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Among the gentlemen who y ere heard by the Ways and Means Com mittee, at the Tariff hearing,' last Tuesday,' was a Mr. Chace, a manufacturer- of cotton goods in Fall Rivgr, Mass. He was asked by one of the members of the Committee if it wasn't a fact that "rusts existed in many industries 'which prevented cGnsumers from getting products as cheaply as they could if there' were competition, ? f Tc- which Mr.' Chace replied that he thought that was true, but that it did not apply to- his industry.-When further asked if these Trusts did not frequently exist in articles that are protected by tariff duties, he replied that they might,, but that he didn't knpw much jabout that. When . the interrogator per sisted in asking if he (jlidn't think it was true, be replied that he did. ; At this stage of ,the proceedings Representative Steele (who seems to have been properly darned, although his name is not property spelled) broke in with the inquiry, "Well, what are you going to do about it ?" v ' This insolent inquiry justifies the inference that Representative Steele considers it an impertinence on the. part of .a member of t(hat ' commit tee to ask questions about Trusts, which he evidently regards as privi-! leged institutions", h which can do business in their own way without having their methods called" into question. He surely thinks tiey are above Congress and the people when he asks the insolent question, 'Well, what are you going to do about it Tj : That is practically a question the Trusts, have been derisively asking for years, and yet nothing has been done about it and nothing ever will be done about it while theTrusts have so many attorneys and tools in both Houses of Congress. The men who manipulate the Trusts are - potent factors in running political par ties. We have some of them in the; Democratic, ; party, and, a good many of them' in the Repub-; lican party, whirls, the progenitor of Trusts, and where they naturally belong-,' They haye been scored in 'the press, denounced from the ros--rum and declaimed ;igainstin party platforms, but they have gone onj flourished, levied , tribute upon the pjople, and increased In number until they cover scores of the arti cles entering into the every day con sumption of the people cohering nearly everything from the cradle to the coffin. We sweeten our coffee with Tiust isugar,. and season our lood with Trust salt. In building our houses we u?e Trust nails, 'and receive the daylight in our houses through Trust window glass, and out lamp light from Trust oil. Trusts . control the coal that warms in Win ter and the ice that cools in Summer1. W wrap, our cotton, in Trust-controlled bagging, secured in . Trust controUed bands, and ship! it to mar ket over Trust controlled rails. If there is anything which! the people must have, and in the handling of which there is any chance for gain, theTrusts will fiad it arid It wllUbe i thefts. "What ire you going to do about it?" ' '! -' ' ' V , Inthe platform of. the party of the gentleman who asked this im pertinent question, ! adopted aVStV Louis, declaration was make for a tariff that would be j "just, laic : and impartial, equallv oDDOsed to for- eiga control and domestic j mon- oly." if this meant 'anything more than a mere iuggling with words to fool the people, it jneaht thatthe- Republican party is op posed to Trusts, for if they dd not constitute "domestic monooolv1 i and y we about the only domestic monopo! -naye m this country, It 'worth while to hunt foi wouldn't be Jt. 1 Eut what is the Republican party isng w qo about it ?r : If it do;s yimng it will be an unexpected a astonishing departure from the Methods heretofore nursued: In all jbe years that Trusts have existed, panning with. the; protective tariff - . 1 Y-.. r-ajuow s. L'S. - fill -i.tllWJIV X 'p . Wl I - - - ' , u . , . -.: cr ... . . - tn ' . 1. . and increasing in number and mag nitude as the tariff duties that sti fled competition Increased, who ever 'heard of a seridos eff ort' being made by a Republican Congress to prevent or to snppress them ? In the? tariff discussion in 1890, when Congress was laboring with the McKinley bill the Trusts : figured in the debates and when the Democrats asked the Republican protectionists what they " werjegolng to do about it?" Senaibr Sherman declared that he for one would if the Trusts took advantage of that tariff to jirey upon the people, be in favor of , putting on the free list every article controlled by Trusts. That was more ; than six years ago. We have scores of Trusts in this country to day,, we had-them iiien, we have had 'them ever since and more of them now than 'then, but has any one ever heard " Senator Sherman rise to call them to task or to propose to put upon the free list any article controlled by .them? We. have an Anti-Trust law,, of which Senator Sherman is the re puted author, ' but if he has ever made an effort to have it enforced the country has not discovered that, -fact. The estimation in which that -law as a restraining measure is held, is aptly expressed in an editorial in the Philadelphia Ledger an indepen dent paper and a believer in .:a mod erate protective tariff. After refer ring to the fact that Boss Tweed who plundered the city !of New York, and innocently asked when his' plunder ing was exposed, "what are you go ing to do about it, died miserably in j ail, to which he had been ' sent for bis