North Carolina Newspapers

ft .KVl'-v- - .1 '? ' -. ! t -I -A . 1 l 'J; fV. . 1 'F a i 1 LLIAM H . BERN A BD rj-'lBditof and Proprietor.'. WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday, January20, 1899. . NATURE AND IjOIIGRATION ARE SOLVING IT. . Although a perplexing one, the race problem is becoming gradually less perplexing, and ia slowly but surely being solved by the two mighty agencies of nature and im migration, It would never have been a problem at all if the emanci nftted slaves had not been vested with the right of franchise. Then the" trouble began, for with that came -the conflict for supremacy, the ' effort of the emancipated negroes to rule, and the determination of . the white people not to be ruled by them. In this determination, both i race instinct and self interest as serted themselves, The superior will not without resistance be ruled by an inferior race and, property will .; resort to every practicable expedient to protect itself from the rule of the . ; incompetent, whatever the race may be, but specially if it be of another yrace :which by instinct acts almost solidly. This is the genesis of the race' problem from a political stand point and that is about the only - standpoint from which it is worth while to view it, for that ' is what i makes ijt the problem it- i3 or any problem at all. 'It is less of a problem now than.it was year3 ago, and it will be less of a problem years hence than it is now, for the negro is becoming annually ' less of a political factor, and is now a factor of importance in but few States. In those Southern States where1 from their numbers if acting . -together they might wieldadomi nating influence the white people have protected themselves by legis lation which restricts the franchise so that only the more intelligent and trustworthy negroes can vote, and this action" the necessity for which is universally recognized has .been universally acquiesced in even by the better class of negroes them ; selves. Other Southern States which have not already taken action (North Carolina among the number) will follow those that have, if the negroes are numerous enough to become a disturbing factor, and thus the race problem from the political stand-" point will be solved. - . - But it would be solved in time in- dependent of these protecting meas ures although' not so quickly, and although some of the Southern States might suffer much from the f 'continued agitation of that question and from the disturbed conditions . ''and bad government in the interim, it would be .solved by nature and by rmmigration, which are working jointly for its solution. "The survival of the fittest" will . assert itself in this as it has in the conflict between the red man and the white man on this hemisphere, and between" the white man and the black man on the continent of v .. Africa. The problem will not be I solved -exactly in the same way, for . there need be no war. Nature, ; supplemented by the forces of civili zation and progress, will do it in a " quiet' but sure and bloodless way. The negro race will not become ex tinct, nor absorbed,. but it will be so much 'outnumbered by the white - race in the United States that it will cease to be a factor at all that can - affect the destinies of the superior race. Statistics show this. Mr. Henry Gannett, of theU. S. - Census Bureau, who had special - charge of the collection of the sta ' tistics 6t the negro population, has written, a paper which was published- in the Brooklyn,1 X. Y., Eagte; under the title of "The De cadence of the Negro Population in the United States," which we find . thus epitomized in the New Orleans Picayune: ; . He quotes the figures of the census of 1700, wnen there were 3,172,000 whites and 757, 500 negroes, the whites - constituting 80.73 per ' cent, and the negroes 19.27 per cent of the total population. t , . "Although the colored race has steadily increased Jn numbers since that time, it has lot kept pace with the percentage of progress made by the - whites. The census of 1850 gave the . , whites as 19,553,000, or 84.3 per cent' of the total .population, and the ne groes at 3,638,000, or 15.69 per cent, of ' the whole people of the country. This showed a decline in percentage of about - four for the blacks and a correspond ing increase on the part of the whites. .The last census gave the figures as fol lows: Whites, 54,983,000, or 87.8 per cents. ; negroes 7,470,000, or 11.93 per .. - cent, of the total population. From , f this it appears that the whites have in , creased in a century from a little over V 3,000,000 to nearly 55,000,000, and the .negroes from three-fourths of a million . ; to aboat 7,500,000." . i The whites were in . 1890 nearly i tiielghteen times as numerous as in 1790, f the negroes nearly ten times as nu Cmerous. In 1790 the latter race form-,- ed 19.27, or very nearly one -fifth,' of J.the while population,', and at the end I of this century they constituted only - s . 11-93 per cent, or less than one-eighth ' of the population. The following ta- ; ble shows the rate of increase of the ".. negroes and whites during each of the -.--. ten-year periods ior tne last century: ' ' Percentage of Increase Decade. White. Negro. 1790 to 1800...... 35.76 32.33 1800 to 1810...... 36.12 1 37.50 - 1810 to 1820. ..-.i. 34.12 " 28.59 1820 to 1830 ...... 34 03 81.44 f .ft 1830 to 1840 34.70 ' , 23 40 - ; 1840 to 1850., ; . .. 37.74 ; 1 26.63 - i 1850 to 1860...... 37.69 22 07 1 i .1860 to 1870, 24.76 9.86 f H 1870 to 1880. ...s. 29.22 ... 