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A WALL STREET FLURRY
There was a slump in the stock
market Friday as one of the results
of the President's message on the
Venezuelan question and its en
dorsement by Congress and the
people. English handlers have, ap
parently in anticipation of possible
I, ( ilities between the United States
and Great Britain, began to be shy
of-Aerican stocks. Bat there is
filing surprising nor very serious
in this, for it might have been ex
pected. It may possibly be and
probably ts a patt of the bluff game
to check-the war spirit in this coun
try. Of course if there was an actual
rupture between the two countries
that would put an end to English in
vestments on this side of the water
or in American securities, and . a
prospective rupture, even though the
chances be largely against it,
would have a tendency to check
:ach investment?, 'therefore there
is nothing surprising in the action of
the stock manipulators on the other
side. There has also been a decline
iff the price of. cotton, and the proba
bilities are that the wheat market
will be similarly affected. But this
was all to be expected as a bluff, if
nothing more at the present stage of
proceedings. If they were right sure
cm the other side that war is inevita
ble, and had some definite idea when
the bugle would be sounded, both
cotton and wheat would go up, as
they would want to put in a supply
of both while the gates were open
and their merchantmen could ride
the seas without danger. In the
meantime they are playing their lit
tle bluff with a hope of creating a re
action among the people who, they
think, hive spurred the President
and Congress up to their present as
sertive and, as the English pretend
to believe, aggressive, position.
The English newspapers, the
English Ttatesmen and perhaps the
EiglLh stock dealers seem to be un
der the impression that politics is at
the bottom of the present assertive,
action on the Venezuelan dispute,
and they may think the best way to
offset that and bring about a reac
tiun is to tap our market and touch
as in the sensitive pocket. The Eng
lishman doesn't lack shrewdness if
it does sometimes take him a good
while to see through things. When
he does see through them, however,
he does it with both eyes and ,then
takes in the situation as best he can
in a matter of fact way.
But assuming, as might be ex
pected, that the positive stand taken
by the President would have a de
pressing effect on American securi
ties and exports and assuming that
the market manipulators on the
other side are in dead earnest and
not playing a bluff game,
and that the English market may be
temporarily closed against us would
this be an unmitigated calamity, and
nigbt we not in the long run be immense-
gainers by it? And does not
the possibility of such a thing hap
pening at any time present us an ob
ject lesson by which we should
Profit? Should we be dependent
DPon the money lenders of stock
manipulators of one couutry for the
money we borrow, or upon the mar
ks of one country for the sale of
the things we have to sell, especially
when that country is our keenest and
st alert commercial rival? Two
ars such as the clash over Venezu
B1 a.! f - . mm
wigQt De, would be a picnic
compared with what our financial
and commercial thraldom to Enc
'and for the past thirty years has
-stus. if a war would result in
breaking that thraldom, in inspiring
n with a higher opinion of our
nun . - -
" possiDiuties and a more
thorough reliance upon ourselves it
would be a Godsend and the greatest
messing to this country since the im
mortal Declaration of Independence,
wnen the brave men of 1776 pro
claimed our oolitical indeDendence.
Then, as now, there were some who
feared the effect of that declaration
n their pockets, but the brave
turned those fears and bearded the
!'on when they were not a tenth part
s able to do it as we are now.
Are we to truckle to England or
iiate to take a bold and manly
"and in affirmation of an American
Principle lest it affect the sale of our
stocks, or of our exportable pro
oacts? This might put us to great
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comparison with what - we " must
eventually lose if this financial and
commercial thraldom are to be Per
petuated, and we are to continue to
follow In the wake of England. Mr.
Cleveland covered the case when,
contemplating the possibility, of war,
ne aeciared that no calamity conld
be greater than a supine submis
sion to wrong.
Whatever the outcomcof the pres
ent entanglement may be, whether It
be -an honorable settlement by just
and satisfactory adjudication of
differences or a settlement hvthn
arbitrament of arms,' it is giving us
an object lesson which' if
wise, we will not fail to profit by.
We have, foolishly in our opinion.
adopted the British gold standard
and shaped our financial system at
the dictation of .English financiers.
This has made us financially depend
ent upon the money changers of
London. "Controlling our finances
they have controlled our commerce
and our enterprises, so that if we
want to build a ' railroad or dig a
canal or perform anv other work
that requires much money, we have
to send our bonds to England and
put them upon -that market, and we
must pay them annually millions of
dollars in geld. They buy our wheat,
meat and cotton because they can't
help it, but they fix the prices be
cause we can't helD it. havinc
adopted their gold schedule. When
we come back to our old financial
methods and find other markets in
which we can trade on more equal
terms, we may dictate to England
instead of England dictating to us.
If war will hasten this then war will
be an inestimable blessing.
MINOR MENTION.
The President's message sent to
Congress Friday seems to have been
inspired by two things; first to allay
apprehensions of disaster that may
have been or might be caused by the
flurry in the stock markets, and
secondly to check any contemplated
movement for the increase of the
currency by the coinage of silver or
by the issuing of more Treasury
notes. The action of the English
holders of American securities in
thus suddenly and without any .warn
ing dumping them on the New York
market, and the joint action of the
Canadian banks in calling in their
loans, was doubtless a mere bluff, for
English capitalists are very far from
believing at this time that there will
be war. But if they do believe it
and are. taking this bulldozing
method of scaring the business men
of this country und creating a reac
tion, they could very soon be brought
to their senses by a return to the
financial system that prevailed prior
to 1873, and a declaration by Con
gress that the obligations of this
Government will be paid in coin.
