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1LMINGTON, bl.00 A YEAR. IN 8SS8888S88S8883S8 8SSg888g8gSggg 88888888888888388 888S8888S88SS8SSS is SB 2 SS "5 S: ?3 B e e ee s S8888SS8888S8S888 8S888SS828S888888 888888S882888888S 8S88SSSS2SSSSSS8S 88888888888888388 ,.rred at the Fast Office at . flmtctra, N. C.. a Second Claaa M ier.1 SUBSCRIPTION P ICE. l'h- subtcriptioo price of the We . .ly BUr li a 'i nele Copy 1 year, postage paid. .$1(0 " monthi " to " S month " " 0 THE EIGHT KIND OF EXPAN SION. The Baltimore Manufacturers'. Record of this week gives special prominence to the remarks of Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, be- . fore the Cotton Spinners' Associa ,tion, which met in that city last week. ' There was some discussion on competition between Northern and Southern " mills, speaking of "wjiich the Mamifaclurers' Record quotes Mr. Tompkins as follows: "Mr. D. A. Tompkins took the . ground that the question now was not s much competition between the North and the South, but competition of the United States with the rest of I he textile world. He advised that all the textile interests in this country should pull together for legislation which would tend to widen the mar ket for American goods to such an ex tent that instead . of continuing as at present to manufacture one-fourth of the American crop, the American mills might be able to manufacture three fourths. Without regarding the ques tion of inter-American competition it is evident that the South is tending more and more every year to become the great textile center of the country as home capital from other sections realize more fully the great advantage of having the cotton mills in close proximity to the cotton fields. A indication of this is the fact that be tween 1890 and 1898 the number of bales taken by southern mills more than doubled, the million bale mark having been passed in 1897, while the taking by Northern mills, fluctuating from year to year, have increased gen erally but slowly. ' During the same year while the increase in spindles in the whole country was about 33 per cent, the increase in twelve Southern, State3 was 151 per cent, Already the Southern mills, during the present season, having taken 1,031,133 bales, an increase of 37,804 bales over their takings ict the same-period last season, .while the Northern spinners have ta ken 2,077,937 bales, a decrease of 85, 892 Dales ' At the same there has been a stronger tendency than ever toward . diversifying the output of Southern of Southern mills and the establishment of schoois for textile training, two of which are in operation, shows that preparations are being made for fur ther diversification. It as apparent that 1 the South is doing its best to be ready for the wider market for cotton goods. ' We have heretofore taken occa sion to remark that Mr. Tompkins 'is,' an eminently level-headed and practical gentleman, who never talks or writes unless he has some thing to say or write about, and when ho does either he always says something worth saying We do "not know what Mr. Tompkins thinks about territorial expansion; but he evidently does believe in trade expansion at home and abroad, and believes that wo should make common cause for that expansion, quit contending against each other and concentrate our united energies itr capturing foreign markets. How the South is equipping herself to - take her full part in that aggressive combined movement is pictured by - the figures he quotes, showing the progress of the cotton manufactur- J irig industry in thissection and the I largo annual output, as indicated by I the large and continuously increas-1 ing quantity of the raw material manufactured. These figures speak for themselves and need no ex planation. And yet the increase in the number of mills and in the capacity-of the mills goes on, as if it were a brand new industry, an illustration of which is given by the weekly summary of the Baltimore Manufacturers' Record, from which it appears that something over 120,- 000 new spindles have been added within the past two weeks to those already in operation. The New England millers have long since conceded the ability of Southern mills to successfully com pete with them in the lines of goods -manufactured in the South. They have sensibly accepted the inevita ble and ceased to compete against the South in lines where competi tion was hopeless, and some of them are still further responding to the in evitable by "dropping the lines made in the South and giving attention to the manufacture of very fine i grades of good, which are not made in the South and which they be lieve will not be ventured upon for some years to come, and hence they ;feel that they can proceed without fear of present or prospective com petition from this section. But the fact that New England mills have j dropped certain lines of goods and gone into the manufacture ,of others that are not and may not be made in the South is an admission that they cannot compete with the South m suchgood8 as Southern mills do n.c. U Li W UM: W y A J) I advance. -LL Li-JL J I VI , V V 11 VI II AJLXi II VI JJ IV r JL Ji. JL iu : ------ ' ,.. ., .. J - j : " - : - TTAT ' -r -r ' ". . - '. ' - . : ' . . : v. AAA. . ,. - ,. WILMINGTON, 33. .C., FRIDAY, MAT 26, 1899. ) i mae- UI course .they may still continue to make these goods to supply markets close enough o make Southern cdmpetition no formidable factor. They will still hold control of such market, which in the aggregate take large quan tities of goods. . ' But with the increase in the num ber of Southern mills and. the an nual output of the Northern mills a wider market becomes a matter of ne cessity, a fact to which Mr? Tomp kins calls attention when he urges Northern and Southern mill men toco-operate with each other in ex tending our trade into jother coun tries instead of competing with each other, and when he, as a means to this end, suggests working for the removal of the obstructions to this extension of traded . Two of the things necessary in this connection are the modification of the tariff laws, which hamper free intercourse between our manufac turers and their possible customers in foreign countries; and the resto ration of our merchant marine," which would give us ships of our own to carry, our manufactures to foreign countries and bring back car goes to us without paying tribute to foreign ship owners, as we have been doing ever since our merchant marine was destroyed. Our American cotton manufacturers have reached that point where they no longer need fear, if they ever did, the competition of European manufacturers, and hence the freer the trade the better for them and the sooner the trade restrictions are removed the better for them. With this done, withships of our own to convey our cargoes across the seas, and with a canal across the isthmus to give us a shorter route to coun tries bordering . On both sides of the Pacific ocean, there would bo prac tically no limit to the possibilities of American, and especially Southern cotton manufacturing. Then in stead of manufacturing a fourth of our crop wo would be manufacturing a half or two thirds, and there need no longer be talk of reducing our cotton acreage or fear of a ruinous surplus. ON THE EIGHT . LINE. Bishop Gaines, colored, of Georgia, has been recently doinfg some pretty plain talking on the subject of lynch ing and. the crime that most fre quently provokes? it. in one of our exchanges we j find a quotation from a sermon recently delivered by him which reads thus: "We must be willing to pay the cost if we move up in tne scale of civiliza tion. - Fathers, endure hardships that you' may educate your children. Mothers, endure hardness that your girls may so to school." "Perhaps if a man were charged with this crime of assault and I had an X-ray from Heaven turned on him so that I knew he was guilty, I would be willing to turn him over to the mob. "1 want to say to-day that he who apologizes for the-4crime or has any sympathy for the inhuman monster who commits this crime, be be black: or white, is an enemy to God and a traitor to his race. ? "In all the catalogue of crimes I can imagine no deed more dastardly, no fiend more foul and infernal than the beast who would take from a good woman the treasure of her honor, bnehter and more priceless . than any iewel that ever glittered in the crown of a King. I can find no words to express my detestation for such a crime and of such a criminal." This is talking on the right line, and by a man who deservedly stands high among the foremost men of his race. It too often happens that. when these things are mentioned in colored . assemblages there is much more of a disposition shown to con- demn the avengers of this crime than the crime itself or the perpetrators, and the inference, is .that the lynch- ings are inspired by political and race prejudice, and that the alleged offence is frequently a trumped-up one, and that innocent men . are hanged. The impression made is that the negroes are a persecuted people, and the impression also made on some is that there is more sym pathy with the malefactor than with his victim. The way to remove such impres- siqns1 is to let the world, and the law less element of the negroes especially. J know that suck crimes are regarded with abhorrence by the colored peo ple,and that instead of haying any sympathy with the perpetrators, they will will not only be glad to see them brought to swift justice, but will aid in hunting them down and brinffiner them to iustice. Let the colored leaders in church and out, talk to their people as Bishop Gaines does, impress upon their ' a hearers the enormity of the crime that leads to so many lynchings, the harm it does to their race and how much as a race they sufferby.it, and a long step will be taken to diminish the number of those crimes, and the number of lynchings. " When General Wade Hampton learned that it was proposed to take up subscriptions to build him a house in place of the one that was burned, he promptly .declined, with thanks. General Hampton does not seem to have as taking way s as some other modern heroes, c '. -v.;?:V- fT " I I " - v i- ry - - , " r . . - . -I , . v ' I war: aye, although their home lay in 1 , II . X VT Y - . - " - . - -1 a I i V periiofherhostifeiruM. h . . irW . fi VVU1UWUW1111U