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All the News For Twelve-Gents Pot TCooLr IfYou tTaat '-"r' good shape; Bead THE MORNING STAR. The Morning tar Try THE HORNING STAB, Entered, at the Fomoffice at Wilmington, N.C.M - Second-claw Mall Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Does Farming Pay ? I say it does if you look after the lit tle things, for instance by buying your goods at the one price cash store and save 10 to 15 per cent, on 'your Dry Goods. In Domestic Goods. Dress Goods and Pants Cioth !rom 15 to 25 per cent.; on. vour Shoes Children's Shoes, Misses , Ladies' and Men's Shoes. Women's Shoes from 50c a pair "up; Men's Shoes from 75c up; good Broean Shoes, from 75c up; Children's from 15c up to 65c. .pa your Underwear from 20 to 25 per cent. A good Man's working Shirt for 18c, better 15c. 19c. extra ood 33 and 50c; extra heavy drilled Drawers, good full size, at 22c a pair. In Clothing and Pants from 25 to 85 percent. Boys' Kaee Pants 15c. 20 aad 25c; Men's Pants from 25c, 85c' 50c, 60 and 95c up. In thess goods we beat the State. Heavy good Suits from 83 50 up Good wool Vest for 50c each; good full s-ze seam less Men's Socks at 5c a pair. A splendid canvas Overall, extra heavy at 40c a pair; ihs best you ever saw, in blue, made up like Pants at 50c a pair. One thousand Gentlemen's silk Neck Scaifs at 12c each, worth 25c apiece. Does farming pay? yes. if you buy your Homespun from us, yard wide, Sea Island Cot ton, at 4c. One yard wide Rockingham at 4c. one yard wide Rockingham at 5c; the Washington Checks in Home spun at 3Jc per yard by the bolt, the best made. Does f arming yas ? Yes. by vins the little things. Buy your Hats torn the one price cash store where you can get a good black Straw Sailor Hat at 10c;-od French Felt-Sailor iat 25c, b r.r.d 85c; shapes in Straws, in new , '.: .. style, at wholesale prices. In drummer's samples some of every kind. & fujl line of new Flowers and Spring Ribbon and Violets. If you study how 10 save this can only be done by watch ing the bargains and the people that give them, but our first thought is to procure goods we are not ashamed of, uv;lAa Jii bULIU lli3k wit: UJdKC oar-customers stick to us like burs on a coon's tail. If you need any goods come to the Big Racket Store cf Wilmington. BRADDY & GAYLORD, On Front street, opposite ihe Market House. marlOtf Ladies' Chemisettes, CHEMISETTES. Chemisettes, CHEMISETTES, The latest style Chemisette at 0. E. Gordon's, N. E. Cor. Market arid Front sts. Mail orders promptly filled. mar 9 tf ' The Southern Stocfc Mutual Insurance Co., -OF- Greensboro, N, O. rtrjC--. OLnnnn Cirn Inpimonra By making every policy-holder: a sharer in the profits ot the company. All nrohts exceDt a reserve of ten per cent, are returned to the policy holders. Capital, $100,000.00. Subscribed by twenty capitalists, whose names represent over FIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Policy-Holders are Non-Assessable. DIRECTORS. L. Banks Holt, Bennehan Cameron A. F. Page, J. S. Carr, D. G. Worth, Donald McRae, Thos. H Holt, Sam'l McD. Tate, Lawrence S. Holt, J. S. Spencer, Wm.E. Holt, E. D. Latta, Edwin Shaver. XTames P. Sawyer. F, J. Murdock, f. W. Scott, L. M. Scott, J, VanLindley, " E. P. Wharton, J. M. Worth. OFFICERS. J. M, Worth, President: E. P. Wharton, Vice-President. A. W. McAllister, Sec. SjTreas.. When your policy expires see that it is renewed in the Southern Stock Mutual Insurance Company. STEDMAN & WORTH, Agents, , Wilmington, N. C. febllm - D. O'Connor, RiAL KSTATK AGENT, WIL- B 1 S ft V tningtoa, N. C. Stores, Offieej nd Dwelling for rent. Home and Lots foe insmance attended to promptly. CaM VOL. LV.-NCX 150. OUTLINES. ' ' The smallpox at Hot Springs, Ar kansas. Base ball at Jacksonville. Fla., yesterday, -j The Prince of Wales very sick. Business - men from Massachusetts to visit Georgia. News from the revolution in Havana. No particulars of the re ported demand for the recall of the U. S. Consul at Havana. Assign ment of a loan and investment company in Kansas. The railroad boycott affair. Exports of specie from New York. Negroes migrating from Alabama to Mexico Their places being filled by emigrants from Northern States. A missing schooner ar rived at New York. Chickenpox among the students at Yale College. The findings of the Ohio Military Commission in the case of Col. Coit. in command of the State Guard during the late riot at Washington Court House. President Cleveland The rumor that he had met with an accident on his hunting expedition is not con firmed. Chicago grain and provi sion market,- Cotton spots and futures. - Fatal accident on the Georgia Railroad yesterday. New York markets:Money on call 2 percent.; cotton Quiet; middling gulf 6 3-16 cents; middling uplands 5 15-16 cents; Southern flour quiet and steady; common to fair extra $1.902.75; good to Choice do. $2.803.25; wheat fairly active and firmer; No. 2 red in store and at eleva tor 5959J cents; afloat 061 cts; corn dull and strong; No. ait elevator 50 cents; afloat 53&53 cents; spirits turpentine quiet and firmer; at 36S6J cents; rosin quiet and firm; strained common to good $1.55! 