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t WILMINGTON. N. C :,vk.,V vUUAYE-"-ADV;;NC 1.00 A YEAR. I N ADVANCE. ; , - . - -.. ;.:. :;- '...--- :--r..l-- ; - " V -; '. C- - . '-r.-t-j ' - - ' vv-. ;i.v -v . ,- - ".r : - ' - : i- : ISSSSSsaseoeooeoaa. I " i-ibtbiH , . . 88888888888888888 " 83888888888888888 88888888888888888 " . 82888888282888888 888888S8828888888 "7" 828888S22S8S88888 " SS88888888888888 a .' . 2 v 8 . ' : 'L;. MaitiaivaeHnas v ntered t the Pott Office jtt ilmtgton, N. C, Second Clua Ma ier.l SUBSCRIPTION PylCE. 1'he subscription price of the "We-lj 8tU U i ollows : inele Copy I year, postage paid 00 " 8 months " l Ml . " " 8 months " i LACK OF PAPER MONEY. The country seems to be suffering from a scarcity of paper. money now, 'which is attributed by U. S. Treas- urer Roberts to the""reviyal in busi ness, and tho extraordinary demand for notes, which is greater than the national banks can or will supply. Some of the difficulties of supply ing a sufficiency of - paper money, .under the present banking system, and also the remedy are thus stated ia an editorial which we clip from the Mobile Register: "The 'endless chain' is a currency method. The Government has issued certain notes called' greenbacks, and takes them up on demand, paying gold or silver therefor as may be desired by the holder. . So far the holder has usually demanded gold. According to law, however, these notes must be immediately reissued. They can be at once represented at the Treasury, and the Government must pay out metal money for them. And so ' the chain works around endlessly; and, in time of financial stringency, as in 1893, it works so rapidly that the supply of money metal is quickly exhausted and the Treasury has to borrow gold to meet the demand. "We are told now that the chain is at a stand still. No legal tender notes have been presented for payment in a long time. That kind of demand is for the present obsolete. The people are satisfied with paper money bo long as they know the gold can be obtained on demand. Paper money is more convenient for use than the gold, and .it remains in circulation while the gold is stacked up in the vaults. The treasurer of the United States, Mr. Ellis EI. Roberts, thinks there is slight chance of any revival of the demand for gold, and he is greatly concerned in an effort to get more paper I money lor the people. This concern is itself an evidence of the unsatisfactory condition of our currency! In bad times-the paper rushes to the treasury and the govern ment has to borrow gold ; in good times the gold is stacked up and the paper supply proves to be insufficient. At no time does the system operate prop erly. The explanation is that it is inelastic. Yet, when any one proposes to make it elastic, and to so arrange matters that trade shall have monoy . when" it needs it and of the kind it needs, there is a great outcry that we propose to aggrandize the banks; and this outcry comes from just that class of the people that is most injured by the present system and would be most benefited by a change--the agricul tural class. "The treasurer of the United States suggests, that the national banks might add to the volume of their notes, and so supply in part the present demand, but he admits that there is no profit for them to do so, and he does not ex pect them to do business through sen timental considerations. Another proof of the badness of the system? If we are to have reliet through it, it , must- be because of sentiment, and sentiment is a weak reed to lean upon in business transactions. "Besides the increase of the volume of national bank notes : would not be an effective remedy. It would tide us over a temporary shoal, but have no effect in the day when the demand for gold would set in again. What we re quire is a system that will operate well under all conditions, under those of . la'JJ as well as those of 1899; and such " a system will be obtained only when we have re established free banking in . this country. "We do not mean by this 'wild cat" banking, but banking upon mercantile credit and without taxation upon circu lation. Such banking can be carried on under governmental supervision provided by a general law-ana will be as safe as national banking is to-day. It would provide a flexible currency, sufficient for the needs of the commu nities where the banks are situated, and do away with the complaint now in dulged in of the scarcity of the circu- -' lating medium." , ; v - "Tho 'endless chain" is all right. If it hadn't been for the greenbacks and the law requiring their Te-issue when taken in at the Treasury this country would have suffered for paper money long ago even more than it is suffering now and would have been altogether at the mercy of the national banks, " which are neither numerous enough nor well enough distributed to meet, " at all times, the demands of the country. The mistake was in making those - greenbacks redeemable in gold, not by-law (for there is no such law), but by the construction and order of a Republican Secretary of the Treasury. This gave them a specu lative attribute and had a tendency to lock them up when