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Since the last election he has reiterated thi? opinion and would like to have Con gress appropriate $100,000,000 to tv. f the eeppBnse of transporting ne p groe-to Liberia. We do not think that Bishop Turner fully compre hends the size of the job he pro poses, or has seriously, tried to measure the obstacles in the way of the scheme. -People who were friendly to the negro and who thought so me what as Bishop Turner does now conceived I the Liberia" idea about half a century ago, helped to establish the so-called Republic and aided negroes to go there from this country to prepare ,the way for thosothat might fol low. But the Republic proved a failure, and while some of those that went from here remained many were only too glad to get back. We think it very doubtful if in view of the experience of those that have gone, and those that have returned any considerablfThumber of our ne ?groes could be prevailed upon to make the venture even if the money were forthcoming to pay their way, at least any of the kind that might I succeed after thev ffot there. As far as known the Bishop's idea does not take well either with thinking ne groes, most of whom believe the ne gro is in this country to stay, or w th the friends of the negroes in the North. . ' V To ascertain the sentiment of the community the Chicago Post re cently interviewed a number of the, clergymen ia that city, the majority of "whom pronounced it impracti cable, some of them taking occasion to exp-ess theirJviews on the race question, among them Bishop Samuel Fallowsy who seryed through the war between ther States as a Federal soldier and fought for the liberation of the slaves. After de c aflng the deportation Bcheme im practicable, he added: Th,e statesmen of the days of recon- struction committed a grave error when give "to the liberated slaves the franchise. 'I thought of Jhis only to day. when I was looking through some old sermons I preached just af ter the close of the war. There are many of us who advocated equal suf frage then and regret it now. The whites of the South will never allow the negroes to have either politicial or social equality. Where the negroes dominate thev select sometimes for officials the lowest and most ignorant of their race, and when this state of affairs arises the whites either intimi date the blacks or count them out after they have voted. It is a retribution of history or of divine providence. Ifhe negro never should have been Dught here in slavery. He forms our irreat menace now." "A grave error" is a very mild characterization of that wholesale franchise. It was a crime, and it is rather crediting the honesty of the men who are responsible for it at the expense of their intelligence wheniti8 characterized as an "error." Some zealots like the Bishop, who here speaks so candidly, may have thought the enfranchised slaves were dr would become qualified forthe exercise of the franchise, . but there Were very few of the "statesmen he refers to who had the remotest i idea that the race into whose hands they were so suddenly putting the ballot had- intelligence enough to use it properly, and what is more not one in ten of them cared. It was hot an error. . They knew better, ana did it deliberately for -the pur pose of holding the South in politi cal subjection with negro votes. Some of them were candid enough to ac knowledge it and to admit that they had no constitutional rierht to do it. nt went outside the constitution to m k c? ,- T ' build up a Republican .party, in the oouth and hold their grip on the country. -f - ghat's why we call it a crime, be cause it was not inspired by any kind feeling for the negroes, but Bimplyto use the votes of the ne groes for the interests of the" Re publican party, when they kneW by so doing they were striking a heavy blow at the peace and prosperity of the South and antagonizing raees which might otherwise live in friendly relations to each other. They created the race problem by changing tSk ions 'between the racjs and bringing the ballot inas i factor to stimulate contention and strengthen whatever of an tagonism that' might exist. As intelligent men they knew how the negroes were regarded by the white people of the South, who had held them in slavery; that they had al ways been looked upon and treated is an inferior race, and they knew that with this feeling it would lake generations for the white people to outgrow it if they did then, and yet they with one bold dash made their emancipated slaves voters, made them the political equals of their former masters and put them forward tocontest for po litical supremacy with a race which had always regarded them as inferiors and, incompetent, for self-rule, much less the rule of States which had always been ruled by white men. Che history of the world had never shown