North Carolina Newspapers

SlXZ WXtClim gmV. WILLIAM 3. BERNARD JBditoi n Proprietor. - WILMINGTON. N. C. Friday - September 22, 1899. A VITAL OBJECTION. Tuesday wo published an edito rial suggested by a protest in Mr. Bryan's speech onj trusts at Chicago against judging all economic ques tions by the standard of the dollar alone and subordinating the man to the dollar. This Is not the first time this protest has been made, for others have made it before Mr. Bryan did, others have protested against making, the American man a mere machine, jt mere "hewer of j j An-mnr rt urafAi" for tha men who run the trusts. One of these who protests in the name of American manhood against thi3 impending evil -.is ex-Senator Washburn, a Republican, of Minne sota, to whose remarks on trusts we made reference sbme days ago. In that same connection, speaking of the effect of trusts in crushing the energy and worthy aspirations of our young men, lie said (and when he said it he spojke for millions of this and coming generations): "When I was a young man I am now sixty-eight Lhad the world be fore me, and there was absolutely, a fair field for me.j Take all of our most successful business men of today and their experiences were like mine. They entered into the race without a handicap, and their grit and capacity won. I "Now this building up of trusts puts a stop to fair and equal opportu nities for the young men of today. The young man joist out of college has no opening:, as a rule. He cannot begin business on his own account against organized capital. He must join the procession. ) "He must content himself with being a mere clerk, and the chances nrcr that hft will never ?et anv further. because there are so many in his class." " j Like thousands of Americans who are now wealthy, in fact like most of the Americans who are now wealthy, Mr. "Washburn started out in the battle of life with little to build upon but energy, determina tion and a fair inheritance of brains. He is now a man of considerable wealth that he would never have possessed if the avienues to rewarded industry and thrift had been closed or commanded by j the trust system it is proposed to establish in this country. He speaks not as a mere theorist but as a man who has risen from the masses and won wealth by honest effort and brainy foresight. The glojry of ;this country has been, the manhood of her men, their confidence in and reliance upon themselves, which in the field of -Jgreat enterprises has made them the superiors of any men in the world and on the field of battle men of matchless and world-renowned valor. This is a characteristic that looms up in the American everywhere and attracts the attention of the for eign visitor to our shops, where the workman labors not a3 an automa ton wound up to run so many hours, but as a man who takes an interest and pleasure in his work, interest and pleasure in it because there is hope for him that he may climb the ladder; which so many have climbed and some day be at the top. And so it looms up in the American soldier, who is a machine only when he is ion drill or dress ..parade, but when it comes to fight ing- ceases to be a machine and fights with brains and arms, very often, and always : to some extent, being hrsrown commander. Diminish this striking and power ful individuality, which tells so much in avennes ciyil and military, and a vnyyimg uivy is HtruuK. at me preS' i.i : l i l .Li-- tige and prowess; of this country; sne must come- aown from ner lofty I pinnacle and come more upon a level with other countries which she has distance in the march of progress. It is alleged by the apologists for and defenders of the trust idea that by irresistible combination thus crushing competition and securing monopoly, the trusts can- cheapen production and sell their products more cheaply than others. It need not and, perhaps, will not be denied that -they could if they would, but they will, not, because it was greed that inspired the trust organizations and it is the money they are after. lint even if ths were so would the cheapening of oods be an offset to the degradation of labor, to the destruction of the individuality of the American workman, the crush mg ol, hi3 aspirations to' rise, and the making of him a mere machine to do the work and the bidding of the trust that coins his sweat, with nothing more to hope for or to struggle for? . Will it offset dividing the great American . family into two classes, one to order the; other to obey, masters ' and slaves, the masters imperious the slaves subdued, a re lation that must continue to exist while the trusts rule and men obey? It isn't that way now, and we have Tiffin foar fcliftf if win Via fViof -motr for the manhood of the American cannot be crushed out of him at once, and we have too much confi dence in that manhood to believe it will stand the crushing process with out resenting it, and bringing the trusts tov their senses, calling on them to. halt,, and cease their schem- mg to put the dollar above the man. setter, uneea oe, pay more lor wnat we buy and take our chances of get- ting more for what we sell than put ourselves in the power of any num- thfi custodians of our fortunes and our : destiny, and tne masteia w " fortune's of the young men of this'. and of coming generations who havo j t battle their