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THIS WILinNGTCN LffiSSENGEK t SATURDAY, AfltlL 24, 1897. intered at the Poetofflcs at Wilmington. N. C, as econd class mall matter. Sen Adrtlementfc - Atlantic National Bank. Palne'a Celery Compound. Something Dellcious-D. C. Whltted. Administratrix Notice-Mattie L. Chas ten. "' Weather Forecast. "(Reported by C. M. Strong, Local Pore caster.) April 23. A trough of low pressure extends from New Mexico northeast to the up per lakes, with a permanent low area over western Kansas. Rain and thun derstorms have occurred generaly un der tW trough from Kansas northeast, with rain still falling over the lakes, and light scattered showers during the day over Florida and the west gulf.. Fair warmer weather prevails over the southeast under the continued high barometer area. High temperatures prevailed today over nearly all sections. ' local forecasts. To 12 o'clock (mdt) Saturday Fair; southerly winds. FOR THE STATE. Washington forecasts to 12 o'clock (mdt) Saturday Generally fair; south erly winds. TEMPERATURE. 1896 8 a. -m., 65 degrees; -8 p. m., 62 degrees; highest, 70 degrees; lowest, 60 degrees. 1897 8 a. m., 61 dgrees; 8 p- m., 62 degrees; highest, 73 degrees; lowest, 51 degrees. Miniature Almanac Sun rises 5:15 a. m.; sun sets, 6:41 p. m.; high water at Sou thport, 2:04 p. m.; high water at Wilmington, 3:51 p. m. Moon's Phases New moon, 1st, 11:15 p. m.; first quarter, 10th, 3:18 a. m.; full moon, 17th, 1:17 a. m.; last quarter, 33rd, 4:38 p. m.; apogee, 4th, : 03; per fe, 17tb, 3:06. PITHY IiOCAIiS. The criminal court will convene on Monday. Solicitor M. C. Richardson -arrivedhere on yesterday and will re main till the court is over. The Twin City Dally, of Thursday, says: "Captain Jenkins returned from Greensboro yesterdaq General Mana ger Fry, of the Cape Fear and .Yadkin Valley road, promised to give a good summer schedule and satisfactory rates for the benefit of parties from this sec tion who desire to visit the seashore near Wilmington." PERSON AJj MENTION. Mr.' Henry C. Bridgers, of Tarboro, came down to the city last evening. Mr. E. F. Hartf elder, of New York, is among the traveling men at The Orton. Mr. George B. Aiken'," the well known Baltimore drummer, came in yester day and is at The Orton. Mr. W. G. Moore, of Fayetteville, ar rived in the city by the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railway last evening. - Mr. John L. Grim, of Philadelphia, contractor for the construction of the gun emplacements at Fort Caswell, ar rived in the city last night on his way to Southport - Johnson & Fore are showing an ele igant stock of Hosiery for ladies, Gents and Children,) at very moderate prices.. Thirty-Three New Doctors. At the fifty-fifth annual commence ment ij of the Medical College of Vir ginia held .at Richmond on Thursday night, the degree of doctor of medicine was conferred upon thirty-three, grad uates. Among the number were the following from North Carolina: H. M. Bonner, Aurora; C. W. Keel, Grants borough; W. J. Knight, Wiggins Cross 'Roads; J. B. Person, Jr., Fremont; Marvin V. Skeen, Farmers; C. R. Wharton, Ruffln. ,. Dr. Charles W. Keel, of Granta bo rough, was appointed as one of the resident physicians to the old Domin ion Hospital and he also received the alumni prize. North Carolina "boys generally get there when they try. Place orders for your Spring Hats, with Johnson & Fore, where you will find the best selected stock of millinery goods in the state, and the only up-to-date trimmer in the city. - Incendiary Fire. The Messenger regrets to learn that Mr. W. E. Stevens, proprietor of Cedar Grovejihotel, Clinton, N. C, had the misfortune to lose his country residence by fire Friday morning about 3 o'clock. The family who occupied it iearly had time to escape. It is supposed to have been set" on fire. We do not know what loss he sustained. 'About two months ago an attempt was made to burn his hotel. No cause can be as certained for this villainy. Mr. Stevens' country home was five miles from Clinton on the Faison road and it was valued at 33.000. It was in sured for only 31,500. " ' - First Special Train of Express Cars. The shipment of strawberries from along the Wilmington and Weldon rail road to the northern markets yester day was about 2,500 hundred crates. The first special train of express cars that ever ran out. of, Wilmington was run yesterday by the Southern Express Company for the accommodation of our truckers. The train left here at 8:30 "o clock and is expected to arrive In New York at 4 o'clock this morning. The train carried about 2,000 crates of berries. This shows enterprise on the part of the express company and it will be largely appreciated by the shippers. Pretty Easter Germaa. The Easter german of L' Agile cotil lion club, and the iinal one of the sea son by this club, was given last night at Germania hall and was a festivity of great enjoyment. The music was furnished by the Raleigh band and to its strains the beauty of our city glided gracefully n the mazes of the dance. The visitors participating were: Miss Mary Ferrf; bee, of " Norfolk, and Mr. Henry Clark Bridgers, of Tarboro. The merymaking was kept up till early morn. . ir tne nair nas.Deen maae to grow a natural color on bald heads in thou- 1 aanda of cases, by using Hall's Hair Reneww, why will it not in your case? .' I Various Opinions. A Messenger representative writes from up the Wilmington and Weldon railroad that he has talked with quite a number of truckers in regard to the iamounti of damage done to the various crops by the recent" cold spell, and that hardly any two agree on that subject. 