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HERE IS STERLING DEMOCRACY.
- - -i - -I .
. 7 Hon.Cha'uncey F. jBlack, President
of the Democratic societies or .Penn
sylvania, land also of the Associated
Democratic Clubsj of 4he United,,
States, has called! the societies ot
Pennsylvania to! meet in general as
sembly at Erie on the 26th inst. and
in-doing so has issued an address
which has such J a genuine. Demo
cratic ring,that we quote the follow
az extracts which, though some
what lengthy, are well worth perusal
land preservation. After referring to
the manifestations of. public senti
ment in favor of the Democracy, be
i. civs
' -
V Tbis trcmendoai movement br the
common people of America for tbe re
clamation of popular rights, for redress
of popular grievances, lor tbe restoration
of popular rule and for the correction of
long standing and intolerable abases lor
tbe benefit of tbe few at the expense of
tbe many; is right and just, and as the
wisest observers now believe, absolutely
i urisiitiole. Ia oar jadgment it implies
no danger to any legitimate Interests. It
is founded upon sound republican prin
' ciples. It is- moderate, conservative.
Democratic. Of the great and increas
ing host engaged in it, tbe order-loving
and liberty-loving Democratic citizens
of the United States are the balk and
propelling force; ; ! '
. ii ia irus turn iuuic ijciauus au luaiv
newspapers of note, hitherto professing
1 annnrkrt rtf nmnrrarir nrlnnin! havn
seen fit to sever their late slender rela
tions with the party of the people. . Bat
ai to moat of tbem it may be said that,
while they were with us, they were not
truly of us. I a tbe sapercillioas and in
solent declarations with which they" take
their leave, they almost, without excep
tion; disclosi relations wiih so-called
"business interests" scarcely at any time,
compatible with Democratic principles
- and that devotion to tbe common wel
fare of all which has been and should be
the d s'.ihguishing characterisjtic of our
. party. They, with one accord put their
: desertion of the Democratic party in tbis
crisis "and their open proffers of
their momy and influence ' to the
party of ' centralization and mono
poly, upon the single ground that
' their personal interest or the inter
ests of"the favored class to which they,
lor the most part, individually belong,
would be injuriously affected; by tbe
prop9sitions for financial reform and for
' antj rnonopoly legislation " which the
Democrats- Jof this country and tbe
growing multitude of their allies ad
' yance as the issues to be determined by
the vote in November. With gentlemen
whose patriotism is thus avowedly meas-
urea by private and personal interests,
..'(. we part reeretfullv. mainlv because tbev
thus make in these avowals a most dis
heartening revelation as to the extent of
tbe corruption.; already wrought in
American politics by tbe special inter
ests, which have so long thriven and fat
. teoed upon tbe wealth creating labors of
he American people. : i
Bat : we shall be stronger and safer
i. without -them. Their ; loss will not
weaken jbut s.rengthen nsv It removes
thoss who have' been with las only to
ought our couch's and to obstruct our
enorts for truly Democratic measures.
, with rare exceptions they go bodily
where their hearts have long been. ' Be-
hind their shield of gold lurks every un
lawful trust, every plundering combine,
every mighty corporation, transgressing
lOBsiutitions and laws and every special
Interest havino nr aMbinar anitcial nrivl-
leRes, with' their myriad fingers search-
" me pockets of the people for tbe
5i remnant of the profits of their labor.
, out neither the gleam of the golden
ihield j nor the remarkable pre-
asions oi the combined , mo-
nopQlisis who i propose to interpose it
oetweeo them and tbe honest peop'e of
the United Stat. rfrvan lnrl.
liRent citizen. This alignment, tbe people
on the one side and tbe monepslists on
. ij " a umcient monitratlon
to the popular mind of the proper place
i ibis campaign for every man who
eeits, by his vqte, to produce the great
st gtbod to the greatest number. I
,. Wo, are npt ini tbe least disturbed by
'"coiutai soeers which tre cast upon as
"a upon the represenutives ot the plain
People lately assembled at Chicago. No
r Convention than that ever sat in
Amenta. it was comppsed of typical
epresentatives of the land owners, tbe
land tilleis. the, wnr1rincrmn: thm nnnrf.
tentiouj, but substantial citizens, in other
i producing classes, of the Uut
I 'eabtatei. Its proceedings were regular,
orderly and peaceful. Every delegate
every State and section was accorded a
! respectful hearin. 'The deleeates from
' great commonwealth, chosen in the
manner, to represent the Democ
cy 0f Pennsylvania, participated
'"'ougnout There were no better
u no worse than their brethren from
'r states. But now these men, dele
Mies of the millions of Democratic
"ers together with the farmers, labor
en and the great multitude of the indus-
tHOUJ well In. An n
jransacting theif business, in regular
'ons of the oldest political party in the
yOlOQ. 9r!tanAH..4 k.tk Alna4
...?. 08 -intrenched monopoly as a for-
'""0US assemblage of ignorant fanatics
rw ,cu-nanaea anarchists. H this in.
: ueCent3J)dlnHrtlnt-hir.tisintthA or.
a' tru by the civilized world, it
proauce a more decided Injary to
'wn creaits, public and private,
VOL. XXVIIe
than all the evils of the free and ulimiterl
coinage of silver predicted by its oppo
nents, though those evils should be, a
thousand fold greater than they pretend
to foresee. Bat fortunately it will be
accepted nowhere. The American pea-
pie are honest and law-abiding. They
are not turbulent, They are not rioters.
