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-V pat w&m f rususnD at Wilmington, n. c.t - AT . .' i00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. 88888888888888888 88888888888888888 f qjooH 9 SSa8889W8388C8atg 888T8888888888888 8S888888S8S88888S 888888S8828888888 82886882288888888 88888888888888888 s w u a. a ' js : : s j s s s - : CO l Entered at the Post Office t Wilmtgton, N. C, a Second Clan Matter. , SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The iubscripdon price of the Weekly Star is M (ollowi: , i nn' n " 8 months " " 80 J HELPING HERSELF. - North Carolina, though for some reason characterized as a backward State, has not only held her own in the march of industrial progress, but has led States which make more parade and a great deal more noise. She is not a trumpet-blower, is not constantly heralding, with a grand flourish, what she is doing and has done, and for this reason many are ignorant of what she is doing, and yet we venture to say that there has been as much substantial progress made in North Carolina within the MMr tmantn natpe o ts in inn stTfii in fr"-"- " " J J J the South, with the possible excep tion of Texas, which has an immense territory, into which great numbers of immigrants from' other States have been pouring for years. We will venture to say, too, that no State in the South has manifested more self dependence, looked less to outside help, or accomplished more by the unaided efforts of its owa people, operating with their own means. This has been conspicuously shown in the movement to build cotton factories, in the number of which this State now leads all the Southern States. This has not been a spasmodic movement based upon a boom, but has been steady and continuous, everv vear addincr to the ... 1 - - - J J O : number of mills, and every mill prov- in? a success, thus giving evidence that it was founded in judgment anu cuouuticu u uusiuess .print pleS. ." .' -'! - , ' While there are some mills Of large proportions and productive capacity the majority of them are .u. n ..ti ..u L nuai die vaiicu aujati uiiiia, audi iaa were within the reach of moderate capital, a tact upon which the State is to be congratulated, for it has ire suited in distributing the mills throughout .a large portion of j the State,.' thus in each case making a nucleus for what in the future may become j small industrial centers There are few of these mills around which do not cluster little commu nities, many of which are preferable to one or two distinctively manufac turing communities of large propor tions. While training manufacturers and artisans these little com munities retain their rural char acteristics, and escape many of the j evils to which the . larger communities are . liable. In the larger communities the worker be comes a mere machine, the employer a taskmaster whose' only use for the man machine is to get all the work BUU piUllb IJG liAU UUL . V'& I., IVIbUUtiW caring what becomes of it then; but' in these smaller communities it is not so, for the neighborly relations between employer and employed are never totally lost sight of in the effort to make dollars and cents out i of the sweat of the worker. While there is and must be business method and discipline there is more social J . . a uemccracy ana me empioyea ao nor. look upon the employer as. a man to be worshipped or dreaded. There- iore we say tnat worth Carolina is to be congratulated on the fact that her milling industry is not confined to a few centers, but is distributed in such a way as to produce the best results with the least harm. The following interesting figures given in the last report of Mr. Lacy of the Bureau of Labor, shows the progress in mill building since 1870, and their distribution. In 1870 there were in the State 33 cotton mills, operating 39,897 spindles; in 1880, there were 49 operating 92,385 spin dles and 2,954 looms; in 1893, there were 66 mills, operating , 243,119 spindles and 6,146 looms, distributed through 23 counties; in 1894, there were 177 mills operating 477,804 spindles and 10,309 looms, over five fold increase in mills, over twelve told increase in spindles, and about five-f old increase in looms in twenty four years. North Carolina presents advanta for the establishment of mills pos sessed by no State that we know of to a greater and by few to as great a degree. Topographically the ' State is divided into plain, reaching back for some distance from the sea (Practical!- a riar1 mllincr -- --- lands from this plain to the foot of the mountains that skirt her North- era border. There is not a stream that runs from the highlands to the plain that does not present at some 7 VOL. XXVI. joint or points :; falls - that furnish power for one or more mills, and sometimes, many, wnile tnere are some of them that would furnish power ; enough-; . to turn " all the wheels' Tin : New Eng land. The mountain , ranges I cast their shadows , over more than half the length of her Northern bor der, and from these come the small streams that grow as they run. gather volume from the feeders on tne way and became mighty powers before they reach the rivers on the plain. ... - i t: C'- Nearly all these streams cross the State from North to South. A' rail road train runniog from East tp West would cross several rivers, every one of which has immense and some unlimited water power, as, for instance, the Roanoke, Haw river, the Dao, Deep river, the Yadkin, the Catawba, with numerous smaller streams abounding in power but with less volume of water. " The- abundance of these water powers has prevented a fictitious value .being put upon them and hence they are within the reach of men of limited means. ' ..'' The same causes which within the past twenty-four years have given such steady impetus to the building of cotton mills will continue to oper ate iruthe future and North Carolina will continue to hold her place at the bead of the column. 