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'S THE mJrtN(JtOU4lE8SEt;QEft: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, tflOT . I i: t J 13 New AdvertiMmeiits, f . Wanted Special . For Sale SpeclaL '"' Munyon's Catarrh Cure. T 1 . Home Dyeing: Made Easy. "" Opera House "The "World." Y Mechanics Home Association. '! National Bank of Wilmington. All New Seed Jos. CiShepard. Ji Weather Forecast. Liocal forecast made at Wilmington yesterday -morning; j for twelve hours from 8 a.m. today: Increasing- cloudi ness; variable winds. " . rV, . For lorth Carolina: ' ' Threatening rain In western portion at night; north easterly to-easterly winds. ! TKMPERATTJRE. " "18962 a. m., 36 degrees; 8 pi m., 61 degrees; highest, 68 degrees; lowest, 30 degrees. , . ,.-'..!' 18978 a. m., 35 degrees;' 8 p. m., 41 degrees; highest, 48 degrees; lowest, 84 degrees. .- - . Miniature Almanac Sun rises 7:09 a. m.; Eun sets 5:09 p. m.; high water at Southport, 3:23 a. m.rliigh water at Wilmington, 6;10 a. m. "Moon's Phases New moon, 3rd. 12:55 a. to.: : first Quarter, 10th. 4:37 p. m.j full moon, 18th, 3:0s-p.. m.;. last Quarter, 85th, 3:00 p. m. PITHY LOCAIA , The Haleigh letter , and much tele graphic news will be found on the In side pages this morning:. The steamer Wilmington on her trip to Southport yesterday carried fifteen workmen and a lot of material for Mr. : Grim, the conrtactor for the erection of the emplacement for the disappear ing guns to be mounted at Fort Cas well. r PKltiiON AJi MENTION. Mr. W. M. Powell, of Hub, spent yes terday In the city. ' , Mr. A. H. Adams, of Raleigh, Is a guest at The Orion. ,j Mr. J. A. Brown, of Cnadbourn, was in the city yesterday. Mr. W, F. Freeman, of Verona, was on our streets yesterday. 1 ' Mr. O. L. Clark,, of Clarkton, made business calls here" yesterday. ,i Mr. A. C. McKinnon, of Maxton, was In the city on business yesterday. : Mr. N. A. Currie, of Clarkton, came - down to the city on a business trip yes terday. - ,. Mr: T. A. LyonV'of Greensboro, was among- the arrivals at The Orton last evening. - - - ;( W. T. Dortch, Esq., of . Goidsboro, came down to the city last evening and. Is registered at The Orton. 5 " Professor M. C. S. Noble will leave for i Raleigh, today to attend the Masonic grand lodge. . Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fries," of Winston . Salem, came to the city' on jkhe Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railway last night and are registered at The Orton. Mr. Ci E. Blount, of Wilson', has ac cepted a position as manager in the de partment store of Messrs. J. H. Reh der & CO., In this city. His family will move to the city about March lit: ' Hon. pyrus B. Watson, of Winston Salem, and R. t). Burton, Esq., of Ra- Jelgh, attorneys of Mr. J. W- Fries, re ceiver of the North State improvement Company are registered at The Orton. Th Rev. F. W. E. Peschau, D.'D.,for- . merly the popular pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran churoh of this city, now located at Greerisberg, Pa., ' arrived in the city yesterday, at 12:30 o'clock from Sumter, S. C where lie attended the (dedication of a Lutheran church, j "estopped wjth his daughter, Ars, H. 38". Otten, and left at 7:15 o'clock o. m., fir Rochester," N. Y. ' He el ects to!. Veach home on Saturday. His numerous friends here werejglad to see him and quite a number were at the train, to bid him goodbye. - s Little's 1 World," One of America's Oldest and Greatest Playr. Little's "World," which has been one of the foremost of America's standard -attractions for oyer fifteen years, will be seen ; at the opera house on next , Friday and Saturday, and matinee, and present indications point to the engage ment's being One of the most successful of the season. The height of stage realism 4s reached, especially in the great wreck scene, when the steamship is seen to break up and founder at sea, leaving its helpless passengers adrift on a slight raft on the ocean. The raft scene is, ! if anything, even more start-! ling than the former scene, showing the survivors of the wreck, helpless at sea,, finally culminating In their rescue by a passing ship. : We J learn that, every piece of scenery used in the many scenes Is carried by the company,; and we are assured that our theatre-goers cfLri confidently expect one of the ( best scenic and dramatic 'treats of the sea son. The reserved seat sale opens, tomor row (Thursday) morning at Gerken's. Halfi pair Renewer enjoys the con fidence and patronage of people " all over the civilized world, who use it to,, restore " and keep the " hair a natural color. I - " i " '' ! " : A Ltttle Waif Lrft On aplasia. ;- On Moaday nighti about 9:30 o'clock Mrsr Julia AnnaStrickland, who j re sides on (Queen street; near wurry, heard someone come in at the gate. Not hearing a knock on the door she went to the dolor; to see who it was. When be opened the door she found an In fant lying on the piazsa. It-was well wrapped And with it was a good supply of clothing. The child was a boy and pinned to the clothing around it was a paper conialnlngvthe following: - "Mrs. Anna, I will give you this baby. One month old, today." Mrs. -Strickland took the little waif in and says she will raise it. l -,--! ' ' - ' : Death, of Mra. John Kent Brown. Adlspatich received by the Messenger last night from Washington, D. C, states that Mrs. . John Kent Brown, widow of I the late Mr. John Kent Brown, of this city, died In Washington . on Monday. The remains will reach Wllmingtop tomorrow evening at 5:45 o'clock an the funeral will take placa at St. James Episcopal church at 10 o'clock Friday morning. i ' - Mrs. Brown Was the adopted daught er of the late Dr. W. E. Freeman, of our city, and leaves two sons and a daughter, f " I ' . ; j -. i " t ' . . New Process for, Making Baiter. Mr. BenJt R. Haud, of GoldsboroV ,who Is here on his return from South port, is the Inventor, of a machine to obtain the butter from milk fresh from the cow, and without the necessity of ' separating the cream or souring the milk. The butter is secured, in from two to twjt hours' and a half,, and. the yield is greater than' by any other pro ' cess. He is also the Inventor of a. steel railroad tie that Is said to be superior to a dosen or more that have been in vented In this