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.-"PA I . i , I i.)
It is a fact which heeds no proof,
that those Democrats who left the:
Democratic party and went into the!
TojSu'list party did so mainly on the;
money ! issue. There "v were - other is-j
sues.it lsl'rue.such. as the subtreasury,
the Government ownership ot rail-!
ways, telegraphs, etc., but the for-'
mer has been practically abandoned,'
and the otherjsso little thought of
that ill is scarcely ever now discussed,
si that the money question is really
aboutj the ;oniy qusstion mat the
Populist party, as a party, is at pres-!
eru interested in. The rank and, file
of that party, which is composed of
as well meaning and honest men as
are found in any ! party, were, per-
j suaded that
"Kepublkati
the j Democratic and
parties were both
dominated by . the money pow
er; of ; the country and . that
it was useless to look to them
for any monetary , legislation, that
kould give relief to the country or
loosen the -grip that this money
po weJ had on the. volume of cur
rency. The changes were rung on
Wall- Street as the manipulator
both-
of ..the old parties and thou-
sandi of good people got to believe
t?.atyth2 wilti -ofj Wall Street was
mor.e powerful in directing' party
policies than )the will of the people
and jthisi drove
. IongiDamocrats
j thousands of Iife
fout of the Demo
cratic party and thousands of life
long Republicans out of the Repub-
. lican party. . . j j: " '
- But te disappointment . of -the
Democrats who left the Democratic
party, add which Caused their leaving
their party, -was keener and' mors in-j
' tense than thai of the RepublicanSj
who Jtft their' party, because the.
Democratic party, which came' into!
power in 1893, had furl control of the
Government and ad it in its power
to enact financial measures which
would have giver) the 'country, somej
relief, as it was generally understood
' or taken for granted it would do, but
instead of doing fhat, instead of do-
. ing anything to re-establish silver as
- an integral part of our monetary sys
tem. 'pr doing anything to increase
the volume ot thie currency and thus,
- iciiqvc me stringency, tne nrstning
done was , to cill an extraordinary
session of Congress to-put a stop to
the further purchase and coinage of
silver, and consequently to contract
the 'already too much contracted!
volume of the currency to the amount
of $50,000,000 a year. That gave the
opponents of. the ' Democratic party
an opportunity to say, and with much
plausibility, that Wall Street was dic
tating the financial policy of the ad
ministration and that its' will Was-
mightier than the will of the people.
The majority! of Democrats in
Congress from th. South and the
West manf ully battled for the recog-
. tion of silvejr , but . they were but
voted, the battle for silver j was lost
and thousands of -good but disap
pointed and disgusted Democrats
, turned from their party and went into
'the Populist party with the belief
; that it was through that party that
i tn people mtrsc fiad the relief they
A SOUght. " . : .
fut the merr who f aught the battle
of the people then did not give up in
dtairr but kept up the- fight for
Sllver ever since with a courage and
-persistency that has never been sur
MPassed in the political history of this
wumry, ana trom that dav to this
jthe silver sentiment has been grow-!
i"'g, ana its cohorts have been in
creasing not in! a few but in all the
-wes, even in ! those where the
oney power haslits centers and can
inake
itself the J most quickly felt
ahd
. ti .. .
tne result s that the silver
Y' ;,are in the majority in the
democratic party, can and will con
Hol.the Pem'dcAtlc National Con-
vention. and ia snlter of Wall Street
,nfluenee will frame the blatf orm and
name a ticket that Will be acceptable
me lriends 0e sily j m oarties
inatis such friends pfisHver as think
nat of more i importance .than a
Protecuve taiif or !sonie other side
oue.
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VO. XXVII.
With sach a platform and such a
ticket, with the Wall street power
broken and : its shadow no longer
hanging over the Democratic party,
there will be no longer any reason
why the Democrat who left the
Democratic j party .on the j money
issue cannot return to it, and, no rea
son why he should, not be greeted
with a cordialfraternal welcome
when he does come. And they will
Come. They are coming by the hun
dreds in the State of Alabama and
are supporting. Joseph P. Johnston,
(a North Carolinian, by the way),
who is running as the regular Demo
cratic .nominee for Governor on a
free silver platform. It is predicted
that he will! be elected by an old
time mafjbrity.3 In Arkansas the
Populists are also returning in such
numbers that it seems to be a
matter of doubt whether it will be
worth while toehold the State Popu--list
Convention which had been call
ed. The Populists of those two
States can see nothing to be gained
by keeping up a separate organiza
tion and voting a separate ticket to
be beaten,1 when the main issue they
are; fighting for can be accomplished
through the Democratic party which
is already .well organized and fully
equipped for the fight. And so it
will be in this State. The leaders
whose personal interests may be best
subserved by keeping up the fight
against the Democratic party may
try to prevent it, but thousands of.
good, honest men who left the Dem
ocratic party for the reasons referred
to above, will since these reasons no
longer exist, return to it and help us
win the m fight for silver and for the
people, and when they do come they
will be greeted with a cordial, frater
nal greeting. ; , j 1
; JIIHOK MENTION.
