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BBEUAED 4 - -Editor ni 4 Proprietor. WILMIN0TO k N. Friday, Jane 25, 1897. In writing to change your addrea b root pper to beiient hereafter. UnleM you f hanees can met be made. Nodcet of Marriage or Death, Tribntei olIU- - or a nmple announcement of Marriage or Death. made br Choc aft Po,tl Money Order orl Registered Letter. Poatma teri will reciter lett .when deared tr Only inch remittance! win be at the rlik ol the publisher. . j ! - " j . ry Specimen cmrtea forwarded when denred. ! HOW ikuSTS HURT. , Trusts are jiot confined to the United States, but there are more o( them In the United iStates than in any other conn try In the world or In all the other countries combined. Uo to thirty years ago such a thing was not known in this country, for up to that time legislation was not so framed asj to create aid foster : them, but wijh the j inauguration of the protection era they sprang up and have been multiplying ever since, until niw. we have them by the hundred, so that there is scarcely a business which has hot its Trust, or an articled general consumption - . hinh is not controlled 1 by a Trust I We have Sugar Trusts, Beef Trusts, ! m T f T.--a- I Salt TrustsJ Coffee Trusts, Flour Trusts, Iron Trusts, Lumber Trusts, Glass Trusts,-Natl Trusts, Match Trusts, Tobacco Trusts, Whiskey Trusts, Fruit Trusts, Trusts in fact oa everything in j general use, in which therd is a chance' to make money by nopoly. combination and mo- It has been said in defence of Trusts thai they cheapen articles which they handle because with the larger capital they control, - and the large quantities they handle they cheapen production and therefore can aff ord to sell cheaper, and as an illustration jof this point to the cost of sugar now compared with what it was some j years 1 ago before the Sugar Trust was formed. Possibly there may be some truth in this, but for all that even if it be true .gen erally there! is a thoroughly rooted conviction among the people : that Trusts are hurtful and dangerous. But it will not do to assume that because the price of some articles have beenj reduced since the Trusts upon theaj were formed that there would noi have peen a reduction if the Trusts bad not been formed, or that the redaction in prices followed because of the organization : of! the Trusts. The - apologists for the Trusts who laud them for the benefit they have been, are entirely oblivious pf the fact that prices have ' fallen on everything and fallen more on articlcs not controlled by Trusts than on those Controlled by them.' The prices of farm products bate fallen over fifty per cent, within the past ten years, j the prices of labor have fallen, the prices of wool, cat tle, horses, of cotton, cotton goods, woollen goods, scores of I other boots, shoes and things. They say that this is the result of overproduc tion. This! may be so to some extent, but there are other causes for it. This mayjnot have so much affected the prices of articles made by the Trustsbecause they can better guard lAOraincr fhVArernf1rinar an1 thrttt h in , & . a position! to control prices,' which they do. It is therefore a pure as sumption that lower prices are the result of prists. Jtsiu even it tne assumption were well founded the objections to the Trusts would be none the less well taken, for they are dangerous and hurtful. They are dangerous be cause they, are demoralizing, because they.exercise a corrupting influence upon legislative bodies and dictate' legislation despotic in its nature be cause it (grants privileges to the Trusts wljiich. are not enjoyed by others. The corruption Is felt not only la the control of j legislative bodies, but in the elections: at which the members of these legislative bodies are chosen and thus extends to the citizen and" the country at large, whose! ballot boxes become the property of the Trusts and regis ter not sol much the will of the peo ple as the will of the Trusts whose money controls elections. There i may be a! popular demand for reform in this thing or that, bat how are the people to get reform ia matters in which the! Trastsdo not want it when they control the legislative bod ies through; which the reform must come, if it comes at all.. Ttey are present everywhere to prevent reforms which might affect them or reduce tueir monopolies or profits, This is not a mere, baseless accusa tion by people who are prejudiced against Trusts because they repre sent capital.' It is an accusation made in j the halls of Congress by men who are supposed to have some knowledge of the manipulation and methods bf the Trusts. I a speaking of the Sngar Trust Senator Caffery, ot Louisiana, in his speech, in the Senate said: "Everywhere was felt the baneful influence of the Trust r It invades the Senate, and wherever "it goes i: bums."' at blasts and shrivels and This is not a demasrosrue appealing to the prejudices of the mob. It is a United States Senator, speaking to his fellow Senators about alTrust which then had its lobbyists at work in the Senate, and in connection with which grave charges bad been publicly made, assailing the : Integrity of several Senators. "It invades the Senate" "WILLIAM H. and Invades etery other legislative body where any matter Is pending in which it has an interest; and by Its corrupting methods "blasts and shrivels and burns." ' But that Is toot all. They are-not only dangerous as a ' dictatorial power in legislation, but they are hurtful, because they are monopolies and crush but enterprise and compe tition, uotil they are practically mas ters of the industrial field. One Trust crashes oat dozens ot smaller enterprises, prevents the distributed Investment of much capital and the employment of much labor. ?t either prevents, strangles or swallows com peting enterprises and thus prevents develooment. that it may have the mastery of the field -and be the die tator of prices. A dozen small en terprises are better for the Country than one large one which would pro duce as much as the dozen, because the dozen would be distributed, em ploy more labor, and better promote general -development. ' These small Industries in time become great ones, when they do not fall victims to the destroying Trusts. 