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C, at Second Class SSCWPTION P iCE. , nbscnr tion price 01 tne w e iy owr ia as t..M.. 80 80 Smooths AjOUMEirr FOR THE CANAL- fhere hJve t,csl1 nuiacroas ga -,1 should be obstructed uuder and control oi toe M States, reasons which far out- I, in impDrcance any reason n to the contrary, i ne commer- considerations alone, ; it there none other, are e Bough to call the speedy action of tbis lov eat, fot there are 800,000,000 ot ile in the hisiera uctuispucic otfthe isla ids in its waters, with this can ll would bring us into paratively clost connection, and o fair chnuri nor fnr (BSat least a " - trade, wnich we have not now, never wili hav-e until the barrier i . i the isthmus is cut enrougn. iher it' would, financially speak he a paying enterprise or not, Goernminc could afford to it and make it' a free canal for vessels of this country and tbeo many times repaid Oy the imper il wouiJ give to our commerce the wealth It would bring. Since this s;heme began to be sen- y discussed in this country icarneQ took hold of the Panama ,a much more formidable work, ihich they had the indirect co ition of the French Government after it had been apparently ed by bad and dishonest man eat, took! hold of it again and with English support, as al- i, pushing ft to completion. sis a most cjiossai unaertaaing, etratiag a mountain range where ease cuts oust bs raide through stone and millions of tons of rated matter removed. And colossal as this scheme is, and jy as it will be, these European itilists have undertaken it with expectation of making money of it. I; w ll c st twice and Dips three ti aes as muci as .the ragai Iffai! will at its highest mate, bot ths caoitalis-s who are sjf their money in it did so after flre deliberate n, uodt the coa- ioo that it would pay them Well. With only one einal there is little bt of tha ; wi:ri two there may some doubt, and this accounts in at least, for the scheming by les interested in that work to obstacles in the wav of the Nica a canal to prevent its construe 1 cis-4s one of the motives, as remarked a few days ago, which uenced those Englishmen who are to have secured from the Nlca an Government a thirty years cession for the exclusive naviga- of Lake N caragua and the San I river, both of which are to be s of the canal as surveyed "ith this canal open to our ships South would sell cotton, corn, r, iron and tobacco enough to people on and within the Pacific m a few vearj affpr mo hart ant trade fully started to pay tor the Pi leavfni out of consideration trade done by other sections. ls IS from a mirplu rnmmirrial dpoint. B viewed from 4 military stand 1Btit is eaaallv if not more im- nt. In a military way. the world moving very-rapi lly, for the na are arm ng themselves as they er did before either to be Pred for a rnmincr rrticrhtv - e r-m--j a which seems to be an- patcd. or to avert the clash the stupendous preparations to meet it. It the old or- of things had continued and we no one but the sleepy, dreamy to to deal with we might have o with few apprehensions of vu.r.iijg a ios on inai siuc tQe continent to eive us trouble. within the past decade a young, Sressive. martial nation has D&from ,i civilization hoary a8e. and that young creation, 'Hons in it achievements, is fln? to the iront to combat for ernacy on the seas with nations 1011 bad raiohtv navies and great Ichant marines when she didn't "eaship of any kind. That young 'ner reinvpnatd nA nnmrr is . 0 lapiui V UCV JU1IM w ocean what England is to antic, mistress on the waves Pan's progress and her develop 1 Ot Prowinrr clronyk nn thft is a matter of much import- 'l0 us. We have been on ex anally frienril r.rm with country as a model and her educa tor. But the friendly nations of to day may be enemies to-morrow, for nations are governed in their friend ship by self interest. There is no such thing as sentiment or enduring avuwcHi Detween tUem. As friend- ly as our relations with fanan ha I . J I . Htt,L taere is i net ion now ana some of the Japanese papers rival English papers in saying saucy We do not see what particular oc and mean things about the United ca.sion there is for a great London States, since the question of Ha-1 waiian annexation has been broached and favored in this country. The fact is that Japan in her scheme of aggrandizement includes the posses sion of the Hawaiian islands some day, and will possess them if this country falls to take them in. She may protest that she does nol want them, and maybe she does not want them now, but when she gets ready to want them she will want them very bad and will not stand oa cere mony in saying so and proceeding accordingly. She is not making any overt movement in that direction now, for that would give her trouble for which there is no necessity now, as she finds that she has a dead sure thing on the "Paradise of the Pacific" if the United States do not come in and block her game. With Japan's rapidly increasing navy if she should dispute our right to take Hawaii in or dispute any thing else that we see fit to do about Hawaii, in what condition would we be to enforce pur policies, and pro tect our couple