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1 ---- 1 -' -in.M-ni.rtn . " ' , ,, T, ' " -- - - - - - - - Gnarflnteed Bona-Flde, EveryDayl I I n - "- r- - - ' ' I S Circulation Larger Than That f - V 1 l. .." " ' A I 1J :; TOR V (TDlRNlMffl ISTAR. t I ------ XOLUKST DAII.TNKWSPAPBBA 7 I IN THE STATE. $ - -- -- -- - . OUTLINES. Large attendance at the . business men's convention in Southern Pines; Gov. Eussell was one of the speakers. - Mors fighting near Malolos ; one Americali wounded; Gen. Otis says the estimate of 30,000 men for the he hopes to report a decided improve ment in 1 he situation. A steamer from Au itralia at Vancouver, reports the comi lander of the German war ship Fall e, at Samoa, arrested by the British commander for furnishing arms to t le natives. A verdict in the trial i f the Lake City lynchers is expected this afternoon. . The Southern and the L. & N. will jointly purchase the Birmingham & South ern railn iad. - Two men killed by a boiler explosion at a whiskey distil T lery at ' Woodlands, N. C. - No r call will e made for the provisional army of 35,000 volunteers authorized by law ; the hope is expressed that there wil' be no necessity for it. ' New Yore markets: Money on call was steady nt 34J per cent, the last " loan bei lg at 3 J per cent. ; cotton quiet, mi( dling uplands 6Jc; flour was ; more active and steadier for spring patents ; otherwise dull and feature less; whe it spot easy, No. 2 red 83 Jc; corn spot steady, No. 2 4244c; oats spot easy, No. 2 33c: rosin steady: spirits turpentine easy at 4243c. ' WEATHER REPORT. U. S. )aP'T Of AGBIOULTCjaE, , Weathkb Bureau, Wilmington, N. C, April 20. V Temperature: 8A.M.,60deg.;8P.M., 61 deg. ; maximum, 65 deg. ; minlmiioa 54 deg. ; mean, 60 deg. Rainfal for the day, .14 ; rainfall since 1st of the month up to data, 3 40. COT' 'ON REGION' BULLETIN. Heavy i ain occurred during the past twenty-four hours over North Caro lina and lighter showers in South Car-' oliaa and n the Gulf coat; elsewhere partly clo idy weather has prevailed with generally higher temperatures. The follow ing heavy rainsfalls are re ported: C oldsboro, N. C, 1.01, Wil mington, 'A. C, 0.99 inches. FO IEOAST FOR TO-DAY. ' Washington, April 20. For North Carolina Fair Friday; fresh East to Northeast winds; rain Saturday. Port AlmanacApril 21. San Rise3 Sun Sets. . . 5.21 A. 6.37 P. . 13 H. 16 M. M. M. M. Day's Length Watier at Southport 4.27 A. fTi?h Wafer. Wilmington 7.57 A. M It is sai templates d that the President con- sending Secretary Alger as Ambassador to France. That would get! him out of the Cabinet and also oht of the country, to which very few will object. Vander )ilt's $2,000 dog has be come a reminiscence. In one of his festivemoments he;jumped on and proceeded to chew lip an unsuspect ing citizer, and "W.fK. Jr., had him (the dog) removed by the chloro form proe ;ss. - The Wefetern man who killed his wife because she went to a base-ball game with another fellow, may have disapproved of too much family at- tachment to base ball etc, but in his method of reproof was somewhat off base hims elf. Like Gen Wheeler," Col. Funston, who is perform ing very Irilliantly in the Philipp ines, is also a light s is but little over five weight, feet tall, aJid in full dress, weighs less than a hundred pounds. He's a hard pou pder, though, in fighting. Judge Peabody,t of St. Louis, in dignantly denies that he encouraged wife beaters as reported in the press, He says he always punishes wife beaters and people who punish chil dren too severely, when brought" be fore him. We expect he would like to get a wiack at the fellow who sent out th it report. Mayor Van Wyck, of New York vetoed a bill passed by the munici pal assembly, authorizing collections in the public schools to build the proposed American Boy, man-of- war. Leve -headed, Van Wyck. This Gover iment is able to build all the ships it needs without thus tax ing the part nts of the children asked to contribute. Gen. Lav ton is the "foremost Gen eral" in the Philippines, who is quo ted a3 sayiig that "100,000 troops will be necessary to pacify the islands." . He authorized the cor respondent of the New York Herald to say that J The trouble is not so much in getting away with the Fili pinos it seems as in garrisoning and holding the places .captured. The latest fish story comes from i Florida, wr. ere a man is said to have plowed up s bed of "high-land cat fish" weighing from one to four pounds each, and measuringthirteeh inches. That looks like running the fish-stbry business into the 1 t4 i TTlt ground, iiut it lonaa is a queer State, and even the catfish, doesn't know whether he is on land or water. - --------m-JZ.