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WILLI A M H. BBBN ABD, Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON. N. C September 3, 1897. -Friday, ?u .iT. to be lent hereafter. Uafcaayou cei can be made. iDST Rlurion. of Thlnta, c.. eje chanted for a !Sdrtemeot, but enly half rate. whM paid rr Notice! of Marriage or veaui, -7ritlv la advance. : At tni rate oo eem. VJ far a mple announcement of Marriage or ueatn. CT Remittance mutt be made by Cheek, Draft, PcSal Money Order or Registers! Letter. Fctnui teri wiU reRiiter letter! when denred. rer- Only inch remittance! will be at the rtak of tne publisher. ; - . ' 1. ' ry Speamen coplei forwarded when denreo. STIBORDIBATINQ THBT GREAT TO '' THE LESS. ' Many of the papers of the conn try, especially the gold papers, busy themselves these days in figuring up the value' of the crops the farmers of this country have made this year, footing ap somewhere in the neigh ' borbood of $2,000,000,000. They take the estimates of the. respective crops, and from the market price present or prospective settle on the grand aggregatcj The probabilities are that the crops grown in this country, are worth a good deal more than that, but the farmers do not get that much money out of them, for there are others who have a good deal to do with the manipulating of the crops and reap a considerable percentage .of what they bring before they reach their final destination. , ; It is somewhat remarkable that never before has there been such a general disposition to concede the vast importance of the agricultural industry, nor to concede the utter dependence of, the country upon; it ioi prosperity, and yet the only difference between this year and other years is that in consequence of the foreign demand for bread staffs ' the American farmer is getting better prices for his products than he has received for some years past, and is -bringing some more money Into the country. Money is coming in instead of going , out. Instead of shipping gold to meet foreign obligations they are being met with wheat, corn, meat, cotton, &c. The only difference, we say, between this year and other years is the larger volume of such products that we will ship, for which we will get "more money than usnal. ! But in all the years ourmain reliance bto bring money into the country i'from other countries has been on the ; products of our farms and pastures. The extent to which this goes is shown by the following table ot ex ports for the fiscal year. 1897: , . Class. . Fiscal Year I Per 1897. j Value. Cent: . Agriculture. ... . . 633 787.990 69 97 Manufactures.. .. 27S 857.881 26 78 Mining.... ...... 21338189 a 07 Forestry.... : 40489811 892 Fisheries.... ..u. ' 6.134 014 .69 Miscellaneous,., . 8 803.985 .37 Totals. ...tie32.001.80u 10000 ' There was no boom in prices in the past fiscal year. We had fair crops, but there was not any extra ordinary foreign demand & there is how,1 but yet out of a total of $1,032, 001,300 of , exports the farms and, pastures supplied $683,787,990 worth,' or considerably over half the total, and that at a low valuation, too. There was no dollar wheat nor thirty, sfx cent corn. Last year was a year of depression following several other years of depression, from which we areapparently beginning to emerge, but if it hadn't been' for these $683,- 778,990 worth of agricultural pro ducts that went abroad in exchange for money, or something which was tfie equivalent ot money, where would we have been, commercially speaking? And yet the important part which the farmer played last year, and has been playing all along in supplying the materials for com merce which bring money into the country, or in meeting our obliga- , tions abroad, seems to have escaped recognition, if not notice, until'thls . year. . - ' . r Strange to say, in view of this . fact, that the policy of American statesmanship for the greater part of thirty tdd years has been to subor dinate this great industry to lesser industries, to handicap and cripple it to foster others, "others which figure very little In oar foreign commerce compared with it. This is one of the reasons why the prices of our agricultural products have been forced down. This fostering pro cess hy discouraging interchange of products with othar I countries has resulted in stimulating production in other countries and diverting Euro pean purchasers to these, thus at the same time creating formidable com petition and driving our, erstwhile consumers into other markets. - Since this restrictive,' handicap ping, prohibitive policy was inaugu rated and seemed to become perma nent, the cotton-growing and wheat growing areas of other countries which were adapted by nature to th,e growth of these products has largely increased until with Argentina as a wheat producerEjypt a, a cotton producer, Russia as ,a wheat and a meat producer, and India as a cotton and - wheat producer, the compe tltton baa become so formidable that the American wheat and cotton . grower finds it difficult , to hold the market until their supplies have been exhausted, in the commodates which , they produce similar to oirs. In this respect the cotton -' grower has the advantage of the wheat grower, for nature has given our country advan tages in the production of this sta ple, of whlchshsliasbeen veiy spar Ing to other nations., ' 1 I y ' I : ! : ! : If our statesmen had given pne half the labor an thought to fos tering the agricultural industry with in the past thirty odd years that they have given to fostering manufacto ries, the American farmer would have command of, the world market. yet, and' would not be competing with othei? countries and be forced to sell his products in competition with countries like Argentina, for in stance,', which can put j wheat down -. on the j docks . at Liv erpool at a figure very lit tle above what it costs the American farmer to produce it, fig ures that he couldn't begin to cope with if it wasn't for the labor-saving machinery which enables him to cul tivate large areas and producelarge crops. If he used hand labor to the same! extent that It is U3ed by his foreign competitors he would have to go out of business so far as othei countries are concerned. Perhaps the conspicuous j part which the farmer is now playing as a wealth producer may serve as an ob ject lesson to open the eyes of our so-called statesmen to the folly of strangling ihis great Industry to fos-. ter lesser ones, which are able to take care of themselves. MINOR MENTION. The Labor Conference at SrJ Louis Tuesday was notable for the speech; of Eugene V. Debs, and not so much for that as for the wild applause with which his extreme, revolutionary ut terances! were greeted v Mr. Debs has been evoluting pretty rapidly from a mere labor agitator into an anarchist and avowed revolutionist, and what is more to be Considered bis radical views seem to meet with a cordial endorsement by the element which he assumes to represent, a very formidable element if ably mar shalled and thoroughly united for a common purpose. Without stopping to consider ; the utterances of this blatherskite, or what basis there may be for them, the fact remains that a feeling is growing among tkt labor ing men of this country that they have no rights that organized capital is bound to respect or that the courts respect, and unfortunately there has been too much ground given tor this feeling by the readiness with which injunctions have been issued within the past few years,and the wide scope of these injunctions backed by the armed power of Federal and State Governments. The right of free speech, of the psople to peaceably assemble, and to bear arms is a con-? stitutional right as old as oar Gov ernment,' and yet the striking coal miners were enjoined from 'assem bling and marching upon the Ipublic highways, and speakers, one ot whom was Dibs, were prohibited from ad dressing them in public meetings.: We commented upon these injunc tions at the time as dangerous in fringements upon the liberty of the people, and are nor surprised that they are beginning to bear fruit in the unrest, protests and denuncia tion of the courts by the element against which they were directed, which is of much more import than the rabid vaporings of an inflated as pirant for notoriety like Debs. ! We clip the following from a gold contemporary: ; j "The American silver dollar today is orth; in exchange, nearly two and a half Mexican dollars, and yet the Mex ican dollar contains more pare silver than the American dollar. . In I Mexico the coinage of silver is unlimited; in the United States it is limited, and there you have the explanation of the phe nomenon, i . ! This is an explanation that doesn't explain. Mexico Is a silver-using country, and our silver passes cur rent there at its face value, simply because the Mexican who takes it can buy goods or pay debts with it on this side of the line, and there fore it is as good to him as gold;' but when the American deals with gold countries then his silver sim ply goes at its bullion value, and therefore the American does not offer to pay with silver coin. In gold countries the stamp it bears isn't recognized at all, and it is dumped in simply as so much bul lion. For this reason : Americans who go abroad on pleasure or busi ness take letters of credit in gold and spend and pay gold, not silver. In Mexico the silver dollar of that country is worth its face value and will buy as much as it ever would. It is only when it crosses the border and omes in contact with the gold standard that " its value falls and it takes rank as bullion. Unlimited coinage has nothing to do with the case in that country, nor limited coinage in this. ,.' The superior skill and Intelligence of the American workman, and the su periority of our labor saving machin ery are recognised both in this coun try and abroad and this is one of the principal reasons why American man ufacturers can successfully compete with the . manufacturers of other countries, in such articles they choose to compete. The skilled workman as a rule receives higher wages in this country than he does in other countries, but he is worth more, for with his intelligent methods, and his skill in operating labor-saving ma chinery he can turn out much more work" per day than the workman of other countries can. Considering the respective products of the two and the L value of their services, the American workman is the lower paid of the two. The European idea subordinates everything to so i : j : . . . . .... uuuy aua auraDiiity, ana conse quently their skilled workmen are trained to this. ! Speed is not re quired of them nor expected, and the i result is that they j plod away con tent to prod nee in several days what the faster moving, , more nimble handed! and more ambitious . work men on this side, who do not expect to spend their lives at the bench or lathe, produce in one. I i : ' T : 1 I : I "' The State of Wisconsin has pur chased a 160-acre farm about a mile from the State University at Madi son, where students of bucolic ten dencies can find exercise and recrea tion, j From a utilitarian standpoint this is a much better form of diver sion than boating, batting and kick ing balls with the concomitant goug Ings, hair pulling, nose smashings, etc , fur which the aforesaid games are becoming quite: notorious.' Senator Chandler says both Presi dent McKinley and Senator Hanna are really anxious for the free coin age of both sitver and gold, but neither is anxious enough for it to say so. At present they are both thinking about working the trick to get Hanna back into the Senate for a six years roost more than about either silver or gold. Dispatches from I Madrid say that Spain would have granted autonomy to Cuba some time ago. if it hadn't been for the moral and material sup port the rebs received from this country. So It seems that Spain has spent a couple hundred millions of dollars and sacrificed j forty or fifty thousand lives just to spite , the .Yanks.'