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s!GL -Pl)UHKl AT- iLMING TON . N C, .00 A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. HE 8SS8SSSSSSSSSS8SS 333g388Sgggffgggg WEEKLY TllK6TANDAT?D SQUARE BALE Ginner in Alabama Has Operated Cyiiodrical Presses and i Dissatisfied. the ii'uN 0 8SSSSSS8SSSSSS8S8 VOL. XXX. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1899. NO. 42 S8888888888888883 88888888888883883 82888888282888888 S88888S882888S88S 8S88S8S2S888S888S 10 " 2 3 2 2 S S 55 S 5S S 5 SI S8888888888888888 j s 3: i er ii re J it the Pot Office at uratgton, N. C, Second Clan Ma'icr.l SUBSCRIPTION P'ICE. The iubcriptloa price ol the We . It Star li at ,'cllows: inisle copy i year, pwutit piu.,.,..., i 8 months 8 month eo ;0 THE CURRENCY PUZZLE A short while ago the Treasury at Washington was being besieged by tin Western banks for paper money, especially notes of small denomina- tioiisrantl could not supply the de maud, now the demand come3 from Kastern banks which are short on 1 I It notes, anu tms cannot oe supplied either. Why it cannot and why this peculiar situation presents itself is explained in the following, which wo clip from the Washington Star: "The Treasury Department has been criticised by certain banks, mainly in the eastern States, for tne stringency of the currency of which those banks complain. It is said at the department that the treasury was never in a posi- ti on to be freer from such criticisms than at the present time. The treasury has taken special pains to provide against a currency famine, consider able forethought having been mani fested ia this direction, and is now in a position to'exchange all denomina tions of notes ' 'Th'! trouble is that the banks want tojpxe gold for notes, and this the treasury cannot do. "The volume of United States cur rency is definitely restricted . by law. Silver certificates are issued against standard silver dollars in the treasury. Treasury notes are issued only against bullioru which has been purchased, an .this is now forbidden bylaw. Ther cau be no increase ia the volume o the currency beyond the limit fixed by law. - ' It is said at the Treasury Depart ment that the vast amount of currency represented in this limit is in the hands of the people, with the exception of about twenty millions, which is h'-M for ilio redemption of unfit bills uud this amount is about hard pan for the redemption fund The, treasury is ready, it is said, to issue any amount of small bills in exchange for other denominations, but cannot issue cur rency for gold, because tho issue of currency is fixed by law, as explained. "The total volume of currency out slandin?June30, 1899, wa3 $1,121, !)33,490.' In round numbers there were $36,000,000 in $1 bills, $34,000,000 in $2 bills, $287,000,000 in $5 bills, $322, 000.000 iu $10 bills, $230,000,000 in $20 bills and the the remainder in .bills of higher denominations. . - There are many reasons, it is ex plained at the Treasury Department, why the eastern banks are complaining of a lack of currency in their cash boxes. hq principal one is that the money is in. the hands of the people. A few yearsiaaro it was customary, at harvest iime to ship money that is, currency from the east to the west and the south. Usually in tho fall and winter it came back; ater the crop3 were moved, to pay debts in the east. "But, since the period of prosperity has set ia, through the west and northwest, this money has not been coming back. It has. remained in those sections. Furthermore, It has not stopped in the banks in those sec tions, but it is now scattered among the people. " . "In the west banks that used to lend at 8 per cent, are now glad to get 1. Chicago and St. Paul are offering money to loan to New York. Mort gages are being paid off in the west and south, and all this sho W3 , that the money is remaining out in abnormal Quantities. " :lh a word,' said an official of the treasury to day, 'the prosperity of the country i3 the reason for this clamor on the treasury for currency. It is the best indication of the hearty con dition prevailing through the land in all branches of trade and industry.' "There are two ways to increase, the volume of the money in circulation. One is to increase the national bank circulation. On account of the high premium on bonds, there is no dispo sition on the part of the banks to in- , crease their circulation, but rather the contrary. The other method is to use gold coins., "The banks claim that there is abra sion and loss in the use of gold coins, but this is imperceptible, and it is urged, in particular transaction. The main objection, of course, is the weight ( of the gold, entailing higher charges 1 for expressage and inconvenience even when exchanging in the same city. "It is said at the treasury,, however, that the banks usually want just what the treasury wants. When the treas ury was craviDg gold, the banks held on to it. Now that the treasury has plenty of gold, the banks are flush also, and want to get rid of it. "In this connection it is interesting to note that the amount of gold in the treasury is now higher than the aver age of any month. The total yester day was $246,338,887. Of the treas ury receipts in 1898, 4.5 per cent, were paid in gold, while for the fiscal year 1899 the amount was 22.8. Of the pay ments made by- the treasury in 1898, 7.6 per cent, was in gold, and in 1899 it was 23.1, these fiffures showing the increased use of gold." We have