' glue gOlorning jgtar.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Friday Monmo, Decsmbbb 29.
DEAD OF THE AMINE.
laterment of Remaias at Arllojtoa Ceroe
terv Impressive CeremoaJes PreI
aeatMcKloley la Atteadaace.
Br Telegraph to the Morning 8 tar.
Washisotoh, December 23. Upon
the windy heights of Arlington ceme
tery the Maine dead, brought from
Havana by the battleship Texas, were
to day laid away in their final resting;
place with simple religious services
and the impressive honors of war. A
cabinet officer, surveying the flag
draped ooffins before the ceremonies
began, said: "The lives of these men
cost Spain her colonies."
The caskets were ranged row on
row, and over each was spread an
American ensign, upon which lay a
wreath of amilax leaves. Around the
enclosure, shoulder to shoulder, the
yellow of their coat linings forming a
band of color, were drawn up the cav
alry of Fort Meye-; to the right was a
battalion of marines from the navy
yard, with their spiked helmets and
aearlet caps turned back; to the left
a detachment of jickies from the
Texas, in th navy blue; in the flag
draped sUi.d ia the rear, the Presi
dent and his cabinet. Admiral Dewy,
Major General Miles, and a distin
guished group of officers of the army
and navy, in their showy dress uni
forms, while aH around pressed a
throng of people who had braved
the snow and biting cold to pay their
last tribute to the dead. Among these
ware many relatives and friends of
those who had been lost in the disaster.
There was a tender appropriatness in
the fact that Capt. S'gsbee who was
in command of the Maine when she
was blown uo. hid charge of the cere
monies in honcr to his men,- and that
Father Chid wick, who was chaplain
of the Maine, was there to perform the
last net. Three who lived thr uh
that eventful night i a Havana h-roor
were at the side of the graves of the ir
comrad'S Lieutenant Command r
Waio wright, who was rxecutive officer
of the Maine; Lieutenant F. C
Bowers, who was assistant engineer of
the Maine, and Jeremiah Shea, a fire
man on the Maine, who was blown
from the stoke-hole of the ship.
The Protestant services were held
first, and were very simple. Chaplain
Clark read the burial service of the
Episcopal Church and then gave way
to Fihr Chid wick, who was assisted
by Revs. Holaind and Brown, and two
purple-robed acolytes.
INTER-STATE COMMERCE.
The Commission's Reply to the Bequest of
Frcliat Shippers Respectlaf the
New Classification.
ByTelegraph to the Morning Star.
WisHiSQTOS, December 23 To
day the Inter-State Commerce Com
mission, in compliance with the re-.
quest of freight shippers andrepresen
tatives of the commercial interests,
transmitted to Attorney General
Griggs a transcript of the evidence
taken at the hearing last week respect
ing the new classification agreement.
The. proposed classification is to be
made effective on January 1st, by all
using the official classification Tnis
includes more than sixty lines east of
the Mississippi and north of the Ohio
aud Potomac rivers. The petition of
the shippers was taat the commission
should transmit the evidence taken
betore tne attorney general wit a
recommendation that be institute
. . . . ...
legal proceedings, by injunction or
otherwise, to restrain the lines from
puitiog the new classification into
'effect. To the request of the shippers
the commission in part complies. The
evidence acd arguments are traesmit-
ted to the attorney general, but with
out recommendation. The letter says
"The protesting shippers assert that
increase m rates to the extent effected
by these changes ia classification, are
without justification and will result in
excessive charges upo most if not all
facilities in question. They also allege
mat naxdibip and injustice will fur
ther result from the change which
will be made ia the relation of rate
i m ... .
ana especially irom tne increases in
the differences between carload and
less than carload charges. If their con-
t ntioa ia these respe ts is well found
ea. as to whicn we express no opinion.
a wrong is about to be accomplished
which the commission is powerless to
prevent, and tor which the act to reg
ulate commerce affords no adequate
rear ss.
Attorney General Griggs, who is ill
to day, has given, of course, no inti
mation vet as to wnat action, if any.
ne may take in the premises. Neces
aanly, he will have to review the tes
timony before he can reach an intelli
ircm c-jociusion. in any event, it is
said, it will oe several days before the
matter can be determined.
A CORK-SCREW BOAT.
lavenlor Promises His Craft Will
Cross
the AUtotic ia Three Days.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
TkT TT W
Haw iokk, uecemoer zs James
Gresham, of Brooklyn, has fouo&cani-
tal to demonstrate the comirtAmial
value of his cirk screw boat, for which
is aawcipatea a speed or tifty miles per
uuur. a synaicate or rew lork capi
talists has agreed to furnish $50,000
with which to build a small boat o a
the cork-screw plan, with the further
understanding that if it demonstrates
its ability on a commercial scale to
approximate the speed which the
models have reached, tbe syndicate will
furnish sufficient capital to build a
mail boat The inventor promisee that
hia craft will cross the Atlantic
in less than three days. The vessel,
the construction of which is being ar
ranged for at the Newport News ship
yards, is not intended for passenger
service but only for the convenience
of mails and fast freight and for use in
Ufesaving stations. It is so con
structed that it can penetrate the surf
tkL- ,of ,tho roughest water.
