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.VILLI AM a. BBEH ABB BtUtor and Proprltor. WILMINGTON, N. C. Fbidat, December 8, 1899. A NEW ISDUSTBIAL EMPIRE. When the South began to manu facture pig -iron the result was Watched with a great deal of inter est by the iron miners and iron mak? - A.V.n ;n nFirlncinir BnntlOT13 ero vi uuui www " and lew oi tnem mouga- m-n within a decade or so Birmingham would be making the prices of pig iron for this country, much less the world, as she is actually doing now. . Many of them doubtless thought that the venture would prove a fail--ure, as many thought and some pre dicted . cotton manufacturing on an extensive scale would, but the man ufacture of iron has become if any thing even a greater success than not so extensively carried on. We call it a greater success because the - pioneers in this industry had to blaze the way themselves, learn the business as they went along, and: compete with makers who had made this the business of their lives, knew all there was to be learned about it, had estab lished reputations and the run of the markets. It was against such that the iron venturers in the South had to compete in finding buyers for their products. That they suc ceeded is creditable not only to their industry, but to their pluck and per severance, and is also proof of the exceptional advantages the South offers for the cheap production of iron. While the manufacture of pig iron was a new departure, it was but the first step in , the direction of a greater industry which would mean incalculably more for the South than the smelting of ore into bars. This may not have been, anticipated when the first ventures were made in iron, but the manufacture of steel and of iron in the higher grades was as much a logical outcome of the man ufacture of pig iron as the manufac ture of cotton goods was of the growing of cotton. If the South had not been a cotton producer she never would, have become a cotton manufacturer, and if she had not been a cheap producer of iron she ' never would have become a producer of the higher forms of iron or steel. But this second departure has taken place and in such a way as to attract even more attention and more gratifying comment than the first ventures in pig iron making did. The great Bteel plant at Ens'ey, Ala bama, is now in operation, the instal lation of. which is thus editorially "A new industrial empire is in pro cess of creation in the south. Its foundations and its organic institu tions are the mills and factories pro jcted, under way, or already com pleted th-t sre transforming that part of tbe UDioa from a producer of raw material into a producer of maunfac tured goods. The press dispatches tell almost every day of the process of this indubt.'ial new birth. The New En glard manufacturers of cotton g jods are building mills in several of. tbe southern states. Tbe day is at hand when tbe south will be the largest con sumer of its own raw cotton and Man chester will have to look else where for its supply. , "An event of far reaching impor tanie in this most interesting history of the building of a new empire was reported in a Birmingham dispatch to the Times of yesterday. Tbe new steel works of tbe Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company,, at Eusley, ' near Birmingham, were opened on Thurs day. - There were no invited guests, no ceremony, no speeches, no cham pagne. But the turn of the lever that put those works into operation mark ed the beginning of an economic revo lution in Alabama, and an important RtftCA in thn Hnvplnnmnnt tt th O W.W V WAVf.HU vu w V. KUw , w sources of the South. The 'works are , notable for mere extent and VAlumA if nitfiiliiiif ' Tk. pany owns half a million acres of mining lands, and operates twenty blast furnaces and thirty collieries. Its furnaces have a capacity of 70,000 tons of pig iron a month, and this capacity will shortly be increased to 100,000 tons per month. Its engagements already made call for more than half a million tons of pig iron, that is to say, - for the entire product of the furnaces for the period of seven months. A considerable part of these orders comes from abroad. It is said that the aver age price obtained for its iron is 17.50 ton. ''The magnitude of this company's operations may be judged from the . . i . .i . ... . tv. mi. iu output oi ine enure coun try is only a little over ten millions of - pig iron annually. The Birmingham mines and furnaces contribute about one tenth of the whole. It is expected that tbe new steel works, however, will take not less than 1.000 tons a day. "Right there is the fact of chief sig nificance. Instead of selling pig iron, which is a raw material, this company will henceforth sell its product in the form of steel billets, slabs, rails and rods, and its tel, under analysis, proves to be equal to the highest re quirement of the trade. "When cotton was kirg the South was one of the most brilliant ex amples the world ever saw of an in dustrial and political empire founded on tbe production and sale of a raw material. There was prosperity in the Southern States. Cultivation and re finement, elegance in social things pride of family and the luxuries of fashion were cbaracteristio manifesta tions of the ease and wealth of the old days. And with these pleasant con- ditions went the possession of domi nant political power in the nation. "It is a maxim of agriculture that it is beat to sell the products of the farm on four legs that is, the farmer -who would thrive must feed out his hay and grain, his raw material, and send his output to market in a state more nearly prepared for the consumer. Tbe same rule holds good in the larger domain. A prosperity and promise of growth such as the south never dreamed of in the old times of King Cotton await it now under the new regime of the manufacturer. A field is opened up for its labor of all grades, from the man who attends to a loom or a furnace to the superin tendents or executive managers who direct the operations of great mills and factories. The estabush- . f .