North Carolina Newspapers

WILLIAM H. BE BN A K D Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C Feida-t, July, 20, 1900. For President: WILLIAM J. BRYAN, of Mask:' For Vice-President: ADLiI E. STEVENSON, of Illinois. For White Supremacy. STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For Governor: CHARLES B. AYCOCK, of Wayne. Lieutenant-Governor: WILFRED D. TURNER, of Irelell. Secretary of State: J. BRYAN GRIMES of Pitt. '. Treasurer: BENJAMIN R. LACY ofWak Auditor: B. F. DIION, of CWanti. Attorney-General: ROBERT D. GILMER, Of Haywood. Commissioner of Labor and Printing: H. B. VARNER of Dayidson. Corporation Commissioners: FRANKLIN M'NEILL, of New Hanoyer. SAMUEL L. ROGERS Of MacOL m Superintendent Public Instruction: THOMAS F. TOON of Rolieson, Commissioner of Agriculture: SAMUEL L PATTERSON, of CaflffilL For Judge of the Tenth Bistricf: ' W. B. COUNCILL ofWatanga. LEGISLATIVE TICKET. For Senator, 10th District: GEORGE L. MORTON. House of Representatives: v GEORGE ROUNTREE, MARTIN- S. WILLARD. COUNTY OFFICERS. For Sheriff: FRANK H. STEDMAN. Register of Deeds: v WM. H. BIDDLE. . Treasurer: H. McL. GREEN. . " Coroner: I WM. F. STOKES. Surveyor: JOSEPH H. McREE! Constable Wilmington Township: WILLIAM SHEEHAN, Sb. WHAT THEY ARE WORKIEQ ' FOR. A short while ago we quoted from the Raleigh News and Observer a portion of an interview with the Hon. Cbas. B. Aycock, our candi date for Governor, on the situation and the outlook for the amendment and the State ticket, in which he ex pressed confidence in a splendid vic tory for both unless the Democrats and other friends of the amendment throw it away by over-eonfidence. From his observation, based on the interest Bhown at public meetings and conversations with people in the counties through which he travelled, he felt that it was now, if the friends of the amendment kept in line and showed the same zeal up to the day of election which they are showing now, more a question, of the majority it would receive than of its being carried. Others who have taken an active part in the campaign, men of experience in po litical matters, familiar with the different sections of the State and the sentiments of the people, hold pretty much the same views. Among these are ex-Governor Jarvis and Hon. Thomas Argo, who are quoted -by a reporter of the News and Ob terver in last Tuesday's issue. Gov. Jarvis had just returned from a two week's canvass in, the counties f Granville, Person, Caswell, Rock ingham; Stokes, Forsyth,. Surry, Yadkin and Wilkes, speaking of which he said: "I left the railroad at Roxboro and did not strike it again until I got to Wilkeaboro. The territory I went through embraces several counties hitherto strongly Republican. In all of them I found the Amendment senti ment growing every day. As the false representations concerning it. made by the Bhiswnists, are explained, op position to it disappears. "The revenue officers and census takers got the start of us in the cam paign and in many sections they have the people all torn up and scared, but as they learn what the Amendment rally Is, and what is its true objects, all opposition to it among white men ceases. - In the west where I have been, the Democrats are united and many white Republicans are giving the Amend ment their support At almost every one of my appointments white Re publicans have come up to me after their belief that it was best for the State that the Amendment be adopted. "There is no longer the slightest doubt about the Amendment being adopted by a large majority in fact it is now simply a Question of how large the majority will be." Some of these counties are nor mally Republican counties, and it is there that the revenue pap-suckers Set in much of their work not only wnn me negroes, wnom mey, ieaa without trouble, bnt with the white peuLue, many oi wnom wiej gonuw their power because there is consid 1 - . 1 XI i. erable "moonshine" spirits made in some of these counties, and ; the moonshinersjflnd that they can op erate" with less danger and more, im punity, by keeping in with the still hunters. Of course this does not apply to all the people of these coun ties, nor to all the .Republicans, but it applies to enough of them to give the revenue whoopers-up consider erable material to work upon, and they work itT for all it is worth. Any change Of sentiment- in such counties many be taken as a strong indication of a greater change in other counties on which the revenue men have not had such a strong grip, and where there is less incen tive for the class of people they lead to be influenced by them. The middle section of the State, of which these counties which Gov. Jarvis canvassed .are a part; has always been a battle ground and as it went the State went and so it will probably be now, and hence the change of sentiment reported there may be put down as a harbinger of success for the amendment and the ticket in August. It may be inci dentally remarked that ex-Governor Jarvis is not of an over sanguine, enthusiastic temperament, but is cool-headed and cautious in coming to his conclusions and therefore re liance may be put upon his state ments as to the situation and the outlook. Coh Thomas M. Argo, who is a Republican, bnt a white supremacy Republican, and therefore an advo cate of the amendment, is