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1 r TOO IDS fhe Weekly Stai. . "'tHUSUKD AT II NO TON, Vi. C.t VEiB. IN ABVASCB. S8SSSSS8S88888S8 riiliuoK El ggSS8S8S8SS88888S iSSSSS 25SSfifi9S6Sfi9 iuok S OD w iB g2888SS5S2888S88 qjuoK I SSS8SS888S8S888S3 4&& S I gSS8S888883S888S jif ''o-s5assass8s8asi redat the Post Office at-WUmtagton, N. C, & tereo ai Secon)1 claM Matter. .. i jj . SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. fbe subscription price of the Wbsjglt i7AK is as follows : ; " 3 month " " .80 V! Dill. ETTHlTieiNCEi ''The Stab soma months ago dis cussed the necesdity of putting onr tfvto coast line under mDro efficient .Idfeuce, and favored an appropria-' iijo of some twenty million dollars t.be expended within a half dozen or more years. This was not a 1 ,aake-shii t plan to get rid or a real V,r supposed surplus, but to put the mutry in a proper defence so as not invite an enemy to come over and lelp himself with his ponderous iron .var vessels and bis improved meth ods of destruction. ii But the Star cannot stand such i 'I :-:aravagaDce as the Dolph bill pro , oses. The Senate Committee has -;reed to appropriate the immense :im of 1126,000,000 for fortifications isiid other means of defence. Twelve j oars are me lime embraced in ibe scope of this bill. There is to be astounding an appropria $21,500,000, the last year, expended. If t:on next year of and in A. D. 1901, $3,800,000 are to be (lie demand of the country actually uquired each a vast outlay in jobs en every good patriot would say 1Bl !)bi ell done, out can any such sum rcallv needed ? It in nnt dnahted mat twice or nve times tne sum might be used if all along the two -reat oceans and on the Northern ODtier, and all along the Gulf of eiico and the great lakes fortifioa ons and torpedoes .are to be oon- ructed. The Dolph bill contem plates some sucn wors. uut is an V this needed? Is the country willing 1 to expend such a great sum, to be I raised by axation, upon coast de fences? Between great Pension grab ail bill?, and the Federal school teaching bill in the States of the XewHamp8hire crank, and the great l iver and harbor bills that propose to clean out all. the creek?, there is danger of such 'a piling up of taxes us shall grind the faces of the poor nod bankrupt the country. There is k yearly interest on the war debt imounting to nearly fifty million hilars to be met. j I While all these plans to burden j the people and make the poor poorer j &re in course of adoption, there are ibe schemes of Republicans and their w-called Democratic allies Jo.! Brown, Sam. Randall and "birds of that feather" to ge"t rid of. the tax oq the needless luxuries and keep them up on the plain, imperative, every-day necessaries of life, Bucb as all households must use. The High Protectionists have evidently many friends among the Democrats. j Under the Dolph bill the Fortifi cation Board and the Secretaries of War and Navy are to bavej control of the defences. We suppose the bill will go throngh the Senate like a flash. There are many Democrats who by their votes in favor of the last Dependent Pension bill manifest a disposition to favor all ) , uui8 looking to cheap DuncomDe ana Northern demands. The Senate is the wasteful chamber. JAll grand Bobomua or Blunder an.i oTirava- gance appear to originate io that Republican body. The Senate is very capable of getting rid of the present surplus io vary hort order. The Republicans have many allies among Democrats in their jj repeated raids upon the U.-S. Treasury, which simply means high taxes upon the people. There is no sort of doubt as to the ability of the Senate to re lit vts the Treasury of all it has- It could easily get rid of all the finan ccs that a grinding Government could wring from the toiling, moil tag masses, and then -sit and weep that there was no more to spend. ibe Senate will do to watch. There a tremendous amount, of "bo'gns: Patriotism in that sleek and well- fed body. Ingalls has been interviewed by we New York World. He is pre fnu5 an open letter nasea upon bis 'ecent bitter speech. He will be more "brutal" still. He is reported as saying : .' ; '; :.: .L p' 1 may apoloeize, but it will be one vi me verv laf ti ,.t Ufa ' anA it wsii to see it your whiskers will be grayer. tl w-e ?mPeror William's were when be ;.h1,8 look from the window of bis i'iaue in Berlin. i 2! -""""3888888888888883 a - 3 ". . i ' ' ' j ' ' - I t : : : : : : : t : : : : s t : : S - " " - . j VOL; XIX. TBB AT aB TO .. ITS DEnoCHATIO The Repubhoans ' in "18?6 . : were very shrewd. Their candidate, Jodgo Settle,' tucoeeded in putting' Gsv. Vance on the ' '-defensive from i the word go. 'i. But for the unprecedented popularity of the Governor, i bis ability to excite umvereal enthusiasm among the f white people of Northl Carolina, and the sense of danger that pervaded every true heart, Set tle would have defeated him. - The whites had for a decade been -under the harrows of, Radicalism. They had been abased, plucked, oppressed and almost degraded by the carpet baggers and scallawagB, controlling the ignorant negro vote, and they resolved to get rid of the black domi nation. Thia solidified the true whites and made them rally around the Vance standard with splendid enthusiasm.- Settle" was " badly de feated, after bavieg made the very best campaign "ever made in the State undejr the - circumstances. Yanoe called out. a part of the great white reserve and snatched the State from Radical clutches. We shall always hold 1 Vance in ' honor and esteem, because of bis grand. work in 1870, when he carried his ticket and gave North Carolina to Tilden. We shall condone bis sub sequent emu, in some bad votes, for the great good he did to the State in troublous, crucial times, and because of bis pe'rnoual iutegrity and devo tion to North Carolina. We, refer to ibe great campaign of 1876, for a double purpose. ! j First, the enthusiasm, the zeal, the resolved-will, the untiring energy, the hearty pulling together and uni ty of purpose of 1876, must be emu lated in 1888. The determination to save North Carolina from Radical rule must unify the whites and cause them to stand firmly together. Radi calism in north Carolina means negro sunremacy. Radicalism in North