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m -J PUBLISHED AT .. . I " V.i' j WILMINGTON, N. C, $1.00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. VV'eekly JElLiDd 8SS8SSSS8SS8S3S88 vol; xxviii. r WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY; JANUARY 29, 1897. NO. ;14 83S3S88888888888S 8838888888888888 25888835282888858 i' sqTotH 8 88888888888888888 8 2 8 8 8 fl8S8l8l888S 7 S2228 888&88S8 S888SS8828888888 "-":55SSS:S83S888 S3S88S2388888888 , ?8SS8S388888888S JO)JO0 MkOHCQIOI 'fcj u U . s : .5? Entered at the' Post Office at llmtgton, N. C, a 1 Second Clu Ma er.l . - SUBSCRIPTION P TCE. " The subscription price of the We'-ly 8tr lau . follows: .. . I ' ' ' ' m Sincle Copy f year, postage P1" ...SJ 00 i. ... 6 month -" " ....r...'... 60 " 3 month! " SO We are again sending, bills lo our subscribers. In the aggregate they amount to a very large sum. 2 any of our subscribers are respo,n Jg promptly Others pay no attent. tj to the bills, "hese; latter do nt seem to understand that they ar under any legal or moral obligation to. pay for a newspaper. , , L HOW CAN THfiY. DO IT ? - The Committee on Banking and Currency of the House of Represen ' tauves has been for some time giv ing hearings to the bankers to get their . views, as to what they thiuk snou d bi cbne to get our currency system in better shape. , It Is con ceded that one of the conspicuous de fects ot tnej present system is coo -much concentration 'of ' money in some sections, and too little distribu tien in others, causing as pverabun danne where it can1 be easily com manded, and a "scarcity where it is d fficult to secure it, a. gorge ;in one, a dearthjn theojther, a gorge where . it is least needed, a. dearth where it ts most needed, millions lying idle in the vaults, . of the large money cen ter ritis iohpr r.hirks laro-flw talr the place ot money in current trans actions, and a famine in the sections where checks are comparatively but i t I a . " . ; uuie usea ana ousiness is aone witn rmney direct. This defect in our present system some extent by so amending the na tional. banking laws as to' authorize the establishment of national banks iatowds of 4,000 population, with a capital of 40,000.; This would do . some good, because it would increase the number of banks,' and put some more-money in circulation but it i j i I i ' L.: -1 J - - -.. wuoiu uc oiiuy a pimai auu .vcijr small relief to the people who most need it, that is the farmers, the shop men and the small traders, very few of wh m "could take their notes into .these banks and have them dis counted. The banks ithH? started, "whether f w or many, would in all ; probability be branches of larger banks which might find an outlet for so.ne of thi:tr surplus in that way, for very few new banks would be . started when bonds are- the basis of the circulating notes, , and bonds command the premium they have for sjrne time commanded and com mand now. Even with itUS amend ment' ' ( ' ' . I - . U M.Kt;W IUCU , II; lb 1C3UIICU III iuc caiduiisu- mni of many banks in small towns, the volume of the currency would still bi jn the control of the large bjftks and liable to sudden expan sion or contraction at the very time whn eithtrj would be the most harm- IUI- . . J..- - r . No reform in the. money system , tha-does not provide for an elastic currency "that may be adapted , to the 'growing or lessening' demands of business will be, worth, the time given to devise it or. the paper it is written on. No banking system based on. Government' bonds which have a speculative value and are bought and sold as merchandise Can . mat, tor tne ponas win oe bought and hoarded atj times and at other times, turned loose, both ot which operations will more or less .effect the volume of notes 4ased en thtm. When the tendency) isrup ward' the banks will surrender a ineir circulation to get iqc j,bonds to put upon the market at the opportune time,, and thus the vol uooe of currercv is contracted per haps at a time when.it would be most needed ; and -its contraction wouia do the most harm. It is a one .sided ; system in which the banks have wide latitude and the public little or no protection. The national banks may do well '- enough for the cities, especially the large cities,! where, as we have re marked, the daily business transac t'ons are largely conducted with checks, but thty are not adapted to the needs of agricultural sections where the people cannot use checks and must have money. ., There is but one system of banks that will meet these wants aod that viaic UdllK, WUItU 19 LUCtUdCU by the people most interested, gets c'oe to the people, and can do businessin a way that the people can "business with them. If we had State banks which could use other securities than Government bonds as a basis of circulating notes, we could provide our own .money, our people could sfet all : thev - needed ; on landed and other securities, and our. towns which desired to sell bonds for local improvement would not be' compelled to go abroad to find pur chasers as - thev do now. although these bonds may stand well enough to sell at a premium With State banks these bonds might be used as banking capital and be made the means of furnishing circulating notes for the town or city that issued and sold them? And so with' out State bonds, which are' now bought . and held for the interest tnev ."draw.. These might not only be drawing in terest if bought, by.' our , own people, but might, with a State bank system, also contribute