WILLI AM H.BSBNABD,
Xditor and Proprietor.
WILMINGTON, N. C
Friday,
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April 9,, 1897.
Cod wiihyoa. pper to be Kitf hereafter. Unlessaron
do both change can tut be made, J
Notices of Marriage or Death, Trlbntea ofRe
tiect. Resolutions of Thanks, &c, are charged for as
Phirry!-.-.. ht nnW half rates when paid
nadAMhWateM cent, wiUy
for simple announcement of Marriage or veatn.
Remittances most be made by Check, Draft,
Postal Money Order or Registered Letter. Postmas
ters will register letters when desired.
- far Only such remittances will be at the risk of the
publisher, j i -
Specimen copies forwarded when desired.
Bill Nye
Often spoke his witticisms laden
with the greatest i truths. Among
the most noticeable, most Nyeish and
most apropos is the following:
' A man may use a wart on the bacc
of his neck for a collar button; ride
on the back coach of a train to save
Interest on his money until the con
ductor comes around; stop his watch
at night to save the wear and tear;
leave his "i" and "t" without a dot
or cross to save ink; pasture his
mother's grave to save corn; but a
man ot this kind is a gentleman and
a scholar compared to a fellow who
wiU take a newspaper, and when
.asked to pay for it, pats it into the
nost.office and has it" maiked. "Re
fused." ' 1 .
ENRICHING OTHERS.
Naturally the riphest and most
favored section of this country, the
South should also bs the wealthiest
and would be if it were not for. the
annual drain of money that goes to
other sections, or to other countries.
The Bast In! point of natural re
sources and advantages bears no
comparison to the South or to the
West, butjf the South and West as
it is behind them in natural resources
ana advantages. Finding itself un
able to hold its own as an agrlcul
tural section agaiast other more fer
tile and favored sections of the
country, it early turned Its attention
to manufacturing and . other enter
prises and thus drew capital
and " broiight resourceful : men
towards it, ana nnauy .pe-
came not .only the money cen
ter but also, as far as. scheming
and planning and manipulating goesr
the brain-power center. With the
growing Cities and manufacturing
towns the' few comparatively small
States in that section became popu
lous enough to have a controlling
influence in the national legislation,
to shape the national policies, and
secure such legislation as would be
to its benefit and enable it to hold
the ascendancy, hence the tariff leg
islation of the past thirty -five years,"
and the monetary legislation which
combined with the tariff laws have
made that section the master of the
situation and supreme dictator. It
has had to fight for this Supremacy,
it is true, as the other sections of the
country have become more populous
-
and more potential,; but although
the battle has been sometimes hard
fought and 'close it has managed to
hold its own and is still supreme.
, The day that the East, recogniz-
ing. the inevitable law of necessity
concluded: to give up the unequal
contest in the agricultural domain
with the more fertile West, it build
ed better than it knew or possibly
hoped! and started out on the career
that was to make, it rich and power
fui, and politically master of the sec-
tions
iwith which it could not com
Other sections have contrib
pete.
uted to this, and by their own course
have helped to make the East rich
and powerful and themselves com
paratively poor and weak. Depend
ing oh their fertile fields the South
and jthe West relied mainly upon
agriculture, and although for years
the prices of agricultural products
have been Jailing they have gone
on -,in tne same old way, rais-
the; same crops, increasing their
acreage hoping by a larger output to
make up for the fall in prices. They
labored ! harder, produced more
t " m i .
marxetea more, . ana . yet nave no
mqre to show for it than they had
when they labored less and produced
lessj ine south and the West were
as a big sponge, however full they
got Jthe East squeezed them and got
it all. It has all the machinery and
the appliances for drawing to Itself
the money of the South and West,
andpwlll continue to fatten upon the
soutn ana the West until they, real
izlag what they.haye been doing, re
solve to utilize their own resources,
avail themselves of some of the nat
ara.1 advantages they enjoy, husband
their resources, and reap all the profit
instead of contenting themselves
witjb being the mere producers of the
raw materials, audi letting1 the East
reap the, profits thereon by convert
jng them into finished form.
if be South some years ago began
to
realize this and has made marked
progress in some industrial lines, as
much, perhaps, as could Have been
expected under the I circumstances,
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ici uaps mure, due not as much as
c6uld have been made with more co
oberative effort!. The progress
made has been chiefly in the manu
facture of cotton, in which we have
incomparable advantages over the
ocwliuu wmcn tor sv many years
denominated that industry, but in
ine otner fields we have ' made but
little progress, and still continue to
supply other sections with the crude
materials at a low price and Duv
. from them the manufactured articles
ai. it puce many times as ' great as
that received for the crude materials.