street. Heisamember of .a number ITlA JUmU LEKCMUME3 WILMINGTON'S MASONIC TEMPLE. TRIAL Alleged, Counterfeiters Before . U. S. Commissioner Collier Yesterday Afternoon. . HELD FOR FEDERAL COURT. Politz and Silvy Bound Over la Sums of $2,000 and $500 Respectively, in De . fault of Which They Were Com mltted A Third Arrest. The preliminary hearing before U. S. Commissioner S. P. Collier in the case of Nicholas Politz and Walter Silvy for counterfeiting, was held in the United States court room yesterday afternoon and each of the defendants was re-committed to jail in default of bond for their appearance at the ses sion of the Federal Court which con venes here on the second Monday in June. The bond of Politz ' was fixed at $2,000 and that of Silvy at $500. The court room was crowded with curious spectators and the session of the commissioner's court lasted nearly three hour3. Silvy was represented by George Rountree and Marsden Bellamy, Esqs., and Politz had for his counsel Hon. John D. Bellamy, Marsden Bel lamy and A. J. Marshall, Esqs. District Attorney C. M. Bernard, of Raleigh, arrived on the A. C. L. train yesterday morning, and conducted the prosecution. Mr. S. P. Colher4 Jr., was court stenographer. The case of Silvy was called first. He is a mere youth, and displayed yerylittle sign of nervousness. Mr. B. FTFerry, the secret service agent; Constable Wm. Sheehan and Captain of Police Furlong, ;who made the ar rest, were sworn as witnesses for the government. . Mr. Perry testified that his official position is Special Operative of the TJ. S. Secret Service Bureau, with head- auarters at Charlotte. He came to the city May 11th, under orders from headquarters, where notification of the passing of spurious coin in Wil mington was received in a letter,, con taining one of the coins, from Mr. W. F. Robertson, superintendent of the Clarendon Water .Works Company, He then recited .particulars . of the causes which led up to tne arresi oi Silvy, which were substantially the same as printed in the Star yester day morning. . Upon conclusion of Mr. Perry's ev idence, the government rested and the defendant introduced no testimony, Mr. Rountree, Sijvy's counsel, address ed the court, saying that he did not care to open the defence ; the only object in the hearing on their part was to find upon what status the government in tended placing its case, if indeed they had made out one. which he claimed was not done according to the provis ions of theRe vised Statutes. He could not admit probable cause and called attention to the peculiar circumstan ces of the case. The nickels were not an imitation of government coin and were only made for playing the slot ma chines. Silvy was merely playing a game against a gambling device that is not countenanced by the State laws Heasked that a bond sufficient only to produce the defendant in court at the prescribed time be required. Attorney Bernard's argument was very brief. He stated that while the denomination of the coin was small, the offence was a grave one and the bond should be made sufficient to meet the requirements of the case. Mr. Bellamy explained that a small bond for Silvy would mean & great deal to one who was far from wealthy and that this phase of the case should be taken into consideration. Commissioner Collier first fixed the bond at $1,000. but later reduced the same to $500, justified. Hearing of Politz's Case. The case of Politz was then, called and" the defendant walked from the nrisoner's box with a careless, indif ferent step to a seat beside his counsel r George Connor, colored, Capt, J. R. Williams, Southern Express Agent, Mr. Perry, Deputy Sheriff Flynn, Constable Sheehan and Captain of Police Furlong were. called as .wit nesses. All were sworn except Con nor, who was not present. Mr. Perry was first introduced. He testified as tor his position, circum stances of his visit here, etc Upon his arrival here he was furnished with counterfeit coin for his assistance by the Atlantic National Bank, Capt. J. R. Williams, King Grocery Com pany, Murchison National Bank, Chief Conductor Sheehan of the Street Railway Co., Deputy Sheriff J. P. Flynn and others. He learned from a PREUMmY MM II I - " - ' -v -wxy .-.-..r ' ; ' , - . . ! ! F . . ! , .... . ........ ,v . .... i -. . i ... ... . , -. ... - I. EilD miTWTCDtCITIMH jJL . SensatiotaI Arrest Made by , ' U. S. Secret Service Agent 13 m i negro that had been employed by Politz, that in cleaning up Politz's sleeping apartments at the store, after he was married, a ladle and a quantity of metal'was found. This, combined with other circumstances, led to the arrest.- PoUtz denied upon going to the store the morning he was arrested that any package had been left there and with hesitation opened the private locker, which contained the spurious coin. His other testimony was about the same as was published in this paper yesterday morning. Constable Sheehan testified as to a search of a room in the Tear of Politz's saloon -where the counterfeiting outfit was found. The boxes containing the same were tightly nailed and with them was a box of worn-out garments. . He also testified as to a search of Politz's dwell ing house and the finding of a small piece of metal in a bureau drawer cor responding to that found in the store. He corroborated Mr. Perry's - state ments as to search of the store and finding of the bad coin in the safe. Upon the conclusion of Constable Sheehan's testimony the government rested and the defendant introduced no testimony. Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, for the de fence, called the attention of, the court to thVfact that the U. S. statut with reference to bonds was much more lenient than the State laws govern ing the same. - That a bond should be made sufficient only to bring the ac cused into court. Marsden Bellamy, Esq., also made an appeal along the same lines. . District Attorney Bernard argued that the offence was a heinous one; there were no palliating circustances, and that while the bond should not be so large as to Work an hardship on the accused, it should be sufficient for the purposes contemplated by the law. The circumstances of his recent mar riage, touchingly referred to by coun sel for defendant, should have been taken into consideration by Politz while his alleged fraudulent work was being carried on. Commissioner Collier then an nounced that Politz would be held in the sum of $3,000 justified bond, and the court was adjourned. Accompanied by the Deputy Mar shal and ConstablS Sheehan, Mr. Perry then took the prisoners to Cro- neberg's studio, on Market street. where, according to secret service rules, photographs of the alleged counterfeiters were made. - Neither Politz or Silvy have as yet given the required bond, and both are now confined in the county jail. - A Third Arrest Made. Yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock Deputy Sheriff Flynn, acting under instructions of Special Operative Per ry, arrested Joe Quince, colored, who has a lemonade stand on Water street, near corner of Dock. Quince, it seems,' has been making lead "dummies" for playing the slot machines and the evi dence against him is thought to be conclusive. He had no tools for the manufacture of the "dummies" other than an ordinary hammer and knife, for flattening pieces of lead and trim ming them down to resemble a nve cent piece. He was placed in jail and will be -given a hearing before Com missioner Collier to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. That Wilmington Syndicate. Yesterday morning's press dis patches announced that a syndicate backed by $20,000,000, with headquar ters at Wilmington, had been buying tynber lands in Chesterfield, Marlboro and Darlington counties . and that nearly 100,000 acres had "already been purchased during the past' week. So far as is known there is no truth in the report so far as any- syndicate is concerned. Mr. P.. L. Bridgers, 6f the Briderers & McKeithan Lumber Company, and Mr. J. A. Arringdale, general manager and vice president of the Cape Fear Lumber Company, have recently made purchases of timber lands in the territory specified, but, it is said, not to sucn an extern as indi cated in the telegram. . The C. W. Woodward Strawberry. y In a letter to the Fayetteville Ob server, from Burgaw, it is announced that Mr. S. W. Troublefield, who is Mr. C. A. Westbrook's partner here, has discovered a new berry, a seedling of fine flavor, of a beautiful dark red color, which will doubtless be of greater value for shipping than any of the known varieties, as it is very firm and not easily bruised, being much better to handle than the Lady Thompson, for instance. Mr. C. W. Woodward, of Wilmington, has offered to contribute two hundred dol lars to a propagation fund for this berrv. provided it will be named for him. Long life and success to the C. W. Woodward strawberry. CAPTURED WITH APPARATUS. Nicholas Politz, Grocer and Liquor Dealer, and Walter Sllvy, a Yf nth, Placed in Jail for Making Spurious Colo. Hearing To-day. The Star mentioned some weeks ago that there were evidences of a systematic counterfeiting business being carried on in the city, and yes terday there were developments which proved the co- rectness of the , sur mise. . V 1 . . Special Operator Perry, of the U. S. Secret service Bureau, as sisted by the local authorities, early yesterday morning arrested and placed in jail Walter Silvy, a young white man of about 18 years of age, and Nicholas Politz, a Greek 'grocer and liquor dealer, on Front street, charging them with the grave offence of -violating the U. S. laws in this particular! Mr. Perry came to the city about about a week ago and immediately set to work on the case. The first clue to the identity of the counterfeiters was secured from a number of saloon keepers, who made complaint that daily their slot machines were filled with spurious five cent pieces. He quietly kept up his search for the origin of the coin and at last located Silvy. No arrest immediately fol lowed, from the fact that an announce ment of Mr. Perry's I presence here would frustrate all plans for the cap ture of other parties, whom it was be lieved and afterwards developed, were operating on a much larger scale. Thursday Mr. Perry r had collected all the evidence he deemed necessary and between one and two o'clock yes terday morning, he, i