WILLIAM H. BEQNABD, Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON. N. C. Friday, Dccmber .4, 1896. ' Jf In writing to change yoor address lmay givt rimur direction ss well u fall particularly ss wbere yon wish roar paper to be test hereafter. UnkM yon io both cnaace can ndt be made. " V9 Notices of Marriage or Death, Tributes i of Re tpect, Resolutions of Thanks, c, are charged for al lrdiaary advertisement, but only half ratea when paid ,or strictly In advance. At this rate 60 cents will pay for a simple announcement of Marriage or Death. . tar- Remittances most be made by Check, Draft, PmtalMonev Order or Registered Letter. Postmas ters win register tenets wncu mum rr OniT inch remittances will be at the risk of the W- Specimen copies forwarded when desired. j Bill Nye . Of tea spoke his witticisms laden itn the greatest troths. Among i he most noticeable, most Nyeish and liost apropos is jbie following: A man may ase a wart on the bacic of. his neck for a collar button; ride on the back coach of a train to save Iqterest on his money until the con ductor comes around ; stop his watch at night to save the wear and tear; leave his i" j 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 a1 scholar compared to ji 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." ! I I y : IT HAS A MISSION. " i ) I " " ' There has been more or less talk among the Democrats who bolted the Chicago platform, and .'voted for either Palmer or organizing" the McKioley. of "re- Democratic Dart " . i ? . I r ' 1r 7 but there is little nrohahilitv rf thet - - - - - -- ---- j - gentlemen who have undertaken this jjl aiuuuipuauiug uuu ine uues pro posed, for that would require" the abandonment of ; the very issue which formed the. mam contention in the ast campaign and the! surrender of tne &.SU0.000 voters who voted for Bryan to the 223,000 who voted for. : i'a'mer. ; . . ... j . ; But if tar. i Bynum, : whose, ambi Uon nowseems to be to figure in this work, represents any, considerable timber of those who co-operated w h him in the past campaign, it is r. , t a reorganized Democratic party i ' ey are after but a new party, which is shown by : the name that the In diana statesman and partv architect proposes to give it. the Democratic-. -Republican party, an odd hyphen ated combination anda rather cum brous one. We do! not think Mr Bynum will find many Democrats to go Into that combine,! and still fewer Republicans. 1 ' Am' far - Tt.. vcuiuv'aiii; party is concerned it needs no reorganiza tion. It is in the field to stay, its doors are ODen to all who nmnnu in : rnmii inin ivAAii'' f !tli n J I . v t?' ay, for it has a mission to Derform r . , Wiethe it be finally successful in v-oning wnat it Dattied for in the st campaign or not. The only vtay that we can secure the monetary reform that the people demand, whether it .Come in the shape of free silver or in -some other shape, is by keeping up a : compact organization ready and determined flight for it. If the party which, supported Win. J. Bryan for thePresidency were to abandon the agitation for the restora tion of silver, and were to subscribe to the gold standard doctrine, the present generation jwould : see no material reform In the monetary sya- tem, which would grow worse, ifany thing, rather than better. The hope of bimetallism' is In the continuance of the agitation for. it and in the aggressive 'attitude of those who are contending: for it. '''.- It was this that forced the gold men who shaped the Republican na tional platform to incorporate a bi metallic plank in that platform and to couple tne declaration for bimet allism with the pledge to endeavor to secure international agreement to the end that we might have the free and unlimited coinage of silver. The Republican: party- is committed -to that, and so is President-elect Mc Kinley, who took occasion to refer to it and to endorse it in his letter of . acceptance.' . j.. -k 1 ' But since! the election, apprehen sive that some movement may be rde in that direction and fearful t;t possibly it might result in some- . th.ig, some of the so-called Demo cratic papers, which, like the New. Y oik. Suit, supported McKinlev. and some of the Republican papers, are now pooh poohing that plank and j . pledge as mere ' swind ling; j makeshifts which were in, tended to deceive and only that. The Sun calls bimetallism a "decaying superstition," and the New York Ad. vertiser, appropriating one of ex -Senator Ingalls' phrases, calls it "an iri descent dream." 'There : is not the slighter doabt that the Suh was cor rect when it said that plank was in serted in the St. Louis platform out of "deference to a still widespread, but decaying superstitioni'lThe men :.o put it there didn't mean it, they hnd no idea of , carrying it out in good faith, but pot it there to de ceive' the voters in the Republican party who favored silver and who, it was feared, would desert! and go over to the silver party unless some inducement' 'were offered to keep them in the Republican party.! That was tne metnoa adopted and It suc and k ceeded in keeping in the party ill the friends Of bimetallism who were not so uncompromisingly aggressive on that line as to declare for free an i unlimited coinage at a ratio of 16 to 1, a question on which a good many of the friends of silver differed, - i Assuming (and the assumption is a fair Dne) that the ; framers of the platform were not in earnest nor honest In the utterance about bimet allism and the pledge, and the dispo sition shown since the election by some of the leading organs to per suade the chosen representatives of the party to ignore Both; is It. to be supposed that they will show any zeal in moving for a Congress of na tions to consider: the , coinage ques-f tion? Isn't it more reasonable to infer that unless compelled by some power they fear to encounter they will quietly let the matter drop and give it no further attention ? If their inclinations alone