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(j,C dll" " as honest as be is aDie. xle nas A am rt irVmEe Cn.fA i the Confederate States, Senator i the United States, and Attorney- General of the United States; and as (constitutional lawyer he enjoys -j a utlonal reputation. ' ' fj IS IT PROFITABLE 1 Mr. Morton, the Secretary of Agri. cultare, contenas mai larming in ibe United States is profitable. In idJition to being a lawyer, Mr. Mor- m is, or was, a farmer and he .says 1, has made money farming, bat it doesn't follow from this that farm- j is profitable, it only goes to. show that Mr. Morton pursued oetter methods than the majority of farm as do, and that he farmed to better purpose, and made money. Other tamers besides Mr.' Morton have aade money, but they were those fho used their brains as well as their hinds, and a good deal of brains too. ?e have read of wheat growers, large. i heat growers, in the West who say that they can raise wheat and make aooej selJing it. at ntty cents a pftait, ral we have read of cotton' anters who say they can raise cot too and make money on it at sir cents a pound. But these are ceptional cases where the farmers nay have very good land and have become masters enough of their call ing to get the cost of cultivation down to a very low figure compared Uh other farmers. While this does aot prove that farming is profitable, does prove that under -the best methods and favorable conditions it can be made profitable. We have tooin farmers who made money iheo many of their neighbors didn't ear enough to pay for the axle- Pease they put on the spindles of their wagons. inarming is profitable why is it " the bulk of the farmers of the South and West have been sitting the ragged edge for years? ' Why sit that thousands of -them in the estand South have broken away the old parties with which toy had been acting for years and P'ned a new nartv with the . hone thus bettering their ; con- 1'tIOO ? This was a del nci v hnni a lr that party was concerned, but ail that was the inspiring motive in w identification with it, 1 Why is ' so many farmers of the East- Middle, Western and' Sonthern Steshave turned their backs on to farm and gone into ' the towns Mettles as offering a better" pros-1 ot fair remuneration . for their Uhn.) rr - Wl tarming as a business is Mitable, why should all !; these "ngsbe? . .r.;- 41 me exceptional man failed at 'amine it wnnu tht Optional man succeeds in it it is 1 a Pfof that farming is profita- ll nnlv .i.. i : e merchandising,- requires a talent forth r.n: ... ' vHiuMtf. mar ir mncr rs nnr. 7 ith method and industry, and I those who do this may succeed I tne maiorit. mnn h nn ;m I Ninety Der Pftnt ' an1 nrhsnt sift.. . . ' - f r- s ot the men who engage in handlsing fail in th. lAnw rnn JjT per wntage of those who sue - w callings is compara Ur If 1 'e7 the idea that ! farming, as a .k ,a gooa Dosiness. and "MUVI Id s ... U we do not agree with him that wwness is profitable in a general rie. tbat it can be made taU. when pursued intelli- 4w' Wlin tae same gystenl r.nir other successful business a a squire,' it will compare with t -'age rail o indnstriet'and. wgesover many,; ; in nM? "e elements of uncertainty lnt t7 " t all kinds of business, thfm i . are perhaps, more of it a tne business of farming than ior the farmer has to (;- v-.i . ' : : : contend azainst manv Pftnti.l. which no foresight can discover and nof precautions ward oflf. H has to take his chances on the elemente -which may prove favorable or. ad Verse, must run the risk of storms, droughts, floods, insects, blitrhts. and then, after having takeri his chances on all these and harfui u: he must take his chances on an over stocked market and- rimhlmtinnc that control prices 1 and - make Ms Iaborprofitless . ' " " . ! These are the chances the average farmer takes and , these ; ire" reasons Whylhe farmer who .WboldSbe-. suc cessful must use more than ordinary Judgment and leave himself.'; atiie ; mercy ot the' fewest contintfes; That kind of a man wiU eive4i? at -i tention to raising those-, thing? for which there is a demand which are not generally rars6cTand with whicbr there little likelihoodof themar, ket beinz overstttkedjiid ' whii h does this he will make It his aim to raise on his farm everything which pe needs that he can raise,' and thus be independent,; so that if he does raise staple crops he may be able to five at home smd hold them if the price offered does not suit him, until t does suit - himx. ; The 1 farmer who does that, who makes his farm self supporting, who keeps out of debt, and bears in mind the law of supply and demand, keeps ' posted on the world's demand forconsumptioii and the production to meet it, and Isn't in too big a ' hnrry; to get rich; can make farming profitable whether others do or not " Bat to make money on the farm should never be the first considera tion with thej farmer. ; The ",first should be to be independent ; and comfortable, to make the ; farm "a bright, cheerfal home. And ; after thatmoney. That's what we con sider the most sensible and the most profitable kind of farming. minob. imrnoB . The scientific and manuf acturing world is now watching with interest the results of the transmission of electric power by the great rower works at Niagara JFalls, the greatest enterprise of the kind ever under taken. It is not now a question of the transmission of power, for that is estaDitsoea, bat iiow far power may be . practically and .economically transmitted from this center. There are those who contend that the area is limited, while others contend that It is practically unlimited, , and that with Niagara power a current could be sent strong enough to tarn wheels in the city of Chicago. .Speaking of the tests recently made, the Phila delphia Telegraph says: "The first section of this great plant actually set to work has afforded a prac tical demonstration ol tne lact, Hereto fore only theoretically