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This being the case the.ques- lon si! be at what price the plant r can afford to sell cottorr and kea reajo.uble profit. ' If he can Lee the cost of production in pro- .nimi to the reduction in price he t . I 1 . Li. ' ' J iii be aDie to noiu ni own 4 ana .'II m!a 4a w W a Ijy SHU (-Uliiuiuc iu ujaivt. suuic Ley out of the crop, a mess- it lonld fall lower than there is any obibility of its 'doing. : ';v ; ,: : Mr. James Richardson, of ' New rleans, who Is one of the largest Ltton growers in the world, produc- ija crop of 10,000 bales, is quoted s saying that he made more money" Iien prices-were low than when they ae high because he was then breed to study all the economies d make the crop do all it possibly jold do. But Mr. Richardson had it advantage of the average planter ir his plantations are mainly, if not ll, in the Mississippi Delta; he is ealthy and can carry out his plans br cultivation, employ all the labor wants at cash prices, in addition which he has factories to spin and tare the cotton, oil mills t'o get the il from the seed, and utilizes every bit of the plant for which there Is of commercial or other use. Thus (gets all the benefit and all the rafit there is in the crop. ' That is the true secret of success jd profit in cotton culture, and very planter who can should adopt l In proportion to the number of inters there are not many who w afford to do that, for doing it foold necessitate the command of wsiderable capital, but where many hdividual planters might not be able Jo do it it could be done bycombi- pon on the co operative plan if the inters within a given radius would etermine so to do, and thus put ftmselves in a position to eet the Ml benefit and make all the profit we is in the crop. Unless this be we the profit in the business most pend altogether on the cost of pro action and that will vary, according rtQe soil, the men who cultivate it id the methods employed. .- Some Texas planters claim that Wean produce it for three cents a Pld. Some in th rtrh lanrtc of Jjisstssippi claim that they can" do i's and it has been done occasion- '7 in other States, but these are fe exceptions. On the average it w about twice as much to pro- a cotton, and it follows that if price keeps down anvwhere in Neighborhood of eieht cents bet1 F and cheaper methods will be a r05" with the average cotton Jow, if he expects to make any- lhinw u - . ' s ' uy growing it. He certainlv f 1not afford to cultivatelhree acres f m to get one bale of cotton, but m Work to ffet from two to three ffc from one acre of land, and fwi stndw ,; i.4 i 4 etthe hest. most nrolific and most --- j u main. iuu. &u-va w raoie cotton. 'his Is on- nf ,- ii,!--,- -,-. -kit rardson does. Ho. hrrA" rot. ne expresses it, that is he closer J watches the different varieties of k , ' r..MVMV s; TTII.1S t4S.44., rll'vates thpm c. i a , ana -rom the best of them rs his seed for planting, just as I reiui corn grower tries, to im L "e s"d he plants . and se irm the best for that purpose; -ai COttOtl mav h. Imm.ne.ln edty careful selection of the C as been too often demonstrated f a matter of question,' and et em .. caie that proper at knt g'Ven t0 thif the L luC same Seed var aft-r xrar r"en inA' ' y-' I judicious selection might give W8? that wouId yieId a thIrd L a"d Wmmand a third mor- If L mre than a third in the 'selling I . 1 . ' ', ' illhleIUcin8 the cost of production j oe of the essentials of sue- cess, this will necessitate a reduction of the acreage cultivated, , and with It Involve the necessity of diversi fied farming, for the ordinary plant er Cannot afford to raise " low priced cotton, and out of. the proceeds buy his household and farm supplies. He must ' raise " his home supplies his bread, meat and feed for his stock, and thus have his cotton , as; an un encumbered money cropi When he iias no supplies to buy ou t of the cot tori, no ;. advanMsaQdnadebt.ta pay but of it,; ie.i wlll;be; in a pretty od condition to. stnd; it if ,prices should be low and be in a condition also to hold It if the prices should be to0 low. As a-vclasa,- the , planters would then be In condition, too, to orm'56mbinati6ns to hold back the" crop to force prices up as has been so frequently .'suggested with in the past f ew yearsJ But they can ever do that until they cease to. be de pendent : upon cotton as' the sole moneyrop.' v.;; Z.'..: C' ''-s-i-A iM4 ; MDTOB MEHTI0N. : i :Theimpresslorus "with some that Mr BenedicVs utterances on retiring the greenbacks were sent out to feel public sentiment on that , question, bat' so far the sentiment has not proved very responsive. "The "Sound Money League," of New . York, has also been sendingont feelers. But neither, MrBenedict nor the "Sound Money League" " nor Comptroller Eckels (who endorses Mr. Benedict's views) 'makes any, suggestion as. to providing : a , currency to . take the place of the retired greenbacks. This woald mean if their demandTbe' com plied with a contraction of the, cur rency to the amount of $346,006,000. They will not consent to replacing the greenbacks with silver, they are more opposed to State banks than to silver, and consequently the only substitute for the retired greenbacks would be interest bearing certificates or bonds. - Their contention : that the greenbacks are a constant men ace; to the gold reserve is true, but tbis is because under the practice of the Treasury they persist in redeem ing the greenbacks in gold when there is no law requiring that, and when they may be redeemed in silver. If the greenbacks are a menace to the Treasury it is because they them selves make them so. J There are two ways to prevent the greenbacks from being a menace, the first of which, and "the . best,, is to redeem' them in silver when that would be more con venient than gold, or if they persist in redeeming in gold, pass a law re quiring that a certain percentage .of customs duties be paid in gold, and thus provide a way of supplying the Treasury with gold without issuing bonds to get It. If the Treasury: is embarrassed! by "the presence of the greenback ' it is because "those in charge of it have voluntarily adopted a policy which causes the embarrass ment and will continue it while that policy is pursued. ' ; The gold organs call attention to the figures which show that about nine-tenths of our foreign exports go : to Europe, to gold standard countries, while only one-tenth goes to China, India, Japan and other sil ver countries. 