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publish" m . . RAtEIGH IIEVS BUDGET. matters; of. various . moment lmington, n. c. a ;. .. nn a YEAR. IN ADVANCE. g8SS8S8S8S3S3gCo3 8S88S8S8SSSSsco. 888SSSS888Sa.oo38 g88888888888Sci' S28S8SSS2S2S&00&J 888888S88238SS333" 82888888888883883 01 MlO t0 , eft gggjgg gjg 88888833888838883 t i ,t.ied t the Post Office atWunrtftoa, N. C, u r second k.in aianer.i : SUBSCRIPTION PRICE v' 1 '."" Tk, subscription price of the Weekly Star i u 3 months " .., SOL SUPPLY AUD.DEMABTJ. .. Tbe advocates of the double stand srd contend that the demonetization of silver has increased tbe , pufchas- inZ poer of gold and depreciated the selhng price of the commodities 0f commerce, especially of the pro ducts of the soil the quantities of ihich cannot well be controlled by combinations of the producers. This depreciation began about the same time that the demonetization" of sil rer occurred in this country and has continued with more or less fluctoa tion ever since. Perhaps : too much is asserted by the bimetallists when they attribute the fall la prices alto ether to the depreciation of and ire doced 'purchasiojfpower of silver, for there were, doubtless, other causes operating to bring about this Jesuit, bnUaerens good ground for1 the as sertion that the depreciation of sil ver had very much to do with the de preciation of prices of products of the farm. , - . It will not do to meet this assejr tion with the counter assertion that the depreciation of silver had noth ing to-do with the depreciation of prices, but that this was the result of overproduction. To make this position tenable it would devolve upon them to show that the decline in prices had been in proportion to the increase of crops before the'de monetization of silver, and that the overproduction was co-Incident with the demonetization of silver, neither of which they can show. The price of both wheat and cotton 'have fallen one half since 1873, and other farm products nearly as much, but the world's production of none of these has doubled within that time. Nor will it do to say it is because the American farmer has competi tion in other countries which he did not have twenty years ago, " for ibile that is true there has not been enough of this to account for the feat decline in prices. " , 4 , The law of supply and demand is ill right but that law applies not only to the supply of the things whlcbTare bought with money but to the supply of the money with which the things are bought. If there is a supply of commodities in excess of the ordi nary demand prices will rule low, and K there be a scarcity of money, or kof it than there is an ordinary for the prices will be still r, ior men the demand for money till be greater than the supply and I ,u price will go up accordingly, ch means that the prices, of those fongs which bring money must go down the value or price of money joes up. if the supply of money be "mited the competition for it will be wrrespondingly active and . its price; espondingly high, so that the MWoi supply and demand' which Jovems the commodities of com "wee also governs the monev of Amerce.. - . , Thts being so the larger the vol BBIe of monev. vh9tr mv flower its value and the higher i alae of the commodities for JJ it is exchanged. If abundance the price of wheat or cot- W Will abundance rAnrj th of monev. and 'lt;ie 7 enhances the prices of wheat won so will it enhance the once ' aouey, whether it be gold," silver f fegaI tender paper. As a matter at-f the ,aw of sPPly and de a upon which they based their Ration to show that the demone- 'on of silver has had an effect e price of the commodities of jnttce, applies to aH the inter "Keable article " f 1 Z ey is one of tQem -a simple .v ui vaiues to iaciucate "aneeae -ti . : th.. :u as u aoes-:io COtton or rnrn "hen th. t? uiuptan-nations ana w '"ntry, obeying the dictates uuowing the example of the onometalHstg of England, de ro.? golJ' th7 Practically de flced tunC haIf their currency and other I u purchasinS: power" of the ND. k and ' U i8not at ansur dinar, the Pr,ccs of the ordi- ftll 'T"UUJIQoiittes of commerce We lL! SUpply of money being Ho i1!, Catt be' the more easily rt thnea by combinations,7 which praMt a Position, to 'control at-ni .! control the com- the WorM , Ea8land s the gold center of the f r jj -moon s j npoow I W I o MS O S gs i s ' I. I VOL. XXVI. World:' eh 1." fx il:.'.'.' , r..v. ,.uc ijuinmprriai Mnfui aua sue can and does fix the prices cf cotton and of grain and of othe? tarn products -which . sth mitre nv the nations which' trade . with her woue wey submit to her dictation u w.cpt ner' ro d v,cf wse me prices she offers or seek a marketelsewhere.-lf they run on ... . .., .. ....... ...m U1IUI, ncr gold standard they must have her Jgold. and must sell at hr prices to get gold. BUt the SCarcittf Of mnn' olo' makes it more difficult for th mn . we people to get . it. and ther. lore limit k. . . i - v-apatuy- io ouy. mkiAh 1 . . " r... ..... . .... . . .u icens tne demand and cm. respondtngly reduces, the. price of things of which they" would hn more largely if. they had the means todq so. There is a law of snonlv uciiiaau out tnat law is influ- wuujiiuns, ana tne - abundance I of money (and by this we mean u)Od' uiuuey;.is one ot tbese conditions. KIEOa M23TIOjr. TV,- Tiri.. . - - . - . t ,uiuKion owr a tew davs ago published a column or so of mat- .w wujj w mve tne views of money Democrats" on the tor Democratic solidity in 1896, from I wc cup tne iouowing:, . 