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Stemming jto. outlines; - Jadee . Georce Will iams. -nns - nf President Grant's cabinetand bent with 83 years, has been p oaecuted at Port land, Oregon, for malfeasance in office several other ; Indictments.- . . t -New York yesterday- decision as to bail x ferNaa Patterson,chared with murder, was reerved till to-day; - Ad miral Dewey and Secretary Morton -will go to Norfolk Monday to inspect thelar- cirest Fathering of fifrntinr sh bKd;f or years; thiriy-eight war vessels in the Roads. " . -iE. H. Harriman has become a director in the New York Central and Hudson t River Railroad, - sylvania road, becomes a director in the New York, New Havenahd Connecticut - auu M. ICdUCUk JX. O. VydBSeili. Ui. Kilts rcnii" . lork is in the throws of an awful bliz- y-1'. uicpjus nuiu was tilCU UJ " and the streets packed with snow drifts; ; i there is great suffering among the poor. ;. '' 1 At Huntington, W. Va., yesterday the boiler of a to w boat exploded, killing eight and injuring others; the steaine barnea. The Hard Yarn fjpiri. "Oners' Association will meet in Charlotte ito-day to consider trade problems. i im v ma.rirpf.a MAn0i7nii.pai irat nor oYit: flnnr ' woa " 4 rws bat . quiet; .wheat spot steady; No. 2 fred ;1.21f;ft corn spot - easy; f No. 2 l Wic: oats SDOt duil: H mixed. 26tio32 . pentine firm at 5353ic. - IVEATtiER REPORT. - " " WEATHER. BURR A IT. - " " . ' Wilmington, N C, Jan. Meteorological data 'for the twAntv. luiu uuuH euuuic at o i. jii.: . .4 : .. o i . Aemperature at o a. jh.., sv; b r. jbu, 33 -v degrees; ; maximum. 39 degrees: mini' - r- mum 27 decrees: mean 8:1 dejrria. " AHf4U4uu r huv - un v . x anil . .. " TTCkbcx iu wtfJC X' cat 111 vl o Fayetteville atirA. Mi 6.4 feet. ! v" u.'i-'- FflKKCAnT FOR TOrA V. 1. , WAAirraoTnv. D.' '(: . Tan. 1?or . rrortn uaronna: uair ana not socoia Thursday. . DTiday tair, ught to iresn ; . cask wuiua.. - . Port Almnave Jnakry 6. 4 Sun Rises.. J.vi-7.10AM c? o . i rr no t TLf IDay's Length.;. f & H.51 M. We have turned oyer new Ieayea to burn. : ; . :' ' 4 Japan's leading Admiral will now 1 be ready Toko for the Baltic fleet... 70wm a fnice ChriBtmas pres-t n1 tendered tba Mikado bj Gen. No)gi.1t Bnt it was a tery coatly one One thing that worriea Wall street ia that Col.-Torn goea half cocked, dncks in arow. . . Lawaon never iLe?8 V.i got his :. If Mrs. Cashie Chad wick is pro nounced insane the ! bankers whom she ctnped ; will wonder ; how they can escape from being lined up with 'tbe lunatics. - i -J" The marked increase in real estate g Values here during the past few years ' U proof positiye' that: prudent inves tors are convinced that Wilmington "ibasa future. -'-! -J -At one time Gen. Stoessel vowed that Port Arthur would never sur renderthat it should be his grave, etc. But at last his j judgment got the better ofhis. pluck, f The Washingfton Post says: The simple life is the .kind public offi?. cials inOregon are 'not leading this year." Yes, but in j Colorado it is simply awful. . In fact, it is Adams ight worse. - ; j Dir.? Wiley, pf theepartmentf 1' Agriculture, having; jdiscovered that alooholio stimulants are fine for con- sumptioii and other lung troubles, the hectic flush' will become as com- jmon as pig tracks. Matrimony that would be bind ing is what is' needed in these Idajs of divorce while you wait," says an "exchange. . The best way to make it binding is to tie the gordian knot for couples that are wrapped up in' each other.' f ; : The occasional indictment of the United States Senators ought to be a warning to those whom the people . send to Washingtonbat they ought not to otoTEe National capital 1rAATv6n doin sr 'what they have .-- been aomg a nvwv, , kt , ! Some eighteen or : twenty years -; ago President . Cleveland told the : people of the : United : States ' that. :;l offiee- is ;aj jpublst Xet : l0 me Senators, Bepresentatives and f. other officials go on! working; it as - a priyate trustand asoft"anap4 ' i : T?!rta whfiftler wilcox-savsr ; V wo- - i man ia rapidly pnshing herself I v nositiori where man Will regard h. BrttMona enn ai deration in v fieri UU - of trlal.w . KffjPatterson and 1 Mrs, CliaawicaiSrjulh the inrors EfUsMhaTelbm tbe'timfl i of. tbiif iiial8. f - " - i Of conise, " this rcolumn migbt " come under the head of "Nothing Serions' bnt the, types hai no dus: - iness to ff " Ing and ' it it f' erday- mom- I . . - i Q . annual BANoimr. Oellh(fol ifltlr by Sticlety of Yonar Meo io Minnie Tempte Last Nlhv -- iome of the ToiBtg. - . ' The 0. A. N. Society lut night held its annual meeting and enjoyed its annual banquet In the Masonic Temple, a largo number of members havinr been present and hearty good fellow- hip having pervaded the atmosphere. Ml the old officers were re-eleeied and considerable Interest was'awakened in the Society. -The bacquet was really an elaborate affair, the menu having been tempting and embracing ail the delictcies ol the season.