WILMINGTON. N. C
Thursday Morning, Oct. 8, 1896
ePQTS AND FUIUKES.
H6W York Baa'e Beview of ..the
Cotton
Market. .V;::., 'v..
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
New Yokk, - October 7. The Sun
ayi: Spot prices here-declined Jc,
jwiih tales of 115 bales for spinning,
4 SOffiales were delivered o a contract.
Liverpool was unchanged on , the spot,
with sales of 14,000 bales; futures there
opened at a partial advance of one paint.
reacted and declined one and a half to
two points, bat recovered part of the
loss, closing at a net decline of one to
A n A nil a 1f w A la SJ . ....I.
yarns were doll, but steady; cloths quiet
Fntnres opened bere unchanged to
five points higher, reacted snd declined
six Doinis. then rallied and advanced
slightly, but toward the close weakened
again and closed stead v at a bet
decline of one to three po'nts, with tales
of 189 400 bales. The speculation to-day
was quiet and the fluctuations In prices
were confined within narrow limits. The
crop news from the South is conflicting
ana tsumur s oi tne yieia range an tne
way from 7.000.000 to 8. 500.000 bales. In
view of the uncertainty regarding tne
outcome there is little disposition here
to trade. To-day prices were firmer at
the opening,, but alter the first transac
tions they weakened and declined. The
Liverpool news was disappointing and
selling ordets wece received from the
market, while reports stated that Neill
had estimated the crop at over 9,000,000
bales. These developments led to gen
eral selling and prices gave way. The re
ported Neill estimate was denied later
on, however, and it was alto stated that
Neill Bros', would not issue a crop esti
mate until after a general frost. This
steadied the market and prices slowly
advanced. Before the close.
WVWw
the market again weakened and the
1 y
tan
prices were Bluntly lower. The crop
movement . continues heavy and the
Southern spot markets were generally
lower.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Wilt at Weak and Closed Lower Corn a ad
Otti Doll Fork Product Closed
Higher.
Br Telegraph to the Mormnr. Star.
Chicago, October 7. Wheat was ex
tremely weak to-day. Few wanted to
buy, and none wanted to hold it. The
influential leaders in the boom of are
cent date have been selling all the week.
and that has been more discouraging to
the smaller operators. December wheat
opened from 68W to 689c. sold be
tween tSJi and 67c, closing at 67c
t72c iic under , yesterday.
L4sa wheat was 14C lower
Trading in corn was slow in the ex
. treme. May corn opened at 86c, sold
between 26MQ26 and 2525c,
closing at 26c z under yesterday.
Cash corn was Kc lower.
Oats dropped a few 'fractions in price
to agree with the tone and action of the
otner grains. Business was dull. May
oats Cc.cA under yesterday.
Cash oris were Uc per bushel
lower.
Provisions did not sympathize with
grain, but were rather inclined to im
prove in value. The hog market was
strong in tone and from 6 to 10c higher.
Provisions took their motive from the
yards. January pork closed 1517e
higher, January lard 12J15c higher
and January rms 7fc higher.
ttv ttiat 12. ihriftra
. v Br Telegraph to the Moraine Star,
Shkrburnk. Minn.t Oct. -7. The
Bank of "SBtfrburne was robbed to-day
and George Thorburn. assistant cashier,
and a travelling collector for the Walter
A. .Wood Harvester Company, were
shot dead. The robbers escaped through
a back-window, mounted wheels and
rode out of town. A large posse of men
ate in pursuit of the murderers. The
: Governor's office at St. Paul was ap
: prised of the tragedy late this afternoon,
. and will take action in the matter at the
earliest possible moment.
FIGHTING IN CUBA.
Heavy IjMaea on Both Bides in the Ba?tla
on Monday.
Br Cable to the Morning Star.
. Havana, October 7. Further newt
of the battle fought at Tajada del Negro,
on Monday, between the Spanish forces
under ben. iJercat and the insurgents
under Maceo, show that the rebel losses
exceed 830 men. The Spanish loss was
28 killed, 60 wounded seriously, 15
wounded slightly and 10 or more In
capacitated from duty by contusions.
The authorities say that the total Span
ish losses, -including officers, were 121
men. "
That JorTol Feellac
With the exhilarating sense of renewed
health and strength and internal clean
liness, which follows the use of Syrup of
Figs, is unknown to the few who have
not progressed beyond the old-time
medicines and the cheap substitutes
sometimes offered but never accepted
by the well-informed.
NAVAL STORES MARKETS, v
B Telegraph to the Morulas Stat.
New-York, October 7. Spirits
turpentine quiet and steady at 2828jc.
Rosin quiet and firm: strained common
to good $1 72 Jfl 75.
Charleston, October 7. Spirits
turpentine was firm at 24cs sales
bales. Rosin firm: sales barrels:
prices: A. B 81 801 85. C D $1 35. E .F
tl 40&1 45. G II 45l 60.H $1 501 55.
1 11 551 60. K $1 651 60. M $1 80
1 65.N $1 801 85. W G $1 952 00, W
W$2 X53 20. .
Savannah, October 7. Spirits
turpentine 2535c; sales 500 casks:
receipts 1.081 casks. Rosin steady and
u;chazijed. tales barrels; recelptt
2.081 barrels.
Absolutely Pure.
A Cream of tartar baking powder.
Highest of all in leavening strength.
Latest United States Government
Food Report.
ROYAL BAKING. POWDER Co.,
New York.
"BANJ&--fte$BED
atai
BRYAN IN INDIANA.
ADDRESSED GREAT GATHERINGS OF
P&OPLE AT MANY PLACES. '
8peecb.es at iodwnapoU, Ziicanspoit, Hamg
mond aod Otnec Towns Pawed Through
Chicago Last Bihi on Bis Way '
ts-lowa. .
