She tekeWtj Jforc.
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WILLIAM H . B'EBB A D
i Editor and Proprietor.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Fbiday,
April 211899.
THE NEGRO lit THE SOUTH.
In a lato issue of the New York
Sun, now aii extreme' Republican
organ,, there is a communication by
Richard II. Yancey, of . Nashville,
Tenn, on the negro in - the South,
which is sucha correct statement of
tho status of the negro, and his re
lation to the white race that 'wc pub
lish some extracts from it. After
referring to the emancipation and
enf ranchisment of the negro lid says:
"The ex-slave is rapidly disappear
ing and the majority of blacks now in
the South are not freedmen, but free
men, born to all the rights which the
Constitution bestows. Still, those who
have always been most insistent on
tSe negro's fitness for citizenship con
tinue to exercise a guardianship of his
rights and make continual complaint
of their infringement If the negroes,
as a majority class possessed of equal
political rights with the white man,
continue to be oppressed, is there a.
possible remedy for theirgrievance?
"I don't admit the persecution, but
in any-view of the case it must be ob
vious that in the end the negroes of
the South must work out their own
destiny, nd I believe they can do it
better whenever the "negro problem"
. shall cease .to be discussed. The dis
cussion inclines them to consider
themselves in martyrdom awaiting a
deliverer, and it irritates the whites.
"As a matter of fact, I don't believe
there is any record of two entirely
distinct races ever having occupied
.the same country with so little friction
as tnere has been between the whites
and blacks in the South. There is a
certain "race antagonism, of course.
and there have been occasional race
conflicts. : The white man has
something of the old-time master spirit
and, as has been the Anglo-Saxon
habit in all the history of the races is
entiraly amicable. The race conflicts
have been mild and few, if we consider
the millions of people; cf both race in
the great stretch of j territory from
Chesapeake Bay to the " Rio Grande.
There is a mutual dependence between
the piacKs and whites in the South and
-a thorough understanding of one
another's temperament that has pre
served this amicable relation in spite
or a gread deal of mischievous xned
dling from the outside. This meddling
produced race divisions or the color
line that have been more than anv
ther cause provocative of race trouble.
We do not know who Richard H
Yancey is, what his politics or what
his color is, but he. knows what he
is writing about and agrees j. wit!
Booker T. Washington that the ne
gro must work out his owjii destiny
and the more outside meddlers let
mm aione ana cease to look upon
him a3 a mere dependent ward the
sooner and tho better he will suc
ceed. -
j Calling attention to the misguid
ed and entirely unnecessary interest
the Howard Association of London
- is taking in the condition of the ne
groes pf the South,! he gently re
minds it that it might find a better
field for is sympathy in Africa,
where the British treat, the natives
barbarously and butcher them re
lentlessly when they' resist British
encroachment. By way of illustra
tion, coming down to recent date,
hp quotes as a reminder to this sym
pathetic London association from a
letter of a correspondent with the
British army in the Soudan, telling
how the British , treat their Arab
guides and seryants, and remarks
that if such instances of brutal
treatment of negroes occurred in
the South the perpetrator would be
arraigned before thio courts and
punished for it. -
1 He ihen refers to (the opportuni
ties the Southern negroes have and
the agencies with which they are
' supplied for bettering jheix condi
tion and working out their destiny;
how the race problem will and is set
tling itself, and concludes thus: .
"Americans have problems enough,
pf real gravity to solve without worry
ing about this race problem, that can
best solve itself. The Southern negroes
as a class are comfortable, light-hearted
and happy. Their labor is in steady
demand, and their pay wpuld be opu
lence to the working classes in some
parts of the world Here in Nashville
they have Fiske University a splendid
institution endowed by Northern phi
lantrhopists. There are similar insti
tuticms in other parts of the South.
And here and in all Mother Southern
communities they have public schools
supported by taxes which the whites
pay. There never was a people who
were so much helped as the Southern
negroes have been since their emanci
pation, and they are making fair pro
press. Now and then negroes commit
diabolical crimes, and lynchings fol
i , Lynchings are of course de
plorable, but, because some negro
!?puesr.are 1ynched1 it does not follow
that the entire negro race is on
pressed. It would be idle to deny
that the white man is in some degree
domineering. It is his nature, and no
, law can prevent it. But the negro is
not suffering. Time alone can im
prove his condition, and it is a waste
of sympathy to fret over his supposed
persecutions. i
"The only real threat of danger to
the negro in the South that I am able
to observe comes of a competition in
labor from the North and foreign
countries. Negroes formerly monopo
lized the barber's trade in the South
and such positions as hotel waiters!
They are being surely and steadily
driven from these places by white men
of the classes mentioned. A disposi
tion on the part of trades unions to
" exclude the negro also shuts him out
from employment that was formerly
free to him. The Northern farmers,
who are coming thick and fast into
certain portions of the South, find lit
tle use for negro labor.
"All of these circumstances are
tending to drive negroes to such re
gions as the Alabama Black Belt, the
Yazoo Delta and parts of Arkansas and
Louisiana, where their labor is ever in
demand on the big cotton and sugar
- plantations. I think the eleventh cen
sus will show an increase m the negro
population in these regions, where it
already preponderates. 1 There thene-.
gro increase will exceed that of the
whites, while the reverse will be true
of other parts of the South. Our new
tropical possessions, too, will draw
away large numbers of negro laborers.
' They will take the places of Chinese
on sugar plantations in Hawaii, and '
many will5 be carried to Cuba and
i Porto and perhaps to tne jrnmppines.
j "These facts suggest how the negro
I problem may bo eventually settled.
! In the meantime the negro is doing al
together as well as could be expected,
and there is no need of worrying
about his case.