no doubt that the Treas uryblficials state the case truly and give the true reasons why they are powerless to supply the demands for paper money. It is not their fault but the fault of the law and of the system that keeps money tied up in stead of letting it go inco circulation where it is needed. It is somewhat remarkable that the Treasury officials attribute this financial tie-up to the prosperity that has struck the Western farmers, who, they say, have the money, and -are holding on to it, and yet they tell us in the game breath that there is such a glut of money in the West ern banks that -they are glad to loan it at half or less than half the for mer rates. And these banks, too, are short of paper, so that from the statement, of these officials tho bulk of the circulating medium is in the hands of ' the neoTrfe L - j f the wild, woolly- West, who for, the first time in many years have not been compelled to turn it hrose to go back to the East again. But does not this look like a put up job to neutralize one of the argu ments : in favor of State banks of, issue, namely, that they would sup ply a stay-at-home currency, ; or at least a currency which would come home sbon if it went away from home because it would have to come for redemption? How is it that so much money remains in the hands of the, Western farmers when we told, that they have paid off so many millions of mortgage indebtedness, the larger part of which was due to Eastern money lenders? These in quiries naturally suggest themselves' when one reads such statements emanating from Treasury officials, who have fliscovered an amount of prosperity which has become ac tually embarrassing. It will doubt less occur to the thoughtful reader that there must be something very defective in a currency system which can be rattled by prosperity as well as by adversity. We are told in the article quoted above that one of the troubles arises from the fact that both the Treasury audi the banks want to get rid of gold at the same time and both want to hoard it at the same time. When the Treasury has need for it so have the banks, for then it be comes a prominent catcher1 and the banks rake it in and hold on to it, and then it goes out of- circulation and about one-third of our currency is locked up. Silver and paper and the paper representatives of silver then have to perform the offices of money and business must get along. with that while the speculators ma nipulate the gold and corner it when it Will come at their call. With the double standard and sil ver performing all the functions of gold; a full legal tender for all pur poses like gold, with the Govern ment making no discrimination be tween them, this would not be, and we would see no grab for gold. That is one of the drawbacks in the dis crimination between the two metals. V And ! if we had State banks of issue we would not read of bankers besieging the Treasury at Washing ton to supply them with paper cur rency, for the banks of the respec tive States would supply that for themselves, and-all of it 'that the business of their people required. The national banks don't do it, and with Government bonds command ing high premium they never will. ''General Oiis's own reports of his ! operations' around Manila prove his incompetency for the position he now holds," said a prominent officer of the army to day. "The question" - any military man would ask is why Gen eral Otis did not know the country. The fact that he did not is evidence, of the most positive character that he ought not to be in command of fight ing troops. The commanding general convicts himself of carlessness and in competency by his own reports." As to the incompetency of Otis there is pretty general agreement among the returned soldiers who "have talked on this question. If he be retained in that position it will be in spite of the opinion of the sol diers, and of public opinion, which however, the war managers can't buck up against very long. MAXTON VICTORIOUS. THE FIGHT AGAINST POSTMASTER CHADBOURN. MULL INSPECTORSHIP. THE CIT Y OF I WILMINGTON, Vanquished Wilmington Team at Base Ball in Hilton Park Yesterday Afternoon. The Report That He Has Resigned Not ' 4' Credited by Those in Position to Know Best. , The Rice-Gannon Contest As sumed No Definite Aspect Yesterday. THE SCORE WAS EIGHT-FOUR Visitors Came With Strengthened Ranks Prom Other Towns aod Redeemed Themselves Not Wilmington Athletic Association Team. "IT MAKE3 FOR DELIVERANCE.' The Biblical Recorder is not a po litical paper, and seldom if ever touches upon a political question unless some moral issue is involved, ami then it discusses it" not from a political but from a moral stand point. It is a church paper, and an able and zealous representative of the Baptist denomination, for which it speaks. It views the pending suffrage amendment as something more than a mere political question, -as one vitally affecting the future welfare of the State, and thus briefly but forcibly expresses its views on that subject: ' "We are no constitutional lawyer, and we have dismissed the question of the constitutionality of the amend ment upon the ground that it is better and wiser to vote for it and do the - best one can than not to vote for it or to oppose it. Besides we nave head eminent authorities say that it will be no easy matter to get the amendment into the court. Likely enough its constitutionality may never be called in question if the people of North Carolina