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ltf AVILLIAiTl It. BEBNARS, PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT MONDAYS. EATKS OK 3UBSCKIPTIOO, IN ADVANCE. One Vear (by Mail), Postage Paid Sir M"thsv " Thrw Months, ( ti V.-ir.tn. $3 00 . 3 00 . t 50 60 jo City Subscribers, delivered in any part of 'eCitv, Twelve Cents per week. Our City Agents are not authorized to collect for more than three months advance. Eat r,d t tne lst Office at W iJminjjton, N. C, as Second Class Mail Matter. DUTLINES. Offers of volunteers in case of war are bein received at the War Department; Baron Fava is sick and was unable to take his departure for Italy yesterday. Electric motor cars in New Orleans have been abandoned as a failure. Oot.ivius Coke has been appointed Sec retary' of State by Gov. Fowle. Over 100 deaths from "grippe" are re ported out of 400 miners at the Holmes mine in Nevada. Chinese minis ters at San Franctsco protest against the appointment of Mr. Blair as Minis ter to China. Thegrip is epidemic at Oskosh and other towns in Wicon- sin to an alarming extent. Warner Miller arrived at Greytown, Nic, "n the id inst., safe and well. Tne Mer chants National Bank of Savannah, Georgia, loses $70,000 by its cashier. Gadsden, who committed suicide. -New York markets : Money easy at 3 per cent.; cotton dull; middling'up lands 9 cents; middling Orleans 9 7-16 cents; Southern flour dull and un changed; wheat quiet and lower; No. 2 red. $1 lo.3l 16 at elevator; corn dull and lower; No. 2. 78c at elevator, rosin quiet and firm; spirits turpentine steady and quiet at4l41c. Sinor Crispi, ex-Italian Premier, predicts a European war. As he is equipped with hip pocket artillery, he is prepared for it. When Italy hears from those Mon tana mountaineers and Kansas City ei Conteds she will be apt to draw i;i her horns, and sing low. Gov. Hill wants it distinctly un derstood that he is a tariff reformer, noi a tariff abolisher, and now prob ably somebody will want to abolish Gov. Hill. Harry A. Garfield, oldest son of the late President Garfield, ran for city councilman in Cleveland and was scooped by his competitor, a beer vender. When Texas divided off her 244 counties she didn't have inhabitants enough to go 'round. The census enumerators found four without in habitants. A New York capitalist has pur chased 25,000 acres of land in Geor gia which he proposes to colonize with thrifty people from the North and Europe. One of the candidates for a city office in Chicago is named Fresh water. They ought to get some more of his family and put them into the Chicago river. It is time to organize some indig nation meetings about that killing business at Morewood, Pa. There were several subjects wf foreign gov ernments cut off there. It has not yet been suggested that the McKinley tariff may be the mov ing cause of Italy's haste to get mad at this country. McKinley don't like maccaroni and doubled the duty on it. Mrs. Henry M. Stanley says she likes the South better than any other section of this country, which shows Mrs. S. to be a lady of observing powers and discriminating judg ment. Edwin Booth's withdrawal from the stage is not permanent. He sim ply proposes, at the urgent solicita tion of his daughter, to take a year's rest. He will spend the year travel ling with her in Europe. A paper "gig" is the latest kink in the U. S. navy. They have been experimenting with them, and find that while they are much lighter than wooden gigs they stand sub merging for an indefinite length of time without injury. As a feud settler the Arkansas shot gun when properly loaded and cleverly handled at short range is quite efficient. It proved so the other day when two prominent citizens of Little Rock brought ther shot guns to bear and one had his head shot off and the other was filled with lead. Hereafter the married man in Wisconsin who wants to have a dead sure thing on his wife, had better not get so far away from home that he can't get back in three years Absence for that length of time is sufficient grounds for divorce to the wife, if she wishes, without further pretceding. r VOt. XLVHI.