This would be no breach of faith
but simply a reaffirmation of the
specie resumption act and of-the
practically unanimous declaration of
Congress when it adopted the Stan
ley Matthews resolution declaring it
to be no. breach of faith to redeem
the obligations of this: Government
in silver. This is not what the Pres
ident advises, it is the very reverse,
but it would bring to their knitting
the gentlemen on the other side of the
water who have for twenty-two yearsr
been drawing from us hundreds of
millions of dollars in gold. They
would then discover that this bluff
instrument is a two-edged thing that
may cut both ways.
The resolution offered Friday by
senator Allen, Populist, and adopted,
providing that the Finance Commit
tee of the Senate be instructed to in
quire and report by bill or otherwise
whether it would not be expedient
and proper for the Government of
the United States at this time to
open its mints to the free and unllm
ited coinage ot trold and silver at a
ratio of 16 to 1 and in addition there
to issue an adequate volume of full
lecal tender Treasurv notes in the
same manner such notes have hereto
fore been issued, et., may not
amount to much, but it at least in
dicates that the Senate of the United
States Is not in a frame of mind to
sit down so hard on silver that they
will not give it a hearing. He made
a mistake when he went so far as to
suggest the stoppage of the issues
of national banks and retiring all
bank currency. If the committee were
disposed to consider the resolution
favorably, this clause would array
against it the banking interests of
the country. If war should come
we must rely upon our own re
sources for money, as we have done
in emergencies heretofore, and the
coinage .of silver would become a
necessity, for there could be no
decent excuse for issuing Treasury
notes and ignoring silver, of which
we could command a . volume ade
quate to all demands. We are not
sanguine of any practical results
from the passage of this resolution,
but it may open the question under
conditions more favorable to silver
than have heretofore prevailed.
Ik
The . Senate sat down on John
Sherman hard Friday when it refused
,
to refer the House bill appropriating
$100,000 to defray the expenses of
the Venezuelan . Commission to the
Committee on Foreign .Relations, as
urged by him, and passed it without
a negative vote, andgain when with
an almost unanimous vote all but
three it refused to accept his amend
ment limiting the Venezuelan Com
mission to three and requiring their
appointment to be by and with the
advice of the Senate. His motive in
making both of these movements
doubtless was to tie in as far as he
could the hands of the President.
w,ith the hope, perhaps, of ultimate
lydefeating the appointment of a
Commission, if a second thought
might bring a reaction after the first
flurry was over. Sherman has been
so long pulling in the traces with the
English financiers, that he doesn't
want to break with them if be can
help it, and hence fie is rather dis
posed, in as far as he deems It pru
dent, to play the part of England's
friend in this business. This would
be in entire keeping with John Sher
man's foxy record, for there is no
man in public life to-day who can
hold a light to him for being on both
sides of nearly all public1 questions.
Nelson Driggs, one ot the most
noted and successful counterfeiters
of the day, has just died in Dayton,
Ohio. It is said he had made a
million dollars by his business, but
served several terms in the peniten
tiaries. When he retired from the
Joliet, III , penitentiary, . where he
spent fifteen years, he retired to pri
vate ilfe in Dayton and retired also
from the counterfeiting business!
The American Manufacturer fig.
ures out that the total output of pig
Iron for this country this year will be
9,387,639 gross tons, the largest on
record, 1890 making the nearest ap
proach with 9,202,703 tons. It says
that unless England largely increases
her output, this country will lead
the world in the amount produced.
Li Hung. Chang; of China, has
written an American .bishop, asking
him to send more missionaries to
China. It seems to us that if Li is
really in earnest about this he could
help the cause materially by tossing
some of his little gods out into the
garbage heap, embracing Christianity
and doing some missionary work
himself. " -
According to Senator Peffer, the
average cost of a Senatorial f uneral
has for some years been something
over $2,000, while the average cost
of the Representatives funeral is
$1,375. The gentleman of the "lower
house" ought to kick against this
discrimination.
There is an immense amount of
heat wasted. Professor Langley es
timates that if the heat of the sun
which falls on a square yard of
ground could be saved and utilized
for a steam engine it would be
equivalent to one horse-power.
A "Professor" in Los Angeles, Cal.,
is making preparations to go under
ground. He isn't going into winter
Quarters, but is going to be buried
for thirty days to demonstrate Chat
he can stay under ground that long
and come out O. K.
Faderweskt recently refused an
offer of $3,000 made by a rich
woman in Washington to perform at
one of her swell layouts. He wasn't
sure they could appreciate his style.
According to the Jatest census
Brazil the population of that Repub
lie is 18,000,000, occupying 3,170,000
square miles.
. CURRENT COMMENT.
" The state of the copper mar
ket shows what estimate merchants
are putting on the demonstrative war
talk. If there was any prospect of a
demand for cartridges, copper would
bound up sharply, but its price is not
in the least affected by the extraor
dinary doings at Washington. Neither
nave we found anybody wanting to
buy gold on speculation m anticipa
tion of the suspension of specie pay
ments. New York Journal of Com
merce and Commercial Bulletin, Jveut.
