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he ftmccMij Bat. LiilAM H. BEBP A E I jDdltoT and Proprietor. WILMINGTON. N. C. FbIDAY,: June 30, 1899. A STORY IN FIGURES. The rapid increase in our exports of manufactures has attracted univer sal attention and put the manufac turers of other nations to seriously thinking of how they are going to save themselves from the aggressive competition of American manufac turers. What our -manufacturers have already accomplished is briefly butWpressively told in the follow ing figures given in a Washington dispjrtch to the Baltimore Sun: It is compiled from the reports of the" Treasury Department thus: "The exportation of manufactures from the United States has more than doubled in the last six years, has trebled since 1880, quadrupled since 1870, and is more than eight times a3 large as it was in 1860. In 1898 and in 1899 the exportation for the first time in our history exceeded the importa tion of manufactures. For the fiscal year ending June 30th, they will aver age more than $1,000,000 a day for each business day of the year. "An examination of the details of our exports of manufactures shows that it is in the production, manufac turer and exportation of metals that we seem to excel. In 1899 manufac tures of metals formed less than 20 per cent of our total exports of manu factures, while in 1898 they formed over 44 per cent. The increase in ex portation of metals and manufactures thereof in the decade 1889-98 was 339 per cent., while the increase in the ex portation of manufactures in that ftime was but 110 per cent., and the increase in exportation of manufac- tures other than those of metals dur ing that time was but 55 per cent. The rapid increase in the exportation of manufactures of metals is shown by the fact that the exports of brass and manufactures thereof in 1889 were lout $321,137, and in 1898, $1,320,093; in struments for scientific purposes in crease from $1,033,338 to $2,770,803. and in the year about to end will reach nearly, $4,000,000; bicycles, of which there were no expectations in 1889, amounted to $6,846,629 in 1898; clocks and watches increased from $1,355,319 in 1886 to $1,727,486 in 1898 ; zinc and manufactures thereof from $28,684 to $1,339, 667: copper and its manufactures, from $2,348,954 to $32,180,872, and iron and steel, from $21,156,077 in 1889 to $70,706,885 in 1898, while in the fiical year, 1899, the total will exceed $90, 000,000. "Another interesting fact developed by an examination of the figures is that the European countries in which manufactures have long been estab lished furnish as satisfactory a mar ket fctr our manufactured goods as do the countries where manufacturing has not yet been largely developed. In . reapers and mowers, clocks and watches, sewing machines, bicycles and the various manufactures of iron and steel, and many other articles of the higher grade of manufacture, the European countries in which manu facturing plants and machinery and skilled workmen abound furnish a market for a large share of our ex . ports, thus failing to justify the fear that a developement of manufactures in countries where we are now seeking a foothold for our commerce would destroy their value as a permanent market." There is no other country which can approach these figures with the possible exception of Germany, which within the past two decades has developed into a manufacturing nation, special efforts having been made by the Government in that di rection, efforts which . have been zealously seconded by .the German people and German capitalists. It was to be expected, (and it is one of the most gratifying features in this exhibit of progress) that the principal1 increase would "be in manufactures of iron and steel in whole or in part, for we have an in exhaustible supply of iron and of the materials worked in combination with iron, and these are the manu factures for which there is 'and always will be a large demand, and in which there is a reasonable profit. Another gratifying feature in it is that these are the lines of manufac ture which give employment to the most skilled labor and consequently to the best paid labor, and that means much, not only to the laborer but also to the country in which, that kind of labor is employed. With the determination to enter foreign markets and compete with - foreign manufacturers in the coun tries which they once dominated and even in theitown markets our manu facturers have demonstrated their Belt-reliance, and this country has taken a new departure, one that it would be forced, to take eventually, and therefore it is well' that this fact was recognized and accepted before the departure became a matter of absolute necessity. While our manufacturers depended upon the home market there was always danger of over production, and "consequently short time, suspension of work, reduction of wages, lock outs, and strikes were all liable to occur, and that meant loss of money to the manufacturers, to the em T?loyes and to thousands of others dependent for their business profits on them, either directly, or indi rectly; but with a wojjd market to keep our manufacturers busy and their people at work there is less danger of mishaps, and more pros perity for all. With our increasing population the time is not very "distant when there will be but a small if any sur plus of food stuffs, of which we have been shipping such quantities, and hence our foreign trade will be revo Unionized and instead of