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SIA SAS 888-8 ton. ; 1 Kick PUBLISHED AT- WILMINGTON. N. C, '! :', '' - j AT i " V. ,. 00 a YAR.1N ADVANCE. 883S8888S3888888S 833SSS8siiiis33S8 88388888888888888 8S3S8388888888888 SS888888S83888883 qiuoH I SS8883588SS888118 8S338882S88888888 ft ee - o c n jo e o g gg ga g 88888888888888888 U c 2 - ii o oo 0 t. ao o o ered at the Post Office at WumtgtoffN. C, as SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, 'The subscription price of the "Weekly Star U as . oa . 60 ..SO '; ' Smanthi' " ' " , iJTOTHER EITGLiSH 0PUTI01T. A few clays ago we called atten tion to an address delivered in Eng land bv the President; ot the bteel atii Iron Institute in which he dis coursed pn the immense iron re sources of the South and predicted a, great future for her iron industry. He had been in the South and seen for himself whereof he spoke. The Duke of Marlborough is an other level-headed 4 Englishman. who travels with his eyes. and ears: open.' He too has visited the South and spent some time in the iron-produ-cjng sections of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama, and the result is j that he has become a firm believer jn and ah enthusiastic pre dictor of J the magnificent possibili ties of that region. . - ' '" ; ' . He "was sent to-this country as a representiative. of some English capitalists j to survey the " field and report on the advisability of investing money in South ern properties 4nd enterprises, and his report is one of the very best ad vertisements the section of the -South to' which it refers ever had. They have paid and are paying to day thousands of dollars for adver tisements that are.not one-tenth as good. In .this report he speaks of tie immense and practically inex haustible veins of iron which he saw, and. the! vast stretch of magnificent timber, which seems to have filled him' with admiration,1 and advises his countrymen to .put their money i'ri Southern iron property and other real estate, instead of breweries and other uncertain enterprises as so many of them have been doing. He advises them, also, to change1 the "direction of their investments from South and Central America, where ihe governments are unstable, the people indolent, thriftless and unreliable, and everything uncertain, to the South where government is well established and permanent, where the people are industrious, in telligent, energetic and thrifty, and ' where everything is certain and the prospects sure f or a handsome re turn for investments judiciously made.j. - :'. Another opening for investment to which he calls' their attention is Southern railroads; which he says must steadily increase in value as 'dividend-paying enterprises ' as the ' iron, coal and "timber resources are developed. : I ; rfe had, doubtless, noticed the large increase ,in railroad mile age in ; the South, and the . fact, too, that notwithstanding this increase the net I profits of the , Southern railroads are much larger, than the profits of j Northern roads while the traffic over them is in creasing in much larger proportion than the new mileage annually add ed; conclusive evidence that there is still room for more roads without producing disastrous competition. Speaking of the iron interest and the future it promises he gave evi dence of good faith by making con siderable investments in Middles--borough, Kentucky, which has grown up within a few years from a corn field to a hustling,) thrifty, booming little city with four or five thousand people and growing rapidly. We have not seen the full report, bu! the Duke might have called at tention to the fact, if he did not, that the land which bore,. all. these iron veins, and coal veins, and mag nificent timber growth was some of the best farming land in the world, and would produce a variety of crops surpassed nowhere. All the staple crops of the country cotton, hemp, tobacco, corn, wheat, oats, the grasses, 'fruits of various kinds, everything that .necessity, comfort or luxury requires, is grown, which is not often the case in mine ral bearing sections, for generally in ;the compensatory balances pf na ture where there is great wealth of minerals there is 'great poverty of S01'- In the mineral regions of the West, and of the Pacific, and in Mexico and South America, the fer- ' tile lands are in the valleys, where the. miner's pick is seldom driven. And, he might have said, this land where the tracts are not known to contain mineral deposits to enhance the value, can be bought for less money per .acre than the timber" growing upon it is worth, and for much less than productive lands can .he bought for anywhere in. the West, VOL. XXII. Owing to the'abundance'of timber in tne bouth there is yet but little value set upon it, and yet as a mat'- ter of fact it is a question whether if may not in the future prove more valuable and a greater source of in come than the mineral deposits buried beneath it, great as they are known to be and inestimably valua ble as they are. The report of the Duke Of MartJ borough will doubtless "attract much attention among English capitalists, and the probabilities are that it will result in the investment of.a good deal more of English irioney in Southern iron properties, Railroads and industrial enterprises. THE- INDUSTBIAL COHVEffTION. The convention which met at Raleigh Wednesday to co-operate with the Southern Inter-State Immi gration Association in making known the resources of North Carolina and in securing a good exhibit of the State's products for the Industrial Exposition tobe held at Raleigh next Fall, although not large in numbers was a representative body of the most progressive element in the State. All the counties were not represented, but the