North Carolina Newspapers

3 ; f ! i.f' - IK. my f'-'f'S ft 3 i J.. J.: it ' Hi; I, :' hc MlccMtj gtnv., WILLIAM H. BEBNABD Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C. Fbiday, - - September 14, 1900 NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC iTICKET. For President : WILLIAM J. BRYAN. Of MnstaL For Vice-President: ADLAI E, STEYENSON. of Illinois, For Congress, Sixth District: JOHN D. BELLAMY, of New Hanoyer. THE REPUBLICANS AND THE TRUSTS. The Republican stumpers and or gans did not intend to say much in this campaign about the trusts. They hoped to dodge discussion on that topic, as they hoped to evade ' discussion of ihe question of forci ble expansion by bringing silver to the front as the main issue, but the popular feeling against trusts forced them to recognize that question and say something about it. They dis covered that the anti-trust plank in the Philadelphia platform was too thin and weak and thai it was nec essary to reiterate ther opposition with something more emphatic than that, and hence Mr. IJcKinley in his letter of acceptance favors some remedial legislation, which he seems to think should be sup plied by the States, while his associate on the ticket jumps into them as if he was in downright . earnest and very anxious to get rid of the bad trusts. He didn't say much about them until lately, until he got into the section where Mr. Bryan , had been expressing his opinion of trusts where he found it ' necessary to chip in something to make the people believe that he, too, and his party dodn't like trusts any better than Mr. Bryan and the Dem V-uarty do. Here is the way ne remarked upon iinm . k; Grarfd Kapids, Michigan, speech: A word as to trusts. Beyond a question the great industrial mm hi- nations which we group in popular parlance under the name of trusts There is every reason why we should try to abate these evils and to make men of wealth, whether thev act in dividually or collectively, bear their ma snare or tne country's burdens and keep as scrupulously within the oounas oi equity and morality as any of their neighbors. But wild and frantic denunciation does not do them the least harm, and simply postpones the day when we can make them amenable to proper laws. Hasty leg islation of a violent type is either - wholly ineffective against the evil or else crushes the evil at the expense of crushing even more of good. We need to approaeh the subject both with a firm resolution to abate the evils and in a spirit of hard common sense as we searcb for the means of abating them. One of the first things to obtain is pub licity. We must be able by law to find out exactly what each corporation does and earns. This mere publicity itself will effect something toward remedying many evils. Moreover, it will give us a clearer idea as to what the remaining evils are, and will, therefore, enable us to shape our measures for attacking the latter with good prospects of success. Immoder ate attack always invites reaction and often defeat Moderation combined with resolution can alone secure re sults worth having." A good deal of this seems as if it might have been appropriated from some of Mr, Bryan's speeches, for all this talk about the harm trusts do, and the injustice' of permitting those combinations to escape doing their part in bearing the burden that falls upon the people, is sim ply reiterating what Mr.. Bryan says when he discusses the trust iniquity; but Mr. Roosevelt proposes to go ribout handling them gingerly by advocating "publicity," which has been talked about more or less for several years by men who didn't care to tackle the trusts and proposed "publicity" as a makeshift that would let them out and let the trusts run on. . Politicians and parties should be I judged by their acts of commission . -or omission rather than by their as- sertions and declarations as to what should be done. Judged by this standard what has the Republican party done to remedy the trust evil, which Mr. Roosevelt Bays has been ."great and serious?" Ten years ago when Democrats in Congress predicted that the McKinley tariff, then under discussion, would be come the prolific progenitor of trusts, Mr. Sherman, than in the Senate, and an advocate of the McKinley bill declared that if it were found that the McKinley tariff encour aged combinations to control the : market he would favor putting such trust controlled articles -on the free list. Sherman drafted and had passed some sort of an anti trust law, which was a dead letter from the beginning, and was, doubt less, so intended to be, for no one has ever heard of a trait" tain called to account under it, and no ttepubiican Has ever mowed since Senator Sherman made that declar ation to put on the free list any article controlled by a trust. And yet the trusts have been increasing and multiplying right along, espe cially within the past few years un til now they are , numbered by the hundreds. In 1898 there .was scarcely a Re publican State convention in which trusts were not condemned in the party platforms, and restrictive leg islation demanded, and yet where was there a movement made in any of these States controlled by Repub licans to enforce the laws against trusts, save in Ohio' and there the State Attorney General who did in-, curred the enmity of the party lead ers and was defeated for a renomi nation. The trusts stocked the convention against him. . . m m Since the present administration came into power what has it done to curb the trusts and abate that