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riM-nliUofl Larter T ri. nT1v I nS AflV UUiSl per PnMlahrf Wllmlnrtoa. n II.V XEWI i01 THB STATU. 5 flic paruiug gtnv. OUTLINES. Heacr liquidation in the New York I mirket; principal sel-D pre.- Tme London. The ute Commerce Commission has lBter "investigation of complaints as y23 hi freight classification and Sa rat". Gen. Ki.che arrived at Cairo on his way ,e cudio to South Africa. Jefferson Davis has presented a ..union service to the veterans ot T.Wederate Home in Virginia, as offering Several ws af the British aristocracy, in TL the Duke of Marlborou.h, frt volunteered for service in South ut . . jormou elders have a iwio in Hampton county JT . EJin O. Harrell shot and a'dF Etheridge at Dallas, Texas; tai prominent lawyers. In a fit between whites and negroes near lidn. Miss., three white men were ded, one of them mortally ; the ,h,.e men were unarmed. St9 York markets: Money on call ir at S7 per cent, last loan at .'wnt.; cotton quiet, middling up- 7 nee: flr 3low but steady; a;-spot steady. No. 2 red 74c; Ja-spo: quo-ed firm. No. 2 40tfc; rja steady: strained common to good JL4j:$p:rils turpentine steady at51J WEATHER REPORT. ' s Dep"t or Agriocltcrk, . Weather Bureau, , S"iunxjrvx. N. 0., Dec. 21. ) Teaperatares: 3 A. 1L, 35 degrees; i?.., 45 de?rees: maximum. 56 de miat'Qa a. 34 degrees; mwa, 45 a- n'II for la- day, .0; rainfall ii 1j: of the uioQih up to dat. 4 4 i .,.if vrr ia ta-i river at ls Kied!f:3A- M , 4 5 feet roaejAsr r ju to day. VTisiix.irj. Ois-ixx'-ar 21 For yjraCi'I;aa-Fji;r Fndy; proba sijrs Sdiurday; freh north to ort Aiane Dec. 22. 7.11A.M. 4 47 P. il. 9 d 35M 11.64 A M. 2.24 P. M. Set Dut's Laj;'u 33 Waier s. -roathport. HaVir. VVLlminslon. Dina the recent rlarrj in New Y rk aiaev rin up to IStf per cent., a-I j-: thev nj the countrj ii toll of mjLev. is fir as the record is reported, ;:eB-)ers have killed or captured British sol liera, and the war hisa't bad a fii' start yet. Tie jril of the Philippines has created a new iudustry. A New York man is collecting a cargo of ;o ship fo Manila. Cats are r7 J.irce over there. 3n. Chauncev M. Depew eaya S2ers:i as much eloquence in the Takei Sute3 Senate now as there nsiathe days of Clay, Webster tiCalhoaa. Of course, Chauncey is in it. ilr. Svaak, uq authority on iron ii:eei, expresses the opinion that oreipor;s of these articles for this will exceed 100,000,000. Bat fnu: have a high protective tariff tiim ali the same. TteDatch outnumber the English "3 to one in the Capetown district 3 Soa Africa, and with the tem Pb of the Dutth the English feel as taey were "aUndin in the crater ' volcano," aa Julian Ralph ex prsiea it. aconaia'a tobacco crop this year 'ortht.j,ooo,000. Xot many years JPJJ would have taken several -e'j of argument, supplemented rmaQl to persuade the aver Wisconsiaer that tobacco could "ewfully grown in that State. retary Gage went to the rescue imperilled banks in New York mnch mort celerity than he .,S"t0 the rescue of the banks in est la3t Fall when they were for m'?ney to help move the 11 is-ell, however, that he Promptly to the reBcue of the MUtk banks. Tte Pennsylvania Railroad Com 1 uaa adopted the sj sioning employes who h m its . system of ive been periods, m i cea for 8Uted ages. It leathern an . t" mem a pen the pay wnuein Abot950 wiUhe oned this year. active 8er retired and , Mass., off . while s wxtti a shooting -wshge macft ineof wants the ter 150, 000 dam te'aQdelo8sof ex pert pi- theae fin- performer 85ce80f making a OfAnywu- - ... ., 1, II fl 11 lUr X II XV I ! 1 II ' V IL-1 ' & One Year, by Mail. tS.OOX T nkiUk la O I II II II II v a I I I I I II II XX I II f I I I I I m XI I I L 1 I I W I T ' - X l - inim hbcm in xi mm mm mm a a arav a a i mm ma a a at ma a a a mm. a a arm i 1 J Ml ttt 1 IT -ti-kv V-ir-tv -r- v-vi Cl'snrV a -tt- llS W OTl7rai.f s ii ii II ii i i 1 1 n n ii ii vx i ii rw i n vz r 11 1 a ii n x x 1 U.ull.ua XVJL JL VDJ N LLJL N VJJ - rvy JJL..-. W l Qi IPAPEB& I . . I " VOL. LXV.