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isuiaut at- WILMI Ji ,5TON, AT" $1.00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE.' SSS3SSS8SSSSSS8SS wpoojtW 8S883333S338S3333 8S333888SS8S833S3 qjnoH a 83333833888383839 83883838338338888 npoon ft '1WK t 88833S53SS38S3833 8S83S833S83888338 o mo tm o m so io o m g g g 8838388888888SS38 I H O a, CO J 3 i s n J s s L Entered at the Poct Office mt Wilmtgtoti, N. C, a Second Class Matter.! SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The lubscripdoa price of the Weekly Star is u follows : . ' : .-. Single Copy 1 year, postage paid.. $1 00 " ,f Cmontlu " " 60 S months 80 THE WAY OUT. . We have believed, and the more we reflect upon it the stronger our belief becomes, that the solution of the financial problem which has been a vexing one for years will be found, in the establishment of State banks, and going back as nearly as we can to the financial system which pre vailed prior to 1860, for it was shortly after that that the new departure was taken by the' printing of green backs and the establishment of the nationaTbank system. - '. To build the national banks up the State banks were destroyed, unconstitutionally and arbitrarily destroyed.' , While the Congress of the United States assumes the right to exercise absolute ;control over the money issue of the country and to say what shall or shall not "be money',1 who may deal in it and who may not, how much shall be put. into circulation, to declare that printed paper shall be money and that coined metal shall not be, in short, to exercise absolute con trol of the currency question, there always will be trouble in a great country like ours, ! geographically divided into sections, each having interests of its own, which sometimes .conflict with the interestsof one ! or more of the : others. The money . question never will be at rest as long as it ism tne power ot any set ;ot men, in any one section,-to control the volume of the currency, or say of what that , volume shall to be composed, what they will recognize as money or not recognize, or how much, interest the man who has"to borrow money shall pay' for the use of it, and in what kind of money it shall be paid. . This is practically what is done now, and has been done for years, and this is the reason of the agita tion of the money question to day; thirty-one years after the abolition of the State banks, and the reason why the -Congress of the United States is divided into factions over it, each with its following among the people. , - j '. There are three schools, if we may ' so term them, of disputants. "First, thosewho practically assert that gold only should be recognized as a genuine money metal. . They do not admit this but logically this is what their contention means. M j Second, those who assert that gold and silver should , both be used as : money and : no distinction be made between them. If compelled to make a distinction between the two they would probably decide in favor of ! silver. L- ; f .' Third, those who believe in. the abolition of all banks and contend that the Government should issue the money in .volume enough to meet all demands of the people, and dis tribute it ambng the people directly through sub-treasuries - established for that purpose, ihey don t care what the money is made out of so there be plenty ot it, ana would I as soon have printed paper. as stamped metal. . -.'! -: The first ot these contenders hold that there is money enough in the country and for that reason no more : should be coined, which neither ot thesothers admit. So the contention goes and so it will go on if the money question is to be controlled by Con gress alone, for Congress wul never get it into a shape to satisfy rthe sev eral parties with their conflicting de mands. This question must be taken out of Congress, at least as far as the volume oi currency goes,, and let it " exercise its jurisdiction over the coinage of metallic money, as it did up to I860. Then if there were dis putation over the coinage question it would be. confined to comparatively - - few people and would not materially : : affect the business or industries of . the country.. -If the people of the respective . States have the power to regulate the volume of currency as they may deem necessary to meet the demands V of business, with a money in which they have confidence, which is amply . secured and which they freely use land accept in the payment of debts, the coinage question will lose its im portance and will cease to interest - them, at " least those r of them who are .not interested in mines , - ot coinage xnetals or in metallic production. i . . - . - j - ii ' 1 1 : 1 1 -1 1 m ; - tx ' i 'M. n Ti - Tk i - - - i rr n ti a 1 1 v - - - - i . . j i ' VOL. XXIV; ; This is why we have insisted that the true . pohcy of Southern - and Western members of Congress was to move ; ' promptly, when - Congress meets, for the repeal of the 10 per cent, tax on State banks and make it a condition to the consideration of the repeal of the Sherman, act. When that is done, as far as the interests of their respective constituencies : goes," With the exception, " perhaps, of the silver States, the Southern and West- era representatives ii neea not care "rwhat becomes of the Sherman ' act. We are viewing this question from the standpoint of interest business and that !s the 'only standpoint from, which it is or should be viewed. There is neither patriotism nor senti ment in it. - The New York Journal of Com merce, -one of the i ablest financial papers ot tne country, concludes a leading'editorial on Silver . Legisla- tion as follows: - - , . - "It has been suggested that one diffi culty in the way of repealing the Sher man act . would be found in the appre hension of a pressure 1n the money mar ket when thjroutput of three and three quarter millions of Treasury notes a month was supended. This might be provided for by a single line in the act making an unconditional repeal oftbe tax on estate bank notes. As not a dol lar of revenue has been collected under that imposition the Treasury would lose nothing by its repeal, j The State banks now in existence are the best financial institutions in the country and need no indorsement from any quarter. They have their plates, could deposit their securities with the Comptroller, and re lieve the market with their issues to any aestranie extent witnout any lurther leg islation. ;Jf: .