By Telegraph to the Morning Star. '
Indianapolis, Ind October 7.
William J. Bryan left this city at 8.18
o'clock this morning on a Panhandle
special. He arose at 8.80. feeling fresh
and rested and took breakfast with
Mayor Taggart and Private Secretary
Davis. Large crowds was in waiting at
the Grand Hotel, and when the candi
date appeared be was' greeted with
cheers. He was at once driven to the
Union station, where another large
crowd bad atsembled. As the train
pulled out there was a round of lusty
cheers.
Noblesvilie witnessed ths opening of
William J. Brvan's second day of cam.
aigning act Indiana. Accompanying
Jr. Brvan to-day are Gov. Mat
thews, National Committeeman Shan-
klin, Parks Martin, Chairman of the
State Democratic Committee; John
W. Tomlinson, of Alabama and
otber prominent Democrats. Nobles
vilie is a banner Republican town in a
stalwart Republican county. The Re
publicans there had announced that
they would have a golden-rod parade at
the Brvan meeting. When the tram ar-
rrived just as the clocks were striking
nine the parade was not id evidence,
but the number of people who wore
golden-rods in the crowd of 8.000 gath
ered at the station, wai sufficiently large
to be noticeable. Mr. Bryan s sympa
thizers were numerous, however, and
cheered frequently. Hoi. Theodore P.
Davis, unlet justice ot the Indiana Ap
pellate Court, introduced Mr. Bryan.
In bis speech Mr. Bryan brought in
ex-President Harrison, and contrasted
his attitude on silver now and when he
was in the White House. He said:
This campaign is resulting in more
political changes than any recent cam
paign. We are told that the Democratic
party must succeed, if it succeeds with
out the support of certain former Dem
ocratic leaders; but we rejoice that if
we are to lose Democrats. . we are
also to gain from those who here
tofore acted with the Republican
party. There is this difference be
tween those who go from us and those
who come to us. those who go from us
advocate what the Democratic party has
never advocated before, the gold stand
ard, while the Republicans who come to
ns come because we advocate the same
bimetallism that the Republican party
has advocated. (Great, applause.) The
Republicans are able to act with ut
without changing the convictions ot a
life time, while Democrats who go from
us have to desert all that has been Dem
ocratic in the past. (Cheers )
"Not only was the platform of the
Republican party declared in favor of
bimetallism four yean ago, but leaden
in the Republican party were advocating
four years ago what they denounce now.
The Republican candidate for the Pres
idency, so late as 1891, - made
a speech at Teledo, Ohio, in which
he denounced Mr. Cleveland's policy
and laid that by contracting the cur
rency he had made money the master
and all things else the servant. The Re
publicans who act with us can take the
report filed by Secretary Rusk in 1800
and they can point to page 8, where Mr.
Rusk shows the effect of silver legisla
tion on the prices of a product and also
that the rise in the price of silver has
raised the price of far men' products. If
rising prices withthe farmer were good
then, they are gooTTafwrr- Ydil QioTnoi
hear at that time this talk about rising
prices hnrtlng the laboring men.
(Cheers.) You have a distinguished cit
izen bere in this State who was Presi
dent during the time when Mr. Rusk
sent in his report, and on the first of
Decesbe; 1500. President Harrison sent
a message to Congress, in which he nsed
these words.: 'The enlargement of our
currency by the silver bill undoubtedly
gave an upward tendency to trade and
had a marked effect on prices. But this
natural add desired effect of the silver
legislation was by many erroneously at
tributed to the tariff act.'
"There he went . so far at to put aside
those who attempted to credit the Mc
Kinley bill with the effect that had
come, and attributed that effect to silver,
and yet when we say that legislation
can affect the price of silver they say that
we don't understand anything about the
subject. (Great cheering.) If. we. had
never known anything about the sub
ject, we could find out a great deal
about it by reading those speeches made
a few years ago by Republicans, which
they are sorry now they ever made."
(Loud cheering.)
Tifton; was reached at 850 o'clock,
where between 15,000 and 18.000 people
had assembled. The local committee
had to take Mr. Bryan through a stable
filled with horses to reach the public
square where the speaking took place.
The speech was short and upon familiar
lines.
Logansport, Ind., October 7.
Several hundred wagons and carriages
were drawn up on the outskirts ot the
crowd gathered in an open field where
Mr. Bryan delivered a speech this morn
ing at Kokomo. The assemblage was
large, numbering probably- 7,000 people.
McKinley sentiment waafstrong. many
people in the audience wore yellow slips
of paper? similar to those Mr. Bryan saw
at places id West Virginia, each' beating
the name of the Republican candidate
and there were cbeert for McKin
ley all around the route taken by Mr.
Bryan from Kokomo Junction where the
train halted to the speaking ground,
several hundred yarda distant" The
audience was fairly enthusiastic. Joseph
Heron, chairman of the Howard county
Democratic committee, introduced Mr.
Bryan, who spoke chiefly upon the pro
pounded questions: "If the gold stand
ard is a good thing for the American
people why is it that the Republican
party has pledged itself to get rid of the
gold standard? If the gold standard it
not good enough to keep, then my
friends, is it not bad enough for as to
get rid of it? (Loud cheering.)
Logansport, Ind., October 7. The
great political meetings were addressed
here this afternoon by Mr. Bryan. On
the arrival of hit special train at noon
he was escorted by brass bands and sil
ver clu"3s to the residence of Judge
David D. Dykeman, where the candidate
and his companions were entertained at
luncheon. The first speech took place
at Riverside Park, where the audience
numbered - about 15,000. Near the
stand from which Mr, Bryan spoke
a delegation of old soldiers - was
gathered, snd the candidate referred to
their presence In bit speech. The as
semblage was very enthusiastic. The
second speech was made from a ttand at
the corner of Fifth and North streets.
