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jfEW ENGLAND COTTON MANU
FACTURERS. The New England Cotton Manu
facturers' Association held its 63d
semi-annual meeting In Philadelphia
this week, at which some interesting
papers were read. One of these was
Dy Arthur Parkinson, of Providence,
R. I., of which the following is a
portion as reported by l3ie wires:
"tn well known that Southern man
ufacturers, witbtne present conditions,
can undenelKor compete easily with the
Eastern miiis on medium and coarse
fabrics, aud the future looks dark for
New E island. Tbe facilities for raanu
kc.unng have been so increased that in
many lines ol goods tbe existing manu
facturing establishments can produce a
fast amount more than what tbe United
States cm consume, and it seems eacb
jtir wnl cause stagnation for the in
dustry" and of course tbe usual stop
pages ot mills during certain pcnoa.
Asa result ol this continued competition
in certain lines of goods f or the borne
market, tbe prices are low, wages are
lo and tariff legislation cannot help
matters, (or the mercbaat and jobber
will buy in the cheapest market, and
that means Southern looms will been
gaged ahead and the New England mills
oust take what is left."
This is a pretty candid admission
that the South has taken the wind
from the sails of New England in
the manufacture of "medium and
coarse fabrics, and that
and that the New
England mill men may as well make
up their minds to cease trying to
compete in these and turn their at
tention to lines of goods iin which
they will not have to encounter
Southern competition. We are not
sufficiently familiar with the grading
of goods to fully understand what is
embraced in the term "medium," or
how nearly it approaches tbe finer
fabrics, but we infer that it has con
siderable range since Mr. Parkinson
speaks of "many lines" Iin which
Southern mills undersell the New
England mills. It would be inter
esting to know in this connection
how many grades of goods are em
braced in these "manjr Hjnes" that
the New England millers took ic for
granted a few years ago could not
be made ra the Sontb, and who
consoled themselves with the belief
that the only competition from the
South against which' they would bave
to contend would be in the coarse
goods, on which tbe profit was
small and for which they did not
care much. These ihey surrendered
.without manv serious "regrets. But
the scope of the competition has
been widening until the New Eng
land mills have found themselves
confronted with competition in
many lines which thev did not
dream of. ' L -
This suggests some inquiries. If
the Southern mills have proved such
formidable competitors as to drive
Northern mills out of the market in
many lines of goods, to force them
to pay lower wages, &ci, and yet
make money, how are the New Bng
land mills going to withstand com
petition from the same quarter when
our mills branch out arid become
competitors in the finer grades
'o which the New England
mills yet have the field al,
most to themselves ? With the
continuous and rapid increase
n the number of Southern mills the
time will come when the market or
tbe medium and coarse fabrics will
be overdone and branching out into
the finer and more profitable grades
H1 become a business necessity
'bat time will surely Jcome and it
cannot be very far off. Some of our
Southern manufacturers are begin
,UK to realize this now and conse
quently ate putting np mills and
pipping them with the 'very latest
lad best machinery, adapted to any
ciass of work they may deem it ad
"sable to undertake
Some of the more far seeing New
England mill men also realize this,
'or after tonrs among the Southern
mills, and noting tbe progress that
nas been made in improving on their
"nes of work, the equipment of some
01 the new mills, &c, they have
wamed their New England friend
gainst the delusion that they would
,urever have undisputed possession
of the market for thd finer grades of
iods. Acting on Ltheae observa
"us and warnings, some! of the New
England mills have prepared to en
ageia the manufacture of lineu and
otners of woollen goods.
U the Southern mills can manuf ac
lre goods so much cheaper than tbe
Northern mills as to be able to un
dersell them in the home market, and
make it impossible for the Northern
mills to maintain a foothold where
this competition exists what is to
prevent the Southern mills from cov
ering tbe whole field and controlling
the market for all the lines when
they get ready to branch out? Noth
ing. As there is nothing in the geo
graphic, physical or climatic condi
tions to prevent it it becomes simply
a question of capital and skill, both
of which will be obtainable when the
conditions invite them and they can
be profitably employed.
Capital goes where it sees tbe most
inducement in the way of returns. It
knows neither country nor creo-
graphic lines. All it asks is that it
be protected, and that there be rea
sonable prospects that it will be prof
itably invested. That's all. Capital
will command all the skilled labor
for which it has any use-lf it can't
be found in one place or one section
it will be brought from another place
or another section, and if it can't be
found in this country it will be
brought from another. But this will
not be necessary for Southern boys
and girls have demonstrated a ca
pacity for this kiod of work that
leaves little doubt that they will
readily master the higher grades of
goods as they have the lower grades
on which they got their first school
ing in this business. Some of the
New England mill men who have
noted their readiness to learn have
declared that the average mill hands
of the South have more intelligence
and a higher order of capacity than
the average operatives in the New
England mills which are now largely
composed of Canadians who have
taken tbe places of the native opera
tives. But these natives with all their re
puted skill acquired their skilfulness
at the looms upon which they work,
and they bad to learn just as our
Southern operators will have to learn
and acquire skill by practice at the
loom. They will advance from one
grade to another, going from the
lower to the higher, until they mas
ter all tbe mysteries ot the loom. But
in addition to this as wages fall in
New England and as lower priced
Canadians come in to take their
places at the looms the New Bng
land skilled operators will seek other
fields andone of these fields will be
the South, and thus New England
will eventually supply much of both
the capital and the skilled labor to
establish and operate Southern mills
MINOR MENTION.
