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.Jt Guaranteed Bona-Flde, Every-Day & 'circulation LarjerThan That X Of Any Other Daily News- paper Published io & Wilmington. ,;tl)fiST DAII.Y HKWSPAPJ I OUTLINES. The maximum temperature yester day at Norfolk, Va.. was 99 degrees. .The cotton crop movement to May 31st, compared with last year, gjjoff a net decrease of 91,000 bales. i Ejlijah Weeks, a merchant of Boi'uA N- A. murdered and robbed id h.if store Wednesday night. -'Ajurialdo, the Filipino leader,' has prcclfimed himself dictator. A fireworks plant, comprising thirty-six builditigs, at Graniteville, N. Y., de slroyed by fire; no lives were lost; damage about $40,000. - - Will Abies, negro, charged with criminally assaulting Mrs. Edgerton, in Appling county, Ga., tried, convicted and sen tenced to hang June 30th. Town 0f Ottensheim, Austria, destroyed by fire: four women perished in the flames. , Everything is in readi ness for the fight to-night between Jeffries and Fitzsimmons; Fitz is still the favjorite in the betting. ; Bal timore capitalists have bought the 'Colimbia, S. C, street . railway and electric power plant " Xe York markets: Money on call steady at 22i per cent, last loan being af 2 per cent. ; cotton dull; mid dling uplands 6 5 16c. ; flour dull and barely steady ; wheat spot quiet; No. 2 red 82Jc. ; corn spot No." 2, 40 40.1c. ; rosin steady ; spirits turpentine dull at37ii3Sc. ' , WEATHER REPORT. iU. S Dkp't of Agrioultube, . " - Weather bureau. i Wilmington, N. C, June 8. Temperatures: 8 A. M., 79 degrees; 8 P. M., 7S degrees; maximum, 94 de grees; mini mum, 73 degrees; mean, 84 degrees." RiiafaU for the day, .00; rainfall sines 1st of the month up to date, 1.44..'' !'. '. "-f - .;- '. COTTON REGION BULLETIN. j Local showers occurred in Western Georgia and the lower Mississippi val ley and general showers in Texas and Arkansas. Higher temperatures pre-j Tailed. Maximilm temperatures in the Wilmington district: Wilmington, 93;' STewbern, 85; Greensboro, 94; Raleigh and Weldon, 96 ; Lumberton, 97; Charlotte, .98. ' , . FORECAST FOR TODAY. ; Washington, June 8. For North Carolipa Fair, with thunder storms in western portions Friday night ihuuacf storms Saturday; continued hish temperature Friday ; cooler at night ; variable winds. Port Almnac June 9. Suu Kises 4.45 A. M. 3im Sets................ 7.13 P. M. , JaT Length 14 H. 26 M. Ii?n Wauv t iJouthpori 9.00 P. M. fliehi Wier. Wilmineton 12.30 A M. Seuator Hanna is suffering from a pain in the leg. A leg which has been i pulled as much a3 Hanna's ought) to suffer some. Senator Hanna has the rheuma tism, li it has as. tight a grip on him a3 he' ha3 on the Republican partjj he must be in a bad way. Notwithstanding all the clamor the Chicago papers make about the smoke nuisance in that city, the burgers; there consume 800,000 cigars a day. - , Those Ohio Republicans who were hankei-ing for Hanna's blood would now probably comp on some of his cash or on some of the soft snaps which he can control. . i A. country editor in Maine has ,; shot himself on account of mental trouble. As between editing a paper I m si rural burg in Maine and shoot mg himself a man might be excused for shooting. Having got the blood-hankerera down, and pranced all over them. aanna thinks, "harmony" would be just the thing now. - But it is hard for a fellow to "harmonize with a skinj full of .broken bones. I lod Sloan, the champion strad- iQler, king of the turf in England, baa a coming rival in Johnny Beiff. the California boy, who weighs sixty- seven pounds, sits a horse like a rapnkeyand steers him like a born pilot. , Mr. I for a one-legged man uol. Hen aerson, mighty of Iowa, is doing good running for some Tom eds chair. He. is away in the Hi of the other fellows and the in- difcatiojps are he will come in an easy winner. fPL.i. .' . ' - AHii, jviichiaran man who waa lohd of painting things "red was insistent to the last when he had 1 coffin Daintftd a bricr'ht rcA anil 1 1 1 1 n - - k( Pt it in his front yard for a year j rr "ucio mo visibiug menus )Yl(X admire it. ' Payne's Essay. - . . the eb inst. in renortincr the com Jeneetnent exercises at Converse Col T of that place, very highly compli- 133 Elizabeth MacRae Payne of Wil- "1'uKlOn, who is a mftmW nt th Kraduati lss Pa7ne'b theme was "Wwk R. 8fn in Amku: j ti,j x o'l vi 1 ana xunaa j.n oer- f06- MiB Pn J. -1. J 'IX. IT- - -uuiui ux aria. nn VOL. LXIV.--NO. 68. LOCAL DOTS. .