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THE WItMIKGTON msS&NflM t , TH UftSDAY,! FBBfcUABY 18, 1897. IWW1 New Advertisement. Lost Special. Man or Woman Special. Sweet Potatoes Brown & Whltted. Weather Conditions.. (Reported by C. M. Strong, Local Fore caster.) U. S. Weather Bureau Office. . , February 17th. , A trough .of low pressure extends from Texas northeast over the lower Lakes, with lowest barometer over the St. Lawrence valley and Arkansas. High barometer areas cover the south east and northwest sections. Fair weather prevails generally, be ing much -warmer over the southwest and east of the Mississippi river, and cooler northwest. Light snow fell during the past twelve hours over the upper Lakes, and rain at Tampa, Fla. LOCAL FORECAST. ' To 12 o'clock (mdp Thursday Fair, southwesterly winds. FOR THE STATE. Washington foremost to 12 o'clock imdt) Thursday Fair, southwesterly winds. TEMEPRATURE. 1896 8 a. m.. 30 degrees; 8 p. m., 20 degrees; highest, 30 degrees"; lowest, 19 degrees. - 1897 8 a. m., 53 degrees; 8 p. m., 59 degrees; higest, 68 degrees; lowest, 47 degrees. - Miniature Almanac Sun rises 6:47 a. m.Lvsun sets 5:45 p.m .; high water at Southport 8:16 a. m.; high water at Wilmington, 10:03 a. m. Moon's Phases New moon. 1st, 3:us p m.; first quarter, 9th, 2:17 p. nx.: full moon, 17th, 5:03 a. m.; last quarter 23rd, 10:35 p. m. PITHY LOOAIiS. Messrs. George L. Peschau and War ren Johnson have been appointed mar shals to represent Wilmington at the New Berne Fair, in addditlon to those we have already mentioned. The regular, meeting of the New Hanover county Fruit Crowers' and muckers' Association will be held at 3 i o'clock Saturday afternoon at the curt house. Arfull attendance of the members Is urged. Yesterday afternoon a white mad from the country caught hold of a water pipe running down in front of the place of business of 'Mr. William Calder, on Water and Chesnut streets, but he received a shock that sent him sprawling. In some way a live electric wire over head ' had come In contact with the pipe and it was charged with a strong current. ' , . PEKSOX-VIi MENTION. Mr. Kelly Terry, of Stellla, is here. Mr. bv K. Morrisey, of Winston, Is a gnest of the Orton." Mr. John R. Mewborne, of Kinston, was here yesterday. Mr! H. W. Hood, of Southport, spent yesterday in the city. Sheriff S. G. Wooten.-of Bladen, was in the city on business yesterday. . Mr. Lewis Wacksmuth has" moved his family to South Rocky Mount. Mr. A.. P. Caldwell, of Lumberton, made business calls here yesterday Mr. S- ,S .Crittenden, of Charlotte, was registered at! the Orton yesterday. ,. Mr. C.i P. Hartey, of Kinston, was among r;the visitors in the city yester day. . . Mr. E. J. Hale, Jr. of the Fayette ville Observer, arrived in the city last night. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. French, of Rocky Point, came down to the city last evening. i V Col. J. J. Cross well, of Fayetteville, route agent of the Southern Express Company, was in the city yesterday. The Hon. and Mrs. James. H. Pou, 'Smithfleld, are in the city visiting the latter's sister, Mrs. C. W. ' Worth, 412 South Third street. Mr. and Mrs. Josh 3. Wright, Jr., of Petersburg, Va., arrived , in the city last night on a visit to the former's father, Mr. Josh G. Wright. Mrs. S. L. Dosher, of Charlotte, is in the city and is stopping at Mr. T. J. Newsom's, 208 North Seventh street. We are glad to note that Rev. R. C. Beaman is better. Wade Wisharti Esq., a young lawyer -of the Whiteville bar,-was a welcome visitor at the'Messenger office yester day afternoon. Mr. . Wishart was a compositor on , the Messenger a year or so ago but studied law and was ad mitted to the bar about six months ago.' . . ';. Mr. R. K. Bryan, Jr., of Scott's Hill, was in the city yesterday. We are glad to learn from him that his ven erable father, Mr. R. K. Bryan, is bet ter. He states, however, that his sla ter; Miss Mary Bryan, is quite sick. Miss Sallie Bryan, of this city, is with them. Much of life's misery Is djiie to indi gestion; fori who can be hapy with a pain in his stomach? As a corrective and strerigthener of the alimentary or gans, Ayer's Pills are Invaluable, their use being always attended with mark ed benefit.- . Judge Meares. Resigns. The Hon.-O. P. Meares, judge of the EasterfT circuit criminal, court on yes terday J. orwarded his resignation to Gemor Russell, to take effect imme diately. In this connection we learn that the Halifax criminal ..court will convene next Monday .with a heavy docket containing one capital case. Governor Russell will therefore have to :act promptly in appointing Judge Meares' successor. Judge Meares' retirement, from the bench will cause regret throughout the i state, but the new order of things po litical in North Carolina discounts men ;of his stamp. Judge Meares has made an able and. fearless judge, has re : fleeted honor upon the. courts of our state, and all true North Carolinians regret the eveil day that sends such men back to the private walks of life. ;He will engage In the practice of law in this city. 1 ' " ' From Historic Ground. . Ua.1or Graham Iaves showed us vesterday at Mr. George Honnett'g a pretty gavel made from a piece of tim - Ter cut from a live oak tree that grew ion the site of old Fort Raleigh, on Roanoke Island, the scene of the first English settlement . in America. . When ith monument was erected Sx the old ' Settlement last year. Major Daves se . cured the wood, and Mr. W. J. Reaves, at Burr & Bailey's, fashioned it into a gavel. Mr. Honnett will mount it with silver and put this Inscription upon. It: f'Fort Raleigh, Roanoke Island, the First English settlement 1585-1896." The first date represents the time the colony settled on Roanoke .