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i i it' Si . K . i h: ; i-i: it :'r ? - ! f. I in 1; She WLtMvi Mtex. WISMINO It may be true of virtue that " But to wish more virtue i9 to gain," but it i3 not true that -wishing for health brings us a Btep nearer the realization of our wish. Health must be sought and striven for. There are more than half a million people who have found health, each in the same war, and by the same means. That way ana means are open to you. If you are suffering with obstinate, linger ing cough, bleeding of the lungs, bron chitis, emaciation, weakness, a condition which if neglected or unskilfully treated, leads to consumption, begin at once the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery. It never fails to help. It per fectly heals ninety-eight out of every hundred who give it a fair and faithful trial. , Sick persons are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by letter -absolutely free of all fee or charge. 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I have used three bottles of it and now feel like a new person." Dr. Pierce's" Pleasant Pellets do not become a necessity to the system they - ?nave relieved of accumulations and ob- . , sanctions. A QUESTION. S.iB. RISER. Is there a God above With power supreme, Whose rule ia the rule of love, Or is it a dream? Is there a band to sway, And can there be One on hieh Who hears when the faithful pray wnen tne stricken sign? is faith but a foolish thine For the weak alone? Must the hope to which women cling: Be but their own? Shall we laugh at the men who pray? 8hall we scoff the men who preach? Shall we call them fools who may relieve there's a heayen to reach? ; If the precious stone have flaws ' w Shall we cast it out? i Shall we, too, doubt bee tuse i Some wise man had a doubt? , Shall he by whom the temple's plan- is neu v Be deemed a clown, And he be rated great and grand ' y Who burns itdown ? V Is there over us all to-day ' A God whorules? Or must we conclude that they , Who believe are fools? The ape and the ox and the ass bend '.'. - knee? I To no hidden cods of theirs: i ' Shall we join in the unbelief of these A 3 T xxuix irive up our prayers? CURRENT COMMENT. VT t .111 T 1 1 iso part oi ine uritisn armv as distinguished itself more greatly ine present war than the Irish contingent and none has suffered more. .No better or faster fighters nave appeareaupon the scene of ac- . tion than General Kelly-Kenny wnose name sumciently indicates his racial origin. And what is the matfer with Roberts and Kitchener, who are bossing1 the whole -ioh? They are both Irishmen and at the top of the world s list of cotempor- aneous commanders, Atlanta Jour- rial, JJem. Juord Roberts has not enhanced his repntationat least outside of England by forcing the defeated Oronje to present himself at the door of the tent xjt the victor and Deg the privilege of surrendering iiiuisen auu nis iroops. j. ne action was not magnanimous, it was not chivalrous, it was not Christian. It " "H. a departure from the custom of warHbetween civilized peoples. It must surely have escaped Lord Rob erts' mind that he was fighting wnue men ana not savages. isava nah News, Dem. - When the Frye-Hanna Steam- snip subsidy bill was introduced its advocates proclaimed that it was so perfect a measure that Congress buouiu maite il a law without delay. Ail who ventured - to suggest that i ivo uiigiuai ouape ine diii was a nagrant scheme of favoritism" and ana. spoliation were denounced as via 4-1 fn m 1 iv ucibcx tuau .cree traders, or as agents ot foreign steamship com panies, cut in spite of their de nunciations and of their all Ao-Arl prefectness of the bill its champions have been compelled to amend it in nearly all its essential features. in lact, the bill has been so much mutilated since its first introduction that its champions claim that its usefulness as a means of restoring me xxuierican mercnant marine is seriously lcrippled. In that case, the bill may as well be abandoned. rnxiaaelphxa Mecord, Dem. xo become like Christ is the only thine in the world worth caring for, the thing before which every am . bition of man is lolly, and all lower acnievement Tain. Ifrumrrumd. IS A SYSTEM BUILDER.6IVES APPETITE a, tk CORRECTS THE LIVER. n3aW9KKW TASTELESS Chill Toisiir. is sold Sfricrlv on its Merits If is'the best Chill. Tonic at the smallest price. ana yuur niuney rerunaea it jf faiis to cure you. 3 BOBKET E. BELLAMY, mar uu Wholesale and Retail Drugglstl 1 - It LOOK POR THt ffCy I MONCeeNUINe 1 COLD STANDARD BILL DISCUSSED. Senator Teller's Speech in Crit icism of the Report on the j Financial Measure. QUAY'S CASE CONSIDERED. Private Pension Bills Passed