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She 0mmg iat WILMINGTON, N. C. Friday Mornino, May 1, 1896 ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS. Delegate to the St. Load Convention In traoted for MoKinls j A. Oold Sttndard Platform Adopt ad. . By Telegraph to the Morning Star. SprFngfield, III., April 30. It was a night of ceaseless activity and anxiety on the part of the leaders of the con tending forces in to-dav's contest for State supremacy and McKinley instruc tions, and their worn appearance as they came into Horticultural Hall this morn ing told its own story. For to-dav's ses sion the agreement ratified by both sides provided that the matter of instructions should be taken up immediately after a candidate for Attorney General had been nominated. Aiken was nominated on the second ballot. i ' Just as soon as the Attorney General ship had been disposed of the decks were cleared for the resolution on in structions. " After a stormy discussion resolutions were adopted instructing the delegates to the St. Louis Convention to vote for McKinley for President. The financial plank of the platform adopted is as fol lows: I "Resolved. That we, the Republicans of Illinois, are emphatic in our demands for honest money, we are opposea, as we ever have been, to any and every -scheme that will give to this country a currency in any way depreciated or de based or in aay respect inferior to the i monev of the most advanced ana in i telligent nations of the earth. We favor the use of silver as currency, out ia me extent only and under such restrictions that naritv with srold can be main tained." ; GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Wheat ud Corn Closed Higher 0t Un changedPork Prodnota Higher. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. 'Chicago, April 30. Strength pre vailed in wheat to-day. The main cir cumstance responsible for the firmness seemed to be the rains in the North west. About the middle of the session the pressure of offerings became more pronounced than the demand and a de cline took place, but before the close prices were back to whe're they were around the opening. Julyjwheat opened at 636364c sold between 64J 6363.c, closing at 6ic tfc higner than yesterday. Cash wheat was firm at yesterday's prices. Corn A general cleaning up took plaice in corn, but the trade was entirely devoid of feature or incident entitling it to distinction. News was scarce, noth ing aside from the regular statistical in formation being received. July corn opened at 30c, sold at 3030c, closing at 30c c higher man yes terday. Cash corn was easy and c higher. . Oats were quiet, July bats closed un changed from yesterday. Cash oats were easy and c lower. Provisions An easier hog -market cast an unfavorable inflaence evar pro ducts this morning, but prices did not suffer much, owing to the light volume nf trad. Jilfw nork rinsed 10i??lt2Ve higher, July lard 2c higher and July ribs 5c higher than yesterday. GRAIN AND TRADE CONGRESS 1 An Interesting and Buocsaafal Session Closed Will Meat in Kansas City Next Spring. ' . By Telegraph to the Morning Star. " Charleston, April 30 The South and West Grain and Trade Congress held its third annual session here to day. The congress met at 10 o'clock this morning and adjourned at 6 p.m., having finished its business and resolv ing to hold its next meeting in Kansas City next Spring. A permanent organi zation was made by the election of Mr, H. S. Potter, of St. Louis, chairman, and a vice chairman from each State represented on the floor. A memorial was adopted and sent to the President of the United States Sen ate by telegraph, requesting to have the appropriation for Savannah replaced in the River and Harbor bill. Addresses were delivered bv Presi. dent Fish, of the Illinois Central system; by Mr. J. M. Lowe, of Kansas City; Mr. Breedlove Smith, of New Orleans; Mr. Kilebrew, of Nashville, and. Mr. , F. 6. O'Neill, of Charleston. X j Resolutions were adopted endorsing I the Nicaraguan Canal, the proposed hew naval station at New Orleans, the im provement of the Mississippi river and the Frye bill in the Senate and .the Cobb bill in the House relating to the estab lishment of a department in the Na tional Government of commerce and manufactures. The session has been a most interesting and successful one. SPOTS AND FUTURES New York Sun' : Beview of the Cotton - Market. . By TeleeraDh to the Morninc Star New York, April 30 The Sun says: Cotton advanced three to six points, closing steady, with sales of 91,600 bales. To-day's features: The Liverpool news was more encouraging to-day, advices from that market reporting increased activity in spot cotton there, and higher nriees for futures. Th nn - .w . a uu JICS- I lure tn sell here hnt nn Ida 1 the buying was general. Shorts covered V freely and the prominent operator was again purchasing. Spot markets in this country were firm and the receipts at the interior points were not excessive, while the exports from the ports were larger. The trading was professional and the fluctuations were slight. Com mission houses did very little business. DRY GOODS "MARKET. A Moderate Attendance of Bayers Bigna ' of Improvement. