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WILLIAM H. BEBUABD Uditor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C, Friday. - - .- February 2, 1900. REMARKABLE PROGRESS For some years past this country has made remarkable progress in ex ports of manufactures, but especially in manufactures of iron and steel. This is a cause for gratification be cause the iron industry is one of the basic industries, which supports and encourages numerous other indus tries' which would be impossible without it. There are few imple ments or machines of any kind that iron does not enterr into to a greater orTess extent, and consequently the progress of the iron industry is an index of the progress of what might called its allied industries. The Washington correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin in a recent letter presents some interesting figures, showing the remarkable growth of our exports of iron and steel manufactures. The figures are taken from official tables. We :quote as follows: "No feature of the marvellous growth of our commerce is more striking than that relating to exports of iron and steel. The total foreign commerce of the United States in the year just ended has for the first time crossed the two billion-dollar line, and the total exports of manufactures of iron and steel have for the first time crossed the one-hundred-million-dollar line. In the calendar Tear 1890 the total exports of iron and steel amounted to $27,000,000. and in 1899 they were $105,689,645. Meantime the importations of manufactures of iron and steel have decreased with nearly equal rapidity, the importations of 1890 being $44,544,140, and those of 1899, $15,799,206. "One especially striking feature of this rapid growth in our exportation of manufactures of iron and steel is the fact that European countries are taking largely from us in these lines. In builders' hardware, for instance, the United Kingdom took nearly two million dollars' worth in the year just ended, Oermany more than one mil lion dollars in value, France $338,857, and other European countries, $965, 935. Of sewing machines the exports to the United Kingdom were $1,285, 609 in 1899, against $892,654 last year; to Germany, $846,034, against $806,401 in the preceding year; to France, $109, - 269, against $89,117 in the preceding year, and to other European countries, $235. 462 ; against $164,229 in 1898. "For new and ingenius machinery the world seems now to be looking to the United States. Exports of electri cal machinery increased from $917,453 in 1897 to $2,523,644 in 1898, and $3, 143,323 in 1899; metal-working ma chinery from about four million dol lars in 1897 to nearly seven millions in 1899 ; railway engines, from three millions dollars in 1897 to nearly five millions in 1899 ; typewriting machines from $1,566,916 in 1897 to $2,776,363 in 1899, while such lines of machinery as cash registers, laundry machinery, printing presses, shoe manufacturing machinery, and fire and stationary engines also show a marked growth. HfiTthen presents a table showing the exports of 1899, in contrast with the exports of 1889, thus: Calendar Calendar Articles exported, year 1889. year 1899. Machinery f 8,222,904 B.ZU-4.W4 137 UBI.1BH Buuuere- aaraware. ... i.vw.im Steel rails 279 485 Wire.., 679 969 Locomotive engines. . . . 1,688 .746 Sewing machines 2,575.539 Plglren 827,048 " Plates and sheets...... 32.T20 wire nails and tacks. .. I9.il3 Castings, 432,61 Steel bars....; Printing, presses 277 800 Firearms 909.229 Other engines 216,846 Scales and balances ... 3W.45 3 Out nails 282,458 Cutlery.... 105,245 All other articles...... 8,87,793 8.W3.530 6,122 382 S 5tf,980 4,767 850 4,103 88 8,22, H 2,047,301 l,955.7r8 1,348133 1,033,336 1,057,644 892(20 616 78T 487.118 484882 252,156 25.818,671 Total exDorts iron Bteel.. 123.712,814 , 1105,689.645 Here is an increase of nearly five fold within ten years, a remarkable achievement for manufacturers, who '-ten year b ago begged for tariff pro tection on th& plea -that they could not compete wish the iron manufac turers of the countries on the other " side of the sea- Now they not only do that but they ship their man ufac tures to the very countries which they then said they could not hold their own against not only in foreign market, but in their own home mar ket. , As showing that there is nothing erratic or sporadic in this export business he presents a table showing the steady and continuous growth, and how the growth has kept pace with the production of iron, which is also remarkable, this country hav ing bounded to the first place as the iron producer of the world. The table also shows that as the exports increased xhe imports decreased; which ia also a matter of gratifica tion, for it shows that this country is beeoming thoroughly self -depend ent." The table shows the iron pro duction, increase of exports and de crease of imports for the past two decades: Pig Iron production. Tons. , 3,835,191 4,144,264 4,623,823 4,596,510 4,097 868 4,044.526 6,683 829 6,417.148 6.489 738 7,603 642 9,202 703 8 279;870 9,157,000 7,124 502 6,6 T 388 9 446,808 8 623.127 9652.680 .11778,934 13,620,703 Iron And RtaAl Calendar year. ie80 1881 1882 1883.. 1884 1685 1S88. 1887. .-. 1888 1889 1890.. 1891; 1892........ 