WILMINGTON,
X. 0.
Tuesday BlOBiniffp, Pbb.28.
TAX
ON PACKING HOUSES.
QcorfU'a kaw to tolled SZQO from sgeais
j Saitaincd Iho Tens Aotl-Troil
Law Upheld.
ay Telesrapn to ens Morning Star
i WAiaraaTON, Feb. ! 27. -The Su
preme Court of the United 8tates to-:
du affirmed the deciaion of the Su
preme court of the State of Georgia in
thecaaeot Frank K. Kehrer An
drew P. Stewart tax collector for Ful
ton county, Ga. The case grew out
of an effort to collect a tax of f 300
from Kehrer as the Atlanta agent of
NelionMorria & Company, of Chi
cago, under the State law fixing a tax
of $300 on the agenta or packing
nouses doing business in the State.
The Georgia court held that In caiei
In which meats were merely consign
ed to an agent to be distributed to pur
chasers the law cannot be sustained be
came it is an Interference with in
terstate commerce, but that In cases In
which they are shipped to him for sale
It is valid and that under it the agent
is liable for the tax. The opinion to
day was delivered by Justice Mcj
Senna. . . , !
The Supreme Court to day also de
cided the case of the National Cotton
Oil Company vs. the State of Texas.
Involving the Texas anti-trust law.
The State court found the company
guilty under that law and held that It
had forfeited Its right to do business
in the 8tate. The case was appealed
to the Supreme Court on constitu
tional grounds. That court, however,
in its opinion to-day, which was de
livered by Justice McKenna, held that
the charge was untenable and sust
tatned the verdict of the court below.
MINE
HORROR IN WEST VIRQISI.
Fifteen terpses Recovered aid Others Yet
ia the ttlae.
Br Telegraph to ue If ornlnz star. .
Bmjwteuj, W. Va.J Feb. 27. As a
result of an explosion In shaft No. 1
of the United 8tates Coal and Coke
Company at Wilcoe Sunday, twenty
three miners are supposed to have lost
their lives, and it is possible that, the
number will exceed this. Up to 8 P.
M. fifteen dead bodies had been taken
from the shaft A larsre rescuing party
worked in the mines Sunday night It
is barely possible but not likely that
some of the remaining entombed men
will be rescued alive. The explosion
was of terrinc force and shattered glass
windows a mile distant Immediate
ly after the shock great numbers of
miners, who were off duty, it being
Sunday, rushed to the shaft to nod
great clouds of smoke and dust gush
log from Its mouth. Mothers, children
and other relatives soon were weeping
and pleading for the rescue of those
dear to them entombed in the mine.
The officials of the mines, including
General Manager Rels. were soon on
the ground and the work of rescuing
miners was directed by Mr. Eels. The
misers; thus far recovered are all Ital
ians and Hungarians aad have not as
yet been identified. i
The company usually works in this
shaft about seventy-fire miners, but
as n was Sunday the men were not all
la. hence the small loss of lives .can
b attributed only to this fact. The
United States Coal and Coke Com?
osnv. With nridcinal offices in Pitts
burg. Par. is a part of the Uoited
Btaets Steel Corporation..
JRUSTEES OP UNIVERSITY.
Those Recommended to Let lilatnrfe
for
Election Eople, of New Hanover.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. 0 , Feb. 37. The
Committee on Trutseea of the Univer
sity of North Carolina tonight decided
to recommend the following to be
elected by the Legislature:
For term ending 1913 B. F. Dixon,
Cleveland; R. A. Douehton, Alleghe
ny ;Fj A. Daniels, Wayne; a. V.
Lang, Iredell; F. W. Hancock, Gran
ville; If. J. Cox, Ansoa; O. Price,
Zswan; T. 8. Rollins, Buncombe; F.
8. Spruill, Franklin: Claude Docker v,
Wake; John 8prunt Hill, Durham;
; L. F. Moore, Pitt: R. T. Grav, Wake;
J. uoit Guilford; Uharles J. Jones,
Buncombe; N. A. Ramsey, Durham;
&.. M. Scales, Guilford: George W.
Connor, Wilson, J. S. Cunningham,
tVrson ; B. U. Brsgaw, Beaufort. t
For term ending 1907 A. H. Elisr.
Forty the; J. A. Lockbarf, Jr., Anson;
U. is. Aycock, Wayne; w. 8. Fear
s n, Burke; Charles H. 8tedman,
Guilford.
For the term ending 1909 Toomas
Baffin, Mecklenburg.
For the term ending 1911 B. G.
Em pie, New Hsnover;C. F. Tomt,
Henderson.
VENDER SUPERIOR COURT.
Jsdfe Oliver H. Allen Popolsr la Coonly.
f- j Docket for Trial. j
Special Star Correspondence.
Btjegaw, N. a, Feb. 27. The
Spring term of Superior Court con
vened here to-day, Judge O. H. Alien
presiding. . Judge Allen was solicitor
of this district for a number of years
and Is known by most every citizen of
the county, and no one knows him but
to say that he is. one of the ablest and
most I efficient judges on the bench.
The following is a list of the grand
jury : a. w. Ulvenbark (foreman), J.
