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nitUWIK AT- WILMINGTON, N C iil.OO A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. 1 8SS33 8 8 8888888838 SSSSS 82 S g $ S g 88888S8S838888888 9 S33S88Sg8SSSgggga SSS8S8388888siiii 3S338S888S88S888i 325S8S8S8S888S8Si 8S8888S88S8S88S88 -ssassa883jS 8 s ? isssslTflfffsliTf : i888338S8S888S88 i a t V ' ' ' ! trrn t ibt frmx ftce at ilmtgton, N. Second Clw Ms n. SUBSCRIPTION P The ratoripttog rrlc of the W CE. 17 8tp it tingle Copy 1 var, praase paid. 11 'f 6 month! . " " ' noorh. " ..aioo 40 to AMERICAN MANHOOD ASSERT ING IT? ELF. Never in our recollection has any action by a Republican Congress aroused within the Republican par ty such a widespread protest of in dignation as the Porto Rican tariff act has done. It is the protest of I American manhood against a dis honorable breach of faith, a breach that dishonors not only the men and party responsible for it, but the country in whose name it waa done. The " destruction of the Maine stirred the country from one end to the other, and as great an outrage as that was it was but little if any more condemned than this cruel and shameful treachery to a people who implicitly trusted us and never for a moment, before the rude awakening came, doubted . that our promises would be kept as made. It isn't the question of tariff or free trade that is thus arousing the people, for whatever their opinions may be on that as a question of pub lic policy, they subordinate it to the higher and 'Nobler question of na tional faith and national - honor. Americans who are built' right, no matter what their party alignment or .their views on economic ques tions, object to having their country placed in the attitude of a great liar, and an unscrupulous violator of its pledges. The men who are respon sible for these broken pledges have not even the poor excuse that it was done to raise revenue, poor as that excuse would have been, for every intelligent reading American now knows that it was done at the bid ding of tariff benefici4rje8, who con tended that the admission of Porto Rican products to our ports free of duty would injure them, and to pla cate them and keep them in frame of mind to contribute to the Repub lican campaign fund the President's recommendations were ignored and this infamy was perpetrated. The American people understand this and believe it, notwithstanding the denials of Mark Hanna and others, and this is why this outburst of in digation is heard in thunder tones from one end of the country to the other. The expansionists have denied that there was any understanding with or any promise to Aguinaldo and his people, or assert that if there were any verbal promises they were made by men who exceeded their authority, were therefore not authorized, and henco are not . binding upon us. That is a mere subterfuge to justify a virtual breach otefaith with the Filipinos; but there is no such 'pretence in the case of Porto Rico, for none of them denies that General Miles made the promises embraced in his proclamation or that he made them as the representative of this Gov ernment and with the approval of the President and others in au thority at Washington. It is there : fore a case of sheer, deliberate vio lation of a national pledge, a be smirching of our national honor, " and all with the most sordid of motives. The American people in the ag gregate are not remarkable for over sensitiveness of conscience. They have become accustomed to things that a couple generations ago would have been deem.ed outrageous if not impossible. But since the Republv can managers have begun to place their reliance on big campaign funds the Republicans have beconre so accustomed to the use of money and corruption to carry elections, that they have got to rejoicing in elections carried by the use of dol lars with apparently as much satis faction as if they had heen fairly and honestly carried, but with all that this shameful betrayal of a solemn trust was more than their manhood could stand in silence. A few days ago a prominent Re publican from one. of the Western States hurried to Washington to uree that the brakes be put on this infamy before it was fully accom plished. He declared that if the election were to come off now and McKinley or any other man who en dorsed the treatment of Porto Rico , were running for the Presidency, he would be overwhelmingly defeated. VOL. XXXI. Another Republican has said that if the election came off now the Re publican party would lose 2,000,- 000 Totes, and there are others who express grave doubts that the party - can sufficiently rally from this shock to make, a successful contest next Fall, for no amount of hedging or atonement it can do will regain the confidence of the thousands who have been driven from it in disgust by this treachery. In all this land there is no man who has lost his prestige so rapidly1 or so fallen in popular estimation as President McKinley hag since his endorsement of this infamy after having so shortly before urged the keeping of our promises to the peo ple of that island. He then spoke