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TUB SUGAR TAX.
tax od sugar is about
The
the
only one that a fair trader coald well
tolerate
upon
necessaries and
be-
cause it is strictly a tax for revenue.
The tax goes into the treasury and
not into the pockets of monopolists
and trusts. This, is so. There is
strong foreign competition. There
; is ao! article taxed undeir the Tariff
that is so remunerative to
the G
ov-
crnment, and that is so strictly and
entirely one for revenue. In no
S3D83 is the sugar tax one for pro
tection. It 19, as we have said,! one
for revenue only. It benefits the
Louisiana planter it is true, but be
ciuae it is impossible to levy a tax
for 'revenue without favoring the
rival interests in this country. The
abler New ' Orleans States takes
the right and liberal view when it
ray4 vl i Ik
' I yields nearly sixty millions of re
v cue and affords an insignificant fraction
i protection. It ia not a tax, the benefits
- f which accrue to a few rich and power
i i) corporations, apd the expenses of which
i-e borne by the consumer.! It ia a tax
. vhicb goes bodily into the people's treasu
ry, and which is employed! directly for
t itir benefit in the maintenance of the
ipvernutent. Ic ia, in short, a tax which
iae revenue reformers Lave no interest in
a4o!ishicg; which, in fact, ' they can not
sfj ird to dispense with, and i which the
Protectionists have no in tt rest, qaite the
cintia'-y, in perpetuating." j
But the Louisiana planters, or,
many of them, do not regard the tax
in the true light. They think it
is a
that
reat protection to them and
Without the tax their sugar, interests
sjould languish. Hence, many of
tjieca are with the Republicans and
desire to retain the taxio full.
The bill now btfoie the Congress
roposes to reduce the tax. It is no
doubt a concession to the Republi
cans who are clamoringj not for re
duction, but for an entire wiping out
cf the sugar tax. If it was a pro
tective tax that is if - the fifty or
sixty millions went for the most part
i ito the pockets of Monopoly, the
s tae would say let it go let it be
abolished. But it is really the one
tax of which the Government gets
r early all of it. j'
Now what will be the effect of the
induction as is proposed in the new
bill? Will it relieve the consumers
and give them cheaper sugars,? It
vould seem so, but the able New
York Times, an Independent Repub-
iican paper, takes another view. It
ays: .... ' ' ' "
"We have reason to believe that these
banges would not give to consumers the
elief to which they are entitled, but would
simply transfer several millions of dollars
from tbe Teeaury of the United States to
the coffers of the Sugar Trust."
. The reason given for this opinion
U one well worth thinking over. It
says: . .
"At present the entire supply of sugar
for consumption in this country comes
from the rtflners. . They but( the raw su
gars which are brought from Cub and
elsewhere, and prepare them for use. The
duties on refined sugars, or : upon foreign
sugars that misht go- into consumption
without passing through the refiners' fac
tory are prohibitory It is plain that a re
duction of the duties on raw sugars 'alone
would simply deprive the Treasury of a
certain amount of revenue which could be
taken by the Trust if it should maintain
unchanged the price of its ( producis If
such adduction were accompanied by a
reduction of the duties on tbe high grades
and tbe refined sugars which would leave
fheseuties still prohibitory, tbe effect
would be the Bame." i
i It is proposed by the bill, to reduce'
the tax on raw sugars about & a cent
a pound. The Times estimated that
by this $11,000,000 would be taken
from tbe revenues of the Govern4
tnent. Reductions are proposed on
sugars of different grades. The bill
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will cot give the relief proposed it is
thought. The tax left; o(n the high
grades is prohibitory. So say those
:bc!-t qualified to know, men in the
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mgar business. So if this view is
correct the production will take
eleven million dollars from tbe Treas-
Qry and yet. it may not make sugars
cheaper.' ' ' V j ... ' j
It should be remembered that sev
eral European nations are producing
immense quantities of sugar, but by
the-bounty system. ; In one year
tby have, expended nearly or quite
fifty miilicn dollars in producing su
gar.;. , . - .1..- -
For this outlay they have got
nothing in. return. Will they keep
op the bounties? Can they afford to
make such an annual outlay without
return ? If they Bbould cease to be
stow the bounties, then European su
gars would be fo costly to the pro
ducers that they could not compete
with sugars produced in other ooun-
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tries at less price. So it is not Im
probable that sugars can be produced
in Louisiana even with the proposed
20 per cent, reduction and with profit!
to the planters.
WHAT THE ENEMIES ABE FIGHT
j j '.INC.
The present tax on crockery and
glass is enormous. On crockery, &o.,
it is 56.97. It is 30 per cent, higher
than it was daring the great war. It
is proposed now to reduce the tax
some to not more than 43 per centi
average. And yet the Republican
Protectionists and Randall fight thisi
It is not enough say these enemies
of the people to have a tax of 43 per
cent, on the plain crookery used by
the laboring classes. That 43 per
cent, is some 17 per cent, higher than
the tax ia the . War was. What do
you think of men who will advocate
such oppression ? What can honest
Democrats think of Randall and his
set? " '
The duty on window glass ia now
some 61 per cent, and upwards, ac
cording to size. It is proposed to
cut down this tax, not remove it. It
is proposed to have a great tax upon
it a tax that runs from 45 per cent,
on glass 10x15 and upward to 66 per
cent, on glass above 24x30 inches.
The common size common window
glass is still to bo taxed 45 per cent.,
and yet that is resisted by the Republican-Randall
crowd. Shame up
on them! i
DEATH OF BUFEUOK W1LLIAU1.
Emperor William of Germany is
dead. He passed away at 9 o'clock
yesterday. He was born on 22d of
March, 1797, and was therefore nearly
91 years old. He was a man of many
good traits and loved his German
people with genuine fatherly affec
tion. He received a military educa
tion and took part in the campaigns
against Napoleon 1813 and 1815. lu
1849 he became Commander-in Chief
of the Prussian army. In 1858, be
was appointed Regent, his brother,
Frederick William IV., becoming in
eane. In 1861, he ascended the
throne. In 1862, a civil war came
near beginning becausu of "divine
right." itica. In 1866, be had a war
wilh Austria, and in 1870, France de
clare'! ar against Germany, jln
both the- Germans were j victorious,
and be German Empire was formed,
King 'William' becoming Emperor.
