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lire , pUBUSKID AT " ILMINGT0N. . r N. C, aear. in advance. i 00 ! -.qjooH SI cil 1- 7 i sssgssssjggf 55HF888888888888- Sgss886S8satgsa3S f8S8888J8888888888 g8SSSS8888888888 12828888282838883 -- T888888S8888888888 WEEKLY - R VOL. XXVI. WILMINGTON, N.'-G.,' FRIDAY,) MARCH 22, 1895. NO. 20 i"fff8l88888888S888 r c co e o - so io ..,, ,t the Post Office at wiimtgion, n. i,., aa Second Clan Matter."! SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. - I hr subscription price of the Weekly Star la aa allow: Copy 1 year, poatage paid. . . . II D1WIUI . Smontbi " " .... .91 oo . eo . 80 AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION. Agriculture is depressed in the VneA State, but n.t in the United U 111-" - , States aloi.e. It is expressed " in Great Britain, in Germany, in France, jo Russia and in other countries. In England it is even worse than in this country; so' much worse that .n,ri. df the landlords are practically iiaiiitrupt lor want of tenants, or rr-n'sif they have' tenants, and life t.erures of land,, can be bought Kunm two hours; ride of the city of London for half what they cou d be ten or twenty years ago. In Russia,whefe people were starv ing last year, wheat Is so abundant that there U little or1 no. market for it, and the farmers are feeding it to stock, as a good, many farmers in Kansas and other Western States have been doing within the past two years. In German there is agrarian agi tation to keep put imported food stuffs with trie view' of raising the price of the products of the German farm, and thus helping the farmers out of their embarrassments. In France prices have fallen below the profit limit! notwithstanding that there has been a material reduction of acreage in the staple crops, and there,, also, there is a howl against imported j foodstuffs, to which the French farmers attribute the depres sion in theirindustry. The farmers of Great Britain, Germany arid France say the trouble with them h'as been caused by forced tit and to wear to live comforta bly? Because the waghey get for their labor are" not enough to pay the pi ice and this is because the money controllers of the world combine to keep down the volume of Hrnoney in the world under pretence of prevent ing it from becothipgV cheap," and thus keep it "dear" and labor cheap, and all the products of labor cheap to them, although too dear; for the masses who have so ? little to buy with, however cheap these products maybe. The -money kings by con trolling the money not only give an excessive 'Xvalue ; to that, bat control the prices of labor and of the products t 'labor, which must depend for purchasers on the smaller number of the humai fam ily who are. in better circumstances than the larger number. The money of the world is estimated at $10,000,- 000,000, Divide this among the 1,600,- 000,000 population of the earth and it will give a per capita of about $6 if it was all in circulation,' but one-- half, at least, of it is locked up in banks and in Government vaults where it is hoarded and is utterly useless as money. The per capita of her ;a chance to be heard and to ascertain the facts in the case for which "a prompt disavowal of the unauthorized act and a due expres sion of regret" were demanded. Of course Spain will disavow and re gret, and that will be the end of "the incident, for. Spain isn't f going to give this; Government a pretext to pounce upon and seize Cuba, which would be the upshot if she sustained the fool captain who shot at the AUianca.: I - . .. We have I noted the fact that Marion Butler, in the editorial col umns of the Caucasian ' was advocat ing the temporary suspension of all the i other demands of the Populist platform i and centering upon the free coinage of silver as the sole Issue, with a view to co-operating with the new silver party, . a mani festo for the organization of which was recently ! issued by leading free silver men " of both the Democratic and Republican parties. In this movement he has had the co-opera-, tion of other leading Populists in the State, the result of which has been the adoption of a resolution to the world's supply of active money, that effect by the Populist members money which moves from hand to hand in the channels of trade and commerce, wouldn't amount to $3. and there are millions of the human family even in civilized countries who never see that much together any one time in the course of a year. Double the world's volume of money, double the wages of toilers, then they would eat more, live bet ter and the food grower and the cot ton and wool grower -would find double the demand for their pro- ducte, and we would hear no more of overproduction nor of depression on the farm. What this world needs is cheap money, not worthless money, but enough of it, so ' much that there will be no disposition to board it because it is worth more than anything else. Money was made for use, not to be hoarded. The very moment it begins to be hoarded it loses its money characteristic and becomes so much dead matter; that's. all. Hoarded money renders no more service tor tne progress ana the betterment of the world than a gold vein ' at the bottom of the. ocean. competiiio:i with the food stuffs of America and other countries which can-Wduce them more cheaply than they cin, Which is true, but there is another reason back of this, a reason for this reason, which they do not understand, because they do not look far enough beyond the competition which ever present and fills their vision. Withall the surplus Crops in this and' other food-producing countries, this mucn looa as .1, , ir s taun nas never gruwu uau as it needed, and would had tbe wherewith to consume if- it bq'y. There is not a civilized nation olthe face of the earth where there ajre riot millions of underfed people who live hard simply because they haven't the means to live better and eat more and better food. In respect to comforts