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,1- hc ffle: Stoic.. mum m ' r WILMINGTON. N. C, $1.00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. ' 188888888888888888 88888888888888888 SSSS3SS38&38SSS83 tq,noWg gsa8SS9SSSSSg83!8 - 88888888888888888 8S888883S8S888888 - 88888858828888888 - 82S8BS8SS88888883 I"-" 88888888888888888 ' F - ' - . n m ot ot at Filtered at the Post Office at WOmtgton, N. C, a Second Class Matter.l SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The subscription price of the Weekly Star I m lollows : . Single Copy 1 year, postage paid $1 00 6 months " " 60 " " 8 months " M : ......... 80 THE GEEESBA.CK ELEPHANT. Some of the leading gold papers of the country which favor Secretary Carlisle's efforts to retire the green backs regret that he had no plan tp suggest in the speech which he de livered last Tuesday night at the banq Jet of the New York Chamber of Commerce where he entered into aJengihy plea for their retirement. Ta:- presumption is that the reason wiiy he did not offer any suggestion pa that line was because he did not cjnsider that the proper time, place nor occasion and that his purpose was simply to present his views, knowing that they would receive wide publicity, and get the money men and others to thinking about and discussing the evils that result from and the embarrassments caused the Treasury by that kind of cur rency. But the greater probability is that Secretary Carlisle - had no plan- that would- be acceptable to the gentlemen who sat around that banquet board. The bond substitute is the only one that would meet with their, approbation, and Secretary Carlisle would hardly be willing to go so far as to recom mend the retiring of the $346,000,- 000 of greenbacks by issuing $346, 000,000 of interest bearing bonds, J although he said in his Boston speech thit the Government could have saved money by withdrawing the J. greenbacks when the resumption act was passed and issuing four percent, bonds in place of them. JThs opinion is held by some of the . Republican, financiers,' Senator Sher man among the number, that it is the purpose of Secretary Carlisle and the President to urge the retiring of the greenbacks, and to favor the estab lishment of State banks to supply a currency to take their place, a pro position which, if made, will be vigorously opposed by the na tional banks and by the Re publican statesmen, .who now re gard the greenback as ar pretty goo J kind of money, although John Snerman and other Republican financiers were same years ago as eager for their retirement as Secre tary Carlisle and some others now are, and they were making pretty rapid progress in it when a Demo cratic Congress in 1878 called a halt and passed -a law prohibiting thir . destruction and requiring the Treas ury to reissue them when redeemed. This is the law of which Secretary Carlisle complains and to which he attributes all the trouble which the Treasury now experiences, and the 1 necessity which it is under to borrow gold. When the resumption act was passed it was never contemplated that the greenbacks or any other paper of the Government should be redeemed in gold exclusively, and if they are it is because the Secretaries . of the Treasury have undertaken to do more than the law requires, and discriminated against silver in favor of gold, thereby contributing to de . preciate silver, appreciate gold . and create a -greater demand for it. The decision of the treasury in favor of paying tn Sold was the beginning of the trou ble of which Secretary Carlisle com plains, ana not the law requiring the reissue of the greenbacks, which would have done no harm if it bad been adhered to in the letter and spirit, but would do good, as it bad done good by preventing a ruinous contraction of the currency which was going on when the law requiring the reissue of the greenbacks was passed. . As the matter now stands, the greenback is an elephant that can't be disposed of while the Treasury per sists in redeeming them with gold, for while that is the case they will be used for the purpose of drawing gold out of the Treasury whenever it is wanted by the gold manipula tors. This Is what Secretary Car lisle says, and what every one knows. He could very soon solve the pro ,blem and stop the trouble if he would adopt the heroic treatment, take his stand on the law, and pay out silver which he can do, under the law, which would very soon stop the raiding business and compel the gold manipulators to look for gold some where else. But Secretary Carlisle has too fully committed himself to the yellow coin tTST'- .WTTT-r " ' . - .- - . . . ' - " ...ii. . . . ' " i 11 11 , , - to do that and no one expects him to do it. . . : v;.: -v.--- He can't retire the greenbacks, for they will not be retired. He could not do it with a Democratic Con gress, which would never endorse a bond plan, and he can't do it now with' a Republican House r and a mixed Senate, in neither of which the bond plan would receive a re- pectable support, and he cannot do it with State banks, which could never get through the House even if It stood any show of getting through the Senate, which it does not. The fact is the dav has cone by for some time to come, for the retirement of the greenback or for anything else in the way of monetary reform which Secretary Carlisle may have - contemplated. .What might have been done two years ago can not be done now, for the conditions have changed and the opportunity was not seized when we had the power to Institute financial as well as tariff reform. With the free xoinage of silver the retirement of greenbacks would have been practicable without con tracting the "volume of the money, and with State banks the ' volume could have been so enlarged that the coinage of silver might have gone on