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IhC WeCklU tar. J a nation whose pastime is goad-
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ulace and starving and butchering
helpless men, women and children
and calling that war?
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H A M H. B BB N A B
Editor nd Propftotoi.
WILMINGTON, N. C
Friday,
May 6, 1898.
CONCEDING DEFEAT.
The annihilation of the Spanish
fleet by Commodore Dewey was a
terrible shock to Spain, which was
entirely unprepared for such a cat
astrophe. The people had been led
by the boastful, utterances of the
press, and by .the confident assu
rances of the Government officials
that the fleell in ' those waters was
fully able to take care of itself and
defend the Philippines, and conse
nnAnr.lv when the fleet was'-not only
beaten by a fleet which they had have heen sanctioned only in case of
MIHO& MENTION.
It seems t6 us that the Democrats
in Congress could be better engaged
than in squabbling over votes cast,
however much they may have
differed as to the way those votes
should have been cast, men wny
indulge in that kind of pastime at a
time like this, when motives may be
so easily misconstrued, show very
poor judgment, and may do incalcu
lable harm to the party which they
represent. . Bond issues have never
Kn Tfnular with Democrats, and
S. K
The Australians either make better
butter than American dairymen do,
or they manage to get it into
London market in better shape.
Last year they shipped 23,000,000
pounds to 31, 350)00 pounds shipped
from this country, and they got 19
cents a pound for it to 14 cents for
the American, They had to ship
13.000 miles, while ours goes little
over a fourth of that distance..
N.C. NAVAL RESERVES ! COUNTY AFFAIRS.
DISTRICT COURT.
WUmtagtarlKvistoii Reported for
Duty on Board the Moni
tor Nantucket.;
Board of Commissioners Meet
and Appoint the Regular
Committees.
Spring Term Convened The Oread
Jury A Large Number of Cases
Disposed Of.
The
been led to believe no match lor it,
but utterly destroyed, the announce
ment came like a thunderbolt from
a clear sky, and they all lost
their heads and their wits, from
Sagasta down to the little organ
grinder, and are talking In a
way to almost excite pity where they
do not provoke derision.
The people who had relatives or
friends that went to their death on
those' destroyed ships might be ex
cused for becoming excited and for
talking irrationally, for they feel
that those lives werp sacrified and
that the sacrifice was in a great
measure due to the stupidity of a
government which contented itself
with vaporings and with under
estimating the force with which
they had to contend. In their grief
at the loss of relatives and friends it
is natural that the people should
show feeling, and do more or less
unbalanced talking, but men who
have the destiny of a nation, at least
temporarily, in their keeping should
keep cool heads and 'prudent
tongues, and not let their heads ex
pose their folly nor their tongues
confess their weakness, when they
want to make their adversary and
the world believe they are strong and
undaunted. If they conducted
themselves in that way even in de
feat they might command respect if
not sympathy, instead of inviting
ridicule.
But perhaps this disposition to
bluster is a misfortune forwhich
they are not altogether responsible,
the misfortune of a hiecurial tem
perament given to boasting, a habit
they cannot entirely overcome even
great emergency, anajn nucu euu
gencies a Democrat might vote for a
bond issue as a matter of expediency
without committing himself to the
policy of issuing bonds, especially if
he so put himself on record when his
vote was cast, or previous to, the
General Wolseley, Commander-in-
Chief of the British Army, believes
that we are right in interfering in
the Cuban matter, and that Spain
will be no match for this country,
because only on paper are the Span
iards the equals or superiors ol the
United States in land or naval
forces. .
The finest diamond in London,
valued at $5,000,000 was picked up
in the Orange Free State, South
Africa, bv a negro truckman. He
wasn't handling that kind of truck
and didn't know what it was, but
dent to whom he
showed it did.
ESCORTED BY THE W. L. 1.
A Large Concourse of Citizens Cheered
tbe Boys Division Divided Into
Watches Addressed by Lien
tenant Moore, Command
ing Officer.
The first business session of the
Serine term of the Federal Court, for
W. P. OLDHAM ELECTED CLERK rl
noil and quite a good deal of business
fea-
prose
is .the
casting of the f voce, xuere wcio
other features of the revenue bill
which Democrats would prefer to
have eliminated, but they accepted
these without protest because the
necessity of more revenue was recog
nized, and for that reason they
did not make . factious op
position to the bill, the op
position being on the bond
ture. If this war is to be
nnt.P with vieror (and that
way it should be prosecuted), more
money will be needed, and more
quickly than it can be commanded
from revenue receipts, and there
fore as a matter of emergency and
expediency to meet the emergency,
a Democrat in Congress might vote
for a bond issue without affecting
his party fealty, orjeommitting him
self unreservedly to the general
policy of issuing bonds. At all
events after the votes had been cast
is no time to indulge in acrimoni
ous strictures, that generate bad
feeline within the party, and may
B 1
do it incalculable harm
future
There is no special significance in
I the dispatch ol a tterman crureur
going to Manila. The Germans
have important commercial interests
in Philippines. Fourteen out
of the thirty-three large trading
houses in Manila belong to Uer
mans.
WILMINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY.
The Bogus Board Holds a Meeting and
Assumes to Transact Business.
Superintendent of Health
Makes Report.
in
the
A cable dispatch published yester
day states that the Madrid directors
of naval movements will henceforth
avoid isolated contests and will cen
ter their energies on a supreme ei
fort to crush the American fleet in
Cuban waters, and that until this.
in the presence" of overwhelming de- engagement is fought no proposal
feat, for which there is hot one single for intervention will be listened to.
compensatory gain. , If there be any truth in this it shows
Thus the Spanish editors, several two things, namely, that the Span-
thousanda of miles away from that
scene of wreck of ship3 and carnage
of men exclaim "it was a sad but a
glorious day for Spain," 3ad be
cause the despised "yankee" dis
troyed their fleet, and glorious be
cause the ships were destroyed, not
surrendered, and many lives went
out with them,a gratifying evidence,
perhaps, of Spanish valor which
would die "before it would strike its
colors.
Sagasta behaved very well and
showed a pretty we'll balanced head
until defeat came and then he be
came rattled and showed that he
could talk as foolishly as some of
the editors who are not yet in the
lunatic asylums. When he as Prime
Minister declares that "Spain will
- fight to the better end" he simply ad
vertises his own folly, and concedes
in advance that - Spain is beaten.
When he telegraphs the Pope or
other distinguished personages that
Spain will fight to the bitter end, it ,
its equivalent to telling them that
Spain realizes her position and feels
, that she is fighting the fight of des
peration, a hopeless fight, unless the
unexpected happens, the unexpect
ed thaVwould border on the miracu
lous. If Spain were united and had
its heart in this war, there would be
less of the rattle brain in such talk
but while he was talking that way he
was racking his brain to devise some
plan to check the revolutionary de
monstrations then being made in
Madrid, where the mob was cheer
ing Weyler, and derisively hooting
at the front of his residence. Even
then he began to realize the necessi
ty of putting Madrid under martial
law to prevent the outbreak of civil
war in ' the nation's capital, which
would mean civil war throughout
the nation.
And yet with revolution impend
ing, with the sentiment of the army
with the revolutionists, this man
talks of waging war to the bitter
end against a nation four times as
populous as Spain, one that has
within it all the resources for carry
ing on war on a stupendous scale
and for an indefinite period, wh'en
the brunt of the war must be waged
in its own waters or near by, close
to its base of supplies, while Spain
has no resources, no credit, with an
army controlled by antagonistic
spirits, with a navy scattered on the
seas and under a cloud because of
the annihilation of a part of it, and
with a three thousand mile sea to
cross before the enemy can . be
struck. Isn't the talk under such
conditions of waging war to the bitter
the wildest delirigjm of insanity?
If there were anything to invite the
".. intervention of other powers it
would be pity for the poor, abused,
misguided, and vanity-afflicted nation
which has for leaders in such a try
ing ordeal men who show so little
appreciation of the gravity of the
situation, men who are incapable of
learning from adversity and defeat
that demonstrates their incapacity
to cope with the foe they profess to
ish authorities are still playing the
game of bluster to deceive their own
people and make European powers
think they have confidence in their
ability to wage war upon the United
States and, second, that they are
still hoping for, and looking
to intervention.. That they ap
prehend that this interven
tion would npt give Spain
what she would like is shown
by the statement; that the proposal,,
if it came, would not be listened to
until after the; contemplated en
gagement is fojught, for if they
thought the intervention would be
favorable to Spain' they would wel
come it before taking the risks of
that sea encounter for which they
are not prepared and the end of
which, in the eieiit it occurs, will
The Company Will Probably Leave For
Raleigh Early Next Week.
Capt. Donald MacRae, of the W.
L. L, yesterday received the follow
ing telegram from Adjutant General
A. D. Cowles,
Capt. Donald MacRae, Wilmington
Light Infantry, Wilmington, N C.
from Anril 25th and
probably rations. Cause of holding
your company, lack of tents and
blankets. "
A. D. Cowles,
Adjutant General.