60. If it be true, as announced, that sis. thousand negroes, mostly from Arkansas and Mississippi, have paid their, fares in advance to Africa,some- body has a soft snap on the exodus tic colored brother. When Congress abolishes the very seductive and pernicious custom of allowing contestants for seats $&,000 to pay expenses, &c, there will be fewer contest and less pilfering of the public treasury. Capt. Broman, of Oregon, pro poses to take a cruise around the Horn and across the Atlantic in a thirteen and a half foot canoe, pro vided it doesn't turn over and spill him out somewhere on the way. Russia is progressing. She has abolished the use of the knout in the infliction of punishment. It was about time fpr it was barbarous. Within ten years 3000 persons, punished for petty thefts, have died from this barbarous; treatment. An Indiana solon proposes to re duce the price of stolen kisses from $500 to $250. This looks like encouraging- larceny, but perhaps he doesn't put a very high value on the Indiana article. Ia Missouri pur loined kisses are worth $2,500. If Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, was as sensitive as the New Hampshire woman who spun the yarn ywhich she twisted into a rope and hanged herself because she was in. debt, he would not have lived to be associated with the hyena of the buzzard. Ex-Senator Warner Miller, of New York, announces that he is now in 7 ZM . good health again, has money enough to buy the next meal and proposes to take a hand in State politics again. But why should any honest man who has monev enou?h to buv the next "meal engage in Republican politics? London jewellers were perpleedx to account for the large number of rubies that were appearing in that town until they discovered that par ties in Paris were running in big lots of artificial stones which it takes an expert "to tell from the natural article. Edison has been making rubies for some time and doing it eheaoer than thev could be dug out of the ground and finished up. " x One reason, perhaps, why the Ja panese soldiers fight so well is that that they know they will be taken care of if wounded and decently buried if killed, and one reason why the Chinese soldiers run the first chance they get is, even if they are not naturally inclined to ran, that if wounded they are left to die like does. The soldier, who feels that he is looked upon as no more than dog can't fight like a man. George Gould indignantly denies thp nft-nubhshed reoort tnat tne marriage contract called for $2,000, vv r - a 000 cash for his French brother-in- law, who, he says, is pretty well fixed and amply able to take care of him self. George was somewhat slow in making this denial. He should have spiked it when the story was first published, if he cared to say any thing about it at all. It is said that Mr. Win. H. Heard, who was recently appointed Minister to Liheria. is not as much stuck on his ioh as he was. He had been reading about the healthfulness, &c, of that climatej and when, he called at the Department of State he was handed a dispatch which read: "We have just buried the American Min ister in a beautiful green lot, next to his honored predecessor." Mr. Heard is not hankering to be buried in any beautiful green lot down there along side of anybody. HEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Portner's Bock beer. Heinsserger Bicycles. D. L. Gore Rust-proof oats. W. B. Cooper Seed' potatoes. Notice Telephone subscribers. J. A. Springer Coal by steamer. C E. Gordon Ladies' chemisettes. Southern Stock Mutual Ins. Co . J. H. Rehder & Co. Retail dealers. W. E. Springer & Co. Hardware. A. D. Brown Special sale mattings. G.R. French & Son The lady's foot J. Hicrs Bunting Buttermilk soap. Racket Store Does farming pay ? Katz & Polvogt Something special msw btshtess locals. Wanted Salesman. P. H. Hayden Buggies, harness. LOCAL DOTS. Items of Interest Gathered Here and. There and. Briefly Noted. There will be a total eclfpse of the moon to-night, beginning at 8.39 o'clock. The bicycle race by the Caro lina Cycle Club is announced for Friday, March 29th. One dealer sold eggs yesterday at 15c per dozen, retail, while others asked l(tc. - Mr. Jas. Sprunt has bought Mr. Pembroke Jones' residence on South Front street. Local forecast: Slowly rising temperature Sunday afternoon; light variable winds. Much to our regret we are com pelled to defer publication of the inter esting article of "Senex." The Mitchell mill property on North Water street has been sold by Mr Ricaud. receiver of the First National Bank, to Mr. . T. Harper. Mr. J. W. Morgan, a highly respected citizen of Pender county, died at his residence,, near Harrison's Creek, on the 7th inst. He was about 68 years old. ihe schooner halite jjisseit. a frequent visitor at this port, sunk in twenty feet water at Ocracoke, N. C. She was from Charleston, S. C, bound to Newbern. N. C, with a carco of phosphates. Mr. Edward Williams, who is temporarily filling Mr. Phil. Townsend's place as Southern Associated Press operator here, is doing his work (n first- class style. Phil. .will come back "when bis moneygives out." Four grown fowls three of them white Leghorns were offered for sale at Fourth street market yesterday morning by a colored man. The clerk of the market suspecting that the fowls were stolen questioned the man, who left the fowls' with the clerk and went off to get some one to identify him, but failed to return. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Pertinent ParaKrajhe Pertaining Princi pally to People and Pointedly Printed. Mr. Warren G. Elliott, Jr., ot Norfolk, is in the city, visiting friends. Mr. W. R. Walker, of Currie, N. C, was a visitor in the city yesterday. Miss Kate Stedman, of Ashe- yille, is here on a visit to Miss Eliza Potter. Mr. Jeff Blackburn, of Armour, N. C. of rabbit-foot fame, was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. Jas. Melvln, formerly of this city, but now of -Richmond, Va., is in the city on business. Mr. V. S. Stevens, Mrs. E. B Stevens and Miss Jessie Stevens, of Southport. were visitors in the city yes terday. Capt. P. T. Dicksey, the popu lar steamboatman, is here at his old home, where he is quite sick with rheumatism, Mr. E. S. Conner, business man ager of the United States Marine Band, was in the city last evening, arranging for the appearance of his famous band. and made the Star a pleasant call. L. V. Bassett, Rocky Mount; CM. Gilpen, Newbern; J. H. Lewis, Hamlet; S. F. Craig, Southport; J. L. Bulner, Raleigh; F. M. McKoy, Lilling- ton; T. M. Frazer. Greensboro; W. B, Brice. Wallace; L. V. Bassett. Rocky Mount; H. Butters. Hub; W. G. Whil den, Greensboro; T. A. McNeill, Lum berton, were among the arrivals in the city yesterday. BY RIVER AND RAIL. ReoeiDts or Naval Store and Cotton Yesterday. . Wilmington. Columbia & Augusta R. R. 394 bales cotton, 44 casks spirits tnroentine. 83 bbls rosin. 78 bbls tar, 5 , bbls crude turpentine. Carolina Central R. R.--18 bales cot ton. 16 casks spirits turpentine, , 67 bbls resin, 43 bbls tar. C. F. &Y. V. R. R. 11 casks spirits turpentine, 358 bbls rosin, 21 bbls tar. Steamer Daggett 3 casks spirits tur pentine. 4 bbls rosin, 142 bbls tar. Total receipts. Cotton, 412 bales, spirits turpentine, 74 casks; rosin, 512 bbls: tar. 284 bbls; crude turpentine 5 bbls. THE WEATHER. U. S. Dep't of Agriculture, t Weather Bureau; Wilmington, N. C Mar. 10. Meteorological data tor yesterday : Temperature: 8 a. m 42; 8 p. m.,45e maximum, 54; minimum, 01; mean, 47. Rainfall for the day .44; rainfall for the month up to date 1.09 inches. forecasts for to-day. For Virginia and North Carolina, warmer; fair west winds. For South Carolina and Georgia, fair, warmer; south winds. WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1895. STATE LEGISLATURE. ANOTHER RUPTURE IN THE RANKS OF THE FUSIONISTS. m Defeat of Bill to Change Diroetors of tne Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum Oiho S. Wllion ZUasted Ballroad Commisalener and Cns.A. Cook, Judge of the Crimi nal Circuit Court Amendments to the Bevenue Bill. Special Star Correspondence Raleigh, N. C, March 9. SENATE. The Senate met at 10 o'clock this morning and prayer was offered by Rev. L Branson. On motion of Mr. Farber, of Pitt, the Senate went into Committee of the Whole on the Revenue act. Lieutenant Governor Doughton by unanimous re quest of the committee presided. Mr Dowd offered an amendment to increase the tax on pool and billiard tables In saloons from $50 to $75, The amendment was lost, leaving the tax as it now stands. Mr Dalby offered an amendment which was adopted placing a tax of one half of one cent per pound on chewing tobacc, and five cents per thousand on cigars, cigarettes and cheroots. The provision to tax lawyers ten dol lars per annum was taken up and caused considerable discussion. Mr Moody, ot Haywood, himself a lawyer, favoring it. and Mr Paddison opposing it on the ground that it was class legislation. Mr Fowler also made a ringing speech against the provision. Mr Forbes said there were many lawyers that be did not believe made over ten dollars a year.The vote was taken and the section taxing lawyers was stricken out by a vote of 24 to 18. Mr Moody offered an amendment to place a tax of $100 on bachelors over 25 years of age. and Mr Fowler offered one to place a tax of $200 on old maids, but these did not meet with favor. Mr Moore moved to reconsider the vote by which the tax on lawyers was stricken out and another long discussion on the question followed. Mr Forbes remarked tnat tne benate was as active as a lot of children, doing one thing one minute and uadoing it the next. The 'vote was reconsidered and the Senate reversed its action, putting the tax back on the lawyers. This was done by a vote of 21 to 14. At 12.30 o clock tne committee rose and reported the bill favorably, and it then passed its third and final reading. Special Star Telegram. The Senate took up the machinery act and adopted an amendment providing for listing property and collecting back taxes on It when such property shall not have escaped taxation. Bill passed to amend the charter of Kinston and a resolution was adopted that the Senate remain in session till the calendar is cleared. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 10 o'clock, the Speaker in the chair and prayer by Rev. Mr. Woodard of the House. BILLS ON PASSAGE. Bill for the improvement of the public roads of North Carolina. Provides that any county may, by a vote, levy a special tax of fifteen cents on the 100 dollars worth of property and forty-five cents on the poll; also, to receive from tne State the needed number of convicts, the county paying the incidental ex penses. Passed third reading. Bui to incorporate tne Mew Hanover Agricultural Live Stock and Poultry Association. Passed third reading. Bill in regard to the Superior Court of Robeson county. Passed third reading. Bill to provide for the revision and digesting of the public laws of North Carolina. Re-referred to the Judiciary. Resolution in favor of the pages and laborers ot the House. Pays each $5.00 extra. Passed third reading. Bill to aid the institution of the deaf. dumb and blind. Passed third reading Bill to provide a dispensary in the town of Hickory. Passed third read ing. Bill to amend section 2879 ot the Code. Passed third reading. Bill to amend the charter of the city of Raleigh. Passed third reading. Mr Turner, of Mitchell, ottered a res olution authorizing the Secretary of State to have prepared and printed cap tions of the acts of the General Assem bly. Adopted. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES. Bill to.incorporate the Carolina West ern Katiroad. rayoraDie. Bill to incorporate the Eastern Caro lina Improvement Company. Favor able. Bill providing for improvements at the Agricultural and Mechanical College. Favorvble. Bill to amend the charter, of Golds boro. Committee could not get a quo rum. So reported. The case of Parker vs. Peebles being the special order, was taken up. and Messrs Hunter, Campbell and Bryan spoke in favor of the minority report, wnicn lavored seating raricer. Mr cwart, the chairman, closed the debate in behalf of the majority report in a very exhaustive and unanswerable argument. He then called the previous question on a viva vece vote. Bill to amend chapter 8062 of the Code. Requires a deposit of $20,000 by unincorporated insurance companies, Passed third reading. Bfll to incorporate Elon and Atlantic Railroad Company. Passed third read- ine. Bill to pay the widow ot Adam War ner balance of salary of her husband as shellfish commissioner, was taken up and caused a long discussion. Special Star Telegram. The House passed bills to reduce one half the bond of the Sheriff of Pamlico; to appropriate $5,000 annually to the Confederate Soldiers' Home. It is the understanding at present that the Legislature will adjourn sine die on Tuesday night. Ladies of the Confederate Monument Association to-day announce May 20th as the date of the unveiling of the Con federate monument. jjight session of the senate and house. Special Star Telegram. When the Senate met to-night, the election of a Railroad Commissioner was declared in order. Mr. Dalby, of Greens boro nominated S. Otbo Wilson, stating that he was so well known that he needed no recommendation. Mr. Adams, of Moore, nominated Capt. Thos. W. Skin ner and said he was a gentleman whose character was above reproach. Mr. Wil- was elected by a strict party vote. The election of a Judge of the Crimi nal Circuit Court was taken up, and Mr: Moody, of Haywood, nominated Senator Charles A. Cook, of Warren, Mr. Dowd nominated Tudge O. P. Meares. Cook was elected by a party vote. Wilson and Cook were also elected in the House by a vote of 62 to 133 re spectively, Mason and Meares receiving the votes from the Democrats. It is said that Wilson's election was railroaded through to-night because a rupture was brewing between the Populists and Re publicans, there being talk of the Cods Commission being deleated. The Re publicans threatened that if this was done they would have Wilson defeated tor Railroad Commissioner. A fiery debate occurred in the Senate over the bill for the relief of officers of various counties who lost money by the failure of the Bank of New Hanover. Mr. Paddison, of Pender, made a fight to carry the amendment to strike out Sheriff Kenan, of Duplin, and declared that the Senate would subject him to indignity if it refused to adopt his amendment. The Senate, however. went squarely against him. and defeated his amendment and passed the bill upon second reading, including Sheriff Kenan, of Duplin. The bill has already passed the House. The leading incident of the House to night was the defeat of the bill to change the Board of Directors of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind institution. It was defeated by the Populists voting with the Democrats; the vote was 49 to 81. The reason that the Populists voted against it was claimed that the Repub licans had fixsd up a cut-and-dried list of directors of their own. The Senate to-night presented to Lieu tenant R. A. Doughton, President of the body, a handsome and costly silver service. Ihe presentation speech was made by Senator Moody, of Haywood, in a graceful and handsome manner. ; Daniel Catches the Thief. 