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: i ' rUBUSHKD AT Wilmington, n, c, I. i $1i00 A YEAR, I N ADVANCE. 888S888888S888S88 sqiuojl U 88888888S88888888 88888888888888888 38888888888888888 ' sqiuow 8 a1 ' S288888828S888888 M8l8SS8l288S88l8 at o le - o oo o t- oo 3 88SS88888883 ntDattcoeniaeai( 88888888888888888 u a. at4 3- : : J : I icrnl at the Post Office at Wilmtgton, N..C, Enterwa ond Class Matter.! SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. Tht ubscription price of the Weekly Star U as follows: . . Sinile Copy 1 year.postage paid. .. ; ' 6 months " .-. .i I " 3 months " " .fl 00 60 .......... 80 THE JJONEY OF THE PEOPLE. Silver-is the money of the people the world over, wben'they can get it. It is so now and has been so ever since money was first coined, or nietals were used for money. Gold is the money of the rich, of the few, which seldom finds its way into the hands 'of the masses. ' It is the interest of these few to keep gold at the front as a money metal because they can thus the bet ter control the currency and monopo lize the money market. This they havei been doing more or less in this country ever since they succeeded in degrading silver by demonetizing it. -Every effort that was ever made in Congress to bring silver out from among the merchantable commodities ,and elevate it the dignity which it once heldbf a true money metal these gold manipulators have opposed -with i unyielding stubbornness and they have" never conceded anything that hasn't been forced from them. They demonetized silver by a trick and exhausted-! every resource, at theircommand tg prevent evenits par tial, rem'onetization. They made the most dire predictions of what would follow the coinage of 2,000,000 a month and have mustered all their forces to defeat the free coinage of silver which is the only thing which can put it on a true level with gold and take it out of the list of specu lative commodities. '".;-' But they haven't the grip on this country nov as tightly as they once did, for the people who are greater than Presidents, Senators or Con gressmen have made up their minds on the silver question and will never be satisfied until free coinage is . an ' established fact. The money kings ' ntilli.KA t -v i n r t f liAn .kina Kaon igalast every movement in favor of silver, and they may possibly per suade the President, whom they do or have owned, to veto it when.it passes the next Congress, nut it theyj do the people will take good i . . . ... . .- care at the next election to put a President.in his place who will not veto! it. Such a bill will pass, not merely .. . for the coinage of American silver, as hinted at by Mr. Harrison, and sent! out as a feeler through his son Russell's paper, but for the coinage of silver wherever produced, and we (isubt very much whether Mr. Harri son will veto siich' a bill when passed His; vetoing or not vetoing will de pend not so much on the merits of the j question as upon the effect he tnay think it will have on hisrenomi narjon.- It is politics with him, as it is with Secretary Foster, and nine- tenjths of the other Republican poll ticians who are coquetting with it. it is quite apparent from the ut- i - -terinces of Secretary Foster, from the; feelers sent out through Russell Harrison's paper, and from the re ported expressions of the President that they are preparing for a flop '. on that question just as soon as they have sufficiently scanned the field 1 f " c l0, .tne conclusion tnat 11 'bsaietonop j Jt wi.'i be well if they do, what ever the motive that inspires them". for the sooner tree coinage comes the sooner the embarrassed, debt "Quen men of the plow and of other callings will get from under the bur fens that oppress them and stand upon their feet again. That will be thp end of eighteen per cent, mort gages in Kansas and eight cent cot ton in the South. : nere must be more monev in this country to meet the demands of business and ensure a fair price for tle products of the farm and for the 'por of the toiler. The free coin a?e of silver will give it. The only Wher way willi be to print paper Eoney.ias was done in the green ack days. The people prefer silver Paper if they can get enough of $ hut if they can't get that they will go lurtner and demand paper, and the in that event the paper and silver will both come, be- Tse the agitation will be kept until they do 1 he Emperor of Tanan is oooosed 7 tne amusement of duelling in his . ,1-r- Hmntry. He has issued an edict gainst it, and the penalty he impos- ef 's that those who break the com- JJand shall spend the balance of l eir days breaking rock. VOL. XXII. 2UH0B MEHTIOir. The fellows who built the plat form for the convention which nomi nated Bill McKinley, of McKinley bill notoriety, shoved into it a plank to catch the fanner and the laborer, which reads as follows: 'We favor such legislation bv Con gress and in this State as will in every hi annual moae encourage, protect and promote the interests of agriculture. Protection of labor and of the rights of laborers, such as will grant to toil its iuh ana just rewards, is among the first oDiigations ot Government. 