The boat is cylindrical in shape, with
a aerpenune flange like a corkscrew
extending from bow to stern, and the
hH feTolvea through the water,
wnue tbe inner comrjartmnt main.
Its eqaiooiae.
The steamer Ecue has been or
dered from New York to astist the
bargea Haggerty and William Col,
at work on the wreck of the British
steamer ashore at Hatteraa. Tbe ef
forts to rescue will be continued until
ail chance of saving the ship has dis
appeared. - w4r Will BxrleaUa
Removes everything in sight; so do
,12 mineral pills, but both are
d!rjnTr.m- Don'' dynamite the
eawS !Shlaery of 7"r bod with
Dr ttn,'rm oi.1 ' wheo
m.iu mi, wuicu are
Efa! mm ree,e, do the work
UonT oAl-ViUfUcn. Constipa-
ADVICES FROM
SOOTH AFRICA.
Situation Remains Unchanged
With Slight Skirmishing Go
ing On at the Front.
BOERS STRONG DEFENCES.
Methiei Kecoinoiterior Artillery Diets.
Laijsmith Abie to Resist Any Ai
saolt Delaraa Bay The Boers'
Threats Cost of the War.
By Cable to sas Mama War.
Losdoh, December 29, 4 40 A. M.
During the continued lull in military
operations in South Africa the papers
are filled with letters and articles criti
ciaing the government and the cam
paign and suggesting remedies, im
provementa, alterations in the plana,
and the like.
The Times complains of "needless
censorship and concealment." It cites
the fact that nothing has yet trans
pired to show how Gen. Getacre came
to lose 600 men at Stormberg.
The dispatches from the front also
represent tbe Boers as in a nervosa
condition and in constant dread of the
British advance, but this is probably
an exaggeration.
Th Modd-r River correspondent of
the Daily Chronicle gives an expla
nation of a sudden rifle fire inexplic
ably opened from the Boer trenches
He says: "The Boers have wires
stretched along the ground in front of
the trenches connected with lamps. If
a wire be touched a lamp is extin
guished, thus giving warning Oae
night a high wind extinguished a.
lamp, which resulted in a false warn
ing. The fire ceased when the Boers
discovered the alarm was false. "
A correspondent of the Daily News,
at Frere Camp,announces that a tram
way is being constructed from the
railway to the hill commanding the
Boer position, and along this tbe Brit
ish will convey heavy guna.
According to a dispatch from Lady-
smith, dated Wednesday, December
20th, the heat then was intense, being
104 degrees in the shade. There were
many cases of entrio fever . In the
town at that time, but not enough to
cause alarm. On the other hand, re
ports from Boer sources on the conti
nent assert that typhoid lever is epi
demic in Lady smith.
Opioioa ii Berlia.
Berlin. December 23. The German
press continues to comment upon the
war in South Africa. The Muitar
Wochenblatt, the military organ, con
tains a severe criticism by a high offi
cer, in which the writer claims that
hitherto the Boers, both leaders and
men, have proved far more efficient in
every way than tb" British.
The National Zeitung says edito
rially: "The best solution for Ger
many would be a peace guaranteeing
tbe Boers their independence and ae
curing the future; that is, creating a
state whose frontier touches the sea,
in order to enable it to adapt itself to
the new times upon which Africa is
entering.
"That must be the policy bf the
Boers. We do not desire the British
to be wholly expelled from Africa,
but we do not see necessity for mak
ing tbe entire African continent Brit
ish. The ideas of Cecil Rhodes will
split upon 'the rock of Boer courage.'
The Transvaal government, accord
ing to information supplied by Boer
sympathizers, threatens to "reduce the
rations of British prisoners if Great
Britain stops the entry of food by
IVlagoaBay."
It is now estimated that the war will
cost at least 60.000,000 ($300,000,000
and it is suggested that tbe sinking
fund of the national debt should be
suspended for five or six years in order
to defray the cost.
Reports from Metbeea.
London. December 28. The War
Office has received the following from
Cape Town, dated Wednesday,
December 27ih.
"M"thuen reports as follows:
At 9 30 yesterday evening the Boers
on the south side or Mvgersrontein
opened a very Heavy nro for some
time. This morning the Natal brigade
fired at the enemy west of Magers
fontein. The cavalry brigade is re
connoitenng in a northeasterlv
direction. Lieutenant Masters has
made an extended reconnoitsance west
ward and northward of Enslein and
reports all well. The farmers were glad
tarsee our men. Thy were suffering
from want of food. I have established
-a market here, where I can Durchaae
fresh milk and vegetables, selling to
the farmers tea, and oth-r articles
which they cannot otherwise Dur
chaae.
Gatacre and French renort no
change in the situation.
