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SOLVING T W0 PSOBJjBUS ,
"Some of the Northern papers, nota
b!y the Philadelphia Times,kit done
oucino lav before the Northern peo
pie the advantages the South offers
to settlers and to men having capital
to invest ia property and ia Indus
tries! Some of the New England pa
pers have also contributed to this by
theirHiscussions on the progress of
the cotton manufacturing business in
- this section, and by the publication of
the views and' opinions of New Eng
land cotton . manufacturers as to the
advantages the Southern, manufac
turer has in competition with the
Northern manufacturer. ; In giving
these views and opinions they had,
of course, to support , them with rea
sons, such as the mild climate, cheap
fuel, cheap, land, cheap living, eta,
all of which was a good advertise
ment of the South, leaving the cot
ton question entirely out of view.
These articles 1 appearing from time
-time and for several years past have
attracted general attention and have
been much commented upon, and
nearly always favorably by other in
aential papers 'the result being that
the South and her resources are be
coming better, known every day.
Commenting upon the migratory
movement Southward, the New York
' Times saj; . ; -
"Tbe matter of farm coloaizition of
the surplus lajr aod population. of the
East on the. fertile lands of tbe South,
and espsciali? of Alabama , and Tennes
see, where lands are relatively cheaper
and more productive than ia most oi tbe
otber States of that section, is jast now
attracting very wide attention. This is
due in part to tbe editorials that have
appeared ia the Philadelphia Timet and
tbe. Press oUhat city pi Ui saoiecu
Tber are b;iog wide'y noticed through
out tbe South, and naturally the metro
politiao press is looked to for -some show
of interest in it.
"Toe fact is dawning upon the minds
ol thousands through tais section that
tbe West no longer criers attractions for
settlers. Many from tbe West are now
leekio? homes in tbe South, and tbey
are impressed with the belief that .it
would have oeen Better lor them from
the outset to have gone direct to-the
South. Be that' as it mi v. the tide is
now unquestionably toward the South,
and will materialize lor .t bat section jast
in proportion as it will be properly re-
eeited there. ; . v
"Tne greatest proVem with which the
nastnas now to deal is tbe disposition
to be made of its surplus labor and popu
lation. Under tbe most favored condi
tions it is recogn z:d that there is not
employment for all. but that many, if
they may remain here, mutt suffer want
and privations untold from tbat cjusc
-Wbynot, then, make this move to the
South one that will promise relict? It
' can easily he done, and every impulse of
numanity, patriotism and statecraft de
mands that it at least be attempted.
. Considering the population and
thejrospects of profitable employ
ment for that population, there are
people enough for the present in
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most ot the Northern States now,
and in some of them too many. As
the population increases in the
population increases in
natural course, added to by the in
ti3w of immigration from other
countries, which will be stimulated
by even a temporary lif ting-of the
depression which has hung over our
industries for several years, the em
Darrassment'of the situation will be
come greater and a ' distribution of
the surplus population will become
a matter of greater necessity.. .Then
the question will be in which direc-
on ; will they turn and where will
they drive thjeir stakes. There is no
great fertile domain of Government
land in the West as there was twentv-
five
or thirty years ago to be thrown
open to settlement af a merely nomi
nal price. There is still a good deal
m Government land, ieft,.but what
is suitable for cultivation and acces
sible, or likely soon to become so,
wlbe soon taken up. But what
ever the opportunities for securing
bads in the West may be, that sec
on has lost its attractions for the
.i -
nome seekers, and the consqnence
kthat the flow in that direction will
continue to decrease, and . the migra
wr take some other direction.-
There are already indications
ough to point out what that direc-
'on will be. and the number of Nor
thern and Western people who have
w'thiQ the past ssveral years made
I weir hotnej n this 'section, coming
slk"oly or in families, in groups or in.
columns,visone that no one can fail
10 see and understand. " This move-
nenthas gone on so steadily .and
liietly, and there has been so little
. olse made about!lt that verv few
01 os have any adequate conception
the proportions It has attaioed.
iQere isn't a State between the Po
tomac and Ohio, and the Gulf and
vrraaae mat does not re-
celve constant additions to its norm-
laUoo from the States North of us.
some receiving large additions:
Others not SO larerft mr nnn. fAn
few to be noticeable. The Im
migration from other countries has
been comparatively small, bat that
will come later when the knowledge
of. the South has improved, and the
people over there learn better than
to believe, as many of them have
been told, 'and do- hiiw.
that the negroes in the South
are savazes with canahaiistir
tastes and propensities and that they I
are particularly fond of the flesh of
children. They will learn better after
awhile when Western land agents
cease filling them with that kind of
stuff. With the establishment of direct
shipping lines between Southern ports
and European connttles a better ac
quaintance will result, and then there
will be more of , a movement of Eu
ropean emigrants this way.
In the meantime the movement
from the North and the West will
continue and increase with each year.