-NO. 77. LOCAL DOTS. The public schools will close to day till after the New Year. The schooner Island City, hence for Stamford, arrived Decem ber 15th. The-lost setter advertised in the Stab, has been found and re turned to its owner. The Clyde steamship Saginaw arrived at 9 o'clock list night from her Georgetown trip. In the police oourt yesterday Claude Leslie was fined $5 for disord erly conduct on the night previous. Mr. H. W. A. Hansen will con duct the afternoon servicrf at the Y. M. C. A., on Sunday at 5 o'clock P. M. The Bteamer Driver arrived rom Fayetteville at 4 o'clock yester day afternoon and will clear this after noon for the return. License was yesterday issued for the marriage of Mrs. Lena Rhew, of Greeneville Sound to Mr. Henry Melton, of the same community. An alarm of fire was turned in last night shortly alter 11 o'clock on account of fire at 615 South Front street Fire in a lounge did damage to the extent of about $20. The schooner GharlotU W. Miller, one of the handsomest that visits this port, completed loading with lumber at the Cape Fear Lumber Co. yesterday and will sail for New York. The Bteamer Seabright arrived at 3.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon with a heavy freight from Calabash and Little River, S. C , and will pro bably clear for the return this even ing The local cotton market was quoted on a basis of only 7 cents for middling yesterday a decline of a quarUr of a cent over preceding quo tations. Receipts were only 265 bales against 4S9 on the same date last year. Myths of Greece and Rome was repeated at the Opera House last night. The performance was identi cal in every detail with the first pre -sentation. A fair audience was present and by frequent applause manifested their delight. Artiolea of agreement have been filed with the Secretary of State by H. E. Newbury, W. R. Newbury and N. EL Newbury for the incorporation of The EL E. Newbury Company. The concern has power to conduct a gen eral merchandise business at Magnolia, Duplin county, for thirty years. The capital stock is $10,000. Minnie Garfield, the colored woman wno was after tne scalp of King Bell. Wednesday morn ing. was tried in Justice r ow- ler's oourt yesterday on the double charge of damage to personal pro perty and assault and battery with a deadly weapon. She was sent to jail in default of bond for her appearance at the Criminal Court. , NEW .JWK2Tld'?4KXr6. F. T. Mills Notice. Notice Auction sale. N. L Smith For sale. J. T. Burke Don't listen. Notice Proposals wanted. J. W. Plummer, Jr. Watch. King Grocery C Xnaas feast Eajoysble Eatertalsment. The Junior Epworth League of Grace M. E. Church, South, gave a delightful entertainment last night in the lecture room. There was no charge for admittance, but there were donations for the poor and a collection was taken for that purpose. A large audience was in attendance and greatly enjoyed the nice pro gramme carried' out by the little folks under the direction of Mrs. W. il. 8haw. Miss Fannie Corbett was organist and Mr. E. C. Craft played the cornet The exercises were opened with Scripture reading and prayer by Pre siding Elder Bampass, and be dis missed the audience with the benedic tion. Opera House Lea&ed. CaDt Jno. H. Hanby. chairman of the publio building committee of the Board of Aldermen, and Mayor A. M. Waddell yesterday opened the bids for the lease of the Wilmington Opera House, which is city property, for the wo Tears bezinmng June 1st, 19UU. Tne building was leased to Mr. 8. A. 8chloss,' the present lessee, for srou per annum. The only other bid sub mitted was that of Mr. W. A. Mc- Gowan, who offered $550 per year. The old lease was for a period or three years at only $350 par annum. the committee on this occasion naving received more than double the rental heretofore received. New Diphtheria Cases. Two new cases of diphtheria both at the residence of Mr. J. J. Kowan, No. 515 North Fifth street were re ported to the superintendent of health yesterday and promptly placed in quarantine. There are now only Ave quarantines in the city for tais disease, counting the two cases'yesterday. Two of the cases were dismissed yesterday morning one at No. 807 Market street and the other at the residence of Jar. J. J. Tharp, who died yesterday morn- ina. There are no additional cases of scar let ferer Tt ii haka vour Cakes. Only steam oven in the city. Your Cakes will not hininiund nr ni?ht Can bake them at once. Palace Bakery. t w.Vi n. imlniiliMr of Fruit in front of our store Friday. We are going to make somebody sick on prices. faiace tfaitery. t SPECIAL MEETING OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Abase of Marlstrste System, River aod Harbor Improvement, and the Qnes Hon of Seweraf e Discussed. In accordance with the call of Pres ident W. E. Worth of tb HhamW of Commerce, a special meeting of that body was held at 3.30 o'clock yester day afternoon at its rooms in the Sea board Air Line building. President Worth was in the chair and Col Jno. L Cantwell, the secre tary was on hand. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was dis pensed with. President Worth stated that there are in the hands of the secretary about 2000 of the maps of the Cape Fear rivtr and bar, and suggested that something about the city be printed on the baeks of. the maps and that they b9 sent out as an advertisement of the city. The president announced that at the last meeting of the Chamber the un satisfactory magistate system was dis cussed, and it was the unanimous opinion that through abuse of the sys tem the jail fees were entirely too ex cessive. The Chamber decided to make some efforts to remedy the evil. and adjourned to take the matter up again. In the meantime a letter was addressed to W. B. McKoy, county at torney, asking for information as to the matter, and Col. Roger Moore, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, was also invited to at tend this meeting and make a state meat on the question under considera tion. County Attorney McKoy and Chair man Moore were both present, as was also Mayor A. M. Waddell, who had been invited to attend. President Worth read the following communication from County Attorney McKoy: WiLMtsoTOS, N. C, Dec. 21. Mr. W. E. Worth. President Chamber of Commerce, Wilmington, N C : Dear Sir Yoar letter to band rela tive to the evils and expense of the Magistrates courts in our county. with a view of a movement of the Chamber of Commerce to recommend a change to the next Legislature. 1 would direct your attention to tbe fact that these courts are established by the constitution and the Legisla ture cannot abrogate them. The Legislature may establish a new court of equal or enlarged jurisdic tion, but this will not abolish the Magistrates' courts, but only add to the expanse of our county govern ment. No system has ever been de vised equal to the magistrates' courts, that would prevent expensive litiga tion about small matters. The present and previous Boards of C tunty Commissioners have reduced the expanses of the County in this line so materially that it is not now exces sive. The acts ft the last Legislature have aided the Con missiontri vry much in this onatu r. Chapter 634 prjviJts, that excepting capital felonies the county shall not be taxed for mere than four witnesses; in former times I have Known tbe county to be taxed with as many as twenty witnesses in small and frivolous cases. The other act does not immediately concern the magistrates, but the Criminal Uourt, aod in Chapter 623 and relates to the payment of special venire-men. Tuougb the expenses or tn cnuaty wers reduced by the for ner Board of Commissioners. I will give you a few items from the books of the county which will show what has been done by the prsnt Board of Commission ers, and from this you may ascertain the actual cost of tbe present magis trate system: 1899. 1899. Magistrates' court 67S.g8 $ 47tf.68 Witness Criminal Court 457.80 49 53 Jurors Criminal Court 1,644 15 1,34,0S Sheriff Criminal Court 763.85 ibil.la Clerk Criminal Court 371.73 350.91 Solicitor Criminal Court. S19.90 S9U.50 Jail fee 2.704.OO 8,478.71 As to the prisoners in the jail after their conviction, they will probably not lone be of any great expense to the county, because they will be put to wirk on the count v roads as soon ai the system devised by the last Leg islature can be carried out Dy your present Board of Commissioners, and I have no doubt that they will be ask ing for other convicts from the State to effectually carry on that work. It might be of advantage to enlarge the jurisdiction of the magistrates in certain cases and in that manner lea sen the number of prisoners bound over to the Criminal Court in petty cases, who frequently remain in jail from thirty days to lour monins, wan ing trial. I think that there should be more care paid to the selection of magis trates for the county, by our Represen tatives in the Legislature. Tt me aav in closing, this letter does not emanate from the Board of Commissioners, bjt is simply in an swer to your letter personally address ed to me. Very truly yours, W. B. McKot. .After reading Mr. McKoy's commu nication, the President said that it had been surtrested that the magistrate system might be supplanted by a re corder's court which should be given jurisdiction in cases that now are sent up to the Criminal Court, entailing expenses on the county on