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ON THE WRONG TACK.
Everybody Is anxidus to see pros
perity come to the country, and no
one more, perhaps, than the poli
ticians who promised it and feel that
their hold on powerj depends on the
realization of those promises. They
either believe or think they believe
that prosperity can be brought by
'an .increase of tariff duties, to en
courage manufacliurers to make
more goods for people who can't
bay what they make now. The aim
of a protective tariff is to make the
home market the market for
the manufacturer and practl
cally speaking (the only mar
ket because wichj the assurance he
has of higher prices and better
profits in the hom'i market than in
other markets he will work for that
and neglect the others, in which he
could not compete any way with
foreign manufacturers while he has
to pay du:y jonj the raw ma
terials be consumes. Bat if be
could compete! tbe protective
tariff being in its essence prohibitory
tends to close not only to the mana,
factarer but to the farmer and other
producers foreigri markets, because
the people of other countries deal
where they can deal to the best ad-
, vantage, buy most, from the people
who buy most from them and witn
whom they can Jexchajbge profitably,
their commodities for such things as
they need and ban turn into profit.
The English manufacturer, for in
stance, ships his1 cargo of agricultural
implements, other kinds of hard
ware and other Igoods to Argentina
and takes his pay in wheat, for which
there is a good marset in.nis own
the English- price for the wheat at
Argentine prices and makes a profit
on that because he has no tariff to
pay on it when'it goes into an Eng
lish port, so he makes two profits
one on the cargo which he sends out
and another onj; the cargo which he
brings back, p
- How is it with the American man
ufacturer? ships a cargo of the
same aruuies'wmcLi in; caguiaman
ships but he mu3t have cash; he can't
exchange it for wheat or any other
product of that country which is
taxed on eatering'an American pore,
for that would! take the profit off.
This is the reason why oar manufac
turers have cut such a small figure
, in foreign markets, why they have
.never made any serious attempt to
push their goods ia foreign markets,
auu nujr Liicjr uivc ucuueu miuijr
upon the home j market, from which
. the foreign conpetitlon wa3 practi
cally debarred J , I : . " '
j The Wilson tariff Was aa improve
ment in this respect, took a wiser
view of the needs of our manufac
turers, lowered many of the duties on
imports and put certain raw mate
rials on the free list so that our man
ufacturers would stand on the same
footing, as far as these were con
cerned, with .'their foreign competi
tors, and the result was that , our
manufacturers exported more of their
goods since that tariff became oper
ative! than thiy ever did before
within the samp time,! thus verify
ing the predictions and vindi
eating the wisdom of 'the Democrats
who lasisted on! a redaction of tariff
uukics auu m puiLiu uctLdiu targeiy
used raw materials on the free lisL
both of which policies are to be re'
ersed by the new tariff framers, who
assert that this is the way to re
store prosperity: in the face of its fail
ure for years and thefsuccess of the
opposite policyl 4 j
But how is the manufacturer to
prosper unless the farmer prospers .?
How can the
very -little of
armer 'prosper when
what he produces
brings the cost of production and
very much of ii less than that? At
least one-half the population of the
United States are dependent upon
'the labor done upon the farm. Near
ly every merchant is dependent more
or less upon it. I .The railroads with
the three millions of people depen
dent jipon them are dependent upon
it. The boats that carry cargoes upon
the lakes and jrivers are dependent
upon it. The wagon manufacturers,
and the manufacturers of agricultu
ral machinery and implements are
dependent upon it, -.and there are
others dependent upon all of these, so
that it may be safely said that nearly
all the people of the country are de
pendent directly or indirectly upon
tntrfarra and can only prosper as the
farmer prospers. There Is no agra
rianism or pandering to the farmer
in this, it is simply a coldblooded
statement of fact justified by experi
ence and observation and based on
common sense. M -;
Let wheat go. to a dollar a bushel
and see how the railroad men hustle,
and note how cheerfully ; and confi
dently they . talk. .Let wheat and
other farm products go up and keep
going up, and note how soon the
manufactories j which ; were closed
start up and how the wheels in the
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others hum with increased activity.
Isn't this an eloauent admission of
the dependence! of both on the farm?
As it is with tupse, so it is with scores
of other industries and other call
ings. -.; A ;.: ; -
If the cotton planters and the
farmers 'had .in hand last year's
crop of cotton, grain and other
products, and' cotton went to ten
cents a pound, wheat to a dollar a
bushel, corn,! oats, and everything
else in proportion and continued,
then we would have prosperity in
side of ninety' days, and so much of
It that it would keep us hustliog to
keep up with it.' .
Bat how are . these increases in
prices to come? That's the ques
tion. There is no special foreign
demand for any of our farm pro
ducts, and tnere isn't a very active
demand at home, because in the de
pressed condition of business and
the poor rewards of labor for those
who have employment the peo
ple are too: poor to buy liber
ally," and many- of , them, find m it
about all they can do to buy
what they need even at present
prices. Increasing tariff duties : is
not going to increase the price of
farm products, . or improve the gen
erei condition much, if any. There
is one way in which that can be done,
only one, and that is by increasing
the volume of money and making
what) the sticklers for gold and
scarce money call "cheap ' money,"
"cheap"' not because it is bad, but
because it is abundant. There are
two ways by which this can be done
One is by the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, the other State banks,
either of which would be good, both
of which would be better. ' Thus the
country would be supplied with all
the money It needed; and that
longed-for, promised prosperity
would come right along.
iuau& ffljsariua.
