lissruisea Uiuxiu, Etctj-Di,
X ClmUtloaLtrterTianai
Of lay Other Dally Ksws
" ... WlUnisttaa. :"
lOLOBST BAI1.T SBVlPAFIik
gtegfajaay.
outuweo.
The Etatehood bill uiin Mmnid
the attention of the 8enata yesterday;
ia the House Hi private pension bllla
WW passed. TheU 8. ro?ern
meat la to pay Colombia $10,00-1,000 la
Jtoldoa the Panama eanal and after
the expiration of, nine yean paye
renULof 350,000 per year. The
Venelhelaa aituaOon waa disdussed at
the meeting of the Cabinet yeeterdaj.
."One matt waa killed and two men
severely in j area In a railroad collision
near New Orleans. -Two earth-
quake shock were fell in Savannah.
Qa., at 8:15 but night; a ahoek waa
felt ia Columbia, 8. a. at 8:16 o'clock.
The r commander , of the German
fleet ia Venezuelan waters says In his
official report that the cruiser Panther
was first attacked by Fort San Carlos.
- The president of the 8tate of
Maraeaibo has called oat the militia
to resist the possible landing of Ger
man forces. Three women were
killed and fire women and one man
severely injured in a panie ataeigar
factory In New York city. CoL
Arthar Lynch, member of Parliament
for Galway, waa" convicted on the
ebarfe of high treason and sentenced
to be hanged; The bombard
ment of Fort Ban Oarloa by German
warships was continued yesterday.
-An earthquake shock waa felt at
Charleston last night and throughout
lower South. Carolina. It ta re
ported that a great Boer colony Is to
be established in Louisiana or Texas.
Y. markets: Honey on call
steady at l 4 : per cent ; cotton
quiet at 8.85c ; floor firm bat less
active; wheat spot easy, No., 8 red
81 s. ; corn- spot stead j No. 8 nominal
oais-pot flrm,Na 8 44c; roain firm
WEATHER REPORT,
U. 8. DlPT OY AGRIOTJI.TUBK, )
r WCATHKB BTJRXaXJ, -
WnJUHGToa, N. a, Jan. 83. J
Meteorological data for the twenty
four hours ending at 8 P. Its '
-' Temperatures: 8 A. M., 35 degrees;
8 P. M., 45 degrees; maximum, 59 de
grees; minimamSS degrees; mean. 48
degrees. - n-:.-1 . :
Bainfall for the day, .00; rainfall
since 1st of month to date. 3,18 inches.
Stage of water in . the Cape " Fear
river at Fayetteville, N. C., at 8 A. 1L
Thursday, 10 feet. - -
FoaaoxsT tor to-day.
WaaHnraTOS, Jan. 83. For North
Carolina: Bain . Saturday; warmer
on the coast. Sunday . fair, fresh "south
to southeast, winds increasing. . .;
Pert AlaaSkaae Javry 84.
8tin Rises .;. i .- 7.06 A. M.
San SeU. 5.19P.M.
Dy'a Length:.,. 10 H. ISM.
-Hih Water at Southport. 5.88 P. M.
B gb Water Wilmington . -7.58 P. M.
It cost $360,000,000 to maintain
the chnrchea in this country last
year.:; The cigara consumed -cost
8346,000,000. It doeant necessarily
follow from this that American mas
culines enjoy smoke more than reli
gion, bat it might look that way.
:Uus Field, a grand daughter of
Cyrus, who laid the first Atlantic
cable, : will soon be married to a
physician who cured her of nervous
disorder. She thinks it a good idea
to have a nerve soother of that kind
inthe house. : . ; - . ''. ,
A Boston paper thinks the propo
sition to limit individual wealth to
$10,000,000 is all i right, but asks
"how could it .could be enforced f
Easy enough. When a fellow got
more than that take it away from
him and divide it among his neigh-
bora. -- -V---
That big gun to be planted at
Sandy Hook will not be exercised
any more than necessary. A full
charge with a 2,400-pound projectile
and 640 pounds of powder means a
charge of $1,080 against the Govern
ment. .-?vVj-rt .
Attar Dr. Lorenz, -got ack 'to
Tienna, he apolte in high terms of
this country and pronounced ita
hospitals, physicians and nnrses.the.
best in the world. . He wasn't much
impresaed with England, where the
doctora are inclined to travel in the
ruts. ; r'Vf:
Having laid i all 'hia competitors
out in the Senatorial race in Utah
Apostle Smoot, Eep. wiU take ' the
seat of Senator Rawlins, Dem. With
a chaplain to pray for them and an
apostle to mix up, with i them the
Senators onght ; to-be 'teasdnably
good. , :: " - ' -i .-.
Madden, whose first -name is
Euclid, the motorman on the car
which ran inta the .President's car
riage at Pittsfield, Mass., last Sep
tember, was tried a fair days ago,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
six months in the House of Correc
tion and a fine of $500. :l z
A few nights ago banq.net,
horse banquet, was fierved to ? six
hundred people in Berlin. : It was
a horse bill of fare, horse roasts
horse fry, horse tongue? horse stew
horse tail soup. : They I enjoyed it,
said It was good and not one kicked
or answered neigh." J '.,-'..
i m u 1 1 u i I VOL. LXXL NO. 106. WILMINGTON. "M. n sathrhav tavhadvoj ftA9 tttt
' Toe . Morning Stail
x i - : - " : - . ...-..- .......
w wpworypilotaoe laws I
Ceafereacs ef the Chaster at Cemerca
Ceatattes With Ceamlatloaera Next
- Tacaday-Two eetlagsTe-eay.
