North Carolina Newspapers

ifot WeeMtt mn NEWS FROM RALEIGH. POLITICAL GOSSIP -v f VTOTTON is and will con vj tinue to he the money crop of the South. The .1 planter who gets the most xot ton from ajjiyen area at the least cost, is the one who makes ' the most money. Good culti vation, suitable rotation, and liberal -use of fertilizers con taining at least $ actual AT THOMASVILLE, OA. j Republican Office Holders Re fuse to Give Way to New Appointees.' JekyI Island Said to be Soon the Scena of an Important Conference of Re publican Leaders. .''". j No IN YORK. 1 - TWINKLINOS.: ." SEVERAL SUITS INSTITUTED. Pota sh will insure the largest yield. We will send Free, upon application, pamphlets that will interest every cotton - planter in the South. - GERiTAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New Yortc. SEND XHEM TO BED WITH A KISS. 0, mothers so weary, discouraged, Worn out with the care s of the day, Tou often grow cross and impatient. Complain of the noise and the play ; For the day brings so many vexations, So many things go amiss, But, mothers, whatever may vex you, Send the children to bed with a kiss 1 .t The dear little feet wander often Perhaps from the pathway of right The dear little hands find new. mis chief. To try you from morning till night; But think of the desolate mother, .Who'd give all the world for your S bliss, , And, as thanks for your infinite bles . sings. 1 -Send the children to bed with a kiss. - For some day their noise will not vex you, The silence will hurt you far more ; You will long for the sweet children's f voices, - - . For a sweet, child's face at the door, And to , press a child's face to your Dosom, . You'd give all the world for just - this; ' For the comfort twill bring you in "t sorrow, Send the child to bed with a kis3? SUNDAY SELECTIONS. the The more we serve God easier it is to turn our back on sin. 'rA.ll that is human must retro- gate if it does not advance', Gibbon. '.No money is taken at the door of heaven ; you can enter by merely asking admission. - The aggregate of our daily vic tories and defeats will be the measure of our whole life's success or failure. No man ever succeeds in life by neglecting his own business and looking after other people's business. , ) mwuuavll .xvi guuu j u u .ment, for fair dealing, for truth, . and for rectitude, is itself a fortune. Beecher. - As an answer to many of the" questions of life which have never been Answered, we iay reverently write the word God. , Christ stands for something else thanatrength in the hour of darkness and death. He came that we might have life, and that more abundantly. . - Whoever goe3 to preach the unsearchable riches of "-Christ among the heathen goes on a warfare, which requires all prayer and supplication to keep his armor bright.-JJo6erf Mof fatt. - Pray modestly as to the things of this life; earnestly for Tvhatinay be helps to your salvation ; intsnsely for salvation itself that you may ever be hold God, love God. Practice in life whatever you pray for and God will give it to you more abundantly. E. B.Pusey. , . . . . Oyncism is another name for httleness. It is not surprising that Diogenes lived in a tub, for since he was small enough, to be a cynic he could have all the room he needed in a tub and have some flats to let. Rev. J. E. Pounds, D. D. CATARRH Hy ASKOUIl ' DRUGGIST for a generous 10 CENT TRIAL SIZE. ' Pnnnm TJnlm- 3 blbdlU D01111 contains no cocaine, mercury nor any oth er Injurious drag. It to quickly absorbed Gives relief at once. A1 opens and cleanses tne Nasal Passages. wfri,K??i ,?mlatlonv Heals and Protects the Hm?uraS2f .fres the Senses of Taste ana ELY BR0THEH8, . 66 Warren street, New York .Belly tuthsa Sectary I COLD HEAD PetltiodBTia involuntary Bankruptcy Tfie City Election Negroes Anxious to ." Enlist in the Army Gov. Has . j sell Pardoning Convicts. h .Special Star Correspondence.' Raleigh, N, C, March 16. There is a great rush of colored ap plicants to "jine de army" at the re cruiting station opened here by Major Davis. Most of them are members of Jim Young's regiment (the Third) re-, cently mustered out. Of the fifty ap plicants yesterday, eighteen "were ex amined and only four were accepted. One of tbe four is white Oscar M. Swayn. He enlists for service in the Philippines. Men will' be sent to Columbus, Ohio, as rapidly as enlisted. R. P. Bernhardt, the Fusion super visor of the Anson State farm, refuses to give up to B. R. Ross, of Randolph, who has been appointed supervisor by the new Penitentiary Board. Ross