governed them this is what they would do, but this they may not j think it safe to do and hence some steps mav be taken in that direction. j .;:?' : Senator Chandler has sounded the warning and told them plainly that if they ignore the pledge they made at St. Louis they will' bring down upon 'the party retribution, and mereiore iney cannot anora io lg nore their declarations for bimetal lism or their pledge to endeavor to accomplish tt. He professed to be a bimetallist before the election, and there were thousands tike him in the Republican party, to placate whom that declaration and pledge '. were made. It was these, as well as the Republicans who abandoned the party on the silver issue and voted for Bryan, that he doubtless had in view when warning his party friends of the; danger of trifling with that question and . trifling with their promises, j' '.' : ' The 6,500,000 men who voted for free silver at the last election will wield a potent influence in persuad ing the leaders of the Republican party to keep that pledge, and If anything comes of it for silver it will be the result of the presence and aggressiveness of this magnifi cent array, which intend to keep up the fight, for silver until it re ceives the recognition to which it is entitled. This is the -mission of the Democratic party as it stands to day.';' ' t :., MIBOE MJBDITlOJr. A few years vago no one thought of the mountain section of Western North Carolina as a gold-bearing section, but exploration has devel oped the fact that there are rich de posits there, as explorations have also, developed the fact that there are rich deposits in the Central and Eastern sections, where the presence of gold was not suspected a few years ago. i While gold has been found to a greater or less amount in about thirty counties of the State practical operations were confined to less than a dozen counties, embrac ing a narrow belt running Southwest But year after year, the area of this belt has been widened, until it now embraces a number of counties which not many years ago were not classed as gold-bearing counties at all. The following which we find in the Hen dersonville Times, gives some idea of the developments in this respect in that section: . "While la Capt. Toms' office the other dav' he shoved na anecimena. n n which had been assayed running from ix io inirteen aouara to tne too of crold; had also silver aad other metals. Toe grade is low as . far as discovered, bit there is almost unlimited quantities. One specimen of rock which has a good showing was procured only six feet from the surface. It is a fissure vein, and he is satisfied it will become richer asit is mined deeper. ; - "Since the discovery of methods to separate and reduce low grade ores, they have proved the most valuable. All that is needed to develop these mines is the necessary machinery and process. He is satisfied that there i is the best field for intelligent - mining in West ern North Carolina in the Uaited States. Thus Jar his work has been prospecting, bnt sufficient baa hern Annm to prove that the minerals are ; in the uiuun ami id ibis region ana as soon as minine exDerts have examined it thx, Will be readv to titvrnn thm hi1Hi treasures beneath. Mr. Toms has mines in this and Transylvania countv and just across the line in South Carolina, He has suspended work for the present in nis mines, ont expects 40 work them in the Sonne. When the attention : nf miners and capitalists are attracted to this regipn the mining industry will be come an important and valuable one." A Boston man, who was in "the habit of dining at a restaurant, dis covered after tipping his favorite waiter for several years that the waiter owned several houses in the city and had a bank account that made him a bloated plutocrat, com pared with the gentleman who had been tipping him. The tipping has ceased. ":. x Spain doesn't like what the Presi dent has to say in his message about Cuba, notwithstanding the fact that ne patted the Spaniards on the back and commended their patriotism. They may be glad, however, that Senator Mills is not President, for in that case they might expect to be jumpea on without ceremony, and with heavy boots. - BOOK NOTICES The Tanuarv nnmWe nf T Parts &nd The French Dreumaker pre sent, as usual, the nine colored figures, in addition to numerous plain figures showing the styles of dress for the season, in addition to which are the "lessons" and other matter so useful to the dress maker. Published bv A. MTWn A- Co., No. 4 West Fourteenth street, New York.'. ' ' --k y - Hal found that her JhtlA nnnan )m. proved more by the pleasant Syrup ol Jr igs, when in need of the laTattv of a gentle remedy than by any other, p uai le nore epceptabie to them. Children enjoy it and it benefits them. The true remedy. Svnm of Floe i. manufactured: by the California Fig Syrnp Company only. i RALEIGH NEWS LETTER. WAKE COUNTY'S NEW BOARD OF - COMMISSIONERS ORGANIZED. . JTederal Court la Se uion A. Hundred aad TiftT" Cases n"Uxe:: Docket-Treasurer ; -Worth and the Pamlioo Ojeter Casea ' lotana Aaylom Bailwsy Commls- " Slon'j Bepart Onnnina Aool- 't . s . . . . aeni.. - . ' 3 - t '' ' - - 'VT:.