- Island .and the latter the date o the erection' of the monument. . j .a ".i iili AJ1JC3SSH ".. EXJOT ABLE OCCASION. Howard Relief JFire Bnginfi Company Cele bra tea IU Forty.Fint Anniversary Tea" . trd-y. v,.r::v:j-.;-,:; ; - Howard Relief Steam Fire Engine Company No.OL. celebrated the r forty first anniversary of Its existance yes terday..; The members of the company assembled at the engine house in full uniform, and began the celebration by taking their engine out for trial. The practice took place from ' ' 10 till II o'clock, at Ninth and Mark et streets, and once more this crack old company -. Aid : itself proud. The trial was exceedingly satisfactory and It was witnessed by a large crowd.. Upon returning to- the . engine Jiouse, the company assembled in Adrian, hall and gave a reception that was attend ed by a large number of, the honorary members and invited guests. . . Mr. Martin Rathjen, , so 5 long the clever and popular - president of the company, called the assemblage to order, and in the cordial and happy vein peculiar to him, said: ' "Friends and Fellow Firemen? We meet together today to celebrate the forty-first anniversary of this old or ganizationthe -Howard Relief Fire Engine Company No. 1. May we all live to celebrate as many more as has been celebrated. ; It is an . old custom, and a good one,! to celebrate any im portant event in, the" history of an or ganization, with a jubilee. Not desiring to be behind the age in this respect, we have arranged for our friends this reception; The Howard Relief Com pany has stood for (many years past, and has done noble and faithful ser vice, and has always been on 'time when duty called her. Keep, up the record in the future as you have done in the past, and sdo not let one star be dimmed, but all press onward and stand by the company's motto:! "We wIN do our best.? ' "To our deceased members who have crossed the dark river .and now sleep in that beautiful Oakdale-city' of the dead let I us cherish - and ' love their memory, for they ave been faithful and have done their duty. - "To our friends and invited guests who have, honored us with their presi ence, I wish a cordial and hearty wel come, for I want you all to enjoy yourselves and J have a jolly time." President Rathjen received- hearty applause and many' a handshake upon his speech. At. the conclusion of President Rath Jen's remarks, the hall rang with ap plause and his hands were warmly wrung by the firemen and their guests. In the north end of the hall there was a table laden ..with sandwiches and liquid refreshments, and around this President Rathjen inv4ted the as semblage "to gather and makegood cheer. The invitation was accepted with alacrity and the good things were enjoyed with a zest while Senor Fran cisco's - Italian ! harpers discoursed music from the stand. As the crowd gathered around Mr. J. G. L.. Gieschen, the secretary of the company, read communications from the chief of the fire department j Martin Newman and Alderman W. C. Von Glahn, chairman of the flre committee, expressing re grets that circumstances prevented their attendance and wishing .the company continued success. The com pany and its guests then entered fully Into the enjoyment of the occasion, and ip response to calls there were toasts by the following:'" ' "President Rathjen, and Messrs. H. F. Haar, foreman of the company, C. Schulken, Martin Schnibben, first as sistant foreman, T. W. Clawson, of The Messenger, Captain J. B. Ewan, of the schooner W. C. Wickham, Cap tain J. S. Boole, of the schooner Ida C. Schoolcraft, Otto Banck, manager of the Portner Brewing Company, John Haar. A. D. Wessell, J. G L- Gieschen, H. T. Duls, J. D. Doescher, James H. Cowan, of The Star; John W. Blomme, H. W, Palmer, of The Dispatch, Henry Oldenbuttel, W. H. Coleman, Henry Bornemann, and others. Captain Ewan later created great amusement by giving the sailor's toast, and Mr. John W. Blomme 'sang several pretty songs, accompanied by the orchestra Three hearty cheers were given for President RathjenT Assistant Chief Schnibben, John Haar, and for the committee, the invited guests and the press. The occasion was made ex ceedingly enjoyable by the committee and the members of the company and nfever was hospitality dispensed more royally. The celebration concluded last night with a grand ball at Adrian hall. There was a large -attendance and the dnclng was kept Up till this morning. At midnight Mrs. P. N. Frick and her clever husband served a splendid sup per. The committee of 'arrangements consisted of Messrs. Martin Schnibben, chairman, and J". .W. H. Fuchs. H. T. Duls, -' George Tienken ' and W. H. Coleman. They left nothing undone to make the affair enjoyable to every body, and they succeeded admirably in doing that and in making it a com plete' success. I . Funeral of Alderman Maunder. The funeral of the lamented Alder man John Maunder, who died suddenly Monday morning, took place yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, from the family residence, No. 11 South Eighth street, where was gathered a large number of relatives and friends. The members of the board of aldermen and board of. audit and finance attended in a body, as well as" the members of Cape Fear Lodge No. 2.L O. O. F., of .which the deceased was a past grand.having been a member since 1870. The solemn servi ces were conducted by the Rev. R. A. Willis, pastor" of Grace M. E. church, assisted by t" the Rev. Will B. Oliver' pastor of the First- Baptist church. The remains were followed by a large con course to Oakdale cemetery where the remains were interred in accordance with the impressive ritual of the In dependent Order of Odd Fellows. The Rev. Will B. Oliver chaplain and Mr. C. D. Jacobs, noble grand, of Cape Fear Lodge, conducted the services at grava. The floral tributes were very pretty. The