to f urnishing the cir culating notes which we need. For this purpose they are worthless now, as they have no recognition m the national bank system. . ; Another result which would be gained by the State bank system is that it would prevent- these sudden contractions of the volume of notes, for the banks of one State being in dependent of 'the banks of other States the notes would, not be con trolled by any central power, and being1 thus uncontrolled would re main among the' people unaffected by the contingencies' that the banks of other States might be sub jected to. V , 'j ; 1- - ;, The statesman who is really desir ous of instituting a reform in our currency system which will provide (or . an equable distribution of the currency and? give the relief to ' the sections where relief is most needed. will serve bis country most and best by advocating the restoration of the State bank system and the repeal of the State bank tax, which would make that practicable. Tbis will not be an easy thing to do, we know, for there will be powerful influences against it. The money kings who control the national banks do not want State banks as competitors, but the agitation for them should go on all the same. " v MIHOft BLKHTIOJI. The Nicaragua canal scheme, which is bow under consideration in the Senate, has to encounter two powerful influences which are ex erted covertly against it, one the Pa cific railways, the other British com mercial interests, the' former of which is opposed to the construction of the canal because it would resu't in dangerous competition in trans portation, the latter of which is op posed to it because it would open the wav for American commerce to become a focmidable competitor in the markets of the East, where Eng lish merchants- and manufacturers have found such a rich' harvest. That canal will be to American commerce what the Suez Canal is to British commerce and will go far towards neutralizing the advantage that Great Britain now has and put ting American enterprise on a plane where it can successfully compete with the Briton. If the conditions were changed and England had the Opportunity , presented to her of controlling' this canal that the United States have she would seize it and turn it to her advantage, with out a teath part of the palavering that has been done over it in Con gress. It has been ; a topic of dis cussion at times for over .fifty years, for that far back its importance to the commerce of this country, and from a military j standpoint, was rec ognized, and it is of incomparably more importance now than it was then, for the demands of our com merce are greater and our interests in the great and growing Pacific world incomparably greater.' If we tail to grasp this grand enterprise, this "crowning glory of the nine teenth century," as Senator Morgan calls it, it will be the crowning blun der of the Century. . ; . The manipulators of the Republi can party in Raleigh are playing to get full control of the offices, State and municipal, and of the patronage that goes with them, thus strength ening themselves for future political contests, whether they have the co operation of the Populists or act irir dependency, of that co-operation. This accounts i for 1 the movement to change the. method of electing municipal officers, and for the move ment to put the penitentiary under the control of the Governor, which will doubtless be ; supplemented by other movements of a similar charac ter and for a similar nuroose. It is vesting the Govtrnortwho is intense ly partisan,! with a one-man power never before exercised by any Gov ernor in, this State, nor in any other. Of course Governor Russell will pla cate and bold in hand the Populists, for whom he and his party still have use; by giving them some recogni tion in the parcelling of the "honors" and the spoils, but he will so manage that as f to give his6wn; party the whicfr-Harger slices of both and build it up and make it strong. The Populist who isn't knowingly and voluntarily permitting himself to be "thus used when he votes ;o,r these schemes, must be as blind as a bat at noonday, or as dull as a terrapin. Without professing to know any thing abottf the accuracy of the- figures in the following, which Js ex tracted from the' last message ;; of Governor Culberson to the Legisla ture it Texas, we produce it because it shows One of the great drains on the South, and is an object lesson worthy of study: "L (e insurance companies principally chartered by and domiciled in tbe State of New York baye for 'tears done a (arse buuoeta in tbia State. Tne excess of premiuma over -losses paid tbese cpmdaoies by the people of Texas for tbe year 1895 was $3 471 193. . Tne pre miums wbichx our people paid three New York companies for the past ten years amounted to $18 644.124 85, and tbe policies which tbr paid, aggregated only $4 947.569 31. Toe exc-s in pre miums, the tarn taken out of the State in that time, was $13 696 555 34 less in appreciable commissions paid tne agents, and. is .greater-than, the total taxable values for 1886 of either of the great counties of Bell or Collin. . :; ; , : This is for one State. If the ag gregate amount paid by the people Of the Southern States to companies in the North for life and fire insu rance! were known we would have one qt the solutions of the problem why money is so scarce in the South, and one of the reasons why it is so abundant in ' some sections of the North. When the Southern people begid to study the art