-. tit suecetsful manufacturing industries leads surely to increased wealth and population, ii me ooum ti In tha oast failed to keen abreast of the North io these primal elements of growth, it is because the jxonn earner turned its attention to the multiplication of its industries, and in particular to tnose wnicn gave em ployment not only to the hands of its wage-earners, but to the brains of its men of capacity and to the genius of its inventors ' . : "But the great mineral wealth of the res-ion about Birmingham could never have been developed, and the big pew steel works which are to con vert the pie iron of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company into steel billets and steel rails would never have hAn nreeted if cmital had not found in these enterprises the promise of profitable employment. If the stage of capitalism that is, tbe stage of hav ing free capital in large amounts ready to seek good investments as they offer themselves, has not yet been reached in the South, it is largely be cause the era of industrial develop ment has onlv lust set in there. That stage will come as the result of the new forces now at work. Meanwhile. Northern capital supplies the lack and justly reaps tbe reward, ine cniei creator oi ine steel works at Birmingham, which have required the expenditure of $1,500,000, is Mr. James T. Woodard. of this city, whose faith in the future of the Souih is e$ual to the energy and ability he has displayed in doing bis part for the development oi us newly realized resources. "With this almost untouched field for growth in the southern states open to us and inviting the vivifying touch of capital, it ought to be a long time before American investors will need to look abroad for opportunities to put their money to profitable use. The chief increase in the nation's wealth may for some years continue to be shown in the North, but the next decade ought to see and will see a wooderful transformation in the South.?' This enterprise has called forth comment from a number of North ern papers, all of which seem to re joice in this evidence of the South's industrial progress, but we quote this editorial because it is compre hensive, and while noting the suc cess achieved gives a conservative opinion as to the possibilities of the future. Such eiprpssion coming from one of our own papers might be attributed to sanguineness based more on tbe wish than on the prac ticable, but coming from a North ern journal it cannot be so re garded. The Times calls the successful establishment of this steel plant an economic revolution, and it is a revolution full of incalculable re sults, for it is the beginning of the conversion of crude iron into the finished forms that will give em ployment eventually to many thou? sands of skilled laborers, create kin dred industries, giving employment to many thousands men, and bring wealth into the South to build it up and add to its power and splendor. The cotton manufacturing industry is a great one, and will become greater and continue to become greater un til the South becomes the cotton manufacturing center of the world, and so the iron industry which be gan with tbe production of pig iron has evolu ed until it has produced the steel plant, which will be fol lowed by others, and this great in dustry will become greater and greater until the South will become not only the center of the cotton manufacturing industry but of the iron and steel manufacturing in dustry, the greatest wealth-producing industry in the world. This may seem visionary, but the man who ten years ago would have predicted that the South would by this time be the factor she is in the cotton manufacturing industry, and in the iron-making industry would have been set down as a wild vision nary, but the dreams of themost sanguine have been more than realized, and yet both industries are but in their infancy. NO SURPRISES Iff IT. There is little, ji anything, in the President's message which was not foreshadowedfor it is in line with the declarations in his speeches de livered during his swings around the country and with the declarations Of his party leaders. His recom mendations as to the gold standard were anticipated by his previous message and by the position the Re pnblicanleaders had taken on that question, and so also were his views on Cuba, -which are simply a reitera tion of his former expressions! and On the Philippines, which was sim ply putting in another shape the declarations made in the speeches he has delivered touching that sub ject. He makes no recommenda tion, leaving the course