gradually witnout any danger of dreaded Inflation; but the men who are now loudest for the killing of greenbacks were then the loudest for the killing of silver and in opposition to the repeal of the State bank tax, and they will be found opposing silver now as they were then and State banks as they were tnen. . . Secretary Carlisle doesn't expect to . see them retired for he knows he is confronted by an opposition that he can neither persuade nor control. The green backs have come to stay. MINOS MENTION. - Every day brings reports of more slaughter of Christians in Armenia, the apparenfpurpose of the butchers being to exterminate these people! When, the massacres began the "Powers" remonstrated and an nounced that if the Turkish Govern ment did not put a stop to them forthwith and restore order they would interfere and restore order themselves. It was finally reported a few days ago that Russia would act independently, with the assent of the other Powers, but nither Rus sia nor they have moved a foot to protect the Christians and the butch ery goes on with increased blood thirstiness. England's vacillation is greatly responsible for this, in com menting upon which the Philadelphia North American speaks, as follows: "Had Lord Salisbury planned to bring about the present relations between England and Turkey he could not have been more successful. England now stands as an apologist for the Saltan; nothing more; nothing ler And the complete change in Lord Salisbury's policy is all the more remarkable com ing as it does so soon after the Guild- ball speech. Turkey solved the prob lem alone, forsooth! There is a deeper reason than this for England s flop over. Salisbury has received something more than a letter from the Sultan, and it must have come in the shape of an intimation that it the worst should come, Great Britain would not get , as- big a slice of Turkey as would fall to some others. No doubt this is the explana tion of Salisbury's change of base. Else. why his unprecedented action in reading the important communication of the Sultan at a public meeting of irresponsi- bles? He understands the temper of the English people too well to believe that they would consent to spread yar- msb over the Turkish outrages without good reason, and what better reason than the Sultan's letter could he advance, coupled as it is with an influence that he is withholding something tnat will accrue to England s advantage? The fact is the Powers are too in tent upon watching the movements of each other to give serious atten tion to the Christians who are being sacrificed to the vengeance of the Turk. They are all afraid that some one of them may gain some vantage ground in the final settlement if there were a clash with the Turks and rather than see that they stand still, talk and let the'butcbery go on, -v J" v The Dole Government of Hawaii seems to be uneasy on account of the antagonistic spirit shown by the Japanese, who. number about 25,000, ranking next in point of numbers to the natives! They are becoming stronger every year by immigration from Japan, The Japanese Consul General at Honolulu complains in the name of his Government that the Dole Government has failed to com ply with the terms of the immigra tion treaty and is not doing the fair thing by the Japanese. This, taken in connection with the spirit of an tagonism shown by the resident Japanese, In which the Dole Govern ment believes they are encouraged by the Government of Japan, leads to the belief that Japan has a longing eye on the islands and is seeking a pretext to interfere and seize them The Japanese Minister in Washing ton denies that his Government has any designs upon Hawaii, or that it f is seeking - any terri torial acquisitions, but a denial of that jkind might be expected, for it is part of the business of the diplomat to deny anything that it isn't good policy to admit Japan can, unless those islands be annexed or come directly under the protection H of the United States, get1 practical possession of them without firing a gun, or appearing to interfere, for she can send immigrants enough in to make the Government a puppet in their hands. . . No good reason can be given why they should be denied the right of suffrage which' is accorded to residents ; from other countries who desire tp become citizens, and if they be enfranchised within a few years they can have the Government entirely in their control. If Japan wants Hawaii, and she will want it if she doesn't now, it is only a ques tion of time when she will have it, if this Government does not. Mr. L. Hoi brook, a member of the American Institute of Mining Engi neers, is quoted as saying that North Carolina's exhibit of minerals, mar bles, building stones, timbers, &c, at the Atlanta Exposition, while not as large as others, is the best selected and represents the best material of any on the grounds That was the verdict generally rendered as to the exhibit made at the exposition in At lanta fifteen years ago, and repeated as to the exhibit at the World's Fair in Chicago. The exhibit at the Ex position in Atlanta now is made up ot collections taken from the State Museum, under the supervision of Prof. Holmes, and contributions by railroads and individuals, which makes the distinction won all the more creditable and gives some idea of what might be done if the State had taken an interest in that matter and made a suitable appropriation for thepurpose. One of the best tributes ever paid to Allen G. Thurman', and one which he will appreciate, was paid recently by ex-Senator Edmundswhen be said, among other creditable things, "He was brave in his convictions and was always working for what he thought to be the good of his country, and not for hire. Although I did not agree with him on many political matters, I