The writer of this letter under
stands the situation pretty well, and
he covered the case of whatever ten
sion there might be between the
races in tho South when ho rebuked
the out'side meddling which not only
does the negro no good, but; intensi
fies whatever of prejudice tfjere may
be, and demoralizes tho negroes by
destroying their individuality and
self-reliance and causes them to re
gard themselves as practically the
wards Pf strangers who have no in
terest whatever in them and no real
desire to promote their material or
social prosperity.
At the bottom and the "inspiring
motive of this outside meddling is
the franchise with which the slaves
were invested when they emerged
from slavery, for this made them a
political factor to be courted and ca
tered to by men, parties and
factions-, which hoped to win
victories with negro votes. Whether
-well intended and honestly meant or
not the conferring of the Ballot on
theex-slavo was one of the greatest
misfortunes that could befall him
for it made him the game of tho un
scrupulous and unprincipled political
schemer, and under ' the circum
stances forced the drawing of the
color line . between . him and his
former master, whom he was per
suaded toStatagonize in everything
political, in national, State, county
and municipal politics.
But this outside meddling will be
eliminated by the adoption of dec
tion laws that will remove the negro
as a factor in the strife of parties
and this will be a long stride in the
direction of. the solution of the race
problem and leave the negro free
and unhampered to work out his
own destiny and co-operate in the
solution of the face problem that ha3
already made some progress in solv
ing itself.
WEALTHY ITS KESOUECES.
There is no doubt the new ac
quisitions of this country, Porto
Rico and the Philippines, are rich
in natural resources, and capable of
development. The Philippines are
credited with a long list of minerals;
gold, silver, copper, iron, coal of
several kinds,.and a number of orna
mental and. other varieties of stones.
It is.. unhesitatingly asserted that
when these mineral resources are
fully developed the Philippines will
be one of the most profitable mining
regions in the world, especially for
gold. f
. This is one of the allurements the
expansionists hold out as a motive
for holding on to what, as some ,of
them expresses if, "God has put
into our possession." While there
may be some exaggeration in the
picture, there i3 little doubt that
these islands do abound in valuable
minerals which may immensely en
rich the workers. This is appealing
to the greed for gain and entirely
loses sight of the question whether
we can in morals justify the seizure
of this wealth-producing territory
and appropriate .the wealth to our
own use without the consent of the
rightful owners. It is! not often
that the : moral side of a question
holds its own,, in matters where na
tions are involved, against the greed
Q Sain which overbalances other
considerations.
But if the wealth of these islands
be a good argument why we should
hold on to them, isn't it equally as
good an argument for the Filipino,
why he should hold on to them and
resist their passing into the 'hands
ofstranger3 without any compen
sating equivalent? If they are worth
fighting to get possession of then
they are worth fighting to hold pos
session of. The Filipinos would be
dolts, indeed, if they surrendered
such a rich inheritance without a
struggle, and a hard one.
ETJSSIA'S RAPID PROGRESS.
Russia" has not attracted verv
much attention as a coming factor
in the world's commerce,- but she is
making rapid progress in develoni
ing lines of travel ports and her in
ternal resources, and will 'ere lons-
be a potent factor in tho world's in
dustries. They" who have been
charged with the management of
her affairs have planned; wisely and
thoroughly, not for the present
only but far away into the future,
one oi the striking illustrations of
which is the trans-Siberian railway,
the most stupendous enterprise of
the kind ever undertaken. It will
be. completed within a few years
and then that great steel highway
will stretch from St. Petersburg to
Vladiyostock on the Pacific, a dis
tance of "over five thousand miles.
What the completion of this road
and its feeders means in a commer
cial way is briefly stated in the fol
lowing, which we clip from the New
York Tribune: . .
. "Upon the western and central di
visions of the great road, which are
now in operation, traffic is increasing
?eat rate" Inl896 no less than
175 passengers were carried on it.
In 1897 there were 413,000 and in 1898
fully .650,000. The present year it is
predicted, will see the number in
creased to 1,000,000. Equally marked
has been the increase in freight. In
1896 it was scarcely 405,000,000 pounds ;
in 1898 it was more than 1,475,000,000
pounds. These figures show to what
an extent Siberia is being colonized
and. its' resources developed. Vast
areas that ten, years ago were mere
wildernesses are now settled and Cul
tivated. n.nd nre MVnftnlmtinni a nuaf
volume of goods to the markets of the
a
WOT1Q. h ' t
"That means a great deal for Siberia.
It also means much for European
Russia. Of the freight carried last
year about two thirds consisted of
wheat. No less than 12,000,000 bush
els of that grain came westward over
the road last year, the surplus of tho
Siberian crop. That may not seem a
large amount to Americans, whose
yearly crop is fifty times as great. But
it ' is sufficient to have a perceptable
effect upon Southern Russia. Grain
constitutes about three-fourths of the
latter's exports and the basis of such
limited prosperity as it enjoys. The
pouring in of such an amount of
Siberian wheat, chiefly of superior
quality, is causing a demoralization of
the market, depression' of prices of
Russian wheat and no little distress
among the Russian farmers, who are
producers of a single crop as much as
ever our cotton planters were. There
is already a cry for protection against
Siberian competition, which cannot,
of course, be granted.
"What the Russian Government can
do, however, and is now doing, is to
assist the Russian farmers by giving
them more and better means for get
ting their produce . to market. It is
spending $9,000,000 in laying new rails
on the Siberian road to carry the in-,
creasing traffic. At the same time it is
devoting nearly twice that sum to the
building of new roads and the better
equipment of old ones in European
Russia. In th'at way it will facilitate
the export of all grain and agricultural
produce. Moreover, it is making
great ports on its northern coast,
especially on the Murman, and - is
connecting them with the Siberian road.
