c
THE MORNING STAR
Gives the Largest Quantity
And Variety of Reading! Matter,
Of Any Daily Newspape
n North Canlina.
Entered at tbe PoarorEce mi WOming-aia, N. C, u
Second-class Mall Matter.) :
5 6 7, 89 10 Tfi
12 13 14 !Sir, ?rd
19 20 21 22T23 24 25
26 I 27 I 2aTWMT3J k
Port Almana
Sun Rises....!. ...
Sun' Sets. . . . . . . .
January 1.
7.10 A M
4.57 PM
9 b 49 m
7,49 A M
9 32AW
Day's Length. . ... ...... .
High- Water at Southport . : .
High Water at Wilmington
TIm Weather. ' 4
" JJ. S. Dkp't ot Agriculture. ) .
. Wkathxr Btjriau.
Wilminqtow. N. C, Jan. i. )
. Meteorological data tor yesterdaj:
Temperature: 8 a. mn 84"; 8 p. m., 89;
maximum, 48"; minimum. 84; mean 41.
Rainfall lor the day .12; rainfall tor
the month up to date, 1.40. ; -FORECAST
FOR TO-DAY.
' For North Carolina and South Caro
lina, fair; warmer;'weiterly winds.
The pressure has fallen in the central
and northern Rocky Mountain districts
and ia New England, and has risen in
all- other portions of the 'country. ! The
storm.' central this Imdrning in the St.
Lawrence valley, has passed down the
valley to the Qkll of St. Lawrence. . The
pressure continues high in the South
west, South Rqcky Mountain regions
and on the' South Pacific coast!
The temperature has fatten! in New
England, the ' Middle.States and on the
immsdiate coast to the southward.
Light snowfalls are reported at scattered
v paints in the lower Like .regions and in
the Oaio and 'Missouri valleys. Fair
weather is indicated in Eastern and
Southern districts, with a slowly rising
temperatuee in the Lake regions and
Northwest. Partly cloudy weather will
prevail, probably, with stationary tem
perature in the Lake region and rising
temperature to the westward.
Tbe Senate was engaged most of the
session in tbe consideration of financial
matters A twenty-five round con
test was (ought by ' Paddy Smith and
Dan McMahon at Cincinnati; the referee
decided the contest a draw. Two
men . wre killed and two seriously
, wounded in a fight in Wise connty, Va.
' Tbe monitor Amphitste has been
: assigned to patrol duty on the coast cf
Florida. , ' Tbe price of sugar has
advanced $1.20 per barrel.withia the last
"week -The contract for 'the new
bond issue has been signed by ithe syn
dicate subject to acceptance by jthe Gov
ernment. The recent blizzard in the
North caused much' damage at "Niagara
Fills. . German banking firms are
.anxious to take the proposed new
American loan. , The Westminster
Gazette advises that pie United States
,andGreat Britain leave the Venezuelan
matter to'a boafd of conciliation. T-7
The official statement of tbe jTreasury
Department, to be issued January 2d,
wilibow a deficiVof f 15,000.000 for the
pst six months. No infjormation
cm oe obtained as to whether the Presi-
L dent has yet come to ,any decision
in regard to the membership of
the Venejiuelan Commission. ,
-New , York markets: Money on call
was active at 35 per cent., last loan
at 4 and closed offered at 4; cotton-steady
-j-middiing gulf 8c; middling Bc.
Souther? flour dull, unchanged com
' monad lair extra 42.102.80;! good to
choice $2.903.00; wheat spot dull and
, easier; No. 2 red in store jan.d, at elevator
69c; afloat 71c; corn spot dull and
firm; No. 2 at elevator 84c; afloat Z5c;
spirn,s turpentine and rosin guiet and
ucnaoged. -
The Railroad Gazette. reports 1,428
miles; of new railroad- constructed
: this year. :.: x; . ' 4, ' f-;v
The Order df King's Daughters,
which started nine years; frio with,
ten members now numbers 400,000,
and they are doing a noble work,
too. . ' v ' -;T: "" ' -
Those Britishers who dumped
their stocks at a sacrifice on the New
.York market a week or so ago, now
want somebody to boot thetn for be
ing such fools. " I '
Perhaps when the -Germans get
outside of those 5p0,000 pounds Sof
dried, apples they have bought in
Tennessee, they will begin j to com
prehend the American apple.
Some level-headed boys in this
country-have started an Anti Cigar
ette . League, which is doing good
work in checking the progress of the
' little insane asylum recruiter. ;
The Philadelphia mint has a very
big run on cents. For some time Jt
has been turning out 400,000 a day.
