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WILLIAM H. BBBWABD, ' -! Editor ud proprietor. -' , . ;. WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday, ; - ? .- July 31, 1896. In writing to change yonr Mrei sJwmyt gjv . . Ammm Airmvtinn mm wall am I yoo wtib toot paper to bo eent hereafter. Unlaw yon ; 00 bota clanei can De ma. tar Notice of Marriage or Tribute! ofR ,pt, Reeolntlone of Thanks, Ac, ced forai ordiury advertiaementa, but only half rates ra paid lor ttrictly in advance. At tha rate SO centa will pay for a Mmple announcement of Marriage or lJeatB. . cr Remittances moat be made by Checkfohaft, Foetal Money Order or Registered Letter. Foatmaa- ten will register letters when desired. : S37-Only such remittances win be at the risk of the 'I publuber. .,;,..' rw S pea men copies forwarded when desired. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET. - FOR PRESIDENT: ' - t, r ! WILLIAM j. BRYAN, of Nebraska. ' - ' for vicb prisidknt: ARTHUR' SEW ALL, , of Maine. j STAtE DEMOCRATIC j TICKET. th!ey will be elected. .. for" governor: CYRUS B. WATSON, of Forytb. , FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: ITHOMAS W.JIASON, v of Northampton. ' FOR SECRETARY OF STATE : 'CHARLES M. COOKE. f t 5 V of Franklin. FOR STATE TREASURER ', B.F. AYCOCK, - : .of Wayne. FOR STATE AUDITOR : R. M. FURMAN. j . of Buncombe. FOR SUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION : JOHN C. SCARBOROUGH, ; j of Johnston. V c-nK ATTORNEY GENERAL : P. I. OSBORNE, of Mecklenburg. 1 I ASSOCIATE JUSTICES SUPREME COURT : . A. C. AVERY, of Burke, 1 GEQ. H. BROWN,, Jr.. of Beaufort. Bill Hye Often sooke bis witticisms laden I. " -1 ' . .. ' with jthe greatest truths. Among the most noticeable, most Nyeish and most apropos is the following: ; j ' A man may use a wart on thebac of bis neck for a collar button; ride bn the back coach of a train to save Interest on his money until the con i ductor comes around, stop his! watch, 1 at night to save the wear and tear; leave .his "i" and "t" without a dot ' or cross to save ink; pasture his mother's grave to save corn;; but a man of this kind is a gentleman and a scholar compared to a fellow who will take a newspaper,: and "when asked to pay for it, puts it into the post-office and has it maiked, "Re used." . ! t-',i ''; . tT!IEEE DOES REPUDIATION . . ;comb m? ' We, hear mucb of "financial dis - honor,?, "repudiation," r &c, these days,' and the gold men and the straddlers who were finally whipped over to the gold side, of the fence , are in the habit of asserting that the triumph of free silver' means finan cial dishonor and .repudiation. But " where does financial dishonor and repudiation come in? ' This Government does not owe a dollar that is payable in gold. . j It does not owe a dollar that is not payable in coin, and it does not owe a dollar that it could- not in morals and in law pay in silver. No one disputes this tor no one Sdjspute it j -- ' -. V J ' - GoldTnaslxeen used ' in redeeming Government Obligations, not be cause .the holders of these "obliga tions were . entitled to gold, but be cause some of our Secretaries of the Treasury thought that was the best course to. pursue "to maintain the v parity" between silver and gold. A ' queer ray to maintain the parity , by . locking up silver, paying out gold and When the fund on hand became . exhausted borrowing moie. The bonds issued during the war , to raise money to carry on the war; ' wer redeemable in jtawful money : of the United States," and they , were bought with that distinct uu , - -derstanding and with that distinct condition printed on the face of the bonds j These bonds were all bought at a heavy discount and the buyers thought they were driving a good t bargairi with the embarrassed Gov ( ernment whid needed money ; and must have it, , , j vl; -; , And So were the bonds which Were issued; subsequent tc the war re deemable in lawful money 'of the United States. Every dollar of these could have been redeemed in greenbacks, which were and still are lawful monev of the United States. ' .1-1 ' ' 1, . 1 -i ' or in might declare lawful money, j : In 1868 thej outstanding obliga tions of the Government were de clared to be redeemable in coin, bnt there is not a word of law anywhere that makes them redeemable In told; but lest there might be some misun derstanding about this: and lest some one should meant I gold, contend that Vcoln' 1 as was afterwards th case, Senator Stanley Matthews, of Ohio, a Republican, introduced his resolution in the ' Senate declaring; tho the Government could without . breach ot faith or viol ation of com pact redeem all of Its obligations in standard silver dollars. This was after the passage of the Bland -Alli son act, when there was about as much howling against silver as there . is now, and when the lurid predic tions of disaster were quite numer ous.. , .:v..: .-v The opposition to the adoptiorrof this resolution was so small tnat it went through both Houses by a sub stantially unanimous vote. , , That showed what the statesmen and the people they : represented thought of silver in 1878, five years after It had been demonetized by the conspirators of 1873., .:f 'l: : The statesmen of that day didn't see any repudiation in that declara tion, the people didn't see anytepu diatlon in it, and if anybody) saw any repudiation in it it was the man who held bonds for whlch he wanted . a a ll. gold, as the bondholders now. want fold for the bonds whicO are re deemable in coin, and in sflverdol lars if the Government so elect. Tlje law, and all the law there Is bearing upon this, gives the option to the Government. There is not a syllable anywhere giving the option to the obligation-holder, giving him the right to demand either gold or silver. He has nothing to. say in the premises but must take either metal the Government , sees fit to tender. -i The Government exercised this op tion up to 1890, when on the passage of the Sherman bill with the declara tion contained in it that it was the intent of the Government to main tain the parity between its different kinds of money, Secretary Foster adopted the course of paying gpld to placate the men who held bonds, to some of whom the Republican! party was under obligations