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New York. April 30. There has been a modeVate attendance of buyers only in the primary dry goods market to-day, but reports of same large-sized concerns have been among them. The interest taken in the situation by lead ing jobbing concerns seems to be grow ing more tangible and to give indica tions of a more assured trade making headway. The continued firmness of the cotton market and the distribution ' "?m.e 8tocks whicn nave been weighty are telling on the attitude of some of the nius. and it is nnt nn., ... , . uwuiuiuu iu nave agents representing that selling limits wVe?ura,Scd from Pvious low ' ,m08t Ppular weights of brown goods, for instance. NAVAL STORES MARKETS. ' B Telegraph to the Morning Star. rZZ Ya1K'u Apnl 30.-Spirits tur pentine dull but steady at 28M9c Kosin firm and auiet: .train. - to good 1 00. - -7-- -.-.w- tSft?i April30. Spirits tar-pen-!2e. ."Li? 25c: 8al 15,000 casks; re- .w.ja uou CaSKs. Kosin firm and nn-53d- ales 2,000 barrels; receipts 1,286 barrels. 7 CHART.IESTnui an.;i an c:;.- . - w. , npiu vv. JJ111L LUI - pentme firm at 24Ji; sales -casks. Rosin -"v. uiaiK.ci was nrm; saies io-aav oarreis; quote: A 91 48,B $1 45. C $1 D tl 45, E $1 45. F il 50. G 11 45. 50 1 55. I 1 60. K $1 60, M $1 70, N i ou, W U 8 00, W W 2 05. bankruptcy bill UNDER blSCUSSlON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Fraotloallr TJasnlmons UvJtavo of ft lieai nre For Voluntary Bankruptcy MieeU aippi Eleetion Caaea Decided In VaTor of the Conteatera. K By Telegraph to the Morning Star. SENATE. Washington, April 80. Immedi ately after the routine business the Na val Appropriation bill was taken op, the pending qusstion being the amend ment offered by Mr. Gorman yester day reducing the number of battleships provided for in the bill from four to two and the amendment to that amend ment offered by Mr. Quay to increase the number to six. The Naval bill bad the undivided at tention of the Senate, .but when the session closed no progress had been made upon it, by the exclusion on a po-'ntof order of Mr. Quay's amendment to increase the number ol battleships from four to six. Mr. Gorman's amendment to reduce the number to two held its place before the Senate at adjournment. Speeches were made by Mr. White of California. Democrat, in favor of coast defences rather than of an increase of the navy; by Mr. Allen of Nebraska, Populist, pre dicting the collapse of the Democratic and Republican parties, the former within three months and the latter by the 4th of March. 1901; and by Mr. Gor man of Maryland, Democrat, in enforce ment of his views as to the necessity of more economy in appropriations. The Senate at 6 p. m. adjourned until to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. McCall oi Massachusetts, Repub lican, chairman, reported from Elec tions Committee No. S the resolutions agreed upon by the committee on the contests of John A. Brown vs. John M. Allen, from the First Mississippi Dis trict; of W. P. Ratcliffe vs. John S. Wil liams, from the Fifth Mississippi Dis trict, and of A. M. Newman vs. J. G. Spenser, from the Seventh Mississippi District, ' declaring the contestees Al ien, Williams and Spencer entitled to the seats severally occupied by them. The resolutions were agreed to without discussion or division. The ground of contest in each case was that a certain section of the Mississippi constitution relating to elections contravened the law of Congress providing for the rep resentation of Mississippi in the House, and that uo valid election was or could have been held under that section. The committee said in their report that even were they to declare the Mississippi constitution invalid. In respect of the matter attacked by contestants, that would not operate to deprive the Stats of representation in the House, and in view of the fact that no evidence was taken on the subject, it was thought best and right to confirm the titles of the sitting members to their seats. Five hours were devoted to a further discussion of the Bankruptcy bill, the general debate closing with to-day's ses sion. The principal speakers were Messrs. De Armond oi Missouri, Demo crat, Tawley of Minnesota, Republican, and Bailey of Texas, Democrat, against the bill, and Messrs. Burton of Missouri, Republican, Culberson of Texas, Demo crat, and Ray of New York, Republican, in favor of the bill. The latter two ad mitted their conversion from an attitude of opposition to a bill containing the in voluntary feature. The discussion de veloped the fact that the House was practically unanimous in favor of a bill providing for voluntary bankruptcy the differences of opinion was as to the incorporation of the involuntary feature. At 5 40 the House adpurned until to morrow. I BUSINESS REVIVING, Aa Shown by Reports to the Manufacturer' Reoord from Various Farla of the South. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Baltimore, April 30. Special re ports to the Manufacturers' Record from various parts of the South, especially from the Birmingham region, show a very decided revival in busines i inter- es s. In addition to the steel mill pro jected recently the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, the Bir mingham Rolling Mill Company has definitely decided to build a steel mill with a capacity pi about 200 tons a day. At the same place a $100,000 cotton seed oil mill company, a $100,000 tobacco fac tory, and a large powder mill have been organized during the week and negoti ations are pending looking to the build ing there of a 600,000 cotton mill by Northern people. lhe development of grain facilities at Southern ports continues to attract at tention and contracts have been made for the expenditures of about $500,000, to include two new cotton compresses, warehouses and other Interests near New Orleans, while