- The County Commissioners yesterday completed the work of re vising the jury list The next meeting of . the Board of County Commissioners will be de cidedly interesting. . . Te Star has heard of several cases m which the assessment on dwellings was increased fifty per cent ihe scalpr 0f a pale face is to bn taken in the wigwam' of Eyota. Tribe No. 5, Improved Order Tttvi Mn night. ;:' , ' Tom Wiggins, colored, was .tried for disorderly conduct yesterday by Justice McGowan and let off upon the payment of costs. The telegraph wires .were "in trouble" Wednesday night, and' this accounts for the late riaino- nf Twin Morning Star yesterday. ' The case against Smith, ' the negro arrested for resisting an officer. .... win do tried by 'Squire W. N; Harriss ! at the City Hall Monday. Secretary Howard Caldwell, of the Y. M. & A'., who has been sick for several days, was able to be at his desk a part of yesterday and day before. ' ' - The Sunday School of Grace M. E, Church gives its annual excur sion to Carolina Beach to day. The boat If aves at 9.15 A. M. and 2.30 P. M. tiUU auwwi, rr. I km.wu, aiiicu.iu portyesieraay irom ine west indies with a cargo of 1,800 barrels of molasses for Mr. R. W. Hicks. John H. DaviB and Josephine Pigford, both colored; were fined $5 by Mayor Waddell yesterday for dis orderly conduct. The fine was in ad dition to the costs. The S. A. L. "Work Day" at Marlville will be Tuesday, June 13th. The Star acknowledges with thanks an invitation from one of the good citizens of Marlville. - ' . . There are four store buildings on Front street, all owned by the same parties, on which the assessment has been increased $15,000. .This the Star learns from the owners. ' The clerk of the court and the register of deeds have both received copies of the Public Laws of North Carolina far 1899, but the copies for distribution to the justices of the peace have not come yet. The Sampson Democrat speaks in very complimentary terms of the address before the Clinton Graded Schools by Dr. C. S. Black well. It says that all pronounce the address the best they ever heard. The regular weekly .hop at the Atlantic Club house on Wrightsville Beach last night was quite an enjoy able occasion. Visiting ladies in at tendance were Miss Mallett, of Fay ette ville; Miss Wilier, of Cincinnati, and Miss Hirshburg, of Richmond. During the 24 hours ending at 8 A. M. yesterday the maximum tem perature at Wilmington ' was 93; at Charlotte, 98; Cheraw, 100; Florence, 98 ; Goldsboro, j 102 ; Greensboro, 94 ; Lumberton, 97V Raleigh ? and Wel don, 96. The valuation f non-taxable property in Wilmington, according to the returns of the Board of Assessors, is $1,024,605. Churches, charity asso ciations and building equipment, hos pitals, schools, lodges and public build ings are some of the real estate ex empted from taxation. The Sunday School of the Sec- ond Advent Church gave an excur sion to Carolina '-Beach yesterday on the steamer Wilmington. There were many who availed themselves of the excellent opportunity of spending a day out of the city. During the day there were between 250 and .300 pas sengers. Hundreds of Wilmington ped- ple are interested in the "bout" to take place between Fitzsimmons and Jef fries to-night. The Star extends a cordial invitation to all to come to the office and get the news. The fight is scheduled to begin at 9.30 P. M., and it is probable the first reports will reach us before 10 o'clock. Rev. Wm. Black ig making very earnest appeals to Christians to enjoy their privileges and in this way the morning service at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was very excel lent. At night Mr. Black preached on the parable of the Prodigal Son.- It is earnestly hoped that the remaining services will be well attended. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Notice City license tax. Oceanic Hotel Now open. D. Connor Cottages Carolina Beach The Maxton Base Ball Team. Maxton has a base ball team that is willing to try conclusions on its own grounds with any team in the State from a town of the same size. The only provision is that none but bona fide residents of any town be allowed to play. The base ball cranks in Max ton are exceedingly confident in the playing ability of their team. Any enterprising town wun a w team can get a date by corresponding with the manager of the Maxton Red Shirt Base Ball Club, Maxton; N. C. This is a Hot .June. - The . thermometer at ttw Weather Bureau showed 94 degrees of heat at one time yesterday. Private ther mometers showed all sorts of figures from 65 to 101. The hottest day of last year was in July when the mercury ran up to 95. On day before yesterday 93 was the maximum. ..' IS AGAIN POSTPONED 1 - '!--- h The Trial of A. J. Marshall, Esq. Charged With Implication in Counterfeiting. SET FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 The Defendant's Counsel Refused to Admit Telegram As Evidence His Friends - Confident- He WUI Establish j His Innocence. ; xne- prehminary trial of A. J. Mar shall. Esq., charged with being impli cated; in counterfeiting, has been set for Wednesday afternoon of next week at 3: 30 o'clock, having been post poned to thalt date, at the request of prosecuting attorneys, by United States 'Jommissioner Collier, ' from 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The fact is this is the third date which has been fixed in the commissioner's court for the trials the first having been Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The warrant against Mr. Mar shall was issued by Commis sioner Collier Tuesday night about 9 o'clock oa affidavit of B F. Perry, of the I United States secret ser vice, and was placed in the hands of Deputy Marshal Bunting who sent fn. "VC VC U ,. 