North Carolina Newspapers

. , ' ' ;-. - I Guaranteed Bona-Fide, Every-Dayi Circulation Larger Than That s Of Any Other Dally News- & paper PuMlshed la Wilmington. Kn-OKST DAILY NEWSPAPKIlX A IN TUB STATE. OUTLINES. Fayetteville (N. O.) Presbytery sent an overture to the General Assembly for appointment of a committee to prepare a communication on worldly amusements, to be read from every pulpit in the Southern church. - -The death of ex-Empress Eugenie is announced. Morganton XN. 0.), has fourteen cases of smallpox; two deaths have resulted, both whites; compulsory vaccination has been or dered. ' The commissioners ap pointed to negotiate terms of peace in behalf of the Filipinos conferred with General Otis at Manila, but" as they asked only for an armistice and had nothing definite to propose,, and were unempowered to negotiate terms, they met with no consideration. The national stallion race for $20,000, at Morris Park, was won by Pupil. Admiral Dewey left Manila on the cruiser Olympia on his homeward voyage. - N.Y. markets: Money on call steady at 2i3 per cent, the lasi loan being at 3 per cent. ; cotton quiet and steady, middling uplands 6ic; flour dull but steady; wheat spot dull, No. 2 red 84Je; corn Spot steady, I No. 2s 4141c; oats spot quiet, No 2 2ljc; rosin steady, strained common to good $1.45 1.471;'. spirits turpentine quiet and steady at 4242ic. WEATHER REPORT. U. S. Dep't op Agriculture, Weather Bureau, Wilmixgtox, N. O., May 20. Temperatures: S A. M., 67 degrees; 8 P. M., 70 degrees;, maximum, 74 de grees: minimum. CI degrees; mean, 68 degrees. . - : - Riiufall for the day, 00; rainfall since 1st of the month up to date, 2.80.' .; - ' , : : Stae of water in the river at Fay etteville at 8 A. M., 5.3 feet. FORECAST FOR TO DAY. .AVashixutojt, May 20. For North Carolina: Fair Sunday.' Monday showers; fresh easterly winds. Psirt Alm-i-e May 21. Sua Rises 5.52 A. M. dim Sets. ......... 7.00 P. M. Dav's Length 1 14 H. 00 M. ls Water at douthpon 4.21 A. M.i ifi?h"v,iur. Wilmnei, 7.61A.M. Boss Ilanna cats two soft boiled eggs every morning, but he is a hard nut, all the same. : - .- A ?:(, 000, 000 window gla33 trust is among the latest. 'It is mighty easy to see tli rough that. A poultry trust has been organ ized in Kansas, and the fellows are in high feather over it. : . A colored woman ha3 recently died in Richmond aged 111 years,1 and 3he never saw G. Washington.1 Aguinaldo boasts that he has killed m", 000 Americans. And he didn't hVive any t of - Alger's beef to help him. A dog whipped a lion in a me nagerie in Cincinnati the other day.1 Probably the dog didn't know it was a lion ho was lighting. Since Andrew Carnegie has an 'nounced his benevolent intentions, his mails are loaded with begging letters. lie don't have to read them though.. He delegates that job to his secretaries. - Ex-Senator Peffer, one of the in cubators of Pop. party, has popped out of it and flopped back into the Republican party. ,He mnst be looking for a softer Bnap than edit ing a paper at 110 a week. A. German preacher wants his Government to build forty big war ships and clean this country out. tfe says the ships could be built in jour years. But ho doesn't tell how long the cleaning ot job would last. The Michigan Legislature, which leek; the need of some more income for the State, has passed a law im posing a tax of one-fourth of one per cent, on all incomes of $i,000 and upward, including corporations. They expect to yank a round $1, 00,000 out of it for the State. When General Wade Hampton OQVn.l 11... lueu mat it was proposed to take y subscriptions to build- him a Jouse in place of the one that was -uea, ne promptly , declined, with thanks. General Hamilton dnA nnt. 8eem to have as taHng ways as some --. mouern Heroes. John Wp11i , an... ve valuable dogs, near Boston, let oura in their kennels a few ays ago, ; because if they were ."ned loose he feared that in the CxCltemGnt. tV.nTT v:4. oay in their path. This was rough ue dogs but commendably Welch n PaTt f Ml" - I he Morning Star ; : . VOL. LXIV.