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2 rOBUSKBS AT- WILMINGTON, N. CAPITAL GLEANINGS. . " 11 m-m . - " " $1,00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. qwws 888888S8888888888 888f88l885888888? SSS88888888888888 llWi 88888888888888SRS sssimiiiifll VQL,..XXVL I acre on his wheat, $1.28 on his corn. supposing nts 100 acres increasing nfore rapidly in the Sooth man me wmte and will maofi l 8S8S8888S82888S8f eventually outnumber it. . .The' fnl!n.in - . nvuj 1 V 888888S8828888888 1S888882288888883 eauallv dr. wcvwcco me tnree crops would I the Nw vrt. v " . give him a little over tim IJL..0 shows the nn m? ........ L'" TT" . ouuiuer ot deaths w 7 w yivix, pui oi which he nas to pay ; taxes and ; WILMINGTON. N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1895. RALEIGH NEWS ITEMS; per thonsanH ni population in the cities named,wh'ich would probably bea fair average for vtuci Vines: "-' .. u a. n a e 3s : s i s provide the necessaries for his family for the com- wg year. - Of course there are other things, such as dairy products, poul tr7. eggs, &c, which' ia the 'aggre gate bring in considerable money, but these are, specialties.' the hnit w. iuc armers aepencUng upon these u" lTjq1'' 1885-...15.1 pie crops, with the stock that is Naahvriie J Kittened -apon them Tlx Yttr Fn. - The Washington correspondent of the Raleih News and. Observer telegrspht that "it is recorteri" th?t h. the Commodore will ee tried onabe charge of engaging in " iUegal traffic" Oh! fiddlesticks. Their Sezurktbla Beoord la PouisjlTt- Two hundred and : fifty co-operative ousiamg-ssociations have heen char-l -RALEIGH HAPPENmGS. Then -the same, correspondent tele I itrti ln Pennsylvania . sicce Jane. I City. Whites. "KUi xor vear ihhi. ikak New Orleans, Augngt.1895 21.70 Baltimore. July, 1895 . 25.47 Wilmingtoii,N.a,Jaly.l895 23.70 awicign, vaiy. 1885. ...16.90 Negroes 28.67 23.29 46.85 28.60 ,28.80 46.76 Entered at the Pet Officft-at 'WSmtstoa. N C . Second Clan Matter.r SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. ; ' oilorsubscriltim price rt "WeeUy B i vngle Copy 1 year, postage paid...'.......... 11 00 " 6 months " " 3 mootha " 7 GRAIN AWD COTTON. -;U . Some time ago, in discussing the situatiou as it affects the farmers of the dountry.-we referred to the pres ent and prospective "row.- prices of grain as indicating -no ' bright 'out look lor the Western "farmer, and rem irked, that as far as the sections were concerned the farmers of the Sou- h were fortune's favorites this yea;. The "short cotton crop has been a boon to them, but it would not have been a boon if they had. pursued the old methods and de" pended on cottoo to meet their obli ' gations and buy their home sup plies, as so many of them had been in the habit of doing. But having raised their home supplies, as they have done more generally "than . everbefore, they are more inde pendent than they have been for some years and they will have more clear money out or their cotton than ever before. In the aggregate the South will be in the reduced cost of production and in the increased price of cotton $150,000,000 better off this year than last year. In addition to this there is an increased wheat crop, a very larze corn cron 'in. bacco, fruit, vegetables, &c.;- that have brought in a good deal of money to be added to the value of the cotton crop. This is the first year in some time that the Southern farmer has felt that he was living to some pur pose, and getting something for his labor, still the fact is that he is in debted for his good fortune to" cir cumstances over which he had no control, for een with-the reduced acreage, on which he calculated to bring down the crop and put prices up, if the crop had yielded as boun tifully as indicated in the middle of the season the price would have been low and the Southern farmer would 1 have as little reason to be enthusias tic over his prospects as the Western farmer has. - The South has the advantage of the West in the ' variety of products which , may be growo, and on the chances of making on one where there is loss on another, provided there be diversification ot crops and not too much reliance placed on any one crop, while the West is practi cally dependent upon grain and meat, and meat is but grain or grass in another form. ; . As cotton has been mainly the de pendence of the farmers in the cot ton States so wheat has been the main "money crop," because the principal export crop, of theTWest. Corn comes next, in the form of pork. These two crops are the main de pendence of the Western farmer. If we note the Drices at whlrh tho. staples are now quoted and consider the average yield per acre we-discover how small the margin for profit is for the Western grain grower, and. tne Western grain grower is a very important factor in the general pros perity. ; J The average yield of wheal per arr far f Vi. k1. . . i is 12.5 bushels. The quoted price for December is 59 cents and a frac tion per bushel, or say 60 cents in round figures. The estimated aver age cost of production, harvesting and marketing is 50 centsT but say 40 cents per bushel, which leaves the grower 20 cents over cost, or $2.50 an acre. On thirty acres of wheat, (and very few farmers raise more than that) the farmer's profit on his wheat crop would be $75, supposing he sold all he raised, but he has. to save some for seed and to bread his family. .1 . "The average yield of corn is 27.6 bushels per acre. It is quoted at 30 cents per bushel. This, would giv: o.60 an acre. It is estimated that. t costs in the great corn States $7- 4U acre to produce corn, which"! would leave the grower $1.28 an acre over the cost. The average yield of oats is 29.6 bushels per acre, which at 30 cents a bushel (and it will hardly sell for tbat because there is a' large crop and a reduced demand), would give $8.88 J acre, or a little more than corn. we do nof know what the cost of Producing oats is, but it probably costs as much as