established, that 5.000 horse-power can' be forwarded to any point within a radios of 100 miles without serious loss on the way. That means unlimited power at nominal cost. The phrase 'harnessing Niagara. now becoming so common, may be held to mean that every waterfall in existence can be ntilized to create electric-power. which power can be sent by wire around a circle 200 miles in circumference with perfect economy! When it is considered that in the history of industry water- power nas been estimated as costing nothing, and when it is considered fur ther, that tne supply of this power is to all intents and purposes unlimited, tne momentous results that, may follow this Niagara demonstration can be partly .brought within the range ot our compre hension. '-:. ':;;; " The success of the magnificent venture eventually means the substi tution of electricity for steam as the motive. power in operating manufac tories, and the establishment of man ufacturing centers within a radius of these . great : water- power centers, . and others r pow erful enough to invite the establish ment of power-supplying plants. There are numerous falls in this country which would , supply an in- definite amount of power, and the day is not far, distant when many of those which are advantageously lo cated wilt be harnessed as Niagara has been. Bradstreefx last report places 'the number of workmen in this country who have received voluntary ad vances in wages, averaging xu per cent, within a. couple months at 1,- 000.000. This Is a prettv lareefnum- ber; and the time is- not, long, .but the statement is made by a journal Wh w not inmn at its estimates or its conclusions. It is amusing in this connectjon to note the perform ances of the Republican organs.They denied as long as they could that there was any real revival in busi ness, and when they could do that no longer had recourse to manufactur ing fictitious causes for it. Still contending that the new tariff is a bad ; thing, they as- sert i that ;the revival in the industries and advances in wages are the result of ''restored confi dence" since the election of a Re publican. House ot Representatives, when they and every person wun two grains of sense knows tbat this Republican Houseof J Representa tives will be powerless to do any thing to affect the tariff,3 and every one with two grains of sense knows that the present tariff cannot be ma terially chansed within two years and that whatever of prosperity ........ T . pomes a to-the country within that time- must come under this; tariff. They ; are-doing i their level best to keep that question at the front and to humbug people, but in the face of facts, and figures they have uphill work, and ; tneir efforts are some times amusing. -j ' - - r For some time the culture of the .sunflower has been carried on In some of the Western' States where J uel is scarce, one of the mam ob jects being to secure a supply of fuel fwhere it is both scarce and costly. One farmer in Sbuth Dakota culti yated 100 acres, from which, in ad-" dition to his fuel,' he gets from; the seed a fine quality of oil, and also a cake which, as food for cattle and and ? horses is superior to the ; cake" 'made from ; fUxeed.vHe - gets : a Jyield of from thirty to forty, bushels of ieecto about a gallon of oil -to the bushel. pThe 11. sells at a good; price and is said to be an excellet sabstitute lor .olive oil. The stalks yield the equiv alent of about five or six cords of ,wood to the acre, ' and are said to -. be as good - as wood for heating purposes. ;. He cultivates the Russian sunflower. : In what respect this differs from other kinds we do not know, but we have some varieties in the South which on suitable soil grow as large as young saplings and produce flowers from six to eight inches in diameter. If they, have ever, been cultivated sav for; orna mental purposes or for chicken feed in this section we have never heard of il But as there seems to be profit in the oil, why shouldn't some pro gressive ; farmer try It and thus lead the way to an industry that might grow to be a yery Important one? Possibly an' arrangement might be made to try the experiment close to some cotton seed oil mill, where the seed could be crashed and the oil ex tracted without going to the expense of putting up machinery for that purpose. f Mr. wiiiis Moore, the new weather manipulator at Washington, is a 'daisy. He has been in the business since boyhood, was raised with the weather, so to speak, and with Chi cago weather, too, the yery toughest kind to get the true inwardness of. THE SITUATION OF COTTON. Too MtMb Bub Tko Ooexlkion ud Aere- M Xadleat J a Crop Below T.OOO.OOO Bales. ' - ,r ;" -1 -; ' : ' ; ; ' ' In their marker letter for the week just closed Messrs. Clapp & Co bank ers and brokers of New York, say of cot ton:' ' : "Too much rain in the cotton belt," weather reported, less favorable over a large part of the cotton belt.' etc, is the daily story. Cotton is boiling rapidly in every cotton State. The decreased use' of fertilizers, less acreage and complaint of. weedy fields, has made bails aggres sive and bears indifferent. The bears Claim cotton has been bolstered tip by bad crop reports as nsaal, and that this f eatnre it always a factor at this season of the year and when prices are practi cally hear the maximum point on the crop. Ordinarily an "ample supply of moisture prior to ' the , mid dle ot Inly insures " very fine weather in ' Aatnma and a good crop; 9.623,886 . bales of cotton have come in-aigbt from crops of 1864. 'The average weight , is 508.70, indicating 4.841,494,328 lbs and a total of crop de liveries .prior to September 1, equalling estimates of bears when cotton was sell ing around 5K cents... The Government report of acreage May 10, '95, was 78,5 per cent, of m revised acreage ot 23.