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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A Busy Spot
In our store is our. glove counter.
There is a reason for it we sell
the genuine ' - .
"Kayser Patent
Finger-Tped,,
Silk Gloves.
h
each pair a
Guarantee Ticket
a new pair Free if
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the 'Mips . wear out before the
cloves. Blacks and Colors, 50c.,
'7,c, and $1.00. .
A new line ot SILK MITTS just
received, in Black' and White, all
the lengths, trom 25c to $1.00 a pair.
Don't judge of the quality by the
prices. Come closer and examine
the quality.
Dress Goods! Dress Goods!
40-inch Scotch Tweed Mixtures
with pinhead check effect. Stylish
and dressy Spring suitings for trav
elling wear in tan, brown, blue, etc.,
50 cents yard.
French Novelties in two toned
changeable effects, in green, brown
and variety of shades, 37 cents.
BLACK' DRESS GOODS.:
How do we keep, on selling such
immense quantities of Black Goods ?
Simply, we suppose, because our
assortment is about the most com
plete in town, ana our pnees are
about the lowest.
Black Creponsin the latest weaves
in Silk and Wool and Mohair and
wool, billow-dimple and rock effects.
40-inch' - Royattne, the newest
fabric out, 1.25 yd.
38-inch Fancy Granites, only 60
and 65c yd.
Best Black Henrietta, regular 69
cents quality, only 50c.
40 inch Henrietta, regular 1.00
quality, only 75 cents.
1.000 UMBRELLAS JUST RE
CEIVED.
AJob nothing like them ever of
fered in the city for the money.
What do you think of an exquisite
Surah Serge, beautiful handle with
silver ornament, at $1.50?
Or a Dresden handle, Surah Serge
cover, Paragon ribbed, at $1.50?
Or a Helvetia covered Paragon
ribbed 28-mch, at $1.00?
We have them at every price.
You must see them to appreciate
the value.
Come in and see those 'new Wash
Silks just arrived 37c per yard.
Richard Hatnut, the most popular
perfumer in New York City, has
made us his Sale Agents for his ex
quisite Toilet Requisites. List of ex
tracts:.
Sweet Orchids an original and
very sweet tropical odor a universal
lavonte; 50c. oz.
Wood Violet a true essence, dis
tilled trom the fresh blossoms in
Grasse, France; 50c. 6z.
Lily of the Valley extremely
dainty, delicate and true: 50c. oz.
White Lilac an exquisite extract
r ... ... - '
irom not nouse lilacs; oUc. oz.
Zanzibar Lily extracted from the
queen of allies.
white Kose, the sweetest among
Rose Perfumes, distilled " from
Kizanlik Roses, 50c oz.
Pean d' Espagne represents the
perfume of the famous scented
Spanish Leather, 50c oz.
What is Pasta Mack? Ask us.
Savon a La Fraise, Strawberry
soap, prepared from fresh straw
berry juice, 25c cake,
Guaranteed as Advertised.
A. D. BROWN,
vjcceturto BROWN & RODDICK
NO.
apt 7 tf
9 NORTH
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FRONT ST.
Notice to Truckers.
THERE is no need 'in your sending" away from
home to buy the package to pnt your various
kinds of Truck in. We are making up everything in
the way of a
Truck Package
A as low a price as they can be bought anywhere.
Come up and see our
Potato Barrel.
Over 500,000 were sold U t season to the farmers of
Virginia. Special inducements made to parties whe
wui oat our oriicix vAaKa.
Telephone No. 37. R. It. Nl MOCKS.
march SS In Wilmington, N. C.
NOTICE !
C. B.
ROTJSS et al , 1 Superior Court,
VI. V
DAVIS ft ZOE1 LER, j New Hanover Co.
By direction of the Superior Court of New Harover,
countr. all creditor of toe late firm of Davis St Zoel-
ler are hereby notified to present their claims to the
undrrnned, and make due proof thereof, on or before
bar
u oia nav OI Biav. xotro.or iqj none win uc ,u
of their recovery. FRANK H. STEDMAN,
ap7jit
Receiver.
Must Have Work.
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CRAIG. PRACTICAL TIN. SHEET-
Iron sod Pump iob workman, MS Piincess street.
I. Respectfully,
aer tf 10 F. CRAIG.
VOL. LVEHCKX 20.
OUTLINES
A motion for a rehearing of the in
come tax cases will be made. - A
contract has been awaided to the Co
lumbian Iron Works, of Baltimore, Md..
for the construction of three torpedo
boats. m In consequence of the prev
alence of yellow lever in Cuba, the Post
office Department is making arrange
ments to fumigate mails, from all
tropical countries. Overtures
have been made to the Seaboard Air
Line to end the rate war and call off the
boycott, Morganfield. the Aquia
Creek train' robber, refused a new trial.
Stevenson and McKinley the choice
of the National Committeemen of their
respective parties for the Presidency.
An ultimatum has been presented
to China by Japan, giving her one day
to answer. -Nicaragua's answer to
Great Britain's, ultimatum is so satisfac
tory that the action which the British
Government threatened to take on Mon
day next will not be taken. - A duel
was fought in Berlin between two Ger
man noblemen, in which one received a
painful though not serious wound.
