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Xxt tgftchhj iitat, STILLIAjM H. B.BBJ A BO . Editor and Proprietor WILMINGTON, N. C. Fbiday, May 4, 1900. For White Supremacy. STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. I For Governor: .! CHARLES B.AYC0CK, Of fame. Lieutenant-QoTernor: ! WILFRED D. TURNER, of Well. Secretary of State: J. BRYAN CRIMES, Of Pitt. Treasurer: ' , BENJAMIN R. LACY, Of Vatg. Auditor: B. F. DIM, of Cleyelani. , Attorney-General: - I;? ROBERT D. GILMER, Of HayilM. Commissioner of Labor and Printing: H. B. YARNER Of DaTiison. Corporatiofi Commissioners: FRANKLIN M'NEILL, of New Hanoyer. SAMUEL L- ROftERS of Macon." Superintendent Public Instruction: - THOMAS F. TOON, of Rolieson. Commissioner of Agriculture: SAMUEL L. PATTERSON, of Caldwell. For Judgo of the Tenth District: . B. COUNCIL!., of Watauga. A EEPUBLICAN'S REASONS- Mr. Joseph K. Perry is a leading Republican, of Moore county, who has become disgusted with the trad ing leadership of his party, disgust ed with the recognition it gives the negro, therefore cuts loose from it as a State organization and will henceforth act with the Demo cratic party for the reasons given in the following letter addressed to Chairman S;mmonsi 3 "Dear Sir: Since the proposed con stitutional amendment was submitted by the Legislature of 1899, I have favored the same and wanted to make a public announcement to that effect, but I hesitated to do so. "I have adhered to the Republican principles of protection and sound money since my first vote, but it has come to the parting of the ways with me. . I was elected Chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Moore county two years ago and held - that position until recently, when I resigned it. Now I pledge myself that l will support no candidate, State, county, or otherwise, that submits himself to any convention in which the negro has a voice or vote. I have decided that we have but one parly in our State that has a fixed platform and principles, and that party ' is the Democratic party ; that all the alliances between the Republican and Populist parties , of our State and the surrender of political principles are solely for the sake of office. Don't we all know that Republican and Populist principles are as far apart as the east is from the west and that when fusion is brought about, except upan the basis of principle, it destroys "all principle ;of both parties to it? I cannot and will not support any such principleless combination. When we think of the Second, Congressional district now" represented in Congress by a negro, it should cause us to hide our heads in shame. Where are the farmers, merchants, doctors and law- yen of ability, culture and character of that district? What party is respon sible for passing them by and putting a negro up to represent that dis trict? Who is responsible for this negro Congressman? Is it to be sup posed that white men will submit to . this? Is it to be supposed that white men will continue in power a party that does this? Can a party that does this in one district in the State with straight face ask white men to support it and sustain it anywhere else in the State? What party is responsible for the negro Senator and the negro mem bers of the House of Representatives , thst one who visited our last Legisla ture saw at Raleigh? These negroes were elected as candidates of the Re publican party to represent white men as well as black men. One of them represented the good white people of Warren county, the home of the im mortal Macon; and one represented the white people of Craven county, the home of Gaston and Manly. Think of these negro Senators and negro Repre sentatives sitting in the halls of our Legislature, representing our white men and mothers, wives and daughters of white men. Shame upon the party that nominated and elected these ne groes and shame upon the good Old North State, and its white people if it is allowed again. Let me ask of my white Republican friends when they go to Raleigh to stop in at the public building, go up into the office of the Internal Revenue Collector, in charge of Mr, Duncan, one of Senator Pritchard's appointees: in there they will .find the negro Jim Young and the negro Jim Sheppard, - holding clerkships, with desks in the same room with white men. These white Republicans must either work in the same rooms with these negro officeholders upon terms of practical equality, or they must give up their jobs. This is what Republicanism in North Carolina means. What white man '.with proper self-respect can con sider to support the party that brings about such conditions as . this? We have gone far enough in this negro business. It becomes every white man to arouse himself and for the sake of his children to see that we go no further. If there ever - was a time when men should rise above party, is now. i ' 'Some one asks what we will do - with the 'negro. I answer this: Re ' move him from politics