In reply to the inquiry t why it
favors tie free coinage of gold and
opposes the, free coinage of silver the
Philadelphia Record speaks as fol
lows: : ;
Our answer i "that "The ReCord" is
not, and never has been, opposed to the
free coinage of either gold or silver so
long as the Government should put a
dollar's worth of metal into the dollar
which it emits from its mints. . ,
A silver dollar that, has only 50 cents
worth of silver in it when issued from
the. mint, by virtue of its legal,, tender
qaaiity will pay a dollar ot ladeDteaness;
and . as long as the Government shall
sustain its parity with gold it will buy in
this country a dollar' worth of bread or
meat or calico. Bat the moment the
Government should authorize the free
coinage oi silver aouars it woniamen
noloneer be able to keep the silver dol
lars at cold pir. The silverdollar
would instantly sink to its market or
intrinsic value, and the measure by
whith the peolpe of the United State3
have- btem accustomed to transact busi
ness since 1834 "would be Cut in half.
The ruin which would follow such a
sudden .read j jstment to a new standard
of value no pen is adeqaate to picture.
This is about as good an answer
as anyone occupying tne position
the Record does on that question
could make, but it is not a good nor
a. logical answer, because in some
statements it is self contradictory
while others are based on assump
tions pure and simple which have no
foundation in fact. It starts out' by
saying that "the silver! dollar which'
has only 50 cents worth r of silver in
it when issued from the mint, by vir
tue of its legal tender quality will
pay a dollar of indebtedness; and as
long as the Government shall main
tain its parity with gold it will buy
in this country a dollar's worth of
bread or meat or calico." This is a
concession that the "legal tender
quality" of the silver dollar makes it
as good as tbegold dollar, just what
silver men assert, and this legal ten
der quality maintains the parity. But
the Record 'says, if free coinage should
brevail Ithe Government would not
be able to maintain the parity. Why
not? Isn't it maintained now by the
legal tender quality and the fact that
the Government takes it tor Govern
ment dues? As long as it does
this and the silver dollar
remains a legal tender and will pay
debts just like a gold dollar why
should it decline in value and become
worth only 50 cents ? In the first
place unlimited coinage does not
mean an unlimited amount of silver
dollars all at once. The coinage
would be gradual, and at the fur
thest we would not have more than
$50,000,000 a year' coined and if gold
would be retired as thegold men say
it would take several years to mate
daily increase the volume of coin, so
that there would be very little dan
ger of Inflation. But the -ff-f ig
nores the fact that the restoration of
silver as a full money metal would
raise the price of bullion instead of
reducing the value of coined silver,
for with a mint value of $1.29 an
ounce no silver
bullion for less.
man would sell
his
:
!
No country in the world to-day is
making as much progress as Japan,
and ho country furnishes a more
striking example of the beneficial
effects of a currency which will float
freely among the people. Japan; has
been pointed to as one of the fright
ful examples of a "depreciated cur
rency, but they are taking a different
tack now, and are pointing to her as
a 'country that is overdoing i the
thine and invitin? a biz "oust." The
?wia-
The itatistict orinted on Saturday
ihowine that, durlne the oast fifteen
months, no less than 747 bnsiness enter
prises, with an aggregate capital of nearly
$629,000000 (silver), have been estab
lished or reorganized in Japan, indicates
that unhealthy inflation in business
known in this country as a "boom."
It is the natural conseauence ot
the excitement and disturbance
caused by the war : with - China.
and was, doubtless, stimulated by the
triumph fof Japan and the great indem
nity paid by China; but, unless prece
dents established in this country are of
no value in Japan, it will cease in a short
time and be followed by a period of de
pression. Nevertheless, it' is sign of
progress, and, watever may befall in the
immediate future, will nave the ulti
mate effect of placing .Japan on a higher
plane -commercially, socially and politi
cally. The evolution of that country is
proceeding by leaps and bounds, and
nothing seems to extraordinary to be
expected of it. L !'
But this progress is not confined
to Japan, for there is much indus
trial activity in China also, and
much outside capital is going into
that country for investment. China,
stimulated by the example of Japan,
is waking up from her lethargy and
is offering encouragement and in
ducements to capitalists of other
Countries to invest jn that country.
The gold standard people do not
wish Japan or Chirla any special
harm, but they would not objecfto
a pretty large-sized collapse over
there about this time. - ''
The gold standard advocates say
we , now have more silver m;-this
country than we ever: had. Irue.
But if the demonetizers of 1873, or
the gold standard fellows of 1878
who opposed the coinage of , silver
then, had been able to dictate the
financial policies, how much of! this
silver would we have now ? . We got
it by making a ngbt tor it, and it is
as necessary now to keep up the fight :
to preserve silver as it was in 1878-
to get it. ! . .
Governor Bradley, of Kentucky, is
mad at McK'tnley for what he con
siders' a breach of confidence in mak
ing public a letter which he (Brad
ley) wrote to McKinley, iand ilnti-
mafs that he will reciprocate by
publishing a letter which, McKinley
wrote mm ana wmcn squinis m lgniy
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hard at free silver; :
The American consul at Bangkok,
Siam, says we have? ho trade with
that country because those people
never see an American ship and are
under the impression that this is not 1
a commercial nation; Of all I the
ships that entered the pott of Bang
kok last year not one was an Ameri
can. . t -v. '. " .
Postmaster Hessing of Chicago,
whose front name is Washington, de
clares he will bolt the Chicago Con
vention if it makes a free silver plat
form, if he has to do it all. by him
self. JBut there have been no symp
toms of a panic since this announce
ment. ! : s . ! '
There are fewer suicides in Ireland
in proportion to population than in
any other country. As a rnl? the
average Irishman prefers to die of
old age, and generally likes to know
something about the country he emi
grates to. ;''!.' - !
CRUISER RALEIGH.
Secretary Herbert Sofuesta That Presenttion
of tbe TaitimonUl be Mda at Norfolk.