34 85 ! "1880 to 1890...... 26.68 ...... 13.51 This table indicates that, with the ! exception of" two - ten-year periods, ' namely, those from 1800 to 1810 and ' ' 1870 to 1880, the negro element has . in . every case increased at a less rapid rate than thn white element, and in many cases its - rate of increase nas been very much smaller.-1 r The figures show that the negroes increased i most rapidly up to I860, when they were in state of slavery and had no cares, except those that arose from; a compulsory system of labor. Since then the discipline and superin tendence that kept them in order, and the pecuniary interest that provided for all their needs have been -lost, and the conditions licentious ness, immorality and insanitation which freedom has brought them have enormously contributed to increase their mortality rates. It is only in the chief Southern cities that any statistics of the death rates of the two races are kept. These show some startling facts, and give a "proper idea of the compara tive mortality. The death rate per 1000 in the following cities is given: St. Louis, whites 17, negroes 35; Balti more, whites 22, negroes 36 ; Ne w Orleans, white 22, negroes 37; Wash ington, white 19, negroes 38; Louis ville, white 18, negroes 32. From these figures it appears; that ia the large1 cities the annual death rate of the negroes is very nearly, if -not quite, double that of the native white. The impression might be enter tained by some that the increase in the whites over the negroes is due to the immigration, which waa not much of a factor before 1848. While the increase is largely due to this it is still a fact that the increase of the -. in t,oa Lean on UitbiVO Will to uuyuiauiuii ivw" I tha arAr wonortionate f nnmw, finan .h inP.rJ in the it thar I had been no imrriigration at all the white people would still maintain the ascendancy. While this izreater increase in white births will continue, supple mcnted by immigration, the-dispro- portion between the races will be in creased by the death rate among the neffroes not only in the cities, but in the rural districts as a rule, al though the negro may be better adapted to life in some sections than the white man, who is more easily affected by certain climate condi tions. But this area, compared with the area inhabited by both races, is comparatively insignificant and could not affect, the final result, which will ultimately and at no very remote period be the complete over shadowing of the black race by the white and its complete elimination' as a factor in public affairs WILL NOT LIVE TO SEE IT. Shortly after the Legislature met tne itepubiican members held a caucus and adopted resolutions tabooing Prof. I. H. Smith, colored representative from Craven county, denying him the right to participate in Republican caucuses and declaring that he is no Republican, his offence being that he had said some things in reference to the leadership of the negroes that they didn't like. But Prof. Isaac had his backers among the negroes, and through public meetings in Raleigh and through some of their organs they endorsed him and scored the Republicans who shut the doors of their caucuses on him. The Star of'Zion, the official organ of the Colored Methodist Church, thus goes for them and re minus them that jj;hey will never live to see the Republican party tri umph again- in this State," and that the colored contingent "are not shedding any tears about it'V Why don't the Republican clubs read out of their party the 30,000 white Republicans who under the false cry of ' i White Supremacy" and "Negro Domination," stabbed the negroes by voting the Democratic ticket last No vember in this State? .Whatever bad legislation is enacted in Raleigh against the poor negroes, such as giving them : - j iris ai jiui cruw uus. uisiraiicaiBiDg mem, tne withdrawal or taxes paid by the whites to help support the colored pub iicscnoois, etc., win oe cnarged up largely by the 120,000 black Republi cans to the action of these 30,000 white Republicans who treacherously and cowardly deserted them . after they could no longer use them for personal and political gains. ' 'The white Republicans of this State, with very few exceptions, are as bit terly opposed to the negroes holding offices as the Democrats are. A white man is a white man, regardless of poli tics; and in this State at the present time the white Republicans- seem to be as afraid of negroes as they are of ghosts. The 30,000 white Republicans who .ungratefully went back on the loyal black voters in the last election will never live to see the Republican party triumph again in this State. 'The negroes are not shedding any tears aooui 11.. - It took the Star of Zion along time to discover that "the white Republicans, with few exceptions, are as bitterly opposed to negroes holding office as the Democrats rare..": If it had made this discovery some tane ago and acted on it it might have given salutary advice when such advice might have done the negroes some good. The Mt. Airy Granite Com panyarenow shipping large quanti ties of stone for government use at Fort Caswell. , How to. Prevent Pneumonia. You are perhaps dware that pneu monia always results from a cold or from au attack of la enune. Dnrinor the epidemic of la grippe a few years ago wnen so many cases resulted in pneumonia, it was observed that the attack was never followed by that dis ease wnen Unamberlain's Cousrh Remedy was used. It eounteraeta -Msiiuency 01 a coia or la grippe to re 4 3 . , . " suit in that dansrerous disease It ia the best remedy mthe world for bad colds and la mrinne. Everv bottle warranted. For sale by R. R. Bel- liAMT. How to Look Good. Urood looks are reallv mora limn skin deep, depending entirely on. a nealthvcnndit.inn at al I tViamtnl inn j. i tu uvor is lnacuve. -vou nivo n. bilious look: if your stomach is dis ordered, you have a dvsnentic look if your kidneys are affected, you have a pmcnea iook. secure good health, and you will surely -have good looks. "Electric Bitters" is a good Alterative and. Tonic. Acts directly on the stomach, liver and kidneys,. purifies the blood, cures pimples, blotches and boils, and gives a good complexion. Every bottle guaranteed. Sold at R. R. Bellamy's Drug Store. 