V
uudt. be. a
)cat' system,' and
make . material
le who represent
Interests ; of Wil-
Wire section
, as it now exists
ft" that the -nom'
j will be abolished
I aa certain. This
say;; will ; be open
on the question
"for both pilot
Ae Sxab holds the
pt. esteem. They are
it . fellows. and - de
Id receive fair treat
Utters rpertalnihg to
'but they f should re
tes change and 'men
-y JThis is an age
Immaterial f develop
ington cannot af-
f,
zarci m tne race,
g . competitors 7f or
thtothe Northland to the
of U8.3 This competition
met ana it seems to be the
as 01 ownion amonz her
Wen that the first and most
i step in this direction is
.tlon of compulsory pilotage
auction of fees and towage
TUS 10OSEVELT-GARFIELD
1
: FLAB'
! -
I . 1 ... . . .: ,
i& ntve rrom time to time given
me views to show how the Boose-
't-flarfiolfi nlftn tn! . nlaia nni1
;ieral control alL I corporations
ing an inter-State business is
122 received throughout . . the
untry. In discussing this matter
"Mladelphia Becord calls aJen
line lacs tnat. some surprise
Sated when Mr.fPill, the legal
.whose professional ability has
i many of the trusts into the
I expressed himself in favor of
raposition of Commissioner
1 that only corporations pos
teasrai license be permit
let in the manufacture of
Hold outside the State,
je regarded the pfppo.
sufficient and demanded
more ; radical. There Is
sdsin Justice Potter's state
regarding Federal and State
ition of corporations that per
xplaini Mr. Dill's; attitnde.
J claim 1 would j be made," said
j Jnatleni ubfmt f nrnrtrA(iSni
-nz an interstate business, and
" " !?ed cxder Federal law, must
lly free front any interference
ieSpart of the States. Where;
"Vjcsn reg-
the companies complain
V
larfleld sent out word to
tk Central,'" the New
'ySaven; and Hartford,
on and Maine roadB,
informations What he
wanted to know, among
was just what amount
portion of its total
,road got during its last,
.om its business in each
J Union. That is, while
ike bulk of the business
a done In the New England
say, inst how - much of the
.ant ought to be allotted to each
iiose States, and how much to far
Jzj States like Texas or California,
wnere some cnarzes migni oe coi-
lected on the roads' business. To
answer such a question would mean
not merely setting clerks to handle
all over again every item on the
roads' books; but it meant that each
of those millions upon millions of
items.of ticket sales, freight charges,
n : . ll.j '' L .5
fiSC, naa to oe oauaieu on aa euure-
It new basis; - xne sue 01 a tictet
for one trip, say, through lour
States, meant that, the amount re
ceived weuld have to be subdivided
bn a mileage basis: .and tkat this
process would have to be r. gone
through with for every such sale
outside the State limits of the point
where a ticket was sold. It was cal
culated that the - road, to couply
with the "i request, night j have to
double Its force ot detki.:-?j 'r y
; 'This,' however, is only one class
of corporations. If such an order
had been sent to every corporation
doing interstate eonmerce, on
could imagine how the protest would
i T i. . .1.. .1 iL. ;i
come ui. iu toe case ox tne rail
roads it is understood tlat word will
be sent to Garfield thatthe compa
nies will go to the couts to fight
the-order if - Commissioner' Garfield
insists on it. Perhaps,ater thinking
the matter over, he wil withdraw
his circular. But the vary fact.that
it was senVout without any confer
ence with the roads befoBband gives
a little side light on the possibilities
of any such , law as ijr. Garfield
wants." -l.,
THE
C0TT0H MILLS AfiD THE
Mr. E. O. Holt, president of the
Delgado'Cotton Mills, in conversa
tion with a member of the Stab
Staff,' states that there is a general
improvement in Southern . cotton
manufacturing conditions. . It is
his opinion that thl mills certainly
ought to make pn
its
at the pres
I It is true
ent price of raw co
that earlier in the
ason prices lor
i raw cotton
were
gher, but pur-
chases made at the
. . . .
wer prices will
even up things.
Holt states
that there is increased foreign de-
mana .lor contnem manniactnrea
cottons, and that eVen the trade in
China is picking ni.
Last year the mils in the United
States were hit hard by the high
price of raw cotton although many
Southern mills managed to make
profits on a short margin. It would
be too bad, however, if the recent
tumble In the price of raw cotton is
to again result disastrously to manu
facturers. The Stab's press dis
patch8s from New York have al
ready noted a decline in the price of
manufactured cottons, . and the
Philadelphia Becord, in taking edi
torial notice of the decline in prices,
says . j -.; . - .