and only allow those to vote who show sufficient abil ity, character and qualification. We are willing to help the negro to ac- ; quire character, comfortable homes, remunerative employment, we are wil ling to help him educate, his children; we are willing to tax ourselves to take care of his poor and afflicted and un- fortunate: and as he acquires suffi cient knowledge to cast an intelligent and independent vote, we are willing to give him the ballot, but he must take his place and keep his place. We will not now or at any time have him, - to rule over us. . "I am with the Democratic party for the amendment. I wish to see it rati fied And I feel sure it will be ratified. but the friends of the amendment must be at work, for its opponents are re sorting to every device, both honora ble and dishonorable, to secure its de-. feat, and to regain control of the State. "Sinceiy, "Joseph K. Pibby. "Sandford, N. O." We do not know Mr. Perry, but the fact that he occupied the posi tion of Chairman of the Republican committee is a voucher for his stand ing in his party. That he is a man of some individuality and . independ ence is attested by the straight, pointed manner in which he ex presses his views. He is onemore added to the number of mere or less conspicuous Republicans who have already declared for the amendment. In this letter Mr. Perry not only expresses his own views, but also the sentiment of a great many white Re publicans in the State who have tolerated the negro in their party simply because he is there and it was not practicable to get rid of him. The disposition has' been evinced for some years to freeze the negro out, but the white politicians who were under obligations to the negro poli ticians were afraid of it and threw cold water on that scheme, and yet they . have never profited much as a party by association with the negro and the negro has never profited much by association with them. Although the negroes have constituted -the bulk of the voters of the Republican party the Repub lican leaders grabbed the choice pieces of pie and gave the colored brother only the leavings, but where the negroes were strong enough to have things their own way the white fellows had to come in and let them have some, : as in the Second district, to which Mr. Perry alludes in this letter, where the negroes insisted on running one of their number for Congress, land one of the most offensive of their number, too. In such districts and in counties where the negroes were strong enough and had the disposi tion to be assertive they had to recognize them with offices of dome kind, and consequently we have had negro collectors of . customs, ne groes in the internal revenue of fices, ) negro postmasters, negro members in the Legislature, negro magistrates, negro county commis sioners,, negro school committee men, negro constables, negro town officers and police, for all of which the Republican party, which ob jects to being called a negro party, is, as Mr. Perry declares, responsi ble. They don't want to see the ne groes in high or lucrative offices not because they object to negroes filling such offices, but because they want that kind themselves, but they are perfectly willing to let the negroes hold subordinate positions where they will come into contact with and annoy the white people in counties where there are few white Repnbll cans. And that is the way it will continue to be unless the white people of the State put an end to this kind of offensive scheming and ratify the amendment, which will eliminate the negro and relegate him as a political factor. WHAT THEY THTJnTK OF THE - OUTLOOK. A few days ago we quoted from the correspondent of the Raleigh News arid Observer portions of an interview, at Shelby, . with Hon. Chas. B. Aycock, our candidate for Goyernor, and the views of the cor respondent as to the outlook in connection therewith. - At Char lotte, Saturday, a representative of the Observer asked the opinions of Mr. Aycock and of Mr. Gilmer, candidate for Attorney General, and thus quotes them: ;V "My trip in the West has confirmed me in the opinion which I entertained before that the western people do not dmer at all from our eastern folks. "The difference is in environment and hot in character. - When condi tions in the east are presented to the western people they are quite as en thusiastic for white supremacy and the adoption of the amendment as the east era people. " Many Republicans will vote for the amendment because the find in it a means of freeing their party from the charge of being a negro . party and they think that they can thereby get a fairer hearing for the doctrines which tney proiess. "I could hear of no Democratic dis affection anywhere in the -West, but I did observe a disposition to regard our success as altogether too certain. am impressed witn we necessity or a more careful and systematic organiza tion and detailed work. The tide is undoubtedly our way and Republicans are