Mr. XL A. Parsley, chairman of the
committee recently appointed bv Presf.
dent Chadboum, of the Chamber of
commerce, by authority of a general
meeting of the 'badrlast week, has
called a meeting oxhla committee at
the offlce of Mr. Geo. Harris, on
Water street, to be held at 80 o'clock
next Tuesday afternoon, for the pur
pose or considering the compulsory
pilotage law, in which the committee
baa been directed to endeavor to secure
certain ehaneea after
with the Commissioners of Navigation
and Pilotage. ,
The committee of which ifr. Penter
Is chairman la composed of Messrs. If.
8. Willard Huh IfaaRa n n
! Worth, H. W. Ualloy, J. W. Craig,
J. J. Adkina aad Ur. Parsley. The
uommtasionera of -Navigation and
Pilotage are CoL Thee. Evan, Messrs.
Jamea Bpruat, Samuel Northrop, a
W. Worth, Geo. Harriss, J. WrOaig
and a F. Orair. and they are asked to
meet with the Chamber of Commerce
1 committee at the same hoar.
After the conference of the two
bodies it la expected that the fight will
be transferred to the Lee-ialnlnra
which will be asked to reduce the
rates now ia effect at this port. It ia
hardly thought that . any agreement
aa to changes in the law will be reach
ed at the meeting.
The Ex ecu tire Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce will meet at
13:18 o'clock this afternoon and the
Legislative Committee of the Chamber
will meet half an hour later. Mem
bera of the Legislative Committee are
Mr. J.' A. Arringdale, chairman;
Messrs. D. McXechern, W. H. Chad
bourn and G. Herbert Smith. It ia
expected that at both of the committee
meetings to-day the pilotage matter
will receive more or less consideration.
LOCAL DOTS.
Possibly, Jim Tillman may be
convictea of carrying concealed weap
ons.
Superior Court for the ' trial of
civil eases will meet Monday, : J udge
Peebles presiding.
"Home" " will be Dr. Black-
wells theme Sunday night at the First
Baptist church. ; . "
A thoroughly competent com
; pontor accustomed to newspaper work
may secure employment by applying
at the Stab office.
The city clock in the First
Presbyterian church tower has ceased
operation. Since the resignation of
Mr. George Honnet, it is learned that
his successor hss not yet qualified.
Let's have the clock.
Rev. J. L. Yipperman will
apeak at the Men's Meeting at the Y.
M. 0. A. Sunday afternoon ; subject,
"The Promised Savior."
British schooner James W.,
I Capt. Murchison, arrived yesterday
from Barbados for cargo of lumber
from 8. & W. H. Northrop.
Florence-irVmes: ; "The Coast
Line is now moving out of Charleston
I solid fertiliser tralna and they are
dashing by in every direction daily."
A crokinole tournament to de
cide the Association championship
will be played at the Y. M. a A.
Wednesday night. There are about
15 entries.
, The Board of Directors of the
v. v . CL A. will srive a dinner in
honor of the Ladies' Auxiliary in the
Association building Friday nignt.
January SO.
: Yesterday's Fayetteville Ob-
Mwn.nii. u. ii Meiver. oi mm.-
ton, and Dr. J. N. Johnson, of GoMs-
boro, have decided to locate injray
I eltevllle for the practice of dentistry."
:- "A bov who wishes to learn the
nriniinm trade mav secure employment
by applying at the Star Job Office.
nn who has had some experience
feeding presses preferred. Must be a
'resident of the city.
1 The stewards J of the Second
A tnt church, assisted by the ladies
of ihm Mnrreratton will hold a bazaar
at the hall on Sixth ana aeen streew
..rt TXTAdnesdav: nieht. the proeeeas
Co mo towards a fund for liquidating a
small debt pn the cnurcn.
Vrba Sta ia under obligations
to the Southern Bell Telegraph and
Telephone Co., for complete ana sc-
hniietins from the senatorial
caucus at Bsleigh lsst night. They
- Annfated alike DV . WIS paper
and the public which, waa in waiting
for them.
.-JL.V-at aWiav's FavetteTelle 0i-
r- - m, aiwey j ,
A.. taWraeM7al StlW
from Wilmington , apou
,-i.w ihf. mnrning. after a successful
U Biv ;- - . A
. ....i - Rhn leaves on ner
trip downlate thi. . -
new boat la saia to nave
splendidly and Capt. w orin
pleased wiin ir.v
DVKBTISBMKNT8.;
NKW A
' dim-t -
' i f -
, Street Ksiiway owc. - rt
- People's SAfinss can- t
. r nn Warning.
i cne s oma " .
-ZZ. T.Banev fruit.
4 . Mnslo T-UOUnirj
Bveonaa tcoAti.
Wanted Salesman. 'J
- - . . t.MkiA felevcle.
:WanU-Fttlshedhottse(rooms
: v wM.ku&AwxMaxi uiuiuAiki t. igud. vrnnijrj nil. li.iini
SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
Oesdlock Acxon;- Democrats of
Qeoerel Assembly Aknost
; cs Firm ss Ever.
