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A -L .ruuitm at - WILMINGTON, N. C $l00 A YEAR.IN ADVANCE. 8S8888SSS88SS888S ,maoyi SI 88888888888888888 88888888888818888 sisassggsasasggaacg 88888888888888883 8S88888828S88888S rfi 888888S8888888883 8288S8S2S88S88883 88883888388888888 H U m tr fXIH rose Utncc i n umign C, ai Second class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the "Weekly Star It at follows: i m ingle Copy 1 year, txwage paid , 1 1 W L.n 6 month " " 5? F S months " , " SUGGESTING EEFOi- MS The Raleigh News and Observer of Thprsday last cbiuaiaed a paper by Jude Clark, of the Supreme Courty suggesting laws that ought to be en actecTby the Legislature of North Carolina and by Congress. There a-c iiine of these suggestions. ; " f The first favors the passage of a by the Legislature limiting the ra .if i merest for the use of money tcusix pv-r cent. The second favors the prohibition of railroad passes or telegraph francs to State offices or members of the Legislature, as is provided for in the new constitution recently adopted by ! the State of Mew York. ; The third favors the adoption of a constitutional amendment providing for the election of U. S. Senators by the people. ' j The fourth favors the ownership by the Government of the telegraphs and telephones with a view to mak- ing them a part of the postal service, and.the connection of the postoffices of the country by telephones. The fifth favors the election of postmasters by the people. ' The sixth favors a change in the election laws pf this State and rec ommends the establishment of at least three polling places in each township, to save time, thus secur ing a fuller vote.at less expense, and quicker returns, thus tending to pre vent traud and contributing to a better expression of the will "of the people. ine seventh recommends some changes in the criminal law to expe dite ; trials of criminals and to insure justice. He contends that under the laws as framed now the guilty man has too many chances foe escape and thus so frequently escapes, the re- sblt being resort to lynch law by the ' people, who have lost confidence in "the courts and have become weary of the law's delay and failure. The eighth suggests that thejudges of the Courts be given supervisory power over the length of speeches by counsel, thus saving time and much expense to attendants upon the courts and to the State, as was for merly the case in this State, and is now in every other State in the civi lized world, he says, except Iowa, where when counsel begin to address the jury the judges -go out and play billiards. The ninth suggests a code commis sion, not simply to codify the laws ot - the State but also the opinions of the courts, which are quoted as law, thus simplifying the law and con densing it into a few handy volumes. -He gives reasons for all of these suggestions, which will command attention. the last three especially on . account, if nothing else, of the judicial posi tion which he holds, and his oppor tunities for ascertaining and studying the defects of our judicial system. In advocating the election of post masters and of United States Sena tors he simply gives expression to a sentiment which has been growing and gaining strength in this country lor some years, it has grown so strong as to have been indirectly adopted in some instances both as to Senators and postmasters. In the State of Illinoisand we think one or two other Western States, the people in their conventions express their choice for Senators and the members elected to the Legislature are thus instructed and feel bound to vote in accordance withthe will of the 'people whom they represent as thus expressed. -It is only a question of time,' if there should be no constitutional amendment providing for an election by the people, when the Illinois method will be generally adopted. which will be practically an election by the people, for it amounts to an instruction to the members of the Legislature. . It has made so much progress in the case of postmasters that in many instances appointments have been made on the strength of the greatest number of names presented by ap plicants, other things being equal. and in some instances it has been decided to let the contest be settled by election. - The petitions which applicants get - up and carry to Washington with them are nothing more nor less than a form of election, the citizen simply signing his name instead of casting VOL. XXVI. his ballot, the difference bejng that the petition with the most names on it might be pigeon-holed if it didn't suit the Senator or Senators who manage these things, while if elec tion were the method the candidate having the largest number of votes would go iff, and couldn't be froze out by a Senator who couldn't con trol him or didn't have any use for him. . -C--' 5 - Those who look to civil service to reform the governmental machinery would find this one of the very longest strides in that direction, for It - would at once take out of the hands'of the administration that comes into power the appointment of ; 70,000 ' post masters and the : dismissal -of that many more regardless of the "fitness of the appointees or of the incum bents removed There would