being classed as an agricultural nation, ag riculture .will become subordinate even in our commerce to our manu factures, and the farmer will- re ceive better prices or what he has to sell and the consumers will Be better able to pay for : them. The trouble with the farmers of .the country has been overproduction, that is, producing more than there was a home 'demand for, and the trouble with our manufacturers was ntionJ while they, de- viw f w; . - AfiA bo larerelv on tho limited S4uv CJ hnmn market. The effect of reach ing out for ' and enteringf oreign markets "will be to benefit - not. only the manufacturer, but his workmen, and the farmers who supply these Workmen and others with food,so" hat every one is interested in it, and the progress of our manuiaccurers should be a . cause of gratification 9 all. HOT POPULAR. In a recent talk on the -situation in the Philippines, Senator loraker, of Ohio, is quoted as saying: W m to nave a harder lob on our hands in the Philippines than we anticipated. I don't believe tne news papers are getting all the news re WeA nt the War Department, but I Vnrw nothing of it personally, ir more men and money are wanted, Congress will provide the means. The watis not popular, mougn. Rfinator Foraker. although an Ohio man, is not on intimate rela- tiona witn tne administration. iur whatever his feelings towards Mr. McKinley may be his antipathy to Mark Hanna. who stands so close o Mr. McKinley, would stand in the wav of anvthing like that, but his does not lessen the importance of what he says. It is apparent to every one who gives any attention to the progress of our armv in the island of Luzon that "we have a hardeT job on our hands than we anticipated." This is acknowledged now by the acts of the war managers- at Washington, notwithstanding : their efforts to make it appear that' matters are nroceediner satisfactorily and the A o situation encouraging, It has been publicly charged that he reports from Manila are doc- ored at both ends,' and much of the newr received kept from the public. Mr. Foraker believes this although he doesn't know it. and there are a good many other people who believe it too, but such a belief expressed by a United. States "Senator amounts to more than -a mere news paper allegation, and is a substantial charge against the administration of deceiving and abusing the confi dence of the people whose trust it holds. Senator Foraker may have antici- the '-size of the job" when in that peech in the Senate he appeared o speak for the Administration, disclaiming any attempt at subjuga tion, colonizing, or anything of that kind. It was thought by some, at he time, that this was a clever ruse of the Senator to force the Adminis tration to show its hand, but it didn't respond, and consequently the Sena tor felt called upon in the course of a" few days to say that he was simply speaking for himself and not for the Administration. As far as defining its position goes the public knows no more now about how the Admin istration stands than it " did when Senator Foraker made that speech. The probabilities are that it doesn't know itself, but is awaiting the de velopment of events. The Senator uttered a rock-bottom truth when he said "the war is not popular." No war begun as this was and prosecuted as this has been, ever could be popular,for the Ameri can people have not yet become de moralized by the spirit of grab and plunder, and that's all there is be hind this war. AH OBJECT LESSOR. we nave nad considerable to say in these columns about textile schools, and, earnestly commended the efforts to establish one in this State, the need for and the ad vantages of 'which were so well stated by Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, a gentleman whose iamiiiamy wiin , tne cotton manu M M 1 it M .. facturing business makes him entirely competent to speak on that question. The following we clip from the New York Journal of Commerce and Com- merctal Bulletin, and published it because there is an object lesson in it for us: i ; "Fall Kiver is taking measures to establish a textile school, and it is par ticularly gratifying that the represen tatives of the operatives show quite as mucn interest in-it as tne manufac turers do. The State has annronri&ted $25,000 in aid of the enterprise, pro vided the city supplies the rest of the money and maintains the school. The trustees have organized and are look ing for accommodations for the school. There are several secretaries of trade unions among the incorporators, and it is expected that the workers m the mills will enjoy the privileges of the school as freely as they do those of the public schools. Much enthusiasm is being manifested over this sehnnl the establishment of which has been a matter of discussion for some yeans. iwo things are very apparent in the present development of industry, One is that there is a much increased de mand for training for all positions from the highest to the lowest, and the universal genius and the iack-at-all- trades do not enjoy the estimation in. which they were once held. The other is the recognition of theoretical train ing.as a valuable adjunct of practical training. There was was a time when theoretical training was a novelty even for the learned professions. That time is so far back that theoretical training is now m sncreasea request lor tne me chanical arts and attendance upon ma- cmnery. Fall River Is the great cotton man ufacturing city of . Massachusetts, and should be, presumably, at least, supplied with skilled labor, but it is not, at this movement for the estab lishment of a textile school shows. Perhaps the idea is to go more large- Ily. into lihe " manufacture of fine grades of: goods - as the 'common of labor,and if so it is still an object i lesson for that is the very thing the j Southern mills must prepare ior, ivr they too, must shortly enter upon tho . : t - ... manufacture of fine goods to make ( more profit and obviate becoming injurons competitors of each other. by producing too much - ordinary grades of goods.