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We published some thing a short while ago from an inter view with ex-Senator Ingalls, of Kan sas, who not so many years ago might be classed as a South hater, in which he paid high tribute to the self poise, conservatism and splendid patriotism of the Southern people as exemplified in their admirable cool headed demeanor, when other sec tions were running wild with excite jnent. It was this interview, prob ably, with the unanimous action of Congress expressive of its determi nation to support the administration in all necessary measures for the de fence of the country in the event of war, that suggested the following editorial in the New York Sun, which is if anything a higher compliment to the South than that paid to it by Mr. Ingalls. We quote it m full because it cannot be very well cur tailed or condensed without mu tilating: ''The fervid American patriotism manifested in Congress by both Sena tors and Representatives of all parties and every part of the Union is in itself a great victory won. It is likely to prove a safeguard of peace with Spain, " TTtW7Tf more lmtejflc.- as a de moustrati'11 tnat republic is now morougntf. uuul,:tly, ana neariuy united. "TheifSirJion of Gen. FitzhughLee at Havana by the BJgent Administra tion was both fruafUat, so far as con cerns our relations 'with Cuba and Spaiu, and grateful to the Southern people as a manifestation that a Re publican President is not swayed by any narrow sectional prejudices, and is altogether free from animosities cre ated by the 'civil war of a generation ago. Fitzhugh Lee, a .nephew of the famous Gen. Robert E. Lee, and him self a General of conspicuous service in the Confederate army, bears a name and has a per sonality which appeal to the hearts of the Southern . people. Hence also the recent suggestion that in the event of war with Spain he should be made Bigadter-General in the United St itcs army touched deeply the sensi bilities and awakened quickly the pride of the South. It is an appointment which not improbably would be made under such circumstances and would be accepted by the people universally as peculiarly happy. "As Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, has remarked, the South is yet too near to the horrors of the civil w.ir to be eager for a new war. The s ime feeling prevails throughout the Uuion among the generation which endured the strain and suffered the hardships of that awful fratri cidal conflict, but at the South, where it was waged with bit terness for four years on hun dreds of battlefields, the scars are still visible and the smart is not yet healed completely. The South desires rather to continue in its recovery from the disasters of war than to invite an other conflict, in which it would be subjected to the possibilities of transi tory damage along its coast line and to losses occasioned by interruptions of its commerce. Hence, fortunately tar the whole country, the South main tains special calmness at this time of strained relations with Spain. As ex- Senator Ingalls found during a recent tour through the Southern States, the t-m Rre resoiveu w u.uu uv u Government, whatever the event, nut v.w o M not lnsinc their heads in bel nie are resolved to iwna oy we licose excitement They are waiting coolly and in a judicial frame of mind and taking no snap judg ments. But this reserve is only an indication of resolute strength ready for the defence of the republic if occa sion shall demand its expenditure. No whr. visits the South can fail to be impressed by the splendid material for an army which there appears on all sides. It is distinctively a fighting population; everywhere are the evi dences of a physical vigor which re futes utterly the notion once enter taind by people ignorant of the actual Southerners that it lacks the strength -acquired in a ruggeder climate. No where in the world are there finer ex amples of physical manhood. The Southern grasp in the handshake alone furnishes indubitable evidence of a pe culiar muscular vigor. "It is, therefore, not from any de ficiency of the military spirit that the South refrains from war bluster. It is the calm reserve of people confident in their power and courage. If the need came for the national defence there would arise an army in the Southern States which would rival the matchless Army of Northern Virginia led by General Lee. 