without enthusiasm, but their lead ers are determined to make an active campaign. It is, therefore, of the up permost importance that the local organizations in every precinct take pains to inform every voter of the real meaning of the amendment. When ever this is done the voter has no im mediate personal interest against us and is certain to vote with us. "I wish again to repeat what I have heretofore said, that the amendment is good as a whole and in every part mat it only needs to be presented truthfully, without anv reservation.1 in order to win the support of every thoutrhtful and disintereatAd man "In conclusion I can say with, frank1 ness inai 1 am delighted with our trip turougn me western past 01 tbe (state. Our reception everywhere has been cordial and, in many places, enthusi as tic Democrats evince a confidence and determination, which give evi dence of certain victory." Y - Mr. Gilmer, who is a Western man and presumably familiar with popu lar sentiment in the West, said: "I am willing to go on record as stating that the amendment will run ahead of the Democratic ticket in the West. At every place we have visited we have been heard by large numbers or the best citizens of that place. noted that people seemed anxious to hear the discussion of the questions growing out of the amendment This is especially due to the fact that erro neous impressions have been, made upon their minds with reference to the effect upon the electoral franchise. As the provisions of the amend- mnf m fitllv discussed ana 1 it was clearly shown that there was no danger of any .white man YAnir disfranchised by virtue of its ! provisions, they realized that it will re j suit in securing good government in North Carolina and tney were con yinced that it furnished the best possi ble solution of the race question which has so long disturbed the poltics of our State. Mr. Aj cock's argument as to the effect or the amendment along educa tional lines made a wonderful impres sion on the minds of the people of Western North Carolina, ' ne amend ment is safe, perfectly safe, in the West" The anti- amendment leaders have but one hope, and that is in fooling the people, but in this they will fail, for by the time the campaign closes I this amendment will be so fully dis cussed and explained that no one will be fooled who doesn't want to be, or isn't hopelessly stupid. When others fail, take Roberts' Tasteless Chili. Tonio. It, cures chills, fevers, malaria and general bad health. 25c. A red cross on tne laoei assures you of the pure, high-class material that makes Roberts' a sue-, cess. Don't take a substitute. R. R. Bellamy. t HON. WILFRED D. TURNER. Candidate for Lieutenant Qovernor. OPINION IN WASHINGTON. Republic, Nomination for Qovernor of -North Carolina Regarded as Weak. Doomed to Certain Defeat. Special Star Telegram. Washington, D. C, May 2. The members of the North Carolina dele gation to-night when asked what they thought of the nomination of Spencer B. Adams for Governor, were unani mous in the opinion that the nomina tion was a weak one and that in their estimation either Senator Pritchard or Representative Linney should have made a stronger candidate, but that in either case the Republican nominee was doomed to certain defeat. One of the members said : "I know for cer tain that for some time past the Re publicans have been using every effort to get Senator Pritchard anoV Mr. Lanney to agree to accept, but as you know Pritchard was not born yester day and Linney is altogether too foxy. They are old, in the business and are not anxious to go up against what they know to be certain defeat. They would rather see some one else make the sacrifice." Taken as a whole the ticket is con sidered here to-night as being a weak one. Among the items of the Sundry Civil bill reported from the Committee on Appropriations to day were the fol lowing for North Carolina. For com- pletion of Winston postoffice $25,000 ; for TJ. S. Fish Commissioner, Eden ton, $3,480; for N. C. Lighthouse dis trict, $25,000; for improvment water way from sounds of North Carolina to Norfolk, $200,000; '.for superintend ent for coasts of North Carolina and Virginia, $1,800. Also'a provision for lighting the Cape Fear river in North Carolina. The Senate Committee on Com merce to-day reported favorably Rep resentative Bellamy's bill authorizing he Carolina Northern Railroad' to bridge the Lumber river in - Robeson county. . NORTHERN TRUCK QUOTATIONS. Special Telegrams Received Last from New York Markets. Special Star Telegram.' Night New York, May 2. Asparagus was quoted to day at $2.50 per dozen bun t. ' 111 . m am. . . cues ana lettuce at rrom 3 to f 4 per barrel. Peas in bushel baskets found sale to day at from $2 to $2.50. There is a good demand for berries at prices ranging from 18 to 25 cents per quart. 1 1 uaDoage were sold to-day at $3 per barrel. J. & G. Lippman, Wholesale Produce Commission Mer cbantf. 