We are still dependent upon tue
- M t
East for nearly everything, from a
locomotive to a match. '
We are not unconscious of the ob
stacles against which this section has
to contend, and we understand, too,
that great industrial revolutions cau
not be accomplished at will, but re
quire time, effort, and persevering
effort. We have been handicappea
by a scarcity of money, and by our
dependence upon other sections for
the money we could command if we
had a monetary system, that would
free us from this sectional depend
ence and enable us to utilize our own
resources in supplying us with the
currency we need, as we could do if
this Eastern money monopoly were
broken and we had a banking system
of our own such- as we had before
these Eastern money influencers de
stroyed it to make way for the na
tional bank system, through which
they now control the, currency vol
ume of the country. We understand
all this, and the impediments in the
way of establishing new industries
in the South, but in the meantime
until there be some improvement in
our currency system which will pro
vide for a better distribution of
money, the people of the South could
do mnch bv co oDerative effort to
establish new industries and contrib
ute much to making this section in
dependent of other sections, and that
mnrh to keeDinsr our hard earned
mnnPTj at home where it is so much
needed.
A SNAPPY ANSWER.
Our telegraphic columns yesterday
told what was done at the special
court held at Greensboro by Judge
Simontpn to hear ; argument in the
in i unction case in the mitter of the
lease of the North Carolina Rail
road. ' ' ' . -! : -
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Governor Russell declined, as
Governor, to recognize the jurisdic
tion of the court In this matter, or
to appear before it, but as an indi
vidual, ''as a matter of courtesy to
the court,", sent his answer to the
summons.; r "
The answer is a snappy one and
begins thus: !
1. I have read the answer of Z. V.
Walter, who u Attorney General of
North Carolina, and all the details and
allegation! of said answer, at well as the
answer itself. I adoot.
"2. I reserve to myself all the right ot '
exception to said bill of complaint and
orotest that under my bath ot omce as
Governor of North Carolina I will not
recognize as binding upon me nor will I
yield obedience to any order of any
court that hinders or retards or inter
feres with me in the exercise and per
formance of any of the duties committed
by the people of North Carolina through
their Constitution and Legislature to my
lodgment and discretion as their Gover
nor; nor will I obey or regard any order
of any court which undertakes to pre
vent the State of North Carolina from
exercising its constitutional powers as a
sovereign State, and 1 hereby expressly
decline to appear in this court as Gover
nor aforesaid, or to do any act which,
might seem to make the State of North
Carolina a party to this suit." -
These are followed up by nine
other specifications, in which be re
iterates the charges of fraud not
only in the 99 years lease of '1895,
but in the 30 years lease of 1871,
and asserts that the Southern Road
managers made false representations
as to the earnings of the North Car
olina Railroad for the purpose of
deception and to secure a renewal of
the lease on their own terms. He
. by figures,
showing the gross and net earnings
of other roads which did less busi
ness and had heavier expenses to
bear strong figures, if this lease is
to be viewed from a business stand
point or from the standpoint of
equity. He claims that the State
of North Carolina never, entered
into the alleged contract with the
Southern Railroad Company, and
contends that both as a State and a
stockholder she has a right to be
heard in her own courts, and that
there is no power to deprive her of
that right as a State and a stock
holder. This snappy reply thus con
cludes:
10. This complainant, the Southern
Railway company, in its bill complains
ot a ceitaitt-bill pending la the General
Assembly, which passed one House, but
was never enacted into law and the
complainant makes an exh bit of this
. ....... V .
Legislative Dili, it it apparent irom
reading mis dui in Equity that it was
drawn for the purpose originally of pre
venting the execution of this . legislative
bill which complainant thought would
become a law. Whether the Southern
Railroad company Intended-toask for an
Iniunction against the Legislature, I am
not advised. Bat in as much as this
measure did not become a law, I have no
intention to bring an action on behalf of
the State to annul this ninety nine year
lease, ii. However, l should regard it my
duty in the. exercise ol the discretion,
vested In me by the laws of North Caro
lina to bring such an action I deny the
jurisdiction of this court or of any other
court, to control my conduct as Gover
nor In the execution of the laws of the
State." .1
We take it that the .outcome nf
this matter will be that the in June
tion will be continued, and that this
lease will become an issue in the
next election, when the. succeeding
Legislature will deal with it, and it
will be determined . whether it will
stand, or make an issue between the
State and the Federal Court. There
is no telling what the result 'may be;
but as we have heretofore remarked,
the Southern road is 'a power in our
State politics, when it turns itself
loose, and in this case it has a good
deal at stake to turn itself loose for.
MIB0& MEJITIOS. j
Hew York papers are complaining
about "railroad discrimination
against that port, because Western
grain shipments which formerly went
by way of New York are now being
diverted Southward for shipment by
Southern ports, the rapid increase of
which and the corresponding de
crease at Eastern ports have caused
alarm in those quarters. 'But the
DUD
s
Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti
pation, Bon stomach, indigestion are promptly
cured by Hood's puis. They do their work
LTU
, easily and! thoroughly.
Best after ! dinner pills.
