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W.LZAIKGTOH. U, C Friday i u&siko, Oct. 9, 1896 GREAT CONFLAGRATION Xa the C it of Gcayqail Loss Estimated - $25,000,000 -Iosuranes a Little Ofer $2,000,000 Many Iihrea lTat. By Telegraplrto the Morning Star. New York. October 8. Mr. Miguel Valverde, Consul Ge&eral of Ecquador, received a Cablegram this morning which stated tir: the great fire in Guayaquil hdd been finally subdued. The lots was estimated at $25,000,000. while the total insurance is but a little over $2,000,000 Mr. Valverde has bad several dispatches during yes erday and to-day regarding the ronflipTation. He aays that the fire started about Taesday and spread very rapid.? despite the e Sorts of the fire de- pa: iraert. A r amber of psrions were ' named or tilled during the pro gress i the fire, but the exact nain-r not yet known. The loss of lile w ' "aviest in the vicinity of the arteci.' .aich blew up while a number of voiun ears were making heroic efforts to oreveat the fire from reaching il Tee f e broke out in the best section of the city and destroyed the custom bouse, business bouses and stores. churches and many dwellings i Fully 30.000 persons, nearly one-half of the city s population, are homeless. Great destitution prevails, many persons . being without food and without even necessary clothing. 1 Consul Valverdes' advices state that the fire was probably of incendiary ori gin, and that, great indignation is felt be cause of the crime. Prompt punishment will be meted out to tbe offenders should they be caught. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. December Wheat Closed Firm snd Higher Corn and Oat Firm Pork P.oduets - Clooea at an Adnaea. By Telegraph to rncMorningtar. Chicago, October 8. The wheat market furnished another surprise to day by making a sharp advance jn pjice when everybody was J&'udmg hopes on a break. The igssion started in all right, accordinjf to the papular theory, but later oprproceedings were not as laid down jstTtbe programme, and those who ba.'t-'been industriously selling earlier -were obliged to assume the role of buvers. December wheat opened from 67Ji67Kc, said between 67 67 and 69c. clcsiog at 68&68& lc higher man yesterday. Casn wheat was firm and lc higher. Corn Was q a tet and firm, notwith standing the weakness which prevailed in wheat early. May corn opened at 86, said between 25. 25 and 28J,. closing at 28i2SJ HXc higher than yes terday. ClsH com wts steady. . Oats Opened steady and grew firmer as wheat and corn hardened. Not much interest was displayed, however, and trading wa confined to local dealings. May oats jsed c higher than yesterday. Cash oats were firm. Provisioas Further improvement in th hog market was beneficial to pro duct. There was a fairly good business transacted at better prices than recently rn'ed. January pork closed 5c higher; January lard 2c higher, and January ribs 57fc higher. FOREIGN NEWS. Immense Damage by Gale on the Coast of B? ilaad A.n Elteote Rfttfveea Ji'raee, Bntalk so'arMt Brit JSjlSsgMd to Turkey.. By Cable to the Morning Sta.. y London, uctoDer 8. runner reports the gale show that their severity was gre? y iDL-easca ouriog last nigai sua ihat an immense amoun". of damage has bt o done to property along the coast, wbiie tec damage to shipping must be , very nc-vy. The Daunts Rock light ship a'. ..e entrance of tbe harbor was m-.ssi us morning, having been car ried 3 i irom its mooring by the ter rific gale which swept tbe channel and the Atlantic during the night. The , ligatshit hid on board a Crew of eight m ;n. Vessels were sent out this -morn ing to search lor her. but np to this time no trace of her has been discovered, The pale alone the Welsh coast was of unorecedented severity, and the dam ace done very great. The lower part of - the town of Port Madoc is also flooded Paris, October 8. It is announced that France, Russia and Great Britain have arrivad at an entente in regard to Turkey, and it is expected that these 1 powers will immediately dispatch to the Porte a vigorous note demanding the adoption of reforms which will secure the aafety of the Armenians In tbe Turk ish mpre. SPOTS AND FUTURES. ZJew York's Son's Buriew cf tbe Cotton .Market. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Nkw York, October 8. The Sun s ii s : Spot cotton here declined l-16c. Liverpool declined l-82d. on tbe spot, with sales of 120.000 bales; futures there opened partially one point higher, but reacted and declined to two points. Prices declined to-day under the influ eoce of a lower market in Liverpool both for futures and spots, and s;lljng for Liverpool and the local account. Stop orders were reached, contributing little depression. There was a brief rally after the first transactions in some covering by shorts, but prices again weakened and declined, closing at near the Doitom figures of the day. Jnst be fore tbe close there was a slight rally, due to covering of shorts and some com mission houses buying. Reports were in circulation that Fall River spinners would take action look ing to tbe shutting down of mills nntil after the election, but these reports were riemed. NAVAL STORES MARKETS. By Telegraph to the Koniag Stat. New York, October 8. Spirits turpentine quiet at 2828Wc. Rosin firm; strained common to good $1 75 Charleston, October 8 Spirits tarpe Jtine was firm at c sales bales. Rosin firm; sales barrels: prices: A, B $1 30ffil 85, C D 1 85. E.F $1 40&1 45. G tl 45l G0,H II 601 65 I $1 651 90. K $1 65&1 00. M $1 60 & 6VN " 80&1 85.W G $1 95QS 09, W VV $3 I5gi 20. Savannah, October 8. Spirits turpentine firm at 25Kc; sales 800 casks: receipts 617 casks. Rosin farm: tales 4,000 barrels: receipts 4.071 . barrels. A. B, C D. E tl 50, F tl 6K. G. H, II 55. K $1 60 M $1 80. N $2 00. W G J, 15, W W &3 5. . 