there was a present or prospective demand for gold. ' Greenbacks were then gathered and hoarded for the purpose of drawing gold out of the Treasury. ThereTwas no cer tainty of keeping them in circula tion, and therefore they were--not at such times a currency in the full sense. At times it would be almost as difficult-to find greenbacks in circulation as it would be to find ten dollar gold coins,: for thesimple reason, that the greenbacks were VOL. XXX. tafcen in and held in the vaults to draw gold out of the Treasury. They went Jback into circulation again slowly, only as it was necessary to pay them out and the IT. S. Treas urers, as rule; were not in a hufry to pay them out if they had any thing else to pay out and could con veniently dodge paying them out. If that gold-paying innovation had not been adopted there would have been nothing of a speculative . char acter in the greenbacks; they would not be bought nporhoarded to turn into the Treasury, bu!ti?nld have remained in general circulationand there would have been no f 'endless chain" to disturb the gold-advocaies whom it has worried so much. It is on these, the silver certificates' and the national bank -notes that-the Country now depends for. its supply of paper, money. .But there is no in crease in the silver certificates be cause ; there is no coining now of silver dollars, and the banks will not increase their note issues because while Government rhpndommand the premium they nojr -iio there would dq loss insteaa ofjsrofit in issuing more notes, and therefore there is little prospect of an increase in the volume of paper, however much it may be needed. AH this shows the imperative necessity of providing some bank ing system to supply notes based on something else than Government bonds, banks nearer to the people than the national banks are, 'and more; thoroughly identified with them, banks that could provide an "elastic currency,", and do promptly, when the conditions .it re quired it. That will be done only when the privilege of providing their own notes, of which they were deprived to give the national banks a monopoly of the currency, is re stored to the people of the respec tive States. TO TAKE A BEST. It would be pretty safe to assume, even if there had been no Intimation of it in the cable dispatches, that with the fall of Malolos the active campaigning of -our troops- would cease for the present. While they have been successful in capturing the towns against which they marched and in driving the enemy before them, the campaign has been a fail ure because it failed to accomplish thpurpose -for which it was planned, that is, getting between the Filipino army and the moun tains and thus preventing its re treat into the interior. Our troops have demonstrated their prowess, have shown remarkable endurance and characteristic dash, have cap tured towns, killed a good many Fil ipinos, taken a good many prisoners, and given the enemy, a very impres sive object-lesson, but there they must stop fer they can't pursue the enemy into the hill fastnesses and continue the chase under the drenching rains and tropical sun, which are more formidable foes than the armed Fili pinos. It is propsed to enlist natives and fight natives with natives, if the guerrilla warfare is kept up. Na tives may be tempted by pay to fight natives,-,but this remains, to be seen. It it be true, as alleged, that Aguinaldo is losing his hold on his followers and can't keep his army together, will not the enforced sea son of rest for our soldiers give the commission that has been sent over there a chance to get in some work by trying to win over some of the more influential natives who may not be entirely under the control of Agui naldo? If they were given assur ances on which they could rely that this is not to be a war of subjuga tion, but that when peace ia re stored their rights will be recog nized and that the people of those islands will have something to say about how they are to be gov erned, they may be persuaded to co-operate in restoring peace and putting an - end" to this war, of which manv of them are now -abtgg tiredand which we would gladly have off our hands if that could 3)e done without detri ment to, our creditor prestige. Now that he have demonstrated the ability to rout their armies and take their towns, we can afford to be generous and make advances that might have been misconstrued as evidences of .weakness, if made while the armies were facing each other; and the Filipinos had . the idea that the good natured Amer ican Boldiers would not fightthem. Mr. Marconi, the young elec trician, has succeeded in sending telegraph messages, withoutthe use of jrires, a distance of thirty-two miles. But another blectrician in England says he will send dispatches from London, to Cairo. Egypt, if the Government or anyone else will bear the' expense of tie necessary .machinery. .And now Mr. Nikola Tesla says he has solved 'the pro blem of wireless telegraphy over long distances and will yet send messages from New York to London. ; , Men resemble the gods jn noth ing so much as in doing good to tieir fellow creatures. v-h"" v., - ANOTHEE GIVE-AWAY, : y