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II 13 THE SAME Iff EXJEOPE.
The farmers ot this conntrw are
j not'tte "oiily ones who have suffered
i from theveffects of agricultural de
pression. There is not a gold stand
ard country In the (world in which
they have not suffered some, In some
" as much and in others more than
American farmers have. The gqld
standard.defenders, deny that the de
monetization of silver has had any
j i.thinodo wtthrthis, while they jad
: itrftw fact of the depreciatioo in
prices. . They sayi it was over-Dro-
: ductioa, but this is not true because
prices' have depreciated more than
! one-half within the past twenty-odd
i years, have been steadily depreclat
ing, ibut the production has not
doubled, and if it had doubled the
j world consumes it all, which fact
k negatives the assertion about over
production. Witb all the low prices
there are hungry people, and hungry
v industrious people, too, in this rich,
favored country . off ours, and) the
v world over. ' j
Is it reasonable to suppose that
the "overproduction'L.beean cainci-
; dentally. with the demonetization of
silver, when the depreciation in
prices began, while investigation by
Jltopartial persoas shows that the de
cliae lT2t4Ufjni the degradation of
I silver and was "general in all produc
tions that were not controlled by
trusts-or combines, j j ,
There are no more industrious
farmers in. the world than the Ger
man farmers, but agriculture Is de
: pressed in Germany,' and the states
men of that country ; have endeav
ored to help the farmers by patting
j impediments in th way of the im
portation of foreign-raised 1 food
StUffS. ;. . ' V' ' '
'-The farmers of the British Isles
are. good farmers jand were once
prosperous notwithstanding the im-,
portattons from pthpr Countries, but
they are in a wretched condition now,
and it has 'been proposed ta help
tnem by the restoration of what are
tope and, in' this country when the
botharepinchedt
along, when thev- r
make ends meet and the end of the
in J'i ? a" thdr labor a them
n as bad or a worse condition than
nnfV1 the belin? At least
one half the people ' in this country
Hvebythe farmor by occapaUons
connected with it. When they suffer
how can the other half dSIw rw
sources of wealth come out of 'the
ground, and without
tne farms there would be little in
the products of the'forest, the mine
or th quarry to bring prosperity?! S
: For - years our farmers,. ; like the
farmers of other; countries, have
suffered from : the effects of falling
prices, suffered so that it is the only
most thriftv: : or thoc.
specialties m the luxury lines for
which therels a navin m,- u.uL
i ' ,:j ct Bmbb rv uu
nave made any, money or been able
taavanythiBS if they Yave been
able to pay their debts, which many
have not. been, they have had but
little money to spend and have been
forced to exercise rigid economy. If
they are in any better condition thai
ucjr were it nas been where they
have exercised this economy and
more thrift. They have not made
more; they have simply spent less
and contracted fewer .obligations.
Much ado is made over the ad
vance in the price of wheat as a proof
that the gold standard is all right,
and that silver has had nothing to
do with the prices This Is simply
nonsense. The rise in prices is due
soieiy to tbe short crop in other
countries, and to the fact that im
porting countries which do not raise
enough for home consumption must
have bread j and this is . the only
country they: can now depend upon
for it,. If it were not tor the short
crops and the consequent deficiency
in the world's supply American wheat
would . not to day be worth forty
cents a bushel. The disaster that
has fallen upon other countries ha$
been this country's" gain. It has
simply been helped by'an accident
If we had bimetallism In European
countries and in fthis the wheat that
Is to day selling for a dollar a bushel
would be worth two dollars, and
European consumers would be better
able to buy it at that price than they
are now able to buy at present priced.
If we were to talk until the stars fell
there will be no general nor perma
nent prosperity until silver is again
recognized as it was before the con
spirators against ft' succeeded in de
grading it and destroying one half
tbe world's volume of coined money.
allism has
to' way i obedience to
h j H laws which itislmpu-
ator.ad.fUliIe for concei and Sen-
22 tok to overthrow.
tlorS tb 'leading commercial na
tion, of the world are content with the
Bold standard and will stick to it. Their
lP!!!iCu,d.baffl8 b real;blmetS
nni 7 wnierece. china and Peru
and Mexico are the countries we ought
to ask to sit down with us for the con
sideration of this silly business. ;
Bat why . consider it at all ? The
n?ah-yiwUl 5? 8arPed by this action
nil. Republican 'Senators. ' It looks
ih-Vry .g; to. "open a contest which
tne country closed with great emphasis
DrtneproflMBcement of November 8dr
ni!.! belat Pottering with the silver
MWMuua win inrmooai h a -
s as v (fiacUV UUUU-
Th """f,1 the United State Senate.
That is needless."
The Ttmes seems to forget the
fact that the Republican platform on
which Mr. McKinley stood declares
rfor bimetallism and pledged -the
party to use its endeavors to secure
an international agreement by which
DISTRICT .COIRT ADJOURNED
FOR THE TERM. .
Hte Twainl-er Worth begins Falmem of
PaBsion Wartasts Th PioliblUon
- (ctaesuoo One of the Important Mattcq
to pome Before the Iieglstatve. :
Siecialttar C(jtxtoui,J:
RalxighI, N.C. Dep 13. .
Judge Seymoar adjoaraed. Federal
Coart to-day. There ! will be no Session
next week, the trial 'oi all civil cases be
ing continued until the week ; beginning
we I4tn of January, j L
State Treasurer, Worth has begun the
payment of : pension: warrants.
TH YACH T VAMOOSE
1,811 YeiWsy or Ky West - ws
- Besrohed Before Deputnro or Arms
: . . ' Other Monitions of War '
; ; ' .. bj JDireotion of the Treat- 11 -
-Q Wrjr, Department at ,?.y:r;:X
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Washington. ,
The , Vamoose steamed oat frnm th.
