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liliMiil roi,gwmi AT w . W I L M I N G TON, N. Ci $i.00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. , 18SSSS88SSSSSSSS88 S8sssssssiiisis3s' f 188888888888888388 iE3SS82283C8 8S8S8S8823S888888 qjoow I T I888888S8828888888 " 182888882288888883 1 8 88 I -teie 888888888888888 I Entered at, the Pott Office t ilratgton, N. C, u Second Cl M. iti.l . ; SUBSCRIPTION P .ICE. The subscription price of the "WVly Btaj baa follows: - - 1 ' - . . Single Copy 1 rear, postage paid SI 00 - " 6 months " " 00 ' ".8 month. .... . 80 We are again sending bills Co oar j subscribers. In the aggregats they amount to a very large sum. any of our subscribers are responding promptly. Others pay no attenti n to the. bills. These latter do not seem to understand ' that they arc : under any lega or moral obligation to pay .for a newspaper. WHAT WOULD THEY AMOUNT - v 'i T0? -0'; ' . Thus far while there has been a good deal of talk and a good deal of plotting . and a good deal of work done on. the senatorial contest the battle royal to decide whether Senator Pritcbard shall succeed him- 'self or be succeeded by some one else will begin next Tuesdays It may be a "Short battle .quickly 1 de cided or it mayj be a- long one, in which several ambitions will go un der the cloud. There is when there are rivals for senatorial honors, jes- Ipec'taliy rivals in the same party, 'al ways a good deal of trickery, plot ting and counter plotting resorted to, and this contest instead of being an exception has been conspicuous tor ; trickery. .; - '' : ' J '," On the Populist side Marion But- : ler and H arry Skinner .and Cy Thompson have been playing their hand as cunningly and cleverly as they knew how, while on the Repub lican ' side Pritchard, Dockery and : Mbtt have been playing theirs, with others who are playing sly, saying ! nothing, but keeping their eyes open and watching the movemet ts on the board, hoping that bme" false moje' may be made that will open the way for 'them to come in and carry off the . stakes '"-i- '' : y j , There is more in Butler's antago nism to Pritchard than the Iatter;'s position on" the silver question. Among other reasons why he .- should desire the defeat of Pritch ard is that .Pritchard is supported S ( I by Harry Skinner, who carried those bolting Populists with him In ' their' rebellion against Bu(lerV dic tatorship, To beai Pritcfiard will also be to beat-Skinner and triumph over the revolting combii e. mat means Jor Butler more tbfe in it may seem at a glance, for wit! a revolt in his owu State, and Toi Watson soured, filled with venom and throw ' ing hot shot at him from Georgia, Butler will, have tq fight; to retain the position he hak occupied in the leadership of his party, him. means annihilation, . knows that better hau ef eat for , d no one Hence all the hich he he will have recourse , t st;ategy and trickery of is capable to carry his name fh ntit Ssnal-nr oint and Bat Butlers ' trickery Is respecta ble compared with what Pritchard has stooped to. There is a differ ence between shrewdy planning, cunning, and false pretence made either to deceive others or to give others a pretext to deceive their constituents and be traitors to their party. Every one who takes an : interest.in politics and knows any thing of Senator Pritchard'! political record knows that he is not a man of any fixed political princjples.; He publicly proclaimed this himself two years ago, when in the Republican tokention- at Raleigh hej declared that he was willing to hold, jus "principles in abeyance" and fuse with the Populists to defeat the Democrats and get control of the State, j As a result of that! abeyance ot principle be became tbe.tusion candidate for Senator, When the fusionists got control of the iLegisla lature, and by pledging himself to suppoxt the. Populist demand for " free silver got .their voteia for Senator. He voted yith his colleague n that question butS when tbe issue fas madettirect between the Repub lican, party and those who advocated he free coinage of silver he deserted free Silver and went with' his party, giving as an excuse for his desertion and breach of faith that he; studied the quesion after he got to St. Louis and discovered that he was wrong and that the men .who drafted the. St. Louis platform, were right. R .e stood on thato platform during the campaign-he made in this State, tna never recanted until he found that it was necessary to do that to get Populist votes enough to return him to the Senate. He started' that recanting by getting his party col leagues in ' this and other States to, i -. 1 11 a rv; -h v O , ' ': ' ' ' v - - .'. ' S - fk. 5 '..: . - . :- , o Si i s --$ s j j : - j - VOL. XXVIII. declare - thati- he was sonnd ;5on the silver - question, 1 In due time these reports . were : followed by the . letter ; which v Pritchard en trusted " to his friend Harry Skinner ., to be ; used t the opportune time when he got his Pop nlist contingent together. - In this letterie professed to be as friendly to silver as ever, and that if 'elected he would work and vote for free sil ver. , Everybody with sense enough to keep out of a lunatic asylum un derstands this, and the object of these; reports put put by Pritchard's allies and this letter -f- Pritchard to Skinner. .'