'Tnusa war cloud has been trans formed into a rainbow of national vwm tho. verv foundation of this republic dangerous elements of discussion appearea, arm iucj mevitaoie me civn "7 tion ago. Peace came, but the seeds of bitter sectional animosities remained to disturb the course of our politics. . The whole South, so far as the white population was concerned, adhered to a single political party, largely as an expression of opposition to Jae North, dominated by the other political party. Parties therefore were sectional, and VOL. XXIX. the consequence was the preservation of the old-time spirit of disunion. It was an untoward, a dangerous politi cal situation, due rather to passion and prejudice than to reasonable, difference of political opinion con cerning questions affecting the common prosperity; and it has re mained such with little variation up to this time. Economical changes at the South have tended during very re cent years to produce some transfor mation in this Southern political solidity, but the demonstration of a feeling of common American frater nity, sweeping away all merely sec tional lines of division, has not been made emphatic throughout the Union until now. Now, in truth, there is no North, no South, no Fast, no West, but America presents itself to the world as one great and united nation, against which no foreign power and no combination of foreign States can hope to wage successful war. This patriotic manifestation affords the best assurance that the outcome of the present complications with Spain will be peaceful; but it will be a peace glorified by the rescue of Quha from, cruel and rapacious Spanish do minion." The' Sun, which is now a Repub lican paper, was once a Democratic paper, and it hasn't entirely forgot ten the fact that it has heretofore defended the South when unjustly assailed by partisan malice, and lthis article reads as if it might have been inspired by the same spirit of justice and fair play that inspired it then. While there is a political streak running through it, sug gested, no doubt, by the j present surroundings and political affilia tions of the Sun, it is essentially true and is therefore a high tribute to the Southern people. There is no doubt that the, broad patriotism exhibited by the Southern people at this time, and the .unan nimity with which their representa tives -in both Houses of Congress joined hands with the representa tives of other sections in support of the Government has done much to draw the sections closer to gether and to sweep away sectional lines, but ' that same disposition was manifested when the Venezuelan question became a subject of international discussion, and there were apprehensions of a possible rupture with Great Britain. The South endorsed what it con sidered the brave and virile Ameri canism of Grover Cleveland, and would have rallied to the support of the Government' then, in case of need, With as much alacrity as it will go to the support of the Gov ernment now in case of need, and Great Britain would have been a much more formidable antagonist than two or three Spains. The con duct of the South then was in strik ing contrast to that of some portions of the North where Mr. Cleveland?s action was criticised as an extreme and unwarranted interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine, which would involve us in trouble with othei na tons, and almost certainly with Great Britain, for which, there would be no compensating gain. The South .endorsed the ac tion of the President because it was manly, brave Americanism, and in her unselfish patriotism stood in striking contrast to' the Northern commercial centers, which scowled and growled and cowered at the possible tumble in the price of stocks, and the danger of a shot from some British warship landing on their housetops. Partisans who saw this but didn't want to give Southern patriotism credit for it, at tributed it to the fact that the ad ministration which so bravely drew the line on Great Britain was a Democratic administration, but this is disproved by the cordiality and unanimity with which the South supports the present Republican administration. But this is only history repeating itself and but adding a couple more chapters to the record the South made when it stood by the .Govern ment in the war of 1812 and in the Mexican war. when Southern men rallied and fought, while others Ammi AWqdunt JmL-SP Dtm Hak From'tfte RevdratioS-diif&e- Dresent time there never was an national emergency when Southern valor and Southern patriotism were not conspicuously at the front, as Uhey would be now, aitnougn me south nas notmug w bbi" to lose by a conflict with a foreign nation, which makes its unselfish pa triotism the more striking and more worthy of admiration. But there never was a time since the wounds of reconstruction were healed that the Southern people would not un der the same conditions respond promptly o meet with arms the armed assailants from any foreign country. MINOR MENTION. One of the reasons , given for the increased production of cotton in the face of the fact that th price was falling year after year is that as the price fell the planters found it necessary to produce more to make any money at all. How much truth there may bo in this we do not know but there is doubtless some. It seems that the tobacco growers act on the same principle, if the fol lowing, which