work has com menced at Pensacola on transportation improvement by the L. & N. Railroad, including a grain elevator, the aggre gate expenditure being about $150,000. One of the most extensive "water powers in the South has been caoitalized at $2,000,000. with the reported inten tion of large electrical development and the transmission of electric power in connection with cotton mill enterprises uoia mining matters continue to at tract attention, and in Virginia, North Carolina and ueorgia considerable caoi- tal is being invested In the purchase and development of gold propet ties. Among other industrial enterprises reported for the week were the enlarge ment oi several cotton mills and one or two new mills projected; a $25,000 lum- Der company in Mississippi; a 40-ton cotton seed oil mill in Texas; a $50,000 nour miu and a $30,000 compress in the same State. PROVED A FAILURE. x The Attempt to Came a Strike of Motormen and Condaotors in Philadelphia. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Philadelphia, April 80. The strike of the motormen and conductors of the Union NTraction Company, ordered last nicht by the Central Board of the Amalgamated. Association of Street Railway Employes, nominally went into effect at 4 o'clock this mnrnino The effort to tie ud the system failed and it is not believed that the strike will affect the Company. . . ordinarily 1,800 cars are f nn on the Union Traction lines in the earlier nart of the moraine, and General Manager Beetom stated at 10 a. m. that over 1,200 cars were then in service. It is evident that the employes have gener ally reiuiea to ooey the order to strike. -ARIZONA REPUBLICANS. MeKinlej' Supporters Bolt the State Convention-Delegates to St. Iionia TTnin atruoted. -"H ' " By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Phoenix, April 80. The McKinley supporters bolted at the Republican State Convention here last night, and left the hall in a huff. The contest arose over the adoption of a resolution indorsing McKinley's candidacv. and when his friends found that they could not carry , .their point they withdrew from the convention, announcing their intention of holding another convention to-day. Delegates chosen to the St. loms Convention were nnlnstructed Aside from this feature the convention was without interest. LATE FOREIGN NEWS COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE Of THE TRANSVAAL RAIDERS. , Vive Years Penal Bervttude and Baniahment at the Hod of Imprisonment Bald to Have Been Imposed tJ tlie Boer OOTeranteat FatalfBUploalon in a OoalMlne in England. Br Cable to the Morning Star. London, April 80: A rumor Is in circulation on the Stock Exchange that the Transvaal Executive has imposed the punishment of five years' penal ser vitude, with banishment at the end of that term of imprisonment, upon Ham mond, Rhodes and the other Reform Committee leaders whose sentence of death was remitted yesterday. An explosion occurred in the Mickel field colliery in Yorkshire to-day, cut ting off the escape of one hundred men who are now entombed in the mine. Searching parties are endeavoring to find and rescue them. The explosion was ascribed to the use of naked lamps. A dispatch to the Times from Preto ria, dated April 29th, says that the health of John Hays Hammond is in such a state as to cause great anxiety to his friends. J. C. Curtis, the mining en gineer of New York, is confined to his room with an affection of the brain. Mrs. Kruger, wife of the President- of the Transvaal Republic, has expressed her sympathy with the wives and chil dren of all the condemned men. The Times' correspondent at Pretoria visited the prisoners yesterday afternoon and reports them all well except Ham mond, who, however, is as well as can be expected, seeing that he is obliged to eat the ordinary prison fare, which in the state of bis health is anything but beneficial to him. New rules go into operation on April 80th (to day) the correspondent says which permit the prisoners to have better food and to en joy many comforts which are now de nied them. Those who were condemned to death are confined in one small room where they are visited by crowds of their rela tives and friends. In view of the cir cumstances, the correspondent ; adds, the prisoners are well treated. . London, April SO. In the House of Commons to-day Jos. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated that he had received a cable gram from Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of the Cape Colony, saying that the Executive Council of the Transvaal Republic met at Pretoria yesterday for the purpose of consider ing what'punishment should be inflicted upon the leaders of the Reform Com mittee, whose death sentences had been revoked, and were still considering the matter. The Transvaal Boers, them selves, Sir Hercules wired, were strong in their condemnation of the severity of the sentences which had been imposed upon the leaders of the reform move ment and upon the minor prisoners as well, and that prominent Boers were actively at work obtaining signatures to a petition to the Government to miti gate the punishment of the prisoner or to grant them a free pardon. - Mr. Chamberlain said he was informed that the presiding judge who imposed the sentences, bad been borrowed from the Orange Free State, and was of Polish nationality. ' Mr. Reginald .McKenna, Liberal, asked what truth there was in the report that one of the1 prisoners, John Hays Hammond, an American, had been re leased. Mr. Chamberlain said he had no