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AN EXCELLENT aWkBIBNT.
We are glad to see a circular well
signed by Superintendents of Health
in the" counties, by Mayors and Coun
ty Commissioners and Professors in
Colleges and Physicians and others,
calling for a North Carolina Sanitary
Convention, to be held at Raleigh,
February 6th, 1889. I'he Stab has
shown through the years the interest
it felt in all questions concerning the
public health. It has not negleoted
this important question. It hails
with genuine satisfaction this move'
merit of the friends of eamtation to
create an additional interest in the
fcrcat question ; of ' improving
the public health and saving
men from nnnecessary death.
By right lavs rightly executed,
and by tho earnest co-operation ot
physician?, municipal officials and all
friends of healthy communities and
home?, the health of North Carolina
can be very greatly improved and
the death rate very much reduced.
Facts and figures beyond suspicion
or reproach show incontestibly that
in those communities where rigid
sanitary laws are .duly observed and
enforced and where the sewage is
good that the mortality is much re
duced. The Stab is in hearty sympathy
with any and all efforts that look to
the welfare of .the people. The
health of all is the greatest question
that can possibly exercise the minds
and philanthropic efforts of any
community. The best minds may
well be employed in devising plans
and carrying into effective operation
the lavs and methods essential to
pecure the best results.
The physicians who are so earn
estly cooperating in this great mat
ter of improving; the health of com
munities deserve much commenda
tion. It is not the business of physi
cians any more than it is the business
of all citiiets to concern themselves
with the public health. Indeed, if
they were to, be animated and con
trolled by selfish considerations they
would stand aloof and let the folly
and neglect of the people work out
tunopposed their own destructive
k'Ja - PitftrieisMB ftte oy practicing
upon the sick. If selfish they would
let defective sewage and filth and
bad water a. chief source of disease
and impure air and other agents of
destruction do their appointed work
of sickness and death. But not so.
.Moved by genuine sympathy and
ibigb considerations of philanthropy
and mercy they forget self and give
their influence and ability and acqui
sition and experience all to the good
of society and to saving the people
from diseases and death.
Let all good citizens combine in
aiding in the good and much needed
work of sanitation. Let the inter
ests connected with this great ques
tion be nursed and advanced, and
may a large meeting be held at Ral
eigh. W e hope the Legislature will
see its way to devise liberal things
for the promotion of the publio
.health, 'surely the most important
tquestion that can command the de
liberations of any body met for the
good of the State.
The" Circular referred to sets
forth as follows among other things:
' 'l; Many towns in the State have reach
ed a condition of progress which have
brought them face to face with the pro
blems of sewerage and water supply, in
volving vast sums of money and the future
health of unborn thousands. '
"2. Oar State has numerous locations,
the merits of which are attracting the at
tention of physicians and invalids in many
- -States, North and West, and these must be
. studied by us with definite purpose and
concerted effort, that we . may present the
public with authoritative statements aa to
the aorual condition of our unoccupied
sanitaria. -
"3. The questions involved by the ap
pearance now and then of pestilential dia
; eases in States bo intimately bound to us
by railroad communication that their cause
' is our cause in a philanthropic as well as a
business sense, that we must study them
and discuss them in order to disarm these
epidemics of their greatest dangers, and to
quell the panics that do more harm, if pos
sible, than the pestilence."
' It is not improbable that owing to
the heat of Florida, the probable ex
istence of yellow fever - germs even
in the winter, and the easy and close
connection with the other States, and
the towns and cities lying along the
chief thoroughfares of travel that
the alarms and uneasiness of the last
year may be repeated during the
year npon which we have just enter
ed. .To guard against all dangers in
VOL. XX,
this direction as far as possible, it is
a duty the - law makers and publio
authorities, aided ; by intelligent
science, owe' to all. We ) hope Gov.
Fowle'will not overlook this very
important : matter when he oomes to
address the Legislature. .
Let all officials connected with the
publio health in any way, meet
at Raleigh on the 6th of February
next. . Let all classes of .men men
tioned in the circularfarmers, law
yers, doctors, ministers, civil and
mining engineers,' Mayors of towns,
Chairmen ;and members : of the
Boards of County Commissioners,
Superintendents of asylums for the'
insane and indigent, officers in charge
of hospitals I . and penitentiaries,
school teachers, railroad officials, and
every citizen Interested in the present
and future health of our communi
ties and Iiomes give a day or two
to this very, necessary work and as
embli at Raleigh. '":.'.'.-... v
;;tbb bcsinbss outlook.
- The year 1888, was from . a busU
ness point of view a better year than
1887. - .The profits have been larger.
The railroad business was not quite
as satifaotory, but trade and manu
facturing throughout the whole
country averaged better. The fall
ing off in railroad, construction to
nearly one half is noticeable. The
truth is the railroad construction of
1887 was in great excess and eould
not be maintained and ought not to
be maintained. But while in the
business there is a small "decline the
roads still have a good margin and
a large majority of them ought to be
satisfied with what has been accom
plished. It is to be hoped that the
business of the country will continue,
to flourish in 1889. If the President
that is to be shows anything of the
statesmanship and genuine, all-embracing
patriotism of his able Ame
rican predecessor we may expect the
people to have confidence and may
anticipate the usual progress under
the blessings of Heaven. - The able
New York limes floses its own sur
vey with this opinion:
"The general prospect may be summed
up in the statement that 1889 is likely to be
a good year for hard work, prudence, and
economy, but not for speculation. That is
not a bad outlook. Honest labor, careful
ness, and saving will have their reward,
and there is every reason to believe that tie
reward will be fairly generous. The chance
of making a great deal of money without
tbem is not brilliant, and what is of equal
importance, it is not likely that that chance
will appear brilliant to any great portion of
our people. So far as business is concerned,
we are convinced that in this situation there
are the reasonably secure elements of a
happy New Year. "
In North Carolina there is a divi
ded prospect. In some sections, well
favored in other respectB, there were
crop failures last year, and there is
a great and pressing scarcity of food
for man and beast. Other sections
are more favored. The tobacco orop,
so important to the prosperity of a
very considerable section of the
State, was comparatively a failure.