1 Some say one thing and some another. One man says the strawberry crop is damaged 25 per cent, and another 10 per cent. One will say that frost was a blessing and another will say he Is almost ruined, etc. . ;. AaBlyewary of Odd Fellowship. The Odd (Fellows of Wilmington last night at the ball of Hanover Lodge had a. highly enjoyable and successful celebration of the seventy-eighth an niversary of the Introduction of the ot der Into "the United States. There was an attendance of about 150 members of r - Cape -Fear, Wilmington, Orton ana Hanover lodges and quite a number of the members of Letltia Lodge, Daughters of Rebecca, and other lady friends of the members. The rostrum was very handsomely decorated with palms and cut flowers. , " The meeting was called to order by Mr. Isaac Northrop, chairman or tne anniversary committee, who called the following officers for -the occasion to their chairs: Grand Master Mr. M. W. Jacobi. Deputy Grand Master Mr. W. J. Reaves. . .1 Grand Warden Mr. W. C. Smith. Grand Secretary Captain J: M. Mc- Gowan. . Grand Treasurer Mr. Wm. Good man. ' ' Grand Marshal Mr. J. J. Hopkins. (Jrand Conductor Mr. George H".- Howell. Grand Guardian Mr. E. F. Johnson Grand Herald Mr. J. Stemberger. Grand Chaplain Rev. J. W. Kramer, The Grand Master asked Deputy Grand Master W. J. Reaves for " the history of the order, tts founders and principles, after which a selected solo was splendidly rendered by Mr. H. K. IHolden with Mr. E. P. Boatwrtght as organist. The chairman In very appropriate words presented to the order the Rev. A. D. McClure, who had been invited; to deliver the address on the occasion. His subject was "The Peculiar Attrac tions of Odd Fellows." He referred In a complimentary way to the address of John D. Bellamy,- Esq., Past Grand Master, who delivered the last anniver sary address. In his opening remarks said: " "I rejoice to greet you, supported 'by these evergreens representing the'eter nal principls of our order, and espe cially as they are palms, and for Char ity and Benevolence." Mr. McClure then spoke eloquently and fully of the work and alms of Odd Fellowship, and upon conclusion of his address he was the recipient of hearty applause. Mr. H. K. Holden, with Mr.. Boat wright as accompanist, then sang an other vocal solo that was warmly ap plauded. Grand Master Jacobi in the nam n the Daughters of Rebecca, presented Mr. McClure an exquisite bouquet, and Mr. McClure received them with a few- very happy remarks. The Grand Mas ter thanked the Daughters of Rebecca and the members of the order for their attendance and expressed appreciation of it. He announced that as soon as the meeting adjourned refreshments would "be served and all were invited to remain and partake of them. After prayer by the Rev. J. W. Kra mer, the singing or the closing ode. and the benediction iby jMr. Kramer, the meeting adjourned. Ice cream and-cake was then bounti fully served and was greatly enjoyed. The refreshments were server by Mrs. "Warren & Son, under the courteous management of Messrs. A G., .R. F. and E. C. Warren, 'who are experts in this line. Ladies ribbed vests in all styles and qualities at Johnson & Fore's from 10 cents up. They are selling Silk Vests at 50 cents." The Revival at Grace Church. The revival at Grace . church is largely attended at- all services, and Dr. Lef twich is doing some earnest, faithful, effective preaching. He is growing more Impressive at every ser vice. The doctor in his methods is dif ferent from any evangelist we have ever heard. In other words, he is an evangelistic genius. For instance, in his morning services, he utilizes pray er and songs of praise, followed by the reading of God's word and With com ments thereon in a calm, deliberate and impressive manner, so as not only to secure the attention of his hearers but also securing a corresponding sympa thy from them. The fact Is, no one can hear him wothout being helped. Deep impression is made and . one comes away from the meeting feeling that he has listened to both a great and good man great because of his culture, and good because of his deep piety. He ad dresses his audience like one who is in deep earnest i then there is an original ity "of thought and manner about him that makes one feel