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WILMINGTU.M. H. C.
"W KDJfESDAY MORNINS. DEC. 11.
WILL THEY DO ITT
Opinion in Washington is diTided
as to whether Congress will pass Mr.
Crumpacker's bill to reduce repre
sentation from the Southern States.
That's what the bill really is, al
though it purports to be a bill for
the reapportionment of members
of Congress. Of course every one
who gives any attention to politics
or to political movements under
stands the motive that inspires such
legislation as the Orumpacker bill
proposes. It is simply a movement
to reduce, as far as possible, the
representation of the South in Con
gress and in the electoral college,
thus strengthen the Republican
party's grip on the National Gov
ernment, and at the same time
make the Government more sec
tional than it has been since the
dava of reconstruction. It ought
to be entitled "a bill to neutralize
the political power of the South,
" and make the Democratic party a
competitor no longer to be feared."
But will they pass it? They can,
if they determine to do it, make it
onrii ts fhn Snnth and make a
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strictly party issue of it. But
can they do that? With what
consistency, if they have any
regard for consistency,, can they
demand a reduction of South
ern representation, when there
are Northern and Westera States,
which restrict suffrage in the same
way Southern States do? In several
of those States voters must be able
to read and write and must have
paid their poll tax before they can
vote, and no Southern State de
mands any more than that. Nobody
ever heard any protests against these
laws until some of the States in the
South, following the example of
those States, prescribed qualifica
tions which would protect them
from the ignorant, vile and ve
il 1 mob. Then objection was
made. Why? Because it so hap
pens that the class disfranchised in
the North were foreigners and be
longed mainly to the Democratic
party, while the disfranchised in the
South were Republicans, at least
presumed to be Republicans because
their skin was black.'
But it isn't the negro disfranchised
nor what they call the unfairness of
the Southern suffrage laws that is
spurring them to action, but poli
tics. They have a good working
majority in this Congress, they may
not have in the next, and possibly
may not have any majority, so if
they propose to do anything with
this matter Crumpacker and his sup
porters think they had better avail
themselves of their opportunity and
do it while thay can.
It is said that President Roose
velt is in favor of this scheme and
will sign a bill for that purpose if it
pass Congress. One of the reasons
given for the opinion that he favors !
it is because he got nettled at the
Southern criticisms and remarks on
the Booker Washington dinner in
cident. This may or may not be,
and this may or may not be a reason
why the President favors that
scheme if he does, but Roosevelt is
a radical partisan and also a poli
tician with a future, and he is not
going to array himself against the
majority of his party in Congress
and arouse antagonism by refusing
to sign a measure so purely political
and intended to perpetuate the
power of his party. On any pet
measure of his own he might make a
show of fight, but in a case like
this, where he might have some
thing to gain by acquiescing and
nothing to lose, it is very likely he
would fall in if he found that to be
the.sentiment of his party.
But it is not so certain that a ma
jority of the Republican members
may favor this scheme because the
bill must apply to the whole coun
try and that would take in several
good Republican States and be
practically a declaration to all the
other States that they must not pass
any laws to restrict suffrage of peo
ple who have nt been convicted of
some crime and paid the penalty by
serving some time in lail, m a
penitentiary, or with the public
road brigades. It virtually means
a declaration by the Republican ma
jority in Congress that there shall
be no reform in the suffrage laws
and that however vile or vicious the
mob may be its free swing at the bal
lot box must not be interfered with.
This may arouse some opposition
in Northern States which have qual
ified suffrage laws and in other
States where the advisability of
some such laws has been discusskd
so that Mr. Crumpacker may not be
able to whip in the support he is
counting on.
Some of them may be disposed to
ask where is the need of all this
when the Republican party has a
"piacticalljV solid North, and is
almosfcertain to win "again if it
don't make some gross blunders to
drive voters away from it? and there
being no iieed why' should 'such par
tisan discrimination be made against
one section of . the conntry, which
has had recourse to the only feasible
way of providing for honest, intel
ligent, respectable government?
These questions will be asked by
.Democrats and by fair-minded Republicans.
Rnfc m&kinpthe most of it. it if a
foolish, ridiculous measure not
worth the discussion it will provoke.
It is uncertain and unsatisfactory,.
even if it were as just as its, advo
cates claim it is. It is foolish
because it revives sectional agi
tation which had almost disap-
w&rod tn the irratincation of
Ml a
patriotic people North and South,
and ridiculous for there is no
stabilitv about it. It is ridiculous
to assume that when there is a light
vote cast in the South, those who do
not vote are disfranchised by law,
when thousands of voters, some of
color, refuse to vote rather
than pay the poll tax requisite, and
thousands of others dont go to tne
Dolls because they do not take sua
cient interest in the elections to go
m tiniriA tothAnollinflrmace. This
iiviu uwuw xr o
ith case both North and South,
,v.;i . another election much of
TV UitW
this vote might be polled, making
in the aggregate thousands more
votes than in the preceding election.
And yet Mr. Crumpacker would
mob-a fho vntAst' cast, and not the
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number of people the basis of rep
resentation. The whole scheme is so
absurd, so ridiculous and depends so
much on accident that the surprising
thing is that it should meet with
serious consideration, which it would
not if it were not for the partisan
politics there is in it.
INSURANCE COUP ABIES.
Mr. James R. Young, Insurance
Commissioner for this State, is do
in r his best to weed out and keep
out the "underground" and "wild
cat" companies that are doing or
trying to do an unlawful business in
the state, and are evading the pay
ment of the license required by law.