Carolina means high taxes, waste, disorder, decay, a dis truotion ot state, county and muni cipal credit. What has been will be. Look at the records of 186670 and behold what Radicalism did. The State was well I nigh ruined; the credit was gone; the bonds of the counties ' were hawked about the streets at one-third or one-fonrth their value; the prosperity of the people was blighted and despair filled every heart It would be ab solutely oriminal for the whites to allow by indifference, discord, and apathy a i few : greedy i and needy Bcallawags to so control the black vote as to get possession of the State Government and Legislature and the representation in the Federal Con gress. " : .. . . I : j Disagree as you may as to nation' al questions of great importance, if yon love j North Carolina and her precious interests and have due re gard for your own personal welfare, you must! agree to harmonize at home, to bury all j discordant viewB and antagonisms, and as one man under the banner of Reform and ! . I - Honest and Just Government make a common fight against a common enemy. Blood is thicker than water. The whites of North Carolina must stand together in the coming elec tion. If you remain at home and al- low , Radicalism to triumph beoause of it, then you will have done a great wrong you will have given a great blow to North Carolina from which she may never, reoover. The other point is, not to allow the Radicals in 1888 to put the Democ racy on the defensive as in 1876. It was ridiculous then in View of their own miamous course oi pinnaer, abuse and incompetency!. It will be criminal now to enter into a defence, when tbe war should be aggressive from the start, j j North Carolina has nearly a half million more of inhabitants now than when the Radical sirocco swept over the old State and left jit bare and desolate. J It takes more money to carry on a Government of 1,700,000 people, than one of 1,300,000. It re quires more money to j develop re sources and carry forward to a suc cessful consummation great emprises and noble benefactions The State is awake io 1888. In the years be tween 1866 and 1876, it was almost asleep, or in a stupor engendered of Radicalism. Tbe white people are up and doing, and North Carolina is being developed at every point and in a thousand ways. J There was never a more honest or more honorable Chief Executive than Alfred M. Scales. He is a man of purity of life,; of clean hands and noble heart. : We have; known him for a quarter of a century, and we believe bim to be a man of very rare virtues. All who know him person ally well have tbe same convictions. In Treasurer Bain, Seoretary of State Saunders and Auditor Roberts the people have honest, tried, capa ble, efficient rmblic servants. Tbe w State Government ia all right. The last Legislature was scarcely Demo cratic, "but it must be in 1888, and by a sweeping majority. Men of North 1 Carolina, look to the. Leaialature. See 1 to it that the riebt men are nomina- H ted and elected j There is ond plain, unvarnished fact that no honest and truthful man, wm attempt to gainsay - It , this: iu 1870 there were mountains of debts piled up in the towns, m the5 AanntiM unA . in sT Htata T.,i4 I ooontiee and. in the State. Therb : was stasnatlon: all confidence was destroyed; the people were depressed ; all. business 'ehternrises hung fire: taxes were enormous; extravagance ran riot, and ruin stared ' the tax-payers in the , face. All this resulted from Radioal euprem aoy and their deeds. rFor twelve years the Democracy, have bad con ',: trol, and the obntrast between North Carolina in 1888 and 1876 or 1870, W marvellous to bahold. Tbe thr b of. industry beats trongty in the great North Carolina"- heart. - The busy ham of machinery ns heard from oen ire to circumference. The people are active, eager, enterprising.1 Hope, confidence, courage' till the soul. A great industrial awakening pervades the State. . North Carolina is shoot ing ahead. . Her schools, closed an der Radical rule, are now opaa and filled with youth burning for fame and thirsting ! for knowledge. "The credit of North Carolina is excellent. Her good name is now restored. Public charities flourish. State taxes are light compared with the dark era and all promises well under a oontin uance of Democratic control. Will tne wlnte people allow the buck to get control again? Shall 'they u- piuely permit; ruin to visit again the fair fields of the State, to blight and destroy? See to! it then that the campaign is intensely active,intensely earnest. Resolve to win and then act. ' ' r The Stab is ready to do its part. North Carolina is dearer to this writer than the Democratic party. The safety, the glory, the honor of the dear old Mother are more precl ous than the triumph ot any man or any party. Let" us aU unite, under Heaven'd blessing, to save the honor ed . State from any detriment that might befl her if by neglect or dis cord or apathy she should pass again under tbe control of that party that proved her curse and almost her complete ruin. A man who deceived i you once will deceive you again. Tbe party that brought poverty and disgrace upon the State in the dark dayp, will do. it again if restored to power. -'":.f . r J The Radical party in North Caro lina in 1888. is no better than the Radical party in 1870 or in 1876. Tt t .i nttm AA Kl j rt t- rA lor." aw io. iu w oauio ui'i uiav ifc auia wcu combination. It has not improved. The claws may be shealhod, but they are not clipped. The scenes of tbe paM will return with the return of the instruments of evil. Stand by your race, by ; your party, by your State. . 1 ! Jurora for tbe V. S. Co arc. The following have been drawn as jurors for the next term, of the U. S. District Court, which will meet in Wilmington Tuesday, May 1st: New Hanover Harding Johnson, F. J. Lord,! B T. French, John Moore, R. M. Fowler, Joseph H. Hanby, D. O'Connor, EL G. Barker, F. W. Fos ter, Samuel Northrop, Wm. John son, Wm. McLaurin, John F. Gar- rell, R. B Freeman, Jr., George R. French Jr., ' J. A. SharplesS, M." G. Chadwick. i ; I ' .