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DEMOCRATS IN UNION COCNTY WILMINGTON, ! rr, TTnnTTT tt c5r . tt' . ! I Mm VV k l I . V k 1 rv -C ! : ! , l . : - jr" r j'. j v?- . . 1 p I " 1 ' 1 11.00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. tSiuoK g Haoi,v i 88888888888888888 weagggggSgggggS 88888888888888888 S88a8fcg8S8fcgsgas 888888JS88888888 88888888888888838 VOL. XXIX. WILMINGTON, N. p., FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1898. NO. 88888888318888888 888888S88S88888S? WHO RUNS IT? It is not quite certain who runs what there is left of the Populist party in this State the Republican machintrmanagers or the Populist machine managers but there are pretty strong indications that it is if there was nothing to hide they would have welcomed the opportu nity to show that by the record they, had made. But they squirmed",, blus tered and dodged, and now there isn't one intelligent person in a hundred who could be persuaded 1ft 8 88886888888888888 '-""ssssassasaas runindireotly if not directly by the I that they didn't have very good 58888888888888888 t - 1 w w a. hSB0 - 'sssstsaaa ntered at the Poet Office at ilmtgton, N. C. Second Class Ma ter.l - SUBSCRIPTION P ICE. The subscription price of the We ollows: i i paid $1 00 60 Si Ear montnt " DtWOrHiTIC TICKET. for cowegsss. Sixth District John D. Bellamy, of New Hanover. FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES. First District Hon , George TL -jrown, " of Beaufort. - . Second Distrid-Hon. Henry It Bry an, of Craven. 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 N der Hoke, of Lincoln. FOR SOLICITOR. Si xth District Rodolph Duffy, of Onslow. j MB. H0LTGN PREVARICATES. Chairman A. E. Holton, of the Republican State Committee, was in Raleigh a few days ago, and while there he was asked by a reporter of the Post if there would be fusion with the Populists. His reply was: "The last clause in the letter of Chairman Simmons to Mr. Mewborne makes fusion between Republicans and Populists certain," was the reply that came. "The Populists were character ized by Mr. Simmons as a horde of office-seekers.',' fit No-oue,expects a Republican ma chine manager to show much regard fof the truth when talking on party matters, but this is a deliberate and brazen misrepresentation - of the clause referretLJto in the ietter of Mr,. Simmons, which reads as fol lows: - -T "There has gepwn up in North Caro ls during the hut few years a horde, hich you are one, wbojeeklry de tction and defamation. dHheir bet- ho ry ut to "Tho timft has come when such mis erable slanderers and hypocrites will not Only be exposed, but fittingly de nounced and pidoried before an out raged public." Is there a sane person, who under stands the English language, who. can see in this any characterization of the Populist party as "a horde of office-seekers?" Isn't the distinction hetween the"horde," of Republican machine managers. In this Congressional district a so-called Populist contention completely ig nored Populist candidates and nomi nated Office Hunter Dockery, who had been previously nominated by a Republican convention. - Is there any doubt as to who ran that convention ? In the Seventh District Shuford was turned down and Caldwell nominated. Why? Shuford was a Populist. For a Populist he made a very fair Representative and stood squarely by his parly, but he had given offence to Pritohard, . was therefore pot acceptable to the Re publicans, was turned down, and Caldweft, who had not incurred their dislike; and was supposed to be plastic enough to be manipulated by them when necessary, was nomi nated, Is there any doubt as to who ran that convention? 1 The Republican managers were not in it but they stood behind the screen, pulled ine wires ana tne au tomatons within danced and squeak ad accordingly. This dancing to the fiddling of the Republicans isn't entirely to the liking of some of the Populist papers, one of which, the Kings Mountain Reformer, thus relieves itself: "We are told that the Republicans wquld not support Shuford but they will support Caldwell. We are also told that the reason of this is because Mr. Shuford took an active hand in trving to defeat Senator Pntchard. We would like to know what Mr. Caldwell would have done in the mat ter If he would nave voted ror Pritchard, or if he preferred hitri to any strong bimetallist, then we rise to say Populists are not all going to vote for him. "If we must hunt up a half hearted bimetallist a straddler to catch votes, then excuse us. We will see later on just why the change was made." Marion Butler has said in his paper, the Caucasian, that there must be no fusion with the Repub licans, but the Republican machine managers smile at tnis ana pro nounce it one of Marions little luffs. Machine, manager Holton says there will be fusion, and judg ing irom the success of the Repub lican hosaAs so far in manipulating Tlolton'a sy bably go for more than But- leVs, cause to dodge. Honest people have very little use for, and very little confidence in the honesty of a trusted agent who is afraid of the light and refuses to produce his books when his employer demands it. m e That political Spaniard, Rocky Mount Butler, will betray any man