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v : .V- : I J I i - 4 'ihc " ' I Editor nd Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C Friday, .,." November; 20, 1891. .."'' In writinj to change your sddresi almayspve )"' farmer directional well as full particular! a whera you wish your pepar to be lent, hereafter. , Uuless jroo ; i- Jo both changes cm not be made. ; ,.. ' : - '-j I fa?" Notices of Marriage or Death, Tributes' of .Re ' apect. Resolution of Thanks, &c., are charged for as .-' ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid . - for strictly in advance. At this rate 60 cents will pay '-'..for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. r CST" Remittance must be made by Check, Draft, . ' Postal Money Order or Registered Letter.,: Postmas ters will register letters when desired.... . - Mf Only such remittances will be at the risk of the ' publisher. j '- T . . .." ' ; . 3" Specimen copies forwarded when desired. y SOUTHERN BESSEMER ORES. ' ; ' Up to a very recent period the .: Lake Superior iron mines had a prac- - itcal monopoly of the," Bessemer ore "' business of this country, and the cou , sequence was that the output and : shipments increased from 700,000 t'.tons m 1887 to 7500,000 tons in 1890, - an increase of nearly 1,000,000 tons a year. The estimatecFoutpu for this ' year is 8,500j000 tons. These ores cost at the mines $2.66 a ton. Al '. 'though Pennsylvania produces about , 1,500,000 tons,- her manufacturers " 'get their principal supply from the Superior mines. . ; .'""- The large ancrease iu the product of these mines, being doubled in the past four years, shows theconstsrtit and growing dem5d ;.fuTfus kind of oreysThe Lake ; Superior mines lonopjoly of tl?is business , be- iseno other section produced the Ire in sufficient quantity to enter into competition with them, but they, have 'not this advantage now for immense deposits'of this kind of ore have been discovered and opened ud m . Virginia, Wst Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Texas, . in the last of which it is said , to ex ceed in "quantitthe Lake Superior deposits, and to be equal if not supe- . rior in quality." vr J r . ; i ne average cost oi this ore in r . 1. . s .t .' . ' ' A tne oouinern states is - $x.u, as . against $2.66 in the Lake Superior ' mines. Is it tobe supposed that Northern steeL workers will long ... continue to buy the Lake Superior . ; ores and pay $2.66 a ton for them, - and freight them long distances, by rail when tit has been- fully de monstrated j that. : they can buy equally as good, if not better, ores in the South for $1.20? : A difference of $1.46 a ton is an item worth con- siuenng wnere sucn r large " quan tities are. consumed annually, and when the j consumption increases , annually at such a rapid rate." . On the 7,500,000 - ! tons i used lasr year, and the same amount of Southern iron, the difference in cost would have amounted to the nice sum" of $10,500,000, which the ; steel . makers :-. would have ! saved if they been supplied with the South- em ores instead. :-r ' . j Large quantities of Southern pig " iron, pxincipally from Alabama, have been shipped North, though the . Bessemer does not-seem to have " figured to any considerable extent, V but it jvas not until recently that the admirable qualities- of some of our -Southern ores for steel-making pur- poses were demonstrated. Now they ' " are no longer doubted or disputed that1 -ve "know of, to present the merits of North Carolina Bessemer y ores to Northern ; steel makers, but , , they seem to be attracting attention. " Last week' the Kings Mountaial News announced that the Old Do ? minion Works at Richmond, Va. had made a contract with a mining . company oear that town for all the ore . they could . supply , for a year. : I and the last Baltimore Manufac turer? r Record says it - is informed I. Jthat the Maryland Steel Company, a very large steel rail plant, which has heretofore imported, its ores from ' Cuba, has been negotiating tor a large suddIv of Bessemer ores from North Carolina. This is a begin nine and there is not much doubt that in the near future the Lake So Derior miners will find the Southern mines very active and very; success f ul competitors, ' because with . an , equally.good quality of ore they can , get away under Ihe Superior - miners , in price, for at the cost of mining in that section 1 thev can never come down to : Southern prices - without practically giving their ores away ' and offering a bonus to the men who take them. . ' ; "::r:'y But the abundance and fine quali tv of he Southern Bessemer ores - means something more than wrest ing the i" monopoly from the Lake Superior j mines, J or if the business was confined to simply selling the iron in its crude form there would - not be a large amount of profit in it. It means that" instead- of - carrying the crude ores, or pig, to the manu lacturing plants North, the plants will come to" the ore beds, just as the cotton manufacturing establishments ' are coming to the cotton fields, and both for the same reason, because t they, find it- to their interest to do so. And in addition to this, enter- : prising Southern men who have capi- tal of their own, or can command it, will not be content with j the Small profit there is in shipping iron in they . r ' crude state but will endeavor ; to se cure all the money there is in it by manufacturing it themselves and . putting it upon-; the market, in ; fin s ished shape. .Thus we .see an iron and steel plant located at Greens- ' boro, another near Kings Mountain, some in Virginia, and elsewhere, and , efforts .being " madev lo estawisn plants for the working of the Llano ores at Fort Worth, Texas, seventy- fic miles distant from the ore 1 . fields 1 'V:y-tk f cAmwfiAr slow and cautious in em barktn'cr i n: the" steel -making business. of money, and 'it "is a. business that few, ot our capitalists " knowmuch about. Theyare studying it up, how ever.and are familiarizing themselyes witli it as they have with other new in dustries which were adeqade or two .agolaut little known in the South; many of "which hayej