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WILMINGTON, N. 0., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY; 19, 1899.
WHOLE NO. 9,832
City mt 45 Gents per month.
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OUTLINES.
i i. ' ic.tnffinA annrobriation bill
X Lie - art.
considered yesterday in the Senate;
most of tne day on
the Naval appropriation bill.
iiinrv Line steamer City of San An
tonio left New York Sunday last and
not been sighted. M. loubet
Locilected President of the republic
1 .-n.n. li received 483 aeainst 279
01 r rauw , ...
votes! tumultuous demonstrations
were made in Paris against Loubet,
but the police and military suppressed
the outbreak. : The flood situation
t Richmond, Va., improved; bridges
alUafe. v The radish crop
in
he Norfolk section is totally destroyed,
Col. W. J. Bryan lectured
. .-;niicm t Ann Arbor. Mich.
on
impci iw -
awmishins between Gen.
Otis' forces
v,"-T TTilininos near Manila
con-
tinies. A family of negroes con
sisting of a man. wife and four chil
dren were drowned in Pee Dee river;
S C., Thursday. The constitu
tional amendment limiting suffrage,
passed both houses of the General As-
Sembiy at Raleigh; it will, be submit
ted to a vote of the people in August
190i I Twenty-one persons killed
and a'hundred or more injured in a
railroad collision in, Belgium; no
Americans or English among the vic-
jms L New York markets: Money
i on call steady at 22i per cent, the
Ust'loan being at 2i per cent ; cot
ton quiet, middling uplands 6c ;
' flour neglected and weak; wheat spot
steady, No. 2 red 85?; corn spot
steady. No. 2 44c.; oats spot steady,
No 2 B5Jc; rosin quiet; strained com
mon td good$1.301.32J; spirits tur
pentine firm at 46 1 47c.
WEATHER REPORT.
i
U. S. DEP'T 01 AGBIOTLTUBE, I
. Weatheb Btjbkau,
i VTiLMisaTOS, N. O., Feb. 18. )
Temperature : 8 AM.,43 deg. ; 8 P.1L,
49 deg. ; maximum, 54 deg. ; minimum,
42 dee. ; mean, 48 deg. . -
Rainfall for the day, 01; rainfall
lince 1st of the month up to date, 2.57.
Stasre of water in the river at Fay
etteville at 8 A. M 35.6 feet and rising.
' I FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
, WaIhingtox. February 18. For
NortbJ Carolina fair: light variable
winds. ' ' , '
Port Almanac-FT, 19.
6.45 A. M
Sets,. . . .
5.44 P. M.
Length
10H. 58 M.
digh
Hieh
Water at Southpor
Water. Wilminetoii
3.13 A. M.
5.43 A. M.
; A $100,000 whitewash commission
is pretty costly whitewash.-
The latest freak discovered in Ken-
tuekV is a PopulistNpolitician with
out lungs. . . . -
'i
'They are beginning to fine liara in
Chicago. And they have some fine
liars to begin on, too.
lney are having some more
anarchy in Somoa, and it is all about
itnat kms: lob that Days 348.60 a
mdnth. . .
, - 'i ...
I The Philadelphia Times wants
that Senatorial deadlock broke.
Quay will pick the lock or break it
iU it laata much longer. He doesn't
iuibuu 10 do locsea out.
We are indebted to the Philadel
phia Times for its almanac for 1899.
It la full of valuable statistical and
other information comprehensively
condensed and conveniently ar
ranged for reference.
Secretary Alger says he did his
oest m running the: War Depart
ment': That may be so, but the
laultt with Alger is that he clung on
"ueuiLnere WArp nth pro vhn wpta
ready and could do so much better.
mi
ihe proposed Tin-plate Trust is
aueged to have a capital of $400,-
W0,000. From the amount ot capi
tal the several hundred Trusts in
this country are credited with
they;mu8t have about all the money
lu the country.
Secretary Gage says with peaceful
conditions the Philippines should
l&e necessary
ATnnnaoa anil anrvnlv
uioney for general improvements,
Peaceful conditions" is a very
portant proviso.
lm-
. Miss Thursby's $10,000 parrot is
eaa, That's the value she set upon
lt-. 1 he remarkable thing about this
Parrot is not the value set upon it,
"" "u it saiicea ana sang in nail a
ozen or more . languages, including
uinese.
i
i - m
I -oiui tunes ioiiow some men in
raPia succession. The Maryland
i tell of a farmerjnthat State
, tWho three weeks ago , lost three
chlldren from diphtheria, the next
;eK his barns and stables were
uaea, and with them his stock,
rmmg implements and grain, and
jje third week his house burned in
mgat and he and his wife and
gaining child were almost frozen
Je'ore they reached ' a neighbor's
use. .
the'acw
LOCAL DOTS.