thus quoted: "I have been studying the situa tion," he said, "and if the friends of the Amendment will simply register and vote I don't see any power on earth to beat them. It is now simply a question of majority, and the anti amendment leaders recognize the fact. ' . . "Butler is sowing the Stale with nis literature sending out more, perhaps, than was ever before sent out in the history of the State in an equal length of time. Does he hope to defeat the Amendment by itt No, he is aware that that cannot now be done. He is simply trying to prevent a stampede of the Fusionists to the Amendment side and save something out of the wreck." Col. Argo knows Marion Butler well, and he knows Pritchard, Hol ton & Co., for he has been with them and knows tbeir trickery and scheming methods. He sees through Butler as like through a pane of glass, and tells us that Butler, hav ing abandoned the hope of defeat ing the amendment, is trying to preserve some of his prestige by pre venting a stampede of his following tothe amendment and the Demo cratic party. Butler, Holton and others had a Yneeting in Raleigh Monday to patch up the State ticket, and have , but one instead of two tickets in the field, which was predicted when the Republican and Popnlist conventions were held, bnt which was vociferously denounced ,by both the Republican and Popu list leaders who are pulling with Butler. This is their la3t card, but not having much confidence in that they are planning and working by fusing and otherwise to elect a ma jority of the Legislature, which would give them control of the State, even if the Democratic State ticket be elected, and thus enable them to defeat the amendment, if carried at the election, by throwing but the vote of counties enough to defeat it. That's what we have to watch, and defeat that game. IT IS WHITE OR BLACK. Thousands of Populists and others who have not been acting with, the Democratic party realize the fact that the issue presented to the peo ple of North Carolina in the Consti tutional Amendment is whether the white man or the black man is to rule, and that is why so many of them have come out of the parties with which they have been affiliating and declared for white supremacy. We have published announcements from many of these and herewith give another from H. Caswell Ray, a Populist of Franklin county, sent to the Raleigh News arid Observer, item, which we clip it,; "Editor Newt and Observer: When Mr. Cleveland sold out the, T)m rk vat ic party to the gold bugs (I being a strong 10 xo l oeiiever in silver) unit ed with the Populist party and am free to say no man believes in the princi- Eles of that party more than I did, but ave they any principles as they now stand? I say not Long ago I made up my mind to stand by my white breth ren in trying to rid the State of negro domination, I shall support the Dem ocratic tiolrpf. whih im huitail kn , ' M UUMUVU fcJT kUO grandest man I have ever heard speak. wnaiever wmte man has heard Mr. Aycock speak and is not for the amendment should have his fA ni. ored (as his heart fat an him hair singed so as to give it as near the kinky head of the race to whom he should talono- T am a white man, and am glad that the party to which my fathers belong ed has nlaced itself in anh 0 tVMifiAn that I can stand with both feet on its piauorm and say with pride, 4I am here to stay, gentlemen.' Populists, if VOU are not for thft amanAmnnf oaf right at once. Our wives, our daugh ters and our homes demand that every white inan shomld do his duty in this the most important crisis through which we will ever pass. WhiteS.men, do for God's sake be white men. - "Very respectfully, "H. Caswbxi. Ray. JTranklinton, N. C, July 13, 1900." Mr. Ray speaks not only as he feels, but as thousands of other Populists feel, who have seen through the trickery of Marion Butler and object to being prosti tuted and arrayed againBt their own race to promote his political fortunes and ambition. When others fail, take Roberts' Tasteless Chill Tonic. It cures chills, fevers, malaria and general bad health. 25c. A red cross on the label assures you of the pure, high-class material that makes Roberts' a suc cess. Don't take a substitute. R. R. BELLAMY, Jos. (j. Qhepard, Jr., and . HICKS BUHTIHO. . f. INSTIGATED BY REVENUE MEN. In an editorial a couple Of days ago on the bulldozing methods adopted by the anti-amendment ma chine runners, we asserted that the active agents in this business were the Revenue men and the deputy marshals who do the dirty work of the bosses and seem to take a plea sure in doing it, when they think it can bo done with impunity. As proof that this was not a prejudiced or unfounded assertion we clip the following from the Raleigh News and Observer: A private letter from Asheboro con firms the account of the attempted in timidation of the registrar at that place by a revenue officer by the name of Jim Tull. What business has a re venue officer to quit the business for which lie paid, to try, to run over State officers in the performance of; their sworn duties? Here are additional facts about the Asheboro case: "Several of the negroes who failed to furnish satisfactory testimony as to their qualifications are criminals and ex convicts of the lowest class. The negro, Sam Bowden, is a