sprung up with in the last decade and are stiU spring-j ing up. A he - time will come ; when the South will . not only supply the North with the bulk of pig iron used, but will - manufacture the '- bulk of what is used m the. section and much also, for shipment to ' other States and -to other countries, and she will not- ask . for any-' protective tariff either. , v ' 'V'' ' :y ' MTJTOR MENTION. i - The Supreme Council of the Farm-,! ers, Alliance is now in session in In dianapolis. One of the live topics of discussion among the delegates present is the third-party whether or not it shall iave the endorsement of, the Alliance. According" to the pt ess dispatches, the ''Big Five," as they are called, Polkt Macune.Llv- i ngstone, Tillman and Terrell, are opposed to it as . a. violation of the constitution of the Alliance, and pre- dtct that the endorsement of a.third party would kill the Alliance. If this - be the oosition of the "Bisr Five" they show themselves to' be level-headed gentlemen, for;-sure; iy in ine .Alliance sougnt a speedy dissolution . it could . take no. more effective way to bring it about, nor shorter, route to it, than oy rnaniDg useu an annex to or sponsor tor , a - new political, party. This is the position the Star has taken ever since the third party was mooted and mentioned in connec tion with the Alliance, and the effect the third party has had on . the Alii ance in M'ssouri,: Iowa, Kansas-and. other States proves the correctness of the position we took. Alliance men as j citizens and as individuals may and should take an- interest in politics, but as citizens and . indi viduals, not as Alliance men. The Alliance and. politics will not mix any better than oil and water.will We made mention several days ago of thenew cotton harvester which was on exhibition at the Piedmont Exposition in Atlanta; . with ''- which some excellent practical tests were made in the presence of many peo pie. l be Mason harvester, the. in- ventioo of Mr." Mason, of Sumter, S, - j . - -" w C, was on exhibition at the Augusta Exposition last week, aid was .. sub jected to practical tests in cotton fields, which, according to the re ports, leave no doubt that it is a suc cess asa cotton harvester. .This ma chine has been .before the public for five or six yearsl during which time the inventor has been at work per fecting the mechanism, in which it is said he has succeeded. In some of the tests made 'at Augusta, al though the cotton was dead and dry and not in a favorable condition for picking, theT machine picked at the rate of three hundred and fifty pounds of cotton to the hour, equiv alent to the; work of about thirty handsand the cotton picked wasr abdut as clean as that picked byi hand. Whether all that is claimed for these two machines be true or not. there is enough of truth in the claims to show that inventive gen ius is making long strides towards m - "solving the problem of picking cot ton by machinery, Washington reports say that the Speakership contest seems to be nar rowing down, to Roger Q. Mills, xf Texas, and Charles F. Crisp, of Georgia, with the former in the lead as the indications now. , are. it is claimed by Mills' friends that he will have two-thirds of the -votes in the caucus on the first ballotj But these are merely flying reports, and must be taken with some grains of allow ance. The Congressmen have not all arrived in Washington yet, and it is not likely that a majority of them have settled upon the Speaker before they "have surveyed the situation and discussed the matter with their col leagues. There are a half-dozen good men mentioned in that connec tion. ;: Mills and Crisp are both de serving and able. The only things to be feared about Mills are his dog- gedness and his irritableness. -He is quick-tempered and has not sufficient control over his . temper to possess thatcoolnessand equanimity when subiected to the test, which a man occupying, that sometimes trying- po- sition should have. The Speakership is a very, responsible position and should be filled not only by a very able but very well balanced man. The friends of Fire-alarm Foraker say he should . .be sent to the Senate in place of Sherman, because "Sher man is too cold,, and what they"wa"nt is some fellow who can do the fire act and ram - hot talk . down the throats of the Southerners. ..-They have measured Foraker's capacity about right and if elected on this idea, as a representative of men who have so. little : patriotism or brains, he. will ': probably prove an. amusing success. : v--;r-.:'v :.--.::-C. .:- The Illinois Whiskey Trust iff now making whiskey by the Takamire method,' whieh is a Japanese one and .cheaperi than the American method. Tnat may do lor Illinois but the Kentuckian' will never con sent to see his old stand-by set aside for any Japanese truck.-; - STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.- : The- Fifty-Sixth ' Annti&l Meeting of the ;ij'::W. & W. B. iL Co. A Moat CreditobW . Bhowlnu Old Offioera Be-Sleoted. ; ' : "f The filty-sixth annual' meeting ot the stockholders of the Wilmington-A .WeW don Railroad Corn pany was held yester-day- at -noon at. tbetjffices bthe A C; Ii'in this city. 1 ;.'r-- " ;.'--"', Out ot a tota ot-80,000 shares of cap-. italc. stock, ": over 2,500 n shares were represented in person or by proxy. : .'. On motion of - President 1 Warren--G. ;ENio to the chair,ajid Mfv lasTF. PostJr.; was made 'secretary.' v-:JL v.-, :;;3jS-jSr- Messrs. H. B. Short. P. . L. Bridgers and the secretary were constituted y a committee on credentials, and they, re ported." after due. examination,' that a large majorityf ; the ; stock was repre sented.:: The report of the committee was adopted, and the chair declared the meeting open and ready forbusiness.- " , President Warren G. .Elliott, of the W&-vWrRf ;K., .submitted his : report. which was accepted and approved. , Mr. H. Walters (now Vice President) submitted his report as General Man ager, which was accepted and approved The report shows a mostgratifying con dition of the road and generally of the country it traverses. General Manager.. Walters says in his report : . v Cd.