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directly no control, such as the high
tariff which practically confined tnem
to a too limited "home market" and
cut them out to a great extent from
the great world market which is their
best market.
Bat isn't there an object lesson In
these figures which tell a story, of
their own ? Is. there nothing in these
to account for the unprofitableness
of the farming industry as an indus
try? Prices, are very low now, so
we will skip these and presume for
sake of illustration that the crop of
last year brought fair prices. Dol
lar wheat is the farmer's ideal; fifty
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cent corn and oats are consiaercu
good. With an average yield of less
than 12 bushels of. wheat to the
acre, even at ' the ideal ' . price,
how much clear profit is there
to the farmer in wheat un
less he cultivates it extensively
enough to employ labor-saving ma
chinery to reduce the cost of produc
tion? - It costs the average farmer
more than 50 cents a bushel to pro
duce wheat, which does not include
the cost of marketing, waste, &c. The
farmer who cultivated 50 acres (and
that's a large' average for an ordin
ary farmer), would realize about
$250. An acre of corn at 50 cents, a
bushel, would produce about the
same result, "and an acre of oats
about the same, taking it for granted
the farmer got these prices (which he
seldom gets), so that the man who
cultivates 150 acres, which few do,
would get for the these staple crops
$750. Put a fair valuation on the
land, stock, farm machinery, imple
ments, &c, allow for a reasonable in
terest on the money invested in these,
and how much does it leave him for
his year's work? And so with cot
ton, which even at 10 cents a pound,
leaves a very small margin for profit.
There is only one way to change
this, and that is by a revolution in
methods, to cultivate less land, at less
expense, and get from one acre what
it now requires two or three to pro
duce. As the cost of production and
amount of labor are decreased, the
profit on production is increased, and
thus the farming which does not pay,
may be made to pay. , j
VERY IMPORTANT
nurino- the oast two months bills
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have been mailed to about sixteen
hundred subscribers to the Weekly
Star. The aggregate amount due
on these bills was very large, but the
aggregate amount thus far paid is
v ;;m ra.iively small.
It is hoped every subscriber in ar
rears will read this notice, and that
ticTTii forward the amount due us at
once.
It is unjust to the proprietor to
read his newspaper without paying
for it fully asmuch so as for the
nrnnrietnr of the naoer to eat the
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farmer's chickens and eggs and then
1 fail or refuse to remunerate him.
We thank those of our subscribers
who have paid us, and trust this ap
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counsels again the biggest brained,
most popular and resourceful man in.
his empire - It is a significant event
and clearly foreshadows the stirring
times ahead, for which 'the young
Emperor was- - getting himself into
shape 1 when j he invited the man of
"blood and iron' back to Berlin and
gaye him both hands of royal wel
come when he camel : X- i- ,1
We read occasionally of some re
markable yields ; f cotton, showing
what intelligent and industrious cul
ture will do in that way, but one of
the most remarkable : that we have
yet noted is mentioned by the Au
gusta Chronicle, where Mr. George
W. Truitt of Troup county, Ga.,
made a record of 104 bales in one
year, with two mules. It is called
Truitt's prolific, which was develop
ed by his own careful selection of
seed and culture, and among hun
dreds of samples of ttfe finest cotton
.raised in. surrounding! States, 'exhib
ited at the Augusta fair, took the
premium. The noteworthy part about
this is not so much the- extraordinary
yield compared with the labor em
ployed, but that the cotton" has been
brought to an extraordinary state ot
perfection not only as to yield but to
quality' by judicious selection and
careful culture, for both of which Mr.
Truitt has been amply compensated,
and by doing which he has not only
profited himself but helped the cotton
planters of his State, thousands of
whom, the Chronicle says, are follow
ing tiis example and -are planting
seed from his fields. All men like
Mr. Truitt should be encouraged
and honored, tor in the work they
do, although they are working for
themselves, they are public benefac
tors. . '
NOT A GOOD SHOWING.
There are men who succeed in all
the industries of life, and there are
men who fai(. There are men who
will succeed in some of the pursuits
where a hundred fail, but it will
always be found .that the men who
succeed are men of energy, industry
and system, and that they follow
methods based on intelligence and
good judgment. Of course all busi
ness men are dependent more or less
fur the measure of their success on
the conditions that surround them
and that affect the current of trade
and the business prosperity of their
jown and other countries, so that
there are times when no matter what
the energy, industry, judgment or
method may be,' the reward will be
small, or there may be no reward;
but even then the man of energy, in
dustry, judgment and method will
weather the storm and survive while
others succumb and go down with
the wreck.
This applies to all the-industries,
and to the industry of the farm as
much so as any, although the farmer
cf thrift is better able, provided he
is not in debt, to stand the shock of
industrial upheavals than ninety
nine out of a hundred men, for he
lives at home, has an abundance to
. eat and to wear, has less need for
money than others, and can get
along with very little of it. But as
he works for money, if he doesn't
make it his calling as far as he is
concerned may be called a tailure.