respective sec tions f the State were. There were a good many speeches made descrip tive of the industries and progress of the sections spoken of, which con tained interesting and valuable facts and figures, vjhich, takenjas a whole, give some idea of what North Caro lina is doing on the line of develop ment and progress Among the speeches made, Mr Tomlinson, of Durham, struck a key note when he urged the importance' of using bur best endeavor for the establishment of home industries to keep our young mechanics in the State and encourage others to be come mechanics, makme: the' cood' j - o point that we could not consistently go before the world inviting settlers and mechanics to come while oiir ung men wre seeking other fields for the remunerative emolovment which they could not find at home. In(the absence of large capital he dwelled on the importance of estab lishing small enterprises, which were within our reach, and would give employment to the intelligent labor whiph it was desirable and important to keep within the State. Mr. Southgate, of.. Durham, made some pertinent remarks on the char acter of the immigration to be in vited, taking the position that we have taken in these colurnns, that in discriminate Immigration should be avoided and only the best invited or welcomed. . i - ' The convention formed a, perma nent association to carry out the objects aimed at and elected the following permanent officers : Presi dent, Col. WV H. S. Burgwyn; Vice Presidents, Elias Carrj, of Edge combe; D. W. C. Benb6w, of Guil ford; Prof. C. D. Smith of Macon; Secretary, Jno. T. Patrick; Treas urer, T. K. Bruner; Executive Com mittee, one from each Congressional District, Messrs. J. Bryan Grimes, W. TV Dortch, William Dunn, H. A. London, J. S. Carr, Dj. L. Saylor, J. G. Hall, G. W. Sparger, S. R. Kepler. - j ' A number of - resolutions jwere passed; those reported by the com mittee on resolutions urging the boards of county commissioners and the county justices in -tteir joint ses sions in the month of jjine to fake proper steps to secure collection of the county's resources for exhibi tion at the Inter-State) Exposition; urging each delegate tq the conven tion to use his efforts to bring these matters before the people of his county, inviting corporations munic ipal and otherwise, firms and individ uals to co-operate withl the county authorities, and that the Governoi by proclamation request the county authorities and others j referred to in the resolutions to make a ready compliance with the resolutions, and to designate' in his (proclamation some , energetic persons in each county to confer with the county authorities and urge the importance of preparing full exhibits for..' the Exposition. ; ' A resolution was also passed urg ing greater effort in behalf of '.the public school systtfm, "now inade quate for want of sufficient appro priation." J One, also, inviting the State Board of Health, the State Medical Society arid prominent physicians in the State to furnish the Southern Im migration Bureau with information on the sources of drinking water, the climatic conditions, and other infor mation bearing upon the health and sanitary condition of North Carolina. " A resolution was also passed re joicing "in the fact that the Ameri can idea of government was so strong ly fortified- in our institutions as to warrant the belief that North Caro lina will never pass .any law respect ing an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercises there of, or use its property or credit,- or any money raised by taxation,; or authorize either to be usad for the purpose of founding, aiding lor main taining by appropriation, payment for services, expenses or otherwise any church, religious denomination or society, or institution or under taking, "which is wholly or in part under sectarian or ecclesiastical con trol." V. - The convention did about all it could do, and showed by the. spirit that animated it that North Carolina is forging tothe front in the jnarch of progress. .... f II lTr n ii - - 1 - - CRUSHED TO DEATH, FEARFUl FATE OF A YOUNG WHITE Bun Ore and Killed by an Omnibus- The Segro Driver Held for the Action -; oi mo U-rand Jury. - : - Liston Chadwick, a white lad about twelve years, of age, was 'run over and killed yesterday about half-past twelve ,o'clocknear the corner of Second and Market streets, by an omnibuf from Southerland's stables, driven bv a col ored man named Kit Huggins. The boy was running across Market street, and fell, and before he could get up the om- niDus, on its way. to Market dock, came around the corner from North Second street. The driver. it is said, was looking at the Cape Fear nre engine, which was crossing Market from South Second street, and did not see the boy in time to check his horses. The lad tried to roll out of the way; had turned on his back and partially turned on his left side, when the fore-foot of one of the horses struck him about the right shoulder, the front wheel of the vehicle passing between the boy's feet ran over his body and head and the rear wheel followed in the same track. The unfortunate boy was picked up by Mr. Wm. Bonitz arid taken into the Bonitz Hotel, where he died in a few minutes, before the arrival of physicians who were hastily summoned. Blood was flowing from his mouth and ears, and it was found that his neck was bro ken and his skull crushed. The driver of the "bus did not stop, but passed on a short distance, . and turning around drove back to the stable, where he reported the trouble, and after wards went to the City Hall and sur rendered himself and was locked up. Coroner Walton was notified of the occurrence and immediately summoned a jury, consisting of Messrs. Jno. Ennis, T. J. King,T. A. Shephard. S. W. Hol