Thus it will presently send the Siberian
wheat straight across Northern Russia
for export by way of North Sea routes,
while the Black Sea and Mediterra
nean trade will be reserved for South
ern Russia, In this way thero will be
effected a great improvement in the
trade conditions of ihe whole . empire.
There will be, moreover, thrown into
the markets of the world, in competi
tion with our own wheat crops, an in
creasing volume of fine grain from the
virgin plains of Siberia. Ten years
hence we are likely to see some hun
dreds of millions of bushels of Siberian
wheat exported, partly from the Mur
man coast and the Baltic and partly
from Tanen -Wan and Vladivostock.
That will b9 one of things which the
Siberian railroad will mean to the
world."
The Russian policy seems to have
been to go along quietly carrying
out its colossal plans but saying lit
tle about them, and this is one of
the reasons doubtless why the' world
at large knows so little about what
13 going on in Russia or what those
migncy, ana tireless workers are
doing. We are interested in all this
for it will not be many years before
the Russian wheat grower ' will be
competing with the American wheat
grower in the markets of Europe
and the Russian cotton grower, per
haps, with the cotton grower of the
South.
NEWS0M-PERRY NUPTIALS.
Mr. John P. Newsom and Miss Ostella
Perry United in Marriage at Prince
torf Yesterday.
Yesterday in the Methodist Episco
pal Church, of Princeton, Mr. John
P. Newsom, of this city and Miss
Ostella Perry, of Princeton, were unit-.
ed in the holy bonds of matrimony in
the presence of a large assemblage of
relatives and friends of the bride and
groom.
The church was prettily decorated
for the, occasion, and the wedding is
pronounced one of the prettiest and
most auspicious ever held in that town.
The maid of honor was Miss Jesfe
Bell, of Clinton, aud the best mau, Mr
Eugene Philyaw, of this citv. The
ushers were Mr. E. W. Womack and
Mr. Geo, Holt, both of Princeton.
The bride was attired in a lovely
drab-colored travelling dress with hat
to match, and carried a bouquet of
white carnations. The maid of honor
carried pink carnations. The cere
mony was performed by the pastor'of
the church, Rev. J. W. Jenkins, of
Summerfield. I
The bride is quite a charming and'
accomplished young lady, the daugh
lor ui ours, joeuie .a., rerrv. ana a
niece of Mr. Joseph W. Perry, and is
one of the most popular and highly
esteemed young ladies of Princeton.
Mr. Newsom, the groom, is auite a
ciever ana nigniy esteemed vouna-
man, filling with credit the responsible
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position of assistant observer in the
Wilmington station of the United
States Weather Bureau.
Mr. and "Mrs. Newsom left on tho
train immediately after the ceremony
ior a bridal tour. They will visit
Richmond, Norfolk, Washington and
other cities, and will be at home at
No. 416 Market street, this city, in
about ten days.
Mr. Eugene Philyaw. the best man.
returned from Princeton last night.
AN EXODUS OP NEGROES.
More Than a Hundred Left Wilmington
Yesterday for Northern Cities.
Over a hundred negroes including
women and children left vesterdav via
the A. C. L. trains for Nnrfnllr an A
iw.wU. U UU
northern cities, including- New Vnrt
and Boston. Most of them WflTlf. trio
Newbern on the afternoon train yes
terday and two special cars were at
tached to the regular passenger train
for their accommodation.
Others left on the various trains in
the morning for points north, prefer-
mg 10 late the trip by rail rather than
by water. . .
For some months the hesrroes have,
been saving a portion of their wiges
for the purpose of, leavinsr the citv
and yesterday a large instalment took
tneir departure. It is understood that
there are several other parties in
process of formation with the same
end in view, and these are expected tn
materialize within the next few weeks.
North State Improvement Company.
aayetteville Observer: Clement
Manly. Referee on the North Stot0Tm.
- rwMtvw
provement case, heard arguments yes
terday in the final hearing before him
Kwi iiuuyouicui, case
The object of this hearing is to decide
from the sale of the Cape Pear Rail
road and other propertv own Art hw t
company. The referee's decision will
db announced m a few weeks.
The Beat Prescription for Chills
and fever is a bottle of Grove's Taste
less Chili. Tonic. Never fails to
cure: then why - experiment with
worthless mutations? Price 50 cents
Your money back if it fails to cure t
A BEAUTIFUL MARRIAGE
IN GRACE M. E. CHURCH.
The Haokins'Saanders Nuptials Celebrated
Yesterday Evening Pretty Decora- '
tion Reception Tuesday Night
There was a beautiful-marriage ser
I vice in Grace Methodist Episcopal
i Church yesterday afternoon at 6 30
! o'clock in celebration of the plighting
j of troth between Miss Annie Royal
! Hankins, of this city, and Mr. 'M. G.
j Saunders, of West Point. Va.
i The church was handsomely decor
'; ated by Mr. Will Rehder, the florist,
j who admirably sustained his enviable
reputation as an artistic decorator.
The pulpit and rostrum, and the arch
of the organ alcove were adorned with
a variety of" palms and other decora
tive plants tastefully blended. Smiiax
was gracefully draped about the v side
doors and mingled with the other
decorations.
The wedding marches were played
by Miss Fannie Corbett and Mrs. Mai
tie L. Chasten.
The bridal party entered the church
by the west aisle. The ribbon boy
and girl, Master J. A. Corbett, Jr., of
Wilson, and Miss Mable Craft, of this
city, led the approach to tho altar.