plundering, it says i "There caa be no sucH punishment for the promoters and I maintainers 6J the moaopoIisticTrasts which, with the aid of high duties and by crushing out com petition, are enabled to place' wholly arbi trary prices upon; their products, and ; to annually plunder the scores of millions of . consumers ' to - a much larger' amount' than the ag gregate oi Boss Tweed's peculations. The law which was passed by Congress ostensibly in restraint pr suppression of Trusts has proved to be upon trial prac tical!? a dead letter. the Trusts increas ing and flourishing extraordinarily in despite of it, they being fostered by high duties on foreign produc e com peting with their own. ' The Anti-Trust law is so defective and so powerless to effect its alleged purposes, as to engen der' the reasonable suspicion that- the many and large. loopholes provided by it for the escaps bi the organizers of Trusts were put in it. not by accident, but by the design of its framers.' This is. about the size of it. The protective tariff generates, multiplies and 'fosters Trusts, which through their ., agents, see that no law is passed hostile to them that the Trusts can't' ride through and defy. This being so, the Republicans sup plying the Trust-breeders in the high "protective tariff,' the question again occurs, with such a tariff. "what are you going to do about j it?" Why, nothing. 'The Trustwill be in the saddle, with both feet in the stirrups, and thereat will . stick. To get rid of the Truit, we must get rid of the.Trubreeders. - - ; , MINOR ttJSNTION. ; t The Chicago Journal of Commerce publishes the following table, show ing the progress of the manufactur ing industries in this country be tween 1850 and 1890, as reported by the census for. each decade : No, of estab- I " Years; lishments. $ 033 215.851 1.009 855.715 2,118 208.759 8.790 273 606 6 534 475.805 j Hands. 857.059 1311.246 2.058 996 2.732 695 471M32 1850.. 123.125 I860.. 140 403 1870.. 252.148 1880.. 253 852 1890.. 855 401 These figures1 ' are suggestive, and -are. worthy of ; some study. Comparing the increase in the num ber of establishments with the in crease in the amount of 'capital in-' vested it will be seen that while the number of establishments has in creased about threefold the amount of capital , invested, has increased tenfold, proof conclusive .that manu facturing pays in. this country. And yet ever since the first Republican protective I tariff was ' enacted the protected manufacturers have been pleading for more and more protection until they . tio w have an" average nearly three times as much as they had under the Morrilf tariff and not satisfied with that tbey are now clamoring for more, on the pre tence that they can't get along with out it, and this in the face oT the fact that they have under: the present tariff shipped more of their manu f actures to foreizn countries than they ever did before. They are sat isfied with reasonable profits on their business with Foreign customers, but they have been so in the habit of levying tribute upon home customers that they have come tollook upon that as one of their inalienable rights. j Comptroller Eckels Is so . filled with egotism that he has an idea that he confers a favor on the Amer ican people when he speaks to them, and he never loses an opportunity to do that on the , slightest pretext, During' the campaign when he-was doing missionary work for Wal Street he declared that all that was necessary to put money in clrcula tion and bring good times was to 'restore confidence," iby the election of a "sound money w man to the Presidency. Mr. V- McKinley, who posed as one of the "sound money men, was elected, but that. didn't put the money .iacucjulatlon, nor bring : those good times. But now with his capacious ' mind he has" discovered what is rarely the matter j and rises to tell us through the New York Journal that . "money will be-willingly invested whenever it' appears that the American people-are ready to de vote themselves strictly to their own' business affairs and cease undertak ing to, keep up foreign and domestic turmoil and strife. Investments must be made to bring about business ac tivity, and during an agitation which may lead to a serious foreign' com plication they will not be made.'.' This was not intended as a rebuke to Mr. Cleveland for fulminating the Monroe doctrine and disturbing the hornets on the other side, at the risk of getting jinto a racket with -John-Bull.' No, no. .As big a little man as Mr. Eckels is, he would never .think of. calling into question the wisdom of bis maker.' It means, if it means anything, that if we want to see money invested we must shut our mouths and let Wall street do all our financial talking this will stop "dor mestic turmoil" and gag ourselves on Cuba this will stop foreign com plication. It is-strange, the Ameri can people didn't discover this with out the powerful assistance of Mr. Eckels. . One v of the compensating consolations in the election of Mc- Kinley Is that it will relieve official circles of the presence and the pub lic of the . gab of ' this intolerable bore, i ' :- ' - ' - It has. been considered a matter of sufficient importance to herald abroad that the suit of clothes which MrJ McKinley will wear on the occasion; of his inauguration will be made out of cloth woven from Ohio wool; This is not intended! so much as an advertisement of the superior excel -j ence of Ohio wool as it is to call