for material assistance in campaigns. Secretary Foster, violating the spirit of the act vesting the option in him, exercised the option by paying gold and lock ing up ' silver, which thns accumu lated in the Treasury and became the baneful precedent which has been since followed, and which has neces sitated four issues of bonds by this administration amounting in the ag gregate to $262,000,000. -y But even the buyers of these bonds bought them knowing that the Gov ernment claimed the right to redeem them in "coin," for when the; nego tiations were pending and the. Secre tary of the Treasury asked for au thority to issue gold bonds Congress refused to grant if, and the bonds were sold at a premium even In the face of this refusal. j With the law on the side of the Government declaring its bonds pay able in coin, with the declaration by Congress that coin means not gold only but silver and that this silver is good and lawfnl money, and with the still more recent refusal of Congress to authorize the issuing of gold .bonds, where, we ask, does repudia tion come in it free silver triumphs? VaOH. HE5TI05. Ex-Senator John J. Ingall, of Kansas, who wants to go back to the Senate, is not very favorablylm pressed with the ."educational" methods of campaigning which the Republicans have adopted, and has given them tp understand j that if they expect to beat Bryan they must get up and hustle and get nearer to the voters than they can get to them by installments of sta tistics and flat literature. , Speaking of Mr. Bryan he says: I km personally acquainted with -Mr. Bryan, the Democratic nominee, and I have been impressed with the fact . that be is- a ic tnewhat stronger man than some of our iriends have supposed. He is earnest, energetic, a splendid orator, and has a' record of a clean domestic life. That fact that he is, the youngest man ever nominated and that j he is a poor man, together with his sudden (rise in prominence, all combine to arouse sentiment in his favor. ; :. These are all points of strength which cannot be discounted, especi ally in a man who goes before the people to advocate their cause and to do battle for them. The fact that he Is a young man instead of being to his disadvantage' will help him, for It will stimulate enthusiasm and bring thousands of young men into active service for the man they, admire. Speaking of the campaign methods, Mr. Ingalls said : ' I very much fear that some of the Re publicans are making a grave mistake in advocating a greater use of pamphlets and a corresponding curtailing! of stump speeches. The farmers of our great West have been reading pamphlets for twenty years, and they have ' been getting poorer every year. These men, as well as the wage earners, are far . from satis. Med in fact. I do not know of any other time when there has been such general dissatisfaction. For years these men have been voting with their party, be it Democrat or Republican, and all the time have seen their farms steadily de crease in value and have heard the ex planation on one side that it was due to free trade and on the other that it might be attributed to protection, j i . ,Mr. Ingalls is right Tons of lit erature on the money question have been distributed among the formers or the West and the , South, and In. spite of the immense quantities sent out by the sound money leagues and the free use of the columns of hun- I uc "v 1 L.,M, a,bZS L wu uwuivu , nuivu nusiuiuiucu with printed sheets or plate matter free of cost, the free silver sentiment has grown with a rapidity: that has amazed the gold standard v leaders, and still 'it grows. This campaign is going to be T one where the,, big fight will be waged - from the tos; tram, where the advocate' can look: into the eyes of the people he ad dresses. " i-,L?k': - ' . . Mr. Whitney's plea to the Repub licans to relegate the tariff ; issue for this campaign and unite with the "sound money" Democrats on the money question, Is not meeting' with a very rapturous response from the Republican leaders or the Republi can organs. The New York Trtbunt thus comments on it : : He Mr. Whitney should remember that, so far as the financial and business conditions cf the country and the Fed- eral revenue! are concerned, it has been the main contention of the party wh'cb nominated McKinley that v the tariff was really the most important fac tor. And also that - the Demo cratic Party has as strenuously contend ed that the business and financial distur bance was doe, not to the tariff, but to uncertainty on tlte money question. That has been the line of disvlsion. Does Mr. Whitney really think that the Republican party, its Candidates, and its managers, should surrender their posi tion on this question in order to make it pleasant and agreeable for Democrats who. having nowhere ; else to go, desire to act with them? ...The Republican party stands now, as ! it always hat stood, for both protection and sound money. -:.-".-l -" j v 'V ';5 :i v?.;f This reads as if Mr. Whitney was asking the Republican , party to do entirely too much in view,pf the fact that Mr. . Hanna, who enginee red Mr. McKjnley's boom, - and - they who corporate with him started, and with the declaration; thatthe tariff was the issue, and that too much Democratic tarifl was what was the matter with,' the country, Even after the Eastern "gold Repub cans whipped Hanna and - his ; asso ciates over to the gold side, he con tended that the tariff was ' still the issne. and the monev Question an issue - only "in spots." There is not the ' slightest prdb- bability of their sending the tariff question to the rear, although it will not figure as conspicuously as Hanna & Co. originally intended it should, for the v will be forced to give attention to the money ques tion. They will play pbat in districts where the tariff question" does not interest people much; rand tne tarm in the manufacturing districts where they hope to fool the people with it To that extent they will respond to Mr. Whitney's plea, but no further. Hon. Chauncey M. Depew has re turned from Europe, and is quoted as saying that in view of the emer gencies of the case, the Republicans might just once, following the ex ample of Senator (who was not then Senator, but; had a long line out) Jeter