I he muM jftar.
1
vlLMiNdON. N
halssume ad delioioum.
A. 00 A YEAR.IN AOVANCL '
fjjfff 88888888885 !
.air-,o gl
The
Weekly
l888888Siii8iSI-
ta86g8te8fcaaaa
fi8T8lh8888iiii
VOL. XXIX.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1898,
NO. 15 j
tf8l8888888888'88
t88f8888a8888ef
8888888888888?"
3aaasa5ia8ar
38888S8888838S88
M
o
a.
I
i
TT
SUBSCRIPTION P CE.
olto5.rtaelta,,rte,"th,W- lySJWr..
ij-Mf-fl-
.$ QU
nthi
THE "IDEAL REMEDY."
The New Englander -is a very as
sertive sort of a fellow and when he
wants to do anything if he oan't find
a goott reason for it ready-made he
will make one. . For some time the
New England cotton mill men hare
been complaining of depression, at
tributed to two causes overproduc
tion and Southern competition. If
this means anything it means that
: -ciugumu miiis nave gone on
-aar ia .
manufacturing and piling up their
stocks of goods regardless of what
the mills in the South were doing,
aujd when they found themselves
overstocked attributed the depres
sion and the low prices to Southern
competition. The fact is that antic
ipating a brisk demand for goods
us a result of the wave of "pros
perity" that struck the West when
wheat went Up, and taking advan
tage of the low price of cotton they
rushed things to reap the benefit of
the anticipated demand and filled
their warehous es with goods. The
anticipated demand didn't come as
expected, and they found themselves
with a lot of unsalable goods on
hand, which was not the result of
Southern competition, so much as of
their own hustling to be prepared to
meet the demands of the West, which,
according to the "prosperity" or
gans, would have "money to burn."
It was just one of those cases where
they took too much for granted,
took the chances and were disap
pointed. But there is no doubt that the
New England mills are feeling the
eTTeete of Southern competition, but
this is not the cause from which
they are suffering now. They began
to suffer eight or ten years ago be
cause they had to divide a market of
which they once had a practical mo
nopoly, and were forced to cease
making certain lines of goods which
they found could be more cheaply
manufactured in the South. But in
the proper sense there is very little
actual competition between the
mills of the two sections for the rea
son that Now England mills make
little of the kind of goods made in
the South and Southern mills but
little of the kind of goods made in
Xew England. Each section is run
ning its own business in its own
way. But still the New England
mill men attribute their present
troubles to Southern competition,
iwhich they regard as the most plaus
nble reason -Jhey can give to those
who are not familiar with the actual
conditions. They wanted some ex
cuse for cutting down the wages of
the operatives in the mills, and
struck on this. There was another ob
ject in this which was to lead the
way to a repeal of the labor laws to
J&hich they object, and which they
allege put them at such a disadvant
age! in holding their own against the
Southern mills, which have no such
laws to embarrass them. In the
event this fails then they have in
view another plan which they regard
as the "ideal remedy," which is a
national law regulating the hours of
labor so as to make them uniform in
all the States. This is the "ideal
remedy" to get the New England
mills out of their dilemma, and in
crease wages in the South indirectly
by reducing the hours of labor,
They will be content if they can
bring the wage standard in the
South up to the wage standard in the
East, for then the South would not
have the advantage of cheaper labor.
There isn't any prospect of their ac
. . ' , i i i , V it Ml
OOinPUOllUlK VUOt, . UUD KkllB It Hi.
deter them from trying it, although
to do it they will have to put an
other patch, in the shape of an
amendment, on the Constitution of
the United States, which would give
Congress the power to establish
uniform hours of labor throughout
the United States.
Hon. W. C. Lovering, who repre
sents one of the manufacturing dis
tricts in Massachusetts, took the first
pass at the "ideal remedy," early in
this month when he proposed snch
an amendment, in support of which
he is thus quoted by the New York
Sun:
"The present variation in the hours
of weekly labor, from fifty-eight to
seventy-two, creates conditions of dis
crimination, as between the citizens of
the several States of the Union, which
operate to the disadvantage of both
labor and capital in many localities,
resulting in unequal earnings for a
given amount of capital, and unequal
wa?" 'or a given amount of labor,
which unequal conditions are contrary
to the fundamental theory of the Con
stitution of the United States, which
contemplates equal rights and uniform
Snvileges to all citizens of the United
tales,, irrespective of the particular
5 ,, ln which they may happen to
dwell."
