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NO. 312. WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER .'5 1 , 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. SUMIIAKY ' 7 TATE. ssion orders that erly reports of rall 3 and expenses shall etailed reports of each division. Two more tmasters are appointed: e. The Association, of 3sors of' Education met at i lerday; several subjects in to public schools were discuss- Atobott says' he . is too busy to ,out the railway commission case. sell says he expected to win the y commission case in the state e court, but to lose tt in' the fed- . TV! 1 T t Tnn rcrr Q nil PaMnrAll Tta .Wis against the state for expenses Atending- the supreme court while r cases against the "Wilsons were W heard. The railway commission 3 C. C. Fagan and elests N. C. Sharp lerk to the board of tax equalization. IXXMESTIC. -orbett writes 'Fitzsimmons that when 'a latter signs articles he will give him 000; when he enters the ring to fljrht e will give him $i,000 more; at the ead If the' tenth round 1' Fitzsimmons is no: whipped he will give him another $1,000 and when he is whipped he will give him (3,000 more; but li mtzsimmons should win he will .quit forever all claim to the championship.;- Hugh McLaughlin will; retire from tile-democratic leadership in; Brooklyn. Fitzsimmons wilt meet Mc Coy and Corbet t only on condition that the former defeats Joe Wolcott and the latter Peter Maher. The Maine cotton mills will ut wages.- -A son of Lieu tenant Commander Arnold, U. S. N., commits suicide. J. B. Haggln, the tnulti-millionaire of New York, was yes terday married to Miss Pearl Voorhies, of Versailles, Ky. Experiments in Mis- Bouri prove that sugar beet Taislng there would not be profitable. Western dis tillers will pool their stocks of whiskey, putting " about 500,000 barrels into the pool. An Iowa state bank suspends. -A West Virginia man kills his sister-in-law with his fist. The navy depart ment 'orders a gunboat to Salvador to protect American interests.- The Ward line will transport, iree, supplies iq , Cuba for the destitute. The navy de partment will make experiments looking to Improvement in .guniiring on shipboard.- On January 1st Governor's Is land will tire 100 guns as a. salute to Greater New Tork. The expedition o relief for the Klondike sufferers will be Joint between the United States and Canada. Assistant Roosevelt makes an exhaustive report to his chief upon the personnel of the navy. 'Pension Agent Evans has a scheme whereby to do away with pension attorneys At Linden, Ind., Oren Stingley accidentally shoots and kills his father. An i'daho stage is held up and robbed. Another strike of window - glass workers at Pittsburg is threatened. In no year since 1887 has the number of railways golnjL into hands of receivers been as smallis for the year closing. The parents of Theodore Durrant -bring suit against Juror Smyth tor slander and demand $50,000. - ;' ' ' FOREIGN. ; 'At Paris Is issued a semi-official denial of the reported hoisting of the French flag over the Chinese island of Hai-Nan. -Brltish steamship line men know nothing of the government making requi sition for the naval reserve fleet. -Gen- eral Weyler protests to his queen against the insurts to the Spanish army in the message to congress of President Mc Klnlev. It is rumored that Great Bri- lain to mobilize'; her naval reserves. - ' It Is rumored in Montreal that the Cana dian Pacific railroad is instructed by the government ten be ready at short notice to transport 3.500 men to the Pacific coast. Private theatricals are given at Blenheim palace to raise money to re- " pair St. Mary's church, Voodstoctt The London Graphic says the goverri ment is not worried at the action of - Russia or Germany on the Chinese coast: . , Why allow yourself to be slowly tor-. Cured at the stake of disease? Chills and Fever will undermine, and event ually break down the strongest consti tution. Febrl-Cura (Sweet Chill Tonic with Iron is more effective than quin nie, aii errig combined withiron is an excellent Tonic and Nerve medicine. It Is pleasant to take, and is sold under poaitive guarantee to cure or money "jut as good" kind don't effect cures. gfld by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin ant! H. L. Fentresp The t.t Iue of the Pfesbytcnun TIrre fThe -North Carolina Presbyterian, - which ha? been, published in "Wiliming- ton for nearly a quarter of a century, iwllt hereafter be published in Char lotte by the g-entlemen wihb purchased it from Mr. John McLaurin, its editors and ipropriot,,. In his valekllctoryi air. McJurinl!fe',s: j ""With this issiue wid terminate the writer's comneetion with The North Oarotina Preslbyterian .Something over twenty-three years agro at the call of God, as we esteem it, we took up the work of management of this paper, and - at thfe call of God, not less ummdsfak-e-bly made known, now we lay it down. 1 "We entered upon our duties with dils itrust antt fear; we retire from theim not wiBhout satisfaction, yet with deep regret. Satisfaction ( in the thought itfha't others aibler than .we will take .' upon 'them thv burden and the fares and the responrciibilities arid that the mission tlhe paptr ' Is called to fulfill (vlll-jtbe more efficdently promoted by llfoe chamge." .. w bhin'sle Mill Our .enterprising friend, Mr. E. A. Hawes, of Atkinson, was in the city yes terday on business. Mr. Hawes is a well known lumber, manufacturer and he has Just commenced operating a shingle mill' in connection with his saw mill. Hisi mill turns out 15,000 shingles per day. He has in modern machinery, and his1 equipment is first-class. When a mfui Is , suffering with an aching head," a sluggish body, when bis muscles are lax and lazy, his brain dull, and his stomach disdaining food, be will, if wise, heed these warnings .and resort to the right remedy, before tt is too late "Parkers Sarsaparllla" fthfi "King of Blood Purifiers" . makes ithe appetite keen and hearty invigo rate the liver purifies the blood and fills it with the life-giving elements, of ihe food. It is a wonderful blood maker and ftesn builder. Sold by J. CH Shepard, J. II. Hardin and H. L. Fen ixlss. ; ; Unsuccessful Sngar Beet' Test Oolumbia, Mo.", December 30.