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PU.USHW at - 1 1 1 i -ix r . - a . - - . x x a i r i w i li f II i n TT ntl A n ri "q ir -wr--rr- --wt- -- IS, . 1 - . ' - - ' S I If I I I .... MTMr.rnM M r 00 a YEAR. IN ADVANCE. $1 I 8SS8SS88SS8SS8SSS VOL. XXVIII. -; , ; WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AfRIL 30, 1897. j J . M NO. 26 ' 88888888888888888 SSSS88888S888ii83 88888888888888883 82888888282888888 qjuow i js-sssaasss;8S8s 8SS.SS8S382888S8S3 f 8S88S88S888888888 - .8S88888888888S88 i .-j - - r s i. . . . j i i : : : ; ' , ! ' . I Entered at the Post Office at Dmtgton, N. C, ai Second Clan Ma'ler.l . SUBSCRIPTION IP .ICE. j ' f The subscription price ol the We -ly Btu U as an'giTcopy 1 year, postage pald...'..;.-.........$l 00 k ft mnntha Ail 6 months 3 months 1 We are again Sending bills lo oar - - - subscribers. In the aggregate they amount to a very large sum. any of . our subscribers are respon. ag promptly. Others pay no "attentr n 6 the bills. These latter do nM seem to .understand that they are jinder any, legal pr moral obligation to pay for a newspaper. ; AGAINST MIGHTY 0B3TACLES. '! Yesterday we commented on some remarks of the Boston Herald 'Sug gested by the statement that the Diagley tariff had received more votes ia the House of Representa tives 'than had eves before been given any distinctively protective tariff bill by Southern numbers. In that ar ticle the Boston editor thus called attention to the growth of Southern v industries : ' j " -I .'-Tqera can be no doab: that remarka ble i fis tae ajuchcrn aroth ia man .. ufacturei bjtweia' 1830 and 1890. the progress of tae current deceanla! term will be very mticil more remarkable. Tae products of the mills, factories and workshops of the South doubled in value ia tao ten yeirs covered b toe last csn lus, wbile tbe amount of wares and cap ital invested was neatly tiiple'd." This editor evidently does not share ia the opinion of these New Eag ; 7 land manufacturers who are trying to i persuade themselves that the "mdus- " trial boom" in the South has reached its maximum and ah at the move ment will henceforth be slow. It is a mii5use of words to refer to the In dustrial movement in the South as a ''Doom" for there j has been none of . the elements of a boom in it. There' ! has been nothing forced or spasmo dic about it; on the contrary, while remarkably rapid it has been steady and continuous and not confined to 1 any particular section but general, more noticeable, perhaps, in some "localities than ia others, but quite noticeable in all". There has been no section of the world where there has been so mus'i indus'.rial progress wiihia'the past twenty years as in the SDu:h, and yet this has been con fined to a few leading industries, , .such as co:toa and iroa manufactur ing the progress in which has bord ered on the phenomenal.. , This progress may well excite ad miration, as -it Ins done, when the obstacles against! which the South has had to contend are taken into consideration. She has had to strug gle; against Ttwo systems bath of which preyed upon her for the benefit of other sections 4 The protective , tariff plundered her while the mone- - i - - i i i tary system made. her depeadenC for money oa the sections which L the tariff system enriched by enforced tribute from her and the West, which ike her is dependent mainly upon agriculture. These were the two ; mainobstacles" against which she had to contend. I I The protective tariff which put millions of dollars into the coffera of the Eastern manufacturers gave them an offset against the natural advantages which the South, offers . the manufacturer! and thus enabled . them to hold out the better against the competition that wis growing up n the South, and to. hold 'the markets oa which they mainly de peuded for their Diofits. Had it nbt been for this many of the man ufacturers of the East would have been compelled to change their . base of operations and get nearer to e base of supplies of the raw ma- serial, as; some them .have already done and as more will fo. There i hasn't been a tariff since the wa ; that has not . outrageously dlscriml- nated against the South and in favor of, other sestioa. as if it was the - deliberate purpose not only .to plan der her for their benefit but to ham perherso that she might not be com a competitor of these sections. And yet the Soath, bled as she has beea by this nefarious system, has J Progressed astonishingly. As much ot an obstacle as the Protective' tariff was. it was a small one in comparison with the mone wy system which centered the ' m0Qey of the country in the East and made the South and the West . dependent upon it for the money-to aeve'op resources, to build rail- : Wa7s or to start great enterprises. flttorts have from time to time been made to-change that system bo as to i be"ir distribute- the, volume of the currency, and to enable sections where there was an insufficiency in emulation to establish banks of their. own to supply them with the cur rency "they needed,1 but in every in stance these movements were antag onized and fought by the East, which refused1 to relinquish the monopoly51 of the currency which it has enjoyed ever since the State banks 'wer legislated oat of existence to clear the way for and give the field to the national banks. . It would be hard 'for one who was not familiar with the conditions In this, .country, on reading the bank statements, to understand how it is that there 4s so much money in some sections and so little in others, how interest is so low in some and so high in others, jwhea the same banking system exists in alL and these banks banks are all operated under the same laws. It would be very hard for a stranger to under stand this, for it is7 very hard for some of our own people to under stand it.. But it