C, F. & Y. V, R. R. dock shortly after 12
o'clock p. m. yesterday, having remained
In the Wilmington harbor laim-thm.
less than twenty-four hoars. When the
screech of whistles, indicating her de
parture, made itself heard throughout
the lower part of the city, people begao
o pour out ol offices, bouses and stores
to catch; another, glimpse of the far
famed boat and see her at her speeding
THE GOVERNOR ELECT. "
aiuiL warraoie. - nianv i . - : iuini
-old veterans are visible now. hobblnir I Ralt And hy were rewarded for it was
buildineJ The War-. I ,l8nt t0 be remembered to Watch the
low-lying boat, no part of her deck be-.
the free
uu inc apuoi . ouiidine. The war
rants will amount to $104,900. '
7 One of the most Important matters
comhg before the General Assemble is
the prohibition question. As is already
aaiior oauey or toe VMical Re
in more than thn hM Knn. .u.
hvwvs mg
water, go bounding away "like a thing
oi me. ; tier speed, after she got under
way, was ; probably not auita twentv
coinage of silver might be Uorder- DrV Tattle and other temperance I f 6,40 -0011 bot that'" not "slow in'ov-
- J .. auu mwc was gome
point to an old
icaumca, ana tne Kepublican party
is.in honesty and in honor bound to
carry out that pledge. - But ) the
Ttmes has not the honesty or the
honor of that party in its keeping;?
Some o
workers, intend to make a vigorous fight
against the liquordealers. :
The saloon moo are mindlul of the
iact, out they express themselves as
beine satisfied that no leaislatinn nntan.
onisttc to their interests will be enacted.
ins not a well, known fact, but tbe
liquor dealers, through their president
Colored man remark
inat '-ane do run frightenin."; . .
As her whistle emitted its blood
curdling blasts in frequent" answer to
other whistles, there was a defiant note
about it that reminded one of tbe hardy
J thm p..ki!,.. I I 1'4af aeaiers. mrounu their president I "r191 t5U,1Ba one otthe hardy
i tne republican journals and advisory committee, took a hand in courage and fine recklessness of the op
Mth object to Comptroller I the last campaign. They confined their I Dressed nnnii. uk
in the North obiect to Cnmntmllw
. i - -r .
isckels' recommendation forfan in
crease of j National bank currency
on the ground that it is not neces
sary, in proof of which they cite the
fact that j a number of the banks
have within the past year gone out
of business and that there was a net
increase of $36,329,653 in the same
time. But it wasn't simply a recom
mendation of an increase of bank
circulation that Mr. Eckels made,
but an increase which would pro
vide for a better distribution of the
currency jand the greater usefulness
of the National banks, which is a
different and much more important
matter. jThese are his most import
ant recommendations : -4
"1. Permission to organize ia places
of less than 2.000 inhabitants banks with
capital of 25,000. and a correspondingly
less amOunt of bonds to be deposited
with the Treasurer of the United States.
i '2. Permission to eatahliah In nl
of 1 000 population or less branch banks,
with the right to receive deposits, make
loans andj discounts, and buy and sell
exchange, bat not to issue circulating
notes other than of the parent bank.
I "3. Reduction of tax on circulation to
one fourth of 1 per cent, semi-annually.
i "4. Permission to issue notes to the
par value of bonds deposited.
energies to tne legislative contest and
defeated a number of cold water advo
cates. ' : V. y
Air. v. uenton, one ot the most
prominent liquor dealers in the State,
says that if the prohibitionists attempt
i.u idicrxcre wun toe- wntsxey interests
the liquor "tfealers will ask for the es-
laousnment ol an excise commission.
tne Legislature will be asked, regard
less of this, to establish an excise com
mission, consisting (of three commis
sioners, who shall have control of issuing
uncases evcrywnere in the state. This
would take the license matter from the
-boards of aldermen and commissioners.
DEATH OF MACE0. r
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REPORTS OF THE DEATH OF CUBA'S
GREATEST SOLDIER ARE CON-
Of 8ix
FIRMED.
.called corn duties England is a
very wealthy country,' but her farm
ers have become very poor, so poor.
, t&at many of thenj have surren
dered their holdings because they
couid not raise - enough on .them
to pay the rent, while farming
lands have depreciated in- value
quite as much and 'sometimes more
so than they have in this country.
After his return from Europe Car
dinal Gibbons said that one of the
saddest sights he witnessed! in trav
elling through Ireland, was the large
tfacts of lands turned into pastures
' which had once been cultivated, but
: which had been abandoned I because:
! the renters could not make enough
on them to pay the rent and support
tneir families; , and Ireland is a fer
tile country.. ' j
. France is a land
owned principally;
there
thrifty
of small farms.
bythetlilers.
are no more saying- and
people, in the world than
MACEO'S DEATH.
There does not seem to be any
doubt now as to the death of Geo.
Maceo, which has been a cause of so
much rejoicing in Spain and among
the loyalists ' in Havana, and .of
much gloom, as might . be expected,
among their friends and sympathiz
ers in this .and in other countries.
Maceo was a dauntless and an able
chieftain and the last of six brothers
who gave their lives for Ciba.
