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WILMINGTON. N. C., $i.0O'A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. 88888888888888888: stpaojn 8X 8S8gS88Sgg88Rggi 88888888888888888 88888888888888ii8 88888888888888888 82888888282888888 qjuow t 8888f8l8ll888l88 8888S882888888883 88888888S88888S88 iH 0 0 lt 0 ft 000-4 00 kO ;!::! s ' 1 ' Entered at the Post Office at Wilmtgton, N. C, M Secoad Class Matter.! SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the "Weekly Star is as WePy year, Postage paid....,..,.;......l 00 4 j !". 3 months " " 80 SLDE-TRACXiNG BLAINE. It is interesting and somewhat amusing, too, to note. the. efforts that Benj. Harrison and his json Russ'ell are making to side-track! jame's G Blaine and get him out of the, rice for; the Presidency. While this has been cropping out for some time it has become so manifest since Mr. Harrison started out on his ''swing 'round the Circle that the pur pose is now plain to every one, and it is plain, too, that j the only man whom Harrison, Sr. thinks seriously in his' way is Mr.'Blaine. '! Ever since he started out on his tour his candidacy for another term has been as plainly shown as if he carried a banner on which the an nouncement was printed in big let ters, land he has acted on the as sumption that a renomination be '. longsj to him as a matter of right. ! For a while we heard of Alger, Allison, Tom Reed, j and others as gentlemen whom the lightning might strike, but now the only name men tioned as a probable or possible op ponent of Harrison'is that of Secre tary feiaine, which still continues to bob up serenely notwithstanding the efforts of the Harrison, combination to keep it under. j! These who have followed Harrison in hjs travels cannot fail to have . noticed the disposition Mr. Harrison has 'shown to give his admihistra- tionj credit for nearly everything good that he'saw, and from the fre- . quericy with which he uses the pro noun I, it is evident that be thinks that one letter covers the whole ad ministration. ;';' He has with clever ingenuity avoid ed in nis speeches, somewhat numer ous! everything that might awaken opposition or engender antagonism, while he didn't hesitate to steal Blaine's thunderon the reciprocity job wlietv he struck a seaport town where the people might be supposed to take any interest" in that subject. H leanner him orate on the deeD in terest he took in lit, one would be led to believe that he invented reciprocity and had a patent right on it. ' Blaine's name he methodically ig nored and kept out of sight in that connection while the big I loomed up conspicuously in every reference to it. ihife Harrison. . Sr.,- has been ii. j playing his game to overshadow Blaine, Harrison, Jr., who bears the frbnt name of . Russell, has been co operating with him and through the paper of which he.- owns half has been trying to knock the pins from Under Mr. Blaine by. claiming that it j was his father's ; firmness which Drought Jtslaine up to the scratch in I the dispute with Italy, following this up, as if by 'authority, with the state- rhent that Blaine is not and cannot be, a candidate against his "chief," that loyalty to his chief forbids it. as if Blaine had forsworn Presiden- ial aspirations from the time he ac-; epted a place in Mr. Harrison's .Cabinet.. i ; If Blaine has noticed this, and he s too keen-witted not to have done so, he. has not manifested it but has played the game of mum so effect ively that many have concluded that he is not in the ring. But he is an expert at the mum game when there is danger ot doing harm by saying anything or too much. I If Blaine himself has been silent his friends have not been, and they are determined that their man shall not be switched off by the Harrison co'mbinatioh if they can help it, and hence they have done a good deal of talking and pretty loud and plain talking, too. John Russell Young, who some time ago printed an elab orate article in, the New Yovlc. Press te-prove that the Only man in the , Republican party who had the ghost 3 of a chance to lead it to victory was James G. Blaine, further says that Harrison can never be elected as he was before, for money is not to be lhe controlling influence in the next campaign, Harrison and son may th'nk they can relegate Blaine, but before, they do the boys who are whooping up Blaine will give them a pretty lively tussle. Tom Reed writes a friend that he wasn't scared much when that mag azine explosion jarred old Rome. It would take a bigger explode than iat to shake our ex-Czar off his feet or prostrate the surcingled col umn that bears that mighty dome of nis. .. Jl MJty V V JtLi MIULj I D IM. VOL. XXII. STATE TOPICS. :v The Tarboro Southerner says that Mr. E. Haywood, who has been boring an artesian well in that town, has struck flowing water at a depth of 258 feet. We saw a statement recently that a flowing well had also been secured in Brunswick county. If the flow should continue in these wells it will prove an important mat ter as it demonstrates the possibility of getting cheaply in Eastern North Carolina an ample supply of pure water and settles the question of es tablishing water works at ! moderate cost.. In the event the flow cease perhaps deeper boring would make it permanent. , TheGhicago Inter-Ocean, Rep., thinks when beef cattle sell at $5.50 per hundred and under the opera tions of the; great trust choice cuts of beef cost-f torn -twenty-fiv6 to thirty five cents per pound, there is robbery going on somewhere, it j looks that way. But while the trusts are run ning things under the auspices of the Republican party, what right have "common people" to expect "choice! cuts of