is the fact, never- theless, that under the monetary system money centers in the East where it is not only plentiful but plentiful enough to leave a large idle surplas,whileother sections suffer for it and have no way ' of getting it. The inability to get it in such am ounts as needed has been another great obstacle to Southern develop ment and industrial progress.' If with the advance that Southern energy and perseverance have made. in spite of the scarcity of money, the difficulty in getting It and the high rates of interest demanded, what might they not; have accomplished if money had been abundant and procurable at as low rates of inter est as tna Eastern manufacturer has to pay for the money he borrows? In stead of marked progress ia a few industries, there would have been marked progress in many, and we would, by this time have a diversifi cation of industries such as they now have in some other sections. Give the South fair play, take off the shackles, give her State banks as she once had and in ten years she will bs at the front in other manufactur ing industries as she is getting to be in the manafactare of cotton. t. HIS 03 2US3TI0S. j j This country must raise for reve nue about $500,000,000, in round fig- ares, annually. This is about twice as much as would be necessary if the expenditures . were wisely and ' eco nomically ordered. But as we have been for some time running on the extravagant schedule we need not expect any material slowing up for some time, but- an increase ot ex penditures rather than a decrease may be looked for, if the Republican party should be continued in power. How to raise the necessary revenue is one of the questions that is per plexing the statesmen who now have the job in hand. If that was all they were trying to do it would be a very easy matter, but the trouble with them is that while they are trying to raise revenue, they are also trying to favor certain classes by imposing tariff duties under pretence of "pro tecting American industries," which cut off revenue. Every one with any sense knows that a tariff that is high enough to protect, will, if it does pro tect, reduce revenue, and thus defeat the main alleged purpose in imposing the duties. If they were honest in their declared purpose to provide a sufficient revenue, they would find subjects enough for taxa tion to give all the revenue needed, subjects which could stand tbe taxes without imposing very heavy bur dens upon the people, and every dollar of which would eo into the Treasury, not into the parses of the "protected," who reap most of the benefit under the meth ods now pursued. A smaller tar on spirits (which would remove the temptation to blockade), a higher tax on malt liquors, an increase of tax on cigars, tobacco, cigarettes, etc., an income tax. and taxes on several other things which have been sub jects of taxation heretofore, would not only yield revenue enough to overcome the deficit, but a good deal moire, and leave no necessity what ever for any increase of duties. They could: on the contrary ,tt they would, very materially reduce some of the duties now levied, and thus add more to the revenue. A Raleigh dispatch to the New York Sun says an application nas been received by the State Board of Education from New York parties who want to lease for ninety-nine years, a tract of 212,840 acres of land and water in Eastern North Carolina, to be held as a game preserve. They offer :to pay the sum of $4,500 annual rental. St'lDUlatinfiT for the privilege to buy in the meantime at the price of 15 cents an acre. . This company proposes to farm out the privilege to others to hunt and nsn, and as an inducement will build "respectable hotels, cottage houses, and everything necessary or proper for .their accommodation," which shows that they have business in their eye. We have no doubt that these gentlemen can show to; their entire satisfaction that this would be a daisy trade ' for North Caro lina! and we are sure it would be tor them. But as we see- it we mm mat me icwcr iraues 01 - inai kind that North Carolina makes the better. It is practically giving those gentlemen a pre-emption claim on all the fowls of the air' that frequent those parts and all the fishes thai requent those waterswith the guar? antee that the State protect them in t, and I help them if necessary to keep indtruders out. The people liv-! ng In that section now have the privilege if these woods and waters,' where they can shoot eame and catch fish without asfrng any New York man, s permission, ;and whether the easing of such tracts be right' of not we do f not think the people shot Id be deprived of that privilege for a few thousand dollars-rent or a prospective sale in the near or re mote future at the reductive price of fifteen cents an acre. , r. .i --.. 1- ,; - Steel and Iron are two of the highly j protected articles in : this couhtry, and yet Mr. Carnegie is doing a pretty good business1 ship ping1 armor-plate to Russia in com petition with European armor plate makers, and the Baldwin works at Philadelphia ship scores of locomo tives annually in competition with the locomotive builders of Europe, and Alabama, iron men are shipping iron to England in competition with English pig-iron makers. The Ala bama men, however1, are-not worryr ing over protection. The tin makers of tnis country declare that their in dustry would be ruined without ample protection, and yet some of the kin makers of Wales get their steet plates from this country, as we are told by a steel maker, who thus writes to aTTew York paper: "The steel makers of the Uoited States are to-day exporting to Wales in large quantities what are known to the trade as 'sheet bars.' the raw material from which ; tin plate is manufactured. The American manufacturer of tin plate, who1 commands the cheapest raw mate