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TJTK CROWNINGS OTP THE KING.
Thla Ceremony to be Performed In
House of Lords Tomorrow
London, February 12. King Edward
has sanctioned the official programme
of the ceremonial to beobserved in the
t house -of lords on Thursday. The great
I officers of state and others will assem-
ble at the entrance of the house of
lords. The king -will alight from the
.state carriage and the procession iwill
! 4nove to the robing room as follows:
j Pursuivants, r heralds. - the king's
equerries, gentlemen - ushers, grooms
, in-waiting and officers of the house
hold, flanked by the sergeants-at-arms,
; the earl marshal, the lord great cham
berlain, the sword of state, carried by
the Marquis of Londondery; the' king
and queen," respectively amended by
the master of the horse, the lord stew
ard and the lords and ladies in wait
ing, followed by the pages of honor, the
captain of the-yoemen of the glardj
gold-stick; the captain of the gentle
men-at-arms, silver" stick in (waiting;
the field officer in waiting, with offi
cers, gentlemen-at-arms and yoemen of
the guard, closing the procession.
After the king is robed, with the
duke of Devonshire, (lord president of
the council) carrying the imperial
crown, the procession will advance to
the house of peers, the cap of mainte
nance being borne before the king on
the right hand of the sword of state.
When the king is seated on the
lhrone. the duke of Devonshire, bear
ing the cap of maintenance, will stand
on the steps of the throne. On the
right of the king will be the marquis
of Londonderry, with the sword of
I state; on the left will be the lord stew
I ard. The other officers of .the house
I hold will arrange themselves on each
j side of the throne, in the rear of th
; great officers of state. '
When the king is crowned the pro
cession will be returned to the robing
room and thence to the state carriagt,
in the same order. "
JARS FOR THE ENGINEER.
fV"hy Life In a Manhattan Elevated
i Cab Is Not All Humdrum.
j 1f I ran a limited express from New
; York to Chicago," said the elevated roall
; engineer sarcastically, "I suppose the ex
:: periences I picked up on the way would
be worth recording, but simply because I
'slide up and down town on a small engine
i most people think there is nothing lively
in my doings. Well, if you think so, let
me tell you about a few narrow escapes
-;. that the public never knew about. It is
i only the accidents that get in the papers.
The disaster averted is seldom heard of,
; and of course the railroad company isn't
going to advertise it.
"Some little time ago I was running one
of the morning expresses on the Ninth
avenue line. It had been a cold snap,
- and the tracks were slippery with ice,
but about daybreak a fog swept in from
the ocean and enveloped the whole lower
pat of the city in a thick blanket of
white. My train ran into it just below
Fifty-ninth street. Now, a dense jfog is
the worst thing an elevated engineer can
encounter, and when I ran into this one I
reduced the speed of the engine, but I
was going down grade, and the headway
of the train was . sufficient to carry me
along at a lively clip in spite of brakes.
I hadn't been in that fog two minutes
when I saw something was wrong. What
it was I couldn't imagine. I rather di
vined it than saw it. I simply brought
my train to a standstill out of fear, and I
i was none too soon either. When the en
gine came to a full stop, her nose was
poked right up against the last car of the
express that had preceded me ten min
utes before.
" 'Why wasn't I signaled to stop?' I
do not know. The man at the switch
house said he did try to stop my train
nnrl hail npnrlv rnno orar.v ivIipti hi fnnnil
that he had failed. He expected every
t minute to hear of a frightful collision and
the loss of scores of lives. Of course the
passengers knew nothing about it. They
thought I had stopped on signal and con
tentedly read their papers until the ex-
j press ahead was repaired and ready to
j move again.
"The curves are always a source of
danger, and yet, strange to say? not an
I engine or train has ever leaped the track
j at any of these sharp turns. In. fact, ev-.
! erybody goes around these curves twice a
! day and never thinks of the danger. Well,
! I have been around those curves when I
held my breath. Once, in coming down
with an express, I found the track below
Fifty'hinth street blocked with signals,
and I was supposed to stop. When I at
tempted to put on the brakes, I found
they wouldn't work. I whistled for the
handbrakes. But the grade is quite sharp
there, and the track was slippery. I felt
that we would be pushed around the
curve or off on a switch in spite of all we
could do. There was little time to think
or act. I whistled loudly to the signal
tower ahead, but the stupid switchman
could not get it into his head that I was
in trouble. We simply slid down the
grade, and when the engine struck the
curve it bounded and bumped until 1
thought a dozen times we were off the
track. The first car struck the switch
with such force that she nearly broke the
chains which strengthen the springs.
