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V ' (UBUSKBD AT i - ti.OO A YEARj IN ADVANCE. IS8SS88S888S8888S8 I I " -"-"-""MO I 88888888888888888 sqiaow 9 88888888888888888" iqioort-8 88888S8S8888S8888 J 1 . . r- I 'tqinow 2 i a : 8 8 8 8 8S8S8!88l88" 1r qiuow 888&88SS8S8S8S888, 8288S8S888888S888 K .HWA8' IS888888888888883 - it v cxoo Office at ilmtarton. N. C. C W 1 1 sctuuu ma: i ct. SUBSCRIPTION P,ICE. The mbscription' pc of Che We", ly 8tr li u' SiogHOpy 1 year, postage pid....... $1 00 ; 6monthi " " ; do 3 moncbi SO. ! I THE TESP0TI3M OF TRUSTS. There is nothing in this country iconnected directly or indirectly with oar business affairs that is more uni versally and vigorously condemned that the Tr.usts. Occasionally some lone not connected with them has the courage to defend them, but thatis'iery rdreso fare as to at tract'' attention anJ leave 'the de- fender liable to the suspicion of be- ing a creature or some one con nected with a Trust, and either bid ding for a favor or expressing his. obligations for some favor be stowed. .,As far as our memory serves us, while the Trusts have found no- difficulty in commanding service in both Houses of , Congress, the only Senator who has been bold enough to defend them is Senator McEhery, of Lbuisiana, and a Dem ocrat too. He; however, limited his defence to the! Sugar Trust, one of the most grasping and powecful of the whole swairm of Trusts. It re- quires neither a large amount of moral courage of a colossal con c opinion tor a man to stand in the Senate of the United States . and .... ,i defend what nearlv everybody el! e condemns" Bat mentally consti- thereare men itated! that they genially employed only when ruau ; ning counter imL . ' 1 i to everybody else. . iaais one oi thfc: ways they have of showing, their independence and originality at least, their origina 'ty- T.V ithsre isa.'ti istence to day politic il party in ex- a this couatrv which has not throui g-h iti platforms and ortans gone , upon spsakers and record as opriosecrto Trusts, and f there is not ode o!f them which has not been endorsed by Jts adherents in its declarations of opposition. The men who frapae political platforms jre generally hrewd men, who echo' puonc. opinion rather than mould It, and they never would have tferus "put tlieir parties c n record if they didn't have good reason to' believe that -they were voiding popular sentiment -and they were. There has been no session of Con gress for soma years that Trusts have nqt been the subject of much and marked attention and of much pro posed legislation, but not withstand. "Of party, platforms, the deliverances of campaign speaker?, the thunders of the press, th: attention in Congress and- the proposed legislation, the Trusts art sjill (with:' us, vigorous, nourishing and aggressive. They Pjyat Congress and, while apparently respectful, laigh at the courts. !, 'sit hat there is a settled conviction among the people that tQe TrU5ts .ought to go, if they do Jt go by inv cation that they should be forced to i;o? I This is not the ex- Passion bf an-.trthtr nMii. 1( r 1' j n&aiiu ui a.Wir pa ClDltal an I thrift" aI1eged by S )me of the Trust or ?ans. Not a hit Uf u tk. .-...t ; . , . x. tit auattu" sttc spirit his not yet made such Progress in this country that capital: s become the subject of popular "atred or the owner of ramtai tht bject of1 pdpuiar malice. There is country irj the world where capi Tw fewer enemies or where when nonestly acquired apd honestly em P'oyed it is org respected. It is not jnwty to caiir,al or war against it at 1 .but war against the improper and , nesp.0Ul use of it when capitalists ojabme to arush the weak and levy upon the, people. ' The people the Th the conviction, that .Ttusts , re not Qny oppressive ;1ness: combinations, but are dan- in .k rinPmatlPns unscrupulous in rxnetjods, insatiable in their to 11 cfrruPters of the servants . "flora the1 people Tiave entrusted management of public affairs. ,-ai ey ,k50w the people protest -nJ'W' and 'hey reciprocate as modore Vanderbilt did when he med, thf public be d-d." tijj ve no fear of or respect for fyl UDIlcjwheoj they can command todrjf? a,eatof the country UCIend therri in ti,- . i wuitOy auu ffieia in Coneresa to stanrt hv them Land m .u.' ' .. th.:, T no narm comes to . Tom) adverse legislation.. That . ny tho T-..' n ... b vi lusts nounsn. to-day, b?ti? hfe thetn by the hundred 4 f list) f ta,ghty in the halls gislafCe td evea mi8htler in the They Lal i' national and State. . ' are a dangerous power, dan- : C . 