corn, leaving less than two dollars, an acre profit to the grower. The farmer who cultl Tatea a hundred acres would get out of these thjee staple crops $2.50 an This year the hoc and cattle crons of the West are short and the corn and oat crojA extraordinarily large, which makes it all the worse for the farmer, a he has not meat enough to sell to off set the surplus crrain: We -do-not see where the prosperity can be for the Western farmer as the sit uation now presents itself,1 and we do not see how he out of his small returns, can contribute much to wards the general prosperity. : ' - t 1 here Is a screw loose some wher for it should not be that the farmers of this country, North" or South. saouia oe dependent upon partial crop failures for their prosperity or that a full crop should mean disaster to them. There is a world market for the" farmer and it ought to be opened to him, and there is a world coin metal which a few men- cannot control and - he ought "to have the benefit of that some - - - j j wv . - - - - All H.i K a nly. 1895-J: .. 1 ft na " t The statistics of mortality ? in -the rural districts are not given, but if they were,tbe - difference would doubtless be as ' great; ? The reasons for this are appareneAs a rule the negroes pay but little attention to sanitary laws,- lead irregular lives, and indulge two much in things that are not good. The wonder is not thatvthejnQrtality . is comparatively so large, but that t isn't larger. This . in UflL JtirniTIIFh.. kl. - r i . . I- t.m W . m . . wu isait, ior I r .ufiy-nve iniies. it was, the way that many of them have to I Pr?iaPs the Peed as 'much asl thegdis- acume aiong after they procure the necessaries of life, they have little left tp procure the comforts, or to provide, proper medical attention when sickness comes. " v:. graphs tp the News and Q&sr (mm wasnington, the RasselUntervlew that appeared in the Star oMast' Tuesday, and which might have been reproduced inthe News and Observer of last Wednes day. three days ahead of its telegraphic report - tron Washlogton. which - It printed yesterday. r. r ; : far a8 the ofBcerK.of the Qmmoe o cuacernea. they were tried time ago and discharged. . Blojole) Aooldanto. i ... ..... . Accidents to bicyclists, who are now so numerous, are' to be expected, of course; but. when they are the result of excessive riding no reasonable excuse can be given.: - Last JToesdav a'nromi. and the whole nam ber in that State is now stated to be 1.239. The membership is 272.580. the cash income in one year is $44,482,686. and the assets $108,943,884. The avepge assets per society are $33. 893; average expenses per society. $308; and average membership 219. The aver age income per society U $35,054, and average- gains, $18,528. The , assets hove mentioned .represent acenmn Iatlons for an average period of seven years and a little over. It is estimated that in the' past dozen years- another $100,000,000 has been returned to the members in; cash and satisfied mort gages, aad 97.500 homes haver been se cured through these societUs. but di- H.UJJ1BU taoirecuv It IS beli.o1 Ko nent Penasvlvania nhwa ,.1 ' " ..T 1 hi - - j " f Zr ywi tacy. navfi snoroed the msans of acauir- .. - - - "is a HEST0E MEFTI01T. . There are few callings in wh ich Ihe object lesson comes in more per tinently, and in which the example of the successful may be noted with more profit than in farming. As an illustration of this we quote the tol fowingi which we find in the Jack sonville, Fla., Citizen, as the experi ence ot a .Northern farmer who went to Florida eight years ago for his health, which was so much benefit ted that he concluded to remain, and bought a hundred acres of land in Washington county. He writes the American Agriculturist: ; . r "As I believe in thorough caltivation and diversified farming. I have removed all stumps at comparatively small ex pense by digging and "burning them at uua iimes, ana am thus able to use im proved implements. 1 plow the land deep in the Winter season with heavy two-horse plows, turning over corn, and cotton stalks, and the grasses of various kinds that cover the ground after the cultivation of the. crops ceases. This work. I fine, improves the land- wonder fully it it is continued from year to year, and land that at first produces only five bushels ot corn will now giye thirty bushels to an acre. I nse good heavy mules and horses, and try to run the plow a little deeper each year, using some commercial fertilizer and all the bam and stable manure that I can make and buy. One of the secrets of success ful larming in Florida, or the South is to have all the plowing done by- Febru ary 1. This plan not only gives ample time dnnng which to plant, but all of the heaviest work can be done while the weather is cool. Besides, it employs the men and teams the year round, and so enables one to do more work with less, stock. Deep plowing in Winter, and shallow and frequent cultivation in Summer, will insure success. "By following this plan 1 have raised during the past year 1,200 bushels of corn, six carloads of melons, 800 bushels of rice, 600 bushels of sweet potatoes, twenty-one barrels of svruD. 1.000 Mi- Ions of wine, five bales of cotton, twen ty tons of hay and forage. 