Then she squeaked and rushed around
the curve without harm. By that time I
knew everything was safe except the
last car.- That always whips around a
curve like the tail end of a string of
youngsters playing the game of snap the
whip. From the engine window I watch
ed it lurch forward, lean far over on one
6ide and then right itself and go the other
way. But it finally landed all right on
the trucks and followed the rest of the
train obediently. That experience, I say,
was as thrilling as any that your engi
neers on an overland express ever had."
Rabbit Driving Out Mutton.
The sheep as a 'source of food supply
is beginning to find a rival in the rabbit,
particularly the Australasian animal. In
two years the supply has more than dou
bled, and down to the end of last month
our imports this year reached the large
bulk of 1&0S5 tons of dead rabbits. This
great weight of dead rabbits is equiva
lent to about 600,000 New Zealand sheep
and to even a larger number of Aus
tralian. London Meat Trades Journal.
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APPENDICITIS. r
Wkat It Is, Why It Is and How It
May Be Avoided. '
Ten years ago the word Mappendlcitis,,
was practically unknown even to the ma
jority of physicians. When the first
sheets of the Century Dictionary were is
sued, abont 15 years ago,' a reward was
offered to any one who -would point out
a word that had been omitted. The word
"appendicitis" was not in the original
sheets, yet ho one claimed the reward.
And no wonder, for it was not until 1888
that Dr. Reginald Fitz of Boston applied
the name "appendicitis to a series of
conditions that had often been noted be
fore, but had never been properly under
stood.
Now "appendicitis" is one of the most f
familiar of household words. It Seems
paradoxical, then, to say that appendi
citis is not more frequent than it used to
be, yet this is absolutely true. A new
and more exact name has come into
vogue, but not a new disease. Twenty
years ago two causes of death were very
prevalent that are scarcely heard of now.
They were inflammation , of the bowels
and peritonitis. We heard of a friend's
Indiscretion in diet; being followed by
colic; then inflammation of the bowels
set in, and death ensued, or an acquaint
ance, traveling at a distance from sur
gical aid, was stricken with peritonitis,
and before relief could be afforded was
dead. - ! .: U r
It is surprising that the discovery that
these serious abdominal affections prac
tically always begin in the appendix
should have been left to an American
medical man of our day. All over Eu
rope hundreds of autopsies were made
every year in which the role of the ap
pendix as the primary cause of the fatal
illness is now manifest. , The key to the
mystery of most of the serious abdominal
affections lay for years right under the
eyes of every maker of many autopsies.
It was contained in an organ, however,
that was thought to be unimportant.
Needless to say it was missed. When
American surgeons first insisted that
practically all intestinal colic was due to
inflammation of the appendix and that
most of the fatal peritonitis originated in
this obscure little organ, they were scoff
ed at by men, who said ironic things
about the lack of judicial conservatism in
their enterprising American colleagues.
Now the importance of appendicitis is
fully recognized, though due credit is not
given to American inventive acumen for
the discovery.
It is the custom to think that appendi
citis is due to some cause immediately
"preceding the development of the symp
toms. Nothing could well b'e less true.
The condition which causes the appendix
to become acutely inflamed usually dates
back for many years. What is constant
ly found in diseased appendixes after
their removal is a stricture that is, a
narrowing of the canal of the appendix.
When the canal of the small, lead pen
cillike tube i of the appendix becomes
- very narrow; at some point, it takes but
little to shut it up entirely. Some dis
turbance of digestion or a cold or a blow
sends more blood than usual to the in
testines. This causes the mucous mem
brane of the intestine and of the ap
pendix, which is part of the intestine, to
swell. This swelling closes entirely the
narrowed canal of the appendix, and
then the trouble begins. Bacteria are
always present in the appendix because
of ; its connection with J the intestine,
where they swarm. As long as the exit
is free these germs are not dangerous.
As soon as they are confined, their rapid
multiplication, without chance of escape,
makes them deadly. They rupture the
appendix, and if they do not find some
way out of the body death is inevitable.
The strictures of the appendix that are
the prime cause of the trouble are not
congenital that Is, are not present at
birth but are acquired. Most of them
result from severe intestinal disease in
childhood. Some of them follow typhoid
fever or dysentery or influenza of the
intestines. The most important factor
is undoubtedly the colitis of childhood
that is, the inflammation of the large in
testines so frequent in the early years of"
life. ...