60 cents per potue. WHY NOT TRY PME SHIPS! . VV e must naye a mercuaui uin ms, :; of course we must, if we are. ever to . be a commercial jaation in the true sense, a thoroughly independent and self-reliant commercial nation. W e have now the greatest commerce of any nation on earth, but we are the only commercial nation that is de pendent upon the ships of other na tions to transport our products or purchases to and fro across the seas. ; And the particularly Daa feature of this is that we are com pelled to use the ships of the very nations we compete with, and thus help to make them stronger to fight for supremacy." Great Britain and Germany are our great and greatest commercial rivals; Great Britain the greatest, with. Germany coming on ft-nftp.ft. and vet we have to call into English and German ship- service to carry the exports that we ship to English German and other ports. Great Britain is not -only y the greatest Bhip sailer but the greatest ship builder in the world, greater than all the other nations combined, building ships not only for her own seamen out ior au nations mat nnu ; it expedient to patronize her yards, of which she has about eight, where evervthing in the shape of sea craft from the fishing smack to the thun Bering war snip is duii6. omF uuu ingis a business with her builders, and they will build as' good V ship for any other nation as they will for themselves, and will build warships, and most formidable ones, for na tions with which Great Britain may be at war next year. That's lJohn Ball's idea of business. And that's the way he made his reputation as a ship builder. While the necessity for and the folly of being always without a mer chant marine of our own is gener ally recognized, it is contended by some that we cannot compete -with British and other foreign ship yards, and therefore to encourage the building of sea-going ships in this country we must offset the advan tages they may have by Government subsidies or bounties to our ship building concerns.. This is not true, but conceding for the present .that it may be true, the question then arises whether it is better to have a merchant marine of ships that may not be built in this country or wait until our shipbuilders can compete with other ; builders? In other words, should the interests of our commerce and . ... the possession of a merchant marine be made subordinate to the interests of American ship-builders ? This is practically what they who insist on bounties insist upon. They will keep hammering away at the subsidy or bounty schemes, and will oppose all other propositions looking to the acquisition of 'a merchant marine. That is what they have been doing for years ever since the talk of re viving our merchant marine began. Ten years, ago, or more, bills in Congress to were . introduced modify our : navigation" laws, (long ago antiquated), so as to give Amer ican capitalists the privilege of buying foreign built ships and sail ing them under the American flag, as many of them now purchase for' eign ships and sail them under for eign flags, because they can't sail them under their own flag. This was fought on the ground that it would be against the interests of the ship building industry in this coun try, which waa practically no in dustry as few ocean-going ships were built, amd it was simply pre venting the re-establishment of our merchant marine to take care of an industry that did not exist. In the meantime ,we continue to pay for eign ship owners from $150,000,000 to $200,0C0,000 and some say as much as $300,000,000 a year, thus making our commercial ..rivals stronger, creating a greater demand for their ships, and adding to the prosperity and to the strength of their ship-builder3,- who are and are to be the competitors of American ship-builders. Should the commerce of a great nation like this, which is so largely dependent for its prosperity on its commerce, be made" subordinate to a lesser industry, which has practi cally now no existence and which, although capable of great develop ment, must always be small in com panson witn our commerce f lr so then there is little use in becoming excited over a merchant marine, for it will never come without subsidies or bounties and never come with subsidies or bounties, for these will never come in sufficient volume to build up the ship-building industry sufficiently .to "become a successful rival of the British industry, that is, i our ship-builders depend upon these, and do not rely upon their own ability; skill and business meth ods, upon which they must- rely at last. . , : We can build ships in competition with the world ifewe will. We build our own warships which will com' pare witn tne warships oi the same class of any nation, and as cheaply as they are built by any other na tion. vv e have built as fine and