way through lile with nothing to rely "upon but industry, enerffY, perseverance and personal merit, either er all of which will re ceive little Jreognition from the trust master,' and. this only when. they can be made iiseful in serving . J. -i : 1 the purposes ana lucruasms; profits of the trust. It is a Republic or. men ana not a, ploutocracy and a despotism of trusts that wo want and this every true American should want and fight for. CORN AND ITS MANY USES. This is an age of science ancf dis covery and also an age of thrift as far as saving and utilizing many things that not very many years ago went to waste. Previous to the war between the States the only product of the cotton plant which had a commercial value was the lint; the seed were used as fertilizers, if used at all, and the plant was permitted to rot in the field. Now the oil mills make the seed worth many mil lions of dollars annually, and vari ous uses are found for .the fibre of the stalk and the root. Until quite recently the waste of the saw mills of the bouth was a nuisance; it was burned up toget it out of the way, 'but recently a process has been discovered by which it is said it ' can be utilized in the manufacture of paper, thus not only turning it to valuable account but also making it the basis of what may become a great industry. Not many years ago we looked at red clay and associated it only in a manufacturing way with the mak- i ing ol bricks, piping ana pottery, but science ha3 discovered a valuable and wonderful mineral in it alumi num and invention ha3 devised processes' of extracting this mineral, I from, which numberless useful ar ticles are made. Not many years ago the yellow pine of the South had a commercial value only for its lumber, turpen tine, ro3in and tar, to-day in addi tion to these no less than twenty valuable products are extracted from it. - ' We might add to this list other things with which every one is more or. less familiar, to show what sci ence and invention are doing in the way of saving and utilizing what once went to waste or was unknown. Every one, at least in this country, knows what corn is and knows some of its common uses, but"; there isn't one person in a thousand who has any idea of the important part the corn-stalk plays in the industrial world. As giving some interesting information .'. on this point, we, clip the following from the Savannah Neios: j "There is a great deal more in corn than most people imagine. Many who nave been familiar with its production and ordinary uses all of their lives associate it in their minds only with meal, grits, cattle ieea ana corn whiskey. To such per-' sons it may oe a matter of some aston ishment to -Know, that there are, be. i .ii j-i ". - 1 siaes me articles mentioned, more than twenty other products of corn and its plant, science has been par ticularly busy with corn during the past lew years, ana it has discovered that the corn plant is one of the most versatile members of the vegetable family. It lends itself readily to a considerable number of enterprises. and is aiding in the establishment of many new industries. The Chicago xrxoune nas maae the following' list of the new products of corn: Mixing glucose, crystal glucose. grape sugar, anhydrous grape sugar, KSSa.SfflSS&ffiSS onusn gum, granuiatea gum, gum I !ffifS-ra&P. gluten meal, corn eerm I "In addition to this should be men- I JSSiS iaciurea in large ana increasing quan- I Mi.es irom me pun 01 tne cornstaiK, and a new absorbent for nitro clvee- rine and other higrh explosives, also a pith product. Hundreds of thousands or gallons of distilled spirits, made from corn, are beine used in the man ufacture of smokeless powder, and the consumption of this article in the pow- uer lactones is lineiy to increase dur ing the next few years. The Amer ican navy department is now building a great smokeless nowder nlant.. whirh will run up the demand by thousands of gallons. "Practically every particle of the corn plant, from root to tassel, is manufactured into some useful pro duct. No part of the ear. from th shuck and the skin of the grain to the cob itself, escanes the manufanfurAr une oi tne most important of the new discoveries, and one which may have a great deal of influence upon certain markets, is the rubber substitute. It is predicted that this article will soon uo uaeu m tne manuiacture of all rub ber, goods. It can be produced, the inventors Claim, for Six ennta a nnnnri and in connection with Para rubber in equal parts can- be used in all classes of rubber manufacture. w hen these new uses for corn are considered in connection with the old uses and the demand in the old lines is growing greater every year it will be seen that there is a very good pros- mcui. iur me price or corn to ramain strong notwithstanding the harvest ing oi a iew record breaking crops." In speaking of the Philippines a Bnorc while, ago, Senator Hanna said: "I believe in keeping everv- tmng you get." And so does a hog. a AO and with the hog, Hanna believes in getting all you can. j.ne xenin can drivers are not over-particular as to whom they ad mit into their ranks, which now contain seven former army officers. three ex:clergymen and sixteen mem bers of the nobility. ' With 547 trusts in this country capitalized at $8,000,000,000 (in- I ciuaing water i tne