They are not anarchists. The masses
have governed this, their own countr.
wisely and well for more than a centnrv.
ana its KeoaDllcan - initimtiona. its
financial honor and all its interests, of
every kind, will be far safer in their
nanas than in those of the arrogant few,
who now. as ever, denounce the oeoDle
as unfit far self-government, and pro
pose to build an aristocracy Ot wealth
upon me rums ot tbe Republic.
closes with an appeal to the
Democracy of Pennsylvania to rally
In support of the cause of the people
which; was " never more -Conspicu
ously in issue than now. , Taken as
a whole it is an address that not only
does credit to a man. of illustrious
Democratic lineage, but is !a' mag
nificent defence, of the Democratic
party as it was represented at Chi-'
cago, and now stands as the defender
and champion of the people against
combines and monopolies, and is
at the same time a withering rebuke to
those who call themselves Demo
crats, but who in the crisis desert
the party which thev : could not
manipulate, and propose to lend their
votes and influence to the reinstate
ment in power of a party which they
had been for years as the exemplifi
cation of all that was corruDt. vil
aiaous and detestable in politics.
This address was intended for
Pennsylvania Democrats, a State in
which . the Democrats had declared
Sot "sound money," which makes It
the more notable, patriotic and com
mendable, but it. .applies to every'
State as well as to Pennsylvania,' and
is well worthy of personal and seri
ous- consideration by Democrats
everywhere, and especially of those
misguided ones who m their disap
pointment at the refusal of the ma
jority in the National Convention to
conform to their views propose; to
become assistant Republicans.
, KDIOS MXBTIOV.
These are days of fusion and con
fusion. There has been talk enough
in North Carolina about the former,
and there has been enough of the
latter for some time to make ah ordi
nary . man's head swim. While the
Star believes that there may j be
times when emergencies and the
prospective good to be accomplished
may justify fusion with parties which
agree with us on some things which
are deemed : of transcendent import
ance and differ from ns oh others of
lesser importance, it is opposed to
fusion on general principles, for
fusions are very often accompanied
by confusion, and are nearly always
followed by it. The
Star
would
not be candid if it did not jsay
that it does not like the turn things
are taking and the disposition shown
to go out of the way to placate and
court the co-operation of . partisan
leaders who are playing a game for
themselves, who think that they
hold the trick cards, and are there
fore bold to demand concessions
that ordinarily would not be consid
ered. The resolution adopted by
the Central Committee at Raleigh,
proposing a fusion with the Populist
party on electors, contemplates! we
suppose, only a division of electors
in proportion to the respective vote-
ing strength of the parties, and run
ning both Sewall and Watson. This
would trive the Populists all they
can claim to be" entitled
to. and would not require the
withdrawal of Sewall, as Tom
Watson arrogantly demands, a prop
osition that could not and should
not be listened to for a moment.
The Populist Convention may ac
cept this but it may insist on further
concessions on the State ticket. If it
should demand a division i of the
State offices, what then?. They are
playing a game; they are playing it
for all it is worth, and the vacilatlng
course pursued by some of the lead
ers, in tne uemocrauc party, na
rather encouraged them In thelay-
ing of it. :yr ; ' -;- -: . .-; : '' :.
While a t?ood many States have
been classed by the ; gold standard
men as "-sound money States, which
they regarded as entirely safe, the
truth is that there are very tew
States outside of New England which
are not now conceded to be doubt
ful, and even some of these are so
considefed. Ohio is ordinarily, a Re
publican State, although It is some
times owing to peculiar conditions
been carried by the Democrats,, but
it is now one of the doubtful States
Which the Republicans will have to
fight hand to ' bold. Judge R. M.
Dltter, a leading Democratic poiiti-.
cian of Ohio, and a 'sound money
man.1 while In Washington a ' few
days ago, was interviewed Jy a re
nortrr of the Star, of that city, and is
thna nuoted : -t" !.. . !
At all events, it is DV no means wciutiu
hat1MrKmlev can carry the State. . The
nnrmal Keoubllcan maioritv it about 25,
nnn. That ia the safe natural Republican
majority. There are about 52.000 Popu
it.t vntea and 20.000 Prohibition votes.
Bryan will probably get 60,000 Populist
votes and 15.000 Prohibition. That is,
he will get the silver vote of these two
parties. ' ; - - .. ;i v.
in the cities there will be a consider
able gold Democratic vote for McKtnlen
ia the country districts there will be a
large silver Republican vote for' Bryan,
These mav rrettv nearly offset each
li -kA
other, though It looks as If Bryan would
get more Republican votes in the coun
try than he will lose Democrats in the
cities. v. 7.::----. w.:;
There is hardlv -anvtnina hnt allvor'
talked throughout the State. The men
around the threshing machines at lunch
time, the groups around county stores
and about the village hotels. Republicans
ana uemocrats, bead to bead, are talking
about the money question. Men who
never before could talk together on pol
itics without " punching each other's
heads are hand in : hand or are talking?
the 1 matter over from different stand
points in a sympathetic spirit. If any
one says gold, there will at once be halt
a dozen men jump on him.. It make
very little difference how much fallacv
there is in their arguments, these coun
try folks think they have mastered the
question and they can put In ten words
to one of the man who tries to show
them that thev are wronc. I had a srold
hug on my coat. A farmer Came up to
me and took hold of mv coat collar and
held the gold bug button up to view.
'That's the button that trot Into our
wneat," be said, "and reduced It 50 per
cent. ' The rest all took it up and
thought it a good thing. 'There was no
sort oi argument I could put up to out
weigh this rustic - wit..' That sort of
thidg goes f or; argument. It is silver.
silver, silver all - through ? the cguntry
districts. . "
This accounts for the uneasiness
of Senator Sherman and his eager
ness to begin the campaign at once
to stem the silver tide.