1.W . , :p T f j a s in gj or i rMfrcd at the Pos : i i;-THE .; jWqasasfcY Star- . VULu XXVTTT eTeroas not to the lif nf th. t?.k i ' w "vwuu- llc oat dangerous to th f11 .i. I v vcrClc QtV ' hv rhA ....l. one of 'he cardinal features of the Soveroment established by the peo- fc iur me people. There is DO Dolitlcs in thA !,- - "ow lk a'ase ior any party that it can not C9mmand,and it is perfect! will ng to let the DeoDle amns th, selves electing -r wane can control the representatives, It looks after Its dollars, and when these are taken care of. it cares little who feasts ballots, or ... . " " ic wm De good to the party and the . . wuo arc iruo to the Trust anrf -w . uiuuiuu. nun an eye to onsmess It places parties under Ah ligations to it by contributing to the r wiujnjU muas ana. com mands the services cf men elects io omce throuzh the asrancv of th fuads contributed. ; President Have- meyer, of the Sugar Trust, testified Deiore a Senate committee that he did not confine his contributions to any one political party, but distrib uted his donations. Thus to have a claim upon whatever partv mteht triumph. . . Is it well that such a power should become permanent in this country, when comparatively young as it is' it has become such a mighty factor in our judicial and legislative halls ? Even . conceding what' is claimed that the Trusts have cheapened the cost of most of the' articles which they handle is it wise that such a i power should be. permitted to move on without question and dictate the public policies in matters in which they are interested ? How long will they be content to do this? How long before, they may go far ther in the dictation than they have yet gone, and be incomparably more potent than they have ever been ? If they confer any benefit or all f they claim, the people are paying too dearly for this, at the cost of foster ing a power which may some day shape not only, the legislation in which it is interested, but all legisla tion, and have the people as com pletely in its power as it now has some of the legislative bodies. The Trust governed country may be call ed a Republic, may preserve the out ward forms of the Republic, but it will be a Republic" only in name. What is the use of the ballot which only registers a sentiment, but ex presses no command that is re spcted? MIIOR JtBHTIOIT. L Hon. John Sherman is one of the most versatile men in public life in this country. There is nor man in public life who is equipped with a more manageable mi ad, for he can change it whenever -it suits his pur poses so to do. He has come nearer than any other ' statesman being on both sides of all leading ques tions, and there are very few that he hasn't been on both sides of, and in some in a surprisingly short period, at least it would be surprisingly short for any one bnt John Sherman. Although classed as a great financier he has been on all sides of the finan cial question, he has been pn both sides of the Cuban question, opposed to further territorial acquisition, and now he is an enthusiastic advocate of the annexation of Hawaii The opponents of that scheme are quot ing from John Sherman to show how he has swallowed himself, ,but that is nothing new for Mr. Sherman; he s an expert at that, and goes about it as coolly aid systematically as if it was a part of his every day busi ness. The New York World, which is opposed to annexation, reminds him that he said in : his autobiogra phy published a year or so ago, "If my life is prolonged I will do noth ing '-. to extend its (the United States) limits or to, "add new dangers by acquisition of foreign territory." But VcutWor.ld seems to forget that Mr. Sherman is a gentleman who claims as a special prerogative the right to change his mind as suddenly and frequently as he sees fit. The paragraph quoted was written with special reference to Cuba, which Mr. Sherman was not hankering for on account of its mix'ed population, a fact that he has entirely lost sight of in his desire to annex Hawaii, which can give Cuba six in the game and skunk her on the mix.; Bat we haven't lost confidence Mr. Sherman's ability to change his mind in the event the annexation of Cuba comes up while lie is in office, or in public life, provided his party is for it. He will -Jbe there and in accord entirely oblivious ofany tfoing and everything he may have said or written to the contrary. There was a time when Demo crats knewpfetty well where they stood on the tariff question, and the Democratic masses do now, but it must be confessed if we are to judge from the utterances of the Democratic Senators who have spoken in the tariff debate (if it can be called a debate) are very much at sea. Between some of them and the Republican protec tionist it would take a more power ful microscope than any now in ex- istence to discover the difference. -Muuv me umy umerence . we can discover Is .that the Republican pro igvuoqisc avows ana considers it wicuu, wuuc iuc omer argaes ana votes for protection, while de nymg, that he is a protectionist, l he only one of them who is entire y candid, and bold enough to say. . uc, ' ana WD7 ae lusc wnat be is and whv he is I wnat be IS. Is Senator Tin, who blnhtlv t declare, tw, -mu grabbing is the order of the day he proposes to grab for bis State as . . w uuv much as he can. Bat lt: must be re membered that Mr. Tillman is a free lance, and is running business pretty much according to his own rules. me trouble with our Democratic friends who have gone over to the protectionists ?or lean that way 'is that they are afraid the Republicans are trying to make some political capital by giving protection to cer taia Southern products