. , j. '. ; V-- - But assuming that he is honest in his pledges, what do they amount to? Didn't he violate the pledges he made when be was first elected? Is there any reason to believe that he would be more bound by pledges made now than' by pledges made then? . But he Is a .Republican. : He would go Into the Republican caucus and as a loyal Republican, which he professes to be, wouldn't he be bound by the caucus of his party on the sliver as well as on .other questions? He stood on the St. Louis platform which-' declared for free coinage by "international agree ment" To that extent he will sup port free silver as a good many ther Republicans will, but if Inter national agreement should fail, which it doubtless will, will he not then act with his party in opposition to the free coinage by Independent action, rather than with the free silver men hi the" Senate ? He can't do other wise without .repudiating -the ! plat form he stood on in the last canvass, so that ' it amounts "simply to this, tnat Mr. iritcnard, wno to be re- turned to.the Senate is now makin these pledges, must, either repudiate his own platform or provefalse to the pledges he makes.-The friend of" tree silver who,votes for Pritch ard on the strength of these pledges is very much in need of a guardian. They amount to nothing MLS OK MEflTIOS. It seems to be settled that; Sena tor Sherman is to be Mr. McKinley's Secretary of State, which is doubt less particularly gratifying to Wm.; McKinley and to Mark Hanna, for it enables the former to aid the lat ter, on the. line of his ambition,! and thus show, his appreciation of the valuable services of Mr. Hanna, and i i - - i ..i , i - it opens and makes easy the . way of the latter to the United States Sen ate! which he prefers to a place in the Cabinet It is somewhat re- markable, though, in view of Sena tor (Sherman's reputation in his party as a great financier, that he was not asked to preside over the Treasury. Butj perhaps he was, and preferred . t 1 . , : . . I "' ill 1 the other. Of course there will be more . or less the speculation as foreign' policy to of what tbe next ; administration will be, and the expressions of the man who is to be so closely identified with it and have so much influence in shaping it will be noted andj taken as indications in advance. , His first utterance is not calculated to give much cheer to Cuba, for be is quoted as saying that while he believes that the Spanish Government will insti tute important reforms in the gov ernment of the island and make con cessions to the Cnbans he couples thai statement of opinion with the declaration tbat he is "not in favor of intervention in Cuba." If Mr. Sherman's purpose had been to in form Spain that this Government doesn't care a continental whether she institutes reforms in Cuba or not,' or , does ' anything . to ; amelio rate the condition of the peo.-ple- who have risen in re volt against-oppression he could not at this time.have taken a more effec tual way to do. It, for every one "knows that it was only the attitude of the people of this country, and their, sympathy with the Cubans, and the intimations of intervention . hat forced Spain up to , the point of expressing a willingness to I grant concessions to put an end to the war. And now Mr. Sherman, who to succeed Mr. OI ney, virtually assures Spain that she has nothing to fear from interven tion by this Government, and that sh e can go on with her devastating, throat-cutting business until she gets tired of it or the strngglers for free dom are exterminated.', This is an other illustration of the proverbial cold-bloodedness of John Sherman. The form in . which that Republi can Senate . caucus resolution ' in reference to an international mone tarv conference was drawn up is pretty strongs proof", if any were needed, th'aV the ' Republicans . are simp'y playing a game of politics with it. There is not a word in the resolutions to indicate any desire for such a conference, or to urge the convening of it, "but " it 1 leaves the whole matter with the President, and throws the responsibility on him, of taking such action as is authorized when he "shall determine that the United States should be represented In any conference ' called by the United States or any other Gov- ernment" on that subject. The matter ' - Is "A left v purely optional with the j r Presidentj v without the faintest intimation that the 'drafters of the resolution ; think such a con gress should be convened. Another suggestive" feature is that it. looks only to "free coinage," ignoring un limited coinage, which is the essence' of the contention, and in the failure to recognize which they ignored the pledge in their own platform in pur suance of j which they profess to be moving for this international con gress. This is proof conclusive that they - had no , idea of committing themselves to unlimited coinage.' It isn't hard jto see through this game: With the authority to act and the matter, left in his hands the President j can dally with it, -take his time about moving,- have more or less correspondence f with other Governments, and . go slow with the hope that something may possibly happen that will divert at tention from the subject and avoid the necessity of holding such' a congress. This would let them out of an embarrassing- position, while if the demand. should continue for the calling of the congress progress might be reported from time to time and the thing got in such shape as to be assured towards the end of Mr. McKinley's administration to play its part in the next campaign and fool tbe .Republican silver peo ple with the hope that something may come; out of it. The people of -St.X.ouis got a glimpse o thosepbte on the sun' a few days agoout it didn't scare 'em up aslfdid the Florida darkeys whenjthey saw them. ! The St. Louis oeoble saw about 27.000 miles of spot one way and 9,000 another, and several smaller spots,v and . doubtless concluded that the sun! must be do ing a spoi business. The spot area covers about 68,000 mile. The Michigan man in Washington who was! ambitious to inscribe his name on the shaft of fame did it. He wrote it four times, but