will take the matter to the courts. He is represented by , Hon. James; A. Lockhart ' The Republicans so far are taking little interest in the city election to be held in May. They have made no nominations and it is not very pro bable that they will make any, other than Aldermen in two precincts. In oneof these they will elect their can didate. " In the other they have only a fighting chance. ' Since the 20th day of February, the aay me democrats tooac charge of the penitentiary, twenty-seven convicts have been pardoned--an average of one a day. The public and private acts passed by the recent Legislature will make two books of about 1,000 pages each. The printers are now at work on them.- They must be completed within ninety days after adjournment of, the General Assembly. The commencement exercises of the departments of law, medicine and pharmacy of Shaw Universisy took place in the college chapel this fore noon at 11 o'clock. The address was by Prof. Howard B. Grose,- of Boston, associate editor of the Watchman. The subject of Dr. Grose's address was "The Power of an Idea." The case of Thomas Smith, the negro who killed one white man and seri ously wounded another near Selma, Johnston county, last Christmas, has been set for trial Friday in Johnston superior vouri. Vaccination has been made compul sory at Henderson and hundreds are beinsr vaccinated. Milton Barnes, a white man claim ing to be from Onslow county, was ar rested here last night for stealing a cow from a man living some ten miles from Raleigh and selling it to a butcher in this city. - Wake Forest Ball Games. Following 'is the list of tramek ar ranged by the officials of the Wake Forest College base ball team, with their respective opponents and places of meeting: March 25thA. & M. College, at Wake Forest. March 27h Bingham School (Meb ane), at Wake Forest A.pril 1st Richmond College, at Wake Forest. April 3d Trinity College, at Dur ham. April 4th Horner School, at Ox ford. v April 6th Atlanta Institute of Tech nology, at Atlanta. April 7th and 8th Mercer Univer sity, at Macon, Ga. , April 12th Oak Ridge institute, at Wake Forest. April 14th Guilford College, at April 21st Roanoke Wake Forest , April 24th University of land, at Wake forest. May 1st Trinitv Cnl at wu Forest. . - m , Other games will probably be filled in later. Mr. Jas. F. Royster, of Ra leigh, is captain of the team, and the manager is Mr. Claude W. Gore, of Wilmington. - Special Star Telegram. Petitions in involuntary bankruptcy were to-day filed for J. Dauehtride-e and J. W. Bradley, doing business un der.the firm name of . Daup-h tridr Company, of Rocky. Mount. Credi tors of the company are the Virginia and Carolina Chemical Comoanv. at Richmond, W. Bradley and J. W. Matthews. The liabilities - are $8,000 and the assets are not stated. The pe nnon asks that Thomas H. Battle, of wjty mount, be appointed temporary receiver. The matter will be heard be fore Judge Purnell March 25th. College, at Mary- . ByTeleirraDh to the Mormna Star. , Thomasville, Ga., March 18. Thomasville.for the first time since the President's visit, was rife with political gossip to-day. JekyI Island, specula tion ran, was to be the scene of an im portant political gathering, where the future course of the Republican party would be gone, over and settled, far from the public .and the press and shielded from intrusion -by the strict en forcement of the , no-trespassing regu lations of the rich club which controls its destinies. The sudden appearance of Speaker Heed at JekyI Island, the authoritative announcement that Presi dent McKinley, Vice President Hobart and Senator . Hanna would make their trip there on Monday, and the visit of Judge Day, formerly Secretary of State, to Thomasville, though abso lutely mere coincidences, according to those gentleman named who are here, revived at once recollections of the important part in national history born of the Thomasville conferences four years ago. The conferences no w, said the gossip, were to be transferred to JekyI island, the scene chosen was suggestive of the times when kings met on craft in mid-stream to settle the destinies of empires. Tbe President Surprised. It is fair to say, at the outset, that Senator Hanna, Vice President Ho bart and President McKinley himself, say positively that there is.no- politics whatever in their present -visit South and that it is undertaken solely for res and recuperation. As to Soeaker Reed's presence at JekyI, both Senator Hanna and Vice - President Ho bart said' that