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ISGAIXS PROGNOSTICATES.
Hon. John J. Ingalls, of Kansas,
is ah interesting character, crisp,
bright and dashing, as Well as 'flash
tog,
eral
original in expression, and gen-
!y in thought, if he did some-
timtjs purloin senatorta
panegyrics
froig antiquated sermons. "
Since his exit from the Senate, at
the-
irresistible invitation of the
Kansas farmers he has been talking
very freely, with the; evident deter
mination not to be lost, sight' of by
the
great
American; public,' which
doubtless would forget him if he
kep'ti
his;
nxAith shut and failed to
Md theni from time 'tor time that
rem
he ias about somewhere ready and
anxij
thatj
iu s tor sqmetntng to turn up
.
he might take advantage of-' to
turn
up himself. ; I
NTb inconsiderable portion of this
greajt American public, especially in
the bailiwick in which the Hon. John
J. his been .in the habit of perform-
when not lending his talents to
run
the Government machinery in
Washington, is known by the now fa
miliir name of the Famers' Alliance,
whidh
has formed a! copartnership
with
the Industrial Union and sun
dry other organizations of more or less
numerical strength for the purpose of
doin
a little business in the Dolitical
Mr. Ingalls didn't think much
line.
of this combination for - some time
and
in his impulsive rashness he
showed- fight, like j the little bull
calf which contested ' the right
of way with . the locomotive,
the esult being that, he was prompt
ly ind; unceremoniously floored
and sat upon, since when he
ente tains quite a different' opinion
of the aforesaid Alliance, with its
various adjuncts, and does not hesi
tate jto publicly declare that it will
Iticsj This shows that the once bright
Xshiriintf orh in the Kansas' nolitiral
. r
Armament is susceptible of impres
sions and - that he can learn some
thing from practical demonstrations
intirnately connected with personal
experience of a shake-up character,
nk from mere observation. He is
so well satisfied that it is a coming
forte"j in the political arena jhat
iie is beginning to entertain a very
high regard for it, and from an op-'
ponent is rapidly developing into a
zealous first-class champion. He is
not a hoirny-hahded son of toil, nor
even a son-in-law. ! "
The nearest he ever came to culti
vating anything appertaining to the
farm was farmers' notes, which he dis
cou jited at eighteen per cent., , which
showsthe interest he took in Kan
sas jagrieulture. Not being a horny-
nanded son of toil he can t get with
m the inner gates of the Alliance,
andl he is therefore aDDarentlv will
ing to wait around j on the outside
pna fall into the Drocession if thev
will permit him to trot along some
where near the head of the column.
If ajctions 'are interpretaSle and the
language of a man who understands
the.use and application of words as
well as he does! means anything.
pat's WhaCthe Hon.: John J. is lay
hg and playing for now. If not, he
wasting a good deal of 'chin
Inusic, and doing a good deal of
prognosticating just to hear himself
alk.
But he is not that kind of
pen.izen.
He recently manaeed to have him-
elf interviewed on he Alliance,when
Vtier dismissing John Sherman's pre-
V,'; . i. t ii: f : i : . :
Wuld exhaust itself j before 1892 as
nflinc. hp HUrnnrspfl as' follows :
: o, wv. j-
'Of course the blatant demagogues,
lose claims are unreasonable" and un
stable; will nnt he. th, nnu trt rarrv
fhis movement to the success I look lor
.w reach. You will find, however, that
r'th the force behind it and with even
Partial success these agitators will be
lwced to give way to the more conser-
ive element, and the leadership will
e assumed by men impelled alone by
hUanthropic or patriouc feelings, and
rua- gounsei can safely be louowea
fith thc assurance that it will lead to
t"K'D rults. The adjustment of the
prin. the expansion of the circulating
Podium, and other measures the ab-
7m i r "J110" th'nking farmers believe
w- ie f.he stagnatiott that now afflicts
W1L be advocated by the best
. , , 3 10 the movement in such a way
leering "icra a Birunjj jupuiar
i ... lh,nK t may be compared to the
wing of ReDublicanism which sweDt
,,nthe f0ufttry from 1856 to 1860. The
ould the "West and the t South find
ue bast and th KTnrth dim mmm.
f.""efl IthlS all atnnr, v.n;. ,.r
oitly prevented any coalition! . They
..jT that in the Smith on...u;
CUU&K " VkUJbUlUg lUAb
"VMfc,., . .
' w icuisxcu, ana tnat every
' i ii -u ;.- - -, --w j ; . " . ; . "" I spirits turpentine.
vot. xxn.
other interest will be sacrificed to this.
They have managed to Strengthen this
feeling by an occasional menace. In the
West sectional feeling has been resorted
to with varying, success until this year,
when it signally failed. . Such plays on
the passion and interests of the sections
have about reached the limit." .
; Knowing what a practical, hust
ling politician the Hon. John J. is,
how little, stock he takes in "irrides-
ceht dreams." his constitutional
hankering to ride on the band wagon
and beat the big drum, this is sus
ceptible of but one interpretation
and that is that the ex-Senatorial
sky-scraper, and linguistic pyrotech-
nical performer is ready to be one
of those "conservative," "philan
thropic," "patriotic" leaders he refers
to as leading this coming force to
great achievments, if events pan but
as well as 'he anticipates they will.
Ingalls' change of heart is note
worthy and significant, to- say the
least of it !
