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WILLIAM H. BEBNABD,
Editor and Proprietor.
WILMINGTON, N. C
August 6, 1897.
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ON THE DOWN GRADE. s
la their rejoicing over the antici
pated return of prosperity, as the
result of the advance tn the price of
wheat (which is an accident and In nq
way the. result of forethought or of
I legislation), the rejoicers seem to f or-j
; get that with the exception of wheat'
! everything else that has advanced in
price is covered by the new tariff,
and that the advance in the price of
these does not extend totortign mar
kets. The American people are com
pelled to pay more for the protected
articles,- not because there is a greater
demandr-for them, but because the
new tariff by keeping foreign goods
out makes consumers pay more. But
while the price of protected articles
has gone up, everything else with
the exception of wheat has gone
down. Why? Because there' is a
foreign demand for wheat. Other
countries need it for bread and this
is about the only country they can
get it from. They will need about
223,000,000 bushels, about as much
as we will have to spare, if not a lit
tle more. This puts the price up and
"will probably keep it up untiljthe
. surplus is disposed of. j
The protectionists rejoice in oar
prosperity as if it was a result of
i happy legislation, apparently obliv
ious of the fact that for it we are un
der bbligations to the droughts and
other destructive conditions that
blasted the wheat crops of some
Countries and shortened those of
others.. Had Providence smiled on
the farmers of other countries as He
did on the farmers of this country
"our farmers wouM have had plenty
of wheat and very little money and
the industrial depression .would be
indefinitely protracted la spite of the
Dingley ''prosperity producer."
Some of' the gold men who are not
protectionists understand why - there
is an improvement in business, with
: which the Dingley job has had noth
ing to do, but they do not seem to
understand why prices- should still
be on the down grade. Oae of
these is the Chattanooga Times,
from which we clip the following ed
itorial :
"Those who are asserting that the
prospective great increase in the pro
! ductiou of gold must bring down gold
and raise jsilyer In commercial value do
not seem to take a sound v tm of the
future, any more than thev do' concern
ing the past: We asked the other day
why, if inevitably, an elarged product of
gold railed the price of silver and other
commodities, the phenomenal growth of
gold output, since 1891. has failed to
have that effect. Tne question haa not
been and never will be anawered. It ia
a fact that, while the gold product haa
grown fast in the last six yeara. and was
895,000,000 more ia 1890 than in 1891.
. pricea of all things were generally on the
down grade, including silver. " Yet. ac
cording to those who "prove every
thing" by the effect of the gold rush of
1819 53 on prices, there should have
been a boom instead of a depression,
after 1892. since there haa been a con
spicuous enlargement of gold. ' I; '
"The fact is, the conditions ol 1891 97
are radically different from those of
1849 53. and those who reason trom the
earlier era to the later,' are sure to go
wrong and run their1 theory against a
' atone wall of facta, and shiver the theory.
"So those who look only at the pros
pective great product Jot gold, and look
not at' all to the . present and future de
mand for gold, will find their conclusions
as to tbe effect of the; supply on prices,'
go in a disappointing way.
'Let us look at the matter of demand
a little. Russia will absbrb, besides what
the czar's ptiaonera dig tor him in SiberiaJ
at least $20,000 000, or say 50.000.000
- a year, all told. Japan is iu the market
for nothing less than $300,000,000 of
, gold, and will take it all ia tbe next tea
years, sooner if it can be had. Auatria
ia atill absorbing gold, and must have
$150,000,000 more, to pat hfr currency
ia a satisfactory condition. Tbe United
Statea will, within a few yeara, unload
her ailyer and put gold ia its place, tak
ing aay $600,000 000 in the next quarter
century. All these .States, except our
own country, were silver Statea, up to
within five years ot tbia date; some of
them changed this year and last. Then
we have the South American republics
going to the gold basis aa rapidly aa
, they can get there. In all there will
. be use for an average of $200,000000
to $800,000,003 gold, for coinage
alone, every year of the next twenty,
ave. The demand will be fully
up to ; the supply,; and hence there
will be no weakening in tbe value of tbe
mejal, and no relative advance in the
market value of silver. The demand for
gold is what has stimulated its produc
tion of late year!, and the extraordinary
Increase of production has increased de
mand. Bat for the larger output Austria,
Russia, Japan and South America would
have gone on with silver money, instead
of making the change to gold.
"There is not the lean itnmriMt.ii
the gold the world produces will be ab-
aoroea promptly, by the demand for
. "mage aaa means.: mere never was
ucn a demand for the metal; the only
aanger ia that 4he aupply may become
abort, instead of overpassing the demand
ana causing a glut." .. '
This Is a go'd paper talking, a
gold paper which tike the New Or
leans Picayune, from which we re
cently quoted, sees! no danger of an
; overstock of gold and no probability
-of the increase in the gold output
booming prices. It did It In 1849-53
and for some time after,' but isn't
doing it now, which seems to puzzle
xnem ana according to i tnem to
puzzle others, for; no one, they say,
can account .or- it. ' The output of
gold from the mines of Calif ornla Jn
the early days gave prices a lift and
business of all kinds a boom; there
is no doubt of that, but they do not
Seem to take into account the fact
that with the mines of;. Camorn a
and shortly afterwards or
Australia I
had . silver money which
was
the leeal and ' accepted equal
of gold, that; ? there was no
speculating ia nor hoarding fit
gold. It wdA-irwney, was used as
money and went not into the vaults
of speculators but into the channels
of trade to stimulate and keep busi
ness up. II there had been but one
money then and that money gold it
would have been a subject of specu
lation then as it Is now and instead
of going intd the channels of trade
It would have gone into the vaults
of the banks, as it does now and has
done since 1873 when silver was de
graded and legislation gave en
hanced value to gold.'