They were followed by the ushers,
Mr. Jas. Yates, Mr. Ed. Huggins, Mr.
J. J. Shepard and Mr. Guy Cardwell.
Miss tiydia Yates, as maid of hoaor.
came next preceding the bride who
advanced to the altar leaning on the
arm of her father Mr. W. M. Hank-
ins. -
The bride was charmingly attired in
a tan-colored tai?pr made travelling
suit with a mulberry hat to match.
She carried a lovely bouquet of brides
roses bound with white ribbon.
The costume of the maid of honor
was-drab poplin trimmed m white with
hat to match. Her flowers were pink
carnations tied with a bow of pink rib
bon.
Little Miss Craft, as ribbon girl, wore
a lovely white organdie dress, and
Master J. A. Craft, Jr. ia a white
flannel suit.
The ceremony was performed by the
pastor, Rev. A. P. Tyer. The ring
service was used.
Ihe bridal party retired from the
church by the east aisle apd drove to
ihe Front street depot where Mr. and
Mrs. Saunder3 boarded the 7 o'clock
,,..-.1.1 .1 a - -r . .
uuhiiuuuuu kj. i. iraia ior a
bridal tour. They, will visit Washing
ton, Norfolk, Baltimore and Rich
mond.
Tuesday night, at the residence, of
the bride's parents, a delightful recep
tion was tendered the bridal party and
a few intimate friends. The parlors
and dining apartment were decorated
in pink and whitethe wedding colors.
a delicious supper was served. A
collection of handsome wedding pres
ents were displayed in the rear parlor.
The bride is quite an attractive young
lady, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. nankins, of this city. And the
groom, Mr. W. G. Saunders, is a well-
known travelling salesman, represent
ing Messrs. Samuels & Co., wholesale
shoe dealers of Baltimore. Mr. and
Mrs. Saunders will be at home at the
residence of the bride's parents, No.
6U Ann street, about May 1st.
Mr. J. A. Corbett and his son, J. A.
oroett, Jr., of Wilson, attended the
marriage. Mr. Corbett is an uncle of
the bride. They are now the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Hankins, on Ann street.
flEETS IN W1LMINQT0N JUNE 24TH.'
Episcopal Convention of East Carolina Dio
cese in St. James' Church.
T:1 m.t ... .'
jjia.uop waison, with the concur
rence of the Standing Committee, has
decided that the annual convention of
the East Carolina Episcopal Diocese
will meet in this city with St. James'
Ohurch Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and bunday, June 25th, 26th, 27th and
28th, instead of at Kinston, N. C, as
previously arranged.
This change is made on account of
the reported prevalence of smallpox
in Kinston, and as sixty days' notice
is required to be given, the committee
and Bishop Watson thought it best to
announce the convention to be held
here. ' '
fnt. a -1 1 i ..
xuo eveni win onng quite a num
ber of ministers and laymen to the
city, as the diocese comprises a large
district and is one of the most impor
tant conventions of the church.
May Call Election Off.
it is understood that among the
matters to be discussed at a special
meeting of the Board of County Com
missioners, called to be held this after
noon at 3 o'clock, will be a proposi
tion to call off the election on the
bond issue for road improvement,
which is advertised to be held on the
first Tuesday in May, and to rely
for any special efforts that, may
be put forth along this line on
the general road law already in ope
ration, which allows the County
commissioners at their regular meet
ing on the first Monday in June to
levy a special tax for road improve
ment of not less than five ents nor
more than twenty-five cents on the'
hundred dollars worth of property
and not less than fifteen nor more
than seventy-five on the poll. It is
estimated that with a levy of ten cents
oh the poll about ten thousand dollars
can be secured for that purpose an
adequate amount, it is thought, for
every purpose.
GOVERNOR WILL REMAIN IN N. C.
Has No Idea of Going to New York to Prao
j tice Law.
The Raleigh Post of Sunday savs:
"The statement that Governor Russell
intends to locate in New York and en
gage in the practice pf law is untrue.
ims information comes from reliable
autnonty.
"The Governor will not resign,
neither will he leave the State."
WHEN TRAVELING
Whether on pleasure bent or business,
take on every trip a bottle of syrup of
Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and
effectually on the kidneys, liver, and
bowels, preventing fevers, headaches,
and other forms of sickness. HW b1a
in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Manufactured bvthe California
Fig Syrup Co. only.
THE SUPERIOR COURT
April Term Was Convened Yes
terday, E. W. Timberlake,
Judge Presiding. .
SEVERAL CASexONTINUED.
One Judgment and a Decree- Entered Yes
terday Three Trial Cases for To
dayRecess to 9.30 O'clock
This Morning. '
The April term of the New Hanover
Superior Court was convened yester
day morning by Judge E. W. Timber
lake, the court officers' being Rodolph
Duffy, Esq., solicitor; Col. Jno. D.
Taylor, clerk, and Mr. Walter G. Mac
Rae, high sheriff. The jury for this,
the first week of the term, is us fol
low3: D. H. Penton, Jordan ixon,
J. W. Strickland, J. H. Hewlett, F.
W. Mohr, G. W. Penny, H. C.
Wright, Jnu. J Forest, J. G. W.
Tienken, J. A B-uhjerand L. Griap
maa Quite a number of cases set for trial
for different dij's of" the term were
continued, the position of others oa
the calepdar was changed, and one
judgment and au order for sale were
entered. The judgment was for the
plaintiff in the sum of $100 ia the case
of J. M. Malpass vs. the Farmer's
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., and the
order for sale of property was in the
case of J.VD. Bellamy vs. W. A.
Howe.
Yesterday's calendar was disposed
of as follows.