1 he V oitca ; ates Treasury gold re serve .T. .he c;ose of business yesterday stood at 121 611 245. The day's with drawal ere $277,600 CASTOR I A For Infant and' Children. dalle 0 " BRYAN IN IOWA. THE PRINCIPAL ATTRACTION AT CELEBRATION. ' BURLINQTON'3 O ty Property Decorated Crowds of Visitors Several Spseobea Made by the Presi dential Candidate to Immense Oath erlnga of tbe People. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Burlington, I a, October 8. In the concluding ceremonies to-day of Bur lington's celebration of the semi-centennial of Iowa's admission into tbe Union, Wm J. Bryan was the principal attraction. The city was profusely dec orated, and great crowds of visitors filled the streets. Mr. Bryan arrived from Chicago at $ a. m., on the special car which he will have at his disposal all the rest of the campaign, and took breakfast at the house of J no. J. Seerley. At 9 o'clock Mr.' Bryan was escorted to the court house, where he held a short reception. A parade, in which brass bands and mounted and unmounted organizations, including a number of ladies on horseback, took part, escorted the candidate through the principal streets to the Colesium in Crapo park. Here he delivered his principal address to an immense crowd of people. Jno. J. Seerley. who presided, introduced him. Several other stands had been erected in the park, and from these Mr. Bryan and others made short speeches. At the Coliseum Mr. Bryan said: "Mr. Chairman, Lid ies -and Gentle men, FcHow-citixens We are passing through a campaign which means a great deal to the American people, ave. more than that, it meacs a great deal -io the people of tbe world. There are cries in human affairs. While every, day is of equai length with every other day, yet into some days vast importance is crowded, and into the 8d ot November vast importance will b: crowded. Upon that day the American people choose a President who shall occupy the White House (cries of 'Bryan, Bryan,' and ap. planse) for four years On that day On that they select a House ol KepresegtU9es and on that day tbev setetXgisiatures wmcn win cDoosejuited States Sena tors. Mucgcpends upon tbe result of this election. For the first time in the "tristory of the United States a party ap pears which declares that tbe gold standard must be maintained in this country until foreign nations join ns or permit us to abandon it. Never oeiore have the American people been asked to declare in favor of a gold standard. Every step . that the gold stand ard has taken heretofore has been taken in the dark and without the con sent of the American people, and now. for the first time, the advocates of gold ask the American people to endorse the gold standard at the ballot box. If it is right (cries ol no. no 1. it it is good for the American people, it ought to be endorsed. My Iriendss, nothing is too good for the American people (applause), and if the gold standard will be good for ns we ought to have it. It the gold standard will bring cursings we ought to abandon it (Great applause ) This is the ques tion submitted to the American people. stand upon a platform ; yes, I stand noon three platforms, which agree on one thing and that is that the gold stand ard ought to be driven ont of the Uni ted States (great applauie), and that in its place ought to be submitted tbe free and unlimited1 coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 (applause), with out waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation. (Prolonged ap plause) 1 come to-dav to suomit tor your con sideration some reasons why Republi cans should inn wish us UDon the ol -term wnich we naVSSettu. ibe Pop ulists have already joined with us. I will say joined with us; they may say that we nave joined with them; but I care not how you express it, so we are together now. (Great applause. A voice: Hurrah lor McKinley. Applause and hisses) - ' "My friends, I beg you to refrain from any manifestations of displeasure. I am glad to have that man here who is in favor of my opponent. I only hope there are many such, because it is to such persons that I desire to address my remarks. (Oheerlng and applause.) My friend has declared his preference for McKinley. I want to ask him what Mc- Kinlev he is for. the McKinley of 1890 or the McKinley of 1806 ? (Great applause and long cheering) In 1890 Mc Kinley said: 'But all agree that we must have a larger - volume of money and that the added volume shall be silver or its equivalent, based on silver.' At that time we were put ting into circulation about $24,000,000 a year under the Bland act, and Mr. Mc Kinley advocated the Sherman act on tbe ground that it. wonld increase the amount of money to be put in circula tion among the people. We propose to give this country what gentlemen upon the other side of the house could not do, what they did not dare do for fonr years. We propose to give to the coun try a silver bill that will take all of the silver practically of the United States, and make it available for tbe use of the people. Again, he said : 'So, Mr. Speaker, this bill is just to tbe silver pro ducers of tbe United States, for it does what the present law, as demonstrated by every administration for ten years has not done. It takes every dollar of the present bullion that is purchased in the