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application? for stock would not
on the increase' at the end of three
years. That was ample time to test
its merits, and see whether there was
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holders, 1,500 applications pending,
and applications cominz in at the
exhibited at expositions, and it
is probably through ihe attention
they attracted at these exhibitions
that this shipment to Germany has
been made. . We have seen apples
grown In that section and in the
central section of the State side by
side with the finest apples that are
grown in other States, where
THREE .FRIENDS FIGHT,
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SUBSCRIPTION P iCE. ' : :
The jubsrriptioo price of the We'-ly BUT less
.....$100
ou
80
.ngle topi 1 ye, i-
i 8 months "
Veare again sending bills to . our
ubscribers. , In the aggregati tuey
Vmount to a very large sum. : Is.any
If our subscribers are respon "ag
Promptly, Others pay no attentt n
0 the bills. These latter do not
eem to understand that they arj
nder any legal or moral obligation
0 pay for a newspaper. : J
rate of 259 to 300 per month there I special attention ., is given to
raising the choice" varieties, which
would compare with any in size,
beauty and quality, and bence it has
been to us a matter of surprise that
so little effort has been made to find
markets abroad for this crop, which
is a large one in our State. If we re
member correctly, over 300,000 bar
rels of American apples have been
shipped to Europe this year, a large
increase over the shipments last year,
due in a great measure, no doubt, to
the abundant crop and low prices.
Bat of all these apples probably not
a hundred barrels came from any
State South of Maryland: Whether
this is lack of push by our apple
growers, high freights or something
else we do not know, but possibly
this venture of Mr.Boggs may result
in turning attention to this subj ect,
and introducing the North Carolina
apple in foreign markets
OLVING THE STRIKE PROBLEM.
There is . no .industrial system in
his cauntry more Interested in pre-
mm ' .. .
enting strikes among us em-.
iloyes than the railroads, for there
s no system that suffers so much by
trikes when they, occur, and not
nly ;the railroads, suffer ; but the
ouritry generally in proportion to
he magnitude of the strikes. Hence
my movement to prevent suta
trikes is a matter of public? interest
tod must attract public attention.
Id this country and in some other
ouatries mmufacturers ana mer-
haats have adopted what . they
:all the "profit-sharing" system, each
laving his ownXpartlcular plan, the
abject being to Identify the em
aloyes with . the business in which
;hey are employed and bring them
ind their employers together by
anitiog their Interests more closely.
By this plao.or these plans the em
iloyes secafe a certain percentage of
:he net profits of the business, but re
ceive their regular wages all the
same regardless of this feature! and
are not required to assume any i por
tion of the resp3Qsibility in the event
of loss of business of loss of money.
The profit-sharing is not coupled
with coatiogjnt loss; sharing, but is
slmply-a reward - .offered , for faithful
service and a stimulus to continued
faithfulness and zeal in their respec
tive employ meats. These plans as
far as we know 'have worked well,
and we have never read of any
clashes between employes and em
ployers, nor strikes (nor lockouts
where they have been, in operation.
Trie Illinois Central Railroad,
which extends from Chicago to New
Orleans, and is one of, the best man
aged roads in this! country, has
adapted this idea, bat not simply on
tae pofit sharing plan, but goes fur
ther than that, as will be seen by the
following Caicigo dispatch, which
describes the method pursued: 1
'Illinois Central i j Riilroad' officlali
have before them the applications of 1.
500 employes of tbat road who desire to
oarcmse the company stock.: These
aosticanti are toming ia at, the rate of
250 and 300 a month and indicate a
atrotu desire on tie pirt of the working
force of the road to be in fall harmony
with the executive department. vThe II
liaois Central employi 22 00 J men. More
, than ooe-fonrth of the employes are now
stockholder! and it is thoas:&t one-half
will idoa bp enrolled. It is believed the;
company . has taken a formal' step m the
directioo of salvinjj the strike problem
and teaching tae laboring classes the
va'us of economy, f Stuesan Fish,
president of the company,' is the author
of the plan, which no other railroad has
yet adopted, although its success has
bee a prove) after months of experiment,
Oq the first day of each month the Illinois
Central quotes to its employes a price at
which the application will be accepted
ior atoclc during that month. An em
ployee is offered the privilege of tub
scnofQit (or one share at a time, payable
' by installments in sums of 5 or any
multiple of $5. on the completion of
which the company will deliver to him a
' certificate of the share registered in trs
name on the books of the company. He
can then; if be wishes, begin the purchase
of another share on the installment
p'an. . Tae certificate of stock is trans
le a ile oa the company's books and entities-
the owner to such dividends as
miy be - declared and to a vote in the
eiec.ioa ol the raenners bl the Biard of
Directors. Any pfficer or employe of
tnecjmptny miking piyments on, this
i plan will be enutled to receive interest
i oq bis deposits at the rate of 4
per cent per- annum, -during the
I time he is piving for his snare
, of stock, provided ht does not allow
twelve consecutive;' montes to elapse
without makingany payment. Afterpay
ments are begun cm this plan any officer
or employe who wishes to discontinue
. .. them can have his money returned to
him with accrued interest by making ap
plication to the bead of the department
in which he is employed. The first ef "
fordo make the plan a success was
made three years ago. Many employes
were then afraid to invest in . such
stock, and subsequently the bad time!
kept toem from making purchases.' The
big strike of 1894 bad also an unfavor
able effect on the plan, bnt President
Fish and the other officials kept pressing
it, and now, with a strong Indication of
better times, the company finds a warm
desire on the part of its employes to fi-
naucially c i operate with 'them. Vice
President Haranau said yesterday : 'We
are having eminent success with the
plan.'." i i . t
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is good ground for the.belief of Pres
ident Fish, the author of the plan,
that within a year or two every de
sirable employe of the road will be a
stockholder in . it and a member of
the company. ' ; '
It doesn't require the application
of an X ray to see through the merits
of a scheme like this for it speaks for
itself and the favor , with which
it is received by 'the employes, who
would be very quick to detect any
flaws in it. sneaks for it. By. this
plan the road becomes practically
a co-operative one, in which the in
stalment feature enters without any
of the drawbacks of the instalment
plan. vThe operations of the road, or
its credit are not dependent in any
way on the instalments to be paid by
these stock-purchasers, for it has
ample capital to conduct its busi
ness and meet its liabilities without
touching -any o these, while the
employe who owns' stock feels that
he is not simply working as a wage
earner but' also as a profit-sharer.