rial in tbe world, is, therefore, to-day asking Congress for protection against the Welsh manufacturer, who is ' using American sheet bars and returning our own steel to us in tbe shape of tin plate. Surely such a demand is an insult to the I intelligence and common sense of our legislators at Washington. This writer seems to be under the impression that the "legislators at Washington" don't exactly know whit they are doing, but they know very well and are simply legislating to redeem ante election promises and to play campaign debts by patting on duties that will enable American tin plate and steel plate makers to raise on the price of their manufactures and put. money in their purses. A tony literary club in Indianapo . lis blackballed Gov. Mount because he is a farmer. Some of them might have seen1 him ; some time, 'with his! breeches lees stuffed in bis boots, which was not cutting;! a very literary ngure, ngorauveiy speaking. When Mount heard of the blackball he felt like mounting some of them. - As there are seventeen metals which are more valuable than gold possibly some of the anti-silver fel lows ( who believe that good money should be made out of the most pre cious metal may suggest that some of these be substituted for gold and that be tised only for "change" money. .. li '" : " . . . , It is said that after his long ser vice in public life Senator Voorhees died poor and keenly felt his pov erty. And yet public life has fasci nations for men who relinquish op portunities to make handsome in comes to hold office, where they are required to spend all they receive! to keep up style. r. vviiDur, or. me iuue scaie ...... .. . r. . i ' h.li. of Rhode Island, does a pretty big egg business. He ship3 from 130,000 to 1 150,000 eggs annually, and is a preat believer in the possibilities of the American hen When reasonably encouraged. he secret of the interest the Eu ropean "Powers" are showing in the sick man of Europe, is the fact that tht sick man owes their people abbut $800,00t,000, which they fear might not be provided for if e was The New York Legislature got a htistle on it the other day and passed 160 bills. In two hoars. That was one of its iob lot davs. But! the United States Senate sometimes beats that when it runs pension bills through at the rate of fifteen or twenty a minute. . ' . 1 1- - An exchange remarks that the Kansas Legislature adjourned with out passing a law against appendi citis. Perhaps they read the articl of that Chicago doctor who contended that there is no such thing as appen- cltis. ' " Notwithstanding the big harvest f maple .sap . in Vermont, Senator Morrill expects to spend his summer iif Washington performing with jthe tariff bill. He doe3 not expect jthe senate to finish up that iob before ngust. King George, of Greece, charac- t-r r.fs tbe course oursuea dv me Poorer s towards his country as "a crime." He might with propriety have prefaced this with a string of red hot adjectives. ' I ; 1 - . i . . - : : . I . . . -t, . - : , RANK (IF WAMMn. JUDGE M'lVER MAKES DECISION AND ' CECREE. The Assets of th Bank Unit bs Applied to the Payment of Ita Deb;, aa Die- tlDKalahed from Debts of tbe . Buk of Hew Hinsrei i ; at Wilmington. ; lathe case of f petition, Smith etal. vs. Junius Davis. Receiver, which was so ably argued by Hon. R. T. Bennett and Hon. Jas. A. Lockhart. ot 'Wadei- boro, and Geo. Rountree, Erq , and Eu gene Martin, Eiq., of this city, in the Superior Court Thursday and Friday, Judge Jas. D. Mclver late yesterday af ternoon siened the following decree: J State of North Carolina. New Hanover county, Superior Court, April term, 1897. Holmes & Walters and S. McD Tate, Treasurer of the State of North Caro lina. , .:7.,; ; ... r vs. The Bank of New Hanover, Junius Davis. Receiver, and 'R. T. Bennett, assignee. Consolidated case. Ia the matter of the petition of W. A.1 Smith and others, creditors pf the Back of New Hanover at Wadesboro. This cause coming on to be heard on the report of H. C Jones, Esq., releree, and the exceptions to said report bled by Junius Davis, receiver, and the plain-! tiffs, and being heard; the Court sustains all of the findings of fact of said referee acd on the exceptions made to the find ings of tact, finds! the following addi tional facts, to wit t That the directors and officers of said branch bank con ducted and managed, the; business of said branch at all times subject to the control and direction, of the president and directors of the parent bank at Wil mington, but said president and direc tors of the parent bank did not in fact exercise any actual control.' Second. That the business of said branch bank or agency was at all times conducted by the directors and officers thereofsubject to the direction and control of the' President and Di rectors of the parent Bank at Wilminjg ton. : -L- j . Third. That said statements were de manded of said branch pans or agency by the Treasurer of the State, under the Statute (Acts of 1891, Chapter 155) and were published by its compliance with theordenpf said fTreaiurer; and said publications were not tbe voluntary acts of the Bank or its agency. Said branch Bank did ! publish its business Card in the Wade3boro newspaper. Fourth. That said statements of the condition of said branch Bank were de manded of said branch Bank or agency by the State Treasurer under the Stat ute aforesaid, and were rendered by it in compliance with satd demands, and were not voluntary acts of tbe parent Bank or its agency. I Fifth. That the f resident. Cashier and Directors of said agency were not officers or Directors of said corporation, the Bank of New Hanover. The Court overrules exceptions 5. 