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tOuaranteed Booa-Flde, Every-Day i TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.: Circulation Larger Than That Of Any Other Daily News paper Published in Wilmington. RNIN :: One Year, by Mail, 5.00 ! XSix MontHi, " B,DU? Three Months, " 1.S5 X Two Uonths, , 1.00 J Delivered to Subscribers In he4 Y - City at 45 Cents per Month. Y Yol.nEST DAILY NEVSPAPEBX i. IN THE STATE. 4 VOL. LXIII.-NO. 104. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY; JANUARY 24, 1899. WHOLE NO, 9,809 Mo I HE G glue Ijtorrattg jamv OUTLINES. j Senator White, of California, spoke against the acquisition of the Philip-; pines in the Senate. - In the House little business was transacted.! The body of a richly dressed , ycningf woman, supposed to be one of j 'the' party on the ill-fated naptha yacht; Paul Jones, was found on the Gulf shore below Miami. - Geo. Hite, white hanged at Otis I troo man. who murdered Boydton, Va. - negro, - Gen. cables that the health of at Manila is good. Dis- nitchei received at -' Madrid say that ; Filipinos demand recognition of their crovernment as' the condition of release of Prisoners ; a similar demand has hgen made upon the Pope of Rome, as a dandition for the release of clericals.; Severe earthquake , shocks jin Greece; in one village fifty children injured. : Bill introduced in the Sqjlse of Representatives providing that no person practicing polygamy shall be eligible, to be a member of either house of, Congress. Two , negroes escaped from jail at Anderson, g, p. ; one was shot and killed and the other captured. 7 A mob attacked tlieihoiise of Farmer Rustin, at .Col '" quilt,-' ; .killed a boy and fatally wounded old man Rilstin; the cause ; of the shooting was because Miss Ros 1 tiu hl sworn out a warrant for a man uatnecf Phillips; the latter, his father; and1 tlvQ brothers and others are in jail. Smallpox is prevalent in tnany counties of Mississippi; the in fection is traced to Alabama, Tennes- Georgia and other btat.es.. - -Tork markets: Money on call steady at 2.!23 per cent. ; cotton steady! middling uplands 62c; flour was more active-on spring wheat ya- rieties but quieter otherwise ; Wheat spot firm; No. 2 red 80Jc; corn spot firm; No. 2 43Jc ;. rosin dull ; spirits turpentine quiet. . A food condensing and preserving process is reported to have been discovered by an English retired ar tillery officer, which lays "em balmed beef", in the Bhade. It is claimed, that the essential food properties of nearly everything can be indefinitely preserved and so concentrated as to occupy compar atively no space A cubic foot of it weighing fifty-three pounds is equiv alent to thirteen and a half sheep. A'6,00d-ton shin could carry the equivalent of 324,000,000 pounds of rations, enough to feed the popula tion of the British islands for eight . days. In going on a campaign, for instance, all the soldiers would need to do would be to load up their knap sacks, walk into the enemy's coun try and have a nice time regardless of the commissary. v VALUED CITIZEN DEAD Mr. Q. W. Williams fried in the 1 City Sunday Afternoon at 1 O'clock. PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN. A Devoted and Unselfish Church Worker. He Will Be Sadly Missed by Family, ' Church and Community The Funeral at I I A. M. To-day. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. D, O'Connor For sale.. . Sam'l Bear, Sr. For sale. Johnson & Fore Spring goods. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. r see, New WEATHER REPORT. IT. S. . Dep't of Agriculture, j . ' W Bather Bureau, "vVil-mikgton, N. C, Jan. 23. ) temperature: S A.M.,44deg. ; 8IM., 55 ieg. ; maximum, 60 deg ; minimum, 43 deg4. ; mean, 52 deg. - . : , Rainfall for the day, T. ; rainfall j since 1st of thejnonth up to date, 1.71. , FORECAST FOR TO-DAY. Washington, Jan. 23. For North Carolina Rain ; '. fresh southeasterly winds. - - " ! Mr. J. A. Cavanaugh, of Halls- boro, is.in the city on a business trip. Mr. 1 Carl Schulken, of Rich mond, Va., spent Sunday in the city. H. L. Stevens, Esq., of War saw, is in the city on professional busi- ness. ;" Messrs. Geo. Denny, of South pqrt, and C. N. Leonard, of Shallotte, are in the city making business calls. Miss Maggie Stedman, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. E. Bunting, left yesterday for her home at Eliza betbtown." 4 Miss Laura H. "Wheeler, who has been spending some time with rel atives in Western North Carolina, has returned to her home. . ' Capt. Wm. S. Ramsey, of Bal timore, one of the best known 'and most popular travelling men in the South, was a Star visitor last evening. Mrs. W. A. Lineker, who has been in the city the past three weeks, the guest of her husband, at Mrs. Joe Mitchell's residence, ' No. 7- South Fourth street, left Sunday for New York in response to a letter urgently requesting her presence there yester day afternoon. Port Almanac Jan, 24. i'xci Rises ... J. 7.09 A. M. Sun Sets..........:. ... . 