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WILLIAM H. BKEJABD
Xdlto and Proprietor.
F&IDA.Y,
Auo. 19, 1904.
National Democratic Tictet. -
For President : '
ALTON a PARKER,
of New York.
For V ce-President :
HENRY O. DAVIS,
of West Virginia.
State Democratic Ticket.
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for Governor:
ROBEET B. GLEHbT.
For Lieutenant Governor:
Francis D. Wikbtoh.
Associate JaiUcei o'f Supreme'Xtourt:
, W A. Hon.
Gkobqb H. Brown, Jb.
BUte Auditor:
- B. F. Dixon. ' ,
It
i i , State Treasurer:
i : , - B. R. Lixrr.
Secretary of BUte:
1; . J. BBTAN GBIMEB.
I Superintendent of Pablle Initructlon:
J. Y. JOTNSB.
f Oommlnloner of Labor and Printing:
H. B. Vaenkb.
Corporation Oommlnloner: .
S. L. Rooebs.
Oommlnloner of Agriculture:
8. L. Patterson.
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PHILADELPHIA AHD SOUTHER
TEASE
'. Philadelphia, once a great mart
; lor the south, is again making a bid
Ttor the southern trade not that the
south haa ever ceaaed its trade rela
tions with' the great Pennsylvania
pity, but that the relations are not
proportionately on as large a scale
lis in the "old times." Southern
f trade with Philadelphia, however, Is
1 5n the Increase, and in this conneo
t tlon the following from the Phila
delphia Record will be read with In-
tereat by business men generally:
? This city It not only nearer the south
than New York Is, but it has more In
I jornmon with the south. Among other
$ihlngs, It Is the most distinctively
i American of the large cities of the
i aorth, and the south bas been much
less Influenced by foreign elemenU
Jian f he north hat. The trade rela-
.lont between thit city and the south
lave always been close for these and
ther reasons, and they ought to be
rtill more Intimate and more exten-
ore; and such, we are happy to ob
nrve, they are becoming.
f The system of excursions bringing
nerchanU from the Bouth to this city
.a an excellent one, and It Is bearing
tubitantial fruit. The buslnen men
Jrom the eastern part of the Bouth,
ind many of them from the western
art, go through Philadelphia when
hey go to New York. It Is absurd
hat they should go beyond the city
ixcept for some special purposes.
3ere . Is the greatest manufacturing
tentre In the country. Here are tex
Jles of every variety. Of all places
n the country, this Is the one where
he products of Iron and steel are to be
ouftht. Hare are unequalled trans
portation facilities with the West, and
lere are abundant shipping accommo
latlons for Europe and the coast. And
if ter three or four days of buslneu at
jhla oppressive seaton of the year one
nay reach Atlantic City in an hour
, 1
I!
md recuperate upon sea breezes and
he finest coast air and bathlnsr to be
lad along the Atlantic
Southern merchants have already
some here in great numbers, and
here are indications that the numbers
111 increase through this month and
September, and orders are coming in
iroportlonately. Our Southern vlst
irs are doing buslneu here, and many
a the wholesale houses report sub-
lantiai increases In their orders com-
tared with last year. Our Bouthern
1 1 There is much in sentiment to
Httachaljof America to Philadel-
)hia and we venture the assertion
hat the Sonth shares that sentiment
n greater portion than any other
vortion of the Republic. However,
iiusiness is not done on sentiment
hese days, and 'the Southern mer
chant, like all other Yankee traders,
i looking for the market that offers
the greatest commercial advantages. 1
Philadelphia is everything that the I
ecord BaVB of it. and we rath at
Ijhink that the merchants of that
lity have failed to get their share of '
jfrade because they have sentprao-
jtcauy few solicitors into a great
portion of the South. That, how
ever, will not prevent . Southern,
merchants from buying in Philadel
phia when they learn what advan-
pges they get in doing business
Aere.
I ' ...
103XPH JZPFEESON A WXUflXG-
TOBIAS.
All theatre-goers and lovers of
e dramatic art will be pained to
larn of the illness of Mr. Joseph
lefferson, the veteran actor. He has
ien sick at his Bummer home at
t ;-;.'j ftuzzarci's vkj, Mass., but -at laatao-
1 1 v 1 LWUUM WM luiiiruTuu. we are giaa
e is out oi danger.
i Mr. Jefferson's tour will begin Jn
fctober. He has several engage'
! ieats to play in the North and will
hen go to the Southwest. We re-
fret that Wilmington li not In hla
Jlnerary, for the great actor in his
jpung manhood was a resident of
-uiclty. The building nowoccu.
Ued as Tna Stab office was his
pome, as well as that of the members
ft company which had - its head
fjoarters in Wilmington . and
jfom this point would tour the
bouth. Mr. Jefferson told the
Titer this when ho played in Wil
lngton several years ago. . He ex-
eased a great i. i.dneBs for Wil-
dngton, ' and uIwmts received an
ration here.
P Charleston received her first bale
new cotton August 15th, and it
Wd at 12 cents a pouna. u was
! iilpped from Bamberg. .