- ' 1 a W . ' : Dollar wheat bay strike the farmer who has wheat to sell and the spec ulator who is on the winniog side as a first rate thing, jbutj the bread buyer who has to tug' along on old wages isn't id it. It is about time for the Dingley tariff) to j begin j to boost wages so that the workman will not; have to cut down his bread rations. Dr. Thos. W. Evans, the Paris dentist who went tothat city about forty years ago and bjcime famous aid. rich, returned to New York a few days ago to bury his dead wife. He is said to bs Worth , about $35, 000,000. S Dollar wheat under the contracted gold system, means more money for wheat and dearer bread ' (ot the peo ple. With the double standard, it would mean not only more money for wheat, but higher , wages and more ability to buy the bread. THE COTTON CROP. ' Ofitaul 8t,tjmsnt cf tb Haw Orleans Ex change. . Col. John L. Cantwell. Sscretary of the Produce Exchange, received by tele Rraph yes.erday the following statement of the co'.toa crop ol the Uaited States for the year ending August 81 : New Orleans Cotton Exchange offi cial statement of the cotton crop of the United State for the year ending Au gust 81. 1897: Port receipts. 6 (29.100 bales; overland, 940 48; Southern con sumption, net, 988.882. Total crop, 8 757.964 bales. j i I Total Southern consumption,' 1 012, 671 bales, including 54 289 bales taken from and counted a: Southern ports. I Henry G Hester. I: i I Secretary, j OlOMd IX lh SeMoo. j' ' The Seashore hotel at Wrightiville bsach was fiaallr .closed yesterday for the season. Those who remained over ontii the fioale were P. L. Cunningham, N. Y.; Mrs. Campbell, Gsb. Campbell, Charlotte. U. M. Robinson, R. C Binks, R. W. Young, Geo. L. Morton and J. McD. French, oi Wilmington. Mr. Campbell is so well pleased with the showing made by this hotel this season that be contemplates the addition of about one hundred rooms, together with other improvements;, which will tend to make the ' Seashore one of the most populaf seaside hotels on the coast. Book) end Stationery. I Messrs. C W. Yates and Co. have pur chased Mr. P. Heinsberger's stock of books and stationery. The sale was effected Tuesday and Messrs. Yates & Company have taken possession. Mr. Heinsberger has been in the book and stationery badness for a long time and in retiring from it carries the good withes of our people for success id what ever he undertakes in (he future. : The purchasing firm will doubtless handle their enlarged business in a sat isfactory way and will be ! prepared to give their customers the advantage of se eding from first class stocks. Mrs, Orhm Dva Beclously III. . The Star learns with sincere regret of the serious illness of Mrs. Ciraham Daves. Her health was already feeble and a stroke of paralysis ' qnite recently has rendered her condition extremely critical. ' ' ' 1 1 , M.j Daves, who has been in Ashe- ville for some time, arrived in the city Tuesday evening, In response to a tele gram announcing his wife's relipss. QoldtbCTj's Water Supply.! ur.u. u. x nomas, rresideat of the State Bjard oi Health, returned from Goldsboro yesterday morning, where he went on the day before to examine the water supply of that city. Samples of the water were turned over to Dr. An derson, of Wilson, bacteriologist for that section, and taken to Wilson for anal ysis. ; : ! ' Dr. Klnsa New pucorery for" Con This is the best medicine in the world for all forms of iCouehs and Colds and for Consumption. Every bottle is guar anteed. It will care and not disappoint. It has no equal for Whooping Cough. Atthtna, Hay Fever, Pneumonia, Bron chitis. La Grippe, Cold in the Head and tor Consumption. it is sate tor all sees. pleasant to take, and above all, a tare cure. It it always well to take Dr. King's New Life Puis in connection with Dr. &.ing s new uiscoverv, at tney regulate ana tone the stomach and bowels. We guarantee perfect satisfaction' or return money, rree trial bottles at R R. Bil X.AUY s Drug Store. Regular size 50 cents ana si.uu. j f DEATH OF MR. ALFRED MARTIN. Ocecf WUmlattonU Oldot mad Bf 9it Bltn.tr Betcejtf d Cit M :i. Mr Alfred Martin, one of the oldest and most! highly respected citizens of Wilmington died at bit residence. 620 Dock street, at 9 50 o'clock last night. tie bad reached the advanced age of 80 years, ana tor several montnt naa neen confined to bis room. - . V; f Mr. Martin wat born in Virginia on the 4th of January, 1812. boil shortly afterward his family went to Gallford county, this Sute, to Irve. U early manhood, he came to Wilmington and took a clerkship in the postoffice under the late Christopher Dudley, Jr., who was postmaster at the time. ' He held .this position tor a number of years, and married a daughter of Mr. Dudley, Mlas Christian CDndiey.i T " I Many years prior to the war Mr Mar tin formed a co-partnership in the naval stores business with Mr. R. G Rankin, the firm continuing in existence uath Capt. Rankin was killed in the latter part of the war. Mr. Martin continued the business until 1887, when a stroke of paralysis made: hit retirement from acttve life necessary. All his business relations were marked by the strictest integrity and. by a degree of prudence and perseverance that brought merited financial recompense for hit labors. Besides being closely connected with the business life of Wilmington for many years, he was almost equallyjpromi nent in