jrsnteed Booa-PIde, Every-Ds)
UrcoIatJon Urjer Than That
Of Any Other Uaiiy news
paper Pabllshed In
Wilmington.
RIPEST DAII.Y NEWSfiPE
f i no o
OUTLINES.
a bill has beea introduced in the
qenate to repeal the bankruptcy Ikw.
The case of Mm. Bonine, on trial
for the murder of Ayres, will prob
.Li. ro to the jury to morrow.
Saiitor Morgan introduced a bill pro
Tidinjr tor the construction of the
Kicaragw canal. The House
joomittees were annuuuceu WJ io
jrtHenderson. mra. aaa viiDert
tvnnis. a widow, was found ancon
eus in her room, Washington,
p C , with her 8u11 fractured and
other injuries. u-en. uouins,
nomocrat, for Mayor of Boston, Mass.,
defeats Mayor Hart, Republican.
He family of Nellie Cropsey now be
liuve that the girl is dead. G. I.
Powell and J. S. Overstreet, two naval
tores manufacturers in Florida, shot
wd killed each other. Wayne,
W. Va, almost wiped out by fire.
New York markets: Money on
mII was firm at 5i8 "per cent., last
loan at 6 per cent, ruling rate 6 per
cent.; cotton quiet at 8c; flour un
changed but easier in tone; wheat
ipot easier; No. 2 red 88Jc; corn spot
easier; No. 2, 72c; rosin steady; spirits
turpentine steady at 8838ic
WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. Dep't or Agriculture, .
Weathkb Busiau, :
Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 10. )
Temperatures: 8 A. M., 45 degrees;
! 3 P. M., 50 degrees; maximum, 66 de-
I pees; minimum, 45 degrees; mean, 56
degrees.
Rainfall for the day, .05; rainfall
cnce 1st of the month to date, 2.S6
inches.
Stage of water in the Gape Fear river
it Fayetterille at 8 A. M., 8 8 feet
FORECAST FOB TO-DAY.
Washington. Dec. 10. For North
Carolina: Fair and cold Wednesday;
Thursday, cloudy and warmer; light
nriable winds.
Port Almanac December 11.
8un Rises 7.00 A. M.
Sun Sets 4.46 P.M.
Day's Length 9 H. 46 M.
High Water at Bouthport 7. 38 P. M.
Sigh Water Wilmington. 10.08 P. M.
Oar private opinion is that if
Senators Tillman and McLaurin
have any soiled linen to wash they
had better do it at home and in
their back yards.
King Edward took some ribbons
on cattle exhibited at one of thp
English cattle shows. The Sing's
cattle, being royal stock, always
stand a good showing at these shows.
Some Xew Jersey Judges are ac
commodating. Becently one of
them fined a man $334 for criminal
libel and let him pay it on the in
stalment plan, paying a dollar a day.
Some men don't care how much
trouble they give people. "Bud" Wil
son was hanged at Little Bock, Ark.,
last Friday. When they put him in
the coffin he showed signs of life and
they had to take him out and hang
him again.
ine standard Oil Company is
gradually getting its clamps on the
Beaumont oil wells. It has already
secured control of some of the best
of them, and it will be only a ques
tion of time when it will have all
of the best of them.
A Vermont court has decided
tbat the influence of a newspaper
can't be sold to a candidate for office
because it is "against good policy."
That court holds that the editor of
paper belongs to the public and
can't make merchandise of the
products of his brain.
nen office seekers interview
President Roosevelt he objects to
bein? cornered and whispered to.
Se talks loudly himself and insists
on eTery one who has anything to
My to him talking loud enongh to
oe heard by every one in the room.
1h knocks out a good v many
stories, Borne lies and saves time.
A young woman's anti-tobacco
teague, Oreanizfid in an Ohio town.
hich pledged the members not to
associate with young men who nsed
uacco, naa disbanded. They found
'bat it was about &a Wri tn An with-
0ttt the young men as it was for the
JOUng men tn nn nUkmit nkoo.n
Tbey Bhould have been content with
rawing the line on cigarette.
A. decree for the gradual abolition
davery in East Africa boa hn
Promulgated. It provides that the
mster shall give the slaves two days
m each week to work for himself
u e,arn money to buy his freedom.
8180 Provides for the care of the
waves in :i
- oiuiueas ana oia : age.
tat's bettor V, v: si. t.'i:j
,., vuau lUBUlUg lb UUUU
the United States Government
wnen turned four millions
loos
le witbout any provision what-
ever
. For LaGriDue and In-
" D Harain'g pauco Pharmacy.
VOL. LXIX.--NO. 67. A g f WILMINGTON. N. P.. WEDNESDAY. DKORMRTCR 11. 1901. ! WHOLE NO. in.Tira
I OCAL DOTS.
Christian Science services in
the Masonic Temple, room 10. this
evening at 8 o'clock.
Contributions to the National
McKinley Memorial fund are being
received at the local postoffice.
Schooner M. C. HasJcett, Capt.