1R4. PmuIa atrani New York, May 2. Most of the 1 m 1 m sues 01 strawoemes tms morning were at from twelve to fifteen : cents per quart, though a fewffancy crates sold as high as eighteen cents per quart. The market T appears to be steadier than on yesterday. Fancy cabbage are bringing $3.50 per barrel ana green peas are wanted at z per bushel basket Henry Elwell & Co. Produce Commission Merchants, 310 wasnington street. . Saturday Baltimore Herald prints a cut of one of the three public path bouses which have been donated to the city by Mr. Harry Walters at a cost of $50,000. The one completed is located at No. 133 South High street and two otners win be built in other sections of the city. ' How' a TMs 1 We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, F.J. CHENEY & CO., Props., -; Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Ohenev for-the last fifteen Tears. and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan cially able to carry out any obligations maae by tneir nrm. . West & Tbuax, Wholesale Druggists. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inte nally, -acting directly upon the blood ana mucous surfaces of the system. race toe, per route Bold by ail Lrug gists, xesumoniais tree. Hall's Family Pills are the best, t iJ'JU Ill.J A GREAT MEETING. Eastern North Carolina Demo crats Gathered Yesterday in Ratification Assembly. HON. CHARLES B. AYCOCK Thrilled the East With His Eloqutoce Last Night-2-Perfect Ovation to the Stale Candidates A Brilliant Torch Light Procession. Yesterday was a red letter day in the history of New Hanover county and all this section of Eastern Caroli na. It was upon this occasion that the Democracy of the East in general and that of New Hanover in particular gave demonstration in no uncertain way to its fidelity to the State ticket and to the party and most im portant of all, to the adoption of the Constitutional Amendment in Au gust. L It was a great meeting "the grand est of all those that have yet been held n the State," remarked Mr Aycock last night during the progress ot the procession and street demonstration. Democrats of all classes and conditions assembled to do honor to the: standard bearers of their parry in what promis es to be one , of the most memorable campaigns in the history of North Carolina. v- Mr. Aycock, "our next Governor," accompanied by Mr. Wilfred D. Tur ner. candidate for Lieutenant Gover nor; Mr. B. R. Lacy, candidate - for State Treasurer; Mr. R. D. Gilmer, candidate for Attorney General; Col. Taos. F. Toonr candidate for Superin tendent of Public Instruction, and Mr. Samuel L Patterson, candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture, arrived yesterday morning at 9.20 o'clock from Wilson, and were met at the station by the reception committee, the mem bers of which escorted them to The Ortori. where they are being entertain ed. The Second Regiment Band also greeted the party with the inspiring strains of ElvCapitan as they passed from the passenger shed. A governor's Democratic Nominee for salute of thirteen guns fired by a de tachment of Naval Reserves from one of their.three inch howitzers, also an nounced the coming of the standard bearers of Democracy. It was regret ted that for various reasons, the other candidates on the ticket were unable to attend. . 7 After breakfasting, the candidates retired to their rooms for .rest until the afternoon,' when they were driven over the . city in carriages, and later taken for a trip on the steamer Wil mington, which was magnanimously tendered , by CapL J. W. Harper for the entertainment of the distinguished visitors. In the evening at 7.30 o'clock the torch light procession moved along the line of march as described in yester day's Stab, and it is safe to say that il t- - A. A 1 mis great street pageant eciipsea any thing ever before seen of its kind in Wilmington. It was made up practi cally as published in the Stab yester day, and too much praise cannot be accorded to Chief and Assistant Mar shals W. P. Oldham and George Har riss, who managed the surging throng most superbly. It was at first thought that two meetings would be held simultaneous ly,1 in the Opera House and in the Court House, but the idea was aban doned and the spacious auditorium of the Opera House was thronged with people, representative of all classes and conditions of Wilmington citisen ship. Many ladies were among those in attendance and frequent and pleas ing allusions to their presence were made by the speakers. The music was by the Second Regi ment Band and was of a very high or der, m Mr. G. Herbert Smith presided at the meeting, which opened at 8.80 o'clock. On the stage with the nomi nees, which included Mr. Franklin McNeill, of this city, were Chief Mar shal Oldham and Assistant ; Marshal Harriss, who had charge of the proces sion; Iredell Meares, Brooke G. Empie, George L. Peschau and Marsden Bel lamy, Esquires; Messrs. G. J. Boney, B. F. Hall, J. D. Kelley, E. F. John son, E. S. Lathrop, M."W. Jacobi, J. C. Stevenson, W. A. Wright, D. J. Fer gusL. B. Sasser, and Capt. James L Metts. The Honorable Chas. B. Aycock was the last speaker of the distin guished party, and his speech was a fitting finale to the grand and glori ous occasion. For forty-five minutes he made an eloquent and logical ap- JJgJB- N O crop can grow with out Potash. Every blade of Grass, every grain of Corn, all Fruits and Vegetables must have it. If enough is supplie4 you can count on a full crop if too litde, the growth will be "scrubby." Send for our books telling all mbout compositioQ at fertilizers best adapted for aU crP. Thay cost you nothing. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St.,Nw.Yda peal for the peace and upbuilding of the Old North State, his stirring ut terance holding close the attention of the large assemblage and evoking timo and again the most thunderous and enthusiastic applause of approba tion. Tbe Democracy's great standard bearer was introduced by Marsden Bellamy, Esq., who prefaced his re marks with a beautiful allusion to the' patriotism and ardor of this, his native city. He said that it was eminently fitt ng that the people of Wilmington, who blazed out the way for the solid phalanx that marched to a glorious victory in 1898 and who struck the spark that kindled the flame which spread from the mountain to the sea shore, routing the enemy, should give the standard bearer a great reception. As the people in '76 turned their eyes to Zeb Vance for hope and victory, so now, he said, they turned their eyes to tbe peerless Aycock, and that the mantle of the immortal Vance had fallen on his shoulders. Upon 'the conclusion ofMr. Bel lamy's brief but wise address, "the man of the hour'.' arose to speak, but it was several minutes before the large assemblage could curb their most demonstrative applause sufficient to allow him to be heard. Qovernor of North Carolina. The orator well expressed his grati fication at the cordial and enthusiastic reception accorded him, and in allud ing affectionately to Mr. Bellamy's introduction gave voice to this high tribute to North Carolina's great statesman: "lam not unmindful of the fact that there has never been and will never be another Vance in North Carolina." He impressed upon the people the great cause for right and justice that North Carolina is now about to settle, and called upon them to vote with the Democratic party land make this great settlements whiclk must mean the elimination of tHe negro from politics. Republicanism and corruption, he I said, went hand in hand; that the lat ter was compelled to follow the for' mer, and in becoming words he re counted the black history of the Re publican party of this State. He told of the dark days of hatred and strife of '68 and the glorious redemption of '70. Then in sublime language he de scribed the peace and happiness that followed and continued until '94, when the Populist party of tender age had allied itself with the Re publicans and once again a dark and dismal cloud was marked, lasting un til the memorable campaign of '98. In '94, he said, the tragic tale of '68 had grown old ; time had dimmed it in memory, and coupled with an era of declining prosperity had given the control of the State to the Republi cans. - Then, it was, he said, the old, old story of death and destruction which is the only result of Republi canism. It is inevitable, he said, and can not be helped or prevented. - The Republicans and Populists, he said, did not design such a reign, for he did not nor could not believe man kind capable of as black a deed, but that it was owing to the low average of intellect and virtue. Two thirds of the votes of those two parties, he stated were negroes and consequently the average for intellect and virtue had to below. "It is not the negroes who hold the offices who do the harm," de clared the speaker but the negroes be hind the officers. "It is! not the eight negroes whom Russell declares are all he has appointed to office, but the 125,000 negroes that appointed Russell to office." . About half of his address the very able speaker devoted to discussing in a masterly manner the constitutional amendment.' He dealt with it section by section and showed conclusively and clearly that it will not prevent a single white man from voting. "It could "not;" he passionately pro claimed, "keep an unlettered white man from voting, for the Democratic party is composed of white men.' The amendment, he said, waa en tirely within the XVth Amendment and that the ability of the able legisla tors and lawyers who drafted it at tested its constitutionality. In this connection he paid a glowing tribute to our very able representative, Hon. Geo. Rountree. Further.he said that section 4 would not allow a person to vote after 1902 who could not read or write, but section five modified this by excepting the white man who can exercise the right of ballot by hereditary fitness. The section, he said, the Republicans