Within the ten years ending June
30th, 1896, this country exported
$156,486,325 in gold more than it
imported. In other words we added
that much to the stock of gold in
Europe; sent out that much gold
which never came back. If we had
not continued to coin to fill up the
vacuum, how long would it be before
we were cleaned out of gold en
tirely ? Within that time there has
beep coined $400,000,000 in gold, so
that notwithstanding ; the exports
we are better supplied with gold than
we were ten years ago. So much for
the free and unlimited ; coinage of
gold. But there is an object lesson
in this. The excess of exports over
imports for a period of. ten years
Shows that there is a continuous
draw upon the gold resources of this
country, not a spasmodic movement,
but a continuous one. This is One of
the few gold-producing countries to
which the European Governments
look for part of the supply to keep
up their boards. They drawon us
at the rate of something over $15,.-
000,000 a year. Hasn't ihis a ten
dency to steep gold scarce with us
and to make it more difficult to get
to discharge obligations payable in
gold ? And yet there are so-called
financiers who persist in clinging to
the gold standard and leaving us at
the mercy of foreigners, who every
year draw millions from us and thus
diminish thie volume of the money
they expect us to pay to them if we
owe them anything. Every dollar
they take from us which does not re
turn in the course of trade makes it
just that much the more difficult for
us to meet obligations In that coin
;
A good many air ships are seen
these days, or rather nights (by the
way, it is remarkable' that they are
never seen in the daytime), or
the air ship is seen in many different
places, sometimes almost simultane
ously, and still there are a good many
people skeptical about them, and a
good many who positively refuse to
believe that there is any such thing
as an air ship or that an airship is a
possibility. : When Thomas Jefferson
was in France in one ot his letters'
he described some experiments
which he had seen with an air ship:
That was about 1789. But the first
authentic, historic account of a sure
enough air ship ante-dates the Paris'
venture by over a hundred years, and
is a genuine Yankee invention. We
clip from an exchange which quotes
from a history of Connecticut which
was published in England in 1781:
"About 1616 people of New Haven
fitted oat a ship and sent her richly
laden to England to procure a 'patent
for the colony and a charter for the
city.' After the ship had been at tea
some weeks there happened in New
EagUnd a violent storm, which, in
duced the people of New Haven to
fast and pray and inquire of the Lord
whether their ship was in that storm.
This was a real fatt, for- the people
neither ate nor drank from sanrise to
Unset. :. I
"At 5 o'clock in the afternoon they
came out of meetlnz. walking softly an d
sadlr homeward. On a sadden the air
thundered, and the lightnings ; shone
abroad. They looked up - toward the
heavens, when they beheld their ship
under full sail, and the sailor steering
her from West to east. She came over to
the meeting where they had fasted and
prayed, and then was met by a eurocly
doa. which rent the sails and overset the
ship; in a few. moments she fell down
near the weathercock on the steeple,
and instantly vanished. The people all
returned to the meeting, where the min
ister gave thanks to G jd for answering
the desires of his servants aad for giv
ing them an. Infallible tokea of the lost
of their ship and charter.".
klizt readiog this sober account
of this air-ship which met with such
a disastrous fate (which may have
had a discouraging 'effect on launch-ing-any
more of them), the skeptic
will see that the air ship isn't such a
new thing after all.
Chairman Dlngley doesn't like the
manipulation of htsjariff bill by. the
Senate Committee ana insists mar.
eliminating the revenue that is ex
pected from the increase of the tax
on beer, tea and tobacco, the pro
posed Senate bill, or, as Mr. Dingley
calls it, the revised House vbill, will
not produce as much revenue as his
bill would. Very likely this is so,
and the Senate Committee might
possibly take the same, view ot It and
give as a reason for the changes that
they didn't deem it wise to practice
any more extortion on the people
than' was necessary under the cir
cumstances for the benefit of the
protected interests, which are pretty
well recognized even in the modified
schedules. But isn't it a practical
confession that there was no neces
sity for these increased impost du-
when the Senate turned to beer, tea
and tobacco to get the bulk of the
revenue needed?! And when it is
further considered that they claim
tbey will get about ' $90,000,000 out
of sugar, the question might , be
asked iwhy do they pile the taxes on
other things, when sugar, beer, tea
and tobacco will give them all the
revenue they need, as the tariff rates
now run, and leave a large surplus
over?) The only way to account for
this is that th,e increase of duties is
simply a sop to the : gentlemen who
contributed to. Mark Hanna's cam
paign fund. !.'
