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111 1 1 9 1 'IM.UI H . BERN ABC Editor and Proprietor. i WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday, December 30, 1898. MR. BOOKWALTER'S OBSERVA TIONS. Mr. John W. Book waiter, of Ohio, who has recently made a three months' tour through Russia, his object apparently being to study the opportunities for extending American trade in that quarter of the world, has just reached London, after travelling 17,000 miles over the various railroads in Russia, includ ing the great Trans-Siberian road, which is the greatest railroad under taking in the world. Everywhere he went he was treated with the great est courtesy by Russian officials and civilians, who showed him much kindness and attention, seeming to be glad of the opportunity to let an American see what they were doing, in addition to which they permitted him to take pictures of such scenes and objects as most interested him. In speaking of his tour with a news paper reporter he said: "Everywhere I found the kindest and most friendly feeling towards. America and Americans and heard many expressions of satisfaction over Americas success in tne war with Spain. To this there was not a single exception. Wherever 1 went every thing was thrown open to me, simply because I was an American. . "America's best open door to Cen tral Asia and China is through Russia. Already all the locomotives and roll ing stock on the Russian railways an of American manufacture. Central Asia in the near future will be thf greatest market in the world for manu foe tu res Jf all kinds and America's obtaining the virtual monopoly of this market only depends on her re taining the friendship Russia now has for her. -'A great surprise to the world is in preparation ia that part of the earth and it will come, I believe, soon. Not . many years will elapse before the world will see Russia, England and China combining for the partition of Asia. , ,,, , "The force of circumstances will bring this about. England and Rus sia will never be able to agree on a partition of China between themselves Still less will they allow other powers to share with them in the spoils of that empire. They will be forced to defend China, which alone is helpless, against the rest of the world and to share with her the dominion of Asia "The alliance of England, Russia and China of two-thirds of the human race will be such an alliance as his tory has never yet seen and one which will give peace to the world for centu ries. All its interests will make for peace' and it wfll be able to dictate terms to the rest of the world. "All the work on the Asiatic rail waj lines of Russia has been done by soldiers, who, in this Way are not in Russia, as elsewhere, non-producers. The lines are admirably built and splendidly equipped. I saw a bridge across the Amudaria, in Central Asia, where the river is three miles wide, that cost over $10,000,000 and is th greatest piece of engineering work ever accomplished. "Wherever I went I saw cities and towns springing up. The Russian policy in central Asia is not to bring the new and the old into too close a contrast and so she builds her railway stations a few miles from the old cen ters of population, thus forming new and entirely modern centers. "Where do the people come from who inhabit these towns. Why, from European Russia. The government is turning her surplus European pop ulation into central Asia just as the United States turned her surplus pop ulation of her Atlantic States into her ' great western territories. "The United States will be commit ting a woeful mistake if she fails to re tain the friendship of this great world power of the futui Mr. 'Book waiter is a business man who studied from a business stand point thecountry he passed through and the opportunities it presents for the extension oiAmerican trade. On the other side oithe ocean "there are two great, powers Great Britain and Russia-but this Is the first time we remember having seen the suggestion of an alliance be tween these, practically taking China as a ward to prevent her dis integration and division among . other nations. Such a naval power as Great Britain may be as assertive on. that side of the globe as her in terests may demand, while Russia's concessions by China and the hold she has already secured by the rail road running through Manchuria makes her mistress of the situa tion as far as moving armies is concerned. There is very little done in China that Russia does not ' approve of. The Russian policy has clashed with British interests several times, but somehow they have come to a mutual understand ing, the result of which was that each one secured some additional concessions that made each stronger and apparently brought them closer together. It is said that the present Czar is averse to show and parade and that he abhors war and would, if he could, disband his army and send his soldiers to civil pursuits. His aim has been4b make Russia a great trade natioi and make her great' in the lines of peace. He saw the opportunity Asia presented to add to the wealth and prosperity of his people by opening up a great f' market for Russian products, nat 'firal and manufactured, and the trans-Siberian railway, which was conoeived before his day, was the result. That work will be com pleted within a few years, and then Russia will have a steel highway from St, Petersburg to Vladivostok ' en the Paciflo, and with Port ArV thnr, aich has been