150 bushels of CURRENT COMMENT V 1 , -Spain is officially said to have lost so far" in Cuba -one brigadier general, 185 other officers, and 1,811 soldiers. And still she is not satis fied. "She is constantly sending more troops to the land of the machete Richmond Dispatch, Dem. " . . Viuuct S SDCn i laror. nrn. ducer of sugar and tobacco that a vonunuance or the rebellion which now disarranges the business of the island must be reckoned with in the marl?...., .1 . tut tuosc products, it is essential from a commercial stand point that the people of the United States should keep an observant eve Fvu vuuau anairs. we like to sweeten our coffee and to smoke our pipes without paying too dearlv for the k. Philadelphia Rccora Nothing is said in the pub lished abstract of the report to the New -York Medical Societvabnnt th mortality in diphtheritic cases due to the use of anti-toxine. but as there is a remarkable reduction of mortality me uiscase as- compared with preceding years, it is safe to assume that the virtue is not as dangerbus as it seemed to be at one time. The fact that only half as many deaths are reported from diphtheria for the year is of great importance although the percentage of deaths to cases is not stated. New York Commercial Advertiser, Hep. ; , "u m ne latter case that caused trouble. Moderation in. all thino not only the secret iof happiness but of safety..' ..V;; t'Vry;- -,:- New steamboat for Lbs Bltok Hirer The steamer A. P, Hurt, Capt. Robe son, left here yesterdav afternnnn fnr Fayetteville, having in tow the hull of a boat recently built -at Point Caswell for the Cape Fear Transportation Company. The new boat is to have boiler and ma chinery put in at Fayetteville. It is ex pected she will be ready for service by the 1st of December, when she will be put on Black river 'with Capt. Herbert Ward m charge. She will be named SlE. A. Hawes." in compliment to the senior member of the firm j of Hawes & Sellers, merchants and mill men at Mill Creek. Chanted With Burglary.. . Police officers Sbehan anil Wnh yesterday morning arrested Henry John son, a mulatto about 85 years of age. jonnson is wanted in Marion. S. C, for larcenp and barglary. About two months ago the sheriff heard that this 65g borrowers from the societies. Phila. delphia alone has 483 building societies with assets of 42 07ft4sr an w 9 , MM IUWUU16 for one year of $16,896,831, and gains of $6,520,534, The societies . have 74.000 male and 81,000 female members. Crowning Man Beacraed. " Mr. Fred Howland, who is acting as deputy U.S.marshal on board the steamer Commodore heard the cries of a man yes terday morning about, five o'clock. "Help, helpl I am drowning; save me." He immediately called for help on the Commodore and the boat beinir already lowered, a crew, was soon . awakened and started, for the rescue under command of Mate Mark ' Reilly. wnen tne ooat and crew reached the other side of the river, they found Mr. D, H. Workman, an old man who had been watching oa the barque Ar?o. standing ln a boat about waist deep sinking grad ually, j The crew ; took him out and brought him to this side of the river, and after he revived he said that nearly all the crew of the Argo went ashore the previous nighUand on their return in the morning called for a boat. He be ing the only one aboard awake, stepped down in the boat to go for them and found that the boat had nearly filled man was in Wilmington and rea nested the chief of police td look out for him. I with water an!lit began sinking, and he ne suerra at Marion was notified of the I ws on the point of drowning when as- jwuuoju uuu cxpectea nere to-day. ... - sistance reached him. A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH. An G-anboata STaabvUle and Wilmtnaton TJnnsnal ISTaval Demonstration.'' ; By TeJeszaph to Um afomiag Stat. .' Newport News. Va Oct. 19. The launch of the gunboats Nashville and Wilmington to-day was made the occa sion of an unusual naval demonstration. Admiral Bunce assembling the North Atlantic squadron in Hampton Roads opposite the shipyard, and Secretary Herbert with a.distinguished party eom mg from. Washington by special steamer to participate. Ashore and afloat, a pro fusion of flags and large crowds of people made a brilliant spectacle. The event was remarkable as the firat instance on record of two warships being launched on the same day from a single set of ways. The vessels had been constructed one ahead of the other, tandem fashion, upon a continuous decline, the Nashville nearer the water with her bn a f pears, eight acres of oats. 2.500 pounds Meet from the Wilmington, both vessels oi pone ana Dientv of field nut with which to feed milch cdws and hogs. I have fattened cows on cull melons, peas and sweet potatoes, with a very little corn. I have plenty of milk and butter the year round for family use, and as good a earden as one would wish to see. I have all the canned pears, grapes, blueberries, peaches, okra and tomatoes that are necessary to furnish the home table. Next year, when more of my trees and vines shall come into bearing, I expect to have thousands of bushels of fruit to dispose of. With this pleas ing prospect for the future, and with the good health and appetites enjoyed by myself and family, I am well satis fied, with my experience in diversified farming in the South." The anti-toxine treatment for diphtheria is receiving pretty strong endorsement from the cities in this country where it has been given a trial. New York city began .the treatment in 1891, and was the first city in this country to establish a plant for the production of the curative serum, as we are informed by the New York Times, which pre sents the following figures from the report of the President of the Board of Health, showing the percentage of mortality for the first nine months of thejrears from 1891 to 1895, in clusive: " 'J-" '.vC; ,V-;C .'.'.V.. Nice Months. 1891..... 1893......... 1893......... 1894. " ' V Mortality Cases. Deaths. Percentage 8.686 4.166 4.721 7.446 1.849 1,640 1.768 2.284 6.936 : 1.643 86,69 87.69 87.84 80 67 84 68 16.43 Total. 1891-4 20.011 1895... 7.931 At the same rate of mortality. 