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WHAT DOES IT!
There are some of
of the free coinage
the advocates
of silver who,,
that the demonetization of
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silver has Deen tne cause or me de
cline in the prices of farm products,
and consequently of the depressed
condition of agriculture in this coun
try, while the opponents of free coin
age contend that this bas bad noth
ing t do with it, bat that prices
j.,0 i. tluenced by entirely different
causes. Both are partially right and
both are partially wrong, because
both look only on one line, and don't
want to look outside of that for any.
other cause. j
The free coinage man is right m
his assertion to the extent that when
mcney is plentiful it Ss more easily
earned and more freely spent, people,
afarale live more generously, con
sume more and are. willing to pay
more freely for what they want. The
man who when money is hard to get
w (Jul d support a family on a thousand
d)llars a year, if modey were plenti
ful and more easily' earned would
spend fifteen hundred for the same
purpose. Apply thVs rule propor
tionately to the 12,500,000 families
in the United States, and it means
the consumption of a vast amount of
the necessaries, not j to speak of lux
uries, the spending of a great deal
more money than i spent when peo
ple are compelled to economize, and
consequently morejiiDerai prices, be
cause ot the greater demand.
That's how the volume of the cur
rency affects prices when there is no
foreign demand and-the producer is
compelled to rely . upon the home
market. The anti silver .man loses
sight of tbis fact! when he contends
that the sole cause has been over
production, while! the silver contest-.
aius lose signt oi overproauctton
altogether.
The simple fact is that it was not
overproduction jor too little money
which caused law prices, but both
together, This was and still is an
agricultural country. Seventy-five
percent of hef $1,000,000,000 of
exports consists' of products of the
farm in some form, i We raise' more
than there is an export' demand for,
which throws the producers back on
ibe home market to dispose of the
remainder, and
this being usually
more than the home market can con
same there is k surplu?, which the
dealer anticipating takes advantage
of and makes his prices accordingly
after figuring upon what he may be
may be able toj sell. , -
!, Here the volume of currency
comes in again, for if ; money were
abundant, business brisk as it would
wuu au auDDuaace oi money, iue
masses of people would be able to
hoy more andjto pay more for what
ihey bought, and the surplus would
be smaller if there were any surplus
at all.
But the opponent ol silver coinage
will say there has been no contrac
l'on of the currency, 1 we have more
si'er coined land jn circulation than
ever had, and this, therefore,
CiI t be the pause. There )ias been
- wuiraction ot tne currency ana a
Ty material contraction, although
(counting all the different kinds of
ooney we now "have in alleged .cir
culation) the per capita is larger than
11 was at any time previous, for there
we at thefclose of the war and for
me years after, it, $1,000,000,000 of
government bonds which were used
money, tehich are not in existence
- because they have been re
emed and destroyed.
' . Ay cpunt the $500,000,000 - of
S1lVerCOinl SB a nort- nf tVia anrranra
While thi To-V.. .V. TT-.a.J
: "lcs aosoiutely ignores it and re
- "r 10 Pay it out in the redemption
"'aemarid notes presented, and the
ionow the example set by the
4SWT, ignore it all they can, and
"ny as much of it as i? .necessa
'yforchanee.
' But f dmiuing that every dollar
JJ'y sav is available (or circulation,
ere i stm a practicai contraction
"'ngtit about in 9nnh.f wo
. lch fs really more disastrous than
n actual cnntran r .1. i
, j uviiuu Ul IUE VU1UU1C
thecurrency would be, because it
fbe control of the volume of
tlTe7 m the. hands of a compara
1 one section ana en-
oj them and their section while
wpoverishes other sections which
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r' Let a small number of men . have
control of the volume of the curren
cy, whether it be large or small, and
they can and will manipulate it in
their own interests, they can and will
fix. the rates of interest, which Bor
rowers mast pay for the use of that
money when the lenders are not held
in check by law; and they can and
will fix the prices of agricultural and
other products which become sub
jects of commerce or of speculation.
Thus the people who live by their
earnings suffer not only from the scar
city of money, but from the unequal
distribution of the money by which
some section"? have a large surplus
while others are far from having
enough to meet their current needs,
and if they get it at all must get it
from the monopolizers 5 who, under
the present monetary system, are
absolute masters of the situation and
monarchs of all they survey. , While
the free coinage of silver would in
crease tne volume of currency it
would at the same time break up this
monopoly and the people who have
need of money would gain immensely
by that.
- JUXOK MENTION.
The ' dispatches in reference to
Venezuela and Nicaragua are becom
ing interesting, for they are begin -ing
to show up the motive which in
spires England in her demands upon
both of these countries. In the for
mer it is greed for extension of terri
torial possession, in the other it is to
threw obstacles in the' way. of the
building of the Nicaragua canal un
der the control Of the United States.
When the Bluefields trouble began
and England took so much interest
in and gave such moral support to
the Mosquito Indians who had dis
puted the jurisdiction of Nicaragua
oyer what was called the reservation,
we expressed the opinion that the
Nicaragua canal was at the bottom
of England's movements, and when
she made her arbitrary and peremp
tory demands upon Nicaragua for
indemnity for insults to British dig-
Dlt7 and oQ"ages Pn Brjjtish sub
jects we reiterated that opinion.