1 here is nothing original about this, for something like it can be found in nearly every Republican platform constructed in the past ten years. The only thing striking about i t is the remarkable amount of cheek it shows. McKinlev. the man who was nominated for Governor by the convention which adopted the plat form, of which the above is a plank, drafted the tariff bill, which increased by thirtythree per cent, the tariff on nearly everything the farmer has to buy, and gave him in return for ,it a tariff on wheat, potatoes, eggs, and some other farm products, the importation of which didn't affect 'the farmers of this country to the amount of a nickel. And this they called protecting the American farm er as an offset tonhe increased bur dens they imposed upon him for the benefit of the protected manu facturers. Now 'they have the cheek to talk of fostering American agri culture. This is on a par with the hypocritical pretence of protecting labor and the rights of laborers. which is so thin that it is absolutely ludicrous. The "ink with which the McKinley tariff was signed had hard ly got dry before some of the pro tected manufacturers began to cut the wages of their employes, and cutting has beesn the order of the day ever since. j What friends of the farmer and of the laborer these ar rant mountebanks are. i ' The owners of the California tin mines who made that shipment of seven tons of block tin a few days ago 'to San Francisco say that they will produce tin at the rate of 2,500 tons per annum withdut any tariff tax on tin. The superintendent of the Horney Peak mines in Dakota also comes to the front to say that they can produce tin without tariff and tan sell it as cheaply as English tin is sold. These Horney Peak mines are the mines that experts couldn't find tin ore enough in to pay the ex pense of mining it. But maybe they have been gophering around and scratched out some more since then. It was to give the tin mines a boost that a duty was levied on tin ore, but now it seems that they didn't need that kind of boosting. But possibly these announcements that they can get out tin in any quantity, regardless of the tariff, and sell it as cheap as English tin can be sold,- may be either to boost the stock of these mines or to boost the Republican party in the contest which will soon be waging in Ohio. It is to be hoped, however, that they really have so much tin and can sell it so cheap: for then there will be no . , . I excuse ior inose . wno were going io build factories to make tin-plate not building them and there won't be an excuse any longer for a high protect ive duty on tin-plate. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Rep, hopes that President Harrison will be able to visit the Southern Inter-State Exposition to be held in Raleigh next Fall, but fears that he will be kept so busy preparing' his message to Congress that he will not be able to attend. The preparation of this message will doubtless re quire considerable time, a good leal of thinking and not a small amount of straddling, for there are several "very ticklish questions that confront him, such as the vanished surplus, the silver coinage question, the Mc Kinley tariff, &c, en all of which he will have to make some remarks for the "information of Congress.' He doubtless on his tour ,thrOugh the South and West picked up some points which he can work into his . A. message, it ne were to come to tne Exposition, mingle with the people and keep his eyes and ears open, he might pick up some more points that he might find useful. Cnl. Shenard. of the N. Y. Mail and Expresss. is one of the truly good men who believes in keeping the Sabbath, and almost anything else that he can get worth keeping. In Paris some years ago some friends wanted him to go the races on Sun day, but he declined," preferring to go to church. It turned out to be a drizzling day, and one of his friends, a larlv tonk sick. He didn t take sick. But he might have gone to j r the races without takins? sick. The braying species to which he belongs can stand a good deal of drizzling weather without taking sick. The Des Moines, Iowa, Register, Rep., says: "Iowa Republicans will favor holding the National Conven tion in a city and State where the leading papers stand squarely in favor of the principles of Republi canism." Where on earth will they find that city and State ? dLHE TIME TO HUSTLE. Charlestonians Alter The Trade ot Wil mingtonAre Our Wholesale and Cot ton Firm Going to Sit Idly by and Submit Without an EffortP Commenting on the fact of the near completion of the Charleston,' Sumter & Northern railroad to a connection with the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley railroad at Beanettsville,and upon the inviting held tor new trade, the Charleston News aud Courier oi yesterday says: Mr A. Ames Howlett. one of the most active workers connected with the Charleston, Sumter and Northern road, was in the city yesterday. He said that the work on the road was getting along in a most satisfactory manner. The management is very much pleased with the progress of the work. With the exception of a distance of four miles be tween the Pee Dee river and Robbin's Neck the entire line has been comDleted between Pregnall's and Bennettsville. Mr. Howlett said that the spike connect ing the line would be driven on Tues day. The new stations along the line have not yet all been located. 1 he people of Bennettsville.