WILLIAM H. BE E"U AED
Editor and Proprietor.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Feidat, -
. November 17, 1899.
SENATOR CHANDLER GIVES
SOME ADVICE.
Senator Chandler, of New Hamp
shire, haa volunteered some advice
to his party to pat it in shape
for the campaign of 1900. He ad
vises, according to the Washington
Post, "a sincere declaration against
trusts, the abandonment of the ef
fort to secure financial legislation, a
reform in the expenditures of such
enormous" sums in election cam
paigns, and a speedy enactment of a
defloite policy towards the Filipi
nos." Two of these are substantially
repetitions of propositions "he made
a year or more ago when he insisted
that the Republican party should
steer clear of the gold standard, and
declare emphatically against trusts.
The other is virtually a swipe at
Mark Hannaj of whom Senator Chan
dler is no ardent admirer) and the
fourth has become an issue since
Mr. Chandler last posed as a party
Mentor.
A declaration ' against trusts by
the Republican party would be
about as effective as whistling
against the tide. The Senator
wants a "sincere" declaration,
while there jls not one intelligent
person in a thousand who would
believe such !a declaration sincere,
even if supplemented by a duly at-
. tested affidavit signed by every
member of the oonvention which
made the declaration. The thought
i of a Republican national - conven
tion declaring sincerely against
trusts is the quintessence of the
absurd, for the Republican policies
have not only fostered trusts, but
the Republican party in election
times is dependent on the money
bass of the trusts and other bene
ficiaries of i Republican policies.
They play with the trusts some
times, as some of the Republican
State conventions did in the past
state campaigns, but the trusts un
derstand that and do not permit
themselves to become worried about
such platform declarations. Isn't
Mark Hanna I one of them? and
doesn't Mark's defenoe of trusts
more than offset, any hypocritical
platform declaration to the con
trary? The last campaign in umo pre
sented the unique picture of a party
platform opposed to trusts. While
the presiding officer- and chief ma
nipulator of the convention which
adopted that platform defended
and commended the things con
demned by the platform. Of course
the trust people understood this, and
understood that those platform decla
rations were simply intended to gull
voters who might be innocent enough
to believe that the men Who uttered
them were honest, and so they would
. understand any anti-trust declara
tion tnat might be made by a na-
' tional Republican convention, how'
ever "sincere" it might be. We in
cline to the opinion, however, that
Senator Chandler's advice in this re
spect will be followed to some ex
tent, omittingtjie "sincere," for th
'Republican convention manipula
tors are cute fellows, and they know
there is not much danger of their
alarming the trusts by anything they
might say. j
By, advising the abandonment of
the effort to secure financial legisla
tion the Senator means to tell his
part to steer clear of the enactment I
of legislation to put the country ab
solutely on the! gold standard,' for
that is about the only "financial
reform" that there is any serious
thought about. I That's all the lead'
mg money kings care for. If they
get that they will have all the reform
they want, for that will practically
convert every dollar they have,
every dollar dno-to them and every
government bond they hold into
gold. Senator Chandler does not
fail to see how an enactment of that
kind would convict the Republican
statesmen of inconsistency and bad
faith, in as much as the Republican
partyby the platform adopted in
Jiayb, is committed to bimetallism.
but he also sees danger in it if there
should be any change for the worse
in the present prosperous condition
of the country. Whatever of popu
lar endorsement the present admin
istration may have received is not on
account of anything it has accom
plished, but because of the turn for
the better in business, and the re
lief from the great depression of
several preceding years, for wheh
the Republican party got more or
less credit as the leaders claimed
that this was the result of the poli
cies inaugurated and pursued by
11 A. ! 1
tnat party, in wnicn mere was
about as much truth as if they had
claimed that the industrial activity
in Germany and England and other
European -countries was the result of
these policies. "
It is not certain that the gold
standard men can muster strength
enough in the Senate to pass a gold
standard law, although they proba
bly can count votes enough to put it
through the House. " If they can
secure votes enough to put it
.... through, Senator Chandler's advice
will be wasted, for the gold men,
like the trust men, have a pretty
tight grip on the Republican states
men and party manipulators.
a declaration against the xpen-
ditnreof big. money in campaigns
would be something m te nature oi
a burlesque or a rebuke to Mark
Hanna, which would oome with poor
grace from a party which nas Deen
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so willing to avail itseit oi ms jiubi,-
ling capacity as a hat circulator and
dollar raker. The men who ran
that party know too well the value
of money in elections, and they have
no idea of going on record against
big campaign funds.
He is level on an - honest declara
tion of a Philippine policy, but his
party has hardly honesty enough to
deal honestly with that question.
ABSURD AND IMMENSELY
HARMFUL.
Boston papers complain of a tight
money market in that city and New
York papers also complain, but they
both hope that money coming in
from the West and the South will
soon ease up the strain, and make
things easier. - borne of the JNew
York papers have commented much
upon the peculiar system that can
not supply a sufficiency of currency,
because the law does not permit it,
although the bank vaults may be
gorged with gold, silver, and other
values upon which note issues
might be based; but these lie in the
vaults practically as worthless as
sawdust. Commenting upon this,
the New York Times says: "
Any intelligent banker, any Sec
retary of the Treasury that we have
had for the last fifty years, could de
vise a system of automatic restraints
n noii the issue of circulating notes by
banks that, while allowing an increase
commensurate with the legitimate de
mands of business, would effectually
prevent speculative over issues by
reckless banKers. avery currency
plan worthy of attention contains such
checks.
