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FBKBNCB.
Even eome of the high protective
tariff organs are beginning to cry
out against trusts, bat it is somewhat
remarkable that they never saw any
thing wrong in trusts until they die
covered that English mony was be
hind them. We olip the following
paragraph from the Chicago Inter-
Ocean, one of. the strongest Radical
papers in the North and a high pro
ioctive tariff organ of the first water
' English money is behind nearly all of
the great ' trusts" that are organized in the
United States. The thing to do is to strike
.out from the shoulder. The people ought
not to submit to them. There is danger
ahead. The time for strong men to defend
themselves is before they are bound and
gagged;"
For years these trusts have been
multiplying in number until they
cover nearly every article that en
ters into the commerce of man, and
increasing in .proportions until they
represent millions upon millions of
capital, and these organs were ap
. parently ignorant of their existence,
or if they reoognized their existence
and spoke of them it was to defend
them as business enterprises which
were perfectly proper and entirely
legitimate. '
When James G. Blaine on the
stump last fall was called upon by
the Democratic papers to place him
self on record as 'to the trusts he de
clined to discuss them with the re
mark that "trusts were simply
private , enterprises with which
the public had nothing , to
do." He dodged the discussion to
which he was invited, as all his party
or orans did and have done for years.
He would not discuss and condemn
them, for that would be to forfeit the
j support of the men who were fore-
most in the organization of trusts and
to whom the Republican managers
looked to supply them with a large
portion of the money which they
found so available in the doubtful
or closely contested States. He kne.w
his men and be was not going to
drive them away by any public
disapproval or critioism of their
methods. The organs exercised
the name prudent precaution of si
lence that Mr. Blaine did, so that
throughout all the years Of the or
ganization of these trusts, while
they were multiplying and growing
in strength every day, there was not
a word of condemnation or of warn
ing uttered. Not until it was dis
covered that English money waa be
' hind them did they see anything
wrong or alarming in the trusts, f
- fi?
If the principle of trusts is right
can the fact that English money is be-
. hind them make them wrong? If they
are wrong can English money make
them any worse? If English money
makes them wrong wouldn't they be
quite as wrong with American,
French or any other kind of money?
Is the evil against which the warn
ing voice is here raised by this pro
tective tariff organ in the money or
in the trust? To draw an inferential
contrast between - the- trust with
rLnerueh money behind it and one
with any other kind of money is to
draw a distinction without a differ
ence, for trusts are all alik
of the same grasping spirit, and
characterized by the same insatiable
greed. .
It is rather amusing to hear high
tariff champions warning the public
to move against the trusts'before the
trusts become too powerful to be re
Bisted, when they have been for years
advocating the measures that made
trusts possible. This is the only
country in the world in which trusts
exist, the only country wfiere they
would be tolerated. They were
never known in this country until
Republican Congresses framed laws
which oalled them , into existence.
and gave them a foot hold. The
high protective tariff policy of the
Republican party in fostering mon
opolies has bred truBts, and they
will last and flourish while the pro
tected monopolies last and flourish.
The trust is the offspring of the
monopoly, for which the Republican
party is responsible. It is simply a
. piece of arrant inconsistency and
hypocrisy for a protective tariff
paper to oppose trusts, especially
on the flimsy pretext that there is
English money behind them. It is
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VOL. XX.
an enoouragmg Bign, however, even
at this late day to see these organs
raising a warning voice against them.
It is an -indication that the
organs are waking up to the
faot that the people are watch
ing the trusts and are begin
ning to demand some action to
curb them which the politicians dare
not ignore. Perhaps even Mr. Blaine
would oonoede by the time another
Presidential election rolls aronnd
that they are something more than
"mere private enterprises with which
the public had nothing to do."
HO BACKWARD 8VEP.
The New Yojrk Sun, which claims
to be a Democratic paper, and
claimed to be a Democratic paper
when it supported Ben Butler against
Cleveland, the Democratic nominee,
in 1884, is giving the Democracy of
Ohio some advioe as to whom they 1
should nominate for Governor, ad
vice they will not be very apt to take,'
knowing the souroe whence It comes.
In the last campaign it gave a quasi
support to Cleveland'and fought the
platform upon which be stood and
upon which the Democratic party
made the fight. It stabbed Cleve
land at every opportunity while pre
tending to support him, and no doubt
rejoiced when he was defeated. It
was so wedded to its hostility to
Cleveland and to its high protective
tariff notions that it would rather see
the party destroyed than see Cleve
land elected or low tariff carried be
fore the people. It is one af those
papers which supports the candidate
and the platform when it can oontrol
the candidate and diotate the plat'
form, and when it can't it will kick
against both. In its professed friend
ship is treachery more dangerous far
than its open hostility would be. As
a pretended Democratic paper it
hurts ns, as an avowed Republican
paper it wouia oe narmiess.
Daring the last campaign and while
the Mills bill was under discussion in
Congress it fought it with all the
vigor it possessed, was as unscrupu
lous in its misrepresentations and its
opposition as the rankest of proteo
tive tariff Republican sheets, and it
did its work pretty well, as the re
sult in New York proved. It now
advises the Ohio Democracy to take
up a protectionist as a candidate for
Governor, as the only way by which
the Democracy can hope to carry the
State.
The Democracy of Ohio may or
may not consider it necessary to
make tariff an issue in the State cam
paign, where it does not properly be
long, but if they do they will not be
silly enough to take up a candidate
for the reason that he is opposed to
the Democratic platform and the
issue on which the Democracy of
Ohio under the lead of her -distinguished
citizen Allen G. Thur-
man fought in the last campaign.
They would not surely stultify them
selves in that way, even with the
hope of stealing a victory by desert
ing the principles for which they
then bo manfully and resolutely con
tended. No danger of that. .The
Democracy of Ohio is made out of
better stuff. If they were to hearken
to the advice of the Sun and nomi
nate a high tariff candidate with the
hope of oatching votes by so doing
they would be beaten and would de
serve to be beaten.