5.16 P. M. Jar. Length:.... 10 H. 07 M. digh Water at Southpon. 6.21 A. M. Hieh Water. Wilmineton 8 51 A. M. - ' - - If General Eagan has any opinions , about the gentlemen who will . con stitute the ' court which, will try him he will keep dhem "embalmed" un til they get through with him. A company has heen organized to bottle wnd and run carriages, wagon3, ' etc., with it. If a Con gress or State Legislature . can be run by wind why can't a wagon? It is said that one of the compa . nies which proposes to construct the Nicaragua canal has -81,000,000,000 behind it. . Well, then, why the mis chief doesn't it buy Nicaragua and Costa Rica and cut the ditch? Geneva, I nd.l reports a wife.-sell- .ing case in which "the deciding con sideration was $3 and a hat. .Whether . the inference from this is that there is a surplus, of women and a shortage - of dollars and hats in Indiana is not quite clear. As (u ay has got it down to thir-, teenrvotea he thinks he can - run down to Florida and do some tarpon jfishing and leave his lieutenants to fish for the thirteen. He will leave them the right kind of bate and enough pf it. Arrested for Stealing Tobacco. Chas. Dickson and Philip James, both colored, were arrested yesterday afternoon on the charge of larceny. They were found by Constable Sheehan near the new market acting rather suspiciously. James carried a sack in which the outlines of a small box of tobacco could be seen and the Dickson negro Was in company with him.; Upon being halted by Mr. Sheehan, Dickson took to his heels. James wa3, -however, carried before Justice Fowler for a preliminary hear ing, and as he could give no plausible story-as to how lie came into posses sion of the box of tobacco and pend ing a more thorough investigation, he was remanded to jail in default of $100 justified bond.' Later in the af ternooni Mr. Sheehan, assisted by Mr. C. W. Kunold, succeeded in arresting Dick son in "Dross Neck," and he also was placed in jail in default of bond. Tney will be tried Wednesday at 155 o'clock fore Justice Fowler. Death of Dr. Jennings. v News was received here Sunday of the death of Dr. J. T. Jennings, of Bennettsville, S. C, father of Mr. J. T. Jennings, Jr., who recently ac cepted a position as cashier in the eot- ton office of Mr. J. H. Sloan, of tJiis city. Dr. Jennings was one of South Carolina's most prominent physicians and leaves a large family, who have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends., both in North and South Car olina, iv !.- ,- ' . - - 1 - 'A retiring achieved some army 1 doctor has fame at San Fran- Yacht Nydia. A special dispatch to the Star from Sduthport, reports, the arrival there last night of the steam yacht Nydia, of the New York Yacht Club, The vessel is owned by Mr. I. E. Emer son, the bromo-seltzer man, of Balti more, Md.. who is waiting in Charles ton to ibin the yacht for a cruise to Key West and Havana. The ' Nydia cisc by being arrested for being en cased in a half a mile or so of silk .goods, which he was wearing4 a3 a protection against the customs col- I is expected to come up to Wilmington m. t ... to-day for coal and then proceed to Charleston. " .. lectors. . The little game of smi 'gling didn't work and he had . Bhuck his silk casing. : . ; to A noted railroad tramp, . known -8 "Railroad Jack, the Hammock Rider," travels in comparative com fort if not in style. He has con trived a hammock which he hooks under a car, gets in: and rides -at in the past over 100,000 ease. iHe says he has l.en years travelled toilesinthat way. : A Pennsylvania court, whtich de-j c'ded that a fellow, who did cam paign work in the last election for another fellow who was elected, "al though there was rfo agreement, al- w.ea him so much per day, and also Jor one pair of shoes out of the two be had worn out in tramping in the candidate's interest, but positively refused to allow for two bottles of ough medicine he consumed in eePmg hi8 throat? in order. It eyi Uently didn't want to encourage too ch talk, which Bhowed some con aeration for the people. ' A Big Transaction. There1 hav e been frequent rumors of iate of negotiations between the Vir ginia-Carolina Chemical Company (sometimes called the fertilizer trust) and Messrs. Powers, Gibbs & Co., lookine to, the sale of the large ferti lizer factory of this firm, located near this city, to the corporation named. It is now stated on excellent authority that the sale has been made, but the terms have not transpired. ' - Building