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ruBLisHxo At WILMINGTON, N. C $1.00 a YEAR. IN ADVANCE. 88888888888888888 8?SS888S8gfSg tpo?W 8X 88888888888888888 28SSS8fcS85a"S2i53S8 88888888888888888 SSa88S35?SSS88g83:8 inuoj( g 88888888888888883 i i 88888888238888888 qjaoK I -4- 8888888828888888 8 88888888888888 88888888888888883 w o "S n Second Clan Matter .1 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the Weekly Star is at Single Copy 1 year, postage paid.....,.,. .11 00 ";. " I months " " 60 " . " 1 8 months " " . 80 AN INCOME TAX. During thelast Congress two bills providing for ah income tax were introduced, one ' by Representative Wike, o f Illinois, the other by Repre sentative De Armond, of Missouri. Mr. De Armond's bill was intended especially to raise money to pay pen s'ons, and was framed on the gradu ated plan, exempting incomes under $1,000, imposing the lowest rate on lacomesj from $1,000 jto $6,000, doubling the rate on those from $6,- 000 to $15,000, tripling it on those e . OK -i fc rv An r svs .. . irom $ij,uuuio$du,uuu ana quadrup ling it on those from $30,000 to $50,- 000. The scale thus continues to ascend as the incomes grow larger, until in cases wLere the' income ex ceeds $500,000 the rate of taxation is ten timpQ ac crrpat as it is on th first incomes. Of course the number of persons affected byl the higher rates wpuld be comparatively few and the bulk of the tax would be paid by those whose incomes ranged between $1,000. and $6,000. ' f . : The probabilities are that one or more such bills wll be introduced at the next sesstQn. of Congress, for that.question has been more or less discussed, . and the drift j seems that way. i One thing is certain, and that is it we areo pay anything like the large" amount of pension1 money e are paying now and if we are to have tariff reform, some plan must be de vised! for raising the revenue that will be cut off by a reduction of tariff duties, that is if there be-a reduction that wiH meet with the expectations of the people. . " . .-' Our opinion is that if a moderate bill, making the exemption reasona ble and the rate of taxation moder ate, be introduced, it will pass Con gress and receive the approval of the President, although there will bs opposition- to It in Congress and out of . Congress, by those who are opposed to that kind of legislation as inquisi torial and by others who regard it in the light of class , legislation, which would impose on some burdens from which others are exempt. j As a matter of fact neither of these i- contentions is true, for the tax is no more inquisitorial than any other kind of taxation. It is no more in quisitorial to. ask a-farmer, for in stance, how much his income is than to ask him how many acres of land, or how many horses, cattle, hogs and sheep-he has, or than to ask a tax paver how-much money he has in his possession or invested, or to ask him what he has in his house' in the way of furniture. The object of all assessments is to ascertain the amount of property the tax-payer is possessed of and his sources of in come, and why a tax on the income is more! inquisitorial than a tax on the sources of income is not apparent The only feature about it resembling discrimination is the fact that it exempts the man who has to scuffle to support himself and family and levies the tax on the man who can pay it without feeling it as a hardship. , Getting down to the bottom of it, on principle it is the fairest of all taxes, for 4t is not, as some taxes are, a tax on industry regardless of the profit, but a tax levied , in; pro portion to the ability of one to pay, a tax on clear profit and not oh labor or on investments that may yield no profit. I As a general thing the sys tems of taxation we have are sys terns by which the industrious man is taxed on his industry and made to bear a much heavier share of the publicJwrden than the shiftless idler, ' But conceding that it is a burden. AH taxation is a burden, and tax payers so regard it, for the man who will not dodge it if he can, or . get off! with paying the very least he can, is the exception. . There are few men -with consciences so sensitive that they will not undervalue their taxables, and take every " advantage they can, and feel that they have done no wrong, and the probabilities are that if an income tax law were enactedThere would be a good deal of evasion of that, but those who contend that it would foster perjury show j that they have a very low opinion of their fellow citizens. Viewed from a matter of fact stand point there is no objection that can be made to an income tax that is not equallyapplicable to any other kind of tax. There is no species of taxa- ' ftion that is not objectionable in some Particular. V(YL. XXTV But of whom can 1 a tax for the support of the Government be more equitably asked than from him who receives the most benefit from the Government? who receives the most protection and for : whose especial benefit many of the ; laws are en acted? It is for the protection of property that most of our laws are passed, and it is for the protection of property in some form that our courts are kept busy, judges em ployed and juries empanelled and witnesses, summoned by the score. The civil courts are mainly for the protection of the " property rights of those who are blessed with more or less property; the poor have very little use for them. Of course the man of property pays taxes for 'the maintenance of the courts and the machinery of the law, but so does every one, but the poor man pays more in proportion to his ability to pay than the rich man does. And so in war the poor man does the fighting, and the rich man, if he has no martial inclination, remains at home, and shows his patriotism by encouraging others to shoulder the musket. Sometimes he fights by proxy, and sends a substitute. Such a man should not complain at being asked to pay his proportionate part for the maintenance of the Govern ment that poorer men fight for and are taxed for, too, ; An income tax may not be alto gether agreeable, but