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Send one coupon and twelve cents for each Series. There will be sixteen series, in all, of this magnificent work of art. 12 Series are now ready. If you wish to see one Series before order ing others, do so. You will want all. Read advertisement in this paper for further particulars. THE SOUTH AND THE WEST. For several years past the South and West have been getting nearer and nearer on the great questions that are at issue and unless there be a change in the tactics of Eastern party managers the time is not far distant when the sectional line will be drawn in politics. It will be the West of the Alleghanies against the East of the Alleghanies, the South sympa thizing with the West. There is i deep-rooted belief, even more deep rooted in the West than in the South, that there is a growing conflict in policies between these sections of the country which will never be finally settled until the West and the South show their strength and the ability to successfully . assert their will. The interests of the West and of the South being so much the same, both, depending mainly upon agricul ture, the West is counting upon the co-operation of the South when the lines. are drawn and the issues made. There has been a good deal of in flammatory, crazy talk by impulsive men in the West and. in the South, but this is no more remarkable than the heedless indifference to it mani fested by party leaders in the East. If the men who give cast to Eastern ideas on finances, the tariff, &c, but to ideas on the finances especially, apprehended all the evil results hey say they do in the event that West em ideas predominated they do not show good judgment by entirely ignoring the demands ot the West and the South, and thus inviting a conflict that by discretion might be averted, and in the end will cost them more than any concession they might now make or might have made would cost them. If the West and the South joined hands on any issue incy wouia De so irresistible that opposition by the East would Desimpjy hopeless. While they are getting stronger and stronger every year, me jast is becoming little stronger, barely more than holding its own. if it does that Th coming, and it is not so far disi tant, when the numerical majority m these two sections combined will v uvcrwneiming mat thev can name national candidates and make national platforms. Before that, even, the issues may be altogether of an economic character, involving no sentiment but the sentiment . Which ii based on dollars anil r.tiic which, reduced to its essence, means VOL. XXV. self-interest, and when that becomes the case there will be little regard for past associations or for party traditions. . . - ' ; How ' distinctly this division on sectional lines is becoming marked is noted in "the following extract from an' article in the . Philadelphia Telegraph, Rep'., commenting upon the Bland Seigniorage bill: ; . ;v "An analysis of the vote id the Senate on the Bland bill furnishes much food for thought. It will readily be seen how the line of sectional division is . develop ing itself on this great issue, as recently noted in these columns. A number of members were absent, but tf all bad been present the result would have been: the same. There is a clear majority in both Houses of Congress this time in favor of silver legislation, and so strong is the feeling in favor of this coarse that this measure was passed without even.being put into such technical shape, as to per mit of no doubt as to the real meaning of its provisions. The whole business 'strikingly illustrates the force of politi cal expediency in the mindot ihe average time-serving politician of the hour. "The strength of the Democratic party to-day lies in the South and West. All the New England Senators, and those from New York, New Jersey, and Mary land, vrere against the bill, with the ex ception of Senator Hill, who dodged the vote, but was understood to be in favor of the measure. Mr. Cameron occupied precisely the same position, while Mr. Quay voted in the affirmative. These three men well know that in this matter they do not represent the dominant sen timent of their localities; bnt they are all politicians, looking to the future, and tney want to bold on to their places and promote the political interests of them selves and their friends.- But the South and West, on the Democratic side, came up solidly for this bill, with the excep tion of two or three administration Sen ators, led bv Mr. Vilas, of Wisconsin, who aims to fill the position of execu tive echo in the Senate. Further, eight Republicans from the West, mostly from the new States, voted for the measure." This is a correct statement of the situation as far as the Bland bill is concerned and would be in a degree true of any other measure applying to silver. It may be remarked in this connection that the opposition to every movement which looks to an increase of the currency whether by the coinage of silver or by the re peal of the State bank tax comes from the East, regardless of party lines, while the support comes from the West and the South, although not so much regardless of party lines, the Republican Senators and Repre sentatives being still more under the paity discipline which is adminis tered by managers who feel the ne cessity of keeping up the discipline to prevent demoralization and disin tegration. . ; - -Some of these, however, are b6- ginning to see the danger of defying western antagonism, ana Mr. Clark son, chairman of the National Re publican Committee, was doubtless expressing the sentiments of others as well as of himself when he said a few days ago: "The issue Jn com ing campaigns will be the financial question, and I believe HhelReptrbli- can party should come; to me ua demanding as to the continued use of silver as money. He knows that this is the only possible hope that the Republican party has of maintaining its hold in the West, and Mr. Clarkson advises wisely when he suggests that it accept the situation and put itself in accord with it The wise party manager if he expects to win in the future will turn his eyes Westward, survey the situation and adapt himself to it From a party standpoint, neither the Democratic nor Republican party has anything to gain by tying itself to the East, and if either or both would avert the sectional conflict to which we have referred above they will try to realize that the West and the South are the growing sections where the party that survives must have its support and its strength The leader who doesn't realize this now cannot see far into the future. Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge is not the only man who is "very susceptible to female charms." A fellow from Pennsylvania arrived in Patterson, N. J., Thursday, hugged and kissed Kevery woman he found on a street car and was about going through the same performance on the females whom be met coming out from prayer meeting near by when a policeman lit on him and took him in. There is a negro convict in the Alabama coal mines who is well edu cated and sneaks twelve lancriiares. ! B 0 , but with all that he couldn't resist the r temptation ,to persuade his neighbor's hoes to climb over into his pen, and that's how he got into the pen himself..' The bill to prohibit "treating" j in Massachsetts has passed one House of the Legislature and will probably pass the 'other. If this becomes the law the law abiding citizen can save good deal of small change and take'his social drinks all by himself. This country is getting nore than its share of fine weather while the show is piled up in such dritts in some parts of Germany that the rail road trains are blocked. The New York Sun says Col. oge made his trip across -the con- inent "on the instalment plan." But he staggered into the ' Republican wigwam all at once, as it were. Early Vegetable!. The warm weather is forcing vegeta tion rapidly forward, and the season for vegetables is two or three weeks in ad vance of previous years. The markets yesterday were abundantly - supplied from the truck farms in the vicinity of the city, with asparagus, turnips, spinach, beets, eta ' The first strawberries ot the season. raised in this vicinity, were on sale at Front street market yesterday morning at 45 cents per quart. These berries were grown at Mr. W, F. Alexander's farm, near Middle Sound, and are far in advance of their usual appearance in market here " II 11.11 .1 - . 1 1 " . I I . 1 II -1 1 . - 7 - .Vs' V Ml . A II tN . i-iii) . .. w ih.t rru n p -a- . DXAJre. ;J QUICK TRUCK TRAINS. t . - - ' - "" " An Arrangement Between tb Growers . and the Atlantla Coast Line and Old pominlon Steamship Idas for 'Prompt . Delivery of Vegetables in Hew York. - The Charleston News and Courier gives the annexed details of the final arrangements between the railroad and steamship lines and -the South Carolina truckers. And it may be that truckers on the line of the Wilmington and Wel- don can arrange to have cars connect at Wilson" with these fast trains: ' .. The committee ot the Truck Growers': Association of boutn Carolina met by appointment Messrs. Kenly, general manager, and Emerson, traffic manager ot the Atlantic Coast . Line, jat noon on Tuesday, at the Northeastern Railroad. to perfect the arrangements lor handling their crops via the Atlantic Coast Line and Old Dominion Steamship Line. " . Among other matters discussed several letters from Mr. Gillanden, vice president of the Old Dominion Steam ship Company, were read by Mr. Emer son to the committee, explaining iust how that company was going to handle the - business, in connection with the Atlantic Coast Line in the way of providing new and .fast ships and. extra sailing days. Mr. Kenly. General Manager of the Atlantic Coast Line, followed and assured the growers it was his intention to give Charleston the very best facilities that his Company could offer which he bad been advised by shippers was satisfactory last season in every way. Messrs. Voorhees, Sahl- man. Brannen and Venning spoke as to the condition and volume of the crop of Charleston ana the neighboring islands and the facilities tbey desired for the several localities they werejnterested in. Mr. uarety. of Young s Island, spoke for his section. , It was then decided, at the request of the growers, to put the new fast schedule over the above routes in operation com mencing Friday, March 80th. The de parture of tbe; trains from Charleston will be daily except Sunday between the hoars of 7.80 and 8 p.m. tselore the meeting adiourned the officials of the Atlantic Coast Line in formed the growers present that there was every indication that they would have a Sunday boat for New. York, which would give in all six sailings from dinners Point. Va., to New York and that they were satisfied that the business could and would be handled by the routes indicated to the satisfaction of all at interest. And in addition to the above rail and water schedule, the Atlantic Coast Despatch all-rail train would con tinue to run regularly on the same night schedule from Charleston as heretofore. And when the business warranted it the fast 88-hour Atlantic Coast, Despatch train leaving Charleston in the morning and reaching New York the next -night would ue inaugurated. WILMINGTON EXPOSITION. 