or party that attempts tothwart his selfish purposes. In the Second Congressional District he has brought out J. B. Loyd affhis candi date to trade on. If the Republi cans concede some of his demands in other districts he will keep Loyd in the field to helo elect a .negro Congressman. Other wia he wilf withdraw Loyd and leave the contest between a white Democrat and a ne gro Republican. He . knows his implied threat to do this will alarm the' Republicans, as the Democrats stand a fair chance of defeating the negro White in the Second district if the Populist candidate is with drawn. Freeman, a Populist, was run in this district in 1896 for the sole purpose of electing the same negro to Congress,-and all this with the approval of Rocky Mount Butler, the Weyler of North Carolina poli tics. ' perintendent of the Penitentiary for the four -iyears of Governor Carr's administration, and who had made the Penitentiary self-sustaining, and . had so managed it' that State Treasurer Worth, in his re port, pronounced the management "good," thus answers these charges. "The Castle Hayne Farm was rented in 1890 bv the Faison Board, and from 1890 to January, 1897, the farm was rented at $400 for 600 acres. During this period the phosphate mine was worked also by the penitentiary, for so much per cubic yard Or so much per toot During the last four years the profits on the entire Castle Hayne busi ness, Dow iarnung ana mining, wcic $20,524; and if -the uncollected notes, (two of them amounting to about $9, 000 instead of $16,000 as per Mew borne and these secured by collateral, which carried a mortgage on die whole nronrt.v. had never realized an vthing, there was nevertheless a clear profit in e four years' operations of $10,001) or 1,000. 9 "The earnings of hired labor there for foiflr years were $35,000, and fully 30 ner cent of this was collected ; and'that from an aumypH cas C sn or fhn husiness. ' Thn Dftmocratic administration ha entered suit, and same was pending in Snnerior court of Waka-Vcounty, to foreclose mortgage and sell tHe Castle penwen- MIN0R MEHTI0N There are abundant indications that the honest Populists, who do not belong to the "horde" of spoils i ! J " pursuers, are Decoming uiaguotcvi which Mr. Mewborne is one, seek by defamation of with the- treacherous and bartering party leaders and are leaving them in great numbers. , Wednesday we 'who I published an extract from a letter their betters I o the Charlotte Observer showing to gain positions which they are no- I the feeling in Union county, toriously unfit to noia, ana mo people whom they are trying to "de ceive and mislead ?" Mr. Siminons was addressing himself to one of this "horde" of office-seekers, and he emphasized hiB remarks by giving them notice that "the time has come when such miserable slanderers and hypocrites will ndfc only be exposed, hut fittingly denounced and pilloried before the public", 1 We pity the intellect that is ?too dull to undei stand language as plain as this, but we do not know whether is nit.v or desnise the man who has ""'TV" sense enough to understand it but deliberately does the very thing that Simmons scores the "horde" for do ing, that is, trying to "mislead the people" by gross and intentional mis representation. Holton knew bet ter and knew that he was putting a false construction on language which is too plain to be honestly misconstrued. which boxes precinct. We think the Charlotte Observer is mistaken in its statement that in the November election six ballot- will be required lor eacn We have examined tne . . : election law several times,? auu-wo find provision for only three, ballot boxes. Candidates for . Superior Court Judges and for Congress go on one ballot, legislative and county officers on one ballot, and jparididates for magistrate and township con stable on one ballot. But whether it be the Observer or the Star tha is in error, it is important that the ques tion bef settled. Nebraska varied the monotony last Tuesday by having a midsummer -nnw-fall. This kind oi diversion is exhilarating, if not as exciting as the summer cyclone. is not an exception, lor tne same feeling exists to a greater or less ex tent all over the State. We have heretofore referred to the change of sentiment among the Populists of this section of the State, concerning and as corroboratory of which, we clip the following from this week's Lumberton Robesonian "A gentleman whose business neces sitates his mingling with the country i - o n.if Hnnl in fact he lives in one oi the Southern townships of the county, says the Populist are coming back to the Democratic party m great numbers." The honest masses of the Populists who have realized so iew oi mo promises of their so-called leaders, have grown tired of being bartered and used as so much stock in trade to secure offices for the hungry horde who are too lazy to work and are endeavoring to make an easy living by office holding. Honest Populists believe that honest parties ought to mean something more than offices for the hungry, and they show a large chunk of mother wit in that. THEY PUT LIFE IN THE HULK. Mr. John W. Atwater, one of the wheel horses of the Populist party in Chatham county, is quoted as de claring that the