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WILMINGTON, N. C.
Friday, - ' - Jnly 7, 1899.
CONFLICTING VIEWS.
The New York Herald is a sup
porter of the administration in its
expansion policy. It believes in ex
pansion, and has done as much per
' haps as any paper in the country to
strengthen the expansion sentiment.
But on one subject it is sensible,
and believes that if expansion is to
be carried out by war it should be.
vigorous and aggressive war, no
time-wasting, dilly-dallying, life
destroying foolishness, of which
there has been entirely too much.
To show how the dilly-dallying has
gone on, its Manila correspondent
cabies tho conflicting views, giving
first the official military view, and
second the views of the officers and
thinking men in the field, thus:
f "Two opposite views of the Philip-
pine situation are held by those per-'
-sons who have followed the American
campaign with close attention.
"First is the official military view.
According to this, the situation is now
well in hand and the campaign has
been as successful as possible.
"The natives are tired of the insur
rection, and are more friendly toward
the Americans than toward the insur
gents. The insurgent army is made up
almost entirely of brigands, who can
no longer be held together by their
leaders. The war will soon be over, it
is declared, if the wet season holds off.
"The force of troops now on hand is
sufficient for the emergency. Business
is picking up.
"The disorganized insurrection, de
- prived of its resources, is held to
gether at present entirely by the hope
given the rebels through the anti an
nexation movement in the United
States and the American papers which
reach here.
"The insurgent leader's are actuated,
solely by selfish personal ambitions.
'The second view, which is held by
military men in the field and leading
thinkers, is that, as the ability of our
troops to drive the insurgents at will
has been proved, the suppression of
the insurrection depends upon the
ability of the men in authority to cope
with the situation and upon muzzling
the American press. The outlook at
present is more gloomy for a speedy
ending of the war than ever before.
The method of making raids into the
country and then withdaawing, leav
ing the friendly natives at the mercy
of the . returning insurgents, has
tended to alienate the population and
not materially to-weaken the insur
gents. -
"The organization of the insurgents
is still good and their resources are not
greatly impaired.- - ;
"The failure this season to take the
railroads running through the valley
of the rice country above San Fer
nando leaves to the enemy immense
resources and fails to protect the in
terests of foreign merchants. 1
"With the present methods th. war
with the Filipinos can continue in
definitely. The only true method to
pacify the country is to garrison all
the important towns. To do this more
than twice the number of troops al
ready here, including the volunteers,
. are necessary, with several regiments
of mounted cavalry.
"Four thousand men being in the
hospital, 4,800 in the southern islands
and 16,000 in Manila, Caviteand small
garrisons, this leaves only 8,000 for ac
tive campaigning.
"This number ijnot sufficient, since
the trooDs in the north are in bad con
dition, many of the soldiers having ir
ritated hearts, by reason of overexer
tion on account of the small number
of troops available, new advances are
constantly required and frequent
changes of the exhausted regiments.
There is great waste of time and en
ergy of the men by long marches to
the front. -s
"The non-combatants are more
friendly towards the insurgents than
towards the Americans on acount,
mainly, of the petty tyranny of the
soldiers. . s
"The isolated insurgent outrages
are only a repetition of similar isolat
ed acts of our own men.
A pioneer and engineer corps is
much needed for the building of good
roads. Nothing on this line has been
done, but it is indispensable for the
pacification of the country,
A government free from the vexa
. tions of Spanish taxation should long
ago have been established.
The business stagnation, it is held
will continue until all the important
ports of Luzon are occupied by small
garnsions. . Local bankers believe
currency is4eaving thd islands. The
estimated reduction is from $28,000,
000 to $15,000,000.
The "official military" view is the
view which comports with the views
of the war managers at Washington,
the views they have tried to impresl
upon theu American people. They
expressed these views some time ago
when they said no more troops were
needed in the Philippines, that the
wind was knocked out of the rebel
lion, which was then staggering on
its last legs, and now in the face of
all these assurances they are enlist
ing men to give Gen. Otis an army
of 40,000 effective men. The official
views have been comnletelv discred-
ited by the ghastly record of fail-
tire, ana of horrid atrocities with
which the worst of our Indian wars
bear no comparison. Possibly there
may have been some exaggeration in
these stories of atrocities, although
they are told by our own men. but
even those who say there was ex
i -I i n li ii
aggeratjon aamii man tnere was
some foundation tor1 the BtorieB,
enough to make a protest from any
American who believes that war
even against savages or semi-Bavages
should be conducted upon civilized
principles by a civilized nation, more
especially when we propose to "as
' similate" the people against whom
we make war.