COTTOK KAWtFACTtTBIKa JM
' XOETH CAEOLIJTA. '
It is estimated that the co' ton
crop of the South this year will be
13,006,000 bales but owing to the
Increased consumption of cotton
throughont the world every bale of
It will be ref aired for consump
tion. v-
In the last ten years the Increased
consumption of .cotton In Europe
haa been 24 pec cent., and In the
Northern States of the United
States 20 per cent., and in the
Southern States 266 per cent. Last
year 7,100,292 spindles In the Sonth
consumed 4,925,914 bales, an in
crease of 266 per cent, over the con
sumption tep years ago - when-the
South had bnt 2,167,242 spindles
and consumed only three-quarters
of a million bales. In that decade
the South's increase in spindles was
228 per cent.
The South' has, therefore, been
the leading factor In the increase of
consumption in the United States.
North Carolina has had a very large
share In this increased manufactur
ing activity. In 1901 North Caro
lina had 118 cotton mills, with
1,428,066 spindles. In 1902 the
number of mills had increased to
229, and the number of spindles to
1.082.212. In 1903 the number of
mills had Increased to 236 and the
spindles to 1,796,396. .This will
give you an Idea of the growth of
the cotton manufacturing industry
in our State alone. ; . -
On the 18th of August, 1824,
Charles Thompson, the hrst secre
tary of Congress, died at the age of
i urrrL r nmi1,
was what the Indians called him.
What would they call the fellow
who got up the recent statistics
which are aimed to fool us Into be
lieving that the Increase in our
salaries lis more than the increase
in the cost of living?
Eve was about to refuse the apple
I with which the serpent was hoping
to beguile her. "I cannot blame a
perfect peach for declining an ap
ple," he began, bnt before lie had
completed his remarks the well
pleased first woman had received the
apple as a favor. From that day to
this pretty words cut more ioe with
a woman than mere fruit.
High Price Shaw, In his speech
to the worklngmen's mass meeting
at Wilmington, Del., tried to make
them believe that high prices were
perfectly delightful. According to
Shaw, the packing house strike
ought to be kept up because it keeps
the price of beef so high a working-
, man has to confine his diet to white
side.
When a man performs a stunt and
there is nothing In It for him, what
do we call him P What was it that
made a few scattering remarks to
Balaam ? What will Tom Watson
get out of his running for Presi
dent ? TheBe are all questions, are
they not ?
The Washinaton Post has all
, along been insisting that this, from
every logical standpoint, must be a
dull campaign. . We will say for the
Posfthat its position was taken
i before it was known that Champ
Clark was going to run amuck with
his razor.
An exchange says a Kentucky
congressman lost his hat In escaping
from the pool room when the police
made a raid on it. What is a hat to
a Congressman when he had his legs
with him on an occasion like that?
Judge Parker believes that the
power in this government Is derived
from the people. Roosevelt believes
that he Is the power and all that the
people have to do with it Is to
elect
him. Take your choice.
An exchange asks: "What can a
girl do?" If she is the right age she
can do most any man.
Married Last Hlht.
At the home of the bride's brother,
Mr. O. B. Holt. No. 03 OatUe street,
last night at 9 o'clock. Mlaa Nora
Elizabeth Holt, daughter of the late
Thoa.Holt, of Masonboro township,
was quietly married to Mr. William
Qregersen, of Cape Fear township. A
large number of friends were in attend
ance. The ceremony was performed
i by Justice of the Peace Herbert John
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bowden
went to Mount Olive yesterday to at
tend the funeral of Mr. Bowden's
niece, Mrs. Dan Carnegie, who died
Tuesday. Bar. Will B. Oliver, of
Florence, B. OL, a cousin of Mn. Car
negie, passed through the city Tuesday
on hU way to Mount Olive. '
There were 33 arrivals at The
I Orion on the late 8. A.L.and Coast line
I trains last night, the occasion having
be2bheap tes to the mountains and
seashore by all the railroads yester
day. The movement over the A. O.
I u through Florence during the day
was especially heavy and all trains
were reported as moving on schedule.
$100 Reward, $100.
The reader of thla paper will be pleased to
Mara that there is at le&jt one
leut one dreaded disease
ible to cure in all its stages
that solenoe has been able to core in all its
and that la Catarrh.- Hall'. Catarrah Core is the
I only poeltlT. c.re now known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh belli r a eonstlta clonal diaeaw.
Minlres a conrtltational treatment Ball's Catarrh
Cure U taken Internally, acting directly apon the
blood and mncooa .niiaoe. of the nystem, thereby
deatroylnff the f oandation of the diaeaae, and giv
ing we paueni aaenirui oy Dauams up ut con-
lation and amUUnir lutnr. In 4oin ita work.
The proprietor, hare ao mnch faith in ita cnrattTe
powen,lhat I hey offer one Hundred Dollar! for any
case that It fail, to care. Bend for Ui of teetlmo-
uaie, Aaarem, ,
Sold b, DmtJp - T0W" -HaU'.
twniry Us aw the test.
ilAIMOTD INDUSTRY.
Eighth Annual Meeting of East
Carolina Fruit and Truck
Growers' A ssociation.
WAS HELD HERE YESTERDAY.