-NO. 52. During the past week marriage licenses havj been granted to four couples, three white and one colored, - Policeman Martin yesterday afternoon arrested John Fairley, col ored, for fighting, on the corner of Water and Grace streets. Mr- W. B. Cooper the enter prising wholesale grocer on the wharf, is not only allowing his clerks half holiday on Saturdays, but gives each of them a free trip to the beach. The Stab is requested to an nounce that the regular rehearsal of the. Second Regiment Band will be held Monday night, instead of Tues day night as was appointed. A full attendance is desired. Parties who desire to see the auxiliary cruiser Prairie may either leave on the steamer Southport this morning at 10 o'clock or on the Wil mington this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Fair for the round trip fifty cents. . NEW ADVERTISE M BNT8. M. H. Curran A tip. H. H. Munson A card. J. H. Rehder & Co. Fruit iars. Moonlight Excursion Thursday. A. & M. College Annual session. Geo. O. Gaylord Price that sells. Opera House Passion Play Pictures C. W. Polvogt Co. Summer goods. Geo. O. Gaylord Selling dry goods. BCSIXESa . LOCALS. Tuesday Moolight excursion. P. H. Hayden Buggies, harness. PERSONAL. PARAGRAPHS. Mr. W. B. Kendrick, of Ra- eigh, is in the city. 1 . Mr. W. A. Fairling, of Elizabeth City, is registered at The Orton. Mr. J. H. Thompson, of Tar- boro, was in the city yesterday on a business trip. Miss Ida McCall, of Mullins, S. C, is -visiting in the city, the guest of Miss Margaret Wiggs. Editor C. L. Stevens, of New born, returned to his home yesterday after a stay of several days in the city. tMr.R. P. Vroom, representing James A, Banister & Co., of Newark, N. J., the famous shoe manufacturers, is in the city. Capt. J. H. Williams will leave this morning for Georgetown, S. G., where he will run as master of one of the steamers on the river there. Miss Margaret Harris, of Ra leigh, who' has been, in the city, the guest of Captain and Mrs. Jno. R. Williams, the past several weeks, re turned to her home . yesterday after noon much to the regret of a host of admiring friends. .Prof. M. C. S. Noble, of the State University, is expected here to day, and will deliver an ad dress at the closing exercises of the Tileston Public High School to-mor row. night. Mrs. Noble and children have been here several days, the guests of Mrs. Noble's mother, Mrs. Yar- bordugh. .' Justice McQowan's Court. ' Leroy Perry, the" negro arrested by the police, and subsequently turned over lo Justice Mcuowan ior inai, was arraigned yesterday morning on the charge of highway robbery . Some nifchts ago Perry attended a festival and after the attendants had departed, the evidence showed that he layT in waiting for the cashier and when she passed, his hiding place, ne snatched a lantern from her hand and ran. Justice McGowan held him, in the sum of $50 bond for his appear ance at the June term of the Criminal Court, in default of which he went to jail. ' ' Harriet Haywood, colored, for disord erly conduct, was sent to jail in de fault of payment of costs in the case. , Mammoth "Block and Tackle." Mr. C. D. Maffltt, the well known ship chandler on the - wharf, had on exhibition at his place yesterday three mammoth hoisting blocks that will be carried down to Fort Caswell on the little steamer Seabright this afternoon to be used in hoisting some large guns at the fort,i which will shortly be added to the battery. Each hoister, com monlv known as "block and tackle," has a 22 inch shellj is metallic bushed, weighs one hundred and fifty pounds. has a hoisting capacity of 1-0,000 nounds. and is self-lubricating. These with a coil of two inch rope weighing 13,000 pounds, were gold to the govern ment by Mr. Maffitt, as the lowest wa der. - '" Sacred Concert Friday The rehearsals for the sacred concert, benefit of Fifth Street M. E. Church, to be given next Friday night, are pwv greasing very satisfactorily and a rare musical treat is certainly in store for all who attend. There will be a full rehearsal to-morrow night and every participant is urged to attend. As pre-vioiml- Announced the very best musi: cal talent of the city has been engaged tn the, rw.Airn and the proceeds from a small admission fee will he devoted tn the liouidationdf the church debt. Mr. Fleet, the director, is especially onrinm that a ve&r member of the vv orchestra attend the rehearsal to-morrow night. Oa account of Commencement, Bid- A TTnivAMritir fonlnrod .1 f!harlotte. N. C. June 2nd to 7th, the Beaboard Air . mm 1 A "I . L .n will sen rouna inn uckbw vj Charlotte at $6.50 for the round trip. Ti-lrt tr Via wild June 1st to 7th. in clusive, with final limit June 9th, 1899. PRELIMINARY TRIAL. Alleged Counterfeiters Before U. S. Commissioner Collier Yesterday Afternoon.! HELD FOR FEDERAL COURT. Polite and SUvy Bound Over ia Sums of $2,000 and $500 Respectively, in De fault of Which They Were Com- ' mitted A Third Arrest' I The preliminary hearing before U. S. Commissioner S. P. Collier in the case of Nicholas Politz and Walter Silvy for counterfeiting, was held in the. United, States court room yesterday afternoon and each of the defendants was recommitted