attention to Ohio -wool, which will be a candidate for protection against oreign free wool when Mr. McKin- ey gets in the saddle and calls his extra session of Congress to fix up a new tariff. But the fact "that Mr. McKinley will on that occasion wear a. suit of American clothes made out of American wool,: and Ohio wool, too, suggests a way by which Amer ican wool, including Ohio wool. might get a mighty, boost with. out depending in anyway whatsoever on the tariff. Let Mr. McKihiey's example be followed jbjrjatf the gen tlemen and gentlewomen in his party and in other parties, who can - dike themselves out in woollen garments, and iet them buy and wear United Statescloth instead of sending bad for it. ' This would give such a boom to the wool-growing business. that the American sheep, and the Ohio sheep in particular, would be come too proud and! saucy to curry avor with a Congressman ofto ask for protection. Let the people who want, to encourage American wool patronjze the American sheep. That's business that involves neither men dicancy nor plunder; , The sugar men, iron men, lumber men, cotton men, ana otners or tne South, are asking for more protec tion. Well, why not? If it is to be a game of grab, why shouldn't, .they take a dive into the bag as well as the grabbers on the other side of the line. We don't like that kind of a thing, and don't commend it, but when grab 's'the game the fellow who' stands back will get left and the fellow ' with the bronze cheek and the nimblest digits will get: the most of the bag. j ! A real festive land':! somewhat unique wedding took place in Rhode. Islanda few days nago,; where a woman who was divorced from five husbands, all living,! was married to the sixth,: while four of her ex-hubbies acted as ushers. They proba bly' enjoyed ; ushering the sixth un sophisticated into J some of the racket they had gone through. The marriage took place in a church, and a minister played the farce of making the pair one. j There are in the' United, States Senate sixty-six lawyers, thirteen business men 'of .various kinds; one preacher (who tried law and didn't like it) three farmers, two journalists, one surgeon and three non-descripts Sixty-six lawyers out of eighty-nine Senators (there being one vacancy) shows that the I legal fraternity have a pretty tight grip-on the Senate. The pedestrian ia Baltimore now gives the unmuzzled dog the right of wav and a wide berth; A number of persons have been recently bitten by dogs .supposed to be mad. ' Eight children were' bitten in one day, three of whom have died from the bites. 1 If it be true that the extension of the civil service rules leaves only 1,700 places in the j Departments to be distributed, and! only fifty-three Consulates.' what will those Ohio patriots do ? H ;: -;;: ".. '":-' r ';-: Sultan Abdul Hamid is said to be haughty. With a great many people Abdul also has the reputation of be ing naughty, j o-' .'j . " - . " Comptroller Eckles imparts i the assuring information that the; banks of the'eountry as a whole are solid, The couniry never begins to show any uneasiness that ; Mr. Eckels doesnH-promptly step to the front toquiet .its fears. ( This Is very, kind. -.-1 -1 - Speaking of the suit that Mr'. Mc Kinley will wear at his inauguration, a Chicago paper rises to enquire what Mr, Hanna will wear ? Mr. Hanna will wear a smile about seven inches ong, and probably someclothes. vTne" ranchmen in the i- State of Washington hope the winter will kill off the horses, which eat the dry grass and can't be sold for a dollar a piece. Here is a chance for some enterprising sausaWniaker.' ' A New York man who has sued a dentist fdr $1,000 damages for "pain and anguish" suffered while having some, teeth pulled, expects to have a pull on the dentist. ' r :' ; - , MR. STACEY VAN AMRINGE. In the M.idt of litre W Ate in Death." The community was both shocked and. pained yesterday morning upon hearing xji the sudden demise of Mr. StaceyVan- Amringe. Mr. VanAmringe had been complaining of feeling unwell ipr a week or two past, but was able to be put. Fri day night he and- his wife attended a Christmas tree entertainment at the residence of Col. F. W. Foster. Yeste day morning he arose about 7.30 o'clock. but told his wife that he was not leeling well and went into an ad joining room to lie down. About an hour after wards Mrs. VanAmringe having occasion to pass through the room where Mr.' VanAmringe was resting, beard him breathing heavily and found Mr. Van Amringe unconscious!, with his head hanging over the side of the bed. Medi cal aid was soon at .his bedstde Dr. A. H. Harris and .later Dr. W. jj H. Bsl- lamy but consciousness could: not be. restored and at 11 45 o'clock" Mr. Van Amringe breathed his last. The physi cians said that death was caused by Mr, VanAmrinee was born In Mew I York city,- September 26tt.