'Pcsium up de gum tree; raccoon in de hollow." Old Song. Maj. Dan. O'Connor is not like Esau of old, a "mighty hunter;" but he bag ged some game early yesterday morning that is not often caught "out of the woods." For several weeks mysterious raids had been made on his fowl house and a number of his choicest cockerels and pullets had disappeared. The Major was nonplussed. But he knows a thing or two about war; so, he went on picket duty Friday night, and in' the early morning he espied a curious looking "varmint going up a stairway in the rear of his house. Then he bear the long roll," placed himseli at the head of his forces and, after a heated con test, captured the roguish visitor. It was a 'possum a regular "smooth- tail." The Major smiled and the 'possum grinned, as his ancestors did. Finally, the quadrupedal thief was caged and kept in confinement until a colored citi zen came along who appreciates the juicy sweetness of roast 'possum, and to him the game was given. OLD LAdeSHOME. The ladies of the Benevolent Society are pleased to announce that they have succeeded in raising within $50.00 of the amount required to secure the $100 offered by a gentleman through last Sunday's papers. They have reason to think he will wait on them a few days for the remainder. This amount, together with the former subscriptions, enables them to secure the desirable property on the corner of Princess and Ninth streets. There are nearly $1,400 in sight, making only six hundred now to be raised to wards the $2,000 thev asked the com munity for. They feel sure of even this if all that have been applied to will respond, and those who are yet to be asked. Will not every one who has not yet subscribed give something and so enable them, to make the whole payment and save them even a small debt ? The purchase of the house is an assured fact even as it stands, but with a response now from J every one they will be saved even a small debt. SUNDAY SERVICES. Services in St. John's Church to-day by Rev Dr Carmichael at 7 45 and 11 a m and 5 pm. Sunday School 8.30 p m. at. r"aul s L-hurch, a ourtb and urange streets, F N Skinner, Rector. Service to-day, 2nd Sunday in Lent, at 11 a m. Sunday School at 3 30 p m. No service at night. During the week services daily, except Monday, at 9 a m and ex cept Wednesday at 5.30 p m. All seats tree. . COLORED CHURCHES, ( Rev L T Christmas having returned to the city, will occupy his puloit to-day at 10.30 a m. 3 00 a m and 7.80 p m. Friends, visitors and strangers welcome. Exhibition Drill. The Naval Reserves will give an ex hibition drill next Tuesday night on Mar ket street with a full company in uni form. Tuesday night following, if the weather permits, the Reserves will go through an extended-order drill at Hil ton Park and mimic sham battle as on last Tuesday night. There are a number of people who wish to see the sham bat tle repeated. Daughters of the Confederacy. Last Wednesday afternoon a number of ladies met at the W. L. I. armory for the purpose of organizing a North Caro lma Division of the National Daughters of the Confederacy. In readme the constitution, with a view to its adoption, they were con fronted with one section which shut out so large a proportion of those most de sirable, and deserving ot membership' that it was found unadvisable to organ ize until after a meeting which has been called in Nashville, Tenn., for March 80th, when it is hoped this defective article . clearly an oversight, conflicting as it does with the whole tenor ot the confederation, will be revised and cor rected. As soon as possible thereafter the Cape Fear Daughters will organize and get in working order, undertaking first the collection and preservation ia a per manent museum, of everything of in terest connected with the late war. There is another small freshet in the upper Cape Fear. Friday at a. m. there was 23 feet 6 inches water in the river at Fayetteville, and the water still rising. WILMINGTON'S CHARTER REPORT OF VISITING COMMITTEE OF DEMOCRATIC CITIZENS. They Were Unable to Prevent the Pas sage of Obncxloos Amendments Com plsin That the Democratic Bepresenta tive From New Hanover Was Not la Sympathy With Them, But Fractioally a Prisoner In the Hands of the Enemy. David G. Worth, Esq., Chairman of the Democratic Mass Meeting