1893 1894 1896 1898 1897 1898 , 1899 manufactures. ImDortn $15,422 874 18.421.402 22.586,791 2,626,732 19,290 895 16,(22 511 14 865,087 16 235,922 19 578 487 S3 712814 27.000,134 80,786 507 27,900,869 30 159 863 29,943,729 35 071 563 48 670,218 62.787,250 82,771.550 106,689,745 $63 9-6.853 46.668.17 68 715 688 48.714.297 87,078.122 81.144 552 41 630,779 56,420 607 42 8H.689 42,027,742 44 541,140 41.983,626 83,879 877 29.656 539 20 843 57A 25,772.136 19.506 576 13 835 950 12.174,572 15,799,206 There are some suggestive facts embraced in these figures, for they how that this progress in exports of manufactures is not confined to any particular line of manufactures but embraces a wide range includ ing all the leading articles, such as locomotives, the bulk of which would seem to make against their ex port. But there is scarcely a conn try in which the American-built locomotive is not now found, the building of which for export has become an established business. If with the industry, as far as ex porting goes, still in its infancy and our manufacturers having made such remarkable progress wijhin a couple decades, what may they not accomplish in the future where ex perience familiarizes them with the foreign trade and they have estab lished their agencies and methods of distributing : there manufac tures as have the manufacturers with whom they compete. With the increasing demand for iron and steel tools, implements, machinery, etc., and with the countries in which we have not as yet made what might be called an entrance, the field is practically unlimited, and the possibilities of this trade un bounded. There is .little fear that with the energy characteristic of the American they will have anything to fear from foreign competition. THE PAPEE TEUSTS Whether anything will result from the bills introduced in Congress by Hon. John D. Bellamy and others to relieve the newspaper publishers and other paper consumers of the country from the grip of the trusts is very doubtful, for the Republican majority have little disposition to open the tariff question, for if they agree to put paper and paper making materials on the free list, or to even materially reduce the tariff on them, . how can they consistently refuse to do the same with other articles con trolled by trusts? The Republican leaders will doubtless give this as a reason for failing to move on that line and will thus try to placate the Republican newspaper publishers who have supported and advocated tariff protection. How, then, are the newspaper publishers and others who suffer from the grasping monopoly of the trusts going to fight them or find relief? It is said that the trusts have secured control of the birch and other soft woods used in paper manufacture, by buying the avail able growth in the North and West where these kinds of woods most abound, and therefore they are mas ters of the situation and can hold the monopoly while they are exempt from foreign competition, or the importation of free raw materials is prohibited. The only hope of fight ing the trusts is in finding wood in sufficient quantity suitable for the manufacture of paper- which the trust does not or cannot control. It is said that the spruce which grows in the Southern highlands,, and the old field pine, the supplies of which are practically inexhaustible, are suitable and that if paper manufac tories were established in the South in close proximity to these supplies the mills could produce paper at a cost that would knock the pins from under the trusts. The trusts through some of their representatives . are endeavoring to get the newspapers to combine form a sort of trust themselves and raise the price of their papers, and thus make their patrons bear the burden of the increased cost of the paper used." But the newspaper men are not disposed to play into the hands of the trusts in that and saddle their burden upon others, al though they fully realize the fact that the prices charged for papers barely pay, if they do that, the cost of the unpnnted paper. If the newspapers of the " country do anything more than protest they will fight, the trusts, and not join hands With them. If the Southern forests offer the paper making mate rial it is said they do, then the trusts can be fought successfully and an other great industry be established in the South. Col. Elwood, who has his eye on Senator Cullom's seat in the United States Senate, is an iron man and a millionaire. He has five children to each of whom he made a Christ mas gift of a $100,000 check. If he would distribute more of that kind among his neighbors children it might boost his Senatorial aspira tions. New Orleans is becoming a great grain shipping port. Dunn? the month of J anuary 47 steamers cleared that port with grain cargoes. Five of them carried nothing but grain The shipments amounted to 4,773, 031 bushels, divided as follows 5,134,251 bushels of corn. 440,000 bushels of wheat, 45,000 bushels of oats, and 162,800 bushels of barley Massachusetts has already spent several Hundred thousand dollars in the ' effort to suppress the gypsy moth, and is now told that it wil take $200,000 a year more for two years, and a less sum for severs years to come. All this is the out come of a few specimens imported lorBcientinc purposes. Thev save the Professor the slip and went into business on their own account. Ills Life Was Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent riMum of Hannibal, Mo.; lately had a won- uenvu aeuverance irom a frightfu death. In tellinov was taken with Typhoid Fever, ' that iu uiw i uouuiuuia. xay lungs oe came Hardened. I was so weak couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. . I expected to soon die of (Jousumption, when I heard of Dr. King's New Discovery. One bottle gave relief. I continued to use it, and now am wen ana strong, l can't say too much in its praise." This mar vellous medicine is the surest and quietest cure m the