The Democratic party of this
country, State and national, is as
muoh committed to tariff reform, to
ODDOsition to a protective tariff for
protection simply, as any party was
ever committed to anything. It is
one' of the cardinal principles vital to
its existence, and 'without which it
would have no business entering up
on another campaign. There must
be no backward step on the tariff
question until the monopolies are
whipped by the people, or the people
surrender unconditionally to the
monopolies, and the people are not
going to surrender. They have learn
ed something in the last six months
from the treachery of Republican
leaders rom their f alse prophecies and
their broken pledges, and if the elec
tion were to occur now, after the ex
perience of the past six months, Quay
and the other bosses couldn't with all
the fire of the infernal regions "fry
fat" enough out of all the protected
manufacturers in America to elect
Harrison to the Presidency. The
campaign of 1892 must be fourgbt
under the same flag we bore in 1888,
on the same principles as openly and
as unequivocally declared; no eubter
fuge; no retreat, but a plain, Bquare
manly declaration of principles and
a resolute and unyielding deter
mination to win upon them or
to go down with them; to win hon
orably or to be defeated "honorably
in def ence of those principles the
maintenance of which is dearer than
victory, even if it were possible, by
deserting them. The people look to
the Democratic party for relief from
grasping monopolies and their legiti
mate offspring, the trusfe, and the
party must .be true to the people if
it expects the people to stand by it.
It muBt move onward boldly and
flcjrreBsivelv. makincr an offensive
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not defensive warfare, giving no
quarter in the battle for the right
and asking none. With this spirit
and this determination there is vic
tory and honor to be won, without it
shame and defeat;-- v. . ?
STATU tWCn.
the new wing which is to be
In
added to the State Penitentiary it is
proposed to establish a shoe manu
facturing establishment. How ex
tensive this establishment is to be we
do not know, nor how many convicts
are to be employed in it, but while we
may recognize the correctness of the
policy of making, the convicts as
nearly self-sustaining as possible, we
object to the State, by its oonviot la
bor, engaging in business that comes
in competition with the industries of
oar people or with the labor of
out working men. Unless our
memory be at fault numbers of white
and - black shoe-makers in Raleigh
had to seek other . fields or other
means of earning a livelihood be
cause penitentiary oonvicts were
hired out at nominal prices to men
who were running shoe factories in
that city. It will not better the con
dition for the State to undertake to
run a big shoe factory herself. She
should put her convicts at something
else.
The Rocky Mount PlaindeaXer
speaking of the fin.e tobacoo crop of
that section, which is now being cat
and prepared for market, urges the
citizens of Rooky Mount to es
tablish a good home market
where the farmer will have
no difficulty in selling his crop and
realizing a fair price for it. The
best way, and the only one whioh
will prove satisfactory in the end,
will be for the citizens of Rooky
Mount and others interested in ma
king the culture of tobacoo a suc
cess to estabiisn factories ior tne
manufactory of the leaf raised,
which will make a permanent de
mand for the leaf, and ensure a fair
price to the raiser. Without this
prices will fluctuate and speculators
will take advantage of an over
stocked market to cut prices. With
proper effort faotories might be es
tablished on the instalment plan. '
A gang of juvenile thieves has
just been broken up in Philadelphia.
But there are several more to engage
the attention of the police. Phila
delphia ia a good Republican city.
THIS PEOPLE SPeK.
meeting at Scotland Nfck-CrUiom
Guilty Me most Go
At a) meeting of the citizens of
Scotland Neck, N. C, held for the
purpose of expressing their opinion
with regard to the recent investiga
tion of charges preferred against. Dr.
Eugene GFrissom, Superintendent of
the N. C. Insane Asylum, Dr. M. T.
Savage was called to the chair, and
A. McDowell made secretary.
The following committee was ap
pointed to draft resolutions: Hon.
W. H. Kitchen, W. A. Dunn, Dr. R.
M. Johnson, Dr. W. A. McDowell,
Noah Biggs, T. M. Hufham and F. Pi
Shields.
The committee offered the follow
ing, which was unanimously adopted.
Whereas. The Insane Asylum of
Central and Eastern North t arolina
is one of the largest and most impor
tant charities within the borders of
the State, and ought, therefore, to be
entrusted only to the management of
a man whose character is stainless
and whose reputation is above re-
E roach; and whereas, serious charges
ave been preferred against Dr.
Grissom, the present Superintendent,
which have not been satisfactorily re
futed, the decision of the Board of
Directors to the contrary notwith
standing; and, whereas, we believe it
is the duty of all good cit'zens to pro
test against this violation of justice
and to vindicate the honor of the
people of North Carolina against this
unjust decision; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, citizens of Scot
land Neck, do protest against the ac
tion of the Board of Directors in ac
quitting Dr. ttrissom of the charges
E referred and sustained against
im. .
Resolved. That we deem it to be the
duty of the Governor to use all legal
means to accompiisn nis speeay re
moval. Resolved, That we do most heartily
commend and endorse the action of
Mr. R. H. Smith, Sr., Dr. George A,
Foote and Dr. W. R. Capehart, who
cast their votes in accordance with
the evidence as they saw it, and as
the people of North Carolina saw it.
Kesoivea, xnat we coraiauy ap
rrove the entire course of Mr. Jno.W.
Thompson.
Resolved, That a copy of tnese reso
lutions be sent to the News Observer,
Wilmington Messenger, mobnutCt
Star and State Chronicle, with the
request that they publish the same.
Severe Storm In Sampson.
Mr. A. J. Johnson, writing the STAR
from Taylor's Bridge, Sampson coun
ty, says the heaviest rain ever known
in that section commenced at 6.80 a
m.on the 25th inst. and continued
until 9 p. m. Mr. Johnson's mill and
300 barrels of turpentine were swept
away by the flood; and two other mills
in the neighborhood, one belonging
to Mr. Rogers and the other to Mr,
Robinson, were also carried away.
The loss altogether will amount to
32.500 or $3,000. The storm seemed to
be local, being not more than three
miles in width.