there is no wrong and no injustice in it. Those who would be most affected by it are those who reaped the most bene fit from Governmental protection within the past thirty, years. MINOR MENTION. There has been much complaint in this country about unfaithfulness in public servants and corruption in politics, but our public servants are what we make them, and the people are themselves responsible for much of the unfaithfulness and corruption of which they complain. We often hear men say, men of intelligence and of presumed patriotism, "I am no politician," and because he is" no "politician," he absents himself from political conventions,, takes no per sonal interest in nominations for office, and lets others run the party organizations. This is all wrong. Every citizen in a country where the Government is by the people, where choice of policies and of men is made through the ballot-box, should be a politician, and should feel that it is his imperative duty to be a politi cian to the extent of seeing the right kind of men chosen for office and the right policies prevail. . That kind of politics is but another name for pa triotism, and that kind of poli tics every citizen should , have. This idea was happily expressed by President ' Cleveland last Friday, when in his reply to the address of the Moderator, j speaking for the Presbyterian ministers who called upon him, ' said: "You will, therefore, I trust, permit me to say ' l that though you do well when. you insist upon the conscien tious discharge of every official duty, and though you never shrink frdm exposing official shortcomings, the contribution you owe to the accom plishment of good government will not be fully made unless you teach people, by precept and ' by example, that they' will find their welfare and their safety in enforcing upon their public servants-the, observance of the mandates rot Christianity and morality." If the people were taught to exact the utmost rectitude from the men whom they elect to office, and if they did notso often condone crookedness, public morals would be much improved, and there would be little ground for complaint. . About the wickedest and most cold-blpoded poisoner we have i read of for some time is now under arrest in Princeton, N. J., charged with having her son's life insured and then poisoning him with a slow poi son to get the insurance money.' j A woman in Chicago avenged her self on two young men who annoyed her by doucing them with a whole bucket of "Chicago water. To the uninitiated who ; may not think' she got even' it may be remarked that Chicago water is not rose water. It is well it is Chicago water. ; " "W., O.&'E. C.B.B. A change of schedule will go into ef feut to-day on the W., O. & E. C. rail road. Trains will leave Wilmington daily for Jacksonville and intermediate stations at 4 p. m. Leave Wilmington daily, except Saturday and Sunday, for Pollocksville and intermediate points at 8.80 a.m. Leave Pollocksville at 1.80 and arrive at Wilmington at 6.05 p. m. Poliocksville is a short distance by steam from Newbern. i It is about 73 miles from Wilmington by rail. Another Dividend to Depositors. U Depositors of the First National Bank of Wilmington will be paid a dividend of 10 per cent, in about two weeks. Af ter this there will be one more payment of 20 per cent., or two ot 10 per cent., making the entire amount to depositors 60 percent. -! It is said that there is 135,000 in divi dends, payable undr first and second in stalments, now' on hand and uncalled for. ' i . : THE ! i quit croaking: 1 ! ' ..' 1 That is What a Citlsen of Wilmington Bays, and He Give Good Beaaon for Uelf-Orstulatlon at Present Condition end Prospeots for the Future. ' What is the meaning of all this croak ing in Wilmington, when of all periods of the city existence it has greater cause for self-gratulation. Take a retrospec tive view. reaching back ten years and the improvements made in this city have not been equalled south of the Potomac, if we may except Norfolk. Tis true the Building and Loan Associations were the direct cause of extending our resi dences to the outer limits, but when the great fire swept the. eye-sores from the streets near the water they were replaced quickly by brick buildings which are im posing and then the Government and the County Commissioners have built monuments of architectural skill and beauty. In lieu of . cobble-stones the city fathers have given us Belgian blocks and many of our streets! which a' short time ago were of sand are now macada mized. Look at Third and Fifth streets, where private enterprise has set its wits to work and now they have grass plots and pretty fountains playing upon them. We read in the papers of the immense number ot timber rafts; but did you know that mills for cutting it up are being erected and soon Wilmington will lead as she did thirty years ago as a lumber centre. Why. is it that large mill owners have pulled up their stakes from Norfolk and are driving their piles here? Even Southwestern Virginia is contributing to our population and to our industries in this line. I While the papers are teeming with dismal accounts of the financial troubles among the wildcat banks of the West ern States, and watered stock in Cord age Trusts has caHed a halt among those who in their' extravagance had palatial club bouse and circus rings padded with satin, no such depression exists here. We are in the midst' of our dullest times, but our banks are solid. No one antisipates any trouble, while good commercial paper is readily discounted. ! , But we must not lose sight of another industry which is steadily growing in our suburbs. Quite a large sum of money has been realized this season from j trucking, and truCk farming is beginning to assume no small propor tions. We are at least three weeks ahead ot Norfolk, and but little behind Charleston. If you - would learn how this trucking business is prospering you have only to ask our bank men bow many Northern;' checks are deposited daily for collection. This industry will extend each year ia a radius of