thousand miles of Pacific sea coast? With this canal we could send ships into the Pacific m a few days, while it would take them more weeks to double the cape. We must either have that canal or have two navies, one for the Atlantic the other for the Pacific, and canals are c'aeaper, and more cheaply kept up than navies. At the rate at which Japan is now building war ships, and the very best of ships, too, equal and some of them superior to anything in European or American navies, in a few years she will be second only to E igland both in the number and tbe grade of her war ships. Doesn't this furnish a potent argument for speedy action by this Government to secure the construc tion of that canal with as little de lay as possible? As we see it, it does. MINOR MENTION. Things are approaching an inter esting stage in the Republican wig wam, where the ' chiefs, in scalping mood, have begun to give the public their respective estimates of each other. Major Grant, of Wayne, who was one of Governor Russell's erst while principal horn tooters and boosters, who is also largely respon sible for his nomination, has desert ed his chief and has been speaking to the newspapers in a very uncom plimentary way about him. In do ing so he incidentally remarked that Marshall Mot t was the only Repub lican in the Western part of the State that be knew of who was standing by the Governor. Responding to Major Grant's remarks on him the Governor denounces him as a sneak and a traitor, and so generally cussed that his long residence in one connty is a striking attestation of the generosity and tolerance of that community, from which we infer that the Governor thinks it somewhat wonderful that his former devoted supporter and horn tooter wasn't banished or lynched. Per Aaps he is sorry he wasn't. Recip rocating the kind expressions of his ex. chief the Major charitably ex nrMaes the oDinion that the Gov ' - 17 ernor is becoming mentally unbal lanced and may shortly need the ministering care of Dr. Kirby, of the Insane Asvlum. Marshall Mott, in response to the assertion that he was Russell's only friend, jumps on Grant and says he doesn t agree with Russell, which, according to Grant, leaves the Governor without any triends at all in the Western part of tbe State and very few anywhere else. With these mutual tributes of esteem and admiration, supplement m.A hv th reminiscences in Sotbo Wilson's Hayseeder, and the occa sional remarks that Mr. Butter may make in the Caucasian, the future, as pertaining to the big chiefs and the iiti rhifa in the Republican and Pod wisrwams. will not be entirely void of gaiety. The nomination of Wm. J. Bryan for the Presidency last year didn't ni.. Ufa London papers, and now IWMUV B a they are not satisfied with the nomi nation of Henry George for mayor of New York. But they show about as much intelligence in discussing it as a Dizeer Indian would in discus- atntr the soots on the sun. Shortly after the nomination the Globe dis covered that Mr. George was the representative of the Poles, iiunga rians, Italians and Russians, who, rHmcr to that well informed . u ura fourths nf ionrnat. cusuk ju ' . . . . a the population ot tne wear w :J-a -ii "the verv lowest ' of their race,"too. Possibly the uuoe ,kii h coal mines of Pennsyl- 1a ftr. located in New York city, . j k. wwr the vreat "Thun- derer," expresses its regrets and dis appointment thus: "It is humiliating to think that there is any possibility of his beioe the first mayor of the enlarged New York. No doubt in past times there bave been worie candidate?. Mr. George ts honest: bat be is tbe nominee of the lilverites. aBd what ' wor,e- he can only be re TUrnM tU Into minHinn tha .m nnn. aI dangerous classes, who will atterward aen,and their price for their services." newspaper, or the constituency to wblch it caters, being humiliated over the result of a New York muni cipal election, as New York is not exactly a British province, although some people seem disposed to make it one, and we don't see how the elec tion of Mr. George could have any injurious effect on the health or hap piness of the British realm. The Times doesn't know anything about Mr. George, save that he is the can didate of the silver men, which seems to shock it, although it pretends to know something by admitting that .he is "honest." The fact is that these English editors are densely ignorant of everything pertaining to American politics and never fail to make them selves ridiculous when they venture to write on that subject. at S In discussing some time ago the outlook for wheat, and the prospects of continued high prices, we re marked that one of the results of the advance in prices would be a con siderable increase of acreage and a much larger area planted for next crop. Now the trade reports an nounce that the increase of acreage of Spring and Winter wheat will amount to 2,000,000 acres more than last year, making a total of about 39,000,000 acres, from which the estimated yield will be between 586,000,000 and 593,000,030 bushels, provided nothing happens to injure ihe crop This is between 30,000,- 000 and 50.000.000 bushels more than the present crop. This in the