O. Jones, Ii. J. Meadows, K. D. Cor-
bett, B. J. Padgett, a J. Sldbury, W.
v uixie, a. x. Moore, GK W. McBIll
lain, G. W. Gurganus, B, O. Oalson,
Lake Gllsioa, H. O. Bell. G. W. Mal
lard, J. J. Bonham, M. 8. Books Ma
jor Clark and Harry Durham. There
re 90 civil and 19 criminal cases on the
aocket.. it istnougbt that the court
win continue until Saturday. ;
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I mmm am ... j
Ptnomsital-eiHHapacn Record.
IT-. .. i
The importations in 1904 ofG. H.
Ma nam's Champagne aggregate 131,-
830 oases, the largest on record. The
magnificent quality, purity and natur
al dryness o' G. H. Mamm'i Extra
Dry is r .u f. ible for this showing.
Immen i rewrves cf the superb 1898,
icy, - a ti i9tio vintages guarantee
HiMBK-ti.Ttce of auailtv.
hiS ":,u "Moved and perfectly
h,e1? b? Bucklen's ArnlcTsalve.
wrlS. .Tw J! of Norfolk, Va.,
TL"'..??. y knee dreadful-
.:r.."Q"VMBred l Bucklen's
,w" Kmivv sionned thn
healed it without acar:"
pain and
Alan heala
B. n. Bixlamy'b drug store.
Only 85c, at
J A. si cx
1
f una xob Haw Hlways BougW
PARTISAN VOTE
ON IMPEACHMENT.
i.iar Charles swavne rouDu
MUaW w - - .
Not Guilty of Misdemeanors
and High Crimes.,
DEMOCRATS VOTED GUILTY.
:..
leasts Stands for wester navy-, w
insck Declared Roosevelt Is IsIIicted
With Propensity to Interfere Is
Affairs of Other Natlooa,
By Tslesrsph to the Xontlar Btv.
Washington , Feb. 27,-Tfae Senate
to-day concluded the impeachment
trial of Judge Swayne
by acquitting
him on all the charges
him In the articles of
nresented by the House.
made against
impeachment
rtrntinv on the Swavne case began
at 10:10. 20 minutes after the Senate
livened and continued until 11:45.
Thra was no discussion and the ! time
was consumed In the taking the twelve
votes necessary to dispose of each
of the articles. The highest vote i f pr
Imnnanhment WtB 85 VOteS. and the
lowest against 47, On the two articles
Aharixincr the use of private railroad
eira oniv 13 votes were cut for con
viction. The larger votes were large
ly along party lines. f !
LTndira flwavne was not In the Sen
ate durinejthe roll calls, but sat In the
President's room just back of the
chamber. The result of each ballot
was sent to blm by his attorneys. Five
of the House managers attended dur-
inir the nroceedlncs. r f I
When the first was reau cnargmg
Judge Swayne with making a false
certificate for expenses while holding
court at Waco, Texas, the presiding
officer said: I I !
"Senators, how say you! Is the re-
pondent, Charles Swayne, guilty or
pot guilty as coargea in uus ruwci
iThe calling or tne roii oy mo seers-
tin waa then beran. The first Sen
ator to riso in response to the call waa
Mr. Atear. who voted 7'noigumy in
Hnav and distinct tones. ' I
Mr. Bacon was the first Democrat on
the roll and likewise the first to
answer in the affirmative, finding
Judge Swayne guilty. The vote
tbrouarbout was lareeiv partisan,; ana
stood 83 to 49. - i - ;
The Senators who voted guilty were
Bacon, Bailey, Bard, Bate, uarry,
Garmack. Clark, of Montana. Clay
Oockrell, Uuiberson. Damei, roster,
of Louisiana. Gorman. Ktttrldge. Lat
imer, UcUreary.UcUumoer, ja.cn. aery,
McLaurin, Mallory, Martin, Money,
Moriran. Nelson. Newlands. Over
man. raltersen, rettus, Dimmonv,
Taliaferro, Teller. . ! 1 1
under the rule requiring a two-
thirds vote to convict, 65 votes In the
affirmative would have been necessary
to convict. As this vote was almost
reversed. Judge Swayne was I pro
nounced to be not guilty. The chair
announced this to be the resulr. j
The reading and voting npon
the
other articles followed in rapid sue
cession. The second charge was that
of an excessive charge for expenses
while holding court at Tyler, Texas.
The proceeding in this case was an
exact eounteptrt of that on the first
articles, and tbe result was 33 for con
viction and 50 for acquittal. - j .
Tbe third charse also related to ex
cetslve expense charges at Tyler, Tex
as, and the vote was identical with
tbe vote on the aecond article, S3
16 50. - I - . ., . ."
Tne 4th and 5th articles related to
the use of private cars. - There were
only 13 votes of guilty on them
aa follows: Bailey, i Berry, Black
burn, Carmack, Oockrell, Culberson,
Daniel, McLaurin, . Martin, Money,
Morgan, Newlands and Pettus, all
Democrats. Sixty-nine senators voted
for acquittal. I
On tbe sixth charge, that of non-
residence by Judge 8wayne in his dis
trict, the vote waa 31 to 51. !
On the seventh article, relating to
residence, the vote was 19 for convic
tion and 63 against. The affilrmative
vote was as follows: Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Carffiack, Clark (Mont.),
Oockrell, Daniel, DuBoit, Gibson,
Latimer, Mccreary, Meunery, McLtn
rtn, Mallory, Martin, Money, Morgan,
rettus and Taliaferro 19. I
The vote on the eighth, ninth, tenth
and eleventh articles, covering the
contempt cases of Davis and Belden
was 31 to 61.
