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In! commenting yesterday "on the ktract of the scarecrow character. ipped from the New York Finah 'd Chroniile, : we referred to the triking similarity of - mstho.ds pur- Led by the high-tariff protection ists nd the advocates ot the goia stan- ard. That they should pursue the lame metnoas is ,no: remancaoie nee they are both actuated by the lame motive, that is to further their W t interest at: the expense of ether's. The present (fight for gold a'fepetitton -of the old fight for rotcction.' i he gold man is now nipiy following the example of the ightarif man. He wanted protec- 0.1' Sh his manufactures ;whileJthe old man ;wants protection for his " The manufacturer wanted protection : on his manufactures be :au53 that enabled him to chargfe a ligher price for (them and fo make n.Wmoney out ' of them; the gold iian Wants protection for ihjs gold )kiusethat enables him to charge a ligher price for.it ad to make more rione'y out of it. " "". ' It is perfectly natural and psrfect y ijz'icil for the Republican party to )2 a g6!d party. for it is a protection itW bat it is unnatural and lllogi- i lt'the. Democratic, party to be a o'd iarty because itj is not a protec- ion parry. Ihe Republican party. hile:hyr)Dcritically;pretending to be the party of the people,. has always been the pirtv of the few aeainst the many, while the proud distinction of the Democratic party has been that it was the party pf the people and fias j always fought their' battles and stood up for them against the 'favored but powerful, few. It was this that gave the Democratic party . its, lasting hold, upon the ; pebple -and kept it alive,, yrhile many other parties, have sprung up, played their brief pari ancl died. Never until the issue was made 0n the money question-was the attempt made to put the Democratic party jn.the attitude of the reresen tiver and j champion of the few against'." tW 'many' and at the many, ' sanler time to boldly assert that this1' Democracy. It would be a bad day for the Democratic party and fo)r the country, too, when this attempt succeeded, for that day the Democratic party-would die, and the people, the plain, honest toilers of the country, would be without a party j to champion their cause: against the plotting combines and the selfish' few. . . .-': ' ' fr Is there" any one . who has noticed "thej swell and-the progress of this monetary movement who cannot see that it is theuprising "of the many to break the vassalage in which they have been held by the present labor- r,phmdering, energy-destroying, lif$ slPP'ng gold system by which the few have made Colossal fortunes and the millions have been kept in pov ey? N ' vV-t: , Whencj this': uprising ot thepeo P'e? Do the masses of the people gather ja city, town, village and country, unless there is something, and something very serious the mat ter? Are they all crazy? Are they I ' vm.i,u ajJOIUSl IUC U1CU HUU ' happen to have monev while thev toil hard,- live hard, and have little or none . That's what some who like the present monetary system, and profit by it, would have us believe. but that is not so. There .is no preju ¬ dice, among the people against the Men who have money simply because f-ney have m jney, for the American i-vuiJic; as a mass nave more sense and intelligence than that, but they know there is-something wrong, and grievously wrong : which marvellous in a system by fortunes are'ac emulated in an incredibly short me, while the ! masses of the People, who were once, pros Perous and contented,' are grow ,us Poorer day, by; day. That's ..at xney object to. It Is 1 not prejudice against the men who have money but weariness with -the sf stem which enriches the few while ,t' keeps the noses ot the many to the m VOL. XXVII. grindstone that has given momen tum and vigor to this demand for a change. in this crashing system and for a return to the ' better, fairer, more honest and more American methods of our fathers, who devised a monetary system for all the people, not to benefit the few, and who never contemplated the outrageous muti lation to which it has been subjected at ihe dictation of foreign and Amer ican money lenders and "" bond dealers. . , i i In this fight the best . leadership and the sturdiest following are with the people and will be with them un til the wrongs against which they protest have .been righted and the supremacy of the people is recog nized, and woe be to the men or the faction which undertake to thwart the people and fasten upon them the chains which they are struggling to shake off. This cannot be done under the pretence of battling tor "sound money," for the 'people un stand what that means and why that catch phrase has been adopted. jjThe silver money which was sound enough for tjheir . fathers fornearljr a century is sound enough for them, and the money which is sound enough-for them they believe sound enough for the men who ( hold Qov ernment bonds and clip coupons, or end money and draw interest. ' Sil ver was the money of the people, Is the money of the Constitution,? and the people, and- the Democratic party, which represents and speaks for the people, declare it shall be re nstated, and so remain. ' MXNOK MENTION, ij Speaking of the cyclone which swung throdgh the West, -j swooped down upon St. Louis' last Wednesi day, and caused such fearful havoc and loss of life, the Philadelphia Ledger gives the' following interest- ng Tacts in reference to destruction by cyclone,, in former years : v. The storm record was not kept with any approach to accuracy, in lormer times m this country, bat in the; fiist hail of the century a number' of disas trous toroadoss are recorded. There was a visitation of the kind in 1810, by whicb as many persons were killed and injured as were killed and injured bv all tne tor nadoes which have swept ths Western country thus fir this 'year, previous to the one which atruck St. Louis yester day. In June. 1843 Adams county. Mis s ssippi, was visited by a tornipo fh-ch killed 500 persons. 