-Cw:-jvf 7-' ihis hscal year has been the most successful one ia' the history of . the de .velopme'nt of the Wilmington &-Weldon railroad and ot the territory which it serves. The cotton crop was "Sm enor mous one; all other crops were abundant and . general business was correspond ingly good. Our territory did not "be gin to feel the .effects of the New York money panic of November until late ia the Spring. The effects of this panic are now upon us, and the opening fiscal year will have to bear the burden of this trouble, of the low price of cotton, and of the short crops ia North and South Carolina.- . The railroads of this - country, and partial aily of the South, have reached a most critical stage of their develop ment: and usefulness, and 1 deem it my duty to call the attention not only of our stockbol "ers and bondholders, but of our employes and patrons to the dangers" which threaten dividends, wages and- good transportation 'facilities, and train service. All ot these depend not upon the gross but upon the net re ceipts. And the net receipts do not de pend upon the tonnage carried but upon the revenue derived from its transporta tion and upon the cost of carrying it." 1 he transportation of passengers and freight are .the two sources from which revenue is derived. It is a surprising fact that both local passenger and local freight rates on our road are to-day from thirty-ive, (35) to hlty-six (5b) per ycnt. less than they were in 1870, twenty-one years ago. In 1077 passenger rates were hve(5) cents per mile for first class and in 1870 our Traffic M-anager reports they were six (6) cents.' To-day they are three and one-quarter (34) cents, showing a re- duct on in first class rates in twenty-one . (21) years Of forty-six (46) per cent. Under what conditions has it been possible -tor us to make these reductions in local rates? 1st. By combinations with roads north ana south jofuT wliereby a through ser vice was established which developed new subjects of transportation. 2nd. By centralizing the transporta tion and car set vice so that the use of freight cars has been nearly doubled. ard By increasing the' capacity ot cur treight cars from eight and ten tons to twenty tons. - 4th. By increasing the capacityof- our engines so that our treight trains formerly limited to fifteen Joaded cars now often consist of thirty-five. - ' 5th.. By decreasing the cost of track maintenance through replacing iron with steel rails. 6tb. By centralizing the general of fices of the roads comprising the At lantic Coast Line and thereby saving the heavy expenses of a separate organ ization for each road. 7th. Bv the advantages gained in purchasing supplies, in placing insurance and in dealing as an aggregation ot roads with the public. The above are the principal conditions which have made it possible for the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad to face this enormous reduction in its passenger fares ol 46 per cent, and in its freight rates of an. average of about 45 per cent, in the past twenty-one years. And dur ing this same period the wages paid our emp'oyes have increased from twenty to forty per cent., and in some cases more. This brings us to the cri-ical- stage and to the question; can we continue a forced reduction of our rates such as has taken place in the past twenty-one years and maintain the" present ate of wages, the present train service, the present quick transportation, and secure to the stockholders a fair return upon theirs mone? "; " Without hesitation the answer is no. 1st, The economies arising from cen tralization and combination have been already secured. 2nd. The engines and cars have about reached, the . maximum capacity which steam power can operate with economy. "3rd. ateel rails have begun to wear out so that this heavy item of expense will again be added to operating ex penses. -. . :. - ' -:" .: .!;: '-'- '.- 4th. Cutting out the heart of pine for ests along our road has made it neces sary' to burn coal in our locomotives at a largely increased cost for fuel, and the price of cross-ties and timber is materi ally increased. i :' v; - ' ' . - 5th: On account of increased speed of trains the demand for increased safetv appliances upon both passenger and. freight trams is being met by us at an increasing expense tor maintenance of cars. . -; .. . -.: : 6th, The cost of handling freight at terminals arising from competition and better service is a source, ot increasing I expense, i . ."-; . : ... iiu, i tic l utuciai .uaa v ercised the anthority placed in his hands to decrease our "special lacuities pay one-third, with notice that-he will re d uce it an additional account each year. Our Company loses this year by this order $9,847.09. I know of no points from which to ex pect relief from the effects of these in creasing expenses unless irom an in creased business at remunerative rates, arid here we are confronted with the construction of new lines of rOad which will soon be strong competitors or both passenger and freight, business, that we have heretofore enjoyedxclusively, or unless it be secuied by decreased train service, by reductions in salaries of om cert and employes and by decreased dividends to stockholders.