country. . Anna! Meeting of Our National Baal s -Jbtoid KatrUy Botb SSauka in lur ' -Jsiilug Cwtukuva. '" The annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the' Atlantic National bank was held in '-the directors' room of the bank yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Eight hundred and eighty-four out of twelve hundred- and fifty - shares were repre sented In person or by proxy. Major Graham Daves, - of Newbern, acted as j chairman of the meeting and Mr. James D. Woodroe as secretary. The presi dent made the following report: "To the Stockholders of the Atlantic National Bank: . -The miblished statements to the comptroller of the : currency of your Danic reveais ing cunuiuuu w uw uwm Of your . institution. It has been the policy of the directors which you have elected, in the past, to carry nothing on the books of the bank as a resource from which the bank cannot realize the full . book value. If at any time the value of a security apnears to be doubt ful; it has been immedlatly charged to profit ejid loss . account. During the year ending December 31, 1896 the net profits of your institution amounted to 818.009.95. Out f thlB amount stock holders have been paid .two dividends of 3 per cent, each amounting to $7,500, the surplus account has been $10,000 and the balance of 8409.95 remains in the un divided profit accounts. During the year your deposits, collections - ex change business has increased. The di rectors of the bank invite the hearty co-operation of all stockholders In the management of the institution. . We desire that evry stockholder should 1 at perfect liberty to make any inquiry of the directors concerning the bank'!? affairs. The directors would 'thank-any stockholder for his - advice or counsel at any time. Every stockholder has It tn his power to Increase the value of his stock by helping to increase tne business of the bank by making timely suggestions to the management. - It Is to be hoped that no stockholder will ever lose an opportunity of helping himself by helping his bank." On motion Mr. W. A French the reDort of the president was received and ordered spread on the minutes. The old board of directors was unani mously re-elected .to serve during the ensuing year, as follows:" Messrs. J. W. Norwood, D. L. Oore, S. P. McNaii, Samuel Bear, Jr.; W. C. Coker, Jr., W. E. Springer. C. W. Worth, E.I J. Pow ers, H. L. Vollers, P. L. Brldgers, G.' A. Norwood. ' The managers of election and com mittee on proxies consisted of Messrs. James S. Worth, I. W. Solomon and R. W. Wallace. The present surplus and undivided profits of the bank amount to $62,000,' after paying the January dividend. 1 THE NATIONAL BANK OF WIL MINGTON. The stockholders of the National Bank of Wilmington was held i the directors' room yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. . I On motion Junius Davis, Esq., was called to the chair, and Mr. W. E. Worth acted as secretary. A large majority of the shares were represented in person and by proxy. President John si Armstrong read his report showing the condition . of the bank to be in a satisfactory and pros pering condition. : . f The following board of directors was re-elected for the ensuing year: Messrs. John S. Armstrong, William Calder, Gabriel Holmes, James H. Chadbourn, Jr., William Gilchrist, C. W. Yates, Hugh. MacRae, Charles ' E. Borden, J. G. L. Gieschen, William Er Worth and George R. French. J The i directors subsequently met and elected the following officers: President John S. ArmstronT' vice presidents, William Calder and James H. Chad bourn, Jr.; cashier, F. R. Hawes. "Olct, yet ever neW, and simple and beautiful ever," efrigs the poet, in words which might well apply toAyer'i the most efficient and scientific blood purifier ever offered to suffering hu manity. Nothing but superior merit keeps ft so long at the front. THE TILESION SCHOOL. A High School fof f he Pupils From the Two White Schools to be Opened There Next Monday. -Through the" kindess and generosity of the trustees under, the will of the late Mrs. Mary Hemenway, of Boston, Mass. the school committeemen of Wil mington have been given j the free use of the" handsome school property known as the Tileston school, situated between Ann, Nun. Fourth and Fifth streets, Professor M- CI S. Noble, superintend ent of city schools; Informs us that the advanced classes of the two white white schools will -be transferred to this building, next Monday and that it Is the intention of our school authorities to make the instruction of the highest or der. ' . ':' Our city is to be congratulated? upon its good fortune . In securing without cost one, of the handsomest and most conveniently arranged school proper ties in the southern states. The build ling Is a commodious - pressed : brick structure, two stories In height, and oc cupies a .whole square, running 330 feet on Ann and Nun 'streets and 198 feet on Fputrli arid Fifth streets. The first story contains'four large recita tion rooms that wrill accommodate 160 pupils, and up stairs there are four other recitation rooms and a commo dious auditorium that will seat 800 peo ple. In the auditorium there is splendid rostrum i with a drop-curtain. The building is heated by steam, and the spacious grounds are nicely shaded by handsome live oaks and elms. . . THE C. P. & Y. V, RAILWAY. The Foreclosure Proceedings to be Heard by Jodge Siutonton in this City Tomor- ; row.. - " The action of the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, of Baltimore, tagainst the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail way Company will oe heard by Judge Simonton, of the United States circuit court, at the United States court room in. this city tomorrow at 3 o'clock. Up on hearing aU the parties Interested Judge Simonton ; will', issue his decree as to the time and manner of the sale of the road, whether it shall be sold as a whole or by divisions. The first parties interested in the mat ter to arrive in the city are Mr. J, W.