ratify it. But whether or not, it makes for deliverance and make towards progress, and that is tho mam question. This is the sensible view to take of this question. To oppose the amendment or to' fail to vote for it for the reason that the courts might possibly pronounce it unconstitu tional would be little short of idiocy, for it may never go into court at all, and tho courts might not decide against if it did. The courts decided in favor of the Mis sissippi law. which is much like our proposed law, and although there has been plenty of time to test it, the Louisiana law, after which our has' been framed, has not been tested in the courts, although, as'in thi3 State, there ha3 been some talk of that. The talk of that in this State is simply bun combe, put afloat with the hope of influencing votes against the amend ment, and to make the. negroes believe the white Republican ma chine runners are standing by them. It is a mere trick that they have no idea of seriously, carrying out, and if they did it wouldn't amount to anything. MOVING ON OTIS. It has been reported from Wash ington that Gen. Merritt will be sent to the Philippines and that Gen. ,E. S. Otis will be recalled and sent: to Cuba, or somewhere else. That's the -slate, it is said, unless 'Corbin j breaks it, but if he doe3 break it then the question of court martialling Otis is mooted, on the following charges, as stated in the Washington correspondence of the New York Journal'. "The Journal correspondent is en abled to state that the War Depart mp.nt is in receint bv the last mail from Manila of documents extremely damaging to the Governor-General of the Philippines. Adjutant-General Corbin refuses to make them public. "The documents in .question are copies of dispatches exchanged be tween General Otis and the command ing officers of the firing line. "General Corbin recently gave out General Wheaton's report, but real izing Jihe gravity of the material now on his desk, is doing some press cen soring in the interest of his friend Otis. ! "Among the officers whose reports are being suppressed are, it is under -oinnA flAnp.rals Tjwton and Mac- Arthur. Ovenshine. Hale and Hall h ave not been heard from . It may be stated that the suppressed reports constitute, in the opinion of army officers, ground for court-martial on the score of inefficiency. The charges that can be formu lated against General Otis are: 1 That he issued conflicting orders. 2. That he left a body of American troops in vital danger by ordering that body toretreat. 3. That in Manila, for several months before fighting began, he failed to explore the country Deyona a raaius of ten miles from Manila. 4. That he was in total ignorance of the topography of the country in which her was fighting, despite time and opportunities to learn it. 5. That purposeless orders caused confusiofc to the Quartermaster and Commissary departments and resulted in suffering and in some instances Wt.h in nnldiers bv starvation. "The copies of telegrams General i Corbin is suppressing include the in structions given by Otis to Lawton and Mac Arthur, and illustrate the un certainty under which the officers m the field have been working. 1 . "The copies show that General Otis had occasion to change his orders many times, one day directing the ad vance of troops, the next day recall ing them,?so that he was acting 'in the dark' much of the time; that he never walafsure of himself. "The telegrams prove that Lawton, on at least two occasions, was left to shift for himself in a precarious posi tion, as a result of a revocation of or ders issued originally to MacArthur, who was first instructed to support Lawton, then w3 told to retreat or oil an era bin hflfie With the effect Of a retreat. - GOOD, IF TRUE. -r Several days ago it was stated in the Washington dispatches that Gen. Charles Garcia, son of the late Gen. Calixto Garcia, had an interview by appointment with the President on the matter of holding conventions in Cuba for the purpose of nominating candidates for local offices, thus in a measure inaug urating home rule. A Washington special to the Philadelphia Record, of the 26th inst., thus reports the result of this and subsequent inter views that General Garcia had with the President before his departure on his Summer outing: . At their last interview at the White House yesterday evening, the President informed General Charles Garcia that a fall and complete cen sus of Cuba would be taken without delay, and that when completed, mun icipal elections would be ordered as a preliminary ' step in the organization of a local government. "This is the best piece of news I've yet heard for my people," remarked General Garcia to a reporter this af ternoon. 