about that time a prying policeman spied , him and it cost him $20, $5 a write. Am bitious Michigan men should always; provide themselves with a copy of the town prdinances when they visit strange towns. i - Mr. W. C. Dowd, of the Charlotte News, has purchased the Charlotte Democrat and will continue the pub lication of that paper, Mr. Bryant going to the staff of the Observer with which he was formerly con nected, phe Democrat is a well es: tablished paper, and has for years been one: of the best weeklies in the State. A Kentucky woman enjoys the distinction of having changed hus bands seven times and religions five times. As she Is yet in tbe prime of life there! is a prospect that she may catch up pn religions. Austra lasla is short on wheat this year, bne usually has about iz,- 000,000 bushels for export but will have toi import 5,000,000 bushels this yearj ' . ' f ' We arej indebted to the Philadel phia Ledger for its almanac for 1897, which contains much valuable statis tical and jother information, , . Mr. C. W. Fairbanks, who will succeed Senator Voorhees, as U. S. Senator lionaire. from : Indiana, '""is a mil He is also a Republican. ' - "Senatojr Butler is the youngest Senator, jj3 years old, but; Candidate Pritcbard thinks he is old enough to know fetter: . ' .' ; ' i The inauguration of the Governor of Colorado cost only j $3.50, and yet that may have been more than it waswdrtb. ! . As a proper precaution against contingehces, &c, McKinley has had his life insured for $50,000. Formerly pi Wilmington. Mr. Samnel R. Birdsey, whose busi ness failure at Ocala, Florida, was an nounced jn the telegraphic department of the STAR yesterday, is well known in Wilmingtbn! wherej.he formerly lived and was senior partner in the dry goods house of I Birdsey & Robinson. Both Mr. Birdsey and his wife, who is a -daughterjof tbe late John W. Sanford, of Fayetteville, have many friends here who . regret to hear of Mr. Birdsey's trouble, i - . ' Paatb of Mrs. John H. Hardin. The Star is pained to announce the death of Mrs. John H. Hardin, which took place after an illness of several months, at 4 o'clock yesterday after noon. " The " deceased ; lady was a daughterj of Capt. E. W. Manning. She leaves her husband and three children to mourn her loss. Mrs. Hardin1 was a member of the First Baptist Church, from which the funeral will be conducted - at 8 o'clock this afternoon, Rev.. W. B. Oliver offi ciating. Bnalneaa Changea ia Maxton. ' Motion Blade: "Vlx.yT. St McNair and his youngest brother, Mr. Augustus McNair, have bought out' the mercantile firm of McLean & Sellers. In point of experience Mr. W. S. McNair is one of the oldest merchants In Maxton, and his brother, Mr. Augustus McNair, is a very fine accountant and will have charge of the books of the new firm. They will occupy the store next to Dr. Croom's drug store. Mr. J. A. McLean-Will re main with them.". - ' ; WILMINGTON, N. a, FRID-l two confidence! men: ONE GOT AWAY. THE ; OTHER " - CAUGHT. One ot the SwlBdlets Plajed a Saooeiifal Qidu os VLt. F. P. Iimb and Mr. Joo. H. Eaek and 8k3psed The Oth6r , Arraated While Attemp log - . . .v r' to Fug a Bogtu' Cheok. - ' Ooe of tbe boldest swindles that has occurred in Wilmington for years was perpetrated Friday afternoon, Mr. F. P. Lamb, of this city, and 'Mr. John E. Schmidt, of Asheville, being the vic tims. : '; . ' " '"-- "i-t List ; Tuesday ; Mr. John E. Schmidt, of Asheville, while in the city on hia way to Charlotte, fell j in. with a white man who gave his name as John Hoff mann.,' Hoffmann prpved a "good fel low," and prevailed upon Mr. Schmidt to remain in Wilmington - and take charge of a store which' he (Hoff mann) is intended. - to open. ! Several times Schmidt and Hoffmann metiathe omceoi nr. r , iucnicr,.wBom nuuman had informed he intended embarking in business in the city, as he wanted a good paying investment fos his money, of which, he had plenty. ' Hoff mann bor rowed money from Schmidt, one. time on the pretext that he couldnt geta-J mty-doiiar Din cnangea; ana again,tnat he was awaiting money from. his bank ers, until 'he .had . tiSltVaboat : all of Schmidt's moneyv; Thursday last Hoffmann, accompanied by Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Richter, went into thestore of Mr.' John H. Kuck, on rater street near Market, with a view to buying out Mr. Kuck.; Mr. Knck and his clerk, Mr. F. r. Lamb, were soon convinced talist. that Hoffmann was a capi- ( Friday afternoon Hoffmann alone again visited Mr. Kuck's storo and in quired of Mr. Lamb, the ' clerk, for Mr. Kuck. ; Mr. Lamb informed him that Mr.Kuckwas at dinner.! Hoff mann then explained that he wanted Mr. Kuck to eo up to the bank with him,' as be wanted to draw, some money, of which he had a large sum in the bank, but not speaking English plainly could hot make himselt understood. He then said be had a few small debts to pay and asked Mr. Lamb to loan him jten dollars until he could go to the bank. Mr. Lamb gave him the money and Hoffmann left the store. A - short s kime afterwards Hoffmann returned to the store and again inquired for Mr, Kack,,and was Kuck hadn't re- again informed that Mr. turned from dinner, plained of a few more Hoffmann com- private debts he wished to pay and exhibited a. receipt from the National Bank ot Wilmington, showing that he had forwarded a draft for $680 tor collection at Cleveland, Ohio, and then asked Mr. Lamb for an other loan of twelve dollars! Mr. Lamb not having twelve dollars in change, gave him a twenty-dollar bill, feel- ' Ing perfectly safe in doing so.-and Hoffmann once (more left the store, thanking Mr. Lamb' for his kindness. Very soon tyir'. Kuck returned from din ner and Mr.