March 2d City. Dear Sir: The reasons causing the appointment ot a committee to go to Raleigh and attempt to defeat the amendment to our city charter, in the interests of Democrats, are well known to the Democrats present at the meeting and to the public generally. On arrival at Raleigh we found that we had been led to hope too much from the disagree ment, which was said to have divorcsd the Pops, from the Rads., and on the contrary we found they bad agreed upon a division of the spoils and the Demo cratic lamb had been parcelled outwool and mutton, and Russell was absolute master of the situation. Having had reported in the Raleigh papers the result of our meeting, we bad reason to expect that our Representative would meet us and give us the situation, but we had to look him up, and though the committee was then in session, con sidering the question cf amending cur charter, he knew nothing about it, and gave us no advice. Judge, Russell was there in his almightiness, and while we believe the result was a foregone con clusion, yet we think it was the duty of our Representative to represent Demo cratic principles, and with all the power of his moral, intellectual and political force, oppose the amendment; but right here the proverbial "watermillion" was dropped, as we will demonstrate while we untold our tale. ' Though we found peace reigning su preme in the opposed battle camps, we were not disposed to give up the fight, but took council with the leaders of the Populists and were led to believe that they were in sympathy with us. They promised, to make it the subject of a caucus and assnred us that the defeat of the amendment would carry there; hence the notes of encouragement sent to the Messenger from time to time. We were informed on Wednesday night that the caucus bad decided in our favor, out it seems that when it came to a vote, the .reverse was true. Russell boasted that be had beaten Skinner in his own caucus. Your committee based their claim to immunity from any charge upon the public announcement made by the Populists that they would enact no laws to make officer for Republicans, and negro that tbey would regulate no city to rule. We are anxious to have it un derstood that we have stood squarely for Democratic principles throughout, I asked no favors cf Republicans, and made concessions to no one. We.bave no doubt but that we could have defeated the amendment had we not been hampered bv the complications arising from the position of our Demo cratic member on the Criminal Court bill. In order to accomplish the abolish ment of this Court (which seemed to be his all-absorbing idea), he of necessity was compelled to treat with the Repub licans, thereby being prevented from an tagonizing any ot their measures, and, whether intentionally or not,we know he made the impression upon Democrats, Populists and Republicans alike that he favored the amendment to our city charter. It was stated on the floor of the House by French that McCIammy had intended offering the amendment con tmuing the present Board of Aldermen in othce for two years, out on account ot his being absent just at that moment, he (French) did it. While we found the Democrats heart ilv with us, we were deprived of their active support by the feeling that it was the business of our Representative to take the initiatory, instead of which his association being mostly with Russell, French and Rice, they felt that he had not identified himself with Democratic measures, and therefore the relationship existing between him and the other Democrats did not justify their conn dence. ' In the speech of five minutes made by our Democratic Representative, he said be was against the amendments, but re cognized the fact that they might have been much worse, and considering tb e circumstances, were conservative. He then descanted upon the moral charac teristics of March Walker, anticipating the charge of the Republicans that we put negroes on the police force. One Ke publican who had voted against the amendment on the second reading after an interview with McCIammy. changed it against ns. French, in his speech ot aoout one minute, said that never before had so much been conceded to the minority, being exactly In line with the argument of our Democratic member. He did not controvert the able delineation of the character of March Walker, accepting the conclusions of our able Kepresenta tive on this subject as being entirely sat isfactory to him. Objection being made to the bill's oassaee on its third reading it was made a special order for next day. In the meantime, your committee were busy trvine to make friends for our side, and being reinforced by the presence of G. J. Boney and B. F. Keith, felt the effect of increased vigor and again interviewed the leaders of the Pops, and, had the promise that the matter should be recon sidered in caucus that night; but mat ters of more direct importance to them shelved our interest. When the final