'It is a confirmation of what I have claimed all along, that the President is desirous of carrying out the will of Congress and granting us independence.' "Of course, independence cannot be accomplished in a day, or wees: or a month. It will take time to perfect the municipal governments, but to know that the Administration is with us in this matter will give comfort and satisfaction to the Cubans." This is good, if it is true, because it shows that the administration is at last beginning to realize the necessity of doing something to re move the suspicions of the Cubans as to the purpose of this Govern ment and the unrest that natu rally grew out of these suspicions. With reasonable and conservative Cubans the matter of time is a sec ondary one provided they have the assurance that there I will be no un necessary tardiness in permitting them to get their local governmental machinery in operation. The dis position shown by Mr. McKinley to to facilitate this will or should have a good effect, in removing suspicion and allaying agitation and therefore we hope that the statements in the dispatch are true, 'and that the Washington maaipulators have not been simply playing with Garcia. Wilmington lost to Maxton in a score of 8 to 4 in the game of ball played at Hilton Park yesterday after noon. 1 The statement of Manager McKin non, of the Maxton nine, that he had strengthened all tbe weak points in his team was fully verified; for indeed the visitors played the best game "of- ball that nas oeen seen on tne W il mington diamond this season. The attendance was sufficiently large to inspire both teams to their best en deavor and while it was in no wise an errorless game, it carried with it that degree of snap and vim which excites and interests a crowded grandstand. Sweeney, rBrunson and DuPree pitched a fine game for the home team and "Fritzey" Zellers did his usual good catching, The ""Brake battery" for the visitors was not a whit behind, and both' were easily favorites with the spectators. In the first two innings neither team scored, but in thff- third Maxton, through Robeson, Mangum, Brake C, Donelly and Brake T., piled up five i i ,1 IT. runs to her .credit ana tne oaas were dead in favor of the visitors1, Wil mington having followed to the bat and failed to score. The fourth and fifth innings dM not change the score from 5 to 0 iu favor of the visitors but in the sixth Graves succeeded fn cov ering the home plate for his team, bringing the score, Maxton 6; Wil mington, 0. Alston made the initial run for Wilmington in the seventh, but Maxton added nothing to her al ready encouraging score. This brought fresh courage to the Wilmington "fans." In the eighth inning Wil mington rooters went wild, and Zel lers, Schutte and Bernlg ran up the score of the home team to 4. Maxton, however, was not satisfied without a "good safe majority" and Mangum and LeGrand made the score, Wil mington, 4 ; Maxton, 8. Wilmington failed to score in the ninth, and Max ton "let well enough alone" . and re tired, leaving the score unchanged. The official score by innings was as follows: j 1 2 3 4 5 6 7'8 9 Wilmington 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 04 Maxton 0 0V 0 0 1 0 2.. 8 The line-up was: t Wilmington. Maxton. Zellers c .Brake, C. Brunson ) 'Sweeney ....... p Brake, T. DuPree ) Morton lb Graves Alston 2b LeGrand Schutte ..3b Lambeth Bernig ss Roberson Penninsrtoa If Mangum Orrell cf Donnelly Genaust . . .rf Spencer Subs for Maxton, Smith and Wil liams. Umpire Bray. Summary Struck out by Sweeney, 3; by Brunson, 1; by Dupree, 2; by Brake, 12. Base hits, Wilmington 4; Maxton 7. Two base hits by LeGrand. Double plays, for Wilmington: Bernig to Alston to Jones, B. ; for Maxton, Brake' T., to. LeGrand to Graves. Errors, Wilmington 6; Maxton 2: Hit by pitched balls, Sweeney, 3 times. Base on balls, Brunson 1; Dupree 2; Brake 2. The team which engaged the Maxton nine yesterday should not be con founped with the team of the W li mine ton Athletic Association. The association team is composed of dif ferent players altogether and any slowness attributable to the game yes terday cannot be laid at the door of Wilmington's new organization, which promises "profesh" ball in the future, notable among the games being those with the "Tarboro State Champions" on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week, . . In discussing the plans of the Ath letic Association for the future last night, a prominent member of the board- of directors said that a round trin rate of fiftv cents has been secured on the Wilmington Seacoast Railroad for the benefit of cottagers and others on the beach who may wish to come up to the city on the 3.45 o'clock train in the afternoon to witness the game, and that passengers will bo met at the depot by a special car to take them direct to Hilton. The same car will be in waiting for them after the game and will be run on a fast schedule to catch the 7 o'clock train returning to the beach. The fare for ladies, and children under 12 years of age on this special trip is forty cents. Tickets for these special rates will be, sold by conductors the trains. : It has been known for several days, and in fact weeks, in political and newspaper circles here, that consider able trouble is being made for Post master W. H. Chad bourn, of the Wil mington office, in the Postoffice De partment at Washington by certain prominent members of his own (the Republican) party in this State, but it has not and is- not now believed by those who should be in a position to know best that the fight will result seriously for Postmaster Chadbourn; that is, it is not believed by them that his enemies will succeed in ousting him from his office, as appears to be their intention. Interest in the fight was consider ably quickened yesterday by a report current about the city during the forenoon that Mr. Chadbourn had on,last Friday forwarded his resigna tion to the Post Office Department at Washington. Referring to the repoit Mr. Chadbourn told a member of the Star staff that he had nothing whatever to say regarding tho matter. The fact is, Mr. Chadbourn has de clined to discuss any matter pertain ing to the fight since its inauguration. A number