-. "We know that many are in favor of some stringent provision in the repeal ing act compelling all the State banks relieve !, of the tax to furnish such secu rity lor their circulation as the members of Congress shall deem sufficient. We do not think that the Federal Govern ment has any right to interfere , in the matter at all, nor is there the least ne cessity for it. It would be impossible to incorporate in an act of Congress any general provisions suitable to every State of the Union. The States which have already acted in anticipation of the repeal nave goncDeyond any former pro vision lor tne absolute security of the currency thus authorized. There is no reasonable fear of a depreciated or inse cure bank issue as the result of entire freedom from Congressional control. At any rate, it could do no barm to try the experiment, and to see if the States cou'd not be trusted to take a pride in the notes of their baifks, and to see to it that they wee tne equal ot coin in. any and every part of the Union Such an opinion, coming from a re presentative conservative journal of recognized authority in financial mat ters, published right in the center of the great money power of this coun try, is entitled to serious considera tion and to great , weight, because that paper never speaks thought lessly or from impulse. ; It evidently believes that the way Out of the tan gle is through the State bank. MrSOK ME5TI0H. For the past few years there has been a growings disposition among farmers of - Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, to move Southward, Twenty or thirty years ago, when they wanted a change they palled up stakes and moved to the Terri tories, and it was by these migrators that the Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and other Territories were . opened and organized. But the best of the far Western- lands have been taken up, and the disposition now is to look Southward. . There are already many settlements of . these people located in . Mississippi, .Alabama, Georgia, ' Florida, Louisiana,' Texas and Arkansas, where they seem to- be doing well, so well that they are inducing their friends and neighbors to follow. Iowa papers report a large movement from that State into Texas, and a representative of the Santa Fe Railroad is quoted as saying that his road has carried this Spring not less than 500 people from Iowa to settle In Texas. The Texas roads are doubtless encourag ing this- movement, as the Illinois Central, which : traverses several Southern States, has been doing for some time. This is the kind of im migration the ' Sooth needs, Ameri cans and people generally of fair in telligence, and means Jq work and improve the farms they buy. Many of them are of Southern stock, whose ancestors years ago moved from the South and settled in ' the West, and they find no difficulty in readily affiliating with the people amongst whom they settle. The Westerner is as a rule a cosmopolitan sort of a fellow who quickly adapts himself to new surroundings and makes him self at home. If a proper effort were, made in that direction a very Targe immigration. might be drawn from the central Western btates. Speaking of Senator Sherman, ex Senator riatt,, ot JNew Yortc, says heiS"one-of those ; Republicans who always nurse, their- zeal until their own election is in ' question or dele gates are to be chosen to a National Convention where their name may be incidentally: mentioned as a can didate for the Presidency, when they thaw out and give evidence that they are alive, from which it seems that Piatt has not failed to study the methods of the gentleman from Ohio. . In choosing an occupation it . is well that a boy should, consult his natural bent unless as Mr. Watterson of Kentucky sometimes remarks, he is h bent. In that case he bad better follow some other bent. -' A Swedish naturalist has - gone pirating around in Florida and dis covered more kinds of mice. . He is wasting his labors. There! isn't a woman in this country who 'will, not say that there are . too many mice now. - John Stanhope, a-wealthy - farmer of Wayne ' county, Indiana is stuck on the ; Columbian stamp. - He has sent his check for $3,800 to the Post master of Richmond, Indiana, for the equivalent in stamps to paper the walls of bis parlor.' U. S. DISTRICT COURT. The Cue of Bobineos, - Beoolver of the First .National Bank , of Wilmington, Against Ex-County Treasurer Hewlett and James H. Chadbourn Demurrer Over-Bule'i. ;..-,-'.- V''Ji. '"S?- The Judge over-ruled the demurrer in the' case of W, S. O'B. Robinson,' re ceiver, vs. Elijah.' Hewlett and Jas. H. Cbadbouro, Ir., submitted by D. L. Rus sell and Junius Davis, Esqs- for defend ants; Messrs Ricaud & Weill appearing for plaintiff. Defendants were granted leave to answer as for this term. J The plaintiff, W. S. O'B. Robinson, receiver of the First National Bank of Wilmington, alleges in his complaint, that on the 24th day of November, 1891, the First National Bank, being Insol vent, suspended business and closed its doors, and that thereafter, on the 21st day of December. 