" It is the greater purchasing power
of gold which Is controlled by the
great money combines that puts
prices on the down grade. They
control the gold and in controlling
that control the prices of things that
are-bought with it. It is only when
necessity compels'Ch'at they. let prices
go up. But they, as well as others
must have bread to eat and when
bread in scarce speculation begins in
it and prices go up. But the prices
of everything else go down because,
when they are not forced to buy
they pay only their own price and
controlling the money as they do,
.they can fix the prices, when country
does not compete against country.
If we now. had the double standard
as' we had when the output, ot Cali
fornia gold started the boom, the in
creased output of gold might now
create another boom, but there is no
booming property in ft because it is
under the present monetary system a
hoarding and not a circulating metal.
VISOR UEBTIOlf.
j The appointment of negroes to
several important and lucrative offi
ces in the South has stirred up a
racket that may give the Republican
party some trouble later on. There
Is a vigorous kicking against it by
the white Republicans of the South,
and an equally vigorous kicking by
colored men in some of the North
ern States, who are disgruntled at
the discrimination practiced against
them, while the negro in the South,
who does not render the party any
thing like as effective service is rec
ognized and rewarded. The. kick of
the white Republicans in the
South does not amount to so
much, but the kick of the
colored contingent in some of the
Northern States 'might possibly
prove a very serious matter, if the
kicking should continue until an
other election. In several States on
the other side of the line they are an
important factor in politics, and
these votes are absolutely necessary
to the success of the ' Republican
party, add yet ia no.: one of these
States has any negro been appointed
to any responsible position, notwith
standing that there are negroes in
their States who have enjoyed
educational and other opportunities
to qualify them for the 'positions to
which they might aspire. But they
are not in it. Their color is agaiast
them. For voting purposes their
color is all right, but when it comes
to holding office that is another
matter. ' The color line holds in the
North but not in the South.North-
em colored men are beginning to see
it, and perhaps they may do some
serious and troublesome thinking on
that line:
We called attention some time
ago to tbe outspoken and sensible
resdlutions adopted by the colored
preachers' association In Halifax
county, Virginia. Their resolutions
have already begun to bear fruit,
for they have opened tbe mouths of
colored preachers in other States,
some of whom take a very wise
view of it and give some very good
advice. One of these is Rev. H. H.
Proctor, pastor of a Congregational
Church in Atlanta, who delivered a
sermon recently which began as fol
lows: . ; ; f
"Herein our section we are divided
onracelinea. Whether we will it or not
tbe division exists, and wiae men accept
thlnga aa thev are and try to make them
aa they onght to be. The Crimea that
provoke are generally laid at the door
of the black race, while the crimes that
retaliate are pat to the charge of the
other race, if yon belone to that race
charged with the crimes that retaliate.
you should try to create a sentiment
against that class ot crimes. If you be
long to that race charged with the Crimea
that provoke, you should try to create a
aentlment against that class of crimes."
That's good advice all 'round, belt
there is one thing certain and that
is that it would be difficult if not, im
possible to "create a sentiment
against the crime that retaliates"
while the crimes that provoke tbe
retaliation continue to be perpe
trated. The speedy trial and duu-
ishment by law would doubtless do
much, and perhaps might entirely
prevent this retaliation, but until the
law promptlyf comes - to the rescue
and punishes these crimes, public
sentiment will not be changed when
the conviction is so strone that
speedy 'retribution is necessary for
t,he protection of mothers and daugh
ters. In the meantime while efforts
should be made to render the laws
more effective the colored oeoDle
should follow the advice of Mr.
Proctor and "create a sentiment
against the crime that provokes re
taliation." ' ' r
It must not be inferred that the
people of this State are opposed to
public schools because they voted
against the special tax last Tuesday,
although the ballots read "for
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special tax,'f as they snouia nave
read if they had been truthfu'lyt and
honestly -worded. ;;j TbeT wording
adopted, was a "trick, t0i which we
called attention some . tfme ago,- to
ioflaence voters who niight not . like
to be put in position 'as opposed to
schools.1 The trick didn't; work.
But there were good and -sufficient
reasons why the friends of the
schools should be opposed to this
tax, for the taxes in this
,te, although not as . higu
as in some: omcr . , owncs,
high in proportion j to the ability of
the people to bear in these stringent
times, as the delinquent tax lists am
ply testify, and the people wisely de
clined to take upon themselves addi
tloaal and unnecessary : burdens.
That was one reason, and another
very good one wa3 that the tax
oavers of this State are not satisfied
with the administration of our public
affairs and had their doubts as to the
ik that would be made of this
sDecial tax, if voted. And many
were ioaaeoced by the compulsory
character of the law. which seemed
to be framed to worry the people
into votinsr for or azainst it whether
thev ; wanted to or not. When 'the
time comes, and the question is pre
sented in a proper way, the people of
this State will very cheerfully vote
for additional school tax if it should
be necessary, r. i 'f .y I
Mrs. O'Meara, who seems to have
been possessed
of more curiosity
than the average
woman, was found
Derched the: other night on a fire-
escape at Yofnkeri, N. Y., taking in a
lodge of Red men ; who were per
forming some of their mystic rites.
Out of deferences to her they sus
pended proceedings until a police
man removed heri She thought it a
good j oke ; and informed the police
man that she had caught on to the
doings of the Odd Fellows and Ma7
sons in the same; way. She isn't a
bit at raid ot a goat now. if he has
horns'; ' . t:- ' 'I .
