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DEHOCBATIC TICKET.
FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES. ,
First District Hon. George H. Brown,
of Ueaufort.
Third District Hon. Henry R. Bryan,
of (Jraven.
Fifth District Hon. Thomas J. Shaw.
of Guilford.
Sixth District Hon. Oliver H. Allen,
of Lenoir.
Seventh District Hon. Thomas A.
McNeill, of Robeson.
Eleventh' District Hon. W. Alexan
der Hoke, of Lincoln.
THEY TURNED IT D0WH.
The Democracy of North Caro
lina is to be congratulated on the
action of the State convention in re
jecting the proposition for fusion
with the Butler contingent of the
l'opnlist party, it acted with emi
nent wisdom in declaring for a
straight fight without any entang
ling alliances with "any party or fac
tion of a party."
It was a -large convention, aiumber-;
ing GdO or more delegates. That it
was a representative convention goes
without saying in view of its action
, Wc never had any apprehension
that a convention of Democrats,
professing to represent the Iemoc
racy of this State, would subject the
party to the humiliation and degra
dation of such a surrender as
Marion Butler proposed, a surren
der that would have filled the hon
I est, bravo rank and file of the party
with disgust and foredoomed it to
defeat, for even a victory at the
polls, if that were possible, would
be, under such circumstances, a
defeat of (lie Democratic party. It
would have been called a Populist
viwfco.y . .;iid M-u '... Ratler & C
would have claimed and gotten the
credit (if there was any credit in it)
for it.
What Democratic speaker could
have gone upon the rostrum and
without an "egg-sucking, hang-dog
look essayed to defend such a base
surrender as that, such an endorse
ment- of the ButlerrRussell com
bine, and such an absolute abdica
tion of Democratic leadership? The
most that he could do would be to
i ilfer a miserable plea of confessed
cowardice and an abject .apology for
doing what in his heart he felt
ashamed of. J Freed from the char
nel-house incubus that the accept
ance of this proposition would have
strapped on their backs, our Demo
cratic sneakers can now without
trepidation go before the people,
feeling tliat they will not be called
upon to explain or apologize, can
stand erect, look other Democrats in
the eye and talk like' Demociats,
not hybrids. Unshackeled, and not
muzzled, they can attack and ex-
nose the infamous record of the
Republican-Populist combine, and
will not be compelled to sprinkle
sugar on and lick the Pop. side of
the combine while they gash and
salt the Ren. side. As Democrats
talking to Democrats they can talk
like Democrats and arouse an en
thusiasm that will be worth thous
, ands of votes to the party, for the
rank and file of the party will feel
that thev are fighting for the old
party, for the principles of the party,
and not to put Populism on top,
and install Marion Butler as the
dictator to the Democratic party,
which the co-operation he proposed
would practically have made him
Hy the wise action of the conven
tion we have eecaoed all this, and
without any handicapping, degrad
ing alliance we can go into the con
test as Democrats, united, enthusi
astic and full of the high resolve to
redeem North Carolina from Butler-
ism and Kusseinsm, ana paw is
enough to stimulate to loyal and pa
triotic action every Democrat from,
Currituck to Cherokee. '
Again we congratulate the Demo
cracy of the State on the manly and
wise action of our State Convention.
... 1 all
A contemporary asks, "Where is
the Spanish fleet?" Which fleet?
One of them is in the mud at the
bottom of Manila bay, another is
about Cadiz somewhere, and the
other is in the bottle at Santiago,
according to the latest advices.
Tliat Nebraska man who was so
patriotic that he escaped from a
penitentiary to enlist on the Maine,
and who escaped when the Maine
was destroyed, has been pardoned by
the Governor.
VOL. XXIX.
HOT THE REASON
The New England cotton manu
facturers, or at least some of. them,
have been attributing the depression
in their business and their reduced
profits to Southern competition and
the lower cost of labor in the South,
lower in two ways, one in the rates
of wages paid and the other the
longer hours of labor in the. South,
where there are no laws restricting
the hours of labor. While it may
be true that labor costs less in the
South owing to one or both of these
causes, it is not true that this is the
cause of the inability of the North
ern mills to compete with the South
ern mills. This is but one and a
minor one of a number of reasons,
and it is given not so much because
it is true as for the purpose of in
fluencing State legislatures up there
to repeal the restrictive labor legisla
tion, and enable the employers to
force more work out of their em
ployes for the same pay
But right here they struck a
snag, for while the Legislatures may
feel friendly to and would like to
help the manufacturers the labor
organizations are a facter in poli
tics that must be respected, and
therefore must not be ignored or
antagonized. Some time ago, in
compliance with the solicitation of
the manufacturers to modify , the
labor laws, a committee was appoint
ed by the Massachusetts Legisla
ture to investigate and repor t
what should be done. That com
mittee didn't think it prudent to
collide with the.abor organizations,
but concluded to procrastinate and
reported in part thus:
"It is agreed on all sides that the
national congress should fix the hours
of labor, and in general control labor
legislation, so that there may be ' uni
formity in all the states. In this
matter we can only make recommen
dation, and as the subject is. now un
der consideration by congress, we con
elude not to advise any formal
memorial."