6, 7 and 8 to the referee's finding pf facts. to which the exceptors except. The Court overrules all of tbe excep tions to the conclusions of law by tbe referee, and the Court sustains the con clusions of law as lound by the referee. to which tbe parties who filed exceptions except It is therefore ordered, adiudeed and decreed by the Court that the assets of the branch Bank at Wadesboro now in the hands of Jas. A. Leak. Receiver, be applied to the payment of the debts Con tracted at and due by the said branch Bank at Wadesboro,. as distinguished from the debts contracted at and due by the Bank of New Hanover at Wilming ton, and that any surplus remaining after paying the expense incident to the management of the trust by the Receiver at Wadesboro, and the said debts at said branch Bank, be turned over to Junius Davis. Receiver of the Bank.-of New Hanover at Wilmington, to be applied. as the Court may direct. It is further ordered that the costs in curred in this reference and adjudica tion be paid by Junius Davis, Receiver, Out of any trust lands in nis bands. j JAS. D. MClVKR, J Iudge Presiding. The plaintiffs and Janius Davis, re ceiver, who filed exceptions to the re port, except this decree and judgment, and appeal to the: Supreme Court. No- tics ot appeal j waived. Appellants shall give bond in the sum of $50 to se cure costs of appeal. I V it is agreed between counsel repre senting the respective parties- that the pleadings, petition, exhibits referred to in tbe evidence, the report of the ref eree, the exceptions thereto, the find ings of tbe Court, and tbe judgment of the Court thereon, together with the assignments of error, shill constitute of the statement of i tbe case on appeal. t JAS. D, MClVER, Judge Presiding. ABOUT RAILWAY CHANGES I Transfers and Appolntrasnta Blade on the 8. Aj Ii. System. Norfolk Pilot The office of the advertising - agent of the Seaboard Air Line, held br Mr. C. Ironmonger, of j New York, has been abolished and the department united with the passenger department. Mr. C. L. Ackiss, the very efficient chief clerk to General Passenger Agent T. I. An derson, has been; appointed advertising clerk and assumed the duties of the of fice yesterday, I Mr- F. M. Iron, late chief clerk under General Passenger Agent John A. Gee, ot the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, succeeding to tbe place ot chief clerk under Mr. Anderson, who is so popular in this city, Mr. Uwen u. Ball. pot tms city, nas been appointed I purchasing agent of the Seaboard Air Line, vice Mr. lonn War wick, whose resignation takes effect May 1. Mr. Ball's friends appreciate his advancement very much and be is to be congratulated. '!'' : Tbe Atlantic Hotel Farohaaed by a ITewbern . SyndIote. . The Atlantic Hotel, of Morehead City, has beea purchased; by a syndicate composed of Messrs. T. A. Green, Jas. A. Bryan, r. M, Simmons, james Kea- mond, C. E. f Fpy, and Dr. Charles Duffy, of Newbern; G. j W. Black well, of . Raleigh, and1 E. A. Humphrey, Goldsboro. It will be under the man agement of Mr; G. W. Blackwell, who will conduct it in first class style. The recent decision of the Su- oreme Court on the revenue Din . win rnaks the State) tax on property 4-etfnts on the $100 and the poll tajfe$l.29. The bill as passed by the Lgislature made the former id cents and tus utter al 38. It is estimated that the loss to the State will be over $50,000. Register of Deeds Norwood the nastweek issued marriage licenses to three white and two colored couples. . .n. ; :, kajjsioh bews items. EUROPEAN' WAR NEWS. . I !f5T - "Vegetable! in Demsnd Stfswberiiea Abun dant Mear, Poultry and Fish In . Pair.Sasply.' Vegetables were in good demand yes terday, Eagiish peas were considerably lower than on last Saturday, the supply J being very much greater. , Strawberries : were in gteat abundance at 1X and 15 cents per quart. 1 ; Poultry sold at usual prices. Eggs are steadily growing higher, bringing yester day from: 11 to 18 cents p;r dozen. Fish Shad, 80 and 60c per pair; spots, 10c per bunch; mullets, 19c per bunch; flounders. 15 to 20c per bunch. Poultry Chickens, dressed, 69 to 75c per pair; live50 to 60c; turkeys, dressed,, 12 to lfc per pound, i r Meats Pork, lOz per pound; sausage, 10c; loin steak, 12c; round, 10c; chuck beef. 7c; stew, 5 and 6c; mutton, 10 to 12Kc; veal, 12c.. Oysters New Reiver, 80c to $1.00 per gallon; Stump S6und. 60 to 80c per al- JonMtTtle Grove, 50;- Sound ousters. 40c; oysters. la shell. 60c per bushel; clams, 15 to 20c. ptr quart. Vegetables Lettuce, 5c per : head spinach, 25c per peck; beets, 10 to 15c per bunch; asparaguj, 10 to 20c per bunch; onions, 5c per bunch; asparagus, 10 to 20c per bunch; sweet potatoes, 15c per peck; Irish potatoes (new) 15c per quart; carrots, 5 c per bunch; soup bunches, Si each; strawberries, 124 to 15c per quart; tomatoes, 15c per quart. cauliflower, 10c per head; English peas, 25c per peck; cabbage, 5 to 10s per head; squash, 40c per dozen; turnip salad, 10c per peck. DAVE SUTTON IS MAD. He Says the Governor Can't Treat Him aa He Did IiMkey, Biee and Howe. Statesville Landmark. Sutton, of New Hanover, was Rut- sell's most faithful friend and supporter during the sitting of the Legislature. Who is to blame for the separation, and whether or not Russell treated Sutton right, or the latter treated the Governor properly, we dos t know, and don t care; but it is a matter of common knowl edge that old man Daniel has alien ated about all ot his Republican friends, and when alienated they become his bitter enemies. There is a be lief current, and those who know Rus sell best accept it readily, that the old man has a dictatorial, domineering way about him a bull-dozing habit that no self-respecting white man can endure long at a time. Since he and Sutton have separated the Utter denounces Russell most bitterly on all occasions, and it is said that he told the Governor to his face that he (Russell) could not put his cane on; him (Sutton) as he had put. it on Lockey; that he could not draw a pistol on him as he had on Rice, and that be could, not curse him, as he did Howe. ( CONFEDERATE VETERANS. Adjutant General's Office. New Orleans. April 15. 