19.43 for the four years preceding this the number of deaths would have been about 4,000. less, , or . in other words 4,000 lives "might have been saved by -the more general "applica tion of this treatment. . The en dorsement which , Comes from the city of Boston and from Chicago is equally as strong. : . ' - s-.:. The statistics of mortality In the cities of this ' country ' show some striking figures as to the differences between the races, significant figures in view of the assertion made bv some writers that the black race is taking the water stern foremost. "1 christen thee Nashville." As these words were uttered . in a - clear musical voice, the gunboat named after the Ten nessee city started down her ways this morning at the yard of the Newport News Ship Building and Dock Company, where at 9 88 o'clock the last fibre of the beam which held the vessel in place was severed by a saw. Miss Emma Thomp son, daughter of Tos. H. Thompson, ot Nashville, gracefully cast at her bow a beautiful decorated bottle of champagne. At the next instant the sparkling contents of the bottle were stream ing down the y side of the . gun boat. In a few seconds : the stern oi toe . vessel struck : the water and her entire bottom was immersed be low the waves. As the Nashville plunged into the river the -tumultuous cheering of the vast throng in the ship-yard was drowned by the screeching steam boat whistles which welcomed the vessel to her natural element.. After 'floating out into the river a short distance the Nashville was towed to her pier by a tng, and preparations were at once made for launching the Wilmington. Senator Gray's daughter. Miss Annia B. Gray, stood on a platform at the vessel's bow to perform the pleasant duty of sponsor. When the exciting moment came she broke the bottle of wine on the bow of the gunboat and murmured the christen ing name. The vessel sped down the greased ways as graceful as a swan,receiv iag an ovation similar to tbat accorded to the Nashville. The voyage of 800 feet was brief but it was the longest ever made in this country by a vessel on her launching trip, bhe was coin? at a speed of eleven knots Tan hour. . When she struck the water the stern settled and rose again, while the stem bowed her acknowledgement to the spectators. The Nashville and the Wilmington were constructed on the same building sup, one aneaaoi tne other, and were launched from the same set of ways on the same day. It is the first instance of the kind in the ship building history of the United States. - Jbnesboro -Prg-rarx: The Lick Creek Gold Mining Company, one . and a half miles from Jonesboro, have one of the richest mines inthe State, and are putting in stamping mills and, other, machinery to gather m the yellow metal. Rev. J. A. Whiteman, who, is interested in this company, has discovered another rich vein near town, which he will de velop at once. - ' Kinston Free Press-. . The new hoisery machinery at the Orion(Knitting Mills is abput in good working order. With this additional machinery about twenty more hands are employed. . The mill bow give employment to about 180 operatives. This mill has proved a bless ing to Kinston. 'Our - people ought -to co operate in the establishment of other manufacturing industries. The Deolino in Cotton. The "bull" yearlings would not be convinced that when January cotton reached 9.44 (last Tuesday), it was about time to look for a reaction. But it came. and that option closed yesterday at 8 86, a decline of 58 points. This amounts to $290.00 on a contract of 100 bales, a loss quite sufficient to tear a "bull" year ling s money wallet all to pieces. But toe cnances are now that another ad vance is not far off. . - . - Hon. H. S. Rubens, who has been in the city for; the past few weeks in the interest ot 'the Commodore, left yesterday for New York city. He Is an ante lawyer on international questions and made numerous lriends during his stay. ' . - - . --.- ,- " ssisssVsfsa i ! ',?' STEAMER C0MM0D0EE. The Libel Cms Before Judge Seymour Counsel tor the Spanish Government Allowed Time to Vile Brief. . The libel case against the steamer Commodore, which ! has been held here by U. S. authorities for several weeks for alleged violation of neutrality laws, was heard- in chambers yesterday before District Judge A, S. Seymour, at Golds boro. ' .-- - The case was called at 13.15 o'clock, upon the arrival of the train from Wil mington bearing the witnesses and at torneys on each side. The prosecution was represented by U. S. District At torney Chas. B. Aycock. Assistant Dis trict Attorney Sol. C Weill and Mr. George Rountree,. the latter having been employed by the Spanish Govern ment, i ne defence was represented by ex-Judge D. L. Russell, and Hon. Horatio a Rubens, of New York city. The following witnesses for the Gov ernment were examined, giving the same testimony as they did when Capt. John C Dillon was tried here and re leased, viz: Messrs. J. R. Williams, E. G. Parmele, U. S. Marshal O. J. Carroll, J. H. W. Bonitz. Frank and Ed Pearsall. TLe defence offered no witnesses. - At one o'clock the Court took recess for dinner and reconvened at two o'clock, when the attorneys for the de fence addressed the Court, Jndge Rus- bcu covering tne general ground and Mr Rubens arguing strictly the law on the case. ' The Government offered no argument, and Mr. Rountree. representing the Spanish" Govern ment, asked - that time be allowed him to file a brief, not being familiar with the law in such a case. Jndge Sey mour granted his request, allowing him until next Friday to file his brief. Capujna C Dillon went to Golds boro with his attorneys and returned last night. ' :. . . : -;-v Mr. Rubens "Will leave To-night for New York, feeling confident that the Commodore will soon be released. General Agent S.