they did not know the speaker was . there . until they saw the papers. The -latter, be fore the arrival of the papers, was so positive the speaker was not" to be at JekyI island, that when a newspaper manTold him Mr. ReedV was to be there, he promptly bet him a suit of clothes that Speaker Reed was not at JekyI and would not be at JekyI Island. The news, it was evident, was also surprising to others in the President's party, who ordina rily wouia nave neard or it had there been any anticipatory comment about the house on the subject As regards Judge Day, he is not going to JekyI and probably will be out of Thomas ville on the way home by the time the President returns There is, never theless, a possibility that the JekyI Island trip, though not so intended perhaps by its principals, may have an important political bearing, It may prove to be the reconciliation ground of President McKinley and Speaker Reed. That their relations are strained and development of party policy in" legis lation is hindered thereby is a .matter of common report Judge Moore, whose guest Speaker Reed is, and Cornelius N. Bliss, who asked President Mc Kinley and party to visit him, are wiuiuuu inenos ot.aii parties, person ally and politically, and through them harmonious fellowship may again ueivreen ine two foremost Re publicans. If the JekyI Island trip has any po litical outcome it will be this. Should this eonsummation come, it is quite likely that neither the Speaker nor the President would have been privy to its inception for knowledge by them of such an ulterior hope by their hosts would have presented its accomplish-m-ent" , Thi view is entirely consistent with the statements of tbe principal persons who will be there, for they de clare absolutely, that politics cut no figure in the tripand their denials were mno sense technical but broad and comprehensive. J udge Day arrived im Thomasville at 2.40 this afternoon. He went at once to the Piney Woods' Ho tel. and he and Mrs. Day being tired retired for an hour or so. His cheeks were tanned and he seemed to have gamea a uuie nesh. Jndge Day Talks. Late in the afternoon, to an Associ ated Press correspondent, Mr. Day 861(1 : "We are working our way north from Palm Beach and, hearing ThonaasxiUe was a fine place, we de cided to stop here and pay our re spects to the President I wanted to see him and Mrs. Day wanted to see Mrs. McKinley. Yes. you will be in saying positively that neither poli tics or international affairs are in any way connected with our visit We are only here to pay our respects to the President and enjoy ourselves " . J udge Day said that he was ' not go ing to JekyI Island and would leave here for the North the early part of next week. Senator Hanna'g Denial. Senator Hanna had .learned of his arrival and called as the Associated Press correspondent was talking to Judge Day. - 6 The Senator, when told of the re ports that therft was nk. i:t lCal- DOW-WOW at JftWI ,-clor3 ;U J IVHlll BodiesWere Taken -Yester-ay from the Seething Mass of Ruins. . APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE. Latest Estimate Is Sixteen Dead, Sixty Z- six Missing and Fifty-seven Iniored. 'Work of Recovering Bodies Witt -Probably Begin Today. j By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New Yokk, -March 18. through the incessant rain to day, their efforts' hindered by a choking smoke that arose from the half Quenched ruins. more than two hundred men from the building, police and fire departments, sought, but with only unsatisfactory results, for bodies of persons believed to have perished in yesterday's fire at the Windsor hotel. - Most of the time the smoke was so dense that the work men could scarcely see their hands before their faces, and the heat from the mass of debris, glowing red in, places, held the rescuers almost beyond its limits. - - , . Besides, the remnants of the" walls left standing1 were so shaky and threatening that it would have been dangerous to allow the men to work about the mass of riveted iron and brick. Efforts were concentrated on clearing away the debris, removing weak walls, drilling the chimneys and other parts of the walls for blasting, and making the way safe for the -men to dig in the ruins for the bodies. The Victims of the Fire. No bodies were taken f roni the seeth ing mass of ruins to day. The latest estimate to-night is sixteen dead, sixty- six missing, and fifty-seven injured. It is believed the men will, be able to proceed with the grewsome search to-morrow with more satisfactory