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r : .1 1 t it iuarantced Bona-Flde, ver?Dsy1 v TEDS OF SUBSCRIPTION - : - - - .... . 1 J Circulation Larger Than That , Of Any Other Daily News i paper Published la ft:' H One Year, by Hail , $5.00 ', ! Six ZXontha, . " 2,50 r1 J J Wilmlagl Wilmington. " ; Three Months, - 1.25 ; OLDEST DAILY IfBWSPkP & v - UN THE STATE, W Two ZXoatha, " l.OO; Delivered to Subscribers In tbejy X City at 45 Cent per month. Y VOL. LXin. NO. 131. WILMINGTON, N. 0., PRIDAY, FEBRUAEY 24 189. 1 WHOLE NO. 9,836 Star NG BRa i ' 1 7 f m t- 1 I i WEATHER REPORT. i U. S. Dkp't of Agbioult cue, i Weathkb Btjmau, Wjlmingtoh, N. O., Feb. 24. ) -47 deg. ; maximum,; 61 deg. ; minimum, 43 deg. ; mean, 52 deg. Rainfall for the. day, T; rainfall gince 1st of the month up to date, 2. 60. Stage of water m the river at Fay- ettevilleat 8 A. M. 34 feet and rising. ' FORECAST FOR TO-0AY. ' Washington, Feb. 24. For North Carolina:, Threatening . weather in the early j morning1, followed by fair; colder; brisk north westerly-winds. outlines. Boutelle's amendment to the Naval bill, fixing the price of armor plate at $545 per ton, was changed to $445 per tan; the jbill passed the House. The river and harbor bill was consid ered in. the Senate.; The Filipinos made a demonstration on the Ameri can lines at Manila, and some of them got between the outposts and city; fighting continued! all day; many vil lages near Manila burned by the na tives; business is suspended. - The uneral of the late President Faure, of he French republic, took place yes terday; in Paris; the garrison, number id? 60.000 men, was on duty; there was no disturbance of any kind. Xev- York markets: Money on call quoted at 13 per cent., the last loan i being at 2 per cent. ; cotton quiet, middling uplands 6 916c; flour j S ' a? . ' ! ! : i 1 moaeraiejy acuve on spring wucers and patents, but quiet otherwise ; wheat spot firtnj No. 2 red 84c; corn spot firm, j No. 2 42ei oats- spot quiet, NO. 2 35ic; rosin quiet; spirits turpentine steady at 46461c. Port Almanac Fab. 84. 5au Rises ! , . ... i . . . . . . . . 6.38 A. M. Sin Sets.. ...... i....... 5.49 P. M. i)av'i Length. ..I... . .. . . 11 H. 11 M. iiizti Water at Southporl 7.07 A. M. tlfch jWater. Wilmingtrji. 10.37 A. M. That must have been a dumb bar ber who, in Cleveland, 0.. broke the record a few days ago by shaving a nan in fifty seconds. ; . ' 1 - If $hat? threatened coal famine had st r ti c k Pittsburg, it would have iven the citizens an opportunity to uke "iiu good, clean wash. , .', --, ; ' n. Palmer, the Gold Democratic canlulate for the Presidency, has beea Totjed a pension of $50 a month. It is said that he nee&3 it, as he it poof dlld growing blind. V The bid weather has brought bad roads in Georgia , up as a topic of animated discussion. The roads can stand about as much discussion without being affected thereby as anything we know of. J. 11 or Parkerson, of New York, rises; to claim the distinction of having first suggested blockading Santiago harbor by sinking boats, after Cervera's fleet got in. He didn't do the job, however, A Cliiicago paper offsets that Lon. don story about a mushroom that lifted a SOO pound paving stone with the remark that we have in this country some kinds of 'mushrooms that .carry lots of people to the : cemeteries. . A Louisville councilman has been indicted for soliciting a bribe. Served him right. A councilman who hadn't patience enough to wait until the briber came his way and found hifti ought to be indicted and made aa example of. . : ; - ,Z Wellington, a Kansas town, has a law-suit on hand, the result of call ing its', new jail iafter a woman who was locked up on it and who after waras established her innocence. She sues for damages. This is what' comes of fooling with a woman. A Professor th Yorkshire College, .eeu8, England, has discoverea a .procesiof making artificiar silk out1 of gelatine, and,, a very simple and inexpensive process, too. .The gela tine may be colored so as to give a' thread of any desired, shade. Thia pilk i3 very brilliant and would make (the.silk worm ashamed of his work, Grace Epworth League. . : The regular monthly meeting of the .Epworth League of Grface M. F. Vaurch held last night was the most i largely attended land interesting held this season. The exercises .jvere opened by Rav. A. P. Tyer, the pastor, r who conducted the de votional services, aster which Mr. Jno. Frank, ' as presi- "ent, prodded, i v i Interesting and very , creditable re ports were made by Mrs. Corbett for the Charity and Help department and i w cuairman of the Devotional de mm Mamie Alderman, chairman of tp? Literature Department, read an admirable original essay , - entitled -'Colonial Times, (17601780)" There a'so " aQ interesting reading by Waite. Miss Lydia Yates con "(: lmt(l: programme with an efifec- l ve reading of Longfellow's "Enoch I, arden." ; ., i. . -::r:'. Another interesting programme is .,?eing arranged! for the "March meet- LOCAL DOTS. The city campaign will be "short, sharp and decisive." . ' There will be a . brand-new registration of voters for the city elec tion. : There will be a called meeting of the Wilmington Board of Health this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Advertise in The Moaning Stab. Guaranteed circulation larger than that of any other "Wilmington Daily. MrW. Hv Northrop, Jr., an nounces in to-days star tnat be is a candidate for the office of City Clerk and