The 13th article was the last. It
dealt with the conduct of (Judge
Swayne in puniabing W. C. O'Neal
lor contempt in assaulting a trustee in
bankruptcy appointed by him.! On
the final vote the result waa 85 eullty
to 47 not guilty, the largest vote given
for conviction. Ill
HThe result on this vote being an
nounced, and with it the entire ver
dict as ascertained, tbe chair directed
the secretary to enter an order of ac
quittal on all the articles. This beloe
done, the long and tedious proceed
ings came to an end.
BIG NAVY OPPOSE).
The Senate toav nassed the naval
bill carrying a total annronrlation of
fiuu.suu.ouu. Tne bill waa discussed
by Messrs. Gorman, MeOumber,
Blackburn, Carmack, Hale, Lodge.
Martin, Perkins and Teller. Mr. Hale
again criticised the too rapid increase
oi tne navy, and Mr. Lodge defended
the policy of the administration in
foreign mattera and in naval increase.
Mr. Gorman, discuaslne ' the ore
poied increase of the appropriation for
the marine corps, declared there could
be no excuse for such an increase In
times oi profound peace. "1 suppose
if this is to continue." be said, "that
we will soon have our marines In all
of the weaker South American repub
lics, tra one improvements bad been
paralyzed by the big appropriations
for the Army and Navy, r Public
buildings and river and harbor im
orovements ha& been utterly sacrl
need. "The time la close at hand"
be said, "when the people will not
tolerate these conditions at the coat of
the trsde Interests of the country."
..Mr. Carmack submitted an amend
ment to reduce the number of battle
ships to be provided by the bill from
two to one. and Mr. Blackburn sun-
poriea tne amendment. , Mr; Black
burn said the battleship had never
been tested until "the skirmish at
Santiago" and its qualities have not
been established. l ...... ( - l
"Every time we build a new battle
snip we have anew spasm of terror.
no ao every time we bave a new
spasm we build a new shin." said Mr
Carmack in beginning a ibeech in de
precation of a too great increase of the
navy. "We bave just elected to the
office of chief executive," he said.
the most militant and strenuous gen
tleman who ever planted his armored
heel upon our soil. He Is inflicted
with an incurable propensity : to Inter
fere with tbe affairs of other nations.
especially with those of the republics
to the south of us." He asserted that
from these circumstances other nations
have a right to conclude that we are
arming for aeirresslon. rather than for
aerence. . . .. . - l - t. v
Mr. Lioage spose or tbe naval es
tablishment, saying, "I want a strone
navy for one simple reason, because I
oeiieve it la tbe guarantee of peace.
In this age you cannot defend the
country with bluster and you cannot
go on the tneory that no one will at
taok us beeauso we are rich and
iron? " Continues?, he said that the
autocracies of Europe did not like ns;
that the were ail land nungry ana
that thev would not refrain from
Undid troona in Houtn American
nnnntrtoi bat for the nearness ol
American fleets." Mr Lodge de
fended our policy in Ban Domingo
and said emtfnilieallv that be did not
desire anv more annexations; to the
southward. I
Mr. Martin defended ! the usefulness
of battleships. Mr. Carmack's motion j
was voted down, atojta.-
DESPERATB F1QHIINQ
ALONG RUSSIAN FRONT.
Japaacse Making Persistent and Success
fnl Flanking Movements Battle
Kaflsf for Several Days.
Si Cable to tbe XornlaK Star.
Ndw Chwano, Feb! 87, via Tien-
Tsln. According to a person who has
just returned here from the front the
Japanese are shelling Mukden with
eleven Inch mortars. V The bombard
ment which was recently commenced
la further renorted to have caused
great damage far behind the Russian
lines. Advices from Chinese sources are
that a general engagement la in prog
ress all alone tbe line. The heaviest
fiehtlnar Is renorted to be occurring on
the Japanese right and Gen. Kuroki is
said to be sweeping far north and
threatening to crumple the Russians
back on the railroad, i A special iorce
la renorted to be movincr from tbe
south and east with the intention of
cutting off the Russian communication
by railroad with Vladivostok-.
- , DESPERATE FIGHTING. ' ' '
Madtadabi, Mahchuria. Feb. 27.
After fighting of the most desperate
nature the Russians remained yes
terdav evening in noesession of
Che and Da nasses azainit which
the Jananese had i been I flinging
themselves madlv from noon until
dark. The Russians, who were great
ly outnumbered, sustained repeated
attacks, some units losing as high as
70 per cent, in killed or wounded in
band-to-band fighting with the bayo
net, to which they were reduced owing
to having fired their last bullets. In
order to bold Da pass tbe last reserves
were sent to the firing line. The Jap
anese turning operation in the region
of Gauto pass waa checked by a bat
talion of Russian infantry and several
squadrons of cavalry, who repulsed
the Japanese with heavy loss.
MR. KENLY'S FATHER DEAD.
