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DISCUSSING COTTON.
At the meeting of the. Supreme
! Council of the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union at Indianapolis a
, number of resolutions were offered'
and discussed Rearing upon the de
ncessioa in the cotton-erowine in-
dustry and the remedies. In pursu
ance a resolution offered by Mr.
Marion Butler, President of the
North Carolina Farmers' Alliance,
that a committee be appointed con-
."siatina of one delegate from each of
the cotton-growing States to take
, into consideration and formulate
some plan by which the "cotton
growers may be able to some extent
"at least to regulate the quantity,
consumption and marketing time of
fche cotton crop," the committee
was appointed and made a standing
one to make a final report at the
next annnal meeting.
Several resolutions were mtrp-
' duced relative to acreage, marketing
&c, for which the committee offered
the following, which contains the
gist of the others, as a substitute ;
"Whereas, The cotton growers of
the South are greatly oppressed because
of the depressed price of the raw mate
rial, caused, in .a measure, from com
bines and speculations in futures, but
mainly Irom an unjust, oppressive and
discriminating financial system and a
high protective tariff on manufactured
cotton material; and i
Whereas, It is now alleged by spec
ulators and combines that over-productions
is the prime cause of depression in
prices, when, in tact, we have reason to
' know that the cause is not over-produc-
tion, but undeficonsumption caused by
inability to buy, resulting from advanced
f p'rices of manufactured articles of cotton
'and other causes as stated above; and
Whereas,! It has been 'recommended
by members of the Farmers' Alliance in
; : several States in the cotton belt, that the
acreage be decreased by the growers,
and knowing, as we do, that the price
of the. raw material cannot be affected
" by the . loyal AUiancemen alone of the
many thousand growers decreasing their
acreage, while, in .fact, the effort to thus
reduce the quantity would actuate thou
sands of growers, to increase their acre
agrin cottonl ;. .- . !
Therelore, as one ot the remedies to
securean advanced price in raw cotton
material by icheapening the -manufac-:
tured products, and thereby increase the
'ability of the masses to consume; be it
Resolved, That the National Farmers'
Alliance and Industrial Union, repre--"
senting the best interests of the pro
ducers and consumers of America alike,
do respectfully ask that Congress en
tirely relieve; manufactured articles of
cotton from any tariff . duty whatever,
and place the same on the free list of
American products.
- When the Alliance passes resolu
tions like those it gives evidence
;J that it is getting down to business
and is getting an insight into the ln
1 wardness of the cotton trouble. The
resolutions attribute the1 depression
and the low prices of to-day ' to a
'discriminating financial system and
.. the high protective tariff on cotton
goods." This is true as far as it
, goes, but it don't go far enough.
, While demanding that the tariff be
removed from cotton goods it should
.also have demanded that the tariff
be reduced ; on the machinery with
which cotton goods are made, on
the implements with which cotton is
cultivated, the bagging with which
it is covered and the ties with which
it is bound Jn the bales, all of which
reduce the; earnings on the cotton
made. ; . :
It is gratifying, however, to see
. , ; that the Alliance is at last waking
up to one feature of the enormity of
the protective tariff, so-called.' The
framers of these ; resolutions are
quite right when they declare that
the high tariff reduces the consump-
. . tion of cotton goods by raising the
price to a point at which the poor
can't buy, which they cannot do at'
the prices based upon the McKinley
tariff; but we think they are wrong
when they declare that there is no
over-prqductlori, when, as a matter
. of fact, the increase in the produc
tion is oat i of all proportion to the
increase"bf population. It is over
: production: all the same, when the
producers raise more than they can
sell, whatever the causes may be.
' They don't seem to think, how-
ever, that a reduction of acreage
" would be practicable, for the reason
that whenj one planter reduced his
acreage,, if this policy "were decided
upon, another would increase his,
under the belief that the reduced
crop would bring big prices and
thus the acreage would be kept up
despite the understanding and effort
tto reduce j it. The most effective
way, they think, to increase the
price of cotton is to remove all Tariff
from cotton goods, thus enable peo
ple f to l)uy more freely, and
thus increase the consumption.
Aside from the average ques-
VOL. XXIII.
tion -there 4s good, hard, common
"sense in this, - for the fewer restric
tions there are upon the traffic in
cotton, the greater the traffic will be,
and the greater the traffic the . more
money, to the man who raises the
cotton. ThiT is nofonly good sense,
but it .is good, sound . Democratic
doctrine. Let the Alliance move on:
that line, and on" the line where it
refers, to the "discriminating finan
cial system,", and move for the re
peal of the tea. per cent, tax on State
banks' of issue, thus remove the im-;
pediment 4o the establishment of
' State banks, and , remedy, 'to. some
extent at least, "the discriminating
financial-: system," ' which makes
money scarce, dear and
farmer to "get.
hard 'for the
THE WELCOME WEEK. ; ,
Never Vithm "the history of Wil
mington have so many people been
gathered within her gates as were
here during 'the four days of the
Welcome -Week, never a better-behaved
and more good-natured throng
brought together any whwe. Most of
them came on pleasure bent, and they
had it. Tjhere was no one of all the
multitude that came and went that
did not reel well repaid for their
coming, and Wilmington has the sat
isfaction of feeling that her guests
were well entertained, and that her
reputation for . old-time, generous
hospitality has been handsomely sus
tained. In a commercial way she
has been more than reoaid.-
Business was, of course, an ele
ment in the inspiration which sug
gested theWelcome Week, and the
originator of the happy thought
has blaze"d the way to what if fol
lowed up with the same spirit that
characterized the efforts to enter
tain the visitors within the past
week, will make Wilmington one of
the best and most-f avorably known
cities in the South Atlantic States.