a company with Constable Sheehan and Captain of Police Furlong, went to the home of Silvy on Harnett street,; between Ninth and Tenth, and arrested Silvy, who disclaimed any knowledge of counter feiting whatsoever. Mr. Perry ex plained to him that he was fully in possession of facts warranting the ar rest and that he had best turn over his counterfeiting apparatus, which he af terwards did. ,r . His outfit consisted of four ill pro- vised moulds' for making five cent pieces, a bag and tin box containing 800 of the spurious coins, a metal pot. ladle and about fifteen pounds of pewter. The coins manufactured were rather rude in appearance and both sides had the same imprint that of the "Goddess of Liberty." The friends of Silvy claim that , technically con sidered this does not .constitute a counterfeit from the fact that the coins are not an imitation, of regular specie. Arrest of Politz. When Silvy had been, placed in jail. Mr. Perry, with his associates, rested until about 5 o'clock yesterday morn ing. Accompanied by the Deputy Marshal, . Constable Sheehan and Captain of Police Furlong, he then visited Politz's store, nearly op posite Front street market house, as Politz was coming down to open the store. Mr. Perry suggested to him that he had probably been duped by a set of slick swindlers and that he, as an officer, wished to make an examina tion of his cash on hand. Politz readily assented, opening his safe to the officers, and showing them through. - All apartments of the safe were examined, with the exception of a private locker, which Politz claimed contained no money. Mr. Perry then demanded an examination of the con tents, which with reluctance was given. - - In the locker was found a bag con taining $58 m ' counterfett com of the dollar denomination. A search of the rear of the store was then made and two boxes, carefully nailed up, were found to contain a complete counterfeiting outfit, - with metals for the manufacture The apparatus consists of a small gasoline furnace, with a miniature bellows for affording a uniform heat, made by a -Philadelphia firm; a polish- ishing machine or burnisher usually used by dentists for the manufacture of false teeth, altered to suit the coun terfeiter's purpose, made by a dental machinery manufacturing company, of Buffalo, N. Y. ; j about twenty; pounds of antimony, a metal used for; many purposes; several ladles; about twenty-five small earthen vessels for holding molten metals, and a quantity of scrapjGerman silver and malleable tin, that appeared to ' have been pur chased of a badge manufacturing com pany. ' ' Among his papers were found a bill from a Baltimore house made out to N. Politz for the antimony, and a bill from Jacob Grinninder, of Baltimore, for ten pounds of German silver at twenty cents per pound, and two and three fourths pounds of scrap silver at sixty cents per pound. Politz has retained Messrs. Bellamy & Bellamy, Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy and A. J. 'Marshall, Esq., j as his counsel. He was seen at the jail yesterday, but acting under advice of his counsel he would not talk of the offence charged against him. Silvy also would not talk, but his friends say that the extent of his work has been with the slot machine men and does not amount to much. Politz is comparatively a young man and was recently married. He has been in Wilmington a number of years and appeared to be doing a good business. He was formerly a clerk at different times with' several of the fruit and confectionery stores on Front street. , He is a member oif .a number of the fraternal orders of the city and is a man of some property. He had recently let the contract for the build ing of a handsome residence and work had already commenced on the build ing. After the arrest -yesterday ; several creditors became uneasy and instituted proceedings for judgments, but upon ascertaining that his liabilities were few and that there were ample pro visions for the "payment of all his debts, these, for the most part were withdrawn. J Silvy is a youth well known about the city, and was employed at the Wilmington Iron Works. His asso ciates became aware that he was in the counterfeiting business, and Mr. Perry was furnished. by;a.number of them with facts'" which led up to the arrest. The whefeaboutis of the ap- paratus was also furnished Mr. Perry by an intimate friend of Silvy's. .Late yesterday afternoon Mr. Perry took Politz again to his -store and made asearcu jor ine moulds, which were not discovered yesterday morning, but they were not foundj Both prisoners will be given a hear- I ing before U. S. Commissioner S. P. Collier at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon, in the United States k;ourt room, and if they are bound over to .court, they will be taken to a photographer and their pictures taken, according to the custom of the Secret , Service Bu reau. Mr. Perry has performed an exceed ingly clever piece of detective work in ferretting out the criminals, and but for the necessity of his presence at other places, he would probably re main in the city longer for the detec tion of other sources of counterfeit coin, which are said to