In the Dockery performance to
begin here next Saturday the boome
rang will play a prominent part. ,
It seems now that the new
Board of Aldermen will appoint the
members of the Police Commission.
Just now, the indications are
that the Charlotte dispensary bill will
pass the House, but will not pass the
Senate. " ' ; . ' '' '
The "oldesHnhabitant" is still
chuckling over the great "inning" he
had during the recent meteorological
melange. . '
The second term in the ixight
dancing school of Miss Lord will open
to-morrow night at Germania HalL
See advertisement.
- The annual congregational
meeting of St. - Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran Church will be held Tues
day night, February 21st, at 8 o'clock.
See notice.
Mr. .Andrew J. , Howell, Jr.
has rented the store No. 105 Prin
cess street, .where he will engage in
the book and stationery business about
March 1st.
The schooner -'Lois" F. Chaples,
Capt Medero, was cleared by Geo.'
Harriss, Son & Co., yesterday, for
Port-au-Prince, with asrgo of lum
ber from the Kidder Lumber Co.
The steamer E. A. Hawes, Capt.
Black, returned to Clear Bun, on
Black river, about 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The Driver left Fayette-
ville Friday night and will arrive here
this morning.
For the week ending yesterday
only two marriage licenses were
issued, one to a white couple and one
to a colored couple; the latter being
issued yesterday to W. 5. Livingston
and Rebecca Sneed.
There was no spirits turpentine
for sale at the lptial quotations, 43 to
44 cents yesterday. -' Sellers asked 44
to 45 cents, but there were no pur
chasers. There were receipts of only
one cask yesterday.
- Many frienda of Key. James
Carmichael, D. D., rector of St. John's
Church, will be glad to learn that he
has recovered sufficiently from, his re
cent sickness to begin to-day the usual
Lenten services in that church.
During the past two days the
roadway on Princess street, between
Front and Second, has been an awful
object lesson to those who favor con
tracting a debt of $50,000 for the im
provement of roads outside the city.
A young white -man was re
cently sentenced to fifteen days in jail,
in Richmond, for stealing a copy of the
Dispatch from a subscriber's doorway.
A dose or two of this sort of medicine
would have a good effect in Wilming
ton. .
- The tag Alexander Jones, Capt.
Adkins, from Ocracoke for Port Royal,
S. Cm with rock-crusher No. 3, belong
ing to P. Sandford Ross & Co., which
put in at Southport in distress several
days ago, passed out yesterday morn
ing. . - -
Ah waa "announced in yester
day's Star, Rev. David Macrae, of
Dundee, Scotland, will -fill the usual
Sunday forenoon appointment of Rev.
A. D. McClure, at St. Andrew's Pres
byterian Church this morning. The
public is cordially invited. ,
Sheriff MacEae and Register of
Deeds Biddle say that there are yet
quite a large per cent, of the mer
chants who have neglected to pay their
Schedule B tax, and that if they are
not paid immediately a forcible collec
tion will have to be made,
Attention is directed to the
annual report of the Wilmington
Homestead and Loan Association,
which is published in the advertising
columns of to day's Star. The report
is an excellent one and reflects more
than usual credit upon the officers
who have had the management of its
financial affairs.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
N. F. Parker Brass beds.
A. D. Brown Spring specials. .
Geo. O. Gaylord Big Racket ,
M. H. Curran Geo. W.'s tailor.
D. L. Gore Cross-cut cigarettes.
S. W. Sanders. Two days only.
Vlloers & Hashagen Provisions.
8t Paul's E. L. Church Meeting.
Williams Bros. Heavy groceries.
C. W. Yates & Co. Typewriters.
C. W. Polvogt Co. Spring goods.
King Grocery Co.-Anything needed
Johnson. & Fore Dissolution sale.
Masonic Meeting Concord Chapter.
Ooera House Rentf row's Stock Co.
Abbie Chadbourn Hall "An Acci
dental Courtship."
business locals:
Lost Nickel spectacles.
Miss Lord Dancing school.
P. EL Hayden Buggies, harness.
Love 6t Flynn Shippers, attention.
A Home Weddlor-
On the evening of February 14th, at
the home of her mother, Mrs. . E: E.
VanOrsdell, in this city, Miss Virginia
Lee VanOrsdell was married to Mr.
Adam Sewell Trezevant. of South
Carolina; Bishop A. A. Watson per
forming the ceremony. The bride is
daughter of the late C. M. Van
Orsdell, for many years one of Wil-
minsrton's most popular citizens. The
groom is a member of a prominent
South Carolina family, and a prosper
ous young farmer, residing near Fort
Motte. The happy couple were the
recipients of many handsome and use
ful presents. They left Friday for
their home in South Carolina and carry
with them the cordial "good wisher of
hosts of friends.
NEW DEPARTURE IN
WILMINGTON HIGH SCHOOLS.
"TUeston Topics," Issued Monthly, Will
Give Qsss and Society Organiza- j.
tloos and Entertainments.