25 cents. . AH druceists.
Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
The only Pill to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla,
fact is that the shorter travel from
the West gives the Southern ports
advantages in those days of commer
cial rivalry over the North Atlantic
nnru . Jhlrh shi oners will not be
slow to iake advantage of and hence
the growth of the Southern export
hnBinis4 The Philadelphia Times
isoneoj the papers that sees this,
that recognizes the Inevitable, and
discusses it thus :
i The Jailwav'line tbit cm place cram
at the jaeaboard with a haul of 1.000
mii ran dwit cheaDsr than another
iin that! must carrv it 1.500 miles and
mthia i;s own tesritory will cammahd
the basinets in spue of all efforts to di
vert it to a more distant port.
i "The TimDrbvemjnt of guif harbors
and the knultiplication of railway lines
with a onU terminus means that the
orain within a certain rid, us from these
ports will be exported therefrom. For
merlv t the bulk of this grain was ex
norted from New York, bat; it will never
be again. Appeals to the interstate
rnmmerM commission will be in vain;'
for the geography of the country has de
cided if favor of the nearest pons, ana
mm this there; can be no appeal that
will prevail."
This is a 'plaia statement of the
case from a Northern standpoint,
and, though brief, covers it. -
In the municipal elections I in the
country within the .past week the
Democrats have scored victories
which are remarkable, coming so
close after the Presidential election
in which the Republicans carried
many pi the cities captured at this
election by the Democrats. We do
not know that there is any national
significance to be attached to this
apparent revolution of sentiment in
these cities, although if they had
been Jcarried by the Republicans
thev would have made the welkin
ring and claimed it as an endorse
mentand a ratification of the verdict
of November; but we take it that the
true interpretation is that these elec
tions turned mainly on local issues
and policies, that there was no outside
Influences, no money Drought to bear
and that there was a freer and fairer ex
pression of popular sentiment uninflu
enced bv outside oressure or mamp
ulatlon. Mark Hanna with his cam
paign fund was not in it. Perhaps
the failure of the promised "advance
agent of prosperity" to put in an ap
pearance as promised may nave oau
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something to do with it, and there
fore these elections may be consid
ered as straws to indicate how the
country may go in the next Con
gressional elections if the "advance
agent of prosperity" does not hurry
up and put in an appearance in good
shape by that time. .:
The production of aluminum is
increasing rapidly in this country
A few years ago very little was pro
duced and the price was so high
that it was practically useless. Tea
years ago it was worth $3 a pou id
row it sens i or u cents, auu is con
t . 1 1 r . r r - J
stantly getting cheaper. Last year
the output was 1,300,000 pounds
against 900,000 pounds the year be
fore In 1891 the output was 168,-
000 pounds.
Some lightning respects neither
persons nor traditions. A bolt the
othei day struck a house near Uttca,
N. Y., run do wn, the chimney, and to
show its utter perverseness, glided
into a room, hit . a feather bed and
tore it to pieces,- which disposes of
the tradition that lightning. will not
tackle a feather bed. ; '1
The Oregon wool growers are not
disposed to have the wool : pulled
over their: eyes by the Dingley tariff
fellows. They are opposed to the
excessive duties imposed on wools,
ana declare that moderate rates are
what they want and not excessive
rates that will be prohibitory and
check consumption. :
There is a good deal of meanntss
In human
nature. ; On "i the lower
jviississippi
j at some points guards
with shotguns have to watch the
levees- to prevent fellows on the
other side from cutting them i to te-
lieve their own levees from, the pres
sure. Two or three cutters have al
ready been shot.
the $9,000,000 surplus in the U.
S. Treasury for March need not be a
cause for any special exhilaration.
While the importers are shipping
heavy stocks to dodge the duties
under the new tariff, a heavy inflow
of cash may be looked for. But a
flush Treasury now means a hort
Treasury later. i , -
California has heretofore worn the
ribbons for big trees, but Tennessee
puts in a claim for recognition, ac
cording to the papers, with a pop
lar thirty-three feet , in diameter, a
section of which will be exhibited at
the Nashville exhibition.
The .Canadian papers are getting
mad' at the Dingley tariff and -are
threatening to do their shopping in
England. It will be rough on the
Vermont people if they cut short the
supply of Canadian maple sap.
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There Is hope for the farmer yet.
It has been discovered that so many
useful and valuable things can be
made out of Cornstalks it Is said they
will soon be worth $25 an acre.
Pill
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Benlr Monthly Ssssion Petition Atkini.
