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We published' a few days ago a list of the States which are counted i as" opposed to the1 frfce coinage of silver, and a list of the States which are counted to be in favor of free silver. While these lists may not be entirely accurate they are doubtless nearly so. They show that the free silver sentiment prevails in the South and West and that the ami free sil ver sentiment prevails in the center andthejSast. This means that the more wealthy Stale, in which the great money-centers are located, are opposed to the free.cpinage of silver, and that the poorer States, which have to look to the. money centers for their supplies' of currency desire the free coinage of silver, The one doesn't want it because it will make -money "cheap," as they call it, and the other wants it for that very rea son. When we get down to the bot-' torn of it it is business with both, and each is acting for what it believes to be its best interests. . There are people,, of course, who 7 view, this question from a different standpoint, from the standpoint of whether this or that policy would be the best or the worst for the country -as a whole, but these are the excep- t'to;. for in ninety-nine cases out of a ideed people's views on this Question are influenced by the effect tney. Deiieve tne adoption ot one or the other policy would have on them. The protective, tariif was contended I for and supported . by those classes who derived personal benefit from it,' ; although they had ; the cheek to pre tend that they were; actuated . by patriotic - motives, and it was op posed by-, the masses of the people, who after they saw through this fraudulerrt-pretence, got tired pay , ing tribute to enrich the protected classes. '. So the' money i combines are contending for a particular finan cial policy which would enable them Mo draw tribute from the people , as they have " been j doing, and as the ; protected classes bretended to be ac tuated by unselfish and patriotic mo tives so they pretend to be actuated by unselfish and patriotic motives, t.The history of the demonetization of stiver is one intense selfishnes, and the same selfishness that inspired it has been conspicuous in its main tenance ever since. The Rothschilds never thought of favoring the de monetization of silver until they be came wealthy enough to become money-lenders to nations ' : iEngland never cpnsented to the demonetiza tion of silver until she became the creditor nation of the world, and the demonetization of silyer never would have become an accomplished fact in this country if the bond-holders hadn't secured ihe passage of an act pledging this country to'the payment of its obligations in win1. Having secured "that the next move was "to demonetize silver which made their claims payable in gold, thus practi cally doubling the amount of the obligations they held. . This is the genesis of the demonetization of sil ver in other tountries and in this. .rmt jnose states wnica are op posed to the free coinage of silver, and give as a reason for being op posed to it that it would'reduce us to a silver basis, We not only opposed to that but to, any increase in the vol ume of -the currency which would . deprive them of the monopoly of , money-lending which they have now. They now control the money supplies and they are fighting! to . maintain that monopoly. It is simpiy tne despotism of money xrampies down everything that dis putes Us right to absolute supremacy. if the money powers which domi nate those States were disposed to do the fair thing by other -States - which suffer from a scarcity of cur- rency, and they were honest in their opposition to the free coinage of sil ver because, as they allege, they fear that it would reduce us to a silver , basis, why def they oppose the just de- mands Of the South and the West '; for the repeal of the bank tax. which L.XXVII. il would enable these States to estab lish State banks and sudoIv them selves with a currency which would meet their -local needs "and enable thera to do business without depend ing on the money centers jfor the currency necessary to do it? The only monetary proposition they have ever favored, which was a departure from the present monopolistic, on- just and oppressive system, Is the proposition to authorize the national banks to issue notes to the fall par value of the bonds they have de-x posited, which is proper and right, and is not obiected to bv the friends ; r .... . . . i . of free, silver.r The reason why the money powers favor ' this is! because at gives them an additional: circula tion! of about $30,000,000 when they see fit to - use it, or there may be a demand for more notes than they have in circulation. If they were ' particularly aniious to allay the sllvef agitation and were not as anxious, to retain control of the volume of the currency as . they are to pfevent the free' coinage of silver, tljey' would do the fair if not the generous thing by, the poorer States' and consent to tire removal of the obstacle to the establishment of State banks instead, of pitting ob stacles in the way and continuing t5 wield the despotism of dollars over the financially less favored States. If they contend that the! demand for the free coinage of silver is an unreasonable demand, because it would degrade our national ; cur rency, . they cannot say tnat aDout State banks, for theirs wou'ld not be a national but a local jcurrency which would be based altogether upon ' State laws and would affect only the people who were willing t6 tssu?, to take ana enaorss it. . It would be simply a convenient me i dium of exchange (as money is) and a substitute for the money needed and which the people of the poorer States cannot have under the present discriminating, sectional, unjust, op