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irn;nt,.ed Bona-Fide, Every-Day ? Circulation Larger Than That 0l Any Other Daily News Published Is Wilmington. U.nT BAII.V NEWSP1PKB, . a 5IIC' doming Stae." OUTLINES. tk reorganize and increase the frular army to about 100,000 ' men, hut dving iae x lco""' " . -1 4.1. -. j,Vpa the size ui i.umjw-.w, ' fixing a minimum of 50,000, passed the - House of Representatives. r The Filipino question was again debated 'in the Senate, and " later the peace treaty was; discussed in executive ses sion 4 Filipinos in Europe think tlie situation in the islands is not im j proved ; hostilities are feared, as soon t as the treaty is ratified; thirty thous and Filipinos, surround Manila.. ..CTrtlir SnrinffS, Miss., reports a blizzard; temperature five degrees above zero; nnw reDorted at Oxford, Miss., and - coldest, weather ever known;, the heaviest, snow storm of the season prevailing last night at Richmond, Y? Qen. Miles claims to have evidence that beef issued to soldiers was embalmed with chemicals. Minority report on the Hanna-Payne shipping bill filed in the House of Rep resentatives is a severe arraignment of - , the- measure and those who would receive .bounties Under it. I jfew I York .markets: Money on call steady at 23 per cent; cotton quiet, 'middling uplands 6 7-16c; flour was moderately active but weak and lower;, wheat spot weak,' No.' 2 red 831s; jcprn spot weak, Nb." 2 45Jc; oats-spot easier, No. 2 34Jc; rosn steady, strained common to good L32i I 1.35; spirits turpentine nrm ai 40 Leather report. " U ?. DS?'T Off. 4X3BIOULTCKX, i WEATHSR BUREAU, Wilmington, N. C, Jan. 31. ) Temperature : 8 A.M.,44 deg. ; 8 P.M., .55 dei. ; maximum, 55 deg. ; minimum, 33 deg. ; mean, 46 deg. ;" ..Rainfall for the day, 06; rainfall iii-re Ut ci! the month up to date, 2.40. . rStae of water in the river at Pay-. eUevills at 8 A.. M..&0 feet, COLD WAVE COMING. . A telesram to the Wilmington sta tion last night directed that the cold wave signal ba displayed. The tem perature isj expected to fall 30 degrees by thi3 afternoon or night. . K0330A8T FOB TO-DAY. 'Washington, January 31. For, orth Carolina Fair, preceded by rain or snow in southeast portion; cold wave; high northwesterly winds, diminishing in force. ; . ' m :-.. ?ortAlmanac Fab. 1. :- .'W Rises. 7.03 A. M. Sun ,Sets.... 5.25 P. M. Davs Length. .......... .10 H. 22 M dig Water at Southpor 11.11 A. M. ffisrh- Water, Wilniingtot 1.41 P. M. An-Engltstiman who has lived in China says the Empress .Dowager is absolutely void of fear. She wouldn't mount a chair to avoid even a mouse. 'Tho piieurfiatic tire has given a new boom, to the cowbell industry jn London.: adopted this cowbell3. Since the cabs tire the horses have wear X. B. Scott, Senator elect from West Virginia, began life as an (Ohioan ; and a glass blower. He can now continue the habit of blow- A 115,000,000 combine has been organized to control the beet sugar industry in the West. It will I not only control thelactories but also .large tracts of land for growing the beets. . .: . ;i : It jisii't sucb a great thing after all to be Governor "of- Kansas. "He get3 only S3, 000 a year, and Govern or Leedy says there is so much "leg--! pmling" that there isn't enough in that to go 'round. . V - A sympathetic man in the West ask permi33ion to supply the New , -Y(rk market with Tiorse meat, whicn he says he can do fdr five cent3apound. That's cheap enough ior nice, succulent horse. it is said that John D. Rockefeller has made. 613,475,000 within the Pasttwo weeks. At this rate, with ia former saviners. Mr. Rockefeller 1 ay retire in ten or fifteen years ith enough to live on comfortably.' I An Indiana minister who found I expostulating ine'ffective to quell a diurch disturbance resorted' to '' a s5ng shot with more success, but he alao got himself arrested fori using tQac kind of hominem. 'an argumentum ad ' ;.A yung woman in Pennsylvania' Raited for two hours .for her fellow whom 'she was to be married to Put m an appearance His name jWa Pious.. He failed to put in "anl JPPearance, and put her in a way of linking that wasn't at all pious. . exchanjyfi TAmaflra thatT aH tk.. -gn it 48 ieSa than f fore the 4th of March six weeks the Senate ua3 "Pent Eh rAO -araaVa Q1lri'nrr nva peace treaty j from which it mayV ferred that some of the Sena-? vSir!