1 They therefore de clare that we should remain upon a gold basis and keep our monetary system in harmony with Jthe gold standard countries. In this conten tion they take too much for granted and make too "" little ' allowance for other things which have kept down our volume of exports to the silver countries. They assume that ' the adaption of the double standard by this country, would, operate . against our exports to the gold countries, which does not necessarily follow by any means. "What would be to pre vent them from buying our;, food stuffs, which constitute the bulk of our exports, and paying -for them Hn otur. own money? ; It would, be six one way and a half dozen the other to ': them : whether 4 they paid In' .5 gold.--, on a gold - basis or In silver on a silver basis. ; They buy wheat: and beef 'from Argentina, a silver country, . and ; wheat ;. from India, another silver country, and the difference in money doesn't seem to have any.; influence whatever on their traded But in drawing up the contrast they mlike no allowance for the distance between this country and China, Japan and India, the con sequent cost of transportation, and the little effort made to find a market in these countries for our exports Give ; us a shorter' soute to reach t - :-; -fc'- - them, recognize silver money, make an' effort to expand our trade in that direction,"' and C coming years would show a decided change in the rela tive proportions of trade with these countries and with Europe.v :: ' There seems to be some founda- Hon for the reported discovery of the lost art of tempering and weld ing copper which waiin use among the ancient Mexicans, whose weap ons,' imechanics' toolSjtCf were made; out of tempered copper.,' The discoverer is t -Albert E.,-Lytte, of Chicago. -Tests .were made in-the machine shops of the ; Illmois' Cen tral Railroad which showed that the metal treated ' by Mr. Lytte's ; pro- CeS While beinc "nlanftd hored nnd turned acted very , much like steel, although somewhat easier to cuC Te'sts of strength .made In the Wash-' Ington navy v yards with a bar four teen inches long and one inch in di ameter showed an elongation ot 3i Inches ' and an ultimate freaking strength of 37,800 nounds.5 while the nUtmate strength of a similar bar of cast copper -was 24,781 pounds. It is, claimed that no alloy, is used to produce the hardness, and .that the metal mav be worked in an v W t&at steel caa be; and thaXv.it may be drawn, into wire cold. :-;&i A ' A r; ri Gov. OTerrall, of .Virginia is'an- other man who, like Secretary "Hoke Smith, didn't know what'he was do-1 ing a few years -ego.' He was a Representative in Congress then," and yoted'seven times for the free coih-I age of silver; and he bbastedpf this when a candidate forOGoveppr two years ago. i Now he is a: candidate' forthe United i5tates Senate and is a gold man. But, whatever may be the fate of free silver, OFerrall will notjbe known in the race with John W.Daniel. ' ' . - ' The opinion is entertained by some scientists that a subterranean sea un derlies Kansas, Nebraska and a part of the Indian Territory, which ac counts for the disappearance of large sections of land, leaving in their jlaces bottomless ponds, and also for the wells in many places in which the volume of water rises fand falls as if influenced by flowing and ebb- Gen, Voa r Hannekin . who had something to do with the Chinese army while the Japs were mauling St, Is now " In Berlin, where he is. being lionized, but where the lion comes in we faiktb seeJi Perhaps he . is" con sidered some- of a lion in i escap ing! being gobbled up - by the other fellows, as the'Chinese Generals and Admirals' were.' - .s?;.i ic t ti.-a ; The .Durham Sun is growing older audi bigger,?! It reached its seventh year the other day and celebrated it by putting on a new suit of s clothes -and adding a column to each page. It has' always shlned brightly and promises to do so with increased lus tre.: - .-'uv Some of the farmers of Florida are catch ins; on to raising their home supplies. In some counties corn is now being sold to the merchants ' in stead of being bought from them as formerly. '-'' - : 1 : : ".; .'" " v, Our impression is that as things look now Benjamin Harrison, Mr. Allison, Mr. McKinley, Levi P. Mor ton, Thos. B. Reed, and even the dark horses, will . be very polite to wards Matthew S. Quay. . . ; A Bishop Potter, of New York,' has forbidden the priests of his', diocese from officiating at monster J wed dings. -That's right; Monster wed dings shouldn't be encouraged. 