-- Brnnswick R. W. McKeithan, Geo. Leonard, John B. Evans. Columbus A. G. Smith, RFj Britt S. G. Wooten, C. H. Dock, J. H. Springer, J. P. Stanly, J. P. Faulk. Pender i-Jos. Newton, A. H. Wil liams, J. R. Bannerman, R. F. Wil liams, John W. Murray, J. H Moore, R. H. Murphy, Gj W. B. Lee, R. M. Moore, James L. Mills. Sampson J as. : H. Stevens, Allen Royall, D. T. Best, E. E. Johnson. Bladen-H. H. Barnhill. A. F. White, Wi B. Hester. . Duplin A. G. Moseley. Robeson W. F. Buie, P. P. MoRae, John A. Brown, S. E. Carlisle, M. K Sellers.. ,1 1 1 ! i ' . Barclar raptured In Halifax A correspondent of the Star, writ ing from Halifax, N. C, gives an ac count of a daring burglary perpetrat ed in that place last Thursday night at the dwelling house of Sheriff R. J. Lewis. The burglar entered the front door, went up stairs and robbed two or three trunks. When he came down stairs he was seen by some young gentlemen Visiting at tbe house.. The fellow would have made his escape, probably, but for Dr. Eurgerson, who was returning from a visit to a pa tient, and who stopped the man and prevented his escape from the party pursuing ; mm. Tne man gave nis name as George Brooks; he is a ne gro, nve feet and a half high, weigns about 12a pomds, and Has a sugnc moustache and thin beard. lie says he is from Bursa w. The morning after the capture oi Brpoks, a quantity of stolen goods was fonnd near tne w. & W. Railroad warehouse., consisting of shirts, over coats, hats. nandKerchiefs.card cases. satchels, a rubber-handle pistol and other articles. pacKea m two bags. Brooks waived an examination be fore a magistrate and was committed to jail. Cotton movement. The receipts of cotton at this port for the crop year up to yesterday are 165,662 ' bales, as against receipts of 131.817 for the same time last year. showing an increase of 83,845 bales. Receipts for the week are 189 bales against 636 the same week last year The stock at this port is 5.464 bales. against 2,724 at the same date last year. '.I .-l' At A :V- WILMiNOTON Xaefctia H et. :!4trt!.a j l The SeaeoastSRallrdGonipLy. have presented to the Corolina Yaciit J . Club the property I formerly leased and occupied by the latter. -The Cltib; wlir 8oonVhave- material improve Unents added to their Club Honse,1andr eveiythin will beput!ln-nwtlass,l order, ia kepingorttrilhe hlfeh ehir- aeter of tbe'orKanizatio.!' -itr 1 ; I Two new yachts have. been ordered for the Club.' one of wbiohi will be of Lhe first-olass, and will Wai elegant craft in every particular;; The other. will be: of ' the second-class, and wjLll also be an excellent craft. There teal prospect . that: other yachts 'Will be added to the fleet during the season. .xne arxairs ( or . tne Uluo, are la a most prosperous condition, with fa vorable indications for an ' exciting yachting season. By the time the season fairly opens there will be com munication with the Sound by rail road, by which means many can wit ness me races wno ocnerwise wouia be compelled to remain at home. rue nimirr. The Encampment' of the- State Guard will be held , at Wrightsvllle, commencing on or about July 17th. It will be a week of hard work for the Wilmington Light Infantry, for upon them will devolve the duty of receiv ing the visiting military and extend ing hospitable courtesies to them. It will also be a pleasant week for onr home company, for it will give them a good opportunity of -showing to tneir bretnren m arms how the men of the Cape Fear section dispense hospitality; The expense that will necessarily be incurred by the Light' lniantry will be considerable, but a noble response in the shape of finan cial aid from our citizens will relieve the company to such an extent as to make the burden to the members very light. W , O AG O. R Ki A force of hands are at work in the vicinity of Scott's Hill, Pender coun ty, grading the Wilmington, Onslow & East Carolina Railroad. Tbe num ber employed is yet small, but the force is being continually augmented; so that it seems that the people of Pender connty are determined that. if the road is not built speedily, it shall be through no fault of theirs. They have always been intensely in earnest regarding this enterprise and now, since the votes of all the coun ties specially interested have been shown to be in favor of the project,; they are determined push the enter prise with all their vigor in the power. Roa(b Paeeage. The Clyde steamer Equator, Capt. Nelson, which arrived here yesterday morning from New.York,encountered very severe weather which continued during the entire passage. She left New York at 4 o'clock last Saturday afternoon in quite heavy weather which increased to a hurricane force that lasted until Wednesday.' The violence of the storm: was such that her mainsail was torn into ribbons. Un Tuesday morning the mate was severely injured in the foot by the wheel in the pilot house, and one of tbe sailors was injured in tne arm from the same cause. No other dam age was d'ne to the vessel. She ar rived at the bar on the night of tbe 14th inst., but remained cutside until yesterday morning, when she came in and up to the city. Fire In Brnnavalek Co only. We regret to hear that . Sheriff E. W. Taylor, of Brunswick County, had the misfortune to lose his dwelling house, at Town Creek in that county, and nearly all of his furniture by fire on the morning of the 14th inst. The fire was caused by sparks falling on the roof and igniting. It was blow ing a gale of wind at the time and no efforts of the citizens could stop the flames, and it was by the greatest efforts that a part of the furniture was saved. The property was insured to the amount of $1,100 in the Liver pool & London & Globe Insur ance Company, represented here by Messrs. smith a iJoatwrignt. Featlval at Rocky Point. A special from Rocky I'oint says the ladies of that neighborhood, in in behalf of the M. E. Church, gave an entertainment last night. A good many were present,-! and all seemed to enjoy themselves. There was an abundance !. of seasonable refresh ments. A very amusing - feature of the oc casion was the offering of a lady's hand - lor sale which quicKly taken There were several ladies and gen tlemen present from Burgaw which added much to the pleasure of tbe occasion. Quite a large sum was raised which will aid materially the purpose for which the , entertainment was de signed. Inapeetor or Bollera. Information is received from