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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-30

March % another democratic banquet
IL advertised. this ono al Topeka, kas.
with Colonel bryan and Gao gallons OF
vino aa tho attractions.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-30
CANADiAN PAclFlC's
RuSNiNG POWER cuRrAlLED
Notified hy thr Goytsbmcnt That II
Must Cease Running 10 Cars on the
Tracks Of lnrrcolonlal Railroad

NEW YORk. March = - special 10
the Tribune from Montreal says. Ne.
This ,liy between officials nf tho Inter
colonial ana Canadian Pacino Raliwnys
which are likely 60 result In canerlla.
ilon ~ tho running powers between ~
John. y H.. aud Halifax, n, 4,
liy reason ~ these powers conferred
years ago by a political deal the CahAdl.
an i'aclnc has been running IN through
trains between Montreal and liaffBH
oNpr the lntrtcolonlal tracks doing the
bulk OF tho business. on account Of the
shorter haul. without paying cent of
rental. hut instead receiving an annual
suht ot NDUO from the govern
mcnt Tor destroying the revenue OF IT,
own road
The government has given notice that
this arrangement mus, cease on June 30
Auer this date he ofilcaln Of the govern
iueu' road want 10 retain ror their own
trains tho entire ,rafiv between those
'Wu points Against this the Canadian
Pac,ac Railroad n making a hard nght
and as Tho company Yields "a great po-
lillcal Influence u may prevent thc cn.
lrr cancellation ~ the arrangement, In
the event or the government upholding
the officials Of the lntorculonlal IN their
attitude, u will mean that the Cana'iin
Pacific trains vii, not run beyond st.
Johns y A. which will thus become
i.r Atlantic trFu,inuH
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-30

General Alger uenies that anyone is 10
succeed him as secretary OF war. II
Alger would succeed himself in any one
thing It would be an Improvement.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-30
a HslninE. Portlant D

VIII 80 hH.lia t'uiilaud,
e. 7. Parker Portland
J " simpson. Seattle
John Ntnt tathlimri
Angus, tAnooua. Young'A river.
tluHi Adulph NuunE'a river
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-30

A man ought not 10 be judged by the
company he keeps II he is a politician
locking for votes.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-30

Why is II you always expect stout
person to be good-natured?
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-30
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
nccIilENH

OCCipENT
X Brhmidi Portland
7 Lock o1d. Portland.
7 J dpfman Portland.
4 " Whpmor Portland
j Dunlap Portland
" D. HrrHE Portland
T. Nt'imah Aan Francisco
e. " Ransom. Han tfanriaco.
j y Williams Han ffancinrn
Nlnhun Han Francisco,
J T. MaUratlanu Vancouver, II. G.
" a. liarrotl. AcaHlds,
Erhcat HraburE llwaro
fAltkEW HOUSE
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-30
Columbia Bevel Gear Chainless Standard
of the World. The Wheel that Satisfies.
FULTON BROTHERS.
Attorneys az Law,
o. B. ESTES.
Physician and Surgeon.
A few remarks from Astoriar

Mr. LOUIS Gordes. Agent for Columbia
My Dear Slr-I take this occasion to
the Columbia Chainless Bicycle. for my
most perfect mechanism, and gives the
machinery that have ever had in my
three months this summer by my three
sop Beach, where It was subjected to
fogs and spray Of the ocean, and there is
to have FIVE minutes repairs made on It
Again expressing my appreciation,
In possessing the wheel. remain, most
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
The Cruiser Raleigh

Captain T. D. Meares who went to
Washington Thursday with Comman-
der George L. Morton, of the North
Carolina Naval Battalion, as a commit
tee from the Chamber of Commerce,
to urge the secretary of the navy to
order the cruiser Raleigh to the Cape
Fear waters when she presents to the
city of Raleigh the gun captured from
the Spaniards at Manila, returned
home yesterday morning. Commander
Morton will not be home for a day or
two.
The department, Captain Meares
says, was very favorably disposed to
grant the request and it was referred
to Assistant Secretary Allen who said
he thought the request was a very
proper one and indicated that if it were
possible to do so the wishes Of the peo-
pie of Wilmington and North Carolina
would be complied with. Nothing can
be decided, however, until the cruiser
reaches Tomkinsville, N. Y, to which
point she was ordered by cable when
she reached the Azores a few days ago
on her voyage from the Philippines to
America. Having left the Azores to
make the trip across the ocean she
cannot now be reached by cabel, and
any action in III matter must be de-
ferred until she reaches her destination
on this side.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
Property I'm Wilmington Valuable (
Over a Hundred Years Ago