This makes money tight and much of
the hoarded money must be spent to
buy provisions which, their impru
dence led them not to raise. - Busi
ness "failures ' have been z?scje"oev
and over trading has proved its usual
curse. Too many incompetent men
and adventurers without capital are
embarking in trade from year to year.
The result is the standard of business
intelligence and financial responsibil
ity is greatly lowered.
Manufacturers, railroad construc
tion, and other enterprises have flour,
ished during tbe year just closed
This is encouraging and hosfef nl.
But the farming interests cannot be
said to be in a prosperous or heal
ful condition as a whole. We doubt
if there is a good average. The sys
tern of mortgaging is ruinous, is
slavery. Whether legislation can
really remedy known evils and aid
bad farming and make improvident
men successful is beyond our pro
phecy or ken.
We felt like bugging "our Zeb"
when we had read his replies to the
New England advocates of legalized
robbery, Hawley and Dawes. They
wished they bad not put their greedy
fingers into the North Carolina hor
nets' nest. Vance hailed from Char
lotte. Vance is always np to tbe mark
when - not tethered by manuscript.
His ability is high. Four years ago
he did not really rank with the fore
most men In the Senate. North Car
olinians thought so, but Newspaper
Row (in Washington) - knew better.
But he has been steadily growing in
reputation. He is the same Vance,
but he is- better known because of
better opportunities. He now rankf
well with the strong men and is able
to hold bis own with any of them on
either side of the Chamber. .
. , Ex-Minister McShane, a leader in
Eastern Canada, has been punished
for corruption. He is disqualified
as a oitizen for seven years, loses his
seat in Parliament and must pay a
fine. :.'';-:.'.-V' "'Z- -. ','";-
We regret to see it mentioned that
a combination against Senator Coke
is a possibility in Texas. We hope
he will be returned. He is one of
the great intellects of tho Senate and
is an honor to any State-
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BABBIWN'S 6BA1IO JLEUtr TAI&.
& Surely .the Stab would be glad to
see Gen. Harrison pursuing a broad,
statesmanlike course as President,
knowing no South, no. North. But
will he do it? " We have anxiously
watched his utterances and those of
his supposed friends and organs. He
looks both ways and. speaks contra -dictingly
of himself, if he is correct
ly reported always. One day he is
Baid to be resolved npon a generous,
patriotic recognition of the South,
and to be without any distinctive
policy for our section, intending; to
be broadly American, as he should
be, treating all sections alike. But
this does not correspond with other
reports and with his own utteranoes.
The other day he made a speech at
a Grand Army Post meeting. He
surprised the friends of the country
by his narrowness, and gave aid and
oomfort to the enemies of the South-
era whites. Papers like tbe two able
Chicago dallies the ' .Inter Ocean
and Tribune, were no doubt greatly
elated at the prospeot of worrying
the - South. The Chandlers in ihe
Congress, no doubt rejoioed . that
Harrison was lending himself to fur
ther their sectional and partisan
schemes. - An Indianapolis speoial to
the New York Times of 2nd inst.,
says this of Harrison's talk: . '
"Among the politicians, however, it is
pretty well agreed that Gen. Harrison means,
to have a rigorous Southern policy; one
that will resemble the policy of Tbad. 8te
vens and Ben Wade. Most of the Repub
lican politicians here are in favor of such a
policy, and their bias that way perhaps
makes them put a stronger interpretation
on Gen. Harrison's words than they will
bear. It ia a fact, though, . that the idea
which hit comrades of the Grand Army
post who heard him make the speech gath
ered and held when they came out of the
meeting was that Gen. Harrison believed
that the Republican party ought to rule in
the Southern States, and that it would be
his business to see that it did rule, even if
it should take the most rigorous measures.'
: In the death of Dr. Richard B.
Haywood, of Raleigh, North Caro
lina loses a valuable and admirable
oitizen. We knew him well, we are
glad to say. He was a gentleman of
noble impulses amiable, cultivated,
and a North Carolinian of the old
type. There was no more genial,
affable man in our metropolitan
town. The Raleigh Visitor says:
"He was, at the time of his death, phy
sician to the Institutions of the Deaf and
Dumb and tbe Blind in this city, a 8tate
director of the North Carolina Railroad,
and a special instructor in the Shaw Uni
versity here."
Ue was in his 70th year. His dis
ease was paralysis. ! ,
; Tbe overtrade of the oountry has
brought forth ita legitimate fruit.
The failures in business oiroles are in
proportion to the number of men em
barking in business without experi
ence, training and capital. Las( week
saw more failures in the United
States than have ever been in any
other one week. For the year 1888,
the number aggregated 10,039 firms;
How the Northern business houses
stand this drain is beyond our com
prehension. They will have to learn
to discriminate between integrity
and tbe opposite, call it by what
name you please. Letter of credit
from responsible sources atay become
a necessity. ' J " rTTrtT
The World has specials to the ef
fect that Senators Plumb, of Kansas,
Cullen, of Illinois, Berry, of Arkan
sas, Hoar, of Massachusetts, and
Manderson, of Nebraska, are sure
to be re-elected. Its Washington
special of the 3d inst. says:
"The Republican leaders have then eyes
on two seats in the United States Senate
now occupied by Democrats."
This refers to Ohio and West Vir
ginia. -: . - -
Jim Blaine has gone to Washing
ton and will remain Jill winter. He
is playing "Barkis" In a long en
gagement. Hirer and Harbor Improva;
IWU.
Sealed proposals . for dredging in
Cape Fear river below Wilmington
were opened yesterday at the office
of Capt W. H. Bixby. It was stated
in the specifications that the amount
available for payment for actual
dredging and the removal of logs and
stumps is about $185,000. It is possible
that the United States may do about
162.000 of this dredging by the use of
its own plant, leaving only $123,000 to
be done by contract, so that separate
bids were requested for the first $123,
000 worth of this work and for the
additional $62,000 worth. -
The bids were as follows: P.San
ford Ross, of Jersey City, N. J., 14
cents per yard on $123,000 worth of
work and 13 cents on $62,000 worth;
Atlas -Dredging Con of Wilmington,
DeL,124 and 12 cents; National Dredg
ing Co; of Wilmington, DeL, 12 9-10
cents and 12 9-10 cents; American
Dredging Co of Philadelphia, 14
cents and 13 cents; Alabama Dredg-ing-Co
, of Mobile, 12f cents and 12
: The contract was awarded to the
Ay as Dredging Company; work to
begin on the 11th of Febraary"fiexV,
It is proposed to complete an avail
able channel of 270 feet width and 10
feet depth at mean low water from
Wilmington downward twenty miles
to Southport, near the month of the
river. The greatest depth of cutting:
will be 14 feet; the average will be
about 6.5 feet; and the total dredging'
is about 1,530,000 ouble yards of soil,
besides some logs and stumps. If
the funds now available do not en
tirely complete the work, the dredg
ing must be so . directed as to leave
the final channel of full depth and of
as uniform width as possible through
out its entire length. ,.