He has issued a circular in which he
; fho names of about a dozen
(but not all) which come under this
head, and contends that companies
which attempt to evade'a State law
th navment of a small
lioennn tax are not honest, and can
not be trusted, for if they would
take unlawful advantage of the State
so they would of people doing busi
ng with them. In the conclusion
of his circular he says :
"Many of these companies have do
assets or standing in tneir own
and when they do a legitimate busi-
thv have to nav taxes in their
own and other 8tates. This depart
-- v.. jwtiiAotjwl fwm liRAnaed com
panics and paid into the State Treasury
aso mn ainea the first of last
April, and those companies not con
tributing to this fund do not deserve
the patronage of the citizens of North
Carolina. .
"Printed lists of the companies li
censed by the department are on file
in the office of the Clerk of the Supe-
vin Hnnrt Of each COUntV and I Will
taka nleaanre in furnishing them to
niiini of thA Rtata on anDlieation
Any information as to attempts of un
licensed companies to ao Dullness in
m. - , l - 1 Kw awlA
tne state win do appreciate j
On. taw MiniMW ATAfY COmDRDT and
everv aeent to be licensed by this de
partment.
Thb Stab has been an is an ad
vocate of home insurance compan
ies, and Commissioner Young's
circular covers one of the points we
have made' in discussing this sub
ject, namely, that there are many
of these outside companies which
have or seek business in the State
of which our people know absolute
ly nothing as to standing or respon
sibility, their only sources of infor
mation being the agents these com
panies employ or the printed matter
they issue, which, of course, always
makes a seductive showing. Some
people who insure in these outside
companies sometimes do so and pay
premiums without really knowing
whether such company is actually
in existence outside of the printed
stuff sent out.
There ought to be insurance com
panies enough in the State, Backed
by home capital and managed by
home people, to give all the insur
ance desired, and thus keep at home
the larsra amount of money that an
nually goes away from home for this
purpose.
A NEW B AILBOAD LEIE.
For several years there lias been
more or less talk itbout V railroad
across the mountains into Tennes
see, to connect with North Carolina
roads having termini at some of our
seaports. The following, cupped
from the Asheville correspondence
of the Raleigh Post, is the latest we
have seen bearing upon this:
Tt fa aiiitKantirfi11v Btatm ham to
day that the Tennessee ' and i North
Carolina Railway will extend their
railway from East Tennessee through
the mountains of Western North
Carolina and connect 'with the Sea
board Air Line. The Tennessee &
North Carolina road has -already been
mrmnlntAri 19 mflpa nnt of Nawnm-t
and trains are now running out there
every day.. The present terminus is
at Hartville, a station named af tr one
of the builders of the road. The road
turinai hnilt hv TTart A: TTallnwav. a
Wheeling, W. Va., firm, to some tim
ber lands in Cocke and Haywobd
counties. They have sold 30,000 acres
to an Eastern firm and agreed to build
the railroad to the State line, eighteen
miles. Twelve miles are done and the
other aix are about ready for the
ties and rails. It is understood now
that this road is to be constructed on to
Wayneaville, with a- view of connect
ing with the Seaboard Air Line. The
scheme is to build from Waynesviile
to the nearest point on the Seaboard
Air Line, sixty miles, then build from
Newport via Sevierville taKnoxville,
Whether this "embraces 'any 'of the
schemeg heretofore talked of we do
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not mow, dui tne surprising zaiug
is tut wnen tnrougn rail rouse-
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cities and our coast cities by filling
in short gaps, that it has not been
done.
There is another short gap between
Mount Airy and the Virginia line
by the filling in of which we would
have a direct route from wflming
ton to the West, and one of the
! shortest of all the lines on the map.
Considerable progress had been
made in Wading this gap when the
Cape Fear and XadKin vauey roau
became embarrassed and crippled in
the financial crisis m 1892, ana
finally severed. The following up
of that work a nd running the road
through to connect with Virginia
roads would add very much to the
traffic and also to the development
of that section of North Carolina.
An opinion has been expressed in
the neighborhood in Virginia where
Mr. Marx shot the three men
who went to chastise him for an al
leged insult to a young lady, that it
was a case of -jealousy. Marx was
an attractive sort of a fellow, calcu
lated to favorably impress a young
woman, and there was another fel
low in it who became jealous of the
progress he was making with this
young lady, and put up a job to
i drive him away from those pas
tures. Perhaps if he had known
that Marx was such a good marks
man he would have contrived some
other plan of persuading him to
leave.
BOOK KOTICES.
The December or "Christmas" num-
tar of McClure's Magazine is a very
attractive one. with an interesting list
of contents, nicely illustrated, some of
the illustrations being in colors. Lovers
of the drama will be especially inter
ested in Clara Morris sketch of Sal
via!, the great Italian actor. Pub
lished bv The 8. 8. McClare Company,
141-155 East Twenty-fifth street, New
York.
The Centura Magazine for Decem
ber is superb, filled with choice read
ing matter, beautifully and artistically
illustrated. Many of the illustrations
are in colors and all are fine. The
younger readers especially will be intet-
eated in the Christmas articJeaa ana in
"The Settlement of the West," which
rives some idea of what tbe early set-
tlarm had tn face. Published DV The
Century Company, Union Square,
New York.
The reader will be delighted with
the fine list of contents presented in
the December number of The Boolc-
mart: which is beautifullv illustrated.
"Chronicle and Comment," one of the
snecial features, gives much informa
tion in short space about celebrated
actors, writers and others who have
attracted attention in this and other
countries, with pictures. Published by
Dodd. Meade and Company, Fifth
Avenue, New York.
CURRENT COMMENT.
It is Dleasinsr to observe that
our tariff mongers have not the least
sympathy with the purposes 01 we
German tariff bill to increase duties
on the wheat, corn, beef, pork and
other products ox tne united states.
Nothinsr would suit them so well as
. m, m a TT ni 1
the Uingley tariff tor the united
States and free trade for all the
rest of the world. Philaddphxa
Jiecora, Vem.