Charleston, S. C. that Mr. Thomas F. O'Keefe of that city, has been, ap pointed inspector of steam boilers, in place of Mr. E. E. Hewes, retired. Mr. O'Keefe is a well and favorably known engineer of Charleston,and he passed an excellent examination for the position. ; There were several com petitory for the place so that the new appointee may feel proud of the record he has made, ills appoint ment gives general satisfaction, as his Qualifications are well-known in the city where he resides and are fully recognized by those haying anything to do witn steam engines and boilers Foreign ExpOrto Yeaterday. . Messrs. Paterson,- Downing & Co. cleared the - German barque Ferdi nand for Hamburg, with 3,700 barrels of rosin, valued at $4,024. Mr. O. B. Mallet cleared the schoon er Annie W. Barker for Basse Terre, Gaudaloupe, with 161,685 feet of lum ber and 22,700 shingles, valued at $2,- 150. :-.U--' . Mrs. ;Sarah E. Taylor, wife of Sheriff E. W. Taylor, of Brunswick county, died last Friday night at 12 o'clock. At the : time her husband's house was destroyed by fire a few days ago, ' Mrs. Taylor was - sick in bed, and it is thought the remove! and shock hastened her death. Mrs Tavlor was , an estimable lady and greatly btleved. 1888: la" Utvuor or tft Eaiveror WlilUM tor ' Crruaur Tl per ?c The largest ismSso? hat ever aasem- Med to the Oner-nM to this cltv harad 'Ht ,wk .t-ttftn fth memorial exerclseaiiB Jsosor of thel itix-Tsm.-K. . '"l ...1 ' . '. t - : 4. . rrir. v" :r"-T i lore tne openixig of the exercises and by - 3.80 p. f nx j a :eontinuous stream" ....j-ii-".. .. ,.- ' ' n was pouring 'into tne upera House,. which, soon: flfled;it tp, . its ; utmost capaoity, .. ao ttiiat ; standing room wad hot obtainable, and many had to return. 1 .V ' r!,-' ' :- j; The . United States' flag, and a por trait of King William, were draped in .mourning,be8ides other suitable stage decorations, which added to- the so lemnity of the occasion. .; ; ; r .-- : - j Tber' exercises , were" opened ' by a dirge by the Germania. Cornet Band. This was followed by an anthem by the choir of St. Paul's- Evangelioal Lutheran church. - ' -il-:': HonEduard. Peschau, Imperial German Consul,1; then" delivered the introductory address in German. He evidently spoke1 with sincerity and pathos and held the undivided atten tion of those who understood this language during his entire speech A solo, "Hear ns, O, Father," was then given by Mrs. D.'B. Kahnweiler. Mrs. . Kahnweiler has an excellent voice, highly cultivated, which ranks her among the best singers. Rev. Dr. S. Mendelsohn followed by an address in German. Judging from the interest manifested by those who could appreciate his remarks, he ninst have carried their feelings into their "Fatherlandjnhere to mourn the loss and do homage to the late beloved ruler of Germany. Even those who were at a loss as to what he said, seemed to realize the sense and maintained a dignified silence during the course of his speech 'TJeber den Sternen ist Rah'" was sung by Miss Minnie Schwarz, after the conclusion of the Rev. Dr. Men delsohn's discourse. Miss Schwarz has an exceedingly sweet voice, , and the solo rendered by her, met with de served praise. Mr. J. A. Bonitz as chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, presented the following, which were adopted Whereas, It has pleased God to call to Him, after a life blessed and glorious for the whole of Germany, the German Emperor, William I L, king of Prussia, we the German and American citizens , of Wilmington. North Carolina, and citizens of Ger man descent, without distinction oi religion or political affiliation, have come together to show our deep feel ing of grief over the loss of that no ble man and hero who has brought Germany to her present grandeur of power and unity. Jiesoivea. That in common witnau (iermans on this and the other side of the ocean, we can but feel unspeak able sorrow and the heavy loss which tne wnoie tterman nation has sus tained, in which every German heart indulges, on account of the death of Jmperor William tbe great chief tain who has so wisely guided the German people to glorious achieve ments and to many triumphs in war. and to national greatness in peace, thereby placing the Crerman H ather land foremost in the great councils of the nations, a position - which she rightly and justly enjoys, and main tains to the pease and happiness of Europe. liesotvea. That we sympathize with. overflowing heart with the Imperial family in their deep sorrow, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent through the Imperial German Consul, resident in this city, to his Highness ranee Uismarch, Chancellor or tne urerman empire. r J. A J30HTTZ, Rev. W. E. Peschau. Col. P. W. Kebchneb, Dr. S. Mendelsohn. Committee. Mrs. D. B. Kahnweiler followed with another solo: "All Ye that Grieve." Col. A M. Waddell then paid a glowing tribute to the late exemplary Emperor of Germany. He said that men of all nationalties and all creeds, religious and political, met yesterday to do homage to the greatest states man, greatest general, and greatest Emperor of the nineteenth century. He then gave a short sketch of his life from the time he was fleeing with his mother, the Princess Louise, before the then unconquerable Napoleon until his ascendancy to the throne, and he said when he had attained the sovereign power over the German States, which were then continually fighting among themselves, and even before, his one great purpose was to establish the North German Confed eration. This he duly accomplished, Arid he firmly united all the German sfnf on n.nri thrnnch bia inrtininns raiern Germany was made one of the most respected and strongest powers on earth. His remarks throughout were very appropriate and much apprecia ted by the large audience. After music by the Germania Cor net Band, Col.' Wdl I. DeRosst ad dressed the assemblage in a few well- chosen remarks. "Nearer My God to Thee" was then announced, in which the Germania Band and the audience participated. Rev. Mr. F. W. E. Peschau then de livered the closing address.' He spoke feelingly of the late Kaiser Wllkelm, his devotion to his Church and to all that tended to the welfare of the Ger man people. He said that Kaiser was the