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ghc Weekly lar. S1LLIAV H.B1BMHD HVlnc oti PropitJi WILMINGTON- N, C Friday, November 11, 1898. 1 SHI i UTS II ALL. , AN OBJECT LESSON. l The political campaign and elec tion through which we have just; passed has been an object lesson not only to the people of North Caro lina, white and black, but to the people of other Southern States and to the nation. , j. , It has attracted more universal attention than any otheir campaign and election we have ever had, and has been more commented; upon and discussed. . Scores of - f correspon dents of leading Northern and Southern papery have visited vari ous sections of the State, i represent ing partisan and non-partisan pa pers and they have all reported the results of their observations to the papers they represented, and thus newspaper readers! in other States .have been kept pretty well informed as toi the is sues involved and the progress of events. Some of these reports were highly colored, resulting from the sources of information from whieh they were written ands the political inclinations of the writers and their papers, but in the main- the letters worn ivrfitfcv fair statements of the situation and the causes that led up to it. ' V The people beyond the borders of the State realize, that it resolved it self into a race issue which over shadowed all other issues and that national or other State issues fig ured very little in it. Thiey realize, too, that this issue would not and could not have become the para mount one if the, mongrel party in power had notf removed the barriers raised by Democratic Legislatures against that issue and thus restored the conditions that made it possible not only removed the 'barriers and made it optional with the negro to throw hinlself into the contest; but invited and encour aged him to enter by electing ne groes to responsible offices, and even changing the charters of some of our Eastern cities so that they could get practical control of them- They thus not only opened the way for the injection of the race issue in our politics but they invited it and forced it, and encouraged the more assertive negroes, who needed but little encouragement to oecome of fensively assertive and defiantly ag gressive, an aggressiveness that went so far in some localities as advisin the negroes to arm themselves to be prepared to defend "ther rights," advice which they acted upon by equipping themselves with such arms as they could procure, holding secret night meetings and organizing for united action. Of course as this came to the knowledge of the white people, as most of it did, for they kept a close watch and pretty well informed on these movements, it made them the more determined and brought them the closer together, and the result was that no campaign ever held in this State witnessed such a close and thorough organiza tion among the white men. , It is perfectly natural that all this should have caused an uneasiness of feeling and much excitement, espe cially in the sections and cities where the negroes are numerous, and doubt less the restraining influence that . prevented serious conflict was the knowledge that the white people were better than ever prepared to meet it if it came, and fully deter mined to meet it boldly and . effec tively. The cooler-headed white men who acted politically with the ne groes and the cooler-headed negroes comprehended the situation and gov erned themselves accordingly. ;1 f Now, here comes the object lesson for the people of Norths Carolina and for the people of the! Southern States. There is a majority of about 90,000' white voters in North Carolina. With the white men of the State united of course there ueyer would be any danger of negro domination in any part of the State and consequently no danger of the race issue ever becoming a leading one in our politics. For the twenty -four years that the Democrats held control of the State it never figured as a material issue and never could have done so, even giving the Re publican party all the white votes it Al nC n i t TrrV,;fo man wVin ViftH tyto- L viously acted with the Democratic party had not been seduced by false representations to identify them selves with another party led by unscrupulous office hunters, who formed combinations and compacts with the leaders of the Republican party which gave them the majority at the polls four and, two years ago and gave them the control of tho Legi8laturend made it possible to revolutionize the conditions, array j race against race, and shake North Carolina from sea to mountain as j she has never been shaken before, j The whito men of North Carolina j now realize the importance ofstand-"j- ing together, of turning down cheap demagogues and aspiring nonenti ties Our white brethren of other Southern States have seen what divisions lead to, and even the negsoes may realize that .they have nothing to gain, but everything to lose by permitting themselves to be arrayed in antagonism against the white people upon whom they are so