which have not heretofore had protection, and they want to checkmate this and hold their grip on the -protection element of their constituents. When uncom promising veterans like Morgan pro pose to put all raw materials, save a few special ones, on the dutiable list. there is something wrong, and when another uncompromising veteran like Jones, of Arkansas, defends com pensatory duties, there is something wrong again. As we see it a good many of them are getting away from .their Democratize moorings. The Southern Railway Ifas an In dustrial Bureau at Washington, and is now sending requests to farmers along its lines to furnish samples of wheat, &a, pulled up from the roots, to be placed on exhibition in this Bureau. That is a crood idea for Washington is a central point and is visited by many people from the West and other sections who have' never been in the South and have little conception of the South's agri cultural possibilities. Such exhibits are object lessons which speak for, themselves and do more to convince than a stack of pamphlets or circu lars would. These exhibits should embrace as a regular thine all non- perishable products,1 and as far as practicable the perishable, in which people are interested, such as our most desirable fruits, and it might be indefinitely enlarged by the addi tion of specimens of woods, stones, minerals, &c, making, a comprehen sive museum of the products of the section througtrwhich the company's lines run, a very good field, by the way,' to select exhibits from. Other roads might do the same thing, each show up the products of its section, and each thus contribute no little to the profitable advertisement of the: South. Frank Butler, the Sydney murderer who was arrested some time ; ago at San Francisco, charged with the murder of twelve or fourteen men, and brought back to Sydney for trial, has been convicted of the murder of Capt. Weller and sentenced to be hanged. He tried to cut his throat with a piece of tin a few days ago, and fought like a wild beast before his jailers could wrest the tin from him. There is a farmer in Slippery Rock section of Pennsylvania who adds to the gaiety of his wife's life: by putting toads, snakes, etc., in her bed. . The wife objected to the presence in the house of a captivat ing Pittsburg widow, who came in re sponse to an advertisement by the old man for "a companion." The widow left, and hence these pleasant atten tions of the Slippery Rock rooster. Mr. McKinley says impediments may sometimes roll in the way of our national progress, bnt nothing can permanently defeat it. The na--tional progress that could keep afloat with the sort of legislation we; have had from the statesmen of Mri McKlnley's party must have a good deal of toughness and vitality in it. The New York Sun informs uS i t i- that there are in this country 7,350, - 000-members of fraternal and benev olent orders, over one-half as many as the voters (14,000,000) "at the last election. There are among this mem bership 1,000,000 Freemasons, 800,-? 000 Odd Fellows, and about 500,000 Knights of Pythias. j Boston is going to have the science of weather taught in her public schools. A good idea. Peo ple who live in a town with several varieties of , climate in the same day might utilize knowledge in this line. , - !' Centralia, Ma, has a citizen who is prond pf the fact that he has worn the same collar-button for forty years. Perhaps this is the citizen whom Bill Nye referred to who con vened a wart on his neck into a col lar-button.- ' Senator Hoar declares that he against Trusts. But he is not against them with sufficient force to jar him or the Trusts much. Barney Barnato "salted" a good many innocents in his time, and be salted himself when he went over board into the briny deep. Wilmington: n...o tRUCKERS AND FRUIT GROWERS. New Hanover Aisooition In Seieion At. raocementt for Beoepttoa 'nd Hoter ulnmaot of the Qenertl Aiooltlon. The New Hanover ; County Finit Grpweri and Truckers' Asiociation met in adjourned setsion at 80 o'clock yes terday afternoon in the grand jary room of the court house. jThej members pres ent were Capt. E. W. Manning, presi dent; Mr. Sol. T. Jones, secretary; Capt. W. P. Oldham and Messrs. G..W. West- brook. Owen Martindale) W. L. Wrightj i. L. French, R. W. Smith, G. H. Hutaff and H. T. Baaman. i j v The President called for the reports of the committees appointed at last Satur day's meeting, and Mr. ti W. Clawson, the committee to secure a place for , the occasion, stated that he had consulted the oroner DartiM arltli r... v. - curing MacRae Hall for the purpoe oat alter some discussion it was de cided, on motion of Mr. H. T. Biuman. that the meeting shoald be held in the court room. ' i' Messrs. H. T. Bauman aad'G.E Westbrook, the committee on ar rangements, reception ! and enter- tainment, reported! that' they had securea satisiactory hotel accommoda tions and reasonable rates for excur sions on the Seacoast railroad or down the river on the Mamet 'tVzVmineion: also, that the Atlantic Coast Line had offered a rate of one first class far tn delegates and their