- - 'f- ' Speeial , Star 'Correspondence. - ; Ralxigh. N. C. Dec 9. Federal Court is in session. Judge Seymour presiding. Over one hundred moonshiners have arrived. ' There are about one hundred and fifty cases dock eted. The new Board of County Commis sioners! organized and elected J. C L. Harris ! attorney. The Board accepted the bonds of Sheriff -elect Ham , T. Jones, which amount to $115.000. . Mr Jones gave his principal bonds through the Fidelity - Company 'of Baltimore. Mr. Jones was administered the oath of office before noon, v Mr.' Page, the re tiring sheriff, has made a splendid offic al Mr. C. B. Ray- will be elected tuperin tendent of ' the county institutions to succeed "Mr. W. H. Allen. This is the most desirable office within, the gift of the commissioners. Dr. Cyrus Thompson was here yester day. Me is a delegate to the Methodist Conference and was on his way to Kin- ston. ;--!;: vfl ' - Treasurer Worth gets a rehearing In tne famiico oyster cases, ua appiica tion of Mai. Guthrie, attorney for Treas urer Worth. Judge Clark : granted an order fOr rehearing. Treasurer .Worth it will be remembered, refused to pay the bill of jcDsts in the cases where the county proceeded against certain persons occupying oyster beds. I learn that at Ltllington, Harnett county, a negro magistrate tried a wnite man one day last week, imposing jl pen alty on the latter. : The ; people all over Harnett are said to be worked up over me inciueni. ,;:;. j :, n ;. The executive committee of the Board of Directors of the insane Asylum met here, yesterday. Tne committee will make its report to the . Board, which meets m this citv. ,'.7.-f.-.--:,.-.j.-i'- The report of the Railway Commis ion has been prepared in book form 1 ne statistics ana ; tacts or interest were published in the Star from advance sheets some weeks ago." cerry Monegnan, a young man about 19 years of age, was badly shot Monaay while out : rabbit hunting. 7 A gun in; tne nanas 01 his companion, Sion Faison.was accidentally discharged. I - By TelegTaph to the Morning Star. : i KALEiCH, December 9. The Popu list state Chairman nas made a state ment which has a very important bear ing on the much discussed .Senatorial question in North Carolina. He says "It an expression of the popular will snail nave its proper influence in the Lee islature in the matter of electing a United states senator, and 1 doabt not such in fluence will prevail, the proprieties will demand the election of a stiver Reoab lican. 1 am of the opinion that the Pop oust memoers win be more than willing 10 support sucn a candidate. THE 8TSAI0HI 8I0ST. v Hew Otpaty Bloffitt W11 Killed Moon- ehlner 1,00 Turner Wh Silled by JOepatjr Hoover Turner, Was a:Bad ' Man from Way Baok. , . The Neivs and 'Observer gives he loiiowlng as an authentic storv of the recent 'tragedy in Montgomery county: ihe report, sent ' out from Greens boro, that Deputy Collector E. (A Moffitt shot and killed Lee Turner, the Montgomery 7 moonshiner, after being shot himself, proves to be untrue. Deputy! Collector Vanderford, of the Western district, who is here attending Federal Court, says that Deputy Hoover killed Turner, and that Moffitt did . not even get his pistol out of its scabbard. ; Moffitt, he says, learned that Turner naa an illicit sun near fenntngton s Fer ry, in MoDtzomentxountv. and he start A there oh Thursday an comnanv with uepaties Hoover and Freeman, to break it no. Thev reached thf-r Fri day, found the still and. about 5 o'clock la the evening, cut it up. In the still bouse they caught one of L-.e Turner's sons. He asked them to 00 with him home that he might get bis coat. They went. - When thev not there Lm T.im.r came out to meet them, standing .in the liitlepiSzzi in front of his house. Mr. Moffitt told him what they had come for and remarked further that he was a De puty Collector and had a search-warrant for his premises. . , - 7, "To this Turner reolied that he AAt' care a d n for his. search-warrant, for his being, a deputy or for his pop-gun pistol." j - ,.. 7,-K: i Deputy Hoover then said he wnnM an. in and Search the place. -Turner there upon reached up just over the entrance to tbeJDiazza and tnnlr A nam a lor rock, remarking that he would kill any man waq inca 10 enter nis bouse. Mof fitt then got down from his" horse and joined Hoover. As he did so Turner walked 1 back wards to hia rlnnr tminmA a double-barrel shot-gun and fired both barrels in quick succession. The , first shot missed its mark, the fatal to,Mr. Moffitt. - . t . I as 1 urner hred the second ; time Hoover bean shootincr. H h n.... times, one ball taking effect in Turner's head and two in his bodv. In th mean time the boy who had been arrested at lue aisuiiery escaped,' but another son, about 17 years old, rushed out with a single-barrel gun and shot at Hoover, oui wunoui enect, r . ; Thereat of thesMrvie ihatai,i,i.n . already related in the News and Obser. ven,: Mr. Vanderford says ft is a fact that the neighbors positively refused to lend Hoover and Freeman any assist ance after Moffitt's death - and that - --1 wwm.v.i. iv isuisiu oiuuc with the body while he sent to Ashe boro for assistance. During the night ihe boy who was arreaterl at tha-ariil and escaped while the shooting was go ing on! returned to the Turner home, where Hoover was guarding tbe-body. nui aince oeen arrested. Turner was a man nf ahant kk .' and had the reputation of being ades- Died at the City Hospital. 1 " ' Jesse Keller, a young white man who came here sick last Saturday from Dur ham. N, C died yesterday morninir in the City; Hospital. The cause of death was appendicitis 1 olio wed by. peritonitis. ne naa tne attention of several Dhvil- cians and everything possible for his re lief was done,: but, without' avail. The remains were prepared for interment by Mr, jas. r. Woolvln; undertaker, and were sent tcrthe home of the deceased at Ulenlock, Pa. . 7 .-..'. :'-. ;;- Old People. ; r Old Dennle whn rnnire mt . . r uw.u.xw U refi O late the bowela anrl lriHnoa r-a the true remedy In Electric Bitters. This medicine does not stimulate and contains no whiskey or other intoxicant, but acts as a tonic and alterative. It acts mildly on thei stomach and bowels, , adding strength and civin? tone tn the ni era n thereby' aiding nature In the performance of tbetnnctions. Electric Rntrr, U w-i excellent appetizerand aids digestion. , - r -rwaw. tV au 1 Wid reoplefind it jast exactly what they need. Price fiftr cents per bottle at-R; R. Bjr7f ppxf Store. , 0 j CCUNTY COLIIJISSIONERS THE OLD BOARD RETIRES AND THE NEW BOARD COMES ON. y. W. iPoater . XUeoted Chairman Notice , of Conteet io the Cera of Oommtaaioner Ule Kxon ITew Oonnty Qfflotra ' BobOm Approved and Aooepted '" New Appointees."" T- I The new Board of Commissioners of New Hanover county met yesterday at 12.10 p. m.,at the Court House. The Board consists of two Republicans, F.W. Foster and Jordan Nixon (col), and one Populist, F. J. DemDsev. Alter the oath of office was administered to the members by Geo. i Z.. French. (. P.,- the Board was called to order and immedi ately went into the election of a chair man. - ', A - - I A'jrV. 