and contrive the ways to keep our money at home, they I will have less reason to com plain df money stringency and will be entering on the way that leads to monetiry independence. r I H4n . John Sherman expresses the opinion that there are States enough in the Union now for all practical purposes and that we ought not go out piruting for more territory. Tap probabilities 'are that. Hon.. John would pe willing to reauce tne number, if it Were practicable, by lop ping 'off some of those silver States that pe and his solonic associates took in to give his party the long end of the legislative wh'fHitree. Eight thousand persons are em ployed in the diamond mines of the Kimberly district in South Africa. Up to 1$93 they had turned out about ten tons of diamonds, valued at $300,000, 00. The annual ou put is about 3,000,000 ; carats, ana yet diamonds are so high that the aver age ljiotel clerk can't wear 'em larger than a hazel nut, and the average editor can't wear 'em at all. ' I illy". Mason, who will succeed decoy Palmir as U. S. Senator from Illinois, is not a millionaire, but what! he lacks in millions he makes up in jokes, and according to the Washington fast, DaO jose?, too. Squire Madden, that Chicago alder man who was: an aspirant, thinks his election was a bad joke on him, and he is Madden-ough about it. The Indianapolis Sentinel com menfs the. city council for passing an act prohibiting the expectorating of tobacco juice in theatres or other public' places, under penalty of a fine, j This fine proceeding, it thinks, should be followed up and expecto- rdiiu ' ine ycuow uuiu uu iuusc "beautiful white stone sidewalks" be prohibited. If it hadn't been for the Wilson tariff that homespun suit which Mr. McKinley is going to wear at his in auguration might have cost him double as much as it will, that is if it costs him anything, and he isn't simply being made a dummy of to advertise the work of that New Eng land cloth factory: '. The Greensboro Record has issued -asp endid eight page industrial edi which contains much valuable tion information as to the industrial prog ress and possibilities ot mat section. It is handsomely printed, nicely il lustrated, and reflects credit on the men1 who did the work and the office which printed it. . ! ' " We are under oougations to the Washington Sta? for a copy of . its almanac for 1897, a splendid publica- of 413 pages crammed with a vast range of subjects. It is com plete in every department, skilfully arranged and so indexed that what is desired may be turned to and found at once. I " ' Af Canton dispatch says McKinley is ooking for brains" for his Cabi , The slow progress he is mak indicates a scarcity of brains. ' net, ing Fnner.1 of th.a Xjate Alua B. Bravo. Toe funeral of the late Allan B. Brown was. held yesterday morning at 10 o'c ock at St. James church. Rev Robt. btrapge, D D conducting the service. From tbe church tbe remains were taken to Oak dale cemetery, where tbe Interment toolc place The pall bearers were Messrs A. 1 Marshall. Geo. H. Howell Geo. Pea chau, Herbert McClammy, John H Gore and J. Wannamaker. Dr. Mortimer H. Brown and Mr. Jao. Kent Brown, brothers of the deceased. who accomnamed the remains from Washington, D. C, returned to that city last night. f -' ';'yf?' Something ought to be done with the "obstinate eleven" jurors in the Holmes case who. bv refusing to, join the twelfth man caused a mistrial. Tbe "obstinate eh ven" favored a verdict of eoilty, while tbe twelfth fellow was the other way. Of . course, the eleven should have gone over to the colored juror and made tbe thing unanimous i TENNtSaet'S CENTENNIAL. Kr. John 3?. Patrick Here In Interest Of .. . . . . the Pre j 5e K Novtl Bagaestton " , v Ts Sstbrrd . Alt Iilnb'4 ' Iit ett TJ aderuking. . Mr. Jno. T. Patrick, who holds tbe position of Chief Industrial Agent for the Seaboard Air Line, arrived yester day. He is here : for the purpose of arousing the. interest ot Wilmington people in the Tennessee Centennial Ex position, which is to be held In Nash ville from May 1st to November 1st, in celebration, of the . oe hundredth anni versary of the formation of that State. tie conierrea wltn Mr. i. u.- Meares, Mr. Wnh E; Worth, Mr, Jas. H. Chad- bourn, Col. F. W. Foster and others, to whom he outlined several plans which will be taken a under advisement by the Chamber of Commerce. : Mr. J Patrick suggests among other thing. that a very novel and effective way of advertising the city would be to send a fish and oyster exh bit, to erect a res taurant at which ail the delicacies from tbe seashore could be served, and to give in addition an oyster roast in honor of the newspaper men who will congregate at the Expuition from all pans of tbe country. AH tbese plans. seem perfectly feasible and can be ' carried into effect without very great expense. . Mr. Patrick la ked also about the latest undertakings of that very enter prising road, the Seabbatd Air Line. ' It will have at the Exposition a structure in' the shape of a huge . passenger car, twenty-four feet wide' and one hundred feet long.' The car will have a conspic uous place 'n the Exposition grounds and on its sides will appear .advertise ments of the prominent cities located along the line of the road. V ; " : ' The Seaboard is going to adhere to its policy of improving the j condition and advantages ot the people living along its lines, f our hundred sab-agents have already been chosen to work under the direction of Mr. Patrick, a meeting of whom