1, It is learned from private sources
that the tents and blankets will reach
Raleigh by Saturday. So it is likely
that the W. L. t will leave here about
the first of next week.
The company made a fine appear
ance yesterday in escorting the Naval
Reserves down to the Nantucket.
Only two out of the eighty-four men
were absent; at the drill at 8 P. M.
only three were absent The recruits
are catching on to drill tactics sur
prisingly well.
The members of the company who
are addicted to the use of the "weed"
were each presented with two pieces of
elegant tobacco by the R J. Beynolds
Tobacco Company, of Winston.
DID RUSSELL DO IT?
Said to Have Prompted Brunswick Pops
to Favor Democratic Fusion.
Raleigh Post.)
A Republican said to us yesterday
that he had been informed that the
Populists of Brunswick -held a county
convention Monday and appointed
delegates to the State convention to be
held on the 17th inst, apd instructed
said delegates to support' a proposition
for fusion wiUi the uemocrais. mu
aforesaid Republican added : "I am not
surprised at this action, but what gets
away with me is, Gov. Russell was in
Brunswick on Monday, and I am told
engineering this movement for Popu
list fusion witn tne uemocraus.
THE U. S. DISTRICT COURT. '
doubtless be af repetition of the
Manila catastrophe on a larger
scale. But the fact is there is little
importance to be attached to these
Madrid reports li to, what the Span
ish navy is going; to do. There are
too many of them and they are too
conflicting. Every day brings a
fresh batch.
Since all the leading Governments
in the world, with the exception of
Austria and Germany have declared
their neutrality in the war between
this country and Spain, it becomes
interesting to know just what neu
trality means, as understood by the
nations, and therefore we publish
three rules as adopted by the treaty
of Washington, signed May 8th,
1871 : .
"First. To use due diligence to pre
vent the fitting out, arming or equip
ping with its jurisdiction of any vessel
which it has reason to believe is in
tended to increase or to carry on war
with any power with which it is at
peace; and alse to use like diligence to
Drevent the departure from its juris
diction of any vessel intended to cruise
or carry on war as above, sucn vessel
having been specially adapted in
whole or in part, within such jurisdic
tion, to warlike use.
"'Second. To suffer neither belliger
ent to make use of its ports and waters
as the base of naval operations against
the other or for the purpose of renewal
or augmentation of military supplies
or arms or the recruitment of men.
"Third. To exercise due diligence in
its own ports and waters and to pre
vent any violation of the foregoing
obligations and duties within its juris
diction." On account of the family relations
between the royal family of Austria
and of Spain, Austria has not de
clared' neutrality, which does not
make any difference one, way or the
other, while Germany will -observe
neutrality with the exception Of sell
ing such war stuff to Spain as she
can pay for. .
Grand Jury Return Twenty True Bills
A Number of Convictions.
The Federal Court was in session
yesterday from 9.30 to 2.30 o'clock.
During the day the grand jury return
ed about twenty true bills. Much the
greater number. of them were for re
tailing. -I
Cases were disposed of in' the court
as follows:
Isaac Thompson, retailing, dis
missed, it having appeared that de
fendant had served six months for the
same offence under penalty of the
State courts; Emma Thompson, re
tailing oruiltv: Daniel McMillan, illi
cit distilling, not guilty; Felix King,
illicit distilling, bond filed for
appearance at the fall term,; T. F.
Boyd paid fines and costs $165.35;
French McLauchlin, retailing, fined
$100; Henry McNair, retailing, called
and failed; F. P. Flynn, retailing,
called and failed and forfeiture; Jane
Oxendine, retailing, not guilty; Tom
McMillan, retailing, not guilty.
Judgment was suspended in the fol
lowing four cases for retailing: Dock
Beatty, Moore Callihan, William
Graham and London Walker.
Court will reassemble this morning
at 9.30 o'clock.
The members of Wilmington di
vision OI IX aval xvobci y ot aic nun
quartered on the Nantucket which in
all probability will be their home for
several months to come. They were
escorted down yesterday afternoon
about 4.30 o'clock by the Wilmington
Light Infantry and accompanying the
two companies was a large crowd of
enthusiastic people.
The division reported at the armory
at 10 o'clock in the morning in com
pliance with orders issued the
day previous by- Lieut. Mcllhenny.
The men remained at the armory
then until the hour for marching
to the Nantucket, with the exception
of the time given them in which to
o-At dinner. At 4.30 thev formed in
line in the armory and in command of
Lieutenant H. H. Mcllhenny marched
up Princess to Third street and down
Third to a position midway between
Princess and Market, where they
awaited the arrival of the W. L. L,5
by which they were to be escorted to
the Nantucket. J
In due time the sound of the drum
announced the approach of the land
troops. The W. L.I. turned down Third
from Market, with Geo. M. Baldwin
and J. Dawson Latham as drummers.