-think ifc ia better to 8Pend time piking than , to spend $20,000,000 Z ealot of islands that wo would better off without. - i . ; the . Morning i Stab. : '.' I ' - 1 . i ! , . ' VOL. LXIII. NO. 111. LOCAL DOTS Mr. T. E: Wallace has been ap pointed to a clerkship in the postoffice. Jailor G. W. Millis has been confined to his room for several davs with la grippe, license was issued yesterday for the marriage of Mr. William Jones to Miss DjraWest, both young people of Brunswick county. - This forenoon at 11 o'clock the Piano Club of the Wilmington Musi cal Association will meet at the resi dence of Mrs. A. M. Waddell. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Mechanics' Home Association will be held at the City. Hall to-night at 8 o'clock. See notice in advertising columns. Mr.L. W. Bates, the Market street horse dealer, bas moved his office and' stables to Nos. 112-1U North Water street, -where he would be glad for his friends to call on him. . For the month ending yester day twenty marriage licenses have been issued by Register of Deeds Biddle. Fourteen of the number were to white couples and six to colored. Seven hundred ,, "and thirteen 1 1 bales of cotton were received on the Wilmington market yesterday, against 581 bales received on the correspond ing day last year. The- price remains firm at 5 cents for middling. ' Spirits turpentine was, quoted yesterday firm at 43 to 44 cents, the highest price reached this season and one-half cent higher than it closed at Savannah yesterday afternoon. There were receipts of only 11 casks. Mr. Richter agent for the Bar tholomay Brewing Company, gives notice in this issue of the Star that he has purchased the bottles, boxes and crates of Mr. L. Weil, agent for the Anheuser Busch Brewing Company. The regular weekly drill of the Wilmington Light Infantry was post poned last night owing to the inclem ency of the weather. It was expected that General O'Connor, of the British army, would have been present to wit ness the drill. The little excursionljoat Tjotta, from New- York to Charleston, and the tng Mary Mack WUliams,tcomew York to Georgetown, came up from Southport yesterday for coal, and pro ceeded to their respective destinations in the afternoon. ' Winston Sentinel of January 30th: "Clement Manly went to Wilr mington to-day. He and" the other commissioner, Mr. Martin, will make the formal transfer of the jSape Fear & Yadkin valley Railroad, to-morrow, to-the Atlantic Coast Line, the new purchasers. i ' Mr. T. E. Nixon has on exhibi tion in the show window of his place, corner Second and Princess streets, about fifty live partridges, which he bought from parties in the country. They are temporarily confined in a cage of wire netting and attracted much attention yesterday, A number of citizens living in the vicinity of Red Cross street have made complaint to the city authori ties of the insolence and impudence of the negroes, who are found walking on this street on Sunday afternoons. There is a board walk along certain sections of the street and it is said that white ladies and even men have been recently knocked off the sidewalk by mpulent negroes. c : ; NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. F. Richter Notice. . Hall & Pearsall Seed oats. S. W. Sanders You know. Wil. Sav. & .Trust Co. Time now. King Grocery Co. Good provider. S. A. L. New Orleans Mardi Gras., S.H.MacRae4-Notice in bankruptcy. BUSINESS LOCALS. H. Hauser-fRemovaL Meeting- Mechanics' Home Asso'n. BUSINESS MfeN GOING TO RALEIGH. A Special Train Will Leave Here This Evening Via S. A. L. A large nuiiaber of merchants and iothers will leave here this evening at 7 o'clock by the Seaboard Air Line for Raleigh, tot the purpose of pror moting the election of Hon. Franklin McNeil, "Wilmington's candidate for railroad commissioner. The party will spend Thursday in Raleigh, leave there that? night, and reach here at 8 a r TTrfidav on a snecial train. The fare is oily $4-35 for the round trip, and it is hoped that many will avail themselves of the opportunity offered to spmd a day in Raleigh and secure the immediate passage of their, pet measures,' in addition to working for IMe particular purpose of the trip. Go up ana see ine anesit j-ic 10 lD " the country. - '',- -''ff Carolina Cooperage Company. A petition in voluntary , bankruptcy has been filed by the Carolina Cooper "aeeOompany, of this city. It is stated that this has been causea Dy ue ui of a suit for damages in the Superior Court of this county, in which a ver dict for $2,500 (reduced by the Judge to $2,000) was rendered against tne corporation The Stab is reliably in formed that the liabilities of thecom- pany amount to about $10,000, whUe the assets will not reach $2,000. Wait for the Clearance Sale of The O. W. Polvogt Co. , It begins Mon day, Feb. thf r 1 A week of