WILMINGTON, ' N; C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 1889.
aOBXtiBttJB ACCIDENT
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Explosion, at- CHntonWl,r
JQUn ijtstmnUr Killed, Two Other
" f.lFatally Hurt a I Another . luru
. B.ly Injured, j
" A special to the Stab from Clinton,
N, C; gives the following' account of
terrible , hotter xplosibn 5 ffi thaf
town yesterday morning: ' ' ; ;v .. i:
' "The most terrible accident which
perhaps ever occurred in this commu
nity happened here about 10.15 this
(Thursday) morning. ' CoL John Ash
ford andltwq of .his sons James and
Pender--were operating his hoop ms
chine, and a colored man L named
Lawson Pugh was firing .the engine.
At the hour named - the"1 town was
startled by a loud noise. It was soon
discovered that" CoL Ashford's boiler
had exploded.' Men nearby, hurried
to the scene, and a most horrible and
heartrenderihg sight Jnet thelreyea.;
Col, AshfbrdJiiatwsons "and the
fireman, lay mangled and bleeding
under the fallen timbers of the en
gine house. ' James lAshford and the
colored ' man Lawson Pugh were
killed instantly. ;
. 'The younger son, Pender, is in a
hopeless condition, his skull being
badly crushed, , and his death being,
expected every moment. " V
' "CoL Ashford, himself, is in such a
condition! that the attending physi
cians are junable " at present to pro-,
nounce any opinion as to the result,'
but they have very grave fears that
he is fatally hurt.
"Mr. H. H. Britt, a citizen of the
town, was passing the factory on
the opposite .' side of the street
at tbe fatal moment, and was
stricken down '.by flying metal
or
timbers. He received ' two
severe
Wounds; one in the face, about the
eyes and nose, and one on the thigh,
the latter being badly cut. His inju
ries are thought to be entirely exter
nal, and it is believed that he will re
cover. ' 1; '
"Our community is shocked at the
horror and magnitude of the catas
trophe. All business is practically
suspended, and the hearts of our peo
ple are moved with sympathy for the
afflicted family and with the deepest
sense of Borrow on account of the
great calamity. Col. Ashford is one
of our leading citizens, large hearted
and public spirited, and withal is one
of the most, energetic, enterprising
and useful men in our midst. For
four years, up to the1 first Monday in
December last he had been chairman
of the Board of County Commission-
era, and the affairs of the county
prospered in his hands. May He who
'tempers the wind to the shorn lamb
pour out the balm of His healing
grace upon the hearts so sorely af
flicted.".:) . '.-... .
A later dispatch from Clinton to the
Star reports the death of Colonel
Ashford.
a n n alC o-ncrecatlo n al IHeetloa: Ithe
S?lrst Presbyterian Chares.
Thursday night last, the congrega
tion of the First?resbyteran Church
held its annual meeting at which the
reports of the year's work were pre
sented.
The statistical report shows 69 add
ed on profession of faith, and 21 on
certificate; removed by death .9; dis
missed etc. 17; being a net gain of 64,
and making the present membership
349. I-
There are two Sundav schools in
connection with the church, with an
aggregate, average attendance of 217
Forty scholars were received into the
-eOinraunlon ofthe ch"urch,eQtribut-
- -
oo ak. lM1.vt.
port,' $192.45; for Foreign Missions
$12L5L '
Three industrial classes have been
supported in . connection with the
Front Street Mission, and the church
supported a lay missionary for ten
months of the year in this field, Mr.
J. M. W. Elder. His place ia now
taken by; Rev. Wm. Mea Miller,
an ordained minister, recently of
Frankford, W. Va.
Dr. Edgar Woods, of Tsing-kiaiig-pu,
ChinaJ, a medical missionary, also
derives his support from this
congregation,
For carrying on its home and for
eign mission work, visiting the sick
and supplying the wants of the desti
tute, the congregation is organized
into five societies," all under the direo
tlonof the Church Session.
The Church contributed, for its own
support. $4,825,74
Front St. Mission. 1.069.40
Exoenses Pearson meetings 800.00
Home missions in Presbytery
and Church at large. . .... .
Foreign missions. ........ , . .
Education, publication and
disabled ministers
Poor fund........ ....
Presbyterial assessment, sub
scription to Y. M. C. A
464.25
.1,759.89
- 890.67
'269.58
: amounts paid
1,362.50
e
i Total j. .... . ... . . . . .$ll,0tte.03
This amount includes the eontribu
tiona of the Sunday Schools men
tioned above. It will be noticed that
the expenses of the church for! its
own : support wer e v less than 44 per
cent, of its total contributions,-
Tho Oil and Creoeote Work. .'
The new managers of the Carolina
Oil and Creosote Company, of this
city, seem to have infused renewed
life and energy into this growing and
Important .- industry. During the
short time that they have had . con
trol, great Improvements have
bean made whioh tend to the increas
ed; yalue of their , products and great-
I- ex oonomy In working. Large addi
tions to the plant are. also in progress,
nd.with' the greatly Increased facili
ties which these will afford, the com
pany will soon be fully able to meet
all demands that may be, mad.jipon.
it.
, - The! British r schooner
Julia
Elizabeth, Ingram, cleared yesterday
lor Nassau N. P.,with 160,000 shingles.
6,000 feet of lumber,' 20 "barrels of
fiour, 5 barrels of grits and 2 . barrels
of peas, valued at $1,014.25, and ship-
j?ed by Messrs. Cronly Ss Morrfs.
