North Carolina Newspapers

V: V jf i. - "OS "- ' . . . .n ,-. .. - i, ' 1 I ' i i 1 ',' 5' .Li i1 1.. !; 1 ' ' '- I'- hi If. T ft ! il m 1 1 At .v. -1. 'VI ' t' , 1' .' 1 m I'M: :i . t mi urj-i! ii'i '4 !.'f: . ! I -t;. ! M. She tlccltty tat . i W I L Ii I AM H. B B BK A BD , Sdltoi and Proprietor. WILMINGTON," N. C. Feiday, Jnne 23, 1899. BUSY SHIPYARDS. v Facts very often knock the bot tom out of theories, and always when they get a fair chance fraud. Some time ago a rinewas formed of men . interested in-ship building for the purpose of urging Congress to pass an act irrantinsr bounties and subsidies to a American ship builders and owners, the alleged reason being, that these were necessary to stimulate ship building in this country by enabling our ship builders to compete with the builders in England and Ger many. A bill was drawn up for this purpose, known as the Hanna- Pavne bill, for which Senator Hanna stood sponsor in the Senate and Mr. Payne in " the House. When this bill was drawn up its framers ignored the fact that English ship builders were . importing large quantities of Bteel plate from this country to be used in constructing ships and that much other ship material and equip- mnnt was summed from this coun try and the question naturally sug gested itself that if our manufao- r jl turers could supply all those things to British hip yards why could not American ship builders build-ships as cheaply as British ship builders? The question has never been satis factorily answered nor seriously at tempted, for it can't be. But the siip builders themselves, whether they got tired waiting for the bounties or not, have for they are busier now than they have ever been and are going right along as if they never expected any boun ties. - Concerning the activity in - our ship vards the Blue Book of American Shipping says: "The development of the American mercantile marine and the American shiD-buildine industry have eone for ward hand in hand, both stimulated by the greater industrial activity fol lowing the spanisn-American war, the shiD-buildinz industry benefited especially by the severe drain made by trovernmeni purcnases oi avauiDi tonnage for the auxiliary naval .fleet. The report of the commissioner of navigation for the Treasury Depart ment fiscal year ended June 30, 1899, will show a growth unprecedented in the .history of ship-building in this country, and the figures for the year just opening will be even more in- . teresting. There are now building in our shipyards for the United States and foreign countries more than fifty naval vessels, valued at upward of $40,000,000, exclusive of armor and armament, and more tnan ZUO mer chant vessels (no small craft of any kind included), the aggregate value of which exceeds f30,O0O,0OQ." Leaving out of count the war ves sels being built, the fact that there are $30,000,000 worth of merchant ships, not counting small iships, be ing built, tells pretty well, for the industry that could not flourish or get on its feet without Government pap and coddling. But our ship - builders are not only building ships as they never did bef pre but are es tablishing new plants and,Sddfng to the capacity of those, they now have. Among those are a number in the South,' which theAtlanta Conslitw Hon gleans from the Blue Book thus: "At Newport NewsVa.. alone, the improvements under way will entail an expenditure of $2,000,000. A$3, 000,000 shipyard is in process' of estab lishment on the Delaware, and anoth er with $1,000,000 capital is projected, The Maryland Steel Company reopen' ed its marine plant in obedience to a rush of work that enabled it ,to six months later, have seven steel steamers under construction, Southern energy embodied, in the William R. Trigg Company converted Richmond, Va., into a ship-building port. Plans have been made which " will place at least a few American dry dry docks, both floating and stationary, at the head world's structures of this character. The great-timber dry dock now building for Newport News Shin Building and Dry Cock Company, at Newport News, Va., will so far sur pass all others of its class that two ordinary naval vessels can be accom modated therein simultaneously, while tuo uoaung ary aocK ior ine govern ment to be stationed at Algiers. La. will surpass .those other products of the designers skill, the Stettin and Havana docks. The Constitution pertinently re marks that this is & subject in which. the South may take a keen interest, because the revival of American ship building will create a great de mand for the ship building mate rials in which the South so largely abounds. But there is more than that in it, for the revival of ship building will ultimately mean the establishment of great ship yards in the South because of the abundance of ship building materials .and for the reason that they can be secured more cheaply in the South than any where else. ; In the building of ,modern ships iron and steel ate the principal ma-terialsr-and it is an established fact that these can be made cheaper in ' the South than in 'any other section , of the country. For the same rea son that the cotton mill comes-to . the cotton field, and the iron fur nace to the iron and coal mines, will " the ship yard come to the iron fur nace. The nearer to the furnace, all other ' things being equal, the cheaper ships can be built. 