'Let Us Organise a Fair AuoolationP Sow la the Time to Start the Movement. ' Newbern, Raleigh, Fayetteville, Max- ton, Rocky Mount and other North Carolina towns have their annual Fairs or Expositions. Why may we not add Wilmington to the list? There is an abundance of available material for a highly creditable exhibition; and the business men seem to re alize that the largest and most important city in the State should not be a laggard in the race for commercial success. Uuite a number ot merchants have voluntarily stated that they will subset ibe liberally to stock in a Fair As sociation. It seems assured, therefore, that the necessary funds can be secured. This is the leading point. But some vigorous and united . action should be taken. .Why not have a meeting and take the initiatory steps in effecting an organiza tion? This accomplished, issue stock with a par value of' fifty dollars per share, and let it be paid for in five monthly instalments of twenty percent each. Many would subscribe on thes terms who would not be willing to pay the full amount of their subscription at once. It can hardly be doubted that a sufficient amount of money can be raised in this way to guarantee an Exposition that' would bring many thousands of visitors an d thousands of dollars' worth of trade to onr city. Wilmington possesses many advant ages, natural and otherwise, but the peo ple are a trifle slow, and it cannot be denied that they lack concert of action. These obstacles, however, can and should be removed; and no bet ter opportunity can be offered for shaking off our lethargy than is pre sented in tbe proposition .to organize s Fair Association - and go to work with energy and determination, ah our people admit that something of the kind is needed. There is doubtless some dif ference of opinion as to details; but this is a matter of minor importance and can be easily settled. The great point now is to start the movement for an Exposition and to keep it going. - FEDERAL COURT. Jurors for the Spring Term, May 1st, 1894. Tbe following is a list of the jurors for the United States District Court at Wil mington. Spring term, convening Tues day, May 1st, 1894 Sampson County 3, S, Peterson, Abner Robinson, Wm. Daughtry. Brunswick J. H. Corbett, Asa Do- sher, Sylvester Dixon, Jesse Wilson, Pompey Bryant. . ' New - Hanover Jerry M. Hewlett, H. W. Collins. Geo. R. French. Jr., W. A. Johnson.vF. B. Rice, J. H. Chadbourn, Jr.. J. A. Hewlett, H. H. waxman, w,J. Kelloe?. . Cumberland James M. rearce, Kicn McNeill, Joseph James, Travis Bledsoe, W. H. Tomlinson. E.l S. Sanders. Duplin Ben. Smith. Samuel B. New ton. EDhraim Bonev. Hanson Wells. Pender J. D. Hocutt, wm. M.nana, A. E. Tavlor. Henry Shaw, J. E. Dur ham. F. P. Flvnn. Bladen J. J. Bright, Daniel Leonard, D. W. Thompson. Robeson Charles Grantham, As he rrv Rice. Dougald McCormick, Giles SteDhens. Columbus B. M. Spalding, W. A. Rasa. John T. Best. F. M.Lennon. Onslow A. J.. Moore, Thomas B. Henderson, Wm. Everett, J. L. Andrews, M. L. Ward, James Henderson. The Stoddard Art Series noW; running in the Star is an immense success. Beautiful, instructive and cheap, it presents a rare opportunity for secunnff-a most -attractive work for library or parlor. WILMINGTON, N; G., FRIDAY, 1894. VRTJlnT NOT (tTTTT,TY ,t lUkJl MW.l; UUiivl 1., TRIAL OF -THE ; FIRST OF THE BANK CASES" IN THE CRIMINAL COURT. The Criminal Court yesterday, was occupied with .the. ."Bank cases;" so- called. A jurV was selected " and em- lelled as follows: : D. D. Rivenbark, Alderman, Jos. Kennedy,- B. F. - L : .1.1 TT I 1 T . fenny, i nosnay wuuo, j . a. springer. J. P. Stevens, D.rNtCnadwick, J.-E; Blood worth, Needham E. Farrow. Fred Westerman, W. S. Walker. , Attorney General Osborne and Mj.W. R. Allen, of Goldsboro. appeared for the State. ; Hon. 'D. L. Russell, Mu W. & O'B. Robinson and Messrs. . Ricaud & Weill appeared for Mr. Isaac Bates, an Mr. Marsden Bellamy and Hon. D. L. Russell for Mr. W. U Smith. The' case of " Mr. W, L. Smith, late. cashier -of the; Bank of New Hanover, charged with making false statements, was called, and the State announced its readiness to proceed. - Mr. Masden Bellamy lor the defence stated that about one- thousand state ments from : State Treasurer Tate s office had iust been received and were undergoing an examination,' and : he asked time to finish the examination. Attorney General Osborne stated-that the defence were asking-an unusual course, me court bad given timer to get a witness (to-wit, the ' papers) . and now they ask time to examine and pre pare the witness. " Mr. Bellamy answered in an exhaust ive reply, saying that this was different from an ordinary witness this witness was deaf, dumb and blind, spoke in a foreign language, and bad to be inter preted; that the blame could not be at tached to the defence. The Treasurer had been summoned to bring the state ments.and when he came into Court he gravely said that he had not brought them and did not think the defence were entitled to them; that he Mr. Bellamy, could and would finish before he slept to night. , ;. The Court said the defence was not guilty of any laches, and therefore would grant the time desired. The case of Mr. Isaac Bates, ex-presi- dent of the Bank of New Hanover, charged with making false statements. was then called. - - Col. S. McD. Tate was sworn and ex amined. He said he was Treasurer ot the State of North Carolina; reports of tbe State banks were hied in his office; u. W. Bain was his predecessor in office Found reports on file in his office; one bearing date the 17th of May. 1890. This report and others from tbe Treas urer's office were exhibited. Mr. Junius Davis identified the signa tures of I. Bates and C.M. Stedman to report of 17th May, 1890, and hand writing on back of paper in schedule to be Mr. I. Bates'; all the inside part of statement is in the handwriting of Mr. Bate; Mr. Isaac Bates was president of the bank at tbe time. - Tbe paper was offend in evidence, and was objected to by counsel for "the.de fence as not having been proved and at tested according to law. . Mr. W. K. Allen, for the State, read the Act and some decisions, and argued in favor of admission of the report. Judge Russell, for the defence made a lengthy argument against admission ot the report, citing authorities