The London .taz&r,reputed to be an in
spired Government organ, says that
French evacuation of Tunis must pre
cede or accompany English evacuation
of Egypt. A bloody battle between
partisans of political factions in Indian
Territory; four men killed and one man
mortally wounded; more trouble ex
pected. - - The oil excitement con
tinues with unabated intensity.
Base ball (games olaved vesterdav.
Chicago grain and .provision market.
Cotton spots and futures.
New York markets: Money on call was
offered at 2 per cent; no cotton; South
ern flour quiet and steady; common
to fair extra tl.90QS.75; good to choice
do. $2.803.25; wheat quietrm and jc
up; No. 2 red in store and at elevator
60jc; afloat 615gc; corn dull but steady;
No. 2 at elevator 56c askedc; afloat 57Jc;
spirits turpentine quiet and easy at 80)
31c; rosin dull and easy; strained com
mon to good $1.551 60.
inere s trouble ahead tor some
body. The storekeepers of Georgia
have already sold 52,000 pounds of
watermelon seed.
The Rev. Mr. Landsing, of Mass.,
might now make an engagement
with a dime museum.
One of the burning questions be
fore the Methodist Conference at
Salem, Mass., was whether ministers
might smoke without beclouding
their ministerial dignity.
They used a better quality of
grease and more of it last Wednes
day and succeed in sliding the liner
St. Paul into the Delaware from the
Cramp yards in Philadelphia.
Crude petroleum is now selling in
the oil regions for $1.47 per
barrel, the highest price reached in
sixteen years. Perhaps the Standard
Oil Trust could throw some light on
this.
Senators Voorhees and Cockrell
are quoted as saying that the Repub
licans will have control of the next
Senate. If this be so they must have
made a scoop of some ot the Pop.
Senators.
Chicago is boasting of the large
increase in the business of her post-
office lately. The fact that this
comes on the heels of the discovery
of immense counterfeiting of post
age stamps doesn't argue anything.
It is simply a coincidence.
Mr. John H. Inm&n predicts that
within five years there wil be cotton
mills enough in South Carolina to
consume half the cotton produced in
the State. When that's the case in
South Carolina and other cotton-
growing States, cotton-growers may
have something to sav about the
price of cotton they ship.
A man in Germany whose wife
skipped out got her back by tele
graphing her weight, 183 pounds, to
the officials at the end of the line.
When the train arrived there the
female passengers were all weighed
and the 183-pounder sent back to her
anxious spouse. That's a weigh they
have of doing business in Germany.
Noah Oliver, who was wounded in
the war thirty-three years ago, lost
his memory and forgot where he
lived. He has, been a roving citi
zen of the world until not long ago
it suddenly dawned on him tbafhe
formerly lived in Princeton, Ky., for
vTiirh he made a bee line and an
chored.
A London dispatch, quotes Mr.
Balfour, the conservative leader of
the House of Commons, speaking of
bimetallism, as saying "I believe the
rnmmnn sense of nations will not
long tolerate the present state of af
fairs," which indicates that Mr. Bai
fnnr is a man of level-beaded com
mon sense himself.
Last year the Mayor of Detroit,
Michigan, struck upona plan of re
lieving: the Door and at the same
time enabling them to relieve them
selves. He prevailed on the owners
of vacant lots in and around the city
to let the poor cultivate them and
raise vegetables. The plan succeeded
and the result was thousands of
bushels of potatoes, heads of cab
bage' and other truck. It is now
DroDosed to adop the same plan in
St. Louis and other cities.
In one respect the . Chinese are
ahead of the Japs. The-Chinese
dentist, it Is said, rubs4 a little pow
der on the gum over a tooth to be
removed, and then tells his patient
to sneeze, when the tooth falls otf.
This is a kind of dentistry not to be
sneezed at. The Japanese dentist
depends on the strength of his
clutch, clamps the offending tooth
between his forefinger and thumb,
and yanks it out in a jiffy. The Ja
panese operation is no secret, but the
powder performance is, and so well
the Chinese dentists guard it. that
although many attempts have been
made to find out what the powder is,
no one has ever, succeeded.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS .
Notice To truckers.
A. D. Brown A busy spot.
Heinsberger Easter cards. -
Johnson & Fore For Easter.
Hibernians Anniversary ball.
S. H. Fishbl ATE King clothier.
C. E.Gordon Suitings to order.
Stedm an & Worth Insurance.
Hall & Pearsall N. C. hams.
J. H. Rehder & Co. Straw hats.
T as. D. Nutt Bedbug interceptic.
Taylor's Bazar Our great store.
G.R.French & Son-Coming styles.
Racket Store-Woman a conundrum
W. B. Cooper N. C hams, peanuts.
Masonic Meeting Concord Chapter.
Katz & PoLVOGT-One week's offering
CRONLY& MORRIS-Desirable property
at auction.
F. H. Stedman Receiver's sale of
dry goods.
A. Shrier Going out of business
third page.
hew busotss locals.