- 687.950 for 1894.. or about 20,182,000 acres, or about the same as that of the census report of 1889-90.. The condition given June 1 was 81, against 83.3 the previous year. The condition is now re ported, July 10, as 83.2,- and on same acreage indicates a crop of about 6.882. 000 bales. According to the Chronicle, the acreage, remains 17,767,663, ? With, the large amoant of cotton in sight and Manchester reports ot a waiting market. and Fall River spinners well supplied with cotton, we see no reasori for buyers to get uneasv or- fear that tney cannot do better by waiting farther crop de velopments. - patty Xitreeny. A young man from the country who gave bis name as Tom Hansley.was ar rested ; yesterday afternoon by Police Officer McCIammy charged with steal ing a necktie from Messrs. Rate & Pol- vogt s store. He went in the store about 5 o'clock seemingly for the purpose of buying goods, and after looking around. rfor tome time took a necktie and pat it In his pocket. One of the clerks hap pened to see him, and -called in Officer McCIammy, who took him to the sta tion house - to. await a hearing before Mayor Fishblate Monday morning. Oak Bidse9 Institute.- 1 We are in receipt ot the catalogue of Oak Ridge Institute for the yeat93 and 04. . It shows a total enrollment of 810 counted by departments. Fifty-three diplomas were conferred at commence ment '95 The institution is highly and heartily recommended by the colleges. University, and business men' all over the , States ; and the educating public shows its endorsement by the largest patronage given to a school of this class in the South. , . It is now definitely determined that Messrs. Braddy atGaylord will, in September next, remove, their stock of goods into the building new occupied by Messrs. Morris Bear & Bros., who have decided'- to engage v in other business. The newt location will be immeasurably superior to the one in which tbe busi ness of the "Racket store Is now con ducted. The amount of floor space will be, very much larger, and the new "Racket" will be right in the rush of Front street, trade. " - WILMINGTON, N. C.i An- n -r jDtvtd.BcU - - : J: "f The Comptroller of the Carrencr at IWashlngtbn. has authorized, Mr. A, G. Ricaud. receiver of the Fim National Bank of, Wilmineton. io pay another dividend to depositors of that baik. ,It will be of 5 per cent, and there will probably , be another ' in the -Fall. .V The . - claimants are particu larly requested to bring with them the Kecei ver 'certificate f claim, issued by Judge Robinson, the first receiver, as delay results from a failure to exhibit ! this when the dividends i are called for. ;This wilt be the fifth dividend paid by .the receiver of this bank and amounts la all te 55 per cent, of the deposits. Tbis 5 per cent,- dividend will let loose about $35,000 for circuiatioa in this city and jectlon, and it comes at a good time. Mr. A. G. Ricand's office is at the corner , .Front and Chesnut streets. '- ; ; ' i WS ;a The Bandy PeUocnstcl. : ' , . fcThe Charlotter A?l ara1 .made by police officers Thursday after- fhoon and the capture of thirteen negroes iwho were engaged in gambling. So far, so good. But the Nems adds: "One gambler, name not known, made a break .when the policemen surrounded the game, and escaped. ) A shot was fired at .him as he fled,; and, he clapped one of his hands to his thigh, and it is believed be caught the bullet." The News ought ,to congratulate the policeman who fired the shot on his good fortune in not kil ling the negro for if the negro bad been killed the policeman would, in law, have been guilty of murder; and certainly no jury could conscientiously convict him of anything less than manslaughter. When a man guilty of x any misdemeanor at tempts to escape there'is no law that will justify an officer in slaying him. To Stop at the Battle Wield. : On all sides we hear talk of the excur sion to be run to Mt, Airy on the 23d instant under the management of Mr. T. W. Ciawson. The largest number of Wilmington people that ever visited the beautiful mountain region around Mt. Airy will take it in, as the arrangements are so complete as to assure a comforta ble and enjoyable trip for everybody.' Additional coaches jwill be taken on at different stations in order to give plenty of room. Those.who are going on this delightful trip will be glad to hear that they will have an opportunity to see the famous battle field j of Guilford Court House. The train will be stopped there an hour. A visit to this historic soil of North . Carolina Will repay everybody, and none should lose this opportunity to take a glimpse of the Revolutionary war and to see the most j picturesque moun tain region of the State. ;: ' : - .; The jTayeittmlle Ind en rodent ldsbt In fantry. . y:.-. . . I The Fayetteville Independent IJght Infantry, of Fayetteville. N. G, the old est military organization in the State, will celebrate its 102nd anniversary On 23rd of August by a grand excursion to this city. ' ;; ;;: -;.- - Mr. James G. Hollingsworth was in the city yesterday making arrangements for this organization to go into camp for ten days at one of our popular sum' mer resorts. He will lay. the matter before the Company When he returns, at wbicb time they will decide which place is preferable. Wilmington and espec ially its honorary members will welcdme them back again. Quarantine Station at Sonthport. I The State Quarantine Station at South- port, N. C was pot in the hands of the U, S. Government yesterday and Dr. J. M. Eager, of the United States Marine Hospital Service, who has been ordered to take charge, arrived here yesterday morning accompanied by his wife and two children. He .will leave on the steamer Wilmington this morning for Sonthport to take t charge of the v station. . As l it has 'been transferred to the U. S. Government no charge will be made for inspection or disinfection of - vessels, which will be made' as usual. t . Dr. Eager was met by a Star reporter last night, who found him - quite a pleasant and agreeable gentleman. He will superintend the building of the new station, but has no! Information as to when the work will begin. Visit Vram sa Old JMend. ; Col. Murdoch McRae, who has been a subscriber to the Daily Star about 25 years, called at the office yesterday. He is one of tbe leading citizens of. Rob eson county, and one of the. most intel ligent and successful farmers In North Carolina. ' CoL McRae Is an interesting talker on politics, finance and farming: and be is : one man ot wealth who is not afraid of a reasonable: amount of free silver. He fully endorses the views of the STAR on this question, and says the limited free coinage of silver and State banks of issue would soon make the South the most prosperous section if the country. - .v; Col. McRae has been spending a lew days at our seaside resorts, and left for bis home, - near Maxton, yesterday evening.