The dispatches published yester
day confirm the correctness of
our views and show that thev
were not based on mere sus
picion. It is thought that the in
timation of the cession of Corn
Islands by Nicaragua in lieu of the
money indemnity may be a shrewd
device of Nicaragua to make this
Government show its hand. It will
not show its hand while the, hinted
at cession is a mere matter of talk,
but if it should assume the shape of
a business transaction there Is not
much doubt that it will show its
hand, a full hand, too, and both of
them. This Government might just
as well permit Great Britain to go in
and take full possession of Nica
ragua as permit ner to get posses
sion of territory, however small,
which would give her command of
the canal. : She would be very well
satisfied with Corn Islands instead of
the money indemity, and would tfiink
she had made a splendid bargain,
and knocked the bottom out of the
Monroe doctrine beside.
The only object we can see in the
publication of the Washington re
port that a bill had been prepared at
the instance of a number of Repre
sentatives in Congress and Senators,
who are in sympathy with Cuba,
which will be introduced' at the next
session of Congress, providing for
the recognition of the insurgents as
belligerents, is to keep up the hopes
and the courage ot the insurgents to
continue the fight, but whether It has
this effect or not it will also have the
effect of spurring up the Spanish Gov
ernment and the Commander of the
Spanish forces in Cuba to proceed
with more vigor against the insur
gents, to crush them Detore tne
movement can be started in Congress
for the recognition of their bellig
erency. If Cuba had this now Spam
misrht as well withdraw from 'the
field and acknowledge her indepen
dence and save life and money, for
with it the Cubans could command
more men and money inside of thirty
days than Spain could inside of
thirty month's. There are thousands
of men in this country rwho would
look on a campaign in Cuba as a pic
nic. " Spain ' knows this and this is
one reason why talk of according
belligerent- recognition to the Cu
bans will spur her up to more speedy
arid aggressive action.. ' , ' . j
A London , publishing house, by
authority of the Queen, has puo-
llished a book giving a history and
description of .the. Queen's dolls
when she was a tot. It is a little
singular that the idea didn't occur to
Her Majesty-to include this in the
autobiography which she is getting
np. :. There must be a good many
idiots in that country when a pub
lishing house would expect to sell
enough of that kind of trash to ; pay
expenses.?; -f ' ;
Aeeordiflc to the latest advices
frntn India TJmra Khan is in a bad
way apd all because he can't prevail
on his followers to stick to him and
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JUDGE MEARES WINS;
Q03 WARRANTO PROCEEDING IN THE
'-, v SUPERIOR COURT.
Cook vs. : Maftrei BnaaelL ud Biwuki
VPlead tat , Cook Bonntree Holds tho
Iort for BCasres Tbs Court rMides
That Msares Is the Only CommlsBiooed
: sod Qaioiflsd Jodge Appeal 1 to the
r"8opreme Conit.".1 '..' :.';. fi .V
After opening Coart Judge Hoke an
nounced that he had examined the cer
tified copies of proceedings of the Legis
lature, as handed up tor his finding by
counsel on - both sides, and that- they
seemed to be the same, with the excep
tion ol one that went a little farther
than the other.' 'He :ifrinii a 1 fart.
that the election ' of Mr. Cook
took place on the 11th day of February,
and that the act creating' the Criminal
Circuit became a taw two day s later on
the 13thr , h'...,.:, ,.V": ,-
Upon which finding Col. Edwards, of
counsel for relator. Charles A. Cook.
asked tor an intimation, from the Court
as to whether he should address the
Court on the question of the right of the
Legislature to elect a Judge .of the-Cir-
cuit. The Court replied that it would be
pleased to hear from counsel on all
qaestions involved in the case, but that
he was rather of the opinion that the
Legislature had the right to name the
Jndge ot the Court after it was in exist
ence, but that he wished to hear argu
ment, especially on the right of the Gov
ernor of the State to fill the vacancy,
and as to whether a vacancy existed at
the time of the appointment of the Hon.
O. P. Meares aa Judee.
Col Edwards then addressed the Court
in a lengthy and exhaustive argument in
support of the position of thtrelator. '
Mr. Geo. Rountree followed on behalf
of Judge Meares. making a splendid ar
gument and quoting numerous authori
ties. A number of his fellow-members
of the B ir spoke in the highest term of
his effort. -
Judge Russell, representing Mr. Cook.
made'a good speech, plausible and in
genious, and closed the argument at
about S o'clock.
The Court then rendered its decision,
that the relator, Chas. A. Cook, is' not
entitled to the ludgeship, and that
O P. Meares is the duly qualified ' and
legally appointed Judge of the Criminal
Circuit Court until his successor is
elected by the next General Assembly.
-from this decision counsel for relator
appealed to the Supreme Court.- .
The case has excited a great deal ot
interest throughout the State and will
continue to attract attention until it is
finally decided. .This it is thought will
be done at the present term of the Su
preme Court. )
Other cases disposed of in the Supe
rior Court yesterday were as follows :
The jury in the case of Beverly Scott
vs a. M. risnoiate, alter remaining out
over twenty-four hoi-fa, returned a ver
dict in favor of the defendant.
Final decree was made in the case
of Junius' Davis, receiver, vs. John
Haar. Jr., et al and Junius Davis, re
ceiver, vs. feter Monr and wile ana
others. '
The Court will meet to-morrow at 40
o'clock and take up the remaining cases
oti the calendar.
African M. B. Choiob. .
The General Conference of the A. M.
E. Church will convene in this city on
the first Monday in May, 1898. and con
tinue in session for about four weeks.
Four hundred delegates will compose
the Conference, some of them represent
ing African Methodism in Canada, West
Indies and Africa. It is thought that
three or more Bishops will be elected to
fill vacancies by death of Bishops, dur
ing the great reunion, and to meet the
growing demands of the Church. There
is also a strong sentiment in favor of
organic union between the Zion connec
tion and the A. M. E. Church.