One firm , in New v York ordered
- 2,500,000 for its holiday trade. :
The Akron, Ohio, girl who docj
tored a young man's coffee to make
htm love her might have: succeeded
better if -she hadn't put in poison by
mistake for love drops. ' Now he Will
ever love her aoynore.!
OUTLINES IT
:, .-, THE MORNING STAR '
VOL. LVII.-NO. 85.
Keely says he isn't going to patent
"his" motor, arid will let anyone use it
if they will pay. him a royalty for
the4 privilege.: , This announcement
may interest people who are born
two or three hundred years hence,
as the motor may possibly mote by
that time if Keely has good luck
and can get the stockholders to stand
by him and his machine,
A Milwaukee jury has decided that
a bagpipe is not a musical instru
ment, but just a common "doodle
sack," and made the player of . one
pay for a horse, that get scared at it
and ran away and broke bis 'neck.
That was a , level-headed jury,
whether it. wara musical one or -noC
A report comes from Caracas, Yeni
ezuela, that there is a secret league
between the South American Repute
lies to resist the. English. But why
a secret league ? There should be a a
open defensive alliance, and notice
given European powers that attack-l
ing one meant 'attacking all.
ine expansion ot tne currency
was recently suddenly stopped ia
ansas City, Mo., by the arrest of
several gentlemen who were running
a currency shop of their own. They
had about $90,000 in their clothes
when arrested, after shoving a good
many thousands.
The Champion jumper of Newark,
N. J., is a Maltese cat which was
driven by some mischievous hoys
into a tower sixty feet high, and
jumped from the top to the street
below, lit on its feet and trotted
off . as if it hadn't done anything re
markable.
A Chicago man who went to South
Africa on a prospecting tour jand
spent four months in the gold mines
there says that it is the very best
part of the earth for an American to'
keep- away from. Living ' is hard,;
water scarce, climate bad, and there;
is nothing good about it.
HEW AD VEBTISKMKJTT8
Notice Schedule B tax.
S H Fishblate Reductions.
MEETING-Orion Lodge I O O F.
uw strsuzss LOCALS.
A S Winstxad & Co-Bananas,
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Pertinent Paraxrashs Pertainlnc Pitaai-
pUy to People and Pointedly Printed.
Mr. Beatty Mallett is in the city.
Dr. W. C. Green, of St.Louis, j
Mo , is in the city. ,j
Mr. Leo Frohman returned
from Atlanta yesterday.
.- Mr. 'A. M. Register, of North
Carolina, is at The Purcell.
' Mr. E. R. Fishblate, ot Greens i
boro, is in the city visiting friends. '
. Mr Ira Toube, of New York,;
was a guest at The Purcell yesterday. .
--- Mr. H. S. Courtney, of New;
York, was registered at The Purcell yes
terday. .'.
Miss Laura Norment, of Lum-
berton, is In the city visiting, the family
of Mr. A. J. Howell."
Mr. . Robt D. WescotE has -re
turned to Wake Forest after spending;
Christmas with his family. . j
Judge T. A. Tones, who has.
been spending the holidays here, has re
turned to his home in Ashevllle.
Mr. R. C. Banting returned tor
Davidson . College Yesterday, after!
spending the holidays with his parents.
Chief of Fire Departmentew
man. Alderman VonGlahn. and Dr. S. P.!
Wright returned yesterday, from a visit;
to the Atlanta Exposition.
Mr. R. K. Bryan, Jr.,. after an-
I absence of five weeks, has returned and
resumea nis oia ootuion as eaitonai;
and local writer on the Dispatch. .
- Mrs. Fanny Bryan Broadfootriin-the employ of the house, at his resi
and Mrs. Ed. Liny, of Fayetteville, win
spjqd New Year? Day in the city, and
will be guests of The Orton.
Mr. H. P. Wooten and son, o
Wilson, N. G, are in the city, guests ol
pf the former's " son, Mr. Edward
Wooten, chief train dispatcher of the Aj
C. L Mr. Wooten is a true gray "old
rebel" and came down to hear General
Gordon's lecture. He has been a sub
scriber to the Daily Star : for. fifteen
years.;: - : : ..-L-:- v: .-'.j
The arrivals at The Orton yes
terday were Messrs. H C Constable. Bal
timore; C L' Garman. New" York; Bruce
Williams, Bia-gaw; J B Gordon. Geor
gia; A l Galloway, Goldsborc; J S John
son, Graham; Ga; Col S B Tay!or, Cath
erine Lake;H Fatriar. W B Fort.. N Cj
W Buckner. Virginia; J L Bryan, S Bry
an. Atlanta; T A McNeill, Lumberton;
W H Lyles. California; A O. Pattingell;
Baffalo, H Blount, Wilson; Mr and Mrs
Carrelet, Baltimore; A Pridgen, Wil
lingham, Ga; AB Williams, N H Smith,
Fayetteville: J 1 Hayes. Raleigh; W W
f Ryerson, Mont Clair, N ; K M Murchi-
son, Jr., New York.
