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-FUSJLIBHBD AT" Wilmington, n..c, jl.OO A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. 88888888888888888 88888888888888888 8 8 8 8 aS8i!88l8T888 2SS5SSS55SS2S8IISS8- 88888888888888811 S8888S18HS888881 888888S88S8888888 8288S88SS8888llas - i """""saggssasaaaa 3! 8888888888888888 l Id ' a. . r mma .t Office .t .. Umtgton, N. C, SUBSCRIPTION PrUCE. oi!oUbCript,OI, rri" 04 the W--lyBUr Um !ngfo Copy 1 year po.tte ld....";.-..........$1 0 ,f fl months " " .V. o MORE TISTIMONY FROM LOTJISI ANA. We have quoted freely from the letters of Mr. Josephus Daniels, giving tho testimony of prominent citizens of Louisiana as tp tho work ing and the good effects of the suff rage amendment to tho constitution of that State. . Wo have done this 'because this testimony is valuable and because Louisiana presents an an object lesson for tho white men of North Carolina. We have quoted much in reference .to the illiterate voters of that State showing how -tho amendment protects them and insures their right to vote, and how everv white native of the State and other white men who were entitled to vote before the adoption of the amendment are protected in their full citizenship, the only white men disfranchised being of a disreputable character such as no community would like to make citizens of if there was a way "to prevent it. m I II . 1 1 , m - - luu ao-canea "granaiatner clause of the Louisiana amendment is broad enough to cover every native born white man and every other resident of the State from other States or other countries, who is re spectable enough and good enough to be entrusted with the ballot. We have quoted so freely on this head because the 'effort is being made by the opponents of our amendment to create the impression umw h ir 1 1 a uioi.1 uuvuioo TTL11LU LllfJLL who cannot read and write, appar ently oblivious of the fact that no Democrat would be fool enough to advocate a measure that would dis franchise Democrats, " and deprive his party of the votes of white men on which it depends for success. The Democrats of Louisiana didn't do that; the Democrats of North Carolina would not do it, nor, would the Democrats of any, other South ern State, for the Democratic party was and is the white man's party and has depended and must denend upon the votes of white men. As further testimony to the work ing of the "grandfather clause" we quote from the interview with Hon. Jared II. Sanders, for twenty years a "member of the Legislature, of which he is now speaker, and a mem ber of the constitutional conven tion, in which he- made one of the most powerful speeches made in that body in advocacy of the "grand father clause." Being asked by Mr. Daniels how it worked he replied: How does it work? I know hun dreds of white men who cannot read and write who vote and vote intelli gently. They vote now just as well as they did before the constitutional amendment, and now they are not in danger of an unworthy negro's vot ing to kill their vote. They vote and their vote counts. I live in St. Mary's parish, the home of the three big party leaders, Governor Foster, Demo cratic leader; Mr. Pharr, who was the Populist candidate for Governor in 1896, and their leader; and Senator Caffery, leader of the. Gold Democrats. That parish has-a large negro popula tion, but in the recent April election only thres negroes registered, and only of them voted, and he claims to be an Indian. We cast as big a white vote as ever. There was no discrima tion, educated and uneducated white . men voted, and it was a. hot fight between white men. In 1896 there were about 3,000 negroes who voted in this parish. There was absolu tely no intimidation and the election was perfectly fair. With such leaders as Senator Caffery and Captain Pharr against us, we had a hard fight to win, but we elected our entire ticket. Before the election some of our opponents talked about fraud, etc., but they were given representa tion at all election precincts and they cannot say a word now except that upon an appeal to the white electo rate of the parish they were defeated. 4lTk - A 1 r4 A 1 X election as is shown from the fact that I only three registered. The Fusionists did not try to help the negroes toxvote. They knew that if many negroes voted their ticket, it would unite the whites in opposition. There was no com plaint about the vote and the better element of the negroes are glad that the amendment was adopted, and do not hesitate to say soM Speaking of other "parishes be sides St. Mary's, the one "in which he lives, Mr Daniels quotes the substance of Mr. Sanders' testi mony thus: " 'Speaking of conditions in other -parishes, Mr. Sanders instanced the parish of Calcasieu, that borders on the State of Texas, which is largely Populated by Western white men, some of whom are unable to read and write. They registered under section flvft and vnkeA all iiht vote the Democratic ticket mostly. 