- Mr. Howlett said, are going to give a ban quet on the 8th of July, to the officials of the Charleston, Sumter and Northern road, the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley road and the promoters ot the line, as well as to those who have been identi fied with the success of the road. Sub sequently a grand al fresco barbecue will be given, to which the business men of Charleston, Greensboro, Fayetteville, Darlington and Sumter will be invited. Mr. Howlett said that there was no reason why Charleston should not re ceive at the lowest calculation, from" the new territory which is to be opened up bv the road at least 50,000 bales of cot ton more than is at present received from that territory. He said that the Charleston, Sumter and Northern road would tap as far north as the middle of North Carolina, and would be a superb field for work for the Charleston mer chants. The new road would offer every pos sible inducement for the Charleston merchants to do a big business in this new field. There is no possible reason why Charleston should not this fall get a good proportion of the cotton that has heretofore been shipped to Wilming ton. AN EYE ON BENNETTSVILLE. Col. S. B. Pickens, of the South Caro lina Railway, on his return from New York will stop in Bennettsville to talk with the business men of that place concerning rates over the Charleston, bumter and Northern Koad. . This territory has in the past, especially since the completion of the C. v.gl i . v. road sent a large number of bales of cotton to Wilmington, and has added not a little to the business of bur wholesale houses. By the time table, under which regu lar service will begin on July 5th, the passenger trains will make the run, either way, between Bennettsville and Charleston, in about six hours; while freight trains will cover the distance in one day. Under such circumstances it would seem highly proper that the business men of this city should imme diately "get a move" on themselves and look after the trade that other places think worth working for. RAILROAD NEWS- The Norfolk, Wilmington & Charleston- Its Boute Will Be Through a Bich Section. The Philadelphia PublicLedger of the 24th says: A meeting of the friends of the recently projected Norfolk, Wil mington & Charleston Railroad Com pany was held yesterday afternoon at the office of the Carolina Construction Company, No. 212 South Third street. The purpose of the meeting was to hear ex-Governor and ex-Minister to Brazil Thomas J. Jarvis, of North Carolina, on the country through which the new rroad will pass Mr- McNaughton presided and intro- duced ex-Governor Jarvis. After a pleasant reference to his visit to this city a few years ago with the Governors of the original thirteen States, Mr. Jar vis proceeded to describe' the country through which the new railroad is to pass. It will run between the roads of the Atlantic Coast Line and the coast.and will shorten the distance between Char leston and Philadelphia, 100 miles. The virgin forests and fertile trucking sec tions through which it will pass were described. . Mt. Tarvis said that he believed that, properly located and built, the road would pay from the time the 130 miles were completed. It could be equipped for $12,000 a mile. 1 he steady growth, and increasing prosperity of the South were mentioned, especially North Caro lina. The road will be cut through tne rich pine lumber section of North Caro- lian, forests" that have never been touched. - Speaking of the rich trucking district of Newberne, Mr. Jarvis said that when 130 miles had been built the road would connect with 185 miles of independent roads, that at present have no outlet, except such as the Atlantic Coast Line choose to give. The chances of the development of the country along the route of the road were discussed. In most parts the line is practically out of the territory of the Atlantic Coast Line, and will not antagonize it. to any great extent. - N.C STATE GUARD. Adjutant Gen. Glenn's Visit to Encamp ments North. The New York correspondent of the Richmond, Va., Times writes: ; Adjutant General lames D. Glenn, Colonel Arthur L. Smith, Inspector General and Captain T. R. Robertson, of the Hornet's Nest Riflemen, of the governor, s staff, North Carolina, who have been examining the dif ferent camps of Massachusetts, Pennsyl vania and New Jerse-r, have paid a visit to the State camp at Phekskill. The party is seeking information with a view to modelling a permanent camp at Wrightsvillefor the instruction of the N. C. National Guard. ; The fact that the Seventh regiment is in camp at this time gave them a practical illustration of the system ot conducting a aww camp ucrc: The visitors were the guests of General Porter and Colonel Appleton while in camp and expressed themselves as great ly pleased with the camp, with the ap pearance of the Seventh on drill, and particularly on guard. "For the Bicycle Biders. The Raleigh News and Observer men tions that "Mr, J . D.i Turner, president of the Capital Cycle Club, informs us that a race track for bicycles exclusively is in contemplation,: and arrangements will be made to have a meeting of the North Carolina wheelmen to be held during the Exposition. The races will be very exciting and interesting." ... WEEKLY WILMINGTON, N. CJJ This is intended only for subscribers whose subscriptions have ex pired. It is not a dun, but a simple request that all who are in ar rears for the STAR will favor us with a prompt remittance. We are sending out bills now (a few each week), and if jou re ceive one please give it your attention. C ROPS IN BRUNSWICK. Encouraging Beporta Cotton, Corn and Peanuts Looking Well. The Star's correspondents give en couraging reports of the condition , of crops in Brunswick county. Mr. Jabeth Frink wtites from Tubb's P, O., Brunswick, and encloses a cotton blossom, plucked on the 19th inst, from a 20-acre field. Cotton, corn and pea nuts, he says, are looking fine, with prospect of an abundant harvest, if no disaster occurs. The health of people in this neigh borhood is better than for some time past. P. M. Bryant, New Supply, Bruns wick county, writes that the season, are good; corn is small but looks very fine; cotton is in good condition. 