The Sun, which, although a Re
publican luminary now, does not re
present a New England cotton man
ufacturing district, takes occasion
in commenting upon this talk, to
rap Mr. Lovering over the knuckles
for becoming so addled in his ideas
about the constitution and what it
was made for. But Mr. Lovering is
a New England, Congressman and he
wouldn't do credit to the proverbial
readiness of the statesmen of his
section if he couldn't trump up
something to support the proposi
tion ho made. He has an idea, per
haps, an idea that has been enter
tained by a good many New Eng
land statesmen, that the constitu
tion of the United States was framed
more for the benefit of the New Eng
land States than for other sections of
the country, and that there are
certain weak spots in it which New
England would fix up all right when
it became her interest to do the
patching.
Why should Mr. Lovering be so
modest as to ask for only the power
to regulate the hours of labor? Why
didn't he make this proposed amend
ment broad enough to cover wages,
the cost of machinery, the kind of
machinery, the cost of fuel, the cost
of the raw material, the cost of
transportation and other things
which enter as factors in the cost of
production? If the Southern mills
can get coal for a couple of dollars
a ton, for which the New England
mills have to pay five or six or more
aouars, wny shouldn't that "m-H
equality" be corrected and the South
ern mills be compelled by a national
law to pay more for their fuel? If
the Southern mills can buy cotton
for less money than the New Eng
land mills can and get their pick
of it, why shouldn't there be a na
tional law to compel the Southern
mill man to pay as much for his cot
ton as the New England mill man
pays for his? If the Southern mill
man puts his goods ' on the market
for less than the New England mill
man does, why shouldn't this "in
equality" be corrected by a national
law which would prevent the South
ern mill operator from selling his
goods at a less price than the New
England mill operator asks? But
perhaps this did not occur to Mr.
Lovering, whose proposition as it
now stands is entirely too narrow.
It hasn't 8 weep enough about it to
accomplish the purpose for which it
is intended.
MINOR MENTION.
As anticipated the Teller resolu
tion passed the Senate Friday, and
by a vote even larger than that by
which it was brought before the
Senate for discussion. This is not
a resolution providing for the pay
ment of Government bonds in sil
ver, as has sometimes been repre
sented, but simply a reassertion of
the right of the Government to pay
in silver if it so elect, a right which
it has now and has had ever since
bonds were first issued. Whether
the Government exercises this op
tion or not, or whether it will trans
fer the option to the bondholders,
as has been done for some years, re
mains entirely with the Govern
ment. But aside from whether the
bonds may be paid in silver or not,
it was good judgment to reaffirm
this right as a measure of protec
tion to the Government against pos
sible runs on the Treasury for gold
in case there should be any extra
ordinary demand for gold or any
special temptation to raid the stock
in the Treasury vaults. If it were
understood that the Government
would in the event of runs on the
Treasury exercise this vested option
there would be no runs, at least
none after the first tender of silver
dollars was made, and for thiB reason
the reassertion of the resolution of
1878 was a wise move. But the
most significant thing in connection
with the passage of this resolution
was the emphatio vote by which the
amendment of Senator Lodge for
the payment of the bonds in gold
was defeated, another possiDie reius
al on the part of the Senator to com
mit the Government to payment in
gold. A number of Republicans
voted against the amendment, some
dodged, but enough voted for it to
show the grip the bondholders have
on the party, while not one Demo
cratic vote was cast for it. It is
well that the resolution passed, and
that the amendment was killed, and
it is well, too, that the Senators are
making records which will be useful
hereafter.
Notwithstanding the hardships
that await them, . the dangers they
must confront, and uncertainty Of
! success in the quest for gold after
' they get there, there will be an im
mense rush to the Yukon gold fields
the coming Spring, if there be any
truth in the reports of how tfye
capacity of the transporting lines of
steamers has been taxed in advance.
In view of this the following, which
we find in the Baltimore Sun, con
densed from The Year Book of
British Columbia for 1897, will be
interesting:
"The Year Book estimates the ac
tual yield of gold from the creeks near
utwNa cy m lsvt ac aooui $3,auu,
000., It is added that every dollar of
this gold cost a dollar or more to pro
duce it. The 10,000 people who went
in 1897 to the Yukon region snent
each about $500. making an outgo of
$5,000,000, against the $3,500,000 of
gold mined. If, as expected,
100,000 persons go this year, the
expenditure in 1898 will be $50,
000,000, whereas the gold to be
mined in the next ten years in the
Klondike country is estimated at about
$75,000,000 altogether. Such calcula
tions will not, of course, deter adven
turous spirits. Between 100,000 and
500,000 persons from all parts of the
globe, it is estimated on the basis of in
quiries received, will this spring and
summer mane a rusn ior tne gold
fields. Thev have set their hearts unon
it and no warning will be heeded. Yet
the hardships to be encountered in a
desolate sub-artic region where gold is
to De sougnt under a crust of moss and
frozen sand areJ frightful enough to the
average mortal. IT success were cer
tain the danger and discomfort ought
to deter the greediest seeker after
wealth. Those, moreover, who de-
e danger and. discomfort are
informed by the Year Book that 'nine
out of ten need not expect suc
cess.' If they go to the Klondike re
gion they stake their lives on the re
sult, ana the result improbable failure.