- Mr. W; O. Grow. preident of the society, made an excellent toast- master and welcomed the guests to the festive board. i The response was by the -Bt. Rev; Bobert Strange, D. D , father of the society and Bishop Co adjutor of the ast Carolina Diocese. A cumber of excellent toasts were I given, some Ot. the "stunts" being as follows i-fBSkiS :r7 " 4:-:f I "How to Win a Woman's Love" Junius Davis, Jr. ' H "My Western Exoeriences" Geo. P. James. ' . -, ; -- gr "M? Unprinted Editorial on Ama teur TheatrteaU" Beojfislrfr; ' : B3rg and Unce" iito. Daviii. "IM Were a Millionaire" EL A. Metis. . ; . .. - "Noble Deeds Performed by Me on the Gridiron." H. J. McMillan. - "The Legal - Profession" Preston Cummtng, Jr. I. . tr - "A Sentimental Bong" J.Hargrove Taylor. - ' "My First and Only Love Experi ence." J. W, Jackson, Jr. j - . . Toast,: "Good Nlght' Buuell Poster. - ; - . No speeches were less than three nor more' than a ten minutes. The committee oa arrangements was com posed of Messrs. T. B. Orrell, Jas. diaclair and J. McBae Hatch. - LOCAL DOTS j-, Other local, fourth page British steamer "Mokta, "hence .for Bremen with cotton cargo, arrived out Monday. :The Dorcas Society will meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon In the Luther Memorial building:. A full attendance is deired. ' r- - f Another case of jmallpox was discovered by the health authorities yesterday, r The patient, a colored per son, was sent to tne pest house. The cotton market still further dvanced .yesterday. Futures, were from 18 to 20 points up during the day and New York spot was quiet at 7:35. Local receipts yesterday were 148 bales against 184 same day last season. The blowing of smoke down a chimney at southeast corner of Sev enth and Princess streets at 1 :40 o'clock yesterday afternoon waa mis- taken for a fire and the Department was called out in response to a tele-! pione alarm. ; - . ; s : Baleigh News and Observer: "Wilmington is moving to secure the new tesffarm to be establiihed by the uepartment - of. Agriculture: ; In the trucking section. The contest for the location is going to be hotly contested by all the truck growing sections." There was a marriage in colored high life last night at 8 o'clock. The groom was William Hosley, the well known porter for Mr. Geo. Schnibben,; and Itabella Davis. J- An. elaborate wedding reception followed the nup tlalc - - ... - Lumberton Argns; 'His many friends will condole with Mr. Wade Wishart in the death of his wife,which occurred aiWhiteville Saturday, where she was visiting her parents. Sbe had been ill only a few days of that dread disease, pneumonia." . ; ' The Mayor had only one case far trial-yesterday. : Mr. B. J. Gallo way, a truck solicitor, was charged by Mr.O. O. Bordeaux, with reckless driv ing at Eighth and Nixon streets, a few nlgbti ago. having run into a vehicle belonelnfi? to Mr. Bordeaux. 1 The de fendant was represented by Marsden Ballamy, .Esq. Mrt Galloway 4was found not guilty. - ; -:: I cixl By deed filed for record yeBter- y-BoberUH.rNorthrop asd wife transferred to Miss Mary M. Northrop, for $1 and other : cocsideratioos, prop erty at northeast corner of Tenth and Wooster streets. 66x66 feet in slae. inether.:deed to the same property from William HOarr, of Kingstree, B. G,. r to Miss Mary M. Northrop, was also filed yesterday. Orfoa Lodte Officers, nutriet Denutv J. Ai Orrell last nfffbt Installed the following officers of Orion Lodge No. 67. I. O." O.F., iz; -. a P. G. A. W. Watson; N. G.i W. B. Brown; V. GM H. EWalton ; B. a; LTate BowdenF. B.,"J. m 8ilvls. Treasuf er, H. O. Craig j war den. J r H. Williams; Conductor, J. E.G, Brown; Bi 8. to. N: G. A. T, -Parker ; L. 8vtO(N. .G., J. A. Orrell; a to y. a. a. d. Morrin, l. a to W J. Bradshawt I. G . O. W, wart; O. G., i M. Wilson ; B. a B, TT in. Thnmaa: L. H. B..-JJV. tt.- aB" Gwln l Chaplain. 'Wililam Simpson. - "'NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WOlice in oanaruiiMJj. t T. D. Love Co. 18,685 feeU-jft -Wilmington tdlrocery Pineapples. ' Academy "The Strangers of New York.", Busnrsss jlocals. f w. M. Cummlng For sale. ; T7t a.i. T..l4k1. KiilMtna lnt . ' S.