to jail in default of bond for their appearance at the ses sion of the Federal Court -which con venes here on the second Monday in June. The bond of Politz was fixed at $2,000 and that of Silvy at $500. The court room was crowded with curious spectators and the session of the commissioner's court lasted nearly three hours. Silyy was represented by George Rountree and Marsdan Ttallamir Esqs., and Politz had for his counsel Hon. John D. Bellamy, Marsden Bel- amy and A. J. Marshall, Esqs. District Attorney C. M. Bernard, of Baleigb, arrived on the A C. li. train yesterday morning, and conducted the prosecution. Mr. S. P. Collier, Jr., was court stenographer. The case of Silvy was called first. He is I a mere youth, and displayed very little sign of nervousness. ; Mr. B. F. Perry, the secret service agent; Consiatle Wm. Sheehan and Captain of Police Furlong, who made the ar rest, were sworn as witnesses for the government. - Mr. Perry testified that his official position is Special Operative of the U. S. Secret Service' Bureau, with head quarters at Charlotte. He came to the city May 11th, under orders from headquarters, where notification of the passing of spurious coin in Wil mington was received in a letter, con taining one of the coins, from Mr. W. F. Robertson, superintendent of the Clarendon Water Works Company. He then recited particulars of the causes which led up to the arrest of Silvy, which were substantially the same as printed in the Stab yester day morning. Upon conclusion of Mr. Perry's ev idence, the government rested and the defendant introduced no testimony. Mr. Rountree, Silvy 's counsel, address ed the court, saying that he did not care to open the defence ; the only object in the hearing on their part was to find upon what status the government in tended placing its case, if indeed they had made out one, which he claimed was not done according to the provis ions of the'rRevised Statutes. He could not admit probable cause and called attention to the -peculiar circumstan ces of the case. The nickels were" not an imitation of government coin and were only made for playing the slot j ma chines. ! Silvy was merely playing a game against a gambling device that is not countenanced by the State laws. He asked that a bond sufficient only to produce1 the defendant in court at the prescribed time be required. Attorney Bernard's argument! was very brief. He stated that while the denomination of the coin was small, the offence was a grave one and the bond should be made sufficient to meet the requirements of the case. Mr. Bellamy explained that a small bond for Silvy would mean a great deal to one who was far from wealthy and that this phase of the case should be taken into 'consideration. Commissioner Collier first fixed the bond at $1,000, but later reduced the same to $500, justified, i ' Hearing of Politz'- Case. The case of Politz was then called and the defendant walked from the prisoner's box with a careless, indif ferent step to a seat beside his counsel. George Connor, colored, Capt, J. R. Williams, Southern Express Agent, Mr. Perry, Deputy Sheriff Flynn, Constable Sheehan j and Captain of Police Furlonsr were called as wit nesses. All were sworn except Con nor, who was not present. . Mr. Perry was first introduced. He testified as to . his position, circum stances of his yisit here, etc. u pon his arrival here he was furnished with counterfeit coin for his assistance by the Atlantic National Bank, Capt. J. R. Williams, King Grocery Uom- pany, Murchison j National Bank, Chief Conductor Sheehan of the Street Railway Co., Deputy Sheriff J. P. Flynh and others. He learned from a nezro that had been employed by Politz, that in cleaning up Politz's sleeping apartments at the store, after he was married, a ladle and a quantity of metal!was found.; This, combined with other circumstances, led to the arrest Politz denied upon going to the store the morning he was arrested that any package had been left there and with hesitation opened the private locker, which contained the spurious coin. His other testimony was about the same as was published in this paper yesterday morning. Constable Sheehan testified as to a search of a room in the rear nf Politz's saloon where ! the counterfeiting outfit was found, The boxes containing the same were thrhtly nailed and with them was box of worn-out garments. He also testified as to a search of Politz's dwell ing house and the finding of a small piece of metal in a bureau drawer cor responding to that found in the store, He corroborated Mr. Perry's state ments as to search of the store and flnding-of the bad coin in the safe. Upon the conclusion of Constable WILMINGTON, N. C, Sheehah's testimony the government rested and the defendant introduced no testimony. Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, for the de fence, called the attention of thejiourt to the fact that the U. S. statute with reference; to bonds was much more enient jthan the State laws govern ing the same. That a bond should be made sufficient only to brine the ac- cused into court. Marsden Bellamy, Esq., also made an appeal alonsr the same lines. District Attorney Bernard argued that the "offence was a heinous one: there were no palliating clrcustances, and that! while the bond should not be large as to work an hardship on the accused, it should be sufficient for the purposes contemplated by the law. The circumstances of his recent mar riage, touchingly referred to by coun-' sel for defendant, should have been taken into consideration bv Politz w hile his alleged fraudulent work was sing carried on. Commissioner Collier then an nounced that Politz would beheld in the sum of $2,000 justided bond, and the court was adjourned. :. Accompanied by the Deputy Mar shal and Constable Sheehan. MrJ Perry then took the prisoners to Cro- nenberg's studio, on Market street. where, according i to secret service rules, photographs of the alleged counterfeiters were made. Neither Politz or Silvy have as vet given the required bond, and both are now confined in the county jail. A Third Arrest Made. Yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock Deputy Sheriff Flynn, acting under instructions of Special Operative Per ry, arrested JOe Quince, colored, who has a lemonade stand on Water street, near corner of Dock. Quince, it seems, has been! makinsr lead "dummies" for playing the slot machines and the evi dence against him is thought to be conclusive.! He had no tools for the manufacture of the "dummies" other than an ordinary hammer and knife,, or flattening pieces of lead and trim ming them down .to resemble a five cent piece, j He was placed in jail and will he given a hearing before Com missioner Collier to morrow morning at 10 o'clock. ! THE PASSION PLAY. Universal Praise Accorded the Company Booked for Opera House Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights. The pictorial representation of the Passion Play," which is to be' given three nights this week at the Opera House, ia one of the most marvellous productions of the present age. It is' said to bring vividly before the mind the life and passion of the Divine Savior, with all the solemn ceremony that characterizes the presentation of the great Passion Play" by the de vout peasants of Oberammergau. v In every city where these beautiful pictures have been shown the manage ment says the clergy, press and public have been unanimous in their praise. It is a perfect production of the im pressive spectacle. There is not a single suggestion Of irreverence in the whole representation. '; The engagement! will open next Thursday night and close the follow ing Saturday evening. The prices will be 25, 35 and 50 cents; but the open ing night every purchaser of a 50 cent ticket will be allowed the privilege of passing a lady in free of charge. Cardinal Gibbons pays the following tribute to the attraction : "I was hiffhlv -leased 'with the pre sentation of the Passion Play which you so kindly accorded me yesterday. As rendered, it was realistic and devo tional, and it cannot but have an ele vating effect upon all those who may be so fortunate as to see it" ' : PINAL SATURDAY RECITAL. Given Yesterday by Miss Cannie Chasten's j Pupils The Programme. The series of Saturday afternoon re citals in Schubert Hall by pupils of Miss Cannie Chasten was brought to a close yesterday afternoon by the ren dition of quite a pleasing programme by several of her brightest pupils. About thirty recitals have .been given, and the results have been very gratifying, serving to familiarize the pupils with the works of the best mu sic composers, and affordug delightful entertainment to the guests who have attended the recitals. The following programme was dered yesterday afternoon: ren- ! Nocturne. .!. .Helmund i Miss Sallie Bell Jackson, Impromptu in E flat . ...... .Schubert . I Miss May Muse. On the Mountains Op 19 No 1. ..Grieg Miss Henri Shepard. "To Spring". . .-. ..Grieg Miss Ida Brown. Polonaise in E. . . . . 