1 i J il hie nffi.a nrhiik ho AiA f ' A was informed of the proceedings which had been instituted against him. Thereupon Mr. Marshall, -accompanied by several friends, went' with Deputy Marshal Bunting to the office of Commissioner Collier aud gave bond in the sum of $5,000, for his ap pearance forj preliminary trial at 5 o'clock Wednesday evening. j When the case was- called Wednes day afternoon, Mr. Perry, of the secret service, who 'is the principal witness, was absent from the city and a postponement was taken at tie re quest of Assistant District Attorney Spears until 3:30 yesterday afternoon, when the trial was to have been held in the United States court room. The Court Proceedings. I - ! When the hour for the trial arrived yesterday quite a crowd of people had assembled in the court room, many of them close friends of Mr. Marshall, anxious to learn, the result of the in vestigation and hear for themselves any testimony offered by the prosecu tion, j ' ' ! '. " M: It was 3:40 o'clock when Commis sioner Collier called the court to order to proceed with the investigation. j The following attorneys appeared for Mr. Marshall: Marsden Bel lamy, Esq., Hon.: John D. Bellamy, George Bountree, Esq., Eodolph Duffy, Esq. Iredell Meares, Esq.1, Herbert McClammy, Esq. and Geo. PeschaU, Esq. j District Attorney C. M. Bernard and his assistant Oscar J. Spears, Esq., were: present to conduct the prosecu tion. 1 j r -. . i District Attorney Bernard asked if Mr. Marshall was ready for the hear ing. Mr. George Rountree, repre senting Mr. Marshall, answered, ye3, he is ready and has been ready ever since this prosecution was started. : Mr. Bernard then said: "The gov ernment is not ready unless the coun sel for the defendant will admit in evidence the contents of a certain tele gram which we have in our posses sion as being genuine, that is the tele gram genuine , and the contents of the t9legram (telegram wera addressed to Mr. Perry, the detective). If they will admit the genuineness of it, the contents of it, and the truth of it, we will be ready." - Hon. John D. Bellamy asked to be permitted to read the telegram, Mr. Spears refused at first, but afterwards permitted Mr. Bellamy to take it. Mr. Bellamy asked the stenographer to make a copy of it, and Mr. Spears refused to let any copy be taken. Mr. Bellamy said: Then we won't admit it . if you jrefuse to give us a copy, because it may be a forgery of this .detective , j -; j ' - i District Attorney Bernard said: "If they will not admit it, we will ask the court to continue the case until we can get the men from Philadelphia here, We will telegraph for them to come and bring their books,invoices etc.,-' , which show the contents of the telegram. We will get them here just as soon as possible, and we hope to have them here in the next two or three days. If we can get them by telegram, they will be herein the course of two or three days." I "What proposition do you make in reference to the continuance of the case?" was asked by Marsden Bellamy, Esq. "That the case be continued un til we can get the men from whom these goods were purchased, said Mr." Bernard " ... - I j ' I Mr. Rountree replied, "You cannot make a continuance of a case that wav vou have got to set it for a day certain." "It will be utterly impossible to set it for a day certain," said Mr. Bernard. "We desire to continue it a reasonable time." j ' ' 1 1 . "What do you say is a reasonable time," asked Mr. Kountree. "We are anxious to have an investigation pi this matter and it is an outrage to have it continued twice when Mr. Marshall is here ready and anxious for a trial." In reply to this Mr. Bernard said that he wanted to have this matter in vestigated just as soon asossible. Marsden Bellamy, Esq., in reply to this said: "I take it for granted you do. I know youwwell enougn io Know that you do, and we of course won't resist a motion made to continue this case for a reasonable time so you can get the evidence which you desire and which you think you can get; but a continuance indefinitely Morning WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1899. won't do, because these people may not come at all ; we ion 1 y want you to fix it so that it will be a day certain, wheh- we will know that it will be heard, for we want no more continuances" ! j . Mr. Bernard made the following re sponse: "If wej cannot get these wit nesses by telegram we may send a pro cess of $he Court after them." I would therefore suggest next Tuesday or Wednesday as the data, for the hear ing." I ' : J . ,:. ! .j' MrT Marshall's counsel replied that Tuesday would suit if they couldn't fix it any earlier." -. ...':.. District- Attorney Bernard said : ' T.hen I will pjat it Wednesday, if it will suit you gentlemen, Wednesday in the afternoon at half-past three." r It was so ordered by the Court. ! Notes of Interest. The telegramj referred to in the court proceedings was to detective Perry and was from the Penn Smelting and Refining Works of Philadelphia, and w&4 a statement of goods they claim to hate sold to A. J. Marshall, Esq.; kte in taeFallbf j.898. The goods pur chased were granulated silver, bronze silver, germau silver and antimony, and amounted to $47.90, enough -material air. Perry says to make $700 of counterfeit money. . i - The prosecution will issue subpeeaas for Dr. Jno. M. Scott, prdprietor of the , Penn Smelting and Refining Works, and