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. PUBLISHED At , ilmingxon, N. C.j AT $1 .00 A Y A Ri I N A D V A N C . 88888888888888888 8Sgg888gg8gg 88888888888888888 88888888888888883 '88888888888888888 tqinopfO tqiooif Z S2S38SSS2S88SS38S SSS!:S8a8SS;S888 ipooM I 888S88S38S8888888 "-S5SSS:S88a8888 8288S88228888888S 88838S888S88888S8 r at 00 to o o o a a. 7) 3: is: M et eo o 10 t- co o o -f " o i.wrcd at the rosi umct mi numigion, . u SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. : -Th: subscription price of th Weekly Star ii M follojn: , nostairenaid... ." .41 00 " 3 months " . 80 STATE BANES. He would b; a man of very san- euine temperament who could now J hope lor or see even iu iuc long uis--tance the repeal of the State bank tax. With a Republican Congress it trould be the sheerest folly to hope for that, for one of the things the Republican statesmen pride them : u j- selves on is tne estaDiisnment ot the nit.onil baak system, a system j-ich in its inception was intended now proposed to make perpetual. There are several reasons for this, ooe of which is that the Republican party is dominated by the money power of the North, and the na tional banks are in the bands of the money powsr, the large majority of banks and the bulk of the banking capital being m that section, and in acomparatively few States ot that section. As long as they can hold control of tbe banks and the banking capital they can keep the Sooth and the West financially dependent upon them, and also dic tate the financial policy of .the Gov ernment as they have done for thir ty years and are doing now. They want to have the $346,000,000 -of greenbacks and the Sherman 'notes -making in the aggregate- about $500,000,000 retired, but they are not willing to have these replaced by State bank notes, by silver or by any other form of money that they can't control. They want them retired upon the condition that if replaced by any other circulating medium they shall have the privi lege of issuing it, which would give them absolute control of the paper money of the country. With the power they have, not only with the men who control the Republican party, but with the men who speak for the so called "sound money" wing of the Democratic party, it is safe to say that there will be no legislation any .time ia the near future to repeal the State bank tax and thus open the way for the establishment of State banks. Bearing upon this it is suggestive ly significant that Secretary Carlisle, winrdevoted much thought during tbe last Congress to formulating a currency system which provided for the establishment of State banks, in all his recent utterances said not a word about State banks, while President Cleveland, in his message to Congress, made no reference to the subject. This was a'disappoint- ment to many who thought he would, bat possibly both he and Secretary Carlisle have abandoned the hope of being able to do anything, on that hae now, and concluded - that it was Dseless to waste time in elaborating plans or making suggestions. If they did think this way they thought about right, and possibly while com mg to that conclusion they may have regretted that the short-stghted stu pidity of the last Congress which failed to deai with this question wsen they had it In their power, to kal with it effectively and eliminate e financial question .from our pol itics. '.-..' there any one now stupid enough not to see that If the State bank tax had been repealed as the Platform of the convention of 1892 recommended we would have had no general agitation of tbe silver ques tion, no factional fight in the Demo cratic party, and no dissensions to jPen the way for the disasters that have befallen us. in the late elec f'ons, disasters that have wrested, from us the control of the Govern ment which we should have retained or a quarter of a century at least if e had the lead mule sense that we slould have had? The grand oppor ""iy was lost and a great party imost wrecked. But there is nnp hrtnA left for State banks, not in th rnnarrz nf the United States, hut' in the courts. Anticipatine the reoeal of the bank Dy the last Congress, many of the Southern State Legislatures enacted laws providing for the establishment UI state banks on the repeal of th By Congress. Most of the Legls- latres felt confident that the repeal wuid be effectedand were so anxi "U8 for the establishment of the uQks that to save time they pro ved for their establishment imme lately Upoa the repeal of the tax, wicn never came. It did not occur ; : AMK W EEiiJL Y bTAEL . ; i . m m .. . v v m r ..; - , '" r- . . ; ll" 111 1 ... . to any of them to frame an act to test the constitutionality of the act im posing the tax, because it was as sumed that the pledge in the Demo cratic platform would be redeemed n good faith. - , ; But there is a movement now on bot in Georgia , to test-the constitu tionality of the bank tax act, as we earn from the Atlanta I Journal, which strongly endorses it. A meas ure providing for the establishment of State banks has passed the Legis- ature.. The act as it stands requires a deposit of $25,000 before? a, bank" can be organized, and the journal urges that this provision "be altered so that those whq desire to organize a Dan ana issue notes solely foj the patriotic purpose of testing the con stitutionality of the ten per cent. Federal tax, may easily do so." and guarantees that if this be done the constitutionality of the tax will be testea at once. w . , - As this is a matter in ' which not only Georgia but the South and the whole country is interested; we sin cerely hope it will be soon brought to issue in the courts, for it is the opinion of many able lawyers that the tax act will not stand the test of constitutional law. If the movement should succeed in setting aside the tax act the financial independence of the South