P. H. Havden Buggies, harness.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Pertinent Paragraohs Pertaining Pnnoi-
pnllr to People and Pointedly Printed..
Mr, W. L. Norwood and wife,
of Mayesville, N. C, are in the city.
Mr. J. Herbert Lawson, of New
i one nas returned to tne city alter a
IV - -
short absence.
- Mr. Cromwell Gibbons, muni
cipal judge of the city of Jacksonville, is
a visitor in the city.
- Miss Blanche Blumenthal, from
Philadelphia, is here on a-visit to her
aunt, Mrs. Rosa Greenwald.
Deputy Sheriff R. M. Wescott
returned yesterdav from attending
Brunswick Superior Court, at South-
port. N. C
Mr. Geo, B. Elliott, who has
been attending school at Harvard, Mr.
Milton C. Elliott, who has been attend
ing Pantops Academy, and Mr. Warren
G. Elliott, Jr., of Norfolk, Va- are in the
city spending Easter with their parents.
Messrs. Walker Wooten, Chas.
C. F. Bennett, Southport; T. W. Allen.
Florence; W. G. Furlong, Newbern;
T. H. Newkirk, Whlteville; Bruce Wil
liams, Burgaw; E. Skinner. Cleveland;
J. P. Kelly, C. L. Stevens, Sam. S. Drew,
Southport; J. H. Barnes;- Winston; A. L.
McDonald, Rockingham; J. E. Taylor,
Parkerwood, were among the arrivals in
the city yesterday.
CONFEDERATE STAMPS
They Are
Benrtie, bat Tfcey
Command
High Prioes.
Those provident persons who took
care of their letters during the late war
may find it profitable to overhaul them.
The Confederate Government author
ized the issue and use of local postage
stamps and nearly every city in the
South at one time had its own stamp.
Many thousands of these were used, but
so rare are they now that they bring
very high prices. There is among col
lectors a keen demand for them and an
idea of what they will bring may be
gathered from the report of a sale which
occurred recently at the rooms of the
Philatelic Society, New York. Local
Confederate stamps sold as follows
Athens, Ga $40; four varieties of the
Baton Rouge, La- 5-cent; $11, $77 and
$80, respectively; Macon, Ga., two va
rieties, for $63.50 and $171; Lenoir, N.
C $82, and Mobile 2-cent, black, $41.50
As time goes on these curiosities will
probably increase in value. They are
already beyond the reach of everybody
but wealthy collectors.
To save correspondence, the Star
takes the precaution to announce that it
has the address of no one who buys
stamps; but it is probable that letters of
inquiry to the Philatelic Society, New
York, will receive attention.
Inspecting the W. M". ft ST. B. B.
A party of gentlemen, upon invitation.
went over to Newbern yesterday to in
spect the line of the Wilmington, New
bern & Norfolk Railroad. The follow
ine composed the party: Messrs. War
ren G. Elliott, T. M. Em
L Bridgets, Geo. Rountree. Joe H. Wat-
ters, Capt. Jno. Daniel, . w. Martenis
and Chas. B. Elliott. They visited
Jacksonville, were driven around the
city of Newbern and took a trip dow n
New River, visiting points of interest.
They spent a very pleasant day. leaving
here at 7 a. m. and returning at 7 p-m
Thev renort the road in first-class
s ST
condition.
THE WEATHER.
0. S.
DEP'T OF AGRICULTURE.
ruRE. 1
Weather Bureau,
Wilmington, N. C, April
Meteorological data tor yesterday
Temperature: 8 a. m 61; 8 p. m.,53'
maximum, 70; minimum, 50; mean, 70.
Rainfall for the day .05; rainfall for
the month up to date 1.60 inches.
FORECASTS FOR TO-DAY.
For North Carolina, generally fair,
variable winds, warmer in central ana
extreme southern portions.
For South Carolina, fair in northeast
portion, westerly winds.
WILMINGTON, If. C., SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1895.
LOCAL DOTS.-
Items of Interest Gathered Here
and There and Briefly Noted.
-- For other locals see fourth page
For other new advertisements
see fourth page.
-- Kale sold in New York at 50c.
to $1.00; spinach. $1.00 to 1.50.
Receipts of cotton here yester
day 89 bales; same day last year 50 bales.
- Register of Deeds Haar issued
five marriage licenses the past week
two to white and three to colored
couples. '
At the inter state drill and en
campment to take place in Memphis
next month, $17,000 in prizes will be dis
tributed. - There was 35 feet water in the
river at Fayetteville Friday at 8 a. m.; a
fall of eleven feet in the previous twenty-four
hours. .
The " Morning Stars" and the
Evening Stars," juvenile clubs, played
ball yesterday. Score, 21 to 17 in favor
of "Morning Stars."
Cards are out for the marriage,
April 16th, of Miss Willie May Hardin,
of Ratherfordton. and Mr. Parker
Quince Moore, of Wilmington.
In Justice Bunting's Court yes
terday, David Ross, colored, charged
with stealing $25.25. was held tor trial in
the Superior Court which will meet to
morrow.