also for the general man-, ager, who will be required to bring the books and invoices to prove the ship ment of the goods, j . Mr. Perry said last night that the claim is to be made by the defence that the material ordered by Nicholas Politz and that referred to in the1 tele gram! was for a Greek by the name of Nicholas Coleboloso, who was here several months' ago. I , Information was received yesterday that this Greek has just been arrested in New York by. Secret Service men. Mr. Marshall's counsel and a wide circle of friends here feel sure that the investigation will completely vindi cate Mr. Marshall from, any criminal connection with the counterfeiting which has evidently'been in progress Another Arrest. L. G. Helms, a bar keeper, is Mr also awaiting trial on the charge of being implicated in the counterfeiting. He was taken in custody on the same night that Mr, Marshall gave his bond. However, one of the principal parties to the prosecution told a Star reporter that it is probable that he will be dis charged without trial, j UNI ED STATES CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS. Nineteen Cases for Retailing Tried Sev eral Witnesses Heavily. Pined No Action In Counterfeit Cases. In the United States Circuit and Dis trict Courts yesterday, Judge Thos. R. Purnell presiding, nineteen cases were disposed of, all but three being for re tailing without license. During the day the grand jury returned twenty true and five not true bills. Four witnesses were called and failed and were each fined $40. They were Charles Melvin, Press Bowers, W. S. Crump and Charles Ewing. The court was in session, as usual, from 8.30 A. M. until 2 P. M., with the usual officers in attendance, i The Docket. 1 ' . Charles Pearson, retailing liquor without license ; verdict guilty. Nat Minter, working at a still ; de fendant plead guilty and was sen tenced to thirty days in jail. " Cases for retailing liquor without li-. cense were disposed of as follows : Tom Mitchell, plead guilty; sen tenced to thirty days in jail and $100 fine. Gillead Bell, plead guilty; sen tenced to 30 days in jail and $100 fine. - Bnttam Lieach, plead guilty; sen tenced to 30 days in jail and $100 fine. Solomon Thompson, called and failed; judgment nisi, j Immanuel Covington, plead guilty; sentenced to 60 days in jail and $100 fine. I-.- i I i Haywood, McLeod, plead guilty; judgment supended, the defendant having been in jail since January 18, 1899. ' I Calvin McEachin, verdict guilty; sentenced to 60 days in jail and $100 fine. I ' I . ; Nancy Monroe, plead guilty; judg ment: suspended ' and defendant dis charged. i. ' . John Hines, plead guilty: judgment suspended and defendant discharged. Charles McLellen, plead guilty; judgment suspended and defendant? discharged, j 1 Edward Oxendine, verdict j not guilty. i I , i Rob. Buchuman, verdict guilty; sentenced to 30 days in jail and $100 fine. I ; I - -. - ' 'l- Alice Gorham, plead guilty; judg ment suspended and defendant dis charged. ('". : Hector Locklear, verdict guilty. Nowan LockJear, , verdict guilty ; iudsrment suspended on account of I the death of the defendant. James Green called and failed; judg- ment rnsci. i I Geo Baldwin and M. A. Eoy, charg ed with illicit distilernsr. Baldwin plead I guilty to working at a still and having beeni in jail 4i months, judgment was suspended and defendant was dis charged. Mi. A. Bay was called and failed; judgment nisi. . i Nothing hasyet been done in the matter of bringing Nicholas Politz and the other; alleged! counterfeiters to trial. The cases have not even been ! brought to the attention of the grand jury. It is not ! known when the matter will be taken up. Important Tax Notice. Mr. B. F, King, City Clerks and an important notice in Treasurer, has the advertising columns of the Stab this morning. All persons engaged in business of any sort or contempla ting the opening of business of any sort will do well to give it a perusal. Violation of the ordinance makes the offender subject to a fine of $25 or imprisonment for thirty days. PERSONAL FARAQRAPHS. Mr. W. H. Britton, of Tim berlske, was here yesterday. Mr. W. L. Ennett, of Laurin- burg, is registered at The Orton. ' Dr. F. H. Arthur, of Mag nolia, arrived in the city yesterday. Mrs. Kenneth McDonald, of Ivanhoe, ia in the city visiting friends. Capt. Charles Sohuster, of Fort Caswell, was in the city yester day. ( 'l""':'; r- " .; V Ex-Judge j W. R. Allen, of Goldsboro, was registered at The Orton yesterday. ' Messrs A. Toon and- A. F. Toon, of Whiteville, were in the city yesterday on business. Steamboat Inspector E. E. U-room, of Uharleston, was here on official business yesterday. - Miss Octavia Boatwright left yesterday for Winston, where she will spend some time with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Philander Pear sail left yesterday for Lewisburg, W. Va., to spend a part of the Summer. -' Mrs, Clayton Giles and daugh ter, Miss Lucile W. Murchison, arrived in the city yesterday. Miss Murchison has been attending school in New York. Miss Esther Alexander, of Middle Sound, and Miss Ellie Morriss lefQyesterday for Smithfield to attend the ' commencement . of Turlington Institute. . ' . - . : Misses