- To do this more skilled labor will be necessary, and the textile school will be necessary to supply the 8 killed labor. ; ,' - ,Gov. Pingree, of Michigan, says the Republican .Legislature of nis State is run by a lobby. ; The Gov- ernor Bhouia nowen us u ne nas ever heard of a Republican Legis- ture that was not run by a lobby if. there was anything to call for a lobby. A Republican Legislature without a lobby would be a jug without a handle. - A man disappeared from Cincin nati eisrht years ago who had his life insured. The company refuses to pay the insurance because . there f j is no proof of his death. Applica- cation has been made to the -courts to have him delared legally dead. If after being killed by law- and the insurance paid, tne iQKe would oe on the insurance company if he should turn up. The Savannah Netcs remarks that while the Governor of Georgia re ceives onlv $3,000 a year salary, a 17-vear old iockey 'has been offered $10,000 and fees to ride for W. O. Whitney. AH of which shows that- when it -comes to salary a Gover nor , of Georgia doesn't amount to shucks compared with a horse-gov ernor. - Mr. Atkinson is now teaching the Bostonians how to make bread. This is kneaded instruction. When he gets through with that, he will probably show how much they don't know about manipulating beans, an art which they think they have -mas tered. James Rappe, 87 years old, a vet of the war between the States proposes to take a spin on a bike from his town in Wisconsin to the national encampment of the G. A. R., 1,300 miles, just to show what an old fellow can do when warmed up. The old tars on the ships that carry soldiers to tne rnilippines play the joke about the man "for getting to wind up the compass" and the ship being lost, on the West ern fellows, and snicker when the Western fellows become serious. The New York World says the Administration has a censorship at both ends Of the line in Manila and in. Washington. The first elim inates what they don't wish the public to know, and the other puts in things that nobody knows. A ROBBERY AT WILLARD. Postof f ice and Ticket Office la That Town Burglarized Monday Night. News of the robbery of the post office and ticket office at Willard, in Pender county, was brought to the city yesterday by Mr. W. F. Bowen, a resident of that village. The robbery occurred during Mon day night, and the thief succeeded in making away with about $36 of the railroad's money and $3 or $4 belong ing to the Postoffice Department. Entrance was gained by removing a window pane, slipping the hand through the aperture and unfastening the latch. The robbery was discovered by Mr. J. H. Bostick, the assistant to Mr. R. T. Rivenbark, agent, who upon open ing the office as usual yesterday morn ing found a lighted lamp on the table and the office in eeneral disorder. The money-drawer had been broken open and nned. Un tne floor was a razor and a partly.burned cigarette. The contents of Mr. Bostick's trunk, which was left in the office, were also found scattered about the floor and a gold watch belonging to him stolen. Parties who passed the office Mon day night saw a light about 11 o'clock in the office, but 'thinking that either Mr, Rivenbark or Mr. Bostick were engaged in writing paid no attention to the fact It was not, however, either of these gentlemen, and it is probable the robbery occurred at that time. There is as yet no clue by which the burglar or burglars can be identified. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING. Liqnor Licenses Approved Pay for Tax Assessors Meet Again today. The principal business to engage the special .meeting of the Board of County Commissioners yesterday af ternoon was the approval of liquor licenses granted by the Board of Alder men. The batch was examined and granted as a whole, as were also licenses to the Ocean View and Sea shore Hotels at "Wrights ville Beach and to Paul Caase at Wrightsville Sound. The applications from Wrights ville Beach had been previously granted by the aldermen of. that cor poration. " , Col. Roger Moore, the chairman, presided and all the members of the Board were present The bills of Messrs. Thos. F. BagTey and J. H. Hanby, tax assessors for Wilmington township, were audited and ordered paid. The bills are for forty-five and a half days at four dollars per day. - -.. Upon conclusion of the considera tion of these matters . the Board went into executive session and after about half an hour adjourned to meet again this afternoon a- 2.80 o'clock for the purpose of arranging other business that may require immediate attentions .. v.,. : 'VlT'T Vessel and Carzo ; Destroyed by . T .. -.. - - . - -. " Fire at Sea Last Sub- ' ' l-daNight. CREW BR0UGHT TO THIS PORT On Board Steamer Geo. W. Clyde Yester dayHad a Narrow Escape Origin " of the Fire Unknown The : Story of the Plre." ' The steamer Geo. W. Clyde, Captain Robinson, of the Clyde Line, from New York, arrived in this port at 11 o'clock yesterday morning -with Capt. A. D. Ingram and crew of the steamer Paw nee on board ; theClyde having picked them up from the small j boats very soon after they abandoned the Paw nee, leaving her wrapped in; flames. member of the Stab staff called upon Captain Ingram soon after his arrival here and was told that the Pawnee was abandoned off Currituck, on the coast of tins State, a little' past mid night on Sunday night. 