of the toiler purs is the most favored country un- it the sun, and yet who dees not know that the averaee waee-earner with a family to support has to practice close economy and manage i well to live comfortably and make ends meet, much less lav by much foxliie rainy day or old age? By "comfortable" we do not mean in- ulgence in delicacies or in luxuries, but simply to have a sufficiency of good, wholesome and palatable food, not stintingly, but liberally provided. But there are millions of American workers, with regular or irregular employment, whoare not sure of next week's living, some not of the next day's, and these are forced to live from hand to mouth, and to live hard. Compared with the living of tbe average American workman, tbe average European workman lives like a serf, because the average wages of the European toiler, outside. of the callings requiring skilled labor, are not enough to purchase enough of even an ordinarily fair kind of food, and the" consequence is that they must exercise the most rigid econ omy to live as cheaply as possible. This is the situation in America, it is the situation in Europe, and it is even worse , in the more densely populated, older countries of tbe far East. Is there nothing in this to account fori the depression v- the agricultural industry of this country and Europe? You may say It is - overproduction. It is overproduc-' tion as far as the world's markets are concerned, but not as far as the needs of the world are concerned, for there never has been that kind of overproduction and never will be. But why is there overproduction for the World's markets? Because the toilers of the world are not able to iuy either all they need to eat or to wear. It is only the persons with earnings or incomes above the average that can do . that, and hence we say that, people who are able to live liberally are In "comfortable circumstances." But why are the majority of man kind unable to buy all they need to MIffOR MENTION. A Washington dispatch published in the Star . yesterday states that Marion Butler had at his own re quest been assigned a seat on tbe Republican side of the Senate, It is not a matter of much importance where Senator Butler sits, but there is nothing surprising in his choosing' a seat on the Republican side, for be will find more congenial compan ions there than he would on the other side and he will be nearer his distinguished Republican colleague, the statesman from Madison county; with whom he will doubtless have frequent occasion to confer. Elim inate the silver question, which Mr. Butler now professes to believe the great and essential issue, and he is to all intents and purposes a Re publican. He was hand and globe with the very worst element of the Republican party in this State and zealously co-operated with the Republican revolutionists in the Legislature in carrying out tbe programme mutually agreed upon by them. The only thing which gagged him and went against his stomach, was that post mortem Fusion tri bute of respect to the memory of the late lamented, half-and-half, Fred. Douglass. But he didn't have tbe grit to condemn that, and dispatched it with 'the brief editorial remark that it was an "unfortunate blun der," and then proceeded, to try to make the readers of his paper believe there wasn't any such blunder com mitted. With the record he has made, it is quite natural that Marion But ler should choose a seat on the Re publican side of tbe Senate. He would be decidedly out of place any where else. of the late Legislature in a meeting held just before the adjournment, which, after a couple of whereases, resolved: r "That the Populists reoresentioe cer tain counties in North Carolina, and other Populists in meeting assembled, re commend to the Populist party that they give their sympathy and influence to the movement looking toward the organiza tion of a distinct political party, which has for its chief issue before the nation the free coinage of silver at the rate of 18 to 1, but at the same time that the Populists of North Carolina maintain their autonomy and distinct organization as Pop alists. and that every effort and every compromise that can be made without a surrender of principle, whicb looks toward the effecting ot legislation that will secure the free coinage of sil ver, be made by the Populists individu ally and collectively during tbe next two yrars. J -j " This puts a damper on the contin ued fusion of the Pops, and Reps, as far as the next Presidential election goes, and practically merges the Populist party into the new silver party and that will be the end of the Populist party as a distinct political j organization. This move ment is not confined to North Caro lina for it will be followed in other States where the Populists have strength enough to make them a factor in politics. A good many of; the farmers of Montgomery county, Kan., were compelled the past Winter to eat their horses to escape starving, and they are now breaking in their cows to do the plowing for the next Spring crop. T HE REVENUE ACT- Tke ; Rate of , Tsxttlon Iaereased Fot i Cents on tbe Handrcd Dollr School -JTbjs Tnoreaaed Two Cents A Number" of Import act CbaDitea. . - , The Star is indebted to the News & Observer for ihe 'following 'synopsis of the new Revsnne Act: ' ' - : As finally adopted " the Revenue Act makes the Slate tax" 24 cents instead of 22 cents," es fixed by tbe last General As sembly. Tbe School tax is 18 .cents; it was 16 cents.ia 1898-'94.' The Pensidil tax is 3U cents, the same as heretofore The total is 45 cents on every- $t0ft value of real and personal property in the State. It was 41 cents in 1893-'94, and 43 cents in 1891-92.. - .Expenditures for the next two years are estimated at $925,000 or some $75,000 more than for 1893-'84. This includes not ' only appropriations made " by the General Assembly, but the expenses of State officers. Judges and the $180,000 interest on the State debt. ' The receipts