Just about the tims they had got
the search-light system so perfected
that vessels could light up the seas
and see other! vessels j sneaking
around, here comes a Frenchman
with the alleged jdiscovery of a pig
ment which will render boats paint
ed with it invisible under the search
light. That's the way it goes, i One
man invents a steel plate that no
shot can bore and then another fel
low invents a gua that will bore it
like a cheese. Inventor agaiast in-
ventor, with
come next.
no
guessing what will
Bishop Potter,! of New York,1 is not
very enthusisasttc over the Dingley
tariff. On returning; home from
Europe some friend who believed in
the solacing virtues of Scotch whis
key, presented him with two cases
When the customs officers at New
cases and sized hem up they figured
out the tariff duty at $40, which tbe
Reverend gentleman had to pay, of
course, or let his friend's gift be de
clared contraband. The Bishop's
religious t training prevented him
from giving; free expression to his
sentiments.
There are several Passes by which
the gold adventurers go from the
coast to the Interior of Alaska. The
Chilkoot Pass i3 from 2.600 to 3,-
600 feet high, the Chilkat Pass
5,000, the White Pass 2,600. The
Taku Pass in: the safest, but being
the. longest, about ninety miles, most
of the gold seekers take one of the
others. Being! caught in either of
them in a storm means that the man
who is caught may pass in his chips,
and. supplemental proceedings will
interest him no more. -
j Turkey has lately been causing
some commotion over in Europe, but
it is tne goose tnat is doing it m
Guttenburg, N
has taken the
j., where tne goose
town and become so
demonstrative that it has been found
necessary to pas an ordinance or
dering the arrest ofeveiyone found
at large within; the town limits. If
these geese could bs trained to make
war oa the mosquito what valuable
assistance might they not give to the
tortured denizens of that patch of
ground and swamp. ;; 1
The champion contribution lifter
is Rev. A. B. Simpson, of New York.
At a meeting at Old Orchard, Maine,
he stirred em up so that the
women tore off their jewelry and
threw it Into the collection boxes,
while! men threw in deeds to real
estate (they seem to carry an assort
ment of things in that State) and
others turned their pocket-books in
side out. He got about $70,000 out
out of 20,000 people for foreign mis
sions.,
It is said that the Czar of Russia
and the Emperor . of Germany
have formed a combine to preserve
the peace of Europe (until they get
ready to break it), and have pledged
their mutual support against any ef
fort to break it. This is interesting.
Tli ere Ia otHtna:,So Good.
There is nothing just as good as Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumntlon.
Conghs and Colds, ao demand it and do
not permit tbe dealer to sell you tome
substitute. He will not claim that there
is anything better, but in order to make
more profit he may claim something else
to be lust as eood. You want Dr. Klno'a
New Discovery because you know it to
oe sate ana reliable, ana guaranteed to
do good or money refunded. For Cougha,
Colds. ConsumDtion and for all afTiw.
tions of Tbroat, Chest and Lungs, tbere
noming so ooa as is Dr. Kinn'a New
Dikcovery. Trial bottle free at R R
Bellamy's Drua Store. Reamlar aizt iwi
vouii ma (i.uu. f
It Is claimecCBy the gold men that
there is now in the world four times.
as much , gold coki per capita as there
was fifty years .ago, and it t may be
Incidentally remarked if there is that
it is cornered up four times as tight.
Since i815' this country has paid
in pensions $,O04,l,84l. This is
a billion .dollar- cbaatry," but It
would be interesting to know how
much of this ; has "gone into the
pocketsof the pension attorneys.
At their State banquet in St.Peters
burg, the Czar and Kaiser William 1
: - . . ! . 1
preliminary to the roasting they are
planning to give somje other royal
nibs later on 1 : ! ' I
In New York the Jersey gnosquito
Is called the Jersey humming-bird,
and when he comes humming around
the New Yorker humps himself and
gives the bird all the room it wants..
Among twenty people who left
Boston last week for the gold fields
in Alaska was one fll-year chap, who
took a tilt with the 49srs in Califor
nia. He thinks he knows the ropes.
ELECTION
RETTJRH3.
The "No Tax" Tlok.t Wat Almott a Clean
Sweep ia New Haoovtr, Leoci', Saap-
101 and Combe laid Coaotiea.
The election returns,' which came in
yesterday were about on a par with
those reported ia ths.STAR. They were:
Firet i Ward First division 95
against tax; 0 for . tax. .Second divi
sion 91 against tax; 1 Jor lax. Third
division 91 agaicst tax: 1 for tax.
Fourth Ward Fiist division 88
against tax; 0 for tax. . ;
Fifth Ward Second division 93
against tax; 8 for tax. ; Third division
59 aeainet tax; a tor tax. j
Returns from the four country town
ships were all in by sundown yesterday.
The vote in Cape Fear township was
about aa atated in the Star yesterday
66 against tax and 2 for. Misoaboro's
vote was 24 against tax and 2 for; Fed
eral foint's. 89 agiinst tax and O for tax;
Harnett'a, 87 against tax and 0 for tax.
SAMPSON COUNTY '
la L;aboo towaship, Simpson county
at 5 p. m. Tussday. the vote, stood 170
against and S for ux.l Tais is the home
of one of the RepNPjp. representatives
in th.3 L:gislature who supported the
"bill, i j ''. ,. ; '':
Tbe estimated vote ia Taylor's Bridge
towaship was 250 against tax and 25 for.
Ia CUatoa, Nortb aad Sjath pre
cincts, tbe vote was estimated at 150
against and 10 for tax. 1 ;
I LENOIR COUNTY.
A correspondent writes from Kiaston:
'Election paned off viry quietly. Kins-
toi toavnibip voted solidly agaiast tbe
tax. From semiofficial information, it
appears that only one township ia the
county showed a majority of the regis
tered voters in favor of the measure,
though several tovnships showed a ma
jority of the votes cast for it. The vote
was light." ;
Dr. H. M. McDonald, of LaGrange.
writes that the "No tax r ticket had a
majority of 9 in Moseley Hall township.