1UN0R XKSTIOHY TheU. S. Department of Agricul ture is giving attention to the sub ject of good roads, properly holding that this is something in which the farmers are verv much interested. It . - . - . - -S I is pursuing investigations, ana nws- ing experiments the results of which will be given to the public from time time. Ia the meantime some ot the States are showing consider able Interest in the road question, aoiong these New York, Pennsyl vanla.- New Jersey and Massachu setts, the Lsgtslatures of which have appropriated large sums for road im provement. The Legislature of New York has also passed an act to en courage the wide tire by exempting vehicles with wide tires from taxa tion. " But the Legislature of Cali fornia has gone further and passed a law makinw the use of wide tires compulsory after 1900, and making it an offence punishable by' fine to use narrow tires. They have Used the date at 1900 so as to give ample time to make the necessary changes in vehicles. It is somewhat remark able that it takes as so long to catch on to the wide tire when this is the only kind of tire used in some European countries, which are noted for their good roads. In,, France they use wide tires even in the cities and practi cally convert the vehicles into road rollers by making the hind axle so much longer than the front axle that the hind wheels roll not on but out side of the track made by the front wheels, thus covering doable the space that wheels ran in the same track would. They have little trouble with the road problem in . that coup try, for every man who drives a ve hicle is doing his part to ; keep the roads in good condition, and not in making them worse, as is the case in this country when loaded vehicles with narrow tires ar? put upon the roads when they are soft By the way, . South Carolina caught on 'to the wide tire idea before the war, but seems to have forgotten it There was an interesting episode in the Senate Tuesday when some of the Republican Senators locked horns on the wool schedule, the pro ceedings showing that some of the Senators paid little regard to agree ments among themselves, or have very short memories. ; Some of them denied the alleged agreement until Senator Foraker refreshed their memories with the "blue pen cil" citation. That brought them to time and made Foraker master of ceremonies for the time being. Mr. Foraker was taking care of his wool growing . constituents, and bluntly informed the gentlemen with short memories that a bargain broken on one side was not binding on the other, and he being the other didn't propose to be bound by any argeements that didn't ' bind, an intimation that coralled Sen ator Allison, and brought out that amendment by hlmr requiring that scoured, wool of the third class should pay three times the duty imposed on unscoured wool of the same class. which, according to Senator Foraker, was a part of. the forgotten agree ment This was an illustration of going it blind i under the whip and spar, for when this amendment was offered and adopted it was not set tied what the rates on unscoured wool of that class would be. Bat Foraker carried his point and in do ing so put some of his ' esteemed Re publican colleagues in a somewhat annoying and rather ridiculous posi tion. This episode and v the result strikingly shows what a patchwork, bartering, pat up job this whole tariff- business, as the Republicans are running it, is. It seems that they have a process in f France of producing artificial silt: from wood pulp, which is treated with acids and converted into a thick gum by solution in alcohol and ether. This gum is forced into sprays, which dry on exposure to the air and form threads which are much used by the silk weavers. Bat they have a process, the invention of a German, by which cotton and other fibers are made to resemble silk. This pro cess, which differs f romjothers previ ously in use is a secret, but he produces an article, which, accord ing to consular reports, ."is strong, cant be used on hand or power loom, will take dye more readily than natural silk, and has all the luster of natural silk." Referring to this the Textile World for May says . - "The lusterlng by ibis process re- salts for the fabric in a verv fine . and apple class of Roods silk-like in appear ance. The luster 1 is unaneciea y ire- qaent washingThere is imparted to tne yarn a permanent gloss and fait color at the same time. The t process Is entirely distinct from that used at Creueid, jer many, according to which the yarn it first impregnated with a liquid, waxy eao- stance, then dried ana orasnea to make It smooth and glossy, and It Is used principally for double and twist yarns and cannot be em ployed for bigb single numbers, as the yarn Is too weak to resist the treatment On the contrary, by the new patented Erocett very fine single yarns, even as lgh as No. 150 and higher, can be tat tered. It is said that this new treatment of the yarn will nearly ' triple its trano-tit. . The varn is colored at the time of glossing, i. e, both operations are practically one. - The color becomes exceedingly fait, resists washing and ex posure to suniient, sea air, .etc., ana, in short, all the influences to which iabrics are usually expoted." This limitation silk in yarn and fabrics, made from cotton, linen or ramie, is on sale in Germany -and seems to take pretty well. If this thing goes on it opens up a new use for cotton and may run the silk worm out of a job after awhile, Hon. John Dillon, M. P., in view of the fact that when Queen Victo ria cams to the throne, Ireland had a population of 8,000,000 and Great Britain 17,000,000, while now Ireland has a population of 4,500,000, and Great Britain 34,000,000, can't see any particular