on the $262,000,000 of property c are figured at $875,000, bn it is believed that the new assessment will show a de preciation in value of 20 or 25 per cent. This will bring the receipts on property down to $780.000. ! Included in, this ii the $180,000 in the State Treasury; Thtf depreciation will, it is believed, make the amount for the School tax and the General tax about the same as -: hereto fore, notwithstanding the increased rate. . The school tax was first fixed at 16 cents in tbe House, and an amendment offered by Mr. Nelson. Democrat,' of Caldwell, making it 18 cents was voted down by the Fusionists, but the same amendment was again offered in the Senate by Mr. Adams, Democrat, and finally pas sed, though it met with con siderSble opposition. The liquor tax is 2 per cent, instead of 1 per cent., as heretofore. Druggists dealing in spirituous liquors must not only obtain a license upon payment of $50 to tbe State Treasurer, but may also be taxed as liquor ! dealers by counties, cities and towns. No druggist, however, can deal in spirituous liquors except upon the prescription of a practicing physician, as now allowed bv law. This makes the tax very high, and will, drug gists say, drive them out of the business. County Commissioners have discretion in granting licenses outside of incorpor ated towns, and inside of such towns can only grant alter the corporation has issued the license, j Thibpart of the law is exactly the same as was passed by the last Legislature, j Social clubs or organizations that dis pense liquors for the use of tbe members or guests shall pay the same license tax as do companies and firms for selling spirituous liquors.! Manufacturers may sell wines and spirits in quantities of not less than one quart instead of one gal lon, as heretofore, at the place of manu facture or within 100 yards thereof. Dealers in cigars, cheroots and ciga rettes are subject to an annual tax of hve cents per thousand. In the Act as originally drawn cigarettes were nxed ten cents. Billiard and pool tables are robe taxed $85 instead of $75. while ferry bridges and toll-gates are to pay a tax of 2 per cent, on gross receipts. Heretofore they have been taxed $5 and one -half of 1 per cent. " " ' ' Practicing lawyers, dentists and doc tors (country doctors excepted) shall be taxed $10 per annum, but no county, city or town shall impose an additional tax. Boarding house beds are taxed 50 cents each.. ,:, - j The peddler's tax remains tbe same as at present, except that sewing machine agents are required to pay to the State Treasurer $300 instead of $250 as here-, tofore. I , The fee for license issued to any insur ance company to do business in tbe State is $200. It was $100 in 1893-94. ; ; ;: CRIMINAL COURT JUDGES- ; j. Governor Cart Heaao&s For Appointing " tna J adges pf the New Criminal Court. The following is- from-the News and Observer cf yesterday: Governor Carr threw a bomb into tbe Fusion camp yesterday. ; u " . - When . the j Fusion ists abolished the Criminal Court of New ' Hanover and Mecklenburg,1 and the Criminal Court of Buocombe. their object was to run out Democrats and give places to the follow ers ol Fusion. ,; , ,C;V .' ! So two-new circuits were created. Re publicans and! Populists in joint caucus nominated, and the Legislature elected Senator Charles A.. Cook. .of Warren, judge of the Eastern circuit, and Repre sentative H. G. Ewart, of Haywood, judge of the Western circuit. They con sidered the matter settled, and the pie ail rjeady for slicing. 1 - .: I - - v Governor " Carr : has "" at V one blow knocked the pie out of their greedy hands. ; r--l.S:' ''P"-' : v:r?-i:k Yesterday he announced that he bad appointed to preside over these two cir cuits Judge Oliver P. Meares lor the Eastern aod -Tudge i,Thom?s .A. Jones for the Western. j- ; j - Fusionists didn't know precisely the eaning oi tma move. - ? repoFte-aw uovernor iarr in bis office at the executive mansion last even ing. The Governor was asked his rea son for making the appointment. p , "It is the Governor's prerogative," he replied; "this prerogative has been in fringed upon. I . claim "the right to ap point these officers." i '-r.' i. The question is a constitutional one, and will no doubt be argued before the Supreme Court. .' -; '. The matter binges on Section 80 of Article IV (Judicial Department), which reads as follows: - , , j; : "Section 30. In case the General As ssmbly shall establish other courts infe rior to the Superior Court, the presiding officer and clerks thereof shall be elected in such manner as the General Assembly may, from time to time, prescribe, and they shall hold their offices for a term not exceeding eight years." I It is plain that the General Assembly must fix tbe manner ' of electing these officers.". " ' - " L '.. i- .. -j , But bas it tbe right to fill the vacancy until an election is held ? I It is the prerogative of the "Governor to fill all vacancies by appointment for the remainder of tbe term. Only the Governor bas this right. I 1 The General Assembly has not only fixed tbe manner and time of the. elec tion, but has selected persons to fill tbe vacancies until the election. In.doing this it has stepped beyond its bounds, and has infringed on tbe prerogative of tbe Executive. I- .j.'.'