We never had any doubt that
Tammany Hall would endorse the
ticket nominated at Chicago, but the
practically unanimous; endorsement
as reported in the press dispatches
yesterday, foreshadows in our opin
ion the ratification by the State con
vention when it meets, -we never
had any doubt of that either, for the
real leaders of the Democratic party
in New York could not afford to sulk
even if they were so disposed, and
let the fight, as far as they are con
cerned, go by default, j The only way
by which New York could hold her
prestige, and they their positions as
recognized leaders would be by
keeping in line and at the front and
doing valiant battle for, the national
ticket. For her or them to eliminate
themselves and refuse to co-operate
with the Democracy of other States
would simply be a case of political
suicide, and the most level-headed of
New York's Democratic politicians
are not inclined that way. We ex
pect to see them ; fall into line and
the Democracy of New York making
a hot and aggressive fight for Bryan
and Sewall. . r ; 0
Mr. Wm. Sitigerly, owner of the
Philadelphia Record, is a Democratic
Presidential elector for Pennsyl
vania. Editor smgeriy is aomg
his level best to beat Elector Sing-
erly, who, if elected, as he doesn't
expect to be and doesn't want to be,
will feel in honor bound to vote for
Bryan and Sewall; whom he would
rather see transported to Halifax
than to Washington. But Mr. Sing-
erly will doubtless relieve himself of
any prospective embarrassment, and
also of his present anti-Singer ly at
titude, by doing tbe proper thing and
resigning. - '" .'.
Aa tet trial of a TTrtlman fric
tion locomotive the i other day, on
the South Jersey road, the locomo
tive with two passenger coaches and
a tender attached, made twelve miles
in eleven minutes, and for three
miles ran at a speed of 94 4-7 miles
per hour. The highest speed made
bv this engine before that was
83 9-10 miles per hour over a dis
tance of 35 6-10 miles. -
Secretary Morton is exhibiting a
willingness to be sacrificed. He tel-
eirraDhs the New York World that
if some good man cannot be pre
vailed upon to accept the nomination
6f the gold men, it would "become
the duty of any patriotic citizen to
accept the nomination if tendered.
Hon. "Mark Hanna is getting it
down pretty find.. Ia a conversation
a few days ago he said the only issue
In this campaign was "the election of
McKinley." Hon. Mark will doubt
less subordinate all the other issues
to that, especially in as much as the
thine is getting pretty badly mixed,
Mr. Bryan still continues to re
celve rabbit feet and other talismanic
contributions. His . assortment of
rabbits' feet now numbers six, but it
was that North Carolina rabbit foot
that did the work at Chicago. t :
The Providence, R. I., Journal ' re
marks that free coinage "will be pie
for the silver mine owners." But if
silver dollars are to be worth only
53 cents, as the anti-silver men say,
where will the pie come in for the
mine owners ? - -: :";....-,'
An interesting feature of the New
York fVorlds the daily installments
of letters from . the people on the
situation. About nine out of ten of
these are for free silver. ; -
Chas B. Lane, of Nebraska, chair
man of the Silver party's committee,
says the Populists of the West will
not consider Tom Watson ia it, but
will vote for Bryan and Sewall
Tom Watson reiterates that he
will stay - in the v race. Tom evl
dently doesn't mind being run over.
If he did, he would get out while be
has a good chance. " V
Dr. E. Porter, of Rocky Mount,
was in the city jesterday. - - '
WILMINGTON. N. '0., FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1896.
HEW HAHOVER POPULISTS.
County Convention to XUeot Dele g at m
to
the Stote aod Oongreaalonal CnT0O' :
tlons-Soma J"lne Bharpsnoptlna - '
1 b Qfpu S. W. BodIM-' .
.:,' CASirmaa Huea';avors i'H',
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At 115 o'clock-yesterday afternoon,
the People's party convention for New
Hanover county was called to order-in
the Court House.' -." :-"
Mr. -L. R. Mason, chairman of the
County r Executive Committee,' stated,
that the convention had been called to
elect delegates to the State and Con
gressional Conventions..' This was the
first time, he said, that they , had been
able to meet in ; the court house
"While you are all well aware." he said,
"that the old ; parties have turned up
their noses, at us. yet' one of thettf has
jumped on our platform and aska us to.
accept the men ther have- set up. The
People's party will always be against na
tional banks "and will never vote for tbe
president of a national bank. They have
set up one man, who if he acts right, will
act for the principles we proclaim, and
it Sewall will pome down, either volun
tarily or by consent, and they indorse
Watson, the ticket will be elected. The
People's party of the South and at large
wilt . never support Mr. Sewall. If two
Vice Presidents are , run (Sewall and
Waton) the McKinley and Hobart
ticket will be elected. The Republicans
61 tbe State, have . dealt fairly with us
and if ; they will do so again it is to our
advantage to move with them. We are
here to-day to hear the sentiment and to
see with whom we shall co-operate. The
meeting will now go into the election of
a chairman' ..- 'v-
Messrs. S. W.Nobles and L. R. Ma
son were piaceaxin nomination.- Mr.