When the I employes, numbering as
many as this road employs, share its
profits as other part-owners do, they
will feel that if is their road, and
here will be very little danger of
their striking against themselves,
especially when they have as: much,
voice in the management, in propor
tion to the amount of stock they
hold, as other stockholders.
The working of this plan , will
doubtless be watched by other rail
road corporations and workiog well
there'' is no reason why it should not
be followed by other corporations
and in course of tims be generally
adopted. It looks like a level head
ed, business-like and simple way of
solving the strike problem by bring
ing the company and the people in.
its service as close together as it is
practicable to bring them nd mak
ing the interest of some the .interest
of all without iin any way impairing
the efficiency of the service or tne
relations that should exist between
employer and employed, where
rulesr regulations and discipline' are
necessary to success.
Why couldn't a similar plan b
tried by manufacturing, mining and
other companies to testits merits as
a solver of the strike problem with
them ? If it works well-in one great
enterprise,etnployiog 22,000 men, it
ought to work well in similar enter
prises employing a greater ' or less
number of men, and in other enter
prises, too, :
CITY AND COUHTY AFFAIRS. .-
The Board of Ccmmltiioseri ; Inrlto Co
Ooermilon of tbe Chamber of Oommeice -A.
Commute Apr dieted, br tbe Pies- ;
ldact of the Chamber to Confer y'-rH
With ttt BoMd.! ' - r
Wilmington, N. C Dec. 23.
Mr fas H. CAddbourtt; Jr President
Chamber of Commerce, City, ; ;
- Dear Sir At a meeting of the Board
of County Commiisioners of NewJHan
over county, held on December 8d, 1896,
I was directed by resolution to requesi.
yon to' appoint a committee from your
chamber who will represent the large
tax-payers and business men who are
more interested in tbe tax levy and the
coantv exrjenditureS than in politics or
in hunting places ior favorites to draw
pay .from taxes collected from the peo
ple.'' i i
It is desired that this committee shall
be permanent, as they would be in touch
with the tax-payers! knowing their de
sires, wants and necessities, and ability
to meet a tax levy. I i J
Yon can assure this committee tbat
recommendation of theirs win oe
The New York Sun has been
throwing its rays on the little State
of Delaware, which, according to the
showing of bribery in the last elec
tion, is entitled to the championship
for total depravltyj The bribers
showed no partiality but took in all
classes, including preachers, lawyers,
doctors,' bankers and merchants. In
the classification the editor is no
ticeable by his conspicuous absence.
IThe Atlanta Constitution remarks
that Russia's great I enterprise, the
trans Siberian railway, is moving
slowly; It is, but it is the greatest
enterprise of that kind ever under
taken, and is moving surely, if
slowly. Over.haif of the 4,709 miles
Is completed, and the balance will be,
It is said, within the next four years.
The estimated cost ts something
over $175 000,000. 1 .
The Charleston Atews and Courier
shows that South Carolina has the
pre-eminence of raising more cotton
to the square milej thavahy'bjLher
cotton-growing State. She raises a
cood; manv otherHhines. too, i and
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can without half trying raise more
hades to the square mile than any
State out of the forty five.
anw
cheermny accepted by tne toara, ana
that their duties will not be onerous, and
will not Consume more time than any
public-spirited citizen ought to bewill
tnd to devote to his Couniv.
The Board feel that any expression of
Opinion by tbe committee would work
great good to the) tax-payers of our
county and city, which are so near being
one and the same. The principal differ
ence is that two sets of officials are paid
frequently for performing the tame class
of duties; the paving of three or four
physicians for services that could proper
ly be rendered by one being a noteworthy
example. I . . -f ' : i .
With this ylew I of saving to the
"county-city," the Board of Commis
sioners would be willing to appoint any
phvslcian that the Board of Aldermen
would agree upon, provioea ne was ac
ceptable to your committee and ap
proved by tbe County Board of Health.
The Board would particularly, at pres
ent, request the views of your commit
tee upon the following important ques
tions that will come up soon for action:
What per cent, tak shall be levied tor
the following purposes: Payment of
Countv Officials, County Hospital. Out
door Poor, County Poor House, House
of Correction, County Roads, Criminal
Couit. Military. Justices of the Peace,
and. the mmer .olj separation of Poor
House from House of Correction.
" Most respectfUllv submitted.
! IF. W. Fostir,
Chairman County Commissioners.
MR. STARR JOHNSON.
Supposed ts-Have Been One of the O'ew ef
tbe Hl-fted, Schooner Track M. Noyea .
: Xtost' at Sea on tbe Seoood of : De-.
Oember. .