Pfomlaeat Marylaadev Passed Awaj
la
; flit Year el Bis AfeJ -r
Yesterday's Baltimore San has the
following with reference to the death
of the father of Messrs. John R. and
A. O. Kenly, of tnis city, both of
whom have gone to Baltimore to at
tend the funeral:
Mr. George Tyson Kenlv. who died at
Malvern Farm, the home of his son. Ed
ward Q. Kenly. near Berlin, Worcester
county. Thursday nieht. in the ninetv-
first year of bis age, will be bailed to.
day at 1 o'clock in Greenmoant Come-
tery. Tbe funeral service will be con
ducted by Rev. Mr. Dame, and the pall,
bearers will be Mr. Eenly's five sons and
one nephew. :- . .. -i .. i
Mr. Kenlv was born in Baltimore Not
yember 8, 1814. His father was Edward
Henly, a descendant of an English Prcs-
Dvterian family that settled in Uartf ora
county in the seventeenth century. The
father served in tbe War of 1813 in the
citizen soldiers of Baltimore, Company
u. Twenty-seventh Kegiment, ; known as
the "brave Twenty-seventh."i and took
part in the enaraeements at Fort Mc
Henry and North Point. He was a mer.
chant and manufacturer of Baltimore.
His mother was Maila Keener Reese,
originally spelled Rhys, of the well.
known Reese family of Mary lan 1. who
were members of the Soeiety of Friends.
George T. Kenlv was educated at Lin
den Hall, a Moravian Seminary at Lititz,
Pa. He received bis early business
training in lhe counting room of Col.
Jacob. G. Davis, former Mayor of Balti.
more. Buosequently ho engaged in the
grain commission business, forming a
partnership w ith Mr. Solomon B i-tts. In
1886 he formed a partnership with Mr,
William B. Tilehman. of O.ueenstown.
Queen Anne county. The firm existed
for 80 years, and wss one of the oldest
and best known commission firms in
Baltimore. He was treasurer of' the
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce for 17
years. He was one of the original char.
ter members of the Baltimore Corn and
Floor Exchange, now known as the
Uhamoer or commerce, and was a di
rector in both organizations for a nnm
ber of years. ! j . . ..
Mr. Kenly was married April 16. 1844.
to Priscilla Agnes, daughter of Col.
Gassaway Watkins and Eleaner Bowie
Claggett, of Howard county. Colonel
Watkins served . In the 'Revolutionary
War from 1776 to 1783 in the Maryland
Line. He was one of the Maryland 400
that saved the American army at the
battle of Long Island. At the end of the
war he was mustered put of I tbe service
sb a captain of the Third Reziment.
commandad by Col. John Eager Howard
lie was colonel ox the Maryland troops
in the-War of 1812, and was placed in
command of the defense of Annapolis.
At tne time of his death be was resi
dent of the Society of the Cincinnati of
jnaryiana. i .
Five sons survive Mr. Kenly. They
are: Edward G. Kenlv. Worcester coun
ty, of the Maryland State Library; John
R. Kenly, Wilmington.N. C, vicc-pres-
iav ni ana general manager or tbe Atlan
tic Coast Line railroad; Davies L. Kenly,
of D. L. Kenlv & Co.. Haeerstown: WiL
liam W. Kenly,' of New York, treasurer
and general manager of ithe United
States Mortar SuddIv Comnany: Albert
C Kenly, or Wilmington, N. C, general
freight claim acrent of the Atlantic Coast
-Mr. Kenlv was a brother of the late
Major Gen. John R. Kenly, United
States Armv. who commanded the Mary,
land Battalion in the Mexican-War, and
a ulyision oi general drench's coros.
Army of the Potomac. He was also the
brother of Major William Li Kenly, for
merly Chief Engineer ol the -Water De.
partment of-BaUimore. Mr. KenJv was
by marriage connected .with the family
oi governor idwm 'Wartteld. In pon
tics, throughout life, he was a Democrat
oi tne oia-iasmonea school,
Appointed Jailor,
Sheriff Frank H. Stedman yesterday
morning appointed Mr. EL! 8. Oapps to
succeed his father aa ; jailor of the
county, effective March! 1st. Mr.
Oapps is a tinner by trade, but has
been employed for some time as a
motor man on the street cars;. Ate, la a
younfc man of character j and ability
and will make a worthy 1 successor of
his lamented father. The family will
continue "to occupy the residential
portion of tbe iall.
The "L'gbt House" : for: an oyster
roastl Everything - new. ; EUetrie
lights. Cheerful open fires. Last ear
leaves Wrlghtvllle at 10:80 P.M.; heat
ed, closed cars. The 8 o'clock ear from
town comes back as far as the Light
uouse at a&O f . M. to give you an op
portunity to get an oyster roast as
weu as visit tbe tbe ocean. . . i
"Ah! Miss Eoxey," began the
weather-beaten English - nobleman.
with a soulfnl look, "let us - not be
so formal. May I not call you Qol-
aie, ana win not you address me by
some appropriate, some familiar"
"All right 'Grandpap!" interrupted
ine-neiress. rnuaaeipnia tress.
FIRE DISASTER
AT NEW ORLEANS!
Great Docks of tbe Illinois Cen
tral Railroad Totally De
stroyed Sunday Mbt.
LOSS $3,000,000 TO $5,000,000.
jBif Qrala Elevstors.ItnmeBSO Vareboaset,
700,000 Boshels of Qrain, 23,000 Bales
lottse, 15,000 Barrels f of ar and -500
Freight Cars Destroyed.
x Br TUectapn to tne Hornlnc Btar.