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Chance in the Senate Tariff BlII-Ap-
- pointment.
Washington. Jan. 8. It Is learned that
the change made n the sugar schedule by
tbe Senate sub-committee in charge el the
tariff bill provides that a bounty of one" cent
aponnd be paid npon all sugar raised in
this country. cThts .has, been, it Js'jBaid,
fully agreed upon. A reduction of doty
from $2 to $1.25. per thousand Will proba
bly be made upon sawed white 'pine lum
ber: ir -tnat will .satisfy tne aemanaa ot
those clamoring for a change in the lumber
schedule. Despite the strenuous efforts
made to-secure a reduction of duty on'
structural : iron from one cent to. eight or
nine mills a pound, there is good authority
for saying that the committee will not agree
ev aw .
The President todav withdrew the nom
ination of Leon O. Bailey to be district at
torney for Indiana, - and substituted the
name of Solomon Claypool, now assistant
district attorney under special appointment
eenaior voornees eaia ne was surpnsea dj
Claypool's appointment, but expressed him
self satisfied with it. ,'. : , ,
' WAarfUQTos. Jan. 4 The Navy De
partment has been informed that yellow,
fever has appeared ow the Yantic,? and that
he has left Port-au-Prince for home.
Membera of the Colored Catholic Con
gress called at the White House to-day and
paid cneir respects to me rresiuenw noo
ert h. Ruffln, of Boston, made an address
to the President, in whioh he thanked him
for his kind treatment of the colored peo
ple. " Tha President replied that he was
glad to meet representatives of the Colored
Catholic church, recoganizing in them a
powerful element In the progress of pros
perity of the country. He said he was ful
ly convinced that good religionists who
take an interest in the welfare of the nation,
are a powerful auxiliary to good adminis
tration and good government. ' He then
shook hands with each delegate. '
' The Treasury to-day accepted tenders of
bonds aggregating $526,000, all four and
half e, at 108i. ?
Treasury Hyatt to-day signed a treasury
check payable to himself . for fifty-eight
million nine hundred - thousand dollars.
This was to imburee himself for . money ex
pended during the past month In the pur
chase of bonds, etc., which he has theoret
ically paid from his own pocket. Hyatt
Eaidj this is the largest check he has signed
since be has been in office, i
Washtsgtok, January 4. Latest ad
vices ' received at the Navy Department
from Rear Admiral Luce, are to tbe effect
that yellow fever has appeared on the
Yantic, and that she has sailed for the
United States, and that the Galena was at
Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday, preparing
for a speedy return to Port-au-Prince, No
particulars ia regard to the Yantic have
been received, so that it is impossible to
say how .many or who of her officers or
crew are sick with the dreaded fever. In
consequence of her departure from Haytien
waters, and the desire to have at least two
war vessels in that vicinity, orders were
to-dav issued to hasten the preparation of
the Ossipee. now at Norfolk, for that ser
vice, so that she maybe ready tosau oy
Sunday.
The Secretary of State has received a let
ter from the United States Consul at Cape
Hsytien, announcing the election or
Hyppolite as provisional President of
HaTtL bv a Convention hold at Oon aires.
and saying that no particular damage was
done by the recent bombardment of Cape
Haytien.
Washihgtoh, Jan. 5 The President
has directed the removal of Alfred E.
Lewis, deoutv fifth auditor of the treasury,
for not eivinir attention to his official du
ties. He is a resident of Milford. Pa., and
was appointed to the deputy auditorship
tit President Cleveland about two years
aeo. It la understood that be has never
been satisfied with the office, feeling that
his ability and service to the party entitled
him to a more remunerative position.
' The Department of State has received a
dispatch from Berlin, stating that the or
der expelling Louie B. Greenburr, a natur
alised American citizen, from Prussia, has
been revoked at 'the instance of our Lega
tion.
MISSISSIPPI.
Eecape of Seven Itecro Ineendlarlee
sueplclon of Iynehlas
By Tateeraph to the.Honunx star
Nkw Oblkaub, January 8. A Green-
villa. Miss., special to the Tmet-Demoerat,
save: The escape on Sunday night last of
seven colored servants fire men and two
women who were in cub tody at Areola,
chareed with setting fire to CoL A. J,
Paxton's residence on December 15,
has eiven rise to suspicion of lynch-
in whicb is indirnantly denied by
Paxton, Magistrate 8. L. Weems, who was
investiiratine the case. State Senator J. F.
Carey, and all who are cognizant of J the'
facts. The arrests were made in conse-
rTaiBiit of i&a con feselon -of one of the men.
I Pmed Fox, Who gacucuinstanual ac
count of the manner . we suver
niAte had -been atolefi-any in
the evemnz and fire wood in
kitchen ignited with t kerosene oil
at about three o ewek a. m. Tbe arrests
and examination by Magistrate Weems
were made with extreme quiet, all being
anxious to avoid race troubles or an out
break of any kind. It was decided to bold
the prisoners in a ouiiaing near me rauroaa
station. While there wast no moral doubt
aa to their EuiH the Impression prevailed
that there was lack of sufficient evidence to
convict them. They wero. guarded with
anch carelessness as to invito eewpe, which
they succeeded in doing on Sunday night
last. . No efforts have been ( made to recap
ture mem. . .. ,
JLOCOMOTIIE KSGINEERS.
Torma of Settlement of Troublea with
.$M Q. Koad Rot Tet Altde Pablle.
(Bv Telegraph to tne Xonnc Star.
CiaicAfiO. January 5. Grand Chief En
gineer P. M. Arthur, of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive .Engineers, arrived here this
morning from Cleveland, and) spent some
time in consultation with members of the
conference com tait tee. He then went
West, bat bis destination is not learned.
