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j I rUBUSHKO AT iirtt UlMRTftM M r $1 .00 ArY E A R. I N A DVA N C E. 888SSS8S8888888S8 88SSSS3S88S8888S3 88888888S88888888 SSSSSKSS8 88888888888888888 8SS88888S8S888888 qjnoH-r 88888858828888888 ! "M8aA 8 8888883888888888 Ot 00 IO 00 O 0 lO D Ok g g 88S888SS888888S88 e oo ie a t- a e o oo w o . PL, 13 . 8. IKntered at the Port OfEce at Wilmtgton, N. C., as , I I , t " Second Class Matter."! If . I SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the Weekly Star is as follows: I - . . , j: Single Copy 1 year, postage paid tl 00 l"i ) 'f 8 months " " SO 1"! 1 ' .3 months " " 30 We are sending ou. bills for sub scription to the Weekly Star. Many subscribers are in arrears, and some of them., pay no attention whatever to requests to pay what is honestly due us. With this class our patience is inearly exhausted, and in a short i . i i time we shall begin to cut them off, as we cannot afford to publish' a pper for, nothing and pay the post age too. . ,'. 'H ' ' ' 'j . CHEAPNESS MEANS PROGRESS. ! When the Democrats arraigned the Republican paryf fbr passing the McKinley act and Charged that it enhanced the price of the necessaries of life, Republicans like Wm. Mc Kinler replied that "cheap" and "pasty" were synonymous terms, and Benjamin Harrison, using Mr. Mc Kinley's idea, declared that a "cheap cbat'j made a cheap man. j ) . I Aeenrdino to their idea this was a billion dollar country and every-thino-shonlH he run on a hich-nririft scalej And yet the inventive genius of ages has been directed to invent ing; machinery to multiply and cheapen - production, and ,the tri umph of genius is when the largest possible amount of production is ef fected with the least possible cost Logically following up their idea, the machinery which reduces the cost o manufacture and Cheapens produc tion serves an ignoble purpose, j Cheapness is a sign ot progress and of advancing civilization; for it is the result of both. -The invention of labor-saving machinery marks the onward movement of man and widens the rdiltance between the civilized man1- and the savage. This is the nineteenth century, but no better testpouUl be made of the progress of any people than the extent to which they use labor-saving 'machinery, in other words their capacity to pro duce cheaply the things which',they need. America leads i the world, because in inventive ! genius j she leads the world, and does noth ing by . hand which machinery can 'be made, to do more cheaply.' Thefirst and most important ques tion asked about any device for gen eral use is. "Will it do Its work so cheaply as to make it worth haying?' If so1, it is a success; if not, a failure No matter how successfully ,it may f work, if 'it has not the requisite of cheapness in it, it will be consigned to the graveyard of inventions to take its place with thousands; of others which didn't come up to the mark in this respect, although tu all other respects they were admirable. Cheapness is not only a sign ol progress ' and civilization but is the foundation of successful trade and commerce. The individual who es tablishes a reputation for selling the same goods cheaper than others, although the margin of difference may be small, will distance the others and go to the front. There is a fas cination about buying things cheaply which is not confined to any class of people, for the well-to-do and even the rich seek the cheap store and the cheag counter quite as eagerly as the poor do, and the level-headed mer chant recognizes this when he sends 'out his advertisements announcing a reduction of prices. The nation which gets the reputa tion of selling goods cheaper than other nations will .secure a monopoly of trade in the lines of goods which she manufactures and her' ships will drive the ships of "other nations from the seas. What has made England the great cotton trader of the world, and given-her the practical monopoly (Of the markets of the world? She doesn't grow her own cotton, but buys it trom this country, from Egypt, and from India, and in either case has to h i ' transport it over thousands of miles of sea. The genius that built Her machinery and utilized her coal and water in furnishing the motive power to drive it and produce ; fabrics cheaper than other nations could do it. made her mistress of the trade world and mistress of the .-seas. Cheap goods made England rfeh, great and powerful. . t What was the idea on which the protective tariff was ostensibly based? ' Cheapness. It was con tended that by fostering American industries 'by a high tariff, which would exclude the' cheaper 'pro ducts of European skill? our manu ' facturers ' would In time j produce the same goods as cheaply or more cheaply than Europeans could pro- I -. - -" m , w W " ; -U i i i - - ' IA II I - II . ... : - 1 JS II ' I II : I i , I f u I ... ,. i , .." 1 . . - ' f I . V ' f 1 : r V .,,1.7'. . - ' ' r J . I J ' I . I II I : I dace them and then there would be no longer need of fostering protec tive tariffs, and that we I would thus reach the desideratum of free trade. Cheapness was the fundamental idea which underlay '', protective tariff legislation, the main idea which was put forward in its defence, and with out which it could not be defended at all. When" a protectionist sheers at cheapness whether he be a' mere politician or one claiming to be a statesman j he is. making himself ridiculous, and stultifying himself in supporting a measure the cardinal idea ' of which i was to 'ultimately ensure the cheapness which he i ridi- cules. 