Specfal Star Telezram, ;
Raleigh, June 13. Governor.
Carr
has received a letter from Secretary of
the Navy Herbert stating that it would
be dansrerous for the - United States
ciuiser Raleigh to cross the bar at
SouthDort. and i he sueessts that the
nresentation - of the' testimonial take
place at Norfolk, as the Raleigh will be
docked there soon. ! ;i - ; . t
In regard to the statement of Secre
tary Herbert, i Capt. Jno. w. mrper,
who knows the situation exactly, au
thorizes the Star to state that the
Raleigh ot any other ship drawing not
more than 22 feet can safely cross tne
bar. The mean draught of the Raleigh
is 18 feet; Editor Star
S;ate Qaard JCnoampmenta. ..
The Raleigh Press-Visitor savsriP'The
Fourth Regiment of the N. C. State
Guard will encamp at Charlotte. The
1 r . i
ten companies comprising the Fourth
L will consolidate at Statesville and march
from there to Charlotte, a distance of
41 miles. The march will be divided in
stages so that it will take only four days.
Mai. . M. Haves and Col. T. L. bmun
will accompany the regiment on the
march. The plan of doing actual cam
paign duty is a new : feature, but one
which tbe officers think will prove pop-.
ular. . . , : l
"The Second regiment will encamp at
Wrightsvilie, but it is doubtful whether
the First regiment will join in the en
campment. : i,;.l- :
The Governor s Gaard will not co into
encampment this season.
It Is a Qold-bnc.
The Fayetteville Observe says
Mr. Henry Overby has exhibited to
us.a ! remarkaDie Dugr wnicn Mr, Jims
Wright, of Campbell ton, found on a
whortleberry bush. - It is almost an
eighth of an inch in diameter, and on its
back is tne perfect representation ot a
human face. eyes, forehead, hair,! nose,
moutb and chin, it is use tne tace ot a
mulatto girl, i
If the Observer's bug has the "face of a
mulatto girl" (which is yellow) it must be
a gold-bug.' x
Fayetteville Observer, 13th:
"Tbe community of Fayetteville in which
be has spent the 85th year of his emi
nently useful life was greatly grieved to
learn of the death of the venerable Maj.
A M. Campbell, which occurred atr his
residence on Rowan street at 7,30 o'clock
this morning.' -1 .
following we clip from the
delphia Ledger: ;j
WILMINGTON, N. 0.;
: COUNTY CONVENTION
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
OF
v i NEW HANOVER.
Beiolntbci Adopted In Favor of Free aod
Unlimited .Coinage of SUver Bhort Ad-
dreiaea by Mj. W. H. Bernard and Col. A.
M. Waddeli-Oommltteea Appointed to
. Beleot Deleaatea to tbe Bute and Congrea-
ional, Convention! -County Exeeotive
; Committee Organizsd with H. Molb Qresn
Chairman and B. F. King Secretary.
The, Democratic Convention of New
Hanover county met yesterday at 18.10
p. m. in the Opera House. : x
Mr. E; C. Borden, chairman of tbe
County Executive Committee, called the
meeting to order, and read the following
letter from Mr. Jas. H. Pou, chairman of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, viz:
Smithfield, N. Cn JaneJIO, 1896.
Mr.Chas. E. Borden, Wilmington, N. C:
My Dear Sir : I take the liberty of
making a suggestion to you. It is that
you use your influence and exert your
self to secure the attendance from your
county of every delegate appointed to
the State Convention, and also secure
tbe attendance of as many other Demo
crats from your county as possible. F
think great good will be the result of
our convention if it is largely attended.
Our people will return home encouraged
and strengthend for, the fijht. A small
convention, I fear, would have the oppo
site effect. j ' !
Every : county should be represented
by its duly appointed delegates rather
than by proxies. From the present in
dications it seems highly probable that
our State ticket will b: nominated on
the S5th and that only one convention
will be held this, year. I
With much respect I am. yours tru'y,
: ,f; James H. Pou.
Mr. Bdfden then requested Maj. W.
H, Bernard to act as temporary chair
man. ' ' i " ' ' i M
Oq taking the chair. ; Mai. Bernard
said:'i . 'i ; .
Gentlemen vf the Convention:
I thank you for conferring on me the
honor of presiding . temporarily over
your aeiiherations. 1 wcuid esteem it
an honor at any timebut specially do I
so regard it when Ixknow that this con
vention represents the united Democracy
of New Hanover county.
No longer are we arrayed against each
other in factional strife. ! No longer do
we hear the cty of "Regulars" and "Re
formers." i The "Reguiars" have been
egulated. and the "Reformers" have
been reformed. In fact,! all of us have
r-f ormed, ; That is to say, we have re
formed our lines, and now present an
unbroken front to the enemy.
I trust that our deliberations -to day
will be characterized by harmony and
good wilt. We have met here for a com
mon purpose. That purpose is to help
save North Carolina j from further
political degradation to do our part in
making preparations lor puncturing the
powerful political and physical ponder
osity of that "son of toil," or "ton of
soil," the Hon. D. L. (kqmmonly kalled
Demosthenes LycurgufV RuesjII and
to place in office the nominees of all our
conventions, every one of whom, I vent
ure to predict,' will be a Democrat of the
"straitest sect." ' i. .
Let us all determine now to stand by
and work for the success cf the grand
old Democratic party a . party of hon
esty; a party of principle; !a party of pa
triotism. : '. ' j
The outlook for Democracy is bright.