Populists in his county would not fuse with the Re publicans. "We are tired," he said, "of selling our principles, and will not do it again on anybody's say so. As silver men we cannot consistently, vote for gold bugs, and will not. Ji there is fusion you can depend upon it there will be three tickets in the field." When reminded that Chairman Holton, of the Republican State committee, had said that there would Ko fnaion. he renlied. "As far as Chairman Holton is concerned I can say to him that we Populists put life intothe dead hulk of the Repub lican party once, but if he thinks we will do it again he is mistaken." .Mr. Atwater evidently moves with his eyes open, and sees things as he goes. In speaking as he does be voices the sentiments' of thousands of awak-ened Pooulists who have become "tired of having their prin ciples sold'to put a lot of political deadbeats in Office. They have been nsed, as he says, to "put life into the dead hulk of the Republi can party" and all they have to show for it is a few Populist leaders in office who don't care the snap oi their fingers for principle, and more negroes in office than there are in all t,he other States in the Union oombined. Their leaders may r try to play the fusion game again, be cause they have their eyes on the spoils of office, but the tired and disgusted masses of honest Popu lists, who are not working and vot ing for spoils, do not wAnt it, and can't be roped in nor whipped into the fusion camp any more. They have had the -object lesson before them and have studied it to some purpose. TT-ivno nrnnprt.V to Satisfv the titrv claims, when the fusion crowd came in. The Democrats had refused to enter contract with the phosphate company for the year 1897, because it was insolvent and the pending suit would necessarily close it out of busi ness. But so soon as the f usionists entered into power, they proceeded at once in full knowledge of these facts as to the phosphate company above stated, to make another contract and put convicts there at once. In course of time, the property is sold by order of court, is bid in by f usionist board of penitentiary directors for $16,000; then after a time this bid is forfeited, the properly is again sold, is bid in for $8,000 by Mr. Chadborne, a member of the board at that time, I think, and by him leased to the penitentiary, nobody can say of what price, Mewoorne aoes not seem to know; his board says they don't know, and nobody seems allowed to know. And along with Castle Hayne is taken a arm cf high est rates ever paid for land, other tracts on the Cape Fear; so-called But 1 tier's lands, etc. "The Anson Farm was leased by the Democratic board in Februaryu 1896, It contains about 2,400 acres, ana tor it an annual rental of $2,400 or $2,500 is paid. What the taxable valuation wbs I am not informed, but like Mew borne s statement as to Halifax Farm never paying the rent, he greatly un derestimates the product of the Anson Farm, for the year 17W. aatnouen operations could not begin till March, if the ordinary sale of one-third of the farm products for rental be ap plied, it was fully met even the first year. What it produced or earned in 1897, the people of North Carolina seem to have no right to know. When Superintendent Smith, who succeeded Mr. Leazerr was removed by Governor Russell for gross in- comjHitoncfi, it seas pret intimated by the Governor that thAm was also corruption. If he thought that, as he evidently did, it was his duty to cause an investi gation to be made to learn what ground there might be for his sus picions, if they were nothing more than suspicions. But he didn't do that, but contented himself with debt on the books. An ex-officer paid a debt of $37, and the books do not show it An officer collected a debt from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of $197.50, and the book keeper of the penitentiary tried to collect it again in the year, and the old clerk showed that it had already been paid. On being asked about the matter by the book-keeper, the officer said: 'Charge that tome.' "The Roanoke farms were turned over with 632 bales of cotton on hand in 1897. In a few days the superin tendent of the penitentiary sold the cotton to a friend and a near neighbor for about 5i cents a pound, when; cot ton was bringing about 71 cents in Norfolk. The fact of the sale and the name of the purchaser both were con cealed. But I ascertained the facts in the case. Why should he sell it to his friend at this reduced price ? Later he boueht larere quantities of fertilizer from the same man at $4 a ton more than other dealers asked. Why all this ? What is behind it ? The act of the Legislature of 1895 repealed the law of 1896, giving tne directors or tne pen itentiary power to lease the new farms. But in 1897 the same law was re-enacted. With this change the Governor of the State and the superintendent of penitentiary were given power to m the lands, etc. A contract was de for the lease of the Grimes lands, hear Raleigh. Upon representation of the superintendent of tne penitentiary and certain. members of the board, this eon tract was cancelled at cost to the penitentiary, for the reason given that there were no cotfvicts to operate this land. The