And thua quietly the solution of two
problems will goon; ooe-a Northern
problem,- the other a Southern one.
With, the ga.es to the South open the
question of overcrowding the North
will fiid its solution and that solu
tion will also help in time- to. solve
the race problem in the South
Every white person added to the
population of a Southern State makes
the negro that much the less .of a
factor in the affairs of that State,
and this, too, will be, Without any
friction or clash between tbe races,
because it will go on steadily, surely,
but with none the less inevitable ef-'
feet because ic works so quietly as to
attract but little attention.' For this
reason, if jfor no other, the gates
should be thrown wide open and the
new comers be cordially welcomed.
They come to betterrtheir condition,
but in doing so they will, help us to
better ours, and to solve that prob
lem, which of all others has een the
cause of most deep concern to the
thoughtful, l and to solve it in the
easiest, speediest and most natural,
and perhaps to many the most un
expected way. ;
To quote the concluding words of
the Times, giving them different ap
plication, "every impluse of human
ity, patriotism and statecraft de
mands,"-that this movement, poten
tial of such results, so devoutly to
be wished, be encouraged.
unros ssstios.
It seems that the trade with Mr.
Winder for the penitentiary convicts
is off, for the present, at least, as
Mr. Wilder couldn't stand the con
ditions proposed by the State au
thorities. But how is it that they
want to get rid of the jab of run-
ing the penitentiary, and turn the
convicts over to some man or com
pany who will agree to run it for
them and take all the profit there
may bs in, the, work of the convicts ?
Under tbe preceding administration
the penitentiary was not only self-
sustaining, but had money to its cred
it. The last report of the Superin
tendent who was succeeded by the
present Superintendent, showed tbat
the convicts oa the State farms made
a clear profit of some $60,000 that
year, and yet the crops had been
considerably damaged by excessive
rains and floods ' in the N Roanoke
river. Should not the present man
agement be able to at least make the
convicts be self supporting when his
'predecessor not ; only did that
but made H money ' besides ?
The - success with -J; which , the
penitentiary: was managed under
Governor Carr's administration at
tracted wide attention and North.
Carolina was pointed to by the press
of other States,South and North, as a
model for them to go by, and it will
not be easy for them to understand I
why in such a short time there should;
be such a sudden change and the ;
State which had shown others the
way to manage convicts should , now
be hankering to get some one to take
the job off Its hand3. But the fact
is, the gang that is in now has oniya
talent for grabbing and holding office,
When it comes to managing me
State's affairs they make a, mess of
everything. ' ;X'if'lS
Some of the Republican organs
have been figuring on how much
wealth the country has gained since
the price of -wheat ana. otner tarm
products has advanced. They nave
a very easy way of doing it. The
Chicago Tribune sent a lot of inqui
ries to the county seats of a
number of Western States , ask-
e
ing" the average price per acre, m
farming lands on septemoer xsi.
1896, and on September 1st, isa7.
Replies were received : from 416
counties, something less than half
from which inquiry had been made,
but the answers showed that the in
crease in price in the 416. counties
heard from amounted in the aggre
gate to $474,745,340, which would
give, according to the irtoune, an
increase of $1,000,000,000 in the
Western States to which, inquiries
were sent. " And thus; in one short
year the happy farmers find them'
selves worth $1,000,000,000 - more
than they were twelve months ago,
not In cash exactly . but in dirt
But we haven't - yet heard of
any rush i for this kind - of
property, or .'any .very" great
activity in sales. The farmers
still have the farms and will continue,
to hold, ' and why not since they
are increasing in value so rapidly. It
iia very easy thing to add a dollar
or so an acre to the estimated value
of farming lands, but when yon come
to look at the tax lists you don't
find the increased valuation there.
It is very probable that with thein-
'creased price of farm products thb
value of farming lands would also
increase, if the higher prices con-j
tinued tor any length of time, but it
is nonsense to assert that the-actual
value of. farming lands in ! those
Western States has enhanced $1,000,
000,000 in twelve months, f " J
m w
. Commenting upon Attorney Gen
eral McKenna's opinion, annulling
that much talked of section 22 of
the Dingley tariff, the Philadelphia
Press exclaims : MArewe to jto con
tinue forever to pay foreign ship
owners $200,000,000 a year for doing
our carrying trade Coming from
an orthodox protective tariff organ
like the Preis this is a decidedly
cool Interrogatory, the ' answer to
which would be that we will continue
to do that things as long as our pres
ent ship-destroying . tariff policy
continues; and the anti-ship-buying
navigation laws remain on the stat
ute books to back it up. We have
been doing that thing more or less
ever since this tariff policy was in
augurated, and will continue, to do
it as1 long; as it' lasts. The
ostensible object of section 22 was
to encourage American ship building
by teq per cent, discriminating duties
on Imported articles brought in in
foreign vessels. This, was Senator
Elkins' plan for building American
ships, but it didn't strike Congress
favorably so it was slipped in when
the bill was before the conference
committees. If they want to have
an American merchant marine, and
save the $200,000,000 a year which
we pay to foreign ship owners for
doing our 'carrying trade, let them
so frame their tariffs that American
ship builders can build ships as
cheaply as foreign ship builders can,
or repeal those old, antiquated navi
gation laws so that the -American
can go abroad to buy ships, if" he
can't have them built at home.