-; Tt. M. CummiBg House for sale. ' ihanlcs' le As'n-New series. v. fi rite Li Vf. : ! ! : -r- WRECKED ON SHOALS Schooner Emma Q. Middleton a Complete Wreck on Fry-. Ing Pan Shoals. IN TUESDAY NldHl'S STORM. erew Rescued With Difficulty by Life Savlof Sf atloa ' Mca Broagbt to ' WHffllattGfl en -Tar, Altxsader Jaoes Fesrfol SBtferjof. -: ; -After a night of rintenie? suffering from the cold, clinging for dear life to the masts of their shipwrecked vessel, heavy seas breaking , over ; her decks and carrying - ever jibing before - the mad rush of its fury, Capt.' Z. Gibbs and six men composing - the. crew, .of the schooner VEmma O, Mlddleton" bound from Newport News to Cbarles" too, a C wi lb cargo of coal, were brought here yesterday afternoon, by the tug "Alexander Jones," the ves el and cargo bstag a i total wreck on Ifryiag Pan shoatt, 10 miles east of Bald Bead L'ghthouse, near the mouth of the Cape Fear river. The schooner was caught in the severe gale which was sweeping along - the coast Tuesday night and' was driven on the. shoals about 8:30 o'clock, where under the pounding of the sea, sh e soon j broke in two from stem to stern. Capt. Gtbbs and ere wwere i rescued yester- day. morning about 9 o'clock by the life saving crews of I Cape ; Fear and j 0k Island stations, being later trans ferred from the life ; boats ' to . the tug. The vessel was 439 net - toon register and was owned by Capt. A. 8. Higbee, of Philadelphia. The cargo was consigned to the Consumers' Cos Co., of Charleston. The vessel was only partially insured, but the cargo of coal was tully covered. It consist; ; ed of 675 tons and was valued at $3, $00. The yessel was f 135 feet long, 35 feet beam, 10.4 feet depth of hold and was balit at Philadelphia, ) her home port, ia 1881. ; Ber value was between i $10,000 and $18,000. ! "L y Capt. .Gibbes upon bis arrival here yesterday reported" to Capt. a F. Craig, of the towfa company, and gave a graphic description of the ex perience of himself and crew during the torm. The vessel had been out from Newport News since; December 20th and wss already leaking some 'when the storm came on her early Tuesday evening. Tapl. Gibbs. bad mistaken the Bsld Bpsd ligat j for the Frying Pan lightship and the first be knew thevvessel was In a slough crossing the shoals.. , Without warning .those on board suddenly heard a' thump and' the craft, drawing 13 feet cf water, was hard on the bottom Immediate Iy the vessel struck : the bottom; huge seas b?gan to break over her from stem to stern, ail tbe lights having been ex. tinguisbed and the crew "havjng been j forced Jg fake - to j the rig ging to save . themselves from be inr : washed overboard. Capt. Gibbs and I. four men' climbed to : the foremast head and.; the mate and one other man took to the . mfx seamast head. As the captain went up the mast he had the presence of mind to take up with him a lantern for signalling purposes, that being the only light '. on the ship. The deck, deek house, life boats and everything else was cirried away in a few min utes after the vessel f struck. The night was cloudy, the wind blowing a gale of at least 40 miles an hour and the cold was intense.; Very soon the vessel broke just half in two length wise and the pargo ' went into the sea. In the meantime the men clinging to the masts were nearly frozen lo death and in constant fearf tbat ' the masts would fall with them upon the break' ing up of the vessel.. : About-8: o'clck yesterday morning, the men managed to climb down and Ihey at once crawl ed outon the jib boom, i loosened the j b taUs, and wrapped. themselves- In the canvas to protect 'themselves from the bitter cold. The gale was still blowing from the Weatt- . I-CLtK Io ihe morning about 9:30.- o'clock, Capt. J. L; :Watts and cre w of the Cape Fear Life Saving station, i about 10 miles away, saw the wreck and came to the assistance of the "crew In. re? sponse to signals of distress. Capt. Dunbar Davis, of Oak Island Life Sav ing station, 14 miles distant, also saw the signals and put out to the rescue. Cant. Watts arrived first and took the men off, while Gpt. ; Davis stood ; by with a larger boat in case bis services should be . needed, The , crew was taken into the life boats with eoDB'.der- able difficulty and once aboard it was dangerous to attempt to go ashore. At times the small boats would bewitch ed up end down. r The work of the life savers was extremely - dangerous but they performed their work heroically. A strong gale was' blowing off shore. At a critical period wjtlt the- smaller craft; ihe tugs 'Blabche" and "Jones,' which bad been sent to the vessel came un and towed the smaller boats in Capt, Qlbbs and crew pame to Wil mington on the "Jones, . arriving