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" . , - -J - -- 1 r-1 r- j I';1 il h1' lit m i r 1 1 4 i f t, i i i 1 1 1' J ; 1.1 a t V t 1 .;- i . Eke tffltefcfoi to p LANT LIFE, to be vig orous and healthy, must have ' Phosphoric Acid and Nitrogen. These essential 'elements are to plants, Vhat bread, meat and water are to man. "r Crops flourish on soils well supplied with Potash.. Our pamphlets tell how touy and apply fertilizers, and are free to all. QERITAN KALI WORKS, 9l NtfWa it. New Yorts. WANDERERS. - I " SARA SCHMCCKER. What might have been! Dear heart, we'll put it by, : We are too brave to murmur you and I. Like thoughtless children we have lost the way; T If we had been less blind we could not ' . stray Into a tangled wilderness like this. Where is the pleasant pathway that we miss? We cannot all retrace the 6teps that led Us from the broad, smooth walks where, overhead. The elm-boughs arched and birds sang blithe and dear, And flitted gayly byj. The night falls, dear; .- The stars are softlygleaming in the sky- - - ' Their lteht may tell us where the . home-ways lie. , This path is narrow, We must walk alone. O love, your strong hand's touch upon 1 ! my own, The dauntless trust I read in your dear eyes I sorely need. My life's hope-circle li es Within that light. But here we must not stay. . 1 Lead on but call i back through the dark, I pray. T cannot falter if your voice's tone Rut reach me for that very sound alone . Would warm my heart though it were' chill in death, f j And stir my blood and make met catch my breath " ? Quivering in balance between joy and pain. Lest chords so tensely sweet sound hot again. So I will follow oh the path o'er grown. 'I Through darkness, dear, into the way unknown; Unmindful of the thorns that prick - and sting . - The rough, . uncertain footing every thing But . of your presence, dear though nevermore We see the home-light through the i open door. I At last! At last! how we have blun dered, dear, , Not dreaming that the right way lay so near! . i How good to be together good to see The gracious-glow that waits for you and me; . - Though we are late yet all lifje's glad maybe , Is ours. Before us, fear's-gray shadows flee.- - - Boston Evening: Transcript. SUNDAY SaECTIONS. Take short views, , hope for the . best, and put your trust in. God. Sandy Smith, j . t The nobleness of life depends on its consistency, clearness of pur pose, quiet and ceaseless energy. ' Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, fof that is the stuff life is -made of. Benjamin Franklin Iwould rather aim at perfec tion and fall short of it, than aim at .imperfection and fully attain it A, J. Gordon. f- Ask God to show you your duty, and then do your duty well; and from that point you mount to the very peak of vision. E. JE. 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Early Ohio , .... iionlton Rose Kalnlt, High Grade Acid Phos phate, Dissolved - Bone- and other Oasnot. Get the best. . , HALL & PEAESALL, ' tettf "1 Matt and HolDerry streets. ' : - - , . -r GENERAL.'ASSEMBIY. Bill to Authorize Issueof Bonds in Aid of the Penitentiary x j Passed the House. -; - ISSUE AMOUNTS TO $205,000. New School Law Passed Ito Second Read-j hif BID to Repeal Law Establishiat ' Railroad Commission Passed. 3 ' Bectioa Law Adopted, j ; ; .. ' ' Special Star Telegram. J" Ealwgh, N. a, March 2. The hUl to authorize the issue of hondY in aid of the Penitentiary was taken 'ttp and passed on third reading by the House to day after being so amended that the income from two farms, purchased shall first be applied to interest on the bonds. The whole matter is put in charge of the new Democratic Execu tive Board of the State's prison. It is proposed' to abandon, all leases' on farms. Four farms liave lost money annually, while the Northampton and Caledonia farms have made mbney; There is no, order to purchase these farms, but it is left to the discretion of the board. - Another bill is on its way, which will provide for the issue of 150,000 in bonds to carry on, the Peni tentiary during the present year. . The bill passed without debate; the vote was," yeas 52, nays 13. It carries $205, 000, of which $110,000 is to pay the penitentiary debt, and $95,000 is for the purchase of the two farms above named. - Bills passed: To protect cattle from splenetic fever, effective April 1st next. To suspend the