3 But the South has the advantage of milder climate and long working seasons, which is decidedly to the advantage of the. ship builder, wlio contracts to complete his work with m a given time, and very often a ' short time for large contracts. Un less the signs of. the times and the logic of facta are tery much at-fault Bfeip building in the near future is to become ono of the important in dustries of , this section, one which" has made a very fair progress al ready. . The Philadelphia Ledger also com ments upon the exhibit of activity as shown by the Blue Book. It says: "ThA ntiift Rook of American ship ping for 1899 shows remarkable activ ity in the ship yards oi iM-unutu States, due to ine comumo muucuw of the war with? Spain, which took many vessels from the mercantile ma rine, and to the foreign demand for. American proaucis, wuicn duced the construction of vessels w carry the new trade. There are now building in. our snip varus iurvmo United States and foreign countries more than fifty war vessels, valued at $40,000,000, exclusive of armor and armament, and . more than two hundred, merchant vessels of large size, valued at $30,000,000. Every ship yard in?the country is busy. More than $6,t)00,000 will be invested in new ship yards on the At lantic coast and in improvements to those already established. The yards on. the Pacific coast will build as many vessels this year as in any three years heretofore, and the ship builders on the lakes have vessels under way val ued at $6,000,000. Even New England is busy building wooden vessels of great tonnage, and scores of steam yachts for pleasure are under construc tion. The activity m the ship buuuing industry, far from - suggesting the thought thrt it is able to take care of itself, has revived the talk about sub sidies,and it is seriously suggested that the uovernmeni snail neip oy hmmtiesan industry that is already overwhelmed with orders, and appears to be entirely able to compete with the world in construction of vessels. The Government will very properly aid shippers and shipbuilders Dy im proving harbors, deepening channels ard constructing dry docks, but it will squander the public money and tempt to unwise speculation ii u suuuiu eater upon a subsidy scheme, espe cially at this timfrof unwonted private enterprise. "it is said that the tendency in ma rine architecture at present is towards vessels of. greater carrying capacity and less -speed than the ocean, grey hounds that have in recent years com peted with each other for record runs across the Atlantic. Instead of the time of passage being reduced, as some people have been expecting, it is likely to be lengthened, if it be true that the slow vessels pay better than those which make the run across the Atlan tic in less than six days. It is said thateierht dav vessels "pay best, con suming much less coal and requiring so much less space for machinery and coal bunkers that their cargo carrying capacity; is greatly increased. The new vessels wui proDaeiy db Digger than the old and more luxuriously fur nished, and thev will make up for lack of speed in ereater comfort for the passengers. The Ledger is a moderate protec tion paper, but it does not fail to see the inconsistency of this activity and the demand for bounties, and pro ceeds accordingly to puncture that fraud, "which will not be apt to pa- fade as brazenly in the next Con gress as it did in the last, although the sharpers wilt, of course, attempt to bunco the Government out of the millions they had planned for. f WEALTH IN CORNSTALKS. Some : years ago Mr. Edward At kinson, of Boston, in talking of the cotton plant remarked that if the Yankees had it they would make money out of the stalk if they didn't make a cent from the lint, but we do not know that any one has said that the cornstalk would ever reach such commercial importance as to be a leading factor among the pro ducts of the farm, in this respect resembling the cotton seed, which for generations was looked upon as a sort of nuisance on the plantation. The cornstalk has heretofore been practically of no value, simply bting )ermitted-4M:ot and turned under when plowing time. The following, which we ' clip from the Savannah jsews, snows now tne cornstaiK is coming to the front as a thing of value and, some of the various uses to which it is adapted: , 'Our farmers have reason-to regard with aversion our numerous tariff-protected trusts, but the farmers on the prairie lands of the' West at least will probably view, with favor the - fifty million-dollar cornstalk trust which is being organized, it is stated, to make a market for the 250.000 000 tons of corn stalks that go to waste every year. The constant is to be developed by the new trust into a commercial- commod ity, as cotton seed were a' few years ago, and - it is believed that "millions in it." According to the New Tors: .Commercial, our ' far mers have hitherto been thow- ing away $900,000,000 a year in stalks. The vield of stalks averages inree tons to tne acre, tne acreage averaging 80,000,000, and but a fraction oitbisis utilized as fodder. During me last zu years our farmers nave de stroyed, it is estimated bv the Com mercial, $18,000,000,000 worth of their product a value eaual to the sum total of their mortages plus the the nublic debt. This sum the new trust proposes to enable the farmers to put in their pockets during the next score of vears. six amerent commodities are now being manufactured from cornstalks, nameiy, ceiiuiose, wortn $100 a ton, used by the government as an auto- matic hole stopper for battleships: ex cellent cardboard, a nne grade of pa per, an unequalled foundation for dy uamue, a patent came iood and a su penorglue. .The value of the cellu lose lining for warships is well known When a leak develops the cellulose swells in such a manner as to auto matically close it. -With 15 tons of stalks, worth S90. one ton of annh cellulose is made, for which as already hininJ .1. . , A - DMkcu, buo vrurerumeni is now pay ing at the rate of $400 a ton. Two facto-' nes, one in Bockford, 111., and another in uwensboro, Ky., are now making cornstalk Cellulose, together with otner products of less value. As re spects the cornstalk .cattle food, it is stated that the stalks when ground to a coarse meal, cooked, sweetened with molasses and pressed into cakes, form one of the most nutritive and valuable loons yej placed on the market.