The second view is borne out by
the history of the campaigns against
the Filipinos since the 4th of last
February, by the failure to do what
the planners of these campaigns
started out to do, and by the reports
which we have had from returning
officers that the force in the Philip
pines was not adequate to the task
before it, and finally by the admis
sion of the war managers in Wash
ington in sending more troops when
thev have bo studiously tried to
r
make it appear that there were
enough already there. V
Who is responsible for the lives
lost in these campaigns, for the
men crippled by wounds, and bod
ies impaired perhaps for life by dis
ease? Very little experience should
have taught Gen. Otis that he did not
have men enough to fight the Fili
pinos and hold tho ground captured,
and why, then, did he persist in the
foolhardy attempt to do the impos
sible when he was thereby sacri
ficing" the lives and health: of
as loyal and brave .soldiers as ever
marched under a flag or followed a
leader ? The presumption is that
the war managers at Washington
are kept informed on the movements
of the armies, the effective force, the
results of battles, and on the situa
tion generally. Didn't they know
what every intelligent, reading per
son in the country knew before Gen.
Otis called his men back close to
Manila, that the force was too small;
and, if so, why did they not send the
reinforcements needed, and why
permit these foolhardy attempts to
accomplish the impossible at such a
fearful cost of men and money ? "
That we can conquer the Filipi
nos in time there is little doubt, for
for we are 75,000,000 of people,
with unlimited credit and ships at
command, to carry soldiers and mu
nitions of war, while the people we
are fighting embrace different tribes
which have little in common, have
no credit, and no ships, which
throws them almost entirely upon
their own resources, and yet they
have disputed ground with our sol
diers since the 4th of last February,
and now we are told that peace is
further off. than ever. Peace will
come sooner' or later, for the Filipi
nos . cannot hold out forever, but
what a fearful amount of misrepre
sentation hai been done about this
whole business.
THE GROWTH OE OUR EXPORTS.
The United States Bureau of Stat
istics has recently prepared a state
ment showing our exports for eleven
months of this year, with a table
giving the growth of exports for the
past eleven years, as follows:
1889. ...$ 694,133,804
1890... 804,717,334
1891... 826,886,076
1892. . . . , 965,389,811
1893.
782,218,625
834,676,085
752,569,335
1894 ..
1895...
1896.. .
1897...
1898...
1899...
y
815,991,067
977,800,522
1,136,503,607
1,130,629,572
The gain here consists largely of
manufactured articles in which our
manufacturers are making rapid pro
gress, their exports last year for the
first time exceeding our imports of
manufactures. Taken as a whole
this is a gratifying exhibit, for it
shows how largely the world is de
pendent upon this country for what
it needs and what an important fac
tor it is in the World's commerce.
But there is something in connec
tion with it which is not so gratify
ing and that is that nearly all, at
least 90 per cent., of this' immense
volume of exports was carried in
foreign ships, and the money that it
took to do it went into the coffers of
foreign ship owners. This deprived
us of a very considerable portion, of
the, profit which would have been
ours if this freight had been carried,
in American ships and the money
for carrying remained at home. But
we are learning something in the
school of experience and will yet
have an American Merchant Marine.
To illustrate the gallantry and at
the same time the agility of Admi
ral Dewey, a story is told that while
showing some ; ladies around the
American camp' at Manila, they
passed -rather close to a donkeyV
which was in a sullen mood. Its-
ears gave the signal off aanger, and
about the time it got ! ready? to de-
liver us noois : ine Admiral. . dv a
nimble movement, got between the
heels and the endangered lady and
received the full charge on his own
person. Luckily for the lady it
wasn't an American mule, for if it
had been the Admiral never would
have got there in time.
wen. wooa, wno nas been run?
ning the Santiago business for Uncle
Sam, has refused an offer of $30,000
for five years, with $100,000 worth
of , stock thrown in, to take the
management of an elevated railway in
JN ew orlc Clt7 and decided to hold
I --r -w-m . ..
on to the job for Uncle Sam at
$6,000 while Uncle Sam needs him.
lien. Wood is in danger of having
his sanity Questioned, for rjeorjle
don t do that way much these days.
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It may be incidentally remarked
that the Gen. has somewhat elevated
notions of duty.
The doctors are getting things
uown bo xney can see through a
fellow pretty well these days. The
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latest is a German contrivance bv
which the doctor attaches a little
camtra to a tiny electric lamp, drops
it down the throat and takes a pho
tograph of the inards, which, vhen
enlarged, shows a person what he or
she looks like inside.
A former Mayor of the city of
Grand Rapids, Michigan, who ten
years ago was very wealthy, is now
at the age of eighty years, earning
his living by attending to the city
garbage crematory at $10 a week.
He lost his money by fooling with
railroads and other things. His
name is Sweet, but his experience is
apt to sour him somewhat.
ORE
PRODUCER.
Cuba is rich
in iron ore, and is
looming up a great ore . producer
and exporter. In 1896 the United
States imported from Cuba 409,8S3
tons, in 1897, 397,173 tons; in 1898
the war cut the importations down
to 164,177 tons. The estimated im
portations for this year are 1,000,
000 tons, and it is predicted that
this will be more than doubled
within the next year.
This is a peculiar kind of ore an
is used mainly for mixing wit
American ores in the manufacture j
of steel, in addition to which it can
probably be delivered at our At
lantic ports more cheaply than ores
from the inland mines, which have
long transportation by rail, can be.