speedy steamships as float the Beas, ana we are now putting anoat some of the world's best sailing' vessels and yet the subsidy advocates have the cheek to say that we cannot build ships without government pampering in the form of subsidies or bounties. We do not build more '1 ' - - of them - simply because the ship builders are holding back to create the impression that - much pamper- ins is necessary, and that we cannot have ships built without it. (s S r We build all our own-coasting and Take vessels, and jAmerican builders have a monopoly "of that industry because foreign built - vessels not being- entitled to American registry cannot engage in lake or coast tramo.; It has been contended that to repeal this restriction and; authorize the purchase and registenngcif foreign built ships would destroy the -ship-, build ingindustry which has supplied our lake and coasting vossels. Bat that can be guarded against .and these ship-builders still have a mo nopoly of that business by adopting such a bill as that proposed by Eep resentative -Handy, of -Delaware, who has introduced abill authorizing the purchase by Americans of for eign built ships, with the privilege J tm.,u.ndee f?11 flag but prohibiting their use in the lake or coasting trade. This would protect the builders of our lake and coast vessels, and at the same time facilitate the acquisition of a mer chant marine and would also stimu late the building of ships for ocean traffic by : American builders when they saw they Tiad to do it or let American capital go abroad for ships. ;If the advocates of a mer chant marine want it they will get it much sooner with free ships than they ever will with subsidies or bounties or both. . THE SAME AS CUBA." A Washington dispatch states that the Democratic Senators in con ference had agreed to insist on an amendment to the treaty with Spain, placing the Philippines on the same footing with Cuba, which means that when a stable Government shall be established in the islands this Gov ernment shall retire and torn the government of the islands over to their people, . ! This is not as imperative as the resolution offered a few days ago by Senator Hoar, requiring recognition of Philippine independence, bnt it aims at the same thing, - the only difference being that it gives this Government more time to act with deliberation, and, some discretion as to when it should recognize the in dependence of the islands and with draw; It shows, too, that the Dem ocratic Senators make due allowance for the peculiar conditions by which this Government is confronted in the Philippines, and that they have no disposition to embarrass it in its efforts to meet those conditions. It is also a declaration of an honest purpose to live up to our pledges expressed or implied, and according to the policies and principles upon which this government is founded, policies and principles which have always distinguished U3 from - from the land-grabbing f nations which have ignored the right, and, Tobbed the weak simply because thiyl want ed the territory grabbed, and 1 the owners had not the power to suc cessfully resist the m. ' ' We have condemned time , and again this land -pirating by - other nations and never showed any dis position to imitate it until this ex--pansion craze took possession of soma of our statesmen. Let it go out to the world that we cannot be tempted to ignore our principles for the sake of territorial, acquisition and then we can stand on our record as a nation that holds its honor above lust of empire. A WISE CONCLUSION. The caucus of the Democratic members of . the Legislature did a wise thing when they concluded not. to abolish the Criminal Courts, and in 1 their stead increase the number of Superior Court Judges and districts. The Criminal Courts are rendering good service, and if they can be made more efficient by enlarging their powers all the bet ter, and that is the thirig to do The' fact is we have not Criminal Courts enough, and what we have iare not neia irequentiy enough. One Jndgo is required to "cover too much ground, and the consequences is that the intervals between courts is too long. ' There might, and- in our opinion should be, a Criminal Court in every largely populated county, and while this might seem like imposing a heavy burden upon the tax payers it would be economy in the end for it would diminish the expenses of keeping prisoners in, jail awaiting trial, would also reduce the dockets of the Superior Courts, would facili tate business in them, and prevent the congesting of the dockets and the law's tedious delay, that is the case in many counties, is so annoy ing to persons having cases in court, so expensive to them and to the State, and so unsatisfactory gen erally. :- Prompt trials, prompt conviction and punishment, or prompt acquit tal, are the surest ways to inspire re spect for the law and confidence in the courts, and would be one of the most effective ways to deprive Judge Lynch of his occupation. In sparsely populated counties a number might be combined into a criminal district, as is tne case now where the crimi nal courts are in operation. Crimi nal courts are good things; they are jail-emptiers and money-savers. j To tne Public. We are authorized to guarantee every bottle of Chamberlain's Dono-h Remedy and if not satisfactory to re fund the - monev to the nurchasAi. There is no better medicine made for Wgnppe, colds and whooping cough. SsrViir per Dotue. xry it. R.R.BB3XAMT. THE FUNERAL OF " V v MR. FRED. RHEINSTEIN. -! J. If CoodBCted ' Virt. 