dependent and upon whose pros perity their prosperity depends. Now that the battle has been fought the object lesion has been a good one all around. " TOO MUCH COTTON. With a 12,000,000 bale crop of cotton it is not surprising that prices have gone so low as to be practically below the cost of production, for there are very few planters outside oi the Mississippi Delta or Texas who can grow cotton for less than five cents a pound. Until they can succeed in doing that of course they will be raising cotton for noth- There is but one of two things to be done,.either to reduce the quan tity of cotton grown, of the cost sA production, and neither of these will ever be done until the farmers of the South adopt something like diversi fied farming and thus become farm ers instead of mere cotton growers. There are farmers in the South who do this and they can stand low-priced cotton, which would run? the average cotton planter who put his whole dependence upon cot ton. We have some of that kind in this State, and there are some in other States. Among those in Georgia is Hon. Pope Brown, whom the Augusta Chrmiicle pronounces one of the most successful farmers in that State. He has a plan, one which he pursues himself, which he submits as follows;9 1 "I have no desire to dictate, but I firmly believe that if I could enforce the planting of crops in the south on the following plan for five years1 time the farmers of this section would be independent I would , cultivate fifty acres to a mule. This I would divide as follows: Seventeen acres in corn, with old Bed Ripper peas in the drill, and ground peas in the middle of the rows, seventen acres in wheat, rye and oats, three acres in ground peas solid, one acre in cane, one acre in melons and truck, one acre in potatoes and ten acres in cotton. After the oats and other grain had been harvested that land could be planted in corn and peas, used as pasture or to make hay as de sired." We .do not know whether this plan would work in North Carolina or not, but there is one thing cer tain and that is that some plan of diversified farming can be adopted in this State, which would relieve the farmers from all cotton and make them comparatively independent.' : A GRAND FIGHT. There has never been a political campaign in North Carolina in which the workers in the" white man's party have covered themselves with glory as the campaign through which we have just passed. .Every man in it from commander-in-chief, Simmons, down to the least of his lieutenants have done heroic duty, and shown an unselfish patriotism as admirable as it was brave and de voted. irnairman Simmons organiza tion and work have been con spicuously brilliant, and he has had the zealous co-operation of as true men as ever worked for a good cause, and of as able and eloquent speakers as ever defended the right or championed the cause of integrity, decent rule and the su premacy of the. white meri. They did this-from love of their race and their State, without other reward or hope of reward than the conscious ness of duty done, and the benefit that comes to all the people from good, honest and respectable rule. in tnis campaign tnere was no looming, magnetic personality to draw people around him as was the case when the pee rless Vance, of honored memory, summoned the people from mountain, valley and plain to the rescue of their State; it was a contest in which the man was lost sight of and the issue loomed up above everything and above every man, and nobly was it fought from beginning to finish, for never Were the white men of the State , ' j m m : .-i 1 more tnorougniy aroused nor more solidly arrayed. The people of North Carolina owe a debt of gratitude to these un selfish and devoted men who thus labored for them with a loyalty as tireless as it was admirable and glo nous. AW WfOBTANT DIFFERENCE. - To make it apparent to thousands. who think themselves ill, that they are not afflicted with any disease, but that the system simply needs cleansing. is to bring comfort home to then? hearts, as a costive condition is easily cured by using Svtud of Figs Manu factured by the California Fig Syrup kjo. oniy, ana sola Dy an druggists, t Chairman Simmons Wires Felicitations to the Editor of the Star. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 9 Wm. H. Bernard, Wilmington Eighty-eight Representatives certain ; nine more probable. Forty-two Sena' ton certain ; five more probable. It is believed , all nine Congressmen are elected. Felicitations. F. If. Simmons. BELLAMY IS LUTED JUSTASWEEXPECTED REDEEMED AND HAPPY. From mountain to seaboard North Carolina is vocal with rejoicings of a redeemed people, and many are the heart-felt thanks that have gone to the Mercy Throne from the mothers and daughters in the State for this deliverance. A great weight has been lifted, the great lurid cloud which hung over the State has been blown away, a great possible calamity averted, and there is not a real white man in the State who does not feel whiter and not a white woman or child in the State that