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MAR V WILLIABH.BSBHABD, Xdltox and Proprietor. c : WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday, April 12, .1895. rW In writing to Changs jronr 5lre mlmayt lflT inur directional well u full particular! ia where yoinriih roar pper to be teat hereafter. Unleaiyoa do both channel can net be made. : saw Notice of Marriage or Death, TriboWofRe apect, Resolatioos of Thank, c, art chargedfora ordinary advertiaementa, but only half rate when paid for itrictly In advance. ' At thij rate 60 cent will pay (or a simple announcement of Marriage or ueatn. ' VT Remittance most be made by Check, Draft," Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Fotma ter will regiter letter when domed. ; rr Only nch remittance will be at the rUk of the publisher. 2W- Specimen copies forwarded when desired. THIS COUNTBlY CAH LEAD. A few days ago we reproduced in an editorial a remarkable prophecy of Wm. H. Seward, made in theUni trfcfStates Senate in 1852, in refer ence to the conspicuous place the countries on and in the Pacific were destined to take in the world's pro- egress. Much of that prophecy has already been fulfilled, and much more of it will be fulfilled within a decade from this time. It had more especial reference to the countries upon the American side of the Pacific, and only incident ally referred to the part the countries on the other side, teeming with their millions of people, might play in it. But they have been playing it some, and one of them has been playing a heroic part. When Mr. Ssg?d spoke be knew but little of Japan, that marvellous nation, which after a sleep of many centuries suddenly awoke, rubbed the cobwebs from her eyes and bounded to the front among the nations of the earth, one of the most ancient and exclusive of nations, which had kept her gates hermetically sealed, as it were, for all (time before against the nations of the earth, suddenly becoming the most progressive of nations. In thisvjespect she stands alone, peculiar and unparalleled by any na- '. tion, of any age. : Mr. Seward could not have fore seen the part this wonderful nation wag to play in the progress, of that side of the Pacific, but in one gene ration she has done more for the progress of humanity within her sphere of influence than was done in all the ages that preceded since the waters of the flood subsided. When -she. crossed the dividing waters and with her brave soldiers carried war into the midst of China's 400,000, 000 of people and smote the vain s glorious, rotten personification of despotic stupidity on the brow and made it grovel in the dust and bawl -' for mercy she lifted Chinese manhood and made progress possible. It is 'said that one of the conditions of peace prescribed by Japan is that China shall open .her gates to the machinery of the nations of the earth, which means that China shall become one of the nations of the earth and give her people a chance to become as other people and move along with the procession. Under . -the progressive Inspiration or dicta . tion of such a nation as Japan there are inestimable possibilities in even as moth-eaten a country as China. But what is this to us? some one might ask. Much; very much, pro vided we realize it, and put ourselves in a position to take advantage of it. Politically we declared our in dependence of the "mother country" 119 years ago, but commercially and financially we never have. Finan - daily we have permitted ourselves to be governed by" European ideas, and England governs Europe. The brains that shape England's financial policies, dictate the financial policies of Europe, and we march to the tunes that English money-handlers whistle. That's what we have been , .doing most of .the time, that's what we are doing now, and that's why we have discord amongst ourselves on tne naanciai question, why our Treasury becomes embarrassed for gold, and why when it does we have to go upon the market as a borrower to get gold, much of which is dug from our own mines, and goes out to be boarded abroad and sent back to - us at a premium. . Why is this? ; Because, as we have , said, we follow the lead of England in shaping our financial policies, and look to Europe as the only market for our trade, when there is a better and a broader market oa the other side of the Pacific, where we could lead in finances-as we could lead in ; trade.' -; ; Under the Euglish dictation we have practically ostracized our sil ver, degraded it to the condition of a mere commercial commodity, and - put gold up as the only metal to be honored as j a true money metal. When we did that we stupidly took . a back seat and turned the lines and whip oyer to- England, and let her do the driving, which she has been doing ever since. She was anxious ' for our trade and if we bought from her more than we sold her we had to pay the difference in gold her money If she invested in ' enter prises in this country or in American securities, she must have the divi aenas or interest' in gold and the principal when that became due, &ne ignored our silver, and ;thus $500,000,000 of our metallic curren cy became utterly worthless in our dealings with her and other nations which followed her lead in declaring for the supremacy of the yellow metal. The wealthiest nation in the world, she can control the world's .volume of gold coin, and make other nations which must have it look to her for it. Are we always to play second to England and submissively walk In the path she points out? Should we do this when we can look across tne Pacific and see 800,000,000 of peo ple, anxious to trade with us, whose money is silver, who would welcome the money that England will not open her trade marts to?. If we did that- if we bored a water-way throueh the narrow barrier that sep arates the waters of , the Pacific and Atlantic, at the isthmus, and sought our trade in these waters, in the coun tries on both sides, all of which are silver using countries, it would not be long before England would be forced to cease worshipping the golden idol and recognize silver as a matter of self reservation. She will never do it until she is forced to do it. And that is the way to force her. She has ua nr driven ns: we can leador Wb v - - drive her if we will. MINOR MENTION. The" Raleigh Visitor informs ns that Messrs. Tones and Foster, ex tensive growers of hops in the State of New York, are no in Raleigh with