exist. Politz is said to have made a trip to -Baltimore last Fall and it is supposed that while on his visit there he secured His outfit for the illegal work he has been carrying on. A. telegram was found in his possession from a noted counterfeiter in Savannah, Ga., who had evidently been captured and was asking" for help. The clue which, led up to Politz's arrest was secured from a conhdant or his, who bet ore the ar- -i rest placed Mr. Perry in possession of a ladle and metal, taken from Politz's private apartments. Rev. Kenneth McDonald. Rev. Kenneth McDona! d died at his home near Ivanhoe, Sampson county, on the A. & Y. railroad, iearly yester day morning. He had been in ill health for some time and for the past few weeks his life has been despaired of. He has many friends not only in his native county but in, Wilmington and vicinity, who will hear with sin cere regret of his departure. Rev A. D. McClure, in" response to a tele gram from Mrs. McDonald, will go up on the morning train to conduct the funeral services, which j will he held to-day. Profitable Strawberry Growing. . Dr. K. J. Farter, of Willard, was in the city yesterday. He says the berry growers of Willard and sur rounding country are very well satis fied - with prices realized during the season and traces the cause to the un usually fine quality of 'berries ship ped. He say3 that the farmers around Willard have been in the berry busi ness only a short while and the land is not so nearly exhausted as at other places, where remunerative prices have not been realized, TRUCKERS OP ROCKY POINT. The strawberry growers of - Rocky Point assembled at Rocky Point depot to take some action looking to redress of wrongs or recovery of losses they have sustained during the season. Dr. E. Porter was called to the chair, and Mr. J. D. Bell requested, to act as set: retary. After adopting jthe following resolution, the meeting: adjourned ; to meet at some future -time to receive the report of the committee: "Resolved, That W. W. Miller and Jas. C. Jones be requested to act as a committee to obtain from the berry growers in this vicinity an estimate of the damage to them coming from de lays, non-icmg or cars, i rougn hand ling, etc. E. Porter. Ch'm'n. J. D. Bell, Sec'y. Cm May 19, 1899. Rooky Point, N. The Seaside Hotels. The hotels on Wrightsville and Carolina Beacties will soon be ready fori guests, none of them later than June 1st. Seashore Hotel is being put in order under the direction of Mrs Gampbell, who arrived from Yonkers, New York, during the past week. The work on the handsome newr Ocean View Hotel is progressing very satisfactorily and within Ihe next week or two Mrs. Mayo expects to open for On Carolina Beach the work of mov ing back and improving the Oceanic Hotel has been about completed and CstnL Jenkens expects to open for guests within less than ten days. NERVOUS WOMEN Do you feel like screaming; jusl before and during the monthly sick ness? Are you easily irritated? Do you get the blues and wish some times you were dead ? If your answer is '? Yes' to any of these questions, you should lost no time in taking j BRADFIELD'S - FEMALE REGULATOR ii It will overcome and cure every form of irregular menses, leucor rhoea falling of the womb and other uterine, trouble. 1 ml Oimpttmlm. THS BBADflBLD B14U14T0B CO, Attest. NO. 32 Corner-Stone for the Solendid a New Temple Auspiciously Laid Yesterday. FIRST ERECTED IN THIS STATE Exercises by Grand Lodge Oration by Col. Julian SL Carr Very Large ; Audience Present The Lodge " Meeting Last Night. The corner-stone for Wilmington's magnificent Masonic Temple, the first ever erected in North Carolina, was auspiciously laid yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock by the Grand Lodge in the presence of a large concourse of Wil- mingtonians and visitors. According to the pre arranged pro gramme the members of the .Grand Lodge and. Master Masons assembled at St John's Hall at 3.30 o'clock and formed a procession for the march to the scene of the ceremonies. Plan- tagenet Commandery acting as escort for the Grand Lodsre. The naradA was a beautiful one and the marching was in tune to stirring and especially good music by the Second Regiment Band. i When the members, of the Grand Lodge and others who were to partici pate in the programme had taken their places oa the j improvised platform, and the Second' Regiment Band had rendered ah appropriate selection. Grand Master R. J. Nobles, of Selika, made the formal announcement ' as to the purpose of the assemblage, and called upon Grand Chaplain A. M. Simms, of Raleigh, to invoke the blessings of God. The Grand Chap lain's prayer was able, comprehensive and fervent. Cecelia Quartette song quite sweetly MSafe In The Rock That is Higher Than I." After which the Grand Secre - tary read the list of articles deposited in the cornerstone. A Masonic hymn prescribed for the occasion .was sung, after which the stone was formally tested, Deputy Grand Master B. S. Royster, of Raleigh, applying the square; .Senior Grand Warden H. I. Clark, cf- Hamilton, the level,: and Junior Grand Warden W. S. Liddell, of Charlotte, the plumb, each declare' ing that the craftsmen had performed theirduty well. The corn, the wine and the oil, emblematic of nourish ment, refreshment and joy, were poured upon the stone by members of the Grand Lodge. Other features of the ceremony prior to the oration by Col. Carr . were the consecration of the stone, the grand honors, the delfvery of the imple ments of architecture to the architect Mr. Chas. McMillen, the proclama tion by the Grand Master and a selec tion by the Cecelia quartette. The Orator Introduced. To Col. A. M. Waddell, Mayor of Wilmington, was assigned the pleasant duty of introducing the orator ofLhe day, Col. Julian S. Carr. Addressing the members of the Grand Lpugarjf 4.1.