friends. . On motion of Capt. W. P. Oldham. Mr. W. A. Wright was added to the re ception committee. ! Mr. G. W. Westbrookj presented the name of Mr. W. A. Riach for member ship. On motion of Mr.: G. Z. French. Mr. Riach was elected a member of the association. i i Capti W. P. Oldham exhibited the bulletin from the Agricultural Depart ment and urged that reports as to the condition of the different croos be sent to him.' : On motion of Mri S. J. Jones, Capt. E. W. Manning was chosen to welcome the visiting delegates at the meeting of the general association next Tuesday. The members of the local at sociation will exert themselves to see that the general association shall be properly en tertained. . Besides the I reduced rates which they have secured to the seaside resorts, they will cive a icomDllmentarv dinner at The Orton to all- delegates. ; TRUCKING NOTES. Irish potatoes continue to bring fair prices. ! y notations yesterday and day before i snowed No. 1 potatoes tn be worth from S3 50 to 84 00 in ! New York. Messrs. Westbrook and Wright shin- ped-yesterday by the Sonthern Express Company twentv five crates of green corn, the first large shipment of ibat edible this year. ' j api. w. jr. uia nam i tens oi a re. markabie yield horn the large Rutland Kose jlrisn potato weighing thirty- seven ounces, which he had on- ex hibition last spring. jHe gave the potato to Dempsey Bajtts. a colored farmer on -Middle Sound, with instruc tions to make returns! of the croo. Yesterday Batts camef in with '150 potatoei. weighing j fifty-two pounds. Twelve of the largest pulled the scales at seven pounds. . i In the truckers meetnir vesterdav. aside from the immediate subject under discussion, a good deal was said about the necessity oi all truckers co-operating with the strawberry growers in-ac- conplishing the ends of the association. The benefits ot the association have thus far been set forth j mainly by the growers of strawberries, but it tus been oecause tney nave been the ones who have been at work. Efforts will bs made to increase the membership, and the regular truck growers are especially re quested to join. ; ? i Mr. JJ. H. Harnley, of Cbadbourn. who is the secretary of the General As sociation ot Truckers, was here yester day, accompanied by his father, Mr. H. H. Harnley, of Auburn. 111. CITY MARKETS. TJensl Variety of Edible-Vegetables 8tlll Oimmand Beat SaleEgga Cheaper. The city markets Were fairly well stocked yesterday with the usual varie ties of edibles. Vegetables of certain kinds were especially plentiful, such as cabbage, beans, Irish potatoes, cucum bers and squash. There were several varieties of fish, but not a large supply of any one kind. Fruit was not of the best grade, though there were some very fine plums on sale. There was the usual supply of poultry. Eggs sold all the way from 10 to 15 "Cents per dozen. Vegetables Lettuce, 5c. per head;' beets, Sc per bunch;; onions, 5c per bunch; sweet potatoes, : 25c per peck; rish potatoes, new, 25c per peck;' car rots, 5c per bunch; cabbage, 2 to 8c per head; squash, 10c per dozen; rad ishes,, 2c per bunch; turnips, 2 to 5c per bunch; roasting ears, 12c per dozen; string beans, 20c per peck; cucumbers, 15c per dozen. TN ' " Fruit Florida watermelons. 15 to 20c each; tomatoes, 10c per quart; peaches, I5c per quart; apples, 80 to 35c per peck; plums, 5c per quart; strawberries, 5c per quart; huckleberries, 15c per quart blackberries, 10c per quart : ' Fish Spots, 10c per bunch; sturgeon. 5c per pound; pigfishV 10c. per bunch; mallets, 10c per bunch; trout, 15c per 'bunch. j ' ''. Clams and crabs Clams, 15c per quart; soft crabs, 35c per dozen; chan nel crabs, 10c p:r dozen. Meat Loin steak, 12$c per pound; round, 10c; chuck beef, 7c; stew, 5 to 9c; mutton, 10 to 12fc; 1 veal, 10 to 12c; tongues, sue each. Poultry Grown chickens, 60 to 65c per pair; spring chickens, 20 to 50c per pair; pair. dressed chickens, 60 to 70c per Death of Mr. W. B. Hlnet. - Mr. W. R. Hines, freight agent of the Atlantic Coast Line at Florence, S. C. died yesterday. The 'deceased was one of Florence s most esteemed citizens, and had been in the employ of the Coast Line lor twenty-odd - years as freignt agent, jthe duties of, which omce ne always performed faithfully. He had been sick with typhoid fever for about ten days, and the end was not un expected. ' .;; - j-.'; . Register of ; Deeds Norwood is sued marriage licenses to three white and three colored couples the past week. Friday, june 25,1897. I " . . ... President McKinlef s Pastor. mi. -wi . j . - .- m Mineat wasnmfi on VrmM Aiivisfis ' President McKinley is a church-going man.