Assail Reperti.Ikow Splendid Develop
eat Addresses ly Experts Iron
Afrlsaltaral Department The
eiectloa el Officers, Etc. -
The several comprehensive yearly
reports submitted to the eighth annual
meeting of the East Carolina Fruit and
Truck Growers' Association, held In
this city yesterday, showed a continued
development of fruit and vegetable
growing In this territory to propor
tions little dreamed of upon the lnelp-
iency of the Industry here a little more
than a dozen years ago. The meeting
was well attended and system marked
the every feature of the proceedings
The statements by officers, director.
and committees were all highly gratl
fylnc to stockholders and it was a
magnificent testimonial to their man
agement that every one of them was
re-elected for the ensuing year. Be
sides the regular order of butlaeat, the
Association passed a resolution memo
rializing; the National government to
enlarge Ita Weather Bureau facil
ities here, ana neara with a
great deal of interest, pleasure and
profit excellent addresses from En
tomologist Franklin Sherman, Jr.,
and Prof. H. Harold Hume, of
the State Agricultural Department at
Balelgh.
The meeting was called to order at
3 o'clock by President W. L. Hill, of
Warsaw. Mr. H. T. Bauman was
at the desk as secretary; and
Mr. 8. H. Strange, of Fayetteville,
was present as treasurer. It was as
certained that a large majority of the
stock was represented either in person
or by proxy and the meeting was de
clared duly organized for business.
The first matter to engage the atten
tion of the Association was the annual
report of the Board of Directors,
which embraced the annual reports
of Mr. H. T. Bauman,-business agent;
Mr. 8. H. 'Strange, treasurer, and
other documents of interest, which
are referred to at some length below.
erpon motion tne reports were unan
imously adopted with a vote of thanks
to the Board and officers, especially
to Business Agent Bauman, whose re
port was pronounced by all the rery
best ever made to the Association.
The resolution from last year pro-
riding for an Increase of the number
of Board of Directors to 21 members
was called up and unanimously car
ried, under a suspension of the rule
the secretary casting the entire vote of
the Association for the measure. Under
the terms of a further motion, by Mr.
Brown, the chair called for nomina
tions of 21 members of the Board of
Directors nine of the number being
from the Chad bourn and 12 from the
W. & W. and A. fc Y. sections.
xae following nominations were
then made and the secretary, by in
struction, cast the unanimous vote of
the Association for them, viz: J. A.
Westbrook, Mount Olive; L L. Fa!
son, Falson; W. L. Hill, Warsaw; D,
W. Fussell, Bose Hill; B. F. Fussell,
Teachers; J. H. Moore, Burgaw; J.
S. Westbrook, Wallace; Dr. K. Por
ter, Rocky Point; W. E. Springer and
H. T. Bauman, Wilmington; Dr. Geo.
F. Lucas, Currie; S. H. Strange, Fay
ettevllle; J. A. Brown, W. E. Thig
pen and M. F. Leonhart, Chad bourn;
D. Boughner and H. L. Btrutherf,
Grists; B. 0. Powell. Whlteville; J.
G. White, Wards; 8. J. Sarvls, Mt
Tabor; J. L. Williamson, Oerro
Gordo.
frors. name ana Bnerman were
then introduced to the Association
and they made excellent addresses pn
horticulture, dealing especially with
the insects which annoy the trucker
and the best methods of extermlnat
lng the pests. The strawberry weevil
came In for a good share of attention,
and the result of a number of experi
ments by the government were cited.
Upon the conclusion of their ad
dresses Messrs. Sherman and Hume
were given an enthusiastic rote of
thanks.
In line with the suggestions In the
report of the Board of Directors, Mr.
Z. W. Whitehead offered a resolution
calling upon the government to estab
lish in this city an enlarged Weather
Bureau service similar to that now
maintained In other great fruit dla
trlcta like San Francisco, BU Louis
and Detroit with regular trucking bul
letlns. Mr. Whitehead aald the pros
pects are very good for the accom
plishment of the undertaking, which
would add many thousands of dollars
to the profits of the growers. The
Board of Directors in Its report said
that too much stress could not be laid
on the subject and the Board recom
mended that a strong resolution be
passed, urging our Senators and
Bepresentatives in Congress and the
departments In Washington for the
establishment for such an Institution
here before tne next berry season.
The resolution of Mr. Whitehead
admirably covered the ground and it
was unanimously carried.
Election of Officers,
Upon the adjournment of the stock
holders the newly elected Board of
Directors met and unanimously re
elected the old officers and executive
committeemen as follows:
- President W. L. H11L .
Vice President W. E. Springer.
Secretary H. T. Bauman.
Treasurer 8. H. Strange.
Executive Committee W. L. Hill.
W. E. Springer, W. S. Tblgpen, J. A.
Brown, J. A. Westbrook and J. 8.
Westbrook.
- The Executive Committee subse
quently met and elected Mr. Hill
chairman; Mr. Springer, secretary,
and Mr. H. T. Bauman, business
agent. The election of Mr. Baoman
Is for the ninth yearly term and the
public. Irrespective of vocation, will
bear testimony to h a efficiency. He
Is appreciated by the Association nd
it la eminently proper that he should
be. He la linked Inseparably, like the
WestbfookP, wllb tVe development of
the Uucklnt i-du.trr in- this section.
Reports laimitted Yesterday. r .