as if they had never heard his like before. If you doubt this go, and hear him and you will come away feeling, no doubt, like confirming every word we have said. At the meeting last night his sermon was on "Repentance" and there were eighteen confessions of faith and "over thirty penttents. Quite a number of persons handed in their names for church membership. . - - Today there will be services at 10 a. m., but none tonight. There will be the usual services tomorrow at 11 a. m., and .8 p. m., wSth services for men only at 4:15 p. m. In consequence of the lat ter service, the Sunday - school will meet at 3 p. m., instead of 3:30 p. m. No small objection which young folks had to the old-time sprlng-imedicines was their nauseousness. In our day (his objection is removed and Ayers Sarsaparilla, the most powerful and popular of 'blood-purifiers is as pleas ant to the palate as a cordial. ' The Ch arches Tomorrow. Services at Fifth Street Methodist church tomorrow as follows: Preach ing at 11 a. m., and 8 p. m., by the pas tor, the Rev. W. L. Cuninggim. Sun day school at 3:30 p. m., and class meet ing at 7:15 p. m. Public cordially" in vited to all services. Grace Methodist E. church. , north east cornerof Grace and Fourth streets. Rev. R. A. Willis, pastor. Services to morrow at 11 a. m., and 8 p.m. Sunday school, 3:30 p. m. Experience meeting m the lecture room at 10 a. m. Stran gers and visitors are cordially invited to attend these services. Market Street Methodist E. church corner of Market and Ninth streets, Rev. T. H. Sutton, pastor. Services every Sunday at ll a. m., and 8 p. m. Class meeting at 9:30 a, ,m. Sunday school at 4 p. m. Prayer meeting on Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Confer ence meeting; and Love Feast are held once every month. Seats free, and a cordial greeting always "to the stran gers within our gates." " Rev. R C. Beaman, presiding elder of Wilmington? district. Will preach on Sunday night next, at Market Street church, services beginning at 8 o'clock. First Presbyterian church. Rev. P. H. Hoge, pastor. Divine service at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Young peoples prayer meeting at 7:30. Sunday school at 8:30. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p. to. Seats free. ' ' St. Andrew's ; Presbyterian church, corner Fourth and Campbell streets. Rev. Alex. D. McClure, pastor. Sab bath services at 11 a. m.- and 8 p. m. Sabbath school at J: 30 p. m. Wednes day evening service at .8 o'clock. The public cordially Invited. All- welcome. THE MAYORALTY. JUDGB McIVER , DECIDES IN FA VOR OP MAYOR HARRISS. He Holds That Section Two of the Act of 1897 Is ' TTnconsMtutlonal The Three Other Mayors Appeal to the Supreme Coart The Lawyers Disagree as to When the Case Will Be Argued In the Upper Coart. ." Pursuant to adjournment for recess on Thursday evening the superior court met yesterday, moning at 10 a. in., His Honor, Judge James A. Mclver. pre siding. DECTSTON FOR MAYOR HARRISS. Judge Mclver . stated 4hat he was ready to render his decision in the case involving the mayoralty of Wil mington and had the clerk to make the following minute on the records as his opinion: - T "AH of section 2 of the act of 1897 Is unconstitutional and that no valid election has been held and that board known as the Harriss board is entitled to the offices of mayor and aldermen of the city of Wilmington." . - - The attorneys of the several claim ants were in court and from the above judgment appeals were prayed by the plaintiffs H. McL. Green, C..L. 6pen- cer, James C. Munds, W. Catlett, and W. E. Mann on the one hand, by Walk er Taylor? W. E. Springer, Owen Fen nell and W. e. Yopp on the other hand, and also by S. P. Wright, H. Coleman Twining, D. J. Benson, Andrew J. Hew lett, B. F. Keiths John G. Norwood and E. M. Green. All ''the' appeals ''Vera granted. Notice of appeal in each case was waived and the bond on appeal In each case were fixed at $25. THE BANK CASE. The court resumed the case of Smith et al, vs. Junius Davis, receiver of the' Bank of New Hanover, was taken ui. This is an action to de cide whether the assets of the Wades- boro branch of the Bank of New Han over shall be separated from the as sets of the bank at Wilmington and be set apart for the benefit of the cred itors of the Wedesboro bank, or shall constitute a part of the assets of the parent bank and he shared alike by the creditors of both "banks in common. The Hon.