to be adopted to Congress, where it be longs, but does not conceal the fact that in his opinion those islands are ours and should be held, and there is little doubt that Congress will agree with him in that. The meanest thing about this whole business is . the hypocritical pleas advanced as a justification of the grab, when every one with an ordinary amount of sense knows that if it was thought that holding the islands wouldn't "pay" they would be turned loose quicker than a monkey would drop a hot chest nut. This is not only the age of grab but also the age of hypocrisy. isn t the welfare, as pretended, of the ten millions, more or less, of those "half-devils, half -children," that the expansion statesmen are thinking about, but the dollars that will come to this country by holding our grip on them. How much more commendable is the brutal candor of Senator Carter, who, bluntly admits that religion . or sentiment have nothing to do with the question, but simply "will it payP", than the gauzy hypocrisy of the statesmen who pretend to be actuated by pa triotic and" humane motives.- Political expediency made some utterance on the trust question a necessity, hence his remarks on trusts. But it will be observed that these remarks are qualified by ifs , and specifications that make his j strictures practically amount to j nothing. There isn't a trust in the country which would admit that it was organized for the purpose of establishing a monopoly or of tak ing advantage of the necessities of consumers. ' There isn't one of them which would not contend that it is a beneficient institution which cheapens production, and is a blessing to the country, and it could call Mark Hanna, Mr. McKinley's alter ego, as a witness in its behalf. Possibly Congress feeling, as Mr. McKinley does, the political neces sity of doing something or at least of saying something may pass some sort of an anti -trust law with the meshes wide enough-to let any trust in the country through it, and leave the people just where they are, at the mercy of the trusts. For all the good it will do . McKinley might as well have paBsed the trusts over in silence. MR. ROBERTS HAY AS WELL RETIRE Mr. Eoberts, of Utah, who came to Washington with a recoid of, three wives, may as well retire, for his case was decided upon before he put in an appearance at the capitol. His case will go before the committee, it will report against admitting him, the report will be accepted and the seat from Utah be declared vacant, and a precedent thus established which will be a block in the way of any other gentleman with a multi plicity of acknowledged wives put ting in a claim to a Beat in Congress. As a matter of fact, the country isn't much interested in Mr. Ro berts, who has achieved more noto riety, if not fame, by the racket that has been made over him, than he probably would in his natural life time, but the country is interested in having his case settled according to law and justice, for on that may hinge other cases, for when prece dents are established they ought to be well founded. This was doubt less the view taken of it by the Dam ocrats in the House, who supported Mr. Richardson's substitute for the Tayler resolutions, which substi tute provided that the Roberts case be dealt with in the customary way, and that no new departure be taken that might serve as a precedent in future to arbitrarily dispose of claims to seats in Congress. The embarrassing feature in cases like this, is, however, that the con tender for regular proceedings, and unbiassed action will be represented as a condoner pf offences against the law and moral public sentiment, and as apoloygists if not defenders of polygamy. Public sentiment in this case has more to do with the action of the Republican majority as to Roberts, than the merits of the case have. If they were as quick to obey public sentiment on other im portant questions this would be a much better governed country. St. Lonis is the abiding place of one of the most independent indi vidnals in this oountry, one James Eads How, who refused to accept a fortune of $1,000,000 bequeathed to him, because he hadn't earned it by his own efforts. James has re cently attracted some more atten tion by a donation of $2,000 to the poor of thafcity. The opinion is pretty generally expressed in England that when Mr. Chamberlain opened his mouth to make some remarks on a triple alii ance between England, the United States and Germany, he put his foot in it, and spoiled his chances for climbing any higher. Ten tons of plum pudding will be shipped to South Africa for the Christmas dinner of the British soldiers. Now if the Boers will watch their chance and jump on 'em when they get those ten tons of plnm inside of 'em they'll have a dead easy thing. DEATH OP MR. JOHN BANKS. A Native and for Maoy Years a Resident of WllmlDgtoa. Savannah News, Dec. 5th. Mr. John Banks died yesterday at his residence, No. Ill Duffy street. west, after a short illness. He was taken ill last Thursday with the grip, and death resulted from its complica tions. Mr. Banks was one .of tbe best known lumber inspectors in Savan nah. He was a native of Washing ton, N. C, and was 53 years old. He was a veteran of tbe Civil War. He had been a resident of Savannah twenty-nine years. He leaves a wife and seven children, two sons and five daughters. His funeral will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock from his late residence. Rev. J. L. Scully, of St. raul's Episcopal church, will offi ciate. Mr. Banks was a native of Wil mingtonnot Washington, N. C. and resided here until he went to Georgia, some twenty-odd years since. finally locating in Savannah. He was a son of the late Capt. John Banks and a brother of Mrs. H. H. Munson and of Mr. W. W. Banks, of Ahiscity. He has two other brothers living in Georgia. Stae. J Editor Awful Plight. F. M. Hicrain TMitm. 