Treasurer. jut. it. a, tiiowe announces himself in to-day's Stab' a candidate for Chief of Police, subject to the Democratic primaries. An" important notice to late officers of the U. S. Navy from' North Carolina, or their heirs, will be found in the advertising columns of the Star to-day. Air. A. .T. Hnwflll. Jr.. Axnftf.f.H to open his new book store at No. 1051 Princess street on Saturday morning. He is busy now opening, and display ing the stock. " - j. . It will be seen from the charter bill, printed in the Star to-day, that in addition to the other officers here tofore named, the City Attorney is to be voted for in the primary. under tne cnarter bill, as amended, the Clerk of the Board of Audit and Finance will' be Clerk- of the Board of Police and Fire Commis sioners, hut will receive no extra cotn- -pensation. . Letitia Lodge No. 3, Daugh ters cf Rebecca, crave an enjoyable 'Rosette Party" for the benefit of the Lodge at the residence of Mrs. Augusta Farrow, No. 709 North Fifth street, last night. " r The Sanitary Committee, com posed of Aldermen West, Hanby and Gaozer, met in the office of Dr. Mc Millan last night and discussed several matters regarding the sanitation of the city, but no definite conclusions were reached, r -j- Every member of the City Democratic Executive -Committee should read carefully the city charter bill printed in the Stab to-day. Special attention is directed to the time for registration and the time for holding the primary. There, was an interesting meet ing ot-tne Xiiterature Department or the North Carolina Sorosis yesterday afternoon!.; ''Satirists! of Augustan Age (1688-1744) was the topic., Selec tions read, were "Rape of the Lock," Popet "The TatlerT' Addison and Steele; "Gulliver's Travels," Swift, and "Lady Montague." r. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Naval Claims Notice. , Gooa Housekeeping Magazine. ' R. B. Clo we For Chief of Police. W.H. Northrop, Jr. To Dem. voters. Opera House Rentfrow's Stock Co. Connecticut Fire Insurance Com panyStatement. ' BUSINESS LOOAL8. Wanted Steam boiler. CITY CHARTER BILL. As It Has Passed the House of Repre BCUiauTCB auu tt in rivviuij rase ? a -it j mstt n n.n the Senate. The Star prints this mcjrning the full text of the bill tp amend the char ter of the city of Wilmington, in the form in which it will doubtless pass the Legislature. At this writing it has alreadv passed the House, and it is not likely, at this late day, that any further changes will be made. Section 13 reads as follows : "That no person can vote or take part in the procedings of any primary, election who is not by the laws of the State a lawful elector at the time such pn 4narv election is held." If this means that no person will be a "lawful elect or" untUhjaKhas registered under the new election law to be passed by the Legislature, then the new registration must be had beforeJhe primary is held This is-an important matter andjahould be considered immediately by the city Ttonrtmnitia Executive Committee: If there is no change in the' date of hold ing the election, it will take place on the 23rd of March, which is only twenty-sdveh days off, P. S. A telegram received from Representative Willard -last nignt after the ; foregoing was written says: "There is urgent request to appoint Police Commissioners one each by present Board of Aldermen, one by the new Board; and one by tne Legis lature. The change may be made, but it is not certain, "Below Zero" Last Night. It was figuratively a cord-time in the Opera House last -nignt. xne RAntfrnw J Comnanv played "Below Zero." There was another large audi ence and every-one seemed pleased with the performance.' In fact,.' Be low Zero" proved to be one of the very best of the Rentf row repertoire yet rowsATited in this city. To-morrow night they wUl play VOld Glory,' which Mr. Rentfrow says is one or ms rmost stirring "attractions. On Saturday there will be a matinee especially for ladies and children. "Cinderiila" or the "Glass Clipper will be interpreted. The management guarantees that the play will be one of the most laugnanie ana interesting which has distinguished the week's en gagement. CITY'S NEW CHARTER Text of the Measure; , That Has Passed, the House of Representativesr NOW PENDING IN THE SENATE Board of Police and Fire Commissioners' Powers and Duties Primaries Ten Days Before Election Fifteen j Days Notice to be Given. 1 An Act to be Entitled "An Act to Amend the Charter of The City op Wilmington." The Ueneral Assembly of North Caro lina Do Enact: i Section l. JThat an Act entitled "An Act to Amend the Charter of the City of Wilmington," ratified the 9th day of March, A. D, 1895, and also an Act entitled "An Act to Amend the Char ter of the City of Wilmington," rati fied the 5th day of March, A. D., 1897, ba and they are hereby repealed, and all laws and clauses of laws concern ing the City of Wilmington existing at the time of the ratification of the Act of March 9th, 1895, are hereby de clared to be in full force and elfect, except so far as they are amended by tlllS ACt. .