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T xc tjxRccltltj . - t. r. I A Mt H. B B 4 R D Editor and Fropriej WILMINGtq, N. C. Fkiday, Mav 26. 1899. , SOME GOOD ADVICE. The negroeaof the South have for .some time imst been given a good deal ofadylce by their friends and alleged mends, some of which has been good, some a soift of mixture and some bad. As a general thing the advice they have, received from their white advisers has been much better than that offered by their col ored advisers, for the reason, per haps, that the colored counsellor is too apt to look through colored spec tacles and view things solely from a colored standpoint before his deliv erance, and for that reason there, is too much race leaning and prejudice in what he says. The New York Tribune is one of the Northern journals which has been dJscua3in the race problem and incidentally giving the negroes some good advice, but it never crowded more into the same . space than is embraced in the following editorial. In reply to an inquiry from a New Jersey negro who, after saying the" negroes had exhausted all possible means to maintain their rights and escape violence, asks the question "What .shall we do?" the Tribune editorially says; "Follow the advice of such leaders -as Booker T. Washington. Educate the colored people in self-control, mo rality, obedience to law. Accept the - situation as it is, and try .to make the best of it, instead of provoking more evils than the negro now endures by doing more wrong in addition to that which is pleaded as the cause and the excuse for Southern violence. -. "Thn niwrrn's dutv to maintain or der is not different from the white's. If the one owes it to civilization to practice self-restraint and avoid deeds of blood even in retaliation, the other does. We have denounced the lynch ers and man-burners frequently, and told the Southern white people that even negro crime, no matter how despicable, no matter how deserv ing the wretch might be of heaviest punishment, could furnish no excuse for a community to lower its own civilization and taint its own blood with the poison of delight iir savage deeds and fiendish passion. So', too, we say to all who desire the happiness of the black race that no resentment for ill treatment warrants them in an appeal to force. No doubt the negro's burden is a heavy one. Whatever his sins as an individual and as a race, he has been punished out of all pro portion. But he cannot retaliate Every bit of disorder, every act of vengeance, is sure to return upon the head of his own people. His is a hard lot, but he will not better it any by ignoring his actual situation: He belongs to a race inferior in culture and ability to the dominant people among whom he lives. He is the victim-of race prejudice, which, however unreasonable, is one of the most per sistent and insurmountable feelings in the world. Anything he does amiss, " particularly anything that arouses the passions or race prejudices of the. whites, is sure to call for severe treat ment, more severe than a white man would receive. He may say that is unjust, but it is an in justice too deeply rooted in human nature to be eradi cated by such appeals as our xorre spondent speaks of. The only refuge is to be more careful -than the white man has to be about doing wrong. "Of course, the ignorant black san hardly be expected to be a model of conduct, who will neither merit the punishment nor excite the persecution of the whites. But the leaders of the negroes can do as Professor Wash ington has done, try to train them to fill more to their own credit and the satisfaction of their .white neighbors the humble station in which they have been placed. They can be taught not to think of vengeance, not to defend criminals of their own race. They can be educated in industry and order, and warned against following dema gogues and bringing on themselves the blame for political evils put upon communities . by rascals? whom they in sheer ignorance trust. They will thus do more to disarm white persecutors than they can ever hope to do by antagonizing the stronger race. The worthless whites who make up the active force of lynchers and burners have been able to impose the.ir savagery on the South only be cause the higher class of whites,.who hated the disorders, were alienated from the negro, partly, it is true, by preju- : diee, but partly also by the negro's, own faults. We need not discuss the origin of those faults or ask how far the whites are responsible: for them. It is sufficient to know t that if the ' negroes can be trained to be honest; moral and really desirable inhabitants of a region, they can gain the respect of the white people of character to such an extent that the lawless ele ments , will not long have dominion . over them. - This advice is noteworthy, and it I commends itself the more strongly to the negroes, because it comes J from one of the leading and most j uncompromising Republican papers in the country, one which has al ways been a Republican paper since the Republican ' party was organ ized, and always a Republican of the .most pronounced type'. It was a Republican paper before the Repub lican party had a national 'existence and was one of the active factors in giving it national power, it was a Republican paper before the negro was a freeman, did as much' if not more than any paper in the coun try to make him a freeman, and for these reasons the negro to whom this advice is addressed cannot doubt its sincerity and should not lightly treat its counsel. "Follow the advice of Booker T. Washington." Give the demagogues, whatever their color, a wide