In ordinary years when the prices
for farm products are ordinary, that
farming is a failure with many if not
with a majority of the farmers of the
United States is a fact that cannot be
denied, for there is not one in five of
them who makes as much by his
. labor and on his investment as he
should make, whether prices be high
or low. ' In either event the average
farm should yield a better return
than it does. It it doesn't it is to a
The Maryland statesman who in
troduced a bill in the Legislature to
tax mortgages, should follow it up
by introducing a bill to tax a man on
the property his neighbor owns, and
on the expenses of his family &c.
As revenue raisers this addition to
the bill he offers might make it a
howling success.
3IN0R i&ENTION
The efforts the Executive Commit
tee of the Knights of Labor are
making to have Secretary Carlisle
enjoined from issuing bonds may
settle one thing, which has been a
matter of jdispute ever since the
sptcie resumption act went into
effect. That act provided for a re
serve fund. John Sherman decided
when Secretarv of the Treasury to
make it a gold reserve fund, and
issued bonds by which a gold fund
oi $100,000,000 was raised. It has
been contended ever since by some
and as stoutly denied by others that
the Secretary of the Treasury has
authority at any time this fund may
fall below $100,000,000 to issue
bonds to keep it up to that amoun.
This is the opinion that has been
held bv all the Secretaries ot the
Treasury since Sherman, and seems
to be held by Secretary Carlisle.
But as there was some doubt about
it, to clear up the doubt, Sec
retary Carlisle asked Congress to em
power the - Secretary to Issue bonds
when the emergency in his opinion
might require it, so that there might
be no question about it. As Con
gress has not acted,. the Secretary
has exercised his discretionary
great extent the fault of the farmers 1 authority and has accordingly issued
Congress will appropriate $150,
000,000 for pensions for the next fis
cal year, which is about $30,000,000
less than it was thought would be
necessary .The pension agents haven't
quite as lull a swing in the pension
office now as they had under the last
admi nistration. But $150,000,000 is
about three times as much as it
ought to be.
HAVE PLEASED WHOLE FAMILIES.
themselves, -and of systems pursued
which make success as a rule simply
impossible.' We speak thus not in a
carping spirit, (it is easy to find
fault) but because the ' fa6ts and
figures bear us out in it.
The report of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture for the year 1893
giyes the acreage of wheat in this
country at 3t,629,4l8 acres, yield
393,181,725 bushels; corn 72,036,465
acres, yield i,bJ.y,4yo,i3i ousneis;
oats 27,273,933 acres, yield 638,854,
850 bushels; rye 2,038,485 acres,
yield 26,555,446 bushels; barley
3,220,371 acres, yield 69,869,495
bushels; buckwheat 815,614 acres,
yield 22,132,311 bushels; potatoes
(Irish) 2,605,186 acres, yield 183,
034,203 bushels; tobacco 702,952
acres, yield 483,023,964 pounds; hay
49,613,469 acres, yield 65,763,158
tons. Taken in )he bulk this is a
colossal product for one country for
one harvest, but so is the number of
acres colossal. In the aggregate the
product is great, but in proportion
to acreage and the labor required,
small. , ,
The average yield of wheat per
acre was 11.14 bushels;' of corn 22.5
. bughelf ; ot oats 23.4 bushels; of rye
13 bushels; of barley 21.7 bushels; of
, buckwheat 14.9 bushels; of potatoes
72.2 bushels; of tobacco 687 pounds;
of hay 1 tons. The' average yield
of cotton, according to the- last re
ports we have seen, is about one
third of a bale to the acre.
' This is an exceptional year, and
with the low prices prevailing for
nearly all products it is easy enough
a call for ft50.000.000. It is to test
his nzht under the law to do this
that these proceedings have been in
stituted, and it is well that they have
been, if they result in a judicial deci
sion and settle a point, dispute
about which is embarrassing to the
Treasury, and has a tendency to
throw a cloud upon the bonds be
may issue until that point is settled.
In matters of this importance the
law should be clear, and there should
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a surprise to us. is yet highly gratifying.
The jJeraand for Series No. 1 exceeded
our highest anticipations, and we confi
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; There is a strike among the coal
miners in ten of the largest mines of
the Des Moines.- Iowa, district. The
miners; agreed td accept a reduction
of from 90 to 80. cents a ton, which
the ""operators refused-. to accept.
Eighty cents a ton is just five cents
a ton more than the protective .tariff,
which-; they still insist on getting.
Most of the manufacturers say the
protection they ask (but this is a fib)
is to cover the difference between the
cost of labor in this country and in
Europe, but: these coal? miners want
a. tariff to coyer: the 'entire cost of
labor, which is cheeky if not hoggish.
The Government of Belgium is
very, thoughtful and considerate.
When a couple marries in that coun
try they are presented with a little
book containinjg the marriage laws,
other information and directions for
the feeding and care of infants. This
shows not only thoughtful considera
tion but a commendable disposition
to foster infant industries.