Bid n Powell reports all well un to
Decembtr 12.
News From Ladysmith.
The latest inderjendant n fmm
Ladysmith says:
"The field fortifications would now
withstand any organized attack the
nemy is likely to deliver. There im
sufficient food stuffs for two months.
The question of forare miht bn
troublesome, but sinee tbe rains there
has been some erazintr within the Brit
ish lines. There ia no horse sickness
"The casualties caused bv our shell
fire are increasing and the Boers are
reported to be becoming nervous.
They fear night sorties and constantly
open a heavy fusilade .'ar an imagin
ary attack."
The German officials have promptly
stopped the Boers from recruiting in
Damaraland. Neither men nor horses
are permitted to cross the border.
Slight Sklrmlsblor.
Chixvilet Camp. December 27.
A heavy Boer gun o a Bui whana Hill
fired steadily upon Ladysmith through
out the morning. Ladysmith did not
respond.
The enemy having been again de
tected attempting to improve their
trenches facing General Buller, the
British hearr runs onened udou them
and the Boers scampered back into the
bills. The British patrols sighted tbe
enemy in force on the extreme left.
Nine Boers were killed in a skirmish
that followed, and six Boer wagons
we reaptu red. "
The Boer Position, at Coleaso.
London. December 23. A dispatch
to tbe Daily Mail, from Pietermarita
burg, dated Saturday, December Z3d,
ys:
"Every day reveals some new facta
regarding the strength of the Boer po
sition at Colenao. Thanka to the ser
vices of the continental officers, the
character of the campaign has changed.
We are no Ice re r flgbong a Toe who
reliea upon guerilla tactics, but we have
to deal wiin wnat ia rapidly Becoming
a disciplined army, enjoying the ad
vantages of knowing the country and
of selecting the scene of contest with
out tbe burden of a cumbersome com
missariat.
The Boers have converted the hills
near Uolenso into fortresses or im
mense strength. Everywhere they
have splendid trenches, many of them
bomb proof. Tramway lines permit
the shifting of guna with astonishing
rapuuiy. ine main positions are con
nected with the outlying positions by
underground passages and the forts
proper bristle with machine guns that
command the approaches. Probably
mines are laid.
"One hears less nowadays about
Boer shells not bursting. - Observers
of the Colenso fightsay the Boer shell
fire was very effective. This is due
largely to the fact that the distances
are marked off with white paint.
"The enemy's discipline is improv
ing. The trenches represent great
manual labor, for which the Boers
have a keen dislike, and the way in
whiah they restrained their fire when
our troops were advancing is another
proof of improved soldiering."
Talk of Compromise.
Durban, Natal, December 23
Mr. Winston Churohill, ' on arriving
here, after his escape from the Boers,
received a tremendous ovation. He
says that from conversations witn
members of the Transvaal executive
at Pretoria he learned that tne B ers
began the war with trepidation, but
that President Kruger ia now confi
dent Great Britain will soon sue for
peace.
I a the highest Transvaal circles,
Mr. Churchill asserts, there is serious
talk of a compromise, by which Great
Britain would cede the territory now
occupied by the armies of the two re
publics, pay an indemnity of 20,000,
000 ($100,000,000) and acknowledge the
complete independence of the Trans
vaal.
Ladon, December 29 Mr. Henry
Spencer Wilkinson, the Morning
Post's military expert, in his review of
the situation to day says:
"Thetime has apparently arrived
for the nation to insist, if not upon a
military dictatorship, at least upon the
admission into the cabinet of a mili
tary minister empowered to veto any
proposals detrimental to the successful
prosecution of the war, and also that
the administration of the army should
be placed wholly in the hands of a tried
military administration.
Delaroa Bay.
London, Dec 29. A correspondent
of the Standard at Lorenzo Marques
says-
"Delaeo Bay is the residence of Herr
Pelt, i Hollander, who is consul gen
eral for the Transvaal and consul for
the Netherlands. Pott is the principal
medium between Pretoria and Dr.
Leyds in Europe. He controls the
Netherland railway through the Trans
vaal and is the head of the Transvaal
customs. He is also head of the Outch
East Africa Company and has the ear
of the Portugese governor, as well as
the chief of each department.
"It is openly-asserted that Pott has
a priva e wire to the frontier and
knows twenty-four hours bef re others
what is happening. About him gather
all the other consuls, the Portugese
officials and the German forwarding
agents.
"If Delagoa bay is clos-d, the Boers
will retaliate by raiding Portugese
territory."
AMERICAN FLOUR SEIZED
BY BRITISH WARSHIPS.
AJcertslaseat of Pacts Confided to the
United States Ceasal at Lo
reoso Mara,oes.
By Telegraph to tbe Morning Btar.