Bishop W. J. Gaines. D. D.. president;
Bishop B. W. Arnett, secretary, and
Rev. . J. H. Armstrong, treasurer, of the
General Conlereoce Commission, met in
this city January last and appointed the
various committees to arrange for the
Conference.
Coat Shipments,
The coal chutes' at the C. F. & Y. V.
R. R. depot at Point Peter were, com
pleted a few days ago. and yesterday
three car loads pi Pocanontos coal were
received and placed oa the chute ; for
delivery to the British steamer Corin '-.
iiia. loading with cotton at the Cham-
pion Compress. - No large shipments of
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coal from the mines ar Egypt, in Coat
ham county, have yet been received, but
it is expected that in a short time it will
be' moving freely in this direction. A
new.and powerful locomotive 19-inch
cylinder :s used to put the coal in the
chute, which is thirty-two feet above
the leyiel of the track. It is in charge 6f
Mr. B. T. Jones, yard conductor, and
Mr. W. A. Fry engineer.
Cotton Receipts,
The receipts of cotton here yesterday
were 149 bales; same day last year, 25
bales. Receipts for the week ended
April 19th, 475 bales; for same week last
year. .644 bales. Receipts for the crop
year to date, 884.558 bales, against 188,'
558 for same time last year; an increase
of 45,641 bales. ; t V-
The toughest commentary on the
Douglass Legislature is the statement
that it appointed a negro magistrate for
Bladen county who died in the peniten'
tiary two years ago. is it truer Res
pectfully referred to the Bladen readers
ot tne STAR.
On account of the meeting of the
Confederate Veterans at Houston,
Texas, the Seaboard Air Line will sell
-round trio tickets to that point r at re
duced rates. - Tickets on saie way i an
and 18th. limited to fifteen days from
date of sale. : Rate from Wilmington,
$25.75:': .,.,;', 2:- - "''
Mrs. Tas. Sornnt- and Mrs, .G.
W. Kidder have sbeen' appointed spon
ftr for the fund the Naval Reserves
propose to raise to purchase a silver ser-
Vice iormo crniacr yiat..
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RALEIGH NEWS LETTER,
XLL THE MILITARY COMPANIES
IN
the state invited to the '
: Unveiling' ceremoni es "
Clerk of Court YouraE Befoaea. to Qualify a
: Maa1stte Appointed hy the Governor
The Peniteotlarr Equahble-Ijlght SVost
Bepnblioan Maaa Meetioir. -. x.. r-"
Star Cotresfiondence. vi;'- ,-'
ALEiGir.-Ni C, AprilSOI
Mr. George F. Kennedy, who was apf-
pointed a magistrate by the Governor in
place of an appointee of the Legislature
who failed to qualify and who -Clerk of
the Court Young refused to qualify when
application was made, to-day went be
fore Mr. Young" and. demanded that he
be given the oath of office. Mr. Young
refused and eked Mr. Kennedy to chap
ter 288 of the Acts of : 1885. which Mr.
Young says gives a magistrate ninety
days in which to qualify. ' It is very
likely that Mr. Kennedy will enter suit
against Mr. Young. Marshburn, the
man who was appointed by 'the Legisla
ture, was in the city yesterday and failed
to' qualify. Mr. Kennedy says that
Marshburn has told several of bis mends
that he would not accept the office. :
btate Treasurer Worth, who has teen
rid ing-a very high horse lor the past,
few days, came down a few degrees yes-!
terday. Mr. Worth told your corre
spondent Thursday j that he did hot in
tend to pay any penitentiary vouchers
until the courts decided which of the
two claimants, was the legally elected
one. xo-aay he said that be- would
continue to pay the expenses of the
penitentiary as usual. I ventured to
ask,' was the matter of the different offi
cers' salaries included? ' The Treasurer
hesitated, - and finally said he was not
prepared to speak about this matter. It
is well known that Mr. Marion Butler
influenced Mr. Worth in this action.
Mr. Butler left the citv -and Mr. Worth
got weak in the knees when the pressure
was applied. Mr. worth cashed a
voucher signed by Mr, Leazer, superin
tendent, to-day, which was in favor of a
Kaleigh merchant in the sum of $105;
Capt. W. H. Day, one of Kitchin s
counsel, tells me that he and the other
counsel for Kitchin have submitted the
proposition of having an "agreed" case
to Leazer's attorneys..
There was light frosts here both yes
terday and this morning.
When the list ot magistrates lor Wake
county was first published the statement
was made here that a negro was ap
pointed a J. P. i --
This was denied, especially by Popu-
ists. but it now turns out that there was
a negro appointed in Little River town
ship. !"
The Governor's Guards will soon issue
invitations inviting all the military com
panies in the atate : to attend the un
veiling ceremonies of the Confederate
monument here on the 20th of May.'
Companies will attend from several
Southern States. j :
The Republicans had their mass meet
ing last night and they decided to have
primaries in the different wards Tuesday
night, and a regular convention Thurs
day night. Lege Harris, who favored
holding a mass meeting and putting out
a citizens ticket, was not present. Loge
had an idea that the crowd was "agin
him,1 so he remained away. John Nichols
seemed to cut more ice than any one
else. John has been the under dog for
the past two years, but he rose np last
evening. r
THE ADVANCE IN COTTON.