Some of the principal mines now
being worked are ownead-ODe-rated
by Americans, Oivho, of
course, utilize all the labor-saving
machinery possible and mine
on tho most economical methods. -These
nafmes will prove of immense
advantage to the iron and steel in
dustries along our coast, because
that kind of iron is needed and the
competition they will create will en
sure iron at a moderate cost, and
protect manufacturers from combina
tions that might be formed if they
were dependent exclusively upon the
home mine3. Some of the owners
of Cuban mines are adding largely
to their facilities for production in
view of the large business , they are
doing and expect to do.
The authorities of the Hutchin
son' Southern Railway reciprocated
the thoughtf ulness of a little orphan
boy at Eeno, Kansas, who discovered
one of the bridges on fire and ran to
the station and gave the alarm, by
sending him a letter of thanks with
a bass over the whole system and a
check for more money than, he
thought was in Kansas.
The Automobile should be popu
lar with the baldheaded men, at
least. The entomologist of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture predicts
that in relegating the horse it will
also relegate the ny which is incu
bated principally in horse stables.
It is said the combination with
Gov. Pingree and Pingree's, talks
about McKinley have got Alger in
hot water. But a fellow who has
been roasted as much as Alger has
shouldn't mind a little hot water.
Prisoner Attempts Suicide.
James Pearsall, one of the negroes
in jail awaiting trial for complicity in
the stealing of a large brass pump
from the Atlantic Coast Line, yester
day morning: attempted suicide by tak
ing with his breakfast a quantity of
powdered glass, which he procured
in some way from, the corridor of the
jail. Fortunately for the negro; how
ever, Jailer Millis ' discovered the at
tempt in time to save his life and took
tne glass from him. la his cell was
also found a quantity of glass parti
ally powdered. This also was taken
from him. Mr. Millis, says on several
other occasions similar attempts at
suicide have been made by Pearsall,
but by watching him closely he has
thwarted his plans. Pearsall is also
said to have begged persistently some
of his fellow prisoners to secure for
him some of the carbolic acid used for
disinfecting purposes about the prem
ises. Jailer Millis now has him con
fined closely in a cell. Dr. McMillan,
the county physician, was ' summoned
after the attempt yesterday, morning,
but found that he had not succeeded
in swallowing any of the glass.
Carter Embezzlement Case.
L. V. Grady, Esq., returned yester
day from Lumberton, N. C., where
he
went Sunday to appear as counsel
during the session of Criminal Court
in Robeson county, for the defendant
in the case brought by Messrs. W. I.
Linkhaw, & Co., against Mr. L. W.
Bates, a horse dealer of this city, for
embezzlement, the circumstances of
which are familiar to Stab readers
Though the case was not called before
Mr. Grady returned from Lumberton
he says that is in the hands of compe-
tant local attorneys and the case will
likely be moved to this county for
trial.
Died Tbis Morning.
Mr. Chas. W. Davis died at his late
residence, No. 416 Bed Cross street,
lihis morning at 1 o'clock, aged 52
years. He was an efficient and highly
esteemed employe of the A. C. L.
shops, and leaves a wife and eight
children. Two brothers, Messrs. T. E.
and J. Comer Davis, reside in Wil
mington; Mr. Jno. C. Davis lives at
Rockingham, and a sister, Mrs. T. B.
Yopp, is a resident of Augusta, Ga,
The funeral will be from the residence
at 10.30 A. M. Friday.
Death of Mr. T. A. Shepard.
Friends in this city will learn with
regret of the death of Mr. Thos. A,
Shepard, which occurred yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. Gerken. corner " Eierhth and
vmesnui streets. Mr. nepara was
about 55 years of age and had been in
declining health for several months,
He leaves four daughters and one son.
all of this city, who have the sincerest
sympathy of a .host of friends
Funeral at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The Best Prescription for Chills
and fever is a bottle of Grove's Taste
less UHiLia Tonic. Never fails to
cure: then why experiment - with
worthless imitations ? Price 50 censt
Your money bach if it fails to cure,
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. O. t
The East Carolina Real Estate Agency
u prepared to eiye prompt anaemcient
ervice to au venous wisumg w sou
farms or town property. Address R.
G. Grady & Co., Burgaw, N. C. t
cuba;as an
GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Creditable Celebration by Wil
mingtoriians On Wrightsville
and Carolina Beaches..
THE WHATHER CONDITIONS.
Beautiful Afternoon and Evening Caro
lina Yacht Club Races Canoe tlnb
Contest- The Bicycle Races. '
On Carolina Beach.
Wilmington celebrated the "Glori
ous Fourth" on wngntsviiie ueacn
and Carolina Beach, and that the cele
bration was -successful" and enjoyable
to a high degree is the unanimous
verdict of the thousands of people,
Wilmingtonians and, visitors, who
participated. The threatening weather
conditions which prevailed during the
forenoon, and particularly the rain,
which fell in torrents between 9 and
10.30 A. M., kept the people indoors.
But this merely prepared them for all
the greater appreciation of the bright
sunshine and refreshing breezes which
prevailed during the afternoon and
the beautiful star light evening which
followed. ' And the increased travel
on the Seacoast Railroad to Wrights
ville Beach and on the steamer Wil
mington to Carolina Beach taxed these
commodious earners to their utmost
capacity during their numerous after
noon and evening trips.