as the President of the; United States and doubtless expressed his honest sentiments and earnest con victions, but in a few months after that' the unscrupulous machine managers took him in' charge and under their manipulation the coun try was presented with the pitiable spectacle , of a President (a man of "good intentions' as a member of the cabinet apologetically said of him), ignoring his own declarations, shutting his eyes to the "plain duty he had enjoined upon Congress, and aiding in carrying out the very iniquity that he of all men, af ter his message recommendations, should be the last countenance much less to encourage. Whatever his "good intentions" may be he has shown that he is a man without the stamina to resist the politicians who made him what he is, and might, if they so decided, unmake him, and a;man without convictions that he has the moral courage to stand by. He has shown this Several times, but never .more plainly than in his ac quiescense in and aid to this in famy that has so shocked and aroused the American people and the better element of his own party. . HARD WORKED CO fa RESSMEV. Some people have an idea that the average Congressman has a soit snap, that he draws his salary, lives high, and has a good time generally. That may be so with some of them. the rich fellows who go there to swell, put on style, and see life as illustrated, in the gay metropolis, or with that free and easy delegate from Arizona who spends most of his time taking solid comfort, on a lounge in the cloak', room, but it t so with the fellow who has a paternal care for his constituents and is a hustler. An illustration of this is furnished in the case of Rep resentative Gibson, of the second Tennessee district, who thinks he is entitled to a re-election and gives the following summary ot the work performed by him as one of the reasons: Eiebt hundred and twentv-three war claim! put through, amounting to $1,200,000. Sixty five private pension bills., Forty one mn commissioned in the army by his influence Twenty-nine postmasters appointed. Seventy-four new post offices estab lished. Twelve thousand calls at the pen sion office. - Twenty-nine thousand packages of seed sent. ' Twenty-seven thousand pamphlets and books sent out. . Ooe hundred and sixty seven thou sand copies of his own speeches sent out. ' Forty peven thousand letters to his constituents. Now who will say that this man has not earned his little old $5,000 per an.? ACTIVITY ALL AL0HG THE LINE. In its last weekly review of indus trial progress in the South the Bal timore Manufacturers Record says it istimated that at least $100,000,- 000 are now going into new indus tries in the South, from $25,000,000 to $30,000,000 going into cotton manufactories, of which there are now about 100 under construction, while established plants are being enlarged. . There is extraordinary activjty in the iron and coaling industries, with a prospective large increase in both, while the phosphate and lumber in dustries are both expanding. These are the leading industries, but with these come many other industries of less importance individually, but in the aggregate representing many millions of dollars and showing that Southern industrial ideaa are branching out. One of the significant events in the iron and steel industry is the re cent large shipments of steel billets from Birmingham North, and large orders booked for shipment to Eng land - The impression was that Uncle Paul Kruger was a whaling big fellow, but he is only 5 feet 7 inches tall, topping Gen. Roberts just one inch. But when these two little fellows, collide there will be a shake up. But a few years ago phosphate rock was discovered in Tennessee, but that is now the great phosphate producer of this "country. - There are 218 mines in the State, employing 31,000 men. ' . . TT" TT COUNTY CONVENTION. Capt. Geo. L. Morton Endorsed for Nomination for the State Senate. AN ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING Col W. J Woodward Permanent Chair man Ratification of County Nomi nees in the Primaries Reso lutions of Endorsement The most important and probably the most interesting action by the New Hanover Democratic County Conven tion, which assembled in the Court House yesterday, was the ratification of the nomination by the primaries of Capt. George L. Morton for the State Senate and the instruction to delegates of the county to cast New Hanover's vote for him in the oming Senatorial Convention for the Tenth district em bracing this and Brunswick counties. There were also several resolutions en dorsing various candidates for State and United States offices, upon which thedelegates were unanimous. The convention was called to order by W. B. McKoy, Esq., and upon mo tion of Mr. L. B. Sasser, Col. W. J. Woodward was placed in nomination for permanent chairman. Other nom inations were Messrs. W. E. Springer, Junius Davis, Esq., and W. B. M Koy, Esq , all of whom declined to serve. Col. W. J. Woodward was unanimously elected and upon taking the chair he thanked the convention for the honor. He said that in his