-Lamb informed him of the poney he had loaned Hoffmann. Mr. Kuck replied that It was all right and perfectly safe. But as ime went by and Hoffmann failed to return Mr. Lamb be came uneasy and went out to search for Hoffmann, and meeting Mr. Schmidt on the street, found out that they were both in the ' same boat," haying" been taken in by a clever swindler. . j . The police were at once notified and affidavits sworn out for Hoffmann's ar rest, but be managed io get out of the city on the afternoon Southern train. He has been tracked by the authorities as far as Florence, S C. Hoffmann is described as a German about 80 years of age. with a reddish mustache. While in the city he stayed! at the Atlantic Cafe. After his flight a package which he had left in the care of Mr. Henry Gieschen was opened' and. found to con tain the receipt of the National Bank of Wilmington for tbe bogus draft and a receipt from the German-American Trust and Savings Bank : ot Charleston, S. C., under date of January 11, 1897, showing that this bank; had received of one Jno. Baumann a draft for 4,000. This evidently shows that Hoffman has been experimenting in Charleston.' A blank check on tbe Dime Savings Bank of Charleston, S. C.. was also found in the'package. '. t- . It seems that Hoffmann went to the National Bank of Wilmington in this city and said he wished to draw on a party in Cleveland, Ohio. The cashier informed him that they could wire for it, but Hoffmann said it was unnecessary,; and gave him a draft for $680 to be for warded to Cleveland, lhis draft Is un doubtedly bogus, j ' " 1 ANOTHER SWINDLER. . t . ... About 8.30 o'clock last night a tele phone message was received: at the City Hall asking that an officer be sent down to the Palace Bakery, corner Second and Market streets. Sergeant of Police Gore went down to the bakery and was informed by Mr. W. A. Farrias, the pro prietor, that there was a man stopping at the Bonitz House whom he (Farriss knew to be a confidence man and would probably try to work off forged checks, He was" registered at the Bonitz under an alias, ? R. F. Lee, of Raleigh. Ser geant Gore at once wtnt and notified Chief Melton, who happened to be at tbe Opera House at the-time. Chief Melton and Sergeant Gore learned from Mr. Dick Hines, a clerk at the Bonitz Hotel, that the man . Lee had been with him' and had tried to pass a check for (15 at , Mr. R. V. Cote's saloon, cor her of ' Princess and - Water streets. They- then went around to Mr. Coxe's place of business and found that Lee had neen there, but had gone away, promis ing to come back , later1. Lee was then traced to Front and Ann streets. Later in the night Chief- Melton and Sergeant Gore went back to Mr Coxe's, to await Lee's'arrival. ' Lee passed by the saloon but did not go in.f He then went down Water street, with Chief Mel ton and Sergeant . ( Gore -watching his every movement, and stepped into Mr. M. C. Croom's store and tried to cash a check j there. Next he went up Market stfeet to Front, and down Front to the .Market house, with his two shadows hot on his trail. At Mr. C. G. Garrelfs stand he tried to cash a check for 5 on the Na tional Bank of Wilmington, signed by D. Y. Bliss. While he was trying to cash the check Chief Melton walked np and asked him where he got the check. The man replied ' .from Mr. Bliss, and told the Chief he would take him to Bliu's place, but at last ho confessed to the Chief that be had forged T the check himself. .He was placed under anest and landed in jaiL Officer J. F. Hug gins assisted in the arrest.- t Lee, whose right name is T. R. Hicks, is f rom Henderson. N. C He Is of me pium height, black hair and mustache, land about thirty years of age. On his person were found black checks on the Bank of Wayne and the National Bank of Goldsboro. There was also a check for ted dollars, signed by D. E. Hughes, on the Bank of Commerce, of Lynch barg. Va.j one on the National Bank of Ralegh for $18.28. signed by J. J. Long, and five check on the National Bank of Wilmington, for various sums, signed bf D. Y. Bliss. On a letter-bead found in his pocket was the' firm, name of J. R. Hicks & Co., dealers In tobacco, ' Hen derson. N. C. There were also several letters from his wife and his mother, ad vising him to keep out of bad company and live an honest life.- - v - -. ' Hicks seems to be an old hand at the business. Chief Melton and Sergeant bore deserve credit lor the arrest. 1 ALEHffiNEWS THE SENATORIAL BIT ATION 8TILL A FOG. Impoaathle to Tell Whit the Basnlt Will Be utUr Hopea to Canae Doad-Iisek- Frltehard'a Snpporteia Claim a Majority - Demsorata Will Caaaaa Monday : , Z,BilatiTe Prooeedinca TJn- '. r - tmporunt Bualneaa. Special Star Correspondence. . 1 Raleigh. N. C Jan. 16. Harry Skinner secured another bolter to-day. Senator W. H. Odom, of Anson, comes out in a letter this morning an. nounclng that he will support Pritcbard, Mr. Odom has not been connected with either ot the caucuses. He was confined to bed tbe night the bolters went out, and has been in ever since. Congressman Skinner said this morn. ing that the nomination of Thompson last night rather improved Pritchard's chances. This statement will cause the most sober to laugh." Skinner seeafsnct doubt whether Thompson has accepted the nomination. Harris of Hyde went into the major ity caucus last night. He announced while in there that he was not for Pritch ard and would not abide by the action of tbe caucus. Some one asked him why he remained in the caucus and he replied that he bad as much , right in there as any f opullst. It is difficult to say whether Cy Thompson can be elected. The Repub licans are badly worried, and they show it. They profess to believe, however that Pritchard is as sure a winner as ever. If all the Republicans stand by