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OUTLINES.
.-Populists in Edgecombe have taken
down their ticket; negroes are at sea
and have about given up. The
American commissioners in Paris
have officially notified the Spanish
commission that the purpose of the
United States is to take the entire
group of the Philippines; the Span
iards are given until Friday to frame
a reply. The Maria Teresa, one
of Cervera's ships, is en route from
Cuba to the United States under her
own steam. (The greatest activity
prevails in British naval circles; or
ders baVbeen Received to prepare
the volunteers and reserves for imme
diate mobilization; it looks as if a
crisis was approaching. Jim
Young, the negro colonel of the
Third N. C. colored regiment, is in
command of the brigade of which his
regiment is a part, at Knxville, Tenn.
N. Y. markets: Money ou call easy
atli2 per cent., the last loan being at
li per cent. ; cotton dull; middling up
lands 5 5 16c; flour dull and nomi
nally steadier; wheat spot steady;
No. 2 red 76c: orn spot firm; No,
2, 39c. ; rosin steady; spirits turpen
tine easy at o$ 2oSic. .
WEATHER HEPORT.
L" i EP'T OP AtiaiCCi.TCaE, J ;
Weathke Bcreac,
WlLMIXQTON, N. C Oct. 31. )
Temperature : 8 A.M..46 d;7-; 3 P. M.,
50U?g. ; maximum. 56 deg. ; minimum,
44 deg. ; mean, 50 deg.
Rainfall for the day, ; rainfall
since 1st of the month up to date, 7.56
inches.
Stage of water in the river at Fay
etteville at 8 A. M.. 10 feet.
'.vkathsr oosDmoire.
The high area of barometric pressure
has nuved rapidly eastward during
the day and is now central over East
ern Tennessee. Throughout the up
per lkes and the western districts
taere h:is been a decided fall in press
ure since morning, and a storm area,
central ia S uth Dakota, is spreading
rapidly towards the Mississippi valley.
It is acc mpamed by much higher
temperature over the West and North
west, OJt uo precipitation has as yet
occurred with it It ts cooler than on
last evening ia the Atlantic coast and
Gulf States. The weather is generally
cloud v in the Ohio valley. Lake region
and the extreme West and North
west; elsewhere clear weather pre
vails Brisk to high southerly winds
prevail to lnght west of the Mississippi
vallev and in the upper Lake region,
and huh northerly winds at New
York auJ over Southern Florida.
COTTOX REGION BX7LLBTDI. ;
For the twenty-four hours ended at
3 A. yesterday:
It was warmer over the eastern dis
tricts and much colder in th Missis
sippi valley and western districts, with
killing frosts throughout the Mem
phis district. The temperature fell
sharplv durins the nieht east of the
MisstsiipDi valley. Generally clear
weather, with showers, in the "Wil
mington and Montgomery districts.
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY. :
For North Carolina Fair ; warmer!
fresh uortherl winds.
Port Almanac Nov. 1.
Sun Rises C.22 A. M.
Sun Sets 5.03 P. M.
Day's Length 10 H. 41 M.
High Water at Southport 9.21 A. M.
High Water. Wilminerton 11.00 A. M.
So far as known Dan Rus3ell ha3
not yet recanted hi3 opinion of that
"old fraud" Dockery. ;
The Pillager Lndians of Minne
sota have very great respect for the
Krag-Jorgensen rifle, which laid
some of them out. J.heviLOunce.
it a cracker.
fah people do not seem
to be stuck on the postal card. Of the
3,318,723,000 packages, the British
Postoffice handled last year only
1,294,216 were postal cards.
Aluminum books are the latest sug
gestion. A Frenchman says he can
roll aluminum so thin that it can be
bound in books for ledgers, &c,
which would be lighter than paper
books of the same size, and are prac
tically indestructible.
The friends of a young man in
Kentucky are demanding , 10,000
damages from a druggist who sold
him poison with which he killed
himself. If the recover the young
man dead may prove to be worth
more than the yrong man Hying.
Gov. Tanner, of Illinois, is on his
mettle and says if the coal min
operators undertake to run, any more
nigger miners from the South into
(his Stats he will meet the trains
they come onj at the State line
' with Gatling guns and blow 'em to
pieces. , ;
That Chicago egg inventor doesn't
try to counterfeit the work of the
hen, but makes a powder from milk
which takes the place of the egg in
cooking and has the advantage of
not being knocked out by age. A
pint of the powder, which weighs
about a pound, is equivalent to six
and a half dozen eggs.