1 ' This week the - Chatham Record reached its eighteenth, year arid is healthy and vigorous. Brother Lon don writes for a good section of the State and gives It a good paper, v ' . , j . The cranberry crop of this year is estimated at 230,000 bushels more than' last year. ' 'Jersey did her level best. v - Sleetrieal Btovole Bell. . y J, :' TWO of Wilmington's young me n, Mr. Anson W. King and Mr. H; C Howard, have (invented a novelty in the shape of a bicycle bell. The bell is rung by elec trical jower, the push button being in the end of the bandies. The wires con necting with the button are concealed inside the tubing, making a complete circuit. Altogether the invention is a novelty of its kind, nothing in the shape of an electrical bicycle bell ever before being' brought before the public. ' Awheel with the electrical bell ap plied Is on exhibition at Mr. C. E. Gor don's store. --'- o ' End of the Cotton Tair. " - - ' ; ,' : The receipts of cotton for the month of August, 1895, were 88, bales; receipts. Same nonth last year, 113, ' Receipts for the crop year to , Sept. 1st, 1895, 234,621 bales; last year. 189,840, Increase, 44,781 bales. v - r The total exports for the year are 235.'- 647 bales, of which 83,377 were to domes tic ports and 202,270 foreign,; Last year, total fcxportsr 190.805 bales, of which 22,801 were domestic and 167,404 foreign. Stock at this port,. 349 bales; stock war at same date. 1.375. Weloome Wee. - (." - V -; i r-A Star reporter called on a number of prominent business men v yesterday, and in reply to inquiries regarding an 1895 Welcome Week they seemed to be unanimously In favor oT 'some exhibition to attfact country merchants and farmers here this Winter. r-v 1 ;. The Star wishes to say that with pres ent ' indications Wilmington . could not make a better move than to begin vat once to get up ' the W. W. W. and push it through with a vim. -Painfully Hurt. Miss Annie Benton; employed at the City Electric laundry, was painfully iiurt yesterday morning while at work in the Jaundry. While passing sheets through the mangle her right hand was caught in the machine and the fingers were badly mashed Miss, Benton was taken to her home on Dock street and surgical attendance was soon secured; but it was found that while the injury was severe, amputation was not neces aryi j .. .v -i .- 1 WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY,) SEPTEMBER 6, 1895. JO, BUILD RACE TRACKS Cltlan Interested in the Scheme Meeting to 19 Held to Organixa.aod Posh the A number . of citizens, among them several merchants and "sports," haTe joined hands, , and will hold ar meeting next, week for the ourDose of orcan- iziag a : stock .- company- to.- boild two - aspbalt- face "tracks : (one for horses and, the other for bfcvcles and a; base " ball' diamond: ' The.! Carolina Cycle Qub will make the first move by holding a meeting to appropriate a sum Irom the clabfunijs and agree to raise so mncb stock; with the hope ;of , having a track built, which will cause r Northern racers to come here and train during the w inier .-. montns. ,i nose ? interested.-In horses - and hoise racinsr - will ' then eett7'to ".Clperfecrr-: theirfr arratjge- ments ana su&scnoe stocfe." The ' base ball ; cranks . have . already ' collected some funds which with what 'can be se cured, later, will be; adedvto this fund, Afterward a combined meeting will be neie, probably next Friday night, which wilt decide on theamount per share and appoint committees on subscription who wut maKe:a.morojagn canvas or the town, and decide where the track3 shall he built, - It is the aim of .those inter ested to make these grounds and tracks trie nnest in the State, and eaual to anv in the South;- v;" - :::r -:::'?r;::,. Yesterday a meetmsr of a committee from.the horsemen, cyclists and base hallist met and ' deckled to get right to work and get facts and figures to place before the various meetings to be held, to; perfect the arrangements. ' Some , fi nancial backing has. been promised and in large amount. ;S'l-J.Ur r4i"r : 1 THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. 4v what a Prominent and Pesolu Demoerat ! j Thinks o the BitnaUon. -Co. John -A McDoweH, as gallant a Confederate officer as ever unsh eathed sword, and who' was desperately wound ed in one.of the series of battles' around Richmond,' was in the city yesterday. " ' A Col. McDowell; is one "cf the best known and most popular; Democrats in this; section of the State, a Star repre- 8&ntative asked him what he thought of the political situation in North Carolina. He i said he, was - greatly ; interested in the matter, but that he sawno hope for success in North Carolina next year unlets the National Democratic ' plat-; form favored the free coinage of silver. He did not believe that ' the incorpora tion; of that principle in the State plat- lorm atone would oe sufficient; but that with both plattorms lor 'free' silver be thought the Democrats would carry the State and elect their National ticket 3 Col; ;; McDoweir says the feeling throughout the country districts in favor of free silver is intense; that the Demo crats of his own county (Bladen) are al most unanimous for it; and that he be lieves this to be true also of adjoining counties. 'v.., ': :. I ... r . .s: ; Col. McDowell is apprehensive that if the Nationaf Democratic Convention fail to endorse the free coinage . of silver, a free silver Presidential ticket will be placed in the field and that it will be sup ported by thousands of Democrats who have never before voted any other than the Democratic ticket. y-: , )' 1 1 1. -evove WILMINGTON'S TRADEpUTLOOK.' ; The Proepeot is Enoanraaing The rum en "Will Have More Money to Spend r.ThttTTsnalvt...''"" i'f" fv Indications are highly favorable to a decided - Improvement in the trade of Wilmington during the Fall and Winter. Chief among the causes is the agricultu ral outlook. Farmers will be. in much better condition financially' than they have been, and this is attributed to a re duced cotton 'crop, at . much higher prices, and the largest corn crop, proba bly, ever in the South. ; s - The farmers will s have - more