world for al Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular size 60oand$100. Trial bottles 10c at R. R. Bellamy's drug store; Every ogvue UKXtuikoeu. PREPARATIONS FOR CENSUS. City Divided Iato Fifteen Districts for. Convenience of Enumerators Mr Lewis dose to Newbern. D.J. Lewis. Esq.. of WhiteviUe, Census Supervisor of the Third Dis trict, whose presence in the city to subdivide the various wards into con venient districts for the census enumer ations was noted in the Stab several days ago, yesterday finished up his preliminary .work here and left in the afternoon for Newbern, upon a simi lar mission to that one upon which he was here. The citv has been divided into 15 districts with respect to the number of persons residing in each. Six divisions of the first ward have been made; the second ward in itself consti tutes one district; the third and fourth wards have been di vided iato two districts each, marked by Seventh and Fourth streets respec tivelyandof the fifth ward four di visions have been made. A census enumerator, recommended bvMr. Lewis, will be appointed by the Washington authorities for each district and the work will be begun June 1st and completed by July 1st. The enumerators are paid by the name and it is calculated that each will re ceive about $100 for the month's work. An office will be opened in the city to which each canvasser will report daily. The census in the country will be taken by townships. INJURED IN A RUNAWAY. Sheriff McLeod, of Robeson, and His Father Had a Narrow Escape. Sheriff George B. McLeod, of Robe son county, and his venerable father, Mr. A..H. McLeod, were seriously in jured in a runaway while out driving near Lumberton Tuesday afternoon. The horse" attached to the buggy be came frightened by a dog and jumped the fence of a narrow lane through which they were driving, and subse quently ran, smashing u p the buggy and throwing both gentlemen to the ground. The sheriff suffered a fracture of the' right arm and a dislo cation of the left shoulder. There was also severe contusion about the shoul der-blade. His father received a se vere blow on the side of the head, either from falling or from a rail which caught in the wheel. The following special telegram was received by the Star last night : "Sheriff McLeod and his father, Mr. A. H. McLeod, who were so badly in jured by being thrown from a buggy by a runaway horse yesterday, are both resting comfortably. The sheriff's right arm is broken just above the wrist; his left arm was severely wrenched and he insists that his left shoulder-blade is broken. He is doing as well as could be expected. Mr. A. H. McLeod received a severe contu sion on the right side of the head and his spine was severely wrenched and is very sore, but he is also doing well. It was a narrow escape for both." COTTON AT E1QHT CENTS. Several Sales Were Made at This Figure Tuesday and Yesterday. A number of sales of cotton were reported on the local market yesterday and the day before at eight cents for middling, and a well known commis sion man intimated to a Star re pre sentative yesterday that good cotton would bring even a higher price than that named. It is, however, now aooui aenniteiy settled mat there is very little stock in the hands of the farmer or in the country, all of it hay- ng oeen soia Dy tne producer at a lower figure, and the advance at this period will, therefore, not inure to his benefit to any great degree. timi . mm xne rise win omy serve," said a cotton man yesterday, "to induce the farmer to put in a larger acreage the coming year, and raise a five-cent crop for next Fall." The official quotations yesterday were on a basis of only 7 cents, but with New York spot at 8 9 16, it is easy to see how a material advance over the local figures could have been realized. The tone of the "market is firm with light receipts. OTHER EVIDENCES OF BURGLARY. Office of Messrs. Vollers & Hashagen En tered Monday Night. Monday night the office of Messrs. Vollers & Hashagen on Nutt street, was entered by burglars and the place thoroughly ransacked. The thieves were evidently after money and fail mg to enter the safe they departed without booty. Several drawers were opened and papers, etc., scattered about the floor. Entrance was effected by breaking one of the lower panels in the front door and the intrusion was first dis covered when the office was openedup yesterday morning by the shipping clerk. Mr. Henry Burfeindt, the. book' keeper, worked at the office until 11 o'clock the night of the robbery, and it is therefore presumed that the "wee sma' hours of the night" were chosen by the burglars to perform their work. j Celebrated Their "Tin" Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Kinesburv cele brated the tenth anniversary of their marriage by a "tin" wedding last evening at their residence, No. 21 South Sixth street The interior of their elegant home was decorated with palms, ferns, carnations and potted plants. The reception was from eieht to eleven o'clock and during this time the many invited guests .'