Castle Hayne farm was very soon purchased by a member of the board, and at once leased to the penitentiary, together with certain rice farms on the Cape Fear, generally known as the properly of the Gover nor, though leased from one Mr. But ters, of Wilmington. The price paid for these rice lands is about three times that paid for any other lands held by the penitentiary. I do not say that the Governor is getting the rental. But I iust flrive what facts I am certain of. The "board of directors know nothing of the contracts. "Populists will say that Republicans did this, but did they not help do it?' DEATH OF MR. J. 0. B0WDEN. to democratic voters of render. One of Wilmington's Oldest and Most Highly Respected Citizens, After a Life of Usefulness and Honor. There are various ways of keeping books. Sometimes they show things and sometime they do not, but here is a chance for Mr. Mewborne who now has charge of the books to let the public know whether Mr. Leazer is misrepresenting the books or not, and if not to let the public know why the books have been kept that way and why he has permitted his name to be used to screen the men who kept them. The weak point in the Fusion campaign this year is the fact that the masses of -the Populist party can longer be deceived by tneir no leaders. They see now that- one . W T tore step will land them perma- nenfly in the Republican party, which is composed, in North Caro lina, of 120,000 negroes and 30,000 white men. The best element of the Populists will stand this degrada- Wilmington lost one of its oldest and most highly respected citizens yesterday in the death of Mr. James Owen Bowden, who entered into rest at twenty minutes past one o'clock. For nine days he had been critically ill and for the hist two or three days his death would not have been a surprise at any moment. Six years ago he was accidentaly burned and since then he has been confined to his home. Mr. Bowden was in the eighty-third year of his age, having been born on August 24, 1815. His cniwnooa, youth and early manhood were spent tit the place of his birth which was near Rocky Point in what was then known as New Hanover county. On February 29, 1844, he' was married to Miss Sarah A. Collins. In 1855 he came to Wilmington to live and en gaged in tbt1 husiii'-ssi of. tii!-jHntine distilling.his still being locaud where the Wilmington Compress now stands. Later he moved his business across the river, behind Point Peter.- He was burned out nere, aiier wuicu uo followed the business of a naval stores inspector until five or six years since when he retired, partly from his ad vancing age and partly from injuries, received in an accident already re? ferred to. Mr. Bowden joined the Second Pres byterian Church twenty years ago, when Rev. C. M. Payne was the pas tor, and until his death was a beloved member of that church (afterwards St. Andrews). He was an honorary member of St. John's Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and was probably the oldest Master Mason in the city, having been a Mason over fifty years. St John's Lodge is called out to attend the funeral. Surviving the deceased are his wife and two sons, Messrs. H. M. ana u. Tate Bowden, and one daughter, Mrs. Martha King. He had nine grand children and eieht great grandchil dren, and some years ago many of these were gathered about him on the occasion of the celebration of his golden wedding. The funeral will take place at 5 o'clock this afternoon from St An drew's Presbyterian Church, and the interment will be made at Oakdale cemetery. It was first decided to nave the funeral to-morrow morning, but afterwards it was thought best not to wait so long. Headquarters Dkmoobatio Execu tive Committee, Bubgaw, N. C, August 3. We, the Democratic Executive Com mittee of Pender county, desire to call the attention of the people to the im portant fact that in a republic every man is a ruler and shares the honors of its success and the disgrace of its failures. It is this unity of interest and the zealous watchfulness of public and private rights that has always made North Carolina conspicuous for the TriiiiA and ouritv of its women and the unfaltering patriotism and ad mirable courage ' of its men. The white men of North Caro lina have never failed to mam tain her honor when aroused ; and we claim the right of the great Anglo Saxon race to rule in North Carolina as it does in all parts of the Christian world. And we are proud to say that under their administration all classes and conditions of life are pro tected alike. In North Carolina we cannot secure this matual protection and provide for the upbuilding of all classes without insisting upon the tra Hitinnnl mrht to rule and iust here we must remind our colored citizen that the negro race has never prosper ed except under the protecting cara and influence of the white man ; and in insisting upon white supremacy in North Carolina we are sincerely con siderate of the future of his race in connection with the general pros perity of the State. The material and social interest of all classes depends upon the united efforts of the white people, which means the Democratic party, and while the action of Mr. Cleveland was such as to cause