He adds that one-third of the white
p i
voters did not come to the polls at all
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
here yesterday aof reported the vote in
Cedar Creek towaship. Cumberland
county, to have been agaiast the tax in
the proportion of about 20 to 1.
Tne following from the Fayetteville
Observer of the 10th shows that the
election in Cumberland went the same
way as elsewhere: j" j; j r.; ' I
Up to oar latest news from the differ
ent precincts ia Cross Creek! towaship.
toe toiiowioei is the vote cast: . ,
Precinct No. I No tally sheet kept;
cus v jtes cast up to a.io p. m. we ua
derstaad that a majority ; ol the votes
are for the tax. thosi opposed refraining
from voting. '.. ; I'
Precinct No. 23.00 p. m. Agaiast I
tbe tax. 62; for tax. 5. H :-. -
P.ecicct No 3,80 p. m Against tbe
tax. 61; for tax, 8.1 I J l
Precinct No. 4 9 50 p. m. Against
the tax, 61; lor tax. 8 I 1 i
RALEIGH N&VYS.
Osvcraer Busell Called Oat Mil.t.ry in
AaeviUe to Fri vent the Iiynohiac ot j.
Brokstt Popullat jcxsoatlve
Committee BSaetmo .
SPecial Star Telegram !
Raleigh, N.C., August 11. Though
Cary township cast a majority vote in
favOr of school tax, the1 vote was not a
majority of tbe registered voters, as re
quired. This defeats the tax in every
township in Wake pounty. j '
The Governor j ordered out the Ashe-
villa military company to-day in re-
sponse to a request of
and used every! effort
Sherlff jWorley,
to prevent the
lynching of the negro Brackett. He also
sent a telegram to Locke Craige and V.
S. Lusk, urging ( them to appeal to citi
zens to prevent mob! murder. "Tbe
negro, be telegraphed.
'can be: hung in
two weeks if the jury
will convict. If
he is guilty and. the jury refuse to con
vict, there would be more excuse for
lynching the jury. ! j , !
About thirty! Populists are here at
tending tbe committee meeting. Con
gressmen Shouford, Strowd and Fowler
are here. :-" ;: !' - I : ;
Held Vet Trial at Ooldat:ro. j
The family of Richard H. Hunter,
the colored man who was arrested in
Goldsboro for ' assault with a deadly
weapon, was raising funds yesterday to
send a lawyer to Goldsboro to defend
aad furaish bail for Hunter. The Argus
of Tuesday says: ':': ' j " ', ;
The negro R. H. Hunter, who was
left here by the excursion yesterday, and
who subsequently drew a pistol on the
ponce at the ticket office, was given a
hearing- before Mayor Hill yesterday
afternoon and was bound over to the
superior lUJurt in the sum of 1100 for
the assault, and $50 for carrying con-
caaied weapons. He was Carried to
jail J - j Y, ' - :
: .: 'j -. - Did. You Wtrtr -'-
Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your
troubles? If not, get a bottle now and
get relief. This medicine has been lound
to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and
care ot hit Female Complaints, exerting
a wonderful direct Ioflaence in elvlno
strength aod tone to the organs. If you
nave loss i ot appetite, Constipation,
Headache.1 Fainting Spells, or are Ner
vous, Sleepless. Excitable Melancholy
or troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric
Bitters Is the medicine you need.
Health and Strength are gnaraoteed by
ita use. Fifty cents and 11.00 at R. R.
Bellamy's Drug Store. f f
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: Fairad Frjtptt . la North OroUof
Xioalaiana and Qeorgta Splendid.
Proipects are brlghv for a large field
of ricer to aav the rice plaatera, lo the
Wiiralneton lectioa. . The weather con-
4i.nna hive been favjrable. -aod the
acreage ! larger than it was 4at year.
There are unfailing aigna ol "a heavier
croo. S jme of the weir known pro-
docera of lowland : rice are .Col. J. W.
a irinann. Governor Ratsell. Metsra J.
w. Murchiaon, Fred. : Kidder, F. M.
Moore and C. E. Battera. ?
Encouraging ? news 1 recalveo; from
all aecrtooa of the country whrre rice la
: The Nca Orleaiii , oaniri
give the most hopeful reports ot ine
prospects in Louisiana and state that the
croo will be much larger than that of
last year. The Savannah News says of
the croD in Georgia!
"With no storm during the next thirty
davsthe rice planters will be a happy
set of men. The prospects for a large
croo now are splendid. r Tne harvest
water is on and tbe rice is neadiog up
Rice men say they have never seen a
finer looking crop and everything
promises well for a good yield. 1
"The hot weather of tbe last weeks,
which has made life a burden to every
one else, has filled tbe aonla of the f-ct
Dlanters with ioy. Toey knew that it
meant fiae rice and plenty , of it, if con
tinued long enough. The crop is now
assutel, and the only thing they have
to fear , is tbe annual August storms.
Tbese storms usually come between Au
gust 27 and September 6. It tbe storm
is delayed until September ' 12 the
planters can snap their! fingers. Their
rice will be, harvested by that tlme
"The rice area ta this sectioa is 10 to
15 per cent, greater tbao last year. So
far the Dingley tariff has had no percep
tlble effect ia increasing prices, though
new rice, which is now being received at
V T "X .1 , 1 I T
new wrieaQi,- ia orinKioK nan a ceai
more than was offered for old rice. It is
usual for new rice to bring better prices,
however. There is no stock on hand
here now and the new rice should bring
good pricea. j
Qana for Fort Caa-well.
The schooner Mary . Russell. Capt.