Resolution Concern jg Adjutant General Corbin. Action Taken on Announcement of Death of Epei of Vlrglala. By Telegraph to the Hornln&fstar. Washington, March 3. The Senate held a brief session to day, adjourning early -on account of the death of Representative Epes, of Virginia. -During the session Senator Ross, Vermont, spoke in opposition to the seating of Hon. M. S. Quay and Mr. Teller , spoke in criticism' of the con ference report upon the currency bill. A number of private pension bills were passed during the day. When the Senate convened, Senator Pettigrew introduced and the Senate passed' a resolution instructing' the Secretary of War to send to the Senate the record in the court martial Eroceedihgs of 1664 against the then lieutenant Colonel Corbin, bow adju tant general of the army. The resolu tion also calls for other informatio i bearing upon General Corbin's mili tary record The Quay r- solution was then laid before the Senate, and Senator Ross. Vermont, made an address in which he opposed the seating of Mr. Quay. At the close of Senator Ross' speech, Senator Teller, took the floor to dis cuss the conference report on the Fin ancial bill. He maintained that too much power was given the Secretary oi tne Treasury, and he was opposed to all the provisions of the measure wnicn he discussed in detail. Senator Teller said he did not believe it was a good thing to extend the public debt, but he did not think the gold standard would be maintained without it. Senator Teller asserted that there had been no effort made in the last twelve years. to reduce the public debt nor would there be br the Republican party, senator Teller asked why, with all of the money in the' treasurv. it couia not be used to pay current ex penses instead of issuing bonds. Senator Allison replied that this would prevent any evil effects from a possible endless chain and was to pre' vent a dram upon tn treasury. Referring to the premium of six per cent, on the proposed bonds, Senator Teller argued that they would still go higher because the holder could at any time get tne iuu lace value of them in money, drawiogtwo nercent. inter est while holding the bonds, meantime paying no taxes. He predicted that under the operation of the proposed law the banks would control the volume of the currency. Referring to the recent act of the treasury in con ing to the assistance of the banks in an emergency, he said that the money then deposited could not now be taken out without creating disastrous effects. Senator Teller criticised the bimetal lic declaration of the bill as silly and weaic, Because it meant nothing. Sen ators who had stood here for years ' caning inemseives bimetaiiists, had accepted the gold standard bill at the dictation of a caucus, and the probabil ity was mat tney would go to the full lengtn demanded by the banks. At 3 o'clock the Pension arjDroriria tion bill was taken up, but on account of the slim attendance of Senators its hnal consideration was Dostooned. After the executive session the doors were re opened and the Senate toop up seven were passed. Senator Martin, of Vireinia. an nounced the death of Mr. Epes, and the following Senators were appointed a committee to attend tne funeral on tne part of tne Senate: Messrs. Daniel. rersins, ocou and Harris. ' As a further mark of msiwit ihn senate then, at 3.45 P. M, adjourned. ; House of Representatives. WASHINGTON. March 3 Tn IHa itouse to dav the desk of Rem-esenta tive Upes, of Virginia, who died last nignt was nung with crape and cov ered with a profusion of cut flowers, lilies, roses and carnations. The chap lain, in his invocation, made fonlinir reference to the death of Mr. Epes. ' It had been intended to nrrwH tn. day with the Aldrich-Robbins con tested election case, but unanimous consent was given to vacate the order neretoiore made and prepare the final vote until next Tuesday at 2:30 p. m., the debate continuing MonHu-u- mh Tuesday.- J Mr. Weeks. Michisran. from Hom- mittee on Elections No. 3, gave notice that the Wise Yoiiner contested tion. from the second district of Vir ginia, would be called upimmediately after the Aldrich Robbing case was concluded. Mr. Hay, Virginia, then with an expression of profound sorrow on the part of himself and his associates the death of Mr. Enes. JT nflWd resolutions of respect and sympathy which were unanimously adopted. . wuiuiiiwM ui eignteen members i appointed by the Rnnb with a Senate committee as a fnYiArnl escort It includes the entire Virginia ueieitauon m me House and Represen tatives Rhea, Kentucky; McCall. Mas sachusetts; Dearmond, Missouri: Hen- aiuo, jsuuasiD ; j. o. wunams, Illi nois; Jerry, Missouri; Clayton. Ala- uui, ana xienry and