'f'.:-'. """;! Every subscriber to the Weekly Star should take advantage or the great; book offer advertised in an other column! By cutting cut two of the coupons-from the advertise ment and enclosing them, with ten cents, we will have forwarded to your address any three of the novels named in the list. I m j RUNNING WATER UP HILL. You may run ,water up hill but the very moment it , reaches the level of its source it stops and forcing must be resorted to to make it move an inch further, j The history of the Re publican party has been a history pf attempts to run j water up hill, i The surprising thing is that in a country where there is such general intelli gence, and where'-the people ' have the use of the ballot to declare! their wishes as to who shall rule and what policies shall prevail the Republican party should be allowed to so long pursue this running water up hill 'course. ' I- i i ' I i... i It started out by j boxing the con stitution and running the govern ment on an arbitrary, lawless plan of its own. It discovered after awhile that that was running water up hill and that it would take more power than it could command to vkeep it .running. I-, . . j ;,i . . .. It emancipated the negro' slave and enfranchised him with the ex pectation of making him an Instru ment to I win j and hold political supremacy in the South, and thus in the country. But it discovered after awhile that this was running water up hill, and that it would take more force than it could command to keep it running. ; . j; ,' It tried various legislative devices to pat the colored contingent on top, but it discovered, aftler awhile that it was running water up hill, and that it didn't have the power to con tinue the forcing process to success. In spite of all its pumping the col ored contingent soon1 found its level. It undertook to destroy the sovereignty of the States, and by arbitrary1 enactment establish a great central power in the shadow of which the States would be hidden, but it discovered after awhile that it was running j water up hill, that the cre ators - were still greater than the creature, and that it didn't have power enough to force the central izing programme, to s'uccess. I It undertook to establish a sort of a hot-house system for sprouting and propagating American industries with what it called a protective tariff, but it found after awhile that the sprouted "plants" did not thrive asj antici pated and the more hot-house nurs ing they got the more they needed. The nurtured plants never outgrew their "infancy" save in the collossal appetite they showed for more pap and more coddling. j It undertook to demonstrate that oneVndustry could; be built up by taxings-another and that all would grow strong and rich by plundering each other, but iti discovered after awhile that it was running water up hill and; that the programme j of mutual; enrichment by mutual plun der didn't pan out.j It undertook to establish: a finan cial policy by destroying the system which had existed for over three quarters of a century," during which time this country ; made its greatest progress and the people j; enjoyed their greatest I prosperity, but it dis covered after a while that there was a big screw loose somewhere in the financial machinery and it is now de manding that the Democratic states men find the screw and put the ma chine in good running order. I It undertook to give the country a sound and ample currency, and at the same time destroyed the money property of the metal of which the Government had the most, which was the most easily procured, and which, until Republican ! financiers began to tinker with it, always, stood on the same plane wjth gold and was some times preferred to it. ' i ii- In its streaks of financial insanity it issued paper currency, of various kinds, amounting in the aggregate to $1,130,000,000, every dollar of which it made redeemable in gold,, utterly ignoring the silver .which, up to the time it was ignored was as good as gOld.j '. - j" 'I Every dollar of this gold, if this paper should be so redeemed, must come out of the people by taxation in some form. It was trying to run water up hill when it undertook to establish a financial system on a metallic basis, M .HrTTTrT AW --rrV. Llrm 'a tt-k 1 i I il T' ! -Wsboro IrTJ J i II - IU4 , IL4 ' M-J A." II IV' II ' I Ifl ' -'. 11 I I -morning and eenio! i in . y y i nnn n a n : l . - rh: i i 1 stem 1 ' ! - ! . i . ! ' ' i 1 ! i ' w the south of the citv. by. destroying one of the principal coin njetals. Now it is asking the Democratic party to redeem r its pledges and to run its water up bill. It tried to fun water up hill when it worked up that international mon etary conference to arrange a com mon coinage standard, by which sil ver would take arecognized place in the coinage of Europe, which would enhance the value of American bul lion, something which the European nations have no moredea of .doing than they have of giving this coun try the monopoly of the -silver world. , Thus it has been trying all along . to run water uphill and failed every time because water will not run that. way. ; i - " . '. - :. We are send'ng out bills for sub scription to the Weekly Star. Many subscribers are in arrears, and some of them pay no attention whatever to requests to pay what is honestly due us. With this class our patience I -is nearly exhausted, and in a short time we shall begin to cut them off, as we cannot afford to publish a paper tor nothing and pay the post age too. ' MINOR MENTION. Senator Dolph, of Oregon, draws $5,000 a year and some little perqui sites for serving the people of his State j in the capacity of United States Senator. Senator Dolph be ing a man of some means could doubtless get along without his job in the Senate, and the Senate being reasonably well supplied with brains could doubtless get, along without Senator Dolph if an extra session should be called. It would be unfor tunate if it could not, as Senator Dolph has publicly announced that if