NO CHOICE LAST NIQHT.
Scvea Balleta With Wetaea Leastse-Carr
Axala la the Kace, Bat Net With His
Forsier StresrthCsadlaates'
View at the Slrasties.
y Slpeetal Star Tetearam.)
Ralxiqh, N. Q, Jan. XS. Kvery-
body was disappointed that ao ngtni
natioa was reached la the Democratic
Senatorial caucus to-night With
seven more ballots cast, the situation
has really drifted back to the deadlock
conditions which prevailed before the
Utile flurry last night, caused by the
by-plays of Craig men. The general
break from Craig by those, who stuck
to him last night, that was expected,
did not develop, he really having
climbed from 17 votes back to 21 dur
ing the balloting.
For the first three ballots to-night
there was nothing to cause a demon
stration. When the result of the fifty-
second ballot waa announced, showing
a gain from 61 to 63, Watson's friends
raised a great yell.
There waa also ehecrine from the
ralieriea for Overman, when after the
fiftieth ballot, a alight gain for Over
maa waa announced. The galleries
and lobbies were crowded and the
most intense interest was manifested
in the ballots. I
The candidates were asked to-night
for an expression of their views as to
the situation. i
Overman said : "I regard the situa
tion as decidedly more favorable for
me to-night than last night. The band
wagon idea did not materialise. I be
lieve the masses of the people are with
me in this fight. I believe I will win
out in the contest." i
Watson said: "All the conditions
are favorable and satisfactory." "
Uralg said : i say only as I did lsst
night to mj friends. We still have
control of the situation."
The ballots resulted aa follows:
Watson..... 60 61.60 61 63 64
Overman.,.. 58 SS 87 56 66 54
Craig...... 88 81 18 17 14 17
Oarr...r..... 8 8 4 8
Glenn 8
Total.....; 138 137 187 1S8 137 137
BISHOP STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
ft. Rev. A. A. WaUoa Saffered Slight
Stroke Late Yesterdsy Alters oea. .
The numerous friends In this city
and elsewhere of Bt. Bev. Bishop A.
A. Watson, of the East Carolina Dio
cese, will hear with regret that he suf
fered a slight stroke of paralysis at his
home ia this cityr 810 Orange street,
between 8 andS-eleloek. Physicians
were quickly summoned and gave the
Bishop all the attention possible and
last night he was reported as resting
very comfortably.
The atroke visibly affected only
Bishop Watson's right hand and while
his condition may : be regarded In a
measure as very serious, it la never
theless not alarming. He has re
mained perfectly conscious and talks
with his friends with frankness re
garding his condition. .
There were msny callers at theresi-
denco of the Bishop last evening to in
quire as to his condition. -.
C0TT03 AND NAVAL STORES.
No Chssxs la Qsotatloas Weekly Siafe-
mest of Receipts st Wihnlsftoa.
There were no advances on the local
entton and naval stores'markets yester
day. Spirita remained firm at 69 cents,
with receipts of 18 casks. The New
York market showed a slight advance
over nreviousdav's quotations.
The weekly statement of the re
ceipts of cotton and naval stores on
the Wilmington market waa posted
yesterday at the Chamber of Com-
mAi-cn a follows: Cotton. 4JB47 oaies.
nirits. 199 casks: rosin. 8.334 barrels;
tar. 4.018 barrels ; crude, 310 barrels.
Same week last year: Cotton, 6,672;
spirits, 97; rosin, LB74; tar, 8,813;
erude.638.
Tlaiely Waralagte Thsseratea.
Tn another column of to-day'a Stab
will he fbund a timely warning to
timbermen, which will be seconded
k mm aaw mill man in the State.
The notice is from the Cape Fear Lum
ber Co.. and is in regard to tno care
lessness of many persona, who fre
quently send logs totne muis uuoi
nails, spikes, etc, that not only ruin
the machinery with which they come
in contact but often eauae mucn ueiay
mrA Annfnalnir-over the entire plant.
There ia a law on the statute books of
th.Ruta arainst such a practice ana
the Cape Fear people nave neen an-
noved bo much needlessly wh ""J
propose to put a atop to iu
nischsrrlax Her Carxo.
- xns UI1U.U aKBiuw ' -
m.t i in at Soatboort in
W 11BUU, WMiW -
dhtress as the result of having gone
ashore on nrymg
week, will discnarge sr. wa w--.
. .i and Inmber and will
probably repair here. The tug Marion
yesterdsy took- the barge nw ij to
Southport and wUl liRhtej a part of
th.,crgo,rTbeve.wmjhenbe
pumped out oy a r .7 tZz
Diamond BteamDoa . Vs-" . '
and wUl be brought up thejriver to
Smplel8discb.ing: After hereargo
.... ... ,l.inMeUN
Is Ukenoutwe r7
ascertained and If Is probaWe Uiatre,
Trs will be madehere no thtn jtoamer
I ea, tall oireci w -
SEVERAL PETTY BURQLARIES.
AaeayaMai Utter Uses ta Arrest ef
Neraes Whe Are Believed Resfeasl-.
ble for Mack Thievery.