While bis death would be a great
lossjat any time, it is exceedingly un
fortunate at this juncture, but it does
not necessarily mean 'the! defeat of
tbe Cuban cause or the ispeedy tri
nmphof the Spaniards, ! although,
- . a . a . v w -
judging irom inc jupuation in Ha
vana and the ovations to Genf Weyi
ler, that seems to be f taken for
granted there. It simply amounts to
the temporary crippling ; of the
Cuban army andr perhaps tome de
pression and demoralization among
the Cubans, but it is not a mortal
blow. The Cubans still.: have Go
mez and Garcia, and others under
their command, and still have under
these armies with which they can
dispute supremacy, with Spain for ah
indefinite period, and the probabili
ties are thauthe death ol Maceo will
inspire them with a determination to
show a bold front and thus offset its
effect. The Spaniards have not , yet
won tbe fight.
j This is substantially a reiteration
of what he has heretofore recom
mended, which , recommendations
havebeen endorsed by the President
in his message and by the Secretary
of the Treasury in .his reports. No
one disputes the fact that there is an
abundance and even a surplus of
money inj the money center i, which
Is one of the evils from which the
country is and has been suffering for
a long time, and to overcome this,
and provide for a more equable dis
tribution: in the sections where money
is most needed and whereit would
do the most good these recommen
dations have been made. They are
worthy of the attention and serious
consideration of Congress. '
Among his claims for re election
and as proof that he hasn t snapped
much injWashington Senator Peffer
informs his constituents that he has
presented 306 petitions, Introduced
202 bills and joint resolutions, sub
mitted 87 reports, offered 62 concur
rent motions and resolutions, - pro
posed 91 amendments and clinched
all this with ' 437 speeches. A man
who makes that many speeches ought
to be; left at home until he breaks
himself of the habit. -
Brothers Fit Htb Died in the
Cante of Ooban Iiiberty wtlminitton
Sorrows Over Onhs's Great Iioet -iEstradk
Palma'e Esiimste of '
the Qrcati Soldier. . ' ' .:;
The death on the field of battle of
Antonio Maceo, the! Stonewall Jackson
of the Cuban army, has produced a feel.
ing of genuine sorrow throughout, this
country. Here in Wilmington it has
been the subject of Universal comment,
and without exception bur people deep
ly regret the loss to the Cuban patriots
6f this )?reat soldierj j v . ' ;
Delegate Tomas jtstrada Palma, the
Cubanlenvov at Washington, said a few
days aRO, before the' report : of Maceo's
death la3 been fully confirmed:
. "I canTardly believe this terrible re
port, but if it is truej we can but regtet
the loss of this wonderful man. He is
one of the greatest trf.neraia nf. th
tury, k man endowed with so many high
and noble qualities that it is difficult to
find his equal as a man and a soldier.
"However much (we may deplore this
great loss, we are confident that tbe rev
olution will so on the earn hrarto
at this stage it has reached a point where
pressed people with whose
freedom the Vamoose will go down in
history as having been connected.
An amusing episode was enacted na
the Vamoose sped by. A crowd of on
lookers bad gathered on lighters at the
foot of Princess street. They were an
mindful of the swell which the rapid
transit of the boat through the water
would necessarily create, and just about
the time tbe fast-flyer was a block away
the swell struck the lighters, causing
them to bob up and down at the live
liest rate. There was a wild rush for
the shore, but fortunately no one was
nurt or thrown overboard. '
. Capt. W. R. Kenan, collector of cus
toms, received . a telegram from the
Treasury Department at Washington,
D. C, stating that Information had been
received there that the Vamoose was
loaded with arms and ammunition for
the Cuban insurgents, and directing that
he make investigation add report to tbe
Department. Collector Kenan and hia
chief deputy, Mr. Worth, went through
tne vessel from stem tc stern, but found
only one double-barrel shot-gun. two
sporting rifles and a revolve with a
small quantity of ammunition for each;
all private property of the master of the
yacht.-
The Vamoose is sailine under coast
wise yacht license and is not rea aired
to report either entrance or clearance at
any custom house. She took her depar
ture yesterday for Ksy West, but Capt.
Mcintosh said she Would nmna hi imn
m: j
at Charleston and other places along the
Coast. She stopped at South Dort last
night. ; .:,-. 'F7"-""- :-
Wh Tom Bailey Say e- All the Ids will
3s Turned Oat Tend tbe Fsithfal wm
' . ' Be red."
A reporter of the Neiia aut nr,t,,.
of the 12th says :
I asked Mr. Bailev veatrr!9 if
had any Idea what Judge Kutsell would
say m bis message.
.; "Nothing beyond what he has already
outlined in his interview l published in
he papers sometime ago. That ought
not to leave much doubt as to his views.
Certainly ;" so far as the railroad lease
question is concerned the country
knows how be stands."
"What will be his policy in regard ta
tne VariOUS lnstitntinna nl m. C..T.-5 i . t
asked. ) "a"f 1
t , AU,the,,n8 WI" be tamed out and the
faithful will be fed.- he said. Then he
addedi But all efforts to dismiss such
men as John Ray. in charge of the Blind
Asylum here, or Dr. Murphy at Morgan
ton, will be frowned upon.. No man will
be chosen r to m a place unless he is
Known to-be better qualified than ihe
present officer. Judge Russell does not in
tend to allow the State institutions to be
injured by the appointment of incompe
tent officials. And in most cases the
Judge will be able to find capable men.
tie still obtains to the views he held be
fore the election and is just as much of
a Radical as the day he was nominated.
No Republican need be driven tnum..
dnnk because he fears the Democrats
will not be turned out. Jadge Russell
will strip the bush so clean that not a
thorn will be left to ahow where tbe roses
have been," r
The Count Commissioners. ;
Chairman Foster informs be Star
thatlhe is now having prepared a tabu
lated statement which will be given to
the public through tbe daily pipers in a
tew days, showing the following :
w- A list of every piece of property owned
by the county and the cost of the same.