people nave a I pretty big thing to buck up against. I But the people can down 'em if they J stick together. PLAliMu xUA. the British manipulators of the iransynai iiuuiugiw wo pijg v- pretending one thing and planning for, another. They are procrasti- nating, taimng, aaiiying, seuuiug propositions, making demands and holding councils, professing all along to desire a peaceful settlement of the trouble, but dispatching troops and pushing them to the danger points, to be prepared for "eventualities," eventualities which will become realities when they are prepared for action, if not sooner. They are aiming at one of two things, either to drag proceedings along until they have troops within reach of the scene to cope with the force'the Dutch Kepublic ' has now available, or to force the Boers to take the aggressive and strike the first blow, in which eyent they could raise the war cry, yell that without just provocation British blood had been spilled, and thus fire the British heart, and raise a howl for retaliation and vengeance, a spirit which is still nursed in England for former defeats, an illus tration of which wa3 given some time ago at a peace meeting in London, when some one interrupted the speak er with the exclamation, "Kemeniber Majuba Hill!" where the British troops were whipped by the Boers nearly twenty years ago. " The British can afford to wait, and the longer the delay the more embarrassing the situation becomes to the Boers, who will find them selves forced to confront stronger armies, better equipped for war, or to take the initiatory and strike the first blow, which they do not want to do. The cooler heads will doubt less oppose this for they are not un conscious of the fact that they are not numerically strong enough, iso lated as they are, to long cope with a power like Great Britain, and that while they might inflict no little punishment on their enemy, in the end the conflict would be disastrous ta them. TOM SEED'S PABTING SHOT. On severing his connection with his old constituency Tom Keed, of Maine, issued an address to tell his Kepublican and other supporters how grateful he was for the friendship they had shown him for so many years, the honors they had conferred upon him, and the confidence they reposed in him to the last, all of which was very proper; but the sig' nincant feature of the address was the conclusion, in which he took parting shot at Mckinley a "crimi nal aggression," sometimes called "benevolent assimilation," thus: "Whatever may happen I am sure that the First Maine district will al ways be true to the principles of lib erty, self-government and the rights of man." This is the only reference in the address to any public question, and brief as it is it irrevocably places Mr. Keed among the "insurgent sympa thizers," "copperheads" and "trai tors" that the expansion organs and shouters have discovered in thi coun try in considerable numbers, by the way, and many of them quite prom inent and distinguished. Mr. Keed evidently regards it as patriotic and honorable to be placed on that side of the line. ; "Judge Roger A. Pryor, who lives in New York, will lead the Con federate Veteransln the Dewey land parade. 1 The Judge i3 seventy, but as straight as a Mohawk chief, and his hair is aa Klnvlr a a n. riuoti'a When in the 1 GenBeauregard's nair was gray. A iriena who met Mm the war was surprised to "Qd that it was black. The General sfifiincr f.b tmrnriso oT-nlainorl ?r. Viv h hen he inthe uau. iu uye nis nair gray co command the respect of the soldiers But the fact that Judge Pryor is seventy years . old precludes the suspicion that he has a hankering for dying. There is a tree on the roadside in Pennsylvania, which was struck by lightning about two years ago, and killed. - A part of the root lived, has ; grown ten feet high, and so much resembles a huge snake coiled and about to spring that people sometimes whip their horses up to get out of its way. ' Gen. Alglr says he has decided 3 to pull out of the race for U. S. Senator from Michigan for "per sonal and business reasons." Per haps he has been sounding Pingree and has come to the conclusion that he (Alger) had no business in the mix. A Western syndicate has jus closed a deal with the Louisville and Nashville railroad for 325,000 acres of timber land in Alabama and the purchasers modestlv re quest that their names be with held from the public for the present. Col. Cunningham, of Person county, is said to be -the largest tobacco planter' in the -world. His acreage this year consists of 3,000, 000 hills, -nearly a third more than he planted last year. Chicago uses 41,000,000 pounds of soap every year. No wonder St. Louis objects to having the Chicago Usluices turned into the river from ; which she draws her drinking -water. "V T l a re rcr . 