could not help liking him for his earnestness. What he did was done because he considered it right." James Willets, of the town of Belvidere, N. J.r wears boots now, which he hadn't done since 1868. He was a Republican and in the elec tion of that year bet his boots a Republican would be elected Gover nor, and felt so sore about losing them that. he declared he would never wear another pair till a Repub lican was elected. The last election let him into boots again. Democratic employes in the Gov ernment departments in Washington are quoted as saying that four-fifths of the best places are still held by Republicans. A little more rotation in those lines would be acceptable and healthy from a Democratic standpoint. One of the defeated candidates in New York has the satisfaction of re porting that he spent only . twelve cents and that was for postage stamps. A candidate who is as nig gardly as that in the use of postage stamps ought to be licked. Countess Jourdes and her daughter "blew in" $60,009 at Monte Carlo.and then they did another foolish thing by poisoning themselves. Bat when a woman gets to fooling with Monte Carlo, there Js no telling what she may do next. The King of Ashanteehas tumbled to Great Britain's ultimatum. He was afraid he might lose his plug hat, which he wears for a crown, if there was a racket with John Bull. Li Hung Chang has the reputation of being the richest man in China; He is also "Uncle" to more people than any other man in China. He runs nearly all the pawn shops. Denver, Colorado, is going wild over the discoveries of new gold de posits in the Cripple Creek region, ot alleged fabulous richness, and the stocks are booming. Horseless carnages will stick in the mud, but so would any other carriage if it didn't have horse power enough before it. CURRENT COMMENT. Sherman evidently has a pri vate collection of skeletons of his own that he intends to spring upon the country in volume three. Fhila delphia Times. ' -. i If Mexico were as aggressive as England in the matter of real estate, the .shifting channel of the Rio Grande would cause endless in ter-national. complications. Phil. Ledger, Jnd. If the Spanish bad won as many victories as they claim, 1 all Cubans would have been gathered to their fathers, Cuba would be a grave vard and the crown of Spain would be perched on the highest brow of the Cobra. Washington Times, Ind. Judge Delaney, of Alaska, says that the Canadian Pacific Is backing the scheme by which Eng land is endeavoring to get the Yukon river into her possession. : The Brit ish are also claiming a long arm of the sea with islands which belong to u& Are you asleep, Uncle Sam? Can you not protect your own pro. perty? New York Journal, JJem. 1BKI w w WILMINGTON; N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBEE 29r RALEIGH HAPPENINGS. 1 A CIRCUS AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS, Federal Court Meet! Monday -Got. Out's unitary Aide The Cbamplon Tramp TonrUt-Beport ox Mr.- XiMjr, Commis sioner of labor Statiatios-Tha Dime Sav ings BankHew Building for tna Fire Beparrtment. . . . Star Correspondence ) Raleigh, November 23. ; Next week a ten and twenty-cent cir cus will be the attraction.;. Tonight the Agnes Wallace Villa Company will pre sent "The World Against Her" at the Academy. ' . Judge Simonton will be here with Judge Seymour at the Federal term of court which meets Monday week. - Maj. E. M. Hayes, of the U. S. A who is stationed in this city as military aide to the Governor, has returned from a visit to Washington; whither he went to see Gen. Fitzbugh Lee. Paul Smith, of London, Engu the champion tramp tourist, will reach here Monday from Richmond. : He is walk ing on a 5,000 wager to the capitals of all the States and. Territories in the United States, the tramp to be made in six years. - --. There are now eighteen prisoners lir the Wake county iail. The next term of Criminal Court does not convene nntil January 5th. Lieut. Henderson has gone to Salis bury and will remain there for a month with bis wife. His family will remain in Salisbury nntil the Indtana is anchored somewhere in American waters. Mr. B. R. Lacy, commissioner of Labor statistics, has received the proofs of his annual report, which is now in the hands of the State printers, Messrs. Stewart Brothers, of Winston. It is ex pected that it will be out by the middle ot December. The report will contain many valuable and interesting statistics which have been carefully pre pared, by a travelling representative in some instances. The report has gained currency that the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Mr. Beniamin R. Lacy, was to resign in the near lutnre. In talking with Mr. Lacy, he told a re porter that he had not offered his resig nation to the Governor and had not ful ly made up his mind to do so. Mr. Lacy is undecided about offering bis resigna tion, though he says if he does so. it will be between January vo and June 96, Mr. Lacy is cashier of the Mechanics Dime Saviogs Bank. This institution is already assured of success betore open ing its doors. All the stock has been subscribed. A committee has been ap pointed for the purpose of securing a loaation. The committee has now under consideration several sites. It is pretty well certain that the new bank will be opened forJusiness January 1st. Work is progressing rapidly on the new Fire Department building on Mor gan street. The tower will be. quite tall and an ornament to the building. Death of Maj. w. 9". Pedes. Maj. Win. N. Peden, a former resident of Wilmington, died last Thursday night at his residence in . Clinton, in the 83rd year of his age. "His remains' will be brought to this city for interment and the funeral service will be held at 10 o'clock this morning in the Chapel at Oakdale cemetery. Maj. Peden