--- t For Criminal lithel. ' .The Star is informed that Mr, S, H Fjshblate will begin an action at law to day against the Evening Dispatch lot criminal libel. The preliminary . step will be a warrant issued by a Justice of the Peace, -and the case will be called for trial at the next term of the Superior Court. The action is based on articles which have recently appeared in tbe Dispatch reflecting ion Mr. Fishbate, especially one which j was printed in the issue of that paper of Inly 11th. Mr. Fishblate, win be represented by the 101- Iowlng attorneys: 1 Messrs. Marsden Bellamy. Sol. C Weill. A. G. Ricaud and. Herbert McCIammy. A. Bint for Wilmlncton.:- ' 'i'-'i-. The Cherry cotton mills at Florence, Alabama, : have just declared a quar terly dividend of 8 per cent. This is only 12 per cent, per year, It is true; but it is better than nothing, and it is a hint to men ot capital in Wilmington. The Cfaerrv mills make a specialty of fine yarns and they are running just 24 hoars a day. ; . . ' , . - ' Attention is called to I par ties on the Sound and at the Hammocks shooting mocking birds, marsh hens and other species of tbe feathered tribe. The law on this is very plain, and if the vio lators are not careful, they will get them selves in trouble., ii " " s;j FRIDAY JULY 19, 1895. RALEIGH NEWS LETTER. PROMOTIONS IN THE 8. A. L. SYSTEM. bllDister H. W. Baoaom-Iba.'Aslnaton's -Caae Postponed Verdlat Aaalnat the 2 Water . Works Company Election of Offloeia of the Pharmaemiojr AMoelk- tion. ' i . Star Correspondence.'' ' ; Raliigh. N. C July 13. ' Mr. C R Capps has been appointed General Freight Agent of tbe Seaboard Air Line, with headquarters at Ports mouth, Va to succeed Mr. HLTV. B. Glover, promoted. Mr. Capps has been chief clerk in the freight department of the Seaboard, and his appointment was quite a surprise. . lit. W. J. Edwards, jgeneral storekeeper of the S. A. L , with pmces in Kaieigb. has been removed to Portsmouth, where -hejwill make his headquarters. Capt, Winder, the general manager of the road, will move hU offices from - Atlanta to Portsmouth Monday next. . ; : ... '-ivUi ;.; 1 ' '--;- v --. ; v Rev. Dr. Pittenger. of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, has gone to Boston on a three weeks vacation. Minister Matt. W, Ransom passed through the city . yesterday on his way to Blowing Rock. He is somewhat im proved, but he is hot yet a wellman. Mrs.) Arrington s case came np this morning alter, tbe docket had' been cleared. . Solicitor Poa stated that , he was especially desirous of having the case tried, as he thought the paper ought to be "stopped. The judge stated that this was not tne regular term for the case. . The Barnes Brothers' case was ; called up and Mr. T. R. Parnell stated that he was their representative. He said that u he - was ready; ' but he had some preliminary motions to maker Mrs. Arrineton was not present. and tbe Judge said he was not willing to try one; without the other. He said he would continue the case until January term, as he knew Judge Coble, who. pre sides at the September term, did not want to try the case, as . Mrs. Arrington had had a good deal to say about, him This occasioned a deal of discussion, and the Judge agreed to continue the case un til September,- with the understanding that Judge Coble should not try the case. Mrs. Arrington and others alleee that Judge Whitaker was afraid to have the case come to trial. This - is - hardly' probably. . . :'' .. The mry has 'returned a verdict of guilty against the Water Works Com pany for maintaining a nuisance, to wit: The pond at the power house. 3The first vote of the jury stood eight ior the State and tour for the defence. A night's sleep over the matter put the worn out jurors in a better frame of mind add more like transacting business. It did not take them long to agree this morning and soon after nine o'clock the jury filed m court and a verdict of guilty was recorded. The Judge reserves his sentence in the case until next Tuesday. The counsel for the Water Works Com pany have made an appeal to the Su preme Court. The docket has been cleared and Judge Timberlake returns Tuesday to give his judgment in the case. - i ';--:s .;',- The State PharmaceuticalAssociation. which has been in session in Morehead. Bars ad journed to meet next year at that place in August. - The Revenue Act came up for a deal of discussion, and it was the opinion tbat it was not a law. A motion pre vailed to appoint a committee to investi gate the act and secure able counsel to make a test case of the matter if it was deemed necessary. The appointment of Dr. tJarr to a pharmacist's position came np for con sideration. The following resolutions were adopted : rJ Wheiueas, There are fifty-one states and Territories in the United States, haying pharmacy laws - to test the quali fications of those desiring to practice pharmacy, r "' ": ; : : "The two professions of pharmacy and medicine have made such rapid advance ment in; recent years as to be regarded as distinct and separate professions. "Resolved. Tbat this Association dis approves and respectfully protest against