Mr. Joseph Starr Johnson of this city
is supposed to have been one of the Ill
fated crew of, the schooner Frank
Noyes. which foundered off the North
Carolina-coast with all on board except
a Swedish sailor named Erick Stocklass
on the 3d instant. A telegram in the
Star, under date of December 6th, gave
a brief account of the lost of the vessel,
as follows: W
Savannah. Ga.. December 5. The
British steamship Straithnatrn, Captain
Cuming, which ai rived at this port to
day from Delaware Breakwater, brought
Erick Stocklasse, a Swedish sailor, who
was picked up Friday clinging to a small
hatch floating 1b tbe Gnlf stream off the
coast of North Carolina. Stocklasse
was the only survivor of the schooner
Frank. M. Noyes, Captain Asquml,
b&and from San Andecas island for
Baltimore, with a cargo of fruit. The
vessel, capsized " Wednesday morning,
and all 6n board were drowned except
Stocklasse and Arthur Cross, of Spring
field. Mass., who clung to one of tbe
vessel's batches. ' Cross became ex
hausted after being in the water until
Thursday night, and bidding , his ship
mate farewell sank into th; sear-..r
It was also reported that among the
missing was one Joseph Johnson, stew
ard of the ship. Yesterday Mr. George
Johnson, a brother of Mr. Starr Johnson,
received a letter from Baltimore. Md., in
which the writer stated that Erick
Stocklasse. the ! only survivor of . the
Noyes, was in Baltimore and that the
writer had conversed, with him and his
description of Joseph Johnson who was
on the ill-fated ship, tallied with that of
Mr4 Starr Johnson of this city,' and in
quired if he was missing.
Mr. Geo. Johnson . Immediately tele
graphed to New York city to the owners
of the schooner Ann L-. Lockwood, in
which he supposed his brother to be,
and received a telegram in reply saying
that the Ann L. Lockwood arrived in
New York city last Friday; that Mr.
Starr Johnson had been one of the crew,
but was transferred to the Frank M,
Noyes.
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FIRST NAVAL BATTLE OF THE WAR
BETWEEN CUBA AND SPAIN.
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The Thres Inlands Tired Upon by a
Spanish. Coaater end a Ganbcat Hear
Jatn Blveii Bhe Beplied With a
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Cot. F. W. Foster, Chairman Board
County- Commissioners, New Hanover
County: ' ' " ... ."
Dear Sir: Your favor of the22ad
instant was duly receiyea. , i ncanny
rnnenr in vonr Dlan to eive the tax
payers aoice injthe administration of
county finances
Alter consultation with the Chairman
nl mi r Executive Committee, and with
several members of the Chamber, I
Hereby appoint the following committee
in accordance witn your request, viz
J. F. Divine. D. Ll Gore. S mael Bear,
Jr., Jno. S. Aimstiong. J. W. Norwood,
H. C. McQueen. W. H. Chadbourn,
DeWitt C i-ove. J J G L. Gieschen.
Very truly,
Jas. H. Chadbourn, Jr.,.
I President.
Spain wants 25,000 more sol4iers
to send to the Phi'ippine islands to
squash the rebellion there. It there
be any truth in the report that Japan
is egging on the kick there, and that
Japanese officers are leading the rebs
Spain will have her hands full on
that side of Ihe globe as well as on
this side. . v "i
maojB. msiitios..
. SecretaryCarlisle's report shows a
deficit for the; fiscal year ending June
30, 1896, of $25,2d3,246. He esti
mates tbe deficiency for the current
yar at $64,500,000, and for the year
following at. $45,718,970. This
would give ui a total for the three
years of $135,422,216. It is pretty
j Senator Tabor; of Colorado, whose
nightshirts were, once the admira
tion of the .Washington laondry
people, who was veiry wealthy then,
got broke, struck it rich and got to
be affain worth $6 bOO.OOO. is broke
another time. He has sampled the
ups and downs.
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sriment with
It seems from this that this is
altogether a new exoe
this road as the plan has been in op
eration .to some extent for three
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years, nd has met the expectations
cf the originator, and doubtless also
evident from this showing that the
Government needs more revenue,
that is if the present rate of expendi
sureistobe kept up, but how this
revenue is to be secured is the ques
tion. There; is not the slightest
probability of any material redaction
in current expenses, for we ; have
started on the down grade of
extravagance and It is mighty hard
to put on the brakes. The Repub
licans a few years ago discovered,
when the Democrats were chiding
them for thelayishness with; which
they were spending and squandering.
the people's money, that this was a
"billion dollar country" and they
have been acting on that idea in
al.the legislation with which they
have had' anything to do, j As a
straw indicating that we need not ex
pect any- reduction of expenditures
bills have been already introduced tor
appropriations for new public! build
ings amounting to over $7,000,000.
Of course all of these will pot go
through and many of them have been
Introduced without any expectation
that they will pass, bnt simply to
make the gentlemen who introduced
them solid with their constituents,
and there are very few constituen
cies which object to pulls 'from"Jthe
Treasury when they get - the ibenefit
of the poll, j As Secretary Carlisle
contends that we will get as mucn
revenue from the present tfriff as
we would from any tariff the Repub
licans might offer be doesnft shed
much light uri how we are to run ine
Government without issuing! ponas,
as he has been doing, to meet ex
penses. ..:-;
Mr. Geo. E. Boggs,
county has recently shipped a few
barrels of winter apples to Germany,
and believes that this is the begin
ning of a business that will grow
and reach considerable proportions.
Some varieties of apples grown in
North Carolina are pronounced by
eminent pomologists to be ejiual the
best apples grown anywhere. jSpeci
mne f thise aDoles' have) been
SMwtat w mm
The South Carolina penitentiary
authorities are going to try the expe
riment ot working convict in a cot
ton factory, which it is proposed to
erect for that purpose. This will be
somewhat of a new departure, which
will be watched with interest by other
States.