-". M And tbe Governor refuses' to relin quish his constitutional rights. ' j CRIMINAL COURTS. Prominent lawyers Bar That Gov. Carr Bight to Ap- THE PRICE OP COTTON. The Improvement in Frloe Is Baaed oa the Belief That tbe Acreage "Will Be Bedneed. v Cotton producers should consider carefully the warning contained in the following i from the New Orleans Picayune: During the past week there has been quite a substantial " improvement - in the price of cotton compared with the extreme low prices' previously J ruling. The cause of . the improvement has been a growing belief that cotton is cheap at the prevalent prices, and that the consumption has been stimulated to a much greater extent than com monly , believed, by . the cheap cost. The demand has improved materially, not: only in the United States, but in foreign markets, with the general re sult that a more confident tone prevails in cotton circles than has been tbe case, for some time past. . . f . While there has ; been an improve ment, tbe farmers of the South must not commit the mistake of believing that a permanent advance has set in. Much of the betterment which has oc curred bas been predicated on the gen eral expectation of - a reduced acreage.. Should the farmers decide not to re duce acreage, under the! delusive hope that prices must improve in any event, they are likely to find that tbe recent advance will be shortlived, and that prices will soon drop to a iower level than they have yet witnessed . ' A general and radical reduction of acreage is the only sure means oi bring ing about permanent improvement, hence it is to be hoped .that the farmers will not be deceived by temporary up ward flurries, which, however welcome, are. based entirely upon the belief that acreage will be - reduced, and, conse quently, cannot be relied upon nntil tbe expectations upon which they are based are fully realized. : 4 IFor the Star.1 BEHIND THE SCENES, That some men are born - great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrustj upon them, is a well known apothegm, and it was practically illustrated in-ibjs borough5 many years ago. and. though, but of mere local no toriety it only goes to prove the truth of that old adage. - The incident to which I refer and which "caused considerable amusement at the time happened in this wise, and I truit'that I violate none of the proprieties I in recording it at this time. ' ;" -i. J - Among the prominent gentlemen whq composed the old Thalian Association in those days was Mr. William H. Hal- eyr who was a a much more ity.. and for inent ' membea ton; Bar. . He educated gentleman of than ; ordinary - abil- taany .years a prom- . of tbe Wilming was more : methodical than brilliant, more logical than fanci ful, had but of the graces of 'oratory and was regarded as a better counselor than, advocate, efforts before i as having been Oov. Catr'a Appointments. In the Charlotte News of Thursday it was stated that Mr. Armistead Bur well, ex-Judge of the Supreme Court, bad ex pressed the opinion that Gov. Carr's action in appointing Criminal Court Judges was based on law : and would stand. Last night the Star received a telegram! from Judge Burwell saying "Tb statement in yesterday's News is erroneous. I have expressed no opinion on tbe subject." In reply to a telegram to ex-Jndee R. H. Battle, of Raleigh, asking bis opinion on the subject, he telegraphed the bTAR last night as follows: "Other engage ments have prevented my investigating tbe question sufficiently to comply with your request.,' , ; i ' ja asa Sgeser "' SEABOARD AND SOUTHERN. Botn Seem Satisfied Trains Over the Sea board Said to Be Peeked. The state of affairs on the two rail roads that Charlotte is interested in, says the Observer, tbe Southern and Sea board, is after this fashion. "A is happy and so is B." j One is thriving on the cut rate and tbe other on .the boycott. The Southern, as mentioned yesterday reports its travel heavier than ever be fore, while the Seaboard says the same is true of its road. The trains, say those who travel over the road, are packed. New sleepers are being made, and as soon as but of tbe shop will be pressed into service. With this state of affairs in existence tbe Seaboard eating house at Monroe is getting as much as it can do. Messrs. Gresham and Jamison fur nished suppers for 52 passengers Tues day night. The traffic is said to be ele gant" ; ' The Bank tax heretofore. This Those carping censors who have from time to time been scoring this administration, and especially Secre tary Gresham, for alleged tardiness in upholding the dignity of the American flag cannot accusehim of any unseemly dallying in planting his foot and opening his mouth in the matter of the shooting at the Allianca, off the coast of Caba, by that Spanish cruiser. If Mn Charles A. Dana, of the New York Sun, who put bis war point on and whooped his war whoop, as soon as be beard the report of the Captain of the Alli anca, had issued the instructions to our Minister at Madrid he could not have used less circumlocution, or been more explicit or come more di rectly to the point. Even Mr. Dana will not accuse Secretary Gresham of wasting time in acting or in thumbing the dictionary hunting up diplomatic language to say what he didn't mean. They will probably admit that Mr. Gresham was prompt and emphatic- enough, while there are a good many who arc rather in clined to think that he exhibited un necessary celerity in jumping on Spain with both feet before giving Fatal Afirey In Fayetteville. The Observer of March 14th says: "Tom Taylor, a youth of 14 years, and Joe Sparks, of about the same age,- en gaged in1 an affray yesterday evening in which Taylor struck Sparks a fatal blow, crushing his skull. Both colored. Police Officer Benton arrested Taylor and carried him before Mayor W. S. Cook, who committed him to jail. Sparks has since died. j Among the last bills passed by the F. D. Legislature was one to make the punishment for larceny under $20 one year's Imprisonment. ! This Will make thefts of $19.99 very common, and will make business lively at the Peni tentiary. " . !:';V- remains the same as tax was slightly in creased two years ago, all the stock be ing taxed even though held by non-residents. ! . Tbe graduated Income tax and the Merchant's Purchase tax are unchanged. Tbe Drummer's license tax, whicb was originally incorporated in the Act was finally stricken out by the House. - A franchise tax is imposed on private corporations (railroads, banks and insu rance companies excepted) in proportion to the amount of its capital stock accord ing to the following graduated scale, to wn: Capital stock of $25,000 or less, $5.00; over $25,000 and less.lhan $50 000, $10.00; over $50,000 and less than $100, 000, $25 00; over $100,000 and less than $250,000. $50.00; over $250,000 and lesi than $500,000. $100; over $500,000. $200. The taxes on building and loan asso ciations are as follows: On $100,000 and over, paid up capital. $100; between $50. 