of his most intimate friends and several also who are not his friends but who ought to know, ex pressed the opinion that there was no truth in the report. As is well known, the principal charges reported as being urged against Mr. Chadbourn are some al leged irregularities in his recent suc cessful efforts to have the Wilming ton Postoffice advanced from the second to the first class. BOTH PARTIES IN CHARLESTON Its Matchless Resources and Manifold At tractions Bosiness Relations and ' Industrial Activities. Mr. Rice Left Yesterday Afternoon for the Stage of Action and is Confident of Winning Captain Gannon Already There. RICE VS. GANNON FOR HULL INSPECTORSHIP. P. B. Rice Claims to Have Received Ap pointment As W. H. Gannon's Suc cessor As Steamboat Inspector. Some interest attaches to the fight which is on between Mr. F. B. Rice, of this city, and CapL W. H. Gannon, of Charleston, for the position of Government steamboat hull inspector, Rice, it appears, having recently re ceived at least a temporary appoint ment to this position, efficiently filled by Capt. Gannon for eight years or more. Both were in the city yester day, returning from Newborn, where they made official inspections in com pany with Capt. Groome, the associate boiler inspector. " Referring to the matter Capt. Gan non said he would continue to dis charge the duties of the office until Mr. Rice - presents authentic pa- m . . A i. pers snowmer nis appointment as his (Captain Gannon's) -successor. On tho other hand Rice contends that he has tendered Capt Gannon the document showing his appointment on -several occasions, notably at the Char lott custom house and at the depot in the same city and on each occasion he refused to even look at the docu ment. Capt Gannon and Capt Groome left Wilmington for Charles ton yesterday afternoon and it is un derstood that Mr. Rice will go to Charleston to-day where some definite settlement will be arrived at. Most probably Mr. Rice will present to Capt. Gannon his certificate of ap pointment and will take charge of the office jointly with Capt " Groome It is not known who will be Mr. Rice's successor in the custon house here. There was nothing new here in the Rice Gannon contest over the hull in spectorship yesterday. j ' Mr. Rice, who stoutly contends that he is the regularly appointed successor 4o Captain Gannon and that he is only debarred from entering unhampered into the duties of the office by the re fusal of Captain Gannon to examine his credentials, left yesterday after for Charleston, where e says he will again present the papers and if possi ble take charge of the office. Capt. Gannon upon the occasion of Mr. Rice's first visit to Charleston, as was stated in yesterday's paper, re fused to examine the papers of Mr. Rice unless formally presented at the Inspector's office at the Custom House in Charleston, which Mr. Rice claims he was unable to do from the fact that the office was closed and Captain Gannon was on his way to IvVilming ton and Newbern. -L The Charleston News , and Courier of yesterday says: j "Capt W. H. Gannon, inspector of hulls and steam vessels, returned from Newbern, N. C, last night where hft wftnt in the nerformance of his duties. It will be remembered that Mr. F. B. Rice, of Wilmington, wants Captain Gannon's job very badly, and demanded it of him Tuesday. Capt. Gan non refused to give it up because Mr. Rice was not armed with a commis sion. Mr. Rice claimed that his com mission was in Wilmington, and he would have it that night. Wednesday morning Capt. Gannon left I here for Newbern, and Mr. Rice went on the same train, and told Capt Gannon that he had received his commission and wanted to present it on ;the train. Mr. Gannon informed the aspirant for his salary that his office was in Charleston and that he was inot trans acting official business on railroad trains. Both eentlemen went on to Newbern, and both made inspections. Mr. Rice did not return to Charleston last night, but is quoted as having said that he would come' nere eaturaay and demand the place again.!" About the same salary is attached to the position which Mr. Rice now holds at the Wilmington Custom House as will be paid for his services las steam- t hull inspector, but it is claimed by Mr. Rice that in the event he is successful in ousting Capt Gan non, he will not be so much, subjected to recurring administrations in the office of hull inspector. A special Washington dispatch to the Baltimore Sun under date of July 27th, has the following witti reference to the salaries: ; The Treasury Department has read justed the salaries of the local steam boat inspectors for the next fiscal year on the basis of the number of ships they inspected last year. The law pro vides a salary of $1,200 for inspectors of hulls and of boilers who inspect 100 boats a year, or less, and in increasing proportion up to $2,500, the salary drawn by the New York Inspectors who inspect over 500 vessels: yearly. The salary for hull inspector in the Charleston district, embracing Wil minfftnn and Newborn, follows the dispatch and is given as $1,500. Local Republican authorities claim to know nothing of who is likely to Hucceed Mr. Rice in the event of his acceptance of the permanent inspec torship. - Editor Robinson la the Durham Bun. Every observing man knows that people are brightened up,, polished I and quickened by attrition,, the con tact of rubbing against each other, as pebbles in the bed of a swiftly run ning stream