face, too, of the fact that the reports from the crops in Argentina and India, indicate fair crops in both of these countries, reducing the amount that will be needed from this coun try. If there had been no increase of acreage, there is little probability of high prices next year to bear any comparison with the prices of this year, but with this increase of acre age, and the fair prospects of good crops in other wheat growing coun tries, the probability is still less. There is a competition war on be tween two Kansas city justices of the peace in the marrying business. One of them has been taking business away from the other by low charges, and now the other has bristled up and offers to do the knot -tying gratis and throw in a couple of theatre tickets to boot. With such inducements there is no reason why he shouldn't do a smashing tying business. The New York Sun which now shines for Tracy, rises to remark that the "election of George would give a tremendous shock to the credit of this city." Bat it would give a still more tremendous shock to Boss Piatt and his co labotating machinists, including the Sun. King Oscar of Sweden is not only a very popular King, but a very democratic sort of a fellow. Re cently his admirers presented him with a Durse of 220.000 crowns. He f took tbe money, but will use it check ing tubercular diseases in Sweden. St. Louis river men are going to compete with tbe railroads by estab lisbing lines of big steel barges and carrying grain from St. Louis to ntpot Orleans for three cents a bushel. They contemplate no diffi culty in floating their stock. The Dry Goods Economist says some of the New England cotton manufacturers are now making ex periments with a view to using some of their machinery In the manufac ture of silk. The mariners on the big lakes up North are having considerable diflfi culty navigating them in consequence of tbe immense volumes of smoke caused bv bnrninir forests in Wis consin. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse broke the record from New York to Sonthampton by eighteen hours, and encountered very rough weather, too. As a record breaker both ways she is a success. That Austrian woman who in her attempts to commit suicide cut off a piece of her tongue, didn t succeed, hnt it was a cruel infliction for a woman to put upon herself; They are boring a deep artesian well in Pittsburg to test the tempera ture under that town. Perhaps they are trying to find out if Hades is as near Pittsburg as Sam Jones says it is. Oen. Mcintosh of the Northwest TVrritorv is waiting until some fellow finHc the North pole, and then he i , , I .n aM forward and "ll LY "Vt says he owns it Kaiser William smokes cigarettes. w knew there was something the matter with bim, and now we under- I stand it. SUPERIOR COURT Adjiurned Yaaterdiy fcr the Term -Bond of Def ndanU!tn the Ooateated Cl j sec tion Catei Fix d by the Coqt. Yesterday in the Superior Court Ire dell Meares. Eq . couniel for tbe plain tiffs In the case of State of North Caro lina in relation of Richard B. Clowe vs. John R Melton, State of North Caro lina in relation ot Harry Hill vs. L H. Bryant, and State of North Carolina ia relation of W. H. Northrop. Jr.. vs. F. B. Rice et al made motion for increase of tbe bonds of the defendants in these cases, which was opposed by Marsden Bellamy, Esq., counsel for tbe defend ants. Judge Allen fixed the bonds as follows: F. B. Rice. $500; J. E. Taylor, $S00; J. R, Melton, $500, L, H. Bryant, 400, and Wm. Strnthers MOO. Tbe following entry was also otdered made ia the three cases : "Ordered that all ffi javits and papers produced and pre sented before tbe fudge, at Chambers in Goldsboro, be filed in tbe caass by coun sel." Otber cases were disposed of as fol lows : M. Sophia Blossom, et at., vs. James Cowan; if bond be not given it is hereby ordered, consent being given, tbat judg ment be given as of this term. M. S. Finlaysoa vs. First National Bank. Order beretotore made stricken out and case dismissed. Eliza Carter vs. Charles Carter. Di vorce granted. M. S. Blossom et al. vs. Henry Green et al. Continued. W. W. Hodges et at. vs. Walker Tay lor. Junius Davis made referee, '.j A. C. Wessell et al. vs Wm. Howard and wife. Proper new parties made plaintiffs. National Mechanics' Bank et al. vs. Peregoy-Jenkins Co. Judgment for pe titioner. Eliza Moore vs. Thomas A. Moore. Alias summons. Stephen Nelson vs. Thomas Rivera, Jr Temporary receiver, J. E. Taylor made permanent receiver. W. E. Worth & Co. vs. Tbe California Fruit Transportation Company. Non suit. Jessie R. Strauss, executrix, etc., vs. City of Wilmington. Time allowed to file answer. The Butterick Publishing Company (limited) vs. C. W. Polvogt at Co. Time allowed to file answer. Edward Highsmith vs. City of Wil mington, (ulgment for plaintiff. Tbe Wendish Mulhauser Brewing Company vs. Louis Weil. Time allow ed to file pleadings. Hiram M oore vs. Wdmlngton Sea- coast Railroad Company. Time allowed to file answer. Allan Rutherford vs. D. L. Russell. Time allowed to file answer. H L. Levering vs. Adrian & Vollers. Judgment. Armour Pacxing Company vs. G. W. Williams, et al. Sixty days allowed de fendant to