1 AIOSI OI . t&e 'tOOnd mOHM1 Dmo. 1 cratt, while clalmintr with crr& m . . . . - " 1 dence that thev will enntrnfth fjat3.i invenuon, express tne opinion thatif - .1H.IUUB1 mere uaa not oeen a tigbt in the party all alone the line over the silver mo tion this year, the silver men would have uccn fa complete control. They profess no tear of the silver men bolting the con vention, ; because that sentiment u stroneest in a section where nmwn. wc iorcea oy me instincts of self preset vation to adhere to the party. - As one . i - . . .. . . . " lucir reaioni lor connaence that they will control the- Convention out that the silver Democrats as a class are inose wno can least afford to resist the 'soand money influences. ; , . -An instance of this is given in the matter oi monev accommodations, in the South, it is argued, the DeoDle crw for silver because they want more money. uu lucr want ,n oecaase tnev naven t any, i All the bankers have to do is to declare that they will not make loans to Siople who 'want to pay their debts in ty-cent dollars and who are trvfoir tn establish a debased enrrency and this operates as a notice thatif they want to borrow money they mutt stop shooting iw surer. - . - , - - . ? "It is said that a short time nana r-niiaaeiDHia syndicate olaccd tweiva million dollars in the africalmral ilia. tricts, with the small banks, principally in the South, and that one of the con ditions exacted was that the borrower should 'pipe very low on silver To men Who have to borrow money to harvest ana move - tnetr . crops and to handle them in commerce this makes a verv mNlvir.iltf menmA : mmmmam . -. . argument! Moreover it is far reachincr. because it affects all classes from the planters and small dealers all the wav ud to the banks in tne section oi the .country where the ready cash is necessary for the market ing ana transportation - ot the crops. They are confronted with the cold fact that the eloquence of the silver orators does not move crops. "Most of the 'Sound Money Democrats" is a sweeping phrase, and we would be slow to believe that "most" ot them would favor or en aorse sucn a tnamb-screw process of driving: the silver men of the South (for this is the section referred to in this extract) into the. support of the gold, standard policy. There are some, doubtless, who would, but they are the extremists, who are looking ont for their own interests.' It may be incidentally, remarked, however, that this would be a very dangerous nrnoramm tn follow.' and th Imc that is said about it the better. It is much easier to lead T people than to drive them and if Southern silver Democrats are given to understand that they are to be driven there is going, to be trouble. The "Sound Money',' Democrats who : talk that way had better be muzzled at once. We have in these' columns cpn tended that if the protective tariff men were .honest ana consistent in their advocacy of. that . tariff as a means of - building up home . indus tries they should advocate the free coinage o silver, which they say would be such an obstacle in the way of foreign trade. If foreigners re fused to sell to us for silver money of course that would give our home manufacturers, who would take silver money, -the advantage, -and would Stimulate the growth of - these home. manufactories, to meet the demand. The point we here refer , to is well covered by- the following .extract from an Interview . with : President Diaz, of Mexico, published in last week's issue of the Baltimore factureri Record. " Referring tothe industrial progress of Mexico, be says:: cf' 'c ;"'' -l "Commerce and industry' have con tinued .their progressive i march, not withstanding the fact that in 1882 and 1883 the cropfwere short through want nf rain anf that silver. Onr Drincioal CX- nnrt. has suffered a notable decline in foreign markets. ' "I believe that In reality the detri ment has not been of the magnitude that ; was anticipated, and this decline has been a benefit to the general indus tries In the country and. this is easily explained; The depreciation of silver has produced a riseln -foreign ; ex change, and therefore has raised, the price of imported goods, which natur ally means an advantage to the indus tries of the .country. . Theriimmediate result : of this situation has been the establishment of new industries, the ex tension of those already established and the encouragement of agriculture in all those branches suitable for exportation, such as coffee, henequin, etc, the values of which tave'lately increased." ; ; " The establishment of . these ? new industries - has "cat off, dach trade between this, country and Mexico and while "Mexico has thus been the Euer oy the demonetization of sil ver we have been the loser by it For several weeks the gold reserve a-the Treasury, has beeV playing a see-saw -game, - bobbing -tip -and down just a little abnv nf i;m t. i ' . i ". dciow the $100,000,000 mark. When U got to the mark or " a . little below me syndicate would put in a million or so to brinir It nn ara?n" ; tv.:. been-goiuson, until -thevndicate oas put m about $10,000,000 to keen .. . th eo... fk. . - j . "c cawve up to the mark. Satur .' Kot aown to nearlv 3:nnn 2 000 below the mark,; the lowest fignre reached since the see-saw game ucgan.- it is stated that the syndi cate nas agreed to keep up the re serve until October. -. What is to be; remains to De seen: It mnr eum to some that maintaining the S100:- wu,yuu mark , by these uini. Dy tne syndicate is 'maintaining I .. " ' JTt fc I ratner a confession nf vn. of humiliating dependence noon a I syndicate to do what the TreasnW I itself unable to do. ; Therr a this nothin? to make 'an" Amrlon feel proud unless he be prpud of the lact tnat Wall street can command more rnM than i - " M WUILLUUOJL tan. If the law required the Treasury to pay out gold as it has been and is now doing there might be some ex cuse for this condition of affairs, but as it does nor an ae h- .u.. . . 