bargains begins Monday, Feb. 6th. Wait for them at The C. W. Polvogt Co. t DELIGHTFUL CONCERT Miss Norma Foster's Benefit An Event of Thorough Musical Excellence. GIVEN LIBERAL PATRONAGE. .Entire Programme Admirably Rendered. Musical Association and Special Or chestra Take Important Parts, As Did Many Others. The concert last night in the i audi torium of the Y. M. C. A. for the benefit of Miss Norma Foster-was. an event of thorough musical excellence and the patronage was a high tribute both to the promoters of the entertain ment and to th8 talented young benefi ciary who, is pluckily working her way through theNew' England ; Conserva toryof music, Boston, Mass. ; A chorus from the Wilmington Musical Association introduced the programme with two admirably ren dered selections, "Farewell to the Fore3t," by Mendelssohn and "Boat Song,'' by Lohr. Mr. E. H. Munson was director and Mr. A. H. Yopp ac companist. : - Two well : received numbers were selections by an orchestra composed of the following accomplished musicians: Mrs. A. M. Waddell, Jr. , pianist ; Mr. Mason Burr and Mr. S. A. Schloss, violin ; Mr. J. E. WiUson and Mr. E. U. Craft, cornet; Mr. Will Rehder, clarionette; Mr. W. R. Morriss, trom bone; Mr. W. A. Martin, flute. The Munson Quartette an especially strong aggregation of musical talent which has been a prime favorite dur ing several seasons, rendered "Cheer fulness," by Neumann, and in re sponse to a persistent encore sang "Simple Simon." "!(-." One of the mo3t excellently ren dered features of the programme was Gounard,8 "Sing,. Smile, i Slumber," sung by Mrs. W, L. Latta. Mrs. Latta's talent and culture as a vocal ist is well known, and her reputation was admirably maintained. A hearty encore elicited a beautiful rendition of "My Old Kentucky Home." - A quartette, composed of Miss Maie O'Connor (soloist), Mrs. Ai M. Wad dell, Sr., Miss Annie Adrian, Mr. Schulken and Mr. A. S. Holden, sang quite acceptably "Oh for Ithe .Wings of a Dove," by Mendelssohn. Mrs A. M. Waddell, Jr., rendered an accom paniment. "The Bloom is on the Rye," by Bishop, was rendered by the Cecelia quartette. They sang without accom paniment. Every one pronounced this one of the very best features of the programme. They repeated the chorus in response to an encore:' They were Mrs.; W. L. Latta, Miss Ada Cooper, Mrs. Jas: D. : Smith, and Mrs. F. A. Muse. Dramatic posings, by Miss Marianna Gilligan , was s an attractive number. Miss Gilligan, attired in n exquisite Grecian costume, gracefully rendered a series of delsarte attitudes such as 'salutation," "triumph," ; "mercy, "grief," "entreaty," etc I The concert was brought to a close with an admirable rendition of Wat son's "Gallant Troubadour" by a dou ble sextette of voices from the Wil mington Musical Association, under the direction of Mr. E. H. Muusou, with Mr. A. H. Yopp as pianist. The following well known vocalists com posed the double sextette: Sopranos Mrs. W. L. Latta, .Miss Maie O'Con nor, Miss Maude McLeod; altos Mra. A. M. Waddell, Miss Ada Cooper, Miss Kate Stolter ; tenors Mr. C. H. Cooper, Mr. R. Wf Banks, Mr.: James Riley; bassos Mr. A. S. Holden, . Mr. N. B. Rankin, Mr. H. K. Holden. THE NEW SECRETARY INSTALLED. Many Members and Friends of tbe Y. M. t. A. Welcome Mr. Caldwell. Mr. Howard CaldweU, the new general secretary of the Y. M. C. A arrived yesterday and will enter upon the duties of the secretaryship to-day. A committee consisting: President Frank, Treasurer Latta, Acting Sect'y J. L, Smith and other Y. M. C. A. workers went to the train to meet Mr. Caldwell and escort him to his new h ome, the fjjy Cl A. buildine. Quite a number of the members and friends of the associationi called at the Y. M. C. A. during the day and last niffht to meet and welcome him. As noted yesterday Mr. Smith will con tinue with the association until March 1st With a Chemical Extinguisher. A small tenemenMocated in Burr & .. . ..I ... ir A O Bailey's alley, ownea Dy mr. o o. Wessell and occupied by Mose Pear sall, colored, was damaged to the value of about $10.00 about 3.30 A. M. yesterday. In response to a telephone alarm' sent to the Hook and Ladder station. Capt. W. P. , Monroe and Ladderman Jas: Wenbery went down to the burning building and extm- cniiahAd the flames bv the use of a chemical extinguisher. Feast For Chosen Friends. Wilmington Council No. 19, order nt the, Hhoaen Friends. Will give an elaborate reception in their lodge room on Third street to-night A sumptuous collation, during whichlan abundance of good things to eat and drink will be served, is to be a feature of