-1838. and when quite young cameto Wilmington with his father, thelate Geo.! O. Van Amringe. ' When the war broke oat he enlisted in Company G, Sixty-first Reg iment North Carolina State troops sta tioned near Charleston. S. C. . At the close of the war he married Miss Fannie W. Wall ice. daughter pf the late Stephen D. Wallace, who was once cashier of the Bank of New Hanover, and for a time President of the Wilmington & Weld on Railroad. The deceased was for a num ber of years Clerk of the Auditing Com mittee of the County Commissioners. For twelve years he was Clerk of the Su perior Court, and at the time of his death was County Treasurer, having held that important position for two years and having been elected for ; another term. ;,' . i , . v It was Mr. VdnAmringe who first started the Oceas View Beach boom. He was President of ! the Ocean. View Railway Company until the property was sold to the Seacoast Railroad Com panyhe was a stockholder and Presi dent of the Ocean View Company, and It was mainly through hid influence and energy that the Beach was made a pop ular: Summer resort, j He leaves a wife, a son, Mr, Cyrus VanAmringe, and a daughter, : Miss " Fannie VanAmringe, who has been taking lessons in painting at Cooper's Institute, New York city. She is expected to arrive here this after noon in response to a telegram inform ing her of her father's; death. The deceased was a member of the Royal Arcanum, Knights of Honor, and Cape Fear Camp NoL 254, United Con federate Veterans. The latter organiza tion will attend in a1, body his funeral. which will be held at his late residence, No. 105 North Sixth street, to-morrow afternoon at 3.80 o'clock. Faneral of tbe Iitte Un. B. O. Worth. The funeral of the' late Mrs. B. G. Worth took.place yesterday morning at the . First Presbyterian Church. The services were conducted by Rev. Peyton H. Hoge, after which the remains were borne tenderly oat of the church, while the choir sang "Asleep la Jesus," and laid to rest in the quiet city of the dead Oakdale cemetery The pall-bearers were (honorary) Colr Jas. G. .Burr, Col. Jno. D. Taylor, Mr. J as. Spruat. Mr. Jno. McLaurin, Mr. W. A. Frencn; Mr. Geo. W. Williams, Mr. EL H. Munsori. Mr. A. A. Willard-and Mr; Alfred Alderman; (active) Messrs. C H. Robinson, Jas. F. Post, Jr.,W. R. Kenan, E. S. Martin, W. H. Sprunt, H. C. McQ Jeen, B. F. Hall and Saml Northrop, . Death of Mr. W. W. Banting. The Star regrets to chronicle the death? of Mr. W, W. Bunting,; which oc curred last night at! 8:15 o'clock: He had been sick for about ten j days with pneumonia, and last evening the -end came. The deceased was a son of the late David Banting, I of this I city. . He leaves two sisters, Mrs. Archie j McRae, of Fayetteville, and Mrs. G. T. Fiynn of this city. The funeral services: will be held at the residence of Mr.'G.T. Fiynn, No. 209 North Fourth street; this after noon at 8:80 o'clock; ' ' ' : i & MUslns Man. . : - . -. Jno. W. Sherman, a well . known newspaper man of Lynchburg, Va., dis appeared on the 17tb of December last, It is thought that he was suffering from temporary mental" aberration.- j Any in formation concerning his whereabouts will be thankfully received at tbe Bonitz Hotel, Wilmington, N. C, or by Mrs. , W. Sherman, Lynchburg. Va. Mr. Sher man is believed to be in North Carolina His family believe that he has com mitted suicide or is wandering aimlessly about the country. FRUIT AND TRUCK GROWERS. CTfPnrnntnr.mnnn . n. I eia i-n-Coni titatton and By-paws - "Adcp ed-Various Uat- '.' 7;;''.' ."." Dloujed..,;.j:;:sr: The Fittlt Growers', and Tiucers Association cf V New Hanover county met in the court house at ; 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon; la the absence of the chairman, Capt E. W, Manning, Mr. John F. Gmell was called 'to the Chair. ;; Mr. S. J: Tones, the ' secretary. was present, and performed the duties of that effice. r ! ' ' '. ; .. A constitution and b-laws: prepared oy 8 committee consisting of Capt. E. W, Manning, Mr. G. W. Westbrook and Mr. Oicir Pearsall, were read and, with a lew cnaeges, adopted. Leaving put the routine matter, the instrument is as follows : - ' v-,;. -:;y-- i. cy'y ' The object of the association is stated to be to unke the ftaii growers and track ers of the county of New Hanover into one body for the followine ourD3se&: First, to secure the lowest and best freight and refrigerator rates; to obtain the cheapest and most practical fruit pacsagess to secure lavoraoie Mate leg islation; to bIag about proper distribu tion of iruit and vegetable crops; at the same time . to preserve to each grower and shipper his Individuality and owner Ship in the fruit grown and shipped, and each one to receive his individual returns for fruit and vegetables, and, so far as practicable, to permit each person to have his proportionate share in each and every market ' nserlby' the association; and for other purposes which shall be for the fruit trucking interests of the county "and members of 'the association. The minutes of the last meeting, held oh the 28th of November, were read and approved, and Mr. G. W. Westbrook, one of the delegation- sent from the As sociation to attend the Eastern Truck ers' Association at Warsaw on Decem ber 2d, reported that at that meeting mi use ui me vmiiuiuiii riuu iriins- portation Company's cars for the trans portation of strawberries was . recom mended at a reduction of twenty cents from last season's rates, provision being made that the : reduction apply to ail points those in New England as well as NewYork and Philadelphia. The constitution requiring a vice- president and treasurer, Mr. ' G. W. -J-We8tbrook and; Mr. W. A. Wright were . l" - r-r-v.