Pritchard of this State, hold their principles "10 abeyance, merge the tariff and pull: with the. kick ing gold Democrats to knock Bryan and Sewali out. Hon. . ui&uncey doesn't think it politics to stand on ceremony now. ';":';:''-- I Hon. Tom Watson is eiven the paternity by some j of the news papers of the phrase "where am I at?" It was Congressman Cobb who used it and Watson put the glue On and made it stick by incorporating it in his campaign book. But Abraham Lincoln got away with both of them, for he used a similar one once when inquiring as to the whereabouts of Gen. Mc- Clellan. I - Notwithstanding; the unfortunate venture of Adam in the apple busi ness, people keep on growing them The crop of Canada and this country last year was between 57,000,000 and 60,000,000 barrels, between 7,000, 000 and 10,003,000 barrels more than the crop of the preceding year. It is expected that the crop of this year would be considerably larger than the crop of last year. 1 t Some of Tom Watson's fellow citizens were surprised when he was nominated by the Populist conven tion at St Louis, and they were still more surprised when be said he would accept, as he had positively declared before the convention met that he would not accept a nomina tion. Tom seems to have 4 talent for changing his mi ad when a comes within reach, v-:. ! i thing Hon. John A. Bingham, one of the oldest Republican leaders in Ohio, a ieaaer in congress during tne -war, for eight years Minister to Japan under Grant's two administrations, and one of the leading lawyers of the country, has withdrawn from the Republican patty and come out for Bryan and Sewall. j V ; Gentlemen, and especially Repub' licans who are criticising the Chicago platform for its remarks on the Su preme Court, seem to forger that Abraham Lincoln was elected on a platform one of the leading features of which was denunciation of . the Supreme Court. Dred Scott. . Since Herr Most has got to orat ing against free silver and i for the gold ' standard- the : gold organs do not seem to think that he stands in need of a semi-occasional bath now as much as he did a few weeks ago. . ., Nikola Tesla, the great electrician, says he has solved the' problem of esonomically ; transmitting electric power long distances and that he will thus be able to famish motive power at half the cost of steam. - In hirlaut appeal to the "sound money" men to get together, regard less of . politics, Mr. Whitney signs himself "ex Secretary of th Navy." He should also have signed himself "ex-Democrat" 1 - ' A Chicago dispatch says the Illi nois Central Railroad Company has given an order for 5,000 freight cars. The I. C. R. Is getting in good shape for the resumption of business when , Bryan is elected - v-' ..- " :. Free FlUe. Ssnd vour address to' H. E. Bncklen &Co., Chicago, and get a tree sample box of Dr. Kidb-'b New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. rnese pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Con stipation and Sick . Headache. For Ma laria and Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They -are guaran teed to be perfectly free from every dele terious substance and to be tmrelv wuib. - a ucy uq not weaaea oy their ac- tion, out oy giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the sys tem. Regular size 25c per box. Sold by R. B. PxLLAMV, Druggist. , . f EALEIGH NEWS ITELISe aBinwapwasffaftapsBisBissB IMPORTANT MEETING Or. THE DEMO CRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMIT- Democrats Divided on th'Qaestlon1ef ra tion With Populists on "Bleotors Gold- ton Democrats Preparations forCthe - State Pali Tobsooo Market-Head- : tones (or Graves rf S. r h Cai.'- cline'elDf all Wloohester, -VirclnU. ; ; r,v-' , Special Star Correspondent 1 'Raleigh, N. C., Jaly 29 The meeting of the Democratic Ete- cutire Committee will be extremely im portant Many questions of vital issue will come up, aside from the election of anew caatrman ana secreury oi cne committee. Ins generally conceded that. Clem Manly, of Winston, will be the new chairman. Cy. Watson and the other Democratic nominees will in all proba bility be present. '" - There is much division of Democrats on the propriety of fusing with the Pop ulists on electors. Should such a thing happen, there are many Democrats who would make a mighty kick0 'r.H- .;; A Jim Young declares himself. In the Gazette ro-morrow. for Bryan and Wat son, and calls upon the Republican State Executive Committee to take down their McKinley : electors. Jim adds that if they are not taken down by the com mittee the people will take them down. He says McKinley and Hobart cannot get 40.000 votes in North Carolina, and be further asserts that there will be over 10,000 negroes to vote the Populist ticket.--, 'v- ' There are a number of gold Demo crats here who assert positively that they will support the Democratic sold ticket if one is put out. They favor the naming of gold Democratic .electors in this State ii the bolters name a can didate.' --t Tyrrell county Democrats have de clared for Bryan and Sewall ? V Editor T. W, Ramsey, of the Proeres- srve Farmer, who is a "middle of -the-. road Populist and who voted against Bryan's nomination, at the St. Louis convention, declines to say whether he will support the ticket. Mr. Ramsey declines to talk for publication. ueorge Vanderbut s manager arrived here yesterday and made arrangements with Secretary Nichols for one hundred feet ot space at the State Fair. The ex hibit will probably be the largest and most varied ever made at a State Fair. It will include all of the products and entei prises of famous Btltmore. uoi. Hsneuan iameron, the president. who is an admirer of a fast horse, says the races this year will surpass any ever had here. There will probably be to.ooo in puts js. A sufficient amount will be offered in purses to bring the grand cir cuit from Baltimore and Richmond. The races will not be exclusive to North Carolina horses. The tobacco market opens in Raleigh next Tuesday. . The prospect is that Raleigh will do a larger business in the yellow leaf than ever before. ' Senator Batler and Hal Aver are ex pected from St Louis. The other Popu lists are not talking, though they say fusion with Republicans on the electoral ticket is out of the question. . - - - The Jalies of the Confederate Memo rial Association, consisting of a vice president in every county in the State, have secured a sufnuent amount to pur chase small headstones to place over the graves of the dead at Winchester. The contract (or the headstones will be given in a few days. Utbo Wilson estimates the vote in this State as follows: Bryan and Watson, 200.000; McKinley and Hobart. 