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THE RALEIGH DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY MOBBING, MARCH 4, 1897. v- - I Of 1 1! Wilmington Still at the Mercy of the Firebug. TAR H TURPENTINE III II BLUE UNAPPRECIATED AID AT FIRES BY THE TUG MARION. Endeavor to Start Another Fire Talk of a Vigilance Committee The City Is Under Great Excite ment. Wilmington. N. C. March 3. Of cours. we have hat another fire fires in Wilmington are becoming as numer ous as ofTke-seekrs under a new ad ministrationand there is no doubt that it was started by some pyro maniac or h -Ilish firebug. It broke out at 2:13 this morning on the wharf, between Ann and Nun street!, next to th site of the second fire last Friday night. Over a thou sand barrels of rosin and spirits were destroyed in addition to the sheds and other wharf proirty. The rosin was the property of Messrs. .Williams & Murchison and the spirits and wharf property were owjied by Mr. William Calder. The damage is roughly esti mated at $7.C0O. covered by insurance. The fire .department responded promptly, and with the aid of the steam tug Marion, had the fire well in hand by 4 o'clock. At 5:20 the fire was out. A light southwest wind was blow ing at the tim but owing to the fire being on a considerably lower level than the surrounding property, the fire fierce as It was had little opportun ity to spread, though sparks fell sev eral blocks away. About 500 people witnessed the conflagration. Apropos of the fire, this morning your correspondent has learned some thing which will be new to many of The Tribune's Wilmington readers. At every fire along the water front for the last twenty-four years, the tug Marion. In command of Captain Edgar D.-Williams, has always rendered valuable aid. The Marion Is equipped with a powerful pump and a fire hose. With these, ever since the year 1S73. she has saved thousands of dollars' worth of .-. - l.-r- vtfcvVit t Via fuc lira nt Sonant's wharf with steam up night and ilav. Her hoarse whistle for twenty-four years has given the alarm of fire, frequently before a box alarm was sent In. and every time she could be of the slightest service, the Marion has always been on the scene and at work. When one considers the fact that no other boat here can fight fire along the water front, one can appre ciate the good vork of Captain Wil liams and his boat. Nine out of every ten people In this city are under the impression that the Marlon Is paid for this work, but Cap tain Williams himself, told The Tri bune man that such was not the case. He said he had never received a cent for the wrk of his floating fire en gine. He further said that he was tired of It.-and in future would let the city burn before he. his tug and firemen would continue as they had done for twenty- f.M!r f r -rliintaril v risk their lives for the sake of an unappreclative community. During all these years the -thanks (invariably) by the local press and a few individuals, have been the sum total of the return for the service of himself, his tug and Its crew. Some time ago. shortly after the big fire on the Brunswick side of the river, last fall, this matter was brought to the attention of the Chamber of Com merce and a committee appointed to confer with the Board of Aldermen with a view to making an -appropriation to pay Captain Williams from that time on for his services. The Board of Aldermen Ignored the proposition and the matter died a natural death to the everlasting shame, of this city. Your correspondent Is not a believer In the Indiscriminate use of adjectives or in extravagant praise, but he believes in the above; he has confined himself to facts. As matters stand. Wilmington will miss the services of the Marion very much in future fires. Some quiet but earnest talking has been heard abo.ut organizing a vigi lance committee to co-operate with our Inadequate police force and to patrol the city all night in order to prevent. "X. X,, T7,J-, Z 2 possible, future fires. While this one under the circumstances, nobody Is foaming at the mouth with enthu siasm over it. Hints have been dropped that a conspiracy to defraud Insur ance companies is at the bottom of these fires. While this Is in the realm of possibility, no facts have been dis covered so far. to my knowledge, to support it. I'gly insinuations have ben heard of things which, if true, would raiso h 1 in Wilmington. In Justice to the community and all par- ties concerned, the matter should be thoroughly