FratiCf paid $1,000,000,000 indemriity
and ceded Alsace and. Lorraine to
Germany. H was married in 1829.
His e'dust son, the afflicted . Crown
Prince, married Victoria, Princess
Royal of England, in 1858. He suc
ceeds his father under the title of
Frederick tbe Third, and goes at
once from San Rsmo to Berlin to as
sume his high and responsible posi
tion. 1
Dr. J. B. Bohbitt and President
Croweil have begun the publication
at Raleigh of a large monthly naws
paper entitled, The Educator. It be
gins excellently and promises to do
an useful and 'important work for
North Carolina. It will particularly
jseek to aid Trinity College in endow
ing it and making it an institution of
learning equal to any Southern de
nominational college. It can be done
and it j should be done. Oar best
wishes attend the enterprise.
Referring to the late Charles C.
Memminger, the Charleston News
and Courier says :
"One of those who have given lustre to
the name of South Carolina; tbe towering
and never-to-be-forgotten few. Earnest,
able, equable. Publicist; man of affairs;
8portle of popular education in South Car
olina; loyal always to church and state." ,
A Harvard University student,
named L. M. Garrison, from Orange,
N. J., has been arrested for hug
ging two Boston girls on the street.
Congressional Convention.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the Sixth Congressional
District met at Wadesboro, Thurs
day. It was decided to hold the next
Convention in this city on the 27th of
June. This will be a source of gratifi
cation to the Wilmington people; and
everything will be done to make the
time pass pleasantly for the delegates
The attractions here this summer
will be nlany, and there is no doubt
that a large crowd will avail them
selves of this opportunity of visiting
our city. j. . J
At the meeting Thursday, Mr. J. A.
Lockhart, of j Anson, was elected
Chairman, and Mr. H. B. Adams, of
Union, . Secretary. It was also de
cided at this meeting j to choose the
delegates and alternates from this
District, to the National Convention,
at Raleigh on the 30th of May,at which
time the State Convention will be
held. I ! '
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Pee Dee Bridge.
The bridge over the Pee Dee river,
on the Wilmington, Columbia & Au
gusta Railroad, which was burned
last Monday j morning, has been re
built and all trains will resume their
regular schedules over the -road to
day. The first train to cross is No.
78, which arrives here- from the. South
at 8.35 this morning. j
The naval stores movement at
this port shows receipts of spirits tur
pentine for the crop year amounting
to 69,001 casks, against 63,515 to same
date last year; rdsin j 327,376 barrels,
against 824,064 last year; tar ,54,825
barrels, against 65,613, and crude tur
pentine 23,408 barrels, against 23,432
last year. ! j
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CORONER'S INQUEST.
Verdict and Testimony In the Case o
Tnoa. SoDtherland who was Killed
on Smith' Creek Bridge.
Coroner Miller held an inquest yes
terday over the bodvjof Mr. Thomas
Southerland, who was killed Friday
afternoon on Smith's Creek bridge by
the north-bound train1 on the W. & W.
Railroad, as reported in the Star
of yesterday. Mr. Southerland was
about 75 years of age and leaves a
wife and three children. One of his
sons was in the cityj yesterday, and
left on the evening train with the re
mains of his father, which will
be interred at the borne of the de
ceased near Hallsville.
Coroner Miller summoned the fol
lowing named persons as jurors S.A.
Craig, Samuel P. Collier, N. Carr, Jas
CK Barrentine, J. Sternberger and
David Jacobs who met in the court
room at the City Hall, and after the
examination of a number of witnesses
rendered the following verdict:
"That Thomas Southerland came to
his death on the ninth day of March,
1888, in New Hanover county, by be
ing knocked from the track of the
Wilmington & Weldon railroad at the
Smith Creek bridge by Train No. 66;
the engine attached to said train
being in charge of J.J R. Bissett, en
gineer.". . j
The evidence taken at the inquest
was as follows: j - j:
J. R. Bissett, engineer of the train,
testified
First saw deceased as the train was
turning the corner, j Put on brakes
and blew whistle at once. Supposed
deceased to be on the north side of
the bridge when I first saw him.
Stopped about three trains length
from the north end of the bridge.
Saw no ladies wave handkerchiefs.
Saw boys at the bridge. Was blow
ing the whistle when I first saw the
ladies. The distance from the curve
to tbe bridge is about a quarter of a
mile. It was a bright sunshiny day.
Deceased was knocked off the bridge
about fifteen feet from the south end.
Only saw one lady and three boys.
Could see an object from 25 to 30 feet
ahead of the engine on both sides of
the track. An engineer has other du
ties to perform while on the engine
besides looking out. Was running
about 25 to 30 miles ', an hour when I
first saw the deceased; when the engine-struck
him was running about
15 miles an hour. Deceased paid no
attention to the alarm signal when ic
was first sounded, i Had all the im
proved appliances on the engine.
Wm. Petteway, conductor of the
train, testified: j
The alarm whistle was blown when
the train was in about fifty yards of
the bridge. Felt the air-brake ap
plied to tbe train at tbe same time.
Do not think the whistle was blown
after the train got on the bridge.
George Gause, colored, wood-passer
on the locomotive, testified:
Was on the ! tender at the time de
ceased was struck. Did not see de
ceased. Heard the engineer blow the
whistle and put on the air-brakes be
fore reaching the bridge. The air
brakes were in working order. Could
not tell the distance in which the
train could be stopped.
Dean Simmons, colored, testified:
First saw deceased when we came
around the curve, i Could not tell
whether the deceased was on the
bridge or not. The engineer blew the
whistle and put on brakes between
the; yard limits post and the bridge;
also blew whistle before getting to
the yard limits post. Did not see
any ladies until we passed them; saw
some boys but did not see them wave
anything. j j ; j .
Dr. S. S. Satchwell, testified:
Was a passenger on the tram.
Heard the whistle blow before the
train reached tbe bridge. Raised a
window and looked out. In regard
to distance from the bridge, guessed
it might be 60 or 75 yards.