local political circlet. The office of mayor of the city was bestowed upon him one or more terms, and he was one of the town commissioners during the prevalence of the yellow fever in 1802. remaining reaolutely at the post of duty, through stricken with the fever himself. The Masonic Order found in Mr. Mar tin one of its most devoted and enthusi astic supporters, and rewarded hit zeal by making him Grand Matter of the Or der of Masons in North Carolina. Up to the time of hit death he was a mem ber of St. John's Lodge and had con nected himself with the Knights Tem plar and Concord Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. A valued communicant of St. James' Church, he had served at vestry man for several terms. i ' Four children, two tout and two daughters, survive the deceased. They are Mr. Eagene S. Martin, a well known and successful lawyei; Mr. W. A. Martin. who it engaged in the naval stores busi ness; Mrs. bnmi Ma nut. widow ot Capt. Joo. N. Maffitt, of the Confederate States navy, and Mrs. Kite Maffitt, ihs widow of E A. Maffitt, of the Confed erate States navy and an officer on the "Alabama." j The funeral will be conducted at S o'clock this afternoon from St. James churcb. -:' ;': ' ji THE COTTON SEASON. Reoelpts for the ; Pt Yer Soow m Xiarie Iooreie ai Con)pud With! B eatnta the Tar Prewloa. Yesterday. Aaust 81st, closed the cotton year. Tne business in cotton during the year was considerably larger thin that of the preceding year and it gratifying to all thos who desire to see evidences of growth ia every line of business that Wilmington lis inter ested in. : i ' ;." J; , The repirt of Coli John L Cantwell Secretary and Treasurer of the Produce Exchange, shas the receipts for the year to have been 234 6S4 bales, against 175447 for the last crop year, j The ex pons were 239 Hi biles, agiinst 171 505 last year. : ' . It is remarkable how nearly equal are the receipts and exports of the year just ended to those of the year ending An gust 81. 1395. Tne figures are. for r e ceipts 231.681 and 231 621 bales for '95 and 97 respectively, while the exports Stood 235.647 la '85 and 239.783 In 87 The receipts of cotton for August this year are a good deal smaller than for August of last year, being only 174 against d,sbv. ; 1 Oaly about 95 bales of new cotton have been received so far, bat cotton men say the crop is beginning to move and receipts will oi course grow steadily from now on. J - --.-!" "BOOK NOTICES J The ladies will find the September numbers of the French Dress Afahtr and La Mode dt Paris, both admirab e numbers. Each has' nine, the usnal number of colored figures, with a larg e number of plain figures, both showing the style of dress, and ho it looks. These with the instructions ia dress making, lessons, patterns; &z.. make these very useful publications for the dressmaker. Published by A. Mc Dowell & Co.. N 4 West 14th . street. New York. Death of Jno. O. Thomson. . Mr. Jno. C. Thomson died at hit reti- deoce in Fayetteville last Saturday in hit 82d year. He was a native of New York, but had resided in Fayetteville over ntty years, where be had estab lished a reputation as a merchant and at a Chriatian that made him one of the moil honored citizens of the! home ol his adoption. For more than sixty yeart he wat a faithful and 'continent member of the Methodist Church STATE CROP REPORT C Jtton Soffjf loc From Drought in 8 varal j; Ooantrlea. The crop bulletia isiutd by the btate Department of Agriculture for the week endins August 80th taya of the! Eastern Dittrict. 1. . . I . j S )ffle light thowert occurred at the be ginning of the w:ek(23rd, 24th ) but the remainder ws warm and very dry. Tha clear weather w s favorable for fodder pulling and most ot the . crop nas been sav4d tn good conditio a. cotton coa tinues to suffsr considerably from droneht especially m Northampton. Hah fax, Edgecombe, parts of Wilton. Brunt wick and Wayne, where considerable shidd.ng occars; many complaints of rntt bav4 been received. Tne crop is openlns fast everywhere and picking irom now on wm oe general; it ia feared that tome cottoa is opening premature ly. I Grinding corn and boiling syrup nas commence a. i or re seems to be i poor stand of fall Irish potatoes gen erally.: n , : . :;. v. ' j aveavei - l -i -H- Wliait It Henna. I When we adverrise that we will guar antee ur. K.mg t New Discovery. Elec tiic Bitten. Bncklen's Arnica Salve, or ut. K.inR e New Lie Pills. It meant that we are authorized by 'the proprietors to sell these remedies pn a positive guaran tee., that If purchaser it not satisfied with results, we wlir refund the! purchase inice. a nese meaicinet have been sold on mis guarantee for many years and there could be no more conclnsive evi dence of their great merit.. Ask about o mrnd lwe tnem atrial. Sold at iv. iv. dmxlamy s Drug Store. t A FAIR MEETING IN RESPOnac lujne . . M. 'nr Mtl a IQCIlCh ; '. LAST WEf . .. - liberal Babaorlptlona ! Maae ana Aotnoi- lud tt t Made-Comnrttee Appoint! : . to Canvass in Bubserlptlony, Eto. ' 'v: la response to the call issued - by the incorporators of the j Southern Exposi tion and Athletic Association, a number of citizens assembled last night at the City Hall to perfect the organizitton of the association and to take steps to wards making the proposed Fair a suc cess. ; - ' -1 ' r-: :;y.