money than usual to spend with the merchants. Not only is cotton selling at good prices, but it has been produced this season at less than the average cost., There was a greatly reduced use of fertilizers, ad vances from merchants were materially curtailed, and the consequence is that the producers are in better shape, finan dally, than they have been at any time for several years. This means, of course, that they will have jmore ready- money, and that means more cash trade for the merchants.' ':" j '''' V' sit is a fact that the farmers have been cultivating habits of : economy , lor a number of years. - Necessity has - com pelled them todispense with the luxuries and they have not been able to supply themselves with many of the comforts of life. . But with an abundance of corn and bacon, and remunerative prices for cotton, they will now be able to indulge more freely in the enjoyments ot lite. , Taken altogether, - the outlook for Wilmington ' business ' 'men is very en couraging, and If they will make the proper effort they will be rewarded with the best trade they have had lor many seasons. A Desirable Aeauisidon. - The people of - Wilmington welcome to their borders Mr. Frank McNeill, talented lawyer , who has removed - here for the practice of his profession. He is well known In this .section, having been Solicitor of the . Seventh V Judicial Dis trict a number of years, and haying been prominent as a civil practitioner in many counties of our Congressional District. Mr. McNeill has opened an office in the Smith building on Princess street Killed; ny Idghtntnit. . . r ' Mr. Charlie H. Young, section master in charge of the fourth section of the Wilmington - & We.ldon railroad,- was killed by lightning yesterday afternoon. He was standing on the piazza of the section - house,' at South i Washington, when he was struck by the electric cur rent and died instantly." Mr. Young was abput! 23 years of age, and. had many friends In Wilmington, who will regret to learn of his sad death. Capt, Chas. W:Gasque,,, one,of the AiC. L. conductors, formerly of this city, was happily united in marriage last Thursday evening to Miss Mabel Grace, of Walterboro;. S. Cr They will arrive here this morning en route North and visit old friend, for a few days, j ;,.. A SILVER CONFERENCE - i -fc. ... -. : - - - . OFj PROMINENT- MENX IN THE DEMO- ll-y CRAT1C PARTY." ' ' ; Bolt, For 'Damages Aminst "the Seaboard At Line JTrelght Train . Wreoked The Art Ington Ineatl)ttinK Committee 4-To ba COO Breaka School Ontmlncr TTik & .VRAtMGH, August 9.i?.: Tbere Will be a coBferentwr nt - nrrrthi. silver men in the fiiWitirari , t - . . -r --. herb to day. It Is said : that those who are preseat-.happeried;r,in thecity; and that it -Is i lib preconcerted arrangement fofTa meeting. ' Senator. JarviS rolled in the city., this, morning from the West J AshdyHorne came daringihe'dar Ed4 tot W. C. Dowd, of the Charlotte tfews. Editor London; Chatham -Reconl;Xoi gfesaman; IkheartVticamei'in' on the noon train, Caf 1. Day-apd EdChambers SmjtlvMayorasndeerii are in the Yarborough chatting. Th e xqn f tr-. ence ' willl' pf ciabjy. ; occur late "oa-the evening. KCtherar may - come sin fen the trains from the East. North and? West; MriJosephUs Daniels, of Hit News and Observer, Mr. Greek O. Andrews, of the Press-Visitor, and ; others ; bave : been u.iAti Abe Morris, whO'runs-a clothing store on Wilmington street, has retained the -services ot Col.- T' M. Argo Id a suit" against the - Seaboard f Air Line. MrJMorrfs has just ' returned from New York? - Onrthe 'return trio between Washington- and GeorgetownT' while passing under a tunnel, a flying obiect struck the window orthe smoking car on the vestibule, breaking out several window panes and severely in juring Mr.' Morris' arm; . Mr. Morris says his elbow was 'resting On the sash at the time of the accident.''-' His arm- was fractured and badly bruised, which he claims ne cessitated 'l his taking ' to 'bed.- ?'The amount of damage which 'he claims is cotiknown. f- -- - The vestibule - on the Seaboard train from Washington was delayed four hours thisl morning on account of a wreck about 20 miles beyond Raleigh. It seems from what can be "caught flying around" that a freight train broke loose and that the rear section overtook the front sec tion, crushing into it with tremendous force." Cars were derailed and wreckage piled up in a big mass. It is not learned whether any one was injured. The Wreck was not Cleared from tne : track in time 4 for the vestibule to pass and a transfer was (made.-''- -; -v Dr. Wm. Simpson, President of the National Pharmaceutical Association, Mr. J. r Y. McRae and Mr. M. T. Leach. who! have been - to Denver where the Association was in-session,-1iavev re turned to the city.-? i rgt? :; ' ' v r Little Billie" Bryan, member ot the Arrington Investigation Committee, ar rived in the city to-day to meet with the tribunal." As on yesterday, the commit tee failed to connect. The whole thing is a Ridiculous farce. : Old man Camp bell's friends should take him away; He has gone to drinking again. The lease of the N. C Railroad to the Southern was recorded to-day in the Register of Deeds office. It is printed in pamphlet form, and consists of nine large) pages, 14.000 words in all. .. - Koyall & Borden will open a new for- . Good breaks continue at the tobacco warehouses. ! - Mr." Ernest Martin, of this city, an employe of the S. A. L., and Miss Cade, of IFranklinton, daughter of Rev. -Bayras jCade,. will be married. Septem ber mm. - . Within 'a week all the schools will be opening up. The prospect tor attend ance at all the schools and colleges is given out as very high. ; Special Star Telezram. v It was practically agreed