From time to time we find in our
exchanges object lessons illustrating
the workings of our tariff and finan
cial systems. Here is one that has a
good deal more in it than may ap
Dear at first sight. The First Na
tional Bank of New Albany, Ind.
has gone into liquidation, tbe rea
sons for which are thus given by the
directors: . I
Tbe First National Bank has been
organized for thirty-two and oue-haif
vears. ic bas never failed to pav a divi
dend eacb Six montns, aggregating in
dividends and earnings one million, two
hundred and twenty-two thousand. three
bundred and tbirty-etgbt dollars, and in
addition has returned to tbe stochooi-
ders in casta one third of tbe original
capital of tbree hundred thousand dol
lars.
Having always made good returns on
tbe capital tbe directors feel unwilling to
run tbe bialc simply to pay expensst.
taxea. etc.
'This state of affairs arises irom tne
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low rates of interest and tbe comparative.
mall demand for money.
Isn't it somewhat remarkable that
a bank which has. done a good busi
ness for thirty-two years and weath
ered several financial panics and
periods ot business depression in the
meantime should close its doors,
tab rlnvn its sicn and 20 out of
Hiisinss iust at a time when tnat
great wave of prosperity struck the
fnnntrv ? Of can it be that this
bank had failed to discover the pres
ence of this great prosperity ? There
is little demand for money, the di
rectors say, and, therefore, ot course,
nm ratM of interest. But isn't this
a proof that this much talked of pros
perity isn't the genuine article ? in
prosperous times enterprise is afoot
.nH thr. ia a demand tor money. It
.uu ..'v. . - -- -
does not lie locked up in bank
vaults, but is taken out and
r.M nto rinni ation. A Iduriic ui
money in tbe banks Is as much an e v
idence of the absence ot prosperity
as an abundance of money in circu
lation is an evidence of its presence
This also illustrates one of the glar
ing defects of our present faulty
monetary system. A tew montns
ago there was not money enough in
that section of tbe country "to move
the crops" and the banks were send
ing to the Eastern banks and to tne
United States Treasury to get It, and
now before the crops are all moved
we hear of banks closing (this New
Albany bank was not tbe first) for
the reason that tney nave mote
money than they can find borrowers
for and interest rates are too low to
keep doors open. Doesn't this show
that there is a screw loose, and a big
screw, too, in that system ?
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It is said that the three funda
mental points in Secretary Gage's
currency reform plan are: 1st, the
refunding of the bonded debt by the
issue of 2 per cent, gold bonds; 2d,
the gradual retirement of the green
backs and. Treasury notes; 3d, the
extension of the national banking
system so as to provide for a more
elastic currency and better meet the
needs of communities which now
have no banking facilities. The first
of these wilt fail because Congress
will not. authorize 'the issuing of
gold bonds in place of tbe outstand
ing bonds, and thus commit the Gov
ernment to payment in gold. The
second will fail because the plan con
templates the issuingof gold bonds
to secure gold to redeem and retire
tbe notes, and tor the additional rea
son that this would mean a con
traction of the volume of cur
rency. As the third hinges some
what on the second that will
probably fail, too, unless some other
plan may be devised to accomplish
it. The scheme to enlarge tbe scope
of the national banks so as to make
them of more general use is regarded
with favor by many who will not
listen to the proposition to issue
more bonds, and gold bonds, too, to
effect this. Congress might repeal
some of the restrictive features of the
national banking laws, and authorize
the issuing of notes to the full face
value of bonds deposited, reduce the
amount of capital required to start
banks to encourage establishing
them in small towns, and other
things to help them, but Congress
wouldn't touch gold bonds with a
forty-foot pole.
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The death ot Henry George, oc
curring at the time it did, so near
the day of election, materially com
plicates the outlook in Greater New
York. It leaves the party that he
led practically without a head and
with practically no candidate for
mayor, for the naming of his son as
his successor on the ticket was sim
ply a tribute to the memory of the
father. He is merely a figure-head
representing the name be bears and
is donbtless so regarded by those
who placed him on tbe ticket. What
ever of magnetism there may have
been in the father or in the name
does not attach to the son, who has
none of the claims to personal fol
lowing or devotion that the father
had. Henry George, the central
figure arouud whom the enthusiasm
centered, being removed, his follow
ing will naturally scatter and the
question is, where will the majority
of them go? As we see it Van
Wyck stands the est show of get
ting the larger number of them for
they were and are Democrats, and
their fight is not so much against
Van Wyck as a protest against the
management of Tammany; but as
between Tammany and a Republican
mayor, either in the person of Tracy
or Low, they will content themselves
with the protest they bave made and
vote for Van Wyck.