by contact polish and give a brighter look to each other. This was made manifest by a recent visit to Wilmington Wilmington on the Cape Fear, the only river iir the State going directly into the open sea ; Wilmington, "the city by the sea," the North Carolina mistress of sea and land, commanding unsurpassed facilities of transportation, by rail and Water; business relations widely ex tending; largely developed industrial activities; wonderful fertility of soil; vegetation including that of both tem perate and sub tropical zones; a splen did citizenship, distinguished for daunt less courage, energy, thrifthospitality, intelligence and social refinement. Tho people of North Carolina, and the outside world as well, are just beginning to learn of this subtropical region, and of Wilmington, historic and full of Cape Fear lore though she be, and great opportunities that lie all around her for future prosperity and greatness. As a soaport city Wilmington pos sesses advantages that should be thoroughly known, and inspire every North Carolinian with pride to use his tongue and pen in making her a great Southern harbor, and shipping point, which she already enjoys to a remarkable degree. Wilmington is catching the spirit , of progress that is stirring the energies and kindling the hopes of other places less favored The genius of change and development is abroad in her borders. She is feeling its elec tric touch. Her matchless resources and manifold attractions are begin ning to be understood and in a large measure appreciated. Capital keen scented and sagacious is spying out this zoodly land.) Enterprises that promise handsome returns to the in vestor and great benefit to the public are being inaugurated. SurroundedVby an unexcelled, rich and beautiful region of country adacted to the erowth of all known vegetables, the possibilities of the trucking interests, the lumber busi ness, the fishing trade," are unbounded and give promise of golden har vests along all lines. Her pleasure re sorts Wrightsvillfi and Carolina Beach in parching summer's heat, are convenient and their shores are washed and kissed by the most beauti ful surf that lave the borders of the majestic Atlantic. There is not an element that stimulates the growth, or assures the happiness of a community, that Wilmington does not possess or may not command. Health, climate, soil, scenery, a market that supplies alike from sea and land unite here in rare combinations, as no' other seaside city in all the land can reveal. Indeed fancy in her, most riotous I moods could scarcely paint a picture of the future sreatness of this historic city, whose . splendors may not be eclipsed by its actual achievement. Nature has bestowed upon Wilming ton her blessing with a generous, if not a prodigal hand. Her people are doing the rest, and invite others to locate "with them in utilizing the mul tiplied opportunities for making an honorable and successful career. In the active progress of Wilming ton may be seen the energetic figures of "the Waddells, the Worths, the Chadbourn's. the Taylors and a host of others who have the welfare and pride of their city at heart. Two moying factors in Wil mington's development are the At lantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line two great railroad arteries that pulsate with energy, progress and ac commodation, and pour their traffic, liKe a cornucopia, , uiu uuuu1"" " harbor, and give j special attention to her exports. I What more can we say to inspire our readers with the advantages and progress of our beloved old Cape Fear city that has taken on new life? Wil mington is all right. We wish her God's speed in all that pertains to her material advancement and hope to see the day when she will be one of the largest foreign export ports on the South Atlantic. TJkiontown, Ala., May 31st, '68. I have been operating at my farm six miles from Uniontown, Ala., since ' September,-1897, in connection with my ginnery, one of the American Cot ton Company's Cylindrical Presses; during the time I have packed 1,100 bales of cotton with this press, pricci pally my own raising. After using the Cylindrical press for one season I am so much dissatis fied with it that I have decided to go back to the old process of the square bale, and I conscientiously advise any . and all farmers and ginners to leave the round bale system severely alone and devote themselves to the improve ment of the square bale. There are numerous disadvantages connected with the round bale system , , the principal one being the parties using it are dictated to as to whom they will sell their cotton, thereby taking away from the cotton owners and planters all privileges of selling his own cotton ; buyers thereby being limited may make the price to suit themselves. You can readily see how this will op erate against any one running a public gin. I am putting in a press box, 24x54 inches,inside measurement.and believe that if every ginner ii the South will do likewise that it would put into the hands of the farmers of the South $10,000,000 annually, by reason of the fact that this sized bale can be compressed to a density of forty pounds to the cubic foot, there by obtaining a lower rate of freight from the transportation companies of 15 to 20 cents per hundred pounds, say 80 cents to $1.00 per bale on a crop of ten to eleven million bales. With a uniform press box, 24x54 inches, I believe the complaints of the ragged condition of the American