The company lined up and' with arms
presented held their place? while the
Naval Reserves passed down the street
towards Market, saluting the infantry
as they passed.
The two companies proceeded down
Market with the W. L. t leading. The
Reserves halted in front of Cronen
berg's for a portrait. On to Front
street then the two companies
proceeded, and up Front to Princess;
then by way of Princess and Water
to the entrance to the government
wharf, where the Nantuchtt is lying.
The Reserves marched aboard two
abreast.
The W: L. L lined up! on Water
street to the south of the gate, and
-Capt MacRae proposed three cheers
for the tars, which were iven right
heartily. The Naval Reserves re
sponded with three cheers for the W.
L. L, who then marched back to the
.
armory.
0a Board the Monitor.
As soon as the boys got aboard,
Lieutenant Moore addressed them,
reminding them that they had en
listed in the navy and would have to
obey the orders of superior officers,
and informing them of the line beyond
which they could not go. Then the
men went to work. A few swept decks
and others carried stores aboard. The
baggage had been carried down pre
viously. It consisted of one canvas
bag for each man. It is ;2i feet deep
and the men are allowed to carry any
thing in the way of clothing that they
can get in, being advised to carry
articles as folio ws : A pair of blankets,
2 white duck suits, 2 to 4 suits under
clothing, 1 suit citizen s clothes if de
sired, o "biled" shirts, as many pairs
of socks as desired, combs, brushes,
towels, soap, etc.
About seven o'clock the division was
divided into two watches, one of
which went to supper at 7 returning
at 8, and the other at 8 returning at 9.
They will also get "shore leave" for
breakfast. Dinner may be had on
board. The men will not sleep on
shore again. . .
The roster of officers and crew of
the Nantucket is not yet complete.
The Star hopes to give it to its readers
to-morrow. The regular officers of the
Wilmington Division will be among
the officers of the monitor. Dr. R. S.
Primrose, of Newborn, rill probably
be assistant surgeon. L
The men assigned to duty at Cape
Fear signal station left yesterday on
the Wilmington. Frank j Bagg left at
2.25 P. M. over the W. & N. R. R for
Hatteras to become chief quartermaster
at Hatteras signal station. Commander
Morton telegraphed Lieut; W. T. Old,
of Elizabeth City, to send the Other
four men from the Elizabeth City
Division.
There was a meeting of the newly
organized Board of County Commis
sioners yesterday, and also of the
three deposed members of the old
ta who still claim to be the
UW1 "
"only authentic Board."
The meeting of the new Board was
held at 9 A. M., in the County Com
missioners' room, at the Court House,
and that of the "deposed Board" at
2:30 P. M., in the office of the Super
intendent of Public Instruction.
The new Board was called to order
by chairman Roger Moore. J no. D.
Bellamy, Esq., their- attorney, was
present.
Register of Deeds Norwood again
declined to serve as clerk and Mr. W.
P. Oldham was elected to erve as
clerk pro tern., and a t as clerk to the
audit committee. Mr. Qldham is to
receive a salary the same as that form
erly paid to Capt. Galloway as clerk.
The following committees were ap
pointed: "l
Audit Committee Col. Roger
Moore, Capt. J. L. Boatwright and Capt
John Barry. . - .
Hospital Board uapt. J.
wright, Capt. John Barry and Col.
Roadsand Public Buildings Mr.
W. F. Alexander, Mr. James Cowan
and Col. Roger Moore.
County Home Mr. W. F. Alexan
der, Mr. James Cowan and Col.
Roger Moore.
The clerk was ordered to procure
new keys for doors to the commis
sioner's room. A bill in favor of Mr.
C. W. Yates was approved for pay
ment The Board adjourned about 11
o'clock.
The Deposed Board.
was called to order by Col. F. W.
Foster. Register of Deeds Norwood
served as clerk. He reported $30.40
revenue from sate of marriage licenses
paid the Treasurer. Report of clerk
of Superior Court showed $6.00 receiv
edfrom various sources. J. A. Hewlett
was granted license to sell malt liquors
at Ocean View. H
Dr. McMillan, as Superintendent of
Health, submitted usual report, the
gist of which is known to Stab
readers.
Propositions to paint the old court
house, the jail, the city hospital and
the new court house were received
from several contractors and all re
ferred to Col. Foster, with power to
The expenditure of $60 for road im
provement in excess of regular ap
propriation was ratified. The matter
of fixing a bridge near the County
Home was referred to Commissioner
Dempsey.