- At 8 45 o'clock Mr. Wm. E Springer, One Ot tne lntuipJiilJi, uureu . tug meeting to order and stated its object; he also stated that on account of the small crowd it seemed to be the opinion to postpone the meeting until Tuesday night, Sept. 20.b, but that be thought an expression of those present in regard to the Fair would be a good thing. On motion of Mr. Marcus Jacobi, Mr. Wm. E. Springer was elected temporary chairman. Mr.' Jacobi then, for about fifteen minutes, spoke in favor of the Fair. . ! Mr. Springer said he didn't think the meeting was- prepared to map out the work for raising subscriptions, etc., for the Fair. ' ! Mr. B. F. Keith said he was also heartily in favor of the Fair, and that he tbonght it should be of an agricultural nature; that Wilmington had been built ap by its natural advantages and naval stores; but what was now needed was concert of action, and that they should get the farmer and the tiller of the soil interested. He further said that people should- be brought to our city and shown its advantages, and then they would tee that the people of Wilming ton were worthy of their labor, capital and enterprise. Mr. a. w. binders was called upon and expressed himself in full accord with the movement on foot. Mr. Geo. G. Lewis said Governor Rus sell had authorized: him to say that he (Russell) would subscribe fifty dollsri tOwarda the Fair. Mr. Lewis thought it would be a good idea to extend the Fair. letting other counties near-by, about twelve, have an interest in it, and elect one man from each county on the board of, directors, j Mr. J. a. Mercer laid he wat very much in favor of the Fair, and would do all in his power towards getting it ap. : i : . j ; . . ' - Mr. Martin O'Brien said he didn't think the meeting abould be postponed, at the call had been thoroughly adver tised; that they should strike while the Iron wat hot, and that a committee thould be appointed at once to canvass the city and attend to other matters. Mr. O'Brien alto stated that he thought they should commence at once and take subscriptions. : : Mr. S. W. Smdert said be thought, too, that the subscription list should he farted at once, and said he would sab- scribe $100. j Mr. Joe King. Jr., said he bad been authorized by Mr. 'J. A. Arringdile to subscribe $100, and by Mr. J. V. Mc- Pherson to subscribe $50 R v. W. B. Oliver said he would do everything in his Jpover ' towards the success of the Fair, and j ca!arly re marked that there were tome people in North Carolina who thonght that Wil mington was a small place situated near Carolina Beach. ! - Mr. Geo. G. Lewis made a motion that a committee (is suggested by Mr. O'Brien) be appointed at once. Mr. Marcus Jacobi said he thought a man should be hired to solicit tnbscrip tions, especially in the other counties. and made motion that the meeting be postponed until the 20h of next month which motion d.d not, however, meet with a second. ; Editor Alex. L. i Manly, of the Wil mington Record (colored), said that he felt assured that the colored people of the city would take an interest In the proposed Fair, and heartily lend their aid. and that his paper, the only negro dail paper in the world, would do all in its power to make ihs Fair a success that be wat in accord with the motion made by Mr. Lewis. i The motion as made by Mr. Lewis was seconded by Capt. W. P. Oldham and Messrs. S. W. Sanders and R. P. Mc Clammy, and was then unanimously car ried. ' j ;,..!'.' Mr. C. H. VonKampen made motion that Capt. W. P. Oldham and Messrs. Wm. E Springer and Marcus Jacobi be elected a committee to appoint a com mittee to canvass, etc. Mr. Springer, however, declined to serve on such committee, and then Mr. O'Brien eff-red an amendment to Mr. VonKampen'a motion to the effect that Capt. O dham and Mr. J tcobi constitute two members 'of the committee, the third of which to be appointed by the chairman. Mr. O'Brien's motion met with a second and was adopted. On motion the meeting then ad journed, '..",: : I: Mr. Sprjnger appointed Mr. S. W. Sanders as the third member of the committee, which will: probably meet to-day and appoint the canvassing com mittee, etc... C. F. & Y. V- RAILROAD. . " Jadse Simooon Will Hear Motions at AaberUla Bfptsmbat 22 id. Jodge Charles H. Simonton, of the Circuit. Court of the Uaited States, has issued an order that the several motions and i inter-motions in the case of the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company vs. the Cape Fear & Yadkm Valley Rail road et aL, the hearing of which bad been fixed for the aecond of September next, be fixed foe a hearing at Ashevilte on the 23ad of-September at 10 a. m. in stead of the second of that month. ' Oae of the motions ia to allow John W. Fries, receiver of the North State Improvement Company, to tell the roll ing stock of the railroad. The other petitions bave not at yet been filed with the Clerk of the United Statet Court. Mr. W. H. Shaw. Closed After Bretkfeai Tea ter day- The Seashore Hotel doted yetterday morning after breakfast. Mr. Campbell, the proprietor, together with , some of the guests and employes, will remain several days longer. The season1 bat been a successful one and the proprietor will undertake' to make the next one still more successful. Via fat Halle Sliaatus la m - HOW TO FIND OUT. Fill a battle or enmmoo class with urine and 1st it atand twrentv.four boars: a sediment or settling indicates an un tie iltby condition of the kidoejs. When uriae stains linen it is evidence of kid- oev trouble.' Too frequent desire to urinate. Or naio in thtt hrkr. ia also COn- viocing prool that the kidneys and blad der are out of order. - WHAT TO DO. V. There is comfort in the knowledge to often expressed.that Dr.Kilmer'sSwamp- Root. the great kidney remedy, fulnls every wish in relieving pain in the back. xianeys, nver. bladder and every pari oi the urinary pitiages: It corrects io ability to bold urine and scalding pain in passing t, or Daa elects following use ot liquor. wine or beer, and overcomes that un pleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. Tne mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It standi the, highest 'lor its wonderful cures of the m st distressing cases. II you need a medicine you should nave the. best. Sold