A Raleigh dispatch yesterday re ported the sale of 80,C00 acres of State swamp lands toa lumber com pany for $80,000, a dollar an acre. These lands are situated in Pasquo tank,; Tyrrell and other Eastern counties, and "are ' said to be well timbered. But the fact that they were purchased by a lumber com pany is a pretty good indication of that. . f It seems that a : Charlotte land company, which has held an option on these lands for severalyears, made the deal. How much it made lb .deal is not stated, but that is noboaxs4usines3, for of course, when it -took anoption on these lands it "expected to maklT thing, as land companies -generally speaking, are not in , business for health or recreation ' , But isn't a dollar an' acre for well timbered lands a very small price, especially when "reclaiming a con siderable portion of those lands may have been practicable? The lumber company which made the purchase" will hardly give any attention to that, as it had its eye3 on the tim ber, which it will proceed to cut as it suits its interests and leave the frogs and other 'varmints" in 'un disputed possession of the swamps. We have in this State, on anvaver age, about twelve or fifteen hundred convicts, and we are puzzled to find a way to keep them employed and self-supporting. Could not a few hundred of them have been profit ably employed in these swamps get ting out the timber and draining when draining was practicable, thus giving the State the benefit of the timber and at the same time re claiming land that' might sell for ten times "as much per acre as these lands sold for? That's the way it looks to us. Charles W. Woodruff is in jail iii Buffalo because he was so far from believing marriage a failure that he has married fifty women. The main contingent of his wives live in St, Louis and none of them will testify against him because he ha3 made every one of them believe that when he gets but he will freeze to her. He is a. sort of slouch, too, but "aston ishingly magnetic. There is a bill before the Massa chusetts legislature to make it com pulsory to use wide instead of nar- row tires on vehicles. The statesman who drafted the bill has become tired of seeing the State spend money to fix up the roads and then have them cut up by these narrow tires. , A Duluth, Minnesota, man wants a divorce because his wife has a glass eye, and didn't tell him about it beore marriage. He dosen't object so much to the glas.s eye as he does to replenishing the stock of glass eyes which her carelessness makes it necessary to keep on hand. A company has been incorporated in New Jersey to manufacture and deal in compressed air capsules. Then all the expansionists will have to do will be to buy and swallow some of these capsules, sit down, and go on expanding. A Trust has grabbed quinine and the price has more than doubled. It has for some time advanced at the rate of two cents a day, with indica tions that it will continue to go up. The sooner such Trusts "go up" the better for the people. ' , . The Mexican Republic continues to pay j the old annuity to the de scendants of Montezuma, which had been paid by Mexico when it was a Spanish colony. The annuity has been paid regularly -for 350 years. Gen., Merritt' writing on our army in the Philippines, which he says is composed of daisy material, remarks that the excitement the boys jire now having will prevent them from becoming home-sick. Quite likely. J. Sterling Morton wants, to or ganize a new party. J. Sterling will never be really happy' until he has a little party that he can run all by himself. And now Pittsburg, Pa., has a little "embalmed" beef racket of her - - V-v ail. l M hvm X)wn. une oi tne ueei uiBpeuoeio there has been arrested for selling that kind of beef. , A Minnesota pensioner is trying to explain to the Pension office about those testimonials to a patent medicine which had "re stored him to perfect health." ' . " r That 12,000,000 Salt Trust will now proceed to salt the unsalted who seek salt. 1 ' Why were 25,000 BOTTLES OP ROB ERTS' TASTELESS 25c CHILL TONIC sold the first year of its birth? Answer: Because it la the BEST AT ANY PRICE, guaranteed to cure, money refunded if it fails, pleasant to take, 25o per bottle. It is sold and guaranteed by - . ; ROBERT B. BELLAMY, ,; mar sily .Wholesale and Retail Druggist. - . . a ' " . .I j 1 1. ... i - . - - WILMINGTON, N. C.rFRIDAY, AERIL 7, 1899. NEGRO DIED SUDDENLY V IN THE cm PRISON. After an Affray With Two Young White ; Men -The Coroner's Inquest. . 1 ' An Autopsy Held. .Coroner Price was calledfupon yes terday afternoon to hold ai inquest over the body of Robert Howe, a mid dle aged colored man, who dropped, dead-' in .the city prison about 3.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon! : The circumstances of his commit ment to the guard house and subse quent death are about as follows: . Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock, Howe, with another negro, whose identity is unknown to the coroner's jury, became involved in a quarrel e-corneof -Front "and Nua streets, with two young white .. men, John McEnteeand Henry Barr. After the affray Howe, fearing arrest by the police, ran down Nuu to Second street and thence down Second until he -was halted and arrested b J Police man Winner, who is the officer on guard at the quarantined resi dence of Mr. W. S. WarroclcN Policeman Winner then turned Howe over to Mr. W. H. Kerman, with in structions to carry him. to the City Hall, while he (Winner) went in search of the other participants, in the fight. The prisoner according, to in structions was delivered to Janitor Benson at police headquarters, who placed him in the corridor of the cell department of the city, prison. While turning away, jasfafter lock ing the door, Benson heard the negro fall and turning saw him lying on his back on the floor of the prison. He re opened the door and upon reach ing the negro's side found that Howe was scarcely breathing. Mr. Benson with all tire haste possible, notified Dr. McMillan, city physician, of the occurrence, and the latter arrived just as the negro breathed his last. Dr. Price, the Coroner, summoned the following jury of inquest, : which convened at 4:30 o'clock, about an hour after the death: Harry Hill (fore man) CD. Jacobs, E. G. Yopp, J. W. Prce, J. M. Chesnut and R. Shaw. In view of the very sudden death of the negro, the officers of the force and a number of .privates immedi ately instituted a search for the two young white men, which was rewarded with the arrest of McEntee. Barr, the other white combatant, could not be found, although . diligent search was made; but about 8 o'clock last night he gave himself up to Sheriff MacRae and was placed in the county jaiL ' McEntee is confined , in the- city pmon. , , After viewing the body of the de ceased in the guard house, the coro ner's jury assembled in the grand jury room of the Court House and the testi mony of a number of witnesses was heard. Janitor R. A. Benson, who locked the negro up, testified to the facts of the commitment, as .already 'stated. When placed in the guard house the negro was apparently sober, appeared not to be suffering, but was somewhat excited; said he had been "fighting a little;'! the customary search of his pockets revealed a pocket-knife and something over a dollar in silver coin ; there were- no noticeable marks of violence on his body; the floor of the prison upon which he 'fell was of wood. Mr. J. C. Meier, the next witness, saw the fight at a distance of about a block and a half; saw the negro ar rested by Mr. Kerman and carried down street; he was walking with no difficulty and did not appear to be in jured. W. H. Kerman, who made the ar rest, saw the deceased,' whom he viewed in the city prison, andJno. McEntee and Henry Barr fighting at the corner of Front and Nun streets; saw McEntee strike several times at deceased but did not see any weapon ; negro also struck at McEntee negro ran and he gave chase; Policeman Winner made the arrest and he (Ker man) carried Ho we to the City Hall. Deceased complained of his head hurt ing him, - but was apparently not injured severely; deceased told him McEntee struck him with a stone in the face, also said McEntee threw a rock at him and struck Barr; saw him when he fell on the city "prison floor but did not know that his head struck. Clarence H. Bonham, a city Cart driver, testified that he saw Barr, the deceased, another white man and a negro whom he did not know, fighting at the place specified; Barr and de ceased were scuffling, the second negro interfered and McEntee took the pari of Barr. Barr and deceased were hit in the head about the same time; saw blood running from a gash in Ban's head; saw deceased hit Barr with a brick but did not see Barr with any brick; Barr retired from the fight and. asked witness to tie up his head; after retirement of Barr, deceased And Mc Entee exchanged several Wows rthej at length parted and McEntee said he would give deceased just three min utes to get away; the negro started off and McEntee attempted to snatch a paling from the fence but did not suc ceed; Kerman came up and ordered deceased to halt; both ran down Nun street and soon Kerman returned with deceased under arrest; he was ap parently uninjured. J. R., J. W. and J. T. Matthews, other city cart drivers, corroborated Bonham's testimony. The coroner's jury, after a session of about two hours, then adjourned, af ter Ordering an autopsy to be peiv formed, which order was fulfilled by Drs. McMillan, Burbank and Pnce last night about 10.30 o'clock. McEntee's statement of the affair is that he engaged in a fight with the de ceased, but that . he used no deadly weapooT To corroborate - McEntee's testimony, n6mark, save a small con tusion at the back of the head and slight scar near the right eye, is -visible on the body. Howe is a brick mason and has been in Wilmington for a number of years. He was considered an impudent negro, and it is said the fight in question was caused by the ' negro's attempting to push the young men from the sidewalk. : The autopsy was concluded this morning about 1 o'clock." The report will be made upon thereassembling of the coroner's jury to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock. Thebody of the deceased was turned over to the colored