Washington, December 28 The
ascertainment of the facta connected
with the seizure of American flour bj
British warships off the coast of Por
tuguese East Africa has been confided
to the United States consul as agent at
Lorenzo Marques. Under the in
structions sent to him by Secretary
Hay yesterday, be will ascertain all of
the facts connected with the seizure of
the flour, and particularly the names
of the persons to whom this flour was
consigned, and the actual ownership
of tbe goods. The Department of
State is determined to do everything
proper to maintain American rights in
the matter of neutral trade in this
case; but so far. the department is in
absolute ignorance of any essential
facts regarding the seizures and cannot
proceed to make any complaint until
it has made sure of its ground. It
does not even know that all of the
flour was seized, as was at first re
ported, and there is reason to be
lieve that in the case of at
least one consignment, the flour
was not seised, but was simply divert
ed to another port than Lorenzo
Marques, and there left, subject to the
disposition of its owners. Although
this may also be a breach rf national
privilege, it presents a different case
entirely from a seizure outright. To
determine with accuracy all of the
elements necessary to the preparation
of a protest against a seizure of the
kind reported necessarily consumes
much time, and the Bute Department,
the officials say, following the usual
course, cannot be exoected to act
otherwise than in the line indicated
During our late war with 8pam.
whenever a seizure waa made by our
warships of a merchant vessel laden
with supplies intended for Spanish
ports, we politely informed foreign
powers which undertook to protest
that they would be obliged to wait
the usual and regular aeiiou
of our prize courts. Tnus when a
French ship was loaded in Charles
ton, notwithstanding the representa
tion of the French Government, our
governm nt insisted in carrying out
all of the routine proceedings of prize
trial. In one of the cases growing out
of that particular aeizure, it was near
ly two years before the partie claim
ing to be aggrieved by the seizure
and detention of the ship, secured a
final decision of the case by the Su
preme Court of the United States. Yet
this ease waa simple in itself com
pared with the legal problem pre nt
ed in the stoppage of a British mer
chant ship by a British man of war,
and the search of a neutral cargo for
contraband of war.
GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORIES.
Natloaal Basks Desttaated to Receive Ia
Hteraal Reveose Foods.
Bv Telegraph to the Morning Btar.
Washington, Dec. 2a The Secre
tary of the Treasury to day designated
several additional National banks as
government depositories to receive in
ternal revenue receipts, and, it is said,
will continue to do so until tbe total
amount so deposited amounts to $30.
000.000 or $40,000,000. Deposits, how
ever, will not be made with thee addi
tional banks until the banks compris
ing the first group, designated several
days ago, have received deposits equal
to the amoant of the bonds turned
into the treasury by them as security,
which apptximatea $17,600,000. It is
expected deposit will begin to be
made under tbe new designation
about January 10th.
Any National bank owning or con
trolling United States bonds willing
to depoait io the treasury, including
those now receiving deposits, is enti
tled to participate in the distribution of
internal revenue receipts.
Voleaale Kraptlona
Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cures them; also Old, Banning and
Fever Sores. Ulcers, Boils. Felons,
Corns, Warta, Cuts, Bruises. Burns,
Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Best Pile Our on earth. ' Drives out
Pains and Aches. Onlv 25 cents a box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by R. R. Bel-
uaTi isruggiai. f
BUBONIC PLAGUE
AT HONOLULU.
Tbe Dread Disease Reported to be
Raring in the Capital of the
Hawaiian Islands.
ALARM IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Every Precaution Taken to Prevent Ad
mission of tbe Disease Iito the City.
The Plage Prevalent la China,
Japai and lodla.
By Telegraph. M the Mornlnz star.
San Francisco, December 28. The
army transports Centennial and New
port, which arrived here last night
from Manila, via Honolulu, bring
the startling news that the bubonic
plague is raging in the capital city of
tbe Hawaiian islands. It is under
stood that the scourge was brought
into Honolulu by vessels from one of
the infected ports of Ctaiaa.
Alarm la San Francisco.
Sak Francisco, Dec. 26. The news
of the breaking out of the plague in
Honolulu brought here by the trans
port Centennial has created some
aUrm among the State aud city health
officials, and every precnation is being
taken to prevent a possible admission
of the disease into this city. The trans
ports Centennial and Newport which
arrived last night and the Tartar
which arrived from Manila, are now
at the quarantine station and under
going fumigation and will be detained
at Angel Island for some. time. The
steamer Gaelic is due here to-morrow
from tbe Orient via Honolulu and
will be sent to quarantine and held
there until all possible danger is
passed.
News from reliable sources in the
Orient is to tbe effect that the disease
is prevalent in China and Japan to an
unusual extent aud that the officers at
Manila have taken precautions to pre
vent the plague from getting a foot
hold tnere. News from Bombay is to
the effect that tbe plague ia rampant
in India; and in view of these condi
tions the authorities in this city and
every port on the Pacific coast will
take strenuous precautions to prevent
tbe introduction of the bubonic plague
on this coast.
AFFAIRS AT MANILA.