From every valley and from every moun
tain-top,; in tbe South and in the West,
come to pur ears the gladdening shouts
of the gathering, hosts; arid when, the sun
goes down on the 5th day of November
next, the battle will have been won, and
the flag.' of Democracy will float tti-
omphantly over tbe hard-fought field. '
'Faith, Hope and Charity. Bat tbe
greatest pi these is Charity,"
X have faitn tbat our cause is lust; l
have hope that our cause will triumph.
As for charity, let that be tbe watchword
of all Democrats who have heretofore
differed on questions of party policy.
"United, we stand. D.vided, we fall.
Chairman Bernard's! remarks fre
quently called lorth applause and hearty
laughter. . j
Oil motion of Col. T.j
W. Strange, as
there was no contesting delegation, the
appointment oi a Credentials Commit
tee was 'bmitted... I 'I . . .'.'.
The different ward, precinct and
township delegates and committees,
which were fully represented, presented
their credentials to the secretaries.
In. consequence of a heavy press cf
matter we are compelled to omit the
names of delegates. A complete list of
those elected, however, with the excep
tion of Masonboro. Cape Fear and Fed
eral Point appeared in the Star of last
Thursday
The chairman stated j that the next
thing in order was the appointment pf a
Committee on Permanent Organization
and a Committee on Resolutions.
On motion of Col. Strange the chair
was instructed to appoint a committee
of three on each. i
The chairman appointed as the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization Col
T. W. Strange, Messrs.' John' Haar and
Martin O'Brien, and as the Committee
on Resolutions Messrsj DuBruiz Cutlar,
T. H. McKoy and CoI.lJno. L.Cantwell
Col. Strange reported for the Commit
tee on Permanent Organization teat
thev had unanimously elected Col. A.
M. Waddell permanent chairman and
the gentlemen of the press present, sec
retaries. f '
On motion of Mr. j W. P. Oldnamv
Messrs. O. A. Wiggins and John Barry
were appointed as a committee to escort
Col. Waddell to the chair
Col. Waddell thanked the convention
for the honor conferred upon him, and
said that while 'he would not detain
them with a speech he felt bound to say
a word or two which he thought tbe oc
casion demanded.
"The Democratic party is doubtless
scared." he said, "but no more so thaiK
either of the other parties, and it always
does its best work when sorely pressed.
I congratulate the party in this county
upon the fact that however they may
have differed in tbe past ion local ques
tions, and however divided now on the
financial Question, tney are nrmiy unucu
in the determination to rescue the State
from the Denis which environ her. 1 Ap
plause We have met and overcome diffi
culties amite as great as tnose wnicn now
confront us, and if true to ourselves the
cood people of the State will surely sus
tain- us. L.ute sensiDie ana pairiuuv.
men, it necessity aemanas it tac vcuiu-
m J 1m. A 1 W- A
cratlc party will make honorable conces
sions -uoon matters which do not in
volve a renunciation of their principles.
or the integrity of their organization,
IjY oil R. .
FRIDAY JUNE 19, 1896.
bnt they will treat any suggestion which
does involve either the one or the other
as a sort of harmless lunacy, and if
they do not tolerate a "boss" , in their
ranks they will hardly go outside to find
One. ; Applause! i
"Personally, I favor a single conven
tion and a Straight ticket at Raleioh. bnt
I am ready to bow to the will Df the ma
jority. I not only have no fears of the
dissolution of the party, but under ex
isting conditions I believe victory is as
sured for it both in .the State and Na
tional elections. - 1 -
I "Let us present a soLd: front let our
courage rise With every difficulty and
danger that presents itself. Xet us do
our duty and leave the consequences to
the Great Author of States and Na
tions." - s. . r. . .-
Col. Waddell then took the chair amid
applause. . i : r
Mr. DuBrntz, Cutlar, acting for the
Committee on Resolutions, offered the
following: !'
Resolved. Bv the Democratic oartv of
New Hanover county in convention as
sembled, , i I
First, That we are in favor of free ad
mission of silver to the mints of the
United States equally with gold, there
to be coined into standard silver dollars
of the United States at a ratio of 16 to
1; and we congratulate the people of the
United States upon the apparent cer
tainly at this time that the approaching
National Convention of the great Dem
ocratic party ct the United States will
declare the financial plank in its plat
form to be "tbe free and unlimited coin
age of silver at 16 to 1, without awaiting
the consent of England or any other
foreign power." '. -, 'f. :
Second, That we declare to the people
pi this state tbat we believe that the act.
of the Republican Convention, in nomi
nating D. L. Russell for Governor is at
tended with so many threatened evils
that all questions should be subservient
ta one purpose and end, to wit, that of
his defeat. Living in our midst and ex
ercising an almost despotic power over
white and colored men alike cf his
party, and having therefore many oppor
tunities to exert a beneficent influence in
this community, his influence has been
exerted to retard rather than advance
the progress ot our people.
1 bird, l hat while we regret tne oiner-
ences which have divided tne Demo
cratic party of this county in the past,
we reioice and congratulate ourselves
that the Democratic party is now united,
and that we will meet tbe enemy in a
solid phalanx, the shields of gold and
mlver men, of reform and regulars, locked
together, fighting for the same patriotic
cause, the success of the regular grand,
old Democratic party. I
JOAN L. CANT WELL, .
T, H. McKoy. '
DuBrutz Cutlar.
Oa motion of Col. Strange, the above
esolutions were unanimously Adopted
as the platform of the convention. ?