Appendicitis has been always with us.
It. can be unmistakably traced through
history. Many a supposed case of poi
soning was in reality only a rapidly fatal
appendicitis.. Chapters of history will;
have to be rewritten with this In mind.
Our generation will not escape its share
in the dangers of appendicial evolution.
We can individually lessen our chances
of suffering by avoiding all forms of in
testinal irritation. Especially does the
chronic congestion that accompanies con
stipation seem to predispose to 'appendi
citis. Constipation precedes an acute ap
pendicitis in 90 per cent of the cases.
Not the spasmodic catharsis of drugs,
but the regular action of nature is the
surest safeguard against appendicitis.
Dr. J. J. Walsh in New York Journal
Charleatown'a Hlatorlo Peony.
Growing in the garden at Charlestown,
Mass., of Oliver Holden, composer of the
tune "Coronation," is to be found, an old
fashioned red peony. The peony, to a
casual observer, would not seem any
more attractive, and perhaps not so hand
some, as many of the magnificent speci
mens which adorn the lawns of hundreds
of summer homes. Its claim to fame lies
in the fact that it has a marvelous his
tory and is said to be 130 ; ears old.
The present occupant of the old Holden
home, which is located on Pearl street,'
on the side of Bunker Hill. is Mrs.;
Thomas Doane, and it is through her
kindness that the story of the peony ap-f
pears in our pages, which runs as fol
low?: ! ..
Mrs. Holden as a child watched with
others the sprouting of the peonies in the
spring of 1776. After the battle of
Bunker Hill the British fired the town of
Charlestowh, and all traces of the owner
ship of lands were destroyed. Houses
and fences were swept away, and there.,
was seemingly nothing left to mark anew
the boundary lines of the owners. Some
one suggested that in the springtime
their garden plants might sprout and
give some clew. And, sure enough, the
old peony put forth its leaves, and from
Its location, ; near the old city hall, was
marked off the property of the different
late owners and also -was laid out the
new city of Charlestown. Patriotic Re
view. - -1 . . ......... , , , ; ... .
Women and Medicine.
In a recent address to the students at
tending his; course in gynecology Pro
fessor Friedrich Schauta of Vienna ex
pressed tbe j opinion that law. and other
professions should be thrown open to
women because at present' too many of
them crowd into medicine, for which few:
were fitted.! Of every -bnndred female
medical studeuts. he said, only 33 be
came "physicians, the otuers being inca
pacitated by the horrors of the dissecting,
room and other impediments. '
French-German Friction In China. .
Paris, February 12. The French for
eign office has not yelt received an of
ficial report of the Von Waldersee-.
Ballloud Incident at Pekin, but it ad
mits there may have been slight fric
tion between the two commanders. As
to the reported inten'tion of the French
to occupy Shansi, the foreign office of
ficials say there is no foundation for
the report i '
" The French, troops have orders not
to penetrate into Shansi as the gov
ernment thinks such a step would "be
quite impolitic and tantamount to in--I
vading an entirely new country.
General Voyron, the commander of
the French forces in- China, telegraphs
that ithe railroad from Pekin to Pao
Ting Fu was Inaugurated February
10th. A special train which left Pekin
that day returned February 11th. i-
Filipino Insurgents Surrender.
Manila February 12. An . insugent
colonel. Simon Techon, seven insur
gent officers .and seventy " men, with
sixty guns have surrendered uncon
ditionally to Captain Cooles, of the
thirty-fifth regiment at San Miguel dc,
Mayumo.
- In a fight at SIbu Yam Bantangas,
the rebel general, Malbas, is reportea
t have been killed. Six,tasurgenf ; of
ficers and twenty men were captured.
Mariquina Is the scene of an immense
peace meeting of the federal party .
THE gUN'S CORONA.
Diaeavery of a Method of Obiervlms
. . It Independent of Eclipses.
The spectroscope enables us to see the
solar prominences that I is, the protuber
ances of incandescent hydrogen and the
disk ot the sun at any time. Observers
are now quite independent of total solar
eclipses for the examination of the prom
inences and have been so since the mem
orable discoveries of Janssen and Lock'
yer in 1867. -' - " ' V- - : v .
- The solar prominences are mapped daily
at several observatories,' notably at Paler
mo and at the Yerkes observatory in Chicago.-.