-- r i--. - The demands of both National and State Railroad Commissioners-are be fore us. Let us hope the powers granted them will be exercised with beneficent results to all alike. ; The Scotland Neck branch was open ed to Kinston on October 1st, 1890. - In February, 189 lr contracts were let for the completion of what, is kn6wn as the "Cut Off . and this important branch will be opened -in January,:. Tbe work upon it was heavy and most of the win ter will be consumed in ballasting and getting the track in condition, so that it will not be ready lor neavy tramc oeiore tbe spring and summer. This branch, in connection with the if lorence Kail road -and the other roads comprising the Atlantic Coast' Line will constitute the shortest practicable route between New York and Charleston. It will also open a route from Norfolk to Charles torr almost an air-line, and as short as -1 1 any line which can be built. The ., contract r hai also been let fat building a branch to Washington, N. Cw irom the crossing of the Albemarle. & Raleigh- Railroad near Bethei.r: This wit be completed "by January -nexi" V On motion of Vice-President H. Wal ters, President WarherG. "Elliott was unanimously re-elected : president for. the ensuing yearand the following were re-elected directors r- ; Messrs. B - F. Newcomer, Wm. T.. Walters. Michael Jenkins and J. P. McCoy, of Baltimore; E. Br BordenN of Goldsboro O George Howard; orTarboro ; W. HAWillard; of Raleigh ; Dr; AXJ. DeRosset and Don ald McRae, of Wilmington. ' , Vice-President: H" Walters is a dU rector by virtue of his officeT T: : No other business appearing before the meeting it ' adjourned to meet in the same place : on the third Wednes day after the first Monday in November, 1892, after a rising vote of thanks to the honorable chairman. . C- : . ' , y The Board of Directors subsequently met in the. office of President Warren G. Elliott and" elected the following officers: H.- Walters, vice r; presid ent; Jas. F. Post, Jr., secretary and treasurer Jno, R. Kenly, general manager; T.. M. Emerson, traffic manager; Capt Jno. Fr Divine, general, superintendent; W. A. Riacb, general auditor, and Capt..B. R. Dunn, engineer Of roadway,' . . " yXM, W,, C. & A. R. R. Immed iately after the ad journment of the W. & W.Rt g.. stockholders meet ing, the stockholders of the Wilming ton; Columbia & Augusta Railroad met. Mr. Warren G. Elliott, was re-elected President ; Messrs. B. F. Newcomerand H. Walters Vice Presidents Mr. Jas. F. Post.- Jr., Secretary and Treasurer, and the following;, directors were chosen : Messfs. Enoch Pratt, II. B. Plant, Wml T. Walters! B. F. NewcomerJ. T. Bar ron, H.-B. Short" and Geo. C. Jenkins. -The stockholders of the Albemarle & Raleigh Railroad elected Mr. H. Wal ters President, and fas. F.J?ost. Jr., Se ; retary and Treasurer. " " -'.:'y-'fi'. The Row at Point Peter : The row among the excursionists at Point Peter Saturday night (mentioned in the STAR of Sunday) began between two negroes George Moore, a laborer employedby. the C F. & Y. V. Rail road Company, and Primus Holmes, who lives at San ford. N. C. Holmes was severely cut in one of his arms with a razor, and Moore was arrested by en gineer David Jones, in charge of the trainwho carried his prisoner to Jones boro and turned him over to the author ities there. ! When the C. F. & Y. V. train arrived here last evening, however, it had on board Deputy Sheriff John Godfrey of Moore county, who had Mooie in charge, and who turned the latter over to the Sheriff of New Han over, the affray having been committed in this county. . Tbe New Court House. The Board of County Commissioners met in special session' yesterday morn ing to consider bids for building the new county Court house. Chairman Bagg presided at the meeting, and Commissioners Moore, Montgomery and Pearce were present. Only three bids were submitted -all from out of toh parties and the contract was awarded to Messrs. Valentino & Brown,- of. Brunswick, Ga., on- the firm's bid of $56,500, under con ditions that a bond of $15,000 - be required of them and 10 per cent, of the money retained for the faithful per formance of the contract. -" The Commissioners met again in the afternoon and . were engaged in the transaction of routine business. Criminal Court. Criminal Court for New Hanover county convened yesterday, Judee Meares, presiding, the forenoon. was occupied with drawing and empanelling the grand jury, as following : A. S. Holden, foremanDuncan Hol den, J. S. Mitche 1, Seth Walton. A. C Penton, J,W. CostinT W. Cromwell, R. J. Strickland, G. R. Holt. G. W. Yopp. H. . Woebse. C. F. W. Bissenger. J. P. ChapmalC D. F. Flinn, A. R. Padnck. ; Two! or , three cases brought over from the last term of Court, were dis posed of, and the grand jury presented two bills one against Geo. Stone, for. laiceny, and the other against Wm. Taylor, for assault and battery. Wilmington's Weloome Week November 80, December 5, 1891. The C. F. & Y. V. R. R. will sell round trip tickets to Wilmington. N, C- at the rate of one ceut per mile travelled oh account of Wilmington's Welcome Week, November 30th to December 5th, 1891. General limit December .7th.' 1891. The following rates will govern from competitive points : Fayetteville $1 65; Greensboro, $3 60; Maxton.fl 75; San ford, $3 40; Winston-Salem, $4 20; Ru ral Hall. $4 45. Georgia'-Bloe Crop. ; The rice crop is reported nearly all in. The harvesting will be finished en tirely on the Ogeechee Tri about a week, the crop has turned, out very short and the yield is not anything like what was expectedvftThe planters are very much disappointed as all appearances iirti? cated a-good yield. The growing sea son was a good one and the harvest sea son was all that could be asked, but the yield was lacking.. The spring freshets were the bnjy. set-back, the crop had. j Lumber for the West Indies. Schr. MA. Achorn cleared yesterday for Santiago de Cuba with 277,751 feet of lumber valued. at $3,127.18.-. Vessel by Geo. Harriss. Son & Co., cargo by S. & W. H. Northrop, i - . Schr. Nettie : Skijman cleared for Kinston, la,-with 289.874 feet of lum ber and". 100.000 shingles,- valued at $4,839.29, shipped by. Messrs. " Jas. H. Chad bourn & Co. . . . r Preparations for a JJi Travel. -The Atlantic - Coast Line has com pleted its arrangements for winter ser vice, at least for t.be present, by putting on an extra tram between New York and Jacksonville, as has been customary at this season of .. the year. ; The train will be known as No. 23 coming south. Tt will, leave; New York at .9:15 p. ro., leave Wilmington at 6:25 p. m., and reach Jacksonville at 11:30 a. m. Parties from the North in the last few days report that there is a general an ticipation of a severe winter, and that larger numbers of people are looking toward the 1 South as a refuge for the winter than ever before. As soon as the cold weather sets in the movement 'South wiirbe very heavy. - I: tr.r feeorge "W. Hard wicke of The Morning f-: George W Hard wicke died yesterday 'morning at iVclock at the residence