"Can any student of financial ques
tions or any banker or man of busi
ness deny, then, that tnis community
would be benefitted by the enactment
of a law which would permit the na
tional banks in times of dear money,
like the present, to respond by new
note issues to the demands of business.
which they can no longer meet from
their depleted reserves?
"Monev which has been sent all
over the country by millions and mil
lions from New York has not yet be
gun to come back. It is at work, in
the south, in the west, everywhere,
But fresh supplies of money are
needed here. Tne state of the exchange
market, responding to unsual condi
tions abroad, prevents any inflow from
London or the Continent. The surplus
reserves of the banks are extinguished.
They .most call in loans instead of
making new ones. Under a natural,
wise and sound system of note issue
they would find it easy and profitable
to supply the waDts of their customers.
It is absurd and immensely harm
f ul that men should be compelled to
pay extravagant rates for money
when the banks would be very glad to
accommodate them if the law would
permit."
This is somewhat in line with the
position taken by Secretary Gage,
who has recommended and urged
that the national banks be per
mitted to issue notes to the full face
vaiue ui me uuverumeut uuuus iubti
i t til n. a. t j ii...
hold and not be confined exclu- I
sively to such bonds. The exhibits
made by the State banks of New
York show that they are really in a
more prosperous condition than the
national banks, have more deposits
and do more business, and yet they
ean't issue a single note, although
they may have millions of money in
their vaults, no matter what the de
mand for. money may be orhow
much business may be clogged for
want of it. And yet, strange to
say, the proposition to authorize
State banks to issue notes receives
little favor from the gentlemen who
are talking about "currency reform"
and working on schemes to effect it.
Take off the embargo on State
banks,, let them issue notes under
such restrictions as may be deemed
necessary by the States in which
the banks are located, and Congress
might go to sleep on the currency
question, for the people could then
take cafe of themselves and business
go on without being subjected to
the hardships from which it suffers
under the present system.
The Louisiana rice planters are
troubled this year with too much red
rice. The red is just as good as the
other, but millers draw the color
line on it. Like a good many other
freaks its origin is a mystery, but it
is said to be more easily cultivated,
to grow more abundantly and to ma
ture earlier than the regulation rice.
I When it gets in a field it is a sticker
I and very hard to get rid of.
I In destructive force lyddite, the
I plosive which the British gunners
are using against the Boers, is from
five to seven times as powerful as
nitro-glycerine and from forty to
sixty times more powerful than the
best powder. It is said, too, that it
can be handled with more Baf ety than
any other high explosive, and can be
fired from an ordinary gun without
danger of explosion from concussion.
The town of Pelzer, S. 0., is a
unique town. It is a cotton manu
facturing burg, which doesn't have
any use for lawyers, editors or po
licemen, the colored, brother is not
allowed to live in the town, there
are no saloons, and selling cigarettes
is outlawed. Mr. Smvthe runs the
tOWn With its 7.000 TtAtmlA. i th
whole thing, and they stand by him.
Why were 25,000 BOTTLES OP ROB
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ERTS' TASTELESS 25c. CHILL TONIC
sold the first year of Its birth? Answer
Because It is the BEST AT ANY PRICE,
guaranteed to core, money refunded If it
falls, pleasant to take, 25c per bottle. It
Is sold and guaranteed by
ROBERT R. BELLAMY,
mar 94 ly Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
Read the advertisement of the East
Carolina Real Estate Airencv in this
issue of the Stab. It offers for sale
some very valuable farms. - ' t
THE COTTON CROP.
There is no longer any doubt that
the cotton crop of this year will fall
far short of the first estimates and of
those subsequently made. The lat
est estimates by the United States
Department of Agriculture put the
crop at 9,000,000 bales or less, while
reports coming from what are deem
ed reliable sources in several States
figure out considerably -less than
9,000,000 bales, some of them go
ing as low as 8,000,000. There are
none now that we know of which
go above 9,000,000 bales. On this
basis, with the crop in India said to
be 1,000,000 bales short, there is no
reason why prices should not keep
up and go higher.
This means a good deal more
money for the South, and the plant
ers are to be congratulated upon it,
provided they do not permit them
selves to be carried away by the
higher prices, and largely increase the
acreage for, the next crop taking the
chances on paying prices next year.
The higher pricerthey have been get
ting for this crop, are in consequence
of the short crop and that is the
result of reduced acreage (the acre
age this year being about 2,000,000
acres less than last year,) add a re
duced yield peracre. This taken in
connection with the short crop
in India has brought the world
crop within the world's demand for
consumption. To keep prices up,
keep the acreage down to a reason
able amount. :
There is another object lesson in
this. ' A good many planters have
been able to hold their cotton and
reap the benefit of the higher prices,
while a great many have been forced
to sell to meet obligations contract
ed, much of which was for home
supplies that might have been made
on the farm. If they -had raised
their own supplies, they could have
sold at their pleasure, and have
more dollars in their pocket. With
a reasonable acreage and diversified
farming, the cotton planter can con
trol the cotton market.
Milton Muldoon, of Missouri, re
cently deceased, is said to have been
the original of Mark Twain's "Col.