The Yacht Races. -
To Carolina Yacht Club, on Wrights
ville Beach, is, due much credit for the
extensive and interesting Fourth of
July celebrations,, which have .come to
be of regular recurrence in Wilming
ton, celebrating as they do with an all
day festival, , a principal feature of
which is the yacht races.
The celebration by this club Tues
day was well up to the high standard
established in previous years. As
usual the club house and grounds
were open to members of other clubs
and their friends.
The races were witnessed tthis year
by several hundred people and were
among the most successtut in tne his
tory xof the club. The Judges were
Messrs. AS. Williams, M. S. Wil lard
and W. A. Wright. The Mabel, Capt.
E. A. Metts. won on account, of the
Mist, Capt. Richard, Bradley, fouling
her. The Bertha, Capt Ray Powell
turned over and the Francis Marion,
Capt. W. N. Harriss, broke her centre
board. The yachts and the order of
their start and finish were as follows:
Bubble, Capt. Giles, Jr., start 4.30,
Bertha, Capt. Ray Powers, start
4.3012.
Mabel, Capt E. A. Metts, start
4.31 4: finish 5.53 50.
Question. Capt. K. A Parsley, start
4.33 16 : finish 5.57 35.
Francis Marion, Capt. W. N. Har
riss, start 4.34 5.
Mist, Capt. R. Bradley, start 4.36 49;
finish 5.53 10.
Eugenia, Capt. Geo. i Harriss,' Jr,
start 4.36 49.
Frolic. Capt. T. WJ Davis, start
4.37 57: finish 6.07.
Vitesse, (Japt. Jas. T. j Munds, start
4.43 31.
After the races nommodore Anerum
Lord awarded the prizes, the7 olive set
to uapL Hi. A. Metts, the marine cioce
to Capt. Richard Bradley and the
pocket compass to Capt T. W. Davis.
Capt Metts also received the club
championship flag. The various boats
were credited with points in the order
of their records toward the winning
of the handsome John B. Lord silver
cup, to be awarded the captain o'f the
boat making the "highest record in
three consecutive race s.
There was music and dancing at
Carolina Club during the entire day
and evening.
Atlantic Club's Observance.
The Atlantic Yacht Club's ob3erv
ance of the Fourth was thoroughly
successful. The club house was pro
fusely and tastefully decorated with
buntings and flags. An excellent
band discoursed delightful music, and
there were many merry dances during
the afternoon and evening. The
grounds were butifully illuminated
during the evening. .
The Bicycle Races.
Much interest centred in the bicycle
races, which were run between iz ana
.a " - A 1
1 o'clock, the finish being in front of
Seashore Hotel! Quarter, half and
mile races were run. J. Hardy Le
Gwin won the quarter mile race in
25 4-5 seconds. Jas. K. Forshee was a
close second. Other entries were
Geo. Phillips, V. A. Montgomery and
J. ' G. Prempert The championship
medal was won by LeGwin.
Joseph J-, Loughlin won the half-
mile race in 55 seconds, and was
awarded a handsome cup and saucer,
Will Riley came in second. W. E,
King and Will Blake also entered the
race. The one mile championship
race was won by Jas. K. Forshee, the
time being 2 minutes and ' 5 seconds.
Alf Jewett was second The prize was
the Hilton Park medal. Entries other
than those mentioned were J. H. Le
Gwin. Geo. -Phillips, V. A. Mont
gomery and J. G. Prempert.
The cyclists and their friends are en
thusiastic in expressions of apprecia
tion for courtesies extended by Mana
ger Crawfordr of Seashore Hotel.
Carolina Canoe Races.
The races by Carolina Qanoe Club:
were quitepen joy able. They started
about 3:30T oclock. The j judges were
Messrs. T M. Emersom. Anerum
Lord and T. H. Livingston. The
canoes in the order of their record in
the races were: !
Dolphin, Capt J. D. Latham; Mic
Mac, Capt.' Bridgersv Reckless, Capt,
Piatt Davis; None Such, Capt,
H. B. Short. Jr.: I Hevsobah,
Capt. N. D. Emerson; Four Brothers,
Capt. R. N. Sweet, Little Mob, Capt.
Junius Davis. 'The last named boat
capsized and dropped out of the race.
The others scored points towards ther
winning of the first and second class
cups in the order of their time record.
At the Hotels j ,
The two hotels on Wrightsville
Beach were taxed to their utmost
capacity. At the Seashore Hotel there
was music and dancing during much
of the day and the greater portion of
the evening. , j
A special feature at Ocean View Ho
tel was a grand display of fireworks.
There were numerous naming lar
barrels sky rockets, etc. ; galona
The fishing bout races and other
Wrightsville. Beach features of cele
bration materializ d very satisfactorily.
On Carolina Beach.
The steamer Wilmington . carried
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many pleasure see iters 10 uaroima
Beach. The excursion, by Concordia
Castle Knights of the Golden Eagle,
was very successful. The Sedgeley
Hall and Hanover seaside - clubs, and
Oceanic Hotel were the " scenes of
especially delightful festivities. There
was also music and dancing at the
public pavilion. In addition to the
crowds j at Carolina Beach probably
200 or more Wilmingtonians spent at
least a portion of the day at Lake Wac
camaw. S
The 1899 observance of the "Glori
ous Fourth" will be quite pleasantly
remembered by Wilmingtonians and
their guests.