MIirQB ME3fTIOH.
Mr. McKinley declared in his
Boston speech a few days ago that
the McKinley tariff was a fixture,
Jhat it had come to stay, and that
no Democratic Congress - could re
peal it within tenyears. This means
that the people of this country.
whether they like it or not, will- be
compelled to pay to the protected
manufacturers the exorbitant tribute
rhich this monstrous tariff imposes,
and that it is entirely idle for them
to express their approbation or dis
approbation of it at the ballot box,
for if they protest against it and
elect Representatives to Congress in
structed to repeal the odious fea
tures of that tariff a small Repub
lican majority in the Senate,' se
cured by making States to order and
fraud, with the Republican Presi
dents which they hope to elect or
count in, will prevent it. This is the
superlative of cheeky impudence, of
partisan madness, and in direct an
tagonism to the position which Mr.
McKinley took in Congress when he
advocated and defended the adop
tion of the new rules, with . the gag
rule attachment, that I the majority
had the right to rule and to legislate.
He now declares that a minority
Senate and a minority President will
resist the voice of the majorityand
compel the people for at least ten
years to pay an odious tribute levied
upon them by fraud and force.
That's McKinley V consistent idea
of majority rule.
The McKinley tariff is panning
but beautifully for the American
farmer. . For the first two months of
fast year the exports of breadstuff s
amounted to $26,197,798; for the
first two months of this year $18,
067,487, a decline of $8,130,311.
While the McKinley tariff has raised
the duty on everything which is ex
changed for American farm products,
on some things to an almost prohib
itory figure.; the Cramers of that
tariff tried to throw .dust into the
eyes of the i farmers by imposing
what they called a protective duty
h on some farm products which; never
do and never can come into comple
tion with the products of the Ameri
can farm.' This tariff works especial
hardship to the farmer because what
he has to sell must be exchanged for
something which the European pur
chaser wants to dispose of, but which
he can't dispose of to the grain ship
per because the tariff duties have
been 5 raised to such a figure as to
practically prohibit their tmporta
tion in this country, and thus the
American farmer is deprived of a
customer who bought his products
when he could pay lor them by ex
change of products of his own.
Foreign trade is barter, and any
thing which interferes with barter
cripples foreign trade and when that
ii crippled it is the farmer who suf
fers. .. '-. "' .'"''
The Republican machine mana
gers in Maine made loud professions
in 'their party platform for ballot re
form and honest elections. When the
Legislature met a Democratic repre
sentative introduced a bill providing
for the adoption of the Australian
ballot system of voting, which was
supported and voted j for by every
Democrat in the Legislature, but the
machine managers opposed it and
controlled Republican; votes enough
to defeat it. And then the people
began to talk, the people who
couldn't understand why the zealous
advocates of honest ejections should
oppose a measure to ensure honest
elections, and they talked so em
phatically that the bosses winced
The vote defeating the bill was re
considered and it was passed by a re
spectable majority. This was a tri
umph of the people over the machine
manipulators. Tom Reed, that vali
ant champion of honest elections (in
the South), who consumed so much,
valuable time in trying to saddle the
Force bill on the country, trotted off
to Europe while' the! measure was
still pending.
It is not so certain that Mr. Blaine
may not be disappointed in his reci
procity schemes. While the , Brazil
ian Government is in favor of reci
procity, there is active opposition to
it among,. Brazilian merchants,
which is encouraged by merchants of
European countries: who are inter
ested in defeating it, while other
South and Central American coun
tries are not showing that interest
ra it which it was thought they
mmm. 1 J - T
wuuiq. auropran . mercoants resi
dent in these countries, are doing all
they can to undervalue or to create
prejudice against it, -while in some
instances where-commercial treaties
exist, they have been advised by their
governments to insist upon air the
rights guaranteed in the treaties,1
Mr. Blaine evidently has still much
to do before reciprocity becomes a
success. '
STATE TOPICS.
Winston Is ,one of the hustling
towns in the State and believes in ad
vertising. Like some of the other
towns in this -State she has from time
to time sunk some big chunks of
cash in "write-ups" in Northern pa
pers. Now it is reported she is going
to try a $10,000 -experiment in the
Baltimore Manufacturer's ' jiecoud,
with which, it is said, the Chamber
of Commerce has enterid into a con
tract for that amount of advertising.
This is better than the occasional
wrue-up in tne "Dig dames up
North. But while they are spending
$10,000 in this way, if they would
spend a reasonable amount on their.
local press, which is working for the
town all the time, they might find it
would pay.
Ignatius Donnelly struck an. atti
tude in the Minnesota Legislature
the other day and . pointing to the
galleries exclaimed, "Mr. Speaker,
there sit our sup-riors." This struck
a responsive chord in the breastspf
the sovereigns in the gallery, which
found expression in immense ap
plause. About that tim'e'the irate
Speaker said something to the Ser-
geant-at-Arms, who struck a bee-line
for the gallery, so to speak, and.
instanter there was gaping vacancy
where all these superiors sat and
pounded with their feet arid hands.
Women don't vote in Missouri, but
they have a way of making them
selves heard in - the Legislature,
where a bill has just been passed re
quiring proprietors of manufactur
ing, mechanical or mercantile estab
lishments employing women, to pro
vide seats for their use when not en
gaged m the duties for which they
are employed, under a penalty of a
fine of from $10 to $100 for neglect.