Bpace forbids anything more than a
brief synopsis of the very comprehen
sive, reports submitted to the Assocls.
tlon j esterday. That of the Executive
Committee reviews the work of the
past year; its organization and the five
regular and special meetings in Wil
mington during the year; the re-eleo-tlon
of Mr. Bauman as shipping agent
and the establishment of headquarters
in the Masonic Temple, this eity; the
acceptance of J. O. Garr, Esq., as at
torney of the Association. The ques
tion of the duty of two cents a pound
on strawberries and vegetables ship
ped to Canada was taken up with re
ceivers In Montreal, Ottawa and To
ronto and with Hon. O. B. Thomas,
who Introduced a bill, nowrpending In
Congress, for a reciprocity agreement
looking to the abolition of the duty.
In November, 1908, the committee
called on the railroad officials aad were
assured of better transportation for
vegetables, potatoes, watermelons and
cantaloupes. The assurance was ful
filled in a measure and some Improve
ment In deliveries resulted therefrom.
Failure of the committee's ef
fort . to . reduce the minimum
carload of strawberries from 800 to 250
crates to Eastern and New England
markets was noted, the requests having
been refused for the reason that It
would destroy the efficiency oflMlaV
No. 80 by overcrowding and jeopar
dizing the movement of that train.
The committee renewed Ita insistence
that the minimum be reduced to 2S0
crates of strawberries and 350 crates of
lettuce ' and eanteloupea. Claims
amounting to $2,943.84 were filed with
the A. OL L. B. B. Co. daring 1903
for various members, of which
amount $788.18 was collected; $28 was
withdrawn and suits Instituted for re
covery of the balance. Car-load and
leu than car-load rate on potatoes was
asked for and declined by the railroads
on the ground that rates were by the
package and bad been already, fixed
for the season. The destruction of the
Ice plant at South Bocky Mount last
Spring was noted and contracts with
Wilmington, Greensboro," Fayette
ville, Norfolk, Petersburg and Sumter
to meet the deficiency in Ice supply
there was recited. The Committee
was Impressed with the opinion that
large and well equipped ice plants
should be maintained at Bocky Mount
and also at Oh ad bourn. The work of
the special agents of the Association
In New York, Richmond and Pitts
burg was commended and their -work
viewed with satisfaction. Successful
efforts to have the Express rate on
berries and vegetables to interior New
York and Pennsylvania and Wes
tern points changed from hun
dred weight to nackace classi
fication was reported. A statement
from the Carolina Fruit Package Co.,
showing that a total of 434,698 crates
had been furnished to growers from
its ten factories, waa submitted with a
note that a good many orates were
shipped from the W. Sc W. totheOhad
bourn section. From the statement,
the committee charges the company
with not living up to Its guarantee to
furnish an ample supply of crates to
each section and It Is stated that great
trouble resulted thereby. Chadbourn
growere had to haul from over-supplied
points and pay from 28 to SB "eents
when the price agreed upon was 25
and 26 cents. If the agents of the
company exacted these prices the
committee says it's up to them to ex
plain In the face of a positive assur
ance that no such thing would result
from their combination of factories.
From the report of the Business Agent
it Is quoted that 534,158 crates were
shipped from the company's territory
this season while only 434.696 crates
had been supplied to meet the demand.
Had the crop been only 450,000 crates
the committee says the shortage would
have been 15,304 crates. As It was,
with a guarantee of 450,000 crates and
an additional 50,000 for emergencies,
the company fell short 65,304. The
paragraph referring to the shortage
concludes : "But for the fact that our
growers supplied themselves, at great
disadvantage and expense, from out
side the territory controlled by this
company, the losses sustained would
have been enormous. Some complaint
was also made by the committee of
the Inadequate supply of refrigerator
cars, but the company and not the
local agent Is blamed. The Coast Line
Is commended for Its transportation
according to schedule, but connecting
lines are censured for very Inadequate
service and late deliveries. The com
pllment to the A. C. L., however, Is
not to be taken that that company Is
to be relieved one whit of the respon
slbllltyfor the delays, It being the
Initial line, the emmittee says. The
service of the F. G. E. was good
was also that of the Southern Express
Co., but the connection with the latter
was declared to have been the worst
In years. The official organ of the
Association and Its editor, Mr. Z. W.
Whitehead, were commended for the
fearless course which marks the con
duct of that publication. The In
adequate facilities of the Pennsylvania
railroad on .piers 28 and 29 Is com
plained of. However, It Is noted that
conditions are Improving.
The entire work of the Association
Is summed up with satisfaction and a
deserved and happy compliment is
paid to Business Agent Bauman in
conclusion. Growers throughout the
territory are urged to co operate with
him In every possible way.
Mr. Banmaa's Repfrt.
Mr. Bauman, In his report to the
Board of Directors, says that the
acreage of strawberries the past sea
son was 6,835, against 6,474! the year
before an Increase of 860 acres,
which waa mainly In the Chadbourn
section and contributed largely to the
Immense output from that point
this season. Despite the only normal
acreage and the ravages of the weevil
la the W. Sc W and A, & Y. sec
tions, only a slight decrease of the
yield was noted there While some
iacrease Injlhe Chadbourn section was
anticipated, Mr. Bauman says several
serlons losses occurred there on ac
count of the shortage of crates. The
season opened very much later than
the year preceding, the first crate of
berries having' gone'; forward from
Bocky, Point April 9th and the first
refrigerator ear from : Chadbourn
April 16tb. The, season closed , with
the last refrigerator ear from Mi.