-" wnat claimed tne- immediate atten tion of the association was -the move ment scf lettuce, ; the transportation charges on that vegetable being con sidered exorbitant. Messrs. Jno. F. Garrell and S. J. Jones were appointed a committee to act with Capt. E. W. Man ning in seeking to have the freight re duced. The cost of sending a barrel of lettuce to New York now is ninety-eight cents. :'; - ' ' Some ? di-nssUn followed 'about the wisdom of shippmg to few or many commission merchants, and of engaging regular commission merchants to handle the produce cf the association, after which the meeting was adjourned. Mr. Sam'l Westbrook. representing RedSeld & Son, commission merchants of Philadelphia was present,; but as a truck farmer rather than a solicitor,' he stated. - - ' r, - .' r A vote of .thanks was tendered the newspapers for sending representatives to report the meeting. ALEXANDER 8PRTJNT & SON Moved Into Their New Offioss on Front Street DaaeripUon of the Bnlldioa ,The Firm Among the iiugestSz ' port era of Cotton in the United ; States. - ; The force of bookkeepers, clerks and stenographers who conduct the large business of Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Sons, finally moved into the new general office, corner of Front and Wal nut streets yesterday afternoon. 1; . The new Sprunt -office is a two story, pressed brick building with metal trim mings, in the Rennaisance style. of archi tecture, finished inside with native North Carolina pine, and heated by steam. It was designed by and constructed under the direction of Mr. H. E. Bonitz. , It is an interesting fact that , the building stands on the site of the old Methodist church which was consumed by fire several years ago. : The upper floor which consists of a single large room will be used exclusively for grading purposes. On the first floor to tbe right as you enter from Front street is the princt .pals' private office, connecting with the stenographers' room, in which Misses Stella and Hannah Shner are employed The general office beyond is occupied by Mr. W. J. Woodward, Mr. D. H. Lip- put, Mr. W: N. Cronly, Capt. i A. L DeRosset, Mr. Wm. Blanks, Mr. J. D. Kelly, Mr, James D. Smith, Mr. W, J Bergen,: Mr. Thomas R. Orrell, Mr. lames S. Williams, and; Mr. James Coichett. in Charge of their several de partments. The office of Capt. James McDougall and Mr. J. E. Hall are nearer the compress building. The compress office is in charge of Mr. , T. E. Sprunt, superintendent; Mr. W. W. Banks, j fore man,' and Mr. Robert Banks, shipping clerk, while in tbe mechanical depart ment are Mr. James C. Stewart, chief engineer; Mr. Judson Beach, assistant engineer, and Mr. James Wiggins, third t -engineer. To the left of the main entrance is a handsomely furnished apartment, con necting with all the other offices.' to be used as the British Vice Consulate, tbe senior partner being her Britannic Maj estv's representative in this State. The firm of Alexander Sprunt & Son was established in 1866. It expects to have handled by the end of tbe season 200.000 bales of cotton, which is the largest amount of that staple handled by any firm in any one place in the United States. .. . v. : -Bevel Store. "' Receipts of naval stores from April 1st. 1896. to January 1st: 1897. as com pared with receipts tor the same time last year, are as ioiiows : . i ;.. - ..- - 1897. 1896. Sp'ts turpentine (casks) 85.208 40,502 Rositf (bbls.) ......... ..153,627 151.823 Tar (bbls). . ... 84.257 , 53.882 crude turpentine (bbls ) 9,537-. 11,887 mcraotn AHKivma MRUER THAN MO test Veiterda? a few laiantM sfwr - I WJ -532-3 w ij . - - , . .4 - -! -V-- ! - - ' . . - " I , . '. . ..... , . ' ... MM 1 W . M I f I . J V F " r I The SenatOiUiQaeuloa Overshadows Ererj- thing Else Pritohmid Bxpeoted Toes-" : dT Carr'a y Meeaaga Train : k'!: i 'yy Wreekar Arrettul. ; T ;. : ,: "P- y-y l Special Star Correspondence i( ': -yl.' "'. Raleigh, N.C Jan. 2. The members of the Legislature are arriving . earlier than .was atticipated. Qjite a number of them are here. By Monday most of them will have arrived. To-day janitors and laborers - were at work in the Legislative hajls getting them in readiness for the opening day. The Senatorship seems to overshadow everything else. Very little is heard about tbe election of a Speaker of the House pr a Railway -Commissioner to succeed Mr, Beddingfield,,. It .is very likely that both of these offices will be traded in ihe deal, for 'the Senatorship. uovernor carr s message will be com plete Tuesday and will be given to the newspapers that day subject to release; A f IT TIT 11 , . . . , . U. Wallace, engrossing clerk in the Senate two years ago, is here. JAf7 omce ,sgain. v-" Two colored men arrested near the depot this morning'are said to be the men who wrecked the freight train on the Seaboard Air Line. Their arrest was.brought about by a colored man named Campbell, who is said to be a de tective in the employ of the Pinkertons. Tbe two men are not residents of Ra leigh. Tbey are confined in the station house, but the chief of Dolice has not examined them yet and no particulars are obtainable. '' Special Star Telegram. About fifteen members ofthe Legis ture are' here. Pritchard will arrive Tuesday. J Sutton, of New Hanover, ar rived 'this evening. Most of the old Legislative clerks and officers are here I ana nearly all are candidates for re-elec- pion. -j NEW YEAR'S DAY Faeaed Off: Quietly ta the City of WUmina- i ton Weather Fine Badness Gen- j orally 8upeaded. ' Tne first day of the year of Our Lord.' 1897, passed off quietly in the city of Wilmington. la' fact the most striking feature of New Year's was its Quietness. The fighting element of the population and other evil-doers must have, after the common habit, made their resolutions ipr the new year, -for police and magiste rial