United States and places it at the disposal of the people as money. That was tbe McKinley of 1890. Let me read you the McKinley of 1896: 'It is not more money we want. What we want is to put all the money we have al ready at work.' In 1890, when be advocated more money, we already added $24000,0000 the circulation each year. This year we have no such provision. We have re pealed the Sherman law and the Bland act. - - ; - Mr. McKinley said In 1891 'that Mr. Cleveland had been discriminating against silver, had been trying to degrade it, had been trying to contract tbe cur rency, and that by lessening tbe cur rency he made money dearer by making it scarcer, and making money the mas ter and all things else the servants. If it was wrong for Mr. Cleveland to make money dear by making it scarce, and money the master, and all things else tbe servant, is it right for McKinley to try to make money the master and all things tbe servants? (Applause and cries of ' No, no.") We can support every contention we make by quoting Republican authorities, and therefore Republicans who come to ns In this campaign don't change their convictions. They simply change their party name when their party has aban doned the position it used to have and now demands that you shall surrender the convictions of lifetime. (Great ap plause and cheering.) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 8. To an appreciative audience that tilled the grand stand and bleachers at Ath letic Park and flowed over into the field, Mr. W. J. Bryan made a short speech this afternoon during his stop of nearly two hours in Cedar Rapids. Between 6.000 and 8,000 people were present. Mr. John M. Redmond introduced Mr. Bryan, who said in part: "The three parties which 8greed on my nomination made the money question of first impor tance and our opponents will concede that tbe settlement of tbe money ques tion overshadows all otherquestions, and yet our opponents, not satisfied to fight the battle on tbe money question, have attempted . tbe bringing In of other issues. They haveX even gone so far as . to - declare V that in expressing a desire for anV in come tax we were not showing proper respect for the Supreme Court, which declared tbat an income tax law was unconstitutional. We believe that have a right to express a desire - for an income tax; we believe tbat we have a right to express a hope tbat a future court will undo what the present court has done. And in expressing that de sire, we were not subjecting ourselves to any just criticism. Lst me show what has been said in regard to tbat decision and then I will tell you tbe name of the anarchist who said it. Here is what some one has said: 'The practical effect of tbe decision to-day is to give to certain kinds of property the posi tion of favoritism and advantage Inconsistent with the fundamental principles of our social organization and to invest them with power and in fluence that may be perilous to tbat por tion of the American people upon whom rests the largest part of the burdens of government, and we ought not to be subject to the dominion of aggregate wealth any more than tbe property of the country should be at the meic of the lawless. What man was it, do you suppose, who said that the people ought not to be subject to the dominion of aggregate wealth; what anar chist do you suppose that was ? A Republican judge oi the Supreme Court and his name is Harfan. Nothing in our platlorm is more severe than that, and yet tbat is the language of one of the judges of the Supreme Court. Let me read again: 'While I have no doubt that Congress w.ll find some means of surmounting the present crisis, my fear is tbat in some moment of national peril this decision will rise up to frustrate its will and paralyze its arm. I hope it may not prove the first step toward the sub mergence of tbe liberties of the pecp'.e in sordid despotism of wealth.' Who is it that fears a submergence ol the liberties of the people in sordid despot ism of wealth ? What anarchist said that ? These ate the words of a Repub lican member of the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Brown, in criticising the decision of tbe Supreme Court. (Great cheering) More than tbat, he adds these words: "As I cannot escape the conviction that the decision fl the Court in this great case is fraught with immeasurable danger to the future of the country, and yht,as it 3p?ro.5rJh propOTfionl'oTa national calamity I feel it a duty to enter my protest against it." "If two Republican members of that Court can use the language which I bave quoted against that decision, cer tainly the Democratic party have a right to express tbe hope tbat some future Court will go back to the precedent of a hundred years and refuse to be bound by an opinion rendered by a majority of one. (Great cheering ) "So, tbat if our opponents are not willing to meet us on the money ques tion and desire to turn tbe fight on the income tax. I am willing to array the patriotism of the great mass of the peo ple, who are overtaxed against tbe patriotism of the few men of large wealth who enjoy the protection of government and yet refuse to bear its burdens." -' The remainder of the speech was de voted to adiscussion of, the money question, no new line being taken np. Mr. Bryan left Cedar Rapids for Mar sballtown, Iowa, over the Northwestern at 5.45 p. m. His train travelled on a special schedule. Marshalltown, Ia, October 8. Two meetings were addressed here by Mr. Bryan to-night, the first in a big tent erected in front of tbe court hcuse and