Amount of taxes collected and
amount expended upon each special act
tor special purposes, showing balance
unexpended: 1st, special levy for Wil
mington Lieht Iafantrv- 91 .n fioi Uifi
to maintain the Criminal Court for 1892
to. 1896; 8d, special levy for puDlicIroads;
4h. tpecial levy to;maintain the City
Same report to show, the, cost per
capita per day for maintaining same.
Chairman Foster intends after this is
given to , the public to call upon the
President of the Chamber of Commerce
w appoint a committee that the County
Commissioners may confer with, in pie
parmg a bill to be Sen t to the Legislature
that will secure needed legislation setting
lorinwhat duties and in what manner
j Y v-wmnjugjoners may, can
and shall, perform the duties devolved
upon them, solely j for the purpose ol
economizing and lessening the burden oi
heavy taxation. j
counterfeiters" caught.
TH&Y CIRCULATED BOGUS DOLLARS
"IN WESTERN CAROLINA.
The Appointment
Diatriot Many
for the Fifth Judloisl
Prisoners in Wake '
Connty Jeil-MlnlsterBstom.
Special Star, Correspondence.
Raleigh. N. C, Dec. 11.
- Gov. Carr received this morning from
State Agent ? . !A. Perry, a speci
men : v of ! a counterfeit dollar - which
has been largely circulated in Western
Carolina. Mr. Perry caught the entire
gang, which operated over theTennes-
see line, near Johnston City. They
made the money there and ythen dis
tributed it in this State: ?The counter
feit is easily detected in the specimen
received by Gov. Carr. s 7
Five lawyers, were recommended for
appointment as J udge of the Sixth Ju
dcial district. . They were Mr. I. D.
Bellamy, Jr., of Wilmington; Noah J.
Rouse, of Kinston; Henry L. Stephens,
of Clinton; and (H. - E. Faison? Mr!
Rouse tf a law parjaer of the newly apV
pointed-fudge, O. HAllen, and was
recommended by fhe;jattei. Mr. Bsl
lamys name was not presented lp Gov.
Carr until after Mr. Allen iad received
tne appointment. Editor Star.
There are sixty-nine prisoners in the
county jail, one more than was ever con,
fined at any one previous time,
iii ?' Wil,iam8 appointed Mas
itl c " on the Eastern division of
rif,f0TUlh?r? Rai,way. to succeed Mr.
A.hLm was transferred to
5T,U W,llian comes from
??d.'.C?5fral aDd Pennsylvania.
Minister M. W Ransom is in the city
s5?w l? M"lco- H h" bn
at his Halifax larm since the death of
his son. ;
Absolutely Puro.
A Cream of "tartar hakino-
Highest of all'in leavenlna
Latest; United States Ohh. .
Food Report. I.. :- .-"
ROYAL BAKING POWDER fV :
rsCNew York.
CUBANS PiSBELlEVfc ,
The Published BSporta ot Maoeo's Death-- ?
- The KvidsnosC'oo Weak sattd Ove x :
- ; i CleTeland'e Uesssce , and tho 'i':?2--' ' i
;Bsolntlons Presented; ,
i. JorConss.'?;,:j.i:.-4vt
Havana, - XmmKHifi"Tt!::, f
Wist, Fla The "Cubans -disbelieve ' f
Maceo's death. Thtf evidence, is too '
weak. Zertucha's testimony shows ; jjf
many contradictions. He has made '
different statements. No faith is made i
in declarations made by those who sur- -render.
It is known they will declare
anything to save life. It is publicly de- "
clared that Maceo crossed tbe trocba bv -
sea. t-nvately, It Is said he crossed by
the Canas estate near Mariel and made :
a bold dash across the line with "
a few followers, firlnot nn nlV.t.
STEAM YACHT VAMOOSE.
success is assured ffor; the patriots in
arms, we nave other eenerals who will
land prove equal to
to them in making
V
" hcw xorx man a lew evenings
ago saw a meteor whiz downward
and plunge into L. I. Sound. He
describes it as very brilliant, about
50 feet in diameter, with a tail about
35 feet long. Short tail for so much
meteor. But that's his tale. He
thinks it' must. have weighed 1,500
tons, from the chug it made. , '
the French farmers. . Buttthey are
suffering as the tierman and Eng
lish farmers, so much soj that the
Government is discussing, plans ot
reliefj They have tried to give re
lief by Import duties, as is suggested
in England, but these have failed.
Premier Meline goes to the bottom
and suggests the true and only rem
edy, which we finc in the! following
r cabled report, i ' -f j
'"PARIS. Dec. oi-Te narlr.iltnal
budget was discussed in the Chamber of
lin'lf' to-dayJ Tbe Premier. M. Me
. "mitted that the farmers were suf
'inRlrorrithccontjoaa, fa1 inprice8
lo.?ithe imporduties had partly
vi ,! efficacy owing tot the fall in
ue of fore.gn coin and thelail in ex
f , The remedhe explained, was
in bimetallism, but. be added, the ques
Th.''eded ioternaonal j settlement.
" tende5 .!frnmeat' nether stated, in
tiott?d lu th8 1 ffe ol specula--ConSiS-'
aodt,aers' insurance.
' thatt ! Premier suggested
daniiroa, f touaUM
TaV gSJi nmetmLRbt briP
rSionreverrrou,dcon-
oneofSSSX?' Meliiesaldthat
be rendered to F?LrtrlIM,b,eh cou,d
f? toieve 5,d
Is it sorprlsidg that theV should
rr UU8iness depression both in Eu-
' . . . ..(
t ma os kjsjstios. .