reason why Irishmen should become enthusiastic in cele brating her advent to the throne. He supplements this with some other statistics that are not calculated to put his countrymen in an exhilarated state of mind. The presumption is that the Judges of the Supreme Court of California ride more or less in the street cars, for in an aDDeal they have decided that millionaire Bradbury has no inalienable constitutional right to expectorate where he pleases, in spite of local laws and regulations. If he expects to continue the expectorat - ing pastime he will be compelled to bay or charter a car for his own use. Hon. -Marion Butler isn't stuck on Hawaii, and says if the policy of an nexation be followed Up it will lead to a monarchy. Marion is unneces sarily alarmed, but as the country is going to the demnitlon bpwows any way, according to Marion, and Tom Watson is going for Marion's scalp, what difference does it make to him, anyhow? . " -; With the earthquakes in India, Mexico and Calfornia this old earth is getting a pretty bad shake up. When these quakes kill 6,000 people under falling walls, as they did in India, and wreck towns of 15,000 people a3 ia Mexico they are not rackets to be sneezed at. - , A Cleveland, Ohio, woman has ap plied for a divorce on the ground that she wants to try it over again with another fellow. If that's the way she feels about it there is no good reason why the first fellow shouldn't second the motion, and make it unanimous. That inventor of bullet-proof cloth in Chicago Is finding no trouble in finding people to put it oa and be shot at. Times are so hard in Chi cago that they are willing to take the chances of being shot and some of them don't care much if they are. The "wave of prosperity" has not struck as very hard yet but the pen sion business seems to be picking up. Within the past ten days 14,300 ap plications for pensions have been filed in the Pension Office at Wash ington. For dull times 1,430 a day isn't bad. There is a wild hyena loose in Chicago Bat people who are ac customed to being held up on the highways by day and knocked down by night are not staying indoors on account of one uncivilized hyena. It is said that Barney Barnato's millions had shrunk to fifteen, and he jumped overboard because he was afraid he might be reduced to pov erty. His trick donkey experience aoesn t seem to nave maae mm a philosopher. Three hunters of Florida last week captured fifty alligators, forty four moccasin snakes, and a family of 600 frogs, one of which weighed ten pounds, and it wasn't a good week for alligators, snakes and frogs. -- - - "r A dentist spent a whole hour work ing on Mr. McKlnley's teeth the other day. There were lots of pie pursuers who would have considered themselves in luck if they ; had such pull on him. ; The admirers of Queen Victoria call her Victoria the good. With as soft a snap as she has had since she made here entry on the stage, she would have no decent excuse for not belog good. .The iron business is picking up in Chattanooga. One furnace there has just sold 6,000 tons of pig iron to Cincinnati, and the iron men say they have orders to cover all the stock on hand. It is said that Tom Edison violates all the laws of hygene as to sleep ing, eating, smoking, &x, and con tinues to grow robust. Bat Tom is a decidedly original sort of a fellow. Joe Jefferson tried a bicycle a few days ago bat coaldnT navigate it Old Rip's f olnts were too stiff. DEATHS YESTERDAY jj, a. C. Waasell and an I if ant San ol I VLK Wm. . IisGrwin, ' - The announcement of the deah of Mr. A. C Wetsell trill not be a sarprise to thste who knew' that he bad been critically 111 for some time with; an ag gravated case of bronchitis. - Since Oc tober last he has been confined to bis room, and last night at 9 80 o'clock he succumbed to the ravages of the disease. Additional; sadness is lent to the 'death of Mr. Wessell by the fact that his little son. August passed away only a few months ago. Mr. Westell was born In Hanover, Germany, and came to Wil mington 23 years ago He was 47 years 5and three months of age. and was a member of ' St Paul's ' Evangelical Lutheran church-. He is survived by his wife and five children, and there are three brothers and one sitter who alto are left to mourn their lotsMessrs. A D Westell, E, D. Wessell and Charlei Wessell. of this city, and Mrs. Dankel, of New York. ; ; ' ?; .. ' The funeral will be conducted this afternoon at 5 o'clock from MrWesseH't late residence, No. 617 Chetnut Street and thence to St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church, from which the re mains will be taken to their last resting p!aC8 at Qakdale cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are in vited to attend. TaeSTAn. il pained to announce the death of little William Earle LeG win, infant son of Mr. William F. and Mrs. Margaret LsGwia. The sad event oc curred last night at balf-patt eight o'clock.' The funeral will be at; five o'clock this afternoon from the home of the. parents, 813 Chesnut street COMMITTED TO JAIt-, ' Two N ,gro Boy Cturged wlta Btorc- Jf- breaking.; :; j Lee Handon and ;Henry Wright alias Oace, two 'colored boys, werej placed on trial in Justice Banting's court yester day, charged with breaking into the bookstore pi Mr. C W. Yates, on Mar ket street. between Front and Second, during the afternoon of the 13ttr4ntt An entrance wat effected by removing a pane of glass from the skylight of a rear room of the store, fronting on an alley running from Front j to ' Second street j . ) '.i The defendant Wright on the witness stand, yesterday, testified that he, Sun day afternoon, the 13th Inst!, wat pass ing through the alley and jaw Haadon and another boy oa the shed of the rear room of the store taking oat a pane ol glass Irjm the tlcylight iMr. C. W. Yates testified that when he left the store the pane of glass in question wat set In the tkylight properly. It was also proven that Handon hid served a term in the State penitentiary. After hearing the testimony Justice Banting placed each ot the defendants under a $100 bond to standi trial at the next term of the Criminal Court, and in default they were placed in jul. To Deputy Sheriff J. P. Fiynn belongs the credit for the capture.; Soon after the t tore breaking occurred. Deputy Flynn tet quietly to work upon the case and was successful enough to obtain sufficient evidence to warrant arresting Wright and Haadon. Handon claima no knowledge of the robbery. Wright alto testified that when he saw Handon and his companion oa the shed of the rear room, that he, too, climbed uj on the thed, but did not participate in the robbery.! -I-1 i lr -;. BASfc; -BALL. .Tne National lysine Bmu1i of Yeaterdty'a Games and Othr Interesting ; reatorea. YESTERDAY'S GAMES. f New York, 9; Baltimore, 8. 