undertaker Evans for preparation for burial -upon - con clusion, of the autopsy. , . AO. DINGELH0EF, JR., DEAD. Died Yesterday at Nashville Was Mem ber of Firm of Diogelhocf aod Bro. Interment at Chattanooga. A telegram received here yesterday afternoon by Mr. O. FreckDinelhoef brought the sad intelligence of the death of his elder brother,; Mr. M. J. Dingelhoef, Jr., which occurred in Nashville, Tenn., early in the after noon. , The deceased only left this city a few weeks ago, having spent several months here -after the death of his father, the late M. J. Dingelhoef, Sr., after which he and his brother, Mr. O. Fred. Dingelhoef, purchased the jew elry store previously owned by their father, jth present firm name being Dingelhoef & Bro. The deceased was in the 31st year of his age, and was very highly esteemed by all who knew him. With the ex ception of his recent, stay of a few months in this cityhe has been ab sent from Wilmington for the past ten years during which time he was in business at Chattanooga, Tenn. While here last Fall he underwent an operation for appendicitis, and his death is attributable, to this terrible disease. ' . Mr. Dingelhoef married Miss Herst, of Chattanooga, who survives her husband. An only child died more than a year ago. The deceased leaves two brothers Mr. O. Fred Dingel- hoef of this city, and Mr. H. J. Din gelhoef, of Winston-Salem. The funeral will be in Chattanooga to day. - The bereaved relatives have the sin cere sympathy of a host of friends in this city. DEATH OP AN AGED CITIZEN. Mr. William T. Bray Died Early Yester- - ' day Morning at His Residence. , Mr- William "T. Bray, an aged and respected citizen of Wilmington, died at 4:45 o'clock yesterday morning at his residence No. 313 Campbell street, after several months of feeble health. Mr. Bray came to Wilmington from Jones county a number of years ago and served the city" faithfully for, some time as a health officer. , T Deceased was 76 years of age and leaves a wife and five children, all grown, who survive him and have the sympathy of friendsand acquaintances in their bereavement.-They are Mr. Thos. C. Bray and Mrs. Lucy Merritt, of this city, and Messrs. Charles D. and Robert Bray and Mrs.. Eliza Heap, of Florence, S. C.v the last three mentioned having arrived yesterday to attend the funeral, which will be held at 3 o'clock 'this afternoon from his late residence. The interment will be in Bellevue cemetery. Tornado at Fayetteville. A tornado struck Fayette'ville, last Tuesday evening about 6 o'clock. The Observer says it came from the south west: "In a moment the clouds were as black as ink, and in the distance 1 J 1 1 1 n n 4- .AMwMji. -n Ainu growing louder as it advanced; then it burst in a rage of whirling sand and re volving debris. It was impossible to stand up against it, and one man, Lock McLaurin, a colored driver, was picked up bodily and carried a hundred yards or more. He was considerably bruised. Horses were swept along with the tor rent, and vehicles turned over. Hun dreds of windows were broken in all parts of the city; trees torn up by the roots, and several houses blown down and a number unroofed."" At Red Springs the'-' tornado was ac companied by hail. The steeple of the Presbyterian Church at this place was blown. off, and the frame of an Episco pal church, in course of constructiop, was demolished. Other buildings were damaged.. ' - DIED AT MARINE HOSPITAL. William Wallace's Remains Buried by St. George and St Andrew's Society. There died at the U. & Marine1 Hos pital yesterday a young . Australian named William. Wallace, who was a seaman on the Clyde- Line steamer from Savannah for a time, and who had served in other American vessels until brought low by consumption, which terminated his life. All .that kind and skillful treatment could do to alleviate his suffering was done by the surgeon in charge, Dr. Werten baker. The poor man was also-comforted by the ministrations of Rev. Dr. James Carmichael, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, and by James Sprunt, Esq., the British vice consul,' who especially relieved his mind with a promise of Christian burial, by the St. George and St, An drews' Society, of which Mr. Sprunt is president. The. buriaLser vice be read at Oakdale cemetery at 3 P. UL to-day by . Dr. Carmichael the chaplain of the society, and members who can conveniently do so are re quested to attend. ' - The young man's father, sisters' and brothers live in New Zealand, and the consul has communicated with them HEARING IS FINISHED. AH Witnesses for Coniestee in Bellamy-Dockery; Contest Have Been Examined. RETURNS FOR TEN YEARS. In Congressional District Were Submitted la Evidence by Mr. Bellamy's Counsel -Yesterday Other Testimony Probably Next Week; The taking of depositions of witnesses summoned by Hon. Jno. D Bellamy, the coatestee, in the congressional election case, was concluded before the Notary Court yesterday afternoon. The first witness examined at the morning session of the investigation was Justice J. M. McQowan: He was examined by Qeb. Peschau, Esq., and his testimony was seemingly a revelation to counsel for contestant. He