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si--1 1 i 1 ! i $1 i 1 1 1: !i i ,.: J 1 ' A I 1 J : i i;1 in t i! VTLLIAM Et. BERNARD IBdltor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, . N. C. Friday;' Mav 12, 1899. PUTTING UP PRICES. Greed is the inspiration of the trust idea. Monopoly is their cor ner atone, and therefore they seek - to secaro a monopoly, for "having ,' - that they have consumers in their power, they can raise prices as high as they choose and the consumers - must submit, for they cannot help themselves. There is a class of trust organs which imagine that they can bunco tho people by representing that the trusts are organized for the purpose oiioducing the cost of production, thus enabling them to furnish goods at lower prices and still make a rea- sonable profit on what they sell. This is too thin to f oor anybody, and it is contradicted by the fact that the . trusts almost immediately raise the price of their goods when they have opposition -sufficiently crippled to embolden them to do that. As an illustration of this we quote the fol lowing editorial 'from the New York . Tribune, one of the leading Republican- papers of the country. Under the heading of "The Hoisting of Prices," it says: ''Some of the trade journals are be ginning to suggest that prices are be iDg pushed to high by some new com binations. The Iron "Age says that 'on some commodities an unreasonable height has already been attained,' and that 'consumption will be checked by , the growing: conviction that prices are too inflated to last,' and instances the advance in copper, which has in fact risen from 12.9 cents for Lake on Jan uary 1st to 19.25 cents, an advance of 49.2 per cent. This is in large degree a foreign rather than a domestic change, as the pripe is mainly controlled by .the London market and the foreign demand. The same paper observes that 'iron and' steel producers are not altogether without blame in ; this respect' It would seem not. For instance, wire nails are quoted at $2.10, against 11.25 last December, an advance of 68 per cent, which is con siderably more than the rise incop- per. The public castigation of the milder sinner is not readily explained. ''Cut nails have advanced since January 1 about 63 percent. Bar iron at Pittsburg has advanced about 58 per ' cent Tank steel plates at Philadel . " phia have advanced about 76 per cent. In some respects the worst sinner of all is the tinplate, combination, which has advanced prices from $2.55 for hundred-pound boxes to $1.05, or 51 per cent because the industry owes its i very existence to the help given it by - duties on imports, and sets up the for eign price of tin as an excuse, though . the tin makes but a small frac . tion of the cost, and has risen since v December 1 only 40 per cent It would seem that such sinners as these might . be publicly mentioned as well as the - copper people, whose market is in fact largely controlled abroad. "In general the criticism is entirely just and ought to be heeded by those who are controlling the great indus tries. It is not exactly the right time to be milking the country to .the last drop in order to realize quick and big profits for works largely estab lished by aid of its laws. There is coming a time when such advances in price will be publicly discussed as-evidence that the national policy has . placed consumers at the mercy- of all sorts of combinations which show no sense of regard for the public welfare. That is a charge which will surely be made, and will have some weight, however unfair in its applica tion it may be, and the people who .are hastening to screw all they can out of the country's business at this time, when much depends upon maintain ing its foreign trade, are not acting as friends of American industries. In fact, they are the worst enemies those industries can have, and it is pdor con solation that they are likely to . prove their own worst enemies. For when prices are being hoisted by a natural rush of orders exceed the production, or by artificial combina- tions or agreements, there is always a rush to anticipate future wants by early orders, so that the demand at such times usually seems to be - considerably larger than the ordinary requirements for consumption. But after a (considerable- advance has been made the new orders begin to fall oftV although at the same time the production is increasing under the stimulus of a higher demand, and wages are raised by the legitimate de sire of the workers to share in the profits of the business. Materials rise, wages rise, demand for products halts and waits because dealers and consum ers have anticipated their needs to some extent, and yet production in- - creases. The natural and legitimate: consequences-is one. which the makers of artificial prices cannot desire, unless they are protected by sales of their - properties to big corporations so that they can realize on their stock. But " that is not industry. It is some thing whieh. American industries will find far from helpful when the reac tion comes, It may be incidentally observed in this connection that the Eepnblican organs gave very little attention to trusts, and but rarely essayed to -criticise them, until quite recently, when it became apparent that the trusts would figure in the next Presi- ; . dential . campaign, and then, they came to the conclusion that it would . , be good policy to give them a whack occasionally. This accounts for the criticisms we now find in Republican papers and the demands that Con gress take some action to repress them" by repealing the tariff duties on articles controlled by trusts. Of course this is all for buncombe; they don't mean it, and if they did it wouldn't be done, for the