-Fries, of . Winston-Salem, receiver of the North State Improvement Com pany, and his attorneys, the Hon. C. B Watson, of Winston, and R. O. Burton, Esq., of Raleigh. They are stopping at The Orton. Mr. Watson was the candidate of the democracy for governor in the last campaign. - "' Funeral of Mr- W. Moore. The remains of the lamented Mr. Ed. W. Moore arrived in the city last night from New York, and the. funeral will take place this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the lodge at Oakdale cemetery. m - ' J . . '"'.TO COKE A COLO IN ONK DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the mo; if it falls cure. 25c South Carolina Ia;iiatare Columbia, S. C, January 12 The leg lslature met In annual session today. Governor Evan's annual message, a lengthy documenVwM sent in and will be read tomorrow. Its only sensational feature is an attack on the dally press of the state. - The workings of the dis pensary are reviewed at great length. 1 CATARRH CURE Catarrh Positively Cured Are you a sufferer with catarrh? Have you taken all sorts of drugs and patent nos trums? Are you -tired of paying big doctor .baijlls without being cured? Are you willing to spend 50 cents for a cure that permanently cures catarrh, by re moving the cause of the diesease? it so. ask your drusrglst for a 25-cent bot tle of unyon's Catarrh Cure and a 25 cent bottle of Catarrh Tablets. The Catarrh Cure will eradicate the diseas-? from the system and the Tablets will cleanse and heal the afflicted parts and restore them to a natural land health ful condition. - A separate cure i for each disease. At all drfgglsts, mostly 25 cents a viaj" - Personal letters to Prof. Munyonisoa Arch street, Philadelphia. Pa., answer ed with free medical advice fjer any disease. I , . A Crying Necessity for Sewerage and Fn - ' ' Water. Wilmington,- N. C.,January 12. :. Editors Messenger: ; It is said, that all great reforms come through suffering. The city of Wil mington cannot inaugurate the sys tem Of reforms needed without an in telligent conception of the dangers which threaten. - r ; ? - In our last article we called attention to the imperative need of an adequate sewerage system.. We repeat that such a system must be inaugurated and pushed to completion, If we expect to meet the demands of the present ajid the future, or assume among the mu nicipalities of the state and nation our right to rank as a metropolis. The de mand is upon us it is here we cannot escape it it must be met. There is a nondescript now in existence called a sewerage system, which begins no where and ends nowhere, and is only an eight Inch pipe, and through which there is no continuous flow of water. There are also some private sewers only a fewcons true ted by private citizens, purely as a matter of neces sity, ranging from six to eight inches in diameter. Let these be condemned and the private citizen . and the sewer age company compensated for the ex penditure, and then utilize these pipes in the general system as. branches. The main sewerage pipe for a -city, Jike Wilmington ought to be . twenty-four to thirty Inches in diameter, with a fall, If it cluld be secured, of ten feet to 100 feet, and a volume of water six Inches deep constantly flowing through the main arteries. The fall would pro duce a current, and the volume of wa ter would be adequate to carry off the solids and furnish a sewerage system for all time to come. The citizens should call a halt on the board of aldermen in the execution of contracts for. placing shell upon the streets until the sewerage system . is first inaugurated and completed. In no sense is it a class of street improve ments abreast with the age. The dust from pulverized shell is a nuisance when it is done, and the cost, which under this contract is agreed to be paid, would go a long way towards paving our'streets with asphalt. The finest streets in Washington are paved with asphalt, and the thermometer ranges higher In Washington than Jn Wilmington. But street improvements of any kind, whether asphalt or shell, or of belglan blocks, Ought to be de ferred until the sewerage system is In augurated and completed," for It Is not only money misspent, but money wast ed. It is possible to incorporate a com pany with capital enough to build and maintain a complete and perfect sewer system, under a concession from the city for ninety-nine years, surrounded with proper safeguards, both for the citizen and the corporation, which would have the power to levy a small quarterly sewerage tax to pay for the investment and maintenance, unis would relieve the property holders from any burdens whleh tney eould'not pajf and secure reliei witnout oppres sion. ! Next to a sewerage system is a per fect water supply. By "perfect" we mean a water supply adequate in vol ume' and pure as the nectar of the gods. It has been said "where ignor ance is bliss, 'twere folly to be wise," but if our people were to have an ocu lar demonstration of the impurities and solids, held in solution, in the po table or drinking -water of the city or Wilmington, even In the best filtered cistern water, It would astound them. You can test It for yourselves. Take a clean, clear pint giasg nottie, mi u with your very best filtered water and cork it air tight, and let is stand in your window exposed to -light and sun for two weeks, and then note the pre cipitation In the bottom of the bottle, and you would be astounded to know you were' drinking so much dirt." But,. when you add two or three times that amount of precipitation to the or dinary cistern water, and the water from our driven wells, it becomes a perpetual menace to the health and lives of your citizens. My Interests are identified with Wil mington; and he is the best friend of the city1 and its people who polnts to the needful reforms and suggests the remedy which may be successfully In voked, and without grievous burdens, - An analysis of the ordinary well wa ter, such as Is obtained almost any where In the city from the ordinary surface wells has shown as high as twenty-seven , grains of organic mat ter and three-quarters of a grain of nitrites to the gallon. Such water would be condemnea by any chemist. Professor Holmes, the state geologist, has given it as his opinion that arte-' sian wells could be sunk in Wilmington! that would furni3h a supply of water that would be in every way acceptable, and his opinion is supported by. an ex amination of the geological strata un derlying our city. Such examination would disclose a marl bed varying in thickness from 80 to 100 feet, covering the entire areaj and for