does not feel safer and happier to-day and not one of all that does not feel prouder of their grand old mother State. w North Carolina has never wet proved false to herself when man hood and patriotism called, neither on the tented field nor in the political arena. In 1870, with part of the State under martial, law and "the ju diciary exhausted" the Democratic yeomanry fell into line and captured the Legislature and impeached the Governor, who had declared martial law and brought in his hireling sol diery. I; - In 1876, when vital issues were again involved, they fell into line, elected the peerless Vance Governor and gained complete control of the State. ' '- And so now when their race re spect, their family love, their patri otism and manhood became involved and the issue, more vital than any other, was whether white supremacy or black rule was to prevail in North Carolina and whether East ern North Corolina was-to be at the mercy of the negro mob, the white men of the State fell into line more solidly than ever, and with firmer, bolder and more resolute step, under gallant leadership, struck, over whelmed the foe. and won the great est and most important victory in our political history. It was a victory that will not be misconstrued by even the dullest or the most obdurate, for it was not only a declaration with-a mighty emphasis that North Carolina is a White man's country and must so remain, but a thundering rebuke to the unprincipled conspirators and political tradersf who for sordid pur poses combined with the negroes, and to promote their own political and mercenary schemes, consented to and connived at putting, in the language of . Senator McLaurin, "the neck of the white man under the heel of the negro." Chief among these conspirators, among the most guilty of them all, and upon whose heads the condem nation falls with the most crushing weight, are the cabal of so-called Populist leaders, who, professing to favor white supremacy, entered into an infamous combine with the Radi cal leaders, black and white, by which they agreed to transfer and deliver the votes of their confiding fol lowers to these black and white leaders and thus fasten negro rule upon the East, and to some extent negroize the whole State, in return for the paltry consideration Of Republican and negro votes by which they would secure the power and the spoils of office that they had set their minds upon. "'v Marion Butler, Cyrus Thompson, Hal Ayer, S. Otho Wilson and other betrayers of their people, who en tered into this criminal alliance and attempted to barter the votes of honest men, must feel this crush ing rebuke, this malediction of an outraged people, and if they shall have left in them any of the Sensi bilities of white men, they should seek some place to hide themselves from public view and public scorn. We did not expect anything from Republican leaders because they have been affiliating with the negroes ever since they had a party and were to all intents and purposes looked upon as black, but these un scrupulous traders, while hypocriti cally parading and mouthing as white men, basely ahd treacherously betrayed their people and their race and lent their influence, their tongues, their pens and their efforts to perpetuate the horridVeonditions which they publicly declared they were opposed to when they were driven to the wall and forced to speak. But all is well that ends well. These men and the white andblack Radicals who acted in conjunction with them know now, if they ever doubted it, what the white people" of North Carolina think of them, and few of them will over be so -bold again as to bo openly defy public sentiment, and undertake combines to ignore that sentiment and degrade their State. It Was a fearful ordeal through which North Carolina, and especi ally Eastern. North Carolina, has passed: it was a test of the .man hood and the patriotism of her white voters, a test which comes but once in a life-time, if bo often, but right loyally, manfully and Tiatriotically they made it, and we feel safe in predicting that they will not have to meet it again in this generation. North Carolina has been redeemed. All honor to the true men, the brave men, the patriotic- men, who won the victory and crowned themselves with glory and their State with honor. . WELL DONE, SIMMONS. If there is any one man who is en titled to more credit than the scores of others who led in the grand fight for the redemption of North Caro lina and the re-establishment of white supremacy that man is Hon. F. M. Simmons, Chairman Of the State Democratic committee, who from the day he consented to ac cept the position until the closing of the polls on election day -worked with tireless energy and unflagging zeal. He had able assistants, but his eye was everywhere, not only on his own lines but on the lines of the enemy; he knew their strong points and their weak points and with a rare sagacity he iormed his plans and led the attack whieh resulted in such a glorious victory. He knew the value of organiza tion, and we do