and decis ions. -- h" ' - " Mr. W. I. Gore, one of the bank directors, who (attested the statement, testified that he witnessed the paper and was a director of the bank: and Mr. H. Vollers' signature in the statement was proved by Mr. scnuiKen. The Court was then addressed by the Attorney General, who contended that all the objections of the defence had been overcome, and offered the state ment in evidence. After reply by Judge Russell, the Court admitted the statement, and coun sel tor the defence excepted. Mr. I unius uavis was piaccu upon mc witness stand by the State and asked to read the schedule on tbe back of the statement. The defence objected to the reading on tbe ground that the schedule had not been signed, attested or sworn to; arguing that the schedule was separate and distinct from the statement. After lengthy argument on this point by counsel, the Court ruled that the schedule was inadmissible. The allega tion of the State, the Court said, was that the false j statement was contained in the schedule and that this schedule should be taken as a part of the report. But noon inspection tbe Court could not see how this schedule could be included in the report, j . The law required the state ireasurer to. furnish a-form and the torm so furn ished in this case was very defective. On the front side of the form it purports to be a report oi tne condition oi me cans at that time, and it is subscribed and sworn to by the President and attested by three 'directors. On the back or out side is a form of a schedule which con tains some important figures, but which is not signed nor sworn to. in a legal point of view this schedule is not con tained in the report. The law is ex plicit and requires the report to be sub scribed and i Sworn to by the Pres- dent or cashier and to be attested by three directors of the bank. Upon examining the forms used by the National Dames ana oy several oi me States, which! have been offered in evi dence in this case, it appears that all of them refer to the schedule and include it; but in this form, there is no reference made whatever in the report to any schedule, j Tudse Meares said be based bis rul upon an opinion ot juagerutnam. J m . w -k . the United States Circuit Court Appeals of the First district, to be found in the Federal Reporter, vol. 50 case entitled United States vs. Potter, s residentj i and French and Dana, a Maverick Bank of directors, of! the Boston. A recess was then, upon motion, taken by the Court, . Upon re-assembling in the aiternoon, the Attorney General addressed tbe Court, saving: "We expect to contend and argue to the jury that the defend- ant intended that the schedule snouia be taken as a part of the statement when he swore to the statement, and will ask your honor to permit us to do so." Judge Kusseu, tor aeience, remarKea, "That straw war all theshed this morn- The Court said it would maice no au- ference whether the defendant had in tended to make It a part of thekstate mentor not. The Attorney General said : We have no evidence other than the schedule to sustain the "charge. . . The Court Then the defendant is en titled to a' verdict of not guilty. Enter up the verdict, Mr. Clerk; The case of Mr, W. L. Smith was then called. - The Attorney General said the State had a motion open before the Court; to consolidate the two indictments. Judge Russell hoped the Court, In its discretionary power, would follow the rule andanot consolidate, if ' the de fendant's case would be "prejudiced thereby, i " " -Toe Court said it would allow t6e two iodic,-.-.- t he rnnsnlirlaterf The Attorney General said the State could not proceed in face of the ruling of the Court; that nothing be could do here would ever put defendant on trial in this co art, and he asked postponement of the case until to-morrow to give coun sel an Opportunity for consultation; he would then either file an affidavit for re moval, or take a not pros in the case, : . The Court thereupon postponed a fur ther hearing till 10 o'clock Friday morn ing.:. " The jury was then discharged and a recess taken until. 10 a. m. to-day.' . : Items of Interest from Bladen and Fender. ? A. letter, to the Star from Wooten says: Last Thursday night; robbers en tered Mr. .RPV Alleys smokehouse at Kelly's Cove, and carried 62 some- 800 Ejunds of bacon and 20 or 25 pounds of rd. There is no clue to the robbers. I Near PSint Caswell last week at a log foiling at Mr. Corbett's place, five men were injured. -;Three of them cut their feet while chopping, and a. falling tree caught two others, crushing one's heel and breaking another's lee. ; . The same week some one entered Mrs Larkin's corn-crib, stole about 20 bushels of corn and burned the building. ; Wsdesboro's Bank. . r - -Mr. J. W. Norwood, President of the Atlantic National Bank of Wilmington, the Wadesboro Messenger says, arrived there yesterday morning for the purpose of attending a meeting of the stock holders of the First National Bank of Wadesboro. Mr. IS. W. Norwood, who is to be cashier of the bank, and his father, Mr. G. A. Norwood, of Green ville, S. C, were also expected there on the 1.80 p. m. train to attend tbe meet ing.