of Dr. F. W. Potted on Market street be- ween becond and Third, in ' the .sixty fourth year of his .age, after fingef in four weeks on a bed of 'suffering. . For many, years he.has been a victim of :J'ec zema, of a stubborn and painful char-actcr.v--.;- ''tc'-":.yl:: ":y: :: The life of Mr.' Hardwicke has-been eventful in distressing episodes, especial ly in his latter days, having losthis en tire family, consisting of his wife.wo daughters and two ;sons, -all of whom were, adults, with four ; grand child Ten surviving him, and in all this time of dire mishaps . and ' sorrow, ; suffi cient to submerge his soul in dark de spair, he bore up manfully and with Christian fortitude and bravery born of a noble character.; His older daughter was the wife, of Lieut. Rhodes, of the trSRevenue'MaiHhe. ' ? Geo. W, Hardwicke had a wide and varied experience in newspaper life He was born' in' Lynchburg, Va., and for several years, in connection with Major R. H. Glass, a prominent journalist, was one of tbe editors -and owners of. the Lynchburg Republican, a leading paper iri the State. Later, for many years, he lived : in Richmond, Va and .was en gaged on the old. Richmond Examiner, then edited and owned by the famed John M- Daniel. -- About fifteen years, ago he moved to Wilmipgton and during all the years since he has been connected with the Morning. STAR-i-in a period embrac ing ten' years since ; his, residence here, it. has been his misfortune, to lay his loved ones in Oakdale Cemeterv, leaving him, like the ktal wart - oak, isolated and alone , with his great grief, ' Mr. Harkwicke was possessed in an eminent degree with many ennobling q'u ali ties of head and heart. Brave as a hero, generous to" a fault, he was "con scientious and strictly faithful to every trust reposed in hfm indeed, fidelity was "One of his rcardinal virtues. No higher tribute could have been paid to bis rworth and grandeur of character, than that pronounced - by one of his at tending physicians: "He was the soul of horror." -' ' , : For a great many years he has been a consistent member of St. Paul's Episco pal Church, and his death was as peace ful as f one lying down to slumber and rest with the sweet hope of a blissful immortality. Though life was to hfm, indeed, a "fitful fever," now that it is over he sleeps well. The funeral services will take place to day at 10 a. m. from StPaul's Episco pal Church, and the. remains will be in terred in beautiful Oakdale by the side of his loved ones , gone before. The Printers Union, of which he was a member, will attend in a body. MARKET ORDINANCES Meeting of the Board of Aldermen Last Night. A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held last night to receive and act upon the report ot the Commit tee on Market and Fees with regard to the petition of citizens praying that the ordinance forbidding meat to be offered for sale at other places than the regular markets, unless the same has been salted seven days,' be rescinded. Alderman Fowler, chairman jjf the Committee on Markets and Fees, re ported for his committee, recommend ing that the period for exposing meat for sale, other than in the markets, should be that it be salted five days in stead of seven, and . that the ordinance be amended accordingly; and also, that pork bones (spare-ribs and back-bones) and sausage, should be sold at any time anywhere. Alderman Nixon moved that "three" be substituted for five days. This was adopted and the ordinance was amended accordingly. . The following petition was read by the clerk. Mr. W. A. Willson. ' " To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Wilmington : We, the undersigned, a committee from and in the name of the Wilmington Light Infantry, hereby petition you ta lease tbe City Hall for such a number of years and under such terms and con ditions as may be hereafter agreed upon. Respectfully, D. MacRae, Jr., W. R. Kenan, P. Heinsberger, Jr. The petition was referred to the Com mittee on Public Buildings with instruc tions to report at next meeting. The Board then adjourned. Closing dermons. -v rOn next Sunday morning and even ing, and especially at night,, at Grace M. E. Church, Rev. Dr. Creasy will preach his closing seimons as Pastor of that church. For about four years past the Doctor has gone in and out before our people, and by his sweet Christian - spirit, " earnest sermons and gated prayers, he has made hosts of friendsiri all denominations who are sorry to give him lip. and whose Sprayers and best wishes will" go with him. and his family wherever they may go in-their labors of love and duty, Wilmington's loss will be Charlotte's gain. ' , C-- Mr, S. Smith, of Pafkersburg is in the city. . - j - Mr. Tom Murphy,: of Toma hawk, was seen with wholesalers yester day. ": ; ' '. - - - ; '"-.'. Mr. J. A. Dew, ot Viola, Pen der county, was buyirig stocks' at whole Sale yesterday. ; t1 T . Mr. J. M. Thomas, of Tarheel, Bladen countv, is' again here renewing bis winter stock. ! " Mrj D. L. Clark, a .; prominent citizen of Clarkton, N. was in the city yesterday. - v - "Mr. RI Wt- Nixon, of Jackson ville. Onslow county, was in the city yesterday on business. . . Mr. Kelly Sessoms, of Hope Mills, is renewing his stock of goods from wholesale Jiouses. ; j . Mr. A. J: Gallorway, an attorney at law, of Goldsboro, N. C, was in th e city "yesterday on a business visit. Mr. G. E. McDougal, of Rosin dale, Bladen county, was making bar gains in wholesale goods yesterday. - . Messrs Frank and The. Ses soms, of Hampton, Bladen county, are trading with wholesale merchants lathe .Obsequies of the late George W,. Hard U All that was mortal of the late Gew W Hardwicke were interred fth Oakdale Gemetery yesterday, near the mounds indicating .tb; final restl ng ' places on earth of his loved Ones who ' had pre ceded him to that ' bourne whence' no :iravellerreturn9."1-JJ!; " The pall-bearersV)comprising Dr . F. W Potter, ; MajoP.;F. Duffy and Messrs. DuBruu Cutlar,"W. Warrock, R.: H. ; Pickett and Benjamin ; Motte, with members i of; the-Printers' Union, representatives of the STAR staff, and several ladiesmetatthe residencebf