Many of our larger cities have their
annual festive weeks' to draw the
people lo them.. Baltimore has her
Oriole, few Orleans her .- Mardi
Gras, Charleston" her Gala Week,
Afanta her Piedmont Exposition,
and other cities have their Agricul
tjjiwr and industrial fairs and other
special attractions to draw. They
spend thousands iOf dollars in ad
vertising, displays, parades, &c;, to
draw the people and- entertain them,
and they find that it pays, for it it
did not they would not follow it up
year after year.-, ,
Our Welcomg Week was in the na
ture of an experiment, -suggested
and carried xjut on ?hort notice but
with the cordial and patriotic co
operation of the citizens it culmi
nated in a success that far surpass
ed the brightest" expectations of the
most sanguine.
There is no one who now doubts
Wilmington's ability to successfully
accomplish anything she undertakes,
and there.is no citizen of Wilming
ton who is .not prouder of her to-day
than he was the day before she
threw wide open her gates and so
cordially welcomed !and superbly en
tertained the multitudes who came
from far and near-at her invitation.
What was so happily conceived,
auspiciously begun, handsomely and
br-illiantly conducted from opening
to close, should not end here and
be permitted to become merely a
pleasant memory.- The idea should
be followed up, and the Welcome
Week of next year be a better, more
attractive and. grander one than this
was; the year after, still better, until
the people of this and surrounding
States will begin to look for it and
wish for its coming. Let it become
one of the institutions, so to speak,
as the Oriole, of Baltimore, the
Mardi Gras, of itfew Orleans, and
the Gala Week, of Charleston,
and instead of being hurried,5 as this
one was on account of the short time
intervening between ; its inception
and execution, let time be taken to
devise and perfect plans embracing
such novel features as will give the
entertainment a cast of originality
and uniqueness that jvould add to
the attractions and spread their
fame. Considering the' large num
ber of people who were drawn
to this cityjan such short notice and
limited advertising, the grand suc
cess of the varied entertainment for
the four days, and the hearty satis
faction that all our visitors felt and
expressed, there is not the slightest
doubt that next year if it ;he an
nounced that Wilmington will have
another Welcome Week and send'
her invitations out broadcast, fifty,
thousand . people would ' respond,
come, enjoy themselves and be glad
they came. ' ;
We don't know whether to system
ize it and ; make the machinery eas
ier to run, it wotildn't be a good idea
to organize a Weicome Week Asso
ciation to be composed" of citizens
representing the various business in
terests and. enterprises of 1 the city,
which . with its - respective com
mittees could arrange the plans, pro
vide the ways and means, etc;,, early
enough to give ample time to carry
out all the details for a grand pro
gramme next year and . to advertise
it, without hurrying or being cramp
ed for time. When it become gen
erally known' that these WelrJome
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Weeks are to become annual affairs
the people who'desire an enjoyable
recreation will mate their: arrange
ments accordingly and shape , their
business so that they can come, and
thus many "will come who might not
be able tO'dVso on, short notice. :
- .Time and system are material fac
tors in carrying out such things ef
fectively and . smoothly. - The more
time the better forthe people we in.-.
ryite to come and the better for those
charged . with " planning . and carry
ing out the programme of enter
tainment, not an easy task' even
when genius, energy," liberality and:
patriotic pride unite zealously m
the worfe, as they did in this happy
expenmentel. venture.
WHAT IT HAS DONE.
Welcome ."Week ." Increases Business,
. Brings New Customers, and Cements'
Old Ocss Another A.n Assured Fact. '-.
The .smoke of battle has : cleared
away, accounts have been audited,' the
ledger has been balanced, and -the' debts
and credits of Welcome Week are
known of all. The resultant impression
produced on thermihds of business men
was sought by a Star reporter yester
day and is given briefly below: -
Messrs. George R. French & Sons,
wholesale and retail shoe house, think
it was decidedly; thevtnost enlightened
thing of the sort ever attempted and the
best in present and prospective benefits
to business. Trade during the week in
their line was extraordinarily good
About $50,000 were lett in the city, that
would not have come but for the occa
sion. ;, An annual; repetition is a neces
sity, and with more time for prepara
tion everv thine will be on a more ex
tensive scale. Subscriptions will flow
in more freely next year. '
- - Morris Bear & Bros., wholesale dry
goods, believe the money subscribed
was well invested. Trade, with them,
was better than their most sanguine ex
pectations led them to hope for, and
they are well satisfied with results.
With more time we will do better next
year and another W. .W. is a fixed fact.
H. C. Evans, wholesale and retail
"Shoe store, knows it was a huge success.
His - business was largely - increased;
money subscribed was well expended
He wants one next and every year.
Brunhild,' S.irnonf '& Co., wholesale
liquor dealers, "say their trade was in
creased 6naccbunt of the affair. They
are in favor of another and a bigger next
year, and may be counted on for ma
terial assistance. This was a poor crop
year. Had it been an average one the
snccess would have been more marked.
Giles & Murchisou. wholesale and
retail hardware, are favorable to another
next year. The W, W. as an attraction
for visitors was a big success. The
think it paid. :
Williams & Robinson, wholesale and
retail carpets, &c, sold goods to people
they never heard of before, some of
them right at the gates of Charleston.
No money was ever better invested.
Bound to repeat next year on a bigger
fashion. They are enthusiastic adyo
cates of an annual W. W.
Gleaves Hardware . Col wholesale
only, believe strongly in "the vast bene
fits already derived and yet to accrue to
the business interests of the city. Next
year we will have more money and a
greatershow. .