Mulberry Sellers." He is said toy
have originated many schemes by
which others have made fortunes,
and that it was his misfortune to
have been born too soon, before the
world was big enough: or snappy
enough for him. Some men are
born too soon, and: some are born
too late, and persist in remaining
right where they were born, and' not
progressing yard. They are called
"moss-backs" and other pet names,
but they seem to enjoy the moss.
TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS.
For the Cosnty Roidi, Appointed by Com
misilooers Yesterday Morniog Road
Matters Discnssed at Letftn.
The Board of County Commissioners
held two sessions yesterday during
the morning and afternoon but
nothing of public interest save the
appointment of road supervisors for
the different townships was tran
sacted. The appointments upon the recom
mendation of Capt. Barry, the rotd
superintendent, were made as fol-
ows:
Harnett H B. Shepard.
MasonboroD J. Fergus.
Federal Point Ben jmin Horn.
Cape Fear J no. B. Dempsey.
Reduction was made in th tax
valuation of the property of Mr. E. J.
ittletonin Block 61, from $750 to
$450, it appearing that there was an
error in listing the same. Reduction
was refused to Mr. D. Hand in Block
248, Wilmington township, and to Mr.
Jos. A. Hewlett in Harnett town
ship. Register of Deeds W. H. Biddle was
allowed $402.52 for compiling and
computing the tax lists for the current
year, which is at the rate of six cents
per name for those appearing thereon.
During the afternoon matters per
taining to the general road improve
ment which the Commissioners hope
to inaugurate very soon on a more ex
tended scale, were discussed at some
length. The chairman was instructed
to procure all information possible and
report to an adjourned meeting of the
board this afternoon at 2 30, o'clock.
when the matter will be further dis
cussed. '
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
were present Col. Roger Moore (chair
man), Commissioners Alexander,
Holmes and' McEachern, and Capt.
Jno. Barry, the superintendent.
A Cock Fight on Tapis.
Arrangements have been made for
cocking main between Alamance
and New Hanover counties, to take
place on the grounds of the New Han
over Pleasure Club in East Wilming
ton on Thanksgiving day, Thursday;
November 30th. The cock fighting
will begin at 9 A.. M. and continue all
day. .
The Greatest of the Great
Norton yams from Brunswick county
are said to be "the sweetest of the
sweet." A correspondent of the Star.
write from . South Washington, Pen?
der, that "Mr. J. W. Anderson, of that
place, grew a yam potato sixteen
inches long and four inches in diame
ter, without using any fertilizer."
For uver fnttw Tear
Mrs. Winslow'b Soothing Syrup
has been used for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teething with perfect success.
It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It
will relieve the poor little sufferer im
mediately. Sojcf by druggists in every
part of the world. Twenty five cents
a bottle. Be sure and ask for " Mrs.
Winalow's Soothing Syrup," and take
no other. t
BIG ENTERPRISE AT FAISON.
Work Begun by the Rowland Lumber Com
pany On Its Two Band Saw Mill '
. and Forty-Mile Railroid.
Mr. George W. Jones, general j
manager of the Rowland Lumber i
Company, of Norfolk, was in the city j
yesterday. . . '" j
Mr. Jones was seen by a Star j
man yesterday and was asked about 1
the big enterprise which his company
has on foot at Faison, Duplin county,
N. C. The company, has bought a !
large area of fine timber lands in j
Duplin and will not only establish j
a big lumber manufactory at , Faison 1
but will build a railroad from twenty
fire to forty miles through a . section.
of country that now has no railroad
facilities. ! .
Mr. Jones is a very modest man
and didn't want to appear as blowing,
but he did tell the Star that his com
pany has gone to work in earnest to
carry out its plans - at Faison. The
first thing the company will do is to
build a standard gauge railroad from
Faison through the western part of
Duplin county, so as to tap its fiae
long leaf pine lands. The road will
be from twenty-five to forty miles in
length, and will afford transportation
facilities to a . fine seotion of Duplin
county. The survey for the road is
now being made, the right of way is
being cut and cross-ties are being got
ten but. Grading will soon be com
menced and it is expected that the
road will be ready for operation in
about four months.
The Rowland company in the. mean
time will erect a modern, up to date,
thoroughly equipped two band saw,
and planing mill, dry kilns, etc., at
the town of Faisoa. The mill will
have a capacity for cutting 100,000 feet
of lumber per day. The material for
the mill is now being gotten out.
This enterprise means a great deal
for Faison and Duplin county. The
mill and railroad will employ about
two or three hundred hands and the
road will develop a section, of Duplin
county that is noted for its timber and
agricultural resources.
GRANT DISTRICT COURT CLERK
Appointed by Judge Parnell in Pltce of
Julias B. Portnae N. C. Snpreme
- Court Opinions Filed.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, November 14. United
States District Court Judge Purnell
to day issued an order dismissing Dis
trict Clerk Julius B. Fortune, and ap
pointing in his place Hiram L. Grant,
of Goldsboro. Grant arrived here
this afternoon and will qualify to
morrow. The bond required is f 15,000.
The office yields in fees about $2,000,
but it is said that Senator Pritchard
has promised Grant it shall be made a
salaried office, paying from $3,500; to
$3,000 annually. The charge ag;
Fortune was incompetency. He
rntcnaras selection and not f ttr
o ell's. Pritchard also recommended
Grant. .