iJailey, Texas. xnen at 12 48 1. M.. &a fnrth.. mark of respect to the deceased, the uuum nujourneu. ; SEABOARD AIR LINE. I e Line Completed from Camden in h Outskirts of Columbia, S. C. By Telegraph to the Horning Star. COLUMBIA. H n .Mowh o Tl,. Seaboard Air T.in ho. fl-t.W uuuuwt lliB line from Camden to the outskirts nf voiumwa. A train with General Su perintendent V. E. McBee's car at- cnea made the trio between tha ivn places to-day. Matnal f. fi,a at both places is beinv tmt An (Via jctuuuun. uetween Columbia and Cayce, the terminus of the Florida Lntral and Peninsula, nearly all the track has been laid, but fWif u inieriered with the comnletion nf tl,- A m ... - -WHUbtMI UHVD wiujco nvross tne UOncsreA Tha tire line of eighty mUes will be com plete irom uneraw to Columbia and t mm,mmx " A At A . 1 1 1 kuouva lu vayce in inree weeks. TOTAL NET RECEIPTS OF COTTON. By Telegraph to the Morning: Btar. . New York. Ph 23 Tha n ins are the total net i-Arwinfa nt at all ports since September 1st 1899: uaiveston, 1,660,748 bales; New Or leans, 1,507.858; Mobile, 178,681; Sa vannah. 931.740! nViavlaetm MoVra. Wilmington, 255,797: Norfolk,327 340 Baltimore. 72.875? N v.v att iai1 Boston, 68.930; Newport News. IS 743- 524; Port Arthur and Sabine P . iw; fensacola, 99539. Total, 5,483,- 066 muea. GREAT REJOICING OVER NEWS FROM LADYSMITH, London Went Mad With Joy Busings Suspended In All the Towns and Cities Throiigiont Eojland. By Cable to the MernlBg Star. London, March 1. When the news of the relief of Ladvsmith became generally known, London literally went mad with joy and throughout England the scenes witnessed have no parallel in the memories of this gete -ration. The Lord Mayor of London imme diately telegraphed his congratulations to Generals White and uuuer. wnen the Queen received the news at Wind sor the bells on the curfew tower of the castle were rung in honor of the event The strain that for 118 days had kept the nation in terrible anxiety was re lieved. The Lord Mayor showed himself at a window out of which hu.Dg a huge City Imperial volunteer flaer and the crowd yelled itself hoarse, Staid magnates grabbed flaring posters from newsboys and brandished ' Ladjsmith Relieved" to the roaring throng. All tnougnt of business was forgotten. Nothing could be done on the Exchange . except to sing "God Save the Queen," and cheer. Busi ness on the Baltic wheat market for cargoes closed at 1 o'clock. No one wanted to trade on such a day as this. A General Holiday. The stores put up their shutters and gave their emp'oyes a holiday. The Lord Mayor ordered a holiday for the city schools. Tne great oeii in St. Jfaurs was rung this evening. Tne stately Foreign Office so far forgot itself as to display large union lacks from the windows. A cabinet meeting was held and as the members met at the entrance to the Foreign Office they exchanged the warmest congratulations. . Crowds blocked the War Office lob bies, struggling to see for themselves the announcement, and cheered the British generals in South Africa to the echo. Outside Marlborough House, the Lon don residence of Wales, a large and jubilant crowd assembled. At Glasgow, Liverpool, Edinburg, and in fact in all the cities, big and little, flags flew everywhere, whistles tooted, bells chimed and crowds para ded the streets, singing patriotic songs, Business was given up for the day. the schools were closed, in the harbors all the vessels dressed ship, and at the military and naval depots scenes of the wildest enthusiasm prevailed Lord Mayor's Address. At Liverpool, addressing a crowd . of twenty thousand people assembled around the Town Hall, the Lord Mayor said: "I thank the Almighty God for the glorious news. We have awaited it patiently. We are satisfied that under the humane laws and government of this country the Boers, in a very short time, will be loyal citizens to the British empire." Ibe Uueen has telegraphed her con gratulations to General Buller and General White and the Prince of Wales has telegraphed congratulations to general Buller. Lady White, in a message in renlv a- r - ... " to congratulations, says: All the world is in svmprthv with me to-day and I am in svmnathvwith all the world. I am delighted at the joyful news of the relief and am happy at the intelligence that my hus 1 J - r j i . . oanu is saie at last, as a wire l can say no more. What happy wife could say more ' Cheeriot Thousands. All day cheering thousand kent un it - . T tne incessant roar before the Mansion house and all traffic in what is Lon don's busiest concourS' ceased. Pan demonium reigned. The .news of tbe mansion house demonstration had spread to all quarters of the city and there poured in a stream