American Exchange National Bant
vs. J. Davis, receiver, and National
Bank vs. J. Davis, receiver, set for
trial on Wednesday; Saxaphaw Lum
ber Co. vs. Aberdeen Lumber Co aud
Saxaphaw LumberCo vs. W. W.
Mills, set for trial on Wednesday. I.
Meares et al., receiver vs. W. G.
Whitehead and I. Meares et al. , re
ceiver, vs. W. A. Whitehead & Son,
set for trial on Wednesday. ,
The following cases were continued
until the next term of the court."
Mella H. Hullen vs. City of Wil
mington ; Roberts and Hoge vs. G. T.
Bland ; W. E. Worth & Co. ys. T. J.
Ferguson & Co.; W. A. Parris vs. T.
J. Furoruson ; J. L. Boatwright & Co
vs T. J. Ferguson & Co. ; S. W. San
ders & Co vs. T. J. Ferguson & Co.
Giles Cannon vs. T- J. Ferguson &
ax. ;.A G Kicaud,- receiver, vs. W.
H. Chadbourn eta!.; J. R. Turrentine
vs. City of Wilmington; Sterling
Cycle Works vs. M. P. Taylor, Jr. et
al. ; Armour Packing Co. vs, Iredell
Jtteares; K. W. Hicks vs. J. R. Turren
tine esc uo. ; W. B.. Slade vs. Trustees
or fcnilofc Baptist Church Llovd n
McCoy vs. Carolina Central R. R. Co,
The case of Price McDuffie vs.
Powers, Gibbs & Co. was set for trial
on next Monday, and that of Virginia
Carolina Chemical Co. vs. J. P. Ker-
veh for trial on Friday of this week.
m. ....
ine following cases are on the trial
calendar for to-day: J. R. Stross, Esq.,
vs. Uity of Wilmington; The Butter-
wick Pub. Co. vs. C. W. Polvogt Co.
and Monarch Cycle Manufacturing Co.
vs. M. P, Taylor, Jr., & Co.
xnere was no afternoon session of
the court yesterday. Recess was taken
until 9.30 o'clock tikis morning.
SHIPMENTS OP STRAWBERRIES.
Several Crates Shipped Prom Wilmington
and Points on W. & W. Yesterday.
Mr. J, H. Bostick writes the Stab
that four crates of strawberries were
shipped from Willard, in Pender
county, yesterday the first. of ttie
season from that point.
Mr. H. D. Beery,- local representa
tive at Warsaw of tho Biglow Fruit
Co.. Cleveland, Ohio, also writing
yesterday, says:
"The first strawberries to leave this
section for Cleveland, Ohio, were
shipped by express by J. C. Jones.
Rocky Point, Saturday, April 15th
iwo crates, wmcn were sold this morn
ing at 40 cents per quart. Our asnara
gus market this morning is from $3.50
to $4.50, according to quality. Lettuce
not wanted in our market."
Mr. W. A. Riach, who gathered
probably the first strawberries in East
ern North Carolina, shipped two
crates from his farm near the city yes
terday to Lord & Spencer, of Boston.
ROADS AND ROAD BUILDING.
Prof. Holmes, State Geologist, Discussed
Matter With Business Men Yesterday.
Prof. J. A. Holmes, the State geolo
gist, who came down from Chapel Hill
Saturday, spent most of the day yes
terday in looking over available ma
terial in the immediate neighborhood
of Wilmington that can be used for
road construction in the event the
voters of the county decide in favor of
the bond issue of $50,000, an election
upon which is to be held the first Tues
day in May. -
Yesterday afternoon at i o'clock he
met with a number of the business
men of the" city at the Produce Ex
change rooms and informally dis
cussed the result of his investigations
and the matter of road building in
general. Prof. Holmes is an interest
ing talker and his wide experience in
road construction in this and adjoin
ing States, has given him almost a na
tional reputation.
Yesterday morning he visited the
artesian well being drilled at Hilton by
the Clarendon Water Works Co., and
made geological examinations of the
stratas of earth and rock, through
which the well is being sunk. He
also took the temperature of the earth
and rock at the bottom of the well,
which has now reached a depth of
about J, 165 feet.
QUARTERLY MEETINGS.
Wilmington District Second Round (in
Part)
Carver's Creek, at Carver's Creek, April 28-23
Bladen, at Center, April
Elizabeth, at Purdle's, April 80, Hay 1.
Wilmington, Bladen Street, Hay 3.
Wilmtnarton. Market Street. Mit a
Clinton, at Eeener's, Hay 6-7.
Onalrrar af flwanohnm Uo.io , .
Jacksonville and Klchlands, at Haw Branch!
Hay 16. '
Jtenanaviiie circuit, at Charity, May 20-21
Scott's HUl, at Prospect, May 27.
Wilmington, Grace. May 28-29:
5 ifoti You Have Always Bought
Bears the -"
THE ELLIOTT-GREEN
WEDDING IN FAYETTEVILLE
Marriage Ceremonials of Unusual Beauty.
The Bridal Party Wedding Break
fast by the Groom-Elect..
The marriage of Mr. George' Blow
Elliott, son of Mr. Warren Q, Elliott,
i, of this city, and Miss Mabel lEllery
' Green, daughter of Col. Wharton J.
i. Green, of Fayetteville, was brilliantly
I celebrated yesterday afternoon at 3
f o'clock in St. John's Episcopal Church,
i
i
Fayetteville, the rector, Rev.
Hughee, officiating
I. W.
The church decorations were of
j unusually beautiful and elaborate de
I sign, and a large company of j people
assembled, despite the fearful weather
; conditions, to witness the service.