'I i 3ft! O'clock Yesterday -Afternoon; from, the: Residence A 'J'r?5.Dj; Funeral ; Tralflw'- l The funeral of the lamented Fred- enck Bheinstein was conducted in ac cordance with the impressive Hebrew4 obsequies yesterday afterno ua at3.3Q o'clock from his-late residence, 514 Market street.". The services were con ducted by Rev. : Samuel Mendelsohn, D. D.y rabbi of the Temple' of Israel, and there waa in attendance a - large concourse of people, including many of the foremost business . men of the city. Indeed, it was one of the most largely attended funerals which has occurred in Wilmington for a long while. - v r; , '"v Dr.- Mendelsohn held a short and ap propriate service iu the home, ; after which the remains, attended by an unusually long funeral train, were carried to Oakdale cemetery for inter ment." ,' . The honorary pallj bearers were Mr. A. Weill, Mr. N. Jacobt and Dr. Geo. G. Thomas. The active . pall bearers were Mr. A. Shrier, Mr. Wm. Good: man, Mr, l, ween waid, Mr. a. uavid, Mr. Samuel Bear, Jr., ancU Mr. D. J. Aaron.- The floral tributes were nu merous and beautiful. ; After the interment the friends of the family returned to the Rheinstein. residence where, in accordance with Jewish custom, .prayers were held with the bereaved family for the repose of the dead. This service will be re peated to-day and to-morrow at about 8:30 A. M. ; DEATH OF A CHRISTIAN LADY. Mrs. Etta McKianoa Passed Qaietly Away ' at Her Home in This City Yester- . j day Afternoon. : The Star announces with profound sorrow tbe death of Mrs. Etta McKin non, the beloved wife of our es teemed townsman, Mr. Neill McKin- non. which occurred at the family resi dence, No. 510 North Fourt street, yesterday afternoon about half past one o'clock. Mrs. McKinnon was about 40 years of age and for a long time had been a consistent . and valued member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church. A little more than a week ago, she was taken ill with la grippe, which later developed into typhoid pneumonia. - It was, however, only during the pist few days that her condition was considered serious, but despite the best of medical skill and the most care ful attention she gradually grew worse until the final summons came yester day afternoon. . A husband and two small chil dren, aged one and five years, re spectively, survive her and, together with her brother, Mr. W. J. Smith, who arrived from Charleston, S. C, yesterday afternoon, have .the sym pathy otfa. wide circle of friends. In her death the husband and little children have lost a kind and affec tionate wife and mother, and her church and the community a beautiful Christian character The funeral will be conducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock from St. An drew's Church by the pastor, Rev. A, D. McClure. The interment will be made immediately afterwards in Oak dale cemetery. Prominent Citizen of FayetteviUe. The death of Capt Samuel C. Ran kin, member of the firm of A. E. Ran kin A Co., of FayetteviUe, N. C., is announced by the Daily Beporter of that city. He was on his way home from the place of business of the firm last Monday evening between six and seven o'clock and fell dead on the street, uapt. Kansm was born in -Guilford county, Sept. 18, 1832. "Twelve years ago' Capt. Rankin and Miss Eliza Prior were married and she and three sons,' Messrs. Charles, Lacey and Henry Rankin . and their wives survive him. The Captain was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church, holding the office of senior elder for a number of years." ( Retribatfon Russell's Reply. The Legislature having asked the Governor to giye his reasons for the removal ' of J. W. Wilson and S. Otho Wilson from the Rail? road Commission, he . yesterday sent to that body a special message in the form of an argument- justifying his course. The Stab received the full text of the message last night, but as it would fill nearly four columns of the Star, and is a very uninteresting document, we omit it. The chief point made against tbe Wilsons is the old story that they were interested in the Round Knob hotel, owned by the Southern, rail way system. - IN OLDEN TIMES People overlooked the importance of permanently beneficial effects, and were satisfied with transient action; but now that it is generally known that Syrup of Figs will permanently overcome habitual constipation, well informed people will not buy other laxatives, which - act for a time, but finally injure the system. Buy the genuine. Manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. t Fayetteville's New" Daily. The first number of Fayetteville's new daily, The Reporter, was issued yesterday. It is a bright newsy sheet. The editor, Mr, H. I. McDuffie, says: "The Beporter is small now, butit -magic growth to much larger dimen sions during this week will astonish our readers. On Monday next the size will be doubled." The Star, extends its best wishes for the success of the new enterprise. La'Grlppe Successfully Treated. "I have-just recovered from the sec ond attack of la grippe this year," says Mr. James A. Jones, publisher of the 'Leader, Mexia, Tex. "In the latter case I used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and I think with considerable success, only being in bed a little over two days against ten days ior the former attack. The second attack I am satisfied would have been equally as bad as the first but for the use of this remedy as I bad to go to bed in about six hours after being struck' with it, while in the first J easel was