-. nr ttt:i : assembled concourse of Waddell said: ; "Five years ago Wilmington was honored with the presence of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, the occasion being the centennial of St. John's Lodge; No. 1, This was an especial honor,, being the first time in the history of the lodge that they had met outside of Raleigh since 1794. Features of that occasion were the reading of a j history of St. John's Lodge No. 1 and sketches of many of the. leading Masons of the Lodge. 'It is my pleasant duty to intro duce the orator of the occasion. This is especially pleasant, because in child hood he was my next door neighbor and through all these years he has been my good friend. He was a member of my regiment during the civil war, and only a few days ago he was chosen Major Ueneral of all the United (Jon federate veterans. He has been emi nently successful in business. . He is widely known as a benefactor and generous philanthropist, . a bright Mason, a great business man and a true-hearted North Carolinian. 'Ladies and gentleman I intro duce Col. Julian S. Carr." Col. Carr's Oration. CoL Carr was greeted with a perfect storm of applause. He spoke for probably an hour, delivering a mas terful address, which to publish in full would require four or five columns of space. In his introductory remarks, Col Car said : . To be honored with the privilege of addressing my brethren of the mys tic tie, as represented in the Masonic bodies here to-day is an evidence of esteem for which any man might be profoundly grateful, but when the oc casion is the laying of the corner stone for a temple of Masonry, in which to teach the truths and practice the vir tues that for more than -a century have maHe the Cape Fear, illustrious in the annals of the craft, and when the scene of the memorable event of this day is the beautiful metropolis of the State, the birth place and the tomb of Revolutionary patriots, of scholars and divines,' of soldiers and statesmen without number; and of beauty and wit, grace and devotion, in the fair women, who add the splendor of their loveliness and purity to the halo of their ancestral heritage, then humility overcomes pride, I am as a pilgrim with staff and scallop-shell amid the hallowed memories that cluster here on the classic ground rich with Ma sonic deeds of love; fain would Ire move my sandals, and rather than lift my voice, would listen to the counsel of the fathers.-' This day, linked with the future of the temple whose founding we cele brate will be historic, and as such brings to mind men who have made history: on the Cape Fear. This was the home of the Ashes and Moores, Hoopers, Harnetts and Lillingtons. Here the first Committee of Safety in 1774, now a century and a quarter ago, with such patriots as Quince, Clayton, Hogg, Ancrum, Walker and the like, dared to tell a Royal Governor that he could not have free passage for his Council to meet on the decks of a British ship of her hostile guns. Here a free neonle. in onen day light, tore off the grasp of oppression, for which others were lauded who ventured to do the same thing at night, and in disguise. From these sands, Howe led the Second North Carolina and drove Dun more and his naval allies from Norfolk. Here lived the gallant minute-men, who with Lillington and Ashe won under Cas well immortal glory at Moore's creek. .William Hooper, of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration, sleeps un der the shadow of St James. Harnett went hence to die in captivity. Culture and refinement made their - - -altars here. A British Governor de clared it "the region of politeness and hospitality." Tradition preserves the memory.of the elegiac poet, Boyd, of , the wit of Moore, the literary skill of Pennington, the classic lore of Lloyd, the critical ability of MacLaine, the repartee of Howe, the genius and science of Eustace, well known as the friend and correspondent of f Sterne. Time would fail to call the ? long roll of such illustrious citizens as the Hills, Cowans, McBees, De- . Rossets, Holmes, Meares, Lords, Waddells, Kingsburys and the like, distinguished in peace and war. Brilliant with the glory of a thou sand battles, the real sunset of the day of the Confederacy was at your Fort Fisher, where a gallant band of North Carolinians, with the immortal Whiting, fought the most formidable fleet that the world has ever seen, un til the last gun was dismounted and the last cartridge fired, : - Yes, the blood and fire of that day painted the sunset of a people's