! The bridal party consisted of Miss
Addie Riddick, of Raleigh, niaid of
S boner; and Miss Mardeta Elliott, Miss
i Eliza Elliott, of Wilmington, and
f Miss Sadie Jones, of New Yorkj brides
! maids; Mr. Charles Elliott, brother of
the. groom, best man;' Master Pem
broke. Jones, JiV, of New York!, page.
(Jsbevs Mr. D.- R. Vail, of
New York; Mr. W. G. Fergmson. of
Richmoud; Mr. J. S. Bryan, of Rich
mond; Mr. Milton Elliott, of Wil
mington ; Mr. J. A. Huske, of Fayetteville,-
and Mr. R. S. French, of
Charleston. ... ' 1
The richly dressed and distinguished
bridal party gathered about the altar
duriegthe marriage service, combined
with the handsome decorations, in the
presentation of quite a magnificent
wedding: scene.
Immediately after the marriage the
bridal party drove to the depot, and
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott left midst a per
fect sho wer of rice and bridal bouquets
for a tour of Southern cities, j
In addition to the elegant recaption
to the bride at '-Tokay," the residence
of Col. Gjreen. Tuesday night, as noted
in yesterjlay's Star, Mr. George B.
Elliott, the groom elect, on yesterday
morning gave an elaborate wedding
breakfasticomplimentary. to the bride
elect at iiaFavette hotel. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. I Elliott,
parents of thegroom, and oflhers of
the party from Wilmington, who at
tended the wedding, returned last
night on a.spscial traiti which went
over ihe Seacoast road to Mr. Elliott's
residence on Wrightsville sound.
Members of the party were: j
Misses M. and E. P.-Elliott, Mr.
Cnas. Elliott, Mr. Milton Elliott, Mr.
A. B. Elliott, Mrs. W. A. Dick, Mrs.
Wallace Carmichael, Miss Sue Cum
ming and Mr. R. a French. ;
A PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
ffiiss Jans E. Fredrlcks United in Mar
riage to Mr. J. B. King Last Night.
Miss Jane Ellen Fredricks land Mr.
John Bascom King, of the firm of J.
B. and J. C. King, were happily mar
ried last night at 8.30. o'clock at the
home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Jane
t redncks, No. 410 South Fifth street.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Jno. H. Hall, of Fifth Street M. E.
Church,
The residence was prettily decorated
and quite a company of relatives and
friends assembled to witness the cere
mony. The bridal party was as fol
lows: Miss Bunting Fredricks x with
Mr. T. O. Brown, of Hull, Fla. ; Miss
Lucile Fredricks with Mr. T. B. King,
of Carthao'ft hrrtHj. rt thai
e- f v. .uki 6iuviuk
Miss Flone King 'with Mrj Claude
Fredricks; Miss Hattie Fox with Mr.
J. C. King. . j
After the ceremony the bridal party
and other invited guests repaired to
the home of the groom, where a re
ception was held. ' i
Mr. and Mrs. King are at home at
No. 622 Dock street. I
THE ROAD QUESTION CONSIDERED.
County Commissioners Thought It Best to
Hold Election As Originally Ordered.
Action with reference tol calling
off the election on the bond issue was
taken by the Board of County Com
missioners at' the special meeting held
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
considering this matter.
The Board met at 3 o'clock, all mem
bers being present except Commis
sioner Alexander, who was unable to
get to the city on aqcount, of the
weather. i
Ihe matter was fully discussed by
those present for more than an hour.
and the question of calling off the
election carefully weighed in all its
phases. It was decided, however, that
as the books for registration had been
open for some time, the election adver
tised, etc., it would be best to pursue
the original purpose and hold the elec
tion on May 2nd. j
Ti. 1 J
h was aiso aeciaea as an economic
measure to have only one poljL holder
for the election the registrars now
acting to serve in this capacity as well
as to also perform the duties of inspec
tors and other election officers named
in the act.
The Vote Required.
In answer to several inquiries the
Star will state that it will require a
majority oi me quannea voters (which
means, the registered voters) of New
Nanover county to carry the bond
issue. That is to say, the advocates
of the bonds must actual lv to11
majority of .the vote. It 13 differenite
t
with those who onnose the hnnrfs
They may vote or thev mav not imt
and the effect is the same..1 A vol a
not cast is just as irood as a:vota cast
against the bonds. Manv voters are.
under the impression that a maioritv
wine votes acnuaiiy pouea would be
r i.i i . ... . -f
duiuwouii w auwunin UID OUUU 1SSU6.
xms is a mistake.
Relief In six Hour.
Distressing Kidney and Blaldder dis
eases relieved in six hours by "New
Great South American TTiHn-ir
xi. iaa roai surprise on account oi its
exceeding promptness in rl
in bladder, kidneys and back; in male
or female. Believes retension. of water
almost immediately. If you want
Market streets.
Bwn the
Bignatue
'Itf Kind Yoa Haw Always Bough! .
9f
quick renei ana cure this is the remedy.
Sold by R. R. Bsllamt, Druggist,
Wilmington. N. .' ' . corner KVont
THE YORKTOWN'S
MISSING MEN.
It Is Not Known Whether They
Were Killed in the Ambus
cade or Captured.
OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL.
Every Elforf Will be Made to Rescue Lieut.
Gilmore and His Men If Alive Skir- .
mishing Near Malolos Advices
Received from Gen. Oti?.
Dy Telegraph to the Morning star.