90,000; tsryan and bewail.- nothing. . a shipwrecked! mariner. ' Safe Arrive! of Mr. Cltrenoe D. Meffitt. Beoond Offioav c f die ' Woodruff licet at Bee. V i Mr. Clarence Maffitt,' a young gentle man of this city, son of the late CapU J. N. Maffitt of the Confederate Sutes Navy, and second officer of the schooner Henry S. Woodruff, lost in the Bihamas On a voyage from Wilmington to Port-au-Pricce, Hayti, arrived here .yester day safe and well, much to the delight of his' family and numerous friends. He gave the Star a msdest , recital of his adventure and the narrow ; escape of himself and shipmates from a watery grave. The Woodruff was wrecked on Abaco reef, at 2.80 a. m. July 6th. The officers and crew, seven in all, took to the boats and landed on Higb Key, three miles from the wreck. " With the assistance of wreckers their effects and most of the cargo! of the vessel were saved. - Oa ; the - 9th of July ' they went to Green. Turtle Key, and left there on the 12th on tfae scfaooner Thetis, arriving at Nassau, N. P., on tfae 18th. There the U. S. Consul took charge of the shipwrecked men and sent tbem to New York on the steamer Santiago. yThtf arrived at New York last Saturday, and Mr. Maffitt at once went aboard tfae Clyde steamer Croatan, where he was cordially greeted by Capt. Ingram and given free transportation to Wilmington. ; . .. . CAMPAIGN OPENED BY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR 7 GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA Grteted By Lui Audience at Wen t woftb. Booktnanam Oonnt The Is- . aces Dlscaesed Anxloas to Divide Time With Judge Buuelt, Hie j Bepablloan Competitor. - By Telesrapb'to the Mornini Star. ' Winston, N. C, July .59. Hon. Cy' rus B. Wats6n, Democratic candidate for Governor oi North Carolina,' made his opening campaign speech at Went worth, Rockingham county, to-day. A large audience greeted , bim. He dis-; cussed the present-condition of the country and argued strongly in favor of bimetallism, along the line of the Demo cratic national platform, t Mr Watson will make his next speech at his home, Kernersviile, on Saturday. L " He is anxious to divide his . 'time with his Republican competitor Judge D. L. Russell, but the latter is debating the question whether or. not he will take part in a joint canvass of the State. Catarrlt Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach tfae seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or con stitutional disease, and in order to' cure it vou must use internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. : Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a duacic medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this coun try for years, and is a regular prescript tion. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the. best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. . F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props., - Toledo. O. . Igr Sold by Druggists, price 75c 8TEAMER COMMODORE. The BeTenue Cutter Colfax to Accompany ' the litrtle Pilibneter to Jacksonville i : IC 8he Attempts ta Get; Awep. " the jCutte Will Tire TJpw - . ; ... Her. - ,,- "f - Charleston News and Courier, 37th ,"; xne uttle filibustering steamer Com modore is still lying in the stream off the High Battery, and if the tumors can be believed she will remain there for several days to come at least i '.' 7 . The Government officials have, it was iMrned vesterdav. fait uoon a ' plan . that will hamper her' movements considera bly, and perhaps prevent her from carry ing out her designs altogether, Twice has the Commodore sailed from Charles ton j loaded down to the water's -edge with, cargoes, stated Jin her Custom House papers to be arms : and ammuni tion, and twice has sue . returnea ana boldly made the statement that she had encountered heavy gales and I been obliged to throw her cargo overboard to lighten the vessel. That these state ments have not been believed it is hard ly necessary to state. , - . This time the Commodore has cleared for Jacksonville, :Ela with a :- cargo of arms and ammunition. The Govern ment does not want to hear the old story about heavy gales and lightening the vessel again, so the two revenue cut ters were sent here to see that the law is not violated, and that when the Com modore leaves this port that she proceed to Jacksonville and nowhere else, and also that she does not transfer her cargo at sea: 'v-1 -71: " The Commodore is a much swifter ves sel j than the Colfax or BoutweU, and could easily start out of port and soon leave the cutter far behind, though it did its best to fallow her. The escape cannot', - however, ; be . made ' in this way this time. It was i definitely ascertained , yesterday i ! that i the Colfax : fa as given the ! Commodore notice " that . when she proceeds to sea on her way to Jacksonville that she must not go at a rate exceeding ten knots an hour. This will enable the cutter to follow her closely. It is un derstood that if the Commodore attempts to disobey this order that the cutter will open fire upon her immediately. - it is understood that Mr. Paul Roto, the Cuban agent will go North at once to confer with the Cuban Junta in New York as to what bad best be done. The awnings over the t Commodore, which bad been taken down, have been replaced, and the fires extinguished. It is also noticeable that the , Cubans, who were so numerous in the city a day or two ago, have pretty nearly all vanished. It is quite evident that the cu'.tei's or der has fallen like a bombshell : into the camp of the sympathizers and that they are at a loss to know what to do. i The many in the city who long to see Cuba free are much distressed over this blow, if a slight one. to the cause of liberty. ; . j SENATOR BUTLER'S PLAN. . He S.ys Victory WU1 Be Assured If Mr. ! Bewail Will Fattlotlcallp Withdraw. St. Louis, July 28 United States Senator Marion Butler, ol North Caro lina, who was 'temporary chairman of the convention, said: "The result of the convention is what the North Carolina delegation has con tended for from the first that is, the nomination of Brvan with a Southern Populist for Vice President. ' Tfae Peo ple's party has been built up by appeal ing to the best elements ot the two old parties to put principle and patriotism above party. v !.''