This was a dodge the purpose in
which was to keep the labor question
out of the Legislature and relegate
it to Congress. It was a two edge
instrument and likely to cut with
either edge. They couldn't please
both the employes and the em
ployers, and to displease either might
be a serious matter and therefore, it
was decided to pursue the safer
course and let Congress wrestle with
it. The remedial legislation which
they refer to as .being before Con
gress, is probably the oil! ol
Representative Lpvering, of Massa
chusetts, providing for a constitu
tional amendment authorizing Con
gress to enact uniform labor laws
just as it does internal revenue laws
or tariff laws, which was introduced
early in the present session of Con
gress, and referred to a committee,
from which it will never emerge.
Such a bill, so entirely revolution
ary and paternal in its scope, and
capable of such infinite meddling
and mischief, could never be carried
through Congress and if it was. it
would be killed as dead as Hector by
the State Legislatures, for there is
no more reason why there should be
uniformity in the hours of labor m
all the States in cotton mills than in
any other mills or in any other in
dustry. The argument and the rea
sons are just as good for regulating
by national enactment the hours of I keep out of the reach of the Amer
labor on the farms, on the railroads, J ican fleets, shows that the Span
in the mines, stores, shops, esc, as
they are for regulating the labor in
the cotton mills, and certainly Con-
gress is not going to attempt an
that, nor by its own act put itself in
a position where that kind of legis
lation could be thrust upon it.
But the longer hours of labor or
the cost of labor is not the trouble
with the Northern mills, nor the
reason why they cannot successfully
compete with Southern mills. They
are only some of many reasons, and
small in importance compared with
some of the others. The Southern
mills have the advantage in nearly
everything, in the cost of power,
cheaper fuel, lower cost of plants,
lower taxation, lower cost of trans
portation for the raw iterial from
being nearer to the bar if supplies,
longer working seasons because of
C3 w v
the short md mild winters, better
opportunities to selecfftheir raw ma
terial because so close to the fields
where it is grown, more contented
laborers, among whom there are no
strikes entailing loss upon ,em-
ployers by enforced idleness or mills
sometimes in the busiest seasons,
which is the time when strikes are
most-likely to occur. These and
other reasons which might be named
give the Southern manufacturer
great advantages over the Northern
fap.tnrer. While anv one of
these might not be much all to
gether constitute an important fac
tor of success in one and the tacK oi
them an important factor in the
failure of the other. But there is
one potent reason which has not
been as seriously considered as it
should be, which is thus stated by
the Textile World.
"The New England gpmmng maj
chinery is fairly up to date, and the
cording machinery is tolerably good,
but the weaving machinery is old
fashioned. The recent advance made
in weaving have been so radical of
late that many mills have been un
able to keep up with them, while the
The Weekly Star
I new miUs f tue South have been in
! whiehTwith faraWe
enabled the latter to compete with the
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iiurmera mius, greatly to their dis
advantage. It is not so much a ques
tion wnetner cotton machinery fif
teen or twenty years of age is
doing as good work as that of more re
cent date as it is whether its low pro-
uueu ve capacity i us tines its being re
tained.' The tariff has been worked
for all it is worth, but the tariff is use
less against Southern mills that use the
best machinery. There is, in fact, rea
son to expect that New England will
regain mucn oi its cotton manufactur
ing business if it will be self-reliant
and put new capital into machinery.
An example is given showing a saving
of 20 per cent, in cost of labor in a
New England mill that put in new ma
chinery. "It should be borne in mind that all
of the labor-saving devices' have been
taken advantage of by the new mills,
recently erected in the Southern
states, which, in addition to the fact
that the labor cost per hank is much
say, 30 per cent., maces the
Northern mills at a most decided dis
advantage. This applies with special
force to JNew England mills on the
same number of yarn that is being
made in the South. The South has no.
or very little, advantage in the matter
of cost of raw material, or even that of
fuel, except in one or two favored, lo
calities. The lower cost of building is
offset by the increased cost of ma
chinery." There is a great deal more in this
than in the pretence of the longer
hours of labor in the South," which
really do not much affect the cost of
production as the mill operatives
are generally paid by the piece and
receive pay in proportion to the
amount of work done. About the
only advantage in this is that it en
ables the Southern mill to turn
out more work per day than, the
JN orthern mill with the same capa
city can with its fewer hours of
labor.