7 ' "M, W1U produces it is in violation of the let- ter and the SDirit of the law hr ie absolutely no excuse for it. awuu tuc - ciaims penatnz in Washington for Indian depredations is one by a couple Mexicans in New Mexico who pat in a bill of damaires for 15,000,000 sheep valued at $2 a nead. An investigation shows that these Mexicans I never owned . one tenth of that number of sheep and never lost more than few hundred. which were stolen or killed by the the Indians. : Those Greasers" are catching on to' American ways in piling .up damages t against Uncle Sam.! r - Secretary J. Sterling Morton ran as a reenbacker for Governor of Nebraska, in "1884.1 Secretary Car lisle, in 1878, denounced the demone tization of silver as the ' greatest crim f tb century, and five years ago Secretary Hoke Smith was nor only an advocate of free silver, but of a Popnlistlc sub-treasury scheme. These three: Morton, Carlisle 'and Smith: But the greatest gold wor- snipper ot these is Morton. A Washington dispatch says the Administration is going to adopt the rule of deducting ffom i the pay of the department clerks for the'? time they lobs ot are J atsentS without leave; That's rights but it should not stop with clerks but be extended to cover all employes of the Gov ernment in whatever, capacity they may serve.. In Justice no man is entitled to draw pay for services not rendered. - .r " Japan, which is now somewhat proud of her reputation as a fighter, does not propose to be a slouch upon the sea. She has already a pretty re spectable navy for. a beginner,' to which she will add five m'ore ships, to cost $5,000,000 each, for which she hast made a contract with a Glasgow firm. , ' , ' ' . -' Statesman Ingalls, of Kansas, has formally announced ' himself as a candidate for the V. S. Senate, and expresses the opinion that the anti quated and. cumbrous old method of electing . Senators .and Presidents .should be abolished, and elections made by the direct vote of the people. .. - - . , . The saloon keepers of New York city say they 1 lose $500,000; every Sunday by the enforcement of the Sunday law. If that be so the saloon 'business in that town must be a pretty profitable one, and they ought'to be satisfied with a pull at it six days" in the week. 1 - ' ' The Spanish Consul at New York is quoted . as sayinsr that Spain is ready to grant the Cubans all they ask in the way of home Government, provided they quit asking for it and emphasizing the request with rifles and machetes. "The Fabdlom" . - ' - J J Is the name of a weekly newspaper to be published jn Wilmington by Messrs. J. W. Sneeden and J. W. Meacham. The first issue is to appear next r Friday, the 18thl i It absorbs the Sunny South, and will carry out the contracts Ot that pa per., Mr. Meacham will be editor and manager of the new paper. It will be Democratic In politics and an advocate of free silver. - ' - A Bandesm Store, x- , - Mr. A. D. Brown has moved into his new store, No. 88 North Front street. It is one of the most ejegant' stores in the State; with handsome store furnishings, steam heaUand passenger elevator. The interior has the appearance of a- up to date Northern - store.' Mr. Brown de serves success in 'his - new stand; It is one of the best locations in the city,- and the store is one of the most complete dry goods establishments in the State; ' WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, GOOD FOR WILMINGTON. Seereue in Cotton Beoelpu it Eforfolk ud , . 8vnnh Iooreaie of 4 Par Cent, at Wilmington. " The following statement ot cotton re- ti ai jjuns .namea lor the years 1834-85 and 1883-94. resoectivelv. "to gether -with the percentages of increase " - r 5. ui I nd decrease, as calculated by the Star, I P08"83 peculiar interest for the l&o- I p . w"",Beton: .-.ZZ . ' -1894-85. 1835-94. i- wSi' Tt"-!: SS? 869,489 I .T - ' ' ' 7- 189.840 1 -won0IK - t'. .540 502.184 - rue The 1 salient points are that: the in crease and decrease in receipts at the portsnamed is as follows: At Norfolk.dei crease, 29,654 bales, or about 8 per cent.t' I ax aayannan, decrease, 25.020 bales, or about SJ,' per cent.; at Wilmington, in- crease, 44,781 bales; or. about 24 percent :;,;-;UjiH be seen that of the three South Atlantic ports mentionLS;Norfoik and Savannah, on a crop sh'owlna an Increase I ot nearly SOO.OOff bales, .show an actual lalMng off in receipts, -, .';.'. : ' Wilmington's receipts are much the largest in jhe history of the port; and the increase of 24 per cent, over' the re ceipts of the crop year. 1893-84 is es pecially gratifying. - uT APPENDICITIS. XtrHontee JktoOnlre Bxplodes Same Pop- BeUefa-He Bslieves the Minds of People VTho Don't Btt Trnlt. for Tesr of Appendloltia, .The . Star is not a medical journal: but it tries to keep up with the times, and knowing the interest that exists la everything pertaining to the so-called 'newjlsea8e,, appendicitis, it gives the fniinwiiK fmm ),. --js -t .. . I Vi,ni,i, .., ..-., w-.-w ww ihb A VUt tub U1ULCCUIUVK . Ill VriBW I .-' "'""."ftu"-u ,wu.Mun wmcn was I !nsslon .at Wytheville during the past 1 week! i . - "UI. nunter MCliUire' nanr mi an. pendicitls was the redpieatbf undivided attention. .. -: :- I - - "He said that he had never: in aii h nnerattnna h h.rf .-j .x... WeVnlnrama cherry seed, and he was very much pleased to be able to make this sute- ment, so as to put at rest the lean exist ing among the laity as to the dangers of these fruits. .... "He also said he was sure that onncn. utuus cuuia oe curea witnont the use of the knife, and the dictum of surgeons that the operation should be done Jikii . i a ... . r diatefy upon the onset of an attack was too radical.- ; . f - - . ' - "Dr. John Herbert Claiborne nf Peters. burs, oroueht ont in the diacnaalnn that he had had only twelve cases of aonen- i dicitit in a practice of forty years, one 1 oemg nimseu, every one ot which recov ered witnout operation."' - " JEWISH LIBERALITY.- The: Hebrews Oontrlbnta ai h1t' AM of the Brethren, to the Oxford Orphan Asylnm.'. ' Superintendent Lawrence, of the Ox- iora urpnan . Asylumr - writing to the Orfkan's Friend txom Ashevine, during the annual : itinerary of a troupe of the orphans, says: : 'Before we close this letter the last we shall write on : this tour we wish to state, and it gives us much pleasure to oo so, mat none oi our brethren show more devotion to the Oxford Orahan Asylum or are more liberal - in their donations than bur Jewish brethren everywhere we have been; and yet there is not a single ; gtieorew child In the asylum. We take this occasion to sav to them. that our 'doors are open to their children should there be any -destitute; and to express the thanks of the writer, as also cf the directors, for all tneir kindness to our institution." wever asurosa Bcneme. . - . y - The Plant railroad: people ire intro ducing a new feature, heretofore briefly mentioned.