able to attend to business I about about two days before getting 'down.' V For sale by R. R. Bellamy. : z. i A DIED YESTERDAY. -.j-j-"-'' Was Ofle 'of WnmiojtoVs Urj tsti end - ihost Successfnr Merchants The Puneral To-morrow. The Stab ; regrets to announce the j death of Mr. Frederick Bheinstein, one of WUlington most extensive whole- j sale merchants, - which occurred yesterday about 2.30 . P. M. at his home, : 514 Market street. ; iLs r Mr. Rheinstein had been' in ill health for quite a while. The Imme diate case of his death however was La Grippe contracted in New York early in December. : , He y cam home quite sick but soon rallied very much so that he spent much of his time at the store until Friday 13th inst, when he was caught out in a rain, causing a relapse. " He took to his bed and sank rapidly until his death yesterday. ' The deceased was borri in jMunch weiler, Rhine, Bavaria, November 14th, 1841, being Jn the fifty-eighth year of his age at the time ; of his death. He came to America in 1859, having spent a short while in Phila delphia prior to accepting a position with Messrs. A.' Weill and Anatho'n, at that time wholesale merchants in this city. ; ;,' K-j i - : " 1 Mr. Rheinstein continued with this firm until 1863 when he "was sent to Europe to buy goods for the Confed erate government. He remained abroad until 1865, when he returned to Phila delphia, and during the remainder of that year imported goods extensively on his own account. The next year, 1866, he came back , to Wilmington and formed a copartnership with he late David Aaron, under the firm name of Aaron and Rheinstein. The com pany conducted a prosperous business. In 1887 the co-partnership was dis solved and the firm of F. Rheinstein & Co. organized, with Mr. Blethenthal as his partner. In 1895 the company was incorporated unde$ the name of the Rheinstein Drygoods Company with Mr. Frederick Rheinstein as Pres ident and Mr. L Blethenthal as secre tary, and it was under this manage ment that the mammoth wholesale establishment, 225 and 231 North Front street was being: conducted at Mr. Rheinstein's death. The building is a handsome five story brick structure filled throughout with a stock scarcely equaled and certainly not surpassed in North Carolina a splendid monu ment to the untiring energy and busi ness integrity of Mr. Rheinstein and his associates in business. The deceased was a charter : member of the congregation of the Temple of Israel. He was for many years a trustee and for the past six. years has served efficiently as vice president. He was married to Miss Dan nenbaum, of New York, j October 11th, 1882, and is survived by his wife and three children, a daughter, Miss Alice, and two sons, Sid ney and Alfred. The youngest child, Alfred, is 9 years of age. j The eldest child, Miss Alice, is in school at Englewood, N. J., and is expected to arrive here with her aunt, Mrs. Flora Ranger, of New York, in time to attend the funeral. ! Mr. A. Weill and others for many years intimate with the deceased, said last night that he would be sadly missed by his congregation, his busi ness associates and the community at large. j He was a man devoid of ostentation, always kind and charitable, always ready to respond in aid of a worthy cause, and responded heartily in the promotion of the business interests of the city.' . " The funeral will take place from the residence. 514 Market street, at 3. 30 to morrow afternoon, thence tot Oakdale cemetery. The services will bs con ducted by Rev. Samuel j Mendelsohn, D. D., rabbi of the. Temple of IsraeL Mr. Otto Banck President. At a meeting of the Liquor Dealers1 Association, of Wilmington, " held yesterday afternoon in Tiencken Hall, Mr! Otto Banck was elected president to succeed Mr. T. E. Wallace, resigned. Several other matters of importance were discussed. Among them was the recent trouble with the 1 city au thorities in securing renewal of li-. censes for bars in various sections of the city. Committees were appointed and steps taken looking to a more thor ough and amicable understanding- be tween association members and the authorities. There was a large attend ance, there being thirty-five members "present. j dL- Became Violently Insane. j Mr. Joseph Farrow, a machinist em ployed at the Wilmington Iron Works,' became suddenly demented while at his workyesterday imorning, and had to be sent to his home near corner of Fifth' and; Oastle, streets. Last night the unfortunate man be came so-violent that it was necessary to carry him to the guard house and place him in confinement until pro vision can be made to send . him to an asylum. He has a wife and several grown children, and has been a trust ed workman at the iron works for a number of years. ., j Relief in six Honrs. . Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis eases relieved in six hours by "New Great South American Kidney Cure." It is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidney s and back, in male or female. Relieves retension of water almost immediately. If you want q uick relief and cure this is the remedy. Sold by R R BKlJiAMTs?iggist. Wilmington, N. C, corner Front and Market streets. ' - ,t For Over PlftT Year. Mas. Wesslow' SoothinSybup has been used for over fifty years by mil lions of mothers for their: children while teething, with, perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer imme diately. Soldby Druggists in- every part of. the world. ( Twenty-five cents a bottle. . Be sure and' ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other. 