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ftbe Cihoritino Star.
Bandar, Fcsruary 10. 190.
WILLIAM, H. BERNARD.
Owner and Editor.
WILMINGTON. N. a
Uttered aa oooad-ctaae
matter at
ts rastoCco at WL'lmaton.
N.
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aacer tho Act o Ceeerea of March
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Sunday. Feonxiry 10. 19MX
COASTWISE MONOPOLY.
The New York Journal of Com
merce takes a serious vIo of the
easablaatlon of the ALunilc coastwise
ehipplnx companies. As Wilmington
H directrdly interested, the follolngj
from the Journal of Commerce
biLerestln:
-U Mr. Charles W. Morse, with his
Consolidated bteamshlp Couipany.
aiulox at a manoiolr of coastwise
aavlgatioo hy steam on the Atlantic
and Gulf coojU of the United States?
If he has tor rained to take over the
No KcgUnd Navigation Company. During his six years as governor
It looks that war. ThU company has ;of Artanaa,. jeff Davla averaged near
almost a monopoly of the Sound I ly one pardon a day. He ought to
ftloaxsers and has been for some ttmo tc perfectly at home In the Senate.
controlled by the New ork. New Ha -
ven and ilartlord Kaiiroon uompany.
The railroad com pan r is a consoiiaa
tlco which has establiiihed a practical
taonopoly of communication by rail
tetweea New York and Boston and
wX .rir.4 -rM linn" f
the Metropolitan Steamship Company I
and proposed to put it Into the pas
senger service, the New England Com
yany met it with a threat to put on
outside steamers of lis own In addi
tion to those running to Bridgeport.
Norwich. New London. Providence
and Pall River to connect with its rail
tine. Now. according to report, the
competition is not to come, but the
??.?L'
-rl J .w, w , i -rhmriftTf a 7 trie which produce white talc, or
"Already this holding company, or- yearn over. Lhariotlo Chronicle. I . ' . M . oriH hof(.
ganlxed under the loose corpoitlon -On the Ward Line steamer Mexl-! gJil 1 r?J ot tLZ
law of the Slate of Maine, has control co. hlch arrived from Havana, was ; !f , ? ,
ef the Eastern Steamship Company. Emanual Gonzales, forty years old. education of the faithful the peoplo
a which the lines between Boston ho served as corporal under Weyler i nercr dream of making this snbsUnce
and Maine ports were merged: the !n the Spanish-American war. As ho into pipes. They make bowls and
Tfudsoa Company, which owns the was In the fight at Kettle Hill It is ' goblets of 1L but no pipes. It may be
People's Line, between New Terk itr desro of tho veteran to go to that the long plpestems which allow
fld Albanv: the Metropolian Com- Wpshiugton and see President Kxwo- the smoke to cool and loec its acridity
sny. with Its I'ne from New York 1 veil before ho sails for his hom in i before reaching the month leave tho
to Boston tbroueh the Sound and out- Mad! k:. as ho believes he shot at the oriental smoker quite indifferent in re
side of Cape Cod : the Clyrfe Company. President In that battle. After the . MTT, trt th. nn-Htv of the bowL At
rmnfng fron, here to Atlantic ports war Gonzales went to Port-au-Prince. t0he qUaUty 0Jf! Zt xtl
Socth as far a Jacksonville and Pen- bere he opened a store. The loss J a11 eTents- one nrcr 8Cea a Tcrk
sala. and the Mallorv Co-nnanr. .
Itn IU Gulf lines as far as Galveston,
Tex. There remains two weak lines
he t wren here and Boston br wt of
the Bornd. the Old Dominion line
to Norfolk, the Savannah line and the
e44 Morraa line to the Gulf, which Is
controlled by the Southern Pacific
Railroad Comranv. The domination
cf Mr. Morse's Consolidated. If his
Han are carried out. will be such
tiat the completion of a monopoly
wfll not be dlctjlt. Control of the
Southern Pacific's line mltht not be
easy to ret, btt an a filiation with It la
rrcartt to Golf trade would probably
act be dlfficnlL
"These bold proceedings in the di
rection of more monopoly aro taken
ta defiance of a public opinion which
saMfest Itself with Increased Im
patience at every new move. A rao
oroly of the coastwise trade, which
Is protected by the exclusion of all
but American vessels, would not be
Yonr. tolerated. The meins hr which
ft wcwld be serttre1. the "boldfnr com
nnr." Is alrendv discredited and mar
K found altogether unlawful a a
ermhlnatloo la restraint of trade. Tho
artaek oo that croend would be In
vited bv anv eercio of monopolv
per in the rmstwljie traeV. As a
Ht resort, an as the easiest and
theaeest rem o. Jr. and one which
wrwld h a tvtve beneHt to our
trvV. the protection of the pavtea-
tio Ui miM h removed and onr i
nrttln trae throTi on to the ,
eirtttn of t world 1iv that of know omethlng I ala't going
PHf,!n. Tht wo..h he a rdl- to te" aanP the gir:. "You mnat
eal rerrer. bt-t pot only an effectual i kaow something good about some-r-t
a benec'al one" body." declared tho mean man. New
. ' i York Globe.