- They are now getting up and have nearly completed , a list 'of hotels that are to be found on their line where, if one happens , to be short of money, a mileage book - over the svstem mil be received as payment for their notei bill, in other words, the landlord Will .take from the book enough coupons to coverthe amount of the bilL One can readily see the advantage of this, for by baying a mileage book, over the sys tem tt not only enables you to pay your hotel bill, but also entitles you to ride over the system. The success oi this stroke ot advertising on the part of the riant system will prove to be a benefit in both ways, to the system as well as the traveller. The book will be to the stranger in the Land of Flowers nothing less man a letter oi credit. - Good Water insures Oood Health. - - The Charleston News and Courier I says : The theory that good water in sures good health, generally speaking, in the low-country districts is making its way on its merits now without much public discussion of It. Mr. Nachman. iotendent of Lake City. S. C writes to the Wilmington star that his city has nve nowing Artesian wens, ranging from 16S to 200 feet in depth and costing about t75 each, and adds; MWe have had no sickness of consequence since the flow of water commenced, visitors come for miles for the water and it Is shipped by the carboy evervto - the hilly regions of tne state." Dr. w. H, Goodman, of Franklin. Va writes to the same naper tnat nis town nas twenty-eve wens, aver aging 140 feet deep,' and costing $80 each, and that the population - has dou bled and malaria is unknown.' " -" A tttste Tjesgne. - , The ' Raleigh : Press copies the Star favoring a State League and says:-' 'The Wilmington Star makes an ear ly start for a State Base Ball League next season ana suggests a good plan where by a circuit oi at least six clubs could be arranged. The plan is a feasible one and can, no doubt, be carried out successful ly. North Carolina - is one of the very few States that has no base ball league. Now is the proper time to take steos for organization. Good men who have the -confidence of the community can i carry the project to a successful end, . The "cranks " are numerous enough in Ra-1 The Scottish Chief. : Z - Mr. ,M. G. McKenzie 'has sold the Maxton Scottish Chief to Messrs. B. L. Terry and T S. McKenzie, who will con tinue the publication of the raper as ed itors ana proprietors. Dr. J. S. Betts, the best posted man in -North Carolina on the evolution of the "new woman," will be "city editor."! The Star wishes all hands and the cook" nrlir:ltt3 CaCCSss - Register of Deeds Haarissried three marrriage licenses the past week for one white and two colored couples. I . liJi. JQHU D. T7ILLIAII3 I " Ua aaaaeniy Testerdsy at His Home ' 3ffs ffsjetteville-A:, Most Prominent r.r Oitizen Active Promoter of Msny Im portent Enterprises a. Business Man ; oX Blgh Chsrseter wd Great Xoflnenee. i-: Special Str Telegram FAVETTEviLLs:.N: September 5.- Mr. John D. Williams, for many years the most . prominent citizen of. Fayette viUe, 3ied to-day a few ; minutes; after coow He returned on Tuesday from Mount. Airy white sulphor .springs, where he had been spending the Sum- mcr, ana wnere be had recovered in a considerable degree from the feebleness which ot late years had caused his .re tirement from active business. He was suffering- from indigestion when he armed caused by the fatigue of the iuuK railway noe, oat no alarm bad been felt, when .his death suddenly occurred from heart failure, while sluing in his chair at Westlawn. his ihuImim nnf town; -. His daughters, Mrs. White , and saws Jane Williams, were nresent nt thm ' Mr, Williams was born in Chatham counry. june sra, 1S17, and . came to raveueviiie - in 1835. He r.wirrf f nr James k. lxok for a short - while and Tnen Began life in earnest as -a cleric m the great commission and suddIv- nonse of Charles T Haieh. . iln.. 1845 he began basiness ; on his own account, later establisbine dry eoods and hard ware branches under the firm names of Williams & McGilvary and G. W. Wil liams a VX3., resDecUvelv. : -At the . same time he was agent lor the Henrietta Steamboat Company, one of the largest steamooat companies on the Cape Fear river, and was interested in the boatine business for manv Years.. In 1855 he Decame President of the Bank of Clar endon, which he was chieflv instrnmen tal in establishing, and which ended its life with the rest of the banks here in 1865. Meanwhile his mercantile busi I ness naa oeen continued under the firm I name wo. w. Williams & Co. A few . . m m - - ' i years alter the war he became President I of the - Fayetteville National Bank, and I then, and up to 1894, of its successor. I r -- " -w jsnsms, jus 1 H 8 fiSS?or i the W I ' v"sy Rauway. wmcn name I -in" Tem. and.iresident s oi tne wonn dtate lmorovement Com ial878.jtnd which built the creater nart of the Can Fear & Yadkin Valley railroad. Besides these; cares, he conducted a very large commission' and supply business, for more than twentv vears after the war. as John D. Williams & Co.; being also a member of the firms of Murchison & -o, ot New York, and Geo. W. Wil liams & Co. of Wilminfirton. He was identified also with the cotton mannfac- turing business, beiner for vears Presl uentoi tne island Ford Mannfactnr n Company and ot the Little River Mann- lacturine comnanv; and others. He was also the President of the Cape Fear and weep Kiver Navigation Company until tne u mica states government pur chased its charter in 1888. Mr. Williams married: Tnne 23rd. 1 Ail . Isabella, oldest daughter of Duncan Mnr. cnison, Jtsq., oL Manchester,Cumber- Iand COUntV. In 1880. he married Mra. Jane E. Murchison, ' the widow of CoL ohn R. Murchison.: He leaves a widow and eiebt children. Cant. Arthur R. and Messrs. John D, William N. and Jat. R. William. Mrs. Kate White of Durham. Mrs.fL W, Bidfifood and Miasea Martha ana jane Williams, of Fayetteville. Mr