a view to making experiments in hop-growing in Eastern, Central and Western North Carolina, the in tention being to engage largely in the business in that section where the experiments prove the most sat isfactory. Experiments which have been made in Rockingham "county have given good results, and it is pro posed now to carry them on over a wider range. Mr. Jones visited this State a year or so ago on the same mission and was favorably Impressed with the surveys and investigations he then made. There is little doubt that hop-culture will succeed 5n this State, for thev may be found growing luxuriantly here and there in almost every part of it, but whether they can be grown profitably for market is the question to be de termined. The industry Is largely and successfully carried on in New York State, and verjflargely in Cali fornia, where they nave tne aavant age of cheap Chinese and- Indian abor in the picking season, which is matter of much importance as bearing on tne cost ot cultivating and marketing, as the hops haye to be picked by hand like cotton. At one time it was a leading industry in Wisconsin and other Western States, but it was taken up as a craze, run into the ground by overproduction until the hops would not pay the cost of picking and marketing, and aban doned finally, we beIieve,"altogether. But Messrs. Jones & Foster doubtless know what they are doing. at The President's Private Secretary contradicts the report given out by a Washington paper that the Presi dent was in receipt of many letters and telegrams urging him to call an extra session of Congress to repeal the income tax law. We have no doubt that he would be overwhelmed with appeals of that kind if there was any ground to believe that he would be influenced by them, bntMr.Cleve land has had experience enough with the Congresses not to call them in extra session unless tne emergency be of much more importance than the repeal of what there is left of this income tax law, the kernel of which was scooped out by the recent decis ion of the Supreme Court, There will not ' be any extra session for - this purpose, nor , likely for' any other, but it is not at all improbable that this decision will result in the repeal of the law, the prime object of which was to raise revenue by taxing wealth which, it was claimed; and justly, had not borne its fair proportion of taxation for the support of the Government, Under this decision the number of income tax payers may become so small and the revenue from this source so insignificant that there would be really no use in keeping it on tne statute books, lo escape the tax all the recipient of a $4,000 income has to do Is to invest -his earnings in real estate or in Govern ment, State or municipal bonds, and let the income tax collector whistle. 1 . telegraphic announcement was made yesterday that the Edgar Thompson foundry and machine works at Mobile, Ala., had been awarded the contract for castings for a marine railway at Halifax, Nova Scotia, having underbid other com peting establishments in the United States and in England. Thatscorces one more victory for the Alabama iron men, who have on several pre vious occasions secured important contracts, bidding against the world. We don't know what the extent of this contract is, but the presumption is. that it amounts to something when both American and English estab lishments - competed . for it, r. but whether it be large or small, the fact . that a Mobile firm won the prize, again draws attention to the South j as an Iron manufacturing section and is a splendid advertisement for Alabama iron works. It draws attention' to another , fact, .and that is the 'possibilities of the : iron- manufacturing industry in -j our Southern seacoast cities where they have the advantage of cheap) raw material Urbm our own mines ! and cheap , all-water transportation for their manufactures. This latter fact had in all probability something, to do with the bid made by these Mo bile works which secured them the contract over other competitors at nome ana abroad. With t un taxed imported ores, which it is sometimes necessary to work with our native ores, some of our Southern seacoast cities might become great iron ana steei manutacturing centers. THE BTEA7BSIT C20P, f. Berries Will Be Plentiful Turtfca South, . buY the Crop Will Be late Every-. Indications now point to a heavy crop of strawberries everywhere South, in North Carolina, the crop is late, as else where, and the vield is likely to be large too large, in fact, to command remunerative prices when shipments be come general. The Savannah News has the iollowinc concerning the crop in Georgia and Florida: " ' , "The dealers in strawberries are of the opinion that the crop this year is. going to be a pood one in spue oi tne disad vantages with which crops of all. kinds have had to contend. -v "So far the Florida berries have been the only ones received in this market and they have been coming now for about ten days. They first sold at wholesale at 75 cents a quart, but nave lately gone down to 25 cents, Mr. L.. Pntzel. who bandies a -large portion oi the Florida strawberry crop coming into Savannah, says his advices are to tne. effect that the crop will be fully up to what it was last year, and perhaps the acreage will be a little larger. 'The strawberries sunerea some set back from the last cold soap, and did not come in as eanv as tney aia last wear, but thev were' not far enough ad vanced when the cold came along to re ceive any material damage. The savan nah crop is not a very large one, amount ing to not more than forty or fifty acres, but this will not come on for ten days or two weeks yet, and the outlook is that the fruit will bo considerably lower in price than it is at present. In fact there is no reason why it should not go jast as low as it has in years past. The quality of the berries this year is fnllv an eood it not better than it -was last year, and already large quantities of them have beenihioped outd i-ipr- Ida. In New York thev are now selling wholesale at 40 cents per quart, whereas the first berries sent there soia at irom tl.50 to 2 00 a quart. There is no rea son to believe that tne crop mis year will fall short in any respect to what it was last vear and the year before. The other vegetable crops and fruit crops, Mr. rutzei says, are progressing very favorably and the outlook is a good one. There has, of course, been a