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ABOUT THE ISSUES.
Some of the Democratic papers
which did not support Bryan be
cause he would not renounce his ad
herence to the free coinage of silver,
in discussing the result of the elec
tion, say it was hard to make a suc
cessful fight against "prosperity,"
but. that McKinley deserved to be
beaten and, with other issues and a
candidate not so closely identified
with the silver question, he might
have been defeated. They forget that
tney naa saia "prosperity was a
mighty hard thing to fight against,
especially, they might have added,
when backed by such hustling,
unscrupulous managers as Mark
Hanna with millions of dollars at his
disposal.
But how about the issues? The
Kansas City convention, although
it-ieaffirmed the declaration of the
Chicago convention on the silver
coinage question, subordinatedthat
to the question of expansion at the
muzzie oi a gun, wnica it pro-
question, and so did Mr. Bryan in
his speechejpsubordinate it to the
"paramount" question. But the
KepublicanV leaders would not per
mit it to be subordinated, made it
the "paramount" is3ue and really
fought the campaign on that.
w hat other issues were there to
hi made? The Democratic conven
tion subordinated the Bilver issue
to placate the gold Democrats,
and even with that some of
their organs kicked against Bryan
and the party because he and it
didn't recant previous declarations
on tue money question, we came
as near doing that as we could by
subordinating it to other issues. We
took up the war of "criminal aggre
sion" as the paramount issue on
which most of the gold Democrats
agreed with us; and the Trusts, on
which they nearly all agreed with
us; and did our level best to make the
campaign on these, but the Republi
can managers dodged both and made
their fight on the dangers of free
silver, which was not really an issue,
and made their fight on that and on
the "prosperity" which the'McKinley
. admistration had brought the conn
tm What nonsense, then, to talk
about-other issues or other candi
dates. The Republican managers
fearing to go before the people on
the issues the Democratic party pre
sented, went down into the ground
and dug up the issue which they
had persistently declared buried
four years ago.
What other issue was there for the
Democratic party to make? It took
the two questions that most' imme
diately and vitally affected the
American people and made issues of
them the Philippine question,
which carried with it as a collateral
issue (to quote Mark Hanna), i
large standing army and imperialism
and the Trust question, which car
ried with it as a collateral issue
high protective tariff, tariff for pro
tection only, a trust-breeding tariff
Here were issues enough, issues in
which every man,' woman and child
in the country was more or less in
terested, and yet they didn't wis.
What other issue could we have
found, or if we had found it how
could we have prevented the Eepub
"can leaders from doozing it and
Egging into the ground and resur
recting some other issue, as they have
been doing ever since the war be
tween the States?
in view of previous campaigns
and the one preceding the election
f Tuesday it is nonsense, we re
peat, to talk of "other issues" or
other candidates. The fact is if wo
au taken the Decalogue as our
Platform and Moses as our candi
date, things being as they are now,
ith Mark Hanna's methods, Mark
Banna's camDaiirn fund, and the
elements of population that he had
waniDnlata thiv would have
1 : iJ :
."ttien ua thn llanalntrna ftTlfl
Moses. -
m.
. lbat "prosperity" figured largely
111 the result there is no doubt. The
Party that is in power nearly always
the credit and the benefit of
""at ever nrntmnfifv moil r.fnira.1 aa
"' IB ., . . i
-wu responsible ior wnatever
., :iy may come. The man who
,mi he is doinc m-fattv well, who
taking m0re money than he had
VOL. XXXII.
been making before, who is better
aoie io pay his debts if he has any,
and to buy and pay for what h
wants must have some very potent
reasons given before he will cry for
a cnange ana vote for it. This is
one 'of the reasons whv th TATmV.
lican party is as strong as it is in
uie rural regions and in the agri
cultural States of the North.
have profited by the higher prices
ior larm products, and they don't
care a continental how long the war
lasts in the Philippines or how many
men are sacrificed in ft it as long as
they get ten cents a bushel more for
their wheat or corn, or a couple
cents a pound more for their beef or
pork.