the second in the Opera House. Both places were crowded. After the meetings Mr. Bryan retired on bis special car, which was attached to the regular train on the Northwestern, leav ing for Stoux City at 1.43 a.m.' There was nothing new in the firgrsnccfihr-. Jh the course of bifjtnarks at the Opera nouse, .ncvBjKii; "We haye to depend largely upon clubs to carrrthis election. I think that tbe nbis moreJmp&tiiBtdn this campaign than If Has" been in recent -years. The silver clubs must do much upon our side to offset the xlub that employers hold over their employes. (Cheers) I want to ask the silver clubs of Iowa as I have already asked the silver clubs throughout the United States, to do one thing that will prove their loyalty and aid our cause. I want to ask tbe free silver clubsin Iowa and every silver club in tbe United States to meet at the polling place on election morning and give the whole day to work tor silver. (Applause.) More than that, we are not able to hire carriages as plentifully as our opponents, and I want to ask the members of the silver clubs to go to the polls with their wagons and their bug gies and their carriages, so tbat we will have vehicles thereto bring to the polls any persons who are not able to come without being brought. (Applause.) My friends this is but a little request, and yet if the members of tbe club will comply with it, it means much for tbe cause of bimetallism." GOLD IN THE TREASURY. Import Bines August Amount to $32,000, 000. Withdrawals a Xiltils Ovsr Three, and a Half Millions. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Nw York, October 8. The gain in gold by the United States Treasury since the first arrivals, August 28 in tbe present import movement, have been in round numbers. $32,000,000. Tbe with drawals from the Treasury in Washing ton and from all other Sub-Treasuries in the same time, covering forty-two business days, has been $7,861,000. so that tbe net gain by the Treasury has been about $24,000,000. The withdraw als for use in the arts bave averaged $35 000 a day, or $1,050,000 al together. Other withdrawals, "in ordi nary course," have avesaged $60,000 a day, making a total of $2 520,003. . Add ing to tnis named sum tbe gold with drawals tor use in the arts, the aggregate is $3,570 000. The chief withdrawals otherwise have been from the San Fran cisco sub-Treasury bv Pacific coast backs. A good deal of gold has also been withdrawn from tbe ' New York Treasury for shipment to Canada.! There have recently, however, been some re ceipts of gold from Canada to cflset tbe earlier shipments to Canada. V SITUATION IN TEXAS. ' lODr Full Pretlden-iil Tick mi to bs Voted For at the November Kir o Ion.' ; By Telegraph to the Morning Star. . - Dallas, October 8 The committee appointed by the Republicans to har monize the differences in the party caused by the "Cuoey" and "Grant" fac tions, each nominating electors-at-large, has completed its work. P. B. Hunt, of the' "Grant" faction, and George G. Clifford, of the "Cuney" faction, have been selected Presidential electors-at-large. Thirteen district electors were also elecied. All are prominent and pronounced Republicans. This makes four Presidential tickets to be voted for ia Texas. florida"selection. Indloations That the Democmio Majority Will be Fifteen Thousand. By Telegraph to the Homing Star. . Jacksonville, Fla., October 8 Complete returns from thirty-four coun ties give Bloxham, Democrat, a majority over all of 18,423. - The same counties in 1892. there being no Republican tieket in tbe field, gave a Democratic majority of $2,805. Tbe remaining eleven coun ties gave Democratic majorities aggre gating 1.450 in 1892. The indications are that the Democratic ticket is elected by a majority of 15 000, or a plurality over the Repnlicans of 17,500. In 1892 the majirity for Mitchell. Democrat, Baskins, Populist, 83,893. Hon. Wm. J. Bryan will dtvite tie last week of the campaign to Illinois, closing at Chicago. SEABOARD AIR LINE. NO DOUBT THAT THE CENTRAL HAS CHANGED HANDS. Tha By en-Harvey 8 j ndieite WU1 Direct Ite Tutors Polley Will Build Up a System Comprising the Seebaerd, the . Fort Boytl ft AnsoMa, and. O bet Lines Card ITrom Fr Mi dent Hoffman. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ' Washington, Oc:ober 8. A Rich mond, Va., special says : The details of the transfer of the Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad bave been completed, and the property is now virtually in new hands, and will now be operated for the general railroad development and welfare of the South. It is known that three parties holding the controlling sharts under a pooling contract were anxious to get the highest; figures possible. They were offered par, but they made it known that $150 was tbe least they would tike. Mr, Kyan and tne pool committee held a short conference, the result of which was the acceptance of about $110 per snare by the committee. A contract for the necessary transfer was drawn by Henry Crawford for tbe Ryan syndicate and fudge Watts for the pool. There were conditions of tbe. transfer which included the re election of President Hoffman, or the retention of the pres ent management for another year. As the matter stands to-day the Seaboard Air Line is completely controlled by Thomas Ryan, and its future policy will be one ol conservatism and peace. Baltimore. October 8 In addition to securing a controlling interest in the stock of the Seaboard & Roanoke Rail road, the New York syndicate, headed by Thomas F. Ryan and Colonel George U. Harvey, has also