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VOL. LXVn.-NO. 132.
WILMINGTON, N. 0., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1901.
City at 4 Cent per Slontlu T -
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OUTLINES.
, ,;al rvf Justices
Lhe. and Douglas will begin March
V urc . .... ,h Rnate. The evac
P'-' - ni.:.. Ktt fniwiirn trOOBS 18
I ,in 0F tU'UB J o
Germans at Kueng Chang re
.e,ly.deroye",-.
tilled and maujr
r', aad women burned to death in a
I of incorporation of the gigantic
1 ... at Trenton. N. J.
vel trusi .
1 Several firemen injured at a
rt&ne iQ Marion, O. Import-
t changes among officials ot the 8.
L afo rumored. - Members of
NeW York Aati Vice Society ar
tfdrbargd with extorting money
17m siia Reapers. One man
.lv mounded in a battle between
liicsmea and a band of citizens who
u uuuu'K"" ---i
'sa ia.Topeka, Ks. Mrs. Nation
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released from Jill ana nasgone w
t.i v V ma rlrita- M'rmpivnn
ri-i, iii. '
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all easy f- i
riddling uplaads 9;; flour steady;
rkest-spot firai. No. 2 red 81c f, o.
wf, cjru spJt .arm oui quies,
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9 Sic- rosia quiet, turpentine
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WEATHER REPORT.
U S.DEP'TOF A.GBIOUITUBE, i
' WKATHKB Bubkau,
Wilmiugton, N. 0., Feb. 25. )
rVmraratures : 8 A M., 26 degrees ;
p tf.. 40 decrees; maximum, 47 de
Lees; minimum, 23 degrees; mean, 34
kCTees.
Precipitation for the day, .00; rainfall
nee 1st of the month up to date, 41
hohes.
fORKOAST FOB TO-DAY.
WashingtA. Feb. 25 For North
i.rnlmi Fdir in western, raia in
tiernpartion Tuesday. Wednesday
Vobably fair; fresh east to northeast
inds.
Port Almanac February 26.
ua Kises t oa a., m.
m Sets 5.50 P. M.
uy s Length 11 H. 13 M.
tub Water at Sou&-ori. 1 04 A. M.
!:ch Water Wilmia 3 34 A.M.
1 110,000,000 tin can Trust ia one
f the latest. It expects to do a
aying canniDg business. .
Admiral Dewey's doctor will not
ret him attend public dinners. The
feimiral never did entirely recover
'rom that Georgia layout.
What is remarkable about it is
that Mrs. Xation, of the hatchet
roelivities is a native of Kentucky.
ti.aotb.er proof that she is mentally
mbalanced.
Senator Foster, of Washington,
laa t much on a speech, but he is
the best laugher in the Senate.
hey nj that no bluea can stay
iWituia a hundred yards of that
audi. It would be a emnd thincr
or the country and the Senate, if
pnore of its members were gifted
pith more langa and less speech.
The New Orleans Picayune men-
roes the fact that arrangements
lavebeen made for the establish
ment of a mill for the manufacture
paper out of the cane after the
mgar has been crushed out of it, and
thinks this the beginning of what
will grow into a great industry. If
sngar cane, why not corn stalks?
The COmmittfifi annnintod V.w the
v. S. Senast0 investigate the pure
wa question' reports that there
has been a great reform and that
ry little food is now adulterated.
ihiai3 different from the reDorts
f 8 get for this State, which state
about To per cent, of the stuff
hat
comes into this State is.
The Atlanta. Xev:ft nrtroa that mtv
,0 Construct a nanal rn rVn r.tta..
10chee river, which would give it a
Wet way to the Gulf of Mexico,
W leave it less ia the power of the
L,"" lQai it is now. It saya the
fork could h Ann 4n nnn nnn
Would Pay for itself in a few
ears
A Waabinivt.,. j . . ...
Svuu aispatch 8ays lhi8
jernment has succeeded in get
Jth foreign Powers in China to
ouaii do no iurxner
Pemandsfnr nn
Int.. . "Bsions nnies8 Dy
x wuaem, wnicn it car
r'ed ont mill ...