we find in the Mount Airy, New, be correct: "We believe, from what we -can learn, that the farmers of Surry and adjoining counties will plant more tobacco tins year than last. They tell us they have to sell their leaf for half price and are compelled to double the acreage if they make anything. Fer tilizer inspectors who nave been in me eastern counties say they never saw so much fertilizer, and that sales will be double those Of last season, and that the acreage in tobacco .will be doubled." We gather from oar Eastern ex changes that there iwill be in some counties, if not in all of those which grow tobacco, an increase of acre age, but this is generally attributed to the low price of cotton, the far mers being disposed to take their chances on tobacco rather than on cotton, so that there is great danger of their overdoing the tobacco busi ness as cotton growing has-been overdone. But the fact is thatthe tobacco .growers in the upper por tion of the State have shown even less judgment and thrift by travel ling m the all-tobacco rut than the cotton growers have by travelling in the all-cotton rut, while they have not the same incentives. They can't borrow monev as readilv on either the growing or harvested to bacco as the cotton planter can on his growing or harvested cotton, for it is not only subject to vicissitudes in the field, but is subject to great and sudden fluctuations in the mar ket, and liable to damage either by sudden changes of temperature or by careless handling. Take it all in all, it is a crop that must be han dled very carefully from the time it is planted until it is marketed, and the grower can never, when he plants it, form anything like a safe estimate as to what he will get out of it. But they go on increasing the acreage all the same, borrowing money to make the crop, and neg lecting to raise their bread and meat. The result of this is that the upper country, where tobacco is the lead ing crop, is not in as good condi tion now as it was twenty years ago. While there may be no aclual al- i ahce between Great Britain and Ja pan on the Eastern question, they seem to be working in accord, with the understanding doubtless that if war result they will support each other. Japan is not going to enter into any agreement that would handicap her in the future, and be ing close to the field of operations she is in a much better position to assert herself than any of the other powers, for.they have to traverse thousands of miles to protect what they hold on the Chinese coast. The movements of Russia concern her more than those of either Great Britain, Germany or France, for with a harbor as a place for sheltering and massing Russian war ships, and with the trans-Siberian railway completed and, extending to Port Arthur, the facilities she would have for " the rapid transpor tation of men. supplies, and mu nitions of war, she would soon be in position to master China, and defy the other governments, including Ja pan. This accounts for the assertive ness that Japan has displayed, and also for the accord which Great Britain shows in chiming in with Japan. The dispatches sent out a few days ago told about the demands that Japan had made upon Russia regarding the occupation of Port Arthur, and these are followed up by the announcement that Great Britain has entered a strong protest with China against the cession of that port to Russia, which is prac tically supporting the position that Japan takes. Perhaps the concert of action between those two nations mav lead to a modification of the conditions that will for some time avert actual hostilities, but the clash of interests must eventually come that will culminate in something more than talk and protests I A student who has been studying the documents bearing upon the discoveiy of this cdUBitry by C. Co- fumbuV, has examined his logs ant made the discovery tlW he cele brated his discovery by taking a whole week's spree. The evidence he presents is that while this log was carefully kept and neatly and legibly written, during that week it looks as if the writing had been done by an intoxicated spider crawling upon the paper. j A Vineland, New Jersey, editor and poet, is playing a shrewd thing on the State to get his board and lodging free. Ho refused to pay 2 poll tax and they sent him,, to jail. He has been in a month anxt'declares he will stay in all his life before he pays that tax. As he apparently likes his quarters he seems to have the ad vantage of the State, which is pay ing a pretty big price to get those $2. The latest accusation against the Spanish authorities in Cuba is that they are confiscating supplies sent to the starving people and selling them at public auction. That's a crying shame. Last year Parisians consumed only 20,878 horses, 53 mules and 232 don keys, making a total in weight of 4,472 tons, a slight decrease on the preceding year. WILMINGTON, N. 