For some time they have been
painting houses in Eagland with an
apparatus that dispenses with the
brush and puts on the paint in a
spray1 from a nozzle, the force used
beinz com pressed air. j The idea has
been caught in th s country, where
something similar . has been intro
duced. It is said to do the work-
more quickly and much more cheap
ly than It could be done in the old
way, while it easily reaches narrow
places, corners, cornices, &&, ' which
it is troublesome to j paint with the
brush.
When Senator Foraker was a boy
he used to pick geese. . He takes a
pluck occasionally at Hanna now
and finds him a pretty tough orje.
ODD FELLOWS.
The
Qiand Ii3dge of the I. O. O. T. In
i sewioa st Charlotte Wilmington
I I Hai Sevoral Oelemte.
I In' the presence of about 325 Odd
Fellows Grand Master W. T. Dortcb, of
Goldsboro, called the Grand Lodge
I.Ol O. F. to -order in the new ball of
Charlotte Lodge at 8 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. The address of welcome
was! delivered by James A. Bsll,
Charlotte. j
The main business in the afternoon
session was the initiation of new mem'
bers, of whom there were 63.
la the night meeting a resolution to
establish an infirmary for the old, at
Goldsboro was passed. The sum, of three
hundred dollars Was raised on the spot,
andW; matter reierred to the Commit
tee! on State ot the Order.
The j reports ; of the different officers
show the order to be in a floarishing
condition. Its total membership in North
Carolina is 4,521. )
Those in attendance from Wilming
ton are Grand . Treasurer R. J. Jones,
Grand .Conductor M. W. Jacobi. and
four representatives, namely, A. J, Mar
shall, from Cape Fear Lodge No. 2; Geo.
H, Howell, from Orion No. 67; Isaac
Northrop,, from Haaover No. 145, and
J.J. Hopkins, from Wilmington No. 139,
AN IMPORTANT CASE.
Salt for $40,000 Dsmiges Will Bo Trlea
1 at the Present Term of the United
Stats Oistriot Court. "
An importanr suit will be heard be
fore his honor, Judge Thos. R. Parnell
at this term of the Federal Court It Is
one brought by the White Oik River
Corporation Company against Mr.
Thomas Mclntyre, who is well known
to Wilmington as the principal owner of
the Wilmington, Newbern & Norfolk
railroad and the Glenoe stock farm.
.1 Some years ago the White Oik River
Corporation, through its manager, Capti
K. E. Terry, sold to Mr. Mclntyre a half
Interest in large tracts of land located
along White Oak river, in Jones8 and
Onslow founties. ,;! ( j
f It is claimed by the White Oak River
Corporation that the contract provided
for a railroad to be bailt Into the land
for the purpose of properly developing
it. The- railroad has never been built
and Capt. Terry has brought suit tor
ftp 000 damages. His attorneys are
Messrs. M. Daw, Stevenson, of New
bern, C. B. Aycock, of Goldsboro, and
John D. Bellamy, of Wilmington.;
Messrs. F. M. Simmons, A. D. Ward of
Newbern, (and. Col. A. M. : Waddell of
this city, are counsel for Mr. Mclntyre.
( A large number of witnesses for one
side or the other came down to the city
yasterday. Some of them are Messrs..
J. H. Bell, Polloksville; Cyrus Foscue,
Fowle: , Charles Gerock, -Jacksonville,
and the following from Maysville:
Lewis Bynam, J. M. F. Mills. W. C.
Humphrey, K. R. Parsons, Fred Nel
son, W. H. Mills. R. H. Mills. S. W.
Henderson, A- A. Eubank, C. D. Foy,
P. C. Foy, Jno. I. Hurst, E. S. Dixon
and Rev. Job Smith.
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GRAND CHAPTER OF NORTH CARO
! I LIN A IN SESSION.? !
Officers Elected Qrsnd Commandery of
Koighta Templar The Hjstto Bhrlnera
! Parades To-night and To-morrow ...
It ' Exaarslou to Ocean VlewJ .
The adjourned session of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of North
Carolina was held yesterday morning at
3.80 o'clock. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing term:
Most Excellent Grand High Priest
W.! A. Withers. Raleigh. " ;
Deputy Grand High Priest M. S.
Wtllard, Wilmington. " j :
Grand Kine W. F. Randolph, Ashe-
viiie.
Gran Scribe J. D. Bulluck, Wilson.
Grand Treasurer- Wm. Simpson,
Raleigh. ! . J'ln, ; . 1 ',
Grand Secretary H. H. Munson,
Wilmington. .1." ; r
Grand. Captain of Host--E. P. Bailey,
Wilmington. , ; ' '
,' Grand Principal' Sojourner J. . H.
Hackburn, Newbern. h ; "
Royal Arch Captain Tno Drury,
Raleigh. '''ii ' .
Masters of Vail A, J. Harrell, Golds
boro; J. K. Noifleet, Winston; W. H.
Kitchin, Scotland Neck. .' J
Grand Tiler R. H. Bradley, Raleigh.
! Raleigh was selected aa the next place
of meeting, and at which place the semi
centennial of the Grand Chapter of
North Carolina will be observed. - j
f At , o'clock the Chapter adjourned
sine die. I j I , i-! '
la the afternoon the Council of Royal
and Select Masters and conferring of
Council degrees and the order ot High
Priesthood occupied the tlme.
j Past Grand High Priest J. T. Barron
of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of South Carolina installed the
officers of the Grand Chapter.