would be achieved and we would be no longer dependent upon Northern banks or Northern capital to build up our en terprises or to work out our indus trial destiny. With our own capital we could develop our resources, put our wheels in motion and ask no odds of any ' section. Congress might then go on and tinker with the finan ces, jabber over gold, silver and greenbacks, and we with our own bank?, which would supply the cur rency needed, would attend to busi ness and keep things humming. - . ttlKOB. MENTION. The Democratic doctrine which in sists that our manufacturers should have a lree, open field in the markets of the world tojpurchase their raw materials, and should not be hamp ered by any restrictive legislation in the, interest of - certain classes under false pretences ,is receiving pretty. strong endorsement from unexpect ed sourqes. Western Republicans in States where wool-growing is car ried on to greater or less extent are demanding that wool be put back on the dutiable list, to protect the wool growers, but a voice comes from the representatives of the manufanturers of New England demanding that wool stay where it is. But they want more free materials and Senator Frye, of Maine, voices this demand by the introduction of a bill in the Senate . providing tor . an amend ment to the tariS laws so as to admit free of .duty all material used in the con struction or equipment of ships built in the United States The high pro tective tarifif constructed by the Re publican statesmen, of whom Senator Frye was one,, was one of the main causes of the destruction of the ship building business in this country, thereby ruining one of the large in dustries of the State of Maine, and this comes in the nature of a confes sion now by Senator Frye when he offers his bill providing for a policy directly the reverse of that inaugu rated and pursued by his party when it was in control of the" Government. We congratulate Senator Frye on the light that has dawned upon him and on his strong endorsement of Demo cratic doctrine, and we sincerely trust that he will be successful in his efforts to have ship material put upon the free list. . ' The refusal of the American Mis sionaries in Turkey to leave their fields of labor in the interior and retire to the seaport cities for greater safety, as advised to do, shows a brave and heroic spirit which is willing to confront death rather than desert their posts and leave in greater peril those committed directly or indir ectly to their charge. They are not unaware of the danger that confronts them, surrounded as they are by a fanatical, bloodthirsty people, who believe they are honoring their God wnen zney cui a vunuu a . .", and cannot be restrained, by a gov ernment which, is practically in a state of chaos even if it had the dis position to restrain. The only rea son why they have not butchered the missionaries as they have butchered and are butchering the Christians in Armenia is because they knew they would be held responsible by the nations tn which these missionaries owe allegiance and to which they look for protection. The firm stand that Minister JTerrell has taken and the blnntness with'whlch he has informed the Turkish Government that sum mary vengeance would follow any harm done to American missionaries or American citizens has doubtless had Its ettect ana renaerea men wu dltion safe and more tolerable than it otherwise might have been. I But this does not diminish the glory of the missionaries who, surrounded as thev are by howling mobs and sol aiers who are nothing more than I mobs, so heroically stand by their posts and are willing to face martyr dom rather than abandon 'them. Senator Sherman is learning some-, thing as he grows. older, or he; Is be ginning to acknowledge things that he knew before but would not ac knowledge because it would bann ing somewhat against the political programme. As a representative of his party in all the various positions he has held he has directly or Indi rectly supported the efforts made by that party to make the negro a con trolling factor in the politics of the South under the pretence that he was not accorded the rights to which he was entitled under the laws of the land, but now, in his book, after for ty years of, observation, he says : . "The probleoqi of the Jiving together of the two race4 in the tame community with equal political rights is a difficult ooe. and has .come to be regarded by men ot all parties as one-that can be set tled only br each State or community for itself." ;. .o r-:v; This Is a rock-bottom truth which has been rung in the ears of the po litical associates of Senator Sher man ever since they f undertook to crush the Southern States and legis late the bottom rail on top. As read ers of history Senator Sherman and his political colleagues knew this all the time they were attempting to do the impossible, thus keeping the South for a time in a condition bor dering on chaos, and encouraging hopes in the negroes' , which they knew could never be realized, just as well as he acknowledges it now in the above extract. ; , Shoemaker, the lawyer who re sorted to bribery to secure a new trial for his client, Holmes, has been notified by the Judge of the Coqrt to show cause why he should not be disbarred. Bribery seems to have been Shoemaker's last resort. With the poor pan out it is about the last time he will try it.. Vice President Stevenson gives a laconic reason, and one which cov ered the ground, when, in an answer to an interviewer who asked him to what he attributed the result of the late elections, he replied: "I attri bute them to the lack of Democratic votes." That wasn't absolutely orig inal, but it covered the case. The serum treatment for diplftheria is meeting with favor in Germany. Out of 6,226 caleY so treated, 86.5 per cent, recovered and 12.9 per cent, died, the