Luetgert seems to be in demand
not only by the museum men but
also by some of the women who want
to possess themselves of a freak. It
is said that be has received letters
from forty women offering to marry
him. They must take it for granted
that Mrs. Luetgert number 2 is dead,
and If so must be pretty well satis
fied that he put her out of the way.
Some odd freaks among the Chicago
women, too, if this story about the
letters isn't a lie.
Secretary Sherman says tbe Wol-
cott commission was not authorized
to make any definite propositions as
to a monetary conference. It is
somewhat remarkable that no re
marks on this line were made while
the propositions were pending, and
before the bust was announced.
A horseless carriage sent out in
New York with some election pla
cards for Low was stopped in its
career by running against rocks. The
rocks were not on the ground but in
the air, propelled by fellows who
HiHn'f take kiadlv to that way of
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electioneering.
The New York Sun calls the New
York Tribune a "traitor" and the
Tribune retorts by calling the Sun "a
filthy old polecat." From which it
would seem that the campaign in
that municipality is not only quite
warm but highly scented.
It is said that 68,000 people have
died of starvation in Cuba since the
war began, and that women and'
children are perishing daily, without
any prospect of bettering the condi
tion, which is getting worse instead
of better.
A New Orleans paper says it is es
timated that there are 40,000,000
microbes clinging to every hand-
strap in the street cars of that city.
And ev" ery one of 'em rides dead
head, too.
This is what is called an "off year'
in elections. When the result is an
nounced a good many of the
prophets will discover that they
were fearfully off in their calcula
tions. 4 ;
The New York World editorially
asks if Mr. Piatt is "crazy?" Don't
But if he is there seems to
be a large amount of method in his
era ze.
REV ROBERT STRANGE, D. O.
Returned to the CI jL.i: Night A Committee
Present Basoln lane from tbe Coagrega
tioa of St. James' Churah.
Rev.Robert Strange, D. D., and fam
ily returned to tbe city last night from
Lawrenceville, Va , and last night a Star
representative called at Dr. Struge's
residence, on Market street, between
Third and Fourth, to ascertain if the
call to the rectorship of Christ Church,
Norfolk, Va., which had been extended
to Dr. Strange, had been acted upon,
and was Informed that the call bas not
as yet been accepted, although Dr.
Strange has it under consideration.
A committee of five gentlemen, Col.
James G Burr, Capt. John Cowan and
Messrs. E. J. Powers. J. H. Boat wright
and J. V. Grainger, representing the con
gregation of Sc. James' Church, called at
tbe residence and presented to Dr.
Strange resolutions adopted by the con
gregation of St. James' Church, in meet
ing assembled last Friday night, request
ing him to withhold bis resigt- ation as
rector of that church, Col. James G.
Burr, representing the committee, pre
sented the resolutions and made tbe fol
lowing beautiful and touching address:
Dr Strange: I have been request
ed, as the oldest active member Of St.
lames' Parish, to sav a few words on
this occasion, which I do very willingly,
but I am quite sure that nothing I may
say can add to what has been so forcibly
expressed in those resolutions.
They convey to you, sir, tbe feelings,
the wishes and desires not of the church
only but of the whole community, and
you will see in them a reflection of tbe
sentiments of the people of Wilmington
in regard to yourself, as the Minister
of God and as tbe private citi
zen, Next to tbe approval of one's
conscience, the good opinion of cur
friends and neighbors is most precious,
and that yon have to tbe fullest extent,
for I hate sat under the teachings of
eight Rectors of this Parish and cannot
recall one who was nearer to the hearts
cf our people than your honored self.
Aud it is right that it should be so, right
that thev should be tenderly attached to
you, for in this Parish yon were born and
your kinfolk are all around you, and
above all the ashes of vour sacred dead
mingle with those of friends and rela
tives, sleeping in our beautiful cemetery
pf Oakdale.
You bave so endeared yourself to our
people tbat the thought of separation
cannot be entertained; out children are
growing up around you, you bave re
ceived them into the Church ia the
sacred rite of baptism, bave blessed them
when they entered upon the holy estate
of matrimony and in their hour of 8 mic
tion when the angel of death invaded the
sanctity of our homes and laid his icey
touch upon the loved ones in our nest;
when tbe heart was heavy and when the
head was hot, you have comforted and
sustained us with gentle words of sym
pathy, of encouragement and hope. Such
associations sir, cannot easily be severed
nor can such ties be broken without a
pang.
I I therefore on behalf of the commit
tee beg that you will give these resolu
tions your prayerful consideration, and
that your decision may be in accordance
with the earnest desire not only of your
own people, but of tbe entire community
also. .
Messrs. Geo. P. James, W. C. Crow
and Tom Myers, representing the O. A.
N, Society, which was organized and is
now conducted by Dr. Strange, were
a s) callers at the residence to request
Dr. Strange pot to resign tbe rectorship
I of St. James' church.
Danth of Mra. W. N. Ha oh, of AaUSVlUe.