1897. To Editor Star, Wilmington, N.C: Dear Sir Gen. J. B. Gordon, Com manding United Confederate Veterans, respectfully requests the press, both daily and weekly, of the whole country, to aid the patriotic and benevolent ob jects of tbe United Confederate Veter ans by publishing date Reunion is to take place at Nashville, Tenn , on Tues- day,Wedne8dav and Thursday, June 23d, 23d and 24tbf, 1897, by publication of this letter, with editorial notice. It will be tbe largest and most impor tant U. C. V. Reunion ever held. The personnel of the Nashville Reunion Committee, under the leadership of its chairman; Col. J. B. O'Bryan, is a guar antee that everything will be done for the comfort and convenience of the old veterans and all visitors which is in the power of man; it is a splendid body of very able and distinguished comrades, who are fully alive to the magnitude of the work entrusted to them in entertain ing and caring for their old comrades, and it will be their pride to make it the most memorable Reunion upon ecord; and the citizens of Nashville are aglow with enthusiasm and patriotism at tbe prospect of dispensing their far-famed hospitality to the surviving heroes of the Lost Cadse. . Geo. Moorman, Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. Of Interest to Drnggiata. A special from Louisburg, N.C, April 20th, to the News and Observer says: "Much interest has been taken yester day and to-day in the trial of Wood vs. Bartholomew. It is a suit for damages resulting from a sale of podophylhn for rhubarb by tbe defendant to Wood. The drug was administered to Wood's wife and two children, and caused the death of Mis. Wood and the serious sickness of the two bo vs. The ease has been ably contested, and was given to the jury this morning. The j ary has assessed plain tiff's damage at 81,600, and louna an is sues In his favor. Mortgages end Xiiene. The Kenansville correspondent of the Clinton Democrat says : "There is an unusual amount of mort gages and crop liens,being executed this season in Duplin county. Since the 1st of December over 800 chattel mortgages have been recorded in the Register s of fice. The number of ; crop liens is also greater than ever : before and unless prices and crops are very good this year many people win be lett in a oaa condi tion next fall." TrackUg K Jiea. The C. F. T. Company handled 8,000 crates or 192.000 quarts of berries yester day. Of these nine cars went to New York, four to Philadelphia, three to Bos ton and one to Chicago, making seven teen cars in all. Seven hundred crates were loaded at Rose Hill alone. Strawberry shipping will probably ar rive at the maximum this week. Rlin is very much needed; bat the heavy dews are quite beneficial. Mr. R. H. Hewlett shipped yesterday 96 crates of English peas. They were distributed to New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia. It Is expected that peas will command a fair price all the season on account of the crop in the Norfolk section being badly damaged. Mr. John T. French, whose postoffice is Florence, but who resides on his fine plantation about eight miles from thit town. wS a visitor at the Star offics yesterday. He lett for home on the afternoon . train, after pending several days herewith relatives and friends. m 11 1 11 . i ; - z t - i . A W - .1 Theatrical Cbmpay Straaded Treas urer Worth Pnrnell and the TJ. S. Judgeship -Bepabll. I cans Wrangling. Special Star Correspondence 1 Raleigh, N. C, April 24. i The Bucklen stock company, which has been playing here at Metropolitan Hall for the past week, has stranded. No performances have been; given lor the past two sights and the company is try ing to raise funds to get oat of town. Tbe attendance here has been deservedly small. : y :' .1 t. V- - r -;J - - -. Treasurer Worth is very much dis pleased with the decision of the Su preme Court relating to the tax lev. It means less lunds and more worrv for the Treasurer. Mr. Worth assured the rep resentatives of the press this morning. however, that be would not apply for a receiver to take charge of his office. Governor Russell authorizes Indce L. L. Greene to hold Watauga term of court, which convenes April 26th. Judge note continues in. Governor Russell is the only one of tne new state omcers : who has not changed janitors and messengers in their departments, i nese positions have al ways been held by : negroes, except in one instance, and of course they were Republicans. . The very fact that the? have held positions under, Democratic rule has caused several of tbe State's honored servants to make a change. I ne Republicans are about to solit no here, In the negro! ward there is a de fection and an independent Republican ucitet will be put up. utno Wilson has moved: to Round Knob and will reside there during tbe summer. , - !