of hoodlums ana fakirs, laden down with flags: women, boys, and all sorts and condi tions of people. Silk hats flew into tne air and small fights were of fre quent occurrence. The hundreds of policemen on the spot had their hands full, but as long as the enthusiasm of the crowd was only confined to horse piay, tne ofheers did not interfere. ions of fireworks are being bought in preparation for elaborate cnlAhin- tions to night. In several provincial towns effi of President Kruger and General Cronje were paraded through the streets and maltreated. At" Glasgow an effigy of President Kruger was sub jected to indignities at the foot of the queen's statue. Over one thousand univeraitv and college students paraded the streets of London, singing "Rule, Britannia," hdu cneering. SENSATIONAL CHARGES. concerning the Loss of the U. S. Cruiser Charleston it Manila. By Telegraph to tbe Horning star. v Washington, March 3. Sensa- uuuBi cuarges are contained in an i -i . . . . anonymous letter which has been re ceived at the Navy Department from Manila. The communication relates to the wrecking of the Charleston and makes a serious statement that a num ber of officers of the vessel at th tim of the disaster were under the influence of lia.uor.The correspondent furnishing toe lniormation claims to have verified the allegations by diligent inauirv among the officers of the Charleston. The letter was not placed on file on account of the peculiar nature of Ibe charges, but it has been referred to-the judge advocate general of the navy with instructions from Secretarv Lnnr that the matter be investigated at once. Captain Pigman. who commanded the Charleston at the time of the wreck is not involved in any of the charges. MORE MONEY FOR STATE GUARD. Bill Mow Pendinz in Cenrress to Make Appropriation $2,000,000. Raleigh News & Observer. There is a bill now before Congress to increase the appropriation made by the Federal Government to the mili tia of the several States from $400,000 to $2,000,000. This would give North Carolina five times as much as it has been receiving heretofore. Attorney General Royster and Mr, J. G L. Harris will go on to Washington when the bill comes up, probably next week, to urge its passage. The pres ent appropriation is wholly insuffi cient. A firhastly find of the corpse of a woman at Palmetto Beach, Fla., was made yesterday. The body lay in a big marsh near the beach and was in such a state that it was impossible to tell the color. Bare or condition of the deceased. When touched the clothing and corpse fell to pieces. Officers from Tampa are investigating the case. The extensive amvil slant of the Hay Baden . Company, occupying three buildings in Brooklyn, N. Y., was destroyed by fire last night, the loss being about 180,000. NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION. Strict Censorship Exercised Over News from the Seat of War in South Africa. BRITISH PLANS NOT KNOWN. Meeting of Presidents Kruger and Steyn Give Rise to Suggestions of Peace Negotiations Discredited Boers Show Firm Front. By Cable te the Morning Star, i London, March 4, 4.10 A. M. It is evident that a strict censorship :is be 1d exercised oyer the' news at the seat of war, as the night has not added any thing to the scanty dispatches received during the day, most of which ; refer red to matters preceding the recent stirring events. j The War Office intimated at mid night that there was no prospect of news until something definite shall have been done. This is quite in keep ing with the complete silence which Lord Roberts has hitherto observed while his plans were in progress of ac complishment, and until he is in actual grip with the Boers it is probable that the public will hear little or nothing of his doings. Talk of Peace Negotiations. , President Kruger is said to have left Pretoria with the intention of meeting President Steyn. The place where they will meet is not stated, bat it is believed to be somewhere in the Orange Free State. Those who are conversant with the.' effect the recent reverses , have had on the Boers express th, opinion that the meeting of the two presidents is preliminary to a suggestion o' ne gotiations for peace. But the closest observers do not anticipate any sud den cessation of hostilities, and cer tainly, the reports from the theatre of war do not tend to encourage the ad vocates of immediate peace, i The Boers are apparently rallying; with their accustomed ability to repair a temporary reverse, and Great Britain has yet to test their force as a defen sive power nnder the new conditions of war fare. No Change in Situation. Outside the meeting of the Presi dents there is no news -indicative of any change in the