criminal who has lived in Montgomery and Rich mond counties, -who has been in the county off and on for the past twelve months. The reyenuer is breathing threats against our people. The ' reg istrar has remained cool and has at no time lost his temper or presence of mind, but feeling is high against U. S. Marshal Millikin and . his revenue crowd-" . "All the trouble we have here comes from revenue officers and negroes." The last sentence is true all over North Carolina. All the trouble comes from revenue officers and negroes. Not one minute since in 1876, was read the declaration that North Carolina should not be controlled by "grasshopper and revenue doodles" have the people lost their hatred of the attempt of revenue of ficers to control the politics of the State. The liberty loving people of this good State would not submit in 1876 to the political manipulation of revenue officers. They will not now submit to their dictation. While there is an internal revenue service there must, of course, be men to serve in it, but it is a fact that owing to the very nature of this ser vice, there is something demoraliz ing in it,' and he is an exception who does not become demoralized even if he was not demoralized when he went into it. Still-hunting, moonshine-intercepting, playing spy and informer, are congenial occupa tions only to the coarser element of men, and this is the element that these bulldozing machine runners find so useful in carrying out their orders and doing their dirty and in famous work. PAID FOR HIS TREACHERY t The Asheville Gazette, which was formerly a Democratic paper, and up to a certain date an advocate of the constitutional amendment, sud denly flopped and became a vocife rous opponent of the amendment. It was publicly charged 'in Ashe ville that it had sold out to Pritch ard, Holton & Co., which charge the editor denied and demanded the proof.' " One of the citizens of Asheville who made the charge and was called upon for the proof pre sented enough to convince any jury in a court of the truth of the charge, but since then further proof comes in the form of an affidavit of W. Ray Somerville, one of the stock holders ?n the Gazette, who 4 wears that Norton, the editor and principal stockholder, "agreed with Senator Jeter C. Pritch ard, Collector H. S. Harkins, Uol. V. S. Lusk, District At torney A. E. Holton, and other rep resentatives of the Republican party, to oppose the constitutional amend ment and Election jpaw drafted by the Democratic Legislature of 1899," in consideration of the sum of $5,000, to be paid in $1,000 instalments, and that in February, 1900, $3,000 of this amount had- been paid to Norton. The full amount was to be paid by April, 1900. Tie further- swears that Norton said to him that the only motive he had in opposing the amendment was the $5,000 paid to him. These are some of the methods that these fellows are resorting to to deceive the people and defeat the amendment. To the honor of the press of North Carolina, they found only one venal enough to be bribed. ALETTES TO THE PRESIDENT. Chairman Summons has addressed a forcible letter to President McKinley calling attention to the fact that Federal office holders in this State are violating the Civil Service laws a1 -re , nibu buuir uuensive partuersmp ana insolent meddling with politics and endeavoring to intimidate registrars in the performance of their duties. In . the name of 178,000 white voters of this State Mr. Simmons enters his protest against -this abuse of the trust reposed in these officers and this impndent and outrageous interference in politics and efforts to intimidate and dominate the State, in bold and gross violation of the Civil Service regulations under which they were appointed. Mr. Bellamy in the West. Raleigh News and Observer: "Chair man Simmons yesterday received the following telegram from Congressman Bellamy, dated at Asheville: " The Yancey county barbecue and rally yesterday was a grand success. Crowd estimated at 4,000. , Gardner is jubilant over the prospects in Yancey, and if yesterday is an index to their intentions expect great victory in Au gust." . - m a. Frightful Blander Will often ause a horrible Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's Ar nica Salve, the best in the world, will kill the pain and promptly heal it Cures Old Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers! Boils, Felons, Corns and all Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. 2tk2o Cure , guaranteed. Bold by R. R. BELLAMY, druggist t THE BATTLE IS ON. A Vigorous Campaign Is Being Maintained in the East for the Amendment. AT LUMBERTON TO-DAY. Wilmington's Rapid Pire Qua Left Yes terday to Be One of the Attractions. . Speaking at Borgaw and White ville Local Campaign. The record of registration at the va rious polling places during the past few days has been more encouraging, and the prospects are now for a full registration before Saturday night. The speech of Hon. R. B. Glenn on Tuesday night and increased efforts on the part of the Icoal committee has greatly accelerated the movement and New Hanover is now certain for a 3,000 majority for the Amendment and the State and county tickets. A very important meeting of the White Supremacy Club of the Second Ward is called for tonight at 8.30 o'clock in