We commented a day or two ago
on tbe remarkable fact that the so
called Democratic gold organs oi the
North are advocating the retiring of
the Government notes, and tbey are
also remarkably conspicuous in their
opposition to a monetary Congress
of nations, in which, however, they
have the co-operation of some of the
Republican organs. In speaking of
Senator Wolcott's resolution (which
was adopted without opposition by
the Senate), ; the appointment of a
committee to provide for tbe holdinz
of such a Congress, the New York
Times pronounces it 'a bad begin"
nlng," and thus sneeringly refers'
to it: '"'.S--
Thi irnna of this tnternatlrrnal rnn.
ference might witb perfect propriety be
. . a t . . - . . j t
wiueuea. . ii ougui to proviae a piau
whereby the comets could be yoked up
and henceforth be . made- to Spin to -gether.
Kncke's with Biela's, Fay's with
Halley's, and so on. It jaight decree
that the great dipper and tbe Southern
Cross should swap places, and that the
Ethiopian and the leopard should , make
that change which , Scripture says tbey
cannot. -ci:) 1
"Bimetallism is an exploded "myth.
Why rake its fragments out of the
wreck of tbe Bryan campaign ?- There
never has been a fixed' parity of value
netween goia and silver since the first
miner struck the first pay dirtf Bimet-
x An Italian claims to have invented
an apparatus which will enable one
to remain under water for eighteen
.hours.1 (With a combination of this
apparatus, and the water bicycie,
which is said to be a success, couldn't
a fellow have a nice time taking
spins down at the bottom on hot
days?! j v : ::'.y:i'r -
come to the front
the task entrusted
Cuba free.
'I knew Maceo 'personally ia Cuba
during the ten years' War. I was there
nine years and esteemed him most
highly. I bad every opportunity to
s'udy the great man. He, proved equal
to all occasions. He was a good and
noble man in his family, f I know his
wife, f his mother; also knew his six
brothers. His father and all these
brothers, except .Thomas, who was
wounded, died fighting to free Cuba.
TheV were patriots of the highest type."
--GeneralMaceo wife, now Jiving in
vuaia ivica. js a nonie woman a true
lady with a big. generous heart. She
has been, always ready : to1 make every
sacrifice for tbe Cuban cause.
"Maceo. like President Diaz.of Mexico,
was a sslf made man. By his own indus
try be educated himself and became ac
complished in many branches of learn
ing.! His judgment, was remarkable, and
he understood mecj and : their motives.
His discretion was extraordinary. His
patriotism was lofty and disinterested.
As a soldier and ah officer he was one of
the most obedient to the law and his
superiors. He was never insubordinate;
"ine aimcuit position that he held so
Iongand the great hardships he endured
were proof ol bis high character as a sol
dier and a general ? 1 i 1 -.
"Maceo has beer in the United States
several times in 1868-70, and he re
turned in 1891-92, i
f A noted characteristic of Maceo was
his calmness and great firmness in emer
gencies. ; He acted more than he talked,
and always kept his own counsel."
G 2 ie in Hew Bole.
Oar neiehbor .in-law Gn 7.
questionably a variety artist, and yester
day atternoon he appeared; in a new role.
He came before tbe public as a con
structor of tbose figments of the poetical
imagination known as "two souls with
but a single thought, two hearts that
beat as one." To drop from the poeti
cal to the practical, our neighbor-in-law
"spliced" a kullnd kupple. cotnDlexion
about that of old gold. It was a great oc
casion for Gee -Z?e. as the future bride
and groom walked into the Sheriff's of
fice, their faces radiant with smiles. By
virtue of his exalted and lucrative posi
tion as a . r. of the County of New Han
over, be it known. Gee Zee is authorized
to tie matrimonial knots, but that is not
his regular trade, as is shown by the fact
that he officiated yesterday for the first
time in that most delicate work.
They do say that Gee Zee, as he stood
facing the anxious couple,' was a picture
for a painter, a veritable dream for a
poet. His deep intonation, his solemnity
of expression and his dignified poses at
tracted the undivided attention of the
spectators and place Gee Zee, at one
bound, in the front rank of matrimonial
splicers. The Star is more than pleased
to recommend its neighbor-in-law to all
who need work in bis line assuring
them that he will tura out a neat job,
and do it-neatly, cheaply and expedi
tiously. , t :
Pepulir Vote for President.
The Philadelphia Ledger gives the
following as the official popular vote for
fJnn oSS : McKinTey, 7.123,234; Bryan.
6.499.865;' Palmer. 125.037; Levering.
125 485; Matchett. 1T016; Bentley, 9 665,
McKioley s plurality. 623 827. There are
some explanatory notes appended to
the Ledger's table, however, indicating
that there may be sUght changes,
though that .paper si vs its figures are
taken from "the returns made to the
viuwiai t-auvassing ooaras ot ' the r
spective states." i ;
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RAILWAY CONNECTION.
It Ie Probable That tho Atlantio Coast Iilne
- Will Build the Conneotion Between
Senator Hill is not "in tbe hands of
his friends just now." For several
days hej has been in the. hands of a
dentist, who has been working on his
molari Unless he is different from
most people; he is not in a frame of
mind to regard (he dentist as one of
his friends. v - - '
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Democratic party was pronounced
dead after the last election, there
was an Indianapolis, Ind., preacher
who was mean enough to climb into
his pulpit last Sundayjand jump-on
the corpse. Some men never : learn
how to behave .themselves at a fu
neral. I k- -, "y -.; ". ' -: ' - , ''
Hoof Tom Watson hasn't cooled
down jyet. .The more he thinks
about jit the- hotter he gets. Hon.