men who j ; run the big trusts have as tight a grip on the Republican statesmen as they have ,on the American con sumers. It isn't the first time this bun combe game has; been played. When the McKinley tariff bill was passed - some of the Republican statesmen went so far aso declare that if ; ' advantage were taken (as it was pre dicted would be the case) of the pro tection given by it to American : manufacturers, to form trusts ' and - r put up prices, they would be ' in favor of repealing the duties on articles so controlled, and they fol lowed this up by passing abuncombo law known as "the Sherman anti trust Jaw" which has practically been a dead letter ever sinfe, no .serious attompt having . been made to enforce it. In fact Attorney General Briggs says it cannot be en forced and , that the only way to reach the trusts is through State - -i' laws. --. - . ,- It i9 pretty well settled now that, recognizing the necessity for it, the Republin party will in its next na tional convention incorporate a plank in its platform condemning trusts, the inspiration of which, however, will be so well tlnderistood by the trust magnates that it will give them . very little concern, and they will chip into 'Hanna's hat as usualfor they well know that as be tweeen the two parties when they look to for favors or encouragement it will be from the Republican statesmen they will get them. Even if the' .condemnation were sincere, they would still prefer to see the Re publicans in power, for they know they will find it much easier to ma nipulate a Republican than it would be a Democratic Congress. What mockery to hear them talk ing about condemning trusts when Mark Hanna, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, is one of the big trust boomers. They are not fooling the people much with that kind of talk. WHITEWASH AS EXPECTED That the Court of Inquiry, to in vestigate the charges made by Gen. Miles as to the bad beef furnished the soldiers, would make a white wash report has been anticipated from the begirining by many and has been foreshadowed by advance statements, although it was denied that any of the members of the court had talked outside of court on that question or given any inti mation as to what the findings would- be. But somebody talked, for the, public, through the press, had the findings substantially long before the report was published. In bripf, it finds that the charges made by General Miles are ' not sus tained ; that the refrigerated beef was all right, but could not stand a tropical sun for more than a certain number of hours; that the canned roastbeef (so-'called) was as good as thfct furnished to the trade before th war, although it is not a suit able food for soldiers ; that General Miles was guilty of negligence in not having presented his objections to the beef sooner if he had reason to believe it what he said it was or had proof to that effect ; that In spector Mans, of General Miles' staff, is also guilty for the same rea son, in not having reported as to the quality of the beef - eaten, and that, Commissary General Eagan com mitted a gross and inexcusable blunder in having contracted for 7,000,000 pounds of this canned roast beef when 2,000,00C pounds would have been amply sufficient, although ! the Commissary General does not appear to have profited by this deal simply blundered that's all. To sum it up the report is simply a certificate of character for the beef men 'who had contracts to furnish beef, a censure of Miles, and a whack at scape-goat Eagan. It winds up with a recommenda tion that all that is necessary hav ing been learned and said there is no occasion to pursue the investigation any further, and that the5, whole matter be therefore dropped. As the President has approved the find ings, he doubtless agrees in the con clusion, and this will be the end of it as far as he and the War Depart ment are concerned for ' they both regard this report as a vindication and a happy deliverance. It will be the end of the matter with Gen. Miles, as far as courts of inquiry go, for when the men who are interested in putting him in the wrong have the appointing of the court, he might ust as well keep out of court. , J But it is not the end of the mat ter- with the public, for no report in the world could ever convince the people who have read the evi dence given before that court, and the letters from soldiers and otbTers in, a position to know what they wrote about, that there were not "ample grounds for the charges made by Gen. Miles. Whether the men Who sent this objectionable and un fit meat to our soldiers knew 'it was unfit, is another matter, but the fact remains that it was unfit and much of it poisonous, as admitted in Jthis whitewashing report. As to the use of chemicals, this is practically ignored by the court, although admitted by some of the witnesses representing the beef packing establishments, but there is corroborating proof furnished by the chemists who have recently ap peared and testified " before the Senatorial Pure Food Commission now sitting in Washington. They declare that these preserving decoc tions are in generalise among butch ers in Illinois, and doubtless in otherJ States. Let me say I have used Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and can thoroughly recommend is ior wnai it claims. Very truly, (Rev.) H. W. Hathaway .Ejiizaoew, n. j. I Tried Ely's Cream Balm, and to all appearances am cured of catarrh. The terrible headaches from which I Jong suffered are gone. W. J. Hitch cock, late Major U. S. VoL and A. A. Gen.. Buffalo. N. Y. A 10c. trial size or the 50c. size of Ely's Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, 66 Warren St, N. Y. THE CHICAGO CANAL. For several years the city