-A. I -; - - -v- -V . -The; following is a copy of a circular note issued from the Seaboard Air Line, traffic department, Portsmouth. Va., signed by T. J. Anderson, general pas senger agent, Chas. R. Capps, general freight agent, H. W. B. Glover traffic manager, and approved by E. St. John, vice-president, viz: - - - ' "In addition to his duties as agent at Wilmington, N. C Mr.T. D. Meares is appointed general agent of the railroads comprising the , Seaboard Air Line in charge of the traffic department in Wil mington ana aajacent territory. BOLD ROBBERY. A. Store on front Street Balded and a ' Large Qasntlty of Goods Stolen. Mr. Jno. M." Bremer's grocery store, corner of Sonth Front and Ann streets. toooca weanesaay night of a quan- m kiumucj, tiquors ana cigat ouiuuuuun u vaiuc to awo orfiwu.Tea ana conee were scattered on. the floor of the store and in the yard, aad a sling shot and a hatchet were found on the counter. The money-drawer had been broken open and rifled' of its contents. The robbery was not discovered nntil early in the -morning. Police officers Knox and Tietgen who were on duty in that part of the city found a package of flour nearlthe store and reported the find at police headquarters. Police officer Neilsen was sent to make an invMtioa. tiOn It was found that the thieves had gained entrance to the building through the transom over-a door on the south side of the store and then opened the back door through which the stolen goods were carried oat. There is no clue to the of the robbery. . MAJOR WINDER CRITICALLY ILlT Preparation For the 8tata fair A Week's -r k- SQld ... J-or Pnblio Sohoola Sveaial B;ee to the AUanta Sxposltion-Ktt-Mmontal areata - Harehal " CanoU Iieavee For Goldabpro, - -IStar CorrespmdeneeA - y R Alkigh; N. C Octrl7, . Marshal Carroll leaves for Goldsboro this afternoon on business connected with the coming trial of the Commodore to- morrow. -x . . f It developed that there was no truth in the report that Reidsville Going was aead. . He was found ia a grove near bv ' Secretary Nichols left to-day for Bur lmgtoa to see the exhibits of the Alamance Fair. , He will brine. - hari. many of the best exhibits which will be at the State Fair. , Horses have been entered ; for the races from Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee. and Reidsville. Greensboro, ? Goldsboro. , Raleigh, and other places- in - this Star tk. :n - - w,. Mva . will ..aJ.8reat maov ,de attractions on the 'Midway.' An effort is being made to decorate the city., - - ... t- i - alter Henry is in the Western part of the State compaigaing. ; commissioner oi Agriculture S. F. Patterson has returned to the city after an absence of several Weeks on account of sickness.- He reports the condition OI the people in his section as splendid. There is a big decrease in the total valuation of taxable property, amount ing to over $2(W.()()0. - .Jh5e has been an increase of over $20,000 infunds devoted to school pur poses. : k--.- - The public schools will have holiday next week in order to give teachers and pupils an opportunity of visiting the Exposition at Atlanta, and alsn th. ir.j. nexe. - a special train Has beea arranged for, via the Southern Railway's route to leave here Monday at 7 a. m. The fare for the round trip will; be $7.00-; and for children between the ages of 5 and 12 $3.50. This rate is extended to parents as well as students and .teachers,-. The train was secured by a special effprt of Superintendent Howell.' ; Prof, Emery, of the Eiperiment sta tion, has issued a call to dairymen and swine-breeders to form State associa tions here daring Fair week. He has issued the call to those interested in these industries. Cards have been issued .for the mar riage of Miss Maude Yonnc da Clerk of the Court Young, to Mr. Fred erick WcolcottXaptam of the Governor 's Guard. ... . . : y v Editor Hal Ayer calls the action of Mr. B. N. Duke in purchasing the Cary property, a sub at the Alliance. ; Mr. Barnesr son ot W S. Barnes, and Miss Nellie West, were married yester day. v 1 Ma j." John CWinder is critically ill at his home in this city. , : , I Special Star:Tbenrn Berry has entered suit ao-ainst Register of Deeds Rogers for statutory penalty for unlawful issuance of mar riage license to his 16-year old son. The Governor has honored the requi sition from the Governor of Virginia for Lonney Poe. charged with assaulting a 9-year old girl. JNO. perpetrators k ROBESON FAIR A Grand BnoosaslArge Crowd ia Attend - -; ' anoe. - . -.; iSpeetal Star Telegram. Lumberton. N. C. Oct. 17. The. Fair to-day was a grand success in every way. Conservative estimates place the crowd ia attendance at 2,500. . verytning went off nicely, and the racing especially was good. There were a large-number of attractions on the grounds, and everybody was well pleased. The managers are very much eraunca, at tne result. To- morrow will be the last day of the Fair, and the outlook at present is very encouraging for a large crowd and a big -: mmm ' : JUMPED FROM A TRAIN. 4 Miss Burnett, of Char lea ton, Trader Medical V Treatment s Weldon. " Special Star Teleiram. n Weldon. N. CTOct. 17. Miss Mary Burnette, of Charleston, jumped from the sleeper window of train No. 55 last nignt wniie at full speed. She was brought here and placed under medical treatment, and is doing as well as could be expected. ... Capt. Aahe'a ZTew Peperw The Star is glad to know that Capt. Sam. Ashe will begin the publication ot a weekly Democratic paper at Ra leigh, October 23rd. It will be tailed j. Mutate, ana will advocate bimetal lism the industrial development be rxortn iarolina and the extension of popular education. The 'r subscription price wUl be $15 per year. , The Star wishes Capt. Ashe all manner of success in his new venture. : . THE RICE MARKET. t Weekly Bepott of Dsn Talnuge's Bona --. irloea Cannot Go TJp They Mnct Come "Generally speaking former values maintain, but with enlarged supplies sellers are more pliable and willing to give consideration to bids closely ap proximating asking prices. Buyers are cautious, snowing no aisposition to car ry other than stock for immediate re quirements, and propose to pursue this policy, claiming that the maturing obli gations of planters will compel them to sell. Another argument presented is that, with potatoes and other vegetables obtainable almost for the asking, con sumers are not going to pay fancy E rices for rice, and unless the market is wered the planters will be allowed to keep their product,- The conclusion of buyers might be epitomized after this fashion: Prices cannot go up; they must go down, hence extreme conservatism is the best policy to be pursued for some time to come. Advices from the South note receipts along the Atlantic coast greatly enlarged. One-fourth of the crop is already at milling .centres and stocks of cleaned accumulating. De mand fair, but short of regular ratio. In New Orleans receipts are beginning to enlarge and are somewhat in excess of present requirements.' The movement is seasonable, but short of the pace re quisite to market the : crop during cur rent year. There is1 good inquiry for foreign sorts and full former quotations are easily secured." j" BvHUSSEY-3 SUIT AGAINST THE - NEWS-OBSERVER. ' . Cal. Tarboronch in the Clty-Besori that the Southern B, B. Baa Pnronsasd (he C. F. ft Y. ,V. Fatoa for. the Fair-Cot-ton-Beo.aiaiUon from Gov. O'FerraU for I.. J. Poe, Charged With Criminal Offeno - In Virginia Mrs, p.