-Sinee the Missouri ! experiment station bere ha's; been making experiments with sugar beet.1 with a view to ascertaining the percent. Pf sugar contained in them. The experfm.ts it is -announced, de monstrate that it would not Te profit able for the- Mis?ri farmer to raise the beets for sucra-r rposes, if he in tends to go to the expewe of erecting factories for manufacturing the sugar. Q Royal makes the food purs, E . I wbolesowe end lciious. V ; I .Absolutely Pure O, IKKM. BAWNQ POWDER CO., NEW YORVC COUNTY SUPERVISORS OP PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FORM A . STATE ASSOCIATION. The Body Meet In Raleigh The gaperln- f tendent of Public Instruction ! Elected President Addresses Upon Appropriate Subjects A Committee Appointed on Revision of the Public School Law Ten ... dered a Reception at the Executive Man Ion. . (Special .to The Messenger,) . (Raleigh, N. C. iecemiber 30. The A'saooia'tJo'ni 6t County Supervisors of. EduloatJion was called to order toy Rev. H. W. CNorris, of Wake- Rev. Mr. KxTenn prayed and. read the 'ISeTtmom on tne Mount." C. H. Meba-nle, etJa.be teirpetfkrte ndenit, was uniaalimtooisly eTect ed president J. H. 'Rod'well, of War ren, was appointed secreftary. Melbane spoke on the importance of tJhfa nueet isnsg'. ' ' Buiperin'tendent 'Norris opened. 'With the subject "Organization of "the Supervisors A-soolaJcion." (Ellis, Of Bumteomibe; 'Noble,, of (New Hanover, an!d Gray, , of. Meokfledburg', ware appodnttedJ committee on organi zation. ". 'An mvitabfon to attend a reception at the execuitive mansion was accepted and a ireyohitiioni of thaniks ald'opfed. President Alderman, of the uhtvter bity, spoke on "Training of Teachers," and .that subject was discussed by Su pervisors FJllis, Gray, Rdwe'oT Catalw ba, Lieutenant Governor ReynolldisMa't ticksof Vance, aiid Professof Burtler of Wake. . Bupervfisor Brewer, of iSamipteon, .ooened di'acUslSoni of "Graded Schools in Township's." Much interest waa s hown i n tihis su'bject. 'Brewer explain ed Wow Ihe gTad'ed his Softools. Elite openeld 'the discussion of the (subject "Plan for SuperViiSinig Public Schools," and it was" discussed further by Matlticks, of Vance; Davis, of For- teythe; Cooper, of Onslow; Painter, of Jackson; Green, of Davidson. .. Supervisor Rowe, of CataJwiba, open ed the discu&si'oh on "Uniform County Examinations," wlhtch! : was f uotiher handled Iby Simpklns, of Lenoir; EKna and others, and a committee was ap pointed to consider itliis matter and correspond witlh all supervisors, ' the coffninlttee, having poiwer to act if it finds re'stilts can be olbtalneki. Gray, cf (Mecklenibuirg, discusteed in & forcible way: "''vVhat May. be Done toy Gomlbirg iSome of Our Smal'lfer Schools." He declaeld tlhiait In this way more money wbiuldlbe availalble, better teachers could (be obtained, especially primary teadhers, and-thui3 lay the foundation well. 'Supervisor Noble (ma'de a fwtell reOedv ed talk cm "What 'Suipervisors May Do to Raise the Sitandairkl. otf Scholarshiiip among 0ur PulMic School Teachers." He.saiLd cburity supervisors ought o emphasize the v4.1ue of trained, teach-yer's,- arid have good teachers for short terms ratiher than poor ones for long (terms. ' J. W. iBaiiley, editor of The ilblical Recorder, opene'd discuission of the subject "iMbrail Character as a Factor in Granting Certmcate's,", and P. P. Claxjton, of the Sdate Normal and In dusfcriial college: "Gnalded Course Of Skudy if or County Schools." , Jclhn E. 'Ray, principal of the blind I institution, made a brief talk on that school. Chlarles D.,McIver discussed1 "What Sutpervisors iMay d)o to Secure (Neelded 'Legislature Hwo Years Hence." C. H. Mebane, C. ID. Mdven, Noble, English and Gray are apolnteki a com- Triitltee to-sfubmit; sugigestfcoia anfd to re ceive suggestions as to proper changeis of the school -'Saw. P. P. Claxtoin is requested to publish an outline of the course of study for ithe beneflt-of telcteooLs. Gray, of Mecklenburg'; is elected vice prestfdent of the association. "You need Cod Liver Oil, you say but think you can't take it? Try "Mor rhuvin" a perfect "Wine of Cod Liver Oil." You get all the virtu of the oil, without the disagreeable effects. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. Fentress. Comparison of Railway Failures by Tears Chicago, December 30. The Railway Age makes the if o?l owing statement of tihe receiverships and foreclosures f or 1897:- ; i (No year since 1S87 has shoiwn so few roa'ds or so small mJIeage confessing in'solvency, while compared with the record for any one of the five years limm'ediately preceding 1897 the list of new receiverships in-the last year is surprisingly gmall, in respect to the number of. lines, mileage and capital involved. In 1893 no less 'than seventy four companies, with 29,340 miles of roaid, and $1,781,000,000 of bonds- and stock, defaulted in their Obligations and were turned over to the control of (le courts. In 1897 the numlber of similarly unfortunate roads- was eigh teen, theiajiileage -was 1,537 and their capitalization! was less than $93,000,000. In 1896 the number of roads was fifty four, the mileage 5,441 and the capita lization $275,597,000. Another Strike of Window Glass Men , . ' Threatened Pittsburg, December 30i Another strike of window glass workers which may prevent ithei general resumption on-January 8th in threatened. After lhe settlement of the wage differences the factory of W, P. Jones & Co., at Eaton, Ind., was started twifch cutters and fiatteners who are not m-emibexs of ine lrasue, out vmio are cenuwvwi wim the blotwers' assembly of the Knights of Labor. The flatteners and cUtters claim that they, are " non-union (men aid say a strikewiil be ordered if n'embeTS of the1 flatteners and cutters' orgautzation are not substituted. Presild;'nt I?yrns, of the blbwers arid gatherers, insists that the men shall not be disturbed and declares thjat if the manufacturers change them he will Ijnutrr ff.1?' 'ilia!. . .-.A Stag Robbery , , . Idaho, pjcinber 3d. The iewisioi., -nt Idaho stage was held lewiston-Mou.. "Tuesday night by twa up at 9 o'clock from Graneevilie, mgnwaymen, one njile . -d of about xyo passengers were relieve stents t ana tne roDDers secured the -of two mail sacks, but missed the one containing money packages. A vigilance committee has been organized at Grange ville. The robbery Is supposed to be the work of the two men who have made attempts within the past two weeks to destroy the town by fire. Wages Xocreasea mttanminlg, pa., -Decemiber "30.-4An advance of 12 (per cent, in the wages is granted to the employes : of the Wick China Company and (the) men will go back to work. ENTER T AINMESTS. The Little Felks of the Chapel Sunday Schoei Have a -Ooo4 Time A. Christmas Tree at Brooklyn Baptist Church The Grace Church Children Have a Great Time Fishing. The Sunday school of the Chapel of the Good! Shepherd (had a good, time Wednesday night. Five beautiful carols were sung by the school, after w'hich came' very interesting exercises by the Infant class. There are ihirty seven little ones in this class, and they reflected great credit upon their teach ers, Miss&s Mary Bernard, Carrie CMoore, and Sarah Gardner. They ad mirably rendered the following pro gramme: Carol "The Angels," by the class. Recitation "The Child Jesus," by Gertrude Lewis. . . Carol "Once an Royal' David's City," by the class. "Why -we like Christmas,; a recita tion by four members of the class. - Recitation "At the Party1 by Fan nie May Marine. ' Recitation "Three Little Frogstools," by Maggie Mills. Recitation "Directions to Santa Claus," .by Thomas Young. . - Carol "O Holy Child of Bethlehem," by the class.- . ' Last but not least, came the Christ inas feast. 'As soon as the exercises were. over, .some partition jdoors were lifted, disclosing to view a beautiiful scene, six tables, four large ones for the larger children and two small ones for the in- fant class, all loadedfdown with delici ous food, turkeys, ducks, chickens, pork and ham, sandwiches, cake, and fruit. Coffee was served to all, and each child received a pretty ibag filled with nuts and candy. , . - There was an abundance of supper" for all who were present at the enterV-l talnmeht, and much was left over to toe distributed afterwards In the neigh borhood. After supper, M. Cornwall, the vet eran treasurer and senior warden of the Chapel and assistant superinten dent of the Sunday school, stepped for ward and in a neat speech presented an envelop, filled with money to Mrs: A. E. Carter, the faithful and efficient or ganist. It was a well merited testi monial from' the board of charities and congregation of the Chapel. iT'he whole affair was a gratifying success, and the officers and teachers of the school deserve the heartiest con gratulation. They worked untiringly and with loving zeal to make the occa sion a notable one. (May success al ways attend their efforts in behalf of the growing generation. , BROOKLYN BAPTIST CHURCH. (Last night was a happy time for. the children and friends of the Sunday school of Brooklyn Baptist Church. A. Christmas tree was given at the church and there was standing room only in the church. " A 'beautiful -tree toad been erected on the. ipulpit "platform, and it was prettlily ornamented and brilliant ly lighted with wax tapers. It was loaded down with beautiful toys and presents for the Children and teachers, and among the presents were many very valuable ones. ' (After the assemblage gathered, Mr. John H. McDougall, superintendent- of the school, made ;a, few remarks, and with Miss 'Mary Davis as organist song 47 was sung. 1 Then followed an admirable recita tion "The Child's Prayer," by Utile Glenn Gore who did remarkably well. Miss May Farrar beautifully recited "Over the River; after which song 54 was sung. '- . A little tot, Mdss Will D. Farrar then cutely recited "The Child's Evening Prayer."' (Master !Marsderi Smith then gave an excellent recitation entitled "The Truth," and Miss Mattie Keen followed with one 'entitled "Two Chlss iNicks," Miss Sallie Ballinger with "The Olden Story," and (Miss Julia Farrar with "The Two Stockings." 