beef?" They are lucky if they get any beef at all. . : ; - A South Caroli.a girl, Miss Jessie Sudlow, of Columbia, won the prize offered by the Manchester, England, Times, for the best composition on "The best Book and why I like it." She had competitors from France, Germany, Canada, South American States, Mexico and the United States. Her subject was "Ivanhoe." The prize won was for: the highest order of literary merit, j She is a pu pil pf the public schools and but sev enteen years old. i The Navy Department can't find able seamen enough to man its ships. The high .tariffites in ; this country have been devoting themselves so successfully to the destruction of our merchant marine that the American sailor is about played out. For years a very large proportion! of the sea men employed in our navy have been foreigners. Some of the European countries get rid of their criminals by dumping them upon this country.' An Ameri can medical student who studied in Austria says: "I was told, on good authority, that in Austria persons convicted of crime are, in many cases given the alternative of going to prison or emigrating to; America.' C. M. Gale, a painter of Lowell, Mass., is the last man who has turned up for a $3,000,000 hunk of British gold which has been laying for him ever so long in the Bank of England. Up to the last accounts he had not turned out to paint the town red on the strength of this un expected information. St. Louis girls won't do to fool with.. That's the experience of a fel low who had been sending insult- ling letters to one ot tnem tnrougn the mails. They formed a combine on him, caught him on the street, larruped him with a cowhide and then had hira arrested by the post- office authorities. 'Managing editor Bottomly, of the London Review, has achieved a dis tinction which few! editors attain He has failed for $1,750,000. The M. E. church at Southport; The Southport ZaaSi says: "Through the liberality of Mr. and;-Mrs. Richard Dosher, of thi9 city, the Methodist E Church is in position to dedicate its new building next Sunday, wjhen Bishop Galloway will be here. The gift of Mr, and Mrs. Dosher was the cancellation of the mortgage held by them against the church, amounting to $1,000,. which leaves about $300 necessary to be raised, and which the friends of the church be lieve can be secured this week. It is the wish of all that this handsome edi- fice be at once cleared f rom debt and dedicated by Bishop Galloway during his visit here. Painfully Hurt. ; Mr. Thos. C. Armstrong, of Rocky Point, yesterday morning, while stand ing just inside the doorway of Jones' livery stables on rnncess street, was knocked down and painfully injured by a horse that ran into the stable from the street. Mr. Armstrong's left hip was severely bruised and he received a slight cut on his right ear. The Conoly Murder. t A dispatch to the! Star last night from Maxton says that a committee of citizens met at ; Mill Prong, Robeson county, yesterday, to investigate, the Conoly murder. They commenced their investigation jresterday afternoon and will probably Continue it for two or three days. '. ' r To Stop Discrimination by Telegraph Companies.,." -j :-" ' The Railroad Commission at Raleigh has issued an order to telegraph com panies instructing them that on and after June 1st, 1891,'all telegrams having their origin in and terminating in North Carolina shall be charged at the rate of 25 cents for ten words and two cents per word for each additional word. ; The Orphat&s Friend acknowl edges the donation of a barrel of molas ses by Messrs. C. ,C Covington Co., and a box of clothing by Mrs. H. T. Tennent, of Wilmington, for the Oxford Orphan Asylum. 1 II SI : ;! ., -yr . . Kj : -' ..'J:- ' ,' SPIHITS TUfENTINL. WILMINGTON'S WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF MISSIONS OF THE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH. ; Eloquent Addresses by Bey. Dr. Creasy, Bey. Mr. Swindell, and Besponse from Bishop Keener. ' Grace M. E. Church, profusely and beauteously decorated by the ladies, was the scene last evening'of a reception ten-, dered by the Methodists ot the city to the ten Bishops of the M. E. Church South, now in attendance on the meet ing of the Board of Missions in this city, and the event was enjoyed by a large concourse of people. - jj In the absence of Col. Cole, President ofthe Board of Missions Rev. Dr. P. A. 'eterson, next in office, conducted the preliminary exercises, which consisted of music and a fervent prayer bv Rev. Dr. Rogers, of the Baltimore Confer ence.'- , ' - . .- J; .. Rev. Dr. Creasy then in behalf of the Methodists and the city delivered a very interesting Snd stirring address of . wel come. He said: this is a glorious' oc casion for the city of 'Wilmington and especially the Methodists, and he took peculiar pleasure in welcoming those whose coming among us is to further the cause of Christ at home and abroad. He had. he said, innreoarinsr his remarks - for the evening called to his aid a lavman in his church. who had materially aided him by giving him valuable statistics concern ing the establishment ?nd .upbnilding of Methodism in Wilmington. He the then gave a very interesting history of William Merideth in this city, beein- ning in 1744, who suffered much perse cution and preached irom the jail win dows to tha-colored people." among whom he labored chiefly, but by whose efforts and those of his co-laborer Mr. Jennett. the seed was sown from j whieh Methodism in Wilmington has grown to its present proportions. The bpdies of these two faithful men were first in terred under old Front Street Church but now rest under the pulpit of ;j Grace Chutch .having been tenderly" removed after the fire of 1886 which, destroyed Front Sreet Church. - . ii Bishops Andrews, Wightman and Capers he said had been important fac tors in the building up of Methodism in this city, all of these having labored here. Six Methodist churches have been built. Six years ago the .fire fiend reduced to ashes old Front !i Street church, so dear to her people; the bell, as the fire released its support, tolling its own requiem. The kind hearted He brews tendered to the feeble and distress ed band their house of worship,' and for two years and three months they wor shiped there. 