People were massed in both thorough
fares in its vicinity and considerable
difficulty was experienced in getting Mr.
Brvan through.
On the conclusion of the second
speech Mr. Bryan was escorted to
his train by a cheering multitude and
at 2.20 left for Hammond. Governor
Matthews said good-bye to the na
tional candidate at Logansport On
his Journey from Logansport Mr.
Bryan spoke at Winimac and Crown
Point. - ' ;
Chicago, October 7. Mr. Bryan
finished his Indiana campaign at
Hammond this evening and reached
Chicago shortly before 10 o'clock to
night. His stay here was short.
Forty minutes after bit arrival he was
on board the Burlington, Iowa,where
he speaks to-morrow. The Union
station was jammed with people to
night when the candidate's train
rrived, bnt the crowd was not ad
mitted inside the iron fence, and Mr.
Bryan escaped annoyance and incon
venience from overcrowding. In re
sponse to cheers Mr. Bryan showed
himself for a few minutes, bnt did
not speak.. - The candidate appeared
to be in the best of health.?,
- A vast audience numbering be
tween 15,000 to 20,000 greeted , him
at Hammond. .' : ;
THE VENEZUELA TROUBLE.
' a '- '-- r - -
Xosllah Newtpapers Iaatat That Ho Pro-
, arses Hat Boon Hade Towards
" Its Bettlement.
Br Cable to the Morning Sta.. .. .
London, October 7. The St. James
Gazette devotes a leading article to a
discussion of the Venezuelan situation',
in which that paper insists that no pro
gress whatever has been made toward a
settlement of England's dispute with
Venezuela. The piper recites the Vene
zuelan affronts aod outrages perpetrated
upon English officials, and concludes by
saying: "If such insults and outrages had
been addressed to the meanest sister
republic in South America, taere would
have' been war long ago. Any other
European power would not have stood
it a week, yet we sit with folded "hands
and permit one slap in the face to tuc-
ceed another. We hope most sincerely
that the negotiations with the U nited
States will result peacefully, but nothing
is to be gained oy shutting our eyes and
saying, 'peace when there is no p:ace.
The GasetU adds that Venezuela's atti
tude ia regarding the construction of a
railway to the Barimi as an invasion of
Venezuelan territory is an insult. .
AN ELECTION ROW
Three Hen Snot One ol Them
Daogeroaalr
' Wounded.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Atlanta. Ga October 7. A special
to the Constitution, from Elberton, Ga.,
reports the only serious election diffi
culty as yet heard from. About 10
o'clock tbis morning. Bad Adams and
Will Mayfield got into an altercation, in
which they came to blows. Parties tried
to inter ferer when Mayfield drew bis pis
tol and shot at I. G. Swift, brother of T.
M. Swift, Democratic candidate for the
Legislature. Mayfield then shot Bud
Sanders fatally, anf a train shot at Swift,
and then ran. Tom Wall, who had been
drinking, shot at Luther Turner, and
then shot I. G. Swift, who is cashier of
the Elberton Loan and Savings Bank,
firing twice, and hitting Swill in the
wrist ana snouiaer. wall ran and was
caught by John C. Brown and placed in
iail. Sanders is dangerously injured
and wiu prooaoiy die to-niebt. May-
field was shot as he ran, and has not been
caught as yet. Considerable excitement
prevails, but the report that a lynching
will bejmade is unfounded.
FLORIDA'S ELECTION.
Omoiel Beturna Cotfl-m Beports of
m - Baeoeas If . the . Dcmoeratio
State Tieket,
By Telegraph to the Homing Star.
Jacksonville, Fla October 7.
Official returns of the State election are
just coming in, the count, owing to the
length of the ballot, not being completed
in the larger counties until this after
noon. The returns indicate a very light'
vote, and a heavy Democratic loss as
compared witfau4&2
Vfiatrnte'returns from thirteen out of
forty-five counties in the State g ve
Bloxham (Democrat) for Governor,
8,788; Ganby (Republican) for Governor,
8,044; Weeks (Populist) for Governor,
830. The same counties in laau gave
Mitchell, (Democrat) for Governor
11,689. and Baskins (Populist) 1,891. If
the samejgtio obtains in other counties
.the Democratic vote will be about
81,000, a loss of about 8 000 as compared
witn leva. . : '
Nineteen ' counties complete give
Bloxham (Democrat) 18,945; Ganby
(Republican) 4.820, and Weeks (Popu
list) 1,888. The same counties in 1898
gave Mitchell (Democrat) 16,011, and
Baskin (Populist) 8,714.
RAILROAD MEN,
Convention of the Freight Claim Association
' in Session at Blohmood, V.
Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Richmond, Va , October 7. The
convention of the Freight Claim As
sociation began here this morning at
9 o'clock and - continued until 2
o'clock. To-day's proceedings con
sisted in receiving reports. The
claims of loss and damages and over
charge committees reported. There
was a spirited discussion of the Gra
ham plan. It was finally decided to
leave it optional with agents whether
or not they should adopt the plan.
The meeting has been brought to
this city many prominent railroad
men from all over North America,
One hundred and ten have already
registered as being present.