at 3 :30 o'clock. . Until they are provided for otherwise, "the shipwrecked men are being cared format the .Seamen's Home, on Front street. The owner of the vessel in Philadelphia has been notified and Capt. Glbba .expects .to hear today how to proceed. x Last : night the Peruchi-Gypsne Company presented ''The Day After'.' at the Academy. The audience was large and there was a house, full o laughter; all the time, as the play is an exceedingly bright and snappy comer dy, and it was well .presented.; "The Strangers of New York" is announced THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES; Preliminary Work Yesterdsy Few Bills Introduced, Bat None ef Importancf ' Oae to locresse Salaries. v Special Star Telegram. Baleigh, : N. C, Jan. 4. Both branches - of the General Assembly were called to order precisely at noon to-day, the Senate continuing in ses sion ' two - hours, the - House -nearly three. ' Little was done other than the ormal election of officers in accord ance . .witn-- nominations made by the Democratic caucuses last night, head ed by O. H. Guion, of Craven, speak er of the House; O. A. Webb, of Bun combe, president pro tem. of the Sen ate. The Bepublieans in the House cast seven vote! for J..&. Crisp, of ' CaldweiL for speaker, and the Bepub- lean Sanaiors gave seven votes to Parsonr. ol ttiirke.- as preatdenl pro ?m of the Benate. -Webb received 43 votes. JGulon's vote for speaker in the House was 96. - ' The first bill introduced was by El- er, of Forsyth, biicg a joint" resolu tion to canvss the vote for State offi cers and to spp'iBt a committee to ar range for the frvhuguration ceremo nies. Ci v: ': -"kr:-'l -vV: ' Bcilei, of Guilford,lntroduced a bill to increase the salary of the Governor to $5,000; Chief Justice to $4,500; as sociates justices to $4.000,and Superior Court judgea to $3,500. " A number of other bills were lhTro: dueed and referred. ! , ' : . . " J? : A bill passed all readings for the purpose of squiring all bills to be ntroduoed In duplicate end ..typewrit ten to reduce the expenses of engross- ng, etc. No bills ' were Introduced in . the House. It was found necessary on accocnt of the long time It required for the House to organize, to refer the reading of the mesasge from Governor Ajcock until to-morrow.' , - Hard work is being put in - to-night on the arrangement of - committees of both branches of the Assembly but no announcement will probably be made before Monday. . -. PErSoNAL PAKAQRAPHS. "Miss Virginia LeGrand Crosa- land, of Bockingham, was a guest at The Orton yesterday. "Is - Miss Nora Angel left yesterday for Washington, N. a Bhe will In future reside there with ber sister, Mrs. John G. Blount. i After a. pleasant visit to Wil mington during the holidays, Henry M. London, Kiq , of Pittsboro, return ed home yesterday. - Irr: ProfrB.-L. Bemsberg, of Fay- ettevtlle, who has been in Wilmington playing with Hollow'oush's Orchettra during the holidays, returned home yesterday. . ..rv. Messrs. A. V. Townsend,- dum ber ton; H. P. Hevenor, Vineland; H. LT Lyon, Whiteville, and Dr. G. A. Roberts, Balelgb, were guests at The Urton yesterday. -; : yf f Sheriff T. SBurohl f Flor ence, a 0., who has been in the city on official business for several days. was called home on the early train yesterday morning by a telegram an nouncing the death of his brotber-ia- Among yesterday's arrivals at The Qrton were a B. Flowers, Olin ton; T. F. 8anford,'Mocksville; A. H. Edger ton," Goldsboro ; "Joha " Blue, Aberdeen; O. H. Folly, Aberdeen.and T. T. AUard, of 8outhport. - , . r. Miss Isabelle Pigford, of Clint ton, arrived In the city yesterday to be with her uncle, Dr. Pigford, who' is ill at the James Walker Memorial Host pital. His friends will be glad to know that Dr. Pigford "continues to Improvei.'"-:ai54? Among the arrivals yesterday was Mr. William 8truthers, formerly of Wilmingtoa'but now a successful truck grower of Grists, N. C Mr Struthers is accompanied : by his son. David Strutbers, who is returning to Horner's School,. at Oxfofd. - : w The condition of Capt. Douglas dronly w&o was injured laitrFriday in ' Columbiaranowstea1a improve ment. Uis physician, Dr. W. J. H. Bellamy, said yesterday afternoon that Gapti Cronly waa getting along very well icdstd. At times he recognizes those about him and is able to talk a 1 Among the young ladies from this ciy who returned to St. Mary's yesterday after spending the holidays at bouje Were visses " HeTenyatrange, Florence Eidder, Mary Bila Moore, Sue Pfince, ' Virginia Bt'ey Jennie Mcfhison, Mamie" tBuMellfi? Helen tiiarki Jane "IredeU 5 Green, Nellie