NEGRO ROBBED
THREE POSTOFFICES.
Caught Looting Burgaw Office Monday
Night Previously Robbed Wlllard
and South Washington Offices.
William 'White, colored, a train
hand who has been running on the
local freight between here and Golds-
boro, was caught in the act of rob
bing the postofflce at Burgaw Monday
night
The negro had been closely shad
owed, so a Star reporter was informed
yesterday by Bruce Williams, Esq.,
since the robbery of the postoffice at
Willard,' noted about ten days ago in.
the Star. White acknowledged after
he was arrested Monday night that he
looted the Willard postoffice, and also
thai he broke into the South Wash
ington postoffice a few hours prior to
his arrest in the office at Burgaw. He
seems to have started out as a profes
sional burglar, and carried a small
cold chisel which he used in jprizine
open doors
A party of five or six officers and
citizens discovered White in the rail
road warehouse in Burgaw, let him do
his work there and then shadowed
him across to the postoffice, where
they arrested him. In the warehouse
he went through a number of express
packages and very much injured the
express agent's iron safe, which he at
tempted to break open. The officers
found about $20 in money on White's
person, about $15 v. as in nickels and
other small change, and was concealed
in his shoes. He had taken about $40
from the Willard and about $10 from
the South Washington office. To
Bruce Williams, Esq., is due much
credit for capturing the negro, the
case having been turned over to him
when the office at Willard was robbed.
It was in compliance with instructions
from Mr. Williams that the negro was
shadowed Monday night from Little
Washington to Burgaw.
United States Commissioner S. P.
Collier went up to Burgaw yesterday
and made the preliminary investiga
tion, commiting the prisoner fe jail in
default of $1,000 bond to await trial at
the next term of the U.S.District Court
1 r 1 . . .mm m, m a '
ne was brought to this city for im
prisonment
When the United States shall
have gotten through with White pro
ceedings will be instituted against him
on the part of the State for breaking
into the Burgaw warehouse, Mr. Will
lams having already filed a warrant
withjhe sheriff of Pender county.
WANTED TO LEAVE THE CITY.
Negro Who Wrote Incendiary Letter to
Mr. Terry Asked for Escort Out
side City Limits.
A large crowd of both white and col
ored persons assembled at Justice Mc-
Gd wan's office yesterday afternoon to
hear the investigation of the charge
against Holly Blue,the negro at whose
instigation his twelve year old son, in
dieted a slanderous and infamous letter
to Deputy Sheriff S. H. Terry, par
ticulars of which were printed in the
Star Sunday.
The boy testified that he wrote the
letter and that his father for ser
vices in so doing, paid him the sum
of two cents.
Blue of his o wn accord made a state
ment to the ettect that in passing
a crowd of negroes in ''Brooklyn,"
among whom was Will Bell, the negro
whose name was forged to the
letter, he heard them make
dire threats against Mr. Terry
and that the expressions embodied in
the letter were those used by Bell, and
he therefore felt it his duty as a friend
of Mr. Terry to apprise him of the
threats made by Bell, so as he would
be on his guard against possible in
jury. Being cross-questioned, he said
that the reason he denied all knowl
edge of the affair when arrested Satur
day night was that he was under the
influence of liquor and thought it best
to withold his statement until he be
came sober so as to make it plain to
the officers.
r Will Bell testified that, he knew
nothing oi me leuer. tie proved an
excellent character and was exonerated
of all blame.
The evidence was not sufficient to
hold Blue for the higher courts, but in
dismissing him, Justice McGowan
warned him against such practices as
he had been engaged in; he impressed
upon him the gravity of the offence
and showed wherein the law would
not admit of punishment in jr case of
such peeuliar status.
Blue also about this time recognized
the position into which he had thrown
himself, .and asked for an officer of the
law to see him safely outside the city.
He was turned over to Lieutenant of
i'ouce Jb . x. BKipper, wno detailed a
policeman to escort him to the
o'clock train on theW. & W. road,
by which he leit the city last night.
Proof of the pudding lies In the eating
of it. Proof of ROBERTS' TASTELESS
CHILL TONIC lies In the taking of it.
COST NOTHING If It falls to cure. 25
cents per bottle If It cures. Sold strictly
on Its merits by
ROBERT R. BELLAMY,
nuurSily Wholesale and Retail Druggist
CO. BOARD MEETINGS.
Equalization, and Pension Boards
and County Commissioners
in Session Yesterday.
TAX VALUATIONS REDUCED.
Meeting to Hear Further Complaints Next
Monday Morning Assessors' Books
Reports of County Officers.
Pension Applications.
There were meetings yesterday of
the County Board of Equalization, the
County Board of Commissioners and
the County Pension Board; the Coun
ty - Commissioners being - ex-offlcio
members . of all three boards, j The.