will be held on the 2d of Feoruary for the purpose ot discussing methods o procedure and for the j assignment of duty... i " ' .; ';1 -. -' .' -" : "; 1 All this of course is in the way of en couraging immigration to the "points in question. But does it pay ? ' The Sea board thinks so, its calculation being that the freight and 'passenger business arising out of the immigration of a single family will amount to $150 00. while the cost to the railroad people tn each case ill be $50.00. Some idea of how advertising can in- crease the railroad i business at a given point may be had from the estimate that the amount pf business done by the S. A. L. at Southern Pines during the season ending with May will be $75,000. Mr.W. Lj Aid rich and wi'e, of Boson. Mass., tccoaipanied Mr. Patrick to Wil mington. Mr. Aldricb has been msiru mental in sending many settlers from the New England States to North Carolina."- . 'It'..: I ; city markets. Plentiful Supplies lof Country Prodaoe - iVreen, Meet, Fub, Eto. There was a plentiful supply of coun try produce in the city markets yester day, owing to the favorable weather. Ess were steady at 12fc.A few shad were ottered tor, sale. tr ouitry, alive and dressed, could be had in great abun dance at comparatively low prices. Fal lowing are tbe prices obtained early yes terday morning before the stock was broken: - . (.: : ' ! Meats Pork, jlO:: hoghead cheese 10c; steak, loin, 12?, rouod. 10c; chuck. 7c; stew, 5 ;o 6c, sausage. 9 to Vegetables Spinach, 25; per peck; Irish potatoes. 25c per peck: sweet potatoes, 12 to 15c per peck; ruta bagas and turntpsj lards. 5c per head; 5c per bunch; col lettuce, 3 to -5c per head. (i . . ' . . O-sters New River, 80 to 90c per gallon; Stump Sound. 60 to 70c; Myrtle Grove, 50c; Sund ioysters. 40c. Osters in the shell sold for 75c per bushel; clams. 70 to 80c. V ; Poultry Chickens, live, 12 W to 25c each; dressed, 40 to 60:; dressed turkeys. 10 and Wife per pound. L . Fish Mullets, small," 6c per bunch; larger size. 10c per bunch; shad. $1.00 per pair; rock, 75c jto $1 00 each" Br'ak for liberty. . ' Wm. McQjoenl colored, a convict at the county bouse of correction, made a break for liberty Friday night, but with out . success. 1 Mr Thomas A. Watson, superintendent of the county house of correction, sent McCjjeen to tbe city, under guard, tOj get j some clothing. Near fourth street bridge M.Uueen made a dash 'fori liberty, but. his two guards captured him and after a short flht he was overpowered, put in irons and placed in jail. Yesterday he was carried back to the house of correc ion MtQieen rs the man who severely cut fames Smith, colored, with a razor last November,1 and jwas sentenced at the last term of tbe Criminal Court to three months' imprisonment in the house of correction! ; , J O. 8m. Brdrjw A leading Republican, says the News and Observer, quoted G Sau. Bradsbaw as saying a few days ago to him voted the Republican ticket from top to bottom. , ! A Populist in the group sa d "He voted the Rep -Pop. ticket, and yet he kicked against the Democrats for electoral fusion with the Pops. Jbis is the same G.j Sao. Bradshaw who came to Wilmington during the late campaign and made a nproarlng "sound money" speech. ' He , proiessed to be for Palmer and Buckner; but the Star charged him (oetore he made his speecb) With being lor McKinley, and he did not deny it. j G. Sam. is a political fraud.- i'mJ' Cotton Beoeipta at Wtlminaton. Receipts of cotton at this port tor the week ended yesterday are 3 487 bales; the same week last year. 8,397 bales Receipts from Seotember 1st, 1898, to January 22d. 1897. 218 416 bales, against 147 004 for tbe name timetast year; an increase of 71412 bales. The s-ock at tbis port is 11,748, against 11.533 bales at the corresponding date last year. SUPERIOR COURT. 4- Mtttrul ii ibe tua ot B. F. Holmes Hiok. AIim Tjee, the Bogaa Cheek . Peatet, Sentenced to Five Veer in . .' the Peniteaiiary Xt' ceta Taken V Until Mot day, . . Shortly alter the convening of the Superior Court yesterday morning the jury in the case of the State vs. R. F. Holmes, wbi:h. had been out all night, came into court and s ated, through their-foreman, that they ouldn't agree. Jude Mclver sent them oat again to once more try to agree, .upon a verdict. John R. Hicks, ali.s R F. Lee. the white - maa arrested bv Chief of Po ke Melton and Sergeant Gore while pass ing bogus checks, and who subsequently submitted in two cases of false pretence. was brought Into court to be sentenced. Solicitor Richardson stated to the court that. Hicks wished , to throw himself upon th mercy of the ' Court, bat that there was no doubt that his act was deliberately meditated. no. D Bellamy, Esq . said Hicks came. from Granville couaty, about one mile from Williamsboro, and that he was of a good family.' Hicks stated that he bad a wife and two cbildren; that he had gambled away ali bis money and rather tban see his family disgraced he had made out bogus checks and passed them. He also stated that be was sorry for, his actions, bat glad be was arrested, for it made him realize his crime and probably saved him from doing worse. In reply ' to a. question asked by the Solicitor, flicks said he had been in jail once be fore, charged with false pretence, but bad been cleared.