investigated. - Later Somen here about the time the fire at the foot of Nun street was in progress, some one put a lighted stick between two casks of spirits on tne "'f uuaiu uy captain Winfield S. wharf of Messrs. Robinson & King. chley, who is detached from corn foot of Orange street, and 200 yards J?an(i of the Flagship New York for trom the other fire. Had it not been discovered in time, several hundred barrels of spirits, tar and turpentine would have been burned. In this place a fire would certainly have spread to some sheds, the Dispatch office, and so on, up town. As it was. the two casks of spirits were nearly burned through. H. W. P. President and k President-Elect I Dine .To gether. Washington. March 2. The Presi dent fortunately recovered from his rheumatic attack this evening suffi ciently to assist Mm. Cleveland In en tertaining the President-elect at din ner. MnJ. McKinley did not accompany her husband. At the last moment she felt too fatigued to leave her rooms. The dinner was purely an informal domestic affair to which no others were bidden; 'and at half past seven o'clock three of the four persons In V stm 4 Via t n Ar.a 4 rt V a r vi i a TTnUJ States Is just now centered sat down ? to a beautiful repast In the small prM vate dining room or the Executive Mansion. The charming hospitality for jvhlch the Clevelands have been noted was exemplified throughout the evening. CHI1RL0ITE Iti II BAD HOKOR WHENEVER THE BILL TO REGULATE THE CITY IS DISCUSSED. The Tribune's Course Endorsed-What will I Revive! Business.! the: Question ' of! the I Hour. Special to The Tribune. Charlotte. N. C. March 3. And Mr. Henry's draft of a bill for the govern ment of Charlotte didn't r-ass. So to day Charlotte rests In quiet. It would be Impossible to portray In language the indignation of the people at that proposed measure. Knitting of brows and quarter-moon mouths, witn tne point down, told the tale of the mind, but a camera could alone do Justice for a description. Iteason with some had flown, and when such attempted to handle "the Infamous measure," they were just as wild, as inconsistent, as they claimed the "Judge" to be. How much better to live together in har mony. How much- better to give to others the right of opinion. Vindictive, venomous and unreasonable people make a very bad community, no matter which side of the political fence they are on. Charlotte appreciates the course of The Tribune in this police bill matter, and the town the more re grets that the Journal had not come here, in this bustling, busy place to make its home. The Brooklyn Baseball Club will open the season of practice here, remaining from March 1C to 27. The Brooklyn team, while low on the League list of WjG, has many- excellent individual players in it. and with Barnie as man ager this year, it will, no doubt, take a few strides up- the ladder. A local club will shortly be organized, with one or two professionals of the days gone by. They anchored in Charlotte about ten years ago, on a disastrous tour, like you read about some dramatic or ganization being "stranded." Bu3iness Is quoted as dull and a few points below par, with no upward ten dency In sight. Conundrums like this appear in the papers: "What is the real cause of the dullness in trade?" "What will revive business?" In re ply to this some "irrepressible" says: "The election of McKinley has destroyed what little confidence there was," and so forth. And another such solon writes from a little village In the east ern part of the State that "the present alarming condition of trade is due to the stringency of the money market, made so by a-gold, basis." How nicely this wiseacre solves the problem but with the prevailing slang "nit!" ARBOR DAY. Celebrated at Trinity College and 300 Trees Planted. Durham. N. C. March 3. Trinity College celebrated "Arbor Day" yester day by planting about 300 trees in the college grounds. The first tree planted was in honor of Dr. Craven, the foun der of the institution. Next there was a planting in honor of Washington Duke, and another for J. S. Carr. The Hesperian and Columbian Societies planted groves, each named after their order. W. D. Wise, one of the employees of the Durham Bull factory, died here yesterday evening from the effects of the grippe. He has been a resident here for eleven years and was well and popularly known. The deceased was aged 52, and leaves a wife and two daughters. L. J. Steed, late foreman in the Worthara Wooden Mills here, has ac cepted a position