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otyim ii.fKLP.gR. lit SMnrr fUBLISHID AT WILMINGTON, N. C, $1 .00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. 8SSS8S888S8S888S8 88888888888888888 sqjnopj 81 sqjnoj 9 88888888888388888 8888388888888888S , - j 'squall 8 S288S888S8S888888 iiaoW I. 88888858888888888 eo is t o t-4 eo c& QD t- rW i- r- 82886882888888888 91 CO sO - 00 H 00 JO g 88888888888888888 ih n as o s - ao e o y w O : 0. 10 OT -' the Post Office at Wilmtgton, N. O, as llaterena 1 Second Class Matter. 1 , j i . 1 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the Weekly Star is as KTovl tear, postage paid..... $1 00 6 months - ' ... 3 months " " 60 THE WHITE DODGE. The Republican party leaders have tried every method that has ever suggested itself to them to Re- publican!'" the South, and every effort they have ever made, has re sulted in! making: the South, the' .wiyte people of the South, more solidly Democratic. In the days just after the war they tried recon struction,! the enfranchisement of the negro and the disfranchisement of all the white men they could find any excuse to disfranchise, and in evecy step they took they blundered. They .made the mistake of suppos ing' that by enfranchising the emancipated slaves and disfran chising the white men whom they did disfranchise they had a dead sure thing on'the- South. Tbey have .since discovered their mistake, and if . they could undo what they have done and start anew upon the work of settling the South ed question, if they would think of Colored suffrage at all it would be qualified suffrage. '.The party lead-. : ers are heartily sick of "the man and 1 the brother", as a political aHy, for lie-has failed to pan out according to expectations. They have abandoned all hope, especially since the defeat of the Force bill, on which they ; were calculating to carry several Southern States. That's why Reed, Lodge, 'Hoar & (Jo. stuck to it so tenaciously. As that fizzled out and will neverj bob up again unless the Republicans should again get con trol Congress, the prospect of which is not; very encouraging to them, they must look to something else be-; sides the-sable vote to get a foot- : hold in the South. This being so some of them are - suggesting the white dodge that was. initiated in Alabama just after Mr. Harrisoir's inauguration when Mr. Paison, off Alabama, won some little notoriety by advocating the cutting loose from the colored contingent and organizing a Southern Republi can party on a white basis exclusive ly,; altogether .ignoring the negro who had rendered that party faith ful, service cfor nearly twenty-five years, doling all the voting while their hustling white bosses did all theoffice-liolding and' raked- in the honors and emoluments." But Par sons;, pet scheme didn't materialize, and is he got a pretty snug appoint ment, that fU. S. Solicitor for one half Uhe State, the . presumption is that he lost interest in it and gave pis valuable time and attention to he nominal duties of his semi--sine- care office and drawing his salary, which was not nominal; But lately that scheme was re vived again, this time by one Albert Griffin, of Washington, who writes a engthy letter to the New York Tri- bune 'm which he declares that the only State in the South which is really and beyond controversy a pemocratic State is Texas, the others being Republican, but for certain reasons caried by the Democrats, He divides the Southern States into two groupes, one consisting of Maryland, Delaware. Missouri. Ar Kansas, Kentucky; Tennessee, Vir ginia, West Virginia and North Car "una, which he calls the "Upper wnth, and South Carolina, Georgia, Aiaoama: Mississippi, Florida, Louis Jana and Texas, which : he calis the Lower South -In the Lower South, he says, al- uKn inatura v Rpnnh ran. the republican party has nothing to ex , vi Decause the colored voters don't count as a factor, being ig "ored byj the ballot counters, while 10 the Upper South the Republican Pa would have a fighting chance f it were not for the negro, whose Vote is ignored when occasion re lies it as it is in the Lower South, DUt ttTiL-i ... t- t m: - """ac presence in tne j.cpuuu- !-an party on account-of the race pr?judicel makes the white man who if it were no for this, become cPUWicans vote solidly against 'c Republican party. He therefore v'ses dropping the Lower South r0ln the; list of debatable states; giv H the negro the grand bounce m the PPes. - South, and concentrating "upon them with the hope of inriing hite votes enough to carry thein, Which, he thinks, can with Proper Encouragement and "help" patronage distributors and North erp Republicans, be done. He at if the Republican party intends VOL. XXII. to wage the campaign of 1892'uDon the old lines, and concede the'solid-l South to the Democratic party, the nominee of the Democratic par ty may write J his inaugural im mediately . after his nomination, tor he- says it will be difficult to per suade the people to believe that the work of the 51st Congress was good. Well, if it would be "difficult to persuade the voters of the North that the work of the 51st Congress' was good," how fare the Southern voters, who this letter writer thinks could be inveigled into the' Repub lican camp, to be persuaded that' it is good? Mr. Griffin don't explain this. He doubtlesss relies- more up on the possession of the mightv power known as money, and the ju dicious distribution of federal offices where they