travels about the State he found that all eyes were on New Hanover poli tics since the overthrow of radicalism here, and he hoped that the meeting would be one without dissension. Members of the press in attendance were requested to act as secretaries and upon motion of Mr. B. F. King the calling of the roll of delegates was dispensed with. Mr. W. A Wright, secretary of the County Democratic executive commit tee read the official result of the pri maries held Thursday, March 21st, and upon motion of Prof. W. Catlett the convention proceeded to ratify the various candidates separately as fol lows. . .' ' For Sheriff Frank H. Stedman. For Register of Deeds W. H. Biddle. For Treasurer H. McL. Green. For Coroner Dr. W. F. Stokes. For Constable Wilmington Town ship Wm. Sheehan. For Constable Harnett Township C. W. Walton. For Constable. Cape Fear Township M. G. Chadwick. ' For County Surveyor Jos. H. McRee. For Representatives George Roun tree and M. S. Willard. Mr. B. F. King moved that in view of the fact there would likely be a contest over the Senatorship and to expedite matters, that the question of the ratification of a candidate for that office be deferred until later in the meeting and 'that other business be proceeded with. The motion pre vailed. State and Natlooal Officers Eodoraed. Mr. King offered the following reso lution, which was adopted unani mously: "Resolved, . That the career of Hon. John D. Bellamy in Congress has been very gratifying to the Democrats of this district for its ability and patriot ism and this convention hereby en dorses him to the convention for re nomination as the member 'rom the 8ixth district in the Fifty seventh Congress." , Upon motion of Mr. O. W. Worth the following were also adopted : "Resolved, That the delegates from this county to the State Convention be and they are hereby instructed to vote for primaries for the selection of, a candidate for United States Senator. " "Resolved, That the Democrats of New Hanover county endorse and recommend to the Democrats of the State Hon. A. M. Waddell as emi nently fit and worthy to be nomi-' nated by the party for United States Senator." Junius Davis, Esq., introduced a verbal resolution endorsing Hon. C. B. Aycock for Governor and it was enthusiastically adopted with applause. Col. Roger Moore, in a speech highly commendatory of the invaluable ser vices of Mr. Dan Hugh McLean, of Harnett township, offered the follow ing resolution, wnicn was unani mously adopted: "The Democrats of New Hanover county, in convention assembled, rec ognizing the eminent and unselfish services of the Hon. D. H. McLean, of Harnett county, in every campaign for nearly a quarter of a century, and ap preciating his unusual fitness and ca pacity for the position, hereby endorse him, and most heartily commend him to the Democrats of North Uarolina for the nomination for (secretary ot State at the approaching State Con vention, and hereby instruct the dele gates from this county to -the State Convention to cast the vote of New Hanover county for him for said office." 1 Mr. C. W. Worth amended the reso lution including Hon. H. A. London for State Treasurer, which after ac ceptanceby Col. Roger Moore, was in cluded in the resolution and also unanimously carried. Upon motion of Prof. W. Catlett, Hon. John S. Cunningham was en dorsed for Lieutenant Governor, and upon motion of Mr. Aubrey Parsley and amendment by Mr. B. F. King, Hons. Franklin McNeill, of this city, and Samuel L. Rogers, of Macon were endorsed for Railroad Commissioners. Capt. T. D. Meares raised the point of "instructing delegates to the State Convention" to vote for the various candidates endorsed, which was under stood to have been included in the various resolutions, and u pon motion of Mr. T. H. McKoy the word "in EEKJLY WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1900. structed" was stricken out and "earn estly requested? substituted in its stead. This, by subsequent resolu tions was construed to apply to all en dorsements made at the convention. Mr. B. F. King made a motion that the appointment of delegates to the State, Judicial, Congressional and Sen atorial Conventions te delegated to the chairman. Mr. George E.: Lft witch moved that two delegates from each ward and township be chosen to arrange the list of delegates for the various conventions. Mr. Lieftwitch's motion was declared lost and the motion of Mr. King was carried. A division was called fpr and a standing vote showed ayes 40, nys 28. Col Woodward announced that the ap pointments would bet made Monday in conformity to Mr. King's motion. - Mr. F. A. Montgomery moved that the Senatorial ratification be taken up and the vote in the primary was an nounced, v i Mr. W. B. Cooper moved that Capt. Geo. L. Morton be declared the regu lar nominee of the Democratic party of New Hanover county, and that del egates to the Senatorial Conventiou be instructed to cast the vote of the coun ty for him. H Prof. Washington Catlett offered the following resolutions amendatory to Mr. Cooper's motion: "whereas. The Democratic Execu tive Committee has