Dr. F,W. Potter, where Mr. Hardwicke died, and attended the . remains to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of which he was a member. l. - Vv- ; Here the funeral "services were eon- ducted in the sweetly solemn ceremoni al otihat church by the Rector Rev. Mr. Skinner, and the bod v was then borne to Oakdale, followed by the above designated persons, where the services were concluded. ' Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, quoted ; the preacher; an d j soon the mound above the" grave of George W. Hardwicke was a sentinel along with others of his family. The mound was covered with wreaths and crosses of pure white flowers, and the attendants left the earthly remnant of a good, true man to await the resurrection morn. -The Eclipse Sunday Night. . - Owing to "the .clouds which unfortu nately overspread the -sky at the time, the total eclipse , of the moon Sunday night was. observed imperfectly. ! The moon rose with a part of its surface in volved t iri the shadow of the earth. This gradually progressed from; its east ern to western side, until about ! 7 o'clock, when the whole surface. of the moon was covered by the dark .shadow of the earth, and the light of the moon reduced to almost nothing. 'At this time the ' clouds completely obscured the moon, and only now and then could a glimpse of its copper-hued face be had. Later the clouds became thinner, and the shadow was seen gradually pass ing towards the western side, and the fhoon finally emerged from it at almost 9 o'clock, and resumed its usual silvery appearance. Had the night been clear," citizens would have enjoyed a spectacle of rare beauty and grandeur. - COTTON FACTS AND FIGURES. Net receipts of cotton at all U. ports yesterday 44,802 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet and steady at New York ; middling uplands 8 l-16c per pound. - Cotton clcsed steady in Wilmington at an advance of Jc; selling on a basis of 7Jc for middling. - Receipts for the day were 1,402 bales against 1,451 same date last .year. " j - - New York futures closed steady ; November opened; af -$7.72 and closed at $7.65 ; December $7.80, and closed at $7.72 ; January $7.97. and closed at $7.89; March $8.26, and closed at $8.19, . Cotton. buyers are predicting now that the crop will be a" large' one, and that prices will go considerably lower, Some predict., that cotton will go to seven cents, and even below that, within the next few weeks. If the coming week's receipts should exceed the heavy receipts of the week last year it is pre dicted that the bottom will drop out of the cotton market entirely. . Boston Bulletin : Low water is causing a great many mills to run on short time or shut down altogether. The large manufacturing concerns at Lowell, Fall River and Manchester are depending almost entirely on their steam power. "The situation is begin ning to assume an alarming aspect, and unless heavy rains come in a few days many mills in New England that depend on water power will have to stop. Aside from the water troubles the business outlook of manufacturing is fairly good. savannah ivews; I here is no doubt til at the cotton crop in this sec tion is ibout all harvested and that the receipts at the South Atlantic ports will shortly begin to drop off heavily. Re ports are received from all sides that the fields are bare and the picking season is practically over. The crop was light, and though the staple was very fine, the low price received by no means com pen sated the farmers,- a large portion of whom are left in debt. The complaint is' general from the country districts that the renrers and croppers, especially the colored farmers, failed to pay out, and a general retrenchment on this line will be the order next year. . Merchants are refusing to sell except for cash, and many of the farmers have not the money with which to buy. ! . . NEWS OF THE RAILROADS. Shortening the, Time Between New and Savannah. York Traffic Manager C. D. Owens, ot the Plant system," says in the Savannah News that the new schedule from Sa- vannah to New York, via the Richmond and Danville, in thirty-one hours, will hot "worry the Atlantic Coast Line in the least. - The schedule by the Coast Line is a little over thirty hours, Mr. Owens says thar competition is the life of trade, and a little, rivalry will not be unwelcome. If .the Richmond and Danville's new -schedule begins to draw from the Coast Line's travel it will be very easy for the latter line to auicken its schedule and shorten its time by two or three hours, which Mr. Owens seems to think a very desirable change. ' :--.' '! - As the Atlantic Coast Line has a splendid roadbed its entire length, and is ol easy grade tnrougnout, it nas con siderable advantage over the Richmond aud Danville -in making speed, as the grades are greater on the latter line, and that part of the route : from -Augusta to Charlotte is not in equal condition to the balance of the route. The Coast Line also has an. advantage of. twenty three miles in distance, it being 903 miles"'from Savannah to New York by the Coast Line, and 926 by the Rich mond and Danville and Central Ra.il road. . ,-; ; " Mr. Owen says if the Richmond and Danville really means, to compete with the Coast Line for the Southern travel it will have to make use of the South- bound which would shorten the dis tance seventy-five miles,-the distance to New York by this route being 8ol miles. This would giye it an apparent advan tage Jovtr the Coast Line of fifty-two miles, but Mr. Owens, says the Coast Line has a trump. card which it has been waiting to'play for some time. The con nection between Weldon and Florence, which has been progressing slowly, is nearly,, completed, r which will shorte the distance between Florence and Wel don in about the same way as tbe south- Bound shortened the' distance between. Savannah and Columbia. . The two routes would then be about on an equal footing, as to distance, with the advan tage in favor of the Coast Line as to roadbed and gradients. - A SENSATIONAL CASt TRIAL OF D.rA M'DOUGALD FOR i r":i - " .MULDER In the Boparior Court at Fajetterlll Great Interest Mnlfetd-8t!roru