1 The fire was discovered about mid night and had gained such headway that every effort to check the flames was futile. They leaped inx great vol ume from the forward hold of tho vessel, and dense smoke completely enveloped the decks almost instantly. When the alarm was made Capt. Ingram was asleep and no sooner had he rushed out and taken in the situa tion than he saw that if he saved his. crew ne must get tnem otr at once. However, the pumpsrwere set to .work and threw two streams of water upon the flames for several minutes before he gave the order for the boats to be lowered and the ship abandoned. While the crew were manning the small boats, Capt. Ingram rushed into his cabin for some valu ables which he hoped to save He only had time however to seize a pair of trowsers, in the pockets of which were several hundred dollars, and throw them to the boat when he reached the ship's side the boat had drifted out of reach about that time the smoke shifted so as to envelop that side of' the vessel and the captain ordered the crew to row the boat to the wind ward side. This they did, but in the meantime the wind shifted again, the heat and smoke forcing them to pull off without their captain. 'There were three vain efforts of this -kind, the boat being rowed to" first one side of the vessel and then the other in attempts to reach the cap tain. Finally Capt1 Ingram leaped into the water and wam two hundred feet or more toward the boat One of the crew held an oar out to- him and pulled him in completely exhausted and almost unconscious. In the mean time the Geo. 'W. Clyde had sighted the Pawnee in flames and bore down upon ner in time to pics up tne cap tain and crew within a few minutes- after they abandoned the burning shp They left the Pawnee to her fate and steamed on to this port arriving here, as stated above, at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. The crew of the Pawnee consisted of 21 men besides the captain. The officers are B. MacBeth, chief officer; Jas. Parker, second officer; Clayton Piatt,. chief engineer, and John Ege, assistant engineer. The entire crew, witn tne -exception or two negra cooks, are white men. ThoPawnee in command of Capt Ingram, left Brunswick Friday for New York, laden with between 500, 000 and 600,000 feet of lumber, a Louantity of cotton' and a jneral cargo. She carried no passengers and plied regularly between New York, Unarleston and .Brunswick. Sne was valued at $100,000 and was insured ehe was a . wooden vessel.- built in Philadelphia in 1890, was 203 feet long, 30 feet beam, 19.5 feet deep and registered 1,304 tons. As soon as theGeo. W. Clyde ar rived in port Capt. Ingram telegraphed an official -report of the accident to the New York office of the Clyde Steamship Company and, is awaiting orders. Last night he went down to Wrights- ville beach, where his family is spend ing some time. . . FUNERAL OF MRS. LAURA R0THWELL Held From First Presbyterian Church Son ' day Morning Interment at Oakdale. At' the First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning, at 9 o'clock, lJev, Pay ton H. Hoge, in a very fervent manner, conducted the funeral service of the late Mrs. Laura P. BothwelL The services were largely attended many of those present being former pupils of the deceased lady, to whom she .had endeared herself by her ad mirable disposition and affectionate spirit Mrs. Roth well being the oldest mem ber of .the church it was especially fitting that the elders of the church constituted the honorary poll bearers, which they did as follows: Col. John B. Taylor, Capt. W. 8. Warrock, - Capt W. R . Kenan,- Messrs. James Sprunt, C. H. Robinson B. F. Hall and B. Gh Worth. The : active pall bearers were: Col. Walker Taylor, Messrs. S.W. Vick, W. M. Cummmg, K. R. Bellamy. Jno, R. Turrentine, Jr., !and W. H. How; elL, The interment was at Oakdale cem etery. . c tror over JPlfly Tear a. Mrs. Winslow' Soothing Syrup has -been used for over fifty years by mil lions of mothers for their, children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the rums. allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer imme 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 l-no other. r - The East Carolina Real Estate Agency has , excellent facilities for selling: farms and r. timbered lands: It advertises all property and makes only a nominal . charee unless a sale is made. D or terms etc., address R. G uraay ec vo., uurgaw, N. C. - 4 Summer Visitors Flocking Here - From TAlI Parts of the; :. Country." j NCREASING IN POPULARITY; Enormous Crowds .Saturday, Sunday and Yesterday Hotels, Seacoast Rtil- J road and Steamer Wilmington " ' Qiviflf Excellent Service. - - : That Wilmington, with-; her two superb .beaches, Wnghtsviile and Carolina, has come to be a great Summer resort, with ever increasing popularity is being daily forcibly evidenced by thetremendous crowds of pleasure seekers who flock here td catch the balmy sea breezes, bathe in the superb surf and enter into the abundant round of social gaities. which are