- The absorptive power of cellulose dust fits it admirably for the manufacture of dynamite oy mixing with nitro glycerine, sucn qusi being superior even to jruncotton. live factories, says the Commercial, are to be at once erected, in addition to those already in operation. The more the better. It is tne good fortune of the proposed "com bine that it will', if successful, have for its object to enlarge, or, in fact, create, an industry, not to stifle it." L 3- The . East Carolina Real -Estate Agency will . selPfor -cash, or will ex change for desirable house and lot ia Wilmington, a farm of 272 acres, three miles from Rose Hill. I Address R. G. Grady A Oo., Burgaw N. 0. t . . In some portions "of, Eussia the" , crops have been so. muchrof a fail ure that about 11,000,000 of people . are suffering from hunger and dis ease, and there do, not seem to le any extraordinary -efforts to relieve them, y In that country the ruling j powers do not set a" very high value upon human life. . ! 1 The Transvaal which is now -at- 1 tracting attention on account of the.i squabble with John Bull, contains j about 110,000 square miles, and a population of 800,000, abou 600,- j 000 of whom are what the Boers call Uitlanders, whom the ' Boer looks upon as a squatter. ,' , . ROBBERY-At ROCKY POINT. About $50 Worth 4f Merchandise Stolen Prom Store of Mr. D. aorganis. Mr. D. Gurganis, of Rocky Point, who was in the-cUy yesterday, ,in con versation with .a StIr reporter, told of the robbery of his storo at that place, which occurred some time during Sun day nuht and which was not discov ered" until Monday morning, when Mr. Gurganis went as usual to open the store for the day's business. The thieveseffected an entrance through the front door, breaking two locks and fa bar which was placed against the door for additional security. About $50 worth of dry goods and other i merchandise were stolen. He has no clue to the identity of the thieves but Wys as this is the second occurrence prthis kind, during tne past few monthSKhe will exhaust ev ery effort to bring the thieves to jus tice. He was here yesterday conferring with local detectiveswitn regard to. the case. , Mr. Gurganis is a large strawberry grower as well as a successful mer chant and attended the meeting of the Truck Growers' Association while in the city yesterday. . Disorderly South Carolinian. P. M. Brooks, a white man from South Carolina, was before Justice Fowler yesterday for disorderly con duct He was arrested Tuesday after noon on south Front street, near Orange, and was. so drunk and very boisterous that he had to be com mitted until he was sober enough for tiiaL He stated at the hearing that he was an inmate of a poor house in his native State and that he had been furnished by the authorities of that institution with a ticket to Wilmington and $7 cash for incidental expenses. It appears with the latter amount he had' purchased a liberal amount of intoxicating fined as stated above, and this is why he came to grief.- Justice Fowler fined him $5 or thirty dayj imprisonment. He gladly accepted the latter proposition, but upon finding that he would be re quired to work on the public roads, he replied that he had rather return to his South Carolina home, if he should be allowed, which he did, leaving the city as stipulated by the exact at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Publio Laws. Register of Deeds Biddle has receiv ed, from the Secretary of State, . the laws, journals "and documents for the members of the Legislature, jus tices of the peace and.the county offi cials entitled to them, and in a few days the distribution will be made. The box came by freight and contains enough half bound volumes of the public laws fpr the County Commis sioners, justices of the peace, copies of the private acts for the County Com missioners, a copy of the Senate and House journals for the Clerk of the Superior Court, copies of the private acts for the Clerk of the Court and the Register of Deeds and one copy of the public and private acts for the Sheriff. Married in Wilmington, Del. The Baltimore, New York and Phil- aaeipnia papers announce tne mar riage of Lieut. William M. Boykin, of the Fifth Maryland Regiment, to Miss Mary W. Robinson,- youngest daugh ter of the late Jno. M. Robinson, presi dent of the Seaboard Air Line. The marriage was secretly celebrated on the 14th inst in Calvary church, Wilming ton, Del. There was however no reason for secrecy, there being no objection to the match save a desire on the part of the bride's mother that the marriage be postponed for a year. riieut. Boykin. the croom. is a son of Dr. T. J. Boykin. formerly of this State and now president of the Boykin and Carmer Co, well known wholesael druggists, of Baltimore. Local Shipping. Therewere arrivals of three schoon ers at the port of Wilmington yester daythe Wm.F. Green, ;Capt. Jons sen; the B. I. Hazard.. Capt. Blatch- ford, with cargo of empty barrels for D. L. Gore and the Lizzie S. James, Capt. Howard, with coal for J. A. Springer. All were from New York consigned to Geo. Harriss, Son & Co. The steamer Driver caitia down from Fayetteville on her regular trip ounaay morning, clearing at 4'oclock yesieraay aiternoon ior tne rtturn. The Beat Freierlptlon for C1UU and fever is a bottle of Grove's Taste less, Chill Tonio. Never fails to cure; then why experiment with worthless imitations ? Price 50 censt. Your money bach if it fails to cure. A Monster Saw Fish. The Stab is informed that Newton St. George, of Southport; very re cently caught a monster saw fish at the mouth of Cape Creek near South- port. The fish was thirteen feet long, four feet between the fins; eighteen inches thick, and weighed about 350 pounds. Its saw was three feet-long and it had fifty teeth. Relief in six Honrs. 