Array of Counsel. The Jury 8eXeeV9a. " : ;5fFAETTEVILLE. N. CJNoy, So great is.. the interest m the Dougald trial and so large is the "f lowing: in counsel, witnesses,- etc., that there is actually ' an appreciable filling up of the town with strangersiU JjThertrial was Centered . upon' at 10 o'clock this (Wednesday) morning," his nonor j upge Mciver on the ench, and Mr. Frank McNeill solicitor. I ; ;s - There was., comparative little ; diffi culty in obtaining a iury. which was com pleted by the dinner recess, and is com posed as lol lows: George p. Talbot (farmer), John' Roddick - (merchant). Geo. A. O'Hanlon (tax collector). D. K. McNeill (farmer), S. P. Den rang (farm er), D.. A. Geddie T (farmer), - Bunyan Hales (farmer), GS. Gibson (gardener). J. A. Wade (farmer), R. A. Godwin (farmer). Thos. Lewis ; (mechanic). A. L. McNeill (farmer) a very j intelligent . inere is almost . literally a "cloud of witnesses, the number being estimated at over one hundred and . fifty, and the array of counsel is imposing. ! i Assisting bohcitor McNeill for the prosecution are Hon. Alfred Rowland and Mr. N. A. McLean, of Ltfmberton, and Mr. Walter H. Neal. of Laurinbure. for the defence are Col. bbaw and Jur.. j . Ino. D-.' Shaw.' of Rich mond countv: ! Col-W. F. French-nd Capt. W. S. Nor ment, , of Lumberton, and Hon. I. C. MacRae and Jnd." G. Shaw, tof Fayette- ville. . :''.':-'.: - . . ' - : Testimony of Witnesses. Special Star 7efcgriam.' y i Dr. R. F. Lewis, , of Lumberton. was examined. He testified; tht he knew Simeon Conoley, the murdered man ; is himself a practicing physician and a member of the! Slate Medical Society. ' Examined the body of Mr. jConoley and found two pistol balls one entering above the right ear,and thi- other oyer the left temple ; the : ballswere of calibre. When he saw the corpse it had been removed to the house. I ' Cross- ammed Viewed the body n the 22 of April. COnoley was shot on the .21' ol April. 4 . f A. J. cottingham examined ; Kne the prisoner Saw him oi the 21st o' April on a freight train between Laurin' burg and Maxton. fnsoner had on duster, and satchel in hand! Cross-Ex- aminedhm certain it was a black satchel. On the freighi tr4in was D. El McNair and Conductor Burnett. Could not say whether he or McDougald got on the train first. Am certain that McDougald had on a duster, and at the time did not wear whiskers. Three or four . days afterwards heard that Mc Dougald was charged with the murder. Luther McCormick examined: Have known the prisoner twenty j years. Saw him April 2ist on the arrival of the train at Maxton ' from Laurinburg; he was clean-shaven, except for his mous tache. Witness kept a hotel at Maxton, and usually met all trains. McDougald said he wanted to get off onjthe Fayette ville tram. He had a duster on his arm and a black satchel and two or three bundles tied . up in newspapers. He wanted to leave the bundles in witness" office. They then separated, going in opposite directions. Witn4ss next I saw defendant April 22d, aboOt 11 o clock on the engine of the Almajjrailroad, and in front of Croom s drug store. Cross- examined -Lives in Maxton; keeps a hotel; saw defendant soonf after arrival of C. C. R. R. train, from! Laurinburg. Witness on cross-examination reiterated his direct testimony. The Court adjourned jto Thursday morning. WASHIMGTON NEWS. WashinotOn, Nov. 1$. Argument was begun -in the United States Su preme Court to-day in. the anti-lottery cases, in which the constitutionality of theTecent anti-lottery law is involved buits come up in the form of applica tions of John N. Rapier, publisher of the Mobile Kezister, and c-eprge w, Uu pree, publisher of the New prleans5ai. for writs of habeas corpusl they having been convicted for violation of the law prohibiting sending through the mail of -newspapers containing lottery adver tisements. Counsel havet already sub mitted briefs giving the line of argu ment, and these have been published in the press ' :. .-, Washington, November 16. The Supreme Court of the District of Co lumbia to-day overruled J the demurrer of Charles A. Newton, (resident of the Old Dominion Republican League. charged with the violation of the civill service act forbidding the solicitation or receiving of political contributions in government buildings.- Newton sent a circular, asking persons to become mem bers of tne league, paying $1 initiation i fee and 25 cents a month dues, and fur ther contributions if "they could be afforded, to aid in the campaign. The demurrer contended the law had ' not been violated, and if so was unconstitu tional.. The court said that Congress in the reasonable exercise of its powers prohibited political solicitation or con tribution in government buildings and was not an infringement o constitution al rights, j - Civil bervice Commissioner Thomp son said he thought tbe effect of the de cision will be to practically stop politi cal assessment and to leave all govern ment employes free to contribute or not as they see fit. . ' j - . j f HE PREfeBYTEfclANS. Discussion of the Questioi of Revision by Hew York Presbytery Ir;' Briges ., Present. . ( New York, Nov. 16J The New York Presbytery met this afternoon and considered the report of toe Committee on Revision. 1 ' - i Dr. Charles A. Briggs af d his friends were-on hand. The Professor succeeded in securing one or two important amendments to the report. The most important discussion was jthat over the amendment recommended; by the com mittee that all reference to foreordtna tion to everlasting death or any doc trine of non-election should be omitted. It was recommended that the. doc trine be ' stricken out, because ; it is merely " a logical and philosophical inference deduced from t le doctrine of ejection and is not part of - the Holy benptures. .. . " J ; The third resolution, excepting two sections relating to the doctrine of .sov ereign election, "sovereign pretention eternal foreordmation to death, etc., wasfinally passed as reported by the committee. - j - ' Dr. Henry M. Field made a strong ar gument against foreordination. ; On motion' of Dr. Briggs, the words "In the act of regeneraticjn" were strick en out ia section 2. . j , . ' : After considerable discussion by Dr.; Briggs, Dr. Sanford arid others, Dr.: Briggs urging " that , some provision should be made for tbe salvation of those incapable of being called by the ministry of the Word, and for the heathen, the substitute offered by Dr. Briggs was adopted, as follows: ."Infants dying in. infancy and other persons who are in capable of being called by the ministry of the Word, are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit, which worketh when and where?