The sequestered E mperor of C hina,
who ha3 been "assassinated" several
times lately, is now said to be
wrestling with a case of Bright'e
disease. With this and the Dowager
Empress eyeing him, and "red" pills
liable to be dropped down into him
at any timespro8pects are not
as bright afi they migfctjbe.
j BOT FOR VICTORY.
The nomination of, Messrs. George
Eountree and Martin S. Wi lard for
the House of Representativ is com
pletes the Democratic ticket for
New Hanover county. Both these
gentlemen are well known citizens
of Wilnyngton one, a " leading
lawyer, and the other an able and
successful bnsiness man. Now let
the white men of Wilmington see
that the full Democratic ticket car
ries New Hanover county. Make a
clean sweep. Roll up a majority for
the Judicial, Congressional, County
and Legislative candidates. Above
all things else, see that our candi
date for Senator from New Hanover
and Brunswick is elected. This is
more important than all the other
offices combined. We are sure of
the House of Representatives; but
it may be that the control of the
Senate will depend on the election
of the Senator from this district.
Go to work, white men. Make
arrangements to poll every Demo
cratic vote in the county. We must
determine that the Senator shall be
a Democrat.
As to a Republican county ticket,
or any other county ticket
named in the interests of the
Republican party, the man or
men who undertake to place
such a ticket in the field may as
well understand that no violation
of the understanding already reach
ed will be tolerated for one moment.
Thi3 is the plain truth.
Semi-occasiotnally the Republican
organs of New York rise to remark
that the "Republicans have waked
up." They would be the Rip 'Van
Winklest kind of sleepers if they
didn't wake up with the prodding
the Democrats are giving them.
A Sorosis society of Chicago wants
to know if America is to become a
military nation. We don't know,
but it wouldn't require much provo
cation to make the boys fly to arms,
if the Sorosis said so.
Experiments with the sugar cane
have proved so successful in Dela-.
ware that its culture may be exten
sively engaged in. They can get
more sugar to the aero than the Cali
fornians can from beets.
It is said that trains will be run
ning through on the trans-Siberian
railroad from St. Petersburg to
Yladivastok, on the Pacific, a dis
tance of 8,000 miles, by 1903.
Gore is the name of the poor
blind man whom the Populists in
one- of the Texas districts have
nominated for Congress. And the
Democrats are going for Gore. .:
There is one. establishment in
New York city which covers up a
large amount of wickedness. It
make3 750,000 hats a year.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Mercer & Evans Shoes.
WantedFirst-ctass compositor.
M. H. Curran Best of clothing.
I. B. Rhodes Take your choice.
Wm. E.Worth & Co. Clean coal.
Palace Bakery. Bananas lc each.
)pera House Wilbur Kirwin Co.
& W. R. R. Dividend declared.
-yrlor's Bazaar Fine Jersey gloves.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. B. Whiti:
of Hamlet,
was here yesterday. .
3Ir. W. H. Cox, of Laurinburg,
is in the city on business.-
U. S. Marshal H. j C. Dockery
arrived yesterday to attend court.
Mr. Jordan S. Thomas, of
Charlotte, was registered at The Orton
yesterday.
Jno. D. Shaw, Jr., Esq., of
Laurinburg, is here on . professional
business.
Mr. 0. H. Dockery, of Man
gum, arrived here yesterday, and is
registered at The Ortcn.
Mr. H. F. Brown, assistant'
United States marshal, is here to at
tend the Federal .court.
C. M. Bernard, Esq., District
Attorney, and his associate, Oscar
Spears, Esq., arrived yesterday to at
tend the Federal Court.
Walter H. Neal, Esq., of Lau
rinburgris here to attend the United
States District Court, and was a wel
come Stab caller last night.
.Mr. W. M. Hayes, of Peacock's
Store, Columbus county, who is at
tending the U. S. Court, paid the Stab
a very pleasant call yesterday.
Col. ' W. Foster French, of
Lumberton, and Mr. William D.
Harker, of Maxton, were welcome
visitors at the Stab office yesterday.
Judge Thomas R. Purnell ar
rived on the 5.15 P. M. train from Ra
leigh and will convene the Federal
court to-day. He is stopping at The
Orton.
Mr. M. G. Saunders, who has
been with the Immediate Benefit Life
Insurance Co. for some time as one of
the representatives "here, left this
morning for Norfolk.
Dr. Archie, of Greenville,
Miss., is in the city en route for -Fort
Caswell where he will be stationed in
future. He wS in Cuba with the 14th
Mississippi Infantry and was wounded
at the battle jof Sibonev.