1 XQB0R MEHT10H. " Senator Hill was the only Demo cratic Senator who aligned himself with the Republicans in opposition to the income tax. He not only did that but he went so far as to refuse to vote for the tariff bill because it contained that income tax feature Failing to defeat it in that way he has since kept up the ' fight and com bined with Senator Quay, who achieved reputation as the great ob structionist when the tariff bill was before the. Senate, to obstruct the collection of the tax and nullify the law. His defence for this obstinacy and disloyalty 'to the Democratic party is that an income tax" is un democratic and - unconstitutional. This latter assertion was -met and disposed of in a few words by Sen ator Teller, of Colorado, a Republi can, in his - reply to Senator Hill : I do not intend." he said, "to spend very much time on the question pre sented by the Senator from New Yoik (Mr. H;ll), as to the constitutionality of the income tax. I think it sufficient to say that a hundred years ago the Su preme Court of tne United- States laid down a rule which governs this case, and It was followed from that time up to 1880 without any break. ; "There are but four kinds o! taxes that are levied in this country by the Na tional Government. . We ' have - import duties, excise duties, a capitation tax. and a real estate tax, under certain cir cumstances. An Income tax falls under obe of the recognized powers to levy ex cise duties. The Supreme Court in 1880 declared that the old law was a constitu tional law. The Supreme Court has de fined what is a direct tax and what is not a direct tax in language so plain that there can be no mistake about it. I know the newspapers of late have -been filled with learned arguments from learped lawyers to the effect that this is a direct tax, but they run counter to the opinion of the Supreme Court, delivered in 1793, and amrmed as late as ibsu. The real objection which Senator Hill has to the income tax is that New York being a great wealth" center would pay a large amount of the tax, a tax which the payers would not feel out of their boarded millions and easily earned incomes. He fights against imposing this bur den upon them which .they can so easily bear, and wants it transferred to the shoulders of the toiling mil lions who have to struggle and strug gle hard for what they earn. That may beMr. Hill's Idea of Democracy, but there are not many Democrats who share it with him. i . - mm It is pretty apparent to every one who keeps track of the proceedings in the Legislature at Raleigh that the Republican leaders are playing the Populists and ustng them to carry out schemes bv which .they believe the Republican Dartv wilt be bene- r fitted and strengthened hereafter. The following - from the News and Observer of Friday about covers the situation and the intent: A well known Republican, whose nam are not oermitted to Drint at this time, said to a gentleman in this ritv vesterdav : "The Reoublicans will vote tor Bixier for the United States Senate, or do most anything else that the Populists demand in this Leeislature until the county gov ernment system and the election law are changed. We Republicans can afford to pay any-pnee to nave tnese laws, mauc tr nnit ns. Once enacted, we have the arhtrt hand, and we will ask the Popu list, tn come Into our Dartv and be swal lowed. If they don t we will not trouoie, for with the control ot the election laws 9nH in Tfwiop ol taxes and making disbursements, we will have the State, reo-ardless of what the Democrats or FoDulists separately try w They are compelled iofplay it fine now and co-operate with the Popu iict ' hirianse PoDulisti votes are necessary to. carry ouf their pro gramme for entrenching their party in power. When they ; feel assured that this has been done and that they can wage battle with a pros pect of success without the co-opera tion of the Populists, they Will dump them with as little thought or cere mony as one would cast away the remains of a sucked orange. . Marion Tni hai trenred what he has been U UhiV. M.M " " " . ninSnff anH wnrkin? for. some of lAUUlU " 0 r 1- WW hiff co-workers have gotten alUhey expected and will in due time drop to the Republican party as "natur ally as the frog takes to ' the pool where it belongs. f ' . ; . Although the gold - reserve in the Treasury lias fallen to a little over $70,000,000, a loss of $40,000,000 since the replenishment by the last sale ot bonds, we are informed by a Washington dispatch that the Treas ury; officials do not feel any tineasi- ness, that there is no talk of issuing more bonds and that no more will be issued until the reserve falls below $50,000,000, But how long will it be j at the present rate of tapping before the $50,000,000 mark will be reached? The draining is goinsr on steadilv. every day adding largely to t the amount drawn bur, a large portion of which is being stored in the vaults, of the New York banks to be used in the purchase of the next issue of bonds if one should be made. ; The- bankers are working- with that view and this accounts for the continuous draw on the Treasury; But how is the ; issue I to be keDt ; ud without borrowing? The revenue of the Government may increase but this does not supply the Govern ment with gold,' because the custom dues may be and are paid in other kinds of money, the Treasury pur sues the course of paying out gold for redeemable paper presented, and .every mother s son of them who presents a note wants gold for it, and gets it, " Possibly Congress may do something to require payment in t, at least,; of the custom dues in gold, and then it may not, for the Republicans are chuckling to them selves over the embarrassments ' of the Treasury. In the meantime if the Treasury officials feel co uneasi ness, and apprehend no necessity for another issue of bonds, they must be of a very happy temperament. ; CURRENT COMMENT..; The decision of Judge Sbep- ard, of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, in the sugar bounty case, is unquestionably based on sound constitutional law. : There