Perhaps Senator Edmunds is going
to resign because since the two-cent
a pound bounty on sugar prevails he
can make more clear cash boiling
the juice of maple trees than he can
in making bad laws for this country
at $5,000 a year and find himself.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, who
was jn New Orleans, shortly after the
lynching of the eleven Mafias, says
that from what he learned all but
two of the lynched men were guilty.
This was called out by a published
statement that he had denounced the
action of the citizens.
Roger Q. Mills don't wear cuffs,
but Tom Reed could testify that he
gives them sometimes, metaphoric
ally speaking, with Texas freshness
and vigor.
The Reading, Pa., Iron Company
(protected), has given notice to its
2.000 emoloves of a reduction of
wages. Score one more for the Mc
Kinley tariff.
IN THE MAYOR'S COURT.
Both
Parties in the Aldermanie Affray
Fined.
Mayor Ricaud at the opening of Court
yesterday called up the affray between
Aldermen Fishblate and Fowler.
Both parties submitted, and Alder
man Fishblate in submitting, stated that
he desired to offer an apology to Alder
man Fowler for the epithet used towards
him after the adjournment of the Board
Friday afternoon; that it was the first
time in thirty years that he had made use
of such an expression, and. that he
would not have done- so on this occa
sion had he not been laboring under
great mental excitement; that he con
sidered it his duty as a gentleman to
make this apology and that he did not
blame Mr. Fowler for resenting the epi
thet, and that inasmuch as he was to
blame he desired that any fine to be im
posed should be placed entirely on him,
and none on Mr. Fowler.
Alderman Fowler said that he sub
mitted to the charge, as there was no
other course to pursue; . that he knew
that, under the law. no language used
justified a blow.
Mayor Ricaud stated that he was
glad to hear the open apology of Mr.
Fishblate and would be glad to let the
matter drop with this, but inasmuch
as the difficulty occurred immedi
ately after the adjournment of the
board in the presence of a large assem
blage containing many friends of both,
he felt it his duty to fine both parties.
He fined Alderman Fishblate $25 and
Alderman Fowler $10.
Throw Tlour on an Oil Tire.
' Chief John A. Bixby, of the Charlotte,
N. C, Fire Department, has learned
some points of value 'to the general
public in extinguishing oil fires, says the
News. Water is powerless to subdue a
flame that is feeding on kerosene. The
thing to do when a lamp explodes is to
run to the flour barrel, gather up a
handful of flour and throw it on the
fire. cThe blaze will be instanly extin-
guished.
WILMINGTON, N. C,
THE CITY ELECTION. -
Tha Demoorsta ffleot Six of the Ten
Aldermen- The Proposition to lame
Xmpvorement Bonds Bejeeted. -The
election held yesterday, was as
.uiet M tne 8low gentle rain that
fell
uninterruptedly - throughout 1 the day.
There was rone of the bustle and stir
none of the rapid movement pf buggies
and hacks; none of the close figuring
Of the ' recognized leaders that' charac
terized thfi November election when ex
citement . and enthusiasm ran not
through the city.
In the Second, Third and V ourth
Wards, where the regular Democratic
nominees had no opposition except in
the Third where it was a mere farce
the "election was tame and void of
incident. The sovereigns stepped up to
the boxes and, after depositing their bal
lots in a perfunctory way, walked off as
quietly as they had come..
In the First Ward there was Some
how of life and activity.- There were two
regular Democratic candidates, two reg- I
filar T? AtviiKl i"on rmrlirlitee anI Tn I
dependent Republican candidates; allthe I
KepuDUcan aspirants being colored. The
di visions among the ' Republicans ere
ated a hopeful feelipg in the Democratic
ranks, and some very active and vigo
rous work was done at the polls; but too
many of the Democrats had failed to re
gister, and the negro .majority was too
large to overcome under the circum
stances, and the result was the election
of two Independent Republicans. .
In the Fifth Ward, where the regis
tered colored majority was only ISO,
there was some hope that the Demo
crats might elect at least one of their
candidates, but the Republicans had
only two candidates in the held, and
being pretty well united, succeeded in
electing them both. - ;
The proposition to issue bonds for
sewerage and street improvements were
both knocked "higher than Gilroy's
kite." This was a ioregone con
clusion, their defeat being very gen
erally expected' by both friends and
opponents. The Democrats were very
much divided on the question and the
negro vote was solid against it.
The following is the vote in detail by
Wards, with a recapitulation of the yote
on the bond propositions: . -
FIRST WARD UPPER DIVISION.
For sewerage bonds 3
Against sewerage bonds
.470
. 9
.449
For street improvements.
Against street improvements,
Aldermen.
W. H. Strauss (Dem.)
.141
.121
John Sweeny (Dem.) ....
Andrew Walker (col. Rep.) . ,
J. O. Nixon (col. Rep.). .
.229
.246
W. H. Howe (col. Kep) 8
Buck. C. Wright (col. Rep.) ........ 73
John C Webbec.fcol. Rep.) 49
Total registered vote White, 144; col
ored. 396. .
FIRST WARD LOWER DIVISION.
For sewearge bonds. ..........
. 5
.543
. 9
Against sewerage bonds. . . . . . . .
For street improvements. . .
Against street improvements. . .
..52
Aldermen.
W. H. Strauss (Dem.)
118
122
227
John Sweeney (Dem.)