evil ? Nothing, absolutely nothing. Dis cussion even was dodged. Among the first hills introduced after tho present Congress met was one by Hon. J. D. Bellamy, of this district, providing for a reduction of the du ties on imported paper-making ma terials and on paper. The press of the country, regardless of party, speaking , for themselves and , for other consumers of paper, demanded that this be done in compliance with the promise 'of Senator Sherman, which was assented to by his Repub lican colleagues, and in compliance with the Sherman law, but that bill and others of a similar character subsequently- introduced by other members, instead of being treated with the consideration they were entitled to were buried in commit tees controlled by a majority of Re publicans and were never heard of afterwards. That was the extent of the action by' Congress to relieve the people from the oppressions of the trusts, and yet Mr. McKinley had in his message, and in his letter of acceptance, upon which he had labored for three months, has the gall to deprecate the trust enormity and his associate, Roosevelt, has the monumental cheek to denounce them in his speeches as productive of "great and serious evils," which demand that something be done to protect the poople'. , Is there anybody with a thimble f ul of brains who can; after all these years of inaction anil of persistent dodging of the trust question, be fooled by these belated denuncia tions of trusts and feigned opposl tion to them? What does. Teddy Roosevelt and the rest of them take the American people for, any way, when they denounce Trusts, while Mark Hanna, who is connected with several trusts, runs McKinley and the machine, and edits Roosevelt's speeches? xa xwoe lamily, of-Bath, Xong Island, got' all the preserving jars they wanted this year without cost- mg tnem a cent. .bast spring a number of jars were stolen from them. A short while ago Mr. Roe posted a notice in front of his resi dence that as the preserving season was about to open his wife wanted the jars returned, or he would call on the guilty parties. Next morn ing there were jars enough in their yard to fill a freight car, ten times as many as they had lost. When Secretary Gage wrote his scare letter to which Hon. Carl Schurz replied, he forgot that magazine article he wrote in July in which he said: "In the event of Bryan's election I think the gold standard would be absolutely main tained so long as the law remained on the statute books," or he reversed himself at the dictates of Mark Hanna. As ex-Senator Peffer, ex-Ponulist of Kansas, is out of a job he has shaved off his whiskers and gone to stumping" for McKinley. Shav ing off his whiskers was quite appro priate. After all he has said about the oppression of his people by the Republican party, taking the stump for McKinley it is a barefaced pro- ceding. The British Trades Union, num bering over a million and a quarter skilled workmen, at their Congress in London last week, passed resolu tions protesting against the annexa tion of the South African Republics, as a movement in the interest of the gold mine operators only. Are these protestors "traitors ?" A Pennsylvania woman has an nounced that she will array herself as a goddess of liberty, and stump the 'country, making any kind of speeches the people want, Demo cratic, Republican or Populist, and now her husband wants the doctors to tell him if she isn't crazy. According to the census leturns now going into the Bureau at Wash ington, there are between 5,500,000 and 6,000,000 separate farmB in this country. " How's This ? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for gpycMppf Catarrh that cannot be cored by Ball's Catarrh dire. V. J. CHENEY A CO., Props., Toledo, O. the undersigned, have known F. J. Che E2if,!i.tne S?? 15 yeare. "id believe him per 2SJ'7on7ra?leJ,n a11 business transactions, M bSttb?ffiS? carront ai bUgatlon S"f!TTiAx, wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. gTstsfToledoIa rat wTMflesale Drug- dirSi l nSSftilPSESJ? t9n Internally, acting SlHt0 iSSi'lSS4 "d nrocous surfaces of tne system.- Price, 76o. per bottle. Bold by an druggists. Testimonials tree 3 Hall's Family rills are the best t SAMPSON POPULISTS. Fifteen of the Leading Ones Bound Over to the Duplin Superior Court. CHARGES, CRIMINAL' LIBEL. Hearing Yesterday of tbe Action Brought by Chairman Kerr at Warsaw Tbe . Defendants Oave Bond id the Sam of $1,000 Each. Special Star.Correspondmce. Warsaw, N. O., Sept. 10. The de fendants in the Sampson county libel warrant all answered to their names to day before Justice J. F. Woodard's court except ex-Congressman Jno. E. Powler, who had presented a certifi cate from Dr. A. M. Lee stating he was physically unable to attend the trial and the Justice continued the hearing as to him until Monday, September 24th, as also he did in the case of- Marion Cooper, who has never been arrested. Your correspondent learns that Mr. Cooper is working at Rocky Mount, N. C, and that he avoided arrest by the sheriff of Samp son county when the warrant was first in the sheriff's hands. The Justice of the Peace sent a duplicate warrant to the sheriff of Nash county for him but this was not returned at the hearing to-day. . The prosecution introduced B. L. Ezzell and L. C. Carlton, two Duplin county subscribers of the Caucasian', both of whom received their paper through the postoffice at this place the former having the Raleigh edition of the paper and the litter the Clinton Caucasian, both