Opinions were handed down by the
Supreme Court to-day as follows
Rhodes vs. Rhodes, from Monroe; no
error. Norton vs. McLaurin, from
Richmond; reversed. McCaskill vs.
McKinnon, from Richmond; error.
Roberts vs. Southern Pines, from
Monroe ; affirmed. State vs. Coving
ton, from Richmond; affirmed. Mur
ray vs. Southerland, from Pender;
affirmed. Per Curiam orders in the
following cases: Kennedy vs. rail
road, from Moore; affirmed. Brown
vs. Railroad, from Cumberland ; af
firmed. Flake vs. Railrord, from An
son; affirmed. Geddie vs. Breece from
Cumberland ; affirmed.
THE GREAT PAIR.
Only Six Days Remain Till the Great Ha
- sonic Bazaar Opens at the Temple.
Only six days until. the great Ma
sonic Fair will open at the Temple,
and continue till December 2nd. Next
Monday evening is opening day,' and
as all the arrangements have been
made, the thing now in order is to get
the various booths in shape. The
work of constructing the booths be
gan yesterday and to day the decora
tors will begin work. The Mason's
committees will do their part of the
decorating but the ladies will have
charge of the floral decorations.
Yesterday Col. Noble F. Martin,
the Fair manager, showed a Star rep
resentative the donations. They are
piled up in several rooms at the Tern
pie and there are probably 1.200 ar
tides, embracing merchandise of
every discription. There are many
very elegant, valuable and costly
goods, and those who will attend the
fair will be astonished when they be-'
hold the aggregatio
Not a Confidence Mao.
The Masonic Standard, of New
York, in its number of November
4th, says :
"A good story is told of 'Colonel'
Noble F. Martin, who is at present di
recting arrangements for a Masonic
Fair at Wilmington. N. C. He had
just arrived and had left the train and
was quietly wending his way, grip m
hand, to his hotel, when he was ac
costed by a gentleman, who grasped
him by the hand in a familiar man
ner said. 'Hello, JNoble, how are
you!' 'Colonel Martin looked into
the face of the stranger, while
visions oi bunco steerers, green
goods men and such friendly per
sonages passed through his mind.
and replied: 'Really, my friend, you
have the advantage of me. I never
saw you before.' 'No,' replied the
stranger, 'you never did.' How in
the world, then,' queried 'Colonel
Martin, 'did you get my name!
'Why, sir,' responded the stranger,
pointing at the Shrine emblem which
Noble Martin wore, 'any .man who
wears that is a Noble, and is sure to
have lots of friends.' It is needless
to say 'the 'differences' between the
two Governors of North and South
Carolina were at once adjusted."
AN inPOBIANT DIFFERENCE. ,
To make it annarent to thousands.
who think themselves ill. that thev are
not afflicted with any disease, but that
the system simply needs cleansing, is
to onng comiort nome to tneir hearts,
as a costive condition is easily cured by
using 8yrup of Kigs. Manufactured
oy tne California Fig Syrup Co. only.
ovjm ujr ail MfHgjfUFCy, y
WELL KNOWN EDITOR
DEPARTS THIS LIFE.
Deatb ef Mr. Josh T. James Yesterday
Morning at 4 O'clock A Newipa- :
per Life of Forty Years,
It is painful for the Star to chroni
cle the death of Mr. Josh T. James, a
prominent citizen of Wilmington, and
one of the best known newspaper men
n North Carolina. He passed away
yesterday morning at 4 o'clock ' at his
home on Third and Grace streets. For
several years he has had attacks of in
flammatory rheumatism, and during
the past six months has been a great
sufferer at periods. About six weeks
ago he took to his bed, and constantly
declined till the end came. ' ;.. '--v
Joshua Tillinghast James was the
eldest son of the late Mr. John S.
James, and was born in Wilmington
February 3, 1839, having reached the
60th year of his age on the 3rd of last
February.
Mr. James received his education
principally at the Wilmington : Insti
tute, of which the late Mr. 1. Megin-
ney was principal. When quite a
young man he developed a talent for
journalism, and prior to the civil war
was employed on the local staff of
the Wilmington Herald, an influen
tial Whig paper, owned and edited by
the. late Messrs. O E. and R. Burr,
brothers of the late gifted, Col. Jas.
G. Burr. At the beginning of the war,
in 1861, he entered the uonteaerate
service and - was second lieutenant of
the Wilmington Rifle Guards, com
manded by Capt. O. P. Meares, after
wards judge of the Criminal Court
He went with the company to aid in
the seizure of Fort Caswell at the be
ginning of hostilities. After the re
organization of the North Carolina
troops the Rifle Guards became Com
pany I, Eighteenth regiment, i North
Carolina volunteers. He served on
the South Carolina coast a while, and
at the expiration of twelve months,
for which period he enlisted, he re-
enlisted in a cavalry company, com
manded by Capt. Andrew Mcln-
tire. Having caught cold while
in camp in South Carolina his hear
ing was so seriously affected that
he was detailed to the transportation
department of the Confederate States
government at this place. He was un
willing to accept a discharge, de
siring to serve his country as best he
could. He was an enthusiastic and de
voted adherent of the Confederate
cause and the injury which his hear
ing received in the service lasted him
through life.
