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Editor and Proprietor.
WILMINGTON, N..C
Friday,
r - April 281899.
POST MORTEM DENUNCIATION.
Whatever opinion may be as to
the justification of lynch law, lynch
ing will continue while the crimes
that provoke them continue to be
perpetrated, but there is no one
who was not carried away by the
craze which took possession of that
Georgia mob who will approve of an
attempt to justify the barbarous
cruelty with which the black fiend
Hose was punished for hi3 atrocious
crimes. The provocation was great,
.but the retribution wa3 awful, and
in its extreme and deliberate cru
elty is a shocking illustration of. how
faint is the line between the savage
"and he civilized man, when the
passions and rage of tho civilized
man are fully aroused.
It is easy to sit down at a distance
and in cool blood view, criticise and
condemn the actip"hs of men goaded
to madness, aud feeling the safety
of their homea 'and loved ones -in
peril, but "put yourself in his
place',' and you may see a different
picture. .
Ilose deserved death, ho had for
feited his life, which was taken, and
whilo many regret that it was not
left to the law to tako it in due
course, all deplore for the sake of our
common humanity, that the taking
off is made so shockingly memorable
by the insane savagery that charac
terized it.
There has already been a good deal
of post mortem denunciation by
people who do and whodo not un
derstand the situationin the section
where this horrid tragedy occurred,
.'and there will be more of it, but it
will all amount to nothing. It
would be muchbetter if the people
who denounce lynchings would set
themselves to devising some-way of
preventing the crimes that provoke
them. Some of the ministers who
are so loud in their denunciation,
might find' inviting, fields for mis
sionary work in the sections where
the lynchings mostly occur.
AN APPEAL, WITH A STRING
TO IT.
Ever since the complications with
Spain, growing out of the Cuban
question, began the, representative
men of Great Britain and the masses
of the British people have shown
sympathy with this count jy "and on
several occasions displayed it in
. various ways. The English papers
have been almost as American as the
American papers, so much so that
some French editor whose sympa
thies were with Spain, as the sym
pathies of most French editors were,
solemnly asserted that this country
spent $100,000,000 in securing the
support and influence of - English
papers. This is a wild statement,
without a particle of foundation, to(
rest upon, but it is not an altogether
unreasonable statement from a
French standpoint, because the only
way this French editor could ac
count for the zealous interest the
English papers took in the success
of this country was that they must
have been paid for it and well paid.
They were not paid but they
were working with a motive which
-was not, altogether devoid of selfish
ness. In consideration of the in
terest they took in : this country
during the Spanish war, they think'
they have won the right to advise it
as to the course it should pursue in
dealing with its new acquisitions,
and they are no way backward
. about doing it; an illustration of
which is given in " the following
which appeared in the London Daily
Mail ot the 19th inst., under the
heading "Dare America Retreat?"
It says:
"weaonot believe for an instant
tnat tne wistful prophecies of France.
Uermany and Italy will be verified
auu taat America win retire, van
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quished and humiliated, from the
Philippines.
"The task before her is not an easy
one. The subjugation of a tropical
land, whose inhabitants are nvnn-
tomed to jungle warfare and where
disease and fever are rife, is not to h
accomplished in a few weeks and with
small loss of life.
.Great Britain on this point can speak
feelingly, for fourteen years ago Bhe
embarked on the same work of civili
zation in Upper Burmah. For the first
twoor tnree years it seemed hopeless
ever to expect that that net worWof
-malarious forests and hills would be
cleared of rebels and peace estab-
lisnea.
Many were the cloomv nroennnti.
cations indulged in; but today; when
-we iook uacK upon that era of in
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giuriuua ujjnung, u seems like- an
uneasy "dream -but for the British
graves that dot the hillsides and
river banks. To-day the country
is peaceful and prosperous; trade
develops, revenue increase, railroads
multiply.
"What the Anglo-Saxon has done
in Burmah will he shrink from doing
in the Philippines? Not for an instant
do we believe it. A splendid nation
of seventy mjllion souls is not to be
beaten and humiliated by a handful
of ill armed semi-barbarians. Pluck
and doggedness will triumph in the
end.. No true hearted American can
raise his Voice to recall the trops or to
refuse reinforcements. It would be
cowardice, and Continental nations
would never cease to sneer.
"The conquest of Spain by America
has undoubtedly created a feeling of
jealousy and perhaps alarm on the
Continent of Europe. Nothing would
cause greater delight than for the Fill
pinos to avenge Spain. But the idea
u absurd. For the country that in the
cause of humanity and civilization
bravely entered into a naval war with
a European Power to retreat before ill
armed-bands of Asiatic half-breeds
would be too preposterous.
"Having nobly taken up the white
man's burden, America will not turn
back, however great the sacrifice de-
manded of her " '
These are appeals to American .
national and martial pride, which,
but poorly conceal the motive that
inspires them, which is to egg this
country on to war , upon the Fili
pinos, and take to forcible possession
of and perpetually hold their terri
tory. The man who wrote the
article quoted, realized the fact that
there is a wide divergence of senti
ment among the American people as
to what our policy should be in the
Philippines, and fearing that this
decision of sentiment might result
in some sort of understanding with
the Filipinos by which this country
would lose its grip upon them he
makes this appeal to encourage,
active, aggressive operations and a
determined purpose to conquer al
though he concedes that it will bo a
hard, loDg struggle, and costly, both
in life and treasure.