Magistrate' Conns.
Justice J.M. McGowan yesterday tried
Philander and Joe. Hill (both colored)
on a charge of larceny of dry goods from
the store of. S. & B. Solomon. Joe turn
ed State's evidence and both were com
mitted to jail in default of bond for their
appearance at the Criminal Court.
Wm. Gilliam, a colored boy charged
with robbing a show case in front of Mir.
B. F. Hamme's store, was also commit
ted to jail. by Justice McGowan. in de
fault of bpnd for his appearance at the
Criminal Court.
I
LOCAL DOTS.
Items of Interest Gathered Here
; - - j -
i and There and Briefly Boted.
I - Eighteen hundred and ninety
six. . Write it right and you will not get
left. - , " .
-- The wires of the Postal Tele
graph Co. went down in the storm early'
yesterday morning. f '
j A Happy New .Year. "May
you live long and prosper." in the lan
guage of the immortal Rip." :
1 r" Local forecast:. Fair; warmer
Wednesday; fresh southwest to "north
west winds, diminishing in force.
!. Mr. ' John Haar, Register of
Deeds, gives notice that Schedule B tax
is due to-day and payable in ten days.
There was 4.8 feet water in the
river at Fayetteville Monday. A de
cided rise may be expected in a day or
two. '-I : .-'v--' vf " ,-:::
Mr. Sol. ; -Haas has resigned
the position of assistant to the Presi
dent of the Southern Railway. He re
tires to-day.
This Is the birthday of the edi
tor, proprietor and founder of the Star.
He will receive" from 9 a.' m. to 8
p. m. that is, if anybody wants to pay.
A pleasant Christmas tree party
wss given to about thirty young folks
Tuesday evening at the residence of
Mrs. C. Banck, ; and was mucn enjoyed
by those present. -
t- Start right with the year 1896.
And the way to start is to pay your in
debtedness to the Star. Bat if. the
Star is indebted to you, why just let it
Stand that way until you hear from us.
Mr. Wm. Wescott had an at
tack ot apoplexy' Monday night about
10 o'clock. , Dr. - Wright
Hall attended
him, and at last reports
Mr. Wescott
was doing as well as could be expected.
A small two-story frame dwell
ing on urunswjck street near Fourth
was damaged by fire about 5 o'clock yes
terday morning. . The house was unoc
cupied. It is the property, of Obadiah
loyal, colored. . ;
Old newspapers may be had
at the Star office tot 15 cents per hun
dred or $1.25 per thousand. They are
suitable for wrapping paper and add
much to the durability of carpets when
placed under them.
Cards are out for the marriage
of Mr. G. W. McMillan, a popular clerk
at Messrs. Katz & Polvogtfs, to Miss An-.
gusta Ortmann,dauhter of Mr. F. W.
Ortmann, ; at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church on the night of January 15tb.
Rev. Edward Bull is in the city
canvassing for the - East Carolina Fish,
Oyster! Game and Industrial Associa
tion. The next Fair will be held in
Newbern February 24th to 29th inclu
sive. Mr.Bull is distributing some very
handsome calendars and posters.'
The Star has received from
Mr. T. J. Anderson; General Passenger
Agent, through Mr. Thos. D. Meares,
General Agent, a very handsome, calen
dar, the chief attraction of which is a
pretty picture of S. A. L- in Summer
costume, v She's a nice looking gM.
About six hundred white and
two hundred colored people passed
through the city yesterday en ronte to
Pelzer, S. C. to work in new cotton
mills there. .They were gathered from
stations along the line of the W. & W.
R. R. bet we Goldsboro and Wilming
ton. - -..::;!.. .' ' ' : : ''
Y ' ' s j'
a very pieasant time was spent
last night by 1 about thirty young ladies
and gentlemen at the residence of Mai.
T. H. McKoy, on Front and Orange
street. The occasion was an "At Home"
given by Miss Mary Lil. McKoy. compli
mentary to Miss Sadie Hanes, of Win
ston, N. C ,i
V-r The old year was "watched
out by a large number at urace ftl et no
di st Church last night, where very ap
propriate services were held by the pas
tor. Prayer and song characterized toe
service throughout and when the New
Year ushered itself in at 12 o'clock,
there was hand-shaking and happy New
Year greeting.
Mr. J. H.
1 'v
Rehder, of the firm
of J. H. Rehder & Gx, gave a pleasant
entertainment last evening to, the clerks
dence on Seventh street. After a dis
play of fireworks, and an elegant sup
per, the - guests were entertained with
vocal and . instrumental music by Mr.
and Mrs. Rehder. It was a happy occa
sion for all present. .. '.