A resolution was adopted providing
that the names of the persons who
"raised the windows and crawled into
the commissioners' room" and now
hold same be furnished to the county
attorney, with instructions to take
action against them.
A warrant was drawn for $183 for
the County Home.
The meeting adjourned about 4
o'clock.
transacted during the dav. The
following grand jury was empanelled
for the term: John R. Bonnoman,
foreman; Joshua Smith, R L. Bryan,
John Barry, Edgar A. Poe, James
Daniel, Haynes Hinson, W. T.
Wright, B. G. Hollingswortb, James
F. Henry, J. L. Croom, James Knox,
M. M. Cattle, Coleman Twining, W.
A. Diet, Lock MeKinnon, B. E. Mc
Neill and Elijah A. Orrell.
The jury was placed in charge of
H. H. Covington as bailiff. The de
fendants in quite a number of retailing
cases were called and failing to answer
were variously disposed of as followB:
Alias capias issued and continued
Eddie Malloy, Augustus McGowan,
Ed. Moore, SaUie M. Chavis, Paul
Gale, and Henry Covington.
Called and failed James G. Ger
man, Henry Covington, Philip Mun
lin, John Russell 'and William
Younsr.
Nol prossed J. D. Rochette, Elijah
Loverin and Henry Dixon.
A case against Isaac Williams was
continued, and instanta capias were
issued for William Wood and Jim
Brown.
Three cases for illicit distilling were
called and defendants failed. They
were William, Young and John L
Carver.
Judgment against the bondsmen of
defendants called, and failed at the
last term of court, were entered as
follows :
J. G. German, $300 ; Henry Coving
ton, $300; Emma Thompson, $200; Sal
lie M. Chavis, $200 ; F. M. Lauchlin,
tsmn- TTenrv Covinffton. $200 ; John
Russell, $200 ; Jane Orrender, $200 ; Joe
Home, $200; William Young, $100.
Jerry Smith and Hector Dillard
were dismissed, on answer.
Judgment for $40 and costs was en
tered against J. G. Bright as a default
ing juror.
There was only one case tried by the
jury yesterday. The defendant was
convicted of retailing and the mercy of
the court recommended. The defend
ant was "Sampson McEachern, colored,
of Robeson county.
The court adjourned about 4:00 p.
m. until 9 :00 a. m. to-day.
OLD BOARD VS. NEW BOARD.
Deposed County Commissioners
Meet to Audit Bills.
Col F W. Foster and Jordan
Nixon, colored, now constituting the
auditing committee of the "deposed
Board of County Commissioners, met
last night in the office of the superin
tendent of Public Instruction. They
had the usual batch of bills audited
for payment. .
tt i fioiinwav clerk of the OKI
vapk- yv " f - 1 .
Audit and Finance committee, says the
County Treasurer will honor their
requisitions as usual, despite tne u
tice recently served upon him by the
new Board of Commissioners that no
county funds be paid out in future ex
cept by their order.
Early this week Mr. C. W. Yates
i. niiiiri in the treasurer a
bill approved and audited by
the new Board when they recently
met and took possession of the com
missioner's apartment, and payment
was refused inasmuch as he declined to
recognize their authority, Mr. Chad
bourn told a Star representative last
night that as treasurer, he would con
tinue as usual to honor orders from
the old Board.
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PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS.
Fitzhugh Lee and Joseph Wheeler Among
the Major Generals Colonels and
Lieut. Colonels to be Brigadiers.
Mr. Steinmetz's Father Dead.
Mr. C. M. Steinmetz, well known in
trucking circles here, writes from
Washington, D. C, to a friend in this
city that he left Rose Hill last week to
attend the funeral of his father, who
died at Buffalo, N. Y., last Wednes
day. The remains were interred in
Greenwood Cemetery on Saturday
The deceased, Gen. William G. Stein
metz, superintended extensive govern
ment works at Buffalo, Philadelphia
and elsewhere. Mr. C. M. Steinmetz
did not write his friend when he would
return to this section.
Death of Col. Thos. W. DeVane.
Col. Thomas Wyatt DeVane of
Cumberland county, N. C, died last
Monday at his residence near Fay
etteville in tbe 74th year of his age.
He was the oldest brother of Maj.
Duncan and Col. Wm. S. DeVane,
deceased, who lived in Wilmington
f-.i. manv vftars: also of Mai. R. M.
DeVane of Bladen county, He had
been an intense sufferer for two years.