- ;-L - .I.:' Sec. 2. That the election of Alder men snail be held according to the Charter of the City of Wilmington and the Acts Amendatory thereto,-except that the registration books may be open for only ten days previous to the elec tion. i , . J : Sec. 3. No member of the Board of Aldermen or the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners shall be eligible to the office of Mayor, or other city office or employment, until the expi ration of the term for which such Alderman may have been elected or. appointed. Seo. 4. The Mayor of the City shall receive a salary in lieu of any and all other compensation, to be fixed by the Hoard of Audit and f inance, of not less than Twelve Hundred Dollars, nor more than Two Thousand Dollars per annum, which salary shall not be diminished during his term of office. SEC. 5. JNo person arrested by the City Police for violation of the laws of North Carolina or the ordinances of the City shall be brought before any other person than the . Mayor for trial or submission; except upon the usual affidavit for removal now pro vided by law. 1 i I ; Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Mayor to have all persons who are tramps or vagrants, as defined by the laws of JNorth Carolina, brought be fore him and to notify such tramps or vagrants to find employment within twenty-four hours or "leave the city; and, upon failure or refusal to do so within said time, to arrest and put them to work on the streets or other' city property for a period not exceed ing thirty days. M j Sec. 7. The terms of the caty Attor ney and the City Clerk and Treasurer shall be for two years, beginning on the first Mondav in Anril of each vear in which the new Board of Aldermen , are to be elected under existing laws, and shall not be removed except for cause. . , : i. Sec. 8. That Jesse Wilder, C. ! W. Yates, S. P. McNair, H. C. McQueen and W. A. Riach be and they are here by appointed members of the Board of Audit and Finance, whose terms shall commence upon the expiration of the J term of the members of the present Board, and shall continue for two years and until their successors are appointed. : Sec. 9. Tha't the Board of Aldermen shall on the first Monday in April, A. D. 1899, or as soonthereafter as practicable, elect three discreet and proper persons from among the quali fied electors of ' the city, who shall constitute, and be known' as The Board of Police and Fire Commission ers, one of whom shall be elected lor ne term of two years, anotner for tne ;erm of four years and another for the erm of six,- v years but biennially .hereafter on the first ! Monday n April the , Board of Alder men shall elect one member of he said Board of Police and Jfire Commissioners for the full term of six years to succeed the Commissioner whose term is about to expire. The members of the Board or Jfoace and Fire Commissioners shall forth with qualify by taking an oath before some pecson authorized by law to ad minister an oath that they will hon estly, faithfully and to the best of their ability discharge the duties of their oiuce. Any vacancy occurring among the members of said Board during their term of office shall be filled by the Board of Aldermen. i1 ; Sec. 10, The member of the Board of - Police and Fire Commissioners having the longest term to serve shall he ex officio - Chairman, and the said Board shall have the power and au thority and it shall be its duty to pre scribe the term of office,; ages and qualifications, mental, moral J and physicaJr or, and to appoint, amronce men and Firemen, including the Cap tain, Lieutenant and Sergeants of the Police Department, . ana tne unier, Assistant Chief, Foreman and Engi neers of -the Fire Department, and, from time to time, to adopt rules and regulations'f or -4he good government of the "TPolice and Fire Departments of thecitv. And the said Board shall meet at least once a : montn, : ana oftener if necessary, for the transac ! ' T : . fPU mA1- nf tVia Board of Audit and Finance shall be the.Clerk of the Board of Police and Fife Commissioners. Sec. 11.. The Officers, Policemen -and Firemen, so appointed by the Board of Police and ire commission era shall not be remoed except for in competency' or 'misconduct and then onlv after- a hearing and convictioni before the Board, upon specific written charges-filed with the .said Board and' by Uiem duly served upon the a.ecused not less than -seven, days hefore the f time fixed for the hearing of the charges; provided, the Mayor or the Chief oi Police shau nave power to suspend Policemen, anjd the Mayor or Chief , of the Fire Department shall have power to suspend Firemen, for incompetency or misconduct pending the hearing of such charges, if the charges are not sustained the accused shall not lose anr portion of his salary. PRIMAK ELECTIONS. Sec. 12. That whenever the execu tive committee of any political party I ot citizens in tne uity oi w umingiuu decide to takfe by primary election the sense of the members of the said party as to thj proper person or per sons to be presented on behalf of- that party to the rioters of the city at an election to be held in the city, under the laws of this; State, for thf election of Aldermen in the several wards of the city, and ai to the proper persons to be presented to the Board, of Alder men and to the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners as the candidates of that party for the offices of Mayor, Kjivy uierj? ana Treasurer, umet ot Police, and City Attorney, and for the selection of the members of the city executiv&ommittee of such party; the said committee shall file a notice of the primary, with such rules for its conduct as it' may adopt, not incon sistent .with this act, with -the. City Clerk and Treasurer of said city, at least fifteen days before the time designated for- the holding of said primary. -Such notice and rules shall be signed by the