One of the largest dealers in
men's clothing on Front street, (he ad
vertises in the Star) says that his busi
ness is 50 per cent, better this season
than it was last year. .
There are fifty prisoners con
fined in the jail of New Hanover county.
Sixteen of these are held for trial in the
United States District Court which will
meet in Wilmington on the 29th inst.
- The Seaboard Air Line has
made .some further redactions in pas
senger rates, among them the following:
From Wilmington to Portsmouth or
Norfolk, $6.00; from Wilmington to At
lanta, $9.55.
Fowl thieves raided the prem
ises of Mr. S. G. Hall, corner of Eighth
and Mulberry streets, and the premises
of Mrs.Fennell adjoining Mr. Hall's, Fri
day night and carried off a number of
chickens.
Subscribers to the American
Encyclopaedic Dictionary are reminded
that they can have the 49 parts bound
in four volumes in the best law sheep,
for $2.00 pet volume, by sending them
to the Star office.
Eva Gilbert, the 12-year old
daughter of Mr. C. H. Gilbert, was run
over accidentally with a bicycle by Mr.
Frank Risley while turning the corner of
Third and Wooster streets yesterday
morning and received some bruises
about the head and face.
The Stab is glad to hear from
Rev. Mr. Peele that the entire debt of
the Brooklyn Baptist Church has been
paid and the mortgage cancelled. This
will make a good text for the honored
pastor to-day, and a subject for hearty
congratulations on the part of his de
voted congregation.
The 30th anniversary ball of
the Hibernian Benevolent Society will
be the important event to-morrow nightj
The Committee of Arrangements, con
sisting of Messrs. T. Donlan, John Bar-
ry, M. O'Brien. Robert Green, T. Tor
py, Sr., John Furlong and John W. Reil-
ly, have made all necessary preparations
for a most enjoyable occasion.
STEA-L&'eSOATAH.
Arrived Yesterday Cargo Badly Damaged
Borne Fifty or Seventy-five Tons of
Freight Thrown Overboard to Idghton
the Snip.
The Clyde steamer Croatan arrived
here yesterday morning at 4 o'clock, and
the work of discharging what was left
of her damaged cargo was at once com
menced, and at the same time her pumps
were set going and she was soon free of
water. Before nightfall all that was left
of the cargo, mnch of it In a more
or less damaged condition, had
been taken out. Mr. Smallbones,
the agent, said that the goods in the for
ward hold were a total loss through
damage by water. The freight between
decks and the freight in the lower hold
aft was not injured. Between fifty and
seventy-five tons of the cargo, however,
had been thrown overboard to lighten
the vessel. -
The cargo was a miscellaneous one,
consisting of small lots of merchandise
of every description dry goods, cloth
ing, shoes, hats, groceries, hay, etc., etc
for merchaants in Wilmington, George
town and other places. The leak could
not be found,- and it is possible that
heavy seas that were shipped during the
gale the vessel encountered may have
caused the damage.
Captain Hansen, master of the Croa
tan, says they encountered a southeast
gale one hundred miles north of Hat-
teras, which lasted forty-eight hours,
with heavy cross seas. Monday morn
ing early found the vessel leaking with
some six or seven feet of water in the
forward hold. The pumps were set go
ing and the vessel was headed for Cape
Lookout, where she arrived Tuesday
morning and anchored to wait for better
weather, and where she remained until
Friday at 6 a. m., when she left for Wil
mington.
A board of survey will inspect the
ship to-morrow morning, j
Bblpments of Traok.
The shipping season for truck from
Wilmington is now reaching fair propor
tions, both by Express and Atlantic
Coast Line fast freight There are a
good many shipments of asparagus, let
tuce and radishes by Express, and some
of the asparagus is as fine, probably, as
any produced in the South, showing
that the lands near our Sounds are as
well adapted to the culture of this popu
lar vegetable as those of any section of
the country.
NAVAL RESERVES COURT MARTIAL,
Continuation of tno Trial of Iiteut. Wllkea
Two Westerners for the Prosecution
Testify Evldecoe Strongly in JPavorof
the Defendant.
The Court resumed its session yester
day morning at 10 a. m., with the offi
cers of the court present.
The first work of the Court was the
rcqiew of the evidence of the previous
day. When this had been completed,
Boatswain Mate W. W. Merrill, of the
Wilmington Division, and Seamen John
ston and Graham, of the same Division,
were recalled and testimony read to
them and pronounced by them to be
correct, after which they were discharged
from further attendance upon this term
of the Court.
The . direct examination of Ensign
B. S. Davis, of the Charlotte" Division,
having been closed the previous day, the
counsel for the accused proceeded to
cross-examine him. He testified that
he did not know that Wilkes had not
been anthorized to write the letters
about .the monies due the division.
After questioning some of the evidence
of the previous day he was dismissed.
R. E. McCracken being the next wit
ness called for the prosecution, was duly
sworn and gave his name as R. E. Mc
Cracken, gunner's mate, secretary and
treasurer, chairman of the finance com
mittee of the Charlotte Division of the
Naval Reserves. He was then ques
tioned by the Judge Advocate as follows.