results. Several fire engines had kept their stations all night long, throwing heavy streams of water on the ruins. Occasionally a mass of flame would struggle up from some unnoticed spot like a bubble and burst away as the streams were played on it Through the day explosions of gas punctuated the continual, pumping sound of the engines. , Warren F. Leland, the proprietor of the Windsor, had somewhat recovered to-day, but was still in a feeble condi tion. - He is as yet unable to account for tbe origin of the? fire. Losses and Insurance. It was learned to-day that Eldridge T. Gerry had the building and the fur niture that belonged to the hotel fully insured, and even the annual rental, for which he indemnified himself with policies aggregating $75,000. Mr. Ger ry carried policies aggregating $599,' 000 on the building, and had insurance for $120,000 on the furnishincra Tn ad dition to this, Mr. Leland had policies ggregating $100,000 on Lis own fur niture in the hotel. Most of the policies that covered the hotel were written witn corporations that have their main offices in other States than New York. xno estimate, can be made of the precious metals and gems which have withstood the flames and lie hidden in the embers and wreckage of the great hotel. One family lost jewelry valued at $200,000, and tbe total will run up somewhere near a million. How much has been picked up and carried away can never be known, nor can all ever De recovered Mrs. Nancy Kirk, who lost her life, and her daughter, Mrs. Mary Kirk Haskins, had the family jewels, valued at more than $20000, with them. There were scores of other' wealthy families who lived in the. hotel andwho lost jewels worth thousands of dollars. MORE FIGHTING ' NEAR MANILA. . THE SWANPAN. r" - ' Description of This Ingenious Calculating -The device known as the swanpan is a small counting table used by the Chinese, to facilitate numerical calculations, tfhe Chinese have no figures, Bor any eaulfa-- lent for them, But they hav made rise of the swanpan rfor many centuries- The merchants and manufacturers are usually very expert in mailng calculations, but tbe laboring classes are, as a rule, igno rant of the simplest arithmetical operations and employ the swanpan: in computing even a small amount. , : : , It Is an ingenious little instrument divided Into, two compartments, an upper and a lower, and the compartments are crossed by slender bamboo rods, tightly stretched twine, or, more frequently, by Iron wires. Two small balls are strung on eaon rod or wire in tne upper compartment and ttve on eaon wire In the lower compart ment, ' '. v ' - ,' ' -. ' .The principal use of the upper set of balls is to double the, numerical value of the lower ones. The balls on the first wire AV. -1-1.1 I A 1 , i uio iiguv rciuvBuuB uuitB, line uexc liens, the next hundreds, the next thousands, and so on In tenfold progression. By -thus using the swanpan any sum ex pressed Jn figures may be shown by the -movable balls with accuracy and surpris ing rapidity, uninese accountants become so expert in-mng the device that, even in large commercial .transactions, they can compute the sum total in less time than . it would take to writedown the figures. In its construction and use the swanpan closely resembles the abacus, a calculating machine used in mercantile transactions by the ancient Greeks and Romans. ' . a. . adbcus x-yinagonous ' was anciently a name for the multiplication table. In our modern schools a iind of- swan pan or abacus is frequently used for teach- ing small children addition and multipli cation. It usually consists of a frame with 12 wires running through it and 13 beads or small balls on each wire. Philadelphia limes. . The Smallest Policeman. The smallest and youngest policeman In the world is Claudo H. Shipley, 4H years old, a Chicago boy who has been duly en rolled in the police department and has birds" are A place where "jail caged should be called 'aknave-iary. She "If I were & man I never would care to marry.?' He i"If you wertf a mam I never would : want - to ,marry either." JUe " ;r; : ; -"What is your idea of a hnmor- lstl" .: iA real humorist is a man who gets mad when he hears a pun." Uhicago Jiecord, - ) - - In a Balcony: She -"If canital pur ishment must be, I certainly favor electricity." He "Oh 1 That is to sayr you prefer currents to raisin's. "r-Ear-lem Life. ' ' . ''-. " "' "Poker," said the missionary, has broken many a hanny home." r "And many a husband's -head, inci dentally,"- remarked the irreverent man