Hittie Willis, Virginia Summerell, Sibyl Hancock and Lilly Belle McLaurin have gone to Armour, N. C, where they are sharing the pleasures of a delightful house party under the chapeonage of Mrs. G. M. Summerell at the Summerell Summer residence.1- . . - CRIMINAL COURT CONVICTS. Ten Delivered to the Superintendent of " the Work House Yesterday. During the recent term of the New Hanover Criminal Court ten convicts were sentenced to terms in the county work house and two to terms of ser vice in the State' penitentiary. The work house convicts were turned over to Mr. Chad wick, keeper of that institu tion yesterday forenoon and were car ried out to the farm. . . The only white man in the gang was J. T. Howard. The others, all-: colored, were Chas. Anderson, Burt Green, Gilbert Telfair, Leroy Perry, Ed Graham, Ben Mat thews, Jack Pollock and Joe Smith. The two negroes sentenced to the penitentiary are Philander Hill and John Stewart, convicted of house-break ing. Officers will carry them to the penitentiary within the next day or two. ; j The work house convicts will prob- ably-'as soon as practicable be put upon the county roads in chain-gang serv ice, a provision having been made in their sentences by Judge Battle for working them on the roads when the extensive read improvements contem plated are inaugurated during the Summer or early Fall. . THE OCEANIC. The Genial Proprietor Expects the Hotel to Enjoy a Prosperous Season. Col. R. A. Jenkins, manager of the Oceanic Hotel at Carolina Beach, was up to the city yesterday. He is hope ful of one of the best seasons- his. hotel has ever enjoyed. Workmen have been busy for some time under his per sonal supervision repairing and reno vating, and when they finish the Oceanic will be in every way ready for its guests. ! ' CoL Jenkins says that everything will be in good shape by to-morrow. The opening ball will be given Tues day night, June 13th, and will be complimentary to Miss Louise Harper, the charming daughter of Capt. J. W. Harper. ! There will be music by the Italian band every day and dances every night. CoL Jenkins will select a com mittee of young Wilmington gentle men to have charge of the dances. TRUCKING NOTES. Little Money Made On Any of the Early p Vegetables. This has been a bad year on truckers all around, a Middle Sound grower of early . vegetables said yesterday. It was hoped that returns from beans and Irish potatoes would make up for previous losses on strawberries, but on the contrary the yield was poor and the prices far from high. Aspara gus is about the .only vegetable which has been grown with profit Register of" Deeds Biddle has re turns from Brown & MacMahon, Philadelphia, showing sales of beans on the 6th at $1.50 a basket. This is considered a fair price. Justice Fowler's Court. Mag Baldwin, j colored, was before Justice John J. Fowler yesterday charged with highly objectionable conduct on Walnut street between Second and Third. She was fined $20 and costs, Justice Fowler remit ting half of the fine on condition that the offender should leave the neigh borhood before night Kennedy Simpson, colored, was also tried for disorderly conduct . in the same locality and was fined f 10 in addition to costs. All the persons liv ing in the locality referred to, Wal nut between Second and Third in an old shop, were ordered to leave. If they fail to do so they will be prose cuted fqr keeping a disorderly house. Bead the advertisement ' of the East Carolina Beal Estate Agency in this issue of the Stab. It offers for sale some very valuable farms. . t GIVES THEM STRAIGHT TALK. The Mayor Read a Lecture to the Police Force Will Do Some Inspecting for Himself. Last night at 8 o'clock as the day force of police was going 'off duty and the night force was coming on, Mayor Waddell had both sections lined up before him and for about five minutes talked to them about their duties and responsibilities. He said that he had no special complaint against any in dividual policeman, but so many com plaints had come to him that he knew there must be a lack of vigilance somewhere: He said that nobody had a right to expect, and nobody did ex pect, that with the present force of police every house in , every block could have perfect police protection at every hour in the day. . At the same time the police must be on the alert and do its best by watchfulness and devotion to duty to hold up the hands of the administration! The mayor said,' further, that per sonally he was going -to take a more decided interest in the police depart ment; that he was going to do some inspecting for himself, and whenever he saw "a dereliction . from duty he ; would certainly! use his authority to suspend the offender. - Without men- j tioning names, ; he administered a sharp rebuke for the strange ignor ance of the laws which a policeman : displayed recently in shooting at a person trying, to! escape arrest for misdemeanor. -f , All that he said was, he continued, in perfect kindness, but with absolute . firmness. He professed the greatest re-j spect for the chief of police, lieuten ant, captains, sergeants and the force, and what he had said was by way of cautioning them to be always prudent and