reported to this convention that at the recent primary there were cast for George L. Morton 1,068 votes and for Iredell Meares 1,029 votes, for the Democratic nomi nation for State Senator from this dis trict; and whereas, this county is en titled to 45 votes in the Senatorial Convention, and upon the basis cf the primary vote George L. Morton is en titled to have cast for him in that con vention 22 and 68 97 votes and Iredell Meares is entitled to have cast for him 22 and 29 97 votes, ac cordiner to the party . rules, and as reflecting popular sentiment; therefdre. Resolved, that the chair man of this convention be authorized to appoint to the Senatorial Conven tion 23 delegates upon the suggestion of Mr. Morton, and 22 delegates upon the suggestion of Mr. Meares, and that the delegation so appointed be instructed to cast the vote of this county in the Senatorial Convention in the proportion above stated." In presenting the resolution Prof. Catlett disclaimed an advosacy of any candidate for the office. He favor ed a following of the lines as mapped out by the State Executive Committee and stated that Mr. Meares should re ceive a representation in the County Convention in proportion to the vote received in the primary. He read ex tracts from the State plan of organiza tion bearing upon the matter and ex pressed the opinion that the provisions of same should prevail over any rul ings of the County Executive Com mittee. Mr. B. F. King suggested that Capt. Geo. L. Morton and Mr. Iredsil Mearf s, who were pres' nt, address be Convention, and upon motion it Jras so ordered. i ' : Mr. George E. Left witch and Capt. Donald MacRae moved that an ad journment be taken until 3 o'clock for dinner before the argument was heard. The motion was lost and the candi dates proceeded to state their conten tions to the Convention. ' ' Senatorial Candidates Heard. Mr. Meares opened the discussion. stating that the controversy was not a personal one and that it mattered little which of the two candidates rep resented New Hanover in the Senate, but that there was a principle in volved and that the voices of 1,029 voters should not be stifled in the convention; that they were entitled to a minority representation!, and that much of the party's solidity in New Hanover county in the future de pended upon the action of the con vention. He referred to the. State plan of organization and quoted from that section bearing upon his conten tion. He stated that he did. not know the sentiment of the delegates to the convention and had approached none of them for ah expression. The provision of the state com mittee, he said, was framed' for the purpose of the prevention of a sup pression of the minority vote in con vention, and that the contest was a district and not a county question. He referred to the action of the Dem ocratic county executive committee and read extracts from the call by it for a primary. He said .that it had no right to call for a nomination of sen ator, as it was a district matter and not in the province of New Hanover county to name the senator. He dis claimed any agreement as to a with drawal from the convention by the candidate receivine the smaller vote in the primary, and stated that Capt Morton recognized the validity of the State plan when, he approached him regarding the matter. He referred to his speech before the executive com mittee and stated that his 'position waa then clearly defined to the committee, and it embraced the same opinions promulgated by him to-day. .He read affidavits of r Messrs. G. Herbert Smith, B. F. King and E. F. Johnson, who were present at the time of his appearance before the Executive committee and heard his remarks. He also expressed at the time, he said, his willingness to concede to Mr. Morton a minority representation in the con vention, in the event that he. was de feated in the primaries. He referred to the alternating custom of the two counties in the district and contended that the agreement had been on pre vious occasions broken and that upon the occasion of the nomination of Mr. W. J. Davis of Brunswick county last year that the struggle was so great for the dethronement of Republicanism in the two counties that only the ques tion of a man of the widest popularity was considered and that the alleged custom was not taken into count. He denied that there was any "alternating custom in the matter of the two nomi nations .as recognized between the party of the jtwo counties in volved. He denied that two town ships were not represented in the Brunswick county convention and recited the occurrences bearing upon the senatorship in said convention. The county convention assembled, he said, had no right to certify to the Senatorial convention that Capt. Geo. L. Morton was the unanimous choice of the county for the office in question. An action to that effect would wound the Democratic party in the county to an extent not known before, he said. Upon the conclusion, of Mr. Meares argument, Capt. Morton ' arose and stated that the alternative custom heretofore existing between the counties in the