an extra session of Congress is called before September 20th he will see Mr. Cleveland in Jericho, or words to that effect, ; before he will - subject himself to the rigors of the Washitig tor summer climate, which the Dem ocrats may tackle, but he will not, If this was merely a .matter of obey ing a summons of a Democratic Pre sident this Republican Senator, who does not fancy perspiring in Wash ington in summer time might ex ercise his- own discretion about it, but in as much as it is a matter in which the people of his btate, in common with tne people ot otner States, are interested, and he is paid by the year to render the service that his position may require, he is put ting on considerable style and dis playing much cheek when he publicly announces, so far ahead, that he will not obey the , call because he don't like the summer weather on the Po tomac. The proper and respectable thing for a Senator like Dolph to do would be ; to resign and let some other man who thought less of his own comfort and more of his duty take the job. Experiments are soon to be made on the Erie Canal to test the practi cability of running the boats by elec tric power, using the trolley system, The last : legislature appropriated S10.000 for that purpose, and the preparations are now nearly com pleted. There is little doubt among those who have given the matter thought that it will prove a success, and some are expecting great results from it. Among these is Governor Flower, who after estimating the cost of equipping the canal with the elec tric system, and supplying the boats with dynamos, the former of which he puts at a million of dollars and the latter at from $150 to $200 for each boat, yet sees a vast saving to the State and to the owners of canal boats. It costs the State $800,000 a year to keep the tow-paths in good condition, which would be saved. while the motive power to the boat man would be reduced from $2 ! a day to 60 cents. There is no doubt, either, that the speed can be con siderabW increased without the washing of the banks which some fear, in the event of increased speed. These exoerimeotsVvill ibe watched with interesTrfor If TsiWSful enough . .. .1" .ii"? Mlt-.lA-ati .1.. 1. 11 to leajl to me aqoptiotsr4 me iruuey system on ttr&tCnal, it will fol low in short order on other canals, and will doubtless resultj in the con-; struction of new canals and in the extension of some of those now in operation, lbere will be a Dig ire- vival of interest in the canal system 1 1 ' of transportation. j We are sending out bills for sub scription to the Weekly Star. Many subscribers are m arrears, and some of them pay no attention whatever to requests to pay what is honestly due as. ! With this class our patience is nearly exhausted, and in a short time we shall begin to cut them off as we cannot afford - to puDiisna paper for nothing and j pay the post age too. ' ; : . r - . j The name of Proctor Knott, of ! , Kentucky, has been mentioned in connection with the mission to Hawaii, to succeed Minister Blount. But he bluntly says he's not in it.' A Kansas rain-maker threatens to go to the World's Fair in September aqp convince the doubting what he can do. Chicago should get out an injunction or have him shot at once. . I.- . I . 1 Readers of the WEtkVY Star will please observe that they are required to send only two : coupons and ten cents for three of 'the; Star 'novels. In the ' ad vertisemeqt, : it ; is stated that four coupons are necessary, but this applies only to tne Daily Star. The seven "hundred mile cowboy race from a town , In Nebraska to Chicago, which began last Tuesday . will be participated n by twenty-five riders, one of whom! is Miss Hutch- inson, of ; Denver,! whom the Indians call "Lightning Squaw." She says j she is going to win the race and will ; J t ' - it . r . . I riue a norse inai iew men couia man age apa tnat wputa never let any other woman near him. The winner gets a thousand dollars, and those coming next in order valuable prizes. ine conditions are tnat tne same horse must be used for the whole dis tance, and that th4 horses mustbe in good condition on arrival. .Read the Star's, great offer of books in this paper) Readers of - the Weekly Star can secure ' these standard novels by sending two of the coupons and" ten cents in silver of stamps. Read ihe advertisement for full particulars,' i ; j At ironwooa, a Micnigan min ing town, with a population of 2,500, there are 400 cases! of typhoid fever; There are from fifty to sixty deaths a week. The public, buildings are turned into hospitals, and the doc tors are worn out from overwork. It is attributed to bald water. -t ! Mr. Bradley,the founder of Asbury, N. J., Park, aftet having .read the riot act against Fjrankf urter sausage and Italian bands, has now issued his edict against the ion, from these kodak. : Our opin- out-croppmgs, is that Mr. Bradley merits the esteem of his fellow man. The Sole Leather Trust proposes to tan somebody before it gets through, when on $35,000,000 worth ; of assets it issues S130.000.000 of! stocks and bonds. There seems to of water soaked be a good deal leather in that thii)g. i Read the Star's great offer ot . h books in this paper. Readers of the Weekly Star can secure these standard novels by sending two of the coupons and ten cents in . silver or stamps. Read the advertisement for full particulars.' REPUBLICAN OFFICEHOLDERS. Representative B. F. Grady Explains That the Work of Bem'ovsi : is Apparent! Slow, Bat Thinks Changes Will Soon Be Made. I f- K Representative B. F. Grady, of the Third Congressional District, has beeij unceasing in his efforts to secure the apf pointment of Democrats to Federal offices in his district. In j the subjoined letter to the Star, he speaks hopefully of the prospects. Editor