miles beyond. Overlying this marl is a stratum of very hard trap-rock, varying from Blx inches to two feet in thickness, and overlying that is the sand stratum upon which, we live, mingled with earthy matter and salts to support vegetation, varying in thickness from "fifteen to thirty feet. The Majority, if not all the wells of the city, are driven down to this trap rock which lg as impervious to water as lead. Imagine, if you can, the volume of filth, filtered daily through this sand held there by this stratum of rock, in solution by the water, and pumped up to poison our citizens,' . This is not a very palatable trutl) and doeB not add zest to the appetite; It is a "monster of such hideous mien, that to be hated, needs but to be seen." But these things ean pe cure4 by sinking artesian wells far enough below the trap rock to secure a large and continuous fllow of pure water, and enough of them for an adequate water supply for all purposes. Let the city grant to a corporation a conces sion for a period of time covering both the sewerage and the -water supply and tne rerorms would oe inaugurated without taxing the property of the cft- izens or creating any ' liens whatever upon their property.'. , " That pure water can be obtained by sinking artesian wells deep enough, Is evinced by the faet that one well, a ready sunk to the depth pf 360 feet yields good, soft water,' free from nitrites and containing less than fwp grains of organic matter to the gallon. It is useless to demur or to temporise. That we are right, none can deny;- that it would add to our population, wealth and prestige -as a city; is as certain as that night follows day. We owe it to the present and. the future; to our selves and f those who are coming af ter us. - - - . -- " ' The "City by the Sea" would then be a beacon light to the investor, a hive of activity to the man of business In the marts of commerce,' and a home, nrnmnt1 with the rnsp buds of I health and the splendors of wealth.. fThe 'eat anoayne ana tjHwiorqi anodyne and rni- h rurr of colds, eougfcs. and all fwat, lungr, a'nd bronohial troubles li midbtedlyr-Ayers- Cherry Pectoral, the onlfc specific for, colds and coughs admitted on exhibition., at -the Chicago World's fa Ann , iiTJTT- AtrnnitAn - ? - (Continued from First Paga.) servants of the public and under our system of government are subject to political control. The time Is approach ing, if it has not arrivedfor. the adop tion of a policy which without wrong to their owners shall look towards the conversion of them Into public high ways owned and controlled by the na tion. While we admit our obligations to those whose enterprises and capital have constructed ; and bettered them, we must always insist upon a Just and strict enforcement of their obligations to the publte. Against vigorous opposi tion we have created a; railroad com mission. Its benefits are apparent and ought tor be admitted by all. To It we -- are indebted for the regulation and in. many cases the reduction of traffic rates and to the excellent service which is given by most of the railroads in our state. Their passenger rates which pre vail in our- state seem to be not unrea sonable. It is questionable whether at rnis- session or our legislature there should be attempted a. policy of rate reductions in this particular. As to freight rates, there are evidences -that they are excessive When comnared -with the enormous decline in the value of ine commodities upon which they are icvreu. . xne state has a : large, and 'what ought to be a controlling. Interest In the North Carolina railroad. An at tempt has been made to pass from the state us interest in this great proper, ty for what Is believed to be an inad equate consideration. ...The lease - of ninety-nine years of all th.e rights, franchises and property, real and per sonal and mixed, of this railroad com pany to a foreign or non-resident cor poration, was made without the sanc tion of the legislature or of the people of the state. It was made at a time whn nobody expected it. It was made within a few months after the adlourn. ment of our general assembly. It was maae witnout application to the legis lature. It was made without due dls cussion or submission to the people of me state, an or whom were interested ! because the railroad Is their property. ! It was made six years before the ex isting lease expired. It was made sub stantially by one itoan and that man the governor of tlje state, who acted without the' advice1 of the people or of their representatives. It was made, so far as- the neople know or believe without inviting competition " among bidders. , It was made under circum stances which indicated Intentional se crecy. It was called a lease. It was in reality an attempted sale of this protK erty belonging to our taT payers with out consultation and without their ad vice or consent. Indeed, it was done when they did not even suspect that it wn coniemniatea. - - The so-eailfd lessees, the real at tempted purchasers, of this railroad are the members and owners of a cor poration which belongs to another state. They seek to own and conduct and operate this great highway with out asking the consent of the peonle of the st Ate which "built it and which owns it. When the state undertakes to complain of this transaction In i its courts this foreign corporation wllf de ny their Jurisdiction and attemnt to remove the comolaint to the federal courts. It is within your power, gentle men of the senate and house of repre sentatives, to provide by law that no foreign or non-resident corporation shall 'hold or operate any railroad with in this state by lease, purchase or oth erwise, excerpt upon a license to be granted by such court, commission, of ficer or tribunal as you may designate: and that no such license shall be grant ed except upon a certificate from the granting power to the effect that due examination has been made and that the control, operation and management of such railroad by a foreign or non resident corporation Is not prejudicial to the interests of the state. And von have the power further to provide for the revocation of any such license by the granting power; and you have the iurtner power to say by vour law that any or every such license shall be re voked as to any sueh non-resident