will do the most good." The money scheme has been ak ready tried, and if there ever was any virtpe in it it never panned'out, for the "trusties," who were selected for the distribution of the funds gen erally distributed most of it around in their own pockets, while the scrimmaging over the federal offices always got the rival factions to pul ling each other's hair and bringing their dirty linen to Washington to wash. - After perusing Mr. Griffin's rose- water scheme itris ourt candid con viction that if Mr. Griffin waits for the White man's Republican party to materialize in the South, the archangel will have to send out on the-, morning of resurrection and have him hunted up with a search warrant. There may be some un rest in certain portions of the South, but Southern white men are riot go ing to tie themselves to the corpse of the Republican party, or try to breath new life into it. A HOT FIGHT. The general opinion is that the coming campaign in Ohio will be one of the hottest ever waged in that State, for the fight is not only for the Governorship and the Legis lature but for a United States Senator (a very important thing in view of the small Republican majority in the Senate) but tor the prestige the victory will give the winning candi date for the Governorship and his parfy in th& Presidential contest of next year There is Presidential timber in both Campbell and McKinley, either of whom in the event of victory will be brought prominently to the front in the list of Presidential possibilities. Should the Democrats carry the State on their tariff for revenue only, free silver . coinage, graded income tax platform, ty a fair majority. Gov. Campbell will at once become a conspicuous figure, and would, in all probability, become the favorite candidate of the Western Democracy, but even if Cleveland should still remain in favor, in the event of a contest between, him and Gov. Hill, Campbell would loom up as the com promise candidate. So with . McKinley if he should win. tie would at once Decome tne favorite of the Western Republicans and in the event of a contest be tween Harrison and Blane, he would loom up as a compromise candidate of large proportions. They are both men of recognized ability of irre proachable character and command universal respect not only in their own but in the opposition party. They are both in the prime of life, full pf ambition, and they will make this fight for all it is worth because not only the question ; of individual en dorsement is iavolved but of future political honors. Governor Campbell is backed by a party that any man ought to be proud to lead for the Democracy of Ohio -has always been brave arid outspoken, sometimes, per haps, as a matter of policy, too much so. Even in the, impassioned days of the war they were so, when being so incurred the accusation of being disloyal. But in the face of this they wore then butternut clothes, defiant ly wore their copperhead badges, talked Democracy like men who be lieved in it, nominated Vallandigham for Governor after he had been ban ish'ed to the Dry Tortugas, from which he escaped, ran the blockade and returned to Ohio, and if it hadn't been for the soldier vote would have elected him. That is the kind of stuff out of which the Democracy of Ohio is made. They never were much - given to policy when the question of principle was involved, and they would rather encounter de feat at any time than court victory by truckling to policy based on error. There is some talk of dissatisfac tion in Hamilton county over theJ nomination of Campbell on account of the firm stand he took m rooting out the abuses which prevailed in the board of public works, and there is some dissatisfaction over the adoption of the free coinage plank in the platform, but we do riot be lieve that either of these will lose the party enough votes to be worth counting. When the- campaign warms up the sulkers will forget the sulks', throw - off, their coats. toss up their hats and shout as 1- E oud for Campbell, and the plat form as the most ' enthusiastic Campbell man.-v We never knew those Western Democrats to fail "to get together" when confronted by the foe, for they have so disciplined themselves that they forget their personal preferences in their devo tion to principle and in their pride party. . This is one of the things that gives the leaders of the party confidence entering their political contests. and on$ of the things which ' now gives Gov. Campbell confidence in .carrying the State, and;, makes him sanguine of victory even without the vote of Hamilton county, v In some respects the Democrats e in much better condition than the Republicans, although they can not count on so much money from the outside to operate the machine ry, but with the aggressive war theyH will wage, the Republicans on the defensive and the tariff issue at the front, the campaign will be a hot and an interesting one. MINOR MENTION. A good many people have their doubles, and this fact sometimes gets mnqpent ones into a world of trou ble. There is a New York lawyer temporarily sojourning at the coun try seat of a friend in Pennsylvania, who bears such a striking resem blance to Marsh, the Philadelphia bank fugitive, that he couldn't walk out of the house without a half dozen amateur detectives laying for him. There was a first-class sensa tion in Chicago the other day, caus ed by a Chicago sporting man see ing at the races a lady whom he mistook for his wife in company