On motion Of Col. Strange, the chair
was requested to appoint two delegates
from esch ward and one from cac town
ship, to appoint delegates to the 'differ
ent conventions, the chairman pf the
convention to bs included as a delegate
to tbe different conventions and the
committee be allowed a week hf which
to act.' : V.- .K . I ' i '..''
Maj. Bernard desired to again re
mind the precinct committees ta elect a
chairman; as. their chairmen will be
members cf the County Executive Com
mittee.
Mr. D. T. Fergus asked that when tbe
convention meets again, delegates from
the country should be notified in time to
enable them to attend, which Chairman
WarJdjll said wculd be done.
On motion of Mr. Martin O'Brien, the
Convention unanimously i returned
' . ' - -I V-
thanks to Col. Waddell and Mai. Ber
nard- . if'
Tbe meeting then, at 12 40 o'clock,
ad iourned, subject to the call of the
chair, - ' !. .' r .'
' Immediately after tbe convention ad
iourned; the chairmen of the different
.precinct committees met to organize.
The following is thecommittee:
First Ward First precinct, F. T.
Skipper; second precinct, John Barry;
third precinct (not represented); fourth
precinct, J. D. Orell; fifth precinct,
Frank Mier.
Second Ward J. C. Munds. j "
Thiid Ward First precinct, J, H
Berry; second precinct, E. F. Johnson.
Fourth Ward First precinct. W. B.
McKoy; second precinct, Jas. T. Reilly,
Fifth Ward First precinct, J. W.
Branch; second-precinct, B. F. King;
third precinct, W; A. McGqiwan; fourth
precinct, B. W. Borneman.
Harnett township S. . Jones.
Federal Point township W. B.
Rhodes.. ' i
Masonboro township Dl J, Fergus.
Mr. jas. Cowan, who represents Cape
Fear township, was absent. ,
Mr. J. C. Munds was elected tern
porary chairman and Mr. F. T. Skipper
temporary secretary.
Mr. J. W. Branch nominated Mr. H
McL. Green, for permanent chairman
Mr. W. B. McKoy seconded Mr. Green's
nomination.- Mr. B., F. King, nomi
nated Mr. Tno. D. Bellamy, Jr. Mr.
Frank Mier seconded Mr. Bellamy's
nomination. Mr. Green received 13
votes and Mr. Bellamy 8. j il
On MtJ B. F. King's; motion Mr,
Green s election was made unanimous,
Mr. B. F. King was elected permanent
secretary;
The meeting thsn adjourned, subject
to the call of the chairman.
Oar Itaten ' E t- im ta.
The New York World and other 21
caret gold organs are felicitating them
selves on the improved outlook for the
single gold standard, although 'since the
Michigan Convention the goldese have
not curied a single. State that was not
universally conceded to them.
The following States have not yet
acted: Louisiana, California, Delaware,
Idaho, Florida, At kansas, Maine, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, Montana, Illinois,
Indiana. New Yotk, Ohio, Georgia,
North Carolina, Texas and tbe Territory
of New Mexico. QI these the gold men
will carry Delaware, Maine. Wisconsin
and New York, with a total of 114 dele
gates; while the silver men will, if the
unit rule, now so popular on both sides,
is adopted, carry the other fourteen
States with a total of 290 delegates.
From the present outlook, it would
seem that the delegates at Chicago will
be divided, approximately, as follows:
For silver, 575; for gold, 335.
Mr. A. J. McKinnon, the new
Lord Mayor of the flourishing town of
Maxton, is here to spend a few days.
" Death of coii e. d. hall.
This community was greatly pained
yesterday morning on learning of the
death at 10.40 o'clock of CoL Edward
Dudley Hall, one of Wilmington's most
prominent and respected citizens. For
many months he had been in very feeble
health, but : no one UDDOscd that his
end was so near, as he was out as usual
on Tuesday riding in!nis buggv. That
night, however, about 9 o'clock he was
taken alarmingly ill and yesterday morn?
ing ne passed irom earth.
Col. Hall was born in Wilminotnn
September 27, 1823, and consequently
was in his seventy-third year. He was
the son Of the late Edward P. Hall, one
of our most successfdl merchants in
anti-bellum days, and who was for some
years President of : the Wilmington
Branch cf the Bank of the State at this
place. His early education was acquired
at the Donaldson Academy at Fayette
ville, where he was prepared for college,
but a severe attack of sickness resulting
in continued ill health, prevented a col
legiate course, and he then turned his at
tention to business. He engaged fitst in
turpentine distilling with ' the .firm of
Hall & Armstrong, his father being the
senior partner. i ' '
Withdrawing from that business he
and the late Mr. I Samuel R. Potter
erected a rice mill on .Point Peter but
the venture did not prove successful and
after a short time it was abandoned. In
1852 he was elected High Sheriff of New
tianover county and continued in office
until I860: Prior to that time, however,
he had entered isto politics and repre
sented New Hanover twice in the lower
House of the General Assembly and
again after the War closed, in the State
senate, in an oi whtcb positions he re
flected credit upon himself and was very
serviceable to bis constituency.
At the commencement of the war he
raised a company of volunteers of which
be was captain, and hastened to the
front and was made major of the regi
ment to which he was assigned. At the
battle of Newbern fie: displayed great
gallantry and was regarded by his com
mander as an officer of more than ordi
nary capacity, j Shortly after the disas
ter at Newbern he waft without any'
action on his part to obtain the position,
elected colonel of the I Forty sixth regi
ment and continued with that regiment
until 1864, when he was Compelled from
in neaitn to resign. ! He was in very
many battles of the war, always at his
post and doing his full; duly and asking
none to go where he would not himself
lead, y ! I .