district had never been disrupted and that he regretted that he had been called upon to de fend his rightful nomination, before the convention. There had been no primary in Brunswick county and if the contention of his opponent should prevail, there should have been joint primaries in the two counties. He re- ferred to incidents of the campaign be fore the primaries with reference to the agreement referred to by Mr. Meares and stated that his actions then were solely in the interest of harmony. He read the rulings of the County Ex ecutive committee of New Hanover county and justified his course by the same. . He read from the call and stated that the manifest duty of the convention was to ratify the nomina tion of the Senatorial candidate made in the primaries in the same way as county officers. He referred to the Brunswiek convention and the non- representation of Waccamaw town ship. He said at the so called primary in Northwest township only two men wer& present and so far as he was in formed the public had no notice of any primary in that section. If he had been defeated in the New Hanover primaries by even one vote Capt. Mor ton said that he would have approached his competitor and extended to him his best efforts to secure his election. He appealed to the conventiou to ratify the action of the people in the prima ries. He asked ins conclusion of his speech that the delegates do their duty to the people and to themselves. He was enthusiastically cheered at fre quent intervals during his speech. Mr. Meares next addresed the con vention in rejoinder and stated that the primaries in Northwest, Bruns wick county, were regularly called. as the chairman of the precinct execu tive committee informed him. He stated that he was perfectly satisfied to abide by the will of the majority and that he would be satisfied to with draw with his opponent from the con vention and submit the question to a district primary to be called by the executive committees of the two counties interested. Another propo sition was to withdraw from the race and let the convention name a third man. Capt. Morton next addressed the meeting in a snort speech and said that he would submit to a second pri mary if agreeable; he had been nomi nated once and wou'd roll up a bigger majority than ever before; that the people had spoken once upon the question and would do so again. Prof. Catlett re-read his amendatory resolution to Mr. Cooper's motion, printed above, and the question was called. An aye and nay declaration was called for, and the resolution was killed by a vote of 42 to 21. ' Mr. Meares contended that the vote was accustomed to be taken by town ships, and that the vote upon the mo tion of Mr. Cooper should be taken in this way. Mr. W. E. Perdew moved that the question be called. This was done and the motion of Mr. Cooper was carried. Those voting nay on the question of allowing Mr. Meares the minority rep resentation asked for in Prof. Catlett's Resolution were: W. L. Duke, James Kelley , Z. E. Murrill, J. H. Strauss, M. H. Kelley, Frank Quian, John J. Nelms. M. Schnibben, Thomas Q lin- livin, Don. MacRae, "M. J. Heyer, Sig- mond Bear, F. Richter, R W.Wallace. H. VonGlahn, W. E Perdew, B. J. Jacobs, J. H. Taylor, Jr.,W. H Alder man, W. B. Cooper, W. F. Le Gwin, W. F. Robertson, C. W. Worth, Junius Davis, L. Han sen, waiter u-. macttae, a. j, uoroeu, L. H. Skinner, B. F. King, R H. Mc Koy, F. A Montgomery, W.m. Tien ken, Sr., E. P. H. Strunck, John7 E Hewett, J. F. Littletoa, Theo. Swann, R. E. Daniels. J. M. MjGowan. B. R. King, Samuel Blossom, J. B. Demp sey '- " Those voting aye wereB. C. Moore, 3. H. Terry, W. A. Wright, J. M.s Bunting, Roger Moore, T. D. Meares, W. Catlett, L. B. Sasser, F. L. Hug gins, I. Greene wald, R. A. Parsley, S. G. Hall, R. HBeery, James Spruut, J. H. Watters, S. Bordeaux, T. G. Landen, SyG. Watson, C. W. Bishop, C. H. Alexander, H. P. West. Upon the announcement of the vote of Mr. Cooper, the convention ad journed sine die. The date for the Senatorial convention will be arrang ed by the executive committees of the two counties involved, and upon this occasion New Hanover's delega tion is instructed to cast the vote sol idly for Morton. According to the ac tion of the Brunswick convetion, if the instruction to the delegates is car ried out, the vote in the Senatorial conventiou will stand Morton, 49; Meares, 12. Mr. Bernlce Moore to Wed. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. R. Bass, of Warsaw, have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Miss Maggie Lou, to Mr. Bernice Culbreth Moore, one of Wilmington's popular druggists. The ceremony will be per formed in the Warsaw Baptist church, Wednesday af ternoon, April 11th, at S.30 o'clock, and Mr. and Mrs. Moore will be at home to friends after that date at No. 316 Red Cross street. jPAR. DISTRICT MEETING. Wilmington Pythians Arranging for Their Big Celebration Next Week. THE COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED Invitations to Lodges of State Special Railroad Rates Judge Richardson, of Richmond, to Be Here-Fine Rank Work Expected. Wilmington Pythians are donning their gala attire and making great preparation for theirDistr&t meeting, which will be. held Ehere Tuesday week, April 10th. Invitations have been mailed to every lodge (hroughj out the Old North State and the pros pects are that a large crowd of.enthus iastic Knights will be the guests of the city on this occasion. Special rates have been secured on all railroads and for the entertainment of the visiting "brethren" the Wilmington lodges are arranging for an excursion to one of tbe: beaches; one of those characteris tic old time oyster roasts and several other features of pleasure giving. A number of souvenir lapel buttons emblematic of the Pythian meeting and designating Wilmington as the place are being sent to Pythians all over the State. Judge Richardson, of Richmond, Va , a noted jurist and one of the nation's foremost orators, will deliver one of his famous addresses, and this alone should be a drawing card for the meeting. The elaborate rank work will be dramatically exemplified, supple mented by the new costumes and stereopticon light effect. The following are the general com mittees of arrangement from the several lodges: . f Capt. T. D. Meares and Mr. WF. Robertson, of Stonewall No. 1; Mr. J. D. Smith, of Clarendon No. 2; Mr. S. Beh rends and Mr. H. Bur feindt, of Germania No. 4; Mr. N. .N. Davis and Mr. Anson AUigood, of Jefferson No. 61. The reception committees from the various lodges are as follows : Stonewall Lodge Jno. Turrentine, Jr., W. H. Yopp, J:. J. Hopkins, S. H. Fishblate and J. D. Kelley. Clarendon Lodge Walker Taylor, Iredell Meares, W. P. Oldham, J. J. King and O. M. Fillyaw. Germania Lodge C. F. VonKamp en. John Haar, F. H. Krahnkef . W. Duls and H. L. Vollers. Jefferson Lodge I. M. Bear," E. H. Munson, R. S. Collins, A. S. Holden and J. O. Morrison. THE CAPE FER IMPROVEMENT. Board of Survey Progressing Nicely Near Fayetleville Capt. Schubert Here. Capt. Schubert, who is in charge of the corps of epgineers engaged in mak ing a survey of the Cape Fear river between Wilmington and Fayette ville, was a visitor to the city yester day. About fourteen miles of the survey have been completed from Fayette ville this way and very good progress is being made. The engineers and their assistants have improvised quar ters on a river flat which , is moved from place to plaee down the stream astbe proximity to their work de mands and the depth of the water at different points, lay of the channel, etc., is staked off as the survey pro ceeds. : Star readers will remember that upon a recommendation of the board of survey largely depends the extent of the improvement to the river that will be provided for at the next ses sion of Congress in making up the river and harbor appropriation bill. It is proposed to try for an appropriation sufficiently large to secure a uniform depth in the channel of from six to eight feet The Chamber of Com merce of Fayetteville was largely instrumental in bringing about a -sur vey of the proposed improvement and. that body, after the survey, will bring Strong pressure to bear on Congress for an adequate appropriation to meet the ends desired. In its efforts, the Fayetteville body of business men has secured the co-operation and en d rsement of the Wilmington Cham ber of Commerce and it is confidently expected that very material improve ments will be 'undertaken by( the government. RURAL MAIL DELIVERY. At Points in North Carolina Senator Pritcbard Representative Kltchin. Special Star Telegram. Washimqton. D. C. March 29. Senator Pritchard is confined to his home with a bad case of grippe, but expects to be out in a day or so. Charles L. Abernethy, of Beaufort, N.,0. called on Representative Kitchin to day., He is en route home from New York. The Postoffice Department has noti fied Representative Kitchin that they will establish rural free delivery be tween Oxford and Berea at an early date. Former Resident of Wilmington. The Fayetteville Observer ot Wed nesday afternoon contains an an nouncement of the death in Mexia, Texas, on March, 21st, of Mr. George Alderman, who was formerly a resi dent of Wilmington, but removed to Texas about J the year 1868. Mr. Alderman at the time of his death waa in the 78th year of his age and leaves a wife, two daughters and one -son to mourn their loss. He was a brother of Col. Wm. Alderman," of Fayette ville, and has quite a number of rela tives in this city. , NO 24 I PIED SUDDENLV Thursday. Mr. B. Frank Boy kin, a Well Known Citi zen of Wilmington, Was Pound ' Dead in His' Bed. Numerous friends of Mr. B. Frank Boykin, in Wilmington and in the Eastern section of the State, will learn with sorrow of his death, Which oc curred suddenly some time during thB early part of Thursday morning at hi home, No. 514 Princess street, in this city. Mr. Boykin, on the days preceding his death, had been confined to his room with la grippe, and Wednesday night he complained of a severe head ache, but his condition was thought to have been far from serious. Yester day morning he did not arise so early as usual,,but the family knowing