Andrew Walker (col. Rep)
J. O. Nixon (col. Rep.)
W. H. Howe (col. Rep.) ....
251
J. 89
..114
Buck C Wright (col. Rep.)
John C. Webber (col. Rep.). . . .
J.129
Total registered vote White 130, co
ored 496.
SECONB WARD.
For sewerage bonds
.104
.131
.117
Against sewerage' bonds. ... .
f or street improvements
Against street improvements.
.120
Aldermen.
J.244
A. G, Ricaud..........
C. B. Mallett
.245
Total registered vote White, 283; col
ored, 81.
THIRD WARD.
For sewerage bonds. ........
74
Against sewerage bonds. . . . . .
.238
.193
.214
For street improvements
Against street improvements.
Aldermen.
S. H. Fishblate....
Jas. F. Post, Jr .'.
J. A. Murray (col. Rep.) ... . .
J. W. Elder (white Rep.) .
272
276
51
. 51
Total registered vote
-White, 834; col
ored 66.
FOURTH WARD.
For sewerage bonds . . . . .
. 95
.166
.100
Against sewerage bonds. . . , .
For street improvements . , . .
-Against street improvements
.162
Aldermen.
Jno." J. Fbwler (Dem.) .......
.253
Ai Adrian ( uem.i
L .256
Total registered vote White, 62; col
ored, 277.
FIFTH WARD."
For sewerage bonds
Against sewerage', bonds. . . .
. 15
.758
For street improvements. . . .
. 22
.748
Against street improvements
Aldermen.
Wm. Ulrich (Dem-) ........
.352
.829
.468
.466
370;
F A. Montgomery (Dem.) . .
Godfrey Willis (col. Rep.)
Geo. Bell (col. Rep.) .......
Total registered vote "White,
colored, 509.
TOTAL.
t or sewerage, 296; against sewerage,
2,305. .
For street improvements, 850!
against
street improvements, 2,222.
The Democratic Ceueua.
The caucus of the six
Democratic
members of the Board of Aldermen held
yesterday at noon did not last long; Re
liable report has it that on the first bal
lot for Mayor the vote was three for
Fowler and three' for Ricaud. Mr. Fow
ler's name was then withdrawn and on
the second ballot Mr. Ricaud
all the votes.
received
r
For the other officers the
Chief of
Police. City Clerk and Treasurer, Chief
of Fire Department and Superintendent
of Health the old incumbents ; were
chosen; the only -change being in the
office of City -Attorney, for which Mr.
Thos. W. Strange was chosen in place of
Mr. D. 15. tutlar.
Boiler Inspectorship.
Two - meetings have been held at
Charleston, S. C of the special board,
but failed to agree as to the appointment
of an inspector of boilers in the place of
Mr. O'Keefe. It is stated that the selec
tion has narrowed down to two, Alex
ander Wilson of Charleston and E. E.
0room of Beaufort, S. G.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3,-1891.
NOTICE.
This intended only
for subscribers whose
subscriptions have ex
pired,
but a
It is not a dun9
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that all who are in ar
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week),! and? if you re-
COive 0n6 pleaSO giV6 It
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THE INCOME TAX.
Editor Morning StarV- 1 .
As much' interest is now being mam-
fested'in the provisions in the new
Revenue Law relative to the Income
tax, the following construction seems
to be the oqe most consonant with- rea
son and justice: I
The 17th 'section ot tbe act, division
8, requires that "the net imcome of , the
party me iweive montns next preced
ing the first day of June in "the current
year, with a statement of the source or
resources from which it is derived"
shall be given in to the tax lister. This
L provision is the same as it has been in
this State since 1878. As to what' is
"net income" is a matter never thor-
oughly understood, and will yet take a
decision of the courts to determine its
meaning. Many of our best and most
intelligent J citizens have always j con
tended that by net income is meant all
of one's income that is left after deduct
ing one's entire cost of living. I- !
But when the Legislature goes on in
Sec 5 of Schedule, A, of the Act of 1891
and says, "On the incomes and profits
derived from any iroierty not taxed
during the year preceding the first day
otJune in each year, there shall be a
tax of one 'per centum without exemp
tion. On incomes derived from salaries
or during the same time there shall
be a tax of one half of one per centum."
it is piain mat mere is taxaoie oniy :
1. That Income derived from proper
ty not taxed, without any exemption. -
!. Thatjincome derived from salaries
or fees and the above section omitting
the words' "without exemption," must
necessarily mean the net income.
So the Legislature has only sought to
tax incomes for services when derived
from salaries or fees. What are salaries
or fees? Words must be taken in their
ordinary acceptance. Webster savs :
salary is that recompense or consider-:
ation stipulated to be paid tot services,
usually a fixed sum to be paid by the
year, as jto governors, clergymen, in
structors of seminaries or other officers,
civil or ecclesiastical. When wages are
stated or stipulated by the month, week
or day, we do not call the compensation
salary, but pay or wages, as in case of
laborers. II
So it would follow that clerks, cooks,
or other employes paid by the day or
month do not receive salary , but
wages, and are plainly not taxable.
After all, then the Revenue bill makes
Uttle or no change, and does not tax
laborers, j clerks and employees as was
first thought, and if those classes that
are taxed, have the right to deduct
without limit, the cost of living, so as to
get at their net income, ancrare not con
fined to the one thousand dollars ex
emption under the old law, the present
Kevenue bill will be more liberal in this
respect than heretofore.