pressive and monopolistic .jmonetary system. If the money powers in the money centers be sincere and honest in their desire to allay the free silver agitation, let them do the , fair thing by the people of the States which snffer from a scarcity of currency; and give them a chance to help themselves in their own way without keeping them forever under the iron heel of a selfish and grinding des potism. ; . KDI02 MEBTIOJT. The reports on the business situa tion for the past week are P, less sat isfactory than anticipated and the number of business failures through out the country is considerably larger than for the corresponding week of last year. We do not know what may hav,e been 'anticipated, but we do not see what any one had ' upon which to base- any very high antici pations. People must have some thing to eat and something to .wear, and these they must buy if they have money with which to buy them, but with the low prices of farm products of all kinds including cattle, horses, mules, sheep and hogs, the rural pop nlation is forced to use economy and the result, of that is a falling off in trade which makes itself felt in the trade centers and in th ; trade be tween nations. One class of our peo pie cannot suffer without all being affected to a greater or less degree The planter who is forced to sell his' cotton for six or seven cents a pound, ot the farmer, who is compelled to sell his wheat for fifty cents a bushel, corn for fifteen cents, or pork for three cents a pound, things about on the. with other same scale, Can t - afford to indulges n dulgy luxuries,' and must . himself : 'and family even deny some of the comforts they would like to have and would have ifj they - could afford it. ; This operates to the detri ment of the merchant, the manufac turer and the many thousands of their employes and other people who get their living or their profits directly or indirectly from the farm. We do not mean to assert'that this is all attributable to the'present pros perity-destroying monetary system, this insane one-standard monstrosity, but we do contend, as earnestly and seriously as if we were solemnly swpm to it, that this jis the main cause. A great country, with the Infinite resources and H vast possi- biiities of this cannot be successfully and prosperously run on' . such a narrow gauge monetary system as the gold monometallists have been trying to run it. j-' "" ,-: -l The Cuban belligerency resolu tions are temporarily hung up in the Senate but they will bass substan tially in the same shape in which they are now. After taking the bold affirmative stand that both Houses have taken they cannot recede with out dishonor and subjecting them selves to the "just rijuculepf the world. This is not to assert that, having hastily been' led into error, they should npt have the candor to acknowledge it, but should persist in it.at all hazards. No. L That would be the persistence of idiocy. They committed no error. They had all the lights before them .that were IBM WJBMKJLl- necessary to guide their steps. ; They had all the information, obtainable, all that, could be obtained that didn't pass through Spanish hands and that wasn't shaped to suit Spanish pur poses, and they had a very large amount of that, too. They had enough to justify the declaration that a state of war exists in Cuba. Well might Senator Sherman hae exclaimed Jo his bluntt- Western, if somewhat impulsive, unsenato rial way: "If war does not exist in Cuba, where outside of ti 11 does it exist?" That would be a pretty hard question to answer. Actual war exists, but not the kind of war prescribed by so called international usage. That kind of war will never ex ist in Cuba, until the belliger ency of the Cubans . is recog nized, and their fighters are put upon the plane of soldiers . and not mere insurrectionists or brigands. , As a matter of fact "the American people sympathize with the j Cubans ; jwith but few exceptions' both Houses of Congress sympathize with them; the President and his counsellors sympa thize with them, why, then, should we fritter away time in mere tech nicalities, which would do us more honor in the breach than in the ob servance, while these people are making a heroic death-struggle to be "free? -This is simply an acknowt gement to the world that while our sentiments are fully known we are deterred by mercenary or other reasons from crystalizing them into action which would do uS honof While our failure to do so will bring us into contempt and cover us with shame. The destiny of Cuba, wheth er to be free or to continue in bond age, depends upon the action of this Government. ir V The U. S. -Treasury received a letter a few days ago enclosingtwo $1 bills. The letter contained noth ing besides the' notes but the legend "Two the chonshinsons . fund," the inference being that the sender wished to. make this contribution to the conscience fund. A person who had to struggle with his chonshon sons as this one did could not have kept this two $Is very long. The fact that here were two ls and not a $2 bill leaves no ground for the suspicion that the conscience smitten individual was an Indianian. Japan is actively at work building up her foreign commerce It is semi officially stated that six steamers will be put on next week to run between Yokohama . and some English port, and that as soon a the vessels can be built a similar numberwlU run be tween Yokohama and some Ameri can Pacific port, . probably Tacoma or San Francisccs This latter pro ject has been in contemplation in Japan for some time. The Japs, it may be incidentally remarked, are hustlers. V Col. John S. Cunningham of Per son county, in this State, is said to be the most extensive tobacco planter in the United States. He will be surprised, probably, to learn that his