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WILLIAM H. BBBN ABD,
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WILMINGTON, N. C
Friday,
September 24. 1897.
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CHEAPER TRAVEL HEBE.
For some time the leaders oS the
, Populist party were loud la thei ad
ivocacy of the, sub treasury idea, to
which they attach but little impor
tance now, and of the 'Government
ownership and control of , the rail
roads, telegraphs, &c. We ! do not
hear so much .of thisnow and the
probabilities aire that if the Populist
party survives long enough to go
into another Presidential election we
will hear less of it. Conceding that
the advocates of such ownership
may have been honest in their con
tention j it was based and; defended
on the' alleged fact that European
railways, many of which are either
owned, wholly Jor partially by the
Governments or are run under Gov
ernment supervision and practical
management, were better managed
than our roads, ythatj life and Hmb
were safer and charges for pas
senger and freight, service much less
than in this country, all three of
which alleged facts haje no . founda
tion in fact. - ;
Life is not as Isafej on European
railroads as it is on American raiU
roads, although the Eurppean trains
do not run as v fastasllours, and
charges for both passengers and
' freight are, counting mile for mile,
less and considerably, less on our
roads than on European toads. We
published aa extract yesterday from
the Boston Commercial Bulletin, giv
ing the number of accidents, deaths,
land injuries in the m-jnth of, July in
' Germany and Bavaria, in fcoth of
which countries the governments
have supervision of the roads. Such
a reord of accidents in one month
would-raise a howl from one end of
this country to the other. We have
accidents, of course, and it would
be marvellous, if we didn't,
with something over 181,000 miles
of road In operation, running at all
seasons, and in all kinds of weather
and we have pretty bad accidents
sometimes, two of them quife re
cently injthe West, but they are com
paratively so rare as to attract
iaiyersal.; attention. Sometimes
t these accidents are the ' result of
I carelessness or bad management of
I employes, bui more frequently from
i. causes that could not be foreseen
and guarded against, such as 'storms,
wash outs, undermloing of bridges,
etc., while lnthese two countries
which we have "named -the employes
who were also Government employes
were charged with the larger part of
the responsibility for the accidents
. ocenrring in the month of July.
; Accidents should be less frequent
on these roads than on ours, because
they make much ado over the pre
cautions taken to prevent jaccidents,
make slower time on their roads, and
have, as a rule it least as tar as the
roadbeds go, more substantially con
. structed roads than .ours. The fact
that they have dot more may possi
bly be because they have not the
genius for. operating roads that our
people have. It requires genius, a
.peculiar genius and of a very high
order to operate great . railroads
with many trains a day coming and
going at lightning spied without get
ting them tangled sometimes and
, paying the penalty with a big smasji
r lip, which is generally'the result of a
tangle. For safety England "per
haps comes nearer this country than
'any other, because in England they
,Jiave double tracks, J well guarded
with men on the constant lookout.
It is a well established fact that
European roads charge higher rates
," for the carriage of freights than our
roads do, while they should charge
less for they, have the advantage
.generally of densely settled coun
tries to tun through, and of cheap
labor, both of which are factors to be
considered whfcjn discussing rates and
criticizing management. Passenger
rates are much; nigher, in Europe
than in thi3 country as will be seen
by the following table published by
the Chicago Record and based on
official authorities:
- Miles. Hours
Mew York to St, Paul...... 1.814
New York to Dsnvsr.... 1937
Pans to Constantinople.. ,11 875
Paris to S. Peteriburg. . . .1 800
' Calais to BrindK... l 850
NewYoikto Omaha.., ...1100
Paris to Lisbon J.175
Naw-York to Chicago..... 930
Leipucto Rome 915
Washington to Chicago... 921
Oitend to Vienna......... 831
?aris to Madrid J..... 810
Paris to Vieno. .. 790
Washington to Jackson v.ile 760
P iris to Rom . . . . . .... 775
Paris to Berlin K. 663
Paris to Frankiort...... j. 875
40
64
65
59
56
41
48
87
85
24
29
28
26
20
84
20
15
Railway Sleeper
tare.
NewJEbrk to St Paul..'.. $31 50
.New York to Denver. ...- 48 75
Paris to Constantinople. . 171 00
Paris to St. P.-tentjuiy, ,. 66 00
Calais to Brindisi. ....,. '66 00
New York to Omaha..... 83 75
Paris to Lisbon ... . . ; 48 00
New York to Chicago. .. . 20 00
Leipstcto Rome....,,... 44 00
Washington to Chicago.. 18 00
Oitendto Vienna.... . .. 83 10
Paris to Madrid.... ..... 84 00
; Paris to Vienna ". ... . 80 00
Wash'gt'n to Jacksonville SI 00
" Paris to Rome.. 88 00
Paris to Berlin:.. 24 00
, Paris to Fran It tort. 19 00
fare.
17 00
11 00
28 00
25 00
26 00
7 50
21 00
5 00
15 00
6 00
10 00
15 00
7 50
5 00
10 00
8 00
5 00
' t '' , rs to believe I 1 THE GULF HURRICANE ; ' 1 , C F & Y- V. R- H ,
For' "the same" reason that
European roads generally should be
able to carry freight for less money
than the roads in this country gen-
'erally can, they ought to carry pas
sengers for less money per mile, dot
they 'don't do it, but oa the contrary
their charges in some instances are
nearly doable as high. And-yet
these roads compared with our roads
are not nearly so handsomely equip
ped. Their passenger coaches are
not to be compared in looks or com
fort to our ordinary passenger
coaches, while they "have nothing to
compare with our. palace cars. If
the European roads, with or without
Government ownership or control,
are to be held up as the models for
this count ry, the American people
will wait a long time before they ex
change their system with the present
management, for a European system
with Government management.
AN IHTEEESTIbTO :CA8E.