This pleading has an ulterior mo
tive, "a string to it," as the popular
phrase goes. It is but following up
the programme that English leaders
have been planning for some time,
which is to get this country mate-'
rially interested in the Eastern hem
isphere, which would make it inter
ested in European politics and ultimately-an
ally of Great Britain in
her schemes of expansion on that
side of the globe.
If we were to pull out of the Phil
ippines and leave the Filipinos to
work out their destiny in their own
way, the only interest we would
then have on that side of the globe
would bo to sell its people as much
of our commercial commodities as
we could. That's all the interest
we would have on that side of the
earth, and the land-grabbers among
the European nations, among which
Great Britain stands at the front,
might go on with their plotting and
counter-plotting indefinitely with
out our becoming mixed up in it in
any way. Then there would be no
occasion for closer relations with
Great Britain," or for an alliance
'actual or virtual.
We do not need Great Britain's
warships to help us fight battles on
this side or to protect our coasts on
either ocean, but if we become in
volved in Eastern-politics, and be
come a large real estate owner over
there, with theseislands to protect,
there is no telling when we might
find need for the support of
British warships. The Britons know
this; they need an ally to help them
carry the burden they have taken
upon themselves, and the only ally
they can find in this wide world
upon which they could place any re
liance is this country, whose people
have more in common with the Eng
lish people than any other people in
the world. They know that, and
hence are using the Philippines, and
making these appeals to American
vanity, "national and martial pride to
further their own schemes by getting
us completely entangled ' in the
meshes and thus make the alliance
they are anxious for a necessity.
A DAISY SCHEME. .
A "Washington dispatch informs
us that the Cabinet will probably
soon seriously consider a suggestion
to utilize negro soldiers in bringing
peace to the Philippines. The sug
gestion -is to make use of them in
the fighting that it may be necessary
to do there, one of the reasons in
support of this programme being
that about one third of the popula
tion of the islands are of African
blood, of the same lineage as the
negro in this country. Being origi
nally of the same stock it is thought
there would be little trouble in the
matter of "assimilating" and that
the natives woul be absorbed, as it
were, by the delegations from this
country.
Some friend of the colored race
about half a century ago struck on
the idea of the negro Republic of
Liberia! as a solution of the slavery
problem. If this scheme be car
ried out it will pan out substan
tially about as the' Republic of
Liberia did the native will absorb
the new comer and the result will
be more Filipinos and fewer Ameri
can darkeys.
But the scheme is a good one for
all thatvand they might give it
trial. At the war is to be continued
against those people who are fight
ing for self-rule against us as they
fought against the Spaniards, when
we commended their patriotism .and
applauded their pluck, then let it be
done by soldiers who come as near
the race of those they fight as pos
sible, and who may have fewer
scruples against that kind of fight
ing and less history of ancestors to
rebuke it than white Americans
have. Negro soldiers (regulars,
commanded by white officers) faced
the racket pretty well in Cuba, and
they might be put to a further test
m the Philippines, if the affair there
has to be fought to a finish. But as
"assiinilators'? we do not think they
will prove a success, at least, not to
the extent of Americanizing the
Philippine Africans.
; Proof of the pudding lies In the eating
of It ,- Proof of ROBERTS' TASTELESS
CHUL TONIC lies In the taking of It.
OUST WOTHIHO U It falls to cure. 25
cents per bottle if It cures. Sold strictly
on its merits hv
EOBKET E. BELLAMY, V
mar241y Wholesale and Retail Druggist.
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Benth sftte Kind Yon Haw Always Bought
Signature
HARD FIGHTING. '
The reports of the advance of our
troops in the Philippines m Calum
pit, where Aguinaldo is reported to
have made his headquarters, snow
that victories are not won over tho
"rebels" without hard fighting and
much hardship for our men. They
show, too, that the enemy is not to be
despised, for it is admitted that they
fight stubbornly and bravely not
only under cover of the jungle, but
in the open and that they even
stand courageously against our artil
lery. The reports show' also, that
the Filipinos are improving in their
methods, learning new tactics, catch
ing on to American manoeuvres, and
are improving in their marksman
ship, as a proof of which several of.
the soldiers killed in the advance on
Calumpit were shot through the
head. The casualties in killed and
wounded were also proportionately
greater that in previous fighting.
This means that while our armies
are penetrating into the country and
driving the Filipinos further back
they are teaching them how to fight,
and it seems that they already have
men who are teaching them ho w to
construct entrenchments. When ar
tillery is brought to bear on these en
trenchments and rapid-fire guns open
on the men behind them, of course
they have to get out, but if they
had artillery with which to meet
artillery then the taking of these
entrenchments might bo a different
matter.
Of course our troops will advance,
take the places they attack and drive
the enemy out; but what is really
gained by all this, save that some
Filipinos are killed? They can spare
these, and .move to another posi
tion, where the lighting must be re
newed. If there were men enough
to garrison and hold the ground
won then there might be some sub
stantial gain, but as it' is without
this it is simply fighting to kill Fili
pinos and sacrifice American, lives'
that is all. At the -end of a cam
paign, we are really no further ad
vanced than at the beginning.