pallbearers were as fol lows: Honorary. Messrs. R. J. Jones and Alfred Alderman; active, Col. Walker Taylor, and Messrs. Benjamin Bell, W. M. Hays, N. Jacob!, C. Schul ken, and William Goodman. "Bacteria do not occur jn the Wood or in the tissues of a : healthy Jiving body, either of man or the lower ani mals." - So says . the- celebrated Dr. Koch. . Other doctors say that the best medicine to render the blood perfectly pure and healthy js Ayer's Sarsapa rilla. ... . Death of Mr. George C, C IJlican. The sad news of the d ath of Mr. George C. Gillican reached here yester day from Savannah. Ga., wiere he died on Tuesday. His many friends here will be deeply grieved oyer his un timely demise, and deeply sympathize with his bereaved relatives. He was 23 years and 21 days of age and was the son of the late Mr. Newton and Mrs. Annie Gillican,. He was a broth"- - our young townsman Mr. Newtorr Gil lican. v He leaves a sorrowing ; mother, three, sisters and two brothers, The remains will. arrive here today at 12 : 15 o'clock by, the Atlantic Coast Line ancjf wifl jbe J taken immediately fronT -the depott-Bellevtieruieemetery where the funeral will take place.. - THfi OPERA BOUSE. - Primrose A West's Minstrels Play to m Big Bout XASt Night The Famous Oansense Tonight Faeene Blair Coming. Yesterday was an ideal day, sun shiny 'and balmy, and was peculiarly auspicious for the appearance of Amer ica's greatest minstrel organization Primrose & West's mammoth double company, Yesterday morning the com pany gave a magnificent street parade, and last night they played to a packed house. The erformance began at 8:30 o'clock and lasted until nearly 11 o'clock. It was doubtless the finest minstrel prod.uc.tIon ever seen ever seen in our city, and the audience man ifested its appreciation and enjoyment by convulsive laughter and storms of applause. Wilmington's favorite commediam, George Wilson, was the star of the company. After an absence of four years this great fun maker, received an ovation when the. audience caught sight of him. He always has some thing new to spring and proved him self as funny as ever. In his special ties he was encored time and again. One of the most notable1 features of the show -was the specialties of Jimmy Wall, who is a wonderfully chipper and clever commediaru He received num erous encores. ' J ' George H. Primrose also demonstra ted that he is a wonderful commedian. W. H. West made the finest interlo cutor we ever saw. 1 ' ' Th company has two of I the finest contortionists in this country and their acts were marvelous arid highly appre elated.. - ;. : No doubt the most enjoyable feature of the great performance was the fun ny musicians, Messrs. Howe, Wall and Walters. Their act was novel! and their cornet playing especially was excep tlonally good. ' I The ensemble singing of thei company was good and the quintette of genuine negro . vocalists was extraordinary, xne aancing or some of the negro members of the company was splendid, The dancing of Henry Williams, the greatest living buck dancer, was mar velous. 1 George H. Primrose and his picanin ny Cake walkers and dancers is a great feature of the big show. : The work of the Mowett Trio with their Indian clubs was the finest arid most wonderful performance of "the kind ever witnessed here. j The concluding number was "The Phantom , Guards," one of Mr. W. H West's happiest creations. ( The drill of the guards was certainly a magnifi cent thing for the curtain to go down upon. - - 1 ; The company has the. finest orchestra ever with a company here, and it is that gifted young North Carolinian who is the musical director. . ; Much credit is due onr young towns man, Mr. James K. Collier, for the big house the company got. He ; has man aged the advertising of the! company throughout the city and prepared the press matter. H"is work was thorough ly done and displays his " wonderful knack for the business. j LA LOIE TONIGHT. La Lole Fuller, the famous I danseu comes to the opera house tonight, and a large audience, judging from the ad vance sale of seats, will greet this, her first appearance, in this cltyJ She has been the talk and rage of all the foreign countries, as well as New York and all the largest cities. The management has prevailed an Messrs William A. Brady and Edward E. Stev ens, her managers, to stop off at Wil mington en route from the city of Mex icor where she played three performan ces to over $8,000, on her way to. New York city. The management promises that La Lole will give in detail great dances the same as.3 given in '! the large cities the world jover, -which have made her name ;far Miss Fuller designs all the wonderful gowns she wears during her dance. The "rainbow" dress is one of the pret tiest. It is of ivory white silk, with an edge of graduating rainbow I tints, one merging into the other. The "flower" dress of gause, garlanded with bios soms, Is also a Frenchy looking : cos tume, in which the little dancer looks radiantly lovely. j La Loie will be assisted in her mnt remarkable performance by I the won- der of the nineteenth century-, Eliason, in niorvelous acts of modern magic, Seats are. now on sale at Gerken's. Prices, $fi50 and $1.00. EUGENIE BLAIR NEXT WEEK. Mr. Albert Riddle, manager of Eu genie Blair, the charming actress who has heretofore delighted our theatre going people; arrived here yestrday to make arrangements for her appearance at our opera house. Arrangements have been made for a matinee perfor mance, with East Lynn as the bill, at 3 o'clock next Monday. On Monday night Miss Blair will give a perform ance of Jane Eyre. j Hall's Hair Renewer contains the natural food and color-matter for the thair, and medicinal herbs for the scalp. icuring grayness, baldness, dandruff, sand scalp sores. ' A Bow in the