with a Milwaukee man, who was in Chicago on his bridal tour, and had taken his bride to see the races. The jealous Chicago man employed a de tective to follow them, which he did, to their hotel, where the Milwaukee man was confronted by the enraged Chicago denizen, who charged him with invading his domestic precincts, destroying his home, and all that sort of thing, and it was not until the detective had' been sent to the supposed invaded precincts and found the sporting man's wife, happily ignorant of all the rum pus that was going on about her, quietly attending to her domestic duties, did the deluded Chicago man discover what a fool he made of him self and tender his humble apologies." It seems now that Mr, Blaine has a double, who looks strikingly like him, an invalid from Boston, who has a cottage at Bar Harbor, and he, it is said, has f urnishsd the ground for nearly all those sensational re ports that have gone out from Bar Harbor about Mr. Blaine's serious illness. . Mr. Blaine will doubtless be glad to learn that he isn't really so kick after all, but that it is the other than who has been doubling on him. In an interview a few days ago at Pittsburg, Pa., where he had gone to attend a banquet of the Randall Club, Gov. Campbell ; spoke pretty freely of the political situation in Ohio. - He feels confident of being elected, with or without the vote of Hamilton county, by an increased majority over that of two years ago when he carried the State by 2,000 majority over Foraker. The disaf fection in Hamilton county has pretty much disappeared, except among the Germans, . who are slow to . move, but who, the Governor thinks, will come in all right by the time the Democrats open their cam paign, which will be about the mid dle of September.! He does not ap prehend any Jnjury from the Third party, the bulk of whose votes will come from the Republi cans, the Democratic Alliance men showing no disposition to break through the party lines. There is, however, one novel feature in the politics this year, which may some what mix the legislature, and make the Senatorial fight later on interest ing and uncertain. In Republican counties the Democrats have nomi nated Alliance men! In Democratic counties the Republicans have nom inated Alliance men, and in close counties both have nominated Alli ance men, from which it would seem that Alliance men will prove con siderable of a factor in the next Legislature. Although the Governor does not agree fully with the free coinage declaration, thinking that free coinage should be confined to silver produced from American mines, he believes it will prove a source of strength : rather than of weakness to the party. The St. Louis Republic comments upon the disposition' the negroes of the South manifest to flock to the cities and towns and take rough-and-tumble life there in pref erence to working upon the farms Triis is a fact as the very large num ber of negroes, in sections where thev are numerous, shows. While many find permanent employment in the towns, and the industrious and reliable get along pretty well, very many of them, even if they want to work, can find employment but part of the time, and in the Weekly WILMINGTON, N. C, jyinter season when they need it most can't find it all. The result is, of course, hard living, scanty fare and suffering which very frequently ead to larceny . to procure ; food, fuel and clothes, and to the peniten tiary. The improvident habits of many, especially of the younger, are such that their earnings disappear as fast as they come, with no thought of the future, and' with this comes frequently the unrestrained indul gence in the, passion for stimulants and in other things which make the physical and moral wreck. While the negroes of the South are credit ed with having accumulated about $200,000,000 worth of property since the war nine tenths of, this, at least, wilLbe found to be in the rural dis tricts by the negroes who had the good sense to stay there and buckle down to the work of the farm. Some of Mr." Quay's friends say that if he resigns the chairmanship of the National Republican Com mittee, it will be because he don't ike the outlook, and apprehending a Republican smash-up will get out before the wreck comes, so as not to be held responsible for it. The Customs collecter at New York has seized two dresses which Mrs. Astor had imported from Paris, but the duty upon which she refused to pay. The Custom House has decided to confiscate and sell them at auction, which will give, some New Yorkeress ambitious to strut in swell attire a chance to do so cheap.: THOSE RESOLUTIONS. Congratulations from All Quarters to the Fayetteville Independent Company for the Stand They Have Taken. Special Star Telegram. Fayetteville, N. C, Julv 25. Anent the resolutions passed by the N. C. State Guard Associrtion at Wrights yille this week, the Fayetteville Inde pendent Light Infantry is the happy re cipient of telegrams from all over the State, heartily congratulating this battle stained and time-honored military or ganization for its late action in standing by and wearing none other than the old Confederate Gray uniforms the uniform of our fathers and brothers, many of whom are to-day sleeping in the "silent cities of the dead," around Mannassas, Gettysburg, Richmond and hundreds of other fields of battle. Besides, "the most flattering overtures have been made the company by two fashionable summer resorts to hold fits annual encampment