IN, NORTH CARQUNA. NO. I?i alive were eared while they stilt breathed, and reeoectated. The aralanche. thirty feet wide, ?wept down one of the steepest ffradea ha Idaho for a distance of a mile, striking the settlement with immeasurable force. Bulldtnga were rolled over, hurled of the son of Engineer >a*coe, an ex pert mining man, reputed to have a fortune la Idaho. The major part of Mace lay In a ?Cttllr overshadowed by a wall of sev eral hundred feeC It was.- over -this cliff that the avalanche dropped with terrific momentum, crushing and sweeping a wide swath. The slide started above the timber line at one of the hlgheat points In the Couer D'Alenee. In the snow that gave way at first was much that had lain for years In the valleys and on the rocks of the mountains. It waa shortly after midnight that the first tremoPcame. - According to the survivors, there was a hissing sound and then a rum ble that seemed to shake, the moun tain. The avalanche cut the town in two, one, portion remaining Intact^ but burled. The other demolished. 'The telegraph wires escaped, however. INSPECTION The, annual Inspection of head quarters' and Company Q, of the Sec ond N. C. infantry, takes place here ? tonight, ? to be conducted by Col. * JStrongfiald and Lieut. Cliff Butler, the latter a olassmate. of MaJ. W. C T Rodman at West. Point The inspec ? tion will be uansually rigid, and the men^wtll.be carefully questioned as " to Mile work. Of. the regimental and battalion of ficers there will be several present ? Col. Bragaw, commanding the regi ment, and Majot Rodman, command ? Ing the. third battalion, and-probably the.Rer. Capt. N. Harding, chaplain. Two non-commissioned staff officers, the regimental c'olor-eergeant and a battalion sergeant-major, are station ed here and will uhdergo the Inspec tion. The occaalon will be public, and ladles will be looked after with every attention as usual. .The band will furnish music. - y . ? ?' 'ip . s ' Ufl or LETTERS. The following tetters remain un called for In this postofflce for the week ending February t?, 1M0: < Gentlemen ? William Aader, Rev. R. C- Deal. Dullln ft Martin Co.. John Doiser, Thead. Elliott, James T. Gas-, kill. Heath Hdw. Co., R. B. Hearn, Jaa. 8. Hall, L. H. Hayes, Buddie N* low, p. C. Parkins, H. Singleton (4), C. R. Taylor, A. Dree. Teofll, William Wataon. , Ladiee? Mrs. Mary J. Brlte, Mrs. Webber Edmorda, Mrs. Ethel John son, Mrs. Mary E. Peele, Mis* Addle Theae letters will be Wt to the dead letter oflce March 1?. 1?10. If not before lurch 14. " SPELLING MATCH o- t Ihm Moot Vahpae MmfrUtm. ? ??!? of the 8mi? M School AdltoHam KrfcUy Night. The spelling match at the public school auditorium next iVUv areo lae promlaea to be oae of tb? nott at tractlTa and latereetlng occaaloaa of tka awn Tba Blaa Back Spellers bare arrived aad erarythlag la In readtaeaa (or the contest. tlr. A- ?? Dumar will ba la charge of tha gen tlemen spellers and Mra It. T. Plyler of tba ladles. Everybody la cordUlty Infltad to enter.' provided they an ?eo* apen ?" No po*r spellere are allowed Tka price of admlaalon will ba l?c. This charge la taade so aa* to aid the Wonm'i Betterment Aaaq elation la their work towards beautlfytag tba ?chool grounds and city. There an arer (to ae?ta la the auditorium and It la deal red thai erery oaa of theat akould be occupied next Friday aren Ing. All thoee tklakiag tkey oak apell are Inrltad to enter. HAS RETt'llNKP. Rot. H. B. Sea tight, paator of the Plrat Preabyterlan Church, baa re turoed from Tarboro where be bed Sunday morning and fren On yesterday he canraaaad that Iowa In tba latereet of David eon Col lege. We are glad to know that lir. Sea right met with much aucceea In hla efforta. . ? ?< ? THB GA1KTV. Another fine program la to be pre aented at the Oalety theater tonight. The perforaaaca.Iaat evening waa much enjoyed by the larg? number aad today tbe hlgheat commendation la heard. Tba following up-to-date program la achedaled for tbla cran ing: The Rocky Road (Blograph), Hla Oaly Child. Tbe Butler'e Trick, magic, haadcolored. The llluatraled aong la ea titled Tde Rather Float Through a Dreamy Old Walts with Tea. Too. Ton." All thoaa contem plating attending thia wall known* playhone tonight wll^ surely hare no raaaoa to regret their determination. Tka aaanageaaaat baa a performance fall of Internal aad lagtnicOon. .The orchaatra glvea another h|gh-claae musical performance. . The Ml/ Now* Free-Trip Coatect Now Opea JSntw at Oace an OM aa Early SUM. The Dally News Free-Trip to Wash ington City, Ocean View ? and other places starts today. Since *thfc an nouncement of 8aturday the trip has been the talk of the city and county. Remember the contest begins today and cloqps June S5. No such Induce ment has ever