remainder being still under treatment. In the hospi tals the cures were 80.5 per cent, and the deaths 19.5. The editor of a Texas paper de clines to serve as coroner because his election was a joke of some riends. He should accept, because in lexas there is no telling now soon he might have an opportunity to "sit" on some of his friends and turn the joke on them. - Mr. Debs doesn't want to ran for President nor for Governor of In diana, nor anything of that sort. Mr. Debs is level-headed. He knows a good thing when he has it, and be lieves a bird in the hand is worth more than several in the bashes and out of sight. By a vote of 12 to 6 the Judges of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court have refused to don eowns. They might have compromised by wearing bloomers. A Canadian family discovered poi son in sausage in time, to prevent calling in the family doctor. This shows that vou can sometimes tell what is in a sausage if you can't al ways tell what isn't. A movement has been started among the colored people to erect a monument to Tohn Brown. The average colored citizen can find bet ter use for his change these days than putting it in monuments. The women have their revenge Dr. Caesar Lombrosp, the critic and woman hater, has been fined $500 for Dlasriarizinsr from a French author's book. Senator Peffer Is opposed to Con gressional junketting. Is he getting too old to enjoy that kind of thing? A New York photographer claims to have discovered a process of pro ducine photographs which resemble engravings, POSTAL EM PLOYES- a Bisnlfloant Order Xaaned by the Post master General. By Telacrapn to the Moraine Star. Washington. December T. The Postmaster General to-day Issued tbe following significant order respecting all postal employes:. "That hereaitcr no postmaster, post office clerk, letter carrier, railway postal clerk or other postal emptoyes shall visit Washington, whether on leave with or without pay, for the purpose of influ encing legislation before Congress. Any such employes who violates this order is liable to removal. Postmasters -and other employes of the postal service are paid by tbe Government for attending to the respective duties assigned them, which do not include efforts to secure legislation. That, duty is assigned to the representatives of the people elected for that purpose. ' y ."-;: ' "-- "If bills are introduced in either branch of Congress affecting the postal service, upon which any information or recommendation is desired. I am ready at all times to submit such at lies in my power and province." - WILMINGTON, N. G., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1895. RALEIGH HAPPENING?. REWARD OFFERED FOR ARREST OF A : : "v MURDERER.' ' ;.. W Irish Van ot Snow BpeoUV Tetm of Court lor Perion County Petition tot Pardon Tha-Southern BaOnrar ICaryland'a Dele-' gallon to the Atlanta Exposition federal Conc Board ot Acrionlture ia Seaalon. ' , Star Correspondence. . Raleigh. N. C, Dec, 5.' A light fluttering snow fell here for several hours this morning;. It is the coldest snap of the year. - . The Governor has ottered a reward of $300 for the arrest of Sam R. Newlaod. ot Caldwell county. Newlaod was a re spected citizen and a brother of Solic itor Newland.H He went to a harness shop and, without warning, shot a fel- ow citizen down.who died verv oon afterwards."- " - - : - - The. Governor has ordered a soecial term of court for Person county, beein- mne January 6th, for trial of civil cases only.' Starbuck will bo the jndee. ' A petition was presented to the Gov ernor to-day by E. B. Tones, of Caldwell county, for the pardon ofJ. A. White, ot- tne same county, now serving alive years sentence in the penitentiary for man slaughter. White has been in the peni tentiary eight months and is 60 years old. lhe evidence against him was not strong and the petition for pardon is based on favorable expert testimony. Mr. I. a. Munson, freight division agent of this city. Vice President Bald win. General Manager Green and other officers of the Southern .Railway, were in Norfolk ' yesterday in regard to tbe Southern's entry to that port. I learn on excellent authority, that trains will ran into Norfolk over the Southern's new route January 1st. -. Maryland ana her delegation which Baltimore sends to Atlanta passed here to-day. There are nine sections and the regular vestibule. The first five sections passed here this moraine be tween the hours of six and eleven. The others, carrying the militia,- came about two o'clock. The Naval Reserves with, their commander, L K Emerson the bromo-seltzer manufacturer and a for mer Raleighite stopped over here forty minutes and took dinner at the Park. The Fourth and Fifth Maryland Regi ments were also along. The exact num ber bf penons who left Baltimore is f&,800. Governor Brown and staff and Mayor Hooper and council occupied private cars. Governor-elect Lowndes and Cardinal Gibbons were detained in Baltimore. The party will return Sat urday. Federal Court goes on merrily. There were a good many convictions yester day. ' ."...-. e The body of John H. Royster arrived here this morning from Atlanta. Tbe cars did not run over Mr. Royster s body.- The wheels pressed against his back, breaking his spinal column. Strange to say tbe wheels were thrown from the track. Col. A. B. Andrews, accompanied bv Dr. James McKee and Mr. M. T. Leach. left for Atlanta yesterday in a private car. - i - . :- Mr. and Mrs. C P. Thompson, of Washington. D. C are at the Yarbo- rougb. Mrs. Thompson, it will be re membered, made an unsuccessful at tempt to secure the custody of her child. Hugh U ADt Tbe Board ot Agriculture was in ses sion yesterday ana last evening, the members of the Board visited the A. & M. College yesterday on an inspecting tour. All of tbe members of the Board are present, except Dr. W. R. Capebart. Mr. J. C. Scarborough has completed tbe late Dr. Durham's report on Baptist State Missions. He left for Greensboro this evening with proof sheets. The Board of Agriculture made pro vision at the meeting to-day for the holding of county institutes. An appro priation was made. I A nre in Koyster s canay store to-aay did about (100 damage. Flr&xaught in the basement. ! A tqaad of convicts went to Halifax to-day. - ' -- - I :- Special Star Telegram. .. The session ot the Grand Lodge of Masons was well attended. Grand Moye presided. Tbe meeting was called for the purpose of incorporating Oxford Orphan Asylum. This business was transacted and the Lodge adjourned. 