Durham, Forrie Grant and f Alice Davis. ' mmm 1Jes11ilnnrf&; tsndea.lSgr IjMr.'Blaa Mk Landen, a well ''.jcaqwa citizen of Wtlmtngion, died of valvu lar disease of the heart at 9:80 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of bis brother, MrTT. G. Landehil No.f 511 South Fifth street. Mr. Landen . was in the 58th year ol his age and : leayes besides his brother in this city, anoth er brother, Mr. L. Ml Landen, of Ve rona, N. 0., and a sister Mrav E. Lan don. The f unej!wiUbelcbnducted at 8:30 o'clock this afternoon and the Interment will be" In; Belleyue eeiaae- tery Itsfallatioa ef Offlcertvi JrJ. H. Taylor," Jr;, . Deputy Grand Chancellor ot Jefferson Lodge Nov (ii, K. of P., Installed the following offi cers for the ensuing term at the regu lar meeting held last nigbt: P. O., W. P. McGlauehoo; a C, G-W. BK-JVOUJi. B. Bogers Prelate; J. U,k ---vi PILOT LAW HOST GO: Sweeping Resolutions i Adopted I by Chamber of Commerce at Special Meeting. . COMPROMISE DEFEATED. Oiscasslsn fplrlted and Very Lengthy." J Cofflmittee Ippaiated to Further the - Moremeat Before the Ltjlsla- - H (areLarge sttendsscr. - .The Chamber of Commerce at . its speciaL meeting yesterday afternoon for consideration;; of the subject, was practically unanimous in its endorse ment of a complete abolition of the compulsory pilotage system over the Cape Fear river and bar, a sweeping resolution to that effect, carrying with it the machinery i for the prosecution of an aggressive fight before the Legis lature!, naving oeen acoptea oy a vote of nineteen to one, after a spirited dis cussion jasung ror two nours ana a half. The resolution went even be- ybnd the exoectallon of iome of the most enthusiastic leaders of - the movement for remedial ' legisla tioa .and the dlseuuion,' partici pated in by the foremost business men of the city, elicited Information as to the working of the system that was an eye-opener to those who nad pot carefully gone Into an investigation of the subject. A substitute for the resolution, embodying the offer of a compromise from the pilotage inter ests, was rejected by the same vote by which the.orlginal.was adopted. : The meeting was called to order at 3:30 o'clock by President J. A. Taylor, who explained the objecti Among those present were President Taylor, Secretary Kyle, Messrs. S. P. McNair, H G. Smalibonef, M. F: H. Gouver neur, Sam Bear, Sr., B. A. Parsley, Jno. 8. McEachern, C O. Covington, Geo. Chesouj, Geo. B. French, L. B. Sogers, J. A. Arriogdale, Jsse Wilt der, T- D. Love, Capt. J. W. Craig, Capt. Ij. JAdklns. William Calder, L Bluethentbal. W. E. Perdew, Dr. D.j Wi Bulluck, Hugh MacBae. J. T. King,) Dr. E. Porter, M. S. Wil- lard, P. Pearsall,! W. H. Bprunt, - M. W. Jacob!, a W, Worth, W. T. Sears and E. C. Holt, j .:- The meeting having been declared open, Mr. O. O. Covington offered a resolution abolishing compulsory pi lotage! on tbe river but allowing its eOotihuanee over tbe bar to Southport, and providing all the machinery, for the proper, presentation of the subject to j tbe Legislature. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Geo.B French, and Mr. Wm. Calder asked why make it compulsory to Southport, If it is a bid thing up the river it Is a bad thing down the river, j he said. Mr. B. A. Parsley said in his opinion on most all bars, except In Maine, pilotage 'was necessary and made compulsory. ' A certain service wss necessary there and something should be done to en courage the pilots,- . Mr.! Hugh MacBae- followed -; Mr. Parsley in one of the leading addresses against - the system as It now exists and offered an amendment abol ishing . the compulsory system en tirely, both - bar and river. If It is needful there, the demand will create the supply. He regarded the present system as the greatest rbatacle to the growth of4 Wilmington taat ex ists.; If the handicap Is removed, Wil mington will thrive as never baa been conceived of. He said he bad no di rect Interest, but - in common' with every man, woman and child in . the city, he had an Indirect Interest. The pilotsge question was one which seri ously, involves j tbe privileges given lis by! nature and most seriously af. fects every interest here. - Its greatest evil was that it Is so unseen. It was like the tariff, a burden that does not i - i . -. -1 .. ... appear on the surface. It. was not a fight of the shippers, ship owners or gooRumers, between the three of which the charge is divided, but a fight that affects -every 6ody.4 It is not the amount teeaived by the pilots each year bat the traffic the system diverts each j year -from the city. - Mr. .Mao- Bse