Reporters then fell back on. Chairman
Cavenor. of the Brotherhood Committee,
as to the time when terms of 1 settlement
would be - made public. Caverior said he
did not believe it would be arranged before
Tuesday morning, though possibly they
would be eiven to the press oa Monday
night next, certainly not before '; tbe latter
date. To a snggestion that tbisjieemea an
unnecessary delay. Cavenor said that there
were good reasons for it, which hdiis not at
liberty to dlvulze. - f ' , '
Vice President Stone, of the Burlington
road, was then . approacnea wiu tnesug;
geetion that the committee, teemed unne
cessarily delaying .na&ieation. and that it
might s&ve eomplications to give tbe result
of the negotiations cut at onca Stone re
plied that be- had heard the reasons of the
committee for asking delay, and that they
were such as commended themselves to his
judgment as reasonable. He added ... that
he was firmly convicted that the Brother
hood men were acting in perfect, good
faith, and he would not, even indirectly,
break the pledge whicb he had given, them
to withhold the terms ot settlement until
they should indicate theirreadlness to have
it published. : - '
From another source a reporter learned
that the cause of delay is this: The .com
mittee want the commercial flews of the
terms of settlement to reach the varions
lodges soon after the matter has been given
to the press. It has been learned by ex
perience that unless this is done friction is
likely to arise in tbe lodges. Therefore, time
is being given for terms of settlement to
reach Cleveland by mail and go through
the circumlocution office at headquarters,
before it is published.
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A (dispatch - from Seattle,- Washington
Territory, says trouble at the New Castle
coat mines, between the Miners' Union and
Knighte of Labor has caused several col-,
liaioni in which men on ' both sides were
badly beaten. Fire-arms were used Toes-;
a .. a . . ........ 3 Tl A. 1
nay nignt, iu? man , namea xiaaion waoi
killed. The sheriff, and militia then Step-!
ped in and quiet bu been restored. . 5- 1
FOREIGN
General Desire for Peace la icorope
Farther Information ConceIn
Ernie Paeha SHancheater Blarketa
BonlansEer 7 he Ernln Paeha ReUer
Expedition Irleh Trials. a;
: : . ."By Cable to the Horning Star.
St. Petbbsbubq. Jan. 8 The Journal
De St. Peter iburg, referring to the recent
speeches of King - Humbert, '. of Italy,
and Herr: Von Ti-zo, Hungarian Prime
Minister, in which they . predicted that
peace woold prevail during the coming
year, declares that every nation sincerely
wisnea tnat tne events or loot will verify
their favorable arguries. . ; . . . 1;
Suakim, Jan. 8 A serceant. who be
longed to the old Egyptian army, has ar
rived at Suakim . from - Khartoum. He
states that he left the latter - plac9 Novem
ber 23rd, aad at that time Emin Pasha bad
not been captured by the Mahdi s forces,
but had repeatedly defeated the Dervishes
m rsabr uazeiie province. - umcers , at
Saakim,who are personally acquainted with
the 8ergeant, know that he is trustworthy
and believe that his information concern
ing Emin Pasha is true. .y-'X -. v. j' v.
Pasts, January 8. GenBbulancer, in
an address to the electors of tbe District of
the Seine, repudiates the assertion that he
aims at a Dictatorship and protests his fidel
ity to the Republic. He avers that France
is tired -of being made the Victim of base
competitions, and only demands right and
justice. ' ' .- .
Berlin, J anuary 3. The managing
committee of the Emin Pasha expedition
has received information that Lieut. Wiss-
mann. who it was expected would lead the
expedition for tbe relief of Emin Pasha, has
been appointed ror special service in con
nection with theForeign Office. The com
mittee has expressed its regret at losing the
services of Lieut. Wiasmann, but has de
cided to dispatch the expedition at the ear
nest possioie moment unaer oommana oi
Dr. Carl Peters. i, -r- " ..; n.
Dublin, January 8 In the county court
to-day Judge Kelley confirmed all sen
tences imposed upon persons evicted from
the Vandeleur estates who previously had
been found guilty of resisting tbe sheriff
and attacking the police. Judge Kelly de
nounced the government for its laxity and
moderation in dealing witn rebellion, ana
said the prisoners each deserved to be im
prisoned for nve years.
Dublin. January 8 So far evictions on
the Eipart estate at Falcarragb, County
Donegal, which began -yesterday, have
been carried on without serious disturb
ances. - Five tenants have been evicted.
David Shehy. VL P., who was summon
ed to appear at Castle Counell, County
Limerick, to answer to charges under tbe
Crimes act, failed to obey the summons,
and a warrant has been issued for . his
arrest.
Makchestsb, Jan. 8. The Guardian
says: The market reopened languid yes
terday after the holidays, so far as large
transactions were concerned. A small
hand-to-mouth business was done in the
cloth departments. Prices were very
steady. There was little fresh inquiry.
There was little demand for export yarns.
Home consumers bougbt sparingly.
Romb. Jan. 4. The floods are extending
to Bastia, and have done much damage.
In one house which collapsed twelve per
sons were killed.
Madrid, Jan. 4. An explosion of a fire
damp has occurred in a colliery in the
province of Ovieda. Twenty-seven per
sons were killed and many injured.
' Dublin, Jan. 4. Evictions on the Olp
bert estates at Falcaragh, County Donegal,
continued to-day. The evictors went to
the bouse of a tenant named Doogan, but
found the place defended by a score of
men armed with rifles who had entrenched
themselves behind loopholed walls. Priests
who accompanied the evictors entreated
the men to leave the house, but they re
fused. Tbe riot act was then read and
soldiers were about to fire, when the magis
trate notified the party in the house he
would give them an hour-to reflect upon
the course they would pursue. . After the
expiration of the hour the defenders an
nounced that they would not use rifles.
Bailiffs and police attacked the house and
after a desperate struggle were repulsed.
Finally the priests persuaded the men to
surrender. During the fight a police in
spector wss badly wounded.
Dublin, Jan. 4. Edward Harrington,
M P., sentenced to six months' Imprison
ment for publishing reports of meetings of
suppressed branches of the League was to
day transferred to Tuilamore jail, where he
is to undergo the imprisonment. He was
attired in prison garb. A crowd gathered
to bid him farewell, and he waa heartily
cheered. He is suffering from cold.
Berlin, Jan. 5. Count Herbert Bis
marck last night gave a diplomatic dinner,
at which Count Bchonvaloff,' Russian am
bassador. Herbette, French ambassador,
and other beads of legations were present.