is no authority in the' Constitution given Congress to bestow bounties. There is no direct power; nor, even by the most lax constitution, is any such poWer inferentially given. New Orleans States, Dent. "Besides the value of the Northern capital and the increase in our industries which will result from the coming of Northern manufac turers to the South, there will be the additional good result of getting a large number of intelligent men from the East to settle among our people, and see for themselves the falsity of the Southern outrage business which they have been accustomed to swal low from their biased newspapers. Augusta Chronicle, Dem. f -L The new Tariff bill just passed by the Argentine Congress is distinctly friendly to this country, marked reductions having been made in articles produced in the United States. For example, the reduction in the duties on pitch pine will reach about $250,000 a year.. Crude petro leum in figures, it is believed, on the free list, and the duty on farm wagons is reduced from 60 per cent. to 10 per cent. On canned f ru'ts and vegetables a reduction of 50 per cent, has' been made from the former rate 30 percent. Some of these re ductions mean a larger market for this country, while the last two prac tically throw open to our exporters a new market, with great trade pos sibilities. It rests with" American commercial enterprise to go in and possess that land. Philadelphia Re- ord,Dem. - 'y. What Will They Dot . There are manv rumors and guesses as to what the Rep.-Poplican Legislature will do with Wilmington. A recent ru mor is that there will be no change in the boundaries of the Wards; " that the Mayor will be elected by the vote of the city at large, and - that a Commission will be created with power to appoint policemen and all minor employes. That some, important changes will be made is as certain as is the love of the new com- bi nation for the spoils of office;, but it is not likely, that any. plan has yet been definitely agreed upon.- Charleston, Bum tar and Northern. Itwas stated in the Star some; time since that the Atlantic Coast Line was making arrangements for the ultimate control of the Charleston, Sumter and Northern railroad. Now, a decree has been granted by the United States Court of Charleston for the sale of the road on the 15th of February, at which time the Coast Line will become the nnrchaser. The acquisition of so vain able a feeder as the Charleston,' Sumter and Northern is an important one for the Atlantic Coast Line, and will add greatly to its facilities ' - ; Commissioner' Meeting. The Board of Commissioners of New Hanover county met yesterday in called session to consider proposals for build ing a bridge over Purvine's Creek in Ma sonboro township. Commissioner H. A. Bagg (chairman). B. G. Worth, E. L. Peace and B. b. Montford were present The contract for' building ' the bridge was awarded to Messrs. N. A. Layton and T. P. Walton, at their bid of $250; material to be furnished by the contrac tors. :" . - ' The contract for building, the ap- oroaches to the bridge was awarded to Mr. J. U. rergus. at nis oia oi .fiou. In connection with the announcement that the Seaboard Air Line has pur chased the East and West Railroad, it is stated authoritativelythat the Seaboard .Air Line has not purchased the Macon & Northern. The Seaboard people say that thev will build from Atlanta to Cartersville. Weskjly WILMINGTON. N. O., PRIDAY, JANUARY 25, RADICAL ; LEGISLATION I- BY THE REP.-POP. STATE ASSEMBLY ' . .AT RALEIGH. '. Bills Id trodnoed to Abolish the State Guard, the naval Beserre,' and the Criminal Courts Debus in the House on the Ptjb lio Printing Violent Attaok Upon the County Qovflnment System BUI Xntror dueed in the Senate to Abolish County Boards of JCdueatlon. ; ; yc .'- , " , V . Stecial Star Correspondence. i . Raleigh, N. C Ian. 17. ; -- ; ". -.; senate. y , , ; ;:y i; The- Senate was called to order atr H o'clock a. m. by President Doughtoh, and prayer was , offered by Rev. J W. Foster of the Christian Church. y t - Mr. Candler, of Jackson presented a petition for a bridge across Tuckasnge river. : ,. ;- ,,v-. k ; .... -i: .-.; Mr. Brown, - of Yadkin, "presented a memorial of the Iredell County Teach ers Association. yt Mr. Wicker, of Chatham, introduced a bill to prohibit the printing and circula tion of false election tickets. 'vy'vr Mr. Candler, bill to levy a special tax in Jackson county: also, bill to charter- the Swain Lumber Company. - i Mr. Fowler, a bill to repeal chapter 520 of the Laws oi 1891, regarding railroads withholding freight. i Mr. Moody, bill denning lard and to regulate the sale of it, Also, bill defin ing batter, and to regulate the sale of it. Mr. Marshall, mil to abolish county boards of edncatioa. " - Mr. Starbnck, bill to incorporate the Stock Mutual Insurance Company of Greensboro. . Mr. Hamrick, bill to amend the game laws to protect the growing crops. - Mr. Amnions, of Madison, bill to re peal the Madison county law providing for election ol tax collector. Mr. Paddison, of Pender, bill to. pro vide compulsory .edncatioa for blind children. r Mr. Starbuck, bill to amend the char ter of the Piedmont Bank. : -' Mr. Forbes, of Pitt, bill to amend the Laws of 1887. chapter 4, regarding the dental laws of the State. . r. Mr. Cook, bill regarding the costs of trials in courts. ' .- '- Mr. Norris. bill to extend the time of work of the Cape Fear & Northern Railway Company. 1 Mr. Hamrick, bill to require railroads to pay taxes as other corporations. Mr. Sigmore introduced a resolution regarding: immigration and investment of capital in North Carolina. , Bill to prevent the Sale of inferior kerosene oil was re-referred .to the committee. . . j Bill to amend chapter 105 of the Laws of 1893, with regard to the Farmers' State Alliance, passed its third reading. Bill to legalize the ma maze of A. J. Prevatt and Mary Prevatt passed its. third reading.