1U ,ln belt of counties embracing such parishes as Tensas, Concordia, VOL. XXXI. East Carroll, and Madison, the neero iurj me - amendment was adopted amounted to between 13 000 art A 1 PC firm TT-J iv. mi,vw AWiy"Y uuuer me new consti tution there were nnt ms 4v. twenty negro votes cast, and in those parishes there were not to exceed 1,500 white votes registered and cast." - We see by the testimony of Ex Governor Foster, Governor Heard, ueneral Jastremski, Mr. Sanders and others that instead of disf rah chining any native white man or any otner reputable white man who has in him the elements of good citizen ship, it ensures them the ballot and makes, the "grandfather clause" a roll of honor, upon which many of the best and most prominent citi zens of the State, well educated, are enrolled. It elevates the white voter becauBo'it frees him from attending political meetings and mixing with negtoes or coming into collision with them, and from walking to the polls alongside of a negro to cast his vote and have that vote when cast nulli fied; by the vote of a sable denizen, who knew no more of the imftor- tancejof what he' was doing th&fi a gorilfS would if he were in the same place. ' "By eliminating this element the ballot is dignified and the men who cast it have more respect for it. As it is in Louisiana so it will be in North Carolina, where every native white man who is of age now or will come of age before the amendment is voted upon wiff be a voter and continue to be a voter,' as will every white resident of this State from other State or other countries who is now entitled to the ballot. It disfranchises no white man and will hereafter disfanchise none who does not knowingly and voluntarily - disfranchise himself. There will be few in North Caro lina who will do that and those few will be- persons who set no value upon citizenship. The man whq asserts that this amendment will disfranchise any white North Carolinian by birth or adoption asserts what he knows to be false and does so only to deceive others. A CAMPAIGN DEVICE. In speaking of the constitutional amendment Recommended by the Republicanmembers of the "Judi ciary Committee of the House of Representatives, we characterized it as a campaign dodge to tide the party: over the next campaign by try ing to make it. appear that the Re publican party is opposed to trusts, and desires to do something to remedy that evil.- As showing how this scheme Is viewed by some of the papers in the North we clip the fol lowing from editorials in the Phila delphia Times, Independent, and the Philadelphia Record, Democrat. The Times, quoting the amendment, says: "This is vague and ineffective to the point of foolishness, but that does not matter. If anybody should say that it is unnecessary, that Congress has abundant power in the premises it it chose to exercise it honestly, and that the reason all so-called anti Trust leg islation has failed is because it was on the wrong basis and was not meant to succeed, he. would be denounced at once as a defender for the Trusts. Or if the Democrats should refuse to vote for this amendment on the very proper constitutional ground that, if it means anything, it enlarges the powers of Congress without safe restraint, they could be held up to scotn and reproach as having opposed the stern measures against Trusts which the Republicans desired. "Of course it is not expected that this absurd form of words will ever become operative. .. It is for campaign purposes only. ' It might if the com mittee on rules agree get a two thirds vote in the House, but it is highly im probable that it would have any such vote in the Senate or that it will be voted on there at all. Even were it passed, its ratification by the neces sary number of States would be still in the distant and uncertain future. This is precisely what recommends it as a harmless device for the campaign. Though it is entirely understood that nothing will come of it, stump speeches may point to it with pride as evi dence that a Republican Congress is not only opposed to Trusts but anxious to be given power to - regulate them. And not having this power, it would be manifestly improper for Congress to do anything until this amendment can be incorporated in the Constitution, and the subject may be dismissed from practical legislation. It is a great 'scheme for making a record cheaply and harmlessly. In stead of dissolving monopolies by abolishing the artificial laws that have created them the whole matter is thus, indefinite adjourned, on the plea of lack of jurisdiction. The people cannot expect Congress to do, any thing until they have conferred on it the necessary power, and meanwhile the Trusts go on their way rejoicing. It is possible that some few people may be thus imposed upon, but it is expecting a good deal of popular cred ulity. The Record says: The proposition to amend the Fed eral Constitution so as to enable Con gress to deal more effectively with the Trusts, which has been favorably re ported from the House Judiciary Com mittee, is so obviously a campaigning move to cover the flank of the Repub lican party during the coming Presi dential contest that it will fail to make a serious impression upon the public mind. The task of amending the Con stitution is oie of the greatest practi cal -difficulty, and requires years of effort. Tne tendency toward the en largement of Federal power is viewed with alarm by the great majority of people. The fact that Congress has steadily refused to exercise the power which it already possesses to