provisions of the act which took from the - Fu sion Board -,f Agriculture power to construct an addition to the State museum and to restore the power to the new Democratic board, which goes into I office March 9. To give Nash county a dispensary. - To ap point additional justices for Harnett To establisha highway through State lands in Onslow county. To amend the charter of Dunn. To amend the charter of Nashville. To extend the time for organizing the Southeastern North Carolina Railway. To give Bethel, Pitt county, a dispensary. To give Edgecombe county additional magistrates. : To abolish office" of coro ner in Northampton. Resolution that the joint committee nominate to the Legislature the seven members of the new State Election Board. To change court dates in Bladen. The resolution that the Legislature electa keeper of the Capitol at noon JFriday was adopted. The new school law passed its second reading and was made the special or der for to-morrow. ; la the Senate. , In the Senate a bill was introduced to incorporate the. Kinston and Jack son Railroad Company. By leave, Mr. Speight introduced a bill to make appropriations for theJ dangerous insane This bill provides that $6,000 be appropriated to fit up wardsat the State's prison for the dangerous insane, and for the support of the inmates. It was put upon im mediate passage and passed final reading.- ,.; ''- - Bills passed third reading: To re peal the law establishing the railroad commission. To change the Western .Criminal Circuit Court. To codify laws of the white A. & M. College and provide thalftrustees shall be paid only mileage and hotel' expenses when in attendance upon hoard meetings. To .incorporate Jh'e Wright Lumber Com pany. To provide for the election of agricultural Commissioners by the peo ple and -reorganize the Agricultural Department To incorporate the Caro lina Loan and Banking Company. To incorporate the North Carolina Bar Association. To incorporate the Metho dist Orphanage. To incorporate the Carolina Trust Company. To protect oysters in Topsail township, Pender county, i . j Bill to incorporate the Cape Fear Terminal Railway Company passed final reading, as did bills to give Cum berland county additional terms of Su perior Court To establish a graded school in Mount Olive. To amend the charter of the town of Mount Olive, $ill to incorporate the Salisbury and Fayetteville Coast Line Railway Company passed second reading, i " ; The Election Law. The election law. came up as a special order. It was adopted by a vote of 39'to 6. ..Only one change was made in it Senator Glenn -offered an amendment that seven instead of five discreet- persons shall compose the State Board of Elections. This amend ment was accepted. j , , I Bill to extend the time for organ-' izing the Lumberton and Lumber Brjdge Railroad Company passed final reading, as. did bill to" provide for working roads in Sampson county, ( Other Mitten. I The joint session of the House and Senate met at 4 o'clock to consider the Wilsons case, and remained in session until after midnight. v The peaboard Air Line will equip all its locomotives with' electrio head lights. 1 The first one for Raleigh was equipped to-day. The body of a dead negro was found in a creek near the city, to-day It is supposed to be the body of a half-witted negro who lived here. Two additional county commis sioners were appointed for Wake to day. They are Milliard Mial and A. M. SorreU. ' ,. .. Baueioh, N..O March 8. Owing to the fact tha members were kept up Thursday fright until 8 o'clock de ciding the Wilson case, neither House nor Senate met tc-day till 11 o'clock. Billswere Introduced In the House: To allow laborers , employed by the Legislature half mileage). To appoint justices of the peace foe Lenoir county. To protect oysters iu New Hanover. A resolution was adopted that the election of Agricultural and lleofaani cal College trustees beheld to tnorfeir, The bill to Appropriate 110.000 witm ally to (he Soldiers', Home wa mad the special oraer xor 11.80 Uftnorfow morning The following resolution "was intro duced by Johnson, of Sampson: - "Resolved, That the thanks of tbe House of Representatirea are hereby tendered to Hon. H. Q. Connor, for ih fthlft impartial and : dimified man ner in which he has presided over this DOuy uuxiue wo v . t Johnson, in behalf of the Populist members, - paid high tribute to . tne Speaker. He was followed by Petree, Republican, who said: Speaker Con nor had always been,, fair, "just, kind and considerate:' ; Petree said further that the conduct of IheJDeoaocrats to wards the Republican members had been uniformly kind, . and thatr he had never known greater courtesy and consideration. Petree'a remarks were heartily applauded. -:- ' , ' Smith, of Craven, colored, paid fur ther tribute to the Speaker, and said he knew when -he-voted for Judge Connor for-Speaker he had done the proper thing, and that . the speech of Petree showed that he had done the right thing in so voting. Ray, who was in the chair, put the motion to adopt the ' resolution, and it was adopted unanimously. The bill to establish the -Western District Criminal Court came; up. It is a supplemental bill and takes Hay wood county out of the district by providing that criminal "cases shall be tried by the Superior Court The Western Criminal Circuit is no w com posed of nine counties Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Forsyth Burke, Henderson, Yancy, Surry and Cald well. Later in the day Henry B. Stevens, i of Asheville, was eye ted judge of this district - - i Bill to establish the Eastern District Criminal Court was introduced and passed at once. It embraces the ten counties of' Mecklenburg, ."-Craven,. Warren New Hanover, Edgecombe, Robeson, Halifax, Cumberland, and Wilson.. 7"V., ' i Bills pa&sed: To regulate the sale of liauor at Battleboro. To increase by six the numberof trustees of the negro- Agricultural and Mechanical College, Greensboro. To allow. Montgomery county to use part of special tax to build a bridge. To amend the charter of Cameron. To incorporate Moncure. Tp repeal the road' law in-Wilson county. To give railways until June 1st to get ready for the "Jim Crow" ear law; that is, to make the act effec tive on that date. To allow the sale of liquor at Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, during June, July, August and September. To provide a method for amending a charter granted - by the Secrer of State. To regulate the taking of clams in Brunswick county. To restore notary public fees to one dollar. To authorize Wilmington and New Hanover county to purchase the Brunswick bridge and ferry. To pro mote the culture of shell-fish in Bruns wick county. To amend the charter of South port To allow the labor com missioner to appoint his clerk. U. C Uherry, or ISdgecomber was elected keeper of the CapitoL He was nominated by Moore, received 58 votes. and J. M Burns (Populist) the present incumbent, received 14. Tbe House spent thewhole after noon considering the new school law. Only sixteen sections were adopted. There is much opposition to sections providing for township trustees. Bills Passed Senate. To regulate fire insurance and other companies. To repeal the railroad commission. To require the Secretary of State to publish 200 copies of the shell-fish law. To amend the law of 18(77, with reference to the charter of the A. and N. C. railroad; this bill authorizes control by board of internal improvements,in the event directors of the road refuse to give control to the board recently appointed. To establish a graded school at Mount Olive. To establish a corporation committee. The Wilsons, having last night been reinstated as railroad commissioners, to day drew from the treasury $2,866 each, as back salary. The vote to re instate stood i To reinstate Maj. J. W. Wilson, 82; against reinstating him, 56. For reinstating Otho Wilson, 74; against reinstating, 58. There is great criticism of the Legis lature for reinstating Otho Wilson. Raleigh, N. C, March 4. The Election law for towns andoitie3was passed to-day by the Senate, and the bill to extend the timefor dredging for oysters was killed. Other bills passed were : To appoint three commissioners to represent North Carolina at the Paris Exposition in 1900. To permit citizens of Morgan ton to vote on the dispensary. To appropriate $16,000 for the support and maintenance of the State Guard. To incorporate Roxboro Cotton Mill. To incorporate the Wilson Savings Bank. To change the courts of Lenoir county and appoint additional magistrates for Lenoir county. To provide for a dis pensary for Bethel,', with an. amend ment that it be submitted to a vote of the people. To incorporate the United Benefit Association of Wilmington. To provide for