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V t L It I AM B.'BEBS . B -: Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday, -July 23, 1890. THE NEGRO AND EXPANSION. A few days ago we commented upon a Boston dispatch announcing the inauguration of a movement in that city to organize the negroes of the country against the Republican party, principally on the issue of expansion and the war in the Phil ippines. If there were anything in this and the-leading negroes took hold of it in earnest it might cause some alarm among the Republican leaders, for there are several North ern States where the negroes hold the balance of power, but as there is little probability of this move ment becoming general the Repub lican leaders are not yet giving it much thought; " But the movement has attracted some attention among the negroes, and has been, more or less discussed in other cities as well as Boston. To ascertain the feel ing of the leading negroes of Wash ington a reporter of the Post talked with several of them, the result of which is summed up in the follow ing, which we quote: One of the strongest statements 'made was that of Prof. Kelly Miller, of Howard Uni versity, who said : "While I do not think the move ment to organize the colored people into aggressive opposition to the polit ical policies of the administration will amount to very much, I doubt whether there is a singleMntelligent Afro American in the country who has the heart to condemn Aguinaldo and the cause ho represents. We hear much nowadays about the capacity of the 'backward' peoples for self-government. The truth is any people can govern themselves better than any alien can do it for them, no matter how enlightened' the superior race may be. "In the South it is not a question of self-government for the negro. In many cases he has to deal with a mi nority of white men. This, of course, complicates the. matter. The demon strated inability of the American people to sroverif inferior races is suf ficient evidence to the Afro-American of the unwisdom of extending their dominion over 'new caught sullen peoples1 in the distant oriental seas. "To be plain about the matter I don't think .there is a single colored man,- out ot office and out of the in sane asylum, who favors the so called expansion policy. .Whether or not they will organize under the banner of Mr. Atkinson is another question. I don't think we are yet ready for a de parture so radical." "Dr. - 0. B. Purvis was another of those whose opinion was sought on the M. - TT ' 1 11 i 1 1 1 J A 1 suDjecu- xi e saia mat ne naa reaa me account ' of the nronosed movement. but it was as yet so undefined that it was impossible to express an intelli gent view. He stated that he had teard nothing about the matter prior what be had read in the Post, al though he had discussed it since that time with a number of people. " 'I don't think that America has yet demonstrated its ability to deal with the problems that would arise in the Orient,' he said. 'I am not in favor of .expansion, and I know very few of our people who are. i The truth of the matter is, we would dislike to see such a mistaken policy put into practice over half civilized races as has been saddled upon the negro in our coun try. .Still, I douBt whether Mr. Atkin son will receive the support from the colored people which he anticipates.' "Mr. A. H. Girmke, ex-Consul to Santo Domingo, was more sanguine of the success of the movement. 'It has many elements of success,' he said. 'Fronfmy own observations, I know that the expansion policy of the ad ministration is very unpopular ; with the negro. The absolute supineness of the Chief Executive on the subject of negro lynchings makes them shudder for other peoples who may come un der the yoke. I will say this, however, that there has been no agitation of the matter here in the city, that I have heard of.' "Rev. P. J. Grimke also said that he hid heard of no effort to organize a uy inurement wmcn woum ngnt me administration with the ballot. 'Like most of the rest of my people, I am opposed to the colonial idea,' he said. 'Personally, I will state that I most strongly favor the views of Senator Hoar and Carl Schurz. I indorse the course taken by the Springfield . Re publican on this subject.' "In regard to the sentiment of the in telligent colored people generally, I know that they entertain largely the Same Views. Of UlliniM T moan tVinaa whose livelihood would not be endangered by expressing views opposite to the -administration. They feel no enthusiasm what ever for the success of the Amm- icari arms in the Philippines. More over, they would rigorously oppose any attempt to send colored troops to aid in carrying on the war against the forces of Aguinaldo. "The character of inferior races is something with which Americans have little patience, and it is impos sible for them to be fair toward them. We have rarial problems enough at home without undertaking more to add to them. lam not in a position to speak as to what will be the out come of the Atkinson movement. While I sympathize with its aims, it too momentous a question to treat is wim an on-banded answer. "It was learned that the question uau krcou Koucraiiy aiscussea Tester' uay, ana mat were were views on both sides. In some cases the persons were not in a position to give an un biased opinion. All expressed serious aouDts as to me success of the proposed plan. Aside from their Views on the question of expansion; on which they have no reason to be enthusias tic, they have abundant cause to be cool on the Republican party, and to feel some satisfaction if it were de feated. It has used the negro j as a footbaHTbut having given up hojje of