Real estate was valuable in Whining
ton more than a hundred year ago,
as many an old deed in the office Of the
register of deeds will show. Market
street before and during the revolution
airy war was the principle street of the
town ard lots on that thoroughfare sold
at good prices. Some twenty years ago
when Judge Meares was searching in
the office of the register of deeds to
clear up the title of some property be-
longing to Gen. John Cowan, he ran
across an old deed which showed that
the lot on Market street on which now
stands the three story brick building
for so many years occupied as a shoe
store by Mr.. A. Shrier, sold in
1884 for 800 pounds sterling, which is
about $1,000 in our money. The lot is
only eighteen feet wide and about sew
enty-five feet deep, which shows that
Market street. lots were worth having
in those days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
Death of Mr. II. VI. Gilber TT

The numerous friends and %acquain-
tances of Mr.. Robert MacRae Gilbert,
will learn with sorrow that he has
passed away. He died last night at
9:25 o'clock at his home on South Sec
ond street, between Nun and Church
streets, after an illness of something
more than three weeks. He was at
tackled by the grip and in a few days
it developed into typhoid pneumonia.
He became unconscious two or three
days after he took sick and has been
in a comatOse condition for the past
three weeks. His death came appar-
emily without pain.
Mr.. Gilbert was born in Wilmington
and was aged 80 years. He was the son
of the late Captain H. D. Gilbert and
Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert who is still liv-
ing at the advanced age Of 80 years.
He leave, a wife but no children, and
besides his wife and venerable mother
there survives him three Sisters-Mrs.
II. M. Bowden, Mrs. H. M. Foard, and
Mrs. w. J. Kirkham, all of this city.
The surviving family have the sincere
sympathy of the community in their
sad bereavement.
The deceased for many years con-
Quoted a bakery and confectionery
on South Front street, between Mar
ket and Dock streets, but went out of
business about three years ago. He
succeeded in that business to his father
who had conducted it previous to his
death some years ago. He was a
membe~ of Grace M. E. church and a
member of Hanover Lodge Nc. las, 1.
o. o. F., which has been called out to
attend the funeral. The o~bsequies will
take place tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock from Grace NJ. E. church.
The interment will be made in Oakdale
cemetery.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
STRAWBERRY FUTURES
Representatives of Northern Produce
Houses Buying Berries While They
are In the Bloom and Yet to be PrO
dueed

In the trucking region around Will
mington, the strawberry fields are
blooming and advanced vines nave
some little berries in the embryo state,
but Notwithstanding the fact that they
are not expected to be ripe for market
for some weeks yet, representatives OF
northern produce and commission
houses are buying up the crop Of ber-
ries yet to be produced. A prominent
grower from Fender who was in the
city yesterday said he a sold some
of his crop at $110 an acre. The buyer
takes the crop whether it is small or
large, assuming h risk of a failure of
the crop, and the grower has no more
to do with it until his vines are strip
ped Of fruit. The purchaser bears the
expense Of picking, Grating and ship
ping himself.
An acre Of vines is supposed to pro-
luce on an average Of 100 to $50 crates
of berries. There are thirty-twO quarts
to the crate and taking the lowest av-
erage of production, an acre will yield
5000 quarts of fruit. At $110 an acre
his would give the grower about three
and a half cents per quart. If the crop
falls short of the average or fails, he
would, of course, be still better off
as the case woul be.
We learn tina hundreds of drummers
for the produce houses have already
arrived in the trucking region and are
waiting for the crop to ripen or are
buying it in the field. Quite a number
of buyers are now making their head
quarters in Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
Roses and Hawthorns From His Native
Land

AS a tribute to the memory of the
late. Major James Reilly, whose re-
mains sleep in Oakdale cemetery, Mr..
James Sprunt imported from Ireland
a lot of Irish roses and hawthorns to
be transpianted upon the grave of his
departed friend who passed away sew
eral years ago. The roses and haw-
thorns were carefully wrapped in Irish
moss and they came a day or so ago
through the custom house in good or
der. They have been planted on the
grave of Major Reilly, and Mr.. John
w. Reilly, son of the deceased, has
written a. tender letter to Mr.. Sprunt
himself and family and expressing his
deep sense of gratefulness for Mr.
Sprunt'S kind and thoughtful act.
The roses are the finest that could be
obtained in Ireland and the hawthorn
came from the birthplace of Major
Reilly, Athdone, Ireland. Mr.. Sprunt
secured the roses and hawthorns
through the florist firm Of Alexander
Dickson & Sons, Belfast. They write
that in the native place of Major Reil-
ly he is still remembered and has many
friends there. Mr.. Sprunt several weeks
ago informed Mr.. John w. Reilly of his
Intentions, and when the roses and
hawthorn came they were placed in
the hands of Mr.. T. Donlan, keeper
of Oakdale cemtery, h reverently
placed them upon the grave of his dead
friend, and they will stand as a living
memorial to the memory of the de-
parted.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