The case is not the same, for the
solar corona. This extensive luminous
envelope of the sun is scarcely, if at. all,
brighter than the glare of the earth's at
mosphere and can never be seen except
during a total solar eclipse. Astronomers
are therefore forced to make long jour
neys to all parts of the world to utilize
the few moments of totality during solar
eclipses and to run the risk of cloudy
weather at the critical moment. Even if
the sky at such times were always clear
the duration of the total "phases of an
eclipse is so short six or seven minutes
as a maximum, one or twe minutes as an
average that the corona has been under
observation scarcely more than half an
hour the present century In spite of the
diligence with which it has been followed
by eclipse expeditions all over the world.
There' is nothing more eagerly Bought
for than a method that will enable as
tronomers to see or photograph the coro
na at any and every time independent at
an eclipse- Accordingly many attempts
have been made to devise some method of
seeing the corona without an eclipse, tn
1851 George Baird tried the experiment
of hiding the sun behind a sharp Alpine
peak, hoping to see the corona against
the s&y, but the atmospheric glare was
too Intense, and the experiment failed.
The same method was faithfully tried in
the pure sky of . the Lick observatory by
Professor Schaeberle, again without suc
cess." " i " '
Attempts to photograph ; the corona,
using, of course,, the fiolet rays)f tbe
spectrum, have been made by several
persons, notably by , Sir William Hug
gins in 1885, by Professor Hale in 1S93
and by M. Deslandres in 1891. These
and other experiments jled to the concln
sion that this method also was doomed
fo failure. There was not enough differ
ence in brilliancy between the corona and
the daylight sky to permit the former to
be photographed. The case is not quite
hopeless, however. The corona sends
out radiation" of several, wave lengths
from violet to red. " If it; cannot be pho
tographed by the violet rays of the spec
trum, there is a chance, at least, that its
red rays may influence the galvanometer
or-the balometer.
The suggestion was made' by 'M. Des
landres in 1891 to employ the red and
infra red rays of the corona for this pur
pose and has been tried by Hall and him
self. At a meeting jof the Paris Academy
of Sciences in October M. Deslandres
announced that results! already obtained
at the observatory of Mfeudon. near Paris,
promised well. The corona is daily regis
tered by this method, and it now appears
to be probable that, under a favorable
sky, it can be studied without an eclipse,
as the solar prominences are studied.
This is important news. If the corona
can be examined day ; by day and its
changes of form and brilliancy registered,
the last great mystery connected with
the sun will disappear, and the science
of solar physics will be put on a sure
basis. New York Sun.
The Chacmn ; Baboon.
Two officers escaping from Pretoria
were about to cross aj river when they
saw on the opposite bank a troop of
these baboons looming-down l.to drink.
They were so sensible jof the danger of
irritating these beasts jor of making the
troop utter their barks jind yelps of alarm
that they remained for two hours to their
necks in water until the troop retired.
Some surprise was expressed that the
officers should pay regard to "a troop of
monkeys." Any oue who shares this feel
ing may. see at the zoo, probably -for Jhe
first time ir 15 years, a full grown male
Chacma. ' s
A soldier writing home from the front
described a locust as "something between
a bird and a fly." This baboon is "some
thing between a monkey and a bear."
Itshead, shoulders, tusks and muscles
show immense strength, and Us size is
greater than tbe measurements given in a
recent work on South African mammals.
It is 3 feet 8 inches long from the nose to
the end of the body, and when it stands
upright its head is 4 feet 4 inches from
the ground. The baboons have maintain
ed their place in South Africa against all
enemies, including man, and are likely to
do so for some years to come. Spectator.
Danger In Ant If at Remedies.
The newspapers tell of a man out in
Indiana brought to the point of death
as the result of the Use of remedies for
obesity. Two years ago the man weigh
ed 350 pounds. He bgan to take anti
fat remedies. He lost! flesh rapidly, but
impaired his constitution. Ulceration of
the stomach and liver set in, and an
Indianapolis specialist! was called and
said his death was only a matter of time.
Antifat remedies, as a rule, are dan
gerous and should be avoided. The most
effective and sensible remedies for obesity
are exercise and proper diet ' Massage,
which has the same effect as exercise in
a degree," may also be recommended, but
walking, horseback riding or any other
activity in the open air, if persisted in
regularly, will not fail to reduce the
flesh, and that is a normal and healthy
way. If at the same time the patient
will put himself on a simple diet,, which
may be prescribed by. any physician, the
desired result will be still further hasten
ed. Leslie's Weekly. i
A Horrible Example In tbe Pnlptt.