'IV.' On motion of Commissioner. Nixon, Col. r.,W. roster was unanimously Mr. W. B. McKov here : enoeared h. lore the Board and said be would like to know-before whom the members of the new Board had qualified; that N xon was not a proper member, : as ne had been one of the registrars of election and that ne naa no rignc 10 quality. :v Cuaiimaa Foster reolied that Nimn had qualified and Ukeo the oith of office uuuie jusuce 01 tneceace tieorge c. French. : i . Mr. McKoy said that the catb of office was not, the only qualification, and tbat Nixon was not fit nor -worthy to occupy a Commissioner's! place; that he wished to call to the attention of the Board that Nixon was not qualified to take the oath, and that bis seat would rhe- con tested. ,7-:.--r:h-yr--r 7!,:-,.;r:-.i'.r t Mr. Marsden Bellamy, who was bres en 1 as advisorv counsel inr th RmrHi said that: Nixon was a de facto one of tne commissioners. 'j. - i 1 i ne following j county officers 1 pre senica mcir oonas. Which were sc. cepted, and they were worn in befoie Justices Geo. Z. French and F. B : Rice. Viz: ;;v ' r 7t7 : - J'-l - Cbas. W.Norwood. Register of Deeds, gave bond in the: sum of f 10.000. with the American Bond 4 Trust Co., of Bal timore, Md., as surety, f -v:; 17 Elijah Hewlett; sheriff, J gave J State bond in the sum of $35 000; county bond in the sum of $50,000. and a nro- cess bond io the sum of $5,000,' with uaniei u KusseiL h. u. Butters and w. H. Chad bourn sureties. Jnq-D. Taylor, clerk of Superior conn, gave oona m the sum of $10,000. with Jas. C. Stevenson, B. F. Hall and las. aorunt sureties, . 1 - 7 David Jacobs, coroner, gave bond in tne sum 01 xa.uuo, with J no. G. Norwood. Tbos. Rivera. J. E. Sampson and ! A. J. yvaisicr sureties, j ... - -.. ; . : r tsuck c Wright, of Wilmington town- bui-j. conataoie, gave oona tn tne sum ot sji.uuo witn u. u Kossell and w, H. chad bourn sureties. . ji : S. Van Amnnge; treasurer, presented his bond, but as the bond did not! meet all the requirements of law, it was re jected and he was given until the first Monday in January to give bond. 1 On motion of Commissioner Demo- scy, mr. ino. w. uauoway was elected bicia. ui ne Auaiung committee. I va motion, uaniel Howard was elected iinitor of the court hnnse ! The Board then took a recess jintil p. m. j . 7 ji - - 1 Before the recess, CoL Foster said he tony appreciated the responsibility and the duty thev owed the tnMt The interest of the taxpayers, he said, was somethinc that had hen Ani.r. fully neglected; that they were not there iwhuh muca money tney could spend, and tbat be hoped to run the business pleasantly and without a jar. , ni nu p. m. tne commissioners re assembled. -. t ; . r- . ; -. 7 j jurors lor the January term of the Criminal Court and SuDerior Conrt were drawn. (A fist of the names of the jury will be found in another column of tnis paperj r. .-!:.; v usu. . uraay, constable OI cape ' M - ITT . a' - rear towniaiD. 'nreaenren hie hnnri which was accepted, in the sum of $500 wuu- w. n. nansiey, uan'I Howard and uewis Houingswortb suretiea. The commissioners then took recess until 10 o clock to-morrow morning. OUT B3ARD OF COMMISSIONERS. The Old Board of Conntv Cnmmla- sioners met in regular aeaainn. at sun o'clock. Present.! Commissioners H. A. ttagg, (chairman) IV G. WOrtb, B. S. Montford. D. McEachern. i County Treasurer VanAmrlnca anh. mitted report showing cash on hand to mc creait 01 tne general, special and enil(atinnat InnHa nmn.....- an 633 48. He also submitted his annual report.- f .: -Xy: '" Keeister of Deeds John Haar mh. mitted report of marriage I eenaia ihns. ing 28 issued during the month of No vember, and zu during the year ending uctcmocr 1st. . Dr. WD. McMillan ' conntw innciii. tendent of health, submitted his annual report. 7 i 1 -. CoL JnO. D. Tavlor. clerk' nf innt,irir Court, was granted further time to make report, on account 01 ma nnavnidah! aosence irom the city. ;. . 1 A number Of Clerical error in taw assessments, brought to the attention of L n a a.. me ooara, were ordered to be Corrected. At 8.05 O Clock, on motion nf Mr R G. Worth, the Board adi Mr. L. Vollera, of Point OaawsII, Oot the Bsat of an Baoonnter wlthan Assail ant. . ; i :X:::-:;: l,r rl; ;7 Late Mnndav evenlno at Pni.t ro.j - - - " J - F ' w.m. 90- Well. Mr. L Votlere an nM an A r.iroo.il Citizen ot that nlace. had an alt " wauuy muuiG.s coioreu man. in tne Store of Mr. Seaanma. Mnnr, ih Ctii is informed, called Mr. Voders a liar. In the fight that ensued Mr. Vollers struck moore on tne nead; with something, he. does not ' remember orhar inflitinn a wound which at first was thought to be iatai. , - ... -' Mr. Vollers at once sent hf hnnm and buggy for a physician, who dressed the wound, inuring tne greater part of yes terday it was feared that the immV-nnM not live, but late yesterday afternoon bit condition was reported to be very much lOipruVCQ. I , ; v MAX TON IGLEANINQS. ' fifaxton Reporter I 0 fhe Lumber ton : A Jtobesontanli ! Caotain Sellara has the lnmtwf nm ha lot on Main street! ready to besrin the erection of a dwelling as soon as the wcamer win oerm t. fnnr Anrnim and Troy Anderson -are both building uwcuinro: ana ine coiorea KrMhgi in. arc creeling a cuurcn. ' f ; . .. 7 Mr. W. A. Lnare 7 MI Imm h kab Steps of his dwelling last Saturday night ana injurea nis leit arm. tits right arm was broken by a j fall last year, from which it has never entirely recovered; Andrew Malloy. colored; fell on the ice and bad to be carried to his house. .: - : '7 The Maxton Gnarda had thtr o.nn.I election last Thursday in the Armory, i ne ionowing were elected : J. S. Mc Rae. Captain; RevJ W. M. Tones. Firat Lieutenant; Prof. R. P Johnson. Second Lieutenant: m. u. MrKmn Pr.,iH..i. E L McCormac. I Vice' PriiH.nf t4 secretary; 1. 