- . ;- . . . .After the JTiah.ennen. - The Southport Leader, says: War rants were issued from vNew Hanover county last week for nearly all the fish ermen between Wilmington and. South- port for violating the law ot 1887, which orders the stopping Of shad fishing, be tween jthe hours of 6 p. m. on Tuesday and 6 p. m. Wednesday of each . week. The fishermen submitted their cases to Dr. W. G. Curtis, of this city, and were let off on payment of one dollar and five cents each. - , j Death of William Webb. - j The Fayetteville Observer says: "Wil liam Webb, a highly respected colored man, five years a pilot on the Cape Fear river steamers, and for twenty years past a merchant, liveryman , and hotel keeper, died on Saturday in his 55th year. He bad accumulated considera ble property, which is left to his wife. who will manage the business. John Harper the Owner. The full amount of the purchase money ($14,000) for the steamer Wil mington was paid, by Capt. John W. Harper to Mr. Junius Davis, Receiver, yesterday, and tbe legal transfer of title made to him. The Star congratulates Capt. John on his ownership of this fine' boat the veritable "Queen of the Cape Fear" and trust that he may not be compelled by a sense of duty to his bus iness interests to take the Wilmington to Savanuab, where a fine opportunity for making his boat profitable is offered. The people of Wilmington would be very sorry to part with the Wilmington and her popular owner and commander, and it is hoped some inducement may be offered bim to remain with us. - . -Carolina Beach. 1 The Star, prints with pleasure the subjoined note from Mr. H.E. Newbury, of Magnolia, and urgently "seconds the motion :" j Cannot some plan be arranged where by this pleasant resort (Carolina Beach) can be opened this coming season i it is time some movement was Set on foot to repair the pier and railroad track and all other property that needs repairs. You Wilmington people have more at stake than myself; but I feel an interest in "Old Carolina Beach," and hope some one will formulate a plan right away to the end that we may have many more enjoyable seasons on the banks of "Old icean. yours, H. E. Newbury, -ee I A WARM MARCH. i The Highest Temperature Beoorded Since the Establishment of the Weather Bu reauVegetation Far AdTanced Fears of Frost. The records oi the .Weather Bureau at Wilmington show that tbe present month is the warmest since the . estab lishment of the bureau here twenty three years ago. It is not only the hottest march on record, but the tem perature has been very much higher than usual. The maximum tem perature this month, so far, is 1 87.4 degrees, on last Thursday, the 22d mst. The highest temperature previously re corded in March was in 1878, 84 degrees. The result of the unusually warm weather here is that vegetation of all kinds is advanced to a remarkable stage for the season. Truck crops of all kinds are away ahead of previous seasons and the farmers are very apprehensive of a cold wave, which would do immense damage now. Shipments of truck are already being made, and the crops will be rushed to market as fast as possible in anticipation of a possible frost; that may occur the latter part of the month or early in April. Killing frosts have occurred before as late as April 16th According to the records of the Weather Bureau here the date of the last killing frost occurring after March 1st, was, in 1887, March 22d; in 1888, March j 10th; in 1890, April 20th. in 1892, April 16th; and in 1893, March 20th. i The Bureau in its synopsis yesterday said the temperature bad fallen from 10 to 26 degrees from Eastern Pennsylvania to Southern Alabama, and from the coast to Middle Tennessee, and that the tem perature in this vicinity would fall last night and this morning, but it was not believed that it would be cold enough for frost. Ashore at Bouthport. 'f The Italian barque Conquistatore, lying at anchor at Southport, fouled her an chor durincr the stale Friday night and dragged ashore at flood tide yesterday morning, and is now lying on her side in the harbor, but was expected to be floated without damage on the high, tide last night. . Register of Deeds Haar issued five marriage licenses the past week. CRIMINAL COURT. FURTHER PROCEEDINGS BANK CASES. IN THE The Criminal Court met yesterday at 10 a. m. - . The case of the Mayor and Aldermen' of the City of Wilmington, indicted for neglecting to : repair North Fourth street, beyond Brooklyn Bridge, was postponed nntiljlO o'clock this morning, the defendants being recognized in the sum of $50 each for their appearance. , In the case al W.'L. Smith, ex-cashier of the Bank of New Hanover, chareed with making false statements of the con dition of the' bank,' Attorney General Osborne, who had asked postponement Thursday, said, in 'substance, that since the ruling of the Court Thursday in the case of Isaac Bates, ex-president of the bank, the - State-Jiad nothing to stand upon. He was unwilling to say . that the State .Could not " have a - fair trial in this Court, but ' he suggested that it would be better that the - Judge allow the case to be removed to the Su perior Court' for trial. If the Court did not agree with bim in this he would have to not pros. the. case. ' Judge Meares said that he did not have the authority to order the transfer of the case to the Superior7 Court, and it was then not prossed at the suggestion of the Attor ney General. i - In the cases against Jno. W. Atkin son, W, I. Gore and Clayton Giles, di rectors of said bank, nolle prosequi was entered, and the; defendants discharged, at the suggestion of Attorney General Osborne. j - The following; order was made in tbe case of Jno. W. Atkinson and the other directors, by the; Court: "While it is true that under tbe ruline of this Court onj yesterday, in the case of tbe state vs. Bates, tbe schedule which contains the alleged ' false figures and which is set forth on the back of the report, and js neither subscribed or sworn to nor attested.doea not form a part of the report, aid is not Included in it, the State woukt meet with the same dif ficulty -jn prosecuting these cases, yet there is' anothe and a more cogent rea son why this j prosecution cannot and ought not to be sustained. . The bill of indictment is inconsistent upon tbe face of it. It charges .that the defendants made false reports of the condition of the bank to tbe State .Treasurer, and that they did o by attesting & certain bank report which contains false state ments. How can it be said when a per son attests I an instrument . ot writing that he (hereby vouches for