account of jail fees by reason of the imprison ment ofpersons who could not give bond. Col. Roger Moore, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, by request of President Worth, then made a statement of facts to the meet ing. He said that the present trial justice system made it entirely too expensive for the county, as the "'run ners" for the trial justices or magis trates, were interested in getting all the oases they oould before court, and the magistrates not having juris diction in many trivial cases, were compelled under the law to bind them over to the Criminal Court The result was that the county has to pay excessive jiil fees. He read from a memorandum showing that the mag istrates' costs in 1898 amounted to $530.2 and in 1899 $577.11 ;that the con stable fees in 1898 were $9.75 and in 1899, $119 63; and the jail expenses in 1893 were $3 70s and in 1899,$3,028.89, the fees alone being $2,337.15. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, Col. Moore said somethiag ought to ba done to relieve the county of this burden. In further discussing the mat ter, he stated that the convicts of the county before the present road law was adopted, were sent to the work house and the superintendent of that institution boarded them, clothed them and physiced them, being allowed the free use of the county lands aod the work of the convicts a3 his remunera tion. Under the road law now in force, that convicts now a e taken in charge by th county and are worked on the rosds, the county bearing the expense of feeding, clothing and phy sicing them. He stated that at present all the convicts are at work on the county roads, putting them in condi tion for the work of macadamizing them, which would begin in about tweLtydayB. The matter was then discussed by Mayor Waddell. Mr. J. A. Taylor, Capt. T. D. Meares, President Worth, Col. F. W. Kerchner and Mr. Hugh MacRae. On motion of Mr. MacRte a committee of three was appointed to investigate the matter and suggest a remedy for the magistrate abuse. Capt T. D. Meares and Messrs. J. A. Tayloc and W. it. Cummins; were ap pointed on the committee. River Improvement. President Worth announced that the second matter for consideration was the improvement of the Cape Fear river and harb r. The Chamber was mistaken in supposing there was a vacancy on the river and harbor committee of Congress, and that the effort to have Congressman Small ap pointed on the committee had conse quently failed. He was satisfied, how ever, that the efforts made would re sult in good. In this connection, President Worth said it had been suggested that one of the needs of the harbor is the dredging of a basin wide enough for vessels drawing from 20 to 22 feet to swing in the stream. Another matter was the recent communication of the Fay etteville Chamber, of Commerce ask ing the co operation of this body in securing an increased appropria tion to improve the navigation of the river between Fayetteville and Wil mington. He stated that Capt. Chas Humphreys, of the United States' en giueer corps, informed him that $:42, 000 had been expended on the upper Cape Fear, and it was the opinion of the engineers that too radical an im provement of the river by dredging and removing logs would result in running all the water out in a chan nel that would be too shallow for avigation. , On motion, the president was au thorized to send a letter to the Fay etteville Chamber of Commerce ex plaining the conditions and enclosing the written opinion of the engineers on tbe question. As to tbe dredging of a basin in tbe harbor in which vessels can swing at anchor, Col. F. W. Kerchner moved that the river at.d harbor committee of the Chamber be instructed to urge an appropraition for this work. Sewerare System. President Worth announced that another questioa for consideration was a sewerage system for the city. He said this was the most important question for this city now, and he would even rather have a good sewer age system then to see the river and harbor improved. The necessity of a sewerage system was discussed by Messrs. M. W. Jacobi, Col. J. L. Cantwell. Mr. Hugh Mac Rae, Mr. D. L. Gore and Mayor Waddell. All agreed on the ques tion. Mr. MacRie said the sentiment of the citizens was uuanimously in favor of a sewerage sys em, but the ways and means of securing it was the stumbling block. He stated that the matter was under consideration by the Board of Aldermen, of which he is a ember, and the matter