den. J. B. Farrow and M. McCall. The jury assembled at the Bonitz House at 2 p. m. and viewed the body and then adjourned to the Court House where the1 investigation began at 3 o'clock, Solicitor B. R. Moore of the Criminal .Court being present and conducting the examination of witnesses. ' Mr. Wm. Bonitz was the first witness. Hetestifiedtbat he was standing in front of his hotel; saw the boy fall in running across the streetand at the same time the bus came around the corner; hal looed at the driver and ran towards the boy; the 'bus was going at good speed, the horses in a swift trot; witness' whole attention was given to the boy and could not tell if the driver was giving attention to his horses; it seemed to him that the driver turned his head as witness called to him. The bov was about ten feet in front of the omni bus when he fell. The turning of the horses in the slightest to the left would have cleared the boy. Did not see the fire engine. Picked the boy up after the omnibus ran over him. and carried him to the hotel. The driver of the omnibus did not. stop. Dr. Lane was present when the boy died; but made no examination. Mr. O. M. Fillyaw saw the boy fall in the street; the horses of the omnibus were in about ten feet of him when he fell; it seemed reasonable to witness that if the driver had seen the boy and turn ed to the left a few inches the accident might have been avoided; the fire en gine was coming into Market street from South Second street just as the omnibus came down North Second and turned down Market; the 'bus was out ot the way of the engine. Mr. Norwood Huske saw the acci dent; was standing in front of his store; heard the gone of the fire engine as it came into Market street; saw the boy start as if running out of the way of the engine; he fell head foremost and the bus came around the corner from North Second street 5 and ran over the boy; the bus seemed to be going at the usual pace. The driver checked his horses and looked over af ter he ran over the boy but did not stop, Don't think the driver could have held up his horses in time to avoid running over the boy. The engine was about the middle of Market street. Mr. J. B; Farrow testified that it struck him that the driver of the 'bus was very careless in getting out of the way of the engine. i Mr. W. A. Franch testified that he was standing in front of Mr. Yates' store. on Market street, and hearing the gong ot the engine stepped to the curbstone to see it pass. Saw the boy fall, and at the same time the omnibus came around the corner; the horses seemed to be excited by the engine; the driver appeared to be trying to restrain them; as he ran over the boy he checked up, looked over and drove on; felt pro voked at the driver that he did not stop to see what barm had yesulted. I he boy, after he fell, seemed to make an at tempt to get- up and fell over on his back. When he saw the 'bus it was too near the boy to avoid running over him. The driver stood up on the box and looked over at the boy and then drove on. Mrl Wm. Struthers, who has charge of Southerland's stables, testified that Kit Huggins drove the omnibus; it was sent to Market dock to go across the river to run on the causeway;, told Kit to hurry up. He drove off at a pretty good trot; soon came back, and said he had struck a boy on Market street; ask ed what he should do. Told the driver to go on about his work, and he (wit ness) then went down to the hotel; saw the boy was badly hurt and reported the matter to Chief of Police Hall, who told him to stop the boy, and he went down to Market' dock and brought his back. Kit went to the City Hall and surrendered him self. The bus was going at ordinary speed about four miles an hour. . Dr. Shephard was sworn and testified to the injuries on the boy's body which' caused hjs death. The boy's neck was dislocated and the skull at the base was fractured. ' WILMINGTON, N. P., Mr. J. C. Walton testified asi to - the identity of the boy. i ' ihis concluded the testimony, although there were several other wit nesses who had been summoned in at tendance. . I - ; - Solicitor Moore then instructed the jury that if they found that the omnibus was driven over the boy intentionally, it was murder; if through careless driving, it was manslaughter, and if it: was una voidable, then "the driver was excusable. The jury retired and shortly after ward returned : and rendered a verdict that the deceased, Liston Chadwick, came to his death from the wheels of an omnibus, driven by Kit Huggins; the. saia omnibus being driven in fa careless manner. - ' . ' v' - - - After the finding of the jury Hueeins was removed to the county jail to await the action of the grand jury of the Criminal Court, which convenes to morrow.';' : ':- The body of the boy was taken in charge by Mr. Woolvm. the undertaker,. by direction of Mr. Jno. C. Davis, and was prepared for burial and afterwards carried to the home of the mother, on Wooster street between Third and Fourth. It will be taken to Onslow county to-day for interment. T Mrs. Chadwick is a widow, and Liston was her only child. Her husband died about twelve months ago and left her in destitute circumstances. She was, of course, greatly 'distressed when the sad intelligence of the death of her child was announced to her. I j . '..' RIOTOUS NEGROES. EXCITEMENT ON THE STREETS LAST NIGHT. ; Culmination bf Threats Made by Negroes to Release the Hack Driver Huggins from Jail A Fosse Summoned by the Sheriff-The Light Infantry Under Arms An Immense Crowd of Turbu lent Hegroes Gathered in the Vicinity oF the Jail Numerous Arrests Made by the Police. There was some excitement on the streets last night, created by well aui thenticated reports of threats made by a few