3onoa (Ills.,) News, was afflicted for years with Piles that no doctor or remedy helped until he tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He writes two boxes wholly cured him. It's the surest Pile cure on earth and the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents, sold by B. R. Bellamy, THE TUG BLANCHE DISABLED YESTERDAY,; She Was Rio Into Off Bald Head by j Charleston Tag Waban and Se verely Damaged. The tug Blanche, of the Cape Feai Towing and Transportation Co., met with a serious accident about 2.30 o'clock yesterday morning, near buoy No. 5. off Bald Head, at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, and as a result of the same she is now laid up for repairs at Skinner's shipyard. The Blanche, towing, Standard Oil Company's Barge No. 58, left here about 10 o'clock Tuesday ' night for Southport, where the birgewas taken in tow by the Charleston tug Waban for the trip out to sea. The Blanche went along to pilot the Waban and it was while on thi3 mission that the ac cident befel her.. Near the point indi cated the Blanche, some distance ahead of her, charge, in some way drifted on the shoals and while there the Waban came along and know ing nothing of trouble ahead un til within a short distance from the Blanche, crashed into her amidships tearing a great hole into her side causing a leak,, which made it neopssary for her to put back at once to Southport. Cant. James Flatley, of the Waban as soon as he discovered the trouble. reversed his engines and tried to avert the accident but it was- without avail. The visiting tug, which is at least a third heavier than the Blanche, ran into the -tarboard side of the tug's bow and wrought much havoc.1 The Blanche was in charge of Capt. L. G. Pepper, who was thrown by the shock and had his knee severely sprained. The disabled boat was brought to the city by Capt. O. D. Burnss. The Waban returned to Southport with the Blanche but subsequently sailed with the barge for Charleston at 6 o'clock yesterday morniDg. It is impossible yet to fix responsi bility for the accident COL. MARTIN DEPARTS. After Making the Mssoalc Fair a Great Success He Leaves for Home Will Soon Manage a Pair in Ohio. ' Col. Noble F. Martin, of Utiea, N. Y., who so successfully managed Wilmington's big Masonic Fair, after settling up his affairs, left last even ing for his home, accompanied by Mrs. Martin. Quite a party of ladies and gentlemen representing the Shrine Booth, Wilmington Lodge Booth and the ' Country Store." were at the rail way station to bid them ' adieu. A well known Shriner presented Mrs. Hartm with a box of flowers as a token of the high , esteem of her Wilmington acquaintances. Cj1. and Mrs. Martin during their visit to Wilmington made many wa'm friends and carry with them pleasant recollections of their sojourn here. The success of the two weeks' fair at the Temple was largely due to Col Martin s untiring efforts and expert management of the occasion. He came here September 16th to take con trol of the arrangements of the fair, and in the brief period at his contro ne made the fair the most successfu thing of the kind ever seen in this part of the South. The conception and scope of the great bazaar surpassed the anticipations of everyone, and the re suit proved that a master hand di rected it. Col. Martin made use of the finest system both in obtaining donations and in disposing of shares in the vari ous articles, and bis methods made the occasion as unique as it was remuner ative. While the fair was in progress he had his eye on everything and knew what everybody was doing. and though the conduct of the bazaar was necessarily complicated it passed off with remarkable smoothness He left here many friends who wish him all kinds of success in his future undertakings. He soon goes to Ohio to hold a fair, and, of course, he wil make it go like hot sh'rt. WILLARD INSURANCE LAW. It Will be Made a Law in Several States Compliaaentary Allsslons by a Promi nent Insurance Man. The Acl of the General Assembly of North Carolina to regulate insurance companies and known as the Wil lard law, from the fact that Representative M. S. Willard, of this city, is its au thor and introduced it, will probably be adopted in Virginia, Georgia, Mis sissippi and Texas. It is regarde as the best solution of the insurance problem that has been enacted into law in the South, and it is not only fair to the insurance companies but makes a great saving for insurers.. The Star has already mentioned that the recent reductions in the tariff rates, brought about bythis law' would amount to a saving of about $10,000 in Wilmington and $100,000 or more in the State. Representative Willard, the author of the act, is a practical, experienced and successful insurance man