The Luetgert murder trial is
watched with deep interest not only
in Chicago but- throughout the coun
try, because of its peculiar features.
Possibly the attorneys for the de
fence, who are managing the case with
considerable skill, may add to the
dramatic interest in the case by sen
sational developments which counsel
Vincent hinted at in a conversation
Tuesday night, but it will take a
mighty play to convince the major
ity of those-who have kept up, with
the case and the evidence that the
man on trial did not murder his wife.
The only thing which could relieve
him entirely from that suspicion
would be the production of the miss
ing woman alive and in the flesh
Many a man has been; hanged on
circumstantial evidence that, didn t
ink nearly as closely as the evidence
given against this man. J i
The defence will try to show, a
conspiracy to convict Luetgert; thij
ts one of their contentions, but if
there was a conspiracy it was a skil-
ully planned one for which no plau
sible motive has yet been assigned.
And yet the accused his a chance
for his life and seems to have little
fear of conviction, as strongly as
the evidence points to his guilt. He
is a stolid man and this .has given
him the reputation of being a man of
marvellous nerve.
We do not know how the law in
Illiaois is. If it requires the produc
tion of the corpse, there may be fail
ure to convict, although the majority
of people are fully of opinion that
the woman is dead, but yet she may
not be. People who were supposed
to bs dead, and have been pro
nounced dead in law have turned up a
alive, and this woman may. ! i
There was a similar case to this In
Baflalo, N, Y., some years ago,
where a man was tried on a charge
of murdering bis wife, who suddenly
and mysteriously. disappeared. The
circumstantial evidence was pretty
strong against him, but he was
acquitted by the finding, daring the
progress of the j trial, of a body on
the railroad track, not far from the
town, which was identified as the
body of the woman who was alleged
to have been murdered. A year or
so after, to add to the strange fea
tures of the case, the supposed mur
dered woman, whose body had been
identified, appeared at her old
home 1 to give bail for a son
who bad gotten into . some
trouble. She was not far' away at
any time, knew that she was sup
posed to be dead murdered by her
husband and that he was on trial
for his life, but for some reason of
her own she remained concealed until
called out by the trouble ot her son.
That son, who is now a resident of
Chicago, was summoned as' a juror
in the Luetgert case but was ex
cused from serving after relating the
above facts.
Possibly Mrs. Luetgert may have
strayed aWay in a fit of insanity,
although it does not appear that she
previously showed any symptoms of
insanity, but the damaging circum
stance against Luetgert is that he
concealed her disappearance and
when it became known showed no
concern and made, no effort to trace
or find her.
MINOR MENTION.
The Hartford, Conn., Times,
which seems to have been studying
the cotton manufacturing outlook,
has come to the conclusion, speak
ing from a New England standpoint,
mat we may as well make up onr
minds to accept the fact that the
coarser and cheaper grades of cotton
goods of the country will for the
most part be made in the former
slave States." The Times seems to
have been a good while coming to a
conclusion that a good many practi
cal New England cotton manufac
turers-came to some time ago. But
why confine the conclusion to "the
cheaper and coarser grades of cot
ton goods ?" Does any sensible
person suppose that Southern manu
facturers will content themselves for
all time with making the "cheaper
and coarser grade of goods ?". and
leave the finer, dearer and more
profitable grades to the Northern
manufacturer ? If it had been
shown, or there were any good rea
son to believe that Southern mills
coma manutacture only tne coarser
and cheaper grades there might be
something to base such an assnmp
tion on, but this has not been shown,
and there is no .reason to suppose
that it Is the case, for with the pro
gress that Southern mills have made
in improving their grades of good3,
and the success they have met with
that they can manufacture any grade
of goods manufactured in the North
when . they see fit to undertake it,
which will be when the fit Id for the
kinds of goods now made . has be
come so -covered that it will be ad
visable for the j Southern mills to
branch out and attempt different
ines of goods that' offer better re
muneration. This movement may be
slow, but it will be made all the
same. p u:t ';"- : ;.;
A gold contemporary, commenting
on the discovery 'by a traveller that
everybody in Mexico paysa direct
tax "from the street porter to the
largest mercantile j establishment',
asks," "How is j this, Mr. Bryan ?
Does not your panacea make every
body rich ?" Weil, all the fools are
not dead, yet. Did Mr. Bryan eyer
assert that his "panacea" would ex
empt everybody from paying taxes ?
Clarence King formerly Chief of
the U. S. Geological Survey, says it
will not he manv vears before a man'
can leave Denver1, start for the Klon
dike country and pass every night in!
a mining camp, and that the time
will come when quartz mills will be
strung along from Cape Horn to St.
Michael's;'!; , ; . H .'-:'.
The chief of police of Chicago has
a grievance against an admiring citi
zen who. put his picture on boxes
containing cigars made by the admir
ing citizen. This was rather rough
on the boss policeman, to put hi s pic
tnre on boxes of Chicago cigars.:
Some admirers admire too mucn.
There is a great curiosity living!
somewhere in Indiana. It is a FedH
eral soldier of the late war who draws
his pension ' money when he is sick
and usable to work, but refuses to
touch it when he lis well. There is
little danger of his example becom
ing epidemic. I I
Aad the ladles of Augusta, GaJ
do it, Gol bless 'em, that is they re
move their" hats -when they go to
witness a theatrical performance.'
The result is less suppressed bad
words, and ' less going out between
acts, so there is a moral agency ,in
the hat removed.
Some of onr contemporaries think
it presumptuous in Bro. Dana lec
turing the; New York Tribune and
Press on their' Republicanism or
rather lack of Republicanism. But
they forget that Mr,. Dana- has,
although editing a Democratic paper,
been a Republican all the time.