"Of course, the drop in the staple
has ; paralyzed - the goods market.
Cloths now on the market were
made from cotton at 8 cents and
above, and much of the manufacture
stocks cost ten cents With
etween six and seven cents
Q9 are pourlnz in on the
era
No
SUNDAY SERVICES.
8t. Thomas' -church: First .mass, 7 A;
II.; last mass sctuob, 10:80 M.;-Ves-pers,
7:45 P. M.. - r - t ,
Regular service at" South Side Baptist
church to-day, conducted by- the pastor,
Rev. W. H. DaylsV - C ;-
jrirai vinurcnvoi A;u'i3tBcienust, m
Odd Felloes'. ? building,? second floor:
Services a', 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Sub
ject of lesson sermon: , "Life." All are
invited. " . . ' .
St. Paul's Lutheran church, corner of
Sixth and Market streets, Ber. W. A.'
S&yder, pastor; English New T.Year Ser
vice, 11 A; M :. Vesper service, 7:30 P
M. Sonday School, 8:30 P. M, A cor
dial Invitation to all.
St. ilatthe w'sEnglishLutheralphurch,
N. Fourth street., Rev. C. "W. Kegley,
pastor. Sunday School at 10 A. II.;
preaching at 11 A.M.! New Year's ser.
mon and appropriate muBic at 7:80P. M.
Y.P. society Wednesday at 8 P. M.
Every person welcome. '...-
St. John's church, corner of Third and
Red Cross streets New Year's Day her.
vices: Morning Prayer, Sermon and Holy
Communion' at 11 A. H. Bishop Strange
will ' preach at this service. Sunday
School, 3.30 P. M. Seats free; the public
is cordially invited. v
' 8t. Paul's Episcopal church, corner of
Fourth and Orange streets, Rev. A. W.
Seabrease, recton Horning Prayer,! Ser
mon and Holy Communion at 11 4
Evening Prayer and Sermon by Rt. Rev.
Bishop Strange at 8 P.M. Sunday School,
3:30 P. M. Seats free; strangers are cor
dially invited. , .
Grace M. E. church, Rev. N. M. Wat
soi, pastor: Preaching at 11 A. M. and
7:30 P. M. by Rev. M. Bradshaw, preside
in g elder of the Wilmington District.
Sunday School, 3 30 P. M.; Prayer Meet
ing Wednesday,8 P. Mi; Epworth League
Friday, 7:30 P. M. The invitation is
"Come let us Worship the Lord our God
Together.', ? - " ...
CURRENT COMMENT.
. The Hartford Times remarks
that "Colorado appears to be the
most lawless State in the Union,"
and then it adds that it is ((a State
j where, strange to say,, women have
1 voted ever since its admission to the
Union; eighteen years ago." But
I is not that both irrevelant and un
kind? Charleston News and Cov
frier .-r;.; r , .-'; . ; , ; ' :
1 With a total attendance at
the St, Louis Exposition of nearly
19,000,000 persons, the number of
arrests for offenses of air sorts was
only 1,439 in the whole period of
seven months. That Is only one to
13,500 of the fairs transient .''popu
lation." It is doubtful if any great
assemblage of people ever left so
clean a record. St. Paul Pioneer
Press. ; T " -
Desirable immigration is
needed in the South, but we can
well understand and sympathize
with those who fear a flood or nn
asslmilable barbarians from the
worst districts of Europe. The thing
to do is to guard the quality of the
immigration. The snrest way and
theeasiest way of doing this, how
ever, is for the national government
to provide and enforce certain re
strictions. Norfolk Landmark. -
An Associated Press dispatch
front Washington indicates that un
der pressure of the Tobacco Trust
the "' Administration will not nrge
the reduction of duties on Philip
pine products below 50 per cent, of
the Dingley rates, instead of the
proposed 75 per cent, reduction. It
is a question whether the Tobacco
and Sugar Trusts will accept such
terms without a struggle to retain
the whole Dingley tariff - on Philip
pine imports.-B-Philadelphla Becord.