secured control of tbe Baltimore Steam Packet Company, This company, more familiarly known as the Bay Line, operates a line oistesm ers, we'.C- .Sir connecting luk be tween Baltimore and Portsmouth in the Seaboard Air Line system, of which the Seaboard & Roanoke is tbe parent cou pany. The Steam Packet Company has $400,000 in capital stock, divided in 400 shares of $1,000 each. Hitherto this company has bad a sep arate stock debt from that of tbe Sea board & Roanoke, and has been held as an individual corporation, although the management was made up of tbe same interests which controlled tbe Seaboard & Roanoke. Usually the same board of directors controlled the operations of the two companies. It is stated to be the intention of the purchasers, as soon as they come into control of the properties, to combine tbe stock indebtedness of these com panies and form one corporation, hav ing its northern terminus at Baltimore. Tbe capital stock of the new corpora tion will depend on the earnings of tbe two companies, as determined' bv the examination of the books of tbe com panies. The syndicate, it is said, will bnild np a system in the South composed of the Seaboard Air Line, Port Royal & Au gusta aad other lines in that section al ready controlled bv Mr. Ryan and those associated with him. inesyndicate.it is stated, now con trols about 6 700 shares of tbe 11,000 shares of the Seaboard & Roanoke Rail way. This is made up of 6,000 share- held in pool by Judge Watttv of Ports mouth.Va., Louis McL'ine, oi Baltimore, and Moncure Robinson, of Philadelphia, and of the options on about 2,700 shares obtained by the Mercantile Trust Com pany of this city. The primary cause of the purchase was to get rid of the policy of rate-cutting inaugurated under tbe management of the two companies and to restore har mony among the Southern lines in place of the present hostilities. The following card is published here to-dav : To the Stockholders of the Seabord & Roanoke Railroad Company : ' I do not desire to enter into a news paper discussion as to the right or wrong of the action of the financial agency of the Seaboard Air Line, but Mr. Gill has asked me one direct question, which I will answer : "I do not consider it to tbe interest of any stockholder to eive an option on his stock, and particularly one-hundred dol lars a share, as I consider the Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad Company's stock intrinsically worth more, because there is in the treasury of that company stocks and bonds to the par value of more than the capital stock. This is entirely outside of the holdings of that company, which controls about one thousand miles of road, or the property, terminals, road bed, etc. I therefore say that the stock of the Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad is intrinsically worth more than par and where a control is desired by any other line more than double par. Where is there another case in which 1,000 miles of railroad is controlled by a company with a capital stock of $1,888,400, and Is not this stock worth over oae hundred dollars per share ? R. C Hoffman. President Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad Company. Baltimore, October 8. The absorp tion by tbe New York syndicate, headed by Thomas F.Ryan, of the Seaboard & Roanoke Railway and tbe Baltimore Steam Packet Company, continues to be the one topic of discussion among financiers and railroad men of this city. Tbe same secrecy that characterized tne early stages of the negotiations is still observed, and it is bard to obtain anything like a clear idea of the trans action. I: ia known that General John Gill, president cf tbe Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company, bad, up to the time of his leaving for rortsmourlh to attend the stockholders' meeting on Tuesday, secured 2,700 shares of the Seaboard a. Roanoke stock, while President R. Cur zon Hoffman carried with him. including bis own holdings, 4000 hares. Gen Gill had guaranteed $100 per share to tbe owners of the block which be rep resented, It was stated to day by one in a position to know, that Mr. Hoffman declined the offer of the New Yorkers to parchase the 4 000 which he held at that price, and finally closed tbe deal with them at $110. The syndicate Insisted on having turned over to them the controlling in terest in the Packet Company, without which the Seaboard would be bottled up at Norfolk, A block of the stock is owned by the Seaboard & Roanoke, but it lacked considerable of the coveted majority, and the representatives of the voting .pool present at the conterence agreed to sell the necessary number of shares, tbe par value of which is $1,000. Fifteen hundred dollars a share is said to have been paid by the New Yorkers for the securities. . Gen. Gill was asked to-day by a re porter for the Southern Associated Piess if he desired to make public statement concerning the transactions. He replied: "I have only one statement to make. I desire tbe, public to under stand that tbe price 1 obtained for the stock of tbe Seaboard & Roanoke Rail road Company, for which I have taken options and am still taking options at one hundred dollars per share, is tbe price which will ba paid to the holders of said slock in accordance with the terms of said options. This includes mv own stock, and tbat is the largest in dividual holding signed to that agree ment. Do Not Experiment in so important a matter as vourbealtb. Purify, enrich and vitalize your blood with Hood s Sar saparilla and thus keep yourself strong and well. . Hood's