profiting in Tthe South by his ote, has lost interest in him. This ad ministration has practically ignored him, save in the few trifling offices given to negroes in the South, to keep up the pretence of interest in him to hold the negro votes in those Northern States, where they are a factor worth playing for.' This would be a sufficient incentive to an "insurrection," but they have had this provocation before and the "in surrection" didn't come, and, there fore, there is little probability of its coming now nnless some of the nti-oxpansion Republicans in the East do a good deal of active mis- sionary;worK The views of these leading ne- oToes. however, on the subject tf ex pansion ' are interesting, because they are said to be shared by the ne groes of the country, and because there is a eood deal of sound sense in them. To what extent racepnae mayinfluence,theseviewswe donot Know, DUE it naa uoiinpci " telligent negrOes'of the country that one of the main reasons assigned for refnsing to .recognize self-government among the people of the new acquisitions from Spain is that they are of an inferior race, and are fre quently referred to by advocates of expansion, colonies, &c, as semi savages, negroes, &c, thus drawing in these acquisitions the color line, which has been so offensive to the negroes of this country, and this,, too, by representatives of the party which professed to be the special f riend and protector of the negro and the advocate of "manhood suffrage." That is enough to make them cold on expansion if they were not cold on it before. But whatever the reason, those negroes who talked to the Post rep resentative talked hard sense from an American standpoint and spoke a .good deal of truth, too. One -of them stated that there was 'no en thusiasm" among the negroes over victories by our arms in the Philip pines, and that there was no dispo sition to encourage the organization of negro regiments for service over there. What he said about the ab sence of enthusiasm is true and it is true about the white people as well as the negroes. . The people rejoiced and went wild with enthu siasm over Dewey's great victory over that Spanish fleet in Manila Bay and the subsequent surrender of Manila, but since then in all this broad land there has been no joyful acclaim over any victory won J by our soldiers, not because the people did not appreciate and feel proud of , the dash and valor of those brave fellows, but because they had no heart in the miserable business into which the country was dragged by the machinations of politicians and mercenary schemers. The fact that the negroes feel this way about it shows how thoroughly that feeling has permeated the people, eight out of ten of whom in their hearts feel that every life lost in this war of "criminal aggression" is a life sacrificed and chargeable to the evil counsels that forced this country into an indefensible and, as Postmaster General Smith apolo getically expressed it, "unnecessary war." - j ' DRAINING SWAMP LANDS. The New York Sun a few days ago contained , an interesting edi torial on the subject of reclaiming swamp lands, of which there are es timated to be. abot 100,000 square miles reclaimable.' In this article particular reference is made to the Dismal Swamp lands, suggested by the.report that a company had been organized and purchased a large tract of these laM tor the purpose of re claiming, with a view to. cultivation. -We clip the following from this ar ticle: "This lumber company wishes to recover the cedar logs from the mud and water of Dismal Swamp because nearly all the timber fit for manufact ure and. export has now been cut by woodmen or destroyed by fire,, and. is not being placed to any large extent Dy later lorest growth. Ten vears ago the lumber product of the Dismal Swamp was worth about $50,000 a year. Its value has been decreasing since that time. It was estimated in 1887 that the timber product of this swamp would never be worth over $100,000 a year, while if the land were ntted for agriculture the value of the products would . brobablv exceed $2,000,000 a year. It adjoins the Nor- ioik district, winch has long supplied several millions of people between the James river and the coast of Maine with a considerable part of the vege tables they eat. "Several years aeo Professor Shaler. for the purposes of the Geological Sur vey, made a special study of these Southern swamp regions and particu larly of the Dismal Swamp. In his re port he estimated at 160,000 acres the area that might be turned into corn lands or market gardens by deepening the existing Dismal Swamp Canal be tween Portsmouth and Albemarle Sound and digging tributary ditches to the east and west of that canal. The work might cost $4,000,000, but the money value of the improved lands would not be less than $16,000,000. "Small areas already reclaimed in the Dismal Swamp are of great fer tility, produce enormous crops of In dian corn, and are well adapted for market gardening. According to the conclusions of our best engineers and surveyors the South Atlantic States contain drainable swamp lands and shallow lakes that may add about 40, 000 square miles of the most fertile lands to our cultivable domain. The fact that thev are within easv rnnch of our large coast cities that would buy their products will hasten the day ueu iuBe waste lanas snail De trans formed and made fruitful." The Dismal Swamp lands embrace about 300 square miles, the larger portion of which is in North Caro lina. There, are about '3,000 square miles of swamp lands in this State, nil - . , 1 . - wmcn wouia do valuable as farming lands if reclaimed and the larger part of which are reclaim aDie. some, efforts by