highways through pub lic lands in Duplin. , 4 . ' v The' bill to provide $10,000 as an ap propriation for a sewerage system and water-works at the State University came" up as the special order, con sumed much time and . aroused so much -opposition that it was finally withdrawn. ' - V: ' , ' ... Bill appropriating45,Q00 to the Nor maLSchool at Greensboro for a library and gymnasium passed. . V : . : . , ; The following trustees of the A. and M. College were nominated and con firmed; Frank Wood, Edenton, First district; J. B. Stokes, Windsor, Second district; W. J. Seel, Raleigh, Fourth district; D;' A. Tompkins, Charlotte, Sixth district; Y. , Webb, Shelby, Seventh district ; WO. Fields, Sparta, Eighth district; J. Frank Ray, Macon county; Ninth district 'At -large, W. S. Primrose, Raleigh; W. H. Hagan, High Point ; David ClarkACharlotte ; T. B.Twitty, Rutherfordton;A.iLeazer, Mooresvllle ; H. E. Bonitz, Wilming ton; S. Smith, . Albemarle; H. E. Fries, Salem, and P. J. Sinclair, Ma rion. A'iv--""' ,"J' -i-lf-'iT. The following are members of the Board of Agriculture: - J. B. Grimes, lTlMt district;. S. L. Hart, W- D. Smith, R.'. H." Jones,"- Jno. a -Cun- idngham, A. Lr-McCuIlom, Wr' A. Graham, L. Y. Waugh, W. N. DilL At large, J. B. Cofiield, W. R. Cape hart,- J. Aj: Stevens," J. Q-Bunch, t G. F. Weston These were confirmed. 1 - Penitentiarv bond bill passed. Frank McNeill, of WUmington, and f er t -r ur-! I Railroad Commissioners. The reason xJL tuuuuiM mwrnui ungaiwu by Dr. Abbott over Ihe aboHtion ot his office, and to be pnthe safe, side these two commissioners -were elected, bo that if the act : creating the -"commission on corporations is declared unconstitutional, there' will still be "a full " railroad commission. ::' Monday the board of corporation commission ers wiU beeleeted. This;, board will consist of McNeill, : Rogers and. - Bed-. dingfield.- ; : . ; :-r At the afternoon session o. Li. lat terson, of Caldwell,, was elected corny j missioner of. agriculture ; R. R Lacy, of Wake,' labor commissioner; C. C: Cherry, keeper of the Capitol ; Henry j B. Stevens, judge of Western District Criminal Court.: -These ofiicers were to-night elected by the House.-1 The Houserhas been i session, all day. It met at 10 o'clock, t S P.M. it took an hour's recess At 7 o'clock another recess of an hour was taken," and 'at 11.10 it adjourned to meet again Monday morning at 9 o'clock.. The sixty days for which members receive pay were-exnausiea -to-aaT," and members . are anxious to.; get home: ; SeveraT have . gone already. There is still much important work to be done. None of the appropriation bills have been passed by the House, and the Senate has not even consid ered the revenue or machinery act " A resoluUon was introduced to-day providing for' taking rarecess ; next Wednesday noon until next April Wthj bat it has not yet been acted on. A great number of the bills passed to day were local measures, ;but several important measures were disposed of. Among them was an appropriation of $5,000 for building and' repairs at the Soldier's Home. In addition to this, $10,000 will be given foi maintainence. The School bill passed its final read ing to-day. - It went through almost as it came from the Senate. " The Congressional district bill was passed.-- It repeals Chapter 307, Acts of 1897, and transfers Cleveland, ; Gas ton and Mitchell to the Eighth dis trict, -and Davie and Yadkin to the Seventh district - . ,' Other bills passed: To allow judges to appoint stenographers in special cases. To amend the law as to-the geological survey. To protect oysters in New Hanover. To incorporate Moncure. Regarding February term oPCraven court To amend charter of Cameron. To incorporate Kinston and Jacksonville Railway. To allow twenty-five State convicts to build the Pungo road in Washington county. To amend the Code as to drainage of lowlands. To encourage the use 'of wide-tired - vehicles on roads' in . a' number of counties, by remit ting to owners half of the - road tax or half the required labor on roads; it applies.to Mecklenburg, Alamance, Orange Chapel Hill town ship only Buncombe, Edgecombe, Gaston. Forsyth, Lincoln, Moore, New Hanover, Rowan, Wilson and Durham. To allow the State's prison to hirejto counties of Buncombe, Jack son and Rowan, upon application, such able-bodied convicts as may be disposable, tbe counties named, to