During the course of the evening Count
Herbert, speaking to Count von Hatstfeldt,
German Minister to England, promised,
under request of tbe Emperor, to exonerate
Sir Robert Morrier, British Ambassador to
Russia, from charges connected with the
BaEiine incident. This result was commu
nicated to Morrier. Who expressed himself
as dissatisfied. He says that as the official
I prints make the charge there ' must be an
official withdrawal. LKra oaueoury, in s
personal letter to Bismarck, asks him to or
der a direct statement that the whole charge
is absurd. - ' - A
rThe papers to day generally comment on
tbe Morrier affair. The Towiiches Zeitung
remarks:
The impression that a perusal of the let
tersx, leaves is painful. Incidents such aS
these can only serve to trouble the relations
of two countries connected by kindred and
affinity. The accusation against Morrier
rests Von the controversial assertion of a
man who is no more. No evidence can be
adduced in support of the charge. There
fore it cannot be regarded as convincing.
If, concludes the Zeitung. certain papers
which described Emperor Frederick as a
partisan, the simpletons really consider it
their duty to asperse every man whom that
noble Prinea honored with his confidence,
they have at any rate, done no good ser
vice to the German government or to the
Emperor.
Proceeding to narrate the military events
between the 13th and 17th of August, 1870,
the Vossise7u Zeitung says it is only sur
prising that a plain contradiction between
Marshal Bazaine's statement ot Major
von . DeiufJ and known - historic facts
should not have -been perceived by Major
Yon Deinf himself, who seems to have
been willing to forge a weapon with which
to strike at the memory of Emperor Fred-
The Xreitsuminge -Zettuty says: " The
German people await what Count Herbert
hasto say. cSslSiiYfa the matter. As things
stand, German diplomacy has not covered
itself with glory overme question.
The National zewivg noius tost uemer
in hi. urtneal to Count Herbert was over
confident, me papers
iy it was really an
astonishing demand to 1
ek the chief of the
Foreicn Office toconti
lict a report of a
tvnstAii nfficer of the
aaa Government.
It must be left to tne luture to snow
whether Bazaine will oomt) out of the affair
as a slanderer or as a oowaira. . -These
comments suggest similar ques
tion as to whether Prince! Ulemart and
Count Herbert will come ou
of the affair
as slanderers or as cowards.
Morrier, ac-
cording to the sentiment of
bassv here and the general
nglish Em-.
feeling In offi
cial circles, will compel Co
Herbert to
anoloeize. In the meantime
e seml-of
ficial nress show no signs of
bating at-
tacks On Morrier: rather - trvin
the asssult : To night's BerUner Bortm
imp aujvaw
Zeitung baa a vaguely woraeaofitetai staie
ment, declairing that the government has
proof as to the means by which .Morrier
obtained information concerning tbe move
ments and offensive .plans of the German
troops; also, how he made use of this in
formation by sending it to the .London
Times. ;..-;: : vv-'Y'r- -
' Berlin, January 5 Professor Geffcken,
who has been held in custody on the
charge of being ' responsible for the publi
cation in the Devkha Hundsehau, of the
diary of the Emperor . Frederick, has been
released. the Drosecution ' having been
abandoned.
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NO. 10
THE 7 A. HI EE Q OESTION. V
Vantc'i DtWte with Bawley In tho
Senate.
, By Telegraph to tho Koroma Star.
Washington, Jan. 4. In the course of
the tariff debate in the Senate to-day. Haw
ley of Connecticut, interrupted Vanca and
asked him whether there was any nation
which he thought bad any approximately
just system 'of taxation, and it not. which
of the nations was the nearest right f
Vance replied that the system ot taxation
which waa nearest right, so far aa he was
acquainted with them, was the EDglish
system.- -r .-. - -.- -. -
Hawley -That is about the answer which
I expected to get. : -: .
. Vance I see what you call "the true In
wardness" of your question. The object
is that you may charge that we are ia the
English interest; that we are following their
system; that we are foreigners to our own
people. But there never t was a greater
piece ! : of hypocrisy than this . pre
tence - of dislike to foreigners. You
only dislike the foreigner when he brings
something to sell when he brings in a
blanket or a pair of shoes, or anything else
cheaper than you are willing to make and
sell it. - Then you dispise the foreigner and
appeal to all . kinds of prejudice against
him. But when the foreigner comes him
self to underbid the American workman
and take the bread out of his mouth, you
welcome him with au open and hypocriti
cal embrace. That ia what is universally
done; and half the factories of New Eng
land now are filled with men who are not
even naturalized citizens of the United
States, but who coma across the border
from Canada and elsewhere, and who
return with the profits of their la
bor. You welcome that - foreigner
who - comes in the midst of your
strikes, when you; can use' them ; for
the purpose of putting down and suppress
ing tne enorts of the American laborer to
secure his share in taxation ; imposed in his
name, but when the foreigner comes- with
anything to sell, he is anathema marantna,
and all men are characterized as traitors
who desire to purchase his production at a
reasoname price.
Mr. Hawley I gave tbe Senator from
N. C, no excuse for saying that I dislike
foreigners. I have no personal reason for
disliking England or Englishmen. I dis
believe in the English . system of taxation,
and what I wanted was to get some one
Democrat if not more to avow
frankly the - honest purpose - of that
party that the adoption of free
trade is the policy of that party. That
Is what the party means, and that ia why I
asked the Senator from North Carolina the
question. I wished to know what system
of taxation was nearest to his idea, and be
said that the English system was. England
levies no protection duties whatever. There
are many things necessary for the table and
lor manufactures which she cannot pro
ducewoods which she cannot grow, and
cotton which she - cannot grow so that
Eogland is utterly unable to adopt our pro
tective policy, if sae wished to do so. Here
we have a territory ranging from the Arctio
to the tropics, covering a wide range east
and west, with the possibility of producing
almost everything in the world, so that we
can live witn wnat we Droauce.
Mr. Vance replied to Mr. Hawley. He
said: We had once in this country a phi-
losopner witn a good deal 01 naru sense, ex
pressed in bad English Josenh Billings.