fifty miles around Wilmington, and if the rice fields can be utilized to produce cabbages and celery, we will cease to send to Germany for Winter cabbage, and to Kalamazoo, Michigan, for celery, Tests that have been made are of the most flattering character, and there can be no doubt that ultimately Wilming ton will be surrounded by truck farms, But wc must not stop there we must keep our population employed. We must utilize our city's increasing popu, lation by offering inducements for other enterprises to come among us. i Cotton factories are springing up at every small station in the Western part of the State; why cannot we show our confidence- in our city by following their example? Then, tod, New River is brought closer to us, and soon the oyster gardens of Stone's Bay will be worked profitably. Next Fall will witness large shipments of oysters from this port. j I We have water deep enough, and ships of large carrying capacity can Come to our wharves. . Our cotton receipts were proportionately Increased this year and will increase greatly next yearj if the crop is good, and if the railroad and milt men could get together, why not feeders be extended into the I timber which, though cut off, ye is but a few miles off from the main lines land can be brought into our market by. judicious investments. i Our communications with the outside world are sufficient for many years to come. We have no necessity, how ever, for going abroad, as Carolina Beach and I Wrightsvllle Sound are j healthy breathing places for our population, and if we did not boast of such charming re sorts1 we can point to the efficient service of our street electric line which affords the present inhabitant an opportunity for pleasant change of air and recreation. Why then should we repine ? Let us all pull together tor the common weal and quit croaking. ' New Hardware Firm. Mr. Geo. V. Strong. Jr., formerly with Messrs. Giles & Murcbison, and Mr. B. Frank Lee, salesman for Messrs. W, E. Springer! & Co,, have formed a co-part nership and will open a hardware store at Rocky Mount about the first of June. The name of the firm will be j Strong & Lee. Both members of the firm have ' been in the hardware business several years. Mr. Lee will continue in the em ploy of Messrs. Springer and Co. Their many friends in Wilmington wish them success in teeir enterprize. -j A GIFT TO CAPT. MAGLENN, From the Carolina Central Engineers. Charlotte Observer. There are few more popular men in the railroad ser vice than Capt. James Maglenn, master mechanic of the Carolina Central Rail road. An evidence of this will be given to-day. j The engineers of this road will present Capt.-Maglenn with a handsome gold watch as a token of their respect and esteem. The watch was! purchased at Farrior's. It is an open-face watch, on the outside of which, is the mono gram, "J. M."; and on the inside the in scription, "Presented to James Maglenn, May 20tn,'1893, by the Railroad Engi neers of the Carolina Central. It is said that the change of schedule on the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway will go into effect about the 27th. finder the new schedule the passenger and mail train will leave Wil mington about 8 a. m. There will be no change in the time of arrival here, which is 11 p. m. w EEKL Y WILMINGTON, N. C, KNOCKED INTO THE RIVER. f Patal Affray Between Colored Men on a Wpod ; Plat The Alleged Murderer Captured and Committed to Jail After an Investigation Before the Mayor. Wesley Jordan, colored, was knocked overboard from a wood-flat near the foot of Orange street last night about half- past ten o'clock and drowned. The fatal blow was struck by Christian Baldwin, colored, one of the hands on the boat. - Police officer Sneeden heard cries of murder and went to the wharf, but found that Baldwin had escaped; he was sub sequently arrested oh Second street near Dock by Mr. Blake, a clerk in theem ploy of Mr. R. E. Ward, and was taken to police headquarters. - Mayor Fishblate was notified, and at once proceeded to hold an investigation. lames Miller, colored, the first witness, testified that Jordan and Baldwin were quarrelling about a pistol, and that finally Jordan struck Baldwin with a stick of wood, knocking him into the river. Bald win had a stick, also, but ; did not at tempt to strike Jordan.; . - Morns Gibbs, colored, said he lived on Sixth between Bladen and Harnett streets; ran on a flat. My fiat was lay ing next to where these fellows' flat laid. Heard them quarrelling. Jordan asked Baldwin not to throw his valise around. Baldwin asked Jordan' for his pistol; a quarrel ensued. Jordan picked up his valise and started off. Baldwin struck him with a stick, which knocked him overboard; he didn't come up. Jim; Miller, colored, knew defendant, Christian Baldwin', and also the 'mur dered man', Wesley Jordan, who told Haldwin he must have his pistol. As Jordan started off Baldwin struck him with a stick. Baldwin told a St;ar reporter that he got a pistol from Jordan to look at and misplaced it and could not find it. 'After he cussed me some time," Baldwin said, "he got his valise and started off. I struck him with, a stick and he fell overboard. He also had a stickf ' " i ''' Baldwin was sent to jail and the wit nesses were required to give . bond for their appearance at the 'next term of the Criminal Court. : i 1, CRIMINAL COURT. '. " " ' ' " ; . grand jury report. The grand jury reported that they bad inspected the County Home and found the buildings clean and in good condi tion; and believe, upon ; information given by inmates, that a sufficiency of substantial food is allowed and the sick properly cared for. They recommended that improvement be made in the facili ties for heating the insane department before next Fall. They reported, also, having visited the county jail and .find ing the same tidy and well kept, the prisoners having good : attention and their food being ample and well cooked, (They further say: "In view of the fact that many crimes are ' committed in this county and the perpetrators never brought to