-"-" -la this convention just held the People's party lias practiced what it has preached. It has indorsed and approved the action of tbe Chicago Convention as 4ar as it was right and has condemned it where it was wrong. The nomination of Mr. Bryan was satisfactory to every Populist in America. . He stands for tbe principles that tfae party j was organized and has contended for against the two old 'parties. We have put up a plat form and nominated a Vice Presi dent in narmony with our principles, be cause we could not indorse Mr Sewall or accept the Democratic platform as it stood. The Democratic platform was good as far as it went and it was a victory for the People's party to have tfae Democratic Convention go as far as it did go. - y .- ' r ' i "When tfae delegates arrived here they seemed to be divided about two extreme sets of ideas.' The West, as . a rule, wanted to accept the Democratic ticket as a whole. The South and East, as a rule, wanted a straight ticket - It either extremes had succeded, the Peo ple's party would have been split in twain. North Carolina, though a South ern State, where- its local interests would have required a straight ticket, recognized the fact that some middle ground must be found on which the Populists of tfae Sou'h and West could stand, and this work of tbe Convention will result in unifying the forces of the Soutfa and West not only in the People's party, but in all parties in favor of finan cial reform and. in the; defeat of Mc Kinley and the gold standard certain. -j "This has been accomplished fay the action of the convention. Tber,e is but one thing stands in tbe way ot complete and certain victory. The People's 'party has met the Democratic party more than half way. Now, if Mr. Sewall will be -patriotic and withdraw? from the Democratic ticket as a candidate for Vice President be will remove the only ob stacle to a complete unification of all the voters who oppose the single gold stand ard, and victory will be. assured from the hour that he takes that-high and patriotic position." - t ; ; . . AN INCREASE IN REVENUES. Poatcffloe Department Beal esd $79,168, 101 from the Bale of Btampt, Eto. t " Washington) July 28. The forth coming annual report of the Postmaster General, will show a material increase in the revenues from stamped paper of all save one kind, but will stilL doubtless, indicate a postal deficiency of at least ten millions of dollars. Tbe total value of all sumps, stamped envelopes, wrap pers and postal cards issued during the fiscal year just closed is $79,178,101. against $74,037,499 for the year ended June 80, 1895. 4 The aggregate number of stamps, en velopes, etc., was 4,195,665,533. This amount is an increase of 280.829,786 over tbe previous fiscal year. Tfae value of stamps of all kinds alone was $81, 491.100. .jv--, --r-t' V . The value cf the various' kinds of stamped paper for the year wis as fol lows: Ordinary postage stamps, $57,774, 638; special delivery stamps, $446,637; newspaper and periodical stamps,$2.819, 177; postage due stamps, $450,658; ordi nary stamped envelopes and: newspaper wrappers. $4,818,903, special request en velopes, $7,568,070; postal cards. $5,805, 028. t All of these show increase in valua tion except newspaper- and periodical stamps. : In, this Item there is a de crease ot a little over $26,000. ; v . . . - .- ' For Over Fifty Veaure . Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been.; used for over fifty years, fay mil lions of mothers for their children wfaile teething. : with - perfect success. J It sooths the child,; softens tbe gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 'It will relieve the poor little sufferer immedi ately. Sold by druggists ia every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bot tle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Wins low's Soothing . Syrup," and take ho other kind. ' -. CR0P3 IN NORTH CAROLINA Beport of the Agricultural Experiment ; Station at'Btle'gh. The reports of correspondents of the Weekly Crop Bulletin, issued by the North Cirblina Qimate and Crop Ser vice, for tbe week ending Saturday, July 25th, 1898, indicate, that the past week was generally very ' favorable for ' the groath of crops, which : faaye improved materially. -?The temperature was above the normal every day except the 19tfa, and the latter part of tfae week wai very warm, with maximum temperature above 90 degrees; rain occurred on four days, which Was beneficial, and there was too much in only a very tew localities, there was an abundance of sunshine. Cotton, corn, sorghum, tobacco, sweet potatoes, field peas and rice are all on the average in excellent condition. Fruit is poor, except grapes, which are fine. ' -v Eastern. District Nearly every cor respondent reports past week favorable.; The weather was very warm towards the end, with plenty of sunshine and little rain, but sufficient to keep crops growing. Alt crOt s are doing well and have improved. T' In the northern por tion of tbe district it has been one of the best weeks since May--? Farmers have been hilling grass, and laving by is about done. Cotton is recovering from the effects of excessive ram and it is much improved; weed large and boiling well. It is shedding tquares at a good many places, but not badly. corn also lm proved; earing finely and much of the crop made..;. Some fodder ripenine on early corn and being stripped. Some firing reported on lowlands. . .Tobacco curing in full progress, with better cures than last week, drapes are ripening aad very fine; vines loaded Central District A fine, warm week, with few showers, generally very favor able for crops which are growing fast, except, bottoms, which were drowned out Abuddant sunshine caused late corn to crow well; some reports of