Death of Mrs. Geo. Davit,
The painful intelligence of the
death of Mrs. Monimia Davis,. wife of
Hon. Geo. Davis, Swas received here
yesterday. - She died at Mt. Airy, N.
C The remains will reach here at 6
p. m. to day, and the funeral will
take place at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church at 6.20 this evening. Mrs
Davis was one of the gentlest and
most lovable of women, and was held
in universal esteem wherever known.
EEKLY
WIIiMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1889.
CAROLINA BEACH.
flusieal Entertainment by Gerwanla
. Banal A Largs number of Visitor
f rom the City.
The musical -entertainment given
last evening at Carolina Beach by
Germania Cornet Band was a pro
nounced success in every particular.
It was the first of the series of con
certs announced by the management
of the Transit Company to be given
during the summer by this band,
which, by the way, is rapidly
winning popular favor through
its excellent music and its
readiness to lend its aid to the enjoy
ment of the public There was an
immense crowd at the beach. The
Passport went down at five o'clock
with nearly three hundred on board,
and the Sylvan Grove, which follow
ed at 7 p. m., also carried a large
number. There was no rain to mar
the enjoyment, but as usual at Caro
lina Beach, the weather throughout
the day and evening was charming.
The band Iplayed from a stand
erected in front of .the hotel, the
performance beginning at 8 o'clock
and ending about ten minutes past 9;
The crowd showed their enjoyment
and appreciation of the music by
heartily applauding each piece. '
At the conclusion of the concert,
the excursionists left the beach
for the city, but some little delay was.
necessitated in the departure of the
boat, as the train had to make two
trips to get all the people on board.
The boat reached the city about
half-past 10 o'clock.
Taking the Sunday school excursion
in the morning and the crowds that
went down later in the day, it is safe
to say that over a thousand people
from the city visited Carolina Beach
yesterday.
Drowned in the River.
An unknown colored man fell off
the wharf near the foot of Dock
street yesterday afternoon about 4
o'clock and was drowned before help
could reach him. - An eye-witness of
the occurrence says the man was
walking on the edge of the wharf
behind a pile of cord-wood, where
there was hardly room for a cat to
stand, when he slipped and fell
into the river. He came to
the surface once, but immediately
sank again and disappeared. The
schooner Minnie Ward was lying at
the adjoining wharf and some of tne
men on board got into a boat hang
ing at the stern of the vessel and
went to the place where the unfor
tunate man was last seen, but were too
late to save him, A large crowd was
soon attracted to the spot and
an attempt was made to ire
cover the body, with drags and
by diving, but without success. There
was only one person in the crowd on
the wharf who claimed to know any
thing about the drowned man. He
said that his name was George Wil
liams and that he came here from
Fayetteville with a party of excur
sionists.
Naval Stores movement.
Receipts of naval stores at this port
for the crop year up to J uly 26th, as
bulletined at the Produce Exchange
and compared with receipts to cor
responding date in 1888, are as fol
lows: Spirits turpentine, 24.358 casks;
last year, 24,879. Rosin, 68,917 barrels;
last year, 73,945. Tar, 15,849 barrels;
last year, 13,143. Crude turpentine,
6,399 barrels; last year, 5,884.
Stocks at this port at this date are;
Spirits turpentine, 3,218 casks, against
5,105 last .year; rosin, 35,105 barrels,
against 59,902 last year; tar, 1,645 bar
rels, against 2,274 last year: crude tur
pentine, 476 barrels, against 853 last
year.
Industrial manufacturing Company.
The Industrial Manufacturing Com
pany expect to Degin operations, in
November or December next. Nearly
all the shares of the Company have
been subscribed and paid for. Mr. E.
L. Morton, secretary and treasurer of
the Richmond Bucket and Wood ware
Manufacturing Company, Richmond,
Va., has made application for the bal
ance of the shares, but his offer can
not be considered, as under the char
ter the limit of subscription is twen
ty-five shares to any one person. Only
forty-two shares remain that have not
been taken, however.
Bnrgaw and Onslow Railroad.
The BuTgaw and Onslow railroad
people report progress. A number of
Northern capitalists interested in
the road made an inspection of the
route last week, and were well
pleased with the prospects. As a re
suit of this visit, plans are now being
prepared for a hotel to cost $150,000,
which it is proposed to ' erect at
Swansboro for a winter resort.
XV; O. Be. E. ). R, ft.
The Onslow railroad is steadily
pushing ahead. The grading has been
completed fioin the river to Maoom-
ber's store and some distance beyond,
and to-day the camp of the construe'
tion force will be moved several miles
further out. The road will cross
Front street just below Kidder's mill,
and an embankment will be built
through the rice field at this point to
the river
District Conference.
The Wilmington District Confer
enoe of the Methodist E. Church,
South, will convene at White ville,
N. C, at 9.30 o'clock a. m., on the 8th
of August, 1889. Bishop Duncan is to
be present and preside. The opening
sermon will be preached at 11 o'clock
a. m. on Thursday, by Rev. T. Page
Ricaud. Unless providentially hin
dered the presence of every delegate
will be expected..
Cotton Receipts
The receipts of cotton at this port
for the week ended yesterday are 41
bales, as against 116 bales for the cor
responding week last year. Receipts
for the crop year, to July 26th. are
152,015 bales; to same date last year,
168.000: showing a decrease this sea
son as oompared with last year of
15,V0 Dales.
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PBLIL.AJDEL.PJB.IA,
Tfca Larsest Dry Goods Firm In tbs
Conn try makes mn Asda-nnaent Lia
bilities hearty Foar million Dollar.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Philadelphia, July 25 A earrrise
was occasioned in business circles this mor
ning by the announcement that the firm of
Lewis' Brothers & Co , wholesale diy goods
dealers, Cbestnut street, above Second, had
made an aaaignment. - While the exact
amount cannot as vet be ascertained, it ia
thought the liabilities will reach nearly $4,
000,000. The firm is one of the
largest in its line of business
in the city and perhaps in the country. It
has houses in many of the larger cities of
the United States, notably New York. Chi
cago, Baltimore and Boston. The members
ot the firm resident in this city are George
W. Wharton, Jos W. Lewis and Henry
Lewis. Mr. Wharton, when seen this
morning, promptly admitted the authenti
city of the rumor that his firm bad made an
assignment. Cornelius W. Bliss, of New
xorfc. he stated, was the assignee.