in the mechanical department of the Oxford Orphan Asyl- um. and moved there with his family. Col. J. S. Carr went North yester day on business. Tobacco receipts today are fairly large, and prices well maintained. A. H. GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED. Other Important Matters Disposed of By the Senate. Washington. March 2. At the nlerht session the ' Senate passed the House bill imposing heavier penalties for mu tilating coins. It increases the penalty from two to five years' impris onment ana makes unlawful the at tempt to pass, the importation of and the possession of mutilated domestic and foreign coin with Intent to de fraudas well as the mere act of mu tilation. Of the 192 amendments made bv thp &enaie tne conferees recommending that the Hoiirp io amenaments amounting to $451,735, . . . " I ana mat tne senate recede from amendments amounting to t'ns eiq The House subsequently voted to ac cent I hP Kpnatct a murium An 1,1 I ? .i."ir bourn? i iiiiiiHr i rip link in at? i r . m under the McKinlev law flmmmtinir to S1.0S5.000. The general deficiency bill was next taken up and passed. The provision tor tne payment to the Southern Pa cific Railroad Company of $1,310,427 was amended so as to provide that the money De retained In the Trpasnrv- $ m m n m m until the final adjustment of the debts of the Pacific railroads. Naval Officers Retired. Washlneton. March 9 r-.-, issued the Navy Department trwinv ri0 taching Kear Admiral John G Walker rorm the light-house board March 20th and placing him on the retired list the same date. He will be succeeded on iarcn ibin, when he will ue reuevea Dy captain S las f!a?Av now commanding the Vermont at New York. Captain Merril Mill to the command of the Vermont. Sultan Wants Them Called off. Constantinople, March 2. The Porte nas appealed to the Powers to compel Greece to recall her ships and troops rrom Crete. A note from the Powers was presented to the Porte today, but its contents are" not known precisely. Quarries to Resume Work. Richmond, Va., March 2. A meetine of the Virginia State Granite Com pany nas decided to resume work In the quarries of the company, the quar ries either to be leaeecf or to be run by the company. -Most men haven't much use for them selves just after a howling spree, but the way William J. Bryan puts himself evidence proves him to be an excep. llon y ine ruie- Let the Sultan take heart. Poetaster Laureate Austin is writing an ode on the Cretan war. If that doesn't makt the Greeks let up nothing will. r VETOES JHMIGRflTIONBILL THE PRESIDENT FINDS NO MERIT IN FEATURE OF THE BILL. ANY Should not Make Illiteracy an Excuse for ExclusIon-lQnorance ruly Agitators. Pre fei able to Un- Washington, March 2. The President to-day sent to the House a message ve toing the Immigration bill entitled "an act to amend the immigration laws of the United States," upon the general ground mat tne provisions are unneces sarily harsh "and oppressive, and (that its defects in construction would cAuse vexation, and its operation would result In harm to our citizens. The message Is the longest of the kind that President CJeveland has writ ten. He takes up the different provis ions of the bill in detail, finds objections to each of them and reputes the argu ments that have been advanced from time to time by, the advocates of the bill. He gives greater space to objec tions to the educational clause tha:i to any other. Of it, he says: "In my opinion, it is infinitely more safe to admit a hundred thousand im migrants, who. though unable to ifead and write, seek among us only a home and opportunity to work, than to ad mit one of those unruly agitators and enemies of gcvermerital control, who ca:;nct only read anil write, but de lights in arousing by. inflamatory speech the illiterate and peacefully inclined to discontent and tumult. Violence and disorder do not originate with illiterate laborers. They are rather the victims of the educated agitators. The ability to read and write as required in jthis bill, ancTdf itself, affords in my opinion a misleading test of contented industry and supplies unsatisfactory evidence of n ec a.ion o 'The5 benefits of tutions. If any particular element o our illiterate, immigration is to be feared for other causes than illiteracy, these causes should be dealt with di rectly instead of making illiteracy the pretext for exclusion, to the detriment of other illiterate immigrants against whom the real cause of complaint can not be alleged." The