corn firing on light, sandy soiL Upland corn looking remarkably well and lowland crop has : improved in many , places. -Fodder-pulling will soon begin in tbe south. Cotton is shedding squares and leaves in some localities and yellowing in others, but plants are generally large and healthy. Some correspondents re port bolls nearly open. This very ad vanced stage, places the crop in consid erab'.e danger of damage by the usually heavy rains of August, as cotton needs dry weather alter it begins to open. Tobacco improved. but flea bugs are numerous. Rain needed to make to bacco inst topped spread. Some good cures are "reported,. -Peas and potatoes good; some turnips seed planted. Grapes good. w '- - C Western District Past week more fa vorable,'war m with ' a : few beneficial thowers, but too much in portions ot Mitchell and Buncombe counties. Pros pects for corn good; ' dryer weather en abled farmers to clean fields and lay bri corn caring welt Corn on creek bot torna was too much, in fared by the freshet to improve much. Cotton shows some improvement since , tbe rams ceased and is Dolling nicely; - no shed ding reported. -Tobacco doing very well. . bweet potatoes and gardens good; pea crop fine and large qaantity planted. Some turnip seed planted. .Grapes ripening. Some thrashing still to be done; the wheat seems to turn out bet ter than expected. HIGH TEMPERATURE.- A Hot Wave That Covers the Jim ire Cctton j " Belt. Tue heat yestef day was oppressive; yet witbal there was a breeze 'the greater part of the day from the southwest that tempered tbe warm rays of tfae sun and gave relief to suffering hamanity. Many persons ! thought the day was the warmest'; experienced this season; but the mercury recorded a temperature of 94 degrees- one degree below the maxi mum of last Saturday, 95 degrees. Tfae Weather Bureau's record tor tbe 21 hours ended at 8 a. m. yesterday gives the. r maximum . temperature for that period at stations in the Wilmington district of tbe cotton ' belt as. follows Wilmington, 93; Charlotte, 94; Golds- boro. 99, Greensboro, 92; Lumberton, 98; Newbern. 96; Weldon, 99. , The weather continues bot all over the South, and there are no indications yet for anything; but a continuation of the bot spell; The 8boe Dealer and Bicycle. "Talk about the street' rail ways losing by the advent ol the bicycle, says a New York shoe salesman, "I think it is the 'shoe manufacturers. Of course, there is a demand for bicycle shoes, and that practically opens a new market, but it must be a limited market when it is considered that one pair of such shoes will outlast three pairs of ordinary foot- coverings, not because the shoes are better, bnt . because they are not sub jected to the scuffling wear of the others. People ride to and from their work all the jtime now, Where they formerly walked, qr on bad days rode on the drs. 11 a person wants to go around tne cor ner he will get on his wheel instead of walking, as he once did. It is these thousands oi steps that be. saves that save tfae shoes and make the shoemans heart sad." Death ot Qes. Colston. - A Press dispatch to the Star from Richmond, Va., says : Gen. 1 Raleigh . Colston died , at Lee Camp. Soldiers'' Home, this : morning, aged 71 years. Deceased was a professor at tbe Virginia Military institute at thj breaking but of tbe war and - from . there entered the Confederate service and was in command of the department of Lynchburg when the war ended. For some years after the war he was in the service : of the Khed ive of Egypt and made an expedition into the Soudan. Until incapacitated for work he ' held a department position in Washington. i Insist; Upon Hood's Sarsaparilla wnen you need a medicine to punlv your blood, strengthen yonr nerves and give you an appetite. There can be no substitute for Hood s. v i i Hood s Pilds are tfae best after- dinner pilrassist digestion, prevent con stipations . 20C .1 t Bednotd Batee on the 8. A. It. rate 10 unarioue ana return on ac count, of; tbe bicycle races, from Wil mington, $875.-Tickets on sale July 80th, 31st, extreme limit August 8rd: The. Seaboard Air Line has author ized reduced , rates to Wadesboro and return on account of Rockingham Dis trict Conference, Mount-Gilead. N. C Rate from Wilmington.; $6.05. - Tickets on sale July; 28th to ' 80th; final limit August 8rd.-: -.. .-v ' To Red Springs, on account of fourth annual meeting Deacons" and Elders' Institute at that point. Rate from Wil mington, $4.10, Tickets oa sale July 29th to August 6ih, inclusive; extreme limit August 8th.. r - ! , JA ChUd Bajoye ' Tfae pleasant flivor, 'gentle action, aad soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when in need of a laxative, and if the father or mother be costive or bilious, the most gratifying results follow its' use; so that it is the best family remedy - known and every family should have a bottle. WASHINGTON NEWS. ' o - t -' SECRETARY HOKE SMITH SNUBUtu BY THE ADMINISTRATION. Bumor The His Resignation Member of the President' Cabinet Will Snottiy hs BiQ. nested ot Bnforeed-Conxai- -' enoe Between Benator Btewart of. . tne SUve :Pty . Committee and Senatoceulknr,olthe , r t DemoeratfS Committee.- ' " - By TetegrapB to the Morning Star. - Washington, July' 29. Oae of the most interesting unsolved, problems in WashinetonT to-day ; is - the question whether Mr. Hoke Smith, of Georgia, has resigned, or is about to resign as Secretary of the Interior. There is a widely prevailing Impression that the President's action to day in selecting a West "Virginia man at the request of Postmaster General wuson ior union pacific Railroad director, an cffi:er un der tbe control of the Interior Depart ment, was intended as a direct snuo to Secretary Smith and was meant to be so regarded DV .mm, especially t as tucic does not appear to have been any pre- imcc made bv the fresiaent oiassnng tht advice of the Seuetatv of the In terior on the matter. " . I ; ; " - Mr. Cleveland s known views against tfae free coinage of silver were entirely in accord with those expressed by his Secretary of the Interior in bis recent joint discussion witn ex apeaxer nsp in Georgia; ; But the fact -that ; Mr. Smith's newspaper, tng Atlanta fournalr D89 llObS UJIUE uut m.iuiui .