German for Cwsar, and was. tbe highest tribute Germans could pay their sovereign, and that , like Csesar who conquered the political world in his time, so had Kaiser Wilhelm con quered the; affections of the world. He closed his remarks by a fitting in cident of the Emperor's life. j The Germania Cornet Band "was present in full uniform and perform ed its part of thej exercises with much 'credit." ;- " -i - ', - - ' ' The; Wilmington'; Light Infantry was also present, the company turn ing out in. fall force to do honor to the occasion. - The exercises were closed with the the benediction bv the Rev. F. JW. E. Peschau, , and the vast concourse of people left the Opera House much impressed with the ceremonies ANOTHER JBIG STHIKK The Eactttear and FlrrtaM r the aMklioa, Ttarta - tnl ttaata Fa Sr Tby ra all "Tired. i . .iVTalaeaDtt ' llM-i--'Wr.:''",'( Chicaso, March 15 Tblm-iw hun dred miles of railway wtr titnl up ilua af ternoon - iir- exsctlv Ud mli.u:i. tle Brotherhood LoooatoMvn Euniin-HB and fireqxen; iThe- f nir mnu Hn .-f ibe ma air or ita nrioicnea were nuat to aj standstill. - Th stretch of territory from Bt. Paul otr the. north 4o El'PaSO od the south practically . tha whole breadth of tne united ciatta i now involved in the struggle that staried hetwen iho BuriioR ton Company and Its employe. . ,. : . : 1 Kansas City. March 15 The engineers and Bremen on tbe vast svetem-of tbe Atchison, Tnpeka & SanJe Fe Railroad .Company went out on a strike at 4 o'elt Ck this afternoon. The s rike created intense excitement and surprise iu this citj. lor tne reason that the road has not beee handling Burlington freJEbt- That lUa stribo was or dered by some one in authority there is no doubt but, in this city tbe men profess utter Ignorance of the issuing of any such orders, and say that tbey have quit because they are "tired ." The first Indication .of trouble here was at 4 80 .o'clock this after noon, at which hour the Osage City Ex press was scheduled to depart Conductor Murray gave - an order to start, when en feieeer Higgins quietly stepped down from the cab and refused to pull out The train was Anally Beet out ap hour later with en gineer ifurst at tbe throttle, rural is a regular Santa Fe- engineer, but be has a grievance against tbe Brotherhood, aDd Ba be mounted the engine . remarked, "the Brotherhood gave me tbe worst of it once. di1 now I am going to get even." At tbe siime time that Higginileft his en gine at TJoion Depot, forty men employed in Santa Fe freight yards at Argentine quit work, all declaiing themselves "tired. 'f MutblDg positive can be said as to tbe ori gin or cause of the strike -There is no one in Kansas City authorized to speak for tbe strikers. Chairman Cooioe, t the Grie vance Committee having left last night. i Chicago, March 15 At 8 50 P. M. io- day -the Gteneiai Manaver of the- Santa Fe; system received at Topeka, Kansas, an official notice from the chairman of .the Grievance CommitUe of Roads stating that the engineers ! and firemen would stop woikatiP. M. Wtien the len minuses elapsed the strike bad taken place It oc- currtd on what is called th-j main liae of the Santa Fe, which extends from Kansas Csty to El Paso, includiag all the branches.; such aa the line to Denver, but not the trunk lines further, wist operated byi the company. In giving tbe notice no grievances of any character whatever were menlionfd. Ibis was for a come nt at least apparently unexplained, fur an agree ment ' recently enteied into between tbe company and men provides that thirty days' notice shall be given whenever a con4 fereoce is demanded and beforo the men have the right to withdraw from tbe terf vice of tbe company. About five hundred men ii.-cliiihng.boih engineers and firemen quit work. Their stoppage virfually brought to a eland-still probably n I less tban ten thousand peisons HA I LROAlTl18A S t KK A Section of tbe Feat Mall irom tha North Wrecked Bclw avaunab, Ga. Nineteen Pataeoevra Killed and Between Tblrty and Forty lojared. f Toi&Krabb u Ilia Kornuur Star, Jacksobvillb, Fla, March 17. The southward-bound fast jnuil train has been emasbtd up near Savannah. Jay Gonld's famiiv uru oa tond. fbysicians have been eeut tor f'nn both Savannah and Jackaobf ville. 1 - Si - Savatshah Mamh 17 The tiv-jltrit ia tha faat mail uaio occurred at B ackehear, on tbe AUantio & Oulf ttailroad, 85 miles from Savannah- and ten mile from Way- cross seventeen persons are rei-ottea kilitd " !.-' fj. Savannah ! March 17. The flrat diction of the fast ruaii train from New York for Jacksonville went through the trtsile al a point 75 miles aou'-h ot Savannah tbi? mo'cio?. Tha entire train, except tiu enf gines u GotaoiHbeu. JSiutteeu people are reported to have been killed and 1x1 ween ihiity and furiy injured, leu f whom are exptc'.ftd to die. j j Tne private car of President Wilrinr, bt tbe L"5hih Valley rjad. with air. Wilbur and George Gould and wife and cthets fn it. was on one of .the trains. President Wilbur ia reported to be tericusly injured; George Gould is unhurt and Mrs. Gould slightly injured ' I I Keliei trains nave g)ne out witn pbysi cians ' Savannah, March 17. The following is a list of the killed and wounded in the ac- ciden' io the fast mail train, eevenij-flye mil) fcculh of Savaonab? ' .91 Kiiied Charles Pearce, train Laud; W. M Marufl, news ageni; C. A Fulton, mas ter of transput laiioB Brunswick tfc West ern Rai':oaU; V. B. Gregor. SavanLah; Fred. Jttcjrrd r-tew York; J M. Smiij fullrafta c .doctor; Merritt A Wnbur. son of the President of ibe Lehieh Vallev Rail road; John F Ray, Dale's Mill, Georgia; Cutty Williams, colored. Yaldosta, oa'; Major J. fl. Pate, Hawkiosvilie. GaJ; Loyd Carson, colored; Colsen Fos er, coll. ored. Way cross; Moses Gall, colored. Waycross; E. P. Thompson, North Caro lina; and five negro men names, unknown. Total 19 killed j i Injured Milton Taliaferro, colored; W. L Griffin, conductor; J. W. Thompson, Jacksonville. Fla.; Charley Brown, Savan nab; C W. Dumbolt, Savannah; Laura Jones, Thomasville, Ga Mrs McClincb, Phtla.; AUC3 Bmitbson, New York; Samuel Ober and Wife, Providence: Dr Booth and wife. New York: B P. Wilbur, President, Lehigh Valley Railroad; W. A. Wilbur, son - of the President of the Lehigh Valley Railroad; P. S