-R T. Bennett and the Hon. James A. Lockhart, of Wadesboro, ap peared for Mr. James A. Leak, receiver of the branch bank at Wedesboro, and George Rountree, Esq.,-and Eugene S, Martin, Esq., for Junius :Davis, Esq. of the Bank of New Hanover, of Wil mington. This is an action to de Mr. Lockhart consumed the greater part of the morning in his argument, dealing mainly with the facts. At 12:45 p. m. the court took a recess till 3 p. m. x At 3 p. m. the court met and Mr, Lockhart finished his argument. He was followed by Judge Bennett who ar gued the law points. In his introduc tory remarks he said: "We are not here to ask the "court to enforce a refined morality because it reaches too far for practical purposes, We have not been able to find in the English reports a precedent on all fours with the facts in this case. It is al ways gratifying to me in the discharge of my duties as lawyer and counsel, to find In the able reports or the mgnsn bench cases which investigate pnnci pies contested before the court, and when they decide a question I am m clirtftri to take them as guides. There has-been a time in our state when we had individual judges who were the equal of any of their contemporaries at home or abroad. We had upon our supreme court as associate and chief justice a gentleman whom I regard as the greatest judge who ever served an English speaking community. I have read every opinion of Lord Mansfield and every opinion of Chief Justice Ruf fln. I believe Judge Ruifln to have been much the greater of the two." Judge Bennett said he had examined the .charter of every bank incorporated in North Carolina since the government was founded tip to this time, and had read fifty volumes of the reports of the supreme court of North Carolina I and had failed to find a decision that would apply to this case. In speaking of the reports he said he would recommend to the young lawyers the wonderful store house of learning to be found in these reports. He submitted to the court that the absence of authority is often a good reason for not establishing a precedent, and remarked to the court that the absence of authority could only throw them back upon their own resources as to the principle and rea son of the case. In saying that there were so few cases defining the legal re lations between the parent bank and branch banks, he said he could only cite 13th Iredell, page 75, as settling the mat ter. This was an opinion delivered by Judge Ruffin ip the 50's. He accounted for the absence of authority on the ground that up to 1860 the banksof North Carolina were conducted by prudent, skillful, honest men and there were no failures of banks to command the at tention . of the courts. "All honor to these men," he said with feeling, "some of whom sleep in your beautiful city of the dead out here." Judge Bennett spoke In severe term of the management and failure of the Bank of New Hanover. In speaking ol the great distress with which the news of the failure, of the bank was received at Wadesboro, he said with humorous emphasis: "Our ordinary speech serves only the middle range of emo tion and passion, while in supreme mo. ments man is reduced to eloquent si lence or to an inarticulate cry!".. Judge Bennett read a record 'of alj the charters ever, given to banksMn North Carolina. The first charter granted was in October, 1804, entitled "an act for establishing a bank in the town of Wilmington." The capital stock was $250,000 and the books for subscriptions to the capital stock were The spring remedy that is better than all ethers isy Paine's Celery Compound Thousands have been cur& by it. Physicians use and rec- ommend it. We Recommend) !t. We have it. Try a bottle. : JOffll H. HABDIfl . SouthFront Street. pened under th are of George r, John London, John Hill. John Hogg, Richard Bradley, "Wm. Gilea, and Hen ry Watters. The act provided for a branch of this bank at Fayetteville In 1804 the Bank of jNewbera -was also caio.uunu. 'Aiierreaaing tne rec ord of bank charters, Judge Bennett branched off Into an argument "on the law involved in the case and frequent ly he gave pleasure and amusement by bursts of eloquence, sallies of keen wtt and refined sarcasm. Mr. Rountree replied for ReceiveV Davis and made a magnificent speech on the law touching upon the matter. His contention was that the assets of the two banks were "one and insperable and that all the creditors should share out of them in! common. Judge Mc lver reserved his decision. THE CASE OF THE MAYORS. lreaeii Meares, Esq., ; submitted for the sugnature of Judge : Mclver a judgment in the case involving the mayoralty. After the attorneys heard u reaa, some objectionable clauses were stricken out and It was signed, as follows: - . ; ; New Hanover County, i In the Superior Court. State of North Carolina, on the rela tion or W. T. Harriss et al, plaintiff. vs. . tr. wngnt, j. t. Norwood, B. F. Keith, A. J. Hewlett, D. J. Ren- son, n. c. Twining, A. J. Walker, and ,E. M. Green, et al, defendants. judgment Tor plaintiff. At a superior court held at the court house in Wilmington on the 12th day of April, las, present, Hon. J. D. Mclver, guage. v v This action having been tried by the court, a jury trial neing waived, ty con sent or counsel, upon the facts agreed ano tne Tacts admitted in -the , mead.- lngs, and the court, after hearing the argument and considering -the facts, being of the opinion that all of section 2nd of the act of the general assembly of North' Carolina, being 'an - act to amend the-harter of the citv of Wil mington, ratified the 5th day of March. 