President does not find merit in any feature of the bill, and character izes it as a whole as a radical depart ure from our national policy, relating to immigration. Why doesn't Mrs. Tingley or Besant pr some one of - the other Mrs lat- ter-day Theosophists come out with tne statement that King George, of Greece is the reincarnation of Marco Bozzaris? They are letting slip a great opportu nity. , Trout, tongue, salmon, white fish or chubs taken in payment for subscrip tions at this office. Ashland (fe.) Headlight. That's pretty liberal. The Yellow Journalism of the metropolis takes in only suckers. Nowadays, when an official shows; the Nation that he has an indication of a backbone, the Administration says he Is "indiscreet." Well. "a little more of such Indiscretion wouldn't hurt country. the It is a distinctly Christian irony hat the Powers opened fire on the Greeks on a Sunday. The Central at Charlotte. All traveling men pronounce the Cen tral Hotel at Charlotte the leading hotel of the State. Cuisine the finest and all the specialties of the season. CHAS. F. BULLOCK, Artistic Sign WriterJV bigns for rrotessionai uen a specialty. . m a -r. - m. W rl 4 - I ROBT.PORTNER Brewing Company's Now on sale. Our greatest success. peror t Bavarian Beer. There are oth- er out you win Know i in i i i . y w I By the Delicious Flavor, Heavy Boav, isst-i t t i. ; is. . Rich, Creamy, White Foam. Thos. R. Jones, Raleigh, N. CJ Firsl-Clas Printing in all Its Branches. Book-Binding IN ALL STYLES. EDWARDS & BROUCHTON, Raleigh, N. C. . m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m ESTABLISHED IN 1871. The Largest and Best Equipped .ranting ana binding Es tablishment in the . State, r m If you want QUICK WORK. m ft m and in first-class style, send us your order. EDWARDS & BROUGHTON, Printers and Binders, RALEIGH, n. c. m m m BK . . Su Money to Io an. on Eieht Years Time, secured by Mortg age on ileal Estate. Monthly paymensaving investment stock for sale; also fJlAF AXi COUPON STOCK, with semi-annual cash dividends. Loans made VJKl?ai part of the State. Agents wanted. Address, Mechanics and Inrestors Union, 22 Fallen Building, Raleigh, C J. E. PIIYSIOC & CO., MERCHANT TAILORS, 121 Fayetteville St., above Williams' Book Store, Raleigh, N. C. Wanted. man and woman to write to the Capital City Marble and Granite Works for nrice list and designs. You can save fifteen per cent, of the money you would have to pay other dealers by being your own agent and buying monuments airtx from me. All work guaranteed and freight nrenaid to nearest sta.ion. Write for prices to E. T. MARKS, Manager, 105 W. Ilargett St., Raleigh, N. C. A. G. BATOR, Architect and Superintendent, RALEIGH, IT. C Architect of buildings of any description! .'Corrfespoudpuce solicited Old Clothing Made New. D. W. C. HARRIS, Steam Dyer and Patau Broker. We buy or loan money on Old Clothing, Watches, Pistols, Guns, Musical Instru ments. Suits . cleaned, 75c; cleaned and dyed $1.50. East Hargett Street, below Central Hotel, Kaleign, N. U. Public Printing. Under section three of chapter twenty of the Public Laws of the State of North Carolina for 1895, the Joint Committee on Printing and Bindiner of the General Assembly of North Carolina, advertise for thirty days from date for proposals for the public printing and binding for the State, for two years from and in cluding the first day of July, 1897, to and including the 30th day of June, 1899. Printed forms of proposals for print ing and binding, showing the class of work to be contracted for, &c, will be furnished free of charge upon applica tion to the chairman of the Printing Committee. The Printing Committee reserve the right to reject all bids, if they believe it to be to the interest of the State so to do. This January 29th, 1897. For the committee : -JOHN A. RAMSAY, Chairman, &c. James H. Cathet, Secretary. Do You Want Any Of These ? They are Specialties. Pork and Beans with Tomato Sauce is something you haven't used. Asparagus Seal brand, and others, Tnmafn TtilT,vn a . vaim( fcV -- UlilVUj XXX gXC4DO" -t-vaporated California Fruit the nicest line to be had. Golden Gate Canned Goods. My stoci- is absolutely complete. My own special importation of Java and Mocha Coffee in handsome: package. Welch s Grape Juice Something new a non-aiconolic wine for invalids. . The whole of The Tribune could bemused to enumerate all the good tnings tne store contains, for you know I am the leader in the grocery Dusmess. THOMAS PESCUD It It t ., 10 Iff