It Baa Been of Little Benefit to the Planters
But They , Will Make Honey Next
Fall It There Is a Materially Beduoed
Acreage. - - j - j
Says the New Orleans Picayune:
Cotton is now quoted at 9l cents per
pound forjniddling, compared with 5
cents about sir weeks ago. This ad
vance of 1J4 cents per pound or $0.25 per
bale, within so short a time is a very im
portant improvement, and cannot fail to
have a very powerful influence on the en
tire cotton-producing section of j the
country. So small a proportion of the
crop remains unmarketed that the ap
preciation in value of the remnant
will do but little practical good to the
farmers, as they will reap no direct
benefits. For this reason the Pica
yune does not oeueve mat tne ad
vance will have as much effect on the
acreage problem as some persons seem
to expect.. It is possible that some . lew
short-sighted planters will be induced to
plant more cotton than they proposed to
plant some weeks ago; but, as a. general
rule, the advance will have no effect on
the acreage. i k ,
The planting is very backward in ail
parts of the cotton belt, and the recent
dry and cold weather has still further im
paired the planting prospects. The large
decrease in the purchases of fertilizers is
generally admitted. Advances are likely
to be very "hard to secure this season,
hence farmers will have to devote more
attention to food crops than they ordi
narily do. : Therefore, with a very back
ward start, with less fertilizers, and with
the absence of the usual help from the
merchants, it cannot be claimed that the
new crop season has opened auspiciously
for a large yield. v: : .
Sharp as the recent advance has been,
there is really no' present indication
that it has reached its culminating point.
In fact it is now more apparent than
ever that, notwithstanding excellent
trade and good prospects ahead, Man
Chester spinners ' have - allowed their
stocks to run verv low; having taken
much less than their usual proportion
of the American crop. Trade has re
cently improved greatly in the United
States, and the advent of peace between
Japan and China is likely to j greatly
stimulate the demand for cottortgoods
in the far East. ' There is, therefore.
every reason to expect 'brisk competi
tion for the remnant of the crop ot
1894. and consequently, a further ad
vance in prices. . .! . j,
' ARRESTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.
A Piano Agent Charged With Embtzzle
: . nient in FayetWville He . Has a Bad
' Beoord. ' ;:: . . .
i The 1 Fayetteville Observer tells the
following sad story:; ; "
; Albert A. Shaw, who has been repre
senting the Stieff Piano Company In tbis
city for over a year past, was arrested
Friday at the instance of the Piano
Company for embezzlement.'. He is
charged with collecting money due the
company and appropriating it to his
own use, how much the company wil
not disclose. ' '' ' '
When Mr. Shaw came here some two
or three years ago nothing was known
of him, but by bis good . behaviour and
pleasant manners, he soon won the re-
spect of the public and the affections of
a beautiful young lady, the daughter of
a prominent farmer of an adjacent coun
ty and to whom be was soon married.
4 Since his arrest it has leaked out that
he is an ex-convict and a bigamist, hav
ing left a wife and three children in
Richmond county, when sent to the pen
itentiary. to whom he never returned. -
We understand that he has Confessed
to the embezzlement.'' He is now in jail
not having been able to give bond;-
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1895.
IMPORT AN TV-. RAILROAD CASE.
An . Attorney Explains the Status of the
Capa Fear and Yadkin Valley Hallway
Matter-All I s Iatrloaoies TJp to the
Present Time Unravelled. " ' . L"!
Last evening, says jEhe News ' and Ob'
server, a reporter called on Mr. Ri O.
tfarton and from him obtained a clear
statement of the' rather muddled case of
the C, F. & Y. V. railroad, mortgage
bond suits, in which evidence was taken
a few days ago befere Special Master
Martin, at WilmmgtOs: . -
: la March, 1894. an action was begun
Jby. the Farmers' LoatSv and Trust Com
pany, ot Mew York, against the t r. &
Y;V. railroad and th Merchants' Trust
and Deposit Company, of Baltimore, to
foreclose the first mortgage on the rail
road, in which the -complainant is trus
tee. The company represents $3,000,000
of bonds. The Baltimore Trust Com
pany, to which Dr. W. A. Lash was af
terwards appointed successor,': was trus
tee in the second mortgage, or consoli
dated mortgage, which secured $180,000
of bonds. ; .-, . r ..
Gen. John Gill, of Baltimore, was ap
pointed Receiver by Judge Simonton in
March, 1884, and has since been man
aging the affairs of the railroad.
The North State improvement Com
pany intervened in the action and setup
divetss claims. Eugene S. Martin, of
Wilmington", was appointed Special Mas
ter by Judge Simonton and has just con
cluded the taking of evidence as to the
dinerent claims upon the road. -
"Before the close of the evidence the
armers Loan - and Trust Company
abandoned its claim to the lour branch
lines, aggregating thirty-three miles and-
a fraction, and they are now conceded to
be covered bv tbe second mort
gage bonds, the complainant also
conceded that the North ' State
Improvement - Company, represent
ed byj J. W. Fries, of Winston, re
ceiver.1 is the owner of a large, amount of
roiling1 stock, now In tbe possession of
General Gill. as receiver. ' This stock is
valued; at about $88,000. It was also
conceded that the said Fries is entitled
to rental for twelve months ($12,000).
Mr. Fries also claims $6,000, rental for
six months prior to the beginning of the
action and $45,000, work done on the
line between Mt. Airy and the Virginia
line (Norfolk; and Western extension)
and which was, as he contends, provided
for under the terms of the first mort
gage. I .....
"tie also claims $14,000, unpaid cou
pons on the bonds of the South Carolina
Pacific road, which were endorsed by
tbe C F. and Y. V. road. -
"Mnrchison 1 and Company, of New
York, were virtually conceded to be tbe
o where) of $90 000 of coupons - from the
first mortgage bonds, which matured
December 1, 1893, and which they pur
chased. -These coupons, under the con
ditions of the mortgage, are a oreferred
debt" . "
There are various other pointsjn dis
pute between the parties, but the above
are the moat important. The case has
not yet been argued . before the Master.