by the Dem ocratic silverites present at the meeting heretto hold a convention jn accordance with the call recently issued. There was some opposition; but it was overcome. It was decided not to appoint a National committeeman until after the conven tion I meets. Probably about October firiti ' V ;..,;;..;', V, Third Vice president Baldwin, of the Southern Railway, in company with several omciais, came nere to-day on a special train.; They made a quick trip to Selma, carrying Col, Andrews.' .It was given out that the officers were on a tour of inspection. . The Arrington committee met- this afternoon. . The sheriff of Nash county was examined. -There were no import' ant developments . ...;:. !t,.; iy : LARGE' TRADE INDICATED. Eatineu Men in .Hew Yoik Prediot s Heavy PaU Trade Soma Even Talk -, About Genuine Boom.. " . The New -York Herald of - Monday prints the opinions of several business men in that city concerning the' outlook for a prosperous Fall trade. ' -While some of the gentlemen inter viewed do not consider the prospects as exceptionally bright, they all say that there is no longer any danger of a return of hard times, and several believe that the .conditions are 'favorable for a gen uine boom." v- - . y . y v' One noticeable feature is the state ment that the number oK clerks and as sistants in some of the retail houses is already as large as it usually is in Octo ber. I Such an early opening of the cam oaign is an important indication of the probable course of business, for the fact that buyers are already in tne markets six weeks before the usual time shows that the active season will be spread out over a longer period that in recent years. ' There is little room to doubt that, aside from any buying that may be due to !a; more cheerful . feeling than that which has prevailed for several years, there is one reason why a large increase of business this Fall is inevitable. Peo ple; have economized : for two or three years; and have made their old things last as long as possible. The natural re suit has been to leave., consumers with wornout stocks of all kinds of manu f actured goods. , Merely to replenish the actual waste of one year causes a large increase in trade every Autumn; but now; .we are practically making up ior the wear and tear of three years. " Besides this necessity, a ; healthy growth of public confidence is a con tributing cause of renewed business ac tivity. The approach of better times is ieii 10 oe in uc air. , 41 .is mo universal that to use an old illustration it gathers force as a snowball gathers snow as it rolls. .This is a sentimental reason of course, but it is none the less potent on that account. Facts are ; rarely as powerful as sentiment, because their ef feet may be interpreted in many ways; but when a community . once becomes imbued with a belief . that prosperity is coming there are few who reason out the result; The majority hasten its advance by taking it for granted.. ;i , ., ( r 0CTAVIUS W. COKE SECRETARY -OF STATE CAROLINA FOR- NORTH inaa at Ml Home In Bilelah Teaterday- ; An Fnbllo Baildtnga Cloed-Puner4 This Afternoon;;; :Lyirj:i ;h J Special Star JTeleeramV: j fi ! : Raleigh, 1, d, August 80. i Ucuvius. Coke. '.Secretary of i State, passed away at 8.40 o'clock this evening. The change' for the : worse occurred at twelve o'clock. , All the public building were closedlmmediately. , The-Govern- or's council passed resolution in .mem- brv of the Secretary, and decided to at tend the funeral ia ahody. ' The family declined to grant : the request made by the council to have the remains He""' in statela - the CapitoP bnildintf: iThe -f a-- neral occurs to-morrow aittrnoco at o'clock iiKbristTEpiscQp Secretary Coki? was born in Virginia in 1840. . He was Chairman c f the Dem- ocraticState ... Executive Commtitce in 18801 State .Senator from Cho van. and was appointed Secretaryiif j State by Uoy. fowle in 1891; was elected, tg ( suc ceed himself in 1892. iiZ-:.:i7-"' The Governor has Offered a reward (or Arthur Tucker-r-one hundred dollars.. H,e is wanted for murder io'Montgonj- cry county, Justice Phillips says the Arrington tri bunal will conduct the examination be hind closed doors. 3 VL,' X? The Governor, honors a , requisition from South Carolina for Charles Lloyd. under arrest at Sanford. He is wanted for murder in Lancaster county, S.C. . ; :J f; B? United Pre... - . v Raleigh, N. C August SO Octavius Coke, Secretary of State, died at his home here this afternoon, alter over five weeks': illness of typhoid fever,- during nearly alt ot which time he was delirious; He 'was born at. -Williamsburg, Va., in 1840, his father being a . wealthy planter there."-; At the beginning of the war he entered the Confederate service, and served gallantly throughout the war, at taining the rank 01 captain, tie was severely wounded at Sharpsburg. He became a lawyer soon alter the war and ' located at EdentOn, N. CH where he -married '. Miss Elizabeth Wood. In 1876 he was elected State Senator. In 1879 bs married Miss Kate Fisher, of this city, and jnadc - Raleigh his home, becoming a planter as welL la 1880 be was elected Democratic State Chairman,. and 1 thereafter was ' always a - leading figure in State oehtics. In AoriJ. 