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OUTLINES.
First bale of new N. C coUon re
irtJ at Moryen, sold at 6fcj per
pound. M- Labori, one of the
(ounsel for Dreyfus, shot from am
bush on his way to the court; his con
dition is critical. The yellow
fever situation continues to improve.
Tarboro won the game of base
ball from Union, S. C. U. S.
cruiser Olympia with Admiral Dewey
has arrived at Leghorn. The
sDrm reached Charleston yesterday;
wind forty miles an hour and raining
heavilv. There is every indica
tion that another call for volunteers
be issued. Twenty-three
deaths from the bubonic plague at
Hong Kong. All the cigar facto
ries at Key West have resumed work.
Sew "foTk, markets : Money on
call easier at 2i3 per cent, last loan
being at 3 percent. ; cotton quiet; mid
dling uplands 6c. ; flour fairly active,
firm and higher; wheat spot strong;
"o. - red 731c; corn spot steady;
No. 2. 36jc. ; rosin steady; spirits tur
penliue ;irm at 51i52.
WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. Dkp't of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau,
Wilmington, N. C, August 14. )
Temperatures: 8 A. M., 83 degrees,
SP. M.. SI degrees; maximum, 86 de
grees: minimum, 74 degrees; mean, 80
degrees.
Rainfall for the day, .11; rainfall
iince 1st of the month up to date, 3.76
inches.
Stae of water in the river at Fay-
etteville at 8 A. M., 3.7 feet
COTTON REGION BULLETUf.
Heivr showers are reported during
me twenty four hours ended at 8 A. M.
yesterday in the Arkansas and lower
Mississippi valley districts and lighter
showers elsewhere. It was somewhat
cooler yesterday in the Mississippi
TsIIey.
$TORM MOVING WORTH.
The following message was received
Ust night from Washington. D. C. :
To Observer, Wilmington, N. C.
The storm is central near the Georgia
coast, moving north with somewhat
increased energy. High northerly
winds Tuesday, probably reaching
Southern New England by Tuesday
night."
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
Washington, Aug. 14. For North
Ca--! u Rain and cooler Tuesday;
Wednesday, rain; high north winds.
Port Almanac August 16.
San Rises ... 5.21 A. M.
Sun Sets 6 47 P. M.
Day s Length 13 EL 26 M.
High Water at Southport 1.22 A. M.
H:h Water. Wilmington 4.52 A M.
An i ihio woman wants a divorce
because her husband "smiles" too
much in her presence. His 8 miles
average about four fingers.
One of the banners carried in the
Alger parade in Detroit bore the device-Only
One Alger." How fortu
nate for the country there is only
one.
It is said that under the British
law W. W". Astor can never become
a British peer. But there is no law
to prevent him from continuing to be
peerless asa.
They had some pretty good ship
builders in those days, too. A Jew
ish writer suggests that no amateur
coal have built Xoah'a ship, which
wis ",() feet long, 100 feet broad
&od a three decker.
It is an ill wind that blows good to
no one. Competition among the
tombstone men of Flushing, L. I.,
haa put tombstones down about one
third. The thrifty can now lay in
n assortment of tombstones.
The reports of the Labor Bureau
show that in the thirteen years from
11 to 1804 strikes cost labor $163,
000,000, to which is to be added
10,0OO,ooo paid to support strikers
hile idle, making a total of $173,
000,000. The first white settler in Pierce
county, Wis., liked it so well that
he still holds on, at the age of some
thing over a hundred years. His
ife 3tuck to him and together
they cultivate their little farm of
thirty acres, and don't bother with
help.
't is said that the Boers can
furnish 17,000 warriors in the field,
nd that there are no better soldiers
or marksmen in the world. They
nave splendidly equipped artillery.
Jhn Hull can down them in the
lonR run, but in the meantime if a
racket begins they may make it
kvely and interesting for him.
France is not the only country
hfcre there is a military prejudice
against. Hebrews. Sigmund S.
oert, of Lancaster, Pa., a cadet at
"est Point, recently resigned and
lhe reason assigned is that he could
nt bear the annoyance and petty
Persecution on account of his race.
j ia said that a number of other
Hebrew cadets hare had the same
experience and haTe had to do likewise.
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N. P. Parker Furniture.
Seac&Mt Road-Schedule.
Masonic Meeting WU. Lodge.
Btrsnrrss locals.
Wanted Two young men.
For Rent-Desirable residence.
LOCAL DOTS.
License was issued yesterday
for the marriage of Miss Margaret E.
Price to Mr. Walter M. Bell, both of
this city.