At the conclusion of the civil war.
Mr. James engaged in the real estate
business with Capt T. D. Meares, of
this city, under the firm name of James
& Meares. Subsequently he re-entered
journalism and was local editor of that
staunch and fearless paper, the Daily
Journal, having succeeded his brother,
the late Capt. John C. James, the
latter retiring from the staff
of the Journal to engage in other
business For a while after the civi
war Mrf James also did work on the
Daily Post, a Republican paper, but
always a firm Democrat, he had it dis
tinctly understood that he was only to
write of matters not connected with
politics. He also worked a while on a
paper called The Herald of the Union,
published by a Northern man.
In the seventies Mr. James estab
lished The Daily Review, an afternoon
paper, which he kept up till a year ago,
when he suspended it on account of bad
health. He subsequently revived it
and conducted it a few months, but
owing to his declining health' he
again suspended the paper, and de
voted his entire attention to his job
printing business.
Mr. James was a vigorous and fear
less writer, and was a staunch Demo
crat and devoted son of North Caro
lina. He despised shams, and was
man of firm character, positive man
ner and unbending integrity. He was
devoted to his aged father and was
much affected by his death, which oc
curred October 21st, 1897. In his home
life he was true and affectionate. He
was married February 19 th, 1871, to
Miss Mary Cowan London, daughter
of the latter H. A London, of Pitts
boro. She survives himt without
children. He .leaves three sisters and
one brother Misses Hettie and R
Julia James, of this- city, and Mrs.
spencer LieGrand, of .Norfolk, and
Uapt. Thomas (J. James, for many
years agent for the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Railroad in this city,
and now inspector of gateways for the
Associated Railways of Virginia and
the Carolinas with headquarters at
Atlanta. They have the sincere con
dolence of a large circle of friends in
this city and a large portion of North
Carolina.
The funeral will take place this
afternoon at St. John's Episcopal
church, of which the deceased was a
communicant. Cape Fear Camp, No.
25s, United Confederate Veterans, o
which Mr. James was a member, will
meet at the residence at 3.45 P. M.
and will accompany the remains
the church.
to
Capt. W. L. London,
London, editor of the
Mr. H. A.
Chatham
Record, and Mrs. L. J. Haughton, of
Pittsboro, brothers and sister of Mrs.
James, arrived here last evening to at
tend the funeral. Mrs. LeGrand
expected here this morning.
is
Schooner Ida Lawrence.
The board of survey consisting of Col
J. W. Atkinson, Mr. W. . N. Harriss
and Capt. Edgar Williams, yesterday
went down on the tug Marion to the
schooner Ida Laurence which put in
at Southport during the recent storm
in distress. The board recommended
that the vessel ship five extra seamen
and proceed under tow to destination.
She will leave this morning in tow of
the, Alexander Jones for Newport
News, "
A Powder Mill Explosion
Removes everything in sight; so do
drastic mineral pills, but both are
mighty dangerous. Don't dynamite
the delicate machinery of your body
with calomel, croton oil or aloes pills,
when Dr. King's New Life Pills, which
are gentle as a summer breeze, do the
worn: periectly. uures Headache, Con
stipation. Only 85 vents at Rwrr. B.
mcLLAinr's drugstore. t
THE LAST SAD RITES.
Funeral of the Lamented Mr. Josh T.
James Yesterday Afternoon.
The service for the burial of the
dead was said over the lamented Mr.
Josh T. James yesterday afternoon at
o'clock at St. John's Episcopal
church. . The cortege moved to the
church from the residence on Third
and Grace streets, Cape Fear Camp
No. 254, United Confederate Veterans
acting as escort. There was a larga
attendance of- veterans as follows:
Capt Jajnes I. Metts, commanding;
Capt. Henry Savage, adjutant, And
A. D. Brown, Geo. W. Huggins, P.
Heinsberger, Jas. B. Huggins, Junius
Davis, W. a Warrock, F. W. Kerch
ner, John Cowan, W. W. Harriss,
Thos. A. Brown, Joshua J. Skipper,
Wm. L. DeRosset, John T.; Rankin,
Chas. H. King, W. P. Oldham, John
D. Taylor, Nathaniel Jacobi, Thos C.
liwis, Wm. H. Green, R. F. Hamme,
Joseph C. Shepherd, Clayton Giles,
Henry Ortmann, A. J. Hankins,
Owen Fillyaw, Alvis Walker, Jack
son Davis, Wm. Calder, Samuel Car-
mon, J.. Hal. Boatwright, John E
Crow, Thomas O. Bunting, Walter
G. MacRae, Thos. D. Meares, Roger
Moore, A. L. DeRosset, A. D.-Cazaux,
Rev. Edward Wootten, W. D. Mc
Millan, John F. Divine and William
Blanks. A large number of Sons of
Confederates also attended
At the church was gathered a great
many friends, attesting the high re
gard in which the deceased was held
in life and sorrow that he.had departed
from their midst forever. In the ab
sence of the rector, Rev. Dr. Car
michael, who is in Virginia, the ser
vices for the burial of ; the dead were
said by the Rev. Dr. Strange, rector
of St. James'. From the church the
remains were sorrowfully borne to
Oakdale cemetery and' laid away in
the tomb. The grave was covered
with magnificent floral tributes.