Rheins'tein & Co.,' wholesale dry
goods, say their books show an increased
trade; the affair was a success and should
be repeated annually. ;
S. H. Fishblate, clothier, received at
least $2,500. or $3,000 more than he
would have gotten without the W. W.
He saw men drawn hither' he had not
seen in eighteen years. We" just can't
do without it. V
Chesnutt & Barrentine, wholesale and
retail shoe house, advocate a larger
thing next yearT No moneytould have
been so well spent, they got customers
they never saw or heard of before; their
new wholesale . customers out of the
State were quite a feature of the week.
Of course they want another, f j ;"'". .,
Brown & RoddickLwholesale and re
tail dry goods, notions, &c, lfeport an
immense trade, the' money brought
good returns and we 'must, have larger
"Welcome" next year. ;
. E. Warren & Son and Barrentine &
Turlincton, fruiterers and confectioners,
claim a big trade. They will have daisy
floats next year. .
" M. M. Katz & Son, dry goods, no
tions, &c, affirm that the-Wek brought
'them a large trade and they got more,
than the worth of their money expended
for it.- - Must have another and better
show with more time: for'preparation. -;
Sol Bear, wholesale; dry goods, re
ports greatly improved trade and javors
another effort for next year. r
: . D. Newman -& Son, 1 wholesale dry
goods, say an increased trade was at
tracted that would not have come
otherwise; must repeat in 18924 They
will have a big- float " and give more
money next year.
Wi E. Springer & Co., wholesale .and
retail hardware, did not expect very
great immediate benefits, but are - well
satisfied with their trade. They sub
scribed liberally and favor a repetition.
It brings new men who will be sure to
make Customers .when approached byJ
trade solicitors, ,as they have enjoyed
our hospitality. . This year it was - good;
next year it will be better, and the city
has been benefitted, -v
I. L. Greenwald, retail shoe store, did
not count on much benefit in his line,
but is content; thinks the city was bene
fitted,"; and every year ought' to" see
another. - . . V;:"
E. H.'Sneedi Co., furniture house."
estimate that at least $100,000 . were
brought to the city during the week.
Mr. Sneed was reliably; informed ..that
thirty-six country merchants, by actual
count,- were in a store' on the wharf at
the same time. 'The firm sold goods as"
fast as they could : ship them; would
double their subscription next year,
and wanted "'WW." in the "spring as
well as winter.
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WILMINGTON, N. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11,
Ht H.jMunson & Co., clothiers, though,
: a little late lor them,-are well satisfied
withv sales ; are anxious for another in'
1892, and will have a grandloat. - "J:
J. C. Stevenson. & Taylorr wholesale
grocers, were not in when thejreporter
called, but it can be safely stated that
thcW. W.- has no stronger friends of
warmer advocates.- . . - - - - -!
C. W. Tates, book store thinks 'his
business , reaped a good share of the
fruits of the week and he wants it con
tinned, i, - - " - ;
Pickpockets in Prison. - -
Wm, E. Harris and J. I. Darlington
are the alleged names of two white men
of the light digital persuasion who were
placed in dursnce yesterday in the city
prison. A , - -
Willie Smith, with the Navassa Guano
Company, aswoong man' abjat eighteen
years of age, came out of the Bank of
New Hanover about 11.30 a. m. with
$500 in bills and a $25 check. He went,
across to Alderman & Flanner's store
with the money in the pocket. of hts
Sack coat and his hand on it. There
was a ? large crowd ,- standing at
the door and feeling -some one knock
his hand tmt of his pocket.he at once felt
and found the valuable wad "missing.
He looked into the face of one. of the
men and told him some one had stolen
his money, j The man grew excited and
offered to help him search. When told
he was suspected, he said he would go
to The Orton and be searched. Geo.
G. Lewis, Jr., saw the two men standing
back of Smith and followed them to the
Postoffice, and deserves credit for hav
ing . them arrested by Sergeant J.
Orrell, officers A. W. Wiggs an4-C. A.
Haynes. ' - .' - ', '- '-
When they ; ' reached ; the " City
Court -room, . Harris, 'walking near
the' . Sergeant's- desk, dropped the
$500 in the- drawer v where it
was k5und afterwards. Upon eing
searched Harris had a double case gold
watch and gold chain and a peculiar
charm, a fac simile of a five dollar gold
piece, with "3" instead of "5" dollars.
The watch was numbered 11.007,375,
and was an Elgin. He had also a five
dollar bill and several dollars' in 'silver.
In his note book was read "P. J. Shang
hanery, 29 Hadrick street.
Darlington had a silver watch, No.
1,352, gold chain and similar charm, also
a lady's leather card case.
It is thought these men belong to a
gang of thieves now in the city and it is
well to be on the lookout for them.
COMPETITIVE DRILL.
The Hornets- Nest Bifies Win the Prize.
The competitivedrill for prizes took
place at the base ball grounds yesterday
afternoon. ! The judges were Maj. Stew
art W. Cramer, of Charlotte, Lieut. M.
M. PatrickJ U. S. A., and Col. W, C.
Jones. Second Regiment N. C S. G.
The companies entered were "C" and
"G" oL the Second Regiment, and the
prize, was awarded to Company G, the
Hornets Nest Rifles, of Charlotte. The
score was 84.
The prize, $125 in money, was pre
sented to the winning company at dress
parade held on the grounds after the
contest by Col. .W. C. Jones," in a few
appropriateremarlcs .
The visiting company
last night.
left for home
A Big Business.
: Alex. Sprunt & Son made a parade
yesterday afternoon at 3.30 that was
notable as representing ojie of the
largest enterprises in the State, the Cot
ton Compress and exporting jof cotton.