This afternoon the delegates took
a drive over the city. To-night the
Richmond Traction Company gave
them a trolly party. To-morrow
morning the business session will be
resumed.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
dodge Porter Vonneiiy Accepts the Nomi
nation for Governor Stands Cqaarely
' on the Chicago Platform.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York," .October , 7. Chairman
Elliott Danforth, of the Democratic
State Committee, received a letter this
morning from Judge Wilbur F. Porter,
the regular Democratic candidate for
Governor, formally accepting the nami
nation. Candidate Porter states that he
stands squarely on the Chicago and
Buffalo platforms and will work hard
for the election of Brvan and Sewall
Chairman Danforth had no news to-day
from Senator Hill but be is still confi
dent that the latter will come out in sup
port of the national and State tickets.
Senator Hill's statement is waited for
with much interest at Democratic head
quarters.
- FUSION IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Demoe-ats and Populists Voss on ths Na
tional Tieket.
Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Parksksburg, W. Va, October 7.
The conference between the Democratic
and Populist leaders of West Virginia,
which began here yesterday, resulted to
day in a fusion on the national ticket,
the Populists naming H. T. Houston, of
Alderson, and Colonel James BaiL of
Weston, as electors at-large, the Demo
cratic nominees to be withdrawn. The
district electors are to be Democrats.
No arrangements for fusion on the State
ticket nave yet been agreed upon.
CASTORIA
For Infants and CMldrei
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SEABOARD AND ROANOKE. j
A Controlling Interest In the Bond Bald
to Have Been Transferred to a Sev
York Syndicate The Rep art Die
credited A Sew Movement
to Defeat the Seaboard
" ' Oppaeition. .
Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Niw York, 0:tober 7. It it an
nounced here that the contract for the
transfer of the control of the Seaboard
Air Line to Messrs. Thomas" F. -Ryan
includes also the control of the Balti
more Steam Packet Company, which
runs the Bay Line from Norfolk to Bal
timore in connection with the Seaboard
Air Line. ; ..
The explanation of this announce
ment is found in specials dispatched
from Noi folk, to the effect that the
Southern rate war was virtually brought
to an end by the transfer ot the control
ling mterestin the Seaboard & Roan
oke Railroad stock to - a syndicate
headed by Tnomat F. Ryan and Col.
George B. Harvey, of New York. The
transfer covered four thousand shares of
the stock heretofore held ia a oool bv
Judge Watts, of Portsmouth, Va., Liuis
McLane, ol HUtimore, and Moncure
Robinson, ;of Philadelphia. The price
was stated at inu per share, and a
large cash deposit was made to bind the
bargain. -
Gen. Gill, of Baltimore, who leads the
opposition to the present management
of the Seaboard, and Mr. Ryan, were at
Portsmouth yesterday, and the result of
the election was brought ' about by a
series of conferences between the two
contending parties. The details of these
conferences were not made public ia
any authorized form.
A dispatch from Portsmouth to-day
said that Hoffman, Gill. Ryan aod other
Interested parties went to Raleigh this
morning, wnere a meeting of the direc
tory would be held.
Raleigh, N. C, October" 7. Presi
dent Hoffman and Vice President St.
Joho.of the Ssaboard Air Line, went to
Wilmington to day and are there. No
meeting of railway people was held here
and nothing is known of any sale of
controlling interest of the Seaboard &
Roanoke stock to a syndicate. One of
the large stockholders of the Seaboard
& Roanoke company here is .authority
lor the negative information.
Norfolk. Va Oct 7.Following
tne narmonious action oi tne siock
holders meeting ot Tuesday : by only a
few hours, the report of renewed efforts
to secure control of the Seaboard Air
Line was not only a great surprise, but
it was not generally believed that any
sale had taken place, and in the face of
the assertion of the president, vice presi
dent and general counsel of the line
that they were unaware of the sale of
any large blocks of the stock, , the idea
as discredited.
This afternoon, however, one of the
most surprising reports of all that have
been circulated came from New York
It was to the effect that the 4,000 shares
of stock owned by Louis McLane, L R.
Watts, and Moncure Robinson bad been
sold. Judge Watts emphatically denied
the tale of his ttsck. but be declined to
ducuss the situation. An official of the
Seaboard said to-day that the report
that the three directors mentioned have
sold tneir stocx is ansoiuteiy taise.
At the Seaboard general offices, the
employes are in doubt, as to just where
they stand. The impression seemed to
prevail among them that the road has
really been, sold. The beads of the de
partmentay took the decidedly mixed
situation cooly. however, and one would
nevst nave suspected tbat it was a cur
rent rumor that their position were at
the time practically abolished. -
Tins afternoon a movement was placed
on foot, the successful consummation of
which will effectually defeat the schemes
of the Seaboard s opponents.
President Hoffman to-day issued a cir
cular under date of Baltimore, October
7tb, inviting all stockholders to sign an
agreement to pool their holdings with a
Commission consisting of L, K. Watts
of Portsmouth, Moncure Robinsan, of
Philadelphia, and Louis McLane 'of Bal
timore. who during five years from Octo
ber Snd, shall represent and control the
pool, manage the stock and the voting
thereof. It is provided that none ot the
stock shall be sold during the
five years or until thirty days
after the abrogation of the pool
by the written consent of three-
fourths of the signers. Taken in con
nection with Judge Watts denial of the
sale of bis stock, the appointment of
Mr. McLane, whose holdings almost
constitute a controlling interest, to the
committee, would seem to indicate that
President Hoffman considers it entirely
feasible to defeat Mr. Ryan by his new
flank movement. This it ofcourse
problematical in the absence of an
authoritative statement from the absent
president and vice president, and so far
as positive information regarding the
sale of the 4,000 shares are said to have
been secured by Mr. Ryan is concerned.
the situation remains unchanged.
Niw York, October 7. The state
ment is authoritatively made tbat a
mai only of the stock of the Seaboard
8c Roanoke Railroad, which controls
the various roads constituting the Sea
board Air Line, bas been purchased by
Thos. F. Ryan, of New York, acting for
himself and Gen. Samuel Thomas.