1 he l it a; i tie 3 nearly equalled thoie cbargeably to all the cy clones and storms which visited tie en tire country in 1894, and exceeded the storm casualties cf the country in -1895. Tne 'tornado is more likely tp ap pear in May and Juae tuan in otner months, but it seems to have all seasons for its own. On the 9th of February, 1881, there. were sixty of these disturb ances, distributed over the territory ot eight States. The resultant deaths were 800; persons injured, 2,500; buildings de stroyed, estimated at 10,000. The storm which directly caused the greatest loss of human life during the century was that which devastated the Gulf coast of Louisiana in October! 1893, when 2,000 perished. The greatest money loss in flicted by a violent wind storm was that suffered by the residents of Wisconsin end Minnesota in September, 1834. the astimate reaching (4.000.000. There is much discussion as to the causes ot these cyclonic atsturo ances, which are confined to tea par- ticular country, but are more, fre quent in some than in others, iand in some sections "than in others,: but they seem- to have pretty wll de fined paths,-which ought to make the solution of the problem easier, l it has been' noticed that the section of this country which is hemmed in on the North by the Alleghany Moun tains and the Blue Ridge is less sub ject to them than other sections, al though even here they put in ;an oc casional appearance and do some damage, but these mountain ranges act as protectors, and this Southeast section of the country suffers little compared with some other' sections of the ' country where the terrific winds have free range. ! . We have quoted some extracts from the Maxton Blade, a clored paper, on the nomination of J Judge Russell and the methods pursued to secure his nomination. . Here is an- other clipped from last week's issue: . The people ot North Carolina are thoroughly disgusted at the corrupt and disreputable methods used to secure the' nomination of D. L Ruf sill. Some of the pie counter fellows are gleeful over his nomination. Tfaey should not bellow fOo soon, however, for they are not yet out of the woods. We have seen letters from' some of the most prominent Re publicans in the State, both white and colored, and they say they? cinnot swallow Russell.- Now and then some of the Duke's lieutenants succeeed in having themselves interviewed by Democratic, papers and they give it out that everybody will be in line. These lieutenants are not in at all;! they are simply talking through their hats. The fact is there never was so much discon tent over the nomination of anycandi date as there is over the nomination qf Russell for Governor, and the discontent is growing every day. The people have come to -the conclusion that they must be men before they tan belong to any party They recogn'zj that raanboodVis greater than party .ties, and when we all arrive at this topical conclasioa the fol lowers of Judge Russet! will be but few. ' No Republican convention held in this State ever before put at the head of its ticket a candidate whose nomi nation caused one-half the dissat'is faction in the party, as that of Judge Russell has done. This dissatisfac tion is not felt by the colored voters only, who have a deeply rooted an tioathv to Tudze Russell, but is shared very largely by white Repub licahs who assert and believe that his nomination was. forced upon the H patty by trickery and corrupt meth ods. To what extent this antipathy and dissatisfaction can be placated and overcome remains to be seen, but it will take some marvellous leger demain to bring order out of i this chaos, and rope the disaffected into the support of the man they are so unstintingly denouncing now. If - Chairman Harrity had when those reports were .put in circulation as to what he was alleged to have said about the contemplated action of the. Democratic National Com mittee to exclude certain silver (dele gates frona participation in the!. Na tional Convention made a statement similar to that made in reply to Sen- aior-ciect lvioney, ot. Mississippi, as published in the Star, yesterday, he would have saved himself much mis representation and severe criticism. Democrats naturally resented this arbitrary proceeding alleged to be in ! contemplation, which was! pub- ished with such minuteness of de tail as to give it the appearance of a plan that had been discussed and at east partially agreed jUpon. .When silver Democrats began to show their resentment, and a spirit of defiance, and the ' mote 'conservative! gold Democrats expressed, their digap- proVal, quasi denials came, but not until this letter to Senator-elect Money have we had an explicit state-1 - - r ment from Mr." Harrity as to what tie did say. What he says now is all right, for no man who does not in tend to abide in good faith by the actioii of the majority ought to go into a Democratic convention.! Ma jority rule is a cardinal principle of Democracy. BOOK NOTICES. We are under obligations to the B. F. Johnston Publishing Company, Rich- mo ad, Va., for a copy of "Lee's School History of the United States," a clearly printed, well and copiously Illustrated, substantially and neatly bound volume of 578 pages. It is not written in the dry style of most school histories j and is attractively prepared by a professional teacher who