irresponsible negroes to attempt to release Kit Huggins from jail. Between 9 o'clock and 10 o'clock squads of ne groes passed in front of the jail, stop ping occasionally, when . they were ordered oft bv Sheriff Stedman and his regular and special deputies Finally, a crowd of 150 gathered at the intersection of Fourth and Princess streets, very near the jail. ; Sheriff Sted man notified Chef Hall, who reported promptly with a strong detachment of police. They fell into line, and with the Chief at their head marched straight for the negroes. No violence was re sorted to,, but it was found quite difficult to ! disperse the' crowd, I yet they were finally scattered. . : i i j It was not believed that any attack would be made on the jail, but the; Sheriff was there with a posse ot cool and determined men well prepared for work. Other preparations, not necessary td mention hew,, were made to meet any emergency that might arise. j Some of the negroes were very inso lent, both in their manner and their lan guage; but it is not thought that any very considerable poition of them in the city at large endorsed or sympathized with the conduct of those assembled near the jail. I i : P. S. The excitement culminated about 1 o'clock a. m. Large bodies of negroes marched up and down Princess street, passing the jail repeatedly. The gathering at the corner of Princess and Fourth continued to increase in num bers; and it not being thought prudent for the Sheriff's special deputies to leave the jail, or for the small number! of police officers present toi resort to jex- treme measures. Mayor Ricaud, after consultation, ordered the prearranged signal to call out the military toi be sounded. .This was ten taps of the fire- alarm bell, and was turned in at 1.10 a. m., from box 27. Then- there was a mighty hurrying to and fro. The gal lant boys of the Wilmington Light' In fantry quickly responded, and assembled at their armory, where, under comiriand of Capt. W. R. Kenan, they awaited orders. - j In the meantime, the ten taps of the alarm had produced; a most salutary effect. ' A great many of the negroes left the scene, and a marked change took place. The police soon arrested some twelve or fifteen of the more tur bulent negroes, and the crowd gradu ally grew smaller, and finally dispersed. Singular Accident. f An accident of a very peculiar char acter happened on South Water street, in front of Tom Miller's bar-room, about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. One of Mr. Springer's coal carts passing through the sfreet ran over and exploded- a pistol cartridge that some One had dropped or thrown into the jstreet. The ball from thej cartridge struck a colored man on the : sidewalk, cutting a hole in his coat near the shoulder and bruising the flesh pretty severely. For West Point and Annapolis. J At a competitive examination held on the 15th inst., at Rockingham,! N. C. the successful candidate for appointment as cadet at West Point was E. N. Far ror, of Charlotte; alternate, M. A. Col ton, of the Western Union Telegraph office, Wilmington. For the! Naval Academy at Annapolis, E. T. Walker, Mecklenburg; alternate, W. B. Walker, of Wilmington, son of the late Dr. Joshua G. WalkerJ The examiners were Prof. Alex. Graham, of Charlotte, Mr. H. C. Wall and Dr. J. M. Covington, of Rockingham. ! : . We learn with great pleasure that Mr. F. W. Clark has almost en tirely recovered from his recent severe attack. ; Accompanied by Mrs. Clark, Mr. Clark will arrive in WHmingtOn this morning, which pleasant news will be to their numerous very gratifying friends. Mr. and Mrs. Clark will re main in Wilmington several days as the guests ot Mrs. J. u. Munds. 3.KLY FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1891. NOTICE. This is intended only for subscribers TThose subscriptions : nave ex pired.,. It is not a dun, but a simple request tbat all who are in ar rears for the STAB will favor us with a prompt remittance. 1 1 We are sending out bills now (a few. each week), and if ou re ceive one please givelt ydur attention. - SEABOARD AIR-LINE. Special Bates to Charlotte and Newton. jThe Seaboard Air-Line will sell tick ets for the " 20th of May celebration at Charlotte at low rates tariff No. 2 for individuals and No. 1 for military in uniform. The following will be the rates from common points: Henderson, $5.60; Lincolnton, $1.40; Maxton, $3.25; Raleigh, $4.70; Rutherfordton. $2.70; Sanford$4.05; Shelby, $3.10; Weldon, $6.90; Wilmington, $4.90. ' Lower rates for military. Tickets on sale on the 18th, 19th and 20th, good to return till the 23d. 1 j Seaboard Air Line will sell tickets to the commencement of Catawba Collece at Newton. N. C, at reduced rates, the following governing from competitive points: Maxton, via Charlotte, $7.85; .Rutherfordton, via Lincolnton. $3.35: jShelby, via Lincolnton, $1.95, Wilming ton, via Charlotte, $10.20. On sale 16th, 17th and 18th, good to return till May 22d. FAST TRAIN FOR TRUCK. An Important Gathering of Railroad Men looking Out for'ast Schedules. Mr. J. M. Patterson, of the Pennsyl- ! vania Railroad, and Messrs. J. R. Kenly and T, M. Emerson, of the Atlantic Coast Lihe, were in Charleston Thurs day. The News and Courier says they were there to consult with the officials of the Charleston and Savannah Railway with regard to running a faster schedule for the vegetable and truck trains. The offiicals are very much interested in the rapid movement t)f the Immense crop 8f truck. They inquired into the prospects of the potato crop and the probable volume of the business. Mr. Patterson went from Charleston to Savannah. The other members of the party returned to Wilmington. THE COTTON CROP. Mr. Alfred S. Shepperson's Estimate of Quantity, Etc. Alfred