7 Boston, 13; Brooklyn. 2, Washington. 12; Philadelphia. 2. Louisville, 18; Cleveland, 1. P.tiaS.ird H- (Thlrairn It Ciacinaatt, 6; St Louis, 1. WHERE THEY PLAY ; TO DAY. Baltimore at Boston.. Pmladelphia at Brooklyn. Cleveland at Chicago, j St. Louis at Pittsburg. New, York at Washington. STANDING Or THE CLUBS. Per Cent. .719 .723 .688 .608 .600 .489 .470 7.469 .434 .895 .867 .181 Lost Boston.............. .1 Baltimore ........... I Cincinnati........... i New York ! Brooklyn. ... ......... ! Pittsburg............ ! Philadelphia : Cleveland ....... .r.1.' ! Washington. ! Louisville ..... u.; : Chicago....'...!...'... St. Louis.. .; ... Now Boston leads. The Baltimore New York game was loosely played, at the tcore will, plainly show. Manager Hanlon yeaterday signed the well known twitter. George Blackburn, of Dallat, Texas.! ' - ; jj" -j-.- : -; Lewis, of Boston, : only allowed the Bridegrooms three hits in yesterday'! game, while the Beaneaters completely knocked Daub, Brooklyn'i pitcher, to pieces! ;,: j, . " The Senators' heavy hitting wat re sponsible (or their victory over the Phil lies yeitertday. j it . The; Unolet and Beaneatera meet upon the field of battle to-day, and the fight for supremacy will, no doubt, be a hard one, -k . Atlantio Batiiaal Ba.k Pro pen. . The Directors of the Atlantic Na tional Bank held a . regular meeting yes terday, and declared a teml-annual divi dend of. 8 per cent, payable to all stock holder! of record July 1st Besides paying the dividend of 8 per . cent, the bank has, out ot the profits of the patt six months, increated .the surplus ac count bv 15 000. ! I J MOTHER! The sweetest : and the most ! expressive word In the English lansrnaffe ! and the one about which the most tender and holy recol lections cluster is that of Mother she who watched our tender years; yet the life of every Expectant Mother is beset 3 V CI J UApCUVaUV JUUbUCi AO UCOD Mother's Friend wun great danger to assists Nature in the change taking place that the Mother is enabled to look forward without dread or gloomy forebodings to the boor when the ex periences tne tne joy oi motnerhood. Its use insures safety to the lives of both Mother and Child, and she is left stronger after than before confinement. - I i - ;( i . Sent br express, on receipt of price, flJX per bot tle. Book to "Expectant Mothers" wUl be maU ed free on request,. to any lady, containing val uable Information and voluntary testimonials. ,! Tke Bradfleld Bcgalator Co., Atlanta, Ga. TOLD BY ALL DRUQQI8T81 jeSOtf ra we (r TRUCK AND FRUIT GROWERS- SEMI-ANNUAt MEETINQ OF EAST. CAR OUNA ASSOCIATION. DslKtM in Atceodanoa Report ot - the abipplas Master Sdeatloa of Qfflasrs--. Iotsrsitioa OiaoaMtons Statiatlo ; Caooernina tne Shlpaa&t- of : 8trawbrrlaa tne Past Season. The E ittern Carolina . Truck and Fruit Growers Association held its semi-annual meeting at the court house yesterday, the buainett of importance being the election of .officers for the en tuiog year and ' to hear report on the work of the teaton jast closed. ; ' The meeting wat called to order by Preaident W. L. Hill at 11 a. m., a full repretentation of delegates ': bemg present 4 , In a neat speech the trackers were welcomed to the citv bv CaDt. E. W. Manning of the New Hanover . Assocla tion. The response oa behalf of the at-tociation- was by MrT. A. Brown, of Chadbonrn. ; The delegates in attendance were: Goldtboro T. B. Parker. H. D. Ham and H. A. Pennock.- . - : : Falton H. I. Faison, R. A. Moore, J. A. Shiver, J. L Falton. A. T. Car rie. Luther Taylor. L. Hs Martin and J, FiHill. r r - 1U ba was V mf ff i English, B. A. Hallett. J. D. Bell. E. J Martin,- N. B. Byrd, J. B. Oliver and J R. Smith. Wallace I. ; H. Weetbrook, W. J, Boney, D. E. Boney and T. L. Hall. Teachev W. D Sloan, M. P. Tur- ney, B. F. Fussell ' and J. C. Mc Mlllan. Maenolia W. D. Wilkint and W. J. Uther. . Rose Hill D. W. Fassell.T. W. Fas- tell, C. M. Steinmetz. R A. Wilkin. Jerr Hendertoa. J. C Williams, C. Harrell, W. H. Fmsell, J. C. Jonet, Maurry Wood. J.T. Pope, B. F.'Matthewe, L. H. Bradtbaw. - Clinton J. H. Best i Wartaw O. P. Middleton, F. G. Mid dleton. W. L. Hill. Rocky Point W. H. French, W. A. Brown. J. D. Bell. T.J.Armstrong. , New Hanover G. W. Westbrook, S. J. Tones. B. S. Montford. Burgaw A. H. Padditon, W. M. Hand, S. W. Troublefield, J. H. Moore. Chadbonrn J. A. Brown, T. T. Rama bottom, B. H. Haraly. R. E. L Brown. Mr. H. T. Banman, the abipping mat ter, made report, from which the follow ing it taken, at giving tome idea of the' value the association has been to the growers, via : I thank you for your .co-operation and aupport at it wat generously given, and while the Instructions issued by me were not f ally carried ont. yet the very fact that a radical departure from inch in structions, on two ofthree occasions, caused a break in prices in the markets of New York. Boston and Pittsburg, re sulting in the lost Of thousands of dol lars to tbippert. on account of thit over supply in these markets, shows conclu sively the necessity for better discipline and a stronger union of the growers The loss in Boston wat $1,443.20. Eleven cart containing 8.15S cratea (100,960 quart) went