Washington, April 19. The Navy
Department haying requested a cor
rectiOn of the portions of Admiral
Dewey's dispatch of yesterday which
were not decipherable, to-dayis able to
furnish the full text! of the di&patch,
which is as follows: j
"TheYorktown visited Baler, Lu
zon e ist coast of Luizon, P I . April
11th, fbr the purpose of rescuing and
bringing away Spanish forces consist
ing of eighty soldiers, three officers,
and two priests., which were surround
ed by 400 insurgents; some of tho in
surgents armed with Mauser rifles as
reported by natives. I
"Lieutenant J. C. Gilmoro, after
making an examination of the mouth
of the?river in an armed boat, was
ambushed, fired upon and captured.
Fate unknown, as insurgents refused
to communicate afterward."
Officials are Hopeful.
The officials of the Navy Depart
ment are confident that such of tue
men of the Yorktown as escaned be
ing killed outright in the first ambus-
cado will be well treated by the insur
gents, some time; ago the War De
cartment made in on irv an in fJi num.
ber of American prisoners held by the
Filipinos. In reply General Otis re
ferred to two such soldiers, and said
that they were being fairly treated
by the insurgents, he supplying funds
to oeiray the cost of their food.
Ihe reports made to the Navy
Department by Paymaster Wilcox,
one of Dewy's officers, who made a trip
it- 1 1 m-r -
across me isiana oi Liuzon from Ma
nila to the north coast, described the
condition of the Spanish officials who
were the prisoners of the insurgents,
as very comiortaDie. la many cases
ue siiiu, tue oinciaii were on iv nomi
nally i confinement, beiug allowed
the liberty of the towns.
Ihe othcials are hopeful that Gil
more and his men who survived -the
ambuscade will some day regain their
noerty. i
xne department has sent no instruc
tions to Admiral Dewey as "to the
course he shall pursue, believing that
he is fully competent to deal with the
situation and resting secure in the
assurance that he will spare no efforts
to rescue (jUlmore and his men if they
are suve. j
.Another Account,
Manila, April 19', 4:35 P.. M. Ad
miral Dewey has been notified of the
strange disappearance of Lieutenant
J . C Gilmore and i fourteen members
of the crew of the united States gun
boat Yorktown. On Saturday last
the Ycrktown anchored off Baler, on
ine east coast or the island of Luzon,
and about two hundred miles from
here, where there was a Spanish car-
rison of about 50 men. which had been
aeienomg itself against several hun
dred if Hipinos for months nast.
Lieutenant Gilmore. Ensie-n Stand-
ley and a boat's crew were sent nn the
river from Baler bay to communicate
with the Spaniards,! the town of Baler
Demg situated some distance inland.
Ensign Standley. who landed at the
mouth of the river, reports that he
heard three volleys, a bue-16 call and
cheers from up the river, but that the
automatic gun, which was part of the
equipment of the boat, was not heard
firing. Standley, later, paddled to the
Yorktown in a canoe. A search was
made for the Yorktown's boat and her
crew, but no trace of them was found
and the Yorktown sailed for Iloilo,
from which place her commander
cahied to Admiral Dewey his theories
tnat the Filipinos had captured or
sunk the boat, or that the Spaniards
nan rescued the American party.
Skirmishing; Near Malolos.
A scouting party of?Americantroons
A J 1 I t mm . . . r
io-uay lounn a reoei skirmish line
more than a mile long east of Malolos.
A P T T . n . ,
a. suaru xusiiaae ioi lowed rtnr nn
losses were sustained.
Brigadier General Charles Kino- whn
has been taken suddenly ill and who is
unable to continue in Command of his
brigade, has been relieved of further
duty and has been ordered to return
to the United States on the first trans
port sailing from here for home.
A Dispatch Prom Otis.
WASHINGTON. Annl 19. -The follow.
ing cable has been received from Gen
eral utis : i
"Manila, Anril ,19. General T.aw-
ton returned from i the Lake eountrv
on the 17th inst., bnngino-cantured ves
sels, insurgents are much scattered ;
retreat before our forces; await oppor
tunity to attack detachments. Rette
class of people tired of war: desire
T71 1 , . , . .
iKsauo. nuBiuy uuuu nopes on return of
our volunteers to the United States.
Its army is much! demoralized. nni
loss by desertions and death large. Will
proDamy prosecute; guerrilla warfare,
looting and burninsr eountrv whih ia
occupied. Health and snirits of trnnna
good. Volunteers'! return will com
mence about May 5th. Will rendec
wining service until return transports1
avaiiaoie. nimDarKauon will continue;
iiu-ougn d une anu J uiy. Keports from
Visayan islands continue -very encour
aging, mier-isiana commerce heavy:
vuaiums receipts increasing.
No Call for Volunteers.
Washington, April 19. A confer
ence held at the White House to dav I
U4- . T !1. l. . . V I
between the President,' Secretary Al
ger, becretary Lang and Adiutant
General Cor bin, resulted in the con
firmation of the orisrinal decisirm nf
the administration to refrain at pres
ent from availing itself of the author
ization conferred by Congress to or
ganize a volunteer army of 35,000 sol-
uiers m auuiuon io me present regu
lar army. -
General Otis' latest cableeram de-
scriptive of the conditions in the Phil
ippines was carefully considered, and
it was concluded to accent hia
of the military needs of the case, so
that as he has already indicated that
his. present army is sufficient for the
purpose he has in view, the decision is
tantamount to a resolve to avoid re
course to the additional volunteers.
Tbe Force ia the Philippines.
A cablegram was sent t.n aATi.i
Otis, however, called by the necessity
for withdrawine the State
irom ine fhiiippinesf again asking
him whether he would need
m At .,5 .
after he has received the reinforce
ments now on the way to Manila or
under orders to embark as soon as
transportation can 1 be secured. Otis
now has a force believed in
about 22,000 effective men. Secretary
Alger informed him that the troops
now on the way and to be ordered
there, would trive I him an nrm-o- nf
about 30.000 men. after allowi n er fnw
the return of the ! StatP n-nlim
This is believed at the War Depart!
ment to meet all of the needs of th
Summer season.