of Chi cago has been at work on a canal, to connect Lake Michigan and the Mis sissippi riverf . the prime ;" object of which is to carry . away sewage from that great city, and next to open a waterway between the Mis--sissippi and the Lake. The work has been progressing for some time, and is now nearing completion. But St. Louis is raising objections to this scheme, and probably other cities on the lower Mississippi will. The ob jection and the action taken by St. Louis are set forth in the following, which we clip from the Baltimore Sun, and publish on account of the interesting facts and figures it con tains: . A commission appointed, by the mayor of St Louis td investigate the Chicago drainage canal, with special reference to its probable effect on the Eurity of the water of the Mississippi, as just . reported and its report is rather unfavorable to the ambitions' enterprise on which Chicago i3 spend ing $28,000,000. If ever completed and used the canal, it is affirmed, will so contaminate the water supply of the towns in the valleys of the Desplaines, Illinois and Mississippi rivera as to produce epidemics. Its object is to dispose of sewage estimated at 25.000 cubit feet per min by creating an artificial chi nel that will drain into the Mississipp As the minimum flow of the latter at St Louis is about 2,000,000 cubit feet per minute, the Chicago sewage will form a very perceptible percentage of the water of the water used by the people of St Louis for drinking pur poses. To this the people of St Louis object It is all very well, they con cede, for the Chicagoans to provide an outflow for the sewage of their city, but if they wish to turn it into the Mississippi they must take steps to purify it before it enter that stream. "The report calls attention to two facts which may hinder the use of the canal. The canal is expected to take 300,000 cubic feet of water a minute from Lake Michigan, and there is talk of its becoming an important avenue of commerce between the Mississippi valley and the lake region. But to take so much water would seriously reduce the level of Lake Michigan and the United States has not yet given its permission. The plan contemplates the ultimate use of 600,000 cubit feet, or about four per cent of the mean discharge of Niagara river. As Canada has rights in the waters of the Great Lakes an obstacle- to the drainage canal scheme lies in that direction also. So considerable is the interest St. 'Louis takes in the preservation of the purity of the Mississippi threat ened by the canal that it is likely to carry the matter into the courts, where proceedings may be expected to continue for a weary length of time." CURRENT COMMENT. Within the last six months, as the World shows to-day, trust companies have organized with a to tal capitalization of over $3,000,000, 000. When will the bubble burst? Nexo York World, Dem. The court report on the has been made the President. of inquiry's beef scandal public by From begin ning to the end it is a bold effort to whitewash the Commissary Depart ment, excuse Alger and give the Chicago beef contractors a certifi cate of character. JV. Y Journal, Dem. ' President McKinley's cabi net officers, are so busily employed in defending his Philippine policy that they have no time to attend to their official duties, but on the con trary, are skipping from one part of the country to another telling the people, as Secretary Long , did a few days ago, in Boston, that the policy of the administration is as humane and tender as the gentlest woman in the land. New Orleans Slates, Dem. The commission did not sit in star chamber. The testimony given before it has been read and dis sected by the whole American people, and their unanimous decision, based on that testimony, is that the inter ests of the service and the vindica tion of the national honor impera tively demand that there shall be "further proceedings." A great wrong has been committed, and the nation will not rest until its perpe trators are punished. New Yor Heralds Ind. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Fayetteville Observer: Mr. J. M. McKay, the. venerable postmaster of Little River Academy, died Mon day afternoon in the 80th year of his age. He was sitting up in a. chair ap parently in his usual health when death came upon him in a twinkling. Lumberton Robesonian: Mrs.. Ada Phillips, of Allenton, while at a hen's nest last week was bitten on the foot twice by a snake. While the kind of snake was not known, it was poisonous, as Mrs. Phillips has suf fered intensely since and was reported in a critical condition Saturday night we learn mat a destructive hail storm visited the Back Swamp section Monday afternoon. Tobacco, corn and cotton were badly damaged and some tobacco barns unroofed. Newbern Journal: Curator H. H. Brimley, of the State Museum, was in the city last night on his return from Onslow county ; where he went to look into the "find" at the. mouth of New River Inletiy When seen last night Mr. Brimley said: The skele ton shown me, 1 at once .found to be that of a whale, which must, when alive, have been 50 or 55 feet in length. The discovery caused some excitement at New River, and preparations were being made to place the "find" on ex hibition when I arrived." Wilkesboro CJironicle: Jim Mc Grady, colored, died Tuesday after noon of last week at half past six o'clock. Thursday morning the coro ner, with a jury, held an inquest and after investigating- and . examining witnesses, the jury decided that Mc Grady came to his death from a wound inflicted on the head with a hoe in the hands of Gilmore Vannoy, colored. Vannoy had been placed in jail Wednesday morning. Saturday Van noy had a preliminary hearing before Esq. J. H. Ellis