Mrs. Margaret Morrison Hatch, wife
of Mr. W. N. Hatch, of Asbeville, died
last Friday night after a prolonged ill
ness. Tbe sad news was received here by
a telegram to Mr. Joseph H. McRee.who
is a brother of the deceased and with
whom the Star deeply sympathizes in
this bereavement.
Mrs. Hatch was Miss Margaret Mc
Ree, a daughter of Dr. J. F. McRee, a
distinguished physician in his day and
a grand-daughter of Dr. J.F. McRee, Sr.,
who was also widely and most favorably
known in Wilmington. '
Her husband and five children, the
eldest of whom is Mr. J. McRee Hatch,
of this city, survive her.
While Mrs. Hatch bad bean living in
Asheville since her marriage she never
lost her bold upon the friendship and
affection of a great many people in the
place where she was born and reared.
So that there are many hearts saddened
by tbe news that she is no more. She
was a memb er of the Episcopal church
at Asbeville, and In her church relations
as well as in her ordinary relations with
friends and acquaintances, she mani
fested a loveliness of spirit and disposition
tbat woa for her tbe affectionate regard
of all who knew her.
Mr. J. H. McRee left yesterday after
noon to attend the funeral, which will
doubtless be held to-day. Mr. McRee
Hatch had been at the bedside ot his
mother for several days.
Horn ci ia Early This Mcmlng.
About three o'clock this morning a
telephone message was received at the
Star office that a white man had
been shot on Nutt street. Enquiry
was made at the City Hall and it
was ascertained tbat the shooting took
place hear the works of tbe Carolina
Cooperage Company, that the shooting
was fatal and the man killed a stranger,
nonaged to be a sailor. The watch
man at the works, a white man named
Anderson, who it is alleged shot tbe
man. was arrested and taken to police
headquarters. He refused to say any
thing about tbe occurrence ex
cept that he shot the man in self-defence.
Coroner Jacobs was notified, and
went to the place to taae charge of the
body and make an investigation.
Cnarlaeton Off are Btit Beward for Arrest of
ffire-bagr.
Wilmington has been fortunate in not
possessing within its borders persons so
unscrupulous as to set fire to cotton
steamers. Charleston, however, has not
escaped; in lact, the firing of cotton
steamers has become sufficiently com
mon in that city to cause the city coun
cil to offer a reward of $5,000 tor the
detection, arrest and conviction of any
person or persons who have, or may
hereafter, set fire to cotton-laden ships
or vessels within
the port ot onaries-
ton.
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW.
To be Hld November lOch and 11th Bene
fit ot Oxford Orphan Aiylcm The
Committee and Pr ase.
The Chrysanthemum Show which the
ladies have been contemplating tor some
time past for tbe benefit of the Orphan
Asylum at Osford, will be given on the
evenings of November 10. b and 11th.
The exhibits will be made in the spa
cious and elegant parlors o' tbe Young
Men's Christian Association, while sev
eral adjoining rooms will bs decorated
and used as refreshment boothr. Each
evening a select programme of muse
will be rendered in the large and com
fortable auditorium of tbe building.
Tbe Chrysanthemum Show this year,
it is predicted, will surpass the one given
last year, so every one tbat attended the
entertanment last year will appreciate
the magnificent scale upon which this
show will be conducted, Mrs. M. S.
Willard is chairman of the general com
mittee and the following ladies will con
stitute the different sub-committees,
viz: -
Flower Committee Mrs. S H. Fish
blate (chairman), Miss Kate Cantwell,
Miss Sue Meares, Miss Anna Cantwell,
Miss Blanche David, Miss Lucy Latham,
Miss Mary Northrop and Miss Shrier.
The committee will be assisted in its
work by Messrs. 1. H. Hardin, E. O.
Toomer, J. C. Stout and J. T. Munds.
Refreshment Committee Mrs. Jas.
F. Post, Jr. (chairman), Mrs, H. G.
Smallbones, Mrs. C. C. Brown, Mrs.
William H. Chadbourn, Mrs. James
Jackson, Mrs. W. W. Hodges, Mrs. Mitt
Moore, Mrs. S. Mendelsohn, Mrs. E. P.
Bailey, Mrs., W. E. Storm and Mrs.
Sam'l Northrop. Messrs. . H. Watters.
H. P. West. R. W. Price, M. C. S,
Noble and Jas. F. Post, Jr., will assist
this committee.
Entertainment Committee Mrs. C.
H Robinson (chairman). Mrs. C. O.
Byerly, Mrs. W. H. Shaw. Mrs. C. H.
King, Miss Eliza Meares and Messrs
Chas. H. Robinson and James Calder.
A meeting of all the committees is
Called for Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the parlors of the Y. M. C. A.
The following prizes will be awarded,
viz: First prize (5) lor the.finest display
of pot and cut chrysanthemums;
second prize (85) for the finest
display of cut crysanthemums ; third
prize ($5) lot the finest growing chrysan
themums, one or more blooms; fourth
prize (85) for tbe finest miscellaneous
display of cut and pot flowers and plant?.
D jatb Of Mr-. El zab th A. BA.oDnfB.3.
