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HT THE LAST DITCH. ,
We have frequently expressed the
opinion that the Republican party is
making what will beif it prove un
successful in the coming election, its
last desperate effort to hold control
of the Government. If defeated in
November next, while it may still
rm in rain an existence in some States.
as a national organization . it will be
as dead as the Egyptian mummies.
, It was the premonition, the. pre-
, seaximenc thjitthe Republican lead
ers had of this that inspired Tom
Reed and his fellow conspirators in
the 51st Congress to make such a de
termined and desperate fight for the
Force toill which they saw to be nec-
' essary for the preservation of the
party which they felt, and knew had
fallen into disrepute and could not
much longer hold its own without re
sorting to the arbitrary, and despotic
methods provided for in that Force
bill. 1
We are not alone in this opinion,
for it is shared by thousands who
have noted the steady disintegration
of the Republican party, and it is
virtually confessed by leading Re
publicans who stand in the very
foremost rank of that partyjs coun
sellors, some of them so close to
President Harrison as o be looked
upon as his voice in political matters.
In the New York Tribune of
Monday, a paper which is largely
owned and edited by Whitelaw Reid,
the Republican candidate for Vice
President, is a report of the visit ot
Secretary Foster and Senator Aid-
rich to "New York, and their
call at the" Republican headquar
ters, which is very interesting read
ing. The report gives the substance
of their conversation with Chairman
Carter. They went to consult with
him about the outlook for the party
in the opening of the last month of
the campaign. . Chairman Carter was
disposed to take a hopeful view (as
it wouldn't do for him as Chairman
of the National Republican Commit
tee' to take any other and let it get
out), and wound up his horoscope
with the following reason why he
didn't think the people would aban
don tne Republican hulk :
'I tmnk. too. that the people under
stand (hat both branches of Congress
will necessarily be Democratic in case of
President Harrison's defeat. We can
not lose the Presidency and save either
the Senate or the House."
This is the Chairman of the Na
tional Republican Committee talk
ing, as reported by Whitelaw Reid's
paper.
Senator Foster "entirely concurred
in the views expressed by Chairman
Carter," saying :
"In this election the entire Govern
ment, in all its branches, is at stake, and
the election of a Democratic President
will carry with it the election of a Dem
ocratic House and Senate. The people
should understand that they are .voting
not only as between Mr. Harrison and
Mr. Cleveland, but as between the poli
cies outlined by the Democratic and Re
publican .platforms."
This is Senator Aldrich, the great
sponsor for the McKinley tariff, talk
ing. He is afraid that if the people
got it into their heads that this was
simply a contest as between Mr.
Cleveland arid Mr. Harrison, Mr.
Harrison wouldn't stand much show
and therefore he wishes to impress
Republicans with the fact that
"everything is at stake."
Secretary Foster, who stands so
close to the President as to be re
garded as authority for him, and
who has been doing a good' deal of
log-rolling and wire-pulling for him
before the Minneapolis Convention
and since, "fully agreed with Chair
man Carter and Senator Aldrich"
and could not believe that the "peo
ple would permit such ,a misfortune
to overtake them in the midst of un
exampled prosperity."
And yet it does look as if the peo
ple were just bullheaded enough to.
take a little turn with "such a mis
fortune," otherwise Chairman Car
ter, Senator Aldrich and Secretary
Foster would not be blowing this
alarming strain through " the same
horn, to scare the faithful and call
them to the rescue of the imperilled
party. . .. -?V : '.
These opinions are supplemented
with an opinion of '. John Sherman
who was in New York the day after
Secretary Foster and Senator Aid
rich were. He talked to a Tribune
rePorter, felt satisfied that Mr. Har
rison would be re-elected, but in
conclusion piped dolefully in ; the
same strain as the distinguished
. trio from whom , we have quoted,
thus; " .:
V
'It is probable that the election 'of a
Democratic President would place the
whole Government in the hands of men
who would so change our excellent
financial policy as to produce a panic
and distress In all parts of the country."
.This is the distinguished Republi
can Senator, John Sherman, talking.
The panic and distress "are already
beginning to be felt by the Republi
can party managers and office-hold,
ers present and prospective, "in all
parts of the country."
These valiant champions of the.GL
O.P. are evidently not only very much
alarmed themselves but the warning
cry they raise shows that they are
exceedingly : anxious to get up a big
scare among, tne rait mm to save
Harrison, in whose election they pre
tend to have a confidence which they
are very far from feeling, and which
would make all this contingency talk
entirely,superfluous if they did feel it.
They are warning the, people against
something which they inform them
in the same breath is scarcely among
the possibilities.
' They believe that the election of a
Democratic President will result in a
Democratic'House and a Democratic
Senate, and 'the full control of the
Government by "the Democratic
party. Isn't that an additional rea
son why Democrats shtould work all
the harder, for if these opinions be
well, founded, the reverse is just as
probable, that if a Republican Presi
dent be elected, both branches of
Congress will be Republican, and
that party will again have absolute
control of the' Government, when
Force bills and any other extreme le
gislation they see fit to enact may not
only become possible, but certain.