berth; determine to be sensible, law-abiding, respectable and honest; culti vate the friendship rather than the enmity of the better class of white people, and the race problem will solve itself. The writer of the Tribune edito- "rial suggestively gave it the title of "The Negro's Problem," not The Negro Problem, or Race Problem. There is quite a distinction between . these, for while both Tales may be involved in solving themegro prob- tor. lera, the negro only is involved in solving "The Negro's Problem." That is his task and he is the1 only one who can perform it. If he does not devote himself earnestly to it, very little progress will be made in solving it for him. If they took- the advice of the IJTribune and followed tne acmceoi - Booker T. Washington,, Judge , Lynch might resign and go into re-1 tirement forthwith as .far as negroes are concerned, and the voice of the avenger would be hushed in the land. Friends, or alleged friends, may give advice, but after all it de pends upon the negroes themselves to solve the negro problem and the way in which it is to be solved, if he is to continue in prox imity to the white man. He may ignore good " advice, and in that event others will address themselves to the solution of the problem in their own way, whieh may some times become a heroic way; or it may solve itself by the drift method, when the negro the drifter will be a mere passive 'factor. In the meantime the negroes would do well to address themselves to solving "The Negro's Problem," the shortest way to the solution of thenegro problem, in which task the Tribune kindly helps them along, and points the way. With this advice in mind they will be on the righff track. THE PEACE CONFERENCE. The Peace Conference now hold-, ing its meetings at The Hague, may possibly result in some measures looking to arbitration of disputes between nations, and to ameliorating some of the hardships resulting from war, although there is not the slightest probability of anything be ing done in the way of reducing the armaments of nations, the object the Czar of Russia had in view when he suggested the conference. The leading nations of Europe are too suspicious of each other to agree to anything like that. p?he fact is that most of them, air of them that can afford it, are increasing instead of decreasing their armaments, even the Government of the C zar who proposed the conference. After fchey get through their spoliations in Africa and China, and 'England comes to the conclusion that Russia has no designs upon India, they might agree to some sort of disarma ment, but' not now. In this connection it is interest ing to .note that observations by a German naval constructor show that Great Britain will, when the ships now on - the stocks are com pleted, have a navy equal to the combined navies of any two nations in the world. She has more ships under construction now than Ger many j will have, counting al her war vessels, in 1903. This simply means that nations which may have to cope with Great .Britain on the seas will be compelled -to increase their navies or acknowledge Great Britain's supremacy and cease try ing to contest it. ijarger navies and larger armies will be the order of the futnre, for some years at east, rather than smaller. : THERE ABE OTHERS, TOO. We clip the following from the Greenville Reflector : "Greenville is shipping1 cattle' to Richmond. The animals are kept up there and stall fed awhile, butchered, shipped back here and sold for fine Richmond beef.. A little stall feeding at home might save the freight both ways. But we people do business that way and follow the same methods about other articles we consume cot ton rfoods and tobacco, for instance pay freight two ways instead of manufacturing the raw material at nome." This' applies with more or less truth to every town in North Caro- ina, and perhaps to every town in the South. There are some things, of course, that cannot be produced or made at home, and these things must be bought somewhere else, but there are many things which could be produced o rmade at home for which we still depend upon other sec tions. There are ncbetter pasture lands in this country for cattle than in North Carolina, and yet instead of -exporting beef we imnort it. We export some, it is true, but nothing in comparison with what we import. The same is true of pork,' which is shipped into the State by the train load, to be distributed and sold mainly to farm- . - T 1 i f ' t m ers, wno ougns to raise tneir own meat. . Wheat, flour, corn and meal are all shipped into the State by the ton, when every pound we need should be produced at home. Ihere "has within . the past few years been" some improvement in this respect, but not as much-as there should have been, for we still send many thousands of dollars every year out of the State for these and other things of every day use, which could and should be produced at home. It takes time to get out of the ruts. We may get out after a while, and then wonder that we didn't get out sooner. trorortiFinrVMn. Mes. Winblow' Soothing Syeup has been used lor over fifty years by mil lions of mothers for their children wnue teeming, witn perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve tne poor ume sunerer imfriA- diately. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other, ; .. t Bearaihe itbe Kind Yoa HawMarays Bought SOKE OF OUR ACQUISITIONS. - When we get a grip on the Philip pines, if we ever do, we will have a variegated aggregation of peoples as well as a multiplicity of languages. When we come to the question, of civilizing and "assimilating" we will have some tough customers to : -deal with in comparison with whom the Tagals in the island of .Luzon, who have been giving occupation to our ngnting Doys ana peace com t i . missioners for several months, are nice Sunday school chaps. Some of these are the Sulu islanders, if ho are thus described in a Washington dispatch : "The Sulu group of islands, to the capital of which, Jolo, Gen. Otis has sent two battalions of the 23d infan try, is the most southerly group of the irnilippine arcmpeiago, ana is in habited by the most warlike people in the Philippines. Although there are over one hundred "and fifty small islands in the Sulu group, the Span iards have never been able to exercise more than nominal sovereignty, and, in fact, were never able to maintain a garrison except at Jolo. Tbat garri son gave them but a footing ; on that island and since 1876, when they destroyed the residence of the reigning Saltan.thev havelived with the natives binder an armed truce. The Sultan still reis-ned under the 'protection, of Spain. There is no information at the war de partment as to whether there is a Span ish garrison quartered at Jolo still, but as it is known that most of the Spanish garrisons in the southern portion of the archipelago were concentrated at Zamboanga, on the island of Min danao, the supposition" is that the American troops upon their arrival will find Jolo without any garrison whatever. It is presumed that the ob ject of the Government in sending a garrison there is to serve notice upon the world that the United States claims sovereignty over this group of islands, upon which, from time to time, it has been reported other nations had de signs.' "The natives of the Sulu Islands are called Moros and originally came from Borneo. They are born warriors, are Mohammedans, polygamist and slave owners. JLney disdain work: ana ex pect their wants to be supplied by their j - , a l . i . wives ana slaves, .aaier lutsir wuu tribal battles or their combats with the Christians the conquerors kill the men, the women are taken to enrich the seraelios of the victors, and the chil dren are sold as slaves. In battle they seek to terrify their opponents by mak ing hideous faces. Lake the Dervishes, whom the British have been fighting in the Soudan, the Moros are inspired in battle by religious fanaticism, and cut and slay until they expire. They never ask or give quarter and are treacherous to a degree." J THOMAS HUGHES DEAD. Old Soldier Who Was Secretly Assaulted Died Yesterday Prom Wounds. Thomas Hughes, the old soldier who was so horribly beaten and mangled a few days ago," died yesterday morning about 9 o'clock at the City Hospital. He did not regain consciousness prior to his death and the identity of his assailant or assailants is still a matter of doubt. In consideration of his faithful de votion to the "Lost Cause" and the fact that he was the only surviving member of Col. E. D. Hall's famous company, the "Tigers," a number of the members of Cape Fear Camp Con' federate Veterans attended the burial. Rev. P. C. Morton, pastor of Im- manuel Presbyterian Chanel, himself an enthusiastic veteran, conducted the funeral from the lodge at Oakdale cemetery wnere tne interment was made. The following were the pall bearers. ' Honorary Col. F. - W-Kerchner, CoL W. J. Woodward, Capt. E. W. Manning, Messrs B. F. Penny, J. A. Everett, Jeff Smith, A. D. Cazaux, A. J. Hill and F. W. Ortmann. Active Capt. James I. Metts, Capt, George W. Huggins, Messrs. Sol Bear, R. F. Hamme, DeLeon Fillyaw, and P Heinsberge. , ANOTHER WHITE MAN ASSAULTED. Mr. E. H. Bat8onAssailed by Highwaymen in Similar Manner to Tbat of Hughes. m r- t w a Mr. ft. ti. tfatson, who conducts a grocery . store, corner seventh and Orange streets, it was learned yester day, was set upon by unknown parties Thursday night at about the same place and in about the same manner as it was supposed the old. man Hughes was assaulted a few days afterwards. Mr. Batson was beaten severely about the head and was left in an uncon scious condition for some time, but at length recovered and succeeded in making his way. to his home near his store. ' Mr. Batson was robbed of about five dollars in money and a few other ar ticles of more or less value, which he carried on his person. He is furthermore, reasonably certain that his assailants were negroes ' and that their sole object was to rob him of his purse and other valuables on his person. He escaped with no perma nent injuries but was laid up for sev eral days on account of the bruises and abrasions made on his head. The Old Soldier Hughes. Thos. Hughes, the old Confederate veteran, who was dangerously wound ed by unknown parties Saturday; night, particulars of which were pub lished in the Star yesterday, is still in an unconscious condition at the City Hospital. Yesterday afternoon Dr. Bolles, the superintendent, assist ed by Dr. R. J. Price removed -the pieces pf skull which were pressing Upon the brain. The skullVas found to be, broken into nine pieces and al though the operation was surgically a success, it is not probable that the aid man will live. xne autnorities are still at work ex hausting every effort to apprehend the party who committed the deed. Death of a Veteran. VA mend of the Stab writes from Garland, N. C, that the remains of Mr.G. A; Bronson, a respected citi zen of Sampson county and am ex Confederate soldier, were brought home for interment yesterday morn ing from the Eastern Hospitalat Ra leigh, of which institution he had oeen an inmate for a short while only. . o Blgnstw tf !! Kind Yoa Haw Always BougW MR. CHARLES H. GANZER. I i Died Yesterday Morning at His Home