the rooms of the Merchants' Association in the Seaboard Air Line building. It is especially desired that there shall be a full attendance of the registration committee of that ward as an important movement is to be made. - The fish fry and public speaking at the Seven-mile post in Harnett town ship yesterday morning was at tended by much success. The committee of arrangements added a drawing feature in a big water melon feast which was greatly enjoyed. The party from Wilming ton consisted of Messrs. George Roun tree, Frank H. Stedman, H. McL. Green, Brooke G. Eaapie, W. B. Mc Koy, S. H. Terry, H. W. Howell, Capt. George L. Morton and others. Speeches were made by Messrs. Roun tree, Morton, Em pie, Stedman and Green.The organization of a White Supremacy Club was dispensed with. Messrs. George Shepard and Sol. J. Jones were named as a registration committee and they signified their purpose to make a house to house can-! vass for the Amendment before the end of the week. " ' Interest politically is centered to-day in the big Democratic demonstration at Lumberton. Advices from there last night were tbat the event would be the biggest of the campaign and that it would mean much towards ani increased majority for the Amendment in that county which "to hold is to save the State." Hons. Chas. B. Aycock and R. B. Glenn will be the speakers and there will be a magnifi cent parade of 3,000 red shirts. Music will be furnished by the Dunn and Maxton brass bands. Reduced rates are offered on the railroads and noth ing can now mar the success of the occasion. CoL N. A. McLean is Chief Marshal and Chairman George B. McLeod has general control of affairs: Capt, C. H. White and Mr. Wm. Ai Whitney left yesterday afternoon via the Seaboard Air Line with Wilming ton's rapid fire gun which w11 be placed on exhibition during the day. There will be dinner and barbecue for 50,000 people. Friday, July 27th, will be "Aycock Day" at Burgaw, and great prepara tions are being made for the event. A number of committees have been ap pointed to take charge of the affair and the event is being thoroughly adver tised. R. G. Grady, Esq., county or ganizer of White Supremacy clubs, is making the arrangements. Columbus county is also making arrangements to receive Mr. Aycock in a royal manner Saturday, July 21st. The Second Regi ment Band, of Wilmington, will fur nish music for the occasion and a can non in charge of S. A. Matthews will be sent from Wilmington, with which to fire salutes. FIREMEN ARE GRATEFUL. Fatettkvillk. N. C Julv.16 Editor Star At the' adjourned ses sion of our convention, a committee was duly appointed to draft suitable resolutions expressive of our apprecia tion of the most cordial and hospitable manner in which the visitine- firemen Hhave been treated by the people of Wilmington, but it was the unanimous verdict of hundreds of firemen on the trains, homeward bound, that regula tion resolutions were not in order, the occasion requiring something more expressive of our sincerity. The writer was therefore personally requested by scores of visitors from the Western and Middle sections especially, to try and express to your people our heart felt thanks and appreciation for the many kindnesses and courtesies ex tended to us. Rest assured that we will never forget them and the pleas ant memories of 1900 will remain with us for all time. We have been hon ored and treated handsomely in the past, but we feel that it is no reflection upon others when we say that the 1900 meeting is the most pleasant of all pre vious ones and that all records have been broken. The local attractions of your lovely city in themselves were- calculated to make the occasion a most pleasant one, but our chief pleasure existed in the hearty welcome that we received from every one. To the press we are ex tremely grateful for their courteous mention and to the able reports of the convention, thereby keeping our friends at home fully advised of our daily records. The boys will never forget Wilming ton and her srenerous and courteous Leitizenship. With personal thanks to your staff, lam, yours, t James D. McNeill, Pres. N. C. S. F. Ass'n. Present indications are that a large crowd will go on the excursion to Charleston, July 28th, via the A. O. L. Train will leave Front street station at 3 P. M. Returning, will leave Charleston at 6 A.M., J uly 31st. fnf70 CJ G n S?-!j!S?5l!?der ' the market compere with the " NEW RIVAL" In uni formity and strong shooting qualities, i Sore fire and waterproof. Get tBe genuine. Y1SSKESTER REPEATIK8 ARMS CO. JUDGE GRANTS INJUNCTION. Restraining Collection .of Taxes Upon Assessment oWroprty o! W. U. h"; : Telegraph Company. , Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, July -18. Judge Simonton grants the Western Union Telegraph Company an injunction re straining the Corporation Commission ers, the State Auditor and the Slate Treasurer from levying assessment upon one million dollars of said prop erty of the complainant and from cer tifying the same down to any of the tax officials of said State of .North Car olitiafc This order is issued upon the coDdition th&tthe complainant, at the proper time, tender and pay to the proper officers of the State authorized t j receive taxes, upon an assessment of $600,000 of ithe property, and fur