A new departure in 'Wilminarton
High School circles, and one, too,
which gives abundant promise of
quickening interest and brightening
enthusiasm in the special school work,
is the issuing from month to month',
of. admirably arranged pamphlets,
entitled "Tileston Topics," giviDg the
various class organizations and the
programmes for the literary and other
entertainments to be given during
that month. The one for February is
just being issued, but in the future
they will be out by the first of each
month. r
On the last page of the pamphlet is
a list of the famous authos, inventors,
statesmen and others whose birthdays,
occur during the month. Exercises
bearing upon" the life and work of
these characters are arranged for their
respective birthdays. : t
These monthly pamphlets are issued
jointly by the classes and societies of
the High School, the organization and
February entertainments by several of
whom, have already been published
in the colums of the Star.
The class of 1902 will on Wednes
day of this week, celebrate Washing-
Ion's birthday with a very interesting
programme. Miss Mary Thompson
will discuss "Washington and His
Mother;" M. Seigfried Goodman will
present "Washington as a Young
Man;" Miss Mary) Payne,. '.'Martha
Washington," and Eddie Schulken
will recite . Washington's Farewell
Address. The exercises will close with
the chorus, "Mount Vernon Bells."
On Friday afternoon the achieve
ments of Galileo and Copernicus wil
be discussed in a public entertainment
by the "Class of '02." The speakers
will , be Miss Emma Norton, Miss
Louise Van Laer, Miss Irene Peterson
Christopher Pierce, George Lynch
and David Holt. . .
Also on Friday of this week the
Lambda Delta Society willgive an in
teresting entertainment devoted to the
study of Peabody and Lowell. Miss
Seigfried Goodman, Miss Alice Craft,
Miss Irene Peterson, Miss Lucy Mc
intosh and Miss May Galloway, are
among those to take part in the exer
cises bearing upon reabody, tne phi
lanthropist. I
During the portion of the entertain
ment devoted to Lowell, Miss Worth
will recite "The Vision of Sir Laun
celdte ;" Miss Gertrude B. Bryan will
read a sketch of Lowell's life, and
Miss Martha Keen will recite, There
will be music by Miss Bessie Mont
gomery, i
While these exercises are hot open
to the general public, still the parents
of pupils and friends of the school are
invited to attend.
TWO OPEN AIR CONCERTS.
To-morrow by the Concert Band and Or
cbestra of "Toe Jolly Pathfinders." j
At noon to-morrow on i the Market
street plaza, the splendid Silver Cornet
Band and Opera Orchestra of ' Rent
frows' Jolly Pathfinders" will give a
free open air concert, rendering a
number of popular airs and standard
orchestral selections. And again to
morrow evening in front of the Opera
House there will be another open air
free concert. .
As heretofore announced, the "Jolly
Pathfinders" will begin a solid week's
engagement at the Opera House tb
morraw night, rendering as their
initial play the ' popular musical
comedy "The Lightning Express.f
Ladies will be admitted j free to mor
row nitrht when accompanied by a
person having a i paid j reserve seat
ticket, which should be secured from
Gerkens before 6 P. M.
Supreme Chancellor is Coming.
In a letter to Mr. William C. Smith,
received several days ago, Mr. Thos,
G. Sample, Supreme Chancellor of
the -Knights of Pythias for the entire
world, writes that he will visit the
lodges in Wilmington in the early
part of next week and will remain
here for two days; in fact, so far as he
is able to determine now. he will be
here to-day week,' Sunday, 26th inst
jPythianism has a remarkably strong
foothold in Wilmineton and Mr.
Sample's visit will be one of great in
terest and profit to the local: brother
hood. Mr. Sample will arrive here
from Charlotte, at which place he will
iilsn snend a couple of days with the
lodges in that city.
These Boys "Beat The Band."
John Garrell, Charlie Craig and
George Tilley, three of Wilmington's
amateur sportsmen, returned yester
day afternoon from a hunt m Bruns
wick county with the biggest string of
hirda RAAn here for many a day. The
total count was 265, embracing wild
ducks, partridges, woodcock, . snipe,
doves, robins and blackbirds, a very
large proportion being ' game birds.
They went over to Brunswick Friday
and began their work about 3 o'clock
P., M., shooting until nearly dark.
Stopping over night on the Atkinson
plantation, they resumed operations
yesterday-trad bagged birds jintii they
got tired.
Daughters of Confederacy.
There wjll be an important meeting
of the local chapter Daughters of the
Confederacy in their - assembly room
at the W. L. L armory io-morrow af
ternoon at 4 o'clock. A full attend
ance is requested, as some important
arrangements are to be1 made for the
annual exercises on Memorial Day.
CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST.-
Dockery to Take Testimony Here Next
Saturday Has Only Five Days -for
the Whole District.