The Star regrets to announce tbe
death of Mrs. Elizibsth A. McD jffi
She entered into rest last nigbt at 9 50
o'clock at her residence on Chesnut, be
tween Ninth and Tenth streets.
Tbe deceased was 75 years ol age.
She had been married twice, her first
husband having been Mr. Henry Bishop.
Their union was blessed with three
children, Rev. F. A. Bishop, of Newbern
Mr. Henrf Bishop, of this city, and Mr
Ch tries Bishop, of Myrtle Grove Sound.
Her second hus'rand was the late Geo.
McDuffie and their surviving children
are Mrs. E. F. Johnson, Mrs. J. M. Wil
liams and Mr. Dally McDuffie; all living
in Wilmington. The deceased lady was
a consistent member of Grace M. E
church.
The tnaeral will be conducted at 3
o'clock to-morrow afternoon from the
residence, 914 Chesnut street.
Navaisa Compaai'e New tat.
Tbe Henry Christian, the Navassa
Guano Company's new tug, when last
heard from, was at Morehead City. She
left Elizabeth City where she bad put in
for repairs some time ago not until af
ter the recent storm, however and took
the inside ronte for Morehead City, ar
riving there all sate about 2 p. m. Fri
day, as a telegram to tbe Company an
nounced. It probably took ber a half a
day to coal up and she left Morehead
City no doubt in time to be in this city
or Southport at least by this morning.
There are no fears whatever entertained
as to her safety.
The Snipping in October.
Harbor Master E. D. Williams' review
of the shiDping at this port during Oc
tober gives tbe following figures:
American steamships, 5, with a ton
nage of 8,911 to is. American schoon
ers. 8. aecrreeatine 2.643 tons. Total
American vessels, 18; total tonnage of
American vessels, 6,654.
Foreign steamships, 8, with a tonnage
of 15 886 tons. Foreign barques, 4, ag
gregating 8.218 tons. Total foreign ves
sels. 12; total tonnage foreign vessels,
18,103. .
Total American and foreign vessels,
25; total tonnage American and foreign
vessels. 24 657.
Mortuary Beeord.
The records in the office of Dr. W. D.
McMillan, superintendent of health, show
that during the past week there were
sixteen deaths, four white aad twelve
colored, and twelve births, two white and
ten colored. One residence was quaran
tined on account of diphtheria.
Deaths durine the past week were
caused by the following diseases, viz:
Meningitis, one; inanition, two; cerebral
apoplexy, one; astheria, one; pneumonia,
one; tuberculosis, three; bronchitis, two;
dropsy, two; pentantis, one; marasmus,
one; unknown, one.
XxDoria of Cotton and Lamb sr.
Messrs. Alex Sprunt & Son, cotton
exporters, cleared tbe British steamship
Haxby, Capt. Aiirea rinney, vesceraay,
for Bremen, Germany, with 10 550 bales
of cotton, weighing 5.348,753 pounds,
and valued at $819,425.
Messrs. Jas. T. Rilev & Co. cleared
yesterday tbe schooner Lois V. Chaples,
Captain Medero, for Port de Paix.
Hayti, with a mixed cargo consisting oi
179.221 feet of lumber, 20,000 brick, 50
bbls cement, 10 bbls tar, 10 bbls pitch,
valued at $2 561.75. The Consolidatsd
Lumber Company, W. J. McDiarmid
general manager, were tbe shippers.
As one of the vagaries of tbe
season it is noticeable that some ot the
fruit trees in gardens around town are in
bloom.
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RALBISH NEWS BUDGET.
Qaveraor Baeaeli aad Jim Young Negro
Convsctlon Thle Wek-Cole red State
Fair-Othn W.Uon Youos Man
If jar-d in a Street Cat A col
dent Beoovering.
Sfiectal Star Correspondence.
Raleigh. N C, October 36.
Several day's ago the New York Jour
nal seat a telegram to its correspondent
here requesting him to secure the views
of the two United States Senators, Con
gressmen and Governor relative to the
sale of the Union Pacific Railroad.
When the Journal correspondent asked
one of the Governor's secretaries the
privilege of an interview, he replied:
' Ob! tbe Governor is engaged with
more important matters and he cannot
be bothered with .such as tbat." Hardly
bad be spoken the words when the
negro politician, Jim Young, emerged
irom tbe Governor's inner sanctum.
Governor Russell went to Wilming
ton to-day.
Mr. W. H. Williamson, of the Pilot
mills, has been elected a director of the
Citizens' National Bank.
Otho Wilson says he was the first man
in the State who was ever denied a trial
by jury. He salys he Will us; this on the
stump in tbe next campaign.
Tbe colored State Fair occurs Mon
day week. A racing programme has
been arranged and a larger amount is
offered for premiums than ever before.
It promises to be largely attended.
Samuel Worth, the young man who
was so badly injured in the street car
accident, is rapidly improving, and will
recover without sustaining any perma
nent injury.
Jim Young is paying much attention
to tne negro convention which meets
here next week, He says it was inspired
by a lot of Democrats and is being man
aged by a set of bolters.
A GOOD YEAR.