file answer as of this term. F. H. Blodgett vs. Union Construction Company. Ordered that the judgment heretofore made be stricken out. James F. Post vs. C. F. Von Kampen. Heard on report of referee, and judg ment against plaintiff for cost and an allowance for referee were signed. In the case of T. B. Burnett vs. W., N. & N. Railway Company, argument by counsel on motion for a new trial was beard,' but motion was overruled and judgment given. An appeal was taken, but notice of appeal was waived and bond fixed at $25. Thirty,; days were allowed defendant to make out state ment of case on appeal, and thirty days thereafter were allowed plaintiff to make counter statement. By request of counsel the finding of facts in tbe case of tbe City of Wilming ton vs. Mrs. R. C. Stoker et al.. and the judgment may be signed and filed at Chambers and out ot term as of this term. It was ordered by the Court that Jno. D. Bellamy and A. M. Waddell. special commissioners, be allowed fiuu eacn, and A. M. Waddell, special master, al lowed $50; all on account of fees in tbe J. McD. Tate vs. Bank of New Hanover matter. At 5 45 o'clock Court took a recess until 0 o'clock, at which time adjourn ment was taken for the term. THE CRIMINAL COURT Will Convene In WUmlattin To-morrow One Capital Case on tbe OalSDdar. The Criminal Court convenes to morrow morning at iu ociocx in tne Court House, Judge Thos. H Sutton presiding, and M. C. Richardson, Esq., solicitor. Tnere are several cases of im portance to be disposed of at this term, among which is one capital felony case. George Johnson, colored, a native of South Carolina, will be placed On trial for bis life. Johnson is charged with feloniously assaulting a colored girl on the afternoon of July 24th last, between this city and Meares' Bluff; and it was at the latter place he was arrested and landed in jail by Deputy Sheriff J. P. Fiynn the next day. The name of the girl alleged to have been assaulted by Johnson is Lou Bjrta; she resides not far from Clinton and at tbe time ot tne commission ot tne auegeo crime was vlsitine the city as aa excursionist. Johnson, tbe accused, was arraigned at . 1. a a l a. 1 the last term oi toe criminal uun, m progress at the time the alleged assault was made, and piean not gamy. ja-aa City Tax OoUeetlons. The tax books in tbe office of tbe City Tax Collector show that at tbe close of business in his office last Friday the collections from tbe j real estate tax book of 1897, from September 1st, 1897, when the tax book was "turned over" to the tax collector by the tax lister, ex ceed the collections from the real estate tax book of 1898 for a like period in that year by tbe sum of $8,214.16, although the rate of taxation tor 1897 is only per cent., as against 1& per cent, for 1896. Marriage licenses were issued to one colored and two white couples during tbe past week. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The "Board Mt Yeatsrday In Adjiarned Session Battlement cf tha Standard a?p Question Aatn Postponed. Tbe Board ot County Commissioners met yesterday at 9 25 o'clock pursuant to adjournment, with Chairman F. W. Foster and Commissioners Moore, Nixon, Dempsey and Alexander in their seats. Tbe minutes of the firemen's meeting were read and approved. Mr. L. Hanson appeared before the Board and showed tbat certain property oi bis bad been assessed too high by $1,000 and bis request to be relieved from tbe payment of tax on $1,000 was granted. Mr. B. H. J. Ahrens was relieved oi the payment of tax on $300 worth oi scientific instruments upon his explain ing tbat there had been some mistake, as he never owned any. The heirs ot the late A. C Wessell were relieved of tbe payment of tax on real-estate sold to William Jackson and listed by bim. Capt. T. B. Williams was relieved from tbe payment of $8 00 taxes on real estate, the house having been destroyed by fire and tbe ground being assessed at $50 00. Walter L. Yates was declared exempt from the payment of poll tax on account of physical disabilities. The estate of Edward Lafferty, who was killed on the W. & W. railroad some time ago, was relieved of tbe payment of poll taxes due by the deceased. At this point the standard keeper matter came up for settlement, but as the county attorney was too unwell to be present it was postponed to an aC j -urned meeting. Chairman Foster stated tbat he bad atked dry goods merchants to send sam ples ot blankets to tbe jail from whlcb the county could buy for tbe Winter, but only one merchant had responded so far, and the chairman thought that the matter had bstter be deferred till the meeting next week, which was done. The bill of Messrs. Atkinson & Chad bourn for insurance on school property was returned for the signature of the school committeemen in the district concerned. The claim of Deputy Sheriff Fly nn tor compensation for his services in tbe arrest of bimon Prince was postponed for action till next meeting. Assistant Register of Deeds Manly exhibited receipt for $30.40, the amount due the county from 82 . marriage licenses issued by him. k The travelling expenses of New Han over patients to the Eastern Hospital at Goldsboro were ordered