This may look like heartless.
brutal selfishness, but it is a fact.
nevertheless, although not a credit
able fact. This selfishness, appealed
from every stump, mercenary selfish
ness, was the cardinal principle and
corner stone of Mark Hanna's pros
perity fake with which he glorified
the McKinley administration. With
the credulous to believe the Repub
lican fakirs on one side, and the
selfish schemers who were personally
profiting by having the Eepublican
paity in power on the other, these
supplying the immense amounts of
money to be put "where it would do
the most good," no issue that could
have been thought of could have de
feated Mark Hanna and the knavery,
money, and assertiveness that stood
with and behind him. It was simply
an invincible combination. Issues
had much less to do with the result
than the money, organization, brass,
assertiveness, hypocrisy and ag
gressiveness of the cohorts that un
der the unscrupulous and conceded
able leadership of Hanna and his
staff won.
A SPLENDID ENDORSEMENT
The large majority, somewhere in
the neighborhood of 50,000, cast in
the primaries for Hon. F. M.
Simmons as the choice of the Dem
ocracy of the State for U. S. Sena
tor, is not only a well deserved
tribute from his fellow Democrats,
but it is a splendid endorsement of
his management of the State Com
mittee in three campaigns. The
result is no reflection on his unsuc
cessful competitor, for the large vote
he received is testimony enough of
the appreciation of his services to
the party, but the majority of the
Democrats in the State felt that the
party was indebted to Mr. Simmons
for the earnest zeal with which he
had repeatedly served it, and the
self-sacrificing devotion he showed,
and felt that he was entitled to the
reward he had so well earned.
They felt, too, that in view of
some of the unfortunate criticisms
which had been made of Mr. Sim
mons course, which in the past had
brought us victory, a failure to en
dorse him would have been practical
self condemnation as well as con
demnation of him, for we knew the
man when we repeatedly, and with
out his' seeking, and against his
wishes, called him to the responsi
ble post which he so loyally, industri
ously, tirelessly and zealously filled,
and we rejoiced over and reaped the
benefits of his work. -
Under these circumstances we
say that a failure to endorse him,
'would have been self condemnation
by the Democracy of the State as
well as condemnation of him. The
enthusiasm with which the earnest
Democrats in the State rallied to
him proved that they had no idea of
.doing either.
But in thus endorsing Mr. Sim
mons the Democracy of the State is
not merely rewarding services ren
dered regardless of his fitness to
fill the honorable and responsible
position for which they" have named
him, for he is as eminently qualified
for this as any man within the bor
ders of the commonwealth. A good
lawyer, a studious and a hard
worker, a forcible speaker and able
debater, of pleasant address and
agreeable manners, and with all
this with a heart filled with ardent
love for . his native State, he is in
every way competent to represent her
and her Democracy loyally and ably
in the United States Senate and we
predict that he will not only do
honor to them but make a Senator
that they will feel proud of.
We congratulate Mr. Simmons on
this splendid testimonial of appro
ciation from his fellow citizens, and
congratulate the Democracy of the
State on this emphatic endorsement
of him and vindication of them
selves. ,
Referring to the report that some
of the Western Republicans are
booming Hanna for President in
1904 he said he heard of it, -but
has had his fill of politics and doesn't
want to be President- Aa McKinley
can't run again, now watch and see
him stock the cards for his friend
Mark who doesn't want it.
Matt Quay, of Pennsylvania, has
walked John Wanamaker's log, and
has a dead sure thing on re-election
to the Senate., It is hard to down
Matt in that baliwick.
"BtE
SOME MORE PROSPERITY, j
Right on the heels of the victory !
of McKinley and the Trusts the j
Chicago Meat Trust puts up the I
price of beef, pork and mutton one
cent a pound, which on a basis of
last year's business means a net
grab of $39,000,000. By the time
this raise trickles through the con
sumer it means that he will have to
pay from 10 to 25 per cent more for
his meat than he paid the day be
fore the election, according to the
kind and quality. If he is satisfied
with the ordinary common cuts it
means about 10 per cent. If he
wants anything choice it means
about 25. This advance, they say,
is not a result of the election but
simply a coincidence. Of course
that is all it is, but we venture to
remark there will be a good many of
such "coincidences," and we ven
ture to remark further that if
Bryan had been elected and the
Trusts turned down there would
have " been no such coincidences.
As might have been expected, there
has been no advance in the price of
cattle, hogs or sheep, so that the
stock raisers do not ' share in this
whiff of prosperity that has struck
the Meat Trust. In as much as so
many of them voted for McKinley
and the Trusts they may think they
were entitled to some of it. They
may go on thinking that way as far
as the Meat Trust is concerned, and
that's all they will get out of it.