A handsome model of a 'full-rigged
steamship was mounted pit a float, and
adorned with flags "and other decora
tions. Preceding was Miller's band,
then came members of the firm in car
riages. Following were 150 or more
stevedores and cotton compress hands
carrying cotton .stalks peeping-from
open bolls. f-
Then followed a long line of colored
employes carrying transparancies, each
stating the name of the ships that had
been loaded at the, Champion Compress
docks and the number of bales of cotton
on each. - ..r
- The display was well worthy of the
largest like industry in the South, and
was universally admired.
Commited for Trial."
The preliminary examination .of the
two pickpockets who .last Thursday
robbed Wm. Smith, the young messen
ger of the Navassa Guano Co., of $530
in bills that he had just drawn from
bank, took place before Mayor Ricaud
yesterday in the City Court. The prison
ers, who gave their narnes as J. E. Harris
and J. r. Darlington.were represented by
counsel, Mr. Herbert "McClammy," of
this city, and Mr. Lewis, of Whiteville.
After a prolonged -and patient hearing
the Court decided to hold the prisoners
for trial at. the -next term of the Crimi
nal Court, "and fixed the bond of aach
at $250. Being unable to give bail the
prisoners were committed to jail, and
the witnesses were recognized for their
appearance, Darlington refused to give
his residence; Harris said he lived , in
"Baltimore, ' but declined to state what
business he was engaged in. Both men
are well dressed, are of good appearance,
and no doubt are expert thieves.! .
PostofB.ce Bobbery. '- ' - V- '
Deputy; Marshal J. Hunt lodged G.
F. Blizzard in jail in thistcity last night
at 12 o'clock, arrested ' on a warrant
sworn ouCby Postmaster French of this
city.'v ' -' ;.-'- v '
- Blizzard is a smooth-face boy about
18 years old, and is charged with break
ing into the postoffice- at Keith's, Pen
deJ.county,. in September, and -' steal
ing"' $10 worth of delivery stamps;
Soon - after, he ; bought - a ; pair,
of shoes irom Lee Register, of this city
and paid for them with the stamps. He
has been a" fugitive since - and ; was
cleverly traced by marshal Hunt to Lake
City,S, C, and there arrested yesterday
and brought en last night. Blizzard
had several aliases Gardner, Franklin,
and W.H. Davis. . - ... ; : . " .
'Captured k Deer.' ; f--j ' T-i
: The Southport Leader says : ' "Last
week while . working? in" a cut made
through the bushes for the B W. & S.
survey corps, George Swain, one of the
axe men. was suddenly confronted by a
deer. Seizing a transit rod. 'Swain.
b plunged it : into the deer, throwing the
animal down,, wnen me cut . its tnroat
with his knife. , The deer was being pur
sued by. a couple of hunters, -who had
shot but not disabled it" , "
THE TRADES TURNOUT.:
ZENITH OF. GLORY. FOR WELCOME
WEEK ATTAtffED.
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The "Various - Business ' Interests of Wll-
mington. Attractively -Bepresentedfta.
- the Parade The Procession, a. Mile
Ijonfc-Tlnspirtnff Ilusao from Splendid
Band Chariots.- ;-,y". . v 1
Well, the management of the Grand
Welcome' Week "for . everybody, gratuW
tously offered , by ther business men of
"Wilmington, have 'crossed the Rubicon
of doubt and danger and emerged, from
the gloom of possible failure in scoring
for the culminating events the trades
parade, a Stnpendous success. This was
the grandieature about which all others
paled into 'puny insignificance. . There
were so many rocks and treacherous
shoals upon which this especial event
turned, upon which it might go, to pieces,
such as likelihood of rain, that all most
nearly and dearly interested, drew a
long breath of v most satisfactory relief
when it was over and victory crowned
this supreme effort.
- it is no small thing - tp get up, ' en
gineer through and pilot into the haverr
of safety an enterprise like this praade
proved to be. It was gigantic in con
ception and glorious in achievement.
In compassing its fruition the Parade
Committee and all other subordinate
helpers, by no means leaving t Capt.
W. R. Kenan, - chief marshal, , and his
efficient corps of assistants, are deserv
ing of the city's thanks and upon their
brows should repose the laurel crowns.
But they could have accomplished noth
ing without the active and hearty co
operation of the citizens who" gave lib
erally of their means and provided the
trades display at their own individual
expense. And all this, with their time,
was unstintedly given. So to these be
the honor and glory. "
Wilmington's star was propitious; the
rain did not fall to crush the life out of
the procession, and praise for the city is
glib and frequent on the tongue of every
visitor, for whose edification the spec
tacle was arranged. And these waiting
on-lookers were grouped and massed in
vast multitudes along the line of parade,
eager to catch every "phase of the en
trancing and kaledToscopic picture. At
least 25,000 people gazed delightedly "on
the long procession.
- THE PARADE.
According to programme, the floats
began forming on Market; east of Tenth
street, shortly after 8 p. m', and started
off in the following order: , .
"First, the Second Regiment Band in
a gaily decorated wagon headed the pro
cession and cheered up the marchers
and spectators with fine specimens of
their best music." i k . -
Then came the Executive Committee
in carriages, and alter them a platoon of
police.
'After these, at the post of honor to
which these gloriously, clever young
meu were pre-eminently entitled, fol
lowed the Wilmington Association of
Commercial Travellers. They are not
only the pioneers of trade, but they
.make trade for the city, and but for their
genial cleverness they would not suc
ceed in this. Therefore, the best, and
brightest of the youth of a community
are . selected to represent the business
thereof. The boys are "always good
looking arid tastefully garbed, but
they appeared , peculiarly well last
night r. in a uniform, consisting of
silk hats, blue checked " ulsters with
capes, and carrying in one hand a grip
sack and in the other a cane. Another
noticeable feature was the greatest
cheering and most extensive and en
thusiastic waving of feminine handker
chiefs was observed when the trade
tourists approached. The noble army
of drummers was led by Drill Marshal.