stilt further amended ; Mr.'Cov- ingtob's resolution by adding that the' Chamber of Commerce appoint a com mittee to have the matter - in charge and to advertise the iniquities of 'the systemt in .each of tbe ; daily pipers ofthe city until the people ark educated to the - im portance of the measure and until some remedy Is secured from tbe Leg iilature. Mr. MacRae also referred to th Brunswick ferry chargea as an in cubus On the city and a constant ban dicap to trade, citing instances of why his statement was true. Industry, progress and enterprise proceed along the lines of least resistance, he said. and unless obstacles ; were removed those prerequisites, to a city's growth must, be transplanted elsewhere to thrive. Vessels coming to Wilming ion brave the dangers of Hatteras and Frying Pan, and to say that the mas ter of one of those can't get over a well charted bar like that of the Cape Fear is preposterous. : The master of a vesserbas a right to self intelligence of action, and 1 there! was as , much sense in compelling him to take a pilot at ;j exorbitant charges as there ; is In compelling' one - to" in sure ; his ..life or -; his property, M cBteoiras in'favor of ;no fcompro- mlse. Tbacltv had suffered now. for four generations and It was: tlrba : to call a halt. Compromises had been ef fected In the past and the purpose of each had been defeated by. the pilots themselves, lit was no time tof par- leylcg, Y:-: : r' - ---t ' fng refused to bring him a: cargo of molasses from theBarbsdos.even with the guarantee of a return cargo, on account of the .inlqlutous pilotage system. ' Tbe vessel master preferred to go worm ana mr.- uovtngton was finally forced to have h's molasses shipped there at aa expense of seven per cent, of a legitimate jobber's profit of 10 per cent. Oae cargo that he had wanted that way cost bim an excess of $900 in freight, aed insurance. -Now molasies is nauted North of us at a low err ate than Wilmirgton can ob tain and is shipped bsek by commission men tooar owo doort Th4vstem waa ioiquitous; it was dmic-g bus! . ness away from Wilmington. - He ad-- dressed some remarks to Capt J. ' W. Craig, of the Pilot's Association,' re ceived an incisive replyr-returned one and sat down with applause. ' Capt. J, J. Adklns, of the pilots, then addressed some inquiries to, Mr. . Covington.1 ;" Mr. Hugh McBae .acain ' took the floor and said that unless Wilmington would protect Mr. Covington, f it had as well kiss its commerce good-bye. Tbe business Is "drifting away.iUWil- miogtoir should be. just as much a dis- tribuirpg point for molasses as it should ba for oil andthe ' reason the latter product bad? such a large distri bution from this point was because the Standard Oil Co. bad special arrange-; meets wiib the pilots. X si' EI Capt. J. W. Craig said it waa per fectly useless for hfm to try to combat such -an overwhelming T maiiritv against him. The pilots bad neither education, money nor social position, all of which the Chamber ; of Com merce was bringing to bear' against tben Hfi would Inot discuss tbe question before the Chamber of Com merce, but if the pilots we half as dangerous as the Chamber ! of Com merce would have people-to believe, tbey j were a dangerous class ;to have turned loose on the community. The meeting then in progress f was all a one sided affair; be had been oh tbe river lallday with no breakfast or, din ner, therofore he would pick up bis coat and. relive, which he did, asylng as be went but that the Chamber could do as it wished, the pilots would make their fight in the Legislature. Mr. Calder spoke again and favored amending Mr. Covington's resolution putting Wilmington not only on the same-basis with Savannah and Nor folk, ! but ail competitive ports. If, with its Intricate coast, Maine has ; no compulsory - law as admitted by all, we dqn't need it here. If there is de mand for pilots, we will have pilots, he continued. Ifthe Incubus iare mbved, ahipplng will ao increase that there will be employment for all the pilots. The railroads ought to join In the fight against pilotsge because tbey are losing day by day by the diversion of traflje, .'.':t -:: . - Urr-M. W. Jacob! counseled conser vatism of action and said he under stood, that - the pilois would ; of fer a comBramise. There should be separate regulations ; for 'coastwise and foreign vessels ;'he favored giving the pilots a voice. He advised against the sweeping resolution and wanted.an amicable Settlement. The pilots now realize that time has wrought changes which they are prepared to meet and he favored hearing their proposlti6n. President Taylor said that Capt. AdV Kins was aao had been at liberty t offer anything that he desired. Messrs. 