Georgia Bloe Plentere Pleated Fair Yield
And Good Prioee.
Savannah Morning News
The rice planters have better reason
to be satisfied with their condition this
year than for several years past. They
have a fair yield, are getting good prices
and have suffered no damage by storm.
At the same time, however, the plant
ers are vary much disappoint ed at tbe
yield, although it is fully up to the aver
age. When tbe harvesting began in Au
gust all the indications were that there
would be a heavy yield, of fine quality.
1 ne neids appeared to be covered
with heavily weighted heads ot rice. As
the harvesting proceeded, however, it
was discovered tbat appearances were
deceptive. Tbe beads were not as well
filled out as had appeared to be ihe case,
and the result was a lighter yield than
had been anticipated,
In consqeuence the receipts are a
great deal less than had been calculated
upon. Tne quality is good, however
and rice is bringing 21 a bushel and up
wards, As this is the best price obtained
by the plantets in the last three or four
vears. they have no reason, after all, to
feel dissatisfied.
Wilmington May Be In I
Asheville Citizen: Deputy Comptroller
Ccffin, who is assiduously at work at the
National Bmk of Asbeville, said this
afternoon tbat he confidently expected
the early organization of tbe new na
tional bank. Mr. T. W. Norwood, presi
dent of the Atlantic National Bank,
Wilmington, is here to confer with Mr.
Ccffin, and there is a probability tbat he
will be directly interested in the organi
zation of the proposed bank
Peanut Crop Damaged.
The peanut crop seems doomed this
year. It began by being cut off from a
fourth to a half by the prolonged dry
weather, and now its the wet weather
that is doing the damage. The rain
found a part of the crop on the ground
dug but not stacked, and as there hasn't
been sunshine enough to dry tbe peas
the result is that both the vines and the
nuts are damaged from mildew. And
even where the peas had been stacked,
there is some damage from the rain be
ing carried by tbe high wind into the
interior of the stack.
Prisons rt for the TJ. 8. Court.
United States Deputy Marshal J. M
Pugh, of Cumberland county, arrived in
the city yesterday with tbe following
prisoners, all colored, viz: Robert Mc
Gougeon, charged with illicit distilling
of liquor, and Noah McKinnon, Charles
McLean and Henry Parker, charged
with retailing liquor without a license'
All the prisoners were placed in jail, and
will be tried at the United btates Ois
trict Court which convenes Monday.
TENNESSEE'S CENTENNIAL-
About 30.000 People Attended the Clotiog
Scenes Of the Exposition at Nashville.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Nashville, Tenn..October 30 This,
the las: day and night of the Tennessee
Centennial Exposition, which opened its
gates May 1st, was well attended, about
80.000 people, many of them visitors,
being present. There were no special
features during the day, but at nigbt at
10 o'clock, after a magnificent display of
fireworks, and concert, there was held
the closing meeting in the auditorium
which was packed, main floor and galler
ies. It was the love feast and in com
memoration of the closing hours of the
exposition in which alt the people of
Tennessee evinced the greatest and most
loval oride. Numerous addresses were
delivered. Sixteen guns were fired and
then with the doxologv, in which the
audience joined in singing, the exposi
tion was declared closed.
SIX TICKETS IN IOWA.
Both Democrats and Republicans Claim tbe
State by Large M j .rittee.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Des Moines, Iowa, October 80.
The campaign of 1897 is practically
closed. The chairmen of tbe respective
committees have issued their final esti
mates and claims. The Republicans
claim the State by 42,000 and the Demo
crats bv 20.00O.
There are six tickets in the field:
Republican, Silver Democratic, National
Democratic, Peoples. Prohibitionists and
Social Labor.
The voters in the various legislative
districts will also vote for an entirely
new House of Reoresentatives. and in
about one-half ot the districts for State
Senators.
The Clever Expert "Is this the
skull of a man or woman ?" inquired the
prosecuting attorney of the famous ex
pert.
'It is a woman s skull, replied tne
anatomist.
' How do you know ?
' Bv tbe worn appearance of the jaws.'
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
THE FEVER SITUATION.
80ME LITTLE IMPROVEMENT AT NEW
ORLEANS.
There Wete Nina Deaths Yesterday Bat
Fewer New Caset An I -.crease at M
bile Frot at Memphia Glvei E. -ocar
age meet It It Believed tbe
Wor.t ia Over.
By Telegraph to the Morning 3tar.
Mobile, Ala , October 30. A large
Increase in tbe number of fever cases
was reported at noon to-day. Coming
after the comparatively cold weather set
in, this tends to discourage people who
were expecting the disease to rapidly
die away. The death average remains
low, however, and the recoveries are
rapidly made. Thirty-six udder treat
ment is about the average since the first
week. The following is to-day's report:
New cases, 9; deaths, 2.
Frost predicted for this place did not
appear this morning. The report of the
first frost is from Carson, a point sixty
miles north.
New Orleans, October 30. There
is some little, improvement in the situa
tion this evening. Tbe returns show
tbat there has been a falling eff in new
cases and matters have been quiet in and
about the Board of Health, although
th officials bave not relaxed in tbeir
vigilance.