crop of 3,000,0p0 hills cultivated last year has increased to 300,000,000 hills, as some of the papers which have big fonts of ciphers put it. The uninitiated may infer from this that the Col. operates in a very hilly country. "j - .; Hon. James sTciarkson, of Bur lington, Iowa, the gentleman who is engineering the Allison boom, pre dicts that Allison will be nominated on the last ballot. This is a pretty safe prediction, for if Allison be nom inated at all .it will be on the last ballot, There will ; be no use in keeping on punching the tree after the persimmon has dropped. I A contemporary asks,shall Women smoke?" Well, they shouldn't be forced to, but if they will, who is go ing to stop it? But if they will, they should do the j sensible thing and take to . the good old democratic corn cob pipe, arid eschew the pesti ferous, cigarette, ! fc- An exchange informs us that per fumed butter is the latest society idiocy. , Pshaw. Perfumed butter takes rank with the antiquities. We have seen it so highly perfumed that it would take four boilings and a pound of soda to suppress the odor in a pound of it. ' . An exchange calls- attention to the tact that newspaper pictures of the President shooting docks show him taking, aim at the atmosphere while the ducks are directly over his bead. Those are the ducks that got away. ' ' -:..; The New York Tribune says the Wall Street people have no particu lar preference, for President. They are interested more in the platform than the man. ; They want the plat form and it must be a gold one, too. Please pay your indebtedness, if any, to the Weekly Star - The United States coast defence mon itor Monterey was sighted off Cape Flat tery. Friday nieht. She is bound for Port Richard, Washington, where she will test the new Government diy-docks. A dispatch from - Bombay says that Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), who is lying ill at Jeypore. in the Bombay Presidency, will recover, his condition not being as serious as at first reported. WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY,- MARCH 20; 1896. Please pay your indebtednses, if any, to the Weekly Star. ; TEACHERS - ASSEMBLY. NO DECISION AS TO THE PLACE OF ANNUAL! MEETING. XConnt Ai7 acd AsheyiUo Offering loduoa- i meets to the Oontmlttce HariDB the Wt - tar 1a Charge Baasell Flgbuns Dockery ' for the OaberntorUl OBcmtnat'otk The ' Ootctcoi' Qoard-CoL MoClaia ot Phila. delphta SDteriaiced by Gov. Caw j -Special Star Corrtifiondence.1 Raleigh, N, C, March 14. :Tbe special pommittee sppoioted to decide upon a place for the annual meet ing of the Teachers' Assembly will not meet here to-day, as was expected. The Wilmington committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce anticipated coming here, to-day, but T Secretary Parker notified the committee that there woold be no meeting here to-day . Prof. Joyner , is in 'Mount Airyk whither he has gone to listen to the proposition from that town. I It it poi- sible that tnere may oe.no meeting: of the committee. In this event the loca tion will be selected by correspondence. If there Is a meeting it will likely occur next Saturday. ..) "Hh-. : j r -: k j; Secretary Parker received Asheville's proposition this morniug through Mayor Blair. He cites the many attractions In the ' Land of the Sky." and states that reduced rates have been, obtained from hotels and liverymen. The Battery Park will charge $2.00 per day for members of the Assembly and all other hotels $1 00 per day. A one-way rate for the round trip has been eff sred by the railroads. ! ' Mr. Will Wynne has established a tel egraph line, with his new invention, "The Telegraph Alarm," attached. Col. A. B. 'Andrews. Vice President! of the Southern, examined- the invention this morning while at work.i 'v : j "Judge Russell and: Col. Dockery are I' fighting away tor the Gubernatorial nomination, regardless ol tne talk ol tne Populists' refusal to support either can didate. The interesting question has been evolved whether i or not the Re publicans would allow . the Populists to step in and take the Gubernatorial plum, which is worth all the other offices com bined, in that it carries all the State patronage with it. It is not at all an- .likely that the Republicans would put out a straight ticket in that event. The Republicans have all banked on nomi natine the Governor. I i A. J. Daniel, formerly chef at the Yar borough, has gone to his home in Gaines ville. Ga. ; -n ' -I-"-- X- 1 I ' The Governor's .Guard has organized a dab in their1 armory. They have a reading room, j parlor and I billiard room and bath rooms I It is exclusively for the use of members of the company. j. The Agricultural Bulletin has -15.000 circulation and the list keeps increasing. I Col. A. K. McClnre, editor of the Philadelphia Times, and a party of ladies arrived in the city yesterday on the .private car "Wildwood," which is used by President Cleveland. They visited points of interest about the city and Col. McClure was entertained by Governor Carr during the evening. The party leaves for Tampa, F la., this after noon. i SERIOUSLY BURNED. j A Cclared Woman Eo gated in WMhlng ; J. i Clothes. :i j V; : ' ' A colored woman by the name of Lucy Hill was terribly burned yesterday morning at 4 o'clock, while at work washing clothes in the yard of a dwell ingast south of the cotton factory, her clothing igniting from a fire in the yard. Miss Cynthia Watson and Mrs. Minnie Millinof told a Star reporter that the woman was washing for them and when they heard her. scream for help they f ran cut of the I . house and tried to put the fire oatrbnt she canght ' hold of Miss Watson and she could not get loose until her hands and arms were severely burned. Messrs. A. M. Waddell, Jr and Don MacRae, who were in the Cotton Mills office, ran to her assistance, and by throwing their overcoats around the woman extin guished the flames, but not until 'she was completely rid of her clothing; She was burned from head to foot. ; She was at once sent to the City Hospital, where. Dr. A. H. Harms dressed her i wounds, and last night she was resting quietly; but there was not much hope for her recovery. v, " - 'h-V'S.''! ; SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Winston Sentinel i . Eight bar rels containing about , 400 gallons of whiskey were placed in the depot at El kin last week to he shipped to Deputy Collector Alspaugh at Winston. The Times says it was owned by J. M. Yates and he surrendered- it to the Govern ment rather than pay the tax.. The tax on whiskey is tl 10 and it is only selling at about $1.15. per gallon. ( Greenville Reflector'. A two-and-a-balf-year old child of Henry Dew was burned to death on H. C Tu mage's place, in Edgecombe county, Wednes day afternoon. The child went with its mother out in the field where some stumps were being burned, and while playing too near the fire its clothing caught. The child's screams attracted the mother, but it was so badly ' burned before the fire could be put out! that death followed in a few hours. ri , Sanford Express:- -Mr. Thomas Caddell died at his home here yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock. He was taken sick Monday .evening of meningitis and lived only two days. A unique illicit distillery was captured in this county by revenue officers some days ago. . It. was made of three pieces of wood and one piece ot zinc' The men who operated it told the revenne officers that it was the most .productive still in the State that they could put three bushels of meal in it and get therefrom 10K gallons of 100? Fayetteville Observer'. I Mrs. Mary McGill, wife of , Mr. Neill McGill, died at her residence in 71st this morn ing in her 85th year. - Capt. R. A. Southerland met with quite a serious ac cident this morning. While walking on the platform in front of the A. C. L. depot he slipped on the snow and Jell, dislocating, his hip and being otherwise bruised about the body. ; Nancy Kelly drove a mule to Wmi McDonald's house in Flea Hill township and hitched it to a tree while she went in to sit up with ). a : corpse. During her absence some one stole the team and though dil gent search was made no trace of the thief could be discovered. - , , - Albert Wallace was banged, at Pekin, IU.,' yesterday for the murder of his later. Mrs. Tohn Bowlesbv. February 19. 1895. He made no statement on the scaffold. ' ' j , . THEaCOLO WAVE. : It Pfotah'y Caused Great Damage ta True: J j '.-, Farms South ot Wdmiagton. , : .The cold wave lowered the tempera ture yesterday morning In the Wilming ton, section to 86 degrees. The Weather Bnreau reported frost south to Pensa cola, Florida, with freezing temperature in- the Carol! nas and Georgia. There was no frost here, a high wnd prevail ing' Wednesday - night and yesterday morning.' Bat the conditions last night indicated frost this morning. - 1 ; - No advices were received yesterday as to the effects of the cold wave and frost south of Wilmington; but the damage must have been serious to truck growers in Florida. Georeia and even South Car olina. The Charleston News and Courier only a day or two ago said, "the Florida planters, are ' already shipping at big prices. The Charleston truck farmers have already planted their potato crops and they, are now putting down the bean crop. ; Tne berries are fruiting and if circumstances are not too advene berry shipments should begin in two weeks. The celery plants have recovered from the frosts as have the green peas, but the farmers, as a rule, are replanting and it is expected that both crops may -bear. The fields are alive with people hilling np for. cucumbers, melons, f qiash. man goes and many -other plants which the soil gives to the industrious farmer." . 1 p -' aa ' ' The ateamer Commodore. . !"- v The alleged filibustering steamer Com modore left Charleston, S. C, 'yesterday morning, loaded with arms and ammuni tion. A Press dispatch to the Star says: ' .-.'.' .W-"- The Commodore went to sea a lew min utes after 7 o'clock a. m. She left her dock two days ago with the intention of going to sea. At first she was detained by the lack. of a second engineer and subsequently the weather 'outside was too rough. She - is regularly cleared from this port for Tampa. 'The Cubans here say that she will return to Charles ton in two weeks. There seems to be no doubt that she is carrying arms to Cuba, but just how she proposes to get there no one except ' her captain knows. PENDEE P0IHTS. The Death , of M j. MoOlammy Blah Bohool Ex9telaei Sttndaid Orate Fao tory Supfrrio Court The Berry Crop. , Star Correspondence 1 Burgaw, March 12. ' Our people are stiil sad over ' the un timely end of cur distinguished citizen Mai. McClammy. Our high school closes on the evening of the 20th inst. The efficient teachers Misses Betha and Ethel Herring, have grven entire satisfaction. Preparations are being made for a conceit by the chil dren, followed by a festival for the ben efit of the Baptist Church' here; a big time is expected.. t .' :-. Our Standard crate factory is in oper ation. It has turned, out five hundred crates and promises a good many more. Oar court is just over and not a pris oner was sent off. There is one prisoner in jail lor costs, and he will be out in a day or so. Our jail $oors are wide open the year round. Can this' be beaten by any county in Eastern Carolina? The berry crop so far is elegant : and with good weather the yield will be large here. Already truck drummers are numerous in the land! : l. T. C. ''THE CONFEDERATE MUSEUM. 