acknowledged constitutional, because it would disfranchise the white man as well as . the negro, but' the latter section they proclaimed as uncon stitutional, because it gives every white man whom the Democratic party declare is superior to the negro, be be unlettered or not, the right to vote. His argument along this line was HON. B. R. LUY. Candidate for State Treasurer. extremely powerful and appealing. He also pledged himself, if elected gover nor, to devote his four years to the upbuilding of . his State and the advancement and spreading of educa tion. The closing remarks of the speaker, calling upon every white man to come forth to the fray, laying aside all bitterness and faction, were especially beautiful and: impressive, as was stir ring and welcome his utterance. "This is a great cause to live for, to work for, aye, to die for lw Hon. R. D. Gilmer was the first speaker of the evening, and he was in troduced in happy terms by Iredell Meares, Esq. Mr. Gilmer is from Western North Carolina, and his pleas ing allusions to the co-operation that would be afforded by his people to the negro ridden East in the adoption of the amendment was cheered to the echo. The Republicans, the speaker said, established the precedent of a disfranchisement, and it was a silenc ing of the votes of the white men at the point of Federal bayonets in the re instruction days just after the war. iterated the words of Plato Dur ham, uttered in the Constitutional Con- ventioh of 1868, when the right Of franchise was conferred upon the ie norant negro: "It is a Crime Against Civilization and a Crime Against God." The prosperity of the country under twenty-five years of Democratic rule was reviewed and contrasted with the deplorable state of affairs prior to 1898. "A man is an alien in patriotism and love for North Carolina, when he bends his efforts to defeat the amendment," de clared Mr. Gilmer. Helhad utmost confidence in the constitutionality of the laws enacted by a legislature com' posed of such distinguished gentle men as made up thatlbody in 1899 and appealed to every man to support the franchise measure. The legislators carried a commission from the people HON. S. L. PATTERSON. Candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture inscribe upon the statute books a law delivering them from the thral dom of negroism, said the speaker, and it now remains for the people to avail themselves of the deliverance.' The people of the West, he continued, are alive to the importance of the pending issue and they will join the leaves! the lungs weak and opens the door for the germs of Consumption. Don't wait .until they get in, and you begin to cough. Close the door at once by healing the inflammation. makes the lungs germ proof; it lieals the inflamf mation and closes the doors. It builds up and strengthens the entire sysfem with wonderful rapidity. COC atu) fi.a. all Jru..llil. .SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists. New York. PHEuMOiA y.',1. . v," IJL". L'. . 111 -UII"!L11JJ' Mi CATARRH CAN SE CURED BY Johnston's Sarsaparilla f QUART BOTTLES. M DANGER IN THE EARTH AND AIR DANGER EVERYWHERE.' A Wise and Venerable Doctor Talks about Adraneed Science. In a leading hotel, in a great city, a famous and aged physician was convers ing. Listening to his wise and sententious discourse,-were a group of well dressed men, evidently lawyers, business men and commercial travelers. My firm belief, is " that medical science is certain yet to show that all dis eases without exception are caused by invisible germs which are living organ isms. Here is the germ of that tenable disease diphtheria. Here is the oaculus of typhoid fever; and here is the still jnore dreadful bacillus of tubercle which causes that most destructive of all diseases, consumption. This of that very common and supposed incurable disease, catarrh." " I wish, ! Doctor," said the traveling man, " that you would tell us about catarrh. I have had it for years, and I am thoroughly discouraged. " The Doctor answered. " Catarrh, like diphtheria, consumption, typhoid fever, and a host of other diseases, is the result of a microbe invading the blood and attacking specially the mucous membrane. This foul and most disgusting disease is especially prevalent in the United States and it is rare to meet one who is not, or has not been troubled more or less with it.