The Jacksonville, Fla., Times
7fcw and the Cttzen hxvt consoli
dated. They were both good pa
pers, aod no w the; merits of both are
thro vn into one, and a. very good
paper it is, but with the hyphenated
title of the Times-Union and Citizen
rat her . top heavy. ;
Louise Michael, the female anar
chist, has been expilled from Brus
sels. Belgium" wasn't big enough for
her. She talks of bringing herself;
to this country. She will find, it big;
enough to permit her to stretch hr
mouia wiue open.
Toe Chicago man' who committed
suicide because his 1. parents refused
to take his new wife in probably ex-j
pected to live on tne old folks and;
billet a female boarder on them.!
Some people are so unreasonable and
such fools. : J
An Englishman who has been fig-v
nringon it says Sarah Bernhardt, the
divine Sarah, as the French call her,
has recelvedj for
stage more than
her work on the
$1,000,000 In the;
last twenty-five years.
Nobody, would ever have thought
of it if some old Dedizree fiend
hadn't discovered that away back in
the year 1400 Queen Victoria had
an Irish King ancestor, and his name
was O'Concpr. J i r
' The right hand and the left foot
are the larger. The right hand be
cause most of the grabbing is done
with it, and the left foot because that
hears the most weight ' wheo people
stand.- t i . X .
Senator Bacon,! of Illinois, showed
great consideration for the Ha
waiians by refraining from -lighting
down upon them until Senators Mor
gan and Quay had vanished.
The grand jury of Talbot' county,
f . I V.lt.J J. ! 'J If 1
vjra., nave iauea to nua sunieient evi
dence to indict an v body for the
lynching of Dr. Ryder, and doubtless
didn c try hard. ,
The New York Journal has dis
covered that one of the bi? puns of
the battleship Indiana is cracked. It
was one of the crack guns, too, which
cost $75,000: f
Southern pine lumber travels con
siderably.; According to the Lumber
Trade Journalx of New Orleans, it
goes to forty-two foreign ports.
It is proposed to U3e the pith of
the sunflower for life-preservers, &c,
because it is seven times as buoyant
as cork. !
. Did Tea Brer
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troaolet? It not, get a bottle now and
get relief. This medicine has been found
to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and
cure of all Female Complaints, exert in e
a wonderful direct iaflaence in giving
strength and tone to the organs. If you
have Loss cf Appetite, Constipation,
Headache, Fainting Spells, or are Nerv
ous, Sleepless. Excitable, Melancholy or
troubled with. Dizzy bpeiis, b'.ectrtc Bit
ters is the. medicine you need. Health
and Strength are guaranteed bv Us use.
viity cents and 11.00 at K. K. Bellamy's
Drugstore, . - f
It Wa CauUal Orr Thl 8 otion Sjl t KlahS
BatHidDeemHd X).(siddls in JSntgt :
Yesterday was another bad one. There
was a drizz tag ram pretty nearly all
day, and it was accompanied by wind
enoagh to make it extremely disagree
able. The storm was ; ihe ' prevailing
topic of C3ov:rsatioa, quite- as much so
as if it had had really come. . .
The retidents of Wrtghtsville beACh,
or those wno hadh t abandoned their
Summer homes the night before, has
tened np yesterday in response to warn
ings from the Weather Bureau. There
were some eight or ten families who
came up. some for good; and others to
remain until the stormy weather is at an
.end. - . r ' :.v'I. V"f h:';i ;i!-".:V-;
About 10 6'clocki yesterday morning
the weather at the beach was threaten
ing. - It was time for low tide, but there
wasn't the slightest jf all, and the tea was
alarmingly heavy; while the sky : was
overcast with cloudy. i jV : ; -d
The tide was highest about 4 80 o'clock
in the afternoon, though even then it was
not high enough to
excite any serious
fears
At 8 o'clock last
evening Mr. Sirong,
local forecast officii
at the Wilmington
station, said : "The West India storm has
moved slowly northdaring the day and
Is central to-night over the Southern
North Carolina coast. It extends ' in a
narrow trough; from Augusta to Hat
teras, with the , centre nearly over this
locality. ' Heavy '" rain! has fallen
daring -the 'day oyer Eastern , Geor
gia and South Carolina! and moderate
rains over North Carolina. The storm
has decreased decididly la energy, and
winds are light to .brisk arouad it. The
high area condoaes ovjr i the Northeast
portion of the coustrs. A low area is
developing over the western portion of
the Ohio valley, with high temperatures
orevailiag under it I ovsr Illinois and
Missouri. It is generally fair and warmer
ever the interior ot the country.; The
storm will probably continue nearly sta-
tionary over this section
; X . I s
to night, mov-
inz on
Thursday, increasing' then in
force.1
BASE BALL.
The NMonl Lacne BstoU ot TMtrdr'
; Otmcf and Othar Iateiloi ;
rtnres. . "
yxstxrday's games.
Boston, 18; Brooklyn. 0. f
New York. 6; Baltimore, 4.
. Pniladelpbia, 5, Washington, 4,
Cleveland, 18; Chicago, 7.
, Cincinnati. 13; Pittsburg. 3.
; t- Pittsburg; 8; Cincinnati, 4.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO. DAY.
Chicago at Cleveland. i
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
STANDING Or THE CLUBS. I
-f ; -! Per
Won. Lost. Cent.
Baltimore 87 88 .707
Bostoo.... v 89 . ' 87 .708
New York... 79 45 .637
Cincinnati 70 54 .555
Cleveland ....... 65 69 . .524
Washington ......... 57 67 .460
Brooklyn..... ....... 57 69 .451
Piitsoorg.. .......... 66 69 .448
Chicago 55 70 .440
Pniladelphia. ...... . . r 5 73 V .429
Louisville . . ... , 51 74 .408
S:. Louis 29 96 .226
There was nothing remarkable about
tsrday, as is plainly indicated by the
score. S'.evelts whacked . away at the
Bridegrooms for four innings and' then
Sallivao. hii a try. The Biaaeaters
wilt not o a at hoajj agtin th's season.