Q. Does the Charlotte Division then
owe Mr. Latimer for the cruise of 1893 ?
A. Yes, subject to Mr. Latimer's request,
which has not been made.
Q. Why did Mr. Wilkes not forward
$5 lor each man attending that cruise ?
A. Because he had no opportunity to do
so, and therefore telegraphed his per
sonal assurance for the payment.
Q. Do you know if Mr. Wilkes was
paid $5 per man as called for by Orders
No. 12 relating to that cruise f A. He
has not forwarded the $5 per man, and
I do not know whether it was paid or
not; but I do know that Mr. Wilkes
holds receipts tor money paid Mr. Lati
mer at that time.
Q. Has Mr. Wilkes made an official
and certified report to the Charlotte Di
vision for the cruises of 1893 and 1894 ?
A. No, because it was not necessary, and
the Division did not request same. He
did made statement to the Finance Com
mittee which was entirely satisfactory to
them for the expenses of both cruises.
O. Is it the usual custom of the Char
lotte Division for Mr. Wilkes to pav out
its funds and render no statement
thereof? A. Yes, because the individual
confidence in Mr Wilkes is such that we
have never requested or desired a state
raent.
The direct examination then closed
and the witness was cross-examined by
the counsel for the accused.
Q. Do you know one Johnson Gra-
ham? A. Yes.
Q. Was he a member of the Charlotte
Division on the cruise of 1894? A. He
was.
Q. How was he made a member? A,
He was elected at a regular meeting a
few days before we came down on the
cruise of 1884 upon an application in
regular form signed by him, and vouched
for by P. V. Moody, W. F. Moody and
W. H. Allen, He stated that he was not
prepared to pay his entrance fee of $2.
Mr. P.V. Moody paid it for him. I
have not charged him the entrance fee,
but have with several months dues.
Q. Did Lieut. Wilkes at any meeting
call attention to tne tact tnat fay-
master Latimer had rendered no state
ment for the cruise ot 1894? A. He did,
O. Who comprise the Finance Com
mittee ot tne inariotte uivisionr
A. W. F. Moody,. P. V. Moody and
myself.
U. Did the Division at any time dis
cuss Uraer jno. 12 ana construe tne
meaning of what each member had to
pav on the cruise? A. It did.
u. wnat construction did tne Divi
sion put on section 4, uraers no. vtf
A. That the order meant that the mess
expenses were estimated at 50 cents per
dav. meaning tnat we were to pay ou
cents for each day in actual service on
the Nantucket. We were there only
nine days; therefore, only construed it
to mean $4.50 per man, and that mem
bers who stayed less than nine days
were to be allowed a rebate, I allowed
Mr. W. H. Allen $3 rebate, as he was on
the cruise only four days, which was
credited.
O. Why did the Charlotte Division
consider that nothing was due Paymas
ter Latimer? A. Because Lieut. Wilkes
holds receiptsf or $100 on mess dues, $15
on Battalion dues, and because they
considered that the Newbern Division
owed $22.50 for colors and the Wilming
ton Division $45 for colors, and further
held that we were entitled to the credit
for the services of four servants on the
Nantucket at $1 per day, or $86, making
a total that we claim should have been
olaced to our credit of $218.50. The
Division considered that we did owe for
188 days at. 50 cents, or equal to $94 for
mess dues; that we owed $15 for Battal
ion dues, $40 for the maintenance ot the
Nantucket for eight months trom Jan
uary 1st to September 1st, 1894, and ISO
for four months more to the 1st of Jan
uary, 1895, making a total of $169, leav
ing credit accruing to the Charlotte ui
vision, when above accounts are allowed,
of $49.50, Giving the $30 additional
mess dues claimed by counting men at
$5 each, it would leave a credit for the
Division Of 819,50.
Q. Did you ever receive any comma
nication from Paymaster Latimer in
which he gave a statement of what the
Charlotte Qivnton owed him as pay
master? A. I received a statement de
manding $30 mess dues and replied that
I would pay nothing witnout an item
ized statement; that I did not know
what the account was for; that I wanted
to know, and would not pay until I did
know. .This was on or about January
1st, This statement has never been re
ceived and Paymaster Latimer has told
me that it has not been sent.
Q. Since the cruise did you write him
in reference to the account between him
and the Division. A. As near as I re
member I received a letter stating that
he. Mr. Latimer, again called for the bal
ance due on mess dues. I replied that I
had never received any statement of the
financial account of the Charlotte Dm
sion and did not feel disposed and was
not allowed to pay without such state'
ment, and that we did not owe it, but
please to forward aa itemized statement,
and any debt shown by it would be for
warded. He stated that to this letter he
had received no reply, and that it was
the second request for the itemized
statement.
Q. Did Lieutenant Wilkes at any time
after his arrest have anything, officially,'
to do with the statement sent to Jrav-
master Latimer? A. He did not.
Q. Has Lieutenant . Wilkes anything
to do with the collections of money to
pay the rent, etc., of your Division? A,
No. sir, he never has.