Marioi Butler seems to be his special
aversion. Among the pointed and
barbed epithets he burls at him from
his Georgia sanctum are, ' "liar,'
f'tTaitoV'etci'l".:.:' i,-: -
Newbsrn and Washin&ton.
It can be stated authoritatively, as the
result of an interview with General Man
ager J. R. Kenly jof the Atlantic Coast
Line, that the new railroad connection
between Washington, N. C.; and New
bern will quite probably be consum
mated." The only definite information,
however, which Mr. Kenly was in a po
sition to give out was that a survey
would be made at an early date and
submitted to tbe Board of Directors for
their consideration. : 1 j :..y.
It is about thirty miles; as the crow
flies, from Newbern to Washington, and
the route lies through a fine truck and
farming section of Beaufort and Craven
counties. y. l-''-Xy;C'i ,c: '"'1' ..v
: The move seems to be in every way a
desirable one for the country through
which the roadwiil rnn, as a matter of
course, and for the Atlantic Coast Line
also aslt will effect an entrance over its
own lines Into so large a town and so
important a business centre as Ntwbern.
It will open a new field, too, to the busi
ness men of Wilmington.
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' Mr, Frank H. Stedman has
taken an office on the first flaor of the
Star Building, where he will conduct
the business of a; real estate broker and
dealer in stocks' and .bonds. He' will
also negotiate loans. 1 , " ! '
The City Markets.
.'i Country produce was quite plentiful
at fBe -Front street market yesterday.
Otsters of all
- - -r wwa v uau 1U
abundanjpsfTbut the supply of fish was
limited."' Trade was brisk in all lines. .
The following figures were ascer
tained early yesterday morning before
inc Biocit was Dronen, and will repre
sent with a fair degree of accuracy tbe
prices qf all the articles of produce, viz:
Oysters New River, 80c to $1.00 per
gallon; Myrtle Grove, 50c; Sound oysters,
85c. C ' -v
Fish Mullets, 10c per bunch; Floun
ders, 20c; Drum. 20 to 80c each; Brim,
15c each; Trout, 25 to 35c per buncb.
-Poultry Chickens, live, grown fowls,
60 to 60c per pair; dressed, 50c per pair.
Turkeys, live, 75c to 11.25; dressed, 10 to
15c per pound. - .
Meats Pork, corned. 8 to 10c: fresh
10c; sausage, 10c; boghead cheese. 8 to
10c; steak, round, 10c; loin, 12f c; chuck,
8c; stew, 5c. '
Vegetabies--lrish potatoes, 20 to 25c
per peck;, collards, 5c per head; sweet
potatoes, 50c per bushel; rutabagas, 3 to
5c per buncb; lettuce," 2Jc per buncb;
cabbage, 6s per head; onions. 5c oer
quart; turnips, 5c per bunch; spinach, 40c
per peck; vegetable eggs, from 5 to 10c
each. -.i r'.;. 'r It '
! - Large quantities of pean uts' were on
sale, bringing from 60 to 75c per bushel.
Eggs ranged in price from 20 to 25c
per dozen.
!; Col. K.-M. Murchison and wifej
Mrs. F. S. Ellis and Miss Jessie Murchi
son, of New York, arrived last night.
Mr. F. S. Ellis, of Atlanta, Ga., met them
here and will be in the city several
days.' :iX-L-
City and Conntjt ExosDtes.
Mr' F.f W F(tr rl.ii.rn.. .1 .1..
Board ot Coanty Commissionets. as an
amendment to the exhibit furnished by,
una ana ; puonsnea yesterday in the
Star, requests the publication of the
following: The total expenses of the
City of Wilmington for tbe past twenty
years are 18.701.791.11, less bonds for re-
Junding and other purposes aggregating
1619.749 95. Total, $3.082,041 16B For
the county, for the same time, $1,077
869 85. Total expenses, for city and
county, for twenty years. $4,159,411.01.
Csrt and Car Collision. .
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A collision between a country cart and
a street fcar took place yesterday oo
"Ul " near jjock. rue cart was
demolished but the mule attached to
tbe cart and the driver were unhurt.
Oiceola Hardison, colored, was driving
the cart ralong the track of the street
car company. Motorman L. Bishop, in
Charge Of a Car fnllnarincr th
slowed down to enable the driver to
clear the track, and as soon as this was
aone, startea ahead; but the stubborn
mule backed the c ut on the track and
it was smashed to pieces by . the can
The driver was covered no in tht rihri
but came Out uninsured and th mnl
was unhurt. About three gallons of
iuc uxn were scatierea over
the street. , ;
The United States Uenstorship. T
The Caucasian of yesterday has a long
editorial commendatory ol Xapt. R. B.
Davis, of this city. Read between tbe
lines it appears to be-A reminder that
,pi. udviB wouia not be a bad man for
the Populists to support for United
States - Senator. Sach an outcome
would not surpiise the Star, though
Dockerv's chances fer Ponn
seem to be good if he can control a few
Kepuoncan votes, rapt- Davis, it will be
recalled, was the Prnniit uLrtnui.
large on the Bryan icket and ' made a
cduvass inai aiiractea much attention.
It Will Be JodgeO. BI. Alleo. I?:
Mr. O. H. Allen, a prominent young
lawyer of Eastern North Carolina, now
residing at Kinston. has hun
to the unexDired term nf InAa T? t
Boykin, of the Sixth Judicial District!
waoac resignation, as announced in the
Star yesterdar, has been tendered to
taKo enact January 1st. A telegram re
ceived here yesterday stated that Gov
ernor Carr made the appoiotment
Wednesday night.