justice, we recommend the appointment of a competent man to col lect evidence of guilt and act as a special detective. If the finances ot the county are not in a condition to warrant the employment of a fully competent man. we respectfully suggest that the commis sioners endeavor to make some ar rangement with the city authorities that jointly this important recommenda tion be I complied with.; We desire to say that we have inspected the very handsome and commodious new court house, and most heartily ; congratulate the court and our citizens on the com pletion and equipment of the building. We trust its present cleanliness may be maintained, bureiy, justice must be as represented, wholly blind, to have re mained so long in that filthy old temple on Princess street. It. Vrom All Around. i In addition to a regular downpour of book orders from the city, ; others were received yesterday, up to noon, from the following post-offices, in; many cases several orders coming from the same of fice:. Vineland, Whiteville, Goldsboro, Kerr. Fayetteville, Smithfield, Claren don, Oxford, Winston, La Grange, Kins- ton, Burgaw, Clarkton, Euzabethtown, Alma, Laurinburg. Southport, Kenans- Ville, Greensboro.. i 1 Cheap Iiixhts. ' I The Gazette says: "Fayetteville now has two electric light ; companies, and the streets are being lined with poles and wires. Competition is a blessing to the public, as the price of incandescent lights are fifty cents per month, and it is said that the new company will reduce the price to twenty-five cents per month, which is much cheaper than gar." EVANGELIST PEARSON. A Just Estimate of the Man After the Close of His Recent Meetings in Augusta. i Of all the evangelists who have visit ed Wilmington, that excellent man Rev. K. u. Fearson telt the most lasting im pression, and there are many nere wno will read with pleasure the annexed trib ute from tbe Augusta Lhrontcle'. The series ol meetings which has re cently ended at the First Presbyterian church I have brought to Augusta a preacher who three weeks ago was a total stranger in tne community, out who now holds a warm place in the hearts ot our people. Few men have ever visited Augusta who can claim to have made so lasting an impression on the church-goers as Dr. Pearson during the meeting jnst ended. More eloquent pulpit orators have been heard, and there have been revivals at' which there were more converts, but no speaker has impressed his hearers more forcibly with bis earnestness, his frankness, nis own faith in the Gospel which he preached, and his desire to make it plain toothers. Dr. Pearson s frailty of body and voice are overcome by his earnestness and his magnetism. He soon secures the sym pathy and attention of his audience, and though he speaks plainly, he does so without giving offence, he nas maae many friends and won many admirers during his interesting series of meetings in Augusta, and will carry away with him the best wishes of the community for his increased strength and long life. J A Montgomery, Ala., dispatch says : The sixty-second annual session of tbe Episcopal Council of the . Diocese of Alabama, closed yesterday morning after . a four days' session. All reports were of an encouraging nature. - i - FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1893. THE FLORENCE BANE FAILURE The Branch at " Lumber ton - Closes Its Doora A Lucky Subscriber of 'the Mormon Biar Oeta - Hia Money $5,000 Due Depoeiror and . Only $400 on Hand, j .;:v."'.-. .'-' 'j ; Special Star Correspondence. j! - Lumjberton N. C, May 18. Editor Morning Star ,-j V r Dear Sir: Yesterday, when the mail from Wilmington arriyed here, one of the subscribers of the Star upon look ing over the paper, saw, your notice ot the' failure of the bank at Florence, S. C. Our bank here being in the same system, he Immediately went ; to the bank and checked out: what, money he had m the bank. He was followed in a few moments by another de positor who attempted to draw, out his money, but the bank not having enough on hand to pay the full amount of bis deposit, paid him one-half. Then a rush was made by depositor, when t$ Skipper, tushier, informed them that" he had paid out all the money on hand and could do r.othinif for; them. So the matter stands. We are completely in the dark here as to the matter, and have gained more information from the Star than from a: I other sources. The condition of the bank on vester- dAy as I learn showed; deposits to the amount of about five thousand dollars, and only about (our hundred and fifty dollars on hand in cash. I learn that under the system of our bank the presi dent had lull control of deposits, and could remove them from this bank at his pleasure, and to any place be might see proper. We learn that there is about four hundred dollars to this banks credit in-some New York bank. This is the only fund now in reach to pay de positors. 1 Uur people are taking it easy and hop ing for the best. Some think they will be paid the full amount I of deposits; others have, given up all hope. Another feature ot this suspension is the liability of stockholders, which is just now creating some uneasiness. Not hav ing seen the charter of the bank, I am unable to speak of this matter. FAYETTEVI LLE, N. C. The Failure of tbe Bank of 'the Carolina Does Not Affect the Co-operative Bank' of North Carolina No Connection Be tween the Two Institutions. Special Star Correspondence. Fayetteville, May 19. A rumor has been circulated throughout the State that the failure of "The Bank of the Carol in as" at Florence, S. C, a few days ago involves the interests of "The Co-operative Bank of North Carolina," recently established in Fayetteville. and that the business of this bank has been suspended on : account thereof. Your correspondent .receives authority from an official source to day that there is no vital connection between these two banks; that notwithstanding the fact that Mr. I. P. Coffin is the President i of both banks, they are separate and distinct in stitutions, and that the failure of the Florence bank does not affect the Fay etteville bark. The two banks are not under tbe same management as reported, as no one connected with the Bank of the Ca roli nas has any connection with the Co-operative Bank of North Carolina, except the President, Mr. J. 