-V Judge Mclver Ordered the judgment struck out in one of the cases, and in the other sentenced Hicks to five years' im prisonment in the State penitentiary, which evidently , surprised ; Mr. Hicks very miy:b. . Geo. Rountree. Esq.. inquired of the Court if the sentence was not a little heavy, as the defendant had thrown himself upon the mercy of tbe .Court, but he said he thought Hicks should be brought around! with a sharp turn. Tne Judge said he would consider the matter and might lessen the sentence. Eugene Puib, colored, convicted of resisting Police Oth er Sailings, was brought into court to be sentenced. Solicitor. Richardson stated to the Court that the resisting ot an officer in Wil mington was getting to be a common affair; that at every courf -there were a number of sucn cases. , Pugh ws sen tenced to two months ia the house of correction, with toe usual privilege "to the County Commissioners to hire him out." ' - ' i i The case of Jas. F. Post vs. J. F. Richard, was referred by mutual consent to Mr. foo. D. Bellamy, under the Code. The case of T. C. Miller vs. Johnston Hooper was set for bearing Wednesday. At 12 o'clock' Court adjourned while hearing the suit of Junius DiVis, receiver of tbe Bank of New Hanover, vs. the Butters Lumber Co. Mr. Eugene Mar- 4in and George Rountree, Ejq.. repre sent the plaintiff and Messrs. Ricaud and Bryan the defendants. , Before adjournment, as the jury in tbe. Holmes case couli not agree, the Court ordered a juror withdrawn and a mistrial entered. The jury stood eleven for con viction (the eleven white men) and one (colored) lor acquittal. ' y Death of Mr. E. C. Bobinton, in Beltf more. .. . Mr. A. B. Robinson, of the Postal Telegraph fom papy, received a tele gram yesterday conveying the 'distress ing intelligence of the death of his brother, Mr, iE. C Robinson, in Balti more yesterday morning. Tbe im ciion is all tbe more painful from tbe fact that the family had; no knowledge of the young man's illness. In fact his death was very sudden, one report having it tbat he dropped dead in the store of his employer. He had been in Baltimore for the last three years, engaged in the drug business. Before leaving this city he was in the employ of Mr. J. Hicks Bunt- an r - A : -k 1 n 1 me, w. ti. ureen a uo. ana k. r. oei lamy & Co. respectively: - He was in tbe 23d year of his , age at the time of his death. His father and mother and sev eral brothers survive him. The remains are expected this after noon, funeral notice win appear later. Beanler Fopi Beaclve. The resu ar Populist caucus, at its meet ng Wednesday night, adopted the following resolutions: "Resolved (l). That no one be allowed to sit wiib tbis cau:usot tne feopies party members of the Legislature who did not vote lor our nominee lor united States Senator, Dr. Cyius Thompson. ''Resolved (). Tbat no person be al lowed to attend tbe meetings of this caucus who did not favor and support said nominee. . 4 ; 'Resolved (3), That we will be gov erned by tbe majority rule of tbis cau cus, and tbat we will vote in tbe open sessions of tbe Legislature in accord-, ance with tbe decision of 'said caucus on all matters coming before tbe same." Obanoe fer trie Unemployed. AH the employes of the United States Engineer Department have been placed under tbe civil service rules. These em brace all from a deputy inspector and master down to helpers, and the Civil Service Commission will examine appli cants for these positions in the near fu ture'. For Wiim'ington Col. Heap has appointed tbe following board of exam iners: Charles Humphreys, J C. Lodor and G. H. Sbarrer. - Persona wishing employment should call on Mr, Lodor, at the engineer's offi-.e, in tbis city, for blanks giving ful1 information. Slew Baatneaa. Mr. Charles D. Foard will run a hard ware business in tbe Stamen's Home building occupying the store on Front street just below Mr. Kirkham's. The store is undergoing repairs and will soon be in readiness for the stock, which will consist of a regular line of hardware, stoves and bouse furnishing goods. Mr. Foard has bad a good deal of experi ence in the; hardware business, having been for seven or eight years connected with tbe Alderman Hardware Company, and he will doubtless command his share, of tbe public patronage. Messrs. Paterson, Downing 8c Co. cleared eterday tae-Norwegian barque Audhill for Manchester, Eog., with 4.17(5 barrels rosin, vaiuea at f o, 963. RALEIGH NEWS BUDGET PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE AND ; . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. - A Nonib r of Billa and Baolationa. Info. , daoed S. poblloane Baido be Pledaed ;;; K8uod by tb Pipul at Utnorlty . and Ap ..with Them tn the Bivl- ' ; ' j alon O' Omeea Maraball Bftou , ta bs District J Auorner ' '. lot tli Weitwn D a- ? . !' .. - . ! rIot- K Crodaer to - . . -1 be Rewarded. '.' Special Star CorrespondpU ' y I l' Raleigh. N. C. Jan. 23. ii The condition' of Dr. MM. Marshall, MCtOr of Christ church, is extremely triticil. Dr. Marshall, has been uncon scious for several days. A colored man from Asbeville is an applicant for the position of keeper.jDf. the Capitol held by Capt. Robeits.; Marshall Mott is going to be District Attorney ot the Western District, That is settled; Where Holton comes in i not quite plain. Rev. Hi Ki Gudger is going to tet the best appointment that McKinley gives to ... North Carolina. Pruchard thinks the world of Ki. He did faithful work for Pritcbard. Gudger said to a crowd cf Republicans yester day 'We are not grieving because Pritcbard took the two-year term two years ago." " 1 Secretary Parker, of the Teachers' Assembly, informs us that there are six thousand school teachers in the State. Oi this