1 J Master James Craft . .Liszt Death of an Infant The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. ; Darlington, of Winston Salem, died in this city at 12 o'clock last niarht I The funeral will be con ducted from the residence of Mr. G. T. Hewlette at 5.30 o'clock this after noon. Mrs. Darlington has been visiting relatives in this city for several weeks and Mr. Darlington was sum moned here by a telegram on account of the serious illness of their daughter early last week. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of many friends. Mayor's uourt. In the absence of Mayor Waddell, Mayor pro tern. Springer presided at yesterday morning's session of the police court. No cases' of importance were tried, j Frank Andrews, colored, for disorderly conduct had his case continued. Thos. Hughes, for disor derly conduct was let off with costs, SUNDAY, MAY 21, 1899. ANNUAL SHOOT BY MEMBERS OF THE W. L. I. Held Yesterday at Hilton Park Medal Awarded to Mr. C. Burkfaeimer. The Score. According to an established custom and constitutional reauirement the Wilmington Light Infantry held an annual competitive shoot vesterdav from 4 to 7 P. M. at Hilton Park. As a result of the shoot the handsome medal which was held last year by Mr. S. M. Boatwright, was awarded to Mr. C. Burkhiemer, who made the best re cord in yesterdy's contest, scoring 22 out of a possible 25 points : The following is the score of the members of W. L. I., to wit : First Lieutenant C. S. Grainger, -12; Second Lieutenant J. VanB. Metts.10: A. Wiggins, Jr., 8; H. G. Small- bones, Jr., 5; B. P. Harrison, 8; H G, Whitney, 4; Robert Nash, 11; Ed. Moore, 2; James M. Stevenson, 7j Ed win Metts, 0; James Riley, 13; C. Burk himer, 22; E. Forshee, 20;Creth Angel, 12; E. P. Willard, 18; S. M. Boat wright,'18; N. K Gillican, 20; Richr ard Bradley, 3 Ait&r the contest by the company, a number of the W. L. IReserve Corps members held a shoot, the score of which was as follows: ' ' Col. W. L DeRosset, 3; Captain W. R. Kenan, 14; Captain T. C. James, 4; James Hooper, 9; W. A. Willson,' J., 25; C. H. Robinson, Jr., 7;E. M. Berry, 10. CHILDREN'S DAY. Will be Generally Observed by Methodist Churches in the South Exer cises at Grace Church. To-day ' will be generally observed by the' Methodist churches over the entire South as Children's Day with services appropriate to the occasion. The churches in Wilmington have. made preparations for the event and the exercises will open at the different places of worship at the usual hour for the regular morning service. Under the direction of Mrs. Jno. F. Garrell an elaborate programme has been arranged at Grace church and will be rendered this morning as fol- ows: . ; March "Armor of Our God." Song "Come Thou Almiehtv King." Sun? by school and congre gation. Opening prayer. , Responsive readme- on the Kingdom of Heaven. Recitation "A Lesson from Na ture." "Angel of the Flowers." Alice Craft "Mother Earth." Mabel Boul der. "Sunbeam." Richard Clowe. Rain," Mabel Craft "Dew." Olivia Horn. i Song UA11 is Complete," by all. Recitation "The Camel's Nose." George Dent. Son "Brothers and Sisters Across the Sea," by the school. Announcement of collection, bv Augusta Boykin. - Recitation "Hitherto and Hence forth' Merl McEachern, Mary Boy kin, Edna Craft, Mary Burkheimer and Eva Berry. Kecitation "Beautiful Things. ' Sue Boone, Jennie Culbretb, Ethel Hopkins, Sarah Galloway, Kate Gallo way, Mercie New kirk. Marie Clawson. Jessie Bumpass and Lucy Burkheimer.. Song "Beautiful Sabbath." by the school, i Questions about New Fields of Work. Song "Jesus Saves, "by the school. Recitation "Little Moments," Edna Tyer, Julia Culbreth, Marie Hopkins, Gussie Jacobs, Agnes Chasten, Ethel Pool and Bessie Craft Closing song by the school. The church has been tastefully dec orated by the young ladies of the Sunday School and the exercises will be interesting and instructive. The public is cordially invited. . SUNDAY SERVICES. . "A message From the King." will be the subject of pastor Blackwell's Sunday night sermon at the Baptist cnurcn. i St Paul's Lutheran Church. Sixth and Market Streets. A.G. Voigt pastor. English service to-day at 11, A. M. and 8 f. M. Sunday School at 4:30 P. M. , Services in St John's church 4o-day (Whitsundayf, by the rector, Key, James Carmichael, D. D. Morning prayer, sermon and holy communion, 11 o'clock. . Evening prayer, 5:30 o'clock. Sunday School. 