not exaggerate when we say that the Democratic, or white man's party, was never before so thoroughly organized; he knew the importance of keeping his aids well informed on the progress of events, and to this end labored in cessantly and performed a hercu lean amount of labor in private and general correspondence; he was alert and quick to catch and stamp out false representations or canards circulated by the fusion campaign committee; wakeful, watchful, tire less, masterly, he was everywhere ready for every emergency, aggress ive, hopeful and confident. Under his management the campaign has been a bold, uncompromising and aggressive one from the beginning, and glorious in the ending. He has done well, worked well, sagaciously and faithfully, and may proudly wear the laurels he has so nobly won. THE ELECTIONS. Our telegraphic columns report the results of Tuesday's elections throughout the Union. The South is solid, with North Carolina thrown into the phalanx this timer The Democrats may not have achieved as much in the Northern States as the more sanguine hoped and pre dicted they would, but they made a good fight and have got themselves in good shape for the battle two years hence. But, we can't have everything, and undei the circumstances, even if we have not elected a majority of the Congressmen, which it is claimed we have, perhaps it will be better in the end that the Demo crats do not get control of the House of Representatives this time, for with a Republican President holding the veto power there could be but little material relief given in the way of financial or .other re forms, and therefore, although we might have a majority, it would be practically of little value. Better let the Republican party be fully responsible for everything, and thus make the history' upon which they must go before the people and stand or fall two years hence. Under the circumstances, while in common with other Democrats we take an interest in the success of our "party in other States, we were so much absorbed in the great struggle in our own State, and are so gratihed at the result that we can stand with some degree of equa nimity less of a victory than some expected, with a hope for better re suits next time. Edwin Gould's match factory girls struck. When girls go into the match business they generally take it seriously. It isn't often that a man complains of a surplus of religion in his house, but Mr. Darling, of St. Louis, had so much of it in his house that it made the poor man miserable. His wife insisted on asking blessings and long blessings at meals, no matter how hungry he was, and on praying for him even holding him up as a fright ful example. This combination was too much for him, and he wants the courts to relieve him by a divorce, from so much piety. Stephen Beckwith, who worked steadily on his farm in Connecticut for " 75 years, concluded he would take a vacation and run down to New York. He struck the Bowery and became so infatuated with the airiness of his surroundings that his family, when they discovered his whereabouts, had considerable diffi culty in persuading him to pull out and return home. Boys will be boys. Astronomers are looking for a fine motoric display, the finest in thirty years between the night of the 12th inst and sunrise of the 15th. ' Within five years the exports of manufactures from the United States have more than doubled. In 1894 they amounted to $133,292,880. They will reach $300,000,000 this year. , DEMOCRATS CARRY J HOIISE. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Monthly Meeting Held Yesterday Only Routine Business Was Transacted. State Penitentiary. The Board of County Commissioners of New Hanover county were in ses sion yesterday afternoon from 2 30 to 4.30 o'clock. Oaly routine business was transacted. Commissioners pres ent were: Chairman Roger Moore, Cant. Boatwrieht, Capt. Cowan and Mr. W. F. Alexander. The following is a synopsis of the business disposed of : The property of Isaac Brown, errone ously listed at $400 was changed to $100. T. C. Miller's tax was reported listed twice, through error. He was re leased from one tax. The property is situated on. block 234. " An application from Miss Addie Mc jClammy for a reduction of the tax val uation of her property on Front street near Castle was declined. Allen Smith was relieved of poll tax in New Hanover, it appearing that Smith is now a resident of Pender county. ' .. The tax valuation of certain prop erty of Fleshmau & Go. was changed from $360 to $80, it appearing that the increase was a clerical error. Mr. Horne, of Federal Point town ship, appeared before the Board and asked for an appropriation for Federal Point road. He asked for $100 and said he thought it would require that much to put the road in good repair. Commissioner Alexander reminded the Board that no apportionment was made for this road at the regular time for annual appropriations. The matter was referred to the Com mittee on Roads and Bridges for in vestigation. They were charged to be ready for a report