individuals have been made in this direction, but none worth talking about, if any, by the State, which has preferred to sell these swamp lands,. some of which are magnificently timbered, at from 12 to 50 cents an acre. That's business, isn't it? especially in view of the fact that the State has for many years had a small army of pen itentiary convicts to take care of and was perplexed over the question of making them earn enough to feed them, A few squads of a hundred or more could be very usefully em ployed in draining and clearing up some of the most advantageously located swamp lands. "MORE DIPLOMACY AND LESS j GUNPOWDER." No man who has 'figured in. the . "Philippine fiasco," as Governor achieTed more fame for loyalty to g personal heroism than Gen. Funston, who wears the title of General as as a recognition of heroic achievement. Such a man has a right to talk and neither hi3 views nor his motives can be ques tioned. In an interview at Manila with Consul Wildman, of Hong Kong, a man who had a great deal to do with arranging the co-operation between Aguinaldo and Ad miral Dewey, he is reported as say ing, in discussing the subjugation of the Philippines: , "I, believe at present that there should be a little less gunpowder and a little more diplomacy. Filipinos are impressed by the former in a manner thev will remember. I think that we should consider them as chil dren and treat with them accordingly. Grant them some concessions, which are seemingly of great importance to them. Give them some assurance and actual demonstration of our good will and friendship for them to win confi dence, 'gf : "A civiieovernment should bees tablished at once, backed up with strong military, not less than the strength of the -military force now here. The military should be inde pendent and separate from the civil government, but standing ready to hurry into execution edicts and laws of. the civil authorities, should it be necessary. , , "I believe the backbone in this in surrection is broken. If the Filipinos do not give up by the end of the rainy season I am in favor of the govern ment bringing 100,000 men here and makiDg short work of ending any further resistence. Strange as it may seem, I am almost 'a peace at any price man. When life and property can be saved it is almost a crime not to follow that rule. I am a Republican, but I am an anti-expansionist, though a mild one." With the loyalty of a soldier Fun ston followed his flaer or went ahead rofit, and' considered no peril too great to face and grapple, but as an American he does not and cannot sympathize with the policy of sub- ugation without giving deplomacy i chance, which has not been done, for Otis stood as a blundering mili tary dictator, and refused to listen o diplomacy. When Funston speaks thus he voices the sentiments of the men who are bearing arms in- these islands, who are obeying or ders and doing duty as soldiers al though their hearts are not in a war which is being waged not in accord ance with the sentiments of the people of their country but a3 a re sult of the blundering or criminality, or both, of the men who have been entrusted with the direction of pub ic affairs. A Miss Dixon has written an ar- icie lor one oi tne magazines in which she pays her respects to the men, and gives reasons why so many women remain single. She saysit is because the women have "found the men out." Eve found her man out before they had got to house keeping, when he meanly went back on herand tried to throw the whole responsibility of that apple venture on her, but Bhe froze to him all the Same. But that was just like a woman. If she had kicked him then and there and turned him loose to paddle his own canoe, Miss Dixon would not have occasion to be larruping men in the magazines now. lut as she is still a Miss, coming events may possibly mollify her somewhat. While there's life there's hope. Marconi has two rivals in his wireless telegraphy, one in Austria, who claims to have sent dispatches a distance of 39 miles without the tall steel towers employed by Mar coni, the other a young English man, who not only dispenses with- the towers, but has improved trans mitters and receivers which focus and confine the messages to a space of not more than an inch wide. thus preventing messages, being, caught by others. lie claims also that he can send messages a dis tance of 150 miles. The paragraph artisan in the Phil adelphia Ledger rises to remark: "If Alger is wrestling with his conscience of course the whole country is inter ested in knowing how he will come out." He will come out on top, for men like Alger, when it comes to a scuffle with their conscience, always get it down,- Boston has come to the conclusion that the sparrow is not the totally depraved and useless nuisance it was alleged to be. The city authorities waged awar of extermination on it last Spring, and now the denizens can't sit. under the trees for the swarms of bugs and crawling things that infest them. , "Billy Terror," a Billy goat, is the mascot of the battleship Massachu setts, having been trasf erred from the Columbia. Billy is educated and chews tobacco and spits like a native, but he can't swear like a sailor yet. . Excursion. Remember Pipkin's Excursion to Washington City, Norfolk or Balti more gives you two days in Washing ton City or Baltimore. Remember day and date, Tuesday July 25, 1899. Train leaves over W., & W. R. E. Wilmington, N. C, at 8 o'clock sharp. You can get your tickets and state room any time by writing the- mana ger. RE. Pipkin, t Manager, Goldaboro, ft. C- BOARD OF DIRECTORS Of the Eastern Carolina Truck and Fruit Growers' Association. WAS IN SESSION YESTERDAY. 