O. P. Cazaux, and the following com
prised the band marching in two ranks
with torch bearers on either side: J. D.
Bell, Owen F. Love, J. S. Burnett,: J.
Mcrt. Tolar, W. T. Hendersou, J. W.
McRae, C. D. Foard. W.-)3. Gilbert, O.
P. Cazaux, Swinson, L. P. Best, Geo.
V.Strong. B.JF. Lee, A. W. Middleton,
W. D. Pugh, J. J. Sternburger. Will
Slocomb. Fi Stum. J. M. Bear, Geo. W.
Chesnutt. " C. C. Covington, T. H.
Thompson, Joe Newmdn, L. Weill, Ino.
L. Breckenridge," B- T. French, W. 'J.
Carter, J. C. Dunbar, Harry Webb, J.
H. Mallard. W. B. Cooper, A. H. Burr,
H. H. Waxman, J. H. Lewis, E. L.
Downing, F. Myers, R. E. Ward, I. Bear,
R.W. Price, Sigmon Bear, W. P. Boney,
J. G. Bagweir, John K. Williams. M. W.
Jacobi.' J. A. Crews, J.- F. Whitaker, W.
H. Carr. G. Dannerbaum, J.: B. Mercer,
J. N. Jacobi, R. H. Cowan, J. H. Kinsey,
J. D. Regan, C. B. Ledbetter, A. L. Mc
Donald, Phil. Pearsall, Albert Hayi
Some, names- may have escaped the
reporter's observation.
- ; ; A-LOVELY TABLEAU. -
The next in line was Wilmington's
corporative contributions in thelorm of
a magnificent Oriental chariot decked
with flags, covered with a rich canopy
and illuminated by Chinese lanterns and
flambeaux and occupied by thirteen as
charming and beautiful houri as ever
drew breath to bless this balmy South
ern, clime, y Each represented one of the
original galaxy-of - States and bore in
her hand a flag and - wore, a shield im-.
printed with the coat , of arms of the
State she represented. r ;
' Miss Bettie Creasy personated North"
Carolina and was the central figure, and
about her were most seductively grouped
Misses Genie Southerland, representing'
New. York; Fannie Poisson, ; Georgia ;
Mary West, Connecticut ; - Elizabeth
Weill. Massachusetts; Augusta Ortman,
New Jersey : . Annie J Mclver, . Vir-
nla ; - Blanche Thompson, : " Penn
sylvania ; i, Annie ; Ray Mayer, Dela
ware i - Corinne - King,1 New -,-'V Hamp
shire ; ' Florence Willis; South
Cflfolinar-Alma Williams, Rhode Island;
Maggie Bagg, Maryland, i " Mr.. John
Sykes did the "Uncle Sam" act. Kf:
f The Second Division was led by 1 the
Germania Cornet Band with twenty" in
struments in .? a gorgeous ' shell-shaped
chariot with seats graduated to the back
1891 r
portion, presenting the gay-uniforms of
the gallant musicians in a most capti
vating way. - The vehicle was. drawn by
four -v horses wearing gorgeous trap
pings,' ; and was , covered . with,
variegatedhunting and many flags. .It
made a picture long to be remembered.
..' The Southport"" Cornet 'Band also
rendered- delightful music,: but -"unfortunately
they wernot provided with a
conveyance "j'r. '; V
ihHzMii 3THR.'I Ft&ATSA SS.
The" Atlantic ..Coast -Lmexdisplayed
three exceedingly handsonje floats, with
everything . in the : best taste ' and' the
acme of appropriateness, all denoting
the energy, enterprise . arid enlightened
public spirit of the managers. One float
exhibited a transparency with mono
gram. "A. C. L." en one end, . and a rfac
simile ot the "Atlantic Coast Despatch";
as the letters appear on trie real : venti
lated cars; - two . mounted engines were
shown rushjmg ; down -the traCV,
a goddess holding the. scales of Justice
between them. Ceres - also appeared,
seated, on a . bale of cotton;' holding a
pen and tablet.. The third float was de-!
signed by the officials and clerks of the
A. C. L; it was drawn by six horse with
fancy covers and "A. C. L." in red let
ters oiLthe covers, attended by six offi
cers in full regulation uniform. The
float represented a pavilion and was
decorated with Chinese lanterns in dif
ferent colors, with appropriate emblems
of railway service. A. big headlight in
front here out the illusion, and regular
train signals - were displayed in proper
colored lights; and a fellow might well
fancy he saw before him a magnificent
vestibule train' " passing in panorama.
This, display elicited.great5 admiration.
The Seaboard Air Line was most ap
propriately represented by a most elab
orately and . beautifully decorated float
upon which was a splendid and realistic
freight car, drawn by four horses, deco
rated with covers. On top of this was
an engine, tender and cars, with every
part perfectly! reproduced in wood." The
doors of the ! freight car were open and
inside could be seen the freight pack
ages. The car was the size ot a .narrow
gauge car with S.' A. L, conspicuously
inscribed, and also "New and Direct
Route to the West, by Way ot Wilming
ton; open 1st January, 1892." It was
all decorated and Illuminated with
torches and was a conspicuous feature
of the show. :
Messrs. Geo. R. French & Sons' float
was a raised platform or dais, some four
feet high, on the sid of which was the
name of thet firm in larger gilt, letters,
and 1822 to 1891 in same style of let
ters, showing date from commencement
of business to the present time. Mount
ed on the dais or raised platform was a
large slipper pf latest pattern and style,
seven feet long and three feet high, with
a French heel oneind a half feet high,
and this' slipper was gilded and had
a handsome, bow over the instep; the
whole being on white grouud -which
gave it a very handsome appearance.