1891, the plaintiff was appointed receiver of said bank. That the defendant Elijah Hewlett was Treasurer . of the County of New Hanover, "and as such treasurer was a depositor in the bank, and that the bank, on the 16th day of November, 1891, was indebted to said Hewlett on open deposit account in the sum of $25, 448.39. and. also, on two certificates of deposit in the sum of $7,50". That H. M. Bowden. cashier, of the bank. and George Chadbourn, late president of the bank, were sureties on Hewlett's bond, and that James H.Chad bourn, Jr., legatee of George Chadbourn, was act ing as attorney for Hewlett. That Hew lett, through his attorney, demanded payment of the money due him by the bank; that said payment was refused, by reason of the bank not-having sufficient money on hand; and that thereafter,' on the 16th. 17th and 18th of November91, although it was then insolvent, the bank transferred and delivered to the defend ant, James H. Chadbourn, notes, bills and securities amounting to $22,500 ad $1,500 in currency; and that the said transfer was in fraud of . the cred itors of the bank .with the view 4 of eivine defendants : preference over other. creditors of the' bank. That the said transfer was illegal and void and contrary to the banking laws of the United States. That the bank had become utterly insolvent and was wholly unable tq pay its just obligations prior to the 15th of November, 1891; and that this was well known by the bank. The plaintiff demands judgment: For the delivery to htm by the defendants of the said notes, bills and moneys; for the sum of S24.000with interest from the 24th of November. 1891. until paid; and for the costs, etc - Defendants demurred, on the ground that the complaint did not state a cause of action; that it didjiot allege that the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States had ordered, directed or authorized the plaintiff to bring the suit. Judge Seymour reserved his decision in the case of W. S. O'B. Robinson, re ceiver, vs. Mrs. M. B. Turrenttne and J. R.Turrentine.her husband, involving the the question whether a married woman's estate could be made liable for stock of the bank held by her. The Judge made no announcement of decision in the case of the receiver of the First National Bank against the directors of that institution, argued be fore him Friday. ' - - Shortly after nine o clock the Court adjourned for the term. PRESIDENT DAVIS'. REMAINS. " Veterans of the Xiate Confederacy Invited to Assemble in-Balelah May 80th. Col. E. D. Hall. President of the Con federate Veterans' Association of North Carolina, returned last' evening from Raleigh, where he had been to confer with Gov. Carr and other State officials in regard to arrangements for the recep tion of the remains of President feffer- son Davis, at the State Capitol on the 80th inst. On his return he promul gated the following "'" . 'GENERAL. ORDER.' Headquarters Confederate ' ; Veterans' Association of ; ? . - ' North Carolina. Wilmington, N. C May 6th, 1898, All Camps, or county, or other or ganizations of Confederate Veterans in Worth - Carolina, and . ail veterans not connected with any association, and all citizens of North Carolina who feel a iust pride in the achievements of her sons, are earnestly urged to assemble in the city of Raleigh on. the 80th day of May, 1893, by 10 o'clock a. m to assist in paying appropriate tionors to the re mains of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. Under arrangements made by the committee . in charge, the body of our great leader, upon its way to its Una resting place at . Kicnmona, tne capital of the Confederacy, will lie in state in the Capitol in the City ot Raleigh, from ll .o ciock a. m. to a p. m. on May sutn. It is especially fitting that the surviv ing veterans and citizens of " North Car olina, a State whose record iorms so large a part of the history 'of that im uiui uu suuEKic. uu wuuas avua, it their, indomitable valor so well illus trated the courage of the South during four years of historic conflict, should join in doing honor to the courageous chieftain and sagacious statesman, whose life was indissolubly bound up in the fortunes of the Confederacy. The women of the State, whose single hearted devotion, self-sacrifice and for titude are without parallel in history, are cordially invited to be present and take part in the exercises. It is to be hoped that the attendance upon the part of North Carolina will be worthy of the occasion and of the illus trious man in whose memory they as semble. D. Hall, President of the Confederate, Veterans Association of North Carolina. WIL1VIINGT0N,;N. 0.; TERPENTINE TANKS.'. - r Operators and Sealers in Saval 8tores Will Bead This With Interest. The Star referred at length a short time since to the fact that it had ' been determined: to erect tanks at Savannah for the storage; of spirits turpentine. The following from the Savannah News indicates that the tanks- will soon be ready:-' :.;Vt:;: ',Ly'y: The" ' Savannah - Tank and .' Storage. Company will probably operate the tur pentine tanks on the Savannah, Florida and. Western wharves .when they are put up, which is expected to be within a short time.V . The company , was char tered some lime ago, when the proposi tion regarding the storage tanks on the Savannah, Florida and Western wharves was first mader and will be composed of Messra. J. A. G. Carson,, I. P. .Williams, John R. Young, Baldwin and others.; As the result of the conference between the naval stores men and Mr. R. G. Er- win, Mr. Plant's attorney, and Mr.-D. F. Jack, these two gentlemen left yesterday torj NewiiYorK, wnere the: agreement drawn up by them and the turpentine men will be presented to Mr. riant : tor his approval. ;::--:i.r.yLK''-':y:'!:y: 1 According to the agreement two tur pentine tanks, each with a capacity of 6,000 barrels, are to be constructed on the wharves at a cost of about $15,000, and these are to be leased to the Savan nah Tank and Storage Company, which will be formed when the tanks are com pleted, and which will operate them to the best advantage. .'This stock com pany is composed of progressive men, and they will, no doubt, see that the Savannah naval stores market is greatly, developed through the new agency. . : l bese tanks are about the only facility that Savannah lacks as a naval stores port, and while it is at the head of the list in receipts there has been some little difficulty in reaching an agreement by which these tanks could be obtained. Now that the contract has been drawn and Mr. Plant's legal adviser has had a band in it, there is every reason to be lieve that Mr. Plant will sign it and that the tanks will be forthcoming shortly. The naval stores market has been rather quiet during April, the receipts being somewhat larger than during March though they have fallen on con siderably as compared -with those of April oi li&x. year. The price has not advanced during the month, but the re ceipts are expected to decrease to a great extent as the season advances, and a consequent! advance in prices is looked for. Every indication points to the fact that the season's receipts will fall greatly short ot those last year. 7; 7- - . 