gives interest to heir work by the method of presenting it and mak ing the study not simply a task .but an interesting one to the student. The fact that it is written by a Southern lady and published by a Southern house is a guarantee that the South receives fair treatment In the narration of the story of the war and the causes that led up to it. The work is' conveniently in dexed and contains a copy of the Decla ration of Independence and the Consti tution of the United States. The Washington' correspondent of the Philadelphia Pfess quotes Chair man Harrity as saying that the Dem ocratic party must hold j together under any and all circumstances. If the minority, represented, by Mr. Harrity, loyally submit to the will of the majority like good Democrats, that's what it will do, and all 'will be lovely. And we think that's what they will conclude to do when they find that they can't . run the ma chine.:' 1 : ! A citizen of Florida advises people: who live in low, miasmatic sections,' to drink the juice of half a lemon in a pint of water, without sugar, half an" hour before breakfast,L every morning in , the Summer, j That's what he does, and although he is no shoat,. he doesn't suffer Jrom lassi tude and can skip. around like a youthful goat. i I The elements nave been running wild in tha- West and Northwest 4 lately. A storm in North Dakota the other day wound up with a bom bardment of chunks of ice which pounded cattle:" to death on the ranges. ' Senator Brice gives it up and says the Silver men will control the Chi cago Convention, make the platform and nominate thetlcket. what we've been r telling That's Senator Brice for some timefbut it todk him a good while to see it and owh it. Edwin Dun, American Minister to Japan, twentv years ago married a Japanese lady, who has since died. He has one daughter, who has at the age of 19 just completed her educa- tion in New York and wl 1 return .with him to Japan. They , say President Kruger, of South Africa, never cracked a joke in his life, j But he got a prelty good one oni Cecil Rhodes when he got onto and cracked that joblthey tried to put up on him. J Eugene Debs has no desire.to run for the Presidency. Neither would we if We were in.Eugene's shoes. He has the sagacity to be able to recog nize a good thing when he has a grip on it.:'' I ' , .-"'-. The good citizens of Brooklyn, N. Y., are encouraging the motormen of that town not tO kill anybody by of fering prizes. The prize; fund, so far, amounts to $10,000. The Silver Democrats of South ampton county, Va., think that Boies and Daniel would make a daisy Presi dential ticket. . The old standard argument of the 24 carat gold organs, "the silver craze is dead," has disappeared from their columns. Weekly-: WILMINGTON.1 N. C, warning! to policemen. 'An AtUnta Polloeman la Itned Ftv Hun dred Dollars and Qoei to Jail for Six Mem tha tor BeokleM Shooting. The jury in the case of Policeman W. N. Hudson, who was tried in Atlanta a tew days ago for murder for the killing of James Decatur returned a verdict of involuntary manslaughter. At the time of the killing Hudson was trying to ar rest a negro who had stolen a can of lard. . The negro ran and the policeman fired at him. The streets were crowded and besides killing Decatur instantly, the wild policeman wounded two others. The State took the ground that the policeman's recklessness and negligence amounted to the same thing as wilful murder. Under the verdict of the jury the Judge imposed a fine ot $500 on-, I Hudson and sentenced him to imprison ment in jail for six months,1 The Judge also expressed surprise at the verdict of the jury, and insisted that under the'law it was a case of murder.' This should be a warning to all policemen who are dis posed to be too handy with their pistols. Biorola Protection Reeded. The Milwaukee . Journal champions the cause of the wheelmen and wheel women in the following sensible way: 'The most necessary bicycle legisla tion needed at the present time is an or dinance to protect the riders from being run down in the most heedless and reck less manner by teamsters who seem to think that bicycles have no rights be cause their wagons are strong enough to crush a wheel in any event of collision. They often treat buggies to similar dis regard when opportunity offers. But for downright assumption and gross defiance joflaw and the rights of the road, they find their cbosen opportunity in impes- ing on the bicycle. Hardly a day passes Iwithout its record of injury or narrow escape of serious accident from the dis regard by the teamsters of the bicvele as a vehicle in the public highways It any legislation is to be had this is first and most necessary. Old North Carolina. A suggestive feature in the New York truck market, as reported yesterday, says the Charleston News and Observer, was that "while strawberries fresh from the near fields of Maryland and Delaware were quoted at "3 to 9 cents a quart," and no prices were mentioned for such fruit from North Carolina, South Caro lina, Georgia and Florida, where "the season" is over! North Carolina grown blackberries are quoted at 16 to 17 cents, or from two to : five times the price of the Delaware strawberries. And our Palmetto contemporary might have added that North Carolina huckleberries were quoted at 14 cents per quart. j The Latter Carriers. Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, hs re ported favorably from the Committee on Postcffises and Postroads his bill to in-i crease the pay of letter carriers through out the United States. The bill is simi lar to the one already reported favorably in the House. It provides that after June 80th of t.He present year the pay of letter carriers in cities of more than 15, 000 population for the first year of ser vice aaau- ouu; yji iuc bccuuu year, $800; for the third year, $1 000; for the fourth year and thereafter, $1,200, and that those In cities of a population of un- -i . i tr inn -i 11 i . i . ucr iu.vuu gudii receive iui iuc uisv year a service $600; for the- second year, $800 and for the third year and thereafter, $1,000. ! Seaooaat Bailrcad. . The Wilmington Seacoast Railroad has arranged a, Summer schedule. Be ginning to-morrow trains will be run for the convenience of passengers, leaving here daily at 6.30 and 10.10 a. m., 2.30, 5.10 and 7.15 p. m.; leaving Ocean View at 7.30 and 11 a. m., 4, 6.10 and 10 p. m. Sunday trains will leave Princess street depot at 10 a. m. and 2.30 p. m.; last train returning at 7 p. m. Freight is only carried on the 12.30 train daily. Sammer Kxouraion Bttea. The Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Rail way will sell round-trip Summer, excur sion tickets to all mountain, and seaside resorts. Tickets on sale Jane 1st to Sep tember 30th, 1896. Good for return pas sage on or before October 81st, 1895 For tickets and information, call on any Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railway Agent. Compliment From Claaamate. A gentleman of Raleigh, who is him self a journalist, writes the Star as fol lows in regard to Mr. R. W. Haywood "Allow me to congratulate you upon the addition ol Mr. R. W. Haywood to the Star's staff. I graduated in the Class of 194 with Mr. Haywood at Wake Forest. He is splendidly equipped' for the newspaper business, and! I have no doubt he will s ion move up in the pro fession Mr. W. H. Gerken, after an ab sence of several weeks, returned from Savannah yesterday. He informs the Star that his son, Eddie, is still in cus tody, but that bis friends here have no doubt of an I acquittal when the trial comes off in Juae. We learn that an effort is being made among his old friends here to assist in ' defraying the expenses of the trial, as be is compara tively in a friendless position in Savan nah, having been on the. Herald a.feW months only- ' 1. " A number, of J our contempora ries are still wrestlinz with the French wor A nee. which means born. : They peak of Mrs. John Smith, nee Miss Mary Brown. Bat she was not born "Miss Mary Brown:" for It is not the custom to name children before thev are born. The word nee can' only be used properly be fore the surname. Example: Mrs. John Smith, nee Brown. J ' Mr. DanieL H. Penton, who has been so long the polite and energetic assistant of Mr. I. A. Springer, the well known dealer in coal and wood, has been admitted to an interest in the busi ness, and the firm name will hereafter be Ji A. Springer & Co. S access to the new house, i FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1896. NEWS FROM RALEIGH. 1 1, THE YOUNG MAN ChARGfO WITH TAMPERING WITH THE MAILS Gov, Carr and Patty Soiit Involving a Hun dred Thousand Aorea of Itihd in Dare Coanty-Bequett to' Shw TJnivftrtity Commenoemect ISxsoleea. Special Star Correspondence " Raleigh, N. C, May 30. A new turn developed in the case oi the Government vs. Murphey this morn ing for tampering with the mails. It was expected that Judge Seymour would sen tence the young man to the penitentiary. but Mr. Barber, attorney for Murphey, made a motion JFor arrest of judgment on the ground that there was a defect in the bill cf indictment.. The Judge has the matter under consideration. G overnor Carr and party are expected to return frorn Moreliead this afternoon. where tney nave been on a fishing-expe,-dition. ; j' - Commencement exercises . beean at Peace Institute and ; St. Mary's School last evening. The closmg exercises ot the Deaf and Dumb Institution occur on the 4th and 5th of June. There are ten members of the graduating class. . . . The Board of Aldermen will have to pass on the matter of calling an election for the issuance of $50,000 ol bonds next week. It is very doubtful whether the election will be called. , The graded schools of the city came to a close to day. Monday the closing exercises take place. The report of the ctty officials is noi in type and is expected to be ready for distribution in a few days. This is the first report that has been issued in three years. A woman came very near beine man gled here to-day by a backing train; a parasol wss knocked from her hands. Shaw University gets $25,000 as a be quest from Mr. Green, a wealthy citizen of Massachusetts. , M A motion is being argued before Judge Seymour which involves one hun dred thousand acres of land in Dare county. Mr. Secard ot Buffalo, N. Y.. a former partner of President Cleveland in the law, is here representing a party in terested in the case. CONVICTED OF MURDER. Jaj. M. Kelly, formerly a Condaotor on the WiimtnRton Btreet. Hallway, Likely to Hans In -Jaolrtoavlllc, Florida. A dispatch from Jacksonville.- Fla. ot the 2Sth inst., says: After a deliberation of only twelve minutes the jury brought in a verdict to-day of murder in the first degree against James M. Kelly for the kilting of John B. Tallent. No' recemmenda tlon to mercy was made. The killing of Tallent, who was from St. Louis, by Kelly, a native of Wil mington. N. C, occ jrred last Christmas night. Kelly was then a policeman off doty. He attempted to shove Tauent offthe sidewalk. The latter threw him, but got off, making a joking remark. Kelly attacked Tallent with the butt of his pistol, -Tallent fell, whereupon Kelly fired three shots at hits. Kelly claimed Tallent attacked him with a. knife. No witness corroborated this statement. Tallent was removed to St., Louis and died there on January 19. AH the par ties are white and of good standing. The police raised a purse to be used in Kelly a defence. ' I . . Jas. M. Kslly.