- and how He pleaseth; also, many otner persons wno nave not been called. . SPIRITS TUR! 4 Carthage Blade lawyers t re here last injunction case before JA was in regard to the re signment of A'McKinn burg. , The injunction wj efal cl ."at. in w about Jrtre in kerosene oil -1 Durham and ot hoosekeep-rs co are poor mid that The papers-ay. the to blame. Njitatc oil inspq for.' Charlotte News'. Ci ruff, the six-year old WoodruffTof Crofts, ha; cident Saturday auef result in the little J was up a persimmor that he was "standi .iTioi. the body of the trf twenti feet to the groun v"S on a sa snag 'which "pe jtoA tie pit of stomach. teary-T flesh dreadfull( oan?r ujcrcia "; ; ; batur night Olljtircrw.' Pool discover-' negro fellows who were trying- fine gold watch and chain to os merchants. - Their actions lc piciousandhe placed them j rest. They told ; h i -n threl tales about the wajch, first had bought and p id a hundl for it. . Thev ne?t- vine, Tenn.. or finally theyW street in Km Ralei The Stated with tbe i belonging Fund,;-sold acres of land day at fiftyl reached, hei el assassination county Satutcl from HI noon, an 45 years was engagt wagon to , the last.ioal about 7 o'cll and a half In some i meoiy-jtf three- raeiIsmo u , colored. r A lari is being planted this than ever before - lows' Orphanage, of 4 net benefit ot $000 trg ' - - M ering of Odd ; Fellol Exposition last Wed E.'W. Pou, Sr., a Smithfield, and fathc tell from a platform morning and died from the injuries. the two-year old chi colored, who live Johnston county, about a keg that was out in the yard. - Leaning it lost its balance, and gd water headforemost was . tricate itself before being dro New Berne Journah , (itrMiiB . sorrow : that .1 we h death of the wife of Col. S.,iL one of. the-most prominent arl esteemed gentlemen in Onslol The lamented accident occuf Thursday,' the SthinsUrat Lake, the home of Col. Taylo had been to church at Unioir about two miles distant from t Returning. Miss. Katie Boees, lived at Catharine , Lake, acco Mrs. Taylor. They had just liome at -two o'clock in the af and Miss fctoees had gotten ou bueev. Mrs. Taylor was to drive few hundred "yards further, b' startine toff, a lamp shade which had beek carrying along, fell ou striking the wheel, caused the horJ run. He dtrshed l.uo a tree, tne s of which caused one ofthe side sup ters to the top orrthe buggy to st Mrs. Tavlor oi her head and fractu the skull and inflicting other serious iuries. ThoueK attended by four phy cians she lincerfed in an unconscio state until the following Saturday, whd death ensued. ',--At the Kocicy Mouil Fair, which has iust klosea. xwr. uacn tnr- r( Ralnirrh rro 911 Pxhlhitinn i the' speed Of hiseelebrkted trotter, Pam lico who has a record of take not. Mr. Bachelor has recen fused $50,000 for this valuisfcfcborse Charlotte Arfj: '. Vance has disposed of, his. si Charlotte CAronicFSnd expects iurertb New Orleans, in which some of his best newspaper work been done. ' Mr. J. H. . Kids, Kidsville, and who was known as one the largest merchants in Lincoln cour bled an assignment last Saturday the benefit of his creditors. His liabi ties are saia to De Detween so.uuu am $7,006. It is understood that a tition will be sent . to Gov. Holt t week asking for the life of Dawns, t negro who is under sentence of aei for the burglary of Mr. .John ,Wa( worth's residence. The. date set 1 Dawn's execution is December 3rd. TvN petitioners ask Governor Holt t commute the death sentence to irr prisonment for life. The petition i quite largely signed. Some of th "jurors' names are on it, but it is signif cant that tbe names of Mr. Wadswort Judge Meares and. Solicitor Brown a: missing. Last night as a souti bound freight was coming into Salisbury an axle on one of .the cars broke ana caused the total wreck of six other cars J all loaded with fruit trees. As tba wrecking bands were clearing" the trackv of debris to prevent tne delay ol other trains, three unknown men. sunnosed to be tramps, were pulled out from tbe mass, of broken trees and other wreck age; one was instantly killed, his head being severed from bis body, another is fatallylnjured, and in all probability is dead by this time; the third one, who was a negro, came out more fortunate man nis companions, out is severely masbed. ; "-" Electric Bitter. This remedy is becoming so well known and so popular as to need no special mention. fAU who have used' Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise. rA purer medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed to, do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, , will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other . affections . caused i by impure blood. Will drive , Malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all Malarial fevers, For cure of Headache, Constinatiori and Indicestion tnr- Elecz trie Bitters Entire- satisfaction guar anteed, jr money refunded. Price 50 cents and $1.00 per bottle at Robert R. Bellamy's Wholesale and Retail Drue Store. . . ;V . '.v '.. - Biggest Sveel Cssci&R. A feat of steel casting that dipses the best- perf ormance of American" works was recently accomplished atj the River Don Works of VickersJ Sons & Co:,' in Sheffield, -England The casting was an ingot weighing1 ninetv-six tons, and it is believed t be the largest casting . of. steel eve maps.' y The casting is to be used fo One of the parts of a forging press! which is also said toy be the largest in the -world. - ; J : " - J 1 I I r PI 3 4 V ,;-"i'--i':' 1 . . v --. S .,.V
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