0., Mr. Moore, of New York, shows his patriotism by offering the Gov ernment $1,000 without interest, payable when the Government chooses, or never, if it prefers, as a starter for a 1100,000,000 uncondi tional loan. Among the rich men of this country there ought to be more of the Moore kind. Some citizens of Georgia having questioned the legalty of Sunday mar riages on the ground that contracts made on Sunday are not legal, the Supreme Court has eased the minds of persons married . on that day by deciding that those marriages are sufficiently legal for all practical purposes. One of the moat disgusted indi viduals who has latelv struck New York was the denizen of the west, when he learned that the Vizcaya had sailed for New York before he could blow her np with that little thing he had in his grip. The married women of Georgia think, there might be an improve ment in the curfew law proposed for that State by making it apply to night prowling husbands. There are few of the men, however, who take that view of the curfew. In speaking of the discussion go ing on as to the respective merits of the Texas and Kansas jack-rabbits, the Texas jack has some advan tage over the Kansas jack, for he has more room to lay his ears back when he starts on a run. A Missouri man has come to the front with an aluminum aerial tor pedo boat of his invention, with which de claims that he can make it very interesting and hot for any army or ships sent to fight us. Some Maine men have a plant for extracting gold from sea water, and are said to be making it pay. This is another proof of the thrift of the Yankee to squeeze money out of everything he dabbles in. Some one who has counted them inform us that there are $20,006 pieces in a Pennsylvania railroad lo comotive. Hon. John Sherman isn't figuring much in the Cuban business now. but he continues to draw his""salary I with typical regularity. ; Kansas threatens a blow at Spain. She is organizing brass band to go to Cuba in case ol war. REYENUE CUTTER MORRILL. An Incident of Her Recent Cruise Up the Coast The Morrill arrived in port yester day after a cruise of several days around Morehead and Cape Lookout. The cruise was uneventful except for a single incident which the Morrill's log describes as being out of the usual run. It occurred last Monday. While the cutter was lying off Cape Lookout, Capt. Smith- detected a vessel in dis tress. Her, flag was floating union- down in the rigging and it was thought by the men on the cutter that either the schooner was sinking or her men had mutinied. Relief was sent, and it was found that while the vessel, the schooner Maggie M. Keyoe, Charles ton to New York, was in distress and leaking like a sieve, the greatest cause of alarm was an attempted suicide. A sailor suffering from delirium tremens had cut his throat and the crew all thought that he would die. He was placed on the cutter and taken to Southport, where, under good medical attention, he began to recover. GETTING READY FOR WAR. Seven Tons of Ammunition Carried to Caswell Other Preparations. The news that a battery of artillery fias been ordered to Fort Caswell brings the possibility of War yet more strongly before tiae people of WUnnng ton." And" this is' not'tfie omly aration that is beiner made. Ho steamer Wilmington has been carrying down big torpedoes to be planted for the purpose of working deadly exe cution on hostile ships lias already been told in the Star. Friday night the government boatJwes2. East on carried down a large quantity of ex plosives, between six and eight tons in weight, which was brought here over the Atlantic Coast Line. All this goes to show that we are getting ready for war. ! - The Catch of Shad. Mr. W. H Yopp, the well known fish dealer, gives the information that the catch of shad this year is not nearly so large as the fish men would like it. This is owing to the want of freshets. During the past week when the high tide and freshet prevailed, shad were plentiful and the steamer Wilmington brought up on one trip 2,000. But. now that the river is fall ing again the shad are getting scarce. The price, however, is reasonable, roe shad selling for 30 cents each, and buck at 15 and 20 cents. j. The revenue cutter Colfax ar rived at Southport late Friday after noon and went to sea again early yes tardftv morninc. Verv "likely the captain of the cutter put in at South port for telegraphic orders of some imnnrtnnm and received them. This may accountfor her hurried departure, prep-arWi w the FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 189B. MR. JOHN E. NIEMYER. Veteran Locomotive Engineer Died Yesterday in This City of Heart Disease. Mr. John E. Niemyer, a veteran locomotive engineer and a man of exceptional worth, entered into rest yesterday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. Chronic heart disease produced death. and from tins malady for the past