4.1 MORE ABOUT NAVAL STORES- Georgia Hayal Stores Hon Happy Bo Bays the Savannah News Shortage In New l I ...... , .; . .... Boxes Ctt. ; , , The Star is glad to see that its Sa vannah contemporary continues to talk about naval stores in a rosy strain. The -News says. ' ; ' "-'.iJy " Maj. J. B. Withers, one of the best known naval stores men on the bay. has just returni d from a general , inspecting tour through the turpeutlne district, and - has gathered -some ; interest ing information from his observations. "I am confident," said he, yesterday, that the crop this year will show a de crease of fully 10 per cent., it not more, over that of last season. All through the section where I have been there is a shortage of 40 tb 50 percent, m the cut- tin p. and more old boxes are being worked than was the case last year; "The low prices which have prevailed lately have caused more old boxes to be chipped early in the season,and this will naturally bring about a decrease ot tne product. Then: too, .he season will be a late one, which will be another tenden cy toward aj decrease. Altogether, the outlook is a very lair one,, ana 1 tnink the ultimate outcome of , this decrease in the product will bring about a mate rial increase in prices." f ' ' " ' The figures for the past month, re ported yesterday, show a decided in crease in the stock on hand this year over that of last, - The stock on band yesterday was 18,788 casks of spirits and 77,330 barrels of rosin. Figures for the same date last year show a stock of 8.641 casks bf spirits and 49,121 barrels of rosin. Shipments show a proportion ate decrease,being 9,028 casks of spirits and 43,722 barrels of rosin for April, 1893, and 23,134 casks of spirits and 62, 544 barrels of rosin for the same month of 1892. The receipts show a large de crease, being 20,373 casks of spirits and 52.490 barrels of rosin for 1893 against 27,333 casks of spirits and 62,631 barrels of rosin in 1892. The agreement in regard to the tur pentine tanks has been submitted to Mr. Plant and the turpentine men are expecting his approval of it now every day. H -: : v Death of Mrs. Bettenoourt. . Mrs. Mary I. Bettencourt died in this city yesterday afternoon in her eighty- third year. She was one of residents of Wilmington, the oldest and was "native and to the manner- born." She was a. Miss Calhorda and married the late William Calhorda Bettencourt (her cousin), who was a prominent citizen of this city . and who- died some - thirty years, ago. Mrs. Bettencourt left no blood relations, and. it is understood that most of the valuable ' real - estate here, known as the Bettencourt prop erty, in which she owned only a, life in terest, will go to relations of her late husband who now reside in Texas. The best known' piece of this property is on and near the south-west corner of Mar ket and Second streets, . which has caught fire so often without any serious Ross that the remark, "That Bettencourt property can't be burned,' has almost become a proverb in Wilmington. . " " Before the Commission. :"sk. The representatives of the; railroads of South Carolina appeared before the Railroad Commission at Columbia, Monday, to ask for an increase of local rates, and "made able argument- in sup- gjrt ; ot their claims. Mr. Horace M. merson, Assistant General Freight and Passenger" Agent, represented the At lantic Coast Line and was among those who addressed the Commission. - : Black Biver Improvements. Capu Black, of the steamer Lisbon, from Clear Run yesterday, reports a good staee of water m Black river, as the re sult of recent rains. The work of clear ing the channel of the river for the im provement of navigation, is being vigor ously prosecuted under the direction of Capt. Thompson, f U, - S. engineer in charge. 1 The piscatorial prevaricators are becoming so numerous here that they have determined to call on the trans portation: companies and demand re duced rates. At least, that's what Charlie Yates says, and he's one of 'em. - FRIDAY, HAY 12, 1893. t , - QUARANTINE STATfON ' For the Bore of Wilmington The Money , Appropriated -Made 'Available Plans : and Speciflpations to be at Onoe Pre pared. - jy Dr. G. G. Thomas, Secretary ot the Board of Quarantine for the : port of Wilmington, received yesterday a letter from Dr. R. H. Lewis, Secretary of the North Carolina .Board of Healths with an enclosure from Oovernor Carr, con veying the 'gratifying information that the appropriation of. $20,000 made by the last Legislature (conditioned on an appropriation of $5,000 by the city of Wilmington) is now available and ean be used for the purpose contemplated. ; Just as soon as plans and specifications can be prepared, Div Thomas ". says,- ad vertisement will be made - for proposals for ddttrg the work. The letters referred to are as follows : JiSjtte::l. North Carolina Board of Health, i ; ; 'Ifef KAJLEIGH, N. C., May 2d. Dr. Geo. G TAomas, Secretary Board of 1,: quarantine, fort of : Wilmington: r .-My Dear DoCTOR--ln j compliance with your communication of the 11th ult., calling upon the State Board of Health to "take up the question and consider the advisability jof. making available the appropriation made for the port by the last Legislature." I addressed a letter setting forth the facts to each member of the Board. Replies from all were duly received eight voting: in favor and one against complying with the condi tion necessary to make the appropriation available. . - ,"-.; -: The whole correspondence was laid before His Excellency the Governor, at the earliest opportunity, and to-day I received his decision. I enclose his let ter, which after submitting to your Board you will please return and oblige, ; -. - ; : Yours, truly, .