-NO. 12. During 1890 the United States imported from Italy merchandise amounting to $20,330,051, and ex ported products to the amount of $13,048,846. A break with this coun try would be 'seriously felt in Italy. She couldn't very well afford to lose that trade, nor to look elsewhere for the breadstuffs, cotton, naval stores and petroleum which she imports from this country. If Italy wants to smite this coun try hip and thigh and bring it to its knitting with lightning dispatch let it seize our great ex-Czar Tom Reed when he gets over there. If he should play shy, pending diplomatic parley, they might inveigle him in and shut the gates so he couldn't get out. He's too hefty for a good climber. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. H. L. Fennell Harness. Jas. D. Nutt Druggist. Taylor's Bazaar Facts. A. Perry M riles for sale. E Kuhblank Bock beer. Opera House The Corsair. I. H. Hardin Cure for colds. C. W. Yates The Little Giant. French & Sons Lace Oxfords. Star Office Wrapping paper. Hall & Pearsall Sugar, flour. Brown & Roddick Just in time. S. H. Fishblate The Dunlap hat. N. C. H. B. & L. A. Annual meeting. Sam'l Bear, Sr. Cigars and tobacco. Wil. L. Ass'N-Reading from Dickens J. D. Bellamy, Jr. Sale city property PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Pertinent Paragraphs Pertaining Princi pally to People and Pointedly Printed Messrs. A. M. Woodall and W L. Radford, of Smithfield. N. C were in town yesterday. General Manager Nolan, of the Wilmington Seacoast Railroad, is wrest ling with the "grip," but if a robust ap pearance counts for anything the G. M. will come out on top. Capt. Jas. Nolan, Superinten dent of the Carolina Beach Railroad and property, was on one of his rare visits to Wilmington yesterday. He is the "picture of health." 'Squire Newman, C. F. IX, who has for several days been the victim of a mild-mannered form of er'P is now well enough to issue a warrant or re spond to the music ol the fire-alarm. Capt. Sellers, who left South- port yesterday morning, brings the gratifying information that Capt. Harper is much improved. His sickness, as stated in the Star yesterday, has not been of a serious nature, and it is con fidently expected that he will be "ready for action" in a few days. The P. P. of the Star is Dunn for. But it was his informant who led him into the error of placing Capt. B. R. Dunn on the sick list. It should have been Mai. Morrison W. Divine. Well, mistakes are sometimes unavoidable. But remember the old and touching quotation: "To err is human; to tor- give, Divine." Patent applied for. Messrs. Halstead, Andrea, Ho mans and Huestis, prominent citizens of New York, arrived here several days ago, "fatally bent on miscniei, wnicn means determined to have a good time. Having spent several days very pleas antly with Mr. Fred. Kidder, at "Ken dall," they are now enjoying the hospi tality of Mr. Pembroke Jones at his pleasant home on Wnghtsville Sound. That "Prince of good fellows," Capt. A. D. Brown, reached home Fri day night from New York, where he has been on a protracted visit in the inter est of his business. He had a very slight attack of sickness while absent, but he is all right now, and ready to raise a company of artillery, wade right across the "big creek," and knock the Italian iron-clad "Lepanto" into a cock ed hat. Treating the Orphans. The Oxford Orphan's Friend says: "Orient Lodge, of Wilmington did the handsome thing in sending two crates of oranges and one of lemons to our children. Wilmington, up to date this year, has been more liberal than any other place in providing foe the necessi ties of the well and the comfort of the sick. Three hearty cheers for Wilming ton. RIVER AND MARINE. Capt. Haskell of the schooner f.H. Cottrell, which arrived here April 3d from Navassa. reports the schooners . A. Campbell and Lena F. Dickson at that port. Also, the barquentine Freeda F. Wiley and the barque Sicilian. The Wiley was partly loaded, had lost an anchor and thirty fathoms of chain. On the 22d March, thirty miles south of Crooked Tass, spoke the schooner Roger Drury, for Boston, Miss. Morning LOCAL DOTS. Items of Interest Gathered Here and There vnd Briefly Noted. Wait 'til the war-cloudsj-oll by. You need not get your gun yet, Johnnie. The Board of