Four unimportant coses were
disposed of in the Mayor's court yes
terday morning. The charges for the
most part were drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct,
About 350 negroes and from
60 to 75 white persons left on Knight's
colored excursion for Norfolk at 1
o'clock this morning. They will re
turn Thursday.
The Clyde steamer New York,
Capt A. D. Ingram, arrived Sunday
morning. She has a net tonnage
8,111 and is decidedly the most hand
some boat that has visited this port
in several years.
The infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. & Smith died Sunday
morning. The funeral was from the
residence, 620 South Second street,
yesterday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. J. W. King.
Work was resumed yesterday
by Contractor Howe on the govern
ment wharf near the foot of Princess
street. All the debris has been cleared
away and the work of rebuilding will
be commenced in a few days.
David Neal, colored, who
works about the store of Mr. Rose
mann,on Market street, was committed
to jail yesterday to await trial before
Justice McGowan this morn inc. for
larceny of several pair of shoes from
Mr. Rosemann's store.
Celestia Boney, colored, was
committed to jail by Justice Fowler
yesterday for the larceny of a pair of
shoes from Kexiah Han kins, also col
ored. John Phillips, colored, was
fined $5 and costs for assault and bat
tery and disorderly conduct
Justice W. TV. Harriss yester
day tried Peyton Williams, colored,
on a warrant chargine him with the
larceny of a quantity of deer tongue
weed from the farm of Mr. W. O.
Johnson, in Pender county. Williams
was sent to jail in default of $50 bond
for his appearance at Criminal Court.
Rev. A. T. Graham, pastor of
Davidson College Presbyterian church,
preached at both morning and evening
services at 8L Andrew's Presbyterian
church Sunday, in the absence of Rev.
A. D. McClure, who is at present
spending several days at his old
home in Tennessee. Mr. McClure is
expected to return about August 25 th.
The cases of Peter Bryant and
Fred Hill, both colored, charged with
doing scavenger work in the city with
out license, will be called in the mu
nicipal court this morning. They
claim that the work was done under
a contract existing before the enact
ment of the new law in this particular,
and therefore they cannot legally be
punished. It raises a difficult point
in lawv
A number of small boys were
arraigned in the police court vesterday
afternoon charged with defacing the
doors of a store house, corner Ninth
and Market streets, owned by Mr. J. A.
Montgomery and occupied byMr. S. J.
Sneeden. It was the old story of "the
boy with the jack-knife," and the
Mayor, after ordering all damage re
paired, dismissed the boys with a
timely warning to keep out of mis
chief in the future.
CoastitaUoa Breakisg Dowa.
Theodore Darkely, the Greek, de
tained in the county jail here as a
witness in the counterfeiting cases to
come up at the October term or the
Federal court, had a slight hemorrhage
in the outer corridor of the prison
yesterday and has since been confined
to his bed with sickness. Several at
tempts have been made by his counsel,
Brooke G. Empie, Esq., and Sheriff
Walter G. MacRae, to secure for him
some extra privileges in the way of
giving him some out-door exercise
with the proper precautionary meas
ures, but thus far efforts in this direc
tion have been in vain, in response
to an inquiry written several days
ago. Sheriff MacRae yesterday re
ceived a letter from United States Mar
shal H. C. Dockery saying that tne
n.hl had no right to grant sucn
privileges as were asked for and that
he knew of no one who naa such au
thority except the Judge of the dis
trict It is understood that Judge
Purnell will be interceded with in
Darkely's behalf. Dr. F. H. Kussell
is attending the sick man during aim
present lilness.
A SAFE RULE.
Goldsboro Argus.
We publish in this issue an elabor
ate disquisition upon the relative
merits of the square "standard" bale
of cotton and the newly proposed and
much advocated roundlap bale. Be
hind the latter is said to be the strong
est "trust" in the world. It is a safe
rule for the farmer to adopt, that he
foster nothing that is promoted by a
trust Hence the standard square bale
that any ordinary farmer can pre
pare for market with little ingenuity
aside from its superior merit from a
commercial standpoint, should be stall
the bale of the farmer, and they will
be wise to favor no other.
Bead the advertisement of the East
Carolina Real Estate Agency m this
issue of the Stab. It offers for sals
some very valuable farms. t
JLHE
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. L. D. Cherry came oyer
from Long Creek yesterday.
Mr. S. J. Smith, of Raynham,
N. C, spent Sunday at the beach.
Messrs. J. T. and F. M. Foy,
of Scott's Hill, were here yesterday.
Mr. T. L. Leonard, of Kelly's,
was among yesterday's arrivals in the
city.