New Teat'a Beotpticn at tne T. M. C.
To-day, , . .
Every friend ol the ' Young Men's
Christian Association is urged tcyvisit
the building, 801 North Front ; street,
this afternoon between the,;hours, of
three and eight if even they can remain
but a few minutes. The ladies have
made great preparations for the New
Year's Reception, and the Anniversary
Services at fouf o'clock will be of spe
cial interest. A committee of ladies,
were busy yesterday decorating the
rooms, and it is worth a visit to see the
success of their work. Music, and re
freshments will be served a't all hours.
Of course long visits ar e desired, but it
is hoped that all will go, if for no other
reason than to get their names on the
New Year's Register. , ,
At tlie Post offloe To-Day. v
' The usual holiday hoars will' be ob
served' at the Postoffice to-day. The
general delivery window will be open
from 8 tp 10 j a. m. The carriers, will
make the early morning delivery.
The mails will be made up and dis
patched as usual, and every accommo
dation witf be extended the public.
Speelal Bates 8. A. I. .
It is understood that the Maher-Fitz-simmons
fight is arranged to .take place
near Juarez, Mexico, across the . Rio
Grande river from El Paso, Texas, and
the Seaboard Air Line will pnt in special
rates tor that occasion for the benefit of
those who wish to attend.
WILMINGTON; N. C.1 WEDNESDAY;. JANUARY 1,
R0SEB0RO ROSBESY.
X-
Sxptcm . Agent Grter and Two Other
- Prominent Cttfssna of Sampson County
Charted -with tne Crime All the Fatties
Arretted-Qrier Confesaed-The Oasa to
bs InrestUated Tc-day. , ;
. Special &ar Tetern
The Star of December 22d contained
an account of the' robbery of 950 from
5. W. Grier. the -local agent of the
Southern Express Company at Rose
boro, a small hamlet on the C F. & Y.
V. R. R. ia Sampson county, about
sixty miles from ' Wilmington, on the
morning of December 21st. j
v Mr, Grier. who was also the railroad
agent at that point, stated at the time
that be had been compelled at the
point of a pistol in the hands tf two
masked men. to surrender $950 placed
in his hands by Mr. Butler, the Mayor
of Roseboro, to be shipped to the Dur
ham Fertilizer Company at Durham,
N. C. Since the robbery Mr. Grier who
had-been suspended, has ' been staying
with his father-in-law in Clinton. I '
On last' Monday, a detective' who has
been working up the case had warrants
issued by L. E. , Hubbard, Justice of
the Peace at Clinton, the county seat,
for the arrest of S. W. Grier. Dr. Fleet
J. Cooper, coroner of Sampsoh .county,
and Redmond Butler, mayor of Rose
boro. Later in - the day Grier was ar
restedn Qinton, and Cooper and But
ler were arrested by deputy sheriffs! in
.Roseboro ".and brought to Clinton,
where a preliminary investigation was
immediately entered into. J. D.Kerr,
Esq., appeared for the Eipresj Com
pany, and attorneys J. L. Stewart and
H. E. Farson represented defendants
Cooper and Butler. -
At the commencement of the trial an
affidavit for removal was submitted, and '
'Squire Hubbard transferred the case to
H. B. Giddens, J. P., and J? A. Ferrell.
J. P., and set the investigation for -tomorrow.
The defendants were placed
under justified bonds for their appearance.-.-
V' - jf
. It is said that Grier confessed and
said that it was a conspiracy entered into
by Cooper, Butler and himself to rob the
Express Company. He also said, that
Cooper and Butler came to his house
on the morning of December 1st, ac
cording to previous engagement, and en
acted the robbing as if it were real in
stead of a sham. On the other band, Dr.
Cooper and Mayor Butler say it is only
a resort of Grier's accusing them of the
robbery, so that he can crawl out; that
they believe that Grier took tbe money
himself.
Special Star Telegram.'
Clinton, N. C. December 81. The
Roseboro Express robbery has turned
out to be no robbery after all. Accord
ing to the confession of Agent Grier it'
was a deliberately planned and executed
conspiracy, participated in -by himself.
Dr. Fleet J. Cooper, coroner of Samp
son county, and Redden Butler,' Mayor
of Roseboro. ' !
A detective came to Clinton last Sun
day night and extracted this confession
from Grier. Cooper and Butler were
arrested Monday and had a preliminary
hearing before Justices Giddens and
Ferrelh They were bound over in a
bond of $950 each to appsar in Clinton
Thursday. January 2d, for -further pre
liminary examination. They deny any
complicity or knowledge of the matter
and say that. Grier implicated them to
shift the burden from himself. ' j.