7 TIP BLACK RIVER. Business Good and People Prosperous Bav. Kenneth McDonald Founded Bev. Y. T. Wooten Goea to Plymouth aa an Bvant ellat The Steamboat Hog Cholera. j . Star Correspondence Point: Caswxxl, Dec 4. Business is bright and prosperous and peace and qntet prevail. The schools have opened and the children are happy. looking forward to a merry Christmas. Rev. Kenneth McDonald was the re cipient of a pounding Jast Friday night, to which ail responaea noeraiiy. Rev. F. T. Wooten, pastor of the Baotist church here, has tendered his resignation, to take effect January 1st. He goes to Plymouth as an evangelist. He has been pastor of this church for nearly five vears and has become en' deared to the people of this section. He has labored hard as a minister and has added to the rolls of his churches four hundred members during his sojourn here, and is well . beloved by every body. While we . regret to part with so good ! a man, we can hiehlv commend him to tbe good peo ple of Plymouth as a devout minister, a good neighbor and a Christian gen tleman. The steamers Lisbon and Dazzett are making their usual trips and doing a fair business, considering the low water in tbe river. Business has increased at least forty per cent, here in the last two years, and there are four stores herewith good trade. Crude turpentine is worth $1.00 for yellow din and tl.80 for scrape. Caot. wm.anerman, an expert steam. boat builder of this place, has just com pleted and launched another lighter lor the Black river trade. " He is a fine boat builder and has a fine set of carpenters. He taaa built eicrht steamboats at this place steamers Caswell, Lillittzton, Clin ton, Lisbon, ttessoms, ana tne new vape Fear steamer, E. A. Howes. The two , last named boats have been built within the last eighteen months, and are fair samples of their skdl and . workmanship. Host cholera has played havoc with the stock of some of the farmers, yet thev have shinned a good lot of pork to market and will make a fair supply for home consumption. Gold and silver is the chief topic of conversation among politicians now, but as Christmas is near - Til 2 a. I , at nana we wiu tanc cuuer. -. . . ' , , - Sailor Boy. Xmoyolopasdla Britannte. i'jS- The Star Britannica Department is still filling orders for the Encyclopaedia I Britannica. This is the latest and best edition of this great work. Issued in 25 volumes, bound in cloth or sheep. For full particulars read announcement on bird page, or inquire at the Star office, V. i I VANCE DAY.-.." . Tuesday, the Tenth lnaf., in the sehoola. Ma j. E. Jr Hale, ol Fayetteviile, in a letter to the Star, sayt: . ' ' . " At tbe reaoest of Mrs. Niell W. Rav. of this City, the lady who has given,such an impetus to the Vance Monument movement by Jier charming description ' of. hishome life in the 'recently pub-lished-Women's Edition of the Observer, and by her example in collect in e and forwarding to Mr. Battle a considerable mm jot monev s a first offering from this community. I wrote to the teachers of the various towns of tbe State asking them to set apart the second Tuesday in December ( December- 10th) ; as a day for contributions from their du- ptls to that patriotic work. Her sugges tion was that any sums however small, be received, so long as each child or stu dent had the - privilege of contributing something. In response, the movement is found to have met with such aooroba- tion and to - have gathered such .force." that I venture to adopt- the suggestion of Superintendent Logan J). Howell, of the Raleigh schools, that the day men tioned be "advertised as Vance Dav" and that "it Oe appropriately celebrated In schools." "This." continues Professor Howell, "would help the collection." , The Star is asked to request that the sums collected be forwarded to Mr. R. H. Battle, President of the Vance Mon ument Association, Raleigh, N. C , . OUTLOOK FOR COTTON. ; The Cause of Depression In Prloaa-Tne Usatern Question a Distuibina Factor Large Beeeipta from India-Bpeouletion ' Dormant.. ' New York, December 5. Editor Star During the past week the liquidation of holdings, which we cotlced in . our last letter, has caused a decline of nearly forty points and left the market imbued with a feeling of pessimism which it is difficult to with stand. The reasons for this depressed tone in business circles are not difficult to find as they are p ainly apparent to alland until they are dissipated the mar kets will be under their influence. Ia Europe the losses from the defunct Kaffir speculation prove to be 'more far reaching than was expected at tbe time of the panic, when it was believed they were confined to financial centre?, but now it Is seen that the cumber of small holders who suffered serious loss is so vast as to put a severe damper upon speculation. Tbe Eastern question remains a dis turbing factor and seems to be no nearer a settlement than at first, as the Powers are uncertain in their policy, beyond asking tbe Snitan to restore order, which he daily promises to do, but tails. From Bombay tbe receipts ol India cotton are upon the largest scale known at this season of the year, aggregating since September 1st. 217.000 bales in ex cess of last season and