'UMii jrear tuu,uuu immigrams set tled in Siberia. It isn't so many years since Siberia was regarded as a country fit only to send convicts to. DR. ROBT. STRANGE WELCOMED HOME. Large Attendance at m. James wnnrcn Sunday Morning Special Music by - a Vested Choir The Sermon. The 11 o'clock service Sunday at St. James' Episcopal Church was one of peculiar interest, the occasion being the first conducted by the beloved rec tor, Rev. Bobt. Strange, D. D., since his return to the city last Friday after tour of several months through Europe and numerous places of in terest in the East. In accordance with previous an nouncement a vested choir of twenty- five voices participated in the music programme. The attendance of par ish oners was quite large, and the ser vices were greatly enjoyed. Fitting words of "welcome home" were spoken on behalf of the parish? ioners by Bishop A. A. Watson. He also congratulated Dr. Strange upon his very greatly improved health. Dr. Strange delivered a brief and feeling sermon, the theme of which was "The healing of the lepers." Many important lessons were drawn from the incident. IN o table among which was that none of the lepers healed resumed the old plodding lives they were wont to lead before they were stricken with the dread disease. and only one was really raised to a higher plane in life and benefitted by the sickness and healing. Just so, some men travel for rest and recrea tion and then return to their ojd course in life, not elevated in the least, while others travel in search of health and renewal of strength, find them, and return to their work rejoicing and giving thanks for them and eager to do a greater and nobler work in life. Dr. Strange is very greatly im proved in health; and has already en tered with even more than his wonted zeal upon the arduous work of the parish. S FOUND DEAD SATURDAY. A Corpse Discovered On the Railroad Near Rennert, Robeson County. Editor Z. W. Whitehead, of the Lumber Journal, returned yesterday from Red Springs and other points in Robeson county. He tel's of a pecu liar case which came under his obser vation while there. A man whose name he does not remember, but who was in the employ of Messrs. Jno. T. Denny & Uo , lumber dealers, was found dead on the railroad track near Rennert Saturday afternoon. When discovered he was perfectly rigid in death. The coroner's jury' rendered a verdict that he died of apoplexy. At the time of the burial of the dead man his body had completely relaxed, having become quite flexible. The relaxation Degan with the neck, so that some were of the opinion that the man's neck had been broken. The physician who made the post mortem examina tion was recalled and said the change was only such as sometimes follows death by apoplexy. i SANDSUCKER CAPE FEAR. Arrived at Sontbport and Will Resume Work On the Bar To-dy. Special Star Telegram. Southpokt, N. C, September 18. The U. S. , suction dredge Cape Fear arrived ajJ two o'clock this morning from Baltimore, where for the past six weeks she has been undergoing gen eral overhauling. Her hull was en tirely remetalled and the machinery and everything about the boat was put in thorough order, the work costing about twelve thousand dollars. The Cape Fear will resume her work on the bar to-morrow. DEATH OF A PROMINENT PHYSICIAN. Dr. W. B. Norment, of Rowland. Died Suddenly On Monday Afternoon. Special Star Correspondence. Ltjmberton, N. C, September 19. Tnis community nas been mucn sad dened by the sudden death of Dr. Wil liam Blunt Norment, of Rowland, which sad event occurred yesterday at 4 o clock, of brain, exhaustion. JJr. Norment was a native of Luinberton and a son of Capt. T. A. Norment of this city. He was - a gentleman of unusual popularity and a talented and skillful physician. Dr. Norment was in the twenty- eighth year of his age and had been since his -graduation from the University of Maryland in 1894 in the, active practice of his profession. Too close appliciation to a large and lucrative practice is given as the primi tive cause of his death. He is survived by a wife and two young children to whom the sympathy of the community is poured out in the great loss they nave sustained. RELIEF DEPARTMENT HOSPITAL. Dr. Thomas and Contractor Stout Gone to Rocky Mount. Dr. Geo. G. Thomas, superintendent and chief surgeon of the A. C. L. Relief Department, went up to Rocky Mount last night on the 7 o'clock train. He was accompanied by Mr. J. C. Stout, the contractor, to whom the contract for the erection of the big new hospital for the Relief Department was recently awarded. To a member of the Star staff Dr. Thomas said that they were going up to Rocky Mount on business pertain ing to the erection of the hospital. Work will commence very soon and the building will be pushed rapidly to completion. v A detailed description of the hos pital building and tie equipment was published in a recent issue of the Stab. A. C. L. Surgeon. Norfolk Landmark: Dr. Van Tel burg Hofman, of this city, district surgeon of the Atlantic Coast Line, has been transferred from - the district between Norfolk and RocKy Mount, JN. c., and now has charge of the district from Charleston. S. C. to Wilmington, N. C, with headquarters in tne iormer city. The Beat Prescription for Chills and fever is a bottle of Grove's Taste less chill Tooto. Never fails to cure ; then why experiment with wortniess imitations ? Price 50 cents. xour money bach if it fails to cure. ORDERS FOR REVENUE CUTTER ALGONQUIN. Will Attend Dewey deception and Yacht Races Capt. Clark Says Wharf ! - Repairs Much Delayed. A member of the Star staff was told I yesterday by Capt. Clark, of tne : revenue cutter service, who is here superintending the government wharf j repairs, that his latest information re- garding the coming of the revenue i cutter Algonquin, Capt. O. S Willey, ! to