A. E. Wingaeld, 8t. Thomas, w: I., to
Wilmington, put in at Charleston for
harbor and is expected here to-day.
The Clyde Liner Oneida ar
rived at 3:80 o'clock yesterday after
noon, Capt. Hale in command. She
will clear at daybreak this morning for
Georgetown, a C.
The magistrates of the county
are called by Chairman D. McEachern,
of the Board of - Commissioners, to
meet at the Court House to-morrow
noon for consideration of the hospital
appropriation matter.
License was issued yesterday for
the marriage of Mr. James E. Marsh
burn, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Marsh
burn, of Catherine Lake, Onslow
county, and Mias Amanda Irene Ben
ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Benton, of this city.
Cards have been received an
nouncing the marriage of Mias Eliza
beth Dudley Purnell, daughter of
Ju Ige and Mrs. Thos. R. Purnell, to
Mr. John Sasser McKee, at 7 P. M..
December 11th, at the residence. No.
508 Fayetteville street, Raleigh, N. C.
The entire cargo of oranges
arriving on the schooner Mabel Dar
ling yesterday from Nassau, has been
purchased by the B. F. Keith Com
pany, who offer them for sale this
morning. The fruit is especially fine
and will be sold at very reasonable
prices.
Mr. James Swann, of New
York, who is a guest of Col. Murchi
son at that famous retreat, Orton plan
tation, writes to a friend in the city
that some fine sport with hounds and
gun is being had. Monday Mr. Swann,
in company with CoL Murchison, after
a two-hours' chase, captured one of
the finest and most cunning foxes that
inhabit the celebrated preserve.
Prof. Cameras Certaia Dead.
News reached the city yesterday of
the sudden death Friday night at
Warsaw of Prof. Cameron Certain,
the well known musician and music
teacher, who often visited Wilming
ton. Prof. Certain had spent the
evening with friends at Warsaw and
retired to his bed apparently as well
as usual. About 11 o'clock members
of the family with whom he boarded
were aroused by groans from his room
and upon reaching bis bedside found
him gasping for breath. He expired
in a few minutes. He was buried on
Sunday at Elliott's, N. a Prof. Cer
tain was a native of Southport, and of
ten visited in Wilmington, where
news of his death will be received with
regret.
Perhaps a Male Thief.
A white man, who reached the city
Monday brought with him a mule,
which he was very anxious to selL
He offered the animal to Mr. F. T.
Mills, ho refused to buy on account
of the price, which was suspicious.
The man then took the mule to Mr. J.
C. Blackley, at Davis' stables, on Mar
ket street. There he did not get the
purchase price for the mule for about
the same reason, but he left the ani
mal and left the stables himself for
some part of the city and has not since
returned. The question with the
liverymen is to whom does the mule
belong and why the strange actions of
the man T
"The Ubsdles" Last Nffht.
The third attraction in the "Asso
ciation Course" was given last night
at the Y. M. C. A. The Labadies,"
consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Labadies,
were seen at their best, and entertain
ed in a most pleasing manner the
large crowd that was assembled to
greet them. Their reception was very
gratifying and they go away knowing
thev made many fnends by tnelr ap-
Dearance before a Wilmington audi
ence. Those who heard them last
year were most enthusiastic in the
applause.
The Underwriters' Injunction.
The hearing bv Judge Allen at Ke-
nanaville Monday night pf the injunc
tion nrocedings brought by tne Wil
mington Underwriters' insurance
nomnanv. of this city, against tne
Sheriff, estopping him from collecting
. All
...in Iitm wai nosiDonea onui
Butnmlav niffht of this week. Judge
Allan is exnected to come to Wilming
ton to spend Sunday prior to going to
Ttr,.o MnnHT to bold court, ana
will most probably take tbat occasion
" . .
to hear the case.
Qea. Toon's Conditio!.
a .nAAiii to the Stab last night
says: "Tnereis a sngn u
. m a w a ais
k. wtA mnArted in Gen. loon s
condition to-night as compared with
last night. He is still. However, u-
perately ilL".
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Justices of Peace Meeting.
J. a Blackley To the public
J. T. Burke A Out on Jewellry. :
H. J. Bierman & Co. This week, j
House Belle of New York.
B. P. Keith Co. Cargo of oranges.
BU8UTX88 LOCALS. '
Wanted Ten salesladies.
- A. W. McLean, Esq., of Lnm
barton, N. a, was in the city yeter-?
day.
Thnnri
-LMJE
HOSPITAL MANAGERS
Very Important Regular Monthly
Meeting of the Board Held
. Yesterday Morning.
SCHOOL FOR TRAINED NURSES
Change In Plan of Employment Miss
Heller, of McKeesport, Pa., Arrived.