B. Shepperson, the New York. cotton expert, in a circular letter says: "Reliable advices from the South are to the effect that there is now much more cotton than a year ago on the planta tions and in the interior towns whose stocks are not included in the published cotton statistics. In view of these ad vices the quantity stated as likely to come into sight after May 1 is quite reasonable. The quantity now on plan tations and in unenumerated towns is purely a matter of conjecture. An im portant factor in the problem of the future movement of the crop is the question: How much will planters hold back until after September 1 on account of present low prices? They may keep back enough to make the crop not ever 8,500,000 bales, or they may ' hold more than I have assumed, and by freely marketing it make the' crop considera bly exceed 8,600,000 bales." j RRE AT WRIGHTSVILLE. Macnmber's Store and Dwelling Burned. The store and dwelling of Mr. James Macurnber, at Wrightsville, were de stroyed by fire yesterday morning about 8 o'clock. When discovered the store was in flames and the dwelling soon afterwards caught. Mr. Macurnber was awakened, and with the assistance of people in the neighborhood saved some of his household effects. Nothing' was saved from the store. 1 The loss, it is estimated, will amount to about $1,500, upon which there is no insurance. It is supposed that the store was broken open and robbed, and then the place was fired to conceal the robbery. Cotton Heceipta Still Increasing. Receipts of cotton at the port of Wil mington for the week ended yesterday were 503; against 26 bales the corre sponding week last year.. -' ' Receipts for the crop year from Sep tember 1st to May 15th are 186,913 bales; to same date last year, 182,569 increase 54,844 bales. Cottton Crop Damaged. Mr. J . M. Smith, of Elkinsville, NC, in a letter to the Star speaks rather discouragingly of the crop outlook. "Owing to recent frosts in that vi cinity," he says, "cotton is considerably dajnaged and from, the fact that it has been very dry, it is very doubtful if a good stand can "be had." Found Dead In Bed. Coroner Walton was called yesterday to view the remains of an old colored man named Lot Stokes,' who was found dead in bed yesterday morning at his house on Ninth between Church and Castle streets. No inquest was held. Dr. F. W. Potter, who was called to assist in investigating the matter, gave it as his opinion that the cause of death was old age and heart trouble. -'-,: Spirits turpentine sold yester day at 85 cents per gallon; rosin was quoted firm at $1.22 for Strained, and $1.27 for Good Strained. rrn i'- OUR TROUBLE WITH ITALY. RUDINI AND THEI FINDING OF THE NEW ORLEANS GRAND JURY. ' No Suggestion of Arbitration Made to the TJ. S. Government An Alleged Plot to Assassinate the Mayor and Other Citi zens of Hew Orleans. ' 1 j f- By Telegraph to the Morning Star. .". '' Washington, May 14. It is said at the State Department that there has been no suggestion of arbitration of difficulties between Italy and the United States, growing out of the New Orleans tragedy, as was reported In a special dispatch from Rome. Arbitration is the last resortafter diplomacy has fail ed, and as Secretary Blaine has promised to consider claims for indemnity it can not be held that the diplomatic stage has been passed. ; The rather indiscreetjutterance)f the Italian Consul at New Orleans relative to the conspiracy to kill the mavof and other prominent persons causes some amusement at tne uepartment, but as thev have not taken an official shan ! no notice will be taken of them by our, government, j At the Department of Iustice to-day there was bo inclination to discuss the assertions of the Italian consul at New! Orleans that there was an intention on the part of Italians . there to kill the mayor and other prominent citizens, and .which he prevented. Rome, May- 14. In the Chamber of Deputies to-day Signor Quintieri, after acknowledging what he termed the strict legality of Premier Rudini's ad tion in the dispute with the United States, and the moderate character of his demands, asked whether in view of the verdict of the" New Orleans jury it would not be more dignified to renounce tne matter ana leave the re sponsibility for the lynchings on those tolerating them. Sienor Cavaletto ex Dressed his rccrrt at the rupture in relations between the United States and Italy. He thought that little should be said about the affair as it was a very delicate matter. He oeggea fremier Kudini to use every en deavor to bring about a settlement of the dispute, which, he said, ousht not to be allowed to linger.; Kudini explained that the foreign oohev crenerallv of the Dreihunri aimoH to maintain European quiet unbroken. it was unaesiraDie. ne said, that the for eifii policy of a great country should be discussed often. TCries of "Hear!" "Hear!" Alliances were not made or renewed on the caorice of : the moment On the contrary, it was essential that ja great nation should pursue a constant line of action in order to be able to eather the fruits of its own oolicv. Ex aggerated importance ought not to be given to tne JNew uneans allair, noil a question essentially judicial converted into one of national dignity. The re call of Baron Fava was a protest against the conduct of the United States Gov ernment in declaring itself irresponsible in the matter, The question seemed to be entering a new phase. "Judicial proceedings had been commenced against the lynchers," continued the Premier, "but I cannot say to what ex tent the proceedings are serious. Never theless, I am certain that Europe ap- E roves of our action. Our consul at Tew Orleans has been recalled, partly because the Government wishes to ob tain the fullest