Nobles received four votes. Mr. Mason
received nineteen votes, and was de
clared elected. ,-" , N-..,
Chairman Mason said the next busi-
ness oeiore tne convention was me
election of delegates to the State Con
vention. -'R:
Mr. S. W. Nobles; said he knew the
Chairman had organizsd a plan, honest
in his belief, but be wanted to know if
debate on the other side would be al
lowed. Being answered in ; the affirma
tive, Mr. Nobles continued : "The chair
man, satisfied with having j lined the
ranks of the Republican party once,
he wants to do so again. We did
ioin the Republican - party last
time Vl oriu) vuuui - uu issue,
to repeal the election law. We are not
Democrats, nor are we Republicans, but
we are children of the two parties ' We
must now see whether we love our father
best, or our mother best. - We must act
for our belt interest. The , tax list will
show that, there are more white men In
tbe county than : colored men.- I know
white men that are Republicans, but. I
can't turn it around the other way. Let
it be understood that we send delegates
to Raleigh on August 13th to see which
we will favor. I was one of the original
eleven' of the People's party of New
Hanover county and then we didn't have
a J udas with us. If there is any one pre
sent who is not a Populist, let's hear
him speak,"
Capt. W, P.Oldham, who was pres
ent, was called upon. : capt. u jonam
said, "I am not a Pop. I hate to see
the head trying to prejudice his sur
roundings, raising the cry that they
have been snubbed and never been ad
mitted ts hold meetings in the court
house. They have never been excluded.
Why should we stir up strife among par
selves. I am jast as anxious as any one
to see the Populists and -Democrats
walkinsr hand in band. You have an
inclination to lead the Populists into the
Republican ranks. I didn't come here
to make a speech, nor ao l intena to
make one, but 1 feel confident that you
are not expressing the general opinion,
Mr. Nobles said. "I understand. Mr
Mason, a new party or enterprise is af
ways snubbed. .. I don'r want to instruct
our delegates to work with one party,
nor do I want it appear that we have 1n
structed them.'
Chief of Police John R. Melton here
interrupted , Mr. Nobles and told him
he didn't know whether he was a Popu
list or a Democrat,
Mr. Nobles replied that he was not
after an office nor . would he have one.
bat was present on patriotic grounds.
He further stated that he had not been
notified, nor did be know that the con
vention was going to be held until an
hour ago; that there was not a quorum
present of the People's party,
The roll was called and the following
precincts and townships were repre
sented: First, second, third, fourth
and fifth precincts of the Fit st, Ward;
the . first and second precincts!; of the
Third Ward; the first and fourth pre
cincts of the Fifth Ward and Harnett
township.
The following were not represented
The Second Ward, the first and second
precincts of the Fourth Ward, the Second
and third orecincts of the Fifth ; wara,
Cape Fear township, Masonborcf town
ship and Federal Point township.
; Mr. Melton moved that the chair ap-
ooint delegates to the State Conven
Br
tlon. -
Mr. Melton accepted an amendment
made to his motion by Mr. R. F. Gore,
that the chair appoint a committee of
fifteen to select delegates to the State
convention. ': ; ,. .
" Mr. Nobles opposed the motion.
- Mr. ' Melton acaln reminded ' Mr.
Nobles of his Democratic principles,
Mr. Nobles said this was not a Popu
list convention.
: Mr. Melton here arose to a point of
order, j - ' .
Uu Noblel said- he would notify him
that there wonld be a protest. The
chairman Informed him that he was out
of order, but Mrf Nobles kept on, saying
that he warned them not to go ahead
V The question was putr resulting in a
vote ; of nineteen, yeas. t. . Noes were
called ' for, but some of tbe, delegates
misunderstood tbe motion, and the vote
was taken over, bat the . reporter
faUef
to catch the negative side. v . :- '-
Mr. R. F. Gore moved that the chair
authorize the same committee to appoint
delegates to tbe Congressional Conven
tion. This motion was seconded by Mr
Mellon. . - , "
Mr. Nobles "suggested that they carry
it down to Republican headquarters and
consult;: "
The , question ' to appoint ; delegates
was pat, and declared carried.
Mr.. Nobles said the convention was
cut and dried and that he wonld go to
Raleigh, himself. Mr. Melton said he
would see that he got there. Mr. No-
-bles said he didn't need his consent.
Mr. C S. Andrews here arose and
said that he had been appointed to go to
Raleigh by the Keith-Butler ring. Mr,
Nobles " said he did not know any
thing . about the Keith-Butler ring, nor
did he know anything about the Mel
ton-Mason ring,
XheCensued , a, game of "tit for tat
between Mr. Nobles and the . chair, the
latter asserting that Nobles was out of
order.- ' ' 1 ,
Mr. Nobles finally, sat down, remark
ing,' "Well, I that's right; don't let me
speak."; . . . . ,:.. 'Q.
The meeting then adjourned.
Mr. Nobles, Mr. Mason aud a few
Others bad a further discussion at the
City Hall.'. Mr. Nobles, in conversation
with a Star reporter, said that there
was not a quorum present at the meet
ing and that ; it was not a convention s
that only a tew had been notified. The
names of the gentlemen present who re
presented the different precincts were
not given in the convention, ' i
Later, the committee with L. H. Bry
ant chairman, appointed committees as
follows: cr -i -.-r j',;"'r."t 'i :f:: --v-4
State Convention L. R. Mason, L. H
Bryant, J. R. Melton, L. J. King, C R.
Mason, j Dr. Wright Hall, Rev. J. M.
King, J. F. Mason, E. L. Ennett, Claude
Frederick and R. F.Gore.: !
Congressional Convention L.j .King,
L. R. Mason, T. R. Carney, Rev. J. M.
King. . ;
THIEVES CAPTURED.