That Oounty Firs Zoaaranos bs Plao-d
In a Soma tCompant BMolatloaa
Itooklna Bed action' of Count '
' Kxp joms Petition ad i
:.' Report. " ""'
The Board of Commissioners of New
Hanover countyjnet in regular monthly
session at 2 8Q p. m. 7esterday. , Those
present were unairmaq roster, ana
Commissioners Moorer Dempsey, Alex
ander and Nixon. The minutes of the
last regular meeting were read and ap
proved. -, I -y f " . ;
A communication was read from Mr,
W..A. Riach sho wing that he had had
deepened and widened a ditch tunning
through his property and draining th
public road, and asking that the sum ?f
ten dollars be paid to him according to
agreement. The matter-was) referred to
the Auditing Committee. ' !
A petition from leading citizens was
then read, asking that the county fire in
surance be placed as far as passible in a
home company the Carolina Insurance
Company. It was referred to a commit
tee consisting ol Chairman Fester and
Committeemen Moorej Dempsey and
Alexander, to inquire into the condition
of the company, with the uodei standing
that if. this shou'd be found sitisfactory
a policy should be taken..
Or motion, the county attorney.
Maraden Bellam , Was instructed to no-
tify parties whose real estate bad been
advertised lor sale during years of '95
and '98, that if some .arrangement is not
made lot payment of. taxes, by June 1st;
deed of sale would be executed forth
with. -. -: : ., .
The petition of Harvey Brown for
help from the county was referred to
Commissioner Dempsev . with power to
act. y:.'. : . - j .;r
Tne following, resolutions from the
Chairman cf the Board, Col: F. W. Fos
ter, was read : " , ;; "
It is time that the Board of County
Commissioners should decide what
amount shou'd be expended in the vari
ous branches of the county government.
During the last ten years capital, labor.
professions and ail branches of busioeis,
and rents have become less remunera
tive to a degree tbit the general public
has become restless and are demanding
a change lor the better.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
Conditions above spoken cf. inconsist
ent and wrjcg as it may be, the county
expenses during the Jsaid period have
year bv year increased, which 1 has
created a burden so great that there
ere more pieces of property year, af.er
year sold for taxes. Also during the;
pst decade professional hangers-on re-
sort to all the canning known to man
to ' get a place, make a place, create
offices; and the various branches of gov
ernment demanding I mote and more
money: some, of them in the ratio of $2.-
500 to $7 500 per annum . Even resort
ing to influencing ladies to meet county
commissioners with a view of urging ap
propriation ot county money for various
purposes. I ! t
The said heavy taxation is keeping
manufactories from being established in
our midst and closing many that have
heretolore been established.
The county, year by year.levles an un
constitutional tax. being more and more
above the constitutional limit. The tax
payers have quietly j submitted, and in
despair see more and more property sold
for taxes. The present condition of
affairs cannot continue. The only con
solation the county has, hot to reflect
upon what effect it has Upon itselt. is,
that it can be consoled that its daughter
(the city) is in a worse fix than itself.
Brother commissioners; let us com
mence: ; ! ). 4
Be it resolved, That t thousand
dollars be the limit ol the county ap-
prooriatioos tor the hospital pet annum
Be a further resolved. That this
Brd express a desire to His Honor,
iUri b. r. wnght, Mayor, that with: a
view of economy and retrenchment, he
would appoint a city physician that
would be acceptable to himself and the
medical fraternity j of New Hanover
county, wbose duty it shall be to. per
form all the duties of the four doctors
that are now being paid by the county
and city, agreeing upon bis salary and
what proportion shall be paid by each
Board, jit shall be understood that
the party appointed shall do no private
practice.--- f i . I '
Be it further resolvedt That twenty
cents per day is seemingly ample to feed
tach prisoner confined in the county
jail, afthe present cost of food, i
This reduction would lessen the taxes
-levied upon one thousand families that
are living in their own small homes
upon wages pf one dollar and less per
day, -and from said wages maintain
from four to seven in a family; The
charity funds are constantly! increasing
and also the number oi out-door poor
.which are kept up by increased pro rata
taxation upon the bumble homes cf the
larorcrsr . i
The list of names that are drawing
funds from the coupty should be revised.
County Commissioners should look into
the dispensing of the charity funds and
see if the amount cannot be reduced
and in every instance cut off contribu
tions from those who gwn real estate. 1
The expense of lighting public build
ines should be lessened.
Resolved, That Mr. Marsden Bellamy,
attorney tor jhe Board of County Com
missioners. be requested to audit the
coroners and magistrates C. S. C. and
C. C. C- bills against the county for the
month ot March with the express par-
pose of disallowing all bills, if any, that
are based upon cases brought for the
purpose of securing -fees that are to be
paid by the county which aggregate a
sum that is- oppressive to our tax
pavers.- K' " ' ' --
The commissioners attention is called
to the .necessity ofl eving a special tax to
pay off the county's- floating indebted
ness which has heretofore been spoken
of cinder the head of i 'Oar County's
surplus, which is simply a misnomer.