Kh; eveatthe partition of
roa, unless ail .f
20 int lureign powers
fnth ? grab busiue8S and agree
)
Xr '
ears arm . -. .
hkd.w,: . me farmer ot
bea rtL- tol
attaint , iC Sew until "
he "f.lioftenfeet. Then
80S tircfl .
about it . :, ,8wenng questions
tteotwT aa pair of sciasors
into 11'
aer win 7. u anQ coked his di
thi hlt' Anda the crop
Cfiffi ifc
""au rop lor 2.50.
LOCAL DOTS.
The schooner Mary T. Quiriby
passed out at Southport at 10 A. M..
yesterday.
Iredell Meares, Eaq., left Sunday
forKaleigh. He expects to be back
by Thursday.
The British steamship Cairn
more, Huelva to Wilmington, arrived
at Bermuda yesterday.
Rev. J. W. Paxton spoke in
terestingly of the work in China at
Grace M. E. Church on Sunday even
ing. Judge Bryan left yesterday for
Newbern where be will open the East
ern District Criminal Court for Craven
county to-day.
The visit of the Una Clayton
Company to the Opera House here
has been deferred to the week begin
ning March 18th.
Eev. D. H. Tattle, of Kinston,
will assist Rev. John H. Hall in a
series of revival meetings at Fifth
Street M. E. Church in April.
The First Baptist Church of
Goldsboro has extended a call to
the Rev. Charles A. Jenkins, of Bris
tol. Tenn., late of New Brunswick, N.
J. He will accept.
Fayetteville now has telephonic
communication with R ileigh and all
other points on the Raleigh system.
Wilmington has not because she hasn't
yet asked for it.
Mr. John H. Hintze, the very
clever young dealer in meats, etc.. at
Froat street market, has formed a co
partnership with Mr. I. B. Rhodes
under the firm name of Rhodes &
Hintze.
The Rev. Dr. Bomar, of Rich
mond, assistant secretary of Foreign
Hissit ns Southern Baptist Conven
tion, is expected to preach at the First
BapM'st Church on the second Sunday
in March.
The alarm of fire from box 51
at 9:27 o'clock last night was on ac
count of a small blaze started from
chimney sparks at the dwelling occu
pied by D. R. Williams, No. 419 Wil
son street. The damage will not ex
ceed $5. '
BUILDING NEW STEAMBOAT.
Capt. Ellis Sherman Constructing at Point
Caswell for Wilmington Trade.
Capt. Ellis Sherman, the well known
master and owner of the steamer TT.
T. Daggett, is having another boat
built at Point Caswell, which will be
completed and in opiration between
Wilmington and Town Creek in a
week or two. It is 80 feet long by 16
feet wide and will be one of the largest
of its class of stealers on the river.
Capt. Sherman expects to bring it
down to the home port and put in its
machinery, which arrived yesterday.
Slashed With a Knife.
Fannie Williams, colored, was cu
by Bertha Cause, also colored, in a
row in "Pattie's Hollow" at 9 30
o'clock last night and both women
were arrested by Officer J. J. Moore.
The Williams woman received a two
inch gash on her right cheek and a
slight stab in the left temple, but
neither wound is considered serious
The weapon used was a pocket knife.
She was sent to her home, and the
woman who did the cutting was lock
ed up. The fight grew out of a pro
traded quarreL
His Inaugural Sermon.
Owinsr to the inclement weather
and fatiirue on account of his long
and tedious travel on the day previ
ous, the Rev. J. M. Wells, the new
nastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, did not preach to his congre
gation on Sunday morning, as was
expected, but at night he preached an
exc silent sermon, which was listened
to with marked attention and interest
by a congregation which was large
for the extreme weather conditions
prevailing at the time.
Oaetts at "Alrlee."
Mrs. Sidnev J. Smith and child.
aceomDanied by a maid, arrived yes
terday morning from New Tork and
went down to "Airiee" where, they
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke
Jones. Mr. Harry Jjhr, Mr. ana
- . . r
Mrs. C. M. Shields, uoionei ana jars.
Wm. Jar.-and Mrs. Herman Oelricbs
returned to New York Sunday night.
The party at "Airiee" now consists of
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. ana J&rs.
Nnnnin whitehouse ana Mr. ana
Mrs. Jones.
Transfers of Real Eetate.