Mftjwra. Dick, of Ohio, and
Moodv. of Massachusetts, in making
frantic efforts to curtail Southern
representation in Congress, are
merelv stealing some oi tne political
thunder that Mr. Crumpacker, of
Indiana, had brought to washing-
LUU lUr XI IB LlOl 1 13 UOO. XUH to
about all the movement will amount
to. Newport Ntws, Herald, Vem.
The tracedv in Westmore
land county is another evidence of
the dansrer of hastily taking the
law into one's own hands. Chivalry
is also an admirable quality but it
should be tempered with the ability
to take a calm view of thinss. Ac-
cording to ail tne evidence includ
ing that of the young woman sup
posed to have been insulted there
mm
was no cause whatever for the de-
nlorarle affair. Yet it cost three
men their lives. Norfolk Virgin-
xan-jrxm, vem.
According to report the
hrnwara who violated the anti-
Trust law in Texas are in a precari-
- -1 T m l r
ous picsue; ior, alter paying some
thonaanda of dollars fine and for
feiting their Texas charters, they
are threatened wi.n suits oy saioon
keepers to recover under the law all
the monev these have said for their
Deer during xne past .inree years.
One man alone has a claim aggre-
ratinff il 2.000. With anch & law as
that enforced in every State the
Tmsfc wnnlA ,rhnaf" in snit.n nf tariff
protection. Brooklyn Citizen, Vem,
. "Tin vnn moan fi uv thf.
Erastua Pinkley sells his vote!" "No,"
answered Mr. Jim Colliflower: "I
wouldn't say dat 'Rastus. sells his
vote. But he'a willin' to. hire it out
'casionally to select parties." Wash-
rA
ingion ojof.
a. Bsastas; Boartng; WI004
Washed down a telegraph
line
whlAh Hhu n TP.lli. nf T.ithnn. Ta
iuki 10 repair. ouuHunjc waist ueep
. f 31 .
in icy water," ne writes, "gave me a
tavribla cold and conch. It mw
worse daily. Finally the best doc
tors in Oakland, Neb., bioux City
and Omaha said I had Consumption
and rnnlil nnt ll vn Than T hmran
using Dr. King's New Discovery and
was waouj curou ay six ooities.
Uolds and all Throat and Lung trou
bles by R- R- BxtAaiCY, druggist.
race, so cents. t
War Tar Wlttv Tsars
Ubs. WnrsLOW's BooTHiHa Stbup has
been used for over fiftr vears bv mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething with perfect success.
and allavs all nain: cures wind colic
and is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
It will relieve the poor little sufferer
immediatelv. Sola bv drusrirista in
1 every part 01 tne worm, xwenty-nve
1 cents bottle. Be sure and ask for
aiw pwwunc ojran,
I and tare no otuer sano.
a FAVORITE
oEscniPTicni
Jlv TOR.WtAKWOHEW.
Whatever vnn drink out-
c'.Af if vrmr home beer be
Schl'itz. That is pure beef.
JNO DaCllll in It UUllllIlg IV
make you bilious.
Rr i a saccharine pro
duct, and the germs multiply
rapidly in it. The slightest
taint of impurity quickly
ruins its healthfulness.
We eto to the utmost ex
tremes to prevent that.
Uleannness is icutc
where Schlitz beer is brewed.
We even cool the beer in
Elate glass rooms in nothing
ut filtered air.
Then
we filter the beer.
Then
we sterilize every
bottle.
And Schlitz beer is aged.
The beer that makes you
bilious is green beer.
Whn von order a beer
for your home, get the health-
tulness witnoui inc iidim.
Get a pure beer get an old
beer get Schlitz. Call for
the Brewery Bottling.
Phone I. S. 202. Sol Bear & Co..
20 Market St., Wilmington.
Call for the Brewery Bottling.
BU Phone 198
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Troy Examiner: Capt. James
G. Cotton died at his home in ALt
Gilead November 22nd. after several
vAan nf Invalid life, most Of ID1S lime
unable to attend ton s business affairs.
He was a valiant soldier i tbe uon
federate army.
Goldaboro Araus: Extensive
nlirMimiiiti are in votrue at the
n iiihom furniture lacicrv. aireaur
one of the most commodious in the
Htnth ahnu tradn extends tO the
gulf, the Pacific slope, north to New
Jersey and even into ine iar west.
Tjnmherton Araus: Mr. Edgar
Price, of Iona, lost iiis cotton gin by
fire last Saturday. The fire originated
from a hot box in some of the ma-
chinerv. It was a total loss no in
anranea. Thia is the third ein de-
atroved br fire in the county this
Winter.
Newton Enterprise'. The latest
mmnv ahnut the fteaboard acauinDCT
the Tennessee road into Bristol, is that
... .a a. a . a
it will extend the line to the Atlantic
by way of Lenoir. We hope this is
correct. In fact, we are told by those
familiar with the different routes that
this is the only one possible.
Lexington Dispatch: While sit
ting near a stove in a cnurcn in unar
lotte. one day last week, tbe celluloid
collar which Mrs. John McKinney was
wearing suddenly became ignited, and
but for the nresenee of mind of tbe
pastor, who quickly smothered the
names, she would have been seriously
if not fatally burned.
Concord Standard: On Saturday
evening while out hunting, Mr. David
Conine met with an accident rather
peculiar, and fortunately so. A
friend was with Mr. Conine and the
gun of his friend was accidentally dis
charged, the load going into a pocket
of Mr. Conine's trousers in whioh
were a number of shells. They were
exploded and at first thought did
much damage to tbe young man.
Medical aid was at once summoned
and it was found that he was not
badly hurt
Charlotte News: Mr. James
G. Hood, at one time one of Char
lotte's largest merchants, attempted to
end bis life by cutting his throat with
a rasor 8unday morning about 7
o'clock. For some time, in fact since
the business deal in which he was in
teres ted in fell through. Mr. Hood
has shown some signs of being de
mented. From time to time he had
been closely watched by his family.
fearing that be might do himse 1
harm.