TWAS BRUMBY'S SUGGESTION.
T. B. Brumby, of Georgia, is
Admiral Dewey's Flag Lieutenant,
and one of whom he is very proud.
One . of Dewey's characteristics is
hat he is not only willing, but al
ways anxious to give credit to those
who fight -under him, and enjoys
seeing them wear the laurels won in
the time or duty. This is one of
the reasons why ' he is the idol of
his men, and ;why they cheerfully
follow where he leads or go ' where
he orders. s-
There was a squabblejas to who
was entitled to the honor of destroy
ing Cervera's fleet, but'ihere has been
no squabble as to who is entitled to
the glory of destroying Montejo's
fleet. That glory is given to Dewey,
but he does not claim it all and
freely divides the honor with those
who helped him win that victory.
And now Lieutenant Brnmby comes
in for his share. This is the story
as told by E. W. Hardin in the
Chicago Tribune. ;
'To day (April 18th) is the anniver
sary of the conference in Hong Kong,
at which it was finally decided to en
gage the enemy, as was done on Sun
day, May 1st, providing the Spanish
fleet was found at Cavite or in Subig
bay. April latn ot last year fell on
Tuesday, and during the forenoon of
that day there was a conference be
tween the admiral and his command
ing officers in the admiral's cabin of the
Olympia. A'
r rom tne reports which had been
received from Manila it was believed
Admiral Montejo would choose one of
twb places for an engagement. It
was expected he would keep his ships
eitner under tne protection of the forts
which lined the bay at Manila and at
uavite, or tnat his fleet would go to
Subig bay, forty miles to the north of
(Jorregidor, and there await the com
ing of the Americans.
' In the disposition of mans of nro
Daoie aiiacK,. Admiral Dewey sug
gested forming his shins in line and
going in bows-on to fight the Spaniards
li tney were found at. either of the
places named. His planlwas to go at
them at close range, and to fight with
every gun that could be trained upon
ineir snips ana ioris.
"Mr. Brumby suggested keeping
our snips unaer way and passing in
front or the Spaniards, firing broad
sides and turning, so as to bring the
oiner guns or tne snips into action.
This was the plan finally agreed upon
and earned into ettect with such sue
cess. The desire of Admiral Dewey to'
give full credit to those who deserved
it caused him to discuss this matter
1 mm it x -n- a
rreeiy aiter tne victory, tie told me
personally of the suggestion Mr.
Brumby made and of its adoption."
Admiral Dewey is to be congratu
lated on having such a Lieutenant,
and the Lieutenant an having such
a Commander, and the country on
having both of them.
A few days ago, a Hollander, liv
ing in Cooke county, 111., under the
hallucination that the Lord was put
ting him to the Abrahamic test, cut
the throat of his 5-year-old son.- The
man was crazy, had'been talking for
some time about making a human
sacrifice, and yet it never occurred to
any one that he should be put un
der restraint until he had cut the
throat of his child. He will now
probably be sent to a lunatic asylum.
Mr., x. Jetterson, concerning
whom there is a good deal of j.lk
'these days,was not an editor but
he knew a good thing when he saw
it. In speaking of newspapers he
once said if he had to decide be
tween a government without news
papers or newspapers without a
government, he would (take the
newspapers every time. 1 And yet
there are some people who never
take newspapers.
It is said that 10,000 out of the
240,000 women domestic servants in
London are always on the pad.
THE STRAWBERRY
SHIPMENTS YESTERDAY.
Not So Heavy As Expected Aboit 3,500
Crates by Express and C.F.T. Cars.
First Oreen Peas. .
Strawberry shipments from1 this city
and section were not as large yester
day as was expected,, the shortage
being due largely to the rather cold
rain which interfered both'with'the
ripening, and gathering of the ber
ries. However, both, the Southern
Express and O. F. T.Vpecial trains
went up the W. & W. road ac
cording to the announcement made
in yesterday's Star. The Express Co.
sent out seven extra cars and handled
upwards of . 2,000 crates' and the
C. F. T. Company shipped about 1,200
crates. Four refrigerator cars were
used and a quantity was also shipped
by open freight.
Manager C. W. Woodward; of the
C. F. T., Co. returned from a trip
ud the W. & W. road last
night and told a Stab reporter -that
the rain yesterday afternoon extended
as far as Mount Olive and will prove
a further check to berry shipments.
A severe fall of hail at several points
along the road also caused considerable
dama'sre to berries as well as other
crops. He could, however, form no
idea as to the extent of the damage
sustained by the truckers -
A Star reporter was informed by a
gentleman from Rocky Point last
night 4hat considerable damage was
done to the strawberry crop at tnat
place by the hail storm which he said
extended to Faison and Mount Olive.
So far as could be ascertained there is
no damage to truck at Wallace, or
Burgaw.
Green Peas Shipped.
Mr. Ed. Taylor, of the firm of Brooks
& Taylor, Wilmington, made the first
shipment of green peas from Sjuth
nort yesterday. Seven baskets were
sent on consignment to Messrs. J." H.
& E. H. Frost of New York.
FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.