by draegists, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may bave a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent free by mail. Mention the Wilming ton Star and send your address to Dr. Kilmer Co., Bingham ton, N. Y. The proprietors of this paper euarantee the genuineness of this offer. i RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' ANSWERS TO THE CHARGES MADE BY GOVERNOR RUSSELL. Aianinent by Counsel ft i Maj. Wllaon The Aet Upon Whloh' the Governor Moved Gltlmsd ti b TJaeonitltutional The ' OJverBor Beeervee Bia Oeslin. . Special Star Correspondence RaLeigh, September 1. Major WiUon will file with his answer to Governor Russell's letter an affidavit signed by V. E. McBee, the General Su perintendent of the Seaboard, bat fcr merly Superintendent of the Southern- stating that Mr. J. W. Wilson," jr., a son of MajirJ. W. Wilson, was appointed agent at Morganton by him (McBee) and Jbat in making the appointment he did not consult Major Wilton. Theaffi davit further states that young Mr. Wil ton wat a clerk in the Morganton office piiorto his appointment as agent and proved him self, competent to fill the va cancy. An affidavit signed by every business man in Morganton was alto filed, stat ing that Mr. Wilson bad been a most popular agent and had. given entire sat isfaction. - Col. J. D. Shaw, of R ickingham, it counsel for both Mai Wilson and S O.ho Wilson. Mr. O.bo Wilson alto retains T C L Hn.a. Mai Wilson imea, in bit answer filed with the Giveroir, r very "charge preferred aaintt , bim std denounces them as maliciously false. Tnenime ginn the electric trolley car is ' Venus. E'even persons sag eested thdt name. Mr. Pcrrin Bjsbee has been appointed by the stcreuiy of the State Fair to ar range biccle races tor tne Fair this Fall. G 10 1 parses will be offered. Sfiecia Star Telegram. Answers to Governor RasseU'e charges on the R.ilavay Commiasioners Wilson were read in tne executive offics to-day at 12 SO o'clock. All the commissioners were present and a few prominent citi zens. The couosel for the commissioners read their answers. Col. John D. Shaw spoke in behalf of Mj Wilson. He said the act upon which the Governor had moved was Un constitutional; that the commissioners had. property right in the efhee. He beid that the supplemental act of 1891 made the commission a court of record, and that a commissioner could only be removed as a judge of coart of record Col. Sbaw said the commissioners had been charged with conuption and not with being owners of the Southern Rail way property. He held that they conld not be removed on such charge under the act cited by the Governor. Attorney Harris, for 0:ho Wilson, bad not made legal exception, but would reserve that right until the Gov ernor took action. QGovernor Russell then announced that he wou'd take the answers and argu ment of counsel under consideration and announce his decision later. HANGING AT oNOW HILL. Vive Thontaad Pejple Wi'nM tte Exesu tioa o Ooak K .lly Hie Viotim Preaeet. Special Star Telegram Kinston, N. C, Septemberl.Dock Kelly, alias Dock Black,' colored, was hanged on the public square at Snow Hill; Greene county, to-day, in the pret ence of five thousand people, for rape. The: trap was sprung at 12.50 and he was pronounced dead in eleven minutes; death ensuing; from strangulation. Tne prisoner had been accused of several other crimes and had a bad record. He it only about 83 yeart old, and stated in his cell last night that he would make a fall confession, on the scaffold to-day, but when" on the gajlpwt he acknowledged that he was guilty of the crime for which he was about to pay the penalty, but was innocent of the other crimes charged against him. His victim was present and witnessed the execution from a point within a few feet of the gallows. 1 FAYETTEVILLE INDEPENDENTS. The One Hundred ad Fourth Annual Xleotlon of Offioere. Fayetteville Observer. At the adjourned meeting last night, from August 23d, the F. I. L. I. elected officers for the ensuing year, the 104th annual election. The resignation ot Maj. E. L Pern berton, who has served as commandant bat one year only, was reluctantly ac cepted. He declined absolutely re-election, and Capt. B. R. Haske was unani mously elected in his stead. The following it a list of the new offi cets:. : ' v ' ' Major B. R. Haske. First Captain T."TMcG4vary. Second Captain Leighton Haske. Third Captain J. G. Hollingsworth. . Fourth Captain J. H. Robinson, Jr. First Sergeant J. H. Culbretb. Second Sergeant J. B. Tillinghast. Third Sergeant Hector McGeachy. Fourth Sergeant W. A. McMillan. . Fifth Sergeant M. Haigh. "First Corporal J. A. Worth. ! Second Corporal C B. Ledbetter. Third Corporal Eugene Watson. Fourth Corporal A. M.Campbell. Secretary B. Hawkins. Financial Secretary W. R Ledbetter. , Finance Committee Maj B R. Hnske, Maj. E L. Pemberton and Sergeant J. H. Culbretb. Chaplain ReV I. W. Hnghes. Surgeon Dr. W. C McDuffie. Upon motion, Maj. E L. Pemberton was made an honorary member. ' Physical strength and energy contri bute to strength of character, and both may be bad by taking Hood's Sarta parilta. ... t : CAEOLISTA BEACH. . . . Kettirg of Membfr oftte HrV Pleaatre Clnb A Boltdlna to Bo Breeud on jjod Donitd bv Cant Joo. a ..v W. Baipir. ' ' The members of the club to be estab lished at Carolina Beach met last night at the City Hall to organize. On motion of Mr. W A. French. Jr, Mr. W L Smith wat called to the chair, and on. motion of Mr. R. W. Wallace Mr. W. A. French Jr., wat elected temporary secretary and treasurer. ',:".