Q. Under the by-laws of the Charlotte
Division, please explain to the Court
how a member of the Division could be
elected? A. Paragraph 10 of the by
laws of the Charlotte Division reads
"that active members can be elected by
ballot on the first meeting after the ap
plication has been placed on the bulletin
board. This application must be en
dorsed by three active members in good
standing and accompanied by the initia
tion fee." The latter part of paragraph
21 of the by-laws reads that "these by
laws may be suspended, for a stated
time, by the unanimous vote of the mem
bers present."
y. now was Johnson ttraham elected
a member of the Charlotte Division?
A. By the suspension of by-laws, and by
unanimous vote of the members present,
as stated earlierln the examination.
Q. Did you not write a letter to Lieut.
Wilkes stating that at a regular meeting
of the Division a motion was passed
asking Lieut. Wilkes to call an election
to fill the vacancies caused by Mr. Hun
ter's resignation. A. Yes.
Ke-cross Examination y. Was the
t irst Division awaiting a statement trom
Paymaster Latimer before giving or
ders on the Newbern and Wilmington
Divisions to settle their accounts. A. It
was.
The testimony was here closed and
the Judge Advocate' moved that the
Court adjourn nntil 10 o'clock Monday
morning, which was carried.
THEY PAY ENORMOUS PROFITS.
About the Swift Cotton Mills of Columbus,
Georgia They Mde Nineteen ptr cent.
Irkat Tear, "
With the hope that it may stiffen the
backbone of the gentlemen interested in
the movement to build another cotton
factory here, the Star reproduces be
low what a correspondent of the At
lanta Journal writes about the Swift
cotton mills of Columbus, Georgia:
The most successful and best man
aged cotton mill in Columbus had a
very modest begianlng. borne ten 01
twelve years ago Mr. G, M. Williams
and Mr. William A. Swift rented the old
Temperance ball in Columbus. They
put in it one hundred plaid looms, and
buying their yarns commenced the man
ufacture of goods. From this meagre
start the Swift mills were estab
lished. To-day it has a magnificent
plant there is none better equip
ped North or South. There are be
tween ten and twelve thousand spindles.
all ring, and of the latest patent, thirty
looms with the Jacquard attachment for
the manufacture of Mitcbelline bed
spreads and quilts, 350 looms for the
making of other goods such as Demms,
Plaids, Checks, etc. There are five hun
dred hands employed in the Swift mills.
The president is Mr. G. M. Williams,
and Samuel Salisbury is the secretary
and treasurer. It is operated by steam.
Mr. Williams tells me that the cheap
ness of coal and the cheapness of his
mill siue caused him to seek fuel instead
of water power.
The Swift Mills have always made
money since the first day the company
was organized. Its capital stock has
been increased from $150,000 to $200,
000, and it has bought more new ma
chinery than any other mill of its size in
the South. Just how much money the
Swift Mill 8 have made, and what the
amount of its surplus is, I am unable to
state. The mill last year declared an
eight per cent, dividend, I happen to
know that it made eleven per cent, over
and above the declared dividend mak
ing nineteen per cent, on the investment
all together. No one denies that much
of the success of the mill is due to its
president. Mr. Williams. He is a thor
ough master of the business. I think the
strongest indication of his policy is his
declaring an eight per cent dividend last
year and setting aside eleven per cent.
for improvements in order to secure the
latest machinery whenever he found that
his mill needed it, in fact, whenever it is
patented. '
SONS OF VETERANS.
To Meet at the W. L. I. Armory Monday
-Tight the 15th Inst.
Wilmington, N. C, April 13, 1895.
In accordance with instructions from
Cape Fear Camp, No. 254, U. C. V., I
hereby call together the male lineal de
scendants of those who served in the
army or navy of the Confederate States
of America, for the purpose ot organiz
ing a Camp of ''the Sons of Veterans'
under the auspices of the United Con
federate Veterans' Association.
The meeting will be held at the ar
mory of the Wilmington Light Infantry,
at 8 p. m., on Monday, the 15th inst.
It is the earnest desire of the Veterans
that this organization shall be perma
nently effected at as early a day as pos
sible; and I will be pleased to meet tne
Sons and Grandsons of Veterans on the
occasion.
The glorious memories of the trying
times of 1861-1865 must be preserved.
and as it daily becomes more and more
apparent that the surviving Veterans of
the death-struggle are rapidly passing
over the "Great River,"' these memories
and their preservation must be trans
mitted to our sons, with and by whom
we feel sure they will be religiously pre
served.
Those who 10m the organization will
have the privilege ot attending the
meetings of Cape Fear Camp, and hear
from the participants the thrilling
stories of their deeds, their trials, their
sufferings, and their triumphs.
Delegates from these organizations
will also be entitled to seats in the great
reunions ol all the Confederate Veterans
of the country, one of which will beheld
in Houston. Texas, May 22d to 24th
proximo, where it is expected that not
less than ten thousand battle-scarred
heroes will be present.
Wm. L. DeRosset, Commander.
A Good Kioker.