Kansas Legislature, Topeka, Kas., February 17 There was almost a riot in the house of rep resentatives, and a, repitition of the executive war of 1893, is threatened- Republicans and populists clashed and. the house became a mob. ine ser- geant-at-arms was unable to quell the disturbance, which continued lor an hour. ' --vr - - i-rz- Trublood,- populist, moved to refer the calendar to a revision committee to have certain bills advariced. The republicans objected and claimed it took two-thirds vote to. change the rules. The populists were short . of two-thirds and the speaker pro tem (Wellip), held the majority was suffi cient. The republicans demanded a roll call on the motion, but Weilip re fused to recognize them, and it was carried by a vlve voce vote. (Every re publican member jumped on! his desk, shouting: "Roll call, roll . call," waving his arms and shaking his fist at the populists. The din was keptiup.for an hour, when Wellip adjourned the house. No blows were struck, but trouble is sure to continue tomorrow. Wedding in High LiXef Nashville, Tenn... February 17 There have been many notable weddings In JNasnville. but none have . approached in importanpe ' that of 'Miss Missie isrown,. a member ' one of the oldest and most aristocratic families in the exclusive section of the south, and the Hon. Archibald J. Majoribariks, brother-in-law of the premier of Canada, Earl Aberdeen. The -wedding cere mony was performed in the First Pres byterian church of this citv. and a more brilliant collection of old families has not been seen in a long time. The young couple -will make their home in England. , I ' HOW'S This? WeBe One Hundred rtollaw reward tat any ese of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, - . 1 ' P. .J.CHENEY & CO. Toledo, O. Tve, the undersigned, have knowir F. J Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe Mm Vo f V 1. 1 ... "vuuraiHe 1a an ousiness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations mads by their firm. - : Hall' 8 Catarrh Cure la taken) IntemaDr" act. faKdirecUy upon the blood anSmaussSwi of the system. Testimonials Xnt freVPrioe Be. per bottle. Sold br U Dggistiv , Firemexs' Benefit ball.. - "Beauty Unadorned Opening Buds and Foll-bl&wn Flowers in Calico Major Hale's Graceful Address African Melo dlies Valentine Party Foreign Ap pointment. . ; j (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Fayetteville, February 17. -A large crowd of very behlypleased people filled the outer tier of seats in me opera house last evening; and, un til 12:30 o'clock were regaled with a very attractive programme of enter tainment, introduced and accompanied throughout by Remsburg's flue or cnestra. The "Calico Ball," the striking fea ture of the evening, was led alternate ly by,Messrs. Walter McKae and Jonn u. 'inomson, Jr., and tne young iaoiea participating were: , xors. sj. n. & trang e. Aliases iiinsdaie, of Raleign Crosweil, or Wilmington; Mais, ol Ureenviue, S. C.;Mabie Dye, of Ashby Junction; Mary Aiacae, etella Inom son, Keoecca Haign, xsan ii.yle, iseri Watson, Lizzie tirady, Lottie Thorn ton, Maggie McJNeui, Eliza Williams, iiessie AtciNeill, Fanne VviUiams, Ma bel Elliott, May Broadfoot, Lillie Slo cumb, Mamie Alexander, Maud Haign, Ellen Unaerwood, We are very anx ious for tne firemens' fund in' the legislature, for our nre department la very dear to Fayetteville liearts. With the committee or judges MissiUlie sio cumb's costume was the favorite (Miss Maggie Mcrie411's coming second, ana Miss Brady's third), and to this young laay Major Hale, editor of the Obser ver, presented a beautiful bouquet ot flowers with the care, grace and fault less taste characteristic of him. Misses Lillie Slocumb, Maud Halgh, Mamie Alexander and Mabel Elliott were lovely debutantes at this ball their charms, if possible, enhanced bv i the plebian crackle of calico instead of the rustle of , silk. The 75 cents frocks were as charming as a Redfern gown, and wii; furnish a powerful argument hereafter-against "Miss Flora Mc Flemsey." . Captain McNeill, chief of the flre de partment, gave us a genuine surprise with his Afro-quartette-four colored men, T. J. Lomax, R. H. Kelly, Ed. Adams, J. H. Hill, whose singing was exquisite-the bass, especially, a won der. The chaperons were: Mesdames J. D. McNeill, W. A. Robeson, John C. Halgh, E. J. Lilly, W. S. Cook. A. pleasant valentine party was given in the parlors of th Hotel La Fayette Monday evening in promotiion of the interests of the library. Mr. A. H. Slocumb, of this city, is prominently spoken of for an impor tant foreign appointment under the in coming administration, and his many friends of both parties will rejoce at a proper recogntion of his merits. Your correspondent, knowing thoroughly his qualifications, cannot speak too highly of thoae qualifications; he will do honor to his government wherever he may be placed a man of broad cul ture, varied attainments, and, withal, a business man of marked ability. Fertilizers are beginning to movfc briskly; and from present indicatons, the sales of this year may exceed those of last. . The National Congress of Mothers. Washington, February 17. The first session of the "National Congress of Mothers," which has attracted sucn wide attention all over the United States, was opened at the Arlington hotel at 10 o'clock' this' morning; Rev., W. H. Milburn, of Washington, the blind chaplain of the United States senate, delivered the opening praye. Mrs. Theodore Barney, president ot the congress, made the address of wel come. Speaking of the. objects of the congress she said it was the most worthy of attention, and as this was the woman's era when so much arose to. distract women from the care ot their children, this congress had taken upon itself to try to point out the way in which children should be brought up. The desire was that coming gen erations of mothers should have a college education and a general knowl edge of the needs of childhood in order thaf they might better be able to di rect the footsteps of the young. In closing, Mrs. Barney said: "This is no sex movement, but one in which sons and daughters, fathers and mothers. should be interested alike." Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson, of New York city, responded. She spoke of the good results of klntergarten work. She also referred to the great wrong often committed by fathers In allow ing the mother to assume all the re sponsibility of rearing the children, when it was equally as important to teach a child the ways of the world. Many distinguished women occupied seats upon the platform, among them being Mrs. Adlal E. Stevenson, wife of the vice president; Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, Mrs. W. L. Wilson, Mrs. Har riet A. McLean, Mrs. James H. McGilf, Mrs. Mary A. Mumford, Miss. Emma Morton. Mrs. A. A. Birney and Mrs. ri. m. Fuller. r Rheumatism Cured in a Day. '"Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It re moves at once the cause and the dis ease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benents. T. F. Anthony, Ex - Pos tnrast er of Promise City, Iowa, says: "I bought one bottle of Mystic Cure' for Rheu matism, and two doses of it did me more good than any medicine I ever took."75 cents and $1.00. Sold by J. H Hardin, druggist, Wilmington. A Big Fraud Unearthed Baltimore, February 17. Anthony Comstock, of New Jersey, has unearth ed a big fraud conducted by Jesse L McDaniels, alias G. W. Balrd, of this city. McDaniels was arrested last night charged with violating the laws of the United States against using mails for promoting a lottery. , The prisoner has, It Is alleged, been selling tickets in all sections of country purporting to be issued by the "Royal Havana lotter," which is op erated under protection of the govern ment of Spain. McDaniels had, how ever, no connection, with the Havan company; his tickets were a clumsy forgery and his scheme made it impos sible for any purchases to at any time win a prize. Eleven thousand of the fake tickets were found in McDaniels' house. No 150 Madison avenue, this morning,. Also : there were bundles of letters con talning rernittances and orders fron his agents throughout New Cnglano and the Middle States. Mr. Comstock asserts that McDaniels used the malls in having orders and remittances sent to Baird & Co., 61 Liberty street; New York. No such firm existed, however, and a standing order at the New York postoffice direct ed that all such mall matter be for warded to McDaniels in Baltimore. Mr. Comstock said today, that the arrest .-f McDaniels was really more important than has yet been shown, and that other arrests would follow. The Naval Appropriation Bill, Washington, February 17 The naval appropriation bill as agreed to by the sub-committee of the naval affairs committee, was reported to the full committee today. The routine appro priations, which are about the same as allowed for the present fiscal year, were disposed of.- The questions of drydocks, the increase of the' navy and armor plate were passed over, and will De considered at a meeting to be. held tomorrow. The bill provides for a re pair and 'machine' shop "at Key West, Fla. The Mare Island yard will re ceive a good appropriation for con tinuing improvements tnere. xne 0111 also authorizes an appropriation to dredge a fresh water basin at the Lea gue Island yard for vessels out of com mission to lie in. Assignments in Richmond. Richmond, Va., February 17. A deed of assignment was filed this afternoon by Mr. Cyrus Bolsseaux, teamster and business man, of Richmond. The lia bilities are placed at $o0,000. He as signs all his real and' personal proper ty. The deed covers a large list of creditors, divided Into five classes. Mr. Waller Scott, furniture dealer. filed a deed of assignment In the clerks oftice or ' tne chancery court this morning. His liabilities are esti mated at $7,000. .1 TO CUBE A COLD XN OMK DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All drugKi8ts refund the monev It It falls to cur. aifr THE BLOCKADE OVER. ' - n; r - The Fleet at Charleston to Bireak Up In-4 portant Results of the Practice With the Guns and Search Lights. Tl . ' Charleston, S. C, February 17. It is the maneuvers of f Admiral Bunce's fleet oiff Charleston are about over, and the remaining two days which the ships- -wia remain in these waters will be speii, in feasting and pleasure. 1 There will! doubtless be a review in the presence! of Secretary Herbert, of the navy, tomorrow when he sails out in the Dolphii, which came into port this morning, pat the work which the fleet cams' to Charleston for has been accomplished, ikd the fleet will break up Saturday. It is under stood that the New Yorkv Columbia, Massachusetts, Indiana and Fern will proceed direct to Hampton Roads for coal and thence to New j. York, where they will arrive not later than March 2nd. The Dolphin and Vesuvius will go to the Florida coast! looking for filibusters, and the Maine twill proceed to New Orleans. Should khe Terror Join the fleet in the. mean time she will go to Norfolk with the flagship. The Amphitrlte will remain here until Mon day. 1 j It is impossible just now to rightly estimate the result of thej maneuvers. Officers who will discuss tie matter at all express great satisfaction at all that has occurred. This consisted mainly in exercises with the search lights and guns' of the ships. Nightly there was practicing withi the lights on ships' boats sent out for j the special ourpose. The ship would i pack the boat up and then following It with fhe light, a record would be made I o the obser vation taken at all distances until the limit of the light was (reached. The practicing with the main j batteries wa especially important and Interesting. With the smaller guns considerable ac curacy was j developed, some of the ships striking their, floating targets frequently. The work wlti the heavy oieces was less accurate, but far more instructive, as the men heeded this practice the most. TheIffejw York, for instance, struck her target no less tharj twenty times during the practice with both of ; her batteriesJ While the officers do not say so, jjt jls probable that the .work with the j search lights was somewhat disappointing at times. On clear nights the HgMs achieved nowerful results, but they j proved ut terly inadequate to cope iwith heavy og or mist.'