especially distinguishing this season. . . v : ' - During Saturday, Sunday and yes terday decidedly the largest crowds of this season were here. - Seashore'and Ocean View hotels, on Wrightsville Beech, and the Oceanic, on Carolina Beach,-were crowded to their full capacity. At the Seashore, "and also at the Ocean View, cots were brought into' requisition. However, every guest was made thoroughly comfort able by the management of these ex cellent hotels. Besides the hundreds of people from a distance who arrived here on the in coming trains from all parts of - the country Saturday and Sunday and went at once to Wrightsville or Caro- ina Beach to spend the day, on week end rates, there are a host of regular guests who are here to spencTevcfral weeks and a number of them this en- tire season. The Wilmington -Jeacoast .railroad did a tremendous business Sunday. It is estimated that they -hauled fully fifteen hundred people to Wrightsville Beach during the day. . Then, too, Captain Harper, of the steamer Wil mington, hauled very large crowds to and from Carolina-Beach, so that it is estimated that 2,500 or 3,000 people, in addition to the cottagers and others liv ing on the beaches, spent at least some part of the day there. The surf at both places was the finest it has. been this season, the sea breezes were ideal. the club houses, hotels and public resorts were all thronged with people, and many of the visitors literally raved over the resourcefulness of these beaches for affording them pleasure and ministering to their physical and men ial recreation. x The present week.will be one of un usual gaiety. There are the usual nightly dances at Seashore Hotel, In fact Proprietor Campbell, Manager Crawford and their competent assis tants are ministering to the' pleasure and comfort of their guests in a man ner that is winning for them the high est praise from their delighted patrons The ease with which they so success fully handled their throng of fashion able guests Saturday, Sunday and yes terday is a convincing testimonial to their ability as hotelists. Mrs. Mayd of Ocean View Hotel is also adding laurels to her already ex cellent reputation as a hotelist Her numerous guests are pleased with the new hotel and her .management of it. She is still making improvements to her accommodations, notably by refur nishing the hotel annex throughout Arrangements have been made for an other concert at Ocean View Hotel by the Second Regiment Band. It will be on to morrow, Wednesday night, and the following programme, begin ing at 8.15 o'clock, will be rendered : March, "Orchard Cadets," Lousa; waltz, ' 'Impassioned Dreams, " Strauss; song, "Just as the Sun Goes Down," Bach; selection, "Plantation Medley," Centemo; song and dance, "Dancing in the Dark," Hall; cake walk, "Coon town Brigade," Buckley; march "Manhattan Beach," Sousa. There will be three club functions this week. The first will be by Han over Seaside Club, Carolina Beach to night. There will be no 8.15 o'clock boat from the beach to-night on this account the boat leaving the beach for the city at 11 o'clock instead. - On Thursday night Sedgeley Hall Club, on the same beach, will give a big frolic, clubmen of Atlantic, Caro lina and Hanover Seaside 'Club being invited to participate. - Atlantic Yacht Club will also give their usual Friday evening hop. Among the visitors who have been sojourning on tne Beach and left for their respective homes yesterday are as follows: v , , - Miss Sadie Young, Miss Lineburger, Mr. E. S. Durham, Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Carroll. Charlotte : Miss "Ethel Mills, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nash, Greenville, S, C. ; iss Henderson, Miss Rankin, of Salisbury; Mr., and MrsV. L. Willet Geo. C. Whitney, Augusta: T. Tillett Allison, Charlotte ; H. Everett and S B. Sargeant, Columbia. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that' science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hairs Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being, a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Uau's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting di rectly upon tne 0100a ana mucous surface of the system, thereby de stroying the foundation of the . 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 any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address : : - - F. J. Cheney & Co.. - -Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75 cents. . Hall's Family Pills are the best, t The East Carolina- 'Real Estate Agency will sell for cash, or will ex change for desirable house and lot in Wilmington. - a , farm of - 272 acres, three miles from Rose HilL " Address R. G: Grady & Co., Burgaw, N C.' t PENJTbNTIARY CLAIMS. -V:i--'-.l'f-. VI - Suit roaght Againsr State Treasurer . Worth Negro Incendiary Wyalt":? Perry Pardoned by Gov. Russell.