Death of Mr. "Wm. Irkina.
The announcement of the death of
Mr. William Lark;ns, which ; appears in
the columns of the Star this morning,
will be a great shock to his many friends
in the community. He had been sick
only a few days and but few persons
were aware of his serious illness. Mr,
Larkins was one of Wilmington's prom
inent business men, and for many years
was connected with the First National
bank of this city. His funeral is an
nouncedto take place this afternoon
from the
o'clock.
First Baptist church at 4
Our Hew iMayor. !
As was foreseen and predicted by
those who watched the political drift,
Mr. A. G. Ricaud was yesterday elected
Mayor of the City of Wilmington. Mr.
Riranri is n w11.viiinneri lawvpr. iiman
"' -v Jri j t-
of excellent judgment, of fine practical
sense, and withal a generous, genial fel
low. The "fudge," as he is familiarly
called by pis friends, has the courage of
his convictions and will do what he con
ceives to be hb duty; and he ought to
make a good Mayor, as he : has in him
many strong elements of success.
Mr. C. J. Terrell, for some time
i
Train Dispatcher of the Carolina! Cen
tral Railroad, will leave here for Monroe
next i uesday, wnere ne win taKe a
similar but more responsible position
with the Seaboard Air Line. As a T. D.
the body of C. J. is a decided success.
His many friends here, especially those
of the female persuasion, will miss his
handsome face and portly presence, and
will meet! and adopt - the usual whereas
and resolutions. '. ; !.
Capt. T. T. Burress died
near
Carolina Beach, Friday. He Wa1 nearly
75 years of age and was probably the
I oldest pilot on the North Carolina
coast. Daring the late war he brought in
many of the blockade runners loaded
with supplies for the -Confederate gov
ernment. He was universally popular.
Everybody who knew him loved the ge
nial and kindly old pilot, arid his death
will be sincerely regretted. ' I.'?
Col. S. B. Taylor, of Onslow, an
old-time' subscriber to the Daily Star,
called in) yesterday to renew his sub
scription. He, too, is a sufferer from
mail irregularities, frequently receiving
two or three copies of the . Star at a
time, although there is a daily service
to his postoflce. ! i . .
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Ill-Treatment of Hungarians in Virginia
.Coal Mines-The SAyer Brick Suit
Harry Martin's Case In the Police Court.
Washington, March 26. The Secre
tary of the Treasury has received a re
port from: Immigrant Inspector Layton,
dated at ; Pittsburg; in regard to the
case of Hungarians, employed, in the
construction of the railroad at Poca
hontas, near Elkton, W? Va. - He said
that - the men were - secured through
Mayer Kaffeclc of New York city, by
K. u o. Rosenthal, as agent of the
R. R. Co:, but that he (inspector) had
found nothing the .transaction that
could be construed as a violation of the
alien contract labor law. He said it was
very evident that: . the; agent had. de
ceived the men in regard to hours of
work and character' of the food to be
furnished; ' but that he' himself had ob
served no : cruelty or indignities. He
added .that the restraints imposed on
them were for the purpose of compelling
payment or indebtedness tor board and
transportation. Reports- , from other
sources . indicate that ' the- laborers in.
question were very badly treated and"
had been, flogged and, beaten on the
slightest pretext; also, that they were
compelled to remain and work out their
indebtedness, under' penalty of death
should they attempt to escape. ,:- 'r
Assistant secretary Spaulding . said .
this afternoon that as there had been no
violation of the alien labor law the ease
was beyond the jurisdiction of the United
states, and the men must look ior re
dress to the State authorities or ; to the
courts. ' - : '
A petition was filed in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia to
day, in behalf of Geo. G. Meirick and
his associates, praying for a mandamus
on Secretary Foster to compel him to
receive a silver bar ttr free coinage.
This is a . renewal of the "silver brick
suit," which was heretofore brought, and
died with the death of. Secretary Windom.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding has in
formed R. H. Bradley, Librarian at Ra
leigh, N. C, that, books for court libra
ries are entitled to free entry under the
law, provided not more than two copies
of any particular publication are em
braced in any one invoice.
The case of Harry Martin, the young
man who entered the White House by
breaking through a window on the south
portico, while drunk last Saturday night,
came up in the police court this morn
ing, and at the request of his counsel
was continued until next Wednesday on
account of the physical condition ot the
defendant. Mr. Martin has not fully
recovered from the effects of his spree.
The Treasury Department- issued a
circular letter to-day announcing that it
is prepared to settle claims under the
Bowman act, for stores and supplies
taken and used by the U. S. Army, upon
certificate by the Attorney General that
after examining the evidence taken by
the Court of Claims he finds no ground
to move a new trial, or that such motion
has been made and denied.
Washington. March 27. The four
and a half per cent, loan, of which little
more than fifty millions is now outstand
ing, will mature September 1st next.
Treasury officials say . there will be no
trouble whatever in meeting it and that
it was regarded as a matter of so little
concern that it was not thought neces
sary to bring it to the attention of
Congress. The department stands
ready now to redeem these bonds with
interest to maturity, and the small
amount presented each day is taken as
an indication that holders are in no par
ticular hurry to dispose of them.
A prominent official said this after
noon that the department will be able
to redeem them all on date of maturity
if they shall be presented, but that the
history of all government loans indicates
that there is no probability of any such
result; it will be found that a large
amount of these bonds will not be pre-'
sented for redemption for many months
after1 the interest has ceased to run.