number, over four thousand are actively engaged in teaching. ' ' - -- The Inauguration of President Alder man of 1 the University ciccurs next Wednesday. The programme has been prepared. - J. : ' . . eg Mai. Hiram L. Grant, the chairman of tbe committee appointed to revise the election law and county government act, has some decided opinions as to changes that should be made in both laws and they will no doubt be favorably acted upon. He will prepare a bill at an early date: incorporating his ideas into the election' law. . A member of the Populist minority made tne statement to-day that tbe Populists who supported Pritchard ob tained a, statement in writing from the Republicans pledging the party to stand by the minority members and act with them in tbe division of offices. He (urtber said tbat if the Republicans went back Upon them they would publish the agreement signed bv the Republicans. : .': - i j t SENATE. " ' - : The Senate met at 10 o'clock, Lieut. Governor Reynold presiding, After prayer by Rev. Mr Uiley of the Senate, tbe Journal of yesterday was read and approved. '. ' The following bills and resolutions were introduced and rtferred : .; By Mr. Alexander, to amend the char ter of the Carolina Mutual . Insurance Company. . By Mr. Grant, in regardcto the super vision of Public Schools. . By Mr Scales, to amend chapter 11. Private j Laws, 1895, in regard to the Southern Stock Mutual Insurance Com pany. j ' . . . By Mr. Justice, bill for relief of sher iffs and tax collectors. By Mr. Parker of Randolph, to amend chapter 214. Laws of 1895. . i Bv Mr. Move, to amend chapter 453, Laws of 1893, in regard to trustees and assignees. Mr. Grant said this was a serious ques tion and moved to print. Adopted: The calendar was then taken up and tbe following bills and resolutions were disposed ot. ... Bill to incorporate the Stone Moun tain R R Co. Mr. McNeill moved to amend. Amendment lost. Mr. McNeill and Mr. Batker were by request excused Irom voting. i Bill in regard to tbe county line be-. tween Chatham and Alamance counties was made the special order for Friday next. - Special Star Telegram.' Raleigh, Jan. 28 W. H. Pyke, of Soutbpott, writes Governor Russell, congratulating him on that part of his message referring to immigration. He states that he has arranged to bring a company of immigrants to tbe State from Illinois and Indiana, and sittle them in Brunswick county. , Bills were introduced in the; House By Hancock, requiring Craven county to refund illegal tax collected under act of March, 1895. By Cook, to place the steamer Lily in the hands of the Naval Reserves. By Dewese, to authorize sheriffs to make tax titles. By Hauser, to amend the Railway Commission Act by electing commis sioners by popular vote; to make rental of telephones twelve to eighteen dollars yearly; to make rates of passenger fare on railroads and 2 cents per mile; to make telegtaph charges fifteen cents for ten words and one cent for each addi tional word; also, a bill to suppress trusts and combines, by imposing the penalty Of forfeiture of charter by those out of the State, and for those in the State not over five thousand dollars fine or impris onment; also, a resolution requiring the (j aver nor to get information as to total salaries of railway official's and employes whose salaries exceed $2,500. ,. By Duffy, resolution to push the elec tion case of Broughton vs. Young, so tbat testimony be placed in tbe committee's hands as early as possible, and that such committee be empowered to take evidence.1 r. ..v- .. ' By Foster, to amend the Code for the better protection , of mechanics and owners of buildings and vessels. By Dockery, to provide for public road supervision. . By White, of Alamance, to make the terms . of registers of deeds fonr years. after the election in 1898. - By Gallop, to prescribe the time in which mortgages may be recorded. The resolution by Duff J to take action in the- Broughton-Young contest was voted down by a strict 'party vote. The Republicans applauded. The bill introduced to promote tern perance makes it unlawful to sell or give spirituous liquors to an unmarried per son under 21 yearsif age. . ' Tbe bill in regard, to laborers' liens requires that sub contractors must, no tify the agent or owner, In writing, of the nature and cost of the work con tem plated by contract before any labor is done or material delivered,. A motion to table the resolution fix ing the salaries of clerks -at fonr dollars was lott. An amendment bv Cook to make the act effective in 1898 ' was adopted; ayes 40,'oot s 84. An ' amend ment bv Sutton of New Hanover to re duce tbe pay of membato three dol-. lara per day. was - l&Vt ' An amend ment ;: was .offered by Dockery that : the resolution "take effect when each-member . returns to the treasury : one-fourth of his per diem This caused a lengthy debate, lasting over an hour, and is estimated to have cost tbe State three hundred'and fifty dollars. The vote on Dockery 'a amend ment " was ayes ' ffty-eight and j noes thirty six. jManyj members explained tbeir votes.! ; There was much laughter at Populists who were embarrassed by Dockery's amendment. The. bill as amended failed to pass. . VyC : .f , Auditor Ayer issues a circular to sheriffs calling attention to the fact hat: j uimi wugoacrs gut or b prize as an in ducement to purchase are' subject to a tax of twenty;doIIais. He says the .law has not been enforced. '.i- r I SPANISH BUTCHERS At tank a Hospital Wounded and Dying , Blen