. Democrats should take fresh cour
age and determination from these de
clarations of such representative and
distinguished Republican leaders,
and strike hard blows not only to
elect Grover Cleveland, but to hold
the House and to capture the Sen
ate, and thus be in a position to ac
complish the reforms to which the
party is pledged, and which the peo
ple demand, and honest Third party
men who really desire reform should
quit their guerilla warfare and fall
into line under the Democratic
colors. . -
' THE NEXT SENATE. ,
We published a couple days ago.
an editorial eivinsr the opinions of
Chairman Carter, of the Republican
National Committee, Secretary Fos
ter aGd Senators; Aldrich and Sher
man as to the effect that the coming
elections would have in deciding ihe
political complexion of the next
House and Senate, the opinions be
ing that if the Democrats elected the
President they would be sure to con
trol the next House and Senate, and
thus have absolute control ot the
Government.
" These opinions were given to the
publje through the New York Tri
bune, Whitelaw Reid's. paper, and
were doubtless thus heralded with
the view to scaring up doubtful,
apathetic or wavering Republicans.
A good scare is sometimes a good
thing to bring laggards to the front.
In this instance the uniformity of
the views expressed, the occasion,
and the medium through which they
were made public all indicate a pre
vious understanding that this dis
tinguished quartet was to play the
scare game with the expectation, of
course, that it would be taken up and
played all along the line.
While, it was played asi; scarce,
there Is foundation for it, for the
Democrats . have, unless there be a
revolution of sentiment, of which
there are so far no indications, in
several States which two years ago
broke loose from their Republican
moorings, a very good prospect
of "electing Democrats in place
of the Republican Senators whose
terms expire in March, 1893.
The oresent Senate consists of
s
forty-seven Republicans, forty Dem
ocrats and one Third party man. A
change of four would give the Dem
ocrats a tie with the Republicans,
even supposing that the Republicans
could count, on the vote ot the Third
party man in an emergency (which
they probably would, as ; he was a
Rnnhlican before he became a
Thirder). A change of five would
give the Democrats a majority over
both. ; '.;
There " are ', nineteen Republican
Senators whose terms will expire on
the 4th of March, 1893,. whose sue
cessors will be elected by the Legis
latures which convene next winter
(with the exception of Sherman, of
Ohio, who has been re-elected.) Of
the. Republicans are sure of
only seven, while the Democrats have
a fair prospect of carrying five
straight Democrats, four more by
combining "with the People's party,
while two, Stewart, of Nevada, and
Parlrlock. of .- Nebraska, cannot be
counted upon, to act with the Re
publican party on financial, tariff or
iirAW nartisan Questions. : ; This
MfJ: J-"- A
would leave the Republican strength
which could be counted upon to stand
etmiorht nn for Dartv measures 35 to
53, so that whether theDemocrats sue
ceed In electing Senators enough to
set control of the Senate or not,
there is every indication that a suffi
cient number of Democrats and anti
Republicans will be elected to take
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the Senate but of the hands of the
Republicans and nof only deprive
them of the power of passing-any
purely partisan " legislation, but to
enable the Democrats to' accomplish
the tariff, financial and other reforms
which the people demand. " '
The States from which these anti-
Republican Senators are expected to
come are all, with the exception of
New York, in the West, in every one
of which the anti-high, tariff senti
ment prevails and fin all of which
there is hostility to the financial pol
icy of the Republican party so that
on both of these questions a majori
ty of the new Senators would be in
antagonism to the
Republican party
and in the main in
accord, with the
time since i860
Democratic party.'
This is the first
when there was a fair prospect of the
Democrats controlling the Presi
dency, the House and the Senate,
and consequently f he first time when
there was a reasonable prospect of
their being able tcj carry through the
legislation . they
propose without
some insurmountable obstacle in the
way.': - ,'-. ' li I
Wij such an encouraging outlook,
and i with such cheering indications
of achieving what we have been
struggling for for twenty-five years,
should not-Democrats and .all men
who desire a new deal icu legislative
and administrative methods, whether
they be Democra ;s or not, be stimu
lated to vigorous and united action
and more determined resolution to
win such a grand victory and drive
and clinch the nail in the Republican
coffin? ' ,- I ! I
With the Presidency captured, the
House Democratic and the Senate
revolutionized, with all these.in tLe
control of the Democratic party, the
Republican party will be as dead as
Hector, and then comes the end of
tariff robbery, pension plundering,
Force bills and sectional legislation,
and a new era will dawn upon the
American people, and the plutocrat
and the boodle
been dictating
furnisher who have
public policies for
thirty years will retire to j the rear
and the plundered, oppressed and
ignored people
will
come
to the
front, to stay. J
Isn't this worth fighting
for, ye
Third party dupes who are kicking
agaiast the Democratic party and
helping to defeat it?
HIHOBr MENTIOH.
It has been
remarked upon by
those who have taken active part? in
or have been familiar with Presi-
dential campaigns for a number of
years preceding this, that this one is.
remarkable for the lack of excite
ment that usually attends such con
tests. Whatever of enthusiasm there
is is on the Democratic side, but the
campaign managers realize mat
there is more in appealing to the
intelligence and the judgment pf the
people than in the beating of drums,
the parading of clubs and the glare
of torchlights, and consequently
there is less fuss and feathers, and
more solid talk and work. ,In this
the Republicans, as a matter of
necessity rather than choice, are fol
lowing the examole of the Demo-
o .f
crats, with th! exception of the solid
talk, s of which they nave, out a
small quantit, although they have
so-called oratory enough. As a
matter of fact the Republicans
havn't had much to enthuse over
from the star lor the man who was
really the chjoice of the party was
laid out as cold as a wedge at Min
neapolis and a man who wasn't : the
choice of the party got the nomina
tion by the votes or the influence of
the Federal office-holders who owe
the offices tiey hold to htm. j That
was a wet blanket on enthusiasm to
begin with. Every election held
since then has added some more
moisture to the blanket, and the de
sertion of such prominent Republi
cans as Judge Gresham, Wayne
MacVeagb, Jndge Cooley, and many
others of less note, but of much in
fluence, has added still more until
the blanket has become very wet.