Through the medium of an anony
mous latter to Justice Fowler from aa
unknown person, who had read an so-
count of the robbery la the ST as, evi
dence waa secured which led to the ar
rest and will probably, eauae the con
viction of one or more of three yoang
negroes placed ia isll by Constable
8avago yesterday to answer the charge
or being Implicated ia the robbery of
several residences la the city within
the past few daya.
The letter to Justioe Fowler waa
rather crude ia its composition and
ehirography, bat it briefly related that
the writer had read aa account of the
robbery of the residences of Mrs.
Adolf Nelson and Justice Fowler, oa
a roui street, ana tnst Wasn McNeill
was responsible therefor.
That information gave Constable
8avsge aad Justice Fowler a elue up
on which they Immediately act to
work. UcNeill waa found oa Wal
nut, between Second and Third streets.
and was landed la jail. The descrip
tion of a yellow negro boy, who en
tered the residence of Mr. A. IL
Hall, also this week, was secured and
enough was learned from McNeills
father to identify and cause the arrest
of "Bench' Hullen, colored. The
residsnce of Mr. Oea 8. Legrsnd had
also been entered Kttely and pursuing
the else still' further. Thoa. Lane.
colored, was arrested.
When the three had been placed la
j ail, according to the aneient aphorism,
the "thieves fell out" and the ofioers
began to get their dues. The dispute
among two of the boys, who are be
tween 18 and 18 years of age, was pre
cipitated over who took four rasors and
the pocket-book from Mrs. Nelson's
residence.
Constable Savage aad Justice Fowwl
ler ezpeet to sift matters sufficiently
to give the prisoners an intelligible
preliminary hearing on Monday. Jaa
Freeman, colored, who was arrested
Monday on suspicion, has been re
leased. Last night Constable Savage, who
has displayed remarkable, detective
ability throughout the ease, gathered
further information that led to the
arrest of Tom Hawkins, a pickaninny
wbV some time ago gained a great
reputation as a scrap brass thief. He
was arrested in a negro candy store on
Seventh, between Walnut and Bed
Cross streets, aad from him Constable
Savage 'received a complete history of
the several petty robberies that have
occurred during the past several daya
Constable Savage! also gathered la
formation which led to the recovery
of the handsome gold watch stolen
from Mrs. Nelson's residence. It was
found beneath some rubbish In , the
cattle yard of the A. C. L at Front
and Bed Cross streets, battered all to
pieces. The lid found on the streets
tn thesame locality a few daya ago,
waa not with the remaining pieces of
the watch. Hawkins gave Mr. Savage
directions as to where the watch waa
concealed. The silver watch stolen
from the residence of Mr. Fowler was
sold for 90 cents to the driver of a de
livery wagon in the city and It will be
recovered this morning.
Constable Savsge has doneCa remark
ably clever bit of work in ferreting
out tho ease and is deserving of great
praise for It.
COMPLAINT IN BIQ LAND SUIT.
Lersl Coatreversy That Will lavotve Tins
to Nearly AH of "Ssnner Rett.'!
t
Sometime ago reference was made
in: these columns to a suit which had
been brought In the New Hanover
Superior Court by Mrs. Mary Irving,
wife of Mr. George Irving, of this city,
for the recovery, by virtue of an old
erant. of a large area of . land on
CTriffhtaville Sound. The suit Is
arainst Messrs. William Blanks, Pern
broke Jones and about twenty-five
other nrooerty owners who are in pos
session of practically the whole of
'Summer Rest." the delightful ocean
resort which : adjolna WrJghtavllle
beach and sound
The attorneys for Mrs.; Irving are
w n ' Melrer. of Newborn ;'J.-B.
Sebulken. of the firm of 8ehulken&
T1r of White Tille: S. If. Koonee,
of the firm of Duffy & Koonee, Jack-
onville: Jackson Greer, of Cronly,
and L. V. Grady, of this city. The
attorneys named have spent the past
two days In the city conferring wan
Mr. Grady and investigating titles,
etc., with a view of filing the com
nlaint in the case which will be forth
in a few davt. It ia under
stood that the defendants will be rep
reaented in the csuse bv Bountree dc
ru Darta & Davis. Bellamy &
PMhaa. and K. EL Bryan, all of this
city. The suit will likely be the larg
est ever tried in the county.
At the Caswell Army Post.
It is"" announced that on Feb. 1st,
ar.4n. anral Adna B. . Chaffee,
U. 8. A., commanding the Department
of the East, will arrive In Wilmington
...4 minwn tn Fort Caswell, to msso
an official inspection of the army post
there. It is also announced tnat two
.Muinnal eomnanies of coast artillery
will be aent to Caswell, making the
strength of the' garrison there aoout
400 men.-- The companies will come
from the Pbilippin
otl Ffre Yesterdsy.
At 10:15 o'clock yesterdsy mornin
w A mm mmm a sail
the department waa caueu.
a u i hnnae of the American
Textile Coloring Company's works at
. J . SOS W mm. w m fWi SS8t
Qaeen and Surry aureew. "
were extinguished by the chemical
engine with alight damage.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
British-American Tobacco Com
pany, Limited, Has Domes- .
tlcated ia the State.
A RAILROAD BILL PASSED.
Cesealssloa May Order Usloa Depots
Seaater Bettsajy Istrsdsced Scheel
BaVleUUeas at las Saafay
Laws Other Matters.
ISeoUk Star Telegram. .