this port, was to the effect that it j would probably be 60 days before she comes into port. She has received orders to go to New York for the Dewey celebration and to stay oyer until after the yacht races when she is to do guard work in the matter of keeping the race course, clear of excursion boats, etc. Then she willhavo.to go back to Baltimore to have her bilge keels, to which refer ence was made in a recent issue of the Stab, placed before she sails for Wilmington. A letter received yes terday by Mr. A. , S. Holden from Capt. Willey confirms this report, so that it is safe to say that the cutter will scarcely do duty on this district of the Atlantic coast before Decem ber 1st. In speaking of the work in progress on tne government wnari uapt. Clark said that he could form no ac curate idea as to when the wharf will be completed, owing to the continued delay in getting the necessary timber. He expects to return to Baltimore within a day or two, returni ng in a week or a little more, when h s hopes to find an abundance of timber at hand for the construction of the wharf. He does not blame contractor Howe for the delay. AN IMPROVED GROUND FEA. "Foy's Upright Prolific Ground Pea" On Exhibition Yesterday 'Will Pro duce 125 Bushels to Acre. There "was on exhibition at Mr. Jas. B. Huggin's grocery store on Market street yesterday a large bunch of very fine groundpea vines laden with an abundance of peas. Thev were brought to the city by Mr. F. M. Foy, of Scott's Hill, by whom they were grown. He has named them "Foy's Upright Prolific Peas." The vines, unlike other varieties of groundpeas stand erect. Mr. Foy says that these peas will easily pro duce 125 bushels to the acre where other peas would only produce pos sibly fifty or sixty bushels. He finds that these peas grow and produce bet ter when planted about 15 inches apart each way. Whereas the old varieties grown hereabouts are best at about 28 inches apart. SECOND CARGO FOR THE SEASON. British Steamship Ormsby Cleared Last Night With Cotton for Bremen. Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son last night cleared the British steam ship Ormsby, Capt. Robinson, for Bremen with the second cargo of cot ton shipped from the port of Wilming ton this season. The cargo consists of 9,867 bales of cotton; 5,130,429 pounds, and is valued at $333, 500. The first cargo from a South Atlantic port this year was shipped by Messrs. Sprunt & Son September 11th, on the British steamer South Africa, also to Bremen. The cargo consisted of 12.628 bales. With the departure of the Ormsby six large steamers, with an aggregate of upwards of 11,000 tons, all of the Sprunt Line, are still in port for cot ton and will be cleared for foreign ports as fast as the three great presses at the Champion Compress plant can furnish them with cargoes. Wilming ton owes much of its big Fall and Winter business to the enterprising cotton exporters within her borders. MULTIPLICATION OF TROUBLE Mrs. L. H. Bryant Died Suddenly Mr. Bryant and Daughter Critically 111. Bruce Williams, Esq., of Burgaw, who was in the city yesterday, told a Star representative of the terrible sufferings with which Mr. L. H. Bryant and family are afflicted. Mr. Bryant is remembered here as having been superintendent of streets under the Republican 'regime prior to the No vember, 1898, elections. He now re sides at Magnolia. Mr. Williams brought the news of the death of Mr. Bryant's wife, which occurred Sat urday, the remains having "been brought to Burgaw Sunday for inter ment. She died suddenly of heart disease. Mr. Bryant and his daughter are both now very ill of typhoid fever at Magnolia and there is very little, if any, hope for Mr. Bryant's recovery. Railroad Release. Articles of release from the Safe Deposit and Trust Co., of Baltimore, to the A. C. L. Railway Company of South Carolina, were filed for regis tration with the Register of Deeds yes terday. The Safe Deposit and Trust Co., as trustee by the conditions of the document, "releases and forever dis charges," the property conveyed to it by the Florence Railroad Co., by mort gage of Jan. 1st, 1892; the Charleston and Northern R. R. Co., by mortgage of Feb. 25th, 1899; the Wilmington and Conway R. R. Co., by mortgage of Jan. 1st, 1896. The A. C. L. of South Carolina, which embraces these roads, is re leased from the lines created by said mortgages, respectively, and as trustee in said mortgages, the Safe Deposit and Trust Co. acknowledges that the same have been satisfied by the use of a proper amount of the bonds issued and reserved for that purpose by the sev eral roads. 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, mariHly Wholesale and Retail Druggist. THE MASONIC FAIR. hnthusiastic Joint Meeting of Wilmington's Masonic Or ders Last Night. 