-v. -1 Rich'd H. Lewis, M. Di Secretary. -.j : ; . :.; 'f ; State or Nort-Carolina,' : Executive Department, ; I; i . Raleigh, May 1. 1893. Dr. Richard H. Lewis. Secretary N. C. Board of Health, Raieizh. N. C: : Dear Sir: -Replying ;to your kind favor of the 1st inst., 1 would state, in accordance with your views and the other members of the State Board of Health, and after viewing the situa tion as it is, that section 2 of the act to amend 2915 of the; Code, as fol lows: "For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of section 2915 as herein amended, the sum of twenty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid from time to time as " required, in the prosecution of the work, on the requisition of the Treas urer of the Quarantine Board and approved by its. President: provided, that the funds appropriated by this act shall not be paid over by the Treasurer un til the Governor and State Board of Health of North Carolina shall certify to the Treasurer that there is imminent danger of cholera visiting the city of Wilmington or other i sections ot the State," makes it my plain duty to in form you that the amount appropriated ($20,000) is now available and can be used in carrying out the provisions of the act. I ' . . With highest esteem, 1 am, yours. very truly, ulias carr, ; i , Governor. Oraauated with tbe Highest Honors. VV Dr. Andrew, Howell flarriss, a young gentleman of this city, son of Mr, George Harriss, graduated yesterday at the Medico-Chirurgicail College, Phila delphia winning the first prize and re ceiving honorable mention in every branch. His success is a Source of great gratification to his many friends in Wil mington, Last May, Dr. Harriss appeared be fore the Board of Medical Examiners of North Carolina and was . licensed by the board to practice medicine; but before entering upon his profession he returned to the Philadelphia College to complete the three years' course and secure his diploma. THE GREAT WHEAT DEAL. Plunger Paxdridge Thought to Be Even ; A July 8g.ueese Thought to He Now in Sight. ; - . There was not so many , of the . boys "interested" in wheal as there used to be. but there are some, and these to gether with those whio have been "retired on half pay" will read this, from Chi cago, with interest. . . .The great wheat deal engineered by the Cudabys and the unknown million aires who have stood in with them for some months is still being pushed with nnabated vigor. But operations have been shifted or transferred. The man ipulators have dropped the May option. The squeeze is now on in July. . Pardridge is believed to have fully re couped himself for his recent heavy- los ses. He dropped $500,000 or $800,000 in the May squeeze, but the Cudahy clique found themselves in such a fix that thev were compelled to let go, and the little plunger got out from under just as everybody supposed he had put his financial neaa in;cnancery. : r The collapse in the price of May was so sudden after it had touched 90 cents, and it has ever since shown such a wob bly kind of weakness, that it is now gen irallv conceded that whatever intention may have previously existed of running a corner in wheat for May delivery, has been abandoned. Howeverthe control "of the market las not left the hands of the bull cliaue. They are making t,heir play now in July delivery. They bought over 2.000,000 bushels ot July wheat on Friday last; they bought perhaps as much more on Saturday, and were again taking a large share of what was offered for sale to-day. They are now as fairly committed to the advancement of the price of July wheat as they were formerly to the hoisting of May. I Easily Explained. ' The Star said etteville elects a last Sunday : .."Fay Mayor and Board of " On this Zoliicoffer. Aldermen to-day, of the Gazette, comments as follows: - What's the matter, brother -William ? What has Fayetteville done to our worthy contemporary of the city by the sea that he should charge ns withhold- ing municipal elections on Sunday ? Ex planations are now in oraer, .- -; i. - Oh 1 that's easily, explained. This is "a distinction 'without a difference.' . f m ' 4 . .. The Fayetteville boys hold their, cau cuses on - Sundays, and, , you Know, a political caucus, In Fayetteville is equiva lent to an election, see, z.ouier s-. The Board of Audit and Fi nance at its last meeting increased the salary of the Mayor of the city from $1,200 to $1,500 per annum. . U- S DISTRICT . COURT- Indictments Found'' by the Grand Jury- Internal He venne- Cases Disposed of The Case of J. H. Penny on Trial. . - The Court met at 10 o'clock, when the grand jury returned true bills against W. J. McDermott, charged with, illicit dis-tilling;-Wm. Strickland, illicit distilling; L.' H. Simmons, illicit distilling; J. H. Carswell, retailing liquor without license; Jas. Tice, retailing. , - ' - " . j E. K. Proctor, Esq., of Lumberton, was sworn and admitted to practice in the Court." John -Bradshaw was acquitted of the charge of illicit' distilling. . . , ". W. W. Miller,- charged with retailing oleomargerine without license. Verdict, guilty with recommendation to the mercy of the Court Judgment 'was suspended on payment , of the license tax and costs. ". Stephen Barefoot, retailing liquor. without license. Verdict, not guilty, v . Tilly Taylor, colored, retailing liquor. Verdict, guilty. Defendant sentenced to pay $100 fine , and be imprisoned thirty days in jail. William Strickland, charged with illicit distilling and convicted of retail ing without license, was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and be imprisoned thirty days in Columbus county jail. J. A. Carswell. charged with retailing. Verdict not guilty. ' " W. J. McDermott, charged ' with illicit distilling and defrauding the government of tax. Defendant was called and failed tb answer, and judgment nisi was entered against him. . The case of Junius H. Penny alias J. B. Drayton,"- (late clerk in the ; Wil mington postofSce) charged with viola tion of the Revised Statutes of the U. S. in detaining a registered , letter, was on trial when the Court took a recess at 8 p. m. until lo a. m. to-day. ' ; . i In this case, Mr. John