But the prises are alluring. Of the
claims along Bonanza creek one hun
dred will yield, it is stated $30,000,000.
Claim No. 30 will yield $1,000,000. Ten
other claims will yield $100,000 each.
Pans" average from $1.50 to $500. $10
being the average in ricb diggings. All
the ground within miles of Dawson City
has long been 'staked off1 by claim
ants, so that new-comers without cap
ital will find nothing in Klondike.
They will have to resort to other dis
tricts and prospect for themselves. In
doing so they may 'strike it rich.' or
they may not. Getting rich is a diffi
cult on the Yukon as it is elsewhere
and the chances against it are larger."
If it took about 400 square miles
of territory, a harbor, and a pretty
big money indemnity to satisfy Ger
many for the murder of two mission
aries by a Chinese mob, ho w much will
it take to satisfy her for the murder
of those four sailors at Kiao-Chou,
if they have been murdered as re
ported? Germany has more ground
for action against China in this case
than she had in the case of the mis
sionaries, and a better case on which
to demand damages, for these mur
dered men were not simply Ger
mans but representatives in the
uniform they wore and the duties
they were discharging of the Ger
man Government, which was struck
when they were struck down. They
were killed, of course. or at least
presumably so, by a mob and with
out the sanction or connivance of
the Chinese authorities; but so were
the missionaries, whose deaths
evoked such prompt and imperious
action by the German Government,
which will not fail to take every ad
vantage of this incident. The ac
tion that Germany may take will
have more or less effect on other
Governments, which are keeping a
sharp eye upon Germany, and pos
sibly it may add to the complica
tions of the Eastern question, which
is yet very far from being settled.
A Kansas barber, in Topeka, who
has a divorce suit on hand, owns a
200-acre farm near Topeka, 300
acres in Oklahoma, and several herds
of cattle and thousands of bushels of
grain, and it all came out of earn
ings from his barber shop in Topeka,
where he has been shaving people
for twenty-six years. But perhaps
he he has been shaving notes, too.
A colored barber in St. Louis did
both and died worth $300,000.
' Some of the Northern papers are
discussing a scheme of an interna
tional bank for this country and the
countries South of us with which we
trade. An international bank may
be all right, but what this country
needs most is State banks to sup
ply the people with the currency
they need at home.
Tin Chin is the name of a Chi
nese interpreter who lives in Chi
cago. He is no relation, or if any,
very distant, of the distinguished
Col. Jack Chin, of Kentucky. As
a Chinese chinner Tin is a success
and has been catching on to some of
the way 8 that are crooked of the
Chicago police.
A Londonjiaper says the desire of
the English people to learn all about
the official and private life of the
royal family will be 'partially ap
peased" by the forthcoming biog
raphy of the Prmce of Wales. A
great deal more about the Prince of
Wales will he left out of that book
than will go into it. '
They have tried shipping cattle
from Galveston to New York, and
the first trial has panned out all
right. Of a shipment of 274 head
which arrived a few days ago only
two died and the others were in bet
ter condition than when they started.
The cost of transportation is much
less than by rail.
Georgia's' rtmost formidable candi
date for Governor"; is said to be a
one-eyed man. The one-eyed man
must be watched, for he has an eye
single on the thing he is going for,
and goes straight for it.
CURIOSITIES FROM
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
Arms and Utensils Procured from Indians
by Captain Smith of the Revenue
Cutter Let M. Morrill.
Capt. H. D. Smith, commanding
officer on the U. S. revenue cutter Lot
M. Morrill now in port for repairs,
held a commission- only about a year
ago on the Commodore Perry, then
cruising in waters that wash the ex
treme Western shores of Alaska.
While in these waters and while mak
ing frequent trips of exploration into
the countless islands of the Aleutian
group, Capt. Smith with the true curi
osity seeker's eagerness for whatever
is strange and unique, secured at some
expense several of the utensils used
by the different tribes of Indians who
inhabit the shores of Unalaska.