The Trust has them by the top-knot,
and they shouldn't squeal, at least
those of them who voted for Mc
Kinley and the Trusts shouldn't.
The election of McKinley and the
practical endorsement of the Repub
lican party and Republican methods
has put the Trusts in the automo
bile for the next four years and they
are going to spin along hilariously,
regardless of whom they run over.
HON. JOHN D. BELLAMY.
It was a foregone conclusion from
the time that Hon. John D. Bellamy
was re-nominated for a second term
in the House of Representatives that
he would be re-elected. The Repub
lican committee went through the
formal farce of re-nominating Oliver
H. Dockery, who, notwithstanding
his previous sad experience and the
way he was trampled out of shape at
the last election, accepted in a pon
derous document, which would have
served all practical purposes if it had
been condensed into two words, "I
accept."
The fact that it was again Bella
my against Dockery gave more life
to the campaign, for the Democrats
who felt all along that Mr. Bellamy
would be elected then resolved to
give Mr. Bellamy a big majority
not only as a testimonial to him,
but as a rebuke to Dockery for his
groundless contest against Mr. Bel
lamy and for his slanderous charges
against them, and right emphati
cally did they do it by giving him a
majority this time more than twice
as large as they gave him two years
ago. This ought to satisfy Mr. Bel
lamy, who will go back to Washing
ton with this overwhelming vindi
cation of himself and of his district
and the friends who supported him,
and it ought to satisfy Oliver H.
Dockery, too.
Senator Pettigrew of South Da
kota isn't demoralized. He says
somebody is going to build up a new
party which in four years more will
grow big enough to knock the
stuffing out of the Hannaites. He
is hankering for another whack at
Hanna.
Dr. Pritchard, a Boston statisti
clan, has figured out that ip 2900
the population of this country will
be 40.000.000,000. Will not Presi
dential elections be howlors then ?
The farmers need not lose heart, for
it will require lots of stuff to feed
and clothe that crowd.
Wesley Walters, of New York,"
who is 94 years old, has voted in
eighteen Presidential elections and
has voted for every Republican can
didate, winding up with McKinley.
What a hopelessly incorrigible old
man.
Don Dickenson, of Michigan,
wants the party "purged of Bryan-
ism." The party was purged of
Dickensonism four years ago. As a
claimant on the Democratic party,
Don has knocked himself out.
If the McKinley administration
doesn't wind up th9 Philippine
racket pretty soon, the men Who did
such lively predicting on that score
will be put down as robust prevan
cators. .
The champion tomato vine so far
reported was in New Jersey, ihe
owner of it says he picked from i
in one day 223 tomatoes, and it
wasn't a right good tomato day
either. -
..The fact that Bryan ran about
n nno Wiind the Democratic candi
date for Governor in New York
State, shows that there was consid
erable knifingdone.
"Weekly
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16,
THE ELECTION IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY. I
Result as Declared Yesterday by
the County Democratic Executive Committee on Tuesday.
Bryan Has 2,187 Majority; Bellamy, 2,270; Sim
mons, 518 Little Variation from the
Sem-Official Count.
Presidential
Ticket.
Prkoinots.
ah
First Ward First Precinct. .. .
2171
" Second " ....
" Third " ....
96
104
338
431
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
311
286
Fifth Ward First Precinct. . . .
Second " ....
228
Cape Fear Township
48!
turnett Towna'p, DelgadoPre,
60
59
Second
Masonboro Township.
Federal Point Township : .
621
4
Total.
2,2471
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Called to Meet in Raleigh November 20ib.
Senator-elect Simmons Wake
County's Vote.
Special Star Telegram. J
Raleigh, N. G, November 8. The
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee is called to meet here on Thurs
day, November 20th, to transact cer
tain business incident to the close of
the campaign. On that day, also, the
Senatorial vote will be officially can
vassed and the result declared by the
sub-committee, composed of Messrs. C
M Busbee, J. S. Manning, H. A Lon
don, Jas. H. Pou, B. S. Rovster and
E. L Travis.
Senator elect Simmons is suffering
from an attack of sciatica, brought on
by exposure on election night. He is
confined to his room, and fears he
may not be able to fulfill his promise
to make the opening address at the
Newtern Fair.
No successor to Judge Buxton, as
Supreme Court reporter, has yet been
selected, but it is probable that Attor
ney General Walser will be chosen.