for Eternity. Dr. Bernheim, of St. Paul's Evan gelical Lutheran Church, was leader of the 5 9'clock meeting Sunday after noon at the Y. M. C. . A. His theme was "building or Eternity." Mrs. Latta sang quite effectively! a solo of the same title. The meeting was well attended and much enjoyed by all. Rheumacide is not recommended for the cure of every ill jit does not cure everything. But it is a certain cure for rheumatism, and is anne Diooa purifier and laxative. t It' is with deep sorrow that the Star announces the death of I Mr. George W. Williams, . one of Wilmington's most prominent business j men, which occurred at one o'clock Sunday after noon, at his residence, No. 10 South Fifth street. . j t He had been critically ill since last Friday, although in failing health for the past several years. On Tuesday of last week he was down town and con verged with many of his friends. He was then quite feeble, but little did those who greeted him then suspect that they would so soon be called upon to lament his death. . -"J. Mr. George W. Williams was, for many years, one of, the leading and most successful business men of past ern North Carolina and was actively identified, with a number of the most important public enterprises which have given impetus to the .industrial development of this section . of the State, notably the Cape Fear and Yad kin Valley Railroad, the Carolina In surance Company and the Wilmington Compress Company. ! f He was born in Chatham county, February 2nd, 1831, being; at the time of his death in the sixty-eighth -year of his age. His parents were Nathan and Martha Ruth Williams. When 13 years of age he moved to Fayetteville where he remained .until 1843, when, with a party of associates, he went to California to seek his for tune in the newly found gold fields, making sthe trip by water oh a sailing vessel- The voyage was from New York all the way around Cape Horn, a trip at that time especially perilous and requiring oft-times more than six months to reach San Francisco. He achieved no special success during his brief stay of less than two years in the California gold fields, and! returned to Fayetteville'where he associated him self in business with his brother, Mr. Jno. D. Williams, firsl as a clerk and later as a partner in an extensive mer chantile establishment. 1 j It was while a resident j of Fayette ville, as a young man, that he made a profession of religion, connected him self with the Presbyterian Church and entered upon a career as a church worker, which has redounded incal culably to the : weal and substantial growth of the church of I his choice, . first in Fayetteville and subsequently in this city. It was largely through his efforts that methods of church gov ernment were inaugurated ; by the church in Fayetteville, which mate rially improved its financial condition. In 1866 Mr. Williams came to Wil mington and organized the firm of Williams & Murchison, the late Capt. -D. R. Murchison being Uis partner Subsequently, Col. K. M. Murchison and Mr. H. C. McQueen were also connected with the firm as. partners. They conducted an extensive whole sale grocery and commission business, : and dealt largely in cotton and naval stores. In fact, Mr. Williams is prop-: ably best known in commercial circles as th'e senior member of this firm, One of the most successful ever established in Wilmington and one having an im mense trade throughout the Carolines. They dropped the grocery depart ment of the business in 1885, selling it to Messrs. Williams, Rankin" & Co., who were, a few years later, succeed ed by Messrs. Williams Bos., the present style of the firm ; the pro prietors being Messrs. Duncan M. and Jno. K. Williams, sons of the de ceased. ' -; ; .i'p ; Mr. Williams was one of the orig inal promoters of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad, j and was a large stockholder and director in the company. He was for a number of years a.stockholder and president of the Wilmington Compress Company, and was for several years president of the Carolina Insurance Company. Early in life he was united in mar riage to Miss Kate A. Murchison, sis ter tb Col. K. M. Murchison, the late Capt. D. R. Murchison and the late Col. John R. Murchison, father of Mr. Williams Murchison.! Her father was the late Duncan j Murchison, ; of Cumberland county.! She , was lady of most admirable qualities of mind and character, and Mr. Wil liams never fully rallied from the shock he sustained by reason of her death, which occurred in 1892. His health fail ed rapidly, until in 1894 he retired from business. ! Jn 1868 Mr. Williams was chosen a deacon in the First Presbyterian church of this city, and was for many years chairman of that body. After the