-refened to above, was not a native of Wilmington. He came here from Georgia in 1391, and, remained about eight months, employed as con ductor for the Wilmington Street Rail way Company. While employed by that company he one Sunday morning struck an aged colored citizen. Alfred Howe, with a motor-oar, alter a trivial dispute in a street car and it is thought caused Howe's death a short time afterward. Kelly was acquitted, when tried under an indictment for man slaughter. A few months later Keliy severely and dangerously slashed Mr. Jas. R. Smith, now a police officer, with a knife,in an altercation near front and Orange streets. He 1 made his escape and was never heard of since until he committed the crime for which he has been sentenced at Jacksonville. COTTON ACREAGE. Estimates Made by Meaara. Latham, Alex- i-' andcr & C-y, Masts. Latham, Alexander & Co., of New York, in a circular letter ot May 28th, says: . I Desiring to give our customers the most reliable tniormation obtainable. concerning this years united states cotton acreage, on may loth we ad dressed 3.500 letters to responsible planters, cotton commission merchants, cotton brokers, banks and bankers mak ing advances to planters, asking for in formation on the subject. Correspondents were selected in every county in the Southland we have re ceived' 2,521 replies lot average date May 21st containing acreage estimates, and we submit the following result: Acreage increase Alabama, 13 per cent.; Arkansas, 17; Florida, 20; Georgia, 13; Louisiana, 11; Mississippi, 11; North Carolina. 16; South. Carolina, 13; Ten nessee, 22; Texas, 16; various. 35. The total acreage in 1895 was 18,832,000; in 1896, 21,619,000. Total increase in U. S. as compared with East year, 2 737,000 acres, or 14 per cent. , The same correspondents make the planting of the crop about one week earlier in all the States, excepting Texas and Florida, and these States are from one to two weeks later than last year. In compiling the estimates it was no ticeable to us that the increase in acre age was not confined to any particular section of any State, but was nearly uni form throughout each State, with the ex ception ot Tennessee. Accompanying the acreage reports we received a large number of letters, and from them we gather that while the condition of the plant on the whole is favorable, there are many sections from' which come complaints cf drought Causing ' slow germination and poor stands which will. make much replanting necessary, lbere are also ra .ai cimplaiots of excessive rains, cold weather, and damage by worms, The replanting being necessarily late, and drought stilt continuing, fears are entertained that the crop in those sections will be seriously curtailed. SIXTH DISTRICT. The Demooratio Congreaaional Conven tion to Meet in B'soklngbam, US. C, , Auguat 12tb. ..-;.' ;''. --'--:'. " Special Star, Telegram. : Maxton," N. C, May 29. The Demo cratic Executive Committee met here to-day and calledL the, Congressional Convention to nSeet at Rockingham Wednesday, August 12tb. " The committee recommended that delegates to the State Convention from the several countiesi composing the StxthDistrict select the delegates to the National Convention, the same to be rat ified by the State Convention. r- .-.- ; .". .: " :' .;;:'-::;. ' ' ' TAR; wake poeest college. Alamnl Addresa by Dr. Wright, ot Blob . ; mond, Va. .. Wake Forest, N. G, May 27. The Alumni orator f r this year was Dr. W. L. Wrieht. of Richmond. Va who was introduced last evening by the President of the Alumni Association, Rev. W. B. Morton, LouisbUrg, . N. C. He spoke from the subject "Christian Education; or, Religion in the Col leges." ' His address was divided into four heads; 1. What Chriszian Education Is. Ix. is such education as will lead ths stu dents to a personal living faith, in Christ, furnishine the highest Christian motives and ideals. True Christian ed ucation subordinates all things to the highest spiritual good. 2. The Necessity of Education. If our colleges are bot purified by the re-; ligion ot Jesus Christ and directed by man of pure character, they will be a deadly influence imperilling the home ana nation aii&e. A system of educa tion which does not take Into account the depravity of human nature is defec tive at the heart. 8.- The Value of Christian Education. To the student because it serves as a restraint, which is an essential element of success; valuable also to the student because of its power to mould character into the most nearly perfect likeness to. Gad, and because of the high and lofty jucais n uoius out. vaiuaDie to trie college because it is a safe-guard against hazing, intoxication, college rebellion, and fraternities. i- 4. How to secure Christian Education. The trustee must be active in its promo tion, a chair of the Bible must be estab lished, church privileges and a pure, re- noea nome-uie must oe within easy reach. The motto tor the Christian college is: The highest possible culture of the whole man. If a ooy comes to a Christian college a saved man, let him go away a better Christian; if he comes unsaved, let htm go away saved. The address throughout was inspiring and instructive and pervaded with that deep piety which is the most striking characteristic of Drr Wright. Mr. D. A. Covington was elected Alumni orator for next year, with Rev. WVV. Savage, ot larboro, as alternate. FREE COINAG AT CHICAGO. ! The Waahmgton Correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger Say a the Majority Will Be Overwhelming. j Mr. J. M. Caison, the Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia laager (2, carat gold organ) writes sadly about the outlook at' Chicago. Mr. Carson, who is one of the most re liable of the Washington correspond ents, writes as follows: It is expected by the more hopeful of the sound money Democrats that when it is made apparent that the nominee cannot receive- either the substantial support or (he votes of the people of the Eastern and Middle States, the more conservative of the free stiver men will hesitate- before raising a barrier which will prevent the Democratic nominees Irom receiving the support of the most populous and wealthy States, and will at least induce them to listen to a compro mise that will be satisfactory to their most' powerful allies north of the ', Po tomac and east ot the Ohio river. , POOR OUTLQOK j FOR COMPROMISE. It is very doubtful, however, whether the stiver ma wilt listen to any propo sition of con? promise. The majority for free coinage promises to be so over whelming and so radical that it is feared no proposition short of 'free and un limited coinage at the present ratio will be listened to. In this connection it is important to keep in mind that while the two-thirds rule prevails in the Na tional Democratic Convention in rela tion to the nomination of candidates for President and Vice President, that rule does not prevail in the adoption of a platform, which is determined by a vote of the majority of the convention. The silver men, therefore, are confident of their ability to I adopt a free coinage plans by an overwhelming majority, and that such action will insure 'the nomination of a candidate in full sym pathy with their views on I the currency question. SALEM FEMALE ACADEMY. Cloae of the Ninety-Fourth Commence ment Diplomaa Presented Addreaa by Bey. Dr. Bark. I Special Star Telegram. Winston, N. C, May, 28 To-day marked the close of the ninety-fourth annual commencement exercises of the South's oldest educational institution, Salem Female College. Rev. Dr. Hark, President of the i College for Women, Bethlehem, Pa., delivered the address. The theme of his eloquent and philo sophic oration was, "What is the true idea of correct education ?' Bishop IRondthaler, president of the college board of trustees, presented diplomas to the forty-three regular grad uates and to eight in special studies music, book-keeping, stenography, elo cution, etc. i -. Principal Clewell announced to-day that five hundred young ladies have been under instruction in the college during the past-year. These represent ed nearly every Southern and many Northern States. DASTARDLY ASSAULT Upon m Lidv by m Masked White ' Kear Penaaoola, Fli, By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Man Pensacola, May 80. A dastardly assault was made about 11 o'clock this morning upon Mrs. F. S. Grimes, a sister cf Mrs. C. F Hagerman, of this city. Mrs. Grimes had driven Mr. Hag- erman down town to his business and was returning home in the suburbs. When-within a short distance of home a masked white man jumped into the buggy from behind, clapped his-hands over the victim's mouth and attempted to drive tne horse into the ousnes near by. The lady succeeded in getting out of the buggy and was followed by the villain' and dragged into the brush. There a terrific struggle ensued, during which a passing farmer was attracted by the cries of the lady and rescued her. The villain escaped into the brush and searching parties are after him but have not found him. j Summary vengeance will be meted out to him if caught. CYCLONE IN TEXAS. A Bad Wind Storm. Raging Laat Evening at Dallas Wires All Down and No Pait'cultra . Obtainable. . ' ' . ' .- By Telegraph to the Morning Star. St. Louis, May 30. A special from Galveston, Texas, states that wire com munication with the interior is totally in terrupted. At 7 o'clock at Dallas a bad wind storm was raging ia that locality. A few minutes afterwards the wires were stilled and until 1 o'clock to night noth ing had been heard from the territory. Denison states that a cyclone passed. over several counties in that vicinity this evening, but no particulars are obtain able. '-I. - . . I ,N0. CHRISTIAN EITOZAVOR East Carolina 1 Convention Held in Im- xnannel Preabyterlan, Church TJhe Del egatsa Top'oi Dlaooaaed Offloera Eleoted. ".)': i;- The East Carolina Convention of Christian Endeavor societies met in Im- manuel Presbyterian church yesterday morning at 9 30 o'clock. : 1 ! The following delegations were: present:. ' j j ,; : , ; St. Andrew's Society W. S. Glen, j. C Stewart, W. L. Latta, W. H. Sprunt, Miss Lee Bell, Miss Kate Burnett, Miss Estella White, Miss Willette Calloway,! Miss Kite Bell, Miss Kate Monroe, Miss Mary Coleman, Miss Jennie Turlington,! Miss Ida Thompson, Mr. W. B. Clark and wife. Rev. A. D. McClure. h I ,A Immanuel Society Mis. Howell, Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Eaton, Mrs. Heinsberger, Mrs. McKinsey, Mrs. Whined, Mrs. Rowan, Mits Lena Cook, Miss Lochlin, Miss Hopie Barnes. Mr. ,Wrizht, Mrs. Strickland. - j : j f. New Hope Society Mrsjnackson, Johnson, Mr. Daniel Johnson, Miss Mat tie Taylor, Miss KatieTJohnson, Mr. Ed win Taylor, MrFoster Pridgen. , Faison Society Miss Winnifred Faj- .Ranttavvmon Qnrlaftt f tern 17 ! i-wi WTf ! Hams, Miss Maggie Williams, Kev. o. b.. Wallace, in a few well- chosen r,em arks, welcomed the dele gates. Mr. W. H. Sprunt, in behalf of St. Andrew's Society, responded to the remarks of Mr. Wallace, and Mr. Jack son Johnson followed in behalf j of New Hope Society. .:. .. Kev. ts. iL. wauace was elected chair man, and Mr. W. B. Clark secretary. The topicj "The Relation the Pastor Should Sustain to the - Christian En deavor Work," which was to have been