paid, itemized statements having been furnished by Daniel Reid, steward. Tbe Board took a recess till 2 80 p. m. Wednesday. THE CITY MARKETS Well Supplied Yesterday-New River OrS Uis C jmiQg in Plentttuily Other Chciie Edibles. The supply of vegetables and other articles of food was better- and more varied yesterday on the city markets han it has been in some time. Oysters are beginning to come in freely, though the weather was too warm for them to be in good demand yesterday. There was a good assortment of fish, also plen ty of fresh pork and sausage. Of vege tables, tomatoescabbage, lettuce, butter beans and turnips were a few of the varieties in most general demand. E ggs are lower than tbey were a week or so ago, and sold yesterday for 15 cents per ozen. Vegetables S weet potatoes, 15c per peck; Irish potatoes, 85c per peck; toma toes. 5 to 10c per quart; collards, 5c per head; field peas. 5c per quart; butter beans, 8c per quart; string beans, 2c per quart: onions, 5 to 10; per quart; cabbage. 5 to 10c each; turnips, 5c per bunch; roasting ears. 20c per dozen; let tuce, 5c per head; bell peppers,! 20c per peck. Meats Steak, loin, 12c; round, 10c; chuck beef, 6 to 7c; stew, 5 to 6c; mut ton, 10 to 12c; veal, 10 to 12c; tongue, ii to 15c; fresh pork, 10c; sau sage, 10c. Clams. Crabs and Shrimps Clams, 15c per quart; soft crabs. 80 to 40c per dozen; channel crabs, 10c per dozen; shrimps, 10c per quart.. Fruit Grapes, 20c per peck; apples, 30; per peck; pears, 40c per peck. Poultry Grown fowls, 25 to 35c each; Spring chickens, 15 to 80c each; dressed chickens, 80 to 85c. Fish September mullets, 10 to 15c per bnnch; drum, 15c each; pig fish, 15c per bnncb; blue fish, 15c per bunch; spots, 15c per bunch; flounders, 10c per bunch. Oysters New River, $100 per gallon; Stump Sound, 75c per gallon; Myrtle Grove, 60c per gallon. Boblnson and Prankltn Bfot.'s Clrous, On the first of next month the folks of Wilmington will have the pleasure of witnessing the performance of a genuine up to date circus John Robinson and Franklin Brothers great combination circus. Tbis circus is a descendant of the old John Robinson show, and has a fine menagerie and a large corps of artists. The show will arrive in tbe city on Sunday, the 31st inst., pitching its large canvas at Hilton, preparatory for two performances to take place the next day. MOVED TO SAMPiON. Trial of A. J. and C. I. Perry, Indicted for Murder in Bladen County. Special Star TeUeram. Elizabkthtown. N. C, October 7. After tbe filiac ot affidavits and counter- affidavits to day, the case of the State vs. A. T. Perry and C. L. Perry was moved to Sampson county, for trial next week. - The Britiab Bteamtaip eanaa. The British steamship Sahara passed don the river yesterday afternoon and attracted no small degree of attention. Tbe neonle were standisg in groups on tbe streets near the river and watching the big vessel go slowly down stream as the hoarse notes from her whistle were answered in salute by the smaller craft near by. NOT YELLOW FEVER. Senselen Bam-r Stsrted by tbe Death, of a Bt ranger at tha Staman'a Home of Hemo rhaaio Malarial Fever. Up to yesterday Wilmington had escaped the fertile imagination of the creators of vellow fever rumors, but now such a thing is at an end, as yester day afternoon a report was in circulation around tbe city that the yellow fever had at last found its way into tbe city brought in by a man who died about 8.30 o'clock in the Seaman's Home, on Front street, between Dock and Or ange. The report was entirely false, and was constructed on the following facts: Wednesday afternoon about 5 o'clock a white man went to the Seaman's Home, Mr. H. A. Kure proprietor, and engaged a night's lodging. He gave his name as H. O. Alexander, and said he was a peddler. He then went to the room as signed him, saying that he did not feel well, but after a good night's sleep he would be all right. Yesterday morning, however, be did not make bis appear ance, and Mrs. Kure and a servant went to bis room about 10 o'clock, bnt as be appeared to be asleep, did not disturb him. When the noon hour arrived and still he had not come out, Mr. Kure went to Alexander's room and found him in a dying condition. Dr. W. D. McMillan, Superintendent of Health, was immediately sent for, and upon his arrival pronounced the case to be hem orrhagic malarial fever, of a pernicious type. About four hours later Alexan der entered into death. A rumor was soon started that the man had died of yellow fever; bnt there was not the slightest' foundation for the report. Dr. W, D. McMillan, Superin tendent of Health, who carefully diag nosed tbe case, authorizes the Star to state tbat there was not a symptom of yellow fever present, and be calls atten tion to tbe fact that there were two deaths here last month from hemor rhagic fever, both of which were in cluded in the report for September, printed in the Star On the person ot tne dead man was found a letter written by his sifter from Summerville, S. C, and addressed and received at Bennettsville, S. C. Mr. Kure telegraphed to Summerville to see what disposition should be made of the body and last night received a re ply asking tbat