war the church was greatly oppressed by debt on the house of wor ship, the old one having been de stroyed by fire and the new one hardly completed before the war broke out. With the high rates of interest after the war, the debt increasd until 1879, vwhen through the in defatigable labors of Mr. Williams, the entire indebtdeness, amounting to $15,000, was liquidated. He has been a very liberal contri butor to the support of his church and its benevolent enterprises, and indeed to all the charities of the city his hand having been opened freely to charity in many ways of which the public will never know, J Two of Mr. Williams daughters, the late Mrs. W. W. Holliday and the late Mrs. Jerome Horner, preceded their father to the grave, Mrs. Holli day having died in ; this city in 1890 &pd Mrs. Horner in Oxford in 1898. A son, Geo. W. Williams, also died at an early age a number of years ago. Mr. Williams is survived by seven children, two daughters and five sons. They are Miss Fannie iReid Williams, Miss Martha R. Williams and Messrs. Duncan M., Jno. K., tobt. L., Albert S. and. David Reid Williams. Mr. Robert L. Williams conducts an ex tensive farm near Favetteville. Messrs. Albert S. and David R. Williams are in business in New York and the other two, as previously, stated, are engaged in business here, .' Truly 'the bereaved i children have lost an affectionate and devoted father; his church a consecrated and self sacrificing worker,n the community an able and eminently-successf ul busi ness man. : The funeral will be; conducted from the First Presbyterian Church at 11 A4 M. to-day. . . The interment will be in Oakdale Cemetery. LOCAL DOTS. BILLS INTRODUCED. in from A. C. GENERAL SHUFFLE OF TRIAL DOCKET. 1 Judge Timberlake and Other Court Of ficers Did Hard Work Yesterday. A One Week's! Term. Considerable progress was made yes terday during the first! session of the January term of the j New Hanover Superior Court, in the transaction of the business -of the teijm. The Court was convened at 10 A. M. by Judge E. W- .Timberlake. Officers in attend ance were Col. Jno. DjT Taylor, clerk ; Sheriff Walter MacRae and Solicitor Rodolph Duffy. Much of the session the hearing of appeals sions of magistrates. character disposed of to -wit: Robert Bruce, to the deci-, was devoted from Cases of this were as follows," CO ored, disorder ly : conduct, not guilty; Chucky Sampson, colored, disorderly conduct, not guilty iG. W. Willis, disorderly conduct, hot guilty; (Georgia. Wash ington, colored, disorderly conduct, not guilty ; , Robert Li iden, colored,1 retailing without license, dismissed. Jurors for the term are: Samuel Mer rick, C. N? Snell. W. H. Millis, Rich ard Ashe, Chas. W. Watters, Obi F, Corbett, R. W. Brodnax, J. S. Worth, Caldwell, Sam V. Rich- Geo. A. Bishop, C. W. Hall, C P. Jacobs and ards. ' '.:. - " . After the appeal cases were disposed of quite a number of made in the court calendar as pre-ar ranged by the Wilmington bar. The five cases, by , various prosecutors, against T. J. Ferguson & Co., set for trial to-day were continued fpr the de fendant until the next term of the court. This leaves only one case, that of the city of Wilmington vs. James Cowan, on the calendar for trial to-day. A number of casesjset for trial on Thursday were taken up ahd various ly disposed of, as follows : I Roberts and Hoge vs. G. T. Bland, continued; Sterling Cycle Company vs. M. P. Taylor, Jr., et al, affirjned; J. C. Mc Cartney vs. Mrs. E. it. Daggett, con tinued for the defendant ; W. C. D. Richardson vs.; Wilmiogton Seacoast Railroad Company, open for costs. Both the two cases! set for trial on Friday 'were continued and set for trial as the first cases on the first day's docket. They are: Iredell Meares andP.B. Manning, receivers, vs. G.W. Whitehead, and Iredell Meares, et al, receivers, vs. W. A. Whitehead and Son. : ; Judgment was entered in the case of the Wilmington Iron city of Wilmington, set Saturday. The Bar had set two Monday of next week, OraP. Smith was changed Thursday of this week, J. E. Tyner vs. Caroli There was nothing doing the spirits turpentine market yester day, j Forty-five casks were received against 35 casks received Same day last year. . v. . -: - An eff ort will be made to-night at the Y. M. C. A. to organize an or chestra. All members who play ; on any instrument are urged to attend the meeting. Mr. Tr 0. Bunting, acting for ex-Sheriff Hewlett, yesterday at noon sold several tracts of land for taxes to the highest bidder. Satisfactory ar rangements were made in all the cases but two. ! " .. - - j.- . 