000 and $100,000. $50; between $25,000 and $50,000, $25; between $25,000 and $5,000. $10; under $5.000. $5. THIS IS INTERESTING. Demooiata "Who Voted the Fusion Ticket Benounee Their Faith end Coma Back Home; A Star representative chanced to meet, yesterday, a gentleman who is a citizen of a county not very far from Wilmington. He is a man of intelligence and prominence, and he knows every voter in his own Township. At the last election, he said, there were exactly six teen Democrats in -my Township' who voted the so-called Fusion ticket, and I am personally acquainted with every one of them. They have kept up with the proceedings of the recent Legislature, and twelve of the sixteen have become so disappointed, disheartened and disgusted that they will have no more of Republican-Populism and will hereafter vote with the Democrats. Four out of the sixteen were appointed Magistrates by the Fred Douglass Legislature, and they, prob ably, don't yet know where they will stand, politically, in the next election. . ' Now. this may be considered a small matter by some;! but the star tninxs otherwise. It is 1 a political pointer of much significance. When twelve out of sixteen Populists (aU except those who were appointed j Magistrates) in one Township renounce their party it shows the drift of sentiment in that party, and is fall of encouragement to the true Democrats of North Carolina, who will march in solid column for tbe redemp tion of their State in 1896. Ess the Constitutional i point the Judges. ' . Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, March 14. Several promi-1 nent Democratic lawyers who have made examination, say that Gov. Carr has the constitutional right to appoint Criminal Court Judges. Capt. R. B. Peebles says he examined the Constitution to-day, and is positive that the Governor has the right. He holds that the Legisla ture has the right to provide a method of appointment, but not to appoint, and that when they create such an office the right is vested in the Governor to fill! it till an election by the pedple. ! Capt. Peebles also thinks that tbe Railroad Commission comes under the same t construction, and that tbe Gov ernor has the right to appoint Mason's successor, and that Wilson's election by tbe Legislature is illegal. Btate Horticultural Fair. BMr, P. Hiensberger, Jr.; received a let ter yesterday from Mr. Gerald McCar thy, of Raleigh, in response to one writ ten to him in regard tOj holding the State Horticultural or Fruit Fair here this Summer. He said the outlook now was for an abundant, yield of fruit this vear. owing to the rest the trees and vineyards bad last year, and in all proba bility the Jf air would oe a great success and that the same proposition will be of fered as was made last year, and Wil mington would be given the preference. , Tbe proposition was last year to pay the Fair At sociation $500. BURGLARS CAUGHT. a Gang of Thieves Who Bats Been Ter rorizing Citizens of Beaufort. Special Star Tetezram. Beaufort. N. C March 15. For tbe past six months an" organized gang of thieves have been terrorizing our town to such an extent that no one felt safe.1 All the principal stores and many dwellings have been robbed. The. au thorities employed a detective who planned and joined them in breaking into Jones & Forlaw s store last night. Four of the gang were captured and are now in jail. . f- :. I ' . j Broke Faith With the Guerd. The Legislature broke faith with the Guard, says the News and Observer. Under the law the troops enlist "'for a term of five years.! These troops en listed when the appropriation was $250 per company, just sufficient to cover the expense of armory, Insurance, etc. The Legislature still holds the troops to their contract, hut breaks faith with them, and compels them' not only to serve the State for nothing, bat to go down into their pockets, (and they are mostly poor young men, and pay out preciousdollars I -to serve their country, it tequires patriotism of a high, order to submit to this. And only the patriotism of offi cers and privates saves the State-Guard to North Carolina, f . I I NEW HANOVER HATTERS. Raleik News and Observer "There was so much conflict in the Legislature about New Hanover matters, growing out ot differences of opinion among Democrats, that the Democratic Representative from that county did hot escape criticism at tbe bands of Demo crats in and out of the General Assem bly. He had a difficult position to fill. From time immemorial the Democrats cf New Hanover have claimed and enjoyed, if there is any enjoyment in it. the priv ilege of dividing into factions and abus ing each other as much as they pleased. The man who can unravel the Chinese puzzle would be lost if he should try to discover all the ins and outs of the inter nal warfare among Wilmington Demo crats. Mr? Rascoe, the member from Bertie, took occasion to pay a very hand some compliment a few days ago to Mr. Herbert McClammy. tbe member from New Hanover, which was warmly ap plauded. He voted against Mr. McClam myron the Criminal Court, but said that he wanted to express the thanks of the Democratic minority for the able manner in which Mr. McClammy had represented them on the Elections Committee and on the floor of tbe House. Tbe services rendered by Mr. McClammy on the Elec tions Committee were of conspicuous service to his party. He studied the evi dence, and presented it with great clear ness and force, and . let no cnance ior protecting the Democrats in their seats pass by unimproved. The Republicans who came here to turn out the Demo-' crats, " evidence or no evidence, found Mr. McClammy and his