on Fourth Street After An. Extended . Illness The Funeral. ' ;. Mr. Charles H. Ganzer, one of Wil mington's oldest and most substantial ! German citizens, died yesterday morn- i mg at about 11 o clock, at nis resi dence No. 807 North Fourth street, after a lingering illness covering a peroid of several months. ' Mi1. Ganzer was born in Waldorf, Germany, April 4th, 1841, and came to America .when about 15 years of age.. He was consequently 58 years old, and had been a citizen of.' the United Staies for more than forty years ; -. He was married March 10th, 1863, to Miss Margaret Bappler," herself a na tive of Germany, and an amiable and affectionate wife. This union was blessed with- six children, four of whom are still living, and with their sorrowing mother, have the sincerest sympathy of a host of friends in the sad bereavement they are called upon to endure. They are Miss Mamie Ganzer, of this city; Mrs.' W. M. Avant,of.Fayetteville; Mrs. C. Hall,,of Portsmouth, and Mr. Geo. H. Ganzer, also of Portsmouth, who holds a re sponsible position in the Gosport Navy Yard of that city. These arrived dur ing the critical illness of their father and were at his bedside at the time of his death. In public and private life, Mr. Ganzer was an ideal citizen ; quiet and unassuming he commanded the respect and en joyed the esteem of the public. For more than twenty-years, he has conducted a bakery on Fourth street and in his business relations, he has always been considered honest, up right and true. Prior to the time of his embarkation into business for him self, he was with the wholesale grocery house of Jno. D Bauman, for eleven years. At tne outbreak of tne war be tween the States, be enlisted with Howard's Cavalry and bore himself gallantly as a soldier. At the the time of his death he was a deacon in St. Andrews Presby terian Church, in which office he had served the congregation faithfully for some time. For four years he was a member of the City Board of Audit and Finance and on November 10th, last year, lie was elected a member of the Board of Aldermen. He was also a. member of the County Pension Board and of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. in addition to tnese he was a mem ber of Stonewall Lodge No. 1, K. of P., and of Cape - Fear Camp United Veterans,' in all of which his sterling character and moral worth easily made him first. In his death the city, county and State have lost a valuable citizen; his church a devoted worker, and his family a kind husband and an affec tionate father. The funeral will be held from St. Andrews' - Presbyterian Church this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, and the in terment will be at Belle vue cemetery. By order of the commander. Cape Fear Camp No. 254, U. C. V., will meet in uniform at the home of their late comrade at 4 o'clock this after noon to attend the funeral. COUNTERFEITING CASES. Joe Quince, Colored, Committed in Bail of $1,000 Polltz's Bond Increased to $5,000 -Sllvy Released. Joe Quince, the negro lemonade vender, who was arrested Saturday afternoon for counterfeiting nickels for playing the slot machines, was given a preliminary hearing before U. S. Commissioner J3. P. Collier yes terday afternoon and committed to jail in default of $1,000 justified bond for his appearance at the next term of Federal Court. No attorneys appeared in the case and but little time was consumed. ' The witnesses were Mr. T. J. Gore, Special Operative Perry, of the secret service, and L. Guion, porter at Mr. Gore's saloon, where the defendant was said to have played the slot machine with the spurious coins. The evidence by all was the simple statement that Quince had played the machine with the bad money, some of which was produced in court. It was crude iu design, and those especially traceable to the defendant bore no im print and were a very poor imitation. Polltz's Bond Increased fo $5,000. Yesterday, under special instruc tions from Judge Purnell, Commis sioner Collier increased the bond of N. Politz, who was tried Friday after noon, from $2,000 justified to $5,000 justified. He is still confined in the county jail, and, while there was possibility of his giving the original bond of $2,000, there is now said to be no chance of his securing bail in the amount of $5,000. . ; Silvy Released Yesterday Afternoon. - Walter Silvy, who was tried at the same time as Politz and his bond fixed at $500 justified,' was' yesterday after noon released. His father, Mr. Joseph Silvy became surety for him in the amount specified. Counterfeit Five Dollar Bills. Mr. Perry, the secret service agent, in conversation with a Stab reporter yesterday afternoon, stated that in the course of his investigations here, yes terday he found a counterfeit five dol lar bill, which had bee"n passing in the city. The imitation, hesays, is a good pne and can be detected only by a trained eye.; He will probably leave the city this afternoon to give his at tention to other sections of his district, but will return at the session of Fed eral Court. Relies in six Hoar. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis eases relieved in 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 retention of water almost immediately. If you want Suick relief and cure this is the remedy. 