- ' He ii a regular ; attendant at the Metropolitan Methodist Church in Washington, of which 'the Rev.. Hugh Johnston, D. D., is the pastor. Dr. Johnston is but one of many able clergymen who have publicly advised the use of Paine's celery j compound, basing their recommendations on the benefit they themselves have derived Irora its use. . Not only among clergymen, lawyers and physicians, but among all classes of thoughtful, intelligent people Paine's celery compound is the one reliable remedy for building up the system when it is run down. It is : the greatest nerve and brain invigorator the world has ever known. Tit. Johnson savs of this great remedy i ' Gentlemen Having used your Paine's celery compound as a tonic. I can cheer fully bear testimony to its value in re storing wasted energy and inducing sleep when one is restless and fatigued HUGH JOHNSON. . Strong recommendations have been received from Rev. Henry A. Perry, LL. D.r of Chicago. Rev. William T. Bailey, of Baltimore. Rev Charles L. Thompson, D. D , of New York, i Rev. Zephaniah Meek, D. D.. of Ken tucky. Rev. Erastus Rowley, of Kentucky. Rev. Father A. Quellett, of New Bruns wick. Rev. A. K, Sinford, of New York. Rev. H. L Cranlenard. of New York. Rev. R D. Winn, of New York. Chronic rheumatism, kidney affec tions and nervous exhaustion do not come like a thunder clap without wara- ng., All these blood and nerve disor ders cast their shadows before them in CUBAN SITUATION. i THE COURSE TO BE FOLLOWED BY . ' THE UNITED STATES. It Will Depend Upon Answer by the Spanish Government t? Bepreaentatione Through MiEiitfr Wood ft rd That Prolongation cf j Present Condl ti .n Will Not be Ooancenanoed. j By Telegraph to the Morniag Star, -i Washington. June 19 It can be stated on the best authority that all publications purporting to outline the Cuban policy of President McKinley that have been made up to the present time have been in disregard of the fact that the case of the United States Government has tiot been made up, and that -even in the discus sions of the subject of our relations to Cuba that have taken place in Cabinet circles, the point has not been reached where it could be said, that the Execu tive had finally determined upon any certain plan of action. At the State De partment an authoritative denial is given of the statement cabled to London to the effect that Gen.- Woodford the newly appointed U. S. Minister to Spain, has been instructed to intimate to the Spanish authorities that if Spain refuses to grant freedom to Cuba she must be prepared to yield to force. Mr. wainoun, wno was the f resident s special commissioner to Cuba, is still here in daily conference with Assistant Secretary Day upon the subject of our general relations to the Cuban ques tion as well as upon the Ruiz case in particular, and it is desired that General Woodford also be given an opportunity to confer with Mr. Calhoun. Therefore, in the course of the next three days, the minister will come again to Washington from New York and begin a serious study of the history of the present in surrection from its very beginning. OI this General Woodford at present knows little more than the average close reader of the newspapers, and it is of course highly important that he should have in his possession all the information that is In the State Department, besides that which Mr. Calhoun may be able to add verbally, before be goes to Spain, as it is the intention : of our gov ernment that "the new .minister shall carry with him when he goes the complete case of the united states. This necessarily will consume some time, and it can be stated positively that there is no expectation that Gen eral Woodford will start for Madrid un til the expiration of the thirty days' period allowed by the State Depart ment to all United States ministers upon their appointment, within which to study their instructions before going to their posts. General Woodford's in structions, of course, from the peculiar ities of the situation, will be much more complex than are usually given to an American minister.' Not only will he be charged with all of the details of the Ruiz case, which in itself premises to present most formidable legal prob lems, bnt be will also take with him all the evidence j necessary, to estab lish - the losses suffered by United States citizens ia Cuba from the continuance of the war, with other data ' i . s Celery Compound. tha shape of intermittent aches and pains and days of melancholy and de pression, feople who allow these dis orders to become chronic have them selves to blame when so many trust- wortny people confidently assert and insist that Paine's celery compound wm permanently anve ail these dis eases out of the system Paine's celery compound sweeps the diooq ciear irom impurities and danger ous humors. No other remedy answers the purpose 'with anything like " the thoroughness or sureness or promptness oi ms reraarKame remedy. Be ashamed of poor health. Every case of nenralgia, rheumatism and dyspepsia is a case of neglect. It is a shame to waste one's life half-sick and depressed by ailments that might be quickly driven out of the system; if one would only roUse one's self and build up the general health , of the body by Paine's celery compound. Paine's celery compound taken now will do more permanent good to tired. nervous, listless men and women who teel the dragging-down effect on the nerves; of over-work or debility than months of absolute rest later on. It positively and permanently cures nerv ous debility and exhaustion, neuralgia. sleeplessness. melancholy, hysteria, neaaacnes, dyspepsia, rheumatism, kid