While the available cash balance in the
Treasury is now thirteen millions the
Government has about thirty millions
additional deposits in National banks,
which can be utilized in case of neces
sity. Purchases of silver at local mints du
ring the current month to date amount
to 319,411 ounces.
The .Director of the Mint to-day an
nounced that the Treasury Department
having purchased the lull amount ot sil
ver authorized by law, no further pur
chases will be made until. Wednesday,
April 1st.
Washington, March 27. Bishop
Ryan, one of the prelates of the Catho
lic Church, is lying dangerously ill at
Providence Hospital in this city, where
he was taken irom tbe Catholic Uni
versity two weeks ago. A telegram re-
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ceivca in iuis city mis morning, says
that Vicar-General Gleason and Father
Cronin have decided to come to Wash
ington to be with Bishop Ryan, for his
friends, iff view of his age and weak con
dition, are alarmed.
In the Kincaid trial to-day, the de
fence began by recalling and cross-ex
amining ex-Doorkeeper Donelsons for
the purpose of .discrediting him as
witness, and also proving by him that
Taulbee had made threats against Km-
caid's life. The testimony of other wit
nesses was directed to showing that
Taulbee had made threats against. Kin
caid, and that ' Kincaid was "weak,
feeble and nervous" at the time of the
irageay.
PISTOL VS. KNIFE.
An Affray at Beaufort, K". C, in Which a
White Man and a' Negro are Injured.
Special Star Telegram.
Beaufort, March 27. A shooting
affray occurred at 1 o'clock p. m. to-day
at the Beaufort Packing Company's
oyster factory. Ben Parker, a desperate
negro, was discharged yesterday, by the
manager, Mr. Ford, for bad conduct
To-day Parker was drinking, and while
under the influence of liquor went into
Mr. Ford's private office and commenced
abusing him. Mr. Ford ' noticed that
Parker had an open razor in his hand
and ordered him out three times, when
Parker rushed at him and slightly grazed
his throat. Mr. r ord was armed, ana
shot Parker through - the neck. Mr,
Ford is slightly injured and Parker's
wound is-not thought to be fatal. Mr,
Ford has given bond for his appearance,
should anything happen to Parker,
Everything is now quiet and we appre
hend no further trouble.
FALSE-ALARM.
Denial of Beporta Affecting the Mechanics
and Traders'. Bank of Hew York,
' Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New YORK. March 88. rThere was
no unusual excitement at the Mechan
ics and Traders' Bank to-day. People
were drawing money and others were
making deposits. '- President Boskowitz
denied that the bank was in trouble in
any way, and has offered a reward ' of
fcl.OOO for evidence that will convict the
person or persons who instigated the re
ports concerning the stability of the in
stitution
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ANOTHER WRECK.
A NORWEGIAN BARQUE ASHORE NEAR
I " CAPE HENRY.
Sxelting Scenes Some of the Crew Saved.
The Captain's Wife Refuses to Leave
Her Husband and Child.,
I ' Bj Telegraph to the Morning Star.
NORFOLK, March 27. The Norwegian
barque Dictator, from- Pensacola, Fla.,
to West Hartlepool, England, laden with
pine lumber, with a crew of fifteen and
the Captain's young wife and little boy
ol tnree years, came ashore in the strong
easterly gale this morning, four miles
south of Cape Henry and two miles
north of Virginia Beach Hotel. ;The
Weather was so thick that thevessel
was not seen until 0 o'clock, and then
she was in. the breakers broadside on,
within a quarter of a mile of the
Shore. The ship finally succeeded in
getting a line ashore tied to a barrel
which the sun carried to the lite savers.
The breeches buoy was quickly rigged
and sent to the vessel, buttinfortunately
the. barque's' crew were ignorant of its
use and rescue was delayed until Capt.
Drinkwater, of the Jife-saving crew.
wrote instructions, put them in a bottle
ana sent it to' tne uictator Dy tne
line) L connecting the vessel with the
shore. Men on board- broke the bottle
at once, as could be seen by glasses
rom the shore, and proceeded to carry
out the directions. The first man was
delivered ashore in eight minutes, and
seven others were rescued before sunset,
four of whom came ashore in the
ife-boat which as capsized, but
the men succeeded in reaching the shore
in a half-dead condition, one man hav
ing bis arm broken. During the entire
day the ship rolled and pitched terribly
and made the work ot rescuing the un
happy sailors exceedingly difficult and
slow, as the life-line would tighten or
slacken in response to the motion of the
vessel. Once the line broke with a man
midway to the shore and he was hauled
back to, tbe barque half dead.: The line
was mended and the same man was
safely landed.
The beach was lined with people who
came from the country houses and the
hotel, and to the spectators the anxiety
and suspense was awful, as they could
plainly see the people On the barque and
near theireonstant cries tor succor.
At night-fall there were still nine per
sons on the barque and among the num
ber was the captain; ms wile and little
Child. The captain had urged his wife
all during the day to take the. buoy and
Come ashore, but she steadily refused,
as she would not leave her husband and
Child, and only one could take the buoy
at a time. The wife and child were al
ready greatly exhausted, according to
the report of the sailors.
lo-nigbt the work ot rescue was con
tinued, and the captain, alter vainly be
seeching his wife to make the attempt
for life, took his half-dead child and
climbed into the buoy; the father reach
ed the shore, but the son was lost. . '
It has been impossible to get the
dames of the rescued to-night, owingto
the fact that they are entirely exhausted
and seem to be foreigners. Lloyd's
Register gives the captain s name, as
Joergensen. The barque will be a com
plete wreck, as she is fast going to
pieCes and the sea is still tremendous.