Pills are tbe best after-din ner pill; assist digestion, cure headache. SS cents. t LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Wilmington post office October 8, 1896 : , women's list. Miss Callie Cogdell, Mis. Eddy Cor nell. Miss Harriett Crolord, Miss bailie Caynona, Miss Mary uowing, Mrs. see dras Graham, Miss Hattie Howard, Miss Annie Jones, Mrs. j. Morant. miss nine Meltcn. Miss Violet Mcueary. miss Hattie Reasan, Miss Julia Kooeson, Miss Mattie M. Parker, Mrs. Maggie Reconer, Miss Annie Smith, Miss Bes- sie Thompson ye), buss ausuiui u liams, Miss Lula Wallers, Miss Lucy Williams. ' MEN S LIST, Bart" Berrv. Burt & Co.. Deverell Bros., J. B Davis. W. R. Brown, rank Craiis. T. W. Davis, Gilbert Haliday, Hast Hasie & Son, W. O Lea. Geo. w, Mitchell, Henry Moore. George L'nd- sey, John L-omacx. a. e.. martin, ooya McClenar. C H. Monroe. vnaties mof- gan, josepn MCVieuan, j. m. miicncr, Theodore Madison. Chas. W. Piummer. . -.. . T . Iff:. i II Jno. S. Price, William Oirens. L S. Rone. B. W. Sannders, Henry Snow den. James Swinson, J. H. Strickland, T. G. Stilley (2), W. H. Strauss, M. M, Tippett, Frank Watson: RETURNED FROM DEAD-LETTER OFFICE. Pnebie Berry. Samuel Haves, L J. Lantenback, J. D. Monroe, Mary Mc-r Clennan. . ' Persons calling for above letters will please say advertised. If not called for in fitteen days, they will be sent to the dead letter office. Geo. L. Morton, Postmaster. ' i GEORGIA'S ELECTION. Governor Atkinson's Majority Will Hot Be J ,1. Ise Than 38.000- ' By Telegraph' to the Morning Star. ' Atlanta, October 8. Official re turns received up to midnight last night by the Constitutionalist indicates tbat Governor Atkinson's ma j ?rity will be ranch as 89.000. The counties from which official returns have not been re ceived number. twenty , and will in all probablly balance eaca otner as to ma un jority, leaving figures practically changed. . i-U- WARM Wl RELETS. Comptroller Eckels yesterday issued a call tor tbe report of tbe condition of National banks at tbe close of business Taesday, October 6th. President Cleveland, Mr. Thurber and Commcdore Benedict' left Greenwich, Conn., on tbe Oneida yesterday for New York on bis way to Washington. Baltimore's base ball team won tbe Temple Cup by winning yesterday's game from the Qevelands. The game was a fine exhibition for six innings, neither side scoring during that period, The Freight Claim Association, in session at Richmond, Va., completed its business yesterday, nothing of public interest transpiring, and adjourned to meet at Nashville, Ten n., May 7th next. A London dispatch says: George Du Maimer, tbe artist and author, who has been suffering for some time with heart and lung troubles, died at 2 80, o'clock yesterday morning. His death was peaceful. Tee report published in New York tbat aa eSort is being made by English capitalists to purchase all the plug to bacco factories in tbis country is dis credited by leading firms manufacturing tobacco in St. Louis, A Pensacola dispatch says that West ern Florida has gone solidly Democratic for the first time in eight years. The sixteen Senators and Representatives, itb one exception, eppose tbe re elec tion of Senator Call. A boiler explosion at Danvillf, 'Pa yesterday, in tbe big rolling mill owned by ibe Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company and operated by tne Keading Iron Company, killed one man and. a baby. -Thirteen men were hurt, six of them seriously. ERROR IN THE JEWISH CALENDAR. A. Universal Synod Suggested For Its Needed Correction. In a lecture recently delivered tinder the auspices of the Graetz college in Philadelphia on "The Jewish Calen dar," Dr. Cyrus Adler called attention to an error in the calendar which may occasion some surprise to persona who have not investigated the subject. It ia a fact well known that the Jew ish calendar in its present form was promulgated by Hillel II, about S50 C. E. This calendar is a bound lunar cal endar L e. , a lunar calendar with cor rection to solar time. At the time that the calendar was established it was much more accurate than any in use. It was universally accepted by Jews, even by the Karaites, and has Afforded an important outward bond of union among scattered Israel. Graetz has voiced the ordinary opin ion as to the accuracy of our calendar in the following words: "The method of calculating the calendar introduced by Hillel ia so simple and certain that up to the present day it has not required either emendation or amplification, and for this reason is acknowledged to be perfect by all who are competent to ex press an opinion on the subject, whether Jews or non-Jews. . This statement, however, does not agree with the astronomical facts. Our calendar makes the average lunar month 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes 8 seo ends, whereas, the true value is 29 days 13 hours. 