Mr. R. D. Smith, of Jeesups,
was a passenger on the Driver yester
day. Mr. D. W. Wells, of Cronlj,
made business calls in the city yester
day. Mr. A. M. King, of Sloop Point,
was making business calls here yester
day. Miss Belle Alderman, of Fay
etteville, is in the city, the guest of
Miss Lula Hart
Mr. Walter L. Uohoon, of the
Raleigh Post, is in the city, in the in
terest of that paper.
Mrs. W. R. Rutland left yes
terday for a visit of several weeks to
Lincolnton, N. C.
Mr. G. N. Leonard, of Shal
lotte, Brunswick ' county, was here
yesterday on a business trip.
Mr. J. A. Bell, of Little River,
8. C, is in the city, making purchases
of the wholesale merchants.
Editor E. M. Koonce, of the
Jacksonville Times, was here yester
day on business connected with his
psper.
Messrs. J. C. Adams and C.
N. Blue, of Aberdeen, N. C , spent
Sunday at the beach, returning to their
homes yesterday.
Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy and
Geo. L. Peschau, Esq, left yesterday
for Whiteville to attend the Columbus
court in session this week.
Mrs. Thomas E. Skipper, of
Brooklyn, N. Y., is in the city, the
guest of her father-in-law, Mr. Ira
Skipper, No. 312 Campbell street
Mr. and Mrs. Will L. Miller
and son, of Memphis, Tenn., will re
turn to the city to-day after a month's
very pleasant stay at Wrightsville
Beach.
Capt. Bobt. Bobbins spent
Sunday in the city with his family
and returned to Newbern yesterday,
where he is superintending some gov
ernment work.
Mr. R. P. Paddison, secretary
of the Moore's Creek.Monumental As
sociation, is in the city. He says there
is every indication that a tremendous
crowd will attend the celebration Thurs
day. Miss Gertrude Hazel Herring,
Charlotte's "smallest, smartest stenog
rapher," who has been in the city the
past several days, the guest of Miss
Mattie Harriss, will return to her home
to-day, much to the regret of many
friends.
Miss Gertrude Herring, Miss
Mattie Harriss and Miss Bertha Dud
ley, who have been honored guests at
Camp Kenan, Carolina Beach, have
returned to the city after a pleasant
stay in camp with Col. Taylor's Boys'
Brigade.
Mr. M. H. Curran will leave
this morning on board the steamship
New York for New York city and
Saratoga Springs. While in New
York he will make purchases for the
Fall trade at his up to -date tailoring
establishment on Princess street.
Miss Mabel Irwin, an attractive
and popular young lady from Char
lotte, who is spending the Summer on
Carolina Beach, spent the past few
days in the city, the guest of Miss
Mary Schenk Whitaker. They both
returned to the beach yesterday.
Mr. Geo. F. Alexander, presi
dent and general manager of the
United Lumber Company of Spring
field, Mass., is spending several days
in the city. He is making a tour of
the South, buying timber and placing
contracts for the season. He is a
guest at The Orton.
Mr. J. F. Newsom will leave
the city for Norfolk Friday, and Mr.
Calvin Meuller, of Alabama, who has
already arrived in the city, will suc
ceed him as assistant observer in the
Wilmington office of the Weather
Bureau. As previously announced,
Mr. Newsom goes to Norfolk to as
sume duties similar to those he so well
performed here.
CrimlasI Court Convicts.
Two penitentiary convicts sentenced
during the recent term of the Criminal
Court were carried to Raleigh yester
day by Jailer Millis and Deputy
Sheriff Terry. They were both ne
firroes: Jno. Perry, sentenced to life im
prisonment for burglary, and W. H.
Boyette, given ten years for larceny
and receiving stolen goods. Superin
tendent Chadwick, of the county
work house, also receipted the sheriff
for fourteen convicts yesterday, all
negroes. A number of these are to be
taken from the work house and put on
the chain gang, which a Star reporter
was told yesterday will be established
within a month.
Arrived Saturday.
PnT It. VL Murchison. Mrs. Murchi-
son, Miss Murchison and Mr. K. M.
Murchison, Jr., arrived in New York
Saturday on board the steamship St.
Paul, having spent the past two
months or longer abroad, much of
th time in Paris. Mr. K. M. Mur
chison, Jr., has just graduated from
the Parisian School oi .mne ato.
CoL Murchison and family will spend
the remainder of this season at Nar
ragansett Pier, R. L
Morning
WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1899.
MADE ODT NO CASE.
Oliver H. Dockery's Counsel to
Make Motion to Re-open
the Case.
FOR ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY
In Dockery vs. Bellamy Contest They
Want Coifress to Send Committee to
Investlfate Contestant's Brief
and Motion Received.