THE SOUTHS MIGRATION "I went to the theatre last night."
MOVEMENT. j"And did the play have a happy end-
K7i r, 8"b,?;w'2Sb.,!?..esni,,s?j.ba t
are Jolo'nc In an l-rmlitnMon move-! hatnin Heht nn.. m if
went conducted on the plan of Com
snlsiloner 11 J. Wats-:n. of South Caro
lina. The Loulsrp'o Courier-Journal
endorses It as a "good move for the
South" and comments editorially in
this way:
"ivttr ly another step has been taken j
which bids fair to promote still for-
ar the Interest of the 9?-th In this
natter. A very considerable obstacle
to Earopfaa immigration to the South
has been the lack of any such facili
ties for the care and distribution of
Immigrant as are offered at New
York. Recent reports of a reliable na
ture from Washlajrton state that tho
Admlclrtmloo contemplates the es
tablishment of a modern Immigration
station at New Or'eans for the inei
ceeta! relief of the conrestlon at the
salloa at Ellis islaad. New York. To
this end Secretary Straus has address-"
L ftter to Speaker Cannon, in
- , "snres the parsage of a bill
reeed by Senator McEnery. for tbe
Uh.lsbtr.ent of such a atatfon at New
Oricass upon a site to be given to the
roveraraent free of cost, and aopro
PriaUax 170.000 for n?ctsrr bulid
tar Such a trovement would ro far
toward the solution of the vexed prcb
!t Vlca now COTffonts the South la
tje adequate supnly of abor. as New
OrKvans with rat'roads radiating la
?tT!Ln."dl.rectlot frca ,n 4i-
VV45,tr,.n,porfaUoa ffcrdd by the
Mlsslppi wouij b a much more fa-
.tlnt of dtributlon among
''oathcrn States than New York,
m a - - - ! ?ry
ana rniiy as utotmio mv
-Immigration Is becoming moro and meant a serious loss when ft cmnpria--more
widely understood as a need of ed. as In John O shears case In 171 na
paramount Importance for the South scarlet cloth suit laced with broad
ard tho opinion qrotod a bore Is but lace; lmed and toced rtth Wuc: a
one of many. Immigration Is so Im- finc camon "cloth - suit, " with i- plate
portant that sensible, owm everywhere buttons, waistcoat fringed with a
are becoming champions cf tho aove- fringe of tho same color, and "n.
menu ine iniroaucuoa i rw
rr t Ka pirbt idnd from Europe win
so've many problems for the South.
The effort to make New Or'ean n
ImmJcraot station, probably does not
mean that there Is to be only one im
i mlrran; nation. In the South. New
I Orleans would answer for the South-
west, but North Carolina ana omer
Southeast Atlantic States need a sta
tion nearer home. If it is not feaslblo
to have ImxJjrraata landed at Wilmlng
toa wo would rather encourage tho
movement to mako Charleston the
andlng point for this part of the coun
. . i
try. However. It seems that the New
Or'eans peoplo are going It on a scale
that has not boon contempiaioa ai
Chaxlostoo.
Charleston's second shipload of 1m
mlgraacs is now about due.
Tho Question. "What shall we do
with our Kx-Presldents?" need never
keep u awake at night so long as
g rover Cleveland Is tho only one on
our hands. Washington Post.
mnrre tbey fte
continually begging
pardqn. Washington
other's
post.
At the liquor men's ball in New
York a rainbow in champagne was a
" -o
purchases. Charleston
News
and
ur,cr
A Massachusetts Congressman
has introduced a bill calling upon the
IX-partment of Commerce and Labor
for all information in its possession
relative to tho introduction in South
Carolina of foreign Labor, by ono E.
J. Watson.
He should have waited t
a aay or two longer. The witteklnd
lu l'a,c , V J""8""
the fact that In the oriental conn
rf nn arm in h.ittl im-iiri hi
tlvltles. and under that handlcaD no
n.-id to rlvo up business
He sold h'.s
belongmgs and sailed hence, so that
he could satisfy the ambition of his
Last years see tho President, whom
Jne is convinced he once tried to Ull.
lie fcas he Is uo of a welcome nt
tho white Houso from hi old
enemy, whom he so much admires.
New York Times.