had been re ferred to a committee of which Al derman C. W. Worth is chairman, to submit a plan for sewerage. Mr. Mac Rae and Mayor Waddell said the limit to which the city debt could be raised had been reached and bonds could not be issued, but a proposition had been made to have a sewerage system constructed by a corporation and leased o the city at a fair percent age on the investment, with the privi lege that the city can purchase the system in a given number of years. This is understood to be the plan upon which the Board of Aldermen is to act. On motion of Mr. M. W. Jaoobi, a special meeting of the Chamber is soon to be called to consider the sewerage question in detail. THB CHRISTMAS GAME. Preparations Qo On Apsce for Foot Ball Contest With Fayetteville. Fayetteville's "pig-skin" chasers are practicing hard for the coming fray with the Wilmington boys to be fought on Hilton gridiron on Christmas day. Wilmingtoa's scalp still remains dang ling from Fayetteville's belt, having defeated our eleven on their grounds last New Year's day by a score of 16 to 0. Our boys claim to have a much stronger team this season and will en ter the game Monday to do or die. Some of Wilmington's old stand-bys will be found in her ranks Monday, and Manager Sinclair, who is a judge of foot ball material, says it is the best line-up he has ever seen put out by Wilmington to protect her goal. King, Savaee. Watson, Hergenrother, Wan- amaker. Wenberg, Morton, Brunson (Q), Latham, Pinner, McMillan, Bel lamy (H.), Hatch and Moore will be the men Wilmington's team will be chosen from. Mixed Nuts 10c ner pound. Cocoa- nuts 5c. Fresh Ground CpcoanutlOc per quart. Palace Bakery. t NEW PASTOR ARRIVES. Rev. J. N. Cole, Who Has Been Asslrned to Grace Church, Got Here With His Family Last Evening. The Rev. J. N. Cole, the new pastor of Grace M. E. Church, South, arrived in the city last evening at 5 50 o'clock over the Atlantic Coast Line. He was accompanied by Mra. Cole and their daughter, Miss Lucy, and the children. They were met at the railroad station by friends and were welcomed to the parsonage by a committee of ladies who had a nice supper prepared. Mr. Cole will conduct the services at Grace Church next Sunday. The Star is permitted to copy the follow ing letter from Durham to a promi nent merchant of this city : "As a Methodist and old aquaint ance, I want to write to you of Rev. J. N. C ile, who has been with us here for four years. He is one of the best men I ever sa .v and the best pastor 1 have ever known. He has a wife, whom it is a delight to know and a family which is both interesting and pleasint We part with them reluct antly and commend them to your very best care. I predict that there will be no change at Grace for four years to come and then you will wish the time had just begun." PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. B. S. Shaw, of Raleigh, was here yesterday. Mr. Henry Bowden, of War saw, was in the city yesterday. Mr. W. J. McDonald and two sons, of Cedar Creek, are in the city. Miss Alice Borden is at home from Greensboro Female College to spend Christmas. Mrs. F. Rheinstein, Miss Rheinstein and the children returned home last evening from New York. That staunch old Democrat, Ma j- T. H. McKoy is here to spend the, holidays with his family and friends. Miss Norma Northrop has re turned from the Greensboro -Female College to spend the holidays at home. Rev. P. C. Morton ia engaged this week in holding a protracted meeting at Whiteville Presbyterian Church. Mr. Phil Pearsall has moved into his new residence on South Front street which s one of the prettiest in the city. Mr. and Mra. H. J. Lyon, of Lyon's Landing, arrived last evening on the steamer Driver and are in the eity, the guests of friends. Mrs. R. H. Herring arrived ast evening from Ej field to join her husband, who has recently accepted the pastorate of Soulhside Baptist Church. Hon. John D. Bellamy arrived here yes erday to spend tbe holidays. He will return to Washington bout January 3d, the day before the re as sembling of Congress. Mrs. W. P. Melson and daugh ter. Miss Elva, arrived yesterday from Boston en route to their home at Con way, S. C. While in the city they were guests of relatives. Rev. G. H. Simmons, the new pastor of Elizabethtown Methodist Church, passed through the city yes terday from Aurora, N. C, to assume the duties of his new pastorate. Messrs. J. O. . West, of Daw son's Landing; C. Martin, Jno. Biz zell, of