at these resorts. Three cheers for the F. I. L. I. and the gray uniforms, say we all. About one hundred "old vets-" will leave next week for the Veteran's en campment and reunion at Wrightsville on the 29th. THE RICE CROP. Promises 'of Good Harvests In Three States. The midmonthly bulletin of Dan Tal- mage's Sons, New York, respecting the growing rice crop, states: NORTH CAROLINA. The river crops are in very" fine con dition, free from grass, with unusually fine stand. Upland only fair average; recent rains have improved them mate rially. General outlook more favorable than last year. SOUTH CAROLINA. In the Georgetown section, watered by the Waccamaw, Pee Dee and San tee rivers, crops in excellent condition, but less forward than usual. Cooper river reported "salt, wnicn will result in considerable damage if no heavy rains come within the next thirty days. On the Ashepoo and Pon-Pon scarcity of labor has allowed crops to become "grassyj" Reports from the Combahce note a good average crop. well grown and everything in the mam favorable. Upland crops in good con dition, with plenty pf back water stored for harvest flow when needed. First receipts will likely be from uplands. GEORGIA. The acreage not as large as last year. Present outlook promises larger yield per acre and equal crop. As before noted, on the Savannah river over three-quarters of the crop was planted late and stunted by cold. The present favorable growing weather, however, has pushed the plant forward rapidly; har vest will be delayed but a few weeks. LOUISIANA. During the past two weeks a decided change for the better is reported from this State, and the most encourageing advices are received from all sections. The frequent rains have revived crops which were on the point ot Demg aDan doned, and the rise in the Mississippi and bayous tributary has reduced the labor of pumping. Late rice is growing rapidly, and under influence of present favorable conditions the harvest will be only a few weeks late. In Calcasieu region, where a large acreage in excess of last year was plant ed, considerable loss has occurred by the long-continued drought, otherwise the crop is doing finely and production well up to the average. Looking over the whole held, 'prospects are encour aging for a crop equal to last year in quantity, but averaging somewhat late in arriving at maturity. Killed by Lightning. ' Abbie Howard, a middle-aged colored woman, was struck by lightning and in stcntly killed yesterday about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, at her home on Nixon between Fourth and Fifth streets. A colored girl named Mary Smith, stand ing near Abbie Howard, was also struck and rendered unconscious for a time, but was not seriously injured. The woman was on the piazza of the house at the time. She was the wife of Jack Howard, a worthy and industrious col ored man. r A report was in circulation during the afternoon that a white woman in the same neighborhood had been killed by lightning; but there was no truth in the rumor. FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1891. NOTICE This is intended only or subscribers wnose subscriptions have ex- It is not a dun, hut a simple request that all who aire in ar rears for the STAR will favor us with a prompt remittance. We are .. Sending OUt hills nnw (a frw parh U1US IiUW Id lew Cdlll Week) 9.1ld if OH I ' t -c . J CeiVe One Please glVe it your attention. Mr. AV. R. Fountain, of Lanier, Onslow county, was in the city yester day. Messrs. H. L. Stevens and P. Hardy, of Duplin, were in toWn yes terday. Maj. Campbell, of Fayetteville, honored the Star office with a visit yesterday. Mr. W. W. McDiarmid, of the Robesonian, was in the city yesterday on his way home. Mr. W. F. Williams and Mr. A B. Pearsall, ot Red Springs, are in the city on a short visit. Messrs. M. M. Gibson, W. BA Adams and Al. A. Hapsters, of Gibson's Station, were in the city yesterday. - Messrs. J. S. Hill, J. Hines, R. D. Hill and J. F. Fatson. of Falnson, N. C, spent yesterday in the city." Col. A. S. Powell, of Whiteville, Columbus county, was among the visi tors in the city yesterday. Mr. J. J. Farriss, editor of the High Point Enterprise, arrived here yesterday with his bride. nee Miss Laura Stamey)' to spend several days here and on the coast. They are btopping at The Orton Ex-Sheriff . Murrill, ;of Onslow called at the Star office yesterday to renew his subscription to the Star. He has engaged the services of Miller's or chestra for the picnic to be given at Alum Springs, near Catherine Lake. August 4th. New Superintendent of the. Atlantic Coast Line. Mr. E. Borden has been appointed Superintendent of Transportation of the Atlantic Coast Line, the appointment taking effect August first. Mr. Borden commenced his railroad life as telegraph operator on the Wil mington and Weldon railroad in 1872, and in 1885 was made tram dispatcher. In 1887 he was made chief train dispatcher of the Atlantic Coast Line, and in 1889 was promoted to the position of assistant superinten dent of transportation, which place he .held until his recent appointment. Mr. Borden is-a first class railroad man in every particular., and nas won the high distinction which he now en joys by strict attention to business and thotough knowledge of his department. He has the entire confidence of the Atlantic Coast Line, which is shown by the exalted position he now occupies. The high compliment paid Mr. Borden is a deserved one, and he will