On motion, it was decided that begin
ning with April 1st, the,appropriation
Irom the county . to the City Hospital
snould not exceed 83,500. ,
A discussion arose as to whether one
physician, as suggested in Col. Foster's
communication, could d,s:harge all the
dutiesjheretofore devolivog,upon the.hos
pitai physician, city physician, and coun
ty superintendent of health. The mat
ter was referred to a committee consist
ing of Commissioners Foster, Moore
and ' 'Alexander,' who i were in
structed to confer with the med
ical board and to act for the best in
terest of taxpayers. , While this subject
was under discussion, a metssage was
received from Mayor S. P. Wright stat
ing that the Board of Aldermen had
elected Dr. W. D. McMillan City Super
intendent of Health. "i ' - j
A motion was passed reducing the af
lowance for food of prisoners In county
jail to 20 cents per day,! the reduction
beginning with April 1st.'
It was decided that the list of bene
ficiaries of the county should be toor
oujghly revised at an adjourned meeting
Ibursday night.: t
Messrs. I. C. Scevenson and C.i E,
Borden appeared before the Board rep
resenting the Chamber of Commerce
and asked aa appropriation of $100 to
advertise the county and city in a special
S. A. L edition of the Manufacturers'
Record Tbey were referred back to the
Chamber with instrdctions to ask that
the amount desired be taken out of the
$32) previously appropriated for a like
purpose. , j ;
nairl OQ real estate by Cato Waddefl be
relnnded, tax on the same pioperty hav
ing been paid by j. Lee.
On motion. -Rev. J. F. Hill, colored,
was allowed 5 00 for services as chap
lain in the colored ward of thcCounty
Hornet - " :-'-;"" ' ' ' - .
. A petition of T. F. Rulfs. asking for a
redaction of the assessed value ot a
house on Walnut street was not granted,
the Board having no authority to make
the desired change, j
A.J- Marshall, Esq., appeared tor Mr.
M. D. Croom, who desired permission to
move bis place of business to Ocean
View. The petition was referred to the
County Attorney. '
; A resolution was passed by a majority
yote tendering a vote of thanks to Sen'
3 tor Geo. B. Cannon for services ren
ertd in the passage of bills sent to the
Legislature from this county.
i , miss Estelle I Shrier, on recommenda
tion from the numerous prominent law
yers.was chosen court stenographer. The
appointment will be cofirmed Judge
Smton. ; '' -'
, The report of Dr. W. D. McMillan,
County Physician, , was read, showing
that he had made during the month 287
visits to 163 patients, and treated 213
patients in the county office. V
Dr. J. C Snepard. Superintendent of
'Health, reported 24 inmates in the
County Home and 13 prisoners in
House of Correction. - : "
The report of Col. Jno. D. Taylor,
Clerk Superior Court, showed that be
had paid to the treasurer $2, jury tax in
case of .State vs. J I Weston.
Register .of Deeds Norwood reported
that he bad issued 23 marriage licenses
daring the month and turned over to the
treasurer $31.85, the amount . due the
county. -' .
The chairman stated that the bonds
now running at 1 per cent, could now
betaken up and placed at 6 Jc. per cent .
but action was deferred. '
' The selection cf tax listers was left for
the adj turned meeting. - - '
j Jurois for the April term of the Crim
inal Court were then drawn. 'The
names of these appeal in another
column.
At 5 30 o'clock the Board took a re
cess till Thursday at 7 p. m.
FROM THE CAPITAL.
PRACTICALLY NO DOUBT ABOUT IM
PORTANT APPOINTMENTS. '
Prof. Ibm A.lezndr Will Frobtbly Be
Suoosfded bf Adjaunt General Cowlei
Oior Sper Will Be District Altoraey.
Up falsi Tram to Brine Bvlelgh -Bip'.Uti
to the Santhrn Baptist -Convention
No Eootinv
meats of the Btatcdatrd
This Tear. ,i
Special-Star Correspondence.
Ralkigh. N.C. April 7.
Adjutant General Cowles has returned
from a several weeks' visit to Washing
ton, and he is said to have every assur
ance that he will be appointed Minister
to Greece, to succeed Eben Alexander.
The salary of the Grecian mission is
$7,500.
It is generally conceded that Oscar
Spears will be District Attorney of this
district. Capt. Chas. A. Cook, who is in
the city, has not given up hope yet. ;
Walter R. Henry has been in Raleigh
ever since the General Assembly ad
journed.
The Dental Association meets in
Charlotte in May.
Editor Bailey says that a special train
will be run from Raleigh to Wilming
ton on the occasion of tbeSouthernBap
tisf Convention! to accommodate the
Baptists in this city who desirexo attend
the session.
The Reoubl icans will put. out an in
dependent ticket in the municipal elec
tion It seems to be assured that it,
will be headed by Mr. Frank StronaCb
for Mayor. . Mr. Stronach is at present
an Alderman from the First ward, elec
ted as a Democrat. W. W. Wynne will
likely be the candidate forcity clerk,.