ther that the complainant do enter in to bond with surety to be approved by any judge of this court in the sum of $5 ,000, with condition to pay the de fendant such damages as may be as sessed against it by reason of this re straining order. Defendants are or dered to appear before J udge Simon ton at Flat Rock, N. C.on July 23rd, to show cause why the injunction should not be granted. Also, the Atlantic Coast Line, the Southern and the Seaboard file excep tions to their valuation, and it is un derstood that they will likewise secure iuiunctioES The exceptions of all these roads are substantially alike. They respectfully suggest that their objec tions and exceptions are the same as those for the year 1899. They are em braced in. the bills of complaint filed in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Caro lina, in which court it is to be hoped they will be speedily determined. FROiW SCOTLAND COUNTY. The Way the Good People There Peel About the Impending Campaign. The Seawell Incident. Special Star Correspondence. Laurinburq, N. C. July 16. Scotland county may now be written down very near the top of the White Roll of Honor which will be perfected when all the returns are in. The de termination of the white men in 1898 may not be so continuously manifest to the casual observer this year, but deep uown in their hearts it is written, and it only needs : some incident to bring it out. Some time aeo our ne gro paper, in a very cheap effort to be acetous, made some references to white people in a social way which was characteristic of the negro, and very disgusting to white people. The editor was waited on and advised (I) never to print the name of another white woman in his columns. He will not He was also advised to make his business arrangements so that he could leave this community before he should do something that would bring about nis expulsion mstanter. The Seawell episode was not the re suit of a personal difficulty, as one of your correspondents had it; but the calm, determined action of more than two hundred men who represent the best business. social, edu cational and professional citizenship ot mis town ana surrounding country, acting in concert and according to a prearranged plan to pass Seawell along as surely and as quietly as possible Sea well's return to the train was accel erated by some who thought he moved too slowly, which he seemed anxious to turn into a personal difficulty and make it appear that the whole matter was simply "a little personal matter. but it was well that he heeded the ad vice given that he get back on the tram. The people of Scotland county have not forgotten that there was a time when the only Justice of the Peace in Laurinburg was a negro, and they will never forget that, later, when there were white Justices here, this negro magistrate issued a warrant for the (white) mayor of Launnbure, upon the application of one of the meanest negros .that ever lived hem. They have not forgotten that this ne gro magistrate claimed, with show of truth, that he had the indorsement of Jeter C. Pritchard for the postmaster- snip ot this town I "Lord liod or host, be with us yet." LIFE L0NQ REPUBLICAN Pots on a Red Shirt and Will Support the Amendment. Special Star Telegram. Lumberton, N. C, July 18. E. K. Proctoe, Sr., a life-long Republican of this place and a man of influence in his party, put on a red shirt this after noon for to morrow and will support the amendment. ' A. S. Thompson, Populist nominee for Register of Deeds in this county, has just withdrawn from the race. Speaking at WhitevIIIe. The Star on Sunday referred to the very great preparations being made by the people of Columbus county for the big Democratic rally upon the occasion of the Aycock- speaking at Whiteville next Saturday. The Second Regiment Band will leave for Whiteville on the 5.30 A. M. freight Saturday morning and will furnish music for the event. Special rate tickets are announced from Wilming ton at $2.50 for the round trip and from Brinkley $1.50. Fully 500 mounted men will participale in the parade and Wilmington people are cordiallo invited to be present with Columbus people on that day. Hatch Bros.' next excursions are from Mount Olive, Friday, July 20th, and from Williamston, near Tarboro, on July 31st. A CHILD EITJOT8 The pleasant flavor, gentle action and soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when in need of a laxative, and if the father or mother be costive, or bilious the most gratifying results follow its use ; so that it is the best family remedy known and every family should have a bottle of it Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. H 0S TER ' NEW RIVAL " FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS New Hnen, Conn, POTASH gives color, ' flavor and firmness to all fruits. No good fruit can be raised without Potash. Fertilizers containing at least 8 to io of Potash will give best results on all fruits. Write for our pamphlets, which ought to be in every farmer's library. They are sent free. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Namu St., New York. DEMOCRATIC RALLY AT DUNN Four Thousand People From Johnston, Harnett and Sampson Speeches for the Amendment. Special Star Telegram. Bvie, N. C.,. July 17. The grand Democratic rally at Dunn, N. C, to day, was a great success. The num ber present was estimated at four thousand. It was an enthusiastic and representative gathering from this sec tion of the State. The town had made ample preparations for the great gath ering and it was indeed a gala day for the Democrats. The grand procession which escorted "the speakers to the place where the speaking was held was headed by a Tour-horse wagon which carried eighteen of Harnett and John ston counties fairest young ladies. This was followed by the speakers' carriage and several other convey ances. The rear being brought up by a wagon of the un terrified from Samp son county bearing the county's fay or ite inscription, "Sweet Sampson." All of tbe conveyances were beau tifully decorated with red, white andf blue. There were three speakers present Hon. E. W. Pou, of Smithfield, Major Wm. A. Guthrie and Claude Kitchin, Esq. Guthrie spoke first and made a telling speech for the amendment. He was followed by Kitchin, who greatly enthused the people and elicited their applause Pou made the closing speech, which was , beyond doubt the speech of the day and was a great vote winner. He made a convincing plea for the amend ment and completely demolished every objection to the amendment which the enemy has raised, A number of the white men who could not read or write arose in the crowd and declared their purpose to support the amend ment. It was an old time Democratic experience meeting and love feast. Many were converted to the amend ment and much good was done. The Democracy of Harnett is in fine shape BRUNSWICK COUNTY. New ticket Annonnced by the Democratic Executive Committee of the Connty. We, the Executive Committee of the Democratic party of Brunswick county in consideration of the fact that Dr. D. B. McNeill has alienated himself from the Democratic party by the unfortunate position he took at Lockwood's Folly on the 23d of May in making a public declaration to the effect that he would not support the proposed Amendment to the Constitu tion of the State of North Carolina. which is held by the Democratic party as the most important and vital plank in its piatiorm ; and Whereas, he still declares himself as unalterably opposed to the said Amendment, and refuses to support it, notwitnstanaing a resolution was introduced at the Convention in which he was nominated, and carried, that no aspirant for office should receive Democratic support who failed to sup- X XI 1 . i port me saia .menament. T ... . how, tnereiore, we aeem it our duty, in view of the action of Dr. Mc Neill, to nominate as the Democratic candidate for the Legislature from Brunswick county, a man who will stand firmly on the Democratic piat iorm ana advocate its success and prin ciples. We, therefore, suggest the name of Francis M. uoore in place of Dr. D. B. McNeill as a candidate for the Legisla ture from this county, and urgently request all those desiring the success of the Democratic party and believing in White Supremacy to support him, and the following ticket, who favor the proposed Constitutional Amend ment, which will ensure White Supre macy forever in our grand old coun ty, viz: For.Sheriff James Holmes, For Register of Deeds Charles J-ieonard. For Treasurer George Gray. For Surveyor Forney Gore. For Coroner Jno. S. Henry. For County Commissioners W. n Guthrie, Jesse Lancaster, Samuel Dan ford. . We furthermore tappeal to all white men to support the above named tick et, assuring them, if elected, that peace, good will and an era of prosper ity will prevail. - By order of the Democratic Execu tive Committee of Brunswick county. JO. J. txTJTHRIE, (Jhmn. John H. Mintz, Sect'y. Robbery at Wrlghtsviile. On Monday afternoon, a thief stole a lady's gold watch, a gold necklace, a pair of shoes and several suits of clothing, from Mr. Jno. S. Divine's residence on Wrightsville Sound. A negro, Purdy Rudolph Brown, who was working on the place, was seen in the room from which the missing articles were taken and the' suspicion of having stolen the goods fell upon him. Tbe matter has been placed in tne nanas or tne authorities, Dut no arrest has been made yet Adjudged Insane. j Sheriff D. R. Walker, of Brunswick county, passed through the city yes terday, leaving on the evening train with MrrWm. J. Pogue, of Phoenix, whom he was conveying to the insane asylum at Raleigh. Dr. J. C. Shep ard and others examined his mental condition yesterday moining and ad judged him insane. Mr. Pogue is quite well known in Wilmington and his friends will .regret td hear of his ' misfortune. , 1 1 THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE. Secretary Elected and Standing Commit tees Named for the Ensuing Year at Meeting Yesterday Morning, j The, Produce Exchange yesterday held its first meeting since the accept ance of the presidency by Mr. W. B. Cooper, and of course many' mailers of importance regarding the ensuing yvar's work came up. The most im portant matter; probably, was the re election of Col. John L. Cantwell ' as secretary, which position he has held with great efficiency for twoi.t . odd years. Standing committees were named for the ensuing year. Tbe list of officers and committees of the Exchange as completed by the meeting yesterday is as follows: President W. B. Cooper. Vice President P. Peargall. Secretary ,and Treasurer Johu L. Cant w ell. Board of Managers M. J. Heyer, D. McEachern. H. W. Malloy, Walker Taylor, L. P. McKenzie. Arbitration Committee C. W. Wor-h. B f. Hall, H. C. McQu en, James H. Chadbourn, M. J. Cor belt. Finance Committee--P. Pearsall, M. J. Corbett, John L. Cantwell. Law Committee Wm. Calder, Jno. E. Crow. Information and Statistics G. J. Boney, T. M. Emerson, John Frank. Marine M. J. Heyer, W. R. Kenan, A. H. Brenner. Cotton Classification S. P. McNair, W. H. Sprunt, H. C. McQueen. Manufactures D. McEachern, L P. McKenzie, H. G. Smallbones, H, L. Myers, H. W. Malloy, T. D. Meares. Railroad Transportation L. P. Mc Kenzie, J. W. Norwood, W. R. Barks dale. Jno. T. Rankin, F. E. Hashagem Membership H. W. Malloy J. VanB. Metts, M. J. Heyer, C W. Worth. Telegraphic Reports Wm. Calder, 8. P. McNair, Walker Taylor. Southport Shipping J. T. Harper, J. H Chad bourn, M. J. Corbett. Inspection H. W. Malloy, J. W. Norwood, D. L. Gore, W. R. Kenan. Quotations B. F. Hall, H. K. Nash, H. C. McQueen. P. PearsalL M. J. Corbett, H. L. Vollers, JajT Sprunt, l. J. coney, S. FMc. Speaking At Laurinbuug, Red Shirt Day" will be observed at Laurinburg Jon Friday, July 20th, Hon. R B. Qrlenn will speak iu Fields Jlall at 10 o clock and and there- will be a parade of "rough riders." The committee of arrangements is compos ed of Messrs. J. T. McEachin. Mack Cameron and F. L Rundy. JAPANESE ROUTED CHINESE. t Broke Noses and Cat, Off Queues the Latter Fled. Untj) Vancouvke, B. C, July 17. A des perate fight took place last night at the fishing town of Stevenson, on the Frazer river, between 800 Japanese and Chinese. mi a cere is a Die nsnerman s striae on at Stevenson, involving 7.000 Japanese and white men and 3,000 Chinese. The Japanese and Chinese were idle. A. street row between a Japanese and a Chinaman occurred over a dispute as to whether or not -a Japanese army ol 10,000 men could whip a Chinese army of 100,000 in the present war in China. The Japanese cut off the Chinaman's queue to emphasize his argument, and in five minutes 300 Japanese engaged in a hand-to hand hght with 600 Chinese. The small posse of police were pow erless to interfere and thousands of white fishermen watched the fun. In 20 minutes the Japanese had broken so many Chinese noses and cut off so many queues that the Chinamen fled HOT WEATHER IN NEW YORK. Caused the Death Yesterday of More Than Seventy Persons. By Telegraph to tbe jHorninn star. New York, July 18. The hot weather to day caused or contributed towards the death of more than seventy persons, in this city , and vicinity. As many more stricken ones are in the hospitals and some of them will die before tbe night is over. More than half the fatalities were among babies and little children and there are now about forty bodies of the little ones lying in the morgue at Bellevue. This was the third day of the snail of intense heat Late to niirht the temperature moderated. Un the streets, the temperature sanged from 93 to 105 and the official record from the Weather Bureau, hieh above the ground, was 94 degrees snort ly oetore & o'clock to night. REUNION IN ATLANTA. Yaogaard of Veterans Who Wore the Bine and the Orey Arriving. ' By Telegraph to the Horning Star. Atlanta, Ga., July 18. The van-. guard of veterans who wore the blue' and the grey in the battles around Atlanta during the civil war arrived in tne city this moraine i ne formal exercises of the blue and gray re union will begin to morrow when the several hundred distinguish ed visitors to the city will be hown over the battlefields unon which. thirty six years ago, they engaged in oiooay connict. Many distinguished guests nave arrived and more are ex pected to morrow. Everv section of the country will be represented by dis It .1 3 - T T 1 n' r . uuguiaucu ei union ana ex-uonieaer- ate soldiers. NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE Kcquesiea 10 meei in Indianapolis on n 4.-1 A A . ' m mm- August 8tb, 1900. By Telegraph to the Morning Btar. Chicago, July 18. Secretary Walsh of the National Democratic Commit tee, at the request of Hon. James D. Richardson, gave out the following official notice to-day to the press : "The notification .meetineto notifv presidential and vice-Dresidential can didates named by the Kansas City con vention, will be held at Indianapolis. Ind., on August 8tb. 1900. All mem bers of the notification committees are requested to meet at the Grand TTnti Indianapolis, on the morning of that date. State of Ohio. City or Toledo, i Frank J. Cheney mahw m n&tii tv.o v . Senior na.rt.nar rvr rha ftm xT tVT.. Co., dofair business in th mtrvnf TmLin rv.lntn and State aforesaid, ana that said flrmwul pay the sum of ONE HUNDKED,DOLLA.Ra for each and every case of catarrh tfiat cannot bs cured uy me uae oi hall's Catarrh Cure , FRANK J. CHENEr. Bworn to before ma and unhwtrftvwi in m presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. 1 f, f Notary Pxtblic, Hairs Catarrh flnrn ! tAtrnn Intarnallw anil acta directly on the blood and mncoaa surfaces of the system. Bend for testimonials, free. . j. chxnsx sco. Toledo, o. Bold by Drumrtsta. 