two years. Mr. Niemyer had been a con stant sufferer. He has been danger- ill since Januarv. For some weeks past his son and daughter. Mr. James Niemyer, of Raleigh, and Mrs. , Louis Wackamith, of Rocky Mount, have been at his bedside. These and his wife are the only members of immediate family surviviner the di gfJar. .Niemyer was 66 years and 5' months of age, and was born in Ham burg, Qermany. He came to this country and settled in Wilmington. He had been here only a short , while when his father died and he was left to battle for himself. He beean work first at a saw mill, soon working up to a responsible position. About 1850 or 1852 he ran on the line of steamers run between here and Charleston bv the W. & W. Railroad before the old Wilmington & Manchester road was built. .After the boats were sold Mr. Niemyer ran as engineer on some of the river boats. In a short while afterward he went back to the railroad in the capacity of a locomotive engi neer and held this place until about 1872, when he surrendered his place with the railroad and established a saw mill on the Carolina Central Railroad. This business not proving successful, he came back to the W. & W. Railroad, with which he has been since. For the last two years, however, his health has not permitted of his doing active service. In his duties as an engineer and in his daily intercourse he was steadfast and thoroughly reliable. This is what those who know him intimately say about him. He was a member of St. Johns' Lodge, No. 1, of Masons, of Germania Lodge, No. 2, Knights of Pythias, and of Seaside Division 314, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The funeral will take place at 4 o'clock this after noon from St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, and will be attended with Masonic and Pythian honors. He was insured in Endowment Rank No. 221, Knights of Pythias. SAN JOSE SCALE An Expert from the State Agricultural Pipqajminl tolct Orahardi Etc . W. E. Weihe, D. V. M. , arrived in the city last night and will be here until Monday. He is here as special entomologist for the "North Carolina Crop Commission and his mission is to inspect orchards, etc., for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the San Jose Scale exists here. To a Star representative Prof. Weihe said that he had only been in the State two months, having come from his native State, Pennsylvania. He is only employed by the Crop Commission for the coming Spring; but has about decided to make this State his home. There is a movement on foot to establish a department of veterinary in the A. & M. College at Raleigh and Prof. Weihe hopes to be chosen for this professorship. His brother, Prof. F. A. Weihe, is now in charge of the department of Physics and Electric Engineering in the col lege. Referring to the San Jose scale Prof. Weihe said that the only locality infected seriously was Southern Pines. He thinks he will find no trace of the pest in this section. ENJOYED THEIR VISIT. S. A. U Industrial Agents Left Yesterday Afternoon for Their Homes. The Seaboard Air Line industrial agents took their departure yesterday; that is, those who did not leave at 3.20 P. M. on the day before. Yesterday morning they spent their time as each one liked. Some few went down to Ocean View again, others took rides in carriages, in the street cars and on Tthe river in. private boats. The weather was delightfully warm and pleasant, d every agent looked as if he or she as havm&r a genuine good time. ey say they will remember most pleasantly their trip to Wilmington fmd will be glad to come this way again. Georgia, however will most robably get the next convention of he agents, as no town in that State as yet been favored with a visit from e industrial agents. The citizens of Wilmington have been strongly impressed with the earnestness and business-like methods of the agents. Their reports showing the progress of the various towns and villages which they represented could not but be extremely gratifying to aU who wish to see the South go forward. Asparagus from Middle Sound. The warm weather of the last few days has had a wonderful effect upon Spring, vegetables, the truck growers sajy "Stuff is springing up in a hurry ana. the markets will he shortly well supplied with vegetables. Two fine specimens of asparagus, about the first of the season, were shown a Star re porter yesterday. One was in the haids of Mr. W. J. Kirkham and was grown by Mr. B. B." Humphrey on Middle Sound. The other was grown on Middle Sound by County (mmis- sioner W. JJ. Alexander, wno says asparagus shipments will begin y. If we "have war with Spain it probably be nothing more than a e one for a cent." ' " 1 1 Uan I I sncrtJ - . , . ... .. - :; T5 MARRIAGE IN DUNN. Miss Lei a McNeill the Bride Mr. M. H. Privett the Groom. Star Correspondence. Dtjnn, N. C, March 10. Baptist Church here was the of a beautiful