'The Confederate Memorial Literary Society received in June, 1894. from the city of Richmond, the mansion which was occupied by the Hon. Jefferson Divis as his' residence while he was President of the Confederacy one of the handsomest houses in Richmond, and standing in spacious grounds. ' ; With indefatigable energy this Society raised the funds necessary to : make the house a fire proof Musenm, where Con federate relics, Southern -memorials, and the archives of the Southern Historical Society are collected and carefully pre served. '' . -A room, bearing the distinctive name, shield and colors of the State it repre sents, ' is .assigned to each State of the Confederacy, and is a repository for me morials from that State. A Regent and a Vice-Regent 'are appointed to repre sent each State and to assume the care andvexpense cf their respective rooms collecting by loan, donation, or other wise contributions of what the'y think will make their rooms attractive. " The North Carolina room is a mag nificent room, but it is empty and is en tirely dependent en; the State for fur nishing relics of the terrible struggle, and some little money is an absolute ne cessity now, if we would sustain our rep utation among the other States. , ; The old North State gave more sol diers than almost any other State, and the hearts and homes-mast be full of sweet memories and sacred relics. The women here have started this work of love; will not the men and women of the State take op the work now acd make North Carolina room one to be proud of? Original' documents, pictures, music, books written during the war or about the war, arms, articles of any kind that will tend to show the habits and manner of living of the people and soldiers of the Southern States, from 1861 to 1865, are valuable . and interesting. The Society suggests that these . contributions be given as a memorial of some soldier, sailor, or patriot; some battle, siege.-or march the memory of which the donor desires to preserve. To each article should be attached the name of the per son who gives it, and a record of the person, custom, or event it commcmo rates. .-. . ' - . " . Should such memoranda , exceed a convenient length, they maybe recorded in the books of the Society. For further information, apply to Mrs. Thcs. D. Neat, 408 E. Main street, Richmond, Va.,' Vice-Regent of North Carolina. - : , j : FAYETTEVILLE P0ST0FFICE. Fayetteville, N. C., March Editor Wilmington Star: The Fayetteville postoffice was offi cially turned over yesterday to the new incumbent, our old friend, W. D. Gaster, whom we congratulate upon his appoint ment, and wish him success. He is a clever fellow and a good Democrat. One word is due the retiring postmas ter, Benjamin H. Henderson. The patrons of the -office with one accord say that be has filled the place to their entire satisfaction; that from first to last he was oolite and accommodating. He is certainly a credit to his race. That he was competent, his full term of ser vice attests. No fault could be found. This is saying a good deal, but it is truth, and from a white : 13 Democrat. - Miss Annie Southerland, who has been in , Wilmington visiting her sister, - Mrs. Jno. J. Kelly, returned to her home at Kenansville yesterday. CBIHIff AL COTJBT. Winding TJp the Business of the Tera--Tha Grand Jury Submit Report. ' -The Criminal Court practically con cluded the business of the term yester day; when the. grand jury submitted their report, as follows, and were dis charged : :."V" ;;' j-i To the Hon. O.P. Meares, ud?e of the . Criminal Court of- New Hanover County: , . . V. -..j - ; - We, the grand jury of this term, do herewith present . you with our report, with recommendations, etc. ' x We have examined Into and acted upon thirty-nine cases, and have found thirty-four true bills and five not true billsbesides many other matters that we have tried to ferret out. ; We have visited the jail, or county prison, and we find everything there very neat and dean and in good order. The prisoners make no complaint as to treat ment or provisions. We examined the provisions in a cooked and raw state and find the quality and quantity good, and we cheerfully commend Mr. King, the jailor, for his good management. " We would like to call the attention of the county commissioners to one thing which we think of vital importance' to- tne. neaitn -ot the . prisoners, and that is the necessity of a bath house, acd the compelling of prisoners to wash dean -before, being placed in Confinement; and also, the necessity ol changing clothing Jor a prison suit. In this way- all of the vermin and filth would be eradicated fronr their persons; ana wouia tend to tne comiort ot all concerned. We have also visited and inspected the County Home and Work house, and we find everything in very good order and very neatly kept and clean; the Inmates cheerful and no complaint from any of them; plenty of provisions and wood, acd in every room a good fire. All the inmates expressed themselves as well satisfied. ! , We also wish to express our opinion as to something concerning the City of .Wilmington, which is a part of this county and furnishes most ot the busi ness for this court and grand jury. Many and bitter complaints are. made of the houses of ill-fame, especially the locality of Fourth street between Church and Castle, and we think that an officer should be stationed continually in that neighborhood,! especially . at night, to protect the interests ot the respectable citizens of that locality, as it is almost a matter of impossibility for a grand jury to get any hold upon the class of people complained ol. We would lurtuer recommend to the city govern ment the necessity . ot employing a detective to ferret out the rascality and abominable dens of Immorality and iniquity that exist in this city of churches and Christian people. No one has any