Olive May 27tb, giving the terri
tory only. 48 days of shipping, com
pared with 82 days the season before.
During the season 2,158. refrigerator
cars were shipped In 41. days against
only 1,975 ears In 68 days in 1903. The
notable shipping event of the season
was the movement of 232 loaded can
on May 10th, of which number 112
were from the Chadbourn section, 102
from the WI A W. and A. & Y. terri
tory, all loaded with strawberries,
while 18 ears of berries and vegetables
came from the N- E. B. B. section. In
addition, 85 empty ears were Initially
iced on that date, making In all 267
refrigerator cars iced and jre-lced at
Bouth Bocky Mount .and . forwarded
between 5 A. M. and midnight the
same day. Nine hundred and 50 tons
or nearly two million pounds of ice
were put Into the cars. Hardly a hitch
occurred in handling the Immense
business by the Befrlgerator Co.,
which did everything possible to fa.
cllltate the movement. The motive
power of the A. O. L. was taxed to its
capacity on rush days but everything
went through on schedule. Delays were
however, of frequent occurrence be
yond the Coast Line . proper. Few
complaints of the refrigerator service
were made, a shortage of ears at
Chad bourn at ob tinae being relieved
by a shortage of crates. The Southern
Express Company service on the A.
0. L. was good, but the service on its
connection with the Adams Express,
was uniformly bad, especially at
Washington. The reault-of several
conferences - with several of the
Adams' officials In Philadelphia was
anything but satisfactory. The Ice
situation on one or two occasions was
dangerous, but the A. O. L. and re
frigerator company came to the relief
and every Ice factory in the territory
was called upon to supply the defi
ciency. The distribution of the crop
this season was even superior to 1903
and embraced many new markets. At
no time was there a glut of any mar
ket, although dally shipments for
quite a period were almost startling.
On the big day, May 10th, 214 cars
were distributed as follows; 40 to
New York, 29 to Boston. 21 to Phila
delphia, 20 to Pittsburg, 16 to Buffalo,
9 to Newark, 7 to Providence, 6 to
Cleveland and the remainder to other
points in from one to five car lots,
The distribution was equally as good
on other big days. - The dally bulletin
sent out from the junction office at
South Bocky Mount were of incalcula
ble benefit In contributing to an equi
table distribution. The necessity for
the appointment of agents at New
York, Pittsburg and BIchmond was
set forth and the way the condition
waa met by the Executive Committee
Is commended. Reports from the spe
cial agents, J. O. Bowden, In New
York, G. T Flynn, in Richmond, and
J. J. Bowden, in Pittsburg, are ap
pended to Mr. Bauman's report.
A statement Is given showing the
movement of " strawberries, as a
whole, from the various sections, by
Express, refrigerator and ventilated
cars, with the number of crates ship
ped from each section, average num
ber of crates per acre, average loading
per ear, number of the various kinds
of cars. Increase and .decrease of the
production In each section and a gen
eral average of the shipment
Excerpts from the statement have pre
viously been published. The- net In
crease Is shown to be 54,985 crates as
follows: Chadbourn belt, 53,246 crates;
A. & Y. section, 279; Northeast rail
road, 2,373 crates. A decrease of 913
crates Is shown from the W. & W.
section.
The shipment of lettuce last Winter
and this Spring was approximately
80,000 paokages; beans, peas, radishes
and other vegetables, 126,570 packages ;
dewberries, 11,443 crates; Irish pota
toes, 102,018 barrels; cantaloupes, 90,
916 packages. Total packages, 899,504
It Is estimated that the 'average gross
price of strawberries was $2 per crate,
yielding the growers,- from that
source alone, the handsome sum
of $1,097,418.00. Of that amount
fully 65 per cent was paid to growers
by commission men on the spot, Con
servative estimates place the value of
other products at $660,875.00, bringing
the grand total of vegetables and ber
ries to $1,758,293.00. The growers are
to be congratulated upon the results
the past season and the system of or
ganization under which they work.
Complimentary reference is made to
the recent annual meeting of the Amer
ican Fruit and Produce Travellers'' As
sociatlon In this city and the full text
of the President's annual address upon
that occasion is incorporated in Mr.
Bauman's report. The objects of the
Traveller' Association are heartily
commended by Mr. Bauman.
With thanks to officers andTmembers
of the Association for courtesies ex
tended, Mr. Bauman concludes his re
port with a pledge to still furthered
ranee me cause in tne future.
A dispatch from Asheville on
Saturday says: In this congres
sional district the Brownlow good
roads bill will be made a very prom
inent If not the paramount issue
during the approaching campaign.
Congressman Gndgers maiden
speech in the House of Bepresenta
tives was devoted to urging na
tional aid in the construction of
good roadswhile he gave the sub
ject much attention In his speech
of acceptance ox the congressional
nomination at Henderson last June.