information in regard to the matter, and partly because we fear that some of the communications which the consul published or permitted to be published were inopportune." Referring to Italy's commercial rela tions, Premier Rudini declared that he had held to the policy of treaties and would try to conclude such treaties with the neighboring States as would be to the best interests of national economy. Replying to a question relating to the grand jury and Signor Corte.Itahan Con sul at New Orleans, Rudini added, that he had learned through newspapers of the incident regarding the Consul. If the news were true, the matter would of itself suffice to prove the necessity of the recall.of Consul Corte. The discussion was then adjourned. MURDERED AT GREENVILLE. Bedmond Blair Killed bv George Dudley. Special Star Telegram.1 Greenville, May 15. Redmond Blair, colored, died hereto-day froin the effects of a knife-stab, inflicted by Geo. Dudley, colored, over a game of cards, last Tuesday night. Dudley has fled; a reward is offered for his arrest. j FLORIDA'S LEGISLATORS. A Fight in the Canous Over the Balloting for TJ. 8. Senator. j By Telegraph to the Morning Star, j Tallahassee, May 15. On the 77th ballot, last night, the vote was Call, 52; Mays, 44;-Bloxham, 2. ' When the name of Saulsbury, of Citrqs county, was called he sent to the clerk's desk and had read, a petition from Hernando county, ad dressed to A. S. Mann, representative from that county, asking him to vote for Call. He said that this petition had been sent to Mann by registered ' letter, and that Mann had refused to take it from the postoffice and that citizens of Hernando county had asked him to have the petition read in the caucus. Senator Kirk, of Hernando, replied to Saulsbury, and becoming excited, de nounced a number of - Call's friends and supporters, directing his epithets chiefly at Frank Clarke, of Polk county. Clarke replied to him, and Kirk again taking the floor and advancing towards the centre of the hall, called Clarke a liar. Clarke, jumped from his seat, rushed at Kirk and dealt him a power ful blow behind the ear, which sent Kirk sprawling over the press table. He held Kirk down with his left hand and was dealing him some hard blows with his right, when the two were sepa rated by the reporters. Considerable disorder ensued. Finally quiet , was re stored, the roll call was concluded and the caucus adjourned. A FIGHT WITH "BURGLARS At Youngs town, Ohio Two Police Offi cers Fatally Wounded.! By Telegraph to the Morning Star . Pittsburg, May 16. A special from Youngstown, Ohio, to the CAronule Telegrapk, says Officer Wraj Freed is dying and Officer Jacob Peterie will probably lose his left arm as a: result of a fight after midnight with a gang of burglars. The residence of: Dr. Mc Curdy was entered and a sealskin sacaue and money were taken. Officer Peterie arrested a stranger on suspicion; the man broke away and fired a revolver at the posse of officers in pursuit. Freed was shot in the abdomen and Peterie in the left shoulder. The police captured the man and tound stolen articles in his possession.. The other burglars es caped. The man captured ! gave his name as William Sherman, of New York, aged 19, and claims to have been a reporter and telegraph operator. ( NO 27 CHILIAN STEAMER ITATA RUMORS THAT SHE HAS BEEN SUNK j BY THE CHARLESTON. 'Discredited by the Navy Department at I "Washington land by" the Mexican Au ! thorities. i . ... f- Br Telegraph to the Mornin Star. i St. Louis, ' May 14. A special d is : patch from the City of Mexico says : Persistent rumors are jn circulation that the U- S. cruiser Charleston overtook the Chilian vessel Itata on the high seas and a naval engagement had been fought, in which the latter was worsted and blown out of the water. Washington, May -14. There was no -news of the Itata or Charleston at the Navy Department this morning. No credence is given tothe report that the Charleston has sunk the Itata. In the first place, it is said that neB of such an event could only be received through the arrival of the Charleston at some port - connected with , telegraph lines, which has not so far occurred. In the second place; nobody supposes "that the Itata would - resist, the Charleston, -for she is j totally unprepared to do so. and even if she attempted it the Charleston could readily Subdue her force without resorting to-the-extreme measure of ; "blowing her out of the water," as it is rumored she has done. It is apparent the Navy Department officials are somewhat puzzled to ac count for the lack of news from the ves sels and are obliged to content them selves with the theory that the Charles ton is not-pursuing a straight course, but is steaming easily to and fro, over-hauling and examining merchant steamers and looking around the fislands off the upper Mexican coast. City of? Mexico, via Galveston, May, 14. The Government denies that any Chilian shiD touched at a Mexiran port up to a late hour last night, or that any conflict took place near San Bias, as rumpred and published by the Anglo American. -.