Grier came to this county from Pine
ville, Mecklenburg county. He .has
until now borne an excellent reputation
He claims to have been over-persuaded
into becoming a party to tbe crime. The
matter has created a profound sensation
on account of the prominence of the
parties connected with it; ..
MATRIMONIAL EVENTS
Kay Bella Plgford and Mr. Chas.
Joyos Married at Midnight in the. Tlrst
Baptiat Churob. . ' '
A marriage took place last night at the
First Baptist church at 12 o'clock before
a large congregation. The contracting
parties were Miss May Belle Pigford and
Mr, Chas. Joyce, both of this .city. At
about five minutes to twelve o'clock the
wedding party reached the church, and
between the sixth and seventh
strokes of the clock they-- were
pronounced man and wife by Rev.
Mr. W. B. Oliver, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, , Miss Cannie Chasten
presided at the oigan and rendered the
"Wedding March." Miss Alice Pigford
was maid of honor, and : Mr.' Frank H.
Huggins best man. Messrs. R. W.
Farmer and Geo. Harrell were ushers:
Miss Carrie B. Sellers and Mr. John
F. Mclnnis were married last Sunday
eveninz at the residence of Mr. S. T.
I Holland, on Brunswick street, by Rev.
Jas. W. Kramer, of Brooklyn Baptist
Church. . , L
. Yesterday morning at the residence of
the bride's father. No. 418 Walnut street,
Miss Hattie King was married to Mr. J.
E. Hall, by Rev. A. D. McClure. The
young couple left on the 9.20 train for a
bridal trip north. : j -
A RAILROAD RUMOR.
Talk of an Xx tension to Oonneot with the
Seaboard Air Iiine. !
The Columbia correspondent of the
Charleston News &. Courier, sends; that
paper the following:; "There is some
talk of the Florida Central and Peninsu
lar road building an extension from
Cayce's to Cheraw. This I would give
the Florida' Central and Peninsular a
direct line from Jacksonville to Hamlet,
N. C. There is now a road runnmsr
between Cheraw and Hamlet. The pur
pose Is to give the Florida Central and
Peninsular road a connection with the
Seaboard Air Line. The spur would be
about seventy , miles ' long and would
make an - important connection. The
Florida .Central and Peninsular now has
connections with the Atlantic Coast
Line at Denmark, : the . Southern at
Cayce's. near Columbia, and no doubt
wishes a connection - with the j Sea
board." ' . -'t "
Katz & Polvogt will be open until 12
o clock to-day. i
x GEN. GORDON'S LECTURE.
Ths Greateat Attraotlon of tbe Season-A
MagniflMnt SIseonne--Many Oon fader
ate Veterans Present.
Gen. John B. Gordon at the Y. M. C
A. last night was surely the greatest at
traction of the season, and the Associa
tion is to be congratulated in obtaining
such a master genius for the benefit of
its members. Col. Roger- Moore intro
duced the speaker in a fit tribute to his
valor, statesmanship and manly qualities.
Confederate veterans escorted the
General from the Hotel, and other vet
erans were in the audience. ' . '
It is impossible to give any one not
present at the Y. M. C. A. last night on
the occasion ot Gen. Gordon's magnifi
cent discourse even a faint conception of
his unparalleled eloquence. From first
to last he carried his audience with him
as one man, and as he dwelt so feelingly
upon the virtues of our dead heroes the
enthusiasm knew ' no bounds and the
well-filled hall rang again and again with
applause. Gen. Gordon won all hearts.
and many a tear trickled down the
cheeks of the veterans who crowded
the platform and front seats, as memo
ry's tide swept 85 strongly -o'er them,
and once more they were at Gettysburg.
Spottsylvania and Appomattox, fight
ing so bravely and enduring so patiently
the trials that beset them on every hand..
Although the lecture lasted for more
than two hours, the .audience remained
spell-bound and heedless of the flight of
time. His power of description, bis in-
fectuous humor, his pathetic touches.
kept all swaying between laughter and
.tears, while his magnetic eloQuence held
them enthralled and helped to explain
wbyis men were ever' ready to do and
die for such a lead sr. -
Alter the lecture, many veterans as
sembled and greeted their Commander-in-Chiefi
and General Gordon was kept
busy for some time shaking bands with
old comrades and newly-made friends.
Beven Wise Men.
At a regular meeting of Oriental Con
clave No. 1, Heptasophs S. W. M., held
last night,- the following officers were
elected for the ensuing yea :
W. . T. J. Gore.
E. A. John Knight.; '
W. P. J.T. Reynolds.
. P. R. W. R. Lindstrom.
I. G. J. T. Burke.
Treasurer J. D. H. Khlander. !
R.S. K. W. Jewett.
HeraId-7-8. C, Rodgers.