Judge Ewart la opposed to the bill,
and the Bennblican executive com
mittee la having Circulars printed
attacking the position ox Mr. ttud-
ger, while the literary bureau oper
ating under, the direction of the
committee has procured a cartoon
with which to emphasise the con
tents of the circular.
If the anti-saloon league can go
to the primaries and nominate its
candidate no one can object, but it
cannot expect to shove one through
the convention when some other
fellow gets the most votes. Dnr
ham Herald.
Baantha
BJgaatara
i lhe Kind Yoa Han Always
DROWNING DIS FATE
Finding of Horse, and Buggy in
the Northeast River Un
v veils a Mystery.
WHERE IS THE OCCUPANT f
Sappesed.Tkat R. B. Bailer, Travelllsf
Mat, Weal to Watery Grave Hear
Castle . Haynes Last Week :
Papers Identify the Mae.
Drownlngwas undoubtedly the fate
of B ,H. Butler, a wel Iknown
travelling man, whose horse and
buggy, the latter upside down.
were found floating and lodged
In the Northeast river against a
pier of the railroad bridge at Castle
Haynes Sunday afternoon. Mr. But.
ler represented his brothers, compos
ing the firm of Butler Brothers, of
Beldsville, N. 0., and It is supposed
that while attempting to ford the river
Instead of taking the ferry, the horse
got beyond his depth, and In the swift
current there, both the man and beast
were drowned. Mr. Butler travelled
almost exclusively by private con-
mmm mm a A a I
veyance, seiung aireet ro me
retailer and not to the job
ber, necessitating very long drives
through strange country to-isolated
places. Mr. Butler waa at Burgaw
about the middle of last week and had
probably started to Wilmington. Be
lng unacquainted with the country,
the natural theory Is that he drove
right Into the river and didn't find out
his mistake until It was too late.
The discovery of the horse and
buggy, lodged In the river, was by a
small boy who happened to be playing
on the river bank 8unday afternoon.
He hurried to lnfarm Mr. Shearln,
Mr. J, T. Larklns and 'others of the
neighborhood and a flat was taken
from the lumber mill near by. The
horse was still harnessed to the top
buggy and was somewhat swollen. In.
dlcatlng that he bad been in the river
a day or two. The animal was cut adrift
and the buggy was brought ashore. It
bore the mark of a Wilson, N. C, car
riage builder and all the contents had
been washed out except a valise
which was fastened under the seat
and which contained tobacco samples
and a number of articles of clothing,
some letters and papers, razor and
soap, comb and brain, all neatly
packed. The Identity of the man and
the house for which he travelled waa
made known from letters in the case.
Mr. J. T. Larklns Immediately tele
graphed to the brothers of the misting
man, but they knew nothing of the
whereabouts of the traveller and asked
Mr. Larklns to make all possible
search for the body which had not
been discovered last - night It is
hardly possible that the man could
have escaped as he would have made
his presence known at some point.
Mr. Larklns will hear further
from the Butler brothers and will drag
the river In an effort to get the body.
The nearest ferry above Castle
Haynes Is what is known as "Lane's
Ferry," 12 miles further up, In Pender
oounty, but it hi not thought the horse
and buggy could have floated as far
down as Castle Haynes without being
caught In some way. Very little is
known of Butler in Wilmington. One
of his brothers is expected at Castle
Haynes to-day.
SAFE BLOWERS AT CLIN ION.
Pestofflce Robbers Qot in Qood Work
There Before Day Yesterday.
Mr. J. L. Tyndall, of Sampson
county, who arrived in the city yes
terday, brought news of the burglary
of the postoffice at Clinton night be
fore last or early yesterday morning
before day. Entrance was effected by
breaking in the front door and the
Safe in the office was blown open with
dynamite. All the money and stamps
deposited in the safe were taken, but
the amount is unknown. The door
of the safe was not torn off ita hinges
bat the charge of dynamite blew out
the lock. There Is no clue to the rob'
bers. An unsuccessful effort was made
about a year ago to dynamite the same
safe. The postmaster at Clinton is
Mr. D. P. Danerson and he is much
distressed over the affair, having, In
addition to the postoffice fundi, suf
fered a personal loss.
farrent Boasd Fleet
OapL Hagerthy, of the schooner
"Sedgwick," which came in yesterday
from a 88-dsy voyage from Philadel
phla with cargo of fertilisers for the
Wilmington compress warehouses,re-
ports having spoken SO of about twice
that number of vessels bound south
and detained north of Hatteras On
account of the phenomenally strong
head current which maritime writers
have been at a loss to explain for some
time. Oapt. Hagerthy aays some of
the vessels have been tied up for six
weeks on aocount of the phenomenon.
Oapt. Hagertby's vessel was the first
to stem the current and reach her des
tination, though one of the most un
satisfactory, Capt. Hagerthy says, he
ever sailed.-
MR. ClRl BERQER DEAD.
Well Kaswa I fttzea Coaoected With the
A. C. L. Shops la Wllmisgtov.
Goldsborb Argtu, 15th
News waa received in this eltv . tMa
afternoon by wire, just as we go to
press, of the death of Mr. Carl Berger,
which occurred at the A. O. L. Has
nltal at Boekv Mount aome limit tm
afternoon. Mr. Bereer had been con
fined there about two weeks and un
derwent two operations and died from
the effect of the last one as above
siaiea.