cotton bale will cease and that the square bale system of packing will be insurted for an indefinite time. (Signed) R. A. Hardie. RALEIGH HAPPENINGS. on- Boston is suffering from a plague of bugs, and the whole county is suffering from a plague of humbugs, and that's the way it goes. WARM WIRELETS. Florence's Negro Postmaster A gentleman who was in the city yesterday from Florence, S. C, says that the white people of his progres sive little city are much incensed over the appointment of J. E. Wilson, a negro preacher, as postmaster there in place of Mr. J. S. McKenzie, the Dem ocratic incumbent, who has given general satisfaction. The negro Wil son has previously held the position of postmaster there, the Star's in formant says, but it has been the proud boast of Florence people for several years that their city is now a "white man's town" and they dislike very much to bear the odium of re lapsing into conditions existing there when the larger per cent, of the city s population was colored. Wilson has been in Washington for much of the time since his appointment. Por Strawberry Pickers. Mr. J. L. Anders! of Pecan. Bladen county, has secured through Messrs. , Munn & Co., patent attorneys, Wash ington, D. C, a patent on a device for protecting the fingersof strawberry pickers. The device consists of sim ple rubber finger tips vulcanized, into which small pieces of steel are inserted for protection's sake. Mr. Anders says the invention has been shown to a num ber of prominent berry growers in eastern North Carolina ana that ne has received some very flattering of fers for the new idea. SENSATIONAL REPORT DECLARED A' HOAX. NEWS OF THE NAVY. The A. C. L. Settles Its Taxes Farmers' Institutes The Cost of Smallpox. . Pest House Closed. , Special Star Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C, July 24. The Atlantic Coast Line to-day set tled its State taxes for 1899. It is the -second railroad company in the State to do so. The Seaboard was the first, " Currituck county has a double-bar relled school superintendency. The school directors met and elected H. B. Ansell and adjourned. Then two of them changing their mind, met again that afternoon, erased the minutes of the morning session, and elected Dr. F. W. Ritter. The contest has been referred to State Superinten dent Mebane and he recognizes Ansell as the legal official. The Wake County Farmers' 1 Insti tute was held at Wakefield to-day. The next institutes will be held as follows: Red Springs, August 2d, 3d and 4th; Chadbourn, August 7th and 8th; Clarkton, August 9th and 10th. The companies composing the Third regiment. North Carolina State Guard, returned this morning by special train from Morehead, where they have been in camp. They report a very enjoyable and profitable stay in camp. What Smallpox Cost. The last of the smallpox patients in the pest house here was released yes terday. To stamp out the disease has cost the city $6,720.14 the principal items being guards and nurses, $1,292; vaccination, $1,842; buildings, $804; clothing. $750; food, $625; disinfectants, $300. The number of cases i treated . at the pest house seventy-one. Eight of these were white and six were colored. Thirty three were very serious cases. There were seventeen cases quaran tined and ! treated near the city. Of thbse treated in the city, one was white and sixteen were colored. Of those in the suburbs three were white andone colored, this making a total of ninety-one cases. Out of this num ber only two deaths occurred, both in the city. Of thoso treated at the pest house not a single death occurred. There has been detained at the pest house one hundred and sixty-one per sons. Of this number only eighteen had to be transferred to the hospital. Thirteen of those were infected when carried to the house of detention. The balance (143) were vaccinated and held during the incubation period, which is about fourteen days. They were then discharged, being entirely free from any symptoms of the disease. ARRESTED IN CHARLOTTE. At New Bedford, Mass., Eddie Mc Duffie broke a world's bicycle record, riding a mile in 1.28. , '! The number of enlistments for tne Philippine regiments yesterday was 456, making a total o 7,092. The plant of .the Lacross, Wis., Wallis carriageWorks was destroyed vrfiw last niffht Loss S75.0UU; in surance $25,000. , ,j The American Glass Company sent out circulars yesterday announcing an advance of 5 per cent in the price of irlas3. to take effect on August 1st A Washington dispatch says that it will be gratifying to the many .friends of Judge William it. xay, wmi ad journing in Jackson county, N- C, to learn that he is regaining health and strength. TWENTY-FIVE INJURED. Trolley Car Accident at Springside, Penn sylvania The Car Demolished. By Telegraph to the Merntag Star. Springs'ide, Pa., July29. A trolley car on the Montgomery and Chester Electrjc Railway ran away while go ing down a hill at this place to-night and dashed into a building at the foot of the incline. At least 25 persons were more or less seriously injured. It is said the car was completely demol iahnd. The most seriously injured are John P. McCauley and Miss Fannie Keller, both of Phoenixville. All the injured were taken to nearby houses and had their wounds dressed. Rumored Yesterday That Successor to Postmaster Chadbourn Had Been Ap pointed Result of Investigation. .There was, a report current about the city yesterday afternorfn to the effect that a successor to