Robert Curtis, colored, testified:
Myself and John Woody were to
gether in tbe boat. Did not see the
man on the bridge but saw the train.
Heard children calling to deceased to
go back. Did; not See train hit de
ceased. Did not hear the whistle
blow until the train was on the
bridge. j J
Miss Carrie Ames testified:
Was out at the bridge at the time
the man was killed. Deceased was
just stepping on the bridge when e
called to him to stop; waved a white
handkerchief; supposed deceased to
be deaf; deceased was very careful in
walking or he seemed to be. The
engine was about as far from us as
from the City Court room to Front
street when we first began to wave,
and the deceased was in the middle
of the bridge.
Mrs. Fannie Spencer testified:
Was at the bridge at the time; call
ed to deceased to go back, but he did
not: heard the whistle blow at the
bridge; ran down tbe embankment at
the bridge; deceased did not seem to
notice anything; seemed to be look
ing down; the train stopped on the
north side of the bridge. Deceased
was about mid-way the bridge when
we waved at ! the train; began to sig
nal the train when it was about
the distance of the City Court room
from Front ; street from us. Got
on the track facing the engine7
and waved at arm's length a white
handkerchief with a pink border.
Then stepped off the track and
waved the handkerchief until the
engine got opposite to where I was
standing. Was waving the handker
chief to the train and not to the de
ceased on the bridge. Was very
much excited about the deceased
being killed, bnt not enough excited
to prevent knowing the distance.
Three lads, George Lewis, Bertran
Quelch and Marion Woodward, testi
fied that they told deceased to go
back, but that he would not notice
them, and j appeared to be deaf.
They all j heard ; the whistle of the
train before; it got to the bridge; the
train was about two hundred feet or
more from! the I bridge when the
whistle was blown.
Killed on in Kail.
A white man, supposed to be Mr.
Thomas Southerland, of Duplin
Roads, Duplin county, was killed on
the W. & W. railroad track at Smith's
Creek bridge, about a mile from the
city, yesterday afternoon. He was
' walking on the track at the time.
The body was brought to the city by
the railroad authorities and Coroner
Miller notified, who took charge of
the remains and removed them to a
vacant store on i Market street, where
an inquest! will be held to-day at 12
o'clock. Nothing was found upon the
body that would give a clue to iden
tification. In the pockets of the
man's clothing was twenty-five cents
in money, a knife, two pieces of to
bacco and a memorandum book. In
this there was pencilled "Preaching
at-Chinquepin. i Went to preaching."
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IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE,
Cypreaa 8 warn pa to be Drained and
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Utilized. ; '
In 1883 Mr. O. I H. Blocker, of Max
ton, interested Messrs. Geo. 1 Smith
and Wm. N. Jennings, of Pennsylva-'
nia, in his contemplative purchase of
Big Swamp in Robeson County, and
they bought the whole swamp, which
consists of 26,145 acres. Some time
after this, Mr. Blocker sold his in
terest to Messrs.) R. ,G. Peters and
Horace Butters & Son, of Michigan,
who are large capitalist. A company
was then organized, called the Enter
prise Land and Lumber Company, cf
which Mr. Blocker was made purchas
ing agent. Soon after this another
company was formed, consisting of
Messrs. O. H. Blocker, R. G. Peters
and Horace Butters, called the Caro
lina Land and Lumber Company,
whohave purchased large tracts of
swamp land in; Columbus and Robe
son counties. . I i
- These two companies have com
menced work m'earnest. The Enter
prise Company has recently put in a
dredge, at a cost of $8,000, and; the
Carolina Company is building one
to work in Ashpole and Lumber ri
ver, which will cost about $12,000.
The utilizing of these swamp lands
has long been a pet scheme of Mr.
Blocker's, and it is only after years of
labor, much expenditure of money
and untiring energy, that he has sue-,
ceeded in this matter, which will be
of incalculable1 benefit to those sec
tions. The enterprise has attracted
much attention North, and the Man
ufacturers Record of Baltimore has a
long article in reference to it, and
says that a mill of 150,000 feet capa
city will be erected at the point
where the Carolina Central crosses
Lumber river, and the lumber will be
railed to Wilmington, for ship
ment to the most available
market. The Record further
says that this : process will go on un
til the timber is all cut and the en
tire swamp converted from a noisome,
malarious ooze i into cultivable land
of the richest kind, bringing health
and wealth to extensive districts that
have lain waste breeding ground for
reptiles, malaria and death.
The g-ntlemen interested in these
projects say that the work will be
pushed steadily, and that a vast
amount of excellent timber in these
swamps will be utilized which here
tofore was worthless because it could
not be handled.
Aforce of hands is now at work
digging wide canals, eight feet deep,
in order to drain the swamps, and
the companies are most sanguine of
success. The enterprise is one of
importance; and will undoubtedly at
tract great attention.
Man nfat-Uirlus Enterprise
The Wilmington Spring-Bed and
Mattress ComDany have started a
manufactory for their specialties in
the three-story brick building oppo
site the City j Hall on north Third
street, and have already a force of
skilled workmen busily engaged. The
Company make a specialty of pine
fibre mattresses, of the well known
material prepared.by the Acme Man
ufacturing Company, but make also
other kinds. 1 They use patented ma
chinery for forming, shaping and fill-?
ing mattresses, which insures perfec
tion in workmanship and superior
durability of the goods, and at the
same time time enables them to turn
out mere work with a given number of
hands than is possible by the old pro
cess of manufacture.
Spring beds are also manufactured
under patents held by the firm. The
springs are made of steel wire, and
are put together in such manner as
to insure strength and elasticity.
The Company consists, of Mr. C. B.
Howell, of Virginia,, who is an expert
in the business, and Mr. W. M. Cum
ming, a young gentleman of this city
of energy, good business training and
experience j They hope to build up a
large wholesale trade and give em
ployment to many hands, and the
Star is glad to note that there is
every indication of success in their un
dertaking. A Young Financier.
Daniel Mack, a smart little darkey
who swindled an oyster vendor out
.of fifty cents in a very adroit manner,
was arrested and locked up, for ex
amination on the charge of larceny.