in formation on the subject. Johannesburg, April 30l The Diggers' News says that influential burgners from all parts of the Transvaal are flacking to Pretoria to petition the Government for immediate abolition of the sentences of imprisonment imposed upon the members of the Reform Com mittee condemned by the High Court at Pretoria. Pretoria, April 30. A great sensa tion has been, caused hereby the pub lication of a series of telegrams that were received as evidence at the trial of the members of the Reform Committee. These telegrams, it is claimed here, show beyond any doubt whatever, that the raid of Dr. Jameson was not the result of a desire to protect the women and children of Johannesburg in the event ;of a rising there, as has been so sedulously argued by certain Eng lish newspapers, but was the outcome of a carefully pre-arranged plan on the part of certain individuals of the South Africa Company to seize a portion of the Transvaal. WASHINGTON NEWS. Government Beoeipta and Hxpenditurea Pardona Granted br the Freaident De pository Banks in BTew York Beq aired to Pay $3,000,000 Into the TJ. S. Treasury-Secretary Olney B 'calves Advioea Coneerning the Bsmenos of Dea'h on Jnc. J. Hammond. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, April 30. Treasury figures which will be officially proclaim ed to-morrow show that up to May 1 the excess of expenditures over receipts for the fiscal year aggregate $23,000,000. For the month of April the excess is $4,500,000. Ia round figures the re ceipts for the ten months of the fiscal year ate $374,800,000, and expenditures $898,000,000. The President has granted a pardon to R. J. Gilley, Alabama, sentenced in July, 1893. to six years imprisonment tor conspiracy to intimidate witnesses. in his endorsement the President says he is satisfied that Gilley is not euiltv of the charge. A pardon for the purpose of restoring him to citizenship was also granted to H. R. Fleming, Texas, convicted of passing counterfeit money. In the case of T. A. .Hall. Florida. convicted of cutting timber on Govern ment land and sentenced in March, 1895, to eighteen months in jail and a fine of $180, the Imprisonment is remitted. The application for clemency made by Samuel Peoples, Toe Carnes and Ander son Black, convicted in Georgia of con spiracy to Kin a person who bad given information concerning violation of the revenue laws, was denied. Secretary Carlisle to-day called on the depository banks in New York tjO pay into tne ireasury $3.uuu,uuu deposited in Liverpool banks in payment of the last Government bond sale, and which has remained there up to this time. This action is taken because of the weakness of interest rates in New York and the strength of foreign exchange. It is done in a hope to prevent threat ened gold exports. Secretary Olney, on the 28th inst., telegraphed the Secretary of State of the South African Republic that it was as sumed that the death sentence of Ham mond and other American citizens was imposed with the understanding that the sentence would be commuted, and that he would like assurance on that point. The answer came this morning from the Transvaal Secretary as lollows: "There was no talk of an understanding between the judge and the Government before the sentence of death was pronounced; but before the reception of your tele gram the Executive Council had resolved to let mercy take the place of justice and not to enforce the death penalty." '. 'When' Nature ' Needs assistance it may be best to ren der it promptly, but one shonld remem- oer to use even the most perfect reme dies only when needed.' The best and most simple and gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the cauiornia Fig Syrup Company. .:-' ' :sW , - ' " THE WAR IN CUBA.' MOVEMENTS OF MACEO AND dOMEZ'S v FORCES. ' BttfSrt of Engagements Consul General : Williama Hot Omtfally Aware) That Amenoan Gtlaena Were Arretted on the Schooner Competitor Political Prtaonera Deported A Dynamite Bomb Exploded In Weylei'a Palaoe. . By Cable to the Morning Star. i Havana. April 80. United States Consul General Williams is not officially aware that any American citizen was ar rested by the Spanish authorities tn the capture of the expedition- on board the American schooner Competitor yester day. He will personally visit Captain General Weyler, however, and investi gate the facts and take whatever action in the matter that the circumstances de mand in the event of his ascertaining that an American citizen or citizens have been illegally taken into custody. A force of rebels fired upon the Span ish gunboat at Varado, as she was pass ing Sigua. The fort near Baracoa an swered the fire and the gunboat con tinued on her way to Baracoa. The Spanish gunboat Relampag-s re pulsed a force of rebels which attacked a Government convoy in the Canto river. ' . ' ' A big fight is reported near Manza nillo, in the province of Santiago de Cuba. No details have been received. Fifty-one political prisoners were de potted to-day by the Spanish mail steamer. They are to be sent to the convict establishment at Couta, Africa. A dynamite bomb caused the explo sion in Captain General Weyler's palace yesterday and not a gas engine as re ported. The noise was tremendous and caused intense excitement in the palace and vicinity. The generals and officers rushed about giving orders. Even Weyler left the room, greatly excited. Only one person was hurt slightly. The others escaped miraculously. The whole palace was shaken by the force of the explosion. Clouds of dusk