of his indisposition did not care to disturb him, aid he was, allowed- to remain unmolested until between and 10 o'clock, when a gentleman called at his house to see him on a business matter One of the children was sent up to the room to notify the father of the visit, but the child soon returned and said that Mr. Boykin could not be aroused. A servant was next sent up and she re turned with tbo same message. Mrs. Boykin then hastened to her husbands bedside and was horrified to find that he was dead. Dr. F. H. Russell was quickly summoned, and after examin ing the body he expressed 'the opinion that death had resulted from apoplexy probably three hours before. Deceased was about 51 years of age, and is prominently connected in East ern North Carolina. He. was born near Clinton, in Sampson county, and re sided for a number of years in that town, where he conducted the Clinton Hotel. Later he was engaged in the livery business there, but about eight yeras ago he removed to Wilmington, and was engaged here for some time in the grocery business on Grace street. During Gov. Carr's admin istration, he was a director of the East ern Hospital for the Insane, and al ways manifested a keen interest in the politics of his county. He served in the Confederate army and was a good soldier. About ten years ago, he mar ried Miss Julia Augusta Bowden,of this city, and she with five small children two boys and three little girls sur vive him and have the sincere sym pathy of .many friends. Mr. Boykin was a second cousin of the lamented Judge Boykin, who died suddenly about ten years ago and he was also a nephew of Dr. T. J. Boy kin, of the firm of Boykin, Carmer & Co., of Baltimore. Three sisters live in Washington, D. C. and two broth ers, Messrs. J. R. and D. S. Boykin, are engaged in the wholesale grocery business at Wilson, N. C. THE WR0NQ COMMISSIONER. Mecklenburg Endorsed Mr. J D. McNeill, of Fayetteville, Through Mistake. A Star representative Was shown a telegram received here yesterday stat ing that the vote in the primaries for Corporation . Commissioner in Meck lenburg a few days since showed a msjorityfor Hon. Franklin McNeill, of this city, and that it would be f o counted. The message further stated that the initials "J. D." was a clerical error, and that Mr. Franklin McNeill is the one endorsed for the office. The Charlotte Observer of yesterday says: . , "It is an official fact that at the pri maries held in this county last Tues day Mr. J. Dv McNeill, of Fayetteville was formally selected by ballot as the county's choice for one of the two Cor poration commissioners that are to be nominated at the State convention. It is equally certain that Mr. McNeill is not a candidate for the tiosition. and that, therefore, no one in Mecklenburg AUt?Ut3 III. fWTO UAU. The truth is there was simply a mis take as to initials. The man that the voters of this county intended to sup port is Mr. Frank McNeill, of Wil mington, the present chairman of the corporation commission. When the error was discovered yes terday morning there was considera ble flurry over the matter, and it was decided that the central committee should exercise its executive function to the extent of declaring that the vote would be considered as haying been cast for Mr. Frank McNeill. , If this proceeding will not be consid ered as sufficiently effective the mis take may by rectified easily by the unanimous action of the county con vention to-morrow. Yet nothing can. eliminate the fact that political honors are easy with Mr. J. f. McNeill; for, without the seek ing, he obtained the full strength of the Mecklenburg Democratic rote. Brunswick Delegates. The following are the delegates from Brunswick i county to the State nd Senatorial conventions, viz: ' State Convention R. O. Leonard, W. H. Phillips, D. G. Hewett, A. S. White, J. D. Bobbins, F. M Moore, J. F. Tripp, A. P. Thomas, H. L. Cai son, Washington Coleman, Geo. H. Bellamy, W. J. Davis. Senatorial j Convention William Weeks, Richard Dosher, W. A. Moore, Robert Weeks, A. S. Kirby, David Ward, ! J. R. McCracken, Peter Rourk, S. J. Stanley, W. B. Bennett, Valentine Smith, R. W. McKeithan, J. W. Lancaster, J. D. Robbins, J. B. Chinnis, W. J. Davis, Geo. H. Bel lamy, G. M. ! McKeithan, J. N. Ben nett, 6. A. Durant, A. V. Goodman, J. B. Evans, Approaching Marriage. Handsomely engraved cards an nouncing the approaching marriage of Miss Olivia Pearl Wescott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Wescott, of this city, to-Mr. E. Maury Fry, oL Fay etteville, were yesterday mailed to friends. The ceremony will be sol emnized Wednesday morning. April 18th, at 8.30 1 o'clock, at the home of Miss Wescott's parents, No. 211 South Fourth street. I PPMI BLICAN PARTISANSHIP ihoj a by Speaker Henderson Bamor hit Llnaey Will Be Candidate for ovcrnor of North Carolina. Spbtfal Star Telegram. Washington, D. C, March 30 706 member8of the North Carolina ueiegauon io-cay wire assea rrnat they thought of the rumor that Re presentative Liuney would maae-the run for Governor, and were unani mous in saying that they hoped it was so, but did not think such good luck would befall them. They all seemed to think that the "Bull of the Brushes" has given up all hope of ever carrying his Congressional district, even if nominated.