wiuiams never held public, office, ex cept as chairman of the town commis sioners during the mInterresrnnm.n The deceased gentleman exercised a power ful influence for the upbuilding, of Fay etteville after its prostration by. the war and his memory will be reverenced by many thousands of his fellow citizens. The announcement of the death of Mr, Williams was a great shock to his relations and friends in Wilmington. In former years he was a freauent visitor and well-known here, especially to the business portion of the comnmnitv. Mr. G. I W. Williams, the only surviving brother, was at his Sound residence, Ma sonboro, when the sad Intelligence was received. With members of his family he will leave this moraine for Favette- vflle, to attend the funeral there this afternoon. DIED IN ASHEVILLE. Qeev W. wlahtmac. of Favette. W. -.. Wlahtman, of - .ettevme, is. O. Special Star Telerramj FAYETTKVILI.K, N. C September 5. Mr, Geo. W. Wightman, a native of this town,1 but who has . been living in Arkansas, where he was engaged in the cotton business, died at Asheville, N. C, at 5.35 this afternoon, with lung trouble. tie , was aoout years old. tie was sick only two weeks. He was a mem ber j of one of - the most prominent families of the town, his-grandfather being the late Col. A. A. T. Smith, a Eromment Jawyer, who practiced here ef ore 'i the war. His remains will be brought here for interment. Qsrrsssn Coitln. Fayetteville Observer : Last evening, at 9 o'clock, at - the residence, on Hay- mount, of Capt, John H. Robinson. Mr. John Garrason, a prominent voung bus iness man of this city, was united in mart riage to Miss Joanna Costm. the charm ing daughter of the late A. J. Costin and graaddanghter of the late Dr. B. W. Ro binson, with the beautiful ' and impres sive Episcopal service. Rev Dr. J. C iluske, Kector Emeritus of St. Tohn'a Church, oerlorming the ceremoev. The family hearthstone was the altar of Hy men none tne less beastiful that the solemn vows were breathed onlv in the small circle of : loved relatives and friends. - "" - Aftenhe ceremonv the wedded con- pie and bridal party enjoyed a very ele gant reception at the home oi L-apt, and Mrs. a. garrason on Jferson street. The wedding gifts were numerous, useful and costly.. . - ".- ' - a Terrible Aocident. :. -." (r. and Mrs. Gillespie, residing near Lake Waccamaw, were seriously burned last. Monday night. Mrs. Gillespie, about 10 p. mv was preparing to retire tor the night when a lamp in the room exploded, setting fire to Mrs. GillesDie's clothes." Her husband, in extinguishing the I flames, was also severelv burned. Dr. Love, of .this city, in resoonse to a telegram, went to attend them: Mr. Gillespie s imuries will orobablv confine him, to his home for- a few davs. but Mrs Gillespie is very seriously injured. Sneeden VntreU. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sneeden arrived here yesterday from Mount Olive and will take up their abode with Mr.Snee den's I father, on Princess street. Mr. Sneeden returned with his bride. Miss Pearl Ffitrell. of Mount Olive. The wedding took place at the : Methodist church. Rev. N..M. Jurney officiating. . a large numoer ot menas were present to seethe knot tied. Mr. Sneeden is a young -man and clerk for Mr. Jno.D. Bellamy, Jt in his law office for several years past. v . . - . , 1895.. - TALK OF THE TOWN. .me ARRINC3TON .INVESTIGATION IN ' ; T RALEIGH. , ' . MiDonai Again in Sesslon-Seeretsrj ot ' .Btete Cooke Teatiflat The Act Eitb- ; : . Uablng the Court MInisser Bansom in : v fealeiah Homioide at the Bosnoke Bute 1 arm Bank Examiner Palmer Dead. V; ! 'XStarGnresfandence ' y ! . I 'Ralwgh; N. d'Sept. 5. 188V The sensations f eveinrwwi t L,m a ringtoa tribanal yesterday were the talk oi tne town. Mrs. Arrington went be- tore a magistrate and tried to swear out a warrant against lodge i-Whitaker for slandering her character. She was ad- vised not to do so. On the stand yes tereajr - Mrs; Arrington refused to' be crosi-examlned v. bv - Jntm Whioii- Both Mrs. Arrington and the Judge gave icsumony. it was tne general opinion that Mrs. Arrington totally failed to sub stantiate her charges; "Judge Whiuker introduced much. - important testimony wmcn Disproved a number ot her state ments. From' all indications it "would look i like 'the case, against her in the Criminal - f!nfirt.for lihl ortii nn u.j against her. nnless,she introduces, more- eviaence. v - .. - - - Ex-Jodge Connor? and Congressman Woodward were . lumttinncil .. h ..j gave some absolutely unimportant testi- monv. r Mra. Arriniyton -annlnni'rft - f - r .vr. having summoned Congressman WnnH. wara. , i nis morning secretary ot state unu iook tne atann. . n saw a . i ... ...... . w ' . . . . cital of the case from the beginning, and told a great deal which- is?Ait niBTa ir, the public. He denied the charges made huu iDoweo mat ne naa always worked in Mrs. Arrington's Interest while her Counsels " He thought that ah ihnnM have . had' judgment in at least two in stances. There was some talk of r haviriw RiJ eigh newsoaoer sreoorters and rnrr. spondents . put. in. jail for, contempt of court, on account of the numerous things which have been said about the members. The tribunal has a perfect right to slap-' them in jail. - because this power is specified in the act. it would not be improper to give the act - establishing the court, as the tri bunal will orobable comolete its labors r?v to-day. Their report will be in all proba bility turned over to the Snnreme O-mrt as the act requires to be done. But wnat is xne supreme court to dor . That is a. question which is a live one. A number of authorities are of the onininn that they will do nothing, as no pro vision was made in the act establishing the court. "The case comes up in an unusual wav and nrovlsion shonld haw been made for a disposition of it." said gentleman this moraine. -Will the labors (?) of the court amount to any thing after all? : . HOW the State is eoine to pet around oavins the members of the rAmmitt and witnesses and . incident expenses. I can't see," said a lawyer to-day.' The law seems verv - exnlieit. The art la given in full below: . . . "Kesotved. That A. C Campbell. J. E. Bryan and T. T. Phillios. members nf the -v House of Reoresentatives from Cherokee, Chatham: and Pitt.. counties, resoectivelv. be and thev - are herhv appointed a committee of investigation w luinugaw , nuc aucrv growing Out of .litigation, and all other troubles between herself and husband " and -alt other persons and things concerning or In any way appertaining to her matters. . The said committee shall have full and complete power and authority to send for persons and papers and examine the same, and to administer oaths and n. 