'P . Coffin, and that his connection with the former doest not affect the financial status of the latter.' The bank here has not closed its doors, but is open for business during banking hours every day. It is regretted in ths community that the new bank should receive a set-back so soon after opening its doors; but tbe rumor will probably be productive of an exhibition of the assets of the bank such an exhibition should have been given at the opening. Our people are naturally slow in accepting as a verity any representation of fact which is not based upon evidence more easy of com prehension than any that has yet been adduced by tbe officers ot the new bank, For this reason the -possibilities of this new bank have not been unfolded. There is no doubt that the general business in terests of Fayetteville would be promot ed by tbe existence of two well con ducted banking institutions; but such institutions should possess (and should demonstrate to the public that they so possess) the necessary facilities for con ducting this business in such, manner as to secure beyond . the contingency of loss tbe interests ot their patrons. The failurxf the People's Bank here has sbaken tbe confidence ot tbe people, and hence they are cautious and sus picious. Mr. v. w. inorton, Jr., "stole a marcn on our people last evening by quietly forming a connubial alliance with Miss Ruth Smith, one of Fayetteville s fairest and most popular young society ladies. Thev were married at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. J. T. Lyon, the pastor of the M. E. Church, and immediately took the north-bound fast mail train for Chicago, to attend the World's Fair. The congratulations of the community go with them. CRIMINAL COURT, j The case of D. C Kelly, charged with assault with criminal intent on Florence King, (on trial Wednesday) was given to the jury yesterday morning soon after the opening of court. A verdict of not guilty was fonnd by the jury. j Jno. Fergus, charged with trespass. Appeal from Justice Bunting's ourt. Verdict, not guilty. I Lena Hannah" and Lizzie Sedberry, colored, affray. Case submitted. Liz zie Sedberry sentenced to 30 days in county house of correction; ludgment in case of Lena Hannah suspended on payment of half theosts. A Young Wilmington Author. "How I Got datJGal 'Nervy!' Is the title of a Southern dialect story which appeared in a recent issue of the Louis ville Courier-Journal. It is from the pen of Mr. Norwood V. Gause, j of . this city, and is his first effort in the dialect line. But it is well done, nevertheless. In truth. , no better proof ot this is needed than the lact that it was ac cepted by a paper with the literary standing of the Courier-Journal. Death of a I Prominent Citizen of Bladen County, The Fayetteville Gazette announces the death of Maj. W. N. Whitted. of Bkv den county, at his fiome near Prospect Hall on the 11th insC aged 80 years. He was the father of Capt. Whitted. of this city. Mrs. V. B. Williams, of Fayette ville, and Mrs. Jas. Y. Whittedj of Dur ham. He was a ruling elder in the Beth Car Presbyterian Church, in-j Bladen, was an earnest Christian, and bis death will be seriously mourned by many friends and relatives throughout the State. TAR SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS. Second Day's Session of the Assembly at Maeon, Ga. Committees j Appointed Overtures Bead and Beferred. . - - : By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Macon, May I9.r-The Southern Pres byterian Assembly convened in its sec ond day's session this morning, Mode rator ; I. W. Lapsley presiding. The proceedings were opened with prayer by Rev. T. McMurray, D. D., of Arkanl sas. The Moderator announced the standing committees, after which anumf ber ot overtures were read and properly referred. One for deliverance from "Card playing and worldly amusements'? was amended, the word "other being nserted oy the Assembly. . Tbe Presbytery of Memphis asked that the Assembly formulate a solemn and comprehensive deliverance from the gigantic evil of newspaper publication oft Sunday, saying that unless something should be done to check the influence of ungodliness, there could j be no really effective scriptural observance of the Sabbath. The four points to be considj ered should embrace, deliverance from spending the day in gathering news, pur chasing papers, furnishing advertise ments of news and giving sermons in b; synopsis. The matter was referred, An overture for a training school at Ching-Kiang, in China, was referred to the Committee on Foreign Missions. lhe by nod ol xexas wanted a plan of systematic work established for spread ing the uospel among 78,000 Mexicans in that State. Report of the committee on organis ing a colored synod was adverse. Mem bers thought the colored people are not ready for it. Reports of the Columbia Theological Seminary at Columbia, S. S.. and the Union Theological Seminary at Hampden Sidney, Va.. as received and referred to committee, showed an encouraging condition. Letters were read from the Pan-Presbyterian AH)-; ance proposing the formation of a feder ation. " '. I r j ' William C. Deland, representing the Seventh-Day Baptists, wanted the As sembly to co-operate with them; in ob serving Saturday as tbe babbatb. 