the evening. , " New goods arriving daily at C. W. Polvogt Co. The Snrinir Matting has arrived at The n w. Polvoet Co. ? t WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAK? 1, THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Regular Monthly Meeting Yesterday Mr. Chadbourn's Resignation Accepted. Other Matters Considered. The regular monthly meeting "of the Board of Health was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the office of the superintendent. Dr. Geo. G.' Thomas presided in the absence of Mayor Waddell,the chairman, and the following members were present: Dr. F. H. Russell, City Engineer Jos. H. McRee and Dr. W. D. McMillan. The report of the superintendent was read and approved. It shows that dur ing the month of January 23 deaths have ocsurredj 9 of the number being white and 14 being negroes. Seven of these were taken out of the city for in terment, and only one was brought into the city for this purpose. One. quarantine for scarlet fever was estab lished and five) rooms were fumigated. The health officers made 1,417 inspec . tions and found 858 of the premises in fair condition 30a in bad condition , and 3 in need of immediate attention, 1.!.U 11 L-i-f I I- in? wuiuu mojr receivea. . jj ivb special in spections were made and 434 orders filled for disinfectants. Mr. W. H. Chadbourn sent in his resignation as a member of the Board and it was read by the secretary, after which upon motion, it was accepted. Col. A. M. Waddell and Dr. Geo. G. Thomas were appointed a commit tee to investigate the spread of small pox in this and adjoining States and to recommend measures for tb.9 pro tection of Wilmington" against an in-- vasionby this disease. ; j ; City Engineer McRee reported that the lot occupied by warehouses of the Bartholomay Brewing Co., on Nutt street, between Red Cross and Walnut streets, was in a very unhealthy con dition and made recommendations &3 to a remedy for the same. The crossing at the intersection of Tenth and Prin cess streets was also reported to be in bad condition. The matter was Ire ferred to the Board of Aldermen for action. ' j : . . Mr. H. C. McQueen was- unani mously recommended to the Board of Alderman as successor to Mr. Chad- bourn, whose resignation had been accepted. '" 1 .' -. The Board of Aldermen concurring, it was moved that Section 3, of the special health ordinance be changed, empowering the Board of Health to fill vacancies occurring in its member snip during its term of omce, and re commending that all membars be elected bi-ennially - - . The Board then adjourned, subject to the call of the chairman. - i . Mla i - ASSAULTED AN AQEU NEGRO. Young White Man Before Mayor Waddell Yesterday for This Offence. Jno. Odam, who was acquitted of forgery at the recent term of New Han over Criminal Court, was arraigned be fore Mayor Waddell, in the municipal court yesterday at noon, charged with having' violently i assaulted an old colored man named Wm. Brinkley, who was on his way to church Sunday night in the vicinity of .Seventh and Orange streets. Odam claimed that the negro ran in to him in an insolent manner and that he dealt him a blow in the face. Witnesses for the plaintiff, how ever, contended tnat tne assault was entirely unprovoked and Odam was fined $50 and cost, tne maximum penalty in such cases. The defendant was recognized for the payment of the fine, and was re leased. ' ! POLICE RECORD FOR JANUARY. Ninety Arrests During the Month Favor able Comparison With Last Year. During the month of January, end ing last night, 90 arrests were made by the members; of the city police force, i Twenty-three of the number were white people and sixty-seven were colored. ! , The offences for which they were arrested are subdivided as follows: Disorderly conduct, 53 ; drunk and disorderly, 12 ; drunk and down, 9 ; larceny, 9; drunk, 4; indecent expo sure. 1: throwing stones in the streets, 2. ' - f! . During the month previous, 135 ar rests' Were made, but during January, 1898, under the Wright administra tion, onlv 48 arrests were made, as compared with 90 during last month. ; WILMINGTON LYCEUM. The attention' of members is called to the fact that their tickets are good both for the Y. M. C. A. btar course concert on Friday night, February 3rd, and for the Lyceum lecture on Tuesday night, February 7th, by Mr: Hamilton VV. MaDie. as me two en tertainments are so close together . aaata Ti 11 h reserved for botii enter tainments at once and the seats secured for the concert will hold good for tn lecture. Members should cau t tn Y. M. C. A. and t reserve their sejatst