The Gleaves Hardware Co.'s turn out
is deserving i of special mention. One
float wasa tall pedestal, draped in black
with red trimmings and on this was an
anvil and old Vulcan with his striker
.hammering away on his anvil. It was
drawn by six caparisoned . horses with
postillions a ttheir heads. The chorister
and Vulcan were in, ancient ,garb, as
were the postillions and torch bearers.
The second wagon carried hardware
implements. : i ; ; ,
,H. L. Fennell. the Horse- Milliner,
displayed his business most suitably
with his large papier mache gray horse
harnessed to a buggy and otter harness
goods, well decorated and lighted with
Chinese lanterns.
Wm. Cumming's float showed a man
working at rrfaking mattresses. -
M. M. Katz & Son's float.represented
the Eifel tower gaily illuminated and
hung about with - lanterns in different
colors, and showed up his large business J
well. . -1 ., -
Messrs. Sol. Bear, Jr., had samples of
dry goods, notions, clothing, etc., load
ed on his float in illuminated boxes.
W. H. Robbins & Bro. were repre
sented in1-good utilitarian fashion with
their mammoth wagon for hauling ship
timber, and a log swinging as it is car
ried. . All was attractively draped.
S. A. Schloss & Co.'s float , exibited a
liberal display of dolls and other fancy
articles, and a bountiful show of bunting
and lanterns.
. The Wilmington Paper Co.'s float
was made up of all sorts of samples of
papers, surrounded with flags and lan
terns. -, ' ' .
- T. Cv Craft's furniture store was well
represented in a handsome parlor suit,
five. cabinet . pieces and reception arti
cles, in a surrounding of flags and bunt
ing, j i ;v;- ; '.:f-: -
Chestnut and Barrentine adopted the
pleasantly familiar illustration of Mother
Goose and had a big .-shoe illuminated
and with the historic old woman inside
with her numerous progeny.
-Taylor's Bazaar's float was- a "cute"
conception, with Santa Qaus on top of
a chimney scattering presents; the.whole
brightened up with gaydecorations and
lanterns. Rheinstein & Co. had a very fetching
Japanese float, . prettily decorated -with
bunting and illuminated with Chinese
lanterns. cW:. v v'
Sam Bar, Sr., made a most credita
ble display of tobacco and a big tobacco
bag-all illuminated.
B. IF. Penny had a well conceived
float of singing boys, and some knock
ing bones. It was decorated witn Chi
nese laaters. .' . : 1 ,
R, Portner Brewing Company had a
display of beer bottles, with flags and
bunting. . " . '' . ' -,t "
Hanby & Russell represented their
business with a transparency of a pile
driver and men building a trestle, at work
on a wharf and housebuilding in rear. 4.
; J. C StevensojjH& Taylor had a hand
somely decorated and inscribed float
representing the wholesale grocery trade.
S. H. Fishblate, as usual, came well
to the front rank in a float artistically
decorated and elaborated in illumina
tions, with colored cloth lanterns show
ing, and above all appeared prominent,
"Fishblate, King Clothier." -
Jas. D. Nutt, druggist, had a six-angle
transparency, with "Promptness, "Purity,
Precision, inscribed thereon ; a pair of
scales and. mortar, and a large owl
perched on uv -.. ;- . '
Morris Bear & Bros.': float, drawn by
three horses, showing a wholesale dry
goods merchant's counting room with
cashier, shipping clerks, type-writer and
drummers, with the firm name illumi
nated on both sides of the float. ,. - -. .
- -Alderman & Flanner, a showy float,
representing a farmer boy. holding, the
handles of a plough ; a ""Carolina" stove
with cook baking and throwing biscuits
out ; a hunter who "fired his gnn at in
tervals. It was drawn- by four horses.
W. H. Yopp, the fish dealer, had a
solid two-hundred-pound ice block with
flsh floating around ft and men roasting
and opening oysters. " ' ,
W. E. Springer & Co. had & float
finely descriptive of the wholesale hard
ware business. ; Below it was brilliantly
illuminated with calcium lights; on top
were lamp-posts and lamps, a belfry
adorned with hardware and studded
with bull's eye lanterns and a' bell ring
ing on top.v- There- was also a corn
sheller and a large North State axe sus
pended. ' - . -s. " '
The Atlantic Coast Line shops were
NO. 4
represented Jn'the parade with a corps
of artisans,-with appropriateIy4rjscribed
transparencies, from the - ' dTff erent
branches of work It was decidedly one
of the very best and most commendable
features of the show. Each shop was in
charge of a foreman. - : ,r' . -x
- R. --M. ? Mclntire's float exhibited ' a
lace parlor with chenille porteires and
moquette and Brussels carpets, Turkish
rugs, and with "Welcome Our Country
Cousins" and Industry; and 'Art", in
scribed.' -" (
. P. H. Hayden bad a showy float, with
harness making, blacksmith shop work
and buggy manufacturing going on.
y.West & Cos float' was a transparency
stating that the firm was established in
1871 and other" clever-: advertisements,
surmounted with " flags, bunting and
lanterns. - :
- W. RT Morrison had a float with grain
and bales of hay; with boys sitting on
them carrying torches; also, a colored
man and woman husking corn. ..
' H. Cronenberg had a nice float, dec
orated and with an artist sitting in front
of an easel. . ' -v . -T:
), C. Stout had a transparency with a
corps ' of workmen following with
torches.' .' ' v,t - -
The Palmetto Brewing Company had
their decorated wagon in the parade
. Giles and Murchison had . a, most at
tractive ; float j displaying1 cutlery
and other articles of hardware tastily
decorated and illuminated.