chairman or acting chairman and attested by the secretary of said executive committee, and by them certified under oath to be true and correct" copies of the originals adopted by a majority of said commit tee. Said notice shall state the places where the voters belonging to that party are requested to cast their votes for the candidates as herein-stated; and there shall be only one such place designated for each ward of the city r and the day on which such' primary election is to be held not less thanr ten days before the city election and the hours within which it is to be held and the names of the inspectors ap pointed to hold such primary election and receive the votes that may be cast thereat and make report and return thereof, and the time, when such re turn and report shall be made to the committee directing such' primary, election to be held ; and, also, the date at which a second primary shall be held, as hereinafter provided, in cases where no one person voted . for shall have received a majority vote of those cast at the first primary. On the filing of the said notice, and, if the said com mittee shall have adopted rules for the conduct of said primary, upon the filing of said rulesr as provided, with the city clerk and treasurer, the sai4 officer shall immediately cause the same to be copied in a book to be kept and preserved "in his office for that purpose and the said notice and rules to be published in three issues each of at least two, or more in his discretion, of the daily newspapers published in said city, under his certificate that the same were filed in his office' and the primary called pursuant thereto. Sec. 13. That so person can vote or take part in the proceedings of any primary election who is not by the laws of the State a lawful elector at the time such primary election is held. , -i v .v Sec. 14. That the executive com mittee appointing the inspectors to hold such primary election may de clare the, terms and conditions on which legal electors, offering to vote at such election shall be regarded and taken as proper members of the party at whose instance or in whose inter est such primary election' has been called or may be held, and' therefore entitled to vote at such election as a member of that , party, and to provide rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this act, for the conduct of such primary. And upon the filing and publication of said rules and regula tions, as hereinbefore provided, any person who shall knowingly and will fully violate or attempt to violate the same shall be guilty of a misde meanor, - and upon conviction shall be fined or imprisoned in the discre tion of the court trying the same; pro vided, that the rule or regulation so violated or attempted to be violated be not inconsistent with .the provi sion? of tms act or the law of the State. And the record of the said rules and regulations in the office of the City Clerk and Treasurer shall be received in any court of-this State as the evidence of the primary rules and regulations adopted by said party. , eo. is. xnat any recognized mem ber of the party in whose interest such election is held may challenge the right of any person offering to vote at such election and the inspectors there authorized to hold, and holding, such election shall determine on the evidence then furnished whether the person so offering is entitled to vote at such election, and shall receive or reject such votes so ottered as to them the evidence for or against the right of the persons so offering to vote shall reasonably warrant. . Sec. 16. That the polls shall be open for such primary elections from 7 A.M. to 7 P. M., and all votes shall be by ballot. The report to the committee so, directing such primary elections by the officers holding the same, shall be in writing, with which the original ballots shall be returned and the poll list of the voters made at the time of the voting and the reasons on which any- shallenged vote was received or re jected. Said committee shall carefully examine the returns and reports so made and thereupon decide who are the persons that have been chosen by the majority vote cast in the primary election, and as candidates of the party, for the office of aldermen at the ap proaching election and such of the executive offices of the city to be voted for by the aldermen then to be elected as are mentioned in Section 12. The majority vote in a ward shall determine the. result in that wardras to the persona to be the candidates of the party in that ward forrldermen and the committeemen from the ward to serve on the party abity executive committee. The. majority vof the ag gregate vote cast In all the wards shall determine jfrho shall be ; the party's candidates for Mayor and such other of the officials as are mentioned in Section 13 The said committee shall without delay publish in at least one issueeach of two daily news- Bpers published in said city the tabu ;ed statement of the result of the primary and declare who shall have been dominated and for what office, and also for what offices by reason of no k person having received a ma jority of the 'vote cast i there has been a failure to nominate. Thereupon, the second primary shall be held, as may be necessary because of trie failure to nominate at the time designated in the first notice, and by the same inspectors appointed to hold the first primary, no .other than the first notice being necessary: and at such primary only the two