Butchered Sren Women Bones Nem York fournal . Havana, Jan. 21,--Oae of the princi pal hospitals of the Cubans, located in the Siguanea mountains, near Cienfue gos, was captured last week by Spanish troopi. The Cuban soldiers defending the bick and wounded inmates of the hospital made a most heroic fight, hold ing the passes successfully for hours as long, in fact,, as their scant supply of ammunition lasted. They were finally compelled to give way, and the majority of them were mercilessly cut down by tbe Spaniards. Only a few escaped. The hospital, once reached, was at tacked on" all sides. . Dr. Soler, r tbe patriot surgeon, came out, waving a whi'e flag and bearing the insignia of the Red Cross, to ask lor mercy. - A DOCTOR SHOT DOWN. He was met by a volley of-Spanish bullets and fell wounded. - He was dis patched a few minutes later by the machete, - ' ;. . . ! .- A sick American in one of the build ings, assisted by two wounded Cubans, raised the Stars and Stripes. This act infuriated the Spanish commander and was, made the signal for a general charge. ' Tne work of Spanish bayonets and machetes was short and bloody. Not a prisoner-was taken, not even women nurses were spared. ' When the dreadful work of cold blooded assassination was over and the piteous but vain appeals of the sick for meicv and the moans of the wounded and dying were hushed, the Government commander, before retiring from the scene of his "victory, set fire to the hospital' acd surrounding buildings: burning them down over the bodies of bis victims." t r ARMS FOR THE CUBANS. - Two Szpedttiona Bafely landed Timely Hnppltea of Armi ud Ammunition . for Qaro a and Biveta. Tampa, Fla., Jan. 21 News reached here by tbe steamer which arrived to day from 'Havana stating that offic al advices received by cable from Santiago de Cuba at the Palace in Havana yes terday report the landing of a good sized expedition on the southern coast of Santiago de Cuba province on Sun day night. ' The Palace' authorities will neither admit nor deny the truth of the report. It is hinted by those who are In, close contact with the officials that the expedition probably started from Jamaica and landed east of Santiago de Cuba city where, it is supposed, tbe rebel forces under Gen. Calixto Garcia went to take charge of the war material.. The name of the filibustering steamer is not known here. Another expedition, said to be of greater importance, is reported to have landed several days ago at a place on the southern coast of Pinar del Rio Pro vince. This one, it . ts thought, must have been landed from the United States, judging from the American la bels upon the empty packages found strewn on the beach. The ammunition, to all appearances was carried off by the Cuban forces of General Kius Rivera, which have had undisputed control of that part of the coast for two weeks. HOT AFTER THE bPOILS. The Btai'a Foreoast on MTor and Aldermen Hit the Bolt'e Sir. . In an article printed January 10th the Star gave a forecast of the changes likely to be made in our city chatter by the present Legislature in order to give the I Rep.-Pop. combination complete control. The following is an extract from that 'article.!: ; i "There are two ways of making a Republican majority on the Board ,of Aldermen without making any change in the Wards as now constituted. First, the appointment of the entire Board maybe vested in the Governor; or, second, the charter may be so amended as to provide for the election of one member from each of tbe present wards, and for tbe appointment ot one member from each Ward by tbe uovernor. The result of this hybrid plan would doubt-; less be a Biard of Aldermen consisting of seven Republicans and three Demo crats; and such a Board would not have to consult a Philadelphia lawyer la or der to learn how to elect a Republican Mayor." . r ' The special i telegrams from Raleigh printed in the Star of yesterday show that Howe, the colored Representative from "New Hanover, has -introduced a bill providing for the election of one Al derman from each Ward by tho people and the appointment of one from each Ward by the Governor. , v v - , 'Watch; now .and see 4f the STAR'S forecast in regard to tbe Board of Audit and Finance will not materialize. Frtteherd Fopa. U" - '"":v;. " v: ' The following is a complete list of the Populists who voted for Pritcbard for Senator:' y j: v . C , 4 : v ' p ' : , Barker Senator from Lincoln; Can non, Senator Irom Brnnswickr Early, Senator from Bertie; Newsome, Senator from - Hertford; Odom, Senator from Anson: Parker, Senator from Randolph; Wakefield, Senator ' from" Caldwell;. Abernetby. Representative from Lin coin; . Babbitt. ( Representative from Pamlico;1 Brown,- Representative from Jones; Bryan, " Representative 'from Chatham; Harris; Representative from Hyde; Hodges: Representative, from Beaufort; Parker, Representative from Perquimans. Rountree, Representative from Gates: White", Representative from Randolph; Scarborough, Representative from Caswell. ' Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for its great leavening strength and healthfulness. Assures -the foo- against alum and all forms of adulteration common to the cheap brands. v-v., -: . ' , ROYAL BAKING-POWDER Co., nliZ v r--y. Nw .Vnrfr -GU N BOAT DESTROYED. Captorad and Bnrr.ed by tbe Cuban InSar- ':.