tbe Continent ap pears to be buying India cotton in pref erence to American cotton at tbe pre vailing price. At home the belief 'that Congress " will fail to follow the advice of President Cleveland, pur sue a "do nothing" policy and reopen tbe - tariff question, has already been felt in the check to trade throughout the country. It is indeed remarkable that this Congress, elected -baAuee.4ta.predece5sor did nothing to solve the financial problem, should fol low in the line of certain defeat, but tbe commercial interests having experi enced heavy losses . from the non-action of the last Congress are chilled by the prospect of another year of uncer tainty. Opposed to these factors, working against an advance in the price of cot ton, is the testimony daily apparent that this crop is a short one, and while spinners - refrain from buying, with an indifference as to the movement of the crop, which would Indicate the holding of 'larger supplies than we bad believed possible at the commencement of the season. factors and planters throughout the South believe they will eventually be compelled to purchase heavily at advan cing prices. Thus, with Holders nrm in their views, speculation dormant be cause of the outside factors, and spin ners iadisposed to do more than follow a hand to month policy, the markets are at a standstill, without a decided ten dency in either direction. Spinners point to tbe preparations for an exten sive use of fertilizers for the next crop. but merchants throughout the South believe the spinner should interest him self more about the supply of bis raw material from this crop rather than the prospect of an increased crop in 1896. Yours, very truly, Hubbard Bros. & Co. VIEWS OF A CUBAN. Mr. Cleveland's Meaaaga Considered Sym pathetic and Favorable. Horatio S. Rubens, a representative of the Cuban revolutionary party in New York city, who was in Wilmington a short time ago as counsel for the own ers of tbe alleged filibustering steamer Commodore, in speaking of the Presi dent's message, said: "There is no word to indicate that the President is unfavorably inclined toward granting belligerency to Cuba, while the whole message inaicates tne gravity wiin which he views the strongest grounds possible for such belligerency the strength of the insurrection, tbe futility of endeavors at its suppression, tbe loss to American interests, and the inhu manity which especially characterizes this war. 'Tbe fact that the President calls noon the citizens of this country to ob serve neutrality and the necessity of our honestly fulfilling our international obligations, is not in any sense dtrected against the Cubans as a body. More over, when you keep it in mind even after the recognition of the Cubans as belligerents, the neutrality laws and other international obligations must be strictly observed then as now. 'On the whole, therefore, l consider his attitude as not onlv svmDathetic. but as indicating lhe importance of the in surrection and bis readiness to acton this subiect when the proper moment arrives in the manner most tavoraoie to the Cubans." Civil Service Xzamlnattona. The local board of -Civil Service ex aminers, composed of Capt. E. G. Par- mele, chairman; W. C Craft, secretary. and John G. Norwood, Jr., met in the Government building yesterday to ex amine applicants for positions as clerks and mail carriers. Six were examined, four, white and two colored. The papers were forwarded to the Postoffice De partment, Washington, D. C Duck shooting at Orton planta tion must be excellent,, judging from the large numbers bagged by CoL K. M. Murchison and Mr. SamT Hopkins, of Mew York, wno are sojourning mere Yesterday they sent np to friends in the city some twenty brace, principally mallards. RALEIGH NEWS BUDGET; IMPORTANT- DECISIONS TO BE REN- Dl RED t BY THE SUPREME COURT. : State . Pensioners-Wake County , JU Crowded with Prisoners The South era . BaUway Carolina Groeeiy Company ' "Veterans of Flannel's Battery Who Fired the lAat Gun at Appomattox-Judge Gtesne Too stok to Hold Court. - . Star Cor respondence. . 1 Ralkigh, N. C. Dec. 7th, 1895. It is likely that decisions m very im portant cases will be rendered by the Su preme Court next week. Auditor Furman says that pensioners will not receive as much individually this year as they did last, owing to the in crease in the number of , pensions granted. ." . - ' ':-:.- - . '-- ' - i " The jail has more prisoners in the .cells than it has ever had before at- one time. Every cell is crowded. There are 87 in all in jail, three imore thae were ever confined in the building before. ' -.T Argument in tbe case of Prof. .Dana and Mrs. Thompson for the custody of their child : was completed yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson who came here from Washington City.' the first ot the week, are still here. ? sa Mr. Lamb, of the Southern Railway. Who has charge of the company 's busi ness at West Point, wilt on the 28ih instant, move twenty-eight clerks to Portsmouth. - - .-i.