His report; by special agreement, will be
heard by Judge Simonton about the
middle of June, when a decree of sale
will be asked for by the complian-
ant. The counsel in the case is com
posed of a number of brilliant lawyers
from this and other States, who will
make a learned and eloquent argument,
The Farmers' Loin and Trust Company
is represented by H. B. Turner, of. New
York; Cowand & Cross, of Baltimore;
Ricaud & Weill,!! of Wilmington, and
George M. Rose, of Fayettevllle; W. A.
Lash, trustee, and ( the North State Im
provement Co. are represented by Wat
son & Buxton, of Winston; R. O. Burton,
of Raleigh, and Genu- Rountree, of Wil
mington. Mr. Rountree also appears
for Mnrchison & Co. Messrs. Aycock
& Daniels, of Goldsboro; F. H. Busbee,
of Raleigh; Mr. Williams, of Richmond;
Dtllard At King, of Greensboro, and
Judge Bennett, of Wades boro, represent
holders of certain pf tbe second mort
gage bonds, while; Judga Hudson, of
South .Carolina, represents John Gill, re
ceiver.
The Preliminary Tight for the Judgeship
of the Western Csimtnsl Circuit Won
by jadge Jones.
As the Meares-Cook case comes up in
Wilmington to-day. tbe following special
to the Charlotte Observer will be read
with interest, although it is said there
is a slight difference between that and
the Jones-E wart casei
Asheville, April ! 17. A special to
the Citizen from Waynesville says the
Circuit Criminal tjdurt -judgeship con
test between .Thos. A. Jones, who holds
the Governor's commission, and H. G.
E wart, who was elected by the Legisla
ture, was argued last night before Judge
A. W. Graham and decided in lavor ot
Jones. Judge Graham holds that the
uovernor in appointing jooes nueo a
vacancy, and that tne Legislature nan
no right to fill vacancies. Tbe case was
areued bv Gen. Theo. F. Davidson,
W. W. Jones and e. ti. sonaiey, in oe-
hali of Tones. Briefs were submitted
from F. H. Busbee aid Senator Pritch
ard. and argument made by T. M, Moody
in behalf of Ewart. Moody gave notice
of aoDeai. and the appeal win probably
be heard by tbe bupreme court next
week. . ..: j .
Aunt 8. A. JV. Still Cnoclng.
The following is given as the latest
cut of passenger rates made by the Sea
board Air Line: - - .
From Atlanta to New York, $12; Phil
adelphia, $10,80: Baltimore, $8; Wash
ington. $8; Portsmouth, $6; Norfolk. $5;
Richmond, $8 30; Boston, via New York
and rail. $17.75. From Raleigh to At
lanta, Athens. Greenwood and other
points! on C C and NL Railway, $6; to
Baltimore,$7.95;Washington. $7.25; Phil
adelphia. $10 75; New York, $11.75; Bos
ton yia New York and )rail, $17.70.
A Good Point. ''j
we are told by Kioraan s cotton re
port that "cotton gave fresh proof of its
buoyant and invincible strength yester
day and that "the basis; of the advance
is not speculation or sentiment." The
sensible farmer, will cut down his acre
esowhsxtraonts every time the market
age a few poirdinary activity at this par
ticular season of . tbe year, nigh prices in
April do not s help the iarmers very
much! ' What be wants are high prices
in the Fall and Winter,) and the surest
way for him to get high prices then is to
make a general reduction in the acreage.
now. r i -. , - .-. .
Tor the Ccmftderate Monument Unveiling
The C F, & Y. V, Railroad will sell
round trip tickets at low rates for Ra
leigh, N. C. on account of the unveiling
of the Confederate monument, May 30th
Rate for individuals, one first-class fare
for the round trip; for military compa
nlesin uniform -or regularly organized
associations of veterans, twenty or more
on one solid ticket, two and one-nai
cents per mile one way for tbe round trip.
: The following rates win govern irom
competitive points to Kaleigh, w-. c,
and return, for military companies, etc.
Fayettevllle, $1.95; Greensboro, $2.05;
Wilmineton. $3.85, Maxton. $2.95.
' Tickets to be sold May 19th and 20th,
for continuous passage in each direction,
with final limit May 22d. 1895.
i:
JUDGE JONES WINS.
Star..
I i-- GSAHD TURTB BZP0ST
Submitted : to Judge Hoke at the Anril
Term of the Superior Court tor ZTew
Hanover County, . "
The grand jury having concluded its
abors made its report yesterday, and
was ' discharged. The report is as
follows: 6 -'
Superior Court. Anril term. 1895.
To His Honor fudge Hoke: ,
We, your grand inrv. beer to rerort
that we have. faithfully and ddigently
investigated every matter brought be-
ore us by the boucitoror upon informa
tion, and have found twentv-five true
bills, five not true bills, and have made
one presentment.
We have visited the county jail and
county home, and 'after consultation
with some of .the . pastors ot this city.
Who have taken marked interest in the
Associated Charities of the county, and
also with some of the County Commis
sioners, we have decided in connection
with our report to submit some regula
tions, which we would recommend be
adopted for the future government of
these institutions. -
We find the county rail crowded with
nearly twice the number of prisoners in
the colored ward for which the jail was
was built, and in this crowded state, with
no change of clothes, and no facilities for
bathing, and inadequate ventilation, ver
min abound and foul disease and death
must result if some change is not made
Detore tbe hot weather comes. No hu
mane man would herd dumb animals so
closely and in such an atmosphere. We
blame no one, as Mr. King, the jailor,
has done everything in his power with
the means at his hand to ameliorate
their condition.