persons who shall have been voted for and re ceived the highest and next highest vote in the first primary for candidates for a particular office shall be voted for in the second "primary for that office f unless, either of thqse shall publicly withdraw: by letter addressed to the said committee, in which event the third highest shall be then substi tuted for the person so withdrawing, or the fourth highest; and so on; if the persons voted for in the first and en titled to be voted for in the second pri mary shall in said manner withdraw. And the vote shall be canvassed "and the result declared in the same manner as . herein provided for the first pri mary. - Sec. 17. That except as herein pro vided all elections at primary elections under this act shall be regulated by the election law of the said city in force at the time such primary election is held as nearly as the same can be done. - . -U : y.:..:. !"v-'Vv SEOl8L" That if any person who is not entitled to vote under this act shall vote at any primary lectionjheld here under, or vote more than once, or per- sonate another person, or in any name other than his own legal name," or in any manner disturb the orderly pro ceedings or any such election, or irui timidate, or in any manner attempt to intimidate, or to deter from voting, or bribe or attempt to bribe, any lawful voter, or impose, or attempt to impose on any lawful voter, a ticket or ballot-1 otner tnan it appears on its face to be, such person or persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on convict snail oe nnea not less than tiu.uu, or be sentenced to hard labor upot the streets of the city for not more than three, months, one or both af the dis cretion of the court trying the case." Sec. 19. That the : inspectors who may "hold such .primary - elections under this act, and return the votes, proceedings and actions thereof, here in; provided, shall before assuming the duties make oath before some officer authorized to administer an oath, that they will honestly, faithfully, and to the best of their ability, do and per form all the duties of their respective offices, and any willful violation of said oath or of any other taken under the provisions of this act, shall be held toj be perjury, and shall be punished as provided by the laws 'of the State for the crime of perjury. V fThe Chief of Police and the Sheriff of New Hanover County are required to see that good order is preserved at such election, and may arrest and pre sent j for commitment to the nearest officer clothed with the power of justice of the peace, all per sons who may be guilty of any viola tion of the provisions of this Act.' ' Sec. 20. That the inspectors holding such primary election under the pro visions of this Act may of their own motion, or in case of the challenge of any person . offering to vote, if they deem there is any, doubt of the pro priety ; under the provisions of this Actof the vote so offered, require of the person so offering to vote his oath as to the fact 1 which authorized the vote, and if the person so offering to vote declines to make the oathrso de manded, his vote shall be rejected. - Seo. 21. That the costs and expenses of holding such primary election shall be borne by the city. The compensa tion of each of the inspectors shall be three dollars a day; and ! all charges and expenses shall be reasonable. : Seo. 22. That there shall be three inspectors of election appointed for each election precinct at such primary election, and in making the appoint ment of inspectors the executive com mittee shall, so far as possible, select qualified voters from a list of names agreed upon by a majorityof the can didates before a primary election ; pro vided, such agreed list is filed with the committee on such days as may be designated by the committee. j Sec. 23. That the executive com mittee of the -city, when they are peti tioned by one hundred qualified elec tors of the same political party the committee belongs to, shall call and cause to be held a primary election as provided for in this act; and should the committee refuse to call or hold such primary election as petitioned for, they shall be guilty of a misde meanor,1 and upon conviction be pun ished by imprisonment in the -county jail not less than thirty days or m'ore than ninety days. - , ; ' Seo. 24.; That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. ' in .. Sec. 25. This Act' shall be in force from and after the ratification. . -t CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST. Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy Received Five Addi ' iional Notices of Time and Place for ''.. v i ' -i Testimony Yesterday. . i i i. Hon. i Jno. D.. Bellamy yesterday received notice of the time and place' for taking depositions in the contested case as follows: 1 1 ' lAt : Lumberton, Robeson county, in the court house, before Notary. Public J. D. Jowers, Tuesday, February 28th? twenty-two witnesses ; B. P. McLean, special attorney. - At Monroe, Union county, before J. M. Smith, N. P., Monday, Feb ruary 27th; one witness, J. W. Steen; Oscar J. Spears attorney. Also; at Monroe, Monday. February 27th, be fore J. W. Steen, N. P.; seventeen witnesses, Oscar J. Spears attorney." : At Charlotte, Mecklenburg county in the old court house, before O. ; L. Hunter, N. P., Monday, February 27th, twenty-two witnesses; Oscar 'J. Spears, attorney' , At Wadesbbro, Wednesday, March 1st, before J. W. Steen, N. P., four teeji -itnesses ; Oscar - J. Spears .at torney. t Among the witnesses summoned for the hearing at Lumberton is Mr. I. N. Buie, Democratic register of deeds for that,countyv "with election returns: of each precinct in Bobeson county, for the? election held on Tuesday after the second' Monday in November, 1896, 'and also for the election held on Tues day after , the jsecond Monday in No vember, 1898." ; Mr, Bellamy will have for his coun sel at Lumberton and Maxton, A. W. McLean, Esq. ; at Wadesboro, B. E. Little, Esq. ; at Charlotte, Messrs.' Os borne and Maxwell; at Monroe, Messrs. Armfield and Williams, , ' A Narrow Escape. . Misses. Lizzie and Louise McMillan, daughters of Dr. W. D. McMillan, narrowly escaped serious injury a few days since in a runaway at the McMil lan country place near Sloop Point." They were out driving when a loose horse galloped up caused the horse they were ! driving to shy and overturn the buggy. Miss lizzie was thrown out, her head striking a rock, ren dering her unconscious for some time. Miss Louise was caught fast under the buggy. The horse broke away from the vehicle and ran home. It was more than an hour before jny assist ance came to the young ladies. -Both have fully recovered from the effects of their exciting experience. i The Hospital Guild met ao . cording to announcement, in the par ' lors of the Y. M. C. A., yesterday af ternoon and inaugurated a movement looking to the improvement of the City Hospital. A Sta reporter was told by a leading member last night that the Quild is not yet ready, how eyer to announce their plans..' i - , GENERAL. ASSEMBLY, Revenue Act Considered in the House and Most of Its Pro visions Agreed To. THE TAX ON DISPENSARIES. Bill Passed the Senate to Abolish Western Criminal Court Bill to Establish the State Board of Immigration. Directors Appointed.' , Special Star Telegram." " Baleiqh, N.i C, Feb." 23. The House spent the entire morning ses sion considering the Revenue act. It was all adopted, except three sections taxing gross earnings of railroads. These will be taken up and considered to-morrow. Each dispensary in the State shall pay annually into the State treasury the following franchise taxes Each dispensary for a town of less than 1,000 people, $50; each dispensary for a township; in an" county $200 f each dispensary for a town of over 1,000 and not exceeding 3,000 people, $200; each dispensary for a town or city of 3,000 and not exceeding 6,000, , $300; each dispensary for a town or city of over 6,000 people, $500 ; and it shall be-the duty of all managers of dispensaries to pay to the county treas urer for the benefit of the school fund of the county in which such dispensa ries are located, all the taxes herein imposed on such dispensaries. The substitute. for the section re garding the tax on bank stock, pre pared by Willard," ) was adopted. It provides that taxeV imposed for State, county and school purposes, upon any bank or banking association (whether State or National), upon shares or stocks owned by residents, shall be paid by the cashier of such bank or banking association directly to the State Treasurer within thirty days after July 1st of each year. New School Law. A night session of the Senate its first was held to-night - to consider the new school law. The first twenty five sections were adopted. v Among the , bills i passed to-night were : To extend the time for settle ment of taxes in Martin county. To encourage education among the masses by authorizing the State Treasurer to duplicate subscriptions to any public school in an amount not less than $15 or more than $25. "To establish dis pensary for Macon county. To amend the charter of the B. & G. B. E., and allo w it to change its ' name. . Jo change the time for holding courts of the Twelth district. To incorporate the Burlington and Southern Bail- road, i To incorporate the Cape Fear Power Co. To incorporate Goldsboro. To amend the charter of Eenansville. To . incorporate Wallace, Duplin county. To allow Raleigh township to issue school bonds. To establish graded schools for Maxton. To an thorize Fayetteville to issue bonds forwater works. la the Senate. ' In the Senate bills passed : To abolish the Western Criminal Court To al low the R. & G. .Railroad to change its name. To charter Mt. Olive. .To regulate the publio,. printing.. To amend the .charter of Kinston. To amend the charter of Baleigh. To pro vide directors for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute. To build a road from Newbern to Aurora. " To prgvide'f or a dispensary at Bethel, Pktljbunty. To prescribe certain bojofes to be used at the Universityrand all colleges of the State; providing that "The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy," by Jefferson Davis, be used as a text book.. To establish the Bureau of Printing and Labor Statistics; amendment was adopted increasing the appropriation from $5,000 to $3,500. A message from Uov. Uussell was read nominating the followingldirec tors of jthe State formal College at Greensboro, and they were confirmed Fifth district, S. M. Gattis; Sixthr J. F. Potter; Seventh, W. R Turner; Eighth, B. D. Gilmer. The Governor also nominated for directors of the Eastern Hospital, at Goldsboro, f Dr. Elisha Porter of Pen der, Dr. D. W. Bullock of New Han over and Dr. J. E. Grimsley of Greene, for six years, , beginning March,; 1897 ; Albert Anderson of Wilson, Shade L Wopten of Lenoir and W. F. Eoun tree of Craven, for six years, begin ning March 