also be 70,000 men less running to or sending petition -or advocates to Washiosrton. and that much very expensive and weary ing and vexatious work taken off the hands of the President, the Post master General, and his assistants, and that much time saved for them to devote to the duties of their offices which ordinarily require all the time they can find. Then the bervice would not be as partisan as it is un der the system of appointment, and could not be made a part of the political machine as it has been and will be' while the postmasters hold mex places as a gut of the . party manipulators. They practically con trol all the postmasters appointed which means that the party in power controls 70.000 postoffices. But under the elective system many dis tricts might have postmasters of different politics from the party in Do ver and thus, the solidity Of the; machine would be broken. - ; 1 There is much to be said in- favor of the election of postmasters by the people and also of the election of . U. S. Senators. M1N0E HEBTI0H. Mr. John B. Eaves, ex-Chairman of the State Republican Committee, who was opposed to fusion' with the Pops, - and laid low and "sawed; wood" after iie was bounced from; the chairmanship, has come to the; front in an interview published in the! Raleigh News and Observer on the; Senatorial question. He makes no bones in declaring' that the Republi cans ought to go for everything in sight, and indulge in no unnecessary ceremony in gobbling up both Sena torsbips, for with the closeness in the; next Senate, the Republicans will have need of all they can gobble. In discussing the probable outcome of the Senatorial question, during the campaign, we asserted in these col umos that if the Republicans could manage by any hocus pocus to se cure both Senators they wouldn't hesitate a minute -to do it, and would smash that compact with M. Butler into flinders. They have got all they were fighting for except the Sen ators, one of whom it is understood they will have, and both of whom they will get if they can. They have no further use for the Populists and don't expect to fuse with them any more, and hence even prudence! if not fair play, will not be in thi wav of their cant urine both Senators if thev can. Whether thev do or not will depend altogether on whether they can or not. Mr. Eaves does not feel bound by ; the compact en tered into between the machine man agers of the Republican and Popa list parties, for he opposed ' the fu sion and protested against it, and he will argue that those of the Repabli can members of the legislature who were not a party to the compact are not bound by it any more than be is, and probably many of them will take that view. One of the most significant signs in this con nection is the new-born friend liness between Eaves and Mott, the latter of whom fixed .. up the fusion job with Butler. They have been at dagger's point and have not spoken for years, but the "emer- gency seems to nave Drougnt tnem together, so that they now sleep fin der the same blanket again.' It may be incidentally remarked that when it comes to taking short cuts to ac complish political objects neither of them has any more conscience than a Chinese pirate, in which they stand on a plane with Marion Butler. There may be some fun in this busi ness before thev cet through, and there may be some surprises. When a man charged with passing counterfeit money in New Hamp shire showed the 'Squire the half dollar be passed bore the datef of 1859, that settled it, for the 'Squire concluded that a pie& of money which had been in circulation so long couldn't be very bad, and discharged the man. The man didn't tarry long thereabouts to hear the ... remarks of the 'Sauire when that half dollar melted in the blaze of a tallow candle. - -'-' - .The latest from China is that Li Hung Chang has been stripped some. hnt is allowed to retain his functions; which probably means that he is oermitted to go around with his head on. " The Wsexm Star. There seems to be an organized plan, uv China to ruin Li Hung Chang. If they are not doing a good deal of lying about him he has done enough to forfeit half a dozen heads. One hundred and twenty high officials have presented a memorial to the Emperor charging him with rejoicing at Japanese victories, ' selling State secrets, swindling the Government, playing into the hands of Japan, &c,v that he is in fact at the bottom of all these disasters to China. But iff they had taken Li Hung's counsel there would have been no war, and China wouldn't have been walloped: A . widow aged sixty-five years. living - alone in .