- How often is he or she obliged to remain at home from pleasant entertainments, deprive themselves of many intellectual treats, from fear of the disagreeable odor arising from ca tarrhal affections. In its worst phase, the patient becomes loathsome both to himself and his friends. "I believe," continued this great physician, J,that the true way to heal ca tarrh is to medicate the blood. This can be done only by powerful alteratives which act as blood purifiers." - . Betsy A. Marett, of Manistee, Manistee Co., Mich., writes: : Dear Sirs : For ten years I was a sufferer from general debility and chronic catarrh. My face was pale as death. I was weak and short of breath. I could hardly walk, I was so dizzy and had a ringing in my head all the time. My hands and feet were always cold. My appetite was very poor. On getting up in the morning, my head swam so I was often obliged to lie down again. I had awful pains in the small of my back. 1 had a continual feeling of tiredness. My muscular1 power was almost entirely gone, and I couldn't gx half a dozen steps without stopping to rest, and often that much exercise caused me to have a pain in my side. It seemed as though the blood had left my veins. The doc tors said my blood had all turned to water. ThaA given up all hope of ever get ting welL I tried the best physicians in the state, but failed to get any relief. My husband got me a bottle of Johnston's Sarosparilla. I took it, and then I bought another. When these had been used, I was somewhat improved in health. I continued its use. and felt I was eTowmc stronger: mv sleen ws re freshing, and it seemed as if I could feel iuepu uu utjuug- it, auu now consider myseii a weu ana ruggea woman, kill the time, and am bappy. I am positive that the SarsaDarilla saved The sick headaches I have had since childhood. tarrh has almost entirely left me. I cannot be too thankful for what Johnston's Sarsaparilla lias done for me. I recommend alii women who have sick head- . aches to use your Sarsaparilla. " 4 East in one strong chorus of victory in August. Brooke G. Empie, Esq., presented Hon. B. R. Lacy to the audience in a pretty speech j of a few words. Mr.. Lacy responded in one of the hap piest addresses of .the evening. It abounded in wit and humor and thor oughly captivated the crowd. Col. T. F. Toon was introduced by Mr. J. C. Stevenson, and he was heartily cheered as the representative upon the ticket of the Confederate soldier. Col. Toon made a short speech, which "was, however, well re ceived. ! Hon. W. D. Turner was introduced by Geo. L. Peschau, Esq., and re ceived the undivided attention of the assemblage, wbich manifested its pleasure at his remarks by frequent and spirited applause. His compli mentary reference to Wilmington, her Democracy and the bravery of her citizens, captivated the audience and won -for him many friends. Hoa; Franklin McNeill, New Han over's able . representative on the ticket, took occasion to thank the peo ple of Wilmington for their generous support of his candidature and pledged them his utmost endeavor in their be half. Mr. McNeill in turn introduced Hon. S L. Patterson, who in a pleas ing manner announced himself for the office to which, the white people have nominated him and took his seat amid applause. Then followed Mr. Ay cock's splen did speech, referred to above and to the ever popular strains of "Dixie" the vast throng of people retired to their homes after one of the greatest and most enthusiastic political demonstra tions ever given in the city of Wil mington. Last night, after the speaking, the visitors and a few of their personal friends in Wilmington were enter tained at the Cape Fear Club. A MYSTERIOUS DEATH. Body of Tobe Sutton Found Near Mount Olive Yesterday With His Skull Crushed! and Throat Cut. Special Star Correspondence. Mount Olive, N. C, May L The body of Mr. .Tobe Sutton, a well known citizen of Duplin county and a son of Mr. O. W. Sutton, was found near here this morning and the cause of his death appears to be enveloped in mystery. Mr. Sutton was at Mount Olive about 9 o'clock Monday night and told some friends who were with him that he was going to Faison on the freight train, as it was nearer to his home from the latter place than from Mount Olive. He was last seen alive in i one of the Express cars attached ta this freight. Marshall McCaleb, who found his body this morning, reported the matter to the town authorities and the coroner has been summoned to investigate tbe cir cumstances of the death. The back of the dead man's head is crushed in as it 'having been accom plished by a blow and there is a gash about the throat. There is no sign of an encounter about the spot where the body was found and the death remains a mystery for the coroner's jury. Mr. Sutton i was about 35 years of age and leaves a, wife and several children. ! Night Sweats, loss of appetite, weak and impoverished blood, colds. la grippe and - general weakness are frequent results of malaria. Roberts' Tasteless Chill Tonic eliminates the malaria, purifies your blood,, restores your appetite and tones up your liver. 