circles were9 unusually devoid of ex citement.! Many of the business houses were closed and the city wore something of a Sabbath air. The general stillness, however, was slightly broken by the colored proces sion and other features of Emancipation Day exercises. A party of 'gay mas- queraderson horse-back, mule-back and donkey-back was a source of amusement to some. ! Add a few fireworks an echo of Christmas and there you have the occurrences but for which yesterday would have been the dullest of dull days. The weather was tbe tubiect of gen eral remark. If the first day is a key to the prevailing weather of the year, then the year 1897 will be remembered as one of fine days. If a -man had forgot ten in what season we are at present living, and were compelled to guess, he would have been certain that yesterday was an April day. And there was no "uncertain glory" about it, either. And now that the new year is well be gun, and the merriment of the holidays will soon be a. memory, it s time to set tle down seriously to business.' Tbe Star, as jit has done heretofore, is going to give its readers their money's worth. Its staff of workers wiU-conscientiously endeavor to get the news, and no efforts ill be spared to make the STAR an actual necessity to tbe people. Cotton Beoeipia end Ejpjrti. The receipts of cotton at Wilmington for the past four months ol the season of 1895-7 are 208.617 bales; for tbe same time last year, 133,358; an increase of 75, 259 bales,; nearly, sixty - per cent. Tbe receipts for the month of December are 82,013 against 24.027 bales the same month ol last -year, - s - i The Stock at this port is 16,739 bales against 18,826 at same date last year. Exports so far this year are: foreign, 182 802; domestic, 14.867. Last year Foreign, 101,775; domestic, 13 606 bales. "m m m " -.'.:.--:- IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. A Wlioonain Man Claims to Have Invented Process For Making Paper from ' ' j tfawduet and Blabs. , The Savannah News condenses' as fol lows a discovery that will ; prove of in estimable value to the South, if really practicable:: r '"Many a mill owner has gezsd at the mountain of sawdust and the great pile of slabs near his sawmill plant and -regretted that these must be waste pro ducts.- If the claim of a Wisconsin -in ventor is reliable, the sawdust and .the slabs will soon be reached from the waste pile and made a profitable source oil revenue. He .claims to have discovered a new liquid for reducing wood to paper pulp not only from. tprucav bat also from the several varie ties of pine, as well as popular,1 hem lock, bass, blackgum and other woods. Edgings! and slabs from' sawmills are said to be especially suited lor pulp mak ing with the new liquor. It is further asserted that the new liouor is much less expensive than the old one, reducing the cost of pulp from 30 to 50 'per cent. The new liquor also cooks the wood in much less time than the old wbicn is to De con sidered in the matter of cost. The qual ity of paper produced witb the new pro cess is said to be remarkably strong. It has a leathery texture aad pliability, and experts in leather manufactures have de clared that it is a material that could be employed with satisfactory results in the manufacture of the cheaper grades of shoes, for inner soles, heels and shanks. "If it is Indeed a fact that a liquor has been discovered .which will reduce the resinous! yellow pine to paper pulp at a low cost, then there are better times ahead for the sawmill people of Georgia and the South. Hundreds of thousands of feet of timber; go into the worthless sawdust! pile and slab pile in this State inthe run of a year. In buying timber tbe mill man calculates this -waste, and pavs for; his stocky accordingly. If he could convert the waste products into paper pulp, he could afford to pay more for timber, to the great benefit of the whole timber belt. The inventor of the new . wood reducing liquor is James L?ppen, of Appieton, Wis." r , i y Some of the prominent truckers in attendance upon the Truckers' meet ing yesterday were Mr. Wj A Wright, Mr G; W. Westbrook, Mr. S. W. Noble, Mr. R. W. Smith, Mr. J. W. Gay, Mr. S. J. Jones and Mr. Jno. F. Garrell.; f P This estimable lady passed painlessly Into rest yesterday a few minutes sfter For years she had been in feeble health and for more than a year her de cline has been steady, bat the end" came at last after only a few davs of confloe.- meat to her bed. Mrs. Worth was by birth Mary Eliza beth Carter, the daughter of lobn Paine Carter and bis wife Cornelia Murphv. She was born at her father's place. "The Oaks." in Davie count v. near Mneka. ville, Oct. 1. 