Morning Star The impati ence of our people manifested to me in numerous letters, urging the removal Of nostmasters. sc.. induced me to write tb the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen I ' T - , eral, and give him reasons why changes are needed in our fourth-class post- offices. His answer is full bf encouragement. and I give it to your readers that they may better understand the situation, writes : I i He 'I have yours of the 15th inst., note contents carefully, and thank you for the information. The situation is ap preciated as outlined by you, and I think that developments 6f the near future will be satisfactory toj you." i Let us not expect too much; there are more than pl.uuu postomces in these forty-four States and four Territories; and the clerical force in the Department is the ordinary torce, which will be needed to do the work after jail the 'rascals" are turned out. This turning out is, therefore, extra work, and neces sarily slow. Yours, very truly, I B. F. GRADV. A Brunswick Blossom!. Mr. C. FJ Stone, of Calabash, Bruns wick county, N. C, sends the St R a cotton -blossom, plucked Wednesday, the 21st inst., on his j farm. Mr, Stone reports crops in his section doing Well, but they are rather late. 1 1 GRAND LODGE K. OF P. Besolution Adopted In Begardto the Action on the Bitual in ChicaKo Election of Officers. Recently, in Chicago, a convention of German speaking Lodges adopted certain resolutions in regard to the use of rituals in the German language. This question came up before the Grand Lodge of this State, at Greens boro, where the following was adopted: Whereas; We read in the : Chicago Herald of the 14th inst., and the Rich mond Dispatch ot the 17th, that a con vention of the German speaking Lodges of the K. of P. was held in Chicago on the 13th inst., and adopted certain reso lutlons. Therefore resolved. That the Grand Lodge of North Carolina hereby places the seal of its condemnation upon these resolutions as being grossly dis respectful to the supreme Chancellor and derogatory to the dignity and sover eign rights of the Supreme Lodge, as manifesting a spirit ot untraternity wholly foreign to the genius of Pythi anism. as publishing resolves to the world exhibiting a spirit of disloyalty whollv unworthv of our erand order. and.as proposing a subversion of. all con stituted authority and a violation 01 tne sacred obligations which, bind every Pvthian KniehL 1 ! i The following officers were elected tor the ensuincr vear : P. G. C Chas. Benbow, WWensboro, G. C E. A Eberti Winstoh. G. V. C-HoIton, Greensboro. G. P. Law. Greensboro. I G. K. R; and S. Tflo. L. Dijidley. Wil mington.1 1 I J G. M. of E. Ward Raleigh. G. M. atj A. Wilson, Raleith. G. I. G.-f-Bundv. Monroe. 1 Sup. Rep W. S. Cook, Fjayetteville. The next session will ne neia in Win ston on the third Tuesday in I June next. BANK OP FEW HAKOVEE. a golden wedding. ! FOUR HUNDRED LIVES LOST.; A Correct Statement of Its Assets and. Liabilities-A Good BbowinR for Do poeltora and Other Creditors. r. The ! Star is gratified. to be able to present its readers this rooming the fol lowing correct statement of the assets and liabilities of the Bank of New Han over: -j' ' . ;. ."-I vi .j : ASSETS. ".. '':'! j . I". Loans and discounts. .... .(1,384.577 87 Over-drafts . ... . 7.221 35 Real estate, ....... , . 113.809 19 Stocks and bonds .. . 39,964 00 Due from other banks....- 34.768 02 Cash 25.135 65 $1,605,416 08 1 LIABILITIES. I ' 275,000 00 78,602 94 89150 275,486 59 . 253.321 15 418.213 91 6.794 91 297.589 21 15 87 Capital stock. . . . . . . . . . . ... Undivided profits Unpaid dividends Due other banks. Deposits... do. (time certificates). Cashier'.- checks. . . Rediscounts Cash over to balance I ! $1,605,416 08 The capital stock and undivided prof its and unpaid dividends, (amounting to $353,994.44) all of which it is conceded the stockholders must lose if deducted from the total liabilities ($1,605,416.08) make! the net; liabilities, $1,251,- 42L64. To meet this, the bank has, as belore stated, assets amounting to $1,605,416.08, or $353,994.44 more than ;j its liabilities to depositors and other i creditors, and should there be a loss or shrinkage of this amount ($353.- 994 44) in the assets, they will still get one hundred cents on-the dollar.! Pursuing the calculation further, if an additional loss of 25 per cent, on assets is conceded, this would still yield seventy-five cents . on the dollar to all creditors. Twenty-five per cent, of $1,251,421.64 is $312,855.41. So. the sum of $636,849.85 may be utterly lost and deducted from the gross assets (1,605,416.08), and still leave seventy- five cents on the dollar for all creditors. Those interested can make the calcu lations in their own way, taking the foregoing statement as a basis. FBANK OF NEW HANOVER, The Last Statement of the Bank at Wades- boro-As a Branch It Mnsf Stand on 1 the Same Tooting ss the Parent Bank. A gentleman who is in a position to know the facts, informs the Star that there is ho doubt that the failure of the Bank of New Hanover carries with, it the bank at Wadesboro, a branch of the former. It will be of interest, therefore, to examine the last statement of the Wadesboro branch, which appeared in tha Star of February 10th, 1893 : Statement, of Bank of New Hanover at Wadesboro, January 31, 1893 : RESOURCES. Loans and discounts. $ 86,681 65 Due Banks and Bankers. . . . 95,413 12 Currency and Specie... . . 44,146 23 $326,241 00 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock ..... . $ 25,000 00 Surplus and undivided profits 31.944 16 Due Banks and Bankers. 3,380 79 Due Depositors.. . 