I am unable." continued Mr. Wharton, "to
place the amount of onr indebtedness
However, J? feel convinced that it will
not be much in excess of our assets. Of
course it is impossible to determine thsle
things until an examination of tha txxXj 1
bss been made. . We are now going over
our books, and will probably, kaow mora
definitely to-night how and where w
stand. If we cocld have had only two or
three days more I am sure we would have
been able to tide over our difficulties', but
the blow fell just at the worst time, and
our only course was to maKe an assign
ment, and this we did this morning. For
sometime past our business prospects have
never been brighter, but you snow you
can't market 'paper.'
New York, July 25 The assignment
of Lewis Brothers was filed in the county
clerk's gfflce here this - afternoon. Corne
lius N. Bliss is made assignee. The assign
ment was executed in Philadelphia. There
were no preferred creditors. The announce
ment of the financial embarrassment of
Lewis Brothers, made through a morning
paper, came on nine-tenths of 'the New
York dry goods world as a great surprise.
Even the employes who work in the big
warehouse on Worth and Thomas streets
knew nothing about the firm's condition
until this morning, and little more even
then. The other tenth of the dry goods
world expressed no surprise, though much
regret that a public announcement of the
difficulties of Lewis Brothers should have
become necessary. Two years ago there
was some hitch in this firm s business
which was afterwards settled up without
further discussion; but the impression, re
mained, aud at least one bank has refused
to discount Lewis Brothers' paper for seme
time past. No member of the firm was
present at the Worth street warehouse this
morning, neither was any oi them ex
pected before g o clock, when it was ex
pected that an informal meeting would be
held. The amount of the liabilities is given
at $4,200,000. The assets are pnt down by
Lewis Brothers at $5,500,000, or $1,300,000
more than the liabilities. This induces,
however, all property of the firm, such as
buildings in New York, Philadelphia and
other places.
A man familiar with the firm's affairs
said to-day that nearly all the banks in
New England held the firm's paper, especi
ally in cities where they had mill accounts.
Boston, rrovidence, ilartiord. now Haven
and New Bedford banks are reported to
bold considerable paper. The New York
banks mentioned are the Fourth National,
Ninth National, Central National and Cen
tral Trnst Co. The Chemical Bank held
none of eheir paper since January 1st.
Philadelphia banks are the heaviest holders.
Some banks have taken paper with reluc
tanoe tc-dsy.
It is said that one or the causes or failure
was the Johnstown disaster. The late
Henry Lewis had a large interest in the
Cambria Iron Works' there, which his
estate held, and the loss by the fljod de
preciated these securities.
Pbovtdbncb, R. I., July 25 The mills
and banks here will be involved by the
failure of Lewis Bros. & Co. to the extent
of $600,000. Local banks have about
$150,000 of their paper divided among six
or eight of them, and the rest Is among half
a dozen mills, including those of Slater,
Manville and Wauregan. The belief pre
vails here that the firm can pay its indebt
edness in full if they are given time. None
of the mills or banks will be seriously em
barrassed. TERRIBLE CRIME.
. Bor Eleven fears or Ac Murders
bis Fatbcr and Stepmotber Ha
makes Full Con'eealoa of bis Crime.
Chicago, July 27 A Timet special
from Mason City, Iowa, says Wednesday
night last, in Elk township, Clayton
countr. Wesley Elkins, but little more
than eleven years of age, murdered his
father and stepmother. After committing
the crime he took his infant sister in a car
riage and drove four miles to a neighbor,
reporting that he had discovered his
parents murdered and ned to preserve bis
own and bis sister s life. Yesterday be
confessed himself the parricide to Judge
Hates. .
As related by himself, he had had some
difficulty with bis father; the night of the
murser ne slept in tne Darn; between two
and three o'clock he got up and went into
the bouse and took down a rifle which was
hanging in the kitchen, loaded it and went
into the room where his father and mother
and sister were sleeping. "I placed the
muzzle of the rifle near my father's head."
he lays, "and sent a bullet through his
brail. This frightened my mother and
she arose, and knowing that I was dis
covered, I went into the kitchen, seized a
club, went back into the bed-room and
killed by mother. 1 staid around the
houie about thirty minutes; then decided to
arouse .the neighbors. 1 took the baby
from the bed where it had laid between its
dead mother and father, took it into the
adjoining bed-room, removed its blood
stained clothing, .and with it in my arms
went to the neighbors and related the crime
that had been committed, but shielded
myself. I am guilty of the crime."
OHIO.
Problbltton Convention A
State
Ticket Nominated.
Cincinnati. July 25 At Zinesville.
Ohio, the Prohibition Convention to-day
made the temporary organization perma
nent, with Rev. Dr. C. L Work, of Ports
mouth,. for chairman. The committee on
Credentials reported 444 delegates present,
oniy two counties not being represented
Kev. j. u. Heine, of Springfield, was
nominated for Governor on the first ballot.
He made a speech like a sermon, saving be
knew no better way of promoting the reli
gion of Jesus ChriBt than by the politics
oi the nommtion party. "We must put
the government," he said, "on the shoulders
oi Jesus Ubrist." T. B. Logan, of Stark
county, was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor by acclamation. For Superior
Court Judge, Gideon T. Stewart, of Nor-
walk. For Treasurer, D. M. Trowbridge,
of Toledo. For Attorney General, E Jay
nnner, oi Asniaouia.
NEW JERSEY.
A Brutal Assault Punlsbed wltb Fins
and Imprisonment.