Four Indian paddles, an Indian
spear, a sacrificial knife and a bow,
all strangely painted in quaint designs
and tastefully arranged in Capt.
Smith's commodiously furnished cabin,
form a beautiful and striking picture.
Two of the paddles were taken from the
island of Atou, the extreme western
member of the group. One from Yaka
tak, another island further east, and
one from Sitka, one of the best known
named on the Alaskan map. The
Sitkan paddle is made out of the far
famed Alaskan cedar, so is' the one
from Yakatak island; the material
from which the Atou paddle is made
is not easily determined, as the island
is totally bare of all vegetation and the
only wood that is obtainable is such
as is swept ashore in the flotsam and
jetsam of the Japanese current. All
of the paddles are painted in brilliant
colors, all bear an imitation eye, and
all have blades shaped to represent a
shark's mouth. The bow is the ordi
nary instrument used by Indians. The
sacrificial knife is made of dative -copper
and, says Capt. Smith, was the
most difficult of all to obtain, owing to
the fact that it was carefully kept and
highly prized, being used in the reli
gious rites of the country. An inter
esting object also is the spear used for
capturing fur seals. It is about a yard
long, with a detachable point made of
walrus ivory.
In speaking about the remoteness of
the island of Atou, Capt. Smith says
that the boast that the sun never sets
upon British domain will apply just as
'well to the dominion of the United
States, for when the sun is disappear
ing from the sight of the citizens of
Boston, it is flashing its first rays upon
the inhabitants of the island of Atou.
STEAMBOAT ON FIRE.
The Hurt Slightly Damaged On Her Last
Trip Up the River.
The steamer A. P. Hurt, which left
here Tuesday afternoon for Fayette
ville, took fire in the gentlemen's
cabin on the way up and only prompt
and heroic work prevented serious
damage. The fire is supposed to have
originated from a lamp, though ex
actly how is not known, as all the pas
sengers were at supper when the alarm
of fire was given.
The fire was discovered about the
time the Hurt was twenty miles from
Wilmington. The crew and passen
gers turned out promptly and by the
liberal use of water extinguished the
flames before they had spread further
than the gentlemen's cabin.
Among the passengers were Mr. R.
M. Wescott, Miss Annie Taylor and
Miss Ni mocks, of this city. Mr. Wes
cott lost by the fire an overcoat, two
pairs of gloves, umbrella, hat and
overshoes.
The damage to the boat was esti
mated as being about $300, but it was
not such as to prevent her from pro
ceeding on her trip. She left Fayette
ville yesterday morning and is ex
pected to arrive here early this morn
ing. . '
To Have a Private Side Track.
It is very probable that A. F. John
son & Son's strawberry crate manu
factory (the Carolina "Veneering
Works) at Clinton will, within a few
weeks, have a special side-track laid to
the shipping door of the establish
ment. This, coupled with improve
mentsin machinery, etc., placed since
the destructive fire last November, will
very much facilitate the manufacture
and shipment of crates during the
coming season. In referring to Mr.
Johnson's visit to this city, yester
day's Stab inadvertently spoke of him
as from Clayton and of the factory as
located there. Clinton is the fortunate
possessor of this staunch citizen and
his important manufactory.
Judah P. Benjamin.
The Charleston News and Courier
of yesterday contains two interesting
communications relative to the child
hood and youth of the great Confed
erate statesman, Judah P. Benjamin.
One of them is from Mr. James Sprunt,
who insists that Benjamin went to
school at Fayetteville. The second is
from the venerable R. C. Belden, of
Spout Springs, written to Mr. Sprunt,
and confirming the latter's impression
as to where Judah P. Benjamin went
to school. Mr. Belden states posi
tively that the young Hebrew at"
tended the "Fayetteville Academy"
in 1885.
The Fire Oh the Hurt.
The gentlemen's cabin of the steamer
A. P. Hurt was quite extensively dam
aged by fire on Tuesday afternoon last.
The flame caught from a tamp in one
corner of the room, and while it did not
burn through at any point, the floor,
walls and ceiling were scorched ami
blackened and in some places charred.
Several berths were burned also. The
needed repairs will be made without
stopping the Hurt from her regular
trips.. She arrived iu port yesterday
morning and left on her return trip
in the afternoon. -
PUBLIC SCHOOL CIRCLES.
Visits of Distinguished Edncators to the
Wilmington Schools Teachers Con
gratulatedProf. Noble.
The past week has been fraught with
very much more than usual interest
in Wilmington's public school circles.