1 bree and a halt years ago they entered their new home with a membership of 208;now they number 575. There have been built in the city two other churches and there are two other points occupied as mission stations. The church has in good working order all the societies directed by the General Conference.' There are more than thir teen hundred white Methodists in Wil mington who give cordial greeting to their distinguished guests. I In 1850 Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightin gale, came to New York. Her welcome was unique and superb; an artificial grove had been formed at the landing, arches erected and flags floating on which were inscribed "Welcome;" but this welcome was not for her song but for her singing. We welcome this Board of. Missions for both their song and their singing, for they sing of Jesus and his love and teach us to sing and teach others to sing, and as the mis sionaries bring souls to God angels sing, "peace on earth, good will to man." May they go on singing and teaching others to sing unfil from the watch-tower of Asia , comes the watchword, '"One Lord," and from Africa, the cry comes, "One faith," and " from Europe '. the herald proclaims, "One baptism," while America takes up the strain and echoes, "One Lord, one faith, one baptism. Rev. Mr. Swindell followed Mr. Creasy in an address full of interest and varied in its character. He said he had looked forward to this meeting with peculiar pleasure, believing it an augury for good. As Dr. Creasy had given an account of ,, the rise and growth of Methodism I in -Wilmington, he would try to say something of the history of the city. He, then began with the settling of "Town Creekr about ten miles below Wilmington, by the Puri tans in 1660. and traced rapidly the suc cessive attempts at settlement at other ooints on the river near here, up to 1730, when the first house was built on the present J site of Wilmington, first called "Newton," then "New Liverpool" and finally Wilmington, in honor of Spence Compton, Earl of Wilmington. That the visitors might form an estimate of the commerce and business of the city he gave the amount and character of the exports during the past year, con sisting chiefly of cotton, rosin, tar. tur pentine and peanuts. One of the ques tions in an old geography was "what are the principal exports of North Carolina?' And the answer, was "tar, pitch and tur pentine," and we are trying ;;to keep up our reoutation. t The patriotism of ' the Wilmington people has long been known, for they assisted the Bostonians in their execution of , the "stamp act" by refusing to allow a vessel bringing stamps to this port to land. While Charlotte claims to be the birth place of American Ihdependencej Wilmington organized a few days after that declara tion of independence, a vigilance com mittee to assist m the resistance to British oppression. He was, he said,' especially glad to welcome this Board of Missions because .of the work , which brought them together that of sending the gospel to all nations. One thousand, eight-hundred and fifty years ago the King of Kings isrued bis decree, and for centuries He has awaited , the fulfilment Of His command. ..It has been esti mated that thirty billions of people have existed since Christ gave His WILMINGTON, N. C, great commission; if these were placed ten -abreast, passing each' second, it would take nearly a century for them to go by Every ' one who has perished without the gospel has gone t? judgment, to accuse the Church of unfaithfulness; But the Church is working up on this line. Never ha3 there been sb many1 agencies at work for the spread of the gospel, and never such encouragement to Christian workers. Never have there been so many voices calling from distant lands, openings of providence; land we cannot afford to close our ears to these cries. Methodism has done more, we believe, than any other Church for mis sions. The great revival of John Wes leys its founder, quickened religious life and awoke the people to a jsense of their duty to others, and this has shaped largely the religion of both hemi spheres. Wesley x embodied the mis sionary spirit in all his teachings.- He said, "the world is my parish."! Wher ever the gospel is preached thej Metho dists have heralds ot the Cross telling the people that the blood of Christ can save. 1 believe, the world is to be 1 captured for Christ and and we want a hand in the work that we may have the commenda tion. i'Well done, good and faithful servant.'