Important Arreata Made by Polloe
Deteo-
" ' ' . tira Brennon. ' ."'
Detective I. E. Brennon arrived in the
city Friday afternoon; bringing with him
two colored men Joe Singleton and
and larceny. - -h 1
On Tuly 8 Ji lastvthe residence of Mr.
Janius Davis, on Third . street : near
Cnesnut, was robbed; a few nights after
wards the residence of Mr. H. A. Bagg,
on Sixth between Chesnut and Princess
streets, was burglarized,1 Mr. Horace
Bagg having a scuffle with tbe burglar
A few days afterward the resideuce of
Mr. H. Hearn was entered, and Glisson
Bros, store on Eighth and Castle
streetSjWas robbed.: Mayor Harriss as
signed j Detective Brennon on the case
and - Mr. . Brennon immediately set to
work.: I About a week ago he traced the
thieves into South Carolina, about forty
miles from Charleston, and telegraphed
to Mayor Harriss for the necessary pa
pers to make arrests. The Mayor sent
the warrants and ' Brennon arrested the
men In the ! woods and brought them
back to Wilmington. One of the men
bad on a pair of pants with Mr. Davis'
name on them. The other man had on
a pair of Mr. Davis socks, and in a
satchel which the men had were found
different articles belonging to Me. Davis;
also about 400 keys and an instrument
to ! p?6k locks and a burglar's signal
whistle.'
Dectective Brennon told a Star re
porter! last evening that he had evi-
dence against the men for robbing Glis-
UU UtU. owns, Wit a ivuvuw.,
a ffir i h- oit onH
evidence that Singleton is the man who
entered Mr. Bagg's house. He spoke in
the highest terms of the assistance given
bim b the police of Charleston.who are
Old friends ot his.
Singleton and : Wilson are from Flo
rida.
PROF. E. A. ALDERMAN
Elected Prealdent oi the XT. C State TJnl-
; j . venity. . : .r :
Bv Telegraph to the llorning Stat.
Raleigh, N. C, August i 1. Edwin
A. Alderman, professor , of pedagogies
fn the! State University, was elected
president of the University of North
Carolina to-day to succeed Gea Win
ston, recently elected to the! presidency
of the University of Texas. Seven lead
ing edncatois occupy Ing. professorships
in ; institutions of learning in distant
States' were highly recommended; but
but Mr. Alderman s election was unan
imous. The meeting of the trustees was
attended bv many of the most promi-
eent cttizens in the State, including
Governor! Carr and Senator Butler.
Prof. A'derman is thirty years of age.
He graduated at the University in 1882
and has been' largely identified with
graded schools In North Carolina.
I TOWN OF EBFIELD.
- Fiiurishlna Bualness Center Two
- j Tjarga Tobaeoo Warehouaea
. ;,.. to Ba Opened. ! .. ..
r ' i I Star Correspondence , :.
Enfield, July 80. The cultivation
of tobacco in this community is making
Enfield one of the coming business cen
ters. The market will open, about the
middle of August in two large : ware
houses, one of which is already com
pleted, while the finishing touches will
be given the other in a few days. They
will be in charge of men with ample
capital to do the business, which, it is
estimated, will be not less tnan lour
million Dounds this season. " The loca
tion ot the town is such that it will have
an unusually large country to draw
front This town, with its hospitable
people, with an excellent health record,
and with this new and wealth-produc
ing industry, is destined doubtless to be
come one of the leading towns in . this
part of the country. - r -t' ;iZ : "-
Mr. DuBrutz Cutlar, who, with
his daughter, is summerlng at Marion.
N. C, is seriously sick. His son. Mr. D.
B. Cutlar, Jr.. yesterday received infor
mation of bis father's illness, and . will
leave to-day for Marion. -
JUDG RUSSELUS , CAMPAIGN,
Bays Ha Will Beela.Zt as Soon u the Popu '
11 Conrontion AdjTorat Chatrnun ;
..V BianlT and Senator Butltr'a Oon- . '
r 5g lereooe-Walter s Thinks' the
: . Oomoorata and Populists Will - 7
"t1 ! ". be TJoabla to roie.
; : S fatal Star Tel&amYSMi
Ralxigh, - August L Jadge Rassell
says he will begin his campaign as toon
as the Populist Convention adjourns.
If the Populists nominate Mai. Guthrie !
for Governor. J udge Russell; will ask
for a three-cornered canvass until Sep-.
tember. He says the McKinley electors
will not be taken do wq1 after the Con
vention. ' xiK;' ..
Col. A.B. Andrews appeared before
the Railroad Commission to-day and ar
gued for a reduction of the assessment
on the main line of the N. C R, R.; - The
assessment was lowered from twelve to
eleven thousand dollars per mile, but
the railroad is still not satisfied, as the
valuation Is the highest in the Stole, ii"
Zeb. Vance Walser siys he thinks the
Democrats and Populists will be unable
to fuse on . electot s. The Populist will
ask to name : the electors and Insis
upon all Voting lor Watson, He says
Chalrmain - Manly and Senator Butler
continued their-; conference to-day,
which lasted .half an hour.? It was in
Senator Butler's room, Mr.Manly stated
he and Senator Batter had a very pleas
ant conference. He further says : "Sen
ator Butler has. promised to see his com
mittee, and he Will let me hear from him
later."' Senator Butler declined to make
any statement as to the conference.