1. McKae, Treasnrer. XTX: ::- Alng Joint x' . Announce the oresence of rhenmatiem Which Causes Untold anfferinor Rhfnmi. tism is due to lactic acid in the MnnA Tt cannot be cured by liniments or other ouiwaro aDDlicationa. Hand's Sirun, rilla purines the blood, remnwea th. cause oi rneumatism and permanently cures this diseases. Thia ia the mti- mony of thousands of nennl hn Inff.nil III. . (-r ?l . .., -.. Who have actually been cured- by taking Hood's Sarsauarllla. Its breat Anwcr tn act upon toe blood and remove every impuruy m me secret ot the wonderful cures by Hood's Saraaarila. . , :' , MRES WOKEN WELL. Astonishing Record of Among The fact tbat Paine's celery compound is to-day relied on and recommended, both in public and'in their own family Circle,' by so large a portion of the most prudent and thoughtful people in every community, should not be overlooked in determining one's tfhoice of a remedy. ;f Paine's celery comoouad is the most successful, the most i warmly praised remedy j ast as it was, at the time of its discovery, the most talked of ever of fered b? a physician to his fellow practi tioners and to the pablic Paine's Cilery compound has more than fulfilled the great things that were expected Of it when it was first announced to medical men as the discovery of that distinguish ed scientist. Prof. .Edward ,f.1 Phelps. . D . LL. D. It is the grandest invie- orator and strengthener in the world. It offers an escape fromlnervois exhaustion, neuralgia, sleeplessness and dyspepsia to every man and woman who Is robbed of health. r. .7-.-- .- . WHAT MAY HAPPEN. It Is Probable Mr. French Will Continue as His Desk In tne 8hertlTs Offioe Wright - for Poa master , --, Mr.Morton'a Term Xx-V ' psree Next Deeember. : ; ; "It has generally been- auDoosed aince the election of McKinley, that our neishbor-in-law Gee Zse was hnmncr after his old berth in thes Wil mine ton post office. This, however, the Star has reason to believe, ia a mistake. R Zee is very comfortably housed now in tne snerm s omce. where ne gets more human cash and' has less reaonnaihilitv than he would have if he should again write d. m. after his name. The offi - of Sheriff is worth anywhere from (5 -000 to $5,500 after paying all expenses. UI ibis amount Uncle L ie Hewlett is supposed to receive $1,200 or $1,500, while the balance toea into th vamnnm belt of Gee Zee. This isn't bad. It is fr better than picking atrawoerriea at Rock Point, or any other point, at one cent per quart. . : - . 7- The post-office is worth $2,800 net per year to the boss stamp licker; so, it will be seen that Gee Zee would show less common sense than he is credited with if he did not "let well alone."' . The Rennhlir.in mntt tallrrH i tnr Postmaster now is Dr. Sempsr Paratus Wright, and if he can carry to Washing ton the indorsement of a half -dcz in Wilmington . Reonblicana shnm rh. STAR could nam-, he will havo a (in showing,' thoueh if 7 Pntchard-is not re-elected Senator it might comnlicate the situation. The Doctor is a nice man.; barrlnc hia rmlitu-a and mnnM molr - rw. .w, n ww.u unw affable and accommodating Postmaster. r, . i . . . . out inere may oe aeiay in the ap pointment of a Postmaster for Wilming ton. The term of Mr. Morton, nreaent incumbent, does not expire until De cember, 1897, and It is likely he will not be removed until that lime. Certainly if the reports of inspectors to the P, 6. Department at Washington as to the management of the Wilmincrtnn ' nffir count for anything Mr. Morton will be allowed to serve out hia term. .The of fice here is rated among the highest in the country "for thoroueb and svstem- atic management. ,:m .' m -i' ;- -.- IMPORTANT FROM CUBA. Wejler Beported Hemmed . In Seven Thousand Cubans Within Twenty v Miles of Havana. Jacksonville. Fla.. December Aspeciai dispatch Xo Wxt Ciiisen from K.ey West says: v f -X -X:-- - The Steamer rffoVV brought Havana sews this morning in relation to Maceo and Weyler. . Passengers state that Weyler is now encamped ten miles from Artemisa and h.s army is scattered along the trocha and through the Pmar del RlO district.'- When 7 Macen rotrutod from Weyler in the first campaign, his Dlan was to surorise Wevier at th firat opportunity, -llow Maceo has his army t. : j . t vrr . . uu cdtu biuc ui weyier ana tney are having, daily skirmishes. - ; ' Wevler la mmnletelo hrmm.H In nA if he attempts to move he will be com pelled to go to Artemisa. small bands cave crossed the trocha into Havana district, and are attacking the outposts and yiliages of that province. - ; insurgents numbering 7 000 are en camped in - Havana - province, twenty miles from Havana, and will go to Ma ceo a assistance when needed. Sniea in Havana are. keeping the insurgents posted as to the movements of the Span ish troops. A movement is on foot to capture Weyler if he attempts to go to Havana by rail. Firemen and volun teers in Havana are being sent to Wey ler's relief. Here ofore - these' troops have been used in the defense ot the city. X--'-'.- y:-rXX:-':. -1". . . Since Tnesdav'a raid on Guanabacna the city has been attacked almost everv night, and Thursday night. SSO Cnban cavalry rode 46r two hours through it. The damage done amounts to thirtv-iiT houses burned, and a large quantity of aappiica ana ammunition seixea,- ReDOrts received from all nana of Pmar del Rio indicate that a meat mortality follows the recent epidemics, which are spreading throughout tbat section, Of all the diseases epidemic in nature cholera seems to betheonlv one which has not visited that section. Others . have found health, iviiror and vitality in-zHoodY Sarsaparilhv and it surely had power to help you also. Why not try it? :' ;- t ' ' Paine's Celery Cdmponnd the Sick, .. ' :? ' ' "T have talron a mimlwr'Al Knttlo nt Paine's celery compound," says Mrs. E. warren uavioson, oi aua warren-ave.. Chicago,."and consider it the , best of remedies in cases of insomnia arising irom torpid liver, . neuralgia,' rheuma tiam. etc. Tt has rinaalnr m ull that is claimed for it, and I cheerfully endorse . We all know women who are living on tne "ragged edge" of nervous ex hanstion. :.'