at the next meeting of the Board, whether called or regu lar. John Newkirk was released from poll tax, it appearing that he now lives at Hub. Dr. W. D. McMillan, superintendent of health, reported that he treated 162 patients at his office and paid fifty three visits to forty-eight patients at their homes during October. He said there was little sickness at the jail during the month. There were a few cases of chills and fever at the County Home. The Home he reported to be in good condition, the treatment of in mates humane, and the food abundant and wholesome. ' . Col. Roger Moore reported that he has been in correspondence with Su perintendent Mewborne, of the State Penitentiary, in regard to the bill which the county holds against the State for convicts which were hired to the peniteniary last year to work out their fines and costs. The amount, due the county is $318.45. Mr. Mewborne wrote Col. Moore that he had no re cord of the indebtedness, and could not pay it until he was fully convinced of the correctness of the account. Col. Moore stated that he had taken steps to convince Mr. Mewborne that the account is just. Col. Moore reported that he had been notified by Prof. Holmes that when he made the magnetic survey here he marked the proper length of surveyor's claims on the curbing back of the postoffice building. Register of Deeds Norwood reported 25 marriage licenses issued during the past month and $24.70 paid to the county. x In accordance with a report by the committee appointed to investigate, it was voted that the register of deeds be paid $20 for extra work done during June and July while serving as tem porary clerk to the Audit and Finance committee. The Board" ad journed, subject to the call of the chair. Omaha cleared $400,000 on her ex position and talks about continuing it. But the weather will soon be too cool out there for shows. "After having performed distin guished services as an auxiliary warship the St. Paul and the St. Louis have returned to the paths of peace. The St. Louis, which left Southampton for New York a few days ago on her first regular trip, received a parting ovation. If Spain gets uppish about the Philippines and doesn't want to compromise, there is no reason why this Government should pay a big pile of money. All that needs to be done is to turn them over to Aguinaldo and the other fellows who have been running the busi ness with Dewey'. The Savannah News ventures the remark that while the Legislature is considering bills for the protec tion of doves, fish, 'possums and other varmints it might give just a little attention to the sheep, which needs protection from dogs. One hundred and thirty-one can non captured by tor army at San tiago will soon arrive at New York. Among them are eighty bronze guns of ancient date. They will be dis tributed amongcjflesas souvenirs. Some people are very proud of their familyjfee, but Senator Quay's "plum tree" gave him a great deal of bother in the past campaign. CITIZENS AROUSED. targe Mass Meeting of Business Men Held in the Court House. EMPHATIC DEMAND MADE Tbat the Editor of the Infamous Daily Record Leave tbe City and Remove His Plant An Ultimatum Seat by Committee. The negro daily, the Record, and its. contemptible editor, and the press on which the vile sheet has been printed Cannot continue in Wilmington longer. And never again shall negro rule dominate tbis city! That was the unanimous decision of representa tive white men of the citjc assembled in a mass meeting nearly a thousand strong, yesterday. And every man of them stands ready to execute in detail the provisions of the resolutions which the meeting adopted,, cost what it may. At' 7 o'clock this morning certain negroes will report to a committee rep resenting the white citizens as to whether or not the provisions of the resolution will be peaceably complied with. If they are not hundreds of armed men will be called into service to force compliance. The Mass Meeting. That was indeed a great meeting at the court house ' yesterday. The spacious court room was literally packed with white men, representing the bone and sinew of this city. Tben, too, there was another great throng, almost as many again, just as true and just as good- representatives of Wilmington's manhood, out in the wide lobby and On the stairway and landings, who could not get into the court room at all. The meeting was called to order at a few minutes 'past 11 o'clock by unani mious call upon Col. A. M. Waddell to take the chair. Col. Waddell went forward to the Judge's desk and grace fully and in chosen sentences accepted the honor conferred upon him. He said it afforded him great pleasure to be called to preside over a mass meet ing of White citizens of Wilmington after the remarkable campaign, the result of which was an assertion of the right of white men to have the supremacy. Representatives of the press were called upon to serve as secre taries. Those who served were Mr. E. P., Bell, of the Chicaero Record : Mr. N O. Messenger, of the Washington" Star; Mr. Augustus