tbe practice ot ailing the rnarmacy De partments at our State Institutions with other than legally qualified and compe tent pharmacists, and we believe it to be to the best interest of these institu tions that such a course be adopted." - l - Dr. Tohn B. Can's application for membership was not acted upon, there being no recommendations. The officers elected were as follows: P.W.t Vaughn, Durham. President; Augustus - Bradley. Raleigh, first Vice President: Tohn P. Stedman. Oxford, second Vice President; H. M. Mac Don ald, LaGrange, third Vice President: H. R. Horne, Fayetteville, Secretary; A, J, Cook, Fayetteville, Treasurer. : s , FROM WELDON. Opening I MZfll- of Bids for Erection of Cotton Knitting ran Being Built. i '- I , Weldon, N. C July 11. . ' Mr, ' EDiTor The bids for the con struction of a big cotton mill at Roa noke Rapids near here were opened here Tuesday and the contract awarded to W. A. Chest erman & Co., of Richmond. The bids ranged from $50,000 to $80,000. ' A big knitting mill is being erected there now by Brown & Garber, of Wash ington. D.C ' - ; The crops in this section are looking much better than they, did a lew days ago. . V r P. S. The mill referred to is to be 254 xlOO and four stories high. . - -. . t ' - j v " ' f .VI Why Not Knitting Mill P - - , t The knitting mill at Cberaw. S. C is making money last. , rne mui at new- port News, Va it is said, "has so many orders on band that it. cannot nil them for months to come." It employs eighty hands. - : Why will not a knitting mill pay as well Jn Wilmington as in Cheraw or Newport News? The capital required is comparatively small, and it could be made up readily on the instalment plan. It would be a good thing' for Wilming ton to .have a knitting mill employing one hundred people. Til tTvtlVAal ftAmwatljfc Mr.' W. M. Corbett, JrM of , Pender. Bladen and Samoson.: was a visitor at the Star office yesterday. . He is one of the most active and energetic business men of this section, being engaged in merchandising at Kerr. Alpine, and Beatty's Bridge. His residence is at Beatty's Bridge, and a very peculiar feature is that his dwelling is in Samp son, his store and turpentine distillery m Pender and his farm in - Bladen, the three county lines joining at that point A Bight Bower, 'j.y.y- Hon. W. H. Bower", in an interview with : the Wilkesboro Chronicle, says: f The Democrats would not have a ghost of a chance of success with a gold platform or a. gold candidate, in my ODlnion.1 With such a condition and such a State platform there would not be fire enough left in the party in the State to complete tbe party organiza tion." I - MAYOR; LIEETS MAYOR. WILMINGTON'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND t .- . Mivnn iriain tt a f v ric d -rue . - EXPOSITION. ' , ' The Tar Hselera Take Atlanta UilitarT Men Making FreptTationa for Brin&log Down All Ihetr Toreea to the Sxpoei ton. , - ' r a .a .a. v Aiumia : K,onsiuuitony x Wilmington's jolly mayor, whom the boys call "Fish," but whose card hears the very dignified Inscription "Mr. ST. H. Fishblate, Mayor Wilmington, N. C..7 stretched out his hand yesterday mora-, ingand squeezed the .fingers of Mayor Porter King right iieartity ., - J . V Atlanta's mayor was glad to meet the dignitaryf rom the old Tar : Heel State.; :The countenance of the Wilmington ex ecutiye crinkled with smiles at the pleas -; ing welcome, and he called in all the boys for an introduction. - . - "ThiS Is Colonel J. F. Bruton. Colonel of the Second Regiment State Guard." said Mayor Fishblate. "and this is CoL F. Winslow, Commandant of the North Carolina Battalion Naval Reserves; and this i Colonel W. J. Woodward, Com mander of the Uniform Knights ot Py thias of our city." v h ; in this way the Mayor eot on down the line, and for quite a : while Mayor King was kept busy repeating military titles and shaking hands.- ''!- .:u ', ,v VISITED THE GROUNDS. The delegation from North Carolina arrived jn Atlanta at 8 o'clock yesterday morning and were driven at .once to tbe Aragon, where rooms had been ordered. They were in charge of Mr. Thomas D. Meares. Agent of the Seaboard Air Line,' which had . furnished a private car and other conveniences for tbe patty. Just after they bad ; breakfasted they were taken in charge by Chief Walter G. Cooper, with several , other Exposition officials, and driven to tbe grounds. ; Here thev scent an hour examining the various buildings and looking over the place ior tbe . purpose of fixing a camping spot. The military men of tbe Tar Heel State are coming. They say that when they strike Atlanta Sherman' raid will be eclipsed. They will storm tbe State with over 2.000 men, of tbe best families in North Carolina. ' L ; What they want to get is a large camping ground, where the companies can remain for several days., - As yet, this plan has not v been definitely arranged, bat it is favorable to the Ex position officers, who will make provi sion for the camp. V ?.W A PICTURESQUE RESERVE The Naval Reserves of -North Caro lina is one of the strongest organizations of its kind in the United States. It numbers a force : of . 250 : men. AU of these are trained soldiers, who have made cruises to far ports. ; At? present tbe Reserves have at their disposal the Monitor, turned over by the Govern ment for tbat purpose. They are i, pre paring for a trip to the Bermudas. ! "It is bar parpostL.said Mr, J. '. C Morrison. Lieutenant of tbe Reserves of Wilmington, "to bring to Atlanta oar whole corps. All of the men have an terms of white, and they make a pretty Hlght when brought out on parade. We are going to bring tbe -wnoieot Carolina berevrttirnDCOnr present trip is made merely with the 'idea of prospecting., we came to see u tne en campment can be brought here." . -A GOOD DELEGATION. The North Carolina men are all fine looking fellows straight shouldered, tall and handsome, especially Mayor Fishblate. Following is the fnll delegation: J. F. Bruton. colonel Second regi ment. North Carolina State Guard.