1J 1 T T T . OUiU Vjr A, A. I31ULiUAMT, UTOggU Wilmington, N. C, corner Front ai Market streets. t A FIENDISH OUTRAGE. nu Confederate Veteran Beaten Into In- ; sensibility by Unknown Parties His - Injuries Probably Fatal. Thomas Hughes, a harmless old Confederate soldier about 60 years df age, who recently returned to the city from the Soldiers' Home at Raleigh," was found late Sunday afternoon in an unconscious state -in :a box car of the Atlantic' Coast Line that was standing on the "Y" of the railroad, just inside the city limits. His head was severely j mashed and mangled and he was lying in a pool of his own blood. It is not probable that he will live. ! Sunday afternoon two negroes, while passing tne car in wmen me unior tunate man was lying, heard groans and upon investigation ? found the old man prostrate on his back with out stretched arms, almost literally bathed in blood. They hurried away and noti fied Mr. Ashley Duke, who in turn noti fied Policeman Huggins. Mr.' Hug gins, telephoned for a hack to carry the wounded man to the hospital but when the hack arrived, it was found inex pedient to move himi ia sitting pos- ture.-and an improvised ambulance wagon in charge of Policeman Woebse was sent, in which the wounded man was removed to the City Hospital, he has been lying since, in an almost dying condition. . ' By the sideof Hughes was found a rock weighing possibly: two pounds with sharp points protruding from every side. The rock was spattered with blood, plainly indicating that with this instrument some fiendish human had attempted to take away the life of the inoffensive old man. The rock was taken in charge by the police, and will be used as evidence in case the perpetrators of the wicked deed are apprehended. Since his discovery Hughes ha3 been unable to make an ante-mortem state ment, and there is no clue to the party or parties who committed the deed. Dr. Bolles, superintendent of the hospital, made an examination of his wounds 'and found that there, were several cuts in the scalp and numerous bruises about the head and shoulders. His ejes have also been, bruised and beaten and his face is swollen almost beyond recognition. At the. left side and just over the left ear the skull is crushed in. At present the unfortu nate man is too weak to have an op eration performed that .would make his chances of life even a little more probable. j Little is known of the old man here, He claims to have once worked in the tailoring establishment of Mr. H. H Munsou before the war and says that he is the pnly surviving member of the late Col. E. D. Hall's Company, familiarly known during the war as Hall's Tigers." He was quiet and inoffensive but would drink to excess at times, though at no time was he dis posed to act untowardly Several days before the unfortunate occurrence took place, he was before the police court for drunkenness, but was so quiet and mild in his disposi tion, that the Mayor dismissed him without punishment. A PROBABLC SUICIDE. Special Policeman M. D. Croon Died Sun- . day Afternoon From Effects of An Overdose of Laudanum. Special Policeman M.. D. Croom, who was employed to see that the city ordinance with reference to stock run ning at large was enforced, died at his home near corner Fourth and Harnett streets shortly after 1 'o'clock Sunday afternoon from taking an overdose of laudanum. Whether the unfortunate young man committed the rash act, which ended his life, intentionally or by mis take will-probably never be known. He has been in bad health for a num ber of years and often Buffered with epileptic fits. For several days pri or to his death, he had been drinking some and the morning .on which he committed the rash act it is said that he drank a pint and a half of whiskey. ! He procured an ounce and a half bottle of laudanum from B. C. Moore's drug store Sunday morning and re turning to his home about 11 o'clock, he retired to a room to himself and drank the contents of the bottle. He then called in a negro servant about the; house, informed her of the ; drink ing of the laudanum, which he . raid was by mistake, and bade her inform his wife of what had taken place. His alarmed wife rushed vintp the room, saw the empty bottle and made all haste to secure the services of a physician. Drs. C. D. Bell and W. D. McMillan responded, but despite their utmost efforts the young man died soon after 1 o'clock. -Deceased was about thirty years of age, and was a faithful employe of the city. He is a son of Mr. R. M. Croom, of Burgaw. He leaves a wife and two children an infant and a little girl about two years of age. Five brothers and two .sisters also survive him. iThey are Messrs. J. L. Croom, M. F. Croom Vance, Albert and Walter Croom, Mrs. Jfibert and Mrs. Rivenbark. , The remains were taken on the morning train yesterday to Burgaw, where the funeral took place yester day afternoon. The pall-bearers from his home to the train were f Sergeant of Police N. J. Williams and Police men Dave George,' Leon George, C. W. Woolard and H. H. Woebse. The latter accompanied the remains to Burgaw. ' How's Tblmi We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. J. 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. . WaIjDinq, Kink an &;Maevtn, 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 FamUy Pills are the best, f OFFICERS ELECTED. The Stockholders of the Delgado Cotton MiU Met at Yesterday. Noon MR. E. C. HOLT IS PRESIDENT. Mr. R. R- Bellamy Vice President and Mr. J. W. Williamson Sec. and Treas. Excavations for the Buildings to Commence Next Week. ' The organization of tike Delgado Cotton Mill Company, Wilmington's new $ou,uw.w enterprise, was per fected yesterday by the election of the following officers: -. President Mr.. E. C. Holt, late of Burlington. Vice President Mr. Robt R. Bel lamy, of Wilmington." 