When it comes to administering
justice according to their Draconian
system the Chinese do not mince
things though they may slice them
sometimes.! According to the law
in that country patricide Is punish
able with death by slicing, whether
done intentionally or accidentally.
There is now in Shanghai an 11 -year
old boy who is sentenced thus to die,
because in Swinging a club he acci
dentally struck his mother on the
head, causing her death. Efforts are
being made to save him but it is
doubtful whether they will succeed.
Some nen are hard to kill. A
Lieutenant in 1 the United States
army, recently while riding in a rail
road car through Pennsylvania, cut
an artery on his wrist, jumped fr6m
the window while the train was mak
ing forty miles an hour, and then
walked to a town and got a doctor
to attend to his wrist. He was
crazed by .the fear of hydrophobia,
having been bitten -by a dog a few
months ago.
The doctors have told dur friend
Paul Kruirer. of . the Transvaal Re
public, that he cannot live more than
a year and: a half, but he persists in
running for another term. He con
cludes be might as well die in ofllce
as out. ' It is mighty hard to get
officeholders to let go, even in Africa,
even with! a Bright's disease per
suader. ' ,x
A man-fell from a high wall jin
Boston thq other day and was given
up for, dead. Arrangements had
been made to have the body em
balmed to be sent to his friends, and
j jast as the undertaker was about :to
cut into him oreDaratory to tbe em
balming he jumped up and cut up
so himself j tbat the undertaker threw
up the job and let him go. ; j
' The sportsmen of Bohemia mu st
have a habit of shooting at every
thing in sight.' According to a re
port made to the Austrian Govern
ment they killed in i895 50 persons
and wonnded 2,104, and it wasn't a
right good year for shooting, either.
. In Virginia they are agitating the
question of employing female phy
sicians for the female wards in the
State lunatic asylnmns. Recent .de
velopments in Raleigh would sug
gest the advisability of this, at least
In the penitentiary. . , ! "
When Weyler talks about "pacify
ing" Cuba In a few months he fails to
account for; the slow progress that
has been made with ; the 187,999
officers and men sent to Cuba be
tween November, 1895, and May,
1897. Now he wants aoout w,vw
more to help along the. pacifying.
! - ' - "
c- f ' -
There are 4,000 persons living in
foreign countries : who regularly
draw pensions , from this Govern
ment, amounting in the aggregate to
$600,000. TThey j are scattered all
over the earth.
if Sheriff Martin,; - whose posse did
the shooting at Hazleton, Pa., bad
to appear before Judge Lynch, but a
duly authorized Judge Lynch. ' It
was lucky for him it wasn't the other
law dispenser of that name. j
Plant ity, Fla., boasts of a tobac
co stalk 11 feet 9 inches high and
still growing! There doesn't seem
to be anything down there to inter
fere with the altitudinal efforts of
the weed. "i -
It costs the Pennsylvania Railrdad
$90 a mile per ' year to sprinkle its
lines with crude kerosene to keep the.
"dust down. . The people who travel
on that road will not kick at the cost.
ranerml of the Xt Hon. W. ID. FaUon.
: The funeral of the late Hon. Walter
E. Faiaoo, who died in this city at 1 25
o'clock Wednesday ..morning, was con
d acted vesterday moraine: at 8 30 o'clock
from the residence of the brother-Jo law
of the deceased. Dr. J. E. Matthews, io
Naa street. Dr. Pevton H. Hoee con
ducted the services. . There was present
a numb:r of thejriends of the deceased,
and on their faces was written sincere
sorrow for the loss of a man who was in
the prime of his manhood and before
whom there lay such a promising fu
ture. .
After the ssr vices at tbe house were
concluded, the remains were carried to
the Atlantic Coast Line depot, j where
they were placed on the 9.85 passenger
train and taken to Clinton for. inter
ment, the services being concluded there
yesterday afternoon. The honorary pall
bearers were Capt. W. R. Kenan and
Messrs. James Sprunt and B. F. Hall.
The following gentlemen were the act ive
pail bearers: Maj W. A. Johnson and
Messrs. R. W. H cks, W. H. Sprunt,
Geo Roantree. C. E. Borden and P. B
Manning. xThe remains, were accompa
nied to Clinton by Dr. and Mrs. J. E.
Matthews, Miss . Eleanor Faison, a
daughter of tbe 'deceased, Mr. Cr E. Bor
den, Miss Anna-Sprant, Mrs. B. F. Hall.