The following property transfers
were recorded at the Court House yes
terday : Junius Davis, receiver to
Thon. H. Wright property 66x72 feet
on Sixth street between Church and
Castle: consideration $900. Chas L
Casteen to Samuel Blossom, one acre
of land on the Holly Shelter Road in
Cape Fear township; consideration
$200.
The Fire Sunday.
The one story frame dwelling, cor
Front and Castle streets, owned
&nd neeunied bv Miss Mary Rhew, was
totally consumed by fire Sunday about
noon, entailing considerable loss on
the furniture and about $600 on the
building, the last named loss having
ben covered by insurance with Col.
Walker Taylor. The department re
sponded to an alarm from box 45.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
A. D. Brown New silks.
The Worth Co. More. salt. - :
People's Savings Bank Attention.
ABOUT THE PILOTAGE
The Shippers Again Present Their
Side of Case Through Prom
inent Representative.
IS IT A SUBSIDY SCHEME?
So the System Is Said to Be by a Corre
spondent of This Paper, Who Pre
sents Argument Along This ,
j Line The Norfolk Rates.
The following communication from
Mr. R. A. Parsley, of the Hilton Lum
ber Company, bearing upon the mat
ter of compulsory pilotage, a bill ef
fecting which is now before the Legis-
rture. will be read with interest bf
those acquainted with shipping at this
port and who have read, in these col
umns for the past few days the
contentions in the premises by advo
cates and onDonents of the tiro-
posed modification of the act govern
ing the business as carried on here:
Mr. Roun tree's bill for the modifi ¬
cation of the Cape Fear Pilotage Laws
suouia receive toe mil endorsement of
the people of Wilmington, especially
those who are actively engaged or in
terested in the city's commercial ad
vancement. It is not proposed to re
peal the compulsory section of the
pilotage laws but merely to modify
Section 3.496 so as to exempt from the
necessity ot tatting or paying for a
pilot only sucn sailing vessels or
oarges as may be in tow of a tuer. The
people, through the U. S. Govern
ment, have spent barrels of money in
straightening, deepening, and mark
ing me cnanneis leading up to Wil
mington, and these channels are now
in such shape and so clearly defined
that any master of a twelve to fifteen
foot draft vessel can easily brin?
his craft to Wilmington without dan
ger of going aground. Many of the
coasting vessel masters, that have
traded here for years, are quite as
familiar with the channels as the j
pilots are. and it may be said to be un
reasonable to require these vessels to
take pilots at all, and iniquitous to do
so when said vessels or barges are in
tow of tugs, which necessarily carry
competent pilots. Any seaman that
s competent to take a vessel to sea is
certainly competent to steer her in
the wake of a tug.
The advocates of Mr. Rountree's
amendment do not ask that all ves
sels entering Cape Fear be exempt
from pilotage fees, nor do they wish
to disparage the excellent motives that
have always prompted the passaee
and enforcement of ComDuIsorv Pilo
tage laws. Neither do they presume
10 criticise their sanction bv the
highest tribunals of the land, in one or
more cases. These pilotage laws, how
ever, like many other good laws, have
outlived their usefulness in many re -spects,
and become breeders of and
cloaks for abuses which the people
should no longer approve.
Tne Uape Fear pilots, or a number
of them, not satisfied with the strin
gent laws that surround and guard
their interests, have resolved them
selves into a tow boat company that is
safely intrenched behind the compul
sory pilotage laws, and brtzenly de
fiant of any opposition or competi
tion that might arise. From informa
tion believed to be entirely reliable, I
am informed that there ar forty four
pilots all members of the Pilotage
Association. Fifteen of them constitute
the tow boat company, owning two
tugs, one of which does all the towing,
the other being laid up for emergency
purposes. The other twenty-nine
pilots, not owners in the boats, pay
one-third of their pilotage fees to the
towing company, for the privilege of
boarding vessels from the tugs, and
for the further privilege of not being
run out of the pilotage business
by the fifteen pilots that own the
tugs. Thus, the two tugs are
subsidized to an amount believed to
oe equal to their operating expenses
and can, therefore, tow for nothing
nd live in event of a competitive tug.
The towing company is thus enabled,
so long as the present pilotage laws
stand, to charge rates that far exceed
the charee for similar service at other
ports. To illustrate this fact, the tow
age charge for a 600 ton barque from
the Chesapeake Capes to Norfolk and
back to sea is $75.00; from Cape rear
to Wilmington and back to sea $125.00.