Belvedere, July 25. Chauncey Huton.
a negro, who about two weeks ago commit
ted a brutal assault on Theodore Auble, of
Newton: and his female friend, -was ar
raigned in court yesterday, and pleaded
guilty to assault with insent to kill, and
bibo assault wun intent to - commit rape,
xle was sentenced to twenty years in tbe
State prison and $1,000 fine. Tbe sheriff
hurried bis prisoner away from court, as
excitement ran nign ana threats of lynch-
iug were treeiy maue.
Asheville
Citizen:
A report
reached this city
yesterday
to the effect
that Wm. Claoo. a white man lrvlnir at
Bakers ville, -and a former deputy for
Mitchell county, had been stabbed and
killed in an attempt to - separate two other
men engaged in a fight at Bakereville Mon
uay evening.
TAR.
PORBJOy,
A Plot to Blow Up tbe Vatican and
Qalrlnal Bismarck's Crewalnc Trl
nsnpb Arrangements for m meeting of
tbe Tbree Emperors.
By Cable to the Konmix Star.
Bomb, July 27. The Vatican and Qui
rinal are doubly guarded, owing to the re
ceipt of information of a plot to blow up
both with dynamite. It is rumored that
the departure of tbe Pope wilt be forcibly
resisted, and that the government secret
police watch the exits of the Vatican.
Copyright I8S9 by the V. Y. Associated Presa.
Berlin, July 27. The greatest diplo
matic triumph of Prince Bismarck's life
will be achieved if he succeeds in his latest
project, which is to arrange a meeting be
tween . the Czar. Emperor Francis Jo
seph and Emperor William in Ber
lin. News of, the Czar's assent to a
proposal . " that Z he should r twit the
German Court on August 23d. was received
at tne Foreign Office Monday, causing the
I gngfcst satisfaction. Prince Bismarck
lyHHfs.ediately communicated with Count
JLainosy. calling bis attention to the op
portunity presented by the nearly coinci
dent visits of the Czar and Emperor
Francis Joseph, and proposing: that an
interview be held between the three, as
well as a conference between himself.
"Count Kalnoky and M. De Geira, the ob
ject being to. dissipate all misunderstand-.
ings. Officials have been instructed to
maintain absolute silence. They deny all
knowledge of the Czai'e intentions, and
declare that they cannot count even upon
visit from him. The semi-official
press have been similarly directed
to maintain reserve on the subject, on the
ground- mat criticism might alter the
present favorable disposition of the Czar.
The official circle in Vienna is less obser
vant ot secrecy, and discusses tbe chances'
ot tbe interview. Count Kalnokv. it ia
stated, has phced himself in Bismarck's
hands, but refuses to make any overtures
to the Czar regarding a meeting with the
Emperor - Francis, Joseph. If Prince Bi -marck
perenades the Czir to consent to an
interview tbe Austrian Emperor will post
pone Lis coming until the 18;h.
Bismarck is supposed to be aiming not
at a definite treaty of alliance involving
Russia in tbe Central European League.
but only to re establish better relations be
tween the three Empires, and balk French
negotiations for an offensive and defensive
alliance with Russia. He has foothold for
a renewed entente in the Czir'a increased
intensity of hatred for the anarchist. Re
cent communieations with St. Peters
burg regarding the plotting of refu
gees in Switzerland leading to common
pressure upon the Swiss Government, af
ford a basis for concerted action by the
tbree powers against socialists, anarchists
and nihilists. Definite understanding as to
this sphere of action would tend to modify
existing enmities. Even if only the sem
blance ot amity were obtained, it would
give new guarantees of peace for several
years.
frlnce Bismarck s chances or arranging
an interview have been strengthened by the
support of the Russian Ambassador, Count
ScQonvaloff, but everything depends upon
the mood of the Czar.
Tbe Kreu Zeiiuna has femi official
advices from St. Petersburg saying: "The
Czar, who has frequently atteied his Inten
tions regarding a return oi tbe vuit ot JSm
peror Wiiiiam, has now assented nnder the
persistent entreaties of Giers and Vishne-
gra dski. Since the Borki accident tbe
Czar has had a morbid dread of a railway
journey, even with tbe entire route guard
ed by select troops. He will be accompanied
to Berlin by the Empress and tbe
whole Imperial family. The party will
proceed to Copenhagen after leaving Bern
lin." Russian papers, however, do not be
lieve that the Czar's assent will be obtained
by Prince Bismarck, even though backed
bv M Giers and Count Schouvaloff. The
Novoe Vremya declares that tbe Czar goes
to Berlin simply as an act of courtesy, and
that his visit will have no bearing upon the
European situation unless Germany
changes her policy by coosenting to satisfy
the legitimate aspirations or Kuscia.
Paris, July 27. Gen. Boulanger will
contest 135 cantons in the elections for the
Councils General.
WYOMING.
Arrest of Stock man wbo K,i ncbed J as.
Aver 111 and Ella Urataon.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Denver July 25. A dispatch from
Douglas, Wyoming, sayt: A cow-boy by
the name of Buchanan, who was a friend
of James Aver ill and Ella Watson, who
were lynched Monday night, and who fired
upon the lynchers in hopes of preventing
the lynching, was .himself fired upon, but
escaped to Casper, fifty miles away. Here
warrants were sworn out for the supposed
lynchers, and a deputy sheriff left with a
force of seven men for the scene of the
tragedy. Sheriff Waison, after the inquest,
proceeded to the ranch of Tom Sunn, who
admitted he was one of the lynchers, and
readily gave the names of the others He
said, further, that one of tbe shots fired by
Buchanan at the lynchers when they were
in the act of stringing Averill -up, struck
John Durbin in the hip, inflicting a very
serious if not fatal wound. The wounded
man had been taken to Sand Creek.
Taking Sunn into custody tbe party
next proceeded to the ranch of J. R.
Bothwell, who also readily admitted that
be bad assisted in the banging. Be told
Buchanan and Healy that they both would
go over the range tbe same way, if they did
not leave the country. Un being told that
he would be taken to Rawlins, he advised
tbe sheriff to take a good look at every
tree he came to on his way back to Casper,
for be would be likely to Dnd six or eight
more cattle-rustlers banging by the neck.