- D. B. Arrtngton.' " " - : l&r Correspondence. '.'. Ralegh; October 18. , CoL W. H, Yarborough, who . was internal revenue collector tor, this dis trict during Cleveland's first adminis tration. and is' now revenue agent In Oregon, is in the dty. - - . , John B. Hussey. through his connsel, MacRae & Day; and Whitaker. filed his complaint to-day in the suit against the News and Observer tot $10,000. The complaint alleges that the News and Ob srper. "contriving and wickedly and ma-lkaonsly-intending to , injure the aid Hnssey-m his good name and credit and to bring him in public scandaljmd disgrace, caused to be suspected and believed that the said plaintiff was dis honest, unscrupulous, guilty of a crime the punishment whereof was con finement in the penitentiary, a thief and a conspirator." - ' . . It is reported in railroad circles that the Southern Railway has purchased the C. F. & Y. V. - The Washington News publishes a long story to that effect,--.- . .;.--.. ' Mr. Alfred Marsh.' formrrv m. city, but now of New York, is here to day. Mr. Marsh is now-with McCfure's magazine. -.: Mr. J. A. Stallings, for a number of years a resident of this city, having been in charge of the Y. M. C. A. here, and also connected with the clerical force in Auditor Sanderlin's omce, is in the city. Mr. Sullings is accompanied by Mrs. Stallings. and they are now on their bridal tour. r - .uv uiguwi price paia ior cotton on the local market this season is OJfCv Three farmers out of four assert that the cotton crop in this county is one half short, r " Many of thesharDersxWhnflnw in tK. city on "state" occasions are here. They are setting theirtrsps for the lambs. The management of tne Fair will keep out all fakirs' from the grounds. A small army of men are busy at the Fair grounds to-day getting exhibits in shape. . v , - . jrovernor Carr has honored a rrnnlal. tion from Governor O'FerraU. of Vir. Bima, for the delivery of Xowery . Poe, now under arrest at Winston.' Poe is wanted for assaulting little Annie Mace, aged nine years. The crime was com. mittedln Washington county, Virginia, ,There is much feeling agaiost the pris oner. - . - . - - .. The Governor has paid the reward of $100 offered for the arrest ot W. R. Shelton, whov is charged with killing GeorgeHenly in Madison county. The arrest was made by Henlys Itther. It will be remembered that Shelron broke the Madison jail in company with eleven other murderers. " -Mrs. Pattie D. B. Arrington thinks that the decision by Judge Cable in the mandamus unjust. She says that the Arrington committee - was entitled to the services of an attorney. Mrs. Ar lington's opinion of Jndge Cable is that he is a good man at heart, but sadly in need of a backbone. . v ISfacialStar Telegram. - . K. a, Purnell, a merchant of this place, was run over and" killed by an S. A, L. freight train under the shed to night, . . In the game of foot ball to-day Rich mond College was defeated by the Agri cultural College eleven, 6 to O, in twenty-minute halves. THE CASE OF THE STEAMER COMMO " PORE- Marshal Crtoli; Thinks the Vessel Will be ;Beleated-Foo B.U-Pjp.tioui for the ; rfttato Fair-Cottoa CroWdlai the Streate- -Worth Carolina Bnptems Court-Bewatd -lot the." Attest of a Moiderar-BeidsTlUe -Baoea. - ' . - Star Correspondence. - . Raleigh, n.'c. Oct 19. Marshal Carroll . has ' returned from Goldsboro. where he has been in con. nectloa with the Commodore case. Mr. Carroll says he never saw the people so much a unit on one thing as they are in this matter. Everybody says -turn the Commodore loose. remarked Mr. Car- roIL Mrr Carroll . expressed the belief that the vessel would be released. He does not think that the prosecution has enough evidence to convict the defecd- vMur,CarroU ,WVM Monday for Elizabeth Citv. where Frf..rBl yv...:. u. j S!lv.Hi? WJ" 68 kett on lh o- for five -weeks, holding courts from oaw oa. The A.& M. College team and the " eleven from the ITnivmtw afternoon at Athletic park. Football seems to have taken a new lease of life In North r Carolina. The : Richmond iV. t it J. "uiui .wm aeieatea Dy v the A. A M. College eleven yesterday, has goneT to Chspel Hill, where they meet the University to-day, The special tram from Chapel Hill will carry the University ' team and a large number of students to Atlanta next week. The University team meets the Georgia University team, Vanderbilt and Sewanee while at Atlanta, There will not be a large delegation to ' go on the special train from this city to Atlanta carrying school children. Most of the teachers will go. - -. Many exhibits are coming in on the trains for the Fair next week. All nren- stations which are now going on will be completed by Monday night. Court next week will add additional interest to toe occasion. v mi .... vi iu.1 w uuiin Wl nave at the fair grounds an attractive space, where hot lunch, daintily pre pared, will be continuously served dur ing Fair week. -Thetfroceeds will be devoted to benevolent purposes, and the ladies should he encouraged in their ua dertoking. - -- The like of cotton has not been seen herejdr some time as was on the maiket yesterdav. WilminDtnn atrr trowded so as to almost block th street, and the side streets were u filled. The good prices brines' out the farmer.' . ( The street car