BalxiQH, N. a. Jan. S3, The Brit
ish American Tobacco Company, Ltd.
u domesticated in North Carolina
to-day, Bute headquarters to be at
Durham. W.QTomsls North Caro
lina agent. The registering offlce of
the Company la England. There are
seven parties to the merger. Imperial
Tobacco Ox. American Tobacco Col.
Continental Tobacco Col. American
Cigar Co., Consolidated Tobacco Co.,
Williamson Whitehead Fuller and
Jas. Insklp, oa behalf of the Company
to be formed. The company has power
to grow, manufacture, deal ia tobacco,
edgars, cigarettes. . The capital is
6,000,000 pounds of Eagliah mosey.
The House to-day passed oa second
reading the bill prohibiting the sale
of firecrackers over three inches, and
toy puioia, . rending tne intra read
ing, aa amendment waa offered, in-
eluding air rifles and the bill went
over until to-morrow. Daring the
discussion, Parker, of Wayne, declar
ed tnat unrtatmaa tnere were no less
than fif teen persons killed by cracker,
toy pistols, etc., while many more were
seriously injured.
Aa hour waa devoted to the bill
awarding Supreme Court reports to
Dare and Davie counties. A flood of
ameadmeats to include other counties
canted it to be tabled.
The bill to empower the Corporation
Commission to compel the railroads
entering a town to join in a union
depot, passed final reading. The vote
was 7s ror ana 51 against.
The House passed the resolution.
authorising the sale of the carpet now
on the floor of the Hall and putting
down cork carpet In ita stead.
Notable bills -Introduced In the
House were:
Bobeson, to incorporate North Caro
lina Audubon 8ociety. to protect song.
game and sea birds.
uockery. to Incorporate tne Bank or
Hamlet. 1
Hamilton, to abolish the practice of
kissing the Bible in taking oaths.
To-dav's session of tne Senate was
short and unimportant.
Among the bills Introduced were as
follows: ;
McBryde, to prohibit hunting on the
lands in Bobeson county without per
mission. Bellamy, to amend the constitution
so as to allow eacn race in a senoot
district to levy a special tax for the
betterment or punuo seaoois.
- Lamb, to increase the penalty for
violating the Sabbath from $1 to $10
for each offence.
Dlll.W k Btmm
Board of Embalmers.
Among the bills passed were the fol
lowing:
To allow Asnevuie to issae Don as.
To incorporate Merohanta' and Farm
ers' Bank of Winston.
A bill fixing the penalty for carry
ing concealed weapons waa tabled.
There were no developments at tne
formal joint session at noon on the
ballot for United States Senator. The
general impression prevailed that to
morrow's ballot will elect That iall
that is expected. There was the usual
scattered vote by the Democratio legis
lators, i
AN INTESESTINQ PUBUS DE8ATB-
Esjoyble Affair la Esst Wltataftoa Yes-
terday Afteraoea The Qse8tIoa
The first of a aeries of very interest
ing and profitable Friday afternoon
entertainments recently Jlnaucurated
by Mr. & V. Bo wen, principal of the
East Wilmington school, waa given
yesterday afternoon. It partook of
the nature of a publie debate upon the
question: j ''r1-- -
"Resolved: That the steam engine If
a greater invention than the printing
press." ! - ..-- r' -" -
The question was argued on the af
firmative by Mary Biggs, Delia Edens, '
Jerry Blake, John Biggs and Willie
Webb ; on the 1 negative by Annie
Webb, Bessie Mills, Victor Pearsall,
Melser Pearsall and Lorie Mills.
The judges were Capt T. A. Wat
son, Prof. Washington Catlett and
Miss Bettie Pearsall. The question
was decided in favor of the negative
after a spirited contest The debate
wss remarkably fine and a number of
parents and other people attended.
Daring the exercises Prof. Catlett gave
those present sn Interesting talk upon
educational: subjects, complimenting
the teacher and patrons upon the sue
cessful conduct, of the school. The
buildings, and grounds have been im
proved wonderfully in recent months
and Prof. Bo wen is deservedly popu
lar for the great satisfaction which he
is giving. s :'-r- . : ) :
Qolf tonrsey This Afterseoa. "
; The second of a ' series of handicap
tournaments for men on the links of
the Cape Fear Golf Club will be played
this . afternoon beginning at JS:S0
o'clock.' The weather; promises to be
Ideal for the sport and a large attend
ance is expected. . Tea will be served
by the ladies after the match. For the
accommodation of all who desire to
attend, special ears will leave Front
and Princess streets at 3, 3 and A o'clock
this afternoon. The first match of the
present series was won by Mr. 8. W.
MerrelL - The winner of three contests
of the series will receive a handsome
silver cup,' offered by the club. x- .7
The Baptist Churches Saaasy -Bev.
E. E. Bomar, D. D.. assistant
secretary of Foreign Hissions of tho
Southern Baptist Board, will arrive
from Richmond this evening, and will
speak at the Baptist churches on Sun
day as follows: First Baptist church,
11 A. M. t Southside, 70 P. M. ;
I Brooklyn, A P.M.' .
UTLGY Q1VEN TWENTY YEARS.
Gsilty ef Marder la Secoad Decree', Says
the Jary at Fsyetterille Appeal
Takea te Sapreae Ceart ' - r
ISpeeial Star Telegram. .