Nhw Obleaks, La., Feb. 87. Fire
involving millions of dollars loss In
physical property and that strikes 'a
serious, If temporary, blow at the im
mense export trade of New Orleans,
swept the river front Sunday night
and wiped; out the vast freight termi
nals of the Illinois Central, known as
the Siuvveaant docks. Nearly a dozen
squares of modern wharves and freight
sheds, two magnincent gram elevators,
hundreds of loaded ears and vast quan
tities of freight, including 20,000 sales
of cotton, were destroyed, together
with a large number of small resi
dences. . Tbe fire waa still raging furi
ously at midnight, at which time It
bad almost reacnect tne upper ena w
the Illinois Central property. The
ocean-going shipping seems to bave
escaped damage. A number of fire
men and employes or tne aocis were
injured. Actual estimates of the losses
may exceed 15,000,000. '
LATBBPABTICTJLaRS. ; ;
New Orleans. FebC 27. Complete
figures of the loss involved in the de
struction of the Stuyvesant docks of
the Illinois Central compiled ,by the
local officials of tbe company to-day,.
will not re available until aa inspec
tion of tbe books of the docks Is fin
ished. Fortunately ail of these were
saevd. - . ? - - - '
To-day local freight agent Cousins
and bis office force went to work on
them, and Mr. Cousins announced to
night that it might be possible to
morrow to give tbe result. The value
of the wharves, sheds, warehouses,
elevators and : trackage is known
roughly, but the number of ears and
quantity of merchandise destroyed
cannot be riven until tbe Inspec
tion Is concluded. In tbe meantime
estimates of tbe loss vary between
$3,000,000 and $5,000,000. The ruins
of the fire smouldered all day and
two enginea were kept at the scene to
protect surrounding residential prop
erty. Including the Crescent ice
plant, the police bave complied a list
of approximately forty buildings,
mostly occupied by laborers, which
were destroyed with an estimated lose
of $100,000. Earlier estimates of the
damages to shipping were modified
to-day, the principal sufferer being
tbe Leyland liner, Indian Head, on
wbfch tbe loss la $5,000. .. i
Officials of the fire department said
to-day that the fire might have been
extinguished in its inception if the
streets leading to the docks bad not
been closed by authority of the coun
eil and long lines of freight can had
not been packed on tbe tracks, it was
Impossible for either the engine or the
firemen to set through until too late
to be of service. Chief O'Connor said
one of tbe results of tbe fire would
doubtless be to force the city to pro
vide a madern fire beat for tbe harbor.
He said the disaster could have been
averted if there had been one. Some
distress is reported among the poorer
classes who lost their Belongings. Th-?
local charily organization' society has
asked for funds to deliver ;lt. I
It Is stated that the fire originated
from spontaneous combustion. j .
No one is mlsslnr and It Is gener
ally believed that the fire was without
loss of life. Conservative estimates or
the Immediate loss by the fire
are $5,000,000, divided as fol
lows:. Two elevators, warehouses.
sheds, $9 500,000; 83 000 bales 1 of
cotton, $920,000; 700.000 bushels
srratn. $386,000: 15.000 barrels sugar.
$300,000: cotton seed cake. 130 car
loads, $97 000; lumber. $16,625;
cement, $56,850; meal, 20 cars, $10,-
000; sundries, $150,000; five bun
dred freight cars, $315,000; ship
damaged, $50,000; city fire depart
ment, two engines and six horses,
$15,000; orivate property and otber
damage $215,000. The railroad com
pany carried Its own insurance and
the contents ofshe various elevators
and sheds were insured in local and
foreign agencies. . i n
. The wharves covered 475 feet, over
distance or ten blocks. Of this wharf
age, 8,5000 feet and what It contained
was destroyed,, and tbe remainder at
the upper end of the terminals beine
saved through tbe fact that the wind
blew strongly In the opposite dlrec
tlOn. : r
The destroyed wharf coat $500,000.
Elevator "D" lesaed to Harris, Scott
& Company, of Chicsgo, cost $300,000
When built, and elevator "IE" wblcb
was operated by the Illinois Central,
cost $400,000, : v
L05AL POUT PARAQ8APHS.
Carta of Fish Oil far New Yerk-Airlvsl
aad Dtpsrtare of Vessels. j
Tbe cotton market continued down
ward yesterday. New York spot hav
ing been quoted dull at. 7.60. Local
receipts were Hi bales against only
same day laatiyear. ill.'
Tbe schooner "Elizabeth T. Doyle,"
wbleh brought cargo of coal for tbe
plant, cleared yesterday for New York
with cargo of 3, 550 barrels of fish oil
from the Caps Pear Fisheries Co., at
Old Brunswick. v ; a
Schooner V'M. C. Haskell? cleared
yesterday for New York with cargo
from the Cape Fear Lumber Co.
scnooner "waccamaw" arrived yes
terday from New York with cargo of
cement for tbe 8. A. L. warehouses, i
The steamer "E. A.Hawei,"Oapt.W,
Jttonsson, wmcn nas neen tied up
at Fayettevllle for some time,! has re
sumed her runs on the. Cape j Fear,
having left Fayettevllle yesterday.
Extra fioBdensed flsrjlsod Rye.