-were going and coming. The popularity of these young married folk was evinced bv the large number of rarely beautiful and useful presents. i ' During the evening the guests were entertained with vocal and instru mental music, and refreshments were served. Col. James Kenan, Kenansyille, is in the city. Of A PORTABLE PRISON. Will Be Purchased for Convict . Squad on the County Pub- j He Roads. i $400 AUTHORIZED BY BOARD. The Commissioners Are at Work on Road Matters Regnlar Monthly Meeting Yesterday Afternoon W. L, I. Appropriation Held Up. Matters pertaining to the county permanent road improvement jwere the chief topics of discussion at yes terday afternoon's regular monthly meeting of the Board of County Com missioners, at which all the members were present, Col. Roger Moore pre siding. The decisive step taken in this connection was the authorization of the chairman by the board to pur chase one of the portable convict bar racks, reference to which has already been made in these columns, and the appropriation of $100 for the erection of temporary barracks at a point near the seven-mile post on the Holly Shel ter or Castle Haynes road,near which place the convicts under the supervi sion of Capt. John Barry, the road superintendent, are now engaged at work. The portable prison is the invention of Mr. W. S. King, of .Darlington, S. C, supervisor of roads in that county, and his recent visit here and confer ence with the Board of County Com missioners was mentioned in the Star at the time. The "wheeled cages," as the prison is commonly termed,' has quarters and sleeping apartments for twenty convicts and is designed to be drawn from place to place by six horses. It ia covered, substantially built and allows a squad of . convicts to be safely imprisoned just where the work is completed each night. Col. Moore was authorized at the meeting yesterday to expend $400 for the pur chase of the prison f. o. b. cars at Dar lington, S. C. He will immediately begin correspondence with Mr. King relative to the purchase of the prison and it is likely it will be in use upon the roads in a short while. Until this is done, it was deemed expedient at the meeting to erect tem porary barracks at the seven-mile post on the Holly Shelter road, as under the present arrangement the convicts and guards are compelled each morning to walk four miles to the road work, returning the same distance at night to the County Home, the only place of detection As stated, $100 is set aside for this purpose and a building 20x30 feet will be constructed at once. Capt. Barry now has twenty-six convicts at work daily upon the roads and the Holly Shelter road has been permanently improved to the pro posed location of the temporary prison, which is seven miles from the city. Anent the road matter it was also ordered that Commissioner Alexander and Capt. Jno. Barry be appointed a committee to re district the roads, com bining one or more sections in one, thereby reducing the fees of tdwn ship supervisors who receive $2 per day and devote a day to each section. By the new method it is hoped to give only one day to two or more sections. Miscellaneous Business. W. W. Garrell, of Masonboro town ship, was placed on the outside poor list and allowed $2 per month. R. J. Smith, of Wilmington township, was relieved of poll tax on account of physical disability. Capt. Jos. H. McRee was appointed to survey certain lands of B. S. Mont ford, in Cape Fear township and Mr W. M. Hansley to survey lands of Henry Green in same township Abatement of $250 was allowed in assessed value of personal property of Mrs. H.yp. Daniel, the same having been burned prior to the listing by agent. Dr. W. D. McMillan, county physi cum, reported having treated; 196 patients in the office and having made 68 visits to 59 patients at their homes. The smallpox case in Masonboro town ship was officially reported, as were also 1211 vaccinations in that territory Prisoners and others in all the county institutions were reported in healthful jn: j 1 1 i , . uuuuiuuu uuu an nave oeen vacci xated. j Register of Deeds Biddle reported having issued twenty-nine marriage licenses and having paid into the treasury $27.55 revenue therefrom The matter of building a bridge over Mott's creek, at Wrightsville, was referred to Capt. Barry, with instruc tions to prepare specifications and call for bids. Five bids, ranging in amount from $49 to $125, were in hand vester day, but these were rejected, the others to be opened on February 15th. The W. L. I. Appropriation. Mr. Thos. H. Wright, Secretary and Treasurer of the Wilmington Light Infantry, appeared before the board at the meeting and inquired as to the payment of the regular $300 appropria tion to this organization from the county which is usually made in De cember. The act of the Legislature authorizing the board to levy a small tax to contribute $500 to the Light In fantrveach year was found to have expired in 1899 and the matter of pay ment of the usual $300 was referred to the finance committee of the board. It is learned, however, that the tax was levied at the beginning of the fiscal tax year, and is therefore by this time in hand for payment Although the act has expired it is thought there will be little question as to the payment of the usual amount. . The board adjourned, subject to call of the chairman. Qreensboro Fire. Further particulars of Greensboro's big Sunday morning fire place the losses as follows: C. M.' Vanstory & Co., $80,000; insurance, $40,000. J. W. Scott &06., grocers; badly dam aged stock Sample Brown Company, $3,000 to $4,000; fully covered by in surant'e. Thacker.