1 Covington, MacBae andf Jacobilspbke further, after which Capt. J. J. Adklns took the floor.' ' He 4aid he did have a: proposition: to make, but the the original resolution had s wept him o his feet and he had concluded to sttjdly by and watch the i riceedings. All Stales from Massachusetts to the Bio Grande have some form of com pulsory pilotage, h said. Why have those people elsewhere not discovered tbe iniquity before. CaptT Adklns wss at that point subjected to a cross fire of questions and - the president ruled that the speaker must not be . Inter rupted. - a New Tork,1 Philadelphia and Baltimore, when their., foreign trade Was sufficient to support anvd- equate pilotage system, they abollihtd the compulsory feature on . coastwise veanelsrbat tit remains : on foreign traffic. : Once in 1850, it; was entirely abolished :- In New York. A1 large steamer came in one evenlnc. was spoken by a pilot, refused. the' service' and that night waawrecked, 800 aoula aboard going to a Watery grave, f The business men of New York - held a mats meeting; the Legislature held a special seisloiL and thecompulsory law was re-enacted. That was one Instance. Captain Adklns resented the imputa tion that tbe pilots were drones and vipers hanging on to the tail of com' merce, Tbey were not begging for anything but he had a proposition ; to offer from the Pilots' Association putting Wilmington on a parity with Savannah as to pilotsge. v He 'noticed that tbe bill drawn by the Chamber of Commerce wanted to put Wilmington qn an ecual with Norfolk when it suited and with Savannah when same features there,notiff con Junc tion with ctbertt were more desirable. HeJhought that unfair, ;?G f Mr. Jacobvrwbo aiontl to,cje the fight for more ; conservative action. asked Capt. Adkloi would he he will ng to offer tQ put WUmisgton on an equal footing with Savannah.. He re plied that he would. President Tay lor asked what the reduction f Would net capt. Adklns said about Mi per cent Mr. Taylor asked If - Wilming ton would be put on a Jooting both with the law and the customs obtain ! i Savannah. ; 'With the law," Vjsivw yBpii aAwa, r aa - ringdale then put some questions to Capt Adklns and President Taylor asked if the pilots would accept a . re- cealof the river pilotage, leavingr the hir -llottge as now, CapL Adklns Happy New wa4 This last leaf is torn fmm f.Vio' fJonrlav cti n ;f a P- - - - - w mmm. w VIMVMMIU CStSJI VS. W W U V TV 5l new year, 1905, and we begin where we left off, , But we be Ihere will be no step backward. - " ' " - - - - Within the year jour store hs grown in 'volnnn picowiB.auu cummanas increased respect, in IWishing You a; Happy Hewll el " " ' - ' - - ' : v - v w'4&-.'- - ';; -,- . v " ; ;-r; ' ?. : -.--CvJ,'-"tv-t"v 7 v-i- - and thanking you for our growth. and prosperii a?. bettei things improvements : in . merchandise store service V; hand out goods and take in moneys May the new year be kl kj auu wueu nme aaau narvess iyuo, may we au do v'nere -ana 4-v oj uojjjr new mar. - ,; . -.. ; kv' 1 The A. David 'dec29tf ;v ' : r : Hiianiic trust tt Banicins: j.ne directors oi Actantio Trnst and Banking Co. have uiTJuuuu wi o per ueui.., payaDie .January law uo, -so ox recora, uecemoer zstn, iiU4. v deo 29 tf lutlon of Mr. Covington, as amended, ' was then read as follows: Whekeas, the pilotaee and towaire' service on the Cape Far riverhas been ror8everal years a source of cocstant complaint from the shipping interests of me port oi Wilmington ana - --w hekeab, it 18 apDarent that the com mercial development 1 of the - port has been and is bein; retarded bv reason of the heavy port charges on traffic moving via mis port, De 11 , ; -- :":"";; .;'. Kesoivea: That the resident of the Chamber appoint a committee of five to draft a bill for presentation to the Gen. eral Assembly of North Carolina, which wu emooay me iollowing legislation with reference to the CaDe Fear river and bar. . - - ' 1st.-, The comnlete and absolnte ahol - ishment of xompulsory pilotage. ' na, xne repeal ot the taws .if thev exist) that giye to certain men Che spe cial and exclusive rigut to engage io the pilotage service and substitute such laws as will empower the Commissioners of Navigation and Pilotage to select and regulate tne number of men" necessary iortbe8erviee. - . 