in the rear of the hall. f 'Inexperienced Golfer (in diffi culties) "what do you do in a place like this?" Sandy "Weel. men. I usually swear like the de'lL I'm verra sorry to say." Puck. - - i u. he Algerian Idea: Jakev Krouts"Vat vas a standing; army, Fritz?" "Vy, dot vas an army dot ! vill sthan' mos' anyfjngs, vramcan ned jackass to embalmed pig's ankle.',' "That young man meaha well." said Mabel's father, "but he isn't intel lectual. He doesn't think ! much." "Yes, he does." interrunted ! Mabel confidently, "he thinks a great deal of me." Washinaton Star. l - "The trouble, with Confess." said the man who comnlains. "is that it spends too much time." "Yes," .an swered the statesman who had been disappointed in the rivers and harbors bill, "and not enough money.!' Washington Star. - "What is your opinion ion this new national question?" said the in quirer. "My boy," said Senator Sorg hum, dolefully, "that's a difficultv un der which us statesmen have to labor. By the time I get through hustling for votes and watching the schemes of the opposition, I don't have a minute left for forming opinions about anything. Washington Star. k HtninuHiiK-J iPiliiiini.iiiiiiiinillMiiuii.liinmiuijUiiiiiiiiililillJlllmrtiillilll.illimini AVegetabiePreparatiouIorAs Sixmlating tbeToodandBeula ting th&Stomachs andJBcwels of IVcuTiOtesT)igcstioiCheerruI-- aess andiiesr.Gontains neimer Opnim,Morphin0 norrQefaL KotNAbcotiC. ikape arexao-sifssixjiaxjaJi Mlx.Scnna JfoditlUSJit- IKrmSeed- Ctorifitd&uer . ' A perfect Remedy f or Ooiistipa- liorx. Sour Stoniach.Diarrhoea, worms .oonvmsions , t cvensn ncss and LOSS OF SLEEB ii r. r " l ii Tac Simile Signature f j ! NEW YOBK. I t k nmw Mi ii j EXACT COPVOEfWRAEEEB. f mm in For Infants and Children. the Kind You Have Always Bought Bears Signe the 7 , ft iF The M Kind vr You Have Always Bought. TWC CtHTUW OOHMNTi HCW TORK CIT. . a a ThelElection is Over, his post in front of a big steel mill of which his father Is superintendent. He does not patrol on wet days. He carries a club and wears the regulation police badge, a star. Mntual Iiessons. Miss Dox, a teacher in New Mexico, once gave an interesting account of her nrst lesson to pupils who did not under stand one word of 'English, while their teacher did not understand one word of Spanish. Miss Dox hung an illustrated chart on the mud walls and pointed to the picture of a cat Then she pointed to the wora in juignsn and pronounced it They nuuK cae ami ana said it after her, "cat Then they all laughed to think that an .ungilsh word had been spoken. After mat by various motions she made them undertand that she would like to learn Spanish, so they gave her the eat's name tn Spanish, and she pronounced it Then they shouted with delight And this was the first lesson. On Doty. Said Mildred Dnzie Jones to Dick: "Thia is no ordinary trick That any mongrel cor might do. - I'&made a soldier oat of yon, ' And yon mast stand up straight and still And never move a bit until I Bay, 'Ground arms I ' and 'March in liner Or else you are no dog of mine. The Filipinos . Reprised Oregon Arrived. General Otis Preparing for an Kg gressive Movement. O l - opeairer eea and others, said: "It is silly business talking about political conferences on this trip. It is for rest and nothing else. T wiaTi .,ia 1 . . . 1. - , . ... ... .1 lal im -1 . .... r rvaa io-aay insututed by Barnes I 4 aoout politics being in For any kind of GOOD SHOES v Call on us.. oiWcnBtomarera,ly mlt ev? the moat fafid'- Be sure and see the "JENNESS MILLES" - " $3,50 tse sura and see the DUTTENHOFEBS - s.oo Be sure and see the DUTTENHOFEBS " at 2.50 Be sore and see the DUTTENHOFEBS . 7 2.00 intwe are me UlSBT SHOES MAMS. at. th adles' wear. Douglass Gent's Fine Shoes are Trv rhnm ilIoa we have a limited number of beautiful SEASON CALENDAB8. Oail for one wltoyonr .purchase. BespecUully, ' W1U1U' The w. Ia. Beauties MERCER lasatf & EVANS. uroiners ior a mandamus y compel the joint committee on printing to sign a contract with them and to compel the Secretary of State to deliver them the manuscript of the laws and journals. The case will be heard by Judge Brown at chambers here on March SOth. Papers were also filed to day in Cherry's suit to oust Burns, as keeper of the capitoL This also wilLbe heard by Judge Brown. Attorney General Walser to day for mally declined to pass on the constitu tionality of the act abolishing county boards of education and creating coun ty boards of directors. He says itis not in .the province of hi r.m upon tB constitutionality