blinded all persons inside, and several glass win dows were broken. The bomb destroyed the partition wall of the principal count ing room and broke, two safes. The bomb was placed in the water closet at the southeast corner of the palace on Mercaderes and Obispo streets. The occurrence is the general topic of con versation. It is believed to be the work of laborers. The Government says An archists did it. The police are making diligent search, but no arrests have been made yet. Strong measures, it is said, will be adopted to prevent a repetition of similar acts. "x. Gomez's advance is confirmed. It is now reported that he has entered Ma tanzas province with a strong force of ten or twelve thousand men, five pieces of artillery and plenty of ammunition. It is presumed an attack on the trocba on both sides, in combination with Maceo. will follow, and hot fighting is ex pected. News of a bloody battle near beaj a. province of Santiago de Cuba, has been received. Gen. Munoz tried to prevent Gen. Calixto Garcia from crossing the Canto river. The latter, with Rabi's column, made a junc tion with tbe forces of Mayia Rodiguez from Camaguay. The combined insur gent forces attacked Munoz as he was advancing and defeated him. Munoz lost over 200 killed and 400 wounded. But for the gunboats Munoz' column would have been destroyed. Munoz re treated to Manzanillo and Garcia istiow operating without opposition. ! BASE BALL. j Beault of Games ' Flayed . Yesterday at Varioua Plaeea. Br Telegriph to the Morning Star. - ' J; Cleveland-Cleveland-Cincinnati game postponed on account of rain. i Philadelphia New York 10. Philadel phia 11. ' ' Chicago Chicago 8. St. Louis 3. Brooklyn Washington 2, Brooklyn 7. Birmingham Birmingham 15. Colum bus 8. Montgomery Montgomery , Mo bile 8. Louisville Louisville 5, Pittsburg 9. Boston Boston 5, Baltimore 4. Atlanta Atlan a 17, New Orleans 11. Petersburg Petersburg 19. Lynch burg 12. Richmond Richmond 8, Norfolk 1. Portsmouth Portsmouth 10. Roan oke & THExTRUCK MARKET. New York Frioes For .Southern Fruits and Vegetables. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New York, April 80. Strawberries, Florida, quart, 8 to 18c; do North Caro lina, quart, 9 to 20c; asparagus, North Carolina, dczsn bunches, 1.25 to 8 50; do Norfolk, 125 to 1.50; beets, Florida, crate, 1.25 to 1.75; do 100 bunches, 5 00 to 7 00, cabbages, do crate, 2 00 to 2 50; cu cumbers, do crate, 2.00 to 4 00; cauli flower, do baskets, 8.00 to 4.00, kale, Norfolk, do Florida, 50c to 1.25; peas, Savannah, 60 to 75c; do Charleston, 50c to 1.00; do North Carolina, 75c to 100; radishes, Norfolk,' barrel, 1.00 to 1 50; string beans, Florida, 1.00 to 8.00; spin ach, Norfolk, barrel, U 60 to 3.00; do Baltimore. 1.25 to 1.50; squash, Florida. 1.25 to 1.50; tomatoes, do carrier, 1.00 to 2 50; potatoes, Florida, 4 00 to 9 00; egg plant, f Jorida, box, 8.00 to 0.00. WARM Wl RELETS. The Hon. Albert S. Willis, Minister to Hawaii, is seriously ill in San Francisco, suffering from an attack of pneumonia. At Fort Smith, Ark., Geo. and John Pierce and Weber Isaac were hanged yesterday., afternoon. The trap was sprung at 2.04 p. m. and the men died without struggling. Hamilton Disston, the head of tbe ex tensive saw works of Henry Disston & Sons, of Philadelphia, was found dead in bed at his residence yesterday morning. Heart disease was the supposed cause of death. The American Medical Association will meet in annual convention in At lanta on Tuesday, May 5th. Arrange ments are being made for the entertain ment of 2.500 physicians, from all parts of the country. At Carrollton, Mo., yesterday Bill Taylor was banged for murdering Gus Meeks, his wife, and two little children. George Taylor, Bill's brother, was to have been hanged with Bill, but escaped from jail and has not been captured. The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution held a re markably harmonious and enthusiastic congress in Richmond, Va., yesterday, the anniversary of the first inauguration cf Washington as President of the United States. X - Robt. Campbell, a prominent society man of Denver, Col., ex-Mayor of Cen tral City, who was Impoverished by the fire at Cripple Creek, killed himself yes terday in a fit of despondency by shoot ing himself through the heart. Hit wife subsequently attempted self-destruction. When Baby ma tick, we gare her Castorta. When she wag a Child, she cried for Castorla. When she became Mas, she clung to Oastoria. When she had Children, she gare them Oastorte, SCRAWNY ,WHALE. kpPENDtOtTlS MADE IT WOrym SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. rhe Vary Latest Theory aa to the Origin of Ambergris What It Ia and th Use Hade of It The Foundation of Almost Every Perfame Formula. Three spermaceti whales were compan lonably floating about in southern waters one sunshiny day not so very many years &go. Two wero fine specimens of the genus physeter. The third, however, though of the same species, was lank and sorawny . fcnd lolled listlessly on the dark blue sur face of the gulf stream, while its more ro tund and sportive comrades slashed about Vigorously and sent the limpid waters far above them, to" fall in refreshing sprays. Perhaps if the two well conditioned ani- eals had been less frolicsome and the third ore aroused, they would have been on the alert for defense. ' As it was, a long, Harrow boat, pointed at both ends, bore down unobserved upon them, and the Whalemen sent with unerring aim their weapons straight into two bulky creatures. The scrawny whale