- By Teleciaph to the Morulas Stsr. jivni v iui. jan. a navaaaaa vices received in Key West are to the effect that the Spanish gunboat Com eta ? bad ' been captured and burned by the insur- . : gents. ;v:-"t:'.,' y- 'X 'fU .Vf'f Tbe Cometa was one of the most pow erful of the smaller Spanish vessels in , Cuban waters. She had been cruising near Cardenas to prevent the landing of filibustering expeditions. For some time she bad been sccustomed to anchor at night off Sierra Morra. The place where -the gunboat anchored was favorable for an attack from the shore and the insur-' gents determined to capture hen Last Tuesday night they openrd fire on the vessel with a j 12 pound Hotchklss gun. . Tbe vessel was struck several times and badly damaged. While, the crew were in confusion, j boats loaded: with Insur gents left the shore and the Cometa was ' boarded. A desperate hand-to-band fight took place on the deck of the boat. the Cubans using the machete with deadly effect. Finally, after the Spanish commander and half bis men had been killed, the survivors surrendered, . The vessel was then burned. . 1 TH THKEE. FKIENDS. . Attorney liQ-eceral . Haimon May Xnsittnte Frooeedinca Againat the Offioera and : Crew for Plraey, : i By Telegraph te the Morning Star. Washington, Jan. 23. If the sensa tional stories iu certain New Yoi k news papers regarding the Cuban filibustering tug Three Fnenda on her Mast voyage training a Ho-cbk ss gun on a Spanish gunboat and firing at that vessel, bave any foundation in truth, the Attoiney General of tbe United States declares i hat tbe Three Friends is amenable to tbe laws cf piracy and her officers and crew are liable to be surrendered and punished as pirates. Attorney General Harmon, it is official ly stated to day, is considering the advis ability of instituting proceedings against the Three Friends on that charge. Tbe Attorney General was originally of the opinion tbat tbe Three Friends had not committed a piratical act, even assuming that the reports published of her ex change of shots with tbe Spanish vessel were true. But a careful consideration of tbe law and decisions on similar cases has made him .doubt bis primary view. In order to expedite the case .of tbe Three Friends the Attorney General has prepared an application to present to tbe Uated Mates Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari on tbe United Slates Cir cu u .Court at New Orleans for the trans fer of the case to the Supreme Court so. that the latter tribunal may pass on Judge Locke's decision, given at Jack sonville. Judge Locke held tbat -tbe Government in, its bill of libel against the ThreeFriends did not show tbat tbe vessel bad violated any law. j He gave the Government ten day's to amend its libel, and declared that unless this were done be would dismiss the application. HAVANA ADVICES, Spanish Trocps Destroying Sugar Estales r a Million Dollars. Loaa Ov By Cable to the Hornlna Star. ' Havana, Jan. 23 via Ksx West, FLA.. Jan. 23. Savadar an4 Pedro La- borde, brothers, citizens of Fraice and Owners of an estate in Jobo, were sent to Cabana, fortress under Weylei's or ders for grinding cane against his com mands and alio made responsible for the defeat the Spaniards suffered in their recent fight which occurred on that estate. Ana botolongp, a lady imprison ed as a political suspect in the Paula hospital, managed to escape last night. All tbe buildings of the valuable estate San Lina, in the Cienfiiegos dis trict, owned by Lino Montalvo, have been burned. The loss is estimated at over a million dollars. Over eight mil lions arrobas or quarters of cane were burned. .- f , . - '!'" ', The sifgar estate Constancia, belong ing to Marquis Apejetgula and heavily mortgaged to an American ; syndicate, was also burned. v i . , ..-.- - It is said that, Spanish troops are re sponsible for the damage.- i GEORGIA o GOLD MINES. A Bonanai Vein Bntaok Carrying $300 of - Oojd to the Ton. . By Telegraph to the Moraine Star. ' 1 Atlanta, Jan. 23. Miners .' who came in to-night from; Harroison county report . that a bonanza Vein was struck in the Royal mine Thursday afternoon. A gang was working in a cross cut, running from tbe 150-foot level, when a vein car rying $300 in gold to the ton was found. Work has been poshed on this night and day and it appears to .be a great find. There is; much. excitement in the camp. The vein on which the shaft goes down is iiu ore. - -t FATAL BALLOON ASCENSION i V At the Forepangh Show. Key West, , ; j riorlda. . J. i -. - i . : . By Telegraph to the Moraine Star. ' ' Key West, Fla , Jan! 23. Tbe Fore- pauh Show has been exhibiting in this7 city for the past' week, a balloon ascen sion being the main feature.1 A'ter sev eral failures to ascend, the aeronaut sue- i ceeded this afternoon at about 5 o'clock. ! Tbe breeze was stiff from the northeast A and a young Cuban named Perez ascend ed. After going np about 1 000 feet, he l became ( rattled -and the ropes became tangled.' The balloon went -out about a ' mile from shore and fell into the water Boats from a revenue cutter went to ' render assistance and the balloon was . recovered, but Perez is given up for lost. Jacob Risinger, of Lexington county, S. C went to Leesville after a tombstone to put over the. grave of a' son who was killed in a railroad accident in Alabama last year. While at tbe depot, in attempt ing to cross the track to attend to his team, be was knocked down byan en gine and instantly killed.: Manly B Rimos, raustc dealer, Rich mond, Va., baa failed. Total liabilities about 40,000, . -
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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