-: Special Star Telegram J; Raleigh, N. O , June 27. Suit was commenced here to-day ta compel State Treasurer Worth to pay peniten tiary claims as made out by the execu tive board. Action is brought by . F.. B. Arendelk manager of the Central prison. Judge McRae, of the firm- of McRae & Day, is his attorney. - J - Chancy Davis, negro, charged - with Jgirning : the Battle residence - near Rocky .: Mount on May 7th, - was brought here to-day from - Tarboro Jio prevent lynching. The jail here" being full, hfi was to-night at Hwo o'clock taken to Durham. Davis had a pre liminary trial Monday, and waived examination. v - - Governor Russell pardons Wyatt Perry, white man, sentenced . fromf this county five years ago for killing Thomas Bailey, who had made some slanderous remarks about Perry's wife. . Perry was sent up for fifteen years. FIRE AT KINST0N. 4. Shingle Mill Destroyed City's Electric Light Plant Damaged. Special Star Telegram. Kiitston, N. C, June 27. Fire broke out this morning aboat 5 o'clock in the shingle mill of J. A Harvey, completelyjdestroying it The fire was communicatedto the electric light plant owned and operated by ths town, severely damaging that so that Kin ston will be without electric lights fdr several weeks The total loss is about three thousand dollars; insurance ha -this amount ASSESSING REAL ESTATE. System for Valuing Property for Taxi tion iu Louisville, New Orleans and ftashville. Thinking that our system for valu ing property for taxation might be improved upon, Mr. W. M. Poisson of this city addressed letters of inquiry to the mayors of five different cities inquiring their plan for the valuation of property. Three out of five have so far responded. j The Mayor of New Orleans, in re ply, says: "We have a Board of As sessors, constituted of one Assessor for each municipal district; the assess ments are hased upon the estimated cash value ef the properties." J In Nashville: "The law says that all real estate shall be assessed at its cash value, or to arrive at this yalue to take a basis of" one-third cash, one and two years time, with ten per cent off. I presume pur assessment would be about 85 percent of the valuation" The Mayor of Louisville, Ky., says : "Real estate, including land and im provements, is assessed and valued at its fair cash value. That is, upon a basis of auction or public sales where the property seeks the purchaser and not where the purchaser seeks the property, there being a difference of 20 pef cent, between the two proposi tionsi , "In making assessments all values are fixed by the assessor, with appeal to the Board of Equalization if .tax payer thinks value too high. Land and improvements are valued sepa rately the land at so much per front foot to all owners alike, on a given block, square or street aQd changes in values are made per street affect ing all alike. Improvements are as sessed according to cost, proper de ductions being made for. age, de cay, &c. ' I "The price property sells for is the assessor s criterion of value, subject to any circumstances affecting same. In the absence of sales, comparisons are made with similar property which has been sold, together with revenue earning capacity, from which other assessments are made up." Important To Land Owners. John W. Thompson, Assistant Commissioner in Charge of Immi gration, with headquarters at Raleigh, has x an advertisement in this issue of the Weekly Star, of interest to land owners. The last general As sembly authorized the Department of Agriculture to advertise ror owners of such lands as may be offered it for sale. The Assistant Commissioner therefore, advertises that if you have forest, mineral, farming or trucking lands or water powers for sale you should correspond with him. REMARKABLE FEAT OF SWIMMING, A Banks Pony Crosses Thirteen Inlets Down the North Carolina Coast, Capt John W. Harper, the clever captain of the Wilmington, tells a re markable story of the wonderful feat of a little Banks pony owned by ode of the men at the Oak Island Life Saving Station. He says that the pony very recently disappeared from the station, and when heard from a few days later had wandered seventy miles down the coast to Georgetown, A day or two later he was heard from at Little River, at which place he was captured and sent back to the station. In making the journey from the sta tion to' Georgetown and thence baak to Liittle Kiver the pony was obliged to swim thirteen inlets, a number of them very wide. This pony is cer tamly one of the most remarkab swimmers on record. j Assessing Real Estate. Since the publication of The Star article on the above subject yes terday Mr. W. M. Poisson has received a reply from the Mayor of Atlanta Ga., as follows. I "The property assesments here are maae Dy tnree assessors who are elected by . counciL" Thesamen are sworn to make an estimate as to yalue. based on what "they think property wouldjbring at a forced sale." Proof of the pudding lies in the eating of it Proof of ROBERTS' TASTELESS CHILL TONIO lies in the taking of it' COST NOTHING if it fails to cure. 25 cents per bottle if It cures. Sold strictly on Its merits by r : . . ROBERT R. BELLAMY, ; mar 24 ly - Wholesale and Retail Druggist. " Read fh ndvArKsAmomt nt fVio Vo.f J u.,u . WMW MM! , Carolina Keal Estate Agency in this . issue of the Star It offers for sale some very valuable farms. Tyer-Collier Nuptials: Celebrated in Grace Methodist IChurctr 5"J?at 0.3a;'clock5?