(" . ' ' ' Oil motion, the i following gentlemen were appoia'ted to constitute aa.advisj ory board, viz: Capt, Jno. W. Harper (chairman) and Messrs. D. C Love, Hi E. Bonl z, E. Schulken and H. Dj Springer. ' Oa motion of Mr. W. A. French. Jr., Herbert McCtammr, Esq , was request ed to draft a charter for the c'ub. On motion of Mr. H. E. Bonitz it was decided to call a meeting and adopt the charter as soon as Mr. McClamtny com pleted it. " ., The chair inquired if any plan for the style of the c'ub house building had been thought of. j Mr.W. A. French. Jr.. stated that it isemed to be the unanimous opinion that the building thould have two stories and contain a dancing hall 40 by 60 feet and a ladies' toilet room on the second So r, besides other tooms for various purposes.! A name for the club was then dis cussed and Capt. : Harper tuggested offering a season - ticket to and from Carolina Beach jon the steamer fVil mington to the young lady offering the most suitable and acceptable' name for. for the club. Capt. Harper also stated that he would donate the pass. Oa motion, Capt. 'Harptr's suggestion was unanimously adopted aed bis gen erous offer accepted. The meeting then adjourned to as semble again at the call of the ctuir and the Advisory Board. The, club hojse buldiog will be erected oa 200 feet of land, a present from Capt. Harper. Tne site is about two hundred yards above tbe castle and about a stone-throw fro-n Bntery Gatling. ;Tae following is the tos'er of the club, viz: j . J C Stevenson, J M I Stevenson, Jno Fowler, H J Gerken. W A French, Jr. Jas Reilly. Dan O'Connor, I S HartselL Fred Bollct. R H Pickett; G F Dewy, H L Vollers, H D j Spsinger. S J Springer, Fred Kldler E G Parmele. E L Hart, R W Wallace. Waiter Bsrgen. Philip Piatt E C Cohen. M W Divine. J N Brand Herbert Mc Clammy, Jno H Sweeney, R S Collins. Fred D,ck. I W Yates, A D Brown, Wm L Smith, H C Mcy een V E Z seller, D McE icbern, W A Wilson. Jr., YN Kerch aer. Ei Wooten, W A French, Sr.; F R Hawes. John W Reilly N E Gillican, Louis Stlnner, W H Ho e!l, D C Lovi. C W Yates. C W .Yates Jr., J C S?epardl Jr.. H E Binitz Bioj Bell. J H WBiaitz H O McAr;hir. E P Boatwrigbt. J;E B joting, H G .Fen- nell. W G S tie. T H Hinton, R H Cowan. E P Bailey. V Hall, Alex Cam obeli, E Schulken, Chas. H. Cooper, T E Brown, Jas Allen, TWjMcBryde. Fantc New torn, T H Wright; Jno M Wright. Ei Hoggins, C W Polvogt, J H Newberry. S P Collier. Jr. C Martin. R H Grant. E Forthee. ! R F Warren, R C Pia;t, T C James, William Dodson. W A Dick, W H Yopp, Jas H Cowan, T W Clawson. Tne lanes will be allowed until Octo ber 1st to band in titles for.tbe club, and all names must be sent to W. A Frencb.Jr. i BASE BALL. The National iiseene HeaoU o( Yeaterdy'e Qimei and Other Interacting ; -' ; J . Pea tares. . . YISTERDAY'S GAMES. Boston, 7; Chicago. V Baltimore, 11; St. Louis, 5. Brooklyn, 5; Cleveland. 1. : Philadelphia, 7; Louisville, 6. ! New York. 8; Cincinnati, ?. Washington, 5; Pittsburg, 1. WHERE THEY PLAY TO DAY. St. Louia at Baltimore. Chicago at Boston. Cleveland at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at New York. Louiaville at Philadelphia. Pittsburg at Washington. STANDING OF THE CLUBS, Per Cent. .65 .688 .688 .590 .514 .495 .445 .485 .483 .483 .433 .247 Won. Lost Baltimore' 73 82 Boston.... J.;. 75 84 New York ...... 67 88 Cincinnati........!... 61 44 Cleveland 54 51 Chicago:....,....... 50 69 Philadelphia......... 49 61 Brooklyn..........:. 47 61 Pittsborg... r.. 46 60 Washington . , . . . .. 46 60 Louisville . . 48 6S St.Louis..........L. 87 83 The New York-Cincinnati game yester day proved exciting enough. When the ninth inning commenced, tbe score stood 5 to 5, and the Red? then' on a home run by Beckley. which also tallied Mc Pherson. jumped abjead, but the Giants in tbeir last half on three hits and abase on balls scored, three runs. Seymour pitched for the winners, but was not very much of a puzzle? while Damman twirled good ball.. I Nothing worthy of note occurred in tbe Baltimore St Louis game yesterday. Amole pitched for the Orioles. X . - The Beaneatert yesterday - bunched their bats and beat the game. Lewis pitched seven inainqs and then Nichols took a turn, only allowing the unlucky Colts one hit. J ' Hoir't Thbt We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for anv case of Catarrh that cannot be enred by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props , Toledo.. O. We, the undersigned, bave known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe aim perfectly honorable ia all business j transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. : West i& Tsuax, Wholesale Drug gittt. Toledo. O. Walding. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists. To'edo. O.i . Hali't Catarrh Care it taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the tystemJ Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists, Testimonials free. Hall's family Pills are the best. I ' Ifor over FiitvTears ' Mrs. Winslow's Soothino Syrup has been used for over fifty years by mil lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect tucceti. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cares wind colic, and it 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 ture and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup." and take no other kind." t asy to Take asy to Operate Are features peculiar to Hood's rms q : Bize, tasteless, efficient, thorough.. Ar- ma" said: ' You neverknow you have taken a pill till it is all over." 25c. C. I. Hood & Co., Proprietors, Lowell Mass Pills The only pills .to take with llootr SursawriUa. FKOM THE KLONDIKE. A BTewipapfr Mau'a Hep rt oh tfce s; ' tlon to the Qold Besioni-Ttc Ootptt-SBarcuj o Fr.T,i,ijl( ' By TdeRraph to the Morning Stlrf' San Francisco. September iTh Bulletin has received a letter fro m" Charles Haines, dated DlWson JI' July 28th. Mr. Haines is well know ' newspaper writer, and his letter th first written by a (Mined nespape raan to come out of the Klondike goid re giocs. He says: "The rich