himself, and his bill is making him' consider able reputation. The New Orleans Picayune of recent date contained a dispatch from Vicksburg, Miss., giving an interview with Mr. W. L. Rey nolds, of Atlanta, general agent of the German American Insurance Compa ny. Among other things he said was the following: , "My experience as a representative of one of the large tariff companies, and also as a member of the executive committee of the association for the past five years, convinces me that the companies, through the TariffAsso ciation, would guarantee a reduction of 25 per cent, on the basis rates of fire insurance on property in Mississippi within twelve months after the adop tionJof a complete new set of laws reg ulating fire insurance, similar to those now in force in North Carolina." Ta;B mODEB!) JIOTUER Has found that her little ones are im proved more by the pleasant Syrup of Figs, when in need of tbe laxative effect of a gentle remedy, than by any other. Children enjoy it and it bene fits them. The true remedy, Byrup of Fig, is manufactured by the Califor nia Fig Syrup Co. only. 1 . THE MASONIC FAIR. Tbe Receipts From the Country Store aid the Various Booths Dorinf the Enter- tslnment The Total $5,654.(4. Through the courtesy of Mr. Thos. F. Baeley, the Star furnishes below a detailed report of the receipts from the country store and the various booths, during the two weeks of the Masonic Fair: Concord Chapter Booth. 347.16 8t. John's Booth 8-1. oo Commandery Booth 405.71 Wilmington Lodge Booth. . . 741.14 Orient Lodge Booth 469 15 Country store Booth i,H4uu Shrine Booth...... 41715 Lemonade Booth 215 31 Fldwer Booth . 92 7S Candy Booth. 56 42 Door receipts . . loo. to Cloak Room 22 00 Daiicinc . . .t 112.80 Supper Room 313 65 IceCream... 13.4 Miscellaneous 161.61 Total. . .$5,654.64 N. C. CONFERENCE INVITED TO MEET HERE. Tbe Board of Stewards of Grace Church Unanimously Extends Invitation Fi nancial Report for Grace. At a meeting of the board of stewards of Grace M. E. church last night at the parsonage, on Third and Walnut streets, the work of the conference year was gone over. The financial statement shows that the church has exceeded all records n its history. Thb board unanimously adopted a resolution inviting the North Carolina Conference to hold its session in 1900 in this city at Grace church. The Rev. A. P. -Tyer, the pastor,' who leaves to-night to attend the Confer ence at Washington, N. C, was in structed to present the invitation to Conference to hold its next session here. County Road Improvement. There was another meeting yester day afternoon of the board of County Co r mi-sioners for the purpose of dis cussing read ard fence matters, but nothing official could be secured for publication as the members prefer to keep their own counsel until some de finite conclusions are reached. It is understood, however, that the board now proposes to get at once to the bot torn of the road question and place the law in practical operation as early as pos-ible. To this end another meeting will be held this afternoon, when the matter will be further discussed, At the meeting yesterday afternoon were present, of the Commissioners, Col. Roger Moore (chairman), and Messrs. W. F. Alexander and Gabriel Holmes. There were also present Su perintendent Hutchinson, who has charge of the road improvement I at Charlotte, and others from whom the board sought information as to methods of inaugurating the new sys- trm. NORTH CAROLINA APPROPRIATIONS. Some Estimates Recommended to Con. gress for Government Improvements. Secretary Gage in his estimates to Congress asks for the following appro priations which will interest North Carolinians Charlotte assay office, $2,750 for offi cers; workmen's wages. $1,080: con tingent, $930; additional for Cherokee school, $300. Total for school, $27.850 ; Elizabeth City public building. $25,000; Winston building, 11 5,000; WUming ton Marine Hospital. $1,000: allows purchase $500 worth material works and -journals, Cape Lookout shoals light vessel. (90.000; Cape Fear range light "addi tional" $3,105. Norfolk and North Carolina water ways, $200,000. Inland waterway through Currituck Sound. 123.467 08; Black Kiver. f2 0U0 Cape Fear, above Wilmington. $22. 000; at and below Wilmington, $200,- 000; Contentnea Creek, f 10.500; Fish ing Creek, $2,000; Beaufort and New River inland waterway. $3,500; New Kiver, L.OOO; Northeast Cape Fear, S3.UUU; famlico ana Tar Kivers, f32. 500; Town Creek, $1,000; Trent, $1,500 Neuse, $6,000; Waccamaw River, $3, 000. Mr. Battle to Leave Us. Mr. Lee H. Battle, cashier of the At lantic National Bans', of this city, re' ceived a letter yesterday from Mr. J, M. Walker, president of tbe City Na tional Bank, of Greensboro, N. C, notifying him that at a meeting of the board of directors of that bank on Monday he wa unanimously, elected cashier, to succeed Cashier R. G. Vaughn, resigned. Mr. Battle has accepted the position which the Greensboro bank tendered him, and will leave Wilmington with his family about the 1st of January. He has been a resident of our city something over two years, during which time he has most ably filled tbe position of cashier in the Atlantic National Bank. He is very highly esteemed in Wilmington, both for his personal worth and high character as well as his fine business qualifica