-"' A FASHIONABLE AUDIENCEl Tasteful Decorations and Handsomely At tired Bridal Party Many Costly . Presents Attest the Popularity " ' of the Bride and Groom. V In the presence of a large and fash ionable assemblage : of relatives and admiring " Wends and In i accordance with the beautiful Methodist Espiscopal wedding service, yesterday afternoon at 6.S0 o'clock in Grace church Miss Isla Blanch Tyer and Mr. Samuel Pro bert Collier, Jr., were united in the Holy - bonds of matrimony, Rev. Andrew P. Tyer, "father of the bride performing the ceremony.' - It was certainly one of ihe prettiest -and most interesting marriages that has been celebrated in Wilmington in aiong while; pretty because of the ap propriate decorations, unique cere monies and fashionably attired audi ence, and of especial interest because of the. high social standing and popu larity of the bride and groom; The church jdecorations were simple and tasteful. The altar, J pulpit ros trum and choir alcove were banked with palms and other foliage plants, and there were appropriate trimmings of smilaz. j The marriage ceremony was per formed promptly at 6 :30 o'clock, Mrs. Mattie L. Chasten as organist and Miss Fannie Corbett as pianist render ing the wedding march. Before the entrance of the bridal party they gave a pleasing rendition of a march from "Gapriccio," and during the approach to the altar the "Bridal. Chorus" from Lohengrin was played, f The ushers first advanced to the altar Mr. J. W. Perrin and S. R Mr. Vick, down the west aisle and Mr. Champ McD. Davis and Mr. Geo. P. James down the east aisle. They took po- hutions on either side of the rait The little ribbon boy and girl, Master Willie .Tyer; and little Miss Frankie Beery, also took positions on either side of the altar. Then came the maid of honor, Miss Lena Heath, of Char lotte, just in advance of the bride, who advanced alone down the west aisle. The groom, accompanied by his best man and brother, Dr. G. Kirby Collier, met the bride at the altar; and Rev. Mr. Tyer- performed the cere mony in an impressive manner. The bride appeared to splendid ad vantage in a lovely fawn cloth tailor made travelling suit, with a hat of fawn colored straw, trimmed in foliage and white wings, with folds of silk to match the. gown. She "carried bride's roses and maiden hair fern, bound with white satin ribbon. Miss Heath, as maid of honor, was attired in blue organdie trimmed in lace and while ribbons. She wore a lovely Cyrano hat. Her flowers were pink carnations bound with white satin ribbon. - ! The little-flower girl Miss Frankie Beery wore pure white, low neck and short sieayes with white kid slippers, and master Willie Tyer was dressed in a white "middy" suit with patent leather shoes. The groom, best man and ushers were attired in conventional black cut away coats and high cut vests with light pants and white ties with pearl gray gloves. , s After the ceremony the bridal party retired from the church Via the east aisle in time to the joyous strains of Mendelsohn's wedding' march, and drove "at once to the depot where Mr. and Mrs. Collier boarded the 7 o'clock A. C. L. . train for a tour of places of interest North. They will, visit Wash ington, Baltimore, New York, Phila delphia, Saratoga, Albany, and on their return will stop in Charlotte as the guests of Miss Heath, j Tuesday night an informal reception was tendered the bridal party a the home of the bride's parents after the marriage rehearsal. This was fol lowed later in the evening by a stag banquet given ,bya number of friends complimentary to the groom elect During the reception at the bride's home an unusually large array of bridal presents were displayed in the front parlor, notable among them were the following : ;r An inlaid mahogany table, a mahog any rocker and an oak rocker, from the Board of Stewards, of Grace Church. , A lovely set of table silver from the clerks in the general offices of the At lantic Coast Line, j y A pair of exquisite candelabra from Capt. James Knight, grandfather of the groom. I A cut-glass water bottle: from Col. Julian S. Carr, of Durham. Set of silver tea spoons from the Maid of Honor, Miss Heath. A silver service from Messrs. T M. and H. M. Emerson. The groom is a young man of ster ling character and high ability, filling with credit the important -position of chief clerk in the passenger department" of the Atlantic Coast Line system. The bride is a young lady of rare culture and personal charms, the eld est daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Andrew PTyer of this city. It will be of interest in this connec tion to note that Miss Heath, the maid of honor, is a daughter of Mr. B. D,v Heath the well-known cotton " king of Charlotte, is a graduate of Macon College has traveled extensively and is quite popular. " r Mr. and Mrs. Collier will be at home in about 10 days at No.? 304 -Front street the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Collier parents of the groom. - In its advanced and chronic forrtf a cold in the head is known as Nasal Catarrh and is the recognized source of other diseases. " Having stood the test of continued successful 11 ra pn-o-'a Cream Balm is recognized as a specifle- luemuranai diseases in tne nasal passages, and you. make a great mis take in not resorting to this treatment in your own case.. To test it atrial size for 10 cents or the large for 50 cents is mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York.; ; Druggists keep it . - -J-1 c---. 'A Oo4 Truck Farm for rent or lease, one ana one-half miles from Bonthport AddIt to Brooks & Taylor, No. S South Water street, Wilmington, N, O. . , , , je S3 dft W JSt 7 LOVELY WHITE AND GREEN - WEDDING IN FAYETTEVIt LE Mr. Robt. D. Wescott, of Wilmington, Led to the Altar Miss Stella Thomson, - i of Fayetteville. A pretty church wedding was that in St John's Episcopal Church, Fay ette ville, yesterday at 3.30 P. jf which united in marriage Mr. Robt. d! Wescott, of this city, and Miss Stella Thomson, of Fayetteville. The pri n -cipal features of the church decorations were ferns, and numerous candelabra With " which the sacred edifice was lighted. The chancel and altajr were a mass of burning candles. ; L 1 The entrance of the bridal party was in time to Mendelsohn's weddiug march skillfully played by Mrs. Sandy Roberaon. The ceremony was per- formed by the rector Rev. J. W. 