virtually cell ed to her, she has a Pacific harbor for her merchantmen and warships below the ice belt. "Vfcith the rail road extending from her capital to Jhe Pacific she becomes the great land power in the Beet, nd with two fine harbors there is nothing to prevent her from becoming a naval power capable of successfully as serting herself upon the sea. It would be statesmanship for Great Britain to cultivate friendly co operation with Such stalwart na tion rather than invite antagonism, and agree to peacefully divide rather than fight over the spoils. The fighting element of the Chinese population, that is the ele ment'which possesses the capacity to become soldiers with training and discipline, are in that portion of China now practically dominated by Russia, andit will be very, easy for the Russians to make auxiliaries out of them, nd this will probably be their policy. But at all events Rus sia has now a grip on China that no power or combination of powers can break. China is evoluting now, becoming revolutionized, modernized, Euro peanized, and also to some extent Americanized, all of which is due to Russian influence operating in one direction, and to the overwhelming' defeat by the Japanese operating in another, for that defeat showed China, as immense as she is, how powerless she is to resist aggression by a spirited and resourceful foe. She felt the necessity of a protector and hence she easily fell into the plans of Russia, to secure the pro tector she needed. It was doubtless this which prevented the conquest of China by Japan. Railroads, telegraphs and other agents of modern civilization and progress will change the old empire as they have changed others, and the Chinaman of another decade throwing off some of the rutty ways and prejudices and superstitions he inherited may get up and be a hust ler like the Japanese who has revo lutionized himself within half a cen tnry, or so, and then, , if not sooner, China will become one of the great markets of the world, for with the change in the condition of her peo pie, and their betterment, their wants will increase and they will be come better customers of the people who supply them. It is interesting, at all events, to look at the possi bilities from the standpoint of Mr. Bookwalter. THE EMPIRE OF TRADE. There was a time when the spirit f conquest ruled powerful nations "and they made war for the glory of extending empire, without any per ceotible benefits arising from it There were world-conquerors who conquered for the glory of conquer ing and seized territory that was of no earthly use to them and which they knew could not be held and was not1 worth the holding. The "nations that engaged in this kind of business in time ell from inter nal decay or from too much spread ing out, and the conquered acquisi tions became a source of weakness instead a source of strength. They paid the penalty of over indulgence in a misguided ambition and met in their own hastened fall the retribu tion for the destruction and at tempted absorption of other and alien peoples. Of modern nations Spain was the greatest territory acquirer either by discovery or by conquest, and the most extensive ruler of domain the world has ever seen, greater than Alexander when he had conquered all there was to conquer, or than Caesar when the Roman Eagles had been carried in triumph to the bounds of the then known civilized world. Where is Spain now? Poorer than she was when she started out on her career of conquest and dis covert: a decayed, rotton hulk of a .once proud and powerful empire She has paid the penalty of her lust of empire, and the demoralization which that lust begat. The spirit of conquest exists to day among nations, but it is ot a different kind and has a different object. Nations are land-grabbers now, as they were in the days of the Alexanders and the Caesars but they do not make war for the avowed purpose of Beizing the ter ritory of others. They make pre text for war, and if successful seize and hold territory which they de sire as tne penalty on the con quered and as indemnity for the expenses incurred in levying war against them. If they happen to be savage, semi-civilized ot pagan nations. ' there is an excuse for appropriating their ter ritories, either in of civilisation or the name Christianity. That's the justification of the white man for depriving the red man of his domain on these continents; it is the justification of the white man tor invading and talcing possession of the habitable portions of Africa, and it is the justification of the Cau casian for invading and under one pretext or another taking possession oi territory oi me mongolian. There is no use to quarrel with this, for this world could not grow up as a wilderness under the savage, who found little me for it and the heathen cannot build his wall and say modern civilization must not cross it, for the steamship and the railroad and the telegraph have made the world much smaller than it was, drawn the families of men closer together and made them much more dependent upon each other, and they are becoming more ao every day. To-day the lust of empire is the lust of trade, although it may be called bv some other name. Trade is the ruling passion of the nations and that is the motive for reaching out into other lands and seizin e territory and parts as bases of operations, but these very aequisi- ,j tions will in time beoome bones of contention between the rival nations and they will