'amine witnesses, and with full power to punish for contempt for disobedience to any lawful order in as fall a manner as is now vesiea in juages oi me superior Court of the State. .They shall find the facts from the evidence and renort aid facts, and also set out the evidence in lull in said report and make their report to me uenerai Assembly, it it be possi ble to "do so. before itsadinnrnment and if not, then said report shall be made to tne supreme court, , . "That the Treasurer of the State is hereby authorized to oav thenecessarv expense of said committee while they are actually engaged in said Investiga tion, and.; the State i Auditor is herehv authorized to draw his . warrant on the Treasurer for said amount. . "This act Shall- be in form from and after iu ratification." . There was recorded in the Reoister of Deeds office, this morning the mortgage of the Seaboard Air Line, Car Trust and Mercantile and Deposit Company. -Minister Ransom left this morning for Blowinor Ror.br. Hm arrived in th rtto yesterday and remained over night; Mr. ivansom wiu leave ior Mexico Tuesday next to resume his duties. - The Executive Otmmitte nf ttwt Tn- sane Asylum was in session to-day. It was a regular meetlnc and onlv routine work was transacted. . The water works svstem will be com. pleted within a month. All the main connections have been completed and connected with ' the reservoir; which holds 40.000 gallons of water. The new one will be ready in aiew days and will hold 450.000. A renort reaches here that two emards got into an altercation at the Roanoke (State) farms, which resulted in a tracedv. One nf the dnarria ahot at th other five times, emptying the chambers v n revolver wimouc erxect. xneotner guard, it is stated.' nulled nut his frnife. cutting his aggressor's, throat from ear to ear. -. - Bank Examiner Melvln r H. Palmer died in Asheville last night at 8 p. m. He was State Bank Examiner, and was in : the west examiningr . hanVa n when takes with typhoid fever.. Mr. Palmer's body will be brought here to-morrow and then taken to his Warrenton home. Mr. falmer was.a bright young man. He it was who canirht Jnnea -the Rnt. . boro cashier, in his defalcation. - : - ' . Special Star Telegram. - -The Arrinsrton tribunal adiourned this afternoon sine die. Mrs. Arrington gave additional testimonv but failed tnalorn any of the testimony, as was required of au witnesses. r. j. ne committee was nou- fied several days ago that they would not receive . warrants-from the Anditor far their claims. ' T. R. Purnell. auornev to the committee, claims two hundred and fifty dollars, and "Lord" Campbell, one hundred and fifteen, for nine davs and mileage, r Philtios and Brvan claim riant days' pay and expenses. Auditor Fur- man will not honor the claims at ore- sent,: " - -; - - .-' CAPT. A. H. A. WILLIAMS DEAD, i- He Was Taken ' Bnddenlv Worae and Died "i at j -Eight Colook Wednesday Bventnc. - , - .-. :x . . News-Observer Special DITRRAM: J. H- Sent, a Tant A H A. Williams. ex-Consrenman from -rttla. the Fifth District, died at Oinae Pits this evening at 8 o'clock. He had been sick tor quite a while with Bright s dis ease, and had gone to Chase City for the benefit ol the mineral water. ' He aeemed to improve slightly under the" treatment mere. ca longer man to-oay ne was reported as resting easier and his condi tion was said to be Imoroved The news of his' death came to-night as a surprise, in spue or me tact mat he had been sick so long; , - - v -, EFFECT OF FREE; SILVER. Would Paralise 'Seciaiid'a rpada in ' i f. . South Amsrio and Aala. J t5 j London Financial News' i There can be no doubt about it that if the United States were to adopt a silver basis , to morrow British trade wonld be ruined before the year , was out.;, Every American industry would be protected, net only at home.' but in every other market. . t F Ot course the United States would uffer to a certain extent through having to pay her" obligations abroad in gold; but the loss of exchange under ,this - head wonld be a mere drop iq the bucket compared with the profits to be reaped from the markets oi bduth America and Asia, to say nothing' of Europei ; : . , 7 f The marvel is that the United States 'has not long ago seized the opportunity, and but for the belief that the way of England is necessarily -the way to com mercial success and prosperity undoubt edly )t would have oeeu done long ago Nowi Americana are awakening .to the" fact that "so long as they narrow their ambition 0 to f becoming a larger'- Eng land," the.c&nnot beat mw ; It has bee.na piece of luck for us that it has .never before occurredto the Amer icans j to scoop i us out of, the world's markets by going on a silver basis, and it might serve tis right, if. irritated by the contemptuous " apathy of our Gov ernment '-to the gravity; of. the silver problem. . the Americans -retaliate h ireezrng oqt."g6Jd. It could easily be done and we propose shortly to show by evidence collected from perfectly un . preiudiced sources that, even now tber process has begun and is proceeding at a rate that will astonish many people and probably make this country regret that it did not at en earlier stage fashion its monetary Dolicv on rrincinla of friend. linesS to other - nations instead of on a basis of shortsighted selfishness . , 3 J05AH AND THE WHALE Zitid Sn tie 8hdeA Hairbreath Katuna Brisdmc With fsets - Huckleberry Tit nn and Tom Sawyer Knocked Out i ho JRust Buoeeaarul Bide on a Shark i Back oa the Boarlnc Atlsntio ' . - - , -. . . v j- Dear Star: The child carried nn in a balloon several years ago at Morehead ana nrougnt aown oy tne unerring rifle of Voorhees was an iridescent dream, a Jules Verne TOtnance. an Arahian Niohta tale.1 bora, as it were, in the lap of luxu rious lancy; out the story- we pin to the great luminary of the South, the Star of the first magnitude, 'was nursed and rocked in the cradle of truth. , - 1 - . Yesterday afternoon- three boys, Robert. Ruark, Hoyle Dosher and Elmer Adkins sailed from South- port in a small ; open v boat for the fishing ( grounds .