tions, and there will be genuine re gret that he is to transfer the sphere of his usefulness to another field. Clyde Steamships. Repairs to the steamship Richmond, of the Clyde Line, have been com pleted since her accident near Nor folk on her last trip .down from New York, and Superintendent Smallbones, of the Wilmington office, says there will be no doubt of her sailing from New York for this port on next Sat urday, December 9 th. She will then alternate with the steamship Saginaw on this run, arriving here every other Tuesday, on December 12th, 21st, etc., making the usual runs to George town and sailing for New York on the Saturday or Sunday morning fol lowing her arrival each fortnight. The Saginaw, which is now on the trip to Georgetown, will return to New York Saturday, sailing again every otherweek, as stated. That Throbblns Headache Would quickly leave you, if you usedyDr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved I Nervous Headaches. They make pure oioou ana sir on g nerves and build up your health. Easy to take. Try them. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Sold by R. R. Bellamy, Druggist, . f DECEMBER MEETINGS HELD YESTERDAY. Board of County Commissioners Reorgaa lied for the Fiscal Year Many Roa tlne Matters Were Considered. The last meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for the fiscal year ending December 1st, was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, all members being present. j Business transacted at the afternoon' session was for the most part routine in its character and a recess was taken until 7:30 o'clock in the evening. The reorganization of the old board: was held at 3 o'clock and Col. Roger Moore was re elected chairman. At the meeting of the old board the following persons were exempted from: poll tax on account of physical disa bilities: Judson Gurganus, Charles Craig, W. H. Davis and Albert Jones, colored. Exemption was refused to Wm. Nixon. An application from Mr. Edward Broadus to have error in valuation of his property in block .106 corrected and those of Messrs. J. C. Collins and F. S. Thomas for relief from poll tax' on grounds of non-residency, were re ferred to tbe county attorney. Dr. W. D. McMillan, the county physician, reported having treated 139 patients in the office and having made 53 professional visits to 36 patients. Tbe County Home was reported in good sanitary condition, no acute cases of sickness having occurred in three months. The jail was reported to be remarkably olean after its former erowded condition. The superintend ent did not receive a professional call from the jail daring the month, which shows care and a good sanitary, condi tion. Chairman Moore reported that $16, 500 in notes due the Wilmington Na tional Bank had been paid December 1st, and the notes duly cancelled. Poll tax of Daniel Nixon was or dered refunded on account of over age. At the meeting of the new board tbe hearing of the regular monthly reports was the chief matter to engage the members. Register of Deeds Biddle reported having paid into the treasury $23.75, revenue from twenty five marriage licenses less commission. Col. Jno.' D. Taylor tendered, his bond for renewal as Clerk of the Su perior Court in the sum of $10,000, with Messrs. B. F. Hall, James Sprunt and J. C. Stevenson as sure ties. The clerk was ordered to notif v all other persons concerned that their official bonds must be received and presented at a called meeting of the board to be held Friday, December 15 Three names were dropped from the out-door poor list. Col. Taylor, clerk of the Superior Court, submitted his annual statement of moneys belonging in his hands Nov. 30th. The amount is $2,073 72. Capt. Barry, road superintendent, tendered his monthly report of dis bursements and same was approved and ordered on file. He now has 31 convicts at work on the Castle Havnes road near the iron bridge and is mak ing very satisfactory progress. Nnjht Session. The board met again last night at 8 o'clock, those in attendance -being Chairman Moore and Commissioner McEachern. Holmes, and Alexander. ine , toiiowing resolution was adopted. "Resolved, that Island Creek from the county fence to North Eat River, and the North East and the Cape Fear Rivers are declared a 'awful fence, and the shore channel of Middle Sound from th pnntom of the water fence and the Banks Channel be declared a lawful fence.' On application from Messrs. J. T and F. M. Foy, of Scotts Hill, Pender County, the folio win was adopted: "Resolved, That the gate (of the county xencej on the public road lead ing to Newborn be placed on the northern end of Fov's lane. nrovMnil it does not entail extra expense to the county, ana mat Messrs Joseph T. and F. M. Foy bind themselves to keen the fence alone saidlannhAt UFA ATI the gate and the regular line of county fence; and if at any time the fence along said lane is not kept up, then it is uauerstoou mat ine gate will be .. - 1 . . 