MINOR MENTION.
All this perplexing talk about the
whereabouts of Cervera's fleet,
whether it is in Santiago harbor or
not, sounds like a comedy of errors
A short while ago we were informed
that.it was there, that the war
strategists had no doubt of that,
and that it was securely bottled up
and corked by Commodore Schley,
and this being settled to their satis
faction the movement on Cuba and
Porto Rico would begin forthwith.
But it didn't begin and now we are
told that it will not begin until they
know something positive about that
fleet and know whether it is in that
harbor or not. As far as we can
see, the only reason they have, for
believing it is in Santiago harbor is
because it hasn't been seen anywhere
else, and consequently it must
have dodged in somewhere under
cover, and "Santiago being the easiest
point reached it must have sneaked
in there. But this is all a matter of
surmise, and we don't really know
anything more about the where
abouts of that phantom fleet now
than we did ten days ago. It will
not do to place any reliance upon
what the Spaniards say about it, for
they are entirely too cute to tell the
truth, unless they are anxious to
have it caught, as this would give
an excuse- for winding the war up,
something the Spanish statesmen
have been looking for for some
time. But whether that fleet be in
Santiago harbor or not, the fact
that it has been dodging aroUnd,
its only apparent object being to
iards are not counting much on
their fleets in this war and that for
all practical purposes they might as
well be without them, which re
minds us of the exclamation of
Minister of War Correa at the out
break of the war: "I wish to God
we didn't have any navy."
In commenting upon the nomina-;
tion of Col. Dockery for Congress
by the Republican convention at
Rockingham, we remarked that we
had seen no recantation by him of
the scoring he gave the Republican
nartv. the crold bug party, on his
withdrawal from it two years ago.
But it seems that the Republicans
who gathered at Rockingham
thouffht something like that should
be done, that there bo some assur-
ance that ne was, notwithstanding
i . i i !! i a?
his bolt, still a Republican, and this
nart of the job was, as we learn
from the Wadesboro Messenger
Intelliaencer, preformed by his
brother Henry, thus:
-
"Henry Dockery, who holds a $7,
j ooo Federal job, made a speech in which
he vouched for the Republicanism of
his brother Oliver. He said it was true
that Oliver flew the track two years
ago, but he asked his hearers to re
member that he had many good rea
sons for doine so. chief of which was
his being cheated out of the nomina
tion for Governor, by Kussell, at a
time when a nomination meant an
election. The convention seemed en
tirely satisfied with the completeness
of Oliver's reconversion to Republican
principles, but to clinch the matter, af
ter giving him the nomination, voted
to indorse McEinley's administration
the single gold standard and all."
This seemed to be satisfactory
and the convention proceeded to
nominate the bolter, who said such
hard things about the gold standard
Republican shylocks, and pleaded so
pathetically for the dollar of our
fathers. But unless Mr. Dockery
has a colossal swallowing capacity,
he must find it pretty hard to swal
low all he said then, and at the
WILMINGTON, N. C,
same time swallow the convention's
McKinley gold
standard administration.
The Republican machine mana
gers were counting on a hot time in
the Democratic convention f at Ra
leigh, and hoping for a split on the
question of fusion. It was warm,
but not hot, and instead of the
hoped-for split the delegates came
out of that convention more united
and harmonious than they went in.
There were "delegates who went
there as fusionists, who believed in
the expediency of that thing, but
when they saw what the sentiment
of the majority was they submitted
without kicking, loyally accepted
the decision, and the convention
closed one of the most enthusiastic
and harmonious ever held in the
fState. This was what the Democ
racy of the State expected and in
this they were not disappointed, but
it is, doubtless, a serious disappoint
ment to the Republican machine
managers who were hoping for a
split and to have a divided Democ
racy to encounter in the next cam
paign. They can now -prepare for
ono of the lievliest tussles they ever
had, for the wordjias gone along the
line that North Carolina must be re
deemed. And she shall be.
Spain complains that the blockade
of Cuban ports is ineffective; The
Spaniards in Cuba who are on short
rations, and paying Klondike prices
for the necessaries of life think it
entirely too effective, -and -that's
where they differ from Spain.
jia jmna is waKing up, iter
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fivers have been opened to foreign
commerce. If she would now deod
orize some of her rivers and abate
some of the several thousand dif
ferent kinds of stenches, foreign
commerce would appreciate it.
AT THE CHAMPION COMPRESS.
Dredging the Docks The Hail of
an
Ancient Ship Pound Embedded
in the Mad.