THE U. S. DISTRICT COURT.
All Witnesses and Jurors to Report at
Court Room at 10 A. M. To-day.
Cases Pending.
The first real business session of the
Federal Court for this district will be
convened this morning at 10 o'clock,
Judge" Thos. R. Purnell presiding.
Yesterday was the regular day for
convening the court but owing to the
fact that Judge Purnell did not reach
here from Raleigh until 5.15 P. M.
Clerk W. H. Shaw merely called and
adjourned court in formal compliance
with the statute.
At 10 o'clock this morning all the
witnesses and jurymen are requested
to be in the court room ready to answer
when they are called. The names of
the jurymen were published some
weeks ago and their names will be
placed in a box this morning and the
first 18 drawn will serve as a grand
jury.
There are fifty six cases already
docketed awaiting the investigation of
the grand jury and others will proba
bly develop during the term. Besides
these there are sixty-one cases which
were continued from the last term
which will come up for trial or con
tinuance. There are two admiralty cases to
come up for a hearing before Judge
Purnell during this term of the court.
One is A. H. Brenner, agent, vs the
British steamship Kirkhill, for $1,000
damages for breach of contract.
Thomas Evans, "Esq., is attorney for
the plaintiff and Geo. Rountree, Esq.,
for the defence. The other case
isJ. T. Anderson, of Jacksonville,
Fla., vs. Barge No 10. A suit for
money due for repairs.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Stranger In the City Knocked Insensible
and His Pockets Rifled.
Mr. Norman Douglass, who is from
Maxton township, in Robeson county,
came down Saturday night as a wit
ness in the U. S. Court, which con
vene"i.here to day. . Being a stranger
in the city and lonesome to some ex
tent, he went out for a stroll Sunday
afternoon up the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad. On the return to
his boarding place about sunset, he
came down the C. C. track. Just out
side the city limits he passed a young
negro man sitting on the track, who
asked him for a nickel. He replied
that- he had no nickel for him . and
passed on. He had gone some dis
tance, when hearing some one behind
him he turned and was struck
squarely in the face by a negro whom
he recognized as the same one who
accosted him a few minutes before.
He fell to the ground and says that
he i. was insensible for some time.
When he recovered sufficient strength
he made his way to the field on the
side of the road, where he was
compelled to sleep the, whole
night on account of not being
able to walk to town. Ha dis
covered when he was able to get up
that he had been robbed of his purse
and its contents, which consisted of
$6 in silver coin. He had $8 in bank
notes in a memorandum book, which
luckily was not discovered by the
thief.
Yesterday he summoned suffi
cient strength to walk to town and had
his wounds dressed. He does not
know the fiendish robber, who, as
saulted him by name, but says he
would recognize him, if he should see
him again. I
DR. HOOE'S LECTURES.
A Large Audience Heard the Discourse
on Jerusalem Sunday Night.
The third of the series of lectures
by Rev. Peyton H. Hoge, D. D., at
Oia Wirst. Prnsbvterian Church, on
riacesor interest mue uuc i v1"
fth
Saviour." was heard Sunday night by
a large audience and everyone - was
delighted. As previously announced
the theme of the lecture Sunday was
"Jerusalem."
It is Dr. Hoge's purpose to give an
other lecture on Jerusalem, giving
especial attention to the closing scenes
of Christ's life. When this lecture is
delivered one of the most gifted
soloists of the church choir iwill sing
"The Holy City." The subject of the
lecture on next Sunday j will be
"Shechem and the Well of Samaria."
Meeting of Board of Health.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Health was held at the office
of the Superintendent, Dr. W. D. Mc
Millan, yesterday, with the following
members present: Drs. Russell.
Thomas, McMillan and Wright. The
superintendent's monthly report was
offered and accepted. It shows that
for the month of October there have
been 44 births, 19 of which were white
and 25 colored. For-the same period
there were 65 deaths, 20 of which were
whites and 45 colored. There have
heen for the month 3 quarantines for
scarlet fever and 11 permits for the re
moval of earth.
Small Blaze Yesterday.
At 9.30 A. M. yesterday morning an
alarm of fire came in to the fire de
partment from box 48 and the fire was
very quicky located in the root ot tne
two-story frame residence of Mr. W.
S. Hewlett, southeast corner of Fifth
and Ann streets.
The firemen made a prompt response
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to the alarm and soon extmguisnea
the flames. The roof of the house was
a complete wreck, the damage amount
ing to about $50.
. Lumberton Fair.