1 M . -uovea aiong ine line or county fence. The secretary was instructed to send the Messrs. Foy a copy of the above resolution, and ask that they reply to the same, giving their signatures. With regard to the bridce to be built on tbe road from Wrightsville to oummer Kest, Capt. John Barry, su perintendent of county roads, was in structed to make specifications and call for bids to be submitted at the next meeting of the board. The application of Mr. Vance Nor- wood for a reduction of the assessment of a house and lot in block 220 was dis allowed. The board took a recess till 2.30 o'clock this afternoon. Brought Down a Bock. Col. Kenneth M Murchison and Mr. John Kenneth Williams,with horn and hound and gun, penetrated the wilds of Orton plantation yesterday in quest of game. An "antlered monarch," kommonly kalled a "buck," rewarded the efforts of the sturdy hunters. Whether he fell a victim to the dead ly aim of Kenneth M. or John Ken neth has not transpired, the cable gram containing this important infor mation having probably been "de layed, in transmission." Parentheti cally the field editor of the Stab would remark that neither hair, hide, hoofs, horn nor flsh of that deer has been received at this wigwam. ' MMHsmmjsm.HB.BjBHHMw Bobbed tbe Giart, A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oiver, of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: "I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continu ally in back and sides; no appetite gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up Fortunately, a friend advised trying 'Electric Bitters;' and to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fail to try' tbem. Only 50 cents, guaranteed, at R. R. BsLLAXY'a drug store. f ECHOES OF THE FAIR. Tk. D 4U T Entertainment at Masonic Temple Were $4,572.86. RESULTS VERY SATISFACTORY The Expenses Were Nearly a Thousand Dollars Shares Awarded Last Wfbt About Fifty Books Are ! Now Outstanding. The Masonic Fair, which was held at the Temple for the two weeks end ing last Saturday night, was not only a momentous social occasion, but it proved a financial success beyond the expectations of the Masons of Wil mington, i Up to the last footings last night, the receipts during, the two weeks amounted to $5,572.86, and the expenses were $976 77, leaving a bal ance of $1,596.09 to be applied to the floating debt incurred for furnishing the Temple. There will be some ad ditional receipts to be added to the above figures. The fair closed Saturday night, but last night a large number of ladies and gentlemen assembled at the Temple to witness the award of shares on a large number of donations. Besides the donations disposed of last night there are still outstanding about fifty books on articles of various kinds. The shares on these will be disposed of next Monday night. Last night the shares were disposed of as follows: St John's Lodge Booth Fifty-dol lar steel Buck range donated through Messrs. Wi E. Springer & Co., the agents, awarded to Capt. James I. Metts; gents suit pattern, Mr. Hugh O. Wallace;, Japanese pillow, Mr. Ike Bear; 100 cigars, Capt. Geo. L. Morton ; Winchester rifle, Capt. Edgar L. Hart; double barrel shot gun, Mr. W. N. Penny; two blooded pigs, Mr, T. H. Johnson; handsome couch, Mr, A. O. Sneed. Orient Lodge Booth Pair gent's hand made shoes, Mr. C. T. Bennett; parlor stove,' Mr. E. P. Willard: suit pattern,Mr. W. H. Fallon ; fishing rod and reel, Mr. D. McEachern Eaglish dress pattern, Mrs. E.H Cran- mer; Memoirs of the war of '76, Mr. Iredell Meares, gasoline cooking stove, Mrs. A M. Waddell, Jr. Wilmington 'Lodge Booth Hand' some rocking chair, Mr. W. B. Mur rill, of Jacksonville, N. C. ; double barrel shotgun, Mr. J. P. Durham, of Rocky Point; double-barrel shotgun, Mr. W. L. Kure ; square parlor stove, Mr. L. J. Cooper. Shrine Booth Pair gent's shoes, Mr. W. J. Martin; lap robe, Mr. L. B. Love, two j boxes cigars, Mr. E. K. Br; an; oak mantlepiece, Mr. W. L Everett; fishing rod and reel. Col. F. W. Foster; brass coal scuttle, Mrs. Louise Korb. Concord Chapter Booth Imported dress pattern, Miss Adelaide Behrends; parlor stove, Dr. George F. .Lucas, Currie, N. C. ; pair lady's shoes, Mr. E. A. Brown, j s Plantagenet Commandery Booth Handsome Knights Templar pillow, donated byr Mrs. W. F. Martin, of Otica, N.Y., awarded to Mr. James W. Monroe; pair lady's riding boots, Mr. W H. McMillan ; pair pants, Mr. L B, Love. While several of the Masonic com mittee were disposing of the shares. Col. Noble F. Martin sold a couple of hundred articles of various kinds. The auction sale footed up $56 50. Among the articles sold at auction was a dou ble horse buggy pole to Mr. C. O. Byer- ly for $5.50; a stove to Messrs. W. E, Springer & Co. for $6, and an "Our Leader" range to Mr. R. H. Pickett for $12.50. j FIRE ON THE SOUND. The Warrock House On Masonboro, Be' lonflng to Mr, A. C. Sneed, Totally Destroyed Loss Abont $3,060. Mr. A. C. Sneed, who some time ago bought Capt, W. S. Warrock's valua ble place on Masonboro Sound, five miles from the citv. had the miafor tune to lose his house by fire Sunday evening at 6 30 o'clock. The house caught fire in the roof from a spark from the kitchen and was totally de stroyed. Mr.: Sneed's neighbors came to his assistance and some of his fur niture was saved, but a large portion of it was also consumed with the build ing, together with household effects and provisions. The loss on the house is about $2,800, and there is only $1,500 insurance on it; the policy being with Messrs. Walker Taylor & Metts, underwriters' amenta. On the furniture there was a policy for fdoo, and that will probably cover the loss. i Mr. Sneed's residence was one story and a