1 saw an open bloom in my field this morning, the 23rd. S. M. Ross, Shallotte, writes: "En closed please find two cotton blooms, grown on my farm; picked the 23rd inst. Cotton is improving very fast now. THE TAX LEVY. Increased Valuation ot City Beal Estate. The tax assessors for. New Hanover county, have nearly finished their labors. It is learned that the increase in valuation of real estate in the city is between eleven and twelve hundred thousand dollars, and with the $900,000 returned as valuation of property of the W. & W. railroad, will make the aggregate real and personal about seven million dollars in round numbers. The city tax levy of 2 per cent, will, it is believed, be reduced to 1, and a cor responding reduction will be made in the levy for county purposes, which as fixed by the Board of Magistrates is 433 cents on the $100 valuation. No reduction can be made, of course, in the State levy, which is 47 cents on the $100 SPECIAL RAILROAD RATES- The Seaboard Air Iiine Has Placed Spe-Pol- cial Bate Tickets on Sale for the lowing Occasions: For land sale at Winston: Forest City $9.05; Henderson $6.10; Maxton $7.95; Mooresboro $8.50; Raleigh $5.40; Rutherfordton $9.35; Shelby $7.80; Wel don $9.05; Wilmington $9.20. On sale June 30tb, good to return till July 3rd. For Sunday School Convention at Asheville: Lincolnton $6.15; Maxton $12.80; Sanford $11.20; Weldon $14,75; Wilmington $15.05. On sale July 16th, good to return till July 20th. For Horticultural Fair at Greensboro: Forest City $5.20; Henderson $3.40; Lincolnton $3.60; Maxton $4.05; Moores boro $5.00; Raleigh $2.85; Rutherford ton $5.30; Shelby $4.50; Weldon $5.50, On sale August 3d to 5th, good to re turn till August 8th, THE TAX LEW. The Board of County Commissioners Be- commend a Reduction of the Bate. At the meeting of the Board of Com- juissioners held yesterday, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted, viz: whereas, ine assessments upon real estate have been largely increased. and the W. & w. K. K. Co. has listed for taxation its property, thereby in creasing the taxes to be derived there from; and whereas, The rate heretofore levied lor tne year loai will raise a larger' amount of taxes than is necessary for county purposes, Resolved, That the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners request the Chairman of the Board of Magis trates to convene that body at an early day to consider and act upon a reduc tion of the county rate of taxation from 47 cents to 37 cents on the $100 valua tion ot property, which this Board re commends. JURORS For the July Term of the Criminal Court. Jurors were drawn yesterday for the July term of the Criminal Court, which will convene on the 20th, as follows: . J. D. McEachern, C. N. Bremer, O. W. Styron, Jas. Berg, J. C. Pitt- man, T. P. Sikes, M. MuUer, S. A. Robbins, Chas. H. Robinson, W. B. Savage. D. H. Stanland. B. F, Penny, Tohn Dyer, H. McL. Green, A W.Allen, T. F. Thompson, Jno. Mc- Laurin, S. M. Taylor, G. H. Smith, Thos. F. Bagley, R. C. Orrell, Jas. B. Fales, Rod MacRae, Jr., Jas. R. Guthrie, J. A Locktaw, Jos. E. Register, R. T. San ders, Wm. E. Springer, E. D. Craig, D. J. George, Robt. B. Freeman, Jr. D. A. Smith, Sol. Reaves. - The Alliance Meeting. There was a very large gathering, principally farmers, at the . Alliance meeting held at Goldsboro yesterday. Col. L, L. Polk, the head-centre of the organization, delivered that same old speech, and was followed by Hon. Thos, E. Watson, of Georgia. - A large num ber of the farmers seemed to take no interest in the meeting, and remained down town, where they smoked their pipes and chatted about crops. NOTICE FRIDAY, JULY 1891; FOUND DROWNED AFTER MYSTERIOUS ABSENCE OF TWO DAYS. The Body of Charles T. Tucker Found Floating in the Slip at the Foot of Bed Cross Street The Coroner's Ver dictIncidents of Hia Iiife. At ten minutes to seven o'clock yes terday morning, while walking along the slip at the foot of Red , Cross street. Ellis Nixon, a colored lighterman, dis covered the body of a man floating in the slip with the hands and face above the"-water. He at once fastened a rope to one of the projecting hands and fastened the other end to the crib work to keep the body from floating off. In the meantime some of Nixon's companions gave the alarm and a num ber of persons gathered about and word was sent to the coroner. The body was soon recognized as that of , C. T. TUCKER, A STONE-CUTTER, and brother of Mr. Harry A. Tucker, proprietor of the marble works at 310 North Front street, in whose employ the drowned man had been for some weeks past. Mr. H. A. Tucker was no tified and was soon at the scene, as was also CORONER J. C. WALTON, who, after viewing the body as it floated in the water, and hearing the details of its discovery, called several men and had the BODY TAKEN OUT of the water and placed upon a plank to be viewed by the doctor and jury which he proceeded to empanel. THE JURY was composed of Messrs. D. M. West, S. Hill Terry and Benj. Watson and three colored men named A. Baker, L. Nixon