"Here's a pint of Old Maryland
Bye, 20 years old, condensed into
tablet the she of a buck shot," said a
well known railroad man, uncovering
a little, air-tight, tin receptacle,; at the
aesx oi xne urton last nigbt. a re
porter was given a sniff Inside the
box and was. prepared;: thereafter to
swear U was the genuine article.! The
gentleman stated the little scientific
curiosity had been sent him by
friend in Baltimore, . a celebrated
French chemist, who had been expert-
mentine along that line. There was
no joke about tbe affair at all and the
tablet ia valued very highly by the
gentleman,' whose name would be re
cognized anywhere were it called.
But the reporter was en joined' to
secrecy. Tbe possibility oMhe com
merclal development of the tablet in
question puts .the Walt' Law to
shame.
ANIMALS NEVER IDLE. I
They Me to Keep Very Bir
Wlthoat Dolnv Very Mack.
How Is it that birds and beasts man-
aee to pass through life without suc
cumbing to ennui, or, at least, without
being bored nearly to death? Animals,
as a rule, do not loaf.! It is not thus
thattbfy solve the problem. Loafing Is
an art .wblcb but few living creatures
understand. Lizards, crocodiles and
cbaprassis are the greatest authorities
on thesubject. Animals bave acquired
the knack of making much ado about
nothing; they have learned to be very
busy without doing anything. .This ac
complishment obviously differs from
that of loafing. It is one which ani
mals have brought to perfection and
of which many human beings, chiefly
women, are very able exponents. There
is overhead a wasp busily exploring
the holes in the trunk; of . a tree. Why,
he does this he probably does not know;
be has no time to stop and think. He
is 1 quite content to explore away as
though bis life depended upon it. Five
times within the last six minutes he
has minutely Inspected every portion
of tbe same hole.' All; bis labor Is use
less, in a sense; without it, however,
the wasp would in all probability , die
of ennui. The wasp is not an Isolated
case. Most animals are experts at frit
tering away time; they spend much
of their 4Irea In actively doing nothing.
Watci a canary in a cage..(He hops
backward and forward between two
perclies as though he -was paid by the
fly. It lead an aimless existence. Nev
ertheless : it is always busy. A bee
probably visits twenty times as 'many
flowers In tne day as a butterfly;, for
all that the butterfly Sis always on the
move. r ' - ! . i ,
When speaking of the swift, I notice
how long it took to find the materials
for its nest," how it went afar off to
seek that which was at its feet This,
although tbe result j of stupidity, is
doubtless a blessing to "the bird. Nest
building affords great pleasure to the
bird the more protracted the amuse
ment "the better for the architect. The
squirrel labors from j early morn till
late ere laying up a store i of nuts.
When one storehouse is full, the indus
trious animal opens another and then
proceeds to forget the existence of the
first i Lastly, animals; spend no incon
siderable portion of jhe day! in play.
Nearly all tbe higher; animals indulge
In. play; some go so far as to play reg
ular games. Times of India.
WISDOM OF NOVELISTS.
It fs mostly the women who are tbe
gamesters,, tbe men only the cards.
Thomas Hardy. j I I
Cynicism is merely the art of seeing
things as they are instead of as they
ought to be. Robert Hichens.
There Is no man so much at the
mercy of his own vanity as he who en-
Joys a limited notoriety. Seton Merri-
man.
A wise man reduces his affairs to a
minimum and bis interests in tbe af
fairs of his neighbors to less. Seton
Merriman. i
It la his sweetheart a man should be
particular cbout Once be settles down,
It does noc much matter whom he
marries. J. M. Barrie. f I
Good finance Is knowing bow to util
ize tbe fullness of otber people's pock
ets without revealing the emptiness of
one's own. Richard Bagot - j
A person who can't argue is like a
person who can't' chew. He swallows
the facts of life unprepared for diges
tion. Sara Jeannette Duncan.
SOLAR MOTION.
Tfce Little We Kmw About Where
-. the Sum Im Golmar. -
Can we find out anything about the
motions of our solar system? The old
astronomer, before jtbe Invention of.
spectroscopic : methods, i could attack
the problem only by a consideration of
certain stellar motions. It baa been
found that these motions are not alto
gether casual in character, as yr
should expect, but there is a tendency
to a grouping of the motions an ar
rangement other than fortuitous, jit
appears that the individual stars form
ing the so called constellations on the
sky are slowly closing , up near a cer
tain point of the heavens and as slow
ly opening out near a point diametric
ally opposite.' This: is just what we
should expect if the polar system Is ap
proaching Jtbe point where the stars
are opening xrat The phenomenon has
been compared to what we see when a
regiment of soldiers marches toward!
us. At first 'there is visible a confused
mass of men only, but as distance di
minishes the ranks Open out until each
Individual becomes at last plainly visi
ble. .... 1 jj ; .
In this way it has been possible to de
termine approximately the position . on
the sky of the "apex" of solar motion,
or that point toward which our solar
system is at present traveling. It is In
the constellation Hercules. We are
obliged to assume that our path Is for
the moment a straight line. But we
mean that "moment" which began
when James Bradley commenced the
first star catalogue of modern precision,
about , 1700, and which will end long
after present generations of men have
passed away. So mighty is the orbit
in question that many centuries must
come and go as moments before we can
hope to detect the orbit's curvature. !