Committee to do North to Ar
raoze for Equipment
The Board of Managers of the James
Walker Memorial Hospital met in the
building, corner Rankin and Dickin
son streets, yesterday morning and
transacted much business of vital im
portance to the institution. It was
the regular monthly meeting of the
Board and in the absence of Colonel
Warren G. Elliott, the president;
Capt Walter G. MacRae, the vice
president, presided. Those in attend
ance were Dr. C P. Bolles, aeere.
tary, Mr. M. S. Willard. Mr.
Sam Bear, Jr., Mr. Dewitt C. Love
and Dr. Thos. R. Little, the superin
tendent. Among the important items of busi
ness transacted was the consolidatiou
of the positions of matron and head
nurse and the appointment to fill the
new offices of Miss L. M. Heller, of
McKeesport, Pa. Miss Heller arrived
about ten days ago from her home and
has already taken charge. She has a
wide experience in the line of work
in which she is engaged and the Board
of Managers have-decided to co-operate
with her in the establishment of a
training school for nurses, which will
be tbe only institution of its kind in
tbis section of the South.
At the meeting yesterday it was de
cided to employ another skilled nurse
to assist Miss Heller in the work, and
Dr. Little, the superintendent, was ap
pointed to arrange for her employ.
Necessarily, after the meeting at the
Court House Monday, much of the
discussion was relative to a proper
furnishing of the "new hospital. The
Board appeared gratified at the pros
pect for the city and county appro
priation of the $6,000 for equipment.
The general welfare of the hospital
was discussed in enthusiastic terms
and it was decided by the Board to
spare neither time nor money to make
the institution one of the foremost of
lis kind in the South a credit to the
city, county and State. A committee
consisting of Dr. Little, Dr. Geo G;
Thomas and Mr. Sam Bear,
Jr., wa
reek and
tbe pur-
appointed to go North this
make all arrangements for
Chase of the equipment.
Other business before the Board yes
terday consisted of an official inspec
tion of the premises; the receiving of
the regular monthly report of Dr.
Little, the superintendent, and the
adoption of by-laws as presen ed by
Mr. M. S. Willard for the government
of the Board.
Regular meetings of the Hospital
Managers will in the future be held on
the second Tuesday in each month.
A Great Fire Department.
The unquestioned efficiency of Wil
mington's splendid paid fire depart
ment was evidenced yesterday after
noon about 1 o'clock in responding
to an alarm from box 25, Front and
Grace streets. A defective gas pipe
under a window sill at the music
house of Mr. 3. A. Schloss caused a
small smouldering blaze which
wrought about $5 damage. The alarm
was sent in by Mr. James E. Holton,
who held his watch to time the depart
ment In two minutes and twenty
five seconds after the lever in the box
was pressed down, Chemical Engine
No. 1, Fourth near Dock street, had
hooked up its two horses at the station,
came out of the house, ran seven
blocks and entered the building with
hose. It may be well said that
every one of the five companies in the
department is up to that same stan
dard.
Property Transfer to Grandson.
Bv deed of date December 9th, 1897
and filed yesterday for record, the late
Dr. Wm. W. Hsrriss transferred to his
grandson, Francis Green Harriss, a
parcel of land containing fifty acres,
more or less, and beginning at the
head of Beery 's mill pond, on tne
Sound : consideration $1 and love and
affection for the relative. In the event
of the death of Francis Green Harriss
pre?ious to his arriving at the age of
21 years, tbe property is to revert to
I another grandson, Meares uamas.
and in the event of his death prior to
tha a era nf 31 VMM. the DrODertV IS
tranferred to James White Harriss,
son of Thos. B. Harriss, of Savannah,
Ga.. also a grandson of Dr. W. W.
Harriss.
New Ice Factory.
Tha new factory of the Independent
Ice Company, one and a half, stories
in height and covering a large area 01
ground, was begun yesterday by Con
tractor F. A. Applegate at Bevenvn
and Brunswick streets. A large force
of earaenters and bricklayers are en
gaged and the building will be far
enough advanced Jan. 1st for me
manufacturers to begin tbe install
ation of machinery.
Annual W. L I. Ejection.
nHHw
Officers of the Wilmington Light
Infantry for the ensuing year were
elected at the annual meeting of the
r.M J. 1t a -fallow.
company Mnonujr
President, J. McRee Hatch; vice presi
.1 t n ipMfthm: secretary and
aero,
treasurer, xu.
5rer. 1 A P. Adrian.
and finance oouiu, - -
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SCHEDULE CHANGE WANTEDi
Produce Exchsnge Asks CosA Line to Hold
Morning Train at Qoldsboro tor Con- !
nectioa With Southern,
At the special meeting pf the Pro
duce Exchange held yesterday after-
noon for consideration of the Bank-'
ruptcy Act, the , -question -.of a pare
favorable schedule on thai' morning
train from Qoldsboro via the Atlantic
Coast lUfe; was introduced, by Messrs.;
AlleftiTaylor and L. B Rogers.