Mr. Berff er was WH k-Bnarn In tMa
city, where he had many friends, and
waa at Drower-in-iaw OI Mr. W. (.
Britt, our efficient Register of Deeds.
If P. Birmr at AM tfmn halii-J nnnl.
tlon at the Furniture Factory in this
city, where he was held In high es
teem oy dim associates. Tne remains
will be brought to this city to-morrow
for burial.
UPT. 0LENN IN 8UI0H
aires an Oration tptn tils Arrival fhet e
: YesterdaySpeech Last Might, r.
: j&eeial Star Tdearam.1
Balbi tB N. C. r Aug. 17. Oapt. B;
a Glenn, the next Governor of Nortn
Carolina, was royally entertained by
the Parker-Glenn Club of Wake
county here today. ' He was here to
discuss the Issues of the campaign In
Metropolitan Hall to-night. lie was
met at union station at 11 o'clock this
morning by officers of the dub, state
officials and officers of the city and
county and escorted in an elaborate
Jrocesslon via the State eapltol up
'ayettevllle street to the Yarborough,
where be is being emenawea. xne
coach In which the next Governor
rode was drawn by four iron gray
horses and was preceded by a band
wagon. Club and Btate ana county
officials followed In carriages and
Glenn was given a perfect ovation
all along the crowded streets.
Oapt. Glenn discussed issues or me
campaign to-night, being greeted by
an immense audience. State and
national issues were treated with that
force characteristic of the man. He
declared his special prayer while
Governor will be for thorough har
mony between canltal and labor and
his hobby will be travelling as much as
Gislble throughout tne lengtn anu
eadth of the land, telling of the
wonderful resources of this State aad
inviting people of other States to caat
their lot in North Carolina.
The trustees of Wake Forest Col
lege to-night accepted the resignation
of F. Mordecal as assistant professor
of law. the resignation being in order
to become dean of the law school to
be established at Trinity College.
SURPRISE WEODISQ LAST NIQHT.
Miss Qenevlsve Pearaall Jeaea the Bride
ef Mr. John A. Harris.
It Is a delightful little surprise which
Miss Genevieve PearsaH- Jones and
Mr. John A. Morris, both ' popular
young people of Wilmington, have In
store for their friends when this an
nouncement comes under their ob
servation this morning. At 9 :30 o'clock
last night,' at the parsonage of the
First Baptist church, tbey became
man and wife In a quiet, but very Im
pressive ceremony, performed by the
pastor, the Rev. Fred D. Hale, p. D.
The engagement of Miss Jones and
Mr. Morris has been announced for
some time but the culmination of the
happy event was not expected by their
friends until Fall. However, con
gratulations are In order at the present
and Mr. and Mrs. Morris are receiving
them an hundred fold.
The. bride is the attractive young
daughter of Mr. Sol. J. Jones, late of
this city, but now a resident of Kin
ston, N. O. The groom Is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Morris, of Wll
mlngton, and has the responsible posi
tion of chief engineer at the Indepen
dent Ice factory. They will be at
home for the present at the home of
the groom's parents. No. 412 Princess
street.
lhe Greek at Supper.
Some one saw smoke arlsiog from
the roof of the I. Shrler building at
Front and Princess street laat night
and sent In a telephone alarm to the
department. The apparatus turned
out In a jiffy and a great cr,owd col
lected. Chief Bchnlbben went up to
Investigate and found a Greek family
I living on the third floor. Supper was
being prepared and the man of the
house couldn't understand why he
couldn't cook a morsel without causing
all the commotion in the streets, the
clatter of horses' hoofs and the clang
ing or onus, uaier ecnnioben gave a
dissertation on the evils of being too
hasty in turning in alarms and the
apparatus departed. The smoke came
from the Greek's cook stove. -
Seminole at Charleston.
Tuesday's News and Courier says:
"Afier having - had i pleasant run
down the coast the revenue cutter
'Seminole,' recently assigned to the
Charleston-Wilmington station to take
the place of the 'Forward,' which was
sent further south, came into the har
bor yesterday and anchored in the
stream off the Custom House wharf.
The vessel came here from Wilming
ton, N. 0., where it has been for the
last few weeks, and though none of
the officers came ashore last night, it
Is understood that the new vessel will
make this port the base of operations
for some time to come."
Ihild Bsdly BsrneJ.
Marie, the little five-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Benton, No.
R13 North Fifth street, was severely
burned early-yesterday afternoon as
the result of Ignition of matches with
which the little girl . and other chil
dren were playing and which set fire
to the clothing of the little girl. At
last accounts the patient was reatlng
easily but she Is badly burned about
the
body.
-4 A dispatch from Durham on
Tuesday says: It looks now as If
the prohibition fight is to be waged
here again the -coming campaign.
The Republican party is forcing the
issue. In a circular that Is intend
ed to fight J. Crawford Biggs, Dem
ocratic nominee for the House) the
issue is drawn and the defeat of
Biggs is asked because he is a pro
hibitionist. The letter of Mr. J.
VV. Bailey, published in to-day's
papers, has been read and discussed
here a great deal to-day. This be
ing followed closely by the circular
against Biggs draws tighter the
Issues of the camgalgn.