and Alfred. Hill. THE FIRST WITNESS was Mr, Harry A- Tucker, who indenti- fied the body as that of his brother, and said, "I left home Monday last for a trip to Greensboro. The deceased was at work in the marble works at 310 North Front street when I left. I returned at 10.10 Wednesday night, and found he had not been seen since the night be fore. I found no trace of him until I received word this morning that his body had been found." THE SECOND WITNESS, a young man named John Tolar, identi fied the body; said he had work ed with the deceased Tuesday and had left him at the yard when quitting for the night. The de ceased : was all right and not drinking; but did not return to work Wednesday morning, and had not seen him since until called upon to view his body. The dead man had told him Tuesday he was suffering much from the heat. THE THIRD WITNESS was Dr.F.W. Potter, the city physician, who had been called to make the ex amination of the body. He said he could find no bruises, or marks of vio lence that would indicate that death was caused by anything- but accidental drowning alone. After hearing this the jury was given the case and returned A VERDICT of accidental drowning. The body was turned over to undertaker J. W. Wool- vin to be prepared for the BURIAL which took place at 1 o clock p. m. in Oakdale, and was private, only the brother and a few intimate friends ac companying the body. THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES at the grave were conducted by Rev W. S. Creasy, of Grace Church, and were brief and impressive, as suited the occasion. THE DEAD MAN. was about thirty-eight years old. He was born in Devonshire, England, where he was educated, married and learned his trade. .He VISITED THE UNITED STATES first in 1870, but after a few months returned to England, and remained several years, afterward moving to m CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, where for a long time he was a leading contractor and builder, and where he made a considerable fortune. He lost his wife several years ago, and grief so anected him that he neglected ms business matters and was soon again A POOR MAN and working at his trade. Some months ago he returned to : England, where he paid his father and sisters a visit and thencame to Wilmington, where he ar rived about six weeks ago and entered the works of his brother. He leaves a I DAUGHTER AT CAPE TOWN and two brothers in this city, besides the relatives in England. R. D. Tucker, his other brother here, is absent on business at Greensboro, and was hot able to be present at the last sad rites, as the body could not be kept to await his arrival. The deceased was a ' FREE MASON and a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters. He is described as haying been a man of kind and gentle disposi tion, and as being very melancholy. often referring, with tears inhis eyes, to the loss of his wife, and saying that now he had NOTHING TO LIVE FOR. This leads some of his acquaintance ;to believe that having recently visited all his family, he took -advantage of his brother's absence to END HIS OWN LIFE. He was in and out of his boarding house several times Tuesday evening, and was last seen there going to his room just as the family were retiring for the night; and his absence was not no ticed until he failed to come to break fast Wednesday morning. His coat VEST, WATCH AND MONEY, were on the foot of his bed, which ac counts for his having neither on when found,, and confirms the idea of suicide with those who hold that theory. His brother,- Mr. Harry A. Tucker, be lieves it , PURELY ACCIDENTAL, and says that as he had complained greatly of the heat and his inability to TAR sleep in doors, he thinks he had partial ly dressed and walked j down to the river in quest of a cool breeze, and that he fell asleep too near the water and fell in while sleeping. Whether ' . SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT it is a very sad affair, and the relatives have the sympathy of a large number of friends and acquaintances. CRUSHED BY THE CARS. Amos Walton, a Driver for the Bobt. Fortner Brewing Company, Falls Un der the Wheels While Attempting to Board ja Moving Train. ; As the Seacoast train which .left Front street station at 7.15. last night was passing Eighth street, opposite the Robt. Portner Brewing Company's warehouse, one' ot that company s drivers Mr. Amos Walton-attempted to board the train, but missed his foot ing, and . FELL UNDER THE WHEELS. Four" cars passed over him breaking both legs. The train was stopped im mediately and a number of persons went to his assistance. He was carried to the warehouse of his employers and some of his fellow-workmen, who had not yet left for home, converted the soda water wagon into a temporary am bulance and took him to the CITY HOSPITAL. House surgeon W. W. Lane, Dr. Rus sell Bellamy and Dr. Burbank took charge of the case, and upon examina tion found the left leg badly crushed and mangled from just above the ankle to the middle of the thigh. This limb was Amputated at the thigh. The right leg was found to be fractur ed six inches above the knee, -but being a simple fracture, free from bruises or crushing, it was not deemed "necessary to amputate it, The limb was, therefore, properly set and the prospects for a sound limb are considered excellent. No part of the body was even scratched or bruised, and while the patient became VERY WEAK from the excessive loss of blood