The two men who furnished these facts
left the party here and returned to Casper.
Watson probably had no trouble in arrest
ing the remainder of the lynchers All of
the men who participated in the lynching
are among the most prominent stock men
in the Sweet Water Valley.
Mlkliia8IPp7.
Gov. LowreT si 111 After tbe Prise
Flab ten Arrest or Several Parties in
New Orleans. July 25. Capt J,
Lwgley, epecial agent for the State of
ausseissippt, enme here yesterday from
Baton Rouge, having an order from Gov
emor Nioholls, on a requisition from Gov
ernor Lowrey, of Mississippi, for tbe ar
rest and delivery of R Carroll and Ed.
ward L. Tyler to the authoti'ies of Miss
issippi. When the officer appeared before
Gen. Tvler, at his otnee at tbe new Or
leans & Northwestern line's depot, it was
agreed that be would start to Jackson by
tne Illinois central yes'eraay aiiernoon.
which be did. Gen Tyler will be taken
before Governor Lowrey to-day. and then
leave to-morrow via Meridian for Purvis,
the seat of Marion county, where he will
be arraigned. Gov. Low ry has ordered a
special term of this court to be held on the
5th of Aueust. for the trial ot these cases,
and Caot. Lsngley is of the opinion that
Sullivan and Kilrain and the rest of the
psry will be on hand.
MRS, HERON.
Tne Report Concerning; tne miastonas
rr Tfbolly wltbout Foundation
Washington. July 24 In response to
his telegram of Tuesday, respecting the
case of Mrs. Heron, reported to be under
sentence oi death in uorea ior preacning
the doctrines of Christianity. Mr. Wharton.
acting Secretary ot State, this morning
received the following cablegram from
Minister Dlnsmore:
Seoul, Carta, July 24. Wharton,
Washington : The report concerning Mrs.
Heron is whouy without lounaation.
- Rooky Mount Plaindealer'. A
number, of our farmers in this immediate
section have been curing tobacco for the
past two weeks, and they have made some
splenaid cures, we nave seen a sampw ox
some from the farm of Mr. R. V. Arm
strong, and it is as fine as we ever saw, and
bv ih wav. it is said that Mr. Armstrong
has one of the prettiest crops of the weed
ever grown in this section.
NO. 39
WASHINGTON.
Contract for a Coast Defence Veasel
Paymaster 8mltbs case Appolnt
naent Bienarta mt Foyer at Fsraan
dlaa and Tamwleo Denied The Trial
Cruls of tbe Feralown-Decision
Under tbo Allen La sr.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star,
Washington. July 26. The contract
with the Union Works of Sin Francisco
for the construction of a coast defence
vessel was signed - to-day by Secretary
Tracy. Tbe contract price is $700,000.
The finding of the court-martial in the
case of Passed Assistant Paymaster Henry
K. smith, ot tbe Navy, and tbe action of
Secretary Tracy thereon were made pub
lic to-day. Smith was pay officer on board
the JSssex in Hew York: harbor. On the
25th of April he drew $1,200 of pay funds,
and was missing until tbe 8d of May. He
was cfiafsedv mts- being absent from his
station' and duty without leave, and pleaded
guuty. The court sentenora mm be sus
pended from rank and duty for six months
on furlough pay, - with unanimous recom
mendation that tke sentence V remitted be
cause of their belief that he) was mentally
irresponsible for his actions. Secretary
Tracy approved the finding ' of the cdurt.
and adopted their recommendation remit
ting ue sentence.
W. O. Slam, of Louisa count v. Va . baa
been appointed Chief of the Division of
Railroads in the Land Office, vice Gen. O.
M. Wilcox, relieved. Both Elam and Wil
cox served in tbe Confederate army, the
former as a private and the latter as a maior
general. Elam is a prominent Republican
in Virginia and a writer of acknowledged
ability.
The Marine Hospital Bureau :has re
ceived a telegraph from Dr. Daniel, Presi- ,
dent of the State Board of Health of Flor
ida, stating that the alleged existence of
dengue fever at Fernandina, Fin., has been
investigated by a State health officer, and
reported by him to be false.
Dr. Combe, of Brownsville. Texas, wbo
was lately dispatched by tbe Marine Hos
pital Bureau to the northeast coast of Mr x
ico, reports from Tampico that the United
8 tales Consul says that there is no yellow
fever at that place as reported. Dr, Combe
says he will make further investigation and
report as soon as possible.
This morning Secretary Tracv was ad
vised by Commodore Ramsay, of the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, that the Yorktown
was ready to start upon her four days trial
cruise, but up to the time tbe department
closed this afternoon, no notification bad
been received of her departure. This trial
cruise was provided for in the contract and
was to be made within four months of the
date of her provisional acceptance, which
time ex pin a on August 4h The board
appoiuted to supervlxe the trial cooaieis of
Capt. Budgeman, Engineer Slivers and
Constructor Steel. After this trial the
Yorktown will go to Newport, R. I., tor
her turning trial by Commodore Walker's
board. There yet remains about $37,000
due the contractors.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
decided an interesting question arising un
der the alien contract labor law. It seems
that Irvin and Sellers, merchants of Eng
land, who have a branch bouse in New
York city, recently discharged the book
keeper in their New York house, an Ameri
can, named James T. Watson, and sent
over a book-keeper in the home office,
named Edward F. Hennessey, to take his
place. Watson complained to the collector
at New York, and the result was that when
Hennessey arrived at that port the col
lector refused to allow him to land, on the
ground that it would be a violation of the
contract labor law. An appeal was taken
to tbe Secretary of the Treasury, aud he
instructed tbe collector to allow Hennessey
to land on giving bond in the sum of $ 500,
for his return in case it was decided that
he came within the prohibitory clauee.
Tbe question was referred to the Solicitor
of the Treasury, and that office gave an
opinion that as Hennesey had clearly come
to tbis country under contract to labor, his
landing would be a palpable violation of
the law. The Secretary coincided in this
opinion, and instructed the collector at
New York to compel Hennessey to return
to England.
secretary window to-day received a
letter from C. W. Arnold, decliuing for
private reasons the office of collector of
interpal revenue for the district of Georgia,
to which be was appointed a few days ago.