Fayetteville Observer; Dan B,
Evans, a negro, was placed in jail Sat
urday, charged with breaking into a
house at Hope Mills. As the Hope
Mills constable was taking him through
the court house the prisoner pushed
him over. and. slamming the door in
his face; made off. Deputy Sheriff
Monaghan happened to be on
hand and made after him. Evans was
brought to bay in a vacant field, and
when told to surrender he drew a pistol
on the deputy. Mr. Monaghan then
fired at him. sending a ball through
his left leg, which brought him to the
ground. The man then surrendered.
Lumberton Bobesonian; Mr.
J. A. Gilchrist, . of Red Springs, died
at his home Saturday. He was one Of
the best known citizens in the county
and will be missed by a large number
of friends. The six-Tear old of
Henry McMillan was shoLand killed
Monday on the plantation df Mr. Pur-
cell, at Wigam. $0 particulars have
yet been ascertained. Coroner 'Ed
McRae has been called on to investi
gate the killing, rr- We regret to
bear of the death of Mr. Bobert M.
McKengie, son of our esteemed fellow
citizen, Mr. Ales McKensie, in the 88th
year of his age. He went to Salisbury
about six weeks . ago and engaged in
Life - Insurance business. About ten
days ago he was stricken with typhoid
fever, and died on Sunday, the 8th, in
Salisbury.
.foreigner 1 tmnjc 1 may say
now that after two yean of constant
study I understand the English lan
guage. Mauve -nonsense. Have
you ever tried to grasp the meaning of
an insurance policy? lAje.
Too Swift for Them; Eloped
in an automobile, did they ? Yes, but
it was no use. The old man had a
flying machine. Jntck.
A Poar BUJUaaalra
Lately starved in London because
he could not digest his food. Early
Ss 01 vt. nung s wew jjixe mis would
ve saved him. They strengthen the
stomach," aid digestion, promote as
similate and improve appetite. Price
25 cents. - Money, back if not satisfied.
Sold by R. R. Bellamy, druggist t
ITC
The Kind Yon Have Alwars
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TWINKLINQS
Tf oViivnii Ka i-amnmbered that
hiisgdernmeirl owesnts f60
the consent r tne rmusoTo.-
4ppatently-the greatest "safe
ty" device yes ibtbdwh w mXJT
mobile u ine price. iMww w
Star. .
the count now r stands
Tolsioi is about two deaths , ahead of
Oen. Botha and miss otone. ttown
Journal. ' - -
It is dangerous to live and
risky to die. It is said that the 'moss;
covered Ducaei inai aung in iud
was filled witn germs.
Rox It's easy to win a woman s
love; just give ber all the money she
wa..ts Blox You dou't call that
easy, do yout Detroit Free Press.
All Snrarised Bessie I was sur
prised when Mr. Dashleigh asked me
to marry him." xnssie -b,y9tjuwj
else was." Ohio State Journal.
As to a Suitor: She I think
.... . a a TT.k
ou're prejudiced agamsx nimi aer
Vfhnh I T admit that! I don't see
hn anrhndt eould heln beiDflr Dreju-
diced againat him. Puck.
It Costs Money: "Somebody
has sent in $18,669 to the conscience
fund." Say, a man must be awful rich
who can afford to nave a conscience
like that. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The guide was showing him the
big trees. This one, he said, is sup
posed: to be about 2,000 years old.
Whata twentieth century club it would
11 a?
make! commented tne proiwwr.
N. T. Weekly.
Tt is nnlikelv that there will
be any more great rushes to the Elon
dike. People realise that snow and
iMtinn mn ha attained much nearer
home and at leas expense. Washing
ton Star.
Great Luck. First Guide -I
hi nut with a dude snortaman from
the city to day." Second Guide "So?
rirf vnn navaan-r luck?" mrsi u-uiae
Rum. "Ain t I home again safe
and sound V Philadelphia Press.
"I am told," said the friend
"that the manager vou have
laft waa Darin? vou a fabulous sala
ry.
trtn
"No.1 answered Mr. Storming
Barnes; "not fabulous; imagi-
n ary . " Washington Star.
FIREUEN AND SOLDIERS.
.Them are more firemen in the
fjnited States than there are sol
diers in Uncle Sam's army.
, . . m
Tn New York citv. ior are PUT-
nnaea. the two borou&rhs of Manhat
tan and the Bronx, with 1,400 fire
men, are joined. The two dot
oughs of Brooklyn and QneenB, with
1.000 Tiaid and Z.000 volunteer nre-
men, are loinea, ana jucninanu,
with 1,700 firemen, is separately or
ranized. There are. therefore, in
this city 6,100 firemen, paid and un
paid.
There are 1,200 firemen in umca
rn. 00 in Philadelphia. 700 in Bos
ton. 400 in Baltimore. 500 in Buffa
lo, 480 in Detroit, 500 in St. Louis,
400 in Pittsburg, 430 in San JtTan
cisco, 300 in New Orleans and 250
in Washincrton.
In the whole country there are
65.000 Tjaid firemen, and the num
ber of volunteer firemen varies from
100.000 to 150.000.
There is a saying among firemen
that three volunteers are eauivalent
nnlv to one recrular. so great is the
value of training and discipline.
Thus a city lixe Wilmington, jjci-,
with a population of 7b,uuu, nas
more volunteer firemen than Phila
delphia, with a population of L300,-
000, has paid firemen. iNew xorx
Sun.
The Life laving Net
"A new feature that attracts at
tention on fire apparatus seen going
through tne streets 01 xtew xor
city," says The Sun, "is the new ine
saving net, which is carried on
trucks. It does not take up actually
much room, but it is nevertheless
necessarily conspicuous, and its nov
elty now attracts attention to it.