have to hold by force what they acquire by force, by cunning or dishonesty. The colonial System, if it be devel oped, carries within itself the ele ments of destruction; fox strength destroys dependency and makes the dependent eventually sovereign over itself. As colonies become strong they break the leading strings and start out on careers for themselves. England is proud of her extensive empire to-day and it is the Briton's proud boast that "the sun never sets" upon it, but much of it she holds under the gleam of the bayonet, and much more where the bayonet would not inspire terror she holds simply bceause she meddles little and lets her colonial subjects practi cally govern themselves, as they do in Canada and in South Africa, and Australia, but the day will come when neither Canada not South Africa nor Australia will acknowledge British allegiance, but will strike out for themselves and take their places among the family of nations. There will be a United States of Australa sia, a United States of, South Africa, and perhaps Canada may become a part of the United States of .America. Great Britain has succeeded bet ter in her colonial system than any other nation ever hab for the reason that they learned a lesson in the re volt and loss of her thirteen Ameri can colonies, and abandoned the iron rule as the method of govern- ing other colonies composed of Anglo-Saxon, or Geltic stock, and thus what she might have lost by at tempt at rigid rule she has held by conceding practical self-rule under which the weight of the British rule was not felt, and became merely nominal. The only benefit that Great Britain derives from these colonies now is the opportunities they give to British trade, the pref erence naturally being given to that, other things being equal. The expansionists of our own coun try, emulating Great Britain, are de sirous of extending our empire and take her for an exemplar, forgetful of the fact' that Great Britain has been in that business for four hun dred years or more and has expended in building up that system thousands of millions of dollars, while it is written in the book of fate that she must eventually lose the possessions of which she is to-day the proudest We may as she has done seize re mote territory and hold it for a time, but every dollar we expend in its development and advancement and civilization makes it that much the stronger to dispute our ownership and our sovereignty in the coming years. Supposing there are $,000, 000 of people in the Philippines now, and that there may possibly be 15,000,000 in the future. .While it would be exceedingly difficult to hold the 8,000,000 now if they showed a rebellious spirit, it would be more difficult to hold the 15,000,- 000 in the future, whom, we had edu cated to be more self-reliant and re sourceful, whom in other words we had been teaching the art of self-de pendence and self-government. Questions like this belong not only to the .present but to the future and the prudent nation confronted by them will look to the future as well as to the present. . OUR FOREIGN WARDS. Every day brings fresh reports of riot and lawlessness in Cuba and of trouble in the Philippines, which will be taken as strengthening the assertions of those who contend that those people are not fit for Belf -government. In the change of conditions more or less lawless ness mignt nave been expected in both, but in both Cuba and the Philippines it seems to be inspired principally by the spirit oi revenge which is the worst feature about it. fox it betokens a deeolv-rooted - - - . JT-rf , natrea wnicn will maKe it very dim- calt for the Cuban and Spaniard or the Filipino and the Spaniard to live in accord when they are thrown into contact with each other Having been victorious, these ven geance nursers seem to think: it is their natural right to insult or to attack the Spaniard on sight, and this feeling would doubtless be grati fied to the full extent if it were not for the restraining presence of the United States troops, who are serv ing the capacity of military police, the present indications being that they will have a pretty long job While there has been some dis turbance in Porto Rico there has been comparatively little and the people of that island seem disposed to behave themselves pretty well But the Porto Ricans have not been schooled in revolutions as the Cubans and Filipinos have, and they have therefore escaped much of the demoralization that revolutions, es pecially such as engender intense hatred, breed. They have never had any love for the Spaniard but they had peace and have not been provoKedto rage by armed oppres sion and persecution. They passed from Spanish to American control without going through the ordeal of savage rar, for the little war they saw, and in which they took no part, was practically , a military parade by the U. S. invading army. Of course there will be an end to all this some time, but we are yet very far from the end. THE HOME MARKET TOO SMALL. While cotton has for some time been selling at unprecedented low prices cotton goods are lower than they ever were, which is not due to the low price of cotton, but to the overproduction of the mills, which is mainly attributable to the large and continuous increase in the num ber of Southern mills. The increase in Reduction far exceeds the in crease in population, so that if man ufacturing is to continue at the same or an increased rate, the only hope of the manufacturers