.v-ml " They eat their food without relish sieep witnout refreshment, and worry along day by day half sick, but -refusing to believe it. ; 7 ; . .These' women who are farther along in poor health than they think, are the very persons who would, find an aston ishinelhelD in Paine's ee! er w. en m nrm n d Its regulating action oav their jangled nerves, ana its re-viviiying action upon aigesuoa ana assimilation, are just what wir system is in need of. Why should any one not try it r ' U. -7 JURORS DRAWN For the Criminal and. Snneria namu nf i ; New Hanover Oonnty. At the meeting of the new Board of Commissioners yesterday afternoon, iurors j were drawn for the Superior v.un iwnign. meets January 80ih, and the Circuit Criminal Court, January 6.b, aa luiipwa: " :-t f -.-i'. ; .7 . .-..; . Criminal Court A. T. Canady, J.F. Keeves. A. M. Alderman. J. W. Mur caisonl T. J. Tornv Jr T. t o.. nett, M. J. Merritt. E. M. Rogers, F. A. niureiT, ciijaa vnaawicx, a. t. btewart, J. T. Scott. Richard - B. Regis ister. J. W. Failes. S. W. Sanders. C C. Blake. iR. B. Freeman. Jr., S. V- Bunt ing, u. tj. Westbrook.; W. H. Darden. L. H. Brittain. T. J. Tolar, M. H. Kelly. U A. Bordeaux. J. C McCartney, H. F. rsewxirk, H H. King, Jas. F. Hayes. j. e. neweit. tnas. w. Anderson. Fred btern. C. S. Riggs. J. P. Chapman. Geo. w. - tiues, josepa Swain and Luther Williams. '- superior Court First week W. E. Mayo. Dm'l Q jinlivan. J. M. Chesuuit, o Murray j no. t. Smith. R. F. Gore, J n. Highsamh, R. G. Holmes, Wif. Hamson Hurst, C. L, Frost," C. Bolles,, Jr., Jas A. Montgomerv. i-Xr Bunting,! Geo: tT Littleton, j. w. rkerr. j. Henry boutherland, A. B. Sikes. R J. Darden. Thos. H.Thornton, Jno L Dadley.W. J. Johnson, Edwaid Laffity EAr OrrelL Abner Heath. W. A.' Patton. I. H. Arrinotnn. Mnr. wood Giles, las. A. King, Michael Car- roil, ueo. 1. lahnaon V. V- 7.vii JS C Glavin, . T. Peschsu, Wm. Good man, Matt. J. Heyer and W. W. Banks. Second week H. F. Otten. W."M. Mc- liachern. A. B. Sandiin, B. J.- Bryan, wooten, iv H. Johnson, . C. H; neniz. k h. Brady. Walter S. Craig, j. rx. oyites. r reo wester man, Ino. J Furlong. W. H. Croom, J. E. Sikes, - a. w instead, no. E. Albright, P. rearsau, lieo. W. Rogers. -THE. KILLING OF MR. MOFFiTT. lister j Partieulars He and Iise Turner Fired BimulUneouslyand Both . !. I ' 'Were Killed. - In addition to what has already ap- pcarea in tne star in reierence to the B.UI1UK ui ncvenne uepuiy t. a. Momtt the Charlotte Observer has the 'follow- ing:--!- -r- 1 7..- : ", High Point. Dec r. Na w . ceived here to-day of the killing of ex- oncrm raomii, 01 Kandoipb county, a special deputy revenue collector, by a moonshiner by thenarae of Lee Turner, wno was Killed also. Yesterday morning Sheriff Moffitt left Asneboro in company with two assist ants, 7 Messrs. T. J. Hoover and Lee rreeman. They went in the direction Of Troy. Thirty-five miles below Ashe- boro they encountered Turner's illicit distillery, i They cut the still to pieces and ' then went to Turner's bouse to search I Sot the : whiskey. Moffitt was met at the door .by Turner, who refused him admission. Moffitt told Turner that he must search the house. Turner told him that he would not allow it. Moffitt advanced, both he and. Moffitt drawing their pistols, and firing simultaneously killing each other. ; ..;''. --'.' ; - Another account is that Moffitt and his assistants, after cutting up the still, arrested Turner, and he (Turner) asked permission to go into the house after his overcoaL . Permission was given, and when he returned be brought bis gun, shooting Sheriff Moffitt down with out any, warning, i Then, in the pro-: miscous firing. Turner was killed. Sheriff Moffitt was one of the best citizens of Randolph county, and his death is greatly deplored by all. How's This r We offer One HundreDolIars Reward for any 0Se of ' C!atarrh th.f ra. cured by H li' Catarrh Cure-. F. J.CHENEY4 CO..Props., Toledo. O. i We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him ptrfecily , honorable ia all business transactions, and financially able-. to carry out anv obligation marl, thi firm. ! v - ,.77:-'.'.v:';7- -,v. ...-:7,-.. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, --Toledo, O-v X -v,,., ',-f. KS .,v: Walding. KinnanA Marvin, Whole - sale Druggists. Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Inters nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system: Price ?5cper bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials freft Ti ' . .. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ANOTHER MEETING OF THEV NEWLY ELECTED BOARD. Besolndona Concert inx the County Home. and Other Mstwra Adcpted-Chalrman V... , ' '. FoUre Tax Xxhiplt.