Fore Foster , presented, their saw
and plaining mills on a very large float,
brightened up with transparencies and
other decorations.' f n ' r 4 r v
C. M. Whitlock represented his' in-
terests with paints,-: oils, &c with an
illuminated and adorned float. ,
The Standard Oil Co. displayed "bar
rels of oil on a. very lafge, decorated
wagon. ' , ": ' - . "' - -.
Sneed & Co. had a beautiful parlor set
in- a boudoir of laces and with handsome
carpets, all brought out iTtheir best
colors by a liberal illumnination from
Chinese lanterns. Flags nd bunting
finished the pretty picture. ; l:
S. & B. Soloman had a fanciful float,
representing dry goods, notions, &c and
a corps of clerks aboard,, with transpar
encies and lanterns.
Alex. Sprunt & Son's industry is noted
el&ewhere. only it was illuminated in the
night procession.
J. A. Springer "represented his busi
ness very well, with four carts loaded
with wood and coal and boys bearing
torches. Transparencies showed off
cleverly his important line.
r Hall .& Pearsall represented their
wholesale grocery business with a float
on which were barrels of flour and .
Christmas goods, aad many decorations
and lanterns showed all off to fine ad
vantage. Burr & Bai'ey" showed a most attrac
tive float, with an engine covered with
white canvas, with whistles blowing.
T Yopp Bros, were represented by a
transparency with fancy specimens of
painting.
i The Industrial Manufacturing Com-,
pany had an appropriate business float,
displaying the various articles of their
manufacture, consisting of wooden but
ter dishes, artistically arranged, straw
berry crates and baskets, diamond mar
ket baskets, orange, banana and grape
boxes and baskets, and specimens of
their other products. It was their mis
fortune to have their float break down
before reaching the starting point,
j Rhodes & Bowden very cleverly repre
sented their butcher's stalls with pens
of live animals, including a wild doe,
and fat beeves driven behind.
J. Naumburg's float was prominent
for a large silk hat with boys inside and a
witch sitting on the brim with this
legend displayed : '
"There was an old woman who lived in
a beaver, -
She had many boys, who tried to de
ceive her,
And when, during Welcome Week, their
heads got like blocks.
She sends them to Naumburg's .and
gets them a 'Knox.'-
THE CURTAIN FALLS.
The Glories of Welcome "WeeS: Close
"With a Carnival and - a Whirl of
Wheelmen Carrying Colored Trans
parencies Visitors Beturned Home. .
"The curtain may be said to have
fallen on the festivities ol Wilmington's
Welcome Week, given wholly for the
enjoyment of her visiting friends, with
the carnival last night. She invited all;
she welcomed all, and spread before
them so delectable a bill of rational fare
that she trusts all who came this time
will come again next year. " ,
Then, with more time for preparation
and accumulated wisdom gathered by
the light of the lamp of experience, she
will be able to offer a series of amuse
ments apd . wonderful spectacular de
lights, compared with which the con
trast will be like that between a light
ning bug and the brightest , star that
studs the cerulean canopy of heaven's
dome.
So. with her" heart in her, hand,
Wilmington waves an - adieu tp all
visitors who have honored her with.
their presence on this occasion : and as
sures them the welcome awaiting will
be as warm at any time. She trusts
that their stay has been pleasant and
that they will come early, often, and
renew acquaintances, which they will do
if she has proved as pleasant to them as
they have prdved to her. The latch string
hangs conspicuously, prominently and
permanently on the outside for her vis
tors, " .'j.:
.The entertaining . features for -the
weekended with - " . J
THE CARNIVAL AND WHEELMEN S PA--",
. ' . RAGE. " '
The youth of the city, not to be out
done by their elders, concocted a carni
val, which was carried out at 8,30 o'clock.
Headed by the Second " Regiment
Band, the cavalcade started at the inter
section of Seventh and Castle. streets,
proceeded thence down Castle to Front,
up Front to Red Crosscountermarching
at Red Cross down Front to Mulberry
up Mulberry to FTftE, down , Fifth to
Princess, up Princess to Eighth, down
Eighth to Market, and thence down
Market to the band stand, on Pearsall
laza. : '-i.Vv , : ';
"The wheelmen, numbenrjg twenty-five,
ioined the Carnival at Front and Castle
and 'accompanied the parade-up Front
street as far as Red Cross. J T ' V ').
- The band-was in a wagon, panoplied
over with decorations in gaily , colored
bunting, decked with flags and illumi
nated with, flambeaux, and to say the
Second Regiment Band made it is com
pliment enough for the music, rendered.
The carnivalists were grotesquely
masked as harlequins and ferocious ani
mals and their approach was -heralded
by resounding cachinnations " Irbm the
t&e
rne wheermeiKmade a giddily, grace
ful , display "as they glidedpver the)
"streets, like , serial , nymphs, "carryrng
from .nine to eighty gaudily colored
Chinese lanterns. : Mr. C. H. Cooper
alone carried a Christmas tree bearing
80, and Mr. J. L. Yopp a variegated par
asol, from which depended 35. ' '
r The cavalcade , with their animal and
steel tuds passed like a dream of de
light, and all was oven v
Aa Others Saw Us. I
': With one accord they all say Wil- -mington's
big show was immense in
elements of "perfection. A lady, now -visiting
in the city, was in Charleston
during the gala week, and says Wil
mington had a: much better Show and
more visitors. , '
: Mr. A. S.vWinstead, confectioner, on
Princess street,, attended the Charles- "
ton festivities, and affirms "that ours
was much finer, drew more people, in
his "opinion, and furnished -Superior
amusements. ; -
The Charlotte News says:
Parties who arrived in the city this
morning from Wilmington, say that the
Welcome Week was really a fine sue- .
cess m all respects. The crowd was the -
rreatest that Wilmington has known
since the war. The trades display that
took place' last night was a particularly
tine feature. Capt. Robertson says that
it. would have done credit to Baltimore.