A Slight Token ot APpreeiatton,
Last ' evening a committee of gentle
men, representing! Grace ifth Street,
and Biaden Street M. E. churches, called
at the residence of Rev; W. S. Rooe,
hn in a fs Haas rill leave fore new
field of labor. Mr Rone was out talcing
tea, but the business which brought tbe
committee there was; of such la na
ture tbat it was thought both
advisable and justifiable to dispa ch
a messenger after bim. When
he arrived. Mr. W. M. Poisson, in be
balf of a number bf Mr. Rone's friends,
oresented. with a! few feeling remarks,
the worthy gentleman with a travelling
companion as a slight token of their ap
preciation of his labors and of their
esteem and friendship for turn person
ally. Mr. Rone accepted the gilt in
words of tenderness and gratitude. Mr.
T. S. Furchess.of Fifth Street Church,
Mr. Reuben Grant. ofrBladenStreet
Church, and Mr. George G- Lewis, of
Grace Churchy followed -la the order
named with words of approbation and
esteem. : m m ; ' : '
' DESTROYtD BY FIRE.
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s, of Haywood
It is said that the object of ex
Queen Lilionkalani's visit ! to this
country Is to work for annexation
and a pension. If she can't be an
nexed we suDDOSe she would com-
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promise on a pension without the
annex.
The railroad fatalities in the
United States last year numbered
6.136 killed and 33,748 wounded. Of
he killed 505 lost their lives from
carelessness, and j of these 376 by
trying to beat the locomotive at rail
way crossings, r.
IJewly-nieoted Migiatratea.
I It would be auite embarrassing to be
obliged to go through a marriage cere
mnna twice before one could be'snre of
the knot being safely tied, but such
was the case in a town not A thousand
'miles from here a few days since. And
it was due to tbe fact that some newly
elected magistrate was too previous in
assuming his official functions.
The Star therefore, wishing to pre
vent embarrassment, would remind
people tbat according to tbe decision of
tbe Attorney General, not until after the
first Thursday in August next can any
of the magistrates elected on the third
of last November try a cause, marry a
couple or exercise any functions pertain
ing to the magistrate's office. !
Entertainment at Mason boro Public tsohool.
A public school entertainment, with a
programme of twenty-six 'pieces, was
given last Thursday night in the Bap
tist Church at Masonboro. All the
scholars j participating did credit to
themselves and to their teachers, Miss
Ethel Herrlne. of Pender' county, and
Miss Liizle McMillan, of Wilmington.
A "Fan Drill," given by twenty young
ladies, was one ot the many good feat
ures, and 'Recompense, represented ov
Miss Bertha Farrow. Miss Jessie Hew
lett and Mr. Ada Hewlett elicited much
favorable comment, -Special mention
ought to be made also ot Misses Bertha
Walton. L;zzie Costin. Hattie Hewlett,
Lizzie Beasley. Effle Montford and
Clara McGowan. f
Tbe Handsome Betldenoe of Mr. J. J.
Iiangbingbotiae at Gjlmealand,
Pitt Oonnty. :
Special Star Telegram
Greenville. N. C Dec. 84. Early
last niht tne handsome residence of
Mr. J. J. Laughinghouse. near Grimes
land, this county,! was destroyed by fire.
Tbe cause was accidental; the fire origi
nating on the. roof by sparks from the
chimney. The -building and nearly all
the iurniture were destroyed. There
was some- insurance on both. Mr.
Laughinehouse is one bf Pitt county's
leading farmers, and had the best coun
try home in. the county. He was tbe
Democrat c candidate I for the State
Senate in the last campnign.
Banator-Xileet 8hw Talks.
A Star representative had a conver
sation a fewdavi since ! with Mr. Angus
Shaw, one of the Senators elect from
Robeson and Columbus counties, and a
prominent Populist leader. On three
propositions he was distinct and posi
tive in bis utterances as to the course he
would pursue as a member of tbe Legis
lature. First, he is uncompromising in
his opposition to the election ot Senator
Prucuard or any other McKioleV! gold
standard man o the Uaited States
Senate. Second, he will do all in his
power to annul the lease of the; North
Carolina Railroad to the Southern Rail
way Company. IThird. ! he will oppose
with all his energy anyj attempt to de--
kprive the University of the State appro-:
pnation. . : 1 -:
The TS. Y. Tunes' Dlspatoh Boat. -
Capt. W. C. "Lewis, of Beaufort. N. C
was in the city Christmas day. He ar
rived the night before on the Georze W.
Clyde and was on his way home from Sa
vannah, to which point he bad piloted.
from Beaufort, the New York-Times dis
patch boat, bound for Cuba. Capt.
Lewis says the T imes hosx does not be
gin to compare with the Vamoose, either
in speed or. size. She put in at Beaufort.
last Monday, and just at 10.15 p. m., hav
ing secured the services of Pilot Lewis,
cleared the bar on her way to the South.
She bears no name save the single in
scription "No. 81." ! j
The World boat also went by way of
Beaalort and is inferior both to the Va
moose and The Times boat.
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The city markets yssterday the dav
after Christmas were rather bare of
anonlies. with the exception of meats-
beef, pork and mutton. There were no
receipts by river or railroad to replenish
stocks of dealers swept away by the de
mands of householders for tbe, Christ
mas dinner, and as a consequence tur
keys were decidedly scarce and the few
on sale were held at high figures. Eggs,
however, always supposed jto be scarce
and in demand Christmas week, were
plentiful, and jhe price dropped to 18
reots perdczsn. Grown fowls also were
not scarce, and prices remained at 20
and 26c.; ' J
The fish dealers had mullets at 5 and
10c per string; oysters 15, 20 and 25c per
nil art. ' !
Ia vegetables, there were turnips at 5
to lQg per bunch; cabbages, 5 to 10c per
bead; peas and beans (dried). 5 and 10c
oer auart: potatoes (sweet).. Hit to 15c
per peck; celery, 5c to 25c per bunch
Apples soia ai c per i..
oranges 20 to 25: per dozen. j 1
and
A Sad Aeeidenu ..