deal with the Trusts in iUelf furnishes a reason to doubt the propriety of further grants of power. "It is safe to say that nothing will come of the proposed amendment after it shall have done its duty as a cam- n expedient. It will be quickly on the shell alongside or "reclpro- The Weekly 8tar X cit' 'international bimAt&lliam' smi other like toys with which scheming political adventurers have sought to inrow oust in tne eyes of voters." - Bunco, a regular bunco game, but one that won't work because it is too thin, and the people had too many warnings to look out for the bunco men ANOTHER "ACCLAMATION " Nomination by acclamation seems to be the order of the day this year in the Republican conventions in this State. The State convention rushed all its victims through by acclamation. The Congressional convention for the eighth district, which met at Wilkesboro Thursday, followed suit and put Spencer Blackburn through by acclamation, which was virtually putting states man L'nney, the bellowing "Bull of tho Brushies" out by acclamation; Mr. R. T. L. doe3n't seem to have added to his reputation even among the Republicans of his district by the way he has been befouling his nest and slandering his own State in the partisan opposition he has been making against the constitutional amendment and in his efforts to help Pearson to steal and crawl into Crawford's seat. Spencer got there by acclamation, which means that tne fellows who put him in by acclamation didn't expect to see him elected, or there woulda't have been any acclamation in the proceedings. When it comes to offices with a comfortable salary attached there is never any accla mating done in Republican conven tions when it is thought there is any chance. to scoop anything. Blackburn is the orator who dis tinguished himself at Newton some time ago, when in making an anti amendment harangue he virtually justified the assassination of Goebel in Kentucky and threatened Demo crats in this State with a similar fate. When a convention nomi nated him, by acclamation or any other way, it advertised the .stuff of which it was composed. ' The majority of the fellows who did it were doubtless federal officeholders, one of whom . Spencer 13. It was the ring paying a doubtful and empty honor to one of the eaner. whose month has given him promi nence and some notoriety. FARMERS AND THE TRUSTS. There is not an implement the farmer uses the price of which has not been advanced, materially ad vanced, within the past two years, and the farmers have to pay the ad vanced prices Jbecause they are in the power of the trusts, which control all these implements from a hoe to a threshing machine. The increase is from five to ten per cent., which in the aggregate makes a very large sum of t money squeezed out of the farmers by combinations which had gotten rich on the prices iat pre vailed before these advances. Of course the trusts will explain these increases of prices by saying that they have to pay more for the materials they use, and for labor, which may be true, but the increase in the materials is out of proportion to the increase in the prices of the articles they make; but if this were true and that were the reason for the advance, the trust would still be in it, for the materials they use are controlled by , trusts, which put up prices, not because it is necessary, but because they were in a position to be able to do it. If the products of the farm had increased in price in the same proportion, the farmers might be able to stand it, but wheat, corn and other staple crops, with the exception of cotton, are lower now than they were two years ago, when the foreign demand gave them a raise. These boom prices have dropped, but they are still paying boom or trust prices for everything they buy. Some people are disposed to ' be entirely too previous in tackling pos sible trouble, as was that New York farmer who got to studying the coming eclipse of the sun, imagined that it might be accompanied by atmosopheric conditions that would ruin his crops, and sneaked out and. hanged himself. There was no need of his being in a hurry at all for he could have done the hanging act just as well after-the eclipse, if it did have those atmospheric condi tions hitched to it. John D. Rockefeller says the pur suit of riches is not wrong. That de pends on the way they are pursued. Some men pursne them honestly, others by squeezing eyery body they can, and others with a Winchester or six shooter, But allowing that John is right and pursues in a law ful way we still insist that when a fellow's income reaches $75,000,000 a year he ought to quit the chase and give some other fellow a chance. That was a right cute trick of Senator Clark, but the probabilities are that the Senatorial dignitaries who want to shut him out will stack the cards so that his trick will not count. . WILMINGTON, N. C, LAST REGULAR MEETING f BEFORE SUMMER SEASON. Cape Pear Chapter Daughters of the Con federacy Elected Officers and Chose Delegates to State Convention. The regular monthly meeting of Cape Fear Chapter, Daughters of The Gon federacy the last meeting until after the Summer season was held yester day afternoon at 5 o'clock in the assem bly room of the W. L. I. armory. In the absence