L. W. Carter, a Horse Dealer of Wilmiog
too, Taken Into Custody Yesterday on
a Warrant From Lumberton.
Mr. L. W. Carter, a live stock deal
er, doing business at the stables ia the
rear of Mr. A S. Winstead's confec
tionery store, on Second street, "was
taken into custody by Sheriff MacRae
yesterday afternoon on a warrant
from Justice J. A; McAllister, of
Lumberton, charging him with the
embezzlement of $502 from Messrs.
W. I. Linkhaw & Co., liverymen and
dealers in horses and mules, of that
town. Mr. Frank Gough, a member
of the firm of Messrs. Linkhaw & Co.,
was in the citv yesterday to push the
case.
Hon. Jno. D. Bellamywas employed
as counsel for the prosecution and
Herbert McClammy, Esq., is retained
bv Mr. Carter.
The preliminary investigation will
take place at Lumberton to-morrow,
and Mr. Carter, with his. attorney, will
leave on the S. A L. train this after
noon to be present.
It appears that Messrs. Linkhaw &
Co. claim that Carter procured a num
ber of horses and mules from the
firm, promising to make proper re
turns for the same when sold, which,
it is alleged, Carter failed to do and is
at present indebted to the firm to the
amount stated.
Mr. Carterton the contrary, claims
that the stock in question was pur
chased outright from Messrs. Link
haw & Co., and that he is indebted
to them in a small amount on open
account only. .
Mr. Carter came to the city with his
family in December last from White
ville, in Columbus county, and is re
siding on Third street, between Prin
cess and Chesnut. He denies the
charges preferred, and says that the
whole affair has grown out of a mis
interpretation of the contract.
MARRIAGE AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.
Miss Frederick Wedded to Mr. T. 0.
Brown, of Florida, Yesterday.
In St, Paul's Episcopal Church yes
terday at 2.30 P. M. Miss Bunting
Frederick, of this city, was united in
marriage to Mr. Thos. 'G. Brown, late
of Wilmington, but now of Hull, Fla.
The rector, Kev. M. A. Barber, per
formed the ceremony in the presence
of a large gathering of relatives and
friends. The church was prettily
decorated and the wedding marches
were rendered by Mr. James Craft. Mr.
Claude Frederick gave the bride away.
The bride and groom accompanied by
quite a, party of friends, drove imme
diately after the ceremony to the
Front street depot where Mr. and Mrs.
Brown boarded the -3.45 southbound
train for Florida. They will spend
some time in Jacksonville, Fernandina
and St Augustine before going to their
future home in Hull where Mr. Brown
holds a responsible position with the
Peace River Phosphate Mining Co.
He is a f ormer WUmingtonian, having
held a position with Messrs. Holmes
and Watters.
Relief In Six Honrs.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved ui 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, kidneys and back, in male
or female. Relieves retension of water
almost immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure this is the remedy.
coia oy a. a. tsKLLAHT, Urugg
Wilmington, N. C, corner Front anc
Market streets. .
BRITISH
SYMPATHY.
Americans Congratulated Upon Their Vic
tory at Calumpit.
By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
London,, April 27. The Daily Mail
this morning congratulates the Ameri
cans upon their victory at Calumpit,
adding that their success is "narticu-
larly gratifying to Englishmen, who
alone appreciate the difficulties against
wiiu; u uur cousins nave contended.
"Talk about your wrestlers,"
he exclaimed, scornfullv. "Whv. the
banana skin, has more falls to its credit
tnanany of them." Chicaao Post.
WERE MARRIED IN TARBORO.
Miss Mary Terrell Wedded to Mr. Hiram
Sholar Are No v the Guests of i
Relatives Here. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Sholar arrived j
in tne cny on we ; w - iram .
yesterday evening, from Tarboro, -N.
C, where they were united in-
marriage yesterday morning. They
were accompanied by Miss Kate
Sholar and Mr. Will Pennington of
this city who were members of the
bridal party. i i
The marriage was at 10 o'clock in the
Tarboro M. E. Church. The cere
mony wa3 performed by Rev. H. P.
Anderson members of the bridal party
wereIiss Kate Sholar, of Wilming
ton, maid of honor; Mr. Will Penning
ton, of Wilmington, best man ; Misses.
Mary Bynum and Mary Porter, of
Taroboro, bridesoaaids; Messrs. Frank
Norman -and Robt. Cobb, of Norfolk,
groomsmen and Messrs. Will Porter
and Frank Martin ushers.
The bride, Miss Mary Terrell, was
becomingly attired in a travelling
costiim-j and carried brides roses.
The maid of honor and bridesmaids
were attired in white organdie, the
maid of honor carried calla lilies and
the bridesmaids lilies of the valley, f
The church was prettily decorated,
the prevailing colors being white and
green. ' The same colors; predominat
ed in'exquisite decorations at the home
of the bride's parents, where a wed
ding breakfast was served after the
marriage.
Mr. and Mrs' 'Sholar will spend
about ten days in the city, the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Sholar, on Fifth
street.
A GENTLEMANLY COMPANY.
Capt. Corbett's Compliment to
Co B,
First Regiment Boys.