There was a dramatic scene at the
'Presbyterian church in Kokomo, Ind.,
the other night, where, a revival was in
progress, conducted : by Evangelist Mer
ton Smith ot Chicago. On a front seat
near the pulpit sat a drunken saloon por
'ter, who had wandered into (he place in
a dazed, condition. The "preacher, was
waxing loud and eloquent on the temper
ance question, when the intoxicated man
arose and in a stentorian tone denounced
him as a scoundrel and a liar. A number
of women fainted. :
"Don't take him' out!? exclaimed Evsn
gelist Smith as the janitor pushed the
man toward the door. "It is not the
man, but the liquor in him that speaks.
He is no worse than I was once."
With the sot standing beside him in
the pulpit, the minister continued hia
discourse, with the living subject for a
horrible example. After the outburst
the man repented . and wept. Chicago
Inter Ocean. . ;;. :f- ' .4'. -
DeWet Crosses Orange River, r-
London, February 12. A special dig
patch from Pretoria says general de
Wet crossed the Oramge river north Jof
Norvad's pont Sunday, night, going In
the directSorr-of Philipstown. The Brit
ish are following. - h f; - '
Cape Town, February 12. Large bod
ies of republicans have . been seen
near Donkeppot station, north of Ner
val's pont; shots were exchanged. The
Brftish have' occupied ; Flcksburg with
little opposition and have 1 released the
prisoners who were in, the JalL
The Boers were moving In the direc
tion of Fouritsburg, , where they" hav
most of their supplies. -
A Boer Convoy Captured.
London, February; 12. General Kitch
ener, In a dispatch from Pretoria,
dated February 12th, says: .
"French . has ' captured a convoy of
fifty wagons and fifteen carts and has
made forty-three prisoners. We have
one man wounded." .
Chronio Nasal Catarrh poisons every
breath 'that is drawn Into the lungs.
There Is . procurable from any drug
gist ". the remedy for the cure of this
trouble. A email quantity of Ely's
Cream Balm placed into the riosftrlls
spreads over an Inflamed and angry
surface, relieving Immediately the pain
ful inflammation, cleanses, heals and
cures. A cold In the head vanishes im
mediately. Sold by druggists or will
be mailed for 50 cents by Ely Brothers,
66 Warren Street, New York.
WILMINGTON MARKETS
.1
) Wilmington. February ii,
Receipts of cotton-today 54S bales. -
Receipts same day last year 1,347 '
bales!. r I
v This season's receipts to date 237,792
bales. 1 ' - :. "- - - ,1
xveveivu) w bour u - ion
year
o'clock
245,150 bales. "
' The quotations quotea at
today at' the exchange;
COTTON Firm.
Ordinary .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .
Good, ordinary .. .. .. ...... .. .
Low imiddling . . "... .-. , , ..... .
Middling .. .. ..
Good middling ... :..
Same day last year 8c.
i NAVAL 8TOKE3.
6 13-16
S 3-16
8 13-16
9 9-16 ,
SPIRITS TURPENTINE
Nothing
doing. -. I . ' ' : :
ROSIN Nothing doing. , .-
TAR Steady at $1.15.
CRUDE TURPENTINE -r Quiet at
$l.t0 iand $2.30. w, t
Prices sam day last year Spirits
turpentine 54c and 54c; rosin $1.35
and $1.40; tar, $1.30: crude turpentine
hard $2.00; soft $3.25.
Receipts today 20 casks of spirits
turpentine, 576 barrels of rosin, 473 bar
rels tar, 9 barrels crude aurpentine.
; Receipts same day - last year 47
casks of spirits turpentine. 628 barrels
rbsia, 462 barrels tar. 17 barrsls sruda
turpentine. ...
- : . j . :. PRODUCE. '
SALT 100's 51c; 125's. 52c; 180's,
91c; 200's, 99c; 200's F. F.. $1.35; 1p less
than 1 car load lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES 7c.
BUTTER 24 to 26c.
COFFEE 9 to Uttc,
FLOUR Straights $4.00; 2nd patents
14 25; full $4.75.
MOLASSES S. House, 15c; New Orleans-
Brights 23 to zSc; Porto Pico
W to 35c; Cuba, 28 to 31c
SUGAR (New York "prices, freight
to be added) granulated $5.60; W. X. C.
No. 5 $5.10; No. 9 $4.80; No. 11 $4.70.
j COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS North Carolina, 'fancy,
75c; prime 60 to 70c; Virginia 45 to 65c;
Spanish 75 to 80c,
CORN 56c. -
CORN MEAL 55c.