THE N tLGRO.
Tbs Talus of bis Labor in Industrial
Channels in tbe South His useful
ness Generally Reeognta-4.
By Telegraph'to the Morning SUr.
Chattanooga, July 26 The Trades
man has instituted an inquiry with refe
rence ro me vaiue or negra labor in indue
trial channels in the South Tbe inquiries
were sent to three hundred leading man
ufacturers in the Southern States, rerv
resenting blast furnaces, rolling mills,
miscellaneous iron works, mines, lumber
mills, saw mills, etc. Replies were re
ceived which represent 9,000 negro em
ployes, of whom 2,500 are skilled. . The
average wages paid for common negro
labor are $1 10 per day. and skilled labor
runs from $1 75 to $2 85 per day, though
several correspondents pay colored pud-
dlers, beaters, and rollers as high as $4 00
and $5 00 per day, and many furnaces pay
as high as $2 50. The replies, without a
single exception, show that there is no dif
ference at all between the pay of whites
and blacks for the same class of work. The
manufacturers aie practically unanimous
in the opinion that for common labor in the
a u a.-. .1 : rt. . .
uuvuciu otua uw ueKro is more emcieus
and useful than the white, and without ex
ception they declare themselves well satis
fied with the negro in the factory and an
nounce their determination to continue him
in bis place. Many state that he is making
progress in sained worx. The UYadesman
adds that tbe condition of the negro is con
stantly improving, and as an industrial fac
tor his usefulness is now recognized bv
an.
CINCINNATI,
Great Excitement Over tbe murder
of
a Prominent Cltt Ben.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Cincinnati, July 27 Great excitement
prevails in this city over the murder of Dr.
A. E. Jones, familiarly known as Colonel
Jones, a prominent citizen. He was in h is
77th year, but was active as a man of fifty.
Ha Wt hU house Thursday af lernnon and
went in the direction of his stables, and
that was tbe last seen of him alive. By
blood trails his body was found on Friday
some distance rrom his home, in the man
hole of a sewer, where it was placed by the
murderer with the hope that it would be
washed into the river. The doctor's sold
watch and his money were gone. This
must baye been tbe motive for the murder,
as the Doctor had not an enemy in the
world. The police are already making ar
rests,, among them being Charles Bligb,
the colored hostler, who had been with Col
Jones about two months.
Cincinnati, July 27. There was bnt i
single woubd. It was upon tbe back part
ot the head and slightly on the right side,
as if tbe blow bad been given from be
hind. The theory now prevails that the
murderer was Charles Bllgh, a colored ser
vant, and that after committing the crime
he hid the body until night, and then put
ting it into a grain sack he carried it to its
place of concealment. Bligh was at the
house all day yesterday, and told of bis
iast interview with the Colonel. When be
left last night he said he would return at
0.80 this morning, out he has not yet been
found. A hoe in tbe stable bears marks
which are pronounced to be blood stains,
Cincinnati. July 27. Charles Bligh,
the colored servant suspected oi the mur
der of Col. Jones, was arrested this even
ing at Madisonville, Ohio, and brought to
tbe police station nere. ue mtao a run
confession of the murder.
While James Sullivan, 14 years old, and
Patrick Dople were cleaning out. an old
well at 173d street and Webster avenue,
New York, yesterday, they were overcome
bv sewer gas ana aiea. jonn suiuvan. la
ther of the boy, went to their assistance and
was also affected by gas, ana is in a critical
condition.
.v.
Spirits Turpentine.
Wadesboro Messenger : The
colored people will have an Alliance picnic
at Flat Kock, in MoiveJ township, August .
8rd. ?; . - i
Goldsboro Atvus: The Golds-
boro Ice Factory has at length succeeded
in tapping an inexhaustible supply of cold,
crystal clear water through their driven
well, two hundred and seventv-Aitrht fpnt
deep. The company on Wednesday, ad
justed adeep well pump to the well, run
ning down a depth of two hundred feet.
and all day yesterday the pumping ma
chinery drew fifty gallons a minute from
the well without being able to lower the
water perceptibly. It is thought that the
well ia inexhaustible, and that hereafter the
Goldsboro Ice Factory can run night and
day at full speed, and quadruple its caps
city if necessary, without ever being again
short of water. i
Raleigh News- Observer : The
preparatory work of staking off the plans
for the sewerage continues, and the con
tracts are being gotten in shape for begin
ning active work upon the construction
about August 1st. - The board of di
rectors of the penitentiary adjourned yes
terday alter transacting the usual monthly
business. In addition to tbis the board de
cided to have the work of completing the
west wing of the penitentiary pushed for-
warn at once, wnen it is completed.which
will be as Boon as the work can be done, it
will be used as the penitentiary shoe facto
ry, which will then be operated on a larger -scale.
The work of the wing
with tbe material and lav i!naudT"ill."
it is estimated, cost fromVw to $7,000,
Tarboro Southerner? The re
cent rains did but little damage in this im
mediate vicinity; in fact they did more
good than harm, and this would bathe
summing up for tbe entire county.
Tbe reporter baa just been shewn some oats
and clover, both plonted March 1st, by Dr.
a. rs. JMooiee. xne oats were good, headed
well, but are said to be more or less affected
by the clover, which was especially floe,
being two and a half feet high. A few
cases of tenants or renters abandoning crops
have been reported. In every instance the
reason given by the tenant is that hie crop
is so poor ne cannot afford to work it. This
is true, but further inauirv will elicit an
other fact, that the tenant has done a little
too much trading with the merchant who
has been "running" him. (
Goldsboro Argus : The work
of stringing the electrlo wires for this city
was commenced yesterday. Mr. Henry
Lee, whose health is exceedingly poor, We
all regret so much to know, left yesterday
for Waynesville. We are glad to learn
that Mr. Collier Cobb, whose severe illness
at Cambridge, Mass , was noted a few days
ago, is improvine rapidly. The Bun.
day Sehool Conference of Mt. Olive Cir
cuit will convene al Mt. Olive on Wednes
day. August 7th. and will continue for two
days. The Exposition of the Eastern
Carolina Fair and Slock Association, to
come off at their spacious and well-order-
ed grounds near this city, in tbe latter part
of October, gives already promise of being
a grear success, both, in exposition and at
tendance. - 1
Salem Press: Dr. H. T. Bahnson
raised 465 bushels of wheat on thirty acres.