cor poration which shall attempt to remove from yoUr courts any case to whieh Jt may be a party. It is believed that he lease claimed Dy tnis roreign corpora tion is ultra vires and void and that It wouli be so held upon the merits by our court of lat resort. It Is submitted that it Is your duty to enact such measures as are best calculated to bring up this question for speedy de termination in your .own courts and to prevent its removal to any other Jur lsdlction. - - ' - X Jtsut wnether this ninety-nine year lease be void or valid on the strictly legal merits existing at the time of its consummation, it is to be remembered ahat this foreign corporation obtained and aceepted it and claims a right to own and operate this railroad, not' by virtue of any North 'Carolina statute. , but under an- unwritten rule which la 1 known to lawyers as the comity of states and nations, This unwritten rule, wherever It prevails. Is always surjeet to revocation by the local sov erelgn. In this case you are the sov- reign. The state may at any time de clineto extend this comity. This so called lease was taken subject to this sovereign power. The lessees cannot be heard to say that they have acquired vested rights under existing laws and thus put themselves beyond the power oi the state and within the protection of that clause of the federal constitu tlon which prohibits a state from inj pairing the obligation of contracts they took with notice of the sovereign power of revocation residing in the state. Their contention Is no more tena bje than would be that of a domesthJ corporation which should say that the state cannot repeal its charter granted under the state constitution which ex pressly reserves the right to amend or repeal all charters. This foreign cor poration derives its right to operate railroad within our borders by what is substantially a license from the state granted under an unwritten law.rEv ery one of our home railroads derives its powers and ' franchises under written license, that is, its charter. As to these, the legislature may revoke the license by repealing the charter. If It cannot revoke the unwritten license then it comes to this; that foreign cor poration may come upon our soil and exercise these great powers ana Iran chisea without our consent and thereby obtain Important privileges which -are denied to our own people. It Is most Important that this North Carolina railroad shall not be crippled or its value impaired by permitting any corporation or person taparallei it by the construction, of .anx.Une. o q one mue oi rauro.ct wmc womci con nect existing lines so as to have a con nection through the slate, corripetltlve to bur own. If there " be any ciaf ter -neretoiofe gTaujea py qyr state wqicn permits this' to be done, it shoy be promptly repealed. ' You are invited to adopt every and all measures wHhn your competency looking towards the recovery of this property for the benefit ef the pepp, and the' tax payers of the state. Recently the producers of the state have derived some benefit from an ao tual competition 'between two great railroad systems running through our state. Judging the future by the past we must conclude that this competition so beneficial to us is only temporary, and may end in the absorption Cf one line by the "other. " Our laws should prohibit the control Oi any railroad by any road, route or system competatlve to it, and especially b,y any road that runs in the same dlreCion or connects with the same terminal: ; Much, good may corfle from a statute carefully prepared and providing every practi cable protection against evasion, Among the evils thftt betel ttopest legislators is the system of lobbying. "Persons and eorporatlons interested in proposed legislation are entitled to be heard before legislative committees in a reasonable way. Indeed, it is not improper that Information, argument or suggestion should come to the' leg islator in any way and from any source, provided there is no conceal ment as ta the Interest or motives of those who seek to influence legislative action. But let it be remembered that not unfrequently legislative .lobbies swarm - with concealed and hired rep resentatives of corporate and other in terests who seek to promote or prevent measures In ' which their - concern is purely pecuniary. These men are fre quently trained nolltlojaha'apd lawyers, They represent one side and often the side- -that la antagonistic to the real' welfare of-the state. The people have no lobby. They who, "iar from the madding crowd's Ignoble strife," keep the ' noiseless .tenor of their- way" In mine and shop, in field and forest; In - furnace and' factory; they who tread the thorny paths of eadless toll; they who plow their I fields and live on the products of their own fands and labor --these .old bearers of burdens, .the common people, are never heard except tnrougn tneir elected 1 representatives. Our present county government law gives expression . to the popular will and. representation tot minorities. Un fortunately the conflicts of national politics in this courkrV extend to the management of local municipalities. Party lines are drawndln the selection of town councils and matters of local concern are Ignored n the strife of party men for party rewards. This gen eral assembly will be failed on to deal with the management of towns and 'cities. There should, be no attempt to i avoia tne necessity of protecting the , tax payers of theate municipalities against the danger of tnlsrule by prop ertyless and Ignorant elements. We want no Tammany Hjall governments In North Carolina! ; $ ' There. Is reason to itope that indus trious and thrifty people of other states and of Europe may be attracted to us and .that the tides of Immigration may flow towards a state wvhere men may go and settle and feel ii secure and free; where they may take Oielr politics with them, and vote as they: please and have their votes counted as they are cast. In remote mountains;! amidst wilder nesses and pine barrens there is - "Heard the tread of -the pioneer Of Nations yet to e; The first low wash ef waves Where yet shall roll a human sea." We have poflted mueji in the way of industrial development by the money of non-residents. We sk for more and we promise for it. as (Complete securi