The Champion Compress Company
has recently finished dredging, at
great expense, their commodious docks
to twenty feet low water, giving the
largest steamers trading to the South
Atlantic ports ample depth for cotton
or miscellaneous cargo. They can
now load five steamers simultaneously
at their plant, which is admitted to
be the most convenient and most com
plete of its kind in the United States.
When the company undertook years
ago to dig the docks now in use the
depth of water was about three feet; it
is now twenty feet During the pro
gress of the work last week the dredg
ing bucket struck an obstruction which
proved to be the hulk of a vessel of
about a hundred tons, which must.
have been embedded in the mud for
more than a hundred years. This
mysterious craft is heavily timbered
and fastened entirely by trenails, an
old and obsolete method of days when
metal was not used for spikes in secur
ing the heavy beams and planks.
Part of the old hulk has been broken
away by the dredging machine, but
the bulk of it remains, and it will be
removed by the use of explosives.
Capt. Williams, the harbor master,
says that the oldest inhabitant cannot
identify this interesting relic of '
olden time." I
ye
DEATH OP MR. JN0. H. CLARK,
One of the Most Prominent and Influen
tial Citizens of Bladen County.
Mr. John H. Clark, a very promi
nent man of Bladen county and so
closely identified with the little town
of Clarkton, as to be called the "father
of Clarkton," died yesterday morn
ing at 8 o'clock. The news reached
here in a telegram received by Capt.
Oeo. W. Huggins, whose wife is a sis
ter of Mr. Clark's widow. Capt. and
Mrs. Huggins left yesterday after
noon for Ularkton. to attend the
funeral.
Mr. Clark 'had not been himself
since some time ago when he over-exerted
himself fighting the forest fires
which were sweeping Bladen and ad
joining counties.
More than once there have appeared
in this paper tributes to the character
of John H. Clark, of Clarkton. Those
tributes can only be repeated now that
the worthy man has gassed to his re
ward. A more honest, upright and hon
orable man has never lived. Not only
that, but he was am eminently suc
cessful man in a business way ; so that
his life may be regarded as a model in
any way it is looked at.
Mr. Clark was between 75 and 80
years of age. He was married three
times. The whole family of children,
grandchildren and great grand children
number over seventy.
Calabash Items.
A correspondent sends the Star the
following Calabash news: "Mr. Robert
M. Patterson, of this place, and Miss
Mattie Thomas, of Little River, S. C
were happily united in marriage Sat
urday May 28, at the home of the
bride's father, Mr. W. H. Thomas,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Thomas Bell, of Little River.
Mr. Patterson is a son of G. H. Pat
terson, Esq.,of Calabash, and a broth
er of Alfred Patterson, of Wilming
ton. "Johnson Randall, a colored boy
about J.9 years old, was drowned at
Tug's Ford near this place Friday
May 20."
FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1898.
STATE CONVENTION.
An Enthusiastic and Representa
tive Body, About 600 Dele
gates Being Present.
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
All the Old Members Representing the
Sixth District Re-elected Populist
Proposition Received With De
risionFusion Declined.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, May 26. The State
Convention is an enthusiastic and rep
resentative one. About 600 delegates
are present.
After the convention was called to
order by Chairman Manly, Dr. Eugene
Daniel offered prayer. Col. Julian S.
Carr, temporary chairman, made a
neat speech of acceptance..
The various districts made reports of
committeemen chosen. The commit
tee on resolutions is as follows: T.J.
Jarvis, Claude Kitchin, R Duffy, Jo
sephus Daniels, W. W. Kitchin, J. A.
Lockhart, Lee S. Overman, R. A.
Doughton, J. C. Morton.
The Sixth district .elected Cameron
Morrison, of Richmond, committee
man oh credentials ; J. D. McCall, of
Mecklenburg, committeeman on per
manent organization, and John D.
Shaw, Jr., vice president
The following is the new executive
committee, elected by the districts :
First District C. B. Abernathy, of
Carteret; B. B. Winborne, of Hert
ford; F, G. James, of Pitt; W. B. Rod
man, of Beaufort.
Second District T. W. Mason, of
Northampton ; F. D. Winston, of Ber
tie; N. O. Berry, of Wayne; D. R.
Speight, of Edgecombe.
Third District Jas. A. Bryan, of
Craven; Jno. M. Faison, of Duplin;
Daniel H. McLean, of Harnett; L. A.
Murchison, of Cumberland.
Fourth District J. A. Young, of
Vance; E. C. Beddingfield, of Wake;
F. S. Spruill, of Franklin; Wiley
Rush, of Randolph.
Fifth District J. S. Manning, of
Durham; W. A. Bobbitt, of Gran
ville; A. W. Haywood, of Alamance;
Reuben D. Reed, of Rockingham.
Sixth District Heriot Clarkson, of
Mecklenburg; Walter Neal of Rich
mond; W. H Bernard, of New Han
over; G. B. Patterson, of Robeson.