no doubt fill his new offiee most acceptably. KNIGHTS OF HONOR. Grand Lodge of North Carolina Election of Officers. The Grand Lodge met yesterday morning pursuant to adjournment on the previous day and elected the follow ing officers to serve for the ensuing two years: Past Grand Dictator W. G. Brinson, Grand Dictator D. A. Covington. Grand Vice Dictator T. B. Wyatt, Grand Assistant Dictator G. W, Blount. Grand Reporter P. C. Carlton. Grand Treasurer S. C. Scofield. Grand Chaplain W. H. Call. Grand Guide K. R. Jones. Grand Guardian T. B. Douthitt. Grand Sentinel J. A. O'Neil. Grand Trustees C M. Brown, S. P. Clark, M. O. Sherrill. Supreme Representatives J, T. Le- Grand andlS. J. Pemberton. The officers-elect were duly installed by Supreme Vice Dictator M. Bellamy, assisted by N. Jacobi, Grand Guide, and J. M. Spragins, P. Grand Dictator. The next meeting will be held in July or August, 1893, and Statesville. was the place selected. In the afternoon the members of the Grand Lodge visited Carolina Beach as guests of Carolina Lodge No. 434 of Wilmington, Alligators In Onslow. A correspondent of the Star writes from Jacksonville, Onslow county: I want to tell you something about the alligator crop in New river this year. Capt. Wm. Dennis, of the steamer Louise, killed his fifty-sixth 'gator this season. The alligator "weighed 743 pounds. He was cut open and there was found ia him fish-nets, turtles and a great many other things. The Bailroads. The G. C. & N. R. R. is completed from Monroe, N. C, to Athens, Ga., and the work of track-laying from Athens to Atlanta is going ahead. The celebration of the completion of the Western North Carolina railroad to Murphy, N. C, took place yesterday at Murphy. . The next term of theJState University will begin Sept. 8d. The President, Geo T. Winston Chapel fiul, M. c, maybe addressed for cata logues and other information desired. HP A TD WATKINS ALIAS WILLIAMS. Taken to Salem, Va., to bo Tried for the Murder of his "Wife., r , Sheriff G. W. Zirke, of Salem, Va.; arrived here Thursday night, and yes terday visited the County jail, for the purpose oTtdentifying Charles Watkins, alias Williams, a colored man wanted in Salem," Va., for the murder of his wife. Deputy Sheriff Webber arrived last night from Raleigh with the requi sition papers for -Watkins' return to Salem, and the officers with their pris oner left for that place last night. The crime is alleged to have been committed April 6. 1891. Watkins, who is a mulatto, brutally murdered his black wife in a secluded hollow of the mountains near Salem, and then es caped. Watkins had a white paramour who followed him from the West. She was lodged m jai1 for awhlle and then dlschar.ed and returned home." On tne tfi of April the Governor of Vir- ginia offered a reward of 100 for the capture of Watkins, and Detective Hen ry A. weoper has been wonting quieuy, and only recently ascertained that Wat kins had. tramped over two hundred miles to get to Wilmington, where he ex pected to take a vessel for Europe, but in the meantime had. been writing to his friends for money which was to be sent to him under the alias of --S. O. Wil liams. Watkins' identity has been fully es tablished, and there is every probability that he will be hanged for the murder he committed. CONDITION OF CROPS. in North Carolina Based on HepOrts to the State Weather Service for the Week Ending Friday, July 24th, 1891 Raleigh, July 24th, 18891. The rainfall has been much above the average during the week, especially in the Central District, The normal rain fall for July is about 1.50 inches per week; the average this week is 2.75 inches, which is 1.25 inches above the normal. The temperature and amount of sunshine were deficient during the ea.ly part of the week, but the last few days have been warmer with more sun shine. These conditions have proven generally favorable to all crops except cotton. Cotton is best in the eastern district. It is generally fruiting well, but the crop is bound to be very short, corn and tobacco have improved material ly. Wet weather has Interrupted thresh ing of wheat and oats, and stopped cut ting hay. Corn is being put by.j A severe hail storm occurred in War ren county, destroying crops over a con siderable area. The present condition of the staple crops in the State is as follows: Cotton, 75; corn, 84; tobacco, 86. These numbers show a steady im provement, and the prospects are much brighter. One hundred and fifty-six re ports were received, representing sixty two counties. Eastern district Copious rains nearly every day, which are generally reported as having a very favorable ef fect on croos. esDeciallv in southern oor- tions of the district. The rainv. cldudv and rather cool weather during the week was not very penehiciai to cotton in tne Northern counties, still corn and tobac co, as well as cotton, are in better con dition than last week. Cotton improved 3 per cent., corn 3 and tobacco 2. The present condition of crops in this district is as follows: Cotton 73, corn 82, tobacco 85. Central District. The rainfall was above the normal in this district. sunshine and temperature deficient, having a bad effect on cotton. Gene- rallv. however, the rains have been iust what is needed. Corn is booming. Up land crops all improved, while lowland crops are somewhat injured by damp weather. Cotton is very late, small stalks, but apparently . fruiting well. Its condition in this district is 1 per cent, less than last week, while corn has improved and tobacco is about the same. A very severe hail storm occur red on the 18th along the western bor der of Warren county, six or eight miles in length and a mile and a half wide, which completely destroyed crops over the area covered, (bee remarks under Warrenton). On the same day a whirl wind, almost a tornado, occurred in the city itself. ! 