1891. on the death pi Wm. L. Saunders, Gov ernor Fowls appointed him Secretary to nil the vacancy, and the following year he was unanimously nominated by his party and elected. He was a brother of Senator Richard Coke, of Texas, .; A. Coke and Alexander . Coke. , prominent attorneys of Richmond,. Va and Dr. L, C coke. Of Martin county,- N. : C He leaves a widow, three sons and three daughters. He- was ' one of the finest orators in the State.' . J . - The Council of State was convened by Gov. Carr this afternoon, and . the family was requested to permit the re mains to lie in state in the rotunda of the Capitol. The family declined the request. His funeral will take' place from whnst Episcopal Church, of which he was a member, to-morrow afternoon. The Council of State adopted the fol lowing resolution: "That in the death of Octavius Coke we. his associates in the Executive Department of the State of North Carolina, have lost , an able counsellor and a warm friend, and the State a faithful and distinguished of ficer, and we tender to his family our sincere sympathy in their great afflic tion." . , . -. ,y,,,.-, Meeting of the MeHaea. ' It Is announced that an interesting gathering somewhat out of the regular order of conventions will be held in Atlanta during the Exposition this Fall. It has been proposed by prominent Mc- Raes in seven States to meet at the Ex position on a given date and have a con vention of .the name, which is quite ' a numerous one in Georgia, bonth Caro lina, North Carolina, Virginia. Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi, and the name is respected wherever it is known. This convention was first suggested by Dr. K. G. , McRae, : a prominent : resident of Hope, : Arkansas, in a letter to A, H. McRae, of McRae, Ga and it has . been left with the latter to select the date for the. meeting and make the .necessary arrangements. There is some interesting history con nected with the name McRae in Scot land and this country, and no doubt an interchange of -reminiscences at such' a convention will prove, to be very inter esting and profitable to. those in at tendance. . - ;' ' . : : ; " - .THE FALL; TRADE WEST. Enoouragina Indications Country i Mer chants JjaTlnc in Great Stocks. ' The St,' Louis Chronicle says: "En- conraging indications are to. be seen on all sides that the trade in St. Louis dur ing the coming : Fall will be a record- breaker. Manufacturers and wholesale establishments are increasing their work ing forces to fill orders pouring in from the South and West and from all the circumjacent territory North and East. Great stocks Of all kinds are being laid in by the far-sighted country merchant. He sees an unprecedented Fall trade at the doors. : A consideration ot the de pression in 1893 in connection with the present condition of trade is interesting only historically. The Spring of 1894 saw recuperation. The Fall bt . 1894 saw a normal condition of things, and the Fall of 1895 will see unexampled ac tivity' ' The Baoe Tracks -Project. ' ; : The committees on race tracks and ball grounds (as told in the Star a few days since) are f hard at work and have mefwth much success. A large num ber of citizens are, interested and . a gen eral meeting will be called one night this week to consider plans and select a place Where - the tracks will be ' built, Enough money has already been sub scribed to guarantee a thousand dollar combination track and grounds; but the aim of the "sports" is to surpass any thing in the South, and they will; make strenuous efforts to get capital enough to have a Fair ground also. , The com mittees will begin work in earnest to morrow and see the merchants and bus iness men generally, -w . Mr. Washington Biggs, of Vine land, visited the7 Star office yesterday. He is engineer on Capt. , Van Richard son's Short-line railroad, which is kept busy hauling cypress timber to the big shingle mill owned by the latter, v NO. 45 NEGRO CONVENTION. Called tojleet In . Baleigh September 11th v to Oive Exsresalon to Their Desire. v By Tdraph to the Morninf Star" . '.. , Raleigh, N. C ,August 29.-A - call for -a negro State Convention; has "been issoejJ, the, date being September lith'. It sayi that the .'negroes 'have certain ihiogs they desire ; to say to the people of the Stated generally, along the line of industrial, educational and political wel fare, andy believe the; present lb be the most; opportune , time. : to; , give ex-. pressionr. to., their desires. ; it:; be ing between - elections 'and "a time free from political excitement. "' It is as serted - that it will be 1 the most J im portant 'gathering Of negroes that has; ! taken place, since their freedom .They. desire to say to the 'politicians' of the State what they? ? should .do for- the negroes, who compose -three .(oarths of the' voting population ofthe Republican. party. ine can says, we uesire to use that voting .intelligently so that, the re sults of our voting may redound in ben efit; to the ' whole race, rather ' than to .au'Iew-"! men" - who ' attempt ' to lead -s onr raceo j geT - places rior themselves.; . We want a large appropri ation ior colored schools, r; We want a coldred matf appointed or nominated to some office cf dignity and honor in the state, we, want, an equal oistributioo of the smaller offices among colored and; whites alike . We realize that if we . 1 . .... ...I.. : . , cave 1UID lUdllCI IU IUC UVCtdV PUI111-. ciad we can never get the recognition dernanded. - Now isthe -time'' to speak in ho; uncertain way,- so : .those who; expect , , our r s votes will giveC us consideration.' We have been, voting thirty years, and although the : men we vote for get elected; we are not benefit ted.! The only way of, remedying this evil is in union and the expression of the best sentiment 01 our peoplein the State. I MINISTER. RANSOM ; , . J Took the Okth' ot. Office Wlil. Iieive ' tor ; t i Meiioo ia a Week or Two, a:j Washington, i r August 15 89. Hon. Matt W. Ransom arrived in Washington last j night, and bright ' and pearly this morning appeared at the State ; Depart ment, where he took the oath of office before a notary public to enable ' him to resume the duties ot. the Mexican mis sion! Mr. Ransom's , suspended salary will be resumed irom;; the date of oath. He will remain in; Washington a day or two and. then '"go to North' Carolina, wbence he will take: his departure , for Mexico a week or ten day s later.. . ;v A rumor was current about the De partment to-day ' that Mr. ; Ransom s physicians bad advised him not to return to Mexico, but the Minister himself stated to' a reporter that this was un. true;; He expected, he said, to go to Mexico this time; in tar better physical Condition, than : he ' was last. . Spring, and that ' he would experience ' no ' ill. eflects from his stay there. The story probably bad its . origin in the fact that Dr. Bray, Superintendent Of the -Ameri can Hospital in Mexico, who attended thelate Minister Gray in his last illness, and i who was ' also - called ; in by Mr. Ransom, advised : the State De partment that Mr. Ransom could not stand the climate. ol that 'place." -Dr. Bibb, surgeon : general of the Mexican Central Railway, who. also attended the Minister, differed from Dr. Bray, and he told Mr. Ransam that if he would return to the United States and recover - his wonted : health - be could then . go to Mexico with as much. assurance of main taining his health as any one. It was learned to-day that when the question of Mr. Ransom's right to hold the office of - Minister to Mexico was raised in the Treasary ' Department, he at once forwarded bis resignation to the President, in order that the latter might not be embarrassed. ' It is understood both! the President and Mrv Ransom believed that the appointment as Minis ter to Mexico was not Completed until the latter acceptad the position and qualified, which was not done until after his term as senator naO expirees ine tact that Mr. Ransom resigned the office disposes of all speculation regarding the manner of payment of .his salary irom July 1 to August, 24, the date of his re appointment. It will not be paid at all.' j " CHINA AND JAPAV, Cholera Bavaging the City of Vankln The Anii-Poreign Spirit Spreading-More Oau rates on Cnrlstlanf. ' 1 1 ,' ; Br Tetezrapb to the Manias iut. ,r San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 81. -The steamer Coptic arrived from China and Japan shortly ..before -10 o clock this morning, a day ahead of time, i Cholera is committing terrible ravages in the citv of Nankin. At first only the. cen tral: part of the town, but now the plague is every where, and the mortality is verv creat. Chenc-Tu has been dec orated with placards accusing the Japa nese Of stirring up bhen ennen riots in order to embarrass the. Pekin Govern- menu ana promising , ine nrisuans that i if they ' will worship- idols and conform to the customs of the mul titude they shall be spared. - In spite ot all that has happened the omciais suiter these placards to remain exposed. ' The anti-foreign spirit seems to be spread ing., A not occurred at rat onan, on August 7th, and the mission was attack ed, but no particulars are known. : The French mission at uuyen in K.tang Chansr was also attacked by a mob, but its Inmates made a stout resistance with firearms and beat off theif assailants. "COTTON WORMS . ( 1 Doins SerioTU Damage to the Crop in Miss : . 1 - . l.,j-"-.!.., :-..f..'' im i By Telegraph to the Moraing Star. ' Jackson, August 81!T-M. L. Jenkins, Manager and Superintendent or . tne Sute's immense farming interests, more than 15,000 acres, being' cultivated by convict labor, is just back from a tour of inspection through the counties 01 Washington, Holmes, Sunflower and Is saquena, and talks like a calamity howler about, cotton worms. - ne says : tne oou and army worms are doing serious dam age and that caterpillars nave . begun to web in alarming numbers. zim LlI NOI LYNCH ERS- Toiled In an Attempt to Lynch a Murderer. " ' " By Telegraph to the' Morning Starr ! -lONESBORO. lit JAhg. 8lA hiob of over one hundred men gathered here at one o'clock for the purpose of lynching John 'Jones,' wtio i beat . and kicked to death ' Mrs. Mendenthal, on the Fair grounds, yesterday afternoon. The mob secured a tone and went to the jail and demanded that Tones be given up. The sheriff had- kept himself posted,-and Jones was early in- the night , driven to Dongola, ten miles south of here, where he.w 'S placed on a train and 'taken to Ca ; i vl for- safe keeping. The mob wr.,j j not disperse . until a committee faac b' en allowed to search the jail. This ts the sixth murder wf- Union conaty in the last fourteen months. - The Arrington Commite-SxeentiTe Com - mlttee or the State AllUnc:ia Besaion iThe Ccnleer Baleigh rnnd-i'ilot Cotton ; MUU Walter HenryBemoorata - Oo . poeed to ' Heading the BUver Conven- " tinn t:t;':'c'';'';"';- ri';' r; .r ''''-" ' 'I Sfo'Gh'e&HdeHf. u;.tA" ; ; v Raleigh N. C; Aug; 81, 1895. ' Ex-Coogressman Henderson was In the city last nighty He conversed with v well-known silver men while here. .'V W", There is no doubt that the man killed at Wilson was Scanlan, who was under arrest here. He lived for a time in Dnr- . ham. "': '.''; j -:: - V - i aiwr i iry is very much- wrought up over a comment made by a Fnslonist wnicn appearea in paper in this city. iThe Pilot Cotton.Mill Company is. msking several new addiuons to the fac- - tory. They are erecting a cotton stor age warehouse 50 by 90. :" It will, be built pi brick. ' Three jieat cottages will be cbmplet ed at an early date. " ? ?. f. - An cnort is ueiug maae to supplement the. fund to procure a testimonial for the ' cruiser Raleigh. The ladies have the , matter in hand.: J-.t.' ''t'-' , ', ' Tbe "members bt 'the Presbyterian . Church will at no distant date build a( handsome place oi worship.' The edifice " will be bne -of the baudiotncst in the v State; and one that will 4 an ornament to the city. .Avhilerthe matter has not - ' definitely. taken shape, it is the opinion of most of the 'members that a new church should be built. .To this end. a - number gentlemen, prominent in; ; the church, held a meeting last Monday night and adopted unanimously resolu- tions favoring the building of the - v church. Further action will be, taken - to-morrow.' :-;, ' ;- Dr.