vigilant. j j BASE BALL; TO-MORROW. Prospects for the Most Interesting Game of the Season. . .Promptly at 4 o'clock to-morrow af-j ternoon the cry of the umpire "play ball" may be heajfd at Hilton Park, and the battle of the day will be on. Sweeney and Watson will be the op- posing pitchers j in the game and neither needs any introduction to Wilmington "fads." Both will go ini the game with ihe determination of winning and with the support of the remainder of their teams, whose work is far ahead of any seen here ' in years, it would b$ hard to choose the winner. I , j It will be, anybody's game, as the teams are evenly matched, though each claims to have the superior team. Mr. Morton wil catch -part of the game for the A. ;C. L. boys. He has played two years1 on the University of Alabama team. Both teams have been strengthened, and each man promises to play the game of his life. j Both teams are organizing their "rwf i ti rr Vivn rvar aa " anrl tV a romA nrill not lack that ginger the "fans" will put intoit. j - .'".- i"" . t THE NEW PHYSICAL DIRECTOR. Prof. John P. George, of Atlanta Has Had Much Experience. j Prof. John F.I George, of Atlanta, Ga., is thi gentleman whom the trustees of the M. C. A. have made physical director of the Association. He has had twelve years experience as physical director. Part qf this time was spent in Atlanta and Charles ton and at two different times he was with the Y. M4 C. A. at Charlotte. He has just finished an academic course,' taken in connection with duties as physical director, in the Bingham School Mebane, N. C. Sec retary Caldwell )vrote him yesterday notifying him ofi his election. There is little doubt but; that he will accept . If he does, classes will begin work about September 1. Bladen is GrowingjTobacco. - j Mr. S. Singletary, a substantial planter of Clarkton, was a welcome visitor to the Stab office last evening. He tells the St ABj that the' country in and around Clarkton is getting to be a fine tobacco growing section. There are seven or eight hnndred acres in cultivation this year, and it is only a year or two ago that the people began to grow the crop.1 A fine large warej house is just being completed a build ing which will be) a credit to the town and the progressive farmers of Bladen. Cotton acreage Mr. Singletary re ports is being greatly decreased this year, perhaps as much as fifty per cent, in his immediate vicinity. 1 Telephone to Southport. The Southport jflerald, of yesterday, has the following: j Efforts to secure a telephone line from Wilmington to Southport have been put forward recently and the prospect of this improvement now seems encouraging. Mr. Simmons of the Inter-State was here this week in this interest at thp solicitation of mem bers of the Cape Fear Towing and Transportation Company, and it was practically decided tnat a line oe built and an agreement was about concluded when other plans came up which checked the work for a few days only. Army Worm-in Brunswick. j , Mr. R. W. McKe ithan, of Bruns wick county, who was a Stab visitor yesterday, spoke about a worm which is causing considerable alarm among the farmers in lwer Brunswick. It is known as the! army worm and at tacks the buds of j young corn. I o .. . i . - v ... . j- If you wish tq sell a farm or city property place it ;in the hands of the East Carolina Beal Estate Agency. R. G.k Grady) & Co., Burgaw, N. C, t ; WHOLE NO. 9,926 City License Advertising Agents, Architects. Auctioneers, Bag Factories, Bakers, Baggage Transfer Com panies, Barbers, Bar Keepers, Barrel ana Crate Factories, Bicycle Dealers or Bicycle Repair Shops, Billiard, Pool or Bagatelle Tables, Bui Posters, Book Agents, Bottlers of Beer, &c ; Bottlers or Non-Alcoholic Drinks; Brokers (Commercial, Merchandise, Produce, Money, Stocks and Bonds); Broom Factories, Buyers and Shippers ol Naval Rtores and Cotton, Cart Houses, Con lectioners, Cattle Dealers, Coal or . Coal and Wood Dealers, Commission Merchants, Contract Builders, Cotton Compresses, Cotton Factors, Cotton Gins, Cleaners or Presses, CortoV Seed Oil Mills; Dealers wholesale and retail, in anything whatsoever not otherwise enumerated; Drug glBts, Distillers or Compounders of Spirituous or Malt Liquors, Dr-ays, Trucks, Wagons and Carts, -Drummers on the Streets, Eating Saloons and Restaurants, Electri 3 Light Business, Express Com-' panles. Ferries, Flouring Mills, Gas Companies, Gas Fitters and Plumbers, Grist Mills, Guano Warehouses, Hides and Furs-dealers in; Horse Traders, Hotels and Boarding Houses, Hucksters, Ice Houses and Ice Factories, Job Printing Offices, Junk Shops, Laundries, Lightermen, Rice Beer Dealers, Liquor Dealers wholesale or retail; Livery Stables, Sales Stables, Lunch Houses, Machine Shops and Foundries Machinery and Machine Snppllesdealers in; Marble and Stone Tarda, Markets private; Mattress Factories, Mercantile Agencies, Op ticians, Oil and Creosote Companies, Wholesale Dealers in Lubricating and lllu mlnaUng Oil, Peanut Dealers," Peddlers and Transient -Dealers, Photographers, Piano and Organ. Tuners and Repairers, Planing Muls, Publishers of Newspapers, neai iistaie Agents, Bice H ills, Sailors1 Boarding Houses, Sash, Door and Moulding