system is making ex tensive preparations for accommodating the crowds Fair week. The track from Person street to the Athletic Park has nearly all been taken up. The track to the Fair grounds beyond the college has been relaid and the grade is qaite tmall. A good schedule will be furnished the patrons of the road as is usually the case.' The Supreme Court Will on Tuesday next take up appeals from the Fourth1 Judicial District. The Governor to-day offers a $100 re ward for the capture of P. Doc leery, the murderer of M. Bnce. The tragedy oc curred in Cherokee county in Septem ber. - , ; - . , It is now almost an assured iaCt that Gentry, Patchen and Robert J. will meet at Keidsville next week. Tpeecial Star Telegram Wake Forest College, foot ball eleven played the Agricultural College team a tie game. Score, four to tour. J-. - SITUATION IJS COTTON. To Be Married. . . , : Soutbport Leader: ' ' .." "Invitations are out for the marriage of Mrs. Annie Besant and Mr. NVlr Par. iter; The ceremonv will be held at thm Methodist church, Rev. Oliver Ryder officiating, at half past one on Mondav next, and the bridal party will leave by' i me uiGinuon ooat ana win visit the Atlanta Exposition and other points South." The Haval Cadetahlp. The Fayetteville Obsfrver says : ."Rev. Mr. McKelvrnv. Pnl if" XKT Vt.At . . A , ' j ' a r . . v ..i -w v utvauiuui Appointment to take effect October land Mr. Duncan Rni ; 15th, 1895." I have awarded to Mr . Thnmaa , Knan son of Capt- J. G. Kenan, the first posi- Charlotte News: Bill Ming, colored, aged 25 and a barber by profes sion, was found dead this morning in an open space near a piece of woods west Of the Victor Mills. There was a hole in his head into which a walking cane could be thrust, and jiearby a deck of cards was scattered on the ground. : That told at a glance that a gambling party during the night had broken up witha murder. The supposition is that Ming and his companion . had ' been ' gambling and Ming was probably getting away with the money when he was shot and robbed. The body lay fifty feet -from the place where the cards were found. It is the habit of colored men to go to the woods about: Charlotte to gamble. Not very long ago, a negro was killed in a game, and left to rot in a piece of woods on Schlff's farm. . tion m the competitive examination held here preparatory to the uamina. tion at Annapolis, and to Mr. David Mc Kethan the second. There were four contestants. "Our young friends are to becongratulated." . . Fair A Boy Danger- Bobeaon County v i oualy Cut. r The Star's correspondent at Lum berton says : . "The Fair closes to-day (Friday.) The exhibits and racinor ham been good, the weather fine and the whole affair a success. - - ' - . - . "Ben Hanakey. a white boy, about 15 years of age. was dangerously cut here last night by some unknown person. His assailant attacked him from behind- cut ntm in the back and escaped. ; It is feared that he will not recover.. No mo tive is'known for the deed." . - - .c." WELDON NEWS ITEMS., Miss Burnett's Misfortune The Accidental KiUlng of Mr. A. B. FnrneU-A Col ored Woman Killed! by a Train on the ,"c" 8. A Ji. Bridge. f". . V'." - ' Star Correspondence. " - . - Weldon October 18. -Miss :Burnett, whoBe misfortune ap peared In your paper ;to-day, was taken to her home in Charleston, S. Clast night,; on train 85. She was doing as well as5 could be expected. It seems that Miss Burnett had been visiting friends or relatives in Rutherfordton, N. J, and was returning home accom panied by a Mr. W. !C Ban, and when near Stony Creek, Va., she jumped Out of the sleeper window. The train was stopped and Mr. Ball with the flagman -went back eight miles and found her, put ber on the Atlanta special and brought her here and placed ber under Dr. I, E. Green's treatment, -. 'The particulars of the killing of R. B. Purnell last night areas follows: Mr. PurneO went under the railroad shed to see - a friend ' off on Train No. 86 of the A.CL. south-bound at 9.26 p. m4 and while looking at this train as it moved out the S. A. L. local freight from Raleigh backed over him, killing him almost instantly. He was 24 years of age and unmarried, but leaves two sisters and several brothers; had been a merchant hern for years,,, and was exceedingly popular. His death cast a gloom over the com munity. - " A- colored woman was just now killed Oh the S. A. L. bridge by a passing train. v ,. Florida Orange Crop. A Georgia paper says: "No reliable estimate of - the number . of - boxes ' of oranges Florida will produce this year is obtainable, it is certain, however, that the yield will be sufficiently large to sur prise those who have had the impression tbat all the orange groves of the State were destroyed by the freeze last winter. There are a, great many . groves on the west coast that were scarcely touched by the frost. Thev oromlae to vleld -: Already a number of the owners of these groves have sold their crops on the trees ior aoout ' ooubie the amount per box they have received in previous years." THE C. F. & Y. V, RUMORED THAT THE SOUTHERN - WILL TAKE IT IN. Said That the Southern Has Long Been Deairoua of Beaching the Oaeaa by Xn wring Wilmington Bumon, Also, That the S. & w. and the B. ft O. Want the Taller Valley." The Star always receives railroad ru mors with extreme caution, and it gives the following from the Washington Evening News "only for "what It is worth;" remarking, however, that it does appear that several of the big railroad corporations are casting longing eyes on the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley: i The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad, of North Carolina, is to be sold under foreclosure of . mortgage at an early date. . - . ' - "There -are reasons for entertaining the belief that the road will be purchased by the Southern. It is a settled fact that the Southern has for a number of years been especially desirous of reach ing one of the seaports of North Caro lina, which they