the body be shipped to his relatives at Summerville, S. C. The deceased was a stranger In Wil mington, and is described as of medium height, fair complexion, light moustache and weight about 140 pounds. He had tbe appearance of a man about 28 or 30 years of age, and although well dressed had no baggage. A False Bepttt. In this week's Pender Star appears tbe following: "Wilmington is threatened witb an epidemic of scarlet fever. Although the local papers are trying to suppress the fact, there are between twenty and thirty cases now and new cases almost daily. A Star representative yesterday after noon called at the office of Dr. W. D, McMillan, Superintendent of Health, and was informed by Dr. McMillan that there was no truth whatever in the above article; tbat there is at present no epi demic of scarlet fever in tbe city, nor is there any likelihood of there being an epidemic. The record in the office shows that there are now only five cases of scarlet fever and four of diphtheria ex isting in the city; all of which are quaran tined. THE STATE FAIH. An Invitation Extended ti Preaidant Mc- Ktnlay to Attend. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh. N.- C, October 7. Presi dent R. H. Battle, of tbe State Fair, goes to Washington Saturday to extend President McKinley an invitation to at tend the State Fair. J. E. Boyd, Gen. Cox and President mute will extend a personal invitation to the President to J . . . ..a na a 1 be present Wednesday and inurscay. THE RICE CROP. The Weekly 8 tat em nt Itaned by Messrs, Dan Telmage'e Sons & Co, Messrs. Dan Talmage's Sons & Co, have tbe following to say regarding the rice crop Tbe demand for rice during the past week was rather irregular, bnt in tbe ag gregate footed up quite equal to its pre decessor. That stocks in all distributing centres are light is evidenced by the per emptory instructions for immediate shipment of all orders. In the matter of stock the market is better supplied.but the most desirable selections are only obtained by engaging in advance of ar rival. Advices from tbe South note sharp de mand at Charleston with prices main tained at former range. In New Orleans tbe assortment bas enlarged, but as tbe quantity is limited, prices are firm. Cables trom abroad note generally strong markets. Latest advices trom the rice-producing countries continue to corroborate tbe almost undoubted ex pectation tbat the European supply is sure to fall considerably abort ot the av erage of previous years, Tbe strong position of wbeat is like wise influencing the course of rice for the present. Taimage, New Orleans, telegraphs Louisiana crop movement to date : Re ceipts 220.690 rough, inclusive of amount carried over; last year 534 ouu sacxs sales, cleaned (estimated) 29.78S barrels; last year 48.750 barrels; offerings light and firmly held Taimage, Charleston, telegraphs Caro lina crop movement to date : Receipts, cleaned, 6,275 barrels; sales. 5,860, Steady demand at former range of prices. COTTON FACT8 AND FIGURES. Buyers and sellers were apart vester day on cotton and there were no trans' actions. Six and one-sixteenth cents was offered, but those who had tbe staple to sell wanted six and one-eighth cents and wouldn't let it go for less. The quotation at both Savannah and Charles ton yesterday was only 5 . The receipts yesterday fell somewhat under, the receipts for the Correspond ing day of last year, being 3.090 bales, agajpat 3,241, Died at Voor O'clock Tetter day After aoon. The Star regrets exceedingly to an nounce the death of the little son of Mr A. H. Brenner, agent here for Capt. J H. Sloan. He passed away yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the age of two and one-half years. The grief stricken parents left with the remains last even ing rt 7.15 o'clock for Augusta, Ga., their former home, where the interment will be made. A LONG DRY SPELL- Spring?, Wei la and Water Coarsaa rrjioa TJn Pfaiotr, Vc taioea ana Other Crops Damtged Water for Drinkins at a Premium In Many Ssetiona. It has been a longtime since there was a speil of dry weather so prolonged or so widely prevalent as that which we are experiencing now. The total rainfall, according to the Weather Bureau report, in the month of September was one and fifty-four hundredths inches, and when it Is stated that the average rainfall is five and seventeen hundredths inches it will be seen how very mnch dryer it was in September this year. than it usually is in that month. In August the rninfall was only a fraction over three Inches. In fact it has been seventy Or eighty days since was a plenty ot rain. The drought is very general. Rsports received by the Weather Bureau tor sev eral days show tbat not one hundredth of an inch of rain fell in ten Southern States during the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m. Saturday. The people living along the streams say that tbey are lower now than in ten years. Tbe Cape Fear river sbows only two tenths of an inch at Fayetteville and for over a month river transportation has been badly delayed. Inconvenience is experienced also from the brackishnesi of the water caused by the drought. When the river is extremely low