- Kentucky, was brutally assaulted and murdered the other day bv a man named Allen. In announcing it the Courier-Jour nal, remarks that a mob was . after Allen with' the patriotic purpose of saving the State the expense , of a trial. Beatecation of Msj. Winder. The Raleigh News arid Observer says ol the resignation of Mai. Winder. When it was announced on our streets yesterday that Maj. John C Winder had resigned as Vice President of the Sea board Air-Line system, there was univer sal and deep regret heard from every one. :.: . At nrst it was . doubted, oat it was soon established as a fact, and from all lips the sincerest regret was expressed. wo railroad omcial ever Held a Higher p ace in i ne. esteem ot oar people a man of great ability, courteous and kind to all, thoroughly acquainted with every detail of railroading. For over fifteen years he has been connected with the roads that form the Seaboard Air Line system, and was respected and admired lor bis ability and tbe straightforward and honest administration of his duties in every pcsition. The system has lost an official that gave it the confidence of our people. ' His successor. Mr. E. St. John, late of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific road, is said to be a man of ability and great experience as a railroad man. j REFORM IN BALING COTTON. Claimed That the New Flan CHree Better Protection Asainst Vire. Tbe loss of cotton by fire every year is i Heavy and cotton insurance conse quently comes high. Recent experiments at Waco, Texa, says tbe Atlanta Journal, seem to prove that a great reform in the baling of cot ton for shipment is at hand, one that will give much better protection against fire and reduce insurance rates very ma- teriauy. By this new method cotton is baled under powerful pressure in cylin drical packages which exclude tbe air. Cotton packed in this way not only oc cupies much less space than tbe ordinary compressed bale, but is pronounced as incombustible as a log ot wood. It was found that by pulling up tbe fibre in one of these cylindrical bales the cotton could easily be ignited, but just as soon as the loose cotton burned the fire went out and the bale was practically unhurt. - Tbe Waco experiment is attracuog much attention. In the opinion of the cotton experts who witnessed it, a com plete relorm in the baling ol cotton win be brougbt about by tbis new method. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. ; PLAIN CAKE. One cupful each of sugar and floor. one-half cupful of cold water, one egg. butter the size ot an egg. and one tea- BDOonful of baking powder. Flavor to taste. '1 - . - - POUND CAKK. Cream; one pound of sugar with three- quarters of a pound of butter; add the well-beaten yolks of ten eggs; then the whites; and stir in gradually a pound of thoroughly sifted flour. - Flavor to taste. Bake in a moderate oven with a steady heat. ' J I CORNSTARCH CAKE. Cream one and one-half cupfuls of sugar with one-ban cupiui ot putter. Add one-half a cupful of milk. Mix one and one-half cupfuls of flour, with one- half cupful of cornstarch, and silt one and one-half ' teaspoonfuls of baking powder into it. Then cut and fold into tbe cake the stiffly beaten whites of seven eees. Flavor to taste. Bake in a moderate oven with steady neat. TRIAL OF R, J. DAY, Chief of Police of Weldon, for Killing One of the Oarrshnnt Postomoe Robber. Star Correspondence. Weldon, N. C. November 80. The preliminary trial of R. J. Day, Chief of Police, charged with tbe shoot ine of one McAllister, alias Lyons, took place here to-day at ten o'clock before Justices R. W. Brown, T. L bmry and E. C. Shearen, and be was discharged. The deceased was charged with break ing into tbe postoffice at Garysburg and stealing money and other valuables therefrom' and was therefore' a fugitive from justice. A warrant bad been is sued lor the arrest of the deceased by U. S. Commissioner H. B. Harrell and placed in tbe hands of U. b. Deputy Marshal o. r. uary lor ms arrest, i ne Marshal bad summoned Mr. Day to assist him in making the arrest, and Mr. Day had arrested tbe deceased . and bad bim in custody at the time of the shoot ing. Evidence of eye-witnesses closely demonstrated that the officer was justi fied in shooting. It was shown that the deceased' was trving to draw a : weapon A pistol was taken from his person.: A witness testified that he believed at the time Day was about to be shot and that if he (witness) bad bad a pistol ne wouia have shot to prevent Day from being killed. While the whole community regret this unfortunate ocr-urrence, the opinion of all is that the officer did no more than stern necessity absolutely demanded; . Mr. Day is a gentleman of the tender- eat feeling, and kindest, heart, and is much grieved, but feels that self-preser vation compelled him to shoot. He was ablv represented by Messrs. W. W. Fuller. W. A. Dunn, E. T. Clark and T. C. Harrison. "doing Us Higher." The following telegram appeared in the Baltimore Sun ot yesterday: . Chicago, Nov 29. Everett St. John, who yesterday resigned bis position as general manager of tbe Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Road to accept. the presidency and general managership of tbe deaDOara AIT Line, wuir acauquor tM at Portsmouth or Norfolk, Va., will leave Chicago within the next few days to assume his new position. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7V THE NUMBER OF VISITORS A OIom Estimate of the T amber o Vis-. Item XiMt Week-And Fair Ettlmete of the Amount of Monexr Tney Xieft Sere. , In order to arrive at a correct: conclu sion as to the number of strangers who came hete darine Welcome Week, the .$EAR has taken the trouble to secure the necetsir? information, mainly from official sources, and presents the follow-: ing as a very close estimate of the num ber, and how they came:: ' '''' ' . ' Atlantic Coast Line. ......... . . . .1.700 -Carolina Central K- Rd., ......... 