Leighton Haske, of Cumberland, is
appointed a notary public by the Gov
ernor. It is settled that there will be no en
campments of the State guard this year,
Ma. Hayes says the question cannot
even be considered, litis the hope of
the Adiatant General that all the com
pinies will attend the Centennial Expo
sition of Tennessee. The Worth Caro
lina troops will make the tiip June 21st,
the date of the COnlederate reunton. 1
So far the Aiheville, Raleigh and
Franklinton have decided to attend
The Asheville company has offered its
seiv.ces as a special escort to Governor!
Russell when he goes to open the expo
sition. i '
Maj. Hayes says there will be at least
ten North Carolina companies present.
Bp KJll Term
A special term of the Circuit Criminal
Court for New Hanover county. Judge
Taos. H. Sutton presiding, will be held
la this city commencing "Monday, April
28. This term of the court will be an im
portant one, for, besides several larceny
and assault with deadly weapon cases
there will be one arson and two murder
cases for trial. Col.- F. W. Foster, chair
mau of the B?ard of County Commis
sioners, has a notice in regard to the
Criminal Court in to-day's issue
ALt Humors of the Blood, from
the small Dimple to the dreadful scrofr
ula sore, are cured by Hood's Sarsapa
rilla, which thoroughly purifies, vitalizes
and enriches the blood
Hood's Pills care nausea, sxk head
ache, indieestion. biliousness. All
druggists.-25c. , " '. t
Before TJ. 8. Commftctooer Banting.
L T. Smith i was arraigned before
United Sf;ates Commissioner R. H
Banting yesterday, charged with bold
ing for debt the clothes of a seaman
Geo. Hudsin, contrary to act of Con
gress. 1895. After hearing the testi
mony of several . witnesses, which
showed that the plaintiff, Hudsoa, had
pledged the ' clothes to Smith. - Com
missioner Banting ad judged the defend
ant not guity, and consequently he was
discharged. A. J. Marshall, Esq., ap
peared f or Smith.
District Conferene.
The Wilmington district conference
of the Methodist E. church, South, will
beheld at Clinton. N.,C, and will em
brace tbe second Sunday in July.
? The STAR learns that tne airj
ship which was seen on Monday night
by a number of our citizens turns out to
be a balloon sent up from Wrighsville
Sound. I
1 The body of Thomas Perry,
the colored boy drowned off the Frank
Sessoms two weeks ago, was found yes
terday near Meare's B uff
Bnekken' unuea sanve.
THI BEST Salvk in the world tor
Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter; Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles or
no pay required. , It is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction ;or money re
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by R.. R. BxLLAify.
GREATEST OF ALL PHYSICIANS.
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DucoYerer of Paine's
"Excepting its handful of magnificent
statesmen and its military heroes, says
the most recent writer upon America,
"the people owe more to Dartmouth's
physician-teacher than to any one man.
In every walk ; of life, among the
highest officeholders at Washington, in
the homes of the best people in the
large cities, among tbe every day folks
of tbe country, families in comfortable
circumstances, families that 'live from
hand to I mouth and could not, if they
wished, afford tbe services of any bat an
ordinary physician everywhere I hive
met people to whom tiitne s celery com
pound has been a blessing.
This story of the life-work of this
giant among men has been otten told
and is familiar to most readers. Tne
likeness above probably the best portrait-
of him yet printed.
I I (was the world-famed discovery b;
Professor Phelps of aa infallible cure
for those fearful ills that result from aa
impaired nervous system and "impure
blood which his endeared the great doc
torto the world, and mads his life an
era in tbe practice of medicine.
Prof. Phelps was born in Connecticut
MAXTON ITEM.
MAXTON, N. C, April 7.
Rev. M. Bradshaw, pastor of the
Methodist church here, and who is re
garded as one of the best preachers in
the State, left for Tarboro yesterday
where he will to-day be married to Miss
Mamie 'Whiteburst, an accomplished
and popular young lady of thit town.
The congratulations of all of our peo
ple, without regard to denomination,
will be extended the happy couple upon
their return Thursday evening.
Mrs. Brace and one -child, and Mrs.
Neal with three children, of Pittsburg,
Pa., were in Maxton yesterday. Mrs
Brace and Mrs. Neal "are - daughters of
the late James j Sinclair prominent in
this section during tbe reconstruction
period. They went out to Stewards
villa to-day to visit their mother's
grave.;- - . ' ?
' Quite a number of people were exam
ined to day before Mayor McKinnon
and G. B. Sillers, I. P.. aa to their,
knowledge of the illicit sale of spirituous
liquors ia the place. It is said that there
was "some tall lying." The examination
-will continue and perjurers will be pros
ecuted. TneJeading citizens have de
termined that the traffic shall cease.
Weakly visitors will have to bring their
stimulants with them.
t Improvements are seen in all parts of
Maxton. Residences are in progress ot
erection, or soon will be started oh
Main street bv Capt. G. B. Sellers, Mr.