----T'm''"m"'" ' i i i i - . - . J' "r ' " VUJU JAIVr-NO. 26. LOCAL DOTS. A largoTrramber of he policemen had their measures taken yesterday for uniforms by Messrs. A. David Co. St. John's Lodge No. 1 of Ma sons will confer the first degree on two candidates to-night at 8 o'clock at St. John's Hall. Capt. James W. Monroe was elected Noble Grand of Wilmington Lodge, I. O. O. F.; at its regular meet ing last nightl The first shipment of strawber ries from Warsaw was made yesterday morning, to Alfred Hunt & Go of Boston. They were picked from the farm of Mr. E. Kennedy and were sold on consignment. An alarm of fire from box 46 at 1 11.04 A. M. yesterday was caused by a defective flue at the residence of T. J Ferguson, No. 412 Soutb'ourth street, owned -by Mr. J. H. Hanby. The damage was about $5. Owing to the severe weather conditions the regular April meeting of the Cape Fear Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy was not held on Wednesday, but will be held later in the month at the call of the president. A large audience heard th'e lec ture on "Christian Science, What It Is and What It Does," by EM ward Ham mond, C. S, D., it the Opera House last night. The btage was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The lec turer was introduced by CJol. A. M. Waddell. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. . Masonic Meeting St. John's Lodge. W. B. Cooper Virginia meal. Opera House Emma Warren Co. Miss Marie .Parcello Song recital. - PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. W. W. Miller, of Rocky Point, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Bobt. Livingston, of Little Riyer, S. C, was here yesterday. Mr. C. M. "Steinmetz, of Eose Hill, spent several hours in the city yesterday. - Mr. J. A. Murphy, of Atkin son, Pender county, was a caller at the Star office yesterday. Mr. J. A. Mnnds travelling salesman for T. D. Love, went up to Fayetteville on the Driver yester day afternoon. Messrs. A. E. Cain, A. Hocutt and G. C. Cash well, of Waddell's Ferry; T.,B. Ellis, of Elizabethtown, and Robert Smith, of White Hall, were passengers on the. steamer Driver, which arrived yesterday. NO DEPOSITIONS AT LILESVILLE. Dockery's Notary and Clerk Who Violated Quarantine Laws Forced to Retire. A. J. Marshall, Esq., returned yes terday from Lilesville, Anson county, where he went Tuesday to represent Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, at the hearing of testimony for the contestant in the congressional contest case. The hear ing, however, did not take place as was appointed. Notary Public J. W. Steen, of Mon roe, before whom the hearing was. set. and his clerfc.JMr. Adams, of the same town, were arrested and fined 25 by Mayor Cox, of Lilesville, for a violation of the quarantine being maintained by the health officers there against Monroe, Pee Dee station and other near by towns, where small pox is reported, - In addition to the fine, the Mayor ordered that they leave town at once, which they did, going via Wadesboro, where they were again confronted by strict quarantine regulations forcing them to take the night train for Mon roe. . A Benefit Entertainment. A thoroughly successful benefit en tertainment was given in Hibernian Hall last night for St. Thomas' Church. In addition to delightful social features, such as music, dancing, etc., season able' refreshments were served under the supervision of a special committee consisting of Mrs. W. W. Banks, Miss Mary Kunkel,- Miss Mary Monk, Miss Ellen Sheehan, Mrs. M. O'Brien, Mrs. John Myer, Mrs. T. Quinlivan, Miss Kate Donlan. Miss Mary Bagan, and Messrs. M. O'Brien, T. Donlan, R. C. Banks, H. A. Fortman and Dr. T. ti. Carroll. Thos. A. Edison Will Be Here. It is Dositivelv settled that Tho3. A, Edison, the great inventor, will visit Wilmington while the National Asso ciation of Railway Superintendents is; in session, May 17th, 18th and 19th. Mr. W. F. Williams, Superin tendent of Railway Telegraph for the 8. A.L. system, was in the city yester day and told a Star reporter that he had