It seems that O. H. Dockery and his
counsel are at last beginning to re
alize how very weak their case in con
testing the right of Hon. John D. Bel
lamy to a seat in the Fifty-sixth Con
gress is. In fact that they have totally
failed to make out their case, despite
all their recent "much ado" about de
position taking in the various counties
of the district
That they realize the weakness of
their position is evidenced by the fact
that they give notice that they will
make a motion to reopen the case, and
for Congress to send a committee into
the district to take additional testi
mony. The announcement of this intention
is made in the "Contestant's brief of
facts and authorities, and also his
motion to reopen the case and for
Congress to take additional testimo
ny," copies of which were received
in printed form by the contestee,
Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, yesterday. A
concluding feature of this volumi
nous document is the following:
Motion to Reopened Court.
In conclusion contestant asks that
this congress will reopen this case
and take up the investigation of these
uupa railed political crimes where he
has been forced to leave it, and
through its committee bring out and
show the House the whole of the
great inequity called the election of
1898 that it may judge whether con
testee can honorably claim to have
been elected by the people of the Sixth
Congressional District to a seat in the
56th Congress the United States from
North Carolina.
In support of the motion for a new
trial contestant's counsel give affida
vits of the negro W. E. Henderson,
who swears that he came to Raleigh to
testify and was forced to flee from the
city to escape bodily harm, and that
of Claudius Dockery, Esq ,who makes
oath that many prominent citizens,
Republicans and Popuplists through
out the district, are afraid to testify to
the real conditions which existed. The
"Brief of Facts" (?) gives the direct
testimony of many of the witnesses,
omitting in each instance, however,
the cross examination, which explained
away every seeming advantage which
was gained by co testa tit. With this
distorted evidence the claim is made
that "Enough has been shown to
acquaint Congress with the damnatory
facts and put it upon its notice and in
quiry." Hon. John D. Bellamy said yester
day that he sincerely hopes that Con
gress will send a committee here to
investigate. That it would very great
ly accrue to his (Bellamy's) advantage.
A Sample Fabrication.
A rediculous feature of the brief
and one which is a fair sample of the
outrageous misrepresentations with
which the document teams, is the fol
lowing reference to conditions in
Wilmington and New Hanover
county, to wit :
New Hanover county was the storm
centre of the great cyclone of fraud,
violence and political outrage, by which
the white Democrats of North Caro
lina, being in constantly increasing
minority, wrested the government of
State, county, city and township from
the hands of its lawfully elected offi
cers, and intimidated, stamped out,
killed and ran off or permanently dis
franchised the rapidly increasing ma
jority of Republicans and Populists,
white and black, and the city of Wil
mington was par excellence the home
and seat of the chief originators of
the conspiracy. The revolutionary
methods reorted to throughout
the State were conceived and perfected
there, and the arms and ammunition
for the whole district were furnished
from there. Contestant regrets the
disinclination of his intimidated wit
nesses to tell all they know, and the
impossibility to secure testimony of
others, who had they dared, would
have testified to crimes and outrages
purely political in their nature which
would appall the members of the com
mittee and Congress by their heinous
ness and brutality, and have vividly
recalled to mind the scenes enacted in
the streets of Paris in 1792 by the
blood crazy mobs of those awful days,
when "in the name of virtue, terror
was irrevocally the order of the day."
Contestant, will as far as possible
lift the veil which contestee and his
adherents and co-conspirators have
hastened to draw over those shocking
scenes where freedom of thought,
opinion and speech were foully mur-.
dered and the rights of American free
born citizens were trampled in the
filth and dirt of the political mud of
Wilmington, during the months imme
diately preceding the days immediately
following Nov. 8th, 1898; and we will
do so in order that Congress may de
termine whether any man claiming
election by these revolutionary and
outrageous methods can slink into a
seat in that body with the blood of
the victims upon his hands unheeded
and unquestioned.
Contestant will, after a brief glance
at the evidence in the record from this
county, refer to the part borne by one
A. M. Waddell, the Danton of this
recent attack upon American institu
tions as affecting the Congressional
elections.
Arrested For Arson.
Mary J. Graham, colored, was ar
rested here yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff Spalding, of Columbus coun
ty, on a warrant charging her with
arson. The specific charge is burn
ing an outhouse near Council's Sta
tion, and she was taken to the Colum
bus jail at Whiteville yesterday after
noon, where she will be held to an
swer the charge at the next term of
the Criminal Court, Deputy Spald
ing was assisted in making the arrest
by Deputy Sheriff Flynn.
NORTH CAROLINA WILL
RETAIN THE HORNET.
So Says Capt. George, L. Morton, of the
N. C. Nival Battalion Maryland's
Boat Too Small.