1 v Freight Rites, Fruit Train Schedules and Refrigerator Car Service Most Impor tant Matters Considered Will Report to Stockholders. ' The executive committee of the Eastern Carolina Truck and Fruit Growers' Association was in session yesterday afternoon from 2.30 until 5.30 o'clock. As previously an nounced, the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the freight rate , situa tion, consider refrigerator car service proposals and act upon various other mattersrelative to the trucking in terests, the fostering of which is the chief purpose of the Truckers' Asso ciation. The association has decided upon a policy to withhold the proceedings of their meetings from publication until such time as they deem it expedient for publication to be made. ' The special work of the most im portance yesterday was that of freight rates to points East and West, yester day being the time set for an an nouncement from the railroad authorities as to rates on berries for the 1900 season. As yet however no satisfactory agreement has been made between the railroads and the associa tion officials. The truckers, they say, merely demand a rate and a train schedule which will be fairly com petitive with the truckers of other sections of the country and declare that before they will accept terms and t 1 A. service sucn as was given last year they will go out of the business alto gether. The stockholders of the association will hold a session to-day, probably at noon. A feature of this meeting will be a report from the executive com mittee gvining probably in detail the result of their conference to-day. Among those who were here yester day and participated in the meeting of the Board of Directors were the following? President W. L. Hill. Warsaw. Vice President J. A. Brown, Chad- bourn-. Secretary C. M. Steinmetz, Jlose Hill. . ' Treasurer S. H- Strange, Fayette- ville. Directors J. S. Westbrook, Faison; J. A. Westbrook, Mt Olive; Dr. Lucas. Currie: W. E. Springer, Wil mington ; A. F. Coulter, Chadbourn ; D. Bouirhner. Grists': D. W. Fus sell. Eose Hill: B. F. Fussell, Teachey's; A. H. Patterson, Burgaw; Dr. E. Porter, Kocky Point; W. J Boney, Wallace. A large number of trUckersrstock- holders in the Eastern Carolina Truck and Fruit Growers' Association, are expected to arrive on various incoming trains this morning. They come to at tend the meeting to day, which it is ex pected will be one of the most impor- A A. ? . il 1" J. - m 11 A ! A iani in ine msiory oi me .ojssociauuii. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Winston Journal: Ahorse be , i i r t- T t : longing 10 mr. n. j. cowea was in -r sianuy allien mis morning Dy coming in contact with a live wire. The horse came in contact with one of the Inter State telephone wires that had broken loose near the N. & W. depot ancL- fallen across the trolley car wire. The' fact that the horse was standing in water made such an excellent conduc tor that the killing was instantaneous. Oxford Ledger: A very un fortunate affair occurred in Fishing Creek township Friday between two brothers. Charley and Kit Hester. They are progressive farmers and farm together, and' reports have it that they got into a dispute about some fertilizer and came to blows when Mr, Kit Hester drew his knifennd stabbed his brother in the breast and back and cut him across the shoulder, mncit- ing serious wounds. Charlotte Observer: The $300, 000 bond election was carried in Greensboro Tuesday last. Only 712 votes were needed to carry it. Up to 6.30 o'clock over 800 votes had been cast for and one against the issue. This adverse vote, we understand, did not count, as the man who cast it wrote "no bonds" when he should have written "no issue." The final vote was 859 to 2; The bond issue will be apportioned as follows: $65,000 for sewerace: 75.000 for street repair ing; $35,000 for a city market and au ditorium ; $25,000 for an electric light plant and $100,000 for water works Raleigh Post: The wind and electric storm Sundav nisrht was gen eral over the eastern and central part of the State. In Raleigh a terrific wind swept the streets, and numbers of large trees were blown down. A nne oaK m Nash sauare was uprooted. Light' ninsr struck at several points. The worst report comes from Warren county, where the storm assumed the proportions of a cyclone. Mrs. J. Field, of this city, who was visiting his brother. Mr. B. B. Field, near Warren- ton, says it was the worst he has ever seen. Ia a grove in . front of his brother's house he counted fifty large trees that were uprooted. Barns and cribs for miles around were levelled to the ground. A little negro child who was living on Mr. Field's place was killed. A large tree fell across a smal house, crushing it in, and the child was buried under the debris. Statesville Landmark: The weather for the past week has been unusually warm and the drought is severe enough to be serious. In many sections of the county crops are suf fering greatly from lack of rain, and unless there is considerable rainfall within a few days the upland corn will be cut short and all crops will be more or less damaged. Mr. G. W Hyams, assistant entomologist at the A. & M. Colleger m Raleigh, who IS spending his vacation in Statesville. is doing a good deal of work examin mg and prescribing for bugs and other insects which, are damaging vegetables, and fruit trees. Mr. J. E. Arey, of Elmwood, brought to Mr. uyams last week new specimen or Potato bug. it is not short and thick like the original Dug wmcn eats lnsn potato tops fas ter than they grow, but has a long sin pea Doay, can run line a race horse and ny when necessary, and is hard to kill. Mr. Hyams diagnoses the bug and says that it is "known locally as the Lightning potato