- - The people of the Asbeville and Wilmington districts should not feel surprised at what is termed Republi can partisanship in the consideration of the pending election cases. Nothing has more clearly shown how far the Republicans wilicarry partisanship than the recent action of Speakt r Hen derson in refusing to allow Judge Rhea, of Virginia, to preside over the eulogies of Representative Epes, his dead colleague.! - After such action they should be ready to expect most anything in the line of partisanship. MURDER IN NASH COUNTY. An Aged Citlzyi Shot and Killed Near His Farm The Wilson Shooting Special Star Correspondence. Wilson, N. C, March 31, Mr. Burt Ferrill, an aged citizen, who recently moved from his farm in Nash county to this town, was found mur dered near his old home in Nash county yesterday. He left here Wednesday to go to his farm, and on yesterday his body was found in the woods near the public road. The condition of his body when found showed that he had been shot by some person or persons unknown. The negro Hunt, shot by Mr. Farrior in Wilson Friday night, is still alive, but the chances are that he will be dead before Sunday. By Associated Press. J WlLSON, N. C, March 31. The negro Hunt, who was shot by J. D. Farrior yesterday, died at 7:30 to night. It is believed evidence will be brought before the coroner's jury which will result in the acquittal of Farrior; PITT COUNTY CONVENTION. Declared for Senatorial Primaries En dorsed Grimes for Secretary of State. Special Star Telegram. Greenville. N. O , March 31 The Democrats of Pitt held a fine conven tion to-day. The Chicago and State platforms were endorsed; trusts and the Porto Rico tariff denounced. The convention declared emphatically for Senatorial primaries as being in keep ing with the platform of 1898 and true Democratic doctrine of the people. It will destroy cliques and leave conven tions free to nominate the best men for the Legislature. Delegates were instructed to work and vote for such primaries. Strong resolutions were pcroabu vuuvi aiuf v ri J eu xj a a-u v9 candidacy for Secretary of State, and instructing delegates to support trim by all honorable means. JOHNSTON COUNTY DEMOCRATS. Convention Endorsed Aycock for Governor and Simmons for U. S. Senator. Special Star Telegram. Smithfield, N. C, March 31. Johnston county Democratic Conven-. tion, to elect delegates to the State Convention was Leld here to day. Aycock was strongly endorsed for Governor, and D. H. McLef n for Sec retary of State. Simmons was en dorsed for United States Senator, Ira T. Turlington for State Superinten dent of Public Instruction. The meet ing was enthusiastic. Mr. F. M. Simmons spoke for two hours on the amendment. The audi ence was captivated by his masterly discussion. Leaders here . say that Johnston county will give 2000 ma jori- I ty for the amendment. Truckers Were Here. The Executive Committee of the East Carolina Fruit and Truck Grow er's Association met at The Orton yes terday to arrange for the schedules of the refrigerator and express trains for the movement Of the strawberry crop, which is expected to begin about April 15th. Dr. E.r Porter, who was in at- . .tendance upon the meeting, says that a gratifying conference was held with the railroad people regarding the ar- - rangement of the schedule and that a i much better service is promised the growers this season than in former years. A through refrigerator train has been secured to leave Wilmington -about 8 o'clock each morning, which . will take only solid cars. A local train of the same character will leave about one or two hours later for the small shipments which will be repacked at Rocky Mount; an express train to leave Wilmington at 7 o'clock P. M. each day has also been arranged for. The last named service the truckers have not enjoyed in former years. The Armour people give promise of an adequate and fast refrigerating Shipment and upon the whole, the ' prospects are encouraging for the East Carolina strawberry grower this sea son. Besides ur. forxor, inose pres ent were Mr. W. LyHill, of Warsaw, who is chairman ofthe executive com mittee; Messrs. J. A. Westbrook, J. S. Westbrook and Dr. George F. Lucas. Prominent Pender Citizen Dead. Mr. F. T. Groom, of Burgaw, who arrived in the city last evening brought news of the death of Mr. J. PStringfield, of that town, which occurred yesterday morning at his home after a few days illness with la grippe. Mr. Stringfield was 60 ; of age and has been Register of De nf ki'a .'iiKlrtltlT fftlf tVlA TflRt tWf of his county for the past tweH years. He was a faithful and efficient officer and was one of the most in fluential citizens of Pender. He was an ex Confederate soldier and fought valiantly for the cause of the South in the civil war. The funeral will take place this afternoon and the interment will be made at the family burying ground near Burgaw.