idea of the quantity and quality of it who' has not examined -into it. It is almost impossible for a jury to get at them; in many instances they are kept up and fostered, by citizens who own and rent the property to such peo ple and it could be in many instances remedied if they would only inquire and look into the class that inhabit these houses, which they could -very readily find out from most any of the officers of the police. - :' - - We further recommend that the city of Wilmington utilizs some of the pris oners in improving the road on Fourth street to Smith's creek on the city limits, as we find the county road in much bet ter condition than the city's street, and this being a much used thoroughfare it should be kept in better condition. . Very respectfully, n , JjNO.T. KEEN. 1 ! . ' ' Foreman. Cold Weather. Cloudy weather yesterday morning protected, this section from frost.- The temperature, however, was near the freezing point, the minimum reported by the Weather Bureau being 83 de grees. : Frost was reported from Jack sonville, Fla., and ' Charleston, S. C, with minimum temperature 44 degrees. There were light flurries of snow in Wil mington in the morning. The weather - South has been more severe than here. Reports from Holly Springs, Water Valley, .Columbus and Canton, Mississippi, and . Tuscaloosa Alabama, were that snow; fell all day Thursday, but the snow melted as fast as it fell. At Greenville, Miss., it fell to a depth of lour inches and great damage has been done to the fruit crop and tender vegetables. i Saya It' m Fake Btorx. fine's Weekly, published at Green ville, N. C, says: The Newbern Journal has published an account of the disinterment of Charges Wooten, who lived near. John son's: Mills, where he' died and was buried about fife "years ago. About a month ago his remains were disinterred and removed. The ournaf s informant says the body was turned on one side and one sids of the coffin broken off. showing that he bad revived and made a terrible straggle for liberty. We have seen and talked with a gen tleman who lives within a mile and a half of where the disinterment was made, who has seen ssveral of the parties who assisted in it, in fact passed by while it was being made, and he says the whole thing is a lie. Cotton Rsaetp'a and Export. I - ' ' Receipts of cotton here yesterday 80S bales; same day last year 125. Receipts for the week ended March 18th. 960 bales; same week last year,. 4,810. Receipts lor the crop year to this date 159 762 bales; to same date last year, 226.405. V ' ; ' ' Exports since . September 1st, 1895, domestic, 21,935, against j 17,489 last year; foreign, 128,331; last year, 192.293 bales. ( . j ': V Stock at this port, ,9,795 bales; at same date last year, 17,998. : . . . The Pair Outlook. ' The Subscription Committee of the Wilmington Fair Association Is meeting with success, and everything points. towards the best Fair in the State. ' The .merchants are subscribing liberally and country subscriptions', are being re ceived, showing that not only Wilming ton, people but citizens of adjoining counties are becoming interested. The committee have been working faithfully and will make another round to-morrow or Tuesday, preparatory to making report Tuesday nighL . - ; If $2,000 can be raised in the adjoin ing counties, the city will come up with the $3,000; j , ' " ' :'-"" . I Dominic O'Grady, the Roman Catho lic priest who killed Mary Gilmartin two years ago and who had been confined in the strong ward of the Cincinnati Hos pital for several months, was yesterday adjudged insane and removed to Long view Asylum. v ' NO. 21 MACE0 AND GOMEZ.1 THE INSURGENT LEADERS RAIDING IN HAVANA PROVINCE. ,' " Beporta of aa Engagement inWhloh the Bebela Defeated rtu Spanish Troops-Continued Destruction of Cane on Sugar Flan- " tatlont. ..'-r: ;;., ' By Telegraph to the Moraicx Stan Havana, March"; 14, Via Key West, Marcn - i. weanesaay vjomez ana Maceo,' who were in the - province of Matanzas, separated, Gomez remaining in the vicinity cf Maceo moved west. Jovellanos, while The Government troops decided to give their attention to Maceo, who showed a tendency to re treat towards Havana. The columns commanded by Gens. Bernal and Prats, Cols. Vicuna and Iaclan, Tort and Me Una, and the Almanza battalion,' formed a combination to encircle Maceo knd prevent bis entrance into Havana pro vince. The official announcement was made at the Palace Thursday of 'the concentration 01 tne seven columns. The result was anxiously awaited. Yes terday the Government said that Maceo declined an engagement and had i en tered .Havana province. From other sources it is learned Maceo discovered the combination and with Tacrat and Banderas' forces, numbering over 10,000 fell upon the Almanza battalion, which happened to be a raw one.recently arrived from Spain, broke it to pieces near Los fajoi, rode over the remains and crossed the Havana line, leaving the government comomauon iu the rear. Maceo passed south of Gaines and struck the railroad north of JPantanamo, removed the track and telegraph wires from the trocha and caused consternation in the block houses -along the strong line. !, Ia the vicinity of Paso Redondo he burned two bridges, and was last reported golog in the direc tion 01 nnar uci Kio. Gen. Weyler is very anery .over! the failure of the columns to prevent Maceo's return, espsclally since be had last pro claimed the provioce free of insurcents The government troops are now being rushed i west in pursuit of Maceoil and the strong line is again- being strength ened. - i j . There is no improvement in the situa tion in other provioces. The bpanisb hold only three towns in the western province. Pinar Del Rio, Candelaria and Artemisia. .' -;.. :.). . k- In Matanzas many thousand acres of cane have been burned in. the last ten davs,. railways destroyed and towns at tacked. There have been encounters daily. The rebels are more numerous than ever. Thesame is true of Santa Clara and Santiago provinces. Gen. Weyler's recent decrees are being rigidly enf orced, causing j panic in many sec tions.: . f-.