There has been a decided mingling of
the pleasant and disagreeable in school
life.
As a pleasant feature, the school has
been visited by three of the State's
most distinguished educators, Presi
dent E. A. Alderman of the Universi
ty, Prof. Faust, Superintendent of the
Goldsboro Graded Schools, and Prof.
P. P. Claxton, Professor of Pedagogy
in the State Normal and Industrial
College. .These gentlemen have vis
ited the Wilmington schools from the
primary department to the senior class
of the High School and speak in high
est terms bf the schools as they found
them.
Only yesterday afternoon Prof.
Claxton, in addressing the teachers at
He men way sehoo?, said that in all his
travels he had never visited a school
where pupils were so far advanced,
their age considered, as in the Wil
mington schools, and he said he had
visited the public schools of this coun
try and Germany. He congratulated
the teachers on their marked success,
which has, he said, given our schools
an enviable reputation for thorough
ness and efficiency.
Then during the week Superintend
ent Noble has been elected to the chair
of pedagogy in the State University,
and his friends very much fear that he
will accept. In fact a gentleman who
is in close touch with Prof. Noble and
hinted that he knew positively, inti
timated that Prof., Noble would as
suredly go to Chapel TTill, and that he
had given him to understand as much.
However, when questioned by a Star
representative last night, Prof. Noble
said that he was not ready to make any
announcement as yet.
During the past week very many of
the school children have been vacci
nated, and many others have been de
tained at home by parents to prevent
vaccination. Many of those at school
are wearing placards pinned to their
left sleeve bearing the crudely writ
ten notice: "Hands off! Iam vacci
nated."
Several teachers are ill from vacci
nation, and it is expected that attend
ance in all departments will continue
very irregular until the vaccination of
children is completed and they have
fully recovered from its effects.
A LfltEMAM BURT.
While
Stringing Wires Aloof the Caro.
Una Central Railroad.
Yesterday morning Jerry Faucette,
colored, while at work on the wires
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany on the Carolina Central rail,
road at a point about 23 miles
from the city , fell to the ground with
a falling pole and sustained some in
juries. The pole was in a kind of
bottom and though none of the line
men knew it, it was decayed at the
'foot and was held up by the telegraph
wire. Faucette had climbed the pole
and was about"thirty feet from the
ground. He cut the wire and the pole
fell, but he turned loose in time to pre
vent it falling on him. He landed on
his back and was pretty badly shaken
up.
Lineman M. A. Proffitt, under
whom the colored man was working,
took charge of him and brought him
to the city on the Seaboard train and
placed him under medical treatment.
The injured man lives in Goldsboro.
THE FAMILY MARKET BASKET.
Prices
of Fresh Meats, Fish, Poultry,
Fruits, Vegetables, Etc
There was a fair supply of vegeta
bles, potatoes, oysters, meats, fish and
poultry in the city markets yesterday.
Shad could be had at $2 per pair for
roe and $1 per pair for buck.
sold at 121 and 15 cents per dozen.
Prices on other articles were as fol
lows: I
Vegetables Mustard, 10c per bunch ;
onions, 5c per bunch; sweet po
tatoes, 15 to 20c per peck; Irish
potatoes, 35c per peck; turnips,
5c per bunch; lettuce, 2i to 5c per
head; kale, 10c per bunch; celery. 25c
per bunch ; collards, 2J to 5c per head ;
cabbage, 5 to 10c per head; spinach,
20c per peck; radishes, 5c per bunch.
Poultry Live chickens, 15 to 35c
per pair; dressed chickens, 50 to 75c
per pair; dressed turkeys, 12 to 15c
per pound.
- Fish Mullets, 5 to 15c per bunch;
roe shad, 12.00 per pair; buck shad,
$1.50 per pair; Hickory shad, 25c per
pair ; drum, 25c per bunch.
Oysters New River, $1.00 per gal
lon; Stump Sound, 75c; Myrtle Grove,
50c.
Meats Loin steak, 12c per pound;
round steak, 10c; chuck and stew
beef, 5 to 6c; veal, 12c; mutton. I2c:
tongues, 20c each.
THE DRY GOODS MARKET.
Firmness in all Lines With Prints in Fair
Demand.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
New York, January 29. Condi
tions favorable to more extensive
trade are shown in the dry goods
market at the close of the week's trad
ing. The disposition of buyers is
more in the line of free purchase. 'The
returns for the week have been
partially satisfactory, In cotton goods
lines there has been but slight
increase in the sales and this has
'been due to local causes in some sec
tions. But there has been a note
worthy firmness in all lines of staple
goods, with prints in fair steady demand.