N. I C. BACON Hams. 12 c; shoul
ders 8c; sides 10c -
CHICKENS Dull; spring 8 to lie;
nens 20 to 25c; roosters 18c
TURKEYS (live) dull at 7 to 8c.
EGGS Dull at 12 to 13c.
SHINGLES Per 1,000. 5 inch saps.
fC60; 5 inch hearts. $2.25; 6 inch saps
$2.50 ;! 6 Inch hearts $3.50.
TIMBER:
Per M feet Shipping..,
Mill, prime .,
Mill, fair
Common mill
Inferiors ordinary ....
.$8,009 9.00
. 8.509 7.50
. 5.009 6.00
. 4.009 5.00
. 8.500 4.56
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
j COTTON. I
Liverpool, February 12, 4 p. m. Cot
ton; I Spot moderate business; prices
easier; American middling lair t i3-ita;
good middling 5 17-32d: middling 5 13
32d; jlow middling 5 f-32d; good ordi
nary! 4 31-32d; ordinary 4 23-32d. The
sales! of ; the day were .000 bales, of
which 500 were for speculation and ex
port (and included 7,800 bales American.
Receipts none. V
Futures opened quiet and closed
quiet. American middling L. M. C. :
February 5" 20-64d buyers; February
and March 5 16-64d5 17-64d buyers;
March and April 5 14-64d5 15-64d
buyers; April and May 5, 12-64d5 13
64d buyers; May and June 5 10-64d5
ll-64d buyers; June and July 5 8-64d
buyers; July and August 5 5-64d5 6
64d sellers: August and September 4
56-64d4 57-64d sellers; September 4
56-64d4 57-64d sellers: October G O C
4 31-64d nominal; October and Novem
ber 4 23-64d nominal.
! j PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston quiet at 3 5-16c; net re
ceipts 10.287 bales. ; .
Norfolk steady at 9 7-16cl net receipts
792 bales.
Baltimore nominal at 9.c.
Boston holiday. "
Wilmington firm at 9c; net receipts
548 bales. '
Philadelphia holiday.
Savannah quiet and easy at 9 5-16c;
net receipts 3,073 bales. . i .
New Orleans quiet at 84c; net re
ceipts 7.836 bales.
Mobile quiet at 9 3-16c: net receipts
29 bales.
Memphis steady at 9c; net receipts
1,678 bales.
Augusta steady at 9 Vic: net receipts
892 t)d.l 6 3.
Charleston steady at 914c; net re
ceipts 123 bales.
Cincinnati quiet at 9c: net receipts
1,752 .bales. c
Louisville firm at 9VaC.
St. (Louis dull at 9c: net receipts
907 bales. .
Houston quiet at 9 5-16c: net receipts
10.380 bales.
J j NAVAL STORES. '"
Charleston Spirits turpentine steady
at 36c. Rosin firm and unchanged.
Savannah Spirits turpentine, firm at
37c; receipts 180 casks: sales 15 casks;
exports 900 casks. Rosin firm; D 15c
up; 0 and below 10c up; receipts 3,868
barrels; sales 2.233 barrels: exports 4,000
barrels. ''
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Swedish bark Bertha. Petersen, Liv
erpool, Helde & Co. ;
American schooner Helen Shaft ner
Chute. Trinidad. George Harriss, Son
& Co.
! VESSELS IN PORT,
j STEAMSHIPS.
Dora (Br.) 1,105. tons. Goulding, Liv
erpool, Alex. Sprunt & Son.
j . "BARKS.
Bertha (Swed.) 487 tons. Petersen,
Liverpool, Heide & Co. '
Charles Loring, (Am.) 525. tons,
Blatdhf ord. New York, Geo. Harrlss,
Son & Co.
- j" j BRIGS. -
M. C. Haskell (Am.) 299 tons, Wing
field,! St. Kitts. B. W. I.. Geo. Harriss,
Son & Co.
! SCHOONERS.
Helen Shaffner (Am.) 179 tons, Chute,
Trinidad, .George Harriss. Son & Co
Lily (Br.) 311 - tons. Davis, Banes.
Cuba, Geo. Harriss, Son & Co.
John I. Snow. (Am.) 152 tons, Ott,
Newt York, Geo.' Harriss. Son & Co.
S. B. Marts (Am.) 471 tons. Holloway,
Baltimore, George Harriss. Son & Co.
Mai-y T. Qulnby, (Am,). 1,047 tons,
Arly,l New Orleans George Harriss.