Tbe transaction also includes con
trol of the Baltimore Steam Packet
Company, which operates the Bay
Line of steamboats from Norfolk to
Baltimore in connection with the
Seaboard Air Line. The deal will
result in a termination of the. rate
war started by the Seaboard Air
Line. - " .
The understanding that the Sea
board Air Line will be joined with
the Georgia Central, Port Royal &
Augusta and Port Royal & Western
Carolina railroads, which are con
trolled by Mr. Thomas F. Ryan
Tbe last named two roads are oper
ated by a new company,: called the
Port Royal & Westorn Carolina.
WORK OF EXPERTS.
Bank
and Poatcffloe Safes ia BeDraaka
Blown Opn end Plundered.
By Telegraph to the Morning Staa,
Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. 7. At Clatonia,
a village in Gage county, the vault of tbe
Claytonia depository was blown open at
1 o'clock tbis morning and about $1,600
stolen. William Steinmeyer. president
of tbe bankT came to Lincoln this
morning, and while he was report
ing the robbery to the Lincoln police
Albert Anderson arrived to report that
the bank of Shelby. Polk county, bad
been robbed of 13.100 about 8 o'clock.
The safe waa blown open with dyna
mite. The postoffice at Glenville, twelve
miles from Hastings, had its safe blown
ooen Sunday night and 1880 worth ot
stamps were taken. All tbe work it that
I of experts. .
COTTON IN NORTH CAROLINA
The Tield Sixty-flye Per Cent, of the Aver
;S : ace Crop.
By Telegraph to the Morainz Star. '
Raleigh, N. C, October 7. The
State crop report issued by the Board
of Agriculture this evening gives the
yield of cotton as 65 per cent, of the
average crop, this Deinz a gain ot
two points on the September esti
mate. -The crop is nearly all picked
and proves to be better tnan was ex
pected thirty days ago.
A disnatch to the Central News, Lon
don, from Madrid, says a Ministerial
crisis has occurred. - no details are
Riven,
GEORGIA'S ELECTION.
A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, OF FULLY
FIFfY THOUSAND.
Atkinson's Maj9rltr lor Governor Twalva
to witteon Thousand Iiarge Than
He Beoelved Two Tears Ago. .
By Telegraph to the Moraisg Star.
Atlanta. ' October 7. The polls
throughout the State closed at 6 o'clock
and lrom the returns received, indica
tions are that Atkinson's majority will
be not less than thirty thousand. Hon.
A. S. Clay, chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, says: "It is impos
sible at this hour to predict with any de
gree of certainty tbe aize of the Demo
cratic majority. The count will be slow
and it will probably be midnight before
we can get any more satisiactory mior
mation than Is contained in the tele
grams received by me from Democratic
leaders in almost every county in the
State. "Almost without exception they
report that the vote is satisfactory and
seven out oi every ten report an increase
over the vote of two years ago. At this
hour it looks as if the majority will be
not less than thirty thousand." -
Hon. John D. Cunningham, chairman
of the Populist State ommittee, . does
not concsde tbe btate as yet, but says
that he prefers to await tbe official re
turns. "The ticket is a long one." said
be. "and tbe connt will be slow, and it
is mv opinion tbat when tbe result is an
nounced it will he found that there have
been a great many surprises. Oars is
tbe qaiet vote, and there bas been very
little demonstration about our strength,
bven if it sbould develop tbat our ticket
is not elected. It will be found that the
other bas won by a mere scratch, though
1 do not by any means concede the re
sult. . .. ;
The vote in Atlanta is very much
lighter than expected. The registration
in tbis county is twelve thousand, but
the vote will probably not exceed seven
thousand. Atkinson s majority in this
county will probably be about one thou
sand;, reports from Macon indicate, a
majority of about one thousand in tbat
county, while reports from Savannah
and Augusta indicate a majority of
about three thousand in each of these
counties. The State can be reported as
absolutely certain Democratic by more
than twenty thousand, with the proba
bility of tbe majority exceed iag thirty
thousand. Atkinson's majority two years
ago being xs.uou.
Augusta. Ga.. October 7. The
Democratic majority in Richmond
county will be over 8.000. Reports in
dicate that the Democrats have carried
the Tenth district, which is the strong
hold of Populists in Georgia. Thomas
E Watson, Populist candidate for Vce
President, lives at Thomson,' in this
distrlcL
A special to the CAronicU horn Milieu,
Ga., says: On opening of polls at
Monte. Emanuel county. William Dur
dens, a negro band, walked no ' to vote,
when a Democratic ticket was snatched
out of his hand by C W. Williams, a
negro Third party ite. Several Demo
crats rushed for him and Williams
pulled his pistol ana killed S. S. Middle
ton. He made an effort to escape, but
was overtaken and shot to death.
Atlanta Ga., October 7. Reports
to the Constitution from all parts of tne
"State indicate that Atkinson s maj irity
for Governor will exceed 85,000, with
tne prooaoiity tbat his majority will go
over 40,000. The majority for the re
mainder of tbe State ticket will largely
exceed tbat of Atkinson, the probability
being tbat it will go beyond 50,000,
while Atkinson t majority will be from
twelve to fifteen thousand larger
tnan that be received two years ago,
when it was X4,wo. His loss as
compared with the remainder of
the Mate ticket . this year, is
attributable ' to several complica
tions, in tbe nrst place his opponent
(Wright) made a vigorous personal cam
paign against him, appealing to prohibi
tion prejudice, Atkinson having made
bis campaign in lavor ot Iqpal option
and Wright having been nominated bv
tbe Populists on a platform of enforced
btate prohibition, under local option
law 106 of 187 counties in the State
have adopted prohibition, and the Dem
ocratic campaign was based on the en
dorsement of local option.