; f Mr. Albert E. Fagler, of Columbia, S,
C, Grand Secretary of the Grand Chap
ter of Royal Arch Masons of South Car
olioa, and Mr. Jno.j R. Ballinger, o
Bambarg, S. C Past Grand High Priest
also of the Grand Chapter "of Roy a
Arch Masons of South Carolina, assisted
the officers of the Council in conferring
the' degreeftoT .' ji j :
I The Grand Commandery, Knights
Templar, met list night. The officers
in attendance were as follows:
R. E. Grand Commander W. A
Withers, Raleigh. I;
V. E Deputy Grand Commander J.
H. Hackburn, Newbern.
: Grand Generalissimo M.j D. Bailey
Winston.; ,i: i ';r ,N
Grand Captain General Dr. W. E.
Storm, Wilmington. r ;" I x "
Grand Senior
dolph, Raleigh.
Warden W. F. Ran
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Grand Junior Warden J. D. BallucK
Wilson.
Grand Treasurer Wm. Simpson, Ra
leigh. , qiA
Grand Recorder H. H. Munson, Wil
mington. i '
Grand Prelate Rev. S. McQueen
Goldsboro. ' '
Grand Standard Bearer-r-D. G, Mux
well Charlotte. V -
Grand Warden e: P. Bailey. Wil
mington.. . . J - ' J' -
Urand Setitinel Robert H. Bradley.
Raleieh. v-
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The Commandery adjourned until & 30
o'clock this morning,; after the transac
tion of several matters of importance.
, The Knights Templar will assemble at
Masonic Temple this afternoon at
o'clock, and from there they will go on
parade. The line of march is as follows
From the Masonic; Temple to Front
street, down Front to Nan, up Nun to
Third, up Taird to Dock, up Dock to
S xth, up Sixth to Market, down' Market
to Third, up Third; to Red Cross, down
Ked : Cross to Front, down Front to
Market, and thence back to the Masonic
Temple, 'v;- ' -.
To-night the visitors will attend a
banquet at the Carolina Yacht Club
house, Ocean View. . j
The Mystic Shriners will parade to
morrow afternoon, and to-morrow night
Oasis Temple Ancient Arabic Order,
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, will meet.
The Second Regiment Band, which
will turn out with the Knights Templar,
will give a concert at Ocean View to
night. . . I ' ':-;v:l: p
Grand Treasurer i Wm.. Simpson, of
Raleigh, and Delegate F. L Jacobs, of
Asheville, arrived yesterday.. A large
delegation,, together; with an excursion,
is expected . to arrive from Newbern
to-day. " :'" i : ' .-
Iistdat Best. . . . j .... "'-' - f .
Fayetteville Observer. May 12: Nothing
could testify more to the esteem in which
Capt. W. C. McDiffie was held than the
great concourse of people who assent
bled yesterday to pay their last tribute
to his memory, and the sincere sorrow
every one seemed to feel, at his loss.
Seldom, has one seen so many or as
beautiful flaral tributes; as, were laid
upon his grave. The services at St.
John's Episcopal church were! con
ducted by Rev. Isaac Hughes, assisted
by Rev, J. N. Starr, t
His comrades in life, the Independent
Company, the Kalghts of Pythias, num
erous carriages and hundreds of people
on foot escorted the remains to their
last resting place. ; : i ;:-. .-ii".: :
' Following is the list of pair bearers:
Dr. J. Vance MeGougan. Archie Sykes,
Dr. J. H. Marsh, (BenJ. R;Huske, S. H.
MacRae, H. MeD. Robinson. Hector
McGeachy, John Underwood: honorarv.
N. B Alexander, B. R. Taylor. H. R.
Hall, R. G. Haigh.
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MEMORIAL DAY.
ELOQUENTi ADDRESS s BY RV. J WM.
i JONES OF VIRGINIA. -
Bervloe at Oakdale A Oreat Conoourse of
People Impressive Ceremonies) 8a-
lutes by Military Betutlfal
! v Florar Deoorailtns.
Memorial Day was observed as usual.
appropriately and solemnly. - Daring
the entire day the banks of the city re
mained closed, and mosr of the stores
and business houses closed their doors
shortly after the dinner hour.
In the afternoon, beautiful Oakdale,
the quiet City of the : Dead, where sleep
many of the patriots of the Lost Cause,
was fairly alive, with people comrade,
father, mother, brother, sister or child-
gathered together to pay tribute to the
departed heroes, who died defending
home and fireside. .-
Shortly after 1 o'clock the procession
formed at the lodge in the cemetery and
marched to the Confederate lot in the
following order: Second - Regiment
Band, preceded by President James W.