just received a telegram from Mr. Edison advising him that he will attend the convention. Returned to Wilmington. Mr. Andrew Hewlett, who left some time ago to engage in the furni ture business at Knoxville Tenn., has sold out his interest there and re turned to Wilmington. He has re ceived the appointment of store-keeper and - guager at Bradshaw's whiskey distillery near the city. Only two more, days at Rehders. t Extra help employed during Bar gain Week at The C. W. Polvogt Co. Terms cash. Two days left. t Trwlav and to-morrow are all the days left to secure the bargains offered by The C. W. Polvogt Co. ; it's their Bargain Week. t FIRST DAY'S SESSION. Inter-State; Commerce Commis sion Convened Here at 11.30 A. M. Yesterday. SEVERAL WITNESSES TESTIFY Tariff Association's Complaint Filed Ed ward Baxter, Esq., Counsel For De fendant Railroads Addressed the Court. The Inter State Commerce Commis sion convened in special session in the United States court room1, this . city, yesterday at 11:30 o'clock, Hon. Jud son C. Clement, of Georgia, presiding, and Hon. James D. Yoemans, of Iowa, associate commissioner; only these two of the five members of the commission being iu attendance. - Mr. M. S. Decker is secretary to the com mission and Messrs. Frank Ljon and J. J. McAuliffe stenographers. As soon as the court was convened the complaint against the railroads as made by the Tariff Association was submitted by Judge W. A. Day, the Association's counsel. It was a lengthy document, with the essential features of which Star readers are familiar. Edward Baxter, Esq. attorney for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co., who was present as general coun sel for the railroad companies inter ested, addressed the court nr a brief speech, contending that the condi tions of which the business men of Wilmington complain are the force of circumstances over which the local radroads have no control; that Nor folk and Richmond, being .the termini for great trunk lines from the West, get freight rates which cannot be given to Wilmington. After a session of about one and a half hours, the court took a recess un til 2:30 o'clock. Edward Baxter, Esq., left the city early in the afternoon, leaving the conduct of the case for the defence in the hands of Mr. Junius Davis, of this city." Iredell Meares, Esq., is associ ated with Judge Day as counsel for the Tariff Association. The taking of testimony was com menced when the court re convened at 2:30. The principal witnesses exam ined were Mr. T. M. Emerson, Traffic Manager of the roads constituting the Atlantic Coast Line system ; Mr. T. C. Powell, general freight agent for the Southern Railway system, and Mr. B. G. Worth, of Worth and Worth, wholesale merchants of this city. Mr. Emerson testified as to the termini of the roads constituting the A. C. L. system and in answer to questions put by Judge Day told in detail the methods which gov ern the fixing of freight rates, particu larly to points' out from Norfolk and Richmond on the A. C. L., which is, he said, done through the Southern Freight Association. H8 explained what steps would be neces sary in an effort to put Wilmington on an equal footing with Norfolk and Richmond, but declared such a thing impracticablefor the reason that the very low local proportionate rates which his roads would receive for transporting through freight from the West to Wilmington would cause his roads to lose money heavily. In respone to questions, Mr: Emer son denied that -there has ever been any agreement of any kind whatever as to a division of territory so ixt as traffic is concerned, to Wilmington's commercial disadvantage or otherwise. Mr. B. G. Worth testified as to the baneful effect upon the wholesale trade in Wilmington of the present freight rates, saying he has for a long while noticed a shrinkage of territory ; but did not realize until recently that freight discriminations were the cause. Mr. T. C. Powell, general freight agent for the Southern Railway sys tem,, was examined as to the freight tariff s over his system to Norfolk and Richmond from points West and the conditions governing them. 1 To report the testimony of the wit nesses in detail would require several columns. At the conclusion of Mr. Powell's testimony a recess was taken until 9 A. M. to-day. ' The courtroom was crowded with interested spectators, representing