great setback with all of the crops on account of this season's cold weather, but the farmers have replanted all the crops that were destroyed, ana there is no reason to believe that the crops in all lines tnis year will not be as good and as plentiful as they nave neen -neretoiore. VISITORS FROM OUT WEST. The Farmeri Taken on en Excursion to Wriahtsrllle and the Seaside. The Sea Coast Railroad, took the Northern and Western farmers who are here looking for a location. South to Wrightsvtlle and the ocean yesterday, The train left at 13 o clock with one hundred and twenty visitors on board, under the leadership of Mr. Joseph Wil son, of Illinois. There were seventeen Northern States - represented. A targe number of prominent citizens -accompanied them, and Messrs. T. A. Brown, of Chadbourn, and l. A. west brook, of Mt. Olive, who have been showing them around for the past week. were along, shortly alter the arrival at Wrightsville they repaired to Stokeley'a oyster rooms, where an oyster roast ana lunch were served.! After visiting the Hammocks and Ocean View they re turned to the city, and left for home last night at seven o clock. The star is informed that they in vested extensively in lands near Chad bourn, N, C., and some along the W. & W. R. K. They were loud in their praise of the kind treatment accorded them in North Carolina, and a majority of them will make this State their future home. NEW TRIAL FOR ARKLE. The Cue Went JJo on Appeal From Col- umbos County. The News and Observer gives the fol lowing synopsis of ' the opinion of the I Supreme Court in the Arkle case: State vs. George Arkle (appellant) from Ixjiombns county. Upinion by fair- ciotn, J. C 1 Where the defendant was indicted tor stealing a pocket-book containing money, bank certificates and a check payable to the prosecutor, it appeared that be had found the pocket-book on the tram and on the day after bis return to his home in Wheeling. W. Va., irom a Southern tour, he made a proper and reasonable effort to discover the owner by writing to the bank which had issued the certifi cates, &c, and in a. few days explained the whole matter to the owner and kept his property safe from him; Held, that it was error to submit to the iary that the delay of the defendant from May 6th to lane vth in disclosing the fact that he had possession of the pocket-book was. in view of the internal evidence of the ownership, evidence of an original felo nious intent. - - r 8. The fact that the defendant kept the pocket-book in order to demand a reward is immaterial.' New trial. i Southern Mills Making Money. In a letter to the Manufacturers' i . Record Mr. John Inman says: "Cotton mills in all parts of the . South are work ing on full time, and are making money. Indeed, some of the large mills in which I personally own stock, are not only working full time, but are working night and day, using a double force of hands for this purpose, and, although thev have advanced the price of their pro duction, they still have more demand than they can supply. I predict that within five years South Carolina will have mills within her limits that will consume one-half of the cotton produc tion of the State. Every word in this statement will apply to North Carolina, except that the day is hot far distant when North Carolina mills will consume great deal more cotton than is now produced in the State. ' Aepldent to the Steamer Crosten. A telegram was received yesterday- evening by Mr. Smallbones, agent for the Clyde Steamship Company here, that the steamship Croaian, from New York for Wilmington, had sprang a leak off Cape Lookout, and was now anchored at that point with four feet of water in her hold. The officials here say there is no need for alarm; that the Croatan will be towed to Portsmouth or Norfolk, where repairs will be made immediately, and then she will come on to Wilming ton. The accident happened Tues day, during the storm. So far no dam age has been done to the cargo. Again Afloat. :.... . The American schooner A. H. Cross, which was driven ashore on Caswell beach in a gale last September, has been floated. The work was done under the direction of Mr.' Louis Skinner. ' The schooner was imbeded in sand to a depth of eight feet, and the Davis Wrecking uo,oi new eeaiora, contracted with the owners to float the vessel, but ab an doned it after expending several thous and dollars on the venture. Rheumatism, neuralgia, headache and pains of every kind instantly relieved hv Johnson's Magnetic Oil. 11.00 60cts.: 50 cts. size 25 cts, J. H. Hardin, J. MICKS BUNTING. THE C0TT0S BITTJATlOvM BVriew of the Present end a Olanee at the Jature A Letter from Mr. Alfred B. ' Bhepperson Seduction of Acreage the Chief Teetor Wlih ftlm. i -v; The cotton market in New York is at present in a waiting or.hesitating mood with a steady undertone, and while this steadiness might naturally result from several causes, I think that the chief too tor in the situation is the attempt on the part of certain well-known and. wealthy operators to bring about a materiarad vance in the price oi contracts for "May deliverer -1 i , -. The visible supply of cotton in the world is about 830.000 bales greater than while the stock held by European and American spinners is doubtless 500,000 bales greater than a year ago. - The in dications are that the commercial crop will reach 9,700,000 bales.: i L : Within the past month spot cotton in New York has advanced 18-16c, per pound, and, -, therefore, many persons think a reaction irom so sharp, an ad vance should be expected. - These are the discouraging features of the situation. On the other hand it is to be noted that while about 2,800.000 bales of Amer ican cotton have come into sight in ex cess of the movement to the correspond ins time last year, it has been so fullv absorbed that, as I have already stated. the visible supply of cotton in the world is only about aau.uuu bales greater than it was a year ago. I - v : The cotton manufacturers in Earope and America are doing a mnch more ac tive business than last season and their weekly consumption is probably "-15,000 bales (of 400 pounds net) greater. Not withstanding this largely increased con sumption and the comparatively small excess in visible supply, the price of spot cotton in Mew York is l?