Fatxttxtillc, N. CL, Jan. S3. At
100 o'clock this morning the jury
rendered a verdict of murder In the
second degree.ln the TJtley ease. A mo
tion for a new trial was over-ruled.'
After a moving plea for leniency by
Col. Broadfoot Jodge Cooke sen
tenced TJtley to twenty years at hard
labor la the penitentiary. The de
fendant appealed to . the Supreme
Court -
Yesterdsy afternoon's Fayetteville
Observer, ia ita very complete report
of the closing scenes of the trial, says:
It was 10:40 o'clock Thursday night
when the ease waa given to the jury
and the judge instructed the sheriff
that if a verdict was not reached by 1
o'clock A. M. to let them retire to the
hotel and rest for the night At that
hour, no dedal on having been reached.
this waa done. At 10:30 o'clock this
morning the jury brought in a verdict
of murder in the second degree and
tho jadge sentenced him to twenty
years in the State penitentiary.
Tne defendant moves for a new trial
for all errors appearing In the progress
of the esse and to which his counsel
mads exception.
Defendant excepts to the charge aa
given by the court, and in the refusal
of the court to give all the instructions
asked for by the defendant and on
this ground moves for a new trial.
The motion was over-ruled. Defendant
excepts.
The Solicitor prayed for the judg
ment of the eou't The judge told the
prisoner to ttanif'up, and assed him If
he had anything to say why judgment
should not be passed upon-him. CoL
Broadfoot then arose, and made an
eloquent appeal for mercy, reviewing
the mitigating eircumstances which
were shown during the trial.
The jadge then passed sentence as
follows: -'That E. L. TJtley be con
fined In the Btate prison at hard labor
for 20 years, and pay the coats of this
ease." From which judgment the de
fendant appealed to the Supreme
Court
A motion for bail waa made The
motion was continued, to be heard
by the judge at some time when in this '
district upon notice to defendant and
counsel.
Just before returning their verdict,
the followingjiote was received by the
court f routine jury: "Did you give
us in your charge that Mr. Hollings
worth had a right to obtain and use
his pistol !" In consequence of this,
the jadge had the jary brought in and
read that part of his charge touching
this point To this action the defen
dant excepted.
We learn from members of the jary
that at no time did they consider the
charge of murder In the first degree.
The first ballot they took was six for
murder in the second degree and six
for manslaughter. On the next ballot
it was nine for the second degree and
three for manslaughter. After they
went before the court for instructions
on the matter of Mr. Hollingaworth's
right to have a pistol, they all agreed
to the verdict as afterwards rendered.
PRETTY "ADVERTISEMENT CONTEST."
Novel Eelertalaojeat by Church Circle st
Kesldeace of Mrs. C. C Covisgtos.
At the hospitable home of Mr. O. O.
Covington, No. 519 Grace street, last
evening, Circle No. 3, of Grace M. E.
Sunday school, of which Mrs. Coving
ton is president, gave a delightful en
tertainment which was in the'.nature of
an "Advertisement Contest."
The entertainment was novel and
very interesting. Sixteen advertise
ments, taken from the popular period
icals of the day, were represented by
ladies, gentlemen and children, in liv
ing pictures. Numbered sheets of pa
per and pencils were furnished, and all
who desired made a guess, and wrote
on the paper the different articles and
firm advertised, as represented by the'
beautiful and artisticjiving pictures.
The contest was won by Miss Meriel
Craft- Among those who took part in
the contest were Messrs. James Craft,
E. P. Covington, Willie Williams, Wm.
Merritt, Archie Craft, G. J. Boney,
Charles Muncaster, Paul Murphy,
Misses Florence Pearsall, Mary Lewis,
Emily Toon, Dixie Bowler, Lela May
McLeod, Mamie McGlrt, May Shepard,
Louise Corbett, AthaHa Love, Frankie
Beery, Lizzie Robinson and Mrs. R. B.
John. . . "" -'v -y'" V
Refreshments were served and Mrs.
Jamea Sinclair added much to the en
joyment of the evening by presiding
at the piano.
Msbel Paige Compsay.
The record of attendance for a reper
toire company ' at the Academy of
Music waa broken last night by the
Mabel Paige Company in ita excellent
production of "Carmen." - Not only
was every seat in the theatre taken,
but all the available standing room
wm 'occupied and persona had to go
away; The bill was not a new one,
but as presented by Miss Paige and
her clever supporting company it was
a captivating one. This afternoon' at
a special matinee for ladies and chil
dren "The Country Girl" will , be the
bilL .To-night the engagement closes
with a capital production. '
The Power of the Press.
"The pen Is mightier than the
sword, or words to that effect," quoth
Mr. Preston Camming in a communi
cation to the Stab yesterday morning.
"The superintendent of streets, thla
morning, called here and said aa soon
as it was dry enough he would haul
off the 'slush' on this street and fill it
in with 'clinkers from the gu house.
Selah I One word from the Stab has
done more than tax-paying for SO
years could do. Here's my heart and
here's my hand." . 1
1 For Aflinma uso OHE-
nii5ro2S hhpeoto
- ror sale by J. a suoBera . . - ;
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It. C HaQTJBBIf, srMeBU
jansitt s.