is in finding other maikets for their goods. This they are doing to some extent al ready, but it must be done by con certed action and systematically. In discussing this the New York Com mercial Advertiser says:- "The main hope of the cotton in dustry. South as well as North, is in possession of new and growing mar kets, and at no time in the history of the country have conditions been so favorable to possession of such mar kets as now-u Cuba and Porto Rico American cotton manufacturers ought to have a practical monopoly in the trade in cotton fabrics. In addi tion to the thorough organization of the American cotton industry, these islands lie at our very door, and American manufacturers enjoy iust so much advantage over British. German and French competitors. This is par ticularly true of Southern cotton man ufacturers. With option of reciprocity treaties still other markets will be open to cotton goods in Centra- and South America. Most of the cotl ton fabrics consumed by the latter are produced in Europe, and this, too, in absence of trade treaties. All that is needed to supplant them with Amer icau goods, especially with adoption of reciprocal trade arrangements, is a display of enterprise and push on the part of American manufacturers." Reciprocity would perhaps be the next best thing to iree trade or something as near free trade as prac ticable, for with the present and prospective expenditures of this Government free trade, even if de sirable, is a very remote contin gency. But there must be some thing more than reciprocity; there must be industrious and persistent effort made to build up and hold trade in other countries. Our man ufacturers should have permanent agencies established in other coun tries where they would be repre sented by intelligent, wide awake men, familiar with the cotton busi ness not only of this country but of the world, the capacity of our man ufacturers to compete with those of other countries, and they should study the countries whose markets they sought with a view to learning the particular kinds of goods in de mand at the lowest possible figures. In this respect foreign manufac turers have been ahead Of Ameri cans, for they been long well repre sented in the countries whose markets they sought, and have man ufactured good8 especially for those markets. This, with 'the additional fact that the protective tariff has operated against the extension of our tjrade, has given the, foreign manu facturer decided advantages over the Americans. But we are learning every day; and some of these days common, business sense will assert itself and some of these restrictions may be removed. In speakingbTthe ability of the Southern mills to hold their own in the tussle for trade, the Commercial- Advertiser remarks: "Cotton manufacturing is too firm ly established in the South, to be de stroyed by New England competition. jven should labor conditions at the South be the same as in the North, cotton manufacturers there would still enjoy the advantage of nearness to the cotton fields. This might be offset to some extent by greater cheap ness of capital at the North, but noth ing more. In any event, rivalry be tween Northern and Southern manu . 1 1 - . ii , i laciures would mevuaoiy result again in overproduction, the very thing from which the New England cotton industry is suffering now." This isfX'disinterested view of a Northern journal, justified by the record of the past, which has pretty well established the fact that South ern mills can hold their own, at least against competition in this country, and With a fair showing abroad, with the removal of; ham pering tariff restrictions and with ships of our own to do our ocean carrying, they could more than hold their own against the world. fou Chang Mai, a masculine Chi naman who impersonates female characters on the stage, went behind the scenes in a New York theatre and was surprised to find that the ballet girls were sure enough girls, arid not put up jobs. When Fou Chang has spent some more time in this country he may discover that they couldn't put up any disguised frauds a la the Chinaman, on the front seat man. It is very well that this Govern ment has called a halt on the conces sion-seekers in Cuba, who are com ing down "like a wolf on the fold." If this thing hadn't been stopped the probabilities are that the Cubans would in a short while have little .lef t that the concession-receivers didn't have . a clutch on. Beats the Klondike. Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marvsville. iex., nas tound a more valuable dig covery than has yet been made in the Klondike. For years he suffered un told agony from consumption, accom- puriieu oy nemorrnages; ana was abso t j i i i lutely cured bv Dr. King s New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. He declares that gold is of little value m comparison with this marvel' ous cure; would have it even if it cos a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma Bronchitis and all throat and lung affections are positively cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion, mai pontes tree at a. a. Bel iamy's Drug Store. Regular size 60 cents and $1.00. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded. f C. F, & Y. V. RAILROAD SALE. To Take Place To-day at rayeuevme. , Lively Competition Expected Between Various Interests. Br Telegraph to the Morning Star. Baltimore, December 28. William H. Blackford, chairman of the Balti more Re organization Committee of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad Company, has gone to Fay -etteville, N. C, to attend the sale of that property. The road will be sold under foreclosure to-morrow and the indications are that there will be lively competition between the Seaboard Air Line, the Southern Railway Com pany and the Atlantic Coast Line in terests for it. The C. F: & Y. V. traverses a rich section of the South and would be a valuabjp feeder for any of these sys tems. If the Baltimore company bids it in, the property will be leased to the Seaboard Air Line, ao agreement to that effeat already haviing been sign ed. If the New York bondholders secure the road, either the Southern Railway Company or the Atlantic Coast Line will operate it. RALEIGH'S NEWS BUDGET. Capt. W. H. Day Appointed Superinten dent of the Penitentiary Other Appointments. Special Star Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 28. j. M. Mewborne has resigned as superintendent of the State farms and Governor Russell has offered the place to Captain W. H. Day. It is said Capt. Day will accept. He has asked Mr. J. R. Tillery to take the management of the State farms. The thirteenth annual session of citv school superintendents was held last night Superintendents from Raleigb; Charlotte, Winston, Greens boro, High Point and Salisbury, ritatesville and Golds boro were present. The North Carolina Association of Academics will meet here to-night The session will be opened with an address by the president, Irrof. J Allen HoltX The supervisors of public schools held a session here last evening. They were addressed by Superintendent of Public Instruction Mebane. The at tendance was fairly good. The Republicans here are greatly puzzled at Russell's appointing Capt. Day superintendent of tne state prison. Some of them charge that it is done to save his brother, Tom Russell, who is warden at the State prison. Preparations are being made for the hanging of Jim Baker, colored, here, January 17th. Some apprehension was felt last night lest the Johnston county men should come here and attempt to take Tom Smith from jaik The new Board of County Commis sioners nave two experts examining the last county treasurer s books. Special Star Telegram. Capt Day will accept the superin tendency of the State prison. F. B. Arendell has been offered the warden's place, now held by Thomas Russell. Three negroes were arrested here to-dav for larceny of hogs from the State prison hog-pen. Death of Miss Strnthers. The Stab announces with regret the death of Miss Agnes May, daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. H. L. Struthers, which occurred yesterday morning at 10.30 o'clock at the home of her parents in Chadbourn, N. C. The deceased was twenty years of age, and the announce ment of her death will' be received with regret by many admiring friends The funeral services will be conducted this morning from the residence of her parents at Chadbourn Will Convene January 3rd. In another column Mr. W. R French, clerk "ot the Criminal Court, gives notice that inasmuch as January 2nd will be observed as a holiday, the term of the circuit Criminal Court which is announced to convene on that day by Judge Dossey Battle, will not convene until !the day following January 3rd, at 10 o'clock A. M. He notifies iurors. witnesses and defend ants to take notice of the change and govern themselves accordingly. Dr. Moses D. Hoge, D. D. Richmond Dispatch, December 28 "Rev.. Dr. Moses D. Hoge is growing weaker eacn day. He is unconscious most of the time now, and Dr. Mc Guire thinks it but a question of a few days ere his useful career will be brought to a close. His heart is in volved, and he may go off at anyjiour, but he has wonderful vitality. The British steamship Atlan tic, Capt Inwood, arrived from Swan sea, Wales, via Halifax, yesterday She has a net tonnage of 1613 tons and is consigned to Messrs. Alex Sprunt & Sons. Two Pointed Questions Answered. What is the use of making a better article than your competitor if you can not get a better pnee for it? Ans. as tnere is no difference in the price the public will buy only the better, so that while our profits may be smaller on a single sale they will be much greater in the aggregate. How can vou get the public to know your make is the best? If both articles are brought promi nently before the public both are cer tain to be tried and the public will very quickly pass judgment on them and use only the better one. This explains the large sale on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The people have been using it for years and have found that it can always be depended upon. They may occa tionally take up with some fashion able novelty put forth with exagger ated claims, but are certain to return to the one remedy that they know to be reliable, and for coughs, colds and croup there is nothing equal to Cham berlain's Cough. Remedy. For sale by R. R. Bellamy, Druggist. t Pains in the chest when a person has a cold indicate a tendency toward pneumonia. A piece of flannel damp ened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on to the chest over the seat of pain will promptly relieve the pain and prevent the threatened attack of pneumonia. This same treatment will cure a lame back m a few ho Sold by R. R. Bellamy, druggist. A BIG BANQUET IN LAURINBURG. Will Be Complimentary to Democratic Officials Leading Orators of State to Respond to Toasts. The Democrats of Richmond coun