1 Present condition of crops in this dis trict are: Cotton, 73; corn, 83; tobacco, 84; wheat, 75; oats, 65; grass, 86. . Fifty reports received, representing twenty counties, . i Western District Rains exces sive in some places, as at Asheville, where 1.88 fell in one hour and a half, washing crops; but the weather has been generally favorable to crops, except too damp and cool for cotton and too wet for saving hay and threshing wheat. Cotton will unquestionably be a poor crop, corn is in best condition in this district. ! j The present condition of crops in this district is as follows; Cotton, 72; corn, 87; tobacco, 87. Fifty reports were re ceived, representing 20 counties. Explanation. Condition of crops stated on a basis of 100; best condition is 100; excellent condition is 90 to 100; good condition is 80 to 90; fair condition 70 to 80; poor condition is under 70. Colored Man Shot in the Leg. A shooting affair took place at Ocean View yesterday afternoon about 2.30 o'clock. It originated from a fight which occurred between two members of the Guard and a negro named Abram Larkins, an employe of the Seacoast Railroad. In the fight one of the sol diers was struck with a piece of paling on the head, giving a flesh wound. A detachment was sent over to bring the parties to headquarters; but when the negro saw the men coming he took refuge in the garret of one of the board ing houses at Ocean View. Three men were sent up to bring him down, and as soon as the door was opened, the negro drew a pistol and began firing. The men on the shed and those on the ground also fired several shots. No one was hurt except the negro, who received flesh wound in the calf of the leg. He was arrested and carried over to camp, where his wound was dressed, and he was turned over to a detective named Hunt, who brought Larkins to the city. Justice Bunting recognized the negro to appear before him this morning, and issued warrants lor the arrest ot the other parties in the affray. In South Portsmouth, Ky., yesterday,: Capt. -John Killenr an old steamboat; man, over 70 years of age, was struck down and beaten by his negro servant; whom he reproved for negligence, capt. Killen is dying, and the negro has been removed ; to jGreensburg, Ky., to es cape bemv, lynched. He can hardly es cape popular fury when Capt. Killen dies. NO. 37 LATE WAS H I N GTO N NEWS. The Question of IT. S. Troops Being Used to Suppress Troubles in Tennessee. .! By Telegraph to the Morning Star. " Washington, July 23. In view of the possibility of demand being made by Gov. Buchanan of Tennessee,, upon the President for U. S. troops to aid the State militia in suppressing the miners, outbreak, officers of the war department have been looking into the legal aspect of the case, i The result of the inquiry up to this point, while not -conclusive, is sufficient to cast grave doubt upon the successful issue of such demand by the Governor, the constitution and revised statutes making it a very doubtful matter. Washingtgn, July 24. The New Yorld World this morning publishes, under date of Callao, June 24, a story to the effect that a steam launch belonging to the U. S. steamer vPensacola was blown ip in the harbor of Arica, Chili, by a torpedo fired ly Balmaceda's tor pedo cruiser Cordell, intended for one of the insurgent vessels." Five men are reported killed " "whose - names are given, lhe JNavy uepartment is walk out any information of such an event, and discredits the report. Three of the names of the killed appear on the' ship's muster roll, but the others do not. The Pensacola was at Callao, Peru, bound north, two days before the date of the reported accident in company with the Baltimore, and Admiral McCann has made no report upon the matter. Representatives in this city, both of the Government at Valparaiso and of the Government at fquique, have re ceived advices from Chili considerable later than the date of alleged destruction of the launch of the Pensacola, and no mention whatever has been made in their advices ot such an unfortunate event. ' THE THIRD PARTY. Address of the National Committee to I Citizens of the Country. Cincinnati, O., July 23. Robert Schilling has made public the address of the People's party to the citizens of the United States. It occupies four closely printed small octavo pages.. It sets out with a general statement of grievances, which occupies about one-fourth of the document. , In this statement are such phrases as the following. "Declaration of independence from the arrogance of lintish politicians must be supplement ed by a declaration of independence from the frightful power of concentrat ed wealth." "We consider, violence in settling disputes as unworthy of a civi lized nation, and for this reason we have organized the party of the people to overthrow tyrants who have robbed and are continuing to rob of that to which they have no moral right." 