- just beyond Fort Caswell to enjoy an hour or two's sport. angling1 for nicfifth iand ;trout.Theie boys, like most of the lads reared near ine moutn ox ine rippung uape rear are brave, hardy, fearless fellows, and areas mucn at home on the water as Rnh Rel iably in his drug store or Dr. Love be hind his bobtail flyers Our trio tickled the oalates of the - finnv tribe with Ina. cious; decapitated shrimp,- pulled in the beautiful purple picfish. and listened with rapture to tbe music of their in SDtring .grunt, then "varied the f nn hv landing, ever and anon, a graceful, bur- msnea, yeiiow-nnnea trout, wno always rushes the bait vigorously, tightens his end of the line, and makes one use his triceps for all they are worth. ;i r Alter nsning - an nour or two, Hoyle Dasher hooked a five foot shark., stmc mental the man-eatinor-. anertea nrhirh in his wild career- bent the pole double; out tne boy held on and pulled with all his might. The boy and shark had it nip and tuck for awhile, when finalW the a monster got his dander up, and made a maa rush ior the boat and struck her op posite where Bob Ruark was standing, aoDareatlv trainer to tret to the hnv. The force of the blow knocked Ruark out ot tne boat- and as he went - ovef. board he literally fell, a-straddle of the snarit s back. The agony of that mo ment must have been fearful.. If Bob's hair IS ever going to turn white, that aaa a fine: opportunity ; to do so. The line broke aa Ruark straddled the shark-. and as he. and., the shark were going down' together, ; the shark to feast, ' the lad to never - more. Hovle Dosher, With o-reat nreftensa of mind, reached the pole out to Ruark, who anicklv orrahhed It. and Dnaher and Adkins hauled Ruark in in short order without a scratch on him. but with an experience big enough to rival Gulliver, and long enough to hold a candle to Tack's heanoole. If Ruark cnnld have just kept his seat on that shark and lived - J .t J a - a a ana npunsnea unaer water as well, tne Neotnnian ride wonld have ; distanced that of John" Gilnln to famnn Tindnn town. WelL time is up and I must catch me man - . . andv jftowBOY. ' SILVER CONVENTION. Mr. TEA. Chambers Bmlth Ben da Oat the CsB for September 25th, in Baleiah He Kxpeeta m Great Crowd. Rakifh News and Observer. The SflR doea nnt innrno. nf thm movement described below, because it is not Strictly . a Democratic movement. but it gives " the item as a matter of news : Mr. Ed. Chamhers Smith la t ntaht handed to a News and (lb.umtr rennrt r the call for the nnn.narttsan Silnr Cnn- vention to be held in Raleigh September asm. ine text ot tne call is as fol lows : 1 - s ; t . "Whereas a event man nrnminmf Democrats from,, different nortions of this State have signed and sent to usa recommendation as follows i" Recognizing the ereat imnortanr of an expression of the people upon po litical nneations hefnre the meerina nf National Conventions, which declare and seme ine policies or tne : parties, and be lieving that' the nrosneritV and harm)- ness of the great body of the people de pend upon the' re-establishment of the la. V . 1 t S- i - . . m ... unit oi vaiues wmcn cxisica prior tome year 1873, and the remonetfzation of sil ver at the ratio of sixteen tn one we recommend that all persons who are op posed to me single gold standard be called together for consultation at some early date:"' 'Now. therelore. in obedience to the said request we hereby invite all persons who believe that the unit of value which existed orlor to the vear 1R78 ahonid he promptly restored, and who believe in lMiai.i.. (m. hmt; uw .uiuivuiabb use BUU U1U4UI CUIU age of silver and gold at the ratio of sixteen to one. irresoective of the policy or action of other nations, to meet t in convention in the city - of Raleigh, on the .85th of -September, 1885. for the purpose of consultation. "This invitation is intended to em brace members ; of all. political parties, regardless of their connection on other subjects, i (Signed.) - Ed. Chambers Smith, N. B. Broughton, B. F. Mon tague. W. C Stronach, B. R. Lacy, S. A. Ashe, S. G. . Ryan, Armistead Jones John C Scarborough, B. C. Beckwith. Jamet C MacRae, a M. Cooke, W. N. Jones." -- . . -: Mr. Smith said that a large number of replies from all over the State are still com ng in from .Asheville to Wilming ton - M r . Smith said. that only yesterday h f i gotten fifty signatures from Wil-m.i-t! n. He said, he expected a large crowd, which would in all probability be Drought in at reduced rates; - . t , " tiKltht-Y STATED The Bond Xtsoe to Be' Bubmltied to the Peo- ' ' ble-Poptiliet Ballr'to Be Held to Dur- t" 4 .ham Oal a farmer's Daughter' Th . ' ' Bdver Convention icrsl Arrincton and ' . Ux-Judge WalUker-Bohoola Openma ' "-PltiUTy-eelS8d-The Bute Guard-Bute - Bord ef Charities in Session.. ' " 1 ' Siar GmespondenceCi ; x- i Ralkigh, N. CL,-SepL - The Board of Aldermen met In monthly session- and. ' as the ;tii v stated, the Aldermen recommended the holding of an election for the people to vote on the issuing of $50,000 worth of uuuus ior city street improvement. Only three Aldermen voted against the"1 proposition. The matter will come up again at the next meeting for the 'ar-'O rangement of details.-- - ; - "jr.i-- 'Policeman Yates offered his reslgna tloa, , and - Ex-Policeman Alderson was chosen, in his stead. ' . , The Aldermen refused to exclude hog pens from the' city limits by a vote of 6""-' to .i V J-"T i .. .; .