1899. These were con firmed, and the Senate adjourned. A bill was introduced to establish a Board of Immigration for the State, providing for three commissioners; the president to be known as State superintendent of immigration, and to receive $1,000 salary ; the others ac- tual expenses. : Bills were passed: To amend the charter of the Seamen's Friend So ciety, of Wilmington. To amend the law of 1897, regarding the sale of baled cotton, so that it shall not pre vent a deduction or rebate on the price agreed, for fraudulent baling or pack ing, or to prevent indictment for false pretence. To change time of holding courts in the- Fourth . Judicial dis trietl , ;T, The following were appointed the House committee to investigate the Treasury office, the" Agricultural De partment, and- charitable institutions Brown of Stanly, Moore of Jackson, and Julian of Bowan. - The new Election Law bill will be called up to-morrow for consideration by the House. The Senate committee has decided to report the Charlotte dispensary hill unfavorably. The vote was four to three. Senator Osborne is opposing it and a delegation of nearly one hun. dred citizens are here, urging passage. It has passed the House. " This is the hottest dispensary. fight of the session. personal paraoraphs Dr. i Shepard went up to Scott's Hiiryesterday. CaptW. P. Oldham returned last night from Baleigh. Mr. J. S. Westbrook, of Fai- son, was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr.' land Mrs.. J. H. Rehder- left yesterday for a few day's visit to Verona. : ' Messrs. R. L. Mitchell and Sam'l Teague, of Greensboro, are reg istered at The Orton. . r MrT S. R. .Townsend, . of Red Springs, arrived in the city last night and is quite ill at The Ortoh. Mrs. Stella Thompson,bf Cold- water, Md., who spent the past few weeks in the city, the guest of her brother, Mr. W. H. Conklin, left last night for her home. ! Mr. J. O. Crawford, who has been in the city for several days in the interest of the Neivs and Observer industrial edition, left yesterday for the home office. He says he is much encouraged at the prospects here and will return Saturday. v . ' 1 Miss Elizabeth Mayes, of Em poria, va., who has been the guest of Mrs. S. H, Burtt the past several days, left yesterday for Mayesville, S. C, where she goes to take charge of a sohooL She' expects to spend j the coming summer the guest of Mrs. Burtt. I STi PAUL'S 1 ACADEMY. An Especially Creditable Washington's Birthday Celebration Programme and Participants. There were a number of fitting ob servances of Washington s Birtb day in Wilmington school circles Wed- nesaay. i several were - reportea - in yesterday's Stab. Limited space would not admit of the publication of the programmes of all of them in connec tion with yesterday's report An, ' en tertainment which elicited especial praise from the large audience : of friends and patrons who attended was that at St. Paul's Academy and Paro chial school, 1L O. Counts, Ai M., prin cipal. ..'.' ' One of the first features of the exer cises was the singing of "My Coun- try." by the school, utner teatures of the programme were as follows: . 'Maxims of Washincton" Johnnie Mayland and Hardy Schulken. i ' Washington s Liife Kalph Modges. Henry Ortmann, Johnnie Schulken, Fred. Hutaff and Uhesley Bellamy. "Washington's Boyhood" told by. Beta Hansen. i "Washington's Ride" told by. An nie Mayland. ' i "Washington, the urveyor"-told by Hitbei (Jounts. "Washincton's Journey" told by liubert V.oigt. i 'Washington, the Cieneral ' told by Garrason Farrow. "JNot George Washington" Thos. VJastm. : ! "Two Heroes" Luther Wessell. "True Soldier" Bennie Rath jen. Song "Valiant Soldier." 'Washinerton's Birthday" Martin Kathien. - . "Urown Uur Washington" Gilbert Voifft. ' :- . "Ode For Washineton's Birthday" .aoiph Ahrens. ; "American Flag" Martin Kathien. Columbia and the Colonies Katie Gieschen, . Columbia; Clara ; Voigt, Delaware: Joseph Collins, Nero Jersey; Berta Hansen, Connecticut; Willie Dais, Pennsylvania; Ethel Counts, Maryland; Jessie Schulken.ivewiiamp- shire; Fred. Hashaeren. Rhode Island; Katie ALohr, Massachusetts; Uarrason Farrar, New York; Lillian stemmer- man, Virginia; Henry Stolter, South Carolina; Louise Kichter. North Caro- lina; Annie Mayland, ueorgia. This last feature aroused especial enthusiasm. The , participants were appropriately costumed and all of them carried small national flags, which were waved during the singing of "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean." Bev. A. G. Voigt, D. D., concluded the exercises with a brief and appro priate address. DEATH OF MRS. MARIA B. QUINCE. Occurred at Her Home in This City Wednesday Night. ' Mrs. Maria B. Quince died at her residence, corner of S'ourth and Nun streets. Wednesday evening last at 7 o'clock. ' (Mrs. Quince was a daughter of the late Hazel Burgwyn and widow of the i . lamented Parker ; Quince. She was m the 78th year of her age and for many, years has been a valued member of 6t. James' Episcopal Church. - The only surviving members of the immediate family are a sister of the deceased, Miss Bailie Burgwyn and a daughter,- Mrs. Jno.. Maffit, both of this city. "Besides these, there are a host of more distant relatives, all of whom have prominent family connec tions. The -funeral will be from St. James' Church this-afternoon at 8 o'clock and the interment will be at Oakdale. ' Celebration by Linden Grove No. 20. Last night at their hall on Third street Linden Grove No. 20, of