- ' rf Resolution asking information from the State Treasurer passed its third reading. .1 Kill to change the time ot Holding courts in Craven and Bertie counties, passed its third reading. Mr. Long, ot coiumous, introduced a bill to amend an act for the relief of soldiers of the late war between the States. . ' , . v J The Senate at 12 20 o'clock adjourned till 11 o deck tc-morrow. J j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House was called to order at 11 a. m. by Speaker Walser. :. The main feature ot tne morning, was the discussion under the request tor the- tbird reading of bis resolution oy L. JU Smith (Dem.). of Gates. This resolution provides for a joint committee of two from the Senate and three from the Hons;, before whom the Secretary of State shall appear and open the bids thus far submitted for' the Dublic printing, and that the checks ac companying the bids be returned. Mr. French was on bis feet with bis followers, although Young, of Wake, had said yesterday that he was willing to accept the bill without the committee feature. Mr. Alexander, of Tyrrell, too, said to-day that be would accept the resolu tion, without a committee. Mr. Pee bles did not insist on the committee and Mr. Smith withdrew bis point. Then the bad faith and vicious and money-hunting undertow of the looters came to the sur face, with a swell. y v :r.' I There were hot changes and inter changes, and the only argument by the Fusionists is that the Didders do not want their names disclosed. It is too .bad about these poor bidders. . Mr. French offered a substitute.- giv ing the Secretary of State power to send auch bids back as he could identifv. and open the rest and hold them for identi Hcation. Mr. Smith here showed the hand of the Democrats in an impassioned speech, in which he said: "I charge that the other side are endeavoring . to conceal these figures the cost of print ing in order that tney may. have the work done in excess it they choose. The Fosionists- here changed their tactics under this last lash from Smith, which they felt keenly,, and started out with a legal harangue by Lusk and French as to whether the bids were the property of the State. This was answered by Mr. Alexander, of Mecklenburg, who ; said he saw no barm in doing with these bids what was intended by the senders and that the public opening therefore would be carrying out their-wishes, harmlessly to every one. - Messrs. Williams of Craven, Camp bell of Cherokee, Turner of Mitchell, and, the whole outfit joined in. . Special Star Telezram. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 17. Debate on public printing in the House consumed much time, and after a heated contest Populists and Republi cans were lorced to show their hands by adopting the substitute instructing the Secretary of State to return bids to all the bidders, so far as he knew from whom they came, and to open those where the bidders .were not known to him and hold them till called for. Their action is being' roundly scored by the Democrats, who say it is plain that the Republicans and Populists want to get the bids out of the way so that they can pay a fancy price to their favorite for the printing. . . . . - Another exciting debate arose on the bill to reduce the bond of the sheriff of Pitt county, in which Republicans and Populists took, occasion to make bitter attacks upon Democrats add upon the county government system. The bill was finally passed, reducing the sheriffs bond to sixty thousand dollars. It is claimed that the sheriff -elect cannot give it. Sheriff King (Democrat), who has held the office many years, has been elected for two - years because the sheriff -elect could not give the bond. King is on the ground and will see the fight to the end. ? The most important of the bills intro- tiacea in tne mouse to-aay were as. lol- lows: -, . . . ?r"vyy-'.v : I, iTo repeal act establishing the battalion or xnavai Keserves. ; . . -., To abolish the State Guard, To provide .for Supreme Court re porters.;- ' i ;T-. r.f. ' i-TA ahnlish " Criminal . sni) ' Tnferinr Courts and to provide Courts of Oyer and Terminer . -or ; TO. nrevent diamond-back terramns being caught in the waters of New Han over, fender and Brunswick counties. ' . m Raleigh, N. C, "January 18,. ' 'SENATE.-'--r---. , -t - Vclock.by President Douehton, and psayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Tuttle. o Kaieigbi The Journal was read and approvea. , -f ..-;;; ;'.--;" Mr. tarver introduced a i bill to pro tect owners ot cattle and other animals. Mr. Hamrick. to abolish the Geolocri- jcai autvey m isortb Carolina. - ' f Mr, Amnions, a - bill to ' amend the Laws ot 1893 in regard to inspectors in tsuncomoe, Mitchell and Madison coun ties.-' Also, a bill to amend f the Consti tution of North Carolina; - - Mr. DalbTT a bill to authorize Tames A. Crews, late Sheriff of Granville, to collect arrears ot taxes. - k - : : , Mr. Sharp, to compel witnesses to tes tify in certain casee. "-'t ; j Mr. Paddison, to amend the Constitu tion so as to reduce the t homestead ex emption. . ' ' s Mr. Fortune, for the relief of M. N. Hamrick. Also, i for relief of Lawson Reynolds. ---''-i- ---, ' Mr. David, to amend the Act of 1893. incorporating the Farmers' Mutual Fire, Insurance Company. - Mr. fowler, to regulate the rate of In terest. - Mr Stephens, to make the fee for marriage license $1.50. I Mr. Grant, to amend chapter 180, Laws ot less, changing the times of Jones, Pender and Craven Courts. Also, bill to ..amend the law creating the State Board of Health, i I The clerk read a communication from tne secretary ot .state in response to a resolution of inquiry, in which he stated that there were in the State 107 general agents, about six hundred special agents, and that about two hundred licenses had been issued in the State to insurance companies. I' Mr. Fortune moved that 250 copies of the bill introduced by him on the gen eral election law be printed for distribu tion, and the motion prevailed. Bill to amend chapter 258. Laws of 1891. to protect owners of stock in Hyde county, passed third reading. Bui