been presented, to the citizens of Eastern Carolina. The contest bids fair to be spirited from "now oh for nearly .axeryoae is an xious to win out. Twelve are going and twelve are going to be the winners. Start to work now ? don't procrastinate. If you would come out ahead it is neces sary that you start rl?ht away. No other paper In this section of North Carolina has ever offered such Inducements. To vjslt Washington City. Old Point, Hampton. Ocean View, ^Norf oik, and other points of interest, free ? absolutely free ? should be an inducement every young lady in Beaufort and Hyde counties should grasp. ; There is no time to loss. Somebody Js going ? there Is no reason you should npt be one of the twelve. All necessary expenses are to be paid by the Dally !<{ews. * Bvetfy cour tesy will be extended the winners. There Is no reason why every young lady In the two counties should not try and they will win If they exert the proper efTort. No one can suc ceed unless effort Is exerted. Yefc, the great Free-Trip contest Is now on. i^ave your name entered at once and enter, believing you will win. . All . together? all enter. The greatest proposition In Eastern Caro lina Journalism is now yours. at Tine ..GEM TONIGHT. Another fine 'thaw Is yoars at the Gem theater tonight./' Last night large crowds attended/and as Is usu ally the case they were canied away. Tonight promises to ba a great one for the i management as the perfor mance Is to be far above the average. Such well-known Dims as Harlequin's Story, trick comedy, hand-colored; Betty's Choice, fine drama, hand colored; Lady Janes -Flight, Seven teenth Century Romance; Levin taky's Insurance Policy, or When Thief Meets TMef,>riiring^?edy. You are permitted to sit and see pictures of history sad then see those that will make you split your sides with laughter? all for the small price of 10c. The orchestra (renders another 9r,t.-clM?"pro?T?m. TM? tutor* of tl? (Hm I* fin of the m*njr HAI>. News has been received In the city announcing the death of Mr. jr. J. Smith, of Oay lords. The end came this morning. Mr. Smith #as one of the hast known ottlsens of Beaufort bounty. His daath la tp^be deplored. Corroll Not only members of unions afflll atad with Hie Central Labor Union, the allied building trades council . but of every labor organisation In Phil adelphia In any way connected with the American Federation of Labor, participated In the conference. Fatal Trolley Accident. A man and a boy are dead and rour other boys were seriously hurt was the result of a trolley car Jumping a switch at 8Ixth snd Jackson streets down town tonight, and crashing in to the front of a cigar store. The- dead and injured were all standing In front of the cigar store. There had been a disturbance down the street and some one had turned the unused switch at this point A trolley car driven at a high rate of speed Jurmped the track and crushed through the crowd on the sidewalk, only stopping after It had torn the front out of the store. Realizing that much of the disturb ance throughout the city waa in many cases started by yonng children. Ar chibald ^yan sent a letter which was read In every Roman Catholic Church In the cltf today warning parents not to allow their children on the streets during the present trouble. I Rioting Resumed. Cars were stoned, motormen and conductors beaten, and many passen gers were struck by flying missiles. In the rioting which was renewed -here yesterday afternoon after sev eral days of comparathcequlet. 'Near ly a dosen riot calls were received at police headquarters, but ir^^pet In stances the mobs were dispersed with ? the use of riot sticks slone. . Seven-, ty-flve arrests were made. Driven at a high rate of speed to escape from a mob that was pelting It with grlcks and stones, a trolley car struck an obstruction, left the trscks and ploughed Into a brick house. The car was demolished and the motormen, conductor and police man oh guard were Injured. MAN KILLED The ? ? rntlii nil lijlil of a. w. *ml. Safrah Parker! UB reelde on VanNdrdan atreet. was found deed Sunday, mora tag. The HinlK Is that the child waa smothered to death. Dr. Joshua Taylee, tBfecoroner, was summoned and made in Investiga tion. 11 was found .no laquest was Ya?terd*y.Mr. Hatha^ar. secretary of the cumber of Coauparce, (are a demonstration of the' work which can be done with a split-log drag on the streets of Washington. This la ua undoubtedty the cheapest method of keeping the streeU In good repair, not only the atredta, but "the roads of Beaufort county. ? it each orefdeer would nae one of the dntsa after leach rata we would haterfar" better roads, and St would The use of . theae road builders should be encouraged by the Board of County " Commissioners (a their re spective township, nad.fc^ael, mem ber of. the board of fcaperrtsors^or" the county. HUNKSES' BORN Quanity of Fertilizer Destroyed at Wilmington. A STEAMSHIP IS SAVED Warehouses Were leased From t!ie Seaboard Air Line by Armour & 'Co. and Contained Large Amount of Fertilizers and Hagit? Germans Kteam&hlp Saved With Difficulty. Wilmington, F Feb. 28. ? A disas trous fire last night totttllj d<*alroy^tl two mammoth warehouses at the' frleght terminal of tfce Seaboard Air Line railway In this city. The con flagration was one of the most disas trous in recent years and will seri ously Impede business until the buildings are replaced. An estimate of' the damage is placed at $200,000. However, the greater part of the loss Is covered by insurance. The fire started In an end of the tremendous building, completed only a month ago. In this building were chemicals, fertilisers,^ nitrate, etc., owned by Armour St Co., anfl other firms. The, building was soon in a mass Of flameH and the blaze next spread to warehouse C, leased from the Seaboard by Armour & Co.' This was also destroyed. * The German steamship, Jarlsburg,' M ' moored at the docks. River steamers and revenue cutter . Semi; nole, pulled thec steamer In fflfd stream, after thermal 1 boats and boats and bridge had been burned. I Loud explosion*' .'iof cnejnlcals caused muoh excitement throughout the city. The Are occflYne?F ditting a driving rain and wind .atorm. The rain had -no effect upon the flames, which were fed by chemicals. Water pressure was poor, oVtng to- the in stallatlon of a new water Vorks sys tem. ? This la the third large fire this month for Wilmington. The work of rebuilding the warehouses will prob ably start immediately.. The de stroyed buildings formed -pert of a chain of Immense warehouses erected here by the Seaboard for storage pur poses. Each warehouse contained many cargoes of valneM* fertilisers, bags, etc Insurance will cover the I greater frart of the lots, but the sus panslon to business will he very seii i a cut-rate grocerl 'Ml I SCHOOL MUSEUM Prof. L. E. Btfnttt Reads Ex - -?i ? a. m. _ . , ceueoc npcr. I 1 ? % BEFORE TEACHERS' ASS'N Bmlllt OoaM^l MM fair ?atlc Moal himwii Mi V?l. Mtk hipfr ta Um School IWbm Laat lilMfci Mania*? Sboald MCMrtr 4n. ?? Anyoae who hu devoted the least study to the subject ol electricity knows that one may ran an electric currant through pester hut. canaot magnetise U; and that one may pass an electric currant through Iron snd fciave a temporary magnet; but when the current once paaeee through ateot, one h%? a permanent magnet. So it follows that e'vefcy thoughtful teacher know? that pupils may very properly he" classified as pewter, iron, snd steel. As pewter cannot be magne tized, so not the least Interest seem ingly can be -aroused In some pupils. As Iron li magnetised only while the electric current la passing through It, so some pupils may be arouaed only while In Imjnedlato contact with the teacher. And as steel becomes a per manent* magnet, so Interest once aroused in some pupils remains In them a glowing fire to the very last In view of these facts; one of the great problems that confront the teachera of todtfy is to create interest among the children, and to so Inter est them that they may Jte held In school1, and that while In school they may so apply themselves that their school dsys will not hare been alto gether In rain. And it seems to me. that, with the great .wealth of ma terial and opportunities surrounding every teacher, no matter where the may be located. It Is her fault If she cannot devise some means to help en liven the school days of the Young America placed under her care. One excellent way In which to make school life more pleasant and at the same time more profitable to the children, ia to make a collection "oC Interesting, things such as shells, .stones, and old relics or every de jscrlpUon. i teve endeavored' to car fry 'ouf this suggestion at Pantego during the laat two or three years. ?na wun wnai success tm; your selves. may be the Judge wf&n I have finished this paper. One day soon after I begsn teach ing In the Pantego High School. I picked up a little shell of some kind and carried It to the school. Some time during the day I took occasion to talk to some of the children about it and to admire its curious Bhape and lovely tints. On the very next day a little girl brought me a small collection of beautiful shells. Of course I admired them very 'much and thanked her for her kindness and thoughtfulness In bringing her little treasures and presenting them as an offering of good will to the school. I then announced to the school that I should be glad to have them bring any shells, rock, old relic, or curio of any kind