& Brockman, mer chant $600 to $700. A f it nn AN is thin blood. It causes pale faces, white fips, weak nerves and lack of vitality. A blood enriching, fat producing food-medicine is needed. goes to the root of the trouble; strengthens and en riches the blood, and builds up the entire system. For Anemic gins, mm boys, and enfeebled mothers, it is the Standard remedy. oc. and $i.oo, all druggists, SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, Iew York. MURDERER K'NSAULS TAKEN TO CLINTON. Be Will Be a Witness la the Case Against tke Jailor at Clinton Who Is Charged With Releasing Him from Jail. Deputy Sheriff T. Jeff Peterson, of Clinton, came down to Wilmington yesterday with a writ of habeas corpus and took from jail Archibald Kinsauls, the white man who was convicted of murdering a man named Herring in Sampson county during the Fall of 1898. Kinsauls was taken to Clinton yes terday morning to testify as a witness in a case against William Fortner, iailor of the Sampson county jail, who will be put on trial this week on the charge of aiding Kinsauls to escape from jail soon after his first capture. It will be remembered that shortly after the killing of Herring, Kinsauls was arrested and confined in jail at Clinton, and that one night, as al leged, the friends of the accused mur derer released him from jail. It is now charged that the jailor released Kin sauls, but the latter said yesterday that quite a number of his friends had a hand in his release. After making his escape from jail Kinsauls never left Sampson county but hung around his home for ten months. A posse finally waylaid and captured him, after rid dling him with buckshot. He was very dangerously wounded, and when he got able to be moved he was brought to Wilmington and commit ted to jail for fear his friends in Samp son would again release him. In the meantime Kinsauls had been tried, convicted and sentenced to be hanged on the 29th of last November. Sen tence was stayed, however, pending an appeal to the Supreme Court, which has not yet handed down a decision in the case. Sampson county Superior Court convened at Clinton yesterday. His Honor Judge George H. Brown, Jr., presiding. N. C. SUPREME COURT. Fifty-three Applicants for License to Practice Law Cotton Factories. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, February 5. A class of forty-three young men was examined to-day by the Supreme Court for license to practice law in this State, Twenty-three of them were from the University law school and nine from Wake Forest In the class there were four colored men Capt. E. B. Kobertson, formerly of Newbern, died here to-day. He has for many years been employed in the revenue service. A convict named Chas. Wilson es caped last night from the penitentiary. He was a member of the Second volun teer regiment during the Spanish war. He was sent up from Asheville for highway robbery. The report of the labor commissioner will show that there are now employed in'the cotton mills of this State 33,757 persons ; during the past three years the increase has been 10,322. The in crease of male employes for this time has been 114.5 per cent.; increase of female employes, 49 6 per cent ; the number of children employed has de creased 45 per cent, since 1896. The report shows a decrease in the illit eracy or employes and an increase in the wages of men. Fire Near Leland. A telephone message to Mr. B. F. Penny from Leland, Brunswick coun ty, yesterday morning brought infor mation of the burning of his steam grist mill and store, about one mile this side of the village. The fire caught from a flue leading through the ceil ing of a room in the rear .of the store early in the morning, and with the assistance of several neighbors it was thought at first that the flames had been extinguished. The fire broke- out later, however, and completely destroyed the mill and store house, together with a small house at t back of the store. The stock or goods in the store belonged to Mr.H, E. Truelove, and was partly Bayed. Mr. Penny estimates his loar at $1,500, with insurance on sameof $700. Col. H. M. Dfane, of Armour, is in the city on business. O crop can grow with out Potash. Every blade of Grass, every grain of Corn, all Fruits and Vegetables must bave it. If enough is supplied you can count on a full crop if too little, the growth will be ' scrubby." ' Send for or books telling all about composilipn A fertilizers be adapted for all creps. They cost you nothing. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St.,New Yk, 1 FINANCIAL BILL IN THE SENATE. Amendment Proposed Providing for Issue of $200,000,000 of Treasury Notes. TO BE A FULL LEGAL TENDER Speeches in Opposition to the Pending Bill by Senators Turner, Bate and Allen House Proceedings Appropriation!!!! Passed. By Telegraph to the Morning Star Washington, February 7. Mr. Vest, Missouri, to day proposed in the Senate an amendment to the pending Financial bill, providing that the Sec retary of the Treasury shall have pre pared $200,000,000 of treasury notes, to be known as "bond treasury notes." They shall be full legal tender for all debts and shall be loaned by the Sec retary of the Treasury to anybody who may deposit U nited states Donas for them, the notes to bear the same interest as the bonds deposited. A joint resolution increasing tne limit of cost of the new government printing office by $129,000, on account of increased price of building mate rials,, was passed. Senator Tillman, South Carolina, offered and had passed a resolution calling for information from the Sec retary of the Treasury as to the status of the claims of South Carolina for moneys paid out by the State in the Florid war. At the conclusion of routine busi ness a discussion of the Philippine question was unexpectedly precipi tated by Senator Depew, New York, who called attention to some remarks made a few days ago by Senator Petti -grew and read a letter he had received from Professor Schurman, denying statements made by the Senator. Senator Turner, Washington, tnen opened the debate on the Financial bill. He maintained that the passage of the pending bill would