Pritcharc". which is extremely doubtful, he can win by a very small majority. But it is al most certain that Brown and two others will not support him. . It remains to be seen, whether the Democrats will flock to Cy Thompson. From what can be ascertained there are sev erat Democratic members who are op posed to him. The Democrats will caucus Monday night and finally deter mine whom they will support. Mai. Grant said -to day that he did not think Pritchard's chances were lm paired. He also said: "Whatever coa- ltion elects Senator Pritchard will form an - administration party. Russell will be at the head of it. Everybody will understand what that means so far as offices are concerned." , The Pritchard Populists are not with- Aut reward. ' . ' SENATE. The Senate was called to order at 9 80 o'clock this morning by Lieut. Gov. Reynolds, and after prayer by Rev. Mr. McNeill, of the Senate, the journal of yesterday was read and approved. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Scales and Mr. Justice.' No bills or resolutions were introduced; Senators were evi dently too deeply engrossed on the sub ject of erio eerms to draw up bills. Tbe calendar 'was taken up and the following bills were disposed of: Bill for relief of A. M Venoy, ex sheriff of Wilkes county,, passed second ana tnira reauings. -, Resolution to pay postoffice box rent; adonted. Bill for the relief of Dr. Geo. W, Walker, of Pender couoty. exempting him from the tax of 110. By unanimous consent the Senate took up House bill repealing chapter 466. known as the "Assignment Act, and it passed its several readings and was ordered to be enrolled-for ratifica tion. : The' Senate then adjourned until 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. Special Star Telegram. The House ' was in session only a few minutes this morning. Only two unim po'rtant bills were introduced. - : Hancock was announced as chairman of the Committee on Fish Interests. I. Scbulken, Lusk and Nelson were ap pointed a committee to investigate the charges of fraud in Senatorial elections. Harry Skinner attacks Cy Thompson. Says he is permitting himself to be usea as a tool by Butler to play a snam oattie Reonblicans all allege that Butler is seeking to destroy Thompson. They say Butler would not permit him . to be elected. It is impossible to tell what the result will be. Thompson's ; nomi nation caused Pritchard to both lose and gain ground. l. ... : By Southern Aaaodated Preaa.1 Raleigh. Tan 16. The Tribune will onnt to-morrow an- interview with Col Harry Skinner, member of Congress, who is here supporting the candidacy of Senator Pritcbard, in which CoL Skinner asserts it as his calm and considerate judgment that -Pritchard will be elected on the first ballot next Tuesday. He declares that the Pritchard Populists are stronger than they were yesterday. and that there is absolutely no defection in the Republican ; ranks. He claims that there have been four accessions from the Populist majority caucus be sides State Senator Odom. who declared in writing to day his intention to sup- bort Pritchard. i On the other hand two of the bolters are understood to have returned to the majority caucus. Late last night the majority faction issued a manifesto from which the fol lowing is extracted: "The majority have exhausted all resources to bring about harmony and amicable adjustment of the differences tbat exist, but their efforts have been in vain." Col. Skinner characterizes this as an acknowledge ment of defeat. - H It is understood that Senator Butler hopes to bring abont a dead-lock by Thompson's candidacy; but the support ers of Pritcbard say it is impossible to do so. as thev have a majority pledged tore-elect the Senator. It is not gener ally believed that Democrats will sup port Thompson, though it is impossible to get an expression ot opinion from any of them. - Their course will remain un decided until their caucus Monday night: but as it does not appear tbat Thompson can be elected by their votes, -it is probable that they will nominate a Democrat and vote for him. BUDGET u C. P.-&T, V. RAILROAD. Argumsnt Before Jadta Bimontoo In the TJ. S. Ciroait Court Coanael for Sew York . Bondholders Pile lm Bid of ; 91,050,000 for DitUIoo ; Ai--,-; Oounael for BalUmore Bond-;--f holdara Con tana for. Balo . - V,' - '' tn Whole BMd- , . A jBoooss .Taken.: A short history of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad case up to the special termpf the United States Circuit Court called by Judge Simonton for Jan uary 14th and now in session is as fol lows:; On the 81st of March, 1896rJndge aimonton issued a decree directing Mr. E. S. Martin,' Special Master, to take testimony with regard to the values of the different divisions and branches of the Cape Feat & Yadkin Vallev Rail road, preparatory to tbe sale of the same and the distribution of the-respective values. The hearing Jorreeard to the values took placeinr this city before the special master On the 18th, 14thand 15th of October last.. His report was made an Court is now sitting to hear counsel in regard to the matters . contained In said report. . i.wi-c - ' J The Court convened yesterday at 8 p. m. in the United States Court room. The argument ; was t opened bv Mr. Charles Steele, counsel for the New York committee of bondholders, who held that the road should be sold by di visions and then put np as a whole, the highest bid to take the property and the proceeds to ne divided among A B and C bonds, in proportion to the bonds out standing. , Mr. Steele filed a bid from a New York syndicate, of $1,050,000 for Division A, which is that portion of the road from Greensboro : to the . South Carolina line. Judge E. J.;D. Cross, representing the Baltimore