of the president, Mrs. W. M, Parsley, who was too unwell to attend the. meeting, Mrs. Gabriel Holmes, the vice president, presided, and as the session was the last of the fiscal year much of the time was taken up in the hearing of reports from the several officers. Upon motion it was decided to con tribute to Henderson, N. C. Chapter the amount of $10 toward a fund which that organization is receiving for a portrait of the lamented Governor Zehulon B. Vance, "the war Governor pf the State." One application for membership, was received, after which the annual elec tion of officers took place, which re sulted in the selection of those who served durin r the past year with the exception of Miss Kate Harlowe, the very efficient secretary, who declined re election. Mrs. Jno. S. Watters was elected in her stead. " " The matter of the election of dele gates to the national meeting of Daughters of the Confederacy, which will be held in Montgomery, Ala., on the second Wednesday in November was defer red. until a subsequent meet ing. The following were, however, elected to the State convention, which assembles at Raleigh on the second Wednesday in October. Delegates Mrs. W. M. t Parsley, Mrs Jno. James, Mrs. M. S. Willard, Mrs. W. L. Harlowe. . - Alternates Mrs. A. A. Watson, Mrs. J. Wallace Carmichael; Mrs. Gabriel Holmes and Miss Mary Meares. A very pleasant incident of the meet ing was the announcement that Eugene S. Martin, Esq., who has always taken a lively interest in matters pertaining to the Confederacy, had presented to the museum of Cape Fear Chapter a very valuable triune picture of Stone wall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jef ferson Davis. The portraits were painted in England and were brought over to the United States by a blockade runner during the war.. They came into possession of the lamented Capt. G. L. Dudley and afterwards into the hands of the late Alfred Martin, father of Mr. Eugene Martin who presented them yesterday afternoon and which, of course, were received with the greatest appreciation by the managers of the museum. WILMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Various Institutions in the System Will Close This Week Annual Address atTHeston by Col. Wadded. This week will witness the closing of all the Wilmington public schools and appropriate exercises for the occa sion will be held at each of the fine institutions in the system. On Thursday at Hemenway school from 11 o'clock in the morning to 1 o clock in the afternoon there will be an exhibition of the work done during the term in the several class rooms, and on Friday at the same hours there will be similar exercises at Union school. On Friday evening at 8.15 o'clock the most elaborate exercises will take place at Tileston High School. The annual address will be by Col. A. M. Waddell, and there will be other fea tures of especial interest. Patrons and friends of the schools are cordially invited to be in attend ance upon the exercises. ' The colored schools will likewise close on Thursday and Friday of this week. LYCEUM STOCK COMPANY. Bids for Engagements Being Received from Other Points by Proprietors. The Charlotte News of the 18th inst. says: Mr. James K. Hollier. nf iha CUWa & Cowan Lyceum Theatre Stock Com pany, arrived here this morning from Wilmington, and has arranged to have his company here soon, nightly, at the park auditorium. Mr. Collier's com pany will give a change of bill nightly, mostly vaudeville. The company is said to bo a cnnrl nnn anA oaifia Sopular priced, the attendance will no oubt be large. Messrs. Collier & Cowan also are in receipt of a telegram from Woener & Tuckfield, managers of the Highland Park, Jackson, Tenn., in which they ask for terms for a Summer engage ment of about ten weeks. According td their request, Messrs. Collier & Cowan wired an offer and furnished them with particulars by letter. Excursion to Norfolk. Thos. H. Knight, the well known colored excursion manager, is billing the town for a special trip via the Sea board Air Line to Norfolk and return May 28th. The train leaves Wilming ton at 6 o'clock in the morning, and separate cars are announced for white and colored passengers. A game of base ball between the Wilmington and Norfolk teams is one of the ad vertised attractions. Live Oak Camp No. 6, Wood men of the World, will unveil a mon ument to their late sovereign, Wm. Ulrich, some time during next month. Messrs. Thomas R. Post, J. W. Fleet and Ben j. Bell are a.committee to ar range for the ceremonies attendant upon the unveiling. FRIDAlY, MAY 25, 1900. CONTESTED ELECTION CASE. Democratic Member Declared Entitled to Seat Bills Introduced la tbe House by N. C. Representatives, j Special Star Telegram.? WASHixaTON, D. C., May 18. The House Elections Committee No. 1 to day took up the Walker-Rhea con tested election case, from Virginia, and in a minute session: decided by a vote of seven to two that Judge Rhea, the sitting Democratic i mem ber, was entitled to the seat. Repre sentative Linney was one of the two members voting against Representa tive Rhea. Representative Atwater to day in troduced a bill appropriating $20,000 for the improvement of thex ap proaches to the National cemetery at Raleigh. ,: ... i