-''!:' .. rresiaent McKtalev s lai ure to ap point Mr. T. R. Purnell is giving that gentleman s mends he:e some uneasi ness. D i ATH OF MRS. BERNARD. Member of an Honored Family and Widow cf a WeU-E.ncwn Publisher. Richmond Dispatch 24th, . Mrs. Sarah Lloyd. Bernard died yes terday at the residence of her eon-in- law, Mr. Robert Hill. Jr., in the. 83th year of her age. The end came after a lingering illness, daring the last ten weeas ot wmcn sue was connaed to bed with a stroke of paralysis. Thus was fulfilled a noble mission of great useful ness, and the light that flickered and went but had burned with great bright ness. I Deceased was possessed of many noble traits of character. .... Before the war she was occupied : continually in acts of charity, and during the whole of her life she was esteemed for her Chris tian piety.. j,,-, Mrs. Bernard was born in Boston, while her parents were oh a visit to that city, but she lived in Richmond during her whole life. She was a daughter of tbe late T. W. White, the founder cf the Southern Literary Messenger, and spent the early part ot her lite at the old home stead; Known as:the "Hermitage, which was situated where the Exposition grounds now are. Watkini Lee, Judge Marshall and Edgar Allen Poe were con stant visitors at her father's house. . to gether with many other distinguished men. I The atmosphere was a literary one, and Mrs. Bernard herself was pos sessed of great mentality and many ac complishments, bdgar Allen foe was employed by her lather on the Lit erary Messenger, and ! was a devoted admirer ot her sister. Miss biizabetn White, who was a very beautiful girl, and is generally believed to have been the Raven of Poe s celebrated poem. It nas been stated tnat foe , ana miss White were at one time engaged, but tbfs seems doubtful, as at that time the poet s habits were most unsteady, and he really attended to his duties oa the Messenger for not more than two or three weeks at a time, which led Mr. White to dispense with his setvices. Poe often saw Miss White at tbe house ol Mrs Clemm, in Philadelphia, after this, and continued to pay her,the most assiduous attentions.! She became renowned as a Shakespearean reader, and died in the year 1888, aged 76 years, never haying married. Mrs; Bernard was the relict of Mr. Peter Dudley Bernard, who died about six years ago. For mere than fifty years her husband ' was prominent here as a printer and publisher, i He was a direct descendant of Pocahontas. He was a man of scholarly attainments and in ad dition to publishing the Literary Mes senger, tor some iourj years aner tne death of its founder, wrote several plays and other works. He was in the funeral procession of Jefferson and Adams, and was a marshal at tbe funeral of Henry Clay; Robert R. Randolph, who pulled Andrew Jackson's nose, was at tbe wed ding! of Mr. Bernard and Miss Sarah White, November 7, 1833 Mrs. Bernard had three sons in tbe Confederate army, two of whom are now living, one of them Mr. William H. Bernard being tbe owner ana editor of the Wilmington (N.C.) star, and the other, Mr. D. W. Bernard, being a printer in this city.: Mrs. Robert Hill, Jr., who nursed Mrs. Bernard during her last illness, is a daughter of deceased, as also is Mrs. John M. Benson, of well ford. S. C ' - -! ' ' i A CC lunciai win la&c jia.o at v u tww& this evening from the First Presbyterian church, (of which Mrs. . Bernard was probably the oldest member) the ser vices being conducted by Rev. Dr. Kerr, and the interment will be made at Holly wood. I The pall-bearers will be Messrs. Robert Whittet, Sr., John G.iDabney, Judge B. R. Wellford. John W.F"ergu son. caotain w. U h-ops, captain k. sr. tienrv. unaries w. uouoiu ana u. ex. Tucker. '' 1 WARM WIRELETS. Mai or Thomas B. Brecken ridge, the noted western pioneer who crossed the plains with Fremont, died in Hannibal, Mo., the bame of his daughter, agea a little over 73 years. !, ! At St. Louis, yesterday May wheat broke a record of six years by reaching the: dollar mark. The price was not considered high in view ot the fact that cash wheat has sold at fl.ua. H Jos. E. Kelly, charged with tbe mur der of cashier Jos. A. Stickney, of the Great Falls National Bank,. Somen-, worth. N. H. pleaded guilty in the municipal court there yesterday. General Miles basbeen notified ol tne 'President's approval of his proiected visit to the seat of war in .Europe. He will leave Washington early in May, probably oa the St. .Paul, from New York. I ' ' When I ear I r 1 do Bot BMUI mere1' tto1t ' them lor a time and then have them return again. I : - Mintl mra. I have made the disease of FITS, KPLLKPSY or FALLISQ SICKNESS a life lona atodr. I warrant m remedy to eare the worst easels. Because others have failed is no reason for notnowreoerringaenre. Bend at onoe for a treatise) and a Free Bottle of my mfallihle remedy. Giro Kxr- and Poatoffiee adi aqqrnes ; R0l.W.B.PEEIE,F.u.,iCe2ai$t.,l8WTcrt EUROPEAN i WAR NEWS. BELIEVED THAT THE STRUGGLE WILL NOT FINISH ;SOON, V And That It Will Uot Bemain Xjoealiacd Iionst righting UiTfaeiBaly Ooctlzoe . Attacks" By the; Turks Bfpnlied Qreeks Jlaally Obliged to Give Way Delayed Aoeomtt ' . .'. -.,.-!.' ' of Battles. By Cable to the Morning Star, r Copyright 1E97 by the Associated Press. London, April 24. The last few days have developed a dramatic situation. The sudden removal of Edem Pasha.the Turkish4 commander-in-chief, and tbe fact that he has been replaced by Osman Pasha.the hero of Plevna, has caused great snrprise, in view of the glowing accounts which the correspondents in the field sent of Edem Pasha's brilliant- ly conceived plan of campaign, which' was represented as working like a ma chine and which gave the world the im pression that Turkey had found in him a second Von Moltke. It is siated,' now! thai Edhem Pasha is in disgrace, that he has bad little pre vious experience, in warfare, that he is a creature of Izzet Bey, and that he fell when that favorite of the Sultan went down. ' L . ' , 1 stated that the suuan has hitherto been afraid to send his best generals, such as i Achmet, Fuad and Recchid Pasha to the front, they being instead, kept in the most remote prov inces. No remarkable development, however, is expected from tbe appoint ment of Osman Pasha to command the Turkish' forces operating against the Greeks in Thessaly, as, apart from the danger Of swapping horses at the ores -ent critical juncture, Osman Pasha wilt be hampered by the Sultan jealous de termination to direct the military opera tions from the Yildiz Kiosk Tbe great value ot Osman Pasha's presence at the front is his popularity; with the army. The Sultan dreaded his