into thit market when the q notation t were 15 to 23 centt and broke , the price to 13 and 15 cents, an average lots of 4f centt per qaart. ' , The lost in New I York wat 3160.00. Twenty-one cart, containing 6.373 cratea (304 000 quarts) went into market when the quotations were 12 to 20 centt and broke the price to 10 and 14 centt, an average loss of 4 per cent The loss in Pittsburg wat $3,623 35. Four cart containing 1.159 cratea (37, 088 quarts) went into thit market when the quotation! were 15 to 22 centt and broke the price to 8 and 10 centt. an av erage Ion of 9$i centt per quart. A total lott ol $16,226 66, lett 8 per cent, com missions. $1,896.18, net result $14 828 43. I trust your association will be more firmly knit tegether the coming season, and all growers who are not members of your association will see the good re sult! of organization and hesitate no longer to join your admirable body. I have taken the lowest and highest quotation! for the entire leaaon, which shows an average of 14 6.7 cents per quart gross. The actual returns will, however, exceed this by at least one to one and one half cents per quart; allow ing 6 centt for alt expenses it leaves a net result of 9 6 7 or 10 centt per quart in ronnd figures. If, as it is claimed, last year's crop was marketed at a loss or at jast what it cost to pro duce, we have this year a horizontal increase of 4 cents per quart on net; re turns, which . aggregates $210,160.64. This with the savings in freight (161,217 crates, average per crate 23 cents), $35, 467.74. shows a grand total taved to the growert of $245,628.88. On shipments in ventilated cars. 5.171 crates, there was no reduction in freights. Mr. W. L. Hill, of Warsaw, president; Mr. J. S. Westbrook, of Faiton, vice preaident 'and Mr. D. H. Harnly, of Chadbonrn, tscretary and treaaurer, were each re-elected, by acclamation to their respective offices for the ensuing year.- J , ' ' . ' .-. . !.; Following is the new Board of Direc tors f G jtdsboro, F. B. Parker; Faison, J. S. Westbrook; Mount Qlive,! T. A Weatbrook; Wallace, . H. West brook; Teachey. J. C. McMillan; Magnolia. D. T. McMillan; Rose Hill. C. M. Steinmetz; Clinton, L. A. Bstbune; Warsaw, A. P. Middle ton; Rocky Point, T.J. Armstrong; New Hanover, 6. W. Westbrook; Burgaw, I H. Moore; Chadbonrn, J. B. Brown. . The board immediately organized. with J. A. Brown chairman and C. M. S einmetz secretary, and elected the fol lowing Executive Committee: Messrs. J. A. Brown. G. W. Westbrook. T...A. Westbrook, C M. Steinmetz, L S Westbrook. O. P. Middleton and J. H. Moore. . ' . An adjournment wat then taken for the noon hour, and the delegates were royally entertained at dinner at The Orton by the New Hanover Associa. tioa. . ' The afternoon session was given up to discussions of matters of general In terest to the association. The' matter of transportation was taken up and Mr. Parker, of Galdsboro, urged that while the association had made a marvellous record on strawberries, nothing had been done to reduce and syste matize rates on general j truck. The New Hanover Astostatlon had a like complaint After a x thorough discussion, it was ordered that all com plaints originating ia,the local assocta tlons be referred by them in writing to the executive committee for action, and the assurance is given that general truck rates will toon be brought to a uniform and equitable rate.: The committee was also instructed to wait on the transpor tation companies and secure proposals of rates tor the next teaton, and report at the November meeting. 1 A resolution, introduced by Mr. Pad diton, of Burgaw, precipitated an anl mated discastion and for the first time it was hinted that the grower! were aim Ing at monopoly, and that their combi nation was assuming the proportions of a trust The resolution is as folio wi: Resolvtd,' .'That the proper steps- be taken by the association to arrange for the purchase of fertilizers for the mem bers of the association so as to stca-e the tame on the moat favorable tet ma and at the lowest rates, It wis unanimously carried. The berry cratet alto came in for a ahareol attention and It wat determined to do away with long and abort qiarta and to have packages ot a uniform standard size.' It was ordered that the Pierce No. 2 crate should be adopted at a standard for tize oy the. association. 1 ne dishonest commission man itaito likely to fall into hard linea with the young giant organization. Messrs. J. C McMillan, of Teachey; H. J. r aison, ot Faison, and . . R. Smith, of Mount Olive, were appointed a committee on grievances, and the dishonest dealer will be brought under their vigilance and toon driven out of existence. Mr. Houck.ottbe C F. T. Comoany, and Mr. Lowd, representing the. Armour car, line, were present and each tpokebrieuy in bebalt of bit company, i An amendment to tne constitution, presented! by Mr. H. I. Faison, pro vides . that , beraiter tbe secretary- treasurer shall in future be paid a salary lor nis laoors. - The convention then adjourned, hav ing closed the most successful ; and profitable meeting in the history of tbe association. 