- Simpson, the President of the Natiopal Pharmaceutical Association. . received, high praise in Denver for bis administration. He made recommen dations in bis. address which were very favorably received, yi ; ; . , - Boys are on one side of Fayetteville street distributing circulars announcing thar Rev. Mr. Phillips, of the Arrington -Committee, will preach to-morrow, while the Rev. Phillips -is wobbling all over the opposite- side as drnnlc as a fish. ' While the specucle is almost blasphe- - roous, it also has its ridiculous, side, v Phillips " kept straight until .to day. " 'Chief : Justice". Campbell is jatgier than usual. Bryan ; his . j;onc home. There was a meeting yesterday after noon, at which three witnesses testified."-' Attorney Purnell is as good as conduct-' mg the whole examination. Mrs. Ar rington says she is opposed to the meet ings being secret. . : ' At the Capitol to-day no business was transacted. The Department of Secre-. , tary of State' was draped. The fltgs on ' the capltol were - ' at , half-mast. The v greatest sympathy is expressed for the dead Secretary and family. The funeral was largely attended this afternoon, all state ana cityomcers attending. The funeral was conducted from Christ - Episcopal Church by Dr. M. M. Marshall. assisted by Dr. Pittinger. ' The pail K bearers were Armistead ; Jonc s. Fi ed Saunde:s, C H. Belvin, A- B. Andrews, . O. H. Day. T. S. Kenan, f. W, Wilson, B. ' P. Williamson. The procession to- the grave was very large. . , -r . The executive committee of the State . Alliance was in session here to-day. No ; business has been transacted so far. The opponents of holding the silver , convention among the Democrats in . conference here yesterday were Con gressman Lockhart and: Editors Daniel and Dowd.. They did not think, it ad visable to hold the convention at this time.' The majority of those present, in- V eluding . Mr. Smith. Mr. Jarvis. Mr. . Home and others favored it. Mr. Smith says he is getting a number of responses to the call. It is his intention to have a monster mass meeting rather than a con vention. He says he expects the meet ing will occur about the first week in Oc tober. .': ":- ' An ex-Democratic Congressman has written Mr, Chambers Smith endorsing his course. - Mr. Smith says his letter is the most pointed article on the question that he has yet seen. Wake ' Forest has 170 students en- rolled. - : ,; ' BALTIMORE & OHQ R. R. The Proposed Oonneotion With the Cape Feat oV Yadkin Valley end Boanoke A . Bonihenu - ; - - - -v ' l ' By Telegraph to the Morning Stat. . ' .. : Baltimore, August 31. When Presi dent ! Mayer, of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, returns from Europe next weekj a proposition will be submitted to him by Second Vice President King, oi - the Baltimore &' Ohio, and Gen. John ' Gill, receiver ot the cape fear s Yadkin Valley. road, r providing f for an exten- , sion i ot 'the ' Valley Branch from" Lexington to " Roanoke, and ' for bringing .the, Baltimore & Ohio . into close i alliance with the. Cape Fear & . Yadkin - Valley and 1 the Roanoke & Southern.: Railroads, Messrs Gilt and King : have just returned from a trip t through the Virginia valley, and they re port that a general desire was snown oy the -people to have the Baltimore & Ohio make the proposed extension. . . . By reaching Koanoke and having close affiliations with the Roanoke & South-' ern and the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley lines, I the Baltimore, & Ohio Would se- , cure an entrance Into a wide area of ter ritory, with the possibility of close rela tions 1 with . the Norfolk . & Western at . Roanoke.' , " V , v ! ARRESTED CU BANS - ' Charged With Violation pf the Neutrality ; Xjawj and Held Under Bond (or Trial. yp By Telegraph to the Morning Star. - ' ' Wilmington, Delv August 81:-The ; twenty Cubans arrested at Penn's Grove. N. J4 .yesterday, were : arraigned be fore Acting United States Commissioner . McAllister this morning. The court room was crowded. The Commissioner -read to each- man separately the charge,' and ' each pleaded not guilty. Ralph DeSoto, of thif city,; agent of the Cubans here., acicu jus laicrpickci. , The charge; against the men was "vio lation of the neutrality laws, under sec tion 5287, United Statesvjtevieed , Sut- , utes. t At the conclusion of the hearing Commissioner McAllister held, the ac- cused in $300 bad each for court. It is expected that they will get bail. Ralph ' DeSotcs who was one or tne teaoersin the- expedition, may be held by the -.i Commissioner on Monday. -y , , .,; MICHIGAN MINE STRIKERS '' t Are Tbreaten to , Tight if Steam Shorela 'TTsed. ; . . , :. r r: f By Tefcsraph to the Vorniog Star. 1 Ishpeming, MiCTtd August 81. Four crews of men to operate as many Steam shovels will reach Ishpeming to-night, ; and on Monday morning will begin the ' - work of loading cars frbm" ore stock : piles of the Lake Superior, Cleveland, ; Lake Angeline and Buffalo mines. They will be furnished protection by local deputies, and if these are not sufficient to resist the .opposition of the strikers the military will" be called upon. The strikers are parading ia isnpemmg mis -afternoon. Neganumee men joining with those! front this, place. The strikers -claim! they' will fight the deputies or militia if the steam shovels are started. -' y. a. ,t 4 -