The pall bearers were as follows :
Honorary CoL Roger Moore, Dr
W. J. Love, Capt. Thos. D. Meares,
Mr. Wm. H. Brown, Mr. Gabriel
Holmes and Mr. H. G. Smallbones.
Active Capt. A. L. DeRosset, and
Messrs. W. H. Sprunt, James C
Munds, Marcus W. Jacobi, F. H
Fechtig and W. G Pulliam.
Wandby Cleared Yesterday.
Messrs. Alexander 6prunt & Son,
yesterday' cleared the British tramp
steamer Wandby, 2,680 tons, Capt.
Pearson, for Bremen, Germany, with
the third largest cargo of cotton ever
shipped from this port. The Wandby
carried 14,531 bales, valued at $539,900
and ber cargo is only eclipsed in im
inensity by that of another of the
Sprunt line of steamers which cleared
early in October, this year, with some
thing over 16 000 bales, and a tramp
steamer, which was cleared by Messrs.
Sprunt & Son, last season with 14,631
bales. The steamer yesterday cleared
with the sixteenth cargo of cotton for
foreign export this season; thirteen of
which were - loaded by Messrs. Sprunt
Acme Tea Chest Company.
The work of loading the British
steamer Moonstone with a cargo of
veneering gum timber for the Acme
Tea Chest Company goes on apace at
the old C. F. & Y. V. terminal at
Point Peter, and within a very few
days she will clear with her cargo for
Glasgow, the location of the com
pany's plant. In the meantime a large
force of hands is at work up the river
on the lands recently purchased by
Mr. Miller, the company's agent, and
a cargo for the second of the big ves
sels for the Acme trade will soon be
collected at the same terminal.
Murder in Duplin County.
A correspondent of the Star, writ
ing from Kenansville, Duplin county,
N. C, says:
"R. E. Lee was committed to jail
here on Monday evening the 13th
inst.. by Justice N. B. Stroud, of Al
bertson Township, for the murder of
one Phillips, on last Sunday night.
He killed him with an axe. It is said
to have occurred about a sister of Lee.
The man Lee is supposed to be about
22 or 23 years old and perfectly ignor
ant. This is the first case of this kind
that has happened in this county in
about nrteen years.
Mr. Mclntyre's Lodge.
Mr. Isaac Hogeland, manager for
Mr. Thomas A. Mela tyre at his fine
property on New River, in Onslow
county, was in the city yesterday.
Mr, Molntyre and his family and
quite a party of guests will comedown
from New York to spend Christmas at
his lodge, and by way of making
preparations for them Mr. Hogeland
says considerable improvements have
been made atthe lodge.' About $10,000
has been expended on the house. $1,000
alone having been laid out in decorat
ing the spacious dining room.
Mr. Mclntyre and his friends are ex
pec ted here December 23rd.
The tug Blanche is still on the
beach at Southport, though two at
tempts were made yesterday to pull
her off on flood tide. The Jones pulled
on her yesterday morning and sue
ceeded in getting her forty feet nearer
water, and last night it was thought
there would be no difficulty in getting
her off on high tide. Both the Jones
and government tug Cape Pear pulled
on her without success.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro
nounced it a local disease, and pre
scribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. It is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to a teaspoonf ul. It acts
directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimo
nials. Address.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggist 25c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best, t
If you wish to sell a farm or city
propertf place it in the hands of the
East Carolina Real Estate Agency.
B.. Grady &o.,Burgaw,N.& t
PRETTY WEDDING.
Mr. Herbert Lee Fentress and Miss Mary
Worth Elliott Married at St Paul's
Church Last Evening. j
St. Paul's Episcopal Church was the :
scene' of a pretty wedding yesterday '
evening at 6.30 o'clock, the principals
being Mr. Herbert Lee Fentress and ;
Miss Mary Worth Elliott, daughter of
Mrs. Mary Frances Elliott and the late
Mrj W. P. Elliott.
The altar was beautifully deoorated
with palms, ferna and chrysanthe
mums. The church was crowded
with the friends of the couple, and be
fore the bridal party arrived Mrs.
Mattie Chasten,; presiding at the organ,
rendered with rare skill Hoffmann's
"Prelude Nuptaale," and a charming
composition by Theo. M. Tobani, en
titled "Hearts and Flowers."
When the bridal party reached the
church the procession moved down the
main aisle, to the strains of the
Bridal , Chorus," from Lohengrin.
The ushers led the way in couples as
follows: Messrs. W. C. Yarborough
Joe T. King, and Messrs. W. R Brice
and James H. Taylor, Jr. Then came
the maid of honor, Miss Annie McL
Taylor, cousin of the bride, followed
by the bride leaning on the arm of her
godfather, Mr. B. G Worth.
The groom came in from the vestry
room, aocompaaied by his best man
and nephew, Capt. Ernest F. Nadal, of
Wilson, N. C. The bride was given
away by Mr. Worth. The ceremony was
performed in a beautiful and irapres
sive manner by the rector, Rev Milton
A. Barber, and when-the marriage had
been pronouneed, the bridal party de
parted while the inspiring Mendels
sohn's wedding march pealed from the
organ.