Elizabethtown, and J. 11. Por ter, of Kelly's Cove, were among the holiday purchasers who arrived in the city yesterday afternoon on the steamer Driver. Capt. Willie St. George, of the Cape Fear Towing and Transportation Company, who with Captain Skinner is engaged in directing the work of floating vessels off the Florida coast is expecjted to arrive to-day to spend the holidays with his family at South port. Mr. John C. Wessell arrived yesterday morning from the Univer sity of Maryland at Baltimore to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Wessell. Mr. Wessell is cliniacal assistant at the University and will receive bis degree next Spring. Among the homecomers last night to spend the holidays at home were the following students from Hor ner's Military School, Oxford, N. C. Messrs. Ru3sell Foster, James W. Jackson, Jr., W. M. Bellamy, S. S. Heide, H. M. Emerson, Jr., M. Bear, Louis Davis, Frank P. Turrentine, and D. Nathan, Liberal Offer. The following substantial message of sympathy was wired by the Atlan tic Coast Line Company of South Carolina to their agent at Florence, S. C, upon the occasion of the recent fire in that city : Atlantic Coast Line. Traffic Depart ment Wilmington, N. C, De. 19, 1899 To A. H. Shepard, agent, Florence, S. C. : I regret exceedingly to hear of the disastrous fire in Florence. Please notify proper parties that the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad of South Carolina will contribute 25 per cent of the freight monev for transports tion of buildiner material used in re building the burned district; ship ments moving prior to June 1 1900. H. M. Emerson, General Freight Agent To City Subscribers. City subscriDers are earnestly re quested to report promptly at the Stab office every failure of the carriers to deliver their papers. In all such cases steps will he taken to insure promp and regular doHTT. Da vou want 2.000 or 3.000 old nawsnanAM at TAlir OWn TriCe ? If SO. oall at the Stab office. They make a cheap wrapping paper. t 1899. DEATH HATH ALL SEASONS FOR 115 OWN. Messrs. William Ulricb, J. J. Tharp and J. H. Turner, All Well Known Citizens, Passed Away Yesterday. Sincere sorrow will be universally felt in Wilmington at the announce ment of the death of Mr. William Ulrich, which occurred at 8 05 o'clock yesterday morning at his home, 502 South Front street Daring the Summer Mr. Ulrich suff -red from lung trouble which de veloped into a rapid case of consump tion. He got better, however, after his first attack, but for the past two months has been steadily on the de cline. He' left here in November and spent the month with his uncle, Mr. Jacob Riblin, in Pender county, with the hope that his health would be benefitted. Ha returned here Decern ber 1st, and feeling somewhat im proved, resumed his duties as chief mailing clerk at the postoffice. After working for ten days he had to retire to Els home, and for the past two weeks his decline was steady. The deceased was born in Wilming ton September 7th, 1867, and was in the 33rd year of his age. He wasason of the late Mr.andMrs. William Ulricb, both of whom passed away a number of years ago. Me leaves three sisters, airs. L. M . Breeder, of New York, and Hisses Uina and Annie Ulrich of this city Mrs. Bremer was telegraphed the sad intelligence and she will arrive this evening. For nearly seven years Mr. Ulrich has been chief mailing clerk in the postoffice. He was widely known in the city, and bis genial disposition made him a host of friends. Among all classes of people general regret is felt at his untimely end. He was never married, and was a member of Live Oak Camp, No. 6, Woodmen of The World. The funeral will take place to-mor row at 10 o'clock from residence. Mr. J. J. Tharp, a well known gro r, corner Eighth and Mulberry streets and residing at No. 307 Mac Rae street, died at fifteen minutes to four o'clock yesterday morning of diphtheria. He had been sick only since Sunday and his condition was not considered serious until Wednes day about midnight when he grew gradually worse, dying at the hour stated. Mr. Tharp was about 38 years of age an J was a native of Brunswick county.being a son of M.rJames Tharp of Town Creek. He leaves a wife and one daughter to mourn their loss. He had siuoe moving to Wilmington aoout five years ago beorne a very high character in the eyes of his asso ciates and those with whom he had busmess transactions and was a mem ber of Hanover Lodge I. O. O. F., Jefferson