to place with these shells and thus start a mu seum. Interest was at once aroused, not only among the children, but 'among the parents as well, In a few days after this announcement a little girl 'brought a fine specimen of an Indian stone ax and also an old flint lock. Another girl brought a beauti ful Indian arrowhead. Still another one presented a small bottle filled with dirt from Cornwallis' c^ve at Yorktown, Virginia. And, by the way. Just a few weeks before this time I had been In that cave, so that I was enabled to give the pnplls a description at first hand, not only of the case Itself'* but of why It Is so called. About this time we had a lesson in the study of which wo needed a few seeds eof some kind-. I asked the class to br,Jng them, which they glad ly did. I secured some small boUles In which to place the seeds in order to preserve them. From this modest beginning our collection of seeds has gf own until we now have about 76 different kinds. And thus our collection Increased, widened out. ^nd took in almost ev ery kind of object. It was Interest ing, It was delightful. It was Inspiring to watch tlie little busy bees and to see the shining face- of the little tiny tn?t;a? he, can* to aa? and proudly presented his offering of a little peb ble, a small shell, a black bug, or an old rtffety home-made nail. But the time limit of this paper will not per mit me to tell of each offering that was brought. Large and small, teachers and pupils, patron and friend, each and all added an offer ing to our collection. A* it grew other* found It out. And received gifts not only from Pantego and the surrounding county but from other count lee ? the 8tate; from Raleigh, Greensboro, and other towns of the 8 tale; and a lao from other 8tat*e as HAS ARRIVED Mies Cor* Stimmel. City, who bu only beau larger cities u ta e**ert WfcSftrfor the largest whnlwiW house. in New ^ arrtra* la the Hty iH will 5Rl* for Mr. J. K. Hon: UK NMon ib#irttfai Mew port News, baring worked there for the past two MMO aa. Sbe'waa em ployed 47 the largest concern there. pracedlng this she was employed In Charlotte and On 1 Aetlve preparation* are now going on by Mr. Hfeiyt for opening, the date of which will be announced through the columns of the Dally News later. lAlKAIH) MEETING AT PREHBV ? v TKIUAN CHURCH. There will be an important meet ing at the Presbyterian church to morrow night (Wednesday) undeA the auspices of the Laymen's commit tee. E. .U Stewart. Esq.. will deltrer the address. There will be special music. The public cordially invited and all members of the church urged to be preeent. TAKEN TO ABYLl'M. Deputy Sheriff John L upas left yes terdsy afternoon for Qoldsboro where he took N'oah Brinkley. colored, to the asylum. Brinkley is the negro who assaulted Alderman J. O. Chauncey at the county home laat week. Interesting thlhgB we '.iave: Deer horns and foot, bear's tooth, eagle's claw, rabbit's foot, gray squirrel's head and ??!!. birds' nests, hornets' nests twice as big ss your head or even larger, yellow jackets' nest, honeycomb and beeswax, an alliga tor's egg, hen's egg in bottle (I placed the egg in the bottle myself), stuffed owl, preserved snake In bot tle, cat's skull, skeleton of king crab, a piece of whalebone, sea weed, branch coral, brain coral (a fine spec imen of which was given me in this city. Washington), blank cartridge, mlnnie ball, grape shot, cannon ball. Confederate money, domestic and faretfn iimh. oH Mtam. printer's type, a large collection of sea shells, a collection of eighty dif ferent rock* and to ki era J 3 purchased at Washington. D. C., for about St) centa, and with the exception of a stuffed alligator and a large spqnge almost the only things that were pur chased ? -all the others having been donated; some pieces of atalactite and stalagmite from the Luray Cav erns in Virginia, which rival in beau ty and grandeur of scenery the fa mous Mammoth Cave in Kentucky; some fossil shells and the Imprint of shells in stone from the mountains of West Virginia, which so graphically teach the lesson that the Appalachian mountain system was once beneath the bed of the ocean; an old square brick, Imported from England, from thVar. And a piece of tar that was burned by the Yankees during the Civil War on top of a hill In Murfreesboro, N. C. An old flax hackel. distaff, spin ning wheel^, etc., to show to future generations hdw their ancestors worked up their flax, cotton and wool Into homespun, but which has been pushed it.: >? the background today by the factories.. But enough lest I weary you. Al though we have many other Interest ing things of which I could tell. Nevertheless we make use of them, for there is scarcely a day passes but wlial sums uf tlies e aiULlW ill