Smith, arrived here yesterday from New
York, having on deck three big guns for
the U. S. Government, to be mounted at
Fort Caswell on disappearing carriages
and for which emplacements have been
ia course ot construction tbere for some
j time past. The guns are eight-inch rifle
breech-loaders, each twenty-four feet in
length, weighing sixteen tons. The
schooner had cargo under decks of ma
terial for one of the fertilizer : factories
and came up to the city to discharge her
freight. When this work is completed
she will return to Caswell and. unload the
big guns.
j THE A. C. L. WIDS AWAKE.
Hew Btllroad from Hab to Elrod Msny
Employe Ar 8cookholdera.
; The News and Observer gives the fol
lowing from.the articles ot association
of the Southeastern Railroad Company:
j A company'to bs known as tbe South
eastern Railroad Company, has filed with
the Secretary of S:ate articles ot associ
at ion.
This comp any is being formed for the
purpose of constructing, maintaining
and ooeratine a railroad from tiroa. a
point on the F&yetteville branch oi the
Wilmington and Weldoo Railroad, in a
southeasterly direction to ' tbe town of
Hub. in Columbus county. Toe length
of the railroad from Elrod to Hub will
be about twenty-two miles.
The capital stock of the company will
be $120,000 divided into 1 200 shares of
the value of 1100 each. The directors
chosen for the first year are H. Walters
of Baltimore; W. G. Elliott, J. W. Nor
wood. T. F. Divine. W. A. Riach and
J. R; Kenlv. of Wilmington. , -
la addition to the? above named gen
tlemen, the following persons are stock
holders in the company, each owning
one share, with the exception of Mr.
Walters, who owns 196 shares: H. L.
Borden. F. Gardner. J. F. Post. Jr., R.
D. Crdnly. E. B . Pteasants. Thomas Mc
Donald. W. W. Holladay, S. P. Adams,
Fred W.Dick, Ernest Williams, I. D.
Edwards. Thomas W. Divis. James
Sorsov. W. C Yarboroueh. B. H. Mar
shall, E Borden, Geo. H. lames, I. N.
Brand, G S. Legrand All the stock
holders reside in Wilmington and most
ofithem Wilmington & Weldoo Railroad
omcala.
BODY RECOVERED.
Bfnaina cf the I tt'e Bay Drowned
Carolina Beaeh Ttkeh to Charlotte
w- For Iatermect. !
The body of the little boy, Felix Rob-
bias, who was drowned Tuesday even
ing at Carolina Beach, was found at 11
O'clock the same night. As soon as the
accident became generally known, a.
number of men bsgaa to t patrol the
beach, with the result as above stated.
The body was washed ashore about one-
half mile up the beach. ; j - !
Mr. O. A. Robbinsrthe child's father,
who was telegraphed; forimmediately
upon tbe Wilmington's arrival Tuesday
night, arrived over the S. A. L. yesterday
at 12 05, and was the guest of Msj D.
O'Connor until the steamer Wilmington
came np bearing the remains.
The casket was taken immediately to
the Carolina Central depot and left on
the 8.20 train,' accompanied by. Mr.
Robbins' mother. Mr. Robbina himself
went down to Carolina Beach to be with
his wife whom the shock has almost en
tirely prostrated. '
Odd Fellows IiM!o IattUaud.
... i i
A lodge oi Odd Fellows was instituted
last night at Wallace, the following
team, composed of members of the four
lodges of the city, doing tbe work, viz
Messrs. J. M. McGowan, W. W. Yopp.
A. H. Creasy, W. F. LeGwin.S. J. Ellis,
M. W. Jacobi. T. G. Evaos, W.C. Smith,
B.-J. Jacobs, Alex. Boone, L. L Boone.
F. Lafello, J. J. Hopki oa, J. E G ord on,
A. J. Marshall, J. W. Fleet,; Jao. RoWa
son. Frank Meier, J. O. Powers, B. W.
Darham, Bordeaux and Baldwin.
The team, ia charge of District D:p
nty, Grand Master, Tos.,T. King, left last
night for Wallace oa the 7 IS o'clock At
lantic Coast Line train. The team also
installed the officers of the new lodge,
and conferred tour degrees. At mid
night they were tendered a banquet.
Beware of Ointments for Crtarrn that
Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the Sense
of smell and completely j derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is tea fold to the
good yon caa possibly derive from them.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured -bv
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, 0 contains
no mercury, and is taken Internally, act
ing directly upon tbe blood and mucous
surfaces of the system.; Ia buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure yon get the genu
ine. It is taken internally, and made in
Toledo, Ohio, bv F. J. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free . i
. Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
. Hall's Family Pills are tbe best, t
HOW v TO FIND OUT;;
Fill V battle or common : glass with
nrldh and let it stand twenty-four hours;
a sedimeot or setttibs' indicates an on-
healthy condition of the kidrTeys. When
urioe atatna lioea it ia evidence ot kid
ney, troubled Tdo freduent dealre to
unaate, or pain in tbe b4Ck, ts als con
vincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
aer are out of order.
: WHAT TO DO. c' '
There is comfort ia the kaowledas so
often expressed.that Dr.Kilmer'aSamp-
Koot, tbe great kidoev remedy: tulnls
every with ia relieving path a the back,
moneys, nver, madder aad every part ot
the urinary passages. It corrects inability
to hold urine and scalding pain in passing'
it.br bad elects lollowing use of liquor.
wine or Deer, and overcomes that un
pleasant necessity of being compelled to
get up many tithes during the night to
annate, i he mild aad the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is sooa realized. It
stands tbe highest for its wonderful
cures of the meat distressing cases. It
yon need a medicine you should have
the best. Sold by draegiats, price fifty
cents and one dollar. You may have a
sample bottle and pamphlet both sent
free by mail. Mention tbe Wilming
ton Star and send your address to Dr.