1 be matter was referred to the committee on foreign correspondence. i ne same committee was directed to prepare a letter to the Reformed Dutch Church in response to a letter received from them extending cordial greeting, A telegram was sent to tbe Northern Presbyterian Assembly in session at Washington, expressive of kindly greet ing. ' Last year a committee was appointed to revise the directory of worship. It to-day presented to the Assembly a directory prepared under their care, lhe aa interim committee on a new hymnal, recommended the adoption of a book entitled, "Hymns of Ages, pre pared by Rev. RaT. Kerr, of Richmond. The morning session concluded with religious services, Dr. Greene, of Ken tucky; Dr. Law, of South Carolina, and Dr. Murklin, of Baltimore, Md., led in prayer. The hymns "How firm a founda tion, "Uh! for a closer walk with uod, and "Come holy spirit were sung by the congregation. There was no session ot the Assembly this afternoon. The various committees met for organization and business. Macon, Ga., May 20. The General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church met this morning at 9 o clock. Immediately after the report of the ad interim committee on the change of the hymn books recommending to the con vention the book of"Hvmns of the Ages" selected and arranged by Rev. Dr. Rob". ert r. Kerr, of Richmand, Va., and com piled for the Southern Presbyterian church, was taken up. Discussion was general and continued throughout the morning session and up to adjournment, Strong opposition was made by several leading members, both among , tbe min isters and laity, to the adoption of the book, the main ground being that the church had made no great cry lor a new book and the Assembly j was acting too hastily. A resolution introduced by Dr. A. H. McCurdy was finally adopted, endorsing "Hymns of the Ages," and' directing the Publication committee to make arrangements to have it printed at once. Reports on home mission and some routine business having been disposed of, the Assembly adjourned until morrow morning, . J THE INFANTA OF SPAIN. Offioial Programme for the Beceptlon and Entertainment of the Princess at Wash ingtonShe WiU Attend a Ball to be Given in Her Honor In1 New York City, By Telegraph to the Morning Star. WASHINGTON. May i 20. The pro gramme of the Princess, Eulalia's stay in Washington was arranged this afternoon by commander Davis, representing! the U. b. Uovernment, and benor Muruagua the Spanish Minister representing j the Princess, with concurrence ot course ot the Infanta herself. Monday and Wed nesday of next week will be devoted to sight seeing. Tbe Infanta and her suite will visit all the Government building and other places of interest in Washing ton under the guidance of Commander Davis. I Tuesday morning the members of the diplomatic corps will accompany the royal party to Mount Vernon on a steamer chartered for that purpose, and in command ot Commander Davis. It was originally intended that a reception to the diplomatic corps should 1 be given ; by the Infanta at the Ar hngton on Monday night, but this has been changed, and tne mem bers of the corps will be received by her on board tbe steamer at its wharl on Tuesday before the start is made for Mount Vernon. On Tuesday evening, at 8 o clock, tbe President and Mrs. Cleveland will give a dinner to her Royal Highness and party at the Executive Mansion, at which Cabinet officers and their ladies will be present. As the din ner will be ot an official character, ail those entitled to do so will be requested to appear in full uniform. Wednesday evening tha f rincess will attend a nan to be given in honor of the birthday of uueen victoria by bir juuan raunce fote, the British Ambassador, at the British Embassy. The Infanta and suite will leave Washington for New York Thursday. ; . ! The invitation to attend the grand ball to be given her in New York City has been accepted by the Princess. The Infanta has decided that so long as she remains the official guest of the nation she will accept no invitations to enter tainments to be given in her honor, ex cept such as are contained in the pro gramme arranged tor ber by the u nitea States officials in charge of her visit. She expects, however, tojhrowoff her official character in a short time, proba bly after the functions in her honor given in Chicago have been concluded, and she will then go further west in the character of a private personage. Her tour is likely to extend to the Yellow stone Park. The duration of the stay of the Infanta in the United States has net been definitely determined, but it will be from one to two months. Advices from Bladen county re port that the fruit crops promise to be abundant. f NO. 28 RALEIGH NEWSBUDGET. PROGRAMME .pOR RECEPTION OF RE MAINS OF PRESIDENT DAVIS. ! New" Cotton I Factory Bishop Iiyman's Assistant yhe Bute Museum Bale of the State Chronicle, Etc. . Specialjstar Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C May 20. ; The programme for the reception of the remains of ex-President Davis is in active course of preparation. The casket ' will, while here, be under the control of John W. Brown, the well known funeral director of this city. He is having prepared a most beautiful catafalque, on which the remains will be conveyed to and from"the depot.. It will be appropriately draped and drawn by six jet black horses, which have been tendered by some ot our prominent and wealthy citizens. . i i i THE FUNERAL CAR. On each df the four corners of the funeral car Will be stationed a little etrl dressed in white with black sasb, bear ing in ber hands a minature Confederate flag. The car win be driven by James H. Jones, colored. On tbe line of the procession the public buildings, stores and private Residences will .be profusely draped. Prominent among these. 