Superior Court. ' . ' '
Cases were disposed of in the Superior
Court for New Hanouer county ' yester
day as follows: " --
S. W. Sanders vsl N. Y. & W. S. S.
Co. Continued. .1 , '
W. E. Worth & Co. vs. Hans A. Kure.
udgment. ...A
Abbie Sampson vs. James Henry
Simpson. Judgment for divorce.
Mica Roofing Co. vs. Thos. E. Bagley.
Judgment.
Worth & Worth vs. D. J. Clark. Con
tinued. J. H. Hargrave & Sons vs. Adrian &
Vollers. Judgment. '
Mrs. H. F. Clowe vs. Imperial Pine
Product Co.' Judgment . for plaintiff;
appeal by defendant. . h
W. E. Worth vs. Carmicbael.et al. Re
ceiver appointed.
Alex. Mallett vs., Franscenia Mallett,
Decree of divorce.
Court took a recess atone o'clock until
10 a. m. Monday.
8Ute Horticultural Fair.
A letter was received htre yesterday
by the Chamber of Commerce inquiring
whether Wilmington would like to have
the Annual State Horticultural Fair
here in August next, stating - that it
would only be necessary for Wilmington
to furnish about four or five hundred
dollars to help pay -the expensss. Of
course the proceeds from admission
charged for entering the exhibition
hall or grounds would goto the perma
nent Wilmington lair fund, a "W. W.
W." or anything designated by the mer
chants. Col. F. W. Kerchner. President
of the Chamber of Commerce, turned the
letter over to merchants who were inter
ested, and it is learned from good au
thority that several business men have
been approached and speak very favora
bly of the projecL Some suggest that the
committee who have the matter in
charge look at Hilton Park for the fair
grounds or the Champion Compress and
Warehouse Company's building. The
letter suggested that a ball be given each
night during the fair.
One of the interested parties said that
in August the crops were all laid by and
farmers and country merchants would
come then and spend their money.
MOVEMENT N FERTILIZERS .;
WASHINGTON
1 1 Em Commenced in 25-iineat in Geoxsi
f BuV fa Backward WHorih Carolina. .
V. This is the busy season with : the" fer
tilteef manufacturers in Georgia, says the
Savannah News., The shipping season-
is well under way. - The railroads are
carrying heavy freights of fertilizers. The
manufacturers are as busy as bees at
tending to prders'and arranging for ship
ments. " -t-
V The months of January,' February and
March compose the shipping season with
the fertilizer manufacturers, and fl5 per
cent, of the output of the year is shipped
during those - months. On- account of
KiFayetteville Observer! r Tit is a- matter
of sincere grief to all our citizens that
such honored members ot the commu
nity as those whose names are given
above should ever have cause for any em
barrassment. - John D. Williams has
long been our foremost citizen, as the
late E. J. Lilly was before him, and the
latter's sons, Mr. E. T- Lilly and Dr. H.
W. Lilly (Vice-President of the bank),
have years ago given evidence of their
inheritance ot the sterling qualities of
their honored father. Both Mr. Williams
and the Messrs. Lilly have been friends to
the needy of this community, as well as
benefactors ot the town in a more oublic
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we general depression pi ousmees ana way..-: As we have suggested elsewhere,
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the scarcity of money, in the.-country,
the season began later this year : than
usual, and the shipments are just now
beginning to get under good headway. ;
i t From the reports of travelling sales
men and railroad men, it does not ap
pear that the consumption of fertilizers
this year will equal the average of the
last everaLyears. ; T C T r
Dealers o in Wilmington : report that
the movement in this section -has . hot
yet commenced; that it is backward for
jfbe season, .but the outlook is good.
1 There is very little moneyjn the coun
try, and the tendency of the farmers gen
erally is to economize as much as possi
ble. The opinion of the fertilizer man
ufacturers and dealers is that , the con
sumption this year will about equal that
of last year, which was somewhat below
the average, -The conditions are said
to be very much the same as existed last
year, , both as to output and demand.
The prices also are about the same. 1 "
DEATH OF JAS.S. BATTLE.
Alter a Short Illness at Spring Hop, N.C.
Rocky Mount, Jan. 27. Yesterday
at Spring Hope, a sad occurrence took
place in the death of James S. Battle, of
Warrenton, and eldest son ot W. S. Bat
tle of Tarboro. Mr. Battle had a short
illness, having been sick about one week,
when his complaint went to the brain,
bringing on paralysis.' His wife, one of
his sons and a daughter were with him
during his short illness. Also Dr. Wes
tray Battle, of Asheville, and J no. D.
Battle, of the U. S. Coast Survey. The
best medical skill was employed, but
their attention was of no avail.
Mr. Battle was travelling salesman for
Appleby & Helme, snuff manufacturers
of New York; and withal a very popu
lar man with everybody that knew him,
and among the many salesmen employed
by his house he was more successful than
any of them. His remains will be taken
to Tarboro to-day, and placed in Cal
vary church-yard, in the lamily burying
ground. His life was insured in the old
iEtna Insurance Company, but lor what
amount is not known. His oldest son,
John, is at West Point Military Acad
emy, and could not be present on this
sad occasion. ,
FUNERAL OF SISTER CECILIA, j ;,
Condaoted by Bishop Watson and All the
Clergy of the Church Is Wilmington. .