ty and protection as is or can be given by any state of this republic The preju dices and- passions f engendered by civil conflict are passfing away. North Carolina is t&e.flrsf southern state to jreajf the- lines of political sectional IsmHer people; -takers as a - whole, are loyal to the union andl;;the constitution and as faithful to thefiag as any oth er people Within the boundarlon nt tY.. nation. There is not anJTAnarchist in all4 iicr uuruers. we Welcome all mn nnrt women of good moralsi and manners to come within our. boundaries and Join with us in working towards the splen did destiny of Our oldi: Commonwealth. we win receive them! as friend a and brothers, to be treated like ourselves and not as strangers and aliens to be tolerated or patronized! Let us labor to show them a state with a school system like unto those of New England and the northwest and a bode of equal laws so administered as to make iixe ana person ana property as secure and- peace and order j as prevalent as in the states whose ruling elements point with pride to Sthe institutions, me - manners, tne achievements, the morality, the religlonSaod the glories of me jruriian., - . It ' May we -not do a ltele more In the way of homes and pensions for the destitute survivors otj the civil con flict? North Carolina lhad her soldiers In both, armies. The piatlonal govern ment cares for those wjo fought for Its flag. As we advance iif material wealth we snouia increase 1 ear expenditures for the destitute and! disabled veter ans of the armies J of the "storm cradled nation that fejl." Among the most important objects of our care is the state University. It is to oe regretted there is i among some of the best people of tbjei state a senti ment that does not sustain the existing law wnicn gives an apnual appropria tion to this institutions-a sum which should be increased t for the fact that the condition of tne state treasury may not jusury it. iff there be any thing in the state laws or in the man agement of the university which gives. with state money, fret! tuition to per sons who are pecuniarily able to pay and thus takes from te denomination al colleges students who would volun tarily help to sustain Jthem, then such laws and practices should be abandon ed. But if this free tuition is confined to those who cannot d&v. where is the harm to the denominational colleges? The limited number ofiithese free stu dents does not add apjpreclably to the expense of maintaining the univer sity. It is about that jjeauch pure gain to meritorious young spen without en tailing taxation on anybody. Neither does this state aid subtract materially from the efflclencyof the public schools. T 1.. . . V, 1. L .3 . .J 1 xt vxz ui mem, it vyumau cJLlciiu liieixi only one day and a fraction of a day each year. In this university we have a plant that represents! about five hun dred thousand dollars j Vve cannot af ford to throw away this property. The constitution forbids Itj The memories, the traditions and the pride of our peo ple revolt at the thought. The shades and shadows and soil, of Chapel Hill are sacred in thousand! pf North Caro lina homes. Whatever It may have been under political arid social condi tions that are rapidly and permanently passing away, it is now; an' Institution that is popular In the best sense ox that word. It serves nq Class, Its bene fits and blessings are! not confined to any. sect, but are opens to all. It Is no The Same. i Old Sarsaparil That's Ayer's. jfte same old sarsaparilla as it a made and sold by Dr. J. C A rer SO year ago. In the lab ratory it is different. There modern appli ances lend speed to skill and experience. But tie sarsapa rilla is the same oljl sarsaparilla that made the recod-50 year of cures. Why dpqj'twe better it? Well, we're iaich in the condition of the Bop and the raspberry : " fcbtless, " he said, "God might have made a better berry, Bu j doubtfeaa, also, He never 4d. " Why don't we better thelsaxsaparilla? We can't. We ase using the same old plant tiat cured the Indians and the Spaniards. Zt has; not been bettered. And since tee make sarsaparilla -corn-pound out of sarsaparilla plant, we see no way. of improvement. . Of course, if we ee making .Winesbcret "chemical compound we might-... Bu -p're not. We're mafcing the same old sar saparilla to cure ttesam.e c44 diseases. You caajjtejtl it's the sapxp : ?! sarsaparilla be cause it works tha am cures, Jt't th sovsrn blood purifiar, and 4yrs. OPERA HjOUSE Spaplal Saturday Matinee. The great Sensa' uoaai Maioarams "THE WCjRLD" Supported by J. Z. T ittle and a strong Com pany. The acme of stage realism. A magnifi cent production for scenery land effects. See the Sinking Ship. See the flait Scene. Sea the Harbor at Naples. See the Gtorgeous Moon- ligbc Panorama, bee the Moving wall. jan l3St- ALL NE W SEED -pHE IRGEST STOCK OF ?ALL KINDS of Seed planted in this section ever brought to Wilmington. J Mrtiitlrflewi Merc will orelj save time and money br Inspecting thesa Seed at once. On sale by - ' . J03. Ci SHEPARD,-Jri, W 121 Market Street, Wllmijigton, N. d fiij and Sat uidQT, ol.l5M6 mors competitive to the religious and sectarian colleges than -are the pub lic schools to the . private academies. Complaints from - denominational ". col leges should be heard with the defer ence due to their authors,' who should be made ' to feel that we rejoice in their growing prosperity and power. But. the university Is a part of the state and must be preserved. North Carolina has broke the solid south; has come back to the union In fact as well as in form. We are proud of the great republic and love its flag! We are thankful for the decree of the American people that from our nation al capital ambassadors to apologize f for our domestic policies to foreign monarens. ana emissaries to other lands with orders to pull down our flag snail go no more, witn our rederal con stltutian amended so that such territo ry as we may hereafter acquire shall be excluded, from statehood except by the general concensus of the states, why should we not extend our national do main wherever on this hemisphere the Invitation may be? Wliv seek to check our advance to that world power which is our destiny? Westward ..he star of empire has taken Its way; from Persia to Greece, from Greece to Italy; from Italy to Spain; from Spain to England las resting place Is here between the lakes and gulf, and the shores of the two great oceans the gem of the north temperate zone, the land that by Its fertility and climate is best in all the world for the development of the high est human qualities; for the fruition Of man's noblest aspirations. With the ex pLring century looking back upon. the errors and the glories of the past, let us realize that: t "We are living, "we are dwelling, In a grand and awful time; 'In an age on ages telling - v. To be living is sublime." uuruig tne reading it was punc tuated : with applause.. The reading was slowvand the governor used his favorite gesture-, shake of the he, very frequently. At the allusion to the stoppage of lynchings there was great applause among the negroes. There was great applause at his allusions to the stjate university. It was 4:12 o'clock! when he finished. . 