Warden D. W, Matthews. ' ' I
Sentinel Geo. T. Grutgen. ' A
The foregoing officers will be installed
at the regular meeting next Tuesday
evening, January 7th. The installation
will be in public at Tienken Hall, on
South Front street After the ceremo
nies refreshments will be served.
A Hew Snterprlse for Wilmington.
The Star had the pleasure of a visit
last evening from Mr. .Jas. L. Logan,
representing the American Manufac
turing and Export Company, exporters
of cotton seed, Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Logan
is. in -search of a location, here for a
plant the company' he represents
proposes to place . in- Wilmington,
and no doubt he will receive
hearty - encouragement. He finds the
port charges are lighter here than at
other places on the South Atlantic sea
board, that the railroad rates are favor
able, and he thinks the facilities generally
are such as to encourage him in the hope
that his company will be enabled to
establish a large plant in this city for
handling cotton seed,, dehnting the seed
and shipping this and other products of
the works to European markets. .;
BY RIVER AND RAIL. !
Beoeipta of Barml Stores and Cotton
Yesterday. -V-- .
Wilmington . & Weldon R. R. 6
bales cotton. . ' .
Wilmington, Columbia A Augusta R.
R. 46 bales cotton, 88 casks spirits
turpentine, 816 bbls rosin, 83 bbls tar, 6
bbls crude turpentine.
Cape Fear & Yadkin . Valley R. R.
16 casks spirits turpentine, 121 bbls rosin.
84 bbls tar, 5 bbls crude turpentine. .
Steamer Lisbon 17 bbls rosin, 8 . bbls
tar. . . . . : ' - - . . . .
Steamer D Murchison-r6 casks spirits
turpentine, 814 bbls rosin, 27 bbls tar.
. Steamer Daggett 8 casks spirits tur
pentine, 9 bbls rosing 8 bbls tar, 12 bbls
crude turpentine. i;
Total receipts Cotton, 118 bales;
spirits turpentine, 82 casks; rosin; 1,020
bbls; tar, 127 bbls; crude turpentine, 28
bbls. ' -' .'- ' . -
Immanuel Chunsh. . , - ' i
The regular ' monthly . consecration
meeting will be held at Immanuel
church, corner Front and Queen streets,
to-night. A fall attendance is desired
by the pastor. Rev, Mr. Wallace. u
The Christian- Endeavor topic will be
"How this year may be made better than
the last has been." Phil. 8.-7-14.
The daily readings, with Bible refer
ences, are as follows:
First day More prayer. I Chronicles
28:8-10. .
Second dayMore love, Joshua 22:
1-16. .' :
Third Jay More" ttuit. Psalms 148;
6-12.
Fourth day More gratitude, I Chron
icles 29:10-23. '
Fifth day More cheer; Psalms 88:
1-22.
Sixth day More helpfulness, Luke 6:
27-85. ' ' -Leader
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1896.
. PETER MaHER'S RIGHT,
Ths rist That Can Deliver a Harder Blow
: Thaa Any Other rut in the ,World-
I As . Twe-Handed ,. Flahter Be It
pThongbt to Have Few Sq.ualf.' -
,The New York World says of Peter
Maher: The fist which can deliver a
harder blow than any other fist in the
world belongs to Peter Maher of Dublin,
and it may win him the championship of
the world, a title presented to him by
James J. Corbett, but declined by the
Irishman, who prefers to gain it in the
ring if he can. . .,
Sullivan in his palmy days was never
able to drive a punching machine to the
register's limit. - Maher ' has smashed
two or three of these registers and that,
tod, without trying his best.- e
Sullivan's right, fist is' larger than
Matter's, and it won more .money than
Peter's has won, but Maher is young,
and hopes to land a fortune with it before
he gets through. V; V
As a two-handed fighter, thef Irish
champion is thought to have few if any
equals. His leftis almost as effective as
his right, and he has learned how to
punch straight out, instead ot swinging
in the old windmill fashion. - .
.When Maher first came here in 1890
as a boxer be was not considered clever,
but his hitting powers were the -talk of
England and Ireland, for he usually set-
Ugd ar.y ring encounters in which he
figured with one punch. .
None of the heavyweights cared to
tackle Peter. His friends put ud tfl.-
000 in cash, and challenged Sullivan tor
twice that amount. John u advised
the newcomer to get a reputation, and
Corbett preferred to take Charley
Mitchell on, Fitzsimmons, howevkr.
jumped at a chance to box Maher.' That
encounter was disastrous for the Irish
man, as a-oozer ne was completely
outclassed, and be was all but beaten in
the opening round.;
Recovering himself, however, he let
his right fist'go, and although the blow
landed on the back of "Lanky Bob's"
head, it came near settling the fight.