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 retension of water almost immediately, u you , want quick relief ana cure uus is the remedy. Dum ny tv. j. j- ikt, lrugc vv unungton, . corner TOnt an( Market streets. "'.y'.; ? ' '.t 4 A VIGOROUS PROTEST I By Many Business Men Against ' the City License or Privi- v fege Tax X- PETITION HAS 107 SIGNERS. Board of Aldermen to be Asked to Reduce the Tax Which the Petition Charac terizes As "Burdensome .and Unwise.' A number of the merchants and other business, men of thedty are very much stirred up about the city' license or privilige tax which it islin- derstood is to be rigidly enforced this year. A petition to the s Board of Al dermen, protesting against the tax as "burdensome and unwise" was, circu lated among the business men yester day and up to the close of business hours had baeri signed by 107 mer chants and other business men, includ ing a large number of the leading merchants of the city. The petition will be presented to the Board of Aldermen at their next meet- log. it is asioiiows: Wilmington, N. C, June 19, 1899. To the Mayor and Board of Alder' men An Earnest Protest from the Merchants ana Justness Men of Wilmington: The recent action of our Board of Aldermen in enforcing a license or nrivilecre tax on the j volume of busi ness done, of two dollars and- forty- cents a vear or twenty cents a month on every one hundred dollars, besides one dollar per month extra, stamps their action burdensome and unwise. buf favors a system which contravenes every principle of government. Tho revenues of our city govern ment, if. as heretofore, economically administered, have, been enough to defray its, expenses. Even if addi tional revenues are needed the legiti mate method would be by general tax. such methods tend to drive cap ital and business from the city, al ready here, and would be a positive embargo on capital and enterprise commer here. ' A moderate volume of business of only $1,000 a dav means yearly a tax of $624; plus the $12 extra, makes a total tax of $536 a year: to say noth ing about our State, county, city and Schedule B taxes. We. the underaierned. protest against this action on the part of our city, and request that the same be modified at the next meeting of the board. A SAD DEATH. Mrs. Chas.H. Westbrsok, Daughter of Mr. R. M. Mclntlre, Passed Away Early Yesterday Funeral To-day, It is with genuine regret that the Star chronicles the death of Mrs. Mary Mclntyre Westbrook, wife of Mr. Charles EL Westbrook, which oc curred at the residence of her father, Mr. R. M. Mclntyre, corner Ninth and Market Streets, about 7 o'clock yesterday morning, after a brief ill ness. Mrs. Westbrook was born on De cember 27tb, 1878, and was therefore a little more than twenty years of age. She was happily married to Mr. West brook and a part of the time hn been residing at Mount Olive, a which place Mr, westbrook has a responsi ble clerkship with his brother. Efer death, which came unexpected. was a shock to the entire community, and loved ones who are saddened by her death have the sympathy of a very wide circle of friends, not only in Wilmington but elsewhere. Early in life Mrs!. Westbrook con nected herself with the First Presby terian Church of this city, and by her mild and affectionate disposition and noble Christian character, she had en deared herself to alii with whom she came in contact, xier parents, five brothers, three sisters and the grief- stricken husband survive her. The funeral will be from the First Presbyterian Church! this afternoon at 6 o'clock; and the'interment will be at Oakdale Cemetery. The services will be conducted by Rev. P. H. Hoge, D. D. HUGH C. HAMILTON, ESQ., DEAD. Departed This Life Saturdsy in Hickory- Was Mrs. W. H. Srprant's Father. mere died at Hickory, JN. u. on Saturday night last, the venerable and beloved Christian gentleman. Hugh CL Hamilton, Esq., at the advanced age of 85 years. He was the father of Mrs. W. H. Sprunt, who left here Sat urday in response to a telegram -an nouncing his serious illness. , She reached there too late to see her father alive, but in time to attend tho funeral .yesterday. . J Of superior intellectual attainments and unblemished integrity, dignified, benevolent and of nver failing cour tesy, Mr. Hamilton exemplified in his long eventful life the pleasing traits of the old time Southern gentleman. He was one of the earliest and most devoted friends of Stonewairjackson, and his interesting; reminiscences of notable men and affairs were a source of constant pleasure to those who were favored by his friendship. Fatally Injured. Stephen Howe, a 17-year old negro boy, the son of Elijah Howe, received I .fatal injuries last -night while jump Ling off a train in front of the Robert Portner Brewing Company's works. He stole a ride on the 7 P. M. A. C. L. train from the Fourth street bridge to the bottling works, where, in jumping off, he fell and struck his head against the switch post, cutting a gash about nve inches long across his forehead and breaking out a piece of the skull one and a half inches wide by three inches long. He was found bv Lieut- Skipper and sent to the hospital, where ai a late nour mis morning he was still aiive, out sinking rapidly. . Sror over KUtv Tears. Mrs. WnraLow Soothing Syrup has -been used for over fifty years by mil lions of mothers for their children