'A party of seven gentlemen Chester, Pa., arrived on the L. train yesterday morning and went down the W. & N. Railroad yes terday on a hunting expedition. They expect to remain in this section a week or more. V i, Eleven of the soldiers, who re cently received honorable discharges from J Fort Caswell, came up on the Wilmington yesterday afternoon and left at 7 o'clock, via the A. C; L., for their homes. Most of them came from Baltimore. "' j - ' . Cotton advanced ' an eighth again yesterday, being quoted at the Closing at 5 i cents for middling. The receipts were 725 bales, against 539 on the same day last year. The price on the corresponding day . last year was 5'cents. ' . Contractor Hanna will begin at once the repairs to the interior of the Mayor's office and the room of the Board of Audit and Finance at the. City Hall. Janitor Benson: moved all the furniture from the Mayor's office yesterday and work will begin o-day. The captain of the schooner Harvest reported at the City Hall late last night that between 8 and. 10 o'clock the cabin of his vessel ; was broken open and articles to the value of about $5.00 stolen. : There is no clue to the guilty parties. The Harvest is at Messrs. Hall & Pearsall's wharf. The Messenger and the Star are getting closer to each other, the business office and editorial rooms of the former having been removed to the building on 'Princess street four doors ieast of the Star , office.! The mechanical department of the Messen ger remains at the ; old stand pending arrangements for a new location fofc the offices and plant. vLv;. .' j - t5" The box sheet for the reserva tion of seats for the next Star Course entertainment, A. A. Farlard, the ban joist,, will open next Monday, the 30th. The seats reserved at this time will also hold good for the next num ber, the lecture by Hamilton W. Maine. All members of the Y. M. C. A. are urged to procure their passes ' for the Star Course without delay. . . OTIS SKINNER'S ENGAGEMENT THEY WANT A CO-OPERATIVE MILL. A TRIP ON THE HORNET, Proceedings in Yesterday's Ses- sion of the Legislature of North Carolina. Important Meeting at the White Laborers' Union Hall Last Night Several Committees Reported. - . Commander Morton and Other Reserve Officials Carry a Party of Friends to Sonthport. - SCHOOL FUND DISTRIBUTION. Proposed Constitutional Amendment C. L. Charter Amendments A Bill ' to Deed the Old Court House of . New Hanover to Reserves. 4 . Special Star Telegram.' Raleigh.-.N. C. Jan. 23. 1, Every Indication That a Large and Fash ionable Audience Will Great Him To-morrow Night., Works; vsS. the for trial on cases for trial One of these, vs. j..' wuiara mitn. yesterday for trial on and the other, na Cooperage W. Mills, set of next week, al on Wedhes- moved back to Co., to Friday of this vieek. 1 Two cases, Saxapahap- Lumber Co. vs. Aberdeen Lumber ti?o. and Saxapa- haw Lumber Co. vs. W. for trial on Tuesday were continued until the first Monday of the next term. I I Eight cases set for tn day. of next week were Wednesday of this week as follows: E. B. Brayler.vs. E. Hewlett, sheriff, et al. ; Harry Schwalbevs. E. Hewlett, sheriff, et al.'; W. H. Bernard vs. E. Hewlett, sheriff, et aL Nichols Morris vs. F. W. Foster; Nichols Morris vs. Jordan Nixon ; Geo. Bitter vs. Henri etta Eitter; J. W. Branch vs. F. W. Foster and J. W. Branch vs. Jordan Nixon. ! Two other cases to have been heard on Wednesday of nxt week were moved back to Thursday of this week. They are D. D. Cameron vs. T. W. Green and wife and Junius Davis, re ceiver, vs. Geo. Harris!, et al.v Three cases on the summons docket were disposed of as follows: . Maria E. Lewis vs. Providence jLife Assurance Society" of ' New York, thirty days allowed to file complaint ; The Parsons & Green Co. vs. Myers& Lewis, time allowed to file pleadings;, and Stand ard Oil Co. vs. Eliza E. paggett, thirty days allowed to file answer. The cause of tne radical cnange in the trial calendar is tHat Judge Tim berlake intends to complete the work of the term during the present week. Court took a recess until 10 A. M. to-day. " - . 1 PoUce Court. I Frank Mumford, col, was fined ten dollars and costs in the police court yesterday, for being drunk and down. He was unable "to pay tjhe fine and the Mayor sentenced him to 20 days work on the streets. Allen Johnson, for dis orderly conduct, was given a fine of $5 or ten days in the guard house. If the interest which has been ex cited, by the announcement of. Otis Skinner's presentation of -that beauti ful j comedy, "Eosemary," at the Opera House to-morrow night, as any' indication, this popular actor is cer tain! to play to the largest and most fashionable audience of the season. "Eosemary". has recently had 1 un usually long runs , in both London and New York,- and Mr. Skinner, through an arrangement -yrith fChas. Frohman, will give the play with a handsome mounting : of