Representative Thomas to day, in the House, after a hot fight, secured the passage of a bill appropriating $6,000 for the Odd Fellows Lodge at Newborn, for the destruction of prop erty by troops during the civil war. Representative Bellamy to-day pre sented to the House a mass of petitions from the druggists of his district pray ing for the repeal of the stamp tax on medicines. ' Representative Crawford, who has been confined to his bed for several days as the result of a surgical opera tion, is recovering rapidly and hopes to be about in a day or bo. He intends leaving for North Carolina the middle of next week. W. L. Parsley and jwife, of Wil mington, were callers at the Capitol to-day. J. M.' Vanhoy was to day appoint ed postmaster an New London, Stanly county. "another cape fear steamboat. Merchants & Farmers' Transportation Co. Will Complete New Craft August 1st. Mr. T. D. Love, general manager of the Merchants and Farmers' Trans portation Company, returned yesterj day frofn a trip to St Paul's, Robeson county where he purchased from the St. Paul's Lumber Company a large bill of material for the construction of a new steamboat for the Cape Fear river trade, which his company will begin building at a very early date in order to have it completed and in operation August 1st The new steamer, though large, will be of light draught and built for fast schedule in order to handle truck and passengers at the greatest possible con venience.' The lumber for the boat is of first clas3 North Carolina yellow pine, and admirably adapted for boat building. New machinery throughout will be installed in the new boat, which bids fair to be the "Queen of the Cape Fear." Funeral of Mr. Henry B. Jewett. The funeral of the late Henry B. Jewett was held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock from. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the services having been con ducted in a very impressive manner by Rev. Milton A. Barber, the rector, assisted by Rt. Rev. Bishop A. A. Watson. The interment was at Oak dale cemetery and many beautiful flo ral tributes were laid upon the grave by sorrowing friends. The pall bearers were Messrs. J. Hicks Bunting, H. M. Foard, John Wright H. P. West, W. W. Jones and Charles M. Whitlock. Dr. R. D. Jewett, of Winston, a brother of the deceased, and Miss Mary B. Jewett, of New York, a daughter of the deceased, were present to attend the funeral. County Road Improvement. The force of convicts at work on the Castle Haynes county road, under the direction of Capt. John Barry, have completed permanent improvement to the section between the railroad and the Mill Creek bridge. The work is said by competent judges to be first class in every particular, and the phos phate rock from the mines of the New Hanover Land and Improvement Com pany is being used as fast as it can be distributed by Mr. T. A. Watson, the contractor for the hauling. Thus far nineteen, car loads, of an average of thirty-two tons each, have been used and the material is said to be of very excellent quality for the use to which it is being put. Loeke Craig at Fayetteville. The Fayetteville Observer has the following notice of the speech of Mr. Locke Craig at that place: "Hon. TjOgIta CrAivmndA a unAAnh rtf near two hours length last night at the v;ouri n.ouse to a aeiigntea auaience of ladies and gentlemen. , It was a mas ter lv effort. And was o-nnflralW ro. garded as a more lucid exposition of me purpose ana effect or tne Amend ment, as well as of its lawfulness, than any other speech so far delivered in the State.; Throughout, it was en livened by a number of brand new jokes and humorous stories, told in Mr. Craiff'a inimit&hlA rimll bIvTa fln that,, what with the logic and what with the fun, all his hearers were, charmed into the forgetfulness of the passing of time. Received Splendid Appointment. Dr. Thos. M. Green, whose gradua tion with honors at the University of Maryland was noted in these columns several days ago, lfas received the very desirable appointment of resident sur geon in the hospital of the institution from which lie received, his degree. He is a son of Dr. W. Hy Green, of this city, and has numerous friends here who will learn with pleasure of his merited success. V Contractor D. Hannahaa been awarded the contract for laying the foundations for the new store of Mr. D, L. Gore on Front street SECRETLY MARRIED, Miss Slmms, a Baptist University Student, and John Blrdsong, of A. & M. College. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C... May 17. To day at Hillsboro, Miss Callie Simms, a stu dent in the Baptist Female University here, and Mr. John Birdsong, student at the A. &. M. College were secretly married by a justice of the peace. Students at these two institutions went with the Tabernacle Sunday School on a picnic to Col. Carr's farm, near Hillsboro, and these two took advant age of the occasion to. get married. Miss Simms is the daughter of a Bap tist minister at Franklin, Macon coun ty, and is not yet 18 years old. Mr. Birdsong is twenty years old and a resident ois this city. Testimony for complainants was to day taken before standing master Shepherd in the Blackwell Durham Tobacco case. Defendent Guthrie will have a hearing on July 1st. No facts of special importance were brought out to-day. : Engineer Injured. From a private letter received in the city yesterday it is learned of a most disgraceful occurrence at Hamlet Wednesday night. Capt. John Galvin, the popular freight train- engineer on the Seaboard Air Line railroad be tween Hamlet and Wilmington, was shot and severely wounded about the legs by a resident of the village with out the slightest provocation. Between 7 and 8 o'clock in the even ing Capt. Galvin had started for his engine to make the usual run to Wil mington. When a short distance from home be was fired upon with a shot gun and both legs below the knee were badly lacerated and torn and the bones shattered. Capt. Galvin's assail ant said that he had nothing against the wounded man ; some one had been around his home recently and he just fired away at the first man he saw pass. The offender has been jailed. Pender Smallpox at an End. Drs. George F. Lucas, Super in ten cent of Health of Pender county, and Dr. W. D. McMillan, Superintendent of Health of New Hanover, returned yesterday from Edgecombe, where they went to look after the smallpox pa tients there. Dr. Lucas has been very successful in the management of the disease and has discharged all the pa tients from the houses where they were detained. To make sure that the dis ease is absolutely wiped out, he and Dr. McMillan fumigated all the ne groes who had been in detention, burn ed the house, bed clothing and every thing else that had been in contact with the disease. Dr. Lucas and his county are to be congratulated on the successful termination of the epidemic, and Dr. McMillan and New Hanover are to be congratulated, that -the dis ease did not creep over this way. The River Steamboats. The steamer Hurt arrived yesterday from Fayetteville after having laid up there for repairs for several days. She presents a handsome appearance with a new coat of paint and other im provements. . The Hawes arrived last evening also from Fayetteville and will now resume her trips up Black River, probably leaving to-day. Capt. T. J. Green was in charge of the Hurt yesterday instead of Capt Robeson, who was detained at home by the critical illness of his brother in law, Mr. E. J. Fuller, who is quite well known in Wilmington, Sampson's County Convention. The Democratic County Convention of Sampson, was held at Clinton Tues day. The following nominations were made: For Senator of the 14th District J. W. S. Robinson. For Representatives L. L. Mat thews and A. P. Spell. For Sheriff A. H. Herring. For Register of Deeds H. J. Hines. For County Commissioners J. A. Ferrell, Josiah Baggett and W. I. Wright. For Surveyor Billie Robinson. For Coroner Dr. R. H. Holliday. For Indian Famine Fond. The New York Commerce and Com mercial Bulletin of It recent date con tains the following item : "We have received a contribution of $25 towards the Indian famine fund from Mr. D. L. Gore, of the D. L. Gore Company, Wilmington, N. C, and forwarded the 'same to Messrs. Brown Bros. & Co., of the committee of one hundred. We shall be glad to receive and acknowledge any addi tional sums." Old Landmark Removed. The old fountain in the middle of Market street near Front was yesterday torn down to make way for the street paving and will be moved to Dock street near Front. The fountain was placed on Market street during the ad ministration of the late Col. E. D, Hall and has offered a refreshing draught for thousands of wearied dray horses. Died at Burgaw. Mr. John W. Cowan, a prominent man of Burgaw, died at his home there yesterday morning after a brief illness. He was 76 years of age and had been for a number of years a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church at his home. He will be buried at Burgaw to-day in the family burying ground. The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. D. P. McGeachy. Mrs. Henry Helm Clayton. wife of Professor Clayton, director of the Blue Hill Observatory, near Bos ton, Mass., is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Wertenbaker at the U. S. Marine hospital. : : ; : NO. 31 NEW BANK FOR, MAXTON. Organized With Capital Stock of $17,500. Speaking on Constitutional Amend ment by Major London. Special Star Correspondence, Maxton, N. a. May 17. Major Henry London of Pittsboro made one of the clearest and most gforcible argu ments in support of the amendment to an """iy interested audience lo nigh. He is arousing a determination on the part of white men to stand by their race and to treat as negroes those men with white skins who prefer to vote with the negro rather than with their own race. Robeson will vote to enminate the negro from the political problems of the State. At ameeting of the directors of the Maxton, bank, being organized, held here this week it was decided to pro ceed with the building. It is expected to be ready for business in July. The capital stock is $17,500, with the fol lowing stockholders : Steed & Curtis,. J. W. Carter, A. J. McKinnon, L. T. Coltingham, J. W. McRae, J. C. Mc Caskill W. S. McNair, J. S. McRae, J. B. Weatherly, John Leach, A. C. McKinnon, Dr. J. D. Croom, A. H. Curne, E. McRae, J. M. Burke, G. B. Patterson, McNair & Wooten, A. J. Cottingham, J. T. Pool, T. B. Pace, A. M. McNair, John