1 - An informal reception at once began and handshaking began, Governor Rus sell standing on the floor at the right of ; the ' speaker's stand. "the senate t en returned to its cham ber, j At Mobile Thomas A. Sappington, former bugler in the United States army, j who was stationed at Mount Vernon barracks at the time the late Jefferson Davis died and who blew "taps" over the grave of tne ex president of the confederacy, attempts suicide; . CrampsX Croup, DIARRHOEA. DYSENTERY. andaU BO WEI, COJIPLAINTi A Sure, Safe, Quick Cure for these I - orouoies is (FKSXT hAVIs'.) Vsed Internally and Externally. Two Sizes, 23c. and 50c. bottles. SPECIAL NOTICES. WANTED -TO BUY A VACANT LOT WKT of Fourth street and north of Mark et street. w. M. CUMMING, Keal Estate Agent jan 13 4t FOB SALE A VERY DESIRABLE C K ner lo for i,300. W M. CUMM1NU. R-1 Estate Agent. . . . janl3 4t ELEVEN O'CLOCK TOAST. ThtJK Uit and prettiest March, for sale by us at 25c. All the littrst Music. Folios, can be had asti as puDllshed, from (EO. HA iKS mttc iiOUSE, liU Market street. jan 13 WANTED A PITION Wllil A x..-.. . sale firm or Traveling Salesman. Addres. W. P., care oi The Messenger. io j. WANTED -TRAVBI ING MEN ND Agents in every town and coi'mty for Cigars. Expert enc-e unnecessary.. $7i to I00 per' month salary.! Write at once. BANNER CIGAR CO., Bqx 468, Norfolk, Va. i ja l. RECEIVED BY LAST STEAMER, CALJ fornla Pears, Aspinwali Bananas, Cocoa nuts, Oranges, &c. Always a nice and fresh line of Candies on hand. Before purchasing a Sew ing Machine examine the New home, b-st and cheapest Machine made. r. W. WOOD. 13d Princess street. "Phone STO. jan 6 ! O "R 'RANGES AUK UUl w i- Aa. saD in your orders at on.-e; tl.SO per hundred; . larve, firm and sweet. Our Bananas are cheapest on the market. Also jou.cun get Dress a Turkeys and Chickens everv day. ' K. E. WARD, WUmineton. NT C. jan 6 DEPOSIT IDLE MONEY IN THE WIL mington Savings and Trust ompany. Capi tal 35,000 Surplus 6,009. Interest p t rate of 4 per cent. jan 5 THOMAS & Ci i. HAVE MOVED BACK TO their old corner, new brick store soutuw. si Corner Fourth and Campbell streets. Spec. a inducements to cash buyers. dec 3' tf WANTED-AN A' TIVE, RELIABLE MAN to represent the Equitable. Fire Insurance Company of Charleston, S. C. -pply to FREDERTCK RUTLEIXJE, General Agent; Aaheyille. N. C. jan&lw ' LOST ON JANUARY 2nd, A FX TERRIER Puppy about montis old. A reward will bt paid for hia return to 40o South Third street, pi ! j WK SELL THE BE -1 LUMP COAL AS LO as anyone in ilmingtoh. You don't need to go further than 1 ; North Water street to get the best coal at lowest prices. J. a. HPRI GE-t&CO. decTtf THE FOUK-HTJ DRED CABINET PHOTO graphs are the latest style; handsomest tin ish and best Christmas presents. - all and see them. They are dandies. U. C ELLIS, OFFICE FOR RENT, BY 18, MULBERRY, .v &uu iuui. lAjur opens on sidewalk. Large southern windows. Private hut.h ni cjqset. IU. Apply to Y.M. C. A., or Roger """" i . oc 15 tf FOR RENT DWELLINGS. tores,r unices and Halls. For oaie dwellings, stores. Vacam Lots:. Cash or time payments Cash advanced on improved c:r .property. Apply to D, O'CONNOR, Real Es tatd Agent, WUffiingofl N, C, " se 28 tf - i i QN MONBAY WE WILL BE P II EPA RED . to furnish Jellico Coal or West Virginia oa), all lump, at the following prices, for cash - only: no credit: By the ton 4.50; half ton F2.50; quarter of a ton 1.40. Esther of these Coals are very free uf oj'ift and are suitable fr-r open gtfttes. barrel stoves or cooking - Biroves, ana b uie aoove prices is only about . bait a expensive as wood at t .00 per cord. WM. E.i WORTH & Co., Agvuts Southern Jellico Coal Companv, dee 30 gTJBSCRTPTION BOOK FOR NEW SERIES, on which payments commence on the 2nd oi January jis now open at the office of the Sec re tary and Treasurer. Call and enter your names in time before all are taken,. - - W. M. CUMMING, ; " Secretary andTreasurcr. NATHANIEL JACOBI, President , dee 8414k ' EUROPE. VOU ARE CORDIAI.LY INVITEJ) TO Join a select, limited party of lad e and gentle men for travel througu Europe in the comn g summer The tour em h races Scotland, Eng land, Prance. Switzerland, Italy, Germany ihe Rhine), and Holland, ppty at once, for mem bership ud full particulars to : Rav. C. L. HOFFMAN, - jan 10 lm sun wed Charlotte. N. C CALL - ON - US -FOR- TOBACCO, SNUFF, CIGARS, SEED AND FERTILIZEBS, G-lue and Hoop Iron, ' Or anything in Groceries and Provisions. Hall & Pearsalli utt and Mulberry Street. T, i ui y Mecnanics Home Mm HOME f DYEING MADE iliSY. HANDSOME COLORS THAT NEVER . FADE. Hard Times Increased the Sale of Diamond Dye Black for Cotton, Wool, and Silk That Does Not brock. Makes Old C3oak, Gowns, and Salts Look like New. ' ; "It Is really marvellous,'! said a Front street druggist, "how the hard times have increased the sale of I diamond dyes. Ladies. buy one package as an experiment, and find the dye so easy to use that they color all their old cloth ing, and come out with " new gowns,; cloaks, and suits for the whole family. The diamond dye blacks seem especi ally popular, I often sell half , at dozen packages ,to one customer." - 4 - - Diamond dyes are put up for every color, with special dyes for cotton and are so simple and easy to use that even a child can dye a perfect color-with them, one that will not fade, crock, or wash out, equal f.to the" handsomest shade made by the. professional dyer. JJO. S. ARMSTRONG, PRESIDENT. THE NATIONAL BANK WILMINGTON, N. C. 1 WITH UNSURPASSED FACILITIES FOR TRANSACTING. BUSINESS ENTRUSTED TO IT. THIS BANK OFFERS TO ALL EVERT ACCOMMO DATION CONSISTENT WITH LEGITIMATE BANKING. TOUR BUSI NESS SOLICITED. WE WILL MAKE IT TO TOUR INTEREST TO KEEP ' AN ' ACCOUNT WITH US. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.- GOPi. jioo.000 00 M DROP Ilr PRICES. The old and well known flrmof BRADDT & GATLORD, of Wilming ton's Big Racket Store, is now on the eve of dissolving copartnership. It has been very well managed and veYjsuc cessfully In the past eight years arioi. the dissolution is coming off for the purpose of openingtop a branch store in New Tork citywhere the other part ner will be always on the market look ing out for bargains of . every kind. vV e now have a large, stock of - goods on hand that we want to turn Into money at a price we have never" claim ed to sell goods for cash at any time up untilnow, but now we will sell a good many goods for less than cost for cash, only we are very anxious - to raise a arge amount of ready cash and for the dollar down we will sell big values. 1 yard wide Bleaching, worth 6c, now 4c; our Fine Sea .Island Sheeting,' 1 yard i wide, worth 5c, now 4c; 1 yard Sheeting, heavy and nice, worth 6c, now 4c 36. inch wide Blue T"oot. worth now 8c; 36 inch Dress Plaids, worth 25c, now 17c; our 10c Bed Ticking now 7c. Our line of Red Flanne' worth 40c, now 32c. ..Our heavy Pants Jeans, , worth 20c, now 14c; our line of. Cotton - Jeans, orth 10c now 7c. "AU Dress ' Goods greatly reduced. Men's and Boy's Sus enders from 5c to 25c. Men's cellars for 5c, 7c and 10c. Dragon Spool Cot ton, worth 20c, now at 10c per dozen. Fine Envelopes, Worth 5c a pack, now 1c. Splendid White Ruled Linen Fln ' ish Paper, worth 10c a quire, now 5 quires for -10c. $3.00 pair of Woman's BRADDY& GAYLORD. Props. V ". OF WILMINGTON'S BIG BACKET STORE . , P. S.-ALL PARTIES THAT HAVE ACCOUNTS WIXH US PLEA7SE SEXD IX AT ONCE OR BE READY WHEN OUR COLLECTOR CALLS. SUCCESSORS TO KATZ& POLYOGT ,10. 9 N. FRONT ST. . Time for the Cloaks and Blankets. Want to have a bit of earnest talk with you on this matter; want you to beHeye every word we tell you. "W are going to make a confidant of you.' Here's the confession: , We are overstopked and have decided to take a liberal loss now, while there are yet three, months of winter before us. Better that than wait till the sea son is about ended and then begin. ; Every redustion is exactly as repre sented, and we shall make this the greatest cloak trading event in years. t Unfavorable weather conditions have forced this loss upon us. Merchants have to take these chances. We - - .. - i. . ' . .' . Sole Agents for Butterick WE AEE WILMINGTON COAL CELEBRATED - POCAHONTAS - Mined in Virginia, and for the PODMar U6IH60 coals oi Tennessee, Mined iiy u souttiern Jsiilco coal comnonr oi KnoxifiCt For domestic use we bflfer these High Grade Coals as follows: . ' ' . f One Ton for . v - - ' . $4.50, One Half Ton for ; - - - $2.25. One Quarter Ton for - - $L25 All lump, tree from slack as is practicable for Soft Coal to be delivered. Our friends and patrons may depend on us to protect their Interests a,t aU times. - Pure E. B. Potatoes. -gj Barrels HdultoaEose Potatoes XO Barrels Apples. ! Bags White Potatoes. nyg f Boxes Smoked Herring-. . , f Cases Brandy Cherries. JU Cream Cheese.. - ' r Wholesale Grocer, Wllmfngton, N. C 1897 HEW CROP. 1897 GJJLIDEH AHD FA11EI SEED. The 'largest stock, Variety the greatest Quality the best. Price the lowest Truckers and Market Gardeners should get xny prico be fore buying elsewhere. The only regular Seed Store in the city. 1 J. H. HARDIN Druggist and Seedsman, vw Market F. R. HAWES, OF WILM6T0N, summs mtmim prits $12,000 co. Shoes, worth from $1.00 to $2.00, a pair. In odds and ends, now to close at SO a pair. 200 pair Men's Shoes, in good solid stock, worth frorn $1.00 to $2.00, -now any of this lot for 95c.' A big, lot a&hjldren'8 Shoes put on UrCounter to close&&-&; bargain priced from lac to 40c V In our Millinery we do not stop at cost. - We make big 5 reductions. The stock is too numerous to mention.-but' you can buy your Hats and Trimming at least 25 per 'cent, one-puarter lass -than ever before. " - . We have a big lot of ch&ft.jCloaks that we want to close, from 60p t6-$,3;c', If you want a Cape, Cloak or Jacket 9f any kind come and look at ours. In Winter Underwear, Gent's ancfv Ladies', we have made a big reduction, v Our 50c Shirts now or 40c; our 25c goods, heavy Shirts, . for 18c. Heavy Blue Flannel Overshirts. worth $1.00 and $1.50; now to close at 75c a piece. TOTS What Is left for half price. Any that you want. 1 " We have cut the price on our Carpets for a great deal less than cost. We have Hemp Carpets for 10c per yard; -Cotton Carpet, worth 25c, now for 17c; Matting, good heavy weight, at 10c. If you need Dry Goods of any kind, Shoes of every class. Millinery of all . styles, we promise to save you money. Money is what we need, and If the goods is what you need come and sea us and we promise to help you out by saving you one-quarter . jot -the cost. We are at 112 North Front" street,, op posite the Orton Hotel. IE Relating to the Horse. The best Blankets (-'A) the best Haineks and the cheapest Harness. All i vi h 'flilrgs" as Brushes and Cuiry Combs, F alters, V hips, Buc 1 , Road Carts and What-Nots. Drt p In and brin s your eyes. - . 1 KEEP mmm h. l. fennell: The Only Up-to-Date Livery In the City: bought for win'.er and it failed to come in time, so we'll Just pocket the loss and make the best of It. ' One consolation is our customers get a benefit, so "It's an ill wind that blow nobody good."- f t We have made three Drlces of our entire stock of cloaks: Former price $7.50 w 10,00, now 5. Former price H0.50 to $15.00, now 47.60. - " Forme price $15.00 to $22.50, now $10.00. , " Buy while your size is here. Special attention to' mail orders. Twenty-flvs per cent, discount ' on our blankets. . . .. ,? ;! ! r. t.';i' y ..-Jr i v 'it i'v". . ... .,''' - Patterns and W. 13. Corsets. PRICES. AGENTS FOE THE COAL, 1 , X -tn-, 5 I
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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