ty, especially those of Laurinburg, are making elaborate preparations for a great banquet to be given Friday, De cember 30th, at 8 o'clock, in Field's Hall, (Laurinburg. - The event is to be complimentary to Cameron Morrison, county chairman ; Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, Congressman; Thos. J. Jerome and Charles Stan- back, Senators; Henry Clay Wall and Hector McLean, Representatives; W. Everett Clerk of Superior Court; Thos. S. Wright, sheriff; Henry D. Gibson, Register of Deeds; Daniel Gay, coroner, and the county com missioners. Mr. Walter L. Parsons will be toast master, and toasts are to be responded to as follows, to wit: Hon F. M. Simmons, "Our Glorious Victory." Hon. Robt. B. Glenn, "Democracy is Immortal." , Hon. Chas. B. Aycock, "How Can We Keep the White People United?" Hon. Armistead Jones, '.'The Value of Organization." Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, "How We Won Our Victory." Mr. Robt. M. Furman, "Our News papers in the Campaign." . Mr. Joseph us Daniels, "Democrats Will Redeem Their Pledges." v Hon Jas T. LeGrand, "The Cam paign of 1900." Hon Thos J. Jerome, "Our Legis lature. "r Hon. Stephen Mclntyre, "The Red Shirts of Richmond." Hon. J03. A. Brown, "The State Has Been Redeemed." Mr. Cameron Morrison, "White Su premacy. Hon. Henry Clay Wall, "Our South Carolina Neighbors." Maj. George Hall, "Why We Re joice. . Thos. S. Wright "He Is Our New Democratic Sheriff." The Star acknowledges the receipt of an invitation to share the pleasures of the occasion MURDER IN JOHNSTON CO. Three White Men Attacked by a Negro. One Man Killed and Another Fatally Stabbed Murderer Arrested. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, December 27. .bast mgnt tnree young white men Thomas Graham, Winfrey and Chas Cawthorne were returning from t party near Selma, and when in front of the house of Thomas Smith, a ne gro, they began setting off fireworks, Smith ran out, attacking them with s butcher knife. Chas. Cawthorne's head was nearly severed from his body, and he fell dead. Graham and Winfrey Cawthorne fled. Smith over took Winfrey and fatally stabbed him. Smith then went to Smithfield, to sur render to the sheriff, but the sheriff was gone. A lynching party was or ganized in Johnston county, and while on their way to Smithfield Sheriff El lington found Smith hiding in a negro hall and brought him to Raleigh through the country to escape the lynchers. The negro claims he was at tacked and fought in self defence. STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. Meeting Well Attended No Important Action Taken. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, December 27. The meeting of the State Democratic Ex ecutive and (Jentral uommutee was largely attended. There was a gen eral discussion of questions of polical importance, but no action was taken beyond the adoption of a resolution of thanks to the chairman and the secretary for their effective work during the late campaign. The Com mittee is practically unanimous in its views in regard to needed legislation W H. B. EXCELLENT CROP OF OYSTERS. Dr. E. Porter Reports Those On New River Very Fine. Dr. E. rorter, of Rocky Point was in the city yesterday. He has been down in Onslow county on business connected with the extensive oyster interests of the Eastern Carolina Pisca torial Association, of which he is presi dent, and principal stockholder, on New River, near Bay View, the most extensive oyster grounds in North Carolina. They cultivate two farms of more than 2,000 acres. In speaking of the oysters this season Dr. Porter said that they are as fine as he has ever seen. However, none have been marketed yet this season from the As sociation's farms. He will begin to market them early in the new year when he can ship them successfully to large dealers JNorth A Wild Turkey Farm Mr. John D. Ramsey, a subscriber to the Star, at Bannerman's, N. C, writes that he has a wild turkey farm four hundred yards from his house During the past several months he has dined sumptuously on seven of the birds, and prospects are flattering for a dozen more in the near future, -as they are daily eating his grain in sight of the house. He wants to know who can beat this. Death of Mr. Summerstll. News was received in the city yes terday of the death of Mr. R. N. Sum mersill, wh'cn occurred at his home near Jacksonville, N. C, early yester day morningX Mr. Summersill has many friends inWilmi,ngton who will near witn mucn regret of bis death THE MODERN MOTHER lias iounu tnat ner little ones are improved more by the pleas ant Syrup of Figs, when in need of the laxative effect of a gentle remedy, than by any other, Children enioy it and it benefits them. The true remedy, Sv?up ,of figs, is manufactured by the Calif or- i 1715 n - m ma rig oyrup Kjo. oniy. t MRS. CATHARINE K. PRICE. Death of a Venerable Lady Member of the First Presbyterian Church for Many Years. The shadow of death fell across the hearthstone of one of Wilmington's most esteemed families Sunday even ing and saddened the otherwise merry Christmas of many of the foremost people of the city, taking from their Lmidst one of the sweetest Christian ladies that has ever blessed the com munity with her presence and noble deeds. Mrs. Catharine Kenan Price died at her late residence, corner Orange and Fifth streets, at 7.30 o'clock Sunday evening, having been stricken with paralysis on Saturday about 12 o'clock. She regained consciousness several