'All of these re flected credit upon themselves. After a song had been sung, Superin tendent McDouerall and Messrs. B. F. Murphy and J; C. Gore,, distributed the presents from the tree, with the assis tance of several gentlemen and boys. The little folks were iii high glee dur ing the exercises, and all left for home rejoicing. ' We learn from Superintendent Mc- Dougal that there are now 269 pupils on the rolls of his school and that it is in a flourishing condition. GRACE CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL. The members of the Sunday school of Grace M. E. church were treated in a novel manner last night at the city hall. There was. a large attendance of the little folks and their parents and friends.' . The rostrum wa3 beautifully deco rated and on it were three improvised fish iponds into which hooks and lines were dropped for presents as the chil dren tame 'forward. The presents were underneath the rostrum and when the hooks were lowered, boys who could not be seen fastened the presents on (the hooks. All the children and the teachers got presents. They consisted of toys and fancy articles and many of them very handsome. 'Messrs. james F. PCst. Jr.. J. H. - Davis and R, B. Clowe were on hand to help out in the fishing. . After the . children, receivea xneir presents they - were eervea mvn re freshments consisting of ice cream. candy, apples, oranges, nuts, etc. The whole affair was quite enjoyaoie to tne big folks and was a source of delight for the little ones. FIFTH STREET M. E. CHURCH. The Sunday school of Fifth street M. E. Church will give a reception at the city (hall tonight to' the members of the school and their parents. There wall be a beautiful Christmas tree full of candy. and fruft and ice cream ana caKe win be served. Admission will be by peket only. - Welcome by Society The New Bern Journal of yesterday says: No more cordial or spontaneous re ception was ever given any newly mar- Tied young couple than that last night at the residence of Jv. t. J ones, j.sq-, where New Bern royally welcomed Dr. Robert DuVal Jones and his charming vounar. bride, formerly Miss Katharine Walker ' of our sister city, Wilmington, the young couple . having been jnarrted yesterday at high noon at wiimingt&n. and last nignt 'being tneir reception oy New Bern society. . i 'The parlors and halls of the Jones residence were handsomely decorated throughout with flowers and greens, and light refreshments were served. From 8 p. m. to 11 p. m. the married, the single, the old and young of all the leading society circles of the city throng a ,n rtrrliallv ereeteA Dr. Jones and his ,rM' wlomme- both as only New Bern- ians know how to welcome and with so cial chat with the many ethers cpniitfe. in, passing along and out, each parting visitor seeming to be replaced with two new ones. . The reception given the young married couple last night, an informal one, shows in what appreciation Dr. Jones, is held in this city, and how heartily welcome his bride is to, his friends and acquain tances." ' ' Pr6sperf y gomes quiekest to the man whose liver is "In " goexj condition. De Witt's titile "Early Risers ' are ' famous Httle pills for' cohstipajiXori, ib'iUpus4e$s, indigestion and all stomach and liyer troubiejB, R, 11, Bellamy. f An Iowa Baok Sotpends " " .Iowa, jDecember SO.The . Oskaloosa, ""adera' State bank Farmers and U tThe following closed its doors today. . "flayed: card from the directors was a, ' "This bank will receive no more de posits, but will at once pay its deposi tors In full as fast as 'their claims may be presented.'. - ;-: - ' ' The bank has found business unprof itable and it was the sentinient of the great majority of stockholders o go out of business. CLERK PAGAN OUSTED BY THE RAILWAY COMMISSION WITHOUT A HEARJXO, Pearson and Caldwell Want Fay for Lis tening to Argument of Their Case In . Supreme Court Rnssell Expteis to 1m. e the Railway Commission Case In the Federal Court Railways to Report So the Commission Quarterly on All Passes Issued. ' .. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, December 30. Senator Butler arrived this afternoon to look af ter his newspaper.. Lieutenant Governor Reynolds promises tho Wilson that he will come here and canvass this district for him for con gress. Railway Commissioner Abbott, when asked what he thought of the situation so far as the railway commission is con cerned, said: "I haven't time to express my sentiments." - .V Governor Russell said in his office ten days ago to a Henderson man that he expected to win his railway commission case in the state courts, but to lose it in the United States supreme court. -Reynolds, and-Editor Ellis, of The Win ston Republican, said as they were leav ing that the recent courts had embitter ed the populists and that they expect to see the latter split, part going to the re publicans. (Dr. Abbott tells me "he protested against discharging Clerk Fagan today and pro tested against- the Injustice of preferring charges and giving him no hearing what ever and that finally the other commis sioners said that, to be plain, all there ; was in it was that they wanted to put in another man. ' - Lieutenant Governor Reynolds saye he considers the outlook for Tailway devel opment in the near future good in the Winston section. Shafting weighing 200 pounds fell at the Pilot cotton mills today and injured Charles and George Hunt, little boys. The railway commission issues an order requiring railways to furnish quarterly reports of the total number of through and local dead-headv passengers, includ ing and excluding employes. N. C. Sharp, who is elected clerk to the board of equalization, is a republican. Fagan was elected for two years at $l,00fr a year. It is claimed the board had no legal right to discharge him. He was as sistant clerk to the railway commission; H. Waxman, Mrs. J. Taylor, and elects Sharp. It is said the action of the commission in ousting him is directly at variance with the opinion of the supreme court in the case of Stan ford vs. Ellington. Pearson