or tes tifies to the truthfulness of the contents of it? According to the definition of the word 'Jattest."j given by lexicograph ers of high reputation, as well as the meaning attached to tbe word bj the members of the legal profession and all other intelligent persons it simply means to witness the execution of an instru ment of writing, wnen an individual becomes a witness to a will or deed, or other instrument of writing, he simply -attests the execution ot it by tbe testator. or grantor or nlaker thereof. It would, palpably, be incorrect to say that be vouches for the correctness or truth fulness of tbe cpntents of the indictment. In the case of Che U. S. vs. Danna and French, directors of the Maverick Na tional Bank ot Boston, the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in delivering the opin ion of the Court, used this language: The indictments against Danna and French, (directors) are not sustained by any statute. The xeports are required. to be made by (the association and to be yenned by the oath ot the president and cashier. Directors have no au thority to make reports. These re ports are required to be attested by three directors. Giving to the pros ecution the f u0 advantage ot all that ap pears in the reports and the admission that Danna and Fench attested the re ports, vet with all that it would still be certain that this word "attestation!' does not go so faiJ as to intend that in any legal sense they made the reports. On the suggestion; of the prosecuting officer a nolle prosequi' will be entered and tbe defendants stand discharged. i . FOISTsj FROM FENDER i - - i Balmy Weatht Farmers Jubilant Crops in Fine Condition Hotel at Rooky Point Prof j Stoke's School. Special -Star Correspondence.' 1 Burgaw, March 23. Editor Mornikg Star: Deat Sir Not in ten years have we had such balmy weather as we are hav ing now. The farmers are jubilant over the present growing crops, Truck of all kinds is looking fine. Strawberries are 'on the boom;T some few ripe ones can be found, and in fifteen days the farm ers will be shipping to Northern mar kets. If no frost comes to cut the Crop off the harvest pi berries will far surpass any ot previous years, some iarmers have gone lirgely into Irish pota toes, beans, corn radishes. &c. &c Everybody seems to have put their hands to ne plow, with full deter mination not td look back, but to press forward to a peautiful harvest in the Fall. Times are hard, money scarce, yet Burgaw is "on the boom." Mrs. Mary hvyant, ot Kocny fomt, has opened the bid Williams Hotel near the railroad, wHere meals will be served at all hours on the European plan. tTOlr 1. u. oiuncs auiuui is iu a uuui ishine condition) with about sixty schol-1 ars, and bids taut to make a success. j 1- T. C HOMES WAITED ASSOCIATED CHARITIES. It frequently jhappens in the experi ence of all Societies that are seeking to elevate tbe poos and unfortunate, that children are found who are capable of being made into good and useful men and women if only they could be re moved from their present surroundings. The 6rphanages pi this and other States are doing a noble work in this direction, but they are generally taxed to their utmost capacity, and often tne children in gjuestion vare not or phans. These i facts have led the executive committee of the Associ ated Charities tof Wilmington to ask that persons in the country (or at least away from Wilmington) who are wil ling to take children to work on farms or in their bosses, should file their names with the! secretary. Miss Carrie Price, All necessary rights in the children willjbe Secured by the Associa tion, and of couise where parties are un- know satisfactory references will be re quired. HomeS for two children are needed at oncej but it is desirable that we shall learn die names of parties fn advance of ourf requirements, as delay is often fatal. jWe will be grateful to local and county papers to copy this re quest. I Peyton H. Hoge, -- : For thef Executive Committee. The stae of water intbe Cape Fear river at Fayetteville Friday morn ing at 8 o'cloci, was 6.3 feet, a fall of 0.7 of a foot' in the previous 24 hours. NO. 21 TARIFF AND COTTON. MR. SH EPPERSON'S SENSIBLE SUM MARY OF THE SITUATION."- Mr. A. B. Sbepperson, a former citi zen oi Wilmington, and one of the leading- authorities on cotton in this country; - has the following article in The Exchanges: At this time a year ago twenty mil lions of cotton spindles, being nearly five millions more than all the spindles of this country, were idle in Lancashire, and yet the price-of cotton was about 1 cents per pound higher in all the markets of the world than it is to-day. ;; The conditions in Europe. have essen tially changed from last season, and the European spinnets are now doing an active business and consuming 25,000 bales of cotton . per week more than at this time last year. ' - The present American cotton crop has been marketed with such rapidity that about 750,000 bales more have come into sight than of the previous crop at tbe corresponding period of last season. --While our receipts have so greatly ex ceeded those of last season, yet our ex ports have been nearly a million bales greater than for tbe .