times after she was stricken but sank rapidly until death, despite the very- best medical attention. The deceased was born in Clinton, March 5th, 1814, and was in the 85th year of her age. Her maiden name was Catharine Kenan Holmes: Her parents, James and Sallie Holmes, moved to Fayetteville when she was fqliite small, where her father, within a few years, died. Later, about 1837, Mrs Holmes died and her daughter came to Wilmington to make ner home with an uncle, Gabriel Holmes, now deceased. In 1838 she! was united in marriage to Richard W- Price. Four children blessed 4heir union two of whom are now living. They are Mr. Richard W. Priee of Hall & Pearsall's wholesale mercantile estab isbment, and Miss Bettie K. Price, also of this city. The two how deceased are James Price, who served as lieu tenant in the Seventh N. C. regiment during tbje civil war and died soon after its close, and Miss Sallie N, Price, who married the late Major Robt. B. McRae of the Seventh N. C. regiment Major McRae is remem bered as a valiant officer and promt nent citizen. He was at one time sheriff of New Hanover county. ic is ot interest to note tnat Mrs Catharine Price was the oldest member of the First Presbyterian Church, and had been a member of that church longer than any others now living, ex cept Mrs. Laura P. Rothwell. Af the celebration of the seventy fifth anniversary of the First Presby tenan Church in 1892, Dr. Hoge men tioned especially that these ladies had been members of the church for more than fifty years. The church presented to them both on that occasion, copies of the Testament and Psalms bound in five volumes and printed in especi ally large type so that they could the more easily read the book which had for so many years lighted them along life's dark and perilous pathway. Mrs. Price worshipped with the con gregation at the First Presbyterian church last on communion Sabbath of November last. In speaking of her death last night Dr. Hoge, the pastor said that her's was indeed a devoted and beautiful life. She was an active worker during all the years of her membership, as long as her failing strength would permit, and it was really an inspiration to see how persistently she strove du ring her enfeebled latter days to keep up her labors for her Master, leaving no opportunity unimproved and re gretting that she was not able to seek out more, j . Truly, a good woman has gone home, deeply lamented by family, church and community. The funeral will be from the First Presbyterian Church this morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. P. H. Hoge, D. D. The pall bearers will be young men, all rela tives of the deceased. The elders of the church will be the honorary pall bearers. The interment will be in Oakdale cemetery. DR. KEMP B. BATCHEL0R. A Native of North Carolina Died of Pneu monia in Baltimore. Baltimore Sun, 26th. Dr. Kemp Battle Batchelor died at his home, 1807 North Charles street, early Saturday morning. Dr. Batche lor contracted the grip several weeks ago, but being very busy with his prac tice, refused to take the needed rest and failed to give the. necessary medi cal attention to the ailment. A week before his death double pneumonia developed and his condition grew worse until death. He was born in Raleigh, N. C, and' was thirty-two years of age. At an early age he graduated from the University of North Carolina with high honors, and soon after came to Baltimore and took up the study of medicine at the Uni versity of Maryland, graduating at the head of his class in 1886. For a short time he was resident physician of the Lying-in Hospital. Seven years ago he married Miss FereboGluion Dewey, of Raleigh. The widow and three chil dren two daughters and a son sur vive him. Dr. Batchelor lectured each week at the Woman's Medical College, and was one of the attending physi cians at the Hospital of the Good Sa maritan. His father and mother live in Raleigh. He also had four brothers, one of whom is captain of an artillery company. C. P. & Y. V. R. R. Raleigh correspondence Baltimore Sun : As to the sale of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway, there is yet no definite information. Railway peo ple here are grouping in the dark. They do not know whether the New York committee or the Baltimore com mittee will succeed in securing the road. Judge Purnell has signed a de cree requiring Eugene S. Martin, of Wilmington, special master of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail way. to take proof of debts by Feb ruary 10. He further orders all claims to be filed by that date, when the special master is to file his report. Pamlico Democratic. The Newbern Journal of the 25th inst., says: The news was telephoned to this citv last night to the effect that Pamlico countywas Democratic by a good safe majority. Upon the recount it was found that all the Democratic nomi nees were elected by majorities rang ing from fifteen to forty votes. The Best Prescription for Chills and fever is a bottle of Geovtb's Taste less Chill Tomo. Never, fails to cure; then why experiment with worthless imitations? Price 60 cents. Your money back' if it fails to cure, t DOCKERY IN RALEIGH. Reported That He Will Abandon the Con. test ior Congress Declines to Talk Consults His Attorneys. Raleigh News and Observer, 25th. It was reported last night that Col Oliver H. Dockery, after a consuls tion with his attorneys, 'had declared that he would hot further contest the seat of Congressman-elect