Miss Mary Marsh." N. ;
Th Dixie Oil Company.
The Dixie Oil Companr, of which Mr,
S- P. Shotter, of Savannah, is President.
has established a branch agency in this
city. A quantity of the Dixie oils has
already been received and is stored on
the property near the "Water Land De
pot" of Messrs. Hall & Pearsall. Mr. M
j. Heyer, who returned. from Virginia
vesterday, purchased while there a heavy
male, which will be one of. the team to
draw the Dixie's tank wagon. "
Tbe Dixie Oil, Company is a big con
cern and has agencies in several cities.
Of course in all placet where the Stand
ard Oil Company begins a warfare on
prices, the new company meets them,
and the. result is, 'as is always the case
the consumer profits from the compe
tition. Since the Dixie Oil Company
began business' in Savannah, Ga.. the
price of oil has gone down there from
914 cents per gallon to 84 cents.
MAY GO TO CHARLESTON.
Ber. K. Boldr, Paator of Bt. Faal'a Xiatbertn
Cbarob, Has Tendered Hie Betisnatlbu
Rev. K. Boldt, pastor of Stl Paul's
English Lutheran church, has handed in
his , resignation: .1 This step has been
taken, the Star is informed, because of
a call which Rev. Mr. B jldt has received
to the church in Charleston, S. C, tbe
.pastorship of which be surrendered to
come to Wilmington. -
Rev. Mr. Boldt has been pastor of
St. Paul's Lutheran cburch for a num
ber of years and the members of his
congregation have become attached to
him, and it is thought that they wilt re
fuse to accept his resignation unless he
presses it. A special meeting is called
for to-morrow evening in Luther Memo
rial building to take action in the matter.
Mortuary Bcpsrt. ' j.
The record in the office of Dr.W. D.
McMillan, Saperlntendent of Health,
for the past week shows eleven deaths,
three whites and eight colored; fifteen
births, twelve colored and three whites.
Daring the past week there were no per
mits granted for digging on account of
the order of the Board of Health not al
lowing any digging to be done in the
city until after the first of October. Two
residences were qiirantined, one on ac
count of diphtheria and the other on ac
count of scarlet fever. ; '" ; '
'Deaths the' past week resulted from
the following dUeases, viz: Typhoid fe
ver. 1; entro calitis. 2; marasmus, 1; bas
ilar, 1; paralysis. 1; acute tuberculosis.' It
diarrhea i, 1; dropsy. 8; not reported, 1.
I Freight CM Bant in tho Birer. J
. Sixteen or eighteen cars were stand
ing on one of the tracks on the Atlantic
Coast Line freight yard night before last,
when several of them got loose and ran
down grade ! toward the river.' The
brakeman put on brakes, but failed to
stop the cars, and two of them went off
the' end of the track, one going into the
river. It was loaded with cotton and
floated. : ''::' 1r" ;.';'
Babooner 2D. A. Oatkllt. j
L The schooner idwitt A. GaskiU, which
arrived in port yesterday, bad rather a
rough experience in the gale of Tuesday
niffht She was anchored off the bar
and under a violent gust parted both
anchors. Things looked threatening,
but by the efforts of the captain and
crew the vessel was keptoS the shore,
and got in port without further damage.
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FIRST ST&AMER IN TEN DAYS.
A . !
Fayetteville Observer i ..
The Cape Fear Transportation Com
pany steamer Howes arrived at her wharf
bere this morning from' Wilmington,
making the trip by the skin of her teeth.
This is the first boat that has been able
to make Fayetteville in ten days. The
Homes leaves for. Wilmington this after-.
noon. ...... .v? .-.
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.
Hon.-JJ
S. UcCarthy
Pane's Celery
.. Department of Agriculture,
i Division of Statistics,
Washington, D. C, July 9, 1897.
Wells, Richardson & Co:. J
Gentlemen Something over ..a year
ago I was suffering with nervousness,
loss of appetite and insomnia. I was all
run down, and nothing did me anv good,
until a friend advised me to try Paine's
celery .compound. I took four bottles
of the compound, and I am more than
proud to testify that it completely cured
me. I haven't had an unwell day since.
I eat hearty and sleep like a healthy
baby. I consider Paine's celery com
pound the best remedy manufactured,
and I most; heartily recommend It to
suffering humanity the world over.
Sincerely yours, James S. McCarthy.
Sleeplessness is the most common, as
well ' as the . most alarming, ailment
among those who toil with the brain.
Patient after patient repeats the same
storv. He goes to bed at the usual hour,
falls off to sleep very mech as usual,
bat. instead of sleeping through the
whole night, wakes about three or
earlier aod can get "no more sleep after
that time." -
Carry home a bottle of Paine's cel
ery compound and see how soon insom
nia gives way to sound, refreshing
sleeo .' i li-i ' ' -;'X 1 !