The little daughter of Captain and
Mrs. J. L. Autry was fatally burned last
Friday at the home of the family in
Cumberland j county, j The Fayetteville
Observer of yesterday, giving an account
of the deplorable occurrence, says : .
' Virginia and three little companions
were playing in an unoccupied house
jast across the way from her father's
rMirienee when she got too near the fire
and her clothes got caught in a blaze.
The little ones screamed, but before
help arrived the child was trigntiuuy
burned and suffered : agonies until this
morning at two o'clock, when death re
lieved her..-. - . j
Death of Mr. B. Ii. Townsend. !
- Yesterday afternoon at 12 50 o'clock
Mr. R. L. Townsend, one of Wilming
ton's oldest citizens, passed away at the
residence of Mr. W. M Hays, 807 North
Seventh street. For many years Mr.
Townsend was employed as a black
smith by the Wilmington & Manchester
Railroad Co.. and later .by the Wilrding
ton & Weldon Railroad Co. He was a
of Cane Fear Lodge of Odd
Fellows for thirty years and for some
time a past grand. . L c
The funeral services, will take glace
this afternoon at 8 o'clock. .
Death ol Ool. Boger ' Moore's Infant
Orand-son. , ..JT '' ,; , ; -The
many friends' of Col. Roger
Moore and family will sympathize with
them in their grief over the demise of
the infant son of Mr. Parker Qoioce
Moore, last night at 10 80 o'clock. The
funeral will take; place to-morrow morn
inr at 10 80 o'clock from the residence,
on Chesnut street near Front , - ,
Cumberland County Jail in Flames.
Cumberland county jail at Fayette
ville was set on fire Christmas night by
some of the prisoners who hoped by this
means to make their escape. Bat the
gre was extinguished and none of them
got awav. The jiil building, however,
was badly damaged. I ?
Cotton BeoeiptMt Wilmington.
The receipts pf cotton at this port the
past week are 7.516 bales; receipts same
day last vear 4.718. Receipts for the
crop year to pecember 25th, 208,092
bales; for corresponding time last year,
134 059; an increase of 72 023 bales.
The stock of cotton at Wilmington is
14.471 bales; at same date last year it was
21.742.1
To Bepatr the New Inlet Dsm. j 1
. The stone which has been brought here
over the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley
railroad 'and transported on j lighters
down the river is to be used in strength
ening the dam at New Inlet, which was
slightly damaged by the storm in the
early part of December. There are 1.000
tnn and it was ourchased bf the Mount
Airy Granite Company, some winy or
forty men are employed in the work, nn-
der direction 01 tne u. o. cbrihsw ih
charge. : . I'-, ."- - ' I ' j
Exporta Foreign. ;- I ".
(The British steamship Graffoe cleared
..iifrHat fnr Liveroool. Eng.. with 10,-
823 balea cotton, valued at $375,888.
Vessel and cargo by Alex. Sprnnt & bon.
Schooner Florence A cleared for Aux
Caves. Hati,'witb 118.333 feet lumber,
and 85 000 shingles, shipped by the
Chadbourn Lumber Company, j .
The New Hanover Transit Com
pany will christen their new trestle by
running a train to Carolina Beach Fri
day, January 1st, 1897.
Hotehkisa Qnn and SehMDnel.
j and the BDtnlarda Gare TTp
) "'the Chase Then thelEx- j
- ' psditton Landed and
j tbe Vilfboate
I . i "1 JSiosped; i .-,
i New York. December 25. A special
to the World from Key West, Fla'.. says:
The lone star flag of' Cuba has met the
yellow banner of Castile upon the seas.
The schrapnel. shell and rifle volleys of
a brave filibuster have made answer to
the roar ot Spanish twelve-pounders, and
have gained for Cuba Libre the first vic
tory on the ocean.
" I The C filibustering steamer Three
Friends sailed from Fernandina, Fia.,
Sunday night. December 18, carrying a
valuable cargo ot munitions 01 war ior
the Cuban insurgents, eluding the vigi-
lar.es of United States wat ships and
revenue cutters, and dodging every sail
unon the ocean, the little steamer, with
about fifty men, was within hailing dis
tance of Cuba oh the sixth night out
i Surprised, trapped, and fired upon, she
threw shot into-a Spanish naval coaster.
frightened off a big cunboat,-riad es
caped from a swift cruiser, steering out
to sea. ' ' , r-i.. - . ,
! As Cuba was neared about midnight
last Saturday a two-pound shell buzzed
and tore through the rigging, and five
minutes j later the naval duel was in
progress. t!
j Early on the morning of Friday, the
18tn. Cape San Antonio, at the western
extremity of Cuba, was rounded. A stiff
breeze was blowing off the land, and the
ship beaded southward. -i
It was known that the battle-ship
Reinas Mercedes, the cruiser Alfonzo
XIII, and the coaster Dose de.Maceo
were patrolling the Pinar del Rio south
coast.' ! :. j ' .-.-"
SEALED ORDERS FROM THE .JUNTA.
The sealed orders from' the New York
unta were opened an hour after tbe
Cape had been , pissed. They gave no
directions as to the coarse the vessel
should take, its destination alone being
mentioned. The orders of the junta
read: "Sail to the mouth of the San
Juan River and there await a' party of
insurgents, who will take charge of the
cargo. Dp not attempt to land men or
munitions at any otner point, i
. The orders caused a sensation. - A
consultation was held immediately - in
the cabin, attended by Capt. John
O'Brien. Navigation Captain Lewis,
Mj Perez Morales, commander of the:
land expedition, and L;eut. Col. Calvora
sea commander of tbe same.' Maj. Arnas
was also called in. '
! Nearly every officer aboard had warned
the junta that he would not attempt to
land an expeditidn near the San Juan
River. I The steamer Bermuda had tried
tn and had been fired upon and driven
away by a Spanish coaster, while the.
cargo of the Dauntless, after having
been put ashore, was captured.