3rd.The redaction -of i the V pil ota ee rates to an amount sufficient to put Wil. mington on' a footing with competitive ports. ; - - . , 4th. Such other legislation as the com. mittee may .think necessary for the com mercial expan ion of the port. Besolved further: That; the Senator from this district and -the Representa tives from this county are urgently re. quested to use every effort to- secure prompt passage for the bill whi h the committee above provided, f or wih pre sent. -. . K. - .. r. . :. . . - President Taylor explained the par liamentary 'status of the foregoing res olution and amendments and said inat Capt, Adklns was' perfectly free to of fer! any substitute he micht desire. VLtt Jacob!' and : Capt. '; Adklns "went into a brief conference and later intro duced the followiog: , I t 8TO8TITUTE. That compulsorv nilotase on coast wise vessel be abolished from 8ouih- portto '.Wilmington and 8 van r ah rates and license law - be applied, and. that the 25 per cent, rebate, now in operation be repealed. . Mr. R A. Prlft v miked that Ihe substituted voted down and favored Mr. Covington's resolution . aa origi nally ' Introduced- Mr. Arringdale made a very passionate appeal to the Chamber to vote down , the substitute It would defeat the ends of Justice and right and would perpetuate one of the most Iniquitous and most rock- ribbed trusts he had ever dreamed of. President Taylor restated the question and the vote on . the substitute ' was taken first. It was lost by a vote of 19 to I, Mr. Jacoblf alone voting In the affirmative. MK-Covlngton's resolu tion as amended, and "? panted a bow was then put to a vote, and cartUrf by 19 tol. ;v-; - The. Chamber then adjourned. President Taylor subsequently ap- pointed the following . to constitue tbe committee contemplated In tbe resolution, via: Messrs. R A. Parsley, L. B. Bogers, O. O. Covington, WU Ham : Carder and William Gilchrist. T It was after 6 o'clock whenjthe meet ing adjourned, the opponents Of com pulsory pilotage having ; accounted tbemselvs exceedingly fortunate in the action of the meetin" The regular monthly business meeting of the North Carolina Borosis will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the club rooms in the. Masonic Tempie,. ri V ... -; ' " ' .DIED. -" . IVNDmJ-At : A;: yeeterflay Mr. ZLZ i. H LANDEN. in the 58th sear ol his age. Faneral this (Thureflay) afttrnoon at 8:80 o'clock front rf siaence-of Mr. T. O. Landen. Sil South Fifth treeV'Frleno's and acquaint anes invited to attend. : o . NEW AD VEBTISBMENTS. We have just received, the first lot of the easoni?-; ijrft-s justify Co; Pineapples Yea PIS .Inethoapj Clothiers and Haberdashers. V WILMINGTON, 8. 0., Dacembcr 28,. Don't the,(lolQx A Gas Badlato your bed-room ments. We have eighteen th! . black aud afvanize t inch to 6 inches . the old price, and w? . -v pelted-) to adval this ia soldi wise is jjufSciej For Your Hdms- Beautiful Porcel Bath Tubs, Cld Sinks, TanksJ : Beatinj We are vou with Yacht su -We mei tf uu o. VI tu jabXtf?rWilmln Di-trwS-'Ot Sort Coilnu Doited Stab-i Dlmnct Court, tol atstrlct. ' roarTh aivteiun. . In -thx J. w. Tucker,- vclajjiarr No. 115 In ; baukrnp'.cy. iu-ti cn-ree. T u e- h noraoi xnoi- nell Judito of tne ItlstrtvtSXs states for tbe Eastern DlsutctJ Una: J. w. Tnckrt q; waj co o y of DudIIu, anu S ate of in said I'isuriei, raspeo uuj k tb 28ib day of MiVemixr ) duly aajndgfd bankrapt node gress reiJimg 10 uaasi bus -duly-: snrrendert-d Drtv and ' rtifhts Ot DrCk ra;Iv comulled w m all tho tek sa-d - act- and of tbe or crrart toacbiuir h'B naiiKrDDrc be prays tnat te maybe dtcreel to Gave a inn aaamrgi iroiu bii i avaioBt oih eetat uuaer baia esa ot nch ce U aa are exenii Bucb disch 'fse. i..?;--,.... Dated -oU Sad day of Jantia: - - - HkX V- . OBDEB OF HOTICS fHEKX Eastern District f Kotb Carolina Ne r Hanover, as : On this ith.day a D 1905. on reading U e foregol; It 1 ordered ty the court, that a j hod upon tle Fame on tb ifitn I nary a. D. 190B,. before gttBt' Ketere of sai - court, at ratectt In said dlfltr ct at 1 '.'dock i noon; and ht notice thereof iS- Tu Moaimia 6ia a - newepaper In sala erteu'et, . " and f tht', an creditors and ottor persona la latere appear at tbe said time nd P'ac BbowcaHse, if any tbey have, why the r the Said petitioner aoatd oot be grant lo Is fanner ordered by the Court, t Clerk snail send by mall to all know copies of said petition and tbw order to ihVm at tneir places of r-sidenee witnes , the Honorable Tbpmaa judge of the wjdeoart. and the se uay orjaanary. a v - a u mr. T -v - - , HA H UK la Vm By James & vor.wufpmj i . Peruchi Cypzcnf h"Tlie Strangers cf Jf S Plenty of new . 10, . 80 fzm : Seats on sal- 4 v J iiQem alsoC aw MiiSX )lies.- i bns DeaIeraCr--JC---w ts the till fcr t-j-t?lt, tvi tttine9 9
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