The Winston town commissioners held
a meeting on Saturday evening and decided
not to issue the Midland Kailroad bonds: to
the R. & D. R. R. Co. This settle the mat
ter so far as they are concerned. -Forty-two
wagons by actual count passed up Main
street from the country south of town Tues
day morning before7 o'clock. We can safely
say that over one hundred came to town on
that street before 9 o clock in the morning,
all loaded with farm products, such as cab
bage, beans, onions, sweet and Irish pota
toes, cucumbers, green corn, tomatoes, ap
ples, peaches, pears, plums, cantaloupes,,
watermelons and squash. There are four
mam roads leading into Winston-Salem,
and If all are half as good as Main street,
we may count that over two hundred truck
wagons come to town every day.
Rkleigh Call : Postal Clerk
Hicks, colored, on the line between Ra
leigh and Portsmouth, has been removed
and another negro named Peace has been
appointed to the position. - R. W.
Crews, of the Southern Postal Telegraph
Company sustained a fearful accident this
morning. He was at the top of a telegraph
pole near the company's office adjusting
the bars and wire on the pole, when his
spikes broke or slipped, and he fell down
the entire length of the pole to the ground.
in railing, an tron root-rest in tbe pole
caught him under the thigh and tore hint:
fearfully up through the stomach. Phy
sicians were at once summoned and Bucbs
relief as was possible afforded. Tbe in
jured man was taken to St. Johns Hos pit
tal. while very painful and dangerous th
wound is not of a fatal nature. I
Durham Plant: The Gnssom
verdict continues a topic of town talk. An
indignation meeting is spoken of.
The town tax on property has been fixed at
f 1.00 on the $100, and the poll tax at $2 85.
Mrs. Jessie Rigsbee. mother of our
townsmen, Messrs. A. M , J. V. and Thos.
Rigsbee, whose illness was recorded in the
Plant yesterday, died to-day about ; 13
o'clock. She waa 80 years pf age.
We are sorry to learn that Mt John Cop
ley died yesterday, at ber borne near Dur
ham. She leaves a husband-and a child
about three months old. We regret
to learn of the death of Mr. John H. Ellis,
one of Durham's oldest citizens, which oc
curred yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock,
at the home of his son-in-law, .Mr. John H.
mu. - uur iriat River correspondent
writes: "On tbe evening of tbe 21st inst.
Mr. Wm. C. Parrish died suddenly at the
residence of Mr. Wm. C. Parrisb, of heart
disease. Mr. Parrish resided on Flat River
near Red Mountain. Aged about 60 years.
Laurinburg Exchange : The
members of Rev. A. W. Price's flocks have
met and secured bis services for another
year commencing September 1st, 1889, at a
salary of $800 a year, on account of which
they are to be congratulated. The se
ries of meetings at Laurel Hill Church
continued with great success all through
last week, and Rev. P. R. Law, of Lumber
ton, came up and preached there last Sun
day morning and night. The cotton
seed oil mill buildings are being framed,
and also W. P. Evans, a prosperous col
ored merchant of our town, is erecting a
new one-story store with cellar on Main
street. The Y. M. C. A. has moved
into their larger and more comfortable
hall over Mr. R. J. Lockhart's mili-
nery store, where the latchstring of the
door always hangs on the outside to every
one with the least desire for entrance. -
The Fayetteville District Conference in
Lumberton adjourned last Saturday to meet
in Sanford next year. Tha delegates elect
ed to the next Annual Conference at
Greensboro next November are Messrs. W.
H. Neal, J. M. Lamb, K. H. Worthy and
F. B. Gibson. William Davis, color
ed, charged with an attempt to commit
rape on Dora Graham, a little colored girl
only seven years old, had a hearing before
'Squire W. H. McLaurln here last Monday
and was bound under a bond for two hun
dred and fifty dollars, failing to give which
be was remanded to jail to await his trial.
The parties are from the Mason Cross set
tlement. Fayetteville Observer: The! re
cent heavy rains have not so damaged j the
crops thus far beard from as was at .first
thought. Capt. E. P. Powers, of this
city, has been appointed a Deputy United
States Marshal to succeed Mr. Ed. Fuller,
removed. We understand that Capt. W.G.
Hall, of Maxton, falls heir to Col. J. A.
Pemberton's shoes. J The Cape Fear
Canning Factory is going right ahead and
is determined to succeed. The first ship
ment of ten thousand cans was received
last week for this season's goods and the
expert ia on the ground for superintending
the canning of the various fruits and vege
tables. At the regular monthly meet-
. ing of the Farmers' Alliance of Cumber
land county, held here a few days since,
Messrs. W. W. Huske, W. H. Tomlinson
and G. W. Lawrence were appointed a
committee o narrangements for the annual
meeting of the State Farmers' Alliance
which meets in tbis place on the 13h of
August, instead of the 6th, as stated incur
last issue. At the meeting of the trus
tees of the Graded School Monday, It was
decided to postpone the election otall
teachers except those for the five lowest
grades. The Board then elected for these
frades the following teachers: Misses Mary
k Taylor, Jennie Rose and Anne-L. Moore,
Mr. Pope, of Chatham county, Miss Delia
Matthews, jar. trope was eieciea to sup
ply the vacancy caused by tbe retirement
of Mrs. Gorbam. The Board met again
Wednesday and elected the following teach
ers: Superintendent, B. C Mclver, of
Moore, E. R. McEethan, first aistant.
Miss Mary Haigh and . Mrs. F. H. Lan-neau.
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