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. The
proprietors of this paper guarantee the
genuineness oi mis oner. r
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
VARIOUS MATTERS CONSIDERED
YESTERDAY'S MEETING
8. A. Ii. Advertiiinai Soheme Bep'r
.a o(
Ccmmttteea The Fr j ot of a Bttamthip
14 oe Between Wllmtnctoa aid Ba-
' .... .: ' - s . -
i" repeal Porta, -
The Chamber of Commerce met yes
terday afternoon : at 8.80 o clock.. Presi
dentJas. H. Chadbouro, If., presiding,
and Col. Jno. L Cantwell aecretfiry. Tbe
minutes ot the previous meeting were
read and approved, and President Chad
bourn then announced that; Mr. E jC.
Qaailes. of Portsmouth, Va.. represent-;
log tbe Ssaboard Air Line, was present
and would like to address the meeting,
Mr. Q jarles stated that the Seaboard
Air L'ne was getting up a book, at an
official Shippers guide, which was not an
advertising scheme but simply one of
the many things tne Seaboard Air Line
are continually getting up to influence
trade to points along ita road; that tbe
book would contaia the names of all the
leading merchants along the road, etc
Mr. Qiafles further stated that if the
Chamber of Commerce would endorse
the bock as agood advertising medium
that he would give the Chamber two
pages of advertising matter in tbe book
lor nothing. Mr. Qiarles then withdrew
from the meeting, and after -discussion
by Messrs. Mircas W. Jacobi. T. D.
Miares and others, the Chamber, on mo
tion of Mr. W. E Worth, approved the
book aa a good means of advertising.
Tbese shipping directories, which the v
S. A. -L intends to get up, will contain
much useful information, enclosed be
tweea two handsome cloth covers, aad
will be distributed along the S. A.. L
line as far West as St. Louis, as far
North as Bos too, aad as far South as
Jackionville, Fla.. -
Th next b Jtintsi to order was the
report of the differeat committees
A written report from Col. Walker
Taylor, chairmaa of the Eatertainment
Committee, was read, aad. oa motion,
ther clrnmittcs wis dischireed with
thanks.
A written report from ; Mr. C. E. Bor
deo.-acdng treasurer of the c wiaiitiee
appointed by the CaamD:r to" repreient
Wilmington at the Centennial Exposi
tion at Nashville, Teno , was read, aad
the committee likewise discharged with
thacks.
Tbe folio winz rep Jrt was also read, v.z
To the Chamber of Commerce, City.'
Yoor committee appointed June 4th
to look inio the sdvisability of New
Hanover and Brunswick counties pur
chasing tbe property of the Brunswick
Bridge and Ferry Company, with a view
of making it a free ferry, beg to report
tbat thev cannot recommend a purchase
at the price the property is held at.
Signed 1 THOS F. Bagley. Chr,
D. L Gore
J. B. Mercer,
Marcus W. Jacobi.
President Chadbourn called attention
to the fact that the Chamber's lease on
its present meeting place would soon
expire, and new qaarters would have to
be sought.! !
Mr. W. E. Worth said tbat his idea
was that tbe Chamber should, build a
brick building for its own use. g
Mr. D L. Gore said! that he thought
it would be a good plan for the Chamber
of Commerce aad the Produce' Ex
change to build together, the building to
be used j ointly.
After some further discussion the mat
ter was left open. .
A communication from Messrs. Calder
Bros, in regard to a morning train on
the Wilmington & Newbero Railroad,
was read, ia which Messrs, Calder Bros.
. stated that the present arrangement of
the schedule helped the mercantile in
terests, as countrymen could come to
Wilmington and depart the same day.
A letter was read from Mr. C. E. Bor
den, who was appointed i by President
Chadbouro to look into the matter, ia
wbich Mr. Borden stated that he had
seen General Manager J. R. Kealy. who
assured him if any cbange in the sched
ale was made it wsuld be so arranged
tbat a train would arrive in Wilmington
early in the, morning and depart late in
the afternoon. , ,.
Mr. Marcus W. Jacobi said that in
view o Wilmington not having a "Wel
come Week, he would suggest the fol
lowing plan, as effected by the Chamber
of Commerce of Richmond, Va., as the
following extract from a letter from a
friend in Richmond would show, viz:'
: We beg to advise yon that . through
efforts of committee of Chamber of
Commerce of this city there has been
secured from Southern Railroad, Atlan
tic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line
reduced rates for round trip to Rich
mond of oae fare for the round trip, on
sale the 12th, 18th and 14th lasts.; limit
fifteen days from date of sale, from any
point on their respective roads. The
movement is the outcome of a desire of
the part of Richmond wholesale mer
chants to afford their friends and cus
tomers an opportunity of conveniently
and economically visiting Richmond
and to become personally acquainted
with -the heads and managers of tbe
firms with whom they have business
transactions. -r ' - .
A letter from Rev. Peyton H. Hoge,
D. D , expressing his regret at not being
presentat the meeting of the Chamber
at Wnghtsville beach, and also speaking
in favor of the Lyceum Association, was
read.
: President .Chadbourn stated that a
letter an d a m a p h3d bee n received from
Captw -.W- B-Craigbtll, in Whichhe gives
the river' from -Wilmington to the bar-
18'feet .at dead low .water andJBO -feet
over the .bar. The secretary was in
atrocted" to .'write a letter of thanks to
CaprTCraighilllor the map, etc.""