MARINE HOSPITAL
Good Quarters Provided for
American Sailors Who Fall
Sick at This Port
RECEIVE BEST ATTENTION.
Spotless Cleanliness and Faultless Order
Everywhere An Annex Especially
for Treatment of Con
sumptive Patients.
A Stab representative paid the Ma
rine Hospital a visit yesterday after
noon and after a tour of inspection un
der the guidance of the capable and
courteous physician in charge, Dr. C.
P. Wertenbaker, assisted by Mr. E. B.
Scott, the hospital steward, he came
away convinced that the American
sailor who falls sick at tins port will
be in good quarters, and will receive
the best attention. All the attend
ants were mustered for weekly inspec
tion about 4 P. M. After the inspec
tion a tour of the entire premises was
made.
The Marine Hospital Proper
is already pretty well known to the pub
lic, but it would be a revelation to
many to see in what spotless clean
liness and faultless order everything
is kept. The cooking utensils are re
quired to be kept in such a state of
cleanliness that they will not soil the
white gloves of the physician in com
mand when rubbed with force over
them. This is a single illustration of
the standard observed through the
whole building. There are two wards,
one for white sailors and the other for
colored, with four patients in each.
The rest of the building is taken up
with the quarters of the physician in
charge, the steward's department,
bath, laundry, cooking, laboratory
and store rooms. The colored attend
ants are Henry Meyers, acting nurse ;
Jas. Donaldson, acting utility; Owen
Gooden, acting gardener; Isaac Lilly,
acting ambulance driver; Joseph
Ricks, acting night watchman; Lilly
Hefflin, acting cook; Mary .Douglass,
acting laundress.
The Annex.
, The annex, recently completed, when
it receives all the modern appliances
that Dr. Wertenbaker has in mind,
will, in some respects, hardly have an
equal on the South Atlantic coast. All
the patients will be kept in the annex
and the old hospital will be used pure
ly as an executive building. There are
in the new building two wards, one to
accommodate 12 colored patients, and
the other 25 white patients. Opening
into the white ward is the nurse's room,
and adjoining that is the dispensary.
All these are in the southern wing. On
the northern side are the dining room,
kitchen, bathroom and the operating
room in which Dr. Wertenbaker takes
...
special pride. On the second floor
there are three large rooms for attend
ants and several store rooms. The
basement contains the heating appar
atus, coal bins and rooms for patients'
effects.
For Consumptives.
Not far from the annex, is a small,
but elegantly finished building for the
treatment of patients suffering with tu
bercular diseases. A separate b uilding
is employed because consumption is
an infectious disease. This station is
the only one the Government has
supplied with a tubercular ward, and
patients will be sent here from other
marine hospitals, Wilmington being
chosen on account of its climatic ad
vantages.
Returning to the surgeon's quarters
the reporter enjoyed Dr. Werten
baker's hospitality and were shown
some interesting: curiosities that he
had gathered in the course of exten
sive travels.
Dr. Wertenbaker has had a letter
box placed at the entrance to the hos
pital, and will petition ' the. Board of
Aldermen to improve the sidewalk on
Nun street, from Sixth to Eighth.
THE FAYETTEVILLE FAIR.
Great Attraction Fine Display of
Fancy Goods Splendid Band of
Mask The Theatrical Club.
Special Star Correspondence.
Fayetteville, N. C, January 29.
Your correspondent notes with
pleasure the great success of the Fair
here this week in "the interest o the
Light Infantry Company. The Ar-
morv building was beautifully decora
ted and brilliantly lighted, which with
the tasteful arrangement of the dis
plays made a nne snow. The various
articles on exhibit were donated by the
iioenu ana puuw; spiriuxi ciuzeus
of the town and friends of . the
company outside, and were all on sale
for the benefit of the company. The
donations were numerous, consisting
of fancy goods, etc.
The Fayetteville Brass Jttand, Known
as the "Big Six," furnished very fine
music for the occasion. The Fair was
Thursday and Friday. The Theatrical
Club gave a splendid play Thursday
evening, which was well rendered.
representing some of the best talent in
the city. -
The r am throughout was a pro
nounced success. The nice arrange
ment, beautiful display and well ar
ranged programme were due largely
to the fan young ladies of the town.
who led in the affair.
The Fan closed Friday evening,
much to the regret of the hundreds
who had spent three evenings there
so pleasantly. At least 500 people at
tended eacn evening. A great many
of the goods were sold before the Fair
closed, and then tne remainder was
sold at auction. The estimaied receipts
are about fSUU.