1527. On the death of her father when she was three years old, she went with her mother to live with her grandfather, Judge Murphy, of Haw Kiver. Her mother- died when she was about ten years of age and she returned to the place of her birth to live with her uncle, Archibald Carter. Here she Was educated and spent her ' girlhood until sue went to live with her first cousin, A me wiie oi Mr. Jonathan Worth (after wards Governor), near Asheboro. Here" she-fflet Mr: B: G- Worthl andjthey were married June 26. lSiS.fi 1853! thev came to Jive in Wilmiogton, and with the exception of a few years after the war, hayeTived- here continuously, sj thatthey ; have long J been 'I reckoned 1 T ' , mm-m w w avue aM ; A VWaVUU Uamong pur oldest citizens, as they have been among thote most valued and re spected. ' : Mr. and Mrs. Worth have been blessed with a large family. Oar readers will recall the interesting occasloaSummer netore last of their golden wedding, when all their children and all but two of their grandchildren gathered to honor them. At that time the remarkable cir cumstance was noted that -there bad never been a break in the family by the deatlr'of either a-child or grandchild. Their sons present were Mr. Archibald Worth, of Orange, N. r, Mr. Joseoh B. wortn, oi retersburg, Va.. and Mr. W. E. Worth, ot this city; and their daugh ters, Cornelia, the wife of Geo: R. French, Mary, the wife of W. J. Wood ward, both of this city. Eunice, the wife of . Weller, of Covington. Ky.,' and Julia, tbe wite of W. S. Herring, of this city. All of these survive her except Mrs. Herrine. wbo died in Aucust. 1895. From this .loss Mrs. Worth. had never recovered. ' ' ' ' Mrs. Worth's protracted ill health. lasting for twenty-five years, caused her to lead a very retired life. But- she was very strong in her friendships and de votedly attached . to ! those within the circle of her friends. She was full of kindness and charity and used freely to give up the society of those dearest to her that they might engage in minister ing to others in which she could not share herself. -She early gave her heart to the Saviour and was a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church. Its servico were her greatest happiness while she was able to attend with regularity,-and the rare occasions when she was able to attend of late like oases in her life. One of these occasions was within the past lew weeks. When the! shadows were falling over her mind almost her last conscious act 'was to engage in prayer with her pastor and family on Christmas day. v Tbe funeral will take place from the First , Presbyterian church on Saturday (to-mprrow) at 10.30 a, m; -. , ?, , 1 UNCLE SAM'S WORK. Preparation! For iha Construction of Em .plaoeaainte at the Men Ji of Cane Be? -: " Kiyet Extensive j Additions to' . the Dredging Plant, Government work at the muoth of the Cape Fear river is steadily j going on, mainly at present in tbe way of prepara tion for the construction of emplace ments for the disappearing guos which are to guard the approach to the river. The lumber used in operations now going on was bought of Mr. Preston L. Bridgers. Mr, John L. Grim, of Pbila delphia, has the Contract for the build ' ing of the emplacements. The most extensive government oper ations, however, look to the dredging of the river. Additions : to the dredging plant, involving transactions of many thousands of dollars, are being made. Col. D. P. Heap, U.-S Corps Engineers, accepted . yesterday of Cordes & Bock man, Charleston, the dredge y'ax-.wh.ch after a trial of a month, has been found satisfactory, the tug boat Cynthia, and a scow, at an aggregate cost of $28,030. Two other scows to hold 275 cubic yards each,, are in course of construction under tbe supervision of Col. Heap and are to cost $9,000 each.; Two steam capstans and other machinery amounting in cost to (1.C00, will be added to' the dredge Ajax, making it more effective. MERRY MAXT0N. The Cheeker Chtmpiocahlp Colored Boy , . Killed in a Ballroed Aooldent. Star Correspondence. I Maxton, N, Cr Dec. 81. The east bound freight and passenger train broke from the engine at Southerland's Cross ing, about three miles west of Maxton, last night and collided with the tender, breaking up a box-car and instantly kilr' ing Mack Moody, a nineteen-year-old colored boy, who wasstealing a ride" therein. p L ' ' ' . In the checker match for the State championship ; begun here yesterday, McNair won eleven games and Bowen six. . s - il ' " A. & N. C. RAILROAD. An Order! Issued Bestraioing Btookholderi m From Taking-Action to , - Xieeie the Bead. iP y. Special Star Telegram." Raleigh, December 81. A man damus was issued to-day by Judge Rob inson, "returnable January 19tb, and served on the.stockb older s of the A. & N C. road, restraining stockhold ers from taking any action to effect a lease of the road. No action was taken at the meeting of the stockholders at Goldsboro. Aa effort was made yester day to induce Judge Robinson to mod ify his restraining order, but 'without avail. r . . -.- :.'., The City Markets. - There was not a very plentiful supply of country produce. in the city markets yesterday. Vegetables were . scarce, with the exception of lettuce, of, which there was an abundance. Eggs were steady at 20c per dozen. Prices of other articles were as follows : Vegetables Spinach, 80c per peck; Irish potatoes, 20c per peck; sweet po tatoes, 15c per peck; rutabagas and tur nips, Scper bunch; celery, 25c per. head; collards, 5c per head; lettuce, 2(c to 5c per bunch; radishes, 5c per bunch; green onions, 5c per bunch. . '-pPi .' ; Ofsters Best New River, $100 per. gallon; Myrtle Grove, 75c;Sound oysters, 40 to 50c. Oysters in the shell sold- for. 75c per bushel, clams. 75c per bushel. Meats Pork, corned, 10c; fresh,- 10c;' hoghead cheese. 10c; steak,, loin, 12c; round, 10c; chuck, 8c; stew, 5; sausage, ioc. : . -y-:-p ; Poultry Chickens, live grown, 65C. per. pain dressed, 50 to 75c: per pair. Turkeys, Uve, $1.00 to $1.60; dressed, 15 to 17c per pound. .;. -:; ! ; r r ?q -- , 1 U a :. 9 V Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for its great leavening strength and healthfulness. Assures the fod.i against alum and all forms pf adulteration common to the cheap brands. I : , , ROYAI BAKING POWDER Co.! " -, - yy- y P - New JYorkT" STEAMERS COMMODORE. THE ILL-FATED FILIBUSTER SUNK AT p':--:-y '.'p.'