Son & Co. ,
C. C. Wahrum (Am.). 375 tons, Oavl
leer, New York. George Harriss, Son
& Co:-
B. t. Hazard (Am.). 373 tons. Ds
Buhri New York. George Harriss. Son
& Col- ' . ' x ."
J. Howell Leeds (Am.) 393 tons, Bate
man,! Philadelphia. George Harriss,
Son & Co.
. f :
The Kins: or Greece Leaves England
London. February 12. King George.ot
Greece, started homeward at 11 o'clock
this morning. .King Edward, the Duke
I T vail Md "York.-Prince Charles,
of Denmarkmd thes members of the
Greece legation in ixmaon accompan
ied him to the victoria tarroin. wnero
a. eniard of honor was in attendancs.
The route from Buckingham place to
the station was onea wun cneerum
crowds. Before parting the two sov
ereigns ! embraced, each kissing the
other on both cheeks.
The Filipino Women's l?eaoe. League.
Manila February 12. The woman's
Peace League met at , Judge Taft's
house today. Senorlta poblete alt tempt
ed to Introduce a resolulon requesting
the release of the imprisoned , tasur
gentsN' Mrs. Taffand other todies spoke
on a resolution, urging the insurgents
to surrender. This was " adopted In
stead of Senorlta Pobiete'e motion. -
Warren'silSafe
IS THE PLACE FOR LADIES
WHEN SHOPPING TO GET
CHOCOLATE
AND CAKE for
5c
Wsrrsn's Sts:n Ery sr. j C:f3
j HE THAT LIVES
The Coldest
j. IS STILL AHEAD OF US.
And there is no better time than the present to place1 your order for ft TAI
LOR MADE SUIT. - - a - .
The Latest Styles, perfect fit and correct workmanBhin- are the leadisjr
features ofmy establishment and a call is Invited. I have a lam assortment
of the best IMPORTED FABRICS, which I will make to xneaaurTanrlces
to suit the late season.
A Special Line of Pants Goods, Choice Patterns,
j AT BOTTOM PRICES. -
LEGER HEYEB; 27 Market St., Hear Front.
filMllVIBER
We are sellinfi: only FULL-WEIGHT
Sacks of Seed Potatoes ELEVEIT
PECKS, NOT TEN. and onlv :
The Very Best Eastern M
j NOT Western Stock. You will try
our Seied if you see quality and get
j nrices.
SEED OATS, N. C. RUST-PE00P, x
HEAL, CORN, HAY, IIHE, CEHEIIT, IIABLS.
Lowest Cash
THE
The Big Racket Store
HAS JUST
A Big Lot of Spring Goods
Nice Colored Dimities. 32 inches wide. In the shoe line, we are offering as
fine quality, in! all colors, polka dots, J specials for this week, several - cases
stripes and solid colors, worth 15c. our ! of the Celebrated Battle Axe Shoe for
A fine lot of White Dimities and Lawns and stvia f-m i tk tt KA
and fine Quality, for Uc. 15c 18c . -
20c. Chambrays in all the leading col-
ors-brown, blue, p nk etc. at 10c. We
have also lust received a big supply of
French Muslins. Nainsooks, Long
Cloths and Cambrics all at closest
prices. .We have on saleror this week
a big lot of fine Apron Ginghams lor j
5c a yard, and about 2.000 yards of
Lancaster and other brands of the !
very best Apron Checks at ,6c a yard,
worth this price wholesale. i; .':
We have a couple of pieces'of Bleach- :
ed Table Damask to run- this week at '
21c per - yard. l Bleached - Shirting 2
yardg wide, for 24c. Fine Ready Hem-
med Sheets. 81 by 90 inches for 62c j
each. Larger size for 67c. Full size ;
Pillow Cases, nice quality, for 15c each.
We have Just received a $1,000 ship- :
ment of Clothing, including a nice line
oi aiea biuu irom iu.uu per; all along from 2c each up to 6to.
suit. Also a nice lot of Youths' Suits- Don't forget. We are still ' giving
and a big lot of Men's Pants all bought away presents with- cash purchases, so
at low cash prices and all to be sold at : bring your card "and i get It. punched
prices that you cannot equal elsewhere. I every time you . make a purchase.
WILMINGTON'S BIG RACKET STORE
208 and 210 North Front St, Near Postoffice and Depot
GEORGE 0, CAYLOBD, - Proprietor.
The People's Savings Bank.