diggings have been ccm paratively idle during tbe summer though the outf ut from E dorado 'ami Bonanzi creeks was famous and thVr. is plenty of gold in sight. There is e prospect of an immense output of pnM from this district next sprint.. Tbe total output this season is. as near as ran judge, about $7,C00.O00; but very ground has been worked and ihe dump, will, like some of .the tailing olJx California placers, pan cut IhotfVandi ot -dollors when wotkedwith improed machinery. JThe-'placers are the most puitzlingand deceiving I have ever jeen. Imagine a man working 0 good "color" and findine tbe worth only a few dollars per dav mnd and moss, with waste ol nO Silrfa-. inaications and .unearthing a bonanzji That is tbe situation here and all J: Alaska. The man who comes here to mine does so at the expense of health and hanoiness. and it i m,iu u. . question of making a fortune quickly or chances with death. About me are scores of men who can weich their nM by the bucket full and who value their void htf lh millions Pn,r v,.... n J tuui uuuUiCU valuable diggings are stretched alone creeks, and every digging is a fabulous - - -1 ni an y weary men who have gone and returned to Dawson alter searching tbe great coun try hereabouts and never a nugget do they show for their toil, their long tramp over broken ground and into a country whose disadvantages are ex ceeded by no other place on earfb. This Alaskan northwest territory is an odd prize drawing proposition that cani iiken to nothing that admits ola better comparison than a lottery. ' "A. number of irois are selected on! the creeks and rivers and ilor one year tbe miner labors. The year closes, tbe water runs and the season's output barely pays expenses.' Not two miles away from the unfortunate one works a man who has taken from an uninviting spot of earth a sack full of gold. Tbe lucky one did not strike the pocket be cause of his ability as a miner: chance favored him and that was all. In short, the miner guesses at it and locates any and everywhere. In nineteen cases out of twenty be misses it and has to wait another year for a new trial. Dawson is merely a collection ot log huts, saloons and a mass of tents, about six hundred in number. When the long nights come and the glass, goes down to sixty-five degrees below zro, there will be intense, suffering here, and I shudder to think of tbe results. "Provisions are going to be very scarce and there is little reason to doubt that the entire town will have to get on shirt rations during the Winter and that tcurvv will be rampant. Tbe gold that will go down the river for San Francisco ,UU CdlllC Wilt dlUUUUl LL dUUUl 000.000. There is a lot of gold that will 7 remain In camp, for it is us:d as an equivalent of money and is leeat: tender'; at $17 per ounce. Ol the 3 000 or 4.000 inhabitants only a couple ol hundred at the most-have big strikes. There is plenty of work at from $15 to $20 per day, and many, men have paid $250 or less tor living and saved tbe balance. Reports of other strikes are constantly: so far as Stewart and Polly rivers are concerned, but. nothing like so rich at. the Klondike has been reported. Quite a number of people are preparing to leave here for Juneau, in case tbe steamers cannot get through with pro visions, and the outlook for a good grub supply is not encouraging. "In conclusion, the AlatKa and tbe Northwest territory gold fields will be developed slowly. Ten thousand men may come here, but they will be lost when they spread out to prospect, noi . more than 500 of them will strike a ' mine. When they do strike pay gravel, ; their fortunes will be made. In years to come, when, at the sicrifice of human life and energy, the treasures ol this creat land are located, tbe- wealth of tbe North will be something beyond com piebension." . e U. S. MINISTER WOODFORD Iitft Fate Teeterday tot the Spaniih Cot at Ban Sebastian ta Present His Credential!. By Telegraph to the Morning Scar. " Washington, September -l.--Mr. Woodford, the United States Minister to Spam, has advised tbe State Depart ment that be will leave Paris to day for San Sebastian, the 'seat cf the Spanish Court in Summer. It i? expected! that he will be informally presented to Abe Spanish minister ot foreign affairs al San Sebastian and that he will be rccoenizsa by the Spanish Government immedi ately thereafter to the extent of trans acting business of an emergency chart acter and such at does not involve ques tions of large policy. This limitation of course, will delay for a time the exe cution of such instructions frcom Presi dent McKinley as Mr. Woodford may bave touching the broad question ol Cuban autonomy and the abatement ol poliitical conditions'in Cuba, but the de lay will not last long, since, as soon as the Spanish Court returns to Madrid. . . X TT f 1 .11 l --AmA f.itl fPC- -i mi. nyoaiora win uc aw,uiui,u -- ognition as a minister plenipotentiary and will be in position to present bis views immediately. . - j. niii iu su nvuiB. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis eases relieved in six hours bv the ' new Griat South i American Kidniy CvsLx." This new remedy is a great j sur Drite on account of its exceeding UlUmUlDCl IU IC1ICVIUK uaiu - . . nnin ifl IOC fbladder. kidney, back and every pan ti the urinary passages in male or iemi'" It relievei retention of water and i pam. In passing it almost immediately. ly want quick relief and cure, this is your remedy. Sold by R. R. Bellamy. Dr"" giitt.Wilmington. N. C, corner of Front and Market streets. , ' Bar tilver made a new low record m the New York market yesterday. 1" quoted price was Sl&c an ounce. ' below the previous low record. Mexi can dollars are quoted at 41 cents.; CASTORIA For Infants and Children
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