The Giants yesterday won their game
off Ama'e. Hoffer succeeded Amsle
and pitcoea good ball.fl Seymour was
unsteady until the last, when he ended
in great shape.- j f
The chief charactierfstici of the Cleve
land Chicago game here the Colts' most
horrible Gelding, and the Indians' slug
ging. - ' - i j ''
To, morrow commeaces the grand
finale, being the opening of the series
of three games to be played between the
Orioles and the Beaaeaters at Baltimore.
OIL STOVE EXPL08ION
Oanied Conctdeiabla DimMia to Tarnltora
t the Besldace of Cape. Jno. L.
Batwr.cnu -
Tuesday night, shortly before 8 o'clock,
an oil stove exploded at the residence
of Capt. Jno. L. Boatwright, corner
Fourth and Orange streets, with most
disastrous results. . It seems that' Capt.
Boatwright had a large modern-pattern
oil stove in his parlor used for heating
the room, and Tuesday night J being
cold; the stove ': was put in j ase.
A few moments 'afterwards Capt.
oBoatwrigbt's daughter. Miss Octavia,
had occasion to go into the parlor and
noticed that the 'stove was smoking.
She stooped down, fortunately to one
side .of the stove, to lower the wick, and
as she did so the stove exploded, 1 send
ing the burning oil in every direction,
Attracted by the noise of the explosion,
Capt. Boatwright. who was sitting read
ing in a room opposite.ran Into the parlor
and with theme of blankets, etc.; suc
ceeded in suppressing the flames which
were fast making headway onja hand
some Brassels carpet, a set of rare,' an
tiqas furniture, etc. The entire con
tents oi tne room were; damaged, as
hardly a piece of furniture escaped from
the burning oil.1 Fortunately, Miss
Boatwright was not injured, and i had
presence of mind enough when the Utove
exploded to get out of danger land
calmly call her father, without getting
excited. The damage is j fully covered
bv insurance. The interior of the
room was also badly damaged. j
Mr. J. O. Dudea Will Go to Baleigb.
: Mr. J.G Darden, superintendent of
the branch office of th: Virginia! Life
Insurance Company, 1 has accepted
similar - position in Raleigh, and w.ll
leave Saturday for that city. j
He will be succeeded by Mr. G. W.
Prince, of Newbern. '
Mr. Dardea has served for nine years
as superintendent here, aid has i been
the means of securing a j good deal of
business tor his company. The agents
who have been working under Mr. Dar
den have shawn their esteem for him by
presenting him with a handsome silver
tea set., J . . -M -, J
BneUea'a Arnlem SalTe.
the : best . salve in tne worm xOl
Cuts, . Bruises, Sores, 1 Ulcers, l Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores. Tetter. Chaooed
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles or
no pay required. ) it is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re
funded. frice xo cents per box. For
aie oj iv. iv DiLuuir. j t
HMrins t tn Caw ! F4Tm r Ii-n
and Trtwt Oompaay Ataln Fottpoaa. r
Mr W. H. Shaw, clerk of the. Circuit
Court ol the United Siates. was noufisd
yesterday by Judge Charles H. Mon-
tna that the hearing in the case or toe
Farmers' Loan and Trust Company vs.
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail--,
road set to come up in Ashcville on
September 23nd had on accoont of the
illness of counsel been deferred, mey
will .come, up in Connection with the
hearing of the appeal in the main cause
before the Circuit Court of Appeals in
Richmond. The petition which' was
to be , beard in Asbevilie this
ek was that of Tno. W. Fries, Re
ceiver of the North State Improvement
Company, to be allowed to sell the roi
ling stock of r the road. Tne appeal in
the main cause is one. entered , bv the
New York stockholders fom the deci
sion of JadgcSimoatoa that the road be
Death, cf Hon. Walters. Vaiaoo.
i Hon. Walter E. Faison. solicitor; of
the Department of btate. Waahington,
D.C.. died shortly after one o clock ibis
'morning in this city at the residence of
Dr. J. E. Matthsws. Mr. Faison- was
about 42 years of age. son of Dr. J. Hay
wood Faison. .of Sampson county, N. C
He was a kraduate of the Law School of
the University of Virginia and had been
''in the service of the Government at
Washington tome fifteen vears, first as
chief of the consular ..bureau and later
solicitor. His wife, who died four years
ago, was a daughter of the late Rev. Jas.
M. Sprnnt. of Kenansvllle, N. C.
The remains will be taken to Clinton,
N. C, for interment there.
OoaloW Iitad. I area tm sat Compiny.
A meeting. of stockholders of the Ons
low Ltnd Iavestment Company was held
yesterday at nooa in the. office of John
D. Bellamy. Esq. with a large majority
of the sto:k rspressntei. The reports of
the President and Secretary and Treas
urer were heard and approved. After
other routine business, the stockholders
went into the election of a board of di
rectors as follows : Cap:. Jno. F. 'Di
vine, W. W. Miller. Jqo. D. Bellamy, R.
D. Cronly, Martin Newman, George H.
Howell and Dr. E. Porter. " . ;
The stockholders' -meeting was then
adjourned and the directors met for the
election oi omcers. ur. K. forter was
elected president ; Capt Jno. F. Divine
vice president, and Mr. Geo. H. Howell
secretary and treasurer.
Death ot Mr. Wm. H. Hall, oi Wlotton
' Mr, S. G. Hall received a; telegram
yesterday bringing the painful news that
his brother Mr. Wm. H. Hall was no
more. He died Monday night after sev
eral weeks' illness: The deceased was
the father of Mrs. F. W. Foster, of this
city, whd: has been at his bedside for
several days past. . Col. Foster left yes
terday to attend the funeral, which will
take place at S o'clock' this afternoon
Golden Wadding of Mr. aad Mri. W. B.
Cla k, of Faretuvlilo.