New York, March 24.0General bus
iness in cotton goods is again quiet at
first hands and some falling off report
ed with jobbers. The market here
shows no material change in tone and
prices are as a rule well maintained
in brown, bleached and coarse colored
cottons, as well as in prints and ging-
hams. Regular p~rintcloths are steady.
but inactive. Wide odd goods are
weaker and sold at &c to 3-16c delcine
from recent Top prices. Mems wear
woolens and worsted are quiet. Dress
goods are in fair demand, linens quiet
but firm; burlaps firm, business limit
ed, stocks small.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

got out OF the way. Mccoy made a
quick rush n swung left for head
which Joe cleverly ducked.
Round 20. Mccoy sent straight left
to face and avoided left counter. Joe
missed left for the jaw and the men
spared in a lively manner. Mccoy
rushed and Joe sent in stiff left on face.
Mccoy rushed and landed left and right
on jaw. Choynski landed left OF head
and clinched. Mccoy rushed c to the
ropes. but a clinch followed without
an effort TO do damage
The round and fight ended in the
centre Of the ring, where they shook
hands. Mccoy got the decision
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

First Meeting Ofthe Board Of Aldermen
Who Were Elected Last Thursday.
They Elect a Mayor, Chief Of Police,
City Treasurer and City Attorney-To
Meet Again Next Tuesday Night

The new board of aldermen chosen
at the city election held last Thursday
met for the first time yesterday morn
ing at 1920 o'clock in the mayors office
at the city hall. All the members were
in attendance, viz: Aldermen c. L.
Spencer and J. NJ. Woodland, Of the
First ward; Aldermen w. E.. Springer
and II. P. West, Of the Second ward;
Aldermen Hugh MacRae and j. Allen
Taylor, Of the Third ward; Aldermen
John H. Handy and G. w. Worth, Of
h Fourth ward, and Aldermen F. A.
Montgomery and G. G. Parker, Of the
Fifth ward.
Lieutenant of Police F. T. Skipper,
who is a magistrate, swore in the alder
men, and after they had taken and
subscribed to h oath Of office, they
went into a caucus. The mayor and
chief of police having been nominated
at h democratic primary election held
on the 18th instant, there was no need
of c~aucussing as to them but the eau
Gus had to agree On a mayor pro tenn,
clerk and treasurer, first assistant city
clerk and treasurer, and a city attor-
ney. There were several applicants for
the offices to be filled.
All persons not a member of the
board were excluded from the room and
the doors were closed and in charge OF
a policeman. A large number Of aSpi-
rants for various offices, newspaper re-
porters, and citizens interested in the
proceedings curiously waited in the COZ
idor for the board to get through with
it's caucus. After being in caucus a hall
hour, the Hon.. A. M. Waddell mean
time having remained in he office of
the board Of audit and finance, a COM
mittee came out Of the aucus and not
flied Col. Waddell that he had been re-
elected mayor in accordance with the
wishes of the democratic voters as tx
pressed at the primary election. The
mayor then went into the caucus
About lis 2. M, after the board had
been shut in for nearly three hours, the
business Of the caucus was completed
and then the board met in open session
to legally and publicly transact the
business done in caucus.
Mayor Waddell called the board tc
order, and the following officers agreed
upon in caucus were unanimously
elected:
Mayor-Hon. A. M. Waddell.
Mayor Pro Tem-Alderman W. E.
Springer.
City Attorney-Iredell Meares.
Chief of P~olice-Edgar G. Parmele
City Cler' I'D Treasurer-B. F. King.
First A ant Clerk and Treasurer
C. H. Wine.
The board then adjourned till s
o'clock mex Tuesday night when the
second assistant to the city treasurer,
police force, fire department, and other
officers and employees of the city will
be elected.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
FAMILY iSOW
Five ColOred Relatives Hauled Up Be-
fore Court