Cotton Beceipta and Hip sits. - -
Tbe receipts of cotton at Wilmington
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jcsiciudT were .uw oaies, against 1,116
the same date last year. Receipts for
the week ended December 11th, 10 862
oaies; tne corresponding week last year,
14,200. Receipts since September, lsr,
1898, 187,536 bales.' against; 123.531 at
same date last year; an increase of 64,005
Ezoorta ainre ntmWi. iiiaii.
Domestic, 13.064 bales; foreign, 166,878."
f.l 4 0ft Ann. ...
The stock at this port is 279& bales;
at same date last year, 22,930.
' Gov, Carr has offered a reward
of $100 for the arrest of A. J. Perry, who
murdered Stephen -Johnston, colored
ferryman, at Eiizabethtown a few days
since.1 Bladen connty also offers a re
ward of $100. Particulars of tbe murder
were given in the Star the day after it
occurred. . -: ; '-'Z :
Tr FayetteviHe Observer: ""Brlgy
Gen. F. M. Parker, of the Third Brigade
N. C Division of Confederate Veterans;
has appointed Dr, W. C McDuffie sur
geon of hls staff.", i a
ArriTal of the New York Jsnrnal Cobsn
Btopttuh Bost-Ba Boute to ; Key
West She Took on Coal end ;
.5 : Will Ieave Wilmington
v. This Morning. .
The unearthly sound which pierced
the ears of people yesterday and which
was mistaken by some for the bray of a
donkey and by others for the bellowing
of cattle, was nothing other than , the'
calliope whistle of the now fam
patch boat Vamoose. And all roads in
Wilmington yesterday led to the Cape
Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad dock,
where shortly beforA one o'clock the
vamoose landed. It had been expected
lor a dav or two. and that it Qn
jsct of great interest in itself considered
and that the people of Wilmington ate
specially interested iff whatever has a
Cuban connection, was evinced lrom toe
fact that all yesterday afternoon there
was a steady stream, of people going
down to see the vessel, 7-
It was a noticeable occurrence and
quite a happy illustration of the pro
gressive andenterprising spirit which
tuaracienzes tne methods of Editor W.
R. Hearst, that just as the Vamoose, fly
ing a flag on which were the words',
"The New York Journal," was being
made fast to the. wbarf, a newsboy
dashed up and sang out, 1 "Here's
our New York founial! " The cap
tain purchased, but through a mistake a
World wm handed him; through a mis
take, for surely the captain of a New
York Tournal hnat
well under the instructions of theL" Yel
low Kid" to purchase Pulitzer's sheet. '
- Capt. C. Mcintosh is in command ol
the Vamoose. He has many friends aud
acquaintances in j the city, having been
for some time the master ol the senconer
Mazeie Abbott, a frequent visitor at this
port. He was also in command of the
steamer hfnrta Gnan.rt. n am.......
-"1 .uv.vvi.u Ul . UliUdOLtl
1ngL which put into Southport' badly
damaged not very long ago. I
Capt. Mcintosh was the most sought
after man in Wilmington yesterday. He
was plied with countless questions about
his boat, her speed, whether she could
cross tbe ocean, if she wasn't very "wet"
at sea, and every other interrogation that
the mind of the curious could devise.
But, on the whole, he preserved an even
temper and showed marked courtesy to
wards the numerous visitors.
j Readers of the New York Journal,- no
doubt, remember seeing abclit a month
ago on the first page of that paper a cut
of the Vamoose. As was sstated there,
the Vamoose has been chartered by the
ournal simply to bring dispatches from
Cuba to this country. The rua between
Havana and Key West cm be made, sir
things' favoring, in two hburs iand a
half, and rarely, even under the most '
adverse circumstances, will the time be
oyer four hours. The news of one day,
therefore. U.I tn eiaht nVlrrfr -t.j..l.i
can be brought to Key West and tele
graphed to New Yoik in j time to appear
in the Tournal next mornmo-. She ia
now bound from Nub VnrV tn If xr.
having made stops at Norfolk, Hampton
Roads. Ocracoke' and Southport. ; It
cannot be stated definitely when she
will reach Key West, as if 1s not known
what delavs may arise. She leaves Wil
mington this morning, and. will probably
stop at Charleston. -
1 The Vamoose is a double-ender, with
an uuu horse power eogine. Her lenct
is 188 feet and she measures -13 feet
amidship, the deck being -slightly nar
rower. The boat belongs to a Mr.
Monroe, of New York, though it was
originally built in 1891 lor W. R. Hearst,
who now has it chartered simply. Htr
cruising speed is 16 knots an hour; when
necessary the speed can be kept up to
20 knots an hour for twenty-four hours;
and, on a spurt, tbe Vamoose, can -make
the astonishingly fast time of 28 knots,
or thirty-two miles. She made the run
from Southport here in something over
an hour; but there was no special cffoit
to make time. -;: : :
The Vamoose came to Wilminton for
coat. Sbe took on eight tons, purchased
of Messrs. J. A, Springer & Co . and
loaded under direction, of Mr -D. H.
Penton, of tbat firm. I
Capt. E. L. HintonJ who admirrs
the JournaTs enterprise, presented the
Vamoose - with a set of handsomely
gilded antlers, which iwere promptly
strapped to tbe bridge above the pilot
house.. t(..- .. ' ....
ii is auuea 11 was Maceo s Intention to
cross the trocha and organize tbe forces
in Havana province similar to those m
Pinar del Rio, now perfectly distributed,
com prising 12,000 men. well armed and
provisioned and commanded by Rios
Rivera. If this is true it will destroy
the rumors in circulation. One story
says Maceo was left alone In the centre
of the staff, and another that Maceo fell
leading tbe charge. According to
Zertucha's story it would have been im
possible for Gomez's son to write a
pencil note declaring Maceo had been
killed. It is Surprising that Zertucba is
ignorant of - Maceo's burial place.