to amend the charter of the town of Mt. Airy so as to regulate liquor li censes, passed its second reading. Bill to reduce the bonds of the Sheriff of Pitt county, was taken up at 12 o'clock. This is the bill which created much discussion in the House and finally passed. - i Mr. Forbes, of Pitt, first took the floor upon the hill.' He said that the bond had formerly been $72,000. He said that this bill was not meant to affect the particu lar case of the present sheriff ot f itt county or any other particular case. He sa.d be had been told by Sheriff King, ot Pitt, (who was re-elected by the Com missioners because .the sheriff-elect could not give bond) that $60,000 was enough for the sheriff s bond. , I ' ' Mr. Forbes went on to say that if this bill didn t pass, that Mr. King, the Dem ocratic sheriff, would be bonded in a few days, and hold the office two years more, and keep Mr. Thlepen, the Populist sheriff, out of the office. This did not accord very well with his state ment in the outset that the bill was not meant to offset any particular case, but it .served to show the exact locality of the hole in the cocoanut. " Mr. Mewborne, of Lenoir, said that this bond as it now stood was exorbitant and excessive. He said that there were not five sheriffs elected On the Populist ticket below the Wilmington & Weldon railroad who could give their bonds. He paid his respects to the County Commissioners, and said that they were so great and high and mighty that the only way to get. them to do anything was to write to them on gilt-edge paper and have it highly perfumed. - Tbey would not bond Mr. Thigpen because they did. not believe that sauce for the goose was sauce for the gander. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The House was called to order at 11 o'clock, Speaker Walser in the chair. Rev. Mr. Gentry, of the House, offered prayer. Mr. Cox presented a petition in regard to fish commissioners. Mr. Ewart, report from the Committee on Elections in the case of Croom vs. Ward, from Pender county. Mr. McClammy presented the minority report in tne same case, j Mr. Monroe, minority report on House bill 63. Mr. Duffy, report from the Judiciary Committee on House . bill 20, recom mending its passage. I Mr. Kobinson. report from the ludi ciary committee on House bin o, recom mending it passage. . Mr. Wooten, from the Committee on Corporations, recommending the passage of House bills wos. e, is and 148. Mr. Gallop, from the committee. recommended the passage of House bill 83. I Mr. Ray, of Macon, a joint - resolution to elect postmasters by the people. Mr. Ewart, House resolution calling for information as to number of em' ploves of the House. I Mr. McClammy, bill to extend tne time of sheriffs! settling taxes. ; " Mr. French, resolution that when the House adjourn, it adjourn to meet Mon day. . .- . Mr. Yates, of Richmond, bill to raise revenue for educational! purposes from the sale of pistols, knives, etc - Mr. Speed, bill to protect fire insur- nnr nolictes. ' Mr. walker, Dili to ciear tne cnannei of Big- Toubling Creek. Rockingham county. '. Mr. Lineback. resolution from com mittee on Privileges and Elections, to anpoint sub-committees. Mr. Black, bill for relief of I. W.Long. of Rutherford county; Mr. Vickers, bill to incorporate the trustees of Watts Hospital. Also, bill to. amend the charter of Trinity College. Mr. Pool, bill for an appropriation for a colored State Normal School at Elizabeth City. Also, bill authorizing the State Treasurer to pay F, M. God frev.Jr., for services as sbeH commis- sioner. '' ' ' I Mr. Woodard, bill to protest against floating logs in Swain county. Also, bill to amend the school law. Mr. Peebles, bill to appoint tax col lector in Northampton county. . : - Mr. Lineback, bill to change the time of holding courts in Forsyth county. Mr. McKenzie, bill to 'protect against barbed wire. Mr. Wooten,. bill to amend section S749 of the Code. 1- Mr. McLeod, bill to amend sections 581, 582, 583 and 584 of the Code. Mr. Baker, bill to amend section 276 of the Code. 'I Mr. Davis gave notice that contribu tions bv members for Nebraska suffer ers be handed to Rev. N. B. Cobb. Mr. French. arose to a question of per sonal privilege, and referred to an arti cle in the News and Observer, charging Star. " -v.'.i'.i" i-""." - . v''"-"--'' : -----"--": " 'I ' -:..- rr. " '- -"-:,r --"5 ' - - . - r. .--; ; .. .s" - :? '-it w- t'.T. J , 1895. him with corruption in - the Legislature of 1868 9. He specified each charge aiid denounced the author as a liar. He em phatically denied each charge in 'a short speech on the history of the. bonds that were made the' basis of the charge. - l&peeiat tar Teuzram, . RALEIGH." N. CL Tan. 18. After some further debate on the Pitt county bill." Mr. Forbes called for the previous Ques tion and the bill passed its second and third reading by a viva voce vote. Discussion next arose over a resolu tion that the Legislature observe to-mor row as a legal- holiday - ia honor of the birthday- of General Robert E. Lee, The Populists favored holding a session from ten till twelve o'clock, and an amendment was adopted designating those bourse Mr. Rice, of New Hanover, stated that if the Senate was - anxious to work he would offer an amendment that they meet at eight o'clock, a. m., and do four hours' work; but this was defeated, as well as several other amendments, and the Senate- adjourned to meet to-mor-rOw at ten o'clock a. m., and adjourn at twelve. This - action is greatly ridi culed here as being characteristic of the fopuiists.- The House remained in session till nearly 4 o'clock this afternoon. Nearly all of the time after the morning hour was taken up with the contested election case of Croom. of Pender, against Ward. Democrat, the sitting member from that county. After a long debate, led by Ray j on the Democratic side, and Lusk on the. Republican -side; Croom was de clared entitled to the seat by a strict party vote of 67 to 45. Croom was sworn in. : '- :-....-' . -.