165.916 05 $226,241 00 It is true, this statement shows the condition ot the Wadesboro branch nearly five months ago, and there have been changes since; but it is known that the- bank has been managed with great prudence, and it is more than probable that there has been no very great change either in the liabilities or the resources. But in any event (taking the foregoing statement as a basis), the capital stock and undivided profits, aggregating $56,- 944.16 f which the stockholders lose) must be deducted from the gross liabili ties, making the net liabilities $169,- 296.84, while the resources are $226,- 241.00. Just what difference will be made in faVor ot the Bank of New Hanover at Wilmington by the "bunching" of the assets and liabilities of the two banks, the Star cannot estimate; but it will be con siderable, as it is known that the affairs of the bank at Wadesboro are in much better condition than those of the Bank of New Hanover here. BANfC OF NEW HANOVER The Wadesboro Branch in Excellent Con dition Its Assignee Befuses to Turn It Over to the Reoeiver. Hon. S. McD. Tate, State Treasurer; Mai. C. Dowd, State Bank Examiner, aa3 Junius Davis, "Esq., recently ap pointed receiver for the Bank of New Hanover, were in Wadesboro,! Friday, examining into the affairs of the branch Bank of New Hanover afethat place. Mr. Davis returned to Wilmington yes terday. It is learned that the condition of the bank at Wadesboro was found to be most excellent, its assets being largely in excess of its liabilities. But a question has arisen as to the status of the branch banks. whether its assets are part of the assets of the parent bank. Hon. R. T. Bennett, who has been ap pointed assignee of the Wadesboro branch, refused to turn over the bank to Mr. Davis, the receiver of the New Han- jover bank appointed by Judge Connor, and will contest in the courts the right of the latter to take charge of the branch bank at Wadesboro. A Distillery Fire. j A turpentine distillery at Mill Creek Pender county, belonging to Messrs. Hawes & Sellars, was damaged by fire last Tuesday night to the extent of $150. j The fire was accidental. The owners of the distillery have had the necessary repairs made and expect to resume ope rations next week. A Black Biver Terrapin. A correspondent writing the Star from Ivanhoe says:JThe watchihan on the C F. & Y. V. bridge which crosses Black river at. Ivanhoe, found a small terrapin not long since with the figures "1850" and the letters "A. H. cut into its shell." The correspondent vouphes for the truthf ullness of the story. t .' : a The picturesque prevaricator is in hard luck. His immense list of busi ness failures in Wilmington still com prises a sum total of one assignment. Poor fellow! Bev. Charles F. Deems Celebrates the Fiftieth Anniversary- of His Marriage Many Tokens of Esteem. The Herald of the 21st has the follow ing interesting account of the golden wedding of Rev. Dr. Deems, so well known and so highly esteemed in Wil mington'' and throughout North Caro lina:; " 'j !- ' j - the Rev. Dr. Charles Force Deems, pastor of the Church of the Strangers, In Mercer street celebrated yesterday the fiftieth anniversary of his wedding to Anna Disoway. . n I No invitations were sent out to the golden wedding and the callers were nearly all warm personal friends and parishioners of Dr. Deems. Few were allowed to see Dr. Deems, as it was feared he would not be able to" stand the excitement, as he has not fully recovered irom tne stroke ot paralysis be had on I December 16 last. Many persons brought flowers, and before night Dr. Deems' rooms was a floral bower. . A photo grapher was sent for at noon to take a a picture of Dr. and Mrs. Deems, sur rounded by their floral gifts. The aged couple were very anxious to secure a good photograph. 1 Dr. Frank M. Deems and the Rev. Edward M. , Deems, the aged minister's two sons, and bis daughter.. Mrs. Marion I. verdery, were with their parents most of the day. - ., Dr. and Mrs. Deems are at present living witn Mr. ana Mrs. verdery. The other daughter, Mrs. John Paul Egbert. resides in St. Paul, Minn., and could not attend the golden wedding. Dr. Deems has eleven grandchildren living. ; PRETTY GIFT TO- HIS WIFE. Jj fez-Judge James C. Spencer, an inti mate friend of Dr. Deems, was an earlv caller. He was present when the Doctor called his children and wife to his side. Dr. Deems took nis wife's hand, and. placing a new ring on her finger, said: "With this ring 1 thee do wed. j The Young People's Society of Chris tian Endeavor of the Church of the Strangers presented through Robert Scott a gold loving cup. appropriately inscribed. The Sisters of the Strangers, a church organization, sent a little gold Casket in which there I were fifty gold coins-one tor each yea of married life. i The Junior Society of jthe Church pre sented a gold spoon. A number of poems Irom members 01 tne congregation were also received. The Rev, Mr. Hudson, who is occupying Dr. Deems' pulpit du ring the latters' illness, Called during the evening. 1 S. V. WHITE S GREETING. Manv teleerams were received. The following came from SiV. White May golden alteration sunsets shed their radiance upon i life which has been golden in its richness to mankind. Some two hundred cards bearing! the names of Dr. Deems' parishoners were sent to the Doctor, tied together with golden cords. Among the callers were 1 Mr. and Mrs. Robert II Crawford, ! Mr. and Mrs. John C. Latham, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Groesbeck, Dr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Virginfthe Rev. Drf and Mrs. David H. Greer, William P. St. John and Joseph J. Little. I More Bank Capital. .