The first act in the roaring farce en
tittled "Oliver H. Dockery, Con
testant," will be presented in this city
next Saturday, as will be seen by the
following notice served on Hon.Jno.
D. Bellamy yesterday: ' .
CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST,
Oliver H. Dockery. Contestant, vs.
Jno. D. Bellamy, Contestee Fifty
sixth Congress Sixth District of
North Carolina. : 1 r
To Jno. D. Bellamy, Contestee. Wil
mington, N.C.:
Sir: You will take notice that I
will proceed to take testimony in the
above entitled cause in the Federal
Court room, in the U. S. Postoffioe
building, Wilmington, before T. . E.
Wallace, a Notary Public, beginning at
9 o'clock A. M., on Saturday, 25th day
of February, 1899, and continuing from
day to day if necessary. : I will exam
ine tne following witnesses, namel v :
Jas. Ulain. J. o. W. Easrles. Jack
Moore,' Lewis Guyer, Joseph Ander
son, Willis Richardson, B. A. Moore,
J. C. Williams, Jno. G. Norwood, C.
W. Norwood. John Whitehead. Jos.
Scarboro, David Bryant. Joseph Mc
Jt'arland, Kobt. Simmons, J. J, Guyer,
v red wuyer. Alex Khone. Ualvin BelL
Jno. D. Franklin. Georee Littleton.
E; M. Green. J. A. Sharne. Watson
McNeill. J. W. Murchison. William
Perdew. Marcus W. Jacobi. Josenh
Jacobi,! Owen F. Love, F. W. Kerch-
ner, Wm. E. Springer, C. D. Foard.'
This, the 18th day of February,
1899. Oliver H. Dockeby.
- Per Oscar JJ Spears, Attorney. -Of
the thirty-three' witnesses named
in the foregoing list there are, we be
lieve, nine white Democrats and twenty-four
negroes.and the striking feature
is the fact that the name of not one
white Republican appears in the list.
Why is, this? Have the white Re
publicans all turned Democrats? Or is
Col. Dockery's attorney afraid of their
testimony? . i -
But another remarkable feature of
this so-called contest, is the fact that
Dockery will have but five daysia
which to take his direct evi
dence in the entire district.
The law governing these contest
is very plain. Alter notice or
contests is seryed on the contestee the
latter! serves his answer on the con
testant, who is allowed forty days
from date of service of answer to take
-testimony. Then the contestee is al
lowed forty days to take testimony and
the contestant has ten days in j which
to take evidence i in rebuttal.
As Bellamy's answer was served on
Dockery on the 21st of January,
Dockery's forty days' will expire on the
2nd of March, or five days from next
Saturday, when his first witness will
be examined. There is no provision
in the law for any extension of the
time allowed for direct evidence. So,
Dockery must be content with what he
can do in five days; Bellamy will then
have forty days, and Dockery can fol
low witn ten days tor testimony in
rebuttal.
This statement of facts indicates very
strongly that Dockery is engaged in a
hopeless struggle, so far as any con
test is concerned, and that his real ob
ject is to : manufacture "campaign
thunder" for the Republican' Congres
sional Committee.
REMARKABLE CATCH OF PISH.
New River Trout Were Easily Caught by
Thousands After the Recent Freeze.
A gentleman who returned; to the
city yesterday afternoon from Jack
sonville, Onslow county, reports some
remarkably large catches of trout
that were made in New River below
I Jacksonville after the unprecedented
cold weather of the early part of the
week.
He says that there were on a con
servative estimate at least 15,000 on
the landings at J ackson ville Friday,
varying in weight from three to fifteen
pounds each. They were brought to
Jacksonville in boats and were sold in
quantities as low as four cents each,
taking the lots as they came. A large
quantity of them were brought to
Wilmington yesterday and the dealers
found ready sale for them at 25 to 75
cents each. : There were also, quite
heavy shipments made to the Northern
markets via Newbern and via Wil
mington. V - I
Fishermen say the trout were be
numbed by the cold and were easily
scooped up in dip nets and some were
even caught by hand.
"An Accidental Courtship."
"An Accidental Uourtsnip, the en
tertainment which was to have been
given on last. Monday night in Abbie
Chadbourn Memorial Hall at the First
Presbyterian Church, and which ; was
postponed on account of the severe
weather, will be given Tuesday even
ing, February zist. The event is for
the benefit of the Sunday school libra
ry fund, and after extended prepara
tions promises to be quite a success.
The "Courtship" will be the leading
feature on the programme, and in ad
dition to this there will be recitations
by Miss Worth and a vocal solo by
Mrs. W. L. Latta. -Refreshments will
be served, and all those who have
kindly consented to help out in this
way are requested to bring or send
them to the hall between the hours of
4 and 6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Rare Musical Entertainment.
The entertainment by the Louise
Brehany Concert and Ballad Company
last night in the auditoruxn of the Y.