Chairman Manly announced before
leaving this afternoon that he had suc
ceeded in securing the services of Col-
J. S. Carr. F. M. Simmons, E. C. Smith,
and J. H. Pou to act as an. advisory
committee. Mr. Manly, says that he
was fortunate! in securing the services of
these gentlemen, who have 1 largely en
joyed public confidence. He regrets'
that he was not able to secure the ser
vices of ex-Governor Jarvis.
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Selected by tbe State Demoo ratio Exeontiwe
Commlttee-Oommlttee TJndeelded Ion
r Qaeatlan of Demooratie-Popu-
. ; Iia rnilm
. Special Star Telegram.
Ralxigh, July 80. Twenty-six mem
bers of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee were present at the meeting to
night and the absent members were
represented by proxy. Clement Manly,
of Winston, was elected chairman -ol
the committee. A number of speeches
were made by members
, UIUJUCIIKU UIU1UIIU6C, LUUIWUUK UI
nine, which f is much smaller than the
old campaign committee. ; was selected,
as follows: J. H. Pou, F.-M. Simmons,
T.S. Carr. JJ P. Caldwell. I. R. Webster.
T. T. Tarvis, E. C Smith, T F Klutz and
E.JHale. , . - 1
it is very nouotiui whether tne ques
tion of Democratlc-Populiat iusion on
electors will be taken up to night. Many
of the members, of the committee are
undecided as to the proper course' to
pursue and express no opinion. It is
claimed . that the middle-of-the-road
Democrats are ia the majority. R. N.
Hackett, W. D. Mclver and some others
are of tbe opinion that it would be wise
to recognize the Populists on the elec
toral ticket.' The tendency is to await
the advice of Chairman Tones' and tbe
National committee. This will surely
be the course, -and whatever the Na
tional Committee recommends ' will be
endorsed. I Aycock, the nominee for
Treasurer, is of this opinion.
- A member of the committee intro
duced a resolution which la substance
says that there is great danger of divi
sion ot silver totces witn two Bryan elec
toral tickets in the field; that there
should be a union of all silver forces in
the coming campaign in order to secure
victory, and that the -Democratic : party
I believes in honorable co-operation of all
j . , - , .
I Chairman Manly addressedthe
com
mittee, counselling harmony. His speech
was favorable to tbe resolution.
Paul B. Means spoke strongly against
it. He said that it would create a panic
in North Carolina, and the Democratic
Dartv could not assume to make a truce.
''How are We going to ma are a comotna-
tlon with the Populists? he asked.
"The idea is abhorent to my mind.
Where would you get the electors? Do
von suppose that Mr. Douglass would
come down?" At this point. Col. Means
was interrupted by an elector who said
that he would retire if the committee
deemed 'it best. The statement, was
loudly applauded. At 12.10 o clock a
prominent member told me that the
resolution will pass.
Later A motion was made to . ad-
ioutn until to-morrow morning.
The candidates are called upon to ad
dress theoeoDle.
Nominee Cy Watson leads off; the
others will be heard. It is thought that
adjournment will be bad until to-morrow
without taking action.on the reso
lution.
! HUGE WAVE
Struck the- Canard t Steamship Xthrule
Cauaed Contiderable Damaca and Con
ateraauon Amonc the Passes zen.
Br Telegraph to the Mornlns Star,
New York, August 1. The passen-.
gers on i the Cunard line steamship
Ethruia, which vessel arrived hereto
day, had a rude - awakening ' about 2
o'clock last Tuesday morningand were
thrown into a state bordering on a panic.
It was the work of a huge wave which
mounted the Ethruia's port-bow during
a gale, and smashed" her forward iron
works, deluging the forehold, unshipped
the vessel s bell, wrecked the screen
stanchions, rushed through ' the port
companionways and invaded the rooms
of tbe passengers, l nose on uecx at tne
time say that when the wave struck the
vessel the latter was shaken, from stem
to stern.' Many of the passengers were
thrown from their berths by the impact.
After the wave boarded the vet sel she
was eased off and laid to for two hours
and a half. The storm by that time sab-
sided and temporary ' repairs had been.
effected. No one aboard was injured.
Tayattaville Military Academy.
' Fayetteville Military Academy is one
of the best educational institutions In the
Sooth and is doing a good work. : Last
session there were 85 students, represent
ing five States. The ! Faculty represent
tbe University of Virginia, Virginia Mil
itary Institute, University of North Car
olina, and the South Carolina Military
Academy. The principal, T.J, Drewry
C ., has had thirteen years experience
in teaching.
NO. 41
g FLTSI0N RESOLUTION ;
ADOPTED BY THE ; 8TATE . DEMO
CRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
lor Union With Populists Tjpon jho X3eo-
toral Tloket-Tho People's Party Con- !
ventlon Will AotTJpon the Ptop--
oaitlon '; : at ;- thtit .' OonTantion ;
. ' .o the 'V lStb , loitant. ;
-; Special Star Correspondence. U
- rRALElGHr N. Jnly 31
- Whxrias, both the Democratic and
Populist parties, in their National Con
ventions, have - nominated William J.
Bryan for the Presidency; and J -
"Whxrias, an electoral ticket , for
Bryan,; and - SewaD. and another - for
Bryan and! Watson will endanger the
electiou of ' Bryan and - promote the
chances of McKinley obtaining the elec
toral vote ot North Carolina. - i i i
"Now,rherefore, to the end that all
persons favoring the election of . Mr.