1897," is unconstitutional, and that the election for aldermen of the city of Wilmington held, as set forth in the pleadings, on the 25th day of March 1897, was invalid, and being of the opin ion that the relators, W. N, Harriss; mayor or said city, and W. C. Von Glahn, Thomas D. Meares, R. W. Hicks, W. H. Northrop, Jr., J. O. Nix-' on, Thomas J. Gore, Daniel D. Came ron, together with the defendants W. E. Springer and A. J. Walker, were at the time of said election the duly 'con- stituted aldermen and mayor of said city, entitled to hold office until their successors are duly elected and quail fled, and are now entitled to said of fices, it is now on motion of George Rountree and Iredell Meares, counsel for the relators. Adjudged, That the said W. N. Har riss be and is hereby declared the mayor of the city of Wilmington and entitled to the possession of the said office, and that the jsaid W. C. Von Glahn, Thomas D. Meares, R. W. Hicks, W. H. Northrop, Jr., J. O. Nix on, Thomas J. Gore and D. D. Cameron, together with W. E. Springer and A. J. Walker, be and are hereby declared the aldermen of the city of Wilmington and entitled to the possession of the said offices. It is further ordered and decreed that the defendant S. P. "Wright, now holding and claiming the office of mayor of said city, be and is hereby directed to vacate said office and deliver over the possession of the same to the said relator, W N. Har riss; and that the defendants, J. G, Norwood, B. F. Keith, A. J. Hewlett, D. J. Benson, H. C Twining, Owen Fennell, W. E. Yopp, Elijah M. Green, A. J.' Walker, and W. E. Springer, now holding and claiming to hold their of fices of aldermen by virtue of an al leged election held under the said act, be and are hereby directed to vacate the said offices of aldermen and to de liver the "possession thereof to the said relators, W. C VonGlahn, Thomas D. Meares, R. W. Hicks. W. H. Northrop, Jr., Thomas J. Gore, D. D. Cameron. J. O. "Nixon, and the defendants, W. E. Springer and A. J. Walker. . It is fur ther ordered that each of the parties to this action pay his oWn costs to be taxed by the clerk. - JAS. D. McIVER, ' Judge Presiding, At 6:30 p. m. the court took a recess till 10 o'clock this morning, to hear motions. The court will adjourn at 12 M.; and Judge Mclver goes from here to Clinton to hold the superior court of Sampson county. COUNSEL DISAGREE. Yesterday after Judge Mclver ren dered his decision in the mayoralty case, John D. Bellamy, Esq., telegraph ed to Chief Justice Furchess. at Ha.- leigh, asking him to set a day for the hearing of the case. Judge Furchess telegraphed back that the case was set for 10 a. m.. next Tuesday, April 27th. Mr. Bellamy telegraphed in the, name of Messrs Junius Davis, T. W. Strange, H. McClammy, and Frank McNeill, at torneys in the case, who consented to 4 immediate hearing". This action did not meet the approval of Messrs. M. Bellamy & Son, and Ricaud & Bryan. Mr. Ricaud tele graphed their oblection to the Chief Justice and he telegraphed back that unless there -was consent bv all the parties he would not set a day for hear ing the case. Unless all parties consent the hearing cannot be had before No vember. " ' - Henry Ward Beecher once informed a man who came to him complaining f gloomy and despondent feelingsrthat what he most needed was a good ca thartic, meaning, of course, such a medicine as Ayeis Cathartio Pills, every ose being effective. Mr. Austin's Dismissal. The following is taken from the Max ion acottisn umei and snows that our friends at Maxton are made up of the right stuff, and that they stand together, and are prompt to resent a grievance even if committed by a corporation: In the dismissal last Friday of Mr. J. D, Austin from the -position of agent in cnarge or the Seaboard Air Line office nere, me management or tnis system delt a stroke to their business at Maxton from w muii it wn iLA.e buiiit? tiiiit; ia recover, i No charges of incompetency, misconduct! of dismissal was given except that of dls charge,, and the citizens of the place almost to a man declare their intention of resenting such high-handed dealings on tne part or tnis corporation, by tnrowlng so far as possible all their freight traffic over the other road. v The people or this community were just beginning to recover from the bitterness of feeling against this same road engen dered some years ago by a fiercely con tested suit and the often repeated dis crimination against this branch of road. and it is certainly to be regretted that some of the minor officials seem to have led tne road to take a step at this point which as far as this point Is concerned. It will take sometime to recover from. The people demand justice and do not feel that Mr. Austin has received it at the hands of the Seaboard. Well Said. The Wilson Times in Its yesterday's