was born in this city and passed the greater portion of his life here, removing to Clinton soon after the close of the late war, where here- sided with one ot his daughters up to the time of his death. Another daugh ter is the wife of Maj. W. A. Johnson, of the well known firm ot Johnson & Fore of this city. Maj. feden was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Wilmington prior to the war, and held the position of naval officer of the port by appointment oi President Pierce. He was univer sally esteemed by the community, and many of his old friends sincerely mourn his death. Cotton Note. Receipts here yesterday 1.116 bales; same day last year. 2,608. Receipts for the week ended Nov. 22, 7.638 bales; same week last year 8,599. . Receipts for the crop year to date, 95.938 bales; for time last year, 130.864. Stock at this port. 19.006; at same time last year, 28,279. Exports from Wilmington so far this season Domestic 7,952; foreign ea.uaw total. 77.281. Last season Domestic 5,172. foreign 98,788, total, 103.960 bales. Spot cotton firm in Wilmington at 8c. for middling; quiet in Charleston at 7Xc. i Vnncral of the Iatte Major Feden. The remains of the lamented Ma). W. N. Peden i arrived in Wilmington yes day from Clinton on the 10.80 train on the W. & W. R. R., accompanied by bis three - daughters, Mrs. Moseley. Mrs. Hubbard and Mrs. Johnson, They were taken to Oakdale Cemetery for interment. The funeral services were conducted at the chapel by Rev. Drs. Carmichael and Strange and were at tended by many friends and acquaint ances of the deceased gentleman. The pall-bearers were: Honorary Col. Jas. G. Burr, Col. Thos- C Mcllhenny. Mr. William Watters and Mr. M. Cronly. ' Active Mr. H. C McQueen, Capt. W. R. Kenan, Mr. J. H. Watters, Mr. T. O. Bunting. Mr. Dewitt C. Love and Mr. Henry P. West. ; A. C. Ik's Qalok Hohedule to Atlanta. Commencing. Monday, November 25th and continuing until December 1st, the Atlantic Coast Line train No, 55, leaving Wilmington at 3.30 p. m., will connect at Columbia, S. C, with train for Atlanta, arriving at that point at 6.00 o'clock the following morning. Return ing, the train will leave Atlanta at 9.00 p. m. and connect at Columbia, S. C, with train No. 54,arnving in Wilming ton at 11,50 a. m. This gives the At lantic Coast Line the quickest schedule between Wilmington and Atlanta, and parties desiring to go to the Exposi tion this week should not overlook the above schedule. Beduoed Bates on the C. F. A 7. V. TheC F. & Y. V. R. R. wilL. sell round trip tickets from all stations on its lines to Wilmington. N. U, at re duced rates on account of the A. M. E. Zioa Conference, which, will meet here next Wednesday. Rates from Fayette ville $4J)5 Maxton. $4.25; Sa'nford, $5.40; Greensboro, t7.45; Rnral Hall. $8.80, Tickets to be sold Nov. 25th, 26th and 2Jtb, with final limit December 4th. m a tjohthottsb off hattbbas. I Flasa (or the : Diamond Shoal etraotoM - About to bs Executed. '. Army engineers are about to under take a most difficult piece of work for the Government. Formal approval hav ing been given by the Lighthouse Board to the plans for a light on Diamond Shoal, which juts into the sea seven miles off . Cape Hatteras, an engineer officer has started out to inspect steel manufactories to determine where the best material for the' structure can be obtained. , -'; -. " Whether this light can be erected, or, if erected, can withstand the heavy seas and winds, is a Question which has brought about a wide difference of opinion even among the members com posing the board. The majority, bow- ever, hold that it is feasible. The mi nority, composed exclusively of the naval representatives and one civilian member, areot the opinion that no light ' can be built which will stand and that even if it can, there is no necessity of the Govern ment going to an expense of over II.- 000.000 when a lightship costing but 890,000 wottld serve every purpose. ; Admiral- waiter, (japt. Wilde and Capt. Dewey, all of the navy,' are advo cates Of the light vessel, - while CoL Wil son and the army contingent favor the lighthouse. Congress has told the board to go ahead and prepare plans for a4(ght. authorizing the expenditure of One of the leading engineers in Wash ington stated that there was no more reason why a light vessel should not be placed on Diamond Shoal than off San dy Hook, and pointed ont that the Nan tucket Shoal vessel had stood np in the teeth of a 75-mile-an-bour gale without breaking her moorings. Notwithstand ing all opposition, however, work on the great structure will begin with the open ing oi tne spring, oy wnicn time an the preliminary plans will have been com pleted, and a part of the structure con structed ashore, ready to be towed ont to the shoal and there forced down by hydraulic power. The design of the structure contem plates an immense skeleton affair throuzh which wind and waves can play, meeting with but little resistance. Eight great iron tubes will be sunk hi a circle to a depth of thirty feet beneath the sea's bottom and so fastened and strengthened as to be proof, the engi neers says, against the heaviest sands and seas. The height of the focal plane above the water will- be 100 feet, and the structure is -designed to stand in thirty-three leet of water, or in deeper water than any other lighthouse on the Atlantic coast. The base ot the light house will be supported by piles sunk tp a depth of thirty feet, the diameter of the base being sixty feet, and the height ot the floor above high water forty seven feet. The building will be entirely of forged steel, a special teature oi the design be ing to make all essential parts below the water line of massive dimensions. as well as those parts above the water subject to the action of waves and sea. The use of all