We are like travelers in the famous
"corkscrew" tunnel of tbe St. Gothard
railway. Trains enter on; a low level
and after going around a huge curve
cut in the mountain emerge from the
tunnel again on a higher level and at a
point almost directly ' above , the j en
trance. Passengers while in the dark
tunnel often amuse themselves I by
Watching the needle of a pocket , com
4asar which ' makes a complete revolu
tion during the passage. But without
the compass they could not know wheth
er the. train was moving on a straight
or curved track, and so we passengers
of the solar system, too, cannot know
by observation whether our great cos
rale track is straight or curved until,
-like the compass, tbe astronomer's in
struments shall tell us the truth. Har
old Jacobyt Pb. D.,in Harper's Weekly.
The SelOler'a Idle Time, j
Military life is necessarily made
up
lareeiv of loafmar. Yon rnrmnt keen
a
man continuously fit drlllinsr. mnrohlrie
or any other branch of military train
ing ror eigne hours a day and five 04
six days week. You have to invent t
great many otber jobs for him, even t
make a pretense of keeping him occu
Died. But these loba nre nearlv nil
"loafing" jobs,5 and when it is all done
tne soldier has a great many more idle
hours on his bands per diem than any
-otner man in tne same rank of life,
do not know whether it is possible
arrive at any remedy ! for this, bnt
it is, the direction in which I should
jiook for. tbe remedy would be to make
every soldier work at some other trade
for a certain number of hours each
day. The number of j hours might
shorter in the summer, when there
. more opportunity for training and mill-
wry exercise, ana .longer in tbe winter
ii inis were practicable, no doubt
would make an enormous difference
the . value of the soldier as a citizen
when he leaves j the ranks. London
Vote here for the
Merchants' Gift
Library.
We
Big Special Umbrella Sale Just
Commencing Tuesday,
1 '.'111 Prepare now for all rainy day.
60 Ladies' Umbrellas,
250
Steel Bod.
75a Ladies' Umbrellas,
480
Wood Handles.
$1.50 Ladies' Umbrellas
$1.10
All Silk. f
$2.00 Ladles' Umbrellas,
$1.45
Assorted Handles. .
$1.00 Men's Umbrellas, v
69c
Self-opening. ,
J.
H.
But Umbrellas at this sale and
On olcatanl qsts there is no better
place to spend ao hour or two than
the beach. The 10 o'clock cariiaja
orer ta the beach an hour and three
quarters. The 8 o'clock car lays loTer
an boar and one Quarter. !
BUSINESS LOCALS.
ssr nonoss ror Kent or sale. Lost or reuBS
Wants, ana ether snort snsosuaneons iflfW
Msements msertea la tnis Debartment, 14 solts
KODparlal Type, tor 1 t per word eaeb lnw ;
ami tmt no lareraflement taken tor lees tbaS
SO term posttrteir eub ta cm
Km for hatchlnsr from nnre bred BAT.d
Flymoatb Bocks ana White Wndottea. 1 1. 00
ror 13. h. k Msrun, mi nana rouna irw
WUmington H. C. febS8 j-
War Rant Two nw savan-room residences
now being built at nortbaaat eornw of eeoondj
and Son streets. All 1 modern conTenlenceej
Possession glren Karen 15th. Address D V.T1
Oapps. city. leo 8 i h
For Sale Grocery and Uaaor Business sit-
uatel in business part ot tbe acy. Besson tor
cillofflstomoTlnUie country. Address Pi
D.3 , care Btar office. febtaiwr !:
AMOBaknowlnffofBoEerHazeLor anyot
bis h-lrs, will do wall to communicate mta Ui
u. uroy uo., us rnaeess snees. j . n
For sala OslvSMcafor a bnslcess bouse
on Front street, nortn or Karket, touto ot Hd
Grots. For terms call on M. C. Darby &
Co., 1MJ4 Princess street, real estate agents.
iex4u .s.:.ji
m good Satan Horse for Sale, for reference
call for mf. S Sorth Water street,
febkSlw. f
will sell mv comitate line of groceries at a
sacr flee. Must be sold by March ! 5th 'as ;I will
leave the city. C. Jj. KudI, loth 8t. bet Priacess
and Caestnnt.
fed U.
Orercoat. Wilmington Pressing Ulub. sostf
Call on A. S. WlnstMd for Onans. Annies.
Bananas, Irian Potatoes, and all kind oi
country produce, a. 8. Wlnstead, 313 Market
street. Bell 'Phone 203. . . , dec ssttH
Hells. 1 Call phone Na 1182. D. A. Bowan.
Practloai Tin and Sheet Iron Worker. Plum
ber and Oas Fitter. 818 Market Bt. j j
-
CHEROOTS! CHEROOTS
CIGARETTES.
White ttnieht
'' .
Fontella, .
El Capitan.
El Provedo ana
La Exceptional.
j 0HTERS, TOO
Tbe P. B. Hasbagen
Do;
Wholesale arooerles and Tobaccos.;
febWtf " i
J. A. MORRIS;
MACHINIST,
6UN AND LOCK SMITH.
Bep&iring
Typewrlteirs) and LicM
Machinery a gpeelslty.
212 Market St., Wilmington, M.
fob 24 tf ; -
a Martinez
I1
i
GAR
THE BEST SMOKE INC
FORM FOR
i
5
j. o. vann;
. ..-. V- i ,
feb 26 tf North Front S troet
ADaliahtful Plsssure.