1 f Bean the ,ItB Kind Voa Have Always Bought T COMPLICATION.' German Consul Ieged to Have in Samoa Al Yiolated the Terms of Treaty. TO WHICH U. S. ISA PARTY. A Battle for the Kingship of the Islands Resulted Apia Looted and Destroy . ed Americans. Seek Refuge on . a British Warship. Bv Cable to the Morning Star, l Aukland. N. Zj, January 17. Samoan advices, just received here, say that Chief Justice Chambers, on December 31st - declared Malietoa Tanus to have ' beeni elected king, in succession of the late King Malietoa. The Chief. Justice also announced that Tamasese had been elected vice king. Chief Mataafe was disqualified. - : The consuls of the United States and Great Britain and the captains of the German warship Falke and the British warship Porpoise met the German con sul, who refused to recognize Malietoa Tanus and declined to co-operate in the dispersal of the Samoans, who there upon assembled in numbers at Mulinu, armed' themselves and surrounded the municipality. Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese mustered; about 2,000, men, well armed, but supplied with defec tive ammunition. I The British and American consuls endeavored to avert hostilities, but these commenced on January 1st. Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese fought bravely, but 500pf tneir followers were captured. Then, disheartened and outnumbered, the two chiefs sought refuge on the Brit ish warship and their followers sought protection under thB guns of the For- poise. Mataafe s loss Was sixty-one men killed and wounded, and Malie toa Tanus lost twelve men. killed and wounded. " . I The f&reign residents were placed under the protection of a detachment of men belonging to the' British ship, and Chief Justice Chambers and his family went on board of her. Apia Looted and Barned. , The followers of Mataafe looted and burned Apia, destroved the nlanta tions and pillaged considerably in the country. The consuls, later, decided to recognize Mataafe and his chiefs as a provisi nal government, pending the receipt or instructions from the powers. Afterward, Dr. RafaaL the German consul, closed the Supreme Court, de claring that the power was vested in him. The British and American con suls then appealed to the captain of the British warship Porpoise, who landed a foree 01 blue-jackets, and Chief J us tice Chambers, under their guard, took his seat. The .British and American flags, were hoisted over Chambers1 house and the court house. Mataafe held aloof from these developments. The provisional government wrote to Sturdee on the 12th that they would seize Malietoa and Tamasese. off the Porpoise, by force if necessary, deprive tnenuoi tneir titles and deport them Chambers is residing on the Porpoise. The British and American consuls have protested against any infringe ment of the Berlin? Treaty. British residents have taken refuge in their Consulate and the American residents have taken refuge iu the mission. An American warship is urgently needed here. j Situation Very Grave. Washington, Jan. 18. The situa tion in the Samoan islands is realized here to be full of gravity. For some time past there has been an exchange of correspondence ! between the three governments, parties to the treaty of Berlin, respecting the choice of a suc cessor to the late King Malietoa, and some friction developed, owing to the strict adherence of the United States government to the terms of the treaty. The statements in the dispatch from Samoa are not regarded here as con clusive, for the reason that, they are in conflict - with the provisions of the treaty. If, as reported, Rafaal, the president of the. municipal council at Apia, and the German Consul, Rose, nave seized the; Supreme Court and pronounced 'themselves prac tically dictation, it is said here that they jr have violated the treaty abso lutely. The functions of the Presi dent of the Municipal Council are clearly denned by the treaty and the last advices received were to the effect that President Rafaal nas been granted leave of absence and intended to visit New Zealand. It was also understood that his successor had been selected and it was thought was on his way-to his post. The chief justice, under the treaty, is made the court of last resort under any circumstances, and, more over, the treaty in terms provides distinctly that inj easeof any dis pute between . the ' natives them selves or between the foreigners in Samoa, the dispute shall .be referred to the chief justice and his decision shall be final. The treaty expresses the idea that this provision is to guard against hostile outbreaks. Therefore, it is scarcely believed here that the president of the council would thus deliberately violate the plain treaty provision. - j. ). - Treaty Will Be Maintained. It was known here that the British and American consular officers at Apia have been acting1 in. accord, in the present involved political situation there, and although the interests of the United btates may not compare with those of Germany, yet ttheir rights under the treaty are equal. Vnd it may be stated they will be maintained. - The report that the three consuls have joined in a provisional recogni tion of Mataafia could hot be recon ciled with the open disagreement with the terms of the treaty, as to the choice of the king that such action would in volve, the power of settling disputes or this cnaracter ibeinsr. as already stated, solely lodged in the bands of the chief justice, who, by the way, is in this case an American. 