James Payn, the writer, tells this sea
sonable story: He says a young man
was paying his attentions to a "beloved
object." contrary to the wishes of her
father, "a man of thews and sinews," and
one day the latter kicked the Ioyer into
the street. In a day or two (after re
covery) he called at the house once
more. "What, again!" exclaimed pater
familias, putting on his well soled boots
for action. "No, no," cried the young
man, "I have given up all hope of win
ning your daughter; but, in consequence
of that astounding kick you gave me
'tother day, I have been requested, on
the strength of my earnest recommenda
tion to the committee, to ask you to
join our football club."
Export Foreign.
The S. P. Shotter Co. cleared yester
day the Norwegian barque Marco Polo
for . Bristol, England, with cargo of
6,778 barrels rosin, ;yalued at $9,808.
Also the Danish bargue Pahduer for
Gaston Dock, England, with 5,803 bar
rels rosin, valued at $7,687.
German barque Cw- cleared tor
Wolgast, Germany, with 833,273 feet of
lumber, shipped by W Walter.
WHOLE NO. 8,716
RALEIGH HAPPENINGS.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES IN THE
ELECTION FOR CITY OFFICERS.
Fubiio reeling Excited by tha 8. A. Ii.
Polioy in Displacing Home Employes
.With Western Men Oov. Carr Baa Be.
turned to the City The Bevenne and
Machinery Aot.
Special Star Correspondence.
Raleigh. N. C, April 13, 1895.
The Democratic Convention last even
ing was largely attended and perfect
harmony prevailed. The contest for
Mayor was sharp and long drawn out.
but the other candidate's delegates voted
for Russ unanimously when it was seen
that he was the nominee. It required
sixty-two ballots to nominate. Russ held
his 18 and Badger 17 all the way through
the contest. Marcom had eight dele
gates and they tried in vain to 'trot in'
a dark horse. They voted on eight out
siders, among whom were Major Win
der, Capt. S. A. Ashe, CoU W. . Hicks
and others. Harris' ten delegates'
changed about often, voting for each
candidate in proportion sufficient to pre
vent a nomination. Harris' men seemed
to tire towards the last, however, and on
the sixty-second ballot thev went for
Rus3 with one exception, thus giving
him the nomination. ,
Ham F. Smith won easily on the
second ballot for city clerk.
The report was circulated on the
streets here to-day that Loge Harris,
Drew Young and Jim Young, all deep
dyed Republicans, had issued a call for a
citizens' meeting Tuesday night to nom
inate candidates. AH of them claim
that they know nothing of any such
meeting. The nominees of the city, con
vention last evening are strong and pop
ular men, ana it Democrats will register
and vote.there will be no trouble in elect
ing them.
The Governor has returned from a trio
to the Eastern part of the State.
xac secretary of State to-dav received
a supply of the "Revenue and Machinery
Act." There has been a great demand
for it. There is much inconvenience
caused officials by the removal of the
State Printer to Winston,
The Seaboards policv in disDlacing
home employes by Western men is all
the talk here. Superintendent Reed
some days ago denied the statement in
an evening paper that six Western men
arrived here this week from the West,
and that he had any communication
with them at all. It has since been
proven tnat tney came bere at bis in
stance, and that he was in communica
tion with them several times. Mr. Reed
has established an unenviable reputation
in Raleigh since his short stay here. Col.
John H. Winder, General Manager
ot the Seaboard, came in this
morning from Norfolk. It is reoorted
tnatne, Keed and St. John bad a con
ference about the sudden change of
affairs and adverse newspaper criticism.
Some of President Hofiman's friends
say be very much dislikes any criticism
of the press about himself or his affairs.
He is certainly "catching it" here in
Raleigh. Many merchants have ex
pressed their determination to patronize
the Southern altogether.
THE ODD FELLOWS.
April 26 th They
Will Celebrate the 78th
of Odd Fellowship in
Anniversary
America. ,
On Friday night, April 26th, 1895,
Cape Fear Lodge, No. 2, Orion No. 67,
Wilmington No. 139, Hanover No. 145,
and Campbell Encampment No. 1, 1. O.
O. F., will meet to celebrate the 76th
Anniversary of Odd Fellowship in
America.
There will be an address by Professor
M. C. S. Noble, V. G.. of Wilminaton
Lodge, and short talks from several dis
tinguished gentlemen of ihe Order, be
sides good music. The joint committee
appointed the following officers to serve
on the occasion:
S P G P G M, R J Tones, No 2.
N G P G, G M Altaffer. No 67.
V G-.-P G, W Catlett. No 139.
Sec S G Hall, No 145.
F S J N Tacobi, No 2.
Treas P G, J L Dudley, No 67.
Warden P G, J M McGowan, No 139.
Conductor P G, B W Durham,
No 145.
Chaplain Rev W L Cunninggim, P
G, Oxford. No 229.
R S to N G L L Boone, No 2.
L S to N GP G, W T Hankins, No 67.
R S to O G R H Northrop, No 189.
L S to V G C B Allen, No 145.
R S S-Frank LaFeller, No 2.
L S S Wm Simpson, No 67.