Mr. ; W.; E. Worth called the Cham
ber's attention to several sugar beetsj
wh eh bad been raised abont four miles
from .the city. - jt- "
A . letter was read from. Mr.v Fred
Harper, t expressing regret at Senator
Daniel not being able to attend the
meeting at WrighuviUe beach. . ' -
Mr. A. J." Howell, of the committee
appointed to see about th a establish
ment of a steamship line between this
-port and Europe, read the following let
ter, received from Simpson,-Spence &
Yoaog, New York city : : ; ; ;
New York Aug. 5. 1897.
fas '- H Chadbourn, Jr., Esq President,
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce,
... Wilmington: ,
Dear Sir: We duly fee lived your
favor of 20th ch.. and tbanK yoa very
much for writing us ao fully. 0ir re
ply has been deterred, as we wished to
turn over the matter ot .a- Wilmington
service thoroughly la our minds. We
may say frankly that - there are. reasons
personal to ourselves, wnicn give us es
pecial interest ia establishing a regular
lice from I Wilmington to European
ports, and we would very much like to
co-operate with your Chamber of Com
merce, which haa shown its earnest de
sire to put Wilmington oa a par with
other Dwt.a as regards regular and reli
tbte communication with Europe. We
feel, however, considerable hesitation
in taking hold of the scheme with noth
ing ' more than the friendly, assur
ances of the A, C. L. They would be
bound to nothing,: while the responsi
bility of the charter aad - freuht con
tracts would all be on our shoulders 'It
would be aay thing bat a pleasant situa
tion to find ourselves with one or two
steamers on our hands unable to get
more than part cargoes for them. Much
as we should iks to make a start, ' it
realiv seems too much like a lcat to the
dark. It mast ba borne ia mind that
other ports enjoy suostaniial support
from the railioads in one form and an
other, which afford reasonable as&uraoce
of safety to steamship lines. We do
not very well see how Wilmington caa
expect the same facilities without afford
ing aa eqaal measure ot supoort. You
will see trom the enclosed circular tbat
we have recently established a line from
Charleston. The railroads tnere, we
may say I for your information, have.
ahown more than a sympathetic interest,
and we know, therefore, on what ground
we are treading, j Do you thinic ycur
railroads, merchants, etc, would be will
inz to contribute to the stock of a com
pany formed to operate a steamship line
from Wilmington and to develop ex
pores of general merchandise through
your .port? Such a company could
doubtless depend on the active, rather
than tbe passive co operation of rail
roads and others, and with aa organiza
tion of that nature behind us we would
feel success pretty certain aod merely a
mffter of time. The idea is thrown out
for what it may be worth, as we have
not considered it closely.' We can only
agaio say that we are very desirous of
aiding ia the development of the export
traffic through Wilmington, aod feel
sore ' that under proper ;onditioos tbe
results would be everything that could
be desired. It does aeen tbat with
other ports all bestirring themselves.
Wilmington should not log behind.
, Yours very truly,
Simpson. Spekcs & Young.
Mr. Howea stated, tnat he nad seen
the different railroad authorities, and
that they were willing to lead a helping
band. He then m ide a motion that the
committee be discharged, and a new
committee be appointed by tbe Pre si
dent at bis leisure, to continue the plans
mapped out. The committee was dis
charged with thanks, and Mr. Howell's
motion in regard to the appointment of
a new committee was carried.
The meeting then adj urned. '
BASfc BALL.
The ITatlonal League Bat nli of Teetetday'a
Qamei and Other Iotereattns
- 1 Featarec.
YESTERDAY'S. GAMES.
Boston, 7; New York, 5.
Baltimore, 10, Brooklyn, 8.
Baltimore, 13; Brooklyn, 3.!
Cincinnati, 6. St: Louis. 5.,
,v f Washingtoa,6. Philadelphia.O.
I Louisville, 5; Chicago, 4.
: Cleveland, 12; Pittsburg, 6.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO DAY.
Pittsburg at Cleveland.
Chicago at Louisville.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Baltiraorcat Philadelphia.
. . Brooklyn at Washington.
. STANDING Or THE CLUBS.
Per
Won. Lost. Cent.
63 28 .688
68 80 .659
57 80 .655
62 84 .604
42 43 .494
45 49 .478
42 60 .458
43 52 ..452
41 . 50 .450
88 51 .426
84 65 .882
25 70 .263
Boston.............
Cincinnati..........
Baltimore
New York... i
Cleveland
Chicago.....;..:...
Philadelphia. L......
Louisville ,
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Washington;........
St. Louis
The . Beaneaters, with their usual run
of luck, defeated New York yesterday in
their last inning, making five runs on a
couple of bits by Bsrgen and Hamilton,
aided bv errors on the part of Ciatk, and
several bass on balls. Ruiie was in the
box for the Giants and Lewis for Boston.
Baltimore, walked all over Brooklyn
yesterday in two games. In the second
game the Bridegrooms tried a new
twister, Brown, of Trenton, N. J., who,
although somewhat wili, pitched good
bilL Hofler and Pood were the puzzling
twins for the Orioles.
The Senators are still progressing and
are igbting hard. ,
COLORED FIREMEN.
i .
Slats Aaaooiattoa In Session at Wins ton
Cap j reav Company ot Witmlnatin
Qave an Bxhlhltton. ;
! Special Star Telegram.
Winston, N. C, August 11. The
colored State Firemen's Association bad
a creditable parade aod transacted rou
tine business to-day. All of the contests
take place' to-morrow afternoon. Offi
cers will be elected ia the morning; also,
the time and place will be selected for
the next convention and tournament,
v The Cape Fear steamer and com piny,
of Wilmington, gave a pretty exhibition
this afternoon, throwing as many as six
streams at one time.
for over Fifty Tears
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been nsed for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children while
teething, with perlect success. 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 cents a bottle. Be sum
and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup," and take no other kind." t
ff..v
If
When you take Hood's Pills, tik.-m.. ut, v-
loned, sugar-coated pills, which tear
pieces, are not In. it with Hood's. Fnsv t , . i
and easy to operate, is true
ot Hood's Pills, which are
np to date in every respect,
Bare, certain and sure. All
utUKKUNS. ac v. i. noop Bi Co.. Lowell
The only Pills to,take with Hood's sarsaj,:,
BRACKETT LYNCHED, !