The bride wore a very becoming
tailor made travelling drass of wood
brown Venetian cloth, with hat of
brown and tan. i Sae carried a mag
nificent bouquet of Palmer violets
and maidenhair fern. The maid of
honor wore a charming gown of gar
net cloth, trimmed with black velvet,
with hat to match, and her bouquet
was pink carnations and maidenhair
ferns. j
The bride and groom left on the 7
P. M. train over the Atlantic Coast
Line for Philadelphia, to "take in the
National Export Exposition. Thence
they will go to Nfw York, and will be
back home in ten days. ; They will
make their home at 114 North Fourth
street. j
On Tuesday evening the bridal par
ty was, given a reception at the home
of the bride's mother, 218 South Sec
bnd street. Tnere was a display of
many very handsome presents from
friends in Southern and Northern
cities. The couple received numer
ous congratulatory telegrams and
letters.
A Palatal Accident
Mr. A. G. Call, a well known con
tractor and mechanic of this city, is
suffering the consequences of a seri
ous accident, which befell him Tuesday
afternoon, while at work on the bridge
over Hewlett's Creek in Masonboro
' township. A heavy stick of timber,
which he and his! force of carpenters
were attempting to remove from the
old structure, fell j from its fastenings
upon his left leg, completely breaking
the thigh mid-way between the knee
and hip joint. He was removed by
friends to the residence of Mr. A. C
Sneed nearby where Dr. W. J. H Bel
lamy gave him temporary surgical at
tention. Yesterday morning Drs W
U SlcJluIan and ttichird J Price set
the broken member and the injured
man was brought to the city by Mr.
Jordan W. Branch and placed in a
ward at the City H npitil, where he is
how receiving attention.
Mr. Call is about 60 years of age, and
has a large familyj Work on the va
rious contracts he has from the county
will be prosecute 1 by his foreman, Mr.
Spooner.
j Volcanic Ernptloos
Are grand,- but skin eruptions rob
hie of joy. Bucklcn's Arnica-Salve
cures them; also Old. Running and
rever ifcjores. Ulcers, Boils, Felons,
Corns. I Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns.
Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Best Pile cure on earth Drives out
Pains and Aches. Only 25 cents a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by Robt. R.
Bellamy, Drugeist
THE MASONIC FAIR.
The Varions Booths Are Being Prepared
for the Event Next Week at the A
Masonic Temple.
The arrangements, for the great Ma
sonic Fair to be held in the new temple
on North Front street from Monday
night, the 20th inst.,' to December 2nd,
are now in the finishing stages. Splen
did progress was made yesterday and
last night by the committee on deco
rations and the ladies of the various
booths in getting the booths in readi
ness. The booths are arranged around
the big halL and the scene is going to
to be a magnificent one.
- So far about 15,000 articles have been
donated ; for the fair, and still they
come. Yesterday the following were
acknowledged :
O. P. Cazaux, handsome lamp.
Through Holmes & Watters: Mar
shall Saratoga potato Chips Co., 200
boxes Potato chips.
- Wellhouse Paper Co.. candy
boxes, Frank Teller & Co., 250 cigars.
Through! West & Co.,
Robt. Harriss & Bro., tobacco.
Through B. O. Stone:
Mrs. Flora B. Lambert, Brooklyn,
N. Y., handsome "quilt.
Bis Life Was Saved,
Mr. J. E Lilly, a prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a won
derful deliverance from, a frightful
death. In telling of it he says: "I was
taken with Typhoid Fever, that ran
into Pneumonia. My lungs became
hardened. ; I was so weak I couldn't
even sit up in bed. Nothing helped
me. I expected to soon die with Con
sumption, : when I heard of Dr. King's
New Discovery. One bottle gave great
relief. I continued to use it, and now
am well and strong. I can't say too
much in its praise." This marvellous
medicine is the surest and quickest
cure in the world for all Throat
and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes 50
cents and $1.00. Trial bottles 10 cents
at Robt R. Bellamy's Drug Store:
every bottle guaranteed. f
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
'-JSVr- Far J
u iJ- "i!" -wwn instead of
holding it for higher prices.
Newborn Journal: J. and 0
Adler. doinc hnmnm ,,.,a..- l
j7. n " -r metirm!
iituitj OI AUirr DTOS.. On Inura. M:j !
street, in this city. Tuesday fi
Setr0.liabilitie8 f $1'20 anS-
Charlotte News: The first shin 1
ment of gold this month from Z
.7.. , mw was maae to-da
The bar ; amounted to $15,500 Thi
office makes two shipments earl!
month. . It is now thought thai
the great electric scheme which ha f
its aim the harnessing of the Catawh
will be perfected by to morrow uiJu'
At this end of the line it is stated m t
Tinsitivelv that all nf iho . . 1
f ., V " V" Hunant de.
tails have been arranged and it
a a. 16 now
ucpuus oumij uu iub action of th
New York capitalists. The JVeics' fir t
information concerning this .
scheme put a lot of people to thinkins
The enormous amount of monev tKi
nrill k. ..iJ . . .1 .v. J. lUl
. , . luriuer mis scheme
is said to be forthcoming, and Char
lotte people, who are in a position t.
know, say the scheme will certaiulv bp
consummated. J
Raleigh Post: Jim Ferrel
negro butcner nf King's Mountain L
in jil at Shelby charged with the
murder of Sam Moore also colored
There had been considerable jealousv
between the two men about a woman
and they had hot words t
oi n i. v, . . 13 SI
ovivauua vjroronn s store, where Fer
rill nrnrlrAH Aitnr1. i.