-;; The House then adjourned to meet to-morrow morning. The House had adopted a resolution to adjourn and ob serve to morrow as a holiday, but under tne law cannot do so-without the con currence of the Senate. Raleigh, N. C Jan. 19, 1895. . ; ! SENATE, - The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock'a. m. by President R. A. Dough ton, and prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Branson, of Raleigh. The journal was read and approved. - Mr. Lindsay introduced a bill to re duce expenditures of public institutions thirty-three and a third per cent., and to elect a general board of directors there fore -. . - Bill for the relief of W. J. Sutton, late Sheriff of Bladen county, passed third reading. y - Bill to amend the charter of the town of Mt. Airy, and to establish a system ct graded schools therein, passed its third reading. v Bill providing for convicts wot king on the county farm in Bertie county, passed its second reading and was then re-referred to the committee. Bill to amend section 733 of the Code, re-referred to the Committee on Judi ciary. , Bill to amend the charter of the city of Winston passed second reading. Bill regarding .chattel mortgages was laid upon, the table,'; it already being a law. , . - ' Bill to amend the charter of the Nor folk, Wilmington & Charleston Railway Company passed third reading. Bill to make the call of the Governor of the State for Thanksgiving day "or thodox" was discussed by Senator Lind say, of Rockingham, who warmly advo cated it. He said that the day which was now supposed to be a day of thanksgiving was made a day of sport, of : horse racing, of dancing and of baseball playing through out the country. Mr. Starbuck thought it would be folly to pass this bill, and moved that it be laid upon the table, but withdrew it for Senator McClosky to make some remarks. He thought that the people of the United States had many things to be thankful for, but took his seat without stating whether he fa vored the bill or not, Mr. Parsons, of Hyde, discoursed on the bill and advanced the idea that a man could not be made to pray and give -thanks unless he wanted to. He opposed the bill. Mr. Abell offered an amendment to the bill so as to make it read that thanks shall be given to the Almighty that the political conditions of the country are no worse tnan they are. Mr. Moody said he would not like to be subjected to the dictation of any Governor as to the time when be should pray, especially the present Governor, who used to be a good Third party man and was now a Democrat. The Bible says that we should pray all the time, and he did not think it was necessary for the Governor to dictate in the matter. . ' Mr. Lindsay again warmly championed his bill. Mr. Black, of Mitchell, took the floor and expressed righteous, surprise that there was any opposition to the bill. He though the time bad arrived when thanks ought to be given that the Democratic party bad been defeated in worth Caro lina and that the people had come into power. Mr. Ammons, ot Maoison, went oack to the days of the Colonial settlement and reviewed the things that we have to be thankful for. Mr. Adams challenged the statement Of Mr. Moody that the present Governor of North Carolina had been tinged with Populism. He contradicted the state ment and said that the Governor had been a Democrat from his youth. He Bid a high tribute to Governor Carr. e then moved that the bill lie upon the table and the motion prevailed after nearly an hour had been consumed in a rambling and unprofitable discussion. Bill to authorize the commissioners ot Haywood county to levy a special tax passed its second reading. . Bill to correct an error in the law creating cotton weighers at Tarboro passed thud reading. - Bill defining lard and to regulate the sale thereof was re-referred to the Com mittee on Judiciary. Bill to repeal an act of 1893 allowing the commissioners of Madison county to elect a tax collector passed third read ing. ' Bill to amend the charter of the Pied mont Bank of Greensboro, N. C passed third reading. Bill to amend chapter 198, Laws of 1889, regarding the pension of soldiers in the late war was laid upon the table. Mr. Starbuck offered a resolution pro viding for a committee of nine on muni cipal government three on the part ot the Senate and six on the part of the House to have charge of jnatters re lating to the repeal of the county gov ernment system, municipal bills, etc The. resolution was - referred to the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns. ' v Mr. Abell offered a resolution that the clerks and doorkeepers furnish a list of the employes of the Senate and House and the per diem paid them.. Mrs White offered an amendment to include the Keeper of the Capitol. Mr. Starbuck offered an amendment asking for a like statement of the Legis lature oi 1883. . The amendments and resolution were adopted and the Senate then ad journed. " y- ' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES! - House met at TO o'clock, Mn Ewart in the chair. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Ed ward Bull, of Newbern. ... i - NO. 12 Mr. Walker, from- the Com mitt nn Enrolled Bills, called up the bill to re duce the official bond of the sheriff of fitt county, and asked that the same be enrolled. . y : v.-:y .;- . ; The acting Speaker started to put the question, wnsn Mr. Peebles - arose and stated that there was an understanding oa both sides that the House would meet to-day. but no legislation was to be transacted. ; ; ..- - - v..::-. - Mr. Lusk. Republican, said the matter was a pnvtleged one and outside ot the understanding, but his side was willing j to Stay here till i Monday if necessary to carry it tnrongb. ! . ; - Mr. Peebles demanded the aves and noes. .Mr. Ray arose to a point of order, but the Democrats began . to leave the hall to avoid a quorum, and no vote was taken on Mr. Peebles' motion, and the Chair showed no effort to get one. .