bondholders, followed, con tending that the road should be sold as a whole and j the proceeds divided in proportion t the relative values of the several divisions. He offered in evi dence the sworn testimony of W. E. Strong, of the New York committee, as given in the Circuit Court at Baltimore io tbe case ol the Mew xoric committee against the Mercantile Trust and De posit Company tor the recoverv of cer tain bonds bearing on the case in ' hear ing. ... : . - . - i.. - - Judge Cross concluded at 6.35. and tbe Court took a recess until 10 o'clock this morning when the argument will be continued, j i . REV. JOSEPH CALDWELL HUSKE, D. D. Dr. Huske j finished his long and use ful life Thursday night at half pastil o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Pjearce, three miles from Fayetteville. ;N-C. , j j Joseph Caldwell Huske was born in Fayetteville. j in the year 1823. His father, Mr John Huske, was a substan tial merchant and one of the most prominent Citizens of the upper Cape Fear. He received his early training in Fayetteville' at the Academy of Mr Stewart, by I whom many of the old boys of Wilmington were prepared for college; Mr. Huske graduated from Chapel Hill with honors in the class of 1843. He turned to the ministry for his life work, spent several years in pre paration for holy orders and was or dained by Bishop Ives in 1847. He was sent by the Bishop to take charge of the two widely separated parishes, Lumber ton and Morganton. i -i la 1849 he married Margaret, only daughter of Hon. Robert Strange, of fayetteville, and tor thirty-three years this happy couple lived in perfect love and peace together. ' In 1851 Mr, Huske was called to 5c John's church, Fayetteville, the church of his childhood. Here he ministered as the wise rector and beloved pastor for thirty-six years. Increasing infirmi ties caused him to give up the charge of St. John's ten years ago, and since then he has been rector emeritus. Not con tent with an honorary title and well earned rest for .bis old. age, Dr. Huske has been doing active missionary work in and near Fayetteville during: this whole period, Oaly last Spring a beau tiful little church, the outgrowth of his missionary enthusiasm, was consecrated by tbe Bishop of the Diocese. - From his entrance into the ministry Mr. Huske took a prominent part in all kinds of church work. He was on the important committees in' the diocese, and was for many years a delegate to the General Convention. His Alma Mater conferred the degree of Doctor of Di vinity upon him more than twenty years ago. He has been President of the Standing Committee ' of East Carolina since its creation into a diocese. : - His whole life has been spent among his own people, and no man was ever more ! truly beloved or more highly re spected. Single-hearted and free from ambition, his Bishop and fellow clergy have forced upon him every honor he would accept While staunch in his own convictions, he was so full of human kindliness that men of every school of religious opinion loved and respected him. Sprung"1 from the best blood of the State, yet so wide in his sympathies and simple in his manners that black and white, poor and rich, have been eager to do him reverence.. , C F. Ids Y. V. RAILROAD. 1 The Beeent Htaring of the United Biates Clrouit Court-Jadge Simonton Gave No Intimation That Hia Decree' i Would Be Ifor Sale Of the Boad in Its : s: , ( .: . Entirety. -. : -.; Judge C H. Simonton left T for his home, Charleston, S. C, yesterday afternoon. " - ' ;. ..' : At no time during the session of the Court did any thingfall from him inti mating that his decree would befor the sale of the C F. & Y. V. railway as a whole, though the drift of the argument, seemed to show that such a decision might be expected. Additional ground for this expectation is found in the fact that Judge Simonton's first- decree, is sued after the hearing at Asheville, ex pressed the opinion that tbe road should be sold as a whole, if it; were possible under the circumstances. - . The special term of tbe Court in Wil mington of January 14th and 15th was called solely ifor the purpose of hearing argument upon the questions arising out of the report of the T special master, which report had been ordered to be prepared with a view to ascertaining the values of the different ' divisions and branches. The Court took the papers, allowing counsel thirty days' in which to file briefs in addition to the oral argu ments made; before the Conrt. After the expiration of this time,' the Court will proceed to draft its decree. "" ? H - In case an appeal is taken from Judge Simonton's decision, the case will come np before the Circuit Conrt of Appeals, which sits a. Richmond, Va. v coxnriY cojnnssioiTERs. - I .fir I -LCZt Meeting of the Board Teatarday Afternoon ' Ziteenaea to Sell ' Llaoia Granted Be-; - parte aa to Condition of Brldgee ' -v- -- SU tern est of Cnrrent Bxpenaes ' I - , of the Ooonty. - v . . ; The Board of County Commissioners met yesterday afternoon at 2.80 o'clock. Present, Chairman Foster and Commis sioners Moore, Alexander, Dempsey and Nixon. j ; ' ": 4' K ' . ; . ' ' V- 'A Chairman Foster stated " that '. be thought It advisable for' the Board "to have an attorney; that there' was con stantly arising some legal matter upo; which they needed a lawyer s advice. On motion of Commissioner Moorer Marsden Bellamyfisq , was elected at torney for the Board. ,: ' . - oHowing dealers were granted or license : j.-, .":. .-.' , ': ..-'".: - . ; B. H. . Ahrens, 620 Market street; SoU Bear & Co., 20 Market: Frank B. Brown, corner Second and Princess; B. Bellois, 126 Market; H. J. Boesch, 801 North Fourth: M. D. Croom, 8 North Water; M, F- Croom, 102 North Water;' R. V Cox, 26 North Water; Paul Caase. Wrightsville Sound; D. W. Cbadwick. 