Despite the inclement weather, a
mourning multitude filled St. James'
Church yesterday afternoon at the hour
set for the burial service,
i The services in' the Church" were con
ducted by Bishop. Watson, assisted by
Dr. Carmichael and : the Rev. Messrs.
Strange, Gibble, Skinner and Wooten
all the clergy of the Episcopal Church in
the city. The full surpliced choir of
St. James' were in attendance and sang
the hymns sweetly and sympathetically.
The pall-bearers were seven of the
boys who had been taught by Sister
Cecilia; most of them were her God
sons. They were Messrs. Alex. Leslie,
George Herlbertr John Hughes, Richard
Spooner, Tighlman Howard, William
Harker and William Spooner. -The
vestry of St. James and the vestry of the
Chapel of the Good. Shepherd were the
honorary pall-bearer?.
i The service at the grave was read by
Rev. Robert Strange, the Rector of St.
James. The grave was covered with
flowers and floral emblems offerings of
affection from the many friends to whom
Sister Cecilia had "endeared herself by
her high character and faithful work.!
i It was touching to see the humble
members of her own Bible class coming
forward with their simple tokens of love
for her who had been indeed a mother
to them. ;
It Attracted Attention. L
I The big "scoop" made by the Star in
its ayetteville letter last Tuesday has
attracted attention. All its leading fea
tures concerning the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Railway and the North
State Improvement Company were ! re
produced in the Charlotte Observer, Rz
leigh News-Observer, Fayetteville Ob
server, Mount Airy News and several
other State papers, and all with" proper
credit. But a curious feature is that a
very large portion of the Star's letter
appears as a special telegram in the Rich
mond Times of yesterday, having been
sent by its enterprising correspondent at
Winston after the Star containing it
reached Winston "in due course of mail."
nothing could more strongly testif y to
the bold which they have upon the con
fidence of the people than the action of
the community towards the - Bank in
which they are so prominently interested;
and nothing more so to the affectionate
regard in which the venerable Mr. Wil
liams and Mr. E. J.Lilly (the two con
cerned) are held by all classes, than the
expressions of sympathy , which have
greeted them oo every side.
- The public will be glad to know . that
the embarrassment of these gentlemen
is but temporary, as their assets consid
erably exceed their entire liabilities.
THE FARMERS STILL LIVE.
They Have More Meat and aa Muoh Corn
aa Last Year.
The annexed paragraph from the Max
ton department of the Robesonian, agrees
very closely with reports received by the
Star- '
7 We tried to tell last week of our con
clusion obtained from interviews with
leading men from different parts of the
territory whose people trade regularly
and occasionally in Maxton, but it did
not appear. Since then we have taTked
with many others and with the excep
tion of two Or three, they agree that the
farmers, as a whole.' have more meat,
about as much corn and more peas and
forage than they had last year. Labor Is
abundant. Guano men do not want to
tell the amount they did last year. ' AH
this means that the next crop will be
raised with much less from the merchant,
and if it prove a good one, there will be
more reason for rejoicing than there has
b:en for complaining in this year. The
merchants are having "harder times "
than the farmer now.
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CUMBERLAND COURT. -
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Trial ot E. J." Fuller for the Murder of
Fatter.
Special Star Teleeram.
Fayetteville, N. C. Jan, 25. The
jury to try E. J. Fuller was chosen this
afternoon. The examination of wit
nesses will commence at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. H. Eye.
Thie Fayetteville Observer says: "The
following lawyers for the defence are
present: R. H. Battle. Esq- of Raleigh;
Hon. Geo. M. Rose. Messrs. H. McD.
Robinson and J. G. Shaw. U. S. Land
Claims Judge, Hon. T. C. Fuller, a cou
sin oi the prisoner, was also present. So
licitor McNeill will, be assisted in the
prosecution by -Col. l nomas Argo..oi
Raleigh. Judge Womack. of Pittsboro,
and F. B. Jones, of Dunn. The battle
between these giants of the law is looked
forward to with intense interest; and it is
thought that the court house will not
begin to hold those who wish to be
present."
! FAST RAILROAD TIME.
TO PREVENT TYPHOID FEVER,
The most interesting item of news
that we have had from Europe lately
is the reconciliation of the Emperor
of Germany and Prince Bismarck,
followed by the triumphal entry of the
Prince into Berlin Friday. The pop
ular and royal welcome, as shown by
the rejoicing, house decorations, &a,
chnnc.ihn imnortance attached to
this closing of the breach between
the Emperor and his old Chancellor
both by the people of Germany and
by the young, headstrong - timperor,
who came to the conclusion, and
tried it until he probably found out
his mistake, that he could run the
Empire without the counsel or the
assistance of the man who did more
than any other living man to build it
up. The fact is the Emperor has
felt the need of his counsel all along,
and it was only the . haughty, obsti
nate disposition of a vain, egotistic
man which prevented him from ac
knowledging it sooner. It is well
tor him and also for Germany that
he has come down from bis high
perch at last and called into his
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j" Wilmington, N. C.