ATLANTIC TRUST
16 Princess Street,
Solicits your account. Pays.4 per cent interest on deposits, - com
pounded quarterly. DepoBitsmade on or before February 2nd will
draw interest from February 1st. f
BtSTX JT. HBTBB, PVMlSent, I. B. H. J. AaBBNS, VIee PTHMWI
mrOHBIiL W. S.I.I.KN, OaihUr. "'!
. nrnxoTOBs : i
L. a Bogen, J. Q. L. Qieaehen, B. H. J. Ahrens, B. Solomon, Martin O'Brien,
Tl W mF 1 mm mm, w . mm m mm mmm. m
B. B. Bellamy, Joha H. Kao
u. sujDiseDern,
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mrs. J. D. Edwards left yes
terday for Goldsboro to visit relativea.
Messrs. Geo. Bountree and
Junius Davia went up theW. &W.
railroad yesterday on a professional
trip. .
Mr. G. F. Jordan, of Bureaw.
N. wss a welcome visitor to the
city yesterdsy.
Miss Margarette Brideers. of
Petersburg, Ta, is visiting the Misses
Armstrong on Fourth street.
Mrs. F. D. Alexander and
children, of Charlotte, are guests of
Mrs. Alexander's parents, Capt. and
Mrs. A. D, Brown.
Mrs. J . C. Higgins has returned
from Baltimore, where she waa called
on account of the Illness and ssd death
of her mother.
' Miss Nellie Norment, of Lum
ber ton, who has been the gnest of
Mrs. W. H. Howell, returned home
yesterday afternoon.
- Mr. J. Atlas Harmon, . post
master at Currie, was a Stab visitor
yesterday. Although within a few
weeks of the alloted threerscore and
ten, he appears twenty years younger.
HOTEL MEN'S ORGANIZATION.
Asseciatloa for Mntosl Benefit ssd Pro
tection Formed at Piaeharst, N. C.
Mr. R. W. Wallace, proprietor of
The Orton, returned yesterday from
Pinehurst, N. C. where he attended
the organization meeting of the North
Carolina Hotel Men's Association.
The organisation starts off with 89
charter members, who are banded to
gether for mutual protection.. One of
the Immediate purposes in view is to
secure the enactment of a law, defi
ning the liability of hotel keepers to
their guests.
Officers were elected at the Pine
hurst meeting as follows:
President, H. W. Priest, of the Pine.
hurst Hotel system ; Vice President,
H. Cobb, proprietor of the Mountain
Park, Hot Springs, N. C ; B. B. Baney,
proprietor of the YarboroughBsIeigh ;
BJLGriffith.proprietor of the Kennon,
Goldsboro; Secretary. B. W. Wallace.
proprietor of The Orton, Wilmington;
Executive Committee. H. W. Priest
chairman; B. H. Griffin, U. W. Wal
lace, B. B. Baney, Howell Cobb.
Tax Royal Overbaaled.
The smart little steam tug Royal,
owned by the Angola Lumber Com
pany, has just .completed extensive
repairs, which included the installa
tion of a new boiler; repainting and
alight changes in her cabin. 8he la aa
bright as a new pin and will leave for
her first trip to-day, going up Bruns
wick river. Capt. Jno. Foeman la her
popular master and Mr. BobL J. Jar
man haa taken the position of en
gineer., r.-'r ' -
Felt the Earthauake.
Several persons last night reported
that they felt a alight shock by earth
quake aboutl 8:15 o'clock. ' The ahoek
waa more perceptible , with those who
happened to be leaning against a wall
or other stationary object In the
telegraphic columns of the Stab to
day news Is told of distinctive shocks
felt about the same time at Columbia
and Charleston, 8. O. and Savannah,
Oa. -
Church Notices.. ,-
ITrBfr BaptlBt Cnureh: 11 A. K. Bev. K.X.
Bomar, D. D , of Richmond, Va., wm speak on
"Marco ot the Mlanlonary to World Ooaaoeet,"
At 7 so P. M. the pastorrDr. Biackweu, win
apeak on Home." -
8b PSnTs Eplsoopal Ohurch, Bev. Dr. Dickin
son rector: Morning se'Tloe and sermon at U
a. aL, Sonday eobool at 8:80 P. M ; evening ser
vice and sermon at 7:45 p. H. eood music may
be expected at both serrloea. Beats free.
Everybody cordially weloomed.
Immannel Presbyterian Chnrch, Front street
near Qaeen. Bar. a W. Trawlck, pastor. VI
viae eerviees to-morrow at u a. M. and 7.8O
P. K. The oomm union of the Lord's supper
win be celebrated at the morning semes.
Sunday school at 8.30 P. M. Prayer ineetlng
Wednesaay a S o'olocfc woOmottA br J
Obrlsuaa andeaTor Booloty. A eordial wel-
oome toau.
ILsundar sebool, J. B. Taylor, raperlntend
eat, 8:30 P.M; aiia-week prwtoe eerrtoe WeOnes-
aay j-m r. a oorauu wwoome w au.
Qraoe H. K. Church, corner or eraoe and
fourth streets. Pastor, Bev. J.-K. Oole. Ber
Tices Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. and 8.00 p. m.
Sunday School, W. B. Cooper, snpt SJ0 p. m.
