made yesterday of the dissolution of the firm of Holmes, & Watters, one of the oldest and best known wholesale and retail grocery houses of the city, Mr. Gabriel Holmes purchasing the interest of Mr. Joseph H. Watters and becoming a member of the Holmes Grocery Company, a corporation recently formed, which will conduct the business &l the old stand, and Mr. Watters retiring to go into the wholesale' grocery business for himself at Nos. 220 and 222 North Water street, the store now occupied by Mr. S. P. McNair, who will move about October 1st into the building formerly occupied as the old C. F. & Y. V. passenger depot. Application was made yesterday at the office of the clerk of the Superior Court for incorporation of the Holmes Grocery Company, the stockholders being named as Messrs. Gabriel Holmes, R. Lee Holmes and Jno. S. Armstrong. The company proposes to conduct the retail and wholesale grocery business and the principal place of business will be Wilmington, but other places of business may be established from time to time as to the incorporators may deem necessary and proper. The period of incorporation is asked for thirty years and the capi tal stock is $40,000 divided! into 400 shares with privilege to increase to $100,000. The stockholders! are not . . . . . -. individually liable lor contracts or obligations of the corporation and the stock is not assessible. uotn new nrms nave the sincere wishes of a wide circle of friends and patrons for continued prosperity. Another instrument filed at the Court House yesterday gives further details of the change. Mr. Watters conveys by deed to Mr. Holmes the Front street store and lot now occu pied by Holmes & Waiters and also the lot at southeast corner of Tenth and Market streets 150x33 feet in size, subject to certain conditions in favor of Louis and Rachel Dry, the present tenants. The consideration for both properties is $6,000. Back From Sad Mission. Mrs. M. C. Littleton returned yes terday from Bladenboro, where she went to accompany for burial the re mains of her husbffnd, Mr. M. C. Lit tleton, who died at his home in this city, corner of Eighth and Chesnut streets, Sunday night. The funeral took place at Bladenboro Tuesday morning. Deceased was 48 years of age, and, besides a sorrowing wife, he leaves to mourn their loss two brothers and one sister. His brothers are Messrs. Jas. O. Lit tleton and Volin'? Littleton and his sister, Mrs. Mary Smith, all of Ons low county. Deceased was a native of Onslow but for the last two years had been employed in the A. C. L. shops here. Married at Qoldsboro. Mr. E. S. Herring, of the freight car department of the A. C. L, shops in this city, and Miss Ella Bryan, of Goldsboro, were married at the home of the bride's brother, Mr. T. C. Bryan, at Goldsboro yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the officiating minister -being Rev. Dr. F. D. Swindell. Air. and Mrs. Herring arrived last evening oa the 6 o'clock train and are at home sat No. 419 Campbell street. Among those who attended the wedding from Wil mington were Mr. E. T. Herring and Miss Mabel Herring. Hilton Ferry. The old Hilton Ferry across the Cape Fear river just above the plant of the .Hilton Lumber Company, connecting with the "Negro head road" and lead ing up inrS Sampson county, has been put in operation recently by Mr. R. M. Murray, and he has a ferryman there each day in the week from sun rise unti! sun set for the accommoda tion of patrons: - Mr. Murray has a new flat 10x30 feet in size for the trans portation of vehicles, etc., across the river. Arrested On Capias. C. E. Parker and Joe Parker, two young white men employed by Contrac tor Thad F. Tyler, of this city, were ar rested Tuesday night by Deputy Sheriff Rowan om a capias from Pender county, where they are wanted on a warrant charging forcible trespass. Both of the young men gave cash bond in the sum of $50 each for their appearance at Burgaw Monday. Approaching Marriage. Mrs. Beta Glameyer has issued hand some invitations announcing the mar riage of her daughter, Miss Minnie Augusta, to Mr. John Theodore Runge, the clever and very popular Associated Press operator in this city. ' The cere mony will be performed in St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church- on Wednesday afternoon, September 1 19 th, at 5:30 o'clock. Clarktbn Express: Mr. Henry Cromartie, of Garland, died last week after a long and painful illness. A horrible double, murder was perpe trated in a section called Crusoe, in Columbus county, 1 last Wednesday. Two men by the name of Register, father and son, and a man by the name of Lewis were surveying land. A dispute arose between them, when Lewis whipped out his knife and cut young Register to death. Where upon Register, senior, rushed up with a limb, striking Lewis to the earth and killing him. Thus, according to a spectator, was presented the ghastly sight of two slaughtered men lying within a few feet of each other. L f FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUHTSHELtsZtA "HcwRIvoi," "Leader," and "Repeater" Insist upon having them, take no other and - 1 ALL DEALERS niiiiiiisaiiiftsiiii&iigRj NERVOUSNESS, An American Disease. Dr. S. Weir Mitchell is au thority for the statement that nerv ousness is the characteristic mal ady of the American nation, and statistics show that nerve deaths number one-fourth of all deaths recorded, the mortality being main ly among young people. Johnston's Sarsaparilla . QUART BOTTLE. is the grand specific for this great American disease, because it goes straight to the source of the weak ness, building up health and strength by supplying rich, abund ant food and pure blood to the worn-out tissues, rousing the liver to activity and regulating all the organs of the body. Tne UeMgaa Drag Co.," Detroit, KIrh. wm uiTiicuai uib uunuui uuiii uvrr m r imi T L.. X fiit . it ii For sale by HERBERT L. FENTRESS, .Wilmington, N. C. BL4CKWELLDURHAM COMPANY. Sale of Property Ordered by Judge Simon, ton Republican Nominations. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, Sept 5. The Re publicans of the Fifth district to-day nominated J. R. Joyce, of Reidsville, for Congress, and R. D. Douglas for elector. Judge Simonton has rendered a de cision in the Blackwell-Durham To bacco Company case, ordering it to be sold on November 5th. No bids of less than $4,000,000 will be enter tained. TO PERSUADE ENGLAND. Memorial to Lord ' -Sal&bury from Li Hung Chang Urging the Rus sian Proposal. , Br Cable to the Morning star. London, Sept. 5. The Chinese min ister here, Sir Chih Chen Lo Fong Luh, admits the correctness, in a gen eral sense, of the cable message sent to him, according to Shanghai advices, by Li Hung Chang, in which the. lat ter is quoted as saying: "Our St. Petersburg minister has persuaded Russia to leave Pekin. You are use less if you cannot persuade England. '' The Chinese minister also says he . has sent a powerful memorial to Lord Salisbury, urging him to adhere to the Russian proposal to withdraw the allied forces from Pekin, as he, Sir Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh, believes it will pave the way to a speedy set tlement. The minister also ' said the Chinese people were sick of war, and that the genuineness of Li Hung Chang's plenipotentiary powers was undoubted and that Li Hung Chang was working in full sympathy with the Emperor, Dowager Empress and privy council, all of whom favored peace. The minister added that he himself was still in communication with the Chinese government, whose authority remained entirely and who were merely temporarily residing in the province of Shan Si. l i THE LADIES. The Pleasant effect and ---perftct safety with which ladies may use Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, makes it their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine article, look t for the name of the California Fig Syrup Co, printed near the bottom of the package. For sale by all drug gists. - . CHINESE BOXERS. Four Prominent Leaders Executed in Tien Tsln by the Allies. By Cable to the Morning Star. Taku, Sept. 3. It is reliable asserted that native soldiers, acting under the orders of Li Hung Chang, are exterm inating the Boxers in the provinces of Hu-Nan and Chi Li. Four' prominent Boxers were exe cuted iu Tien Tsin to day. The French shot two and the Japanese beheaded the others. . The executions have had a good moral effect A8heville Citizen: Only a few days ago Ben j. M. Collins, keeper of the Swannanoa lodge on the Biltmore ' estate, while going about his work on the big farm discovered what at once struck him as being the longest snake he had ever seen, heard or read about. ''More than this, its color did not mate exactly. Mr. Collins knows snakes when he sees them, but in this instance he rubbed his eyes and looked again to be sure that he was making no mistake. The second look only confirmed him in his belief and he proceeded to make it hot for the snake. When the reptile had been dispatched Mr. Collins made a closer inspection, and was startled to find that what he supposed was one snake was really two. The reptiles, one a king snake and the other a black, had evidently engaged in a battle to the death. The king sprang at the black, which received it with open mouth, in which it landed fairly. The black was by luck given the upper hand, reversing the usual order of things in such battles, and began the task of swallowing its enemy. It had partially succeded, when Mr. Collins appeared and put an end to the strug gle. When killed the king snake's head was fitted in the black's mouth as tightly as a lady's hand in a new Ve" mm III Life Wn Saved. Mr. J- E. Lilly,a prominent citizen of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a won derful deliverance from a frightful death. In telling of it he says: "I was taken with Typhoid Fever, that ran into Pneumonia. My lungs became hardened. I was so weak J couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I expected to soon die of Con sumption, when I heard of Dr. King's New Discovery. One bottle gave great reliefs I continued to use it, and now am well and strong. I can't say too much in its praise. This marvellous medicine is the surest and quickest cure in the world for all Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular size 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottles 10 cents at K. R. Bellamy's drug store. t you will get the best shells thanoney can buy. KEEP THEM. -