4:30 P. M. St. Matthew's English Lutheran Church, North Fourth street above Bladen, Key. G. D. Bernheim pastor. Morning service at 11 o'clock : evening service at 8 o'clock; Sunday School at 9.30 A. M. All seats free, and every person welcome. Grace Church services to-day. Chil dren's day exercises at 11 A. M. Preaching bv the castor. Rev. A. P. Tyer, at 8 P. M, Experience meeting Wednesday at 8 F. M. Sunday school, J. 1. Davis, superintendent at 4:30 if. M. Seats free. All are welcome, j - Sedgeley Hall Club ProUc. , On Wednesday night of this week Sedgeley Hall Club, on Carolina Beach, will give their opening frojjc and the committee is making elaborate arrangements for the occasion. The club hduse will be open to the" public during the day and at night a hop will be given complimentary to the club men of Carolina,' Atlantic and Han over Seaside Clubs. The Wilmington will make an excursion trip Wednes day morning and another at 6 P. M, A string band will discourse music on board ship during the trip and at the club house for the dance. Moonlight Excursion. The first moonlight excursion of the season will be given by St John's Parish Guild Tuesday evening, May 23rd. The" steamer Wilmington wil leave her dock, at the foot of Market street at 8.30 o'clock. The fare for the round trip is twenty-five cents. N.C. NAVAL RESERVES Will Go On Board the United States (Cruiser 'Prairie To morrow Evening. THE COURSE OF THE CRUISE. Officers of the Prairie at The Orton Of ficial Insnettinn nf the HnrntWi1l Make Report' to the Washing . ton Authorities. Arrangements are progressing very satisfactorily for the cruise of the North Carolina Naval Reserves on the United States steamship Prairie, and according to the pre-arranged pro gramme the; Naval Reserves will go on board ship to-morrow evening and the Prairie 'will start on her eight days' cruise early Tuesday morning. The officers of the Reserves will be in command, subject, of course, to the supervision of the regular officers of the vessel. tThe Naval Reserve officers will be as follows : Commander Thomas M. Morse, of Southport. i - Paymaster--E. S. Latimer, Wil mington. Lieutenant W. W. ,Vick, Wil mington. Lieutenant Commanders Thos. O. Daniels, Newbern, and W. B. Cole man, Kinston. Lieutenants, Junior Grade M. B. Mintz, Southport and Harget of New- bern. " Assistant Surgeon:-L. V. Aaron,. Mt Olive. ; Ensigns Lewis of Kinston and Matthews of Newbern. When the Divisions Will Arrive. As preyiouhly announced the divis ions of other towns of the State are ex pected to arrive Monday. Owing to unfavorable season of the year a full attendance is not expected. The most accurate estimate' of the number of men and the time for their arrival in the city is as follows: Mount Uiive -Division, nf teen men. arriving here' Monday afternoon. Kinston Division, thirty men, ar riving at 5 :50 P. M. Monday. '.. Elizabeth City Division, twenty -five men, arriving la:bU f. Jtt. JNewbern Division, twenty men, ar riving on the 12 :30 P. M. train. Southport Division, ten men, will SO on board tne snip at mat town on Monday evening. About ten reserves are expected to go from tne ; r Wilmington Division. Capt. Mackenzie is very anxious that as many or tne experienced seamen as possible go fronr the Wilmington Division. The reason that the atten dance from this Division is so small is that they had an abundance of prac tice on board the Nantucket during the Spanish-American war. The Wilmington will make a special trip down the river at 6 P. M. to-mor row to . carry the Reserves to the Prairie. I . Coarse of the Cruise. The Prairie will weigh anchor about daylight Tuesday and cruise to the north as far as Gardner's Bay, N. Y. at the south end of Long Island and about seventeen miles from New York city, returning to the city in between eight and ten days. Prairie's Officers Here. A number , of the officers of the Prairie came up to the city yester day morning and are registered at The Orton. They are Lieutenant F. K. Hill, Naval Cadet F. L. Penney, Surgeon S. H. Griffith, Paymaster W. T. Gray and Assistant Engineer R. H. Chappelh ' - The Hornet Inspected. Yesterday the visiting officers were entertained by .the local Reserves of" fleers and the Cape Fear Club. A drive over the city was a feature of the entertainment At noon they went aboard the converted cruiser Hornet and made an official inspec tion, for the purpose of forwarding a report as to her condition to the authorities at Washington. They will go down to the Prairie this afternoon, and probably not re turn to the city before they start on the cruise Tuesday. It will be of interest to note in tin- connection that Paymaster ; W. T. Gray, of the Prairie, is a native of Winston -Salem, a brother of Mr. Jas. A. .Gray, cashier of Wachovia National Bank; Eugene E. Gray, Esq., and Dr. R. F. Gray, leading citizen of the Twin City. He has been in the ser vice for several years, and is a popular and very efficient officer. The Seaside Hotels. The hotels on Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches will soon be ready for