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The Political Situation Assumes a Serious ' Aspect The Governor Refuses to Recognize the House By Telegraph to the Mornlnz Star. - Charleston, W. .Va., Jan. is.- The politicalsituation here assumed a . serious aspect by reason of the refusal of Uovernor Atkinson and tne Senate which is Kepublican, to formally w. cognize th 6 House. Though the Gov ernor has been notined that the Housb is organized and ready for business he has not transmitted his message and there is noindicati6n as to when he will do so. The Senate has per sisted in adjourning each day immedi ately alter convening, and this frus trated the efforts . of the House: committee to apprise it of the fact that the House is in session. A Republi can in the House to-day made the re mark that in a few days there would ' be a House that the Governor would recognize. The Republicans will to-morrow night caucus for the senatorial nomi nation. It is believed that several meetings will be necessary Je fare , they can arrive at a conclusion Couv missioner Scott and Governor Atkin son are the leading candidates, but it is impossible to predict who wili,he the nominee. Dark horses are nu-mev ous:f . p. The Democratic members of the Ijgx-' t islature met to-nisht in secret caucus L- and nominated John. T. McGraw, of Grafton, for the United States Senate. Onlv one ballot was taken. The cau- cus Was harmonious. The Democrats have forty-eight votes On joint ballot and the Republicans forty-nine. PENNSYLVANIA SENATORSHtP Feeling Intensified Anti-Quay Repute licans and Democrats Called To r (ether for Conference. , 1 " .By Telegraph to the Morning Star: Harrisbtjro, PA., Jan: 18 The feeling between the candidates, their managers and their followers in the great battle for United States Senator has been intensified by rulings of Lieu tenant . Governor Gobin at to-day's joint, assembly of the Senate and House. Mr. Gobin refused to enter tain an appeal from his decision ex cluding a series of rules regulating the procedure of the conference and declaring the Assembly adjourned, when three-fourths" of the Senators and members voted otherwise. The anti-Quay Republicans and Democrats were' called together, after the conference adjourned, by Senator; Flinn, of Allegheny, Republican chairman of the atrtirQuay faction in the General Assembly, , ' A motion was offered by Senator David Martin, Republican, of Phila-' delphia, and adopted, that the com mittee of seven be continued with tower to call the independent Republ icans and Democrats together any time the necessity arises. DEATH OF MR. W. Rl TUCKER. Director and Large Stockholder in tbe Seaboard Air Line "Systejn The Funeral at Raleigh Today. . By Telegraph to the Moraine Star. ' Portsmouth, VaI," January it. : News was received at the Seaboard Air Line headquarters this morning of the jleath of Mr. W. R. Tucker: which occurred at his home in I.aleigh, N. C, about 11.30 o'clock last eveur ing. Mr. Tucker, as is well-known, ! has. been long and actively identified I. with the Seaboard Air Line interest, i being a director in the Seaboard and ; Roanoke and Georgia, Carolina andt: Northern, branches of the system, ' and a large stockholder in all. By di rection Of Vice President, St. John the . flag from the dome of the union passen ger station was lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect, and amonerall of the departments of the Seaboard Air Line to-day are heard expressions of keenest regret and sympathy for the bereaved,. The Tucker name has so long been identified with the Seaboard Air Line, that it seems almost a portion of its permanent history. Maj. Rufus S.' Tucker," father of the- deceased, by large investment and tireless energy, was a potent factor in the affairs of this company and when he died the son. Jived out his father's principles, being actively alive to the same interest.- His face was a familiar one at all stockholders' ' meetings, and du ring his term of service as director k his business sagacity won for him the admiration and respect of his associates, while the sweetness of bis character wielded no less pawerful ia-. fluence in winning the hearts of those with whom he came in contact.. Among the executive and managing officers Mr. Tucker's death is regarded as a personal loss. A special train will leave Portsmouth to morrow morning to enable the offi cers of the Seaboard Air Line to at tend the funeral at Raleigh, in a body. TROOPS SAIL FOR CUBA. Second U. S. Artillery to Leave Savannah , r for Havana Friday. . BV Telegraph to the Morning Star. i .Savannah, January 18. The trans; port Minnewaska sailed at '11 o'clock to-night for Matanzas, with the Third Kentucky regiment. The Michigan will sail Friday for Havana-with four batteries of the Second United States artillery, including Grimes' battery, which will reach here to-morrow from Huntsvillei The battery will leave its San J uan guns in Savannah, takuij? the new smokeless powder 'guns which are waiting here for it jJ Tnfnrmntinn " has heen received by the quartermaster's office here that the Panama, which sailed for Ma tan as last Sunday, will not return to. Savan nah, but will go from Matanzas to Manila and will lay the Philippine cable. After that she will be used as a dispatch boat by Gen. Otis. : The Beat Prescription for Cllll and fever is a bottle of Grove's Taste less Chill Tonio. Never fails to cure: then why experiment with worthless imitations? Price 50 cents. Your money back tf it fails to cure. , f to Dye and Blake ! 1 '4- ft- ...r:-:r c