pay all expenses; Alamance, Catawba, Graham, Forsyth, Haywood, Pender, Davidson, Lincoln and Granville were v added. . i 'BANK ROBBERY. Two Safes Blown Open and $2,000 Stolen in Jacksonville, iPIa. By TeletrraoQ to the Mornuur Star. Jacksonville, Fla., March 4. Cracksmen blew open two safes in the Bank of the Industrial Insurance and Banking Company last night and stole $2,000. Dynamite was used. Two days ago in broad daylight, during the absence of the cashier, the safe of the Jacksonville Street Railway Com- f any was entered and $400 was stolen, n this instance the combination was used. No arrests have been made. e wart's Domination. J It Failed of Confirmation In the - Senate - ; Yesterday. -r . By Telegraph to the M ornlpg Star. , Washington, March 1. The Senate spent an hour in executive session this morning and cleared up a number of nominations. -Senator Pritohard, of North Carolina, made an attempt to get a vote upon the nomination of Hamilton G. Ewart to be District Judge for the Western District-of North Carolina, but Senator Butler talked out the time until the doers were again opened. - . - - NAVAL CADETS. - five Appointments Made by the President Under Special Order. ) - - By Telegraph to the Morning star. - Washinqtoit, March 4. The Presi den't this afternoon appointed the five cadets at the Naval Academy who were provided for by special enact ment. Among them were L C. Bag ley, brother of the late Ensign Bagley. the only American naval office lolled in the war. In accordance with the expressed intention of Congress the President also appointed Osman ieignan, or tne Merrimac cadet , crew, as a RUDYARD KIPUNQ. His Condition As Reported by the At - tending Physician. ; : -By Telegraph to the-Morning star. ' " New York, March 4. At 9 o'clock to-night It was stated that Mr. Kipling had lost no ground during the day but had not made quite as much progress toward Recovery as he had on the previous dav. Th tia.tinnt. Lsician said, had not spoken to any one "u" uiue to ms wire durinsr the evenmg. yyl : - . Tbe remains Representative John WiCranford, of Texas, left Washing ton last night and accompanied by the congressional delegation -appointed as escort, will be carried through to Sul phur Springs, Texas; : ;: The new Sn&nift'h rakin.l W U oath of office yesterday. ; -' s . BEIIPRCBilEIfTS 3F0RN: OTIS;! a c;.).;,,. .With fhe Fill Hiw'""r"i-':.--r- . 1 - pinOS ifl the . VtCimty 01 . . .: .-vVr---'ji,i Manila t -Jrf. TT; T-.C;."-r-;, (JUNB0AT SHELLED ENEA1Y. Their Loss Heavy One American- Killed -and Two, Wounded--Ttewef"n Sainted by Ferelgn WalnsvJ; ; C U. S. CommlsstonwTn . -' ; ; BrjCablA to the Horning Btar. ; irMA5il')ttarch; rebels in Ihe village of SaaJose fired on the 'United States gunboat ' Ben nington to-day and the. warshipshelled that place and other suburbs of Mala-; bon this afternoon. , " J" ' The U.- transports : Senator and Ohio have arrived here with reinforce ments of troops. - , - 11.55 A. M At daylight General Wheaton's outposts discovered a large body of rebels attempting to cross the river f or the purpose of reinforcing the enemy at Guadaloupe, and a gun boat advanced under a heavy fire and poured shot into the', jungle on both sides of the - river and . shelled the enemy's position at Guadaloupe, tem porarily scattering the'- rebels. " The enemy's loss, was heavy, t ' 7 -' Private Jno.' T. Oise, of - Battery : C, Third artillery, was. killed. On board the gunboat Privates Wm." Wheeler j of Company L, and Louis Barren, of Company G, California regiment were: wounded.;.- ; , : Admiral Dewey Raised IDs Flag. " Admiral Georce - Dewey raised his flag as an admiral on board the Olyra pia this mornin&r, and was saluted by the guns of the forts, of the foreign warships, the British cruiser Narcissus and the German cruiser Kaiserin Au gusta, and by the-Ainerican ships in nort :" .ir'---'.' .:.".) '. . ". ' The United Spates cruiser Baltimore arrived -here at 4 'P. M. to-day with. two of the civil members of the Philip pine commission. Professor J. G. Bchurmann, President of Cornell University, and Prof. Dean C. Wor cester, of the U ni versity of . Michigan. some of the wives of omcers " have been allowed to land from the United States transport Morgan City, but they have been ordered to return on- board that steamer by 5 o'clock' this afternoon.-' ' - ...