Bug." .They are comparatively new in this State and so far as known nothing but a mixture oi Kerosene and water will destroy mem. use aDOUi one quart of kero sene io one gaiion oi water, mix to gemer tnoroughly and sprinkle the potato plants. This will destroy the vugs iu iow uiinuies. DASTARDLY ATTACK UPON MR. W. A. LINEKER. Assanlted With 'Intent to Rob Near Dock and Third Streets No Clae to ike Assailants. Mr. W. A. Lineker, of this city. was assaulted with intent to .rob Tues day night near the corner of Dock and Third streets, rus assailants zaiiea w get his money, except a small amount of silver; but in their efforts to over power him they dealt Mr. Lineker sev eral severe blows, inflicting wounds which while not serious are still very painful. Friends found him in an al most unconcsious condition soon after the assault and carried him to The Or ton where Dr. Harper was summoned and dressed his wounds. He remained at the hotifeuntil yesterday evening when he was sufficiently recovered to be removed to his boarding house on Fourth street near Market. It seems that Mr. Lineker was passing the corner of Dock and Third streets en route home, when some one, apparently a negro, stepped out from underneath the porch of Mr. J. H. Boatwright's residence; which is much higher than the sidewalk, followed behind him a short ' distance to a densely shaded place and dealt him a heavy blow on the' side of the face, the implement used striking him just over and under the left eye. Mr. Lineker thinks the man must have used a brick or other heavy substance tied up in a sack of some kind. As soon as the blow was struck, although thoroughly da2ed, Mr. Lineker turned upon his assailant and dealt with him as best he could. He struck him several blows with his fists and was giving the would-be assassin all and more than he wanted, when a second man, evi dently a "pal," came up and struck Mr. Lineker several times with a stick inflicting painful bruises on the muscle of his arm and on bis side and back. Seeing that he could not pos sibly cope with his assailants Mr. Lineker began calling for help there by frightening the men away. J list .before running, however, one of them thrust his hand in one of Mr. Lineker's pockets, one in which there were a few loose silver coins which were the oniy booty obtained.; A purse con taining a quantity of banknotes was in a pocket too difficult of access for the robbers to take time to find. After the assault although dazed and bleeding profusely Mr. Lineker man aged to get as far as Dock and Fourth streets where he was found by friends and carried as previously stated, to the hotel. There is no clue to the would be as sassins and robbers. WONDERFUL INCREASE OF RAILROAD TRAVEL. Prom Wilmlorton to Wrlebtsville Beach and Sound Resort of Qreat Popu larity Prospective Travel. . A member of the Star staff was to d yesterday by a gentleman intimately connected with the Wilmington Sea coast Railroad to Wrightsville Beach that the road is doing a business this season far in excess of that of any pre ceding season. The travel already this season to and from Wrightsville Beach has been as much as 33 y per cent, in excess of that of a corresponding pe rioa last year, wmcn, it will be re membered, was much in excess of all previous years since the road, was con structed. This condition will serve as some indication of the growing popu larity of Wrightsville Beach and the Sound as a pleasure resort. In referring to . the passenger travel the same gentleman said yesterday that the percentage of increased trave during the remainder of the season will most probably be even greater than it has the past several weeks of ihe season, in that excursions will arrive more frequently during the remainder of July and the month of August than they have up to the present time, there by increasing the travel many fold. PORT CASWELL HAPPENINQS. Interesting Batch of Personal Items Sent by the Star's Correspondent. " Special Star Correspondence. Fort Caswell, July 19. Three young men from this State came here yesterday to enlist for ser vice in the Philippines. Only two could pass the required physical ex amination. The successful ones will be. sent to some regiment going to the Philippines.. Sergeant Davis, Corporal Gaul and Mechanic Mills, who passed the exam ination for electricians, are expecting to be ordered to some other station for duty. Their respective destinations are not yet known. 4 Private J. E. Heiser (of base ball fame) has been promoted to trumpeter to fill the vacancy caused "by the discharge of musician Walter J.Clark. Sergeant Hughes will return from Baltimore on the 21st inst. He has been having a good time on a . two monflia fnilrtinl, Private Parker left for Wilson, N.C., on a three months furlough. Private Bruce is expected to return from Baltimore - to-day. He has been on a twenty day's furlough. Private Marshall will be discharged from Uncle Sam's service on the 29 th instant. Private Fred K. Johnson was up to Carolina Beach on the 17th inst, to meet some friends from South Caro lina. He reports having a very pleas ant time. The Third Squad Library is booming. The Wilmington Star can be found on its file daily, among the other lead ing dailies of the country. Livery Stable Burned.. A correspondent of the Star, writing from Pilot Mountain, N. C, July 18th, says: "At 12.10 A. M., fire broke out in A. E. Spainhour's livery stable, and it was totally destroyed, with six horses, buggies, etc. . The fire is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion of hay. There was some insurance." The Best Prescription for Chills and fever-is a bottle of Grove's Taste less Chilx, Tonio. Never fails to cure: then why experiment with worthless imitations ? Price 50 censt. Your money bach if it fails to cure. HOMICIDE IN BRUNSWICK. One Negro Shot and tailed Another Abont Twelve MHes From Wilmington. Self Defence Claimed. Mr. J. B. Evans, who came by way of the county road from his home in Brunswick county yesterday ) morn ing, brought the news of a homicide, which occurred about twelve miles from Wilmington at Spring Hill in his county Saturday night. j The parties concerned are-aegroes and the body of Ben White, the negro killed, was passed by Mr. Evans on the road yesterday morning. From what he could learn from the crowd which had collected around the negro's body Mr. Evans said that during the servi ces at St. Mary's colored church about nine miles from Wilmington Sunday night, the negro White engaged rn an altercation with another colored man named Ed. Burton, who was not disposed to quarrel and left the church to procure a peace warrant for White. ' i Burton was, however, overtaken by White about three miles 'down the road, at Spring Hill, and White at tempted to draw his pistol, whereupon Burton drew his in self defence, he claimed, and shot his assailant in the abdomen, killing him almost instantly. Several 'other negroes were wit nesses to the homicide, and the gen eral opinion prevails that the killing was justifiable. Burton was seen by Mr. Evans yes terday morning on bis way to surren der to Sheriff D. R. Walkerj Both Burton and White are natives of Brunswick county, and Mr. j Evans say 8 Burton has hitherto borne a good character, being on all occasions quiet and orderly. , The cause of the quarrel, which cul minated in the homicide, could not be learned, but it was intimated that bad feeling had existed between the two for some. time. CAMP DISAPPOINTMENT. News Prom Our Soldier Boys in Encamp ment at Morehead Very Poor Accommodations Offered. A letter received yesterday from the Star's special correspondent in camp with the State Guard at More head, dated "Camp Disappointment, July 15th, 12.30 o'clock, and all wrong," reports the safe arrival of the Wilmington Light Infantry at 8.15 o'clock on Saturday evening. Every thing, however, is not "'sailing smoothly," as the following extracts from his letter will show : The boys were very, much disap pointed at the condition of the camp when they arrived. No tents are here and the men are forced to sleep in the open air.. The boys of all the com panies say that it is the poorest man aged camp they have ever seen. Not a stove was provided to cook their meals and the Wilmington boys have appro priately termed the camp, "Camp Dis appointment, uaptam White as usual is doing every thing for the comfort of his men and Quarter Mas ter Sergeant J. S. Hooper furnished the w. Li. l. boys with a good supper to-night. The prospects are that the boys will spend- the greater part of Sunday pitching tents. No one seems to know anything and some of the company commanders are so much displeased that they are talking of tak ing their companies home as soon as possible. j Since the W. L. I. left home Cap tain White has promoted Corporal F. C. Craft to Fourth Sergeant and pri vate J. H. Taylor, Jr., to Fourth Cor poral. The W. L. I. boys are faring as well as any and are very willing to j pitch tent,or do anything else, but they have not been furnished tents up to this time, and are compelled to eat cold food because the stores that ought to have been here two days ago have not arrived. ' , Capt. White says he hopes to I have his men comfortably quartered by Sunday night. j The Wilmington details have 1 been here since Thursday expecting to have teats up and everything in readiness, but up to this time almost nothing has arrived. j ALCOHOL BARREL EXPLODED. Narrow Escape of a Negro Porter at Bel lamy's Drug Store. j The explosion of an alcohol barrel in front of Mr. R. R. Bellamy's drug store yesterday forenoon created con-, siderable excitement, but did no" dam age save the singing of the eye-brows and mustache of the negro porter: The barrel had been-emptied and the porter was rolling it out of the front door of the wholesale department across the sidewalk into the street. Mr. Leger Meyer, whose tailoring establishment is next door, had been heating a tailor's goose on the sidewalk and several hot coals were still there. A long stream of alcohol ran from the barrel, came in contact with the hot coals and ig nited. Quick as a flash a trail of fire ran to the barrel, singing the por ter's brows and mustache as it passed. The negro realizing the danger of his situation gave the barrel a vigorous push. It scarcely reached the curbing when there was; a loud explosion and the head of the barrel and an iron hoop were thrown some distance. The Coolest Place. I The maximum temperature at j Wil mington for the twenty -four hours endingat 8 o'clock yesterday morning was, as on the day before, very appre ciably below that of the other points in the Wilmingtonclistrict, reported by the Weather Bureau. Following is the detailed statement of the maxi mum temperature at the different points: j Wilmington, 87 degrees; Charlotte, 98; Cheraw, S. C, 103; Florence, S. C. 99; Goldsboro, 94; Greensboro, 91; .Lumberton, 97;Newbern, 91; Raleigh, 94; Weldon, 93. It will appear there fore from the above that there are other places "hotter'n" Wilmington as was remarked upon in yesterday's paper. - 95.00 Reward. Will be paid for delivery in good con dition to the undersigned, of the rear sight of the Spanish gun presented to city of Raleigh by the cruiser 'Ra leigh," and supposed to have been lost between Southport and Wilmington. No questions asked and money prompt ly paid. H. H. Brtmlet, Curator; State Museum, Raleigh, N. C. f ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED. Deputy Sheriffs Terry and Plynn Re-Committed Sandy McKoy, Colored, to the Workhouse. About daylight Sunday morning Deputy Sheriffs Flynn and Terry cap tured Sandy McKoy, colored, at the Navassa Guano Company's , works across the river. t McKoy is an escaped convict from the workhouse, having ' been com mitted there about four years ago as the result of a trial, in which he was found guilty of waylaying lind shoot ing a white man from'' the country named Jno. Farrow. His sentence was two years at hard labor, but after serving five months and thirteen days of the sentence he escaped from a son of Mr. Terry, who was then keeper of the workhouse, carrying with him the shackles with which ; he was bound. Saturday, Messrs. Flynn and Terry heard that the negro was living over at Navassa and before light on Sunday morning they set out to capture him, arriving at Na vassa about daylight as before stated. They located his house and upon calling for him at the door, McKoy saw that the inquirers for him were officers and he immediately led Mr. Flynn a hot chase through the house and across the lot at the rear of the building. The deputies had, however. anticipated such an emergency and Mr. Terry, who was stationed along the line of travel, sprang from his hiding place and laid hold upon him. Mr. Flynn, in the meantime, how ever, had fired his pistol and the ne gro having been frightened out of his wits, easily gave up and consented to return to the work house. The pris oner said yesterday that it had been bis intention for some time to return to the workhouse and complete his sentence, but his action on the occa sion of his capture, the officers say, did not indicate that purpose. FUNERAL OF JAS. F. POST, SR. Conducted Prom the Residence Yesterday Morning Large Attendance Beau tlfol Floral Tributes. There was a large attendance upon the funeral of the lamented Jas. F. Post Sr., conducted from the resi dence of his son, Mr. Jas. F. Post, Jr., at 10 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Rev. Andrew P. Tyer, of Grace M. E. Church and Rev. A. ; D. McClure, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. There was a short service at the res idence, No. 112 North Seventh street, and the interment followed in Oak-, dale cemetery. ! i There were many beautiful floral tributes which forcibly attested the love and esteem in which he was held by a wi8e circle of friends. The active pall bearers were Col. A. M. Waddell, Dr. W. J. Love. Mr. J. A. Everett, Mr. R. H. Grant, Mr. J. E. Willson and j Mr. H. Bagg. There were also th following hon orary pall bearers : Mr. R. J. Jones, Mr. J. H. Chadbourn, Dr. W. W. Harriss and Mr. B. G. Worth. - FORT CASWELL NOTES. The Sad Experience of Two Young Men Who Wanted to Enlist. - Special Star Correspondence. Two young men came to Fort Cas well Saturday, for the purpose of en listing in Uncle Sam's service, but did not use the proper discretion in the use of their mountain dew-drop, and were ordered locked Up until Sunday morn ing for safe keeping, and then sent over to Southport by the first boat. They did not enlist. ' I Musician Walter J. Clark was dis charged by favor of the 15th instant. "One more soul made happy." Our baseball team ia highly pleased with their trip to Wilmington and will meet the Wilmington boys again on the diamond. River News. j The steamer Seabriaht did not clear for Little River, S. C, yesterday on account of strong southwest winds. She will probably leave sometime during to-day or early to morrow morning. 1J The steamer Driver eleared as usual for Fayetteville yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The steamer A. E. Hawes, which cleared Friday for Clear Run, went no further than Delta, where she en countered a large oak tree which had blown across the channel. Capt. Black was unable to remove the obstruction and returned to Wilming ton yesterday. Capt. P. T. Dicksey with the government dredge boat General Wright went up Black River yesterday morning to open the chan nel. A Y0UNU NEGRO DROWNED. Probably Seized With Epileptic Pit While Bathing Sunday Afternoon. A yonng negro, William Barge, in the employ of DuBrutz Cutlar, Esq , at his summer house on Wrightsville sound was drowned Sunday afternoon while bathing in the sound. His body was not found until about 6 o'clock yesterday morning. The negro was granted permis sion to use Mr. Cutlar's bath house, about 3 o'clock, and he not having returned forj duty at the residence at 6 o'clock, search was made for him and articles of clothing found in ii the house which led to the belief thit he had been drowned. The bottom of the sound in the vicinity j was dragged. When found the body had a severe bruise over the right eye, which it is conjectured was caused by falling upon some object while suffering an epileptic fit attack. Dr. Price, the coroner, went to the Sound yesterday to' view the body and deemed an inquest unnecessary. The East Oarolina Real Estate Agencv has AToollAn faint?oa selling farms and timbered lands. It advertises all property and makes only a nominal charge unless a sale is made. For terms etc., i address R. G. Grady & Co., Burgaw, N. O. r VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS. War Department Offering Extra Induce. ments to Expedite Recruitment of the Ten Regiments. By Telegraph to the Moraine Star. Washington, July 19.-The r,. of recruiting yesterday show that 4in men were enrolled, making a total 2,678. The Thirty-first regiment lead. wim oao ana me Twenty-seventh f01 lows with 505. 