testified as to having been a justice of the peace, spent a major part of last election day at the polls; there s was no intimidation several negroes having remarked to him that it was the most quiet -election they ever saw ; every colored voter who came j to the polls was treated courteously; the election- officers were Democrats, Republicans and . Populists r had been an "enthusiastic Democrat all his life; was deterred from more active service to his. party on. election day in No vember last by injuries received while city health officer; was a candidate for no "political preferment; was not present and knew nothing of an alleged riot in Wilmington November 10th; Col. Waddell is at present may or of the city; was not a member of the "famous" committee of twenty-five said to have been in existence in the city; never heard Col. Waddell. or other person admit that they" were members of such committee; knew only of destruction of Man! y's print- ing office from newspape: r reports; was secretary of White Government Union of Third and Fourth ! divisions of the Fifth Ward, an organization having for its purpose the holding of a fair election and for prevention of negroes being imported from South Carolina for political purposes. Wit ness further testified as to incompe tency of Republican county officers, speaking from experience gained from dependence upon the; same for execution of warrants; stating that it was impossible to have papers served on prominent Republican! negroes; testified as to terrible conditions prior to election brought about' by negro domination. Upon conclusion of Justice Mc Gowan's testimony at 2.15 o'clock a recoss was taken until 3.30 o'clock in the afternoon. 1 " Upon the re-assembling of the court, Mr. Isaiah West, of the First Ward, was examined also by Geo. L. Pes chau, Esq. He was registrar in the third precinct of the First Ward; the full vote of all parties was cast. Dock-, ery receiving something over 300 bal lots and Bellamy 75 ; the election was quiet; was not a member of White Government Union; voted for Bel lamy, and has been a Democrat all his life; was appointed a registrar by the Election -Board, composed I by Clerk of the Court, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and Regis- r of Deeds C. W. Norwood. Stated on re-direct examination that Norwood was a Republican. j Junius Davis, Esq., uponconclusion of Mr. West's testimony, exam ined Col. Jno. D. Taylor, Clerk of the Court. Witness testified that by virtue of his office he was custodan of the registration and poll books of the county,; the election returns were made and the books examined after late election according to law. By request Col-. Taylor then I submitted a tabulated and detailed statement of the white and colored votes cast in the, election under consideration. , . i Upon being cross examined he testified that he now holds the office of -Clerk of Superior Court; was member of Board of Elec tions, which appointed! election officers during late election; the board appointed some of the officers recom mended by the Republican County Executive Committee and some they did not; both himself and Colonel Roger Moore were candidates for office before election in question ; ; was . satis fied that a rapid fire gun. described in question by contestant s counsel, was in hands of white citizens of Wilming ton for protection against insolence of negroes," but had his knowledge only by rumor; did not know that those people who had gun in their custody were Democrats; was not a member of White Government Union and was not present on occasion of Colonel Waddell's speech 1 in Opera House; knew nothing of "Committee of Twenty-five" referred j to; knew nothing of Manly printing office affair; heard fire bell and saw smoke; knew of no Dre-arranzed plan for destruc tion of the printing office; never heard any comment on speech of CoL Wad dell in Opera House. . j The examination of Col. Taylor having been ended with cross-examination by Mr. Spears, counsel for con testee then offered in evidence a tabu lated statement of the votes cast for members of Congress in the nine counties comprising the Sixth Con-, gressional district for the years 1888 1898 from the official records in the office of the Secretary of State, duly certified by Notaries Fowler and Wal- ace. " "1 . -. ' Dr. JD. Webster, of Wilmington, and of the First division of the Fourth Ward, was the last witness for the day. He testified that he was regis trar in his precinct ; the election was quiet and orderly. He was cross-ex- NO. 25 amined as to alleged destruction of Manly 's printing office, white' Govern ment Unions and the raptd fire-gunjn question but knew nothing of their existence. He was examined by Geo. L. Peschau, both in direct and re-direct testimony. -L : With Dr. Webster, the counsel for the contesteeV concluded the examina tion of the witnesses summoned under the notice served for the depositions to begin on March 28th, but it is probable that further testimony will be heard for contestee during next week, as the time allowed by the Revised Statutes Jbearing on such cases, has hot yet ex pired, j. . . Dockery's