- TheU. S. cruiser Charleston has ar rived here from Aparri. The'U. S. Commissioners. Maniea, March 5. 10:15 A. M General Otis, accompanied by his aides. Captain Murphy and Lieutenant m . 1 : ii r " J - 1 - i cuaue, lois morning paia a lormai visit to the civil members' of the United States-Philippine commission, who ar rived here from Hong Kong on board the cruiser Baltimore. A house on the Ermite . water ' front has been prepared for the residence of tne commission, uoi. jnaries ienoy, the only one . or the commissioners who has not arrived yet, is expected by the next steamer from Hong Kong, The vessel which arrived here yester day and was reported as the ' transport Ohio, ' turns out to be the gunboat Manila, lne error was caused by a dense foe. . The troops brought by the transport Senator are still on board that vessel. A permanent cable has been estab lished between Manila andjjavite. ; Reinforcements for Otis. Washington, March 4; The - War Department has received, the follow ing cablegram announcing the arrival at Manila of six companies of rein forcements for the army in the Philip nines: ' , "Manila, March 4. Adjutant General, -Washington. The tran sport Senator "just arrived.' Troops in good health. Une casualty, accidental drowning." The Senator carried Companies A, B, C, D. H and K, of the Twenty-sec ond infantry, and sailed from San Francisco on the first of February. Tbe balance of this regiment will soon arrive at Manila on the transport Ohio, which followed the Senator: SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Kinston Free Pressz About 1,300 people have been .vaccinated at Weldon, Mr. O. T. Boney informs us. He says there are several cases of small pox there,-" but the authorities have them thoroughly isolated. . -Greenville Weekly: Mr. Warren, of the Riverside Nursery seys there will be but few peaches if any, the cold weather havinsr about killed all. He also says it killed the rose buds and that roses will' be but few and late. '. ' : Salisbury Sun: The' bullet wound Mr. A. D. Shuping received Monday night proved fatal. He died Tuesday nighvat the Whitehead-Long sanatorium, to which place he was taken shortly after-the shooting and where he received the best of atten tion. .. Newbern Journal: Mr. Daniel Taylor, of Croatan, says that as he was coming to Newborn Wednesday night he was attacked near the Neuse cross ing by two negro men. . One of the men seized the horse's headand the other made a violent assault upon Mr. Taylor with a heavy cldb. Mr. Tay lor thinks if it had not - been for the protection of the buggy top he would have been murdered before the horse became frightened sufficiently to make a break and run away. There are ru mors of, other people being held up at night by robbers in the same vicim cinity. ; - - - - . - Raleigh iTews and Observer: Maj.-J. W.- Wilson, who was reinj stated as chairman of the Railroad Commission was at the office all day yesterday and in charge. Dr. Abbott was also present No business was transacted. - Otho Wilson, who was no longer a commissioners having re signed, called during the day7 at the Railroad Commission office." - Yester day morning both of the reinstated 1 commissioners filed their accounts with the State Auditors for their play from September 24, 1997. to March 1, 1899. Major, Wilson's account .was sent but Otho Wilson filed his in per son. The amount of each-warrant, is $2,866,66.. ' . -Fayetteville Observer: Dr. Caviness returned from Carver's Creek this (Friday) morning, where he held an inquest yesterday morning over the ' body of. the young colored woman, Mary Eliza Blue,, who was found dead in McKay's Creek Wednesday.- The verdict of the jury, was "that the woman came to her death b a blow on the head with some blunt instru ment in the hands of one Jee .Ray." Ray disappeared Wednesday night and a pose is : now out jwarching for him. It seems that Rayv with whom the woman livedo had ; many 4 auarrels with Tier, and that after sbe disan- peared, he told the . negroes that she hod gone to Dunn and would never return. He also told his wife; to come Dacjc and live with himi that the Blue woman, would never bother her any more. it was also shown, that he was the last man in her'Oosnnanv and that he had uttered threat against her life I .-r-.ii.majtx. PROCEEDINGS IN THE yt, r f- CUBAN ASSEMBLY. Other Affairs In Hayana No Jmmediatc Solation of the Matter of Payment of the Cuban Army. I- . ? By table to the Morning, Btaro r Hataka, March 4.