Capt Geo. L. Morton, of the North
Carolina Naval Battalion, returned to
the city yesterday after an absence of
more than a week. He was asked by
a member of the Stab staff about the
statement in the Baltimore Sun; re
published in a recent issue of the Star
to the effect that the converted cruiser
Hornet, now assigned to this port
for the use of the North Carolina
Naval militia would soon be trans
ferred to Baltimore for the use of the
Maryland militia. t Captain Morton
replied that there was not the least
foundation in fact for the report ; that
North Carolina would certainly retain
the Hornet and Maryland would have
to look elsewhere for a vessel if they
change or get an additional boat.
He added that the officers of the
Maryland militia selected the Sylvia,
their present boat, about the same
time he chose the Hornet for Wil
mington, and both were taken from
the Norfolk navy yard about the
same time. Maryland, he says, made
the mistake of selecting too small a
vessel, and now they are trying to
get a larger one. Some of the North
Carolina Reserves, Captain Morton
says, remarked when they passed the
vessel assigned to Maryland on leav
ing Norfolk when they were bringing
the Hornet here, that Maryland's ves
sel could be placed on the deck of the
Hornet, it being so small. The Mary
land Reserves evidently fell in love
with North Carolina's boat at that
time, and now they want to get her.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR
THE COUNTY FENCE.
Will be Adopted To-day and Bids for
Construction Advertised for Com
mittee Met Yesterday.
There was to have been a meeting
of the County Commissioners yester
day afternoon to take final action re
garding the plans and specifications for
the construction of the ounty fence
made necessary by the recently en
acted "no fence law." However, the
meeting was deferred until to-morrow
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
The special committee consisting of
Commissioners D. McEachern, W. F.
Alexander and John Barry, to whom
has been delegated the task of recom
mending plans and specifications for
the fence, met yesterday morning and
prepared a report, which will' be pre
sented to the Board to-day.
CoL Moore, in speaking of the con
struction of the fence, said yesterday
that it would be necessary to have it
completed not later than December
1st, as the new law goes into effect De
cember 15th.
The commissioners will most prob
ably advertise for bids within a few
days for the fence, complete and erect
ed; also for the fence and iron posts
delivered at the depot entire at Castle
Hayne or Scott's Hill, and for bids for
taking the material to either place and
erecting the fence.
Bids will also doubtless be asked for
making five gates nine feet wide, with
hinges and fastenings.
. However, these matters, together
with the specifications in detail for
the fence, material and the manner of
putting it together, will be determined
upon by the commissioners to-day.
BOYS' BRIGADE ENCAMPMENT.
Notes From the Camp Sent by the Star's
Regular Correspondent,
Camp Kenan, Carolina Beach,
August 13. To-day (Sunday) all or
ders 'were suspended except guard
mount in the morning and dress par
ade in the afternoon. We have dress
parade each afternoon at 5 :30 for the
benefit of visitors who come down on
the 3 o'clock boat
Yesterday we had target practice at
100 yards range, each member having
three shots. Capt Laughlin and Ser
geant Price were the winners, their
scores being eight each. Parker came
next with a score of seven.
Many visitors came down to day to
visit the camp, among Jthem being
Miss Gertrude Herring, of Charlotte ;
Miss Mattie Harriss and Miss Bertha
Dudley, of Wilmington; these spent
the afternoon of Saturday and a good
portion of Sunday. They left for
home this evening, much to our re
gret The detail for to-day is as follows:
Officer of the day, First Lieutenant
Hall; sergeant of the guard, Sergeant
Laughlin ; corporal of the guard, Pri
vate: Ramsey. Countersign for to
night "Philippine."
We beg to thank Mr. H. C. Mc
Queen for his kindness in sending us
a crate of apples. Our countersign
Saturday night was "McQueen," in
token of our appreciation.
Our mascot went in bathing to day,
but stayed too long and had to walk
guard for half an hour.
There has been but one in the guard
house so far, and he preferred clean
ing up the camp grounds; so he was
released.
There has been no sickness, and
every one is having a good time gen
erally. C. E. B.
From Pike's Peak.
A telegram was received in this city
yesterday, in which Franklin McNeill,
Esq., North Carolina Railroad Com
missioner, and Mrs. McNeill, greeted
their friends in Wilmington from the
summit of Pike's Peak, Colorado.
They are taking a combination busi
ness and pleasure trip through the
West.
The East Carolina Real Estate
Agency has excellent facilities for
selling farms and timbered lands.
It advertises all property and makes
only a nominal charge unless a sale is
made. For terms etc address R. G.
Grady & Co., Burgaw, N. C. r
Star.