ten day's for rebuttal of the testimony heard this week will be gin with the expiration of contestee's time. i SANS S0UCI FERTILIZER WORKS TO BE REBUILT With, Largely Increased Capacity Mr. I Garrell Estimates His Loss in Excess oflnsnrance at $2,000. The 6tar is glad to announce that Mr. J. F. Garrell has decided to re build the Sans Souci Fertilizer Plant, which was destroyed by Jire recently. A satisfactory adjustment of the losses was perfected with representatives of. the insurance companies last r night. and work upon the new buildings will commence just as soon as plans can be drawn and bids received. Mr. Garrell says that the new fac tory will be very much larger than the former one, with a greaily in creased capacity, or more brands of He makes sixteen fertilizer and says that it was impossible for him to sup ply th'e demand with his old factory, having been very much behind in filling orders at the time the fire oc curred. Mr. Garrell estimates that he- lost fully $3,000' by the fire over and I above the insurance. A f oftse of hands will probably com mence to-day to clear away the debris out at the factory site, it win oe necessary, however, first of all to turn water upon the ruins to extinguish a smouldering fire which has been burning ever since the fire occurred on Wednesday evening of .last yeek. Mr. Garrell expects to save large quantities of fertilizer materials which are he thinks, uninjured by the fire. He could have saved' very much more, he says, had he been allowed by the" insurance companies to have cleared away the debris and extin guished the fire sooner. " STATE GUARD ENCAMPMENT. Col. Royster Thinks Wrightsville is the Place for the Camp Raleigh Post Interview. i While no official order has yet been made, it is generally conceded that the encampment of the State Guard to be held this Summer will be at the State encampment grounds, on Wrightsville Sound. The Raleigh Peat of yester day contains the following interesting interview with CoL Royster, to-wit: "Adjutant General B. S. Royster, who has been in the city iot several days giving his attention to matters pertaining to- the State Guard and Naval militia, returned home yester day, i "Among the more important matters considered by the Adjutant General was the coming) encampment this Summer. No conclusion was reached, but it is practically certain that the guard will go into encampment at Wrights vile Beach, Wilmington. Speaking of the encampment, '' Gen. Royster said : "A decision will proba ably . be reached within ten days as to the place of the encampment next Summer. Only two places are being considered Morehead and Wrights ville Beach." I Carolina and Northern Railroad. Augustus Mellier, of Philadelphia, one of the promoters of the Carolina and Northern Railroad, has written the Manufacturers? Record that con tracts are about to be let forgrading forty-five miles of this line, and that rails have been purchased for this dis tance. The section to be built is be tween Lumberon and Marion, S. C. J. HL McRee, of Wilmington, is engi neer in charge. Some Very Fine Lettuce.' ' , The Stab is in receipt of two excep tionally fine heads of lettuce, which were sent to the office yesterday morn ing by Miss Sallie Johnson, of Myrtle Grove Sound. She has two very small patches of the lettuce growing atj her home and says that she has culti vated and cut the entire crop by herself, from which she; will realize about $150. All the shipments so far made have brought $9.00 per barrel, which is a substantial testimonial of her rep utation as a successful lettuce grower. Arrangements are already be ing made for elaborate ceremonies to beheld on the occasion of the corner stone laying for the new Masonic tem ple on Front street now in - course of construction. The ceremony will probably be held about May 1st BECOMING A MOTHER. A Sure Way to Avoid Danger. Every true woman wants to be a mother. A baby is the dream of her life . the crowning glory of womanhood true happiness -can never, be known -without the blessings a child brings. Yet the ordeal through which all 1 mothers must pass is so full of pain, anxiety and fear, j that many a young life is sacrificed because of the inability to undereo the sttueele of childbirth. It is not necessary to suffer in bring-, ing new life inta the world. By the use of "Mother's Friend," the suffer ing and danger can be avoided, and the hour robbed of itsjclread and pain. This remedy is praised by thousands who have tested it. Every woman is anxious to learnt how to avoid the pain and suffering which may be in stare for her. The little book, "Before Baby is Born," will be sent free to any address upon application to the Brad : field Regulator Co., Atlanta, Georgia; THE CiARK YOUNQ NUPTIALS IN ENFIELD. 