Many of the extreme prohibitionists
voted for Wright on the appeal to pro
hibition sentiment, and this account in
part for Atkinson not receiving as heivy
a vote as the remainder of tbe State
ticket Wright is a prominent prohibi
tionist, and made an active campaign on
that line..
Many prominent ministers of the
State, however, openly espoused the
cause of local option ss being tbe best
method of dealing with the prohibition
question, they regarding it as unfortu
nate that it had been made a political
issue.
Reports from every section of the
State show largely increased Democratic
majorities over4he vo'e of two years
ago.
Fulton county, in which Atlanta is lo-
cated.'will give Atkinson eleven hundred
majority and his majority in this Con
gressional district will be nearly five
thousand.
Returns are coming in slowly trom the
various counties, showing steady Demo
cratic increase, which it continued in tbe
same proportion in the reports of the
counties yet to be heard from will give
Atkinson a majoriy in tbe;neighborhood
oi torty thousand. - v
CAMPAIGN IN TEXAS.
One Hundred and Forty Thousand Delists
Offered by North era Ospttaliats to Se
onre the Electoral Vole for
McKinley. ' :? .
By Telegraph to tne Morning Star.
Dallas. Tex, October 7. The State
Republican Committee is in session
again, behind closed doors. Green,
Huston, Ogden and Terrell returned
this morning from Fort Worth, where
they went last night to consult with the
Populists and local Republicans to push
the campaign in the Eighth -Congressional
district, with the hope of electing
the Populist (Jenkint) over the Demo
crat (Lanham). -
It is stated as a fact bere. that a New
York syndicate of capitalists have noti
fied -to day tne Republican managers
that they will personally furnish 1140,-
000 as a campaign fund if convinced the
Texis electors will vote for McKinley in
the electoral college.
OPERA HOUSE PANIC.
Women Knocked Down and Trampled
Upon Bo One Seriously Zojared.
By Telegraph jo the Monuag Stat.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 7. Several
women e were . knocked - down and
trampled upon in a panic at Hopkins''
Grand Opera House daring the matinee
performance this afternoon.- A woman
giving her name as Josephine. Wright,
of Kansas City, fainted and was carried
tc an ad joining drug store. The panic
was started by boys in tbe gallery yelling
fire. An usher- dropped a tray oi
glasses with a crashing noise and in
stantly men, women and children made
a wild rush for tbe exits.- The attend
ants and police succeeded in restoring
order in about fifteen winutes. None
of the victims were seriously injtired.
You CanI But Happiness bat if
you are suffering from dyspepsia, scrof
ula, salt rheum and impure bipod, you
may be cured and made happy by taking
Hood t Sarsaparilla. i
Hood's Pills are tbe best family
cathartic and liver medicine. Harmless,
reliable and tare. ' t
ASTHMA CAN BE CURED.
A LEADING PHVSICIAN AT I.AST
DISCOVERS THE RBJKEDy'.
A PaMle Test 1111 Be made To-Dav
M Bellamy a Drag Store. '
In tbe wonderful prosress made by
medical science of the world successful
treatment for most diseases has been
discovered, and those which were at one
time considered incurable are now easily
conquered. Among tbe most difficult and
obstinate of diseases which has baffled
the skill of our most noted Physicians up
to the present time. Asthma ranks first.
Thousands of suilerers known by their
personal experiecce that no absolute
cure for this disease was discovered un
til Dr. Rudolph Schiffmann, the renown
ed Physician, who has made the treat
ment of Astnma and kindred complaints
the s:udy of a lifetime, doring which
time he bas treated and cured more cases
of Asthma than any living Doctor per
fected a remedy which not only produces
instant relief in the most severe cases of
Asthma. Hay Fever aod Bronchitis, but
bas pisitively cured thousands of suffer
eis who were considered incurable. Re
cognizing the skepticism of the public in
th s age of countless fraudulent nos
trums, Dr. bchinmann, in order to re
store confidence and obviate any suspic
ion of imposition, requests this paper to
announce that from 8 a. m. to day until
6 p. m. to-morrow be offers a liberal sam
ple box of Sen ff mann's Asthma Cure to
all persons applyine at R. R. Bellamy's
JJrogbtore.corner front and Market St.,
absolutely free of charge, knowing that
a personal test will be most convincing
and will vindicate his every claim. This
physician has made a most generous of
fer to persons who suffer from this most
terrible disease, and all sunerers are not
only requested, bnt cordially invited to
call, and should bear in mind ths time
and placed specified for tbe distribution
and avail themselves of the offer. Per
sons living out of this city who desire to
test the merits of this most wonderful
remedy will receive a package free by
mail by writing to Dr. R. Schiffmann,
815 Rosabel street, sL PaulMinn., pro
viding their letter is received before Oc
tober 18:h. as no samples can be ob
tained after that date.
R. R. Ballamy, the well known drug
gist, authorizes ns to announce that he
has received a quantity of samples from
Dr. Schiffmann, which be will distribute
during the hours mentioned in accord
ance with his offer-
WARM Wl RELETS.
Bishop Walker, of North Dakota," was
yesterday elected Episcopal Bishop of
Western New York by the Council oa
the sixth ballot.
The U. 5. Treasury gold reserve, at
the close of business yesterday, stood at
1125,108,688. The day's withdrawals at
New Yoik were S131.1C0.
The Porte has sent a note to the
Powers demanding the right of Turkey
to board foreign vessels in Turkish
waters for the purpose ot searching for
Armenians.