ot laws of the Legislature. He must construe law as administered, and not pass on its va lidity. . District meetiffg of Pythians will be held here Tuesday night Grand Chan. cellorFranklin, of Charlotte, Grand Vice Chancellor Woodward, of -Wil-mmgrn' a" other Z11 offlcenTwill - J UilOUO AnV linerftrinor linnae, 4.1.1 mind of the American -public that the gravity of the Philippines situa- it. The Vice Presidnnt hA and is run down, and I mean to keep him here as long as I stay. Mr. Mc- Kin -MAWKAH' . ... o uMves were worn out with the strain. He needed to brace up. lhese drives about here and the quiet hfe are just building .him right up. You see how jmuch better he is. No, the trip to JekyI Island has nothing to do with politics. We would not come way down hera in fnllr see Speaker Reed is at JekyI, but it has nothing to do w;th our trip." THE BANISHED TOLBERTS. Two of the Participants in the Sooth Carolina Election Trouble Re tarn to Greenwood. - By Teiujrraph to the Morning Star. Columbia, S. C., March' 18. The Tolberts, who have been under banish ment for their part in the Phoenix elec tion riots -of lasf November, have de cided to test the efficacy of Governor EHerbee's proclamation calling upon .the people of Abbeville and Green wood counties 'to afford them protec tion and permit them to return tatheir homes. Thomas P. Tolbert. who WAS one. of the most active participants in the trouble and who muhiintjui An.- but managed to escape, has gone bach: CImW T2 - - - or in fPoeuy ana permanent care of 1 Biunueum ana eczema Cham .berlain's: Eye and Skin Ointment la without an equal. It-relieves the itch tog and smarting almost instantly and Its continued use effects a permanent cmre. It also cures itch, barber's Itch, scald head, sore nipples, itching piles, chapped hands, chronic-ore eyes and granulated lids. Dr. Cadys Condition Powders tot horses are the best tonic, blood purifier "and vermifuge. Price, 25 cents SoldbJ uou was Being exaggerated will be I i? Abbeville county, while James W., dispelled by the news from' Manila I toe Pstmaster a McCormick, has also puoiisnea in The World this morn- STTVye have a war an our hands H a weannffj a 1ot1iMm 4ggle against savagery reinforced deadly climate. New York For sale by' fttbltf '. !B.B. BELLAMYS Why were 25,000 BOTTLES OP ROB ERTS' TASTELESS 25o. CHILL TONIC sold the first year of Its birth? ' Answer Because it is the BEST AT ANY PRICE, guaranteed to-cure, money refunded if it fails, pleasant to take, 25o per bottle."; It Is sold and guaranteed by - .i v. -" ' - - " BOBKBT R. BELLAMY," ' mar ly Tiolesale ana Betauj)raeist.'r I Staunton, Va, returned. So far they have been ni. A. . XI . "T uiibKsu lu rcauuio tueir vocation; with out any demonstration against them. f. correspondent, writing from the" disturbed section -says: "The con servative citizens will do everything to avert trouble, but there is no need to disguise the fact that a very large proportion of the people of this section are decidedly averse to allowing the Tolbert is to remain, and there is much apprehension for their safety." By Cable to the Horning Star. -Manila, March 19, 8.30 A. M. The Filipinos in force attacked a company of the Washington volunteers at Taguig last night. Two companies of the Washington and Oregon vol unteers were sent to the assistance of their comrades and drove the rebels back in front of the Twenty-second regulars, who also engaged the enemy. Two American soldiers were killed and an officer and, thirteen privates were-wounaea. The enemy's loss was severe. - , An attack was made by. the rebels yesterday upon the battery at Loma chureb,Hut the enemy wire repulsed by the Pennsvlvanians with hpaw loss. Lieutenant Thompson andPri- vaics jiiurrjr ua -OLCUanse, OI UOlfl- 'pany C, were wounded. A gunboat, with a company of the Twenty third regulars on board, is now on the lake, attacking the small towns. She was last heard of off Morong and Santa Cruz. ; Battleship Oregon Arrives. T Washington, March 18. The Navy Department has been advised of the arrival at Manila of the battleship Oregon. The following is the cable gram, received irom Admiral Dewev 'The Oregon and the Iris arrived to day. The Oregon is in fit condition for any duty." Batteries Ordered to ManJIa. The lieht batteries whfoh ho ordereoyto Manila are Battery Er First uicrj, "ow si j enerson barracks. Mo ; Battery F, Fourth artillery,, now at Fort Adams, and Battery F, Fifth i iuioij, now at j? on .Hamilton. Otis Planning Another Blow! - v ' "" 0- general Otis is