Wilbur, son of the president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad; Hiss Cox. A. U Boyle, A J. Fairclotb, Waresboro. Ga J. P. Thompson and wife. New Orleans; O Wallace, travelling passenger agent L & N. R R ; 8. B. Mallard, baggage master; Austin, colored. Waycross; lienry snook. colored. Savannah ;U is. Vanworst, Savan nah; A. C. Hudson, Macon. Ga.: JSIP. wife. Abev. flagman: U. M. Feredo and New Jersey; L Spiso, . New York; Mrs, Hurlburt. New York; Sam Aman. train band. Savannah; Walter Gocdnch, train band. 8avannah;S Butterfleld. New York Total, 85 injured, THE DEAD EMPEROR. Inetdanta of tna Funeral Ceremonl Emblem, DceoratloB and Mottoee. " BEnLrrf. March 17. Chaplain KoegeL at tbe close of his sermon at the Emperor's funeral to-da v. wared for tbe relatives of tbe dead monarch, and above ail lor ism peror Frederick, afler which be repeated the Lord's prayer. - I I The bridge over which tbe funeral 'pro cession passed was tastefully and originally decorated. Un euner siae wereencnorea five laree barses with high black masts. tearing large brancbesof pine on their sum mits, and witn enormous oiaca sans witn white borders, on eacn oi wntcn was a large snieiu ' wun an imperial eagle - encircled by . a laurel wreath hoisted half-mast high, in irontot ibe arsenal were two pyramids strikingly adorned with nags, lances, clubs,-crai asses. cannon and cannon bans, ana weapons of all kinds, showing the traces of Ger many s victorious campaigns, freely mingled with holly, laurel and evergreens. At the guard house were erected pillars. on one of which was inscribed in letters of gold, "He went home, and by so doing crieved a world: his faithful people are ia tears for him, his ' grateful capital laments him On the other side were the words, "Te eternal neace has gone the creator of German unity. Careful of the world's peace even unto death." 1 Facing the win dow of the Palace, from wntcn the dead Emneror often gazed? upon the people, stands a chapel surmounted by a cross of silver. In the gable of this- building is a bronxe relief of the, last lodgment:- -lathe central niche la a very beautiful female mourning figure in bronze. NO. 20 1i.aed rtilarrict for' jniaalaaippi Worst Wahinton March 15 RfDTestnla- tive Stock'lale has been authoraed by the jdouse UmniUtee on Public Lands to re port favorably bis ; bill for the -establishment of a laud Office at Hattitsburtr., Miss., f or a district to be known as Mississippi and Gulf Land District. , Tbe Navy Depaitment is informed that the recent storm- has caused a complete stoppage of work, on tha new naval vessels ,atPhiladetpbia i " VWAtHraoTOsMarch 16. Orders were issued to-ilay . detaching Captain A. P. Cook end Pay Inspector Stevenson from duty at the Brooklyn navy yard. This is tbe result, of tbe ecent in ve4tgaUon into the affaira io ibiVytrd. '- Tbe President to-day sent the new Chi nese treaty to the Senate, but it has not yet been laid before that body, as no .secret session has bien held since its arrival Its main features have been from time-to time published.' It is Understood that the Pre sident n commends in his message of trans mittal that lite injunction of secrecy be at once removed from the treaty. Tbe ac companying paper by Secretary Bayard ex plains the features of the treaty, and Rives a history of ita negotiations from the time the present administration entered office. Tbe treaty by iu terms runs twenty years. A Chinese laborer who baa one thousand dollars worth of property here, or that amount due to bim here, or who has a law ful husbasd or wife, or parent or child in this country, may, if absent' return within one year, ox if detained by illness, the time may be extended t two years. No other Chinese laborers may come in on any terms Chinese merchants,; scholars 'and students may come only when provided with a cer tificate vibted by) an American consul. The treaty binds this country to. pav to tbe Chinese Minister j $276 000 " within one year, which sum shall be accepted as a full settlement of alt claims against the United States or her citizens for loss or injury suf fered by Chinamen here . r The Secretary of the Treasury "has ap poi ted Edward Drinkwater to be kteper of the life-saving station at Seatact, Va., and David Pugh to be keeper of the station at Big Kinnekeet. N C , vice L Scarbo rough removed. ('" Thomas O'Keefe' has been designated as inspector of boilers' at Charleston, 8. O , to fill a vacancy, j Services in memorial of the late Emperor William were held at the Concordia Lu theran Church, corner of Twentieth and Ninth streets, this j morning, beginning at 10.80 o'clock. The decorations of. the church were of the simplest character. Tbe altars were draped in black, and around the pulpit were banted a profusion of white flowers. 0 The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Mueller.) pastor of the church, assisted by the Washington Saengerbund, a singing society composed of Germans.. The President attended the services, ac companied byi Secretaries Bayard, Fair cloth, Vilas and Whitney and Postmaster General Dickinson'. They were met at the door of the church by Baron von Zedwita, German Charge d'Affaiiea, and Dr. Muel ler aad escorted to seats immediately in front of the chancel. The seats back of them were occupied by members of the Di plomatic Corps and other invited omelets. Hon. George G. Bancroft and Judge 4: C. Bancroft Davis were among those present T. Lee. of tbei State Department; Mr. Go&iez, of tbe Brazilian Legation; Mr. Du- bose, of the Spanish Legation, and Mr. Spring Kice. of tbe English Legation, acted as ushers. Tbe main portion of tbe cer vices, including a memorial address by Dr. Mueller, were conducted in the German language The pastor, however, made a brief eulogistic address in English, and several English hymns were sung The exercises lasted about two hours. i The Attorney General to-day s nt in a reply to tbe House resolution of inquiry relative -to the expense of arresting persons for violation of tbe internal revenue laws. He says unusual expenses, necessary in making arrests of illicit distillers, have been author iz 3d in the northern 1 dis tricts of Alabama and Georgia and North and South Carolina, and the western