- The movement to establish a new bank here has not yet assumed definite shape; but the question is being sen ously discussed, and the new bank! will co doubt come, but probably not until confidence in business circles is at least partially restored. It is impossible for a city like Wilmington to do business suc cessfully on a banking I capital of about $150,000. This capital must be largely . . . ,? . . , ,UUMacui c,lucr luf lwu UM uuw in operation or by establishing one or more new banks with 'ample capital. There is room here fo $500,000 banking capital, and probably! more could be used with profit both to the public gen erally and to the banKs. Cannot Be Assessed. A stockholder in the Bank of New Hanover sends to thej! Star the follow ing inquiry: I i 'I would like to know to what exten stockholders are liable whether or not they can be assessed in the event of the bank being unable to pay depositors and other creditors in lull. In reply, the Star states that stockJ Solders in State banks cannot be as M a n n x A r . ', nil . mnl. n nCm'....... such as our correspondent refers to! Mrs. Fannie ISteyens, of WarJ saw, says this of the Star coupon novels: "This is my third order, havins received and read those previously or4 dered. I am highly pleased with themj and shall endeavor tb get them all.' JAYETTEVltXE ITEMS. The annexed extracts trOm the FayJ etteville Gazette are pf interest: Receiver LeDuc of the Peoples' Na4 tional bank tells usl this morning that the stockholders are paying their assess4 mem aooui as wen as coma oe expecteai in view of the hard times; that as soon as a sufficient amount is taken in he will . . 1 . 11 L 1 j 1 1 recommend to the authorities at Wash4 ington the payment of another dividend of twenty or twenty-five per cent. I The Chicora Reel Team No. 1 has gone into training preparatory to cOmf pettng in the racing contests, which will form part of the programme of the State ment to be held in! Wilmington in July1. The team is composed of some of our 1 . ii u i ucak.yuuu); uicu, ail ji wuuui otic luici" ested in the welfare of the Association. i THE RAILROAD COMMISSION. I -j; . j i .. Raleigh News and Observer. The following cases were disposed of vesterdav bv the Railroad Commissions Wright vs. Wilmington & Weldoti Railroad Company. This was a com plaint for failure to make as close con nection as practicable with the i Rich mond & Danville Railroad at Selma. It appearing that the failure on the part of the defendant was due: to its. through connection at Wilson and the defendant in its answer havins assured the commission of its purpose to avoid this inconvenience to the public as far as .it can without disturbing its through connections, it was considered that no further order was; necessary. Hundley Bros. vs. Richmond & Dan ville Railroad Company. Complaint for discrimination in the matter of freight. It appearing that the discrimination complained of has been corrected and redressed and that no further investiga tion was necessary, action was dismissed. i Atlantic Coast Line to the Kauroad Commission. This' was - an application for the discontinuance of : agency at House. The commission declined to consent to the discontinuance. , Faison vs. Southern Express Com pany. This was a complaint for failing to give proper facilities for transaction. it appearing that tne grievance com plained of has been redressed by the defendant, action was dismissed. FEARFUL MISHAP.TO A BRITISH '." I. - SHIP. I The Vlotorla Bammed by the Camper iown; Whilo Manoeuvring; off Tripoli. Br Cable to the Morning Star, London, June 23. A most terrible calamity has befallen the British! ship Victoria, flagship of- the, Mediterra nean squadron, and hundred of j lives were lost. The victoria, flag-ship Vice-Admiral Sir George Tyron k; B. 'was run into off Tripoli by thje Brit ish battle-ship - Camperdown, also! be longing to the Mediterranean squadron anc under command of Capt. Charles, Tohnstone. The Victoria had ari lenorJ r- 1 - r . , , .. --. 1 1 iii i mous hole made in : her side, through which water poured in torrenjsj.j jThe! immeuse hull of the Victoria at once be4 gan to settle, ana Deiore tnose on poara of her could cut loose their small she went to the bottom, carrying with her nearly all on board. j boats' down 1 :. Some of the officers and crew man aged to get out of the suction caused by the sinking vessel, and were rescued. Among those lost is Vice-Admiral Tryon. ! The first reports of the1 disaster! stated that about 200 men were drowned, but later dispatches show that! the loss of life was far greater, not less jthan 400 of the Officers and crew of the Victoria htrincr rrnni. rlnwn with thir W iii I The Victoria was a twin screw battle ship oM0,470 tons and 14,000 horse power.' She mounted fifteen guns. The Camperdown is also a first-class twin screw battle-ship. She is of 10,600 tons and 11,500 horse-power, and carries ten guns. ' Admiral Sir George Tryon was Commander-in-Chief of the Mediter- ranean station. He was mad Vice- i i Admiral Auaust 20. 1891. I LATER. Rear Admiral Albert iH. Markham, of the Trafalgar, flagship of the Rear Admiral in the Mediterranean. has telegraphed to their Admiralty from Tripoli, Syria, under date: of itpj-day, as 'follows: 1' ..; ! -ill I regret to report that while'i manoeuvr- ing off Tripoli this afternoon f ithe Victo- ria and Camperdown collided.! The Vic- toria sank in fifteen minutes in eighteen fathoms of water. She lies bottom up permost. The Caniperdown's ram struck forward ot the turret on ' the starboard side. 1 Twenty-one of her officers were drowned. Two hundred and ififty-five imen j were saved.. The injury .to the Camperdown has not yet been fully ascertained, but it is serious and will ne cessitate her going in the dock for re pairs. I propose to send the survivors to Malta. i The compliment of officers hd crew of the Victoria comprised 600, The first dispatches concerning the accident led to the Dei let tnat the disaster had -oc curred off the coast of Tripoli, id North era