$c per pound less than it was a year ago. Trade conditions are so mnch better than last year here and in Europe that I do not think the larger supply justifies so great a decline in the value of cotton. On account of the very low prices for cotton which have prevailed throughput the season and the present high price of corn, there are many indications of a considerable reduction in cotton acreage this spring. ! - . That it would be manifestly to the ad vantage of the cotton growers to plant less cotton and more corn and other food crops there can be no doubt. The season of 1894 was fin unusually good one. Indeed. ! it may prove to be the best season of which we have any record. It is exceptional to have two very favorable seasons in succession. It not infrequently happens that a very favorable season is followed by an un favorable season. It would, therefore, be very unreasonaale to expect the sea son of 1895 to give anything like a full yield even if the acreage should remain unchanged. The season of 1888-84 with an acreage oi o per cent, greater than the previous year gave a crop 18 per cent, less than the crop of 1882-83. and a like result would be in the natural or der of things between the almost per fect crop of 1894 and the new crop of 1895. ' ' At the moment, operators are waiting for further developments in respect to tne acreage oi tne .new crop ana in re gard to the effect upon the market of the efforts being made to advance the price of contracts for May delivery. These are really the pivotal points of the situation. Tnose who think it time for reaction from the advance which las occurred since March 1st and who believe the vis ible and invisible stocks ohcotton too great to enable a higher range of prices to rule, even should the crop prove to be a very moderate one. are yet unwilling to go "short of the market until the speculation in May contracts is ended. Those who think prices are too low are yet unwilling to; buy tyn view of the' large visible ana invisible; supply) until more definite information is bad In ret erence to tne acreage oi tne new crop, for they justly think that aq advance due to manipulation ot May contracts could not oe maintained anouia there be no reduction in acreage. -v It trade conditions were undeniably good in Europe and America the pres ent stocks of cotton in the world would not be an obstacle to a material advance in prices, but while the British spinners have consumed more cotton than ' last year, and are doing a fairly active busi ness, the cotton industry in England is not at present prosperous, and has not been so for several seasons.', British manufacturers depend largely upon the export business. India has tafcbn from Great Britain a large share of te trade of China and other Eastern countries, and the long strike in Lancashire Hast ing near five months) diverted o the imminent a great deal ot businessiwhicb the British mills have not been able to regain. I ' v The Continent mills having a nome market lor toe greater part of tbeirpro- ducnon are doing an active and orafita ble business and it is reasonable to V ex pect that their consumption of cotton will continue to increase, but they hold large stocks ot cotton and should prices advance they would be in a position to withdraw from the market. . , . American spinners are doing much better than a year ago, but it cannot e said that there is any " boom" in cotton manufactures. The mills are simply do ing a good business compared with the very dull business of last year and the are doing it upon comparatively moder ate profits. As they hold full stocks o; cotton they would probably hesitate to follow any material advance unless a cor responding advance could be secured for goods, and it is not easy to put up the prices of goods except upon an active demand. While cotton may be temporarily ad vanced by the speculation in May con-, tracts it does not seem to me at all prob able that any advance of consequence can be maintained until the fact of a very considerable reduction in cotton acreage is. actually known, and accepted by the trade. ' . . ! It is true that unfavorable weather for the crop would have a stimulating effect upon prices, but unfavorable conditions prior to May 15th can be fully compen sated for by .favorable conditions after that time. ' t - An early peace between China and Japan -would doubtless cause a further advance in silver and a better demand for goods and yarns and thus strengthen the cotton market, and should our - cot ton acreage be considerably reduced it is probable that a reasonable advance in May could not only be maintained but that unfavorable weather thereafter : for the new crop would carry prices to a permanently higher plane. Alfred B. Shkppirson. New York, April 4, 1895. THE MAGISi ERlAL MUDDLE. Attorney General 0borne Advisee that . Governor Can May Appoint When Appointees Beftue to Qualify Demo eratlo Bute Executive Committee In Session. ' - Special Star Telegram. . RALEIGH, N. C. April 9 Attorney General Osborne advises Gov. Carr that where magistrates appointed by 'the Legislature failed to Qualify on account of negligence after April first, and still refuse to qualify, the Governor shall at- point. If the Legislative appointees delay in qualifying is not due to negli gence, then the Governor should not appoint. . - ' - -1 : , l be Democratic State Executive Com mittee met to-night, and discussed the proposed silver platform for the next campaign. Also, registrars of election, who are inferior conn judges.1 CONFEDERATE MONUMENT. READY FOR. THE; UNVEILING CERE-. MONY MAY 20TH. A Banquet to .bs Given tne Men Who Did the Work Demoeratio Ward Primaries Hew England Manufeoturera Aotion to Teat the Validity of the Assignment Iiw. Steciai Star Correspondence Raleigh, N. C, April 8th, 1895. The Confederate monument has been .veiled and with the exception ot placing the four bronze lamps in position, it is now complete for the ceremony on the 20th of May wThe. medallions and smaller statues were put up Saturday, and the entire monument - was given a good scrubbing with soap and rag. The banquet which was to have been given to "the men who did the work" in constructing th: Confederate monument has been postponed until to-morrow night.