Under the circumstances, it is not
surprising that the Republican cam
paign so far proceeds with the sol
emnity of a funeral rather than with
the cheerful ardor of men confident
or at least hopeful ot victory. It is
therefore not surprising either that
Chairman (iarter thinks it will take
a contribution of about $2,500,000,
about $1,000,000 more than they had
in 1888, to jpull the g. o. p. through.
It is said that Stephe Elkins, Sec
retary of War, who says that carry
ing West Virginia is 4only a matter
of finance,!' is beginning' to, get in
his work, poodle is being plentifully
rushed into the State to be scattered
where "it! will do the most good,"
and negroes are being ' imported in
large numbers- to "work in the coal
mines. l ne coai mining luuusirjr,
in which Elkins is largely interested,
seems to be taking a sudden spurt.
Murat.Halstead rises to remark
that the abandonment of the Repub
lican party by Judge Gresham, Judge
Cooley and Wayne MacVeagb is a
blessing in - disguise. Some, men
have a wonderful faculty for enjoy
ing the toothache. i
-.; THE ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK
Installed In It Hew . and Handsome
Building.
' The work of removing the effects of
the Atlantic National "Ba8k into the
bank's new and handsome building on
the southide- of Princess -street was
completed yesterday, and to-morrow its
customers will find the officers duly in
stalled therein, ready for the transac
tion , of "business.. The building, is
a handsome one inside and . out.
The ; interior " is finished -in oak,
with . desks and counters orna
mented with polished brass railings and'
fittings, and the Directors' room and
President's office neatly ' and comfort
ably furnished. The vault; where money
and other valuables are kept, is of ap
proved construction, and one of;, the
finest in the country. It is made of
steel bars buried in cement, faced with
brick and fitted with time-locks, of the
latest construction. . Within there, are
one hundred and two safety deposit
boxes. Mr. J. W. Norwood, president
of the bank, has with him the following
assistants:. Mr. H. W. Howard. cashier;
Mr. las. S. Worth, assistant cashier; Mr.
George Sloan, bookkeeper; Mr. Jno. D.
Bellamy, Jr., Jr., collector. " .-: v '
OLD TIMESIN COLUMBUS, v
Cronley, N. C, Oct. 15. .
EditorStar; Ransom township rarely, -
if ever gets left. The good fortune of
the illustrious gentleman for whom it is
named ever attends it. Thursday nigbt
it was the scene of an old-time corn-:
shucking, conjointly, by Mr. I. T. Lamb
and Mr. J. W. Moran, which lasted until
the "wee sma hours."
The yield is estimated at forty bushels
per acre upon an old worn out., piece of
land, enriched by the sweepings of the
celebrated Acme fertilizer, which shows
what intelligent cultivation, coupled
with judicious fertilization .will accom
plish. V ;
If we had more of this style of agricul
ture we would have fewer disgruntled
farmers heaping anathemas upon the
Democratic party and going off for re
lief alter such will-o'-the-wisps as that
nondescript concern "kommonly kalled"
the Third party. -
There were about one hundred per
sons, mostly colored, present, and their
singing carried the writer back to the
wierd, wild singing on such occasions,
of the dusky children on the old Geor
gia plantations "befo' de war." when we
h?ed in peace and plenty, and white and
black were "touched with a feeling ot
each others infirmities."
After the husking Mr. Lamb regaled
the crowd with a plentiful supply of
substantial and a merrier set one rarely
meets. - The usual incidents of a corn
shucking attended this, and the writer
could but wish that the children of
Ham could enjoy more of these occa
sions and have less of political agitation.
. S. w. c
About Biee. ( . ' .
' Rice should be cheaper this winter
than , ever before. Reports from the
South, are that the total receipts will
greatly exceed those of last year. The
S&v&nnah News says: - - f H
i The ptices are lower now than at -any
time since the war. The price of domes
tic rice is now below that oi foreign rice.
New Orleans has been shipping in rice
here and selling it a half a cent less than
the local brokers were willing to take,
-thus preventing local sales. About 1,400
barrels of Louisiana rice was shipped in
here last week and sold under the
Savannah market price. t
The reason the New Orleans rice
dealers could afford to do this was that
the Louisiana planters suffered last
month from two weeks' very bad weath
er, and all the rice in the fields was
thoroughly wet. They were afraid to
keep this rice on hand, and so milled
and sold it as rapidly as possible for
what they could get, the buyers taking
it on their own risk. On this account
the buyers could, afford to dispose of it
below the regular market price. ,
The Clock for the County Court House.
The clock for the new court house
arrived yesterday. It will be placed in
position in the tower of the building as
soon as arrangements can be made
therefor.- It has four dials, will strike
the hours, and will be illuminated at
night. Mr. H. A. Bagg, Chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners was
busy yesterday attending to the careful
storage of the time-keeper in the place
arranged for its disposal, where it will
remain until the building is in readiness
for it.