the foremost business interests of the city, and every business man who can pos sibly do so is urged to attend the ses sion to-day. , j Open This Afternoon. The Museum of Cape Fear Chapter, Daughters of The Confederacy, will be c-i open as usual this afternoon from 5 to 6 o'clock for the reception of Confed erate relics, either as loans or dona tions, and also for the inspection of anv friends who may desire to call and examine the numerous relics now on exhibition. Pastor Farrington at Home. Again. Rev. F. H. Farrington, pastor, of South Side Baptist church, is at home again after a sojourn of several weeks at the City Hospital where he under went a successful operation for the purpose Of remedying a defect in his hand caused when a small boy, by having his fingers caught and crushed in a cane milL Ask your neighbor about the bar- gains during tne wees at i kj. y . Polvofft Co. Remember, only two days left ta get these bargains. t Two davs left of Bargain Week at The C. W. Polvoet Co. Store crowded every day; extra help employed, t Two days left of Bargain Week at The C. W. Folvogt uo. . T WILMINGTON N. 0., HEARING RESUMED IN - BELLAMY-DOCKERY CASE. Evidence in Rebuttal Submitted by Contes tant Yesterday Protest Filed by t Counsel for Contestee. Three witnesses were examined for the contestant in the Bellamy-Dockery investigation yesterday. The, court met yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in the U. S. District At torney's office in the Postoffice buildr ing, .Notaries Wallace and Fowle presiding. Misses Shrier and Struth ers were stenosraohers and the fol lowing attorneys were present:. Oscar J. Spears, Esq., for Col- Dockery, and Messrs. McNeill, McClammy, McKoy and Strange for Mr. Bellamy. ' Upon mutual agreement of counsel. the hearinar was postponed until 3 o'clock P. M. At the outset of the hearing in the afternoon, counsel for Mr. Bellamy filed a notice with the court that ob jection was made to the taking of testi mony of the witnesses summoned upon the grounds that no notice whatsoever was served upon contestee or any of his counsel for the hearing about to begin and that the said contestee was then in Raleigh and his attorneys who represented him before are in various parts of the district, attending similar courts; that Sec. 108 of the Revised Statutes had not been complied with by the failure of contestant to give proper notice. Mr. Spears, counsel for contestant, contended that the filing of the 6bje,c tion was evidence that contestee had sufficient notice, and the presence of attorneys, who moved the association of Notary Fowler with Notary Wal lace, was a virtual acceptance of the notice as not contrary to law. Master Willie Strauss, clerk for Mr. Bellamy, was introduced by Mr. Spears to prove that the formal protest . was prepared at the instance of Mr. Bel lamy, but much to his surprise and seeming consternation, witness testi fied that the protest was prepared only a short while befdre and at the dictation of Herbert McClammy, Esq. The commissioners ruled that a hearing j would be had as a "general appearance," but not as a "special." Albert H. Lamb, colored, the first witness examined, testified that he had lived in Wilmington nine years; was a drayman ; was judge of election in the fifth division of First ward; the elec tion passed off very quietly during the day, but at night when the count was being made a crowd gathered and the lamps were overturned and he "got out" ;the cro wd was composed of whites but did not know whether they were Republicans or Democrats; the pre cinct was generally regarded as Re publican; he left the polls before the count was finished; did not sign elec tion returns; he "got scared" was his reason for so doing. Being asked if he was afraid of losing his life or of sustaining bodily harm, witness re plied: "I did not know what would happen." Further questioned as to whether or not he was "afraid to freely testify in this case as a witness now," he replied: "I would not like to do it, sir." As the examination pro ceeded he said that he did not know. whether or not the colored Republi cans apprehended serious trouble at that election or whether or not they were afraid to register and vote at the election referred to. He "disremem bered" what the crowd said when "they came into tne polling place on tne night in question; there were about