1 Secretary and Treasurerr-Mr. J. W. Williamson, late of Burlington. Board of Directors Col. ;K. M. Mur- chison, Mr. E. C. Holt, Mr. J. W. Williamson, Mr. E. J. Powers, Mr. James H. Chadbourn, Jr.,; Mr. R. R. Bellamy ; of Wilmington and Col. Julian S. Carr of Durham j ! Stockholders Meeting. The meeting of the stockholders dur ing which the Board ofDirectors was elected was held at noon Jn the Court House, a large majority of the stock being represented Mr. Robt R. Bel lamy presided and Mr. J. W. William son was secretary. j Aside from the ejection 6f the seven directors named above, the business transacted was of a routine character. consisting of the acceptance of the new charter issued by the Secretary of State and the adoption of by-laws gov erning the management of the com pany's business. I A resolution was adopted instruct ing the Board of Directors to exercise all possible dispatch in the erection and equipment of the new mills so that the plant can be in operation not later than January 1st," 3 900. Session of the Directors. After the meeting of the stockholders adjourLed the directors met and elected the president, vice president and--secretary and treasurer. .They also discussed at length the plans for the prosecution of the work. President Holt told a Stab reporter last night that the excavations for the foundations of the buildings will com mence next week. He says that the contract for the erection of the mills has not yet been awarded,' but that he has practically decided to whom it will be given, the contract having not yet, however, been signed. He declined to say who the contractors would most probably be. j May Be Zachary & Zachary. The Raleigh News and Observer, of yesterday, contains the following: ."Zachary & Zachary, the well known contractors of Raleigh, have received the contract to construct Wilmington's new $250,000 cotton fac tory, the Delgado Mills. "This is a very large contract; and it is gratifying to know that a Raleigh concern has. gotten it. This firm is composed of Mr. H. C. Zachary .and bis son, A. D. Zachary. They are North Carolinians and during the last five years have handled many big con tracts, among them being the Pilot Cotton Mills, the Tarboro Cotton Mills, the E. M. Holt Plaid Mills, at Burlington, the University Inn, at Chapel Hill, the new adition to the North Carolina Insane Asylum here. . "The firm expects to open a branch house in Wilmington shortly. They do a big business in the building ma terial line, both wholesale land retail, and will make a notable addition to Wilmington's business interests." COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. At Elizabeth College, Charlotte, June 2nd to 6th The Programme for - the Week. The Star acknowledges; with pleas ure the receipt of an invitation from the president, Rev. Charles B. King, and the vice president, Rev. C. L. T. Fisher, to attend the commencement exercises of Elizabeth College, for young ladies, at Charlotte, June 2d to 6th. Especial features of the commence ment exercises will be thei following: Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev. J. A Morehead, A. M., president of the Southern Lutheran Theological Semi nary, Mt Pleasant, S. C. j Address, betere the Missionary So ciety by Rev. Rl A. Yoder, A. M., president of the frenoir College, Hick ory, N. C. Address before the Literary Socie ties by President Geo. B. Cromer, of Newberry College, Newberry, S. C. The programme of commencement is as follows : June 2d, at 8 o'clock, Senior Class Day Exercises; June 3d, alt 8 o'clock, Literary Societies' Annual . Meeting; June 4th, at 11 o'clock, Baccalaureate .Sermon; Julie 4th, at 8 o'clock, Ad dress before the Missionary Society; June 5th,' afternoon, Art Reception; June 5th, at 8 o'clock, Address before the Literary Societies; June 6th, at 11 o'clock, Commencement,! Exercises; June 6th, at 8 o'clock," Annual Con cert and Reception. J SALEM FEMALE COLLEGE. A Qrand Concert Commencement Day Proper The Literary Address. By telegraph to toe-Morning Star. . ' Winston,x N. C, May U The grand concert to-night in connection with Salem Female College com mencement was one of the most en joyable musical entertainments yet given by this institution, j The pro gramme consisted of vocal and instru mental selections and recitations, each part beinsr charminclv rendered. Thn I receipts ofLthe concert will j go to the r..-j i : : i i i i-. j luuu uciug roiocu crcnjL it IlauusuOlB memorial : chapel in 1902, in which year the college will be one hundred years old. To morrow is Commence ment Day proper. Rev.' Dr4 Stagg, of Charlotte, will "deliver the, literary ad dress. Three essays will be read by members of the Senior class. " WHES NATURE Needs assistance it may be best to ren der it promptly, but one should re member to use even the most perfect remedies only when needed. The best and most simple and gentle, remedy is the Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. i " : - : ' 'O CELEBRATING THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. Port Tanipa, Florida, Was Gay j With Bunting and Other . j Decorations. I BRITISH CRUISERS TAKE PART I Portrait of Queen Victoria Unveiled The Day in England The Ceremonies at Windsor Celebrations In All the Provinces. Br Telegraph to the Morning Star. Port Tampa, j Fla., May 24.' The greatest day in the history ' of Port Tampa, that of the celebration of Queen Victoria's 80th birthday, opened bright and warm. As the sun ap peared on the "horizon salutes were fired from the British and American war vessels lying in the harbor, and from then on events crowded rapidly on each other, j The shipping in the harbor, was gay with the dressing of flags and pennants and throughout the town was liberal display of flags, bunting and floral decorations. The