Board of Equalization met to receive
the tax assessors' returns from the
boards of assessors of the various
townships; the commissioners' meet
ing wasthe regular monthly session
for July, and the Pension Board met
to act upon several applications for
pensions.
Board of Equalization.
The session of the Board of Equal
ization was in session yesterday fore
noon, and the County Commissioners
and the chairmen of the boards of as
sessors of the various townships were
present. The chairmen are as follows:
Capt. Jas. Cowan, of Cape Fear;' Mr.
C. H. .Alexander, of Harnett; Mr. Jno.
A. Biddle, of Federal Point; Mr. B S.
Munford, of Masonboro, and Mr. T. F.
Bagley, of Wilmington township, i
The books were received from all
the townships except Harnett, which
will be received at a meeting to be
held next Monday morning at 10
o'clock, when the Board will set as re
quired by law to hear complaints as to
excessive tax valuation. j
As the Star readers are aware, the
County Commissioners have been hard
at work the past several days going
over the assessor's books, especially of
the Wilmington township, examining
each item of property valuation land
reducing or increasing them to figures
which they deemed fair to the county
and the property owners.
Their changes of valuation have
been marked in red ink on the margin
of the record books, and at the meet
ing of the Board of Equalization, held
yesterday, on motion of Commissioner
McEachern, seconded by Commis
sioner Alexander, the following reso
lution was adopted : j
It is ordered by the County Com
missioners, and the chafrmen of the
Boards of Assessors of the several
townships of New Hanover county,
sitting as a Board of Equalization.
that the assessments made for the year
1899 by the Boards of Assessors of jthe
value of the several pieces of real es
state in the county of New Hanover
be and the same are hereby equalized
and the value on the assessor's books
set in red ink opposite each piece: of
property be and the same are hereby
fixed as the assessed value of each
said pieces of real estate .
In this conection it will be well', to
note that those who contemplate appear
ing before the Board of Equalization
next Monday to protest against exces
sive valuation should, before doing so,
examine the asessor's books as revised
and see what reduction,' if. any, has
already been made.
Commissioner's Meeting
There was little business of public in
terest transacted at the meeting of the
Board of County Commissions. Beg
ular monthly reports were made by
Col. J. D. Taylor as Clerk of the
Superior Court, Mr. W. H. Biddle as
Register of Deeds, Dr.' W. D. McMillan
as Superintendent of Health. Mr,
Biddle reported 23 marriage licenses
sold and $23.75 : paid to the county
treasurer.
Dr. McMillan report was to the.
effect that le treated 10 charity pa
tients at his office und paid 65 visits to
48 patients at their homes. He re
ported the sanitary condition of the
jail very good, the plumbing being in
good condition and working nicely.
The condition of other county institu
tions was reported favorably.
In compliance with a request made
by. Prof. J, A. Holmes, Capt. John
Barry was authorized to attend the
Road Builders' Institute which will
have a 10 day's session at Charlotte,
beginning Julv 11th.
Board of Pensions.
The session of the Board of Pen
sions was very brief. Two applica
tions were considered, one from W.
W. Mintz and the otherlfrom Allen B.
Jones; but, owing to errors in the ap
plications, action was deferred to ! i
subsequent meeting.
Members present, aside from the
County Commissioners, were Mr. C.
W. Yates, Mr. William Blanks, Mr.
Owen Fennell and Colonel John D.
Taylor.
Portable Convict Cells
Yesterday afternoon at the Court
House, a Star representative saw
photograph of a new steel cell moun
ed on wheels for use in road building
by convicts. From 4he -picture, one
would judge that the cell is about fifty
feet in length and in it are sleeping
accommodations for thirty laborers.
The cell is portable and designed for
service, where the convicts are con
stantly being moved from one nlace
to another, as it can easily be drawn
by from four to eight horses along or
dinary roads. The County Commis
sioners, if they should decide to make
the common road law operative in
JNew .turnover county, may decide to
buy one of these cells for the use of
convicts on the roads and the photo
graph is submitted by a cell builder,
with this end in view. The cost of
these cells complete for thirty prison
ers, is $100.
APPOINTMENTS..
By the Bishop of East Carolina.
Julv 9. Rlinrlav ni-rfh offa 'ivlnitir
M. P., S. Luke's, Washington countyi
July 9, Sunday, sixth after Trinity;
E. P., Advent, Roper. j
July 12, Wednesday, M. P., S. An
drew's.'Columbia.. j
July 14, 'Friday, consecration of
church, Creswell. . r
July 16, Sunday, 7th after Trinity!
M. P., S. Ionds, Scuppernong. j
If you wish to sell a farm or city
property place it in the hands of the
East Carolina Real Estate Agency.
R. G. Grady & Co., Burgaw;
N. C. f -
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BOARD OF EDUCATION-
First Meeting of New Board for the FIsca
ear Superintendent's Excellent
Report Meeting Next Monday. , j
The first annual meeting of the
new iioard or juaucauon was neiu 1
yesterday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, I
the chairman, Maj. W. A. Johnson,
presiding, and Mr. W. H. Sprunt and
Capt. Ed. Wilson Manning, superin- j
tendentof county public schools, be
ing present. -
The chief feature Tf the meeting
was the receiving or (Japtain Man
ning s annual report, which is very
comprehensive covering the period of
twelve months from July 1st, 1898, to
July 1st, 1899.