escaped, though it Wade no motion to get away. Next day, to the amazement of the Whalemen, tho animal was seen in almost exactly the same spot, as though inviting Ifloath. "Well, " called out the captain of the whaling fleet, who had been of the party of the day before, "if you wish to die, you poor, crazy lubber, you shall." And forthwith it, too, was disposed of, the easiest task, the men agreed, that they Eiad bad in many a day. But little more ban two barrels of oil was found in the emaciated whale. Another and vastly more Important discovery was the largest single lot of ambergris ever sold in this country. It was exchanged for a check signed by a well known drug firm of this city, whose figures rounded close on to $60,0001 Never bad so large a check been seen till then in the little Cape Cod fishing town, where it was divided among the whalemen of the Ship, as each man on a whaler receives a certain percentage of the proceeds of the voyage. The number of pounds found in this whale aggregated over 150, valued at $30 per ounce, tbe prloe paid for the best ambergris.- It would seem that the animal had sick ened of a malady caused by the unnatural growth, and such was undoubtedly the jcase, and if its sufferings had not been brought to an end by the whalemen, it would have lingered till tbe disease itself had finally caused death. What is ambergris? In the "Arabian Nights" we are told of eastern beauties whose oheeks were marked with moles like bits of ambergris, and in the story of the sixth voyage of "Bind bad the Sailor" we read in the description of the place where the voyagers were wrecked, "Here is also a fountain of pitch and bitumen that runs into the sea, which the fishes swallow and then vomit it up again, turned into am bergris 1" That antique author, Robert Boyle, considered it to be of vegetable pro duction and similar to yellow amber; thus it received its name, amber-gris gray am ber.".... This and other even more plausible the ories are but indeed fallacies that puzzled savants have set' forth when they were at a loss to account for its origin. It is now ascertained beyond a doubt to be generated by the large headed 6perm wbale and is tbe result of a diseased state of the animal. The victim of this rare malady may possi bly throw off the morbific substance, or finally die of the ailment. The disease is located in the intestinal oanal, and some, savants suppose it to be caused by a bil iary irritation. After a deep study on the subject several modern scientists have agreed that tbe disorder is akin to that now fashionable human peril appendicitis, Intensified .and prolonged in this groat mammal, yet that dread ailment that has but lately been understood by the surgeons and medical men of the world. To the conservative whale fisher of New Bedford or Provincetown the discovery of ambergris is as unexpected and as longed for as the sheeny splendor of the pearl that gladdens the pearl fisher. Almost awe stricken, are the sailors when the cry of "ambergris" is uttered. This is the happy event of a lifetime. The substance is care fully taken from the bowels of the whale and is packed in casks if it is in liquid form, or in sacks if it is dry enough. It is then brought diroct to Boston, where it is appraisod by the head of the largest wholesale drug firm in the city. This young man has no enviable task be fore him in ascertaining the value of the article. He has to examine the fetid mass, which is sometimes In a rank liquid state, sometimes of the consistency of soft putty, and again a chalklike substance. That which is more like putty usually is to be relied on for making tho best market am bergris, and gradually, as it dries, the on ly curing process it undergoes, the un wholesome dark shade turns to a soft squirrel gray. The substance lightens in weight, developing a fascinating odor al most indescribable, like the blending of new mown hay, tho damp woody fragrance of a fern copse and the faintest possible perfume of the-violet. ' And to what use is ambergris put? It is an indispensable article with fine perfum ers, as it is used to give permanency and lasting qualities to very fleeting scents. It is a curious fact that the keynote or basis of "nosegays" or " bouquets, " as handker chief odors are called, is not, as one might suppose, the attar of garden flowers, nei ther tbe penetrating balsams. These are indispensable, but aro not the groundwork. That basis U always one of the four ani mal odors 1. e., ambergris; musk, obtain ed from small musk deer of Asia; civet, from tbe civet cat of India, and castor, a secretion of the castor beaver and now al most obsolete in the perfume ' trade. The pure and separate tincture of any one of these odors is too intense and powerful to be tolerated. Like all substances of the kind, it must undergo a slow decomposi tion till the remainders ' possess Very little volatility. Even then they contain a vir tue which clings pertinaciously to woven fabrics, and not being soluble in woak al kaline lyes ia still to be detected in the material, aftar passing through the sever est lavatory ordeal. They are, therefore, of great valuo to the perfumer and are the foundation in almost every formula. Boston Cor. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Sunlight and Colors. Every one knows the danger of mistakes (n attempting to select colored articles in artificial light. Only the white light oi the sun, containing all tbe elements ol color known to us, can be trusted in such oases to reveal the actual hues possessed by the objects under examination. Some Interesting scientific experiments on the effect of light in revoaliDg or concealing color were lately made by Dr.' H. W. Vpgel, the distinguished physicist and as tronomer in Berlin. Starting with the fact that in a photo graphic "dark room," filled with ruby colored light, bright scarlet cloth appears white, it was "shown that when no white light whatever is admitted to a dark room the power of the eye to distinguish oolore is temporarily lost, and all objects appeal of various shades of white and black. By mingling blue or green with red light the colors of objects can be made to undergo remarkable changes. The quan tity Of light alone also affects the appear ance of a color, particularly certain tints of blue and violet, for which reason, even in the absonce of artificial lights, a person purchasing colored goods in a dark store must carry them to the door or window, where a strong illumination can be ob tained in order to make certain of the pre cise shade, Youth's Companion. Tbe Oldest Church In Europe. The oldest building in the world that has been uninterruptedly used for church pur poses is St. Martin's cathedral at Canter bury, England. , The building was origi nally erected for a church and has been regularly used as a place for religious gatherings for more than 1,500 years. Canon Blntlege, one of the very best au thorities on ohuroh history now living, Is positive in his declarations that St. Mar tin's is the oldest ohuroh edifice in Europe. St. Louis .Republic Her Fear, Pastor (to peasant girl) Why do yon weepsomuohr 'Peasant Girl Because my lover has gone tc the army for three years. .. Pastor But those will soon be over. Then he will return. Peasant Girl Yes, but I'm afraid that In the meantime another man will marry me. Pick Me Up. Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millionsof families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy "Avhicb. promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chase, that you have the genuine arti cle, which is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. ' iN If in the en joyment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed.: If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup i of Figs stands highest and is most largely used and gives most general satisfaction. BUSINESS LOCALS. SV Horrent Sot Kent or Sale, Lost and Found Wants, and other short miscellaneous advertisements Inserted in this Department, in leaded Nonpareil type, on first or fourth page, at Publisher's option, for 1 cent per word each insertion :bat no advertisement taken for less than 30 cents. Terms, positively cash la advance, x ; - For Bent -Cottage No 1C5 Ann street. Cistern and Bath Room. Apply to Bagley & Walkeer, 13 Princess street. ma 1 If Good opportunity to rent the elegant Store : 416 North Front street, including basement, heretofo e used as Feitaurantby Gieschea Bros. my 1 tf Boss Bonheur's Hor.e Fair on exhibition at A. D. Brown's, on Front street. This picture in Jrich oil colors waj execut.d by a pupil of Mrs. Mclotiie, and is a faithful reproduction of the original. Mrs. Mclntire solicits order? for this class of work; also for Tapestry Painting. She will make special p-kes du ring May and June, at Mrs. C. B. Devane's, No. 8 North Fourth street. my 1 St liOBt A Watch Charm with blo:d stone on one side and man striking ball on the other. Finder Will be liberally rewarded by calling at Star Office. apSOtf I have 'he Agency for the Peerless Dooi Check which causes the door to close gently sf:er entering. Call at my headqua teis No. 511 Queen street; or write me by postal J. D. Sidbury, 511 Queen S, Wi!mington.N. C. apgilw Juat received one car Janaica Bananas, 10 ban els Russett and 40 crat s Western, N. C, Apples; ! 25 sacks Irish Potatoes and Onions. Butter Beans, Peas, Diied Apple, Dried Peaches, N. C. Hams, Cakes and Crackers, Candies of all kinds. Nuts, Figs, Dates, Lemons, Oranges and Peanuts, in lots to sait at A. S. Winstead's, Commission Merchants and Wholesale Fruit and Produce Dealers, 115 North Second street. - ap 3 DAW tf Photographic novelties, "Photos with high g!oss, Photos with no gloss, Photos $1.00 per dozen and up. Frames cheap. Satisfaction guaranteed. U. C. Ellis, 114 Market street. max 36 tf Besides all the latest and most fashionable drinks' free lunch will be served daily from 11 a. m. to 1 p m.,at A.- P. Levy's, on Princess street, mar 11 tf For the best and most complete line of Grocerie at the lowest city prices, call at C harles D. Jacobs' Retail Grocery Store. No..21TH North Front street. Attentive delivery men and clerks, will hustle up the oods. mar 8 tf The celebrated pale Kyffhanser Beer! Sold only by F. Rkhter, Wilmington, N. C Baskets, Vegetable Baskets for the shipment of Peas, Beans, Cncnmbers, etc Fer sale at J no. S. McEachern's Grain and Feed Store 211 Market street. . c31 Harden, P. H., nas in stack buggies, road Carts and harness of all kinds. Repairing done by skillful workmen on short notice. Opposite new Court Houw c21 i V7DEIM LITHIA NfVATER, The Only KnownVSolvent of Stono in the Blaoiter. A positive specific for GouV Rheu matic Gout, Rheumatism, Bright's Disease, and all diseases having their origin Uric Acid Diathesis, V I NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA, and INSOMNIA. Our Sparkling Table Water Has no Equal TU.r nf Artificial and Imitation Lithia Water they are dangerous ! . Send postal for illustrated Booklet. Bowden Lithia Water is sold by all dealers, or 'X Bowden Lithia Springs Co., Vti Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga. mar 8 P&W ly Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Starch, Soans, &c, &c. A large stock of Groceries and Provisions to select from. A consignment N. C. Bacon just in. Send us your order. v ! HALL & PEARSALL. ! Nutt and Mulberry streets. ap 5 DW Old Newspapers. YOU CAN BUY OLD NtWBPAPIRB, in quan titles to suit, At Your Own Price, At the STAB Offices Suitable lor WRAPPING PAPER, and Excellent for Placing Under Carpet?; We Are Coming! 