Wilmington Institute Forty ears Ago.
One of the students ot the above in
stitution (of which Mr. L. Meginney,
deceased, was the honored Principal)
has in his possession a printed card
issued; by this school on the 20th of
April, 1853, upon the back of which are
the names of the scholars. To ascer
tain the mortality as near as he could,
which was rendered difficult ,, by re
movals to other States, by which some
of the old students have been lost sight
of, he carefully went over the names
with the following results as far as
could be ascertained : .
Of the Principal and three assistants,
all are dead f ol the 52 girls, 16 are
dead ; of the 74 boys, 83 are dead. Of
the fifteen young ladies comprising the
first class of that year, seven are dead,
and ot the ten boys of that class, six are
dead, and of the four now living, three
reside in'thiS city and one at Bruns
wick, Ga.
Impure Water and Bad Sanitary Arrange
j - menu Matt Be Avoided. j
I Prof, Vaughan, of New York, makes
some interesting statements concerning
typhoid fever, based upon official reports
in this and other countries. In this
country there are annually about 500,0.00
cases of the disease, of which 50,000
terminate fatally. The cost of these
cases, estimated in dollars, and not in
cluding physicians' fees, is about $64,
000,000. All of these great losses of lives
and money, Prof. Vaughan says, are
caused by a complaint that is ,very well
understood and may be prevented, and
he asks why it is not prevented.-.
Impure water and bad sanitary ar
rangements are the causes or typhoid,
the professor says, and these matters
can certainly be attended to by muni
cipalities. As an illustration of what
may be done by a city towaras prevent
ing disease, he cites the successful
efforts of the city ot Munich, Bavaria.
From 1852 to 1859 the annual death
rate from typhoid fever in tbat city
a . AAA T" a a r-i
was 4. per . i.uuy. xuerc
sewers, no public water supply,; and
the sanitary arrangements of ! the
houses "were almost too disgusting to
describe." The consequence was that
the place was a very hotbed of typhoid,
In 1859 sanitary reforms were intro
duced; sewers were constructed, a pure
water supply provided and the condition
nf ih hnnM imnraved. The result of
these reforms was that in 1884 the death
rate from typhoid feyer had dropped to
1.4 per thousand. , T
Prof. Vaughan thinks that if the towns
and cities of the- United States would
see to it that their supplies of drinking
water were pure, the numoer oi umiu
from typhoid fever would drop off as
much as 40.000 a year, at lean, and if
house drainage systems were made per
fect, the decrease would be even greater.
Nearly Sixty Miles an Hour on an Al
j lan tie Coast Line Connection.
The Savannah News of the 26th gives
the following concerning one of the
fastest runs ever made on a Southern
railroad :
j Before 7 o'clock last night the Herald
and United Press trains oyer the Savan
nah. Florida & Western and Florida
& Central Peninsular railroads were in
Savannah. The Savannah, Florida &
Western special with the Herald corre
spondents, Ml. Edward M. Brandt, Mr.
Ingless and Mr. Yard on board, which
left Jacksonville at 3.09 arrived in Savan
nah at 6.54 o clock, having been deiayea
forty-three minutes en route, mak
ing a running iime of three hours and
two minutes. The distance is 172 miles.
The train, in charge of W. H. Wright,
drawn bv em?ine No. 60. with Engineer
R. J. Walsh, who made the run, Assis
tant Master of Transportation H. E.
Hutchinsand Mr. H: C McFadden, chief
clerk of the passenger department of the
Plant system, accompanied the train.
The object ot the Herald correspon
dents in taking a special train to reach
Savannah was to secure possession of the.
Cable Postal Company's wires at this
point, there being only one office at
Jacksonville, that of the Western Union.
Appropriation -for - Pension Bower's
:BU1 for a Fublio Building at Wlnsucr
Hostilities Between Nicaragua end Hob
' durafl The Eeiraarge Ordered to Nlc
y ragua. - - LI
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, Jan. 27. The Pension
Appropriation bill, as presented to tip
House; to-day, - calls : for $15l,581.57j,
against an estimate of $162,631,570 anil
an appropriation for the current' year ql
$166,581.850. "
Mr. Bower, of North Carol inn. to-day
introduced in the House a bill appro
priating $75,000 for the erection of a
public building at Winston. N. C. I
Appearances indicate to-day that If.
A. Crandall, of Buffalo, will jeceive tbjs
position of public printer. i
A cable received at the State Depart
ment to-day reported that active hostil
ities were in progress between Nicaragua
and Honduras, and after a conference
between-Secretary Gresham and Secre
tary Herbert the latter sent a telegram
to Acting Rear Admiral Manton, order
ing him to proceed from Port-au-Princfe,
Hayti, with the Kearsarge, ''To protect
lives and property of American cuizeqs
at or in the neighborhood of Blue6elcfs,
Nicaragua, and report the condition of
affairs." , - i
' Subsequent movements are 'eft to Ad
miral Stanton's discrection. The mes
sage telling cf the trouble was from tfe
U. S. Consular agent at Cape Graciof a
Dios, Nicaragua, and said that Honduras
was invading Nicaragua at tbat point.