SPIRITS STILL ADVANCING.
Sales On the Wharf Yesterdsy Afternoon
at 48 and 48 Cents Condition of
the Market.
Another advance in price of spirits
turpentine was a feature in the day's
business in naval stores on the local
market yesterday. There were no
sales in the morning as buyers only
offered 4748, cents but near the
closing yesterday afternoon purchasers
became more eager and one-half cent
advance was realized.
Speaking of the almost phenome
nal rise in prices during the past sev
eral weeks the Savannah News of
Sunday says.
"The situation in the naval store,
market still continues abnormal. The
price of spirits yesterday was 48 cents
bid, with a strong demand for export
and very little stuff sold. As pre
viously explained the situation is due
to the large amount of contracts sold
and the shortage in the crop due to the
February freeze. The prediction that
spirits will go to 50 cents before the
end of the month is still freely made.
The receipts of both spirits and rosin
are considerably behind last year with
little indication that the loss will be
made up, and hence the buyers have
little to hope for in the way of reduced
prices. As they are getting the most of
their stuff on contract, however, they
have nothing to complain of. The
situation presents the remarkable
anomaly of unusually high prices
prevailing with nobody making any
large profits. The producers sold last
spring at prices from 15 to 19 cents be
low the present market quotations.
The factors, acting for the producers,
sold to the exporters, who in turn sold
to their customers abroad and these
sold to the manufacturers of paints,
varnishes and other products in which
turpentine is used. All transactions
were based upon the then prevailing
prices, hence very few are deriving
any benefit from the present high
prices. The speculators would have
had a snap, but nobody seems to have
anticipated the present condition of
things. The few producers who did
not sell contracts or who only sold
a small percentage of their output are
getting some benefit out of the situa
tion. BASE BALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Lively Qame On Dock Street by Some of
the Younger Enthusiasts.
A lively game of ball was pulled off
at the diamond on the vacant lot cor
ner Third and Dock streets yesterday
afternoon. The contesting teams,
composed of some of Wilmington's
younger ball enthusiasts, style them
selves the Dock streeters and the
Chesnut streeters. The score yester
day afternoon was 17 to 13 in favor of
the Chesnut streeters.
The personnel of the teams and posi
tions were as follows:
c. s. d. c. .
Taylor -...c A. Wesseil.
Crow . p L. Orrell,
Woodcock lb N. Orrell,
Duffy 2 b. McKoy
Rielly 3 b. Wescott
LeGrand s s Meier
Frank If L. Wessell,
Piner rf ...Belden
Rose man . . .c f James
Umpir5 Rielly and Galloway.
Features of the game were the all
round playing of Taylor and Crow and
the batting of LeGrand for the Ches
nut streeters and the work of Wescott
for the opposing team,
00V. RUSSELL NOT INVITED
To Deliver the Address at Moore's Creek
Battle Ground Thursday.
Mr, R. P. Paddison, secretary of the
Moore's Creek Monumental Associa
tion, writes the St ar that Governor
Russell will not deliver the address on
the occasion of the big celebration
Thursday of this week. He says the
committee invited the governors of
the thirteen original States to attend.
Gov. Russell receiving the same invi
tation the others did, and that he and
the others have declined to attend.
Russell was never invited to deliver
the address. Major Stedman has
notified the committee that it will be
impossible for him to attend and par
ticipate in the celebration as the orator
of the day and Hon. C. B. Aycock
will most probably deliver the ora
tion. The celebration will certainly be a
most enjoyable one, and a cordial in
vitation is extended to the people of
Wilmington to attend.
Inspector Rice Here.
Mr. F. B. Rice, who recently suc
ceeded Captain Gannon as inspector
of hulls for the Charleston district,
embracing Wilmington and Newbern,
arrived in the city on board the steam
ship New York yesterday.' He will
remain in the city for several days
and in company with Captain E. E.
Groom, boiler inspector for this dis
trict, who is expected to arrive from
Charleston to day, will on Wednesday
inspect the tug Navassa and the little
river steamer Croesus. It was learned
yesterday that Mr. Rice would not be
required to stand the civil service ex
amination until the early part of Oc
tober. NEW CROP COTTON.
First Bale for This SeasoiT"From Anson
County Sold at Morven.
Special Star Telegram.
Morven, N. C, August 14. The
first bale of new cotton for this season
was sold here this afternoon at four
o'clock by C. D. Thomas, superintend
ent of T. Y. Hardison's plantation, and
bought byTheHardisonCo. It brought
six and a half cents per pound ; strict
middling; weighed 520 pounds.