Parts Opened to Trade Gen. Paastoi to
Join Gen. MacArthar's Command.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
Manila, December 28 The order
which has been issued opening to trade
the ports of Zamboanga, Cottabato,
Davo, and Isabella, will apply provis
ionally to tbe Jolo and Siassi ports.
General Bates will appoint the eus-.
toms officials.
Tbe suthorities have issued a ruling
which legalizes marriages performed
by judges or the clergy of any re
ligious denomination.
General Frederic Funston will join
General Mac Arthur's command. His
brigade has not been designated, but
it is thought he will be assigned to
General Wheeler's.
WARM WIRtLETS.
The common council of Boston,
Mass., today, after a spirited debate,
adopted a resolution of sympathy for
the B.eM.
Deputv Sheriff McMullen, of Citrus
county, Fla , was killed Tuesday night
by some unknown person. A posse is
looking for tbe murderer.
A dispatch from Lewes, Del., re
ports that the schooner Rebecca, from
Norfolk for New York, which went
ashore December 26, floated yesterday
in good condition.
William Schael, an Orangeburg
county, S C , farmer, while hunting
on Tuesday afternoon near St. Mat
thews, accidentally shot and killed his
only child, a boy eight year old.
Subscriptions to the Law ton home
fund up to nolo yesterday in Wash
ington, by Gen. Corbin, and exclud
ing the subscriptions co'lected in
otber cities, aggregates $36,792.
The threatened uprising of negroes
at Fort White, Fla., was avertedby
tbe citizens arming and making a show
of force. Several shots were fired into
residences by unknown parties, who
are supposed to have been negroes.
A bloody civil war has been raring
among tbe natives of Kiriwani, New
Guinea. Ia the fighting the head
chief was defeated and eleven villages
in all were destroyed with heavy
slaughter.
Arrangements have been completed
by Frederick Layland & Co., limited,
of Liverpool, for tne establishment of
a weekly passenger 'steamship service
between New York and Liverpool.
Mr. Beverly Turner was found dead
in his yard Wednesday night, near
Ferguson's wharf, in Isle of Wight
county. Va. He was a well known
saw mill man, owning large interests
near his home.
Ex President Grover Cleveland, who
has been confined to his bed for the
last three days, was much improved
yesterday. The attending physicians
stated that the ex President was
a i a m
up ana wouia sooa do entirely re-
covered from his sickness.
A German farmer named Stuoke,
and Riv. Mr. Hartes. directors of the
Hanoverian Missions in Natal, have
been arrested and imprisoned at Est
court, on the charge of aiding tbe
B lers. They both claim protection of
Germany.
The Populist State committee of
Kansas has decided to hold two State
conventions next year; one to name
delegates to the national convention
and the other to nominate a State
tioket. The call will be issued in
January or February.
Three white men, giving their n asses
as Frank Winters, Frank 8hot and
James Furgersoo, arrested in Augus
ta, Ga., on suspicion of being the par-
ifs who robbed the postofflces at East
Point and Collins, Ga., recently, and
committing other robberies in South
Carolina.
- Abner Powell sailed from New Or
leans yesterday for Cuba with a team
of base ball players. They will sDend
a month in Havana and Matanzas.
Among the players were Gonding, of
Kansas City; Childers, of Philadel
phia; Steinfeld, of Cincinnati, and
McAllister, of St. Louis.
At Chattanooga, Tenn., Sam Mills,
a collector for an installment house,
attempted to seize furniture in tbe
house of Mary Venable for a small
debt. The woman attempted to pre
vent it and in tbe struggle that en
aaed. Mills shot the woman and her
little son and daughter, all seriously.
Captain Russoe, of the Italian
steamer Etna, from Potni, by way of
Malta, was fined $5 000 by Collector
Stone, of Baltimore, for being without
a bill of health from the latter port.
Captain Russoe explained that he had
not been in a United States port since
1883. and was not aware that a bill of
health from a port of call was neces
sary. Under orders from the Treasury
Department the extreme penalty waa
inflicted.
MISSISSIPPi ANTI-TRUST LAW
Iasaraace Com pa ales, Members ef Seatb
eastera Tariff Assoclatloa, Declared
to Rare Forfeited Franchise.
By TetosrapU So tne aroralns Btar.
Jacksozt, Miss., December 28. At
torney General Wiley N. Nash whose
tern of office expired in January,
haa created consternation and con
fusion in insurance circles by filing a
bill of information in the Hinds county
circuit court, declaring that all insur
ance companies doing business in the
State and acknowledging allegiance to
the Southeastern Tariff Association,
have violated the State law regarding
trusts and combines. He asks that
their franchises and charters be can
celled and the companies prevented
from transacting farther business in
Mississippi.
In his declaration, the attorney
general states that by uniting or pool
ing their interests for the purpose of
establishing a set of rates from which
the underwriters are not allowed to
vary, that the association and the com
panies therein hve violated a section
of the annotated code and its amend
ments. Local agents are wiring their
managers to come to the scene as soon
as possible. The proceedings will be
called at tbe sitting of the Hinds
county circuit court which meets two
weeks hence. The new attorney gen
eral, Hon. Monroe E McClurg, prom -ises
to carry the fight on. It is esti
mated that fully twenty-five million
dollars worth of policies are carried
by the thirty one companies named in
the bill of information.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE TRUST CO.