and the severe shock attending the operation; the doctors say he is a man of powerful build and robust constitution, and there fore think his prospects for a GOOD RECOVERY are better than are usually gotten after such severe injuries. At twenty minutes to one this morn ing the patient was resting more com fortably than is usually the case, and was in excellent spirits, a point largely in his favor. , THE INJURED MAN. is the son of Mr. James Walton, of Masonsboro, and the nephew of Coroner Tohn C. Walton, of this city. He is twenty years of age, neat in his personal appearance: a member of the First Baptist Church, and of Mrs. T. H Pritchard's Sunday school class. He is said to be cultured ana rennea in his manners; social and pleas ant ' in his intercourse and highly moral in character. He has been em ployed in his present position siuce the first of May and has made his home at Mrs. J. W. Elders', No. 815 Princess be tween Eighth and Ninth streets. The Seacoast train which he attempt ed to board was running at a speed of be tween four and six miles an hour, and would have stopped at the Princess Street Station, a little over a block from his home, and he was boarding it to SAVE A WALK when he met with his terrible accident. He is not the only one who has in dulged in this dangerous and unlawful practice, and this is NOT THE FIRST TIME. To a Star reporter, who saw him soon after he reached the hospital, he said: "It was all my own foolish care lessness. I had jumped on once before and rode home, and in attempting to do so again I made a misstep and could not recover myself. Now I am injured tor life by indulging once too often in a dangerous practice to save niyselt a walk." There are MANY others who daily take the chances that resulted so seriously in this instance. There are many i ' YOUNG MEN AND BOYS who disregard the law and their own safety by jumping on trains and : riding from point to point within the city limits. It is NOT THE TRAINMEN'S FAULT. They make every effor to. keep them off. There is always crowds of both black and white that are along the track between Front street station and the junction, and another at the junction and at the crossing of the street car track on camp- bell street, who board every train for short rides, and jump on and off in spite of the trainmen's efforts. MAYOR RICAUD was seen by the railroad authorities last night and has promised to use every means to stop the practice for the fu ture. He will instruct the police to ARREST ANY ONE caught hereafter, and has promised to have arrested any person reported as having violated the law i even though. they escape immediate arrest on ac count of an officer not being present at the time. The railroad employees have been instructed to REPORT EVERY CASE, and it is hoped that this will stop the dangerous habit. IF PARENTS KNEW to what extent their boys were endan gering their lives and limbs, they would render valuable aid to the authorities by the judicious and timely APPLICATION OF BIRCH OIL, that might save them much trouble and sorrow in the luture. ; Stocks of Naval Stores at the Forts. Stocks of naval stores at the leading ports at the close of the week, are re ported as follows: Spirits turpentine Wilmington, 672 casks; New York, 1,714; Savannah, y,022: Charleston, 1.882.( Total, 13,290 casks.- .. I Rosin Wilmington, 13,000 barrels; New York, 18,786; ! Savannah, 47,819; Charleston, 9,113. Total, 88,724 barrels. ; Tar Wilmington. 3.010 barrels; New York, 749. Total, 3,75a barrels, , NO. 33 WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. - r - Treasurer's Statement Naval Affairs The Cruiser Philadelphia. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, June 25. The Trea surer's statement issued to-day shows a net balance in. the Treasury in addition to the fractional silver and deposits in national banks of $2,450,000. Orders have gone forward to tiie New York Navy Yard for the preparation of two new wooden masts for the cruiser Philadelphia, to replace three steel masts now on. 1 he vessel is found to be top heavy as rigged at present and rolls to an uncomfortable degress, unless water ballast is carried. The cause assigned is that the machinery which was built on the contractor's designs; instead of the plans prepared by the Navy Department, is ngnter tnan was .contemplated in the original plans, thus depriving the vessels of the steadiness that was ex pected from heavy weights lying close to the bottom. With the steel masts will go the three military tops now on the vessel. These are irregular steel- shielded platforms at the mast-head, carrying machine guns to keep on! tor- peao Doats,.etc. 1 ney are saia 10 oe 01 doubtful utility, as at least two of the three are made untenable while the ves sel is under steam, by the great heat from the -smokestacks beneath them. By the change a saving of top-weight of 22 tons will be effected, which it is ex pected will render the vessel perfectly stable. 1 The Navy 'Department will resume repairs of the Dolphin July 1st next, at the Norfolk Navy Yard, when the ap propriation for the next fiscal year will be available. 