anything like that before, no such colossal crime against the dig nity, peace and prosperity of afiy section of a country by the represen tatives of another section. There is not one in a hundred of them who eyer believed, or who now believes, after the lapse of a genera tion, that the negroes as a mass are qualified for the exercise of the right of suffrage, and yet they howl when the Southern people assert that and follow, the assertion with precautions to protect themselves from the dan gers of that kind of .unlimited suffrage, and incons steutly enough the very men who quarrel with the white people of the South for pro tecting themselves against the abuse of the ballot by the negroes, declare that it would sever do to entrust the people "bf our new acquisitions in the; West and East Indies with the ballot to govern themselves, be causethey are incompetent to use it properly. They are right, and by taking this position they confess that' the enfranchisement of the Southern emancipated negroes with out any time to qualify themselves was a blunder that reached the pro portions of a crime, and yet to-day there are found many of them who instead of honestly acknowledging the blunder as this Chicago Bishop does, seek to justify it and perpetu ate it by contending that the South ern people are flying in the face of law when they do not surrender to the ballot in the hands of the black mob, however led or however" in competent or venal it may be, whether the votes cast be the votes of conscience and judgment or votes delivered at fifty cents a piece." But there are many who, like the Chicago Bishop, see the thing in its true light after- these many years and realize that a "grave error" (although they might not call it a crime,) was committed when this wholesale enfranchisement was con ferred upon the emancipated slaves, who as a mass are little better quali fied to vote now tban they were when the ballot was first put into their hands. - SENATOR PRITCHARD TALKS In an interview with a representa tive of the Raleigh Post Senator Pritchard rises to remark that there is no foundation for the report that he favors the organization of a "lily white" Republican party. He doubt less realizes that a "lily white" Re publican party in this State would be a very small concern, hardly large enongh to afford any other party amusement. He also expresses the hope that the Democrats in the next Legisla ture will not undertake to restrict the suffrage, by disfranchising either blacks or whites who cannot read and write and may not have a desig nated amount of property, but inti mates that if such be done then it may be necessary to cut down the representation in Congress and in the electoral college on a basis with the votes cast. There is more or less talk of that kind njw among Republican politicians in f Washing ton and elsewhere. But how are they going about that? According to the constitu tion representation is based o n pop ulation and not on the number of votes cast, "which may vary from year to year, some years the vote heinsr larsre when much interest is Cf CJ felt, and other years small when the issues are such as to excite little in terest. In the last election,, for in stance, the vote cast in some States was very small compared with the vote of other years, and compared with the population. . If such should be the case in the year preceding an apportionment then the represen tation would have to be cut down in those states, and there would be no end of the tangling. It is true that the fourteenth amendment provides' that when the ri ht to vote is denied or abridged the basis of representation may be arranged accordingly, but prescrib ing qualifications which apply to all alike is neither denying or abridging the right to votg. The right is un impaired, all the voter has to do is to qualify himself for the exercise of that right. When there is no dis crimination no one has a right to complain. 5 - : I I I Z Y0TS IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. The Secretary of State has com pleted the canvass of the vote cast at the last election. The result has not yet been officially declared but in the congressional districts it is as follows, omitting the candidates who received a few scattering votes:' In the First District John H. Small, Democrat, has a majority of 1,462 over Harry Skinner, Fusion Populist. In the Second District George H. White, (negro) Republican, has a majority of 2,620 over Wm. E. Fountain, Democrat. In the Third District Charles R. Thoma3, Democrat, has a majority of 189 over John E. Fowler, Fusion Populist L In the Fourth District John W. Atwater, Ind. Populist (supported by the Democrats) has a majority of 838 over Joseph Jenkins, Fusion Populist. In the Fifth District Wm. W. Kitchen, Democrat, has a majority of 2,242 over Spencer B. Adams, Fusion Republican. In