600 C. F. and Y. V. K. Kd.. ... .. 400 W N. and N. R. Rd. . . . ...... 0OQ Wilmington Seacoast R. Rd. Brunswick Ferry, ...... . . . . Steamer Wilmington... Other river steamers, . . In Vehicles, ... .... . . Unaccounted for, ...... Total... : .. .... :; .yroo These figures are interesting. They are so nearly accurate that calculations may be made as to the benefits that accrue to Wilmington from its annual festival, i Most Important of these is the probable amount., of money spent here by tbe visitors. Of course, this is a diffi cult problem; but we can approximate. Conceding that the various transpor tation lines must ' have realized some $6,000 from passenger fares, nearly all of which is expended in Wilmington, what is a fair estimate of tbe amount left here by 4,500 people? The Star believes that an average ot $8.00. each is a rea sonable estimate, or a total of $38,000, which added to the railroad fare, makes a grand total of 43.000. Sad of the Welcome Week, The Welcome Week festivities wound up yesterday and the greater number of visitors who enlivened the streets of the city by their presence the. past few days and added so much to the pleas ure of the townspeople, . have departed for their homes. . All, no doubt, were agreeably impressed with their visit, for nothing occurred, so far as. known, to mar the enjoyment of anyone. It is es timated that the attendance of people from outside the city was between five and six thousand. The hotels were crowded with guests part of the week. The Purcell had to put sixteen in one room Wednesday night, so completely was the hotel filled, and The Orton also had all tbe guests it could accommodate. Private boarding-houses were full, and a large number of families entertained from one tofa half-dozen or more friends from out of town, who came to the city to see the sights and enjoy the festivities. There can be no question that the vari ous dealers in goods and wares profited by this i Influx of people from abroad. It is estimated that they spent not less than thirty thousand dollars among the merchants. : The Executive Committee and all connected with1 the management of the affair are to be congratulated upon its complete success. WHAT MERCHANTS SAY. Welcome Week Increased Trade and In fused Sew Ufe Into the Movements of Home People. The general opinion among the people of Wilmington is that "Welcome Week' was a great success and benefitted every body in tbe city, either directly or indi rectly. Representatives of the Star in terviewed business men yesterday to gain information on this point. Messrs. Chesnutt & Barrentine, shoe dealers, reported a fair increase of trade. They considered Welcome Week a good thing for Wilmington. Mir, A. D. Brown, dealer in dry goods. said bis trade was very much probably one-third better than for the same week last year. He considered Welcome Week of far more value to the city than it costs; even if the business ol mer chants and others was not materially in creased, as it brought thousands of visitors here and. infused new-life into our people. s Mr. Wm. H. Chadbourn said: "It was the most successful Welcome Week, on tbe whole, we have yet had. . We should continue it regularly every year. The crowds of strangers it brings here are wortb!far more toj Wilmington than the cost of preparation. Mr. P. Heinsberger said: "I sold more goods than daring any previous Wel come Week."; Messrs. Geo. R. French & Son, Wm. E. Springer. S. H. Fishblate, E. H. Sneed, T. C. Craft and James H. Taylor, said a very good business was done by them during the entire week, and they thought tbe occasion a success. Messrs. T. H. Rehder & Co., said they did a larger business tban on any previ ous Welcome Week. Nearly every merchant seen said the week, considering the dull times in tbe country, was away above expectations, with the exception ot a lew wholesale merchants, whose business was aDout as usual. Che Kitchen Ifaiket. The market houses and surroundings, where people purchase their daily sup plies, were fairly well provided last night with fresh meats, fish, fowls, fruits and vegetables in season. Choice cuts of fine beef, pork and mutton adorned the stalls of butchers. and sold at tbe usual rates. The poultry dealers sold chickens at 15 to 20c each, grown fowls at 25 to 80c, turkeys at 75c to 11.00, ducks at 80c Eggs were rather scarce and sold at 20c per dozen. . The fish dealers had a good supply of fish from the Sounds, and -oysters at to 25c per quart, : In the vegetable market there was little else than sweet potatoes at 12f to 15c per peck; cabbage, 5 to 10c apiece. - Oranges are in good supply. West India fruit retailed at 15c per dozen and Florida oranges 25c per dozen. ; MThe Star is responsible for. Welcome Week this year," said a prom inent lawyer to a representative of this paper .yesterday; "now, what do you think of it ? The answer was. that a leading business man had just remarked that, it was "the most successful Wei come Week we have ever bad." 150 .800 ;260 .850 , 250 . 