discussed by; Rev. Peter Mclntyre, was discussed by Rev. B. E. Wallace owing to the absence of Mr. Mclntyre. Mr. Wallace was followed by! Mr. ,W. H. Sprunt, of St. Andrew's society. "The Social Work of the Christian Endeavor ' Society," by Miss Estelle White, of St; Andrew's. Society ot this city, was greatly enjoyed by all. present. What Relation Should the Christian Endeavor Society Sustain Towards Foreign Missions?'' by Mrs. Jackson Johnson, of New Hope Society, was full of useful and encouraging reports. Mr. Wallace gave a blackboard lesson, showing the amounts given to foreign and home missions and amounts spent for tobaccD, liquor and amusements, the duierence between which, it ; contnb uted to the cause of missions, would support the vast army of 2,623,000 Chris tian missionaries now in foreign lands. The next topic was "The i Bible in Christian Endeavor Work." by Mr. W A c r c a.j c - this city, , Chairman Wallace suggested that questions be asked on this subject and opinions given, which suggestion was followed by many, bringing out much instructive discussion. "The Christian Endeavor in Country Churches," by Mr. W. I. Hall, was the next topic. ! Mr. Hall being absent, Mr. Pridgen, of New Hope Society, by re quest opened the discussion and was followed by Kevs. A. D. McClure and B. E. Wallace. ! . Miss Isabella Heinsberger read a i pa per on " i he wore ot the Lookout com mittee filled with helpful suggestions and much enjoyed. 1 I Mrs. D. C Whitted of Edmond Chap el, read a j paper on the Christian En- dravor in the Sunday School, which was discussed by many of the delegates. One o clock having been reached, a receaa was taken until 3 o clock in the afternoon.1 v - AFTERNOON SESSION. The chairman' asked the following gentlemen to select the District offcers, viz: Rev. A. D. McClure, Mr. Heins berger, Mr. Pridgen and Mr. Dan John son and the following were elected: ; District President Rev. B. E Wal lace, of Immanuel Church. i Vice Presidents Miss Winnifred Fan son, faison; foster friagen. jnw nope; Miss Estelle White, St. Andrew s; Miss Maggie V. Williams, Bannerman's; Mr. W. J. HalLOak Plains; Miss Margaret Cromartie, South River. Secretary and Treasurer Mrs. W. B. Clark, St. Andrew's. The first paper was,. on the topic. How Christian Endeavors Help. Their Own Church," by Miss Winnifred Fai- son, of New Hops, Society. This paper was greatly enjoyed by all present. Col. Walker Taylor, ot the Westmin ster League of the First Presbyterian church of this city, was present and was unanimously elected corresponding member. - - .J . The next paper was on the topic, "Should There be a Literacy Feature iu VDiisiiau EauraYur,H.uia, uy fniss Florence Bonitz, which was givenf the closest attention, showing the int terest ifder- felt in the subject. A recitation. "Hagar in the Wi ness," by Miss Katie Bell of St. Andrew's Society, was very well rendered: and highly appreciated. The topic, "The Christian endeavor Society as a training school for church workers," by Rev. B. E. Wallace, bfj Im manuel Society,' received marked atten tion. ' j .: f ! Good Citizenship in Christian En deavor Work." Mr. W. 'S. Glenn not being present, the chairmanasked Mr. William Latta to open the' discussion. Others followed, and in this way the subject was most fully developed and much helpful information given. NIGHT SESSION. The reports from the different soci eties being in order, were called for from, first, Faison society, because it is the oldest in the State. The next was the St. Andrew's society; responded to by Miss Ida Thompson, secretary4T be- next was New Hone Society. resDonded to by Mr. Pridgen of that society. ' Ban- nerman society s report was read by Miss Williams. -, . The paper on the topic, "The Spiritual Work of the Christian Endeavor So ciety," was responded to by Rev. A. D. McClure, and was listened to with much attention. The convention was closed by Rev, A. D. McClure, land then the members and visitors were invited to the other room where refreshments were served An Addition to Oar dttff. j ' The Star takes pleasure in announc ine that ! Mr. R. W. Haywood has-been added to its stan of energetic workets For the present he will take tbe field as Special Correspondent and Travelling Aeent, beginning active work June 1st Mr. Haywood is a young man ot talent and education. He graduated at Wake Forest College with very high honors, and during the school year just closed has been Assistant Professor of; Latin and Greek in that well known iastitn tion. Having determined to make journalism his profession, he resigned bis position there and has come to tbe Star. -1 .: We cordially commend Mr. Haywood to the favor of all friends of tbe Star, assuring tbem that any courtesies they may show him will be gratefully remem bered,' ' ' i- ' i- , . Mark M. (Brick) Pomeroy died at his home in Brooklyn, N.Y., yesterday. The immediate members of bis family and his physician, Dr. Hadley, were present. THE DEAJK. L0Uis; I r, sevedNw- TOTAL, FA?mLITIES FOUR HUNDREb V ; AND 'EIGHTEEN. Thoniaaaa ct Men. at Wctk In the Balm The Ir jared , Reoelvtrg Careful Treat. t ment A Minimum ot dime Bepirted the Belief Fund Swelling-Damage to Property in Ka.t BMjuie Will Not Ex eeed Two Milllona Fnneraia 'on All Sidia Work of Billet AaaooiaUona. - By Telegraph to the Morning Star. - St. Louis. Mo., May 80 The thou sands of men at work in the ruined dis trict are bringing order! out of chaos, and it will be but a few. days before nearly every trace of the material wreck age caused by the tornaao ot Wednes day has been cleared away. 1 At 11 o'clock this morning this table was compiled for the United Press, by the city coroner: Known dead in St. Louis. 