'will be the new hotel. Page s Opera House and Metropolitan Hall, Ot course the Capitol wilE be properly arranged. The bells of the citv will be tolled while the procession is Dropressinc to and from the depot.! All business will be sus pended. I be proposition to fire minute guns during tbe time the remains are lying in state - is under consideration. As there will be no visiting military present the ceremonies will be' mostly of a civic character. . j ' - - NEW COTTON -.FACTORY. , The committee appointed on the part of : stockholders of the proposed new cotton factory this morning made selec tion of a site, t It will be located on land situated directly on the line of tbe Raleigh & Augusta Air Line Railroad, ten miles west of the corporate limits. It is in all respects a most, desirable loca tion. Ground will be broken tor the buildings early in June. THE COADJUTOR BISHOP. Although, of course, nothing definite can be ascertained as to who will be se lected as the "Coadjutor" Bishop, pro vided lor tne episcopal uiocesan Con vention, it seems to be the opinion of well informed laymen here that Dr.H. H. Marshall, rector of Christ Church, this time, will be chosen, if he can be in duced to accept. . : ; ' THE STATE MUSEUM. There is not a more interesting place for a visitor to Raleigh to spend a short, time, than our State Museum. From a very poor excuse for a depository t it has grown into a receptacle of a vast num ber of rare 'curiosities representing, all sections of the State. In no other way can the stranger obtain a better insight into the varied mineral resources- of North Carolina. The Museum is visited by numerous persons who come here for pleasure or business. It is the special resort of Northern capitalists or pros pectors, who.i mainly express surprise at our varied mineral deposits. The cura tor, T. C. Harris, is now engaged in a complete renovation of the Museum, pre paratory to expected contributions trom parties who have furnished specimens for the btate Department at the Colum bian Exposition, and who have promised to place them in tbe Museum. It is cer tainly the great attraction of our city. FEDERAL DECORATION DAY. It is row understood that Federal decoration services will take place on the 80th inst. as usual. It was thought at one time that a postponement would be made, in consequence of the Jeffer son Davis ceremonies. There will be no conflict, however, as the decoration will not take I place until late in the afternoon, after the train with the re mains of Mr. Davis has left. As custo mary, the Federal ceremonies will be conducted by General Meade Post, Grand Army of the Republic. STATE CHRONICLE. The sale of the remaining undisposed of effects of the State Chronicle com menced at 3.30 this afternoon. They consist of lurniture, ink, stone, letter press, &e. It is understood that Mr. Holding will be the chief purchaser. ' MINOR MATTERS. The twenty-sixth annual commence ment exercises of the St. Augustine Normal School and Collegiate Institute (colored) begins to-morrow and lasts five days. The' baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Rev. J. W. Perry, of Tarboro, to-morrow '. morning at 11 o'clock. Appropriate exercises are de signated for each day. All the departments in the capital were closed to business callers yester day. The Governor spent a short time in his office in the morning looking over mails, etc., after! which he went to his residence. No anointments. Communication was opened this morning by the Postal Telegraph Com pany, with Durham, and the first mes sage was sent. '; ' NORTHERN I PRESBYTERIANS f- At Washington Telegrams of ! Greeting from Various Quarters. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington,! May 20. The morn ing session was devoted to the consid eration of reports. Stated Clerk Roberts read a telegram of greeting from the General Conference of the united Brethren in session at Dayton, Ohio; also the following I - Macon, Ga., May IQ, iSoj, To the' Presbyterian General i AssemblyThe General Assembly at Macon sends greet ings. Peace be within ' thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces. For our bretbrenand companions sate we win now say, "Peace be with thee." Signed. lames w. Lapsley, Moderator; Joseph R. Wilson, Stated Clerk, - THE WORLD'S FAIR. Acoident at the "Woman's Congress. By Telegraph to .the Morning Star. Chicago, May 20l-A disastrous acci dent to-day marred the close of the great Congress of Women. A section of flooring 20 by 30 feet in extent, form ing the entrance to yvasnington nan in the Art Institute, suddenly gave way and fell to the ground, a distance of twelve feet. Seventyrfive panic-stricken women fell in a. mass of struggling humanity, and the cries of the thousands of women already assembled contributed to the excitement that followed. Cries of pain and terror arose, and from-the collapsed section ot tbe building came the most exaggerated; reports of many persons killed or injured. After a score of people had rushed to the rescue and nearly tour score ot women nan neen extricated, it was found that eight per sons were seriously injured, but: none fatally, ., , . .. i; The citizen's Bank of Johnson City, Tenn . suspended yesterday morning, The bank had an authorized capital ol $100,000. The liabilities are $38,000. assets estimatedat $78,000. ' SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Rale?2hJiV7zw and Vosemtr: Gov. Carr ha honored . a requisition from ; the Governor of South Carolina lor Adam Love, i who is wanted for r muroer. ' . . . f Elizabeth Citv Carolinian Mr. J. E.i Lane, of Nixonton, this courjty, died on the 6th inst., aged 40 years. John Hoskins, the murderer I of Mack -Butler,, appeared before Judge I Bynum at Plymouth and plead guilty ef mansiaugnter, : and was sentenced twenty years in the penitentiary. ) to Charlotte News: R. D. Tohn- ston's block, in Winston, was destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock Thursday morning. The loss is $9,000; Insurance $3,000.1 The fire is believed to have been incendiary. ana jc. u. nagier, jonn jonnson and other man, all colored, have been an- ar are rested. Sensational developments expected. Salisbury Watchman : H ens Bonds, colored, who had recently been lodged in jail at Lexington for f. and a., escaped from that prison the first ol past week and is now at large. We learn that he also stands charged with being the negro wno last, lall committed thejoul crime ol rape upon tbe wife of Mr. Kluttz, of this county, j I Salisbury Herald: Three boys, 13, 14 and 15 years old. were lodged in jail at Asheboro last week for breaking into a store at Randleman's iactory."Two of them have no father and one has no mother. The youngest one, it is said, hid in the store and after the clerks; left unbarred the door and let ths others in. The oldest boy can't read. f ! Gastonia Gazette-. . Mr. JhoL T. bpencer