One of his apothegms was. that in order to
oring up a cmid in the way be should go,
it was necessary for the parent to go that
way onca in a while himself. Now in or
der to get your political adversaries to tell
the truth, the Senator from : Connecticut
should do so himself once in a . while,
Laughter. He says that I am a free
trader and that the policy of my.- party is
absolute free trade; ana he bases this state
ment on my answer to his question as to
which foreign system of taxation I most
admixed. I told him that the English sys
tem was the nearest tight meaning of all
other systems buour own. Laughter on
tne Republican side. I senators will con
tain themselves a moment and perhaps the
laugh will be on the other - side of
their face. I do not mean
by that any approval of that system under
which we live. God forbid as God did
forbid it thousands of years ago from the
top 01 mount Binal. when he said "Thou
shalt not steal." Laughter and applause
on the Democratic side. 1 am not autho
rized to say wnat tne senuments 01 in
Democratic party are.
mr. Dawes Will the Senator answer me
one question T . . ,
Vance I prefer not. I know the Sena
tor from Massachusetts of old. (Laughter.)
wenaasome exmmtions ol.ms in the
"long and short haul" discussion a few
years ago. I am not an authorized expone
entoi Democratic ; prmciplea in the sam
direction as religious people look for the
exposition of their faith to utterances oe
council, of those who have authority to
pronounce. I am simply one man, a very
considerable one it is true, (laughter,) but
still only one man. The Democratic party
of the United States has promised Itself
again ana again in favor of a system ot
taxation of foreign im porta which wilt yield
sufficient revennea to the government, and
It has neve? advocated another system.
That is the system which 1 prefer to the
English or any other system; but I prefer
tne jsngiisn system out and out. to tbe sys
tern which will be established, should God
Almighty for a while afflict tbe Ameri
can peodle with this bilL I prefer any
thing else to that. I might charge that
Republican Senators are in favor of tbe
Chinese system, and have Quite as much
authority to make that averment as they
have for saying that the Democratic party
is in favor or free trade. -
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Murderers
ter ' meliuro
ot Railroad Pay mae-
and Hie companion
Captured.
By Telegraph to the MornW Star
Wilkbsbabbb, Jan. 6. Plnkerton's de
tectives have captured an Italian named
Michael Pezzilo, known as ted nosed Mike,
whom they charge with being concerned
in the recent murder of railroad paymaster
JUCLnre, ana bis companion Jriamgan. ana
the robbery of several thousand dollars
Mike is said to have made a confession
He says four men were concerned In the
crime, which waa planned a month or more
before its perpetration. Rezzilo claims he
was not Implicated Iff the actual shooting.
He told a detective where the rifle used in
conjunction-with the revolvers, and the
sate nil m which the money was carried.
were secreted near Miner's Mills.and to-day
they were recovered. The rifle is a Colt's
repeating, of 44 calibre. It is stated here
to-night that two of tbe other three have
been arrested in New York.
THE WHITE CAPS.
The Ohio Set Commit Oatrmges and
; Doable-Barreled Gnn Interposes.
Chicago, Jan. 5. A dispatch from West
jenerson, Ohio, says: A lew nignts ago
three or four men visited the homes of
J. H. Stone and Clark Silvers, living on
Glade Run. about five miles from here.
and stoned the houses, leaving a White
Cap notice. Thursday night they appeared
at Silvers' and roused him by throwing
atonea against bis noose. Buyers naa pro
cured a double-barreled shot gun and had
it loaded for them. When they appeared
Silvers fired both barrels Into the crowd at
short range. Tbe loads took effect on one
or more, judging from the noise made by
the men. while fleeing from Buyers place.
Yesterday morning considerable blood was
found on the ground and search' is being
made for tbe wounded White uaps.
A snecial from Yazoo Citv. Miss., says
The Parisol line steamboat Kate Robins
struck a snag on Tehula lake yesterday.
and went down in 15 minutes. No lives
were lost. Her cargo consisted of 900
bales of cotton with sundries; fully In
sured.
; "I buy the Sun," said a gentle
man the other day, "as a pleasant duty.
When I buy a World, whicb I sometimes
do. I apologize to myself." N. Y. Sun.
This gentleman evidently feels it his duty
to help tbe poor ana distressed. js., ju
World.
Spints Turpentine..
Charlotte News: Esauire D. G.
Maxwell to-day issued a warrant for tb
arrest or z-ese Morris, colored, who broke
up a festival in Providence townsbm. sev- .
eral nights ago, with his pistol, ; He shot at .
a aarkey named Wm, Gaddena, but mismd
Gaddens and hit a darkey named Bill
Weeks. - Bill ia not fatally hurt.
f Kaleieh Vtsitorif. While hewiFif '
Sills on the plantation ot Mr. Aleramit r
Bird, in Granville -county VMterdav. a
white man by. the name of Hardy Horton,
had the misfortune to- cut one of bis great '
toesofl. Died, at her residence ia '
Wske Forest on yesterday morning, the 2d
inst, Mrs. Henrietta S. -Battle, widow -of
Col. Benjamin Doesey Battle, and mother
MessrB. Dossey and Richard Battle. Mrs.
"Battle was 73 years old and a devoted
member of the Missionary Baptist Chuich. "
Clinton Caucasian: ' Bv the -
length and loudness of bis prayers one -would
judge that Amma Ellis, tbe pain- '
cide, who is to be hung Tuesday, tbe 9ih
inst, has at last realized that bis time for
repentance is short Mr. A. P. John
son tells us that he has received at least one
thousand applications for positions in his -factory,
but he prefers to give employment
to our own people and will therefore turn
away all newcomers till he finds the home
supply insufficient. Never before in -
the century or our existence,- as a corporate . .
town, in ten. or possibly fifteen years.bae
we been blessed with as great material ad- .
vancement as in the- twelve months jutt ;
passed. In fact no inland town in Nortb
uaroiina nas made sucn strides in ousine?
prosperity.. ;. ffr '- :.
Raleigh Netos Observer: - Gov.
Scales and Judge Fowle having consulted
together concerning' the date ot the inaug
uration, bave mutually agreed upon Thurs- '
day, January the 17th. as tbe date, and ,
Gov. Scales will recommend that day to
.the legislature as the date of- the inaugura- .
tion. Up to date tbe ioiiowtog companies ;
bave decided to be present; Charlotte,
Goldsboro, Oxford, Wilmington. Reids- -
ville,' Greensboro, Henderson, Durham, -Fayetteville,
Elizabeth - City. Lumberton.