It was ' suggested that sine the
Southern haS" again put on the morn-
ng train from Raleigh, Selma, Smith-
field and otet; points contiguous to
tbe line, an' improvement could bd
made to mail and passenger service if
the Coast Line would hold its train
which leaves Goldsboro at 6:45 A. M i
until after the arrival of the Southern)
train from Raleigh at 7:30 o'clock:
This would only be 45minutes later;
and the Coast Line has no cohnecUoi
to make here. It would enables .pas
sengers to leave Raleigh and ? 6th '
points in the morning and get to Wil
mingtonby 10 o'clock. Besides fitt
improvement the people in the towns
between Goldsboro and Wilming
ton would have time in the
morning to arrange their - busi
ness for the day before leaving for
Wilmington to spend the day. It
was' shown that the schedule would
open up a new field to Wilmington
merchants, who could be visited by
buyers from a new territory with the
east possible inconvenience and delay.
President Pearsall referred the mat
ter to the Railroad Transportation
Committee, consisting of Messrs. OL
W. Worth, a P. McNair, G. J. Boney,
H. L. Vollers and J. T. King. He
said that he had no idea but that the
railroad authorities would gladly
make the change if requested, aiat
present they were most probably un
der the impression that Wilmington
merchants desired the train to get
here as early as possible and it was in
deference to the business men that the
train was operated on the present
schedule. The committee was empow
ered to act jointly with other commit
tees that may be named to this end.
Bid POLICE COURT DOCKET.
Offenders Were Msuy and Their Misde
meanors for Most Part Aggravated.
Mayor Waddel) had quite an array
of offenders at tbe bar of his court
yesterday noon.
Alex. Griffin was charged with
driving on the sidewalks and when
arrested a pistol was found on his per
son. For driving on the sidewalk,
judgment was suspended, but for car
rying a concealed weapon tbe offender
was. bound over to Superior Court
in a bond of $25, which was given.
Thos. Lint and Adolph Anderson,
sesmen from aboard the revenue cut
ter, were ashore Monday night lint
was drunk and disorderly and was
fined $5; Anderson interfered with the
officer in making the arrest and Iran
fined $10. ;
John McKoy was fined $3.15 and
costs for assault and battery.
John Davis was disorderly in jump
ing on and off railroad cars on the
A. C. L. yards. He was sent to the
roads for 20 days.
John Odom and another young
white man ware charged with an un
provoked, assault upon D. H. 8peight
of Goldsboro, at Front and Market
streets Monday night. They were each
fined $25 and costs or sentenced to the
county roads for 20 daysJIn another
case against defendants fojr non pay
ment of old costs, one was given 20
days on the roads and Odom SO days.
The prisoners, six in all, from the
mayor's court in the past few days,
were sent to the roads last night
"THE BELLE OF NEW YORK."
Sixty Merry Singers and Dancers, Com
pany of Comedians and Two Car
Loads of Scenery nnd Effects.
"The Belle of New York," with its
laurels won abroad and with its re
remarkable record of 2,000 perform-
nu in aoain m&kiutr a tour of this
country and wiil be seen at the Upera
House on next Monday nignt, isec.
16th, ' . . ..
Tbe part of tbe demure Salvation.
Army lassie, whose fascinating face is
framed by a becoming poke-bonnet, is
again interpreted By miss tseuian
Dodge, who bas made a great success
in tins role. Miss Dodge is extremely
orett i and she possesses a most beau
tiful voice. Mr. Edward J. Connelly
is still playing his original part of tne
elder Bronaon and Joseph Kane will
be seen as the polite lunatic. Dainty
Mae Sailer is playing fife and Arthur
Deagon is the "Blinkey Bill" of the
company.
Throughout the cast the familiar
names of last season will be found and
the management announces that an
entirely new investiture of scenery
and costumes will be seen. "The
Ra11 rfMwndi larmlv noon its singing
chorus, as this Morton-Kerker maater-
work must be well rendered to pe ap
tAri. nd this denartment is said
to be even better than it was a year
ago. Beats on sale Friday morning at
7 o'clock at Gerken's. Prices, $1.50
and $1.00; general admission,'75e.
The Merchants' Association.
Therewill.be a special meeting of
the Board of Directors of theMer
chants' Association this afternoon at
3:30 o'clock in their office in the Sea
board Air Line building. Every di
rector is expected to be present
promptly. Business of much impor
tance will come before the meeting.
I am sorry, that ' no", many... people
seemed to have mistaken my adver-
iaamnt tn this I1IWP last Week. I am
WIUBHI H lU. fwr--
rivin ftwav ai $10 : lamp ' absolutely
at mv store. 'J. T.
Burke, the jeweller, 27t South Front
street. ... , -
BANKRUPTCY LAW.
Many Features Are Not Adapted
to the Best Interests of
Business Men.
REMEDIES, BEING SOUGHT.
Produce Exchange of Wilmington nt meet-
lag Yesterday Adopted Very Compre
v henslve nnd Able Report From
Its Law Committee.
The National Bankruptcy Law in its
present form and: : adaptability to the
business world .was tbe subject of
main discussion at a special meeting of
the Produce Exchange yesterday af-,
ternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. P.