!' To be more thoroughly stimulated the people need complete in formation, and emphasis of individual relation to the worlt. Knowledge' does not always result m zeal but knowledge is necessary to success. What set on fire the heart of Cary, the cobbler? He gathered all the information he could about the destitution in foreign lands, made him a map Out of leather and as he worked at his bench studied the comparative con-' dition of the' heathen . and I Christain world until his zeal forced him to go to the benighted land. : Not until the moral and religious condition of the heathen is brought and impressed viv idly on the minds and hearts pf the peo ple will they be aroused to their privil ege and duty. It must be burned into their conciences until each is made to feel that he is here to take up the work which Christ laid down, and j this con viction must be l vital and! vitalizing. Let this conception become overwhelm ing and the stream ' of salvation, now running so sluggishly, will water the waste places of the earth, j Dr. .Peterson then introduced, in a few happy remarks, the senior Bishop, Rev. Dr. Keener, who in a short, bright, cheery speech responded on the part of the Bishops to these addresses of wel come. ( He said he had been entertained and instructed. Hef believed j Methodism was a community of joy, and as long as we have this fruit which does not grow on nature's soil, we shall have perfect unity. The Saviour has suffered scan dal a long time; in the fact that the Church has moved slowly in the conver sion of the world, and as I grow older I feel a personal responsibility from which no one can relieve me. Methodism owes its existence to missionary impul ses; the Holy Spirit the same force that sent Whitfield all along this coast raised up Methodism on a missionary basis if on any thing, yet we have moved very slowly. We have, by a strange providence of God, been thrown in contact with more heathen than all Christendom has ever had the means of reaching. Nations have been sent to us to whom . we have not gone. We have seen people of the vejy lowest strata elevated to the light and liberty of the gospel. I suppose more heathen have gone to heaven from the South than from any where else; but they have changed; they build churches, attend conferences, at- tend the Eucemenical Council in all things maintain their dignity, for many of them are very intelligent, and we are not ashamed ot them. - ihe first batch of Methodists converted after Mr. Wesley, were converted in a jail, and in ten days: were hung, and as Mr. Wesley said, "all went" off jin a good frame of mind.t Mr. Wesley "preached to them after their conviction, and all but two were soundly converted. Dr. Creasy spoke of Mr. Meredith preaching to the colored people from the jail window. The (-world can ibe divided into two parts the part in jail and the part out. So i with Methodism. I admire elegance and do not believe it incompatible wjith spirituality and sin Cere worship, as was thought in the days - i of Wesley; but let us not forget bur- selves. Religion must have in it the soul of joy, warmth,! life, to pring people from under the influence of the arch enemy, j r j ' To-night an address on "Mission Work in Japan" will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Lamberth, a missionary from that country, The public is cordially invited. Bishop O. F. Fitzgerald. A Star representative, and one who knew him well, had a brief but pleasant interview yesttrday with the above dis tinguished dignitary of the.M. E. Church South. He is one of the ten Bishops now in our city in attendance on tne sessions of the Foreign Mission Board r .A rt i I .i . r L A t oi ine vnureq. iuc worit ui wmca is ui greatest importance and j, will he con tinued for several days to. come. Bishop Fitzgerald is a North Carolinian by birth but his youth and early manhood were spent in Virginia, where he acquired the knowledge of he" "art preservative," and laid the foundation forj the eminence he has attained in the editorial guidance of one of the leading organs ot the Church, and finally reaching the high est dignity which could be conferred upon him. Many pleasant recollections ot youthful days were revived in the in terview and tie utmost familiarity char acterized all oi the talk. i m i South port Election. . The city election at Southport was held last Monday. It. was a close con test between f he Democrats and Repub licans. D. I. Watson was elected Mayor, and the following Board of Aldermen: Moses McKelthan. Rep.; E. A. Grissom, Rep.; Asa Doscher, Rep.; R. Doscher, I Jr., Dem.; Wm. Weeks, Dem. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1891. MISSIONARY SERMON. .. Dr. Lambuth at Grace M. XL Church liast - Uight A Very Interesting Discourse. ' A crowded and most attentive audi ence assembled at Grace M. E. Church last night to hear the address of Dr. Lambuth, a missionary , of the " M. E. Church South from Japan. Never in the history of Wilmington have our people had the opportunity of hearing such a masterly man. handle the subject of Missions; in such a wonderful manner. Dr. Lambuth impressed the congrega tion at his entrance upon the platform as a man of extraordinary ability, and for over one hour and a half he held them with a power tllat one feels only a few times during a lifetime. It" seemed im possible to cover so much ground in snch a connected and graphic style in the time taken by the speaker. He linked a geography and history lesson of that most highly interesting people in a manner that profoundly impressed every intelligent 'hearer. The popula tion of Japan is estimated at about 40,000,000-equal to that of Corea, Brazil, - !EgypC and Siam. Its area is about one-fourth larger than that of the British Isles, with only one Christian member, to every 22,000 in habitants. Aborigine of the Island are fast becoming extinct living now among thej mountains of the northern portion and in a state similar to that of our American Indians. The speaker took the audience in a voyage from Wilmington to San Fran cisco, across the Pacific; landed at Yoka homa, and then through the isthmus, and across the Yellow Sea to China, in such a delightful manner, one forgot to be sea-sick and quite lost the true idea