Africa. : Later advices show that the scene of the calamity was near .Tripoli, a seaport town on the Eastern! Mediter ranean, fifty miles northeast of Beyroot, Syria, and comparatively a 1 short . dis tance from the Island of Cypres. London. Tunei 23. Whehi Oueen Victoria learned of the disaster to her naval namesake,: she ordered the post ponement ot the State ball that: was to have taken place at Buckingham Palace to-night. The Prime Minister informed the House of Commons of the accident and paid a most glowing tribute to the worthpt vice Admiral ! yron,;who, he said, was one of the ablest 'and most esteemed officers in the service of her Majesty. i ;i l! : I i Mr. Gladstone said that there were 611 officers,' seamen ! and i boys. ; and 1 107 marines on board the ship. It was feared I ot this total ot 710 souls, lour hundred and thirty had been lost. I f In the House ot Lords, Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty'.Neferred to the disaster in terms similar: to those employed by Gladstone in the House of Commons. .1 ; ; i j Details of the accident are meagre and are received in a straggling' manner,: owing to the remoteness of Tripoli. GEORGIA CENTRAL RAILROAD. II: Experts Fail to Find Evidence of Misman- i agement by the Beoeiver. .. By Tdezraph to the MonunK Sur. Savannah, July 23r Calhoun King and Spalding, attorneys for! Brown & Son' of Baltimore, have be n in this city for the past four days withja force of ex perts, examining the books and records of the Central Railroad, tit is under stood that they are endeavoring to find evidence of mismanagement on the part of the receivership. They have had free access to all books andj records, and have had summoned before thdspecial master all witnesses they desired, but it is said have failed absolutely to develop any sensation on wrong doing in con nection with the receiver's ,'management On the other hand, the administration of Comer, it is said, has been shown to be clean and free from fault, and the lumber sensation, which was brought out in, Baltimore, has been clearly and satisfac torily explained at the examination held here. The examinations conclude to morrow and the hearing! takes place Monday. , !!-' I I K L WASHINGTON NOTES. About the Minor Postofflces The Wil mington Collectorghip. Correspondence Richmond J)is6atch, Washington. June 23.-Mt should be understood that thi information given yesterday in relation to the difficulty of removinir nostmasters in! Vircinia and North Carolina applied only to those of r 1 the Presidential class ilhere is no trouble about the smaller! offices. The rule in regard to the ' minor offices has been changed so that the removals are being made with a rapidity that now gives general satisfaction j among the Congressmen and the people; ! No posi tive rule has vet been formulated, how ever, as to the Presidential postmasters, and until a definite policy! is laid down by the President and the! Postmaster General nothing can be done to hurry up matters. Mi M Representatives Alexander and vvooo- ard, of North Carolina, returned to the city this morning. Theyi jwill endeavor to complete as far as possible tneir post- othce recommendations and put in some work in the departments in behalf of constituents who want positions. I It is expected that the Treasury De partment will soon take !up 1 the collec- torship of the port ot Wilmington, w. f! ' -The nreseni RenubliMn incnmhnt. it is conceded, ought to have been re moved long ago and doubtless would haue been long ago but , for the bitter rivalry uvci mc jiucasy jsaip. A Magnolia, Miss., dispatch says: News reached here that .William Buck ley was assassinated by jWhitecaps four miles north of Columbia, in Marion county, Thursday eveningj while 01 his way nome from court, where he was a witness against some of the murderous wnitecap gang. He had been warned that he would be killed. Everfiday -scores ofvisi- mlneral Spring fieri. D.v'fien. nett, just beyond the Raleigh raiispad. Those who aave visited the mostfamousitiineral SDtiners. in an tne country, say tMtl the wa mis spring is superD, f Munroe -EntfuiAt'. last issue two boys onei white antkhe Other colored have blpn Committed to jail on the charge of having comrnpted or attempted to commffi rape' upopthe persons of young whitelfcirls. -Mr. uavtoson mooKs,.oi, ritw aaiem town ship, died suddenly orfi Tuesday .o3ast week, tie was engaged Itn eating 1 last when be tell over fldead. He Mad been under treatment dropsy atf'Ut was 76 yjftirs ! . M three weeks. - Mr. Brc of age. . I . -8. - Charlotte Neiv& "the burgprs were on the rounds night, Wtur houses havincr been brotftn into. Thud Tate, the barber, fired la I the man Jo entered his house, but Hiissed him. To houses on Myers street were entered ad robbed of trifles. Thesidence of fr. Anderson, on A streJ was ransackid of trifles. A watch Mlpnging to Mr. Anderson's wife wasjltaken from JQ?e bureau in her room afilj left on a cha$r in anotner room. , riflit, tne deal acid dumb shoemaker, th afternoon caWe in with the report thai is house was ea tered and ransacked st might, so tl makes five houses in qiej night S anf ord Express i A. G. M Donald, of Cameron, bis saw. mis by fire some . days Loss, $6C Thought to be incen Mr.WS H.-bikes, one of th leading business men of Swann's Sta n, his building sag tram road from that lace to some point,; Ihcj road will be 1M . in Harnett county.' miles in length an of the best sections he State. Hi toad is to shite from that lowetl object in building th turpentine and lumbd ?on lo.,ineJ section to the Cape. ear and Yadkin "ey rauroau Six: iles of theroadrS is now in operation d the entire roadgi will be completed in pbout three weeks! 