Kohn, of the Charleston News and Courier; Mr. T, W. Clawson, of the Wilmington Mes senger, and Mr. William J. Martin, of the Morning Star. Col. Waddell, as chairman, read the following resolutions which have no uncertain ring and were received with demonstrations of universal enthusi asm, to wit: The Resolutions. Believing that the Constitution of the United States contemplated a gov ernment to be carried on by an en lightened people : believing that its framers did not anticipate the enfran chisement of an ignorant population oi Air lean origin, ana Deiievmg mat m A m J . SL . .1 V 1 il a those men of the State of North Car olina, who joined in forming the Union, did not contemplate for their decendan ts a subjection to an inferior race, - . We, the undersigned citizens of the city of Wilmington and county of New Hanover, do hereby declare that we will no longer be ruled, and will never again be ruled, by men of African origin. This condition we have in part endured because we felt that the consequences of the war of secession were such as to deprive us of the fair, consideration of many of our countrymen, we believe tbat, alter more tnan tnirtv years, this is no longer the case. The stand we now pledge ourselves to is forced upon us suddenly by a crisis, and our eyes are ..open to the fact that we must act now or leave our descendants to a fate too gloomy to be borne. While we recognize the authority of the United States and will yield to it if exerted, we would not for a moment believe that it is the purpose of more than 60.000,000 of our own race to subject us permanekitly to a fate to which no Anglo-Sax&n has ever been forced to submit. we, therefore, believing tbat we represent unequivocally the senti ment of the white people of this county and city, hereby for ourselves and as representing them proclaim 1. That the time has passed for the intelligent citizens of this community, owning 95 per cent, of the property and paying taxes in like proportion, to be ruled by negroes. 2. That we will not tolerate the ac tion of unscrupulous white men in affiliating with the negroes, so that by means of their votes they can domi nate the intelligent and thrifty ele ment in the community, thus causing business to stagnate and progress to be out of the question. 3. That the negro has demonstrated, by antagonizing our interests in every way. and especially by bis ballot, tbat he is incapable of realizing that his interests are and should be identical with those of the community. 4. That tbe progressive element in any community is the white popula tion and that the giving of nearly all of the employment to negro laborers has been against the best interests of this county and city and is a sufficient reason why tne city of Wilmington, with its natural advantages, has not become a city of at least fifty thousand inhabitants. 5. That we propose in future to give to white men a large part of the em ployment heretofore given to negroes. because we realize that white families cannot thrive here unless there are more opportunities for employment for the different members of said families. , 6. That the white men expect to live in this community peaceably ; to have and provide absolute protection for their families, who shall be safe from insult or injury from all persons, whomsoever. We are prepared to treat the negroes with justice and con sideration in all matters which do not involve sacrifice of the interests of the intelligent and progressive portion of the community. But are equally pre pared now and immediately to enforce what we know to be our rights. 7. That we have been, in our desire for harmony and peace, blinded both to our best interests and our rights. A climax was reached when the negro paper of this city published an article so vile and slanderous that it would in most communities have resulted in the 1 nching of the editor. We dep recate lynching and yet there is no punishment, provided by the courts, adequate for this offence. We, there DEMOCRATS CHIT IDE SENATE. fore, owe it to the people of this com munity and of this cjty, as a protec tion against such license in future, tbat the paper known as the "Record" cease to be published and that its edi tor be banished from this community. w e demand that he leave this city within twenty-four hours after the issuance of this proclamation. Second, that tbe printing press from which the "Record has been issued be packed and shipped from the city without delay, and that we be notified within txelve hours of the acceptance or re jection of this demand. If the demand is agreed to, within twelve hours we counsel, forbearance on the part of all white man. If the demand is refused or if no answer is given within the time mentioned, then tbe editor, alanly, will be expelled by force. When the reading of the resolution was concluded and the cheers had somewhat subsided Mr. S. H. Fish- blate moved the following amendment : "That Mayor S. P. Wright, the Chief of Police and the entire Board of Aldermen be required to vacate also." This motion