1 ARE CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS. Mr. Martin's Plans Special Feature to be English Booths and "Country Store." Numerous Artices of Value to be Raffled The Committtees. If there is a man or woman im Wil mington who doubts that the Masonic Fair to be held in this city November 13th to 25th will be a big success they need only to have attended the public joint meeting of the Masonic orders of the city held last night in St. John's Hall to have had every doubt removed and to have been enthused with the most sanguine expectations for a Fair alike a credit to the Masons, the city and the State. The attendance was large, much larger than was expected. And there was an abundance of enthu siasm and evidence that the Masons are willing and eager to "spend and be spent," and labor . unceasingly to as sure the complete success of the Fair. Mr. W. B. McKoy was made ichair- man of the meeting, and especial fea tures of the proceedings were the in troduction of Mr. Noble F. Martin, of Utica, N. Y., who is here to manage the fair; Mr. Martin's explanation of the general plans for the fair; the ap pointment of various necessary com mittees, and interesting and enthusi astic talks by numerous Masons, who discussed the general plans and pros pects. :Mr. Martin's Plans. Mr. Noble F. Martin, in outlining the plans for the fair, stated them much the same as has already been published in the Star. That is that the principal fair exhibits, booths, country store, etc., will be on the third and fourth floors of the new Temple ; that ! there will be eight booths, vvery probably constituting a Japanese village, and that there will be dancing in the ball room every night of the fair, and sup per will be served at a nominal charge. Of the eight booths there will be one under the patronage of each of the Masonic orders of the city, that is there will be the St. John's booth, the Wilmington Lodge booth, the Orient booth, the Concord Chapter booth and the Commandery booth. Then there will be a flower booth and a lemonade booth. The flower booth will have on exhibit and on sale flowers, both cut and potted, of many varieties. In each of the booths, under the patronage of the Masonic orders, there will be, in addition to an almost end less assortment of articles for sale, an article of special value which will be raffled off. That is, books of stock will be issued at say ten cents per share,, each share being numbered, and the article awarded to the stockholder whose number is drawn. A number of stock books were distributed last night. . Donations Already Received. In this connection it will be of in terest to note that yesterday Mr. Noble F. Martin called on several business men and received a number of dona tions, notable among which were a solid oak chair, with embossed leather seat, from Mr. N. F. Parker; a hand some couch by the Sneed-Fuller Com pany and a valuable oak rocking chair, with leather embossed i seat, from Messrs. Monroe & Kelly. Remarks by Prominent Masons. An especially encouraging feature of the meeting last night was the gen eral discussion of the situation by prominent Masons. Iredell Meares, Esq., as a member of the Board of Directors of the Temple Corporation, told of how the purpose to erect the Temple was determined upon in Mr. Martin Willard's office just a year ago last May, when .there was but $1,000 in the treasury and the site not even purchased and of how by judicious management and perseverance the erection of the temple itself is already well advanced so that it will accom modate the fair in Novem ber. The same pluck and push will, he said, make the coming fair a big success and net handsome returns toward the building fund. Remarks along much the same line and equally as enthusiastic were made by Mr. Jas. F. Post, Mr. C. H. Robinson, Capt.W, P. Oldham, Mr. S. H. Fishblate and others. Mr. Fishblate also announced during the meeting that he would donate a $50 dress suit for which fifty shares of stock are to be issued, which are to be sold by him for the benefit of the; fair. Officers and Committees, j The following officers were elected and committees appointed to serve in the arduous work of organizing for and holding the big fair, to-wit: i .'President Col. A. M. WaddelL Secretary Mr. C. H. Robinson. Treasurer Mr. Jas. F. Post. Vice Presidents Mr. A. David. GbL Jno. D. Taylor, Capt. Wklter 'M'a'o'Dno Tin TV. rim n n (3 TJ,..l...l. Tl. a. u. Mcuonaut, uapt. tteo.1 L, Morton, Col. Jno. W. Atkinson.! Col. Jno. L. Cantwell. E. S. Martin, Esq., Mr. W. M. Poisson, Mr. Geo. Harnett, Mr. v. M. Williams, Capt. J no. L Boatwright and Mr. H. B. Short Executive Committee M. S. Wiillard (chairman),H. Q. Smallbones, Iredell Meares, T.'F. Bagley, J. C. Munds, W. E. Springer, C. W. Worth, Jas. F. Post, W. R. Kenan and . Isaac Bear. a General Committee Dr. J. E. Mat thews (chairman), Dr. E. S. Pigford, J. M. Hardin,' R. C. Merritt. O. F. Love, T. E. Sprunt, Wm. Goodman, A. Shrier, C. W.Yates, H. L. Fennell, R. J. Jones, J. C. Stout, Samuel Nor throp, Jesse Wilder, J. W. Jackson, W. S. Warrock, R. E. Williams,A. A. JNathan and fc. tr. McJNair. Committee on Donations Jas. W. Monroe (chairman), Isaac Bear. M. F. Crooro. J. H. Waiters. S. H. Fishblate. R. W. Price, A. S. Heide, D. McEach- ern, C. U. Brown, E. H. Kneed, WVH. Fallon and J. W. Plummer. f . Committee on Printing W. RKe nan (chairman), F. H. Fechtig and Jas T. Munds. -Committee on Music TJ. R. Robin son (chairman), J. I. Metts, A. M. Waddell, Jr., J. H. Davis, W. A, Martin, Jas. D. Smith, H. H. Munson and R. H. Grant J Committee on Decorations W. A. Johnson (chairman), R. C. Cantwell, T?ihaif1 Tirn11ir Cilavlrtn Ctiltta T J. F. Maunder, E, O. f oomer, Dr. J. D. Webster, A. H. jZoeller, G. M. Summerell and Oscar Byerly. Committee on Transportation T. M. Emerson (chairman), P. L. Bridgers, W. W. Holliday and