The annual Fair of the Robeson
County Fair Association will be held
at Lumberton, November 2nd, 3rd and
4tbJ All space for exhibits free.
i Frank Gough, Secy, and Treas.
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OUTRAGE BY NEGRO YOUTHS.
They Assault and Rob a Venerable and
Highly Esteemed Citizen On a
Principal Street.
Mr. John McLaurin, in speaking of
the robbery committed upon him late
Saturday night, said that the robbers
were two negro youths apparently
about 18 or20 years old. He was just
passing up Orange street by the rear
of St. Paul's Episcopal church when
some one rushed up behind him,
seized him by the shoulders and bore
down upon him. Almost instantly
the negro changed his grip by throw
ing his arms about his waist pinning
his arms to his sides.
His assailant's accomplice then
quickly went through several of his
pockets, Mr. McLaurin, the while call
ing as loud as he could for help. The
negroes turned him loose and ran
away before they found the pocket in
which the most of his money was
placed. However the robbers secured
a cloth sack containing about $10 in
silver.
Mr. McLaurin 's calls, for help
awakened Mr. Charles Green, who re
sides near the scene of the robbery.
He came to the rescue ; but too late to
apprehend the robbers or get a look at
them that would enable him to identify
them in case arrests should be made..
Mr. McLaurin says that the robbery
was so cleverly managed that he could
not get-a view of the negroes' faees
that would enable him to identify them.
They pinned his arms to his sides and
pushed his hat over his eyes. He is
of the opinion that they are negroes
who are about the market house a
good deal, knew that he passed that
way on that night with money going
home and waited in ambush in one of
the angles at the rear of the church.
He is sure that they could not have
followed him any distance because he
could have plainly seen and heard
their approach.
Very soon after the robbery Bill
Johnson, a negro who works at the
market, came up to where Mr. Mc
Laurin and Mr. Green were standing
discussing the affair, and said be passed
the negroes around the corner run
ning as fast as they could bare-headed.
A search was made for their hats, but
they could pot be found, and Mr. Mc
Laurin is sure their hats must bave
been in their pockets as a -precaution
against recognition, as they were bare
headed when the assault and robbery
was committed. The outrage was com
mitted about 11.30 o'clock. Mr. Mc
Laurin is a member of the firm of
Hayes & McLaurin, meat dealers, at
the market.
MAGISTRATES' COURT.
A Number of Cases Disposed of Before the
Various Justices Yesterday.
A number of cases came up in the
masristrates' courts yesterday, but
Lnone of more than passing importance,
r'" Daniel Ellis, the negro charged with
perjury in that he registered illegally,
was tried by Justice McGowan, but
there was not found to be probable!
pause, as the clerk of the Criminal
Court failed to find on the record that
he had ever been convicted of a misde-j
meanor. He was represented by lawyer
Henderson and the prosecution by Bj;
G. Em pie, Esq. j;
Francis Boder was adjudged not
guilty of slander in the same court and
discharged.
Before Justice Fowler, Alice Jen-:
nings, upon the affidavit of Maria
Lawrence, was committed to iail in de
fault of a peace bond of $50, but was
subsequently released upon a bond
upon which Daniel Howard was the
surety.
Mary McLaurin, the woman who
was implicated in the assault on Thos.
Williams in VanAmringe's alley Sat
urday night, removed her case by am-
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mmirom n dofu-uu w u.
tice Fowler, and the case will be heard
to-day. Justice Bornemann also had
four other cases yesterday, all of which
were dismissed on payment of the
costs.
A RESIDENCE BURGLARIZED.
The
Home of Mr. J. D. Woodroe Ran
sacked Sunday Night.
Sunday night between eight and
nine o'clock Mr. S. D. Woodroe's resi
dence on Mulberry street, between
Sixth and Seventh, was entered and
several articles of value taken, besides
the contents of drawers, trunks and
closets scattered about the rooms. The
family were all at church, and the bur
glar entered by the front door by the
use of a false key There is no clue to
the guilty party. Among the articles
taken were a pistol, a mackintosh, hair
brushes and combs and doubtless many
other small articles that have not yet
been missed. Mr. Woodroe believes
they were looking for money, but he
ha the gratification of knowing that
they found none.
Attempted Robbery. 1
Last night about ten o'clock, Mr.
French Bowen, a young man who is
ere from Brunswick county, was waiK-
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incr nil Water treei. vvnea near
the foot of Princess, he was halted by
a big, burly negro, who asked him
verv irrnffiv if he was a Democrat.