did not meet the ap proval of the meeting and was vigor ously opposed by Mr. Geo. Rountree, Mr. Junius Davis and others, who counselled moderation and expressed confidence that the people would not let their enthusiasm run away with their reason ia the commission Of acts which would not meet with the appro val of the outside world. A motion by Mr. Geo. Rountree, providing that a committee of five be appointed t j examine the resolutions and suggest such changes or amend' ments as they deemed best prevailed. And the following gentlemen were named by the chair: Geo. Rountree, Esq,, Iredell Meares, Esq.,. Hugh Mc Rae, Col. Walker Taylor and Mr. ' S. H. Fishblate. v While the committee was out. con sidering the resolutions Col. Waddell, in response to calls for a speech, said that the occasion was no time fqr speech-making. The pot, he said, needs, no more boiling, all that is needful now is for each citizen to quietly discharge his duty and not violate law and order unless forced to it. He said he was sure that when a person was notified that the people were sure it would be very much best for him to leave the city, he would hasten to obey. There were calls for Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, whom Col. Waddell intro duced as the Congressman from the Sixth district. He was received with great enthusiasm and made a brief but ringing speech. He thanked the people for their support, which assured to him the great honor of be ing elected to Congress the first native-born Wilmingtonian to fill that high office. He advised moderation in every act. "The eyes of the world," he said, "are upon us. Any rash act will reflect upon our conservatism. P. B, Manning Esq., in a very excellent speech urged moderation and declared that the reason why the peo ple of Wilmington had not avenged the Record's vile slander long before now was that in ,the presence of the great work of the campaign they had not had the (rtime. "We could no more have stopped in the arduous work of the campaign to administer deserts to the negro Manly," declared Mr. Manning, "than could the Light Brigade have paused in their glorious charge on the battlefield of Balaclava to chastise a vile cur which chanced to cross their path." In speaking of Mr. Pishhlate's resolution he declared that to adopt such a measure would be an archy. The Legislature, said he, will soon meet and make a clean sweep of the City Hall, from top to bottom. The committee to examine and re port back the resolutions had returned to the court room when Mr. Manning concluded his speech. Mr. Rountree, as spokesman, reported the resolutions as read by Col. Waddell, with one amendment. The whole swas re-read and unanimously adopted amidst the greatest enthusiasm. The amendment is as follows: . "It is the sense of this meeting that Mayor S. P. Wright and Chief of Police Jno. R. Melton, having de monstrated their utter incapacity to give the city a decent government and keep order therein, their con tinuance in office being a constant menace to the peace and welfare of this community, they ought forthwith to resign." Executive Committee. The mass meeting next . authorized Col. Waddell to appoint a committee of twenty-five citizens to direct the execution of the provisions of the resolutions. The following commit tee was selected very soon after .the meeting closed: First Ward 8. J. Davis, Rev. J. W. Kramer, Frank Maunder, Fred Skipper. Second Ward Dr. Galloway, J. O. Smith, Jno. E. Crow. Fourth Ward Junius Davis, Esq., Iredell Meares, P. L. Badgers, W. F. Robertson and C. W. Worth. Fifth Ward A. B. Skelding. F. A. Montgomery, J. R. Davis, B. F. King and D. W. S. Harvey. Closing Features of the Meeting. After the real purpose of the meet ing had been fulfilled a number of resolutions of thanks were voted. The Democratic newspapers of the city were thanked for "the able and effective work done during the great campaign for the overthrow of Repub lican negro rule." Thanks were also voted the executive and campaign committees, to State Chairman Sim mons and the State executive com- mitt for thesplendid work they have performed. The appreciation of the meeting" was also expressed to Co, -Waddell for service he rendered. I It was past 1 o'clock when the me ling adjourned. The Committee at Work. The committee representing the white citizens to confer with the negro leaders with regard to the pro visions of the resolutions" with refer ence to the removal of the newm; paper and its editor, met at 6' o'ci;k in the S; A, L, building. A notice by Chairman Waddell had -been previously served on a nWbt-r of negries, requesting them to imet the committee at that hour,- and ab ut tweny-nve responuea. The text of the summons was : The following named colored cvfi Zens of Wilmington are requested to" meet a committee of citizens, appoint ed by authority of the meeting of business meri and tax-payers held this luuruiuj, u uciock mis evening at the Merchants Association's, room in the Seaboard Air Line building, to consider a matter of grave consequence