Bluefield is an important terminal point
on the Nicaragua canal and the intention
of Secretary-Herbert in sending be
Kearsarge there was to look after the
canal property.
- The tariff debate was concluded
nieht as far ss it relates to the customs
schedules. The time for offering amend
ments ceased at 5.30, when the Hduse
took a recess. There was a great deal
on demand from both sides of the House
during the afternoon for recognition! for
the purpose of offering amend ments.jbut
Mr. Wilson, for the committee, had the
floor, and not one of them got in. j At
least a hundred amendments were shut
out by the expiration of the time. : i
Gen. John B. Gordon to-nigbtl de
livered his famous address, "The jLast
Days of the Confederacy." at Conven
tion Hall before an audience of 9.000
persons. Gen. Schofield, Commaader-m-Chief
of. the United Slates Army,
presided, and half a hundred men of
prominence, consisting of Union jGen
erals. Confederate Generals, Senators
and Representatives Republicans and
Democrats acted as ; vice-presidents.
Old war songs of both armies j were
played and heartily applauded.
The Republican policy ot opposition
to the Wilson bill when the vote is reach
ed has been fully determined upon. The
motion to recommit the bill, which has
been relied on bv the discontented) Dem
ocratic elements, will not receive Repub
lican support, and must: therefore fail, as
the discontented Democrats are not
sufficiently numerous to carry their point
without Republican I support. The
Republican leaders take the position
tbat there is nothing to be gained by re
committing this particular bill as they
think it might as well go to the Senate
in its present form as in any otheir.
The Republicans will! centre their op
position on a motion to strike but the
enaetincr clause of the bill. This! differs
from the motion to tecomrait in( that it
seeks to kill the bill outright Instead of
sending it to the committee for jrepairs.
-The Republicans feel! that thii effort
to kill the entire bill will (permit
them to make a consistent record of di
rect opposition to the measure. This
will be followed by a negative tote on
the passage of the bill, j The leaders re
gard this as a much more desirable and
consistent policy than trading with dis
contented Democratic factions!to help
the latter on one item or ianother.
The policy as thus determined is almost
certain to result in the passage of the
Wilson bill. I
COCK FIGHTING AT NICHOLS.
Between Birds from Blorenee and Wll-
mlngton.
Some lively cock-fights took place at
Nichols, S. C.,on the 24th, 25th and
26 th. Many Wilmington admirers of the
"birds" were present, tt was considered
the best fighting ever done in either
State. It was Wilmington against Flor
ence. The "main" was won by Florence
by one fight. V
Nearly all the hack fights were won by
Wilmington birds. Out of twenty-five
(main and hack) fights Wilmington won
fifteen. The most interesting fight in
the main was between a Washington
STRIKING COAL MINERS.
Bobbing and Burning in the Ptttiburg Be
gion The Country in Turmoil land Peo
ple Under Aims. J .
By Telegraph to the Morning; Sua.
Pittsburg. Pa , Jan. 27. Last night
a mob of 600 striking coal miners, most
of whom were Poles, Belgians and
Frenchmen, .went to the Federal and
Wood ville coal mines on the pittsburg,
Charlitiers and Youghioghenf Railroad
o4 morio a violent assault UDOn the
miners who were at work. A good deal
of damage was done to the mjine equip
ment and some of the miners were
beaten, but nobody was killed. The
strikers had things their own way.
This morning the mob again formed
and made another raid at Federal.
Several buildings were damaged, win
dows smashed, and coal car and other
property destroyed. Every ijnine iu tne
district was visited, the miners driven
(mm mnrlc and manv Oi tnem oeaien.
When the mob reached BrWgeville it
was 700 strong. Tbey had a systematic
plan ot operations. They divided into
four bands of 150 to 175 in each, burned
mine buildings, dumped railroad cars,
tore up tracks, robbed stores, and beat
eyerybody who came in their way
for several hours. Finally merchant
of Bndgevllle, whose store had been
robbed, organized a party of, twenty, all
Americans and mostly niiners, well
armed, and started in chase of the
rioters. The latter were alf armed also,
but with a miscellaneous assortment of
weapons, such as pick-handles, clubs.
kniuAit ' and some Disttols. When
thv found themselves confronted
by
in
twenty guns,
the hands of
sotn
men
of them
they had
beaten a few hours iDeiore: tncy uwm
and ran. The armed posse captured
hm mithnnt firinP a Shot.
white game of Uncle Ned Glavin's rals- AKviff0,0Ug hunt will be rjaade for the
whn th maces msDecicu auu i n.v,ra The wnoie counuv ia i iui-
City "Eashn muff' and a handsome
TILLMAN'S TROUBLE.
The Florida and Georgia troops
"fought nobly"-:-or nobody don't re
member which. ,
The 8tate Militia oi Charleston Ordered to
be in Beadineaa to Protect one of Her
' Constables. J : -
. ; G- - - '
By Telegraph to the;Mdrning Star;
Charleston. S. C Jan, 27 J. C
Elliot, the constable for the dispensary,
was to-day conyicted of assaulting Mrs.