Factories, Sausage Factories, Ship Brokers, Shippers of Fish, Eggs, Poultry, Clams and Oysters; Ship Yard Shuttle Block Factories, Shooting Galleries; Shops-Blacksmith, Horseshoers, Tinners, Shoe makers, Carpenters, Painters, Tailors. Gunsmiths; Steam Saw "Mills, Steamers, Steamship and Steamboat Companies, Stevedores Street Railways, Surveyors and Civil Engineers, Superin tendents of Building in Construction, Tar and Oil Manufacturers and Renners, Telegraph and Telephone Companies, Turpentine Distillers, Undertakers and Cabinet Makers, Upholsterers and Paper Hangers, Vehicle Repair Shops, Warehouse and Manufacturers Wood and Alcohol Dls i tilleries. Warehouse Companies. - ' ' " ' All persons, Arms or corporations now engaging, or intending to engage in any of the above j Business, Trades, Professions or Occupations, will please take note of the following Ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen June 5th, 1899, and approved by the Board or Audifr and Finance, June 6th, 1899: ' Section 1. "That on and after the passage of this Ordinance all persons, firms and corpora tions, doing business In this city and subject to a license tax for the privilege under Tax Ordi nances do ana are nereoy requirea to register tneir names ana Business with ihe City Clerk and Treasurer on tr before the 15th day of June, 1893, and on and after that date it shall unlawful for any pereon or persons to open or engage In any business in this city without having first reg istered his or their names, and proposed business, with the City Clerk and Treasurer, and paid the License Tax required by the City Tax Ordinances. Any person violating this section shall be fined Twenty-five Dollars, or imprisoned thirty days, in the discretion of the Mayor's.Court. Sections. -All License Taxes shall be due and payable to the City Clerk and Treasurer at t.n A C.ltv TTflll An t.ha first. Mnnrintr nt uoch m nn f V, tria nnWa its. nw1liinn.A -. wu w..w w.ww mvuuw v. vauu utvuuu requires the License to paid weekly; then the t.hft Mondav of t.hn r.nrrAnt. wapTt- and anv norann the Monday of the current week; and any person, its business, after the License Tax for which he or us ousiness, atier we ucsnse rax tor wmcn ne or tney may De liable shall have remained unpaia for a Deriod or ten davs shall, uoon conviction In tbe Mavnr a Court,, hn flnpd S-2S do. nr Imnrlsnnprl . Section 8. "The City Clerk and Treasurer shall make a written rer A f tnwflw ff all naMAna flvmo AW.MwnniiaHAtia nrhAea HnnnnA 4-n v -V n 1 1 more than a period of ten days after becoming due; when so advised, to take the necessary legal steps in ui una urunumce, auu to couect me ueunquem tax In compliance with the above ordinance any one liable for a License Tax under the General City Tax Ordinance, not paid up to July 1st, 1899, by June SOth, will be reported to i he City At. torney. . .----. :: - . Persons coming up to pay will please come prepared io take the oath as required by the Gen eral Ordinance. . -ii ' ; B. F. KING, ii91t City MAY STOP THE FIGHT Chief Devery Says No Slugging Will Be Permitted in the Fitzsimmons' Jeffries Contest To-night ! New York World) Chief of Police William IS. Devery last evening gave out thai following typewritten statement relative - to the action he will take in case the Fitzsimmons-Jeffries fight, next Friday night, resolves itself into a brutal slugging match: j ". , "From cartain published statements of experts on prize ring and boxing matters, and from various sources, it -would appear that the twq would-be i pugilistic champions who ate down for a sparring contest at the Coney Island Athletic Club on Friday night next, their backers or managers,-! intend to have, under .the guise of a Horton law sparring contest, a genuine, old-time slugging match, or prize fights If no such slugging match is intended, then the inference is that these statements and impressions are spread for the sole purpose of gulling and imposing upon the public. j "Considenner the parties io the con test, their respective weight 210 and 156 pounds and other attending cir cumstances and conditions, it is al most a physical impossibility for the two individuals referred to to carry on a lawful contest for points on the com- ine occasion. The very t nature of things tends to an out-and-out prize iiiriib. .r "I shall be present at the contest.and as Uhtef of Police, 1 snail personally see to it that the letter and.the spirit of the law relative to such Contests are obeved. and that there will be no slue eine or heavy hitting nothing but a clean-cut, lawful sparring) exhibition for points. Any person who permits himself to be galled or imposed upon by thinking otherwise will be very much mistaken. ! "It will be well for the public to understand that the first heavy blow struck will mark the end of the con test I "William S. Divert, , "Chief olS Police." GOOD OFFER FORM CAPT. SKINNER. If the Commissioners Will Begin Work On Federal Point Road In connection with the contem--plated improvement of tjhe public roads, the Stab learns from Capt. W. P. Oldham, clerk of the Board. of County Commissioners, that Capt S. W. Skinner has made the board an offer that is thought very iberal. It is