-The unair put the original question by a yea ana nay vote and declared if car ried,, and the bill was ordered to be enrolled. The bill had passed both houses, and to become a law bad to be ordered enrolled before Monday. -Having carried , through this" -little piece of delayed legislation, a motion to adjourn was rapidly put by the acting speaker and declared carried. The Democrats claimed that the un derstanding was violated by the injection ot this piece oi legislation. Tbey could have filibustered and kept the House all lay by retiring to avoid a quorum. The rushing desire of the acting Speaker to complete the.enrollment, enabled tbe op position to carry tbe bill through. . SERIOUSLY HURT. Capt. Jno. W, Harper Meets with Bad " Aeoidenr. . Capt. Jno. W. Harper, of the steamer Wilmington, met with an accident Fri day afternoon of an exceedingly painful and serious character. The Wilmington was steaming down the river to South port, and near Clar endon plantation, about five miles below the city, : was bailed ' by the master of the German steamer Remus, who asked that thcr Wilmington take bis vessel in tow. Capt. Harper -went on boaro me steamsnip to make arrange ments to tow. the Remus, and in passing through a gang-way struck his bead against the sharp edge of an iron beam, which almost completely scalped him. The loss of blood was. very great and Capt. Harper fainted from exhaus tion. Capt. Schwaren of the Remus showed Capt, Harper every possible at tention. : With a German preparation of balsam he quickly checked the profuse hemorrhage produced by severed arte ries, and bandaged tbe wound with the skill of a ship's surgeon. Capt. Harper was taken to his home in Southport and at last accounts was as well as could be expected. The j wound, - however, will keep him a prisoner at his home for several weeks. ; FREIGHTING ON THE CAPE FEAR. The laVrasaa with Flatboat In Tow .Left Fot Fayettevllle Yesterday, The tug boat Anna left Wilmington last Thursday evening for Fayetteville to bring down a flatboat for the steam boat company, i About twenty-five m iles below Fayetteville she met the flat, took it in tow and brought it to Wilmington, arriving at 9.80 a. m. yesterday. . The freight on the flat was 2 bales cotton, 269 barrels rosin, 9 casks spirits turpentine. 55 barrels tar, 24 bags corn and a quan tity Of country produce. The steam ..yacht Navassa. chartered by the Transportation Company, left here yesterday j at 5 p. my for Fayette ville. with the flat brought down by the Anna, carrying the mails and way- freight only, ihe Navassa with tow is expected to return about the middle of the week, and will continue her trips be tween the two places until' other ar rangements are made. . Capt, Jeff. Bradshaw was in command of tbe Navassa. Itla Just Their Way. The Petersburg index-Appeal says 'The Atlantic i Coast Line, through Major R. M. Sully, have kindly given to tbe relief commissioners tne use ot an other train with which to bring in a sec ond supply of the three hundred cords of wood purchased by the city for dis tribution by the commissioners among the needy poor in Petersburg. This train will leave I here to-morrow morn-, ing. The wood is at Carson's on the Petersburg railroad, captain w. s. McCance. chairman of the board of re lief commissioners, told an Index-Appeal reporter .yesterday tnat Major suiiy and the other ; officials of the Atlantic Coast. Line had been very kind to the board in giving them transportation for the wood for the poor, and that he did not believe there was another road in tbe State ' tnat wonld have done as much. Captain McCance also stated that at the next meeting of the Com mon Council be should take occasion to tell the Council of the kindness of the Atlantic Coast Line officials. Sheriff John Alter d. The election of John McK. Alford, of Maxton, to the Sheriffalty of 'Robeson county, will be gratifying to the young Democracy, and it is a., proper recogni tion of their zeal and energy in every campaign. John is one ot tne mostpop- ulor men in Robeson, an excellent busi ness man, and as clever a fellow as ever lived. Everybody likes him, and if it should ever become his painful duty to hang a man,"it is safe to predict that the criminal will dol less "kicking" than is usual on such occasions. : . IMS " II I " TarxneAa' AUlanoe. On account of the annual meeting of the National Fanners' Alliance, Raleigh, N. C February 5th to 8th inclusive, the Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip tickets to that point ' at reduced rates. Rate from Wilmington, $6.55; from Max- ton $5.45. Tickets on sale February 3d. 4th and 5th with final limit for return February 12th. J Quick Work, The Tonesboro Progrees of Friday says: "The south bound local freight train on the C. F. & Y. V. railroad was delayed here! about five -minutes this evening on account of tbe tender of the engine leaving the track. .The knowl edge of tbe trainmen in such accidents accounts for the short time in which the damage was repaired. The President has nominated James D. Tillman, of Tennessee. Minister to Ecuador. Mr. . Tillman lives at Fayette- vule, Tenn. i s GEH. LEE'S BIRTHDAY. OBSERVED AS A H( 80ME SOUTH EE An Jtaareas by GefculTMhuth Xee at Aw IanU, Oa.-The Great Chieftain's Memory Honored hr the Confederate Vetenn's Amooiation Washington, D. C-Obeer- ' vanoe of tit By in Rlohmond, Va,. . - By Telegraph to tbe Morning Star. . Washington, Jan. 19. The Confed erate Veteran's Association of Washing ton honored the memory of Gen. Robt, E. Lee to-night by speeches delivered by men "who distinguished themselves' in the cause, ot the South, before a vast Confederate Society at Washington. . Stirring speeches were made which . aroused great enthusiasm. Interspersed with the addresses were musical selec- tiona, the principal rendition being sung by members of the choir of St. Mat thew's Catholic! church. of this city. Miss Lavinia Milliken, of Tennessee, a mem ber of the choir, sung: (The Sweetest story .ver Told, and in response to en. cores favored the ; audience with other selections. . - - v " Richmond, Va- Tan. 19. Lee's birth. : day is a legal holiday in Virginia. It waa observed here by the closing of the State and municipal offices, and tbe banks and -exchanges, and a partial ! suspension of business. At the Soldiers' Home at noon a salute of seventeen guns was Y fired, and in the afternoon the Richmond Howitzers fired the same number of guns on the Lee circle. Tb-nieht Lee and Pickett camps of Confederate. Veterans had a joint camp-fire at the hall of the latter, when speeches were made and songs sung by ; the old soldiers, This ' was the chief feature of tbe observance here. -. ; :. j - ..:.,..;" , ATLANTA. GA- Januarv 19.