Seventh District Paul B. Means, of
Cabarrus; W. H. Williams, of Ca
tawba; O. F. Mason, of Gaston; J. R.
McLelland, of Iredell.
Eighth District W. W. Barber, of
Wilkes; J. R. Lewellyn, of Surry;
ement Manly, of Forsyth; W. C.
Newland, of Caldwell.
Ninth District W. D. Lee, of Hay
wood; G. S. Powell, of Buncombe;
W. H. Justice, of Rutherford; Walter
E Moore, Jackson.
Chas. M. Cooke, of Louisburg, was
reported by the Committee on Per
manent Organization! ior permanent
chairman.
While waiting for the Committee on
Resolutions, R. B. Glenn was called
on and spoke. He asked the conven
tion if it wanted fusion and there
were weak cheers. When he referred
to a straight fight there were deafen
ing yells and delegates stood up and
threw their hats in the air.
All the old members of the Execu
tive Committee in the Sixth District
were re-elected unanimously. Ex
Congressman Brody, Dr. Covington
and others addressed the convention
during the afternoon session.
Chairman Manly announced the
proposition from the Populists. The
announcement was greeted with yells
of derision and signs of disapproval.
The Populist letter and the Ayer reso
lutions were read to the convention,
and on motion of J. D. Kerr referred
to the Committee on Resolutions. The
nominations of the sixSuperior Court
Judges were ratified.
Major B. F. Dixon was given a great
ovation as he appeared in the conven
tion in military uniform He said
that a report had spread that the con
vention was run by gold-bugs and
that only gold-bdgs opposed fusion.
He said he "d not believe it, and the
convention gelled, "You're right."
An invitation from Greensboro,
signed by the mayor and others, to
hold the next State convention in
Greensboro, was presented. A resolu
tion providing that the convention be
held in Greensboro the next time was
introduced. A warm discussion ensued,
Mr. Iredell Meares f ayored holding the
convention in future in leading cities
of the State, and invited the conven
tion to Wilmington. The discussion
was brought to a close on a motion to
adjourn till 8 o'clock, pending the re
port of the Committee on Resolutions.
The motion prevailed.
Committee on Resolutions Report -
The convention did not take action
in the matter of fixing a place for the
next State Convention; it was left
open for the State Committee.
Greetings and messages of sympathy
were sent to Chas. R. Aycock and
Cy Watson, confined at home sick.
The Committee on Resolutions re
ported at 9 o'clock, and the platform
was adopted by a rising vote.
The platform indorses the Chicago
platform, denounces the Dingley
tariff, favors an income tax, denounces
the Republican party for the defeat of
the Teller resolutions and its deter
mination to issue bonds at this time ;
while it deplores the war it' pledges
honest Support to the government to
effect a speedy termination ; favors a
f union of the silver forces of the coun
try in Congressional elections, and
cordially invites all voters, without re
gard to past political affiliations, to
unite with us in supporting our candi-
dates for Congress who favor free sil
ver, thus giving practical force and ef
fect to the recommendation of Chair
man Jones; praises the great fight of
W. J. Bryan in the last campaign; de
nounces the scandal, extravagance
and incompetency of the present Re
publican State administration, the en
actments of the last two legislatures;
the placing of ignorant and corrupt
men in office; the placing of negroes
on school committees to supervise
white children ; opposes removal by
corporations of suits from State to
Federal courts; favors a just election
law, the abolition Of unnecessary of
fices, the extension of powers of the
railway commission, the establish
ment of just, and fair railroad rates,
the election of TJ. S. Senators and rail
way commissioners by the people;
ondemns free passes and calls atten
tion to the wise and honest adminis
tration of affairs in the State under
Democratic rule.
The Committee reported the fol
lowing resolutions which were adopted
unanimously by a rising vote and
without debate amid great enthusiasm :
The committee on platform and re
solutions, bv direction of the ennven-
tion, having had under consideration
the proposition for fusion made by the
committee or toe ronulist nartv. re
commend that?this convention adont
the
ioiiowmg resolution.
Resolved, That the proposition for
fusion by the Populist committee be,
and the same is hereby respectfully
declined, -
Resolved, 2d, That the Democratic
State Executive Committee be and the
same is hereby instructed to entertain
no further proposition for fusion,
Resolved, 3d, That the ' secretary
transmit a copy of these resolutions to
tne cnairman of the Populist Execu
tive vjommittee,
Capt. Buck Kitchin was called on
and made a masterful speech which
was the feature of the convention.
He endorsed the convention's action,
and said the Populists could choose
between gold-bugism and the Demo
cratic party. Every sentence- was ap
plauded.
resolutions ot sympatny were ex
tended Mrs, Bagley on the death of
her son and resolutions congratulating
uewev on tne Manila victory were
adopted.