We would recommend that the county
should furnish cheap clothes to every
orisoner admitted, retaining his own
clothes and returning same to him upon
release, keeping the prison clothes thor
oughly clean. We would also recom
mend that bathing facilities be provided
and that all the prisoners be required to
bathe at least twice a week, and that
steps be taken to exterminate tbe ver
min that infest the premises and that no
more prisoners be admitted to any ward
than the number for which the ward was
built. . ..
The County Home we find possibly as
well conducted as conld be expected un
der the present system of management,
but in our judgment the present system,
from a charitable point of view, is radi
cally defective, and evenirom a business
point of view is capable of great im
provement. The county has built and is maintain
ing an extensive plant, but it remains, so
far as the .white poor are concerned.
comparatively empty and great diffi
culty has been found in inducing per
sons, although alone in the world and
absolutely dependent, to consent to go
to the Home under the present manage
ment and additional money has to be
given to support outside of the Home,
Charity experts everywhere have. Come
to the conclusion that public institutions
ought to be humanely and kindly con
ducted and thus outdoor reliefs can be
reduced to a minimum."
In our County Home we find tbe su
perintendent's family occupying a large
two-story building with eight large
rooms, while the male and female white
patients occupy only tbe two wings, and
no accommodation whatever for chil
dren. The superintendent has. free of
rent a good farm and free labor, except
for tbe obligation of giving them food
and clothes. The inmates make no com
plaint about the food except that those
working in the fields complained of re
ceiving only two meals a day. We could
not find that tbe superintendent had
gives--them any clothes or, shoes and
some did not have enough filthy rags on
them to conceal their persons. The
sexes have not been properly separated
and immorality of the grossest kind has
existed.
In . view of thess facts we would
recommend.
1- To cut off the Home irom the
farm, leaving only enough ground for
the proper appearance of the Home, tbe
recreation of the inmates, and a vegeta
ble garden in immediate connection with
the Home."
2. At some suitable site upon the farm
erect a simple farmer's house with nec
essary outbuildings. ' '
3. Rent out the farm to tbe highest
bidder, due regard being had to respon
sibility and humanity, giving the farmer
as now the labor of the prisoners and re
quiring occasional inspection to see thet
he feeds and clothes them properly.
4. Employ at a salary a suitable super
intendent of the Home, making the
selection entirely upon moral grounds
and executive ability, The superin
tendent should have for the use of his
family the four rooms oh the lower floor
of the central building, reserving for
children or others the upper rooms. :
5. Tbe prisoners of the Home to be at
the expense ot the county, and each in
mate to have clothes furnished either in
lieu of or in addition to their own, so
that they could have proper changes and
avoid the vermin which are so prevalent
there now. . , ; -
. o. Bathing facilities should be sup
plied, and bathing at least every " week
should be compulsory. " - "'K
W. H. Chadbourn, Foreman.
is
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Wilmington, N. C Headquarters
of North Carolina Division
United Confederate Veterans.
The annual reunion of the whole
Association will be held in the city of
Houston, Texas, on the 22nd. 23rd and
24th of May next, A grand place it will
surely prove. And as the represents'
tive ot the worth tarolina Division vot
the Association, I trust the - State of
North Carolina will be well represented
there. As the representative of the
State, I have made every effort possible.
I have tried hard to organize camps all
over the State. I have issued circulars
to every , camp, and asked all Confed
erate veterans whether they belonged to
camps or not. I wanted the State to be well
represented. l have asked railroads in
every direction to be liberal. Above all
Mr. Emerson, the agent of our railroad.
who, as usual, has been remarkably sue
cessful. The rate Is a generous rate of
one cent per mile. The Atlantic Coast
Line puts the - rate at $24 round trip.
The railroads certainly have done their
best to make it a success. - -
As Major General of North Carolina,
I hereby appeal to all the different camps
and to all Confederate veterans who are
not membeis of camps to do their best
to make the representation - of North
Carolina equal to any State in the South.
I v E.L. HALL, -
l Maj.Gen1N.CY.
freight Train Wreoked.-
Local freight train No. 9, on the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad, bound
east irom ureensnoro to r ayeuevme,
was deraiiled near Ore Hill, about one
o'clock yesterday. Five or six cars were
thrown from the rails and the track was
torn up for a : distance of about fifty
yards. No one on the train was hurt, and
the track was cleared by 7 o'clock last
night. -:
' The through passenger and mail train.
due here last evening was delayed by
the accident and did not" arrive until
early this morningr 1 - ;
NO.- 25
It Mes People
Well !
Paine's Celery Compound is aa Su
perior to the i Ordinary Spring
Medicine as the Diamond is Bet
ter Than Cheap Glass.
When women become invalids, homes,
children, friends, all must suffer.
With an impaired nervous sj stem pure
blood is impossible; health islmpossible.
Why not be well? '
Women and men all over hz country
Whose strength and vitality J have, been
brought down during the winter months
are now taking Paine's celery compound,
because their physicians order it. or be
cause they have learned from other
equally trustworthy sources its unfailing
power of building up the strength, rein-
vigorating the nerves,purifyihg the blood
and making people well. :
Paine's celery compound ' continues,
week after week and year after year, to
cure the most difficult cases! of nervous
weakness, and to renew the health of
countless ailing, desponding women.
Fames celery compound, is relied on
with implicit confidence by thousands of
diligent wage earners, who mast keep up
their strength at this trying season.