issue commenting on the special telegram in Ttie Messenger of the 21st from Raleigh In reference to the pardoning of the negro Henry Scott, well says: Almost every day the papers contain an account of some criminal that has been pardoned by Governor Russell. In this case he says it is questionable whether he should have been convicted. Could any more license be given to crime than now exists? A man may be killed In cold blood, yet Jie lawyers for the de fense will convince the jury that It is not murder, and work on their feelings about the 'possibility of a doubt, etc," and the judge charges in language the average juror does not understand, and the result Is a "hung" jury. Not being able to agree the proper thing to do now-a-days is to compromise the matter, by sending' the culprit to the state prison, and in a short while be pardoned out by the governor, The criminal returns to be feasted and lionized by his friends. This negro committed one of the moat dia bolical of crimes, -and yet the governor says it is Questionable whether he should have been convicted at all- When the governor of a state passes such an opin ion on so terrible a crime, he Is encourag ing to a certain extent the committing of these crimes. Tet some people wonder Why lynching are so Xrsquent. - BLADDER TROUB are inconvenient during- the day and destroy rest at night. ; They make life a misery instead of a blessing'. - They affect many persons after they reach the age of .40, and are usually accom panied by a decay of vital power; ' - They can De CURED Memphis. Tenn., Dec. 30, 1896. 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The ar tistic and skillful hand of woman had made the stage a scene of marked at tractiveness with a tasteful arrange ment of carpets, curtains, furniture and decorations consisting of palms, f eriys and cut flowers, and this feature added much to the enjoyment of everybody present. There was also the best or chestra that we have ever heard play at the opera house, being composed as follows: Professor John G. Miller violin; Professor S. A. Schloss. violin Mr. Albert Miller, claronet; Mr. Henry Miller, cornet; Professor James E. Will son, cornet; Professor E. H. Munson, trombone; Mr. W. A. Martin, flute; Mr. R. B. West,' double bass horn; Mr. Hen ry Newman, drums; Miss Norma Fos ter, piano accompanist. ' The cast whlcn presented the play was composed of some of Wilmington's fine histrionic talent, and we have never before seen the efforts of our home folks more appreciated by a Wil mington audience. The parquet and dress circles were radiant with hand some wopaen, there was a fascinating ensemble of pretty dresses and lovely bonnets, and the players must have felt flattered at the smiles, the laughter and the spontaneous and heartv ap piause tnat such an audience gave them ever and anon. Mrs. DuBrutz Cutlar, Jr., played the title role of Gloriana and charmed everybody with her naivete and her artistic impersonation of the character. The audience expressed pretty- com pliments ror her throughout the per formance, and some of her lady admir ers sent her up a basket of exquisite flowers. Certainly she Is wonderfully talented. Miss Dena Angel as "Jessie Chadwick's daughter" won much ad miration and elicited numerous re marks of high commendation. Miss Cammie Lord as "Kitty," played a role that wras noted for exceeding clever ness and called forth no end of admira tion. Messrs. George B. Elliott, James H. Cowan, W. F. Robertson. T. H. Wright, R. B. Mason, W. M. Atkinson and Seymour Merrell, were wonderfully clever in their respective roles. Their acting was highly complimented at every entrance. The performance was simply highly appreciated and we believe it. was the best ever given here by home talent. It was given under the auspices of the Ministering circle of The King's Daugh ters and was for the benefit of the Shel ter of the Silver Cross. The executive staff was composed of Mr. W. F. Robertson as business man ager, Mr. George B. Elliott as stage manager and Mr. Henry Newman as scenery manager. - Palace Bakery's Prices on Fine 'Candles. We made you living prices on bread and now we are making you living price on fine candies, with 100 differ ent kinds to select from. Malllard's 75c per pound; Huyler's, '75c per pouBd Looneys, 45c per pound; Hess', 35c per pound;. Gotrssett, 30c per pound. Ev ery price. Candy warranted of money refunded. Very respectfully, PALACE BAKERY, Tutt's Pills Cure All Liver Ills. 