25c. per bottle. Insist on having Rob erts1. No other "as good." R. R. Bellamy. The Negro Fanatic s. , Sheriff McRae is much perplexed to known what dispssition to make of the four negro religious fanatics, who are fasting in the county jail accord ing to the instructions of the West Indian mulatto "Peace" who has created such a stir in colored circles by the introduction of his queer re ligiousraoctrine.! The negroes have taken no nourishment in five days and declare that they will prolong their "fast for forty days." Yesterday morning County Commissioners Gab riel Holmes and D. McEachern visited the jail in company with Dr. McMil lan and Dr. George F. Lucas, of Pen der county. The physicians were un able to induce the deluded negroes to eat and the question reverted to Sher iff McRae as to what he should do. Some steps will probably be taken in a few days to force them to receive nourishment, j "While there la life there la hope. I WAR sfflintfd with mm1i MnM neither taste nor smell and could hear but little. Ely'a Cream Balm cured it. -Marcus G. Shautz, Rahway, N. J. The Balm reached me safely and the effect is surprising. : My son says the first application gave decided re lief. Respectfully, Mrs. Franklin Freeman, Dover, N. H. The Balm does not irritate or cause sneezing. Sold by druggists at 50 cts. or mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St, New York, j f new blood moving through my veins. I . 1 work tmv life. have disamseared. and mv ca XlTT3r OOlIFAIfT DBTROI, MICXZ. For sale by HERBERT ft FENTRESS, Druegia - , Wilmington, C. STRAWBERRY SEASON More Than Four Thousand Crates Shipped Monday Over the W. & W. Railroad.. THE FAST EXPRESS SERVICE Inaugurated Monday Morning Fruit Growers' Express Handling Good Shipments-BusinesH Along W. C. & A. and A. & Y R. R. i" The strawberry season in all the fertile trucking belt contiguous to Wilmington has now fairly opened, and for the coming several weeks ho section of the State will be so active ly engaged as will Eastern Norili Carolina, where almost couutltss thousands, of crates of the luscious fruit will be gathered by the growtis and sent whirling on fast trains t the great markets of tbe North. Mr. J. J. Croswell, the enterprising and very accommodating route ag t of the Southern .Express Company, last Monday returned from a trip up the Wilmington road, where he and Weldon rail- went to look afu r shipments by the vice which his rated yesterday superb express ser . company inaujju morning by the dispatch of a fast train upon a through schedule, to the North". Mr. Croswell says that Monday 4,000 crates of berries were handled over tbe road which he travelled, the same be ing the section between Wilmington and Goldsboro. Sunday there wevti shipments of 1,196 crates over the same route Added to this is about equally as many crates by the Frjait Growers' express, which ia furnishfng an excellent refrigerator service this season and one which tbe trackers ap pear to be appreciating. The regular schedule of trains in this service will probably be put on as early as to-day. On the Atlantic and Yadkin Rail road Sunday, the Southern Express Company handled 400 crates and 380 crates were shipped frorn points along, this road yesterday. The Fruit Grow ers' Express loaded a solid car at Currie yesterday. . - On the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta railroad good shipments are also being made and the icing station at Chadbourn erected by the Fruit Growers' Express is proving a valuable addition to the service heretofore en joyed. Harbor Master's Report. The report of Captain Edgar D. Williams, harbor master, shows the following arrivals of vessels' of 90 tons and over at the port of Wilming ton during the month of April : American i steamships, 5,040 tons. 3 barges, 1,686 tons; 6 schooners,. 2,076 tons.' Total vessels, 13 ; total tonnage, 8,802. Foreign 5 barques, 7,759 tons; 1 brig, 318 tons; 2 schooners, 259 tone. Total vessels, 8; total tonnage, 3,336. The grand total of vessels was 21, with a. tonnage of 12, 138. During the same month last year only 14 vessels visited the port and these had a combined tonnage of only 8,409. The difference in favor of this year is very marked and is decidedly complimentary to the port. Strawberry Shipments. The Southern Express Comnan y ves - terday handled on the Wilmington and Weldon railroad 3,100 crates of strawberries for the Northern markets. On the A. & Y. division of the Atlantic Coast Line, the shipments were5?5 crates. No report wasjreceived from points on the W"., C. & A. railroad, but it is known that the shipments along this line were heavier than upon the At & Y. trains. Entertainment at Swaosioro. There will be an entertainment at Swansboro given by the young people of that place Friday night, May 11th, 1900, the proceeds j)f which will be for the benefit of the Methodist Church. Saturday, May 12th, there will be a bank's party from Swansboro to Bogue banks, Everybody is invited to at tend and en joy the fresh breeze from the old Atlantic. . Volcanic Eruption Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life! of joy. Bucklen's Arnicia Salve, cures them; also Old. Runniag and Fe ver Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best File cure on earth. Drives out Pains and Aches. Only 25 cts. a box. Cure Biaranteed. Sold by R. R. Bellamy, ruggist v t
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