hopes ; there followed but the twilight, until black night fell at Appomattox.. Said I not truly that this was hal lowed ground? None the less is" it true, that from " the earliest days of our ancient craft in this commonwealth; if a leader were sought in our quest of the truth, in the journey td the mystic East, never -have brethren looked in vain at the mouth of the Cape Fear. It needs not that I should recount the long line of Grand Masters and of . Masonic sages that have wrought -while it was day, and have departed . to their reward within the veil, which the order owes to Wilmington, Both profane and Masonic history and tradition mark this spot as the fitting "ground for the grand Masonic . Temple which our hearts have-longed for in North Carolina. And this duty of solemn dedication to -"Brotherly Liove, Relief and Truth" we come to perform, with thankfulness for the past, and hope in the future. ' The orator referred in well rounded sentences to Masonic corner-stone lay ine ceremonies and the great truths of -which they are symbolic. He scanned . the history of Masonry, showing how the noble order antedates all other fraternal orders and even the spirit of association which brought 'them to gether. " , He reviewed the rapid growth and great influence of Masonry. Referring to the strength of the order in this country, and especially in the State, he said: Yet, the Grand Lodge of North Caro lina, in its 118th year has jurisdiction over 269 Lodges, and 11,191 - Masons live within its bounds. Of these, .697 were initiated during the past year, making with all deductions, a gain of 454, or over 4 per cent And the sta tistics for North America show that in 18971898, the Grand Lodger of the United States and British America rep- -. resented 817,227 members, a gain over the preceding year, of 14,945. (Of the Royal Arch Masons, there- were 177, 628 and the Knight Templars num bered 113,310.) Col, Carr ably reviewed the vast proportions of present-day philan thropic work throughout the world and the influence of Masonry in this great work. In conclusion he rriade the following, reference to the new Temple, the corner-stone for which had just been laidi May peace and prosperity come to all Masons of whatever degree, - who shall assemble within the walls we dedicate to-day. Ma the noble escutcheon of our beloved State typify for them a future glorious in the free dom which liberty gives, and rich in the abundance that plenty pours from ' her cornucopiae. Its motjto, "Esse . quam yideri," "to be rather than to -i seem,' is already engraven on the signet of your profession, truth. In the mind's eye, I see your varied . and picturesque assembly rooms, each blazing with its appropriate lights, and adorned with Masonic symbolism the sanctuary of Truth, tne home of Brotherly Love, the fountain of Relief; its wall vocal with elo quence and wisdom enthroned; its annals in . the coming years as the scribes shall narrate, worthy of your honored past, and man can ask i)0 more ; and I see' , not only the grandeur of this noble edifice, and the -busy scenes at the afternate calls within its walls, from labor to refresh ment and thence to labor again, but I mark th'e quiet sound of daily duty; I see a brother relieve the sick, another bury the dead; I see the unheralded step of him who.goeth to dry the widow's tear, who puts arms of teh- 1 derness about the fatherless, who lifts up the erring and stumbling brother, and bids him look to that East whose , dawn shines eternally for man may we not say, out of one heart, "So mote it be." " , . " - Last night a joint session of the. Lodges, upon which the Grand Lodge and many visiting masons were in attendance, was held in Castle Halt K. of P., and subsequently refresh ments were served in Harmony: Qircle Hall. The service was elegant and was under the direction of Mr. Richard Warren. During the evening excel- nt music was rendered by a quartette isting of Mr. Unas. McMillen, Mr. rant, Mr. U. M. Kobmson and D. Smith with Mr. Jno. G. ell accompanist on the piano. Visiting Masons Here. Among the visiting Masons who attended the ceremonies were the fol lowing: John Frank, No. 121, Virginia. R.WJ Gibson, No. 203, Lewistoa.Pa. John H. Orem, Jr., No. 127, Mary land. R. E. L. Brown and J. A. Brown, No. 207, Whiteville, N. C. T. L. FarroW, No. 167, Winston, N.C. T. L. Moore, No. 138, North Caro lina. Ludwig Leiner, No. 7, Junction City, Kansas. Jno. G. Russell, Union Lodge, Dor chester, Mass. W. B. Huff, No. 433, Vanceboro, - ', . D. E. McKeithan, No. 227, Georgia. J. W: Mintz,:Richard Dosher, O. D. Burruss, No. 249, Southport, N. C. W. S. Robinson.No. 109, North Car olina. S. E. Ewell, No. 433, North Caro lina. John W. Stormfelt, No. 7, Virginia., Dr. Charles T. Harper, No. 165, Bal timore, Md. ' ' O. F. Justice, W. F. Moore, W. L. Wilkins, No. 83, .North Carolina. J. T. Reid, No. 164, Virginia. Edgar L. Hart, No, 230, North Carolina. J. S. Jackson, No. 252, North Caro lina. - W. L Grimes, No. ,101, North Carolina. M. Greenbolt, Seaside, No. 429, North Carolina. T. M. Smith, No. 360, North tJaro- lina. - . - . Charles McMillen, No. 79, Minne sota. - ' .. i 1 3 9 . ' i t .y ! ! i f.