deal a de liberate blow to silver, being put for ward by tbe Republican party in the interests of the moneyed classes. Its result would be the enhancement of the value of money and the deprecia tion of the value of things produced by tbe farmers and laboring classes. Senator Turner ridiculed the efforts of Republican statesmen to claim the authorship . of tbe financial plank of the St Louis platform, and said he would rather nave the credit of a smooth and successful confidence game. He praised the Democratic na tional platform of 1896 and declared the chosen leader of the convention of that year was himself an inspiration and a platform. He referred to his party as the "Noble, inspired and God-like Democracy," and declared the fight of 1896 would be "resumed on the same line and under the same leadership." Senator Bate, Tennessee, followed in a speech in favor of bimetallism and in opposition to the proposed gold stand ard. He urged that the pending bill was framed in the interest of national banks and of the bondholders, who were the stockholders in the national banks. He maintained that the pledge of parity of gold and silver woold not be kept it would be broken as soon as those who profited by this bill should assert their power and demand the sacrifice of silver. However, he main tained that eventually silver would rise triumphant. Gold monometallism had no inherent power with the people and was simply tbe pound of flesh de manded by the financial Shylocks. Senator Bate declared his belief in State banks, and in local self-government. Senator Allen, who spoke next, said the money question was the most mo mentous question before the people to day, and declared his adherence to free coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1. The Senate then adjourned. House of Representatives. The House finished the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill to day, passing it substantially as it came from the committee. There was some desultory discussion of the Philippine question and the war in South Africa, the principal feature being the speech of Mr. Shafroth in favor of mediation in the British-Boer war under the pro visions of the Hague treaty. The Diplo matic bill, as passed, carries $1,743,908, The House passed the Senate bill authorizing the Southeastern railroad to construct a bridge across Lumber river, in Robeson county, North Caro lina. Although eeneral debate on the Diplomatic bill closed yesterday, by unanimous consent, Mr. Shafroth, of Colorado, was allowed forty-five min utes to complete his last week's speech in favor of mediation by the United St tes in the South African war. Un der the Hague treaty he contended that England could not consider an offer of mediation an unfriendly act. He in sisted that the South African Republic was an independent government, not withstanding Great Britain's claim of suzerainty. Mr. Grosvernor, in replying briefly, said he sympathized with any people struggling for liberty. Proceeding,' he set the House in a roar by running over the history of Europe; pointing out here and there the wrongs suffered by Hungarians, Finlanders, Poles, etc., all of which were represented in his district, yet theUnited States had not felt called upon to interfere. He concluded withthe suggestion that a commissionof twenty five members at salaries of $20,000 each should be ap pointed toroam over the earth to dis cover where wrongs have been com- to report to the House, in orde that the United States might go ar every time the kin of any of our nstituents were oppressed. Mr. Terry, of Arkansas, said the Re publican party had changed very greatly since 1860, when it stood for the liberation of the slaves. Now, under its auspices, slavery was recog nized and tolerated in the Philippines. The bill was then passed and the House adjourned. CORBETT-JEFFRIES PIQHT. Arrangements Made for the Battle to Take Place in Sin Francisco. Bv Telecraph to tne MornlnE star. New York, January 7. San Fran cisco will be the scene of the Corbett Jeffries fight W. A. Brady to-day an nounced that the offer of the National Athletic Club, of San Francisco, was the most liberal of all received, and it would be accepted or everything declared off. Corbett's ma ager fin ally consented, provided the National would immediately deposit $5,000 as a guarantee of good faith and advance $500 to defray the ex champion's ex penses to the Pacific coast. Brady said he believed the club would agree. Corbett will leave New York February 15th. Jeffries will not leave before march. Big Haul of Mallets. Capt James Andrews, of Sloop Point, Pender county, breaks the record for a mullet catch. Saturday he was operating a seine of Mr, J. W. Sidbury, of that place, and is reported to have caught 40,000. SALT RHEUM CURED BY Johnston's Sarsaparilla QUART JUST SEEN Slight Skin Eruption are a Xhe Only Safe Way la to la tbe Most I warning Heed the la the Moat Powerful Nature, in her efforts to correct mistakes, which mistakes have come from careless living, or it may be from ancestors, shoots out pimples, blotches and other imperfections on the skin, as a warning that more serious troubles (per haps tumors, cancers, erysipelas or pulmonary diseases) are certain to follow if you neglect to heed the warning and correct the mistakes. Many a lingering, painful disease and many an early death has been avoided simply because these notes of warning have been heeded and the blood kent pure by a right nse of JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA. Miss Abbie J. Sande, of Marshall, Mich., writes: "I was cured of a bad humor after -suffering with it for five years. The doctors and my friends said it was salt rheum. It came out on my head, neck and ears, and then on my whole body. I was perfectly raw with it. What 1 suffered during those five years, is no use telling. Nobody would believe me if did. I tried every medicine that was advertised to cure it. I spent money enough to buy a house. I heard JOHNSTON'S SARSAPAEILLA highly praised. I tried a bottle of it. I began to improve right away, and when 1 had finished the third bottle I was completely cured. I have never had a touch of it since. I never got any thing to do me the least good till I tried JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA. I would heartily advise all who are suffering from humors or skin disease of any kind to try it at once. I had also a good deal of stomach trouble, and was run down and miserable, but JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA made me all right." The blood is your life and if you "keep it pure and strong you can positively re list disease or face contagion fearlessly. JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA never fails. It is for sale by all druggists, in full quart bottles at only one dollar each. JkXCT3CLGrAJV X3XIT7G- COMPAITT, DETROIT, MICtf j For sale by HERBERT L FENTRESS, Drugs ist, I j Wilmington, N C. fOJCn IN THE KENTUCKY PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Governor Taylor Will Not Sign the Louis ville Agreement-Another Conference. Legislature at Louisville. By Telegraph to the Moraine Star. Frankfort, February 7. Every thing is quiet. No Democratic mem bers of the Legislature are in Frank fort and word is received that they will not return until they are as sured of immunity from arrest and from forcible conveyance to London. It is stated on excellent authority that Governor Taylor has decided not to sign the Louisville agreement in its present shape. He desires several chances in it and practically a definite statement regarding the repeal of the Goebel law . He is anxious that a eon ference be held in Louisville on Fri day night at which these changes will be discussed and) made. To-day he arranged a conference here to night to inform the Republican leaders of his views and advise I with them regard ing the further demands to be made upon the Democracy. Louisville, Ky., February 7. The existence of hitch in the peace negotia tions and speculation as to its probable duration occupied the minds of poli ticians to the exclusion of everything else to-day. The Republicans of this city are not agreed as to the wisdom of closing the negotiations on the basis of the agree ment reached Tuesday night. Post master T. H. Baker and some other Federal officers think the sacrifice should be made in the interest of peace, while the press and anti administra tion faction of the city believe the fight should be kept up. The latter, Mr. Davis' faction, held a meeting to night at which resolutions were adop ted urging Governor Taylor .. not to sign the agreement Legislature in Session. A majority of the Democratic mem bers of the Legislature are in the city and until Friday at least the head quarters of that body will remain here. Sessions of both houses were held at the Fifth Avenue hotel at 1 o'clock. Forty members of the House responded to their names when Speaker Trimble called that body to order. A quorum not being present the sergeant at arms was ordered to secure the attend ance of absent members. The House then adjourned until to-morrow. Similar action was taken in the Senate, where President Carter and twelve members were present. The meeting to-morrow will be held sim ply to comply with the law. By Fri day it as expected that a quorum of each House will be present. If that is the case the Legislature will ad journ to meet Monday in Frankfort, if the peace negotiations are in a sat isfactory state. If not, regular busi ness will be taken up and the sessions will be continued in this city, in ac cordance with the plans which were being carried out last Sunday when Overtures for a peace conference were made. Ta) lor Still Holds Out. Frankfort. Kt.. February 7. The 1 conference in the office of Governor .Taylor ended at midnight without any action being taken on the agreement. It is not likely that anything will be done to-morrow and no final action before the end of the Week. The charges that the agreement is a Repub lican surrender are responsible for the delay. Cincinnati, Feb. 7. The last of tne Democratic members of the Kentucky Legislature left here at 2 P. M. for Louisville. The officers who are sent to arrest absentees to bring them in have qualified, and if Gov. Taylor con- I tihues to hold out, it is expected that efforts will be made to apprehend the Democratic members by the sergeant at arms and their assistants from Lon don. The Democratic members went to Louisville on railroads which run on the North side of the Ohio river. THE ASSASSIN OP GOEBEL Police at Peoria, III., Think They Are on Track of the Murderer. By Telegraph to tbe Morning Star. Peoria, III., February 8. The police think they are on the track of the assassin of Governor Goebel. A mysterious well dressed stranger is co operating with the local force here and sensational developments are ex pected. A young man arrived in the city last Fall whose name was George F. Ahlers, claiming that his father was a member of the firm of Hoffman & Ahlers. "No. 435 E. Front street, Cincinnati. He claimed Kentucky as his home and said repeatedly that it was his evidence that acquitted Gov ernor Goebel of the charge of mur der. He was very" bitter