J. W. Harper. Committee on Reception Dr. W. E, Storm, F. H. Stedman, J. H. Chad bouffl. Jr., E. P. Bailey. S. H. Fish blate. Jas. Sprunt, W. P. Toomer, S. Solomon, E. S. Latimer, E. P. Wil lard, J. R. Williams, i D. C. Love, B. 1. acott, fustic JNorlleet, Jbs. I. Worth, J. C. Stewarts A. J- Howell, W. P. Monroe. H. A. Kure. W. P. Oldham, Eric Norden, H. P. West, C. E. Hall ! HAS ACCEPTED A CALL FROM SUFFOLK CHURCH. Rev. John Stanly Thomas Will Close His Ministerial Duties Here to Serve In fluential Virginia Congregation. Many frieuds in Wilmington and in thetresbytery and they are legion will hear with regret that Rey. John Stanly Thomas, the talenteoVvoung Presbyterian divine of this cityhas decided to close his pastorate and evangelization duties here, but the re luctance in giving him up will be in a measure modified with the gratifying news that he is to accept a wider and at the same time a more lucrative and pleasant work that of pastor of the Suffolk, Va., Presbyterian Church, the coogregation of which on last Sunday tendered him a unanimous call, after listening to one of the forceful and logical presentations of Bible truth, which has so signally characterized his ministry since the completion of his course at the Theological Semi nary. j Under the Caption, "An Eloquent Preacher," the Norfolk Virginian PiloU of yesterday prints the follow ing: "Rev. John StanlylThoraas, of Wil mington, N. C, preached two force ful sermous at the Suffolk Presby terian church Sunday. He will be back here again the first Sunday in October and the church should be congratulated on getting his services Mr. Thomas returned from Suffolk yesterday and made public his inten tion of accepting the call to the pas-, torate of the church -there, which has a large and flourishing membership, combined with other features of desi rability for a young j preacher of Mr. Thomas' remarkable gifts. In view of the call, St. Andrews' Church, under the auspices of which Mr, Thomas has been so ably conducting evangelization work in Onslow and New Hanover counties and mission work in Wilmington, has relieved him of his duties in this re spect, and Mr. Thomas will ask for a dissolution of the pastoral relation with the Topsail Presbyterian Church, which was organized under his min istry and to which Mr. Thomas has been preaching for i the past several months. Mr. Thomas has accepted the call to the Suffolk church, to take effect on the first Sunday fn October; subject, of course, to the action of Wilming ton Presbytery, which will meet in adjourned session at Burgaw on Fri day before the first Sunday in Octo ber, at which time he will ask for a dismissal to the Norfolk Presbytery. The Suffolk Presbyterian Church is to be congratulated upon securing the services of a man so richly endowed with oratorical powers and particu larly blessed with those practical qual ities so essential to a successful pastor. The Star repeats that Wilmington will give Mr. Thomas up with reluct ance. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Meeting Yesterday Afternoon, But Business of Interest Transacted. No The County Board of School Di rectors were in session for a short while at the office of the superintend ent yesterday afternoon. Col. W. A. Johnson (chairman), Capt. Donald MacRae and Capt. Ed Wilson Manning (superintendent) were present. Mr. W. H. Sprunt, the third member of the board, was absent on account of a press of other business. The board confirmed its decision to open the schools of the county on Oc tober 9th, and Captain Manning has everything in shape for "smooth sail ing" from the very start. The only other matter to receive consideration was the forfeiture of the bonds of the three pickpockets, who failed to appear at a recent session of the Criminal Court, lit appears that this fund, which consists of $600, is in the handsof the Clerk of the Criminal Court and that Mr. A. J. Galloway, of Goldsboro, whose pockets were robbed of $31 and at! whose instance the miscreants "were arrested, thinks that he should be reimbursed to the amount stolen from him out of this fund. He writes that Judge Battle says that he will give the board an order on the clerk for the amount as soon as it authorizes I the reimburse ment of Mr. Galloway. The matter was discussed at some length but no action taken. ;' How's This? 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It will relieve the poor little sufferer im mediately. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents abottle. Be sure and ask fgr"Mrs Winslow'a Soothing Syrup," and tak no other. i f THE TRUST QUESTION. Conference of Governora of Arkansas, Te. nessee, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa and Colorado The Discussion. By Telegraph to the Morning 8iai St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 20.-Th a- ernors of Arkansas, Tennessee Mieh. gan, Missouri, Iowa and Colors most of them accompanied bv ih(.:' attorneys generah, and other" rep sentatives of Montana, Indiana to; ciDcinni IXTUJ 1 ' "118- ' """'""'"gwn, in response -to the invitation of Governor 3 f Savers, of Texas, to meet in conf' ence ior tne purpose of discussing thP Trust question, assembled at the PlaT Jer,s! H,el wbere three sessions w,r " held. The conference will k . eluded tomorrow, when the comm?' tee on resolutions will be ready to rl port. Governor Sayers was oW.t permanent chairman of the conf. ence. Governors MrT.nn.