marriaere last The evening at 9 o'clock, when Mr. M. H. Privett led to Hymen's altar Miss Lela McNeill, one of Dunn's most popular and charming young ladies. The beautiful wedding march was ren dered by Miss Laura Pope, while the gateways of evergreen on each aisle were opened for the reception of the bridal party by little Marie Wade and little Paul Hood, both about 5 years of age. The ushers were Mr. McD. Higgs and Mr. G. K. Massengill. Following these were the brides maids and groomsmen in order : Miss Hattie Privett, with Mr J.C. Clifford; Miss Mary Setsger with Mr. J. W. Purdie; Miss Mayome Oates with Mr. W. H. Harrison; Miss Annie Harper with Mr. Russell Young; Miss Bertha Gerald with Mr. T. H. McNeill; the maid of honor, Miss Mamie Bizzell, with the bride, were met at the chan cel by the groom leaning on the arm of his best man, Mr. R. L. Cromartie, where the beautiful and impressive ceremony was performed by the Rev. Luther R. Carroll, of the Baptist Church, The tasteful and artistic decorations at the gateways and chancel made by some of our lovely young ladies, to gether with the brilliant lights, made the marriage scene indeed beautiful. Refreshments were served and an enjoyable reception Was given at the home of Mr. McNeill. The bride is a daughter of H. C. Mc Neill, Esq., beautiful and accomplish ed ; the groom is one of our most sub stantial and enterprising young busi ness men. Their host of friends join the writer in congratulations and best wishes. A UNITED STATES PRISONER. In New Hanover County Jail He Charged With Robbing Newton Grove Postoffice. is Yesterday William Williams was placed in the county jail here to await the May term of the U. S. Circuit and District Court when he will have to answer the charge of breaking into and robbing the postoffice at Newton Grove. Williams is about 18 years old and was arrested soon after the offence was committed, about three weeks ago and has been confined in both the Kenans ville and Clinton jails. Com missioner Carroll, of Magnolia, sent him to this city for safe keeping. The prisoner was seen yesterday by a Star representative. He said that j he was aiieatod on complaint of post master Jessie Denny of the Newton drove office who charged hh with breaking out window glass, entering the office and stealing $5 from the money drawer. Williams of course protests that he is innocent of the charge. DEATH OF MR. PLATT D. COWAN. Funeral to Take Place from the Lodge in Oakdale Cemetery this Morning. Mr. Piatt D. Cowan died yesterday morning at ten o'clock. The news will come as a surprise to many, as the fact that he was seriously ill was not generally known. He would have been 54 years of age if he had lived until his next birthday, Sept. 1st, and a good part of his life was spent in Wilmington. The de ceased was for a long time engaged in the railroad business, having been at one time auditor of the old Wilming ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail road, and having also held a responsible position with the Richmond and Dan ville Railroad. Mr. Uowan's wife, who survives him, was Miss Jennie Cowan, of Rich mond, Va. His father was the late Robert H. Cowan. Capt. John Cowan, of this city, and Mr. David Stone Cowan, of Columbus county, are both brothers of the deceased. Mr. Cowan's death removes a very pleasant gentleman. There was none who knew him but was impressed with his hearty good nature, his wide infor mation, and his courteous manners, His funeral will take place from the lodge at Oakdale cemetery at 10 o'clock this morning, CAPE PEAR & YADKIN VALLEY. The Baltimore Committee Think the S. A. L. Will the Road. Seems Operate to The Baltimore Sun of yesterday says: "A decision now awaited by the Baltimore committee of the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley railroad from the United States Court of Appeals at Richmond, Va., will wind up the legal difficulties in the way of re organization of the property. An or der of Judge Simon ton for the sale of the railroad was appealed by the New York committee, and it is the deci si on on this appeal which is now de laying the restoration of the property to the stockholders. An agreement has been entered into by the Balti more committee under which the Sea board Air Line agrees to operate the Cape Fear & Yadkin railroad at great ly reduced cost The Seaboard also contracts to guarantee the payment of interest on ail bonds of the reorgan ized company." Battery Expected Daily. Battery I, Second Regiment of the United States Artillery, is expected here daily. It has been heretofore stationed at Fort Monroe, and as the orders are for immediate movement, it ought not to be long before the battery puts in its appearance. Capt. Caziarc is in command. V" NO. 21 A HANDSOME EXHIBIT A Beautiful Display of the Vari ous Products of the Old North State. THE NORTH CAROLINA CAR. Exquisite Paintings, Gems, Ores, Woods, Farm Products Will in Wilmington Only a Few Days Longer. Fruits, Be The North Carolina Car is now on exhibition at the N u tt street crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line, having ar rived over that line at 9.50 o'clock yesterday morning. 