dis trict of Virginiaj The authority granted to marshals was to employ efficient depu ties to accompany revenue agents in mak ing arrests Tne reason for giving this authority was that tbe deputies were fonnd to be necessary U guide tne omcers to tbe bills and hiding places where illicit distil lers could be found, and were otten round, and whose arrest would otherwise have been impracticable, Ordinary compensa tion would be insufficient to secure these services, and tne limit nxeu lor sucn ex penses ranee from $1,000 in the eastern district to $1,400 in the western district of North Carolina, j Tbe Department has ne knowledge that its instructions have been misunderstood or violated by the marshals, and in no case has tbe maximum compen sation fixed by tbo Department been ex ceeded or bas any part of the judicial ap propriation been expended for the pay of revenue agents except as deputy marshals. Washington. March 17. The Ways and Means Committee resumed the consid eration of tbe Mills tariff bill. As was expected the two internal revenue seciiona of tbe bill left over from laet meeting en countered the timorous opposition of Re publican members of the committee. I Tbe section forbidding tbe destruction of pri vate distilling apparatus by revenue officers in advauce of trial was particularly oboox lous to them, and they pointed out tbe dif ficulties that would encompass tbe officers of tbe Government in attempting to secure transportation or safe keeping of such pro perty in a country hostile to their purpose. Mr. Brown otxereu a ratner elaborately pre pared amendment, to repeal the tax on alcohol used in the arts. Tbe amendment contemplated the establishment of special warehouses in each district, where alcohol might be stored and withdrawn for use, at the nominal rate ot 25 cents per barrel, which it was stated would reimburse tbe Government for tbe additional expense of maintaining the warehouses. This amend ment was rejeef: A by a party vote, and the revenue sections having been fiaiiy acted npon, Mr. Reed moved that these sections of the bill be reported to tbe House Mr. Scott moved as an amendment that the words specifying revenue sections be stricken out and that tha bill be reported, next Thursday. As the chairman beld that the effect of' the motion with this amendment would be to require the entire bill with tariff and revenue provisions, to be reported, j Mr. Reed withdrew his motion. The committee then pro ceeded to consider tariff sections of the bill, but made very little progress, not be ing able to pass beyond the first paragraph of tbe free list relating to lumber. The session closed with the adoption of a resolution to hold sessions nightly until the bill is disposed of and reported. j ' i SOUTH CAROLINA. j nenaorlal Bervleec In Cbarloaton to i she Into Eatpcror William Damacca ; for Ballroad lajartee. Chaklxtton, March 16. The late Em peror William's funeral was observed here by religious services in St. Matthew's Ger man Lutheran Church this afternoon, and memorial services to-night All German and ' military societies participated and orations were! delivered in German and English. United States flags and German colors were displayen at half-mast all day throughout tbe city and many mourning emblems were ! exhibited The resolutions which were adopted to-night will be for warded to Emperor Frederick by the Ger man Consul. C. O Witte, In the suit pf a colored man against a railroad company, in Edgefield, to-day, the jury awarded to the former $4,000 for in juries received by him while crossing the railroad track.) - 8i A Maker, white, who killed a negro ia rangeburg, died in the penitentiary to-day James France, of Rawlins, Carbon coun ty, Wyoming; banker and prominent citi zen., has failed He claims assets of $277,- 000 and liabilities of $140,000. France was recently heavily mulcted by the defal cation of two county officials for whom he was surety. He invested largely in the Butte Montana mine and lost. Spirits .Turpentine. 1 r The Weldoit News, , a good North Carolina wetkly that deserves to " live, has begun its nineteenth volume. - v- 1 Raleigh , Visitor: Governor. : Scales received tr-day copies t tbu kuef ; books of Gov.. Vance from . WashiOKicn. y There are two volumes. - ;. , I Winston Republican: Kiitor E. A. Oldham, h teem, (s beading fof Cnr- '- olina It is announced ibat ho iU en)i3t " his services on th cdiiciial aiaff of the re cently resurrected Cluriotte Obterttr. j Durham Recorder; Frank Cham berlain, Bon of Mr. S ' .W. ChamWrlain, f fell from a wagon jcsteiday breakup . his right arm above the. elbow . a large force of hands are in Durham gradiutr tbe ' roadbed of tbe Oxford & Clarkaville Rail road, j':" - :i . . - j ! Rockingham Rocket: The Mon roe Enquirer and Saprets states that the machine shops of the Carolina Central Rail road are to be moved to that town from Laurinburg; at a least a site has btcu e lccted for tbe purpose and a purohaae i?ond ' given. j ' f'; ' Asheville Sun: In conversation with several gentlemen yesterday un the . sewerage question, we were pleased Kof learn that there was so little oppofritir u to the proposition to issue $00,000 in .bonds for the purpose of -stablis!iing a sjstem of - ewerage in this city. New Bern Journal i Mr. T. A. Green, while riding up Hancock street es terday with Rev. Mr Dixon, teas thrown from the buggy by the - horse becoming frightene'sand wheeling tuddenly around. Mr. Dixoa also went overboai d but was not burt, nor was Mr. Green seriously hint. QoMifiboTo Headlight: The Golds boro Fnrnituie Company coclinus to meet with success. A two-car load shipment of furniture was made bv bcni this week. We contemplate greatly imurovm tbe get up and general style and Headlight &a it grows older. tlTect of tbe Sylva Herald'. The town of Busbell is located on Ibe Western Noith Carolina Railroad, at the junction of the NanUhala with tbe Tuckasecg river, in Swain county, and is rapidly becoming a . place! of considerable importance The -town was laid out about three j ears ago by . a Northern company, mostly Obio people. I Rev. A. A. Benton, known in North Carolina as a nice scholar of rare linguistic taste and attainments and a the ologian of eminent ability and learning, has