I G B J Jacobi, No 189.
O G W H Howell, No 145.
SIXTEEN CARS BURNED.
Singular Accident to a Freight Train on
tne Manchester & Augusta B. B,
Information was received here yester
day of the destruction by fire of sixteen
cars of a freight train on the Manchester
& Augusta railroad, of the A. C. L.
system, near Pinewood, S. C. Some of
the train hands, in their efforts to save
the cars, were injured. Among them
was Mr. Jno. R. Hanby, a flagman, son
of Mr. TosI H. Hanby of this city, who
was slightly burned. The accident was
caused by an oil-tank car taking fire.
A Press dispatch from Charleston, S.
C, gives this account of the accident:
Intelligence was received about mid
day Of an unusual accident to a freight
tram on the Manchester and Augusta
road. Freight tram No. 81, consisting
of fifteen cars and one tank car filled
with kerosene oil, was burned near
Rimini, about 10 o'clock this morning.
It is said that an axle under the tank
car broke and a hole was knocked in the
tank. The oil was spilled along the
track and became ignited. Almost in
stantly the entire train was in a blaze
and it was with difficulty that one car
next to the engine and three at the rear
end were saved. The loss to the rail
road company will be very heavv, as all
the cars, eleven in number, in addition
to tne tanic car, were loaded with mer
chandise. Full particulars of the acci
dent are not obtainable, nor is the
amount of the loss known.
A Chance tor Investors.
Some valuable real estate will be sold
at auction to-morrow by Messrs. Cronly
& Morris. It embraces the fine Bank
of New Hanover building, the brick
building West of and adjoining the for
mer, and the property on the Southeast
corner of Water and Princess streets, all
of which is fully described elsewhere in
the Star. The sale is to take place at
the Court House door at 12 o'clock
noon.
The Only Six-Dollar Daily of its
Class in the State.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
One Week's Offering,
FOR THIS AND ONLY THIS
WEEK AT
Terms Strictly Cash.
116 Market Street,
Cash House.
$1.93 a beautiful Embroidered
Spring Cape, in three colors, worth
$5.00.
At 6c best 4-4 Fruit of the Loom
Sheeting, limited 10 yards, elsewhere
10 cents.
At 19c best 10-4 Sheeting,
where 30c.
else-
At 10c Galetea Cloth
elsewhere 15c.
At 37c best quality
elsewhere 50c.
and Ducks,
Wash Silks,
At 19c Cheviots and fancy weaves
double width Dress Goods, else
where 30c.
At 39c 40 -inch
elsewhere 65c.
all-wool Cheviots,
At 33c 40-irich all-wool Storm
Serge, elsewhere 60c.
At 63c Mourning Henrietta, Silk
finish, 46-inch wide, elsewhere $1.00.
At 69c Fancy Black Crepon, also
a line qf colors, elsewhere $1.00.
At 98c Extra" size Horectol
Spreads, elsewhere $1.50.
At $2.25 Extra ,Fine Marseilles
Spreads, elsewhere $4.00.
At 10c Lonsdale Cambric, first
quality, sold elsewhere tor 15c.
Great Special in Laces.
100 pieces just received in points
venesse, points black and white at
prices astonishing to all.
Do not fail to examine this line.
Corsets.
$1.50 W.! B. Coriets for $1.00.
R. & G. Corsets for 75c.
$2.50 W. B. Corsets for $1.75.
; Kid Gloves.
Treffousse Kid, the best in the
world.
$1.25 quality this week 98c.
$1.75 quality this week $1.50.
$1.50 Pearl, Gray, Black stitching.
Kid Gloves this week at 1.50.
1,000 yards Edges and Insertions
worth 30 to 40c, this week only 19c.
Kafz & Polvogi,
116 Market Street,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Given
1
Away
With every new No. 9 WHEELER
& WILSON Sewing Machine, a
complete new set of Attachments.
THE NEW NO. 9
Sewing Machine has just been placed
on tne market, its mecnanism is
perfect. It will not get out of order,
and a child can operate it with ease.
Special inducements in tbe price
of these machines for the ensuing
two weeks.
Katz & Polvogt.
116 Market Street.
Graham G. Watts,
Manager Machine Department.
Drop a postal card when yon wish
your machine repaired. An expert
machinist looks after this depart
ment. apUtf
N. C. Hams.
400 pounds N. C. Hams.
100 bushels Spanish Peanuts.
300 bushels Virginia Peanuts.
500 bushels North Carolina Peanuts.
400 barrels Flour.
800 bags Flour.
25 1-2 bbl N. C. Mullets.
All low down.
W. Bw COOPER,
Wholesale Grocer and Commission Merchant,
286 North Water Street.
ap 14 tf DAW Wilmington, tt. C
Coacflri ClaBter MO. A. M
"InMPANIONS T he Regular Convocation will
VJ ht held Monday tremor at 8 o'clock. A Special
Conrocatlon win be held immediately thereafter. By
imfer the Hih Prlwrt. Vf. A. MARTIN,
pril.M It
Secretary,
Ill 1 1
Wheeler&WiIson