-: Walker Taylor, lieutenant' eoloner Second regiment. North Carolina State Guard. .V:'?.' ,; ":'v-- W. E. Warren: adjutant Second regi ment, North Carolina State Guard. - W. H. Northrop, captain Second regi ment. North Carolina State Guard. F. Winslow. commander North Caro lina battalion, Nayal Reserves. George L. Morton, Lieutenant Com mander North Carolina battalion. Naval Reserves. ; -v ' ... . J.C Morrison, Lieutenant, Wilming ton division, Naval Reserves. Mason Burr. Messenger, Wilmington division, Naval Reserves, v .-: ; x y" W. J. Woodward. Colonel and Aide- de-Camp, JJniform Rank Knights . of Pythias.--' :; y'.-- ' '.; --v ,i L W. F. Robertson. Sir Knight Herald, Uniform RankJCnights of Pythias.- "... 5. H. Fishblate, -Mayor City or wu- mlngton. , y l' ' - :" Martin Newman, vniet fire depart ment, wummgion. ; Thomas D. Meares, captain u nuorm Rank Knights of Pythias, and Wilming ton agent Seaboard Air Line. vy --tat- - ' LEFT LAST NIGHT. - The Tar Heels onUed out on their pecial car last night at 7:30 o'clock. -isn we couib amy iuugi . Mayor Fishblate, 'but this is a hurried trio made fbr the purpose of looking over the grounds and seeing jnst what arrangements could oe maaein ine way 'All of us go away woaaenuuy im pressed with the magnitude of the work; and we will come back later on to make our plans more definite.'- ' "All of our militarv.lorces. as wen as the Chilians, are preparing to come. The Knights ot fytnias are aiso coming u force. I expect that all the members of that order will be here." - - v W1H Makt e Blgcer Baeket. :i The Wilmington correspondent of the South port Leader writes as follows :' -, "Among those who have purchased the stock of Morris Bear & Bros., is the hustling firm of Braddy & Gaylord, the Kacket store men. : inese men nave rented the building occupied by the Bears, and will in a few weeks move their entire stock into it. it cannot oe doubted that equal success will follow Braddy & Gaylord m the place wnere the Bear Bros, have done so well, for they areboth poshing young men; and have early recognized the fact that to catch the trade tbe public must Know ail about what they have) to sell and the price of the articles Warning to Wheelmen.. : A telegram from. Louisville, Ky, says: Dr. Edward R. Palmer, one of the most prominent physicians of this "city, and well-known throughout the Southern States, was killed on the Southern Boul evard last night while riding Ms bicycle, in a collision with another wheelman, William R. Colston. Both parties were thrown to the ground, bat Mr. Colston was quickly revived. Df. raimer. How ever, could not be revived; and was re moved to the Norton Infirmary, where he died at an early hour this morning, without having regained consciousness." Nor. - barque Ariadne, Henrick- sen, cleared to-day for JNewcastle-on-Tyne, with 220 Casks; spirits and 400 barrels rosin, valued at $9,647.16. ship ped by Messrs. Pkterson, Downing & Cc f . - . NO. 38 HON. A. H. GARLAND ON . SILVER. r: 4 - STRONG LETTER ADVOCATING FREE COINAGE f Let ih Battle ba Waged With. Baaaon ; ' Foreigner Will Not Damp Their Silver ! Hsr-Amtirlca Big end Bioh Bnongh to -IrizIuSwndard. " r : Memphis Commercial AppeaL"T .. , The following letter from Hon. A. H. .Garland, ex-Attorney General of the . United States during the first adminis tration of President Cleveland was re ceived by President' W. N. Brown,' ' of i the Central Bimetallic .. League, of this city in response tp an invitauon to at tend the Convention to be held in Mem phis on Wednesday and Thursday ' of this week in the interest; of theree coin age ot silver. f.j'J"; , t. v :vCv Coming, as it doeClrom 'a -disting-' .uiahed statesman of, great, ability, one whom the entire country considersias an able student of Governmental problems; and a man particularly esteemed in the South, it will be read with general inter est. It stamps the atfthor as a vigorous and v strong advocate of the financial viewsthich the Convention is expected to advance, . - Mr. Garignd says: -:t U i ' i Washington une 4, 1895. ;; W. N. Brown, President of the Central , v Bimetallic League of Shelby county;' . Memphis, Tenn.: Dear Sir I am greatly obliged to you lor the special invitation to be present at th great bimetallic; convention to be held at Memphis on the 12th and 13th of June, jast received. . '-There are -several ' reasons, insur mountable, which it is needless to men tion, why I cannot accept this invitation; but I am none the less in full, direct and unequivocal accord with the objects and purposes of the calling of this Conven tion, and I hope, and pray it will be a success in all respects, and its teachings and lessons may meet the ' approval of onr people and serve to bring tbe conn try now 'debt-ridden and generally de pressed almost beyond hope, back to the ways and methods of real comfort and healthy prosperity. . , ; Dispassionately and as coolly as I can, re-reading, after a short study of it many, -many times, the report to Congress of : Alexander Hamilton, as Secretary of tbe Treasury, May 5, 1791, on the establish ment of the mint; following, .from then, the history of our finances and the work ings of our financial laws on in due course till 1873, when silver, by an awk ward Caesarian operation; was merciless ly torn from the body of; onr .financial system; re-rading in like temper the wonderful "speech of Senator Beck Kentucky's dauntless tribune in his day in which he reviews all these laws, and the whole history of finance in our coun try, and depicts, in scarlet letters, this ghastly tragedy of 1873; this speech . ut tered in March, 1888, and afterwards re produced and read in full by Morgan, the accomplished Senator of Alabama as a part of his own speech on the money question in the united states senate in January, 1894; and re-reading once again the speech of Mr. Carlisle in 1878, in the House of Representatives,': fresh