MJ C. A; under the auspices of the
Entertainment Committee, thoroughly
pleased a large and representative
audience. Indeed, itis safe to say that
no troupe of musical artists- who have
visited Wilmington this season will
be 1 more pleasantly remembered as
rendering a really high class concert
than will the Brehany Co.
T
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS;
Mr. E. H. Jennings, of yF&j-
etteville, is registered at The Orton.-
Mr. Oscar Lewis, of Charlotte,
was registered at The Orton yesterday.
Dr. L. L. Ardrey, of Burgaw,
was in the city yesterday on a business
Mr. E. T. Pullen was down
from Rocky Point yesterday on a busi
ness trip. . , i
Mr. Neill MeKinnon has re
turned from a visit to Red Spring and
Fayetteville. V----;V: l'i-V
Mr. E. C. Clark, of - Elizabeth-
town, is in the city, making purchases
of the wholesale dealers.
Mr. Jno. "Wallace, of Long
Creek, was in thei city yesterday and
called at the Stab office. V
Mr. J. H. Mason, a popular
travelling man, is in the city on one
of his periodical business visits.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Love haye
returned from an extended visit to
friends and relatives at Fayetteville
and in Robeson county.
Miss Sallie Davis, of Marion,
S. C. , is spending some time in the
city, the guest of her uncle, Mr. J. F.
Garrell, No. 404 North Third street.
Mr. W. Morgan, of the New
York office of the American Cotton Oil
Co., is in the city on business connect
ed with the cotton seed oil mill here. !
-Raleigh Post: "Messrs. Geo. H.
Harriss, Jr., Iredell Meares, J. N.
Craig, T. M. Morse and W. A. Snell,
of Wilmington, are at the Yarboro."
Mr. W. J. Martin, of the Star
local staff , left yesterday . morning on
a visit to Winston. What "Billy"
will say to the bewitching girls of that
town will be "a plenty." '
Rev. Dr. Robert Strange has
returned from a two weeks' visit to
points in Virginia and North Carolina
and will conduct the services at St.
James' Episcopal Church to-day. '
Miss Mary F. Marsh, a talented
young lady who has been teaching
school -near Phoenix, spent Friday
night in Wilmington and left yester
day morning, via the A. and Y., for
her. home near Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE SHOPS
WILL BE CLOSED.
Conference of Fayetteville Board of Trade
and City Officials With General !
Manager Kenly.
The Fayetteville papers of Friday
afternoon publish particulars of a con
ference which was held in that city in
the afternoon, by, Mr. J. R. Kenly,
General Manager' of- the Atlantic
Coast Line system; with a committee
from .the Fayetteville Chamber of
Commerce and city Sfficials, recently,
appointed to confer with Mr. XL
Walters with reference to the reten
tion of the C. F. & Y. V. shops in that
city and generally to look after the in
terests of Fayetteville in the premises.
The Observer's report of the con
ference says: :
Mr. Kenly explained-that he came
instead of Mr. alters td keep the hit
ter's engagement with the committee,
because of Mr. Walters' unavoidable
absence.
Mr. Kenly exhibited the kindliest
feeling for our people and the town
generally, and declared that he had
never had a more disagreeable duty
. m . 1 j 1 . V A 1
va perioral uu inu . wmcn we Busi
ness interests of those whom he rep
resented required him to do viz: to
order the closing of the shops, which
would take place to-morrow mgnt.
The committee, had hoped that the
company would find it to be to
its interest to retain and even
to enlarge the shops in view of the
fact that Fayetteville was the hub
of a wheel from which five railway
spokes radiated. "Mr. Kenly replied
that the costly shops at Wilmington,
Rocky Mount and Florence were am
ple for the whole system and were near
enough to Fayetteville for all require
ments, lie added, however, that his
company was resolved to do every
thing tney could to build up f ayette
ville as, indeed, it was their 'interest
to do in the case of all places which
supplied business for their roads. He
also declared that it was their purpose
to take care or every u. u . ct i." v,
employe whom they could. Preference
would, of course, be given to their own
men where there had to be a choice
and other things being equal.
Mr. Kenly stated that the freight
business of all the roads would be con
solidated at the present Atlantic &
Yadkin depot, but that, for the present
at least, the passenger stations would
remain as before.
Death of Mrs. Patrick Glavln.
Mrs. Ellen Glavin, wife of Mr. Pat
rick Glavin, died at her home in this
city. No. 312 Walnut street, iat 12:30
o'clock this morning in the 63rd year
of her age. Mrs. Glavin suffered a
stroke of paralysis some months
ago, ' and about three months ago
she suffered a second stroke from
which she never rallied. A bereaved
husband, three sons, Messrs. D. J.
and EL P. Glavin, of Elizabeth City,
and Mr. E. C Glavin, of Wilmington,
and two daughters, one of which is
Mrs. J. LJL Mann, of Washington, D.