15 Market street Jno. Dahnhardt (malt). 810 Nutt; J, W. Duls. 114 Front; H T. Duls, 715 Cbesnut; J. D, Doacber. 811 Harnett; Jas. Elder, corner Eleventh and Camp-' bell; Jno. H. Fuchs, corner Front and Orange; F. K J. Fucbs, northeast cor ner Front and Castle; Gieschen Bros. (Atlantic Cafe), corner Front and Red Cross; J. G. L. Gieschen & Co., 81 South Front; Tuos. J. Gore. 28 South Wateri Geo. H. Heyer. 803 North Fourtuf H. F. Haar; 108 South Front; Jurgen Haar, 411 North Front; V. Horrelk 805 South Fourth; Jno. H. Kuck, 6 North Water; H. W. King, 826 North Fourth; G. W. Linder 82 South Front; Frank P. Lamb, south east corner Eighth and Campbell; Jno. M. Mayland, 19 North Front; C. P. B. Mahler, 511 North Fourth; A. L. Mc Rae, 519 North Sixth; : Peter Mohr. 1201 Market; T. E. Mayer, Boniiz Hotel; M. O'Brien, ' corner Nutt and Red Cross; H. D. Oldenbuttel, southeast corner Front and Orange; J. G. Olden buttel, 920 Market; F. W. Ortman, 17 North Second; 1. T. Rulfs. 820 North Fourth;-1. B. Rhodes, northwest corner Second and Princess streets; ! N. B Rankin, 110 Northi Front street; Chas. Richter, 420 Nutt; Martin Rathjen, cor ner Sixth and Swann; The Southern Distilling Company, 119 Princess; Stern berger Bros., southwest corner Front and Grace; - Chas. Schnibben, cornet Market and Water; E. P. H. Strunck, 501 South Fourth; J. O. Steljss. southeast corner Grace and Water; M. Schnibben,! corner Sixth and Red Cross; D. Steljes, 603, Castle, C. Valen. (malt), Eighth and Brunswick; W. A. Vollers, 23 South Front; T. 1. Wallace, 6 South Front; R. W. Wallace & Co., Ortou Hotel; s J. C. Walton, corner Seventh and Castle: A. C. Wessell. 134 Market; Louis: Weil (malt), 422 Nutt; Cape Fear Club-northwest corner Front and Chesnut; . H.; Brunjes, 925 North Fourth, and Schnib g'n & Sjeljes, French Cafe. Mr. M. Bellamy, who was present, suggested tbat . the Board give fteir chairman the power to hire out county prisoners - for - costs. Commissioner" Moore put Mr. Bellamy's suggestion in the form of a motion, which was carried. Commissioner Alexander, chairman of the Bridges and Roads Committee, handed in the committee's report, which 'was placed, on file. . The report stated that all the bridges of the county were in good condition with the exception of tbe bridge oyer Hewlett's creek on Masonboro township line, and recommended an appropriation of $25 to repair tbe bridge. On motion, Commissioner Alexander was : instructed to have the bridge re paired, at a cost not to exceed $25. . Mr. F. A. Montgomery, of Masonborb township, and Mr. W. B. Rhodes, of Federal Point township, appeared be fore the Board and asked that work pn the new Federal Point road be resumed.. George .E; Green, bf Federal Point township, r also appeared before the Board and esked that work be done on roads in his township. - . Both applications were deferred until next meeting. ; ' . Commissioner Moore introduced the following resolution, which was Adopted: Resolved. That the county treasurer be and he is hereby requested to furnish this Board at its regular meeting on the first Monday -in- February, 1897. the amount of county funds in his handsr to gether with a separate and detailed state ment of tbe amount on hand for each particular levy and purpose; . and - the clerk of this Board is hereby instructed to furnish the treasurer with a copy ot this resolution. Mr. G. W. Linder inquired through a letter if the JBoard would grant a license for a grocery and, liquor store on the northeast corner of Seventh and Nun streets. Owing to its proximity to St. Luke's M. E. church, the' Board would not grant license. f Mrs. C. Ketcbum was allowed as a relief from the county tbe amount of her taxes on her residence. I The Board at 5 80 o'clock adjourned until Monday, February 1st', at 280 p. m. The current expenses of the county of New Hanover for the year 1895 were $17,859.54; for 1896, $50,838 59. -The ex penses of the City Hospital last year were $6,139 6 4; of the out-door poor, $5,785.93; of the Poor House, $3 366 83, Power, Sibba & Co. The announcement of Powers, Gibbs & Co., manufacturers of high grade fer tilizers, appears in the Star 1 to-day Their plant near this city is One of the largest in the South, and is complete in all of its appointments. The business is conducted in a thoroughly, systematic manner and the success of the firm is conclusively established by the fact that there was an increate of fifty per cent, in tbe sales of 1898. . : Oltr Herkeie. ; - ' ' . I " There waaa fair supply of country produce for sale yesterday. Sweet po tatoes were scarce and i consequently were higher than usual. Eggs sold for 15 and 16 cents per dozen. Prices of other articles were as follows: Meats Pork, 10c; boghead cheese, 10c; steak, loin, 12c; round, 10c; chuck. 7 to 8c; stew, 5 to 6c; sausage, 10c. Vetetables Spinach, 25c per peck; Irish potatoes, 20c per peck; sweet pota , toes 20c per peck; rutabagas and turnips, 5c per bunch; collards, 5: per head; let tuce, 2H to 6c per head; green onions, 5c per bunch; carrots, 5c per bunch. : Oysters Best '. New River, $1.00 per gallon; Stump Sound, 65 and 70c; Myr tle Grove. 50c; Sound oysters,. 85 and 40c Oysters in the shell brought 65c per bushel; clams, good quality, 80c. Poultry Chickens, live, 15 to"$5c.' each; dressed, 60 to 75c per pair; tur keys, dressed, 111 to 15c per pound. " Fish Mullets. 