and was bound over in a bond of $200. For several weeksthe crows have been catching andcarryihg away young chickens fromthe home of Mr. John E. Mc EweuT He tells, us that for the last several days they have been carrying off an average of three little chickens per day. It is the first case of the kind we have ever heard of. . Btanth r i Tho K;n2 You Have Always Booght SAILED YESTERDAY. The Cruiser Raleigh Goes to Charleston to be Present at the U. C. V. Re-Union. CROSSED BAR AT 4.30 P. M. Captain and Mrs. Coghlan and Officers . Delighted With the Entertainment Accorded Them None Better on the Atlantic Coast. The firxivivc Baleigh sailed for Charleston yesterday afternoon about 4.30 o'clock. Qaiteua crowd of excur sionists accompanied her over the bar and several miles out to sea on -board the steamer Wilmington. The Marion went down the river with quite a party on board, but did not go further than Southport Most of the officers' went down to the cruiser from the city on board the Wilmington at 2.30 o'clock. Captain Coghlan and a party of gen tlemen left the city yesterday before noon on the government boat Easton, reaching the Raleigh some time before the arrival of the ; Wilmington with the officers and excursionists The Easton was used through the courtesy of Capt. E. W. Van Court Lucas, En gineer in charge of the Wilmington District United States Engineering Corps. In speaking of his stay ia this city Captain Coghlan said that he had en joyed his stay in Wilmington equally as much as he did .in Philadelphia New York Or any other city on the Atlantic Coast, The entertainment he declared to be highly creditable and delightful in every detail, Mrs Cogh lan and Mrs. Hay wood were also en thusiastic in praises for the cordial hospitality of the people of Wiminir ton. They, left for Charleston by rail yesterday and will during their visit be the guests of the city. Prom Char leston Mrs. Coghlan and Mrs. Hay wood will go back to Washington. After the Confederate Veteran's Re union the Baleigh will sail for Ports mouth, N. H., where she will go out of commission and be placed on the dry dock for overhauling and enlarge ment. The people of this city have evidently thoroughly enjoyed the visit of the famous cruiser and her gallant men to this port There has not been a single day but that hun dreds of visitors have inspected the cruiser. The largest crowds that have thronged the vessel" during her stay here were on Sunday. The Wilming ton carried down fully 300 people, and the Southport also carried a full complement of excursionists. Officers and seamen on board ' the Raleigh were untiring and remarkably patient in showing the visitors the features of interest about the vessel and relat ing interesting incidents connected with their experiences in Manila. The people'of Wilmington will ever have none but the most pleasant memories of the Raleigh and her gal lant officers and crew, and their visit to this port SKELETON OP A MASTODON. Farther' Particulars of the Remarkable Find at New River Inlet. Special Star Correspondence. Snkad's Ferry, N. C, May 8 In the telegraphic columns of Satur day's Star mention was made of the fact that the skeleton of a large mas todon had been cast up at the mouth of New River. It is a fact that, through some unknown cause, the land in this vicinity has been rapidly washing away for some time, or the sea is making alarming encroachments on the beach near and at the mouth of New River. At this place the skeleton was found. It no doubt belonged to the prehistoric ages and went down with the primeval forest,, as there is every indication of a dense forest that is submerged at half tide. The skele ton of the dinotherium, or whatever name the animal has, is a most re markable 'sight It did not wash up, but was solidly mbedded in the soil and required the strength of six men to prize it up. What we think is its breast meas ures eight feet across, and there are indications that several feet have been broken off. This bone alone will weigh from 800 to 1,000 pounds. Words fail to give an account of so remarkable a phenomenon. EMINENTLY SATISFACTORY. Such Are Results of Freight Rates Confer " ence Between the Tariff Association, . Southern and A. C. L. Roads. 1 There was a conference between the Executive Committee of the Wil mington Tariff Association, President Finley and Traffic Manager Culp of the Southern Railway Company, and Mr. T. M. Emerson, Traffic Manager of the Atlantic Coast Line, in the office of the Tariff Association yester day, the result of which the Star is authorized to say is eminently satisfac tory to the Tariff Association. The matters considered were excessive freight rates charged to be . made against Wilmington, in the case the evidence for the plaintiff Tariff Asso ciation in which was taken during the recent sitting of- the Inter-State Com merce Commission in this city. The freight rates considered yesterday were, of course, those only in which the A. C. L. and Southern are espe cially interested. How's This! We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., . Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan cially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West&Truax, . Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,' Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best t Bmm the Jra Kmo tot Haw Always BEADTIFOL ADDRESS. Captain W. T. R. Bell, of Ruth erfordtoif, As , Memorial . : " Day Orator. OUR CONFEDERATE HEROES. The Exercises at Oakdale j Cemetery Very Successful. The Confederate Mono meat Appropriately Decorated. Large Attendance. Memorial Day txercises at Oakdale cemetery at 5 o'clock yesterday "after noon, the! detailed programme for which wa published in yesterday's Star, was quite ' successfully ren dered. - .' . I ' There was a. large attendance of people anxious to add another loving tribute to the memory of the valiant heroes who sacrificed tjheir lives' in the defence of the fair Southland in a cause which1 hey believed to be right. The procession was formed much as outlined iu yesterday's Star, except that the Second Regiment band did not attend, neither did the Wil mington Division NayaL Reserves turn out - ! The procession was led bythe Wil mington Light Infantry under com mand of Captain Chas. H. White. They were uniformed in gray dress coats with epaulets, white pants and white helmets. They presented quite a handsome appearance. ; , The procession approached the Con federate monument with uncovered heads and in time to muffled drums. - When the various organizations had taken tho places assigned to them in the square and the people gathered about at the most advantageous places for wit nessing tho ceremonies and listening to the speakers, the assemblage was called to order by Chief,! Marshal R. P. Hamme. The choir under the direction of Mr. A. S. Holden sung the Doxology followed by an eloquent and peculiarly appropriate prayer by the chaplain, Rev. Father Dennen, of St Thomas Pro-Cathedral. The prayer was as followe: 1; Almighty and Everlasting God. the Preserver of souls and the Redeemer of the world, look favorably upon us, thy servants, who bow in humility be fore Thy Majesty and beg of Thee graciously to accept this homage which we offer in Thy name, to the memory of those heroes who gave up all for Thee and country. ! Keep alive in our hearts that spirit of patriotism which; animated them to deeds of valor, for then is love iof country sanctified and consecrated in our love for Thee. We thank Thee for tbe blessings showered upon us through Thy ever watchful Providence. We implore Thee to strengthen our be loved country in the bonds of true charity and concord, and to diffuse oa all sides that spirit of peace that reigned on earth at the birth of Thy Divine Son, May Thy holy angels, as they ascend before Thy Eternal Throne bearing our acts of heartfelt devotion, return to us laden with Thy richest graces and choicest blessings. Amen. . . ' Following the prayer was a sweetly rendered song, "Ever Fadeless be their Gjory," by the memorial choir. The Chief Marshal then ' introduced the orator of the day, Captain W. T. R. Bell, of Rutherfordton, who deliv ered one of the most beautiful and highly appropriate orations ever made on a memorial occasion. Capt Bell spoke for probably forty five minutes, holding the attention of his hearers with unabating interest He introduced his address with a beautiful tribute to that atribute of the soul which prompts mankind to cherish the memories of the heroic dead and the ennobling influences which are thus awakened and nur ishejd. : , .Referring to the occasion and his purpose he said : "I come through the invitation of the Daughters of the Confederacy, as an old Confederate to voice as best I can the feeling of gratitude, love and pride with which we gather about the graves of these, our fallen comrades, year after year, under Woman's noble ministrations, each year as we take part in these services going back strengthened by the tribute ; we have paid." In referring to the meanin? of the memorial services Captain Belli said that if those who sacri ficed their lives in the cause of the Confederacy were traitors, or if they were even merely knightly crusaders or cavaliers, he and his hear ers might well turn away with sick ened souL He declared that the strug gle was not for the perpetuation of slavery, as was claimed iy some, but for the right of each State to regulate its own domestic institutions; "It was for this right that we fought and fight we did as only a great and brave people can. "And now for thirty-four years we have stood: over -the graves of our heroes for whom no nation on the earth weeps and over whom no ban ner waves. ; We come to-day bold, brave and self-reliant, Under the broad folds of .the Star Spangled Ban ner, claiming every good and glory that comes of American indepen dence." The speaker, continuing, declared that the deeds of valor achieved by the Confederate soldier are in history to stay, and insisted that a. careful watch must be kept upon the histories placed in the hands of the children, of the Sftuth to see that the cause and deeds of their fathers are fairly pre sented. He paid a glowing tribute to the character of the typical Confed erate soldier, telling of how (through four years of blood and carnage, as the world stood breathless, he blaze'd' his way to glory, putting a perpetual seal of blood upon his faith tin the cause for which he gave his life. Success, the speaker declared, was not necessary to establish their great ness nor could defeat detract from their glory. Referring to the devotion of a ex-confederate soldiers to the Federal gov ernment, he declared that the! record of no people in the . United i States could rival that of the confederate soldier in that respect. He referred par ticularly to their record at the outbreak of tho war with Spain How that may of those veterans who,"" by- reason of age or disability from other causes, could not shoulder arms, brought their sons to their country's altar and bade them go and follow and defend her flas .with their life's bloods He paid glowing tributes" to Shipley to Bag ley, to Lieut Blue, : lb Lieut Ander son, to the host of boys from -the Southland who stood behind the guns with Dewey at Manila: and with Sampson and Schley at Santiago- He elicited a storm of applause by a stir ring reference to the record of Gen. Joe Wheeler. This bringing together of the forces of the