contingent on the willingness of the board to begin the wprk at the fourth mile post on the Federal Point road and complete these f oiir miles of road first, working from th& mile post toward the city with shelljj and from the city toward the mile Ipost with stone. In substance, the proposition is to give , free use of his landing on Barnum's Creek and $250 in ash, to sell a No. 2 Grates' rock crusher in perfect order at half the cost of a new one,, and to give the use of an lengine for twelve months. ! v Carolina Yacht Club, j - I ' The Carolina Yacht Clifb will be presented a very handsome 'silver cup, - - 1 ! -v-k r 1 now being made by Mr. jorm x. xjoiu, Brooklyn, N. Y., brother ojf Commo doro, F. A. Lord. , j. The Governing Board jaid Regatta Committee, to whom the matter was referred, have not as yefe decided on the conditions of the race, but say that the first race for the cup will be held July 4th. Boat owners cjn get all information from A. S. Williams, Chairman of the Regatta. Committee. To-night, as previously announced, the opening hop at the Cardlina Club house will be held and clubmen of Atlantic, Sedgeley Hall and Hanover Seaside clubs are invited. 1 ' Pftrsnn winhiriir to locate in the truck region of North Carolina should correspond with the East Carolina Beal Estate Agency, Burgaw, N O. Read advertisement in the StabJ - I TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.: x X One Year, by Mall, $5.00 ! &Six Month, . Three Months, " Two Momths. " 8.BOX 1.00 1 Delivered to Subscriber In the City m. 45 Cents per Month. Y Tax Notice. HIVJ VUIILIIU lUUill'U. U.U113C9 vug X C Jk. VI UUiBUIja weekly License Tax snail be due and payable on firm nr (Arnnnitinn PAnilnnlntrrA pnnHnt ila firm or corporation continuing to conduct his or they laay be liable shall have remained unpaid eport each month to the City if have remained unpaid for and it shall be the duty of the City Attorney, court or otherwise to enforce the provisions ana penalty. Clerk and Treasurer. . W. NORWOOD, President. LEE H. BATTLE. Cashier. WILMINGTON. N. C. With resources of over $1,000,000 we guarantee safety. , Our large facilities afford every accommodation. Loans made daily give promptness. A desire to please ensure courteous attention. With these facts before you we ask for your business. Safety Deposit Boxes for rent. aDr 30 tf To Dealers Only. . We are Commission Merchants for the sale of drain. Provisions, Lard, Flours, all shipped us direct from packers and millers. It therefore stands reasonable that we should save you at least one profit less than you could buy from others, as we are first handlers no profits be tween us and the packer a wide awake dealer knows that a small margin of profit brings them trade, and it is very necessary that he must know or get left In the race If ha falls to do so, hence he Tonys his goods from the leading source of supply, and we nave that reputation and op- portunlties have not been neglected, hence our success-. - We are not in the old "But.-' We sell no low quality goods but give best quality at prices lower than others can figure their coat, we ask the retailers to consider their own in terest as our success enables us to give him still closer prices when largely patronized. So take an Interest in us and let us promptly go for ward to a grand success. Correspond with us. VOLTBRS & HASHAGAN, my!4tf Nutt St. A.'C.'.Line Crossing. WILMINGTON SEACOAST R. R. ; m AND AETER JUNE 1ST, 1899, the Schedule of the Wilmington Seacoast Rail road wul be as follows: DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. Leave Wilmington. 5 Leave Ocean View. 6.80 A. M. 7.80 A. M. 10 10 A. M. 11.30 A. M. 3.45 P. M. 6 00 P. M. 8.80 Y. M. 5.00 P. M. 7.1S P. M. 10.00 P. M. SUNDAY. 1010 A. M. 11.30 A. M. 2.30 P. M. 6.00 P. M. Every Friday and Saturday night, on ac- count of Olub and Hotel dances, the 7.15 P. M. train will leave the beach at 11.00 P. M. in stead of 10.00. my31tf B. OSCAR GRANT, Supt. Carolina Beach and Southport Schedule. ON AND AFTER JUNE 6TH, BOAT LEAVES FORCAROLINA BEACH, . 6 and OSTaTm., 8. 5.15 and 7.80 P. M. Train leaves Beach, 7 A. M.: 1, 8.45, 6 and 8.80 P. M. No 7.80 P. M. boat from Wilmington and no 8.30 P. M. boat from Beach on Mondays. , . Fare to pier and return on 5.15 and 7.30 P. M. boats, 16c. 1 " . i Leaves Sunday. 10 A. M., 2.80 P. M. and 7.80 P. M. Leaves Beach, 12.30, c and 8.30 P. M. FOR SOUTHPORT, . boat leaves 9.15 and 10.15 A. M., and 8 P. M. Leaves Southport, 6.30 A. M., 12 M., 2.30 P. M. Freight for Southport received only on 9.15 boat. 3. W. HABFERv jeetf (manager. STRAYED OR STOLEN. On Saturday, May 27, one light red and white Milch Cow. Split In right ear, crop and split In left Wide horns with points sawed oft. Liberal reward for delivery to undersigned or Information leading to recovery. : je84t JOHN F. QABBELL. Oceanic Hotel, Carolina Beach, Is now open for the season. Music daily by the Italian Band. Dances every night. Bates, 2 a day; 18 to 110 a week; t25 to 30 a month. B. A. JENKINS, jeOtf Manager. Cottages For Rent on Carolina Beach. - D. O'CONNOR, ; - , ' Beal Estate Agent. III llil I678t Atlantic National Bank I'M V'; '1 I .1 Si 111 . i i -. . I' 4 1 1 n f -I: : -