! On the nighl which the Vesuvius ran the blockadei the lights aid not carry, five hundredyards It is stated positively bvj nersons In a position to know of what lthey speak. that the ships stood the) firing of the Teat guns well, neither thf guns, tur rets nor gear of any kindjreceiving any njury. Telegraphic Spark; A favorable report hasi been ordered by the house labor committee on the Lo rimer bill, "to prevent conspiracies to biacic iist.7 Gen. Alfred Pleasanton, the famous cavalry leader, who has long been ill, died at his residence in Washngton City at 3 o'clock yesterday jmornlng. The house i committee f an coinage. weights and measures liagj postponed until Friday next further hearings on the senate international monetary con ference bill. ! it Senator . Thurston has (offered a bill appropriating $1,085,156 to pay pro ducers of sugar the balance on their claims admitted and allowed under the 3Ugar, county provisions r Kne -M.cis.in- ley tariff aqt, i I An amendment has tei favorably reported, from the senate comniittee on claimsappropriatlng $25,0001 to reim burse sRichmond college. I Richmond Va., for the destruction of its buildings and their contents by united States troops in 1865. At New Orleans, sMessre. Thome and Sargent, officials of the iTexas Pacific railroad, who- pleaded guilty in the United States circuit. cour: to an in lictment charging them Iwith violating the inter-state commerce law were fined each $4,000 by Judge Porlange. Pardoned by the President, Washington Februaryi7. The Presi dent has pardoned Frank Porterfield, of Nashville, Tenn., ex-pbs dent of the First National bank, sentenced in De cemiber, 1893,j to ten yeatra in King's county, New York, penitentiary and ;osts, for embezzling the bank's funds. In his endorsement the president says: T;his convict has already - been im prisoned fori a longer term than that imposed upon his equally guilty asso- ciates in the offense5' of which he was convicted. He has made! ail the restl tutlort in his power and tvlthout the promise of favor he gavei indispensable testimony upon the trial i of those con-i cerned.jwith i him In wrohgi doing. Hia pardon v is earnestly requested by tha judge, .who sentenced hirol and strongly recom'itfended by all those j engaged in his prosecution. I -am isaitlsfled that this pardon is justified y every con sideration that may prppferiy appeal to executive clemency," j . Meeting of Sugar Trast JMreetors New York,! Februark li-jThe direct ors of the American Sugar Reflnina Company held a meeting! thi3 after noon. After the adjournment Treasi urer searies declined to state what ac tion the directors took regarding- the request of the Lexow cimmitttee for the permission to examine the com pany's books. John E. fParsons also declined to make any statement, say ing that it would "be: contempt to the committee ror him to do isq. Mrs. Cleveland's Reception to the i "Mothers" I j Washington', D. C., February 17. Mrs. Cleveland's reception at the white house to the congress of inthers com menced at 11:30. o'clock,! and for an hour a steady stream of. yisitors shook hands with her in the Bluei parlor, the oniciais estimating tne number of visi tors at 1,800 mothers with a sprinkling of minor offspring and anj occasional father. The ; introductions hw pro maila by Mrs. Theodore Bimeyj. Railroad Men In Session. Charleston, S, C February 17, The meeting of traffic men pjf khe leading roads in the south was continued and concluded here today. (The ran mud men were in session during the entire forenoon, and most of them left the city for home tonight. Without tion. thev declined to e-lvl xur puDucauon, saying tnai the busi riess before their meetini ras merely routine and ! technical. Killed His Faltblessi Wife, Birmingham. Ala.. Feibrkiarv 17. Chris Collierj a well-to-do Geek of this City, caught his wife in bed iwith a man at 6:30 o'clock tonight and fired four shots into her body, kililinK her. He also landed a bullet In his own stomach. ano 11 is tnougnt ne wui dtej xeceaseil was rormeriy a notorious! this ity, known as Mattiei man escaped. ceurtesan nf 1 enry. The ' Galveston's Street Kail ways Tied Up, Galveston, : Texas, February 17. The entire system of street railways was tied up this morning byt a strike of employes. Not a car is. moving. The company recently announced that the pay of extra conductors would be re duced from 15 to 14 cents ian hour and their time would ,be shortened. Tutt's Pills Cure All Ills. Perfect I Health. Keep the system in perfect or der by the occasional use of Tutt's Liver Pills., They reg ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Bodv. For sick headache, malaria, bil iousness, constipation and kin dred diseases, an absolute cure TUTT'S Liver PILLS ATTEMPT tO LYNCH FLANAGAN A Determined Body of Officers, WithDrawn Revolvers, Kept the Mob Back Testi mony as to Flanagan's Insanity. Atlanta, Ga., February 17. A'-' mob made a rush for Edward C. Flanagan at the railroad station at Decatur to night after