Fatally Injured.
Wra.' Jenkins, colored, an employe of
the W. & W. R, R. Co. for the past
forty years, was struck by a" shifting
engine in the yard at the Front street
depot yesterday morning about seven
o'clock and fatally injured, both of his
legs being crushed. He was taken to
the City Hospital, where he died in the
afternoon. At the time ot the accident
he was crossing the track on his way to
the railroad shops, where he worked as
"cleaner." He was old and feeble,, the'
morning was foggy, and it is supposed
he did not seethe approaching engine
in time to get out ot the way. v j
Death of a Former Citlsen of Wilmington.
' The funeral of Mr. Jas. I. McCallum,
who died at Launnburg, Friday night,
will take place to-day at Oakdale Ceme
tery under the direction of St. John's
Lodge No. 1,'A. F. & A. M. Mr. Mc
Callum was a native of Wilmington, and
was engaged in the hardware business
here some years before the war.: Subse
quently he removed to -JuaunnDurg
where he resided up to the time ol his
death. : r:':: ' -' '' "
The Canvau in Onslow. -
r Hon. B. F. Grady and Mr. John G.
Shaw, Democratic elector from the
Third district; returned last night from
Onslow county, where they have been
making a vigorous canvass. They spoke
yesterday at Morton's Mills to a large
gathering. - Dr. "Sigh". Thompson 'was
present and made an address in oenau
of the Third party candidate, but reports
are that he was completely used up by
Mr. Shaw. Onslow.it is tbought.will give
at least 500 Democratic majority in the
November election. P '
The Third Oongrowionsl Distriot. , -- .;:
i The Democratic majority In the Third
Congressional district,, as now, consti
tuted, was 5,765 in 1890, according to the
figures : given ' in : Branson's " Almanac.
Kurnel Koonce and Mr. Klark will have
to do some tall klimbing to get over this
majority.
: A ROUSING DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
"What'a the" Matter with Harnett?"
"She'a All HishtJ'
... A rousing : Democratic meeting was
held yesterday in Harnett,: township.
The meeting took place about noon, at
The Oaks,' near the SevenTmile post on
the; Newbern road. There were, about
two hundred voters present 'at - the
meeting, besides about twenty-five col
ored, men,;. Hon. WT M. Robbins went
down from the oityi accompanied by
several gentlemen,' including the Chair
man of the County Executive Commit
tee Capt." W. R. Kenan, Hon. C W.
McClammy met them upon arrival.
MaJ. Robbins was introduced to the
audience by Mr. B. B. Humphrey, chair
man Qt tne reception committee, with a
few well chosen remarks. ' Maj. Robbins
spoke-ior about an hour on the political
issues of the day, and "dealt somcsturdy
blows, to the Third party and Republi
cans. : - '. "
At the conclusion of Maj. Robbins'
speech the crowd was invited to partake
of dinner which was spread on a long ta
ble in the grove. An elegant-repast was
served and heartily enjoyed by all pre
sent. : Oh the bill of fare were oysters,
fish, chicken, cold ham and beef, pies,
bread and hot coffee, winding up with
cigars.'',; y- y'
j After the dinner the crowd again as
sembled at the speakers' stand and were
addressed by Hon. C, W. McClammy,
who entertained them. for about threer
quarters of an hour ia a speech full of
facts and replete with sound 'argument
and good "horse sense." Speeches were
also made by Mr. J. W. Montgomery and
Mr. G. W. Westbrook.
j The meeting then adjourned alter a
vote of thanks to the committee of ar
rangements and three cheers for the
speakers,
j Altogether the meeting was one of
the most pleasant and enjoyable charac
ter throughout. Much credit for this is
due to the committee, Messrs. H. Shep
herd, Henry Southerland, Gerrit Walker,
Geo. Shepherd, Burney Shepherd, Bob
Parker, Chas. Alexander and E. W,
fanning.
REPUBLICAN ROT.
Puraell and Moody Addreaa Small Gath
ering or tLeir rollowera at Fayetto
ville, but Fall to Awaken Any Enthu
siasm. , v
Special Star Correspondence.
Favetteville, Oct. 13. Messrs. T.
R. Purnell and J. M. Moody, nominees
of the Republican party for Attorney
General and Lieutenant Governor re
spective! v, arrived here last night and
spoke to a small crowd ' to-day. The
crowd numbered about one hundred and
fifty, ninety per cent, of which were ne
groes, the remainder being whites, drawn
out by curiosity.
Purnell spoke first, his speech being
of about an hour's length, abounding in
generalities and extravagancies: heaping
all manner of censure upon the Demo
cratic party, but handling with fond ten
derness and consideration the nursling
of the Republicans the People s party.
In defence ot the National banking
system he made the statement that the
Government has so admirably arranged
the laws regulating them that it is im
possible that loss to the people be sus
tained from defalcation, mismangement
or other cause, citing in defence of his
proposition the case of the State National
Bank of Raleigh. , But he was as mum
as an oyster on the subject of the
People's National Bank of Fayette ville.
Perhaps he was ignorant of the fact that
be was speaking in a town where people
knew from bitter experience to what ex
tent the paternal Government protects
them in such cases. !
At the close of Purnell's speech. John
McDuffic the great and only original
the ereat apostle and high cockolorum
of Weaverism in Cumberland, having
been accorded a division of time, mount
ed the stand and spouted out a harangue
such as only he is capable of.