Peyton H. Hook, rresjident. Debate at Second Advent Chnrch. i The1 Breian Bible Society c- tl Second Advent Church will holjd the recrular weekly debate to-nignt. subject for discussion willbk?"ResoUj ed. that this-government is ,4 goyert mnt of mliious liberties' and wl ba discussed affirmatively'" ty "Mes Charles Roe"and J. P, King, Jr., ah" ncrAt.ivftlv bv Messrs. E, L. Price. And W. F. Britten. , ,. L M ' - a nnhar K? kaIa willbefin ', Feb. 6th, at The C. W. Polvogtj t Wait for bargains C. W. Polvogt Co. Sal Jd next ieJc at Tne PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mr. J. F. Crump, of Tillery, is in the city on a business trip. - Mr. J. W. Old, of Charlotte, was a visitor in the city yesterday. . Mr. J. T. Alderman, j of Raleigh, was a visitor in the city yes terday. ! ! - Mr. H. L. Fry, chief engineer of the C. F. & Y. V., spent last night m the city. Mr. S. F. Johnson, represent- ing the Brown Bros. -- Company; oi Winston, is in the city on business - Mr. S. A. Starling, of Hubert, Onslow county, was in the city yes terday making business calls. . : - Messrs. M. J. Mallard and J. . i C. Ormsby , of Hampstead, N. C. , are in the city, making business-calls, r Mr. Samuel Faulkner, of Kins- ton, is in the city to stand an examina tion for the agency . department of the railway service. ;'y ' Mrs. H. Cronenberg : and two sons j went to Uolumbia yesteraay , to spend some time, the guests of Mrs. Cronenberg's mother. 7 M. E. E. Brought'on, son of Mr. N, B. Broughton, of Ealeighj is in the city in the interest of Messrs. Edwards and Broughton, of that city. Dr. E. Porter, of Rocky Point, spent several hours in the city yester day, j en route to Onslow" county, to look; after his extensive New River oyster interests. Mr. O. h. Clark, a prominent citizen of Clarkton, Bladen county, is spending several days fn the city on private business. He and his son are stopping at The Orton. j "- Mri W. B. LaFar, of Durham, representing the American Tobacco Company, is registered at The Orton. Mr. J. L. Smith, the clever temporary secretary of the Y. M. C-, A; is Mr. La- For's nephew. Mr. A. D . Newberry, of the. Newberry furniture factory, located at Dunn, has been in the city a day or two for the purpose of conferring with the A. C. L. officials in relation to a side track near the factory. ! HARBOR MASTER'S REPORT. Arrival of Vessels at Wilmington for the ; Month of Jannary. The report of Capt Edgar D. Wil liams, . harbor master ' for this port, shows the following arrivals of vessels of 90 tens. atuLover f or the month of January: American 5 steamships . with a combined tonnage of 6301 and 8 schoon ers with a combined tonnage of 2061.' Total number of vessels 13 ; tonnage 8362. J'-;::-.-- Foreign 1 steamship with a tonnage of j 1219 ; 3 barques with a combined tonnage of 1817 and 3 schooners with a combined tonnage of 555. Total number of vessels 7; total tonnage 3590. .- - M This makes a grand total of 20 ves sels, with a combined tonnage of 11,? 952, which is a very favorable com parison with the report of January 1898. THE WILMINGTON BRIDGE CO. Board of Directors Met In Annual Session I i in This City Yesterday. -.The Directors of the Wilmington Bridge Company met in annual ' ses sion yesterday in the: SeaSdrdAir Line building. The members the board present were Mr., E." St John Mr. J.' August Johnson,, Capt. J. II. Sharp, Mr. Harry Walters, Mr. W. G. Elliott, Mr. H. B. Short, Mr. W. E. Springer and Junius DaviJ, Esq, The meeting was called to order about 1.40 id to ord' oily A Pr M. About the public character transacted was the re-election of Junius .pavis, Esq., president and Capt. , JS'. H. Sharp secretary and treasurer. as as Protest of the Firemen. ( The resolutions framed by the com mittee appointed by the chairman of the meeting of the volunteer firemen Monday night, expressing disapproba tion of the bill abolishing exemptions, . were liberall signed by the firemen at the di$erenf stores where they were placed yesterday. The resolutions speakin "no uncertain word as to the sentiment of the firemen 'along this lin and will no doubt have great weight n with the Legislature. It was upJjtood last night that a committee would be appointed to-day to present tie resolutions to New Hanover's rep-. reSen;tati vies in the General Assembly and it ia very nrobable that a dele gation of firemen will be sent to Raleigh in behalf of the movement Fires Daring January. During January the Wilmington fire departmw responded . to nine alarms of .fire.