some of the best men of the State to leave the party, we wish to remind our brethren that Mr. Cleveland was not the party and his action in betraying ) trust was not endorsed by the party ; but to the contrary, he re ceived such a rebuke for his want of apparent good faith as no other man ever received at the hands of a disap nnintoH nArmlf Mr. Cleveland is the first man ever elected President by the people of any party in this country who failed to get the endorsement of his party on retiring from office. No party could have done more to diehnnnr and nunish a chief magis trate for betrayal of trust and it does appear to us that this action of the great Democratic party assembled in national convention at Chicago should be ample to satisfy all who left it on account of Mr. Cleveland's alleged misconduct. Many prominent men who left it from conscientious motives have already returned and have been w pnmprt nnri honored DV me pariy. and we now most cordially invite aii our brethren to co-operate with us, and with their families join us in some grand love feast during the campaign, wheniwe will kill a number of fatted calves and in friendship and kindness talk together about the future of our grand old State, while our loved ones renew and broaden old acquaintances and lay the foundation of the social future of their children. IAfe is too short to be toasted. Bruce Williams, E. Porter, Secretary. Chairman. - nil dreiit Gathering at Mooroe Stale Poli tics Discossed SpeecaesJbyMesara. Cook and Carrie. Special Star Correspondence. Monroe, N. C, Augusts, 1898. This has been a great day in the his tory of the politics of- Union county. About 800 people from diff erent parts of the county came in to hear Cook, of Franklin, and Currie, of Cumber land, discuss North Carolina politics mi HnnonM -would have been two or three times as large had not the Republican-Populist overseers of the county roads warned the people to work the roads on this day. After several beautiful and mspir ine pieces of music had been rendered bv the Monroe uomei duuu, u -V n . A. UniTA. A1 James U. vjovinjrwii, , Wnnwui onI P.hnirman of the D uu - l .oK TCvnsMit.ivo Hnmmittee Of U www - HMWHi county, made an address oi welcome which was a gem. , . - , Mr Covin erton concluded his timely remarks by introducing Hon. Charles M. Cook, of Franklin county, a fine lookingnan, with ruddy cheeks, about 60 years old, a man of ability with a record second to none for honesty, up rightness and sound judgment. Every eye in the assembly seemed to be rivetedjupon the speaker as he arose. He spoke so earnestly, out xf his own experience, and showed Pich a burning desire for the welfare of the common people, that it would have been hard to resist the enthusiasm kindled by hit words and tones. The old fundamental truths of Democracy became new as they were seen to haw hn transfused into his life. He said that many good people have for saken the old Democratic ship and taken up their abode on the rotten bark of Populism. "Fellow citizens, I respectfully submit," he went on to say, "that Wherever Populism has been tried it has been found wantmc No organization can gain that degree of public confidence which will give it control of large things when it has so signally failed to justify the limited confidence which has afforded it op portunity to demonstrate capacity and honesty in government.' ' After a short term of Republican -Populist government in North Caro lina there has been enough transpired, the speaker said, to convince the good men of all parties, that it is high time to bury old prejudices and unite oMintt. thn common nublic enemy. This is the sentiment now animating nnrntnunitv where a yame every MARRIAGE AT POLLOKSVILLE. CONFEDERATE VETERANS. The Atlanta Journal remarks that Atlanta is a great nursery for news- paper men. uunng ine pas"' ei&" teen months about a dozen of them have left the nursery and gone to New York, which indicates that the vouncr newsnaner men either do not that Atlanta Wednesday Night at the Baptist Church Bryaa. is placed upon intelligence and honesty in government. He paid his respects to (governor Russell. Said that Russell's nomi nation was obtained4)y fraud, and that his administration had been shameful. His pardoning of noted criminals is infamous and is no way to foster re spect for laws.- , . He discussed almost every phase of North Carolina politics and no one observant of political movements can Question the fact that the speech re- suited in mucn goou iu iuoiuiuv When Mr. Cook had concluded his speech the band played a lively air, after which Hon. R. L. Stevens, of Union, candidate for the legislature, introduced in an eloquent and effect ive manner the Hon. J. H. Curne, of Cumberland county. Mr. Currie s speech was heard with a great deal of attention by Democrats, Populists and Republicans. He is a square built man about six feet high, handsome iace and regular features, with thin silver white hair. He spoke in a clear voice that could be heard without oimcuny , bant hitt Msonattt tone without strain-orffort during the hour of his speech. Jtie maae mmwu """"y clear upon every suujw; uo m"v- was oratory wiuiuut uic , appreciate Atlanta , or lifting Smith out