flags of the two nations taking part in the ceremonies the . British and the American were floated from every point of vantage and among them, conspicuously showed, were many German flags, i The most striking feature of the decorations was a tri umphal arch displaying the British lion and the American eagle. In one paw the lion grasped an American flag and in one claw the eagle waved the British -colors, the entire arch being twined with American, British and German flags. The twolhundred marines from the Intrepid and Pear, the two British cruisers sent to take part in the cele bration, landed at 8, o clock in the morning and -were escorted up the long dock. by the Port Tampa division of the Florida battalion of the naval reserves, the Englishmen playing American national airs and the Amer icans responding with the British an thems. Arms were presented as they passed under the arch, the shipping in the harbor I rent the air with its steam whistles ; and gongs, and the spectators cheered themselves hoarse. Tne most dramatic incident of the day was the unveiling of a large por trait of Queen Victoria. The portrait, draped in the flags of the two coun tries, stood upon a small balcony of the Inn, and before it stood a crowd of expectant watchers. At noon, pre cisely, in the capital at Albany, N. ,Y., Governor Theodore Roosevelt touched an electric button, the covering fell from the face, and two marines, En glish and American, standing on either side of the portrait, clasped each oth er's hands in token of the amity of the two great nations. The people cheered wildly and off in the harbor was heard the heavy guns of the warships, firing the Queen's salute. - Celebration in England. London, May 24 Torrents of rain ushered in Queen Victoria's eightieth birthday to-day. At Windsor, where a general holiday is being observed, the town was de corated with flags and the church bells were rung at t o ciock m tne morn ing. I The weather cleared at about 11 o'clock and a serenade by the Windsor and Eton amateur choral societies was given in the grand quadrangle of Windsor . Castle. The sun then shone brilliantly The serenade -was .listened toby the Queen and the membersof the Royal family. The Eton college volunteer cadets marched into the castle grounds, headed by a band of music, and took up a position in the rear of the choir. Behind the caSets were drawn up the rest of the Eton boys and the military Knights of Windsor. The mayor and corporation of Windsor, in their full robes of office, and the borough magistrates were also present. The scene was extremely picturesque. They all sang the national anthem and then the choir gave the pro gramme. Finally, the Eton boys gave three lusty cheers in honor of Her Majesty. 1 The Queen herself, looking to be in excellent health, came forward and bowed repeatedly. Although the official birthday cele brations in JLondon were postponed until June 3rd, all public buildings, many business houses and a great many private residences are decorated. In fact, more flags are flying than at any time since the Queen's jubilee. A great congregation assembled in St. Paul's cathedral this morning where thanksgiving services were held. The Lord Mayor of London, and all the other functionaries, in their robes of state, attended. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the most Rev. Frederick Temple, D.- D., offlci ated and preached the sermon. At Portsmouth there were reviews of the regular troop, volunteers and naval brigades, and the same ceremo ,nies occurred at various arsenals and garrison towns. A telegram I from Simla, the Summer capital of British . India, re cords that impressive Queen's birthday services there were attended by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curson Ked leston, and the Indian and military officials in full dress. . Royal salutes were fired. )-. During the afternoon the Queen planted an oak' sapling on the east lawn of Windsor Castle. She was as sisted in the planting by the Duke of Saxe. Cobu'rg and Gotha. AH the members of the royal family wit nessed the ceremony. A pretty incident was the presenta tion to the Queen this morning by each of her grand and great grand children now at the castle of a tiny bouquet of flowers. Joseph Choate, the United States ambassador, telegraphed his congratu lations to the Queen, and her majesty sent a graciously worded reply. McKlnley Sends Congratulations. Washington,! May 2f The Presi dent addressed the following message to Queen Victoria on the occasion of the anniversary of her birthday : "Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., May 24, 1899 To Her Majesty, The Queen, Windsor Castle, Eng land Madame It gives me reat pleasure to convey on this happy an niversary the expression of the senti ments of regard : and affection which the American people cherish towards your majesty, and to add the assur ance of my own cordial respect and esteem. May God grant to your maj esty and to the countries "under your government many years of happiness and prosperity. ) ISigned "William McKinley." At 1 o'clock a banquet was tendered to officers of the British warships and other distinguished guests, at which the speeches were marked by a cordial fraternity of spirit and interchange of good feeling between the representa tives of her Britannio Majesty and those of the republic. The Queen's health and that of the President were drunk with enthusiasm and toasts to the British and the American navies were received with cheers. Bean the Blgaaton of Ifce KiD3 Yoa Haw Always BomW t vrvriY iictvyr oi Iruits ' size, quality and ap!. . pearance of vegetables