-The Cuban As sembly has requested the -newspaper men of Havana, "upon their honor as f journalists and good, , patriotic - Cu bans' hot to: publish anything they may learn iregaraing- Tne assemoiy a secret sessions, 'thinking that,' public knowledge of "what is doing .may be usedgainst the Assembly in its ubse- quent dealings with the Unitea states. This, it is claimed, shows that nor in dividual member ; of the. Assembly trusts another. : - 5 j ; ' ; Last night there was jauch mysteri ous cafe whispering. - It seems that a - considerable portionbf the time during tne sessions or ir.eassemDiy is spent in insulting Americans and General -Gomez, and in personal collisions be tween the members. They also, it is added, accuse each - other of accepting bribes from the United States, which accusations "were followed by ; threat ened duels on the adjournment -. -r r In addition to this, the Uu ban Assem bly consider that the "planting of Gen." Fitzhugh Lee's flagstaff, , four metres deep in thejground, is a sure sign of the continuance of the American occupation of the 4 island. . These reports, arising' from the- prolonged and boisterous secret sessions, nave made the doings of the : Cuban , As- sembly the joke of Havana.1 Any ru mors discreditable to the American nul.tary authority are " assiduously re peated. --. r - No immediate solution of the matter of the payment of the Cuban army is in sight, - General Gomez has . not submitted to Governor f General Brooke the : details regarding the Cuban army necessary to enable the latter to perfect plans for-the pay ment of the soldiers. The Cuban mili tary Assembly is spending its' time in a discussion of the mysterious loan of $12,000,000, for which, 'it is reported, those loaning the money will ask $20, 000,000 in payment -General Gomez does ' not attend the meetings of the assembly and apparently ignores that body, which has not yet decided offi cially to accept the $3,000,000 from the United States. - Meantime, the first in stallment, of the American, money is promised. 4 v I- r About two per cent of the canned meat issued to the relief stations for distribution to the destitute is said to be spoiled, as is also a quantity of canned fish, tomatoes and baking pow- aer.- j. THE EXCELENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS Js due not only to the" originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured-by scientific processes . known to the Caxiforxia Fig Syeup Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance olparchasinj the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs'is manufactured by the California. Fig Stbup Co. only, a. knowledge of that fact will assist one in a voiding the - worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the Cali fornia Fig Strup Co. with the medi - cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on the "kidneys, liver and bowels withoulTirritating or weaken ing them, and it does not- gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please .remember the name of the Company : ! California fig syrup co. SAN FKANCHCO, CsL i ErftCISVILLK. Kr. NKW TOKK, N. T. For any kind of GOOD SHOES Call on US. . - We can gen-ra'ly eult even the most fastidi ous customer. I . . " Ba mmuid aa - ti.e -JENNES8 MIL.LEK" . n,...;.,..v ...$3.50 Be sure and 'see the DUTTEKHOFERS at ....JUT. S.00 Be sure and see the dXTTTENHOFEBS - t s.. ...... ......... 2.50 Be sure and see the DUTTENHOFER8 .at...... a.oo These are the BEST SHOES MADE, at the prices, for Ladles' wear. ' The w. L. Douglass Gent'a FIoo Shoes are Beauties." Try them also. I i We have a limited number of ! beautiful SEASON CALENDARS. Call for one with your purchase. -- jsespectroiiy. MERGER & EVANS. 1aMtf - 4 . , . 3-.-, Kainit. Seed Oats, all Kind s "? Seed Potatoes!. GENERAL STOCK QROOERIES. At Wholesale. McNAIR & PEARSALl; fe9tf A CONSIGNMENT OF 36 Bushels SWEET POTATOES . - ; .. - . ' "-.w : Must be Bold. Also, " r Rust Proof Seed X)ats, " "V and all other goods In my line, -'rij.t:? D. L GORE, v ; laocas and 184 N. Water street. 