-, corresponding period of last Season, and the stock of cotton at the ports and in the enumer ated interior .towns is nearly 200,000 bales less than a year ago. The burden of a larger crop movement has hereto fore been transferred from our markets to those of Europe. . It is the prevalent idea that there is more Cotton in the world to-day than there was a year ago, but this is a fallacy end tbe world's actual supply ot cotton is no more than it was last year. The visible supply Of cotton js about 225,000 bales more than at this time last year, and my friend, Mr. Ellison, of Liver pool, estimates the stocks field by the European mills as 66,000 bales more than a year; ago, making the total excess of visible and invisible supply over last year about 200.000 bales. In this calculation, however,-no account is taken of the stocks held by the'American mills, and there can be no question but that our mills hold at least 300,000 bales less than they did at this time a year ago. This deficit in the stocks of the Ameri can mills wipes out the entire surplus ot the visible and invisible supply. : Since the beginning of this season tbe American mills have taken about 300, 000 bales of cotton Jess than for the cor responding time last season. The rea sons for tbe inactivity of our mills are not far to seek. They are in consequence of the financial troubles of last year and the depression, in all branches of busi ness, caused by the uncertainty in re spect to the legislation of Congress upon the tariff question. The Spring trade for the mills has been practically ruined, and the outlook for a good Fall business is not encouraging, as the present fear is that tbe delay in Congress in its tariff le gislation will seriously injure the Fall trade. Should wise tariff legislation be promptly enacted it is almost certain that our spinners would do a very ac tive business and would be liberal buy ers of cotton to the end of tbe season, because the mills themselves hold ex ceedingly small stocks of cotton and the merchants throughout the country hold very limited stocks of goods. It must be evident, however, that the mills will pursue their present hand-to-mouth policy of buying cotton until the matter of the tariff is adiusted. Tbe stock of cotton in Liverpool is the largest ever known, and this fact must exert a depressing influence upon the market, notwithstanding the fact that European consumption is larger than ever before. .While the price of cotton is very low, and actually below the cost ' of produc tion in many sections of the country, yet the outlook cannot be regarded as favor able to a permanent advance in the near future. The season .for planting tbe .new crop is fast approaching, and tbe probable extent of ths acreage of the new crop will soon be a very important factor in the situation. It seems to me that nothing could be more unwise than an extension of cotton acreage by the Southern planters at this time, for nothing would so surely tend to depress prices and to prevent the ad vance which should come with the re vival of general business. Cotton is - so low now that manipula tion may easily cause temporary advance between now and tbe time for planting. Planters should not be deceived by this, because it does not look as if there could be any permanent advance until present conditions are very essentially changed. - Following the advice given by a distin guished Southern Senator, (the Hon. James Z. George, of Mississippi,) in an open letter to tbe southern , planters, published about a yeur ago, the planters of the South raised during Jast season a much larger proportion ot food products than for many years previous.. The course ot prices for cotton during this season has fully vindicated the wis dom of this course, for had a larger acre age been given to cotton it is certain that values would haye fallen even below the present low prices. Whatever expansion of acreage there may be at the - South- this spring should be given to food crops.and cotton should be made a surplus or money crop, just as it is in India and in Egypt. I do not permit myself to doubt that the South will continue the policy so wisely adopted last year and, therefore, I confidently look for. better prices later on. ' ""- New York, March 13. 1894. BRITISH STEAMER AROS Floated Off the Shoals at Cape Lookout Hough Treatment of Iiife-Bavers. By Telezraph to the Morning Stat. Beaufort, N. C. -March 22. The British Steamer Aros, Capt. Coal, was floated this 'morning and proceeded to Norfolk.! She was stranded about -fifty miles out. Capt. Gaskill of the Llfe- Saving Station offered assistance, but Capt. Coal refused it and told Capt. Gas kill if he came aboard it would be at his risk. Capt. Gaskill then rowed away. It was considered hard treatment of tbe life-savers after pulling twelve miles to assist the ship. CONGRESSMAN WILSON. His Condition Very Kueh Improved. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ; 'San Antonia, Tex., March 24. Congressman W. L. Wilson is much im proved to-day. He will leave for the ranch of ex-Congressman Cable, of Illi nois, eight miles from the city, Mon day, and will remain there a few days recuperating. Mr. Wilson has no fever. but his .cougn still hangs on. this, however, causes no uneasiness to Dr. Underwood, his medical attendant, who states that he will soon have it under control. '. " i . -i By an agreement of the interested lawyers yesterday, .the hearing of the insanity plea of Prendergast, the assassin of Mayor Harrison,, of Chicago, was postponed until next Tuesday. Pren dergast objected vigorously to the delay. URPENTDTE iam Sun: On Monday last -. Mr. John H. Baker, a elerk in the store of W. C A A. B. Stronach, Raleigh, missed his footing and fell down a flight of stairs. It was -first thought that he was not fatally iniured, but he died in that city at 6 o'clock this morning, hav ing received injuries which resulted fatally. ' Caswell. News; Caswell shares with Tennessee the Sadness and gloom caused by the death of that distinguished jurist. Chief. Justice Ben jam ip F. . Lea. which sad event occurred a.t his borne in Brownsville, Tenn., on the 15tb instant. He was born and ceased in this county, educated at Wake Forest Gollege. from which institution be graduated with hon ors. Soon, after graduation, he went to" " Tennessee, where he-soon rose' to dis tinction,' i ,;;'.-'.;:'..