fight came off on its third reading we went to French and McCIammy to gether and claimed the right to have half an hour in which to discuss the merits of the measure and were assured that we would have that time by Mc CIammy. We had arranged, to have our views represented by Ray of Macon and McCall of Mecklenburg, but when the question came up, French immediately called the previous question, shutting out all debate, and we were beaten by a vote of 43 to 55, while the vote on the previous day had been 89 to 61, showing a gain of ten votes against tne amena ment in the twelve hours' intervening. On the third reading of the bill the member from Mitchell went to Mc CIammy and asked him what the ob jections to the bill were, and he said his obiections were political; he therefore immediately had his vote recorded for the amendment and against us. We are' sure this vote could have been saved to us. as also that of the Re publican who had his vote changed against us after he had a consultation with McCIammy, and a sufficient num ber of others to defeat the bill had the heart of our Representative been with us; but he was tied hand and foot and was oracticallv a prisoner in the bands of the enemy, not being allowed the honor of retaining his side-arms. This is a sad record, but it is true and we have been slaughtered in the house of our friends. It was humiliating to your committee to have to consult with members from other sections for information, advice and assistance which should have been furnished us cheerfully by own own De mocratic member. WHOLE NO. 8,686 We take pleasure in acknowledging counsel, sympathy and assistance from Messrs. McCall, of Mecklenburg, -end Rav, of Macon, and Col. Harry Skinner. Your committee are sufficiently amused with the attempt to interview a Legislature when we have to fight our own side as well as the opposition. If there 'should exist in the mind of any one aid incitnation to criticise the committee- for not having accomplished the object for which it went, we claim that they are estopped by the fact that we were actuated by no personal or selfish motive, but sacrificed our comfort and business to serve the citizens of Wil mington and paid our own expenses to doit. Our people underestimate the import ance ot being properly represented in our State as well as our National Legis lature. There is no question about the fact that wje are judged by our Repre sentative; and in fact, there is no other way by which it may be done. Respectfully submitted. Your obedient servants, . Signed Roger Moore (Chmi), Charles E. Borden. J. C. Stevenson, Walker Taylor. Committee. The committee submitted, also, the following : Mr, McUlammy said in his speech in the House : 'You may understand that I am opposed to any amendment of the charter of the city of Wilmington. 1 recognize that any change of the char ter is unnecessary. I am willing to con cede this much, for the sake of argu ment, that the charter, with the changes proposed by-the gentleman from New Hanover, is not as radical a change in our charter as are the changes made in other charters by this Legislature; but it is Dy no means now such a charter as I would advocate. The charter taken from the city of Wilmington in 1893 was one under which our people en joyed their rights; school houses were erected, business prospered, education stalked abroad in the land and happiness ran nice sunshine over the city. Why change the law which made our city so prosperous and happy? It has been asked, 'did not the city have negro po- licemeci' Did not the Democratic par ty in the city cf Wilmington, that citv of elegant culture and historic fame, ap point a negro policeman' i tell you they did appoint a negro"; but he was a Democratic negro, an advocate of the same principles that I advocate. That constitution guaranteed that when I walked the streets of Wilmington, I had protection and our people of all classes had protection. . I have no obiection to the appointment of, March Walker. I know he is a negro as black as the ace of spades, but he has a character as pure cs the snow that falls from heaven. I have no guaranty here that the appointments to be made will be such appointments as those made bv the Democratic adminis tration. I am opposed to this charter. I don't sse any necessity for it. " A $85,000 FAILURE. A Large Clothing: House Forced to the Wall. One of tne most Gigantic Sale Ever Known. The Hub Clothing" Company, one of the largest w holt sale houses in the North, were forced to make an assignment. The present business depression was too much for them and they were forced to take this step for the benefit of their creditors. We pur chased this stock at a very low figure and that's the basis on which we are go ing to sell it. Come to our salesrooms and inspect this grand stock. Make comparisons of the goods and prices. and if we can t fully convince you that this stock is being sold at one-third, and less than actual