The repprt contains much valuable
and interesting data concerning the
public schools of the county. Of the
total enrollment of pupils, 1,811 were
white and 2,110 colored; total, 3,921.
To sustain the schools the whites paid
taxes to the amount of $14,496.86,
while that paid by colored tax payers
during the same period was only $1,
300.70. The number of children in
the county of public school age is
3,158-whites and 3,450 ''colored ; total,
7,605. The average attendance dur
ing the year was 1,246 whites and
1,051 colored; total, 2,297. . The num
bsr of schools taught for whites was
fourteen, for colored j sixteen. The
average length of the school term in
the county was twenty-three and
three-fifth, weeks for white schools,
and twenty-two and one-third weeks
for colored schools. The average term
in the city was thirty-two weeks.
The value of public school
property for whites, ; inclusive of
property leases of $30,000, is $76,580.
Value of school property for colored,
$17,500, which includes a $4,000
lease. :
The' board adjourned to meet again
next Monday afternoon, at which time
a County Superintendent of Education
and a board of trustees of twelve mem
bers, three from each township, not
including Wilmington, ! will be elect
ed. At this meeting the school ap
portiofitnent for the fiscal year also
will be made.
THE ARMY WORM PEST.
Dr. Porter Tells of ' Their Damage In
Onslow, Pender and Other
Counties.
Dr. E Porter, of Rocky Point,
spent several hours in the city yester
day. He was returning from Onslow
county, where he has been to look af
ter his farming interests there.; In
commenting upon crop conditions Dr.
Porter says that the army worm pest
is increasing to an alarming extent in
Onslow, Pender and other counties
Many farmers are using Paris Green
in their efforts to check the
inroads being made upon the crops
by this devastating insect. They very
much resemble' a small caterpillar.
xney move in a direct I line across a
field, sapping the life out of all vegeta
tion. Dr. Porter noticed yesterday on
his plantation in Onslow county a
field in which an army of. these insects
had entered and were mpvine straight
across it, killing the crop in an area
about three hundred feet wide. They
usually advance something like fifty
feet a day. J
Southeastern Extension. ;
A gentleman who was in the city
from Lumberton yesterday, says that
arrangements are being j made for an
early completion of the connecting
line of railway from Ashpole on the
Southeastern railroad to Hub, Colum
bus county. The survey by Messrs.
Forlong and Adams, of Wilmington,
is practically completed and the Coast
Line, which owns the Southeastern
branch from Elrod to Ashpole, has
closed a contract with the penitentiary
authorities at Raleigh, for one hun
dred convicts to begin grading July
10th, and one hundred additional ones
to begin work August 1st. It is
thought the work will be completed
about October 1st. The new road will
Connect with the Conway branch at
Hub and With the connection of the
Conway branch with the: W.C. & A.
at Chadbourn, it will give shippers on
the Southeastern branch a direct line
to Wilmington via the Atlantic Coast
Line. I
Lumberton Patentee. j
Mr. Z. F. Highsmith, of Lumberton,
N. C, is in the city introducing an
automatic lamp lighter; and extin
guisher for oil or gas lights, an inven
tion of his own upon which he has
patents pending. A Star reporter
was shown the workings ' of the new
device yesterday morning, by Mr.
Highsmith. and was impressed with it
as an exceedingly novel and useful
appliance for the household. He will
spend two or three days in the. city
taking orders for his new invention.
Railroad Negroes Fought
James Pierce, a necro track hand
in the employ of the Atlantic Coast
Line, was severely gashed on the hand
and back and otherwise injured by a
second negro with whom he engaged
in a fight near the "Y? yesterday
morning. DrvW. 1). McMillan ex
amined the wounds and sent him to
the City Hospital for medical attention.
The negro who did the cutting evaded
arrest.
State op Ohio, City op Toledo, )
Lucas Cottnty. J f 8,s
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 6th day of De
cember, A. D. 1886. I
i A. W. GLEASON, -
Notary Public.
sealT
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally and acts directly on the blood
and.rnucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free. !
ai5Pf?!NlfiY & CO.,Tledo, O.
" ?M to -Druggists, 75c, 1
Hall's Family Pflls are the best, t
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NEWS FROM RALEIGH.
Letters Patented Granted to
Three Corporations by the
Secretary of State.
FIRST N. C. VOLUNTEERS.
The Fourth at the CapitalGood Rains.
Splenetic Fever Killing Cattle Ra. "
leigb's Delegation to the State
Bar Association.
Special Star Correspondence
Raleigh, N. C, July 5.
The Raleigh delegation to the Stat
Bar Association left for Morehead Citv
mis aiiernoon. xne attendance from
here is very large.
The "Fourth" was more generally
observed here yesterday than usual.
Good rains visited this section j (s.
terday and it was greatly needed
Corn especially was suffering fr
drought. The rainfall extended from
Greensboro to Goldsboro. '
Fever Killing Cattle.