H. Cook, E. A. Fore, J. T. John, Jr., and W. J. Ed wards. The following are directors, with five more yet to be chosen: W. J. Edwards, J. W. Carter, J. S. McRae, A. J. McKinnon, W. S. McNair, L. T. Cottingham, John H. Cook, J. B. Weatherly, J. T. John, Jr., and J. M. Burke. Mr. W. J. Edwards has been elect ed president. The cashier, vice presi dent and other officers will be elected later. Maxton is moving upon all lines. Sacred Concert Rehearsals. As the date approaches for the sacred concert at Fifth Street M. E. Church, the rehearsals are made more frequent and nothing will be left un done in the way of practice. ' Mr. Charles E. McMillen, director of the music, requests that every participant in the concert be present for each re hearsal from now until the date for the concert, r Rehearsals, will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights of each week beginning at 8. IS o'clock. Trolley Poles for South America. The brig St. Mary, Capt. Gold thwait, cleared yesterday afternoon for Santos, Brazil, with a cargo of 1,337 trolley poles and 434 pieces of timber and lumber which will be used in the construction of a new South American street railway by the San Paulo Light and Power Company. The cargo is valued at $6,866.65 and the vessel will be towed to sea to day. Back From College. Messrs. Jos Price and Joe Watters, Wilmington students at St. Marj's College at Belmont, which was burned yesterday, will return to their homes to morrow. An account of the confla gration is published in the telegraphic columns of the Stab this morning. News of the burning was first received in the city yesterday by a private tele gram to Rev. Father Dennen. CATHOLIC COLLEGE BURNED. Five Story Building at Belmont, N. C. Loss $100,000 All the Inmates Escaped Unhurt. By Telegraph to the Morning star. Charlotte, N. C, May 19. Fire that is believed to have originated by spontaneous combustion in a sparrow's nest under the eaves of the five story college building of St Mary's monas tery, at Belmont, at 4 o'clock this morning, destroyed the main building and the entire west wing, with a mag nificent tower, involving a loss of $100,000 .upon which there is an insur ance of cinly $15,000. All the furniture in these two large building was consumed by the flames. Students' beds, wardrobes, desks, li brary and museum cases, apparatus in scientific department, and the entire college library are in ruins. The.boy s' trunks were stored in the attic, all of which , were lost. Chemical extin guishers were used in abundance and there was no scarcity o' water. The students quickly arose when the alarm was given, each carrying in his arms all his belongings, they march ed to the outer buildings in the rear of the church. In the meantime all cu riosities, fine paintings, and books were removed from the burning build ings and conveyed to safe quarters. Right Rev. Bishop Haid, president of the college, intends rebuilding at once, so that all will be in readiness for the autumn session in September. At a called meeting of the -college faculty this afternoon, it was decided to dismiss the students early this week, as the regular session was to end June 12th. There were 150 students in the building, many of them from North ern States. STEAMER ASHORE. Cunard Liner from New Orleans Bound to South Africa. By Cable to the Horning Star. , Ian Domingo, May 19. Passengers arriving here on board the Spanish steamer Maria Herrera brought news of the grounding of the Cunard Line steamer Carinthia at Point Gravoic, on the south coast of Hayti. The Carin thia asked for assistance for the pur pose of taking off animals on board, but the Maria Herrera was unable to aid her. The Carinthia may be floated if assistance is sent to her in reason able time. It was reported this morning that the Carinthia had run ashore at full speed. She had on board 1,450 mules, destined, it is believed, for South Africa. The Carinthia cleared at New Orleans, May 11th, for Cape Town. She is a steel twin-screw steamer of 3,623 tons. ; The dead body of an unknown white man came ashore at Nag's head, N. C, life saving station. The clothing indicated that the dead man had been a fisherman or a oyster man. In the pockets were found three five dollar notes, one two dollar note and $2.91 in change. The body was buried in the sand on the beach, . i - ; SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Fayettevilla Observer: Mr. E. W. Rhodes, who recently attempted suicide by cutting his throat at God win, will live. The fearful gash is healing, and the . state of his mind seems to be better. It is thought that he will have to b) sent to the asylum. Monroe 'Journal: Tho Monroe Oil and Fertilizei Co. has just sold to a firm in Liverpool 500 tons of .cotton seed meal. This will make twenty five- cat lnaria nnri ia Jornvth nhniit 1 OAfi A special train,' appropriately decora ted with streamerk. etc., will be made up to transport the meal to Norfolk. - Winston Sentinel: The case against Postmasttr R. S. Templeton, of Mooresville, itas tried before two magistrates Tuesday and resulted in acquittal. Detective Bower was made to pay the costj $5.55. The charge against Mr. Templeton was receiving and retaining money after office hours. It was