- j s The Carolina Grocery Company was incorporated in the Superior Court to day. The incorporators " were J. G. Brown, cashier of the Citizens' Bank: C C McDonald and E. E. Harris. The capital stock is $100,000.' There are 1.000 shares, each of $50 value: . : The Maryland delegation is expected to return to-morrow. Mr. W. F. Howland, of the Revenue Department, who was at Appomattox. says the following veterans of Flanner's Battery cf Wilmington manned and fired the last sun at Appomattox, viz: James Bond, of Johnston ccunty; Cy, Pulley, Johnson county; C. Richardson, Wake county; Thos. Goodwin. I. W. Gaskell, Mr. Culhfer and J. W. Flecther. Carteret ccunty. and Nate Tisdale, of Newbern. Mr. Howland is making an effort to secure portraits of all these men. He will have them grouped around a cannon and desires to place one of the portraits in the Capitol. Jodge L. L. Greene was taken sick Wednesday night at Washington, N. C. and court had to be adjourned for the term. Tbe Bath conspiracy ase was up for trial. The Board of Aldermen last night re ceived assurances from the Seaboard that work on the construction ot a bridge across . Morgan street, , would commence Monday. The special committee appointed to investigate the manner and method of dispensing free drugs to charity, recom mended that a city physician be ap pointed as well as other reforms. - . TO HOLD A FAIR. A Pcpular Bahama Set on Foot by Wil mington Merohanur. c A movementis on foot for a. Fair to be held in Wilmineton some-tone next year. A committee of merchants made a canvass yesterday and obtained sub scriptions ranging from $50 to $250; and they think it will be easy to secure $10, 000. Two prominent manufacturing .firms who have heretofore given only $20 each for "Welcome Week." said they would give $250 each, and two retail merchants who gave five dollars, put their names down for $80 each. Several suggestions have been made as to the Fair and one is to have certain days of the Fair given complimentary to certain counties in the State, all counties to have representation, and the Fair open to all productions of the State. If the needed sum of $10,000 is assured one of the greatest gatherings ever assembled in the State, will . be assem bled in Wilmington the week of the Fair..- ;.V.". Street Bailway. The Wilmington Street Railway Co- will have the southern part of the city encircled with , their tracks and cars making trips around the circle by next Saturday. Up to. last, night the track had been laid as far as Ninth and Mar ket streets., and now only one block re mains to be put in to complete the new track, which leaves tbe old line at Castle and Sixth . streets, goes up Sixth to Orange, up Orange to Ninth and np Ninth to Princess, where it will ' joiri the Princess street line. "This work has been rapidly pushed under the super vision of Managers M. F. H. - Gonver- neur and A. B. Skelding, and with the addition to tbe old service of four large and new patent closed cars, the service given is far superior to any line in this State and said to be as good as any in the South as far as comtOrt is concerned. REV. W. U CUNNINGGIM. Editor . Star On " to-morrow ."the pastor of Fifth Street M. h... Church, South Rev. W. L. Cunninggim will leave for Elizabeth City to attend, the North Carolina Conference of this de nomination, and I think he will be re turned to the church here, where he has served so faithfully for the past year. Mr. Cunninggim has given general satis faction to his people, and has won the love of ' the community. : where he is known. He lost his mother and father since he has been here, both of whom were oious. well beloved Christians, and it was a heavy blow, but he bowed to the will of his God, knowing they were done with the troubles of this world and eone to their Father who art in heaven. I leant that he has paid, through his ef forts, a great deal of the debt, and is working faithfully '.to pay off tbe bonds. Too much credit cannot be given to cer tain merchants and others who though not members of this church or of this denomination, have contributed liber ally to help pay this debt. : ..v-..- j-;: The members ot ruth street cnurcn are anxious for the pastor, tor oe sent back to them, as the spiritual condition Of the church members is better, and there have been several new members gained since bis pastorate.; --..-it' Member. . The Wilmington foot ball team, which has been practicing nightly, thinks the Florence team has "taken water," as they have been unable so far" to ascer tain definitely whether they will play here next week or not. . - - ' .WASHINGTON NEWS. ; Disappointment at 'Delay ' in ' Announce. f meet of Lord Salisbury's - Beply r to Seeretary Olney'a Bote on the Vencsnela .Dispute Beporta .Beoelved at the State ' Department as ts the Icqulry of tho TJ. 8, ' Commission in China, " , By Tclegrapa to the Morning Star. 'i Washington, December 7. -Great disappointment was expressed by mem bers of the House to-day that tbe Presi dent should have left the city yesterday and thus have delayed, laying before them the information contained in Lord Salisbury's reply--to Secretary Olney'a letter, which 'reached Washington last evening. "Such. of the Republicans as feel a keen and patriotic interest in tbe Venezuelan boundary question and these . constitute practically the whole House have expected that the British Premier's answer would be immediately forwarded by the President in' a special message to Congress. The. President's abseccs will - prevent the House for possibly ten days ' from receiving this information, unlearsome other-method Of procuring, it is' reached, ! Mr. Living stone of Georgia, who is conspicuously friendly to Venezula. believes that he has evolved a plan which will get the. Salis bury letter before the House by . next week. This. plan looks to the introduc tion of a resolution, when the House re assembles on Monday, calling upon the. Secretary of State for his letter to Lord f Salisbury, written in July last, and the t D...:-u r :.