1 Newbern Jmrnai : We hearS of a death at Goo! jCreek, Pamlicct county under suspic us fcircumstances.fi Geo. Green, a white ffirrher of the neigh-3 borhood, quarrelled (iitlji jhis wife Sun-L1 day. and, it is saidjlthreatened i& kill -1 her. inatnignt am oiea, though she? had 'not been slckfi before. Strangely 11 neighbors have anything to do with the corpse, or even view tne iace 01 tne ae-es . JtL. ; -r 1 . ceased, lie attendee , to the shrouding m u-: if 1 1 i.Ji ! r.k- .1.. 1 :-i i-'J These proceedings Ipmingto the ears of thW rrmnr SAAtnpHlcri rinir that an in. quest was decided fpod, and Thursday lg a rtAlii ntns 9r hnna . rA Inn n n s the purpose. Wadesboro Messenger-Intclligen- cer: Y esterday. Pet ween twelve and one t o clock, Levander.hthe seventeen-year K 1 A ar nl Kit TVirt tlAiiAb mnr incfnnt nrS 1 1. . . ..... . Kitiea Dy ugntninR wr; tones ana nis son were shocking natsi and were only a i 3uuii,uiaiaiH.c auai3w lieu laidi uuib noc-PTinoH Mr flAnpo1 txraa clirvhtlv, ' shocked. There was: only a small cloud in signt at tne tinie. ; ivrr. iemueiij Tyson died at hisjhome in Ansonvillef . n I. : l Hr ! . n 1 . K.. IUWU3U1U, UU VlCUVCSUdV Ul IdBl WCCfc.jJS .t rtr.l III I T was the oldest citizen of the county, andi was verv eccentnei Until the last twor or three years he riis been able to work.vfl and did worK, dur uvea the lue a re-gm cluse. It is said lifhatf never in his lifefi would he take a dope cjf ("doctor's medi-ia His principal medicine when he was aili-hg was bacon gmvyii and vinegar. M Fayettevilldla ette : The firsffj been fixed by thf holding the nexM week in NovembeHhasj Society as the time for! Cumberland Fair.!! 4 j une a aesiruc-ijf ti ve hail and wirffl 1 storm passed ovef: 1 parts of Bladen aril Pender counties last:. ing crops, fruit, eq. j Trees in some itsfj stances were strbped of their foliagil as well as the greater part' of thM fruit, others being torrl up by the roots, Will Melvilf, I colored, has beeea jailed here for assaulting Mr. J. W. Fergj re! I, near the Snort Cut depot a few nights ago with aj$nck, at the same timS J a t-: is.: - 1.:? life. A lively scuttle ensued in which- Mr. Ferrell recved wound; otherwise! f he f ja painful scalp? came out on top. It is his opinion tale negro saw some one? pay him $15.0U inf cash below the mark and then follower! him closely until emerged from thef light' about the depo wnen ne set uponinini wun a uricK. - - - "il 1 I H . Southportf Leader; SouthporSj has been unusually jafnicted the pass week by the deaf of two of her citizens! On Thursday aidernbon of last week after a short illnqis Mr. Jacob D. Burfi r is departed this $fe, at the age of 3f years. On Friday ! evening, about 7.3f o clocK, occurreqftne peatn ot one of Southport's oldlft and respected citi zens, Mr. Richam Dosher, Sr., at th age of 70 years. ( )Mrj Dosher had been an invaiia ior i several- years, so tnaf his death wJ4s hot unexpected -David Devaun anq On last Sunday, his three nephetfs. ler ol Since bour is i Mr ml sifice. dttrV. sons of John Mill j lener. went to Hill Creek for the purl pose of enjoying sa swim. The boys get! ting ready first,umped into the watec and with the frfelhet jthat was running! soon found therfifeelves in deep water and in immediate daiger Ibf drowning. De4 vaun went. to tbHir rescue and succeeded! in getting tw J Out;, 'in safety, but the youngest boy, Tpck, was drowned. I Smithfielll laerald.: A man by the name of WffkiQsiwas run over and killed by a wrjfk Jtriam last night neari Qayton. It isJiupposed that he was in- toxicated and ay jdpwn on the track.! Erly Tuesday morning Mr. Heze-I kiah Peterson, middle-aged white man,! who lived aboufc three and a half miles! southwest of Scnitjhfield, took his own! life by shooting jhimself in the head withf a shot gun. t committed the act at his barn door; IfiuUing the trigger,' it isa supposed, by amtring tied to his toe (asf this was the petition; he was found in) while sitting o the steps at the barnl door, the muzzle of the gun being placed, against the lef temple. The load did?,L not go throughl his head. No cause i&; given for the t ieicept that the rela- tions between hjim !and his wife had not been pleasant fpr $ome time and it wastf reported last ifeekj that he had left hem but he did nod stay Ijaway but a day orf two. j Jj!' j I ' I- Cl.inton0bfra: Miss Lena the sixteen-yfir old daughter of Mrf James Powelljjbf $o;uth Clinton. wasth4 victim of a pfgnful accident last Fridaylf While "looki&" a! hen's nest in hert father's mill iltpe j hen flew off. the nestf and into MissjjLena's face, causing herjj to suddenly tnrow back her head against a revolving stfift. , Her hair was caugh and wrappedf farijiund the shaft, overt which she wai hurlfid violently severala times before he j machinery could beM stODDed. Bv! almost miraculous good! fortune she Iwas not instantly killedra snH ciiotoiraiH inn sArinna in ilirips ? 1 The DeMocrati regrets to learn 0H3 the death of tr. John R. Merritt, son ofgf Mr. A. H. M&rritt, of Taylor's Bridgci which sad evpht occurred in South Cajo- Una last Satardav. Mr. Merritt was? sawing at hM Jmill when a broken fly m spnarated acilnL and one of the flying fel oarticles strikinir him in the chest pro- duced injurifi.which resulted in within an hobr afterward. His r n t n ?. -- i remains. were broughphome on the same day, united Stiles Marshal J. W. Brown.m ot Tennessee! has been shot and mor- tally woundfeli in McNairy. county by moonshinerjand Deputy united states m Marshal Gardner killed. Marshal Brown w I is one of thej leaning citizens anq one 01 f j the most popular men in Tennessee. 1.1 .t 1 7 1 1.5V ! ,11 r ill a iM 3. it! "I 1 II "Re
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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June 30, 1893, edition 1
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