5A Miss YoBfljc Married to Mr. D. C Clirk, ' - 1 of Wilmington A Beantlfnl Fall V r , . - 7. r i -Dress 'ffify:- 'In the "Methodist Episcopal Church at Enfield on last Thursday evening at 7.30 o'clock Mr. David C. Clark, of. this city, was united in marriage to ;. ' Miss Carrie Robinson 'Young, the tal- 1 ented daughter ofrMr. and Mrs. Thad- ' ; deus L. H. Young, of Enfield. v X -k The church was beautifully, deco- . . rated, for the occasion, and members . j of the bridal party were attired in full j - performed by Rev. J. T. Abernathy, - ' " 1 and the church was thronged with ,c -: . ; . friends.. . . v ,ix- The "Bridal Chorus" was sung by a special choir for the entrance and exit" of the bridal pary. The choir was - " - J composed of Mr. Southgate, of Dur- ' ham ; ' Mr. Richard Boyd, Miss Ruth -f-c !-V Mason, Mrs. E. N. Ricks, Mrs. Caro- line Pittman and Mrs. Dr. A. S. Han- son. The maid of honor was Miss Emma . Young, sister of the bride, and the . best man was Mr, J. JW. . Clark, of : rl Enfield, brother of the groom." . V.-"""?. Bridesmaids Miss . Lucy Burwell, - .. 1 :h of Boydton, Ya. ; Misses Nannie and ...'.:. Eleanor Davis, of Petersburg; a. ; ; ; Miss Hope Morgan, of Martinsville, ' y . Va. ; Miss Bessie U, Whitaker, of En-, -'.JXj field; Miss Terry, of Boydton and Miss ; ' v Clark, of Enfield. f. -Groomsmen Mr. W. T. Davis, ' of " Petersburg; Mr. H. J. '' Burwell, Mr. J. K Boyd, Mr. T. C. Young, Mr. C. - " -C. Lucas, of Enfield; Mr. O, R. , 'v'W Young, of Dunn; Mr. H. H. Thorne, '; Littleton; and Mr. W. H. Thorne, of Airlie. - :-v After the wedding service the bridal party and invited guests repaired to, the residence of the bride's parents . : 13 where from 8 until 10 o'clock a de lightful reception was held. The resi- . dence was beautifully decorated and a. sumptuous '"wedding supper was served. ' fl Mr. and Mrs. Clark were the re cipients of very many handsome pres ents which forcibly attest the high esteem in which they are-held by all -who know them. Mr. Clark is a Vouns - man of hie-h character and business ability, filling-with credit an important position as accountant in the Murchison National Bank of this city.. His bride is one of Enfield's most popular and cultured young ladies. Mr. and Mrs. Clark left Enfield on the Florida special at 10 o'clock Thurs day night, arrived in this city on the j following evening and are now at " home at No. 221 Market street. The Stab joins a host of friends in this city in hearty congratulations to ' the groom and tenders very best . wishes for a happy wedded life. THE U. S. DISTRICT COURT. The Names of the Jurymen Recently Drawn and the Counties of Which i Tfiey Are Residents. The Stab announced several days " ago that the jury had been drawn for , the next term , of the United States District Court which will be convened in this city on June sixth. ' The list consists of fifty men from the various counties of the District, the division into grand and petit juries to be made when court convenes. The following . are the jurymen and the counties in which they reside, to-wit: Duplin county Jno. A. Pollock, Oscar Ward, A. D. Johnson, WA H. Murray. ' - New Hanover Gabriel Holmes, Jno. Holloway, Chas. - W. Worth, Sam Bearj- Jr., Carl Mugge, J. L. Winner, Jas. H. Chadbourn, F:- W. Foster. F. W. Rehder. Columbus county-Snodden Single-, tary, G. L. Gillespie, J. W. Cashwell, H. C. Moffit, Henry McDowell, J. L. McKay. Sampson county Charles Crump- ler, J. R. McPhaU, Wm. Daughtry, D. F. Caldwell, C. C. Corbett Richmond county G. A. Roper, Daniel S. Gillis, Neill McClelland, Jas. A. Jones. Bladen County S. M. King, J. J. Bright, J. D. Lewis, W. M Martin. Robeson CountyW.. D. Sampson, Dougald. McCormac, J. T. Pre-' vatt, G. H. Leach. Brunswick Uounty J etterson D ree man, Jos, C. Brookes, T. J. Hickman, Jas. Hooper, J. D. Robins. - Cumberland County Jno. A. Steele, J. T. Winburn,Geo. McLean, Sr., J. . W. Atkinson. Pender County A. E. Taylor, Tim othy Newkirkjf). J. Nixon, Jno. B. Davis, W. C. Keith. SOLDIERS FROM CUBA. May Qo Into Quarantine Camp Near Southport While Their Baggage is Being Disinfected. . . i Special Star Telegram. Southpobt, N. C, . April L The government is making inquiries as to : the suitability of this port for receiv ing a transport with soldiers from ; Cuba, and having their baggage disin fected by the quarantine authorities here. Dr. Brown, quarantine physi cian, has been making inquiries tb-day in regard to selecting a site for soldiers' to go into camp while waiting for disinfection. Several sites have been thought of; but if is .decided to use this port, "Fort Fisher" and adjacent grounds will probably be selected as most advantageous for a camp. -With the' facilities now at the quarantine station, it will probably take- two or three weeks to fumigate the baggage of a regiment, so as to allow them to enter Wilmington and proceed to their destination to be mustered out . License was issued yesterday for the marriage of Miss Jennie Walton and Mr. P. S. Murray, of Cape Fear Township. . ','!. ; 4; Proof of the pudding lies tn the eating -of it Proof of ROBERTS'.TA8TELESS CHILL TONIC Ilea in the taking of it COST NOTHING If it falls to cure. 25 cents per bottle if It -cures. Sold strictly on its merits by - - ; -J? ROBERT B, BELLAMY, '. ' mar 84 17 a, Wholesale and Retail Druggist. : m .in i i .1 3. It 1 I St
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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April 7, 1899, edition 1
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