Monroe of the band; the Wilmington
Lieht Infantry, under command of
Capt. Don. MacRae; Naval Reserves,
ander command of Lieutenant Harry
Mcllhenny; officers of Oakdale Ceme
tery Company; Chaplain and Orator,
Daughters of the Confederacy;' Third
Mortn uarouna lntantry Association,
Cape Fear Camp i No. 254 U. C Vete
rans and Geo. Davis Camp No. 1, Sons
of Veterans, under; command of Com
mander L, S. Bslden; other veterans of
the C. S. army, and navy and organized
schools. - i
1 At the lot the Second Regiment Band.
the Wilmington Light Infantry and the
Naval Reserves opened ranks',' through
which the rest of the procession marched
to the lot, where the following pro
gramme of exercises was observed: '
j Dirge, Second Regiment Band.
Ddxology, Munson Octette.
Prayer, Rev. W. L. Cunninggim.
i Anthem, "We : Gather Here with
Reverence, Manson Octette.
: Dirge, Second Regiment Band.
j Memorial Address, Rev. J. Wm. Jones,
D. D of Virginia
Call of the Roll of Honor, by Chief
Marshal Geo. H. Huggins.
Anthem. "Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground," Munson Octette.
; Floral ofleriogs, by Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Hymn, "Soldiers of Christ Arise,'
Manson Octette. j -
Benediction, Rev. W. L, Cunning
gim-"' - ;: '
a'he prayer effsred by Rev. W. L
Cunninggim . was both touching and
beautiful. ': !
Chief Marshal Geo. W. Huggins, in a
few, well chosen words, introduced the
orator, , Rev. J. Wm. Jones, D. D., of
Albemarle county, Virginia. Dr. Jones
Is Chaplain General of the United Con
federate Veterans, and a member of
Gsn. Jno. B. Gordon's staff. When the
late war broke out Dr. Jones enlisted in
the Thirteenth Virginia Infantry, and
after a year's service as a private he was
made chaplain. Afterwards, until the
close of the war, he was missionary
chaplain with Gen. A. P: Hill's corps.
The address he delivered yesterday was
one cf power, both eloquent and fit
ting, and illustrated th$ gentleman and
scholar that he is.
The following is a mere1 synopsis of
his able address:
When the Daughters of the Confed
eracy invited ma to make this speech, I
promptly accepted and accounted my
self privileged. ; I stand on classic and
historic ground in the good city of Wil
mington. In 1875 I remember, that here
in Wilmington the first armed resist
ance was made to British oppression.
The men did not figure as Mohawk In
dians, but came out boldly and made
the first armed resistance to the execu
tion of the stamp act. I also remember
that the first battle was notatLexiog
ton, Mass.. but at Alamance, N. C I
cannot forget that before Thomas Jef
ferson wrote and signed the Declara
tion of Independence at Philadel
phia, ord - North Carolina had pro
claimed, through -the -; Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence, her free
dom from the British crown. When the
revelation of 1861 commenced, she pro
claimed for precisely thesime principles,
as in 78. Old North Carolina, though
not so urgent ' as some of " the other
States, stood shoulder to shoulder with
old Virginia, not unmindful of her rev
erent sires, and 'came grandly to the
front, and North Carolina blood was on
every field and the shout of North Caro
lina "rebels" was beard from every quar
ter pointing the way to ' victory, Ap-J
plause We ought to observe this day
because of its cause. We are back in
the , Union, and have come, to stay,
but we want bur children' to understand
that we were not traitors or rebels, but
made one of . the bravest fights ever
made for home and fireside. . The cause
ought to bejperpetuated and the memory
of the men ever kept green. Did any
cause' ever have a greater .leader than
Jefferson Davis president, patriot, ora
toratatesman and accomplished Chris
tian gentleman ? Among our bright
galaxy of soldiers stands Jefferson Davis,
the Christian patriot, who. is ever worthy
of study and remembrance. Applause
Let -us 1 know who the peopled
the Confederacy were. If Albert
Sydney Johnson, the peerless knight
who was silent amid disaster, had been
spared one hour longer, he would have
completely captured Grant and bis army,
and the pageant in New York city a few
days ago wonld never have taken place.
"Stonewall" Jackson, the thu nder-bolt
of war, has been called the imitator of
M. B. Forrest, who said he always got
there first with the most men; but Jack
son always got there, first, and whether
he bad the most men or not. : he had
enough to whip. jApplauie. The grand-'
est of them all was Robert E. Lee. Ap
plause. The grandest soldier the Eng
lish people or the world ever produced.
A man, modest in the hour of victory
and calm and unmoved in the hour of
defeat. He j held that human virtue is
always equal to human calamity. Other
great soldlerr,fD. H. Hill and W. H. C
Whiting, who held your harbor so hero
icallyand grandly. Applause. Were not
our leaders men whose names are worthy
to be written upon the brightest pages
of-history ? : " ..." ;:;,-:;
i Praise Is not alone for the leaders, but
for the private soldiers of Ithe' Confed
eracy. ee truly said, not men of rank.
men of the
ranks. A short time
ago
when they
cheered that grand
leader John B. Gordon while in Jtlch
mond, be, said: ( "Comrades, yon have
made a mistake; you ought to cheer we
men who made Gordon; the rank and
file of the Confederate army. J . -
When the- war broke out the very
flower of the South went into the army,
and college boys exchanged the mid
night lamp for the camp fire. Follow
the privates as they marched along the
bard turnpike or stood sentinel In bare
feet, enduring hardship and suffering.