guests, none of them later than June 1st. Seashore Hotel is being put in order under the direction of Mrs Campbell, who arrived from Yonkers, New York; during the past week. The work on tne. nandsome new. Ocean View Hotel is progressing very satisfactorily and within the next week or two Mrs. Mayo expects to open for the season. ' On Carolina Beach the work of mov ing back and improving the Oceanic Hotel has been about completed and Cant Jenkens expects to open for guests within less than ten days. A Handsome Brass Cannon. Ex-Commodore William Latimer, of the Carolina, Yacht , Club, Wrights ville Beach, has presented the club with a handsome - brass cannon, to be used as a start and finish gun for the yacht races. ' The first race this season .will be on July 4th, when it is intended that one of the most success ful races in the history of the club shall be held. WHOLE NO. 9,910 fc'i-' ' v . j ; - WILMINGTON'S MASONIC TEMPLE. FIFTH WARD BAND EXCURSION. Will be Ran to Carolina Beach Thursday Evening A Dance. The Fifth Ward Band, which is now in fine trim for filling Summer engage ments, announces that on Thursday night they will give a moonlight ex cursion to Carolina Beach -on the steamer Wilmington. .. I The band for some, time has had in anticipation this excursion, and noth ing will be left undone to assure the pleasure, which they promise the public may be enjoyed on this trip. .The steamer will leave her dock, at the foot of Market street, promptly at 7.30 P. M., and the train from the beach will leave at 11 o'clock. - A feature of the evening will be a dance in the beach pavilion. Refresh ments will be served at city prices. The fare for the round trip is twenty- five and thirty-five cents. ' : ' TRUCKERS OF ROCKY POINT. The strawberry growers of Rocky Point assembled at Rocky Point depot to take some action looking to redress of wrongs or recovery of losses they have sustained during the season. Dr. EL Porter was called to the chair, and Mr. J. D. Bell requested to act as sec retary. After adopting the following resolution, the meeting adjourned to meet tat some future time to receive the report of the committee : "Besolved. That W. W. Miller and Jas. C. Jones be requested to act as a committee to obtain -from the berry growers in this vicinity an estimate of the damage to them coming from de lays, non-icine of cars, rouen Hand ling, etc." E. Pobtbr. Ch'm'n. J. D. .Bell, Sec'y. Rocky Point, N. C, May 19, 1899. A Fishing Expedition. A party of about a score of Wilming ton sportsmen went to the Blacknsh grounds Friday night, leaving the city about midnight on board the Marion. They began fishing about 5 o'clock yes terday morning and fished until near ly noon. The largest number of fish caught by a single fisherman was 170. One man caught only seven fish. Al together about 2,000 fish were caught From all reports a good portion of the time was spent by many of the fisher men in responding to the demands of Old Neptune while in the throes of sea-sickness. They carried a doctor and druggist along, but sad to relate they were the first victims, having been overcome by sea-sickness before the boat crossed the bar. . That Wilmington Syndicate. Yesterday morning's press dis- patches announced that a syndicate backed by $20,000,000, with headquar ters at Wilmington, had been buying timber lands in Chesterfield, Marlboro and Darlington counties and that nearly 100,000 acres had already been purchased during the tast week So far as is known j there is no truth in the report so far as any syndicate is concerned. Mr. P. L. J Bridgers, of I the Brideers & McKeithan Lumber Company, and Mr. J.A, Arringdale, general manager and vice president of the Cape Fear Lumber Company, have recently made purchases of timber lands in the territory specified, but, it is said, not to such an extent as indi cated in the telegram. School Announcements. On Monday, at 11 o'clock, there will be an exhibit of school work and an informal closing entertainment in the hall of the Union School building. Ail natrons and those' wno are in terested in the work of the schools are invited to attend. On Monday nijrht, : at the High i School building, the graduating exer cises will be held. Uards of admis sion will be required and children will not be admitted under any circum stances. ' ! !. " ' The following young ladies will re ceive dinlomas: V. Miss Elizabeth Divine Burtt. Miss Louise Corbett, Miss Annie Harrrison, Miss Lucy Mcintosh. Miss bteiiaiuc- Intosh and Miss Anna Morton. Picnic at Hilton. Yesterday at Hilton Park Misses Annie B. XJlrich and Fannie K. Cor bett gave their music class in the simplex and kindergarten method a delightful outing and picnic. About 11 o'clock the class . and party of friends went : out to the park on a special excursion car of the Street Railway Company, returning late yes terday afternoon. The day was de lightfully spent, and will ever be re membered pleasantly by participants in the iestm.es. M DEED. J ' nART.TWaTnv.in this citv Saturday night, W Wl .Roa ot 19 n'ftlnclr. MART ANNIE, in fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Darlington. lftinaral fmm t.hA rflfl tdenCfl Of MT. U. '1. JieW- lette this (Sunday) afternoon at 5.30 o'clock. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.: On 7a-.i. iw nr.il. tK nn XSlx Month-, " S.BOX Two Month., " 1.00 DtUTcred to Subscriber. In tb City at 45 Ceats per BXontk. THOUSANDS OF THE FAVORITE X V X X T V T X X ? X Y X V ? X X X X Y Y 5! are now doing homes, placed service in Southern there by LUDDEN & BATES' SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE, New York City. Savannah, Ga. Many satisfied Dnrchasers in Wllmtnirtnn and vicinity can bear witness to the Superior Quality and Beautiful Tone or these wonder ful instruments. DISTINCTIVELY A SOUTH ERN PIANO, built to withstand the exigencies of the Southern climate. Whether or not you AJiK MOW. AN INTENDING PURCHASER. IT WILL PAY YOU to investigate, for you may at some future time desire to invest in an instrument you know is a perfect one in every detail from the ground up. we have no Wilmlng-Tlr ni CICIITJC ton agent at present, but I AMI rL-AoUri- ln announcing: to our friends, customers and uie puuuc in general, mat our travelling x ! REPRESENTATIVE .;. Mr. N. L. SMITH, Is now stopping: at THE ORTON House, where ne will bo glad t- interview intending purchasers and explain our new plans of sale. (Drop a card and be will call.) ORDER A PIANO DIRECT FROM FACTORY and Save Money. Moderate Prices. Easy Terms, my 16 Ct - ' I y s X X X X X A. X X : FOR SALE. The good will, subscription list and .outfit of the LVBIBERTON ROBESONUN, which has been - published for thirty years at, the capl - tal of the' largert county in North Carolina. The town has no other paper. Will sell the entire vlant or will retain part of tne Job outfit . and sell the remainder. One of the few S1.50 papers In the State. Address, THE ROBESONIAN, Lumberton, N. my 20 2t C. Your Doctor Fights i Disease with medicine. If the medi cine is not right he cannot conquer disease. If the druggist -does bis duty the medicine will be right, and your doctor will stand a fair chance of winning the1 victory, You can help your doctor by having your prescriptions filled here. . ' JAS. D. NUTT, Druggist and Pharmaceutical Chemist. mylStf - Wilmington, N. C. SACRED CONCERT . AT . Fifth Street M. E. Church, South. Friday, May 26, at 8.30 P. BE., Benefit of the Church Debt, By CLASS No. 47, J. W. Fleet Chairman. Admission 25 cents. Tickets on sale at C. W. Yates & Co.'s, R. C.' DeRosset's, A. J. Howell, Jr. andH. J. Qerken's. i . my 14 tf A. & M. College. Third Annual Session of the Summer School for Colored Teachers begins July 19th, 1899, and continues three weeks. A competent corps of experienced and prominent teachers, repre senting the leading schools and colleges of the. State, has been secured. Terms Very Low. Correspondence solicited. - Address, PRESIDENT DUDLEY, A. & M. CoUesre, Greensboro. N. C. mysitt OPERA HOUSE. 3 Ms TWSf May 25-26-21 PROF,, A. J. WHTTWORTH and the world renowned Passion Play Pictures. The area test exhibition of its kind ever seen In this city. i jsnaorsea dv uiergy, .tress ana ruouv. Prices, 85, 85 and BO cents. A Lady free Thursday nlht if accompanied by a paid 60c ticket. - ThA Rav. Ttr. Tn.lmn.ir a RtAtAR that llDerson can realize more of the sufferings of our Saviour Dy seeing tne r assion riay tnan oj re-uui. wu volumes on the subject. mysist sawetn A CARD. We desire thus publicly to acrnowieage our InriAlrtrinAM to thi tie Cecelia uartette. His Honor the Mayor, the orator Julian 8. Carr, the Architect, the Grand Lodge of Masons, and all others who aided in carrying out bo per Julian 8. fectly the Dlan or laying tne corner none oi me ' Masonic Temple last Thursday. 7 mov luuiouoT, H. H. MUNSON. Chalrmai a. a. auflDun, uuairm-u, For Committee of Arrangements. my 81 It MOONLIGHT EXCURSION. THE FIFTH WARD BAND wttl give a Moon- :ht Excursion to Carolina Beach, Thursday, a v 25th. Steamer Wuinlngton will leave her MS ay 25th. steamer WllmlM rlnrV nrnmntlv at 7 80 P. M. Train leaves oeaKu returning," at 11 o'clock. Dancing : w PavUlon; Refreshments at city prices, are, 85 and 85 cents.- i Xj ini Pianos