Goforth caught hold of Moore and led
him to the door, and as Moore steDcpd
out FerriU fired, the ball enteru.J T
back of Moore's bead Ferrel I ran
and succeeded in distancing his pur
suers. Chief of Police Jones, of Shelby
aud Sheriff Suttle arrived later wiih
bloodhounds. The track was lost late
at night, but Sunday morning the dogs
again struck it and ran without a'oreak
Ferrell came into King's Mountain and
surrendered, with the dogs close ou
his heels. This is the fourth killing
in Cleveland within the last sir
" - . . uvu V. V 1 1 1 1' f I I nil
months. It makes the third murder
trial to be beard next term of om t.
w.u vii Ul t
adi lurndd butthe nil is heinrr M;ni,.
xi nas oen oniy a weeK since court
refilled. 7 '
Asheville Citizen: Talk about
hoodoos, eagle claws, snakeskins and
conjure bags, but thp, strongest com
bination to harrow the feelings of
the superstitious cropped up at the
postoffice this morniug. An applicaut
at the registry window bought a $13
money order He received an order
numbered 1313. This was on the 13th
day of the month. He paid in $13.23
and received 13 cents in change And
to complete the hoodoo, the clerk who
isssued the order celebrates the 13th
as the anniversary of his birth. It
is suggested that the principal in this
13 transaction should at once secure the
left hind foot of a rabbit that was
killed in a graveyard in the dark of
the moon by a redheaded, crosseyed
coon. A letter to the Pilot from
Black Mountain tells of a turnip that
knocks the spots out of everything so
far reported in the contest. This par
ticular turnip weighed 15J pounds
and was grown on the farm of E J.
Enthroffer at Black Mountain. But
there are other products of this farm
that are worthy of note. For instance
there was a pumpkin that weight d 95
pounds, a cabbage that weighed 16
pounds, and a four pound potato. Mr.
Enthroffer's land, the correspondent
says, will produce 700 bushels of tur
nips to the acre, 800 bushels of pota
toes, 50,000 pounds of cabbage, and
900 bushels of beans to the acre.
U. S. CRUISER CHARLESTON.
Wrecked On a Reef On the Northern
Coast of Luzon All On Board
Were Saved.
By Cable to the Morning star.
Manila, Nov. 14. The United
States cruiser Charleston, which had
been patrolling the 'northern coast of
Luzon, was wrecked on a reef off the
northwest coast on -Tuesday, Novem
ber 7th. All on board were saved.
Washington,. November 13 The
Charleston has been in Asiatic waters
for more than a year. She was one of
the first vessels to be sent to Manila
after the destruction of the Spanish
fleet by Admiral Dewey, the Navy De
partment utilizing her for the
purpose of sending ammunition
and other supplies for the Asiatic
station. Just previous to her assign
ment to that duty she had undergone
an overhauling at the Mare Island
navy yard, San Francisco, and there
fore was in prime condition for her
new duties, i The Charleston is one of
the vessels of more recent const'ue
tion and belongs to that class
which is commonly referred to as
the "New Navy " She had a full
complement of officers and crew. The
naval register "issued at the begin
ning of the present year gives as. ber
commander Capt. Wm. H. Whiting
and her lieutenant commander .Qot
fried Blocklinger. Assistant Secre
tary Allen is acting secretary during
the absence of Secretary Long. It
was stated at his hotel that no mes
sages had been received by bim dur
ing the night.
The cruiser Charleston was built in ,
San Francisco in 1888, had a displace
ment of 3,730 tons, was 312 feet seven
inches in length, forty six feet two
inches in beam, and twenty-one feet
eight inches in draught. She was of
steel, baviug two propellers, one fun
nel and two masts with military tops.
She has the following armament;'
Two 8 inch guns, six 6 inch guns, four
6 pounders, two 3 poutders, six 1
pounder; two machine guns and one
light gun with four torp-do tubes She
had a complement of 306 men.
KANSAS CITY TRAGEDY.
John Hayslip Killed His Wife and Mortally
Wounded Two Other Persons.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Kansas City, November 15. John
Hayslip, a horse trainer, to day shot
his wife through the heart, and mor
tally wounded Charles Berry, an ice
wagon driver, and Maud Mitchell,
aged 39 years. The tragedy occurred
at the Mitchell woman's house on
West Sixth street Mrs. Hayslip had
deserted her husband for Berry, and
Maud Mitchell had influenced ber to
make the decision. Arrested soon af
ter the commission of the crime, Mr.
Hayslip admitted he had deliberately
planned the murder in revenge. When
told that his wife was dead, he said :. "I
am sorry for it now."
No Bight to Cgim.
The woman who is lovely in face,
form and' temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attrac
tive must keep . her health. If she is
weak, sickly and all run down, she
will be nervous and irritable. - If she
has constipation or kidney trouble, her
impure blood will cause pimples,
blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched
complexion. Electric Bitters is the
best medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys, and to pu
rify the blood. It gives strong nerves,
bright eyes; smooth velvety skin, rich
complexion. It will make a good
lookinc. charminc woman of a run
down invalid. Only 50 cents at Robt.
a. UELLAMT'S JJTUg Utor. ' -