D. Bellamy, Jr., opened with argument for the defence. and was followed by District Attorney Cook for the government. The closing argument. was made by Mr. W. S. O'B. Robinson for - defendant. Judge Sey mour will charge the jury at the re-as sembling of. Court this morning, v The. case of Junius H; Penny, ex- postoffice clerk, charged with detaining a registered package tried Thursday- was given to the jury yesterday morn ing soon after the re-assembling of the Court, and in a short time a verdict of not guilty was returned. Another case against Penny, charging embezzlement of money order funds. was not grossed. ,"; V":. Case of the U. S. vs. twenty-five gallons of whiskey, seized for violation of internal revenue laws, was continued L. H. Simmons, of Columbus county. charged- with illicit : distilling, plead guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and be imprisoned thirty days in New Hanover county jail. Simon Jones, colored, of Wilmington, charged 1 with retailing liquor without license, was acquitted and discharged. This finished the criminal business of the Court, and the grand ahd petit juries were discharged. In the afternoon, the case, in equity, of W. S. O'B, Robinson, receiver of the First National Bank of Wilmington, against the directors of the banlc. was argued on demurrer . by Judge1 D. L. Russell for plaintiff and Junius Davis and E. S. Martin, Esqs for defendants. The Court took the papers and reserved decision. 'i Other cases4rere disposed of as fol lows: : :-. y " ; ; '. 'J :;: , F.-E. Patrick vs. W, & W. R. R. Co. Continued. W. S. OB. Robinson, receiver, vs. Elijah Hewlett and J. H. Chadbourn, Jr. Argued on demurrer. . - Geo. M. Brockmtm vs. Thos. A. Mo Intvre. Continued, - ' - Thos. A. Mclntyre vs. Geo. W. Kid der. Continued. '.-' W.S. O'B. Robinson, receiver, vs.Jno. R. Hanes. Continued. W. S. O'BRobinson. receiver, vs. Geo. .Harriss. Left open. W. S. O B. Kobinson. receiver, vs. Margaret J. Curtis and W. J. Curtis. Continued. .:' : '. r 'v-,:r Margaret EConoley vs. Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New York. Continued for plaintiff. ; : -, W. S, O'B. Robinson, receiver, vs. B. F. Mitchell & Son. Final decree. W. & W. R. R. Co. vs. tha Board of Commissioners of Martin county. Settled. American Security and Trust Co. vs. Carolina Oil and Creosote Co. Decree of sale confirmed. Minnie E. Bogart vs. L. A. Blue and others. -Defendants allowed twenty days to answer as of this term. 1 W. S. . O B. Kobinson, receiver, vs. Miller & Lathrop." -Thirty, days allowed to file - complaint; sixty days to hie answer. W. S. O B. Kobinson, receiver, vs. Lela M. Tainter. Alias summons issned and case continued. : vr - n ; ; ; Judgment in various amountsxwas re corded against a number of stockholders and debtois of the-First National Bank of Wilmington. - ' Eleven cases suits on liquor distillery and warehouse bonds were transferred to Raleigh for triaL '. . -f s - Court took a recess at 6 p. m. until 9 o'clock this morning, when the business of the term will be concluded. .. , The excellent stories that ap pear in the Star make one of the most popular features ot the paper. M. E. CHURCH SOUTH. The missionary Board In Session at Kan- City, ICo. -; - , By Tekgraph to the Uoraiag Star. - Kansas City. Mo- May 6; The Mis sionary Board of the Methodist Church South, began its session at Centenary Church yesterday. Kev. ut. r. A. Pe terson, of Richmond, Va., presided. Rev. Dr.W. R. Lambuth, and T. B. Holt were elected I secretaries. - Thirty-one out of forty members were present. -The mission fields discussed were tmna, ja pan, Brazil and Mexico. Addresses were made bv Rev. Dr. Y. J. Allen, ot China, on behaly of the work there, and Bishop E. R. Hendricks made an inspiring ad dress lor advancement and enthusi asm along the line, - . , - NO. 26 WASHINGTON NEWS.- President Qen. Begister of the Appointments by,, the -. Boseorans Beeumed a Treasury. , I . ' " " - By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, May 6. The President to-day announced the following appoint ments : Alexander fMcDonald, of Vir ginia, to be Knvoy .Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary . to p- Persia; Wallace S. Jones, of Florida, Consul- General at Rome; Stephen 'Bonsai, off Maryland, Secretary b f Legation of thel United States to China. Consuls of thel United States James B. Taney, olWestj Virginia, at Belfast; Alfred D. Jones, off jNortn i-arouna, at anangnai;; Charles T4 Lyons, of New York, pt Zanzibar; Har4 vey Johnson, of Georgia, at Antwerp; Benjamin Lenthrie, ol Massachusetts, at Sherbrooke; Harrison :R. Williams, of. Missouri, at San - lose. Costa Rico: Ralph Johnson, of New York, at Fort Erie. Ontario: Henry P. DuBellet. of Texas, at Rheims; James C. Monaghan, of Rhode Island, at Chemnitz; Charles Schaefer, of Kansas, at Vera Cruz. - Secretary. Carlisle ? to-dav directed U. S. collectors of customs on the AU lantic : coast and U. S revenue marine officers, to exercise special vigilance to prevent shipment of arms and ammuni tion from the U. S. to. Cuba. This ac tion was taken at the request of the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, s 1 he Department of State has received official Confirmation of the report that a revolution has started in Nicaragua. Secretary Carlisle to-day received the resignation of Gen. vy. KS. I Rosecrans, of California, as Register of the Treas ury, to take effect May 31. In tendering ins resignation, C-en. Kbsecrans in a pa thetic letter refers to bis impaired physi cal condition, and encloses a certificate from his physicians, which states -that Gen. Rosecrans is unable to undertake the long journey to - Washington, and does not bold out any hope that he will be able to do so in the near future. Sec retary Carlisle accepted the resignation this afternoon in a letter in which heex- pressss his regret at the General's con tinued illness, and hopes he may soon recover. ''-. "-:.:;' i O i--: ;.