Death it Mm. Bam'l W. Bklnner.
The Star announces with 'profound
sorrow the death of Mrs. Emily . Skin
ner, wife of Capt. Samuel W, Skinner
She passed away last night at 1015
o'clock - at jthe family residence, 611
Orange -street, after an illness of two
weeks duration. It had been evident
for a day or two tbit the end couTd not
be long deferred, but this fact does not
render the sorrow of the beieaved hus
band and family any the less ciusbing
or the announcement tbat she is no more
any the less painful to the wide circle of
people who knew and loved the de
ceased.; j - ; '
Mrs. Skinner was a member of St.
Andrew's 'Presbyterian church, and to
the principles of her religion she was
strictly and faithfully true. She per
formed the duty tbat lay nearest to her
and those!, who have lived by her for
years bless' her memory for tbe many
kind words that' she uttered and the
many kindly aqts which the goodness of
tbe heart prompted her to perform. In
her death the husoand and children lose
a devoted wife and mother, and the
community Is deprived of a lovely
Christian character.
' Southern Lumber J out nil.
Wilmington is pretty well supplied
with publications, but there would seem
to be a good opening for a first class
journal sach as Mr. Z. W. Whitehead,
late of the Government - printing office,
Wash ington, D. C will establish, under
the title of : the Southern Lumber Jour
nal. It will bs published weekly, and
will be magasine shape,' about the site
of the Manufacturers' Record.
; Mr. Whitehead , has already pur
chased his printing plant, and will de
cide shortly on a location. He has
rented a house and wilt reside here.
Wilmington is the center of large and
numerous lumber interests, .and a peri
odical, such as the Journal,- ought not
only to command a liberal patronage
but also to be of great service to the
commerce of Wilmington and this sec
tion of country generally. And there is
a good field for a lumber journal, the
only other weekly paper - of the kind
south of the Oalo river being in New
Orleans. K
J Mr. Whitehead, who will be the editor,
is a journalist of wide experience, having
edited successfully the Fayetteville Ga
uette, and the Fayetteville Observer : For
four years he has been engaged in the
Government Printing Office in Wash
ington City. v
. The Star wishes the Lumber Journal
abundant success.
British Steamer on Frying Pan Shoals.
A telegram from Southport yesterday
stated that an unknown tramp steamer
was aground on Frying Pan 'shoals.
Later - advices showed, her to be the
British steamship Torr Head, 8,678
tone. CaDtaln McCalmont, from New
Orleans, with a cargo of cotton ana
0-enM-et merchandise for Belfast, - Ire
land.' Sue is about twelve miles from
Cane j Fear bar. 4 The tugs Jacob S.
Brandon and Blanche were sent down to
assist in pulling the stranded vessel off
the shoals, and the latest reports were
to the effect that she bad been moved
from her position, but had not been got
tenon. . v. ;
Completely Cared by
Compound.' :
The best remedy in the world is not
too much for anv one to insist on get
ting. Every one, whether sick or well,
must know the immense good Paine's
celery compound has done and is doing,
tired, half-sick, sleepless men and women
all over the country.
The vague, hall-hearted attempt so
many people make to get rid of poor
health is pitiable. Rheumatism, head
aches, neuralgia, kidney; troubles, skin
diseases and dyspepsia may be wholly
exterminated from tbe system, never to
bother one again, if one will but cleanse
the blood and regulate the nerves with
Paine's celery compound.
Get out despondency, the "blues," or
whatever name you give to these at
tacks of nervous depression. ' Don't
mope around half sick.. Persons who
tbink that they are fairly well and "only
a little tired" need iust the toning up
and refreshing that Pains's celery com
pound undoubtedly gives. Nothing
could be more . suicidal than for sickly
men and women to shot their eves to
the great opportunities offered by
Paine's celery compound. No remedy
ever called forth such vigorous testimo
nials and decided opinions from every
class of men and women.
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RALEIGH NEWS BUB3ET,
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De, Burns In 7feah Trouble The Pension
Board Badly Bothered Preparations
Tor tbe Sue Pair. -Special
Star Correspondence
V.
Ralmgh, N. C, September 25.
Dr. Burns, the keeper of the capitol,
involved himself in fresh troubles yes
terday. The Sscretary of State, Dr.
Thompson, ordered a dray into the
capitol grounds to remove a large num
ber of Supreme Court Reports from his
office. Dr. Barns refused to unlock the
gate to allow the dray to entetthe
grounds, and then the Secretary of
State took a hand in the matter. He
gave the keeper of the capitol strict or
ders to unlpck the gate. Dr. Burns hesi
tated for a moment or two, but when he
saw tbat Dr. Thompson meant business
he yielded.