1 he document then goes on with specification of the evils in matters of land, labor and money and in conclusion suggests a remedy. The concluding paragraph appeals in the name of lib erty for which the fathers of the Repub lic pledged their lives for the aid of every honest man i in this struggle by joining the party of the people. ; OHIO DEMOCRATS. ' Ex-President Cleveland and Other From-i nent Leaders to Aid in the Campaign. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Columbus, July 23. The Democratic State Executive Committee has extend ed a formal invitation to ex-President Cleveland to deliver not less than six speeches in behalf of Gov, Campbell during the coming campaign. Assu rance that the ex-President will ac cept such invitation. Gov. Hill, Gen. Palmer. Governors reck and Boise, with Senators Vorhees, Vance, Vilas and other representative Democrats will be asked to aid in the campaign. James k. Meal, who led Gov. Campbell to vic tory two years ago, was selected as chairman of the Campaign Committee. 1 he btate campaign will open about beptember 1st. A WHEAT TRUST. Movement for a Combination Among Farmers to Keep Back the ' Crop Until Prices Have Advanced. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. St. Paul; Minn., July. 23. St. Pau has been made headquarters of a na tional movement by United Farmers' Alliance of the country to corner the entire wheat crop of the United States. At No. 317 Wabash street for several days a large force of employers has been engaged in sending out circulars with a view to having not . only Alliance men of the United States, but all classes of farmers, keep back the wheat crop until prices have been advanced to a high point. The Alliance press bu reau, I Reform press bureau and State press bureau, are working to gether endeavoring to unite the farmers of the United States in a gigantic wheat trust. At the head of the movement, which has its headquarters in St. Paul, is George M. Muller, editor of the btate. and a prominent Alliance man. A cir cular reciting the benefits of the com bination and urging the formation of the trust has been made public I he circular estimates the wheat crop of the United States in 1891 at 500,000,000 bushels. Promoters ot the trust believe that four-fifths of this heat can he held back by farmers for from four to eight weeks and high prices secured. A HORRIBLE AFFAIR. Brutal Assault on an Aged White Couple j by Negroes. Raleigh, N. C, Tuly 24. News reaches here of a horrible affair which occurred yesterday in Northampton county. While an aged white couple were travelling along the road toward Margaretsville,. they were overtaken and attacked by two negro men who held the husband and committed a criminal assault upon the woman. Both of the negroes were captured and lodged in jail, and it is reported that a lynch ing is openly talked of. FIRE LOSSES I At Dallas, Texas, $290,000, and at Fhila jdelphia over Half a Million. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Philadelphia, July ,25. The total insurance on the Big textile mill of Campbell & blliott, which was totally destroyed by fire last nigh.t is placed at $300,000, The value oLjhe plant is place at a half million dollars, lhe loss oh stock and raw material is varia ble estimated at from $150,000 to $250,000, j Dallas, Texas, July 25. The loss by to-days fire foots up $290,000; insur- $200,000. beven Hundred barrels ot whiskey were stored in 3 '. B. Cowans' wholesale liquor house where the bre originated, and the barrels exploded at intervals, making the hre extremely dif ficult to handle and causing it to quickly spread to neighboring buildings. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Wadesboro Intelligencer. Frank - McNair, colored! was tried before Esq. - V, Frank Smith last SatudayOn a charge - of burglary, broughtinr Mr. T. B. Hin- v son, who lives near - Pee Dee station, this county, and committed to jail with out bail. "' Oxford Bay. - Z. W.' Allen, Su-. perintendent of the county poorhouse - for several years, has not only made that institution self-supporting, but now has . to its credit over three hundred dollars in cash, realized from products of the farm. 1 New Berne Journal: : Messrs. Blade Bros., the enterprising saw mill property on the banks ot the lrent . river opposite New Berne, are beginning to build a railroad through a portion of i their standing timber in Jones county, ; the terminus of the road to be two miles below Trenton. fTbe road when first built is to be six miles in length, but may be extended asn ceded. - Statesville Landmark: Mr. Cal vin Morrison, of Shiloh township, found a guinea's nest last Sunday with 80 eggs in it, and oh Monday touna anotner with 61 eggs in it. Carl, son of Mr. C. H. Lester, of Monbo, has sent the Landmark an apple, on one side of which is photographed a leaf. The ap- . pleisot the red June variety, ano tne picture of the leaf is very plain. Charlotte Navs: Moses Stroup, representative from Gaston, is paying dearly for'his recent efforts in trying to prohibit the sale of whiskey jn Gaston county. Several nights ago, parties visited his place and cut up all his corn. peeled his fruit trees, went into his har vest field -and cut all the binds and scattered the grain over the field. It is understood that the anti-prohibitionists are at the bottom of the trouble, and are in this manner reekinc their vengeance on their representative for fighting whis key manufacture. - Sanford Express: Died, at his home in Pocket township, on last Sat- day morning, Mr. William McRae. He was taken sick about a week ago witn typhoid fever, but was not considered dangerous till his case was beyond re