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Appiy j. u. wiuuhT Be son, Real Es tate ana iteming Agents. mh 2S IF YOU ARE THINKING OFPURCHAS- mg a sewing Machine examine the New Home, best and cheapest of all Ma- cnines, SJa.W on lease, Dig discount for casn. our Climax $20.00. T. W. WOOD, Agent, 123 Princess street, Wilmington, . mn 14 I TATE BOWDEN, NO. 6 PRINCESS eireei, iive ana oressea Poultry, Eggs, Potatoes and Country Produce of all kiuqs. consignments of country produce so- ueirea. .rrompt returns guaranteed. FOR . RENT DWELLINGS. Stores, Offices and Halls. For Sale Dwellings, Stores. Vacant kliots; Cash or time payments. sn advanced on improved city property. Apply to u. uxwnnob Seal Ea tAta igent. Wilmington N. C. m 28 LADIES YOU CAN GET AT MY STORK Tomatoes, Snapbeans. Garden Peas, Cabbage, Onions, Beets,- Asparagus, Batter, Eggs, Chickens, (line brolles) Sweet Potatoes, Irish Potatoes, Lemons, Apples, Bananas, and Strawberries. Telephone orders special attention. R. G. WARD, 213. Market .Street. I I (it; 1 - Balloting for Senatorial Candidates Frankfort, Ky., April 23. As there was no quorum In the joint legislative session, th balloting was merely a formality. Ths adjourned republican Joint legisla tive caucus met again tonight to attempt the nomination of Dr. Hunter's successor. The presence of Baird, the gold democrat was taken to mean a possible attempt of the Deboe-Hunter men to repeal the reso lution making thirty-six republican votes necessary to a nomination. The anti-Deboe side put through - a resolution inviting in the other two gold democrats. They did not come. The first ballot stood: Deboe SL Holt 16, Evans 3, Lewis 6, Ben nett 4, scattering 9. Necessary to a choice-36. On the next ballot Baird voted for Deboe and gave him 32 votes, but one of these did not count. The next ballot was the same.- Deboe was nominated for senator to night on the twenty-eighth ballot. Ttaa Hero of Plevna Again in -the Field Washington, April 23. Secretary Sherman has received a brief, cable gram from Minister xerren. at Con stantinople under date of yesterday, stating that Osman Pasha, the old hero of the Turkish defence at Plevna, left Constantinople last night to assume command of the Turkish army in the field. The cablegram is regarded here as significant of some change of plans on the part of the Turks. George Washington's Hand. Writing Xder tlfledin Court. Washington. April 23. Philip McElhone and Lewis Turner; the men charged with stealing valuable documents from the con gressional library, were placed on trial in the criminal court today. Librarian Spofford, for the prosecution, identified a naner as in tne hand-writmg oi tieorge Washington relating to General Sullivan's army in the revolution. Most of the afternoon was spent in going over the old papers for purposes of Identification. Resolution of Sympathy With Greece. Washington, : April 23. Representative McGuire, of California, today Introduced resolution in the house declaring, that the war between Turkey and Greece was war between" Moslem ' and Christian civilizations, and directing that the sympathy of the United States be extend ed to Greece, witn tne nope tnat ner struggle may be successfuL The resolu tion was rererreo to tne commuiee on foreign affairs, but as that committee is not appointed, no action win be taken at present. Th Wilmington Telephone Exchange. Mrs. Coghill has sent to the subscrib ers of the Wilmington Telephone Ex change the following card: Wilmington, N. C, April 22. To the Subscribers of the Wilmington Telephone Exchange: I beg in this manner to express my appreciation of the sympathy and kind-. ness which you have manifested in the bereavement, which has recently come upon me. I am deeply touched by the petition which many of you have signed, ask- ing the company to appoint me mana ger of this exchange. The company has manifested the utmost kindness to me under the circumstances, and has offered me the managership. I feel, however, that the care and responsi bility involved In so large an exchange as this has grown to be, are more than I am able to assume. At my request, the company ' has consented that I shall have the. position of assistant manager and chief operator, at an in crease of salary, which will enable me to provide for my little family. In view of the kindness that has been in dicated by all the subscribers to the exchange, and-the courteous and con siderate treatment I have received from the company, I think this expla nation is due to you, and I shall have an added incentive to do everything I can to promote the efficiency of your telephone service. "Very truly yours, MRS. E. T. OOGHIL.L. - Elizabeth, N. J., Oct. 19, 1896. Ely Bros., Dear Sirs: Please accept my thanks for your favor in the gift of a bottle of Cream Balm. Let me say I have used it for years and can thor oughly recommend it 'for what it claims, if directions are followed. Yours truly, (Rev.) W. H. HATHAWAY. No clergyman should ""Be without it. Cream Balm is kept by jail druggists. Full size 50c. Trial size 10 cents. We mail it. ELY BROS., 56 Warren St., N. Y. City. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. 