from the homes of his constituents in Ken tucky, these views of Mr. Carlisle being afterward used, word for word, by such commanding men and fearless defenders jofAbeirStates',. interestsas Senators Coke and Walthall in a more recent dis cussion of this question; I say. a re-perusal and re-study oi-these noted produc tions leaves me no room r whatever to doubt the expediency and the wisdom of tbe doctrine this Convention is called to promulgate and support. I.',;-"''--, . Not professing to know and under stand the abracadabra of finance, and probably there are no two people , who do understand it alike, yet these pro ductions, with the stubborn and unbend ing facts of history before us. furnish me a rock sufficient Upon which to build my politico-financial church. Read them by day, study them by night.' and like good and kind neighbors send them around to be freely read by all who will. ' ; Mr. Carlisle, true, now speaks in lan guage differing essentially from that used by him in 1878 ; and we must not answer him t with a sneer, or a contemptuous hoot, or a Podinapptan ejaculation that will not' do. He has the right to change his opinions , yea; more, if hon estly he believed he was wrong then, it is his duty to change them now and give the reason for the faith that is In him. It is said fools and dead men alone never change their opinions. We were all. I believe, for one I know I was glad when he was called to he high trust - now in hl hands, and no breath of suspicion as to his honesty of purpose, I am sure, will be fanned or encouraged in any way of those who know him not by , ..... 'e one ; but meet his arguments o w m th his argnments then. To my inind, kiter'creading both then and now f-sMi reasons and arguments then are far superior m logic, in lorce and in direct ex planation, to those he now sends Jorth. .- He - was then about , 43 years okL .having served. Kentucky in many', high places,; in close com munion with his constituents ' con stantly the electricity between him and them was then kept fresh and warm all the time his intellect keen and at its best, and his environment all told him to krftw well and study closely tbe wants of this people, and so completely did he do this, he came to the Senate, and a great mantle fell upon him. which to wear was honor and fame enough ior atfy one. Confront him then with his views and his reasons therefor in 1868, and trust to their weight and superiori ty.: This is jast and fair debate let rea son and logic, not anger or prejudice, prevail in all this discussion. Mere per sonal questions will not enlighten , the people, one iota on this all-absorbing topic; tnev rareiy ii ever tucy no on any Subject. Your side has the argument it is already made. Send it out to the remotest corners of the land, from cen ter to circumference, and from Dan to Bersbeba over the country. 1 ' 'V Silver came here to this country with our forefathers and foremothers, hand in hand under the law with gold "it pere grinated.' it rusticated, it domicllated with them." and became thus one of tbe institutions of our colonies, and walked thus with gold and took its place In the Constitution, and our first and greatest Secretary- of the Treasury, as we have seen, takes it up with fall recognition and fixes its place in the financial trans actions of the country; and it thus con tinued on under ' all circumstances as such till the dismal period of 1873, already referred to. Yes, for eighty-four years after the adoption of the Consti tution of the United States, the right of the people to have free coinage of silver, as well as gold, was not only distinctly recognized,, but carefully , protected ; by Congress. .. ' , . -. . I cannot believe silver is worthless and valueless as the single standard advo cates claim it to be, and that it deserves the treatment they insist it shall receive. Jt was "current money with the mer chant" when? Abraham bought the field of Machpelah in which to bury Sarah, and it has been so almost ever since; and I cannot believe any sound reasons can be given why it should not now be so. I cannot help believing that oor coun try is big enough in territory, m soil and climate, in all the appliances of the arts and sciences, in all its variety of produc tions, in f.(ltt Ztttnt Interests of its . people energy and- honesty and in . e and character, to fix its own stand ard e of value without waiting for. or : dancing attendance upon, foreign pow ers.; Lst us fix them, and these foreign . powers can follow, if they will; but let us fi them.:V:Ti'-i----;.v'.v.-i'i';.?-v-rr; t.- It is not possible that there is any real , basis for the fear sometimes ' expressed, that bringing silver back to its proper ' statas wijl . cause foreign ntions. tov "dump ail' their silver here and smother us!" Where is it. to this extent, to come from? t Who has got it? . The emptiness of this charge was fully exposed by Sen ior Jones of Nevadaln his remarkable speech a very pandect of information on this question and cognate ' questions delivered in the United States, Senate " in October. 