of the size of our sphere. The speaker, so conscious of the providence of God in national as well as in individual life, tracedja Divine hand in the absorption of the Roman Empire at the time ofits holding sway over the world, as the great highway through which roads were opened for the pro gress of the missionary and the estab lishment of Christ's Kingdom. . The speaker dwelt at length upon the capacity of the Japanese as compared with the 1 Chinese, showing that no- nation upon the globe is more acute. precocious and patriotic 1 1 hey, as a nation, have -realized the fallacy of Buddhism and Confucianism, and are just in the condition either ( to decay in corruption or be vitalized with Chris tianity. The Japanese realize that the Anglo-Saxon is the ruler of the world, and are ' ready to adopt all our modern civilization and improve upon it for the rebuilding of their kingdom. Dr. Lambuth here made a most earnest appeal to the Church of Christ to arise at once out of its lethargy and send the Gospel to this people, above all others ready to receive it. The masterly lecture was interspersed with incidents highly amusing to Am ericans; steak houses on many high ways inviting the passers-by to come in, and for a small amount partake of the beef that makes the Caucasian the ruler of the world. Another a most threatening picture of an old lady living in a vol canic district called upon Dy a mis sionary for some dinner. He found the hostess quietly cooking her meal over an active fire, blazing and gurgling in the earth beneath. The - Japanese hold about the same relation to China that the British Empire does to Europe, and upon the Japanese Islands mainly de pends the evangelization of the Chinese. Japan is rich in coal beds, has intri cate water routes thus furnishing its own resources for becoming one of the greatest manufacturing centres of the world. The speaker spoke with interest about Japanese life the houses with their scarcity of f urnituxe; table manners. with chopsticks, and alluded to the cus tom of leaving their shoes at the door, sitting on their heels, meeting the host on all-fours, who meets him in the same graceful manner. ''!.-.! - The subject of education was touch ed upon. The schools are of the finest grades; kindergarten has been adopted and medical colleges, comparing favor ably with European institutions. The postal system is far more complete than in America. It is almost impossible for mail to be lost .upon the island. Dr. Lambuth himself received a letter once bearing thirteen tags, thus having gone through the hands of thirteen post master, and thirteen chiefs of police. The speaker dwelt at length upon the patriotism of the Japanese, delighting in their wonderful Empire; but realizing in the midst of their intellectual expansion the error of their prevailing j religion Shintuism. Buddhism is being revived. As the Empire now stands the present generation of young Japanese do not attend worship, lhey realize keenly that heathenism will not keep pace in this century with strong intellectual growth and they are crying out for the True God. The rulers realize that without the young people worship the Empire will have no constituency they are dis cussing.the principle of Sunday schools, bishops and archbishops; are willing to accept at least the strong morality of the Scriptures. ' . I ' At this juncture the speaker made a lasting appeal to Christians to come at the crisis and give them the bread and water of life; The Body Found. - :. The . body of the late Nathan D. Harker, mate of the steam-tug Marie, who was accidentally - drowned near Southport a few days ago, j was found yesterday about eight . miles below Southport washed up on the beach. The tug Laurence went down the river in the afternoon 'and brought the body up to the city last night. The remains will be interred in Bellevue Cemetery. : A committee of Orion Lodge, I. O. O. F will have charge of the buriaL XT. 8. District Court. The U. S. District Court adjourned for the term yesterday morning. In the case of Thomas Mobley, from Duplin county, convicted of illicit distilling, judgment was pronounced and defend ant was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and be confined in jail for thirty days. FOREIGN MISSIONS. Another Interesting Address by Kev. Dr. Lambuth The Degraded Condition of "Women in the East. The discussion of missionary work at Grace M. E. Church last evening was again most intensely interesting. As announced by Mr. Swindell, Bishop Granbefy was expected to speak on the work in Brazil and Dr. John on that on the Mexican border; but owing to the physical inability of these two members of the Board of Missions the highly gifted Dr. Lambuth kindly consented to speak of the condition of women in the Empires of China and Japan. Dr. Lambuth spoke for over an hour and in a masterly manner exposed the degradation; suffering and darkness of the female portion of these mighty countries. He began with a fact which is startling to all thinkers that a phi losopher so mighty as Confucius should have left woman the dual portion the wonderful force out of a religion which the Mongolian race was to adopt. Con fucianismentirely ancestral worship the great wheel of superstition, igno rance and vice offering no hope for woman unless perchance after ceaesless revolutions and ages of transmigration, she at last be converted into a man. nnst came to teacn the proper sphere and dignity of woman, and it is only by the adoption of His truths into these benighted lands, that the con dition of womanhood can be raised Here the speaker, in a matchless man ner, brought before the eye the picture of the God-man preaching