(xeneral cmis ervice examma-
inations, except for the Post-office and
Internal- Revenue departments, will be
held in Wilmington March 21st and
April gist.
FOR THE HOLY LAND.
Rev. P. H. Hoge, D. D., One of
the Party of Tourists to Sail
on the Steamer Atter.
A FAREWELL RECEPTION.
Final Leave Taking Between Pastor and
Congregation of the First Presby
terian Church Monday Evening
In the Church Parlors.
To-day is the last Sabbath Dr. P. H.
Hoge, the able and beloved pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, will
spend in Wilmington until he shall
have returned from his six months
tour of the Holy Land and other
countries of the East and .of Europe.
He leaves the City Tuesday morning
at 9.35 o'clock for New York city,
from whence he will sail February
5th, bound for foreign countries.
Dr. Hoge's immediate party of' fel
low tourists will comprise the follow
ing gentlemen and ladies: Rev. Robt.
K Caldwell, Winston, N. C. ; Rev. J.
L. Caldwell, Pine Bluff, Ark ; Rev.
Messrs. Patton, one of Marietta and
the other of Decatur, Ga. ; Dr. E. A.
Alderman, president of the University
of North Carolina, and Misses Martha
Williams of Wilmington and Jennie
Williams of Fayetteville.
The party will cross the Atlantic on
the steamer Alter, of the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Line. All the
passengers will be tourists, but Dr.
Hoge and party will not travel entire
ly the same route as that mapped out
by the other party;
The Alter will first touch at Gibral
tar, subsequently visiting several
points of interest on the shores of the
Mediterranean Sea. From thence they
will sail to Alexandria, spending some
time in various cities of Egypt. The
entire party will go then to Joppa. ,
Dr. Hoge and party will spend
much more time in Palestine than
other members of the Alter party, the
latter spending only ten days there.
Dr. Hoge and party will go from
Palestine to Constantinople J-thence to
Athens and later to places of interest
in Italy. The details of their tour of
Europe have not yet been mapped out
and will not be until some time after
they have sailed.
To-day at the 11 o'clock service at
Dr. Hoge's church the sacrament of
the Holy Communion will be adminis
tered, and at 8 o'clock to-night the
Doctor will deliver his farewell sermon.
The final leave taking between pas
tor and congregation will occur in the
church parlors from 8 to 10 o'clock to
morrow night. To this farewell re
ception all of Dr. Hoge's friends of
every denomination are cordially in
vited.
Dr. R. D. Jewett
Dr. R. D. Jewett has decided to
locate in Winston and will go there
for the practice of his profession within
five or six weeks. The North Caro
lina Medical Journal, which Dr.
Jewett has been editing, will be re
moved to Winston. !Dr. Jewett was
born and reared in Wilmington, and
regrets exceedingly to leave, but he
thinks Winston is a better field, par
ticularly ior the publication of the
Medical Journal, and he has therefore
decided to reside there in the future.
Mechanics for Southport.
Mr. James Taylor, one of the foremen
in charge of the fort improvements at
Southport, came-up to Wilmington
yesterday to meet a party of mechan
ics who are to work under him. He
will remain over until Monday to
meet a second party of men. Those he
met yesterday were from Newborn.
They went to Southport yesterday
afternoon. The party was as follows:
S. E. Ewell, W.'B. Huff, S. S. Withs,
Lewis Kilpatrick.
R. S. Bell, Wi
Fry and Richard
ley Liggett, E. R.
ley ii
Ward.
Sales of Fertilizers.
A Raleigh paper
states that fertili
zer sales in Raleigh this season will not
be more than half as great as they
were last season, owing to the low
price of cotton. Some of the leading
concerns here were visited yesterday
to find out if they were having a simi
lar experience. It was learned that
the prospects are rather promising than
otherwise. It fact, it is difficult to
keep up with the orders and there is
every reason to expect that the usual
volume of business will be transacted.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
During the week just closed five
marriage licenses were, issued by the
New Hanover Register of Deeds.
Three were to whites and two for col
ored persons. Two of. these were is
sued yesterday, one to MrvD. D. Ben
ton, of this city, towed Miss Lillian
Atkinson, of Monroe. The other was
for a colored couple, John Atkinson
to Emma Bunting, both of this city.
Presentation to Mr. A. J. Marshall.