1 pOR FINE LIQUORS, BEER, CIGARS, &c.J and all the latest and most fashionable Mixed Drinks. X !, A. P. LEVY, Manager French Cafe, ap 23 tf Princess street. NOW IS THE TIM To Hake Deposits in the WilmiDgton Sayings and Trust Company, All amounts deposited ;to day, (Thursday, April 30th), and the day bear interest May 1st. i The Savings and Trust Company Is the largest strictly Savings. Bank in North Carolina. Total Assets $250,000 J. W. NORWOOD, President. ".- H. Walter,, Vice President ' ap29tf GEO. SLOAN. Cashier. ! C. W. Pblvogt & Co.. Successors to V"' Please You in Every Way or Your Money Back. That's part of our liberal policy, i i Poor economy to ask you to keep an article you don't want nn.i i doing lose your good will. j - - j ' and Ly w I is by your favor that we grow; without it we are as useless as a fifth wheel to a wagon. s "fn This store's making history, and such items as the following- are fi tors in its upbuilding. . 1 5 Black Goods Section. s No woman s wardrobe is complete wiiaoui at icBst one Diact dress; and, be sides, this is a black goods year.: What a handsome, satisfactory lot of newest weaves we're showing, too ! Blisterv. Bu'ging CrepDns; Plain and Figured Rrilhantine; Ricb, Eccentric Brocade Effects on a Satin Ground and at prices to pleasantly surprise you. Call and see them. - Colored Gown Stuffs. Right straight along; we're enthusi astic about this dress goods stock of ours: take a pride in it; want to be known as the leading dress goods traders of this section. Columns of description won't do the department justice. Whatever Visit Our A A iL. 1 i . n-uu &cc me largest assortment ot ladies' Muslin Underwear. Carpet arnj Mattings, Floor Oil Cloth and Window Shades. We make Shades to order. Let DS Cive von an PSfimatp fnr n 51t,1cc! rw 1 - r. . . . . . Arunns ana oaicneis. a new lot just received. - EVERY FRIDAY OUR BARGAIN DAY. C. "W. POL - ap 26 tf No. JOHNSON ' - Call early in the mornings.! and is our purpose to have every one to often our Store is so crowded we cannot begin to do ourselves justice. 'Thd people have found out where to go State carries a nicer line of 1 Dress Goods, Silks, Wash Goods, White Goods LINENS IN WHITE AND NATURAL COLORS, ! Hosiery, Ladies Vests. Shirt Waists. Trim mings, Kid Embroideries, Table Damasks Napkins, Towels, Ribbons and Alij Kind of Miilinery Gocds than we do. Five hundred Ladies' Parasols and Umbrellas just received, from $1.00 to $12.00 each. Mail orders promptly filled. CToTi -n P2itf WE SOLICIT Engravings, Wedding Cards, Monograms, Dies, Cuts, Etc. ! i i We keep up'with the times, and can show you samples of the very latest sryles in this line. We make a specialty of n e S-ba,fcoxi.e:r?;y-, and keep constantly on hand a complete stock of Crane's, Hurd's and Ward's fine linen Paper and Envelopes in various tints nd sizes, j Don't send North for what you can buy for less price at home. O. "W YATES & CO. ap 26 tf - ' j I WILMINGTON, N, C. Buck Ranges ! We now have secured the agency and control of these Celebrated ; Stoves and Ranges for this market. It can hardly be questioned that these are about the finestand best goods made. We have made arrangements with Fac tory to handleShese STOVES at A Close Price, - which will put them in reach of all that want a STOVE whichS? ill do great work and last many years.x I; E. SPRINGER & CO., Pnrcell Building:, mar 22 tf Wilmington, N. C. Combination Bicycle FOR SALE- A Combination "Crusader" Bicycle, for either lady or gentleman. Cush ion Tires. Brand new. Will be sold cheap. Call in person, or address y M., at . ap 7 tf v Star Office. X :-.' Wednesday, April 29th)l to -morrow after (Friday, May 1st), will bcin to Katz & Polvogt. i x o your dress eoods fhocbht ma v-i. we can embody it jo your entire sstis- 6 j ft i Laundered Shirt Waists. ; Our shirt-waist output last season ;j 3 matter of history. We've made prepara tions to double the saie this season. Months ago we began layiDg the lines the big advance shipments are all on sale now. This store is the depot for shirt waist supplies; got a royal stock for ycju to pick from. The best is never tqo good for our public, and we've got the best of each kind and nearly all the Kinds. !' Good time to buy now. TIT t . . . i vc nave an enure new line of Percales ana otner laonc to make shirt-waists Second Floor I .' . - - .. ' """" """"1 VOG - T (GO, 9 North Front Street, Wilmington" C & FOREi i avoid the jush in the afternoons. 1 receive the best of attention:! but very for first class goods. No house in the; Gloves, Laces, N l f son &o IFonre, No. lir Market St. YOUR ORDERS FOR - "I ! Invitations, Visiting tn rj to ti i a o G) bD a c 2 -g - c o S O. O M - - a rt Hardin's Sarsaparilla THE GREAT SPRING TONIC, Seventy five cents per bottle or three for $2.00. 'Same size as Hood's. For sale at i , HARDIN'S PALACE PHARMACY 126 So. Front St. Phone 65. ap 26 tf i . vj t -5 5 5 S3 "5 i use i "St Jit 111 1 5
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