-i SEA. ' WPz :: ,'":Q'.; All the Meo on Board Saved The Story . of' the Aooldest Told by" One of i . the Crew, By Telegraph to the Horning Star, r Jacksonville, Fla.. Jan. 2 The Steamer Commodore sank in twepty fathoms of water twenty miles northeast of Mosquito inlet at 3 o'clock' his morn-'' ingt All of the men on board were saved and twelve of them reached Jack sonville to-night. The story of the acci dent, as told by one of the men, is as fol- . lows: "The steamer crossed tbe St. John's bar at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. and at -midnight was one hundred miles down the coast. -One of the men went into the hold for something and found it half lull of water.-; Great excitement prevailed, but the pumps were started and every one on board put to work bailing. The water gained stea'dily' and at 3 o'clock . the steamer was deserted, R. A. Delgano taking command of . one boat With eleqen men'in it.and Capt. Murphy com-v, mandiog the other. The boat is said to .have been overloaded with coal when' it left here, and it . is thought that she sprung her seams when she grounded on Commodore point in going down the at. lohns. btephen Crane, the novelist, : was on board, and was in . Capt. Murphy's boat. The Cubans bereN are downhearted Over the accident, especially as the Commodore was ex-. ; nected to carry the men . left - by the -Three Friends on No.Name Key. -. . W. A. Bisoee, owner of the Dauntless, -, received information that a large body; of men , and a cargo bad been taken' . from No Name Key to-day. Many of the men were in- a helpless condition. The Dauntless was to wait and meet the Commodore and deliver the men and cargo to her. J This confirms tbe reports received from Key West Friday night, Stating that tbe Dauntless was anchored off No Name Key Friday afternoon, taking out k men and cargo. The Cubans here are very much concerned over the report that many ot the men are in a helpless condition. It is not believed that any of them were wounded when fired upon by the Spanish patrol boat off ihe Cuban coast, but that their condition is the re- suit of exposure on No Name Key, The key isa uesertcd Island ' and the men have had no protection from the weather for the past ten days, it is believed that . tho3e wbo are too weak to be taken on the Commodore will be brought to this port on the Dauntless." - . - BOLD SAFE ROBBERS MAKE RMD ON TH E CH ARLOTTE j OBSERVER. ' The :Build.ng ret on- Fire end Partly Da- : strojed Narrow Eosps of the Inmates 1 Lose Covered By Inihranoe The Paper Will Aptear TJstul - .'- Thie Morning." i By Telegraph to the Morning Star. 'Charlotte, January 2 The Ob-, serder building sustained a .disastrous loss by fire to-night, the result of an ex plosion in the office of the business manager of the job departmenti on the secoud floor. The explosion was the work of safe robbers, who attempted to' blow open the safe in the' office. The paper stock in the room was instantly : ignited, and the fire ' spread with such rapidity that the men in the newspaper composing rooms' barely ' had time to get out. losing their coats, bats and other effects. . ; The secand floor was wholly, and the third partly gutted.! A new book bindery plant had mst been; put in on the second floor, and th s was entirely destroyed,' and all the pretses'were more or. less burned besjdes the loss of a 3,O0O stock of paper. The Observer's battery of Mergan thaler type-setting machines was swept by the fire, the bolts being burned off and the key-boards melted. The loss is fully covered by insurance. The police claim to have a clue to the safe-blowers. Tbe combination and its outworks were blown from the safe and the hinges were missing but the door withstood tbe shock. . 1 The Observer will appear in the morn ing as usual. V LOUISIANA CYCLONE. Dwellings Blow Down Four Persons , i j Killed and Twenty Wounded. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ; Shrkveport, La., Jan. 2, A cyclone from the southwest strack and almost , literally demolished the town of Moor ingsport, justnorth of this city, at' 5.45 p. m. to-day. ;JCver twenty dwellings were blown dowrj? ouly seven buildings being left intact. Four persons were killed, and twenty wounded. , , The ! dead : Willie Goodman, Maud Goodman, Hill Goodman, infant daugh ter, of Mr. Jesse Goodman. Three ot the wounded will probably die. Tbe cy clone came suddenly and lasted only about oae minute. . THAIN WRECKERS Arrested inBalelgh BeJd to Be Implicated In the Beoest Wreok on the B. A. U. ' I By TetoKiaph to the Uornlng Star. . - . . Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 8. At the In stance; of a negro, detective the police here to-day arrested two. negroes, who are said to have been implicated in the fatal wreck of the Seaboard Air Line train last Wednesday morning.' The detectives say two other arrests will quickly follow. No one is permitted to see the arrested men. , It is said, they are railway section hands: Their arrest was made on tbe railway track near the city boundary. P- -.".I . : National Bank Examiner Anheir, took possession of the Citizens National Bank at Fargo, N. P. - little excitement was created, as the general opinion is tbe embarrassment is only temporarily,' i ri r c ;V p ...
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