The New President and Vice President
Take Charge of Affairs.
By Telegraph to the Morning Stair.
New York, Deeembar 28. Actual
charge of the affairs of the Produee
Exchange Trust Company was as-'
sumed to day by Edwin Gould and
Gen. Samuel Thomas, the new presi
dent and vice president, respectively,
of the reorganized company. They
were at the offices of the company to
day, examining the books and look
ing into everything pertaining to the
administration of the company up to
the time of its suspension. There will
Erobably be a meeting of the stock
olders to-morrow, and likely as not
the new executive committee will be
named. Some of the committeemen,
who resigned Wednesday to facilitate
the rehabilitation of the company,
will doubtless be reappointed.
Messrs. Gould and Thomas are said
to have made assurances that fully 95
per cent, or tbe old depositors will re
main on the books of the new com
pany.
SHERIFF KILLED.
Hia
Marderer Shot Dowa hy a Posse
While Attempting to Escspe.
By Telegraph to the Morning tar.
Monticello, Fla , Dec. 28. Will
Gorman, a negro, shot and instantly
killed Sheriff T. B. Simpkins this
morning at the Scurry place, six miles
north of town. Gorman was wanted
for murder, and 8impkina and a posse
went to arrest him. They closed in
on the cabin in which the negro waa
concealed. Aa Simpkins pushed open
the door, Gorman shot hiii twice in
the breast. The murderer escaped
from the rear door, but waa shot dow.
and killed.
Mr. 8ianpkins was a man of much
prominence ir Jefferson county, and
was the father of Mrs. J. B. Baker and
Mrs. W. B. Denham, of Jacksonville,
both well known society ladies.
GOLD EXPORTS.
Eofageaenta for Saturday's Steaaiers
Amount to $3,000,000.
bv TeiecraDta to tbe Moralag Star.
New York, December 28. Wall
street estimates of next Saturday's
gold engagements, place the amount
at $3,000,000. Superintendent Mason,
of ihe Assay Office; has not yet been
instructed to furaish bars for export
at less than one-tenth of one per cent,
premium, so nothing but coin, it is
thought, will be shipped. Mailer,
Schall & Company will ship $750,000,
ind
August Belmont 3c Company
$500,000 by Saturday's steamers.
At the gathering of Illinois Repub
licans for their annual love feast yes
terday, Governor John R. Tanner de
clared that he was not a candidate for
re election.
Maxton Building and
Loan Association,
MAXTON, N. 0.
DIRECTORS:
J. D. CBOOM, MAXTOR.
ID. MCRAE, MAXTON.
A. J. MCKINHON, MAXTON.
O. B. PATTEBSOK, MAXTOR.
K. W. LIVBRMOBB, PATIS.
W. H. BERNARD, WILMINGTON.
M. O. MCKENZIB, MAXTON.
Initiation Fee. SS cents ner sham.
Subscriptions to stock payable In weekly In
stalment! of 8S cents per share.
Tee management is prudent and economical,
as Is bown bv the fact that the Aqwla lnn luu
sustained no losses, and Its annual expenses, in- I
ukuuauB HQ VI ill Y MUUUb 1 WU tl UllU lOU
Dollars. J. D. CROOK, Presldt-nt
w. B HARTER Secretary. Is 10 tf
-ORDERS SOLICITED-
Candies, Nats, Raisins,
C. C. Nuts, Apple.
Cakes,
Fireworks. &e.
HALL & PEARSALL,
WHOLESALE
decStf
GROCERS.
FOE SALE.
Ten beautiful Upright Pianos
in fancy cases.
Bargains for cash Four good Square Pianos.
One handsome Mathnehak Baby Grand In
Mthogany. All to be closed out
At Manufacturers' Cost
be 'ore removal to our new store, 109 Market
street can savs yon from im to sioo during
the holidays.
N. L SMITH,
destttf 109 Dock street.
For Christinas ids.
I BUSINESS LOCALS.
sar" Noncss rer Bent or Bale, Lost or Found,
Wants, and other snort Mlsceuaneons Adver
ttaementa Inserted In tots Department, In solid
Honpariel Type, for 1 eent per word each Inser
tion; but no advertisement taken (or less than
80 eenta. Terns positively cash In advance.
For Sal or Reus One two-story House,
containing; eight rooms, with all modern Im
provements, In a drs rabla locality, t ossesslon
given January 15, 1K0. Jno. 8. Burnett.
aec v iw i
at iw i
aaJro
BoosiiJror Bent In desirable localltv.
suitable fof light housekeeping. Address 'H i"
care Btas efflce. we ir an dec 87 St
Saw IHtll for Sale, Including 40-horse-rower
Boiler, 8S-horee-pow r Engine, Mill,
Planr, Shingle Machine. Rip aud Cres-Out
Saws, aboui 2,000 feet VA Pipe, Tools. Belts, etc.