A 380 ton -schooner from Tybee to
Savannah and back to sea pays $10 00;
rrom (Jape Fear back to w uminpton
and back to sea, she pays $72 20 (Wil
mington, IN oriole, and Savannah are
shown because the distances from the
sea are practically the same ) In ad
dition to above towage received by the
Cape Fear tugs, they also receive one
third of the fees paid to the pilot for
pilotage.
By reason of the pilotage laws, as
they now exist, Wilmington has be
come notorious as the most expensive
port on the Atlantic coast and vessel
masters hesitate to charter here until
their port charges have been guaran
teed, in one way or another, by
charterers.
We cannot prosper commercially
under these conditions and us
up to the business community to
shake off the burden. A State
law that subsidizes, or permits of sub
mdtzatinn, is as vicious as Mr. Hanna'a
Ship Subsidy bill, now before tbe
United States uongrets, ana snouia
not receive countenance. I. am in
formed that the pilots have circulated
and received numerous signatures to a
petition in opposition to the proposed
modification. Without presuming, to
say that one citizen's signature is not
as good as anotner s, i am tree to say
that many or tbe signatures to mis pe
tition were affixed without full knowl
edce of the facts, and purely from
sympathy and regard for a body of
men engagea in a nazaraous ana meri
torious vocation. But when this vo
becomes the means of creating and
fostering a commercial monopoly and
public abuse under cover of the law.
it renounces its claim to sympathetic
endorsement and is justly entitled to
reasonable regulation at the bands of
the State Legislature.
Respectfully,
R. A. Parsley.
The Second Advent Bell.
: The committee appointed some time
since to purchase a bell for the Second
Advent Church of this city, has sue
eeeded in raising nearly the whole
amount of money needed. The com
mittee is in correspondence with sev
eral well known bell manufacturers
M to prices, etc., and it if expected
that the bell will be in the tower in
less than SO days, '
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Special Meeting Called for This After
noon to Consider Matters of Legis
lation Now Pending.
A special meeting,of the Chamber of
Commerce will be held this afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock in its rooms in the
Seaboard Air Linejbuilding, for the
purpose of considering certain provis
ions of tbe new revenue act. now
pending in the Legislature, which are
believed to be a detriment to the busi
ness interests of the city, and for the
purpose, of considering any other
matters of legislation that may be
suggested to the body. All citizens
nterested in the matters proposed will
be cordially welcomed, the Stab, is
authorized to say, whether they are
members of the Chamber or not
One of the measures, other than the
revenue bill, which Is likely to be
considered.. is a revival of. the propoai
tion in the Legislature by certain per
sons, to make the revenue accruing to
the school fund from the liquor
traffic payable into the State
treasury and then disbursed in
common to the various counties with
out regard to the amount of the fund
that arises from said counties. Such a
system would hazard the length of
terms and efficiency of New Hanover
schools and would even more seriously
affect the city, graded schools in this
particular. The. proposed measure as
heard by the Legislative committee
was published in these columns sev
eral days ago.
Another item of legislation that may
come up and afford a subject for lively,
discussion is the matter of the com
pulsory pilotage law, which is just
now exciting much comment in ship
ping circles, and both sides of which
have been presented in these columns
from day to day for the past week.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE
nterdenomloational Meeting at Y. M. C.
A. To-night Will Be Interesting and
Instructive The Programme.
The Executive Committee of the
nternational Sunday School Confer
ence has worked faithfully to make
the meeting at the Y. M. C. A. to
night the most interesting and instruc
tive of the series yet held in this great
movement
The exercises will beerin nronmtlv
at 8 o'clock Oind Prof. Washington
Catlett, the president will preside.
Miss Elizabeth D. Burt will act as or-
gni&t during the evening and an ex
cellent programme of music will be
rendered. The following is the order
n which the exercises will be ob
served :
Opening song by the audience: "On
ward Christian Soldiers."
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. J. M. Wells.
Explanatory remarks by the presi
dent.
Solo (seeled) by Mrs.W. L. Latta.
Report oj Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell
and Mr. P. Ueinsb? rger. delegates to
the 18th annuil convention of tbe N.
C. 8unday School Convention at High
Point Feb. 20th-22nd.
General discussion by members of
various Sunday schools.