- There are two hundred and fifty invited guests, in addition to the Gov ernor, Executive and State officers. It required 220 yards of cloth to veil the monument. . " - 'a ' The Democratic ward primaries occur to-night There are many candidates out for the positions of mayor and clerk. The public is in the dark as regards the strongest candidates lor these positions, and this fact makes the contest more in teresting. The people are not talking anything else to-day. It is an awful rainy day, and the prospects are for a poor attendance at the ward meetings. If the Democrats, nominate good men they will win easily; otherwise, a citizens' ticket will be made with Republicans at the .back of it. - The committee of New England man ufacturers arrived here Sunday night. They were taken in charge by a com mittee of citizens this morning, and shown places of interest and the differ ent cotton manufactories, ine com mittee expressed themselves as highly pleased with their Southern visit. - They left on their special train for Weldon at one p. m. The complaint of the Governor against ; Octavius Coke, Secretary ot State, to test the validity of the assign ment law, is being prepared, and is ex pected to be filed with the Clerk of the Court shortly. The Supreme Court takes up appeals from the Tenth district this week. The streams in this vicinity are higher than they have been in years. Crabtree creek is swollen away out of its banks. The bridge at Morrisville. which was built only a month ago, has been washed away. I - The fight against appropriations to the University is not yet dead. Durham and other Baptists will continue their opposition during the summer. BRIGHTER TRADE PR0SPECT8. Bridenora of Improved Trade Manufac turers Advance Wanes Increased De mand for Manufactured Goods. The following is from the last weekly financial review of Henry Clews & Co.: 'Employers are encouraged by the brighter prospects for a gradual and almost sure return ot prosperity. They have, in consequence, in numerous in stances, commenced to voluntarily ad vance wages, which in itself is substan tial evidence of their confidence in the permanency of the improvement which has already taken place, and in each in stance' where wages have been advanced a corresponding mark-up has been made in the stock in trade of those who have taken the initiative in this direction. For the first time in many years extensive railroad building is beyond doubt about to be commenced. '' A larger construc tion of mileage will probably be made in the coming year than for several recent years past. This cannot fail to give con siderable increase of employment to .la bor, as well as an impetus to the profit able prod utt ion of iron and steel. The very large advance in leather goods of every description, with an active de mand, has already put that industry back to its former prosperity. Cot ton and woolen goods are also finding ! an increased demand at advancing prices. Business recovery is very perceptible in all directions, and the return of confidence and courage is certainly most encouraging. This change lor the better is largely due to the belief that we have witnessed in this country the last of tariff and currency tinkering, as well as other detrimental national leg islation tor years to come, and from ap pearances there is nothing that mean while is likely to occur which will upset the present advance movement towards improvement in business affairs gener ally throughout the country. Bad crops, of course, would make a serious set-back; but now that the wheat and corn belts are having copious rains to relieve the pro longed drought in that section the pros pects for good crops are most encour aging, so that taking everything into consideration, there is sufficient basis for the return of good times without any' serious set-back. There can be no bet ter evidence of this than the increased demand that has recently sprung up for the better class of manufactured goods of all kinds. This is dne to increased extravagance on the part of the people, which is a natural American quality. The enlarged expenditures from this source open the way to a more extended and profitable business as a natural out come from such conditions. i GET THESE ELI. ; Governor Carr as Citisen Carr He Will See That the Baaoala are Unearthed. The following is the title of the action brought by citizen Elias Carr (hereto fore referred to in the Star) to test the validity of the so-called assignment law I, as a whole: State of North CarolinaWake county. Superior .Court, April term, 1895. ias Carr. in behalf of himself and all other citizens of the State of Ndrth Carolina.; vs. Octavius Coke, Secretary of State of North Carolina. Alter reciting the facts, among them that the bill was never read three times inleith'er House, that it was never before the Senate, and that it was marked and stamped "Tabled 18th day of March, 1835," the plaintiff closes his complaint M follows. , ' Wherefore the plaintiff prays that an order be made by this Court directing saidl-defendant Secretary cf State to show cause why a peremptory manda mus jsball not be issued against him to cbmfrel him to remove the said act from the files of the laws required to be kept by hiki. and why he should hot be en joinef from delivering a' certified copy of saif act to the Pnblic Printer of this State to be printed and published as a law of this State, and the plaintiff fur ther pi-ays that the said defendant may be restrained in the meantime from de livering a certified copy of said act to the Public! Printer to be printed and pub lished s. aforesaid, and demands such other and -further "relief as the Court may adjudge that be is entitled to in the premises, and asks that this com plaint shall be treated as an affidavit for the purpose of obtaining the temporary restraining oraer ior wnicn he prayi . rt. tJUSBKK, . F. I Osborne. Attorneys for Plaintiff. Elias Can. being duly sworn, savs that the facts; set forth in the above complaint as of bis jown knowledge are true; and those staked, upon his information and belief, hejbelieves to be true. - - - ; ' Elias Carr. Sworn and subscribed before me this 8th day df April,, 1805. - j O. H.YOUNG. Clerk Superior Court of Wake County. N. C. v The case will be heard m the Superior Court of Wake county, which convenes April S2ad. . ABOUT C0TT02J". Seasonable to Believe that the Advanoe m Prion is Permanent Higher Prices , Will Bale If Planters Materially- Be - ' " auoe the Acreage This Year. - S PI ASC-Nkw .York; April 6th, 1895; -' Dear Sir In our circular letters of December-15th and February 16th, at tention was specially called to the fact that the price of cotton bad declined far beyond what the unfavorable condi tions and depreciating- influences war ranted, and waslelow the cost of pro? duct ion. ,.vZ. - -; --.;v:.