the trial.' Sheriff Austin had started to bring Ihis prisoner Into Atlanta, fearing to" keep him - in the Dekalb county Jail. For three days there has been talk of lynching Flana gan, and this morning his counsel, W. C. Glenn, asked for a mistrial, stating that it was impossible to get a fair trial on account of public sentiment. Judge Chandler refused the request and stated that he and the sheriff would protect the prisoner. The judge did not think there was a disposition to lynch Flanagan. ; . The' people of Dekalb, however, are indignant at the prospect of Flanagan escaping the gallows on the plea of in sanity. All day there were mutterings in and around the court and when the sheriff left the building he was follow ed by fifty men. He found as many more at the depot. The sheriff was not unprepared, however, and when the crowd began to move in on him he and his deputies surrounded their prisoner and -with drawn pistols threatened to shoot whoever attempted to lay hands on Flanagan. The show of resistance cowed the mob and the sheriff stepped on a- train- in a . few minutes and brought his man to Atlanta for the night. Nearly all the evidence today was devoted to. an explanation .on certain phases of insanity. Dr. Pinckney staxeo xnat ne Deneved n m an exami nation of Flanagan that he is insane and not mentally fit to be tried for murder. The' physician declared that in his opinion Flanagan could not-give nis counsel any assistance in the trial, A ... t - Assassinated From'Ambnsh. Knoxville. Tenn.. Februaj-v 17 Tnlin Heck, manager of the Koyal Coke and uoai company, or this City, was shot ay an unicnown assassin from ambush and instantlv killed thin aftmravn Coal Creek. Thp murdwpr flV rw wi Gareyville and Is being pursued by a posse, ine deceased leaves a bride of iour weeKs. , FUN. : Mother "You must never put off till tomorrow what you can just as well do today." Freddie "Then let me fin ish that pie now." Fliegende Blatter. An Interesting Speculation. Mamma "Johnny has broken every tool in his new tool chest." Papa fl wonder what ne win use now to destroy the furni ture." Puck. A Good Scheme "Mrs TW her husband practise on his cornet at home." "What's that for?" "I? gives ner an excuse to De away all the time.' Chicago Record. Doctor "You want some strength ening medicine, sir." Mr. Mulligan lempna-uoaiiyj "ui do that, docther. Shure. mv woife Ol am, an' she bates me onmercifully!" Fun. "What possible fascination can there ue troui arcuc exploration?' "Well, for one thing, they have such" a long jutrni tnere tnat no one can object to a man staying out occasionally." Philadelphia North American. Syracuse Courier: A. Niles, Mich., girl is paying an election bet with her lOVer Of fl. thnilsmnrl lrie-aa TTT. . r calamity there would be if there was a miuuunt ano ine couple should have to go back of the returns! An Old School Gentleman "Colonel Barfleigh is an old beat, but somehow j. enjoy listening to the old fellow talk." "Bo do I. His sentences are as florid as nis nose and as polished as his clothes. Indianapolis Journal. Poetic License Jack Bacheler "So you think Scribbler is a true poet be cause he only gets his hair trimmed twice a year, is that if?" TTrit Barber "-Ach! no. I fink he vas a irue poet because he nerfer pays me for trimming it, py chiminy." Puck. Miss Passay "I think this talk abou .yyeriuicius is an nonsense. Why, when I was a child, I used to swallow grape seeds and all aorta nf thino-o without the slightest bad effect." Miss xtoseouu ies, out 'you must remem ber that appendicitis hadn't been in vented then." Brooklyn Life. His Specialty "Has your son any especial talent?" asked one man. "Yes," replied the other: "I think nes an inventor. "Has he invented manv hinfo?" "Yes;, most of them reasons wny I should give him money," Washington Star. Aunt Maria (at the theatre) Why do all those mpn nisih rm less haste the moment the curtain ians ; Uncle Henry Just .wait till they come in again, and you'll understand When they returned there was not a, breathless one among themBoston Transcript. "In the third act," said the hamfat star, "'where I am supposed to junr from the roof of the castle, they throw a. Lujitfu man over instead. "That's strane-e." mmmpntcfi th very low comedian. "I thought after witnessing tne snow : that a stuffed man went tnrougn your part, and that you maae tne jump." Philadelphia North .American. When the tempest broke, the roof of me uarn strucK xne tenderfoot on the chest, a haystack fell on his head and a cord 01 wooa pinned his feet to the ground. - Tears SDrane- to' his vca "t reminds me," he sighed, "of sit ting in a crowded trolley-car when It sons arouna a eurve." rjetroit Jour nal. Why He .waj Sift Wo tv know that in some parts of China pigs are narnessed XO wagons? She That's nothing. Here, in this country, pigs often ride in the street cars occupying seats and paying f&rels just me same as men. Do you chew touacco - -But he swallowed it off at the next crossing. Cleveland JDIESD. -, . VXr.., , ucmui.v, r eo- ; , w ii , 1, ii, huu tu ine late Newton and Annie Gillican, aged 23 years .Tin J 1 ri r r The remains -will arrive on the Atlantic, rvmet Line train it 12: 1!f o'clock today and be taken immediately to Bellevue Cemetery fpr inter ment. Services will be held SPECIAL NOTICES. MAN OR WOMAN WITH BEST REP- c.cijca awu security 10 travel and col lect; salary and expenses paid. Ad dress R. H WOODWARD COMPANY, Baltimore, Md. feb 18 2t LOST A BABY'S WHITE. TWILLED SILK Affrhqn Vi i . . . . . ...... o.uuu. uuuc; coiuo emnroiaery in eacn cor ner. Lined with plain white silk. Thoupht to have been lost on Market street. Finder will be suitably rewarded by returning it to Mrs. JNO. S. AKMSTROKG, 319 South Front street. feb 17 It ON YiHX1 STREET, BETWEEN Fourth uu raw Biieets, six room bouse, in good Sr2'T-bf(5re,Ilf.c!lean- Apply J G WKIGHT & 'N, Real Estate and Renting Agents fe!4 JUST RECEIVED, FINE FKESH TOMA- .o. v.