Rnt what was then to be done ? The
steamer had stolen away trom tne
United States, and had already covered
three-quarters of the distance to her or
dered destination. She had weathered
heavy storms, and was stanch, Her
crew was a picked one. and the "soldiers
aboard were brave and determined.
"We'll land at the San! J nan if we have
to sail through bell to do it," said Capt.
Lewis.! , ,
"Keep a good head on, bnt don t waste
any coal," was the word sent down to ,
Chief Eagineer Dunn--
COAST SEEMED ENTIRELY CLEAR.
The Three Friends was hours in mak
ing her way to the proper place to effect
n lanrfmc When all was in readiness
the coast seemed entirely clear. On the
lower deck, amidships the first-boat's
f-rcor srmed with machetes and revol
vers, stood ready to man the large surf
boat, which already swung over the side.
.The crew consisted of " Lieuts. Carbonne
and Guiteras, Sharpshooters John Gor
man and Privates Aurelio Arcano and
Edgara. Maj. Perez Morales, and Dr.
Bonjardtn, wno were aiso to gu muuic,
in tbe first boat, stood at the gangway.
Behind the first boat's party stood a
dozen i armed men with machetes and
Remingtons in line along the rail to re
rJ hoarders. None others were armed
except with revolvers they carried iq
their belts, as the rifles and machetes
had been returned to their boxes for
transfer ashore. , . ' . '
Oa tbe prw, night glasses in hand,
stood Capt. Lewis, Maj. Arnas and En
gineer Pagluchi. The remainder of the
expedition gathered along the rails on
the port side as the vessel steamed al
most in the shadow of the rocky cliffs
Dead ahead from the water line for three
or four hundred feet all was dark. Be
bind the mountain was a clear sky.
Alone tbe inviting shore a growth of
trees relieved somewhat the black and
solid mass of rock, and like a ray from
the setting sun came the sombre line of
the gap through which the San Juan
nonred. ' .
DISCOVERED BY A SPANISH BOASTER
, Wnen the -filibuster was witbin 400
yaTds of shore, and tbe first boat was
about to be lowered, the engineer dis
covered a moving object in the darkness
under the lee over the port bow. He
trained his glass carefully, and immedi
ately informed Capt. Lewis that he saw
a coaster. Without delay, word was
passed to Opt. OBnen at the wheel
and Chief Engineer ! Dunn. Without
further ado the filibuster turned swiftly
to starboard and pointed lor the open
sea. rew persona uuu usu bw.u
Spaniard. Capt. O'Brien, alter allowing
bis ship to scamper 800 br 400 yards,
heave to, then backed toward the mouth
of the San Juan. .
All was excitement on ooara at mis
time, and a dczsn glasses were trained
upon the suspicious darkness. ; There
had been no mistake.) Steam and smoke
were emerging from the place, and in a
minute more the black shape bf a forty
foot coaster was seen darting out in our
direction. Awav steamed tbe filibuster,
and behind, emerging from the shadow
along the shore, came the coaster. The
moon came from behind along the
shore and the Spaniard, with frowning
guns mounted upon her .deck, started in
i . TaA a a(
pursuit unoer inn steam
were now about 800 - yards apart. Then
the Soaniard fi ed for tbe third lime, the
shot falling a few rods astern ot us, out
in a direct line. 1: . .
"Use. the Hotchkiss, : commanded
Mai Morales, i
Gunner Michael Walsh, who, with nis
crew.' had stood by the twelve-pounder
in the bow. heard tbe commana witn
iov. and called, out to Capt, O Bnea to
twiner the ship around. In a minute tbe
filibuster was almost Droaasiae to tne
coaster. -i-'l- t'-i .
"The latter boomed for the fourth
time, but the smoke .had not cleared
awav before the Hotcbfctss neuowea
forth and sent a shrapnel shell between
the short mats of the coaster squarely
over her eneines.. The shell did not
burst, but the Spaniards seemed para
lyzed with fear, ii It was the first time in
the Cnban war that a ntibuster nas re-.
turned shot for shot.
A cheer burst from everybody on
board the Three Friends. The Spaniard
had fired four times, by without effect.
Several men on the lower dtck opened
fire with their rifles,, and this was fol
lowed by a rattling volley from the line
ot men on tbe upper deck.. 1 ne snrap
nel shell fired lrom the Hotchkits
ended the fizht. as tbe Spaniard sailed
awav. firing Tockets for assistance. Tbe
call for assistance was promptly an
awered. for while the - filibuster was
swinging into position to- allow the
Hotehkisa to olav u Don the enemy, a
gunboat, double the size of the coaster.
appeared on the port. '
OPENED FIRE! WITH HEAVY- GUNS,
She ooened fire with heavy guns, but
did t?t have the ranee. Ganner Walsh
rammed anotarr shrapnel into the gun
on the orow. sishtcd. it for-the new
comer and vanked the lanyard. There
came a roar that shook the sea and the
hills and echoed and re-echoed in the
distance. The shell Ajw straight for
the gunboat and burst directly over her.
It was answered by; a - still heavier
thunder from the gunooat, returning a
fire of shell with shell. The shot from
the Spaniard disabled two of the landing
boats of the filibuster, but did no other
damage.