Captain W. F. Corbett, one of the
popular coaductors on the Atlantic
Coast Line from Wilmington to Co
lumbia, was in charge of the- train
which carried the members of Com
pany B, First N. C. Regiment from
Savannah to Goldsboro Saturday after
they were mustered out. The train
left Savannah at 4 P. M. Saturday and
reached Goldsboro at 3:30 A. M. Sun
day, travelling a part of the distance
at about 60 miles an hour. Captain
Corbett says that of all the troops he
has handled in transportation, and he
has had them from many States of the
Union, even from the extreme West
and North, the First Regiment troops
are decidedly the most gentlemanly,
every man of them deporting him
self as a self-respecting man and sol
dier should. Captain Corbett had the
pleasure of witnessing the farewell
blanketing at the Savannah camps,
every soldier took his toss good natur
edly, even the officers, Col. Armfield
and all submitting to the ordeal with
out protest.
The Masonic Temple Corner-stone.
An important meeting of the com
mittee having in charge the prepara
tions for the Masonic Temple corner
stone laying ceremonies on May 18th
will be held Friday night. Arrange
ments for an elaborate programme are
beiug made. The Grand Ldge of
North Carolina has accepted an invi
tation to attend in a body. As pre
viously announced Col. Julian S. Carr
will deliver the oration. A movement
is on foot to secure special rate3 over
the railroads and hundreds of Masons
and others from neighboring cities are
expected'here on that day. The cere
monies will be at 4 P. M.
FAYETTEVILLE PRIMARIES.
Col.
w.
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S. Cook Nominated for Mayor.
No III Feeling.
Special Star Telegram.
Fayetteville, N. C, April 25.
Considerable, interest was manifest-
Led in the primary election yesterday,
and both sides worked with commend
able zeal and diligence. The election
showed the following result': For
Mayor W. S Cook, 230: Mai. B. R.
Huske, 138.
A large majority of the Aldermen,
members of the Board of Audit and
Finance and Executive Committee,
with few exceptions, were Cook's sup
porters. There was no disturbance or
ill feeling yesterday, and good, feel
ing in all quarters prevails to-day.
All the nominations made yesterday
were ratified by the mass convention
held to-night.
NOW IN CHARLESTON.
Rev. W. B. Oliver Is Preachinz at the
First Baptist Church
The Charleston News7 and Courier
6f a recent date announces .that Rev.
W. B. Oliver, late of this city, will
serve temporarily as pastor of the First
Baptist Church of that city. The News
and Courier says:
"The First Baptist Church has se
cured the services of the Key. Will li.
Oliver to fill the pulpit during the en
forced absence of Dr. Cuthbert, the
pastor, who is now iaAiken recuper
ating from a severe illness.
"Rev. Mr. Olive? is a North Carolin
ian by birth, andTS? Some years past
nas been located in Wilmington, lie
is a very forcible speaker and is said to
be one of the strongest pulpit orators
in the South."
NEW YORK TRUCK MARKET. ,
.Strawberries Weaker Owing to the Poor
Quality of Receipts Other Markets.
Special Star Telegram.'
New York, April 26th The straw
berry market was weaker to-day
owing the. very poor quality of
receipts. Prices ranged from fourteen
to eighteen cents per buart for ordi
nary; fancy berries were sold at
twenty cents per quart. There is a
good demand for lettuce, asparagus
and cabbage. The prices for these are
unchanged. J. & G. Lippmann,
Wholesale Commission Merchants,
184ReadeSt.
Sigaatnra
of
FIRST N. C. REGIMENT
Reception to the Governor's
Guard On Their Arrival
at Raleigh.
OTHER NEWS PROM RALEIGH.
Baptist Female Unlversity
perior Court Corporation
Wake Su-Commis-
sion Republicans Talk of Mar
shal Dockery For Governor.
SpaoialStar Correspondence.
Raleigh, N. C, .April 24.
There were not less thanl 5,000 peo
ple at the station yesterday morning
when the train from Monroe arrived
to welcome the Governor's Guard on
their return from service jn the First
North Carolina regiment. From the
depot they were escorted to the Capi
tol square, where a short; address of
welcome was delivered to them by
Governor" Russell, a prayer was of
fered by Rev. Dr. Thos. E. Skinner,
and the doxology was sung. In the
line of march, escorting the soldiers
to the Capitol, were the) following
organizations: The city Officials, the
county oiheers, A oc M.. College
cadets, ex-members of the Governor's
Guard, Li. O B. Branch Camp Con
federate Veterans, Oen. Meade Post
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and a committee of citizens. To-day
an old fashioned Southern barbecue
and Brunswick stew was given" at
Pullen's park to the returned soldiers
and their frjends. j
Baptist Female University.
Dr. Blasingame. the president of the
Baptist Female University is expect
ed in Raleigh this week. While here
he will aid in the selection of a ac
uity and the time for the lopening of
the school this Fall will be fixed. Thus
far only three teachers have been elect
ed. Tney are :
Miss Sadie T- Perry, nowcompletiog
her degree at Harvard University iu
Liatm.
Miss Lida M. Poteat, professor of
Art, a graduate of the Chase School
of Art, New York.