one hundred and fifty of them. He left four election officers at the polls; one had left previous to his departure. Testified that he was a Republican; was present during the riot; knew of no white men or Democrats killed; knew of no Republicans from his own knowledge. The cross examination was by Herbert Mc Clammy and Franklin McNeill, Esqs. Being asked if it was not customary for crowds to congregate around the polls to hear results while counting was going on, witness replied that he never saw a crowd on such an occasion before.. Upon conclusion of this testimony, the court' took a recess until 8.30 o'clock P. M. Upon re-assembling, Abraham Fulton, colored, testified. He was an election officer in the same precinct as Lamb and his testimony was substantially the same. He knew of the riot, destruction of Manly 's printing office and intimidation of voters by hearsay, but had "reliable information that such was the case." He was cross-examined by W. B. Mc Koy, Esq., and testified that he dis charged his duty and signed the elec tion returns a few days after election, at the instance of Mr. Oldham when he went to draw his money for ser vices rendered as registrar, j Mr. J. F. Benton, 610 North Tenth street, was the last witness before the adjournment for the night, which was taken at 11 o'clock. He keeps a gro cery store, and was an election officer in the Fifth precinct of First ward, with Lamb and Fulton. At no time while the count was being made was the room darkened; the lamps were overturned, but the oil caught on the floor and before .this was extmguished candles were 1 lighted; he voted for Democrats and Populists in last elec tion. Populist and Republican police men to the number of about ten, ap pointed by Mayor Wrignt, were around the polls all day, and two of the same were in the crowd spoken of by preceding : witnesses, when the lamps were overturned. The questions were proposed to the witness in a very sarcastic manner by Mr. Spears, counsel for Dockery. but despite insinuations from his manner of conducting the examination, the wit ness testified in a straightforward man ner and his statements were not shaken. The court, upon the conclusion of this testimony, adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning. FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1899. THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS. 'Hogan's Alley" Will Afford Lots of Fuo To-night The Emma! Warren Co. Next Week. une oi tne novelties or the season will be seen at the Opera House to night,, when Gilmore land Leonard's company will present the latest laugh ing craze, "Hogan's ' Alley," made famous by the New York Sunday World. Messrs. Gilmore and Leon ard bave secured a company , partic ularly adapted to this funny comedy. The plot is wholesome the scenery superb, the fun increasing, the climax thrilling, the dancing pretty and novel, and. the company excellent. Seats now on sale. The Emma Warren Companv besrins an engagement at the Opera House next. Monday evening. They are appearing this week at jCharlotte, and the papers are loud in their praise. The bill Monday night 'yril be the'mer- ry comedy, "Married in Haste." Ladies will be admitted free Monday evening when accompanied by a paid ticket purchased before 5 P. M. Prices 0, 20 and 30 cents. Reserve seat sale opens to-morrow morning. JOINT COMMITTEE APPOINTED To Prepare Programme lor Laying . the Corner Stone of Masonic Temple On May 18th. The Masonic Lodges of Wilmington have decided to have the corner-stone laying ceremonies for the Masonic temple, now in course of construc tion, on Thursday, May 18th, and a joint committee has befen appointed charged with the arrangement and rendering of a programme for the oc casion: . me representatives or the various lodges on the programme committee are as follows: i St. John's Lodge. No. 1 R. C. Merrett, F. H. Fechtig and J. S. Errons. i Wilmington Lodge. No. 319 J. L. Cantwell, C. H. Robinson, and Jas. W. Monroe. Orient Lodze. No. 395-i-U.M. Robin son, E. O. Tbomer, and R. Bradley. Uoncord Uhapter, No. 1 J. E. Matthews, W. E. Storm and J. H. Watters. l Plantasrenet Commanderv. No. 1 H. H. Munson, E. P. Bailey and E. S. Martin. ii j, The members of the above commit tee will meet at the lodsre room on next Monday night at 8:5 o'clock to make necessary arrangements for the ceremony. As previously