Q, survive her,-and have the sympa
th-v of a wide circle of friends in " the
sad loss they have sustained.
The absent members of the family
have been notified of the death and
will arrive to-day or to-morrow, for
the funeral which will be held Tues
day.
Weekly Police Record.
For the week ending last night 15
arrests were made by the police offi
cers, 6 of the number being white and
9 colored. The offences for "which
they were arrested are tabulated as
follows: Drunk; and disorderly, ; 6
disorderly conduct. 4: druns and
down. 3 ; throwing stones in the street,
1, and assault and battery 1.
LIMITING SUFFRAGE.
Amendment to the Constitution
Adopted by Both Houses of
the General Assembly.
0 BE VOTED UPON IN 1901.
At the State Election in Auzust of That
Year Bills Introduced in the House.
Bill to Fund Indebtedness of Wil r
mington Passed 2d Reading.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C. February 18. Lit
tle was done' in the Senate to-day be
sides pass the suffrage amendment to
the constitution. ? j .
Speeches fwere made by Senators
Glenn, Collie, Mclntire, Travis, Camp-
bell,. Robinson,
Hicks,
and Fuller
(colored.)
csenaior uoouwin ottered as an
amendment to the constitution amend
ment,, "that should the amendment
be adopted by popular vote, then all
persons who may thereby be de
prived of the Jight of suffrage shall be
exempt from all civil and military
duties and from poll tax.?' This was
ost, by a vote of 42 to 6. ( The vote
on passage of the amendment was also
42 to 6. vV V '
Only one bill was introduced to day.
t was to work convicts on roads in
Franklin county, f
Bills passed their third reading: To
incorporate the North and South Caro-
ina Railway. To incorporate Hpff
man. To incorporate Ohfo River and
Franklin Railway. 1 To amend the
charter of Goldsboro.
' In the House. :" '
Bills were introduced, as follows:
To incorporate the Bank of Wades-
boro. To prohibit the carrying of con-s
cealed weapons by soldiers. By Roun
tree, to amend Chapter 194, Acts 1893,
as to New Hanover and Pender, re
garding the ferry ' over Northeast
river; also, to amend Section 1964 of
the Code, in regard to the refusal of
railways to receive and .forward
freight. To except beds of floatable
and other navagable streams from
entry. To provide for working Cum
berland's roads by taxation. To allow
Wake county to have two additional
county commissioners.
A bill Was passed, authorizing the
Printing Committee to give out the
public printing to the lowest bidder.
This, it is understood, means it will
go to Nash Bros., at Goldsboro, who
haye been offering to do the printing
for 16 per cent less than the price
named in the bilL
The next , bill taken up was to es
tablish a Bureau of Labor and Printing,
under charge of a commissioner, with
the assistance of a practial printer.
This was a pendant to the printing
bill. The Democratic caucus will se
lect the commissioner. The salary
of the commissioner was reduced to
(1.200, and the assistant from $900 to
$700, and the appropriation from $3,
500 to $3,000. ;
The machinery act was introduced and
ordered printed, and the Revenue bill
was made the special order for Tues
day noon. V
The bill making an appropriation of
$16,000 for the State Guard is the
special order for Wednesday, and con
sideration of the Insurance bill, creat
ing the office of Insurance Commis
sioner, is set for Thursday. '
Jtiiils were passed To establisn a
dispensary at Clayton. To allow Tar
boro T to establish water works and
sewerage and electric lights ($40,000
for former and $10,000 for latter). To
establish a dispensary at Charlotte,
To provide for working roads of Cum.
berland county by taxation. ,
Willard's bill to fund indebtedness
of Wilmington passed second reading,
Bill to establish ! a dispensary at
Greensboro will be reported favorably.
The new county of Scotland has pre
sented Speaker Connor . with a hand
some gold pen. On it is inscribed,
"Scotland, 1899, Connor."
The question of a dispensary for Ra
leigh will be considered at a meeting
to be held to morrow afternoon at the
Academy of Music. V
By Associated Press. J
Raleigh. N. C.T February 18. An
amendment ; to the constitution of
North Carolina, limiting suffrage,
has been adopted by both branches
of the General Assembly. It passed
the House yesterday by & vote of 81
to 27, and the Senate to day by a vote
of 41 to 6. It will be submitted to a
vote of the people in August, 1901, at
the same time State officers are voted
for.
The avowed object of the amend
jnent is to eliminate the ignorant
nesrro vote. To do this educational.
property and poll tax. qualifications
are prescribed. But this is made in
effective as to white people by the
further provision that any person can
vote who was. entitled to vote on Jan'
uary 1, 1867, or any time prior thereto.
or whose ancestors were so. entitled to
vote,
One Woman Cots Another.