ney troubles, constipation and diseases of the blood, kidneys and - liver, because it purifies the blood and feeds the ex hausted nerves and tissues. Paine's celery compound is guaran- teea oy nunarea oi men and women whom you know either personally or sufficiently well by reputation to leave no doubt in your mind of their sincerity anu gooa judgment, it has cured in numerable cases of salt rheum, eczema, ana other skin diseases, rheumatism and neuralgia, and prevented as many more from nervous prostration who were On the quick road to break-down at the time Of using this great invigorator. in support of the ' suggestion of our Government that it can scarcely con tinue to countenance a prolongation ot present conditions. JJpon the answer returned by the Spanish Government to these representations by General Wood ford will depend the course to be fol lowed by the United States. While per fectly willing to gather all information pertinent to this issue, and listen to all proper representations, the administra tion is firmly determined not to be unduly hurried in its treatment of the case, realizing that if it should permit itself to be carried away by temporary excitement, mistakes of the gravest character might result, that would in the end weaken our pjsition. . HAVANA ADVICES. Fort Moaotea BUrBrited and Captured by Ioaargemi Qom.1 z Making a Demon stration Sixteen Thousand Soldiers , In Government Hotpiult. Bv Cable to the Morning Star. Havana, June 19. Fugitive soldiers from Fort Mogotes, five leagues from Santa Ciara, report, that insurgents sur prised the fort, wiped out all but a hand ful of the garrison and captured all the ammunition. The soldiers who bring the story claim to be the only survivors. Gomez is reported making a demon stration against the Jaraco-Monon trocha. t There are actually 16,000 sick soldiers now in government hospitals, and the authorities have been compelled to re open the Regla sugar warehouse hos pital. Putrid dysentery is making havoc among the troops in Santiago de Cuba. Admiral Navarro, during his stay at Santiago de Cuba, was visited by the local authorities and by all the consuls, except the American, who simply sent his card to the admiral. Let Lucha, in a leading editorial, strongly condemns the attacks of the organ of the Spanish admiralty on Con sul General Lee, which, it says, are in discreet, adding that such attacks made at a time when the government at Washington contemplates removing the Consul General may induce the Ameri can government to retain him in his position. The authorities at Wash ington might remove General Lee ot their own accord, but would not do so because of pressure brought to bear by the Spanish pi ess. La Lucha further says the American government has al ready placed their full value upon Gen. Lee's services, which fact is shown by the expression of opinion by persons in high positions at Washington in favor cf the Consul General's removal and that President McKinley will name, as did President Cleveland, a person for the post who is in his confidence. Ijarge 8ale of Phosphate. ' The Navassa Guano Company of Wilmington yesterday made purchase of a large quantity of phospbate. belong ing to the State of North Carolina all that was mined aud stored at the State works at Castle Hayne, near this city. Mr. John R. Smith,- Superintendent of the State penitentiary, was here yester day, attending to the details of the transaction. C. F. & Y. V. RAILROAD. . - U . FINAL DECREE OR JUDGE SIMONTON. OF THE U. S. CIRCUIT COURT. nemannins r-reviona Uecition That the Bead Shall Be Sold Without Division , of the Prrpsrtiee A Basume ' ' of tne Cate. The public is already more or less familiar with the history of the various stages of the cause of the Farmers' Loan and Trust j Company, of New York vs. the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley; Railroad Company, but es the following decree, as filed withMr. W. H. Shaw, , clerk of 1 the United States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, is quite probably the end . of the . . whole . matter, so far -at -av"tate at the court's jurisdiction goes,! it may not be out of place to preface the decree With a brief resume of the case from the first step looking to and preparing for the sale. ! A decree was issued by Judge Simon ton on March 81st, 1893. directing E. S Martin, Eq., Special Master, to take testimony with regard to the values of the different divisions and branches of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail, road, preparatory to the sale of the same and the distribution of the respective values. The hearing in regard tn th values took place in this city before the Special Master on the 18th, 14th and 15th of October, 1896. On Thursday, January 14th, of this year, the court convened in this city to hear counsel in regard to the. matters contained in the report. On that data and the day after, a very formidable ar ray of legal talent appeared before Judge Simonton and the question as to whether tne road should be sold as a whole or not, was