Located at Freeman's. N. C. Sickness cause of
selling. Address -Mill," ByrdsvUle, N. G.
dec 28 St
One Photograph Free of charge We
are always giving some bl bargain a toe Star
Btndlo, and now we are giving one fine Pnoto
m unted n an 8x10 catd free of charge w th
eei half dczen of oar Cabl-.eta. We had a
doe trade through all the Christmas and beso
f a 1 many customer- returned 1 1 lve their
compliments for th- high gi ale work and he
lo prices wh cb. always prevail at tbe Star
Studio, 116 Market street. dec 2 tf
Printer anted A good all-rcund
Printer, thoroughly competent to take charge
of a weekly newepaper aa Foteman. Mu t be
strictly temperate and a capable w rkm n (no
oth rs need ap 1). a steauy job to the right
man. Eight do lars p r week. Write at once,
wl h stamp, giving evperlenc - and refer nnes.
"The Hea dlght," Gold boro, N. C. dec 28 3t
KEed.lIlon Portraits-1 am now pre-
8 art-d to furnish the beautiful original Medal
oa Portrait. I am the fl-t to offer you tuee
lovely pic urea, a thing of bfc nty f s a Joy for
ever; also, the np-to-tlate celoson Panel Ctme
and fee specimens in water colors. sepia and
carboner. jj. o. Eilia, 114 Market street,
dec 87tf
Tk Season's Greetings, frier, ds ! H d
Knot been for you u- Christmas would not be
so merry May yours be merry, too. We thank
you tor your p trcnaee in te past and hope to
mert it tn th" future. J an Q.
Orange s ree ; Bell Vh i e 196.
iCTB-e i. ia.
dec24tf
"Chrlstaaas Oifl !' Columbia Phono
graph, at Charles M. Whltlock's.
dec is 1 11 j .n 1
Notice Don't fall to examine my stock of
Holiday woods. Oranges A poles, Malaga Grapes,
fa s Uocoa Nuts, Pigs, BjUsina, Prunes; and
nice line 'f Fancy Cindy. Prices are right if
given a chance : A. 8. W instead. dec 0 tf
Christmas la almost here, and you ought to
hve your share The onl wy fc-ryou to have
it is to have sjme of thote fine Photos th t. th?
am making at the Star t-tudlo at a special ate
tnumontn Think of it, three dlffeient st
nu lour ncinres or f-acn Kina 'or only 12 00.
Come and see 1 the only wy for yon to realize
tbe bargains we are giving our hundreds of un
tomers, aud we guarantee that every one of
tat m is highly pleased. Tours for the bet work
ani the lowest prices. Star etudio, llo Mark t
street. decitf
We earry a fnll line of Crockery, -China-
Call on us.
decs 6m
ware, 1 imps and Lamp Chimneys.
John J. Keliy, ii Market street.
SS"e tc Black , General Commission Mer
chanto. headquarters for Country Produce of
all kinds call and see us. No. 6 Princess
street. 'Phone 330. nov 24 tf
A Fair
flares
nuure-t-onrcry. ?ga. Peanuts, Potatoes, and
oYcrjruuug in me rroauce line to tt. B. Moore
for good t -ices and p-ompt returns. No. fi Dock
street. Wilmington.'
no 19 tf
Preab Ground Graham and Bye Flour
Seed Bye. Wheat and all kinds mixed Fe-d for
horses and cattle. John 8. McEachern. 211 Mar
ket street. 'Phones 92. sc 15 tf .
Tom and Jerry, Hot Bpi"ed Bum, Hot
Scotch, Hot whiskey. Hot Lunch and Oysters
every day at The QloDe, No. 88 Market street
octstf
For Sale Hand-made Buggies of different
makes. AlSO Harness of all tlndx- n.n1 nrlraa tr
suit the times. Come and see me when In need
of something nice. p. H. Hayden. sep v4 tf
WhT BOt Call On Mni-sTlAll Xr Jnnas tnr vnnv
Blacksmith and Wheelwright work. Electrical
Bell work and Plumbing at their General Re
pair Bhops, Seventeenth and Market streets T
Bell 'Phone 474, Inter-State 127 call 4. Compe
tent workmen in every department, sep 84 tf
THE BEST LINEN that can ha hnncht In
used in tbe neckband, wristbands and bosom
of every man's fhirt that we sell.
It ts made in a perf-ct m inner. The button
holing s as good aa can be done; the stitching
is Strom? and even: the bosom Ir nt mrnrmd
On of the most important things about our
Shirts, tho price, is moderate.
V0NGLAHN & GIBSON,
MEN'S WEAB DEPOT.
No. 140 Market St.
decS7tf
WE HAVE
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NICE AND FRESH !
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REMEMBER US
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REMEMBER
$ THE POOR.