Pearsall, the president was in the
chair, and those present were CoL
Cantwell, the secretary. Col. Walker
Taylor, Messrs. B. H. Pickett, H. E.
ffJasbi Wm. Calder, J. A. Taylor, a
P;f McNair, H. C. McQueen.. D. L
Ire, L. B. Rogers, J. A Springer
and John E. Crow.
' The Bankruptcy Act is just no the
subject of much unfavorable criticism '
all over the United States in many of
its features . and business men
are ' - beginning - concerted action
to induce the present Congress to
remedaymaay of the defects. The
question was brought to the attention
of the local Produce Exchange sever
al weeks ago and was referred to the
Law Committee for investigation.
The committee at the meeting yester
day presented a very comprehensive
report, which, upon motion of Mr. 8,
P. McNair, was adopted and copies of
the same ordered sent to North Caro
lina's Senators and Congressmen with
a request to use their best endeavor to
secure the remedies suggested. Mr.
Rogers had incorporated in the motion
a request that other commercial bodies
in the State take similar action.
Tbe report presented as follows was
prepared by Mr. J. Allen Taylor, and
read by Mr. Wm. Calder, the two com
prising the Law Committee:
The objects sought to be attained by
a bankruptcy law are the relief of un
fortunate debtors from hopeless in
solvency and the equitable distribution
of assets among creditors. Ju&t so
much as the law fails to a ceo m pish
these ends, just so much it wants of
justification, and the remedy should
be to mend, rather than to end, the
law. Should the agitation now going
on result in tne repeal oi tne oana
ruptcy law the consequences would be
most serious and far reaching, it is
the history of bankruptcy laws in tbis
country that their repeal bas been de
manded and accomplished before the
laws had been sufficiently tried, or
were adequately understood, by the
business public Eaeh repeal of the
law has been followed by a long in
terval under State insolvency laws,
ever resulting in uncertainty, want of
uniformity, and tbe most inequitable
distribution of the assets of insolvents.
until the. aggravation of the evil hss
invariably forced the enactment of a
new national bankruptcy law. Before
the present bankruptcy law was put on
the statute books there were only 18
States that had insolvency laws corn
Detent to secure equitable distribution
of assests among creditors; in 28 States
the debtor could distribute his assests
as he saw fit by voluntary conveyance
through a trustee or assignee of his
own choosing, ana in 33 states ana
territories tbe debtor could secure
some, and exclude the rest of his cred
itors from any participation whatever
in his assets, thus leaving the unpro
tected creditor helpless and hopeless.
Under the bankruptcy law all these in
iquities are rendered difficult, and
practically impossible, icyery creditor
now stands on an equal footing, and
tbe advantage so generally obtained
bv the large creditor under State laws
is now no longer an evil of the pres
ent situation. It is authoritatively
stated that more than 40,000 persons
have become voluntary bankrupts
within the past two years, and that
between 600 millions and 700 millions
of indebtedness have thus been wiped
out. It is estimated that 95 per cent,
of the voluntary bankrupts were prac
tically without .assests, so that their
discharge worked no actual loss to
creditors. As respects cost of admin
istration, statistics show that the aver
age for voluntary cases is under $40,
and only about $810 for involuntary.
As respects voluntary petitions, how
ever, tbis snowing cannot be renea
on aa a safe criterion for the future, be
cause, as has been seen, a great ma jor
ity of the voluntary cases were with
out assets, and consequently were not
attended by contest. While, there
fore a higher cost of administration for
the future may be reasonably expected
this is more than balanced by the cer
tainty that a different class of debtors
will hereafter seek the benefit of the
law, and that creditors will receive
more subtantial results than hereto
fore.
There is a popular demand for
amendments to the law, and House
Bill 14,187, known as the Ray Bill,
covers some of the needed amend-
E tents; but the amendment proposed
y this Bill of section 57, sub section
C, in relation to preferred payments,
is in our judgment too far-reaching.
The language of this amendment is
fairly open to the construction that
any transfer of property within four
months of the insolvency of a debtor,
and which has been received by a
creditor innocently, shall be allowed
to stand. The amendment we think
should distinguish between payments
received in the regular and ordinary
course of business, ' and the transfer of
real estate or personal property by
legal conveyance. We think this dis
tinction is clear and vital, and
while the proposition may be open to
the objection that an unscrupulous
debtor could prefer his relatives or
friends by payments in the regular
course of business, yet this
objection is ndt entitled to such
weight, because it is fair to as
sume that the majority of bus
inessmen are honest. -The court of
last resort has construed section 57,
sub-section G, as condemning all par
tial cavments innocently received by
a creditor within four months of the
insolvency of the debtor, by failing to
distinguish between partial payments
received in the regular course of busi
ness and the transfer by legal convey
ance of other . forms ' of nronertv.