-ov We stated also that we did not think It unreasonable to predict a material advance in prices during .the next few: months. . . - Since these letters were written busi ness has greatly Improved and broadened in all the markets of the world, . and prices have advanced on an average of three-quarters of a cent a pound. . The total-visible supply of cotton in the world is 831,563 bales more than last year. 444.021 bales more than in 1893, and 80,765 bales more than in 1892. . The amount of cotton' that has been marketed oUMs year' crop is 2.250.922 bales morefthan last year, 8.093,824 bales more than in 1893 and 745,588 bales more than in 1892. The United States consumption is 632.838 bales more than last year. 452.198 bales more than in 1893 and. 103,851 bales more than in 1892. The exports this year are 1.279,469 bales more than last year, 2.275,897 bales more than in 1898 and . 823,756 bales more than In 1892. j . - The stock in United States , ports is 148.819 bales more than last year, 63,695 more than in 1893 and 183,830 bales less than in 1892. ' . t X : . : ' ?; The price of cotton . is now 1.55 cents cheaper than last year, 1.86 cents cheaper than in '93, and 0.50 cents cheaper than in '92 for August contracts. '- - The last successfal negotiation of the Government has increased confidence in monetary circles and : given better tone to business generally." This fact coupled with the continued large consumption and the belief that a standard article like cotton is cheap when selling below the cost of production, has been an im portant factor in the rapid advance of prices during the past month Besides, the yield of the last crop was phenomenal, and it . is not likely that under the most favorable conditions a large crop can be produced this year, for planting is very late, there is an evident disposition on the part of the Southern planter to reduce his acreage, and the monetary and physical condition of many plantations is such that large planting cannot be accomplished. It is reasonable to believe that the ad vance in prices is permanent, and if the anticipated improvement in trade gen erally is realized much higher prices for cotton will rule. Such will certainly be the case if the planters of the South will simply exer cise good business discretion by mate rially reducing their cotton acreage, which is so manifestly to their interest, in order to relieve the world" of the ap prehension of overproduction again this year. It would be truly unfortunate for the South if the present advance in prices should stimulate planting beyond pre sent expectations. Yours truly, Latham. Alexander & Co. . THE MAGISTRATE MUDDLE. Another Phase ot the Matter Telegram from Gov. jCarr Puts a Stop to Qualify lc In JSTewbern. The Newbern Journal of yesterday says: "The law relating to the three ad ditional Justices of the Peace for each township in the State, repeals all acts and clauses of acts in conflict with it, and declares that the terms of the addi tional magistrates shall begin April 1st, 1895. "Mr. W. M. Watson, Clerk of the Su perior Court, being desirous to know whether the time for the magistrates to Jualify was out or not, sent Governor larr the following telegram of inquiry Saturday: "Are justices, whose term of office commence April 1st. allowed thirty days to qualify?" Oov. Carr s prompt reply was: "No. They are not allowed thirty days in which to qualify.' So it seems the position that the time for these 8,600 useless additional magis trates to qualify hai really passed. Mr. Watson, on the strength of the telegram stopped qualifying the remaining ones. The full denoument of the matter is now awaited. "Tbe Raleigh correspondent of the Wilmington Star -says the blank com missions for these Justices were not sup plied in time by the public printer and his distance from Raleigh is assigned as the reason why he did not do so. Of course the Secretary of State could not send them and they Were accordingly not mailed until April 2nd. re guarantee Johnson's Magnetic Oil; it has no superior for all aches and pains. internal or externa V man or beast. size 50 cents: 50 cent size 25 cents, J. H HARDIN, J. HICKS BUNTING.' REVENUE MARINE SERVICE. Board of Burgeons to Examine Bevenue Cutter Officers Forty are Ordered to Ap pear. : The Washington Star of the 9th says "The President to-dav ordered i board consisting of Surgeons George rurviance, n. w. Austin ana fl. K. Carter of the marine hospital service to convene at the Treaanrv nnartmnr next Friday morning "to examine and report upon all officers now in the reve nue cutter service, wno tnrougn no vic ious habits of their own are now inca pacitated by reason of infirmities of age w pujuuu ui.iusuuu uiwiuiuiy, LU cm ciently perform the duties of their re SDeetive offices." Forty officers have been ordered to ex amination, as follows: Captains Doug lass uttinger, francis Martin, C .M. Scammon. J. A. Hennques, -David Evans, D. L. Deane, Eric Gabrielson, W. S. Emmons, Thos. W. Lav. L. M. Keeneand A. D. Littlefield. First Lieu tenants, Jobs Morrissey, George Wal den, B. W. Loring, Thos. Mason, Robt Barstow and I. M. Simms. Second Lieu tenants. T. W. Benham. Samuel How. ard and J. L.' Davis. Third Lieutenant Kobert Henderson. Chief Engineers F, H. Pulsifer. Eugene Vallat. A. L. Harri son, J. T Way son, W. C Wheeler, J. M. McDougall, J. M. Case. M. D. L. Dins more. Alfred Hnwt 1? F T4mM.. n t Robinson. First Assistant Engineers Ml' e m m ; it w ewe tt . , - K. vt. jviarsuiiui, . a. iveiener, Jas. fitzpat rick, C. F. Dfce, W. H. Warren and Alex. Denoett. Second Assistant Engin eers H. G. Henshaw and O. N. Turner. These officers are all on waiting orders and supposed to be disabled. Whether or not this, is so will be established by the proposed examination of their physi cal condition. As a result of the proposed examina tion, the officers found unfit for further active service win he placed perma nently on waiting orders list, with half the actjve duty pay. The vacancies oc casioned by these retirements will be filled at occe by promotions from the next lower grade. Promotions will be made by seniority, providedof course, the officers first in line are found quali fied for the advancement. " The modnrn trv Commends itself to tbe well informedto do pleasantly and effectually what was formerly done in . the crudest