bolts and rods and other sections which would be weakened rap idly by corrosion has been avoided in the plans. Quarters will be provided for three keepers and the head keeper s family; and several boats will swing from davits a hundred, leet In the air for their use. The lens will be the most powerful lighthouse lens in ex istence, and ' should throw the rays about twenty-three miles in all direc tion;. The. most powerful steam fog siren will be a part of the equipment,, and it is probable electricity will be the lightfng power. Death of Mr. Jame ZTolan. Mr. James Nolan, a native of Ireland but for nearly forty ' years a resident of Wilmington, died yesterday in Balti more, Md., aged 63 years. Mr. Nolan had many friends in this city. He was an industrious man, honest and upright in all his dealings. As contractor, he built the shell road to Wrightsville and the Masonboro turn pike, and for several years was superin tendent at Carolina Beach where his wife was fatally burned and died about three years ago. He leaves no children. Mr. Nolan's remains will be brought to Wilmington tor interment and are expected to reach here to-day at 12.30 p. m. by the S. A. L. route. The body will be taken from the tram upon arrival to St. Thomas' church where the funeral services will then be held. The inter ment will be in Oakdale cemetery. Death of Former Wilmington! an. A telegram received here yesterday announced the death in Jacksonville, Florida, of Mr. Wm, B. Curtis.' He had been in bad health for several months and went to the hospital there about two weeks . ago. hoping to be restored to health, but grew gradually worse until yesterday morning when he passed away. n Mr. Curtis, who had been a resident of Jacksonville for the past nine or ten years, was a native of Wilmington and was a tinner by trade. He has several relatives living here, and many friends who will sincerely deplore b death. A WOMAN MURDERED. Her Body Found tn the Bnlns of a Burned Building Two Xfocroea Charged with the Murder Arrested. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Columbia, S. C November 23. A special to the Slate from Hodges, S. C, says: This morning an unoccupied building, four miles from here, in which fodder was stored, was burned. After wards, the body of a woman was found in the runins with arms and legs burned off. The body is that of Narcissus Bag- nail, a young white woman, who yester day started to Hodges to take the train for Atlanta. She had thirty dollars when last seen bv her friends. John Mitchell and Wash Ware, two ne groes, have been arrested charged with the murder. One of them took the wo man's trunk to the station. Ware has made a statement that Mitchell did the killing, placed the body in the old house and set fire to the fodder, ttoth negroes have been lodged in jail at Abbeville. There is talk of lynchiog. The inquest is m progress. 1 WASHINGTON NEWS. A Canons of Southern BepresenuUves to bo Held Wednesday. By Talaaiaph to tha Momlna Star. . Washington, Nov. 23. Representa tive McCall of Tennessee arrived in this city this morning and states that a cau cus of Southern Republican Represen tatives will probably be held Wednesday evening next to consider matters in con nection with the organization of the House. AH Soathern Republicans will be asked to participate in Wednesday 's canens. IKS 1895. ' sitttatioh dt cottos., ; I Hubbard Brothers Be pott Causa of the Beoent Bapldly Flaotuattnc : Markeis- 8hot Crop Beporta Corroborated by Move menta from Plantation. ' '.' - : New York, Nov. 21, 1895. Editor Star. One of the results of the recent decline In the cotton market has been to increase the pessimistic feeling with which the- outlook of the future course of prices is regarded bj the trade, both here and in the South. Those who have for a ' long time been strongest in their belief that the : short ness ot the crop would astonish the trade when they became aware ' of the actual yield, are now looking for the market to decline to a lower level than that touched on .Tuesday, because of the who '- same factors that those have been correct in antici pating . this decltneing ": often - point ed out, - viz: that the 'severe blow speculation has received through the ex- ; plosion ot the Kaffir boom in fc-urope. and the increase In the movement from Bombay. It is noticeable that the most enthusiastic bears are those who are con fident the - consumption of the world wonld so greatly exceed this crop, and the surplus visible and invisible supply. that prices would be carried to an- ex treme level. On the other hand, those who had expected the decline, are now the strongest believers in cotton, basing their views upon the fact that the move ment of the crop is noon a smaller scale than for any November for the past ten years,' and . that the demand from Europe for -.; cotton -i,. likely to increase as each week passes, be cause the world has been running upon the surplus reserves for s long that they are of the opinion that this de mand will furnish the market with a sup port which has long been lacking. In snort, the parties seem to have directly changed sides, as compared with the po sition when the : market was a cent a pound higher than at present. It is this change in the position of the different merchants, which has brought about the rapidly fluctuating markets for the past week and the gradual improvement in prices. An Increase in the movement of cotton had been confidently looked, for by the entire trade, but the fact that movement from the plantations does not increase, .. but oa the contrary grows smaller, is a startling corroboration of the short crop reports which are coming to hand from sources which are reliable. The question, then, is, whether the out side factors which broueat about the liquidation will have the effect of further depressing prices, or whether tne con tinued falling off in the movement will bJing to the matket that active demand from spinners and conservative mer chants who usually form the best sup port the market can receive. Yours, very truly. - Hubbard Bros. & Co. S. C. CONVENTION. Beetlon Belatlng to Lynching Changed Provision Against Bel eased Freight Bates by BaOroada 8trioken Oat. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Columbia, November 23. The Con stitutional Convention to-day gave a tnira reading to tne articles on declara tion of rights and jurisprudence. A good many ordinances were also dis posed of. The section relating to lynch- ings was changed so as to allow the family of the person lynched to recover $3,000 from the county, the county hav ing recourse upon the lynchers. The provision against "released freight rates by railroads was stricken out, but passenger rates of such a char acter cannot oe cnangeo. A third member of the Convention has died, and no afternoon session was heldout of respect to his memory. Columbia, S. C, Nov S3. In theCon- vention to-night much heavy work was donei The article on corporations was completed and sent to its third reading, the section permitting new street rail ways to come in and use the track of established roads ' being stricken out. The article was sent to the committee on stwe ana revision, -i ne caienaar was then tackled in an aggressive man ner and some six ordinances and the articles on eminent domain were sent through! Things are in such shape now that there is no reason why the Conven tion cannot completers work on Mon day and Tuesday and get to Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon after all. - ATLANTA EXPOSITION. Arrival of Mayor Strong of Saw York and. I - "Parry. a By TMegraph to the Moraine Star. ' AtlantI, November 23. Mayor W. L. Strong. Of New York, and party ar rived at 4a5 this afternoon. Troop A was drawn up along the curb opposite the- depot and there was a big crowd waiting to catch a glimpse oithe mayor ot the meiropoins.: lie was cheered whei he stepped into the car riage which was in waiting and again when be, passed through the crowded street escorted by - troop- A. . With the Mayor If ere the ; Hon Seth Low, of Columbia College, Gen, Anson G. McCook. Gen. C. H. T. Collins, Job Hedges and the Mayor's son. Bradley Strong; ex-Mayor Thomas W. Gilroy and a score of well-known New Yorkers were on the train. Mayor Strong and his pirty are at the Aragon Hotel. There are nearly a thousand New Yorkers here now: and more are coming to-morrow. The indications point to a rousing time in honor of Manhattan day Mon day. The military parade from the city to the Exposition grounds will be im- eising. Besides troop A, the Governor's orse Guards of Alanta and the Gate City Guards will Wp in the line. The oratorical programme has not yet been definitely arranged. i LYNCHING IN GEORGIA. The Victim Taken from Jail and Killed . bv s Mob. By Telegraph to that Morning Star. - Savannah, Ga November 23. A special to the Moriunsf News from Mount Vernon,- the county seat of Montgomery county, G?u says that L. W. Perdue was this morning taken - from jail by a mob. carried, to the woods, where his throat was cut from ear to ear and his body riddled with bullets At a late hour to-night his! body was still lying in the woods. . ., - The victim of the mob's rage was about 51 years old, a school teacher, a graduate of Yale College and nntil his arrest about six weeks ago was regaraea as a highly respected cifizen. He was a married man and leaves a wife, two sons -and two . daughters.. About six weeks ago he was arrested on a warrant sworn out by a Mr. Grady, wbose daughter. Misa.Jdattie Grady, it was alleged he had mined. Tie girl was his pupil and assistant in the school. The alleged crime was committed nearly two years ago. The child of he girl, it is said, died nearly a year ago. The girl made the charge against Perdue only about six weeks aro and Perdue has been in iail awaiting trial. 1 He was in dicted last week. NO. 5 RALEIGH NEWS LETTER. EX-JUDGE 3CHENCKJKND THE BOUTH- ' S. ': ERN RAILROAD. " & City Wate Works Pond Drained The Cary Property-Light Beoeipta of Cot- . . tonMJov. Can's Thanksgiving Day Pro clamation. " : Star Correspondence , Raleigh, N. C Nov. 23. Ex-Judge Schenck comes out in a lengthy card in : the Greensboro Record, In regard to paragraphs which appeared in several papers to the effect .that he was in the employ of the Southern Rail way for ten years as attorney and was dismissed last-. July. ' Jndge ; Schenck abuses the Southern in the strongest terms and intimates that the piraraphs referred to were put in at the instance of the Southern: ' The water works pond has been com pletely drained off. There were' very few fish in the pond. ' It is said that the Cary property, pur chased by Mr. B. N. Duke and which the Alliance bad contemplated purchas ing, will be used lor a sash . and blind actory. . - The receipts of cotton on the Ex change now are very light. : The question has been raised as to whether the Governor's private secretary should sign the Governors thanksgiv ing proclamation or Secretary of State Cooke. "The Asheville Citizen says the latter. It has always been the custom for the Governor's private secretary to sign the'proclamatiocV ; The connection on III the railways is very poor at present. This is due to the heavy traffic on all roads to the Atlanta Exposition. The Seaboard's $5 rate will not be in effect to Atlanta to morrow. A great many persons had counted on taking advantage of it. . John Miller, ot Randolph county, was brought to the penitentiary to-day to serve a term cf thirty-five years for man slaughter, Mrs. John S. McRae. a daughter of Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Fleming, died ot peritonitis in Maxton on Thursday night. There are good tobacco breaks here at present. THE GOLD RESERVE. MEASURES FOR !ITS PROTECTION TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT. It is Supposed That the Besult Will Pre vent the Necessity cf Another Bond Issue. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, November 23 The Administration to day -decided upon a plan to replenish the gold reserve, which, it is confidently expected, will have the effect of deferring for some time at least, the issue of bonds for that purpose. The following circular was sent to the sub-Treatury officers. Treasury Department, Washington. D. CiNov. sif.iSo.i. Sir Department destruction of July 8th and August 23rd, 1895, requiring you to reject and place a distinguishing mark on all gold coins presented to your office for deposit which are found to be below the least current weight, are hereby so modified as to instruct you, when requested, to accept all such coins at valuation in proportion to their actual weight, such valuation to be determined by deducting from the nom inal value 4c for each grain. Troy, found below the standard weight on each piece. All light weight pieces thus re ceived by you are to be held in the cash of your office separate from full weight coins, and each bag of such coins to tse plainly marked with the amount of the face and actual value of contents. If the depositor should .prefer to have the Jrieces that are found, to be below the east current weight returned to him, you will,' before returning them, stamp each piece with the distinguishing mark referred to in department letter. (Signed. "Scott Wikk, - "Acting Secretary." U. S. Treasurer Morgan followed this circular with instructions to the sub Treasury offices to receive from banks and others. United States gold coin in exchange for paper currency. Deposits are required to be made in sums of $500. and the express charges . on gold eotn and paper currency returned therefor will be borne by the Treasury Depart ment. Except in special cases the Treas ury has never before , paid express charges both wuys on gold deposits in exchange for paper and on the paper, i The banks have for years endeavored to induce the Treasury to do this and the i fact that it has at last done so is evi dence that Secretary Carlisle has deter mined, as the President . has heretofore announced wonld be done, to exhaust all he means in his power to maintain the gold reserve. : It is not understood that this new departure will be permanent; it is looked upon as a temporary expedient to obtain gold. The expenses to . banks and others has always been large in se curing new currency in cases of redemp tion, and in paying express charges on the returned currency when gold was de posited for it. -.- Under this new tempor ary arrangement the Taeasury pays the charges heretofore borne by the bankers. The rate paid by the Government under its contract with the express companies, however is less than the rate charged individual shippers. The Government rate in all territory east of the Pacific slope is fifty cents per $1,000 for gold and twenty cents per $1,000 for paper. - - It will be the aim of the Treasury to keep sub-Treasuries supplied with all de nominations of currency so that deposi tors -sjnay receive what they desire promptly.' They will not have: to wait until the certificate of the. gold deposit is transferred to Washington. Treasury officials explain that confining shipments to $500 or multiples thereof, is to keep within the terms ot the contract with the express companies, r This ' restriction does not apply to local deposits of gold in a sub-Treasury city where. any sum may be deposited and currency received for the same. CONVICTED OF MURDER. ' The Hubbard Brothers who Killed Wm. . - Uses at Jacksonville, Florids, By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Jacksonville. Fla, Nov. 23. Jos. and Robt. Hubbard, brothers, were con victed in the Circuit Court to-day of killing Wm. Lines, a young Englishman. Jos. Hubbard was found guilty of mur der in the first degree and Robert of manslaughter. - Lines was killed last Christmas, The evidence showed that he insulted the Hubbard boys and was beating them with a heavy stick when Joseph shot. After the killing the Hub bard boys fled to their father's home in North Carolina, where they remained Borr. i months and then voluntarily re turned nd .were released on a small bo.o. The verdict is a great surprise, as u is the 'general opinion that the evidence justified an acquittal. C. CONVENTION 8Dprezne Court' Jastioes and Cvoalt Court Judges to bs- Elected by the Iieglelature Beotion Conotrnlng Divorce. l ? i V - B; Telegraph to the Morning Star. ':' Columbia, November 22. The Con vention has provided that there shall henceforth be four instead of three Su preme Court Justices, to be elected by the Legislature as .heretofore, having terms of eight years instead of six, as at present. By a vote of 69 to 66 the Con vention refused to allow them to be elected by the people. ': V . .f . . This afternoon and to-night the steer ing committee did great work ; in the Convention. It managed to get the article on judicial department .through to a third reading and at a late hour io night a second reading was given the article on eminent domain and the ordi nance to provide for the payment ot the January interest on the State bonds and providing for the payment of the ex penses of the Convention. The end is now drawing near. ; : r ." This afternoon the Convention refused to make the Circuit Court Judges elec tive by the people, decided that their terms of office should be four years, and passed a section providing for the establishment of ccuoty courts by the Legislature.. - Senator Tillman - had " this section put io - the article, viz: "The . courts shall give to divorces from the bonds bl matrix mony heretofore or hereafter granted by the courts of other States of the Uoion, the same force and effect in the States where granted; provided, that the mar riage ceremony was actually performed outside the limits of this State and there was one cf the contracting parties who was neither a native of this State nor at the time of the ceremony a , citizen thereof." '.; . A HORRIBLE AFFAIR. Father and Twj Sons Burned to Death in . s- DistiUsry. . ByTelegraph to the Morning Star. Winston. N. C, Nov. 22. The par ticulars. 