President Roosevelt, it la report
ed, lias It in mind to appoint a col
ored man to a so mo what deslrahU of
flee la tho city of Cincinnati. It win
bo objected that ho has no right to
employ tho appointing power and tho
federal salary list to "spite" Senators
bstllo to himself. Tho objection has
some validity. A still more serious
objection to the appointment" is the
Inmry it win do tho colored race. The
ffcest friends of the negro arc cou
lnced that such appointments servo
merely to inspire colored men with
false and unrealizable hopes, and to
keep alive, and at an acute stage, the
race question. As an atonement fo
T-rowusvIlle the Cincinnati appoint
ment would be Inadequate. Tho pre
tnse that the Executive had sought
the best roan for the place would bo
absurd, and on any other grounds th
choice of r negro for the office would
N unjustifiable. New York Times.
TWINKLINGS.
New York Globe.
Folletto (recently married) A
man Is ca'Ied a "Benedict" when ho Is
married. What Is a girl called under
the same circumstances? Anna (also
rccen'ly married) Well, it Jepends
altogether on Hrhat she marries. Life.
MUs Jeoks I don't see why yoi
consider it a pleasure to hear him
preach. I cnderstanl he always talks
about Ore and brimstone- Miss Farra
sy Exactly, and It's such a pleasure
to think of what's In store for some
peop'e. you know. Philadelphia Press.
"If a good idea .to have aomo
thlng laid by for a rainy day." -Yet,"
rep'led Peter Corntossel, "only that
kind o cash Is a good deal - Ilko a
regular umbrell. Some other feller Is
liable to walk off.wUh It jts' as the
shower start."5 Washington Star.
0"-S V V. 4 mmm J h V" J C
Neighbor Got Fooled.
"I was, literally coughing myself to
death, and bad become too weak to
leave ray bed: and neighbors predict
ed that I would never leave it alive:
but they got fooled, for. thank be
to God. I was Induced to try Dr.
King's New Discovery. It took just
four one dollar bottle to completely
cure the cemgh and restore me to
rood sound health," write Mrs. Era
Uncapher, of Grovertown. ,tark Co.,
Tod. This King of cough and cold
cure, and bealer of throat and tnngs.
Is guaranteed by ft, R. Bellamy, Drug,
dtt. (0c and $1.00. Trial bottle
free. .
i w ini
-.ii- flowered satin morninx:
rellow
gown I In (Hi with a cherry colored en tin.
with a pocket on tnc ngm siue.
There is something a little moro manly
pcrb-ns in the dress of the gallant of
1600. pictured In one of Rowland's
epigrams
rheM a mast accomplished cavalier.
That tho world's ape of fashions doth
aprar.
Walking the streets his humors to ctis
doeo la the French doublet and the German
bosc
The muffes. cloakc. Spanish hat. Toledo
btadta.
Italian ruffe, a ohoo right Flemish made.
There seems to have been no foolish
.udicc foreign made goods
lQ lc00London Chronicle.
T1k Betel TimU
Chewing the betel nut In 81am. be
ing a common habit, at every little dis
tance as yoa go through the bazaar of
Bangkok may be seen petty merchants
busy makine and selling the prepara-
ton oalversalry masticated. Toe
i.viM, in which the Dreoared mlxrure
wrapped are from a vine known as
h,t-ii fwtH Thc nnt is from
the arlca betel palm, which reaches a
height of about sixty feet, whoso
branches bear several large bunches of
nnrs which harden and redden as they
ripen and which resemble somewhat
the bunches of fruit on the dato bear
ing palm. The dealers cut np their
green leaves into the proper trlangu-
iar form, crack the nuts and wita
niAMM rr tm iMir inrn nraniHL rona
" w '
shaped cups, into each .ono of which
they place a portion of the Ingredients.
Tnrttn mnd lleeraehaam.
According to the best authorities
upon the subject, the idea of using
whito talc in the manufacture of plpea
s of comparatively recent date com
pared with the age of the habit of
smoking, and what Is still moro curious
n nwrscaauni pipe.
8CIENCE PREVENTS BALDNESS.
rc Fatal Germa aad Its Ilemetfi Kqi
Fweta mt Sleee.
It Is the rarest thin a in the wonu for
a man to be necessarily bald. No man
whose hair is not dead at the roots, neod
b bald if h will use Newbro's Herpl
clde, tbe pew acalp antisep'.lc Horpi
ddo dnstrors tho g-erm that cuts the hair
oft at tho root; and dssns the scalp of
dandrsff and leaves it In a perfectly
healthy condition. Mr. Mannett. in tha
Maryland Block, Butte. Mont., was en
tlrely bald. In less than a month Heri
cida had removed the enemies of hair
rrowth. and nature old its work by cov
ering his head with thick hair an Inch
tcn&r. and in six wesks ho had a normal
salt of hair. Bold v leading- drurfflsts,
Bsnd 10c In stampa for aampU to The
Herplcide Ca. Dstrott. M'h.
Two 4ses 60 cento and SI. 00.
HARDIN'S PHARMACY Special Acjt
Who Are You
Looking For?