popularity, although he used it as a protection by always having Osman Pasha accompany bim on bis weekly drives upon the occa sion of the Selamlik, when the Sultan himself, a sallow, scared, miserable-look-tug figure, sat facing the horses with his grizzled resolute looking old marshal op posite him. la his position of palace marshal, Osman Pasha had to seal every dish served to the Sultan and never left the grounds of the palace without im perial permission. - Said Eddin Pasha, who is to succeed Ahmed Hifiz Pasha, in command of the Turkish army at Janina, is tbe General the Sultan sent to Crete in December last to carry out the reforms there in ac- cordancewitb the Sultan's ideas. The ambassadors, however, demanded Said Eddin't recall, and after a threat from the Powers of serious measures if the demand was refused, the Sultan yielded and Said Eddin was recalled. The Cabinet Council at Yildiz Kiosk yesterday discussed the enrollment of volunteers and decided, as the treaty of Berlin forbids the use of irregulars, that all volunteers must wear tbe Turkish uniform and serve uoder regular officers appointed by the Government. Out of 20,000 Albanian! volunteers, one-half have accepted these conditions and the others who refused, have been sent borne. ! An official report gives the en tire number of iTurkish troops under arms' as being' 857 000. whereof 217.000 are in European Turkey. From Athens it is stated that discon tent exists there; at the fact that King George . has not yet started for the front. His reserve is considered ex cessive. Tbe feeling at Athens against Russia still runs high. Tbe Greek Gov ernment has rejected Russia's offer to protect the Greek orthodox in Tur key. Russia's eagerness to do so having caused doubts as to her her motives, and the Government of Greece has now begged Great Britain to protect tbe orthodox Greeks. ; - It Is understood that in a message which the King is preparing, he will in vite all Greeks throughout the world to make sacrifices of money as well as blood. I The rumor in Athens to-day that the Greek warships were preparing to make a dash through the Dardanelles caused much interest in military and naval cir cles. It was pointed out that the bom bard men t of small ports on tne Aioanian and Macedonian coasts does not require powerful ironclads such as the Psara, Hydra and bpetzai, ana tnese may try to run the gauntlet 01 tne lurxisn snips and ports in th straits. " If only two of them succeed m getting inrougn, me effect cf their! appearance in the Bosphorus would be incalculable. It is quite certain tnat witn tneir present armament the rurxisn warsnios wouia be powerless against them. . The Greek army at present is sutler ins from lack of1 medical supplies. The chloroform ' is already exhausted, and nurses, medicines, clinical thermometers. lint and surgical appliances are needed. Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, is play ing his own game, and is determined to Drofit to tbe utmost by inrxey s stress, apparently heedless of advice even from Russia. . r The Servian minister at Paris,- in an Interview, describes Servia's attitude as added: "Bulgaria is in tbe same posi tion as ourselves. She is more lnsis tent; but there is no danger 01 trouoie, as it is in the interest of the Porte to grant what we ask." Tbe Servian minister aid not minx the war would last long. He said the Greeks must not reckon upon a , rising in Macedonia. According to advices from Rome, re lations between the Holy See and Tar key are entirely: suspended. The whole interest of the I Vatican is directed to wards inducing the Powers to end Turk ish rule in Europe, with the view Of a great revival and re-organization of . the LUnetian casters nurcnee. A telegram from St. Petersburg says the fact that the war has not prod need discord' among the Powers and has not modified the programme of tbe imperial visits is regarded in official circles as a solid guarantee of the localization of the war and as a safeguard of peace. The development in South Africa are creating much excitement here, es pecially in tbe xase of tbe sudden dis patch of the Cape of Good Hope squad ron of British warships to Delagoa bay. It is the general impression that Great Britain is preparing for some important move. According to One statement' the government learned that several Ger man warships had been ordered to Del agoa bay and consequently it was deter mined to forestall the Germans. Tbe Globei however, believes the explanation is that Great Britain will possibly obtain full control of Mozambique, under the Portuguese flag, in return for cancelling the large compensation which Portugal wilt be condemned to pay Great Britain as a result of the Delajoa award. Great Britain would thus administer Mozam biaue as she does Egypt and the naval demonstration, was intended to ward off the opposition of the other Powers. : Berlin, April 24 The war between Greece and Turkey monopolizes public attention in Germany. The opinion is v '.:, .. Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for its great leavening strength and healthfulness. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to the cheap brands. ' ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co., New York. - 1 - expressed id' political and diplomatic circles that the war will not finish soon and that it will not remain localized very long. It is stated in Government circles that Germany's . interests bave already been vi ally engaged and it seems to be e foregone conclusion , whatever - tha fioal outcome of the present troubles that ' the . political r re- v adjustment of the 'Oriental ques. tion . will also lead to a read 1 ait- , ment of the Powers alliances. The entente between Germany and Austria qn the one side ana Russia and rrancct 1 qu- the other wilL it is believed, become much closer in the near future. The hour fiarlers between Piicce Hohenloho, tbe Imperial Chancellor, and M. Hone- taux. the French Minister of Foreign Affaiis. in Pans, while only touching upon the mutual attitude of Germany and France on. the Oriental question, were significant, as also is the visit of Emperor William to Vienna and that of ' Emperor Francis Joseph to St. Peters-, burg. . ... .v : k: , : . . A diplomu, who was a member of Emperor William's suit to Vienna, said to the correspondent of tne Assoc.ated Press: . . "The main efforts of the' Powers will be directed to keeping the war confined . to narrow limits, but the success of their ,. endeavors is doubtful. t If Turkey ut- ;. terly routs Greece all will be well, but if Greece meets with even a temporary success, all will be chaos, as there are good reasons to iusptct that Bulgaria, aervia and Montenegro are only waiting " for a chance to break loose, especially Bulgaria, which is hankering after Macedonia herself. 1 The visit of Prince Ferdinand, of Bul garia, to oerlini was an event ot more than ordinsr importance- The Prince's audience with the Emperor watnot sat isfactory. - His Maieaty strongly dis suaded tbe Prince from engaging in warlike enterprises and plainly warned him of the unpleasant conieauences. Prince Ferdinand, however, was appar ently not discouraged,7 tor be entered , into negotiations with Berlin financiers for raising a Bulgarian loan, and also entered into negotiations with the Krupps for a supply of quick-firing and heavy guns. h . 1 Athens, April 23, Midnight. A spe cial dispatch received from the frontier asserts that the Turks, while attacking Mati, were repulsed several times yester day. At 6 o'clock in the evening the Greek forces were obliged to give way. Tbe Greeks retreated in good order on Kiraclc. where they are intrenched. From Arta the Greeks occupied the heights of Ponte Pigaia. It is, believed that the military operations in Epirus will soon be terminated. London, April 24. The Associated Press special dispatches, from Larrisa dated April 18cb., 19th and 20th, de layed in transmission, l owing to the enormous condition of the wires with official communications to Athens, re ce.vid in London up to midnight, con-, firm tbe previous advices from Larissa; more complete detai's of the conflicts being given.. r Regarding the battle of Nazeros. the : correspondent of the Associated Press," ; wiring on April 18. h. describes tbe diffi- 1 cutties of dragging to the Crest of An nunciation hill by mules and men four guns which arrived that morning. Many hours were spent before this mountain battery was placed in position on the great ridge above the lake. Hardly had it been located, and scaicely had the gunners opened fire, before the enemy debouched from tbe thick wood oa top of Marcasl hill, and forming steadily into a column, swept rapidly toward the Greek position.- Then the value of the mountain batterv became1 immediately apparent. Two shells from tbe guns commanded by Captain Pierlsfell in tbe - center of the Turkish column, explod- , ing with great havec. The column wavered, halted and retired for shelter in the woods, ! Liter tbe Turks, adopting the plan of - open formation, three times attempted to rush to the" top of tbe hill, coming on - impetuously and rending, the air with lor d cries, butthe Evzones, whose dis- ' ciphne was the very best, extended their ranksin admirable order on the lower slopes of Annunciation Hill and poured in b atcaay ana wen aimcu are, waica was well supported by the shells from Capt Pieris' guns. Their position proved unsurmoantable and when: night fell hostilities ceased. The Greeks strength ened their positions The, next day, in obedience to orders from the Crown Prince, they acted strictly on tbe defen sive. The iurkisn ure was poor. Ut the Greeks, eight were killed and about; twenty wounded. , While Capt. Pieris successfully bom- barded several Turkish block houses! before dawn, Greek . reinforcements ar- rived and were posted .by Col. Fouros' along the eastern, slope of Annunciation bill. As dawn broke at o o clock on Sundav morning, the Turkish battalions debouched from the woods of Marieasl bill. . Tbe first line rushed forward to . occupy entrenchments during the sight and facing those Occupied by tbe Ev zones. The second of the Turkish bat talions took a position higher up the slope, while he third was held in re serve. On tn-Greek side the four gnn battery on Cbtr crest was suppoited by the . artillery and by the Ev zones, some, in' extended order, some under cover of trenches or rocks, while the second battery With tbe Ev zones as supports, was held ' in reserve at tbe lakeside. . The action began with, a slow rifle fire on both sides. At 0 80 o'clock the Tnrks, -springing Into the entrenchments, rushed on the Greek po sition, but the intones responded with the bay if net, driving the Turks back -ii a most gallant manner. At 6 o'clock in the morning it was light enough to em ploy the t battery, the gunners opened fire and the engagement ; became gen--eral. The Greeks who numbered 1,200. in obedience to orders refrained from attacking the Turkish position1 They kept up a galling fire, and after shelling the position of the first battal ion, compelled the Turks belonging to that organization to seek the cover ot the woods. Two of the guns of the Greek Battery were thrown out of ac tion, breaking their trunnions, owing to the force ol the recoil. ', ; The correspondent of tbe Associated Press says: . Up to the time they returned to Nezeroa on Sundav evening the Turks had not attempted a combined .assault on tbe Greek position. The villager of Nezexos fled to the mountains; led by their pastor with a rifle flung over bis shoulder," . " 1. 11 1,1 i i 1 1 f V
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