Audit and Finance will meet in regular session to-morrow afternoon. The new Board of Aldermen will hold their first regular monthly meeting to-morrow night. The Register of Deeds issued only two marriage licenses the past week one for whites and the other for colored. Persons wishing to attend Brunswick Court will take notice that the Passport will leave her wharf at 9 a. m. to-morrow. Messrs. S. P. Shotter -& Co. cleared the Norwegian barque Saga yesterday, for Bristol, Eng.. with 4,129 barrels rosin, valued at $6,182.80. The interesting sketch of the late Gen. Albert Pike, which appeared in the Star of yesterday, was written by Maj. H. H. Foster of this city One of the workmen at the W. & W. railroad shops got one of his hands hurt by a piece of machinery fall ing on it, which will lay him up for a few days. There will be a meeting of the visitors of the "Ladies' Benevolent So ciety" at the residence of Mr. A. A. Willard, Orange street, Tuesday. April 7th, at 4 o'clock. - The first annual meeting of the stockholders of the North Carolina Home Building Association will be held next Wednesday night at the City Court room at 8 o'clock. The steamer Passport will open her summer schedule to-morrow, leav ing Wilmington every day except Sun day at 9 a. m., and Southport at 2 p. m. Sellers is still at the wheel. The annual meeting of the New Hanover Confederate Veteran Association will be held at the Court House to-morrow night at 8 o'clock, for election of officers for the ensuing year. About 25 barrels of clams were brought in on the Seacoast road yester day for shipment to New York. This is one of the "small industries" recently established in this section, and is a help to the Sounders. There will be fine music at Fifth Street M. E. Church, this morn ing and to-night. The orchestra music and fine singing attract brge congrega tions, and Rev. R. C. Beaman's ser mons are spoken of in the highest terms. BY RIVER AND RAIL. HeoeipU of Naval Stores and Cotton Yesterday. Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta R. R. 17 bales cotton, 12 casks spirits turpentine, 47 bbls. rosin. Wilmington & Weldon R. R. 24 bales cotton, 2 casks spirits turpentine, 86 bbls. rosin, 72 bbls. tar. Carolina Central R. R. 8 bales cot ton, 6 casks spirits turpentine, 44 bbls. rosin, 1 bbl. tar. - Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley R. R. 3 bales cotton, 31 casks spirits turpen tine. 586 bbls rosin. 9 bbls. tar. Larkins' and. Walters' flats 350 bbls. rosin, 99 bbls tar, 14 bbls. crude turpen tine. Total receipts Cotton, 56 bales; spirits turpentine, 51 casks; rosin, 1,063 bbls.; tar, 181 bbls.; crude turpen tine 14 bbls. EPISCOPAL CHURCHES. Wardens and Delegates Eleoted. The Vestry of St. John's Church met a few nights since and organized by the election of the same Wardens Dr. W. H. Green as Senior Warden and Mr. Gabriel Holmes as Junior Warden. Mr. H. G. SmaHbones was re-elected Treas urer and Mr. T. Wright Meares Secre tary. The Vestry of St. Mark's Church have elected Alfred Howe as Senior Warden and Valentine Howe as Junior Warden, both re-elections. Delegates to the Diocesan Convention are J. O. Nixon. John G. Norwood, Alfred Howe and Henry Brown, with J. H. Lane, Daniel Webster. Chas. Mallelt and Robt. McDonald as alternates. "A Long and Honored Career." Fayetteville Observer: The Wilmington Star has just passed the half-way turning on its way to the completion of its 24th year, and it is gratifying to know that its prosperity is undiminished and its influence is unim paired. No paper has retained more effectively its individuality through a long and honored career. It has been dignified and conservative without ever descending to the common-place, and has ever steadily refused to subordinate the higher aims of journalism to the latter-day newspaper sensationalism. Its enterprise has consisted in building up for itself an enviable character as a safe guide and counsellor, and its section and State could never know its true value unless they should have the misfortune to lose it. WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, ODIf BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS. WHAT THEY ARE DOING FOR WIL MINGTON. Faots and