--ff . ' : i - i Walter Grant Dygeart, the American arrested and supposed to be . the rebel leader, El Iaglesita. is still in jail at Gui nez. He is an innocent citizen. Havana, March 14. The insurgent forces under Gen.. Maceo attacked. Ban tamabo, in the province of Havana, to day. The garnsonof the place repulsed the attack. The rebels during their retreat burned a few houses on the out skirts of the town. . ' 1 .-' " Washington, March 14. Mr J1 Gon-i -zales de Quesda, secretary, of the Cuban delegation, to-day received the following letter from Maj. Gen. Sanchez, of the in surgent army, in relation to ! the great battle fought on the 8th of February in Villa Clara : ! . I Dear Friend I had a great 'battle on the 8th of this month in Villa Clara. in Via Jacas Gordas.- It lasted five hours In the open field. The enemy's forces were more ihan 1,400 men. I fought with a thousand and the Spanish troops were unable to advance one yard from their square, i The result Of the battle was on lour side seven killednd fifty-eight wounded, and a few horses killed and . wounded; as I gave the battle i. dismounted.- The enemy, I know positively, had two hun dred and tbirtv-nve Killed and wounded. We captured horses, saddles, blankets and other articles. I have to lament the death of some officers and of Major Aurelio Noy. who died the following day from a wound received in the charge, The battle of the 8th has been the greatest and most considerable in Las Vilas. The war is powerful ia the west ern provinces. Ia the rest of the island the enemy is filled with tear and has done nothing in this Campaign, notwith standing their lying declarations. ! ! Serafin Sanchez, ! ' Vj Major General. HAVANA.March 14. The Cuban force under command of Maceo is near Poso Redondo, ' moving in the direction of Pmar del Rio. Several columns of troops have been sent in pursuit of Maceo and other columns have been or dered to prevent his entrance lets the western province.. I A SUCCESSEUL bWiNDLE. The Most Sztenciya In the Hsolog Brer Ferpatratsd in History of the United States. . ' '". j : By Telegraph to the Morning Star, Chicago. March 14. One of the most extensive and successful swindles in the history of racins in the United States was perpetrated on the pool room keepers of the country to day. ; The Conspirators had agents in every city where gambling on racing is carried on . and the money was placed with a freedom 1 which indicates that the schemers ' were backed with all . the capital ' necessary to make the fraud a gigantic success.: That their plans were caret ally laid is evidenced by the fact that money was distributed by telegraph from New Orleans and Chicago twenty-four hours in advance. , The last race at New Orleans was selected as the medium for the fraud. When the race was finished, the news was flashed from the track all overi the country that "Royal Nettie" had won.; Soon after the bets bad been paid the suspi cions of the book-makers were aroused but it was more than an hour after the race had been . won that they learned that "Plug" bad come in first. To Chi cago, "Koyai wetue was piayea ueaviiy in every pool room in town, and it is be lieved that the agents of the conspi rators secured from $15,000 to $18,000, It is said tbat 1 $5,000 was sent to Louis ville from here last night to play on the race, and $1,000 was telegraphed from New Orleans to be plaved here. The first odds from New Orleans quoted Royal Wet tie" at 13 to 1 and she was nibbled i at . by the pikers. . When the second betting came in giving "Nettie' at 8 to 1. agents cf the swindlers began patting their money on her and kept it up until the i horses were off.: One of the large rooms here took all the money they could get, but bad to cut the, odds to 8 to 1 at the post. The conspirators are not ! known here, and it is believed tbat the rooms will not recover a cent of the money paid, Two . Pullmans filled with guests o the Southern Railway will leave Atlanta Tuesday for Philadelphia to attend the launching of the-Atlanta, a new steam ship which is to run out oi Norfolk in connection-with the Southern's rail lines, Miss Izea Glenn, of Atlanta, daughter 01 v ex-Mayor Glenn, will ennsten tne ship. ' , .. aT Faine's Celery G ompouDd Mrs. J. A; ; .Sample Owes Her Strength to This the" Best ; of AH ; Remedies.1 i ' For the unfortunate who lie awake, staring at the ceiling and- counting the . strokes of the clock, every sleepless night, ' ia ail iiuilf. I ( Mrs. J. A. Sample, of 1558 Broad way r- New Yorkj city, was afflicted with insom nia until her nerves were on the verge of prostration. She thinks her condition ' was due to indigestion, t Here is what Mrs. Sample says; !'": ': : ' ;V .p ' "l nave used fames celery compound: with marked and decided benefit. It is especially useful in insomnia, arising ' from indigestion and poorly nourished nerves. :'-J r"''. j-.' ;j" ' " I should add : that my granddaugh ter. Vera! Haifleigh; was so thin and' puny at the age of ten as to cause ns the greatest anxietyj We had no difficulty in inducing her to; take Maine's celery 1 compound. To-day the roses bloom in ' - her cheeks, and I never saw a healthier, stronger child than Paine's celery com- pound has made her." . ' ' The brain is the centre ot the nervcus r system. Sleep alone rests this vital or- J gan, together with the nerves. JDunng the waking hours the nervous jystera works incessantly Poor sleep means a poor nervous condition, and prolonged .insomnia Heads in