Observer, 20;b: To day is the 50ih
anniveisiry of Mr, and Mrs. Wi R.
Clark's ma riage, and they ars, recsiying
the concniu atioas of all their friends.
Mr at d Mrs Qark have seven children
living, fifteen living grind children and
one great grand child, The latter is
little four year old A'ice'Wilton. There
will bs a family re-union at the residence
this eveniog. Mr and Mrs. Claikwere
married, near St. Lawrence. Chatham
county; on Monday. S:pt. 29ih, 1847
. ATLANTIC COAST LINE '
Will Boa Train from Goldsboro to Nor-
- folk aod Batnrn tne Bama Day.
The Goldsboro Argus of Monday, the
20ih. says : . j
"The travelling public! and the bus!
nesi men of this city will be gratified to
learn that the Atlantic Coast Line will
on Wednesday morning of this week add
another passenger train, to run from this
city to Norfolk, leaving here at 5 o clock
in the morning and returning about 8
o'clock in the evening. The starting of
this train from this point will be a great
convenience fOr Goldsboro and will, be
of material benefit to the Hotel Kennon
It exhibits a desire to furnish greater ac
commodation on the Dart of the Coast
Line, for which the citizens of this entire
section should feel grttful, and is be
yond a doubt a forward movement for
G ildsboro." ; :H ; ;:K
Capt. Haywood Clark and Capt. Kor
negay will run on he new train. .
A BOLD NEGRO DE8PERAOO-
Alex. Ghlmsre, a Coloiel Mai, Create
' Xxahcmeht at Vaycttaville Iiaughs
FayetteviUeObserver.
Robin Hood, or Jesse James, are to be
considered as sheep in comparison to the
audacity of our own king of the out
laws, a little negro man named Alex.
Gilmore. A more audacious scamp was
never dreamed of in the mind of the
most vivid fiction writer.!
- i
Ivdmore was in the heart of the city
yesterday evening, when I information to
this office reached Chief of Police Flow
ersand Township Constable Maultsoy.
i nese two omcers and (nonstable Fair
cloth, of Cedar Creek, who knows Gil-
more .wen, started In pursuit.
They, caught sight of him on
Grove street, near Frank Williston's
bouse, but Gilmore was on the lookout
too, and as soon as he spied the officers
he took to the woods along the banks ot
Cross Creek like a deer. All trace of
him wis soon lost in the darkness Gil
more was warned of the approach of the
officers, as a man was seen running to
wards him jast before the officers hove
in sight. - ... . l : v
Tnis man, an outlaw, with a big price
set for bis capture, seems to throw him
self at danger and then withdraw in -its
teeth for the laugh it may give him. One
day he is found riding on the wagon of
the man he had robbed, another he is
found at the jail conversing with his
brother! again, he is at the circus, and
yet again he is seen patrolling, the
streets and often he is found in conver
sation with the Inhabitants of bis native
place, Cedar Creek, f
) Bow .Thla? ' j'
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., f
; " i Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligation made by
their firm. j
West & Truax, Wholesale Drug
gists. Toledo, O. r ; j
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O. i i
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price
75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists,
Testimonials free, i j
Hall's family Pills are the best, 1 i
HOW TO FIND 0TJT.;
Fill a. bottle "or common glass with
Urine and I;tii stand twenty four hoars;
a sediment or settling indicates an un
healthy condition of. the kidney wnen
uride 'stains linen, it is tv-dence of.kid
cev trouble Too lrequent . deaire to
nr nin in ihc rC1. IS ill SO COn-
vinciug prooi that the kidneys and. blad
der are out ot oraer. . '.. . t:
- WHAT TO DO. , . . .,
knowledge so
often expreased.that Dr.Kilcoer's Swam p
Root, the great kidney remedy, fulnls
every wuh in relieving pam mi mo wm,
kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of
the urinary passages, it corrects msouuy
to hold urine and scalding pain in passing
it. or bad effects following . use of liquor.
Wine or Deer, ana overcome tu u
pleasant necessity of being compelled to
get up many times during the night to
urinate. The nasi and the extraordinary
effect of Swam p.- Root is saoa. realized. It
stands the highest' for its wonderful
cures of the oust distressing cases. It
you-' need a medicine yoa should have
the best. : bo;d rr druBist, piice mty
cents and one do'lar. - You may have a"
samole bottle and pamohlet both sent
free . by mrL - Meution the--Wilmington
Star and send your address to Dr.
Kilmer Co, tsinghamion. w, x. ane
proprietors ol tuia paper guarantee me
genuineness of this offer. j t
Daatn. Of Mr. Oao. W. Collier. . -
r The Star regrets to leatn of the'death
ol'Mrs. George W, Collier, relict of" the
late Col. George W. Collier, of Golds
boro. and mother of Mr. S. P. Collier, ol
this city. She passed away Tuesday
night at 11.80 o'clock at her residence in
Goldsboro, after aa illness of only a few
days.
The deceased was about 86 years of
age, a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal
church. Gjldsooro, for many years. She
leaves four children two sons, Mr
Samuel P. Collier, of this city, and Mr
J. C - Collier ot laoldsboto, aid two-i
daughters, Mrs. oapt. r-aignum x ano
M ss Sae Ciflier. of Gildsboro. Mr,
Wm. H O iver. oi Nesvoern, is her only
surviving brother. yf . j
' Tne funeral will take place from St.
S:ephen's church, G ldaoro, this after
noon at 4 o'clock. Mr. Samuel P. Col
lier left yesterday morning for Golds
ooro uoa receiving the sad intelligence
Q irctioa Oaeoka S ravtl
A g'ance at the bo:el registers will re
veal che fact in connection with the
yellow lever scare, add that is that the
quarantine has a teudency to check
travel. Njw is ths time for travel to be
at its best, as at this season there are
usually lots of drummers on the road;
jbut taa fact ijtaat the number of regis
jtrations is considerably smaller than the
season woald jistify, and also smaller
than it was a week or two ago. when the
season had not fairly opsned. And it
is the q aarantine which makes the differ
ence. Hot that many are turned away
from here beciuss of hiv-ag.b:cj in the
Infected districts though there are a few
sach, ot course, but a gOod many travel
ling salesmen d not on: because they
don't care to go to the trouble" of get
ting the papers necesiary to secure their
admission.