Figures of Interest to Hundreds of Headers of the Star How Small Weakly Savings Run Up Into Hun dreds of Thousands. It is safe to say that no system of sav ings by the weekly payment of small in stalments has ever been devised that so fully meets thejneeds of the masses as the Building and Loan Association; and equally advantageous is it to the bor rower of limited means, who wishes to buy or build a house of moderate cost, as he pays back his loan and interest in weekly sums so small that in some cases they are but . little in excess of the amount he would pav the landlord if he rented his house in the usual way. There are scores, perhaps hundreds, of persons in Wilmington to whom the money they pay to the Building Asso ciations is so much clear gain. To many of them this would apply even if they never received a dollar of interest, as this class, even if they do not waste their substance in "riotous living" would spend tne money in some profitless way. But after taking their stock they are compelled to keep up their weekly payments of 25 cents per share, or become subject to a fine of five cents per share for each week of default, and a forfeiture of stock if de fault is continued for a specified time. Any stockholder, however, may, at any time, sell his stock to the Association for the sum actually paid in and a large proportion (sometimes as high as three fourths) of the net profit. In view of the great importance of these Associations to the comfort and happiness of people in moderate circum stances, and of the additional fact that they are a potent factor in the growth and prosperity of the city of Wilming ton, the Star has undertaken to pro cure and publish such information as was thought to be of general interest. This information is given below ; and it is to be regretted that the most important item desired (the gross amount of receipts and loans) could not be obtained from the "Mechanics' Home," though applied for by a repre sentative of the Star. That Associa tion, however, has been in operation nearly two years, and is in a prosperous condition. The Associations are arranged in the order of their organization, the oldest coming first: The Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association, Organized August 1886. Officers C. H. Robinson. President ; J. C. Stevenson. Vice President. Directors C. H. Robinson, J. C. Ste venson, L. S. Belden, J. D. Taylor. H. C. McQueen, S. VanAmringe, R. W. Hicks, A. David, W. R. Kenan, A. D. Brown, M. S. Willard. Attorneys J. D. Bellamy. Jr., P. B. Manning. Secretary and Treasurer C. C. Brown. Number of series issued Four. 1st series August 14, 1886. 2d " May 5, 1888. 3d " June 8, 1889. . 4th " April 4, 1891. Number shares issued in each series : 1st series. 2,000 shares. 2nd " 500 " 3rd " 500 " 4th " 500 " Total amount paid in 1st series $128,912.75 2d " 23.277.01 2d " 16,616.56 4th " (1st payment not made when statement compiled.) Aggregate receipts to March 28th, all series $168,806.32 Total loans, all series 173,320.28 Instalments, 25 cents per share, paya ble weekly. Citizens Building and Loan Associ ation, Organized September 21 t, 1887. Officers W. H.Chadbourn, President; H. G. Smallbones, Vice President; J. S. Mitchell, Secretary and Treasurer. Directors W. H. Chadbourn; W. A. Riach; W. F. Williams; H. G. Small bones; J. H. Sharp; J. W. Jackson; Jas. T. Riley; G. M. Altafler; John McEntee; M. Bellamy; A. tj. Hankins; E. F. John son; T. J. Pratt. Attorneys M. Bellamy; A. G. Ricaud. Number of series Three. 1st series September 24th. 1887. 2d " October 5th, 1889. 3d " October 4th, 1890. Number of shares issued in each series: 1st series 2,000 shares. 