Killed a spotted rat in his wood pile one day this week. Thevarrhint" bad been killing little chickens.! The animal was mainly white, with irregular stripes and spots of the ordinary; rat color. His eyes were regular rat fcyes. otherwise be seems to have beep a mix- ture of about half and half of white rat and common rat. Smithfield HeraL Jacobs, mother1 of our townsman, Mr. W. Jacobs, died at her home few miles west ot town last Tuesday? from the effects of a cancer from which she had been a sufferer for years. -Carp are getting to De quite numerous id the river i nere. r requentiy we see some - large ones that have been caught, It was only a few! years ago when jthey were hrst put into the river. ; Salisbury i Herald : Richard Eames, Jr., M. E., manager of the1 Gold Hill mines, was in the city this morning with 15 ounces of nugget gold from his Bigger's mine in Cabarrus county; iThis placer property is the bonanza bfj the State at present. One ot the nuggets weighs nearly 4 ounces and is of a rough character, having some quartz attached showing it has come from near the source. The mine is in close proximity to the famous Reed mine, where the 28 pound nugget was found. As this j is a newly discovered property we look for some large nuggets. - Mr. Eames is send ing the nuggets to the World's Fair, where they, will be on exhibit. ; Monroe Enquirer: 'We learn that cotton is dying in several portions of the county. We suppose -the 1 nights have been to cool for it. The j May grass; better known as "crab.'has put in its appearance in many of the early planted cotton and corn fields. -4 We have heard that that pest - of Union county farmers; the chinch bug, has been noticed in a few wheat fields. Last year I we were j entirely free from this troublesome insect. There j was a great mad dog excitement in town Sun day morning. A rabid dog belonging to Mr. Fletcher Broom went through the eastern portion of town and bit several dogs and frightened a number of people. The dog was pursued and killed near the round house. j ! ' Durham Sun: Mr. A. L. Jones, of Hamilton, N Y., was in the city yes terday -and went up to Hillsboro this morning. Mr. Jones is greatly interested' in looking around for the climate and soil suitable to 1 the raising of hops. North Carolina is virtually the home of the hop, and we told him that he 'will find them growing wild in several por tions of the State, which is evidence enough to convince any one that our soil and climate is suitable to the growth ot them. Hop farms could be made very remunerative in this section and we hope Mr. Jones will stimulate some of our peo ple to go into the business. - Mr. Jones is a gentleman of large wealth, having a summer home in New York and a win ter home in Florida, and he is studying the hop and its cultivation. We under stand that he reached the conclusion that our State lis the place them. ' !H to grow Statesville Landmark: Last evening about 7 o'clock the clothing of Willie Darren, the three-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Turner, of Statesville, accidentally caught fire and the child was so severely burned that she died at 10 o'clock. - Tuesday morning of last week a little child of Marion Day, who lives on the 'south western edge of town, fell from its crib into the fire and was badly burned about the face and head and also in several places on its bodyi " Its head was bruised -and altogether its iniuries were so severe that ! it died Monday morning. The child, was alone ! in the house when the accident occurred, its mother having gone out after wood. It was ! about two: years oldi About three weeks ago John Par sons, who lived about six miles from Wilkesboro, died.5- He was ai harness maker and by working industriously at his trade made a living for himself and wife they had no children. The couple led a quiet life and it was not supposed among his neighbors tnat rarsons naa saved any money. "After his death his wife, who knew he, had been very eco nomical, examined into his effects and found five hundred silver dollars. This led to a closer inspection and 1,000 in greenbacks was found sewed up in a bed tick.: Mrs. Parsons was almost as much surprised as anybody. While she knew he bad been very frugal she had no idea . that out of bis slender means been able to lay away $1,500. I he had j j THE COTTON TRADE. Small Business and Very Little Change in 4. -. Prices.'- : f. ' By Telegraph to the Morning Star. NEW YORK, May 20. The in its report of the cotton trade situation says: ' The market hardly moved either way in nthor wnrH . there man an parltf ad vanCe of one point, but thai was lost and a decline of one to two points suc ceeded. There was hardly any: business in th nrwnr nf T.ivM-nnnl advices' the - i T- " market will not De open until next Wed nesday.. In the meantime the sentiment here is . rdther bearish. The price is comparatively low, boweyer, and, though the crop advices are more lavorable than, recently, the bears are not inclined at the present time to take the aggressive. The close was dull with sales of 18,800 bales; New Orleans declined two points. Spot prices here were 1-16 cent lower at 7c for middling uplands, with sales of 700 bales for export and 104 for spin ning. Southern markets were dull and there was a decline of l-16cat; three of the Southern markets., The receipts at tne pons were 0,019 Dates against o,ii this day last week, and 3,398 last year. The exports from the ports were 8,230 bales. The receipts at mree; interior towns were 235 bales; against 649 this day-last week, and 897 last year. ; A monument to Alexander H. Ste- ' ville, Ga., Wednesday next. Ex-Senator T. M: Norwood, orator, will be intro duced by Patrick Walsh; .Vice-President of the Stephens' Monument Association. Gov. Northen and other State officers will participate. - j 1 1 irV -a. r y w ?! - '.'.-I -4 r . -. '. ." - ; ! .. . l
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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May 26, 1893, edition 1
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