25c - More Important Than Raising Money. The Rev. W. L. Cuninggim requests that every member of Fifth Street Methodist church who possibly can do so will attend the morning services of tomorrow, as he desires to bring before .the church a matter of great import ance. It will not be a collection, but a question of greater importance than one of raising money. Eagle Brahd condensed Milk. A Perfect Substitute For Mothers Milk BooHlHFAffTHEALnTsentFREE. Hew York Condcksed Milk Co. n.y. MAGNIFICENT ASSORTMENT Hair. Noil, Toota Gnu SDavinDlBnishes , JUST EECEIVED. J. II. HARDIN, PALACE PHAKMACY. PHONE 65. KOLAFRA GUM FOR CYCLISTS gives strength fpr exertion in training. GRANDPA'S WONDER SOAP. PACKER'S TAR SOAP. GEORGIA'S CORN SHIELDS. - LAXOL AND CASTORIA and all goods found In a First Class Drug Store for jsale at " ; JOS. C. SHEPARD, JR., 121 MARKET STREET. WILMINGTON, N. C. OPERA CHAIRS. "V WING TO THE ALTERATION IN St. Andrew's Church, we offer for sale 70 to 80 Opera Chairs. These Chairs are good as new, backs upholstered in Red nusn, nat racK and coat rack on each. and book rack on alternate chairs. Will be sold cheap. Apply to THOMAS F. RAG LEY, ap20 3t Treasurer. Administratrix Notice. TT AVTNG QUALIFIED AS ADMINIS- tratrix upon the estate of Ruf us H. Chas ten, deceased, late of New Hanover county, this is. to notify all persons uv debted to said estate to make Immediate payment, and to all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to me, duly authenticated, on or before the twenty-third day of April, A. D., 1S98, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. MATTIE L. CHASTEN, April 23. 1997. - Administratrix. - ap 24 1 a w It SOLIETHLEiG DELICIOUS WHITTED'S FERRIS' SLICED BEEF. I IP 1 DRUGS! PAIHE'S MSBY etDPOUWD Best Spring Remedy in the World---It Makes People Well. Ther is one true specific for- diseases arising from a debilitated nervous syatom, ' and that Is Paine's celery compound, so. generally prescribed by physicians. It is probably the most remarkable remedy that the-scientific research of the country has produced. Professor Edward E. Phelps, -M. . D LL. D.. of Dartmouth college first prescribed what Is now known the world over as Paine's celery com- 'j pound, a positive cure for dyspepsia, biliousness, liver complaint, neuralgia,! rheumatism, all nervous diseases and kidney troubles. For the latter Paine's ! celery compound has succeeded again and again where everything else has failed. , J. W. NORWOOD, PRESIDENT. Atlantic National Bknk, WILMINGTON, N. C. , Paid in Capital $185,000. Surplus and Un divided Profits $65,000. PROMPTNESS! ACCURACY! SAFETY! Liberal loans made at lowest rates made a specialty of supplying, without to borrow on good security. YOUB ACCOUNT SOLICITED. ' DIRECTORS: C. W. WORTH, S. P. MeNAIR, E. J. POWERS, J. W. NORWOOD. W.-E. SPRISGER, D. L. GORE. P. L. BRIDGERS, G. A A CORNER IN LARD The - Unlucky vCcrner. I bought right. .You can gat the benefit this week on ' j . JONES -PUBE-LARD. "5rA.:M:s. Large. Sweet Norton Yam Potatoes. The prices are given at the store. S. W. SANDERS. JffO. S. ARMSTRONG, PRESIDENT. THE HATIOnAL BANK 01- WILHIHGTOH," As the youngest Bank In the city, we feel very grateful for the Iare amount of business that has been given us, and we promise Our friends to look after their interests to tlie very best of our ability. ONo Interest Paid on Deposits, o We are anxious fpr new business and hope you will" join ust'aswe will do as well for you as any Bank in the State,. After a little more than two years business we have paid $6,000 in Dividends, $10,000 to Surplus and $3,000 Undivided Profits. Net Resources $4 1 0.OOO. - " DIRECTORS: ! GEO. R. FRENCH; . WILLIAM C ALDER, CHAS. E. BORDEN, , JNO. S. ARMSTRONG. GABRIEL HOLMES, i htjgh Macrae, j JAMES H. CHAD BOURN. Jb. WHITE MD GLOVES Full Dress Shirts, Collars, Cuffs and, Bows for Weddings 'Germans and .Receptions. A complete line of the newest styles at close prices. Genuine fc4E. & W." Cuffs only 25c TQT TOl'r Hill Tonlrrrrnni, i'ntln !n 4 1 1 f sight." We are several pegs above competi tion in Ready Made: Clothing and Furnishing Goods and are . hustling things on SUITS MADE TO MEASURE from $11.50 to $45. We guarantee to fit all shapes , and pocket books. .'. " ;N V-ri-: , id ol And greatly appreciate the large trade we have had. The coming week we offer some splendid lines of NEW GOODS, including nifl Oroond The new Linen Fabric that is the rage just now is known as "DONEGAL SUITING." The largest and handsomest assortment of SHIRT WISTS ever shown in this city. uur mininery Department has been replen ished, and the latest styles as they appear in New York are continually being added. JOHNSON - FORE, - - ... Ill MARBET-'STREET.:- - W. J.vTOOMER, CASHIER. on approved security. We have always postponement, all customers desiring SA1TL BEAR, JR., H. L. TOLLERS, W. C. COKER, JR NORWOOD, GREENVILLE, 9. C, A COLULIBIA : BICYCLES. 2oclel 40, 1898. $T5 Strlcil! Casn Wim tfte Orfler. ' GHarles M. Whitlock, Agent Pope Manufacturing Company. F. R. HAWES, CASHER C W. YATES, J. G. L.'GIESCHEN, WM.cE. WORTH. William gilchrist. Out ies i Biiiies. Linen Mes and Duels. J
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