The Auditor states that tbe Pension
Board is having much trouble in accept
ing pension blanks. Many applications
are poorly filled out and others are too
lulsome. . It develops tbat "a man who
has served a sentence in the peniten
tiary has been drawing a Lpenslon in
Durham county. A county officer also
writes that a warrant for 184 has been
sent to an address in his county and
that there is no such person residing
there.- ': . - x . .
The county of Forsyth has a larger
number of corporations than any other
county, so the tax returns show. Guil-
;ord comes next in point of number.
Tbe city will decorate more exten
sively this year on account of the Fair.
Ma. Wilson returned home this morn-
"g. , :s. '
NOT WELL FOUNDED.
Sntsieions of Hoetile Iotantions on the Pan
cf iho Wavy Depirtment.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star. .
Washington, September 1 85. The
recent transfer of some seventy-five
sailors from New York to San Francisco,
the purchase of some service" shells, and
a reported conference of naval militia
officers with acting Secretary Roosevelt
at the Navy Department have given rise
to a suspicion of hostile intentions on the
part of the Navy Department which, it
may be stated on the best authority, are
not at all well founded. As a
matter of fact, there has been no con
ference of - naval militia : officers
at the Navy Department or elsewhere.
The commander of the Michigan naval
militia is expected . at the Navy Depart
ment Monday or Tuesday next. Put his
mission is confined entirely to reporting
upon the possibility of getting the old
Yantic np through the lake canals to
Detroit. The supplies contracted for
have been purchased by an act of Con
gress in accordance with estimates sub
mitted last year, and were in accordance
with tbe usual routine, and finally the
Navy Department has been making no
preparation at all out of the ordinary
run of business. -' .
BANCROFT. THE MAGICIAN,
S.ed This Mornio In Charleston ol Typhoid
; H ';. k. Vever. 'V.Vj '
- , - By TetegTapli to the Moraine Star.
Charleston, S. C, September 26.
Bancroft,the well-known magician,
died at the Riverside infirmary here
this morning. He filled his engage
ment at the Academy oi Mask: last
Taesdav night. The next morning'
be was so in that he was unable to
go on to the next stand. , His phy
sician said he was suffering with
typhoid fever, For the fast two days
he has been a very ill man, and the
end came at 1 o'clock this morning.
THE CUBAN QUESTION
DISCUSSED BY GERMAN AND ENGLISH
NEWSPAPERS.
Berlin Preaa Bittex in Dennnoiatloa of the
. Allesed Amrrloan TJltlnutnm The Lon
doa Speetator rinds It D ffiaalt to
Tbink War Can bs ATOtded.
' ICbayright 1897 by the Associated PreaWl -
Bxrlin, September 25. Tbe reported
American "ultimatum" to Spain has
been received 'with pronounced dis
pleasure - by the entire German press.
The official denial from Washington is
generally disbelieved here and the de
nunciation of "jingoism," , Yankee in
solence," and the ridiculing of the Mon
roe doctrine have filled tbe newspapers.
The Conservative press, as usual, is the
most violent in denouncing American
aspirations. ' ; . ' " ' J ! - -. '
: The Krues Zeitunz, in an editorial n
the - Forum's article by - ex-Secretary
Herbert on -the Cuban question, con-
demcs the;, policy otJied -'herein "cod
conclude: "If more sober afterthought
does not dam the Stress of American
chauvinism, we Germans shall not feel
sorry in tbe event . that the Americans
finally reach a sounder judgment rela
tive to their power, i. e.. if they get a
drubbing to teach them that nobody
may disturb tbe pesce with impunity.
The Staatsburger Zeitung, another
leading organ, say: "A coalition of all
the European countries Is absolutely
necessary to repulse the schemes of
American patriotism aod iineoism. as
both are becoming more aod more in
solent" :, - ' - I
The same newspaper -claims that
Spain has , been assured of Germany's
support in the event of the. United
States taking hostile steps. I
The correspondent of the Associated
Press here has made inquiries at the
German foreign office, and in other
quarters, which show that, while Spain
bas approached Germany through her
Berlin ambassador repeatedly during
the past year in regard to this, she has
only been assured of the moral sympa
thy of Germany in her struegle to quell
the Cuban insurrection and of the willing
ness of Germany to co-operate with the
other big powers in re-establishing by
peaceable means a better understanding
between Spain and the United States, in
case serious d faculties arise. ; No Other
assurance has been given to Spain, nor is
it at all likely tbat Germany will engage
to do more in the future. ; j
Baron von Stums's - organ, the Post,
publishes an article calling attention to
the fact that 8.808 horses were imported
from America during the first seven
months of 1897, and insisting that this
new import ougbt to be excluded. In the
same article tbe Post claims America
sends even a greater number ot dead
horses to Germany In the shape of sau
sages. London, September 25. The Sfitc
tutor, accepting as a fact the report that
the United States has admonished
Spain, finds it difficult to think war
can be-avoided, adding: "Apart from
the fact that pride and ignorance of tbe
consequences bid Spain to defy tbe
United States.' war , is probably consid
ered to be the, best way out of the diffi
culties. Were, tbe government to pro
pose the abandonment of Cuba in cold
blood, it would simply mean hand
ing over tbecountry to Don Carlos; so
the government propose to employ
America as tbe rurgeon fb do the nee
essary amputation, which will alone pre
vent the Cuban gangrene from spread
ing to tbe rest ot tbe body politic." '
After detailing Spain's iniquities in
Cuoa, tbe spectator continues: To pro
long the war would be a crime, and if
America chooses to stop these hideous
cruelties all Englishmen should applaud
and refuse to inquire too narrowly into
the reason which influenced her states'
men in putting pressure upon Spain."