The oyster vendor sent Mack in to in
quire if a bucket of oysters (price
fifty cents) was wanted by the resi
dents of a house before which he had
stopped his cart. Mack went in very
willingly and soon returned, saying,
'De lady say she will tuk de oysters,
but you must send fifty cents change,
kase she aint got nothing but a dol
lar." The vendor gave the boy a half
dollar, and Mack went in again,
around the house and out the back
gate, with the fifty-cent piece in his
pocket. The oyster dealer waited in
vain for Mack's return, and finally,
upon investigation found that he had
been swindled.
The Ueath of Emperor William.
Official announcement of the death
of Emperor William of Germany was
received yesterday forenoon by Mr.
Edward Peschau, German Imperial
Vice Consul at this port, from Consul
General Feigel at New York. In
token of respect the flags at the vice
consulate, on all the German vessels
in port, and at the office of Mr. James
Sprunt, the British Consul, were dis
played at half-mast, and later in the
day the residence of Mr. Pesehau was
draped in meurning.
Western North Carolina pro
duce apples, Irish potatoes and cab
bages rarely found in this market,
could be seen in abundance yester
day at the commission house of Mr.
W. E. Croom on North Water street.
"When the Cape Fear & Yadkin Val
ley railroad extension is built, a way
-will be opened for abundant supplies
of all the varied products of the Wes
tern part of the State.
EKJLY
JOINT MEETING.
Bar and River Improvements and
j Other matters Considered bv tbe
I Produce Bxehange and Chamber
M of Commerce.
A joint meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce and Produce Exchange
was" held yesterday at the rooms of
Exchange. Mr. F. W. Kerchner was
called to the chair and CoL John L.
Cantwell was requested to act as'sec
retary. '
-The chairman submitted a commu
nication from the Committee on
River and Bar Improvements, which
was read as follows:
X W. Kerchner, Esq., President of the
Chamber of Commerce, Wilmington,
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: Sir: As the limit of the last appro
priation by .Congress for improving
the Cape Fear river and bar will soon
be reached, and as no appropriation
has been made for an additional fund
w'th' .Lieh to sustain and extend the
improvements already -made by the
United States engineers, we respect
fnlly request you to call a special
meetingjof the Chamber of Commerce
and invite joint action by the Pro--duee
Exchange in a petition to Con
gress for an appropriation to extend
the present improvement of the Cape
Fear river so as to allow vessels of
nineteen feet draft to pass from the
ocean up to Wilmington ; also, to re
quest Senator Ransom to write to the
Secretary of War, requesting the
Chief of Engineers to have prepared
as soon as practicable for the use of
the Senate Committee on Commerce,
an estimate of the probable cost of
deepening the channel of the Cape
Fear river from its mouth up to Wil
mington, so as to allow vessels of
nineteen ieet a rait to reacn tne city,
accompanying his estimate with his
opinion at to the practicability and
expediency of making such improve-!
meat.
Very traly your obedient servantsJ
irBO. jiarris, unm'n,
' R. E. Heidk,
v James Sprunt.
I The President 'called upon Capt,
W. H. Bixby, in charge of river im4
provements,who stated what was nec
essary to be done to secure eighteen
feet from the city to Southport, and
suggested action in the matter of se
curing a sufficient appropriation by
our Senator and Representative.
After discussion of the subject a
motion offered by Mr. D. G. Worth
was adopted, to place the matter in
the hands of the Bar and River Com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce!,
with power to act.
Col. John W. Atkinson moved that
the Produce Exchange and other or
ganized bodies in the city, as also the
Mayor, be requested to obtain and
forward petitions in aid of the object,
and submitted the following which
was adopted: I
Resolved, That the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen be requested to
appoint a committee of their body to
prepare and forward to our Represen
tatives in Congress, a petition to be
laid before the Secretary of War, ask
ing an appropriation for the purpose
of securing an increased depth of wa
ter in the Oape Fear river between
Wilmington and Southport of eigh
teen ieet at low tiae. I
Resolved. That the managers of the
Produce Exchange be requested to
appoint a similar committee for sim
ilar service.
Mr. Bonitz offered the following re
solution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
body and of the citizens of Wilming
ton are due and are hereby tendered
Capt. W. H. Bixby for the deep inter
est he has ever manifested, and for
his efficient work in the improve
ment of our river and harbor, and
that this meeting hears with more
than ordinary pleasure that the ru
mored transfer of Capt. Bixby from
his present position has no founda
tion: that we are glad to ' learn that
the Department at Washington has
decided to retain Capt. Bixby in his
present position. j
Mr. Don MacRae called attention
to the inefficient mail service, and
was followed by Mr. Wm. Calder and
Mr. J. A. Bonitz,- who gave their
views. Mr. Bonitz offered the follow
ing resolution in relation to the mat
ter: - i
Resisted, That a committee of
three be appointed to take into con
sideration the present mail facilities
of Wilmington, and the manner j in
which the running of our mails is at
present regulated by the department
to the great detriment of Wilming
ton, and to take such steps as will
secure better and prompter mail
facilities. Also, to confer with the
authorities of the Atlantic Coast
Line in reference to securing a
change of schedule of the evening
train going South, so that it would
leave here soon after the arrival of
the local from Goldsboro, and; to
urge upon our representatives! at
Washington the necessity of placing
mail service on such train.
The resolution- was adopted, and
the chair appointed as the Commit
tee, Messrs. J. A. Bonitz, Wm. Calder,
Don MacRa e.
The meeting then adjourned,
lumber of Commerce.
A special meeting of the Executive
Council of the Chamber of Commerce
was held yesterday. The meeting
was called to xtrder by the President,
Mr. F. W. Kerchner. j
Mr. H. G. Smallbones. agent of the
New York and Wilmington Steam
ship Company, appeared before! the
council in relation to the buoysj and
lights maintained by the government
on the river below Wilr lington and
spoke of the necessity of improve
ment in these matters; tiiat a better
class of lights should be used, etc.