Lee, in speaking to an English officer
who was visiting him in camp, said: "I
am ashamed for' you to see my poor
boys in camp or on dress parade, but I
am not ashamed for the world to see
them in battle." The men of the rank
and file, with knapsacks empty but with
cartridge boxes full, and sometimes
with the pockets of their ragged jackets
full of cartridges, .when the word of
command was given -cared not if the
odds were three or five to one, but
when ordered to go they went, to fight
for home and native land and made a
record unrivalled.
We had enlitttd in all 000.000, while
the North, ftad 8,000.000 men enlisted.
Teach your children the truth and noth
ing but the truth, and cherish the mem
ory of these patriots. I am not afraid
of the noble women, God bless them.
who were ever ready to rob their own
scanty board to send to the men at the
front, v i
Mr. Jones concluded his address by
.reading a short poem written by a Con
federate woman of Virginia. During
bis speech he spoke against the different
histories that are used in the ' schools of
the South, iff which the ' Confederacy is
placed in a false light.- He also paid high
tribute to the soldiers of high rank of
the Confederate army, who are now men
ot influence and brain ex -Secretary of
the Navy Herbert, of the Fourth Ala
bama, Wm. Wilson, of the Virginia Cav
airy, and magy others.
Upon the conclusion of the services
at the lot, the Wilmington Light Infan
try fired the usual salnte of ! three vol
leys. The howitzers of the Naval Re
serves were fired in saldte, on the hill
outside the cemetery.
The ' following gentlemen compose
the Munson Octette E. H. Munson
director: First tenors, Jas. D. Smith
and C. H. Cooper; second tenors, Rob
ert Fowler and Frank Westbrook; first
bass, A. S. Holden and A. P. Adrian;
second bass,; R. H. Grant and Eugene
Beery,
1 Chief Marshal George W. Hoggins,
was assisted by the following aides: Dr.
J.C Shepherd, Capt. W. R. Kenan
Capt. Jas. I, Metts and Messrs. Jesse
Wilder. R. F. Hamme, A. D. Brown. O,
M. Fillyaw, Clayton Giles, P. H. Smith
and P. Heinsberger.
Death of Wm. O. MoDaffla. !
The Star is pained to bear ot the
death of Mr. Wm. C. McDaffie, of Fay
etteville, whose critical sicknesi was
noted in our issue of Sanday. The Ob
server of yesterday has the following:
Seldom has a death occurred in our
community which has caused more
widespread sorrow than that of Capt. W.
C McDaffie, which occurred at noon on
Sunday. ' : j
William Charles McDaffie was the
second son of the distinguished physi
cian Dr.W. C McDaffie, one of Fayette
ville s most prominent citizens. He was
born April 16. h, 1864. and died
as stated, on the 9th of May
1897. He was the proprietor of Mc
Daffie's Drag Store, in which vocation
he had built up a substantial business
ror twelve years he had been a mem
ber of the Fayetteville ! Independent
Light Infantry Company, of which be
was one of the Captains at the time of
his death. He was also a member of
the Knights of Pythias. In both these
organizations, as well as in our social
and business life, he had earned and en
joyed the bigh esteem of all. ,
He leaves a widow, who is a daughter
of Col. J. A. Pemberton. To her, as well
as to his venerable father, who has in the
course of a few years suffered so many
sore bereavements, the ! community's
heart goes out in warm and sincere sym
patby. I
aaalera from Msxton.
. j Messrs. T. B. Pace and J. M. Burke
both leading business men of Maxton
and masters in the order of P, P.'s (Pis
catorlal Prevaricators), arrived here yes
terday. , They were planning last night
for a fishing excursion to-day and will
probably make Carolina Beach their
base of opikatioas. Taey will go "out
side" (and so will their breakfasts), and
are counting on big lack. Barke can
build a monumental fish story; but T. B.
can keep Pace with him,! t-:
Convenience to Visiters.
: ; A handsome new sign above the
wharf of the steamer Wilmington beats
the" reading "South port and Carolina
Beach Steamboat L'ne." This will be
of great convenience -to visitors.
The visiting "brethren" who went Out
on the Wilmington Monday and Tues
day were greatly pleased, with the trip,
though some of them felt a touch of
sea-sickneis.
Stats Officials. ;. '. A ' ' ,
Mr. John R. Smith, of Raleigh, su
perintendent or the ; State, penitentiary,
waain the city yesterday.- He left in
the. afternoon; for Wadesboro to visit
the Anson farm. - :
Mr. A. P. Holland, superintendect of
the State 'farm at Castle Hayne, was
also amongst the arrivals in the city
yesterday. - - .
AMPLE PROVISION.
f r jtr- az. . " n . . . . -
j. inwii .arouna aapitst.