Solo (selected) by Miss Luiian Dean
Caldwell. t
Closing prayer by the Rev. J. J.
Payseur.
It is expected that every Sunday
School in the city will be represented
either by its pastor or superintendent,
or both, to take part in the general dis
cussion on method and means of work
in their resp?ctive spheres. All other
officers and teachers in the Sunday
School as well as the public generally
are cordially invited to be present
Parents of children in the Sunday
Schools especially will find it to their
interest to hear the remarks by the
various speakers during the evening.
ARRIVED FROM NORFOLK.
Negro Who is Responsible for More Than
One Burglary Now In Wilmington's
Station House.
The Stab Sunday morning told of
the arrest and indentification at Nor
folk. Va., of George Nash, alias Julius
Culley, the negro, who several days
ago burglarized the jawelry establish
ment of Mr. George Honnett and
whose method of operation made
strong the suspicion that he was re
sponsible for several other burglaries
that took place previously. Capt.
Robert Green arrived with the prisoner
Sunday night and he is now locked
up at the police station house for a
hearing which will probably be given
him to-day. Mr. Honnett who
accompanied Capt Green to" Norfolk
to identify the property, also returned
Sunday night.
The negro was very soon recognized
by Capt. Green, when he arrived at
Norfolk, as an escaped convict from
the work house here, he having been
sentenced to four months' labor at the
last term of the Criminal . Court for
the larceny of a lap robe from the 8.
P. Cowan Livery Company. Though
he protests his innocence of the burg
lary, saying that the goods were pro
cured by him from a Norfolk negro,
who purchased them in New York,
Capt Green is quite sure that the
police will be able to make out a clear
case against him.
Capt Green speaks in highest terms
of Norfolk's chief of police and the
capable detective, force there, who
showed him every courtesy, making
his visit very pleasant indeed.
Death of a Little Boy.
Lawrence Lane Leslie, the seven
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Claud
A. Leslie, died at 7 o'clock, yesterday
morning at 809 Walnut street The
funeral will be held at 11 o'clock this
morning from the residence, with in
terment in Bellevue cemetery.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Committee Decide to Report
Unfavorably Fayetteville's
Anti-Dispensary Bill.
CAPE FEAR PILOTAGE BILL.
Senator Morton Introduced a Bill That
Street Improvement Ponds in Wil
mington Be Expended in Wards
in Proportion to Taxes Paid.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, February 25. Tbe
Senate passed a bill to incorporate the
State's prison and provide a govern
ment, with amendments; by Brown,
that all suits against the prison be con
strued as against the State; by Lind
say, that the five directors shall not be
eligible to any- other office ,aad, . by -
Gudger, that no real estate can be sold
by the board except by unanimous
vote and consent of the Governor.
Other bills passed final reading:
Relative to the stock law in Chatham;
to allow Edenton to issue bonds.
Bills introduced: By Morton, to
amend Laws of 1893 regarding Big
Bridge ferry. New Hanover county ;
to appoint justices of the peace for
Brunswick county. By Woodard, to
amend the charter of Wilmington. By
Gudger, to protect pupils of public and
private schools from contagious and
nfectious diseases. By Bray, to make
the west side of Currituck sound a law
ful fence. By Foushee, to fix the
pax of members of the court of im
peachment at $4.00 per day. This last
bill is in view of the fact that the trial
will be after the regular session. The
bill was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. A large number of members
express themselves as opposed to vot
ing pay for the the time consumed in
the trial.
There was a long discussion in the
House over the bill to provide for and
appropriate $1,500 instead of $1000, for
clerk hire, in the office of the commis
sioner of insurance. It resulted in the
adoption of an amendment making
an appropriation of $1,250, and the
bill passed its final reading. Bill to
allow the Seaboard Air Line to con
solidate with other companies except
the Southern or. Atlantic Coast Line
was discussed at length and re-referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Bills introduced: By Zichary, to
discharge drunken solicitors. By
Simms, to incorporate the Raleigh and
Cape Fear railroad. By Bannerman,
to allow divorced persons to re-marry'
Fayetteville Dispensary.
The joint committee on Propositions
and Grievances is in session to -night
to hear discussion of opposing delega
tion from Fayette villertm the Cumber
land county dispensary. The hall is
crowded. Senator McNeill, at eleven
o'clock, is making a speech against the
dispensary and in favor of submitting
the question to a vote of the people.