oaners having the same articles of the issues of the 16th and 23rd August. Capt. B. W. Kerr was introduced for the prosecution and proved that Q. E. Butler acknowledged to him that he was the author of the article. "The People of Sampson county Indignant, " which contained the alleged libellous assertions. Both papers were then introduced The nroseculion rested its case. The defendants introduced no evidence. The prosecution was conducted by Jno. E. Woodard, Esq., of Wilson, and Col. Jno. D. Kerr, of Clinton, whose splendid management received compliments on all sides. The defence was managed by P. R. Cooper, of the Clinton bar. His entire defence was technical and weak. He argued that the statute relative to counties whose dividing lines were rivers and bays of water applied, but the Justice of the Peace promptly ruled this out. He then contended that as the indignation meeting was held in Sampson and the defendants all lived there the Justice of the Peace could jonly bind over to that county. This was likewise re fused by Justice Woodard. Tne bonds of the defendants were fixed at $ 1,000, which were secured by Maurie Ward and Charlie Vann, who justified in that sum. These defend ants will have a hearing at the next term of Duplin Superior Court, begin ning Dec. 1st, 1900. That part of Mr. John E.. Woodard's remarks referring to the excited condi tion of the political : parties in Samp son county, in which he told George cutler and tne otner Jropuusts pres ent that peace, if a real peace, was and always had been acceptable to fthe Democrats of Sampson and the entire Stale, but if nothing but war would suit them they should be accommo dated if it took the entire State to do so; but this course uttering crimi nal and libelous charges was not safe ; it wa3 foolish; it disregarded the courts; it tended to a breach of the peace ; it was suicidal ; was especially good and your correspondent heard some of the Populists commend this sentiment. The management of the case by Mr. Woodard was all that the friends of law and good order could wish and is a fresh laurel in his already full crown, A large number of both Populists and Democrats were present at the examination, but the affair passed off quietly. STRAWBERRY CROP WILL BE SHORT. Growers Complain of Drought Interfering With Planting Plants Scarce. State Senator J. A. Brown, of Chad bourn, a leading spirit in the East Car olina Truck and Fruit Growers' Asso ciation and a member of the Board of Directors of that organization, was here yesterday and reports that the drought is seriously interfering with strawberry prospects for the coming year. He estimates that the crop in the famous Chadbourn belt will be short at least at present indications from 60 to 75 per cent, by reason of the inability of growers to plant new settings in place of vines that have al ready borne two years and are conse quently now worthless and "ploughed under." Even if weather conditions were favorable, says Mr. Brown, there are no vines for planting, as the drought has cut Off all growth and growers know of no place where they can supply the deficiency in the usual growth. Vines may be set out as late as October 1st but most planters prefer to set them out earlier. The situation, according to Mr. Brown's views, is serious enough for the planters and those who are benefitted by the large trucking interests in the territory con tiguous to Wilmington. Formerly of Rocky Point. The Stab learns from a State ex change that the Democrats of the Fourth Congressional District in Cali fornia have nominated for Congress Porter Ashe, a son of Dr. Richard Porter Ashe, 'originally from Rocky Point, this State. "Porter AsheU is learned, was the only Democratic Senator in the last State Senate of California. Dr. Richard Porter Ashe, his father, was a brother of Hon. Wil liam S. Ashe, who lived in Wilming ton and at one time represented this district in Congress. ' He was also for a time president of the Wilmington and Weldon railroad. . . I THE FIRST COTTON CARQO Was Shipped to Ghent Yesterday After noonRecord for Fonf Years. The first cargo of cotton for foreign export from Wilmington this season and very probably the first from the Atlantic coast, was shipped on the German steamship Arnold Luylcen, Capt. Nebineer, which cleared yester day afternoon' for Ghent, Belgium, from the compresses of Messrs. Alex ander Sprant & Son. The cargo con sisted of 5,300 bales, valued at $287,124.86. JThe first cargo for last season was also ship'ped September 11th, .and con sisted of 12,628 bales, valued I at $414, 976.00, which went on lb British steamship South Africa, C&pt. Dob son, to Bremen, Germany."' The first cargo in 1898 was shipped September 19 th on the British steam pship Yearby, also to Bremen. It consisted of 9,504 bales. In 1897 the British steamer Hawkhurst carried the first cargo on September 17th. It consisted of 7,883 bales and went to Bremen. The Napa rima cleared on tbe same day with 4,740 bales for Ghent, Belgium. The first cargo for 1896 went on the British steamer Sandhill to Bremen and con sisted of 6,357 bales. All the vessels were by Messrs. Sprunt&Son, who now operate their own line of ocean steamships for the cotton trade. FIRE AT LAURINBURQ. Cotton Seed Oil Mill and Other Property Destroyed Monday Afternoon. .The Laurinburg Cotton Seed Oil Mill was destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon, the flames having originated from a match in a lot of cotton which was being ginned at the mill. The loss is estimated at from $20,000 to $25,000 with $9,000 insur ance. The bursting of the main pipe of the fire pump and scarcity of water in consequence of the drought pre vented the operatives from saving the property. The manufacturing plant, consists of oil mill, ginning plant and two seed warehouses. In addition to demolition of (he mill plant, 400 rolls of bagging and 100 barrels of lime be longing to Mr. J. F, McNair stored in an adjoining warehouse, together with five bales of cotton owned by farmers df the immediate vicinity, were also burned. The Carolina Central depot was en dangered by its close proximity to the burning property, but it escaped with slight injury. 