ably discussed pro and coo. On March 81st ultimo theong looked for decree was filed in the U. S. Court here. It was for the sale as' a whole, and it was thought the matter was settled. But the counsel for the New York bondholders asked for a re-hear ing for a plausible reason, which by a decree issued April 19th, was granted, Asheville being the nlace named and lose 9th the time.) The same counsel argued the case bs- fore Jndge Simonton in Ashev.lle as here. His former decision remains practically unchanged, as will be seen from the following decree: The United States of America, Eastern District of North Carolina. In the Circuit Court, I Fourth Circuit. Ia Equity. The Farmers Loan and Trust Company i vs. ' The Cape Fear and Vad kin Valley Rail way company, et al. Consolidated Cause. A decree for the sale of the railroad property was entered on the 81st day oi March. 1897. By that decree it was Or dered that the property be sold as a whole. The mode of sale, whether in divisions or as an ent rety, is wholly within the discretion of the court. Among the reasons given by the court for this mode ot sale was the passage of an act by the Legislature of North Carolina at us last session, annulling section 698 ot the Code. The effect of this act would be that if a sale were made .by the road in separate divisions, doubt would exist as to the right of the purchaser to cbtain a charter of incorporation. The counsel for! the? New York bond holders asked a re hearing of the de cree upon the weight of this reason. Their request was granted, acd the case re-beard. . After an exhaustive argu ment, the apprehension -existing in the mind of the Court has not been re lievcd. On the contrary, the difficulty is obtaining under the law of Njrth Carolina a charter for a division 61 this road, were it sold in this way, and sepa rate purchasers had, seems more mani fest. It is not a question what would be the ultimate decision of a Court bf last resort as to the right of such a pur chaser, j But it is the existence of a doubt on this point, and the necessity for the solution pf tbe doubt by judi cial proceedings. It is urged with great force that each division, if the di visions were put Up separately.would be- snbiected to the same disadvantage, and that it would operate equally upon all. That under; these circumstances the mode of ascertaining the relative value of each division would not be im paired. But this is not the case. Those in terested in one division may not feet the force of the doubt and they would be will ing to go up to tbe full extent of the value of their . division., On the other hand, those interested in the other divisions and the general public who are Invited to sales of this character, may feel the full force of the doubt and be delivered from bidding the value of these other divisions. In such case the bids would form no comparison of value. Giving careful reconsideration of the whole matter, the conclusion heretofore reached has not been changed. X At this hearing another matter has been presented I by way of petition. showing tbe relation of the South Car olina Pacific to the Cape Fear and Yad kin Valley Railroad. It appears that this first named j road, by contract be tween the two corporations, was 'practi cally merged into and made a part of the latter road, j That by way of forti fying this agreement.and of providing for casaalties.a lease for thirty years of all its property and franchises was made by the South Carolina Pacific Railroad Com pany to the Cape; Fear and Yadkin Val ley Railroad Company, and that certain shares of stock in tbe former company were assigned to the latter company. It also appears Lthat these' shares are the property of the North State Construction Company. All of this merger and lease antedated the mort gage in this case. Under these circumstances all the right, title and interest of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad Co. and of tbe parties to this suit, should be sold at the same time and as a part of the property of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad Company, and the de cree must be modified to meet this re suit. ! i. )..;,. It has been suggested that the provision that any purchaser at the i sale, ordered, when the pro perty is struck off to him shall at once pay to the Master Commissioners on ac count of his purchase a sufficient sum to make up together with the amount al- jready deposited by him as aforesaid. may be too onerous. , Let the decree in this particular be so amended 83 to strike out the words twenty per cent, ot his accented hid" and to insert in lieu thereof the words -the sum of $200,000.'' Let the decree also be amended so at to require that the cash portions of the moneys arising from the sale be deposited in solvent uBMuaai pauKSj, in we state of North RaymX xnakem tho food pure, , . .: ,: nholcaomc aad delicious. mm POWDER Absolutely Pure BOYAl BAKING POWOtH CO., NEW VOBK. . Carolina, in such amounts as to each bank as will render the decosit Derfect- lysale. .. 