800 ; - 1 ;- THE MILLENIUM, ' - Dr.JHaah's 3jc6!nre on the Second uominc of Christ. ' I The lecture delivered by, Dr. Nash on thebove subject at Fifth Street Meth od t Church, on last Monday night, was an exhaustive discussion of the subject The Doctor read tbe lecture, and con sequently his usual forceful style as an extemporaneous speaker was lost,' but the: arguments .. on both sides of the question were clearly stated. Dr. Nash believes in the postmlllennarlan hypo thesis, and showed conclusively that the ttniyersal reign of Christ predicted in the Scriptures will be fulfilled in the universal spread of the Gospel in all lands, until the Kingdoms of this world will become the Kingdoms of God..' He farther ; showed that : when ' Icsus Christ shall return to this world it will . be to' judge - - the world. and H1 bring the X end of ? time. lie . said that men ; of ' eminenl acuity and genuine piety ra every age' of 7 the Christian ' Church", had advocated the pre-millennium theory. but it had never been adopted by any Christian nation! as its creed. He de nied tbe statement that the world is growing worse, and went on to show by many arguments from scripture and facts that the cause of Christ is progress ing in the world, and will progress until the knowledge of the earth covers the sea. :. Whether we agree with him or not, It is refreshing to hear one who takes such a hopeful view of tbe world and can see the silver lining behind the darkest cloud, j No man who really loves his kind can fail to rejoice at the thought that good will eventually tri umph over evil, and that the world is getting better. : 7 There was a large and attentive audi ence present, wbo listened to tbe dis course with marked attention. THE KEY. JOSEPH H. WHEELER Death of an Octogenarian Ue-hodiat Preacher. .""'.. ' The Rev. oseph H. Wheeler, for more than sixty years a Methodist preacher, "fell asleep and was gathered to his fathers" Wednesday evening, at the residence in. Charleston. S. C, of his son-in-law. Major Hall T. McGee: He Was born in 1810, in Newark. New Jersey i came to Charleston when 14 years of age, where he lived for several years,-! and then moved to Camden. When 23 years of age, while living in Camden, he felt called to the work of the ministry, and gave up business pur suits, in wbich he had been successfully engaged,- to enter upon ; the higher vocation. He : joined the South Caro lina Conference of tbe Methodist Episcopal Church in 1834, at Charleston, and remained in the itinerant rank as a member of that Conference until 1861, when a portion of its territory was transferred to tbe North Carolina Con ference. Mr, Wheeler at the time was stationed at Fayetteville and thus be came a member of the North Carolina Conference. He was prominent in each Conference, holding for many years the very responsible position of secretary of the South Carolina Conference and do ing efficient work in some of the best appointments, i He was preacher in charge in Columbia.-'Spartanburg,'-- Ra leigh, Wilmington, Wadesboro, Fayette ville and other important points. in 1883, alter fiity-one years of active service, he was superannuated andcame to Charleston, his old home, and one which he had always loved, to spend his last years with his daughter. Here, as long as he could do so. be delighted to preach, and the congregations ot tbe Methodist Churches in the city and those of other denominations as well counted it a privilege to hear tbe Gospel from his lips. He was a member of the Quarterly Conference ot Trinity Church, and when he became too feeble to preach he regu larly worshipped at that church, taking his seat each Sunday within its chancel. until under tbe infirmities of age he was confined to his home. The Rev. Mr. Wheeler was during his long life noted for simplicity and purity of character. His standard of duty was a high one, his convictions were strong and nothing could induce him to do violence to these convictions. A thorough Methodist, he believed in and preached religion as a matter of positive experience, and his daily walk and conversation illustrated the genuine ness ot his faith. In tbe memory of bis life and character his sons and daugh ters who survive him have a heritage whose worth is above computation, and all bis acquaintances and friends will re member him as one who magnified bis high calling and in thought and life kept himself unspotted from the world. - THIEVES CAPTURED. They Bobbed the Foetcfflee and BaOroad Depot at Garysburg. Star Correspondence.' Weldon, & G, Nov. 28. Two of the negroes who broke into the depot of the A C Line and postoffice at Ga rysburg, N, C some Jtime ago and were afterwards captured, were brought from Jackson jail to this place yesterday by Deputy U. S. Marshal is. r. Gary and tried before Commissioner H. B. Har rell, who placed them under a thousand dollars bond, in default of which they were sent on to await the action of the U. S. grand jury. But at present they are in jail to be tried for breaking into the depot, but the impression is that the County Commissioners will turn them over to the U. 5. authorities. They have confessed their guilL The Chief of Police arrested a negro here to-day who answers the description of one implicated by the two now in prison. There were four in all. This one ran and was shot by the officer. . He is under medical treatment new. ORDER CH0SEH PSLESSS. . : Clinton Council Ho. 32 Organized. I Clinton, N. C Nov. 29. Editor Star. Clinton 1 Council No. 82, Order Chosen Friends, was this day organized by H. Witcover, P. G. C, with the following omceis : fleet K. Cooper, Councilor: J. L. Rose. V. C; J. . Harper. Secretary: Dr. Frank Boyett, Assistant Sec'y and Treas.; Geo. T.Rawls, Prelate; k.. M. Peterson, Marshal; J. k. Peterson, Warden; J. E. Fowler, Guard; W. H. Duncan, Sentry; R. C Holmes, Chairman Board of Trustees; Dr. John Stevens. Medical Examiner; J. E. Fow ler agent for Sick Benefit League. ' ' Exports foreign. .