The frost predicted for last nigUt did
not materialize, and, of cuurse, there
was general disappointment. There are
indications tbat cold weather is not far
off and the people Of this city are be
ginning to take hope. There were nine
deaths from ftver to-day.
Jackson. Miss , October 30 The
State Board of Health to night issued
tbe following official statement:
Dr. Rabney reports from Clinton that
he bas three cases under treatment and
two suspicious cases.
Dr. Bnnn reports from Cayuga: No
new cases; temperature here, 44 last
night.
The Nltta Yuma report is as follows:
One case yesterday; three to day.
There was one new white case at Ed
wards.
Selma. Ala . October 30 Report of
the Board of Health to day gives one
new cass of yellow fever. .The other
suspects are free from fever. The ther
mometer registered 41 this morning.
Montgomery, Ala.. October 30.
Official lever report at 1 o'clock to day
was: New cases, 9; previously reported.
89, deaths. 1; previously reported, 5.
Montgomery, Ala , October 30.
There was one death trout yellow fever
in Prattville, fourteen miles from here
this afternoon. The case was decided
to be yellow fever yesterday. No other
cases
Memphis Tenn., October 30. An
other trost felt here this morning and it
is beiieved the worst is over. New
caset: Miss Shull F. H. Venn. George
Rawton. Mrs. B. F. Mason, J. M. Mc
Kee. One death.
Recently severe criticisms have beeu
made on tbe course of Dr. Thornton,
president of the Board of Health, in
coping with tbe fever. This alternoon
Mayor Ctapp wrote Dr. Thornton a let
ter in which he expressed bis unqualified
approval of bis course, and fell tbat he
would stamp out tbe disease within a
few days. The situation is much im
proved and refugees will be ioviied to
return 'during tbe coming week if the
weather remains coot. '
&ANTO DOMINGO.
An Ecglith Byndioate eearea the Ont
tomv Bbvennea ot the B-public f r a
Period cf One Hundred Years.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, October 30. Accord
ing to a message just received at the
State Department from Consul Powell,
dated at Port au Prince, October 11th,
an English syndicate has secured charge
of the customs revenue of tbe Republic
of Santo Domingo for a period of one
bundred years, by making a loan of
$7,500,000 to the local government.
According to the terms ot the loan
the syndicate takes cnarge of the cus
tom bouse of tbe Republic receives and
collects all duties on imports and ex
ports and pays over to the Government
a certain per cent, ot tbe revenue thus
derived for the current expenses ot the
Government.
The syndicate assumes the debt owed
to the American loan syndicate and se
sures important railway concessions.
Mr. Powell adds that tbe English
consul left on the morning of tbe date
ot bis letter on a steamer to sign ins
protocol of agreement on the part of tbe
syndicate. Mr. Powell also expresses
the fear tbat some concessions have
been made on tbe part of President
Henreaux that the English government
shall secure quasi possession of Samana
bay.
THE LATE HENKY GEORGE.
tall-Beaters Announced for the funeral.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star,
New York, October 80. Iwas defi
nitely announced to-night that the fol
lowing will be the pail-bearers at the
George funeral : i w
Tom L. Johnson, August Lewis, An
drew McLean, Thomas G Shearman,
Arthur McEwen, Louis F. Post, Jerome
O'Neill and Charles Frederick Adams.
The honorary pall-bearers will be
Mayor Strong. Mayor Wurster, of Brook
lyn, Augustus Johnson, Willis J. Ab
bott, John Jr. Lranloro, cnar;es w uay-
ton, George Lary b,2giestoa, Horace
White. Edward McHugb, Bolton Bali.
John Wilmer, Charles O Conner Hen-
nessv, John Swinton, E Lawson Purd,
A. Van Duesen, John P. Waters, M. B.
Leversen.
DRY GOODS MARKET.
Situation No SBrlghter No Signs.. ".of Im
provement.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star
New York, October 30. The dry
goods market situation is no brighter
and there is no tangible reason for sup
posing tbat next week will see amend
ing of tbe conditions. Sellers have set
tled down to a belief that the business
to be looked for now is that of 1898, and
seem to have tacitly agreed to work
along this line. The demand in all cot
ton lines is dull as heretofore.
But It Wasn't Funny Raggs
"Some of those biblical characters must
have been ratber comical."
Jaggs "Why do you think so?"
Raggs "Well, there was Job. for in
stance; he fairly boiled over with hu
mor." Chicago Daily News
Lots ot Recreation Time: "That
pretty Miss Boodeli is always talking
about her father's vacations. What
does she mean ?"
' Why, be is a professional politician,
and never does aovtbng between cam
paigus." Cleveland Ptain Dealer. -
P0W
Absolute) Pure
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NfiVV VOBK.
HAYTI AND GLRMNY.
The Nejro Booublio ia Trrttibi III. Tr.-at
meet tf a dermin Cit.ftorrTbrc
Waraliipa to tfak Up a Cl.vm
f-r tori mi; ly.