announced, a feature of the exercises will be an address by Col. Julian S. Carr, of Durham. ADJOURNED FOR THE TERM. The Work of the April New Hanover Su perior Court Completed Yesterday. Judge Timberlake Gone Home. The New Hanover Superior Court adjourned for the term yesterday and Judge Timberlake left last night for his home. He will convene the Samp son county court on Monday, May 1st. Very little business of public. interest was transacted by the court yesterday. T wo orders'were issued j in the case of W. E. Cullens vs. the Atlantic Coast Line of South Carolina. - The case of J. C. Holmes vs. Hilton Lumber Co. was dismissed. Judgment was entered for the plain tiff in the case of S. P. McNair vs. L. A. Blue and wife. l ' Alias summons were issued in the cases of Bruce Hook vs. W. I. Jones & Co.; Wallace Bros. .vs.b. A. Jones' et al., and Julia E. Griffith vs. Ed. S. Griffith. . ' . . The case of S. H. Fishblate vs. Wil- lestein, Kletz & Co., was set for trial on the first Monday of the next term. Judgments were eranted in the cases of J. C. 8tevenson & Taylor vs. Ham let Mercantile Co., and Standard Oil Co. ys. Eliza R. H. Daggett. All other cases on the - calendar of which disposition had not previously been made were continued until the next term of the court. BY RIYER AND RAIL, Receipts of Naval Stores and Cotton Yesterday. W. & W. Railroad 33 bales cotton, 1 cask spirits turpentine, j 21 barrels rosin. i W. , O. & A. Railroad i casks spirits turpentine barrels rosin. A. & Y. Railroad 2 casks spirits tur pentine, 5 barrels rosin. I i Steamer Frank Sessoms 27 bar rels rosin, 27 barrels tar. j I . Total Cotton, 33 bales ; spirits tur pontine, 7 casks; rosin. barrels; tar, 27 barrels. ! i. Recital Next Tuesday Evening The Stab announces with pleasure that the recital by Miss Marie Parcello the v gifted contralto vocalist, now spending some time in the city will be given in the T. M. C. A. auditorium next Tuesday evening. The proceeds are to, it will be remembered, benefit the Hospital Circle of the King's Daugh ters. A rare musical treat is certainly in store for patrons of the recital. Offi cial notice of the date and price for admission is given in another column. Attention, Business BEen. . Let every business man in Wilming ton attend the sessions of the Inter- State Commerce Commission at the Federal Court room (P. O. buildine) and learn the facts in regard to freight rate discriminations against this city, They will open the eyes of many and convince tne most skeptical of what is the matter with Wilmington. The conditions are unbearable and every business man should know the true situation and who are the friends that oppose the relief prayed for. , t Only two more clays at Render's, t EXCHIEF J. R. MELTON A Star Witness in the Dockery- Bellamy Congressional Elec tion Contest Case. THE i HEARING IN RALEIGH. His Memory Defective Could Recall Little Beyond the Fact That He Was Run Out of Town Other Raleigh J News Supreme Court. i Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C. April 20. In tak ing evidence da the Dockery-Bellamy contest the entire day was consumed by J. R. Melton, ex-Chief of Police of Wilmington. After a look at Melton, the spectator gets an inkling of what sort of law and order Wilmington must have had when he was preserv ing them; after a day of Melton's testi mony,! the sPecl;ator thoroughly un derstands what sort of law and order any city would have tbat bad Melton at the j head- of the police force. He looks ike a moonshiner of long ap prenticeship, who had taken a post graduate course at a small grocery store, i His pale, fishy, blue eyes; his protruding under lip, that looks like the crescent of a half cooked pancake; his "pidgin" English, mumbled in de scendirg pitch of unintelligibility, un til attorney and stenographer were wild ill these make one day of Mel ton enough for most constitutions; and th only wonder is how Wilming ton stood him for so long and finally let himf get away. And no living man ever before suffered with such a failure of memory. On 4ross examination he became a memoric bankrupt and could not re call most common and frequent ocj currences of his official life at Wil mington ; even such startling' things as fire, fights and riots had left no trace bjr which they could be recog nized when called to his attention. He had never heard of a negro