manner and disagreeably as well. To cleanse the system and break up colds, headaches and fevers without unpleasant after ef fects, use the -delightful liquid laxative remedy. Syrnp of Figs, - ; . REPEALED WlTHOtJT REMEDY. OUR MUNICIPAL ELECTION. LAW8. Major C. Dowd Makes a Startling Sls- oovery -The - Baeotion Xiew of : the Xat ' legislature Bepeals All Town Election Xawa Sinoe 1883. But Does Hot Pro vide Any Substitutes. - V Charlotte Observer. -The Republicans of the city retained Major C. Dowd. as counsel - a few days ago to ascertain if they could not 'apply to a Superior Court Judge to issue a mandamus compelling the Clerk of the Court of . tbe county to appoint regis trars and judges of election for the next i municipal ' election in Charlotte to be held under the recently enacted fusion election law. As a result of his investigation. Mai. Dowd reached the startling conclusion that all municipal election laws enacted in 1883 and since had been repealed by tbe last Legislature and no election laws provided hi their place. Maj.Dowd siad to an Observer reporter yesterday: "Section 1 of the new -election law repeals chapter 16 of The Code and 'alh laws relating to elections since The Code.' Thus all State laws for elections are repealed, and paragraph 2 is still broader. It repeals all laws charters and every thing else relating: to elections since The Code. The language is as broad as the English language itself 'all laws wmch relate to elections passed since The Code was adopted in 1883. This of course includes munici pal election laws." , Maj. Dowd said he had examined the charter of Charlotte, which provided for a city election bv a law passed be tare 1883 in 1881 Hence the Charlotte municipal, election law.,, remains unre pealed. " But other cities may not be as lucky as Charlotte - in this ' respect. Maj. Dowd said he saw that registration was going on in Raleigh and Wilmington under the new election law. but he pre sumed that it was nndertbe amended charters of those cities amended by tbe recent Legislature. The election law of the State, passed by the late Populist-Republican Legis lature, does not relate to municipal elections at all. Maj. Dowd went on to say, except in so far as ,tt repeals them. There is nothing in it relating to towns until in the latter part or it where one or two provisions are to be found relating to penalties and qualifications for voters. but which are not in harmony with the general purpose oi the bill, and were evi dently interpolated . by somebody who had not even read tbe bill. In cities which this new law may af fect, and whose charters may not have been amended, if there is no provision of law for present municipal authorities to noia over, tney win nave no city gov ernment. In no event can this affect Wilming ton. Star. DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL MEETING OF STATE EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE. XSnooursging Beports from Different Faita of the State Bep.-Fops. Caucus In Greensboro Baptist Female University Banquet at the Yar borough. . ' Special Star Correspondence Raleigh. N. C , April 10, 1895. "Judge" Ewart and Hon. Thos. Set tie are in the city. Both say there is no political significance attached to their visits here at this time. This is what pol iticians usually say. Mr. Ewart is an en thusiastic fusionist. He says fusion will be more complete in '93 than it was in DL Pritchard, Ewart, Settle, Moody and a number of prominent Republicans bad a political caucus in ureensboro the other .day. Judging from what. Mr. Ewart said, fusion would be complete. He said those in favor of a straight Ke publican ticket would yield to tbe con tinuance of fusion. He said: -It is our only hope." Mr. Ewart is. confident of receiving the Judgeship. j The Trustees of the. Baptist Female University had a meeting last night. They decided to let out the contract for the construction of buddings and to be gin work immediately.' The Trustees hope to complete the buildings in order to open tbe University by September next. . ' . Billy McDaniel. whose death sentence, Was commutted last week by the Gov ernor was, brought to tbe Penitentiary to-day. The banquet to "the men who did the work" in constructing the Conlederate Monument given at the Yarborough last evening was a grand success. Among the speakers were Hon. Octavous Coke Secretary of State, Col. Wm. Cowan, the constructor of the monument; Capt. S. A. Ashe. Spier Whitaker. Mai. Hale of Fayetteville. Col. S. McD Tate, and Major Hayes U. S. A. The interest in the city Democratic Convention which occurs Friday night is unabated. There are many rumors of combines, which cannot be verified. The Democratic State Executive Committee met here last night.. There I was a mil meeting, ana encouraging re ports were brought from different parts of the State. Mr. Walter K. Henry wrote a letter tendering his resignation as a member of the committee. It was accepted and Mr. G. S. Bradshaw, of Raleigh, was elected in his place. Mr. Jos. H. Loughran, of Asheville. was also elected a member, to succeed Mr. Chas. D. Blanton. deceased. Dr. Blackwell and Maj. Chas. M. Sted man werejtdded to the Central Com mittee. Some resolutions touching on a aiivcr poucy lur toe next campaign were intmrinrpH The rnmmittM AA not give out anything ior publication. It is said that the registrars, who were estaousnea as interior courts bv tbe Lee i stature also came up for decision. THIRTY YEARS AGO. j The Burrander at Appomattex General Xiea's Pare-well to His Army. Thirty vears aco to-dav the cannula tion tnnk nlare ot Annnmatrn mil the'followiner dav General Robert V. Te issued tbe following farewell to his army . nSADgUAKTKKS ARMY OF . 