The fight is the hardest yet had before
any committee. Judging from the
enthusiasm aroused by McNeill Anti
dispensary will be victorious. The
contention -is apparently sustained
that there is fifty per cent more crime
now than before the dispensary was
naugurated.
The joint committee at 11:30 o'clock
to-r ight decided vote ten to eleven
to report the Fayetteville Anti-dis
pensary bill unfavorably. The oppo
sition is led by Broughton and Judge
Graham. A fight will be made to pass
the bill despite the unfavorable report
It is reasonably certain that it will
pass the Senate.
The Cape Fear pilotage bill is set for
a hearing before the House committee
Thursday at 4 P. M.
Mr. Morton introduced a bill to-day
to provide that street improvement
funds in Wilmington be expended in
wards in proportion to the taxes paid.
The joint Committee on Education
completed preparation of the bill for
a general school law to-night It will
be printed to -morrow. It is a little
different from the old law. The powers
of county superintendents are en
larged, and changes are principally
along lines suggested by the Teachers'
Assembly.
PLAYED A CLOSE GAME.
Young Men and Boys' Brigade Teams Met
ia Basket Ball Contest
The Young Men's and Boy's Brigade
basket ball teams played a very close
and exciting game in the City Hall
last night which was witnessed by a
very large crowd. The score at the
end of the second half stood 19 to 19.
The tie was played off and the result
was a victory for the young men, the
score being 25 to 22. The teams were
eYenly matched and it was anybody's
game until the last whistle blew. The
following is the line up of the teams :
Young Men E. Y. Davis (captain),
J. L. Davis, Norcum Sweeney, Earl
Gore and C. S. Hopkins.
Boys' Brigade W. R. Dosher (cap
-tain), A. L. Dosher, O. Foard, Joe
Loughlin and Wm. Peck.
h Officials Referee, N. M. Wetzel ;
umpires, W. W. Turner and C. W.
Durant; scorer, W. A. Little; time
keeper. John Franks
An egg race at the conclusion of the
game was a very amusing and enjoy
able sight The race was won by
Frank Irving, with Wm. Peck second.
There were a half dozen entries. Each
young man was given a spoon with an
egg in it and the first one to run
across the hall and back to the start
ing point without dropping the egg
was declared the winner. -
.The . schooner John . B. FeUp
Capt"" Lovelapd, arrived ' yesterday
from New York, with a , cargo of salt
consigned to Mr. R. N. Sweet'
NOBLE CHARITY BY
WILMINGTON ELKS.
Ministered to Wants of Many Snfferinx
from Severity of the Snow Storm.
Merited Letter of Praise.
Hundreds of poverty stricken homes
rendered cheerful and comfortable
when otherwise they would have been
desolate and cold during the severe
snow storm, from under the ban of
which Wilmington is just now emerg
ing, attest the unstinted charity and
beneficence of the Benevolent Protec
tive OrderVf Elk3, which has many
loyal and representative members in
Lodge No. 532, of this city.
The following letter from the presi
dent and secretary of the Associated
Charities to Mr. EL J. Gerken, Ex
alted Ruler of Wilmington Lodge.
who is personally worthy of much
praise for his activity in the move-'
at expanses the .sentiment, of.
everybody who has knowledge of the
very noble charity performed by the
Elks, individually and collectively,
during the very severe period of
weather through which the city has
passed :
Mr. Henry J. Gerken. Exalted Ruler.
Wilmington Lodge No. 582, Elks:.
Sib The Associated Charities and
many of their beneficiaries and others
not on our roll are under renewed ob
ligations to the noble ordtr of Elks for
distribution of a large quantity of dry
pine wooa among our most neeay
poor during the recent snow. The
unsolicited, prompt and personal su
pervision of this work duriner Saturday
and Sunday by young men of your
order lent to your charity an added
beauty. Oa behalf of the benefitted
and warmed, we thank the Elks.
Yours, in labors of love,
Calvin S. Blackwell. President.
Miss Cabbie L. Pbick, Secretary.
During Sunday, when the suffering
would have been most intense, 59
loads of wood were delivered in every
section of the city where it was needed.
and during yesterday 65 additional
loads were delivered, each cart having
been accompanied on its mission of
mercy by an Elk in person to see that
the charity was worthily bestowed.