-.-';- I The brig Carolina Gray cleared yes terday for Samona Bay and San Do mingo,' with 247,256 feet lumber, value $3,550, - shipped by Messrs. Fore 6r Foster. - I - - Schooner Wm, Fs Campbell cleared for Port-au-Prince, with 175,838 feet lumber, value $2,229.62. shipped by E. Kidder's Son. v f : ; 1894. , ' I v THE GALA WEEX. ' Continuation of the Festivities Han? Vlsl- J torsToo BaeeBand Concert-Trap- ? Bhootlna Contests Parade-Fireworks i Sham Battle en the Btver. -' The-Welcome Week festivities yes terday began with, a band concert on Market -street. All the business thor oughfares of the city - were thronged with visitors from the country, and the resident population turned out in great numbers to enjoy the fine weather and sethe sights. .. - - -. FOOT RACE. . - , . : At Hilton Park in the afternoon there was an exciting foot race, for prizes. The distance was one hundred yards. There were only three contestants Jno. H.: Gore, Sam'l J. Springer and Wm. Mont gomery. The race was won by Gore.T MILITARY AND CIVIC PARADE. At 8 o'clock in the evening the grand" military,- ana civic parade took place. All along'the line" of march the streets were lined with' spectators and Ulumi-t Q,.j Wi..- j J - nated with bonfires and colorec lights. First in the parade was a platoon of I policemen, followed . by ; the - Second Regiment band. Chief Marshal Morrison and assistants. Then came tbe bicycle riders with ' their wheels elaborately dressed and decorated, and alter the wheelmen the firemen, with their hand some apparatus fairly ablaze with deco rations. Following the firemen came wagons and trucks of various business houses in the city, and after these the Hanover Cornet Band. The -second division of the procession was led by the drum corps Of the Knights of Pythias. Zcb Vance division Uniform Rank K. of P. following. Then the Wilmington Light Infantry and the Naval Reserves. the naval parade and sham battle. : Long before the termination of the civic parade tbe crowds which had con gregated at many points of vantage along the route began to. move toward the river, and to take up the best positions for witnessing the naval sham battle and marine parade, which were billed to fol low the civic processipn on shore. By half past eight the crowd had occupied every window and veranda overlooking the scene of the battle, and soon after the rear of the land procession had reached Orange street the wharves and vessels lying along the water front were black with a surging mass of good natnred, expectant sight-seers. The river, itself presented a beautiful appearance, and the dark clear atmos phere ot tbe night could not have been better for a . pyrotechnic display. The surface of the stream wss like glass, so smooth did it appear, and in its Bur rowed depths tbe , shining lights of tbe shipping and adjacent buildings gleamed like rows of splendid jewels. Back of the river banks, the lights of the city rose tier on tier in amphitheater until they seemed to merge into and become part Of tbe host of trembling stars in tbe calm ot tbe sky beyond. Early in the afternoon the United States steamer Colfax left her berth at the Custom House wharf and'dropped into the stream. At sunset a gun was fired and the flics wbich had decorated her spars during the-day descended like magic ; booms swung alongside, boats were lowered, and everything made snug for the night in true man-of-war style. Midway between Market dock and the opposite shore a large float was anchored to represent' Fort Hooper in the night attack." while the old battle scarred Nantucket' lay- moored to the wharf on the west side of tbe nver with her turret ports open and guns trained grimly on the walls of Fort Morrison, situated on the north side of Market street dock. When all the preparations had been made. Capt. Tack Williams sauntered down from the Express office and after a careful survey of the scene he pro nounced it good. "It reminds me of old times," said -the gallant warrior. "In 1862, when I was stationed at" ; but the reporter was compelled to leave for other, if less congenial scenes. At nine o'clock the W. L. I. and Zeb Vance Division -K. of P. occupied Fort Morrison, and posted sentries along the ramparts. . . Out on the river all was dark, except where lighted by the reflection from thousands of colored lanterns on the passing steam yachts and other craft; but a practiced eye might discover close under the shadows cast by the. Nantucket a flotilla of small boats massing for some purpose that the crowd on shore could not yet determine, buddenly tbe black ness of the night was rent by a rocket