In 1872 be was the Democratic can
didate for Lieutenant Governor on the
ticket beaded by Hon. Thos. S. Ashe,
and canvassed the State with ability and
eloquence, but was unsuccessful. He
was twice elected Mayor ol the city of
Wilmington i and subsequently served
for several years as Chiel of the.: city po
nce. At tbe time of j his death he held
the position of Inspector in the5 Custom
House, here, a Government position to
which he was appointed by President
Cleveland. l !
All of these various positions he filled
and discharged their duties with ability
and integrity. He was a high-minded,
bonorable,gentleman, who would scorn a
mean action and was generous to
faul ; one whose sympathies embraced'
in their wide expansion not only his im
mediate family and friends, but our
common-humanity. H was twice mar
ried. His fiist wife was the daughter of
the late Levin Lane; his second a daugh
ter of . Mr. lames S. Green, deceased.
She also is dead, and he leaves of bis
mmediate family two sons and three
daughters to mourn the departure of a
kind and loving father.
Mai. Gen. W. L. DeRosset, command
ing the North Carolina Division U. C. V.,
has issued a general order to the various
Camps in the division, in which he says:
It is the sad duty of the Commanding
General to announce to his comrades
the death of Maj Gen. Edward D.Hall,
late Commander of this Division.
"A brave and true Confederate soldier,
a tried and trusted friend of Confederate
veterans, a consistent Christian, has left
us at the call of the Great Commander;
let us hope to be installed among the
higher seats in Paradise."
KNIGHTS ! Of PYTHIAS.
Excireion ot Srath Carolina Iodges
to
Wilmington and Ooeaa View.
One of the most delightful excursions
of the season was made yesterday to
Wilmington and Ocean View bv the
Knights oi Pythias of four different
lodges of South! Carolina, viz: Little
Rock Lodge, of Little Rock, S. C. with
L A. Manning, Chancellor Commander;
Dillon Lodge, of Dillon, S. C, with ET.
T. Elliott Chancellor Commander.; Latta
Lodge No, 55, of Litta, S. C , with J.
N. FDew Chancellor Commander; and
,SwampFox todge No. 53, of Marion,
S. C.. with D. Mclntire Chancellor Com
mander. .- r.. "'".'
The whole excursion was in charge of
Benj. R. Mullins. of Marion, S. C, and
that genial and talented gentleman, Mr.
M. j S'.ackhoase, editor of the Marion
Star. '
- There were many j ladies from South
Carolina and other points along tbe line.
All were highly delighted with the trip.
As iTrue As Preaching.
The Washington Posf. which favors
the gold standard, but a thoroughly able
and impartial newspaper, says this:
j Whether the Democratic party can
win the Presidency on this issue is a
doubtful question. ' Certain it is, how
ever, that without it I the party might'as
well make no nomination whatever.
With the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1
as its battle Cry, it has a prcspect of suc
cess; without it, no convention need be
held." ,-' - . . f l . ?.;
Fcmetal of the lists Col. EL D. Hall.
The funeral of the late Col. Edward
Dudley Hali took place from the First
Presbyterian church at five o'clock yes
terday afternoon. A large concourse of
. frienns and relatives attended. The
services were conducted by Rev. P. H.
Hoge, D. D., assisted bv Rev Dr. Robert
Strange. Cape Fear Camp Confederate
Veterans turned out in force, under Com
mand of Com mander L. S. Belden. The
interment was in j Oakdale cemetery.
The pall bearers were (honorary) Col.'
Jno. L. Cautwell, Col. J. G. Burr and
Dir.W. W. Harriss: (active) Col. Wra.
Li DeRosset. Col. Roger Moore, Dr. W.
W, LaneDr. W. u. McMillan, Capt.
Wm. P. Oldham and Mr. T. O. Bunting.
.; more -ji .
Curative power is contained in Hood's
Sarsaparilla than in any other similar
preparation. It costs the proprietor and
manufacturer more. It costs tbe jobber
more and it is worth more to the con
sumer. More skill; is required in its
preparation and it combines more reme
dial qualities than any other medicine.
Consequently it has a record oi more
cures and its sales are more than those
of any other preparation. Hood's Sar
saparilla is the best medicine to buy be
cause it is an honest medicine and
thousands cf testimonials prove that it
does actually and permanently cure
disease." - . I
4- The" National Bank of Wil
mington has declared a dividend of three
per cent, payable on and after July 1st.
NO. 34
NEWS FROM R ALEIGHj
MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF
' AGRICULTURE.
No Change Made in tha Administration
or the College Military Com mlM ions
Imed toy Governor Carr Sum Penl
. tantiavy Capture of Two Convteta Who
Escaped From the Prlaon Jim Young
aad Jadge Bnaaell. j .
Special Star Correspondence.
Raleigh, N. C, June 12
The Democratic County Convention
will in all probability endorse Capt. S. A.
Ashe for treasurer to-morrow.
The State Boatd of Agriculture ad-1
journed this morning, i No changes were
made at this meeting, either in the ad
ministration. of the College' or the Agri
cultural Department Lieut. Barnes,
who is Military Instructor and Professor
of Physics at the College, had his salary
increased tQ $1,000.
The Governor has issued military com
missions as follows : Ex-Congressman T.
G.Skinner.of Hertford.Captain Company
F, First Regiment; T. N.: White, First
Lieutenant, (same company), and J. E.
White, Second Lieutenant (same com
pany.)..; . - ' , '
Thare is a meeting of the State Board
of the Penitentiary to-day.