Anna Lewis and Betsey Mills, two
disreputable colored women, engaged
in a personal difficulty in one. of the
'dives" in. "Paddy's Hollow" last
night about 10 o'clock with the result
that the Lewis woman was quite seri
ously cut with a razor about the neck
and head by the Mills woman. Po
liceman George and Guy, who
were on duty in that section of the
city, were on the scene soon after - the
affray occurred, but the guilty party
succeeded in V making her escape.
Both women live in "Brooklyn.'
Pointers For "The Boys."
Virginia-Carolina Chemical stock is
quoted in Richmond at 119i for pre
ferred and 78 for common. Atlantic
Coast Line of Va., A, 135: B, 125.
Raleigh and Gaston, 69 bid, 85 asked;
Seaboard and Roanoke, first and second
preferred, 170 bid.-
AUGUSTA AND THE A. C. L.
4 Large Purchase of Real Estate . In
the City Supposed to be for Rail.
road Terminals. !
The Stab announced several days
ago that Attorney Joseph R. Lamar, of
the Charleston and Western! Carolina
Railroad a branch line of the A. C
L. had purchased five' Mocks of city
property; in Augusta, Ga , and that the
presumption in Augusta was that the
property; had been bought for the pur
pose of establishing a terminus for the
A. C. L. at that place. It was also
stated at the time that prominent offi
cials of the road would , neither deny
nor confirm the report. I ....
The following from, the 'Augusta,
(Ga.) Chronicle of Friday, 17th inst,
will be interesting reading in this con
nection: I
One of the biggest real estate deals
in Augusta for many a day and one
that is of vast importance to . the city
was closed yesterday, j .
By it five blocks of city nronertv
changed hands and the sum involved
is $30,000. -
Mr. Joseph K. Lamar is the purchas
er of the property, but further than
this all is surmise. I
The surmise however has a very rea
sonable basis to rest upon. .
Mr. Lamar is attorney for the Char
leston and Western Carolina I railway.
The C. & W. C. is owned by the At
lantic Coast Line. The Atlantic Coast
Line is building a connection from
Denmark, where it at present connects
with the South Carolina andl Ueorgia
road to Bobbins on the Port Royal and
Augusta branch of the C. .and W- C.
These are fasts well known to the
public. ' When the connection is com
pleted it will be seen that the Atlantic
Coast Line will enter Augusta on its
own tracks instead of via the South
Carolina and Georgia, as at present.
The Atlantic Coast Line always worts
for the i unbuilding of the I interests
along its roads. The C. W. & C. part
of its system is so vitally concerned
in Augusta's welfare that what helps
tne U. cc W. U. is bound to neip Au
gusta and what helps Augusta is bound
to benefit the U. & W. U. 1
Augusta mav well celebrate tho ar
rival of the Atlantic Coast Line trains
over its own, track, and the day should
be made a memorable one in its festal
annals. , .
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EXPRESSION OF THANKS, .
Editor Stab. The Street Car Con
ductors and Mortormen desire to nUb-
lielv exnress throusrh the columns of
the Stab, their heartfelt I thanks to
Mrs. James Sprunt for her kindness
during! the recent cold weather, in
serving to them hot coffee lunches,
etc. This crreat kindness will long.be
remembered and is greatly appreciated
by us, - and it is only lust tnat tne
public : should know of this generous
act of Mrs. Sprunt
Yours, very Truly;
Joseph A. Black, '
Street Car Conductor.
One of Daniel's Heroes.
That Napoleonic hero negro, Lieu
tenant "Sink" Holmes, late of i Ketri-
bution Russell's Rantankerous Ran
gers, was in Raleigh Friday, and is
probably there now. He is certainly
not in Wilmington. He made ' haste,
of course, to call on his ex-hell-ency,
to whom he is indebted- for the distin
guished military title he bore, tq say
nothing of pay and perquisites.. The
rumor that "Sink" wentto Raleigh to
get "de Gubner" to accompany him to
Wilminarton as a . bodv-euard is not
generally credited here, j
Not Much Difference. i .
It sometimes comes high to ship
goods by Express. In an emergency,
caused by the stoppage i of steamers
and trains from Baltimore, during the
recent freeze, the Stab ordered a small
lot of paper by Express from that city,
The paper cost $8.50i TheE xpress
charges were $8.30. "Blessed Tony!"
as the lamented Wm. A. Wright used
to say,
9IABBIEB.
YANOBSDELL TREZEVANT In A his city,
Tnnwiav evBntncr. February ln. at tne resi
dence or ine Dnaes momer, mre. n. a.. au
Oredell, by Eight Bey. A. A. Watson, Miss
VIRGINIA LEE VANORSDELL to Vr. ADAM
8EWELL TREZEVANT, Ot FQrtMutte, S. C.
DIED. .
GLAVIN At her home In this city this morn
ing at 13.80 o'clock, Mrs. ELLEN, beloved wlfo
of Patrick Glavin. aaed 63 years, r Fonerai
notice later. '
Richmond and Cnlcago papers piease copy.