Bowen replied that he was a Democrat
but unfortunately he was not old en
ough to vote. At this, the negro drew
back as if to strike, at the same time
drawing a pistol. The young man
imned behind a post and when n
opportunity offered, being of a delicate
constitution, he ran. He summonea
policeman from Front street and
went back for the negro, but he had
disappeared. He does not know the
negro.
LOCAL DOTS.
Vote early next Tuesday. .
"Be watchful and beware."
' "Eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty.'
What's the matter with the
Fifth Ward? The Fifth Ward is aH
right. -
The board of directors of the
W. & W. have declared a semi-annual
dividend of four per cent, on the capi
tal stock of the company.
For the month of October there
were issued by the register of deeds,
twenty four marriage licenses; ten of
which were white and fourteen col
ored. -
This being "All Saints Pay"
there will be service, with a celebra
tion of the Holy Communion in St
John's Churoh, art 11 A. M., by the
rector, Rev. Dr. Carmichael.
Receipts of cotton on the Wil
mington market yesterday were 7,305
bales, the largest receipts for any single
day this season. Of this number 5,761
were brought in by the W., C. &
A. R. R.
Capt. H. M. Driver, one of the
oldest and best known steamboat men
on the Cape Fear, died yesterday at
Point Caswell. He was about 70 years
of age and had always heen an unwav
ering Democrat.
The sickness of one-third ?f
our printers compels us to curtail our
reading matter. This is very annoy
ing at this interesting stage of the
campaign, and we trust it may not last
more than a day 6r two.
There was a long conference
last night between Governor Russell,
O. H. Dockery, Republican candidate
for Congress, and several of Russell's
local lieutenants at the Governor's resi
dence on Second street. .
The subject of Rev.W. L. Cun
ninggim's discourse at Fifth Street M.
E. Church Sunday morning was
"Prayer." At night he preached from
the subject, "The Final Judgment," to
4 large and attentive congregation.
The congregation of the Brook
lyn Baptist Church gave their pastor,
Rev. J. .W. Kramer, a heavy pound
ing last night. They carried him all
sorts of good things to eat, besides a
purse of money. He is one of the most
grateful men imaginable.
On account of Robeson County
Fair, LumbertOD, N. C, November 2d
to 4th, inclusive, the Seaboard Air
Line will sell tickets to the above point
at $2.15 for the round trip. Tickets
on sale November 1st to 4th inclusive.
Final limit November 6th.
The election boxes, of which
there are 116 in New Hanover county,
were brought out and renovated yes
terday by Capt. Oldham, Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners, pre
paratory to being sent out to the differ
ent precincts of the county.
The North Carolina Presbyte
rian, of October 27th, contains an ex
cellent cut of the First Presbyterian
Church of this city. It is published in
connection with an article showing the
wonderful growth of the denomina
tion in this State during the past de
cade . - ..
" 'The " CTvde "Steamer Croat an
waa deiaved on her departure "frotErrGaC!:
New York for Wilmington, because
of repairs which were necessary. The
steamer was to leave New York last
evening and may, therefore, be ex
pected to arrive here Thursday, morn
ing. A wide circle of friends will re
gret to learn of the death of Mrs. Sarah
J. Bradley, relict of the late Richard
Bradley, which occurred at 2 o'clock
this morning, too late for extended
reference in this issue of the Star.
Announcement of the funeral will be
made later.
The body of Rowan Jones, the
nee-ro who fell overboard from the
boat Imperial some time ago, was re
covered yesterday by some colored
mn a uhort wav above Muddy Point.
His relatives identified the body, and
Coroner Jacobs delivered it to them
for buiiai
rpVio MounT lianAflArl Clf t.Vlfi fol-
xuo .-j
lowing cases at the City Court yester-'
day r Thos. Howard, drunk, $5 and the
costs; Fred. Herps, riding bicycle on
the sidewalk, judgment suspended on
payment of costs; Henderson Hayes
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was recognized ior ms appearance
Monday at 12 o'clock.
There was one accession to the
membership of the First Baptist
Church Sunday night. Dr. Blackwell
stated that this is the thirteenth mem
ber received into the church 'during
the four weeks that he has been pastor.
The Doctor continues to deliver excep
tionally able sermons, which are at
tracting large audiences and making
lasting impressions for good.
A Red-Shirt Croatan.