- Pratt and Williams, two convicts in
the penitentiary, made an escape from
the long tier of cells in the State prison
here on thenight of the 7th. which is
very remarkable. The prisoners un
locked a row of cells the length of the
building, passed' by the guards in the
budding and then went over the stock
ade where numbers of other guards
were on watch. They were captured in
Johnston county and returned here to
day. Jim" Young remarked -to-day 'that
Russell , was making a mighty strong
fight for a candidate who was continu
ally coming down. .
SKETCH OF BOIES.
A PracMoal Farmer, 8uooeaful Ls-wjer
Land Btrong Dtbater-Ia 189r He
(Wiped Out a Bepablioin Mijorlty . of
78,000 in Iowa. '
Mr. j. M. Leach, a North Carolinian
now located in Washington, D. C, con
tributes the followjog sketch of Hoiace
Boies to the Charlotte Observer:
Horace Boies is a fibrous man. He
was born 18 miles from Buflilo, N. Y
69 years ago. His parents were Ameri
can born, his mother being distinctively
English, The ancestry cf his father was
remotely French. He met President
Cleveland at the Bunalo bar, and was at
one time a member of the New York
Legislature. He commenced studying
law when he only had $3 00 in the world,
and no influential friends to help, him.
He moved to Waterloo, Ijwa, in 1867.
wherg he has since resided, -except
during his two terms as Governor of
Iowa. - He has been a ! successful
lawyer, and is a practical farmerT
owning two very large farms, and it is
his boast that there is not a step in farm
work which he has not performed. He
has onlybeerTa Democrat for the past
sixteen years, having left the Republi-
fan party In 1880 when the extreme pro
tection plank of that party's 'platform
was adopted, and when Iowa Republi
canism was championing sumptuary
laws, in regard to which he said; "The
proposed laws will substitute the unpopu
lar power of legal coercion for those
great moral forces on which the cause
of temperance, like that of religion.
He is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 190
pounds, weats about 1 hat, has broad
shoulders and deep chest. He is Ro
manesque in the rugged outlines of his
face, and in personal appearance, re
minds one somewhat of .Ambassador
Thomas F. Bayard. While not a great
stump orator,- be is a srtoug debater,
and has as strong a personal following
in Iowa, almost, as the late great Sena
tor vance.ctDies.sea memory, had in
North Carolina, as shown by k the feet
that in one of his campaigns in Iowa,
in a little town of 489 inhabitants, he had
between 5,000 and G 000 people to hear
him. But bis greatest triumph was in
'91, af .er tbe Republicans had in '86 ger
rymandered the State until they consid
ered 10 of the 11 districts staunchly
Republican. Horace Boiles was then a
strong friend of the white metal, but he
made tariff reform the chief issue of that
campaign, and in a Republican State cf
78,000 maprity, he won by 8 316j plurali
ty, on the largest vote ever cast in the
State 420,000, '
THE SPANISHBUTCHERS:
A Cranken HpanUh Officer Slaughters Sev
enteen Incooent Pefiona The News Is
frcm Bpaoiah 8ourse. '
A World correspondent writes from
near Mariano, Province cf Habana, May
28th, as follows:
Reports have just reached here of tbe
killingiof seventeen more peaceable per
sons in Santa Crux, on the north coast,
east of Havana.
A Spanish column entered the town
The half drunken major in command
.became enraged at the lack of enthus
iasm shown by the inhabitants and bad
fifty of them seizsd.
These he ordered to be shot.
slaughter had begun when a cool-heSjK
eu iicuicoam aau tu uuns auunuca ou
the bugle. This had the effect of cool
ing down the excited men and the kill
ing ceased when seventeen had been put
to death. No farther details are report
ed here. at present, y.'s'j .
The information comes from Spanish
sources.- !
'Wilmington Eoterpriae. j
A Wake Forest letter to one of our
exchanges says:
- Mr. J. H. Gore, of Wilmington, a
member of the graduating class of 1896,
has bought the lot just north of the
campus, formerly belonging to J. W.
Bailey; and will at once erect several
buildings, fitted up with all modern con
veniences, such as water , works, electric
lights, bath rooms, &c. &c. for the use
of students. The waterworks are to be
improved and rendered more efficient.
To Appoitt tbe Delegates. .
Under the resolution adopted by the
County Convention in reference to tbe
"appointment of delegates to the State
and Congressional Conventions,' Col.
A. W. Waddell, Chairman, has appointed
the following advisory committee, all of
whom are requested to meet at Col.
Waddell's office .next Wednesday, June
17th, at 12 o'clock noon ; j
First Waid--W. R. Smith, J. D. OrrelL
Second Ward Roger Moore, Du
Brutz Cutlar. j "
Third Ward-Owen Fennell, E. F
Johnson. . .. . W
Fourth Ward T. W. Strange, T. H.
.McKoy..- .. , ' ';:
Fifth Ward J. W. Branch.B. F. King.
xs Masonboro Township D.I J. Fergus.
, Federal Point Township E. O.Craig.
Harnett Township C. H. Alexander.
Cape. Fear Township F. I. Dempsey.
The British' Government displays no
interest whatever the Cretan ques-
tion. Its hands are full with the Sondan
campaign. ;
SERIOUS CUTTING AFFRAY BETWEEN
TWO NEGROES-
Batlet'a Vialt to WilmlDoton n-iAaia
to St. Lonta Senator Frltohard Dental
Convention at Morehead Wake County
Democratic Convention Declared rot '
Free Silver. " -c '
Special Star Correspondence -:
Ralkigh. N. C., June 13. A J
- Last night there was a serious cutting .'
affray here between two negroes, which 1 1
may result in the death of Tom Powell,, !
one of the participants. !