Miss Delia Dixon, M. D., professor
or rjhysioiogy and Hygiene and resi
den physician. i
Dr. Dixon is a sifter of Dr. A. C,
and Thos. Dixon, so well known as
distinguished sons cf North Carolina,
She graduated with degree' of M. D
at the Woman's Medical College of
New York, and the two years follow
ing in hospital by competitive exami
nation in JNew York and Philadelphia.
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Wake Superior Court.
Wake Superior Court Kcivil term)
began here to-day. Judge i Brown pre
siding. The first case tried was Cherry
vs Burns, for the position of Keeper
of the Capitol. The case of Abbott
vs. Beddingfield, for the office of Rail
road Commissioner, was continued
until next Wednesday. These cases
being quo warranto proceedings they
were given precedence on' the docket
' Mr. Sanford Nichols, a well known
printer, of this city, died suddenly
this morning. He had been unwell
for two or three days, but his illness
was not considered serious. Only
yesterday his son, a member of the
First North Corolina regiment, re
turned to the city.
The Board of Agriculture meets
here Wednesnay. The finance com
mittee meets the day before Tuesday.
It is not yet known whether or not
the old board will refuse to sit with
the new members as has been inti
mated. . j
State Treasurer Worth to-da
ceived the first sealed bid fior the peni
tentiary bonds. j
Corporation Commission
The Corporation Commission is in
session to-day.
The Secretary of State tq-day incor-
poratea tne .Brothers . Aid Society (a
burial society) of Mecklenburg county.
Revenue officers are talking of
Henry C. Dockery, United States
Marshal, as the next Republican can
didate for (Jovernor this is in case
Pritchard doesn't want it. j
Special Star Telegram.
The Fusion members of f he Board of
Agriculture, appointed two years ago,
met to-day and decided not. to recog
nize new members of the board. A
resolution to this effect wss passed and
mailed to-night to all new members.
mis win make it necessary for com
missioner-elect Patterson and others
to bring suit for the offices. The ques
tion of electing, new officers . will be
decided at a meeting to-morrow. These
old members recognized the. new mem
bers at a meeting a month ago, but
now theythink under thei Day decis
ion they wiiLbe able to successfully
resist
Raleigh, N. C, April 25.
The penitentiary directors will meet
here Thursday. It is called principal
ly for the purpose of a conference and
to find out whether the old and new
boards will work together harmoni
ously or whether the. old! board wil
refuse to sit with the new members.
Mr. Travis, chairman of the execu
tive committee, tells me this morning
that the prospect now is that the new
board will resign as soon as the bonds
to pay off the indebtedness have been
issued and the debts of thei institution
paid. This will take some t wo months.
As it was under the direction and
by order of the new board that thesed
uuuus were issueu me memuers or- me
board feel that they are responsible for
the proper expenditure of the money
aerivea irom tneir sale,
The Sterling Gold Mining Company,
of Montgomery county, I was this
morning incorporated with a capital
stock of half a million dollars. The
incorporators are Rhode Island cam
talists. They will work the mines on
the Tobe Saunders place in Montgom
ery county,
New machinery is being put in at
tne uaraieign cotton mills here,
greatly increasing the capacity of this
already large mm.
The Fusion members of the Board of
Agriculture are in session again to
day, j
Special Star Telegram.
- The Fusion Board.
The Fusion Board of Agriculture
this morning re-elected J. L. Ramsay
c secretary. No other elections were
held. This afternoon they servecL
notice on members of the jnew board
elected. by the General Assembly in
March, that the old board considered
their election illegal and void, and
therefore you are not entitled to exer
cise the powers and duties of this posi
tion. There cannot be amy question
as to our legality ' and right to exer
cise the powers and duties of Commis
sioners of Agriculture, and accepting
the, advice of our attorneys in this
behalf, it would be exceedingly wrong
in us to admit you to further partici
pation in the administration of the
Agricultural Department jWe haye,
therefore, to inform you that we haye
resumed possession and control of the
Pepartment of Agricultura"
With this-" letfer was enclosed the
following resolutions, passed at a meet
ing Monday afternoon r
"Whereas, The members of the
Board of Agriculture, nominated to
the Senate of 1897 by Ctovernor liussell
and confirmed by that body, have
been advised by lawyers eminent in
the profession, that the persons who
were elected commissioners of agricul
ture by the General Assembly in
March last are not lawfully commis
sioners of agriculture, therefore be it
liesolvea. By the commissioners
who were appointed to their positions
m 1897, as aforesaid, that they do now
assume possession, and control of the
Agricultural Department.
xiesolved, That the commission
ers of agriculture appointed in 1897, as
aforesaid, do refuse to recognize any
other persons than themselves as the
legal and lawful commissioners of the
Agricultural Department
"Besolved, That proceedings of per
sons claiming to be the Board of Agri
culture, held in the city on March 9th
and 10th last, are repudiated, as being
null and void, and they are cancelled
and are ordered expunged from the re
cords of the department. '
"Resolved, That the board of com
missioners of agriculture are moved
to action, expressed by the foregoing
resolutions, by the fact that we are
charged as trustees of the public with
the administration of ah important
department of the government, and
with duties which affect the property
interests of the i State, and, as such,
desire only to divide the responsibil
ities of our administration with such
as are clearly entitled to participate
therein."
The New Board.