The net itself has often been de
scribed. One part of it has a circu
lar canvas sheet held all around at
the edge to a stout steel hoop, which
ia perhaps 16 feet in diameter, hot
creater convenience in the net's
trans portaion the hoop is made in
two parts, the end 01 one part
thrusting into sockets in the ends of
the other.
"The net when not in use is fold
ed like a doubled up disk, and it is
carried in that manner on the side
of the truck. Holes are made in the
footboard to receive two ends of one
of the bows, and a little higher up
the net is secured by straps to the
underf rame of the truck. Thus car
ried it has on the " side of the truck
the appearance of a big. white half
moon, a striking -novelty, which
could not fail to attract attention.
Teatatrr Interment.
A poor Scotchwoman lay dying, and
her husband sat by her bedside. After
a time the wife took her husband's
hand and said:
"John, we're goln to part. 1 have
been a gnde wife to ye, haven't I?"
John thought a moment.
''Well, just middling like, Jeany, ye
know, anxious not to say too much.
A pain tbe wife spoke.
"John," she said faintly, "ye maun
promise to bury me in the auld kirk-
yard at Str'avon beside my mither. I
could na rest In peace among unco' folk
In the dirt and smoke ' Gla&gie."
"Weel, weel, Jenny, my woman,'
said John soothingly, "we'll Just try ye
in Glasgle first, an gin ye dlnna be
quiet we'll try ye in Sjtravon" Spare
uoments.
. Toung Wife This talk about men
being so impatient when a woman is
getting ready to go anywhere is all
nonsense.
Friend Doesn't your husband com
plain at all?
Young Wife No, indeed! Why, last
evening I couldn't find my gloves and
had a long hunt for half a dozen other
things, and yet when I was finally
dressed and went down stairs p) my
husband there he' was by the fire read
ing aha "smoking " as "calmly as f I
wasn't half an hour late.
Friend Well, I declare! Where were
ypu going?
Young Wife To prayer meeting.
New York Weekly,
- - A Hint. '
Tramp I'd like to borrow a medical
almanac, mum. , ,.
Housekeeper What fori
'' Tramp-! wants ter see wot th doctors
recommend er -irxmpty -fselift in th'
afflprimtnlr. KxrhSTlgft.
ForWhoo
uso OHEllEY'S EX-
For sale toy Hardin's Palace rnarmacy?
DinnrCouirh
The pitcher that goi oHtothe
in broken at lasi.-
sound WZuXZnMf dis-
cough. I'venaatt
before." iw-
curs periodically
should oe wannn
..tnorh tn take :
in tune, for the
.mtitmm ana
disastrous of .all
maladies oegm
with a cougn.
nae of VT.
Vlerce's3oiden
Medical Discovery
not only stops the
nnncrh but CUTeS
obstinate, deep- J.
. .
bronchitis, weakr 1
lungs, nemor- o
whfclif 'sSS or unskOfully treated
find a fatal termination onsurnpfaon.
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery." There is no other med
icine "just as good for weak lungs.
Tr 1 vrrv sick indeed," write. Mr. MoUie
Mood, xtum rery Short of breatn, ia
t,.X t mv breath at all some
2?weak I SSdnot sweep a room, and now
a smaU washing; I worked in the
5SSal Discovery. and four via Is of Dr. Pierce s
Pellet." ' .
Dr Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of ar one-cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing, only. Address Dr.
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Senator Hoar's Joke.
Senator Hoar, when asked recent
ly to contribute to the aid ot a
WnrfPRtfir church, said he would
give $5 to the solicitor if the latter
wiilr! remre the second couplet of a
hymn after hearing the senator re
ifp thp first couplet. 1 The senator
retained his $5, the unfamiliar
hymn he had in mind beginning,
.A. .... -l i
"Liet men of high conceit ana zeai.
r.n. 5Se San tt.
Mrs. Kleener What Is the, matter
with you this evening. John, that yon
ain't smoking?
Mr. Kleener The doctor says I
mustn't. He says I must stop smoking
or die.
Mrs. Kleener Oh. I'm so glad! Yon
won't be scenting up my curtains any
more, will you? Boston Transcript.
A Chinese philosopher says there is
an ounce of wisdom at the root of every
gray hair.
WHOLESALE PRICES COBBP?
r The following quotations represent
small oroarsOilabsr nrioeafiave to be charged.
Tbe ouotaaons are arrays given as aocurateij
mm - ' - wn. th. am.m will vtns ha rcwmnnsinia
forany varlattons from tbe aroal market price
aaemo
s jute
Btandara
Burlaps
WXSTKRN 8MOKXD
Him a) s
Bides 9
ahonlder8 W
DBT SALTED
Bides a
BnouldersV B
BABBTCT eptrtts Tnrpentme
8 S3
6 O Stt
a 10
0 S :9H
o m
1 85 O 1 35
1 85 O 1 85
O IK
O 1 85
6 60 O 7 00
00 O 14 09
15 O 18
28 O 88
75 O 76
75 O 7
1 25 O 1 80
It O as
8 11
Second-hand, each
Second-hand machine.
sew New Yore, eacn
new vaj, eacn
Wilmington V M
Horcnem
BUTTKB
Iforta Carolina V a
Northern...
CORN MKAIr
Per bushel, tn sacks
yirgmla Meal
OOTTON TDEa bundle.....
0ANDLK8
Sperm w .................. ..
Adamantine
OOsTEK
ivaguyra
11
mo iy
DOMK81IOB
Bheettng, 4-4, yard
Tarns, ff buncn of 9 as ... .
rrsB-
itackerel, Bfo. 1, barrel... xsoo
Mackerel, No. 1, f half-bbl. 11 00
Mackerel, Ho. S, 9 barrel... IS 00
Mackerel, No. a half-bbl. . 8 00
Mackerel. Nat, 9 barrel... IS 00
Mullets. barrel S 50
Mallets. nork barrel
- N. O. Bos Herring, 9 keg
"ixS.::::
XOC7B -
. Ijow grade .................. s 00
Choice .....t. s 25
Btralkht S 60
nrstPatent.... 4 85
SLTJK W 8
8 BAIN bushel -
Oornrrom store, oks White 78
Mixed Corn 70
Oats, from store (mixed)..