194; unknown dead In St. Louis 8;! fatally "in jared in St. Louis, 18; missing in S& Louis. 06; known dead in East St. Louis, 138, unknown dead in' East St., Louis, 8; fatally injured la East Sf. Louis, 1. Total fatalities, 418. ' Some mounds ot ruins remain not fully explored, but those best acquainted with the localities express confidence' that all bodies have been removed. . "The injured are being caredT lor in a '" manner which should-make every citi zen feel proud ot the hospital facilities of Sft. LbuIsSoma. arc under the lmme- ! diate caireof the city department; others are in the college and church hospitals All are receiving the best attention that surgical skill and professional nursing can give. St. Louis will hot need the tents offered by the' Government. All along the path of the -storm boys dis tributed long lists of houses, flats and rooms to be had at the same rentals that prevailed before this new demand was created. There are fifty 46bs awaiting everycafpenter, bricklayer, roofer, plum ber and glacier In the city. . The supply of material will-probably run short be fore the work of restoration is complete. But thus far no disposition to deal un fairly with the pressing demand has shown itse f. . A minimum of crime is reported. The precautions taken by the police authori ties, with the assistance of the National Guard, i have spared the. city's name from disgrace $f acts' of vandalism and -plunder. j . The Relief fund is swelling. It is now nearly $50,000. Instead of a rush to take advantage of charity, those having the matter in. hand are pleased to note a strong and widespread disposition among! the people in the path of the storm to help themselves. Among ten thousand families sorely stricken, ttiere will be some hundreds that rrfust be helped. , ' . Fifty-five patients in the city hospital when the storm blew down that institu tion are missing. But few of them are accounted for. T" i Dr. Starkloff feats to say how many , are dead under the Wreckage. Dr Sutter estimates the number at 25, but would not be surprised if it runs over that figure. . Father Kenrick, of St. Vin cent's: church, who has been attending to the spiritual wants of, the patients in the hospital for years, viewed the ruins this morning and gave it as his opinion that fifty bodies will be taken out. En ergetic search of the ruins of the City Hospital is being made by firemen fur nished by Chief Swingley. A careful canvass. of the situation in East St. Louis results in an estimate that the damage to property in the corporate limits will exceed $2,000,000, while the number of fatalities may not touch the Citizens' Executive Committee's calcu lation of 200. . - , ' Four companies of militia are patrol- ing tbe devastated district and are pro tecting property from thieves and van dals who nave nocKCd in on every train. East St. Louis will be for sever?! days to come a city of funerals. In St. Pe ter's St. Henry's and the city cemeter ies, as well as the cemeteries of adjoin ing cities, graves are being prepared for the victims of Wednesday s disaster, an solemn corteges ot sad faced people a: traversing the streets of the devastated citvr following their loved ones to their ast resting place. ' . :.' There are. funerals on all sides. Hard ly a street or block was there which djd not have one or more persons who were claimed as victims by the , storm. and i many of them . were buried yesterday in order to prevent rap- id decomposition. This ; and the crowded morgues hastened many of the funerals. Ia St. Louis to-dav there is an almost unbroken line of funeral proces sions en route to Calvary and, tJelle Fon taine a cemeteries Outside . Cities ' and surrounding towns have been called upon- to f nrnish hearses and carriages to ac commodate the demand tor convey ances. Extra gangs Of workmen are employd in preparing graves and Memorial Day is surely a day ol mourning in the Mound City. -,' v - A. , The street car system is crippled and the telephone and telegraph service in the city is practically useless. Tbe streets in the southern portion of the city are littered With .debris and broken and twisted wires. : It will be weeks before all the marks of the. storm are removed from the thoroughfares: month, even yeats, before the hand of time will obliterate them from the houses the tornado met. The' Provident Association, St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Hebrew' Relief Association are busily 1 engaged ia the work of relief. They will dis:ribute food and , clothing and will assist in bearing the expenses of burying tbe dead who have no rela tives to care for them. ' MEMORIAL DAY At Lexington, Virginia The Chaves of Lee, Jaekion. and Other DiitlnguUhed Con- federates Deoora'ed. 5 v. . By Telegraph to the Morning Star. -' Lexington. Mav -30. Confederate Memorial Day was observed here this afternoon. The graves, of Generals Robert E. Lee. T. J. (Stonewall) Jack- ton. Wra. N. fenflleton and other dis tinguished soldiers were .decorated with flowers. An address was delivered bv Rev. Dr. T. I. Wightman in the L;e Memorial Chapel to a large concourse of : peoplev"" J ' ''-LjLi' I. m v m F.ve S. warships the . New York, i Raleigh, Cincinnati, Montgomery - and r Newatk-took part in the Decoration Day services at New York city yesterday.--,-: M It's our children who will controLJ .1 : t j . r. 1 ine woriQ, aner we are gone probab'ly you have a nervous, weak or puny child that needs building up; if so, give it Brown's Iron -Betters, which- is also good for you any member the family who feels unwell. ; I nar 5".D4Wlr -if 5 1 mi: 1 ,! '- -r .. -4 , ' MX- -
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