A New York dispatch says the Bank
ot British Worth America announces
that $500,000 in gold has been with
drawn from the Bank of Eagland for
export to them.
The First National Bank of Ithica.
Micb closed yesterday. Robert M
Seele is president of this bank, as well
as of the one which failed Monday at
Mount Pleasant.
Col. Jr Thomas Goode, Populist can
didate for Congress in the Fourth Vir
ginia district, has withdrawn from tbe
race, with tbe approval of the district
committee of his party.
The President has appointed William
H. White district attorney for the, East'
em district of Virginia in place of Mr,
Lassiter, whose resignation was recently
requested because of his political activ
ity on behalf of Mr. Bryan.
A dispatch from Constantinople says
that the Porte has decided not to admit
Gteek, Dutch and American guardships
to the Hellespont. It is known, the dis
patch says, tbat Russia objects to the
admission of these vessels.
Cardinal Satolli, who for nearly four
years has been the personal representa
tive of Pope Leo XIII as Apostolic del
egate to the United States, took leave
of Washington, where he established le
gation headquartes, at noon yesterday.
Sena' or Henry W. Blair, of New
Hampshire, spoke in the Opera Home
in Charlotte, N. C, . last night, to 700
negroes and 150 white people. He dis
cussed protection at length and more
briefly touched on free coinage.
R. I larvis, Democratic postmaster at
Benton Harbor, Mich., for the past
three years, received notice of dismissal
from that position Wednesday night for
alleged offensive partizinsbip. E. R.
Nichols, a gold Democrat, will mcceed
him.
The Mississippi Railroad Commission
is -holding a very important meeting at
Jackson, Miss., the representatives of all
lines doing business in that State pro
testing against a 40 per cent, reduction
in tariff rates recently ordered by the
Commission.
In an interview at Grand Rapids,
Mien, Col. W. A. Gavett, of Detroit,
said tbe ticket put np by the gold
standard Democrats at . Indianapolis
would be withdrawn before election.
He gave as bis author its Hon. Don M,
Dickinson, of Detroit. .
Gladness Gomes
With, a better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that go many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. - That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when you pur
Chase, that you have the genuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
nserl nnrl rrf wo mt, oeneral satisfaction.
Still iattL0 Ring.
T WISH TO INFORM YOU ALL 1JHAT
bavs reduced my price for Shaving to 10 cents, and
that yon will get jut at good work and ai nwch at
tention ai yon did when -he erica waa higher v
en aiao gee a gooa nav bnt, or an? tliiDg else in the
xMTuwr a uae. .. w a can un aae tor TO uracil.
KeapecuullT,
A. PK KM PERT. '
octtf No. llSwh Front street.
THE ELOPERS WERE STOPPED.
Aad Bad to Beckon With the Bride Te
ther Before They Go Married.
Biding along a West Virginia road I
was interested in seeing a young man
and young woman on horseback coining
down the road at a gallop. Not far be
hind them was an old man giving chase.
By cutting across through the woods at
one place he Buoceeded in heading them
a,.., at a S 31 J k.
off and caught noia oimDnaieB ju
as I drove up, said O. E. Wardleigh to
a Star reporter. v
"Whar yo' all goin?'the demanded.
"Yon can stop us now, but we'll get
married," answered the young man de
fiantly. 7 i- -
"Ihain'ttryin ter stop yo' all Efyo
is boun ter marry, yer kin, but I want
ed a talk, ro'all gwine ter town. How
long yo' s'pose yo'll stay?"
"Two or three days," answered the
groom. '
"At $2 a day," said the father, "be
sides hoss feed an hoss hire, for I'll
make yo pay for them bosses, shore.
Then t5 fer a preacher. I wanted Lindy
ter marry Sam. fer I owe 'im $5, an he
wouldn't say nothin Dout it ef she'd
hey 'im. Parson Long owes me, an he'll
marry yer fo nothin. Thar won't be
no board bill an hoss feed. It would
cost $20 ter make the trip, an give me
$10 so I kin pay Sam, an hey suthin fer
w'ar an far of the hosses, an we kin go
home . an hey a bigger time than at
town." ' : .
The proposition was accepted, the
money paid, and the three turned their
horses' heads homeward. Washington
Star. r-":- - ' ;
Hfilcyclea For Boys.
I do not for an instant hold that the
bicycle is going to redeem the world or
turn the rising generation into an army.
of saints, but I do know from personal
experience that the boy who rides a
bicycle and comes to school with a
healthy glow on his face, that means a
good circulation and a hearty appetite,
produced by exercise in God's fresh air
and God's bright sunshine, is a much
more tractable lad than is the same boy
when he is allowed to mope around the
house or the corner grocery, listening to
the vile stories of vile men or concoct
ing some deyiltry of his own. And not
only ! is he more' tractable, but he is
more teachable, he learns more, he is a
better boy and will make a better man.
Womankind. 1
i - - -
! A Sogar Coated Conscience.
United States Treasurer Morgan has
received the following letter from "West
yille, Conn., inclosing SO cents in post
age stamps:
"I was a soldier at the time of the re
bellion. I was on guard oyer the com'
missary stores and thoughtlessly took
lumps of sugar from an open barrel to
eat. I did not take much in quantity,
but violated the principle of strict hon
esty. It is impressed upon me after all
these years that I ought to make resti
tution. I send postage stamps to cover,
I think, the value of all that I took,
with interest"
The stamps were turned into the con
' science fund. Washington Post
Clear Air.
- The air is clear at Arequipa, Peru.
From the observatory at that place,
8,050 feet above the sea, a black spot;
one inch in diameter placed on a white
disk : has been seen on Mount Char
chami, a distance of 1 1 miles, through
a 18 inch telescope. ;
I
BUSINESS LOCALS.