-i cui.jr 11 .you wisn to nave a basket. niS?fis and Tomatoes for sale toduy. r. WAKD. (eb jg WTflE A. F?m9? W?TH A WHOLE w i Z: -Z .il?vXlla salesman. Address W. P., care of The Messenger. 3an 10 VALENTINES, KE .V AND FKESH, NOW w Blus every one.- Come and wf a thy- are Picked over. MUSIO HOUSE; 122 Market street, feb 7 EfAMLVE OTJR SPRING SAMPLES FROM o., xsew York ana Columbia Tailoring Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. " All Wool Suit to order 10.76. usually sold for J15.C0. Perfect fit guaranteed. T. W. WOOD, Atrent, 123 Princess street. feb 7 FOR " ' RENT DWELLINGS, Stores, Offices and Halls. For Sale Dwellings, Stores, Vacant Lots; Cash or time payments. Cash advanced on improved oit property. -Apply to D. O'CONNOR Real Es tate Agent. -Vumlngtop N. C. - se 28tf TO THE LADIES OF WILMINGTON I can be found at 407 Second street, be tween Nunn and Church, and am pre pared to -do all kind of Dress Work, including Capes, Jackets, Bleaching, Dyeing, Remodeling of Hats, Fancy Work of all kinds.. My prices shall compete with the lowest-' Thanking patrons "for past favors, I am, respect fully, MRS. 3. W. BOOKER. . feb 16 tue thur sun- . Miii L The Gunboat Annapolis to be Docked. New fork, February 17. Th United States gunboat Annapolis which was launched at Elizabethport last Janu ary, arrived at he navy yard ! this morning. She will be dry-docked and a new copper ;bottcm r and . propeller iblades will be adjusted by the yard force Under the supervision of the na val officers. The new , guifboat is a. light jdraught vessel, meant for coast and harbor defence, and will not be ready 1 for commission - for s several months. I AGDA D' RDBINAT COHDAL, Rubinat Condal Spring Water, Spain.) A FRESH SUPPLY JUST RECEIVED From the American agents in original casea I For sale by WILLIAM fl. GREEN tCO., j Drucrgis's, (Two Stores.) OPERA HOUSE TEDISDIT, FEB. 1STH. Wm. A. Brady presents the talk and rage of Paris, London, Berlin, New York, all Europe and America, LA LOIE (FULLER) Assisted by a company f unusual excel lence, j - Seats on sale $1.60, II.O). . j . j feH3tsututh HORSES AND MULES. Just Arrived, One Car Load of HORSES AND MULES. I have always bought the best stock sold in this city, but this time have outdone all other attempts. This is the best bred and handsomest lot I ever bought. Can suit you for drivers, work horses, matched teams and j speed, and sell as low as anjrone. II. L. FENNELL. SPECIALS THIS WEEKS C, W. ; POLVOGT & GOS, SUCCESSORS TO KATZ & POLTOGT . " One lot Waist Silk, Fancy and Solid Colors, 19c. lu.out umusur a les oniy oc. 35 to 40c Taffeta Ribbon, all shades, 25c. 25c Bleached 10-4-Sheeting 20c. 25c Unbleached 10-4 Sheeting 20c. 400 Smyrna Rugs, large size, $3.00. All Shades of. Chiffon at 85c per yard. Ladies' Sweaters at Cost. Boys' and Girl's Tarn OlShanta only 65c. Our New Embroideries imd Laces have arrived. A special in W. B. Corsets 75c and $1.00. Buttermilk'Soap 10c a Box. 75c Navy and Black Serge 49c. 85c Brussel Carpet only 65c. $li25 White Embroidered Flannel 98c. Fruit of Loom Shirting 8c per yard. w phi vnr.T A March Patterns and Fashion Sheets have ar rived. Call and get one. The Equitable Life OF THE UNITED STATES. January Asse 'S- Reserve on all Existing Policies ..................... j (calculated on a 4 per cent. Standard), imd all ether Liabilities........................... ir3,496,768 Undivided Surplus, on a 4 Per Cent. Standard $ 43,277,19 ASSURANCE. (Instalment policies stated Outs zuimz Assurance.... . MewAssurance written in 1S96.....L..;..........:... 127,694,084 Proposals for Assurinre Examined and De- f -. clined 21,678,467 BEFRY B ; HYDE, President. . J. W. ALEXANDER, V. Pv oward Swineford & Co., Ricbmonij, - - Yireinia, 1 ' General Agents Virginia and North Carolina. , E. P. : ' Agents Avery's With Wood and Steel Beam. UNQUESTIONABLY THE FINEST GOODS MADE. Boy Dixie, Clipper, Stonewall Plows and Castings, . names, Collars, Traces, ) . . ! ..' ' AS" cultural Implements of all Kinds. :.C0EEESP0NHENCE AND YOUE 0BDEES SOLICITED. ' 1ST. cracbti iw. Co. QAME TO TOWN TODAY WITH A LARGS lot of very fine Sweet Potatoes, not extra law. but Just tne nice medium size that jou like. He wanted to sail out and go a part of his long journey homeward tonight. We bougnt the entire lot and as long as they last we will sell them at . 15 Cents .Per Peck, Tou iTf ??cpayins 20 cents. A few nice rijtws luaiaiuiia w cents per basket. DDAiuir WHTTTPH 1 DUlU II II X If ill 1 1 Ui dec 21 DISCOUNT. gTKAIGHT 10 PER CENT. CASH DI8- j COUNT TILL MARCH lT. ! A Few Pattern Dresses at 20 oer cent. " R. M. McTNTIRR. 13" Jhls includes Dry Goods, Mattings, Kuf s3 Oil Cloths. Poles, Curtains, &o. feb id lOt J. SCHMTD. PRACTICAL TAILOR, 819 DOCK STREET, j Has just reoeived nearly 1,000 samples of Spring Suitings, all wool, to select from. Suits made to order and satisfaction guaranteed fur S20 and upwards. Will be pleased to call at residences on request and exhibit my line f samples., feb 18 13 A SENSIBLE PLAN , Next Pay Day JS TO TAKE 'A FEW DOLLARS'IFROM your pay envelope and with it start" ' an account with tt. In the life of every working man and woman there comes a time when la little laid aside proves a vast help it may.he sickness,' or it maybe that a chance for a good Investment may arise. In any event, the habit of saving money must benefit you. f IIIUVI Ul'H t . - Iaririoos3fiJSttotl BETWEEN FRONT AND SECONl" jan 21 tf ociety 1, 1897. ' 7iA.77-X.QA7 at their commuted va1np?4 i .oi.c;.in?.n7n ' PARKER, Agent, "Wolmington,N. C. Steel Plows, Assurances f". -4. i V
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