making threats i against a white manthey were al orderly, and law abiding; he had never seen one with a gun only Democrats knew what guns we're ; there was no fear for life and limb, and property ' in Wilmington at least Melton remem bered nothing about it. All had gone well uniil he was run out of town. On that point Melton's memory was of the very best. When he approached his own! tale of woe, he grew voluble, knew more about that than ever oc curred, or other men ever imagined. But so soon as his official record and matters pertaining thereto became the topic, his under lip dropped loosely down, and Melton forgot. He was eloquent only of the speeding which the parting guest had received, 4 One of the most unique of his many for getting was in regard to the burning of the smallpox pest-house during his administration. At first the witness could recall nothing of it, had never heard of it. Then, finally, when the name of the house had been given, he suddenly launched into a minute re lation of the whole affair, telling how he had gone out to the house himself and tried to prevent the burning. Melton pad evidently behaved with the greatest judgment and intrepidity; and the house had been burned in spite of him. I . His evidence, so far as establishing fraud and intimidation was concerned, amounted to little, and' that despite the fact thatj the attorney for the contes tant took him resolutely by the nose early in jthe "game, and led him a will ing if ungainly follower. When taken with a proper proportion of salt, the testimony comes to a Dockery deficit, j Mr. Robt. Burns, of Carthage, appeared and assisted as counsel for contestant. Examination of other witnesses will be resumed to-morrow. i The Supreme Court. The public printing case was to-day argued before the Supreme Court. xne A.j s is. railroad, cases were docketed in this Court to-day, and set for hearing Saturday. j Smallpox Cases There are now sixteen patients in the pest house. Two new cases of small pox were taken there to-day. . Work began to-day on the Ridgeway end of the Seaboard Air Line's Ridge- way-Richmond link. This will be the main li$e when built. Twenty-five miles of at has been completed in Yir ABOUT THE RALEIGH. Officially Announced That She Will be J Here May Seventh. A current issue of the Philadelphia Record iays: The joint committee of Councils, which went to Washington, had most cordial and satisfactory interviews with the; president and Secretary of the JNavy Long, during which those nr ' - 1 - 1 .1 a ii T- omcuus promiseo. urai tuo cruiser jrui leiqh should not only be at Philadel phia for! the Grant statue unveiling on April 27th, but should remain there to j take part in the celebration of Dewey day, May 1st. The necessary order to the com mandant of the cruiser was made out in the presence of the committee by Secretary Long and issued in the afternoon, so that the matter is now officially; settled. The order directs that the Raleigh shall leave New York in time to reach Philadelphia on the 26th, remaining here until after May 1st, and then pro ceeding to Wilmington, N. C, where it is due on May 7th. Crowded store indicates the appre ciation shown by the public of the Bargain 1 Week sale of The C. . W. Polvogt Co. Terms cash. t Only two more days at Rehder's. WHOIJlE NO. 9,884 MISSIONARY INSTITUTE. To be Held in Grace M. E. Church Next Wednesday and Thursday, April ' 26tho 27th. Following is the programme of the missionary institute for the Wilming ton District, M. E. Church South,, to be held in Grace Church next week : : VfEDjSTESDAY. 3 P. M. ODeniftc sarmnn ' TTi all for missionaries t home by Rev. R. W. Bailey. f 4 P. M. Missionary mass . meetings, their value and how to conduct them. Rev. E.C. Sell, i 4.30 P. M. Thi best method of ra. ing the missionary collection, Rev. L. M. Chaffin and Rev. J. J. Porter. 5 P. M. Circulation of missionary literature, Rev. B. F. DeLoatch. 8 P. M. Sermon: A general survey of the good already accomplished by home missionary! work, Rev. A. R. Jtiaven. 1 THURSDAY. 9 A. M. Devotional services and an address on prayer and missions, Rev. 9.30 A. M. God's call unon the church for foreign mission work, Rev. -ft.- .Barnes. Why we are a mission ary church, Rev. B. B. Culbreth. 10 A. M. The preacher's responsi bility for the missionary spirit of his people, u.on. 'rahk Thompson, Key. j. a. uuiren. 