the American Order of Druids, celebrated its fifth anniversary, and the occasion will long be remembered as a very pleasant and happy one by the large number of members who were present. The annual address was delivered By A. J. Marshall, Esq., and embraced a history of the order, its benefits, pro gress, etc. An elegant supper was also spread which was a substantial testi monial of the untiring efforts of the committee in charge of arrangements. The committee was composed of Messrs. George Ziegler, chairman ; A. J. Marshall, P. Burfeindt, W. E. Topp and Justice G. W. Eornemann. Toasts were responded to by quite a large number of those present, notably amopg them being Mr. Geo. Ziegler, whoifTirobably the most enthusiastic member oi tne wove. . THE KOONCE lO.'S STORE ENTERED.. Thieves dot Away With a Ouantitv of Groceries, &c, Monday Night. The grocery store and saloon of the D. F. Koonce Company, T$6. 4 South Second Istyeet, was entered Wednes day night or early yesterday morning and the contents of the money-drawers, which fortunately were not large, were taken, together with a quan tity of groceries, and liquors.- The thieves effected an entrance through one of the rear windows of the store by tearing off the shutters and raising the window.7 The electric lights were left burning in the store, but in order to carry on their depredations these were extinguished and thieving indulged in. wholesale Mr. Koonce is unable to say how much he lost by the robbery, but he is confident that there were .several in the party of thieves and that in the aggregate theyjnade quite a haul. There is no clue to their identity. ;. DIED. . QUINCE At 7 T. in.. Februarv 22nd. Mrs. MARI4. B. QUINCE, widow of the late Parker Quince, in the 78th year ot her age. Funeral at 8 P. it. this (Friday) afternoon; from St James' Church, thence to Oakdale Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances are . In vited to attend' NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. STATEMENT gHOWING. THE CONDITION, DECEMBER 81, of The Connecticut Fire Insurance Com pany, SI Prospect street, Hartford. Capital stock paid up in cash Total income for the vnar $1,000,000 00 Total disbursements for the year 1,811,70B B7 1,708,867 45 ASSETS. Market value of real estate, unin cumbered, owned bv the Comnanv 1222 900 00 montage loans on real estate, nrst liens. 1)79,580 OflL 2,026,798 00 215,001 03 ,77,511 24 80,500 00.- Market value of stocks and bonds owned bv the Conraanv Cash Ix-lonelne to Company in office and deposited in ban Bills receivable. SM63.95: Agents1 IK..... debit balances. S76.048.29 Net amount of uncollected pre- mrams ; Total assets, ..... LIABILITIES. $3,702,300 27 Total unearned premiums..... .11 450,562 52 . 139,191 45 r et amount oi unpaia losses . . . Total liabilities, ...... 1,589,753 7 NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS IN 1898. i Amount of policies written during . the year $ 284,600 00 Amteant of losses and claims incur red during the year 741 78 Amduht of Tosses and claims settled ' during tne year 741 7 j President-J. D. BROWN. 7 Secretary CHARLES R. BURT. General Atrent for North Carolina C. O. CHADBOURN, Wilmington. STATE OP NORTH CAROLINA, ." Office of Secretary of State, ; Raleigh, February 1st, 1899. I certify that the above Is a true abstract from the sworn statement of The Connect cut- Fire Insurance Company, as of December 31, 1898, which is now on file in this office. i . CYRUS THOMPSON. i fe211t' . Secretary of State, v A MAGAZINE FOR A PEHNY. Good Housekeeping "Conducted in the Interests of the Higher Life of the Household" Contains: Valu able receipes, timely suggestions, discussion of Domestic Problem, Hygenic Housekeeping, . Original stories, choice bits of verse, etc, Sample copy sent on receipt of a postal if you mention the WILMINGTON STAR. Aqejtts wanted. Address, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, f e 25 3t Springfield, Mass. j TO-lilCHT At the Opera House. - Rentfrow's "Jolly Pathflndera" In a Grand Production of the Celebrated Play, . . "OLD CHjORY." At Special Matinee To-morrow Afternoon a mar rresemauoB, " CINDERELLA.." . Seats for to-nieht's performance now ob- tainable at Gerken's. look out lor tne'Ruoe' fe24t parade at noon. . AT TUB Unlucky Corner. - Mackerel, HACKEBGL, lffaekerel. Pickled calmon, - Salmon Trout. c EGGSEGCiS, EGGS, e., 4cc, &c. . n Watch next ad , s. w. SANDERS. fesatf City Clerk and Treasurer. To the Democratic Voters: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of City Clerk and Treasurer at the com - ins primary. fe841t W. H. KORTHBOP, Jb. For Chief of Police. : ' I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Chief of Police, and ask the rapport of the Democratic voters at the coming primaries. ' " fe18t frsu - . E. B. CLOWE' TtfAYAX. CLAIMS THE tWDEBSIGNBD VK 1 sire to correspond with the following ate officers of the U. 8. Navrrom North Carolina. or tneir neirs: . Lieuc wax., c. w sUmed 1858: Mid. David Ceniareslgned 11653; Lieut. R. C. Duvall, resigned 1859; LleatChas. P. BcQary, realened 1801; Lieut Bobert E. Johnson, died 1895: Lieut Peter UMur phy. re al ened 1861; Mid. E. W, Pastuer. resigned 1848; LSut John B fltewarK died 1861: boafewala Bobt Simpson, left service 1858; Mid. Wm. K. . Thomas, oled 1849; Capt Henry B, Watson (marines), resigned 1856; Capt wm. Lv Young marines) dieS 1867. TALLMAGE TALL M age, Attorneys, i?8 La Balle St, Chicago, w fe241t i . if . - - j -;t . 1 J M '-Mr tt-