10 and 15c per bnncbt trout, 85 to 60c per bunch. - ; : Governor Q'Ferrali. of Virginia, who Is suffering from an attack of grip, com plicated with kidney trouble, was not so weu lastnigut. ; ; Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for its grear leavenlnix; strength and healthfulness1. Assures the fooil'against alum and all 1 forms of adulteration common to the cheap i I brands. , v ROYAL BAKING 1 POWDER Co., j New York! ; GOMEZ N EARS HAVANA. Znsnrsent Iieader Bald to be Mareblns To- , i.ward the Capital in oroe Not ; ; 'U . Waiting for TreatyHakere. I : -.'i, . Specialtothe World. ' I. Havana1; via Kev j West, Jam 14v- Couriers who have slipped through the j Spanish! lines in Matantas Province bring the news that Gen. Gomez is un- ;" , ioubtedfly moving on Havana, slowly but surety and that his advance, guard is laying waste the country as they proceed. ' I a less than a week the advance gui of Gomez's army has - destroy ed by fire twenty-one of the most valuable estates . in the province of Matanzas, and the work of destruction continues as the army moves along. - ' -v i The people of Havana are at last be coming thoroughly alarmed . at the situ-' atlon and all who possibly can have al ready left the place. - Those who have been detained are making preparations to leave with all possible haste. ' Many of - tbose ' who have been outwardly! loyal to, Spain have lost all confidence . in Gen. Wey ler's ability -to handle the, insurgents and they now actually fear for the safety of Havana.: -. if . Skirmishes occur every day In Pinar . del Rio. . The insurgents are, under command of Kuis Rivera- . This con firms tbe World war; correspondent's' statement that the insurgents are as ac tfve in Pinar del Rio as they were be fore Weyler's campaign there. , 1 ; MURDER. AND; SUICIDE. . Tiagedy at a Hotel In Bngby, Tenneitee. ' , By Telesrmph to the Morning Staz ; j Chattanooga, JanL 16. At Rugby, Tenn., on the Cumberland plateau, " ninety miles from Chattanooga, Ben jamin Davies; proprietor of the Tabard : ; Inn, and his wife weie! yesterday, morn ing found dead in bedj the former with a bullet hole in the temple. The woman's head bad been almost severed by a ; butcher 'knife. ' Thei children! occu pied the! next ' room. They were not disturbed during the night. however, and in the morning went , to their parents' chamber as usual,, as was their custom to dresi, but found the door! locked. In i alarm they ran -down stairs. The hotel cletk climbed over the transom and entered the room. , Man and wife lay side bvslde' on1 the bed. They had been dead some hours.' A pistol and a blcody knife were found near. ; At tbe Coroner's .inquest the post mortem discovered traces of poison "in Davies' stomach. The drug which Davies took may have earned him to take his wife's life, then his own. He i a native of Brooklyn. N. Y., and was recently a head c'.ei k at , the Gibson House in Cincinnati. jJ . , HAVANA ADVICES, ' Bpaciah Bepotta or Military Opsratlons 1 f Wejler Ha Ordered Orlndlng '' !'' of Cane In Pioar Tiel '; , Bio Froyinoe. j ,Br Cable to the Morning Star. :; ' Havana, Jan. 16. A summary of the military operations'of the last twenty four hours, according to official reports issued to-day. shows that the troops are continuing their skirmishing 'tactics in. the provinces of -Pinar del Rio, Havana,' Matanzas and Santa Clara. The aggre gate losses of the rebels cannot be ascer tained, but they left fifty-two tof their dead on the several ; fields bf battle. The total losses of -the troops were two officers and fifteen privates wounded. Capt. Gen. Weyler has ordered tbe beginning of grinding la the Pinar del Rio - province, and; is or- -iganiztng forces for the protection of the men engaged in the work, to be paid by the owners of the estate, abolishing the system of payment by the State. . The 'gathering of the crop for grinding, ac cording to the order,, will begin within eight days. The scope of the order will later be extended to include , the , provinces of Havana and Matanzas, and in the near future the order will , be put ( into effect in the province of Santa Clara. Washington. D. C., Jan. 16. The ; cruiser Detroit, which has been ordered . to return to San ! Francisco frdm the Asiatic station, and the gunboat! York- -town, left Shanghai to-day for Nagasaki, - , where tbe other vessels of the fleet will rendezvous in order to send home on . the Detroit all the enlisted men whose terms have expired. - The Petrelr now -. at Mare Island, will relieve the 'Detroit , and will take out an extra complement i of long term men . for the fleet. The flagship San Francisco, of the American squadron, arrived at Genoa yesterday. : ' -Tbe coast defence vessels Monterey and Monadnock have reported at Santa : Barbara, Cal. - STEAMERS ASHORE - . J . t 'i'"' rt-'.4 " Near STorfolk, Va., and ar Waih Woodf, , jnTotth Carolina. , . ' - , By Telegraph to the Morning Star. , . Norfolk, Jan.:: 16. The steamer Haxby from Liverpool to Norfolk, con signed tO Barber & Co.! to load, went ' ashore near Dam Neck in the heavy fog this morning., The wrecker '-. William Cole Is at work on the vessel and will - probably pull her off to-morrow. She is not in any immediate .danger. An un known steamer, thought to be the Staffs, 4 went ashore to-day two miles north of Wash Woods life saving station. She -Is resting easily and will probably get off to-night or to-morrow. I -. rr . X"'rv'!' r- i--- -ai ' Ljj: ', f - Mr. Charles D. Owens, vice president and general manager ol. the Atlantic & Danville Railway, died suddenly last , night at Norfolk. Va.. He was in good;' spirits Friday evening and did not go up' stairs till nearly midnight. This morn ing be was found in the bath room dead. The coroner was notified and an inqnest resulted in a verdict of death from heart disease.. - j U. S. WARSHIPS. - Movement or Veaaela of the Aiiatla 8q.nadronu -.1 - s ',V By, Telegraph to the Morning Star. . . 1 :i s 5 j
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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