and Caldwell sent In bills to the auditor for $60 and $40 for traveling expenses while attending the hearings of the . railway commission case before the supreme court. ' . Roosevelt's Repoi-t on Personnel of the Navy Washington, December 30. Assistant Secretary . Roosevelt has submitted to Secretary Long a most exhaustive report upon the personnel of the navy.' He was charged with a special board to consid er. and report upon means to break up the present stagnation in promotions, to settle the long standing differences be tween the line and the engineer corps ana to devise a method for the .better ment Of the condition of . the . enlisted abordshlp. All of these things have been done in a bill which is submitted to the secretary for his approval. Mr. Roose velt's presentation of the evil of the present and reasons which have influenc ed the -board in making itx'. .-ecommenda tions are set' forth in an accompanying report in a- stronger light than has ever been thrown upon this complex subject and it is presumed that it will have in fluence with congress. The board recommends (a) ..that the line officers and engineers 'be amalga mated i (b), that when the number of of ficers to be promoted is so far In excess of the vacancies as to cause stagnation in the service, the requisite number of vacancies shall be caused by weeding out the men who are least fit to meet the heavy requirements of modern naval duty; (c), that the enlisted men abord ship be given the same reward of pen sion and retirement enjoyed by their r brethren who fight ashore, while the. up permost machinists are made warrant of ficers to rank with the gunners and car penters. . v To Do Away With Pension Attorneys Washington, December SO. KJommis- sioraer of Peinsdons Evans hats (been giv-. tag -some j attention) to a iproposition whereby the services of pension attor neys engaged in. the' - (prosecutioni of claims before the- office may lb a- dls pefniseki -with, and itheir work done by officiarJs under government supervision. Informally, he has .beein discussing the matter with members of ithe House com mittee on invalid; ipensfione, .but i's not yet pirepared to outline the details of his plan. The present system, he says, is wrong and shouild have Ibeen done away with long ago. Discontinuing the. services of the attorneys would reteuit in a great saving to both ptenskmeirs and tlhe government, amid liability to 'firatida d'n issuing (pensions wcudi. .be reduced to a mini'mum. Urid'er gov ernment, supervision the penslion- (bu reau (wouffd have direct cemtrtfl o'f the (person's aippototed' to look after ' the cases, whose 'business lit 'would be to see that all hoheist claims were prompt ly and intelldgen-tfly presented. The commissioner notes ithe fact that $13, 500,000 has been ipaid out during t!he pa'st thirteen I years to ipension at torneys by applicants for the prosecu tion of their claims. British Kayal Reseryes to pa Mobilized London, December 38.' ew agency announces, that the British naval reserves will "be mobilized. According to recent estimates, .the re serve forces of the British navy num ber about 28,000 men. Of this number, it is calculated that at least 10,000 men would be required in case of war, to co m plete the manning of the warships of GrjKft Britain, which are understood to require a complement of 110.000 men whereas, only "100,008 ' are otually ' in service. The naval reserve prbbleni has long been discussed by British au thority and the general opinion ap pears to be that the number of men available is far short of the number that would be required in case of war. In addition to the men in the reserve, Great Britain has a large reserve fleet and a number of reserve merchant cruisers, including such vessels as the Campania, Lupsfpia, Umbriaj 'Tajestic, Teutonic, etc, A Slander Salt by fh Darrants San Francisco, December 30, Mrs. Isabella M. Durrant and William Dur ran't, mother and father of Theodore Durant, have brought suit for slander against ex-Juror Smyth, and demand $50,000 damages from him. The com plaint was jsworn to by Mr. Durrant. General Joh H. Dickinson and W. W. Fbote are th attorneys - representing he iurrarits in tine litigation. Th'e suf i grows out of remarks made by Smyth about Durrant, " whom he accused of being a moral monster. - ' A Man AeldentallT Killed by His Son Jjousiville, Ky., December 30.r-A special to The Time from Crawf ordsville, Ind,, says: This morning at Unden, Ocea tt.ingley, - a prominent citizen, accidim- "ot. and killed his aged father, tally - fYlr.Stingley had Started John Stingley. . -. sl rifle and in to leave the ; house ww . - -n was passing through a door ine .aTtr tir nrainst the casing and discharg- etruck against the casing and tuscnarg- ed. the load entering the bac of his -It iAui nn in nftt fcetween nis father's head as cat evwcc 1 aaughter ana granddaughter, THE PRELIMINARY STEP Toward Reduction of -Rates Taken by the Railway Commission All Branch Lines and Divisions to Furnish Separate De tailed Reports (Special to The Messenger.) , "Raleigh, IN. C, December 30. The railway commission today adopted the following: " "Ordered, That ; quarterly report, Form B, be amended so as to show a detailed statement of freight and "pas senger earnings, operating expenses, etc. "Ordered, further, . That a separate detailed report of earnings and ex penses shall be made for each main and branch line or division. 