He leaves a Wife seven, daughters and
four sons.
THE BOGUS BOARD.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY.
Democratic Convention Delegates Ap
pointedResolutions Endorsing Jno.
D. Bellamy for Congress Adopted.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE GUARD.
Gov
The
Russell's Appointments For
First and Seeond Regiments.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. CL May 4. Governor
Russell will appoint Capt.C.D. Cowles
of the U. S. Infantry, Lieutenant
Colonel of the First Regiment, and
Adjutant General A. D. Cowles,
Lieutenant Colonel of the Second
Regiment. '
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Death of a Prominent Man
Capt. Irving Robinson yesterday re
ceived a telegram announcing the
death of Col. T. D. McDowell, an old
and prominent citizen of Bladen coun
ty. He entered into rest Sunday af
ternoon at one o'clock, at the ad
vanced age of 76 years. He had been
ill for about one month.
Col. McDowell represented the Cape
Fear district in the lower house of the
Confederate Congress and was well
known throughout this section of the
State. He was an exceedingly clever
gentleman and was highly esteemed
by all who knew him.
Smallpox in South Carolina
Dr. C. P. Wertenbaker, Passed As
sistant Surgeon, M. H. S., returned
Sunday from Columbia and Sumter,
S. C., where-he went on Orders of Sur
geon General Wyman, to inquire into
the smallpox situation in those towns.
He reports seventy-five cases in Co
lumbia and about a dozen in Sumter,
but all aite under control and the local
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The Democratic County Convention
of Brunswick County met at Lock
wood's Folly Saturday. It was called
to Order by Dr. D. B. McNeill, chair
man of the County Executive Com
mittee. Geo. H. Bellamy was elected
permanent chairman and John N.
Bennett, permanent secretary. Dele
gates to the State, Judicial and Con
gressional Conventions were ap
pointed. On motion of A. C. Meares the fol
lowing resolutions endorsing Jno. D.
Bellamy, Esq., for Congress were
unanimously passed :
Resolved, 1st. That we the Demo
cratic voters of Brunswick county, in
on vention assembled, do hereby in
struct our delegates to the congress
ional Convention to cast the vote or
Brunswick county for the Hon. Jno.
D. Bellamy, and to use all honorable
means to secure for him the nomi
nation for Congress from the Sixth
Congressional District, thereby insur
ing success in tne coming campaign.
Mesolvea, 2nd, xnat we point wim
pride and pleasure to his record while
a State Senator in 1891, and admire
his strict adherence to the Chicago
platform and his unflinching and sin
cere advocacy of the free coinage of
silver at the ratio oi mvoi.
Resolutions were passed extending a
cordial invitation to all white men
who have heretofore voted the Dem
ocratic ticket as well as all others who
favor good government administered
by honest ana capable officials, to unite
under the banner of Jeffersonian
Democracy in accomplishing the re
sult which will insure Anglo-Saxon
rule again in North Carolina.
The convention adiourned sine die
after a session in which the utmost
harmony prevailed.
Ex-Commissioners Foster, Dempsey and
Nixon Hold a Meeting and Pass
Resolutions.
TheF "deposed" Board of County
Commissioners held a special session
last night before the meeting of then
audit committee. All three were
P!nl Foster as chairman, and
f V--, V .
Dempsey and Nixon as Commis
sioners.
A communication from Messrs. D.
L. Gore and C. D. Morrill, as. special
committee from the Board of Alder
men, was read. It was a request that
the Commissioners join with the Al
dermen in the purchase of a patrol
wagon, to be owned and operated
jointly by the county and city. The
matter was discussed quite freely, and
a decision reached to the effect that
while a patrol wagon was very neces
sary, it should be only a city expen
diture and is not a matter which con
cerns the County Commissioners in
any way financially.
A resolution was passed providing
that the chairman get bids for making
anew door and mortice lock to re
place -"one which was forced open
and broken on the third of May." while
the sheriff, register of deeds and janitor
were at dinner, " and to see what the
old door and lock could be repaired
for and have same done at once.
There was anothea resolution to the
effect that the county attorney be in
Shipments of Strawberries.
The Southern Express Uompauy
tookput about 1400 crates of strawber
ries yesterday. Shipments in the
wfrtSferator cars of the C. F. T. Com
pany amounts to about 12,000 crates.
Mr C. W. Woodward, the agent
for the C. F. T., brought down
last evening a very large triplet berry
grown at Burgaw. It was something
of a curiosity.
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
Washington, May 4. The Presi-
dent to-day sent these nominations to
the Senate :
To be Major Generals Brigadier
Joseph C. Breckinridge, Inspector
General U. S. A. ; Brigadier Klwell S.