The chances, are that by daylight to
morrow there will be no vessel in sight
and all remaining on board to-night will
be lost. . i
All that could be gathered from the
half dead sailors as to the cause of the
stranding of the vessel was that they
did not know where they -were, the sun
not having been seen for four days and
the weather so thick last night and this
morning that they struck breakers be
fore they could see the coast,
The life-savers worked all day with
great diligence and heroism, without
food since early this morning. The ap
parently slow progress of the work of
rescue is due to the fact that a life-boat
could not live in the surf and that guns
would not reach the barque and that the
crew could not use the breeches buoy
until they were instructed from shore.
which caused great delay.
Later. The barque ' has gone to
pieces and the seven who remained on
her have been lost, including the wife
of the captain. The captain, just be
fore the ship went , t ; pieces,
sprang into the sea with his son
strapped to his back, and reached
shore alive, but the boy was dead,
making a total loss of eight lives.
The list of the saved are as follows:
Capt. J. M. Jorgensen, Julius Anderson,
second mate, Amptor Barrett, John
Steyens, John Patterson, Yelmor Olsen,
(broken arm). Charles Joseph, colored
The Dictator was trying to make
Hampton Roads, having been disabled
by hurricanes since the lath inst. :
THE WRECKED STEAMER.
Further Particulars of the Disaster at
I Wicomicomico Iiiat of the Saved.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Norfolk, Va., March 28. A special
from Elizabeth City, N. C, to the
Landmark, says: , Iieut. Failing, of the
Life-Saving Service, who is at the wreck
of the British steamer Strathayrly, i
ports the following saved: R. Turner,
second officer; Geo. bimpson, boatswain
Albert Smith, seaman; John Whalen
ordinary seaman; William McArthur,
fireman; I ohn Campbell, fireman.
The reason assigned by survivors for
the wreck was thick weather and ina
bility to take observations. The men
saved are thoroughly exhausted from
exposure and are unable to travel and
are in bad condition. .The men will ar
rive in Elizabeth City Saturday.
The vessel struck at 4:40 Tuesday
morning, and before daylight it had gone
to pieces. The captain and navigator
had been on the bridge for three days
and nights, aud being unable to get an
observation, recorded nimseit at Bodies
Island. The life-saving crew succeeded
in getting a line to the vessel, but the
men on board were so benumbed by
exposure that they were unable to hau
it in.
LUMBER MEN.
Fifty Saw Mills Bepresented at a Meeting
Held in Montgomery, Ala. ,
Montgomery, March 28. The Yel
low Pine Lumber Association pf Ala
bama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi,
met here to-day. About fifty saw mills
with over 5,000,000 feet per day output,
are represented. President J. J. White,
of Mississippi, presided. In his opeuing
address he spoke ot the immense busi
ness transacted during the past year and
said though trade is somewhat dull at
Dresent. the nrosoect is verv brierht.
The only business of general impor
tance transacted was the adoption ot a
new price list, making an advance of $2
Ser , thousand , on rut saweu aressea
oorine' The Association also adopted
as a gauge for dressed lumber the gauge
of the Southern Lumber Manufacturers'
Association. All the old officers were
re-elected, and the Association adjourn
ed to meet in Birmingham the second
Thursday in July.
Monroe Enquirer-Register. It
is now an assured lact tnat a couon
compress will be erected here this com
ing summer and will be put up at a cost
of fifty thousand dollars. The site se
lected for. it is rust west of the Cotton .
platform. Work on it will commence
about the last of May or the first of
June; ," . ' '- - . ;;
Concord Standard: A coop con
taining about thirty pigeons attracted
attention on the sidewalk .Wednesday.
They were beautiful birds, every combi
nation of ' the colors, blue, gray, white,
'and black was seen. . Master Morrison
Fetzer is shipping them to a Baltimore
gentleman,-who pays forty cents a pair .
for them.
Statesville Landmark'. Mrs. Vic
toria Brandon Gilbert, wife of Mr. W.
L. Gilbert "and daughter of Mr. Mat
thew H. Brandon, died unexpectedly at
her home at Xlmwood Tuesday after
noon at 1.15 o'clock, aaed SI years.
There is more activity in Teal estate here
and prices are -stiffer Tthan for along,,
time past.- Unless ail signs fail the next
twelve months win witness . great
changes in Statesville for the better.
, Winston Sentinel: A hegro .
named Will Lash was arrested last night
upon the charge "of shooting another
negro named Charles Hairston. The
two attended' an old-fashioned "break
down" over on "Hickory Hill," where
they ' started ' the difficulty. Last)
shot four balls at him, but, only one
struck him. Lash is now. in jail, in de
fault of a $100 bond, awaiting-a prelimi
nary trial, which will be held as soon as
Hairston gets able .to attend it. lne
injuries are very painful, and may prove
atal. ..
Elizabeth City Carolinian: The re
port from the fruit is that thus far "all
is well." Complaints are made that
potatoes and other planted seed have
rotted in- the ground. Oh Thurs
day night two colored men, Tames Black
of Edenton. and Cromwell Johnson, of .