-Gen. Robert E. Lee's bifthdav was observed here by the Virginia Society and Con federate Veterans. The Vireisia So ciety had as its guest Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, wno maoe an andress at tbe Y. M. C. A. building this afternoon.! His subject was, "Gen. Robert E. Lee. ' The orator "devoted the greater part of bis address to sketches of tbe lite of tbe Confeder acy s great General. In concluding. Lee sato: r :. 'Englishmen whose past battles against each other have been recorded on the pages ot histoay; as evidence of their valor and heroism are everywhere proud ot their country, whose morning drum-beat followed the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circles the earth with the continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of England. . "Americans everywhere, too, feel a i'nst pride in the destiny of the greatest Republic tbe . world has ever looked upon. - ! j The future now is in the hands of her citizens, whether their fathers wore the grey or the blue, and the greatest - patriotism and loftiest conservatism will bave to be exercised by all to crevent the Ship of State from being wrecked on the breakers of the future. "The area of our country is so great. the rapidly growing population is be coming more and more mixed, the in terests of sections are so diverse, that. great national questions if decided to the satisfaction of one or two parts of - a common country, give dissatisfaction to the remaining parts. - Improved machinery is doing away with human labor more and more each vear. and the ranks ot the army ot the discon tented are being crammed with recruits. f The girdle which binds tbe States of the American Union has already displayed weak spots since tbe war between them, as defective as tbe armor-plate of a new national cruiser. - "May tbe descendants of the veterans of the Blue and the Grey exercise. such wisdom.conservatism and patriotism that like a great rock from whose sides surg ing seas recoil, they will become a great reserve around which the lovers of Re publican liberty as taught by our fathers, can rally, and against which all elements l ..... :lf .i:- . ut ucsn uciiuu win uiBapjJcur. "l he same laws govern and tbe same flag flies over all to-day. and tbe Amen- canism and loyalty of the South must not be attacked when we meet to cele brate and re-count the deeds of our sol diers." I "I .-.; To-night the Virginia Society gave a banquent to their visiting brethren. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 19. General R. E. Lee's birthday was celebrated by Pickett-Buchanan . Camp Confederate Veterans ata magnificent banquet to night. Patriotic speeches were made . and the memory of the great Confede rate Cbieftain fittingly honored. Tbe day was generally observed here, banks, schools and many business houses being closed, and buildings decorated through out the city. 1 New York, Jan. 19. The Confeder ate Veteran camp celebrated the anni versary of the birth of General. Robert E. Lee with its fifth annual banquet at Scottish Rite Hall.- United States flags formed tbe decorations around the ban quet ball. Among those present were Mrs. Jefferson Davis and her daughter, Miss Winnie Davis. I Baltimore, Jan. 19. The 87th anni versary of tbe birth of Robt. E. Lee was celebrated to-night by. ex-Confederates by a largely attended meeting , at the Academy of Music, iaod a banquet at tbe Carroll ton Hotel.' The occasion was the -. fifteenth annual reunion of the Maryland Division of the Society of the . Army, and Navy of the Confederate States. . '1 Market Cart Bobbed. I t. . A market cart belonging to Mr. L. J. Mason, a farmer, was robbed on South Front street near the market house yes terday morning of a pair of scales, some twenty pounds of sausage meat, a quan tity ot liver pudding and bogs' feet. Tbe robbery was perpetrated while Mr. Ma-1 son was in a store a short distance from his cart. There is no clue to the thief. CUMBERLAND COUNTY. , i .... . . Bond of Bherlff-eleot Oeddy Aooepted by thev Commissioners. Special Star Correspondence. Fayetteville, N. CV Jan. yt. At a called meeting of tbe Board of County Commissioners held to-day, the bond of Mr. Mc. D. Geddy. Populist Sheriff-elect, was tendered and accepted, in the sum of $90,000. His bondsmen were secured in Cumberland, Sampson and Carteret counties. This was his last day of grace, and "he got there bv the skin of his teeth." He is. however, a good man, and will doubtlesi fill the office acceptably. " U. 8. VS. EXPRESS COy f . . ' "' 27ol Proa. Entered la the - Commissioner y y Court at Maxton, Special-Star Telegram. Maxton, N. C, Jan. 17. A nol pros. was entered to-day in the case of the United States against tbe Express Com pany. ' District Attorney Aycock repre sented the United States and Mr. J. D. Shaw the Express Company. The mat ter will be tested in the U. S. Circuit Court by suing for the penalty for carry ing letters. ; r o Painfully Burt. . v Frank Garrason, 18 years old, son of Mr. Sim Garrason, shot himself in the right foot yesterday, accidentally, while out gunning for robbins. His foot was badly lacerated, bat he managed to hob ble home with the assistance of a com rade, and the doctor- who attended him thinks be will be all right in a few weeks. JfcTOAYlN CITIES '
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