-iw - r ... and Sewall and free silver, and the far ther fact thai Mf. SK-jth himself is ad vertised to open rn' campaign in iavor ot Bryan and free silver at Augusta, Ga on the 12 ,h of August next, have natur ally revived the rumors that Mr. Smith s resignation as a member -of President Cleveland's Cabinet will either oe re quested or enforced within . a very few davs. .Secretary Smith, beins: asked this evening whether it was true mat ne oroDOsed to eo to Gray Gabies tor con sultation with President Cleveland prior to entering upon tbe Georgia campaign. declined to make any statement lor pun lication. -: ; r I' . . John Sheridan, of West Virginia, who was to-day appointea cvovernmeat director of the Union Pacific! Railroad, to-succeed ; Consul General Lee, lives at Piedmont, W. Va., and is about 50 years cf age. Until the last Democratic Convention he was a National Com-. mitteeman from West' Virginia. Mr. Sheridan . js an experienced railroad man. and has large coal interests in bis State, being a member of the company of Black, Sheridan & Wilson: He has been an active Democrat in his SiateK bnt has never held a public office be fore. It was ascertained by inquiry of Secretary rioke Smith, under whose department as Secretary of tbe Interior. the appointment falls, .that he bad j not been consulted in tbe matter, and jtnat he knew nothing of the , appointment until it was announced. Postmaster General. Wilson appears to have- been Sheridan's sponsor. - - " 1 j At a conference this morning oetween Senators Stewart of the Silver, commit tee, and Faulkner,' of, tbe ' Democratic Congressional committee, it was decided that while the two committees would work in ' harmony, they would not be merged, .for the reason that the Silver committee would know -best 1 the needs of their own people. Silver headquart ers will accordingly be opened in this city, and rooms 82, 83, 84, and 85 in jthe Corcoran building have been engaged for their use. - It is thought that George P. Keeney, of-California, wher-has been connected with the silver movement, will be placed in charge of the head quarters. Vr.-- r ' : -'.I--,-y y: Consul General iMtznugn iee nas tel egraphed tbe State Department in re sponse to inquiries made at tbe instiga tion- ol Gen. Miles, commanding the Department of the West, that there is no information in Havana regarding the reported killing of Pierce Atkinson near there. It was reported in the West that Atkinson, who is said to have gone to join the insurgents, bad been killed in battle. '-,..,v;,:--..--jv- - ?-':;':-ir The Department of State is advised by Consul General Lee at Havana, under date of July 23. that Mr. Geo. Calvar, an American citizen arrested in Manzello, District of Santiago de Cuba, in the month of April of this year, and Manuel Romagosa, also an American citizen re siding in the same province, have been officially notified of their unconditional release from prison; ! , ; i ! Chas. D. Lane of California, chairman of the National Committee of the National Silver party, to-day designated Messrs. G. P. Kenney of New York citv. G. S. Nixon of Nevada. B. O. Flower of Boston, W. H. ("Coin") Har vey of Chicago, and C J. Hillver of Washington, members of the1, Executive Committee. Tbese appointments com plete the membership of the committee. as ,1. NJ Stevens of Denver, Col., was elected vice chairman, W. P. St. John of New York, treasurer, and, Mr. R. Diffenderler of Philadelphia, secretary. at the meeting of the convention held in St. Louis last week. SENATOR BUTLER Says Vuiion in North Carolina Between !Pp- ' alien arid - Oemooi ate Will be Set tled at the PoDa' State Conven-'.i'-'-' - Hsn in August. - - By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Raleigh, N. C, July 29. Senator Butler was here to-day. He says he has not yet selected National Populist head quarters and that it will be ssveral days before be decides. He stys he has in vited several prominent Populists to go to Alabama and enter the campaignnow nearly closed in that State, and that he will bring some to North Carolina dur ing the campaign. He spoke of the pro posed fusion on Presidential electors in North Carolina between Populists and Democrats, and said that tfae matter will be settled August 13th, at the Populist StateTConvention here. . James H. Young, member of .the Re publican! State Committee, has created a sensation by announcing in his paper. bis support of Bryan and Watson, and calling on the Republican i Committee which meets here August 11th. to take down the . McKinley electoral ticket, as otherwise tbe people will take it down He says forty thousand negroes in North Carolina will vote - for Bryan and Wat son, and that the McKinley ticket can not get forty thousand votes1 HOBART IN NEW YORK. Had 'a Talk With Mai A. Hanla and Stem ' here of the RcpuhUean National Committee. . J ; r ' By Telegraph to theforning Star. Niw YORK; July 29 Garrett A. Hc bart. Republican candidate t for - Vice President, came to the Waldorf "Hotel early this morning and had a talk with Mark A. Hanna and Some members of the executive committee of tfae Repub lican . National Committee who had come to the city to attend the first meet ins: of the committee to-day. ' Mr. Ho bart seemed to be pleased with tbe re ports be had heard concerning political conditions. He said: "I came over to attend the - meeting oi the executive committee by request of Mr. Hanna and I expect that tbe committee : Will start the campaign going without delay. ' I shall spend a great deal of time at tbe New Yoik headquarters during the cam paign." . Mr. Hobart did not care to say any thing about the political outlook.. . , At a meeting of the Populists of Rich mond coanry, Ga., last .night, Bryan atd Watson was unanimously endorsed. LWer Oils Like bileusness, dyspepsia,- headache, patlon, sgur stomach,. Indigestion arc onstl- cured by "Hood's Pills. They do their Piomptly easily and thoroughly. Best after dinner pills. 9KftAntal All dnid-iriata Prpnarfld bv CJ. I. Hnod Jb Pn t ...,i i w .