Congressman Tracey, . of
Missouri, has proposed the pension
ing of every union . soldier who
served as much as ninety days dur
ing the late war. It might save
time and trouble to provide
scheme for pensioning everybody
who ever went into the late war on
the Federal side, or who ever ex
pressed before witnesses his "good
mind" to go into the army. That
would bring the pension business
right down to hard pan. Savannah
Mews Dcm.
If the Monroe doctrine is to
be abandoned, then the entire conti
nent of South America and Mexico
will be placed at the mercy, of the
European Powers that are now rend
ing Africa to pieces, ana have been
for years preying upon the continent
of Asia. It is now to be determined
whether there shall be any definite
American policy, or whether this
hemisphere is to be abandoned to be
plundered and preyed upon by the
great robber nations of the earth.
New Orleans Picayune ', Dem.
Chatham Record'. One of the
oldest Dcrsons in this county is Mrs.
Nancv Stinsio. of Matthews township.
who is in ber D4tb year, and is remarka-
blv well preserved, both in mind ana
body. She is very indnitriout and does
not like to be idle, and in her extreme
old age has nicely embroidered a large
number of counterpane!.
BOLD ROBBERY.
TIM Xxpteu Agent at BoMbOM. H. O.
Held TJi t7 aUaked Men uul; Bobbed
of Peoktco ConteJnlnji $950.00.
The little hamlet of Roseboro. on'the
F. & Y. V. railroad, about seventy
miles from Wilmington, in Cumberland
county, was the scene of a bold robbery
early yesterday morning. ; :
Friday afternoon, the agent of the
Durham Fertilizer Company placed in.
the hands of Mr. S. W, Greer, local agent
of the Southern Express Company, 950
n money to be tent, to Darham. : The'
agent leu the placs on the afternoon
train. .v.o-:. -: X.-
Mr. Greer took the money to his house
and placed it in his safe.
About 1 o clock yesterday morning
Greer and bis wife, who had retired for
the night, were awakened by some one
knocking at the door. Greer aaked who
it was. Somebody on the outside re
sponded: I want you to send a tele
gram for me."- Greer told the speaker
to put the telegram under the door and
he would send it. whereupon the door
was broken in and one masked man en-
tered, while another stood at the door.
The man covered Greer with a revolver
and told him to open his safe. Mr.
Greer was forced to accede to the rob
ber's demand and opened the safe, when
the package containing 1950 all the
money in the safe was taken bv the
man. The robbers then departed.
Mr. Green says that one of the rob
bers was a stout, thick-set man and the
other--the man who entered the house-
was tall and slender. He says also that
he fired twice at the men as they
left his premises. Mr. J. J. Cross-
well, route agent of the Southern Ex
press Company, was telegraphed to in re
gard to the robbery. He immediately
went tdown to Roseboro from Fayette
ville to investigate. Mr. Crosswell ar
rived in Wilmington last night. A Star
reporter saw him and Mr. W.J. Cross-
well, superintendent ol tbe company.
and was told that nothing definite bad
been discovered, but they hoped to
have some cine to tae robbers in a day
or two.
Death of lb. O. Q. Parsley.
Mr. O. G. Parsley, a well known and
highly esteemed citizen of Wilmington,
died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock at
bis residence in this city, of Bright's
disease an other ailments with which
for some time past he had been afflicted.
Mr. Parsley was for a number of
years engaged in mercantile pursuits
in this city and was postmaster
here daring President . Cleveland's
first administration. At the' out
break of the war be entered the Con
federate service as a lieutenant of
artillery, but early in 1862 was com
peiled to retire from active service be
cause of some'! physical disability that
left him aj cripple for life. . He was one
of the first members of the Wilmington
Light Infantry, having joined the com
pany in 1853. the year of its organiza
tion. - He! was a native of Wilmington
and '.about sixty years of age. Mr.
Parsley leaves five children: one daugh
ter. Mrs. Walter Rutland, and lour
tons Oscar G- Jr., William M.. Henry
and R. A. Parsley His wife, who was
tbe eldest daughter of the late Henry
Nutt. died a few years ago.
Tbe fnneral services will be held this
morning at 11 o'clock in St. John's
bpucopal Lauren. Tbe interment
111
be in Oakdale cemetery.
WARRANTS ISSUED
Tot tbe Atmt of Chief of Folioe Helton
end Folios Sergeant Shoe ban (or Un
lawful Bel z ore and Imprisonment of
Mr. Bob?. Denlele.
Warrants were issued yesterday by
JnstiCe of the Peace R. H. Banting, for
the arrest of Chief of Police J. R. Mel
ton and Police Sergeant Wm. Sheehan,
sworn out by Mr. Rob. Daniels wbo was
arrested Thursday night and imprisoned,
as told in yesterday's Star. The Chief
of Police is charged in the war
rant with falsely : and unlawfully
imprisoning Robert : Daniels in the
common guard house of this city
without a warrant or ': authority of law,'
and Sergeant Sheehan is charged in
the warrant against him with assault
and battery and false arrest. They were
both pat under arrest and recognized to
appear for trial to-morrow morning at 10
o'clock. .
Altbougb Mr. Daniels is tbe wrong
man and has been released, the two fol
lowing telegrams were received yester
day by the cfty authorities;
Mullins, S. C December SI.
Hold Daniels. Requisition by Gov
ernor forwarded.
W. T. Evans, Sheriff.
Columbia, S. C, December 21.