He wants the place. It pays from
$1,000 to $1,200.
Official vote of Wake county is as
follows: Bryan, 4,774; McKinley,
3,947; Bryan's majority, 827. For
Con Rress Pou, Democrat, 5,056;
Giles, Republican, 3,793; Jenkins,
Populist, 135. Senatorial primary
Carr, 2,385; Simmons, 2,544. j
CAPT. RODERICK MACRAE
Passed wi Last Night at His Home in
Wilmington Alter a Lingering III
nees Esteemed Citizen.
It will be with the profc undest re
gret that the friends in Wilmington
and this section of country will learn
this morning of the death of Capt.
Roderick MacRae, which occurred
last night at 11:30 o'clock at his home,
corner of Fifth and Orange streets.
While his death was not wholly un
expected on account of the long dura
tion of his illness, it will nevertheless
come as a shock to those who knew
and admired him for his sterling traits
of character and genial and solid dis
position and other essential virtues
which go to make up the whole man.
Capt MacRae had been confined to
his' home for the past five months with
a complication of diseases which, com
bined with kidney trouble, from
which he suffered for several years.
caused his death. During the period
of his last illness his life was despaired
of several times, but upon each occa
sion until the final summons came, by
his remarkable fortitude and patient
endurance, he rallied and talked cheer
fully of his condition.
Capt MacRae was a son of the
lamented General Alexander MacRae
and was born in Wilmington sixty
two years ago. He was raised in the
Episcopal faith and always exhibited
in his daily walk and conversation a
rare reverence for justice, honesty
and truth, which guaranteed for him
-the high esteem in which he was so
'universally held. Soon after receiv
ing his education he was called to the
service of his country and fought
valiantly as a member of the Eigh
teenth North Carolina Regiment After
more than a year in this command he
entered the blockade service 'and
commanded the blockade runner Owl,
from this port, serving in this
hazardous capacity until the cessation
of hostilities.
DR. STRANGE ACCEPTS .THE CALL.
Notifies St. Paul's Vestry, of Richmond,'
That He Will Come.
Richmond Dispatch, 8th.
Mr. W. C. Bentley. register of St
Paul's church, received a letter from
Dr. Strange yesterday morning accept
ing the call to this city. " Mr. Bentley
replied last night acknowledging re
ceipt of the welcome intelligence, and
urging Dr. Strange to take up the
work here as soon as possible. While
nothing definite has been settled in re
gard to the time of Dr. Strange's com
ing, it is believed that he will arrive
about the middle of December. Ar
rangements have been made for sup
plying the pulpit until that time.
Dr. Strange's decision is regarded as
absolutely final by the members of St
Paul's vestry, and it is not believed
that his determination will be shaken
by the further conference with the
vestry of the Wilmington church,
arranged with a sub committee at the
request of the entire vestry.
the County Canvassing Board and
CongresaiVl
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ALFRED ALDERMAN.
Venerable and Highly Esteemed
Citizen of Wilmington Pass
ed Away Yesterday.
END OF A USEFUL CAREER.
Died at 12 40 O'clock In the Eighty-sixth
Year of His Age Born in Pender
County, But Removed to Wil
mington Before the War.
The Stab chronicles with regret this
morning the death of one of Wil
mington's mot venerable and estima
ble citizens, Mr. Alfred Alderman, who
died in his 86th year ye.terday after
noon at 12.40 o'clock at his home in
this city, No. 315 Mulberry street.
His death was due primarily to old
age, the demise having been hastened
by two severe falls which be suffered
within the past year, the first early
last Spring and the last and most
serious three weeks ago. Notwith
standing his great age he was actively
engaged until the first accident, which
befel him on the last day of February.
He was out walking in front of his resi
dence and stumbled over a little fence
between the pavement and gutter and
was severely bruised, as a result of
which he was confined to his room for
several months. As soon' as he was
up again, about three weeks ago, he
fell again and dislocated his hip and
received other severe injuries which
rendered him perfectly helpless. He
never rallied from this, injury and
passed peacefully away as stated above.
Deceased was born March 22nd,
1815, near Moore's Creek in Pender
county and remained on the farm until
1846 when he removed to Wilmington
and began a long and successful
career as a naval store inspector on
the wharf. In all his dealings his life
was marked by honesty, justice and
cordiality to all with whom he was in
contact. Early in life he connected
himself with the Baptist church and
was a faithful and consistent member
of that denomination until his death
MONITOR ARKANSAS.