The writer was unable tb hear Mr.
Moody's speech: but it has been spoken
ot as better than, Purnell's.
It was the deadest political meeting
ever seen in Fayetteville, there being
absolutely no enthusiasm and the speak
ers failed in their best efforts to raise a
hurrah. There is no fire in Cumberland
hearts to be kindled by Republican or
atory. I am told that a Newark, N. J., firm
will establish water-works here in the
event of Cleveland's election. One of
the members of this firm was here a few
days ago and stated although- he will
work and vote to secure Harrison's
election, that unless Cleveland is the
next President he will not invest a dollar
south of Mason and Dixon's line.
TURPENTINE DISTILLERS.
In Convention ' at. Savannah Seeking a
Bemedy for' Over-Prod notion and Con-
sequent Low Prices. ' ; j
The turpentine' manufacturers of
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Seruth
Carolina are holding a convention in
Savannah this week. The Association
has a membership of about three hun
dred. Its sessions are held with closed
doors- They complain that to-day they
are jn a worse condition than they were
a year ago, with nothing to show for their
year's, work. The price is below the
cost of production, and with the in
creasing output the indications for bet
ter prices are not very good, j -
j The' Savannah News says the Associa
tion will discuss means of relief of the
present condition of the operators upon
general lines. An effort will be made,
it is understood, to reduce the output
by an agreement among the operators
not to box any new timber, but to con
fine their operations to timber already
cut, and thus economize in expenses and
reduce the output at the same time.
. An effort will also be ' made, it is said,
to have the factors enter into an agree
ment with the operators not to make
contracts with any new operators who
may enter the field, and by this means
reduce competition. What use is it, say
the operators, for the producers to re
duce operations if the factors continue
to supply every new man who wants to
enter the business. The fact is, that the
number of operators heretofore has only
been limited by the number which the
factors were willing to undertake to
supply.
Fire at Iurinburg. i
'The gin bouse and saw mill belonging
to Mr. Milton McKinnon, at Laurinburg,
Richmond county, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday night, with about forty bales
of cotton. The Star's informant says
there was no insurance on the cotton. -
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ALABAMA.
Be ported
Fusion
of Sepublioana
and
. ": ' ' Third .Famitea. .
-. By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
. Birmingham, Ala,, Oct. 13. The
air is full of reports to the effect that
Chris. Magee has brought , the Republi
cans vto . the i basis of ""reconciliation
which , will bring . all hands to the
support of the Fusion ticket. ' The last
ramorv is that two chairmen Mosely.
of the Fusion' wing; and Stevens, of
the' Straighouts are both , to - resign
ana : a . new chairman -will ; take
their place at the head of - the new com
mittee. It is also said that the Straight
out ; wing is to be "recognized" after
the 'election.' -in this district , it is re
ported that Vaughan, Straighout, and
Parsons Fusion, are both to retire.
Next Monday is the date fixed for this
important transaction. Naturally Jt is
impossible to verify these. rumors or.
find Out the real truth.
: -. SHOT TO D EATH. ? -
Four Negroes who Confessed to ttie MurV
; der of Mr. Biehard Johnson and Sis
Daughter in Alabama.
: :. - By Telegraph to the Morning Star. '
Montgomery, Ala.; Oct. 13. Four
negro boys from eighteen to twenty
years old, arrested . ior. the murder of
Richard. Johnson and his grown
daughter and the burning of their house
near Bell's landing Monday night last,
confessed their guilt. They said that
their purpose was the rape ot the young
lady and the robbery of the old man.
They were placed in jail at Monroeville,
bnt a number of respectable citizens took
them from jail and started to the scene
ot the murder, where a large Crowd of
whites and blacks were wailing, it is said,
with the intention of burning the prison
ers. The four boys were taken by citi
zens to a point six milet east of the Ala
bama river and shot to death.
THE WILKINSON CASE.
Sensational Trial at Borne, Qa, The Wife
of the Murdered Man on the Witness
Stand.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Rome, Ga., October 13. The Wilkin
son case continues with great interest,
and the court house was crowded again
to-day. Witnesses for the defence were
sworn to-day. So far the evidence in
troduced has failed to rebut that of the
State- It seems to be the universal
opinion that the prosecution has made
out a clear case of murder. Mrs.
Stephens, wife of the murdered man
and the paramour of Wilkinson, was
placed on the stand late this evening,
but the Court adjourned before her
testimony was finished. Her evidence,
so far, is wavering, land it can be plainly
seen that she is leaning towards Wilkin
son. She was very impertinent in some
of her replies on cross-examination bv
the State. Counsel on both sides, are
making a desperate fight.
THE POOR FARMERS.
Editor Morning Stan
There are forty thousand members of
the - Farmer's Alliance in this State.
These, we understand, pay sixty cents per
capita dues per month, which amounts to
twenty-four thousand dollars -each
month, and two hundred and eighty
eight thousand dollars is thus taken
every year from the pockets of the poor
farmers. Where does this large amount
of money go? It is . certainly not used
to help farmers relieve themselves from
the burden of debt or in raising the
mortgages on their farms, but finds its
way to the pockets of Alliance officials
who are thus enabled to live better and
indulge themselves more, and that at the
expense of the poor farmers. Does not
this large amount taken from the pock
ets of our farmers every year help to
make the farmers poorer? P
TURPENTINE OPERATORS.