Italians are industrious and
thrifty and are as a rule excellent
farmers, market ' gardeners and
tradesmen. In the parts of the South
where the Italians have settled they
have achieved a decided' success as
trncklgrowerg and la other employ
WILUINttTON
(Quoted officially at the closing by ttfe Coamber
' t .. pi Oommerce.)
r 'BTABjOFFfcE, December 31; "
; 8PIRITS TURPENTINE Nothlne
dot n C. . -
'? .BOSIN llarket steady at S3.40 ner
barrel for good strained. '
TAR Markel firm at 11.60 per bar
rel of 880 pounds.
CRUDE TURPENTINE Market
firm at $2.30 per barrel for bard, $3.70
for dip. r ; -
Quotations same day last year
Spirits turpentine firm at 65c;
rosin firm at $3.10; tar firm at $1.60;
crude turpentine firm at $2.253.80.
- T f BSiOZIPTB.. . . . k : ; , .
Spirits turpentine. . . . i I . . . . . j . 53
Rosin . . .... 299
Tar............. 61
Crude turpentine.....:......., . 14
1 Receipts same day but year 19
cask spirits turpentine, 481 barrels
rosin; 320 barrels tar, 6 barrels crude
turpentine. - , -
i OOTTOS.
- i Market nominal.
1 Same day last year, market firm at
13.20c for middling,
i Receipts 239 bales; same day last
year, 370.
(Corrected Begnlarly by Wilmington Produce
;Uomml88lon Meronants. orioes reDresentlns
those paid tor produce consigned to Commls
slon Bfercnante4
I OOOTTBT PBODUOK. I
PEANUTS North Carolina, firm.
Prime, 90c; extra prime, 95c; fancy,
$V0O, per bushel of : twenty-elRht
bounds. Virginia Prime, 80c ; extra
prime, 850; fancy, 90cr Spanish, 85s
QORN Firm; C065c per bushel
fori white. -(
N. a BACON Steady; hams 14
15Q per pound; shoulders, He; sides,
lid .: . - , r r-M i,-.-..
f EGGS Dull at 25c per dozen.
I CHICKENS Firm. ; Grown,
aoc; sprines, 1525c
i TURKEYS Dull at 1254c for live:
16?c for dressed;
BKnawai-Firm at 2527c
TALLOW Firm at Sj4m654c per
pound.
! SWEET POTATOES Firm at 60
60c! per bushel. J
, - BEEF CATTLE Dull at 23c per
pound. , . j ' :f.;,'; .
FINANCIAL MARKETS
By Xalesaraph to the Korama etar. ;
Nsrvr YoBEDec SL Money on call
was quoted nominal; no loans; time
loans nominal; sixty days SQSif per
cent; ninety dava SOSJf per cent;
six months 3X3M per ct. Prime mer
cantile paper 44 per cent. Sterling
exchange closed stead v, actual busi
ness In bankers' bills 487.10487.15 for
demand and ;4818048185 for sixty
day 1 1 bills, r-. Posted rates were 485
and 1488. Commercial-bills were 484M
485. Bar silver 61. Mexicai.
dollars 48. U. 8. refunding 3's,
reg'd. 104; do. coupon, 104;
U. j & 8'a, registered, 104X ; do.
coupon, 104X; U. S. 4's, new,
registered lSO; U. B. 4'a,- new,
coupon, 1305; U. & 4's, old,
registered, 105; da coupon; 106K;
American Tooacco 4'a,certifieatea,71X ;
Atlantic Coast Line 4'a, i 101 ;
Louisville & NaanTille. unified
4's. 104X; Norfolk & Western con
sol Va ; Seaboard Air Line 4's
85; - Southern Railway B's, 120.
Stocks: Atlantic uoast Lilne 123 ;
Baltimore ft Ohio preferred 9&Xi
Chesapeake ft Ohio 48t lljuinat
tan i L iMji ; New York, Central
141IC; Reading 7iXl do. Ut prefd,
d da 2nd pref d 84; Southern
Rail way 34 ; da prerd 6 ; Amalga
mated : Copper 71; People's Gas
106& ; Tennessee Coal and Iron 71H;
U. SJ Leather 13K ; U. & Leather pre -ferred.
101 ; Western Union 82jf
U. 8. Steel 29 da preferred 93
Uexlean Centra) 22; Virginia Caro
lina Chemical, 39 ; salea shares ;
da preferred, closed 110H; sales
shares. - Standard Oil 625. x .
Nsrw York, - Dea . 3L-Seaboard
Air line, common,1919H da pre
ferred, S74385: dabemds, fours, .
MAVAL STORES RARKETS.
1 BTTolegtapa tothe:iiomUiBtar. .
- fiiw YOBK, Dec. 3L Rosin steady.