LCcrrespomjence of the Aic-ated Press,
Port au. Prince, Hayii, Qgt 21.
Seric us trouble ha?, arisen between HvU
and Germany. TacGerraaa miaifiter to
this, republic. Count Sjihwcri, has
hauled dotvn hij fl ig and, acc i so
current report, Ibtca w ... ui.s x
pectcd hcie to back up the plti i
of that ininiSAcr demanding na indent
nity for the alfeged illegal aiY-$t . fnd
imprisonment of a German citltsn, Too
affair hjas caused codsidraS!a excite
ment among the nau va " populauoa audi
some of the people tav? th.---.tt-i-.cU to
kill the German minister aad aiUhe
Germans in this place.
The affair grew out of ttaq arrst heie
a few weeks since of a v -.v.. G ruu
named Licders. The Qn . ty .c
a dozen policemen ente.ed Lindevs'
hou5 and arrested one oi his servants.
Mr. Linders went tb central police head
quarters to complain ag-nnsr this action
of tbs police, hut was himself arrested,
charged with assaulting and attempting
to murder police officers in the r . . ion
of their dioy- After two inrs L siders
was fined $500 aad condemned, to a
year's imprisonment, though the Ger
mans clim theie was p evidoCe
against him. Oa October 17th he Ger
man minister w.ent to -.tie Presidetet of
Hayti, Augustin Sim-m Sam, aud de
manded in the nameo: the Germati-B ti
peror that Mr. Linders be set ;. : Ubefty,
and also for the tcsntv ihn da sbeh
spent in prison, an indemnity ol -1000
in gold, adding that for evrr . ry
Liuders was kept a prisoner after that
notification, he (tun G rman M n r),
would demand an iudcmnt.y n $5,000
in sold. At firac th3 Haitian Pr s a it
refused to grant th; G-ta M P s --.'s
demiiYCi, and Mr L . r) six
days longer in prison. Tue G rm a
Minister thin nc-t'fi d the .i - oi
Government that he batS brckei off :!
diplomatic ria'ions w h th- ti jn
Government. This c -s d ; u i n
citement here, ar;d dis urb bC s- woii d
have occurred had ttoiy run been avc. d
by s nd.ng Mr. L . d?:s. Who W-.s
threatened with lyuchiit;, no -.. .; a
Steamer bound tor New York. I- is
said itat tha Get i.a v Min s "sr, on., the
arrival of the warships? wnl insist u -the
payment of th-!nfemauy.
SPIRITS TUPi
Carthage Blade: Pmehurst is
growing several new houses are in
course of erection, new-streets are
being laid off, and a larger number
of visitors than ever befcreexpected.
Louisburg Times: Every day
we hear men who V-ted against tbe
Democratic party a the last elec
tion say that they u are thoroughly
disgusted with the wly-tjiings are
going, and will hereafier beound
voting with their old friends.
Alamance Gieamer: Oneida c
Coiton Mills has a i order out for
4,000 spindles of the American Ma
chine Co.'s make, from pickers to
spinning frames. These frames are
said to embrace many new features
and this the first order for them
placed in the Un. ed Sta'es.
Wednesday morning the sheriff of
Casewell county with a prisoner sen
tenced to the penitentury tor ten
years was on his way to Raleigh.
Between Gibsonville and Ei'n Col- '
lege be leaped but of a window of?
the running train and took to the
woods. The last heard of the mat
ter is that Mr. W. B. II. risoe, of
Burliqgton. was preparing to loot
up the excaped convict with his
blood hounds.
Charlotte News: Bob Dor
rltee, who has been wanted here for
quite a while on the charge of rape,
was arrested this morning by Ed.
Garrison. The crime with which he
is charged was committed some time
ago on Harriett Spears, near the old
bicycle park. Dorritee left Charlotte -at
once, going to Portsmouth, He
wrote Chief Orr a very impertintnt
letter .about the matter after he
reached Portsmouth. He returned
to the city yesterday. When, ar
rested this morning his brothers,
Bryce and Newell, did alithey coud
to 'rescue him, and were only kept
back by the officer, whan he drew
his pistol and threatened to shoot
them. Both brothers were arrested
later and carried to the lack up.
The news-from Spain is omi-
nousof failure. The exhaustion of the
funds in the treasury, ti e mutinous
disinclination of the drafted soldierd
to embark for Cuba and the tension
in the relations of the Government
toward the United States probably
forerun collapse. f he ability to
continue fighting depends upon the
ability to borrow; ar.d borrowing'
seems to bave already been carried
to tbe limit. The waiting policy oa.
tbe part of the United States, with
the observance of international ob
ligation, is likely to be Vindicated
by the event. In good time Cuba
will drop, like a ripe apple, into the
hands of its own population. Phil
adelphia Record Detn.
Up in Figures: Teacher
"Come, come, D ck; what comes after
tea?" Dick 'Eight, nine, te er I
dunno." Teacher 'Bobby, can vou tell
Dick what comes after tec ? ' Bobb
"Yes'm jack, queen and kine." Judge.
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So proof-positive am I of its power to curfe, I
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