- The President to-night made the fol lowing appointments: William C. Ren- trow, of Oklahoma, to ibe Governor of the Territory of Oklahoma; Charles C, Kichards, ot Utah, Secretary of Utah; Charles M. Bruce, of Arizona, Secretary of Arizona; Robert W. Banks, of Missis sippi, receiver of public moneys, . Jack son, Miss.; John Goodej of Virginia, to be commissioner on the part of the U. S. under the treaty for the Claims Commis sion concluded between l the United States and Chili, August 7th. 1892; Robert B. Bowler, of Ohio, First Comp troller of. the Treasury.! 1 l j ' Alexander McDonald, of Virginia, ap pointed Minister to Persia, is a member of the Virginia State Senate, and was until lately editor-in-chief of the Lynch burg Virginian. . He j has travelled through Europe several times; was com missioner to the Vienna Exposition, and special agent of the Government at the Paris Exposition. He was recommended by the entire Virginia delegation, ! the C-overnor and ex-uovernor of Virginia, and many other prominent citizens. . lhe new Consul ueheral at Shanghai, A. is. Jones, ot North Carolina, is a lawyer and farmer, residing in Raleigh. He was endorsed bv alttlr members of the North Carolina delegation in Con gress and others. : Jones was originally an applicant for the Consulship of Hong KOng, - : 'I.-. 9 if- - ; , -V- Harvey Johnson, of Georgia, appointed Consul to Antwerp, was an applicant for Consul General to Pans, Consul to Havre, or Minister If to Switzerland. Johnson is a member! of the Georgia Legislature,, vice-president of the Uni versity Club of Atlanta1, and member of the Democratic Executive Committee of his county. -He was a Cleveland dele gate tothe Georgia State Convention, and it is claimed that he did more to carry the convention fdr Cleveland than any other man. His endorsements in elude those of Senators Gordon and Colquitt, Governor Northen iacd Secre tary Hoke Smitfi: j : - NEGRO POSTMASTERS Cannot be Bembved Unless There Are Charges of Incompetency Against Them. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Washington, Mayl 6. Representa tive Grady and . ex-Speaker Geo. M. Rose, of North Carolina, called on Post master General Bissell this morning and asked for the removal of the Postmaster at Fayetteville, N. O, a colored man who was appointed about a tear; ago. They represented that the Postmaster was very distasteful - to the people of the town, and had three colored fe male relatives ; in office, equally distasteful. Postmaster i General Bis sell' said unless there were charges of incompetency against ! the; postmaster, following the general rule he ' had adopted, theman would not be removed, 1 . f 1 . , - ' . i s JtJ out aiiowea to serve out tne reiuainuesr of his ; term, about three years. The matter has; been brought to the atten tion of President Cleveland. There are a number of colored Re publican postmasters in j the South ahq boutnern Ucraocrats are learlut that tnis case, if decided against them, will be regarded as a precedent! for future ac tion. .. I r- V f ANOTHER LYNCHING. A Negro Man Hanged In i Williamsburg County. 8ontn Carolina! for Assaulting a I "White Woman. f - - By Telegraph to the doming Star. Charleston, S. C, May 6. Another lynching occurred in this State last night within a mile of Kmgstree, Williamsburg county; but in this case the negro con fessed the crime.-. 3.-' 1: '. . :ii- - Sam Gaillard, an ex-convict, went to the farm house of Mr, NesmKh, where only his wife and baby were at home and asked -for a cup of watery it was given him and he pretended to leave, dui re turned in a few minutes, struck Mrs. Nesmith to the ground and choked her almost to suffocation, threatening death if she cried out. . A dog jumped on the ravisher, and he fled. Mrs. Nesmhh s father, learning the facts, alarmed the neighborhood. , Gauiardj was captured and carried before a U'M justice. On his way to jail, two hundred men took him from the constable and hanged him to a tree, riddling his body .with bullets. Before hanging, (jaillard was identiaed by Mrs. Nesmith and openly confessed UIS emit. - ' rl -t 1 ' MISSISSIPPI RIVER. The BlVer Bising Bapidly Jjooldng for a BreaK in vne jjeveeiiea xtiver on i Bush. 1 j ' ii By Telegraph to the Morning Star. " Arkansas City, May 6. The Mis sissippi river is rising at a rapid rate here, and large gangs of men are watch ing tor a break in the levee in tnis vi cinity, A break will be disastrous tothe lensas Basin people in ; Louisiana, and would flood thousands ol acres in that part61 the State. ' The Red river is ns ing rapidly, and it is feared the heavy rain now Jailing will addi greatly to the Crolaaooro Argust i 1 he prices returned for peas on thy Northern mar- . kets do hot- improve: and the crop is I how so ne&call marketed that it is safe jto say that it jbas failed utterly, to pay expenses , In fact, we presume . that every trucker who planted peas thii year has lost money in the enterprise, - -j -- Morganton! Herald-. One day Hast week James Smith, a son of George . Smith, was accidently killed on the lands : of Mr. J. W. Garrison, a few miles south 4 of Morganton. ; Smith was cutting trees in the woods for tan bark, and a limb thrown back by a falling tree struck him on the head and crashed .bis skull. ' Smithfield Heratd-. f Cotton has been growing rapidly for, the .last few . days. A good many of our farmers re port splendid stands already. It is with regret that we announce the death ' -of Mr. Iredell Godwin, one of our most " substantial farmers and, generous xiti- : zens, which occurred early yesterday morning at his residence about six miles from Smithfield. He was about 60 years of age. Raleigh News I and Observer: We are informed that the! crop prospect in Harnett is the best in ten years, espe cially that of cotton. -The report of the vital statistics of the' city for April is out and shows that there were during the month S3 deaths, of j which 16 were whites and 18 colored, f - The Gov ernor .yesterday pardonedj William Cren shaw,, convicted of cruelty to animals in tnis county ano sentenced to thirty days on the road. Pardon was granted on account of ill health, j . Gastonia : Gazette Last - Sun- . day night Mr. John N-Hanna's barn was totally destroyed by fire; His cows, three horses-corn and roughness were -burned with it. : j The re is thought ; to have been of incendiar r origin. The residence of Miss S. R. Bell in southwest Gastonia, was struck by light ning Tuesday afternoon. She and her invalid sister were terribly shocked, and her sister is still suffering from - the stroke. The shingles; Were torn from both sides of the roof, letting in Soods of water during the ram that followed. : Weldon News: ;Mr. T. T. Gas- kins, the largest lumber-mill owner in ! this county, made art j assignment last week, with Captain J. M. Griazard. of Halifax, assignee. Mr. Gaskins' mills are located on the Coast Line, near Halifax, and gave employment to a large number of hands. He carried on an extensive saw . mill business and Owned - about over which he twenty miles of railroad handled his logs to -the, knili to be con verted into lumber. - i-We also regret to learn that Mr. s. a. Holloway, dealer in general merchandise, rat Enfield has made an assignment fori the benefit of his creditors. . Assets and liabilities not known by us. '.. M j-'r -;' ': ' WarrentOn Record: " A 1 great . many scuppernong rgrape . vines have been killed by the extreme cold .of the past winter. We never knew this to be- the ! case before. Other varieties of -grapes did not suffer so much. We are told, and we . sincerely hope it is true, that while in this county there will be a small increase in the cotton acreage as, compared with last year, that food . crops will not be reduced. The fact is they ought to be increased. There is no use talking, for n is as true as the gospel, that the prime secret of success in larming is to make an abundance of food lor man -ana beast, everybody knows it, and everybody ought to do what they know is right;! j Charlotte Observe!, Parker Pres- son, the 8-year, old son bf Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Presson, fell but of a tree on North : B street and was killed by the ' fall.! Montgomery Robbms, who had been critically ill for a few days only, died yesterday ' morning at his fathers. Mai. W. M.- Kobbins, in States- ville; The deceased was the oldest son Of Maj. Robbins. !Av serious cut ting affray occurred v !2i Steel, Creek - Tuesday night. A negro named Parte low was Cut by i another negro named Irwin, and is likely to die- from his in juries. He was ' cut in the headarms and side. The roW began in a dispute. Hargett, the bigamist, was - ar raigned before 'Squire Maxwell: yester day morning and: was put under two bonds one for bigamy of $500, and the other of 4100 for abandoning his wife and. children. In default of bond he was removed to jail. Mary Kessiah, his - unfortunate victim, passed through here last evening with her father, on her re turn to Concord. - 4 1 S h L i- Goldsboro Headlight: little daughter of Mr. D. C, Maxwell, at Mount Ulive, while playing with a pet cat Sunday evening, was bitten quite badly, until now it is feared that blood-- poison may set in. ri he irnit trees are just loaded with an j abundance of young fruit, and all danger of damage by frost has now passed. (There is every - prospect for , a large fruit crop. The construction :ol the "annex" to f the Eastern Hospital will be commenced next week' by Messrs. Porter and Godwin, ' the contractors. Truckers tell us that: the past dry weather has curtailed the pea crop t&v about one half. The market for peas is off, some shipments hardly bring ing freight charges. While' out fishing, Friday, Mr. Henry C. Shannon had the misfortune to ; break his right ., leg. It seems that he took a step back ward and as he placed his loot on & root fell and broke his leg below the knee. An old colored man named Joseph Thompson, who for. the past several years has been in the employ of Messrs. S. Conn & Sohn, was killed Sunday night about 9 o'clock, while attempting to jump off below the coal chute from a special truck t train, j southbound. . It seems that be boarded one of the cars in front of the hotel, and presuming the train would stop for coal at the chute, intended to get off there and walk home. The train, however, did not stop there, and Thompson, in his endeavor to jump off, must have struck against the passing cars as his skull was completely frac tured, death resulting instantly. ' Pittsboro Record: iWe much re gret to hear of the death of Mr. -Walter Frasier, of Gulf, who died on last Sun day night, after a lingering sickness. He was the youngest son of the late . Rich ard Frasier. - Some whiskey was stolen one night last week from the stil) of Mr, L, J, Williams, in Williams town ship, and a young- man named Jim IWhitaker, from ; near Chapel Hill, was brought ; here to jail last Tuesday, charged with being onn bf the party that Stole it. Two others are implicated, but thus far 1 have ' evaded arrest.' t-Bear Creek township has recently n the scene of some incendiary fires, j&bout a month ago Rev. Thomas Phil ips, was the first victim, some incendiary leaving burned up his barn and stable, in fehich were a mule, a lot of corn and for fge. and farming utensils. U And one t bight last week the barn- and stable of Mr. Laban Ellis were set on fire and des troyed, together with t their contents, including two mules.! self ."-was -; ;.t painfully Mr. Ellis him- i burnt , while Attemotincr to . rescue nis muies. improvements are -:being Jsaade at the Odell cotton factory at By jium's, in, this county. Seven new (dwellings for operatives are being : built, knd a lot of new machinery is being pnt lb the factory, including 1,000 additional Spindles. Electric lights will soon i be out in. Since this factory was purchased, in 1888.'-by the. Odell company nearly $50,000 worth of machinery and improve ments have been added, and all paid for . several 4out of the profits, besides a , good cash dividend betng paid every year to tne latockholders. v Wjl: t ""' v '"'il '--': I i By the wrecking of a freight train on mt Clayton & Michigan R. R., near iLadmer. yesterday morning, five tramps ere killed and another injured so bad-v that he is expected to die, L 1 " $ ' 1 ( 1 1 mi if! t, it t mt 1 '?d .. I if i - .'..': '1:51? . -1.': -X '. t'1 '. : i ,' ! I TM;M-$ Vf&zcS