value, then don t purchase. We can truthfully say that the prices placed on these goods would not cover the cost of the raw wool. A few prices only follow : An elegant suit of men's clothes, $3.85, worth 8, or money re funded; mens' fancy cheviot suits, $4.60, worth $10.00; mens elegant dress suits, $7 50 worth 16 -00. Elegant pair of men s pants $1 24 worth S 50; men s fine dress pants $1 98 worth 4 50; boy's Harris business suits $2 95 worth 7 00; bov's Sawyer cassimere suits $3 69 worth 9 00; 1500 pair boy s knee pants 19 cents; men s working shirts 19 cents worth 40 cents; men's fine unlaundered shirts 39 cents; men's finest dress shirts 69 cents worth $1 50. Handkerchiefs 5 cents really worth 20 cents. All kinds of furnishing goods at less than one third value. Underwear at your own prices. . Thousands of other bargains. Don't buy a dollar's worth of clothing anywhere, but come here first and convince yourself that what is here advertised are facts beyond dispute. trreat bherin bale of Clothing, 110 and 112 Market street, Wilmington. N. C. Make no mistake, look for the large sien before you enter. No branch store con nected with this sale. During this sale the stores will remain open evenings, t NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice Telephone Subscribers. Add tp your list Tames D. Nutt, the Druggist, No. 150. Where a lresh line of everything partaining to the Jjrog easiness may De touaa. marcn iu tt E. R. Seed JPotatoes. 50 barrels SEED POTATOES. 00 barrels Ordinary Potatoes. 25- boxes Ginger CAKES. 50 boxes Lemon CAKES. 50 boxes SODA CAKES. 25 boxes MIXED CAKES. 25 boxes big Four Tobacco. 25 Barrells Mott's Vinegar. ; w. B. COOPER, Wholesale Grocer and Commission M erchant, 828 North Water Street, march 10 tf ' DAW Wilmington, N. C. 'Bicycles. 1895. If you ride, why not ride the best? We have! them. The victors, the Stearnes, - the Crescents, for Ladies and Gentlemen. These are the best Bicycles. For further information and catalogues, please call at i HEINSBERGER'S Live Book and Music Store. mar 10 tf Rust-Proof Oats & Seed Potatoes, 63 bbls. E. R. POTATOES for seed 864 bags PEANUTS, all grades. 1299 bbls. Flour. 1469 bags Flour. 1400 bushels R. P. Oats. 30,000 lbs. Di S. Sides. 142 bbls. iMolasses, all grades. 1399 Kees Nails. - And lots of other goods at lowest market price, such as Meal, Canned Qoods, Srup, Hay, Hoop Iron, To bacco.-Snatt and Lye. Send your orders to 1 - D. L. GORE, mat 1 DWltf new advertisements: Special Sale OF Mattings -AT- No. 9 North Front St. 200 Pes Chinese and Japanese JUST, RECEIVED, and will closed out at these low figures be 15c Matting at 10c per yard. 20c Matting ut 15c per yard. 35c Matting at 25c per yard. 50c Cotton Warp at 35c a.yard, 35c Cotton Warp at 25c a yard. . Special Sale Laces and Embroideries this week. Ail the latest and most desirable patterns. Colored Dress Goods. 85c all-wool Henriettas, 65c yd. 50c all-wool Henriettas, 37c yd. 80c all wool Serge, 60c yard. 60c all wool serge, 40c yard. 75c all wool Whipcord, 50c yard. 85c Polka fancy, 65c yard. 75c Lt. Henriettas, 50c yard. 60c. lit. Henriettas, 40c yard. 75c Silk and wool Suitings 50c yard. 60c 44 inch Fancy Suitings, 45c yrd. 60 & 75c all wool fancies. 25c yard. Black Dress Goods. 85c all wool Henriettas, 65c yard. $1 all wool Henriettas, 75c yard; $1.40 all wool Henriettas, $1 yard. 50c all wool Serge, 40c yard. 75c all wool French Serge, 50c yard. $1.25 all wool French Serge, 85c yd. $1.50 all wool Royaleese, at $1.25. 85c all wool Fancy Granites, 6bc yd. $1 25 all wool Fancy Granites, 85c. Wash Fabrics. 50c French Famcy Swiss, 35c yard. 35c French Ginghams, 25c yard, 15c Irish Lawns, 12ic yard. A beautiful line Fancy Silk Warp Novelties just received. They are very artistic in figure and design. 38 inch Percales 12c yard. 35c Crinkle Novelties, 25c yard. 50c Scotch Novelties, 35c yard.1 A new line of French Organdies, In Light and- dark shades. We are sole agents for Her Majesty Corsets, Smith l Aiell's Fast Black Hosier?. Centimeri Kid Gloves. Butterick's Patterns. Guaranteed as Advertised. A.D. Succwsorto BRO'WH & RODDICK No. 9 NORTH FRONT S mar 3 tf Robert Portner Brewing Company's BOCK BEER. IS NOW ON SALE! Brewed from Bavarian Hops And Canadian Malt. Well-Aged and Of Delicious Flavor. march 5 lw To thePublic, J TAKE pleasure in announcing to the citizens of Wilmington and the former patrons of the Empire Steam Laundry, that I have purchased the sime aad will give the business my personal attention. I will have a telephone pat ia mr office at once. Patrons can depend upon prompt ancl satsifactory service in all respects. I will thank them to notify me personally or by note of any complaints and the same will be remedied At once. Year patronage respectfully so uatee. march 8 tf L. B. PENNINGTON MATTINGS BROWN aad am immoved citT real State !" "
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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