1 11 A M. SernSon : Let the mis sionary conscience of the church be aroused, Rev. J. W. Wallace. 6 F. M. The missionary work of Our chucrh, Rev. Henry E. Tripp. 4 jr. Ju. Tne f; Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, Rev. C. W. Smith. 4.3UJT. m. woman's Home Mis sionary Society, Rev. W. E. Hocutt. sr. M. The Sunday School and Missions, Rev. DS B.. Parker. 8F. M. The Holy Ghost and Mis sions, Rev. J. H. Hall. - - - ' A FINE ENTERTAINMENT. N That Is What Wilmington's Paint and Powder Club Gave the Goldsboro People Tuesday Night Goldaboro Argus, April 19th. . The complement of Wilmington 'home talent," constituting the "Paint and Powder Clubj" that appeared in the Opera House flast night, reflected the highest possible credit upon them selves and their native city and de lighted their .appreciative audience, who . went wild with enthusiasm and manifested their admiration in lavish and prolonged applause.1 The curtain raiser, "Comedy and Tragedy," with which they made their debut afforded the members of the company, througH their very com petent acting, an Opportunity of win ning at the start the interest and ad miration of the audience for each in dividual player, and prepared them for the more keenly relishing the unfolding of the) many ludicrous situations and rollicking by-plays in "The Merry Maids:" but especially aia Miss ttattie Taylor, as (JLarice, score herself a prime favorite, dis playing histrionic j talent of the hierh est order and sustaining this difficult role to a degree that challenged the approval 01 the most competent and discriminating critic. . . In "The Merry Maid" Miss Taylor, as-Jane, was again the' central figure and won fresh laurels of admiration and rounds of applause; but she had a close rival in MissNessie Cotchett, as Mrs. Chadwick, wio is this character was simply par excellence and will be held in pleasing remembrance by her audience here as will." in fact, all the players of "The Paint and Powder Club." The otherl lady members of the club were only circumscribed by the confines of their respective roles, each sustaining tiei part with admir able naturalness. - ;. . - The gentlemen of the company were all good excellent!; but especially did Messrs. Robertsop, Wright and Cowan, by reason! of the scope of their respective characters, win easy honors. Mr. Cowan, as William, was intimitable, irrepressible great. He is, in fact, a rare genius, and his spec ialty dance and ; I'Cake-walk" were superb. The Paint and Powder Club have won the hearts of the Goldsboro peo ple, and should they ever favor us with another appearance a crowded audience will be out tribute to their peerless merit. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 st. Jin's um 4 1, A. F. & A. M. AN EMERGENT COMMUNICATION FOR work in the E. A." Degree will be held this (Friday) evening at 8 o'clock, visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend. j By order of the W. U WM. M. POISSON, Secretary. aprgllt Song Recital by Miss Marie Parcello At T. M. C. Af Auditorium, for the Hospital Circle of the King's Daughters, -Tuesday evening, April 25, at 8.80 o'clock. Tickets 50 cents; seats reserved without extra ckarge. apr 81 St fr su tu i OPERA HOUSE. One Week coZ$$?e April 24 THE SOUTHEEtN FAVORITES, Emma Warreii Theatre Co. Monday Night, the Laughable Comedy, "Married n Haste," And Percy Warren's Nfew and Original Song Drama, "Mother of the Girl I Love," Prices, 10, 80 and 80 cents. 1 LADIES FREE MONDAY NIGHT. aprMtf VIRGINIA MEAL. 1000 bushels Virginia Meal. 1200 bushels City Meal. . 85 barrels White Fish. 53 kegs' Muflets. 100 bushels Seed Peas. S40 bags Wheat Bran. ' 50 boxes Blue Ribbon Snuff. 140 boxes R R. Snuff. 53 eases PI & M. Baking . - Powder, j 114 cases Good Luck. 523 bales Hij. 1 100 bags Table Sal. W. E. COOPER, , Wholesale Grocer, apr si tf. I WlUnlnston. Hi O. , : - ' "-.--ft - . " "" ' - I TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION J S - . - X One Tear, by Mail, $5.00 5 Six Months. 2.50 ', V Three Months, p 1.25 SjTwo Months. ' l.OO; oDellrered to Subscriber In tne X City t 45 Cent, per Month, f NEW "ADVERTISEMENTS. 66 Gold Medal" Black Goods Are the best. SOLD EXCLUSIVELY -AT'!0 v V Johnson's, No.' Ill Market Street. 1 1 Samples sent 2 5 3 if desired. :: X apr9tf r ' : To any competitor whp. 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