'v & c i 't - eiJeiablePceparaiMlbrAs- 1 slndlallrig tMToodarviBcula' ting ueamacas anojHEi3 a x. IVbmotesTSumjCijeerfuI rrssardEestXJontainsnciHiCT Opium,Morpliine wtloetal. lTrKAafJ oxicr. o . - ... - - - " "- ' --j jQxJmrm t- - IXmxunmnt ,: Chrifud SojT . Anerfect Remedy for Constipa tion, Sour Stomh.DiarrhDca, Worms .lUonvulsions.teveTisa ncss andLosS Of SLEEP. : TacSunSe Signature of NEW TTOHK. EXACT COPT ORWEAEEEH. . We sell large quantities of goods at a small profit. We handle every thing in the Dry Goods line. .We have a few special things we want to push, and to put low prices pn big values is to move them quickly. Two hundred dozeh Laundered Per cale Shirts, worthi 50c, selling at 29e each. '", - . !- . -; One hundred Boy's Suits, worth $1.00, jnew goods, at 69c. Fine Hemstiched Sheets, 90x90 inches, 49c. f - -v ' One hundred Ladies' Skirts at 99c, nice- goods. j Nice line of Silk Skirts from $5.00 up. I One - hundred Ladies' Capes, cheap at $1.00, for 69c j Twenty-five dozen Children's Tam O'Shanter Caps from 5 to 20c. Forty rolls of Matting from 10 to 25c per yard. Sixty-two rolls pf Carpet from 2$ to 50c. ! . Spring Boiler Window Shadesfrom 10 to 50c. Wilmington's Big O. ma 5 tf OFFICE W..I,l.lii:ull,U.Illl..-;iM.I.'JlU..MU,l l.Hli.ll.m.l.l... WE HAKE A SPECIALTY OF ALL KINDS OF Commercial Stationery and Blank Books. Those merchants who are quick to give an -order to every "Knight of ; the Grip" that drops In to shake hands, will save money II they will take -the trouble to ask prices of us. . , ' .-: - j We will a" least pay the freight. Try us. C. W. YATES & CO. fesett , i . - ' t A Few Bamauis Lei tin Dama 1 j O LOOK AT THESE PRICES : 9 9 9 9 9 9 And everything on our.floors at a Sacrifice. w emU. Tr duo picu WA Come Early ) TERMS CASH THE SWEED CO. Wow is the All Deposits Blade on or Before March lnt, begin to Draw Inter- est on That Day at Rate of FOUR PER fe 86 tt ' Wilmington Trust- Compa Atlantic National Bank, Wilmington, N. C. vAPITAL,... 9125,000.00 w- , SURPLUS AND PKOFITS,. ........ ....... 88400.00 We Want Tour Business and Will Make It to J. W. NORWOOD,i r Preaideot D. I. - j. " j DIRECTORS. F- h RJ?9RS' i S-JSSSSk- 8. P. McNAIR, - 1 B. .J. POWERS, , H. 1WOELBRS, - C German 1600 bags Pure Kalniti -K 1000 bars Cotto Steed BXeaL 1800 bars IS Per Cent Acltk" 1 100 ba&a TobaceoTertiliser. . 1900 bass Cotton Fertiliser. 1 1300 bs;s Strawberry Fertiliser i 800 bag Muriate Potaeb. 340 bags Sulphate Potaab. : tr 150 bae-a XTitMCA Soda- 460 bags B. B. B. Fertiliaer. " ; 176. bags Bone Heal. ;.; 150 bags Dirty Salt. r:W. BrCOOPER, maStt WlimlOKtou v T. O 3tm U iliil For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Bears the The Kind You Have TMC CCNTAUH COHMIIf, NCWYOHR OrTW. ; Lace Curtains from 45c to 12.50. Three thousand pairs Shoes. Jtvy thing you want in the Shoe line from Children's Sewed Shoes at 13c per pair. - ' - Job Women's Shoes at 45c per pair, and Men's Job Shoes at 75c per pair, to Fine Shoes at $2.00 and $2. 50. In your Shoe trade we will be glad to have you give us a look. ,ye will save you' money. We will guarantee a fit and give you satisfaction. REMNANT SALE OF SILK. t Forty-five pieces running from 1 to 15 yards, worth from 25 to 50c, -we will now sell at 29c. " Silk will be put on sale Monday morning... Domestic Goods, Homespuns, Blurt ing, Plaids and Sheeting. - White Sheetingt 2ic per yard. . Pretty Spring Calico from 3 J "to -5c per yard, ' . i - Yard wide Percalefor 5c. Bring your card, with every cash purchase, and receive a present free of cost. Racket Store, i Prop., OPPOSITE THE OETOlSf. SUPPLIES Always Bought Always Bought Him f 9 9 Cane Seat Chairs. 50c Oak Sideboards, . . $7.00 -Oak Beds, . ... 2.00 Oak Bedroom Suits. 1 1.00 Woven Wire Springs, J.00 and up. 9 9 9 Time TO HIKE YOCR DEPOSITS IN THE ' . CENT. PER ANNUM. -1 Your Interest to Deal With tTs. Promntness. OOBEi - vice President . LEE II. BATTLE, Caahler. j. w. Norwood. g. .nobwood, H B. SHORT, W. E. SPRIHQER, W. WORTH, J. S. WORTH. i , - Skin; 3piseasist . For the speedy and permanenr .Lire of tetter salt rheum and eczem. bam berlain's. Eye ud Skin 'Olutnuent is without an equal. ' It relieves the itch ing and smarting almost instantly and its continued use effects a permanent cure. It also cures itch, " barber's itch? chapped hand3, chronic soreeyes and granuiateu uos. , - ; Or. Cady's Condition Towdcra for horses are the best tonic, blood, purifier :nd vermifuge ;Price, 25 cents Sold by for sale t ttbitr - f DroCRll. V.-
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 10, 1899, edition 1
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