Bellamy, 0f the Sixth Congressional district. The report came from parties in a position to know whereof they sake and it was thought by those who heard it toTje ; authentic. Col. Dockery was seen,how ever, at the Yarborough House by a News and Observer reporter and he declined to either deny or affirm the report. "How is your contest getting on'". he was asked. "Oh, its waxing," was the reply. "Will you continue the contest " was the next question. xou ougnt to snow by this time that you haven't sot a reoorter in Ha. leigh sharp enough to interview me.'' ne replied. "It is rumored Colonel, that Sinn havedecided to abandon the contest Williyou say whether or not the runiov is true?" "I will say nothing," he replied j except that I am not responsible for rumors." "And you will not sav whether -th report is true or untrue?" xou have all that vou will was the emphatic answer. Col, Dockery-was in consultation during- the day with his attorneys, Hon. Jno. W Graham, Hon. Thomas Settle and Mr. Claudius Dockery, and it was after this conversation that the News and Observer was informed- that the Col onel had himself said that he should abandon the contest. REMAINS LAID TO REST; Funeral Services of the Late Mrs. Catha rine K. Price From First Presbyte rian Church Yesterday. The funeral services of the lamented Mrs. Catharine Kenan Price were con ducted yesterday at 11 o'cloek from the. First Presbyterian church, Rev. P. H. Hoge, D. D. officiating. There v was.a large attendance and the services were peculiarly appropriate and im pressive. The music was by a special choir selected from among the inti mate friends of the deceased. They were Messrs. C. H. Robinson, W. H. Northrop, Sr., Mrs. C. H. Robinson, Mrs. R. M. Sweet and Miss Etta Hart. The scripture lessons read by Dr. Hoge were peculiarly fitting. They were from John, 14thv-chapter; First Corinthians, 15th chapter and a selec tion from Revelations. During a fer vent prayer he tendered thanks for the blessed influences di? fused by the deceased during her long" and active career as a Christian worker. As noted in the Star's refer ence to her death in yesterday's issue, she was the oldest member of the First Presbyterian Church.' After the service at the church tfie remains were carried to Oakdale cne tery for interment. The floral offer ings were beautiful and profuse. , The elders of the Presbyterian churches served as honorary pall-bear ers. They were as follows: Mr. B. F. Hall, Mr. W. S. Warrock, Mr. B. G. WortlvMr. H.H. Munson, Col. Jno. D. Taylor, Mr. Saml Northrop, Mr. C. H. Robinson. Mr. A. A,. Willard, Mr. W. H. Sprunt and Oscar Pearsall. The active pall bearers were Mr. J. Johnson Williams, Dr. Richard J. Price, Mr. J. Hill Bunting, Mr. W. L. Bunting, Mr. w H. Brown and Mr. Lewis Bunting. Christmas Casualties. T Mr. J. W. Monros; who returned from Marion, S.X!., yesterday brought news of several quite serious Christ mas casualties in that town during the holidays. A three year old son of Mr. J. W. Holiday, a prominent citi zen of that town died almost suddenly . from the effects of swallowing several match heads, which had been left carelessly in his reach. In addition t this, Mrs. Gasque, step mother of Mrs. H. C. Twining, of this city, was quite painfully burned by the careless ex plosion of fireworks. He also told of a young white ..man, who had his hand horribly mangled and almost torn off by the bursting of one of the large cannon crackers, which are sold during the holidays. . MARRIED IN CHARLOTTE. Mr. Will Beaman, of Wilmington, to Mrs. Mamie Edwards Parker Arrived, Here Tuesday. . ' Charlotte Observer Dec. 27th. "A marriage on Sunday is always more or less interesting, but when it happens that the Sunday is Christmas the interest is increased two-fold. In the midst of the beautiful Christmas decorations, in St. Peter's Episcopal church, and facing the bright star which shone over the altar a star of hope Mr. Will Beaman and Mrs. Ma mie Edwards Parker stood Sunday af ternoon at 5.30 and vowed to love and cherish each other "until death do us part. " The ceremony was performed by Rev. C. L. Hoffman. The young couple had intended to keep the hour of Ceremony a secret, but as The Ob server had given them away, so to speak, they moved it up an hour, be ing married at 5.30, instead of 6.30, as they had intended. Only the relatives, and a few friends were present. Im mediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Beaman were driven to the home of the groom. They leave this morn ing for Wilmington, their future home." Mr. Beaman, the groom, holds an important position in the Singer Ma chine office in this city. He arrived with his bride Tuesday. EXPOSURE to a sudden climate change produces cold in the head and catarrh is apt to follow Provided viifi Ely's Cream Balm you are armed against Nasal Catarrh. Druggists sell it 50 cents, or Ely's Brothers, 56 War ren Street, New York, will mail the 50. or 10. trial size. The Balm cures without pain, does not irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads itself over an irritated and angry surface, relieving immediately the painful inflammation, cleanses and cures. Cream Balm quickly cures the cold. . Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can always be de pended upon and is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by R. R. Bellamy druggist ' 1
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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