- And in the same issue : rv w
The Hornets Nest , Riflemen. -speak
npst enthusiastically of their trip. They
were treatesU.rpyally by the people of
Wilmington and their-tay .there, though
necessarily brief, was exceedirijjiy pleas-. t
ant.' A year or two" ago, Wilmington's
boys in gray came up here and pocketed
the first money, and it is only fair that
the Hornets'should have retaliated.
The Goldsboro Argus' testifies' as
follows : . .; -. "'-; ' .
. All of our citizens who attended Wil
mington's Welcome -Week report hav-
ing had a most enioyable time.
The Bice Mill Combine.
According to the Savannah News, the
rice milll owners have about come to
the conclusion that the proposed rice
mill combine has-been abandoned,The
options expire to-morrow, and nothing
has been heard yet from the syndicate's
representatives looking to a close of the
deal.
It is known that' Hamilton Disston
and John D. Rockefeller, American cap- -italists,
were interested j In the deal.
Both are large holders of Florida lands,
and it is supposed they expected to in
augurate the cultivation of rice upon a
large scale. Mr. Disston was in Savan
nah about three weeks ago upon this
business, and went from here to New
Oceans. ! j
A Worthy Howard. . ' v
G. S. Lewis, the seventeen-year-old
son Of Mr, G. G, Lewis, is quite a hero,
having won his laurels by his efforts in
securing the arrest of the men who- are
charged with robbing Willie Smith,
cashier of the Navassa Guano Company's
office, of $580. The alleged pickpockets
have been bound over to court, and yes
terday the . Navassa Guano Company
presented youhg""Lewis with a watch
and chain as a reward for his clever
detective service. The watch ha3 "G. S.
L.rt engraved on the case.
Stocks, of Naval 8tores. : i
Stocks of naval stores at the ports at
the close of" the week are reported as
follows: .
Spirits turpentine-1-Wilmington, 2,491
casks; New York,l,205; Savannah.15,640;
Charleston, 1,407. Total. 20,749 casks.
Rosin Wilmington, 20,105 barrels;
New York, 14,028; Savannah, 95,087;
Charleston, 14,430. Total, 150,447 barrels.
Tar Wilmington, 1,711 barrels; New
York, 545. Total, 2,256 barrels. : ;
Thanks to All. .
; Without inyj'iious discrimination's, or
distinctions, the Star, along with the
citizens of Wilmington, thanks each and
every individual member of all the com
mittees of Welcbme Week for the
boundless success they achieved, and in
so short a time, in preparing entertain
ments for the vast multitudes who have
visited the city during the week..
Unstinted praise . should be heartily
bestowed.- They haye won their honors
worthily ; may they wear them well.
The Register of Deeds for this
county has the pension warrants for
all pensioners, and they are requested
to call and get them.
ThETOBACCO BELT.
A Great Day in Boclcy Mount -Pine Dis- -play',
of Tobacco Premiums Awarded -Ii&nd
Sale A Grand Banq.net.
Special Star Correspondence -Rocky
Mount, the Queen City of the
eastern tobacco belt, yesterday added
another laurel to her brow. - It will ever
be an eventful one in the annals of her
history. The .floors of the three large
warehouses were literally covered, with
the finest weed ever grown in the State;
or may say ever grown in the world.
After judging the specimens to be.
awarded premiums, the sale opened and
continued until afternoon to-day, with
prices running high.
The display was magnificent and has
proven to be a grand success. After the"
sales the premiums , were awarded and
paid off m gold at. 2 o'clock p. m. Below
we append the list as awarded :
Farmers' Warehouse White Wrap
persFirst premium, $50; L. B. Moore,
Edgecombe county. -
Ellington Warehouse Second, $40 ;
T. T. Aycock, Wayne county.
Eagle Warehouse Third, $30; Taylor
& Ricks, Nash county, " .
. Bright Mahogany Farmers' Ware
houseFirst premium, $50; R. D. Arm
strong. , r
Eagle Warehouse Second, $40; H. T.
Knott, Sr., Granville county. V
Dark Mahogany Eagle Warehouse,
first prize, $50; Dr. A. B. Nobles, Edge
combe. Farmers' warehouse, second
premium $40; L. B. Moore, Edgecombe.
Best Mahogany Farmers' warehouse,
first, $20; Batcbelor & Holman, Nasfc. .
Best Bright Farmers,- warehouse,
first $20; Wesley Williams, Halifax!
' Cutters Eagle warehouser first $30; '
"Tavlor & Ricks, Nash. : Farmers' ware
house, second' $20rC. A. Williams, Hal- '
ifax. Eagle warehouse, third, $10, Dr.
A. B. Nobles, Edgecombe.
The amount of tobacco sales was as
follows : " . , - , r :- . . , ' ..
Ellington Warehouse... ...82,037 lbs.
Eagle Waiehouse..... ...... 43,830 "
Farmer s Warehouse ........ 47,858 -
Amount total.'.-.'. . .'. "i . ,
.123,225
I .The Land Company sold 14 lots to
day at nearly $5,000. The sale opened
late in the day. :;-
K. R. Cotton, Pitt county, received
the. largest c dheck, $75, for the largest
disolay. - - - ;- ; . '
The grand banquet at the Hammond
Hotel last night was a success and a
most enjoyable affair.
thousands of spectators who linecL
pavements- . x . jS
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