every case to prostra tion, anq too oiten to dread insanity; The mischief that results from weak- . ened nerves is much greater and more destructive than most folks even '' dream of. - 'v -t' ' ':.' . The all-important thing- for nervus, run dbwd persons, and for those who are losing sleep is that Paine's celery com pound builds up the whole physical sys tem, and by improving the digestion, and regulating tne nerves it insures sound, refreshing sleep, i F Ia winter most women and many men lead hothouse lives. A ' flagging appe tite, a disposition to pick at this dish and that, rather than to eat a square meal, is among the early Indications of failing: health. Then comes delay, in falling asleep and the fretful, uneasy feel ing the next day 4 1 Deliverance, from such a miserable condition by. the use of Paine's celery , compouad has caused men : and women from very "section of the United States to write sincere, heartyl words of praise and thankfulness for this grand inyigorator. People er joying per fect health sometimes, wonder at. this gratitude; but whoever has suffered from prostration of the nerves, of whichr in somnia is one of the symptoms, will' un derstand how hard it is to overstate the torment of this condition. And . who ever has been made completely well by . PaineV1 celery compound feels that -no words can overstate the joy and gratitude such persons feel. . This ia the state of mind ot thousands of nervous, sjckly, broken-down persons who haye used Paine's celery compound and been made well.' Mrs. Sample tells of the happy result in the case of her grandchild. ..One of , the most conspicuoui instances of the remarkable poei of Paine's celery 7 compound over debility is shown in the relief it has adorded children. Ut course the dose is adapted to the age of the little patient. The compound purifies the blood and corrects any tendency to constipation. Pale, puny -children are made vigorous, rosy acd healthy by this incomparable remedy. y -r ' -fv KENTUCKY LEG IS LAI URE f A Stampede to Carlisle Xxnsetsd but ' It Failed to Comf. JBy Telegraph to the Morning iStr.(lLi ;rjff- Frankfort): March 14. Lieutenant : Governor Worthing ton) says he regards it his duty to call an election to elect a successor to - the late Senator Weissin- eer, of Louisville; He will call the - election beforei Tuesday,, but it cannot be held until eight days after notice is given, and will therefore cut no figure' in the senatorial contest. . . In the House'' Mr. Nance offered a resolution reciting that human life was . more important than the' election of k United States Senaton and as it was re ported tbat pistols and knives were being brought into the chamber the Sergeant- at-Aros should .be Instructed to search '' both males and i em ales before they were allowed on the floor. It was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. - 1 Sheriff Armstrong bad another con- I sultation with the Governor this morn ing, After coming out of theEiecuti ve office I the Sheriff siid the " Gowernor -wanted him to take a squad of militia tq, the Capitol to-day. He told the GoVer- , nor be preferred a posse of citizsns. The Governor also wanted bim to clear, the j cloak: rooms,! but he declined to do so' The Governor proceeded to write out an order but before the Sheriff had arrived at the Capitol, which was again in charge ' of the police, the cloak room crowd had gone over to1 the House to witness the joint session.1 I ' '.'". - Before the Senate filed over to the ; House, Stephenson withdrew the motion to reconsider; the vote by which the seats: of Walton and James' were de clared vacant. When the House was filling up Diinlap was nowhere to be seen Everything was moving along quietly until; the new doorkeeper of the House, Lieutenant Sqarply, a Lexington mili tary officer, undertook to take charge Of the door and prevent Col. Jack China, Tim Williams and others from going in. Doorkeeper Taylor, of the Senate, came up and the House guardian tried to . force him out, too, but Taylor per suaded bim to relinquish the post. . There were -132 present -At Ine joint. . session. The Republicans demanded the (reading of the journal and seemed to be playing jfor delay. The delay pol- r icy seemed abandoned when the snenn and posse arrived. The Republicans again refrained. The Democrats voted as usual until Haywood was reached, and he began , making a speech, changing from Black- buffa to Carlisle. ; The Republicans held ' a hurried consultation and began to vote. , All - the Senators were called ex- cept James and Walton. The House roll fas then caned, iwery Kepuoncan voted for Bovle. Poor voted against ihe Republicans with Edrlngton and 66 , Democrats, i A stampede to tariisie naa been expected, but It failed to come. The ballot resulted: Bsyle 65. Black burn 51, Carlisle 14, Buckner 1, Pettit 1. The j Dint session then adjourned. One of the Republicans said after the joint session:, "The Republicans broke their contract witn one another, iney had agreed in Caucus to elect Boyle or Carlisle to-day." f. Another .said: "We did not expect Poor to vote to-day, and if he had net voted, we intended to vote James and Walton." j . . ' t Wl RELETS. The President has approved the act granting two condemned cannon to the First regiment, North Carolina State Guard. ,' v A telegram received at the Navy De partment yesterday ' reported that the Indiana had touched bottom in Port Royal harbor, but tbat nothing serious i had happened. .r;-.J."..:''Vl ft "The international cheM match be tween Great Britain, Ireland and the United States 01 America was finished to-day and America won by four , and a half to three ana a nan games. l-'-T- WARM 4 4, V-
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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