'Ordered, further. That this report shall be filed in the office of. the railway commission withln jewenty days after the close of each quarter. Effective on and after January 1st, 1898." There is no doubt, that this Is the pre liminary step to a' reduction of rates. As Commissioner Pearson says, the rpurpose of this is to make "every tub stand on its own .bottom." If, for in stance, one division of la road is earning much money the rate can be reduced while on another division it would stand. Each branch road will be treat ed as a line. The (purpose of the resolution- is to get at the passenger and freight earnings separately and for each line division or branch. Pearson says the whole idea is just to the roads, which he thinks -will appreciate it. To Rash. Canada Troops to the Pacific Chicago, December 30. A' special from (Mmneapolfs isays: A'divices f rom Ottawa tauicate 't!hat ithe British gov ernment is preparing to actively re Isist Russian occujpatdoni of Port Ar thur and Russian, influence in Corea; also : that the co-operation of the Jaipanese fleet with that of Great (Brit ain is a well-set tied fact. T-tt formation has been received from an toisiide source itDxat the Ottawa gov ernment thirty days ago notifled the Canadian Pacific officials to be-in read iness for the immediate transportation from 'Montreal !to Vancouver and Bs-q-uJmiault of thirty-five hundired mem, the contingent con'slstiSnig of engineers, gunners and deck officers. iAccor'di'ng to information at hanki -the road has prepared for hanldling 10,000 mem, five Itrains Ibetog- toelkl in readiness for tbJis serviice. : The officeirs indudeld in ithe first con tingent are, intended', to jielnforoe 'the Japanese fleet, wfoiioh is said' tojbe very short in engineeining talemtr anld; defici ent in gunnery. The dispatch adds that a secret agreement ha!s) been concluded betiweem Great ritain anld Japan by the terms Of which the Russian ,pre tensions in Corea are to be overcome ankl 'RussSam. aigga-andizement in lAs&a tpermahently checked. -.' Captain iRonafld Rolfe, TL N. (retired) on inspection) service's, just! returned from the west arid on- Wis way to Brag land via 'New Tork aye that in his opinion .tfhe force above -referred to is intended to increase !t!he efficiency of the forts at Esquhntaiult and reQieive tjhe crew of the (North Pacific scfuald ron. 'He declihes -to discuss ithe prob ability of an Amglo-iRusaian imbroglJo 'airii asserts1 that, in view of actual facts, the British' Asiatic squadron is of sufficient strenTgth- to enforce any d'smanlds (Great Britain may have to make. (He denies that Uhere ffs amy probability of any (Anglo-Japanese al liance, remarking that England's com bining 'with a fourth rate power like Japan wouild (be a confession of weak ness that does not exist Captain Rolfe 'asserts with posi'tivi'ness that the contlngemt to be sent west Is not for Japanese reinforcement, but rath er to "be used as a reserve for the fleets in opera'tion should a naval war result from the. political complications in the orient. OfficQalTs of the Canadian Pacificde clare ifihey have received no or'ders to prepare for 'handling troops or war ma terial. Theatrlcals Am one the British Noblllf y London, December 30 In aid of the res toration fund of - St. Mary's church, Woodstock, three performances, consist ing of tableaux and theatricals have been given at Blenheim palace last night, by invitation, to the tenants of the duke of Marlborough on the estates; this afternoon for the country families in the neighborhood, who paid half a guinea a seat, and tonight for the public gener ally who paid a crown. Trains were run from Oxford and the audiences were im mense, particularly tonight. The entertainment was given in the long library. The white ceiling electri cally lighted, long rows of red draped book cases and the silver piped organ, made a fine scene for the Well dressed crowd. The stage, draped with red silk curtains; was erected at the western end. The performance opened with an organ overture by Professor Perkins, of Bir mingham, who composed the music for the musical burlesque with which it closed. The participants in the perform ance were, the duke and duchess of Marlborough, Lady Lillian and Lady Nora Spencer-Churchill, Lady Randolph Churchill, Lady Blandford, Lady Curzon and Lady Sarah Wilson, and Lord Ches terfield, Lord Curzon. the Hon. Mrs. Bourke, Mr. Henry White, secretary to the United States embassy and Mrs. White, Mr. Henry Miller and Mr. J. Churchill. . The duke of Marlborough appeared ln two tableaux as Louis XV with the duchess as a. court lady of the court of XV. Both played the parts splendidly, the duchess being particularly handsome. Lady Randolph Churchill, in a most su perb costume, appeared as the empress Theodora. Mr. and Mrs. White appeared in a tableaux entitled "The Eve of St. Bartholomew," Mr. White as the duke of Guiz. The tableaux ' won the heartiest applause." In the last Lor Curzon ap peared as Lord Jel-soH, the audience joining In singing "Rule Britannia." -t A two act musical burlesque brought the performance to a conclusion. . " ' idli A Komatlc Marriage "Versailles, Ky., December 30. The most romantic wedding in "Versailles' history was solemnized at 2 o'clock this afternoon When J. B. Haggin, the New Tork multi-millionaire and turfman, led to the altar Miss Pearl "Vfiwrkies, of this city," niece of- his former wife. Mr. Haggin is a white bearded veteran of 74 fears, while 3iis bride Is only 28 years old. Miss Voorhies was married in a simple, but exquisite costume of blue cloth and white silk trimmed with point lace. The marrige took place at the residence of James Pamsden, step father of the bride and was very quiet, indeed, only the immediate family be ing present. 