Bryan may have their vote counted In
:thfr Electoral College for him, irhfAm
'Keiotvea.lhiX. the Democratic oartv
hereby offers to the Populist party a fair
and just division of the Bryan electors,
and that the chairman of the committee
is authorized to Confer with the chair
man of the Executive Committee of the
People's party looking to a union of the
two parties upon one electoral ticket,
and report to this committee as early as
practicable. - ;, ; . ' ' -
The above is the resolution adooted
by the Democratic State Executive Com
mittee this morning at 2 o'clock. It is a
simple proposition made to the Populist
party for fusion on the electoral ticket.
Whether it will be accented bv the
Populist 1 party no one can say. Hal
Ayer stated to a Press Visitor reporter
to day that the Populist State Conven-,
tion would act upon it ia this city the
13th day of August. tK - . ; Ij
l A prominent Democrat said to dav:
"I believe that the Populists will accept
the proposition; and moreover, they wilt
sufcmit a counter proposition. They will
ask the Democrats to go them one bet
ter and fuse on Congressmen, f. In mak
ing tbe proposition, the Populists will
demand tbe Congressmen in the first,,
third, : fourth and seventh ; districts
Shuford, Stroud, Thompson and Skin
ner will be taken care of, and the unfor
tunates in the other districts will be un
able to make a successful kick; . : . 1 ,
Senator Butler will arrive In the citv
this afternoon to attend a meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the University
to-morrow. It is very likely that Chair-
jnan Manly will confer With Senator
Butler, in accordance with the pro
visions of the resolution passed at the
committee meeting tbis morning. Sena
tor ts a tier is chairman ot the Populist
Committee.'. Senator Butler told the
Press- Visitor Wednesday that the Popu
list convention would settle the ques
tion of j fusion. It is very douotful
whether he would undertake to make an
authoritative statement for the Populist
party. v j - - - ' - :
The resolution was adopted alter a
full and lengthy discussion. There were
five votes cast against its adoption.. Tbe
five voting in the negative are Paul B.
Meaus, tiallert, London. Winston and
Pou. . i -I;.'
The matter of selecting a secretary
was left with the chairman.; L J
Hal Ayer wa asked to express his
opinion j regarding the - committee's
action last night. -It shows a more-lib
eral spirit than J expected from a Dem
ocratic committee, he said, ''but ; 1
don't understand how it is gold-bugs
can participate in the meetings and
make propositions to Populists latter
cussing us out like they do. It is pol
icy not sincerity on their part." Y -H- :
Mr. Ayer was asked if the Populists
would ask the Democrats to fuse Ion
Congressmen. "No, I reckon not," he
ald.-;;..-.!.)-,':-;:!.;.-.v; - ; : : i -uUfV
Mr. Ayer said .that- he believed the
majority of the committee was honestly
and sincerely for free silver. I , . .-. -j -
Jim Young says It makes it necessary
for the Republicans to act right away.
He says tne uemocrats are trying to
get ahead of them. . f 1 1
Chairman Manly is looking for head
quarters for the campaign In this city.
The action last night was a surprise.
Most Democrats think the committee
acted wisely; bat there are those who are
disappointed. ,
ALABAMA'S ELECTION.
Campaign Closed Xxottemant at a High
r Br Telegraph to the Moraine Stat.
Birmingham, August 1. The most
important political campaign in the his-
toryof this State since
reconst
uction
days closed to-night! and the
ecfion
Monday, . this being tbe first
State
leection ' since the !
political convention,
Important' bearing,
tlonal ; ' election in
great
maw "
national
have Ij an
on the a-
November. Jos.
F. Johnston;: is the candidate I for
Oovernor of the - Democrats oa a free
silver platform, opposed by A. T.
Goodwin, the fusion candidate of the
Republicans and Populists Rival de-
momonstrations and speaking occurred
here to-night, - "Cyclone" Davis, of
Texas, - and local orators spoke to a big
crowd in front of the custom - house.
mostly negroes, while Congressman Un
derwood, John W. Tomlinson, president
of the Slate Herald, and Others spoke to
an immense crowd of whites in front of
the court house.. The excitement is at a
high pitch to-night.
ALABAMA LYNCHING.
Two Ketroei Haoged Tor An Attempt
to
j -'Aatassieate a Prominent Cid- I :
..." sen of Dallas Countr. j . '
- . By Talagrapa to the Morning Star, j .
I . Momtgmery, Ala.; August 1. Two
weeks ago an attempt was made to j as
sassinate C. D. Hunter, a prominent
citizen of Dallas county, while ! sitting
on his front pouch surrounded by his
family. Two loads of shot were j fired
at him. Forluoately he was not fatally
injured . Isadore Mobley, a negro, was
arrested on Wednesday, charged with
the crime, and confessed, implicating
Billy Hunter, another negro. The ne
groes were committed, to jail by the
magistrate. "As the constable was on
his way to the county jail, at Sel ma, with
the prisoners, he was overpowered by a
mob i of masked ; men, - who j took
possession of tbe prisoners and carried
tbem to a ' bridge, hanging them both.
After the hanging a volley , was fired
into their bodies, and . the mob disappeared.5;-
'' j..'- "' . '1 ..v:,.-'
TWINKLINGS. ;
Snark-The aharchistlc; ten
dency of the modern novel is - deplor
able." ; : ;- -- r -M,m
Boojum Well,--If - the anarchists
haven't any better plot than the novels,
there's no need to wotrr.Pwk.i
fj "How is y w Uttfedollie
:v. 4,I dont know : : 'r. i .'-" - ' -
You're not "a very" smart little girl,
then, are you ? - :
"Well, all I know Is. I got the body on
Christmas, and we' bought a new head
for her yesterday.' Puck. -
POPUUST8 MAY SNUB THE DEMO- ;
r CRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. :
. " i- -...--5 rr; !-!