scenery and costumes, and a specially selected New York company, headed by Maud Durbin, and including Frank Sylves ter,! John Malone, A. E. Eberle, A. J. Edwards, Henry Battin, Frank Lewis, Euth Holt, Mary Breyer, ! Clara Everett and others. As Sir Jasper Thorndyke. Mr. Skinner has been making his life hit elsewhere, arid the papers of the various cities of the South have accorded him- really remarkable praise..:.! . '- s : ' "jlosemary" is the masterpiece of thai interesting and , talented pair of playwrights, Louis, N. Parker and Murray Carson, who are producing more good plays than . any other authors in England to-day. , "Rose mary" established at' once 'and firmly their pre-eminence as writers of roman tic drama. It has been termed "the very pearl in their galaxy of jewels," and it is fitting that it should be pre sented by the chief romantic actor of the' American stage, Otis Skinner, j The advance sale of seats will'com mence shortly after 7 o'clock;! this morning at Gerken's. BY RIVER AND RAIL The House was called to order at 10 o'clock by Speaker Connor. Prayer by Eey. . Mr. Leavitt, of Fayetteville. Of the nine petitions presented, five asked repeal of the merchants' pur chase tax.' One: of these was from the Merchants' Association of Wil mington, and was presented by Mr. Willard. Among the bills introduced were the following: By Eountree: , To .amend section 503 of the Code ; to protect land own ers against depredation of tenants. By Davis: To regulate salaries and fees of registers of deeds. By Willard: To provide a new .stock law for , New Hanover. By Foushee of Durham : To provide separate waiting rooms in depots. By Stevens of Union; An antitrust bill. By Welch: ' To allow the ; town of Edenton to sell certain lands for school purposes. , By Craige: . To give judges the power to debar attorneys from practice in courts when guilty of immoral and disreputable acts, and power to appeal is given such attorneys to the Supreme Court,;: -. ,.: r ' V ;.' ' Representative Stubbs introduced a bill to amend Section 2, Article 9, of the Constitution. The amendment provides for an equitable distribution of the school fund raised under the general law, between the races, and in addition to the fund under the general law, provides that the people of any race living in. any county, city; or township, by act, of the General As sembly, may levy for educational pur poses a property or poll tax of citizens of that race. - r Mr. Eountree, of New Hanover, in troduced a bill to incorporate divisions of the Atlantic Coast Line B. E. Co, under laws of North Carolina, as fol lows: To amend and re-enact Chapter 284, of the Laws of 1893, concerning the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company, and to authorize that com pany to change its name to Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company ! of N. C, to ratify the consolidation of the Petersburg Eailroad Company, under the name of the Atlantic ' Coast Line Eailroad Company of Virginia, and to incorporate the said A. C. L. Eailroad Company of Virginia in North Caro lina; to likewise incorporate the Wil mington, Columbia and Augusta Eail road and the Cheraw and Darlington Eailroad Company of South Carolina, under the name of the A. C. L. Eail road Company in the State of North Carolina; to declare the Southeastern Railroad Company a duly incorporated company and to amend and enlarge its charter. . i By Eountree of New Hanover: To authorize the county commissioners of New Hanover to deed the old court house in Wilmington to the Wilming ton Division of Naval Eeserves. Mr. Leatherwobd introduced a reso lution providing for the appointment of a joint committee to which all mat ters relating to justices of the- peace be referred. . . . 4The bill for the relief of married w omen, removing disabilities as to real estate rights, passed a third reading without objection. Bill for the relief of .A. L. Swinson, enrolling clerk of the last fusion Leg islature, came up in an amended form. In the Senate. 1 Among the bills introduced ' in "the Senate were the following. To pro hibit fast riding and driving in Onslow county ; to remove defects in wills in Pamlico county; to change the man ner of election of officials in Hertford ? to increase the number of commission ers in Perquimans county; to incor porate the Pamlico CTiristian Endeavor Society ; to amend the charter of the Goldsboro Lumber Company. Bills wease passed as follows: To amend the eharter of the City of Fay etteville; to improve , the condition of roads in Anson county; to authorize citizens of Bertie county to issue bonds for special tax; to amend Section 1308 of the Code with regard to drainage of lowlands; to change the name of Har riston, Pitt