1 ;i A few figures from the very elaborate report ot shipping-Master Baumaa will be interesting as showing the im mense proportion to which tne truck ing interest of thit section is growing, Tne shipments of strawberries tbe past season were as follows : By refrigerator cars. 110 404 crates; by Southern Et- press, 48.613; by ventilated freigat, 5.171; grand total, 164183 crates or a total of 5 254 616 q tarts. There were shipped 420 car loads ov re- frigera or cars, 98 by express, and 26 by ventilated freight, or a total of 544 car loads. The average quotation tor the season was 14 6-7 cents per quart, and the actual returns approximate 15 centt. giving a gross vaipe to tbe crop of $780, 693 6 J. The net retnrna -approximate ten centt per qaart, making net $525,' 401.60. The crop paid the . freight ex prett and refrigerator companies $184,- 038.86 for transportation, and the con tigneet $54 641.77 in commissions. The teaton bat been the most favor able at well at tbe most profitable in the history of strawberry growing in the State, and the truckers have realized a net profit of $200 an acre on their entire acreage. Naturally they are greatly en couragea ana loos witn mncn expecta tion to .the future. It is probable that the present acreage will be increased at least B3 per cent. . tor tne com ing' season, butt when it is re membered that the past season only thirteen, out of thirty four avail able markets, were utilized in the dis tribution of the crop, this giant industry may be properly regarded as still in Its infancy; in fact, it should not be dim cult to, distribute a crop of two thou sand car loads a year, i With proper dis tribution guaranteed through the EiSt ern Carolina Truck and Fruit Growers' Association, it it indeed difficult to place a limit upon the prosperity that awaits the' devotees of tbe fruit and truck business in thit section. STATE PRINTING. Oorernor'a CoaosU Oeoids TJpon Flans for the Work-Printing of Books to bs l-.t to tne Iiowmi Bidder. Special Star Tekrram. Raleigh, N. C, Jans 23 The Gov ernor't council thit evening decided upon a method of letting the public printing. Gay V. Barnes wat given the. contract for all job work, the terms, of' contract to be drawn later. All pauiph lets, publications, etc., under one hun dred pages, were designated under the head of job work. The printing of books and reports, binding, etc., are to be let to the lowest bidder; advertisement of the same to be mide in daily newspa pers, and the council reserves the' right to rrj :ctany bids. Preference it to be given North Carolina firms. "It wat decided to put a check on the volume of printing, and the Secretary of State or the council must give written content before any printing it done. The Agricultural Department was al lowed to : make contract for its own printing and to pay for the same. a Biorele Thief Captored. Policemen R. M. Murray and H. Whitehead (colored) late yesterday afternoon arrested James Pealep, col ored, wanted in Fayetteville for the larceny of a bicycle. Pealep Sunday morning stole a bicycle from a gentle man in Fayetteville. and left (riding the cycle) for this city,; using the track of tbe C F. 4 Y. V. railroad as a guide. Yesterday, morning ; two young white men of Fayetteville started on their bikes in pursuit of Pealep. Pealep crossed Hilton bridge yesterday after noon at 5 80 o'clock, and was exercis ing on the bicycle on the park track, when his pursuers arrived and caught sight of him. Pealep jumped off the bicycle and ran, but was captured by one of the young men and turned over to Policemen Murray and Whitehead, who carried him to the station house. The bicycle was recovered, although in a decided dilapidated condition. COTTON IN BRUNSWICK. The Crop Looking Fine Vint Bloom from - Bhallotte. . Shallotte, N. C, June 17. . Editor Morning Star; Find en closed cotton bloom, the first seen or heard of this season; I picked this from my piece of cotton containing about twelve acres, planted the last week in April., Cotton it looking fine and pros perous in this section of Brunswick. Can anyone beat me in this section for this season? , Yours, for cotton. W. P. Gore. BOOK BOTICfcS. t The ladies will find the July number of The French i)r ess Maker an exceed legly attractive one. with Its numerous colored and plain figures and the vain able information it presents on the sub ject of dress and dress making. Pub lished Thy A. McDowell & Co., No. 4 West I4lh street. New York. i """ "" : Sometnlns to Depend. On. - Mr. James Jones, of the drag firm of Jonet & Son.. Cowden. Ill in speaking of Dr. King's New Discovery, says that last winter his wife was attacked with La Grippe; and her case grew so serious that physicians at Cowden and Pana could do nothing for her. It teemed to develop into Hatty Consumption. Hav ing Dr. Kine't New Discovery in store, and telling lott of it, he took a bottle home, and to the surprise of all the be gan to get better! from first dote, and half dozen dollar-bottles cured her sound and well. Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds it guaranteed to do thit good work. Try it. Free trial bottle at R. R. Bellamy's Drugstore. v t " NEW STEAMER LINE. Wilmington sad OtHet Sonthtra Forts to ' B Counseled by Btesmets With ' " - -. Phtlsdelpb . . . ? :'-'' i The -proposed line 1 of steamers be tween Philadelphia and Southern ports seems to meet with general fa vot. The Chamber of Commerce, of our own city. always eager to advance the city s In terest, will take the proper steps to se cure the line of tteamert, and tbe fol lowing from "! the Savannah Morning Newt of : yesterday, towns below j us are sho,ws that the alto detirout of seeing tbe new enterprise turn out tuc cessfnllv: i '-.f -' - ' .'- -. .-''! The Philadelphia people do not teem to be willing to sit by with nothing bet ter than adverse comments on the Ocean Steamahio Company withdrawal alter July 1st of the Savannah-Philadelphia line to cheer tnem over wnat tney term an arrangement that! will 'injure' their city's trade Interests.:'! - They have snch confidence in the pos sibility of coastwise trade that they are endeavoring to get a movement on foot for the estaaiisnment lot anotner une oi steamers between ' Philadelphia and Jacksonville, calling jat Norfolk, Ports ¬ mouth. . Newport News. Wilmington. Charleston and Savannah It is tbe wish of the Philadelphians . . s o enter into a reciprocal agreement oy which their i city can enjoy Southern trade and return the Courtesy by in vesting more money in Southern devel opment' :t- .J . jr.... bouturn Progress, a fniiaaeipnia publication. Is advocating the establish ment of such a line of tteamert, ana nat written the commercial bodies, of the cities named to sound them on tbe ques tion.. There ira possibility that some gentlemen here may j see an advantage in the proposition and welcome