"Jim" Dial, one of the leading
braves of the Croatan tribe, of Robe
son county, is in the city. He is wear
ing a red shirt, too. He has long been
a Democrat, and says at least one-half
his people will vote the Democratic
ticket next Tuesday. Heretofore only
about one-twelfth of the Croatans have
voted with the Democrats. "Jim
predicts that Robeson county will re
pudiate the Rep.-Poplican fusion party.
Travel Very Heavy.
Wilmington is unusually full of
visitors, the season considered. In
fact, travel on incoming trains and
boats and the hotel patronage has been
very heavy for several weeks. Yes
terday at The Orton every table in the
spacious dining room was filled at one
time. The Orton is receiving a splendid
natronasre and the guests speak in the
highest terms of the service.
3 WILL THEY DO IT?
Rumors That the Negroes Are Consider
lug the Matter of Running a
. j : County Ticket.
Notwithstanding the more peaceful
outlook that has prevailed for the past
two yays, the feelipg of unrest began
to sltpw itself again last' night. The
causj of this change was a rumor that
the egroes are seriously considering
the Question of running a county
ticket regardless of the wishes of Gov
ernor Russell and the three or four
whi lieutenants he has left here.
Governor Russell arrived here yes
terday oh the 5.15 P. M. train from
Ralegh, and it is the hope, among
conservative people, that he has heard
of ti'te movement of the negroes to
plac a county ticket in the field and
is here to suppress it if possible.
The following editorial in yesterday
afternoon's issue of the negro paper,
the Record, is considered a positive
indication that the negroes do not
conder the question of a county
X.ck? settled. The Record says :
"i
Saturday at 12 M. was the time ap
pointed for the holding of the cointy
contention and nomination of county
officers. At 10 o'clock the delegates
went into caucus and after much
speech making and resolving it was
decided not to nominate a ticket at this
timd;jonsequently, there was no need
for calling the convention together. It
was, rumored around he city that the
Convention or some one had decided
not Jo put up a ticket for county offi
cerat all, but concede everything to
the democrats. We triell to ascertain
thegruth of thi statement but could
not;,
Tie morning papers, however, came
outjpesterday with the announcement
thai there would be no Republican
tickf t in the field and that everything
hadbeen arranged by the Governor.
So e presume the County Conven
tion must have met late Saturday af
terrTbpn as nothing of this nature had
beef decided upon at the close of the
caucus.
HARMONY PREVAILED.
Meeting of Fifth Ward Last Night to Con
I sider Local Issues.
Ii meeting of the White Govern
ment Unions of the precincts of the
Fiffji Ward was held last night at the
hal, corner Eighth and Castle streets,
forjhe purpose of discussing the local
aspect of the campaign.
The meeting, by invitation, was ad
dressed by Mr. James Sprunt, who ex
plained the motive pf the Democratic
ExHcueive Committee in making the
change -n the local ticket. He en
lightened them as to other matters
pertaining to the local issues in the
campaign. Tne meeting was very
quiet and perrect order prevauea.
(Jn motion of Jno. G. Marshall a
committee was appointed to draw up
resolutions setting forth the sentiments
of Hie ward in regard to the new legis
lative ticket recently put up. The
committee offered the following reso
lufcjbn, which was adopted as the
sense of the meeting :
Resolved, That we, the members of
the Fiftn Ward White Government
Union, in mass meeting assembled, do
endorse the action taken by the Demo
cr&tic Executive Committee in placing
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Mf ssrs. Koun tree and wmara on our
Legislative ticket, and hope that every
trtje white man and Democrat in New
Hoover county will support the same.
Hesnectfullv. J. D. H. Klander, F.
A? Montgomery, Geo. W. Cameron
he: Redd, TrerrTttTrfsnalT; M. F.
Dowling, Jno. W. Presson, Committee.
h addition to the resolution a vote
endorsing the new ticket was unani
mously passed with much enthusiasm.
' "Resides Mr.Sprunt'saddress,speeches
wS-e made by Messrs. Jno G. Mar
sbj.Il, M. F. Dowling, the chairman of
tl meeting and Iredell Meares,
Esq.
CITY PRISONERS ESCAPE.
? '
FW of Mayor Wright's Usual Monday
S Visitors Escaped Sunday Night.
It has been kept pretty quiet, but
ojie of the officers inadvertently told a
SfjAR reporter of the escape of some of
city prisoners from the station
hriuse Sunday night The officers
nflide a number pf arrests Saturday
n'ght, and as is usually the case there
re a large number in the tombs for a
Bipnday trial by Mayor Wright. Sun
day night they found in some way a
defective place in the brick wall and
immediately set to work making the
a?erture larger. This, they easily ac
cyjmplished and were soon at liberty.