Mr. Chad bourn as Postmaster of -the Wilming ton office had been appointed and would take charge just as soon as the commission for the appointee was received. A member of Ithe bTAR staff called on the reported appointee and asked about the matter and was told that there could not be any truth in the ' report' Indeed, the party seemed very much agrieved ithat such a report had been started and insisted that in referring to the report theSTAB should not mention the name in re ferring to the reported appointee. Positive denial was made as to any such appointment or the possibility of such an appointment. j In reply to inquiries Postmaster Chadbourn said hat he was adhering to his policy of saying nothing, adding that he is still postmaster. He spoke as though he expected to be for some time to come. Notwithstanding Postmaster Chad bourn's reticency in speaking of the rumor of his resignation, further in formation wts received in the city yes terday which seemed to confirm the sur- ... -i -i ... at r i iL.i Tmser whicn coupiea wim vuo wet iut G.Z.Frenchleft Rocky Point a few days ago for Washington, as some believed to look after his own interests in the matter, would indicates that there was really foundation for the report, which seems to be pretty generally accepted by Wilmingtonians as the truth. Battleship Iowa to be Nucleus of a Con siderable Fleet 0a the Pacific Coast. Difficulty in Coaling Transports. By Telegraph to tne Morning Star. Washington, July 29. Captain C. F. Goodrich has been detached from the command of the cruiser Newark and ordered to assume command of the battleship Iowa on September 1st, re lieving Captain Terry, who is ordered home on waiting orders, - The assign ment is of special interest in connection with the plans to make the Iowa the nucleus of a considerable fleet on the Pacific coast and to execute an exten sive programme of naval manoeuvres. Being the only battleship of the. fleet, the Iowa will probably rank first among the ships of that station, and Captain Goodrich, doubtless, will have command. . There has been great difficulty in coaling the transports at Manila, which has caused delay in sending home the volunteers. There is now on the way to Manila hoisting apparatus which will enable the ships to be coaled at the TfttA nf nix hundred tons a day. Quar termaster Pope has been instructed to have old hulks loaded withcoaisotnai they may be brought alongside the transports and the coal transferred by the new machinery. A Gang of Counterfeiters All Are White. Two Women in the Gang. The Charlotte Observer reporting the arrest in that city Thursday night of a gang of counterfeiters, says : "The parties, all white, are: "Mrs,. C. R. Bradwell and daugh ter, Mw. L. Eva Ozment, and J. E. Talley, A. W. Edwards and J. R. May- nard. r our oi tne numuer wc -rested at Mrs. Bradwell's, near the Gingham Mill. Maynard was arrested on South Graham street. The whole gang was taken to the Federal Court ' room, where an impromptu court was in session until 1:30 this morning. The men were sent to jail m default of $500 bond each. The women were al lowed to stay' in the Federal Court- room unaer guard. .iiurucjr Hoi ton was wired last mgni or tne ar--rest of the counterfeiters and asked to be here at the trial, which takes place at 2 o'clock in the Federal Court room. A ladle and 32 counterfeit coins were found in Mrs. Bradwell's house." LOUISIANA LYNCHING. Mkvor Lacost of Havana, has de termined that gambling in that city muBt stop. Hitherto Chinese gam bling houses have been raided by the police, but now the war has extended to aristocratic gambling circles. Four teen arrests were made Friday night and a large quantity of money was captured. 21 Virginia Mother Friend, beginning six months before con finement. She felt perfectly well up to a few hours before the baby was born, and was 'n labor less than two hours. She had no morning sickness, no headache, no dis tressing tightness, no swollen or rising breasts. Her baby was strong and the pic ture of health. Mother's Frl0ltd is the only rem edy known which relieves the expectant mothers. It is a liniment to be applied ex ternally. Nothing but harm can come from taking medicine inJernally at such times. All internal preparations said to relieve com ing mothers are not only humbugs, bul positively dangerous; Mother's Friend cost $1 a bottle a druggists, or you can send to The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. A Member of tbe Italian Embassy at New Orleans to Make Inquiry Into the Affair. 1 By Telegraph to the Morning star. New Orleans, July 29. Marquis Camillo Romano, of the Italian em bassy at Washington, arrived here to night to make a personal inquiry into the recent Tallulah lynching. In an interview the Marquis said: I am here to make an investigation of the lynchings, but I do not know at pres ent whether I shall go to Tallulah or not. 1 do not think there will be much trouble in disclosing the names of the parties concerned in the lynching.There was a concealment We have received a communication from the Governor, assuring us that all possible assistance will be given us in our investigation. What we desire now is to x the re sponsibility, and to determine if the men were naturalized or not, and to request that proper punishment be meted out; We have no concern with the matter of indemnity. It may be that the families of the dead men may make demands for indemnity, but it will be their affair." 41