The Convention at Savannah Fledged to
Beduoe the Price of Labor and Not to
Cut Any New Boxes.
The turpentine distillers' convention,
at Savannah, Ga., adjourned Wednesday
last. The Savannah News says that the
meeting decided on measures which will
make themselves apparent in a few
weeks in the naval stores market. .
Reduction of the output and cheaper
labor'jwere the important matters con
sidered. Last season i cents per box
was paid for cuttiug, and dippers re
ceived (18 and $20 a month. This year
15 per cent, less will be paid for labor by
the operators and the output over last
year will be reduced one-third, or even
more, if the keeping up of prices makes
it necessary. It is also said that ' an
agreement was entered into with the
factors to keep the naval stores business
entirely in the hands of the present ope
rators by refusing to advance means to
new-comers to enter the field.
. The operators claim that these steps
are absolutely necessary to keep the na
val stores business up to a fairly profita
ble basis. For years they haye been pay
ing high wages to their hands and turn
ing out a big crop while the market
steadily declined, and the only thing left
to them to retrieve their losses, they say,
is retrenchment all - round and the pre
venting of further competition. The
operators claim to have no tears on the
labor question on account of the re
duced wages. They say the supply is
greater than the demand in this respect.
Get Beady for Welcome Week. '
! The Wilmington Welcome Week
Committee have made a thorough can
vass of the city, and the outlook now,
they say, is very encouraging for the
greatest display ever seen in the city
something that will be a surprise to
everybodynexl November. The prize
of fifty dollars to be offered for
the most handsomely decorated
building is a "taking card," and it is
proposed to supplement it with a prize
for the most handsome float and per
haps other prizes. J If fortune favors, the
committee hope to have the privilege of
giving one night to a glorification over
the election of Cleveland and Steven
son and the Democratic State ticket.
It may be stated, as a reminder, that
Welcome" Week will be celebrated in
November, and that the time tor prepar
ation is short. Everybody should begin
at once to get everything in readiness
for this coming event of the year. 7.
Blue Bidge Inn. ; s . ; -:,
, The following dispatch in reference
to the published report of a fire in the
Blue Ridge Inn, Mt. Airy, was received
last night:
" - Mt. Airy. N. C, Oct. 14. -Editor
Star, Wilmington: . .
Capt. Pemberton's statement incor
rect. -No' fire. Correct same to-morrow.
S. W. Westbrook, Mgr.
: THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
Beport of ; the Census Bureau - on the
Growth of Manufactures in the Country'
Sinoe'1880. . . , r
Washington, D. C, October 14.
The' Census Bureau to-day issued a
bulletin on the cotton industry in the
United States. '.- The growth of the cot
ton ' manufacturing industry of "the
United States, says the bulletin, has
been constant, and i one ' of the most
gratifying features of the situation is the
great extension of this industry in the
South, where marked addition is shown
in the number of cotton mills establish
ed and successfully operated. :The
magnitude of this movement is de
monstrated by the tact that the consump
tion of raw cotton in the Southern States
in 1890 exceeded that of 1880 by 16,
308,889 pounds, while in New England,
the chief seat of this manufacturing, the
excess ot consumption ot 1890 over that
of 1880 was only 178,311,834 pounds.
Nevertheless, the development ot cotton
manufacturing throughout the country;
measured by - any test, was large and
healthyi The tables given do not in
clude returns of special mills employed
in working raw cotton waste or yarn into
hose, - webbery, tape, . mixed goods or
fabrics which are not classed as the-pe-cific
manufacture of cotton. The general
facts attending the increase are shown in
the. following comparative statement :
Number of establishment reported in
1890, 904; in 1880, 756, percentage of in
crease 19.58, Capital invested, 1890,
$354,020,843; in 1880. $208,280,346; per
centage of increase' 69.97. . Employees,
including officers and clerks, 1890, 221.
586; 1880. 174.659; increase. 26.87.
Wages paid, 1890, to operatives, $66,
024,538; 1880. $42,040,510; increase 57.05.
Wages paid officers and clerks. 1890, $3.-
464,743; miscelaneous expenses, $17,
038,185 No comparison is made upon
the last two items. Cost of materials
used, 1890, $154,593,368; 1880. $102,
206,347 with an increase of 51.26.
Value of product, 1890, $367,981,724;
1880, $192,090,110; increase, 89.50. Num
ber of spindles, 1890, 14,088.103; 1880,
10.653,435; increase, 32.24. Number of
looms. 1890, 324.866; 1880, 225.759; in
crease, 43.90. Pounds of raw cotton used,
1890, 1,117.945,776; 1880, 750,343,981; in
crease, 48.99 per cent.
The public is cautioned, however,
touching certain j items, that more
thorough inquiries employed at the pre
sent census will cause the increase to ap
pear greater than it really is. Especially
is this the case in regard to wages, which
have increased 57.05 per cent., while the
number of hands employed has increased
26.85 per cent. In both instances the
number of and amount paid to officers
and clerks are excluded. When com
pared with all hands employed not in
cluding officers and clerks it will be
seen that the annual earnings in 1890
were $301.65 as against $243-65 in 1880
an increase of $58 00 a year or 23.80 per
centr There has undoubtedly been a
positive increase in these earnings du
ring the decade. The increase in wages
may not have been so great as indicated
by this comparison, as the excess of in
crease in number of operatives between
1880 and 1890 was in a large measure in
a class earning the highest rate of wages,
namely, men, while the number of chil
dren employed has happily decreased.