( : j ..... uiiiiau i icwici siciy, icucivcu yester day, if this be not incompatible with tbe public service. : Mr. Livingstone will ask the immediate consideration of bis reso lution, which if it be adopted, may be followed by the correspondence within the next v twenty-four or. forty-eight hours. . . Reports received at tbe State Depart ment indicate that the Chinese Govern ment has done everything to facilitate the inquiry of tbe United States com mission sent to Cheng-Tu to investigate riots in the province of azechuat in June last, and had made special efforts to impress natives with the dignity and importance of the commissioners. - No information that the commission has reached Cheng-Tu has come to the Department, but it is believed that they have arrived there. The reports men tioned state that the. commission con sisting of Mr. Sheridan P. Read, United States Consul at Tien-Tsm: Comman der Merrill of tbe United States Navy, and Mr. Cheshire, an interpreter, started from TienTsin for Cheng-Tu on October 6th, accompanied by an escort of twenty Chinese soldiers, magnificently mounted and equipped. The Chinese Govern ment directed the Provincial of Szehuan to co-operate with the commission. This judge has tbe highest ludicial authority and bis assignment is considered as fur ther evidence of the good faith of the Pekin powers. - The route taken was aiso chosen, with a view to impressing the native?. At 11 o'clock to-day Sir Julian Paunce- fote, tbe British ambassador, came to the State Department, bearing in one of the characteristic envelopes with the ac companyiug rcu scat, which lurmtuc distinguishing features of British diplo matic correspondence. Lord Salisbury's reply to Secretary Oiney s note in regard to the proposed Venezuelan boundary arbitration. . The document was in print with ' the usual wide margin for notes. and , printed in tbe customary legible type pertaining to such communications. The British ambassador was saved the necessity of going through the formula of reading to Secretary Olney the exceedingly lengthy and argumen tative communication ot which he was made the official by bearer perceiving that Secretary Olney himself had a duplicate in his hands which had been transmitted to .him by Ambassador Bayard oy tne same steamer aa that which conveyed , Sir. Julian Paunce- fote's missive, and which had conse quently reached him last night. This naturally shortened tbe official ceremony, lhe presentation ol tne note . barely occupied ten minutes; tbe reading of it would have consumed sev eral hours.: ' Sir Julian Pauncefote left the Department before 11.15. Secretary Olney himself shortly afterwards disap peared and his confidential clerks de clared with emphasis for some hours afterwards that the British ambassador had not been at tbe State Department to-day and that the British note -had not yet been received. , THE TOBACCO TRUbT. A Big Tumble ia the Priee of shares Ex- oltina; Scene o the Floor of the BVw York Stock exchange. . , . ; By Telegraph to the Morolnx Star. NiwYork, December 7. It is only once in a long , time that such excite ment is seen on the floor of the Stock Exchange as characterized the opening this morning. Of late the Industrial stocks have been monopolizing the at tention of speculators, and each has taken its turn in surprising operators with some wild movement. Yesterday it was Chicago Gas, which boomed up. To-day it was Tobacco, which broke wide open. Before tbe chairman's gavel dropped nearly every broker on tbe floor ' was about the tobacco trading post. They fought and climbed over each other to get as near the centre of tbe crowd as possible. . When the gavel dropped a roar as of a tremendous explosion Durst out ana holders of American Tobacco Company's stock, who read this morning that the directors had decided to pass the quar terly dividend of 8 per cent, upon the common shares threw their stock over in blocks. The price at the close last night was 783 bid, 79 asked.' This morning it was offered four points down, then five, then six, then seven, then eight and then nine points below yesterday's last sale. In the first few seconds after 10 o'clock 8,000 shares bad been sold at 6 rices ranging from 75 to 70, The eavy dealings continued. 1.000, 8,000, 8.000 and 4,000 share lots being thrown over between 71 and 78. In the first five minutes 87.000 shares had changed hands and the price had settled around 71 and 72. Tobacco shares are only $50 par, so that in full shares $1,850,000 had been traded in. - For months tobacco stock has been declining ron the war with the plug tobacco manufacturers, who resented tbe making of plug tobacco by a com pany which had previously devoted itself to the production of cigarettes. Cigarettes " have for some time .been practically given away by both sides, the plug manufacturers having started In to make them. The galleries of the Stock Exchange were crowded by curious spectators, who always gather when such a movement is promised. - Cardinal Ignatius Perslco, titular archbishop of Damita and secretary- general of the Propaganda, is dead. He was born in Naples. January 80th. 1828. and created cardinal January 16th, 1898. F re yesterday in Chicago destroyed part f the extensive soap' manufactory of Jtuucs " S. Kirk tc Co. Tbe total loss is estimated by Mr. Kirk at $180,000. Charged wah Engaging in a PiUbnaterlnk - Exp 'anion to Cubs Oa Trial in mm tfo.1 d 8 a es Dlstriot Court' in Chatlet- tOC. .J-V., :K.irSi-i 'hs::h'"-"r(it'-' : "'' - By Telegraph to tie Morning Star. - - - Charleston, ?S. C..: December 6. ; The cse of tbe United - States against . the stesm&hip Lanrada and Caot. Hughes, her master, lor alleged violation of the neutrality laws in carrvine men and ar ras to aislst the Cuban Insurgents. came up before Judge W.'H. Brawly, in i he Untied States District Court to day. l ne case is one which has excited much m erest throughout the country and tbe , court room was completely filled with interested spectators. .";v . . - Capt. Hughes, who sat in the railing, . was represented by ex-Senator M. C, Butler and Mr. J. P. K. Bryan, ot Charleston.' U..S. District Attorney W. P. Murphy was assisted by Assistant U. S. Attorney General Wbitnev. Mr. Mol- let Prevost. of New " York, and Assistant U. S. District Attor ney Hughes. The indictment when read shows that the Laurada was charged - with having taken a com-' pany of soldiers and large quantities of munitioas of war to the- Cuban insur gents daring the latter part of October. Tbe day s proceedings consisted m the direct and indirect examination of three Spaniards who claim to have been on the Laurada, during the October trip to Cuba. These men. all of whom said they . were citizens cf Spain, gave virtually the ' same testimony. They said that they had been employed as firemen on tbe Laurada. The vessel had sailed from . New York about. 