The East Carolina Real Estate
Agency will sell for cash, or will ex
change for desirable house and lot in
Wilmington, a farm of 272 acres,
three miles from Rose Hill. Address
R G. Grady & Co., Burgaw, N. C. t
WHOLE NO. 9,982
AT REST IN OAKDALE.
Impressive Funeral Services Over Remains
of the Late Prof. Edward VanLser
Sunday Afternoon.
A large assemblage of friends and
sorrowing relatives gathered at the
family residence, corner Fourth and
Walnut streets, Sunday afternoon at
5.30 o'clock, to attend the funeral cf the
late Prof." Edward VanLaer, whose
death in the .Presbyterian Hospital at
Philadelphia, was announced in Sun
day's Star.
The services, beautiful, impressive
and comforting to the bereaved family,
were conducted by Rev. Peyton H.
Hoge, D. D., pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church, of which the de
ceased was for many years a faithful
member. The musical part of the ser
vice was under the direction of Mr.
E. H. Munson, a pupil and admirer
of the deceased gentleman, and the
hymns were beautifully rendered by
a choir composed of Miss Mattie Home,
Mrs. E. G. Woody.Mr. H. Schulken and
Mr. H. K. Holden. Miss Home sang
with much feeling a funeral selection
"I Heard the Voice of Jesus Saying,"
to music arranged by Prof. VanLaer
a short time before his death.
The interment was at Oakdale cem
etery and many flowers; emblematic
and of pretty designs, were laid upon
the graye by friends in token of the
great esteem in which he was held.
The pall-bearers were as follows:
Honorary Dr. J. T. Schonwald, Messrs
H. H. Munson, W. H. Turlington, J.
C. Higgins. Active J. T. ling, H.
Schulken, J. H. Rehder, W. D. Sum
lin, H. L. Vollers, A. P. Adrian.
TARBORO'S GAME WITH UNION.
South Carolinians Easily Lost to
Heavy
Hitters of the East.
Tarboro having won for itself the
baseball championship of North Caro
lina in its games with Concord on th)
latter's diamond and at Charlotte dur
ing the past week, she is now on the
look-out for "other fields to conquer"
and began a series of games with Un
ion, S. C, at Charlotte yesterday af
ternoon for the championship of the
Carolinas.
The following dispatch to the Star
last night gives the result of the first
game with her adversaries across the
line and it is needless to say it will be
read with interest by Wilmington
cranks generally :
Charlotte, N. C, August 14.
The first of a series of games for
the baseball championship of the Car
olinas waswon from Union, S. C, to
day by Tarboro, N. C. The score was
5 to 2. The victorious team scored
four in the ninth inning. .
THE MOONLIGHT EXCURSION.
On the Steamer 'Wilmington Will be the
Attraction To-night.
People of Wilmington who desire
to spend a real pleasant evening are
reminded that a splendid opportunity
will be afforded them in the moon
light excursion to Carolina Beach
which will be given- to-night on board
the steamer Wilmington. The Star
is advised that the excursion will be
in a measure a compliment to the First
Battalion Boy's Brigade now in camp
on Carolina Beach. As announced
yesterday there will be music and
dancing both on the pavilion and at
the 'Oceanic Hotel. Captain Harper
promises every patron of the excursion
the very best order and every avail
able means of spending a thoroughly
delighful evening.
The last boat will leave the city at
7.30 o'clock returning about mid
night Tarboro Defeated at Ball.
The Charlotte Observer of fehinday,
in speaking of the Mountain Island
Tarboro game, which was lost by the
Eastern Champions in a score of 8 to
4, gives the following summary and
notes of the contest:
The Mountain Island boys were in
it from the first Oldham the local
Spalding was the first man over the
filate. He went to first on an error
rom second baseman and scored on a
throw-down to second baseman. Lam
bert scored when Fenner sent a ball
to visit Luskey, when the latter was
not at home.
Tarboro got 9 hits; Mountain Island
7. Errors Tarboro, 7; Mountain
Island, 4. Two-baggers Lambeth,
Mangum. -Double plays Yount to
Thompson. Struck out By Person, 4.
Oldham played an errorless game.
Tarboro got five hits and one run
in one inning and Mountain Island
four runs and one hit in one.
Tarboro disbands after the games
with Union this week.
BY RIVER AND RAIL.
Receipts of Naval Stores and Cotton
Yesterday.
W. & W. Railroad 8 casks spirits
turpentine, 13 barrels tar, 9 barrels
crude turpentine.
W. C. & A. Railroad 16 casks spirits
turpentine, 148 barrels rosin, 85 bar
rels tar, 43 barrels crude turpentine.
A. & Y. Railroad 55 casks spirits
turpentine, 184 barrels rosin, 37 barrels
tar.