Equity would be more nearly attained
by amending the law so as to permit
nartial nsvments innocently received
in the regular course of business with
in four months of insolvency to stand
withyut prejudice, while vacating all
i
bTARo
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transfers by legal conveyance of other
forms of property within the four
months' limit. The statute is silent as
to payments in lull, so that tbe more
completely a creditor is preferred the
more absolute the protection under tbe
law. This really involves an absurdity
from the standpoint of . equity, and if
this provision of the law is to stand,
then exact justice on the basis of a pro
rata distribution of assets among credi
tors demands that all innocently re
ceived payments made within four
months of insolvency should be re
turned to the estate. To attempt such
an amendment would unquestionably
reault in the repeal of the law, so that
tbe only way whereby exact justice
can be secured to all creditors alike is
to amend the law by giving undis
puted title to partial payments inno
cently received.
With the law amended as hereinaf
ter suggested great and permanent
good will accrue to the creditor class,
for it is to be presumed thst the busi
ness public would never consent to
return to chaotic State in solvency laws
when such a large proportion of tbe
business of the country is interested:
and it wilt be admitted that interstate
interests cannot :be adequately safe
guarded except through the medium
of a Federal law. As respects the re
commendation .that partial payments
be defined, of course tbis suggestion
will have no standing if tbe proposed
amendment respecting preferred pay
ments is enacted into law.
To sum up the advantages of a Na
tional bankruptcy law over Stateinsoi
vency laws tbe following are suggested :
(11 The assets of a debtor are put more
completely under the control of the
creditors. (.2) The possibility of fraud
is reduced to the minimum. (3) The
cost of administering an estate is sub
stantially smaller. (4) Dividends to
creditors are materially larger. (5) All
creditors are treated on exact e qual
ity. (6) In the Federal court an inno
cent debtor has nothing to fear and a
fraudulent debtor nothing to. hope.
(7) The fraudulent debtor is refused a
discharge from his liabilities, while
tbe innocent debtor enjays complete
emancipation from the debts.
Your committee respectfully rec
ommend that the following amend
ments to the bankruptcy law be en
dorsed by your body. (1) Bo as to
make it more difficult for fraudulent
debtors to obtain discharges by adding
as causes for refusal to grant dis
charge, destroying, concealing or fail
ing to keep such books of account or
records, as are, usual and proper in
the conduct of the business carried on
by the debtor. Bankruptcy brought on
or contributed to by the debtors' rash
and hazardous speculation, or by unjus
tifiable extravagance in living, or by
gambling or by culpable neglect of his
business affairs. Failure of a bank
rupt to give satisfactory account of
the distribution of his property within
twelve monti s of insolvency. (3) go
as to make -it clear what constitutes
partial payments. (3) So as to give
Federal courts jurisdiction on exact
equality with the State courts. (4) So
as to empower tbe referee to bring into
court creditors who have received
fraudulent preferences without the
cumbersome and costing process of
suing to recover preferred payments.
(5) 80 as to distinguish between , par
tial payments made t j an innocent
creditor in tbe regular course of busi
ness within four months of insolvency
of a debtor, and a traasser of property
by mortgage, or other legal convey
ance. Kespecwully submitted.
Wm. Calder,
J. A. Taylor.
Committee.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.
Bellamy Appointed On Largest Number of
Any North Carolinian.
Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, Congress
man from the sixth District, ana
other North Carolina Representatives,
fared well at the hands of Speaker
Henderson yesterday in the appoint
ment of the more important House
committees. Mr. Bellamy was favor
ed with a place on the committees on
Education, Manufactures and Irriga
tion of Arid Lands; Mr. Small on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries; Mr.
Kluttz on Census and on Manufac
tures; Mr. Moody on Agriculture and
on Election of President; Mr. Thomas
on Public Buildings and Lands; Mr.
Ki tenia on Claims and Naval Affairs ;
Mr. Blackburn Chairman of Election
Committee No. 2 and on District of
Columbia; Mr. Pou on Reform In
Civil Service.
The committee on Rivers and Har
bors in which people of the coast will
be deeply interested, is composed of
Messrs. Burton, Ohio; Reeves, Illi
nois ; Dovenor, West Virginia ; Bishop,
Michigan; Acheson, Pennsylvania;
Morris, Minnesota; Alexander, New
York; Tongue, Oregon; Lawrence,
Massachusetts, Davidson, Wisconsin;
MacLaightan, California; Lester,
Georgia; Bankhead, Alabama; Mc
Culloch, Arkansas; Sparkman, Flor
ida; Ball, Texas; Ransdell, Louisiana,
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Messrsr A. E. White, J. M.
Bnie and D. W. Millsaps, of Lumber
ton, were here yesterday.
Mrs. Jno. D. Taylor has re
turned from Richmond, Va., where,
she visited her daughter, Mrs. Borden.
Mr. W. N. Cronly, special
agent of the New York Life Insur
ance Company, arrived in the city
from Clinton yesterday.
Jno. H. Gore, Jr., Esq., was
able to be at his office yesterday after
an illness of. several days during
which he was confined to his home.