It is rumored here that"' Butler's visit v
to Wilmington next week is for the pur
pose of having a conference with-Judge
Russell.'" ; . i- .
The Misses Busbee gave a- progress- f-
ive euchre party last evening.-in compli
ment to Misses Daggett and Chadbo.urn,
of Wilmington. - .,r . : V-
' The North Carolina delegates to St. .
Louis, who left here yesterday, expressed
themselves as being for Hobart, of New ' -Jersey,
for Vice President. They will .
be for any one Pxitcbard is tor when
they arrive at St. Louis. . i - , '
Senator Prltchard will be made the .
National Committeeman from North
Carolina at St. Louis next week, to sue-; ,
ceed Cowles. ; - - , . . .
A number of dentists were here, to-day
en route for 'Morehead; to attend the '
annual Dental Convention there next v
week. . '
All these 'stories about Judge Russell .
retiring from the Gubernatorial race are t -groundless.
No man believes for an in
stant that Judge Russell would come ¬
down, even if he did not know the man.,
The Judge isn't much of a crawfish. He
comes nearer ; beiog related to a more
precious specimen of animal life. But
the Judge is a man of too much wisdom
to pull himself out if the reach of polit
ical lightning, whtcb has struck smaller
marks than hisi fatnefs,, until the situa
tion is . developed' "After the conven- -tions
are overf and the campaign is in
full blast, then the Judge might pull
away with proper inducements, if he
thought that; te could not be elected.
It is reported that Boyd was a party
to Russell's nomination instead of being
a victim of miscalculatecrcircumstances.
Time will tell. : Watch Boyd's nest, how
it is feathered.; .
Special Star Telegram.
The County Democratic Convention
declared for "free silver" in strong ,
terms, and instructed delegates to vote
only for "stiver" men. Judge Clark was
endorsed lor Vice President..
BEARS IN JONES QOUNTY.
An Exalting Hunt Near Pollokevlllt A
Fight at Cloaa Q iarleia Two Full
O.owri Bein an a Cub Killed.
Star Correspondence.
, j Polloksville, June 11."
For the last few weeks farmers living
near "tsowera Kidges, a section of '
country about six miles from Polloks-
ville, have been very much annoyed by
the mysterious disappearance of their
bogs and other stock. Finally they de
cided that the're must be. bears around.
and last week several bunting parties
were organized for the purpose oi rid- !
ding the neighborhood of these danger
ous animals. The first one succeeded
in putting an end to the lileof acub, the
mother bear was killed with little diffi- 1
culty ia the second day's hunt, and last ,
Salutday the hunters brought in the
hide of old Bruin himself, but not with
out an exciting and dangerous- struggle
Saturday's hunting party consisted of
four men, wnq divided themselves into
groups of two, each group taking a stand
at a different place. The hounds were
on the track of the bear in a short time :
and soon succeeded in bringing :him uaf "
before one of the groups, compesed at
Messrs. Em met Bender and John Oliver.
Tbe two men fired at almost the jrame.
time. One or both loads took effect, as
was afterwards found out, in the breast .
and fore feet of the bear, wound
ing him but not - severely enough
to prevent his running off to a point a
a hundred yards away, where the faith-.
"fuldpgs brought him to bay again. K The
hunters hastened up and found the big
beast engaged in bit of private base ball
playing, using one of the dogs as a ball
and slappmg him from one paw to the
other with a J'anap" and ..vigor that
would make a biped ball-player hide his
lace with shame. The bear dropped the
dog and made for the men, rearing up
within a foot of one of them Mr. Oil-,
ver who was slightly in advance of his
companion. A fight at close quaiters
with a bear isn't an experience that
the average man specially craves, and Mr.
Oliver is Iree to cotfets that be felt the '
least bit uneasy when he saw the furious
beast in such dangerous proximity to
himself. He had exhausted the charges
in his gun, and he couldn't have used it,
if it had been loaded. So be drew an old
Cutlass he had been thoughtful enough
to take with bim. He had landed two
heavy blows with this when the' other
man, Mr. Bender, came to his relief. It
was the work cf a moment for tbelat-.
ter to place the muzzle of his gun at tbe
head cj the bear and pull the trigger,
thus eading the strueele.
STEAMER LAURADA
Landed a Iiirge Q laotitr of Munidont of
: War on the Cuban Coaet Futsued by a
Bpinlth Warahip.-
' ' By Cable to the Morning Sur. ' ..
Kingston, Ja., June 18. -The alleged
filibustering steamer Liurada, which -
arrived at Port Antpnio some days sgo
iwdjajided a large quantity ot mum-
Tner-fTnof5p)ir nn tfae (tiibaa roast, aailed
I to-day. As soon as, she, left port she
i was followed! by a Spanish warship
which had been awaiting her departure. ,
Abreast . Of the Spanish vessel was a
British gunboat: It is reported that the
captain of the Laurada intends to keep
within a marine leagued tbe Jamaican
coast until his vessel, which is a speedy
one, outruns the Spanish warship, when
be wilt stand out to sea. Il the Spaniard
fires on the Laurada when she is in Brit
ish waters he will have the British gun
boat to deal with. ,.' J
The Treasury gold reserve, at the
close of business yesterday, stood at
f 104,186 607. 'The day's withdrawals
were $10,700.
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