Fitzsimmons was dazed and Maher
could have finished him easily had he
been accustomed to the 'tricks ottbe
ring. - .. .- : ,-,
From that round on the New .Zea-
lander danced around Maher, jabbing
mm witn tne leit as oiten as ne pleased.
Peter had never heard of this style of
fighting in Ireland and was completely
disgusted. . -
Alter his defeat Maher determined to
tale some lessons In boxing and learn
how to "side step." ,
''This pantomime style of fighting is
hot what I like," he remarked, "but it
seems to be popular and I'll practice it
myself. - - - . v
Maher's fists may always be depended
upon, for he has never injured them,
and is consequently not handicapped as
Mitchell and Corbett have been, by bail
hands.. Itisasource of satisfaction, to
him, therefore, to know that if he lands
with either fist his fight will not last too
long to prevent him from participating
in any theater party engagements he
may have made. .
"I like to get through with my work
as soon as possible," says the Irishman.
"Tbe public don't Care for long fights."
SAVANNAH ENGINEERS.
Supt. Dunham Too XU to Meet Chief Ar
thur. .
f Savannah News.
Chief Arthur and the grievance com
mittee of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers may have to wait a few
days on Supt, Dunham of the Plant Sys
tem before they will be able to confer
with him on the question of .a contract,
as demanded by the engineers.
A Morning News reporter, who called
at Supt. Dunham's house yesterday, was
informed that Mr. Dunham had . been
confined to his room for twelve days. He
has .been suffering from carbuncles on
his neck; It was stated that he was im
proving and that he hoped to be out in a
few-days.
: Chief Arthur and the engineers were
in conference yesterday. What their
plans are is not known, but the indica
tions are that they will make a formal
demand for a contract and insist upon
its being granted.
APPOINTMENTS : ; ;
Wilmington Biatrial W. B. Bone, P. B.
Scott's Hill circuit. Rocky Point Jan
uary 4, 5. .
. Wilmington, Grace church, January
18. 13. -."'- .. .... '
Wilmington, Bladen street, night
January 18.
Southport station January 16, 17.
' Onslow circuit, Stella January 85, 89.
' Brunswick circuit, Bethel February
1, 8. :'
Columbus circuit, Evergreen Febru
ary 8th.
Whiteville and Fair Bluff, Wheatland
February 9th and 10th.
Waccamaw circuit, Shiloh February
10th. V .
Elizabeth circuit, Singleton February
ioiu anq loin. .
Carver's Creek, Wayman February
88nd and 83rd. -
Kenansville circuit and Onslow Mis
sion, Worley Chapel February 89th and
March 1st. : ; - .-- .- .
' Bladen - circuit, Bethlehem March
7th and 8th. . , -
i Magnolia circuit. Centenary March
Uth and 15th.
i Clinton circuit, Keeners -March 81st
and 88nd.
Vouxht More Than Threa Honrs. V ... .
; A Washington, D. C telegram of the
80th' says: ;
The fight to-night between Jack
Daly, of Wilmington, and Stanton Ab
bott, English, light-weight champion,
at the Eureka Athletic Club, was de
clared a draw at the . end ot the thirty-
seventh round.' '. The men fought for
over three hours, and at the end of that
time were exhausted, v
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, The blame is on the weather.
We acknowledge the corn
We
are-overstocked. Nothing left to do
but to slash into the prices and com
pel you men to buy ! We are going
to do it at Once now. The center
of Clothing selling will be Jiere in
this Store for the next two -weeks
if the lowest prices ever heard of for
FINE CLOTHING count fox : any
thing and they will, f.
Opportunities
Don't last forever, thy come and
go. A Bargain is,' an ' opportunity.
You must take it quickly or miss it
iorever. uon t Diame us it you come
too late-, "J-' 'N''
S. H. Fishb a e.
KIM CLOTHIER.
jan 1 tf ,
CBOLIUS & CO.,
Bankers and Brokers
Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Cotton.
45-47 Excbanee Place and mtonnt
HXorrla Bank Ballalngr, lZStn street
and Parle Avenue.
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UR MARKET LETTER, ISSUED GRATIS
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and mailed free oa application; alw our yearly Stock,
Grain and Cottoa Record, which will be completed oa
January 2, 1896. We offer special facilltiea to out-of-town
broker. ;
OUR HARLEM OFFICE bas just entered on its
fifth year of faithful service to clients ia Greater New
York, and it may bs said, and truly so, thzt the ser
vice rendered has never been eqnued. Aide from
being: Harlem's oldest atcck brokers, we have the
largest clientele, more private wires, telephones, cm
plv.y mere telegraph operators, clerks and bookkeepers
than any other np-town brokers. Also larger and
more commodious suite of offices, with unequal ed
facilities, NORTH OF WALL STREET.