'f The car from the outside is very striking, being decorated with paint ings of different kinds, only a few of which can be mentioned here. The Seaboard Air line's represen tation of the "Atlanta Special" in the center of one side is a gem of artistic beauty and the view of Col. J. S. Carr's Occoneeche farm is exceed ingly fine. There are also . the "Cotton Field" showing a field of the great staple in full bloom, and "The Land of the. Sky," an exquisite painting descriptive of the territory in Western North Carolina penetrated by the Southeru Railway. On the interior French plate mir rors, exquisite painting of the wood work in pure white, with gold leaf trimmings, elegant and expensive ar rangements for exhibiting the differ ent articles with beautiful evergreens placed at suitable intervals, combine to make a picture that would charm the most fastidious. The exhibition room takes up about three-fifths of the car, being forty-six feet in length, while the whole car is about seventy-two feet. The other twenty-six feet of space is taken up in sleeping rooms, kitchen and dining rooms. The sleeping apartments; which are luxuriously furnished, will accom modate six persons. Of the exhibits, one that attracts perhaps as much attention as any is a set of fac similes of five of the largest gold nuggets that have ever been found in this State. What is, if anything, still better, is the splendid display of fruits arranged in large jars. Then there is a case of native gems, another of mineral specimens and still others of Iron specimens and associated minerals, polished marbles, copper, gold and silver ores. The collection of natural history specimens is com plete and interesting. Of the innumerable valuable and ornamental woods which North Caro lina produces, the car contains an elaborate exhibit. Farm products, 108 in number, come in for their share Of admiration. The exhibit, all in all, is certainly very interesting. Messrs. W. H. Ramseur and J. M. Moore, of Charlotte, are the clever managers and owners of the "Citys of Charlotte." . ' STATE NORMAL SCHOOL: The Senior Class in Washington Seeing the Sights in the National Capital. ... The senior class of the Greensboro State Normal SchoOT of which Misses Lina O. Wiggins and Susie Parsley of this city are memfers, is now in Wash ington seeing the sights about the Na tional Capitol, and from all accounts the young ladies are having an espe cially enjoyable and interesting visit. They are stopping at Hotel Elsmere. They left the Normal School Wed nesday in company with President Mc- Iver, and on arriving in the Capital city were placed in the care of Miss Brown, who holds a position in the In terior Department and is well known in this city. i Mrs. Senator Butler has asked and obtained from President Mclver per mission to give a reception in honor of the young ladies of the class. During the several days of their stay, there are to be other enjoyable events for their entertainment. It will be of interest in this connec tion co note that Miss lina Wiggins is Historian for her class and Miss Parsley is President. Another charm ing young lady who is a member of the class and has many friends here is Miss Sadie Hanes, of Winston. She and Miss Wiss Wiggins are editors of the school magazine. Miss Hanes' friends here will be delighted to know that she has signified her inten tion to visit Wilmington some time after her graduation this Spring. CASTLE HAYNES FARM. The Court Confirmed the Sale to Mr. H. Chadbourn. W. The Superior Court of Wake county has confirmed the sale of the Castle Hay nes phosphate lands to Mr. William i. U had bourn. The property was knocked down to Mr. Chadbourn at public sale on the 24th day of last January at $8,800. Some time in June of 1897, the property was sold to Mr. Chadbourn in trust for the State Peni tentiary, but this sale was not con firmed. I The property is now Mr. Chad bourn's own, as he bought it for private specu lation. He contemplates putting up new and improved machinery and doing an extensive business in mining phosphate rock. The refuse material will be sold to various cities for use on the streets. Raleigh, Goldsboro, Wil son and Wilmington will probably all be purchasers of rock from the Castle Hay nes farm The material has al ready been used to great advantage on the streets in this city. j POWDER Absolutely Pure OY. BAKING POWDER CO., NCW VOR. U. S. CRUISER 1 MONTGOMERY. False Report in Circulation That the Vessel Has Been Injured. OTHER RUMORS UNFOUNDED. The Court of Inquiry Supplies for Relief of Suffering Cubans Arrive at Matanzas The Work of v the Wreckers. By Cable to the