'v In all other resDecis the decree of March 81st 1897. i hereby re-affirmed and decreed. ' " " .; Chas. H. Simonton, . Circuit Judge. June 15 1897. , WEST; POINT ACADEMY. r A Wilmington Boy One of tha successful Candid tea for Admission. j ' By Telegraph to the Morniag Star, West Point. N Y., Jane 19. Of the 103 candidates who applied for admis sion to the military academy only thlrtv- eight have successfully passed the ex aminations. Among them are: John A. Cleveland, Alabama; Marshal H. Hurt, Alabama; Clarence H. Knight. Florida: William P. Piatt North r0r Una;1 Jos. H. Stannard, South Carolina. Among those who were examined and qualified last March, these were sworn in to-day: C F. Cox. Virginia: William C. HarlTee. Florida: Richsrd H. Tidsn Virginia: Gastav Keepman, Alabama; George Mason Lee, Virginia; Walter H. Lee. North Cardlina; Allan F. Mar risette, Virgini-.; Clarence O. Sherrill, North Carolina; ; ;Wade H. Shipp, Georgia: Walter H. Smith Georgia . Eugene R. West. Virginia. .JAPAN MADE NO PROTEST. But Expsote It Treaty filghn in Htwal J to bo Beapeoted. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington. June 19. The Japanese Minister has filed with the Secretary of State a formal statement of tbe position of his government with respect to the proposed annexation of the Hawaiian islands by the United States. Although it is officially denied that Japan has pro tested against the annexation treaty, it is admitted that that government has represented in the strongest terms its expectation that its treaty rights in Hawaii shall be fully respected in case of annexation. The letter of the Japanese minister on this subject! will be lorwarded to the Senate for its in formation in the .consideration of the treaty. t " 1 MAINE POPULISTS Oppoacd t3 Faaton Delegates Appointed to the Middla of the Boad Convention at Naahyllle. , Br Telegraph to the Morning Star. j ' Lkwiston, Me, Iune 19. At a meet ing of the Maine State Populist Com mittee at Auburn to day, all present were opposed to fusion and in favor of a middle of the road course. With one exception, the members of the commit tee heard from were of the same mind. Delegates were appointed to the middle of tbe. road Populist conference i at Nashville Julv 4th. Resolutions wrr adopted declaring that "the late alliance wua me euver democracy nas proven a failure, and should no longer be con tinued," and condemning in unqualified terms tbe ''brutal treatment" accorded by the Democratic party to tbe Popu lists and esoeeialiv tn "that orat na tional leader, Hon. Thomas E. Watson." SENSATION IN PORTSMOUTH. James Moaipln Shot and Killed by Wm. Boone, S. A. Ii, lungiceer. By Telegraph to the Morning Sta. Norfolk, Va.. June 15 A sensation J was created in Portsmouth to night bv a murder in which Wm. Boone, a Sea-j board Air Line engineer, shot down JasJ Me Alpin. a well-known and hiehlv rnn . nected young man at 10 45 o'clock on High street. No cause can be ascer tained. Boone, who was arrested, says some one hit him with with a blackjack and he sbot three tlmea. on hall rm. ing McAIpin s brain, killing him almost instantly, xne aeaa man belonged to, one of the oldest families in the eitv. He has a brother who is a mrir nn neer in tbe ntv, stationed at Brooklyn, and another who was formerly in the auditor's office in Richmond. - r HE DEFIED ARREST. A Negro Detpsrado Bracked Ont of Hie i , , Cabin, Shot and Captured. J By Telegraph to tha Morning Star. Richmond, June 19 To-dav lack Robinson, a desperate negro.near Hamn- den Sidney, Prince Edward county, de fied arrest by constable McGraw and shot the constable through the thigh. Robinson then barricaded himself in bis cabin and swore he would kill any one who attempted to enter. A sheriff's poise set ore to me caoin ana smoked him out. and in tbe pursuit that followed Robinson was shot three times. He was finally caotnred and taken to Prinr- re ward jail. His wounds are not nr. rily fataL RAILROAD WORKMEN. ' Movement for Amalgamation of All Unions Into One. By Telegraph to the Morning Star.' Nzw Castle, PA June 19. A union meeting ot the five great railway onions, the engineers, firemen, 1 conductors, trainmen and telegraphers, was ' held here this: evening. Tbe object of the meeting is amalgamation of all railroad unions into one. Stens to thin ;n " - - Will be taken at to-morrow's session. - Miss Madeline Pollard nioi-tia the sensational suit agaiust Ex.Congress- ubu ti . v,. x . orccnenriage, ot Ken tucky, and who d trial which resulted in a verdict in her lavur tor aio uuu damages, is living quietly in; London. . - When I nr I ear I do nt mean merely to (ton tnam for a time and then have them return again. I mean a radieal core. I hTe made the disaaaa nf FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING BICKSBSsTufe long study. I warrant my remedy to care the worst eaaea. Beeauae others hare failed la no reason for not now receiving a eure. Bend at ones for a ereatiae) aad a Free Bottle of my Infallible remedy. Giro Ez preaa and Poetoffiee addreaa. Frcf.ff.B.PEHE,F.D.,4CCS(.,ISWTcrt
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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