sections had, he said, served to effectually seal the sec tional bonds not only of hands, but of hearts. ..V - -';:-::'-;'-': He referred appreciatively to the movement on 7 the part of cer tain legislators to have the na tional - authorities ; take charge of the Confederate cemeteries, declaring that this delicate duty was one which the people of the South must keep peculiar unto themselves. Captain Bell brought his splendid address to a close with a beautiful reference to the Confederacy as a Troy,- whose Illiad has. not yet been written how it rase, how it fell, how for four long! years the Grecian chariots battered J against its walls, how the men fought, and the maidens and wives bound up ihir wounds and sent the tn .back, again to the front, how the change came aad the' propitious smiles of the Gods were turned away as though offended. All this, he said, will yet ba writtei. The heroic will go down the ages iu strains sublime, and the world will be fatnftlar with the story. j AMhe conclusion of Captain Bell's address Chief Marshal R. F. Hamme performed the saddest feature of the service; that of calling the Roll of Honor. And thereafter the! memorial choir and assembled congregation sang "Soldiers of Christ, Arise." The benedition was impressively pronounced by Father Dennen, and the people begin to disperse. In the meantime, the sunset call was sound ed by Mr. R. D. Wescott, bugler for the Wilmington Light Infantry, and the military company fired asalute. - It was a few minutes past;, 6 o'clock when the exercises were concluded. N. C. STATE GUARD. Changes Ordered by the Adjutant Gen era! Raleigh's Delegation to the Charleston Reunion.) I Special Star Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C, May 8. By a general order issued to day by the Adjutant General, the number of the First regiment of the State Guard, in the eastern part of the j State, is changed to the Second regiment, and the companies located at Maxton and Lumber Bridge, heretofore known as Companies B and I, Second regiment, aro transferred to it the company at Lumber Bridge to take the letter I and the Maxton company the letter M. The number of the Second regiment of the State Guard, in the western part of the State, is changed to the First regiment j ' The military organizations of the State have been invited to participate in the military jubilee parade at Wash ington, May 23-25, and officers of the Guard are requested to act as; aides on the staff of Gen. Hawley, commander of the military department of the jubilee. This invitation will ibe distri buted at once to the guard and it hoped that a number of the officers, iat least, will accept and 'represent North Carolina. i Madison county to-day settled its taxes, paying into the State Treasury $4,640.13. . The Raleigh delegates to . . tho Confederate reunion at Charleston will leave to-morrow morning at 10 :45 over the Southern, via Selma. There will be abont twenty-five ;ih the party. j The preliminary survey Ifor the Camden-Columbia branch of the Sea board has been completed and Mr. Mon cure, who has charge of the work, tells me work will begin on the road with in a few days. j Federal Court begins here the last of this month. The docket is quite heavy. Arrested on Suspicion. Policeman Chadwick last night ar rested a white man, Joseph yman, who claims to be from Hub, Nl C, on suspicion of larceny. He was found in possession of a quantity of half or three quarter inch rope that is com monly used on board the river- steam ers or on flats. He implicated a negro, who gave his name at the City Hall as Robert Harriss, whom Lyman claimed gave him the rope, but the negro dis claims any knowledge of the rope or man. Both were locked up and will be heard by Mayor pro tern. Springer this morning. The rightful owner of the property can secure the same by applying at the City Hall. j Recovered Stolen Property. J Capt R. C. Orrell returned yester day afternoon from Edenton, N. C, where he went to identify and recover his -.horse and buggy, which were stolen from him some time ago, par ticulars of which were published in the Star at the time. After paying the reward, he secured the horse and buggy and in order to save time and expense in bringing them across the country, sold the property to ! some local purchaser. The thief was 'not apprehended. j Hotel at Carolina Beach, Major Jenkins, under whose man agement the hotel at Carolina Beach will be conducted this Summer, came up to the city on the steamer Wil mington last evening. He has a force of hands putting things in j order around the hotel preparatory to the Summer business, ,and reports that the work is progressing nicely. Marriage in the Country; Miss Delia Isabel Carney, of i Har nett township; and Mr. Jno. W. Scott, of Wilmington, were quietly married at the residence of the bride's parents in the country yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, Esquire J. M. McGowan officiating. The groom is and has been for some time a trusted and faith ful employe of, the Street Railway company as a car conductor. Proof of the pudding lies In the eating of It Proof of ROBERTS' TASTELESS CHILL TONIC lies in the " taking of it COST NOTHING if ltfalls to cure. 25 cents per bottle If it cures. Sold strictly on Its merits, by . ... ' ; j ROBERT R. BELLAMY,' mar W ly" Wholesale and Retail Druggist "May good diges tion wait "on appetite and health on both." " That sentence from Shakespeare is a genuine benediction of the body. In this as in bo many other things the intuition of - ma raigniy mind seems to have fath omed the facts which science has slowly discovered. Science has shown that disease in any part of the ndy is a 1 t always i.cotnpanied by weakness and failure of the digestive . and assimila tive organs.' Under these conditions tha stomach, liver and blood- making 'glands fail in their appoint edwork. Then the svm-Dtoms of disease appear, often in organs appar ently remote from the real cause. Vitality, is lowered.