On motion, Mr. Smallbones was re
quested to prepare a paper on the
subject, and the President of the
Chamber was requested to forward
the same, officially, to the authorities
at Washington, D. C, with an official
endorsement from the Board of Navi
gation of this city, setting forthi their
views, approval, etc.
The President reported that 'a life
saving station would be soon estab
lished at some point between Lock
wood's Folly and the Cape Fear river.
He also reported that the Shipping
and Industrial League would hold a
convention in this city next May.
On motion, the President appoint
ed Messrs. Eduard Peschau and R. E.
Heide n. nnmmittee to prepare I a bill.
fi-rincr Wiimirurron as the residence
of the Judge of the Circuit Court of
tne united states ior mm uioirjuir.
Messrs. DeBoeset & Co. cleared
the TWniali VmrnnA Riolto Ve8terday
for Reval, Russia, with 3,319 barrels of
rosin, valued at fJ,7o.
' Star!
WASHINGTOS.
A Bogas Circular Sent to Postmasters
In the South A Government Vessel
to Sail for Venezuela with tbe Re
mains or Gen. Paez The . reaanry
Snrplas. j
Washihgton, March 8 Mr.- Jones,
Chairman of the Congressional Democratic
Campaign Committee, syg: a circular
letter dated " Detnocrniic Committee
Roomg, Washington. Febiuary l, 1888,"
and signed "H M. V. Judsoo, Secretary,"
has been teal to numbers at postmasters ia
the South, requesting them bo procure and
send to their Senators and Representatives
lists of o&zntf, with a request that public
documents aad field, carden and flower
seeds be sent to the persons named iu euch
lists. Inquiry at the Nauoaat Democratic
Committee Room?, and at the CDCgrcsBion
al Campaign Committee rooms, shows that
H. M. V. Judson is not becretary of any
Democratic Committee in Washington. It
is also ascertained that Senators and Re
presentatives have sent to their constituents
all tbe seeds and nearly alt the documents
allotted to them. The circular referred to
implies that they have been derelict in this
respect, and it has unnecessarily stirred up
the people and annoyed Senators and Re
presentatives. Mr. Jones svs Judaou it) a
myth, and he advises that no attention bo
paid to the ci'-cular described. j
Orders were to -day issued to the com
mandant of the Navy Yard at New York to
have tbe United States steamer Pensacoa
placed in readiness to sail for Venezuela
with tbe remain of Oen. Fatz by the 24th
inst. Tbe vessel will proceed direct to La
Guayva,and then goto Aspinseall to receive
the relief officers of the Ojaaha now on her
way there from China. j
Secretary Fairctyld, in bis report sub
mitted to Congress early in December, esti
mated that the treasury surplus would
reach $140,000,000 by the end of the pres
ent Cecal Jear. It is now stated "at the
Treasury Department that, owing to the
heavy receipts during the past few months,
the estimate then submitted will prove to
be too small and that the surplus at the end
of June, 1888, will probably reach one hun
dred and fifty-fives millions.
Washington, 'March 9. Fiist Comp
troller. Durham has decided that a mir&hal
in paying fees of juries and witnesses is not
at liberty to pay them to any one except
the juror or witness himself; that certifi
cates which are usually issued by the clerk
ur marshal in evidence of the claims of
witnesses and jurors are not negotiable,
and cannot be made negotiable; and that
the marshal has po authority t j pay such
certificates except in the handa cf the orig
inal holders. Section 3.477. Revised Stat
utes, declares the assignments of claims
against ih United Sutes to he void, and
the Comptroller says that marshals will be
held accountable, accotdingly, in the dis
bursemect cf public funds. Tae Comp
troller saya. also. thstlhU decision will put
a stop to the traffic in claims of jurors and
witoesscs which U constantly giving rise to
scandals, especially when thi appropria
tion Becomes exhausted.
THE GREAT PRIZE FIGHT.
Tne Little Bngllsnman Vets tbe Best
of the Biz American Tne Flgbt De
clared a Draw Alter Turce Hours'
Bailing. j
Chahtilly, March 10 The Mitchell
Suilivan fight took place ou Uie grounds of
Baron Rothschild?, near Oriel. Suilivan
xni ou'. of oondition when he entertd the
rice, t.Dd Mitchell had the best of the fight.
Mile bell's friends bssert that be would
have won tbe fiebt bid U been continued.
Tbe fight lasted a little o?er three hoars.
Up t j the end of tbe eighth round Sulli
van appeared to have the best of the fight,
but the fact that he could sot knock Mitch
ell out seemed to discourage him and after
that he fought with little spirit Mitchell
showed great pluck throughout, and his
friends are jubilant, as the result is vitu
allv & vie ory for the little Englishman.
At the end of tbe fight both men were in
bad shape, and Mitchell a backers finally
cOLeeated to the proposition made by Sul
livan s ttackers, that tne fight be declared a
Orav?. The American crowd is blue.
The fight was a most desperate one.
Both received fearful black eyes.
London, March 10 The fight ended
as not one in fifty expected it would. After
39 rounda, in which th-5 lighter man fully
used bis advantage under the London
prize ring rules, the referee declared the
fight a draw.
Arrangements made last iiigut for; the
fight were Chaotic, Mitchell's ftgent, who
was tent over two days before to secure
the ground, was obliged to onfess that he
had failed to procure; a suitable Spot,
whereupon a wrangle ensued, and the Sul
livan party, tightly or wrongly, charged
Mitchell with trying to wriggle out of the
fight. Finally the Mitchell party left the
choice of ground to Sullivan s backers.
who appointed Uideoo, of tbe Sportsman,
Duntng, also of the aportsman. ndQir,
tbe tiportsmana fans reporter, to select a
battle neid The trio left Amicue iset;
eve for Cteil; the pugilists arranging to
follow t .-day. i
Early lira m ,:aing the two partits pro
ceeded to L iron Rothschild's grounds, atf
Apremont, where the ring was pitched in
quiet spot on good ground Mitchell
looked much as usual, and, though pale,
declared himself confident. Sullivan
looked determined, but was somewhat thin
ia the. face. When the combatant?
reached the ring forty spectators were
present. MacDonald and Jack Ashton
seconded Sullivan, and Bolder and: Kilj
rain seconded Mitchell. - ! ' j
Mr. Angle, of the London Stock Ex
change, was leferee. Jack Bennett um
pired for bullivao, and Charley Howell
acted in like capacity for Mitchell. j j
Sullivan entered the ring at 12 25, and
Mitchell followed five minutes later! At
12.50 , the fight began In the first round
everything favored the American. Both
men opened cautiously, but Sullivan j soon
landed a heavy blow on the left of j Mit
chell's jaw.&Mitchell retaliated with a, light
blow on Sullivan s chest, whereupon Sul
livan sent in a crasher on Mitchell's: head
and knocked him clear off his legs. !