Troops From Porto Rico.
IUs intended to withdraw one reoi
ment from Porto Rico and to bend
three regiments to the Philippines as
soon as they can be equipped aud
transported there, though it is not be
lieved that they will reach Manila for
two or three months. It is also stated
that the conditions in Cuba are such
that lit is quite probable some troop
can bjj withdrawn from that island for
service in the Philippines.
The matter of returning the volun
teers was also discussed. The depart
ment is arranging for their return to
the United States as soon as the neces
sary transportation can" be -secured
To Gen. Otis has been left the seltc
tion of the organizations to be seia
home first, and it is expected that )
will follow the plan he has oullim il . f
relieving first the men who have ix a
longest in the Philippines.
FLORIDA'S SENATOR.
Taliaferro Elected On First Joint Bali t
of the Legislature!
By Telegraph to ihe Moraine: t
Tallahassee, April i 9 -The So; i
torial contest ia Florida was t-nded ; .
day vvjien the first
j )iiit la:l.i !,
takMi if. trr Jfgi;lr.urt'
received fifty uirie vots
and Call six ti.Mv i;
TV! id'.. .- .,
iWohi.-.y
requisite for au e tctson. Hi. Talia
ferro was iTCorted to the chair sniid
wave ol enthusiasm and briefly it
turned thanks for the honor accoiiU i
him. Mr Taliaferro, the newli
elected Senator, was born at Oar...".
Court House, in the State of Virri,ira
September 30th, 1847, where he'spet.t
most of 'his boyhood days. He served
gallantly as a private in the Con fi d
erate army. . - '
After the war he moved to Jack sou
vilJe, Fla., and engaged in the low
ering and saw mill business In 1S7I
he married Miss Lessie Hardy of Nor
folk, Va., and to them have been born
two daughters.
Mr. Taliaferro has been and i& now
counectcd with a number of large
commercial enterprises. He is presi
dent of the First National Bank (1f
votes i:c-j!
j.ciiipa, auu vipe -presiaeni oi ine lead
ing wholesale grocery house in .Flor
ida. He has never been a candidate
for office before. He has been an
untiriDg worker in th Democratic
ranks. . He served for 1
chairman of the State Democratic ex
ecutive' committee. He . has, always
been considered one of the party lead
ers in Florida. He is now a menn.H,.
of the State board of health.' 'In i.ri-
vate life, he is clean and unricht Tn
disposition he is firm and just. In
policy he is conservative and -broad
minded without the slightesc tendency
to play before the oeonle the rol of
demagogue; honest, truthful, frank
and practical. ' "
SPEAKER TH0S. B. REED.
Probability That the U. S. House of Rep
resentatives Will be Rid cf His
Presence.
By Telegraph to the Mornlns: str:
New' York, April 19. It is an
nounced here that Speaker Thomas li
Reed has accepted the offer to beeo,-
T- i P i l 1 r m s. .
Thacher & Barnum, in this citv. It is
understood that Mr. Reed, will resign
his seat in Cons-ress and removeto
New York. The statement has he.i
made that Mr. Reed has. been guaran
teed a yearly income of $50,000. Be
fore settling dpwn here Mr. Keed will
make a protracted visit to Europe.
The Mail and Exnress savs that Mr.
Barnum, of the law firm, said that
Mr. Reed had already practicallv be
come a member of the firm, but would
not enter actively upon his new dutiVs.
until after ho had taken a brief vaca
tion in Europe. .
When asked if he would tender hi3
resignation to the House. Mr. Reed
said : "I wpuld rather not talk on that
subject; in fact, I haver-Hot given: the
matter any consideration as yet."
Utica, N. Y April 19. Congress
man James S. Sherman was told to
day that Speaker Reed had decided to
Sractice law in New York. He
eard the news with evident pleasure.
"If that is true," he said, 'I-am a can
didate for the Speakership."
EX-SENATOR. QUAY'S TRIAL.
Prosecution Closed Its Case and
Court
Adjourned for the Day.
' By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Philadelphia. Pa.. Anril 19. Un
expectedly to almost every person in
terested, the prosecution in the trial of
ex-U. Senator Quay for conspiracv
closed its case to-dav after nine Hair's
full of4 argument, clashes of counsel
and testimony largely of an expert
natureiy The end came at 2 o'clock!
just one hour before the usual hour
of adjournment, and after a brief con
sultation among counsel for the de
fence and Judge Biddle the latter ad
journed court until to -morrow in nr-
der that Mr. Quay's lawyers might
have time to consider what steps they
shall take with respect to the presen
tation of their side. It was stated that
the question of entering i
the prosecution's evidence or proceed
ings with the taking of testimony will
be decided by the defence's counsel to
night. THE SPANISH NAVY.
There is No Present Likelihood nf
Us
Reconstitute.
By Cable to the Morning star.
London, April 20. The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says':
There is no present likelihood of the
reconstitution of the navy. The ordi
nary estimates will be presented to
the new Cortes, and if the country's
finances are found to permit, snnn'le-
mental estimates will follow, the funds
kl,(k. Intl.. 1. 1 j , ?
raised by the latter to be devoted first
to the iniprovement of coast defence.
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they cannot reach the seat of the dis
ease. Catarrh is a blood or constitu
tional disease, and in order to cure it'
you must take internal remedies.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internnll v.
and acts directly on the blood and mu
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is not a quack medicine. It was pre
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this country for years, ana is a regular
prescription. It is copmosed of the best
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
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Proof of the pudding lies In the eating
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