"JCne escaped Dims and ineir onencea
ae; Charles Fisher, colored, drunic
Ad disorderly; Tom Roberson, col-
oid, drunk and disorderly; Emma
Thompson, disorderly conduct; and
Jftb. Sullivan, a sailor, for being drunk
aijd disorderly.
mil these filed out and up to last ac
counts have not been re-captured, but
the police entertain but little doubt
that they can be easily caught and
remanded to the lock-up.
Cse of Sheriff Hewlett.
-The case of the State of North Caro
lina, on the relation of T. Jefferson
Siiith, vs. Elijah Hewlett, sheriff,
which will be remembered as the case
against him for farming out his office to
G. Z. French, did not come up yester
day before A. J. Marshall, commis
sioner, as was appointed, owing to the
3kness of the sheriff. The depositions
ill be taken next Saturday at 10
Q-clock. The relator is represented by
attorneys Iredell Meares, Frank Mc
ifeilL Brooke G. Empie and P. B.
Manning. Sheriff Hewlett is repre
sented by E. K. Bryan and Bellamy &
Bellamy.
All Saints' Day.
Tn"a oTA&t. and interesting feature
11 be duly observed at St. James'
i V. iU. mAntni TCArrfWVtincr A t.
eleven o'clock, the services will be
morning prayer, sermon and the holy
communion.
IV en of Wealth: and
sfDODt
MSP
Underwear at Prices that will
FarttlahluK Good
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THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET.
M. S. Willard and George Rountree
Selected to Take the Places of
Messrs. Peschau and Kerr.
Mr. Martin S. Willard, of the firm
of Willard & Giles, and Georpo Koun
tree, Esq., one of the foremost at
torneys of the city, were placed upon
the Democratic ticket as candidates for
the Lower House of the Legislature
yesterday by the joint committee com
posed of the Executive and Campaign
Committees of the Democratic party
and the committee of representative
business men. These candidates were
substituted for Geo. L. Pescbau, Esq..,
and Mr. Jos. T. Kerr with the under
standing that in consideration of the
change Governor Russell and G. Z
French will see that no ticket in opposi
tion to the Democrats will be run for
county offices or for the Lower House
of the Legislature.
The meeting of the joint committee
was held, in accordance with previous
announcement through the Star, in
the Tariff Association apartments- at
10 A. M. Col. Thos. W. Strange pre
sided over the meeting. Thera had
been a previous conference of the
committee of business men and the
Democratic Campaign C mmitte:nnd,
as a report from this conference Mr.
Frank II. Stedman announofd that
they would recommend the nritina
tion of Mr. Martin S Willard: and
Geo. Rountree. Esq. The vote reiult-d
in the unanimous nomination of then j
gentlemen.
Several enthusiast " hiit ,.,vi TH",
made by reppesentat
ous city and county pr
3.og the nomi
ueen ana jar. unonei
wa , 1
Holmes was appointed to notify
Messrs. Willard and Rountree of their
nomination.
' The gentlemen composing th( joint
committee by whom the nominations
were made, are as follows: James
Sprunt, Junius Davis, Gabriel Hollmes.
H. C. McQueen, W. E. Worth, tl. K.
Nash, Iredell Meares, W. II. Northru p, E
G. Parmele.C. H. Ganzer.Win. Evans,
Martin O'Brien, J. G. L. Gieschen,
F. W. Ortman, Neill McKinndn, J.
W. Call, J. H. Berry, W. B. McKoy.
Sol. Jones, D. J. Fergua, M. W. Ja
cobi, Walker Taylor, Fred Skipper,
B. F. King, Isaiah West, Col. T. W.
Strange, E. F. Johnson, R. H. Davis,
E. K. Bryan and W. H. Biddle.
A CARD.
Editor Star A decidedly wrong
and unplesant impression has been
circulated regarding the "Rough
Riders" in general and myself in par
ticular in the present political cam
paign. I want to say publicly I am
not in sympathy with any movement
prejudicial to the peace of the com
munity. People talk too much and
charge everything against order to the
Fifth Wari I do not court the un
pleasant notoriety I have innocently
Mined and I hope this card-will set
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$J,000,000 Moiir.re.
A mortgage given by the Carolina
Central Railroad Company to the
Farmers' Loan and Trust Company,
ior $3,000,000, was yesterday recorded
in the Register Of Deed's office of New
Hanover county. This is understood
to cover the consolidated indebtedness
of the road andls probably the largest
mortgage ever recorded in the county.