'A lunc'h fiil "be served Mr. and ifrs. "Haggin and at 7 o'clock they boarded Mr. Haggin 3 private car en route to their home in New York. Mr.v Haggin and his bride have been deluged today with telegrams of con gratulations from all over the United States. The secret was so carefully kept that not even the people of Ver sailles knew of it until this rrorning. The wedding create! a sensation in local society. : - ti .i- To Salnte Greater New Yoik Washington, Decmber 30. (Acting Secretary Meijklejohn has "giva the necessary authOrtatiou to General MerrTtt a!t Nejw Tork to fire a salute of ong hundred guns from Governor's island on the morning of January '1st tq celebrate the birth of Greater New Tork,' " ' :;r ;- Mrs. M. B. Ford, Ruddeil's, 111., suf fered for eight years from dyspepsia and chronic constipation and was Anal ly cured by using DeWitfs Little Ear Iv Srs, the famous little pills for .all . . .. a t J v 1-V - T 1 aers, tne lamous little pills lor.ai 1 -and liver troubles. R. R. Bel 1 I Iamy. DRAWING THE COLOR LINE COMMISSIONER SMITH WANTS NO NEGRO CLERKS 80 Jim Young, Colored, Will Have to be Provided With an Office lsewhereIem- Ocratic Members of BoardslReslgm Mrs Watson Sent to Johns Hopkins Hospital C. C. Pagan to be Ousted as Clark to tho Board of Tax. Equalization Portrait of Dr. Deems Presented to the University Messenger Bureau, Raleigh, N. C, December 30. There . is a queer little story current that the advent of John R. Smith as commissioner of agriculture has some thing to do with the going out of James H. Toung, colored, who has a clerkship there. It is said the new man does not care to have a negro clerk and that hence efforts are being made to get Toung in the revenue service.. B. F. Montague, of Raleigh, resigns as director of the Institution for the white blind and the negro' deaf-mute and blind saying that as a democrat, he is in the minority and a mere figurehead. For four years he has been chairman of the board. Mrs. Seamans, daughter of the late Rev. Matthew T. Tates, for many years a missionary to China, is visiting rela tives here. ; . ; . It is learneu inat a democratic member of the board of agriculture has tendered his resignation to the governor. He-does not like the way affairs are directed. Major Hiram L.' Grant, of Goldsboro, is here. He is the officer, (then major of the Second Connecticut regiment), to whom Battery Buchanan, near Fort Fisher, was surrendered. A. H. Plant is appointed auditor of the Southern railway. . It is said that if Oscar j. Speares de sires the assistant United States district attorneyship of this district, he . can have it. He was a candidate for the at tornepship. Editor Ellis, of The Winston Republi can, was here yesterday to see Governor Russell. Upon this there was some ' re mark, as the indifference, not to say coolness, of that paper towards the gov ernor has been very appares-h Mrs. I. R. Faison- presents the state university an oil portrait of the late Rev. Dr. Charles F. Deems. John Graham, of Ridgeway. denies J. C. L. Harris' story that he is to be made commissioner of immigration at J2.000 a year in case the fertilizer tonnage tax case is won in the United States supreme court. - Today Mrs. Watson, who was shot In the back by her husband here in Octo ber, Was taken to Johns Hopkins hos pital. From the, waist downward she has lost all sensation or movement. The bullet is lodged near the spine. For several days Senator Sharpe, of Iredell county, has been steadily at the railway commission office. It turns out that the new commissioners telegraphed for him the othe. r day, to come here and take the place of Charles C. Fagan, who is clerk to the commission in its capac ity as the board of tax equalization. Fagan is a minority or anti-Butler popu list of the most pronounced type, and, of course. Is persona non grata to Chair man Caldwell, of the commission, who is a Butlerite of the Butlerites. This morning the board was in secret session considering this matter of Sharpe vs. Fagan. The city public school superintendents made a good showing as to increase in attendance and interest. The public schools in this city have no high grades, such as they have at some places. The Stanley county people are denying that they repudiated the $100,000 of Yad kin railway bonds, and claim that the company has never given the county the stock subscribed for and that therefore $6,000 ayear interest was being, paid on something intangible. Judge Purnell appoints John M. Wolfe, of Beaufort, Cartret county, United States commissioner. - Adjutant General Cowles, receiver of the Piedmont bank at Morganton, says that he took .charge without any trouble. Many depositors are glad an outsider has been appointed receiver, as they think he will collect more closely than a Mor ganton man would do. Miss Allle Hughes, Norfolk, Va., was frightfully burned on the face and neck. Pain was instantly relieved by De Witt's Witch HazerSalye, which heal ed the injury without leaving a scar. It is the famous pile remedy. R. R. Bellamy,. To Improve Gnnfirlnjj on Sbhlpboard Washington, Decemmn- 30. Acting Sec retary Roosevelt was today in consul tation with the chiefs of the ordinance', navigation and engineering bureaus, re specting the subject of gunfire" on ship board. It is the intention to make a number of experiments on a large scale to ascertain whether It is not possible to greatly improve the present methods of gunfiring, particularly in the points of accuracy and rapidity of fire. J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, O., was for thirty years needlessly tortured by physicians for the cure of eczema. He was