Otis, U. S. A. ; Brigadier General Jno.
J. Coppinger, Brigadier General Wil
liam R- Shufter, Brigadier General
William M. Graham, Brigadier Gen
al James F. Wade, Brigadier General
Henry C. Merriam; Jauies H. Wilson,
Delaware; Fitzhugh Lee, Virginia ;
William J. Sewell, New Jersey;
Joseph Wheeler, Alabama .
Colonels to be Brigadier Generals -
Thomas M. Anderson, 14th infantry:
Chas. E. Competton, 4th cavalry;
Abraham K. Arnold, 4st cavalry ;Johu
S. Polland, 17th infantry; John 0.
Bates, 2d infantry ; Andrew S. Burt,
25th infantry ; Simon Snyder. 19th in
fantjry; Hamilton S. Hawkins, 20th
infantry; Royal T. Frank, Estartillery ;
Jacob F. Kent, 24th infantry ; Samuel
S. Sumner, 6th cavalry; Francis L.
Guenther, 4th artillery ;Guy V. Henry,
10th cavalry ; John I. Rodgers, 5th
artillery; Louis H. Carpenter, 5th
cavalry; Samuel B. M. Young, 3rd
cavalry ; John M. Bacon, 8th cavalry ;
Edward B. Williston, 6th artillery.
Lieutenant Colonels to be Brigadier
tienerais tienry w.. lawton, in
spector general"; George W. Randal 1
Eighth infantry; Theodore Schwann
assistant adjutant general; William
Ludlow, corps of engineers; A. R.,
Chaffee, Thirtieth cavalry ; Georgc
W. Davis, Fourteenth cavalry; Al
fred E. Bates, deputy paymaster gen
eral. Subsistence Department Colonel
Charles Patrick Eagan, to be commis
sary general of subsistence, with the
rank of brigadier general.
The Senate in executive session to
day confirmed all th4 nominations of
Major Generals which had been sent
in earlier in the day by the President.
In the case of Senator Sewell the con
firmation was immediate, the Senate
following its usual custom of acting
upon the nomination of a fellow-ihem
ber without any reference to commit
tee. The other names were referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs,
and were almost immediately after
ward favorably reported, the commit
tee's vote being taken in the Senate
chamber. Confirmation followed in'
all cases without comment, except in
that of General Wilson. Senators Ba
con and Lindsaytpok occasion to speak
of him in complimentary terms.
C. Pe & Y. V. R. R.
The Richmond papers of yesterday
in reporting the proceedings of the
CircuH Court of Appeals addothing
to the news as printed in the Star
yesterday that the decision of Judge
C. H. Simonton ordering the sale of
the C: F. & Y. V. Railroad as a whole
was confirmed by the higher court.
THE FLYING SQUADRON.
General Expectation that the Fleet Will
Go to Sea Within the Next
Twenty-four Hours.,
The Star congratulates Gol.
Royal T. Frank on his nomination as
one of the new Brigadier Generals.
He was in command of the post of
Wilmington soon after the civil war
and made troops of friends here by his
crpntlemanlv conduct. He is one of
the most capable officers in the United
States army.
KINSTON'S ELECTION.
All the
Democrats Elect the Mayor and
Aldermen.
Special Star Telegram.
Kinston, N. C, May 2. At the mu
nicipal election to-day the Democrats
elected Geo. B. Webb mayor and all
(five) of the aldermen by a big ma
jority. Last year the Republicans
elected five negro aldermen.
Returned to Join the Spanish Fleet Near
Cadiz Combined Fleet to Sail for ,
America Waters.
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THE CAPE VERJp SQUADRON
parties who have been Dunning aim
sleeping in. the room generally used
by the. County Commissioners. Col.
Foster said that "certain papers and
records of trivial importance were
taken from the room broken into, but
important papers that the parties were
after were in the safe undisturbed."
Col. Foster announced that the ill
ness of Dr. Zachary necessitated the
postponement of the Hospital report to
some time to be appointed by the
chairman.
Airs. Ketchum and family were al
lowed $5.00 on account of a scarlet
fever quarantine. . .
The Board took a recess, subject to
the call of the chairman.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
Mav 4. News has been re
ceived here to the effect that the Cape hanty, who is to command the
has returned to join
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Old Point Comport, Va., May 4.