Nothteg pleases a man more tnan a good ,
clean sbave. We fire toe cleanest shave ob
tainable, not only In polfit of keen raaon, bat
as to real closnlfneao. we use a clean towel
tor each man and eterytwug else la tborongbly
nttseptlc. s ,
QUION A DAYU.
. iOUmax Barber Shop, "r
v Hnnth Trout strestj :
fol. IS tr
CIGARS!
CIGARS
Norm
READER'S,
CIve Premium Punch Card.
'1
umbrellAu
$3.50 Men's Umbrellas,
$2.69
Assorted Handles.
$3.00 Men's Umbrellas,
$2.19
Assorted Handles.
REHDER
615,
vote for tht Library,
1
ROLLS of
A
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NOTE PRICES :
25 ROLLS 85 CENTS QUALITY 25 CENTS YAR0.
50 29 " 22 "
25 26 "
This Week Only.
$3.50 Qoquet
How Is
12 1-2 cents 40 Inch
16
26
i
86
40 Inch
40 Inch
Persian
Write For Sampleo.
Geo. 0. Gaylord,
206, 208, 210 North Front Street.
The Place That Saves You Money.
feb 21 tf
Tate ttaiiui el to
Men'a
t
17 50 Suit!
now
16 15
8 25
8 75
10 00
10 75
12 50
13 50
14 60
16 00
18 00
10 00
11 00
12 59
13 60
15 00
16 60
18 00
20 00
22 50
Youth's $5.00 Sniti....
.now $ 4.00
4.75
, 5.75
6.00
7.60
10.00
11.00
19.50
13.50
15.00
16.00
800
8 50
9.50
10.00
13.00
13.60
t
t.
Underwear at Low Prices.
.50 cents Bhlrts or Drawers. . . . .
t-VK - It .
.40
.60
.80
' .99
100
LS5
160
8.50
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1.15
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OVERCOATS AT 60EATLY REDUCED PRICES.
Men's Black and Gray $10.00 Overcoats now ........ $ 6 50
lien's Black and Gray 12.00 Overcoats now 8 00
aten-s tsiacs ana Uray 1S.BO OvercoaU mv. s.w
Men's Black aad Gray 15 00 OvercoaU now , jriOOO
Hen's Blaek and Grav 16.00 Orereoata now
lien's Black and .Gray 18 00 Overcoats now
lien's Black and Gray 88.50 Overcoats now
Sweaters and Cardigan Jackets will be sold at two-thirds of their regular tI
A Complete Line of BOY'S KNEE PANTS in all sixes, at ereatly, reducer
prices. . i
J. M. SQL K & & OO. i
r Bemember this sale Is for two weeks
BarJnk.
Vote here for the
Uerchanta' Gift
Library.
v
for Ten Days,
Feb. 28th.
$1.00 Ladies' Umbrellas,
69c
Fanoy Handles.
$1.25 Ladies' Umbrellas,
95c
AJU Silk.
$1.15 Ladles' Umbrellas,
90c
Mourning Handles.
75o Men's Umbrellas,
45c
Steel Eod.
$2.00 Men's Umbrellas,
$1.45
AU 811k.
& CO,
617, 619 North Fourth Street.
f eb 25 tf
MATTING i
rri
" 18 M
Rags $239
This:
Lawns
10 cents
12 12 "
18 "
25
ft
Lawns
Clearing Sate Prices.
Men's
7 00
6 60
6 00
5 50
5 OO
4 50
4 00
3 50
3 00
2 60
Pants
5 50
now
a
it
tt
(f
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5 0
4 75
4 6
4 0
3 7fi
3 vj
9 75
2 3j
2 I'd
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to aixiaen jeirt, In all tba latest t'jie1 1
at the rollowlnr redaction:
vui tu ti w ami.,., .... ...iiu" ' " s
3.00
3.25
2 50
t
it
ti
165!
1.75'.
8 3i V
88!
4 1 i
4 7r
8 00
4.00
5.00
6.0Q
it
it
Colored Top Shirts.
60 cents BhlrU
75 " "
1.00 " "
IM "
LC0 ' "
8.00 "
l.tf
10 60
11 50
16 60
One rrletvlothiersand Fnrnlshers, t
UaiAMlit TaimmIa HfliliUnfT
MSIVUIU AQUINO ia a .
only. 8o be on hand for j
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... Hirrictive rei
j ' nation and u
. under-- tne
amendment
'i '. nriat ion bill
ably be stria
$ same provil
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r. ; of Utah, maj
- thet Mormod
V controls pol
T W iat the n
i jtMorsran boo
f Indian fundi
, Tbe Japan d
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Russians: so
I -all along th
; At North IP
in the suit
his wife det
to noison.
still loves h
2 . wick and he
- Statements
At Chattaq
tinea rthed
soldiers sun
. the despera
Ridge. rA
estimation
fsctihatco
, pl;es for tlx
v saren urn w
.Tfs yest
8moothinec
New ' Y oris
firm at 2i(Sl
at 760; tija
spot weak.
" corn, spot e
. oatd, spot q
S7(&U8c: rd
to good $
uiet.
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four hours
Tempera
degrees;
mum 41 de
Rainfall
since first
inches.
Stage of
Payettevilu
day) 2l.a f
Washin
Carolina;
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Sun Bets
l. ay's LcnJ
llieh Wat
JliRhWate!
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her huabaf
Jakey
turing dq
declares
abhors bo
p88.
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been lyin
mens. Tl
corn still
comers
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