Democratic as sociates on the committee too vigilant to permit them to carry out their schemes." THE STATE GUARD. A country merchant who was in the City yesterday informed a Star representative that his sales ot guano this season were considerably less than 100 tons, against 825 tons sold up to the same date last season. J : . Mr. E. A. Williams, of Battle boro". who discontinued the Star re- now write: "Please- send me Star. I find I can't do cently. the Daily without it." Tbe synopsis of the new rev enue bill printed in the Star to-day should be read by all who pay taxes. - A number! of important changes have been made by tbe Fred Douglass Legislature. Sterbuck's Prediction. : The News and Observer says: Sen ator Starbuck, Republican, of Guilford, in a speech in opposition to a section of the revenue act, made this prophecy: ,"With Fred. Douglass for sentiment, and the business men down on increase of taxation, it will be hard for another co-operation : Legislature to get back here two . years hence." Mr. Starbuck may have spoken wiser than he knew. His prophecy is one which nearly every body who looks upon the record of the late session of tbe Legislature can but believe will come to pass. The St ar does not credit the rumor, current in Raleigh, that the Sea board Air Line contemplates a reduc tion of the pay of its locomotive engi neers, and that a strike will follow. ' It is much more likely that if there are any differences they will be settled without a strike, Will the Chaplsin of the IText House be ;; -JSegroP. .1 . . . j . A Washington, D. C , correspondent says: "It is still the impression here that the negro Republicans will demand that one of their race be elected chap lain of the next House.! and the North Carolina preachers of color are said to have their lightning-rods np. This question will be an embarrassing one to the white Republicans, for the reason that they have no idea of confering this favor on the' black brethren, but tbe latter appear to be full, of the notion, and should they persist there is going to be trouble for some of the white leaders. In the list of town charters amended by the Douglass Legislature, as printed in the News and Observer, Maxton does not appear. It is to be hoped this is correct; but the people of that town are under the impression that the bill amending their charter passed. Members Disappointed at the Action of the legislature in Bednetng the Annual ApproprUtion-But Will Use Every Effort to Maintain the Efflolenoy of Companies. The reduction in the annual appro priation for the State Guard made by the Rep-Pop Legislature has caused much comment and great dissatisfaction among members of the two companies m Wilmington the Light Infantry and the Naval Reserves. . These companies have heretofore each received $250 per annum to aid them in meeting current expenses, and the reduction of the appropriation to $100 per annum for each company is a pretty hard blow at their efficiency. Yet the boys are determined that the com panies shall maintain their organization and hope that-the business men of the community will aid them in the matter. The Legislature also took away the appropriation for the annual encamp ment of the State Guard. The Wil mington boys, however, will have their usual ten days training. Capt. Northrop of the W. L..I. was seen by a Star re porter yesterday. He said that if the necessary funds could be raised the Wil mington Light Infantry would have an encampment this Summer. The place has not yet been decided upon7, but probably they will use the old encamp ment grounds at Wrightsville. Other companies in the State who are willing to pay their own expenses may join themthere. Lieut J. C. Morrison, of the Naval Reserves, when asked about the annual cruise, said: "We will undoubtedly have the third annual cruise this Sum mer. What training ship will be sent us by the Government is no yet known, but strenuous efforts will be made, to secure the U.S. warship Ra leigh, named in honor of the capital of this State. The cruise will take place in July, I suppose, as has been the cus tom heretofore. The company will have to pay their own expenses, as no appro priation was made by the Legislature for that, purpose. As usual the monitor Nantucket will take them down tbe river, manned in every particular by members of the Reserves. The cruise for 1895 promises to be the grandest ever held, if we can secure the Raleigh as the training ship. . The Reserves and their friends throughout the State have ar ranged to present the officers , with a beautiful silver set. , Maxton's Moner Mill. As there were some errors in the list of officers of the Maxton Cotton Mills (as reproduced from the Robesonian) in the Star ot yesterday, the following corrected list is . printed : President, John Leach; Vice-President, R. W. Liv- ermore; Secretary and Treasurer, I. W. Carter. Directors, A. J. McKinnon.' T. B. Pace, J. W. Carter. and yet some of his jury are remembered very able and enective. There was a vein of dry humor in" bis nature which would bubble up on un expected occasions and would provoke merriment, and he would frequently ex cite laughter by bis seriq comic manner, his droll fancies land quaint illustrations He was very fond Ot theatrical amuse ments and was an active member of the association which existed for so many years in this city and' which numbered among its mempers .many of the most prominent citizens of the town, and was regarded as a' good actor, particularly in the character of an old man. . I remember, many years ago. when I wa3 a youngster witnessing a number of those representations, and tffey are very vividly impressed upon my mind, and one particularly in which the subject of this brief notice figured prominently, and was unwittingly the -suir of the occasion. The play was one of the old English comedies,- but: its name has escaped me. Mr. Halsey personated a widowed old man in the humble walks of life, who had but