Th Lea Wm a. Ball of Wiaaton-Salam,
Tne Winston Duy Sentinel says of
the late William H. Hill who died at
his home in Silea on 'Monday night
las : ,
Three children are left-to mourn the
death of a loving father Mrs.: Florence
btccktoo, ot balem. w th woonn Mr. Hall
has lived fcr siveral yeats. Rev. James
E Hall, of Fnedierg. and Mis. F. W.
Foster, of Wilmington. He also leaves
one brother and two sisters, Mr. S. G
Hall, o' Wilmingtoa. and Mrs A C
Winkier and Mis. S. T. Tise, of Salem.
The deceased was the second oldest
Odd Fellow ia WiostonSalem, having
been initiated intoaalem Lodge No. 86
in 1853 He is one of the Past Grands
ot the Lodge. He strved through the
late war. being a member ot Vance's old
regiment band, which went from Salem.
Tha Death if Mr. Walter E. Faiaon.
A Press dispatch to the Star last
night from Washington, D. C, says:
The announcement of the death 1 yes
terday at his home, in Wilmington, N.
u, ot waiter fcv Faison. formerly soltci
tor of the Department of State, was re
ceived with genuine sorrow by one and
all ot his Ute associates in the State
Department.
Mr. Faison's record as an official was
a bright one and up to the date of his re
tirement last Spring was pointed out as
a triumph of the fullest application of
the civil service reform principle. He
was appointed in 1836 from North Caro
lina, after a competitive examination, to
a 11,800 clerkship in; the consular bu
reau. which he administered with signal
ability. Upon the resignation of Solici
tor Dabney, Mr. Faison was promptly
uiaii;u iu iuc auubivui uuic uy sec
retary O.aey. who had a keen apprecia
tion of his legal abilities. ! , w . .
BahoAncr Boben W. Daiey. . x
It was stated in the telegraphic news
of the Star yesterday that fears were
entertained for the safety of the schooner
RobertW.Dasey, bound from .Jackson
ville to Philadelphia with lumber. The
captain of the schooner Hattie f. ' Dor
man, which arrived here Tuesday after
noon, states that he passed the Dasey
off Frying Pan lightship- and that the
appeared to have suffered no damage
The Dasey is well known at this port.
The Diitriet Attorceyahip.
A private telegram received here yes
terday brought ihe information that
Hon. CM3. Ayeock, of Goldsboro, had
been reappointed District Attorney to
serve until his successor is appointed.
District Attorney Aycock's term ex
pired September 17th. It is thought bv
many that Charles A. Cook, of Warren,
is to have the appointment,-and that he
should not get It without delay is some
thing of a puzz'e.
Clsarad f at Cbarlaatoo. 4 '
; The Clyde steamship Delaware clear
ed yesterday for Charleston. She will
exchange cargoes there with the Geo. W.
Clyde, which will go to Georgetown and
then here. . The Delaware will clear
from Charleston for Boston.
There la Notblnac So eod.
There is nothing just as good as Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, so .demand it and do
not permit the dealer to sell you some
substitute. He will not claim there is
anything better, but in order to make
more profit he may claim something else
to be just as good, You want Dr. King's
New Discovery because you know it to
be safe and reliable, and guaranteed to
do icood or money refunded. For Coughs,
Colds, Consumption and for all affec
tions of Throat, Chest and Lungs, there is
nothing so good as is Dr. King's New
Discovery. Trial bottle free at R R.
Bellamy's Drug Store.
PENITENTIARY 'BOARD ,
FAILED TO TAKE 1ACTION FOR, THE
" LEASE OF CONV.CT3.
Tsrma -Tpoa wnioa tsia. wiu.m w
laaived Iovetiat.oo Ordered f Charae
Alnt Dr. Kt-by Smith Sjntar Bot
lcr a id ConareasnuTn Skinner Beprleve ,
v Qramed Lam Hajn, tha White-
;:t iU' J-X; vJle Blnrdcrr. '. ' ;.
-'. Special Star Correspondence ; -
. - Raleigh, N. C. September 22.
In this week's Caucasian Senator But
ler begins anew his attack on Congress
man SkmnerT-Butler says Skinner has
deserted the I Populist party and en
listed in the employment of the South
ern Railway. This makes : it evident
that Skinner and Otho Wilson , will act
in concert . at the next meeting-of the
Populist Executive r Committee As
they control- a majority ot the mere -bers.it
is very likely that the Senator
will have some trouble on nis nanas. ,
- There are 834 pupils in atttendance at
the two Institution tor thp - deaf, dumb
and blind here. The. enrollment last
year was 814. . -': '
Superintendent Mebane is attending
educational meetings and be reports
that the attendance is large wherever be
has been. I He leaves to morrow for Co
lumbus, Polk county, to. attend a large
rallv.- j: J -"- .'rr.
t Prof. Mebane, Dr. . C Kilgo and J.
W. Baiiey,editor of the Recorder, have
been invited to speak at .the EiizaDeth
City Fait: October 17th. that day having
been set aside as educational day. ,;
' Labor Commissioner Ham nek has re
turned from a trip through the West in
specting I mines. He brought Odck a
laree collection of minerals. Mr. Ham-
rick intendfto make a collection of all
North Carolina minerals, which be will
place in his office."'
The funeral of the late R. B. Harding
does not occur until to-morrow morn
ine. : . - .