Mr. Frank L. Huggins will
leave this morning for Salisbury,
where he will join Mrs. Huggins for
a visit to friends and relatives in
Knoxville, Tenn.
Miss Stronpe, of Winston, who
has been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
J. W. Harper, for some time, re
turned home yesterday.
Mr. J. D. Woodroe, now a
stenographer in the office of the Com
missary General, U. 8. A., Washing
ton. D. O.r but-recently with the
Plant System at Savannah, Ga., re
turned yeaterday to his home.' :.- -
- We will deliver all photographs
taken thin week before Christmas un
less the weather is very bad next week.
Taylor's Btudio. vf sifv I -
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A Cut Down
On Ladies' and Gents'
Solid, Gold-Filled and
Silver Watches,
Fancy Clocks, Toilet 8ets, Manicure
Sets, Diamond, Ruby and other Set
Rings, Brooch Pins, fine Cut Glass and
a general assortment of goods handled
in the Jewelery line to select a Present
from at reduced prices at
J. T. BURKE'S,
The Jeweller,
87 South Front St.
declltf
BANANAS
. I5c Per Dozen.
Florida Oranges
35 and 40c Per Dozen.
Pineapples, Grapes,
Fears, Apples.
FRESH MADE CANDY 15c
per pound.
J. W. PLUHMER, Jr.,
SO Princess Street.
Interstate 132.
Bell 'Phone 880.
dec7tf
MEETING OF TKE JUSTICES
OF THE PEACE.
A meeting of the Justices of the
Peace of New Hanover CVunty will
be held at tbe Court House on Thurs
day, December 12th. at 13 o'clock M.,
for consideration cf important busi
ness. A full attendance is desired
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
D. MoEACHERN,
dec 11 It Chairman.
TO THE PUBLIC.
On December 9, 1901. 1 purchased from s man
representing himsal. as a Mr. Flatter from Du
plin County an Iron Gry Horee Hole about 6
or 7 years old. I told Fisirc to come back lu
ball aa boor and get hU m ney. He told me
to pay It to bis friend Howell Home, whjm be
lett there to bring him tbe monny. Aite- talk
ing with Home I loand oat that he and Fisher
were strangers. Ithe i 1 erased to pay him,
bat told blm to go and et FU ,er. Home hen
went off, and emebtcfc, stating that b hd
told F loner what I said. I have not seen Fisher
since.
The owner can prove property, pay for this
advertisement and I will surrender the male.
J O. Bl-ACKLEY.
Davis' Stables, Wilmington, N. O.
dec 11 lw
Execution Sale.
By virtue ot an execution directed to the un
dersigned from tbe -uperlor Court of New Han
over coun-y In an action wtereln the Chicago
Organ ompany is plaintiff and Bobert Bronson
defendant I will on Monday, the 6 b day ot
January. 190-2. at 12 o'c'ock M. at tbe court
House aoyr or said county, sell to tbe h'gsest
bidder for cash, to satisfy said execution, all
tbe right, title an 1 1nterest which the tbe said
Kooert uronson. defendant, has in tne rouowinir
described real estate, to-wit: Beginning In tbe
wt stern line of Twelfth street 80 feet from tbe
northwestern Intersection ot Dock and Tweltth
streets, and running thence northwardly with
8td western line of Twelfth street 40 feet;
thence westvardly and parallel with Dock
street 69 tret; then e southwardly and parallel
wita i weirin street 4U teet; tnence eastwaraiy
and parallel with Dock street 60 feet to the
western line of Twelfth street, tne beginning,
the sam betas parts of lo s 4 and 6 in Block No.
160, in the city of Wilmington, M. C.
FBA.NK
8TEDMAN.
Sheriff.
dec4 4t
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SALE.
By virtue of the power vested in me by the
will of the late Bila B. VanOrsdell, I will expose
for sale by pub lc auc ion. for cash, at the
Court House door of New Hanover county, in
tbe City ot Wilmington, N. c, on Thursday, tbe
19th day ot De-embsr, 1901, at 11 o'clock A. M.,
the followlns described lots of Land situate In
said city, to-wlt:
: une 10c on tne eastern siae or jxin street
16SV6 f net south of Dock street, fronting on Sixth
street 45 feet and running back tbat width 66
feet, being the western part of-Lot 8, Block 144.
One other lot on the eastern side of Eighth
street 66 feet north of Orange street, fronting 70
f eet on fcightb sfeet, and running back that
wiatn 75 feet, being tne western pan 01 Lais 0
ana 6, Bleck 146. BUht reserved to reject any
and all bids. For further partlcu'ars apply to
R.B L.KWIH.
Administrator C T. A. of Ella E. VanOrsdell.
November so, 1931.
nov 20 4t we
FLORIDA ORANGES.
40 Rozea Nice viorlds Oranxe.
SS Baci C '. Nats.
35 Box "fixed Nats.
75 Hoxea Nice ailfornlaRalalna.
50 Boxes Evaporatea apple and
Peaches.
100 Boxes split Silk Candy, somi-
mni fine.