it The union or interests in all tbe cities at which tbe proposed steamers are to tonch would doubtless be of great aid to tbe aervice, if It should be established. The cotton exchange and board of trade here have both' received commu nications in regard to the proposed lijne. A press dispatch to tbe Star from Philadelphia last night says 'A special meeting of the members of tbe Maritime. Commercial, Grocers, and other exchanges, was held in the Bourse to-day to consider the proposed with drawal by the Ocean Steamship Com' pany of its direct service between Sa vannah and this city. "President - Bartol, of the Bourse. called the meeting to order. William K. Tucker; secretary of the Board of Trade, stated that one of the few con necting links between Philadelphia and one of .the most important Southern ports was about to be broken. The pro posed move of the Ocean Steamship Company, Mr.Tucker said, is from the best information at band, an arrange ment between tbe present company and another company to divert the com merceof this ot to the ports of Balti more and New York. "Col. Jones, formerly of the Ocean Steamship Company, stated that the company has been losing money for some time, and unless the Pennsylvania Railroad would give the steamship com panies the tame backing that the Balti more and Ohio Company extends, the result mnst be loss of trade to Phila delphia, j 'Frank A. Haywood, editor of South ern Progress, representing commercial bodies of Savannah and six other Sonthern ports, stated the South was ready to join hands with Philadelphia in establishing a new line of steamships be tween Philadelphia and the South. Before adjourning to meet four weeks hence, a resolution was adopted calling tor the appointment of a committee of fifteen members by tbe chairman of thit meeting, the committee to consist o one member from each trade association said committee to consider all facts in connection with the Savannah service and to report to this meeting within four weeks from this date, with such recom mendation as it may see fit to make. xx $100 Reward SI OO. The readers of this: paper will be pleated to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been 'able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's : Catarrh Cure is tbe only positive cure known to the medical I fraternity. Catarrh being conatitutional disease, requires a con ttitutional treatment Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting direct ly upon the blood and mucous surlaces of the tyttem, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease and giving the patient . strength by building up tbe constitution and assisting nature in do ing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials Address F. J. Cheney & Co., ' ! j Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills are the best t murder at Lexington, n.C Mrs. A. A., Springs Shot and KUIed by An Unknown White Man. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Raleigh, N. C, June 23 Mrs. A. A, springs was murdered at Lexington at 8.80 this morning by an unknown white man. Mrs. Springs was awakened by noise in her bedrbom and raised np in bed and, seeing a person in tbe room screamed, and as she did so tbe man fired a pistol. The ball crashed through her brain, killing her instantly. The murderer escaped bv jumping through an open window. Searching parties have been out all day looking for suspicious characters. The bloodhounds were tent from Burlington to Lexington to-day. There ia no clew to tbe murderer. She wat 49 yeara of "age. She wat the wile of Mr. A. A. Springs, proprietor of the March Hotel, and was a most estimable lady. If the guilty party is captured a Will You UiveIUp all thatheaitb means to you ? If not, look out for im pure' blood. Cure boils, pimples, hu mors and all scrofulous tendencies' by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. . Hood's Pills are purely vegetable and do not purge, pain or gripe. All druggists. I t . The boiler in a saw mill at Rccks ville, Ind., exploded yesterday. Solon Furguson, s-.nior proprietor, was instant ly killed, Edwird Stranghn. employe, probably fatally Injured, and Walttr Fer guson, one of the owners, was badly hurt The building w,s wrecked. Belief , in Six Hoqre. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis eases relieved in six hours by tbe ' New Great Sout ; Amkrican Kidney Cure," This new remedy it a great aur prise on account of itt exceeding promptness in I relieving pain in tbe bladder, kidney,' back and every part of the urinary passages in male or female, it relieves retention of water and pain. In passing i( almost immediately; If you want quick relief and cure, this it your remedy. Sold by R. R. Bellamy, Drug gist, Wilmington, N.C, corner of Front and Market streets. t paror oyejr Fifty Tears - Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup bas been used for over fifty years by mil lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect tuccets. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five centt a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind." t Much in Little Is especially true of Hood's Tills, fnr cine ever contained so great curative dow.. . SO small SD&ce. Thev ara a. r "win 'They are a, whole JJ. chest always ready, al ways efficient, always sat isfactory; prevent a cold Pills or fever, care all liver ills aiclt headache. 1anndii V- .TT" " "1. "1'ttuul1. c.. , iw ujr x-u uwto wun Hood's Sarsaparii CONFEDERATE VETERANS. FIFTEEN THOUSAND OLD SOLpER3 mi I nt KtUNION.- Qen. Gordon Re-elected Commander-in. vaiei-p3ria Jieceived iiora the Committees on Hlatory and Memo-" mm wu ana Jtteeeptlon at ' '.. ':' '- .the Capitol. ;. '; By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Nashville, Tenn., jqne 23 Th morning traint to-day brought Bevetai thousand people to the city Co attend ' the annual reunion of the' United Con. '; federate Veterans. Al business m.