- There is a dull and sluggish feeling often accompanied by headache. The heart may seem' affected. There may be lack of ambition and energy with mental irresolution! With such symptoms as these "delay is dangerous." Such a condition affords the favorite starting point for con sumption. It is useless to doctor" for the symptoms. The remedy that reaches the case must reach the cause of disease.- The greatest medicine for all diseases of the stomach and other digestive and nutritive organs is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery. ' It restores the appetite, re-establishes a sound digestion, purges out the bilious poisons which infect the blood, car ries off waste and builds up sound and healthy tissues. The " Discovery " is not a stimulant. It contains no alcohol or whisky. No other medicine has so great a record of cures, therefore accept no substitute. . .Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure constipation. I DR. BERNHEIM HONORED. Presented With Gold-Headed Cane Fifty Years In Lutheran Ministry N. C. Synod at Salisbury. Rev. Q. D. Bernheim, D. D., and Rev..A.G. Voigt D.D., have returned from Salisbury j where thy attended the session of the North Carolina Synod - which they report, to have been one of the most profitable ever held. 1 . Dr. Bernheim brings back with him a handsome gold headed cane which was presented to him by the ministers of the Synod in honor of the comple-. tion of the fiftieth anniversary of his ministry. The cane bears the follow ing inscription : j "I Rev. G. D. Bernheim, D. Fifty years in the Lutheran ministry, Presented by his clerical Brethren of the N. C. Synod May 4th, 1899. The presentation was. made by Rev. C. A. Rose, president of the Synod, The following extracts are taken from the presentation speech, as pub lished in the Salisbury Sun' "Dr. Bernheim, for fifty years you have been actively engaged in the work of the ministry, of the Evan gelical Lutheran Church. During all these years you have been ever loyal to the doctrines and usages of our dear old Church, j And you have been an able minister of the New Testament To-day, my dear brother, you present to us and .our King a beautiful, faithful and consis tent Christian life, without a spot or blemish upon yonr Christian character. 'When your natural forces shall abate and your eye grow dim to the loveliness of earth, then may this cane be of service to you, and as you support your body by it may your soul be supported by the Grace of God." Referring to the business transacted by the Synod, the most interesting ac tion taken was the adoption of a reso lution to move the North Carolina College from Mount Pleasant. A committee, consisting of Rev. Chas. B. Miller, Rev. R. C. Holland, D. D., Rev. C. A. Rose, Geo. E. Ratchie and T. L. Ross, was appointed to solicit bids for the location of the college in some more advantageous town or city. PICKPOCKETS AT CHARLESTON. Employing Same Tactics On Trains to Re Union As -Used Here. ' The Charleston News and Courier Of yesterday says: S "The reports are that the pickpockets have been doing a considerable business among the visitors. It appears that" they have been doing most of their work on the trains. Yesterday morning, on the Southern train front"Columbia, there were several regular pickpockets at work. It is said that they worked a systematic game. One of the crowd would call the Veterans to go into a certain car, and when the door was found to be locked, the' leader would break into the crowd, while the con federate on the i ground would call to the party to go on and in this way there would be a congestion ! and ' men ac tually had their inside coat pockets robbed in these rushes. Among those on this particular tram robbed were Messrs. E. E. Boon. Wm. Deal. Henrv Steel and A. G. Clarkson.. Several of the passengers had their tickets taken along with their money. -It is quite likely that these pickpockets will try and work their game at the trains on the departure of the Veterans or in the street car crowds; so it will be well for everyone to look out for these crowds in particular, as well as for all otner congestions, which are the bless ings of the pickpockets. - . Oypsy Horse Traders.; Yesterday afternoon a caravan" of Gypsies, men, womsn, and children, to the number of about fifty or seventy-five, arrived on the Brunswick side of the river and were being brought over on flats: to the city, from whence they are journeying to the vicinity of the Mineral Spring, south east of the city, where it is presumed they will establish a camp. Theypro: fess to be horse traders and are travel ling this way from Lumberton. Last night about half thej number pithed their camp across thel river to await the coming of the "rear contingent," which is expected to arrive to-day. Fire Near Rocky Mount. The residence of Mrs. Turner W. Battle,- about eight miles from Rocky Mount N. C, was destroyed by fire last Sunday night Mrs. George G. Battle was slightly burned, and Mr. Jas. Bunn, aged 21 years, grandson of Mrs. Battle, was so badly injured that he died Monday afternoon. . ; m. ..wj. av and fever isa bottle of Grove's TastS' lkss, Chill Tonio. Never fails to cure: then why experiment with Worthless imitations? iPrinA KA oanfa Yourmoney back if. it fails to cure. j 1 -''sum FILIPINO ATTACK ON SAN FERNANDO. - i Met nd Repulsed by the Mon'. tana Regiment With Very Small Loss. ONLY A PRIVATE WOUNDEd! Filipinos Massing Their Forces Macw 4hnr Confident That He Can