shown that Mr. Templeton did as any other postmaster would have done under like circumstances. m. Monroe Enquirer'. We notice in one of our northern exchanges that a quarter of a dollar and a dime has oeen round in a orse's shoulder, and that there is a s t deal of discussion as to how that money got into the horse's flesh. D: J. is. Ashcraft says that he has cut lore than on pi nifp.n of silver money from horses' shoul- aers, ana that th money is put under irstitioua fnnla vhn the skin by su believe that it i of the muscles ol the shoulder. Mount Holly Advertiser: Every one is pleased with the results from the strawberrv crop. Prices have ruled satisfactory, transportation and refrigeration seriinn tW host, hv fa ever p-ranterl nnrlirrowArS art A fViooViirv. meats almost equal in quantity to last year. All in aty it is the most re- numerative season in five years. Last Tuesday when strawberries were sellinc? at 1.75 td z.uu per crate, Mr. sold some at t4.50 Robert Kornecav per crate, and th the oninion thni purchaser expressed ne would make a handsome profiton his investment. Sanford Expres 'ss: work on the veneering plant s being pushed and with a few more weeks of rood w Bflth- er the building will be ready for the machinery to be installed. Cnhh oc Thompson O have enlarged Company, of this place iheir wood Works, and are putting in machinery to man- uracture sash. doors and blinds. They employ quite a number of hands and are Kept busy t Express learns filling orders. The teat 1 the bodyof a dead Cape Fear river at man was found ih Buckhorn Falls on last Saturday, arm were gone and The head and one only a shirt and pants were found on the body. The body had, been in water for some time . auu was scj oamy . 1 1 j 1 discolored by sible to tell decay that it was impos- whether the man was white or colored. No one was able to recognize him as bis head was missing. There seems to be a mvsterv connected with his taking be solved. off which may never A TYPICAL CONVENTION. Abe Middleton Rain It On a Back Street Of Clinton. Clinton dispatch to ithe Raleigh New and Ob- server, ism.. 1.1 The Republicans of the Third district held tUeir convention here not nominate a can- didate for Congtess. White, aneero- 1 loving Republican of Bladen, was put xnere were about twelve whites aid thirteen negroes in attendance. The meeting was con trolled by the negroes the whites had to take a back seat. A. Bryan, the negro i rom Craven county, was secretary. They would not hold, their con vention in the court house, but went onz on a oacic street and held it in the negro Odd fellows' Hall. The. few whites that were5 here were postmasters and office- holders under Russell The postmasters at Fayetteville, Warr9n and other places were here, bnt LA.be Middleton con trolled them. To close the iall Robt. Hancock, 01 craven, ana pave outton, 01 ma - lr-v rt m m a rough and tumble fight on the hotel porch where every body could see them. Hancock went before the mayor and submitted. They appeared to have taken on too much white lightning and the white luice did not suit them. One white Republican was heard to say that it was the first conven tion he ever attended that was ruled by negroes, and that Pritchard's and Butler's speeches in the Senate declaring no nfegro domination in .North Carolina were untrue as to the Third district. He, was thoroughly disgusted with the proceedings of tne convention. The white people are waking up and axe coming to the rescue of the state, x on may put Sampson down 500 majority flor .the amendment and the Democratic ticket. IN VIRGINIA PENITENTIARY. Desperate Negro Convict Cot the Throat of Another Nekro Prisoner, Cans lag Instant Death. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Richmond, VaL May 19. William Woodson,' a negi o convict in the peni tentiary, this morning, about 8:30 o'clock, cut th throat of Ambrose negro convict, caus- Ferebee, another! ing death within! an hour. Last night Woodson had a difficulty in his cell with a convict of the name of Jim Jones, the latter beating Wood son, who grabbed a brick. This was taken away frond him by Ferebee and This morning all the men marched into the shoe shop to do their duties. Ferebee had a few minutes leisure and was reading his testament when Wood son grabbed a knife from one of the benches, crept up behind- Ferebee, caught him around the neck, pulled his head back ana cut his throat from ear to ear. . Woodson, as soon as He had slashed Ferebee, ran through the shop to where Jim Jones was employed and made a vicious lunge at the prisoner. which Jones dodged. He was then overpowered. PRESIDENT McKINLEY Will Visit Ohio in Jane for a Rest of Several Weeks. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, May 19. The Presi- dent has decided to go to Canton late in June for rest of two or three weeks, and incidentally to attend tho monster non- partisan celebration which is being arranged for July 4th. The President will be accompanied by Mrs. McKinley, and if nothing of ce occur, which special. would necessitate his earlier return. he will remain Canton until about the middle of July and possibly longer.
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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