The convention adjourned at five
minutes after 11 o'clock. The leaders
of the party displayed fine political
sagacity and every one is delighted
with the results accomplished.
The new Executive Committee met
to-night but on motion of Major
Bernard adjourned to meet here June
28th, when the chairman will be
chosen.
Judge Avery, one of the leaders of
fusion, said he would abide by the
convention's action and Work for the
good of the party.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Judge Allen's Opinion Received Yester
day Injunction Denied and Re
straining Order Vacated.
Col. Jno. D. Taylor, as clerk of the
Superior Court yesterday received the
decision of Judge O. H. Allen in the
New Hanover County Commissioner's
case in which Col. Roger Moore,
chairman, and Commissioners Alex
ander, J L; Boatwright, John Barry,
James Cowan, the three last named
appointees of the clerk of the Superior
Court,'Sued out a temporary restrain
ing order against Col. F. W. Foster,
F. J. Dempsey and Jordan Nixon who,
according to a recent decision of the
Supreme Court, forfeited their right to
the office of County Commissioners
by accepting office as a Board of Edu
cation.
It will' be remembered that the case
was argued on Wednesday of last
week before Judge Allen in Fayette-
ville.. The decision just received de
nies the injunction and vacates the
temporary restraining order on the
ground that while it appears from the
affidavits filed by the plaintiffs that
Col. Moore, Alexander Boatwright,
Barry and Cowan are the legal com
missioners of New Hanover , county,
he as judge, nevertheless has no power
at the present stage of the action to
grant relief by injunction.
The following is the full text of the
opinion r
"This cause coming on to be heard
on motion to show cause why the de
fendants should not be restrained from
acting as county commissioners and
lnterferring with the plaintiffs in dis
charge of their duties, while it appears
from the affidavits tiled in tnis pro
ceedinsr that the plaintiffs are the legal
board of County Commissioners of
New Hanover county, nevertheless, I
am of opinion that this being an
action to trv title of office, I have not
the power at this stage to grant relief
by injunction. The application is tnere
fore demed and the temporary
re-
straining order vacated.
"0. H. Allen,
"Judge Superior Court."
Democratic Judicial Ticket
The Democratic ticket for Superior
Court Juderes is an admirable one. Of
the six candidates, Messrs. T. J. Shaw,
of Guilford, and Thos. A. McNeill, of
Robeson, have never been on the
bench. In Raleigh, Mr. Shaw was
most hisrhlv commended by those
who know him. Of Mr. McNeill, our
neighbor, the Star can speak in high
est terms of praise as a lawyer and a
man'. In fact, it is a self-evident
nronosition that any lawyer who
could secure the nomination over
such an able and upright Judge as
Jas. D. Mclver is eminently worthy
of the high honor. Tom McNeill will
grace the bench as he has adorned his
profession.
Measured by its work and the tre
mendous influence that work will
have at the polls in November, the
recent State convention was the
equal in importance of any ever held
by the Democratic party in North
Carolina.
INTO 31
THE PLATFORM.
Adopted by the Democratic State Con
vention at Raleigh, May 26, 1898.
The Democratic nartv of North
Carolina, in convention assembled in
Raleigh, N. C, on this day, May 26th,
1H, do hereby approve, endorse and
ratify the last Democratic national
and State platform and pledge our
earnest support to the principles there
in expressed, we denounce the Re
publican party for the passage of the
Lhngley tariff bill, which has in
creased the burdens of taxation upon
our consumers, and given the trusts
and monopolists greater power to rob
the people. Beheving that under the
present methods of Federal taxation
more than three-quarters of our
national revenues are paid by people
owning less man one-quarter oi me
property of the country, ' we protest
against such inequality and injustice,
and, in order to'remedv. to some ex
tent, and this great wrong, we favor
an income tax and favor all constitu
tional methods to sustain it.
We denounce the Republican party
for its defeat of the TeDer resolution
declaring our national bonds payable
in silver as Well as gold, and denounce
its' for its determined purpose of more
tnorougniy fastening the sinerle gold
standard upon our people, and for its
avowed hostility-to the tree and unlim
ited coinage of silver, as well as gold,
at the ratio of 16 to 1, into full legal
tender moneys We denounce the Re-
pu oiican party for its determination to
issue bonds at this time, and we de
nounce the Republican war tax bill,
which lately passed the House of Rep
resentatives, as unjust, unequal in its
burdens, and unnecessarily vexatious.
and we demand that the silver seign
iorage be coined; that an income fax
be levied, and that the Secretary of the
Treasury be authorized to issue the
necessary amount of full legal tender
greenbacks or United States Treasury
notes, in order to meet the expenses of
the War with Spain and to supply the
revenue deficit under the Dingley bill.