'L Hughes. The bridal party entered in,the fol lowing order: Bridesmaids and groomsmen Miss Selmia Thomson with Miss Nessie Wes cott; Mr. Sandy Brown with Mr. II. Thomson; Miss P. Wescott with Mis. Emma Spencer; Mr. Myatt Gosing of Wappejring Falls, with Jas. C. Mac Rae, Esq; Mist Bessie Underwood with Miss Mary F. -Roberson ; Mr. John C. '- Thomson with Mr. Thos Hale; Miss Ellen Underwood with Miss Sadie Huske: Mr. Jas. Cowan with Mr. John Gorham; Mtes Elizabeth Brady with Miss Bessie McNeil; Mr H. P. Elliott with Dr. J. S. Betts. xThe bride's maid were attired in white organdie trimmed in white rib bon and wore leghron bats. Two flower girls, Misses Mirnervia McNeill and Jessie McMillan, foil wed tho bridesmaides and groomscceq. They wore white organdie with blue sashes and carried lovely baskets of flowers. Then came the maid of honor, Miss Nellie Thomson, sister of the bri(!e. Her costume was white organd e trimmed in pink ribbon and lace. The bride advanced to the altar lean ing on the arm of her father, Mr. G. A. Thomson. She was attired in a' lovely costume of green cloth, with white taffeta and pearl trimmings, av.d carried American Beauty roses. - They were met at theltar by the ' groom and his first man, Mr. W. F. Leonard. U- After the ceremony the bridal party, drove to the depot and bride and groom and attendants from WilmiDgton kft. for this cityj arriving here at 7 o'clock last night. , An informal reception was held at the residence of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Wescott, last night. In Fayetteville Tuesday night, a re ception was -also held at the home of the bride's father. " . The bride and groom were the re cipientsof many handscme presents. The Stab wishes for them a happy wedded life. IMPORTANT CONFERENCES Between Executive Committee of East Car olina Truck? and Frnit Growers' Asso ciation and Traffic Manager. Several members of the executive committee of the East Carolina Truck and Fruit Growers' Association were here yesterday and held a conference with Mr. T. M. Emerson, traffic mana ger of the Atlantic Coast Line, regard ing further reduction and more satis factory adjustment of the freight rates on berries and other truck. Those who participated in the conference were President W. L. Hill, of War saw; Vice President J. A. Brown, of Chadbourn; Mr. J. S. Westbrook, of Faison; Dr. Geo. F. Lucas, of Currie, and Dr. E. Porter, of Rocky Point. No statement asrto the result of the conference was given to the press. The committee will make a report to a meeting of the Board of Directors to be held July 8th in this city. Tne Best Prescription ror CUI1I and fever is a bottle of Grove's Taste less Chill Tonic. Never fails to cure; then why experiment with worthless imitations ? Price 50 censt. Your money bach if it fails to cure. ALABAMAN RACE RIOT. Negroes Stilf Armed and Refuse to Work In Mines Further Trimble Pre dieted by the Sheriff. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Birmingham, Ala., June 23. The deputies have the situation in hand at Cardiff and Blossburg, where the raca riot occurred yesterday, although the negro miners refuse to work and con tinue to carry arms. Sheriff O'Brien says he has no right to disarm them, and with" few exceptions they are pre pared for any sort of trouble. An ad ditional force of men has been placed on duty for fear of an outbreak during the night A coroner's jury held an inquest over the remains of Edward Ellis and Adam Samuels to-day. A physician's sworn testimony was to the effect that both negroes . were' shot in the back. Ellis' body was pierced with twenty-five buckshots from a double barrelled shotgun, and Samuels was killed with .-a Winchester rifle. The postmaster at Blossburg testified that shortly before the killing he heard Ellis - talking to a crowd of his comrades in regard to a speech made ti them by. the sheriff, who said that if the negroes would disarm they would be given protection. Ellis told them this was all a lie, and he declared he would not return to work until his Winchester had been emptied. The jiry came to a verdict that the ne groes met death at the hands of an un known or unknown parties. It is said among the negroes that the white men who did the shooting were secreted in a box car on the railroad track near the .dirt road. The physi cian testified that the shooting was done at close range. The coroner, just in from Blossburg, rSays it is impossible to get at the guilty I parties. , He says that both sides are i sullen and he predicts further trouble. Tne mines nave almost closed down from want.of laborers. - QUARTERLY MEETINGS. M. E. Church, South, Wilmington District. Bladen Circuit, French's Creek, June 30. : -Carver's Creek, Hebron. July 1-8. Brunswick, Shallotte, July 8-9. , Waccamaw, Zlon, July 15-1B. WhitevUle. Fair Bluff. July 18. Wilmington, Grace, July t3-24. Elizabeth, Bladen Springs, July 29-80. Sontt.'a TTIll Imrn branch Aiumst 6-7. Jacksonville and" Bichlands, Jacksonville, August ia-18. -.- -. Onslow, Queen's Creek,' August 15. Kenansvule. Warsaw, August lfe40, .: Clinton, Goshen, August aa. - - it- 7- B. Ti BUMPAS, - - presiding Elder. : - v . . .. - .c -
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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