Family troubles were aired extern
sively in Justice Fowler's court yes
telday afternoon, and it all came about
by n negro, lack Pollock, trying to
fulfill a boast that he would play the
devil"
Pollock Friday afternoon went to the
house Of his sister, Marinda Gray, in
the northern part of the city, and the
two got into a row. Pollock picked
up a stick and assaulted his sister,
when the woman's son Cain Gray, sail
ed into his mothers assailant. With
the piece Of wood Pollock cleared out
the two and made for the front door,
when encountering another relative,
Emma Howard, who had just arrived
upon the scene, he gave her a dose of
the stick. Just at this stage of the
proceedings the Howard woman's hus-
band, David Howard, who had been out
hunting, came in the door and was
mortified at seeing his frau assaulted.
He turned on Pollock and knocked him
in the head with his gun, and was pre-
pairing to pursue his attack when Pol
lock, with his head badly cut from the
blow OF the gun, beat a hasty retreat.
Pollock was arrested charged with
~assaulting the various members of the
family with a deadly weapon, and was
bound over to the next term Of the
criminal court. Thinking turn about
was fair play Pollock had the family
arrested for assaulting him, but, as it
was shown that he provoked the fight
and the others attacked only acted in
selfdefence on their own premises, the
cases were dismissed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

Last evening at sunset began the
Jewish feast Of the Passover, which
continues seven days. The Passover
commentaries the sparing of the He
brews in Egypt, when God, shifting
the first born of the Egyptians, passed
over the houses of the Children of
Israel which were marked with the
blood of a lamb. Devout Hebrews OBJ
serve solemnly the feast and partake of
unleayened bread.
Services in commemoration of the
Passover were held last night by the
Rev. DIR. Mendelsohn at the Temple of
Israel.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
THE MANILA GUN

Mayor Wadden TeIegraphs the Secre-
tafy of the Navy Urging That b
Cruiser Raleigh be Sent to Whining
ton to Present the trophy 10 the City
of Kaleigh-She Will Probably Como
The Messenger stated yesterday that
Commander George L. Morton, of the
North Carolina naval battalion, and
Captain T. D.. Meares, general agent
of the Seaboard Air Line, constituting
a committee from the Chamber of
Commerce, left for Washington on
Of the navy to send the United States
cruiser Raleigh to the Cape Fear wa
ters so her officers and crew can pre-
sent to b city Of Raleigh one Of the
guns captured at the battle of Manila
on the 1st of last May. Commander
Morton and Captain Meares reached
Washington yesterday morning, and
yesterday afternoon they sent the fol-
lowing telegram to President James II.
Chadbourn, Jr., Of the Chamber Of
Commerce:
washington, D.. c., March "a, 1899.
Mr.. James H. Chadbourn, Jr., President
Chamber of Commerce, Wilmington,
N. c.:
Have the mayor in behalf of the cit
liens, to telegraph the secretary of the
navy urging the Raleigh to visit VIII
mingtOn-
MORTON AND MEARES."
President Chadbourn acted promtly
upon the suggestion contained in the
above telegram and the mayor at once
wired the secretary of the navy as fol-
lows:
wilmington, n. c., March "a, 1899.
The Secretary of the Navy, Washing
ton, D. c.:
On behalf of the people of this city,
I urgently request hat the United
States ship Raleigh be ordered here to
present the gun to the state.
A. NJ. WADDELL,
Mayor Of Wilmington, n. c."
WILL PROBABLY COME HERE.
The following Associated Press dis
patch was received last night:
Washington, March 24.-The people of
North Carolina are anxious to see
the Raleigh at Southport, and Secre-
tary Long has been requested to order
the ship there. The citizens wish to
present her with the remainder of the
silver service which the state was to
provide. The application has been re-
ferred to Assistant Secretary Allen,
and it is probable that it will be
granted.
Ex-Representative Bowden, Of Nor
folk, with some of the citizens of that
place, urged upon Secretary Long to-
day the propriety of having the alter
atoms to the Raleigh made at the Nor
folk navy yard. A spirit of rivalry has
sprung up between Norfolk, Va, and
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and
strong pressure is being brought to
bear on the avy department from
each quarter to nave the Raleigh re-
paired there. After the ship arrives
at New York, according to the last or
ders, and when the demonstration
there is over, it will be determined just
where she will go.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

Daughters Of the Confederacy of This
City Request Relic. for such an In.
stitutiOn