KW ironcBa For Kent or Sale. losx and Fond
Wears, and otber abort mil cellaneoos advertisement!
Inef rtrd in this Department , in leaded MonpaKil type,
on ant or fourth page, at Publ tsber'i op son, for 1
cent per word each inaertkn- bnt ao aavtraaemeat
taken foe lea than AO cents. Terma nosHrely cash
raaa'
Bo- yon speculate? "Guide to Sncceaafnl Specu
Utipn" mailed free. Wheat, prevision, cotton and
stock speculation on -limited margins thoroughly ex
plained. Coiatipondtiice solicited. Warren, Ford &
Co., 11 w all Street, New York.
my 17 It to th su
I offer to Discount any Price Lists for Groceries
lent out by eny other merchant by giving S cents
worth more oa their dollar oft. If yon don't believe
it call on C. D. Jacobs, 219J4 North Front street.
octStf
Tbe Dairy Restaurant No. 25 Market street is
now open. Table first class. Open from S a. m.
until 10 p. m. Give us a calL aog 15 tf
Bank eta. Vegetable Baskets ear the shipment of
Peas, Beans, Cucumbers, etc Far tale at J no. S.
Mclachern's Grain aad Feed Store 211 Market
cSl
Hardest, P. B. sat ia stack buggies, toad
Carta and harness of all kinds. Repairing done by
skinful workmen oa short notice. Opposite new
Coart House eg
fe Are Now Receiring a Cargo
LIVEROOOL SALT,
in bulk, which wS offer in lots and
sizes to suit.
APPLES.
A small lot very fine just in.
Also fresh lines of Butter, Cheese,
Cakes, Crackers, Candy, Meats,
Lard, &c, &c., constantly arriving.
i HALL & PEARS ALL,
Nutt and Mulberry streets.
sep 80 new tf -
Co-Partnersliip Notice.
TOR UNDERSIGNED HAVING FORMED
a co-partnership under the style firm of Mil's ft
Montgomery, for the purpose of conducting- a Horse
Exchange and Sale Stable, also a general business in
Bnxxiea. Wasona. Harness. &c. resnectfullv inv te
an inspection of their stock and solicit tbe patronage
or iiieir mcnos ana tne pod tic generally. Business
win be open by Oct 10th, 1P98.
Resprctfnlly,
FRANK T. MILLS,
TAR. A. MONTGOMERY.
-SJffot 110,113 aad 11 North Water street, Wil-
mtn)
ngton, M. C.
sep86w
T. T.
Tea, Tea. Tea, Tea.
T. T.
Tea, Tea, Tea, Tea.
One pound Good Tea and
Two pounds Gran. Sugar for 30c, at
The Unlucky Corner.
oct 4 tf
BAGGING AND TIES.
250 Pieced Cotton TIES.
1000 Bundles new Cotton TIES.
200 Barrels MULLETS.
200 Rolls BAGGING.
Also Sugar. Coffee, Meat, Meal
Flour, Drugs and other goods.
oct
Combination Bicycle
FOR SALE.
A Combination "Crusader" Bicycle,
for either lady or gentleman. Cush
ion Tires. Brand new. Will be sold
cheap. Call in person, or address
' M,, at
P7 tf Star Officr.
TAYLOR'S BAZAAR.
OUR .: FALL OPENING IN
Millinery
-AND
Fancy Goods,
Dry Goods,
Novelties and Notions
will take place
Wednesday, October 7th, and
Thursday, October 8th.
All are cordially invited.
TuSt to keep things moving Du
ring this week we will display the
finest assortment .of goods in our
line ever shown in this city, and will
make every effort, to catch your
trade and have the prices to suit the
times. No excuse -for you to put
off buying as we have a full stock to
select from and able to suit all tastes.
A short time spent looking over
our line will convince vou tbat we
nave tne goods ana sell at prices
tbat catch the trade. .
Come and see for yourself.
Taylor's Bazaar,
Ho. 118 Market St.
oct 4 tf
For School Books
-AND
SCHOOL SUPPLIES,
SEND IN YOUR ORDERS TO
ai. fata &k
Wilmington N. 0.,
THE LARGEST
School Famishing House
in North Carolina.
Liberal discounts to Merchants,
sep 20 tf -
School Shoes.
We have been thinking about your
Children's SHOES, School Shoes
particularly. If ' you want a good
serviceable Shoe for your son, one
(hat will out-wear any Shoe you can
get, try a pair of our Boys Kanga
roo Calf Lace Shoes with sole leather
tips at $1.25 and $1.50. Try one
pair and you'll buy no other.!
Geo. B. French & Sons.
sep , tf
SUMMER RESORTS
SPARKLING
CATAWB1 SPRINGS.
For Thirty Yean the Favorite Resort
of the People -of the Cape
Fear Section.
, OPEN JUNE 1st.
These justly celebrated Springs of
North Carolina are beautifully lo
cated in the shade ot the Bine Ridge
climate delightful, waters emi
nently curative for
Dyspepsia, Liver Disease, Vertigo
Spinal Affections, Neuralgia,
- Rheumatism, Scrofula, Gravel,
Diabetes, Kidney Affections,
Chronic Cough, Asthma, Insomuia
Debility and Skin Diseases.
Hotel refitted and in good ordei
Write for terms. -
Dr. E. 0. Elliott & Son
Sparkling Catawba Springs, N. C.
lelltf .
Special Notice.
J-UST THINK QUAIL ON TOAST. COO.
Mew York Steaks and Chops. New River Oystei
specialty. Fine lot received asd will be serrtd to a?
at No. Market street. Give me a call,
oct 4 U 'WILL WEST, Managet