Morning Star, Havana, March 12. In an inter view had by the correspondent of the Associated Press with Commander Converse, of the cruiser Montgomery, regarding the report circulating in the United States that the cruiser had been injured, that officer dictated the fol lowing : "The report is absolutely false. No damage ofanykind to the hull or ma chinery has been done to tine Mont firomerv durinsr the nine months she I has been under my command. Would it not oe well tor sensation-mongers to S've some thought to the feelings of e wives and other relatives of the officers and crew at home before caus ing deep alarm by such baseless storiesr There is general indignation here over the story. , The correspondent was also requested to deny the rumors telegraphed from here, which he saw to-day for the first time; First, that Captain Sigsbee is indis posed; and second, that Consul Gen eral Lee and Dr. Bruner, the United States sanitary physician, are on bad terms. Both stories are declared, on the authority of the men named in them, to be .without color of truth. Captain Sampson seems to be all right again. Tne (Jourt of Inquiry dad little work to-day. The members examined two divers, went over drawings, plans and photographs in the cabin of the Man- " grove and read over the stenographer's copy of some past testimony. 'he water is very rough, making . the work of the divers difficult. The wrecking tug is anchored a cable's length from'the port side of the Maine, sending down divers. It is hard-to Bee any marked advance in the work of the wreckers. The Fern with 35 tons of American provisions from Key West arrived at Matanzas this morning. The Bergen, from New York with 15 tons, also arrived. Senator Gallinger, Congressman Cummings, Congressman Smith, and Senator Thurston, with the officials of the Red Cross Society, went to Ma tanzas to-day to make arrangements for and to witness the distribution of the relief. The .distribution will probably be made through the governor at Matanzas, aided by the American consul. Hundreds of heart-rending appeals have been re ceived from the sutrermg reconcen- trados since the news of the coming of the relief has been made known. Some of the sailors of the Fern brought to the dock a portion of their own food, and while awaiting the arrival Of their captain fed a number of gaunF women and cmiaren. A renort thousrh it has not been verified, is to the effect that the stores sent to Matanzas by the Red Cross ton days ago are still in the railroad ware house and that none have been distri buted. Havana, March 12. A story is. cur rent here, but is not confirmed, that Captain Sampson has been advised from Washington that President Mc- Kinley is ready at any time to receive the court's report, and that Captain Sampson replied by a long cipher cablegram to the Secretary of the Navy. L . . Captain Sampson is not looking well, and a good deal of anxiety is felt lest he is seriously ill. The doc tor on the Montgomery, however, thinks Such fears are groundless, while others, who should know, do not entertain them. A careful watcti is kept on board and about the cruiser Montgomery, but the officers of that vessel say that no such nervous vigilance is shown as is displayed by the Vizcaya and the Almirante Oquendo, both of which are moored near by. The Spanish ships at night constantly have patrol boats out, which frequently stop har bor boats coming within the lines of the pickets. rienor Sagasta, the Spanish Frime Minister, has written a letter to an intimate friend, which was read at a meeting of Conservatives here last Thursday. In this letter the Premier says that the disarming of the volun teers had been determined upon, hut that the publication of the intention to disarm them was premature. The news of the recrudescence of the revolution in the Philippines was received here with great disgust by the Spanish residents and with; corresponding satisfaction by the in surgent sympathizers. The general government is using strong efforts to induce conservative Cubans to take part in the coming elections, as it is feared that the im pression will get abroad that the con servatives prefer independence or the annexation of the island to the United States to autonomy. The British ship W. H. Corsair, from Ship Island, Miss., to Belfast, with a timber cargo, is ashore on Horn island, Miss., and will prove a total loss. No particulars. ' I far I our I do ot en hve them return ntdieal care. I hTe nude FITS. KPILKFSY or FALLISO SlUKKKBS S long etodr. I warnttrt my remedy to eve the i JIM. Because other hTe failed i no re not now reoerrinK cure. Send at onee loi and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy, sreaa aad Postoffice address. (.W.B.rraE,F.D.,46eaMSt.,IWTfllt ICUREFITS 4 ! ) I
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 18, 1898, edition 1
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