If in the mind of any native of the
State or foreigner; there was any doubt
as to the anility of Wilmington to enter
tain the Convention, that rinnhl waaon-
llrely removed the first day of this great
meeting. Handsomely were the numer
ous messengers cared for and everybody
Seemed delighted . PMtnr Oliver and hla
efficient co-workers deserve great credit
ana sincere gratitude Jor tbe ample pro
vision made for this occasion. ' 1.;
Something to Depend On.- .
Mr. Tampn
& Son, Cowden, IlL. in Speaking of Dr.
King's New Discovery,; says that last
Winter his , wife was atrarkrt with Ia
Grippe, and her case grew so serious
that Dhvsiciana at Cnarlftn an1 Pan.
could do nothing for her: It seemed to
ucvciop mio nastyoasumption. rlav-
iok "f. twings jxew Discovery in store,
and selling lots of it, he took a bottle
home, and to the Surnrine nf all trio h-
gan to get better from the first dose, and
if .
nau-aozen dollar bottles cured her
sound and well. Dr. Kino'a New re
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
w as is guaranteed to do this good
work. Try it. Free trial bottlea at R
R." Bill amy's Drug Store. t
DEPT. OF IiiTERIOB.
Chief Donoghue Also
Celery
Washington; May 14 In all the de
partments at Washington Paine s celery
compound has become the office expres
sion for an ideal invigorator when one
is "ran down" by overwork. confining
duties, or any of the many causes that
result in ill health, j
Here is what a prominent official in
the Department of ! the Interior says of
Paine's celery compound :
Department of the Interior, " )
General Land Office.
It affords me ranch pleasure to state
that Paine's celery (compound has been
to me an excellent spring remedy, and
particularly .beneficial to the nervous
system and digestive organs. I cordially
commend its use. i
M. F. DONOGHUE.
- j Chief of Contest Division.
Among the thousands of voluntary
letters of acknowledgement .for the ben
efit derived from Paine's celery, com
pound, there have; already been pub
lished in the Washington papers testi
monials from men ; representing every
department of the! national goverement
not only from many of the best known
Congressmen, but
from hosts of . bard-
working clerks unknown outside of their
immediate circle
those who have
of friends.
Some of
indorsed
voluntarily
Paine's celery compound are:
Congressman Ppwers of Vermont.';
Congressman Meredith of Virginia.
Congressman Bell of Colorado.
Congressman Neill of Arkansas.
Congressman Wither of New Yoik.
Conewstroao Grnot of Vermont.
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.'
GOV. RUSSELL
INVITED TO VISIT
. ' ' CHARLOTTE.
Di leased Cauls Ktlle-Comnook Cosl Co.
Fhurmaoiauj Convention The
Qsrt-Olais BesndsL
Special Star Correspondence.
Raleigh, N.G, May 12.
' Mr. H. S. Cbadwick, chairman of the
J committee on arrangements, invites
Governor Russell by authority of the
committee in charge to visit Charlotte
as the guest of the city and the commit
tee referred to. on the 20th. There will
be a sham battle on the 20th, in which
several State companies will Darticioate
The cases of tuberculosis here among
the cattle at the j Experiment Station is
said to be in a very - mild form. : Eight
cows nave beenjulled so far, four being
killed vesterday.j It is thought the dis
ease is now stamped out.
-. The Cumnock; Coal Company has just
put in an improved fan at tbe mine; over.
100 tons ot coal are j being mined daily.
The Druggists Association convened
this morning and Mayor Wm. Russ de
livered the addresi of - welcome. , There
are a number of prominent wholesale
druggists from the North present. To
morrow a german in nonor oi tbe asso
ciation will be given by i the Capital
Mr. Thos. Russell, the Governor's
brother, has been at the penitentiary for
two weeks learning the duties of his
new position. He will not take hold
for vet awhile. - ! . ' r v
Mr. Claudius Dockery may Iccate in
Raleigh for the 'practice of law. r
The Epiicopal Convention opened
-with religious exercises.
It is claimed by friends that Mrs.
Glass did not go away with Hart, but
that she went to the home of her father
in Virginia, where she now is.
Sadden Death or is a Old Citizen of rayeite-
vaie. : . . -. ;; ;r;- -
Mr. George Brandt, who had mcny
intends in Wilmington, died at his resi
dence in Fayetteville, last Monday night,
of paralysis of the heart. ; .;
The Observe, mentioning his death,
says: v;j- ': ' "''''"' r
" Mr. . Brandt came' to this country
forty-odd years ago from Germany and
shortly afterwards settled in Fayette
ville. , Up to a few years ago, when he
retired from business, Mr. Brandt was
one of Favetteville's leading mer
chants, and was; noted for his integrity
and honesty, j i
The deceased was in his seventy
third year. He leaves a widow, who
was Miss Mart Smith, a sister of ex
Sheriff J. B. Smith, and four children,
Leon J.; George, Marlon and Ellen.
Mr. Brandt was a brave soldier of tbe
Confederate army, bavins been a mem
ber of Com Dan v ' F.- First Reelment
N. C Troops. ,"- v .
; ; ' - ltow Till?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that ran tint
be cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & CO.,
4 . -. . I . Props., Toledo. O.