(On board the flagship Brooklyn off
Fort Monfoe) It is the general ex-,
pectation here that the flying squadrons
will go to sea within twenty-four
hours; or as soon as the cruiser New
Orleans arrives. Commodore Schley
has been notified that the cruiser Co
lumbia has been detached from the
squadron apd that the New Orleans
will take her place. So far as fighting
ability is concerned ,the New Orleans
is superior to the Columbia, being
more heavily armed and without so
much free-board and upper decks to
act as a target. , .
The squadron as now constituted
will consist of the Massachusetts, first
class battleship; Texas, second class
battleship; Brooklyn, armored cruiser;
New Orleans, of the type of the Ea
leigh and Cincinnati, and the Scorpion,
a fast armored yacht, with four 5-inch
and four 6-pounder guns. The Min
neapolis has not been officially de
tached and m&f yet join the squadron.
The squadron is now accompanied by
a first class tug, for dispatch and water
puposes, and the collier Sterling. ,
On the ships to-day fire and collision
wa trnnp, l.Virouorh with in re-
Ul i. v. . .
markable shape. On the Brooklyn the
two score" of hose connections were
made and the tarpaulins spread in less
than a mimite and. a quarter, whMe
water was ready to be let into tlie
magazines. During the collision drill
the water-tight compartments were
closed and the mat fio cover a break rn
the hull prepared for use in less than
two minutes. . , -',
Lieutenant Commahuer uaniei tnt
TRYING THE BIG GUNS.
CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN. VALLEY.
The
Fort
Disantearinc Batteries at
Caswell Tested Satisfactorily.
J (Spectol Star Telegram.
Southport, N. C., May 2. The
first shot from the big eight-inch dis
appearing guns at Fort Caswell was
fired at 9 :30 o'clock this morning. The
concussion made windows rattle here
and at first caused considerable ex
citement. Each of the four guns was
fired during the evening, and the test
ing of the carriages was successful in
every respect. Capt. Crozier, of Wash
ington, D. C., was here to supervise
the trial. The drum of the old blockade-runner
Ella was used as a target
for the solid shots from the guns.
Beam the
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Verde sauadron
the Spanish fleet near Cadiz, which is
nearly ready for sea. It is added that
the combined fleet of Spain will
shortly start for American waters.
New York, May 4. The Spanish
fleet which was at the Cape Verde
islands, consisting of the yizcaya,
Almirante Oquendo, Cristobal Colon
and Maria Theresa . (all first class
cruisers), accompanied by the torpedo
boat destroyers u uroro, j.erru a.iu
Pluton, left St. Vincent, Cape, Verde
islands, on April 29th, destination
unknown. The distance from the
Cape Verde islands to the Canary
islands is 836 miles and the distance
tmm the Canary islands to
Cadiz about 700 miles, or 1,756
miles from the Cape Verde islands to
Cadiz. The Spanish squadron being'
five days from St. Vincent, could
have made Cadiz by this time, steam
ing at the rate of about thirty miles a
day, or a little over twelve knots an
hour But the Lisbon deipatch does
not sav distinctly that the squadron
has reached Cadiz. It announces
that the squadron "has returned to
the Spanish fleet near Cadiz,' which
may mean that its news comes possi
bly from the Canary islands or from
some source at Madrid.
At Cadiz the Spaniards are under
stood to be fitting out the battleship
It certainly looks like it, but there is Pelayo and the first-class cruisers Car-
rAftllv no trick about it. AnyDoay can denai uisneros, uiperaiiw v,
Suwa
nee, arrived here this afternoon.
Medi
Judge Simonton Sustained Road to Be
Sold as a Whole. v
A telegram received here last even
ing froai Mr. George Rountree, now in
Richmond, Va., says the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals has sustained
Judge Simonton in the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Railway case. This
means that the road will be sold as a
whole, and not by division as con
tended for by the committee of the
New York bondholders.
A Clever Triels.
The need of a good Spring Medi
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BRITISH INTERESTS IN UBA.
Serious Trouble at Santiago-British
Consul Attacked by a Mob.
i By Cabte to the Mornine Star.
Kingston, Ja., May 4.r-Trouhle of
the most serious nature is threatenin,,
British interests at Santiago de Cuba.
The British third-class cruiser 1 ea
The British sloop
Alert accompanied the Pearl and later
i 1.5-1. m;tV. lin!it.nhes ie-
cas sent uhv& wiw
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too important to trust to the censored
cable. T'hese dispatches were cabled
to London by B colonial authont.ts
here. . ' . w T..oi
The Pearl has arnveu ai run j
and though her officers are reticent it
is oenevea umw vr m
to the eirect ui-
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trouble
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rumor
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besides the warships Numancia, Victo
ria, Destructor and several auxiliary
cruisers and a number of torpedo boats
and torpedo gunboats.
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