OF WILMINGTON, N. JC.
AUTHORIZED
SCRIPTION. j
DEPOSITORT FOR
4 per cent. Per Annum Allowed on $5.00 and Oyer.
CALL AT THE BANK AND GET ONE OF OCR NICKEL PLATED
AUXILIARY SAVINGS. BANKS. DROP YOUR SPARE CHANGE IN IT'
EVERY DAY AND BRING IT TO THE BANKS ONCE OR TWICB . A
MONTH WE KEEP THE KEY. i ,
DIRECTORS H. C. McQUEEN, E. C. HOIT. J. H. CHADBOURN. JR..
J. S. ARMSTRONG. M. W. DIVINE. W. G. WHITEHEAD. WM. CALDER.
ISAAC BEAR, M. J. CORBETT.
H. C. McQueen, Pres.
Jno.S. Armstrong:, Y-Pres;
mil ik
OF WILMINGTON,
Organized March,
DEPOSITORS IN THIS BANK ARE SECURED BY. ;
Paid-Up Capital ....200,000.00
Surplus . .. ... . 0 35,000.00
Stockholders' Liability QgOO,OOO.OQ
V . 0435,000.00 Over All Llabilitiw
Total Assets -: 01,000,000.00
Cxstomers can rely "on security, polite atrentlon and, all reasonable ac
commodation, i Foreign exchange bought and sold.
H. C.7 McQUEEN. President J. V. GRAINGER, Cashier
J.W. NORWOOD, PRES. F. i. HAYWOOD, JR.,ftSS'T CASH'R. ANDREW EORELAKO, CASH'R
THE ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK.
Capital, Surplus, &c. .0 25O;O0O.OO,
Deposits. ...... , ... $1,100,000.00: ' :
DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY WHERE IT IS SLA.FEST. . WE WANT YOUR
ACCOUNT, AND PLACE THE FINE ST BANKING FACILITIES IN
NORTH CAROLINA' AT THE SERVICE OF ALL DEPOSITORS, V
"1 DIRECTORS,'
P. L BRIDGERS, f ' H. L VOLLERS,
G. A. NORWOOD, J. W. NORWOOD, . ,
W. E. SPRINGER, ; S. P. McNAIR,
C.. W. WORTH. ' J. L COKER.
The National Bank of IVilmineton
JN0. S. ARMSTRONG, President.
We solicit your business and offer you every facility consistent ? with con-
, serratlvs banking. "
New York Correspondents The Natlo nal Park- Bank. The Western National
Direct connection w:th banks In all .fh e leading cities. -., . .' 5
. " . DIRECTORS." r . : r'
JUNIUS DAVIS, WM.; E. WORTH, HUGH MacRAD, '
3EO. R. FRENCH.
4. It. U. UiijJSCHEN,
JOHN C. ARMSTRONG.
! aiUSTiBEARW
that FT,t Mills1 is the pl5j3
' to buy" ' 5;"' ' ;
Horses or Mules, '
Bues or Harness.
' Just recelvc'd 7S.head of
Horses and Mules. ( Do not -forget
they ar "for sale. '
The largest assortment of
Buggies PhaetonsA nbrses, .
Jig., in - the city. For Bar
gains, see , -
F.t. MILLS
RECEIVED
j stock aTiW oPicious brand of
shoes for $1.50 a pair. They are worth
f $2.00. Every pair is guaranteed to be
j made of Chrome Tanned Dongola. The
i nute- unfi imu mi. .
absolutely all solid leather of the first
quality, and they are guaranteed to
fit, look well and wear well. We have
an all solid Child's Shoe, sizes t to 9.
for 48c. Also have the "3 Ws" . for
men at $1.26. Vhlch can't be beat any
where. We have lots of other leading
brands of Men's and Ladies' and Chil
dren's Shoes and can suit and fit you
every time. - - ,
Special Valentines. We have Just
gotten in and put on display the pret
tiest lot of Valentines to be found in
the city, and we have put the attrac
tive prices on them prices to make
mem go Deiore the 15th.
A7a O tfs tkra
TRUST FUND'S OF ' HVMtT DB-
F. W. Dick, Css!:!sr
United States,
State, and .
City Depository
r
1899.
D. L GORE,
H. B. SHORT.-
E. J. POWERS,
J. W. YATES, Cashier
Weathergr
WORTH
CO
JAS. H. CHADBOURN,"Jr GAERIEL TX0LXXZ3,
C. W. YATES. WM. CALDSS, :
v.