-v Charlotte Observer: Those .who went through-the North Carolina ex hibit in the forestry ; building at tbe World's Fair remember a beautiful piece ' of curled birch which attracted a great deal of attention. A similar piece.: iyto n be seen at Andtews' music house,- in- the ' case of an Ives & Pond piano. The wood was part of the tree from which the sample sent to the Fair was taken. ;. It is highly polished, and is the mdst beautiful casing for a piano that could be found. . . ' - . ' Henderson Gold Leaf: ' Mr. Lysander A. Harriss died at the resi dence of bis sister, Mrs. Rosa F. Harrell, last night at 10 minutes past 12 o'clock, of consumption. He was the youngest son of our townsman, Mr. Geo..-A. Harris, and was in the 36tb year of his age. A regular dog poisoning mania has broken out -in Henderson. Several have been killed within.the past week, and George Knott, the driver of the town cart, told us yesterday that he has hauled off 26 dead ones since Christ mas. ; V - Aberdeen Telegram:" The J. M. Coffin store and a store occupied bv Mr. McMillan, at Eagle Springs, this county, were burned last Friday night. twas supposed th&t they were set on fireand suspicion painted to a couple ot negroeSand on .Tuesday .morning Alex. Clark andNeill McDougald were arrested and aKjrtioUpf the goods found ' in their poswssionxvThey were tried before a j. P., andbounctiover to-' the next term of the Superior Court. in aetauit oi nan tney were sent pnti Carthage jail. . Smithfield Herald : Mr. T. B Wall, of Wilder's township, committed suicide Tuesday morning at 11 oclock. roarcu . sum. ne naa oeen attenaing court here and went from here and stayed all night with Mr. Wesley Batten. from mere be went to his son-in law s. Mr. J. H. A. Cook. While there be told Mrs. Cook he was in trouble, but would not tell her what about. She ' lelt the house for a few minutes and he found Mr. Cook's revolver, went out to the lot and shot himself in the temple, killing himself instantly. We learn that the Methodists here propose to erect a nice church building in the near future. It is to cost not less than $2,000. Stanley News: We heard one Of our leading merchants say the other day only one farmer had asked to be fur nished supplies for the Summer on time at his store. This is a good? indication, and shows that our farmers are learning to economize. There are more chickens and eggs in Stanly county this Spring than ever before. Many farmers make enough in this way to pay for all they buy out of the stores. Looking in the express car the other morning just after it left Albemarle, we counted twenty-three crates of eggs. Eacb-crate con tained 30 dozen, and these at VZ cents per dozen would amount to $86.25. This is ahntlt th usual riailv chinmant . THE COLORADO TROUBLE. The Supreme Court Beoides That the Gov ernor Had No Bight to Call Out the Militia. Denver, March 24. The .Supreme Court holds that the Governor has the right to remove from office his ap pointees and his action in removing them was clearly in his right, but as Orr and Martin had refused to relinquish their duties, alleging that the appoint ments of Mullins and Barnes had not been properly made, and the Court be ing not advised of the facts upon which Martin and : Orr based their objections, the case must go to the District Court for inquiry. The courts have the power, if objections are raised by incumbents, to inquire into the facts, and all such . contests must go to them for deeision. The Court expressed decided views upon the Governor's right to call ont the militia. It is clearly the Court's opinion that the Governor was in error in attempting to use force, and that the militia should always be subordinate to all civil power." By no rule can the power of the Governor be construed to be such as to call out the militia to in- : duct an appointee into office. . This, the Court held, is a dangerous exercise of arbitrary power that tends towards ' anarchy and despotism. The Committee of Safety is in session' at tbe Chamber of Commerce to discuss the situation and prepare tor any overt act on the part ot the Governor. Gov. Waite refuses to talk upon the deefsion of the Supreme Court. This decision is received with general satisfaction. ; BASE BALL. Tbe University Team Win the Game WUh . Lehlah Soore 12 to 7. , By Telegraph to ths Morning Star. Richmond, March 7. A special to the Times from Chapel Hill. N. C, says the Bethlem boys tackled the Tai -Heels to-day at the University grounds. The Tar Heels" felt the sting ot their defeat on Manhattan field by the Lehigh foot ball team of last Fall, and went in to wipe out that score. Tue result shows their success: The contest was witnessed by the largest crowd that has ever afsembled in Athlectic Park. Many ladies from Durham, Hillsboro, and surrounding towns were present, and. overall Tflut- tared the white and blue. The University of North Carolina iook me oat ai o u ciuck, aiiu. viicu the game was called at 5 o'clock the score stood 12 to 7 in their favor. Batteries Lehigh, McClung and Bur- . i -1 i m. a 1- j 1 ley; University of North Carolina La nier and Oldham. Both teams showed lack of hard training and practice, but Carolina was too much for the Northerners on team work.' They play again in Raleigh Mondy, and a much closer score may be expected as both clubs will put in their best pitcn- ers. -,-)'- TWINKLINGS. 1 The back-country farmer is the only fellow who gets the sugar question thoroughly boiled down. Plain-Dealer, ' Jilson says he has noticed that the outsider who takes a little flyer in stocks -usually comes back with his wings clipped. Buffalo Courier. "Freddie Van Twiggen says he thinks it must be very easy to be funny," said Maud. . . "It is," replied Mamie,',"for Freddie unless he tries." Washington Star. Pretty Stepmother -No, doctor, my appetite is not good. I scarcely eat enough to keep a bird alive. Jennie will bear me out in that. Pretty Stepdaughter I will, indeed, doctor. That is, if it the bird mamma means is an an ostrich- Pittsburg Bui letin. i -