Referring to the objection of ' patri
otic Americans to the admission into
the Union of Cuban and -Hawaiian
States and . the consequent election of
Senators by degraded populations,'' tbe
Spectator says: "America s duty is to
stop tbe Ibng agOny of Cuba, and if her
constitution does not admit ol her do
ing so safely, the sooner she amends her
constitution so that she can hold her ac
qulsitious on a different, footing the bet
ter for her and for humanity." I
A DECIDED SENSATION.
Greet Britain BelssM to Fartioipate In the
Beallns Confcranoe if Boaaie and Japan '
' Take Part In It. J .;
. ' By Cable to the Morning Star.
London, September 25. A decided
sensation has been caused in diplomatic
Circles here by Great Britain's notifica
tion to the United States that she can
not participate in the sealing conference
at Washington if Russia and Japan take
part in it. : i '
The officials of the British Foreign
Office decline to give the reasons for
this change of policy, but they admitted
that tbe Marquis of Salisbury bad noti
fied tbe United States Ambassador, Col.
John Hay, of his decision in this matter.
though the Piemier's decision is not ab
solute. ' v -
Tbe action of the Marquis Of Satis
bury is all the more surprising, in view
of tbe fact tbat he accepted for Great
Britain the invitation to take part in tbe
conference; with the full knowledge tbat
Russia and Japan were included in the
invitation. i - ;
r It is known that the Canadian Gov
ernment requested the. withdrawal ot
Great Britain from the sealing confer
ence and the Government unwillingly
acceded to this request in accordance
with its policy of cultivating friendship
of tbe colonies, even at the-risk of of
tending otber Powers concerned. '
It is thought in diplomatic circles,
that Canada's action in the premises was
influenced by the fear tbat Great Britain
would be outvoted by the United States,
Russia and Japan, whose views regard
ing tbe protection of seals coincide.
; Great Britain has not notified Russia
or Japan of her intention not to take part
in the conference and. her notice to the
United States was sent too late for the
other governments to change. their ar
rangements. Washington,1 September S5. Ex
Secretary John W. Foster, counsel for
the United States on tbe Bebring sea
negotiations with Ur eat Britain, said tonight,-with
reference to to-day's tele
grams from London on the subject, that
this Government bad received no inforr
mation from the British Embassy here
or from Ambassador Hay, that England
had decided not to join in the Washing
ton conference, or was - likely to do so,
Further than this Mr. Foster declined to
make any statement for publication.
The dry goods market . has shown
altogether quiet n silts ths past week
with no' prospect of any immediate
advar.ee in tbe amount of trading.
Prices are generally firm in all grades.
.The extent of thedamage caused . to
the tobacco crop ia Kentucky by frost
Is greater than" was at fint supposed
The crop in the low lands was generally
killed bnt that on uplands was unhurt.
FOUEZli
Absolutely Pur
ROYAL ewXKNM NWDM 00t MW VORK
SITUATION WORSE.
SIVINTUN NEW CASES OF FKTXR. AT
NEW ORLEANS. ' r :;,i . r
Only Two Ofatba Dcri-R the Day No Ma
' terltl Cbaore a: Btobtt rive New J
Caiea Nine Addit obal Catea at Ed- V-
Wkrde and Twj D ethf . :
Tiom the Diaeaee.
- . By Telegraph to the Morning Stat
Mobile. Al.v September 28 The ;
week closes without any material : '.
change in the situation in Mobile. The
fever manifests itself in the infecteddis- . ;
tricts mostly in the houses where therej
have already been cases. - v1 '--':i ''
There were five new cases to-day, all ."
in the original district. The total cases ;:v
have been forty-six; total deaths om- v -
cially announced, seven; discharged as v v
recovered, hve; remaining under treat-
ment, eighteen. .
The Marine Hospital surgeon in in ; .
charge here. Dr. ulennan is making .
efforts to obtain a resumption of traffic ,
out of Mobile under . tbe restrictions of
the Marine Hospital service. . Already .