wniie teetning, with perfect success. It soothes the child, soften a th anuria allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy f Or THarr hoea. It will rovw me poor unie suserer imme- txixkmy. doiu oy isruggists in every part of the world, i Twenty-five cento a bottle. Be sure and1 ut .fiw "MW rt -T j i tv . . . . j Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take KEEP OUT OE POLITICS Is the: Advice of Arie bryam, the Exile, to Fellow " Negroes. r - TALKED FREELY ON TRAIN. Tells of HIS Saturday Night Exptrlenci. Thinks There Are BloodThlrsty Peo ple in Wilmlnxton Nefro Exo- dns Continues. Arie Brvant, the returned exile ne gro who so narrowly escaped a severe thrashing with a cat-o nine talis at the hands of a comnany of indignant citi zens Saturday night, has certainly left Wilmington, and declares that he can not be induced to venture bao&here any more. . The Star on Saturday morning told of how more than a hundred armed and determined citizens assembled in the vicinity of Bryant's home Sat urday night determined to administer him a severe thrashing for havipg dared to come back here after the, positive instructions given him last November never to show his face in the city again; how they failed to find their man, and it was believed hat he had been forewarned of the movement and fied from the city. Bryant Heard From. Yesterday's developments in the Bryant, case were quife interesting. It was learned that he had been seen at Scott's Hill, where he bought a ticket to Norfolk, declaring that it was his purpose to continue his jour- -i. . i . i ney to jfnuaaeipnia, wnere ne win eo into business. This report was confirmed by people on the Newberu train arriving here early in the after noon, Captain Crepon and a number of the 'passengers, saying that they passed Bryant at Verona and that e was travelling on the freight train which leaves this city for Newborn at 6.45 A. M. every other day. The Exile Talked Freely. Cant. W. A. Johnson, roadmaster of the W. and N. road told a member . of the Stab staff last night that he travelled in the same car with Bryant from Scotts hill to Verona, a distance of 35 miles, on the frieght train' yes terday and during that time he (Bryant) talked quite freely much' o,f the conversation being addressed to negroes in the car and merely over heard by Capt. Johnson. Saw the Posse of Citizens In speaking of how he evaded the citizens who were searchingfor him Saturday night,, Bryant said that he was concealed in the house of Andrew J. Walker, colored, across the street from his (Bryant's) residence Satur day night and saw more than a hun dred men, armed with . guns and re volvers, break open the door and search the house. He said several shots were fired and that one of the members of the party was accidentally shot through the foot. Continuing, Bryant said ' that he came back to Wilmington last Thurs day. And, learning that there was a sentiment against allowing him to remain he went to Mayor Wad dell and asked for protection. Col. Waddell, he said, replied that he could protect him during the day but could not assure him protection at night. This, Bryant said, was a-very unsatisfactory answer. AfteTlhat he was afraid to sleep at home and that accounts for his not having been there when the citizens made . their call. Bryant said .that he is convinced that there are many blood thirsty peo ple in Wilmington and, ne therefore lost no time in getting out of the city 6a the Stool of Repentance. During his discourse to the negroes in the car Bryant said that the negroes of Wilmington made a great mistake in ever going into politics By so do ing they, he said, only elevated Dan Russell, G. JZ. French and other white Republicans to power, while the ne groes bore the blame of them mal administration. : AS for himself he an nounced his intention to never have anything more to do with politics. A negro Republican, conspicuous i .1 Pender county politics, took Bryan to task for his views and insisted that i); was a right that the negro should and must exercise. However, it dent that the weight gf influence was with Bryant's views among the ne groes on the train. A Star for Tom Miller. D,uring the ride to Verona Bryants took a copy of Sunday's Morning Star from his pocket and said that he was carrying it to Norfolk, where he would see T. C. Miller and, several other negroes who were exiled last November, so that they could read for themselves and see just' how they might expect to fare if they dared to. come back to Wilmington. Negro Exodus Continues. Arie Uryant is not the only negro who has left Wilmington within the last day or two for good. The out going W. & N. train yesterday after noon carried at least ten, .who pur chased tickets for various points north with the avowed purpose of never re turning. There were probably 150 other negroes at the depot to see them off, and many of them said that Ihey would leave just as soon-as they can make the arrangements. The Newborn route is the most popular one among the negroes for going north, and Captain Crspbn told a" Star reporter yesterday - that regu larly on Mopdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, when connection is made with the boat north, large parties of negroes are carried out from here never less man ten or twelve, and much oftener as many as forty or nny. A WORD TO THJ5 WISE IS SUFFICIENT. Ely's Cream Balm has completely cured me or catarrh when everything else failed. Alfred W. Stevens, Cald well, Ohio. " Ely's Cream Balm works "like' a charm; it has cured me of the most obstinate case of cold in the head; would not be without it Fred Fries. 283 Hart street, Brooklyn, N. Y. , A 10c trial size or the 50c, size of Ely's Cream -Balm will be mailed. Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren street. New York. v" " YESTERDAY'S SESSION 4)F. WILMINGTON PRESBYTERY. V 4- Dr. Hop's Pkitorar Relations With the Pint Church Dissolved Routine -Work of Presbytery Taken Up. A The Wilmington Pjesbytery con vened with the church at Wallace yesterday at 11 A. M., I Rev Rr N. Lancaster presiding as moderator. The most Interesting feature of the business was the dissolution of the pastoral relations of Rev. P. H. Hoge, D., with the First Presbyterian church of, this city. Dr. Hogeioffered his resignation to the Presbytery in person, asking for his dismissal to join the Louisville, Ky., Presbytery and; assume the pastorate of the Warren Memorial church of that city. j Col. John D. Taylor,' on behalf of the First Church, read the sorrowful acceptance on the part of the church. It was the same as that adopted by' the congregation on June nth, and published onv the following Tuesday n the Star. It will b9 remembered by Star readers as an able and tender tribute to the work of Dr. Hoge dur- og his faithful and wonderfully suc cessful pastorate of fourteen years. Following the reading of the accept ance on the part or the church mere were feeliDg and appropriate remarks by Rev. P. Mclntyre, Rev. P. C. Mor ion, Rev. G. W. McMillan, Rev. A. McFadyen and others. They testified to Dr., Hoge's invaluable work in the Presbytery. . Dr. Hoge made an eloquent and feeling response .to these deserved tributes. He referred pleasantly .to his ministry .here and the regret which he felt in leaving for a new-field of labor.' ""He reviewed the work and the present organization of the Presby tery. The churches, he said, aire now all well grouped and supplied. Other Business Transacted. After the formal dissolution j of Dr. Hoee's pastoral relations the Presby tery formally installed Licentiate R. M. Williams as pastor of the JVallace group of churches, embracing War saw, Rockfish and MtZion churches. H first sermon was heard and" fol lowed by his ordination to the min istry. The Presbytery also took up the matter ofthe ordination of Rev. D. P. McGeachy and his installation! as pas- the Burgaw group of churches. examined and his trial sermon .heard and approved during the after noon session, and last night at 8 o'clock, he was formally ordained, Dr.' P. H. Hoge preaching the ordina tion sermon. Attending the Presbytery. There are large congregations in at- endance upon the sessions jof the Presbytery. The following official members answered to the roll cjdl yes terday morning , Revs. A. McFadyen, G. W. Mc- McMUlan, P. H. Hoge. D. D., Paul C. Morton, A. D. McClure, J. Stanley Thomas, P. Mclntyre; Licentiates Robt. Williams and D. P. McGeachy; Ruling Elders J. H. Moore, Biurgaw; W. J. Boney, Wallace; J. O. Carr, Rockfish' C. S. Carr, Mt. Zion; CoL J. D. Taylor, First church, Wilming ton; D. J.' Williams, Chinquepin; W. I. Hall, Oakplains RAILROADS IN R0BBS0N. Three New Railroads iq Course of Con' structlon Extensive Telephone Connections. , A. W. McLean, Esq. and Mr. Geo. G. French, of Lumberton, spent Sun- dny and yesterday in the city, and on W rights ville Beach. Both these gen tlemen are full of enthusiasm for the rapid progress which their ; town and county (Robeson) are making; in in dustrial development. To a Star representative Mr. Mc Lean said yesterday that three new railroads are in process of construc tion. One is from Ashpole to Hub, a distance of 12 miles, being an ex tension as the Southeastern of the A. C. L. system; another is an extension of the Carolina and Northern from Lumberton to Marion, S. C, a dis tance of 50 miles; and the third is an extension of "Blue's" railroad bo that it will extend from Aberdeen through the upper , part of Robeson county to Hope Mill via Roiford. On the Lumberton-Marion extension of the Carolina and Northern the track has been graded more than five miles -and the rails, etc., have been shipped so that the work of laying the track will commence within 601 days. A road is also surveyed from Lumber ton to the Cape Fear river toward Goldsboro. . j Mr. McLean is president of the tele phone stock company which has com jnunication with almost every town in the county is well as all the leading country merchants. The system Mr. McLean says is paying a good di vidend on the money invested. j THE CARTERET LYNCHING. Body of Lewis Patrick, the Murderer of E. B. Weeks, Pound, j Special Star Telegram.' Beaufort, N. C, June 18. About noon yesterday the coroner received information from Bogue which is a remote district, twenty miles from here by sail-boat, that the body of Lewis Patrick was hanging on a tree near that place. He returned this morning after holding an inquest over the re mains of the accused murderer of E.B. Weeks, who was taken from $he jail here by the mob Tuesday night He- was xept concealed on an island, or in a swamp Wednesday, evading the sheriff's posse that pursued them, and ted to a tree and shot some time dur ihg Wednesday night His body . was found Thursday morning along the main road near the store of Weeks, his supposed victim ; .the head and body were terribly mutilated, ai least fifty shots fired into it. Patrick is said to have madoi confession, implicating two other negroes - whose characters are 'such that it is not believed, nor will they be molested. The action of e mob is condemned by our citizens, this being the first lynching that has pver taken place in this county. - THE ANNUAL ADDRESS Of President W. LI Hill Before the Truck and Fruit Growers' , v Association. A THE TRUCKING SITUATION. Pleads for United Action arid An.AggreV slve Policy Business Transacted in the Stockholders' Meeting ON fleers Jor Ensuing Year. It"- was noon yesterday when