Weekly prayer meeting Wednesday at 8.00 p. m
Aeordial wel oome to all. vtattorsto toe city
especially armed. Beats free. -
Brooklyn Baptist cmnrcb. corner Fourtb and
Brunswick Bta. Bev. J. Ylppm pastor.
Services to-morrow at 11 A. MTand 7.80 P. V.
Sunday School at 180 P. at Weekly prayer
and praise meeting Wednesday at 8P. H.
Strangers and Hattors are oordl&uy mvtted to
aUserrloes. -'o. v.
'Chapel of tne Qood Bbepherd, Blxtb and
Qneen rtreets. There will be ssrvlcea every
Sunday night at s o'clock. Sunday School at
aso p; mt . . .
Bontliaide Baptist Church, eorner Fifth and
Wooster. eernoea Ban day at 11 A. X. and 7:80
p. M. sonday sebool a s P. SL Prayer meet
las WeOnesaay night a 8 o'cloek. Toaag lien's
meeting Friday night at S o'clock. . .
:ter?js of SL':sc:i?Ti::ii
; Oa Taa. by CaUl. I tawOof
Slx Heaths, . .
I Three) ZXonths,. w
Twa Heaths, - 1.COJ
I
sunrs f ta Skew
' Mw mm A K A... V
THAT "RAINY DAY,"
With its concomitant "fit of the
blues" and heartache, as well as
headache, perhaps, need not occa
. sion you worry if you have a snug
nest egg laid in our bank 1 basket.
Start with us with ever so small a
deposit and when the clouds lower
, and the downpour comes, the nest
egg will have hatched out a pro-
tecting umbrella here. Write, phone
or call. - , . . : - ,-.- ,.
THE PEOPLE'S SAYINGS BANK.
'ppoaite the Postoffice.
JNO. 8. AJB ss BTBORO, Tie PresMeat.
AND BANKING CO.,
Wilmington, N. C,
i
kl. M. Beer, a W. Yates,
siau j. ueyer.
dee S5tf
Fancy Fruits !
Grape Fruit
1- . .. . i - -
Pineapples, j
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Pears, Grapes,
FLORIDA ORANGES,
Bananas and King Apples.
J. W. PLUMBER, Jr.
. Bell 'Phone esa f Jantttr
Notice Is hereby gfren'tbat any one bring;
lag ton to nswltb nails in them will do so
attnelr ovnrlsk. We decline to aeoept
logs wtth nails to them at .
Any Price and Under any'
Conditions, j
nd it tbey are sold to n aad nails are
ia them, we have been deceived, and the
ptv selUngjhem to na will be HIL.D
AOCOUNTABLK TO U8 FOB ANY DAMAGES
dons to oar eaws or 1cm of time to onr basinesa.
We thus publicly call your attention to thla tot
so there, can be no excuse for not knomn that .
onr eomoany does not bay logs wl b - nails in
them. WealsopabHoly call your attention to
toe tact that there la a law which makes arty
log' nail in logs a mtedemeaoor which ia
punishable by a fine and Imprisonment.
Cape Fear Lumber Co.
Wilmington. K. CJan. M. ws.h lanMSt
BARGAIN MATINEE
THIS AFTERNOON.
ACADEMY QFMUSIC
MISS MABEL PAIGB IW
"A COUNTRY GIBL.W
J Doors open at :15 o'clook sharp.
Prices -10 ana SO cents. .
TO-NIGHT
FAREWELL FEBFORMAHOB.
Seats on sale at Plummer's.
lansiit
Tbe Only Restaurant,
Our Restaurant Has Hade
a Reputation !
? v . There are thonsaads of people
in this city who when they think of onr
Bestaurant think of a quiet and otzy plaoe
where the food is exo-llent, the servloe
prompt and the prices moderate. It Is now
an assured success. .
Orders for Plants, Floral Designs.
Cat Flowers, Bouquets, &&, filled
promptly and at reasonable prices.
CHARLES ANDERSON CO.
Telephone 719. , Jan Stt
We have on hand a fresh
shipment of
WILEY'S CAUDIES,
THE BEST MADE.
"FT A
j Palace PharoaeVf
126 Sonth Front Street,
jan l tf Call both 'Phones 6B.
... 20,000 O'POSSUMS.
10,000 CQONS. :
5,000 SKUNKS.
3,000 FOX.
2,000 MINKS, j
1,000 OTTESS.
Highest cash prices paid and quo
tations furnished by applying to
h SAM'L BEAR. SR., & SONS,
wumington,ii.o
deo S4 is Market street, r
Printer Wanted.
anaasB v : - tf -. ..
Wanted, one first class compositor
who has had experience on a daily
morning paper. Mast have good re
commendations aa to habits and quali
fications. Address '
THE MORNINQ STAB,
jan 17 tf Wilmington, N. C.
H0TICE.
onaeoosstot the Tournament and Tea at
tbe Cape rear Golf Club grounds, ears wffl
leave Front and Princess streetsats, S and
P. M. Saturday. - -"' ' ! ' ' Jen MB'-,.
BIDS
:i wm be received for tbe taking eare and regu
aIZ ud keeping In runlng order the oloor
mMwptoof Presbyterian Oburoh for one jw
bTwmngfromdaie. Bid most be in by Wth
January. TbeOter resems tne right to rajees
anyoraUWda. j. . -'
chairman noanoeOoimnittee,
. jaaMM - city of wiimlagwo.'
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