jump, and contained nine rooms. It was a commodious house, and with the improvements by Capt. W. 8. War rock, its former owner, its construction cost anout $3,000. Mr. Sneed expects to rebuild right away. - A Thonaaad Tongues Could not express the rapture of Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard street, Philadelphia, Pa , when she found that Dr. King's New Discoverv for Consumption had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had made life a burden. All other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Royal Cure "It soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now Bleep soundly something I can scarcely remember doing before. I feel like sounding its praises throughout the H ni verse. " So will every one who tries Dr. King's New Discovery foi-any trouble of tbe Throat, Chest or Lungs. Price 50 cents and $1.00. 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GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. GEN. YOUNG IN HOT PURSUIT OF AGUINAtDQ, Sharp Fighting With Insurgents at ViglBi Filipinos Were Driven Out With Severe Punishment. By Cable to the Morning star. Washington, December 6. eral Otis to day cabled the WarDi partmeht that he had no word of G-.. eral Young for a week. This is tak. to indicate thatYoung is conti.ui. g his hot pursuit of Aguinaldoand prob aoiy is in a country wnere ne regard's it as unsafe to use couriers'. General Otis' dispatch, .wtfich fi.' lows, also gives an official account of Lieutenant Colonel Parker's egar.e. ment at Yieran: Manila, December 6. Gen.Younf with thirteen companies of infantry' has not been heard from sines the 29th ultimo. He was then about twenty miles south of Vigan and most of itw troops marching to bis support, bjt then he had with him three troops of cavalry, a battalion of the Twenty third infantry and the Macahr.hft scouts. One company of the Twet. third infantry was sent by boat toVit:.n to reinforce the navy there., Lieutenant Colonel Parker, of the Forty fifth, ni- Eorts from Vjgan on the 5th inst. that e has not heard from Young fur a week. Insurgents, 800 strong, niad an attack on his force, consist of B company and one hundred ai d fifty three sick and footsore n.en r.f the 33rd infantry, at four o'clock mi the morning of the fourth. Eateriu the city in the darkness severe street fighting ensued and continued four hours; enemy was driven out,- leaving behind forty dead, thirty-two prismn r-, including many officers, and eieh y four rifles; now on outskirts entrench- definitely, plenty of rations d ammunition. His loss, eight enlist d men killed, three wounded. One lm dred and sixty men .are now ben transported from San Fabian to his re lief. Young must be in the viciii y with a large force." The Fight at Vigao. Manila, Dec. 6. Lieutenant C !' onel Parker of the Forty-first infarun , commanded at Vigan, provi ce . f South I locos, when that place was -tacked onday, December 4, (uot iav night as previously announced), by . force of insurgents. The America n forces consisted of Company B of li e Thirty third regiment and 150 sick men, a any of whom shared in th first attack which was made, a: 4 o'clock in the morning and last ed until 8 o'clock. The JFilipinos, who were estimated to have num bered about eight hundred men, and were commanded by General Mino, came from the outskirts of the town to the port. The fighting was from house to house and almost hand to hand. The Americans captured eighty four rifles and several prisoners. TLe official report says that three men were wounded. Colonel- Bisbee is sending reinforcements to Vigan od board the gunboat Wheeling. Col. Parker praised the bravery of the sick American soldiers. Every man who was able to stand handled a rifle dur ing the attack. PLEASED WITH THE MESSAGE. Cubans Satisfied That There Will be No American Civil Governor Appointed. By Cable to the Morning Star. Havana, December 6, President McKinley 's. message to Congress has been received by Cuban of all classes with much satisfaction. Even the leaders of the extreme party admit this and the announcement that there will be no American civil governor has cleared away most of the clouds that had been hanging over ine uuoan political situation. The Lucha alone, among the papers, still favors a civil governorship. Gen eral Gollazo. says : "The message will p cify the country. President Mc Kinley's statements are not very con crete, but if Consrress guarantees tlie independence of Cuba we need not ask for any specification as to the time for the removal of the American troops, although everybody would be giad to see the black troops go because of tbe excesses they commit.'' 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The SuncooK mills employ about 1,500. . ! Amonsr other nlaces where notices of an advance were posted tody were Taunton, Mass., at the Oorr Manufacturing Comnanv mills; P1 tucket, R, I., the XJnitedStates Cotton Company; and Lawrence, Massy, At lantic, Pacific, Arlington, Everett ana Pemberton mills. The new rates at these points affects about 14,000 em ployes. ; ine HiSSt uaroiina iteai 4 rt . i .i ;w,kam Au aKeocf oners ior naie me una"-. a tract of land on North East Rieri It includes over one million feet oi fine Cypress timber. See adveitue mentp i u
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