VcILHEKNY In this city at 12.80 this (Sun
day) marninsr. Kiss LI8A DUDLEY MCIL-
HE .NY, eldest daughter of Cci. T. C. Mcnhenny
Funeral from St. John' Church, Sunday,, s.80
P. M.
NEtr ADVERTISEMENTS.
Concord Chapter So, 1, R. A. M.
COMPANIONS The regular Convocation will
be held Monday evening, at 8 o'clock.
fel91t i V W. A. MABTTN, Secretary.
Congregational Meeting.
The annual congregational meeting of St.
Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church will be
held Tueslay night. February 21, 1899, at 8
o'clock in the Memorial building of the church.
. a. u. uuicno, .
teltlt - ' Beoretary.
Brass Beds, Solid Brass, r
ENAMEL BEDS, (genuine Enamel). Antique
Oak, Golden Oak, Mahogany, and White Enamel
DrmMora. Washstands and Cheffoniera. The
finest ever shown in this city.
BiaeDoaras, uimng xaoies nu vmin ia
Golden and Antique Oak. - - ...
- N. F. FABKEB,
Furniture and Furniture Novelties,
fewtf - 17 South Front street.
Washington's Birthday
shonid be celebrated in the bono
circle with something for t6e tab e that is a lit
tle out of the ordinary as a holiday efferintr to.
Qeoree'8 memory, and to the business man that
has time to relax and enjoy his dinner with uor
usual gusto. Anything that Is needed In the
Une of Fancy or Staple Groceries that yon pro;
vide from our stock of pure food will be rel
ished. Try our Banquet and Oraham Wafers.
Favorite Mtlk Lunch and Butter Thin in one
pound packages at isc each. ,
THE KING GROCERY CO.,
B. F. KING, MANAGER, v
Fourth Street Bridge.
'Phone 887.
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Sale of
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No. Ill Blarket Street,
The 20th Inst.
Sold at Cost !
For Cash.
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Yollers & Hashagen, -
Wholesale' ProTisioner.
Just Received ConaiKB
inent 600 Pounds Good
Color a-fcd Sweet .
Mountain Butter.
WUl sell at previous to Blizzard Prices, First
comers get the choicest.
Also,
1800 Pounds Best Creamery
. Butter
at less than New York prices. Along with this
goes the
Best Brand of Flour, v
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It will increase your trade and hold what
you already have. Just a trial order to con
vince; if not so, you don't have to pay for It.
Trade can't do without It In this town.
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Use "Squire's Small Square
Cut Bellies." None Better.
f e 19 tf Nutt street, A.C. L. Crossing.
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Heavy and Fancy
Groceries. .
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We have just received a large and select
stock, which we offer to the trade at
close figures: Flour, Salt, Molasses,
Coffee, Tobacco, Snuff, Bacon, Lard,
Soaps, Meal, Rice, Bagging, Ties, Nails,
Oysters, Peaches, Cakes, Cheese. Corn
Beef, Baking Powders, Teas, Cheroots,
Cigarettes, Tomatoes, etc. In fact.
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Everything kept in a
First-class Grocery Store. $
WRITE FOB QUOTATIONS.
WILLIAMS BROS., J
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Wholesale Grocers and
4 Commission Merchants.
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OPERA HOUSE,
One Week Mffiyignt, Feb. 20.
Rentfrow's Big Stock Co.,
The Jolly Pathfinders,
Prize Ideal Silver Cornet Band and Operatic
Orchestra, presenting a repertoire of all new
dramas and' comedies. Monday night the
musical comedy drama,
"The Lightning Express."
Popular Prices 10, 80 and 80 cents.
Ladles free on Monday night if accompanied
by an eecort holding a paid 80 cent ticket. -fel78t
Cross Cut Cigarettes.J
50,000 cross Cut Cigarettes.
60,000 A. H. and Cyele,Glmrettes.
10000 Kolg's celebrated Clcmrs.
18,000 Lbs. Tobacco, Jobs and Stan
dard Brands.
1,200" Kegs Nails. l
1,TOO. Barrels Flonr. .
SOO cases Lye, star, ISendleson
and Thompson.
100 Bbls. Seed Potatoes, DlnVrent
Varieties,
700 Bns. B. JP. Oats, Texas,
and quantities of other Groceries. Also large
lot Fertilizers. Ask for prices.
D. L GORE,
to 19 tf
The Entertainment
"Accidental Courtship."
Which was to be given at. Abbie Chadbourn
Memorial Hall, on Monday evening, February
18th, and which was postponed on account of
the snow storm, will be given .'
Tuesday Evening, February 21.
Those who promised Befreshments wDl please
send them to the Hall between the hours of 4
and 6 o'clock, Tuesday evening. . fe 19lt
Dissolution
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