county. The white Laborers' Union held an important meeting last night. There was a good attendance.' ; Committees reported as follows :; On charter, by Chairman Boylen; ton bond of treasurer,' by Capt. W. P. Oldham? on constitution and bylaws, by Mr. T. E. Lockfaw; ,on finances, r by Mr. Half ner. The committee on endors ing a candidate for railroad commis sioner through Chairman Marshall. asked for more time which was allowed. The secretary was instructed to write a letter to Capt. Joe. McRee, engineer in charge of the work of demolishing the - old First National Bank building, and thank him, in the name of the Union, for giving prefer ence to white labor and for the gen eral interest taken in the Union. .' A committee was appointed to wait upon the managers of the Navassa, Guano Co. in the interest of white labor. The committee is as follows: William Tiencken,r W. W. King, , C. D. Jacobs, J. J. Bell, T: P. Sikes, W. P. Oldham, and the presidents and secretary of the Union. 1 There was a general discussion' of plans for the establishment of a co operative cotton, mill in this city. Much enthusiasm was manifested and every effort will be made to establish the mill. The plan is for the laboring men to take stock, making weekly payments on shares. And there are to be no dividends, all profits to be util ized in the increase, per capita, of the wages of employes, . ; A crew of the Wilmington Division Naval Eeserves made a short and. pleasant trip on the cruiser Hornet Sunday. They left here at 11.30 A. M. sjnd went to Southport, returning to the city about 7 P.M. -( Lieutenant Geo. L. Morton was in command and other officers were Lieu- tenant H.- H. Mcllhenny, Lieutenant W. M. Atkinson, Ensign H. EIiller, Chief Machinist W. T. Furlong and Assistant Chief Machinist Jno.. Scott. There were probably twenty-five sea? men and other reserves. There was also a pleasant party of guests, aboard as follows: Capt. Alves Walker, Mr. M. H. Curranj Mr. E. F. Eobinson, of New York, E. K. Bryan, Esq., Mr. HM. Chase, Mr. B. B. Ma son, Capt. M. W. Divine, Mr. Jessie Wilder, Capt. J. W, Harper,. Mr. A. M. Waddell Jr., Mr. Frank Maunder, Mr. J. H. Sloan and Mr. Jno. Oren, of Baltimore. The boat made splendid time and those fortunate enough to have been on board report, a delight ful trip. V - NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. New Spring Goods MANAGERS CITY HOSPITAL. The Board Met Yesterday Afternoon Dr Chas. P. Bolles Elected As Superin tendent Other Business. ARE ALREADY ON EXHIBITION AT I Joinsi & Fore's communication Regents recom Turlington, of for the position The Board of Managers of the City Hospital met at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Col. Eoger Moore preside ed and the following members were present: Col. A. M. Waddell, Mr. W. H Sprunt, Capt. Jno. Barry and Mr. W. F. Alexander. " . !; Upon motion of Mr. Sprunt the resignation of Dr. J. D. Fife was form ally accepted, to take effect when Tiis successor has been elected and enters upon his duties. Col. Moore read a from, the Board of mending Dr. R. S. Bennettsville, S. C, of Superintendent, and also a petition from about sixty business men and physicians asking for the appointment of Dr. W. W Lane to the same posi tion. Mr. Sprunt also nominated Dr. Chas. P. BoJles for Superintendent. A lengthy discussion ensued as to whether the Board of Managers had the right to elect regardless of the recommendation of the Board of Regents. The matter was at length decided by a ballot for. Superintend ent, which resulted in the election of Dr. Bolles by a vote of 3 to 2. t Dr. Bolles is at present doing hos-. pital work in New York city, but will resign at once and take charge of the hospital here. He is a promising young physician, and a native of Wil mington, being a son of Capt C. P. Bolles, who is now in the government service at Washington, i His many friends here will hear with much pleasure of his election. f Miss Bunting Frederick was elected unanimously to the position .of head nurse at the hospital and Mr. James M. Hall was elected interne or drug gist. ... ! X'' . y There being no further business for consideration the board adjourned sub ject to the call of the chairman.: " RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. y 1 tore SUCH AS Embroideries, White Goods, Ribbons and Laces. THEY ARE ALSO SHOWING A BEAU TIFUL SELECTION OF WA8B FAB- RIC8. MANY THINGS ENTIRELY NEW THIS SEASON. Be sure to examine ' " - " ' . ' THEIR STOCK OF Table Linens, Napkins and Towels. "We Are v.."' ' the People" Who have for bushels Texas Proof sale 000 Red Rnst SEED OATS. We have sold for ten years the brand of yell known it Q" FLOUR, Produce Exchange Mourns the Loss of Mr. Q. W. WUHams Will Attend the