of the Penitentiary j does not appreciate them. Probably and landing him in the Department the latter The macademized road from Ponce to San Juan, in Porto Kico, is a fine piece of work and is said to have $25,000,UUU. WU. - his excursion to an cost taking, it in Juan. w. Croker calls his trip to Europe his "outing." According to reports hb is out about $500,000, on the English races. "plowed in' When the correctness of a man s books is questioned and he refuses to produce his books the reasonable presumption is that there is some thing wrong with the books, and that there are good grounds for ques tioning the methods of the man who keeps them. Mr. Mewoorne, Superintendent of the State Peni tentiary, who succeeded the dis credited Smith, has charge of the bopks showing the management by his predecessor and by himself. Mr. Simmons asked for certain re rt showing what dispositon had been made of the property of the people, and other facts in which tne people of the State are interested, but instead of responding, as men who are conscious of no wrong doing and not afraid of the light would do, they pretended to be very indig nant at the apparent reflection on their honesty and replied with an insulting letter, which evaded an answer, and indulged in a lot of stuff in no way relevant to the questions asked. This was practically an admission $fjuilt,for LEAZER TURNS OH THE LIGHT. The management of the Peniten tiary under the present administra tion has become the subject of more am less discussion, especially .since the present management refused to comply with the request of Mr. Sim monB for the reports showing re ceipts and expenditures for the past year, reports which according to law should have been published by the 31st of last December. Among the 3 .1 4-1. vwnannf reasons assignea oy me FicoD" Superintendent, Mewborne, for de clining to furnish thenformation asked for was that he did not have the clerical force necessary , to do this extra work even if he were dis posed to comply, but there -were fttnor and better reasons for the re- , fusal. Instead of answering the questions asked they undertook to blind the public by tnrowing unt, and charging that there was crookedness in the lease - of the State farms by the Demo cratic Boards. They resorted to the old dodge of the man who doesn't want to answer of answering one question by asking another, leaving that tne state nan of Agriculture, where, according to the Governor, he couldn't do so much harm. Mr. Simmons asked for some information in reference to this Department, but Commissioner Smith ex-Superintendent of the Penitentiary, is as dnmb as an oyster. In a speech at Newton, Wednes day, which appeared in the Char lotte Observer, Mr. Leazer accounted for this sileuee and also furnished some facts .and figures which show that the charges of crookedness in the management of the Penitentiary under the transferred Superinten dent are not without foundation. After referring to the fact that under the Democratic administra tion the books were always open and subject to the inspection of any citizen who desired to examine them, he said: "Now I am going to give you some facts. For the last ten years I have known all about the agricultural de partment of the State. That depart ment is supported by taxing fertilizers. Since the Populist-Republican crowd has come in the number of offices has been almost doubled to make room for muk-coali-owi and for the nurpose of VUXW - - . , spending an accumulated surplus. None of the officers are farmers. In the place of a small messenger boy at $15 or $20 per month, an officer has been placed at a salary oi per jrcoi. The chief of the department, who has nothing to do but sign his name occas ionally, draws a salary of $1,800. And somehow, now, he is to get $2,500. Two weeks ago double appiropriations of former years was made. Why is it so? "From 1893 to 1897 I was supenn an)ATitnf the State penitentiary. I took the olace with much reluctance,. no T lmaw if was hard to fill. We claim now that the Democratic management was wise, economical and successful. The institution fully supported itself. TK7 mA fnn mnnp.v tO run it DV Our ,T t iiiauv "v . , , i - . ffnfs Tt was nrcr&nized to WOrK i;in a w machine. A man could ka eat in Newton and managed it The crowd that has it nowshouldhave managed it successfully anu wiui ouae But they were not out to manage u. the best interest of the State, but President Kruger may not put on much style, but he is thrifty enough to have accumulatedabout $5,000,000 of lucre, and sharp enough to hold on to his job which pays him $40,000 a vear. For a man of moderate indul gences, with a wife who hustles around and does most of her house work, the old fellow can manage to worry along without fear of the poor house. Mr. Lee, of Madison, Wisconsin, proposes a little canoe excursion to Brazil. He has started, going by wav of rivers down the Mississippi, where he will take the Gulf and paddle and sail along shore to his destination, provided he doesn't tip over or get tired of the job. Ex-Gov. Hogg, of Texas, attires himself in a $4.50 suit of clothes, and he is a pretty big Hogg, too. In clothes financiering he beats Russell Sage, who thought he