H. C Alford, of Floral College, and
Mr. W. W. Smith. Mr. A. C. McKin
non is bunding a large dwelling on
North Patterson street. The Metho
dist church is being repaired, and the
Baptists are building a church. The
machine shops have taken on new
life and the cotton mill is flourishing.
Universal evidence of thrift among our
colored population abound. .
Jurors for Criminal Ooart.
j Following are tbe names of the jurors
drawn yesterday for the April term cf
the Criminal Court: A. A. Willard, Jno.
H. Summerlin, J. F. Costin, C M. Wil
lock, M. F. HyGoVernour.Geo.Grotgen,
T. B. Carney, James McDougald, John
S. Hill, Patrick Glavin, John Mc
Laurin, James Ti Jarrott, Jaa. N.
Chad wick. Arthur H. Holmes. L. Han
sen. R. W. Merritt-Geo. E Burnett, J.
Carney Davis Joe rl. Hinton, John A
Wilson, E. S Knight. Edwin T. Hug
gins. Asa A Brown. J. B Wiggins. ao.
E. 5tlva J. S Costin. James W. Mc
Cartney. John Dyer, ;-. Jos. C. Sbepaid,
lr.,"R C. Orrell. Herbert Edwards. A.
M. Williams, J S. Barnes, L B. Pen
nington. O M.Fillyaw. John Weill.
I ' ; Belter m Six Soars. :
Distressing Kidney and Bladder d s
eases relieved in six hours by tbe ' New
Great: South American Kidney
Cure." This new remedy is a great sur
prise on account of its exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in the
bladder, kidney, back and every part of
tbe nrinary passages in male or female.
It relieves retention of water and pain.
In passing it almost immediately. If you
want quick relief and cure, this is your
remedy. Sold by R. R. Bellamy. Drug
gist, Wilmington. N. C, corner of Front
.and Market streets. t
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Celery Compound to .
Their Life and Happiness.
and graduated in medicine at Yale.
His usual talent soon brought him
reputation and prominence among his
professional brethren. First - he was
elected to the professorship of anatomy
and surgery in the Vermont University.
Next he was appbinted lecturer xa ma
teria medica and -medical botany in
Dartmouth College. The next year he
was chosen professor of the chair then
vacated by Prof. Robby and occupied
the chair, the most Important one in the
country, at tbe time when he first formu
lated his mast remarkable prescription.
Ia view of the overwhelming testi
mony td' the value of Paine's celery
compound that has recently appeared
from men and women of national repu
tation, the picture; of Pof. Paelps is par
ticularly interesting: !
The fact is, Paine's celery compound
is nt a patent medicine; it is not a sar
saparilla; it is not a mere tonic; it is not
an; ordinary nervine it is as far beyond
them all as the diamond is superior to
cheap glass t i I
It makes people well. 1 1 is the one'
true specific recgn'zed and prescribed
t -day by eminent practitioaers for
diseases arlsine from a debilitated ner
vous system.' Pilof. Phelps gave to his
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SECOND
COBVENTIOff j
Xjetane of th Sta'board
Ot tb) Iodaitr at
Air line. ...'.
Charlotte. (April 7. The second
convention ol tne Industrial Lague of
the Seaboard Air Line met here this
morning'ln the j City Hall, jf Col. J. C.
Deyer, of Virginia, acting as' chairman.
Nearly every district was represented.
John. T. Patrick Chief Industrial Agent,
made ad inspiring address encouraging
increased effort and praising the work
ers for the workj already done, which al
though the organization has. been but
sixty days established, shows that be
sides other important work, much has
been accomplished, in the way of im
proving the surroundings of the stations
and streets of the towns alone tbe line
of the j road. Oj Arbor Day thirty
thousand shade and ornamental trees
were planted on, the streets of the differ
ent towns on the Seaboard Air Line,
and many: othei things have been done
to establish the territory adjacent to the
line in such a Way as to attract atten
tipn and interest of travellers on the
trains. This evening Albert Poenis,
delivered, befdre a large " audl
eccj an address of great interest to
those interested in developing the re
sources of the South.
ALL GREENSBORO WELCOMES HIM.
Greensboro Record
Hon.; Chas.-M. Stedman, LteuL-Gov-
ernor of North jCarolina from '84 to '88,
is in the city and what is more has de
cided to make this place his home in the
future.! ; ' ; h -:- .
i Maj J Stedman has been residing in
Atlanta for the past few years, practic
ing his profession,- the. law, and has
bbeen very successful, bat the Major is
a native North Carolinian and ho mat
ter how successful he has yearned for
jthe State of ! his nativity. This has
grjwn upon him until it has become
almost a mania with him and at last, be
decided to comet back to: the Old North
State to live and die among his people,
although it is to be hoped the latter
contingency is a long way off, for Major
Stedman is a gentleman any community
will be proud of and Greensboro is glad
to have him cast bis lot among us, hop-'
ing that be will find jt remunerative
from a business point of uiew, and know
ing that he will certainly find it pleas
ant,. He is known as a great constitu
tional lawyer all over the country, and
should have no troubleun finding busi
ness abundant
Dr. King's
New IleoTery
for Con-
I i amptin. f - ;
' This is the best medicine in the world
for all forms of Coughs and Colds and
for Consumption. Every bottle is guar
anteed. . It will cure and not disappoint.