But when labor is excessive, protac
ted or done under great mental and bod-
ly strain; as is usually the case with tbe
work women are called to do. the health
of the nerves should be carefully watched
over, and tbe small beginnings of nerv
ous' weakness immediately checked by
the use of Paine'acelerv compound. The
smallest as well, as the largest cities are
lull of brave women who might lead de
pendent lives, but prefer to work. They
Beep wen and equal to their duties by
prompt recourse to this genuine nerve
regulator and blood renewer, Paine's cel
ery compound, whenever they feel over
worked, run down and in danger of se
rious illness. This great Spriae remedy
to-day enables countless men and women
to .keep steadily at-, work with strone.
well-fed nerves and healthy, richly nour
ished blood and tissues.
Every woman, if she Is "run down." in
poor health, fretful or weak, if her blood
is ' in poor condition, her nerves un
strung. every such woman should heed
such testimonials as th s from Miss Edith
R. Meek, of Fall River. Mass.
"I was advised by a friend to try
Paine's celery compound," says Miss
Meek, "s I was all run down from a
long season of hard work and travel.
Nothing that I have ever taken has had
such a speedy and . lastine effect upon
me. I am now advising all of . my
friends to take it. For that tired, irrit
able condition resulting from an over
taxed nervous system, there is nothing
to equal it."
Take fame s celery compound now.
It makes people well.
PENITENTIARY CONTEST
KITCHIN AND HIS CROWD UNABLE TO
GET POSSESSION.
4
State Treasurer VPorth Says He Will Not
Honcr Superintendent Iiessw's Voueh
eaJptII the Coutt Decides the Contest,
Star Correspondence 7
Raleigh, April 18.
Mr. Kitchin, six of his no quorum di-
rectois. and counsel held a meeting yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock. They
transacted no business though they re
mained several hours in session. This
morning, however, Kitchin, eight cf his
no quorum directors, and counsel met
in Mr. Spier Whitaker's office. At .12
'o'clock they adjourned, having elected
Mr. Kitchin agent, appointed the exec
utive committee and also another com'
mittee with powers unlimited to make
immediate demand on Mr. Leazer for
the possession, of the penitentiary, pris
oners, stockades and ail.
The Executive Committee is. com
posed of H. C. Dockery. chair
man; T. E. McCasky. . secretary, J.
E. Bryan (of the Arrington Investigat
ing Committee). E. r . Wakefield and
Myer Habh. The Committee Extraor
dinary,. 'with powers unlimited, has as
members Ed. F. Wakefield and H. C.
Dockery and Spier Whltaker as 'pro
peller. .This unusual committee went
out to the penitentiary and demanded ol
Mr. Leazer immediate possession. As
yet the members have not returned.
The commissioned directors met yes
terday and transacted only routine bust-
nes. They are in session again to-day.
State Treasurer Worth has astonished
everybody by .his declaration that he
will not honor Mr. Leazer s vouchers.
Your correspondent had a talk with him
this ' morning. -; ' Mr. Worth said be
would honor? no more of Mr. Lsazer's
vouchers until the . courts decide which
set of directors is legally constituted.
Mr. Worth said that all vouchers were
cashed yesterday, but. that none would
be honored to-day or at any time here
after until the matter was adjudicated.'
He says Mr. Leazer s term of omce ex
pired - yesterday. Mr. worth, it would
seem, has ' decided tbe whole matter.
He has robbed the court of -its prerog
atives. ' ; - - : -
.The Kitchin committee has just re
turned from the penitentiary. They
were not allowed admission. The direc
tors, went into session as soon as the
committee returned. '
The Capital Club gave the' first "ger-
man since Easter last evening. -. -
The Governor has made requisition
oh the Governor of West Virginia for
Peter Ney; who is cohfined in tbe West
Virginia . State ' penitentiary . ; Ney . is
wanted for burglary, and will be brought
to the State at the expiration of his
sentence in May; T.
1 Mr. C. A, Cook and counsel. Col. Ed
wards, are in the city. They leave for
Wilmington to-day to be present at his
trial which occurs this week, - . : l
' Raleigh has a'circus booked for two
days next week.
; It has turned very cold since the
rain for the past few days and there - is
much fear expressed that the fruit crop
will sutler.
Destha in Onslow, . ;
; . Two of Onslow county's oldest and
most' honored citizens died at their
homes last- Saturday. They were Mr.
Joseph D. Congletonr for several years
postmaster ar aneed s bound, aged do.
and Mr. Daniel Henderson, a prominent
farmer at Stump Sound, the latter- being
75 years of age. They were highly es
teemed and the news of their deaths
will be received with sorrow all over the
county. ;::jhit--' - u.
They Always Pay Promptly ."
The Augusta Chronicle of the 18th
says: The Atlantic Coast Line
through its agent. Mr. R. A. Brandjhas
paid all claims in Augusta for the loss by
fire of freight in the wreck on the Man
chester and Augusta Railway near Ri
mini on the 12th. There were eieht car
loads of freight for Augusta merchants
consumed. . - v '.
THE;GOTTONSITUATION
WHAT HUBBARD BROTHERS fc CO5.
THINK OF THE OUTLOOK. '
General Tendency Toward Improved
Trade Help Motion Crop Conditions
Another Taotor-Dsoreue in Use of
Terillisers Eatimned at 85 Per Cent
Deoreaae In Aoreage at 10 Per Cent. '
Drought lnTexaa Creating ' Uneaaineai
- Among Planters. -Hubbard
Bros. & Co.'s weekly cotton
etter sats: '
After a week of great excitement in
which many new factors have come into
play ss affecting the value of coiton, the
market has assumed a more natural
phase, and will be governed from now on V
by the prospects of the growing crop.