Second round After half a minute s in
terval Mitchell came to time Tbe Boston
Boy twice covered Mitchell, and landed his
Diie driver en tne chest, in is was a crusn
er for Mitchell, who tried to run out xf
barm's way, i but be caught the blow On
the head from Sullivan's right that down
ed him like a log. i i
Third round Mitchell came up lor tne
third round, ! but ran all round the ring,
closely followed by the American.) wlio
finally sent Mm sprawling with a right
haoder. i
Fourth round Sullivan was blowing ;on
account of , running after Mitchell- and
although he finally caught Mitchell and
punished him lightly, the Englishman
continued to pursue the same tactics, t , f -Fifth
round Mitchell, seeing the power
ful right-hander coming, dropped to the
ground to avoid punishment, whereupon
referee Angle cautioned him against break'
ins the rine rules is
During the next three rounda Sulivan
was keDt busy chasing Mitchell around the
rin? Mitchell landed a blow or two light
ly, reaching Sullivan's face twice At ibis
time rain began to fall heavily anj the
trround was soon swamped. Sullivan wss
nearly breathless from chasing Mitchell,
but both pegged away. Little harm was
done after the first four rounds; Mitchell
continuing to keep out of harm's way,
and Sullivan's blows losing their force,'
In tbe thirty-second round Sullivan was
attacked with ague, and rain was railing in
torrents. The character of the round may
be imagined from the fact that it lasted
twenty seven minutes. j j
The thirtv fifth round lasted fifteen min
utes. Sullivan was unable to approach
Mitchell. : Both men seemed weak i and
their blows were light. The thirtyf ninth
round lasted half an hour. - I j
Baldock now saw that no definite 'result
could bo reached, and' he suggested j that
the fight be declared a draw, me princi
pals agreed to this, and the fighters shock
hands after battling three hours and eleven
minutes. I i
Mitchell showed considerable punish
ment There was a great lamp on his jaw,
his left eye was bunged up, and hist body
bruised. At the outset Sullivan offered to
back himself for $2,500, but tbe offer was
declined. " His backers then offered thirty
tojone on Sullivan, but found no takers.
The party returned to Paris after 'the
fight. j
ILondoh, March 10. It is reported that
Sullivan and Mitchell and thirteen other
persons have been arrested.
j FOREIGN.
Proceedings in tne Relrustag The
New King Proclaimed an Frederick
tne Tblrd.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
Bkhlin, March 9. Bismarck entered
the ReicbsUg at 12 55 o'clock ibis after
noon He deposited the Iispeiial order
cSosing the eesioa. I The order wss tbe last
official document sigaed by the Jate Em
peror. (Bismarck in formed the Reichstag that
Eiperor Frederick will leave San Rtmo
to-mcrrow, and that be will arriva at Ber
un in due course of time The Uou6e
riceiml tbe communication wilh evident
atisfactfon. more eo rxc&use Herr Von
Putlkamcr. in . announninir tha riexih nf
Emperor William to th3 Lower House of
the Diet, had n ;t alluded to tbe new Em
peror 1 his osiie&ion had created a pain
ful impression I i
f Bismarck declared that from what he
had observed during the last few days,
Emperor William had found consolation
in those trying hours in the sympathy the
whole world showed in the sufferings of
his son, and in bis consciousness of the
consolidation of national unity which
found expression in tbe unanimous Dasaace
of the military bill. The Reichstag then
adjourned for an indefinite period.
After the adjournment M. Bismarck de-
EceneTed from the elevated seats occupied
py me memoers or the tsundesrath to tbe
body of the house and greeted Count Von
Moltke The members crowded around
him as he showed the order dissolving the
Reichstag, all being anxious to se; tbe last
Signature cf the Emperor.
ine new mng was proclaimed as Fred
erick tbe Third. ! Ho signs "Frederick"
without reference to Emperor and King.
Keichsonseiger announces that tha Chan
cellor has received the following telegiam
from Emperor Frederick:
aan Memo. March 9. At this moment
of the deepest sorrow at the decease of tbe
Emperor and King, my beloved father, I
must express my thanks to you and to tbe
Ministers ot state for tbe devotion and loy
alty wilh whiah you all served him. 1
jrely upon the assistance of you all in the
arduous charge which has devolved upou
me. I leave here to-morrow.
i t "F&edebick "
The Emperor has also forwarded the fol
lowing ordinancs to the Ministers of State
on the subject of public mourning "With
.regard to national mourning, which has
been heretofore customarv. we will not
order any provision but will rather leave it
to every German to determine how he will
give expression to his affliction at the death
of such a monarch, and how long he will
deem it appropriate to restrict participation
in puouc entertainments.
liKiiLiN, March 9 The Reichstag as
sembled at, 12 80 p. m. amid unusual ex
citement in i he lobbies. It had been
agreed that the ringing of the bell, the cus
tomary signal for the assembling of the
members, should be stopped, and that dep
uties should enter the hall quietly and
without ceremony. AH the benches in the
House were speedily filled and the galleries
were crowded, rro round silence reigned.
A large number of Federal commissaries
were in their places at the Federal Coun
cillors' room from an earlv hour. Mean
while the plenipotentiaries waited on M.