6f a shocking affair which occurred a few night ago in the moun tain section of Stokes county were brought here this morning. Thomas ' Mabe was running a. brandy distillery and when he went to "a "double" and filled a 140 gallon kettle with singlings and backings it commenced boil ing oyer, ran down, took fire as quick as - powder and caught tne sun. i ne cap was blown off and the building was soon filled with flames. The owner was stand ing near the still where his two sons lay asleep on the floor. The burning liquid ran over the boys. The father and -his sons made a rush for the door but it was locked and by the time they succeeded in opening It the three men were burned so badly that they trill die. The bouse . and its contents, including several bogs- beads of fruit, were burned. LYNCHING IN GEORGIA. A Negro Hangs fcr Attempted Oa-rege. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Savannah. Nov. 22. A Morning Neyjs special from Warrenton. Gi , says: People coming from Gibson, in Glass cock county, to-day, report the lynch- . ing of a negro named Balaam Hancock, last night, by a mob of enraged citizsns for an attempt to outrage Miss Bessie Shelton, a white girl 17 years old. The young lady and her little sister had gone out hunting hickory nuts one mile from their home. They were met by the black brute.who attempted to assault the oldest of the girls, but the screams of ' the youngest sister frightened him and he disappeared in the woods. He was captured in Jefferson county and taken before the ycung ladies, - who identified him fully. He was carried to jail by the sheriff, and last night a mob broke open the jail and lynched him near the scene ot the crime. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Chatham Recocd: Last spring a negro named Will Taylor, broke into and robbed the store of Lambeth Bros., Lockville' and escaped. Some time ago he was reported as beine at Darlington, S. C, and requisition for him having been obtained from Gov. Carr, Sherman ' Jenkins went for him last Saturday, and brought him here to jail yesterday. Rockingham Rocket: , We re gret to learn of the death of Mr. Robert Ellerbe. a son of Mr. W W. Ellerbe, which occurred last Thursday night. He died of pneumonia, and was sick only about a week. Mr. R. H. Bennett, of Bostic Mills, raised, we are informed, on two and one-eighth acres of land 135 bushels of shelled corn. Small grain is being largely sown in this section. Wadesboro Messenger-Intelligencer; In some sections of .Morven town ship hog cholera is prevailing to an alarming extent. We learn that Mr. Berry Liles has lost his porkers, thiity in number, from this, to bog-raisers, dread disease, and that Mr. J. M. Pratt is mi nus fourteen from the ' same cause. A number of other citizens of the town ship are also, considerable losers on ac count of the epidemic - Mount Airy News; Will Mc Carter. a sixteen-year old white boy, was committed to jail at Dobson a few days ago, charged with committing a rape upon the three and a half year old daughter of Mr. R. W. Marsh, of Eldora township, ten miles from Mount Airy. Notwithstanding the youth ot the child she had sense enough to report what had been done to her, when she was ex amined and found to be terribly abused. A warrant was at once procured and the boy was arrested and lodged in jail. Raleigh News' and Observer: Mrs. John S. McRae (nee Miss Maud Fleming), died at her home In Maxton Thursday night, of peritonitis. She was the daughter of Cant, and Mrs, J. M. Fleming, of this city. In Raleigh she was born and reared, and was beloved by all who came in contact with her sweet spirit and lovely life. Not very long ago she was married to Mr. John McRae, and went to Maxton to five. The cotton gin of Mr. W. B. Wilder, two miles from the city, was burned yester day morning. Fifty bales of cotton were in the gin at the time, abd of these thir ty bales were burned. The loss is $2,- 000 without insurance. Salisbury Truth: Sam Kim- monds, the white man who was so badly burned in the calaboose, which was al most destroyed by tire Saturday even ing, died between 8 and 4 o'clock Mon-' day morning. The store and con tents of Fitzgerald & Raper, Linwood, N. C, was burned about midnight Tues day, ITfae fire is believed to have been the work of an incendiary. The firm's loss is $4,500 with only $2,000 in surance. The Indian doctor White, who is charged with criminally assaulting a : half-witted white : girl . in Stanley county, is in jail here. He was removed from Concord to this place, as it was feared he would be lynched. tWSklings Race prejudice is all right if it leads a man to refrain from putting his money on the wrong horse. Yonkers Statesman. - "What makes you think that Jones is an nonest manr "I noticed that both his tailor and hatter actually bow to him." Pick Me Up. , , ; Mem. (from notebook of care less man) "When nothing else to do, wind up my watch. It saves time." Punch Veryj Fat Man (to friend) Don't you remember me? I used to be ' a page at the Hon. Snobson's. Well, it appears to me your have grown into a volume. London Chips. ' : wm -m1 -, 1 -1 J- 'it 1
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