WSHINGTON NEWS.
Mrs. Harrison Rapidly 1 Sinking --Mr.
Blaine Sympathises With President Har--.
rison-1 Appointment of a Delegate to the
International Monetary Conference.
: By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, Oct. 15. The Presi
dent is very much depressed in spirit to
day at the steady decline of Mrs. Harri
son, and no longer attempts to give at
tention to public affairs. To-day for the
first time this week he asked to be ex
cused to all callers, and the regular af
ternoon reception was omitted. The en
tire family are now here, with-the excep
tion of Mrs. J. R. McKee, who, is , ex
pected in a day or two. " -
Washington, Oct. 15. Mr. Blaine
has communicated through Secretary J.
W. Foster to the President, an expres
sion of his deep sympathy with him on
account ot, Mrs. Harrison's dangerous
illness. . i'
President E. Benjamin' Andrews, of
Brown University, Providence, R. I.,
has been appointed by the President a
delegate from the United States to the
International Monetary Conference, in
place of President F. A. Walker, who
was compelled to decline his appoint
ment. President Andrews is a recog
nized authority on political economy and
kindred questions, being the author of a
stapdard work on economies, and has
made special study of monetary ques
tions. In politics be. is a Democrat, but
is best known in .educational and scien
tific circles.
WAYNE MACVEAGH.
A Large Political Gathering, in Philadel
phia Addressed by the Beoent Convert
to Democracy.
By telegraph to the Morning Star. '
Philadelphia, Oct. 15. One of the
largest political meetings of the cam
paign was held in the Academy of Music
to-night, under the auspices of the
Young Men's . Democratic Association
of this city, who .invited Wayne Mac-
Veagh, formerly Attorney-General unV
. der President Garfield, to address the
public in reply to Senator Sherman's rej
cent speech, and to explain his . reasons,
for abandoning the. Republican party.
MacVeagh's recent letter, announcing
that he would vote for Mr, Cleveland cre
ated a sensation that was not forgotten,
and in consequence the great auditorium
was insufficient to accommodate - the
thousands of ticket-holders who applied
for. .admission to-night, so that many
were turned away. The audience was
decidedly Democratic in sympathy,' re
ceiving the speaker with enthusiasm. The
orator of the evening was introduced by
Saml ' Gustine Thompson, the ' well
known lawyer and President ' of" the
Young Men 's Democratic Association,
who in a . brief but pointed address at
tacked the Republican system of protec
tion.. : MacVeagb did likewise at greater
length. . . '- :;-.y -".
1 WILKINSON MURDER TRIAL,'
Witnesses for the Prosecution Give Bam
- aging Testimony Against the Prisoner
and Mrs. Stephens. 7
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Rome, Ga Oct. 15. Frank Wilkin
son made his statement to the jury: this
morning. He denied that there had
ever been any questionable intimacy be
tween himself and Mrs. Jessie Stephens,
and said that no one regretted the
tragedy more than he did. I Had not
Stephens tried to kill him, Wilkinson
said, he : would not have harmed him.
Wilkinson broke 'down several times
during his statement and wept like a
child . when , he finished. Three more
witnesses were introduced by the prose
cution whose testimony bore hard
against Wilkinson and Mrs. Stephens.
SPIRITS, TERPENTINE.
; Red Springs Comet: Mears, who
was tried at this court for murdering
one of his children . and nearly killing
his wife and other children, has been ad
judged insane and ordered to the lunatic
asylum v. . , ' . v
-Rockingham Spirit of the South v"
Mr. D. B. Brown was called to the op- ; '
per end of the county to hold an inquest -
over a cold man, who was killed by an-
other one last Tuesday. We were un- v v
able to learn their names. . - . .
Newton . Enterprise: Farmers i -are
hauling away fertilizer as fast as the '
agents can get it here.- It is a grab- V
game with them. As soon as a car load -arrives
it is divided out to the first ap- -plicants.
First come, first served . is the
programme. -,'. .Vi 7,.,, . ,
; - Smlthfield Herald: r We regret y '
to learn of the death of Mr. R. H.
Creech, a prosperous farmer and an
esteemed citizen of Banner township,
which occurred at his home on last w
Saturday morning," after an illness of -only
five days. - . .
7 Jonesboro Monitor; The Jones
boro cotton mill started to running yes-
terday after about three weeks stand, 1 1
during which a considerable amount ot
new machinery has been placed in posi
tion and is now running.- The capacity
of the mill has been Increased consider
ably. v' - . -v(- .v : ;
Durham , &un: . The dwelling
house of J. Hr Berry, on Morehead
avenue, was entered yesterday afternoon
while his family were attending the ex
ercises at Trinity Park. The house was
securely locked, but an entrance was
effected through the kitchen window by ,
breaking a pane of glass. Mr. Berry
misses a watch valued at $25 and a pistol.
: Statesville Landmark: Mrs.
Elizabeth Tomlinson, widow of the late
P. Tomllnson, Esq., died at her home
on Park street, in the eastern part of the
tow n, last Friday morning at 4 o'clock.
She had been in failing health for some
time and those who knew of her condi- .
tion were not surprised at the news of
her death. Mrs. Tomlinson was in her .