First Vessel of a Type Developed by the
American Navy.
Br Telegraph to the Hernine star.
Washington, November 10. The
monitor Arkansas, launched to-day
by the; Newport News Shipbuilding
Company, is the first of a type devel
oped by the American navy, for not
since the days of the civil war has a
single-turretted monitor been con
structed. The Arkansas will have
three sisters, the Florida, the Wyom
ing, and the third, which was to have
been the Connecticut still unnamed
These are known as harbor defence
monitors, and will have all the latest
improvements known to naval science.
They will be important additions to
the navy, and being small, with large
accommodations for crews for vessels
of their size, will be valuable for the
use and instruction of ithe naval mil
itia.
HON. WM. J. BRYAN
Says He Will Soon Enlighten the Public as
to His Attitude on Public Questions.
By Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
Lincoln, Neb., November 9. Mr.
Bryan is in receipt of many requests
for a statement concerning his future
plans and his attitude on public ques
tions, in view of Tuesday's result He
intimated to day that he would before
long enlighten the public fully, but
for the present he had private matters
which demanded his attention. Mr.
Bryan said to-day he might not ac
company Colonel Wetmore on his
hunting trip in the Ozark mountains.
His health is good and he does not
feel the need of such a trip. He said
he had been away from Lincoln so
much recently that he found his own
home afforded him the best .oppor tun
lty for rest.
PORTO RICO ELECTIONS.
Republicans Elected to;AH Offices Legis
lature to Meet NextMonth.
Bv Telegraph to the Horning Btar.
Washington, Nov. 9. The Secre
tary of State has received a dispatch
from Governor Allen, of Porto Rico,
announcing that the election passed
off with entire quiet and order. Ffty
eight thousand votes were cast, nearly
all Republican. The Federals with
drew at the last moment, and cast very
few votes. Degetan, a Republican,
was elected commissioner. Every
member of the Legislature is Republi
can. The Legislature is to meet on
December 3rd.
Star
1900.
OFFICIAL RETURNS.
Canvassing Boards Met Yester
day to Canvass Vote in
the Counties.
THE SENATORIAL PRIMARY.
Official Declaration In New Hanover-
Brunswick Goes Republican, But the
Democrats Give Simmons a
Large Majority.
The County Canvassing Board,
composed of one of the number of reg
istrars and judges of election in the
several wards, precincts and towships
in the county, met yesterday at noon
in the Grand Jury room at the Court
House but were unable to canvass the
vote or declare the result in the ab
sence of returns from the Second Pre
cinct of Hirnatt township. An ad
journment was taken until 11 o'clock
this morning and Mr. W. A. Wright
was sent to the missing precinct to as
certain the cause of the failure of the
election officers there to send a repre
sentative and returns as required by
law.
All the other wards and precincts
were represented and Mr. T. H.
Pickett was made chairman of the
board and Mr. W. A. Wright, clerk.
The result of the canyass to-day will
not materially change the figures of
the entire county as presented in the
Star in tabu 1 it" d form the morning
after election.
The Senatorial Primary.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee met yesterday afternoon
at 6 o'clock in its headquarters in the
old Court House for the purpose of
canvassing the vote in the senatorial
primary. The following result was
officially declared as required in the
plan as adopted by the State Execu
tive Committee:
Simmons. Carr.
Cape Fear township 31 17
Harnett township.. 48 11
Delgado precinct 29 34
Masonboro township.... 58 4
Federal Point township.. 1 6
1st ward, 1st precinct 107 110
1st ward, 2d precinct. ... 59 38
1st ward, 3d precinct 58 48
2d ward 262 95
3d ward... 296 158
4th ward 232 120
5th ward, 1st precinct. . . 130 159
5th ward, 2d precinct 117 110
Total... 1,428 910
Majority for Simmons, 518.
Col. Waddell received one vote in
Fourth ward.
The following resolutions were
offered and unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the thanks of this
committee be tendered the chairman,
Mr. E. V. Johnson, for the energetic,
faithful and efficient discharge of bis
duties. The work of the chairman has
been exceedingly laborious, there
having been two memorable cam'
paigns within the short space of three
months, and the splendid victory for
White Supremacy in this county .re
fleets credit upon his loyalty and in
dustry.
nesoivea, That we express to him
our cordial appreciation- of his uni
form courtesy and fairness to.each and
every member of the committee. If
Democracy never has a less loyal and
zealous chairman, it will never Know
defeat
Additional State Returns.