-ir. rt ai;,-- Foster, of Louisiana and Candler of Georgia sent regrets. Most of thedav was snent in c mak in e- and almost p.tppv nn, J T.L J" T j r , J "" Ul mose prcseui was auoraea an opportunity to air his views on the question Ail the speakers were listenp.l t' great attention. There was several tilts between sneakers nf on,,.;.. litical faith that gave spice to the. nL' At the morning session, Governor Stephens of Missouri made a partisau fling at the Republican national ad ministration, criticising its expansion policy and declaring that trusts and imperialism go hand in-hand. Gover nor Shaw, of Iowa, took up the gaunt let thrown down by Stephens and at the opening of the afternoon session answered him with a speech that brought smiles' to the faces of most of those present. In turn. Governor Jones of Arkansas took Iowa's chief magistrate to task for using factiftus language at such a gathering. Attor ney General Taylor, of Indiana, also took occasion to rap the knuckles of Missouri's Governor. There seemed to be a great differ ence of opinion as to the best melh. d of remedying the so-called trust evil. Some of those present thought thai the State laws now in vogue were sufficient to control the operations of the combinations complained of, while others were of the opinion that uniform laws should be enacted !n the several States and by Congress. Some were for the complete annihila tion of the trusts, while others favored their regulation. Governors Sayers and Pingree, in the speeches delivered to-day, showed themselves strongly ,in favbr of the first idea, as was also Governor Jones of Arkansas. . Governors Thomas of Colorado and Shaw of Iowa favored the enactment of laws to restrict the combines. There was almost as much difference of opinion among the attor neys general who were heard. Governors Shaw of Iowa and Thomas of Colorado, and Attornev General Taylor of Indiana left for home to-night The committee on resolutions held a session far into the night. WALL STREET SENSATION. A Heavy Slump in United States Flour and Milling Shares. Bv Telegraph to the Mornmz star. New York, September 20. Wall street was treated to a sensation to day by the United States Flour and Milling shares. On Tuesday the com mon stock closed at 56; to day it sold at 24. The preferred, which closed a'." 75 on the preceding day, dropped to 50. Their net declines for the day were 31 and 25 points respectively. These breaks were made on comparatively light transactions. The street was much exercised over the decline, al though very little of either stock is held by commission houses or by spec ulators at large. Thomas A. Mclntyre, .treasurer of the company, who is regarded in Wall street as the most important of the di rectors, said: "There is no real rea son jfor such a decline. There is nothing that warrants it, and present prices by no means express the Value of the stock. We are making money. Present earnings showed surplus for the common stock. I do not think that insiders will long neglect the op portunities afforded by the slump." THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Cardinal Gibbons Has a Conference With President McKinley. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, Sept. 20. Cardinal Gibbons had half an hour's conference with the President to day. He was accompanied by Father Stafford, ;of this city. " , Further than to admit that the con versation related to the situation in the Philippines, Cardinal Gibbons de clined to make a statement regarding the conference. It is known that the Cardinal came by appointment. A few of the Catholic clenrv have been very much exercised by the reports of the desecration of church property in the Philippines by our sdldiers, and it is presumed that this, together with other subjects relating to the Catholic Church in the Philippines was dis cussed. TAKEN TO PRISON. M. Guerin Surrendered to the Police of Paris Yesterday Morning. By Cable to the Morning Star. Paris, September 20. On his arrival at the prison, M. Guerin, the president of the Anti-Semite League, after hav ing surrendered to the police this morning, was subjected "to a brief ex amination for the purpose of establish ing his identity, the president of the high court being present. The high court to day continued its secret ex amination of the documents in, the conspiracy cases. A POSSE IN PURSUIT. Chief of Police of Dalton, Georgia, Mur dered by Moonshiners. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 20. Jno. L Hanna, chief of police-of Dalton, Ga., was shot and killed to day by three moonshiners whom he was trying to arrest. A posse of 125 men was or ganized and started in pursuit of the moonshiners. A special train carry ing a party of detectives, accompanied by bloodhounds, have left Chattanooga for Dalton to aid in the capture of the murderers. oi I Why were 25.000 BOTTLES OF ROB ERTS' TASTELESS 25c CHILL JTONIC sold the first year of its birth ? Answer : Because it is the BEST AT ANY PRICE, guaranteed to cure, money refunded If it falls,, pleasant-to take, 25c per bottle. It la sold and guaranteed by 'ROBERT R. BELLAMY, marS41y Wholesale and RetaU Druggist. 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. t