Funeral in a Body To-day. and sraarantee the quality even, and never changes and has given universal satisfaction. Yollers & Hasbagen, Wholesale Grain, Provisions, &c. lSkSUtt Nntt street, Wilmington, N. O. OPERA HOUSE. Receipts of Naval Stores and Cotton -. -!; I ' ; Yesterday. ' Wi & W. Eailroad 104 bales cot ton, 2 barels tar, 2 barrels crude; tur pentine. : - ' - f --: ' !' i' . WM O. & A. Railroad 235 : bales cotton, 4 casks spirits turpentine, 4 barrels rosin, 217 barrels tar. Carolina Central Railroad-r-18 bales cotton, 43 barrels tar. - 1 C. F. & Y . v.. Kailroad 5 bales cotton, 18 casks spirits turpentine, 128 barrels rosin, 108 barrels tar, W. & Railroad 145 bales cotton, 4 casks spirits turpentine,- 7 barrels crude turpentine. . . " Steamer Driver 5 bales cotton, 2 casks spirits turpentine, - 40 barrels rosin, 140 barrels tar, Steamer Uroesus iu Darreis tar. Gause's Flat 5 barrels spirits turpen tine.; '. "j - ' Sloan's Flat 38 bales cotton, 145 bar rels rosin. Parker's Flat 125 bales cotton; 275 barrels rosin, 116 barrels tar. Deen's Flat12 barrels spirits tur pentine, -125 barrels rosin. Total Cotton, 725 bales ; spirits tur pentine, 45 casks, rosin, 717. barrels; tari 531 barrels; cruae, Dajreis. .1 Condition of Young George Farrar. George Farrar, who was accident ally and it was thought mortally wounded Saturday afternoon, is doing as well as could be expected, with fair chances of recovery. JDr. R. E. Zachary, assisted by Dr. R. J. Price, extracted the bullet yesterday. It was found near the backbone on the left side. His father, Mr. J. B. Farrar, who was away when the accidentoc curred, arrived yesterday. To City Subscribers. City subscribers are earnestly re quested to report promptly at the Stab office every failure of the carriers to deliver their papers. In all such cases steps will be taken to insure promp and regular delivery. ' !...'' DIEP. WILLIAMS In this city, Sunday, January 23d, 1899, Mr. GEORGE W. WILLIAMS, in the 68th year of his age. Funeral this (Tuesday) 'morning at 11.00 o'clock from First Presbyterian Church. There was a meeting - of the Wil mington Produce Exchange held at noon yesterday. President H. G. Smallbones announced the death of Mr. George W. Williams, who was for manv ' vears an active member. A ; ' number of the members in attendance addressed the meeting, paying high tributes to the deceased. J On motion of Capt. W. R. Kenan a committee was appointed to draft suit able resolutions. Capt Kenan, Mr.' William Calder and Mr. H. K. Nash, Jr., were named on the committee. They reported the following which were adopted, to-wit: We ; have heard with 1 sorrow of the death, on Sunday, the 22nd inst., of our esteemed fellow citizen and for mer member, George W. Williams, Esq. , and recall with pleasure the many years or active commercial me which he lived among us.. : . One of the original founders of this Exchange, he always occupied a promi nent place among ' the merchants of our community until he retired from active business life a lew years ago, . since which , time we have noted with regret the slow, but sure decay of those faculties, which marked him during his more ener getic years as a man of unusual ability Xii ilia oyvMum muuui .-. Hesolved, That we tender to his family our sincere sympathies in their bereavement, and, as a mark of our respect for his memory, it is ordered that these- resolutions be spread upon our minutes; and, further that our members be requested to attend his obsequies in a body. All members of the Exchange are requested to meet at the Exchange apartments at 10:30 A. M. to-day so that they may attend the funeral at 11 o'clock in a body. . They will leave the rooms at 10 :40 sharp. , The Exchange is draped in mourn ing. '-.' v Wednesday, January 85th. Engagement of Otis Skinner. PRESENTING THE DAINTY COMEDY, j ROSEMARY. 9f Note-Played for five months at Criterion Theatre London, Enr. Played for five months at Empire Theatre, New York city. ; Sale of Seats open Monday at Gerkea's. , "Rosemary, that's for remembrance." ' ja22 3t- MATCHES. 400 Gross Globe Matches. 200 Gross Coast Matches. 100 Gross No Brand Matches. 160 Gross B. & C. Matches. 100 Gross Climax Matches. 60 Boxes Towel Soap. 3Q Boxes Spoon Soap. 16 Boxes Watch Soap. 40 Boxes Borax Soap, j 25 Boxes Toilet Soap. IO Cars Liverpool Salt. , 75 Barrels Salt. jalQtt W. B. COOPER, Wholesale Grocer, . Wilmington N. C For Sale. 100 barrels Choice New River Mullets. 100 barrels Choice Molasses. 200 bass Coffee. , 200 ooxes 20O boxes for sale at ROCK Tobacco. Iijre. ' Lots of other goods BOTTOM PRICES. . ja32tf SAMUEL BEAR. Sr., 18 Market street. If u V - 1 t 1 1 if ;l I m 1 1 m Vt ji. I i: .1 r- J
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