Hold Bob Daniels until requisition
papers arrive.
John Gary Evans, Governor.
Barq.ua Marlon 8. Harriet.
The New York Maritime Register
says:
Numerous' attachments - have been
issued against the barque Marion S.
Harriss, which recently arrived at fblia-
delohia from Port Morant, Ja , with a
cargo . of logwood. On Dec. 14 the
crew caused the vessel's seizure for
wages due and unpaid and the United
States Marshal took possession of ber on
the writ. A previous attachment was
served against her at the instance of
Thos, Wissmore, a ship chandler, for a
bill of supplies,
Wadesboro Messenger-Intelligen'
cer: We are pained to announce the
death of Miss Nida Marshall, beloved
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C Marshall,
of tbis place. Alter an illness ot two
weeks, which was unusually violent from
tbe beginning, her gentle spirit took its
flight from earth to heaven at 9.80
o'clock last Thursday night. Mirs
Penelooe Dean, of Wadesboro township,
died at the- Morganton Asylum on the
12th inst. Miss Dean was about 65
years old, and bad been an inmate of tbe
asylum for twelve vears. Mr. S.H.
Gaddy of Cedar Hill, stands ahead this
season so far as big porkers are con
cerned. He killed bis big nog a tew
days ago, and it netted ..him just 522
pounds of meat.
Newton Enterprise: Mr. M, M.
Cline exhibited on the streets last Satur
day the most wonderful piece of horse
flesh, we ever saw. It Is a six months old
colt that weighs 748 pounds.
FORTY LIVES LOST.
FEARFUL
EXPLOSION IN THE
NOCK COALMINE
CUM- I
At Egypt, Chatham County, North Caro-
line The Balnea of Borne of tbe Vio-
: time Twenty-tour Men - Bleeped Tbe
'Mine Badly Damaged.
I. jrersons who arrived bere last evening
on the. Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley rail
road train brought intelligence of a fear
tal explosion of fire-damp in tbe Cum
nock coal mine at Egypt,Chatbam coun
ty, N. C Forty-two lives were lost
Tbe explosion occurred about nine
o'clock yesterday morning just after the
day shift had gone to wort. Altogether
there were sixty-six men in the mine.
tOf these twer.Jour , escaped, and the
remainder were killed. It is said that
there were three cases of dynamite car
tridges in the mine for use in blasting,
and it is supposed these also exploded.
About one o'clock yesterday afternoon
an exploring party went down and re
turning reported that all the men in the
mine were dead.
Telegrams in the meantime had been
sent for assistance and a relief train was
dispatched from Raleigh.
The mine was badly damaged by the
explosion, but to what extent could not
be learned.
Capt, Alex. Campbell, conductor on
the C F. & Y. V. tram, gave tbe Star
the names of some of the miners wbo
were killed, as follows: Terry Lambeth.
Gus Lambeth, Chatham county: James
S wails, Pennsylvania; Will McDonald,
Chatham county; Will Jenkins. Kaleigb;
lack Johnson, Charles Johnson. Moore
county; Will Baldwin, Wright Tyson. C
L. Poe, Chatham county; Joe Thompson,
Pennsylvania: J. A. Ginter. Chatham
county; Jim Reaves, Louis White (col
ored), Jim Stocks (colored). Chatham
county; L. H. Holland. Pennsylvania;
Gus Monroe.Tom Monroe.PennsyWania;
M. Bently. Ned BentIy,Pennsylvania;Joe
White, Chatham county; W. H. Qainn,
Pennsylvania.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Raleigh, N. C. December 10.
There was an explosion of gas in tbe
Cumnqck bituminous coal mine in Chat
ham county, torty miles irom here, this
morning. There were about forty men
at work in the mine, and a telegram just
received says it is feared that all these
are killed. There is great excitement.
These mines have a contract to furnish
coal for locomotives of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway, and this week began fur
nishing coal for ships at Wilmington.
Tbe principal shaft is over 600 feet deep.
Machinery costing over two hundred
thousand dollars was put in last year.
The mine owners are nearly all Phila-
delphians, and tbe superintendent is
Samuel R. Henfzty, of that city. The
output ot the mine has recently been 150
tons daily. Native labor is largely em
ployed. This is tbe first serious accident
at the mine.
The explosion was heard at Moccure,
fourteen miles distant.
Physicians are going to Cumnock from
all points in that section and special
trains are running to tbe mines. Re
ports reach, here that four bodies have
been taken out. -"
Latxr. Advices at 8 o dock this
evening regarding the coal mine disaster
at Cumnock are that lorty-three persons
were caught by the: explosion and that
all hope of rescuing them was aban
doned, owing to the fire-damp which
at several times nearly overpowered
those wbo attempted to rescue the im
prisoned men. Once two of the res
cuers were in sight ol some ot the vic
tims, but had to retire in the face of
overpowering fire-damp.
A. telegram received bere says that
there are thirty-eight dead and twenty
five escaped. Telegraphic communica
tionaWith the scene of tbe disaster is
difficult.
Death of Col. Memory.
Col. T. S. Memory, one of the most
prominent and highly esteemed citizens
of Columbus county, died at his home
in Whiteville at 3 o'clock a. m. Wednes
day. He lived to a "green old age,'
and he left to his children tbe legacy of a
good name, made so by a life of probity
and generosity.