the Sixth - District JohniD. Bellamy, Democrat, has a majority 'of 5,853 over Oliver H. Dockery, Fusion Republican. In. the SeventhDistrict Theodore Kluttz, Democrat, has a majority of 6,102 over M. H. Caldwell, Fusion Populist. - In the Eighth District Romulus Z. Linuey, Fusion Republican, has a majority of 1,259 over Edward F. Xtovell, Democrat. Y In the Ninch District Wm. D. Crawford, Democrat, has a majority of 238 over Richmond Pearson, Re publican. There were straight Populist can didates running in waly three dis- tricts-the first, second and ninth. In the first district Joshua L. Whed- bee received 97 votes, in the second James B. Lloyd received 2,227, in the ninth district George E. Boggs received 93, giving a total of 2,417 votes in the aggregate congressional kypte lor tne wnole State. I Old Harry gets into sme boys quite young. A 13-year-old chap was arrested at Port. Jei vis a few days ago, charged with wedging a bar of iron between the rails of the Erie road with the intention of wrecking an express train, which narrowly escaped by the discovery of the wedge a few minutes before the train was due. The boy owned up and was sent to a reformatory Sergt . Anthony, who announced to Capt. Sigsbee the blowing up of the Maine, has had some vicissi tudes and experiences. After es caping in the Maine blow up he took his chances on more blowing up by getting married, and now he has gone npon the stage. But this isn't the vegetable nor the egg season. - , APPOINTMENTS YESTERDAY. Subordinate Conory Officers Selected - Yesterday Announcement of Others Expeced To day. Besides the county officers regularly elected on November 7ih, a number of very important offices carrying with them much responsibility are filledby appointment of the Sheriff, Clerk of the Court, Register of Deeds and County Commissioners, respec tively. A number of these appoint ments were made yesterday and the remainder will probably be announced; to-day. Sheriff MacRae has appointed Mr. Owen Fennell first deputy, Mr. J. Wesley Millis jailor, and Mr. W. W. King as an acting deputy. The other appointments, Sheriff MacRae said yesterday, will be made in a few days or in other words as necessity re quires them. Register of Deeds Biddle has ap- Dointed as his assistant Mr. John McLaurin, so well and favorably known over the State as once editor of the North Carolina Presbyterian Col. Taylor, Clerk of the Superior Court, has re -appointed as his assistant Mr. Preston Cummmg, who has so ablv and creditably served in that capacity for some time previous. ,A11 these have entered upon their duties and those appointed by the B ard of Commissioners to-day will enter upon their work immediately after their appointment. WILL LEAVE WILMINGTON. Elder J. P. Kin? Resigns the Pastorate - of the Second Advent Church, This City. Elder Joseph P. King founder and for almost twenty-five years pastor of the Second Advent Church, this city, baa declined re-election and announces that he will leave the city about Janu ary 1st for a season of evangelistic work before assuming a pastorate else where. He expects to spend some time in Florida and other States South. A prominent member of the Church said to a Stab reporter yesterday that they had under consideration several prominent ministers in the North and West as successor to Rev. Mr. King, but no formal call has yet been ex tended to any one. He spoke in the highest terms of the retiring pastor and, said that the church regrets exeeeK ingly to lose him from their midst. OFFICERS INSTALLED. Democrats Assume Complete Con trol of New Hanover County Government. NEW COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Administer Oath of Office and Approve Bonds of Incoming Officials Retir ing Commissioners Wind Up Affairs and Adjoaro. , Yesterday the new Democratic officials, as recently elected, assumed tho duties of their respective offices, and now both city and county are un der thorough Democratic rule; First of all, yesterday about noon, the new Board of County Commissioners met, took the oath of office, then ad ministered the oath to other officers and approved their bonds. Later the retiring Board of Commissioners met, turned over the affairs to the new Board, and adjourned sine die. Pro ceedings of both bodies are given below. New Commissioners Organize. It was 12.15 P. M. when a temporary organization of the new board was per fected by calling Capt Jno. Barry to the chair. The motion was made by Col. Roger Moore. The first order of business was the election of a chair man and Col. Roger Moore was placed in nomination by Mr. W. P. Alexan der, seconded by Capt. Barry. The election was by ballot and Col. Moore was elected, having received two of the three votes cast. Cdl. Jno, D. Taylor, as clerk of the Superior Court, was present and' ad ministered the oath of office to the three commissioners, and