New Rival" Black Powder Shells
are made for good shooting
mi . .
a acre is no guess work when your gun has a " New Rival" j
in the chamber: for it's the kind of Rrin that fan alwiivB
be depended upon to shoot
swvai sneiis are sure-fire, give good pattern and pene
tration and cost but little more than cheap inferior makes.
wnubn ..THEM AND
v. tlieCU ED TO HIS INJURIES.
Benlx House OneM Barned Two Months -..;
Ate Died Here Sunday Moroioj.
Mr. A 8. JZemp, . a prominent
young business man of Ellzabethtowu
N. C, died at 1 'o'clock Sunday morn!
lng at the Jamea Walker Memorial
Hospital. About two monUis ago Mr.
Kemp came to WUmlngtoa and wis
a guest at the Bonitz Hotel. At i
o'clock that night some of the guests
were awakened by loud screams com
ing from Mr. Kemp's roomapd, run
ning in, found the young man's cloth
ing on fire. The lamp bad not been
burning, but a full box of matches
on the table by the bedside had bee a
Ignited and the table cover was on fire.
Mr. Kemp has never been able to ex
plain the occurrence, aahe was asleep
and was so n'ery badly burned that he
was only semi-conscious for a long
time afterward. The skill of the best
physicians and tender nursings of .
loving mother, brother and sister, have
been exerted to the utmost, . but lu
vain, and Bunday morning he passed
away.
The remains were sent to Elizabeth-'
town Bunday afternoon for interment!
FIRED UP0M BY BURQLAR.
Mr. T. H. Wllllane, of ffrealy, Surprised
Rebber asi Was Shot Last Nlfbt.
Returning from an Ice cream party
about 11 o'clock laat night, Mr. Thos.
H. Williams, a prominent young mer
chant of Oroniy, N. C, beard some
one in his store and went in to inves
tigate. He found Inside a negro bur
glar, who, finding his way- of egress
blocked, fired upon' the merchant,
shattering his elbow. The negro madn
good bis escape. Dr. T. V. Moore, tif
Phesnlx, was summoned and will pro
bably attend the ' injured man this
morning. No further particulars were
learned last night.
WESTERN MEN AT ES0PUS.
UrilBf Jadfe Patker to Go on Slotngloi
Tsar sad Visit All Donbtlol Slates.
He Will Consider the Matter.
Bi Telegraph to tne Morning Star.
Esorus,N. Y., Aug. 17.-Nearly
erery delegation arriving at Rose
mount from the West urges Judge
Parker to go on a stumping tour din
ing the campaign and to visit all doubt
ful States. This was the object of a
visit to-day from G. V. Menzles, or
Mount Vernon, Indiana, and John
Bpencer, of Evansville, Ind. So much .
encouragement was received that they
remained over-night at Judge Parker's
home to discuss the subject of a West
ern trip. Judge Parker determined
soon after his nomination by the 8t.
Louis convention that 'he would con
duct his personal campaign from Rose-
m mi nt Villi .IniiA tha iaH RaHtn ....
emoniea so much pressure has been
brought to bear upon him that be has
promised to give the invitation serious
consideration.
The suggestion has been made that
Judge Parker extend his trip to the
St. Louis Exposition, to take In a
number of cities in Indiana and other
States that are regarded as doubtful
by the Democratic congressional man
agers, The prohibition situation has
reached an acute stage in Fayette
ville and much feeling is engender
ing, which bids fair to intensify into
bitterness before the political cam
paign is closed, The sheriff of the
county summoned the mayor of the
city, the attorney and three alder
men to testify as to the enforcement
of the prohibition law in the court
of a justice of the peace, and the
subpoena calls by name three places
that are alleged to be "blind tigers,"
all in close touch with the very heart
of the town. It is a situation which
la deplorable and yet it has its funny
side, too. Three white men were ar
rested Friday, charged with selling
whiskey.
Salisbury Sun, Aug. 16: The
bodies of the unfortunate men who
were caught in the Barringer mine
Thursday afternoon by a cloudburst
are still at the bottom of the mine,
with but little prospect of their re
covery for several days yet. The
work of pumping the water has pro
ceeded slowly for the past two days
and another pump, In addition to
those already in - use, was put to
work this morning. -
- Charlotte Observer, Aug. 10:
Mr. J. M. Beattle came into town
yeBterday with some small stones, of
which he gave one apiece to Messrs.
Leroy Davidson and John P. Ross
These gentlemen took their presents
around to tho mint and found them
to be worth about $30 each. As
Mr. Beattle says there are plenty
more such stones lying around his
farm, it la possible that Charlotte
will become a second Klondike in
the near future.
Snlelda Prevent.
The startling announcement that a
preventive of suicide bad been discov
ered will Interest many. A run down
system or despondency invariably pre
cede suicide, and something has been
found that will prevent that condition
which makes suicide likely. At the
first thought of aelf destruction take
Electric Bitters. Il being a great tonic
and nervine will atrengthen the nerves
and build up the system. It's also a
great Stomach, Liver and Kidney reg
ulator. Only 50c. Satisfaction guar
anteed by B. B. Bellamy, drug
gist, t
'- ,1-.
aad good shooters shoot them. !
where the gun is held. "New
TAKE NO OTHER