weight and plumpness of grain' are all produced by Potash.. Potash, properly com Dined with Phos phoric Acid and Nitrogen, and liberally applied, will improve every soil and increase yield and quality of any crop. Write and get Free our pamphlets, which tell how to buy and use fertilizers with greatest economy and profit. " GERHAN KALI WORKS, 3 Nassau St., New York. SOUTHERN ASSEMBLY l PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Reports On Home and Foreign Missions. Question of Marrying Runaway Cooples Ssbbath Schools. By Telegraph to tha Morning Star. Richmond, Va., May 24 The morn ing session of the Prcsby terian Gen eraj Assembly witnessed the transac tion of a great amount of business, a notable incident was the according f the rights of associate membership 'to Rev. T. W. Willianis, the delegate from the Independent Colored Synod, who comes to speak upon the question of colored evangelization. After the Assembly had closed, to accord these privileges, the Moderatorextended the. welcome of the Assembly in a few well-chosen words. Rev. Wiliiams responded briefly. A communication was received f-,i n the Association cf Ministers of Rich mond and Manchester, endorsing tlm proposition to remove the headquar ters of the Foreign Mission ComraitUe to this city. It ws docketed. Report on Foreign Missions. The report of the Committee on For-, eign Missions was called up and AilAmfAil ' I 'Vi n wAnrtwf tnnc ' .1 ..... OUUKU. -1- hvj ivrvill oJ o, a lilt J ; u other things : - "The netTeceipts for the year were $144,99010. Tve regret to record the fact that this! is $1,053.31' less than the net receipts for the previous year. .. The year, however, closed April 1st, 1899, without debt and with a balance of $54.10 in the treasury. Touching this matter,, and in reference to over tures from the Presbyteries of Enoree, Arkansas, asking the General Assem bly to take proper steps to signalize the opening of the twentieth jetntury by a special effort to raise nptless than $200,000 for the cause offoreign mis sions in the year ending March 31st, 1900, we recommendlhat these over tares be answeredln the affirmative, and that our people be urged to make . theminimuni of their contributioi.s this yearl each." The report on home missions was presented by the chairman of the mding committee and was - adopted, was the report on theological semi naries. Marrying Runaway Couples. In answer to the overtures about marrying runaway couples, the As. sembly made the following deliver ance : , " - "The Assembly is of the opinion that it would be both unwise ffudinex- . M4-HMH . t -l :.. UCU1CUI bU UblCUJUb LU 1LV Ulf YV U UUV 111' iieiiuie ruie ior me guidance oi , us i ministry in relation to the performance of this ceremony the' great boud of society. It believes that an nlight -ened conscience and the laws of the land are, as a rule, the safest and only guides to be followed in such -cases. But the AssembJv cannot forbear to express the opinion that in the cases described in the overture the greatest prudence and caution should be exer cised by the minister; that be should exert his influence, as far as he can properly and prudently do so, to pre vent such marriages, and only con sent to perform the ceremony in those f.asfis whp.rA h is satisfied from nil tlm circumstances that the best interest of all the parties (.including the parent or parents) will be subserved by his so doing." Sabbath Schools. " The report on Sabbath schools and young people's societies was received and adopted. The paper gives theol- lowing interesting statistics. The re port of 2,050 Sunday schools are sum-' marized with an enrollment of 19,03S officers and teachers, . and 138,557 scholars, showing an increase of c eight schools, eighteen , officers and teachers, and 4,241 scholars. The contributions amounted, to $44,327, snowing a decrease Oi $4,158. For other objects $24,999 was contributed, $7,530 less than last year. Reports have been summarized from twenty-eight Presbyteries, showing 331 young people's societies, with a membership of 8,892, contributing $9,878.98. Special mention is made of the organization- of the cove nanters' society. The Assembly then took a recess. HOMICIDE AT GARLAND. Quarrel Between Two Colored Men' Cul minates in. Killing of Aggressor. A correspondent of the Star writing from ' Garland, Sampson Co., N. C, has the following account of a homi cide which occurred at that place yes terday: - Hiram Devane, colored, who lives near Garland, came to town early this morning with a gun in his hand, pro ceeded to Herring's mill; and called out Haywood Crumpler1, a younj: negro employed at the mill. Devan asked Crumpler to walk down the road with him, but. being refused, he drew , the gun as if to shoot, whereupon Crumpler drew his pistol and fired four shots, killing Devane instantly. One of the balls took effect just above the left ear. There had been some difficulty pre vious between the two, growing out of Crumpler's attention - to Devane's daughter. x Crumpler surrendered at once to an officer. Twenty thousand persons at Pitts field, III., listened to William Jennings Bryan. One hundred guns were fired at sunrise in honor of the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan. Mr.XBryanV speech in the afternoon was along the usual lines. . , Naval orders, posted to day, assign Captain J. B. Coghlan to duty as com mandant of the Puget Sound naval station, June 30th, by which time the Raleigh will be out of commission. . CASTOR! A For Infants and Children.. Tba Kind You Have Always Bough! - Bears the Signature of
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