situation. Telegraphing from Osfontein to day thanking he Liord Mayor of Liver pool for his congratulations in behall of the city, . Lord Roberts says: "I trust Her Majesty's soldiers in this country will gain such further suc cesses as will speedily restore the free dom and prosperity of South Africa." Spencer Wilkinson, reviewing the situation iu South Africa for the As sociated Press at : midnight i says: General Bailer seems to have been"" surprised to find that he had beaten the Boers on Tuesday. Nothing is commoner in war than for an army after hard fighting to be doubtful of the extent of its success. Few generals learn, as Grant did in his first com" mand, 'that the enemy was as much frightened of me as I was of him.' The Future Coarse of Events. The question now is as to the future course of events. There cannot be much doubt as to the issue, provided no foreign powers or power interfere. Liord Koberts can either order Gen? Buller, with the 40,000 men of the unitea iNaiai armv. to advance on Pretoria, while he himself moves by Bloemfontein and the Free State rail way, or he can bring round most of Buller's force to reinforce his own army. In either case the Boer strate gists will have a hard task to make a promising plan of campaign. Tbe best Boer plan is, perhaps, to leave the rear guard to cover the passes from Natal and to concentrate all tbe rest of their forces to resist Lord Roberts. In this wav thev might - in a week from now 'meet Lord Rob erts with perhaps equal numbers, but Roberts will be reinforced from week to week, while the Boers cannot be for the moment. The position seems to be that there are six thousand or seven thonsand Boers within striking distance of Rr berts at Osfontein. If this is the case he will either disperse or canture this small Boer force unless they retreats rapidly until reinforced. .Lord Koberts will nrobablv coiatrivA topush forward a small force on the Maf eking line and raise the siege while he is drawing the principal Boer army on to himself. The Boers Captured at Paardeberg. Cape Town. March 3. The railroad is now repaired northward from Kim beyley to Riverton. The engineers are pusning tne work rapidly. The Boer prisoners camured t Pr. deberg total up 4.660 men. About 3, Ow or tntm are now on their way ihere. Ihe pressure on the rolling stock is enormous. London. March 3. Th On day received the following dispatch from General Buller: "The troops much appreciate your majesty's kind telegram. Your majesty cannot know how much your sympathy has helped iu inspire tnem. A special dispatch from Brussels an nounces that Dr. Leyds authorises an absolute denial of the report that he had received news that Mafeking had been relieved. TWINKLINGS. "He's from the-wild and woolly West, isn't he?" "Oh, no! I believe nenaus trom toe cottony South." Teacher "I jst eave the nrnTK 'Theburned child dreads the fire.' Now can any one of you tell me a similar proverb?" Pupil "I can teacher. 'The washed child dreads thewati- "' New York World. Feminine Losric "Now. .Tnlin you know very well if I don't get that bonnet I shall cry and worry mvself into an attack of nervous prostration and tbe doctor's bill be ten times the price of the bonnet." t "Hit the Nail: ""What did the poor man say when he was accused of taking the cattle?" inquired the tour ist. "The right thing, stranger," re sponded Amber Pete "What was it?" 'Til be hanged." NewYork World. PURE GERMAN KAINIT SEED POTATOES White Bliss, Early Bose Early Oblos. i SEED OATgjrWhite and Rust Proof. Vegetable Baskets for shipping. HALL & PEARSALL, Nntt and Mulberry Streets. Jaaotf mm me. MR. BELLAMY'S SPEECH. Strong Presentation of Objections to Porto Ricao Tariff Bill. Washington, February. 38. Mr. Bellamy, in his speech against the Porto Rican bill, among other things, "Mr. Chairman : The present bill providing a rate and system of taxa tion for Porto Rico different from that imposed upon the people of the rest of the United States presents a question so far reaching in its consequences as to make this occasion a real crisis in our history; and upon correct solution of the problem will aepena wnetoer we shall continue our government iVnnn the rlan and scope designed by our fathers, or whether we shall embark upon the colonial system a new and untried experiment totally in conflict with the spirit of our con stitution and which may seriously im neril the safety of the republic. "This government can no more ex ist permanently half republic and half emmre than it could exist half slave and half free. That the fathers sought to establish on this continent gov nrnmeot different from the monarch ies of Europe is a trite but a true say ing and the basis of the . constitution which thev adopted and on which it rests are the fundamental principles of eternal justice, which were in her ent in the hearts andminds of those sturdy settlers who had fled here to es cape the oppression and exactions of the governments of the old world Even though there was not a clause or word in the constitution requiring uniformity in the levy rot- duties, to assess upon, the inhabitants of one section of our American territory a tax different in amount and burden from that levied upon another is so discriminative and unfair and repug nant to national justice thatN it con flicts with the fundamental principles of society and government, which of themselves .prescribe a limit to legisla tive power. "While I hope never to see the rep resentatives of Asiatic people in the Congress, or their millions of subjects be allowed to compete with American labor, yet we must meet the ques tions as they arise under constitu tional powers conferred and deal with them in accordance with and subject to, and not outside of the limits pre scribed ia the constitution, under which alone we derive the power to deal with any territory at all. We went as far as we were justified in go ing when we said to Europe that America was for Americans: but if we are now to govern the islands bordering on America, or on Asia, by force, as a colony subject to such, un equal taxation as we deem desirable, and govern them as subjects pur chastd from their former masters, what further rights have we to com mand that European monarchies shall not found imperialistic govern ents on American soil! "If the constitution secures to every man under the flag the rights of free men, the right to travel and live in any part of our common country. wherever our flag floats as the emblem of freedom and liberty, .where is the power granted tq restrain that right if we claim them as American countries. subject to ourlaws ? Mav constitu tional liberty be maintained in this en tire nation, including every territory embraced within lis extended borders. in full force and vigor forever. (Loud applause.) Vlrglaia-grown seed best and must satisfactory corn civts li:e verv crop results all throughout giving much larger and toe douio, Encceeainir and CORN. more satisfactory yields . , Western seed corn. XQsell man man wortnern and iuuubbhub oi Dusneis per year with a coiLStant- logue which we will mall free upon request, girej prices and full descriptions of the best i) iiicrcnaiug vraae. woofl UescriDtlve Cats. "u mrgest j-ieiaing varieties. T. W. WOOD A. 80N8, RICHMOND, VA. febl7 8s sawe w4tf23 Groceries. CLOSE PRICES, BEST QUALITY, PROMPT SHIPMENTS. Send us your orders. D. McEACHERN, ri Wholesale Grocer. ax and 906 North Water street. Teb 11 tf War, War, War. Tbe English may stop the Boers, but tney cannot stop business. We are here yet with a few leaders: Bongh a-id Beady Bed Wine. Long Leaf, reach and Honey, and Uncle Isom Tobccos. Qaeen of Virginia and war Eagle Jheroois. Three I .Elgin ?uwr. rail uanaiea. louet soaps. Paper Bags and Twine, and Always a Fresh Stock or Flour. Sugar, Coffee, Bice. Mo lasses, Meats, Meal, corn and Oats. Impossible to get It all In the paper, but call and we will show you a nice Fresh stock of Groceries T. D. LOVE. Steamer for Fayettevllle Mondays and Thurs- wy a. raoosuiBn, ireigro ttBU towage. ' ur rates apply IO UK 27 tf T D. LOVK. General Agent. STATEMENT OF WILMINGTON, N. C. . ' At the Close of Business Feb. 13th, 1400, Con ; aensea from Report to Comptroller. RESOURCES. Loans ...S 812 331.80 Overdrafts 16 99 U. 8. Bonds (at par 3's & 4's) 196,100.00 Banking House and Fixtures 10,000.00 Due from other banks 187 338.71 dash on hand...., I02.54t.82 886.874 29 Total 11,604,822.48 LIABILITIES. Capital.......... $ 185,000.00 Durjjiiui auu uuuiviueu pronis........ 1U0,G83.81 Circulation . . . . 41,040.00 Deposits from Banks 886 167 95 Deposits from individuals nn ?s Certificates of Deposit. .... 85,000.00-1,288,198 67 Total 11,504.882 48 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. . , . b-W ?8- "eb. 18, TO. Feb. is, 1900 Atlantic national Bank. xiwuugyuw..,.(g,iM l,ltl,UUU 11,238,000 Bnrplusand net -Proflt 75.400 89.000 100,600 TJ.8. bonds at par 55,000 95,600 196,100 Dividends Paid 6 Per Cent. Per Annum. ftJHIn8tal,aent of Cfcpltal Fata in October isn. te tt tf WORLD'S SUPPLY OF COTTON. New Orleans Exchange's Statement Show iBg Movement of the Crop Since September 1st. " By Telegraph to the Mernlns Star. New Orleans, March 2. Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visible supply of cotton shows a de- crease for the week just closed of 78,- 712 bales against a decrease of 95,601 last year. The total visible is 3,941,059 tales against 4.019,771 last week and 5,398, 121 last year. Of this the total Amer ican cotton is 3,917,059 against 3.260, -771 last week and 4,305,121 last year; of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 744000"a2ainst 725, 000 last week, 1,093,000 last year. Of the world's vuible supply there is nowafloat and held-in Great Britain and continental Europe, 1,959,000 bales against 3,394,000 last year; in Egypt, 201,500 against 273,000 last year; and m the United States 1,444, 000 against 1,244,000 last year. Secretary Hesters Hew Orleans Ex change statement which covers the monthly movement to tbe close of February, shows the total for Febru ary to have been 841,580 bales against 552,010 last year and 893,341 year be fore last The amount brought into sight for the six months from September to February, inclusive, shows a decline of 1,755,000 bales under last year and a decline of 1,885,000 under year before last. Tbe movement from the 1st 6f September to the close of February shows receipts at all United States pons 5,566,814 against 7,236,061 last year; net over land movement by railroads across tbe Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers 1,932,202 against 1,081,127; Southern mill takings exclusive of consumption at Southern outports, 851,906 against 779,509, and interior stocks in excess of those held at the commencement of the season 242,906 again bt 350,848 last year; 428,015 year before last, and 339,583 same time in 1887. These make the total amount of the cotton crop brought in sight during the six months ending close of Febru ary, 7,693.018 against 9,447,542 last year and 9,578,268 year before last. Northern spinners took durinsr Feb ruary 231,893 bales, against 209,666 last year. Foreign exports for the first six months of the' season have been 4, 057,246 bales, a decline UDder lasf season of 1,786,965. - Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty -nine leading Southern interior markets at the close of February were 1,436,064 bales, against 1,287,244 the same date last year. Including the stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the pre vious season and the number of bales of the current crop brought into sight during the six months, the supply has been 8,311,916 bales, against 9,215,108 last year and 9,694.822 the year before. 40 bass and tills Honlton Early Rose. 50 and litils Maine Early Rose. 50 liags Early 50 te Early Rose. Also, a few WMte Bliss and Pearless Potatotoes. All the above nice selected Seed Potatoes. Full Line Groceries. D. L. GORE CO., WHOLESALE GRO ERS. mar 1 tf WiimliiRton, N. C. The Old Wav Is good enough for some merchants, but it doesn't suit us at all. We believe in new methods, new goods, new bargains, new everything. It used to be the fashion to adver tise goods "below cost." We never do that, because it is absurd; but we do sell mighty close to cost, both at Wholesale and Retail, HARDWARE, TINWARE, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, &c. J. W. MURCHISON & CO., OBT01T BUILDING, WILMINGTON, N. C. jeb 15 tf :-: BAKING POWDER.-:- 115. Caies Good Luck. Cases Blue Ribbon. Cases Parrot and Monkey. Cases Rex Powder. Cases Horsfords. Cases Mason Blacking. 21 46 38 25 48 97 Bundles Batter Dishes. 85 Bags Green Coffee. 21 Cases Arbuckle Coffee. 28 Boxes Toilet Soap. 76 Boxes Boss Soap. W. B. COOPER, Wholesale Grocer, m 4 1 Wllmneton H.O. . We have Jurt leceived a fresh shiDment of In fants' Children's and Hisses' Fine Shoes, which are strictly up-to-date. They re the best values that moi.ey can buy. There are no bet ter snoes maae ror misses and ladiesthan our FAMOUS DUTTENH0FER SHOES. A neW lot 1H8t In and mora nn t ha - Onr CbMLTWr llnm Af flhruw vVK mala arA iciutue n ui iuu values, ana as good as can be - at vmmw A. U UlilA Special Drives in Winter Goods. Call for them. MERCER & EVANS. 115 Prlnceia Btrpr. 82M stenR Mut tmm Fine Seed Potatoes. j j i ! Tie Kind You Have Always in use for over 30 years, and r, i-tcc6 Allow no one to deceive you in tiU All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good" are but' Experiments, that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. hat is Castcria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare-g-orie, Irops and Soothing: Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance; Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and. Bowels, giving' healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. ENUIWE CASTOR I A ALWAYS S9 Bears the The KM You flaye Always Bought In Use For Over 3 6 Years. Use For THE OtHTUH COMHWy, TT For Your Keep on Hand Always It kills Can be taken internally or externally, and is warranted to be in every way as represented. Sold