Members of the new board are here
and will meet to-morrow. They will
demand admittance to the agricultural
building for this purpose. They have
employed counsel.
The Corporation Commission issues
an order reducing the minimum car
load of fertilizer from fifteen to ten
tons, as requested by the Farmers' Al
liance and the ; Agricultural JDepart
ment. - f
Judge Brown to day decided the
Cherry-Burns case for the position of
keeper of the capitol, in favor of
Cherry (Democrat). It goe3 up to the
Supreme Court at once.
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Supreme court Opinions.
Opinions handed down by the Su
preme Court are as follows: Dowdy
vs. Telegraph Co., from Chatham,
affirmed; Laudie vs. Telegraph Co.,
from Mecklenburp, new trial; State
vs. Nicholson, from Union, affirmed ;
State vs. Kale, from Catawba, affirmed ;
Bank vs. Riggins, from Forsyth,
affirmed; Hodgin vs. Bank, from
Forsyth, new trial; Horner School vs.
Wescott, from Granville, new trial.
Raleigh, N. C, April 26.
The Abbott-Beddingfield case was
argued this morning in the Superior
Court.
The Supreme Court today heard
argument on the last of the end of
the docket cases. The court will prob
ably adjourn next Wednesday or
Thursday. There are several opin
ions yet to be .; written in important
suits for omces. t
Within the next two or three weeks
the Adjutant General will undertake
the work of organizing the new Sec
ond regiment, North Carolina State
Guard. It Will be composed for the
most part of the companies that have
lust returned from Uuba, and . Uol,
Armfield. will be the colonel of it.
There are now twenty-four small
pox patients in the pest house, and
seventy-three persons quarantined in
the house of detention. There was
one new case of smallpox yesterday,
and three new cases Monday.
The First Volunteers.
The following resolutions were to
day presented to the Governor by the
officers and men of the First North
Carolina regiment:
j Military Camp,
Savannah, Ga., April 22.
At a meeting of the officers of the
First North Carolina volunteer in
fantry, on board the steamer Vigi
lancia, at sea, .March 27th, 1899, en
route from Havana, Cuba, to Savan
nah, Ga., the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted :
Whereas, orders have been re
ceived for the First North Carolina
volunteer infantry to be mustered out
of the service of the United States;
and, whereas, the time is -fast ap
proaching when' the members of this
regiment will repair to their respec
tive homes and be widely scattered
over the State and country; and,
whereas, it" seems proper before thus
disbanding that some expression of
our deep gratitude to His Excellency,
Daniel L. Russell, for the favors and
kindnesses he has shown us, as well
as our high esteem for him as Chief
Executive of the State be made known ;
Therefore, be it resolved, That we,
the officers of the First N. C. volun
teer infantry, da unanimously tender
to His Excellency, our high esteem
and sincere thanks for his fair and im-
fiartial treatment of our regiment, be
ieving that he has done every thing in
his power to promote the best interests
of the organization, and we feel that
in the efforts put forth by us, to raise
the regiment to : a high standard of
proficiency and discipline, that it
might reflect credit upon the State
the honor we have to represent, we
have atall times had his personal sym
pathy as well as his high official co op-
x ' J 1
eration and support.
se iijurmer resoivea, xnat a copy
of these resolutions be forwarded to
His Excellency, Governors Daniel L
Russell. i
(Signed) Calvin D. Cowles, Lt. Col.,
1st N. C. V. I. ; Geo. E. Butler, Maj.,
1st N. C. V. I. ; T. B. Roberson, Capt.,
1st N. C. V. I., committee.
Germany's Minister.
The minister from' Germany spent
yesterday and to day here examining
the experiment station and farm, with
a view to making a report to his coun
try on this subject. He has visited
several other States with this same
object in view.; He spent several
days at Southern Pines, looking over
the farm there, before coming here.
He expressed himself as highly pleased
with this State, j, ..v
Abbott-Beddingfield Case. "
Special Star Telegram.
On account of disagreement about
the facts in the Abbott-Beddingfield
case the hearing has been postponed
until Monday, that witnesses may be
summoned. I
J. D. Turner iGrover, here, to-day
filed a petition in bankruptcy ; liabili
ties are about f 4,000 and assets about
$3,000. JDne or two Wilmington firms
lose small amounts.
Republicans to-night express "belief
that the old penitentiary, board will
not to-morrow ! recognize the new
board. It is intimated that they may
play the same sort of trick on the new
board that the eld agricultural board
played on the new agricultural board.
Lightning to-day struck the build
ing of the Wayne Agricultural
Works, at Goldsboro. doing consider
able damage. Nobody was hurt
At Selma, to-night, the stor. t c,
W. Parker was burned. ' "
Underthe new rulim r,t ,.
.. ' . & J-ue (Jor-
poration Confmission fixing the min
mum car-load of fertilizer at u.,, )n
after May 15th, all exemptions arc r
pealed. The reduced rates anni' T :
all roads in the State.
The New Board of Agriculture.