44 minutes 02.841 seconds. Again, our calendar calculates the solar year at 865 days 5 hours 55 minutes 25.439 seconds, whereas the true value is 865 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46.069 seconds. It is plain, accordingly, that there is a double source of error, amounting to more than 8 minutes per year. Assuming the lunar and solar year to have been co-ordinated at the time of publication of Hillel's calendar, the Jewish year has in the 1,540 years intervening advanced forward from the vernal equinox somewhat over 7 days. ' The importance of the correctness of the calendar is so great that it would appear advisable that a universal synod, be called to devise a plan whereby the error may be obviated. Such a synod once assembled, might be able to take action in other directions of the high est importance for the welfare of Israel. American Hebrew. Washington a Harvard IX. IX WashlDgton received from Harvard col lege the honorary degree of doctor of laws. The distinction was voted by the president and fellows of the college at the meeting at Watertown, April 8, 1776, "as an ex pression of the gratitude of this college for his eminent services In the cause of his country and to their society." Tbe sign ers were President Samuel Langdon, Na thaniel Appletons, John Wlnthrop, Andrew Eliot, Samuel Cooper and John Wads Worth. Boston Traveller. " An Old Acquaintance. . 'A noted duelist was Introduced to Colo nel A. Noted Duelist -Happy to make your ac quaintance, sir. f A moment later, being very much pus-' sled, he says to himself: "By Jove, didn't I kill that fellow somewhere In duel?" Texas Sifting. Tbat Jojtal Feellna With tbe exhilarating sense of renewed health and strength and Internal clean liness, which follows the me ol Syrap of FiRi, ii unknown to tbe few who have not progressed beyond tbe old-time medicines and the cheap substitutes sometimes offered bnt never accepted by tbe well-informed. Gladness Gomes XXitha better understanding of the Wt transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef forts gentle efforts pleasant enorcs 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, Byrupof Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the ontyr remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemffl so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which 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 noto 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. - - If. in the enjoyment 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 of Figs stands highest and is most largely nserl and p-i vps most treneral satisfaction. business locals pr" Moticbs For Kent or Sale, Lost and Found Wants, and other short ssitcellaneous advertisements Inserted in this Department ,in letded Nonpareil type. on arst ot toorta page, at x-nDissoer sopjon, m a cent per word each inserac taken for less than SO cents. Terms post1 isely cash In advance. Freak Ground Graham Floor, Meal, Pearl ' Hominy, Flour, etc Grain, Hay and all kinds of m'xed- feed for horses and cattle. Telephone 92. Jno. 8. McEachem, 211 Market street. Oct 9 tf Tar Heel Conclave Vo. 875, Improved Order Heptaioohi. Members are hereby notified and urgently requested to attend the Conclave this Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Bros, M. G. Cohen, Supreme Archon, J. W. Cruett, Supreme Organizer, R. L. Goodman, State Organizer, will visit the Conclave, and every member is expected to be present. Con clave meets over A. D. Brown's dry goods store. R. H. Cowan, Sectetary. ' Oct 9 It - Pound A white and liver-colored Pointer Dog. Owner can secure same by calling at the Star office and paying tor this advertisement. Oct 9 It Jnst lee R. H. Bunting announces himself' candidate for Sheriff of New Hanover county, subject to the action of the County Republican Convention. oct9 It I offer to Discount any Price Lists for Groceries sent oat by any other met chant by giving 5 cents worth more on their dollar off. If you don't believe it call on C. P. Jacobs, 219)4 North Front street. Oct 6 tf Tbe Dairy Restaurant No. SS Market street is now open. Table first class. Open from 8 a. m. nntil 10 p. m. Give as a can. aug 15 tf Hayetoat, P. H.' has ia suck baggies, mad Carts and harness of all kinds. Repairing done by sknifol workmen oa short nodes. Opposite new CowtHowaa cSl UP TO DATE Livery and Sales Stable. Southerland & Cowan, 108, 110 Second Street, Princess arid Chesnnt. bet rVK SSRVICX IS FIRST.CLASS IN EVIRY particular. Finest Ho ses in town. First-class equip pages. Polite attention. All calls and orders day and night promptly attended to. P ELEPHONK NO. IB. TELEPHONE NO 15 Telephone .calls answered any hoar day or night. Special attention given to Boarding Hones. Bos Stalls and Careful Grooming for Stalling Horses Hacks and Baggage Line to all trams going and coming, at usual prices. Carriage for Railroad Call l.tO. Prices Uniform to All Comers. Hearse Exclusive for Whites tS.00. Carriage for funeral, f3.S0. Hearse for White and Colore j, 00. Horse and Buggy one hour, 91.00; afternoon (3.00. Carriage, Team and Driver one hour, $1.00; afternoon 3. SO. Horse and Surry one hour, $1 00; afternoon, 1J,C0. Team and Trap one hour, $1.00; afternoon, $3.60. Saddle Horse one hour, SO cents; afternoon, $1,50 Furniture Wagon with careful attention, $1 .00 per load. Open 365 days and 365 nights in a year. mar 29 tf We Are Row ReceiTinu Carp LIVEROOOL SALT, in bulk, which we offer in lots and sizes to suit. APPLES, , A small lot very fine just in. Also fresh lines of Bntter, Cheese, Cakes, Crackers, Candy, Meats, Lard, &c, &c, constantly arriving. HALL & PEARSALL, Nutt and Mulberry streets. sep 80 MW tf i Co-Partnership Notice. rpHI UNDtRSIGNID HAVING FORMED co-partnership under the style firm of MiL's ft Montgomery, for the purpose of conducting a Horse Exchange and Sale Stable, also a general business in Bunks. Waaons. Harness. &c. lesnectfuUv iuv te aa urpectina of their ttotk and solicit tbe patronage of their friends and tbe public generally. Busioesa wm oe open oy ucc lutn, into. Respectfully, FRANK T. MTLLS, JAS. A. MONTGOMERY, Not. 110, lis and 114 North Water street. Wil lington, N. C. sep6w A- Ilavronichols, TTTHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN T T Choice Fruits, Bananas, Apples, Oranges, Lemons. Peaches, etc Kauufactnrer of Choice Candies Peanut Crisp only 10c per pound. Prices to suit the times. 