Tennessee and Mississippi have agreed
to the modification oL their quarantine .
so that certain classes of freight can go. j
tbrough, and Mobile is . expected : to.;
agree, so that by Tuesday Dr. i Glennau
hopes to have ireigbt moving an over
tbe three States, except West Tennessee,
The camp of detention at Mt. Ver
non will not be ready before the middle
of the week. Accommodations were
prepared for three' hundred, and there : .'.;
are already applications tor' one nun- '.
dred. They will be supported by the-' -
Government while in detention during , v
the ten days . ; '
Niw ' Orleans, September 26. -
There were more new cases reported to- -
day to the Board Of Health than on any
previous day, and a number of new foci :
infection was established. Unly two
cases bad proved fatal during tbe day. '
Several cases to-night were reported to
be in a critical condition, and it is pos- .
sible other deaths will follow during tbe '';"'
night. The. figures given in this dta-!
patch are from the Board of Health re- r
cord at six o'clock. This is the record ;
of the day : Deaths, 3; new cases, 17. u f
In some instances new cases bare ap- :
peared in houses where fever already . .
exists. : There are three cases altogether- .
in the Marine Hospital. Guards are .
stationed around the building. The
surgeons in charge say there is no -chance
to spread in the hospital. Four , .
cases were reported to day in one house.
Tbey were in the Kaiz family. The
members of the family had been ill sev
eral days, but- the physician ia charge..-
bad not taken the pains to notify the
Board of Health. In this house a
father and three oi his children are ill.
Tbe failure of tbe doctor to report tbe
Kaiz case bas given rise to much indlg- '.
nation. Tbe death rate during the cay ,
was about 15. per cent. The large in- f
crease in new cases this afternoon, bow -
ever, had tbe effect of lowering the per
centage. -
Edwards. Miss., September 25.
Dr. Birchett and four nurses arrived
from Vicksburg at 2 o'clock this after- -
noon and tbey are bard at wore.
The situation is serious. There are
still four hundred persons who have not
had the lever. The summary stands
thus: Total cases for the day. 9; total to
date, 140; deaths to day, 2; deaths to
date, 6. . , v
ANOTHER OUTRAGE. : j
Young Indy Brutally Assaulted -A Pons 5 ,
with fileodhoanda Panning; the Fiend. -'? !
By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ' ... ; -V .
CiNCiNN ATi.September 25. A special
from Hawesville, Ky says: About 5 V
o'clock this afternoon a Petri, a station '
three miles west of this city, Miss Mag.
gie Roberts, aged 16, wbite, while on her.;
wav to tbe station, was waylaid and as
saulted by a negro and then terribly.
beaten with a coupling- pin. Almost
dead, she was barely able to make her, '
way home and tell her father tbe horri
ble story. Thehelghborhood was quick
ly aroused and the negro was run into a "
thicket and surrounded by 1.000 men ."
while Roberts came to this city and "
formed a sheriff's posse. Every horse
and wagon to be found were soon
brought into service, but at 10 o'clock -to-night
no news can be heard from the
mob. ! . : - ;7
The negro is sure to be caught,- as k
blood hounds have been sent for. : He .
will be burned at the stake.
. Roberts is a well-to-do farmer. Miss
Roberts may not recover. " !
ARlNE MISHAPS.
Oae j Bohooner Dismantled end Another
: 'f . Sank Near JaokionviUe, Fla. .' ' . '
j. By Telegraph to the Uomins Stat.
Jacksonville; Fla., September 25.
The schooner John Paul, Captain An
derson, bound from Brunswick. Ga4 to
New York with a cargo of lumber, was
towed into port this morning in a dis
mantled condition. The Paul left Bruns
wick . Monday- afternoon, encountered
the gale that night, lost her rigging.and
was driven as lar south as at. Augus
tine, where she was picked np by a tug.
The damages are estimated at about -110.000.
A sunken schooner is reported thirty-;
miles due east off the St John's bar. A
mast is sticking out of tbe water; The
name bas not been ascertained, but It it .:
thought to be the Thos. W. Winsmore. "
bound to this port from Philadelphia
with a cargo of coal, Tbe crew are sup
posed to have been lost. ; . ;
H. D. Slade. a wbite man from Frank- .
lin, Va.. fell between the Seaboatd. Alr-
Llne cars at Kilby station yesterday and
was ground to pieces. Tbe .deceased
leaves a family. -'C ' ;
Bob Fitzlmmons, says that he has no
intention of giving Corbett another
fight. ;- . , : . - - i -;
-When I ear 1 ew I do aok mean merely to iton-' -thera
lor a time and then hare them retain again. : I .
mean a Tadieal ear. I have made the diseaae of ;
FITS, KPULKP8Y or FALLING SIOKKBS8 a life- ;
long etady. I warrant my remedy to eae the worst :
cm os. Beeanse others have failed ie no reason for i
not now reoeiTine a eore. Bead at onoe for a treatise.. ;
end e Tim Bot1
mtalhble remedy,
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preea and Peetonee
lotueoi mr mmiapie remeor. uit Jtxr- -
sadism , t .
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