While we deplore tne war with
Spain we pledge our earnest support to
the government in all honorable ways
to effect a speedy and successful con
clusion of hostilities.
We favOr a union of the silver
forces of the country in the Congres
sional election, and cordially invite all
others, without regard to past political
affiliations, to unite with us in sup
porting our candidates for Congress
who favor the free coinage of silver,
thus giving practical force and effect
to the recommendation of our Demo
cratic national chairman, Hon. James
K. Jones, and to the Congressional
Committee. We admire and com
mend without stint the great and gal
lant fight made by Hon. William J.
Bryan in the last national campaign,
for the success of our party and the
principles of our platform.
We denounce the scandal, extrava-
. -a i
gance, incompetency and corruption
of the present Republican state admin
istration. We denounce all enact
ments of the last two Legislatures by
which the cities and towns in the State
have been turned over to negro domi
nation and we pledge ourselves to eW
act such laws as will give security and
protection to the property and people
of every town and community in the
State. We denounce the placing of
negroes on committees to supervise
white schools and we pledge ourselves
if restored to power, to enact such le
gislation as will make this impossible.
We denounce all legislation enacted
by the Legislatures of 1895 and 1896
for carrying out the base and partisan
designs of the Republican party.
"We denounce the placing of igno
rant, irresponsible and corrupt men in
Office. We oppose the removal by
corporations of suits or cases from our
state to Federal Uourts and favor leg
islation to prevent it We favor fair
and just electioa laws. We favor a gov
ernment of the people, by the
people and for the people, econ
omy in expenditures, the abo
lition of unnecessary offices, de
cency in administration', the ! con
stant improvement of our edu
cational system, charity to the unfor
tunates, and rule by tne white men oi
the State. We favor the extension of
the powers of the railroad commission
and close scrutiny into their alt airs m
order to ascertain, establish and main
tain such rates as shall be fair and just
to the people and to the transportation
and transmission corporations. We
favor the election of United States
Senators and Railroad Commissioners
by the people. We call attention to
the wise, economical, honest and hon
orable administration of the affairs of
our State for- twenty years prior
to the present Republican adminis
tration and promise the people
a return of wise, honest, economi
cal and honorable administration
under Democratic success. We call
upon every believer in honor, honesty
and economy, upon every advocate of
white supremacy, upon every advocate
of equal and just taxation, upon every
advocate of the income tax and oppo
nent of plundering tariff taxation, upon
every advocate of the restoration of
silver and opponent of the single gold
standard and the present issue of bonds
as threatened by the Republican party,
upon every opponent of government by
injunction and advocate of the juris
diction of State courts over eases aris
ing in the State against corporations
doing business therein, upon every
lover of decency and good govern
ment and opponent of the present pre
vailing conditions, to unite with us
in our contest with the Republican
party, the great enemy of our prin
ciples, and aid us in redeeming the
nation from the clutches of greed and
injustice and the State from the scan
dal and incompetence which now
afflict it We favor the enactment of
such legislation as will encourage
capital to make investments within
our State and guarantee that the same
shall be justly protected."
TRUCk FARMERS' OFP YEAR.
A Pew Crops AH Right, but Most of Them
Failures.
Savannah News.
This so far has been an "off'1 season
with most if not all, of Chatham's
truck farmers. The late frosts and
continued dry weather have prevented
them from realizing their hopes of
large and lucrative crops.
"Potatoes have done pretty well,"
said Major G. M. RyaJbs yesterday,
"and there is a fair prospect for the
cucumber and tomato crops, but the
rest of the truck has given very poor
returns. Potatoes have brought good
prices, for which we are duly thank
ful. I don't think the truckers, though,
will be able to take up an issue of war
bonds out of this year's profits."
Sam Jones says a preacher who
falls from grace should be hanged.
But most people might think that a
fall from grace and a fall from the
gallowB would be twwfalls too much.
SECOND REGIMENT.
Companies Lettered and Battal
ions Formed on Orders from
War Department.
WILMINGTON VOLUNTEERS.
Designated as Company K and Placed in
the Pint Battalion Expected That
the Regiment Will be Ordered
Soon to the Front.
Special Star Correspondence.
Raleigh, N. C, May 28.