planning another blow at th insurgents in execution of his general scheme of hastening the ending of the rebellion in Luzon before the-advent of the rainy season. The fact appear- - uiumcuuuiy in a cablegram received from him, in which he re plied to an inquiry from the War De partment relative to the discharge of the volunteer soldiers serving in his army. 6 The Island of Cebn. Manila, March 19,-The island of Oebu has been made a sub-district "UHAUOUU VUlUTlTAflni 'I'h.Att... ucraaxe captain wuiard T. Wood. fe Tenth Tregulars, collector of "ufrujD' nu lieutenant Thomas F. "V xwenty-third captain. , ' An Excellent Combination. The pleasant method effects of the well known rpmoHw. Sybup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Sybup Co.. illnRt.rat Jthe value of obtaining the liquid laxa tive principles o plants known to be medicinally laxative and presenting them in the f ori most refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxa tive, clean sins- the svstom pflW'-noiiTr dispelling colds, headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per manently. Its perfect freedom from every Sobjectionable quality and sub stance; and its acting on the kidneys, liver :and bowels, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing are .used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal dualities of t.ho -remedy are obtained from senna and other aromatic plants, by a method known to the Camfobnia Fig Sybup Co. only. In order to tret its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of theComnanv printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CD. BAN FBAKCZSCO, CAT. IrOUISVlrXE. KT. TTRW vnrnr w -c For sale "by all Druggists. Price 50c. per bottle. 9- 9 t 9 9 9 9 9 And so Is onr Fire Sale, except a few odda and ends which I one will get the benefit of. some BUT LISTEN TO THIS FatXrSa daUy' Wh,ch lntend offerl tower thn AS AN ILLUSTKATION. wilili fJUJTXITIEJVCK on JTI on h.".."'9' von ever a r-."" vouiucu lueiiiBt i.itu renair anv nna n1 aamei, sc. nni8h any finish yiu may desire, Mattresses Mad y morning to Furniture, and andRenovai THE SNEED CO. SECOND AND MAHKET 8TEEE1 ma 19 tf 9 9 9 v 9 9 9 9 OUR STORE IS LOADED WITH flV GOODS "Then when your drilling Is complete You'll have this bit of cheese to eat, But first you'll have to wash, you know,. . For soldiers always manage so. Now don't you whine I Who ever heard A soldier say a pleading word Or saw him tilt his ears ihat wayf I'm quite ashamed of you, I say I" Chicago Record. A Queen's Greatest Treasure. "Like all children," Professor J. TT. Gore says in The'Ladies' Home Journal, "Wilhelmina has had her favorite play thiuga. On her first visit to Switzerland this demure little lady was Been carrying a small handbag, apd when she declined: to intrust this precious burden to any one else some thought it must contain her birthright to the throne of the Netherlands or its regal crown. But it contained nei ther. In it was her pet doll, whom she was taking with her to enjoy the summer va cation." 1 5 Kil LOOK FOR TMe JrZjQS N0NEG6NUINB And we are making great prepara tion for our Spring Opening. Our business is much better than last sea son. Our stock is very large. We want more customers. Our Goods are bought to sell, not tokeep. Oome and help us unload; we are glad to divide the profit with you. The .new things. we have received for early Spring trade are : One thousand pieces of new Calico, from 3 to 5c. - Fifty pieces of white and colored Pique from 6 to 35c. i , -y Fifty pieces of pertty new s"ilk from 8c to $1.00 i Twenty bales of Sea Island ing irom three-quarters to wide, price 2 to 5c. i Ten bales of fine 25-inch Plaids at to sc. - Fifty pieces of fine Pants Cloth from 7to 50c; extra value atl2f 15 and 25c. Twenty pieces of colored Duck at 10 and 121c One hundred pieces of India Linen book-fold from 5 to 25c. Sheet- one yard at We for iru Fine white Dimity from 5 to iflc per yard. Nice double-fold half wool Cassi mere at 10c, any color. xnree thousand Ladies' Hats. nave anything you can call .Ladies' Spring Hats. Sailors at all prices from 10c to $l.to. Felt Hats at 25c sold for 50 and' 75c to close at 25c now. - j Three thousand pieces of fine new Ribbon. All styles of narrow Ribbon r for dress trimming from 2 to 15c. j pasn ana now Ribbon No. 40 Taffeta,' all silk, at 18c; Ko. 60 At 25c; any color or stripe vou want. ' One yard Bleaching at 31c. One-yard Sea Island Sheetine at 31c. bixty-mch wide Bleached Table Linen at 23c. - . Pillow Cases, hemmed, at 10c. ' Fine