quickly cured by using De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, the famous healing salve for piles and skin diseases. R. R. Bellamy. ' Free Transportation of Cnbaifupp!es Washington, December 30. Assistant Secretary Day has just received a re sponse from the superintendent of the Ward Line steamers in, 'New York, in an. swer to , his inquiry as to whether he could announce that his line would con vey supplies to Cuba for. the relief of the suffering people, freo of cost. The prompt answer was: 'Will be pleased to accept supplies for Cuban sufferers, free of cost. Presume they will be consign ed to General Lee." Cost of the Indian Famine Calcutta,' December 30. It is official ly announced tha't the recerit famine cost the treasury 800,000,whnie loans to agriculturists and suspensions of tax es, miaiinly repayable, absOrbea anoth er 400,000, iTretspective of charitable (contributions, approach 2ng 1,750,000. Ml a UBroQic usfseepsE HFTEE suffering for nearly tirty years from dyspepsia, Mrs. H. E. Dugdale, wife of a prominent business man of Warsaw, N. writes: "For 3 year? I was a constant sufferer from jpsla and a weak stomach, tightest food produced distress, eanslng severe pain and the forma tion of gas. No matter how careful of my diet I suffered agonizing pain after eating. I was treated by many physicians and. tried numerous remedies without pornay.eahelp. Two years agg Wan tik Sr. Miles' Nerve and Livsr. FiUs a'od Kervine, Within a week I commenced improving, and per sisting in the treatment J was sjoziftble to eat what I liked, wfcij Ra evil effects X keen them at hand asd a sinsle dace dismla any 01a symptoms." Dr. Miles Bemedles are sold by all drug gists under a positive guarantee, first bottle benefits or money re funded. Book on dis eases of theeart and Health nerves free. Address, PS. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, lad, For a Holiday Present: CHEAP, WORTHLESS TOYS WILL BEAR KO COM- . PARISON TO AN ACCOUKT IN THE . f - WIIMN6T0I SAVINGS & TRUST CO. . Possibly at tlxis time you aro tryinc to think if & miitnriA ntwwnt V your child. .Let us advise you do not get them a worthless toy, -that will seem" be broken up and forgotten, but start them an account in the "WLLMINQTON : SAYINGS & TRUST CO. It will encourage them to save momWe receive deposits as small as 25o and as soon as it is increased to $5.00 will begin to draw interest at rate of 4 per cent. - ' - ' . -i - "We Take SxxtosoriptioriB TO AiNY MAOA2TNE PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES OR BN1Q IiA!NI, AT PUBLISHER'S PRTOES.UAND UN YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAttt! ' t : ' ' ' New Year Presents, TURNER'S IN. C. AUitSAiNACS, CALENDARS AND CALENDAR PADS. - IP. YOU THINK OP OPENING ANEW SET OF BOOKS BEOINNXNQ X WITH THE NEW YEA-R, IiET US SUPPLY YOU. OUR STOCK OF " BLANK BOOKS 'AND OFFICE STATIONERY TS . THE IiA'RGBST ' IN ' THE STATE, AND OUR PRICES LOWEST. ! " " Statement of Atlantic National Bank, At the Close of Business Dec 15, 1807, Condensed from report to Comptroller RESOURCES. Loans.......... ..........$3S7,834 69 Overdrafts .;. 68 33 U. S. 4 per cent bonds (at par).. 55,000 00 Banking- house and Firtures..... 10,000 00 Due from other banks.. 5219,398 57 Cash on 'hand..... 68,294 00 287,692 57 . Total........ .....J940.595 59 ; Oomparittve 0 , ' Rurplns and Net Profits. .. Bills Payable and Re-Discount Dividends Paid 6 Iiast Installment of Capital Paid in SPECIAL DRESS GOODS SALE BY Commmencing. Monday, and con- tinning through the week we ' . will offer onr ENTIRE STOCK OF MESS GOODS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. JOHNSON & -FORE, No. Ill Market Street. li Oi is Goino 10 Kiss Her Under me Hislleloe ? ' lOT Prlnoesa Street. A DAVID- & GO- Open Evenings HOSIERY AND We have for the last twenty-five years done the largest business and carried the 3 fijf1031 comPlete stock of Hoisery and Underwear, to be found in Wilmington. Under maay circumstances there can be no more acceptable and use fulChristmas Gift than can be readily se- -lected from our unrivaled stnrv f J s Half-Hose, Underwear, Gloves, Handker " t chiefs, Sweaters and Men's Furnishing G-oods. Our line of Neckwear in Tecks, Four-in-Hands, Puffs, Imperials and Bows has never been excelled; a nice present foranvbod v .. . ,. 2. .. CLOIBIEES ASD in THE C. W. POLVOQT CO., No. 9 North Front Street. j Dry Goods and Carpets; Will offer during this coming week the balance of their Doll Stock and Fancv -, Goods AT COST. ALSO special prices on Woolen Un derwear, Blankets, Ladies' and Chil- ? dren's Cloaks, , : ; SOLE AGENTS ?0JP T& COSSETS AN1. STANDAED PATTEES. LIABILITIES. 1 V Capital.;. S125.00Q (in Surplus........ .., Undivided profits Circulation Total deposits.... .5j000 00 . 20,404 01 75,404 Q 49,500 00 690,681S Total. .....9940,595 59 Statement. - Dec 1J1, '05, Dec 15, '00. Decl&VHW 52,000 62,400 V75.400 - . None. None. 1 None.. - Per Cent. Per Annum. - v . October, 1892. . , de 24' Is a aUMMnn that oamua A tarnfnffs amongst rivals in; love.- Who makes the ibest fittitrgr, handsomely An-" isfoed and most elegant clot&ng In . Wilmington, the kind that will make a girl steal under the mistletoe wfoen you are with her is another burdening ques tion among ihe ifaaflikma'ble 8well;of 'this city, and you will always find tt is -at fcurran's 'Merchant Tailoring Parlor.. The largest an handsomest? line Of Neckwear in the city. - . .. Until Christmas. UNDERWEAR I . FDBXISkEBS. )
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 31, 1897, edition 1
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