to the negroes of Wilmington,: "f- ' Dan Howard. Jno. Holloway, v. E. Henderson, Lawyer Scott. Jno. H Howe, U. T. Howe. Tom River Elijah Green, T. C Millar... Rev L.' David Jacobs. Carter Peataian, Wm H. Moore, H. C. Green. Dr. T ; Mask, Henry Green, Johu Gains R B Pickens, J H. Brown, J. Cr rol, J. W. Lee, Brown & Pear.,., Robert Rtardon, John Quick, Ja i:.s Green. Alex Mallett, Rev. J. W Trl fair, Richard Ashe, Joseph. Gif , David Jones, Fred Sadgwar, Dr ,j' H. Alston; By order of tbe committee, A. M. Waddell, . " Chairman. Col. Waddell,. as chairman. in . a very graphic and determined way, explained to the negroes the purport of the resolutions and demanded their reply at the time specified bythe mass meeting yesterday morning. He stated briefly that there would be no discu sion'd&the matter, and that the rep must be brief and conclusive. The negroes received the demands witlfoiit comment and retired to consider the 4 answer they should make to the propo sition; . i t ? The extent of the time given by the committee is 7 o'clock this is o ciock this mortui)!?. and an answer is expected at that, time. Some anticipated an earlier an swer, but up to a late hour last night, however, no reply had been received. It wasiearned last night that the negro Manly is out of the city and doubtless will never come back. And only the plant remains to be disposed of; and the Star understands there is a judgment against that. Remarkable Reacne. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfied, 111 , makes the statement, that she caught, cold, which settled on her.1 Iung3, she was treated for a month, bv her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless victim of con sumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery for Xloasump tion ; she bought a bottle -and to h er delight found herself benefited from the first dose. She continued . its use apd after taking six bott es. found herself sound and well ; now does her own housework, and is as well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at R. R. Bellamy's Drug Store. Large bottles 50 cents and $1,00. , f HE MORNING STAR. Gratifying Appreciation of the Services It Rendered in the Campaign. ' . ( The Star prints with some degree of pleasure the following letter from a leading citizen of one of the counties of the Sixth Congressional district. As the letter was not written for pub lication we withold tbe name of the writer: . ' ,.' . Maj. W. H. Bernard: Wilmington. zvrc. -. : ' My Dear Sir I doff my hat, and beg as a citizen of North Carolina, and especially of this district, to tender my congratulations and thanks to the Star for its ' glorious work in . this campaign. Your paper throughout my section has-revolu- i tionized public sentiment, and made an almost hopeless minority of Demo crats, a defiant and jubilant ma jority. Our party owes to your paper a debt of gratitude it can never re pay. And the good work done by you for civilization and humanity will long be remembered , throughout the Cape Fear section. . ' Trust iIiorc who have tried. I suffered from catarrh of the worsTkind and never hoped for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even that. Oscar Ostrom, 45 Warren Ave., Chicago, 111. I SUFFERED from catarrh ; it got so bad I could not work ; I used Ely's Cream Balm and am entirely well. A. C. Clarke, 341 Shawmut Ave., Boston, Mass. A 10c. trial size or the 50c. size of Ely's Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, 5(5 Warren St., N. Y. HARMLESS GUYING. Greeted Gov. Russell as he Passed Through Maxton and Lumberton. . ? Special Star Telegram. Maxton, Nov. 9. Gov. Russell was met here yesterday .by a crowd of en thusiastiO.. Democrats, fresh from a glorious wictory, and while the train stopped here they crowded in the car and gave him three cheers and did a little innocent guying, but offered no indignities to his person. The Gover nor took it good humoredly and asked humorously "where are all the Popu list that used to be here." , About the same thing occurred at Lumberton. Patterson, for the Legislature, re ceived 744 majority, the highest in the county. 4 From New Zealand. Reefton, New Zealand, Nov. 23, 1898. I am very well pleased to state that since I took the agency of Chamber lain's medicines the sale has been very large, more especially of the Cbugh Remedy. In two years I have sold more of this particular remedy than of all other makes for the previous five years. As to its efficacy, I have been informed by scores of persons of the good results they have received from it, and know its value from the use of it in my own household. It is so pleas ant to take that we nave to place the bottle beyond the reach of the children. E. S. SCANTLEBURY. For sal byt. R. Bellamy, Drug-giit- 1 t Biicklen's Arnica Salve. The Best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever, Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and nositivelv cures Piles f ?aW: ,"JS eu&rTt ndeT Price 25 sale by R. R. Bellamy. I
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