been tendered tbe chair of Theology and Ecclesiastical History in tbe Episcopal University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn. ' He is now professor at Delaware College. It is believed he will accept tbe professor ship. Charlotte Chronicle. Mr. Benton Is a brother of our townsman, H E. Benton, Esq.J and was himself a resident of Wilson and rector pf the Episcopal church Wil son Advance. j -Raleigh News-Observer : The Governor yesterday commuted the sentence of death of James Thomas to imprison ment for life. Thomas was convicted of murder at the fall term of Henderson Su perior Court and was sentenced to be bang ed March 16th. Col. Polk ieparts 541 Farmers' -Alliances organized in the State. We learn that Mr. J. L. Stone is pre paring to institute damage suits against pa pers in the State which bave copied tbe ar ticles published in the Wadesboro Intelli gencer concerning himself. - Tbe pri vilege has been accorded us by Col Saun ders of a perusal of tbe Prefatory Notes of to the 5th and 6th volumes of tbe Colonial Records. Notes of Col. SaundenTto these publications are not only very interesting but are very valuable contributions to our historical literature. Tbe residence of Mrs. Sarah Robinson, on Hay mount, at Fajetteville, was destroyed by fire March 14tb. insured for $1,500. Charlotte Chronicle: One of the most satisfactory meetings ever held io Charlotte was the long anticipated railroad - meeting yesterday. Tbe day was favora ble,! being open, cheerful, cool and brac ing The number of counties represented and the character, as well as the size of tbe delegations were inspiring Cabarrus, 8tan1y. Montgomery. Moore. Randolph. Chatham, Franklin and Halifax, were here in the persons ot their beet men. Lower Iredell county is considerably ex- cited over a murder which occurred there one night this week. A negro man named Patton Beckham was found by D A. Bar kley and E. C. Miller, in a dying condition near tbe house of a while man named Nance. He died within two hours after being discovered. The coroner's inquest developed the following facte: It seems that Nance and bis two sons, together with Beckham, bad gone to a neighboring dis tillery, and after getting pretty thoroughly drunk, proceeded to Nance's bouse. After some difficulties bad occurred, tbe Nance's drove the negro man out of tbe bouse, fol lowed him about a quarter of a mile and beat him to death, Weldon News : , Mrs. Sallie Capell, the beloved wife of our townsman, W. H. Capell, Esq., died yesterday morn ing, after a lingering illness of several weeks. - On the train from Wilming ton Thursday night several parties were betting on the speed at which the train was running and one bet was made by a lady to tbe amount of two hundred dollars that the train was running sixty miles an hour. On inquiry it was found that the train was running a mile in 58 seconds. The lady won the bet. Captain Morris was the engineer, and he knows how to run a train. On Friday evening when the vestibule train arrived here on tbe Raleigh road Mr. H. M. Robinson was superintending the filling of the tanks when one of the porters who hails from Jersey City, became offen sive and continued to be very sassy about what Ebould and should not be dontt. Mr. Robinson ordered him away but the negro would not go, and repeated his remarks and Mr. Robinson struck him in the face. The negro picked up a rock to strike Mr. Robinson when the latter took it from, him and hit him several times with it. A friend came up and stopped it. Mr. Robinson thought the matter was ended, but when tbe train moved off the negro struck Mr. Robinson in the back with a rock causing some slight internal injury. Mr. Robinson Jumped on the train and caught the negro mt other porters separated them. The porters were discharged. This is not the first time that theseNorthera darkies have given trouble. I New Rem' Journal: Governor Scales and Treasurer Bain will, in compa ny with President Bryan, go to Morebead City to-morrow on special train and will observe the improvements there and also the improvements of tbe road. Union thanksgiving services were beld at the Bap tist Church on Sunday night by the Pres byterians. Methodists and Baptists. Ad dresses were made by Rev. Dr. Johnson, of Raleigh.. Dr. J. D. Clark. President of the Y. M. C. A., Rev. Dr. Vass and Rev. H. W. Battle. Kinaton dots: A large number of our citizens gathered at the de pot Monday afternoon to welcome Gov. Scales.. Many ladies were present although the weather was unpleasantly cold. Our colored band enlivened the occasion with plenty of music. He spoke for a few min utes, dwelling upon the prosperity of the whole country and specially 'of North Car olina as shown by the millions in tbe U. 8. treasury and the good price of cotton and tobacco. He then greeted the ladies and said he was not ashamed to express his love for them there and then In the presence of bis wife. He was heartily cheered. Stonewall Items: On Friday, 2d inst., Mr. Jesse C. Little, aged about 63 years, died of pneumonia at his borne in this county. A good citizen gone. He was formerly of Edgecombe county, Our wharf has been quite business-like for the past week, A. H. Whitcomb having loaded and dis patched four large schooners at his mill with an aggregate of 820,000 feet of sawed boards, and still there remains enough on the yard to load as many more. ' - COTTON STATEMENT. Total Wet Bceolpte of Cotton at All Porta Unea Sept. let, 1S8T... . By Telegraph to the Kornlnx Star. New York. March 17. The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all the ports since September l, vssi: uaivesion, 631,684 bales; New Orleans, 1.589.212 bales; Mobile, 189.193 bales; Savannah, 819.747 bales; Charleston, 409,267 bales; .Wil mington. 168.332 bales; Norfolk, 430,844 bales; Baltimore, 43.117 bales; New York, 71.664 bales; Boston. 68.052 bales: Newport News, 88.698 bales: Philadelphia, 23.954 bales; West Point, 875,854 bales; Bruns wick, 70, 687 bales; Port Royal, 13.039 bales; Penaacola, 16,919 bales. Total. 5,025,648 bales.-.'. t . :'v.V: '7'-':; '", ',:...'; "A "': ;r-;:-v. r-vt- ;:-. . . , p .' v. '.; ' ' -.' ' i -' : , - IT ..-, -j-..";1. i' -; " , ! f! 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