Hold the CilyU. S. Commission and lfg Work Filipino Congress. i - - By Cable to the Morning star. Manila, May 10, 10.15 A. M.Tl rmpino vrcnerai mascara o s army inspired by wine taken from the store houses of Barcolor and by the Gen eral's oratoryvxm Monday evening !;t tacked San Fernando. There "Was tremendous yelling and a great ex ' penditure of cartridges by the rebels but very little result. General Mascardo holds the oyt skirts of Barcolor, . west of the rail road. In front of his position ar the Kansas and Moutan a regiments which occupy trenches that the FilV pinos built in anticipation of an attack from the direction of the sea. During the afternoon of Monday-' General Mascardo, with a large retinue of officers, rode along the lines, fre quently stopping to . harangue his warriors. At dusk a detachment of rebels rushed towards the outposts of the Montana regiment but were met by a hot fire from tlx Montana regiment's line. The rnsur gents, from trenches nearly tlirec miles long, responded. After an hour's firing during which one private . . soldier of the Montana regiment was' wounded, tho insurgents subsided, a) though they kept up a scattering fire throughout the night. - Luna Massing His Troops. Prisoners who were -brought in to the American lines said that General Mascardo distributed- barrels of wine among his soldiers, telling them that he expected them' to capture the city of San Fernando. : The trencjies "un doubtedly saved the Americans from heavy - losses, bullets falling thick about them during the engagement. General Luna is massing his army east of the railway, bringing up troops by train loads in sight of the American lines. The country between San Fer nando and Calumpit is filling up with natives, who profess great friendship toward the Americans, but who are suspected by many of sympathy with the insurrection. A Filipino connected withtlie Amer ican hospital corps was killed, it is sup posed by amigbs. Gunboats Shelling the Jungle. The 'army- "tin-clad" gunboats De Bay, Laguna and Cavedonga, under I command of . Captain Grant, steamed up the Rio Grande to Calumpit to , day, -clearing the entire country of J rebels from the bay upward. When the vessels reachedr Macabebe, about . a thousand of the inhabitants of Die place assembled on the banks of the river, cheering the expedition lustily: Captain Grant was given an ovation when he went ashore. Many of the Macabebes expressed themselves being anxious to enter the American service for the campaign against the Tagala. The United States transports Pueblo , and Pennsylvania sailed for home to day by way of Nagasaki. The trans ports Charles NelsoH and Clevelatid will leave on Thursday and Friday. The Filipino Congress. Reports received from the insurgent lines, which, however, have not been confirmed, say that a meeting of the Filipino Congress has ' been held at San Isidro. There was no quorum present, but in spite of this fact som business was transacted. Tho reports add that although those who attended were mostly partisans of Aguinaldo a strong desire for peace was expressed. Major General Mac Arthur will probably remain in San Fernando un til fresh troops can be forwarded to him from this city to replace some of , the .volunteers who have become ex hausted from the long campaign. Fili pino riflemen to the number of eight thousand are entrenched on. three sides of Barcolor. The Americans, however, are fully able to hold the city, if Mon day's attack was a specimen of tho enemy's fighting ability. The U.'S. Commission. The United States Philippine Com mission has been considering a pro vincial constitution 'for the island of Negros, which was framed by Colonel Smith and leading citizens. It is largely modeled after the constitution of California. - While it has many good points, th e commission will probably recommen d a uniform government for all the pro vinces. This constitution, it is in tended, will give the natives self gov ernment co operating with the mili tary regime. Work upon the consti tution has been apportioned to the several members of the Commission. The report of President Schurmau will give special attention to national, provincial and municipal govern ment. Colonel Chas. Denby willTJon sider the organization-of courts, and Prof. D. C. Worcester will investigate tribal, physical and commercial fea tures of the islands. Alt the members of the commission are consulting with resident experts..? , NEW YORK TRUCK QUOTATIONS. Strawberry Market Completely Deraoral - ized Prices Range from 5 to 9 Cents. Special Star Telegram. New York, May 10.-- The straw berry market is completely demoral ized, brought about by excessive re ceipts and the poor quality of those received. Late delivery by railroad has also had much to do with the de moralization of the market. Prices j ranged to day all the way from five i to nine cents per quart. There is- a j kood inquiry for fancy stock but there is none here. The quotations for yeg- . etables remain unchanged With good demand. J. & G. Lippmann. Wholesale Commission Merchants, ' 184 Reade street. BERRY GROWER'S COMPLAINT. Garland, N. C, May 10, 1891 The Morning Star, Wilmington, iV. C. : . We would like to inquire through your columns why wecannet ship our berries by express? We have thought that shippers could ship by express any time they wanted to, but to-day here, after billing bur berries by express the Express Company refused to take them, with no reasons whatever for doing so. i - -- . N. : Rev George D. Armstrong, for forty years active pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, at Norfolk, Va,, and now emeritus pastor, is- critically ill. He is in his 87th year. n
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