The State Baptist 'Sunday School
Convention of the colored race meets in
Louisburg to day and will oniinue in
session three davs. Thirty delegates
left this morning to ba present at the
sessions.! Among ths numaer wtre Jas
H.Youcg.wbo is pres dent, and Abe Mid
dleton. - - I
General order No. 12, issued from the
office of the Adjutant General . this
morning, makes the following announce
' ment: k . '"
It Is the sad duty of the Commander-
in-Chief to announce to the State Guard
the death of Lieutenant William J. Grif
fin. Commanding Elizibeth City Divi
sion Naval Reserves, which occurred
September 8. 1897. -
Lieutenant Gnrfia entered the service
of the State Guard December 6. 1881. as
First L-eutenant Company E, Third
Regiment (Patqaotaak R fits), after
wards transferred to Company, I, F.rst
Regiment. He served in this position
for ten vears and was promoted .Captain
of the Company. January 13. 1891. On
May 1st, 1893. he was appointed Maior
and Assistant Inspector General on the
staff of Brigadier General Cctten, com
manding the First Brigade. North Caro
lina State Guard. Upon the orgamza
tion of Elizabeth City Division, Naval
Reserves, be was unanimously elected
Lieutenant Commanding, which posi
tion he accepted and resigned as Maj.r
and Assistant I npjctor G:aera! First
Brigade. s '
Asa mark of repectthe offi:crs of
the State Guard - will wear the uiual
badge of mourning on the left arm and
sword hut lor thirty caysirom receipt
oi this order. j
; Special Star telegram
The Governor grants a reprieve to
Lum Hayes, sentenced to be banged at
Whiteville, Columbus county, next Fri
day. The execution is stayed until No
vember 5th, in order that Haves can
give testimony . at thev October term of
court against persons believed to be h;s
accessories. ; i
The directors of the penitentiary, failed
to take action ia the matter of leasing
convict labor, and adjourned after for
mulating a basis of contract upon which
bids would be received. The proposal
formulated, which is to be submitted to
Winder and others desiring to bid
provides for the absolute-control and
management of the convicts by the
superintendent audi; his agents, and the
privilege of electing and appointing Re
publicans to all offices as long as the
party is in power,
ernor's suggestions
Not all of the Gov
are embodied in the
proposal, which contains sixteen clauses.
Bids are called for by the time of next
meeting of the board, which occurs
October 19th. ;
An investigation of charges azainst
Dr. Kirby Smith, who bad charge of the
criminal insane, was ordered. Witaesses
were oraerea -to appear at the next
meeting, when the hearing will be had.
TRANSPORTATION LINES.
Conf arenoe Commlttsea of the S ctneaattrn
. Tralgbt Aai ooiatlon in Seaalon at
i" ;' I Blohmocd.
By Telegraph to the Morning Sttr. '
Richmond, Va September 28 The
conference committees of the South
eastern Freight Association, controlling
all transportation lines south of Chatta
nooga, east of Birmingham and south
of the Potomac, and the Southeastern
Missisippi Valley Association, controll
ing the lines south of the Onio.east of tbe
Mississippi, north of Chattanooga and
west of Birmingham, are in session
here, and the probabilities are that they
will remain here until Friday, though
they may conclude their business to
morrow.
There are 120 matters of classification
and twenty-odd cases of rate disagree
ment to be adjusted and the committees
are busily at work upon them. They
have been engaged on the classification
matters ever since their arrival here, and
have about completed their labors in
this direction, though they have been
forced, in order to do so, to sit almost
continuously
RECEIVER APPOINTED
For the Catawba and Chetter Cotton Mill.
I -
... t Chett.r, S. O. f
By Telegraph to the ihyninc Star. .
Charlotte. N. C. September 28.
On complaints of the D. A. Tompkins
Company, application was i yesterday
made in the United States Court, be
fore Judge Simonton, fori a receiver for
the Catawba and Chester bills, at Ches
ter, S. C. These mills were built some
years before the panic.- Sufficient capi
tal was never raised in either case to put
the company in good financial condition.
One of the; mills lost heavily by fire
about four years ago. Bath companies
were reorganized just before the panic
Judge Simonton appointed Mr. R. T.
re well, of Rock Hill, temporary receiver.
Relief in six Hoars.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder d is
eases relieved in six hours by the "New
South American Kidney
cure. -This new remedy is a great sur
prise on account of its exceeding
Ei?!" ,n ""eyiosr pain in- the
bladder, kidney, back and every part of
the urinary passages in male or female,
it relieves retention of water anrf pain.
In passing it almost immediately. If you
want quick relief and cure, this is 'out
r"'" - - cteuamy.- Drue-
f"-yilaittltlon corner of FroSt
and Market atrMta . ..
umu Mm
When you take Hood's Pi'N ti " 1 '
toned, sugar-coated puis '!' old,
plecps, are not in it with n,,,,,!- ' r y allt.
InlO
ana easy to operate, is true
Of Hood's Pills, which are
up to date in every respect.
8afes certain and sure, ah
druggist. 25c. C. I. Hoor & Cn " " 1
The only Pills to take with U.lT -
YELLOW FEVER SiruJ5
Appeafanooct ite Dieeate a n
T.x.-NCl,e,H.pWellt S
-vo7y B-ew DettQ,
By Telegraph to the Mora ...
VlCKSBURG. MISS , Sem.w. . '
At the request of the Louisiana oU'
Board, the Mississippi Board n Mc
Dr. Frank Nailes, a eliow fe . 09
to investigate suspicious casei rV
fnrnia Talliilah onrl vr." 'r.
,c, Ue,
He goes by speci&l irain. . x .
"Last night two guircis ntar V.rt
halted three men coming in
once fired on thd guards. Thc'lah W
tarned tbe fire, when a streatri X '
ol the assailants was heard Th
tity of the attacking party is nw i!