Col. Memory was well known in Wil
mington, where be bad many mends.
Some years ago be was a frequent visi
tor to our city, and bis agreeable man
ners and sound common sense made his
visits always welcome. In those days be
often contributed timely and practical
articles to the Carolina Farmer, an agri
cultural magazine then issued from the
Star office. His recipe tor curing nams
was among tbe most valuable ot those
contributions, and is now used by
many farmers In this State and in South
Carolina. The death of this good man
is a distinct loss- to his county and bis
State.
MR. S. S- DREW'S DISAPPEARANCE.
Southport. N. C Dec 20. 1895.
Editor Star, Wilmington, N. C.
Dear Sir Your paper of the 19th
contained a very misleading statement,
which you will please correct. Sam S.
Drew's disappearance was not myste
rious; it was known by a number of his
intimate friends that he was going from!
Southport. It is also known by a num
ber of his friends where he is. His not
making tue matter puoiic was ior per
- - a . m
sonal reasons. His property is not mort
gaged to full value; not more than half.
The deed given Mr. E. F. Davis was
simply a division of the partnership. I
knew of Mr. Drew s departure, ana
know where be is; other people know
where he is, too. I hope you will make
the correction at once; it will be a favor
to his many friends, as it is known to
them that he is perfectly honest in the
move. Yours truly,
t Robt. W. Davis, P. M.
THE MAN WANTED.
It Wm B. Ito Daniel, ef South Carolina,
Hot "Job" Daniels, of "Wilmington.
In connection with the arrest ot Mr.
Robert Daniels here, Friday, full partic
ulars of which were given in the Star
of yesterday, the following special from
Marion, S. C to the Columbia Stale will
be read with interest:
Marion. Dec. 17. A little shooting
affair accurred at Mullins a few days ago.
which at the time, was thought hardly
worthy of. note, but in tbe light
of developments now presents a more se
rious aspect. . Dr. John I. tsethea, an old
and extensively known citizen, received
two wounds from a Pistol in the hands of
Mr. R. L. Daniel, bis son-in-law. Mr.
Daniel was arrested add placed under
bond, but to-dav. upon information that
the wounded, man was considered in a
critical condition the sheriff dispatched
a deputy to have Mr. Daniel re-arrested.
There was 42 feet water in the
river at Fayetteville Friday at 8 a. m.
a rise of about one inch in the previous
24 hours.
THE HARPER WEDDINGS.
Pretty Wedding at ."Westerly hs
- Home cf Senator John W. Daniel of
Tirgiois-Mlas Carrie' Warwick Daniel
and Mr. Frederick Harper, of WUntintton.
: Special Star Telegram. v',-.
Lynchburg, December 10. Lynch
burg has seen many brilliant marriages
this season, but none has created more
interest than the pretty wedding which
took place at "Westerly," the home of
Senator John W. Daniel, in West Lynch
burg, at high noon to-day. The desire
of the family was that the occasion
should be-quiet and unostentatious and
invitations were not generally extended,
as it was impossible within the limits of
-tbe dwelling to make room for" those
whom the parents of the bride would
gladly , have welcomed. As it was, the
house was filled when the hour arrived
when Carrie Warwick Daniel was to be
come the bride of Frederick Harper,,
and these who bad the good fortune to
witness the ceremony and surroundings
pronounced it one cf the prettiest wed
dings seen for yearr.
Tbe parlors, hall and stairway were
beautifully decorated with evergreens,
palms, rosss and smilax. Much of the
work was done by tbe fair hands of the
bride. The effect was bewildering in its
beauty. At the far end of the parlor in
which tbe ceremony took place is an al
cove which was banked up from floor to
ceiling with evergreens. Over this was
an arch from which was suspended an
exquisite marriage bell, of carnations,
smilax and roses, and immediately un
derneath a satin cushion. i
Promptly at 12 o'clock the house was
filled with the grand strains of Mendel
shon's wedding march. Tbe bridal party
came down the stairway and Rev. T. M.
Carson, Rector of St. Paul's Church,
stood within the alcove. The bride and
groom first entered and were followed
by John W. Daniel, Jr.. best man. and
Miss Lutie Harper, maid of honor, sister
of tbe groom, and then came Master
Edward W. Daniel with .Miss Helen
Bouldin. cousin of the bride. The beau-
titnl and impressive service of tbe Epis
copal Church was performed, the soft
strain of "Call Me Thine Own," floated
through the room, and then lriends
pressed forward and congratulated tbe
couple.
The bride was attired in white satin
costume, and wore a wreath of orange
blossoms on her long veil. Her jewelry
was pearls and she carried a bouquet of
Hues of the valley, and a pearl fan which
was the wedding fan of her mother.
Miss Lutie Harper, maid of bonor, wore
a gown of white organdie, white lace bat
with pink tips, and carried a bouquet of
pink cernations. The groom and best
man wore Irock coats. light gray trousers
and gray gloves.
An elegant luncheon was served alter
the ceremony. Happiest wishes were
again expressed by the guests, and the
newly married couple came to the city,
where they took the afternoon train for
their future home in Wilmington, N. C.
Tbe bridal presents were not exhibited
but there were over a hundred of great
beauty and variety.
Marriage' in Baltimore of Mies Jessie OK
Zimmerman to Dr. Chat. T. Harper.
Baltimore Sun Dec. jp.