1C0L. WADDELL'S ITINERARY. Will Leave To-day for An Extended Trip Through Western Counties. Col. A. M. Waddell, candidate for the United States' Senate, will - leave to-day over the Seaboard Air Line railway for an extended trip through a number of middle and western coun ties of the State, in each of which he will make one or more speeches. Following are the appointments: Rutherfordton, Thursday, Sept. 13th; Murphy, Sept. 17th; Bryson City, Sept. 18th;, Webster, Sept. 18 th; Waynesville, Sept. 20th; Asheville, Sept. 2lst; Morgan ton, Sept. 22nd; Newton, Sept. 24th; TaylorsvUle, Sept. 26th ; Statesville, Sept. 27th ; Salisbury,- Sept. 28th; Albemarle, Sept. 29th ; Concord, Nov. 1st; Char lotte, Nov. 2nd. Death of Mr. Horace H. Mnnson. Mr. Horace H. Munson, one of W mington's most prominent busimss men, a very highly esteemed citizen and distinguished Mason of the city and Stale, died Sunday night at 830 o'clock at his home, No. 319 Walnut street, this city, after an eight weeks' illness, from which he sank slowly until in death he passed away. Lait Autumn Mr. Munson suffered a six weeks' period of illness and the con tinuation this Summer resulted in a general breaking down, from which he died rather than from any specific ail ment. Deceased was in his seventy-fourth year, having been born at Cazenovia JN. x., darcft 1st, 1827. He has been a resident of Wilmington since 1854 and for the greater part of his life has con ducted a clothing and gents' furnishing store, having been at the time of his death senior member of the well known firm of Munson & Co., high class tailors and gents' furnishers, on Front street. On September 8th, 1857, he was married to Miss Louise Banks, of this city, and she and four children sur vive him. Mr. John B. Munson, one of the sons, resides in New York and will arrive this morning to attend the funeral. ' ' The Cotton Market. Merchants and others interested are now talking freely of twelve cent cotton this season and the spot market thus far has been decidedly in favor of the idea if the steady advances of the present week are. maintained much longer. Yesterday the Wilmington market was quoted firm on a basin of 10J for middling in sympathy with a corresponding rise in New York spot. The receipts, however, showed a very marked falling off 663 bales against 2,141 on the corresponding day last year. Parties from the country say that the crop was never gathered faster , Reunion at Teachey's. Capt J. C. McMillan, of Teachrey's, writes the Stab that Company "E" of the Thirtienth North Carolina Troops, C. & A., has been invited to join in the re-union of Company "B", First North Carolina Battalion, at Wallace on September 20th. There will be a basket picnic upon the occasion and everybody is invited to join in and make a success of it. Night Sweats, loss of appetite, weak and impoverished blood, colds, la grippe and general weakness are frequent results of malaria. Roberts' Tasteless Chill Tooto eliminates the malaria, purifies your blood, restores your appetite and tones up your liver. 25c. per bottle. Insist on having Rob erts . No other "as good." R. R. Bellamy, Jos. C. Shepard, Jr., and J. Hicks Bunting. ' t GALVESTON'S STORM i Touching Appeals for Help Strike Sympathetic Cord With the Wilmington People. THE ALDERMEN DONATE $500. Special Meeting Held Yesterday After noon for This Purpose-Private Sub scriptions Will Follow Tele graph Companies' Offer. The appeal of thousands of people made destitute by the havoc of-last Saturday's storm in and around Gal veston has struck a sympathetic cord in the hearts of Wilmington people, who appreciate Galveston's position on the coast, and already a number of private subscriptions for the relief of sufferers there have been started in the city. The most notable action in this par ticular was taken at a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen, held yester day afternoon, when "the city through its representatives in that ' body, con tributed $500 towards the fund being raised all over the United States for the alleviation of the terrible condi tions existing there. The meeting was presided over by Mayor pro-tem Springer and those in attendance were Aldermen Taylor, Hanby, Spencer, Littleton and West Mayor Springer briefly stated the exigencies that have arisen in the matter and told of the very munificent offers made by other cities all over the North and South, Upon motion of Alderman Hanby and amendment by Alderman Taylor, which was accepted by Mr: Hanby, tha sum of $500 was appropriated out of the public money and the City Clerk and Treasurer was instructed to for -ward at the earliest possible moment a check for the amount named to the Mayor of Galveston, to be expended as he may deem best. The check will probably be sent as early as to day. The Ladles are Interested. Another movement wnicn gives promUe'of good results is a called mass meeting of the ladies, to be held at the Y. M. C. A. this morning at 10 o'clock for the purpose of taking into consider ation the best means of raising a sum for the relief of the sufferers. Every lady in the city is urged to be in attend ance and lend a helping hand to the noble effort inaugurated. In addition to these sources from which it is expected a large amount will be speedily raised, it is highly probable that a number of the churches will take up a special collection for this cause. Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell, pastor of the First Baptist Church, has announced that on next Sunday night he will speak on some of the ancient and modern prophecies and will take up a collection for the suf ferers. One of the modern prophecies of which Dr. Blackwell will speak is one made in an article in the Arena of August, 1890, by the late Prof. J. Bodes Buchanan, an eminent scien tist, who predicted that the cities of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts would be wrecked by "submergence," "earth quake," "wind and tidal waves," be ginning at Galveston about the year 1900 and continue through twenty -five years. ) Telegraph Company's Offer, The following telegrams to the managers of the Postal and Western Union Telegraph companies in Wil mingtonare self-explanatory: Richmond, Va., Sept 12, 1900. J. E. Wood, Manager, Wilmington, N. C You may forward free of charge a reasonable number of mes sages on account of the Galveston dis aster in addition to the free transpor tation or money transfers for the flood sufferers. The messages are to refer to the collection and transmission of funds and the shipment of food, cloth ing, etc., for the sufferers. J. W. Kates, General Supt. Richmond, Va., September 12th. lief erring to the disaster at Galveston, we nave not sufficient funds at Gal veston, Houston or other points in Texas to enable us to make extensive money' transfer payments to relieve tne sulrerers. Kindly notify your readers that the Western Union Com pany will extend free service to relief committees relating to the Texas suff erers and also free service on messages between banks transferring money for such relief. Parties desiring to make payments on such account in: Texas can deposit the money in bank at Richmond, or elsewhere in Virginia and obtain a telegram from the bank to a Dank at point of destination, or dering payment. We are willing and anxious to do whatever lies in ourpower for the re lief of the Texas sufferers. Will you kindly publish this in such prominent position in your paper as will meet the eyes of those of your readers who are anxious to relieve tne sunerers. Yours truly, J. B,. Tree, Superintendent State Chairman Simmons. State Chairman Simmons will have to rely almost entirely on his friends to conduct his campaign for the United States Senate. He has the management of the important Presidential and Con gressional campaigns on his hands; and in addition to this his mother is critically sick at the old homestead, in Jones county, while his wife is seri ously sick at her home, in Raleigh. His thousands of friends in the State extend their heartfelt sympathy to him and his afflicted relatives. Mr. JosepteChadbourn Paralyzed. Mr. Charlie C. Chadbourn received a telegram yesterday which conveyed the painful news that his brother, Mr. Joseph C. Chadbourn, had suffer ed a serious stroke of .paralysis at Chadbourn, his home, and his condi tion was very critical. Mr. Chadbourn left at 3.45 o'clock, P. M., for his brother's bedside. After his arrival there last evening, he wired back that his brother's condition was still un changed. t- ' TBE LADIES. The Pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladies may use Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, makes it their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine article, look for the name of the California Fig Syrup Co, printed near the bottom of the package. For sale by all druggists. CARRoaTON U0TEL CL0SE?-, I Proprietor Bennett's Strange Action.:. - Z Colored Firemen's Tournament Mrs. f. m. Simmons. SipeciaZ Star Telegram. Raleioh, N. C, Sept 10. The Car- rollton Hotel, which was leased ten days ago by C. T. Bennett, of Wil mington, was closed to-day. Mr. Bennett left here Saturday, saying he would return in two or three days. Monday he wrote to his clerk to col lect bills due and pay all claims, that he would not, return here. Accord ingly this morning all the guests of the hotel were notified that that they could not longer be accommodated. Bennett's strange action causes much comment here. J " I Raleigh Victor hose reel to day won first prize in the colored firemen's tournament at Salisbury. It ma de the 150 yard race in S3t seconds. Mayor Powell has issued a call for a meeting of citizens to-morrow after noon to secure contributions for the aid of Galveston's storm sufferers. Also, an appeal has been made to the Masons of the State and the Masonic lodges and Knights Templar will meet to-morrow and send help to the flood victims. Mrs. F. M. Simmons to-day had an operation performed at the hospital, for appendicitis, and is now extremely ill. The operation was successful. POPULIST NOMINATION. Jenkins, of Chatham, Candidate for Con gresa from the Fourth District. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, September 11. Populists of the Fourth congressional district met here to day and renomi nated J. J. Jenkirs, of Chatham. A platform was adopted denouncing the Democrats for all sorts of things from "Electidn frauds" to the "Un settled and unsatisfactory condition of labor." Attention is called to the "Increased per capita circulation within the past fcuc years and the cor responding increase in the price ' of farm products." Also, this queer plat form declares that "We favor com mercial expansion." It is freely predicted here that within a few weeks, Giles, the Republican candidate, will come down, being traded off by his party for Populist votes for McKinley. PICKING PROGRESSING. The Qreater Part of the Cotton Crop Now Open Small Prospects for a Top Crop. By Telecraph to the Mornlnjt star. Washington, September 11. The Weather Bureau's weekly summary of crop conditions says: In the eastern part of the cotton belt the greater part of the crop is now opening and picking is progressing rapidly, but has been delayed by show ers in Florida. Compelaints of rust, shedding and premature opening con tinue, and some damage from rain has resulted to tne open staple in (Georgia, while the bolls are small and difficult to pick.. No serious injury to cotton from the recent tropical storm is re ported from the central section; in Louisiana the- first picking is yielding fairly well, but the prospects for a top crop in that State, as well as in Missis sippi and North Carolina, are unfav able. Slow progress was made in picking in Arkansas and Mississippi, due to hot weather and scarcity of pickers in the first named State. Uw ing to the prostration of wires by the tropical storm which recently devasta ted Texas, no reports concerning cot ton nave been received from tnat State. NEW HORRORS ADDED. . Criminal Assaults Upon White Women by Negroes In Galveston. Special to the Baltimore San. Galveston, Texas, September 11. Galveston is under martial law, made necessary by the number of thieves who were preying upon the dead and dying. To add to the horror of the situation numerous reports have been received of criminal assaults upon white women by negroes. Inability to bury the dead has forced those in authority, tor tne protection of the living, to load hundreds of bodies on boats and send them out to be lowered into the Gulf. Fresh water is the greatest need, with disinfectants and food next in order. Winston Sentinel: A gentle man who was interested in the capture of the negro who made a criminal as sault upon Mrs. Patterson, near Price. was in the city Sunday and remarked that he did not think it was necessary to hunt for the negro. His statement convinced those who heard it that the negro had already paid the penalty for his crime. How it was done is not known, but the supposition is that he was either lynched or shot to death. A telephone message was received here to day from Stoneville, stating that the parties who were hunting the negro had returned, but they did not give any information re garding the capture of the brute. A mad dog produced consterna tion on Main and Liberty streets from 7 to 7.30 Monday morning. The animal came up Main street from Salem and bit every dog it met a dozen or more, it is estimated. When it reached the court house square, a man went after the dog with a pistol and fired several times, but the animal was not touched. The first dogs bitten this morning were at Mr. W. B. Stafford's place, five miles southwest of Salem. These dogs belong to a Northern man and are valued at $250. Newbern Journal: Fishing in the river below here continues very fine. The fish are most abundant about seven miles below the city and fishermen are bringing in good sup plies. Old fishermen say that they never before knew of the fish being so far up the river in large numbers and that they are more abundant in the upper part of the river between here ana ine souna man in me lower part. Red Hot From The Gun Was the ball that hit G. B. Stead- man, of Newark, Mich., in the Civil War. It caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen's Anica Salve cured him. Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns. Boils, Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by R. R. Bel lamy, Druggist t MR. OLNEY'S LETTER. flWIUB OWIlu uuo. ""J for Mr. Bryan. The Repudiation of McKlnleyism Essen tial to the Safety of the Country. Having been asked his reasons for supporting Wm. J. Bryan, Mr. Olney replied: "I need hardly say that Mr. Bryan is not the candidate I should choose could I have my way in the matter and that I entirely dissent from parts of the Kansas City platform; tut the citfzen must seek the best practical re sults through the best legitimate prac tical methods as are available. "The voting power is a trust which calls for use and is violated hy the neglect to use. There is always a choice between the consequences of one party's ascendency and those of its opponent, and therefore the true question before every citizen always is of the general attitude of a party upon the vital issues of the day, and whether, in view of that attitude, its success is not the best thing in sight. Such is the real issue now confronting every Ameri can citizen. Be it admitted that the Democratic party, its platform and its candidate are open to much just criti cism, yet, all things considered, would not its triumph be the best out come of the Presidential, contest? "In my judgment it would be. In my judgment nothing is now so im portant as that the American people should take this their first opportunity to emphatically protest against that excrescence upon