Lodge No. 61 K. of P., and Concord Castle No. 1, Knights of the Golden E igle. Delegations from the different orders were present at the funeral which was conducted privately by Rev. J. W. Potter, pastor of Mar ket street M. E. Church, from the late residence at 11 o'clock yesterday morn ing. The interment was in Bellevue. Mr. John Turner, No. 719 Orange street, who for more than twenty years was engineer at the plant of the Wilmington Gas Light Company and a well known citizen, died at his home at 8.15 o'clock yesterday morning at the advanced age of 87 years. Mr. Turner had not by reason of the infirmities of age been actively en gaged during the more recent years and his death yesterday morning was due more to old age than to other causes. The only surviving member of his immediate family in Wilming ton is Mrs. J. P. O'Suilivan. The funeral will be conducted this after noon at 3 o'clock from his late resi dence by Rev. Dr. Robert Strange, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, of which the deceased had been a mem ber for a number of years. The inter ment will be in Bellevue Cemetery. STEAMER CATHERINE WHITING. Part of Her Eqaipaeat Will be Sold at Auction Here Satnrdsy. The coasting schooner Ella Wheeler, Capt A. A. Milliken, which arrived in port yesterday, brought as a cargo a number of articles saved from the wrecked steamer Catharine Whiting, which went ashore during the No vember storm near Little River, S. C. The cargo consists of a quantity of rope, blocks, compass lights, steam winch, pumps and several tons of scrap iron. The wreckage is adver tised to be sold by Messrs. Brooks & Taylor on Saturday morning, Decem ber 23rd. at 10 o'clock, on the steamer Seabrighfs wharf. Capt C. F. Miller, mate on the wrecked steamer, is here looking after the interests of his son, Capt T. C. Miller, who owned the vessel. Messrs. Brooks & Taylor are agents in the matter for Mr. George Brooks, of Brunswick county, who had the oontract for saving the wreck age. The cargo of 350,000 feet of lumber on the vessel, which was also saved by Mr. Brooks, will bs brought up to the city early ia January and sold at auction With the German Clubs. Mr. "Warren Johnson will lead the impromptu german given by the young- ladies complimentary to L' Arioso and L' Agile German Clubs on Christmas night The german will be danced in the Masonic Temple bal room and the musio will be furnished by the Italian band Mr. H. H. Mcllhenny has been ap pointed to lead L' Arioso german Ion Wednesday night December 27th. Oocoanuts 6c, Fresh Grated Cocoa nut 10c per auart Palace Bakery, r WHOLE NO. 10,092 ANOTHER DASTARDLY DEED. Butler's and Pritcbard's Friends Continue Their Campaiga,Agaiast Amendment. Star Correspondence. Gold Rock, N. C , December 21. Mr. Robert Hester was waylaid and shot near Rocky Mount Falls yestn day at one o'clock P. M., by two negroes John Taylor and another. Tht-y met Mr. Hester and demanded his ir oney. He gave them his purse and begged them not to shoot him, but both negr.ies fired several shots which took effect in his breast and rapped ar uod. He will not die. The negroes were captured in Battlebore last night and taken to Raleigh tbis moroiDg f r safe-keepirig. Feeling ran high and there was danger of lynching. It was a dsring affair, in broad dayhght. HARRIED. HARPER-STROrjPE At Salem. N. C. De- cembar 18 h. 199 J fN v. mBPPR and ELLA CHILTY oTROUPE: BMiop EUward Roiidthaler officiating. Mo card At h me, N i. 811 South Frout etreet, Wilmington. N. C ntxen. rjLRIOH- In this oltv. at 8 05 A M Thursdav. Becamhpr 21. 1899. WILLIAM ULRICH. la the 33rd year of bis age. Funeral Saturday at 10 A. M. from residence. 602 South Front street. Friends and acquaint ances invited to attend. NEW ADVEKTISEMENTS OFFICE CUTOni 4.NXJ. 8. CUSTOM HTJSK, Wlltnlmiton North i arolina. Deombsr90 1899. 8eaied Prop a w ii o rece'ved -t this m -e unnl o'clock P M. on the 28th day of December. 