- "wi -11, Aiasa. , The Only PU1 to take with Hood's SarsapariiJ ; HON THOS. E. WATSON What the Popallet Farty'e Viae Presidenti.i ' . Nominee Tbinka of the Preient Peoa ? lUr Political Situation. By Telegraph to the Morning' 8ta. Atlanta, Ga., July 29. The Atlanta Constitution, desiring to learn just what Hon. Thos. E. Watson, the People's party Vice Presidential nominee, thinks of the present peculiar politica l; situa tion, telegraphed him to-day as follows "In rnnr letter sent nm last from Augusta, you say that if the Dem ocrats are ready for a fair division of electors, so are you; and if not, then two sets of electors will' be put in the field. Please wire the Constitution, upon re ceipt of tbis, your idea of a fair division. Oa the basis of what vote do you think apportionment of electors in the several States should be; made. Kindly define your position on this point so that we may give it publicity.' , t. To this Mr. Watson, replied: '. -Replying to yours, I state that what I have heretofore said was based upon the idea that : your party would show some patriotism and retire Mr. Sewall. If be remains on the ticket and your party de clines the St. Loais overtures, there can be no d , vision on electors. There can only be a straight fight. The Demo cratic managers must not demand that the Populists do all the yielding. You ' must do some of it yourselves. Sewall can come off the ticket without hurting bis party. My withdrawal "would km mine. Oar people cannot be led to the support of Bryan . and Sewall., Unless ' Sewall retires, the masses of your tarty will, in'.my judgment, demand a straight r'opuiist ticket. : Signed : "Thos. E. Watson." Upon receipt of this the Constitution telegraphed Mr. Watson again as follows: 1 gut ; tcicKiam oucs not answer our qustion. In your statement sent outlast night, ycii tay that unless Sewall retires, you know of but two plats - first, two distinct electoral tickets; and second. electoral tickets rnmnnspH rartlv nt Democrats and partly of Populists. On the bas s that neither vou nor Mr. Sewall will rente, how can fusion on; electoral tickets te accomplished, and on the basis of what vote should apportionment between Populists and Democrats be made? '- - . ' . Up to midnight to night, Mr. Wa'sa bad not replied to tbis last telegram. NAVAL RESERVES. " Beport f Capt. Wia, Commandlna the - Aropnitriie, on the Doty Tow of the Oeoriij.North CaroIicandMary . , land Naval Militia. ' - By Telegraph to tbe Morning Star. - Washington, July 29. The report of Capt. Wise, commanding the Am phi trite, on the duty tour of, the Georgia, . Carolina and Maryland naval militia, de tails his; ship's visits to Brunswick, Gi., meeting- the Savannah battalion; to Soutbport, where the Nantucket, was joined, with the North Carolina organi zation aboard, and at Tolchesty, Chesa peake bay, where the Maryland force on the Dole was inspected, v Regarding tbese forces, Captain Wise -says that tbe Savannah organization be ing only, lately .formed, may in time be developed into a state of high efficiency, tl ttm mn fir w11 nAl rt A tnlh. ear - vice. Tb'e Brunswick contingent had, however, not made, as much improve ment in the past year as was expected. Captain Wise has very little to com mend in the -North Carolina men, ex cept in their way of meeting the ex.- penses 01 tne- organization. Many 01 the members are extremely youthful. ' "The Maryland militia," he says, "were decidedly the' best; was well or ganized, and showed a most .commend able spirit to attain excellency, and with good i instruction they would Become very efficient and a valuable auxiliary.'' ' Capt. .Wise thought it rather incon gruous for a major of cavalry to inspect and report upon a naval organization on board a monitor, as was the case at Soutbport, and the attention ; ol the Governor of Maryland was called to this condition, his inspector being an infantry officer. He will now put upon -bis staff . XT t . . J - . A VIRGINIA TRAGEDY. A Farmer of Patiiok Countv Aesaatiaated . ' While at Work in the Fit ldf. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Richmond, Va:, July 29. A special to the Dispatch from Floyd, ; Va.. says: The man carrier from this, place to Elamsville, Patrick county, brought the news here yesterday evening - of the assassination of Charlie De Hart, iof Pat rick, yesterday morning. De Hart lived with bis widowed mother,-and went to the field yesterday to cut oats. As he did not come home at dinner time a little girl was sent - to the field and found him lvlno- dead hv hie prarlle.with a bullet-hole through bis head,- the shot having been fired. It is supposed, from ambush the assassin being concealed in the bushes at the edge of the held. Some hands, working in an adjoining field, beard the shot and saw the smoke irom tne gun, out aid not see j anyone, and paid no attention to the shooting. When tbe mail carrier passed, the body was still lying in the field awaiting the arrival ot the coroner. . j , . De Hart has long been suspected of reporting illicit distilleis to tfae revenue officers, and it is supposed that the ball that crashed through his brain came from a gun in the hands of a moon shiner whom De Hart bad reported. Tfae informer gets $10 from, tfae Gov ernment for each still located and de stroyed hv tbe' officers. A great many stills have been destroyed by tbe offi cers. A great many stills have ' been destroyed witbinrthe past few months, and the feeling against these informers is very bitter. , ' v j MICHIGAN POPULISTS, Wltn Buyer ssev, Will ruse With tne vem--oerata atd Hold a Joist Sta e Con vention Next Month. ' 1 is B v TeteffTariW to tha MornitMr Star. i Grand Rapids.; Mich.; July 29.- 1 nere win oronaniT ne a lusion 01 tne new silver men and tbe Populists wi h the Democrats at tbe Democratic Stajie Convention, to be held at Bay City next month. After the day of the conven tion was fixed yesterday by the Demo cratic State Central Committee, invita tions were extended to the Suver p"iy and Populists to also hold their State conventions in Bay City on the same date. : The plan is to bold a joint con vention and put a united silver ticket m tbe field.: '-'---.V " ' i- ji- 11 is sutea tne state tentraiomniii tee of each party has agreed to this and mat me scneme wm . enaouutuiy saccessfal. r' " .; Farm Boy Wanted A coonuy White Bsv, H to 17 yeari o'd, to work oa fane. Apply to W. 8. Warrock, at Star cfiice. ' . . jr8'1 C--3(d's Pilk V
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