MI83 HENDERSON'S ASSAILANT
HANGED BY A MOB.
Spirited frcm the J.l bj-OfflJSTt BapLr.
: su?I and Captarf d by the Lrcchers
: WaitU Callad Of t Too L ta "
t3 I iterfera. .
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
ASHEVitifi. N. C, August 11 -Bjj,
Brackeiti the negro assailant ot Miss
Kutie Henderson, was lynched this af.
ternoon. As announced in an Associ
ated Press dispatch last night, a mob,
broke into the jail at thisp!sceand com
menced to batter down the steel doors
that led to the" cells. i-The dooVs snn
yielded and it was then discovered that
Brackett bad been spirited away by the
officers.' All the prisoners in the jiii
were liberated. j
Pursuit ot the officers was at once
commenced anT a - crowd caught up
with them at Terrell station, oa the
Southern Railway eighteen miles east of '
Asbeville early this morning. Brackett
was takeo from- bis protectors but tbe
mob could not agree as to the disposi
tion of him. S mi wished to bang him
there, but the stronger party decided to
take him back to the vicinity of his
crime, j It was 4.85 a: m. wben the patty
started out'afoot. leading the negro, cow
nearly exhausted and seemingly only
half conscious, though . be had not been
ill-treated. Breakfast was bad wuh a
farraerj the negro having his share, and
then the walk of some twelve miles was
resumed, j
Tne 'route was through a deep ravine,
between towering mountains. At noon
Hemphill's school house was reached,
and there the party was informed that
tbe Asbeville militia had "been called
out and were on their way to meet tbe
mob. Alter consultation Miss- Kutie
Henderson, tbe.cegro's v c.ira, was cent
for four and a half miles away that
she might see hti assailant hanged. -When
the arrived the negro was strung
up. so q jietly tbat half tbe bangers on,
who .had gathered from' the country
around, did not know that it had been
done. No shots were fired, and" the
mob dispersed after a hall- hour, leaving
the body hanging. '
At no time was it possible for the
militia to have interfered.
This is the third lynching in Bui
combe county in twelve years. '
THE ASSoSiN GOLLI
Tk!n to Va-it to ba TMjd-Two
Anarchist Ljadara Expelled from
' Franoe.
By Cable to the Morning Sur. i
Madrid, August 11. Golli. the An
archist assassin of the Spanish Prime
Minister! was tafeen to-day from Santa
Ago e da to Verzra, where he will be
tried. Oa arriving at his destination
Golll said: "My Calvary has. com
menced. A priest will try to convert .
me. and: the usual comedy will be gont
tbrougb. I remember what happened
to the others," mentioning the names of
all the Anarchists who have been exe--cuted
in France, and Spain.
PARIS, August "11. A warrant has
f been issued for tbe expulsion from
Fraoce of Tarrtda Marmoi, tee Span
ish Anarchist who, within the coarse
of a speech 'which be made oa
Sanday . last at a special per
formance given at the Theatre de la Re
pubiique for tbe benefit of the Spanish
refugees in Paris, urged that Senor Ca
novas del Castillo, the Spanish Premier, '
should be assassinated.
Marciol. who was fcrmerly a prisoner
in. the fortress of Monijuich at Barce
lona, is beleved to have started for"
England yesterday. Toe French .au
thorities have resolved to expel a nunk
ber of other Anarchists from France
London, August 11 A specfal dis
patch Iron Paris aavs that Planas. an
other leader of the Spanish Anarchists,
has also been expelled from France,;
being conducted to Havre, from which ,
port he will go to New York, Both
Marmoi and Pianas tbe dispatch adds,
called themselves Cuban patriots.
Wise Men Know it is folly to build
on a poor ioundanon. Relief obtained
by deadening symptoms is short. Hood's
Sarsaparilla cures and gives lasting
health. , . :
Hood's Pills cure nausea, sick head- .
ache, indigestion, biliousness. Ail drug
gists. 25c. ! t
THE GLUCOSE TRUoT.
I' jjBctiaa In tbe War ot the Combination
Dlitolved and tbe Agreemect Perfeo ed.
By Telegraph to the Morning Sttr,
.Peoria, III, August 11. The in
junction which stood in the way of the
glucose combination by restraining the
sale to it of tbe plant of the American
Glucose Company of this city,' was dis
solved this afternoon and the transfer
took place immediately, a certified check
lor over two million dollars nemg pssc"
ia order to forestall any similar attempt
at complication. All the options on tbe
other glucose plants were still pending,
as it was part of the agreement tbat it
should be void unless all the plants went
into combination, but' the papers passed
as soon as the news of the decison was
received. The application for a disso
lution of the injunction was argued all
day and was granted by the court wito-.
oat comment. Mr. Harding, who served j
the injunction, ea,s be will continue the ,
fiht. ; .
I Relief in Six Hoora,;
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the ' NE
Great South American Kidniv ,
Cure." This new remedy is a great sur
prise j on account of its , exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in tne
bladder, kidney, back and every part or
the urinary passages in male or female. :
it relieves retention of water jind pa10- .
In passing it almost immediately, f loa ;
want quick relief and cure, this is your
remedy. Sold by R. R. Bellamy. Drug
gist, Wilmington. N.- C, corner ol r ro"
and Market streets.
t
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Mrs.
Tolar and Dauthtr K lied
' Train Sear Bed Spring.
' ' By Telegraph to thi Moraina Sur,
Charlotte. N. cl August 11 Mrs.
Tolar and her 12-year old daughter were
ran over and killed on a trestle at.
Red;
Springs to-day Jy the train from
etteville. The mother , was tryicg '
res:ue the girl, who caueht ber feet j
she was about to jump cff.
Rills
OA-STOZUA.
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