It has- no equal for Whooping Cough,
Asthma. Hay Fever, Pneumonia, Bron
chitis,' La Grippe; Cold in the Head and
for Consumption. It is safe, for all ages,
pleasant to take, and. above all, a sure
cure. It is always well to take Dr. King's
New Life Pills in connection with Df.
King's New Discovery, as they regulate
and tone the Stomach and bowels. We
guarantee perfect satisfaction or return
money. Free trial bottles at R. R. Bel
lamy's Drug Store. Regular size 50
cents and $1.00. t
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Whom Thonsands Owe
profession a positive cure for sleepless
ness, wasting strength, dyspepsia, bili
onsaess, liver complaint, ( neuralgia,
rheumatism, all nervous diseases and
kidney troubles For all such com
plaints Paine's celerr compound has
succeeded again and again where every
thing else has failed,
j No remedy was ever so highly recom
mended, because none ever accom
plished so much.
Today Paine's celery compound
stinds without competition for feeding
exhausted nerves and building- up tbe
strength of the body. It cares radically
and permanently. The nervous pros
tration aod general debility from which
thousands of women suffer so long. that
it finally gets to be a! second nature
with them all this suffering and de
spondency can be verv soon removed by
properly leeding tbe nerves, and replac
ing the unhealthy blood bv a fresher,
more highly vital iz:d . fluid. A healthy
increase in appetite and a corresponding
gain in weight and good spirits follow
the use of Paine's celery compound.
Pdine's celerv conoound is the most .
remarkable medical achievement of this
last half of the ninetteth century.
CAPE FEAR LUMBER INTEREST.
On the S0;h inst. a petition signed by
each of the mill companies-of this city,
and by a representative of each of the
railroads running out of here, was tent
with a letter of transmittal to our Sena
tor, Mr. Marion Butler, of the U. S. Sen
ate Committee on Organization, Conduct
and Expenditures of the Executive De
partments. The letter asked that he use his influ
ence in support of' the . petition; which
asked for a duty of at least two dollars
on all importations of lumber is the
United States. His attention was Called
to the fact that the material interests of
a very large proportion of our local pop
ulation are largely bound up in tbe quel
Hon of the prosperity of our lumber
mills and the imposing of such duty
would tend directly and very forcibly
toward the revivil of prosperity for this
section of North Carolina.
It is well Known that this point wai
strongly urged in the Senate yesterday,
and to day the, following letter was re
ceived, showing conclusively that this
petition was given due weight:
Washington, D. C., April 1st.
Mr. Chas. M. ifrhitlock, Wilmington,
Dear Sir I am directed by Senator
Butter to say to you in reply to your
favor of the 20th, in which you encloie
petition of lumbermen for duty on lum
ber, that he will - offer the same as a
memorial in tbe Senate next Monday.
Yours truly, '
Signed F. H. Hoover,
Private Secretary.
One of tbe Beat in tbe State.
Newton Enterprise.
The Wilmington Star has rounded
the cycle ot its sixtieth volume.; Through
the varying scenes and changing for
tunes of all these years the Star has
shone conspicuously in the constellation
Of North Carolina journalism as a star '
the first magnitude, ever rising high and
bright above reproach and above all
little aud low Ihincs. It is a pleasure
to note that the i Star is on a firmer';
foundation' and has more , subscriber!
than ever before. It richly deserves the
large measure of success it enjoys, and
we wish for it as many more years of
prosperity and usefulness, ever ihining
with that steady gleam of pure, un de
filed Democracy that has endeared it to
the hearts of s many thousands oj
North Carolina's liberty-loving children'
The will of Mrs Tarah van Nostrand,
of New Ycrk, wbo dkd at Jackson
ville, Fia., March 26. leaves $25 000 to
Yale University, to be kept as a distinct
fund known as the "Divid van Noi
trand Memorial fund".
Furniture At Cost !
rpHK ENTIRE STOCK OF SNEED CO.
will be 'old at FACTpRY COST.ia e commencW
Wednesday, April 7.h. J
i ; JO..0- BELLAMY, Jr., Assignee.
N. B.Partie indebted to the firm of Snerf
Co. most make immediate settlement at store N
116 M.rket street. JNO.D. BELLAMY, Jj"
apr81t DftW .ss1
Daily and Weekly "Messenger" and ''DPicn
copy oae time.