as it has been tor tbe last month or so, the salt water.from the ocean is brougbt up with the tide, mak ing it almost impossible or certainly very inconvenient to use the river water in steam boilers. Water for drinking purposes Is at a premium all over the eastern portion of the State and in some places has to be hauled trom seven to ten mi les. Branches and creeks bave dried up so that the beasts of the field cannot get water to drink, and in some cases have perished from thirst. The crops, of course, have suffered materially. Tbe drv weather began in time to injure .tbe cotton crop quite a little, and sweet potatoes and peanuts bave been injured to such an extent that not more than two-thirds of a -crop of either has been made. A good rain. wnenever it comes, win be most welcome. Death of an Etttmable Jjady. Miss Sophia Andrews, who bad rela tives and many friends and acquain tances in Wilmington, died last Wednesday morning suddenly at her home near Carver's Creek, Bladen county. The deceased was a sister of tbe late Dr. Wm. Andrews, and about 70 years of age. She was long a member ot tbe Piesbytenan church and noted for her Christian piety and bene volecct. CUBANS CROSS THE TROCHA. The Soldi; ra Who Aoocmpluhed This Are Bald To Be Commanded By Grarete. Copyrighted by Tames Gordon Bennett, 1897, .Special to the Baltimore Sun, Havana, Cuba, October. 8 A large body of Cuban rebels has succeed ed in forcing a passage through the Jucaro-Moron trccha, in Camaguey. Tnis invading army, which comes from the east, is said to be commanded by Gen. Calixto Gsrcia. Gen. Maximo Gomez, who a abort time ago ctossed tbe trocba from the west, is believed to have joined Gai eta's forces in Camaguey. It is said tbat tbe Cub in forces consist of the Oriental Infantry, the Camaguey Cavalry and three, batteries Tne Cubans, flushed by their recent capture ot Victoria de las Tunas, where they se zed a thousand r fl:s. more than a million cartridges, two Krupp guns and five bundled shells, w 11 probably carry tbe bulk of the lr army to the west ern provinces. ANOTHER BLUE BEARD. Confesses the Murder ot fi jnrteen Wives Shewed Four Human Hire. Rotterdam, October, 8 A man named Gustave Muller bas surrendered to the city police, confessing the mur der of bis wife and child. As proot of tbe truth of his confession he produced from his pocket four human ears. Tbe police, on seaicbing bis honse. found tbe two bodies. Subsequently be confessed that he bad also Killed bis parents, maltilating their remains in the same fashion and then he made the as tonishing 'statement that he had simi larly disposed of fourteen wives whom he had marritd in various parts of the world. CONFEDERATE VETERANS DAY. Office of Adjutant L. O'B. Branch, Camp No jij. U.C. V. ! Raleigh, N. C , October, 1897. Comrades It is the desire of the North Carolina State Fair managers to make Wednesday, October 20, 1897, Confederate Veterans' Day, when the portrait ot Z. B Vance, Harry K. Bur gwyn and John R. Lane, Colonels of the 26th Regiment North Carolina State Troops in tbe war for Southern inde pendence, will be formally presented to tbe State of North Carolina at the State Fair grounds. This work of art wilt be presented, on tbe part of friends of these gallant officers, by Mr. John Burgwyn McRae, of Jackson, N. C, and tbe re ception speech will be made by tbe Hon. Walter A. Montgomery, Justice ot the North Carolina Supreme Court. For tbe purpose of making the neces sary arrangements, the matter has been placed in the hands of L. O'B. Branch Camp at Raleigh, and it has been agreed that all Confederate Veterans will be ad mitted free to the grounds on that day, upon the following terms: Each vete ran will be requ red to file with the Ad jutant of L. O'B. Bronch Camp a certi ficate, signed by the Commander and Adjutant of bis borne Camp, certifying that the bearer is a member in full and regular standing in his Camp, when a ticket of admission will be istued to tbe bearer. No ticket of admission will be issued without this certificate. By order of P. E. Hines, Com. L O'B. Branch Camp 515, U. C.V. J. C. Birdsong, Adjutant. A Common Experience. Scene I Mr. Johnson is ooliged to give up work, remain in the bouse and take care of himself on account of a dread ml scrofula sore on one of bis limbs. Scene II Mr. Johnson reads a testimo nial which tells of scrofulous troubles cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. He re solves to try it sends for a bottle and begins taking it. Scene III. Mr. Johnson has taken six bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla. His scrofula sore is cured. He is feeling ' stronger, has a good appetite and is able to attend to his work. He writes atestimonial telling of bis experience witb rlood s aarsaparilla. and recom mends it to others. POWDER Absolutely Pur ROYAL SAKNM POWMB 00., HW YORK. SPAIN AND CUBA. Weylei'a Recall Oor firmed The Govern ment Will Devote Itself to the Peet flaation of the Island. By Cable to the Horning Star. Madrid, Oct. 9. The cabinet to day held a lour hours session, during which the decision previously arrived at re garding the recall from Cuba of Captain General Wev.ler was