in his de nunciation of Goebel and offered to bet large sums of money that Goebel would be assassinated before he reached the gubernatorial chair.' He said a near relative of Goebel's victim was pledged to kill the Gov ernor; but in case he failed to keep his word, others would not fail, he him self would with hisi own hand shoot Goebel before he got a chance to dis grace his native State by becoming its Governor. This was said several times in the presence of reputable whites. Some think this talk was the raving of a fanatic, but most of his hearers believe be was desperately in earnest. He left Peoria some time before the Kentucky tragedy j and his present whereabouts is unknown. Becoming a other ey rob. confinement of all pain and n ancf inures 1 1 1 1 i "other and childThis sdentifiTuniment tit UUU U IlldPfl D godsend to aU women at the time of thrir most rdtwi m m m mW m 5iv Not only- does Mother's Fhibnd carry woman safely rJ"13 f child-birth, but its use gently prepares the ' system for the coming i event, prevents "morning sickness." and SSU" dlSf7U period. SoW by all druggists at Too per AM? ?2"Lr b00Jet t TEX BKADFTJK.D REGULATOR Co., 1 i mvigHi BOTTLES. IN TETTE. of Something more Serlona to Com Warning;. Johnaton'a Saraaparllla Blood Partner Known. THE ELEVENTH CENSUS. The Superintendent of tbe Third District Here to Begin Preparations to Enu merate the Inhabitants of City. According to act of Congress, a cen sus of the United States will be taken, beginning on the 1st of next June. It ill be the 'EleVenth Census." D. J. Lewis, Esq.,' superintendent of me iniru uensus District, composed of New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, Pender, Onslow,Bladen,8amp son, Craven, Carteret, Pamlico aod Jones counties, was in the city yester day to make the prelimh-an? arrangements for taking the census in I Wilmington. His Sim business will be to subdiviJe the various wards into census districts in order to faciliate the work. He will do this by to-morrow. 'The enumeration of the people" wil! be commenced June 1st and mu&t be finished in thirty days, so that by July IstthecenBus takers will be rt-atH to make upwtbeir reports. POLITICS IN PENDER. Democratic Executive Committee Call County Convention February 28 th . Primary Election February 1 7th. The Democratic Executive Commit tee of Pender county met at Burgaw on Monday and called the county con vention to meet at that place on Wednesday February 28tb, and ap pointed Saturday, February 17tb, for the holding of a primary election throughout the county for the election of delegates to the convention. The county convention will name delegates to the State convention, which meets at Raleigh April 11th. and select ' delegates to the torial and judicial conventions. seca- D.n.f. TUiat (alHMfl The following from the Columbia State of yesterday should serve as a timely warning to miscreants indulg ing in the practice in Wilmington: Yesterday morning a member of tbe State's business force succeeded in capturing a thirteen-year old negro boy who has been going to various residences behind the carriers early in the mornings and stealing copies of the State left for subscribers. He had a bundle of such stolen papers and was offering them for sale on , the streets when caught. He acknowled ged that he had been cettine- naners in this way. He was given the option of SO days on tbe chaingang or 20 lashes on his bare back. He chose the latter punishment and was taken to the city jail where an officer applied tbe leather to good effect. Bellamy-Dockery Case. Yesterday's Charlotte O&serrer says: "Mr. F. I. Osborne will leave to-night for Washington, D. -C. He is one of the counsel for Congressman Bellamy in the contested election case of Dock eryj ?vs. Bellamy, which comes up the last of the week. Mr. Osborne states that he is confident that Mr. Bellamy will retain his seat, and no unfavor able inference is drawn from the fact that Congress is on the eve of unseat ing Mr. Crawford, the Democratic Congressman from the ninth district. "Bellamy," said Mr. Osborne, "got 5,000 more votes than Dockery. It is not easy to quibble oyer a majority of that size." ? Sanitary Drainage. In accordance with plans drawn by City Engineer Jos. H. McRee and Alderman Hugh McRae, chairman of tbe Streets and Wharves Committee, Superintendent of Streets Perry yes terday began, in the vicinity of Sev enth and Orange streets, the system of sanitary drainage, for which an appro priation of $5,000 "was recently made by the Board of Aldermen. Three horse shovels and three carts were em ployed in the work yesterday and to day others will be put on. It is lfiarned-thatladditional men will be employed to push the work and sev eral new teams purchased. Information of a Brother. Mrs. H. E. Orr, No. 430 Bute street, Norfolk, Va', widow of the late Capt. Henry E. Orr, formerly of Wilming ton and for many years foreman of the Star newspaper department, writes inquiring for information as to the whereabouts of her brother, Mr. John T. Moore. He left Norfolk about four years ago and Mrs. Orr writes that she is confident that he is in North Carolina smoewhere. o Beanths Signature f Tts Kind You Have Always Bought I an ordeal which all women approach with indescribabl fear, for nothing can compare with the horrors of child-birth. The thought of the suffering and danger in store for her, roba the expectant mother of all pleasant anticipation of the coming event, and casts over her a shadow of gloom that cannot be shaken off. Thousands of women have found - n n - B that the uac of Mother's I 1 IaAPa aps a Frind 1 V