one of his mightiest sermons to the woman at the well of Samaria. He often expounded His greatest truths to individuals. The contrast between female life in Japan and China was all along aptly portrayed and glowingly described. In Japan, women are physically superior to their Chinese sisters. Foot-binding is not practiced consequently having freedom of body and plenty of exercise, they are stronger. Their clothing is well adapt ed to health; they are more gay, and are passionately fond pf flowers, which they cultivate extensively. The horrors of ' Chinese infanticide were harrowing beyond description. The speaker had often . passed baby houses- octagonal buildings with one entrance and coni cal roofs. At about three davs old. many female children are put to : death by drowning and carried to these rooms. When the building is full the one aperture is closed and another house erected for the same purpose Intellectually the Japaneses women far surpass the Chinese women. They are sent to established schools and read his tory and : political economy, and keep abreast with the work of the men. Not so in China; only a small proportion of the women read at all, and the litera ture perused by even the highest class is of the lowest and vilest sort. The speaker once was called to the bed room of a woman of high rank, sur rounded by elegance and luxury. He found her reading the most indecent novel and half-awakened by the use of the nation's curse opium. Socially, the society of Japan is below that of China. The marriage vow can be broken for the slightest disagreement in taste or temper, and the parties be united to others. Dr. Lambuth 's wife had at one time a class of twenty-four young women, many of whom had been five times married. The marriage cere mony is never witnessed, only by blood relations; the new bride may be seen, ajter dark, hurriedly drawn through the streets. The Chinese marry with great pomp and ceremony; engagements may last for years, the husband seldom see ing his bride until after marriage. The speaker closed with incident after incident illustrating the cruel : mockery of idolatrous worship and the keen and fearful suffering of its female worshipers. Millions of women with not a ray of light in this life, entering upon the life beyond with darkened souls. A mighty appeal an appeal that should ring in every woman's ears in this Christian land was made for help for these per ishing ones. The women must come to the front either by sending or giving to those grovelling in vice and, idolatry, the comfort ot the Gospel. j The Direct Tax. The direct tax paid by the people of New Hanover county amounts to 29,570.29. This is a nice little pile of human cash, and will be very helpful to those interested. In our editorial de partment, yesterday, we gave a complete list of all the counties that paid this tax and the amount paid by each. The work of refunding this tax will begin within a few weeks. Lovely Idnville. . i Lovely little Linvjlle, nestled away up in the mountains, is putting 'on airs and will soon be calling herself a city. A number of Wilmingtonians are finan cially interested in Linville, and to them, at least, the following result of the recent municipal election will prove in teresting : For Mayor. J. R. Ervin. - For Com missioners, s. i . K-eisey, J . w , t arthing. A. S. Church, Hugh MaCrae, C. H Ricksecker. The Star would bring out its rooster in honor of this great victory, but the hens are all sick and the roosters are all "asettin." i DAMAGE TO COTTON. Effects of the Beoent Frosts In the Up- Country. A gentleman from the line of the Carolina Central railroad, in the city yesterday, says that the cotton crop in Anson county has been seriously dam aged and planters are at work replant- ing . , : . . The Charlotte News says: 'Every farmer interviewed by the News to-day, reports damage to the young . cotton. Mr. Hugh Sloan, of Davidson College, to-day began ploughing up and re planting a twenty acre field of cotton which he says was entirely dertroyed by the frost. Mr. Charles Morris, , of Huntersville, is also ploughing over and replanting his cotton field. NO. 26 BOARD OF MISSIONS Of the M. E. Church South Yesterday's Proceedings Appropriations The Next Place of Meeting. ' The Board of Missions met in regu lar session yesterday and resamed the business of the session.' The following appropriations were made: Brazil Mis sion, $27,730; China Mission, $33,000; Japan Mission, $37,965; Central Mexico, $40,114; Mexican Border, $21,735; North west Mexican Mission, $17,834; Indian Mission $20,000. Appropriations for work in the West and office expenses made a total of $260,000. Various items of business were dis cussed during the morning and evening sessions, i The following resolution was unant mously adopted: That the thanks of this Board of Missions are due and are hereby ten dered to the citizens of Wilmington for their bountiful hospitalities and to Mr. H. M. Bowder. tor his kind invitation to join himself and family in an excursion to the seaside; also, to the pastors ot the several .Protestant churches lor the use of their pulpits. The report of the Treasurer, Mr.T. B. Holt, showed that the Church had paid for foreign missions from April 1st, 1890, to April 1st, 1891, $251,299.46. The Board of Missions is composed of ten Bishops and thirty-one members, namely: Bishops J. C. Keener, New Or leans; A. W. Wilson, Baltimore; J. C. Granbery, Virginia: R. K. Hargrove, Tennessee; W. W. Duncan, South Caro lina; C. B. Galloway, Mississippi, E. R, Hendrix, 1 Missouri; J. S. Key; Texas; A. G. Hagood, Alabama; O. P. Fitz gerald. Tennessee. The other members are