The Hotchkiss waragain loaded with
shrapneL and the neat charge, aimed
with splendid skill by the amateur gun
ners on the Three Friends, struck the
cruiser amidinips. Tnen the Three
Friends put on steam, leaving the war
ship, possibly disabled, but at all events
silent and defeated, out of sight behind
a pomt of land. f J -
As the cargo of the Three Friends was
being landed the Spanish, coast patrol
came up and a fierce fibt ensued be
tween them and "tbe Cubans i' sent by
Gen. Gomez to escort the cargo into J
his camp After two hours of figbt
ing, the Spaniards were driven off, and.
the cargo safely landed and carried into
the interior. I
The vessel then lay for several days in
a secluded cove, land she started lut
Florida last Monday. She was pursued
by several gunboats as she entered tbe
Wind ward bars, and a ball from one of
them tore a bole in her bulwarks. A
the furnace fires soon ran
and the fast craft crept
Absolutely Pure
Celebrated for its great leavenfnk
strength and healthfulness. Assures
the foo-i against aiqm ana an tonus
of adulteration common to tbe cheap
brands. . 1 -;-' -v"
ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co.
" - New York.
barrel of oil on!
up the steam
awav.
Emerging from the Keys, two cruisers
were found wailing for her, and another
race ensued. 1 be Spanish vessels fired
on her for half an hour.'
Capt. Lewis then ran in. among the
Keys and escaping from the Spanish war
vessels reached American waters, near
Miami, Fla.
j HAVANA ADVICES.
The stern ot
the filibuster.was crowded with anxioas
men.! .-
For a few minutes tbfr exciting race
continued, and then came a flash of light
from the Spaniard, j A secona later
came the crack of a two-pounder, and
then there was the bis ot a shell a few
rods to the starboard. Word was passed
on the filibuster that all must fight. A
few men broke open the rifle and cart
ridge boxes and soon the entire party
was j armed. Sharpshooter German
gathered his riflemen along the stern
rail upon the upper deck. Major Mora
les was in charge. .. ;
SOLID SHOT FROM THE COASTER.
Again came a fiisb from tbe coaster,
and another solid shot splashed . in the
w&ter on the starboard side, several rods
nearer the vesseu Panned and pursuer
were each under full steam, and smoke
was ponring from their funnels. They
An Af&lr Betwcjn Insurgents acd Bpanba
' Troops QenrWeyler'a Movements.
. --1 Cable to tl Morning Star.
Havana, December 26. News . from
Mantua, in the province of Pinar del
Rio, gives the details of an encounter on
December 20th, bet weeen Lieut. Llamii,
commanding a body of local guerillas
and volunteers and a force bf insurgents.
The Spanish force,' arriving at a place
called Rancho, found an insurgent camp
from which they were fired upon. The
soldiers returned the fire," whereupon
the rebels fled in great disorder, leaving
twenty-three dead on the field. The
arms and effects of the ' insurgents were
captured and the Camp destroyed.
Eight of the dead rebels were identified.
Tbe Government force sustained no
loss. This information comes from a,
Spanish source and it is added tbat by
tbe defeat of this band of rebels the
scene in which tbey were found r is en
tirely clear of insurgents. It is learned
from other sources that the affair was
similar to"Others where unarmed men
were killed, and that the dead alleged
rebels were simply pacificos who had no
means of defending themselves against
the Government troops.
Christmas, the time set by Captain
General Weyler in a recent interview in
this city for a decisive turn in i?he trouble,
has come and gone, and to all - appear
ance affairs are, with the exception of
the death of Maceo, in exactly the same
condition they were when Gen. Weyler
made his statement. Last night bands
of rebels fired on the towns of Santiago
de Los Vegas, Rancho Boyeror and
Calabazar, all in the province of
Havana. Tbe attacks caused great ex
citement among the; inhabitantswho
feared that the insurgents were about to
rairi i the towns and give them to the
flamM After firing -a few shots, which
were productive ol no result beyond
scaring the people, the rebels withdrew.
The latest reports concerning the
movements of Gen. Weyler, who was
encamped near San Cristobal, is tbat
he marched to-day. No information is
given regarding his objective point. He
has had no encounter with tbe enemy
since his return to the province ot Pinar
del Rio from Havana, notwithstanding
bis elaborate plan of campaign which
necessitates tbe use of 30.000 troops. .
Havana, December 88. via Key
West.; Fla., December 26. Maceo's
death is still the leading topic of conver
sation of the people of Havana, j Many
stubbornly persist in denying the truth
of his death, especially after reading an
anonymous sheet circulated the other
day announcing that Maceo is alive and
only dangerously wounded, and if care
fully attended is expectea to survive ana j
appear some dav at the bead of bis be
loved troops. This mysterious news has
deeply impressed tbe credulous people
and has given them a gleam of hope,
while it has revived their despondent
spirits. That Maceo was foully dealt
with no doub exists, and even honest
Spaniards admit the fact and express
their indignation at a treachery repul
sive to their caivalrous feelings.
It is said that one of the; reasons why
Gen. Ochando resigned was tbat he de-
clined Weyler'a orders to entrap Maceo.
Weyler then, out ot spite, circulated the
news in Madrid tbat Ochando bad deal
ings with Maceo and revealed Govern
ment plans; also, that Gen. Ochando,
allowed Maceo to cross the trocha into
Pinar del Rio. i t 7
It is recalled now tbat Ochando prom
ised tbat be would make complete reve
lations in the future, which will surely
throw much light on the subject.
Weyler's campaign of bloodshed and
devastation in tbe Pinar del Kio prov
ince continues more vigorously than
ever.' All of the reports clearly indicate
this fact. Those reading between the
lines know that the reported capture or
prefecturas and camps means simply the '.'
destruction of hamlets, nuts ana nn-.
offending peasants. All of the male in-
habitants are Ktiiea witnoui mercy. 1 no
situation is most horrible. ! ' 1
It is known from good authority tbat
Weyler has issued secret ordeisto con
sider as bandits all found outside the
town or city limits and that they be
therefore shot on the spot. Many hont
crable officers are protesting against this l f
order and requesting passports to return
to Spain. They say they came to fight '
Cubans and not to kill innocent people.