W. & N. Railroad 10 casks spirits
turpentine.
C. C. Railroad 26 casks spirits tur
pentine, 143 barrels rosin, 26 barrels
tar.
Steamer Driver 31 casks spirits tur
pentine, 67 barrels rosin, 253 barrels
tar, 22 barrels crude turpentine. .
Schooner Ruth J. 22 casks spirits
turpentine, 80 barrels rosin.
Schooner Argyie 24 casks spirits
turpentine, 91 barrels rosin.
Total Spirits turpentine, 192 casks;
rosin, 713 barrels: tar, 457 barrels;
crude turpentine, 74 barrels.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ST. JOHN'S HALL, Aug. 15, 1889.
Wilmington Lodge No. 319, A. F. & A. H.
JEGULAR monthly communication
this (Tuesday) evening at 8 o'clock.
Work In F. O. Degree.
Visiting brethren welcome.
THOS. F. BAGLEY,
agisit secretary.
v TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.:
i
One Tear, by Ma.il,
$5.00 .
v
::six
Months, "
2.60 ;
X Three Months, "
Two Months,
A
1.26 V
1.00
Delivered to Subscribers In tne
? City at 45 Cents per month. T
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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Same place 115 Princess Street.
P. S.
WE SELL SHOES.
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VOLLERS & HASHAGEN,
PROVISIONS
Wholesale only. Do not sell
consumers or farmers.
We are the people. We under
sell competition and guarantee
satisfaction. Get our prices and
save yourself money.
We Sell D. S. Rib Sides.
D. S. Rib Bellies.
D. S. Backs and Butts.
Smoked Bellies.
Smoked Picnic Hams.
Pure Leaf Lard &c.
We are distributors for Powell, Smith & Co. 'a
celebrated brands of Cigars.
Cuban Blossom Cigars,
Renown Cigars,
Topical Twist Head Cigars,
Santa Bana Cigars.
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The Murchison
With Capital $200,000, farnishea
its customers with the best facil
ities at all times, because in
watching their interests it - Is
serving its own.
No philanthropy about it,
It's Business.
Foreign Exchange, Letters of
Credit, or anything in the bank
ing line.
H. C. MCQUEEN, President.
J. V. GRAINGEB, Cashier.
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PORTLAND CEMENT,
HOFFMAN ROSINDALE CEMENT,
ANCHOR" LINE.'
STANDARD BAGGING,
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Virginia Water Ground Meal.
BEST GROCERIES,
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BEST TERMS.
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WILMINGTON SEACOAST R. hY
ON AND AFTER JUNE 1ST, 1899.
the Schedule of the Wilmington Seacoast Ball
road will be as follows:
DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Wilmington. Leave Ocean View.
6.30 A. M.
7.45 A. M.
10.10 A. M.
11.80 A. M.
3.45 P. M.
6.00 P. M.
10.00 P. M.
11.30 A. M.
6.00 P. M.
.9.00 P. M.
8.30 P. M.
5.00 P. M.
7.15 P. M.
10 10 A. M.
2.80 P. M.
7.15 P. M.
SUNDAY
Every Friday and Saturday night, von ac
count of Club and Hotel dances, the 7.15 P. If
train will leave the beach at 11.00 P. M. in
stead of 10.00,
aug 1 tf R. OSCAR GRANT. Supt
Peace Institute,
RALEIGH, N. C.
One of the best female schools in the
South, and the cheapest for advantages
given. Send tor catalogue.
eistf JAS. DINW1DDIE, M. A.
Carolina Beach and Southport
Schedule.
ON AND AFTER JUNE 6TH, BOAT LEAVES
FOR CAROLINA BEACH,
8 and 9.15 A. M., 3, 5.15 and 7.80 P. M. Train
leaves Beach, 7 A. M.: 1, 8.45. 6 and 8.30 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 515 and 7.30
P. M. boats, 15c. -
Leaves 8unday, 10 A. M.. 2.80 P. M.
and 7.80 P. M. Leaves Beach, 12.80, 6 and
8.30 P. M.
FOB SOUTHPOBT,
boat leaves 9.15 and 10.15 A. M., and 8 P. M.
Leaves Southport, 6.30 A. M 12 M 8.80 p. M.
Freight for southport received only on 9.15
boat J. W. HARPER,
je 6 tf Manjuger.
N. F. PABKER,
Furniture and Furniture Novelties,
No. 17 South Front Street.
Til FlNKST, BSST 8ELXCRD, CHKAPXSI STOCK
m thx South.
Special Bargains every week. My prices
are spot cash, but to reliable parties I will sell
on terms suited to the consumer. aug l tl
National
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