E; W. Cole; President, Nashville, Tennessee; Rev. Dr. P. A. Peterson, Vice President, Virginia; Dr. I. G. John, Nashville, H. C Morrison, Virginia, and W. H. Potter, Georgia, Secretaries. T. B. Holt, Nashville, Treasurer, and T. D. Fite, Tennessee; Rev. J. O. Branch, South Georgia; Rev. C. W. Carter, D. D., Louisiana; Rev. H. S. Thrall, D. D West Texas; Rev. H. Bishop, North West Texas; Rev. W. C. Johnson, D. D. Memphis; Rev. W. D. Kirkland, D- D., South Carolina; Rev. M. Pugh, Missouri; Rev. C. G. Andrews, D. D Mississippi; Rev. W. G. E. Cunningham, D. D. Holston; Rev. S. T. Mallory, Virginia; Rev. S. Rogers, D. D., Maryland; Rev. F. D. Swindell, North Carolina; Rev. R. K. Brown, D. D., Tennessee; Kev. T. M. Finney, D. ' D., Missouri; J. D. Hamilton, Tennessee; Rev. Z. T. Ben nett, D. D.t Arkansas; Rev. J. A. An- derron, Arkansas; Rev. H. P. Walker, Kentucky; Rev. J. P. Depass, D. D. Florida. ' The Board adjourned to meet at Nashville, Tenn., on Friday before the Second Sunday in May, 1892. THE CONOLY MURDER. The Murderer not yet Captured Bewards tor his Arrest Some Division of Pub lic Sentiment as to MoDougald' aunt. There is very little that is really new concerning the Conoly murder case since the discharge of the three "suspects" at Millprong, Friday. It was said, yesterday, however, that the clothing found near Lumber river, where McDougald was reported to have been seen washing himself, was not his; and it was further reported that a postal card was received at Laurinburg, Fri day or Saturday, from Charlotte, stating that McDougald was secreted in the latter town and would emerge from his hiding-place and make his appearance at Laurinburg on the 22nd inst. Notwithstanding the strong chain of circumstantial j evidence against him, there are a good many people who be lieve McDougald innocent. At Maxton public opinion is almost unanimous against him. At Laurinburg, his home, and where he had previously borne an irreproachable character, there is a division of public sentiment with a preponderance, probably, in favor of Mc Dougald. The release of the three sus pected men at the Millprong investiga tion, is rather against him; but his friends! claim that they have shown that the insurance policy lor $a,ouu is not in favor of McDougald, but in fa vor of his aunt (the murdered man's sis ter, and this being the case, that he could have had no motive in killing his uucle. On the other hand, it is asked "who else could have had any motive for so foul a murder?" The rewards offered by the Governor and the County Commissioners of Robe son county aggregate three hundred dollars.'and if there is any truth in the report that he is secreted in Charlotte he is likely to be unearthed for the sake of the rewards. A gentleman familiar with the facts as far as known suggested to a Star representative yesterday that McDougald was probably in hiding not far from his home. Robeson Superior Court will be open ed at Lumberton on Monday, May 18th, for criminal cases exclusively. The Grand Jury will take up the case as soon as the necessary witnesses can be had, and the result of their investiga tion will be looked for with much in terest. . Maj. John D. bhaw is counsel for McDougald, and it is said an effort will be made to retain Mr. Neill Archie McLean for the defence also. Both are able lawyers. MINE ACCIDENT. Serious Tire Baging in a Pennsylvania Colliery Narrow Escape of Miners, j By Telegraph to the Morning Star Mauch Chunk, Pa., May 9. There is a serious fire raging in the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co.'s No. 4 colliery at Summit Hill. It originated in one of the pump ways of the mine. Cause unknown. Over two hundred men were employed in the mine at the time. There was in tense excitement and the mouth of the slope was crowded with anxious people, All are out of the mine excepting one man, Hugh Stamper, of Lansford. Hugh Black and Wm. Gary, of Summit Hill, were sevely burned in making their escape. Not much has yet been done toward extinguishing the fire. The mine will have to be flooded. Asheville CdfKa: Soxfar this season 2,000,000 more potriidsjcw tobacco have been sold on the Asheville market ' than last year. . ? ,' ' Greensboro Record: The first fruit fair ever held in North Carolina was held in this city id the Houston building on South Elm street in 1882. Raleigh. News and Observer:": Gevernor Holt yesterday appointed Messrs. T. W. Huske, of Forsyth and J. I. Macks, of New Hanover, notaries public Oxford Day. It is learned here that ThOs. Allen's store, at Allensville, : " Person county, was burned up last week.- He claims to have had $2,500 stock; insured for $1,500. Asheville Citizen: Considerable frost fell in this vicinity last night, and fences and housetops were white this morning. It is thought some of the ear lier vegetables are killed, but the fruit crop will be damaged only slightly, if at all. . ' " . -Charlotte Chronicle: Mrs. J. K. Moss,"wh6 lived near Pinevilte, was pre paring to come to Charlotte Wedesday morning, when she was taken witn con gestion ot the lungs and died at 12:15 yesterday. Mrs. Moss was 54 years old, - and the mother of J. W. Moss, of this city. Durham Globe: William Schu- man, the brakeman on the Richmond - & Danville Railroad, who "was .run over day before yesterday by the train and so badly mangled, died this morn ing between 11 and 12 o'clock at Capps' restaurant, after two days and nights of intense suffering. . r Salisbury Watchman: ' Wednes day night of last week while in Rich's bar-room on Innis street, Lena Hender- . son fell and ruptured a blood vessel, which caused his death Thursday after noon. The Richmond or Danville railroad is building another long