covery. Mr. Frank Riggsbee's wife was bitten by a snake last Friday. They live in Chatham county near Chapel Hill. Mrs. Rieesbee was putting on a pair of shoes which had not been worn -for some time' and a highland moccasin bither on the finger. She has been quite sick and was but little better last bun- day. We take pleasure in commend ing the University to our people. Its Faculty contains sixteen teachers of -learning and experience. Its Professor of Medicine and its Directorin the Gymnasium look after the physical developement of the students, Its in struction has proved itself equal to that of the largest Northern Universities There is no need for any North Caroli na boy to go outside the State to be educated. The University publishes a small pamphlet which gives detailed information on all points, and which may be had by addressing President Winston at Chapel Hill. - Clinton Caucasion: We find the . . farmers all over the country interested in the cotton factory question, a resolu tion was passed at the last meeting of the County Farmers' Alliance favoring the establishment of a factory. A cot ton factory is one of the questions to be discussed at the next union of Al liances in western Sampson. Crops have improved wonderfully during the last ten days. Nearly every section has been blessed with a refreshing rain and just at the right time too. The pros pect is for a fine corn crop and cotton, (though a week or two late, is in as fine condition as we" have ever seen it. Red Springs Farmer and Scot tish Cfiief; Joe Deal, colored, an escap ed dounty convict was captured at Clio, b. c. Wednesday night and brought back to this place and delivered to Mr. b. K. Townsend, who hired him from the County. Lumber manufactur ers has had a hard time this year. The demand not near so great and prices prices still ranging low. The produc tion has been generally curtailed. In an atlray last Monday night in this town, Dave Melvin, col., stabbed Henry Carr, col., in arms and legs, inflicting painful wounds. In default of bail Melvin' was .committed to jail on Tues day. Laurinburg Exchange; Laurin- burg will send theOxford Orphan Asylum 50 watermelons to-day for the orphans. - We hear of a very remarkable stalk of corn on Mr. J. C. Everett's Stacker plantation. It is 15 feet high; and has 7"jfeood, large ears of corn on it. It is in the crop of one of Capt. W. H. Mc- Launn s tenants. Last baturday . night, John Kelly, colored, was knocked off the track between this town and Elmore Crossing by an incoming en gine. He lelt here with a crowd that night, but a little way up the track they all parted, leaving him alone on the track. He says he sat down on the end of a cross-tie and went to sleep, and the next thing he knew he was knocked off. f ortunately for him, and for a wonder, too, he was not fatally hurt. . He was right painfully hurt m his short ribs, and a large gash was cut in one side, just under the arm. Raleigh JVews and Observer: The Railroad Commission has about completed the work of railroad assess ment for the btate. lhe total assessed value of all railroad property in the State for taxation is $19,800,185.47. Last year the total assessed value was about $12,000,000, showing an increase of over fifty per cent. Statements of the assess ments ot the different counties ot the State are now being sent out to the counties. The total amount of assess- . ment on railroad property in Wake county is $377,795.15. The case against Allen Upchurch and Blanche Winfree, a young white woman who lives with them, which was removed from before Justice Barbee to Justice Marcom, came up yesterday morning in the court house. They are charged with an attempt to conceal the birth of a child of which Blanche Winfree is the alleged mother. The prosecution was instituted by Beauregard Temple", of St. , Matthew s township, a neighbor of Allen Upchurch. After hearing the evidence, the prosecuting attorney withdrew the charge and the case was dismissed. Charlotte News: M. F. F. Kees- ler,, a Davie county , peddler, to-day lodged complaint with the officers that he was assaulted on the public highway, tied and robbed. He. was coming to wards Charlotte last ! Sunday morning from Union county, and had just cross ed the Mecklenburg line, when the wagon was surrounded by five white men. Ibey tied him band and toot, laid him in the wagon and then taking charge of the wagon drove through by roads fOr ten miles, when they stopped in the vicinity of the iron bridge in Ca barrus county. Here his captors held a consultation as to whether or not they would kill him. The woman and the boy cried so piteously that they decided it would be too bad to kill him, so they went through his wagon. They got all his cash, amounting to $64.80. Of this they said he must give up $25 for prac ticing dentiistry without a license (he had cleaned teeth for a woman in Union county) and $30 he must pay lor carry ing concealed weapons, as they had found a gun in his wagon. - The bal ance, they said, he must surrender as costs. They divided the money equally among themselves, shot off his gun and threw it back in the wagon, returned his watch, untied him and departed. That is his tale. He gives the names of his assailants, and warrants have been issued for their arrest.: The Georgia, Carolina and Northern road i?now com pleted from Monroe, N. C, to Athens, Ga.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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