thereafter Capt Barry declared Col. Moore's election as permanent chairman. Swearing in Officers. Mr. William H. Biddle, Register of Deeds elect, was called before the Board and presented his bond of $10,000 with the United States Fidelity and Guarantee Co., of Baltimore, Md. The oath of office was adminis tered by Chairman Roger Moore and the bond was unanimously accepted. Thereafter Mr. Biddle assumed the duties of secretary to the Board, of Commissioners. i The Sheriff's Official Bonds. Mr. f Walter GL MacRae, Sheriff- elect, was called and tendered three official bonds, the total amount of which was $30,000. They were issued by the United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, of Baltimore, as surety. The bonds were for the fot- Jowitig amounts and purposes: $50,000 for the collection, payment and settle ment of the county, poor, school and special tax funds; $35,000 for the col lection, payment and settlement of public taxes as required by law, and the third for $5,000 for the faithful re turn of all processes, payment of fees and money collected in the execution of the offics of sheriff. The bonds were accepted after the' correction of a clerical error. JNew Hanover was written- "New Haven" in eacn Dona, .ine correction was made by Mr. Preston Cumming, who is agent for the United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, and has power of attorney. Clerk of the Court. Col. Jno. D. Taylor next presented his certificate of election as clerk of Superior Court and an official bond of $10,000 with B. F. Hall, Jas. C. Stevenson and James Sprunt as bonds men. The oath of office was adminis tered and the bond accepted. Willam Sheehan, Sr., county consta ble, was the next officer sworn in. He presented his certificate of election and tendered his official bond of $1,000, with Godfrey Hart, Martin O'Brien and Samuel Bear assureties. Treasurer's $90,000 Bond. Mr. H. McL. Green, Treasurer elect, was the last to take the oath of office. He tendered two bonds, one for $60, 000 with John S. Armstrong, James H. Chadbourn, Jr., W.E. Worth and C. D. Yates as bondsmen for the custody of the educational fund and the other for the general and special funds in the sum of $30,000 with R. W Hicks, A. D. Brown, M. J. Corbett, I W.E Springer, Jno. D. Bellamy. The aggregate of the qu alification on both bonds was $280,000. The bonds were accepted, certificate of election tendered and the oath of office admin istered. Did Not Qualify. At this stage, of the proceedings Chairman Rozer Moore read a letter from the coroner-elect, Dr. W. W, Harriss. It was as follows : s, "i7 the Hmorable Chairman and Board of Commissioners' of New "Phnover County: "Gentlemen I am notified by E. Hewlett, sheriff, or my election as coroner. I am grateful to my fellow citizens for their suffrages in honoring me with their confidence. I do not feel nhvsicallv eaoal to a proper dis charge of the duties of the office, and most respectfully request tnat you will appoint a coroner from themany worthy citizens who will qualify .and ferform the duties as required Dy law, have the honor to be, "Very respectfully, "W. W. Harriss." The Board expressed much regret that Dr. Harris saw fit to decline to serve as coroner, and Dr. R chard J Price wa elected to that office in his stead. It w ill be of interest in this connec tion to note that yesterday Dr. Harriss in referring to his position in- regard to the matter, tild a Star representa "ninated him that, on account of business and for other reasons , he jlbafl tftmntaT.iB if could not accept the office and' they insisted that he remain on the ticket until after the election. This he con sented to do. j The Board of Ednca t ion . After the election of Dr. Price as coroner, the Board suspended business for a few minutes and joined with CoL Jno. D. Taylor, olerk of the court, and Mr. W. H. Biddle, register of deeds, in a special meeting for the purpose of electinz a Board of Educa tion. Commissioner Alexander stated that he had been notified by Marsden Bel lamy, Esq., attorney for Col. F. W. Foster and Jordan Nixon, colored, the present members of the Board of Edu cation, that their resignations had been filed with the proper authori ties. However, nothing had been seen of them by any of the officials present ana tne election or tueir suc cessors was deferred until to -day, when it is hoped the resignations will ba in troduced. The other member of the Board, Mr. F. J. Dempsey, it will be remembered, resigned some weeks ago and yesterday Mr. B. G. Worth was elected as his successor. It is probable that the other two members of the Board will be selected at the conclu sion of the business session of the Commissioners this afternoon. Recess Until To-day. At the conclusion of the joint meet ing the Board of Commissioners re sumed business session, merely to take a formal