President W. L. Hill called the stockholders of tho ' East Carolina Truck and Fruit' Growers' Association to order for the third annual meeting. There were 680 Shares of stock repre sented in person and bproxy. The first regular feature of business after the organization and canvass of stock, was he President's address. Rev. N. M.v Jurney presided while President Hill delivered his address, which was able and .comprehensive. Space will not admit of the publication of the entire address, i He said, in part: Fellow Stockholders of the East Caro lina Truck arid Uruit (Jrowers As sociation: . ) ' .We stand the latest and if we fail, the last -experiment of a farmers' or truckers' organization in North Caro lina. The object for which our Associa- was founded is mutual protection and advancement of its members in the trucking and fruit . growing busi ness. Through this organization transportation has been reduced both by the Refrigerator and Express Com1 - - - i n . ' - panics ana ine volume 01 nusines; in creased to such an extent that it over- A. i 1 L A yi TTt ffl taxeu ine capacity or me u. r . x cars even though supplemented by the C. F. X. cars, not to speak of the mul tiplicity of trains furnished by the Atlantic Coast Line this season "to do the business. :. Still this year has been the most disastrous to the strawberry growers along the line of the W. & W. road in the history of the berry busi ness- 1 They have lost money almost without exception, owing to several causes. In the hrst place the increase was sufficient to glut every market used for berries both in the North and West and in every other market that the fertile imagination of our capable and painstaking shipping master could introduce our berries. Then . there was the snow in March which covered the berries and injured the early crop; then when shipments began, hail storms and floods of rain fell and in jured the berries to such an extent that part of them could not bs got ten to market in good condi tion hence, low prices- prevailed and the demand fell off for ber ries from this section. Finally, when the weather got settled and fine berries were produced, shipments were pour ing into the markets from Virginia and Maryland and over-production capped the climax, running prices so low that it did nob pay to market the berries from this section, and such ber ries at that that had ia previous years made such rapid strides in the estima tion of the public at large that they relegated ail other fruits-to the rear. selling at a price within reach of the masses and very often beyond their in trinsic value. But the bad weather and the overproduction were not the only disturbing factors that brought about such disastrous results to our people. The transportation and re frigerator companies had also much to go witn tne low prices, mat came so near bankrupting ' so many of our growers, notwithstanding the assidu ous efforts made im advance b v the general manager and traffic depart ment of the Atlantic Coast Line to forestall against such emergencies: and, furthermore, a written guarantee irom me president or the Wilmington and W eldon road, as to good service on the part of the C. F. T. Company when the question of insolvency was sug gested by your executive committee. The delays o(, the trains in" transit orten necessitated a sale after the reg ular market hours in the Northern cities, and then, too, the con signees were forced to receive these berries, unloaded at that in the middle of the day, which caused quantities of them to sell for barely freight charges, and nothing to be returned to the growers after their year of arduous N toil. Whether the railroad company will reimburse the shippers for the losses occasioned by such delays some times a day late in reaching their destination, I refer you to our attorney. Judge WK R: Allen, and if upon investigation he finds that- your cause is merito rious then go into court and re dress your grievance at once (if it can't be settled otherwise). The strawberry shipments this sea son have bsenabout 300,000 crates on this road alone and at least one-third of the crop left on the, vines; and the Thompson berry, which in the begin ning promised so much, has proven only a blessing to the railroads and the pickers. But the growers (unless they are in good standingwith Provi dence and escape wet or rainy sea sons) must necessarily get other varie ties with better carrying qualities in order to continue in the strawberry business. Another ; lesson we are taught is the great necessity of our people engaging in other branches of the trucking businesa There has been some intimation of discord in our ranks;' the danger menaces us even now ; but the intelli gence of this body must and will avert it it must teach us and teach you that our safety, that the common safety of all, alike forbids any di vision in our ranks. And as you value your financial interests which now hangs on a thread in the present state of affairs, I entreat you to stand together and let no little bickering or strife, endanger our; cause. United, we accomplish something for our selves and our children, and will yet prove to the management of the At lantic Coast Line, the- Pennsyvania road and the refrigerator companies that we purpose to be their friends if they will let us, but at the same time stand upon our rights as American citizens and especially as North Caro linians. 