Oats, Bust Proof
OowPeas. 85
HIDES W
Q reen salted 4
Dry flint 10
Drvsalt..... 9
HAT V 100 s
No 1 Timothy 100
Bice Straw 40
Eastern eo
Western so
North River
N, C. Crop. 75
HOOF IBON, f 3
OHXEBS W
Northern factory.
uairy uream.
11 an cream
10 o
10 o
15 O
labd. m a
North OaroUna......
LIMB. barrel
FOBK. W barrel
OttvMees.....
Bump.. .......
prune.
DntiT m 9
SALT, 9 sack, Alum
Uvernool
American.
On 185 V Sacks.
Tjoab, standard Gran'd
BtandardA
White Extra O......
Extra C, eolden
os a
50 O
4
u xeuow...... , 4
M7MBKB (City sawed) M ft
Ship Staff, resawea 18 00
. Bough edge Plank is 00
west India cargoes, accord
lngto quality.. is 00
Dressed flooring, seasoned. 18 00
Scantling and Board, com'n 14 00
MOLASSES. 9 gallon
Barbadoes, In hogshead
Barbadoes, la barrels
Porto Rico, In hogsheads. . . . 80
Porto Bloo, in barrels so
80 00
18 00
18 00
88 00
15 00
eugar oase, in noganeaas ia
Sugar Bouse, In barrels.
Syrup, In ba
MAXB,keg,
BOAP. 9 No
1 Darreia....
. cut W baste..
STAVES, 9 M w. o. barrel. . . .
tforatern.
h. o. uossneaa..
nu&"
Fair mm...
Prime mill
Extra mill ,
BHINQUCa, N.O. Cypress sawed
9 M 8x84 heart....,
" Bap..............
's.:::::::::r-
WHI8KXT. 9 aallon NorOtarB
MARINE D!Pf?CT0J?Y
a tat f rtMi ' - f
aainctowt , DMeaaber 1 1, 1 Ol .
BTBAMSHHts.
Jesamore, (Br) 1,848 tons, Taylor,
Alexander Sprunt & gon. .
Spennymore, (Br) 1,749 tons, Nalrm,
Heide dp Co.
BGHOONEBS,
Mabel Darling. (Br) 113 tons, Boberts,
J A Springer & Co. ,
Abbie Q Cole, tons. Cole, George
Harrisa, Son & Co. ;
cOLi"ter, 367 tons, Moore, Oeorge
Harris, Son & Co. .
D i Si77e' 26I en8. Kelly, George
Harriss, Son & Co, 1
v alaxwell, 260 tons, : Bowden,
Gorge Harriss, Son & Co. . ;
J Howell Leeds, 893 tons, Bat
Oeorge Harriss, Son 9c Co.
:,f ' BABQUES.
Hutitu, (Nor) v635 tona, EilerUea,
Heide 6t Co.
Albatross, (Nor) 491 tons, Basmussen,
Heide dc Co. "
COMMERCIAL.
WILMINGTON MABKB1'.
Quoted officially at the closing by the Produce
STAB OFFICE, December 10.
BflBITB TTJBPENTINE Nothing
doing. . - v.-.
- ROSLN Marzei nrm muu
rel for strained and fLOO per barrel for
robd strained. ,
TAB Market firm at $L20 per bar-
"cbtoetWhe
quiet at $1.10 per barrel for hard, $3.00
for dip ana ior vjii.
Quotations sanie s day last year-
Spirits- turpentine nothing doing;
rosin nrm at i.zuoi.. """Tli 7
$1.40; crude turpentine steady at $L40
340.
RECEIPTS.
Spirits turpentine. f
Kosin -
Tar.....,. .V.. - 5
Crude" turpentine ........... : 141
iteceipts same uajr
casks spirits turpentine, B 93 barrels
rosin, 265 barrels tar, 164 carreis cruue
turpentine; :
wmufl.
KTai-irAt firm on a basis of 75tC per
nound for middling. Quotations: -
Ordinary........... 5 M6 ctt
Good ordinary o i-j.o
Low middling 7 5-16
ti
xoiaaun? p
OaaiI viu1j41itiv ft A-ID
r3ame day last year, nursei uriu
9 c for middling.
Keceipts 3,30 Daies; same uay u
year, 637.
tar Wltmlnotnn 1ntdUCa
those paid tor produce consigned to Commis
sion aercnanuM
OOTJHTBT PRODTJOX.
YV. A fSTTTTft North Carolina, firm.
Prime, 60c; extra prime, 65c; fancy,
70c, per bushel of twenty-eight pounds.
Virginia) .crime, 00c; extra prune
COBN Firm; 7577c per bushel
for white.
N. C. BACON Steady; hams 15
16c per pound; shoulders, 1314c;
. iCOGa Firm at 20a21c per dozen.
CHICKENS DulL Grown, 20
9.K1. nwiiiM. 1 0n20c
TURKEYS Dressed, firai at 10
12J6c: live, 89c.
RF-TCaWAX Firm at 26c.
TAIiLOW Firm at 5K6c pw
pound.
SWEET POTATOES Firm at 50
60c per bushel.
FINANCIAL MARKET.
1
By TelezraDh to the Morning 8 tar.
Narw York. Dec. 10. Money on call
was firm at 5 8 per cent., last
loan 6 per cent, ruling rate 6 per
day. Prime mercantile paper 4K
5 per cent. Sterling exchange heavy,
with actual business in bankers
bills at 486i for demand and at
83& for sixty days. Tbe posted
rates were 484 1485 and 488. Com
mercial bills 483483347 Bar sil
ver jus. Mexican dollars 43k Got
eminent bonds steady. State bonds
waafar. Railroad bonds irresrular.