recess, which they did at 2.15 until 2.30 P. M. to-day. Session of Old Bonrd. The last session of the retiring Board of County Commissioners, for the purpose of winding up their af fairs preparatory to giving place to the new Board was held at 8:30 P. M yesterday, .i Present, Chairman Roger Moore and Commissioners W. F. Alexander, Jno. Barry, J. L. Boatwright and James Cowan. Annual reports of officials were the first order of business. Col. Jno. D. Taylor, Clerk of Superior Court, re ported $2,597.00 public monies, due to various parties named, on hand. He also reported $369 on hand as re ceiver, appointed by the Superior Court, in certain cases. j Charles Norwood, colored, retiring register of deeds, reported 251 marriage icenses issued during the year ending November 30th. Of these 107 were for white couples and 154 for colored. He also submitted a report for the past month, showing 23 licenses sold during that period. Clerical Tax-listing Errors. Mr. T. H. Bunting, late tax -lister for Wilmington township, reported that on the tax books certain parties" were charged with more stocks of cor porations than they really owned, due to clerical errors, and asked that the amount be reduced. The request was granted. The following was adopted, on motion of Commissioner Boat wright. It is ordered that in cases where the banks of the city have been required by law to pay their State tax direct to the State that the sheriff deduct the same from the amount assessed by the county and State so that there shall ot be a double tax against them. To Collect Back Taxes, On motion of Gapt Jno. Barry, seconded by Capt. Boatwright, it was agreed that the collection of back taxes be awarded to Col. Thomas Strange and any other attorney he may see fit to associate with him, at a cost not to exceed 10 per cent of the taxes so col lected. Captain W. P. Oldham was allowed $50 for extra services rendered as clerk to the Finance Committed during the election. Retiring Treasurer's Report. - Mr. James H. Chadbourn, Jr., the retiring treasurer, appeared before the Board and submitted a report as to the county finances, and asked that the Board appoint a time when he could meet with the Board and the new treasurer to formally turn' over the accounts to his successor. Mr. Chad- bourn's report showed a balance of $11,097.37 general and educational funds on hand. Col. Moore as chairman in referring to the county finances, said that dur ing the day he and the treasurer had paid two notes against the county, one for $5,000 and the other for $3,000, due at the National Bank of Wilmington, also interest due to the amount of $172 50. This he said, leaves an indebted ness of $1,500, in notes of $1,500, $2,- 000, and $1,000, each, all at the Na tional Bank of Wilmington. This re presents the entire indebtedness of the county except the regular $40,000, bonded debt. Two petitions for release from poll tax were not allowed. The last business to engage the at tention of the Board was a motion made by Capt. J. L. Boatwright that an appropriation of $30.22 be made to pay a bill against the City Hospital . lie said that this amount would en tirely clear the hospital from debt of every kind whatsoever. The appro priation, was made. The Closing Scene. Col. Moore, as chairman, thanked the Bjird for the many courtesies and hearty c -operation, extended to him during his term of office as chairman. And,; Capt. J. L. Boatwright as the retiring member of the Board, assured his fellow commissioners that his as sociation with them had been very pleasant. He concluded his remarks with a motion that the Board adjourn sine die. Capt Cowan seconded the motion, which was adopted. Some packages of tobacco arrived in New York a few days ago from Havana, priced at $13.33 a pound, the It was Havana wrappers, a gilt-edge sort of stuff. to. arcs enefdT ta JaiitoctoH iU -ii i 1 i r m i ii ttt i Hjaxllr brum -J Li ' COL TAYLOR RETURNS. May Be a Week or More Before Appoints His First Ref i eat Staff. He Col. Walker Taylor returned to the city yesterday after a weetfs, absence, which he spent m Richmond, Raleigh ami elsewhere. Col. Tayfor spent Fri day in Raleigh looking after the matter of payment to the members of the State Guard who were sent , here for service during the recent race war. Last night the Colonel, in con versa tion with a member of the Star staff in regard to the appointment of the members of his staff as Colonel of the First Regiment of the State Guard, said that he did not know just when he would announce his appointments. In fact that he has not had time to consider the matter at all. The officers to be appointed are adjutant, quartermaster, three ser geants, sergeant major, quartermaster sergeant, hospital sergeant and chap lain. TQese will be selected from the various companies composing the regi ment. 1 Inasmuch as the Stat8 Guard