The following additional official re
turns were received by telegraph by
the Stab last night:
Sotjthpobt. Nov. 8. Brunswick's
official vote is as follows: 1 McKinley,
643; Bryan, 525; Barker, 26; Dockery,
593; Bellamy, 552; Simmons, 390;
Carr, 182.
Simmons more than doubled Carr's
vote in the county. Many Democrats
failed to come out
Reidsvillk, Nov. 8. The official
majorities in Rockingham county
Bryan, 400; Kitchin, 520; Simmons,
975. Big Democratic gains are shown.
Kitchin carries the Fifth district by 600
majority.
Monroe, Nov. 8. Bryan'e official
majority in Union county is 899. Bel
lamy led the ticket, with a majority
of 1,005.
Hon. John D. Bellamy last night re
ceived a telegram from Hon. Charles
R. Thomas, of Newbern, stating that
his majority in the First District for
re election Tuesday was over 1,900.
CENSUS RETURNS.
Increase In Population of New Jersey,
Colorado and Idaho.
Bv Telegraph to the Morning star.
" Washington, November 10. The
census office announces the popula
tion of Colorado to be 539,000 against
412,198 in 1890. This is an increase of
127,503 or 30.9 per cent
The population of the State of New
Jersey as announced by the census
bureau is 1,883.669. as against 1.444.
933 in 1890. This is an increase of
438,736 or 30.3 per cent.
The population of the State of Idaho
as announced by the census bureau is
161,672, as against 84.385 in 1890. This
is an increase of 77,387 or 91.7 per
cent
STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
The Dividends Paid This Year Amount to
$46,800,000.
; Br Telegraph to the Homing Star.
New York, November 10. Stan
dard Oil certificates were quoted at
$700 bid, none offered as against $6.55
yesterday's highest, and until to-day
the highest on record. The par value
of the company's entire outstanding
stock is $97,500,000 and $700 per share
indicates a market value of f 682,500.
000. During this year the company
has paid $46,800,000 in dividends.
Secretary Gage denies emphatically
that hejcomtemplates resigning from
the cabinet before the expiration of
President McKinley's first term As
to his future movements, he said he
had not made up his mind what he
would do after March 4th next
NO. 3
DR. STRtKfjE'S RESIGNATION AC
CEPTED. Resolutions Expressing Sense of Personal
Deprivation and a Tribute to His Con
. secrated Thirteen Years of Ser
vice Adopted by Parish.
The formal ecceptance of the resig
nation of Rev. Dr. Robert Strange as
rector of St James' Episcopal Church
y the vestry of that parish was yes
terday announced, and it goes without
saying that the whole people of Wil
mington will endorse the sentiment
expressed in the following:
With a reluctance, springing from
their knowledge of the loss to the
congregation of St James', and with
a deep sense of personal deprivation,
the vestry feels it incumbent upon
them to accept the resignation of our
rector, the Kev. Kobert Strange, U.
D., tendered to take effect on the 18th
day of December, ensuing.
After thirteen years of service, con
secrated, we believe to the great good
to this Parish, our parting with him
will be marked by heartfelt regret, but
believing that workers in the Church
of God should consult the necessities
of His vineyard at laage rather than
their preferences for labor in any par
ticular portion of it and feeling that
our Rector has come to the conclusion
to change his field of usefulness only
after long and prayerful study, we
recognize the necessity of setting aside
our own wishes and desires, and con:
cur in a decision which proceeds, we
are sure from the highest and most con
scientious motives, and which is, on
his part, a surrender of personal feel
ings to the demands of duty.
We hope and believe that in a wider
sphere the talents with which God has
endowed him will find larger oppor
tunities for service in Christ's king
dom, and trust that he and those to be
under his care will increase and pros
per in all good works.
Of his labors in this Parish there is
little need to speak, and yet we must
bear testimony to their value. A wise
rector, a devoted pastor, a tender and
untiring friend, loving in his ministra
tions, judicious in his counsels, he has
so endeared himself to this congrega
tion that the bonds which vmte us will
be broken in sorrow and distress. The
services of the church have been con
ducted with dignity and decorum, his
sermons have been wholesome and
true, his conduct as a minister and as
a man has been without blemish, and
has commanded respect and brought
him love and admiration in and out of
his parish.