- WASHINGTON NEWS. Queer Doings in the Pension Bureau Commissioner Baum's Son Forced to Besign. j ; 1 Bv Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, May 15. Green B. Raum, Jr., son of the Commissioner of Pensions and assistant chief clerk in the Pension Bureau, has resigned, and his resignation has been accepted. For some time "past rumors affecting the. offi cial conduct of Raum, Jr., have found their way to Secretary Noble, but npt until just before his departure for St. Louis about a week asro did he come into the possession of facts that would warrant him in taking official action in the matter. Hethen learned that Raum, Jr had been a party to certain irreg ular and; unlawful proceedings in connection with, three appointments to minor positions in the Pension Bu reau. A temporary appropriation to his own use of $72 belonging to the Gov ernment is also charged against him. Young Raum was not inclined to meet the demand for his resignation, but his father, the Commissioner, requested it of him, and the father himself took the son's resignation to the Interior Depart ment. . A story is .published to the effect that a bouth Carolinian named Smith ad vertised in the daily papers here offer ing to pay $200 to any person who would procure his appointment to a place in the Government service at a salary of fifty dollars monthly. Young Raum, using a colored man who had i formerly been a servant in the Kaum lamily but was then employed in the Treasury Department, secured Smith's appointment to a place in the Pension Bureau and received his re ward, less a bonus to the negro. Later, on, Raum connived at Smith's promo tion to a $1,200 clerkship, bv havme a ension clerk named Jackson personate imith in the civil service examination. For this Raum is also charged with re ceiving pay. The South Carolina Pen sion Clerk Jackson arid the negro, in the meantime have also been dis missed from the Pension Office. The clerk was in some way connected with the above described transaction. U. S. CRUISER CHARLESTON. No News of Her or the Chilian Steamer Itata Beoeived in Washington. A Ves sel: off Acapulco Supposed to be the Itata. ! By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, May 15. The same re ply "no news" was given by acting secretary Ramsay this morning to a qnestion as to whether he had heard from the Charleston or Itata. It is known at the Department that the Chil ian Insurgent Cruiser Esmeralda put into Acapulco a day or two ago. She appeared there late in the evening and was not so lar as Known warned off by the Mexican authorities, but slipped out of the harbor and disappeared be fore daylight A long cable dispatch was received at the Department to-day in cypher, from Admiral Brown on the cruiser San Francisco, from some Chilian port. In formation as to its contents was refused at the Department further than that it was an answer from Admiral Brown to instructions cabled him last week. This is an indication that even in the event of failure of the Charleston to catch the Itata the latter vessel will not have escaped all danger, and will still have to run the gauntlet of the U. S. vessels now on the Chilian coast. San! Dtego. Cat... Mav Th cruiser Charleston is reported as having T 1 i pasacu it unit itma, vai., lasi evening, going nuriii. INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION. A Committee Appointed to Invite Presi dent Harrison and Cabinet to Visit the Southern Exposition to . be Held at Raleigh. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Raleigh, N,' C May 15. At -the Industrial Convention which closed in this city yesterday, a resolution offered by Dri Foote was adopted, providing for the appointment of a committee to act with a similar committee of the State Immigration Bureau in extending an in vitation to President Harrison and members of his Cabinet to visit the Southern Exposition. The following gentlemen were named members of. the committee to visit Washington: Gov. Thos. M. . Holt, Senators Vance and Ransom, Col. Burgwyn, Col. A. W. Shaffer, Dr. W. R. Capehart, Col. John Nichols. Col. G. Z. French, Capt. Bene han Cameron, Capt. S. A. Ashe, Capt. Nat Atkinson, Col. T. B. Keogh, Dr. W. R. Wood, and Messrs. B. M. Col lins, James Boylan and J. T. Patrick. . The depot of the East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia railroad at Greenville,-Tenn., was burned yesterday with a a loss of fifty thousand dollars worth of freight. SPIRITS; JURPLNTINL. Weldon JVeivs: Mr. H. J. Pope, supervisor of the State farms near here, has about 220 convicts at work about the same number he bad last year, but has much more land in cultivation. One thousand acres are planted in cotton, . and there are one hundred and twenty acres of wheat three feet high and heading- . - t - Red Springs Farmer an&Scottish Chief and Furmer; .An old settler in forms the Chief tbat an absolute failure of all the crops in one year never occur- " red in Robeson county. If the cotton crop was short the corn was good, and in a majority of years fine crops of every variety usually grown. In Some instan ces they were phenomenally good. And from present indications there will be no starvation this year. . Sanford Express: Last Thurs- " day morning Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Henley were called up to read a telegram an nouncing ' that their son, Charles Spurgeon Henley had been killed the evening before by a dynamite explosion. He; was overseer of a large squad of hands grading a railroad near Laurence ville, Ga. . On Wednesday, the' 6th of May, while he was preparing a dyna mite cartridge; jt exploded, throwing him fty feet, blowing his head entirely off. - ' .. , . . - r Fayetteville Observer ; Mr. H. O. Shedberry has been elected Town Treasurer to succeed the lamented Ion. C. H-iah of spotless integrity and. char acter. In the case of the ' State against Archie Smith, the convict "trusty" charged with a criminal assault upon a highly-respected lady of Rock fish, the grand jury last week found a true bill and the defendant was remand ed to the penitentiary . authorities, and was placed under a bond for his appear ance at the next Superior Court ot Cum berlan, when his case will come up for trial. ' ' . - Greensboro Record: About ten flat cars went north to-day loaded with oak logs straight as, an arrow, .and about 40 or 50 feet lonfc. The logf were about 20 inches at the butt and 