Nolte andsentenced to a fine of $50
or SO days in jaiL immediately after
th sentence it was announced tbat
Governor Tillman would pardon him,
and later orders were received for the
State militia to be in readiness. - It it
thought that the Governor fears an at-
tempt will be maae to lynca
as soon as he is paraonca.
Elliot
More About the Fannere. I
Mr OT. R. Sineletarv. one of the
Star's Daily subscribers at Tar Heel,
Bladen county, who called to renew his
subscription yesterday, gives a fairly
hopeful account of the business outlook
in his section. ; He says the farmers are
better off than the merchants, having
plenty of corn and meat, and that the
experience they have acquirea in mc
school of economy during the past few
years is bringing forth good fruit.; s Mr.
Sineletary says there is no suffering
among the poorer classes in his neigh
borhood, and while nobody is rich,
everybody seems contented.
me
dropped the two bird3 in the pit, ine
muff-cock was killed on the first flv by
the bird of Ned Glavin's raising. The
Wilmington boys pocketed lots of
"stuff " on this fight.
! The affair was conducted in the best
possible manner. Col. James Norwood,
of Hillsboro, was judge for Wilmington,
and Capt. Rhett, of Charleston, S. C,
for Florence. Dr. Wallacje. of Darling
ton, S. C showed some fine birds. The
"sports" who' went from here report hay
ing a big time and are loud in their praise
of the hospitable treatment at the hands
ol the people of Nichols
Bailroad Schedules Changed. -
i A change of schedule goes into effect
on the Carolina Central Railroad to-day.
Trains leave here now daily, except Sun
day, at 10 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. and arrive
at 8.40 aT m. and 6.25 p m. The bun
day train heretofore leaving Wilmington
at 6 p. m. has been discontinued.
a a 1
There is a slight change ot scneauie
also on the Wilmington, Newbern and
Norfolk Railroad; train No. 1 leaymg
fewbern at 8.40 a. m and arriving at
Wilmington at 11.45 a. m.
moil. Those who are not irigntenea tow
badly are under arms waiting the re
newal of the rioting. 1 which is expected
at any moment. The Btidgeville de
fenders will form the nucleus for an or
ganized posse. At the Beadling
mine the supply store had been con
structed with a view t0 defence in
cases like the present. Itjwas provided
with loopholes in shutterl and at the
sides of the doors and inside a few men
with Winchesters and sMt guns gave
battle when the mob attemptea to cap
ture the place. Three of the rioters
were shot, one killed. About one hun
dred deputy sheriffs wen from Pitts
burg to the scene this afternoon.. There
is certain to ne more uuuuic iu-uiuuvn
and it may result seriously"
Representative Wm. C. Oates. ol
Alabama, who as a Congressman has
become widely known throughout the
country, announces himself, a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor of Alabama. The announcement
has more than ordinary interest because
of the Kolb fight in Alabama.
A Houna, Lousiana. dipach says a
report was received there j$o the effect
that the light house on Liribalier Island
had tumbled down, havlngbeen under
mined bv the Gulf currenn no - parweu-
lars, :.
Durham Globev News - reached
here tbn morning of the' death of. Mr.
James 11. Headen. of Pittsboro. He was .
aboot 70 years old. , ' . . ; .
Wiikesboro Chronicle: The reve
nue officers, Rousseau. Lewis, McEwen
aud -Warren." tnade a raid in parts of
Wilkes and Iredell last week and sue
ceeded jn corralling five copper?, and
missed getting others, they say.
Smltbfrf Id Herald : Mr. David
A. Jernifcan, of near Benson, died Janu
ary llili. He had been sick about six
weeks and was improving, but had a
congestive chill which caused bis death.
He was about thirty-five years old.
- Weldon News: We learn with
pleasure that in all sections of the county '
the farmers have killed large quantities
of pork this season. Some say tbat there
is enough pork made in the county to
feed the entire population with meat for
this year. - - -
Pittsboro Record: Mr. S. L
Hernden, of Williams township., died
quite suddenly on last Friday night, aged
about 65 or70 years. He had a slight
stroke of paralysis a few years a to. and
on last Friday afternoon after carrying
some wood into the bouse, he fell with
another stroke ol paralysis, and died in a
few hours. .
Rocky Mount Argonaut: De
velopments are being pushed rapidly
ahead at the Mann-Arrington mines.
The pre continues to show up all tight
in the upper level and work in the lower '
level is being rapidly push forward to
cut the big, rich vein left in the bottom
of upper workings. When this vein is
opened up the mill will be started.
Durham Globe: News came
to-day of the dath of Mr. W. D. Luns
ford, one of the most highly respected
citizens of Durham county. He died
last night of a Complication of diseases.
He had been in (eeblcheakh lor several
years. He was a citizen of Durham and
had many warm friends here. He was
between 60 and 70 years of age,
. Rockingham Rocket: Mr. D."