School and Collejre Teit-Boohl AT ONE-HALF PRICE. All kinds of Books bought, sold and exchanged, especially School and Law Books. We furnish them at prices lower than Northern houses, and in much less time. Our's i is the largest stock of Law and School Books, Stationery, School and General Office Sup plies, and we occupy the largest . and oldest book-stor in the State. - N. C. Reports from $1.50 each up, in odd volumes of complete sets Give us a trial order, and list your books for sale or exchange. Southern Lair Book Exchange VWM MtrtC&ftiSBti: ( r-j m Lr i i MURE SCO Is the name of a wall finish that is Sunpr in every respect to Kalsomine, Alabasti and other preparations for walls. It will go further and last lonr -, u. vi;j not .flake. Sold only by Julius Lewis Hardware Co American Bonding and OF BALTIMORE CITY, BALTIMORE, Ml), OF SECOND AND THIRD CLASS POSTMASTERS. . Will also give indemnity bonds to INDI VIDUAL BONDS MEN who are required by the government to "a on of FOURTH-CLASS POSTMASTERS. Bonds pf bank officers, clerks, county and city officers d; tillers, storekeepers and gaugers, contractorsadministrators gaurdians, etc., furnished at reasonable rates. For full information write to R. B. RANEY ' '. General Agent for N.orth Carolina, Ralegh V r Or onnhr fn Inml a (rents. w- rrv o Do You NeedJ Anything in Glass ware or Crockery ? If so the Lyon Racket Store is the place to buy it. They are selling all kind of Glassware and Crockery at a re duced price, and will continue to do so for the next' twenty days to ffive all a chance to buy at the lowest price. Such thing of the same value never was of fered by us or any house in the State. Below see prices: Decorative Lamps. $1 98 Decorative Lamps 2 00 Decorative Lamps... 98 Decorative Lamps. ' 68 Decorative Night Lamps. ---. 34 Plain Glass Lamps ... 22 Plain Glass Lamps. 25 Plain Glass Lamps 34 Decorative Glass Water Sets 1 44 Decorative China Cake Plates . 34 Decorative China Cake Plates. 24 Glass Pitchers -- 24 Glass Pitchers -48 Wash Bowls and Pitchers 72 Wash Bqwls and Pitchers r 94 Wash Bowls and Pitchers. 1 24 Wash Bowls and Pitchers 1 47 Wash Bowls and Pitchers 1 68 Cups and Saucers, per set 25 Cups and Saucers, per set 38 Cups and Saucers, per set 47 Cups and Saucers, per set.: 78 Dinner Platesj 54 Dinner PlatesL 47 Dinner Plates ' 87 and various different kinds of Glassware and Crockery too numerous to mention. If you nejed anything of the kind it will pay you to come around and see us. We. would be pleased to show Toujour stock, as it will convince vou that we sell cheaper for cash than any other house m me Diaie. I OUTS 10 please, LYON RACKET STORE. 16 E. MARTIN ST,, RALEIGH. The Tribune Publishing Company Is prepared to execute Job Priming tn a neat and attract ive manner at the lowest prices. !. Seed Potatoes To arrive in the next day or two. . . ' " ' ': 1 Early Rose Potatoes, -.White Star Seed Potatoes ! For sale very low by t,he quantity by JONES & POWELL. For COAI A11Best WV7U, Varieties Bituminous, Semi-Bituminous, Anthracite, all sizes, WOOn Pine and Oak, W VJKJU, Any Leogth, Hay, Oats,Corn, Bran, Shingles, ' Laths, order of - ' - ' i i . Jones & powetj. .RALEIGH, N.,C. Phones 41 and 71. i 1 I ! .V I. !! 1 1 flembers OF TIII3 Legislature . Have to Eat! Why not eat w here you can get THE BEST? Everythinir the MarMAfls at any hour of the 24. . BEST OF WINES, LIQUORS afli CM McCLURE & HALES' Bonanza Saloon, 232 FAYETTEVILLE45T. Or S '97 tttHM m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m WE TELL Good News today, Oar Line of Crescent , Bicycles Are in, they are beauties. The only Bicycle Fatlorr that ever shipped a soul Train Load of 18 Cars of Bicycles from any factory in one shipment. This ho their great popularity. . Men's Wheels foOOOtoMJ. Ladies's Wheels $-30. 00. and Girl.' Wheels 30.W $40.00. Crescents have.t3 tried here 3 years. Buy of Dealer vou know, and i" backs his- sales with a F1 Solid Guarantee. RALEIGH, N. C. m m m m m m MPIfflTJCANS ---- V -- w . It . should read w New York Presft both Daily and Sunday- One cent; Sunday, WlolcS: SuhRcrintion rates as J Daily, one year !S three months.- one month Daily and Sunday, J ' . .r u three mw--; one niom" - i "iti Sunday, one year ------ - " six monius ... three months.---- .. one month -'--'lYi.haiiip1? It was the foremost cn of Republican prin d the recent election Z r continue to bethei Jl of the whole Republics - ,jfT!TTTI OF THE SUU ifl
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