U. 8. refunding 3's, registered, 108 ;
U. 8. refunding 3,a, coupon, 109;
U.S. 3's, reg'd 108K; do. coupon,
108K;U. a4's,new reg'dl89X ;da cou
pon 13m; u. a. 4's, old rega,
do. couTjon. 11254 : U. 8. 5's. do.
reg'd, 107X; coupon, 107X; Southern
tiailway o's izu4. Htocxs: uaiumore
& Ohio 102 Hi Chesapeake & Ohio
46 Manhattan L 135: N. Y. Cen
tral 165!: Beading 47: do. 1st
Efd 78; da 2nd pref'd 57; St.
nllR1r do. nreTd. 185: Southern
B'way 82; da. prefd 91V; Amalga
mated uopper 7U; Am n roDacco ;
People's Gas 98; Sugar 120; Ten
nessee Coal and Iron 61: U. 8.
Leather lltf; do. pref'd, 81H ; wesi
ern Union 91; U. S. Steel 41; do.
preferred 914 ; Mexican National 13 ;
American Locomotive S1H; do. pre
ferred 88K; Standard Oil 692695;
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., 61;
do. preferred, 122.
Baltimore. Dec. 10. Seaboard Air
Line, common, 2627: do. prefer
red, 5050K ; do 4s 85i85.
NAVAL STORES HARKETS
By.TelegTaph to the Morning Star.
Nsrw York, Dec. 10. Bosin steady.
Spirits turpentine S838K. '
Chaklkstoit, Dec 10. Spirits tur
pentine firm at. 84c; sales casks.
Bosin firm and unchanged.
ti ayahs' ah, Dec 10. -Spirits turpen
tine firm at 34$c; receipts 1,557
casks; sales 1,459 casks; exports 7,159
casks. Bosin firm ;receipts 4,588 barrels;
sales 554 barrels; exports 8,083 barrels
COTTON MARKETS.
By Telegraph to the HonunK Btai
New York, Dec 10. The , cotton
market opened firm at an advance of
three to seven points on good foreign
buying, demand from - shorts" and
purchases for spinners account.
Liverpool was no better than expected
add trade reports from the continent
were the most cheerful received in
many weeks. It waa the news from
the continent which gave our market
the bulk of its early strength. Not
long after the call, however, it was
seen that the public was not buying.
The movement at interior towns and
tbe ports reaohed larger figures than
anticipated and spot holders South
were selling freely at the high prices
established yesterday. Wall street
and commission houses were selling
on the opening advance and contin
ued to sell pretty much all the rest of
the day. Around 810 for January
some room operators picked up moder
ate lines of -winter months on the idea
that weak holders were pretty well
liquidated and that a short interest
was being accumulated. The esti
mates for to morrow's receipts were
rather larger than expected and New
Orleans seemed disposed to work
lower, thus intimidating traders here
for the time being. In the last hour
the market wavered between strength
and weakness, with speculation spas
modically active. Just before the
close active March selling carried the
whole list ofi again. The close was
barely steady at a net decline of aix to
ten points.
YoRK 10. Cotton quiet
atBXc; net receipts 1,033 bales; gross
5,907 bales; stock 94,088 balesT
Spot cotton closed quiet ; middling
93 bSS.' C; mIddliD KuI' 8c ul
Cotton futures closed barely steady i
December 8.09, January 8. 07, February
8.09, March 8.11. Aprif &H,'May 8 15
June 8 194July 8 08, August 7 88; 8e
tember r
Total bday Net receipts 78,689
bales; exports to Great Britain 10,680
bales; exports to France 16,560 bales;
exports to the Continent 4,060 bales:
stock 853,841 bales.
Consolidated Net t receipts 157.833
bales; exports to Great Britain 43,890
bales; exports to France 16,658 bales;
exports to the Continent 69,046 bales!
Bntain 1,883,670 . bales j rexporU to
prance S55,9i9bales; exports to the
Continent 1,103,793 balea.
o December 10. Galveston, firm at
Sennet receipts 34.471 balea; Nor
fott,steady at 7 9-16c.net receipts 4,018
balerBaltlmre?ittoina at 8Xc ne
receipts --bales ; Boston; quiet at 8 Xc,
net receipU 783 balesT Wilmtoj?
& Hli1 JH receipt 8,876
bales; Philadelphia, quiet at8c net
receipts 108 bales; 8avan
7Xc net receipts an!
Orleans, easy it 80 Bi bales
7 15-16C, net receipts
svnctfa BtAa J, .a r -
steady at 8 1-16C --i
a,ler. Charleston!'
2 299
haiea; Charleston, 'jC
ceipts 1,595 bales
net receipts'
PRODUCE MARKETS,
Bj Telejcranh to the Morning BtJ 5
New S-ork, Dec. lO.ffu..
was unchanged hut .T'fnuik
Bye flour steady. Wheat-J,11
No. 2 red MU. 'POtei
a weak day from unusual?"
loading; cables hesriph V. ' a
Monday's light strength .
larger norm west receipts hi, V
ing was also aggressive." w:N,
and foreign houses ofifered
ezDort trade Was liirht ni b.
larger North 1
1 T- . 6U
m..T
and 11 Jic net lower.
87c; May closed 86c-T
843& Corn Snnt n,i:. i, "!Uh,
Options declined in svmn,
wheat and was also affected "V1
nahlaa email kId
and fair receipts. CIosbh
lHc net lower May cM
December closed 7Wo A m
easier; No. 2, 52c. Option88oid
a result of depression ia train
Pork steady. Tallow st!ad
steady; Western steamed floss1
fined firm: continent tin ,
voice 60; mild quiet; Cordol
He SugarBawsteadrZ'J
ing 3 4-33c; centrifugal 96 tes sj
fined steady. Butter Market 1 1
23Kc Cheese steady ; late 2 S
10Xc Bice steady. Emquier.ftJ
and Pennsvlvania 9R.07. n 'r!
at mark 2025c Potatoes?