8tralned .common to good $2 82 J.
Spirits turpentine dull at 62j53c,
:Cbablsstoh, Dec. SL Bplritt tur'
nan tine and rosin nothing doincr. ? -
1 " .j r
SatannAH, Dec. 81. Spirits turpen
tine was firm at 49J4c;iree:-
WOE IN KENTU:KV. c :t -
Mai born in the wilds of Kentucky-ia
er f edd days-And eaBy virtne. He fish-i
eth; fi'idleth. casseth and fighteth all the
days of his life. - .
When. he desirfith to-; raisAlhAll 1ia
planteth a-neighbor. and lo, he reapeth
twenty-fold.
1 He riseth from the cradle to seek the
scalp of his erandsire'a enemv and
Dnngeth nome in his carcass the ammu
nitiofftsf his neiakbor'a: wife's ' consin'a
uncle s iataerIa-law, who avengeth the
deed. j;;:::-. r.;-;. : j3i . :.. -.rz
Y es verily, his life is uncertain and
he may be jerked hence, i' :i -
- He edeth forth on alournev half -shot
and comets back on a shutter, shot. .
" He j lseth in the nicht to let thn cat nnt:
ana n laseta nine aoctors three days to
pic ,iae oncKS ot irom his person.
lie goetb forth m joy aad gladness and
cometh back in scraps and fragments.
a.e cauetn ms tellow man a liar and
getteth himself filled " with scrap iron
even to ti e fourth generation. -
A cyclone bloweth him into bosom of
his neighbor's wife and his neighbor's
husband bloweth him into the bosom of
Father Abraham before he hath time lo
explain. , r r ; .- .. .
He emptieth a demiiohn into himself
and a shotgun into his enemy and his
enemy's son lieth in wait on elec.
tion day, and lo, the coroner ploweth up
a lorty.tout held to bury that man. v
Woewoe is Kentucky, for her eyes
ase red with whiskey and her soil i
siainea with the blood ot d ami its.
Selah Exchange, '
MARINE.
i CLEARED.
Clyde steamer Carib, Chichester,
New York, H G Smallbones. .
FOREIGN MARKETS.
Ry Cable to the Momln Star.
: Liverpool, Deo. " 8L The
changes were all closed to day
account of holiday. : V
MARINE DIRECTORY.
ex-
on
List ef Vessels in Part ofWilming
- ton, N, C( January 1.
J " STEAMERS, r I
Juanita North, (Br) 2,233 tons, Fox,
Alexander Sprunt ft 800.
SCHOONERS.
Young Brothers, 852 tons, Gabielseo,
ODMaffitt.
Mabel Darling, 112 tons, Saunders, to
master.
Anne Lord, 246 tons, .Russell, O D
MaffitL ,
Eliza J Pendleton, 672 tons, Dodge,
O D Maffitt.
BASQUES.
Fram, (Nor) 899 tons, Andersen, Helde
& Ca
Muiselcrag, (Br) 1,871 tons, Robinson,
Helde & Ca
W tSY tiVEl AND R4IL.
fissslpts et Isvsl Stsrss sad fetton
Tsslsrday.
O. a Railroad 78 bales cotton, 2
casks spirits turpentine, 6 barrels rosin.
W. ft W. Railroad 9 bales cotton,
1 bariel crude turpentine.
W. a ft A. Railroad 141 bales cot
ton, 12 casks spirits turpentine, 125 bar
rels rosin, 4 barrels tar, 13 barrels
erude turpentine. -
A. & Y. Railroad 3 bales cotton, 14
eaiks spirits turpentine. 18 barrels tar.
Steamer Whitlock 4 casks spirits
turpentine, 1 barrel crude turpentine.
- Schooner O.T. Herman 8 bales cot
ton, 9 casks spirits turpentine, 9Q bar
rels rosin. - !
Schooner J. O. Allen-11 casks spirits
turpentine 79 barrels rosin, 41 barrels
tar. - - v
Total' 239 bales .cotton,. 82 easks
spirits turpentine, 299 barrels rosin,
61 barrels tar, 14 barrels crude tur
pentlne.
80 SOOTHING
Its Xaflneaee Has Been Felt By So
- EXany Wilmlnfften Seaders-
The soothing influence of relief
After snSering from Itching, Piles,
From Eczema or - any itchiness of
the skin
' Makes one feel grateful, to - the
remedy." - - - -. -
OIntn en ec
Cut.