Bed Spread at 59c. ; We are up to date and4ead the pro-i cession in low prices and honest deal- Wilmington's Big Racket Store, : j GEO. O. GAYLORD. Prop., I Wow is the Time Cutting His Hair. - Dollie has a baby brother who has been HI With the coming through of his first tooth. The baldness of brother's head has caused Dollie great anxiety. She stood at mother's knee one day gently patting the little head. "Be careful, Dollie," said mother. "You know poor little brother is bios, ue-8 cutting his teeth. " Dollie re flected. "Mamma," she said, "is it going to make him slok when he cuts his hairy" . Why He Felt Bad. ' - "Good morning, Jasper 1 I am very Borry to hear of your domestio trouble. V "Wha' sorter trebble dat, sab?" "Why, I mean the trouble in your home affairs. I am told that your wife nasrun away from yon. Is it a fact?'f ueeo, itar, sab!" "Of course you feel very bad about it?" ? aas, sir. De way de marter stan at ae ,presen time, sah, I feels bad." "At the IS A SYSTEM BlilLDER,G!VES APPETITE CORRECTS THE U VER. TASTELFSCi Chili Toisiir lis sold StrieHv on its Merlfs it is tho best Chill Tonic at the smallest nrice. innjt UiMm im . . T. 1 I .n'l omu yuur niunK.v f'Krunaea it v - i Tans to cure you. ROBERT K. BKLIAMY,; mar 24 J y Wholesale and Retail Br o ggist A. & H. Soda. 100 boxes Assorted A- & H. Soda. 25 boxes Pounds A. & H. Soda. 60 boxes U&HA.&'B. Soda. 25 boxes ki A,.& H. Soda. 20 boxes Nickle A. & H, Soda. SO kegs Xioose A. & H. Soda. 10 cases Old Home Soda. 15 cases Electric Soda. 23 cases Pope's 5c Soda. 25 Pic-Nic Cheeso. 175 bag-s Wheat Bran. 150 dozen Market Baskets. TO ISAKE YOUR DEPOSITS IN TUB Sayings and Trust Company. All Deposits made on or Before march 1st, begin to Draw Inter est on Xhat Oar t Kate of f8 25tf FOUR PER CENT. PER ANNUM. Atlantic National Bank, Wilmington, N. G. CAPITA!,,..;.......... - ...$126,000.00 SI RPtl s AND PROFITS,.. 88,400.00 We W"iS!rae?2 Jourlntert to Deal With Us. ' PromoWe. m , v.j vuwwiwou. rtu irHTimilfiBT PAID OM T.TTPOQT'PO " vw4 a. u. J. W. NORWOOD) President. D. L.CORE, Vice President. P. L. BRIOOERS. . 8. P. McNAIR. J XEK XI. BATTLE, ' Cashier. D. E. ma4tf H. L. VOLIiERS, qor: powe; DIRECTORS. ERS, ?nr,5SOOD' O. A. NORWOOD, o.VoIt8b?ort' j. s. woK: 8PEINGEr; mal9tf W. B. COOPER, Wholesale Grocer, WtimlnKton, n. C mighty What do ybu port Rev. J. M. Frost, D. D., of Nashville Tenn., secretary of the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Conven tion, is very ill at the liome of - his N. in Bradley, Proof of the pudding lies in theeating of it Proof of ROBERTS' TASTEIJSSSi CHILL TONIC lies in the taking of it. COST NOTHTNQ if it fails to cure.. 25 cents per bottle if it cures.- Sold strictly on its merits by -'. ROBERT R BELLAMY, mxtSAij Wholesale and Retail DniKist. present time? mean by that?" I mean, sah, dat she bain had time -yilrter go fur 'hough ter make de ole maneel sho' dat she hain' comin back. " Richmond Dispatch. - - 3- -! ' . Foolish Trouble. , " "I see that a. young wife has been ar rested for putting paris green: into a pie which she had made for her husband. " "Yes. I notioed it. It Vrfla rArv ish of a young wife to use paris green if ahe wanted to gat rid of her husband." "Why?" "The pie itself ought to have been suffloieni." London Qniver. . Not m Great Bisk. -Cllara We've had a terrible fight, and it's all broken off. Maude Do yon think hone of "Oh, yes I I am so confident that I have sent back all his presenta." Lon. doa Fes. ' . r . Florida '.-( - Oranges, -'i1 BrunswickCounty Yams, Morth Carolina Hams, , Shoulders and Sides MUST BE CLOSED OttT. HALL & PEARS ALL, SPALDING'S SPRING AND SUMMER SPORTIWC GOODS. AffieYo CROQUET, HAMMOCKS. WALL 1 C ntLBniZN P" fnr Snrinn nr. . i A Paper. New Bprlhi afifiSk Jurt SSJKKf J i.5fi!eelebratea Wal mal9tl CaU and make selection. C W. YATES & COi . ... S. P. McNAIR, ma8tf Nutt and. Mulberry streets. Rubber Roofing Paint. 0 Kits Rubber Roofing' Point. -20 .Bags Sweet Potatoes. 20 Barrels Irish Potatoes. , Consignment of Eggs. . Anvthlnu- tSfL-iT"--n ' -- ' there is any fee vv noiesaie brocery line. Ask for prices tef6re purchasing. - ' - D. L GORL mawtf wilmtogton, N. C. ' Wholesale Grocer. . t Nortk Water Street. I FLOUR. RIB SIDES. D. S. PLATES. t PURE LARD. LARD COMPOUND STAR LYE. UENDELSON'S LYE TOMSON'S LYE. - CRACKERS. PIC-NIC CHEESE. SUGAR. 1COFPEE. Rust Proof Oats. ; - S Snnteinhftr MhIId OFFERS FOR SALE Kainit. Seed Oats, all Kinds. Seed Potatoes. GENERAL STOCK l ... I 1 GROCERIES. - At Wholesale. 1 r HcMAlR & FEARSALL. fetl