one child, a daugh ter, the apple of his eye, and upop whom he had. lavished his warmest affections, in fact. She was his idol, and upon her he centered all his thoughts, his hopes and ( his desires. But she proved unworthy of his love, in fact repaid it with tbe basest ingrati tude, and ran away with trifl ing character, leaving her poor old father broken-hearted and desolate. Friends gathered around him during the action of the play to sympathise and condole, and when the curtain rose upon the scene shortly after' the elop ment, it disclosed the old man sitting in an arm chair, rocking himself backward and forward, giving vent to the deepest emotion, I and with tbe tears streaming down his furrowed cheek. - He was en deavoring to tell a warm friend of his in the play named John Barr, which char acter was personated that evening by tbe late brilliant Joseph A, Hill, whose death at the early age of thirty-five years end ed a career of so much ; promise, what had happened in bis household, but was so overcome by emotion that his utter ance became choked, and it was some time before he could command himself sufficiently to give coherence to bis words. He was always slow and deliberate in his articulation, and it was his practice to make long pacsas in bis speech which had the effect at times of giving addi tional emphasis to his words and adding to their impersonations. On this occa sion, after expatiating on his bereave ment he suddenly pointed bis long index finger at bis friend and with flashing eye and commanding voice exclaimed, "John Burr, you go and get a child" and right there he paused or rather stopped short and became as dumb as an oyster, He should have continued aa the text reauired "and lavish on her all your love and she thus repays you, &c but either his memory failed him or the habit; of pausing in which he so fre quently indulged was too strong for him and he could not resist the temptation. Unfortunately, be paused at the wrong time and place and there stood the hapless John Burr with that long index finger pointed at him and probing as it were his inmost soul, completely ss founded at the words which had' just been hurled at him and were ringing like the blast of a trumpet in his ears. He showed his confusion in every way, choked.-eoughed, tried to articulate but could no(. turned purp'.e in the face and suddenly wheeled in 1 his tracks and bolted from the stage convulsed with laughter. The audience shouted in great glee and the youngsters hurrahed tumultuously and in the midst of the uproar and confusion the curtains fell, and the performance came to an abrupt and entirely unexpected conclusion, The crowd dispersed in great good humor; they had . got . their money's worth of fun and were well content, but a long period elapsed before that play was again presented to a Wilmington audience. i t History and tradition are alike silent as to "John Burr's" subsequent action in the premises, though "Joe Hill," as he was familiarly called, had to bear the brunt of that awkward contretemps for a long time, but he did not mind it, but laughed as loudly as the others, and seemed ready to enjoy ; it, for his amia bility and bonhommie were marked char acteristics of his nature. Mr. Halsey was a very quiet, inoffen sive gentleman, somewhat reserved in manner, and attended strictly to bis own affairs, and never meddled with those of his neighbors. He died in this city many years ago, leaving aesccnaanis and connections, many of whom are still living add are greatly respected, and was buried in tbe old church yard of St. James, where so many of his contempo raries sleep their last sleep. Senex. a rto6aWiar'''anrTi irr ' i-i i i.-,n-.. ' SH&ITS 1 TURPENTINE. - . ; r 1 Winston .Sentinel : C. Mebane and other revenue officers : seized twelve barrels of blockade whiskey early Mon-. day morning near Panther Creek. It -was found in r tobacco tarn, and Is sup--poed to be the property of J. H Shorc, of Yed kin county. . ; . . " ' Charlotte News: - Esquire John : P. Hunter, of Derita, was in town to-day ,- and bad bis pockets full of gold. In a' . bottle he bad nuggets and solid lumps of A vlrgia gold, and he also had rocks from ' which gold hung in chesters.' Jt all came V from his mine near Derita. - - . - - " Wilkesboro, News : Probably , -the largest shipment of butter that has . ever left our depot,' was that made by Mr. N. K. Transou, of Nathans Creek, jbne day last week. The shipment con sisted of five thousand pounds of nice, fresh, firm butter which was sent to the r Northern market. '' Rocky Mount Argonaut: Mr." R. M. VVhitaker, aged bout 76 years, died at his home near Gold Rock. Nash county. Monday last. D.ed oh Saturday night, 9th inst Mrs.. Sarah E. Bunn. after a brief illness ot pneumonia.' The hud reached the ripe old age of 77 years. ..' v - Greenville Reflector: Mr. tflaney Joyner. one of the best and most highly . esteemed citizens of the county, died at , his ! home near Farmville -Wednesday afternoon. Mr. E. C Blount, of ' Contentnea township, died Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. Mr. Blount was a prominent man in this county for many years. : Southport Leader'. Mrs. Elouise Burriss Leonard died in this citv last Friday morning.' Mrs. Leonard at the time of her death was in her forty-third year. She had been an invalid for sev eral years, the cause of her death being consumption. She was born at Wrights ville Sound, but had lived here most of her life. Monroe : Journal'. Mrs. Anna Walsh, mother of Mr. W. W. Walsh, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Ramsey,, last Friday. Mrs. Ettie Lee, wife of Mr. T. C. Lee, died at the residence of Mr. G. S. Lee, in Monroe, at 2 o'clock Sunday morn ing. Several days before she came on a brief trip to Monroe and was taken, sick while here. . Sanford Express; The fruit growers and farmers of this County are looking forward to a heavy fruit crop this year. Here is the middle of March and not a