has recently been re-organized it will not be amiss to give in this connection the companies composing the First regi ment They are as follows, to wit: Company A Tarborq. Company B Scotland Neck. Company C Wilmington. Company D Goldsboro. Company E Plymouth. Company F Hertford. Company G Washington. Company H Clinton. Company I Edenton. . Company K Wilson. J The people of Wilmington are es pecially gratified that Gol. Taylor was elected Colonel and esteem his election a great honor to Wilmington as well as a high compliment to the Colonel's efficiency and popularity as a military officer. He was first elected Major of the Second regiment in 1890, having pre viously been for several years jin ac tive member of the Wilmington Light Infantry. He was First Sergeant at the time of his election, and served as Major for two years. v In 1892 he was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment and filled the office with credit during the six years intervening until his election as Col onel a few days ago at the meeting in Goldsboro. Oae of the highest testimonials to .Col. Taylor's eminent fitness for the office to which he has been elected is the admirably firm, fearless and thor oughly effective manner in which he directed the military forces in this city during and immediately after the re cent "race war." To Col. Taylor every one intimate with the direction of affairs during that exciting period concedes a large share of the credit fOr the effective suppression of the outbreak and prompt establishment and mainte nance of order. Truly, Col. Taylor's election as Col onel of the First regiment wastfan honor worthily bestowed. CLARENDON ARTESIAN WELL. The Work Progressing Satisfactorily A Depth of 940 Feet Reached ' The Prospects. Mr. Jno. 11. Sweeney, who is in is charge of the pumping station of the Clarendon Water, Works Company at Hilton and is directing the work on the artesian well, reports very satisfactory progress in boring the well. A depth of 910 feet has been reached. They have passed, they think, the last strata of sand and are going through stiff clay. There is no water in the pipe. Prof. D. R. Holmes, State tGeologis expressed the opinion some time ago that an abundant flow of artesian water would be found at a depth of about 1,100 feet. If this estimate be correct there remains a depth of only 160 feet before water will be reached. . Progress of the work is necessarily very slow and fraught with possibili ties for serious accident So that the old adage. "There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip, ' is applicable to those who are anticipating the pleasure of sipping artesian, water. However, both Mr. Sweeney and Superintendent Robertson are pleased with the progress being made and anticipate success. DEATH OP A 000D LADY. Passed Away at Her Home in Horry County, S. C, Last Tuesday. It is with profound regret that the Star announces the death of Mrs; R jbert Livingston, which occurVed Tuesday November 29th, at her home at Little River, 8. C, in the fortieth year of her age. The deceased was the beloved wife of Mr. Robert Livingston, who has a numbea of friends in Wilmington and New Hanover county, who will hear with much sorrow of the sad be reavement he is called upon to bear. Mrs. Livingston was a most excellent lady, enjoying the confidence and esteem of numerous friends in the community in which she lived. She had been a member of the Methodist Church for a number of yean and was a consistent Christian lady. Three sons and one daughter, Bessie, to whom she was especially "devoted, survive her and share with the hus band the sinceres- sympathy of many friends. "Yankee Doodle" has become so popular that even the Spaniards claim the paternity of the tone, which is derived from an old sword dance of Biscay. asrf wee dniaN V djod cnql ha .z i-: ;?: PROMOTE SMALL INDUSTRIES. No city or community can attain a very high degree of suc-ess financially or increase its population beyond its normal accretion that does not offer employment to all classes of its peo ple desiring work. No better exam ple of this theory is needed than your own city of Wilmington; that for many years enj,yed the honor ot beine the largest, naval store market in the world, and was second to t i i j . . A iow iii spars a do lumoer or various kinds; yet it did not build up as it should, because those indus tries afford no employment for women and children. And dow, with the advantaee of deep water navigation. cotton compresses and other industries inviting foreliru trade, it does not d. velon as rapidlv as its resources would lead one to expect; simply because of tne neglect ot small industries. We do not mean to neglect the larger in terest, for instead of one cotton mill there should be manv. There should be hajf a dozen knitting miUs in your citv. erivmir em ploy ment to the boys and