Heldqjarters ofz
Health were .established at Jark.; ot
day. Dr. Kiger went over th h
but will return. aiternoon,
Washington, September 22 -Am
sagelrom Dr. Murray, in eharee of T
yellow ftver .werk at Ocean SDricM 1.
telegnm to the Surgeon General of K
Marine hcspital, savsttiat he has i
visited B.lcxi. andtnat upt0 a'rt, n
eluding the 20th. there had
cases at that place and two deathsTh
were also several undecided cases th rl
yeiterday. He also reported osedoS
ful case at, Ocean Spring and one ce
tain case on a schooner sent (rom EMo
to the Gnlf quarantine. He says he!5
arrange for the protection ci the fltet
Dr. Ma: ray aiso stated that the camp
at Ocean Springs has a great number of
immunea who desire to io to New 0
leansand that Dr. Wasdin. hn....v
tacked by the lever a week
Or trn ri..
ago, has recovered aad soon will h.
ready fcr duty again.
' Drl Geddings- wiring from Jacksbe
Miss.p say s : We to aa believe the fc'
ver in this State is confined to Edward,
and the Galf coast.". y m
He ys there were twelve new cases
at Edwards yesterday, ten being amoDf
-the whites and two a a ong the. colored
people. There have been sixty eicht
cases in Edwards and vicioity.io date
, Dr. Kalloch reports !rc,m Ca r3 that
all the cases there are, doing well and
that the steamtr Alpba, from which the
patients were taken, is being dism
fected. , j . -
New Orleans September 22 The
official record in! the Board of Health
office to-night at 6 o'clock showed a
total of twelve cases sin.ee 6 o'clock y.
terday ' eventnK and two' deaths. The
new cases are tor the most part widely
scattered, and several ol tbem at lean
do not seem to have btcn the outcome
of local infection;. It is apparent that '
the microbes brought over in baggage
from Bilozt acd O:ean Springs arett.il
incubating and that rnaumore cases of
fever are to be lcotea for.
Mobile Seipiember 22. There wasi
slight increase in the cumber of net
cases of yellow fever during the twenty
four hoars ended at noon to day, bat
this was off let by trie announcement
that there were no deaths to report, that
five of tbe patients were discharged acd
that all of the patients were doing well.
There havs been no death3 here since
Saturday las: and the tomi numbe: of'
deaths ,is merztxTitis total number of
cases is thirty-lour. Tbe new cases are
four in numter. 1 .
Houston. Teas, September 22 -The
deatb of the Lovej jy boy at Bean
mont this morning has c-.used coaster
nation here. The town is rigidly quar
antined. Tbe little victim was a news
boy and handled New Orleans newspa
pers. Citirsns are fleeing to the woods
for refuge from the dread disease. A
number of hcalih officers met heie to
day tor a conference.
The confidence of the people ia Hood's
Sarsapanila is due to its untqiialltd,
record of wonderful cures. t
U. 6. ARMOR FACTOKY BOARD
Will Kaka a Tour ct ths 'Booth ar.d Viii
8 teal Work! at Kiohmond, BirmlDg-
" : ham and Otbet PUoes. j
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington. Sept. 22, Tae Armor ,
Factory Board made a visit gf inspection .
to the large plant of the Maryland Steel
Company at Sparrow? Point yesterday,
with a view to ascertaining what advan
tages it offered for'the macufactare of
armor for naval vessels. T&3 mem.sers
left here in the morning at 10 o'clock
and returned in the eveairig at 8 o'clock,
well pleased with their visit. They were
well entert,ainedj and were Ibaded with ar
guments in favof of the establishment
of a Government armor factory at Spar
rows Point. . ...
Wlthm the next few weeks, probably
the latter part of November, the bcarfl
will make a tour of tbe South, and mu
Visit the steel worKs at Richmond, Bir
mingham, and at other points. At
nMnl th hnarfl ill eniseed in C0BS10-
ering the cost of the establishment of an '
armor p'ant, snd wiil make its report on
that po nt by Decern jsr 1st. Tne qaeJ
tion of location will be siibsequeni.y
considered. Its consideration will neces
sarily include a trip of the steel proc
intj districts ot the South. Tbe board
has already inspected ihe steel plan a
Bethlehem, tbe Carrejie works ancVtoe
plant of- the Illinois Steel Company, , 01
Chicaiio. The qiestiona big : one i. anj
will undoubtedly cpme up in Long""
at the core ing session.
. DRY GOODS MARKET ,
DaU In AU Qraie But frrioei Bo F
Snitained.
Bv Telegraph to the Moroinz Star.
New YORK, September 22.-The dry
goods market is unqualifiedly dull mail
grades. The market for cotton goods i
qaiet. With sales of smaller proport.onr
than tor sevjral weeks pist. Pncess
far are well sustained in both staPjc
cotton lines and printed goods, w
woollens are in steady re-oider requ
ia both men's wear fabrics and dreg
soods. ! In staple cottons
weights are quiet for export deoasa
and in manv cases looms formerly
ing these goods have been; put on
other basis: Bleached cottons are s nr
and quiet, except among manufactu"
Print ctoths are undoubtedly someww
weaker. The quotatjonB or 8?ic
extras is nominally maintained, W ; "
are no bids for futures or P"
figure. Odd goods have been sold on
basis of 1 16c lower than P"f
fiougb manufaciurers will not d.
a: this rate. Prints ate fired and sW'
ror over Finy Years
MRS. WlNSLOW'S SOOTHING SVRUPh
been used for over fifty yea" ov
lions of mothers for their children w
teething, with perfect success. It tooi
the child, softens the gums,
pain cures wind colic, and is tne
recedf for Diarrhoea. It will reliew
poor little sufferer immediately, soi
Druggists in every part of the w
Twenty-five cents a bottle. FthiDg
and ask for "Mrs. Wmslows Sootm
Syrap," and take no other kind.
File.