UMl to Illustrate something In our Ipseont* They serve both to awaken Interest and to create a more vivid Impres sion of the object or subject under consideration. But aside from all this, to watch the children day after day looking at the different speci mens In the museum with such pleas ure and interest. Is enough to rep*y any teacher for a great deal of effort In making such a collection. " - As another result of the interest created in museum, we have re ceived from different persons more than twenty volumes of old book* ranging in age from 79 to 170 year* old. T*e olUset volume we have was printed t* London. England . In 1?4?. making Urn book now S7ft year* old. ConftlAMt *? Second Page) TWO TERM POLICY ?Hi , Citif twrm Coon ?y Officers Tw? Te ALL ARE DEMOCRATS. Wlnsteadvllle. N. a. February, J8, ltlO. Dear Editor: I-am Madias you * letter which I will thank you to puMlah la your val uable paper, of which I am a sub scriber. Our present county officers were nominated hy the Democratic voters of Beaufort county 4n the faith that they were ioyal Democrat*, having st "heart the welfare of the party. The ? Democratic voters of the county stin have that faith In them. These offi cer* are largely Indebted to the par ty, and should be the first to fire It* welfare their consideration. They above all Democqft*1 should be will ing to do what they can for the pre servatlon of harmony In the party, and for the perpetuation of the party 4 In the county, because In addition to sharing In the benefits of a Demo cratic administration In common with all our citizens, they are receiving; and for some years have been receiv ing, the honor* and money rewards which Democratic success affords. If the doctrine Is accepted that "The horse that pulls the plow should eat the fodder," then when certain of these horses have been fed with fod der for year* they should make way for other "plow pullers." and there are other*, without whom these who are still "eating the. fodder" could not have done the plowing. There Is strong sentiment through out th^county. even smong the loyal friends (of our present office holders, tbatoctaslonal change* ahould be ma>fe and opportunity given to other good Democratic workers, to receive some honor and recognltion"of party* work and party loyalty. f There ip atrong sentiment andfee Tlef that adoption of a "two' teft" ' precedent and custom will increaae Interest in the party, cause many who are now indifferent to become again zealous and active, bring about har mony and strengthen the only party through which good government' can be assured. There Is strong sentiment 1h nation 0 and State against life terms and long terms. There I* but little to stimu late zeal year after year for the same V set of men for office vt'hen others go \ on year after year without reward or ^ recognition. There Is stagnation and ultimate death in this policy. In Washington last spring this ar gument was used against the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. It was con ceded that they were all good men and 'Democrats, but ihere was a cry "Let iui have a change." Did not some of our present county officials recognize the force of this and vote for new men? If there i* any truth In what I have written, and %/know the feeling exists, then why will not our present office holders who owe the party most step aside and make way for other "plow pullers?" We have' not been selfish where they are concern [eiL Let them for party Welfare be ^mselflsh toward others, their co worker* and friends heretofore. The man in office because his friends have put him In office has an advantage over any other good Dem ocrat in. the county in a contest. County officers come In dally contact with voter* from all over the county because of their official position, and they can make a personal canvas of voters in their own behalf; that one not a county officer cannot do. The county officer thyB has this tremen dous advantage a* the direct result of the support of his friends who put him In office. Will our county officers use this advantage against those who put them In these positions, or will they now turn In and help for harmony by giving their endorsement to the "two term" custom? Let us hear from them 9 and let us hear from others not in office. ? If our -present officers will net en dorse this plan do we not owe to our party a greater duty than we owe to Individuals, and ought we not to es tablish the "two term" rule? ( Signed > W. F. WINSTEAD. ??????????????a + New Advertisements ? in Today's News ? ? OmnTlMM*.^ ? ? (Mat? Tfaaatar. ? ? Wright's Ifcllortng Parlors ? ? ? a? tar Salts. a ? Jas. p.' Clark Oo. ? Low Shoes. + ? J. K. Hoyt? Ladles' Neckwear. ? [? H. B: Oohtotoln? Sprint clothM. ? ?