7C5 North Fourth street. t. S Ice Cream only per gallon. fep S tf sua - THE SUN The first of American Newspapers Charles A. Dana, Editor. Tbe American Constitution, the American Idea, the American Spirit. These first, last and all the time. forever. Daily, by Mail, - - - $6 a year uany ei Sunday by Mall, $8 a year The Sunday Sun is the tie Greatest Sunday aTewtpaver in the World. Price 5a a copy, by Mail, $2 a year - Address ween THB SUN, NEW YOKE. dae 14 tl Blankets, Comforts, Underwear. Gray in white Doable Blankets. 48c. Extra heary Doable Blankets, 75 and 98c. A Good Red llanket, f 1 IS. Better trad. S3 t6; All Wool, 84.T5. ; One-half wool white Blanket. S.25 and S3 50. S6 60 California Wool Blanket, 88.09. . A Gcod Comforter at 50c. ; . Better grade at 75c, $1.00 St. 60, S2.SS and 83.00. Children'. Cottoa Vetta, 10, 15 and 25c. Children' Ribbed Vesta. S5. SS and 50c Ladiea' Bibbed Vest. 15,85 and 50c, . Our 50c Grade is 1-2 Wool. All Wool $1.25 White and Red Wool Vesta and Pants, 96:. . Men's Cotton Undershirts, 18, SS and 39c Men's white Wool Undershirts, a Bargain, 50c. . A splendil line in White. Red and Gray Shirts and Urawert at 96c. $1.40 and $1 85 a Snit. Special Valu:s la latest Strie Dress Goods 10c on to $1.00 per yard. TirMa Tfinninn anA TlfllinM. MiilineTT. Capes and Cloaks, Carpets and Mattings, Clothing and Hats, Boots and Shoes. It will pav yoo to vitit J. H. Rehder & Co. Near Fourth Street Bridge Write for samples of Dress Goods, 'Phooa 118. Car fare paid on purchases of $3.00 and upwards. Beautiful Crayon Portraits siren away when pur chases amount to $10. Ask or Punch Card.; oot on GOLD IS ON ONE SIDE Silver Is On the Other. But we will take as much of both, or Greenbacks either, at 100 cents in the dollar, as we can get, in exchange - For Our Shoes, Which we are offering to the gener ons public at Prices Which Will Astonish. Take a look atonr Show Window, Remember tbe H. C. Evans' old stand, 63 steps east from corner Front and Princess. Respectfully, Mercer & Evans, sep'S7 tf SEASONABLE GOODS t aBwaawaws. Jute Bagging, Arrow Ties, Cheese, Crackers, Cake?, Sal mon, Sardines, Oysters. Fall and complete stock of HEAVY AKD FANCY GROCERIES LOWEST CASH PRICES. Don t fail to see as before bnjing, WORTH & WORTH ngtf ' To Arrive To-day AT THE PALACE BAKERY, Fine California Fiuits- LOWNEY'S AND HESS BROS FINE CANDY. oct 6 tf For Ke:ob, Tbat Desirable Store 18 Market St., - THREE STORIES AND BASE ' MENT. Elevator and all modern improve ments. Possession given October lst. Apply to D. O'Connor, sep 10 tf A THPT .Tnt3 50 Barrels APPLES. 25 Bags C C NUTS. 15 Boxes Mixed NUTS. 50 Boxes RAISINS. 90 75 Pails Mixed CANDY. Boxes Stick CANDY. Cream CHEESE. 75 10 Barrels CANDY. Boxes Penny CANDY. 90 Will do best to meet your views, W. B. COOPER. Dw wrinlaftoa, N C T. T. Tea, Tea, Tea, Tea. T. T. T. Tea, Tea. Tea. Tea. One pound Good Tea and Two pounds Gran. Sugar for 30c, at The Unlucky Corner, oct 4 tf BAGGING AND 250 Pieced Cotton 1000 Bundles new r Aoa TIES 200 Barrels MUT ts 200 Rolls BA Xg Also Sugar rffee Meat, Meal, rionr, viu vfl other eoods. ectS U 6 othe: Zi. G-oirre- TAYLOR'S BAZAAR. OUR FALL OPENING in Millinery AND Fancy Goods, Dry Goods, Novelties and Notions will take place Wednesday, October 7th, and Thursday, October 8th. All are cordially invited, just to keep things moving Da ring this week we will display the finest assortment of goods in our line ever shown in this city, and will make every effort to catch your trade and have tbe prices to suit the times. No excuse for you to put off baying as we bave a full stock to selecirpm.and atie to suit all tastti. a soon time spent looKing over oor line will convince you that we bave the goods and sell at prices that catch the trade. . Come and see for yourself. Taylor's Bazaar, No. 118 Market St. oct 4 tf For School Books AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SEND IN YOURl ORDERS TO CW.Yates&Co., Wilmington, N. 0., THE LARGEST School FarDishing House in North Carolina. Liberal discounts to Merchants, sep 20 tf School Shoes. We have" been thinking about your Children's SHOES, School Shoes particularly. If you want a good serviceable Shoe for your son, one that will out wear any Shoe you can get, try a pair of our Boys' Kanga roo Calf Lace Shoes witb sole leather tips at $1.25 and $1.50. Try one pair and you 11 buy no other. Geo. R. French & Sons. Sep J tf SUMMER RESORTS SPARKLING CATAWBA SPRINGS. For Thirty Tears the Pavorite Kesort of the People of the Cape Pear Section. OPEN TONE 1st. These justly celebrated Springs of North Carolina are beautifully lo cated in the shade ot the Blue Ridge climate delightful, wateis emi nently curative for Dyspepsia, Liver Disease, Vertigo, Spinal Affections, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Scrofula, Gravel, Diabetes, Kidney Affections, Chronic Cough, Asthma, Insomaia, Debility and Skin Diseases. Hotel refitted and in good order. Write for terms. Tir 17. H VAMntt & Son. sMbsC- a 9 sfjasl r 1 Sparkling Catawba Springs, N. C. ja 11 Jf . - Special Notice. ITJST THINK QUAIL ON TOAST. COOTS. New York Steaks and Chops. New Rirer Oyften rise lot tecdved aad will be served to day specialty, at No. Market stre:t. Grremea call. 1 oct4tf :WllLWBi, , Manag"' 5
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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