-ytotal damage by all the fires is esSmfOt $920. The causes of fire were: Chiey burn ing out, 3; spark from smokfepfclt- def ective flue, 2 ; defective chnftney. Z'l spark from chimney," 1; spark from trrrpiace, 1; unknown, 3. , ' Ht C A. W. Racing Team. The Stab is requested to announce ! thai there will be an important meet ing of the L. A. W.., at its club rooms to-night All members, and especially -those who belonged to the 1898 racing team, are requested to be present, as a team is to be organized for the coming season and officers elected. ' Bargain Week begins Monday, Feb. 6th, at The C. W. Polvogt Co. Wait for it t 1899. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Bill Passed the House to Prevent the Sale of Adulterated and 1 Misbranded Foods. LAWS CONCERNING INSANE. Bills Introduced lo House to Repeal the Act by Which Fuslonists Took Con ' trol of A. & M. College Another , Report on Penitentiary. , Special Star Telegram. r Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 31. The House: met at 10 o'clock,- and Rev. J. L.: Foster prayed.. Bills were in troduced as follows: By Winston: To repeal the act of 1897, by which the Fusionists took control of the Agricultural and Me chanical. College, of Raleigh. It places the management and control in a board of twenty-seven trustees, of whom nine are those now in office and eighteen to be elected by the Leg islature. . This board is to meet Feb ruary 15th and organize by electing a president and such members of the faculty ' as it may . deem best. The board is to fill vacancies among its members. - . By Craige: , To regulate, the use of meridian moments, and standard of measures at several county seats. By Ranson : To require conductors on railways to give passengers a check for the amount of fare they pay in ex cess of the regular cost of ticket By White of Davie: To amend the free public school law, and create col-. ored school committees. i By Fousb.ee: To put telephone com panies on an equal: footingwith tele graph companies. By Willard : To establish a branch of building and loan association in the department of insurance. ' , By Reaves:: Tq change Ashe and Alleghany boundary line. By Julian: i Providing for the elec tion of a keeper of the capitol by the Legislature. : ;- Winston introduced a resolution, which was at once adopted, calling on the Governor for a report on the peni tentiary for 1897 and 1898. .To incorporate Eureka Mining, Man ufacturing and Land Company, of Moncure, Chatham county. ; . To incorporate the North and South Carolina Railway. It is to extend from some point in Person county, on the Virginia lne, to some point on the South Carolina line in Anson, Rich mond or Unioa county; the capital j stock to be as touch as $5,000,000, if desired. i Bills Passed. The calendar was taken up. Bills passed: To. low Watauga to levy a special tay to allow McDowell to levy a special tax; to allow Durham town to issue school bonds; to allow Lexington to issue bonds ;to allow chair men of boards of education to admin ister oaths ; to repeal acts which created local board of directors of the negro normal school at Goldsboro ; to pre vent the sale of adulterated and mis branded food, (putting in tne hands of the Board of Agriculture the enforce ment of the law, penalty of violation of act a fine, from $200 to $300, or im prisonment not to exceed one year-) to prohibit hunting in Halifax county save by written consent of land owners ; amending Sections 281 and 582 of the Code, to allow a commissioner to take evidence of parties before trials in civil actions; to validate certain probates, and registrations; toreleive Oscar J. Diirant, late treasurer of Brunswick county, from paying $899, which was lost by failure of a Wilmington bank; to repeal the bill creating a dispensary for Bladen county. 1 Senate Proceedings. : In the Senate to-day action on the report of the committee in the contest ed election case from the Thirty-first district was deferred until to-morrow, to give Senator Campbell time to pre pare a minority report which he will submit for the consideration of the Senate. I The following bills were introduced: By Senator Justice (by request :) To establish a dispensary at Smithfield. By Senator Skinner ; To amend the act relating to the fish, oyster and in dustrial association, j By Senator Bryan : To authorize the commissioners of - Draven. county to set aside a sinking fund for j indebted ness. ! it By Senator Davis: To prevent com mission mercnants trom canrging commission on goods purchased by themselves. By Senator Jerome: To provide for funding indebtedness of .Union county. - ,; . ' . - Bills passed as