WiU -Nct Aoocpi Their PropoatUon U
Aaaured ' f Bepunllcan Suppoit 5
- Maatlnc Traataea- ot the State - 5 .
..rniveraltT-Baae BaU-Ofapa , i i
Beaaon at an Knd. r
' ' . ". XSpen'al Star Correspondence. r -
' Raleigh. N. C, August 1. z
;The meeting of the Board of Trus
tees of the State University will be very
largely attended. -There seems to, be
little doubt. but that Prof. Alderman will
be elected president of the University.
The proposition made by the Dem
cratic Sute Executive Committee to,
fuse with r the Populists Ton elec-; -tors
cannot ! '; be settled ; until i the
State Convention of ' the Populists,' .
whkh meets In this city , on the 18th.
Senator Batler will not: attempt to say
what that convention will do, though
the Butler banner seems to be spreading
in all directions. A Populist conven
tion is a very uncertain quantity. '
A prominent Populist tells me that if
the Populists are assured of enough
Republican support to elect the Bryan',
Watson ticket, they will not accept the
proposition of the Democrats. :
J udge Rassell arrived in the ; city to- .
day to attend the meeting of the trus
tees of the University. The Judge is
having very little to say at present. He
is doing his best to prevail on the Popu
lists to fuse on State matters. Tbe Pop
ulists tell htm that he and Mr. McKin
ley must retire from view. '-Unreasonable,"
says the Judge. AH the little
differences can oe arranged, howeyer.
; The Raleigh base ball team defeated,
the Clayton nine yesterday by a score
ten to two. v : r ' ",' .
Tbe grape season is at an; end. Mr.
A. Belgen, the leading grower in Ral
eigh, makes his. last statement. rHe
says the season is profitable, bat not
half so large as last year. - j
" Special Star TeUzratn
, Dr. J. Ir Mott arrived here to-day from
Washington. ! He thinks that ihe Dem
ocratic . Executive Committee made a
step in the right direction in proposing
fusion on electors with the Populists. "I
am for a anion of all silver forces," said -Dr.
Mott, ' and to this end I think the
proposition should have been broader ,
and included a plan for co-operation on ,
State matters." He is of the opinion
that such a combination would tend to
solidify the silver forces in the State. Dr.
Mott says party lines must be wiped out;
"The Democratic machine can't hope to
elect a ticket in this Sute, and most not.
I will fight my machine;" he safs. - Dr.
Mott says, -I came to this State to en
ter the campaign. I shall support the
Bryan electors, and Mr. Bryan's election
means the organization out. of his
supporters of ; a p great party on
distinctive American lines. A free . sil
ver ticket honestly and justly formed in
this State, without reference to party
lines, will get the support of a large num
ber of Republicans, probably as many as
fifty thousand; f ;
Judge Rdssell leaves for
Marshall to
visit Senator Pritchard.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE;
A Brndleate WU1 ramlah, KUllons ot Dol
lars to . Snttam ' the Credit ot , .
the Qoveroxnaau
; Br Telegiaph to the Moral a SUr. ; '-
New York, August l.The foreign
exchange syndicate which was forrrii
by I .! Pterpont Morgan has ' assumed
very large proportions, accordiricdStj the
reports current In Wail streat. The
agreement provided that ihemembers
oi the syndicate should bind themselves
collectively to furnish bills of exchange
to the amount of $50,000,000 and, if
called upon, to the further amount of
$25,000,000, or 175,000,000 in alL It is
rumored that the offerings of credits in
connection with the syndicate undertak
ing have reached tbe enormous total of
$250,000. The Standard Oil Company
is understood to have turned over to tbe
syndicate all Its 'exchange against oil
shipped abroad- Other extensive ex
porters have done tbe same thing..
ANOTHER TIDAL WAVE.
It Swept the Chlseae Ctast and Destroyed -"Many
Vuiagas", - y.-'-f4-
Br Cable to the Morning Star,
shanghai. August l. The xncerit
disastrous tidal wavejloia-ihe coast of
Northern Japaprasbeen" Paralleled by a
similar phenomenon onr! the coast of
Haichan, northeast cf the province of
Klangsu, in which Shanghai is situated.
July 28th there suddenly appeared in
the Yellow sea a huge bank of water,
rushing shoreward with terrific velocity. .
From stories of eye-witnesses the wave
was five miles wide. Thousands of tons
of water was thrown for mileslnlaad
and everything swept way. ManV vil
lages were entirely destroyed; It is
mated that fully four thousand perJ
perished. - ; -i - ; ,
j :i UniW UWbU-DUU9
Veetlng at Columboa to Beleot Delegates to ,
: the Indianapolis Convention, i
; By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
CotUMBUS, August 1. A number of
representative gold Democrats of Ohio
met this afternoon at the Haeil House
to arrange for representation in the In
dianapolis Convention. ';
--i'A letter was read from W. D. Bynum,
of. Indiana, urging tbem to join : the -movement
lot tbe nomination of a sound,
money Democrat. The meeting will se
lect delegates to the Indianapolis Con
vention, but no sound money State
ticket will be racomtnended. -
Rev. S. H. Robertson, D. D..' of the" ;
African M. E. Church, one of tbe most -prominent
presiding elders of hischurcb, :
died at Madison, Ga.. yesterday evening.
His death was quit esadden. -
Absolutely Fui-o.
A dream of tartar baking powder.
Highest of all in leavening strength.
Latest United States ?. Government
Food Report. . -r ....
ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co.t:
, - - . New York.
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