by druggists end dialers generally. family ize ootues, 25 cts. iiorse iize WO, CHARLIE! Hello Sam, how far is It to- Wilmington? I have pot tome trading to do, and I have started there Well, Moses, hold on; stop right here and let me put you oa a little Ricicec. You sea t hat snlle post yonder at the crook of the road ? Yes. Sam. I see It Well, Moses, it Is juet 2 miles from there to Geo o. Gay ord's Branch Store, corcer of Fourth and Campbell street; and Moses, I jut want you to Jooa in my cait and see wfcat I have just bought from there for io.4ir. I bought i That,ls th.e clapest P'ace ,n the CItT to bny goods- Yes, Bam, I think so; and I We are yours, with Bargains for the Spot Cash, C. O. CAYLORD'S Branch Store, J. R. BOVD, General manager. laell 'Phone 557. NTEREST For quarter ending February 28th is now due and payable. Depositors may bring in their books to have interest entered ! : . . ' THE WILMINGTON SAYINGS & TRUST CO, mar 2 tf "March Winds and April Showers Help to Bring the Sweet May Flowers." THE MARCH WINDS ARE HERE! The April showers will short time we will the Racket 'Store. May flowers, June blossoms, April posies, and everything new, 4ip to date and beautiful in Millinery and Drees Goods. Nice line Percales 8c ; all new shades. Big line best Navy Blue Calicoes 3c. A few pieces Gray Alpaca 10c: 32- inch wide Dress Plaids, worth 10c, now 6c. All shades pretty Spring Calico 5c: 5,000 yards from which to select. A full line of Welts and Piaues. 32 inches wide, in Black. White. Pink and Blue figures, at 10c per yard. XMice line or nest Hukaline 8c Full line of E & G. Corsets from 75c to tl.25. Also, Warners Corsets and P. & P.'s from 63c to $4.25. Warner's Child's Under waists at 25c apiece. Just received a lot of Gay lord's "Specials" 50c. Best 50c Corset in the city. Full line of SSkiirt Binding-. Braids. Dress Findings, Jets and other Trim mings. STATIONERY One Dound irood Writing Paper 10c a ouire: Bound Linen 8c ; Legal and Foolscap 10c per quire. Envelopes 35c per box, or 5c per pack. Stattords Ink at 3c per bottle. Bring your card and get iuu jDig AauKei store. i ' GEO. 0. GAYLORD, Proprietor, FRONT STRE ET, OPPOSITE ma 4 cf Seasonable Goods. MULLETS, new catch. Best Cream Cheese, Martin's Gilt Edge Butter. Bagging and Ties. SALT. A GENERAL LINE OF CASK GOODS IN DEMAND AT THIS SEASON. l Sole agents for Rob Roy FLOUR. McNAIR & PEARSALL, Bought, and which has fceea has borne the signature f has been made under his -J?-: . sonalsupervision since its infancv. CASTOR Signature cf Over 3 O Years. mubrv stwect. HtW VOWW CITY. a Family or Your Horse ; Sloan's Liniment germs in a marvelous man ner. It is the best antisepflftinown and positively cures Rheumatism, Cramp and Colic, Invaluable as a liniment for family ufe, as well as a horse liniment. bottles, 50 cts. and $1.00. 47 yards of White Homespun at S&c . $1.29 o j&n o iauuu. last, colors, at 4C 9 yrdsFcather Ticking, good quality 10 yards pretty Worstedgoods for f aliie's dress, attire 1 pair Pants 1.53 1.13 .95 .40 - pbiib vveraijs, aiacc ii 1 Man's Hat s 1 Boy's Hat ' ' 'at 1 Ladies' Trimmed Hat "wi 1 p lr Shoes for myself " jV, 1 pair Shoes for John '90 1 pair Shoes for my wife, cloth top... '98 Just see what I got for .$ic 49 Corner Fourth and Campbell Siren. 1 eb 85 U soon follow, and in a show the May flowers at Linen Tablet (100 sheets) 6c. Very large School Tablet 5c. Shoe DressingPolish and Paste in Tan and Black 5c. All kinds of fine Perfumery, which we sell at Backet prices. Talcum Powder at 5c per box. C. P. Bailey's best Powder at 10c. SHOE3r SHOES ! SHOES ! We have 3,500 pairs new Shoes and Slip pers, i All styles children's Shpe s, from 20c per pair to $1.50. Fine, quality "Mannisu" Shoes for ladies' at $2 50. Ladies' best Vici Kid Shoes $1.50; Up to date toes.. We have twenty five styles of men's and women's Shoes at $1 25 per pair. Solid in every respect. . Men's high cut B-ogans, Creed more at 99c per pair. Women's Peb ble and Glove Grain Shoes at 85c. Women's Vici Kid Heel and Spring Heel, patent tip; all solid leather, $1.00. Men's Black and Tan Vici Kids at $2.00. Better Shoes at $3. 00 and $3 50. Remember we carry a nice line of men's and boys' Clothing, ladies' Skirts and all grades of Underwear, and can sell you Dry Goods as cheap as any one. - . it punched at Wilming. 'ORTON." WILLIAHS BROTHERS. 16 and 18 North Water Si FLOUR in BARRELS and BAGS. Virginia "Water Ground Meal. Lard, Soap, Lye. Salt coarse and fine. . Fresh Crackers and Cakes. Baking Powders. Sardines, Molasses, Cheese. A full line of Tobacco and Choice Cigars and Cigarettes. Wrapping Paper and Twine. PAPER BAGS. NAILS. HHPW OCERS. - Xif ' WOO WIH VI BWJUU. 16 18 tf Bepiotf