peach blossom hi s appeared. A shipment of Chatham coal has jest been gone forward to a large manu facturing concern at Richmond, which is almost in the midst of the Virginia coal fields, and several thousand tons are now loaded on the cars for shipment to Wil mington. ! Raleigh Press : This morning Mr. Lee R. Wyatt filed a deed ot assign ment with the Register of Deeds, nam ing I N. Holding and . P. Wyatt as ' trustees. Mr. Wyatt - assigned .all his property, both personal and real estate. He reserved the $1,500 exemption, which privilege is given him. The esti mated liabilities are $14,000, and. the assets about the same, though if the real estate should bring its full value tbe assets would amount to $16,000 or $18.0C0. Rocky Mount Phoenix: We re gret to announce the sad death of Mrs. Henry Batts, which occurred Sunday last. . She was Miss Bobbins, a daughter of John D. Robbins. Esq. We re gret to chronicle the death of Mr. Jesse Hines which sad event occurred at his home in Edgecombe county last Thurs day, of typhoid pneumonja. It is with much regret that we announce the death of Mrs. 4Geo. W. Robbins, which occurred on Monday morning' at 8 o'clock. She was a daughter , of J. J. Sharpe, Esq., of Nash county. Monroe Enquirer: On last Mon day afternoon Lonnie, the fourteen year old son of Mr. James Goodwin, of Rock Kest, was hauling wood and his team be came frightened and ran away. Tbe un fortunate boy was' thrown from the waeron and was crushed between one of the wheels and a tree. One of his legs was broken near the bipoint and he was injured, internallv. Dr. J. E. Ash craft was called,; and set the broken limb, but the internal io juries were fatal, and after lingering until Wednesday morning, death came and relieved him of his suffering. : Raleigh Visitor: One of the largest illicit distilleries captured this year was destroyed by deputy collector Shelburn, last Monday, in Orange county. This still was owned bv Jim Gates, a well-known and long sought for moonshiner of that county. The report of the seizure was made to Collector SimmOss this morning. The still was a ISO gallon one, a very large size, and with it were captured a cap and two worms, 8,000 gallons of beer and thirty gallons of spirits, all of which were de stroyed. 'The distillery was situated at Linover postoffice, about ten miles from Hillsboro. , PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ith Carr a Good Democrat. ; Through all this mess Governor Carr has shown himself a good Democrat and a man of courage. No Legislature ever got better advice than j he gave this onef at the beginning. His special message on penitentiary affairs, a few days ago, was dignified and becoming. He has stood all along upon what he conceived to be his riehts. and in his conception of these he nominated Messrs. Jones and Meares. Wednesday night, for Judges : of the western and eastern Criminal Circuits, respectively. It may be taken for granted ! that he did this under legal advice, and that he is forti fied for a contest in! tne ixmns. io these the cases .will 'fit. course go for determination. . j . :.. . . FortOaswell. r .- -" S"-- The Southport Leader says the U.S Government "is building a trestle from the wharf at Oak Island to the top of - Fort Caswell, where the new torpedo station Is to be built, The trestle is Wide enongh for two tracks, and cars will be run from tbe wharf to the ' Fort to carry the materials to be used in the construc tion of , the station, and afterwards to convey ; all .necessary war munitions which may be wanted at the station. The trestle will be about eleven hundred iecuong. , , . . , j --, . - - ' . r ' - . . -s B6turned to Washington Yesterday a Good Supply of Game. 'By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. - Washington, March 19. President Cleveland came back to Washington after his eleven days ot recreation on the water. . As b$ stepped down the gang plank from the Violet to. the wharf he looked hale and hearty, and smiled broadly when somebody in the crowd shouted "bring out the ducks." There was a glow of health upon his cheeks which was not there when he left on March 5, the day after Congress had adjourned. It was j fist 4.15 when the Violet tied up to her wharf. About fifty people were there awaiting her arrival. Enough game was brought . back to send hampers of game to all the Cabinet officers in town, to Mr. Thurber, and to the homes af the President's compan ions, and a' ' Bplendid supply for the White House table. Most oi tne sport was bad in Pamlico Sound and the President bashed a fair share. Mr. Cleveland is we of the best wing shots, tbe captain of the Violet says, he has ever seen. The party had much bad weather but did not saffer any inconvenience. Captain Donald decided to lay to off St. George's Island in tbe Potomac, about a hundred miles below Washina toni' At daybreak this morning the Violet resumed her journey,' reaching the Indian head proving ground at 1 80 this afternoon. Its brief stop was made to send a message to Private Secretary Thurber and the , Violet continued to Wasbingson without stopping again. V SEABOARD AIR UNEvj A Silver Service Presented Bx-vios-Pres!-. dent Winder by Qffloers and JCmpIojes.1 Br Telegraph to the Horning Star. Raleigh, March 16. Major John M. Winder, ex-yice-President of the Sea board Air-Llne,andv for twenty years one of the managers of the line, was to-day presened with a handsome silver service by the officers, engineers, and other "employes of . the Sea board Air Line, in recognition of his sxrviree to the road and the high- esteem in which he is held. All the offi cials of the road were present at the ceremony. D. M. King, of Raleigh made the presentation on behalf of the engi neers, and T. D. Meares, of Wilmington, on behalf of the other employes. Major Winder responded gracefully. A cablegram was received at the Kaw TVnartment vesterdav stating that the Raleigh had left Colon for Cartha gena, ... ... j- : V.