Jerseys 91 5U1 75; New 7
$1 503 12H; Long Island t2 00ffij?
-Jersey sweets $2 003 75. fw
ateadv: Loner Island Flat n..i
100. S3 OOtaS 00. Penn.fi
fancy hand picked 44c; otheTJ
pool Cotton by steam 13. oJ:
seed oil was quieter but firm yi
enced by light offerings. Qaotifinil
mm 11 tt Dwwia AMI. Ar. i 1
ncni m tiu o uuuu iu oarreis
inal; prime summer yellow S
off summer yellow 38c; pLl
white 4143c; prime winter veik.1
riuia uicai to mi.
CmOAQO. Dec. 10. Extreme
ousnessa nd wild fluctuations iw I
terized the grain markets hereto I
Bull and bear vied with each otberil
the possession of the pits, and allionl
oi Biunes were auoai lnienaed to i
nuence prices, rjaansb couditirJ
however, prevailed and May whn.1
ciosea if o lower, may corn licdoiJ
and May oats c lower. Provitoul
closed ten cents lower to zc higher.
CHIOAGO, Dec 10. Cash quotation !
Flour steady. Wheat JNo 3i
78783c; No. 2 red 8181c. Corl
No. 3 ; No. 2 yellow -c ol
NO. 3 4748c; No. 2 white 4S
ac; imo. s wnue 4oc.
pork, per barrel. 115 75 15 80. U-l
per iw uos., as 0119 au. cnonnil
aides, loose, $8 458 60. Dry alJ
shoulders, boxed, $7 37'A7 62 M
clear sides, boxed, is auy oo.
key Basis of high wines, $1 !
The leading futures rangeaa:
lows opening, highest, lowest t
closing: Wheat No.2December!?jJ
79, 77, 77tfc; May 8381M, S.I
815, 81581Kc; July 8281J
81 W, 815ic. Corn No. 2 Decent!
64, 64M. 64, 64X64Xc; May 67kS
68U. 67!. 67Jc: July 67KWH
67W. 67Kc. Oats December 45MJ
45H. 455, 45c: May 45M46j(, i
44H, 46ic; July 4140;4 Hi A
40c. Mess pork, per bbl Janm-I
$1700, 1700, 16 89, 16 80; May tlTll
17 45, 17 20, 17 22. Lard, pei ml
January $9 80, 9 95, 9 80. !
J-May $9 85, 10 00, 9 85, 9 9U
ribs, per 100 lbs January $8 50,811
8 50, 8 52X ; May $8 65. 8 77, 8!i
8 65.
FOREIGN MARKE1
BvOable to the Moruina iar.
Liverpool, Dec 10, 4:30 F.s
Cotton: Spot, fair demand; m
1-S2d lower; American middling t I
415-16d; good middling 42;
middling 4 19-32d; low middliul
4Wd; good ordinary iYsi; ordiDirjl
4Kd. The sales of the day were !
bales, of which 500 bales were fol
speculation and export and inchdsl
7.600 balea American. Receipts!
bales, including 19.400 bales Aw
lean.
Futures opened quiet and clo
barely steady; American middling!
o. c ) December 4 32-64d seller; M
cember and Januarv 4 30-64d bits
Januarv and Fahrnarv 4 29-64d Tti
February and March 4 28-644 2
seller; March and April 4 27-644M
64d hitvfr Anril onH Mflv 427wl
4 28-64d buyer; May and June 4 Pi
4 28-64d buyer; June and July"!
64d buyer; July and August 4 87-61
value; August and September a
buyer.
MARINPL.
ARRIVED.
Rtmn A .TJnhnMTi RnhinSOO. 01
waaf VV V Wit
Stmr A P Hurl Robeson, Faye
ville, James Madden. ,. f
Clyde steamship Oneida, HaM"
York. H G Smallbones.
Stmr Compton, Banders,
and LitUe Biver, S C, Stone, Eou4
British schooner Mabel Daf1!"
tons, Boberts, Nassau, J A Spring
Co.
CLEARED.
Stmr A J Johnson, Robinson, Clf
Bun, W J Meredith.
Stmr A P Hurt. Robeson, Faye
vine, ames inaaaen, , oj.
roo. mmZZZu; HnAida. fl
Georgetown, S C, B G Smallbon
BY RIVER AND RAIL.
ffecelnfa nf Naval Stores and
Yesterday.
' W.&W. Bailroad-371 bales cott
m mm
Darreis tar. , , ys
W. C. & A. Railroad ftp
cotton, 8 casks spirits turpentine,
rels rosin, 105 barrels tar,
crude turpentine. , .ffl. I
C. O. Bailroad-97 baies
barrels Ur, 13 barrels crude turpen
A. & Y. Bailroad 228 balw wJJ
8 casks spirits turpentine, & 91
Steamer A. P. Hurt-U balwj
ton, 8 casks spirits turpentine, '
rels rosin, S3 barrels tar. yt
Steamer C. M. Whitlock-7
cotton, 5 casks spirits turpem
harrftla Ur. 6 barrels crude turper
. Schooner Argyle 4 casks sp,
pentine, 80' barrels rosin, 8 b8rrii
oonooner maggie
"schooner Buth J-5 barrels
turpentine. 91 afl
Total 8,377 bales cotton, w
spiriU turpentine, 319 bfe"dettf
885 barrels tar, 141 barrels cruw
pentine.
" Id rt O I g
Bartli
ins MnO irni w ""a.
filgvataia