1 Report of Directors. The report of the Board of Directors followed the president's address. The principal feature of this was a recom mendation that in future two or more refrigerator car lines he given access to the territory of the association and that lower freight-rates be insisted upon. Both of th.639 recommenda tions were subsequently adopted by the stockholders, the resolution regard ing the car service providing that one or more refrigerator car companies be allowed to operate and .that freight rates be secured which will enable the truckers of this section to compete auccessf ully with other section in marketing berries in Western and Eastern cities. I There was a general discussion of the business and methods of the Asso ciation which, while it developed at times rather harsh and angry com ments, resulted, nevertheless, in the Association's good, terminating-4n a better understanding between officers and stockholders. t i - ,v. so., oieinmpf, , Treasurer S. Hi Strati : . L ri "III lf.fl ijheir reports, which were received The stockholders adjourned tt&Uo ' the 'call of the iw to after electing thef olio wing Boaid f- Directors: DriG.F. Lucas, Currie:S.H Sf,. Fayetteville; Dr. E. Porter, R0ck' Point; C. M. Steinmetz and v . r Fussell, Rose Hill ; J. S. Westbroob" o. iouu , ,T. u. cuusyj vvauace; J a Westbrook. and J. D. Aaron iA ! Oliver.-B. F. Fussell, TeachyS: a. p uoiiis ana j. a.urown, Chadbourn D. Bodoughnor.-Grice; W. L. Hj' Warsaw; A. H, Paddison, w?. ;' W. E. Springer, Wilmington. ' Directors' Meeting. A meeting of the" new , board nf a: rectors was-held immediately after the adjournment of the stockholders They elected officers as follows: President W. L. Hill, of Warsav Vice President J.-A. Brown (f Chadbourn. " Secretary-.C. M. Steimintz, of U03 Hill. ' ... 0 Treasurer S H. Strange,- of Fa etteville. The board adjourned until July 8il,.. OCEAN VIEW HOTEL OPENING. Sumptuous Supper Grand Concert and Dance Last Night Ocean Vitw Hotel, Mrs. W. R Mayo, proprietress, had a thoroughly auspicious opening ball last bight The threatening weather interfered somewhat with the attendance of ' people from the city, but there was nevertheless a big crowd jud every guest was accorded an evening of rare enjoyment. First of all ther was an ideal seaside supper, prepared aud served in that matchless style for which Mrs. Mayo's hotel is deservedly famed. Then there was the concert by the Second Regiment Band, follpwtd by the dancing, which w&s-greatlyu joyed by all the participants. During the evening refreshments of a seasonable character were served. The new hotel was shown off u splendid advantage last night, the spa cious dining-room, halls, parlors, etc., being beautifully lighted and throat ed with guests. The visitors from Wilmington re turned to the city on the ll.-o'cloci train. Of the regular guests there are al ready a large number from many-'parts of this and neighboring States. . . N. C. PRESS ASSOCIATION. Will Meet On Carolina Beach July IZih and 13th Sessions in Sedgeley Hall Club House. The Executive Committee of the North Carolina Press Association has decided upon Carolina Beach as the place for holding the next Convention, and Wednesday and Thursday, July 13 and 13, as the date. Capt. R. A. Jenkins, the clever pro prietor of the Hotel at Carolina Beach, offers' a rate of one dollar - per diy, and promises to do every thing in his power to make the editors' stay with him pleasant. He is a clever and agreeable gentleman, and an old nes paper man. . Capt. J. W: Harper, owner of the steamboat and railroad .lines from Wilmington to Carolina Beach, .sent Editor J.j,. B. Sherrill, "he secretary, the following -invitation, which has been accepted by the committee : "I extend through you to the edi tors and their families steamers Wih mington and Southport, of the South port and Carolina Beach line, while sojourning here." This is giving carte blanche betweeu Wilmington, the Beach and South port during their entire stay, and the editors will appreciate Capt. Harper's . kind offer. The cominsr meetin? Dromises to be one of the most largely attended and interesting ever held by the Associa tion. ' The members of the Sedge ley Hall Club at Carolina Beach have tendered the jise of their club house to hold . the sessions in. They have a large, elegant house, and have telephone connection with Wilmington. The mail will be received and delivered ' twice a day at the club rooms. The convention will meet Wed nes day morning, July 12, at 10 o'cloct A. M., land remain in session two days. President Dowd has appointed the " following essayists for the meeting; 1 How Can I Increase the Circulation of My Paper? J. B. Whitaker. Al ternate A. J. Maxwell. How Can I Increase the Advertia ine Patronage of Mv Pajier? Thad. R. Manning. Alternate J.H. Oliver. XT- , m T 1 newspapers anu irusis. josepaus Daniels. Alternate H. A. London. Is the Newspaper Business Profit able in North Carolina, If Not, Why Not? W. F. Marshall. Alternate W. S. Herbert. There is every indication that the session of the Association will be large ly attended. It is announced that al ready over sixty members )f the As--'sociation have signified their intention of attending. There will also be a large number of ladies in attendance; wives, sisters and daughters of the editors. $100 'Reward, 9100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Js at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh, being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure-,is taken internally, acting di rectly upon the blood and mucous surface, of the system, thereby. d ih dis ease and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer: One Hundred Dollars for uny case -that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co. , Toledo, 0. Sold by druggists, 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills are the best, t Persons wishing to. locate in the truck region of North Carolina shouW correspond with the East Carolina Kew Estate Agency 'Burgaw, ,N. C. Bead advertisement in the Star. t :A-