2d " 1,000 ' 3d " 300 " Aggregate amount paid in to March 28th, 1891, on all series $158,000 Total loans on all series 136,000 Amount paid on shares of retired members 25,500 Instalments 25 cents per share, paya ble weekly. Mechanic's Home Association, Or ganized may 9th, 1880. Officers Nathaniel Jacobi, President; Col. Roger Moore, Vice President. Directors N. Jacobi, Roger Moore, D. McEachern. E. H. Sneed, T. B. Har riss, W. N. Harriss, Jno. D. Bellamy, Jr., W. H. Alderman, M. O'Brien, Walker Taylor, H. P. West, W. H. Yopo, M. J. Dingelhoef, D. C. Love, W. B. McKoy. Secretary and Treasurer W. M. Cum ming. Attorney W. B. McKoy. APRIL 5, 1891. Three series have been issued, aggre gating 1,800 shares. The People's Perpetual Building and Loan Association, Organized Sep tember 16, 1889. Officers J, G. Blain, President; F. C. Sadgwar, Vice President; A. S. Robin son, Secretary. Directors J. B. Dudley, A. J. Byrd, A. S. Robinson, Henry Turner, David Jones, Virgil Brown, Isham Quick, J. G. Blain, C. M. Martin, Rev. H". Epps, Jas. Colville, F. C. Sadgwar, Joseph S. Sharpe, Rev. J. W. Telfair.Isham Young. Attorney W. B. McKoy. Nnmber of series Three. 1st series September 28th, 1889. 2d " May 17th, 1890. 3rd " November 1st. 1890. Number ot shares issued in each series : 1st series, 300 shares. 2nd " 200 " 3rd " 300 " Aggregate amount paid in to March 28, 1891, on all series, about .'. .$3,500.00 Total loans on all Jseries about . 3.300.00 Instalments 25 cents per share, pay able weekly. This Association is com posed of colored people. North Carolina Home Building and Loan Association, Organized March 31st, 1890. Officers C. W. Yates, President; M. C. S. Noble, Vice President. Directors M. Cronly, Jr., W. H. Ber nard, A. D. Brown, W. C. VonGlahn, M. T. Davis, F. A. Newbury. W. H. Howell, C. W. Yates, C. A. McCraw, M. J. Cor bett. Martin Newman, R. R. Bellamy, John Maunder, M. C. S. Noble, B. G. Empie. Attorney John D. Bellamy. Jr. Secretary and Treasurer Frank H. Stedman. Only one series has been issued, with 750 shares. Total amount paid in $10,011.44 Total loans 16,882.00 Instalments 25 cents per share, pay able weekly. Wilmington Sea Coast Building and Loan Association, Organized Sep tember 24th, 1890. Officers M. Cronly. Sr., President; Jacob S. Allen, Vice President. Directors M. Cronly, Sr., J. S. Allen. Walker Taylor, H. M. Bowden, F. H. Stedman. T. W. Strange, C. C. Brown, Clayton Giles. S.W. Noble. C. W. Worth, J. C. Chase. Secretary and Treasurer W. M. Cu ai ming. Attorney Col. T. W. Strange. Has issued only one series so. far. There are now running 411 shares. An other series is soon to be put upon the market. Have lent all money paid in, and in addition $2,500 borrowed, say $5,061 in six months. Instalments $1 00 per share, payable monthly. Carolina Inter-State Building and Loan Association, Wilmington, N. C. List of Loass made to April 1, 1891. Loans made in Wilmington, N. C $12,300,00 New Berne. " 7,500.00 Maxton, " 1,600.00 Beaufort, " 1,000.00 Red Spring, " 2,350.00 Morehead City, " 500.00 Goldsboro. " 2,000.00 Clinton. " 1,000.00 Total Loans for first 6 months $28,250.00 They have sold to date 5.425 shares of stock, which represents a subscribed capital of considerably over a half mil lion dollars. This Association was or ganized in September, 1890. They have thirty-eight different branches in this State, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. They now have ten men ac tively at work selling stock for them. This is the only Assotiation in either of the Carolinas that can be called strictly a national Association. Have issued to date eight series as follows: Series one, 762 shares; series two, 964 shares; series three, 272 shares; series tour, 671 shares; series five, 441 shares; series six, 716 shares; series seven, 1106 shares. Series eight just begun, sold in two weeks 462 shares. Instalments payable monthly. Investment stock, seventy cents per share. Loan stock, $1.20 per share. Interest charged, 6 per cent, per annum. Officers Jno. Wilder Atkinson, Pres ident; H. M. Bowden, Vice President; E. S. Tennent, Secretary; Chas. E. Borden, Treasurer; Iredell Meares, General At torney; J. S. Watters, Superintendent of Agencies. It is safe to estimate the total loans in Wilmington at $450,000, and this sum is constantly increasing. Think of such an aggregate from weekly payments of 25 cents per share', and you will see what a powerful influence for good is exerted by the Building and Loan Asso ciation. The statement of the Southern Build ing and Loan Association could not be had for publication to-day, but may ap pear hereafter. Industrial Manufacturing Company. This is one of the most important and useful industries ever established in Wilmington. It is based on