Miss Jessie G. Zimmerman, elder
daughter of Deputy United States Mar-
shaTGeorge H. Zimmerman and grand
daughter ot the late rouce uaptain Zim
merman, was married at Fulton Avenue
Presbyterian Church last (Wednesday)
evening to Dr. Charles T. Harper, as
sistant surgeon at' the Baltimore Uni
versity Hospital.
ine omctating clergyman was tne
pastor of the church, Rev. Edward H
Robbins. whose daughter, Miss Louise
Robbins, was best girl. Miss Lillie
Harper, of Wilmington, N. C, sister of
the groom, and Miss Beulah Zimmer
man, sister of tbe bride, were maids of
honor. Little Miss Emma Kernan was
flower girl.
The groom s best man was his
brother, Mr. Frederick Harper, a lawyer
of Wilmington, ti. U, who will marry
to-day Miss Carrie Warwick Daniel, a
daughter of Senator Daniel, of Vir
ginia.
Messrs. curran a. fcarle, of Green'
ville. S. C; W. Sloan Huggins, of Wil
mington, N. C; R. Duval Jones, of
Newbern, N. C, and J. Burch Joyce, of
Baltimore, medical students at the Bal
timore University, were the ushers.
The bride was attired in white organ
die. trimmed witb white satin ribbon.
She wore a veil, caught with lilies of the
valley, and carried white chrysanthe
mums.
The best girl and maid of honor were
dressed in white organdie trimmed with
white satin ribbon, and carried pink
chrysanthemums. The flower girl was
dressed in white organdie, and carried
basket of pink carnations.
Immediately alter the ceremony tbe
bridal party left for Lynchburg, Va.
They will attend to-day the wedding of
Senator Daniel s daughter, which will
take place at the Senator's home
at. Westerly, about two. , miles
from Lynchburg. After the second
marriage both bridal couples will leave
for the home ot the parents ot the Har-
rrs in Wilmington, lheir lather is Mr.
T. Harper, a prominent merchant of
that city. Dr. Harper, wbo is a native
of Wilmington, has been practicing his
profession in Baltimore about a year and
will make his home here. He and his
bride will return to this city some time
in January. Mr. Frederick Harper and
his bnde will reside in Wilmington,
where he will practice his profession.
IT WAS A MISTAKE.
Tbe Baits Against Xissb, Gilmer, Benbow
and Others Not Compromised.
Referring to the report telegraphed
from Winston that there bad been an
amicable adjustment of all tBe cases
against the securities of the North State
Improvement Company, the Greensboro
Record says :
A Record man showed the above clip
ping to Dr. Lash this morning and he
replied at once that there was not even
anv foundation for the report. "Why,1
said ne, "1 am here now waiting to nave
my case called in this Court.
Dr. Benbow was afterwards seen ana
said there was no ttuth in it that the
lawyers on both sides were present here
this week, eager to go into the trial oi
his case, but on account of the crowded
condition of the criminal docket there
was no chance to try it at this term.
He further said that tbere bad been
an effort to adjust matters, out mere
were no creditors present except those
who claimed priority of their debts.
Steamer JB. A. Hawes.
The new steamboat E. A. Hawes
built for the Cape Fear and People s
Steamboat Company to, run on Black
river, made a trial trip arouna tne nar-
bor yesterday to test the machinery.
Capt. Herbert Ward, who will com
mand the boat, says that everything
worked satisfactorily. The boat- will
probably be inspected this week and
commence her schedule about the first
of January, next.
CDMNOgK MINE HORROR.
total of thirty-nine persons
; .- I KILLED- ,
All tbe Bodies BeooVered-Dynamite Did
Iffot Cause the Explosion Sew York
Oiants May Play Ball in Balelgh-State
; Fair Marshal Carroll's He tarn from
Washington. ,'
r Star Correspondence.
! ; Raleigh, N. C. December 21.
Gov. Carr.is expected to return to the
city to-day.
Mr. H.H. Brinley, taxidermist and cur
ator of the StateTreasurer, will be mar
ried on December 31st, to Miss, Edith
ane Taylor. -: ! . 7 ?
United States Marshal Allison of the
Western district is on his way to "New
York with thirty prisoners. He was met
iuiWashington by a detachment of po
ke. ' .....
The State Fair is very near on its fi
nancial Veet again. Secretary Nichols
to-day made the last payment on pre
miums and award "expenses of the last
air. Tbere are one or two small pay-
menu of premiums due, but tbe parties
have never called for them and there is
no way of locating them. Citizens who
pledged subscriptions still owe about
$200.
Tbe ioint Legislative committee ap
pointed to examine the Treasury books
has completed its work in the Treasurer's
office. They are now with tbe Auditor.
All work will be completed this after
noon and the committee will adjourn for
a year.
At Rev. Tuttle s "pounding" the other
evening, bis congregation, which num
bers 825 persons, presented their pastor
with 875 pounds of gifts. This in itself
shows well the appreciation of his flock
lor their pastor s labors.
Tbe Mew York uiants are coming.
That is if they can get a team to play
against and a park.
Manager Irwin wrote a letter to tbe
manager of the Raleigh base ball team,
which was duly received bere a few
days ago. The New York team desires
to be in Raleigh at least one week. If
there was a suitable park in the city.