original Republi canism which may be called McKin leyism a term used solely for brevity and not because Mr. McKinley is largely responsible for what it com- Erehends except as he has proved imself unable or unwilling to resist the pressure of political and personal friends or to withstand the temp tation of trimming his sails to every wind of apparently popular doctrine. ''It may not be feasible to undo what has been done the weakest and silliest of administrations may involve the country in difficulties from which the strongest and wisest may not be able to extricate it Nevertheless, the evil course pursued should be con demned and not condoned. The fu ture may be helped and safeguarded even if the past is remediless, while, so far as the injurious consequences of pat courses can be averted or mitiga ted, something may be hoped from those not primarily responsible for them. From their official authors and justifiers nothing but persistence in them can reasonably be expected, and, should McKinleyism prevail in the pending election, who shall say in view of the administration's proved capacity for reversing itself that we snail not soon find ourselves in the toils of a Chinese problem even more costly, menacing and insoluble than the Philippine problem itself ? Surely every argument urged in defence of our seizure of the Philippines can be used a second time with even greater force to justify our appropriation of a slice of China." Approval of the administration would mean that the American people sanc tion a syndicate Presidency a Presi dency got for the Republican party by the money of a combination of capital ists intent on securing legislation in aid of their particular interests. It would mean approval of a long list of policies which are arrainged in the letter as comprehended under Mc Kinleyism, including especially "the policy of greed and contempt for alien peoples" and the various evils result ing therefrom. Finally, he says , "It will mean that the American peo ple either do not see or seeing approve the great and growing, if not already overwhelming influence of money in our politics. Our government was not conceived or framed as a inoney-mak-ing machine even for the profit of all the governed much less for the profit of particular classes or portions of the governed. Its vital principle and its crowning merit are that it stands for equal opportunities to all that by the maintenance of order and the ad ministration of justice it is designed to give every man a free hand in the struggle for the prizes of life. This theory of the true func tions of government McKinley ism directly antagonizes by protective tariffs, by the most intimate rela tions between the United States Treas ury and the general money market, by subsidies to particular industries, by an aggressive colonial policy, and in other ways it practically holds out the government as an engine for use in the acquisition of private wealth. The natural, the evitable result is that the money of the country hotly pursues the control of the government as the source of more money that the flag figures as a sort of commercial asset, replete with possibilities of pecuniary profit for its fortunate custodians. That under the influence of McKinley ism such is the unmistakable trend of thin gs in this country at th&present day, giving to the best devised policy of all times somewhat the aspect of a stock jobbing democracy is only too appar ent Should McKinleyism now again prevail, for example, it will not be be cause it is not cordially distrusted and disliked by the great body of Amer ican electors. It will be because of the influence of the purse and of the felicitous application of an enormous campaign fund because of an 'invest ment scare,' which, if in some meas ure genuine, will be in much large measure artfully worked up for elec tion ends. To excite the alarm of voters for their immediate pecuniary interests is easy; to evoke patriotism, courage and unselfishness required to effect serious political changes and in dispensable to dislodge a party which, comparatively short intervals except ed, has been intrenching itself in the government for nearly forty years, is infinitely more difficult. "If the success of the Republican party next November means all that I have stated and how can it mean anything less! but one conclusion seems possible. The calamitous pos sibilities said to adhere in Democratic success in the ensuing election, exsg gerated as they are by partisan zeal and subsidized ingenuity, are out weighed by certainties of mischief in volved in four years more of McKin leyism. Stock Exchange panics, often, made to order, eenerallv irrational and now freely predicted by those who know how to make their predic tions good and are sure to profit by whatever caprices the market mav in dulge in, are as dust in the balance' compared with the enduring evils to result from the vicious national poli cies which the American people are now desired to impress with the seal of their favor and to thus perpetuate indefinitely. In the defeat of the Republican party in the coming election lies the only hope of the reversal of those policies and of the beginning of a re turn to more wholesome conditions. l A "NEW RIVAL" FACTORY No black powder shells on the market compara with the NEW RIVAL" in nnl formity and strong- (hooting qualities. Sura fire and waterproof. Oct the genuine. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. tll!KflgglMgBiapnttII NERVOUSNESS, An American Disease. Dr. S. Weir Mitchell is au. thority for the statement that nerv. ousness is the characteristic mal ady of the American nation, and statistics show that nerve deaths number one-fourth of all deaths recorded, the mortality being main ly among young people. Johnston's Sarsaparilla QUART BOTTLE. is the grand specific for this great American disease, because it goes auaigui to me source oi tne weak ness, building up health and strength by supplying rich, abund ant food and pure blood to the worn-out tissues, rousing the liver to activity and regulating all the organs of the body. "The P"S Co. Detroit, Bifh. LfTCrettes tho famous little, liver pliu. -45c. For sale by HERBERT L. FENTRESS, Wilmington, N.'c. Such a defeat would be all tho more significant and emphatic bscau.s obviously due to the co-operation of citizens in many things quite at oilds with, the Democratic party and its leaderhip. And it is a defeat thm should come now and not later, be cause not to reject McKinleyism at once tends to fasten it permanently upon the vitals of the country. "For myself, therefore, I find ii tolerbly clear that a citizen's duty in connection with the coming Presiden tial election not only permits but re quires him to desire the success of Ui; Democratic party.". LOOTERS WERE SHOT DOWN. Over Fifty of the Ghouls Killed While Robbing and MotilatloK the Dead at Galveston. By Telegraph to tbe Merntng star. Houston, Texas, September 12. -A reporter has telegraphed fromLaPori the story of-the robbery and mutili. tion of the dead in Texas and the deatii of the offer ders. The ghouls were holding an orgi. over the dead. The t ajority of thru men were negroes, but there were also whites who took part in the desecra tion. Some of them were natives ami some had been allowed to go over from the mainland under the guise of "relief" work. Not only did they rob the dead but they mutilated bodies in order to secure their ghoulish booty. A party of ten negroes were returnitig from a looting expedition. The had stripped corpses of all valu ables - and the pockets of some of the looters were fairly bulpiiy out with fingers of the dead wbicii had been cut off because they were s swollen the rings could not be re. moved. - Incensed at this desecration and mutilation of the dead the looters were shot down and it has been deter mined that all found in the act of rob bing the dead shall be summariiv shot. During the robbing of the dead not only were fingers cut oC but ears were stripped from the head in order to se cure jewels of value. A few govern ment troops have been assisting in pa trolling the city. Private citizens ha v also endeavored to prevent tbe rob bing of the dead, and on several occa sions have killed the offenders. Singly and in twos and threes the offenders were thus shot down until the total of those thus executed exceeds fully fifty. " REVENUE CUTTER MISS1NU. The Winona at Mobile and Light House ' Tender Ordered to alveston. By Telegraph to tbe Vorntne Star. Washington', September 12. The President has receivedla telegram from Governor Sayers, of Txas, asking that a light draft vessel be sent to Galves ton for communication between the island and the main land. The mes sage was referred to the Treasury De partment, and an order was issued to the revenue cutter Winona at Mobile to proceed to Galveston without a mo ment's unnecessary delay. The Light House Board ordered the light house tender Arbutus, now at New Orleans, to clear at once for Galveston. Captain Shoemaker, chief of the rev enue cutter service, is apprehensive as to the fate of the cutter Galveston, which was anchored in Galveston har bor at the beginning of the storm. lt is assumed that she put to sea, but as three full days have elapsed since she was heard from there are fears for her safety. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Hotel and Other Buildings Burned at Narragansett PUr. Bv Telegraph to the taornlng Star. XT M . n T" T . V ft ABBAUAKKa' JT1EK, XV. 1., fcjep tember 12. The 8ummer season at this great resort came to a sudden end this afternoon through the complete destruction by fire of the great Rock ingham hotel, Sherry's beautiful and .famous Casino, the Hazard block, tbe Knights of Pythias hall, and scores of smaller buildings. The loss is estima ted at about $350,000, half of which is covered by insurance. The big hotel was practically vacant. .1 a special meeting of the Atlanta City Council yesterday afternoon $2,500 was appropriated for the Gal- veston storm sufferers, Private sub scriptions have amounted to more than this amount, and $4,771.45 was sent to ther elief committee in Galves -ton. Oar Greatest Special!!. . For twenty years Dr. J. Newton Hathaway has so successfully treated chronic diseases that he is acknow ledged to day to stand at the head of his profession in this line. His exclu sive method of treatment for Varicocle and Stricture without the aid of knife or cautory cures in 90 per cent, of all cases. , In the treatment of Loss of Vi tal Forces, Nervous Disorder, Kidney and Urinary Complaints, Paralysis, Blood Poisoning, Rheumatism, Catarrh and Diseases peculiar to wemen, he is equally successful. Cases pron ounced hopeless by other physicians, readily yield to his treatment. Write him to day fully about your case. He makes no charge for consultation or advice, either at his office of by mail. J. Newton Hathaway, M. D., 221 South Broad St, Atlanta, Ga. LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS vNew Haren, Conn.