Cut which determines the
"hang" Is the tell-tale of
beauty and gracer in an Over-.
coat; the touchstone that tests
the skill of the' maker. ' The
least expensive Overcoat here
shows accurate cut and - taste
ful : tailoring. We've : won
leadership deservedly. :
OVERCOATS
OVERCOATS
OVfiRCOATS
OVERCOATS
OVERCOATS
OVERCOATS
$10
18
8)15
$18
$80
$2S.S0
One! Price Clothiers and
Furnishers. .;-:- -
dec 3 2t
A CARD.
To Onr Friends avnd Patrons:
Another year has passed
away, and we hope you .
have made the best of It.
We wish to thank you for
business given us and we
trust to be permitted to
; again serve your interests
in the future as we have
- faithfully tried to do in
- the past.
A CO
HOUB GROWN HAl i
.Comprefised bales. Baised In
Pender county. Three car
loads for sale. r -
6
We are bSeriog
ovei stocked.
being
Small Cream Choose.
: : Coffee, Flour,' Salt, Molasses,
, Salmon, Sardines.
FINE TOMATOES.
Only best quality of goods
- handled. Living prices. -;.
THE WORTH CO.,
Wilmington. N. C.
deo 8tt
How Hany Times Have
yon askedrhas the
FRUIT VESSEL ARRIVED?
Tes, and a portion of the Oranges
are at the Ladles Store. Price
just right. .
3 lb. London L. Raisins 25c.
Seeded Raisins 10c package.
Currants 9c package.
Big Cocoannts.
Fresh Tomatoes.
Grocer.
dec24 f -
lent!
We are now Agents for the Fa
mous Atkins Saw and can furnish
you from the smallest Rip and Out
Off to the largest ) " . -
Circnlarand BaDdSaws
from our stock at a moment's notice.
W ith fnTs and our other , reliable
unes,. we are prepared to- serve
you. t .'" 'j y: yy
i i: iy LQYE COMPAMY,
Machinery, Mill Steamfitters,
Yacht and Plumber's Supplies. .
204, 20SNoWater St.,
de 28 tf : Wilmington, N. Ci
Pi
e .
o
00
Carpenter
Annonnce
. o sm
II - - " -1 :
Have. You
m svr.iPTons:
There's Danger Ahead
u you bar snarpe pins serosa tbCaall et Ute
back. If there Is any Irregularity In de urne. If it
Is scanty or profuae, or difficult to ntafn. then
your kidneys are out of order and ahonld be itr
prompt attention. There Is no disease so sordy
fatal if neglected, . tlsctses of Xbm bladder, snch
as nflammadon, mml or stone in the oUdder,
dlabet s, and finally uremic poisoning, usually be
gin in a Terr sllgat war at first, often causing to
partlcolarincontenlenoe.
stoart's Gin and "uota ' a reUabM remedy for
anyformof kidney and bladder dtaeaaes IV has
been given the aeverest testa for thirty years, and
has never taQed to relieve the ymat Case' aaiu ey
the fatal progress of the d seaae." i yon hare the
slightest smyptoni of this disease, yon- ahoald lose
no time in beginning the use of this remedy. ne
botile will convince you of the great benefit t will -reader,
t-tua-t's Jon per and' aoaa i 'ahieu ia.
the same remedy in tablet form for tbose who pre
fer ft in that shape.
map Fri to IU
Yon are Invited to send yonr name and ddresa
atonoe for a free trial sample of this rre t rem
edy, together with testimonials and full-informa
lion, nil size bottles 1 at all drug res. d
dwss mrt Drag 00., 68 Wall atrert, tlanUGa
w.nsat aa
gg yOD
Ketp ng in Steele
AND RENOWN CIBARS?
They are as good as ever.'
Silver Coin Flour
Can't be beat
H. L Vollers,
Wholesale Grocer
dec 18 tf
and Distributor
Suggestions for Xmi s
A Dinner Set
A Toilet Set.
A Chocolate Set.
A Fish Set.
A Lamp.
An Umbrella Stand
A Jardineer.
A Fancy Vase
A Piece of Cut Guss.
Silver Knives, Porks, Spoons,
Ladles, etc., and many other grw ds
oh display.
F. A. BISSIKGER,
de4tf
119 Market strut.
REMEMBER !
In addition to m an u fact o ring.
Stills for Turpentine a J
Pianist
Cuban
Blossom
It !
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j 1
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com-1 asksiiZs!