Bismarck ia the lobby, and aa soon as be
arrived they went with him to the hall of
the Federal Council, where they held a
private conference. At half past 12 the
members of the Council entered tbe Kech-
Btag and took positions to the left .f the
Presidential caa.r immediately sf er-
wards the President wss called k - tor
ati interview with M Bi3?arck ,U i3 32
M. Bismarck appetm-d and the m-abars
rose in a body. The Chancellor, after a
pause, said: 'The sud duty devolves upon
me of making to voiieii crSciai corucstibica
tion of what you know already that since
half-past 8 o'clock His Mjfiy Emperor
William h&s been at rest with his rubers
In consequence of this tvene tbe
Prus.ian throne, end with tbi?. sfcord-
mg to Article 11 or the lnrtpe
rial Constitution, the Imperial dignity
has fallen upon His Mejesty Frederick the
Third. King of Prussia. Telegraphic in
telligence received by me allows of tbe as
sumption that His Majesty, tbe reigning
Empeior and King, will leave San Remo
to-morrow, arriving in dua course iu Ber
lin. During the last days of bis life I re
ceived from the much lamented Kiag con
firmation of power for the work which
only left him with his life tbe signature
which lies before me, and which empowers
me to close the Reichstag at the usual time,
when its labors: are fini-hed I addressed
to the Emperor the request that he should
sign only wilh the first letter cf his name.
The Emperor ireplied that he believed him
self still able to write his name- io fu'l. In
consequence, this historical documtul.with
tbe last signature of His Majesty, lies be
fore me. Under tbe circumstances, I as
sume that it would be in accrrdnce with
the wishes of tbe Reicheiag. ts ti as of
the representatives of the Federal Govern-!
ments. not to separate now but to remain in
session until after the arrival of His Majesj
ty, the Emperor I, therefore, do not make
any use of tbe j imperial authorization be
yond depositing it in the archives as an
historical document, and requesting your
President to induce tbe adoption of a reso
lution which will reflect the feeling and
conviction of the Reichstag. It does not
become me to give from this official place
expression to j the personal feelings with
which tbe decease of my master.tbe depar
ture of the first German Emperor from
our midst, nils me. There is, in fact, no
need, of it for the feelings which animate
me live in the heart of every German.
But there is One thing which I believe I
should not conceal from you. It docs not
concern my scr.'imfn's. but n tipe'knees.
It is a fact Urn amid tha sjro visitations
with which the ruler just departed lived to
see his house afflicted, there were two cir
cumstances which filled him with satisfac
tion and comfort. One of them was the
effect that the sufferings of his only son
and successor, our present Sovereign Lord,
has produced tbrougbout tbe world not
only in Germany but in every part ot tbe
world. I received this very day from New
York a telegram of sympathy, showing
what confidence the dynasty of the Imperial
government has acquired among all na
tions. This is a legacy which the Em
peror's long reign bequeaths to the German
people. The confidence which his dynasty
has won will be transferred to tne nation,
despite anything that has happened,
ROYAL FESTIVITIES.
Sliver Wedding Day or tne Prince
and Princess of Wales Tne Queen
and tne f Royal Family attend In
' Deep mourning.
London. March 10. The Queen, Duke
of Albany. I Princess Beatrice and Prince
Henry of Battenburg, attired in deep
mourning.drove to .Marlborough House to
day, to greet tbe Prince and rrincesB ol
Wales on their silver wedding day. A
crowd gathered on the way and cheered
heartily as the Royal party passed. The
party remained at Marlborough House half
an hour, un ineir return iney were again
heartily cheered. The gloom caused by
the death. of Emperor William is some
what eclipsed by the royai wedding festivi
ty, and the lierman ismbassy isrorjaaen
J THE TOPE-
Silently . indisposed for tbe Past Two
Daya.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
Bomb March 10. Tbe Pope has been
slightlv indisposed .for the past two days,
No serious symptons have manifested
themseive, but a certain degree of appre
hension exists In consideration of his age,
and the lassitude caused by the exertions he
was subjected to during tbe Jubilee les
tivities. A consistory to nominate a num
ber of Bishops ia announced for the 10th
inst. il
Spirits Turpentine.
Hillsbiiro Recorder: We learn
from undoubted authority, that four gen- -tlomen
of this place have raised within
themselves the entire sum hufficent to build
and equip acottcn factory in Hillsboro.
Durham Recorder: William
ones, colored, was shot bv Lucv Hill in
Smoky Hollow. Saturday night. The ball
entered his back and ranging around was
lAkpn nut his -wnr. , Tu. ......
were not hit. It ia claimed that 'the (.hnnt-
ing was accidental, at least co complaint '
h.a liAn. . ...... .1 - VTTlll. .
uas uccu cutcrcu. VY UHttm JODeS 18 OUt.
i Goldsboro Armis: Much inter
est is being engendered among our citizens
to come on in JMew Bern next week, be
ginning on Tuesday, &nd it is certain that
uuiuduuiu win ito wcii rirMrcBenieu Bmnnjr
the visitors. Besides a full exhibit of fish.
oysters and game, there will be shown na
tive woods, farm products, live stock and
poultry, marl, antioue relics, facpv wnrir
" . - U.UJ TAJUBUIU ISHUlIUUia VIC 1(1 .
... HT 1 1. 1 . ,
be offered. 1
A6hevil!e Sun: We arc- inform.
ed that a gentleman from Michigan, who is 1
now in this city, will probably buy the
type, fixtures, etc., on which the I Pioneer,
at Brevard, was printed, and start a new
paper in that town Five years ago there
was but one newspaper cub ished west of
the French Broad river, now there ate tix,
with the probability of two others beinc?
started at an early day, one at Charleston,
in Bwam cnunty, and tho other at Brevard,
in Transylvania county.
Keidsville Weekly: At Berry.
five miles from here. Saturday night, tha
dwelling house ot C. -W. Mobley aa l bis
granary and stables were fired by some un-
anown wretch, and be lest m tbe liie three
fine mulep, all his wheat and fodder, forty
barrels of corn, a wagon, carnage, two
threshers and a new N if sen wagon in all
amounting to $2,000, clear lose. His
welling, fortunately, was ciecoveied on
fire in time to be saved. Log&u Fuqua. a
white man. and Mr. Mobley's miller, was "
on Monday arrested for the burning, and
railing to give S iOO bond before a magis
trate was sent to jail at Wentworth.