At many places it was found that pro
visions were needed in addition to
fuel and this, too, was furnished in
each and every instance by the Elks
through Exalted Ruler Gerken.
In one destitute home a bereaved
woman with the corpse of her infant
were found in abject poverty with
no one to furnish even so much as a
burial for the dead child. An under
taker was summoned and the child to
day will be burM at the expense of
the Elks. Mny6ther cases of misery
were recited by Mr. Gerken, with
whom a reporter talked yesterday
afternoon, and indeed the work of the
Elks upon this occasion may; be called
unparalleled in the history of secret
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DIED FROM HER INJURIES.
Miss Eliza Qsney Slipped on the Ice aad
broke Her Thigh.
Miss. Eliza Ganey, an aged house
keeper, who resided with Mrs. C. E.
Stevenson, corner Fifth and Nun
streets, died at 4 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon at the City Hospital from the
affects of injuries received from a fall
Saturday afternoon. Miss Ganey was
sweeping the snow from a piazza when
she slipped and felL Her thigh was
badly fractured and she also received
internal injuries. She was taken to
the Hospital Sunday but she never
fully regained consciousness.
Miss Ganey was . 65 years old and
the shock was the immediate cause of
her death. She was attended by Drs.
J. C. Shepard and Andrew Harriss.
She has numerous friends in Wil
mington who will be pained to learn of
ner untimely demise. Arrangements
have been for her funeral to-day.
AFTERMATH OF THE SNOW.
It Melted Fast Yesterday and Showed
Many Leaks In Bnilding Roofs.
With the passing of. another day
Wilmington will probably have seen
the last of its rather unexpected and
severe snow storm of Saturday. In
places exposed to the sun, it melted
rapidly yesterday and with a contin
ued comparatively warm atmosphere
air traces of the nine-inch fall will
likely have been lost to-night, unless
the conditional prediction by the
Weather Burerau, qualified by the
word "probably," comes true today
and the city is covered with a new
mantle of whiteness. The really dis
agreeable feature of the storm came
yesterday in the slush upon the streets
and leaky roofs which never fail to
make themselves known to landlord
and tenant after a fall like that of
Saturday. However, nciserieus dam'
age by reason of leaics was reported
yesterday.
Struck With a Piece oflroa.
Herbert King, who lives on Queen
street between Front and Second, was
struck upon the head by John Lyttle
with a piece of iron at 3 o'clock yester
day afternoon and the scalp was laid
open to the. skulL Both; young men
are employed at the works of the
American Textile Coloring Company,
at Surry and Queen streets, and it was
there that the difficulty occurred.
There seems to have been bad feeling
between them for some time. Young
King was sent to his home, where his
wound was dressed by a physician.
Although his injuries are very painful
they are not considered dangerous.
Lyttle skipped out soon after he had
dealt the blow, and ban, not been' ar
rested. .. '.. .
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UOO OHE2fYTS EX-
PEOTORA1IT.
NEW SILKS
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Just received per Express a beautiful assort
ment of SILKS in Dress Patterns, and for Waists.
Also the black guaranteed Taffeta Silks, which will
give perfect satisfaction. Examine, our all-wool
French Flannel and Tricot for Waists,
which we are showing in all the NEW SPRING
SHADES. In the last few days we have added many
new things to our Dress Goods Department. Call and
. see the pretty new things that are now arriving every
day.' aWe take great pleasure in showing them.
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Your Attention
To the fact that Deposits made with ns on or before Hweh
1st, will bear interest from that date at the rate ef 4 per eent.
pef annum, compounded quarterly.
OUB MOITO: Safety, Courtesy, Promptness,
WE SOLICIT YOUB
The People's
OF WiLHINeTON, N. c.
H. G. McQUEEN, President.
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MUTUAL FIDELITY . COMPANY.
Messrs. Harriss and Wright Not Pleased
With Result of Richmond Visit.
Messrs. George Harriss and Thos.
H. Wright, who went to Richmond
Saturday night to confer with General
Manager J. E. Jordan and Secretary
J. S. MunselL of the Mutual Fidelity
Company, re'ative to the transfer of
about $7,000 in "diamond contracts"
held by Wilmington people in he con
cern, returned yesterday morning and
advise a suspension of weekly pay
ments by contract holders and Mr.