We commend him to the love and
care of those whom he now goes to
serve, and to the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Dr. Strange returned to the city yes
terday morning from Richmond where
he has been "looking over" his new
field there. The Richmond Times
says that he will preach his first ser
mon in that city on December 23d.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Tarboro Southerner: Will Pow
ell, colored, was brought here to-day
from Kocky Mount, and lodged in jail
for having committed an unspeakable
crime upon his daughter.
LouiBburg Times'. The Popu
lists cut a small figure in the election
last Tuesday. Jenkins was the Popu
list candidate for Congress, and he
only got 152 votes in Franklin county.
Mount Airy News: The talk
now is that Mount Airy is to become
a great funiture manufacturing city.
We are already branching out in this
direction. A large factory for the
manufacture of furniture and one
chair factory are already in successful
operation, and considerable other
wood-working machinery is operated
here.
Chatham Record: The Populist
candidate for President in 1892
(Weaver) received 2,035 votes in
Chatham, and this year the Populist
candidate for President (Barker) re
ceived less than 75. The shrink
age of the Populist party in Chatham
county is shown between the vote in
1896 for Governor (Guthrie), which
was 1,211, and the vote last Tuesday
for their Congressional candidate (Jen
kins), which was not half as many.
Wadesboro Mes8engerIntelli-
gencer: Mrs. Thomas D. Jarman died
at her home in South Wadesboro,
aged about 60 years. The 8-inch
well which the Anson Oil and Gin
ning Company has had bored on its
lot at the depot is 350 feet deep, with a
capacity of from 75,000 to 100,000
gallons of water in 24 hours. The
water is of excellent quality, both for
drinking and manufacturing purposes.
Mrs. Frances A. Liang, wife of
Mr. J. H. Lang, of Burnsville town
ship, died suddenly early last Sunday
morning. She was sleeping with her
little granddaughter, and while in
the act of getting out of bed was
stricken with some heart trouble and
fell back on the little girl. The child.
as soon as she could disengage herself.
ran out and gave the alarm, but just
as Mr. Liang reached the bed his wife
breathed her last
Fayetteville Observer: A tramp,
claiming to be a book agent and
operating on Person and Cool Springs
streets, was cleverly trapped last night
by night officer Maultsby, to whom
the matter was reported about 9:30
o'clock. The man, who had two
copies of a subscription set of Reades'
novels and a "prayer book," was vout
taking "orders," pay what you please
down and get your books later. On
being arrested, he could not recall the
books he was selling, except the
'prayer book." On examination the
two novels proved to be the property
of Mrs. Herring, who keeps a board
ing house near Liberty Point, who
testihedto their having been taken.
while the "prayer book" turned out to
be a pocket copy of a Masonic manual,
well preserved, but with no name save
the label of E. J. Hale & Son, Printers
and Publishers, Fayetteville, N. C,
from which it can probably be identi
fied. On examination this morning
the party was bound over to the
Criminal Court.
HON. WM. J. BRYAN
Declined Offer of Editorial Position on a
Denver Paper.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Dknveb, Col., November 10. Wm.
J. Bryan has declined an offer of an
editorial position on a Denver after
noon paper at a salary of $10,000 a
year, in his reply, which was tele
graphed from Lincoln, Neb., today,
ne says: "i snail remain nere and in
the future, as in the past, defend with
tongue and pen the principles which
I believe to be right and the policies I
believe to be wise."
A IfpOAD WRECK
On the A. C. L. "Short Cut"
Near Hope Mills at Noon
Yesterday.
SPIKE PLACED ON THE TRACK
Engineer, Fireman and Postal Clerk In-
Jufed -Engine and Four Coaches De
molished, Nobody KUled-Blood- ' ,
hounds on Trail of Rascal.