Oxford Torchlight: Coroner J.
Renn was sent for, from the northern
part or the county, on Sunday last, to hold
an inquest over a negro who was shot the
night before at a "festival." Several ne
groes have been lodged in jail charged
with being implicated in the shooting.
The Commonwealth Club, at their
regular meeting last Friday night, decided
that Oxford should celebrate the comple
tion of the Oxford & Clarksville railroad
in grand Btyle on Wednesday, the 18th of
April. we are glad to learn that
Prof. T. H. P. Leigh, now cf Garysburg,
N. C, has determined to open a Primary
School for boys in our town.'
New Bern Journal; Informa
tion from Kinston last night Is that the
libel ease of Cook & Co. vs. H. C. Bo wen,
tbe Journal correspondent, was dismissed
and the plaintiffs taxed with the cost.
Lieutenant Hand of the revenue cutter
Stevens while on his return trip from cruis
ing in Pamlico sound discovered the
schooner Maggie in distress Wednesday
night off Brant Island and went to her as
sistance. She was found to be leaking
badly and was taken in tow and brought to
the city. Kinston dot: We learn
that Mr. Benj, Hardee's residence was
burned last Saturday morning. It is sup
posed that it caught from sparks from an
ironing fire. This was originally the home
of Elder Jno. P. Dunn, one of the oldest
residences In the county.
- Fayetteville Observer; Id view
of the fact that Mr. Morgan will convert
his mill into a silk manufactory, would it
not pay to enter into the business of raising
silk worms! The C. F. & Y. V. R. R.
Co. expect soon to commence the building
of a handsome and substantial passenger
depot on the military green next to the col
ored Baptist church. M. r. W. Har
ris, electric street-car builder, was here last
week.! He has just completed twelve miles
of the electric railway in Richmond, Va.
He will submit a proposition to the Town
Commissioners to make a thorough survey
of the town for tbe projected canal and for
the water Bupply. The extension of
the C. F. & Y.V. R. R to Wilmiugton and
of the Wilson road to South Carolina, will
give Fayetteville flvo lines of ingress and
egress by railroad. Taking this into con
sideration witn the river transportation,
there is no town in tbe Btate which presents
equal advantages.
Raleigh Visitor: It is with the
deepest regret that we announce the very .
sudden and unexpected death of Capt. Jno.
E. Duggor, a distinguished and well
bnnwn prlnpnt.nr whir.h tnnk nlnr.n At his
residence, in Warrenton, in this State, at
7.45 o'clock this morning. For several
days be had been suffering with an affec
tion of the throat, but no symptoms of. a
serious character were developed until this
morning, when be was attacked with a
hemorrhage of the lungs from the effects of
which ho died from strangulation at the
hour mentioned. He was a good teacher.
an excellent citizen, a true Southron. He
was an alumnus ot the University. His
father was killed in the duel with Drom
goole of Virginia. We knew him intimate
ly and estemed him most highly. He served
in the war and was a brave, honorable,
true man. He was, we suppose, about 47
years of age. Stab Judge Schenck's
book will not be a history of North Caro
lina from 1780 to 1881 as has been stated.
It will be only a history embracing events
during the year 1780-'8L It will have only
four hundred pages instead of three thou
sand, as has been stated, and one hundred
of these will be devoted entirely to the
events connected with the battle of Guil
ford Court House.
Raleigh iVeio- Observer: Messrs.
Harper & Brothers, of New York, ono of
the largest publishing houses in the world,
as a testimonial of their liberality and their
appreciation of a large patronage in North
Carolina, presented tbe secretary ol tne
North Carolina Teacher's Assembly on yes
terday their check for $100, to be used in
the assembly building at Morehead City.
We learn witn gratincation mat Air.
N. H. D. Wilson, Jr., a son of Rev. Dr.
N. H. D. Wilson, and now a student at
Vanderbilt University, is leading air his
classes at that grand institution. Mr. Wil
son graduated at tbe University of JNorth
Carolina in 1886, was valedictorian of bis
class and stood at the head- throughout his
entire course there. Dr. Grissom has re
cently adopted the plan of allowing tbe in
mates of tbe asylum as much out door lib
erty as is deemed prudent and safe, and the
result has proven most highly satisfactory.
The inmates are now reported in a more
healthy condition than ever before.
The Btate Superintendents ot rubitc
Instruction of tbe Southern States will
meet at Morehead City on Juno 20 and 21,
during the session of the North Carolina
Teacher s Assembly. Letters nave already
been received from the Superintendents of
Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Kentucky and South Carolina ex- -
pressing tbe heartiest approval or me.
meeting and high opinion of tbe good to
be accomplished by the conference, and
their intention to be present on the occa
sion. We learn that tbe Rev. J. B.
White, late pastor of the Church of tbe Sa
cred Heart of Jesus of this city, but who
was a few months ago called to Asheville,
is doing much in the way of improvement
in that city. Since removing to" his new
charge in Asheville be has bought a hand
some new residence, at a cost of $15,000,
in which, by July next, be intends to have
the Sisters of Mercy j fully established.
The house is large and furnished with all
the modern appliances for water and het.
The plans for a priest's residence have been
drawn up and the building will at once be
erected at a coEt of $2,200. -
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Col. E. B. Cash.!died yesterday at his
hnmA in f!hpRtfirflplrl fionntv. S C. He
.was the last of the duelists of his State.
II The U. S. war shipj Enterprise, mount
ing six guns, is at Tangier. The captain
demands the immediate release of the
Sioor, wno is unuer ammirau yiuicuviuu,
and who is imprisoned at Rabot. He also
demands satisfaction from the Moorish go-
vernment for the man's illegal arrest. ,
The weekly statement of the Associated
Banks shows the following' changes: Re
serve decrease $1,257,400; loans increase
$1,696,800; specie deciease $917,400; legal
tenders decrease $187,900; deposits in
crease $608,400; circulation increase
$30,800. The banks now hold $11 .492,800
in excess Of the 25 per cent, rule
A young man never can wait
until he gets home from tbe postofSce with
his first love letter. Bomerville Journal.
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