M. Morrison showed us a lew-days ago
some particularly fine specimens of kao
lin which came from Mr. Joshua" Chap-
pie's place, near Eilcrbe Springs. In
digging a well the kaolin was struck
some two felt beneath the surface and
extends to a depth ol 30 leetor more. -Mr.
Mortison .says the quantitv is prac
tically inexhaustible, while the quality
is of the finest.
Wilson Advance: Died at the
residence ofherson. on Sunday last,
Mrs. bailie FarmerVwidow of Mr. Larry
Farmer. Died on Monday, at the
residence of Mr. J. R. Marlow, Mr. Phez.
Marlow, after an illness of a few weeks.
The fire fiend put in some destruc
tive work at Spring Hope last Sunday .
morning. We understand that one block
of buildings was laid in ashes. No par
ticulars have been received at this office
and we can, therefore, make. no estimate
of the losses.
Hickory Press and Carolinian:
It becomes our very painful duty to
chronicle the death of Prof.- R. K.
Meade, one of our most useful and
valued citizens. He was taken suddenly
and violently ill in the foxenoon of
lanuarv 16. while encased in his duties
as instructor at (the Hickory Male
Academy, and dismissed school and
going immediately home called in a
physician, who pronounced his malady
pluero-pneumonia in a most aggravated
form.
Statesville Landmark: There
was much surprise and grief in States-
ville last Friday morning when it be
came known thnt Mr. Fred H. Pendle
ton, for years a resident of this county
and town, had commuted suicide at his
home in Virginia. In the early 70,'s he
came to Statesville and for a time asso
ciated with the late Col. Chas. R. Jones
in the publication of the Intelhecencer, a
weekly newspaper in Statesville. About
1874 Messrs. Jones and Pendleton went
to Charlotte and engaged in the publica
tion of the daily Observer.
Ciinton Democrat : Mr. John
Barden. one of the oldest citizens ot
Taylor's Bridge township, died on Fri
day, the 19th inst. He had been in fee
ble health for some. time. Our .
townsman. Mr. F. T. Atkins, who is a.
lover of fine stock of all kinds, lately
killed three pigs that are hard to best in
Sarapsotfcounty. They were two years
old. the first weighing 678 gross and 604
net; the second 630 7ross, and 570 net;
the third 520 gross, and 460 net, making
in all 1,634 pounds"of pork. Mr. Atkins
at the same time killed a year old pig
that weighed 834 gross, and 290 net.
Wadesboro Messenger-Intelligen- ...
cer; At his home, near Lilesville. abou"
11 o'clock on Sunday night, the 21st
inst., Charlie LeeRoy Henry died, aged
24 vears. Mr. H. B. Billingsley, a
well known citizen of the county, died
at his home in Peachland, last Saturday,
of grip, aged about 75 years.
The store house of Mr. W. H. Biv
ens, in Burnsville township, was
entirely destroyed by fire, together
with its contents, last Monday night.
Mr. Bivens has no idea how the fire
originated. : The house was insured lor
$200 and the stock $500. The M.
4 I's big hog was slaughtered last Fri
day, and weighed just 706 pounds,
dressed. The hog was a Berkshire and
Poland China cross and was 23 months
old. It was the biggest hog that has
been killed in the county in several
years, and weighed nearly 200 pounds
more than any other hog killed in Anson
this season.
Goldsboro Headlight: Wheat is
reported to be looking remarkably well.
A larger acreage was planted last fall
than heretofore. From nearly every
section in the county comes the pleas
ing report that our farmers are deter
mined to raise more home supplies this
year than ever before. In the matter
of stock raising, several have been
greatly encouraged by experiments
ot the past year. They turned aside
from cotton long enough to improve and
care for their stock, and the result is ,
they feel like making something more
than an experiment of it this year.
The jury in the Smith murder trial
which begun in Pitt county Superior
Court last week, returned a verdict Sat
urday of not guilt. It will be remem
bered that Abner Slaughter and I. H.
Smith, neighbors, had a dispute about
cutting wood on a certain piece of land.
Slaughter killed J. H. Smith, and then
turned upon his brother, G. T. Smith,
the accused, and snapped his pistol at
him. Smith then struck Slaughter on
the head with an iron rod. Slaughter,
who had already been shot by J. H.
Smith, fell about that time and died.
The jury did not believe that the defen
dant killed Slaughter, and, even admit
ting that he did, he only struck after
cionrhter had killed his (Smith s)
brother, and in self-defence, fearing that
he himself would be kiuea.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Y" With $160,000,000 a year in
war pensions to pay, the Democratic
Administration cannot be expected
to keep expenditures or taxes on a
peace basis. N. Y. World, Dem. 1
When the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations reported that
this country had nothing to do with
the affairs of Hawaii, and that it is
unwise and inexpedient to consider
any project of annexation, it pci
f onned its duties to the people of the
United States, and marked out for
the Senate a course of action which
is truly conformable to the principles
whir.h our Government was
founded, as it was intended by its
framers, and as it has always been
understood by the people. Richmond
Times, Dem.