189. ami then ODsned tor rep Ira. piinti g c at the abave named but din?. copies or tne ep fiu'ituou miy oen-a at ir is Enc-. johjn u. uaisui, unstoain. dec 22 3 1 fr su we AUCTION SALE. The wrecked steamer Catharine Whltine's equipment-, consisting of ttop-ut. Blocks Water Ciwks, compasa, lirts. Steam Wi-ich, Pump . and several tons or Iron, will be sold at public auction Saturday, December 3, at 10 A. sa., on Bteamer Seabrlght's whirf Everything to be Sold T LOW ST PFI-TES. China Glassware ani Holiday Goods of every descr ption o be sold at lowest figures f ntn now on uutli eve jihln is cl red t You can sav- monev Do not rnakr any m'-takein fludln Wataor 's C-iina Stor , 11 Marks fctr--, b;twe n Front and Water, dlrec lyoo oslte Goo tman's Dry Go jdj btor. Look lor th ign decl0 2w TO THOSE INTERESTED : MY M1RRIS CHAIRS, TABOURETTES, TABLES AND SHAVING STANDS HAVE ARRIVED. N. F. PARKER. decaitf ' DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT OTHERS SAY . But come and see yourself what a NICE prebent you can get For a LITTLE Money in JEWELRY And Silver Novelties. J. T. BURKE. dec 22 lm No. 27 South Front street. Ten beautiful Upright Pianos in fancy cases. Bargai" for cash. Feur good Square Pianos One handsome Mathushk B by Grand In Mahogany. All to be closed out At Manufacturers' Cost be'ore removal to our new store, 1P9 Market street Can save you from 130 to $ 00 during the holidays. N. L. SMITH, dec 22 tf 109 Dock street. NOTICE. I have 100 had Horses and Mules for the Christmas Trade. Cone and buy while they are heap. . Bueeles and Harness at prices very low lor tne next lew unya. Coma ancj see me. F. T. MILLS, Corner Second and Princess. dec 2-2 St Both 'Phones. Watch Is Spot ! BANANAS, ORANGES, APPLES, GRAPES, NUTS, FIGS, CANDIES. Be sure to oall and get prices before buylnz elsewhere. J. W. PLUMMER, Jr., SM Princess street. decsatr Inter-State 'Phone 133. One Year, by Ma.il, $5.00 . gSLs Months, 8.50! Three Months, " l.Zh $ Two Months, " 1.00 ' 4 Delivered to Subscribers In tns x City at 45 Cents per month. ENJOYING AN XMAS FEAST is what evnry ona In Wilmington Is looking forward to In th9 season of good fellowship and merriment and right here at our store will be found all the delicious morsels In Tnr knys and hlckens. Cholc Fruits, Cranberries. Fmcy oranges and Bananas, Nuts, halsln- and warrants or your Christmas baking we have t e nnt-st Pastry F)ou, Flavoring Extracts, Pure sol es, etc., at bed rock prices; SPECIAL: Cranberries, VH and lOe per qt. THE KING GROCERY CO.. B. F. KING, Manager. "Phone 887. dec 3 tf Fourth Street Bridge. --C V0LLERS & HASHAGEN, t Representing Powell, rimlth & Co. We are distributors for their El Capitan General, 10c. Union League Club, - 10c. Cuban Blossom, 5c. Renown, - 5c. Santa Bama, ------ . 5c. VWar Eagle," "Old Glory" and "Match It" Cheroots.. ; No matter how fine or how cheap a dealer's trade my be, the above brands a e not to be urpaesed. G ve th" smokers a chance at them and they will sell rapidly There are ' al klAds of goodx, but the brands m-ntioued wl 1 whip tbe others t death. We are also dealers In a:l grades e e e luiyuwuv V0LLERS & HASHAGEN, PROVISIONS dec 10 tf Crockery, GLASSWARE, &C. WE ABE AGENTS FOB Libbey's Celebrated Cut Glass Qur Motto, NO FANCY PRICKS, will ge strictly carried out. And Is a gafe Guarantee to you that yon are Juying right 0. P. CAZADX &vC0.. nov 26 tf WE HAVE EVERYTHING NICE AND FRESH FOR i CHRISTMAS. REMEMBER US AS WE SH ALL REMEMBER THE POOR. '4 t t PALACE BAKERY. UO - 29tf Bagging & Ties. Nuts, Candies, Raisins, Cocoanuts and Apples, and a fall lln of HEAYY GROCERIES. For sale cheap by WILLIAMS BROS., WHOLESALE GROCERS. 16 and 18 North Water street. Write for Frices. We will have Rice Straw during ' this week. - declOtf NOTICE. The following is the Ordinance In regard to the use of Fireworks and Firecrackers In the ' l'T of Wilming on. to which attention is hereby called, and which will be enforced, viz: 1. No Fireworks or Firecrackers OF ANY KIND ane allowed AT ANY TIME WEST OF FRONT STREET. 2. No DYNAMITE Crackers can be used at ANYTIME ANYWHER E in the city limits. 3. Ordinary Firecrackers, not over two - inches in length, and ordinary Fireworks, are permitted on the 23rd and 25th of December, on the 1st of January, and 4th ofjuly, east of Front street. By order of the Mayor. E. G. PARMELE, Chief of Police. dec20 3t wefrtu FOR A Desirable Building Lot on Princess street. Also, a House and Lot on Orange street. dec 6 tf New Meat Market This is to Inform the many friends of Mr. Johnnie Hlntz that he has completed arrange ments to go into the Meat Business under the firm name of J. H. Hlntz ft Co.. on stalls Noa. and , north side of Market Hoo, formerly oc e -nt-d by C. S. Garrtll ft Co., where by polite att itlon and dispatch he hopes ror a full share oi th ) patronage of his old friends. v J H. HINTZ. Interstate Thone 8S8,BeU 'Phone iae epMtf 0 HO
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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