stitutiOn
Cape Fear Chapter, Daughters of the
C~onfederacy, of this city, are very anx-
ious to make their confederate museum
a state institution, and with that end
in view Miss Mary F. Sanders, chair
man of the history and relics commit
tee Of the chapter, has issued the fol-
lowing letter:
Since the organization of the Cape
Fear Chapter Of the Daughters OF the
Confederacy, it has been an objective
point to establish a museum OF confed-
crate relics and items Of history, either
personal or otherwise, pertaining to
those four terrible years which tried
mems souls" n in our south land,
women'S-as well.
1--WE have succeeded in establishing
this museum in the fire proof building
of the Wilmington Light Infantry ar
mory; we have supplied the room with
glass cases in which to preserve the
precious tokens of the heroism of our
Il ople, both men n women. We have
more than $50 relics, such as uniforms,
arms, n other equipments OF war,
portraits Of soldiers n many, many
other things.
Now, as we are anxious to make
this museum a state institution, we ap-
peal to all veterans Or the descendants
of those who are dead, throughout the
state to deposit, either as gift or loan,
such relic as they may have.
1--WE especially urge upon all such as
car possibly do 30 to contribute some
item Of history either of their personal
experience or anything else which they
may know to be true, to be preserved
SO as to assist the future historian IN
giving North Carolina her proper place
among her sisters of our Inflated little
republics Our dear old state needs that
her sons awake to the necessity Of de-
manding a just recognition of her he
roism. Captain James /. Nets, a vet
eran, has kindly consented to receive
and deliver to the committee any relics
which may be sent to his care"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

nor silver M 5sN; Mexican dollars AZ
~. state bonds Inactive; railroao
bonds strong government oou
strong. ~
CoTTors. N
Liverpool, March Isl p. 1870
S., In moderate demand; prices
firm. American niiddling 3 1l-lec. Inc
sales OF the day were 5000 oales' y.
which 1000 were for speculation anu
EXPORT and included 900 bales Amer,
tcen receipts pcne. Futures Opener
steady with n moderate demand anu
closed quiet. but steady at The advance.
American middling. ow miodhns
clause: March 3 ls-64HS D-cso sei.cIs,
March and April : 1s-s4d buyers; April
and MAY 3 ls-s4d buyers; May and
June ; ls-s4dGS eo-s4d buyers: n
and July ; so-s4d sellers: July n Au-
gust } 20-s4d sellers: August n sep
TENDER ; l9-s4IS so-e4d buyers: Sep
TENDER and October : 1854 buyers:
October and November ; 1S-e4G3 is-sad
buyers: November and Decemoeru
; ls-s4d buyers: December and Januar1
) ls-s4d buyers; January and Feoruar1
3 ls-s4G3 1s-e4d sellers
THE NEW YORK MARKET.
New York. March sS.-Cotton auiet:
middlins s 5-lsc: net receipts 400: gross
receipts S,So7; sales $50: stock l39. 25S.
Total today: Net receipts Is. Sal: cx-
ports TO Great Britain 3.52S: TO the con
tinent 15,442: stock 7s4.s55.
Consolidated: Net receipts 1854: ex-
ports to Great Britain asses; to the con-
tinen l5.442.
Total since September LIST: Net re-
ceipts T.4e9. 5s7; Exports to Great Bril-
tain 1850, l02; TO France $50. SO: 10 the
continent 2.32o.lS7.
Spot cotton closed quiet: middling
uplands csc: middling gulf 6 s-l6c:
sales $50 bales.
Futures closed very steady. March
SCI, April 5.92, May 5.9s. June 5.s9. July
and August 6.03. September 6.07. octe-
Der and November 500. December II
January Sos, February COZ.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago. March 25.-The leading fu-'
lures ranged as follows:
g..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28
East Driving TO be stopped

In view Of reckless driving about the
city resulting in several narrow es-
capes recently, Mayor Waddell yester-
day instructed the policemen to prompt
ly arrest every driver who drives
rapidly through the streets and espec-
tally when they go faster than a walk
at street crossings and around corners.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

Prices same day last year-5Ac.
NAVAL STORES.
Spirits Notwithstanding doing.
Rosin firm at CSC and $1.00.
Tar steady at s1.00.
Crude turpentine steady; hard s1.35;
soft $40.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
pentine 29kc and 29c; rosin s1.25 and
$1.30; tar, 90c; crude t~urpentine s1.50
$500.
Receipts today-16 casks spirits tur-
pentine, ZIG barrels rosin, 80 barrels
tar, 9 barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-19
casks spirits ~turpentine, 100 barrels
rosin, 1877 barrels tar, barrels crude
~turpentine.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Peanuts-North Carolina 20 to 75c;
Virginia so to CSC; Spanish 90 to CSC.
Rice-Nothing doing.
Corn-A to CSC.
Corn meal-51c.
Cow peas-S0c.
North Carolina Bacon-Hams, 8 TO
10c; shoulders, 6 to 7c; sides, s to &c.
Chickens-Slow; spring 10 to 1sc;
hens, % to Csc: ROSTERS, Is to zoe.
Eggs steady at Sc.
Shingles-Per 1000 five inch, hearts
and saps. s1.50G2.10; six inch, s2.50G
$3.50.
Timber at $500 to $500 per LOCO feet.