6.80 p. m. Oc tooer 2 1st. ' When about two miles off the Scotland : lightship she had stopped and waited for two tugs which had approached her from the sea. - The tugs bad put aboard of ber thirty-five men and a number ol boxes of ammuni- ; nition. During the voyage the men had drilled constantly below decks and one ot them had told the witnesses that tbey were going to fight for Cuban liberty. The witnesses said that , the coast of Cuba had been reached oo the evening of October 27th. The-" Laurada bad gone in within two hundred yards of the shore and then landed the men and am munition taken from the Laurada by tug. -The vessel then went to Kingston and took in a cargo of fruit. The wit nesses said that when they returned to New York Capt. Hughes had not 'paid their wagesand that that they, bad gone to the Spanish Consul. Tbey admitted . that Pinkerton men had approached tbem and that they were receiving two dollars a day and their expenses irom the Pinkcrtons. The tes:imony of the. witnesses was taken through an inter preter, as none of them could speak English. The case wilrbe continued to morrow. .. THE DAVIS MONUMENT. Baughiers of the Confederacy Will Wpi k to "Balsa Funda for Its Completion. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. . Richmond, Va, December 6 At a meeting of tbe Board of Directors of tbe Jefferson Davis Monument Association this afternoon, the president laid before the Board a . letter from Mrs. L. H. Raines, of Savannah, Ga., tbe first vice president of the National Association of the Daughters of the. Confederacy, ac cepting the suggestion that the Daugh ters give their next year's work to rais ing fuads for the Davis monument. At tbe recent meeting of tbe Association of tbe Daughters at Atlanta they pledged themselves to this work, not only for tbe next twelve months but "for tbe rest of their lives." Mrs. Raines writes that she is now at work holding a bazaar of tbe Savannah Chapter as the first effort in this direc tion. She also suggested, that in select ing a design it be arranged that at the ' base of the monument there be a figure . representing the weeping South at the grave of our beloved dead. Mrs. Raines writes that there are five chapters in Vir ginia, but none in Kicbmond. - The president was requested to ac knowledge the receipt of her letter and to say that ber suggestion would be re ferred to the Committee on Design when appointed. . The president stated that he bad call ed this meeting to consider what farther steps should be taken to increase tbe amount of Kicbmond s contribution to the monument fund. He said that Lee Camp had. secured its promised $1,000. and that most of it had been paid into the treasury of this association. MURDER AT LENOiR, N. C. The Killing of Frank Bteelmsn by Samuel , BYwland. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. a Raleigh, N.' C December 5. An executive reward of $200 is offered for the apprehension of Samuel Newland, wanted for killing Frank Steelman, at - Lenoir, last week. There was . some trouble about a woman, and It is stated that Steelman had said be intended to kill several men, one of tbe latter being Newland. The latter went to Steel-. man's shoe shop and charged him with making this threat. bteelman denied it, and on bis knees prayed Newland to spare his life. - Newland was relentless, and shot him dead. He then fled. He Is a brother .of the solicitor of that dis trict, and is of a prominent family. Steelman is a native of South Carolina, where he had a wife and children. It is supposed Newland has fled into Ten nessee. FIRE AT COLUMBIA, S. C. Belson'a Hotel Burned-One or Two of the Oueata Had Barrow Escapee. By Telegraph to the Morning "Star, Columbia. S. C December 7. At 12.80 o'clock to-night Nelson's hotel, on Plain street, a very large half wood, half brick structure, was discovered to be a mass of' flames on the top floor. The building was owned by W. M. Nelson, who went to Charlotte, to-day, and was valued at several thousand dollars. - Tbe flames spread with great rapidity, and one or two of the guests had to come over the back shed roof, the other exits being cut off. . A considerable amount of the contents was saved. St. Peter s Earochial school building and . the frsaline convent sdjoimng were saved by bard work. . The omce safe was saved. The building was partially ia- sured, but the exact amount is not known. There is no clue to the origin of tbe fire. A negro bell boy only was on duty at the office and he seemed par alyzed. The flames had gained great headway before they were discovered. Tbe building is a total loss. : THE WAR IN CUBA; Engagement. Between Spanish Forces and .'V. - Insurgent. - :. By Cable to the Morning Star. Havana, December 7. The rebel parties of Maximo Gomez and Antonio - Maceo have crossed the limits between Camaguey'and Las Villas by Yguara. They had an engagement with a small Government column under Col. Seguera, who was taking a convoy of two hun dred mules loaded with provisions. The Spaniards bad nine soldiers and-some mules Kiiieo. . ixm. aeguera lougnt bravely and prevented the rebels from carrying ont their design to surround him and his force and to Invade Reme- dios. while leader Quitin Banderia in vaded Trinidad. The International Bimetallic League has received intimation that British and t German delegates will attend' the Bime tallic Congress to be held in Paris De cember lOtb, 11th and 12tb.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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