Ljhere would be no doubt about tbe team.
coming. -
Plans are being carried on in a quiet
manner, which will uiteiy develop in
something tangible and of great interest
to Kaleigh.
Mashal O. I. Carroll returned from
Washington last nichf, where he has
been for several days on official busi
ness. Mr. Carroll says Venezuela is the
sole topic of conversation and that
everybody. Populist and Republican in
cluded, are loudly praising the Presi
dent. "Why, bless my soul, bud," he
said, "I heard a Republican say that he
believed Cleveland would be- chossn
President unanimously next time."
Mr. Carroll says some Washington
people really believe that there will be
war. - r
H. E. Fink and Ed Swergart, two of
the miners who escaped from the explo
sion, passed here to-day with the bodies
of John Covery and Frank McKay, to
their old home in Rainey, Pa. Two
morejrodies have been lound. making a
total ofS9 killed. All are accounted for
and this is probably the complete death-
roll. Tbe injured are doing well.
Swergart and Fink say they will quit
the mining business. Swergart says the
explanation of the cause of tbe disaster
was made certain yesterday by the find
ing of the dynamite which the officials
said caused tbe explos on. . He says fire
damp did the work. Swergart says bad
the dynamite exploded not a man would,
have escaped and the mine would have
been wrecked. The work of rescue has
csased, all bodies having been rescued.
The dead will,be buried tc-day.
ABOUT COTTON.
Hubbard Bros. Bepott of the Crop Move
ment and the Frobsble Coarse oE Prices.
New York. Dec 20, 1895.
Editor Star Although the move'
ment continues upon a moderate scale
as compared with the movement of last
season or even with the crop of the pre
ceding year, it seems to be gradually in
creasing over the yield of 1892. which
was 6,700,000 bales. It is tbis feature ot
the crop movement more than the dis
turbed political outlook which has caused
the decline of the past few days, as it
checked the demand from Manchester
which, induced some selling from the
large stocks held in the known un
counted interior towns.
All of our correspondents unite in re
porting only a small amount of cotton
left on the plantations, ana they an
ticipate a sharp falling off in the move'
ment after the holidays. In fact,
the opinion is unanimously held that
the amount of - cotton yet to come for
ward will surprise tbe trade by being
less than generally expected. Tbe know
ledge of this condition ot the plantation
holdings has prevented the formation
of any short interest which might have
been encouraged by the prospects of a
large acreage next season and by the
apathy of the trade demand from
American spinners. Traders are afraid
to be short of any amount of cotton in
anticipation of an increased production
next season, because of the danger
which might follow a sharp falling off in
the movement after the first of the year,
and therefore the markets are left to be
Influenced by the demand from English
spinners. As soon as the demand slackens
tbe markets ease, while whenever it in
creases the markets show great steadi
ness.
With these conditions so evenly bal
anced the markets are naturally confined
within narrow limits, with rather more
disposition on the part of the holders
to accept bids at an advance rather
than to hold stubbornly for the price re
ceived early in the Fall. It is evident
that tbe course of events is not condu
cive to a revival in speculation, at least
not until after the turn of the year, while
the trade, though more disposed to buy
cotton than sell it, bas been so olten ais
appointed by believing in .the reported
falling off in the movement after tbe first
of tbe year that- it prefers to wait the
actual evidecce of such a decrease in the
movement before investing in cotton, in
the meantime tbere appears to be no
improvement in general trade, through
out the country, es all the mercantile
reports unite in showing a disappointing
character to the usual Christmas activ
ity. Hubbard Bros. & Co. -
Funeral of the Late O. O. Parsley.
The funeral of the late Mr. O. G.
Parsley took place yesterday morning at
11 o'clock from St. John's Episcopal
Church, Dr. James Carmicbael, the rec
tor, conducting the services, There was
a large congregation of sorrowing rela
tives and friends present. The remains
were interred, in Oakdale Cemetery..
Tbe pall-bearers were Messrs. Thomas
B L'ppitt, W. R. French, J. A. Walker,
Morrison Divine, John McLaurin, Saml
Northrop, Wilkes Morris and Walker
M cares. .
MbaV
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Plans proposed by republicans
to relieve the financial
SITUATION. '
Fesidant Cleveland and Beoieiarlee Olatj
and Herb'i Dlaouss tbe Ventaoelan.
Site at ion Condidon of the Treasury Odd
Beaervr. ,
, By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington. December 21. The
statement is made this morninsr bv a
verv prominent Senator standing close
to Speaker Reed that the Republican
plan had been agreed upon. The House
will refuse to agree to the Senate amend
ment to tbe holiday recess resolution
and both bodies will necessarily be kept
in session, i ne . r resident in bis mes
sage says be needs money. Tbe Repub-
licans will give it to him. The Commit
tee on Ways and Means announced to
day will begin at once the work of con
structing a revenue bill that will furnish
the funds to meet tbe expenses of the
Government. English imports will
be .hit hard, and money thrcugh
this method,, the Republicans ' say.
will be plentiful. The bill will.
it is said, be considered bv the
Ways and Means Committee during the
holidays and it will make little difference
whether or hot the House has a quorum. -Tbe
bill will be passed in the House as
speedily as possible and sent to the-Sen-
ate. Republicans profess to beTrove that
the President will sign it and tbere are
Democratic Senators wbo declare tbey
will vote lor such a bill before they will
vote for bonds.