streaming upward from tbe ' flag ship Ktuam, and the clear notes of a bugle sounded the call to advance. Out from the shadows the small boats sprung and amid a storm of minnie shot and shell from Battery Hooper and Fort Morrison, rapidly passed under the walls of the Fort, ex changing shots with the latter, and then sought shelter out of range. Again the bugle sounded. This time it was "advance and attack," and under the impulse of the strong young arms of the Naval Reserves lad dies and the more practiced strokes of - the blue-jackets from the Colfax, the six boats composing the at tacking party steadily swept across the river and maintained a heavy fire of small arms against the enemy. Protect ed somewhat by their movement through the water and assisted by tbe artillery fire from the Nantucket and Colfax, the attacking force soon drove the soldiers from their guns and after fifteen min utes' hot work a chance shot entered the magazine of the fort and the earth shook with the terrific explosion which, followed. Again the -bugle sounded. "Advance and land! The cheer which greeted the victory of the sea laddies was ; louder than the explo sion of the magazine, and as tbe boats rushed in to occupy the now abandoned fort, they were greeted with cheer on cheer of real enthusiasm. The snecta- tors were thoroughly delighted. Not a single mishap occurred to mar the occa sion, and everybody will long remsmber the Fall of Fort Morrison. ; - r Work at Hew Inlet. ' - The South port Leader says: -The work of extending the stone dam at New Inlet has progressed favorably dur ing the week. The break through the breach outside, after one ot the big storms, followed by the washout of a portion of the sand embankment east of tbe stone damv made it necessary to do something to prevent a big cut througu the land to the westward of the mound.' band bags were thrown in but weire not effective, and the extension of the regular dam was the alternative. The stone for the dam comes from the Mt Airy stone quarries and the work is under the direction of the United States Engineer Corps of the Cape Fear. One thousand tons of stone will be used and New Inlet, will be again firmly closed up. NO. 5 MOTT AND EAVES. OPEN i OPPOSITION OF REPUBLICAN LEADERS TO MARION BUTLER. They Want the ) Two Senatorahlps and Mean to Have Them If Foa Bible. -Br Telegraph to tha Morning Star. Raleigh, Nqv. 80. In an interview in to-morrow's Raleigh' News and Observer John B. Eaves, ex -chairman of the State Republican Executive Committee, de clares himself in favor of the election of two Republican United States Senators from North Carolina; He says the Re publican party has the balance of power in tbe Legislaturethey have the oppor tunity for electing two United States Senators and they ought to avail them selves of iL : r J My reasons are obvious. I regard the election of a Republican President in '86 as a certamty.and I also regard the House of Representatives as safely Republican, out tne senate is close, ar-fijeyerv effort should be made to secure a Senate in accord with a Republican executive. By the election ; of two Republicans ; in w vroima we would useiy save tne Senate to the party and thus achieve the Grandest and mmt far.rjrhir.tr virtnro yet won by Republicans in the State. With such an opportunity in reach of North Carolina Republicans it approxi mates disloyalty not to appropriate it. specially the long term, which would be a sure strength to an incoming adminis tration.- -' ! 'The Republican members of the Leg islature should think seriously bsfcre committing themselves to a concesiion of tbe long term, when it means so much to the National Republican party and to the whole country. ; This is tbe first open opposition from a Republican leader to the candidacV of Marion Duller, Popuhat. who hss been slated for the long term. The Republi can iesders have oeen in conference here for several days.' j Eaves made a fight againit the fusion of Republicans and; Populists. He has a strong reserve force back of him. and the question is. has! the conference which has been going on here bad any thing to do with this open fight against the Populist candidate Butler. : J. J. Mott, a Republican leader who was an original 1 Fusion 1st. was here to day. Eaves aod bimstit have been an tagonizing leader for many years, and were not on sDeaKing terms. 1 ney met to-day and shook bands cordially. Who else, if aoybody, is in the anti-Butler move, does not yet ,ap :ear. . a large! cargo. Over Eighteen i Thooasrd Bales of Cotton Shipped on Board a Steamer from Heir Orleans Tire j in Cotton on a Spanish 8teamer. . ! By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New Orleans, Dec. 1. The big Brit ish steamship Maora. Captain Adams, sailed this morning for Havre for New Orleans, with the biggest cargo of cotton that ever left the city of New Orleans on a water carrier, of any other city for that matter. Tbe vessel cleared on tbe 28th of November for Havre, but she did not leave ber wharf until this morning. There was a big crowd present to see ber off. At the time of her clearance the Maora's cargo consisted of 118.200 bales of cotton. Since clearing she has added 148 bales to that amount, and she therefore car ried off with her the surprisingly large total of 18.848 bales, together with 7,800 pieces of staves. ! Her cargo of cotton is valued at $550,000. The Spanish steamer Madribno caught fire at her wharf early tbis morning in the cotton in her" forward hold. It will be several days before the fire is extin guished. Three screwmen in endeavor ing to get out the burning cotton, were overcome by smoke.and nearly lost their lives before being rescued. Sixteen hundred bales of cotton are stored in the compartments on fire, and the greater portion will bs destroyed or damaged. She: is insured in foreign companies. , . i SUIT FOR DIVORCE , 1 i By 8nrgeon Pair fax Irwin from His Wifr, Allee K. Erwin. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, December 1. Surgeon Fairfax Irwin, of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service, to-day entered a suit for divorce v from his wife, Alice K. Irwin. The '-papers' in the case are withheld by order C of the Court and the charges made cannot be ascertained. Dr. Irwin stands high in the Marine Hospital Service.1 He was stationed until recently in London, where he supervised tbe foreign service established by the United Mates gov ernment to prevent the introduction of cholera in commerce during the plague season. He is now on duty in this city A $40,000 FIRE. The Charity Hospital at Birmingham, Ala., Destroyed, "'."n By Telegraph to tba Morning .Star. Birmingham, Ala., December 1. The Charity Hosp'nl, a magnificent structure, erected! at e cost of $40,000, was - destroyed by. fire this even- ing at 10 o'clock, turned - out but 1 The fire department could do very little as the only stream of water available was the storm ' sewer of the city. The hospital was located outside- of tbe city limits. There were no fatalities, as tbe inmates succeeded . in getting out The fire was the work of an incendiary. BURNED! TO DEATH. Two Iilvca Iioet In a Boarding Houia Fire In Philadelphia. " By Telegraph to the Morning Star. : '' - Philadelphia. Dec 1. Two women were burned to death this morning by a fire that started la the boarding house of Mrs. C B. Reeves. 818 South Broad street. A number of others were .res cued by firemen. The victims were boarders. They were Miss Agnes Culli- nan. aged 47 vears. a sister of Col. Cul- linan, division commissary of the Penn sylvania National v?uara, and Mrs. . mia Smith, aged s years, a wiaow. '': ee HIS COSTLY SOUVENIRS. A Newspaper Kan Has Two Ooptea of Bis Paper to Show For $200,000. Newark, N. U Nov. 80. The New ark Morning Tfmes suspended publica tion to-day. It was first issued October 5, 1891, and was owned by Thomas C Barr. All of the obligations of the con cern have been, or will be met. In bis valedictory, Mr. Barr says: p - "Mr. Barr's Investment In the enter prise was $200,000: and all he has to show for If is a copy of the first and last is sues of the paper, which he will save as souvenirs. SPIRITS TITRPENTINE. ' - Salisbury -Herald: One of the men who gave a little girl whiskey in Wilkes county last week, causing ber death, has been 'arrested and placed In jail to stand trial for murder. Rocky -Mount Argonaut-. We are sorry to chronicle tbe 'death . of Hfrs. -B. F. Arrington, who died at ber home near Castalia. on last Saturday. Mr. Jerome Bulluck, who lived in Edge combe county, near the town died yes terday of a yellow chill. . . Charlotte News : Mrs. John -A. Halman, who lived at Wacot on tbe Carolina Central road, hanged herself with a plough line, in the woodhouse. at her home- yesterday, Grief over the recent death of ber motherland sister had unbalanced her mind.' v..;..-;. Rockingham Rocket'. Our far- . mers generally are sowing more grain this season than was ever known in : Richmond. It seems as if they are go ing to cut their cotton crop down to one half their usual acreage, and raise their supplies to a large extent at borne. Charlotte Ubserier: J. M. Moore's cotton factory on Little river, three miles from Taylorsville, was burned to the . ground Wednesday mornicg about 5 o'clock. There is no insurance, and tbe loss is about $10,000. It is not known how the fire originated, but it is supposed to be accidental. - Weldon News: The people in this section do not remember to have , seen so rnucV unpicked cotton in the fields as there is now in, this ccunty. Usuallyvat this season of tbe year the fields are picked clean, but you can drive in any direction now and see field after field white, with cotton. Low prices has been one cause for the delay in picking, and a good crop has been another cause for the remaining cotton in the fields. Wadesboro Messenger-Intelligencer; Tbe indications now are that the acreage planted to cotton will be greatly reduced in this county next year. Plenty of hog and hominy is the cry of all our farmers for another year, Probably three times as much wheat has been sowed in this county this season tban in any year for tbe past ten years.- Tbe acreage seeded td oats has also been largely increased. Our people are de termined to raise all their supplies at home another year. The next thing to upset thev countty will be Christmas, when it will ' be tbe women's turn to go crtzy. 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