North bound passenger train No. 78,
on the Atlantic Coast Lane, was
wrecked at Hope Mills, a small station .
seven miles j sduth of Fayetteville,
about noon"' yesterday, by an
obstruction placed on the track and
tied with a handkerchief. The engine
and four cars were derailed and more
or less damaged. Engineer Frank Mc
Gowan, of Florence, his fireman, and
a postal clerk were injured; the two
latter slightly, and the former proba
bly seriously, but the extent of his in
juries could not be learned last night
Wrecking forces were immediately put
to work on the wreck and they suc
ceeded in clearing the track at an early
hour this morning. The passengers .
and the injured men were taken to
Fayetteyiile on a special train.' The
railroad company is making every
effort to apprehend the perpetrator of
the terrible deed. Bloodhounds were
put on the trail soon after the accident
The wreck occurred about a half
mile frooa the station in a deep cut
just at a sharp curve in the road. It
is said that tho train was running at a
fair rate of peed at the time. The
obstruction and handkerchief used
in accomplishing tue crime were
found after the wreck. Parties who
sa w the wreck say that the track was
torn up for a distance of about fifty
yards and the engine was completely
turned around. How the engineer
and his fireman escaped tragio death
seems almost miraculous. Both re
mained on the engine and the ' cab -
was literally demolished and they had
to be taken out of the ruins.
A special train was -sent from Fay
etteville as soon as the news was re
ceived there. Among those who went
to the scene of the disaster were Drs.
McGougan, of Fayetteville, Dr. Nixon
of the A. C. L. relief department, and
the Sheriff of Cumberland county,
who carried down several bloodhounds.
The injured received every possible
attention. None of the passengers
were hurt beyond being slightly
bruised and shocked.
A wrecking train was sent out from
Florence and arrived at Hope Mills a
few hours later. General Manager J.
R. Kenly left Wilmington on a special
train for the wreck a few.minutes after
the accident was reported.
The bloodhounds took the trail at
once and the posse which followed
them expected to run down the vil
lain in a few hours. There is a good
clue to the wrecking party. The
forces succeeded in clearing the track
at an early hour this morning and
traffic was resumed.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
Republicans Claim That McKinley Will
Have 308 Votes Nebraska Still
Doubtful.
! By Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
New Yobs, November 8. As a re
sult of messages received at Republi
can national headquarters to-day by
N. B. Scott, from doubtful points, Mr.
Manley gave out the following state '
ment
"Full returns leave the situation as
it was yesterday. We have won by
308 electoral votes. We have carried
every Northern State but -Colorado,
Nevada and Montana with ten votes.
We have carried Kentucky, Maryland,'
Delaware and West Virginia. As we
predicted during the entire campaign
they are attempting to rob us of the
electoral votes in Kentucky under the
power of the Goebel law. If they
succeed we shall have. 295 electoral
votes. Our candidate for Governor
wires that we have carried Kentucky
for the' electoral ticket and have elected
him by over 7,000 majority. The time
hasc ome when the American people
ought to insist at whatever cost that
the votes shall be counted as they were
honestly cast"
(senator Scott, in answer to tele
grams inquiring as to toe result in
Nebraska, received the following dis
patch from E. Rosewater, member of
the national advisory committee, who
is a candidate for the United States
Senatorship from Nebraska: "Re
turns from rural districts incomplete,
but no doubt whatever that McKinley
carries Nebraska by not less than
8,000. Governorship close but pros
pects favor Republicans. Both houses
of Legislature will be Republican by
small majority.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM KENTUCKY
Bryan's Majority 7,635 and Beckham's
4,110 Republicans Ssy Frauds
Were Perpetrated.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
Louisville, Nov. 9. With unof
ficial returns from every precinct in
Kentucky, the Courier-Journal puts !
Bryan's majority at 7,635 and Beck
ham's at 4,110. The county boards
canvassed the returns in every county
in the State to day and fifty counties
out of the 119 from which official re
turns have been received to-night did
not materially change the majorities
stated. - There is no doubt that the
full official returns will vary some
what from the unofficial figures. It
is hardly possible that the majorities
of 7,635 and 4,110 will be wiped out,
however, unless the unexpected shall
happen in the counties where the
official returns are not in.
Leslie Coombs, chairman of the
Republican campaign committee, to
night made a statement concerning
the Kentucky election in which he
says the committee has discovered.
great frauds perpetrated by the Demo
crats in various sections of the State. "
He enumerates specific cases of alleged
fraud and concludes: "There is no
question that if the face of the returns
fail to show Yerkes election we can
make specific exposures that will show
he has been defeated, not by a majority
of the voters in Kentucky, but by the
fraudulent use oi tne advantage given -the
Democratic party by the Goebel
election law."
crat, has been informed that his elec -tion
from the Fifth district, will be
contested. -
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