1 " Northern Virginia - April 10, 1865. J a . m . Alter iour years oi arauous service. mar teed by unsurpassed courage and lort itude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield -to over whelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the survivors tt so many bard-fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have con sented to this result from no distrust of tbem, but. feeling that valor and devo tion could accomplish nothing that could compensate for the lets that would have attended tbe continuation of the contest, I have determined to avoid the useless sacrifice of those whose past ser vices have endeared them to their coun trymen. By the terms of the agreement officers and men can return to their homes and remain there until exchanged. You will take with you the satisfaction that pro ceeds irom tbe consciousness of duty faithfully', performed; and I earnestly pray that a merciful God will extend to you His blessing and protection. With an increasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your country, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous consideration of myself. I bid you an affectionate farewell. : R. E. Lie. General Captain Hamilton Sheppard. Collec tor ot Internal Revenue for tbe West ern District of Virginia, is at the point ot death at his home in Lynchburg. OigacetteS (slGARETfES keSonsfcCo. THEAMERICW TOBACCO CO." DURHAM. W.O. U.S.A. MAPS FROM High Grado Tobacco ABJ ABSOLUTELY PURE dec 14 U U W SPIRITS jTURPENTLNE. Salisbury Herald: -Capt. Dick EamesJ came up from Albemarle this morning, bringing along-with hrm that seven-poonu nugget m goto iouna yes- vciuay. uu nuu saw u ojiy HIS a beauty. Raleigh'! Visitor: Deputy col- lectors Davis, Smith, Sbelburn 'and Moffitt report the seizure of three illicit distilleries in uuilford, Wilson and Ran dolph counties. These ranged in capacity from forty to 80 gallons. No mcoi shiners were arrested. - Goldsboro Arzusx The death of Mr. W. E. Lewis, until recently a citi zen oi GoldsborOi occurred Sunday even ing at 7 30 o'clock, at th$ home of Mr. V. M. Musgrave, nearrJiacK Cieek. irom the effects of a chill. He was about 50 years of age. Winston Sentinel: Mr. Susan Carter, of Sandy Grove, Caswell county, met with a horrible death last week. While she was alone in the house, ber husband being out on the farm, she iell in the fire and was horribly burned. When her husband reached the house she was dead. It is supposed she had a fainting spell and fell in the fire. V Newbern Journal: Mr. Alonzo Thomas Jet kens, i one of Newbem's most respected and aged citizens, died Sunday afternoon at ten minutes to five o clock. The deceased would have been 88 years old next June. Miss Julia Taylor, a lady who lived by net self on East Front street, came to her death suddenly about 12 o'clock Saturday night from being frightened by a burglar. r . I - Carthage Blade: We regret to chronicle the death of Mr. Duncan Muse, which occurred . last Tuesday night of la grippe, in the 13d year of bis age. Miss Lydia Muse died last Friday at the residence! of Mr. D. C. Muse, near Cole's Mills.; of la grippe. She was a very old woman. In our last issue we neglected' to mention tbe burning of Adam Tysons dwelling and contents two weeks ago. His less was about $2 500. i Charlotte JVetcs: Pat Muogo who was in the city to-day, reports that there is a good deal of activity in the gold fields of Clear Creek township. Gold mining is going on actively, and there are now in Clear Creek two Colorado minets who expect v to invest in a mine- When the corn er stone of i Little Rock (colored) church, on Seventh and Myers streets was laid, some nomey representing paper issue and silver coinage was put in the receptacle, along with a Bible, hymn book and other articles. Last night thieves picked out the corner stone, broke open tbe box and stole the money. They left the Bible and hymn book. NEWS OF THE NAVY. MOVEMENTS ' OF UNITED STATES . CRUISERS. Important and. Sueoesiful 'Tests of Armcr Picrolsg Shell and Percussion Fuses. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. .Washington, April lO.-r-The Navy Department to-day invited proposals for gun forgings for the batteries of vessels for the Navy. The advertisements in vite all domestic manufacturers of steel to specify upon what terms they, will furnish ten sets of rough bored and turned forgings for four-inch breech loading rifles and twenty sets of rough bored and turned iorgings for five-inch, breech-loading rifles. The proposals will be received up tpand including May 1st, on which day they will be opened. The cruiser 1 Concord, .which " left Shanghai yesterday, arrived at -Chin Kiang to-day. ' She is on her way up the Yangtse Kiang river to the interior of China. The Atlanta returned to Colon yesterday after a week spent at Car tagenatfor coal.! i - Captain Maban will be ordered to special duty ;in connection with the war col lege at Nepwort during the course there this Summer. This decision was reachrd to-day after a conference between that ol ficerand Secretary Herbert at tbe Navy Department, when the Secretary offered him duty involving a general superin tendence of the Naval Intelligence Of fice and, the war college duty. The war college was practically founded by Cap tain Maban; and be has been much in terested in its work, which closely fol lows the course he originally arranged. The classes will have the benefit" of his tactical and strategetical knowledge, but be will hate leisure to complete tbe lit-, entry work which be has in hand. Captain Sampson, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department, and his assistants conducted two very, important and successful tests at the Navy proving ground to-day at Indian Head, Md. The first was a test of semi armor piercing nickel steel shell. Tbe shell, as required by"" the test, passed through a seven-inch nickel steel plate without exploding or exposing the large charge of powder it carried.- Tbe sec ondtest was that of percussion fuses, and was made to determine at wbat dis tance the shell would explode after passing through an obstruction. In this test a screen was erected in tbe river, and a series of stakes about six feet apart driven behind it. The shells passed through! the screen successfully! and burst ten or twelve feet on the other side. The experiment-proved success ful, as the distance at which the shells exploded was just about what the De partment desired. One of tbe same kind of shells was also fired through a two-inch steel plate, bursting on tbe other side. , A successful test was also made with the sixinch gun on cases. : When Baby was alcfc, -Wo gave her Castorla. When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla. When she became MIssl she olune to Castorla. When ahe had CfcHdrex, she gave them Caxtoria. The cigar factory .of Henry L. Steh man, at Rohrstown.t Pa , was destroyed by fire, yesterday morning. Later Steb man surrendered hiniself, acknowledged that he had set the iplace on fire and wanted to be locked no. He is un doubtedly insane. The loss is about SflW V.ouu. 1
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