Maxton, Raleigh. The second regiment
will attend in a body. Tnere was a
meeting of our citizens yesterday afternoon
and the "Citizens' Relief Committee" was
organized to provide for lhe wants of our
poor during the' winter. The Cftrw-
tlanaun announces tne decision of the
authorities to remove Graham College from
Graham to Mill Point, on the N. C. Hall-
road. The name of Mill Point will be -changed
to the name of the college, which
has not yet Deen determined, ana new ana
handsome buiildings are to be erected at
Once. ,
New Bern Journal : .- Judge
Merrlmon and Josiah Turner are added to
list of Senatorial candidates. There-
cords in the Register of Deeds' office of
Craven county show that during the year
1888, 188 marriage licenses have been issued
71 to whites and 118 to colord. . During
the year 885 chattel mortgages and 875
deeds, real estate mortgages, liens and -
conveyances have been made. Jones
county dots: We have beard of two cases
of horse stealing in our county during the
last two weeks. Mr. Hargett, of Pollocks
ville, and Henry Murriil, colored, near
Trenton, have both bad a horse stolen.
Corn is selling here we learn at 65 and 70
cents per bushel. . The Jones county -Farmers'
Alliance will convene at Trenton
on Friday, the 4th inst. The Free
Will Baptist neid a union meeting at their
new church, near Trenton, on Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday. -There was a large
crowd in attendance on Sunday, and He v.
G. W. Harrison gave them a good sermon. -
We would like to see our next Legis
lature make the attempt to stamp out hog
cholera in North Carolina, like some of the
fcstates have done to prevent tbe sprend of
cattle disease, by passing stringent laws ,
compelling farmers who bave bogs that
have the disease to remove all tbe sick hoga
from the range and shut them up where
other hogs can't get to them, and when one
dies bury him.
. Asheville Citizen: ' Several
years ago the State of North Carolina be-
f an the erection of an executive mansion,
'hus far it cost over $50, 000- Two years
ago work was stopped for the lack of an
appropriation. Only the interior remains
to be completed. The Legislature is to be
asked to make a sufficient appropriation to
complete the first floor and part of the
second floor, thus fitting it for occupancy.
But there are muttenngs of discontent at
the prospective final cost of the mansion.
Twenty-three colored people left lthe
city yesterday for Los Angeles, and various '
other points in Southern California.
About twenty thousand pounds of leaf to
bacco was sola at tne warenouses yester
day. The Quality was only average, but
prices were good. Dr. T. J. Hargan
has leaseaineoia college ouiiaing on col
lege street for five years from Jannry 1st,
1889. and will open a nrst class sanitarium
and hotel therein "about February 1st.
On the 29th ot December Adiutant-uenerai
Jones received from Gov. Scales a warrant
on the State Treasurer for seven thousand,
five hundred dollars, ($7,500), the annual
appropriation under the uode, Bee. row.
as amended by tne Act oi loov. ue
promptly paid out the amount with the ex
ception ot three hundred dollars, reserved
for the Monroe Light infantry, to twenty
fourfcompanies. which the Governor de
cided were entitled to the appropriation.
Rockingham Rocket: On Christ-
mast eve Messrs. Chas. Biggs, Frank Al
den and one or two others were out hunt
ing, when an accidental discharge of Mr.
AJden a gun came near proving latai to nr. .
Biggs. Mr. Alden was walking in front
of Mr. Biggs and had his gun upon his
shonlder with the hammer of one barrel
cocked. Without removing it from hla
shoulder he caught hold of one hammer "
and one trigger to let the hammer down,
but he caught bold of the wrong . hammer, -and
when he pulled the trigger the gun waa
discharged. '. The biggest part of the load
passed over Mr. Bigg's shoulder, but about
twenty-three shot struck him in the shoul
der and . neck, inflicting very painful
wounds. At this writing he is much im
proved and able to be out Mr. Ro
bert Cole, while returning from Roberdel
on Jfrlday night, had his norse to run
away and throw him from the buggy. His
nose and one of his fingers were broken and
he suffered other bruises and scratches, but
none of bis injuries were of a serious nature.
on the morning ot the xotn a little ne
gro girl, a daughter of Bill Huffman, who
lives in Mrs, Sanford'a house on the corner
of Hancock street, caught firs and was so
badly burned that sha- died during the
night. When her clothing caught fire she
ran out into the yard and thence to Mrs. '
Sanford'a, where she arrived enveloped in
a' sheet of .flame. In the afternoon of
the same day another colored child over at
Major Shaw's was burned to death. Her
mother left her alone in the honse and it is
supposed she got to playing in the fire and
her clothing were ignited. She was the
child of Sallie Cain and was about three
years old.
Durham Plant: We learn that
a little two-year-old daughter of Mr, Wm,
Faucett, of Orange, was drowned a few
daya ago. She and a sister, four years old,
were crossing the bndge overLittle River,
when they both fell into the stream. The
older girl managed to get out, but the
younger one lost her life. The mem
bership of the First Baptist Church, at a
meeting last night, decided to call to the
pastorate of their church. Rev. J. L.
White, of Elizabeth City, formerly pastor
of the First Baptist Cnurch of Raleigh;
The call was necessitated by the resigna
tion of Rev. G. P. Bostick, who will go to
China as a missionary. The com
munity remembers that a short time ago, a
colored boy by the name of John Nunn, .
had a difficulty with Fisher Herndon, who
kept a little shop somewhere In tbe neigh
borhood known as vSmoky Hollow."
Nunn shot Herndon unto death and
made his escape, the murder having
been committed on Saturday night.
We have to-day been shown, a letter
by John. O'Daniel, written from Cumber
land Gap,' Tennessee, stating that a few
days ago John Nunn waa hanged and then
shot to . death twelve miles from there, in
revenge for two or three murders be had
committed there. Our information ia
that last night the congregation of the First
Baptist church took action in the matter of
granting a church letter to Jordan. The
congregation declined to grant the letter,
there being several serious charges lodged
against the character of Jordan.
Raleigh News: i Samuel O. White, the ex
bank cashier, is book-keeper - for a firm
here. Governor Scales Is aatrong free
trader.: He looks at it as a matter of prin
ciple, His view is very keen ana w
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