follows: To incor porate the city of Newbern ; to change the name of' Tar River Bank' an. allow it to take produce on deposit. The Insanity Laws. ' Bill to amend, consolidate . and codify the insanity laws of the State i came up at 12 o'clock,- haying been set as the special order for that time. -SeaatorSmith- moved Hhat the Senate wciintn rtTnmU.tP. of tb wlMWATii w 1 . ' .zrr. 1 iJLi .T rately. The motion ; was carried Lieutenant Governor Reynolds cal Senatortaniai ttf' the chair. Thell was read bv the clerk with the unJer standing' that all sections not demurred to or questioned should be consiQered as passedV Senator Travis : 6b jeed to the provision that drunkards should be. cared fr .ttbe:Bto'jpsptal for the ijhsane. : SenatSreight stated that the nstitutionNjprovided for it Senator Brown said an "ebriate was as bad as insane person, as gret a nuisance t& community, was as piti able, and dunanded as much care, and he thought iaere could be no mistake WHOLE NO. 9,816 Wow is the TO MAKE Depealts made on February 1 st, Beetn to Draw Interest on tnat Date at Rate of . i FOUR !PER 1 feltC made by leaving the1 provision untouched,- as hot more than twelve ine briates, according to law, could, be cared for at any one time. Senators Jerome and Coolie supported this view, and -saw no reason why such distinc tion should be made between an in sane person and an inebriate; The in sane ought to be given the preference in point of care, but not to the exclu sion of the latter. The Senate decided tq,allow the provision in regard to in ebriates to remain in the bill. j There i was considerable discussion over a section which provides that pri ority of admission shall be given to the indigent insane, and that the board of directors may regulate admission, ha ring in view the curability of pa tients and welfare of the institution. This section also was allowed to stand. IN RAILROAD CIRCLES. Prominent A. C. L. Officials and the C. P. & Y. V. Special Master Go to Bal tl- ; i more Other Visitors. i Yesterday was of especial .interest in Wilmington railroad circles be cause of the presence of several promi nent railroad officials from a distance and because of the fact that prelimi nary! arrangements were partially made for the formal transfer of the C F. and Y. V. railroad to the Atlantic and Yadkin as a part of the A. C. L. system., j, . ' ...' ,: ' , ; The exact status of the arrange ments for the transfer was not mad public last night when a number of the ; officials left1 on the; north bound A. C. L. train for Balti more. Besides prominent. A. C. L.' officers, both special masters, E. S. Martin, of Wilmington, and Clement Manly, of Winston, were on - the train bound for that city," where it is expected that the transfer will be per fected. J. :; Attached to the same train was the special car of Mr; IS. St, Jonn. vice? President and general manager of the Seaboard Air Line. Mr. St John to gether , with Mr. J. Aug. Johnson, a leading director, and Capt. Jno. H. Sharp, treasurer of the S. A. L. sys tem, were here yesterday to attend tne annual meeting of the Wilmington Bridge, Co., a report of which is pub lished in another column. ! POPE-THOMPSON NUPTIALS. Miss Eva Thompson Was Wedded to Mr. " Geo. E. Pope at 6 P. M, Yesterday, A quiet home wedding was cele brated at 6 P. M. yesterday; at the home of Mrs. Stella Thompson, ' No. 413 North Second street. Mrs. Thomp son's accomplished daughter, Miss Eva, was united in marriage to Mr. Geo. E. Pope, of Parkersburg, W. Va. Dr. James Carmichael was the officiating minister. The parlors and dining apartments, of the Thompson residence were taste fully decorated with evergreens, palms, etc., and the ceremony was wit nessed by a company of the intimate friends, and relatives of the family. The only bridal attendant was Mr. Selden Jones, who served as grooms man, i After the marriage an "elegant luncheon was served, and at 7 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Pope boarded the south bound A. C. L. train for Atlanta. The Stab joins numerous friends in congratulations and best wishes. BY RIVER AND RAIL. ; Receipts of Naval Stores and Cotton Yesterday."-.";-'-1' r'" -W. & W. Raibroad 200 bales cot ton. .- ' .1 I'-.--'.' W., C. & A. Railroad 512 bales cotton, 3 casks spirits turpentine, 8 barrels rosin, 44 barrels, tar, 9 barrels crude. turpentine. !- ! ' Carolina-Central Railroad 3 casks spirts turpentine, 3 barrels tar. i O. F. & Y. V. Railroad 3 casks spirits turpentine, 18 barrels tar. Steamer E. A. Hawes 1 bale cot ton, 2 casks, spirits turpentine, 200 - Uarrels rosin. 