THE MACHINE SHOP
OF
NEW KIRK BROS.
To Get Machinery Re
paired. Phoe 595.
fe7tf
FOR SALES
Three Good Mules
Suitable for farm or wagon use.
Wa have oar osuaI line of
goods:
ssasonabU
8EEO OATS.
8ALMON.
PULL CREAM CHEESE.
CnKCS AND CRACKER8.
BAGGING AND TIE8.
SARDINES.
And a full stock of other groeerte
always on hand.
Hall & Pearsall.
(1NCOKPO RATED'
OCt II tf
The Atlantic Cafe
OppositeiA. C. L. Depot
The place caa and will serve
you right."
Fine Oysters and Steaks
A SPECIALTY. ,
ATLANTIC CAFE
I1L.P11 CIE8CHEN BROS' Prop.
t
REGAL,
The Shoe That Proves
S3. 50
Low Cut Shoes on Sale
Tuesday, February 5.
A. S H
34 NORTH FRONT
fa 2-tf
Harris Lithia
Water
rh strongest
Utnu
mad
Wate?
Harris' Litiiia
Ginger Ale.
The best tn ue mar
A trial will convince yo.
H. L V0LLERS
ts2S tf
The
BIG
Buy for Cash and Get
Trading Stamps with your
Purchases.
Star Brand $5.59 Shoes this wees: $2.87
116.50 Overcoat this week f.98.
$15.00 Salt this week $11.98.
Don't miss this chance.
J. W. H. FUCHS,
HEAD -TO
fb 3-t-
FOOT OUTFITTER.
. -,Shetts, . Towels, Pillow Cases, at re
duced Price at Polvogt's during their
White Oojds Sale.". v .- .
SALE
0"
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4.00
L$ D E
Agent,
STREET.
Grand
Spring
O F
Merchant Tailoring
Thursday Jan. 24 and Friday Jan., 25,
an Bxpert Tailor and Designer wffl be
here to take your measure. Select
your style and pattern now and have
your suits delfrered later,
JULIUS P. TAYLOR,
The Tailor.
109 Pritncess Street.
jao-24-tf
WHO ARE WE?
Wilmington's Elite Entertainers
25 people, the Dreamland of Song
and Mirth. Wo have progressed with
the City. Remember.'
February 11th
will bs 'the hit of the season.
fe3-2tsu : ' .
Largest-assortment ofu White Goods
in v the j City is. shown .at polvogt's
Op
ening
ousy ecore.r : .
300 Barrel Large Mullets, our owq
pack.. 1M lbs., guaranteed to every
barre', , ;
25 Barrels Nice Large Roe.
One Car Load Georgia Carte Syrup.
Best qaalKy that we couid buy. it
ia very fine.
100 Cases California Evaporated
Peaches
150 Cases Nice Evaporated Apples.
400 Bags Maine Seed Potatoes '
Several Car Loads of other-Staples to
numerous to mention.. Let us quote
you ,
D. L GORE CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS
AND IMPORTERS.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Wood! Wood!
500 cord best oak, black jack
and pinecut to suit.
Coal! Coal!
Eureka Blocks,
grate.
the best for
Weed Blocks
Llghtwood, suitable for Wilson
Heaters, grates and kindling.
BUILDING MATERIAL
Lime, Cement, Raster, Shin
gles, Roofing Paper, Etc
B. THORPE & CO.
dec 19-tt
Cigars,
Tobacco,
The Best Selected Stock
in the City.
GEM CIGAR STORE
'Phono 190.
jao -Stt-tL .
10 North Front Street.
Proposals for Paving
Proposals, tor paring Frost street
with vitrified brick from Orange to
Red Crass street in the city of Wfl
ma>on, N. C, win. be received at
the office of Matthew & O'Brien, ctrfl
engiaeers, 413 Southern BsJldlng .un
til nooa February 25th, 17.
Plane and speotficatioas can be seen
at the oSce of the engiBeerB. The
right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
PATRICK MATTHEW.
Jan.. 24, 197. City Engineer.
jan-26-3M.
109 East Broad SL
V RICHMOND, VA.
FLORIST
Floral Designs
Wedding Bouquets
and
Cut Flowers.
Largest Stock in the South.
Telephone,
Telegraph
and
Mail Messages
Promptly Filled.
fe 3-13tsu
Only ISO Tons Lef
FISH SCRAP
First some, first served. U adulter
ated. No middle man lfa etraigh
from tho factory aad an unexcelled
ferti'iaer.
STONE & CO.
fe 2-tf WOminglxM, N. C
HUGH MacRAE & CO.
WIS BUY A.!fO AS2L.1. OW COMMISSI
SOUTHERN SECURITIES
COTTOH r.ifLI STOCKS.
North and South Carolina State.
: ; . .: Bonds.
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