ISO Palis Cape Fear Mixture Candy.
85 Baskets Nice Broken Candy.
Also a few B. P. Oats le' t and 75 car loads of
other goods. Up-to-date buyers always get oar
prices before purchasing.
D. L. GORE CO.,
Wholesale Groceries and Drags.
ISO, 123 and 124 North Water street,
dec 8 tf Wilmington, N. C
Flower Seedand Bnlbs.
New Stock; Selected Varieties.
Dutch, Roman and Italian Hya
cinth Bulbs,all colors ; Tulip Bulbs
all colors and shapes; Chinese 8a
cred Lilies, extra large Bulbs;
Evergreen La wn Grass 8eed. Now
is the time to plant all of the above
to get good results. Call at
HARDIN'S PALACE PRARMACV
octsstr
126 Booth Frontstre
FIRECRACKERS.
818 Boxes If ew Firecrackers.
87 Boxes C. C. Nuts.
281 Bass Shot.
Ill Backage W. P. Caps.
103 Martin7 Cheese.
18 Tabs G. E. Batter.
23 Boxes Packafres Tea.
804 Cases Table Sjrrap.
W. B. COOPER,
Wholesale Grocer,
toe. no, as Kutt street,
Wiimtnzton. fi.
dec 10 tr
CARGO OF ORANGES.
rchooner mable Darling has just arrived
with the finest cargo of Oranges received here
In years." We offer them at reasonable price.
Send your order at OQce to secure the best.
deceit .: B.F.KMTHCO.
I TERMS OF SUBSCfilPTION.
' er 7; Mattl, $6.00$
, Six EXoBtha, v . 2.50 '
Three Months, y . 1.26;
Two Kontna. M 1.00 '
DeliTre4 so as-aerlkra im tat
City mt 41 watt par Hatt
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
IF YOU LIKE WHOLE WHEAT
FLOUR TRY THIS.
Good as the beat. Better 'ban the rest.
THIS WEEK
Six pounds Luiip Starch 25o. two pounds aro
matic Coffee 85o. tour quarts Walt Beans 85c,
North caroltuaHama 14 Seeded RaislnB, pkg
10 Cleaned Currants, pkg. 10, Citron, pound
MK Mixed Nu-s pound 15c
We cater to jour palate.
H. J. BIERHAH & CO.,
815 Market Street.
Bell 'Phone No. 28.
deolltf
"W Sell
Flour, Flour, Flour-
"Silver Coin."
"Always Reliable'
"Stocks Best'
"Puritan."
Buy these brands andyur trade will increase,
we are recogslztd as setting blph grade Goods
ana lowestllvin prices. Boyotas.
MIXED CORK in Etcd Weiiit Sacks.
HIED OATS in ErenWeiiM Sacks
TIMOTHY HAY.
we have consignments of
We sell cheap and solicit your trade.
Vollers & Hasbagen,
PROVISION D BALERS.
nov24tf
FRESH
BUTTER
AND-
Butter Milk
To-day.
I li
4
dec 4 ly
New Goods.
Bagging and Ties,
New Mullets,
FIRST PAT. FLOUR,
2ND PAT. FLOUR,
STRAIGHT FLOUR,
SUGAR. COFFEE, RZCE,
MEAL, GRITS, MOLASSES
WHEAT BRAN,
CANNED GOODS. SOAP, .
LYE, STARCH. SS.LT, e.
Bend me your orders.
Special attention given to consignment.
S. P. HcNAlR.
au38 tt
Wante d, Furs
6,000 Raccoon Skins.
5,000 Fox Skins.
5,000 Opossum Skins.
1,000 Mink Skin.
And Furs of all description. Highest prices
paid. Quotations furnished on application.
SAM'L BEAR, Sr..
nov 84 tf
18 Market street.
The Unlucky Corner.
New Goods.
nalaxm drapes, Coeoaaats dr
of
IV beat. Oranges.
Great Big Fish Roe Cheap.
Preserved Ginger, Loose Buckwheat, Pre
pared B"ckwh eat. rreh Saratoga Ch'ps,
Fancy Bed Cranben lea, cleaned Oar
rents ana Raisins.
Fine Glace Citron.
S. W. SANDERS
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Both Phones 109.
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Cocoannts ! Cocoanuts!
Mixed Nuts, Raisins, Apples,-.
Sugar, Coffee, Flour.
Heal and Molasses.
Also a fall Une of case goods. Prices
right. Treatment fair.
r PETER MeQUEEN. Jr.,
deoitf . , wo. 106 Worth Water St
OlsHEl C AE
Vaughn's Improved Early
Ohio:
Seed Potatoes
just received in prime condition.
Other varieties to arrive. Let ns took your
orders at once as the demand will doubtles 1
be large. . , : -.
Provisions and Groceries
in great variety. Get our prices.
HALL & PEAESALL.
(INCORPORATED.)
1 Wholesale Grocers and commission 1 Mer
chants, dec W tf
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