75 barrels tar. 1 Steamer A. P. Hurt 103 barrels rosin, 87 Darreis tar. . Total Cotton, . 713 bales; spirits turpentine, 11 casks; rosin, 311 bar rels ; tar, 227 barrels ; crude turpentine, 9 barrels. To Attend a Wedding. . Mr. : Frank S. Westbrook left last night for Mi Olive, where he goes to attend the marriage of Mr. J. A. Westbrook 'to Miss Eliza Flowers. The nuptials will be celebrated in the Methodist Episcopal church of Mt. Olive to-night and will be followed by areceptionatthehome of the groom. Miss Flowers is a daughter of the late Dr Flowers, of lit. Olive.' j I Savings and Trust - i TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. A One Year, by M1L $6.00 . XSlx Months, - - Three Months, 8.60 ; 1.26 ; Two Months, 1.00 ' Dellvered to 8aberlber In tne! City at 4f Cents per month. A GOOD PROVIDER FOR HIS FAMILY is the mm thatl'kes coodllvli g himself, ni -whsa he comes to! our store to bay the neces. sanes hi finds ho many tempting and tvoih . Bjme delicacies In our stock of fine Canned Goods and Cereals and at such lo prices that he goes home loaded UKe 8anta Claud. Just to enliven things up a little we are i ow off-rinsr Fresh Egga at 12Hc per dozen; two . pound Tomatoes, 7 can; three-pound Totuatoefi, , 8o can. BestTabfe Butter, S5a per pound, and gfood Butt?r at soo. Fresh lot of nice fat Chickens, both alive and dressed. THE K N6 GROCERY CO; . K. KIKO, J3ANAGEU, Fourth Street Bridge. 'Pnone 887. feltf ' Time YOUR DEPOSITS IN THE J. CENT PER ANNUM. Y Y Y Y V Y Y Y V A BUCKET SHOP ! Bat not the kind that is generally meant by that term. t V Y Y V We handle Buckets of all Sorts and Sizes Y I 3 Y V Y Y V Y ? V Y For aU eorts of naes. We can alao supply yon with EVERI'fHINO fn the HAKD WABG and HOUSE FURNISH ING line at BOCK BOTTOM PRICES. ; i . WE MAKE Jobbing a Specialty. t V Y Y i GET OUR PRICES. Y I J. WMDRjCHISOM. $ jaSStf Y V MAR Dl GR AS. Kew Orleans. Mole ana Biningliai February 7th:i4th,' 1899. Half Rates yia Sealioarl Air Line. On account ot the Marfll Gras Festivities to be held at New Orleans, Mobile and Birming ham, .February 7th to . 14th; inclusive, the Seaboard Air Line will sell tickets to those points, from all stations, at a rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets to be soli Febru ary 7th-to 13th, inclusive; good returning until February 28th. j . k For farther Information, in regard to rates, routes, schedule, &c, call on or address ticket agents. -" I'l 1 ' L. 8.. ALLEN, I " . General Passenger Agent.) Portemoutb, Va, i feist Pure German Kainit 1000 bags German Kainit. 2500 bags 13 per cent. Acid. 21O0 bags Gibbs H. G. Gnano. 1500 bags Navassa Guano. 1900 bag's W. G. & Co. Guano. 1000 bags Golden Belt Guano. 1600 bags Tobacco Guano. , n a. 1 1000 bags Trackers Guano. ll 100 bags Muriate of Potash. 100 bags Nitrate of Potash. Shipments from Wilmington or Charleston. . W. B. COOPER, Wholesale Grocer. JaSStX .. Wllmlnicton N. C. Seed Oafs. Rust Proof; White Spring, and Black varieties. Also, Seed Irish Potatoes. HALL & PEARSALL, feltf Wholesale Grocers. You Know What It coets you elsewhere, so just for Three (3) days I win sell you the best Laguyra Coffee at 1 9c a lb. Parched or Ground. Quantity to one person limited. LOOK OUT FOB ANOTHER TEADE HUSTLES . FEBRUARY 4TE. i S. W. SANDERS, feltf At The Unlucky Corner. Notice in . Bankruptcy. In the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina, In Bankruptcy, In the matter of tr H. W. McNatt, Bankrupt In Bankruptcy, i. To the creditors of H. W. McNatt. of Max ton. In the county of Bobesoh and district aforesaid. 31 BUI a bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that on the 80th day of Jam was duly adjudged a. v. law. tne earn n. vv. mcciai.ii M Vvrt W nt- An1 thaf ttlA flret meeting oi ms creditors will be held at tbe office of B. F. McLean In Max ton. on the 16th-' day of February, A. D. 1899, at 8 o'clock lnr the afternoon, at which time the said creditors may attend prove their claims, appoiat a trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting, . b. m. macbajc, Referee In Bankruptcy.H FayetteyUle. N. O. feb 1 it i notice: To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I have bought from L. Well, late agent of the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association of this city, all his bottles, crates and boxes, and therefore, have the legal right to claim any of same wherever founds ' F. BIonTEB, .. Agent Bartholomay b. Co- . February 1, 1899. -... we feb4t' Coil -V-
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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