-. . : The Christian Citizen, the organ of the Prohibitionists, has been revived again after a steep oi several months! ' Rev. D. H. Tuttle is editor. . . Greensboro is to have a new daily, the Times. ' ; , - Pumpkjns are coming in quite freely. J ! . A PbpUlist rally is to be held near Durham on the SlsL.The attractions .. will be .Senator Butler, Dr. Cy Thomp- i son and Major Guthtiev- w "T " ' ..Commissioner of Labor Statistics. B. R. Lacy, leaves Monday for Minoeapo- " lis; to attend the National Convention of Labor Statisticians. It meets on the 17th. I'' Mr. Lacy is vice president, and . Hon. -Carroll D. Wright is president. 'Otfy a Farmers Daughter," appeared at the Academy of Music last night io a . .: comparatively small . audience. It is a -. deserving company.! Miss North, the star, is- especially good.They give- an other nerformanre tn.ma)it . : haiiino m cancel the one in Durham, z -". . Mr, Smith has called his Sliver Con vention foe September the 5th. It is ; not .developing the great amount of in terest that was expected of it. . ' ' ! Mrs. Arrington js now mad with the ; great tribunal of Which she boasted so n much a few weeks ago She says that she" believes Spier Whltaker controlled . the whole thing. - She said that it was a ' disgrace to the State.,. Mrs, Arrington claimed ..that the testimony taken amounts to virtnallv " nothing ' ' Th. case is no nearer a inlminn nno ih, - .- ever before," continued Mrs. Arrinkton. It IS Said that eX-Jndo-e Snier Whlf a. 7 ker has the gubernatorial fever i u - said that it was his scheme which has -been outlined recently to glide in on the iree suver movement, a Kind ot lusion between all silverites. . ' -, The orjenlne ot the varimia arhVvla very encouraging. Trinity, the Univer sity and the A. & M. College opened with greatlv increased attendance - Wair Forest has the largest attendance in her niBiory. somemmg over siu. A promi nent Baptist told me this increased at- tendance would virtually kill the war on University appropriations made by a number of the denomination. A registered grain : distillerv." helnno-. " ing . lo- Mr. Keith; at San lord, was . seized yesterday for irregularities. , -. Mr. A. P. Brvan. nc-.nt of the &inik.' era Express Company here, bnS gone to Connecticut to spend a month. ine interest in the , state Guard which is manifested over the it at i something unusual and is also remarka- -ble. paly thirty companies are allowed . the State Guard, and there are sixty ap plications of companies desiring to be " organized Waiting at the headquarters. They will be served in the order they " come : . ' - - , The State Board of Charities ia In sion herAr'The Secretary's report is voluminous nnd reveals a - careful study of the charitable work. The of- " ficers inspected the asylum and all State ' buildings to-day. - , . ESCAPED LYNCHING. A Negro Siend Who BruuiLr Asraalted a Tonne White Old. 1 . By TelacTaph to the Moraio Star Lynchburg, Va., Sept. 7. A special from .Bristol, Va, to the News says: To-day about 1:80 p. m. a young negro named Kir Leftwlch - waylaid and out raged a 14 year old white girl of good family named Fogarty, one mile from ' ' town., He had choked her. into sub mission when two negro men, having heard; her cries, appeared on the scene. " Leftwich then attempted to escape but., had delayed too long. He was chased for two miles through the hills by the negro men. . He kaockedthem down re peatedly, but a white : man appeared : with a rifle and the fiend was lodged -in jail. The girl was found to be badly injured, and her. relatives - soon ap peared, looking for blood. Quite a large crowd collected around -the jail and trouble was imminent.' The. Mayor swore in some extra po licemen and rushed the. negro to the train, f The crowd attempted to take him and firearms were developed to a consid erable extent. ; By quick work, however, he was placed On the east bound vesti- , bule. Even then, some one attempted to put a rope through the car window around his neck. Sheeting was expected . at any moment and some passengers left the train, which quickly pulled away. The negro was taken to Smythe county jail. The authorities have promised to convene a ; special grand jury for his case, and say that the prospects are good . for a legal termination of the case within thirty days. f iaaai aw aw ' 'X : STEAMER STt LOUIS Aooeptedby the TJ. 8. 'aovernmeet For . Ooean Mali Betyloe -" J By Telegraph to the SIonuncStar.' Washington, Sept. 7.The Ameri-:, can line steamship i SL Louis has been accepted by the United States - Govern- . ment as a vessel of the first-class for ocean mail service, oa the basis of the report, made by Commander Royal B. ' Bradford. United States Navy, and Lieu- -: tenant Richard T. Mulligan, United States Navy, who witnessed her recent speed .trial in British waters. The re port of Commander Bradford and Lieu teaan Mulligan shows that on her voy age to Southampton, from New York.- -the St Louis ran from Sandy Hook to Bishops' Rock, 8,883 knots, at an .aver age hourly speed of 1888 knots.XShe was free on this trip front the effect of the tide and the weather was good and the sea smooth. , RS. HARRIET KELLER , .'v- v ,4 - eswawaaaasr - .rw- Charaed with the Murder of Albert Kemp 'f :; --5 r J. theme. , ' t ';,.-:.--' - By Telegraph to the tioraiag Sur. , Oswxgo, N.' Y September 7. The coroner's; jury in the case of Albert ' Kempthoree, who was shot ' and killed by Mrs. Harriet Keller on August 87th, to-day returned a verdict of wilful mur def. Mrs, Keller claimed; that Kemp thorne entered her bouse and committed -an assault on her, when she seized a gun and shot him in the back, killing him . instantly. The evidence tended to show . . that Kempthorne had been in the habit of visiting the woman and that she " made po resistance to bis entry to the ' ; house on. the nigt in question, , ' ; The first ' new cotton of the" season (twelve bales) was received In Norfolk yesterday from South Carolina. "The date of receipt is eleven days later than that on last season. - - '--Nf. ' I T i' s ! 1 j