On the whole, all arti nr
Maceo's death are confusing. The
evidence adduced so far .is not
sttong 'enough to convince people of
Maceo's death. Many believe- he is still
in Pinar del Rio. Others say his cross
ing the trocba means defeat, and gives
reason for Weyler to boast he pushed
him out of the province and pacified
the same. Others think it is only a
scheme to create a big sensation here
and in Spainand divert attention from
the effect cf Cleveland's message, with
me posstoie view 01 making concessions
to the rebels at once, as the leader of
the alleged negro movementvfaas disap
peared. This Would not. be possible if
Maceo existed, on account of tbe Span
lards' tremendous hatred of Maceo's
personality. Many reasons are a
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ior iois version, wen jniormeper
sons say tbe palace officials: hid been
predicting a great event forDecember
7tb. It is a notable coincidence that
Maceo's dearth occurred oiJ tbe same
day that Cleveland gave .his' message.
It is also remarkable that tbe body is
still unfQund;h '- r
Spanish sentiment is divided in Ha
vana. Many Still doubt. MsceoT has
been killed so often they cannot believe
it. There has been no popular demon
stration in honor of the alleged death of
Maceo yet. Opinion is also' divided as
to the honor of the event. Some' give
credit to Weyler and others to Cfrujada.
A majority give credit to Weyler, The
majority of Spaniards ridicule the story
of Maceo crossing the trocha in a boat
and eay it is told openly to maintain tbe
integrity of tbe trocha and prevent Aro-
las committing suicide, as he threatened,
u iviaceocrossea. . - . i v ;
Wevler's movement mam nran1a '
All was prepared to create an impres
sion and wipe out ill feeling among the
Spaniards cf failure in Pinar del Rio.
Although, many fSeople were in the
streets, there was no real enthusiasm.
The crowd, cheered mostly for Soain
and tbe army, a .few for Weyler and
Cirujada. At the palace there was some
- excitement when Weyler spoke from tbe
balcony. Soon the crowd dissolved and
the city took on the usual quiet aspect.
It seems some fears were eutertained of,
a demonstration against the United L
States consulate, as soldiers were sta
tioned around the building, but nothing
happened. ' - ,f
Communication is difficult and no in
formation is obtainable of real move
ments. There tare only rumors. It is)
said Gomes is steadily advancing and is
now near Matanzss province.; It is also
reported that large masses of rebels are '
pouring into Havana province. All wires
are cut between Matanzas and Havana.'
. The Cubans" are elated over Cleve
land's message and the resolutions pre
sented to Congress. All expect a prompt
termination in their favor ol the terri
ble war now destroy ing the island. -
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-THE KILLING OF MACEO.
Esitern Hospital at Ooldaboro. '
At the recent meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Eastern Hospital, at
Goldsboro, tbe Argusat, the members
made a thorough examination of the
property, which they found to be in ex
cellent condition throughout all Its de
partments, and highly complimented the
uniformly exact managementof its effi
cient superintendent. Dr. J. F. Miller.
The Board re-elected Dr. W. W. Faison
as first assistant physician, and created
the office of second assistant,' to which
position tbey elected (Mrs.). Dr. Clara
tunes, oapt. ianici Keia, who has so
long and admirably fined the onerous
position ot steward, was re-elected. Also
Mrs. B. V. Smith as matrons , j
The selection of Dr. Clara Jones for
tne newiyscreated position, which tbe
needs Of the institution demand ia a
most excellent one in everyrway.: :
The Brown Rrni Tnhn fnmnn
whosactorv was destroyed, by fire at
Winston, will resume business Monday
In another building, giving employment
to over four hundred hands. 4
Alleged to Have Been Asiasslnsud TJoder
Cover of a V)ag of Trace Oongresss
jWili Probably Make Xcaalry ,
j By Telegraph to the Morning Star,
Washington. December 12. The
news of the alleged assssiination of
Maceo under the cover of what was
practically a flag of truce is accepted as
true at tbe Cuban Legation here, and
was received with a thrill of horror ty
Congressmen who learned of iti If au
thentic information of Mr. Huaus' story
should be received from acting, Consul
General Springer in Havana some imme
diate action from Congress may be
looked for in the coming week. Tbere "
are facts in Huaus' story which, as the
Cubans here believe, fit in with previous
reports and make them intelligible. lt
was regarded as incomprebensiole tbat a
rough-and-tumble fighter like" Maceo
should be found killed in silk underwear
with all bis jewelry on his person. But
if he was riding out for a party, nothing
would be more natural for a Cuban than
to attire himself in bis most gorgeous :
array. . Resolutions of inquiry onjbe '
uuc wm prooaoiy ne introduced in
one or both Houses of Congress Monday
next. ': ; . ; T v,', . j
(rarun 1 am l , LtOAL DECISION.
Telegraph Comptniee Held BssponsibU
'-. ror oorreoc Tranamlsslon of , ;"-7 ,
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Kansas Citv. MxU December 11.
The State' Supreme Court has made aa
important' ruling that a telegraph, com
pany is liable for mistakes made by it in
the transmission of telegrams. The Su- ;
preme Court also declares that the '
printed contract at the headof. eveiy
telegraphic message blank, providing
that the company is not liable for unre
pealed messages, is invalid
j Teddy Hale won the bicycle race ,
j at Madison Square" Garden. New. York t
cuy, oreaKing an recoras in tne six aays
contest, ' He crossed the finish line with -1,910
miles and $0 laps to his credit.
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