girls now idle. The historic Cape Fear, stretch ing hundreds of miles into the interior of the State, with its navigable tribu taries bordered by thousands of acres or timbered land ; of oak, poplar, ash and other woods suitable for furni ture: hickory of first quality for handles of various kinds, and for spokes, rim's and timber for vehicles of every description. with inexhaustible supplies .of elm and other woods suitable "'for hubs of all sorts and sizes; yet none of tnese valuable timbers are utilized in your city, but are shipped in their rough state to distant points and re turned ready for use, while hundreds or persons capable of rendering: valu able service in manufacturing estab lishments are idle in vour midst. Your grocers are using thousands of wooden plates manufactured in other states, while an inexhaustible sunnlv of finest gum of which they are made stanas almost in sight of their doors. Wilmington is situated in the ceo! ter of the finest truck and strawberry section of the Atlantic coast. These in dustries bring to the section not less than $1,500,000 annually and necessi tate the use of hundreds of thousands of crates, baskets, barrels and other packages too numerous to mention. most of which are brought from other States or manufactured at some inte nor. point in our own. W are interested in the prosperity of Wilmington, hence submit the question. Why do these conditions exist and what inducements do they oner tor workin&r men with families. the great factors in building up all communities to sek emplovment in your town? A white man with an ob ject m life cannot live on catch jobs. hence the preponderance of your negro population. ( x DENMARK-ROLLINS RAILWAY. Work of Construct! iff the Road-bed Now in Progress Several Contractors Pushing the Work. 4: The work of constructing the road- bed of the Denmark-Rollins extension of the old Manchester & Augusta rail road, now a part of the A. C. L. sys tem, is now in progress and is being pushed with all diligence. ; Star readers will remember that the con tract for the construction of this road was awarded to Messrs. Abercrombie & Williams, of Alabama, on Novem- ber 8th, the work to be completed by May 1st The first dirt was broken for the grading at Barnwell last Friday. Messrs. Abercrombie and Williams have sub -let several sections of the road to other contractors. The Win ston-Salem Journal of yesterday says: "J. A. Bacheller, of the firm of Bach eller 8c Magruder, contractors, left this morning for South Carolina to build eight miles of railroad forthe Atlantic Coast Line from Denmark to Bobbins, S. C. He carried with him about 75 mules and 100 men." VOTE OP GREEN COUNT Y. A Recount Shows That The Democratic Candidates Were Elected. , Special Star Telegram. Goldsboro, N. C, Deer 2. Judge Robinson issued an order to recount the vote of Green county and appointed representatives of all parties to conduct the recount, which was finished last night and it was -ascertained that all the Democratic candidates for county offices and members of the House were elected Dy majorities ranging from 21 to 67. On the original count, the Fusionists claimed the county by from three to twenty eight majority. Kinston, N7 C, v Dec. 2. -Recount of Gre en county vote, as ordered by Judge Robinson, elects the entire De mocratic ticket by majorities ranging from nineteen to sixty-seven. J. E. W. Sugg is elected to the House. Carolina Cooperage Company. The Fayetteville Observer of Thurs day says: The published report that the Caro lina Cooperage Company had assigned, is a mistake. We are informed that the company is not only solvent but has $14,600- assets abb -e all liabilities. The mistake occurred, no doubt. through the refiling in the Court House in Wilmington of the old Nim- ocks assignment with a change of schedules necessitated by the verdict of the jury in the case of Brown against Nimocks, recently rendered in this city Mr. Nimocks is one of the stock holders of the Cooperage Company. Mr. Slocumb requests us to say that he has instructed his attorney to en ter suit for damages in tbe matter. . His First Dav s Work. Constable William Sheehan, Jr., sumed the duties of his office yester day at noon and before night he had landed two prisoners in jail and served a number of other papers of a civil nature. Tbe Justices of the Peace were very lavish in their praise of Constable Sheehan's first day's work yesterday, which is such a very pleas ing contrast with the tardiness and inefficiency of a great number of the retiring deputies. n M fMQXHlM JiW XWwfimmtMk call by lkM& Hfmt th& ahoy aiflfyifttiion mftt shares of stock being represented. On motion, O. W. Sutton was called to the -chair, and W. J. Pugh acted as secretary. Secretary Pugh submitted his re port as secretary and treasurer, show ing the financial condition of the asso ciation, which