- .. - 7 :. The County Commit stoners met In adjourned session yesterday morning at' 11 o'clock. Present, Commissioners Fes ter, Dempseyvand Nixon (colored.) XC - After the reading of the minutes. Commisiioaer Nixon ' introduced- the lollowing resolution, which was adopted; "The services of all persons serving under the : appointment of this Board who contract bills and refuse to pay them will be discontinued.' . : . Commissioner Dempsey offered the following, which was also adopted, viz: Ordered, by t he" Board "of County Commissioners of New Hanover county, that the farm be cat off from the County Home, reserving' the 'grounds and two acres for a garden tor - the Home; that on the farm, a; good distance irom the1 Home, a plain farm-house and barrack for the prisoners be built; ' that the farm be let out to the highest responsible bidder, due regard being had to the char acter and . humanity of the ' bidder; the said successful bidder shall have charge. of the piisoners and be required under bond to be approved by this Board to maintain and.sately .keep them for their labor, v. That a man and bis wife of undoubted Christian character, competent to manage; practical affairs. Who are charitable and humane and in synipatby with the poor' and needy, be employed as superintendent and matron of tbe County Home at a salary of t per month for botb. -; -. -.i '". - That this Board furnish to said super" intendent everything necessary lor the maintenance and proper care of the in mates. ,x 7.7- :--:,-;XX--X That the chairman of this Board re quest the Associated Charities to a point a board of lady visitors who will have author iiyjonly to visit, investigate and report to this Board. ' v ' . v Resolved, That, the chairman of tnis Board is hereby authorized and empow ered to take such measures to carry into effect the foregoing resolutions as in bis judgment may seem proper; to employ a superintendent and matron and to do such things, in connection with the con duct of the County Home, as j he 'may consider necessary. J j V.A The following resolution was intro duced - by : Comm'sstoner Nixon and adopted by the Board ; j - 7 Resolved. That the powers heretofore delegated by the Board of County Com missioners of New-Hanover county to its chairman, be and are hereby con tinned, and that between . the meetings of bis Board the chairman shall bave a 1 tbe authority to represent this Board .that the Board can legally confer upon him.' AXA X .: -'-'.- v Commissioner Dempsey introduced the, I following, which was adopted : ' Resolved. Tbat the County Treasurer be requested to furnish tbe Board at once with a full statement of the fioan cial condition of the county on the first Monday of December, 1896. including its bonded and floating indebtedness. Mr. S. Van Amringe presented a peti tion asking, as Treasurer of the' county, that he be allowed an office in the Court House. Referred to the chairman. . - A. J. Marshall, Esq. appeared before the Commissioners and asked that the assessment on the two-story brick build ing. No. 9 North Front street, be reduced. Laid over. j A petition from citizens j asking that Oak Grove cemetery be placed in good condition was ordered on file. J Mr. Marshall" again - appeared before the Board and asked that tbe tax on the property of Mrs. Ketch um, a widow with seven children, the oldest twelve years old, be abited and the Board aid her in in any way they could. - ! 'j x Action was postponed until next meet- ing. ;, ' ' . ,. -. - , 7;.-: It was ordered : by the Board that the tax assessed against E. S. Latimer for 1898, on solvent credits, amounting to $18,000 be abated, as the same were er roneously listed, r j . s 'Tbe assessment on Mr. I. Weil's bouse tn block 157, was corrected, from $8, 600 to $1,500. f '..;;,..- On motion, W. J. Harriss, colored, was elected Standard Keeper. XiVM ::x'x - - The following resolution was adep ed: Tbat the chairman of this Board is hereby ' requested to consult with the Chamber ot Commerce and other com mercial bodies of the City of Wiimiog ton and receive from them any sugges tions tbat tbey may see fit to make to the Board of Commissioners with reference to a proper and economical administra tion of the affairs of the county govern ment, " v,.-, vj-. - ; , - -- The Board then adjourned, to meet again the 4tb of January. a, m. . . " , X'' ' :7... ": 1897, at 11 Before adjournment Chairman Foster said that the commissioners wanted, to consult with Marsden Bellamy, Esq.. the attorney of the board, with a view of getting him to draw up a bill for tbe Legislature, if he thought advisable, to pass v a special law in : regard to the County ;- Commissioners; that there was a general law f showing what they may, can and shall do. "The county of New Hanover." he said. "i abont 93 per cent, tbe city of Wil mington,; and we are responsible for every thing." "Some counties." he said, aon t raise enough tax to pay their reD- resentatiyes mileage to Raleigh and re turn, wnue tne taxes here paid in the treasury, including only four years of county taxes and twenty years of city. nave oeen .-13 858 897. not including schedule B tax." "Lwant Mr. Bellamy." he said.' todraw a bill: first.send it to the Chamber t of Commerce for endorse. ment, and then to the Legislature. We want the .bill to give ns such Dower, in keeping, with our duties, which we mav perform in accordance - with the law: to point out the duties, privileges and rights of the County Commissioners. ana oniy -let us aDoroDrlate mnnev when we have the lawto justify It." X ine ionowing data was kindly fur- nished the Star, yesterday by Col. F. W. Foster, chairman of r the County Commissioners. The figures show the county tax collected for the last four years;- 7. : ,- rr-; --v. Schedule B tax. ,. V. ........$ 11.883.81- Liquor tax. ..v......V. .... - 8 480 7 Tax in general.. ...... i . . . . , 155,105 40 Toui....; : $21947397 Aggregate tax for twenty years, esti mated on four years, $1,077,869.85. Gross expenses of the city for the fol lowing years : - , j 1877 . i.. 1878 .... 1879. k.t 18S0.... 103.003 81 105 477.54 23J.28S 77 149 588 65 199 853 78 163 178 83 , 183 998 68 186 67(1 82 144691 S6 18071 27 818 6p618 ,809 687 83 235 924 84 183 879 68 210,319 ia 253 080 69 1881 1883. ........7.....; 1883... 1BH4 i, 1885...... 1888 1887 A UUU ,,.., ....... iAd . " -.'-t'-.J V. - 1890i.."."v'." 1891 i . ... . St'. . . i 1899 1893 V 168 487 18 :173 658 85 1894 . 1895 .21178497 - 189.800.00 $3,701,791.11 1898 (estimated) , Grand total... ....v.: , rhis includes $50,000 A- n H Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headaehe, corisu ' patlon, sour stomach, indigestion are promDti I eurea toy . Hood's nils.. They do their : " v.rv o easily and thoroughly. Best after dinner pills. 