68th year.
Burlington Herald: While the
excitement was at its heighth Sunday
morning a negro arrived in the city in
search of Sheriff Hamilton, to report
that he had shot a young man named
Charles Euliss, who was burglarizing a
store in Swepsonville, where he, the ne
gro was employed as a watchman. Eu
liss live in Swepsonville and comes from
a good family in the county. The shoot
ing of this man at this tf me, tends to
show that the burglars who have been
operating here are well acquainted In
the town. ,
Weldon News : The peniten- .
tiary farms near here on the Northamp
ton side of the river have. been thor
oughly diked since they have been leased,
by the penitentiary authorities, and are
now not subject to overflow except in
the highest freshets, such, as was wit
nessed here in 1877. The dikes are
larger and higher than ever before and
extend along the whole river front of
these farms where at all needed-a dis
tance ot several miles. It has been
reported that Republicans ' in Halifax
township have threatened to make
trouble and raise a row at Halifax on
election day because they are not pleased
with the poll holders appointed for that
precinct.
' Wadesboro Messenger-Intelltgen-cer:
Last Sunday night there was a 1
bloody row at a colored church near
Bennet's station, on the Cheraw. and
Salisbury railroad, In Morven township.
The belingerents were Jeff and Burrell
Bennet and Bob and . Lewis Curlee, all
colored. We have not been able to
learn just what the origin of the diffi
culty was, but knives and sticks were
used freely. Bob and Lewis Curlee
were both cut; . cob dangerously.
The Bennett boys were both hit
with sticks, but were not hurt much.
It 4s probable that a civil action of
unusual interest will soon come before
our Court for trial. The facts in the
case are as follows: Mr. Wilson Red
fearn, who has for sometime conducted
a heavy and fancy -grocery store here,
claims that he disposed of his stock to
Mr. Wat j Ratliff, a wealthy farmer of
Gulledge's! township, for $1,500. ' Mr.
Ratliff says that he does not remember
anything about 'making .such a trade,
and refuses to ratify the alleged bargain.
Mr. Redfearn has closed his store, and
it is understood will enter suit against
Mr. Ratliff to compel him to take the
goods at the price mentioned above.
Monroe Enquirer ; Mr. Mack
McCorkle, who was hauling wood, left
Monroe last Saturday night about 10
o'clock, to go to his home a few miles .
west of town. He drove a team of mules
and must have been asleep in the wagon.
At the crossing, about 2 miles from town,
on the G., C & N. railroad his team
pulled upon the railroad in front of the '
southbound passenger train which leaves
for Atlanta about 10.30 p. ra. The train
was going at full speed and struck the
mules, killing both of them. The
wagon was . torn to pieces and Mr.
mcCorkle was .thrown some dis- .
tance and knocked unconscious,
and as we go to press, has not recovered
consciousness. The train was stopped
and the unfortunate man brought back
to town. His injury it seems caused
concussion of the brain, and his re
covery is very doubtful. Mr. Thomas.
Love, of Stanly county, lost his barn by
fire on the 5th inst. Mr. Love was away
from home and the fire occurred in the s-
afternoon. Quite a quantity of corn,
fodder,, oats, hay and molasses, and one
wagon were destroyed. The loss is near
ly one thousand dollars..
,
Greensboro Record; There have
been no further developments in the
Burlington murder case. The case
against Sewell was continued yesterday,
and he was sent to jail. He refused to
"open their eyes," as promised, and s si
mum as an oyster. A, gentleman who
heard the trial says there is really no
evidence against him, or not enough to :
convict him, although it is the general
belief that he is the right man; if not.
that hd knows all about it. Kreel. aman,
arrested in Chapel Hill, was . brought .
here yesterday and will have a hearing .
to-day. Notwithstanding the alert- -ness
of the police thieves were at work
there last night, and were shot at right
and left, but it . seems there are some ,
poor marksmen on the force. - Ala- "
mance county seems to be. infested with .
a regularly, organized: band of thieves. .
.One. of them . came to grief ' the
other night :at Swepsonville, when
they were .trying.-. to burglarize a store.
The man inside was on the watch and
sent a bullet Into the thief's arm, bring-'
ing him-to the ground; . He was shoot '
ing to kill and only missed a fatal spot ,
by a few inches. - Mr. J. M. Nich
olson's' little baby boy missed being
burned up this . morning by almost a
miracle. . He was alone in a room where
there was a fire. Mr. Nicholson, who
happened to be in the hall-way, heard
him scream and ran in to find the little
fellow , almost enveloped in flames,, his
1 l. !nL.un mnKlv kMnit trrnltmA 4rrm
clothing'presumably being ignited .from
standing too close to the fire. With rare
presence of mind Mr. Nicholson caught
ud a blanket and smothered the .'flames.
The little fellow was severely burned on
the left side and arms; while Mr. Nich
olson had his hands . and arm consider-
. -L, Elkin, N. C, Oct. 1L Hon.
R. A. Douirhtbn and Hon. G.JW. San-
derlin spoke yesterday at Tonesville to a
very large crowd of citizens of Yadkin,
Surry. Wilkes and Iredell counties, and
they made, by universal decree, the best
speeches ever delivered in this part of
the State the best because they did the
most good, and that good not merely in
the faithful, but in reclaim-
insr manv who had gone after false gods. -
'Raleigh News and Observer
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