The President this afternoon -ap
proved the bill appropriating $100,000
for tbe expenses of the commission to
inquiie into the Venezuelan boundary
matter. The Executive approval was
given to tbe measure as soon ss the offi
cial copy reached tbe President.
At the close ot business to-day tbe
Treasury gold reserve stood with ail'
withdrawals out at tS8.841.050.
To-dav s gold withdrawals amounted
to $190,000 for domestic use.
Secretary Olney and Secretary Her
bert had along conference with Presi- '
dent Cleveland to-dav about tbe present
and probable future aspects of tbe Ven
ezuelan situation. Mr. Ulney and tbe
President, it is understood, discussed
tbe appointment of the Venezuelan
Commission authorized by Congress.
According to the wording of the resolu
tion authorizing the commission,
the commissioners are directed to
ascertain tbe true divisional boundary
between Venezuela and Britisb Guiana.
This, of course, makes their work so
much more difficult and increases tbeir
responsibility. It was said to day that :
when the report of tbe com miss on is
received the President will adopt one of
two courses. He will either send the
findings of the commission to Congress
witb a request for action, or else issue a
proclamation declaring the, true boun
dary to be that ascertained by the com
missioners. What would follow tbis lat
ter action can only be surmised, but it
is probable that the President would
use it as tbe basis lor anotber
attempt to secure Great Britain's agree- ..
ment to arbitration before taking any
radical step, provided, of course, that
the commissioners did not sustain the
extreme claims ot 'the British Govern
ment to the disputed territory.
Mr. Herbert s talk with tbe President
related, it is understood, to the projected
visit of Rear Admiral Bunce's squadron
to the vicinity of the Venezuelan coast.
It cannot be ascertained wbetber any
change was made in the itinerary. Ad
miral Bunce will have an interview to
morrow with Secretary Herbert on tbe
subject. . .
Tbe following is stated on tbe best
authority to be tbe plan of relief which
will be discussed by the Ways and
Means Committee during the Christmas
recess, wbich it is confidently expected
will be entered upon on Monday next
The programme which the Republican
leaders of the House have now tenta
tively in. mind is to temporarily provide .
from thirty to forty-five millions more .
revenue by some brief amendments of
the tariff not involving general tariff
revision these amendments to expire
at the end of thirty months; to
give the secretary of the Treasury
authority to issue three per cent, bonds
as a popular loan to maintain the coin
redemption fund; and for no other pur
pose, with a proviso that the redeemed
greenbacks shall not be used to meet
current expenses, but be retained so long
as necessary as part of tbe redemption
fund; to authorize national banks to is
sue circulating notes to the par of tbe
bonds deposited as security, and to re
duce the tax on national bank circula
tion; and to authorize the issue of cer
tificates of indebtedness to meet a tem
porary deficiency Ot the revenue until
the revenue can be provided.
FINANCIAL SITUATION.
New York Banks . Solid leading Bankers
Think tbe Administration Has Made a .
Serious Mistake.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York. Dec 21. The New York
financier says ; The extraordinary con
ditions which sent money up to 80 per
cent, and caused a collapse of values on
the New York Stock Exchange Friday,
are not shown fully in the bank state
ments for the week ending Saturday.
Tbere was a sharp contraction Of $8.-
844.800 in loans, a decrease of $2,743,7 po
in cash holdings and of $5,764,700 in de
posits, the. result of the week's opera
tions, reducing the excess reserve by $1,-
802.525. - -
The New York banks have, however,
nearly eighteen millions in cash over the
legal requirements and their action in
throwing immense amcunts of money
at low rates on the market Friday, when
it seemed that the panic of 1893 was to
be duplicated in a more serious way, en?
titles them to the lasting respect of the
nation. They stood together, animated
by a common purpose, and when the
present scare has blown over the true
extent of their heroic and patriotic en
deavors to stem an adverse current will
be better understood and more fully ap
preciated. It is impossible in the present course
of events to tell what the next week may
bring forth but the clearing house ba,nks, ,
while operated as purely business insti
tutions, will by their firm policy of unity
do more than any other agency to up
hold credit and maintain real values.
Leading bankers here universally de
plore the Venezuelan blunder, and a die
patch from Chicago to the Financier
says that nineteen out of twenty promi
nent bank omcers mtet viewed think
that the Administration has made a
serious mistake. A Boston special to
this paper says that bank officers thcie
talk in a similar strain.
The total deposits of New York banks
are now $517,290,800 or $60,000,000 less
than the highest figure reached during
the year. Loans are $9,000,090. higher
than the lowest point. With the pros
pect of a large gold loan next week some
of tbe $70,000,000 in specie held by tbe
banks will be probably absorbed by tbe
Treasury and the money market will, in
all likelihood record the highest regular
quotations of the year. When the war'
scare ebbs there ought to be an influx of
foreign money in volume sufficient to
rapidly lower rates. ; '
- Morganton Htrald: Dogs made
a raid on the sheep in a portion of Up
per Creek township last Saturday night
and killed about 80 haad belonging to
Messrs. Francis Kincaid, T. C McGimp
sev and John McFalls. Haywood
Poteet, tbe sweet singer of Filppersvule.
is only 46 years of age and was married
at .the early age of seventeen. . His wife
isot tbe same age. Tbey have bad 19
children to bless their hearth twins
coming three times. All tbis in 22 years,
the first birth not occurring till two years
after marriage.