The representatives of the Heraldo '
and the Liberal at Madrid have wired
their papers strongly protesting against
Weyler's horrible methods of carrying
on the wan The people pf Havana are
surprised that these butcheries should
be committed at their very doors and re-
ported by the papers, while no attention 1 :
is paid to the butchetiesJbv the Wash- -;sgton
authorities or word sent to Spain '
to stop the butcheriesj Comparisons '.'
are made of England's action in the j
Armenian atrocities 'and the question1
asked the United States, "Does not this - :.
act in the same way r i p.
The situation of .the rebels! in Pinar
del Rio is not so desperate as Weyler ,
alleges and many believe that on Tues
day a party of 600 crossed the trocha
from Havana province into the former
It is a fact that tbe rebels have en
trenched in tbe hills at least 13,000 well- ,
armed and munitioned troops. The
Spaniards adnfit the presence of 8,000
and cannot understand Weyler dtc'anng
the section pacified while sa many are
still existing. It is now known thit f
Calixto Garcia captured tbe whole con- h
voy which' Gen. Key escorted to Baya
mo. This is said to be the most impor
tant convoy ever sent to that place.
Another convoy to G g'uanl, escorted
by Gen. Bosi.h, was forced ta return, as
they found the place besieged by rebels
under Garcia. There are.no details as
yet. It is onlv known that the Govern
ment 13 rushing troops' to that section.. ,
Five battalions left Batabano: this week.
Yesterday, the rebels, burned the town . ,
of Calvario, close to Havana and are
still veiy active around the city. It is
known from reliable . information that
24 600 sick Spanish soldiers j are in tbe
military .hospitals of ihe island, without
counting the many thousands ill in the
ranks. The Havana hospitals alone have -over
18 000. j
Communication with tbe I country is
difficult and the censorship more ilcor- ,
ous than ever. Nothing 1st known or
printed of the rebel movements; Gomez's
location is uncertain and opinions differ.
It is only known that he is steadily ad
vancing. Numerous sharp fighting in
Santa Clara province this week point to
his whereabouts, or at least show that . '
large masses of rebels are In that pro
vines.
BUTCHERY OF - "PACIFICOS."
Aac the Bloedy Deed brj Cleveland'x '
"Chlvalrc u Friends. ;
New York, December 1 1 24 Word j
was received in this city to-night of the ;
murder by Spanish troops of Antonio
Diaz, his son seven years old, and Man
uel Granados, of Caslguas. I The letter
giving details was received by a Cuban
resident here who owns a farm near Ja
ruco, about twelve miles from Havana,
and it came from his overseer.. Who an
nounced tbat he had ' abandoned the '
tarm, as his position entailed too great a .
risk. . ' J , . i"-.-
The letter tells ef the death of Diaz,
whose farm was in the neighborhood.
Tbe Soanish troooi had! frequently
visited Diaz's place and bad been treated
well. Recently the Cubans j who ap
proached to near the capital stopped at
the farm, and though Diaz was in sym-j
pathy with them, be requested them to , .
withdraw as it would bring suspicion ;;
upon him. They did so, pand Diaz's j , -;
escape from injury; at their hands wasv "
Interpreted br the Spaniards as evidence 'r
that he was friendly with them. A ;
troop of Spanish soldiers then visitedj
the place and found Diaz plowing in a 7 '
field, his little son near him. They put j. -both
to death by machetes. Then; they j
ran across Manuel Granados, who had
come to pay Diaz for some corn he bad ,
purchased. He was likewise; dispatched, V
and 8500 found on his person was appro
priated. " . -,-,
HON. W. J. BRYAN
Has
FITS' More
Engagement! for' OfllT
- . Xicetves. '
: - Br Telegraph to the Mornlnf Star. . .
Lincoln. Neb., December 26. W. J.
Bryan returned to-night from Atlanta,
and to the Southern Associated Press
made the following statement in con
nection with his lecture engagements:'
"Mr. V. E McBee, with my consent;
transferred bis contract to H. Briggs &
Co., of Greenville S. C. Only five more
lectures have been; arranged for up to
this time,' and whether I shall deliver
any in addition to that number is as yet
uncertain. I have some work on hand
which may interfere with the; delivery of
any other lectures this season." '-
Mr. Bryan will remain in Lincoln for
an Indefinite period. . ,
APPLlCAl'cV DEnTeD. '
Certlfloats of Xooorporatlon Bafoaed.; a .'
Jswlab Omnia ttlan BMSose ,the An- 4
nnai Meetings win ne aeia on
1 Sunday. ' . j
Br Telegraph to the Moroing Star. 1 '
New York, December 26. Jndge
Pryor in the Supreme Court to-day de
nied ; the application of the ' Agudath I
Hakebiloth. a- Hebrew organization of
New York, for a certificate of incorpora
tion. .. " ' ' -1 : ,r ' .
In refusing the certificate "Justice
Pryor said: j f "''v :
"In the certificate submitted to me. I
observer bat the annual meetlnes of the
proposed corporation is appointed to be
held on eacn ana every second Sunday
of January of each .and every year. lt-
is not a religious corporation; and its an-1
nual meetings are for the performance
of such secular business as is transacted .
by other civil corporations, i
"The question is not whether such
meetings are illegal, but whether .they
should be approved. Tbe act intended
is an aggression upon the Christian Sab
bath and tbe law which scrupulously
protects them In this observance of their
creed giei them no license to affect the
religious susceptibilities of others."
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