The new Board of Aericultnr m. ;
to the agricultural building this after
noon-, out found the doors
with the old board and officers m, , '
inside.. They demanded ah;ot;.
but the old board declined to grant
it, whereupon the new board wont
through the Railroad Commission
office into the hall. There thev u-,..
met by J. C. L. Harris" and J. fl n '
members of "the old board. TliroiJl,' .'
them they repeated demands for Z.
mission to the rooms,4o again be re
fused. The next demand was t0,i
on Secretary Ramsey for the books
and records, the board Jiavintr b...;..
called to ordeby President Cunning
U mi -n , '
nam. xiiereupun, rwraisey s otlice was
declared vacant; he having refused to
loneer act. and T. K. T?
elected secretary. After nasin.r ..
resolution to notify the State Treas
urer not to pay out money .o the old
board, the new board adjourned ti
4 o'clock to morrow. At a late hour
to night the matter was adjusted by
an agreement to make up a case, hav'e
it tried in the Superior Court to-nn.r
row, take it at once to the Supreme
Court and get a I decision at this tertnr
MEMORIAL DAY.
Federal, Soldiers Take Part in the 0b. I
servances at Augusta, Georgfs,
and Other Places.
By yelegrapn to the Morning star
Savannah, Ga., April 20 -v-Tbe -eature
of Memorial Day exeivises
hereto-day was? the presence at tli
head of the profession of two com .
paniesof thelStcond U. S. infantry
regulars under command of Lieutenant
John L. Hines, and the firing by
that body of the customary salute to
the dead at the Confederate monument
in Forsyth place. The participation '
of the regulars . in the exercises was .
somewhat unexpected. This mornijjg;
the Veterans association having charge
of the ceremonies received a tender of
escort from the regulars and quickly""
and cordially accepted. This is proba
bly the first time in their history
when a salute in honor of dead
Confederates has been fired by
regular troops of the Federal
army. Following the regulars tliM :
were in line the Confederate veterans,
the local militia and citizens:
Augusta, Ga., April 26. The'
Chronicle will say to-morrovv :
"Confederate memorial day in Au
gusta, 1899, was marked by one of tbtse t
happy occasions that so frequently: iu
the past year have borne witness to
the fact that we are one great, loving,
loyal nation united in the strongest
bonds of patriotism ami brotherly
"love. It was with grateful - hearts
that Augustans received the tender of
the bands of the Fourth Illinois and
Third Nebraska regiments to partici
pate in the ceremonies of the day. The
emotions of the people as they saw in
the procession the bands in blue and V.
the Confederate survivors in their old
gray uniforms were too deep for
cheers, but the scene is engraved upo i
their memory and will always be o i-
of the most sacred pages ia August i's
history.
TURPENTINE DISTRICTS.
Damage by the Recent Freeze Not Over
One Per Cent.
Bv Telegraph to the Mornlmr Star.
Savannah, Ga., April 26 Reports
received from the turpentine districts
of Georgia, Alabama and Florida indi
cate that first estimates of damage
from the recent freeze were over
drawn. The information now is .that
the damage does not appear to be over
one per cent. One, two and three
year trees are giving down about as
much turpentine as if there bad been
no exceptional cold. The yield from
upland trees . is" fully, in accordance
with the season, though lowland trees
are a week or so behind. There will
be no diminution of the crude output
on account of the cold.
EXPRESS OFFICES ROBBED.
A Number of Burglaries Between Savannah
and Jacksonville Arrests Made.
By Telesrraph to rtneMornluK Bur.
Savannah, Ga:, April 26 A num
ber of burglaries hae been reported
between thiscity,and Jacksonville re
cently. The Express offices are the
specialty of the cracksmen. The office
at Haylo'w, Ga., was broken open
Monday night. Last night the office
at Genoa, Ga., was robbed. At the
latter place the safe-was removed from
the building and broken open at some
distance. Seven dollars was the sum
the thieves got. To-night two men'
were arrested.
It is claimed the evidence agai nst
them is conclusive.
STAMP COUNTERFEITERS.
Last Bribe Money Was Paid Ingham and
Newitt, Former U. S.'Attorneys.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Lancaster, Pa., .April 26. W. L.
Kennedy, one of the principals in the
extensive counterfeiting of revenue
stamps, went to Philadelphia this
morning and prior to his departure,
in speaking of the alleged connection
of former U. S. District Attorney-Ingham
and his law partner ex-Assistant
U. S. District Attorney Newitt. with
the scheme, said the last bribe money
paid out was to those two, and that
the amount was $3,000.
ADVICES FROM S4M0A-.
Severe Fighting Between the Natives-No
Europeans Injured.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
Auckland, N. Z., April 26. Advices
just received here from Apia, Samoa
islands, dated April 18th, report that
severe fighting had taken place be "
tween large bodies of friendly natives
and the rebels. ,
The-casualties, it is thought, would
not exceed twenty, and no Europeans
were among the injured.
"Well, Bobby, what do you
want to be when you grow up?"
Bobby (suffering from parental
discipline) An orphan. Cleveland
Leader,- ,
Why were 25,000 BOTTLES OF ROB
ERTS' TASTELESS 25c. CHILL TONIC
sold the first year of Its birth? Answer:
Because It Is the BEST AT ANY PRICE,
guaranteed to cure, money refunded if it
falls, pleasant to take, 25c per bottle. It,f
Is sold and guaranteed by
ROBERT R. BELLAMYx
mar 84 ly Wholesale and Retail Druggist.
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