1 But the Department ap pears to have abandoned the idea of fitting up the vessel to replace the Dis patch and only ordinary repairs will be made, while ,' the President and such guests as are to be transported by water from place to. place must continue to use the Old vessel. A GREAT SENSATION; 1 , - EXCITING TIMES IN GREENSBORO YES- ! TERDAY. A Personal Encounter Between Judge 'Schenck and his Sons and Evangelist FifeA Pistol Fired in the Affray Fears of Further Trouble. Special Star Telegram? Raleigh, June 27. A special to the State Chronicle trom Greensboro, N . C, says : ; Greensboro; never saw nor heard of such A DAY OF EXCITEMENT as reigns here to-day. Business was al most suspended for a while, "d thp whole city is highly indignant. Several nights ago Judge David Schenck, late of the Superior Court Bench, a historian of note and President of the Guilford Battle Ground Associa tion, gave a moonlight party at the Guilford Battle Ground, in which BILL FIFE, THEEVANGELIST, claims a riotous german lasted all night. Mr. Fife, in' his meetings here, de nounced it as a disgrace to the soldiers who died on the field, and a desecra tion of the sacred soil. He also reflected on the name of Judge Schenck and family, and declared that no true Chris tian would engage m such work. On yesterday afternoon JUDGE SCHENCK AND HIS THREE SONS called at the room of Mr. 'Fife in the McAdoo House and demadned an apology. Mr. Fife replied, "Look here; you have STRUCK THE WRONG FELLOW." They then left without violence, hut were present at the night meeting, when the matter was casually referred to by Mr. Fife. At the close of the meeting it was whispered that Mr. Fife would beat-, tacked, whereupon Mr. Fife said, Friends, hold on a minute. I under stand that I will be attacked." Many voices replied, "They will have to attack us, too!" And Mr. Bithorn added, "And Jesus, too." . A hundred men escorted Mr. Fife to his room, and as soon as they left him the three young Schencks came up and . ATTACKED MR. FIFE in the presence of his wife and made threats to kill him. Mrs. Fife exclaimed, "You are not going to assault a man of God in the presence of ladies." Mr. Fife then approached the buggy in wnicn Judge scnencn was sitting. offering him his hand, to which the Judge responded, "I won't shake hands with any such damn scoundrel." - Mr. Fife was then struck by Dr. Schenck with a loaded cane and stag gered. Dn Schenck then fired a pistol Mr. Fife was then taken to a drug store for treatment, and on returning on the arm of Mr. McAdoo, exclaimed, AH for Jesus. Bless God." Several thousand ' ! INDIGNANT PERSONS assembled at the Court House, and after several speeches a conrmittee consisting of Judge Jno. A. Gilmer and others re ported resolutions strongly CONDEMNING JUDGE SCHENCK Several hundred ladies met in the Gospel Tent and declared their inten tion to stand by the evangelist. Judge Schenck and sons have been arrested. Intense excitement prevails, and there is fear of further trouble, I Another Account. Greensboro, N. C, June 27. Last night about 11 O'clock, on the return of Mr. Fife to the McAdoo house from the tent, a difficulty occurred between him I and Dr. Schenck and Mr. David Schenck. Tr.. growing out of remarks made bv Mr. Fife in reference to a ball at the Battle Grounds last week. Mr Fife received two blows from a cane and Judge Schenck one no one, how ever, being seriously hurt. Neither Judge Schenck or Mr. Fife participated in the affray. During the difficulty a pistol was discharged, but no one was hit. Secretary Foster has a new way1 of making a favorable showing in his department while concealing the ! true condition in which the Treasury was left by the billion dol lar Congress. He counts the money available for payment of the out standing obligations without taking account of the obligations -them selves. This is ingenious it not ex actly in accordance w.ith strict recti tude. Rich, limes, Uem. SPIRITS TURPENTI Asheville Citizen-JH. M. Arnold, son of Prof. J. D. Arnold, of the Ashe ville Female College, has wfca.the How ard Houston Fellowship at Washington , Lee University. Last year he took the Shakespeare prize at the same institu tion. ' - - : ' . Albemarle Neius: Harvest is ' over; wheat and oats are only ordinary. " The farmers are pitching a terrible battle with General Green. - The More head party have returned, and report a fine time. They say things were pretty . badly crowded as regards sleeping and " '. eating accommodations, but that the glorious sailing, surf bathing and ocean breezes more than compensate for it all. . '. There were something near 1,800 visi- -tors. . - -: ' ; Dallas Eagle: Considerable ex-, citement was caused in this county last week over the elopement last , Friday evening of t Alfred Cannon, of Cald well county with the eleven ' year old daughter of Mr. Ephriam Hicks of Mt. : Holly. Descriptions of Cannon were sent out and officers put on his trail, which resulted in his capture Saturday night about a mile below Gastonia. The girl or rather child, was sent home and Cannon was brought over here and lodged in jail. Served him right. Rutherfordton Banner: Wheat . crops in this county are above the aver aged. Corn looks .well and prospects are first-class for a good crop. Cotton has . been retarded by late frosts and frequent rains, which makes the cultiva tion backward. -There is scarcely; a day that some, one does not ask us whst are the prospects of the land busi ness, and the Kutherlordton boom. We can only say this: The possibilities of . ' our thriving village are unsurpassed. We have a basis superior to many upon which villages have sprung into cities in only a few years. Charlotte News: There is a great case on" trial this week at a special term of Montgomery county Superior" Court af Troy. Four