confirmed.! , El Heraldo makes tbe announcement that the Captain General of Porto Rico will be appointed acting Governor of Cuba pending the arrival of Marshal Blanco. In replying to a number of Cuban Senators who bad offered their sup port to the Government, Premier Sagasta said that tbe Government would devote Itself before all else to the pacification of Cuba and would then introduce in the Island a' model administration. The government, the Premier added, considered that the pacification of Cuba would facilitate the restoration of peace in the Pbilipptne islands, where the situation now is seri ous. Havana, October . Following the appointment of Marshal Blanco to suc ceed Captain General Weyler, the Mar quis Pal merola, civil governor of Havana, and the other provincial governors have tendered their resignations. GOVERNMENT DRY DOCK 5. Repairs 10 Be Made lo Make Them Imme ' distely Available. By Telegraph to the Morning 'Star. Washington, October 9. Secretary Long to-day made public the report of the special naval board charged with the duty of reporting upon the extent of the repairs needed by the present wooden dry docks on the Atlantic coast in order to make them immediately available for naval uses. The board rec ommends that all of tbese docks, five in number, viz: Two at New York, one at League Island, one at Norfolk and one at Port Royal, S. C, be fitted with con crete entrances in place of those of tim ber, and that otber alterations conse quent upon this change be made as de scribed in the report, mainly in the di rection of enlarging the capacity of the docks and of making repairs of such a nature as to look to the gradual trans formation of the docks into solid con crete docks of full capacity. The esti mated cost of these repairs Is about $240,000 each. RAILROAD TRAFFIC Meeting of Rp erect atlves of Sjaihsastern Licet to Be Held In Cincinnati Thurs- day. r By Telegraph to the Morning Star, Chicago, October 9. A call was is- J f sued to day for a meeting of the South eastern lines to be held in Cincinnati, October 14th, for the purpose of consid-1 ering Winter tourist rates and the points to which tbey shall be applied. There is little likelihood that the roads running east from Chicago will follow the action of the Northern roads and raise the rates on eastbouod grain and fl jur. They are of the opinion that too much of this traffic has been going east bv the northern routes and they are not willing to take scion that might re-ult in the loss of any greater portion of it to them. It is likely tbat a meeting of the traffic officials of the eastern roads will be held in the near future to consider the action of the northern roads and to ' decide upon the best line of action -for J tbe roads out of Chicago to pursue. - eeSSSSBSsV-S-iaSSSaaa' ' j, , j FROM THE KLONDIKE. Steamer Bosal e Bought 130 Pairengert aid Abont $12,000 in Gold. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. . Seajtle, Wash., October 9. The steamer Rosalie arrived here to nigbt from Skaguay and Dea, Alaska. The Rosalie brougbt down 18S passen gers, most ot tnem coming irom dxa- guay. Amoeg tne passengers were six from Dawson City, who came out, over tbe Dalton trail. Tbey were Pat Calvin and wife, Cbarles Thebo, C. E. Gar risb, C. H. Davis and a man named Bede. Tbey had about $12 000 in nuggets be tween them. Tbey leit Dawson August 29th, and arrived at Paine's Mission. September 23d. They report that rich strikes , bave - been made on Hunker creek, which is as rich as the bonanza of Eldorado. The total output tbis year will exceed any estimate ever made. The Rosalie reports everything quiet at -Skaguay. Many miners have completed cabins m which to winter and others are caching their supplies preparatory to leaving till next Spring, when tbey will again try the pass. FIRE AT BENNETTSVILLE. i Part cf the Business Portion Burned' Lota Badmeted at $15,000. By Telegraph to the Moraine Stat. Charleston, S. C, October 9. A special to tbe News and Courier reports the burning of a large part of the busi ness portion of Bennettsville, Marlboro connty, this State. The estimated loss is $15,000, and the estimated insurance 2,800. Col. C. S. McCatl was the heavi est loser, losing $6,060; no insurance. President John A. Cunningham. LL. D i of tbe State Female Normal school at farmville, Va , died last night of meningitis, aged 52 yeats. He leaves a wife and one son. The secretary of war has ordered troop E . sixth U S cavalry, consisting of fifty men, to proceed at once to Lynch burg, Va to be in attendance at the State fair to be held at that point Oc tober 12 16. ! ICuREFITS When I say I cure I do not mean merely to atop them lor a time and then have them return again. I mean a radical cure. I have made the diaeaae ot FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS a life long stndy. I warrant my remedy to en the worst oases. Because others have failed ia no reason tor not now receiving a cure, sena at onee for a treatise aad a Free Bottle of my Infallible remedy. Give Ex- press and Po toffl ce i rnol.WJ.PrHE.F.D.4fieaiSt.,iiewYorl 1 i which has looked upon this
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