Tbe tendency toward an improvement
in all commodities, which is is marked
feature ' of - the . market as the
tendency of decline was last fear, is
a factor vjrhich will be always pres- .
ent, and Which must never be over
looked in considering tbe course of
the matket. Whenever ciop conditions -
justify an improvement in values, the
effect of these conditions will be added
to by this disposition on the part of the
commercial world to anticipate a further
improvement in trade, and in the natu
ral demand for cotton. Undoubtedly a
large portion of tbe holdings of those
merchants who bad the foresight to an
ticipate this improvement I in general
business have been liquidated at this ad
vance in the market, and their interests
are now j distributed in many other
hands awaiting a further advance based
upon a change id the crop pros
pects for the worse. Should these ac
counts become positively bad, it is now
realized that the number of buyers
would be ! largefy increased ' by the suc
cess of tbis bull movement,1 and an im
provement would meet with no opposi
tion from any quarter, as merchants and
manulactutets alike . wou'd be only too !
happy to see an appreciation in the value
of the raw material. ' J
At the present time the crop is back
ward, and a diought exists in Texas,
which is creating much ! uneasiness
among the planters of that State, and
which furnishes at present the principal.
lactor which prevents a sharp reaction
from the recent advance. The effect of
this Improvement in prices upon the
minds and actions of the planters will
be undoubtedly towards inducing tkem
to increase their acreage to the largest
extent practicable with reduced credit,
and to use as many fertilizers as they
Can secure from their factors. Our ad
vices lead us to believe that the reduc
tion in the use of fertilizers ibis year
will., not exceed twenty-five per cent.?
and that tbe reduction in acreage under
present conditions will not exceed 10
per cent., if indeed it is so great. In
forming this estimate we are guided by
what we consider to be the natural ten
dency of human nature under present
conditions which are exactly the reverse
from those existing two months ago. It
is well always to remember that any ad
verse crop advices which are received
this season will have more effect than
for many years past, and that while cot
ton has advanced 20 per cent ,in value, it
is not yet dear, and shou'd circumstances
favor a short crop, the improved condi
tion of trade here and in Europe would
stimulate speculation to -an extent not
now thought ppsstble. j
EUROPEAN INTERVENTION.
GermanT, Baatia and Trance W 11 Taao
Joint Action to Prevent Territoil Aggran
disement by Japan in the Eaat.
By Cable to the Morning Stir.
Berlin, April 2(h The evening edi
tion of the Koelnische- Zeitung, contains
this statement : In view of the pressure
exercised by the Japanese j war party,
Germany urged Japan at the beginning
of March to be moderate in her terms of
peace, adding that a demand! for the ces-..
sion cf mainland territory would
be especially calculated to induce
European intervention. , When it
appeared from reports of the
conditions offered by Japan, she was
little disposed to follow this friendly ad
vice, initial steps were taken on March
23rd for the establishment of an under
standing with the European powers. A
complete agreement was reached by
Germany and Russia and the co-operation
of France was secured. The
three powers will now proceed to take
joint steps to protect their interests. The
territorial changes at which Japan aims
will be tbe first point to be kept in view.
The object is to prevent Japan from en
twining herself so tightly around Chipa
as to be able in case of need to shut off
the latter entirely from Europe. Such
an injury to their interests the powers
desire to avert in good time. Japan has
shown hitherto such circumspection that
she may be expected now also to desist
from drawing the bow too tightly."
The Nord Deutsche AUgemeini Zeitung
says to-day: "Germany never had any
idea of abstaining from Intervention in
the East. Throughout the war she has
been fully alive to the great danger that
might arise for Europe, both politically
and commercially as a result of the new
order of things ia East Asia. Germany's
share in the European interests con
cerned is so important that the Govern
ment would be guilty of serious neglect
in case it should not vindicate our
claims with firmness and determination
to the full extent," .. 1
SOU 1 H CAROLINA POLITICS.
Judge Goff Issues an Ordar Which Will
Teat the Registration Law. - ...
.Columbia. S. C, April 19. Judge
Nathan Goff, of the United States , Cir
cuit Court, has granted an order restrict-,
ing the supervisor of registration of
Richland county, S. C , from exercising v
the functions Of his office' and requiring
him to show cause before bim in Colum
bia, on May 15, why the injunction shall
not be made permanent. The order is
made far-reaching and brings to a square
test all the registration' lawsot South
Carolina since 1882. involving also the
Constitutional Convention Act. The bill
alleges that all these acts based in any
way, upon the lawsjof 1882 are in viola
tion ol the State and Federal Constitu
tions. . . .. j- , ;
There Is quite a stir about it to-day.
Douglas & Obear, attorneys, located in
Washington, are conducting the case on :
behalf of the ' Republican State Com
mittee. Dr. Pope and J. G. F. Caldwell have
gone to Washington to bring-this regis-J
tration test suit before the United States
Supreme Court In its original jurisdic- ',
tion in another form. i - .
- Mr. Caldwell, it is understood, will .
also apply for an injunction against the
dispensary authorities., bringing to a
final test the constitutionality of the dis
pensary law. These gentlemen are now
in Washington.- t . .
TRAI NWRECKED
On the Beabcard Air Line A Colored B.ake-
- roan KQled. '
: .. Br Telegraph to the Morning Star.
; Norfolk, VA., April 20. The South
bound 'local freight on the Seaboard
Road was wrecked this -morning near .
Stever Station, about two . miles from
Suffolk; and Walker, a colored
brakeman, instantly killed. The engine
jumped the track at a switch and it. to
gether . with nine cars, were badly
wrecked.' The engineer and fireman
jumped without injury. The brakeman
attempted to jump, but fell, his head be
ing crushed against a cross-tie. His body
was taken to Portsmouth. A force of
men is engaged in. clearing- away the
.wreck. " , . ,. , x ' ,
wuicaineyneea. gusn ouueis.