will accomplish by entering Wilmington. The Cape Fear river runs through Wilmington, and it has a very fine harbor and many large vessels enter the port: "The Cape Fear & Yadkin i Valley people have within the last year erected some very extensive coal ele vators, and have a contract with manu facturers In England for the shipment of coal to that country. The purchase of this road by the Southern would give practically exclusive entrance Into some of the most productive territory of the State of NorthJCarollna. . - "Then, also. It would place the Southern in a fine position to compete with the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line roads for traffic in some of the most productive parts of the Old North State. -viiA : s , "There is . also a rumor to the effect that the Norfolk & Western would also like to purchase this road, but the chances are if it is purchased by any ol the large syndicates at all, it will pass into the control of the Southern. The Baltimore & Ohio have also got their eagle eye set upon the road. Should it be purchased by the latter system, it would be necessary for that com pany to build a new line from Lexing ington, Va to Mount Airy, the western terminus of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley road. The-Baltimore & Ohio coulrAulso build from Lexington to Win ston or Salem, and there make connec tion with the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley road. -. - -- . "The mileage of the road embraces about 806 miles, the southern division extending into South Carolina. If pur chased by the Southern road it will- practically give that great system ex clusive control of all the' traffic of nearly all of North and South Carolina, in connection with their branches of the road . which are now penetrating these States. . Elizabeth City Economist; De parted this life on Wednesday, at Bell cross, id Camden county, ' Wiley G. Ferebetfraged 87 years. Mr. Ferebee was one of Camden's most prominent citizens. . - r Price ia the Sonth Higher Than the Price la Bnrope Battle Boyal Between the Plan ters and 8plnners. C . .New York, Oct. 18.. Dear Sir: At no time during the' past ten months has the sentiment in favor of cotton been as strong as at present, and the price in the South is now higher than the price in Europe, where 60 per cent, of the crop is con sumed. Under these unnatural condi tions it is indeed difficult to judge of the course of prices. - The Bureau report was followed by a revival in speculation beyond any prece- ucuiaua me transactions nave surpassed any record. At about the highest prices the Liverpool market received a check from some source. -which brought about a liquidation there that has reacted upon the American markets. It is currently reported in the trade that large lines of cotton have been sold in that market for Southern account, but this report is de- -nied from the cotton belt, where it is in sisted that the holdings of the large mer-. chants remain intact. It is indeed a "bat tle royal" between the planter and the spinner with the speculator assisting the planter to the best of his ability. Commission bouses note the gradual diminution of - the old accounts with handsome profits, and the substitution of many new accounts with small mar gins, but these small accounts are so many that the force of their buying ab sorbs the other liquidation without dif . ; ficulty. Crop accounts from the South west continue verv poor, though from some other sections there is some im provement. Receipts and crop accounts are however lost sight of. and without effect under the general speculative be lief tbat cotton is destined to tell at very high prices. Visions of the visible and invisible supply, which bothered the trade at two cents a pound lower are now entirely , forgotten, and the most pronounced pessimists are now looking lor a further advance. V.'--' Those who regard the market in its relation to demand and supply are un able to understand how spinners are able to remain out of the markets so long it current estimates of consump tion are correct, as by this time, it has been believed, the invisible supply would have been so far encroached upon that they would be forced to appear in the markets as buyers. Nothwithstanding -all.: the bad crop accounts and low crop estimates, ; they refuse to buy more' than their ordinary 'consumption, and the stocks of cotton in the South , are rapidly accumulating under the lack, of export demand. The situation, there-" fore, is one which Invites the closest attentions the tension daily becomes greater, and the situation on either side more threatening. Meanwhile the move ment . from India and Egypt continues upon a large scale.. Yours, very truly, Hubbard Bros. & Co. C ATLANTIC . COAST LINE. - ' Close Trains Belattons Between the Charleston and Northern and the south Carolina and Georgia. ' For several months after the Atlantic Coast Line purchased the old Charleston Sumter and Northern Road andreor-k ganized i$ under the name of the Charles ton and Northern, the connection at Pregnane between that road and tbe South Carolina and Georgia road. was interrupted. Close traffic arrangements between ; the- two lines have now once more been - resumed. Tbe travelling public and the business Interests of this city will be pleased to learn of this re turn to the former conditions, for it has been more than once and in more, than one way a serious inconvenience to have this route to the Pee Dee section shut off. - Passengers who leave Charleston via the South . Carolina and ' Georgia . Road at 7.20 a. m. make connection for all points beyond Pregnall's on tbe . Charleston and Northern line. A close connection is also made by (he people coming to Charleston, from that terri tory. They arrive1 in the city via the 8 p. m. train on the South Carolina and Georgia Road.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Oct. 25, 1895, edition 1
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