Harriss, in conversation with a Stab
representative yesterday afternoon,
said that a number of those interested
had employ edMessra. Bellamy Sc
Bellamy to Institute criminal pro
ceedings against tbe officers of the
company.
They did not see General Manager
Jordan at Richmond, whom Mr. Man-
sell said was very busy, and their con
ference with Mr. Munsell himself was
far from satisfactory, so they say.
When asked which of the officers would
be included in a possible criminal in
dictment and when the case would
likely be tried, Mr. Harriss stated that
the proposed warrants would include
all the officers with whom the Wil
mington people had dealings and also
the slick tongued solicitor who wrote
the contracts in Wilmington, and that
if possible the contemplated trial would
be here. Mr. Wright has resigned the
treasurership of the concern here.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
- Miss Katie McLaurin is visiting
in Richmond.
Prof. M. C. S. Nobles returned
to the University yesterday.
Mr. Don J. Mclnnerney has
returned to Rocky Mount after
visiting friends in the city.
Mrs. W. H. Newell, of Norfolk,
f ter a visit to her sister, Mrs. A. S.
!lden, returned home yesterday.
i Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Lyon, of
tiladelphia, are here on a visit to
Mr.Xyon's sister, Mrs. S. Solomon.
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mr. o. jj . (jraig, secretary oi
the Cape Fear Pilots' Association, ha
gone to Raleigh to look after the in
terests of his organization.
Cooking Rarge Exploded.
An inexplicable explosion of a range
in which coal was the fuel used, took
place in the kitchen of the residence
of Mr. W. N. Harriss, No. 118 North
Third street, Sunday, morning about
10:30 o'clock. The range was blown
almost to atoms, crockery and earth
enware were smashed and some dam
age by concussion was done in the
way of cracking plastering even . in
rooms upstairs in the residence. The
cook and house girl were in the room
at the time, but miraculously escaped
injury. Mr. Harriss and little son,
Marion, extinguished the flames as a
result of the explosion, by shovelling
snow from a back piazza, though the
Chemical Engine Co. responded to a
telephone alarm. - The damage is
about $150, with insurance.
Sunday Liquor Selling. ,
By request of attorneys on both
sides,. the cases against Paul Young
and J. E. Hinnant charged with Sun
day liquor selling, were continued in
the municipal court by Mayor pro
tern. - Springer yesterday until next
Thursday, both defendants having
executed new bonds for their appear
ance at that time. The city was rep
resented in the absence of Attorney
Meares by Robert Ruark, Esq., and
the defendants by' Herbert ; Mc
Clammy and ; William J. , Bellamy,
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The schooner Penobacott, which
is well remembered here, has recently
put in at Norfolk twice in distress. - - - -
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Liberality,
SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
Savings Ban(c,
(Opposite the Fostoffice.)
JNO. S. ARMSTRONG, Vice President.
W. DICK, Caehter.
More Salt
WE CAN SUPPLY YOUB NEEDS, 10.C00 .
SACKS.
SEED POTATOES
of the BEST
quality.
variety and
Seed Oats, Seed Rye.
Fertilizers
of all makes and grades.
Inquiries ana orfiers solicited.
The Worth Co.
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From 15 Gts. Up.
Call on us before going elsewhere
and you can be suited.
New Goods, Shoes &c,
arriving every week, and prices
are always at Rock Bottom.
MERCER EVANS COMPANY,
Department Stores,
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MS and 117 Princess street.
Yollers & Hashagen,
Grain Shippers and
General Provision Dealers.
Get our prices on
In car lots or less.
Our facilities are un
surpassed and wd guar
antee satisfaction, i
We solicit your favors.
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SLEIGH RIDES. ;
$ S16 OO In E. R. Petatees.
98a lTlnS. S. net
84 OO in N. V. mullets.
Sit 41 In Evaporate Apples. '
43 OO In Leaven Po wders.
S8 OO In Bex Pewoer.
, sea OO in eooo. Ituelt Powder.
ISO 00 In Jersey Powder. 7 '
90 OO in P.. and BY. Peavder.
ICS OO In Ho Brora's Post Aer.
94 OO In Btarkef Baskets.
S8S 49 In Assorted Extracts.
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. V. B. C00PER,
Wholesale Qracer, '
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