75c n Hall's Family FUa are the bast. -. Bays &UVub me count, ' I was bad lyti tronbledwithrheun iism, catarr& and neuralgia liver comnlairrt snd t... I.,.1 was in a bad condition; every aWn gan to fear that I should b well woman; that I should have settle down into a chronic invalid , live in the shadow of death r'f JOHNSTON'S IaESAPARILLA r ommended.to jne. I TOOK Pni BOTTLES-AND IT CURED ME cured my family both. I am ver' i that I heard orft. I would cheeU' recommend if to every one I , taken many other kinds of "medi I prefer JOHNSTON'S to all $etT" MICHIGAN nnVQ CO., Detroit, ,t. For sale by HERBERT L. FENTRESS "Wilmington, N.'c GRADY FEPLIES TO P0?Tr; Burgaw, X. C, July 14, lnoo ; Me. Editor: Since the appe ance of Dr. Porter's card in theSi to-day it becomes necessary to fend myself and many of the Democrats offender from the U charge of being bolters and die ganizors which is wholly untrue i a base slander upon the democri of our : County. I will give brii a few facts concerning his indoi ment for the Senate. Dr. Porter, who was Chairman the Democratic Executive Comn tee of this County, and Bruce i' liams, Secretary, called a Com convention to meet in "February the purpose df electing delegate! the State Convention. Some of largest Democratic townships in county were not notified to hold pri aries and elect delegates to the a vention, or if so, such notices v never received. If a full Tepresen tion of the democracy of each toi ship had been present he would i have received the enilorserflent of A brother-in-law of Dr. Porter in the convention and cast the vi of two voting precincts for Porter while the chairman of tl township "never had any notice o primary or county convehtii There were only about a dozen n (delegates) present at the conn tion. To the surprise of the peo of our county and many of the de gates in that convention a resolnti was introduced by Bruce Willia endorsing Dr. Porter for the Sena After much wrangling the chair clared the resolution carried by ( vote. It has been the custom of ( county an.d in accordance with Democratic plan of Organization nominate a cas4idate for the S ate at the regatr Qdunty Cony tion to nominate candidates for County Offices and the Legi ture. This action of attempting to dorse a Senator at this unus time, when the full Democracy our cpunty was not represented when, it was not known that he a candidate was unfair and a i prise to every one and at onci howl began which lasted until appearance at the Waisaw Cony tion. The charge of Dr. Po: that my friends and I. were boll and disorganizes is maliciou false. The men who went - to W saw from this county in opposit to Porter were true, tried and lo Democrats who did not feel tl they could consistently support man who had not proved faithful me nominees oi tne party. Dr. Porter savs: "I could hi been nominated on the first bal but being an -old man and liv: abovff'jjersonal prejudices and pol cal aspirations I relinquished claim to the nomination." This untrue. The Pender delegates w divided between Dr. Porter and n self. Duplin was solid against I' ter. Wayne suggested that in on to harmonize matters both vi draw. I submitted a proposition Dr. Porter that we both withdt and let our delegates name a ift This he refused. The Convention then organiz and at the suggestion of a deleff from Wayne a committee of six, t1 from each county was appointed harmonize matters and recommei some bourse for the convention pursue. . Before this committee jetired addressed the convention and fort sake of peace and harmony rene my propositin to the convention & to Ur. rorter that both withdrs He again refused and appealed the Convention not to defeat hii The committee then retired ai soon Bent for Dr. Porter and mjf to appear before it, and they i commended that we both withdri and let our delegation name a ma o this 1 again consented and v Porter refused. He then agreed i withhraw provided he be allowed I name the-, man. This was object! fo. It was suggested, that. we bo' Withdraw and each name a man 1 be submitted to the Convents To this he agreed but I object and insisted that as neither of ' were delegates we should not ask' name the man and that our dele? tion only had that power. ThematM was finally left with the Pender legates who submitted two names the Convention. Mr. J. T. l was nominated on the first ballot i ceiving the divided vote of Way"1 the solid vote of Duplin, and t' thirds of Pender. It was best i( the party that Mr. Foy was nom nated and he will receive the un mouB support of all democrats ' the County. K. G. Gkad. Cold Steel or Death. 4Ther in hut nno o.hance to your life and that is. through an opf a tion," waa the awful prospect setr fore Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of Lime B Wu Kn A f. n.itiIV v' ing to cure her of a frightful case stomach trouble and yellow jUDr He didn't count on the marveli" Sower of Electric Bitters to l" tomach and Liver troubles, but heard of it, took seven bottles, , Whollv cured, avoided the surge. knife, now weighs more an4.i,i? better than ever. It is pofj guaranteed to cure Stomach, and Kidney troubles, and never appoints." Price 50c at B. B- BK, MY's druggist- RHEUMATISM and CATARRH CUB Johnston's SarsaparilL QUART BOTTLES. IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH. Wkole Famllr Cored. Mrs. C. H. Kingsbury, who keen, millinery and fancy goods store d Louis, dfratiot Go., Mich., and wj0 well known f.1imni,)ini,t "n0