made a grand stroke when he slid into a a $7 suit,x ' ,. Amber ahows within it about 200 kinds of embalmed things, such as insets, reptiles, fruits &c. A col lection in England shows, i other things, a perfect lizard, ei inches long. The collection valued at half a million dollars. A brilhant marriage event took place at Polloksville Wednesday night at the Baptist church. It was the marriage of Miss Fanny Bell, daughter of Mr. T. A. Bell, a prom inent business man of Polloksville, to Mr. Charles H. Bryan. The church had been beautifully decorated and the friends of the young couple filled it to -overflowing. Rev. C. J: D. pir nf Durham, oerformed the - ceremony, being assisted by Rev. J. M. Alderman. Mr. B. B. Jackson, of Wilmington, was the best man and Miss Berta Bell, the sister of the bride, was maid of honor, the other attendants being Clyde Bell and Miss Annie Shepard, A. C. Foscue and Miss Kitty Foy, J. K Foscue and Miss Laura Whitford, Tom Brogden and .Miss Louise Lane, Fred Whitty and Miss Daisy Sanders, W. B. Smith and Miss Annie Bryan, Newton White and Miss Eula Mc Daniel, Jack Pearce and Miss Selena Foy. The ushers were Messrs. Leon Simmons, Nick Bray, Leb Gillett and E. Walter Hill, and little Misses Hxina Barnes and Annie Whitty were the flower girls. As the bridal parif en tered, the bride beautifully dressed in white organdie and carrying a bouquet of roses, the wedding march was rendered by Miss Fanny Holland, Of Newborn, after which a vocal solo was rendered by Miss Laura Suter, also of Newborn. , ' . 1 Tuesday night there was a delight ful reception at the residence of mr. T. A. Bell in honor of the affair. Held at 1 rSjhkzZ &ar Corresponded. : Bentonvilie Camp Confederate Vet erans held their annual reunion at Benson, N C, to-day. The largest crowd ever seen in that town met to see the old soldiers on parade. Judge Walter Clark, of the Supreme Court, made the address, and ex-Sheriff PowelL of Johnston county, was in command of the camp. There were about two hundred in line, and about a hundred visiting veterans irom riar nett and Sampson counties. The best of feeling prevailed, and it was a grand occasion. Johnston coun makes a failure: her sons are the truest and one of the grandest set j ;n thA state: thev arave me oiu Confederates a big feast and a good time. . . . The camp meets next year in Selma, N. C. . come sei that p act lpwislature and tio and showed up jjs rot the disgust of all presen It really looks as if the Democratic , party is getting in shape for splendid success in November. Such a con dition is what the times denjand. and what every citizen interested: in good government owes to the State to assist.' in. bringing about That we expect to father a large majority of the wan erers in. goes without saying They have been delaying their return for some time, but now the "color line is drawn and they are hustling home in "double-quick time" "and are beins kindly welcomed. Our county willt give Bellamy and Democratic county officers anywhere from 500 to 1000 majority mark tnati Sodden Death of a Little Boy. Tha manv friends of Mrtnd jht ;is It is said that Gen. Shatter is not a good penman, jjuh ho T oral 'a crowd pretty effectually, all the same. e it for for the impression inat monev bv nnbusiness-like leases to benefit parties who had influence purposes of greed and gain. I say it has -i ii naan vn a ti un-ui iiim i innaui v s i - enough to control tne action ui tu a"Vu it How Ttnarrla I J T Y m lV.n taMal Wftll. it IS lSWIUl They cite the case of the Castle, to use spies in time oT war. I ama J . , . , i Aatablish facts. When the farm at Hayne farm as one instance of bad X, lTson county, was turned if not corrupt management, me over by the Democratic pariy w mciu Anson farm as another, while they substantially charge that the State was buncoed in the Roanoke river farms leases. The public attaches hut little importance to these charges and insinuations as coming from men who dared not submit a report of their own management, but Hon. A. Leazer, who was su- Back from the Democratic Rally Mai. W. H. Bernard, who went up . , , ii J IV. to white ville Tuesday to wwnu Democratic rally, returned yesterday. Jno. D. Bellamy, Esq., Democratic candidate for Congress, remained over to do some campaign work. Messrs. B. F. Aycock, of Wayne, and E. W. Pou, of Johnston, went to then homes by way of Florence. The memoers oi the Second Regiment Dana aiso re turned yesterday. Mrs. Sol. J. Jones sympatniae witn tnem sincerely in the loss of their little boy, Roy S. Jones, who died at 2.30 o'clock Yesterday afternoon. His death was auite sudden. He had been having lieht fevers, but was well enough to come to the city Wednesday. Yester day morning he had fever again, but his condition was not regarded serious, At 1 o'clock he became critically ill, and at 2.30 passed away. The physi cians said death resulted from con restive fever.' The funeral will take place at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon from Mr. Jones' residence in East Wilmington, and the interment will be made at Bellevue cemetery, Tobacco at Clarktoa. The Stab learns from one of its friends at Clarkton that tobacco in that section has proven a splendid