the plan of the Building Association as to payments on stock, viz: 25 cents per week on each share. The par value of the stock is $25.00 per share, which will be reached next June when the paid-up , capital stock will be $30,000. Number of shares, 1,200. The works of this Company are now running to their full capacity, with large orders ahead. The stock is already selling at a premium. TAR, WHOLE NO. 7,647 SUNDAY SERVICES. Services in John's Church to-day as follows: Litany, Sermon and Holy Communion at 11 a. m.; Evening Prayer and Sermon by Dr. Lyman, Bishop of North Carolina, at 8 p. m. Sunday School at 4 p. m. Dr. George G. Smith, of Georgia, will preach to-night at Fifth Street M. E. Church. Services will begin at 8 o'clock. The regular Sunday Services at the Seamen's Bethel will be held to-day . at 3.80 p. m., conducted by the Rev. Dr. P. H. Hoge. pastor of First Presbyte rian Church of this city. All are cordi ally invited to attend, especially seamen. Captains of vessels in port will please have this notice read to their crews and urge their attendance. The services in St. Paul's Evangel ical Lutheran Church, corner Market and Sixth streets. Rev. F. W. E. Pes chau, pastor, to-day will be held in Eng lish at 11 a. m. and at 7:30 p. m, in Ger man. All are welcome at the services. There will also be Scandinavian ser vices at 4 p. m. COLORED CHURCHES. To-day being the first Sunday in the month, the early service at St. Mark's Church will be omitted, and at 11 o'clock a. m. the Holy Eucharist will be celebrated, and sermon preached. Evening Prayer and Sermon at 8 p. m. It is proposed to repeat the Easter music. All are invited to attend, and the ushers will see that all are provided with seats. Rev. L. T. Christmas, the pastor, will preach this morning at 11 o'clock and to-night at 8 o'clock, at the Central Baptist Church, corner Seventh and Red Cross streets. He will administer the Lord's Supper at 3 p. m. Sunday School at 4 p. m. SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. Alex. Green Shot by Isham Thompson, a Short Distance Beyond the City .Limits. Information was received at the City. Hall late last night that a colored man was lying mortally wounded with a bul let shot in his breast at the corner of Seventh and Wooster streets. Upon in vestigation by Chief of Police Hall, it was ascertained that the man was one Alex. Green, and that he had been shot by Isham Thompson, colored, living: on Middle Sound nine miles Irom the city. The shooting took place about a mile from the city limits, Green and Thomas and the latter's wife being on their way home together from the city. The cause of the shooting was not definitely known but it is believed to have resulted from jealousy on the part of Thompson. The wounded man was taken to the City Hospital, and Sheriff Stedman be ing apprised of the facts called at the hospital about eleven o'clock last night. Dr. Lane, the surgeon in charge, said that Green was shot m the right breast; that there was no internal hemorrhage, and that while no attempt had been made to find the ball it was not likely that the wound would prove fatal. Later in the night deputy sheriff Wm. Sheehan and special deputy J. B. Brink ley went out to Middle Sound to arrest Thompson. operaTIouse. Eioe'a Corsair Company, Wednesday Night A Splendid Performance Pro mised. A bewildering wealth of scenery, daz zling lights, thunder and lightning effects, old gold and burnished silver, and troops of handsome girls in ravish ing costumes, is what will be seen at the Opera House on next Wednesday even ing, April 8th, when the curtain rings up for the first time here on the greatest spectacular production that has ever been presented in Wilmington, the famous "Corsair." Adjectives are in adequate to describe the dazzling suc cession of scenery and beauty. Stage picture follows stage picture with be wildering splendor. The music, like all of Rice's music, is tuneful and melodi ous, the dialogue is bright, and the comedians know how and when to ring in the funny things. Tftose who are disposed to enjoy a couple of hours or more of genuine comic opera burlesque, should make it a point to be present. Reserved seats at Yates' Tuesday. Police