A substantial proof of friendship
and regard is the best kind, and that
is the proof that A. J. Marshall Esq.,
had On Friday night last that he had
the warm -friendship of a number of
people. They called on him, 12 or 15
strong, and presented him with a hand
some oak combination desk and book
case. Mr. Marshall made an annro-
priate speech of thanks, after whico
light refreshments were served. Th
evening was very en joyably spent b;
all concerned.
. j
viwu, i.cttbj ami note.
V. i 1 xl j . v 1 -T
Year s morning in a handsome new
dress. The Star is a clean, newsy and
ably edited paper, and the Express is
pleased to know that it is prospering
and growing in popularity . fi
WHS
Dnwnrn
Absolutely Pure
OTl &AK1MG aowM CO.. new vowk.
CAPE FEAR AND
YADKIN VALLEY.
Decision of Court of Appeals As
to Mode of Sate Will Be
Filed Next Tuesday.
NO OTHER POINT INVOLVED.
General Impression That Judge Simon ton
Will Be Sustained in Ordering the
Voad to Be Sold As a' Whole
At Public Auction.
An order for the sale of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway un
der foreclosure, and distribution of
the proceeds of the sale, was entered
some time since by Judge Simonton, it
will be remembered. The appeal from
this order by the New York committee
of bondholders to the United States
Circuit Court of. Appeals was heard at
Richmond last November. The Court
took, the case under advisement, and
the decision will be handed down next
Tuesday. As the question on appeal
was not as to the sale itself, but only
as to the manner of sale, so much of
the order as provides for the fore
closure will certainly be affirmed.
As to the mode of sale, which is the
point at issue, the impression is well
nigh universal that the Circuit Court
of Appeals will sustain the decision of
Judge Simonton, and that the road
will oe sold as a whole, at-public auc
tion, after thirty days' advertisement.
SPANISH WARSHIPS.
Cruiser Vizcaya Has Started for America
The Rest of the Fleet to Sail
for Havana.
By Cable to the Horning Star.
Carthagena, Spain, January 29.
The first class armored cruiser Vizcaya
has started for America. The rest- of
the Spanish squadron is preparing to
sail for Havana.
The iron-clad Cristobel Colon (for
merly Giusephe Garibaldi II) will ac
company the torpedo flotilla later.
Washington, January 29. No of
ficial advices nave been received
here as yet to confirm the reported
intention of the Spanish Government
to send a fleet of warships to Havana.
The Spanish legation was informed
some time ago that the small gunboats
engaged in patrolling the Cuban coast
would be strengthened soon by the ad
dition of torpedo boats and it
is this flotilla that is expected
to sail for Havana as soon as
conditions permit. The boats are said
to be wanted particularly for service
on the Canto river and in Havana har
bor. The coming of the fine cruiser
Crystobel Colon, one of the best ships
in the Spanish navy, with the torpedo
boats, is said to be necessary to their
safety, as these little craft must have a
convoy to come to their relief in case
of severe weather and to help out their
coal supply. Even with this assis
tance, it is said the boats will have a
risky voyage.
Madrid, January 29. It is an
nounced that the cruiser Vizcaya,
which the government has decided to
send to the United States, will not be
commanded by Capt. Concas Y. Pulan.
but by Capt. Eubate. This change in
the command of tne Vizcaya is be
lieved to be
duced by anaYuress delivered
before the Madrid Geographical So
ciety by Cam. Concas Y. Pulan, who
commandedJhe caraval Santa Maria,
sent over b Spain to the Columbian
ExpositionJTgiving his impression of
tne u mtecretates m such a manner as
to call form from Hon. Hannis Taylor,
then TJniwd States Minister to Spain,
a curt none to the Spanish Govern
ment demanding an explanation.
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED.
Two Persons Killed and Mere Than a
' Score injured, Several Fatally.
By Telegraph to the Horning star.
Old Town, Me., January 29. The
St. John train No. 29, known also as
the Provincial Express, was wrecked
in the Cut-at-Orono basin mills at 3.45
this afternoon and six cars, including
the smoker, were turned topsy-turvey
into tne ditch. One of the passenger
cms, in which were a large number of
Eople, was almost entirely demo
tied. Two persons were killed and
more than a score injured, several
probably fatally.
The train was running over the
Maine Central tracks and left Ban
gora a little late. At the time of the
derailment, which was due to spread
ing rails, the train was running about
35 miles an hour. It was made un of
I a combination, baggage and mail oar,
parlor car, a smoking car, two pas
senger ? coaches and the private car of
the President, F. A. Wilson, of the
Maine Central railroad, winch was
occupied by President and Mrs. Wil
son and two ladies on the way
jonn.
in juo
on