The Second regiment can be moved?
at once. Though it is entirely without
equipments, it is not unlikely that the
regiment may be sent elsewhere. The
War Department announced some
weeks ago that the Second regiment
would be assigned to coast defence
duty, probably in this State. Since
then the sice of the army of invasion
has been increased and another call is
sued for volunteers, so it is almost cer
tain that the first plans formulated will
undergo a change. Capt Gresham,
the army recruiting officer, reported to
the government last night that the
Second regiment bad been mustered in,
and that he had concluded his work. It
is thought here that the government
will make known its decision as to the
disposition of the Second during the
coming week:
The Second is in no condition to be
moved. A regiment could hardly be
in worse shape, so far as military
equipments are concerned. Take the
Wilmington company- out and the
others make a poor showing. It is a
fine body of men, however, and when
they become uniformed and supplied
with arms will rank with Uncle Sam's
best fighting machines.
The people are still talking of "that
great convention." Every one seems
delighted with the result there are no
kickers, even in Wake, and a hard
and determined fight may be expected
from the entire Democratic ranks this
campaign.
Of course Hal Ayer and other mem
bers of the committee, which spent
some hours at room No. 19, Park
Hotel, cooling their respective heels, jj
think poorly of the convention; no
one expected anything else from that
lot Everyone knows that they were
insincere in submitting their propo
sition, and thai it was submitted at the
time it was with the avowed purpose
of securing its defeat
Lieut. Marshall left for Morehead
this morning to complete arrange
ments for the arrival, of the colored
troops, which are to be mobilized there
Monday. All the commissions for the
colored, officers of the battalion were
issued yesterday by the goyernment
They date from April127th.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, 'May 28. Com
panies of the Second regiment were
lettered and battalions formed to-day.
The captains of all twelve companies
drew letters by lot on orders from the
War Department. The companies
drew in the order of their arrival here.
Capt MacRae had the second draw
and took the letter K out of Col.
Burgwyn's hat. This puts the Wil
mington company in the First bat
talion. The position is a desirable
one. The Wilmington company will
be known as Company K. Capt.
Huske, of the Fayetteville company i
this being the last company to ar
rive had the last draw. He drew the "
letter A, all the other companies hav
ing failed to take it. Company A
heads the First battalion, and m the
regiment is in the ranking position.
OUTRAGE AND MURDER.
Horrible Affair Near Concord, N.
Two Negro Men Lynched for
the Crime.
C.
By Telegraph to the Moraine Star.
Charlotte, N. C, May 29. Miss
Emma Hartsell, daughter of Mr.
Samuel Hartsell, who lives four miles
from Concord, was found dead in her
father's home this afternoon. She .
had been outraged and her throat was
cut from ear to ear. The young
woman was of a respectable family
and the news of the affair spread
rapidly. In a short time large bodies
of both town and country people had
gathered and in the course of an hour
or two, two suspects. Joe Kiser, aged ,
25, and Tom Johnson, aged 20, were
arrested. Both are colored.
The sheriff managed to get them
safely to jail. The prisoners were
placed in the cage, the stronghold of
the jail, and the sheriff and other
officers stood guard at the foot of the
stairs. They did all they could to
prevent the jail being forced, but as
they looked out upon the sea of deter
mined, angry faces, realized that
nothing but the blood of the guilty
would satisfy them.
Mob Entered the Jail.
' It was twenty minutes to ten o'clock
when the mob, unable any longer to
restrain its fury, broke down the jail
door. The sheriff and deputies were
overpowered and the crowd rushed up
the stairs toward the cell of the doomed
men. The lock was broken, the door
opened and the prisoners hauled forth.
The crowd called to the sheriff to get
a lamp, but only a lantern was to be
had. By this uncertain, fitful light,
the mob carried its victims out The
sheriff saw that resistance was useless.
so he made no effort to frustrate their''
. i mi
taken to a point beyond the three-
mile branch. t
Both Men Were Hanged.
They were remarkably cool, consid
ering that they were going to a dread--
ful death. They protested innocence
all along the way. Rev. Mr. Alex-
church, walked by their side, talking
to them and trying to minister
them spiritually. When the nlace
lpp.tad frtl tViA lvncJlinff uraa 1 - 3
a halt was made. Mr. Alexander tried
to silence the crowd, so he could pray
for the doomed men. The crowd
could not be quieted, so he prayed
while the crowd continued its 'K1
cited talk. The men were asked if
they had any parting word to speak.
inev said tnev were not tnnitv .
that was all. A tree was found
which were two limbs about three :
thrown. The men were mounted on
two boxes about two feet high. The
noose was adjusted around each man's
neck, the box removed and the bodies
dropped. A few minutes after the
drop 100 shots were fired at the dang
ling bodies, riddling them with bullets.
The doctors who were present pro-
nounced the men dead m thirteen
minutes. Their bodies were left hang
ing. They will be removed soetimei
to-morrow. 1
There is a revival at St Thomas, W
I., of the question of the purchase,
tiie island by the United Sj&ca;
and the matter is causing excitemen.
and favorable comment there.
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