10 at the top, and occupied the length of two flat cars. . Some one last night' cut a fine horse with an axe, which may result in its death. The horse is the property of Mr. Henry Reece, a worthy young man who lives near McLeansville, and is valued at $150. Dr. A. P. McDaniel was called to dress the wound and found , two ribs were severed with the blow of an axe which was found near by. New Berne Journal: The first shipment of new potatoes from this sec tion was made Wednesday last by Mr. McGee, of Oregon, South Creek, Beau fort county, to New York. Mr. W. J. Wallace, of the steamer Bell Haven, the boat that received them, tell us they were fine, large potatoes. A huge snake was killed at Congden's mill yes terday. It measured 5 feet long and 5Jj inches around. It was pronounced a vile specimen of the horned tribe by some, while others said it was only a harmless and inoffensive snake that loves chickens. Salisbury Truth: Zeb Brown. an emolove at the railroad shons. tnnlr - three bottles of laudanum which result ed in his death. He came up town from work after it began raining yester day morning, and procured and took two bottles of laudanum before it was discovered. He was seen ' taking the third one. Every effort was made by the physicians to save him, but it was impossible from the start. He died within" an hour after taking the last bot tle. He sometimes cot under the influ ence of liauor, but of late has beennuite free from drink. He leaves a vwife and three small children. Raleigh News and Observer : Out at Maior Tucker's farm. Wawrlv three 'miles west of Raleigh, they are " now cuiung ciover ana making hay and shearing sheep. The clover crop is said to be unusually fine, and it is a fine sight to see the mowing machines at work. According to instructions from the- Tobacco Association of North Carolina to appoint a committee on exhibit" of . leaf tobacco to be made at MnrrhaH City on the 5th of August, 1891, Tohn o. iocKnart, president ot the Associa tion, makes the following appointments; W. A. Davis, Oxford; H. A. Reams, Durham; E. M. Pace, 'Wilson ; E. C. Edmonds, Winston; J. P. Taylor, Hen derson; W, L. Walker, Asheville. Only farmers will' be allowed to compete for premiums. Asheville Citizen: Yesterday af ternoon Charlie Goodwin and Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson .were arrested for stealing some marbles from the store of j. in. Morgan at on court place. The boys were taken to jail whete they - remained until this morninc when thev . had a hearing before Justice C. W. Ma lone. After hearing" the evidence the justice sent them back to the jail where they will probably be kept until commis sioners meet, when they may be bound out. uooawyn is a young tough, well known for his long-fingered manipula tions in several stores in this citv. The boys are neither over 13 years of age. Mrs. jyi. j vrueriwin aiea at tne Mission Hospital vesterdav afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Gherkin had been in feshle health for' some time nast. ! 5Vi was one of Asheville's oldest residents. having lived to the age of 72 years. Charlotte Chronicle: W. E. Shaw and O. F. Asbury have purchased four acres of land near the Chinquepin Hill, for the purpose of commencing a large 'tannery. Little Matt, the young daughter of Jerome Dowd, met with a serious misfortune several days since. Her aunt, Miss Mattie Dowd, was taking her o Newton to see her mother. At Lincolnton, while standing on . the depot platform, waiting for the narrow gauge train, a dog, which formerly be longed to Miss Mary bhipp, of this city, came up to the child. She laid her hand on him to pat him, and just as she did so the dog sprang upon her and caught her cheek between his teeth. The situ ation was alarming as it seemed that the child's face 'would be torn to pieces be fore ihe dog could be called off. Bart Shipp, who was . present, however, suc ceeded in calling off the dog and irame- -' diately shot him. The child's face is painfully torn, but it is hoped that she will not suffer further from the bite. Charlotte Chronicle: Cutshall, the bigamist who was confined to jail several weeks ago, is very sick and in a serious condition, caused, by chafing so from confinement. Dr. Wilder, the phy sician in charge, says unless he is moved he will not live until the time of his trial in August. A remarkable fact in connection with the recent revival at Due West, S. C, is that every student, both male and female, in the College, was converted and joined the church. Of the number, thirty-five young men pledged themselves to the ministry, and twenty-five young ladies to go as foreign missionaries. Riley and Williams, the two young counterfeiters, who were consigned to jail on the charge also of robbing the Newton postofficei were yes terday tried before U. S. Commissioner D. G. Maxwell on that charge, but the' case was dismissed as they could not be identified as the men who boarded the train at Newton the morning after the robbery. After the trial they were re manded to jail to await trial for counter feiting money by the U. S. Court. ' When Brabham read the decision of the Supreme Court in yesterday's Chronicle, which seals his fate, he re marked that he didn't care a d n. Several days since when discussing the probability of his being hung, he said, "well, there'll be one nigger less on earth and a stranger in hell.' ' Notwith standing his apparent sang froid, sheriff Smith said he seemed somewhat deject ed yesterday, and he thinks he-is begin "ning to realize at last the awful fate in Store for him. ' If -: -"TV"- Mi ,,--v..i.Sf ill - - r 1 -r V. -'' 111 ,rr. ! Vv! i)
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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