1893; and in that speech Senator Jones , showed conclusively, il there wete grounds for such a . fear, we " could easily, by wise and judicious laws, protect ourselves against - any such , ef- forts. ; .;.;,.;- 'v- ? ; . n ; ,.,.,'- ;. ;-x - Is itt fair- to degrade, demonetize sll ver, and then.tocomplain that it is of little value? - This, with all ' due respect ' to everybody, is bordering on the "vulgar legerdemain of sophistry" it is taking advantage of one's own Wrong it is a complaint that one cannot see after him self stirring up a dust it . is the logic the ; wolf . uses against tbe lamb it is ; to allege the source. ; of the stream has been befooled and. poisoned by its mouth the effect is put before the cause and Indeed "it is to vindicate oppression by pointing to the deprava tion which oppression- has produced." This mode of argument lacks that, ele ment without which ' no human speech t or-eonduct is of value or. entitled tdspne moment's respect fairness. ; This .ab sent, and the words are meaningless and empty. ' And the cause driven to ' this kind of assertion most, in the nature of things, be helpless, whatever of intellect or high patriotic purposes may come to : its support.' The friends of silver need not dread or leaf, such weapons they can meet them successfully, I am con fident, on all parts of the ground, and they should pat on their armor, and gird themselves ior the struggle. until it is completed to a finish.' VAnd now and here, just as soon as pos sible, this controversy should be settled ' no more evasion no more straddling no more postponing. The country, and the business of the country, regardless of personal or party ambition or success, want it settled and they are entitled to have It settled as quickly as can be; Let business and the laws know and under stand each other, and adjust themselves accordingly, for not till then will the country be prosperous and at ease again. , . We, of the United States, of all people of tbe earth by this time, ought to know, and I think we do know, the great un wisdom of tampering with and dodging questions vital to the country. This de layed much more, and sickness, prostra tion; paralysis, and death are near at hand. And much will, I venture to say. depend upon the action of this conven tion, and with a heart full of wishes for its complete success, it will, I do hope, come manfully and squarely to the work and announce its views in no uncertain terms. ' ' Very respectfully, yours A. ji. GARLAND. 1 HE S HEM WELL TRIAL. . Atgument Concluded In the ; Sbemwell Trial Mrs. Shemwell Overcome in Conn .and Fatata Trouble Tear ed. . C i ' Special Star ' Telegram. Charlotte,' N. C July 13. Messrs. Watson, Armfield and Long concluded their argument in the Shemwell trial to- day.- Judge Boykin's charge to the jury' lasted from 5 till 12 o'clock. No verdict at midnight. Intense feeling at Lexing-S ton.' '.Trouble is feared. ' ,;;' ' Mrs. Shemwell was overcome in the court V room and fainted shortly .'after. being rtwwiis.-:: 1 Bt Teksraph te He Morninjfl - Charlotte, N.t; July 13. A special to the Observer says : . The crowd in the court room at Lexington to-day was im mense. Mrs. Baxter Shemwell, tbe wife of the man on trial for 'his' life for the murder of Dr. R. T. Payne, Sr., was almost overcome with mental and pbysi- : cal suffering, resulting from the strain of the long trial, and sat, almost prostrate. . with her head on her husband's breast ; finally she was overcome, and was taken .from - the court room, : and fainted shortly after being taken to the nearest place of of rest. Her heroism : all along and devotion to her husband in his extremity have been great, drawing even from the lawyers for the prosecu-, tion eloquent tributes of praise. .' One ' luror became sick while Judge Boykm was charging the jury, which caused interruption until he . recovered. -There is intense feeling in Lexington . between the two factions and troubled, is dreaded. ; ' - r-ty:-: : Attorney CB. Watson and ex-Judge R. F. Armfield, made powerful speeches for the defense, and. ex-Solicitor " B. F. Long made a strong closing argument for the State. . i At 11 o'clock to-night Judge Boykin Closed his charge to the jury. The ver dict, up to midnight, had not been rend ered. . - . -f -. - .-: I Charlotte, N. C July 13. The jury has gone to bed, nothing done. The case has been ; f oagbt with conspicuous ability on both sides. The feeling in the community is intense and it is expected by many that there will be trouble when the verdict of the jury is announced. SECRETARY) HOKE SMITH. An Exoiesalon ol the Views He Held la 1890 ? ' ; By Telegraph to the' Morning Star. AtlantA,'Ga, July 13. Tbe Consti- tution will publish to-morrow morning a letter written by Hon. Hoke Smith, Sec- t retary of the Interior, to Hon. W. L. -Peek, on the 15th of September, 1890. It was a reply, to a speech delivered by CbU Peek, then a leader of the State Alliance at Conyers, in which the latter made the statement tbat in a conference with Mn Smith, who was assisting in the management of Gen. Cordon's Senatorial -campaign that Gen. Gordon had pledged that he , would accept an agreement to .t - a u u a in.... certain conditions namcu uy uic xvinauu;. , In the letter to Col. Peek. Mr. Smith corrected the impression that Gen. Gor don had unqualifiedly approved the sub- treasury pian auvucaicu uy iuc nuuuw He then relates his yiew on the confer- ence and adds: - "I mentioned a number of measures of proposed reform . around which all might, gather and out of them obtain tbe very best plan for the relief of the people that it was possible to pass. . ' "1. ' Currency with -v non-perishable agricultural ' products as a basis, the v issue to be limited to only a part - of the crop, but not ' to be called in at the end of twelve months.-' On the contrary, to remain In area lation until a second crop is harvested and until a portion of the second crop mav be substituted for the first, thereby making it possible to keep the money in constant circulation and to prevent a yearly forced contraction." . I 2. The free coinage of silver. . 1 8. The issue of Treasury notes by the Government bonds might be redeemed, and instead of interest-bearing bonds a legal tender currency substituted." , : 5The fourth and fifth plans proposed favored a graded Income tax and a re duction 'of the tariff. And Mr. Smith concluded: .-..w' :; -'r r'': "My only purpose was in a spirit of harmony to aid . Democratic nominees .n rumnmtb ntvanizatlon JJU W V. . W O " and pass by a united effort measures of : practical benefit to the people." ,-' The ,first new hale of : the season. classed as strictly middling, was sold yesterday at Galveston. Texas, to Knhn i & Franssen. ' The price paid was $100. .
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