-.i." ! was held, at which reports were nJ ' sented, and General John B. GnrriA. ! delivered an address. General Gordon prefaced his remari. with an announcement ol his intention to resign asueueral commandin Th... were cries of "nc!" "nt 1 1 from all the hall, and wnen ouiet had h.. restored. General Gotdon proceeded with' uii auuictg. . i When General Gordon had'corrinH. amotion that General Int.nh utu... ' - hu "uccicr ; be requested to nominate General Gor don tor re election was made and ried. General Stephen D. Lee, who had been called to the chair, declared n.-,mi nation 3 cioseo, ana uenerai liordon ai unanimously re-elected. The thousands : .i j . ui ucicrcaica uicscui tnecrea ana wao.ri their hats acd handkerchiefs. - ' . The Committee on- Credentials 're.! ported 7 0C0 delecatts present and i hno I camps represented. - Tne report of the Board of Truste of the Confederate Memorial Associa tion was read and adopted. ! At the business meeting this 'after noon, it was voted .to' meet in Atlanta next year." The afternoon .sessft)n"wai held for the purpose of winding up the business matters before tbe association. The unanimous refusal of the associa tion to allow Gen. Jno. B. Gordon tore- tire sa rnmmanrtpr in-rhUI ViqH . puj CU - end tq possible difficulties and entangle ments; and payed the way ior a speed? disposition of the remaining business. a, resolution commendatory ot tbe reign of Qjeen Victoria was voted; down, and the resolution of praise for. the Queen's jubilee was defeated. ; The prineipal reports were tnade by the Committees on .History and tbe Memorial Association. Tbe History Committee, in Substance, reported in favor of the plan now pursued, of invit ing many writeis into the field of (his tory rather than selecting one or fnore to write a history. The Memorial fjorn. rnirr. rpnnrl AhnafArl that th. knrfl Af trustees were making excellent progress and would be able to report a location for the Memorial building at the next reunion,' provided camps and bivouacs subscribed liberally. Both repoits were adopted. To-night, in the Tabernacle, thou sands were delighted with a Confeder ate concert, iu which were sung and1 played old Confederate airs. Governor D T T- 1 11.. W W j - . - iv. j-.. latiui cuu iiib. ivi, 11. vjdruuer tang a duet, which captured the audi ence. . . Alter this concert the Cdnfederate Reunion Club gave a ball and reception to tbe vouog people attending the re union at the Capitol. It was a brilliant affair and was attended by thousands. Fully forty thousand visitors were in the city to day, and to-morrow this nura- hv mill tSa nranriit i nrraniii Tha nai. erans and their friends will devote them selves to social recreations to-morrow. There are fifteen thousand of Jhe old soldiers in attendance. Official badges have been issued to over twelve thou sand, and regularly delegated attend ants from camps and bivouacs number, according to official reports, more than eight thousand. There never before has been so large a gathering in this city. Hotels are jammed, business houses are foil, and tbe temporary lodging places are crowded. The great parade occurs to-morrow. From every adjacent county comes in formation that thousands are ready to advance upon this city. Ten thousand men will be Jn line.. Gov. Taylor and staff. Gov. O'Ferrall,. cf . Virginia, the staff of Gov. Culberson, of Texas, members of the Texas Legisla-t ture, Gens. Buckner, Stewart, Wbeaton, Evans. Wood and others will be in line. All the States -forming the Southern Confederacy w!i be represented io the order in which they voted to secede. Af ter passing through the principal streets of the citv, tbe procession will proceed to the Centenial Exposition grounds, where a jubilee meeting will be held in the auditorium. Capt. . B. O'Brien will be "master of ceremonies and tbe speeches will be restricted .to five minutes each. At night the veterans are expected to witness a splendid display of fireworks prepared especially for tbe occasion. old People; Old people who require medicine to regulate tbe bowels and kidneys will find the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This medicine does not stimulate and con tains no whiskey nor other intoxicant, but acts as a; tonic and alterative. It acts mildly on -the stomach and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby aidingj Nature in the performance of the functions. Electric Bitters is an excellent appetizer and, aids digestion. Old people find it just ex actly what they needr Price .fifty cents and 81 00 per bottle at R. R. Bellamy's Drugstore. f 1 t IOWA DEMOCRATS. 8tate Convention A Paslon Tioket Noml Bated with Free BilTor as the Main Idea. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Des Moines, June 28 The Demo cratic State Convention adjourned early this evening, - having completed its work. The two allied conventions, the Silver Republicans and Populist', completed their work slightly in ad-, vance. The three factions were af ter much controversy able to aur on one platform, with free silver, as the main . idea and one ticket, composed of two Democrats, two Sil ver Republicans and one Populist. Tne ticket will be placed on the official ballot under the name Democrat." When this became known there was a sp'it 'Q the Populist convention, the middle-ol- the road faction, nnder the leadership of A.W. C Weeks, walkiog out. The secedert numbered probably 109 of toe delegates. General J. B. Weaver I faction remained with the Democrats. Whereupon he was .bitterly denounced The sentiment was almost over whelmingly for Bryan. There was no quarter given' to the gold Demo crats. , - , . BnekUeii'a .aurmca saiv. The Best' Salve in the world tot Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, ' Chappy -Handa. Chilblaina. Corns, and all Ski Eruptions and positively cures P'1,! no pay required. It it guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction' or money fnnrtu4 Prlr UTMnti nmr hnT.' fO u da tale by R. R. Bellamy. - -a-
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