hundred wit- ' nesses and 30 odd lawyers are engaged. The Republican; candidates for .sheriff and register of 'deeds of Montgomery having sued the present incumbents for their offices, these cases take precedence over all others. The coroner's jury investigating the -killing of the negro Burton by John Wilson, to-day returned a verdict to the effect that Burton came to his death by having his throat cut with a razor, in the hands of John Wilson. Wilson is still at large. " Charlotte News: Mr. Charles Scott, a printer employed at the Chroni cle office, attempted to commit suicide about 2 o'clock this morning by cutting his throat. He made a gash from which blood flowed quite freely, but lacked an inch at least of cutting deep enough. He Was standing on the street near Da vidson's stable when he attempted the deed. A friend who was with him rushed up and grasped the razor before he could make a second attempt. The motive that prompted Scott to the deed is said to be domestic trouble. He had understood that his wife had eloped, when, in fact, she had only gone to Pineville, having hired a livery stable turnout to take her there. " Rocky Mount Argonaut: The -Rocky Mount Land and Improvement Company, at a meeting held this week. del-framed to build two large three- story leaf ' factories. Died, at 8 ' ' a. m., June i9th, 1891, Mrs. Longinia Whitfield, wife of S. P. Whitfield, of Nashville township, Nash county, N C., in the 51st year of her age. Nt.tr before in the history of Rocky Mount has there been so much business activi ty as is now seen. The sound of the hammer and saw can be heard on every hand. Lumber and brick are being daily unloaded for use in. the many buildings now going up, and the demand ' for material taxes the capacity for supply. - Monroe Enquirer: Clock ped dlers are now selling . clocks in this county for $13 which," we are reliably informed, are inferior to clocks which can be. bought in Monroe for $4. Kev. A. a. Caudle has a nine or ten months old calf which is a regular milker. Sometime ago its udder was noticed to be distended and a trial . brought a quantity of milk from it. - It now giving a pint a day. The ten- year 01a qaugnter ot mt. j 00 Davis, who ' lives in the eastern part ot the county near the Anson line, met with a very painful and serious accident on last Wednesday, bhe was hoeing in the held when a gravel new up and struck her in the eye, cutting through the ball and it is supposed lodging in the eye. - Chatham Record: On last Tuesday, while two negro men were chopping cotton on the plantation of Mr. (j. f. Alston, in Hickory Mountain township, they got into a quarrel, and one of them (Miles Brewer) struck the other XSam Eubanks) on the head with a hoe and fractured his skull. Dr. w. E. Headen visited the wounded man - that night, and yesterday reported bis condition as being very critical. Brewer fled as soon as he struck. Out farmers have about finished harvesting their wheat and oats. We hear con flicting reports about the wheat crop of this county. Some persons say that it is about the average, and others say that it is about two-thirds of a crop. While there was not as much wheat sowed last fall as usual, yet. the yield is generally good and the gram well-headed and of good quality. The oat crop is better than the wheat, and will help greatly m feeding -stock. Both wheat and oats are much better than last year. . Rocky Mount Phoenix: There is a great deal of work going on around the Tobacco Warehouses. Brick and frame buildings going up, etc., etc. The next season will be a very considerable advance on the past one. The market at Rocky Mount is indeed growing. The acreage in tobacco culture in the surrounding country and the warehouses and handling facilities at Rocky Mount will continue to grow and develop regu larly from now on. Saturday even ing. John lhorpe (col.) was arrested and brought to town charged with at- ; tempted assault on the person of a white girl, tie was connned in tne guard house Saturday night. During the night a number of negroes collected about the streets fearing that some at tempt at "lynching might befmadc. There was none, however, ana tne nignt passed off quietly, Sunday morning the prisoner was conveyed to Nashville, and on Monday morning was tried be fore a Justice of the reace, wno reqvtrea him to give bond for his appearance at the Superior Court, which failing to give he was remanded to jail. Raleigh News and Observer: Superintendent E. A. Lewis, of the Raleight Street Railway Construction, yesterday received telegraphic instruc tions from the Edison Company to be gin stringing the trolly wires and the force began that part of the work yes terday. Gov. Holt yesterday com missioned H. B. Carter, Esq., as Judge of' the Criminal Court of Buncombe county, and Eugene D. Carter as Solici tor of the same, both having been glect fed by the magistrates of that county june 1. We had the pleasure of seeing on the street yesterday Mr. J. Alexander Tillinghast, a son ot our townsman, Mr. David Tillinghast, who has just graduated at Davidson College, and who in August is goingto take a position as assistant to the Principal of the D. & D. Institute of Colorado. As the papers have announced, Mr. Tillinghast bore off the honors of the class at graduation. He was awarded two medals, one the William Banks Biblical Medal, given for the best scholar in . Biblical studies during the four year's course; and the other the Debater's Medal. "