PALACE BAKERY.
11 XV II
Evaporated Apples.
1200 Ponnda Evaporated Apples.
2000 Pounds San Dried Apples.
1800 Bagra 100 lb Salt.
1000 Bags 125 lb Salt.
1425 Bags 180 lb Salt.
1116 Baaxs 200 lb Salt.
115 Basra Table Salt.
108 Barrels Rice.
115 Basra Rio Coffee.
27 Cases Arbnckle's Coffee.
W. B. COOPER.
dec 27 tf
'olesale Grocer,
Wilmington. N.
When You Want a Nice Xmas
Present Tor a Gentleman, Don't Forget Tour
Old Friend
HAM ME, THE HATTER,
Ko. 88 North Front street
Latest styles and lowest prices Is bis motto,
dec is tf
A shipment of this
CELEBRATED BUTTER
just received.
Also, several car loads of
other, Groceries.
Here to do business.
Get my prices.
D. L. GORE,
Wholesale Orooer.-
OMtrtf Wilmington. N. O.
ran ibiiom
$600 Worth
TBS LOT CONSISTS OF
All kinds or Hats, Flumes. Tips,
We Bought them very much below re
cneap. kou are inviteu
yon will bay at
SB
JUST OPENED UP, EVERYTHING NEW.
W. H. OATLOBD'S New Clothing Department 1b the Dla.
Man nr Br.va WAa.r Wa h&VA -lime OTrtten tn o . K'.ac
anything that Men or Brys wear. We have just gotten in a fine new hw?
Rnn Rnita rvvonvia.t'ji Punts Hot Pin. Rhnca BMrf. vti "ue
Give us a calL We are at No. 115
nov 10 tf
THE C. W. POLYOGT CO.
We wish our friends and patrofas
i bit mm:
and sincerely thank them for their
liberal patronage during the holidays
THE G. W. POLYOGT CO.
dec 34 tf
w"H
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nnstmas
Presents
At Manufacturers' Cost.
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leeH
Pocket
Hunting Coats,
sand and one
Immense Hardware and House
Furnishing Establishment.
Owen F. Love tt Co.
9
9
Open
dec 19 tf
this week every evening till 10 o'clock.
COPYRIGHT
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Christmas x Goods
j
Not
very many, but a, fair
J. H. Rehder & Co.
dec 87 tf
Sweet Oranges.
All Kinds Nuts.
Very low Prices
on Xmas Fruits, at 44
decutf J' & J- O- KIWC.
M. H,
fieo 24 tf "
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Serviceable Holiday
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-SUCH AS-
Gloves, Umbrellas, Shoes, Hats,
Mufflers, Shirts, Neckwear in all the Dew shapes
and colors HANDKERCHIEFS. 4
A Nice -Suit of Clothes or Overcoat.
9 .
Other things too numerous to mention.
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upen evenings until Christmas.
A. SHRIEK. Outfitter to Mankind.
i Bell 'Phone 665.
Bell 'Phone 665.
Coal
You can make no mistake by placing your
orders with us NOW.
"A hint to the wise Is sufficient "
'Phone 84.
Bell
JAMES
deelttf
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THE BEE HIV
Feathers, Ornaments, Infants carw
Wi """Otters' triii..
iuvij iwiuw itijuiar Tiuuc, uiu wo are Seilli tr tw. w
BEE HiTXw?rffin
"u Pro,
'i?e of Sen5; ,
Underwit??
South Front street, two doors fmm m.
W- H- CAYLQpry
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Knives, Scissors, Razors, Table Knives
Vests, Belts, Leggins. Caps, and a thou
things too numerous to mention in our
lloli
III
wim reasiing ana good chr. If vori lntmi
receiving New Year's calls yon will wS
0IW bIe,.thS ch' that tom
v.ocou i uuiu, woi;a we nave
furnlBbed
especially for the holiday season.
THE KING GROCERY CO.,
B. F. KING. Manaoer.
Phone 887.
dec ia tf
o-
Fourth Street BrfV
.
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assortment.
Men of Wealth and Refinement
will never wear anvthin? but Cloth
ing that is made by a first class Tailor,
because they will have nothing but
the best, and they get it when they
come here, after we have taken their
measure and made them up a SUU
OF CLOTHES from our sterling
aualitv nf fahmVa that, is nerfect ID
style., fit and finish.
If you are in need we can have yoa
a Suit or Overcoat bv the New Year-
Our lines of Holiday Novelties art
nandsome. Call and see tb em.
The Manhattan Full Dress Shirt"
a beauty.
CURRAN,
107 PRINCESS
STREET.
Gifts for Men.
dec
Uolnnmo tho Now V nnr
JlllllG 1110 iion II
Friends and Pah
GOAL! !
COAL!!!
RnrnfnaT AD
na uauuio ura uoom w ,
also, Tennessee and West vlrg
Lump Coal.
H. TAYLOR, AgenV
Coal and Wood-
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