DIED,
BRADLKY At
lock thin (Tuaaj) morn
KA.DLX . relict of thnlat
Richard Bradk
Funeral novr St.
RA HOUSE.
ALL WXIK.
riLBUR OPERA CO.,
SUSIE KIRWIN.
Old Glory Animated Bong Sheet.
LIVHfO PICTURES.
Tuesday
Wednesday Matinee.
TOwdneadiay
TharMtf.
"mikwdo.t
."Marry War.f
..."Baeelo.t
"Fra DUvolo.f
Friday i
...Crnem.?
Satarday M.atJnee..,Bohamlas Oirl
Saturday .L....Two Vaaaaads.f
0, SO sod SO cents.
2
Nffy VEBTISEMENTS.
1 m r
7
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Prictx-' I
Refinement
will rirvor wtar anything but the
BEST of CLOTH SO, thstismado
by a first rl lhh up to-dsto -tailor.
t ot 1 his rcftBoi our Merchant Tailor
ing l)epartinnt i crowded. Wo
hve the hat 'Uomr-nt line of Im
ported and )ometic (JooU y"i
con Id ih to ice.
Drop ip ant Look Them Over.
Our line f jroti. Puff. J'.nir-in-1
1 a f 1 1 -, 'I lib Ti-k. OK'., rc U'Tond
onmiiri0on. j
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Astonish the Cpns nrattv 2 Bjyer.
or r-ry t don.
M. H. CURRAN.
17 Prince PtrcM.
Carryipg Coals to
Nqwcndtlo
WotiM N nil ni
M il'i.lntiton f i
fln.l rltfht b-re at.
you U'tt-r ihut l(
mtnirV n nor l
v rj u looking tntml
) rttr ! IllkO ftV will
tliln rrd Noono mo offer
n limit. nd vrj on In Wi
OUR COAL IS CLEAN
und wrtl crf"Hie1, Llk'b trS and 'rf"ljr
fctlfciory, and rou Cae't Iat V on Trlrw
Anywfcere.'
WM. I WORTH & CO.
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Another
Instalment
Jut rwcnlvrd of alt aa t?lfla of Ui
LTTTENHOrrER FIVE "UOM for Idla.
ami Nt'ItDEU SCHOOL SHOE for Chll
lrn. AIo. all gTade of crfhrr klnl of
Shoes.
w.ftpwt lr. a fw laj. another 11 of 11"
POCILARM Mnn's. Hojr arxi YouLh' Mkmni.
as well Moor Cmt lntalmnt of lh olrt'l
' JKKWEHS MILLER HYOIK.MC Mlo- tt
LAdirw. fur which wp har th aa mcy.
. We Award the Presents
for tine proint context oa TDada, Homtir
Int. ' follow I "I On riim nilMl ijuUfi
Watch: eritl Ml llw Kllw ad iHMtwtr
and Hrl. all !"loc- KHwr u4 lwaj At
(' unri1lm- rrilri anHhr SO-lai -
rat. willed w,l rxtmora iiwmIi U th pontic
than an j-l
LOOK AT olfR WlWrOW aod Inqulr lr.ll
RoapUnUy.
MERCER & EVANS.
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For RoanUiitf. BrtjT
have l otiKtati If on tn
"hops. li'wiin
laoin. and all klnria - r
at ar J ilcy. tndr a
nut, acid our i r1 will U
to bti y our rloin mnata In
omnr
I. B. Ji
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W,1Y
BUNCHES
BANAHAS
ONE CENT EACH,
At
LKAtvCRt IN FRUITS
no 1 UT
Fine Jersey Gloves
PAST RLlrK j 5C PA,R
AND t'P.
The Flncat tine of La-1li' Man a ana tTlilidrrn
Underwear
In the ell T COMK AMI PEK
TAYIOR'S BAZAAR,
! tl Barkat atrwat
P. S -Honour apmsal Sr OturaM. so I tf
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Office of le Secretary id Tretiurtr Wil
mington md .Weldon Fulroad Co.
Wil.aiKJToa, J. C, Vor. lat. law
Th Bnanfl of Dltora of Ua WllmlturUn
and Weldon Rflral i-nipan hara oariarwd m
oindend of f.-r tr oant on , 'i'J''" '
of that Cotnaany nr U all atowtha ending
!nl ndpuand liarahle at U-ofB - O-
ter u, n;7;,
RflCtvtary and Traur W. A W K. Oo.
no 1 lot .
Printer Wanted.
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come wltb good racotntDaDdaUoea. la waot-d
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