Woodville, were drowned at Winslow's
Fishery at Haryey's Neck. It was very
dark - and Johnson while stand on the
stern of the boat paying out the seine
line had his foot caught in the line, pull
ing him overboard, and, to save himself -he
caught hold of Black, when both went
overboard together.
Raleigh Chronicle: There was
a rumor on our streets late yesterday
evening that the Wake county grand
jury had found a true bill of indictment
against Mr. Chas. D. Upchurch, late
Clerk of the Superior Court of this
county, for embezzlement. The Chronicle
investigated the rumor and found that,
it was true. The County Commission
ers give to the County Clerk a sufficient
amount of money to pay the witnesses
and current expenses of every court.
He was charged with embezzling this
money which was not applied for before
he left the city, the whole amount not .
exceeding $600. . "
Oxford Ledger: The Modern.
Barn Company have' increased their
capital stock from $250,000 to $500,000. -
It will be the biggest thing ol the kind
in the South. The farmers are
much further behind this spring than
usual. Very few have; sown any oats
yet and have scarcely any corn "land '
prepared. - Oak Hill township
must be a very healthy spot. Mr. H. "
Wilburn, who is ah old bachelor, has
reached the age ot 85. His two maiden
sisters, who live with him, have reached
82 and 87 respectively. There also
lives on the plantation an old negro
woman in her 01st year.
Washington Progress: Ori Sat- -
urday evening, the 21st inst., Messrs.
Nash Ldwards, Franklin Edwards, Har
vey Edwards and S. Spear were hunting
about five miles from Chocowity. Their ,
dogs jumped two large black bears, male
and temale. The female took to a tree,
but the 'male bear bid defiance to the i
dogs, and in a short' while had lain two
of the best curs dead at his feet. The
hunters began to fire upon the infuriated
beasts, which being maddened by the
attack of the remaining curs and stung
by the shot, plunged here and there
afterthe dogs. The shot finally did the
work, and the hunters returned home
bringing the hides and paws of bruin
and his mate.
Santord" Express: The con-.
tinued rain has delayed - farm work very
much. Unless the weather is unaccounu
ably; favorable after this, and unless
there is an extra effort on the part ol
farmers the Usual crops can not be plant- '
ed in time. Messrs. George F.
Edmiston and Ransom F. Kankin, of
Philadelphia,' have a plan on foot for
building a railroad and largely, develop
ing the mining interest of Chatham and
Moore on Deep river, i hey are get
ting the owners of the land to lease it to
them for mining purposes. The com
pany agrees to build a railroad from
Gull or fcgypt to Carbonton or r air
Haven and they give half of the min
erals, coal, oil, clay, etc., to the owners
of the land. The owners of the land
give the right of way for a railroad and
the use of certain lands for mining pur
poses under the above agreement that
they receive half the proceeds.
-1 Kinston Free Press: Mr Levi
"M. Sutton died Sunday morning at his
home in Kinston, aged 45 years. He had
been suffering greatly for many years
with rheumatism.' It is reported-
that Bob Edwards, who was shot in
Duplui county, March 6th, by Deputy
U. S. Marshal Rhodes while running
away from arrest, died and was buried
last Monday. There is no trouble
to dispose of all the goods the Kinston
knitting mills can make. Last week 810
dozen were sent to Toledo, O 124 doz
en to Wilmington and 132 dozen to
New York. The mills are doing very
nicely. Mr. Grafton Tyler, a big,
fat pension attorney of Washington, D.
C, was in town last week, examining
several negro applicants for pensions. The
applicants he examined are not entitled
to any pension really, but as much so as
the average fraud now pensioned by this
extravagant government.
Elizabeth City Economist and '
Falcon: Three negro convicts, under '
condemnation to the penitentiary and
awaiting in the jail of Camden county
for the execution of the sentence, made
their escape on Tuesday by burning a
hole in the floor of the celL . They were
captured at South Mills, Camden county,
and returned to jail. Sheriff Wright
made a sure thing of it by taking them
to the penitentiary at Raleigh on Thurs
day. ; The oyster police boat, Nel
lie De'y, Captain Warren, was in the
harbor Friday morning. The cannon
borrowed from the Virginia military
company was brought and returned to
Norfolk. Another, owned by the State
of North 'Carolina, is in Newbern for
the oyster steamer. The boat has made
no capture of dredgers violating the
law since the one taken at Stumpy Point
some weeks ago. The Dey left Friday" .
night. She has a crew ol fifteen men
Kaleigh JVezvs ana Uoserver :
The Executive Cpmmittee of the -State
Farmers' Alliance yesterday elected Mr.
W. S: Barnes, of Wilson county, to suc
ceed Mr. E. C. Beddmgfield as Secre
tary of the State Farmers' Alliance, Mr.
Beddingfieid having been elected Rail-
road Commissioner. Mr. Barnes is one
of the owners and editors of the Rural
Homei and is a prominent Alliance man
and had high recommendations.- -
The case of the colored nurse, Mary
Ella Thompson, charged with poisoning
little Anaie Kirkland, at Durham by
giving her a dose- of concentrated lye
for the purpose of killing her, has been,
concluded at "Durham, where Judge
f Boykin is holding court, and . Mary
Thompson has been found guilty, l he
girl is only fifteen years old and is said
not to be bright intellectually, and the .
court in consequence - imposed a light :
penalty.-,. ,
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