The splenetic fever has broken out
among the cattle of iliis county and is
rapidly killiug them. Mr. J0lm
Brougbton, a farmer living three
miles south of here, has lost three'
cows since Sunday and has a dozen
others sick. Mr. P. A. Dunn, six miles
north of here, has lost two fine cows
and his whole herd is sick. Dr. Cooprr
Curtice, the veterinarian to the Agri
cultural Department, went out to Sir.
Brough ton's this morning to investi
gate the disease and if possible stop its
spread. . - -
First Regiment State Guard.
An order was this morning issued
by the Adjutant, General accepting
the First North Carolina volunteer
regiment, recently mustered out of
service, into the State Guard. It will
retain the name of the First Regiaunt
with the old regimental and company
officers as far as possible.
With the exception of the to
companies Asheville and Charlotte
(Hornet's Nest Rifles) the regiment
will be accepted in its entiiety, just as
it left the service. The Asheville com
pany declines to contiaue longer in
the service. It is reported . that the
Hornet's Nest Rifles have reorganized,
but if so they have sent no papers to
the Adjutant General.
The ten companies accepted are:
Goldsboro, Stalesville, Raleigb, Dur
ham, Concord, Shelby, Reidsville,
Charlotte, '(Queen City Guards), Win
ston and Waynesville..
Three Enterprises Incorporated.
The Secretary of State to-day grant
ed letters patent to three corpora
tions. 1. Blowing Rock Line, for the pur
pose of transporting passengers and
baggage and other freight to and from
Blowing Rock, in Watauga county,to
Lenoir in Caldwell county, and to and
from eithor or both of these places to
Linville, Cranberry, Elk Park. Boone
and points between; also to conduct
a general livery business, buying and
selling horses, mules, carriages, stage
coaches and such other animals aud
vehicles as are necessary for their
business. The capital stock of the cor
poration shall be $1,000 to $3,000, and
its business offices at Blowing Rock
and Lenoir. -f
2. The Piedmont High fSchool at
Lawndale. near the Cleveland Cotton
Mills, in Cleveland -county. Its c-un
tal stock is $2,500, and the incorpora
tors are H. F. Schenck, J. F. Schenok
and G. M. Gold, of Lawndale. J. O.
Osborne, T. J. Ramseur and B. F.
Falls, of Cleveland Mills.
3. The A. David Company,; of Wil
mington, with a capital stock of $25,
090 to $100,000. The incorporators are
A. David, Edward E. David and Lewis
Stein. The business proposed is a
general wholesale and retail clothing
and general merchandise business.
HON. JOHN PETER RICHARDSON.
Ex-Governor of South Carolina, Died Sud
denly in Columbia.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Columbia, S. C, July 5. At mid
night to-night ex-Governor John
Peter Richardson died at his suite oft
rooms at the Hotel Jerome very un
expectedly of- heart disease. He had
been in failing health for some years,
and had left his large plantations in
Clarendon county to be near his phy
sician here. He was 69 year of age,
and leaves a widow. He was ' Gov
ernor for two terms, just prior to the
inauguration of the reform move
ment, and was succeeded by the
present. United States' Senator Till
man in the executive office .in
1890. Since that time he has lived in
retirement He belonged to a family
that has furnished in all five govern
ors to the State of South Carolina,
exclusive of himself. During the
war he served his State gallantly on
the staff of General James Cantey, iu
the army of the West, first as briga-.
dier and afterwards as division adju
tant. . He was in the campaign from .
Tennessee to Atlanta.
He has always been identified with
the politics of his State. His funeral
services will be held here at Trinity
Church on Friday and the remains will '
be taken to Camden for interment.
CREATING TROUBLE FOR THEMSELVES
Negroes Threaten to Lynch a White Boy
If He is Acquitted.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Columbia, 8. C, July 5 The
negroes in Horry, in the neighborhood
of Conway, are still excited over the
killing of Frank Green bv a white
boy named John Dew, whom they
made an attempt to lynch. -They
promise to kill him as soon as he is
acquitted. His acquittal is certain.
The boy is still in jail, no attempt
being made to get bail. Ii is thought
trouble would result if he is taken out
of jail before the trial.
EXCURSION. j
4R. E. Pipkin's Annual Excursion
from Wilmington to Norfolk Wash
ington City or Baltimore, Tuesday,
July 25th, 1899. Fare for the round
trip from Wilmington to Norfolk and
return, only $3.00; from Wilmington
to Washington City, or Baltimore, and
return, only $6.00. Remember this is
a chance to visit Washington City at a
very small cost. For further particu
lars communicate with the manager.
R E. Pipkin, Goldsboro, N. C.
The American delegates at The
Hague peace .conference scored a great
success yesterday in obtaining from
the conference a unanimous vote in
favor of having the question of pri
vate property at sea in time of war
dealt with at a special conference to
be summoned hereafter. Much di plo
matic management was necessary and
many obstacles surmounted before the
result was reached.
a
Persons wishing to locate in the
truck region of North Carolina should
correspond with the East Carolina Real
Estate Agency t Burgaw, N. C. Read
advertisement in the Star. t
f
n.