side track five miles south of Salisbury. - With their side-tracks they nearly have a double track irom Washington to Atlanta. - New Berne Journal: A colored youth found a perfect fish hook two luches long in a Northern-made cracker he was eating last night. . The Irish potatoes thrive remarkably well in this section. We have been shown a lew potatoes from the garden of Mrs. Rad- cliff that are of extraordinary size con sidering the early season. One of them measures nearly eight inches in. circum ference and six inches long. V Winston Sentinel: Frost did more damage in the Piedmont section last night. Conductor Johnson tells us that all along the R. & S. road from the Dan river to Martinsville the leaves on the trees were bitten, and the conse quence is they have all turned black. Parties from Wilkesboro also say that vegetables, clover and the leaves on the trees have been killed, and it is feared that the fruit crop has suffered fate. Wilkesboro Chronicle. Mr. J. Q. Briar of Wilmington Del., has been in the county for some time getting up hickory timber for a company at Wil mington Del. Lindolph Call, who be- came deranged last week, was. placed in iail here rnday lor safe keeping and will be taken to the Morganton Asylum right away. He seems to have become deranged rather suddenly as he had acted as clerk ! in the church meeting last Sunday week ago, and appeared in his right mind. Mount Olive Telegram: Three hundred and forty dollars paid out Mon day lor gathering strawberries. Who will say this is not a growing industry? - lhe grape crop is very promising Mr. J. B. Oliver says his prospects are the finest he ever had them. We have several vineyards near here. ; We have among us a man and woman by' the name of Clark, who are creating some sensation among the credulous. , They claim to perform miracles through j "Faith." Many go to hear them, but . we have seen no good results from their ministry. - Goldsboro Argus: Yesterday, t before Capt. D. J. Broadhurst, J. P., Charles Tordan, who some three weeks : ago had the misfortune to kill his bro ther in Grantham township, came in and j voluntarily surrendered himself. Soli citor Pau, after a careful examination of the evidence taken before the coroner's jury, was satisfied that the case was bail able and requested the magistrate to bail the young man. Jordan thereupon gave ! bail in the sum of $2,000, with his vener able father, Mr. John A. Jordan as sure- ty. The pea shipping business is well nigh' at an end hereabouts are still; holding their own, however, and bean shipping is next in order. The cool weather and the light frosts of Wednes-j day and yesterday morning have done considerable damage to young corn and cotton in the low lands hereabouts; but! on the high lands little or no damage - has been sustained. - Statesville Landmark: The county chain gang, as agreed . upon by the county commissioners two months ago. has not been re-established for the reason that there are Jiot enough con victs in jail to justify the cost of super vision. Messrs. W. W. and JU Chap, u Turner and J. B. Holman are preparing- ' for a roller process flour mill of 50 bar- ' I rels capacity per day, at the Turner mill place in Cool Spring township. A part of the machinery for the mill passed through town yesterday. The late Ephraim bcroggs and wife, ot the vicin ity ot Troutmans, were regular old- timers. Our readers know of their having made up a fire when Xhey first went to house-keeping and having kept , thesame fire on the hearth, winter and summer, and long as they lived. They were great for accumulating old things saving this and that. The other day the executor, Mr. James Scroggs, was in town with a piece of soap which Mrs. . bcroggs made in 1847. t . Greenville Reflector: Mr. R. " C. Cannon, of Contentnea, tells us that he lost his store and stock of goods by fire on Tuesday morning of last week. When the hre was discovered about o clock almost the whole interior of the building was in flames. It is not known how the fire originated, but Mr. Cannon believes that it caught in some way from matches. Nothing whatever could be saved from the store and even the ac count books were lost. The loss is esti- mated at about $900 upon which there was no insurance. News oi an other shooting occurrence in the county ' reached town Friday. Just before noon on that day E. N. Hatton was shot by Tip Moore. Hatton was at Red Banks lading on the river superintending the hauling of some freight that had been discharged from the boat. While he was there alone he was suddenly sur prised by seeing Moore emerge from behind some bushes about ten steps away with a pistol in his hand, Moore remarked, "Now, d n you, I've got you where I want you." Hat- ton said, "I am unarmed, but if you will put down your pistol I will fight , you fair." Moore immediately began shooting at Hatton, one ball striking him in the right breast. Hatton fell to thegrouncand Moore got into a canoe that he had left in the river behind the bushes, his approach to Hatton having beed made in this way. Moore went down theriver in.his boat until he had -got to the" opposite side of a canal from where the shooting took place, then landed his boat again and went in the -woods in the direction of his home, -Hatton was carried home and a physi cian sent for. His wound is of a serious -; nature. A brother of Moore is now ... serving a sentence in the penitentiary ' for criminal assault upon Mrs. Hatton, and this said to be why he shot Hatton. There were 4,839 immigrants in New York yesterday waiting to be registered. Of this number 1,772 were Italians. ; 'V mi j ii
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