Hecord for March. The police records for March show that 77 arrests were made during the month whites 18 and colored 59. The Police Court fines collected dur ing the month amounted to $227 23. No pound fees were received. There were nine alarms of fire during the month. The police reported nine places of business found left open at night. Library Association Lecture. Charles Dickens is a favorite author with Wilmingtonians, and the "Old Curiosity Shop" is one of his best stories. Twenty-four pictures and quo tations from its most interesting parts will form the lecture to be given at the Library Association Rooms next Tues day night. For other local see fourth page. BATKS OP A1VJBHT1S1KU. ' One Square One Day 1 06 : " " Two Days. 1 78 " Three Days 2 50 i " " Four Days 8 00 " " Five Days S M One Week 4 OQ . " " Two Weeks 6 50 " " Three Waeks 8M ' " One Month 10 00 " Two Months 18 0- Three Months 24 Ot' Six Months 40 00 One Year 00 (V 3T" Contract Advertisements taken ol pre port tor ately low rates. Ten lines solid Nonpareil type make one square;- ', ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY. Two Boys and a Man Painfully Injured . The thirteen-year-old son of Mr. S. J. Bryan was badly hurt at the Wilming ton Cotton Mills yesterday while trying to stop the "picker" he was working at. His hand was caught in the roller, and a fellow employe attempting to knock1 the belt off caused the "shafter" to fall.; mangling young Brvan's left hand and arm. Herbert, the sixteen year old son of Mr. George Peterson, was severely hurt yesterday at the Industrial Manufactur ing Co.'s works. He was feeding one of the saws when the board he put in flew back, striking Peterson in the stomach and knocking him senseless. He remained unconscious for half an hour, but recovered with medical atten tion, and last night was much better. Mr. Cooper, Sr., employed at the saw mill of Messrs. S. & W. H. Nortfirop, was struck on the elbow by the shaft ot the engine, yesterday, and painfully, though not seriously injured. Confederate Veterans' Encampment. Col. E. D. Hall returned yesterday from his visit to Raleigh on business connected with the encampment of Con federate veterans which it is proposed to hold at the State Guard encampment grounds this summer, immediately after; 1 the encampment of the State troops. Gov. Fowle proffered his aid and assured Col. Hall that he would do all in his power to mase tne gatnenng ol tne veterans a most pleasant and enjoyable affair to all concerned. Cure for "La Grippe." Dr. Mortimer Grant, of London, Eng., cables physicians ot Chicago to try five grains of camphor in twenty minims tincture of iodine, andv one drachm of glycerine with syrup, frequently, for in fluenza. Strong meat juice is also re- : commended. No antipyrine. Experi-. ments will be made with this prescrip- tion by Chicago physicians in an effort to check the unprecedented ravages of the grip. Yesterday's "Weather. The weather records of the Signal Office give the following report of the range of temperature, etc., yesterday: At 8 a. m 46u; 8 p. m.. 40"; maximum temperature, 53; minimum, 42; average 48. Prevailing wind, northwest. Weather Forecasts.. The following are the weather fore casts for to-day: For Virginia, North Carolina. Eastern Florida and Western Florida, slightly colder, fair weather, northwesterly winds fair on Monday, SECRETARY OF STATE. Ootarius Coke Appointed to the Position. Special Star Telegram. 1 Raleigh, April 4. Gov. Fowle to day appointed Octavius Coke, Esq., Secretary of State, to succeed Hon. Wm. L. Saunders, who died on Thurs day last. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. OPERA HOUSE . THE PRODUCTION OF THE SEASON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, THE GREAT SPECTACULAR COMIC OPERA, THzl Corsair. "A Dream of Oriental Magnificeocf ." BRILLIANT SCENIC EFFECTS, MAGNIFICENT COSTUMES. ELABORATE PR0FERTEB8. X Great Cast of 40 Artists. Prices as usual. Reserved seats at Yates' Tuesday, ap 8 tf R Portner BREWING COMPANY. BOCK BEER!! Will be ready for delivery by the Wilmington Branch s On Saturday Morning, April 4, from the Depot, corner 8th and j - Ir Brunswick streets. E. KUHBLANK, MANAGER. ap 4 lw