1 The War Department is offem, extra inducements to expedite Oia 3 nriiitmATit nf ick fan a . -- - r . ""'""leer rem. menis. yearly all the commission; having been issued, many of the dis appointed applicants have been sH vised to enter the ranks, as in that wa it may be possible for them to secmi commissions. General Corbin sav that the policy of the administration will be to fill all vacancies which mav occur among the commissioned officer from the ranks of the regiments whei el they occur. A number of applicants for commissions have enlisted as pfn vates in the different regiments. These men have been appointed non-cotnmis sioned officers, wherever possible and consequently are next in line of ' pro motion to commissioned rank 'in the event of a vacancy. Another method of securing re cruits is to offer commissions to rneii otherwise qualified who will under' take to furnish ii each case not les than forty men who can pass muster as soldiers and will enlist for service in the Philippines. There have beti several cases of this kind during the past week. A formesjfficer of the Texas volunteer infantry recently told General Corbin that he would guar antee to recruit two hundred good men from Texas, provided he was assured of a commission. Genera! Corbin promised him a second iitu' tenancy if he would repruit even forty men for the volunteer army. , 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 acrrs three miles from Rose Hill. Addis R. G. Grady & Co., Burgaw, N. 0 t FIRE IN BROOKLYN. Grain Elevator and Warehouses Burned. Loss Over a Quarter of a Million. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New York, July 19. A fire, whos . origin is not known, destroyed inord than a quarter of a -million dollars' worth of property on the Brooklyn wntftr front to niofVit Tfc ctjiorl ;w iU,. e - uv iu tuo I large eight-story grain elevator, facing ana aouumg me n.xceisior stores on Atlantic basin, which was totally de stroyed. The fire extended to build ings Nos. 275 and 276 of the stores, which are constructed of brick, six stories in height, and cover an area of 150 by 125 feet. These two buildings were completly gutted and . their contents, consisting of about 200,000 bushels of grain and valuable machinery were destroyed. The stores and elevator were the property of the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Com pany and the grain belonged to various consignees. The loss is estimated at from $250,000 to $300,000, well in sured. The East Carolina Real Estate A genes is prepared to give prompt andefficieiii service to all persons wishing to spII farms or town property. Address R G. Grady & Co., Burgaw, N. C. t KENTUCKY 1)E10CRATS. The Opponents of Qoebel to Meet Monday and Protest Against the Louis ville Convention Ticket. By Telegrapn to the Morning Star. Bowling Green, Ky., July 19. The Warren county faction, opposi ! to the candidacy of W. J. Goebel, who was nominated for Governor at the re cent. Democratic convention, have issued a call for a meeting to be 'held here Monday July 24th to . protest against Goebel and the Louisville con vention ticket. The call is signed by 569 persons, comprising about one fourth the Democratic vote of the county. It declares that the conven tion "was perverted from its true pur pose by the arbitrary unseating of del a gates, by fraud and corrupt bargains, and by unjust and unprecedented acts of Chairman Red wine, and says that in the opinion of the Democrats of Kentucky there has been no ticket , nominated entitled to their support An effort will be made to nominate a full ticket. Persons wishing to locate in the truck region of North Carolina should corespTojd with the East Carolina Heal EsrAgnurgaw, N. C. Read advertisement m the Star. t UNSUITABLE FOR SERVICE. Vessels Purchased by the Navy department at the Beginning of the War With Spain. BiTelegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, July 19. Bids rue opened ai. the Navy Department for the sale of several vessels purchased by the department at the beginning of war with Spain, but which having been found unsuitable for service have been condemned. First was" Abe Governor Russell, a wooden ferry boat, which has been converted into an auxiliary gunboat. She came from Boston, and the bidder for her was the city of Boston. Its bid was $25,000, which is $10,000 less than the appraised value of the craft. Next is the East Boston, also a Bos ton ferry boat, of wood, which had beefh converted into an auxiliary gun boat. The highest bidder in her case was Arthur J. Phillips, of Portsmouth, Va , at $38,091. The appraised value was only $30,000. The Vulcan,! formerly the Chatham, of the Merchant and Miners Line, was converted during the war into a float ing machine shop. She is appraised at $100,000. Forher Michael Jenkins of Baltimore, believed to be acting Tor the same company, bid $175,750. The Soipio is a 2,000 ton Scotch steamer used as a collier during the war. Her appraised value was $25, 000, but Lewis Luckenbach of New York bid $50,025. The Niagara, a Ward Line steamer of 6,221 tons, which was appraised at $60,000, was bid in by H. P. Booth, of New York at $75,563. The yacht Enquirer was withdrawn from the sale. 1 Read the advertisement of the East Carolina Real Estate Agency in this issue of Ahe Star. It offers for sale some vey valuable farms.. t HELP YOU SELL YOUR LANDS ! The Department oC Agriculture was author ized by the last General Assembly to advertise for owners such lands as may be offered It for sale.; If you have FOREST, MINERAL, FARM INO or TRACKING LANDS, or water-powers for sale, correspond with JOHN W. THOMPSON, Assistant Commissioner In charge of Jjjini' BTatlon. RalelglvN. O. . je i 7
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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