. National Bank references. Mew York Cotton Ex
change references. New, York Stock Exchange refer
ences, Chicago Board ot Trade references.
WILmiNGTON OFFICES 111 North
"Water Street.
; U. M. ROBINSON, Manager
. Out cf town business solicited .
dec 89 8m
STATEMENT OF THE
Atlantic National Bank,
WILMINGTON, N. C.i
At the close of business, ' Dec. 13th, 1895.
, . Condensed Report to Comptroller,
'RESOURCES. '
Loans.... ......... ...,u tS68,S9& 63
Overdrafts.... i 219 81
U. S. 4 per cent. Bonds.,...,,..,. 81,550 00
Banking House and Fixtures...... 10.0i0 00
Redemption Fund...... m ' ; 1,408 CO
Dne from Reserve Agenti"".t49,071 SS
Due from other Banks........ 97,-6 89
Cash on hand. 60.081 9190,(39 23
Total .....w.. .....8797,818 6S
- LIABILITIES.
Capital............ Sl5,000 00,
Surplus...... .............. ...SS'i.OOO 00
Undivided profits 17,067 01 '58.097 01
Circulation....,.; Tv 88,10 00
Total deposits ...69031 61
" Total.. ...i.'... 879718 S3,
DIRECTORS:
J. TV.. Norwood, W. E. Springer,
D.L. Gore, - C. W.Worth,
S. P. McNair, E. J. Powers,
Sam'l Bear, Jr., H. L. Vollers,
t W. a Coker, Jr.
J. Iv Coker, Hartsville, S. C.,
G. A. Norwood, Green vile, S. C
New York correspondents,- Chemical : National
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c i Wilmington, N. C, Dec 81st, 1895.
Stockholders in above Bank will please call at Bank
and get iheir January dividend checks. . ; dec 8S of
BF TAX.
Merchants and others who are re
quired to MAKE THEIR RE
TURNS please take notice that the
ABOVE TAX IS DUE on the
FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1898,
and payable in TEN DAYS. ! -JOHN
HAAR,
Jan 1 It Register vt Deeds.
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W. B. COOPER,
Wholesale Grocer and Commission Merchant,
828 North Water Street,
dec 89 tf DAW -WTiirdttctoa, N. C.
At llorrison's
fRESH
oC fresh rRurrs. : ;
THE SWEETEST and PRETTIEST STORE
is the City. ' JdeeSStf
Orion Lodge No. 395.
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HALF PRICE !
ORIENTAL WARES
r in every. conceivable shape.
'. -We
bad a thousand pieces when
the season began. We have a. hnn-
dred pieces now. They are worth
the first price. Will yon take them
at a SACRIFICE ? Remember that
yon take them at just HALF the
marked price. " . . :
Those' pretty Dolls will
be sold
These t
for half! the marked price.
Dolls will not last long
at these
prices.
Lace Curtains;
CURTAINS THAT SOLD FOR
$7.00
5.00
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These are samples. Call early.
NEW MATTINGS.
Twenty-five pieces Matting iust
arrived, j This lot of Mattings repre- -sent
af j portion 01 a large import
order given by us during ithe Fall.'
Mattings are cheaper than! last year.
You can get a very good Matting
for lZiC a yard. We have about 150
yards at that pricej for Which you
nave paid ibfc a-yard. you must
examine the line shown a't 15c per
yard, also at 20, 25 and 30c a yard.
SPECIAL PRICES
ON
Carpet Departments.
Comforts, Blankets, tOamask
Portiefs, Trunks. - .
Gloyes, Underwear.
A,
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Successor to BROWlfft&OSDICX!
No 9orth Front St.
P. S. On thestjanuary BILLS
will be rendered for all accounts on
my Books, and I will appreciate an
early settlement orsame. Thankini
the public for their generous patron
age during the past year, I will
make every effort to merit a con
tinuance of same in tbe future.
decSS tf
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-AT THE
OP ERA HOUSE
ON-
lew Year', flight, Jannarj 1st. 1896;
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Br a celebrated Qoarutte from the Continental Coa-
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cert Company of Ntw York." -
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MISS MARION R. RADCL1 FFESoprano.
MISS ETHa HOUSTQN-Cdntealto.
MR. P0LEMAN Tenor." ; j
MR. EDWARD ROE-Baritond.
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Concert to.be given trader the auspices ol leadlaf
aodety ladies, . -
' Doors open at 7.80 o'clock p. m. Concert to begla
at 845 o'clock p. m.
Admission 80 cents. Reserred teats J6 cents.
Box sheet open Monday morning, 'December SOtn',
189S. at Yates Book Store. 1 dec 19 St
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