success. A number of the leading farmers have raised tobacco on a small scale and have found the soil well adapted to the growth of fine leaf. About 105 oomm wpn nlanted this vear and the best grades will bring at least forty cents a pound. The largest portion of land cultivated will make one hun dred dollars per acre, which is an excellent yiel especially for the first year. air. is. oingieutry, o. wick, Ira Lonnon, E. Harrelson, M. K. Smith, D. W. Meares, Samuel rwana and J. K. Brown are the far- , . Hui mers wno nave grown muov weed. A large warehouse and prize house will be built at Clarkton this fall and by next season a first-class market will be opened there. Mr. O. L. Clark is the leader in this enter prise, which is a sumcient guarantee of success. . TOBACCO SALE DAY. f f)ae of the Largest Openings Ever Seen in Eastern Carolina. Special Star Correspondence. , La Grange, N. C, Aug. 5. Yesterday was a big day at the to u, nJkniiwo hAM hfiin ft the onen- uowu tt ... , o . ing sale day for this season. About thirty-two thousand pounds were sold and at prices highly satisfactory to every farmer who sold. The highest grades sold at 70 cents per pound. The average was about 7 cents per poundas the first sale is gen allv nf OiA Inwfir trades for the most. part For several seasons past La Grange has been an excellent tobacco market and this season will be far ahead of all previous seasons. Mr. J. L. Abbott, formerly of Danville, Va., has charge of the warehouses here. He is a tobacconist of 21 years Qvnoii ATI AA hai no-at Danville a num ber of years, which is the largest leaf tobacco market in the country. .;n;pt iqq Kolan nf cotton was among v . , - i"U That o .ntt.on Was SOld tor $5,838 and a fraction. It was paidfor l. nWoolrci arr nart in CSSh. J.n6 LiT i. .wMimtiA for and the casn XLIZIO CftlV BIAA1- . T is not. It has never been accounted wi.D a u? One of the Demc- l- Affliiaw rvn TtlTlT10r owed tll.57 i 2u noni t An ti He naid tne ku tug wpnyyj . r a. amount m a check He was asked to it :n TvrrmAv So he did. There u no record of the payment of the Oh! those Whiteville Summer ... I o TTT -11 irirls. Fascinating, did you asxf w eix that's too mild a term, xou must go there and-gee 'em. For further particulars pply to tne oecona rsegi- ment Band. If vou don't . believe Bellamy is a hustler, just go with him to a basket pic-nic or a Democratic rally ana keep an eye on nun. Convention Called. Mr. F. M. Simmons, State Chair man, has issued the official call for the convention to nominate a Democratic candidate for judge of the Eastern Criminal Circuit, to be held at Fay- ette ville, on Wednesday, September 7, 1898. The convention will be called to order by H. McD: Robinson, Esq., there being no committee in the dis- T-rirt The counties comprising the district are New Hanover, Warren, Nash, Cumberland Craven, Halifax, Wilson Mecklenburg and Robeson. Thn nrAsent incumbent is Judge The H. Sutton, of Fayetteville, Repub lican. Funeral Yesterday Afternoon. The funeral of little Roy S. Jones, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Sol J. Jones, took place yesterday after noon at 4.30 o'clock from the resi dence. Numerous friends of the family were present out of sympathy for the bereaved parents. "The services were conducted by Rev. F. H. Farrington, the interment being made at Bellevue Cemetery. The pall bearers Were Ben White, Frank Kirkham, Will Bt. Clair, Dave St Clair, Clarence Hayes, and Bonner Mills. Beautiful floral offerings were placed upon the little boy's grave. Artesian Wells at Wallace. Seven artesian wells are being bored in and around the town of Wallace- two within the corporate limits and five in the country near. Already three good flows have been found. These wells range in depth from 80 to 160 feet, and afford the very best cold water. In one of these wells between 80 and 100 feet from the surface, the flow ia such as to show that there is a lake of water at least twenty square. This is exceptionally success as many places, find ii possible to get a flow. f t - - ' feet fine im- BrnnswU U County democratic Con vention. The Democrats, of Brunswick are re quested to meet in County Convention at Lockwood's Folly on Thursday, the first day of September, at 12 o'clock m tnr thA numose of nominating county candidates, electing an Execu tive Committee five active Democrats for each precinct Chairman of County Executive VAmnunee via uwww w Senatorial Convention. All who have heretofore affiliated with other parties and intend to support the Democratic nominees are coruiauy larnw vj ureow with us. By order Of the County Exutive Committee. D. B. McNeill, August 6, 1898. unairman. Columbus Democrats. The Democratic primaries of Colum bus county will be held on Saturday, September 10th and the county con vention will be held on Thursday, September 15th. Every white man who intends to vote the Democratic ticket is cordially invited to participate in the primaries One of the finest crops ever grown in Columbus county, is that of Capt V. V. Richardson, on his exten sive farm adjoining Whiteville. Noth- thing surpasses it in quality except the splendid hospitality dispensed in his elegant home by his charming family and himself. mm k