25 cents. All druggists. .Prepared by C. L Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.. Auaw.'T w w k'uihows sarsaparifla. . ' KBV. MAEK 8, GROSS, The Church tn H,ith Oaroli a l-o-w, I Ihs Loss 8nsUinel bv His Dtttn-High Mass Celebrated In St. Thorn' pf p " Catbedral Addresaea by Fthers - Onffla l and Denntn-H a-iu- tlons OfTared by tht-Yontg ' -i : Catbolio Vrienda' Sa- - x- "" elety Adopted. . Yesterday .morning t 9 o'clock emn High Mass for the dead was cele brated at St.vThomas' Catholic church in honor of Rev! Father G-6 s by R v. Father Griffin. After ths cetemony, Rev Father Dennen spoke brufl, ar.d earnestly upon the life and labors of the deceased priest. - j ,: It is characteristic of our nature, he said, to pay tribute to the memory ot one whom in life we loved and aimin-d. The distinguished stateiman. the vic torious i general, the faithful ser- . vani i 01 ms countrv. al ih. receive the meed of praise. continued Father Dennen, I the con gregation had sssembled not alone to give utterance to expressions of respect and esteem, but for another purpose as well, namely, to offer up their united prayers that the spirit of Father Gross might be purged from all stains and enter fully into the reward that awa ts the righteous, for we dare not claim that even so good a. min as Father Gross was free from lmpeifcction. sssembled Fa her Gross came to this city in 1868. His life and energies were devoted 10 the dissemination of Christian iru hs and tjhe alleviation of suffering,- with no Other motive than consecration to duty. He went; in and out before tbe peopl-, a model servant of bis mas-er. The most striking; characteristics ,b'f his nature were his humility, ' aj;d bis llaerality sometime bordering on prodigality. At thfecohc non oJ.Faiher Dennen 's remark the congregation was resoTviTd' into a public meeting, Mr. M J. Corbett cal.ing the meeting to order and rrquts'.. ing Capt. Jno. F. Divine to act as chair . man. Capt. Divine toi k the chair aad requested Mr. William Flanagan to act as secretary. The object of the metung Was ajinounced as being to piss oa a set of resolutions which a commute ap pointed the previous Sunday at a meet ing of he Young Catholic Fiiends So-, cietyjkiad prepared. ; The resoiutioDs with prefatory remarks were as follows : At a meeting of the Young Caihol.c Friends' Society held Sunday. Decem ber 6th. a committee consisting ot F. W. Kerchner, D. O'Connor. M. . Coroett, T. Donlan, J. W. Reilly and William Flanagan was appointed ' to call on R.v. Father Dennen to take action in refer ence to the 1 demise of Rev. Fdthd;x Gross. It was decided that the whole . .' . . ... .. . . congregation snouia testily their re aoect in the adnntinii nf roanl ntinnt an. propriate to the memory of tbe dc- ceased. With this end in view, the gen-, tlemen named. Father Dejtnen being re- . quested to act as chairman, formed a Committee to present the fo, lowing rt so lutions for the approbation of the-congregation : f : Resolved That in the death of tbe Rev. Mark S. Gross, the Church in NJrth . Carolina laments the loss of the faithful i priest whose life was dtvoied to ihe promulgation of her faith and who, by nis laoors, extenaed the benign influei ce ot her sacred teachings. ' Resolved, That with grateful recogni tiTu we record that, from the firs, mo ment if his entering upon tbe duties of his rot6ion in this city till failing bedttb necessitated his leaving, be was uenriny in his labors for the welfare of iboe confided to his spiritual care. Tee m.ny mitsions and 'cnapels called into exist ence by bis industtyand energy will locg remain to. perpetuate the memory cf h.s religious zeal and the benevolence ot his heart. Resolved,. That while we -bow in hu mility to the dispensations of the Al mighty who has taken him to his eternal reward, we ' are consoled by the r fl .-c-tion that the jnemory of bis Virtues aad labors wiil endure to animate others ia his great mission of cnarity and beneva-" lence. . ; -' V - . -Resolved, Tbat a copy of these resolu tions oe forwarded tothe family of the deceased. ' Father Dinnen after a few appropri; ate remarks concerning the resolutions, moved their adoption, and by a stand ing vote the resolutions were unanimous ly adopted. The meeting then adjourned.;-;1 I , JUDG- BUYrVlN Tend-. red Bia Buisnatlon at Judge of itt u Sup'St or court, to Tk Effot 7-1- Deoembr 81 t , .Special Star telegram Raleigh;, N. C.. D;cemher 9. Juc s - clge day Boy kin -tendered his resignation to to Governor Cerr ; as Superior Court Judge, to take effect December 81st. Judge' Boy kin's: term .does not expire for two years. He will devote his entire time to the practice of law. Aeoldsnt to T. A. Kjmietic. ' i Lambertoa Robesont'an: Mr. 'T. A. Normin't, of the firm of O C Nirment & CoVfell on the fee' last' Saturday forenoon, dislocating and serioiiily frac turing his left. arm. He was at . once taken home and Drs R. M. and T. A. Norment called in, who soon had him as comfortable as he could be made. . The pain was very excruciating and he will be disabled for some time. Sympathizers with Cuba in its struggle for freedom are not wanting ia Wilmington. - Deepest, concern was ex pressed yesterday when, the rumor be came current that Maceo had been slain. .r- " Two X,ivee feavetf. - Mrs.' Phoebe Thomas, of unction City, III., was told by her doctors she had Consumption, and that there was no hbpe for. her, but two bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery completely cursj her, and she savs it saved her life.' Mr, Thos.ISggersI 139 Floiida St.. San Fran cisca suffered from a dreadful cold, ap proaching Consumption, tried without result everything else4 then bought one -bottle of Dr. Ding's New! Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally thankful.. It is such results, of which these are samplesthat prove tbe? won derful efficacy of this medicine In Coughs and Colds. Free trial bottles at R. K. Bellamy's Drug Store. Regular size Pills oon dS. '. -I X - x X -i- ' '-'.