was very satisfactory, showing that the association was in a very healthy condition. The repot t was unaromOusly adopted. Mr. uanwi uuiDretn, tne agent, made a statement relative to the re strictions placed on particular kinds of insurance, and the association dis; approved of the plan suggested, wfth reference to allowing risks to be writ ten on buildincs occupied by tenants oh churches. The association also refused positively to insure tobacco barns, and all policies on tobacco barns now m force were canceiieu. It was also unanimously decided not to insure churches. The time for the annunl meetiug was changed to the first Wednesday in August instead of the SOth of November. A committee of five was appointed to examine the books of the ucretary and treasu rer. , X The ru ies were then suspended and Mr. H. B. ChestDUt was unanimously elected president for the ensuing year, . as also was Mr. W. J. Pugh for store- ij tary. On motion, it was ordered that the secretary be allowed fifty dollars for tirst assessment and thirty hve dollars for each additional assessment. Mr. Culbreth, the agent, named one member from each township as as sessors, and they were unanimously elected. It was resolved that any member failing to pay his assessment within sixty days must come in thereafter as a new member, after .which tne meet ing adjourned. T. , ; FIRST REGIMENT N. C. S. ffi - S Field Off Icrs Elected to Serve Two Years. Lient Col. Walker Talor Elected Colonel. Special Star Telegram. Goldsboro, N C, Deo. 1. The commissioned officers of the First regi ment of the State Guard met here this evening to elect Officers for the en suing two years. I This regiment is composed of six companies of the old First, Col. W. B. Rodman's regiment, and four of the Second, Col. J. F. Bru ton's regiment. Letters were re ceived from both Col. Rodman and Col. Bruton declining to be candidates fpr colonel of the new regiment, whereupon the following resolution was unanimously passed i "We, the undersigned committee; appointed at a meeting of officers, as sembled in convention for the election of field officers of the First regiment, North Carolina State Guard, desire to give our expression of regret at the declination of both Colonels Rodman and Bruton to allow their names to be placed in nomination. We realize and appreciate most fully the past services renderedjby the gentlemen above mentioned and shall always hold them in high esteem and ever lasting remembrance. " . "Thos. C. James, Co. CL 'C. J. Griswold, Co. 1 "Z. M. Potts, Co. G." The following officers were then elected for the next two years : Col onel, Walker Taylor, of Wilmington, NssC.; Lieutenant Colonel, W.. E. Warren, of Wilson; Majors, J. Or Bond of Edenton, H. C. Bragaw Washington. of NEWBERN STIRRED UP. rOutmved at Action of the Keonbllran Board of Commissioners Citizens -Propose to Make Them Get Out. x Special Star Telegram. Newbrrn, N. C, December 5. At the meeting of 'the Board of Com mis- sioners today, Seymour Hancock, postmaster of this city and son " bf ' Robert Hancock who was dismissed from the presidency of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad, was elected attorney for the board for two years. It is believed that a deal was made to put in Robert Hancock as register of deeds. The candidates ' elected for treasurer and clerk of court were unable to furnish bonds and had the time extended. The Board of Commissioners newly- elected consists of three Republicans and one of them is a negro. A meet ing of the Citizens' Committee is called for to night. They will appoint a committee to wait on the Re publicans and invito them to step out. A similar invitation will probably be extended to the city Republican administration. The peo ple were inclined to wait until the f Legislature met, but the fresh outrage of putting the Hancocks forward has stirred the city up. and the talk is very determined to night. Seymour Hancock was notified that charges would be preferred against him in the Craven Club, but resigned in time to escape being expelled. The Hancocks are ostracised, i The negroes are quiet -and the white Republicans of bad character . are th S3 only ones to be dealt with. This last political move by the Republicans was . unexpected. . For the convenience' of the public, County Treasurer H.-JHrrsr Green says he has arranged for all claims against the county to be pre- - sen ted for payment at Murchison & Co.'s bank, and all school claims at the National Bank of Wilmington. It would be weir for those holding claims to make a note of this. It is certainly very thoughtful in the treas urer to thus study the convenience of the public. Mrs. Joseph Henry, of Kentucky, serves free and timely notice on Mr. Barker and other Presidential can didates, that may bob up, that she is j in the race, and proposes to succeed Mr. McKinley herself.