We the Undersigned, hav lrnnarn w
J. Cheney for tjie last 15 years, and be
lieve rum perlectly honorable in all busi
ness transactions and financially able tn
carry out any obligations made by their
West & TruAx, .Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo. O. .
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale uruggists, Toledo, Ohio.' . -Hall's
Catarrh Cure is takn int
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surtaces ol the system Pr
75a per bottle.U-Sold by all Druggists.
Testimonials free: y
Hall's Family pm are the best, t
Benefited by Paine
Gomponnd
;v
Congressman Otey of Virginia.
Mr. r!arliala Privat
: Hon. William R. Smith, Supt. U. S.
Botanical Garden,
Maj -Gen Birney. ,
Commodore Howell.
L'eat. Cf A. McAllister'
Hon. F. H. Stlckney, U. S. Navy.
Paine's celery compound builds Dp
the "run down" health in a sure, unin
terrupted, steadfast fashion from which
there can be no relapse. It wipescat
unhealthy humors from trie blood, opcm
no the skin and makes it do its foil
share In purifying the blood. This
cleansing the blood through and through
is one of the unfailing accornplijhmenti
of Paine's celery compound.
From a life-long contact with the
many forms of nervous debility and im
pure blood. Prof. Edward E. Phelpt,
M, D LL. D.,of the Dartmouth medial
school, was led .to the : discover ot
Paine's celery compound as the crown
ing achievement of an, extraordinarily
active and successful life.
No acceptable substitute for Paine't
celery compound exists. Each year far
ther accumulates evidence qt tbe no
equaled capacity of this greatest of all
known remedies for restoring health and
vigor.
- Now that spring has come, nerves,
blood and vital organs cannot remain
clogged by poisonous humon tor
starved by overwork and lack of sleep
without great risk. Paine's celery com
pound is the most intelligent, wisest
means anyone can employ fcr driving
out disease and restoring a healthy tone
to the entire system.
J V' BASE BALL.
The National Iioe ReiuU ot Yettfidtj'i
' Games and Other Iote-eitiDS "
. iTeatares..
' yesterday's games.
Baltimore, 5; Washington, 4.'
Boston". 8; Pittsburg. 1. .
Brooklyn. 5: Cleyeland, S.
; . v New Yort LonisViille wetBRroundi
Cbicaeo,. Cincinnati. 1.
v . PhiladelDhia. 8: St. Lonii.3.
"'i;--'-1 Philadelphia 5; St. Louis,t
WHERE THEY PLAY TO DAY.
Brooklyn at Chicago. . 1
Nc York at Ciccmnati.
Boston atlevelaod.
Philadelphia at Louisville,
v Washington at Pittsburg.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS,
Per
Won.
. 13
. 9
. 11
. 9
Lost.
3
- 4'
6
5
7
8
6
. 8
1Q
. 12
10
ia
Cent
.812
Baltimore ...
Louisville . . .
Philadelphia.
Pittsbara....
'..6
-.641
Cincinnati..... 9
Cleveland 8
New York... 6
Boston ..... v. . . . . ... 7
Brooklyn,...1.. 6
Chicago...... 5
Washington ......... 4
St. Louis...' 4
.561
,25t
The Qaakers are now pushing the
Colonels bard for second ptece,
should thev defeat them- in to-day'l
game they will eain it.
St. Louis is now gallantly deendicf
the rear, a position she will nbdwW
relinquish at the first opportunity. Tbe
Qaakers defeating her in two games yei
terday Droved disastrous.
Maul's arm gave out yesterday wh
pitching for the Senators, and it is prob
able that he will now retire Irom fa
box.
' New York seems destined not to.nat
a chance, at any rate, soon, of pay'"
Louisville back for the .drubbing (be
received Monday,
XX. 8. OcxnmlMlonei'j Court.
Talton Johnson, white,; will be trieJ
by United States Commissioner R.
Buntincr to-morrow at noon, cbargw
with intimldatioe a U. S. Court witnw
Johnson was arrested last Saturday o '
warrant from Siler City, by U. S. Depa"
'
mitfllnniif RnMlfio aifH rommillCU
jail in default of a 8500 bond, to await
trial tA.mAs'vAW TAhnsAfl hS i
W-U.VIIWW pVSJMWV-
vv auwvvi yy s,u ouiuuuuti iw " j,
v ears, but eluded arrest until baiui
when he was arrested at Point row
Handsome Tip -stry; Painting.
There is a varv handsome piece i
- . ' f?(W
porium. It is entitled 'Surprise".11
was painted ' by Mrs. M. B. Weather!
Rocky Point.' V - l
. Now that all the works of art in
State are being sent to be placed on '
hibitlon at tbe Woman's Exposition
the Carolina's at Charlotte,; it wu'
not be a bad idea for this piece ol "
to be displayed there also.
'- ' BnekXeav Arnica hiv. .
Thk Best Salve in the worlo
Cnts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. J
Rheum,- Fever Sores, Tetter, CMPF?
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
Eruptions and positively cures riiw
no pay required. It is guaranteea
give perfect satisfaction or money
funded. Price 25 cents per box.
sale by R. R. Bellamy. '