North Carolina Newspapers

SiirintetJ Boo-F14e, Ercry-Dty r . tx. J Circi" J Of Aay Other Dally News- paper PuMlihd la . Wilmlnxtoa. ! TUB STATK. OUTLINES-- -!jere were serioua disturbances in pirj Sunday ; S80 persona were in . rj. ri0ts were started by anarchists i-d socialists. All of' the wit- -esses at the court martial trial in Ren . ves'.erday, were hostile to Drejf as; none of the evidence was fresh, e trial is expected to continue until i the "th of September. The Li;Tnii;a sailed from Leghorn yester- ,j The yellow, fever situation ."tae Hampton Soldiers' Home con- iiaaes to improve. A decision in he Carter courtmartial case is ex ited shortly. Secretary Root jejotiatins for more transports for the Philippine service. At Lake Bailer Fla., town constable Richard- m shot and killed N. E. Roberta. fourteen fishermen drowned near the aoatn of N'euse river during the storm. -"ew York markets: Money on call jaady at 2&Si per cent, last loan king at 3 per cent.; cotton quiet, middling uplands 6 316c; flour steady bul rather quiet; wheat spot steady; -jini-spot weak, No. 3 41c afloat; rosia steady: spiriU turpentine quiet it 51 '53c. WEATHER REPORT. U. S. Dep't of Agriculture, i Weather Bureau, Wilmington. N. C, August 21. ) Temperatures: 8 A. M., 80 degrees, 5 P. M., deirrees; maximum, 91 de grees: minimum, 76 degrees; mean, 84 i-jrees. . Rainfall for the day, 0; rainfall .ace Is: of the month up to date, 4.08 laches. COTTON REGION BTJT.T.TCTCT. Eicep in the Wilmington district, kht to moderate showers occurred hr.ns the twenty-four hours ended at A M yesterday, with generally s! srh'.'r higher temperature, FORECAST FOR TO-DAY. WiHiNi-iTON. Aug. 21. For North Carolina Probably showers and thun der storais Tuesday; Wednesday, fair, fresh sjjth t j west winds. Port Almanac August 22. iia RLsiS 5.26 A. M. Saa Sets 6.39 P. M. Diy's L-azth 13 H. 13 M. High Water at Southport 8.30 A M. H:h Water. Wilmington 12.01 P. M A NVv England girl who waa rjbael by a highwayman got even with him. He wa3 captured and then she married him. A life sen tence, if he doean't escape. Illinois has one heroic woman, who isat afraid of a mouse or a whole lot of them. She has trained troupe, and doesn't climb onto a chair if on- of them happens to get loose. . It takes 40,000 bushels of corn a lay to supply the distilleries in Peoria. 111. After extracting the exhilarating liquid the residue is fed cattle, of which from 50,000 to 125.000 are always in pen. A Boston bank has 165,000 on de posit that it doesn't know what to do with. It was raised by a volun teer aid association to be used in caring for wounded soldiers during the war for Cuba. It wasn't used, aJ is there yet. There ia a citizen in Belleville, 111., ho haa a ;3,000 conscience. He concluded that his property wasn't messed enough, and asked to have it '-aed to that, which wa3 the figure by conscience put on it. Maybe he nta to sell some of it. England sells about $400,000,000 orta of 3tuff annually to her col onies, and buys about , 450,000,000 'orthof stuff from them. That's -iHe way it will be with us and our "colonies." We will buy more from 'hem than we will sell them. Madame Henry says her husband Emitted suicide to Bave the honor the French army. It is a pity 4at about half a dozen or more of tiie conspirators against Dreyfus ere not equally considerate about honor of the army and their 'Jtn honor before they got so deep a their infamy. The case of a colored patient, a oman aged Co years, in the Ohio "ate hospital at Columbus, puzzled doctors, until an autopsy re the act that Bhe for years carrying around in her five ruV spoons and one hundred aedlea, which she had swallowed couldn't digest. There j3 a penn8jiTanja man wno bothering himself much about . ea- Some way he discovered they were fond of nitro-gly-nne. He puts this in their fcnnta and follows it up with an indent-looking bait into which he jrta a lot of red pepper. When coating melts and the pepper gets 4t, the rrA ma1 a m s3 rrr t Uahi aS the ground, and then comes the "Plosion whtfih di RrtASAR of tha J0- This is on the authority of jwacioua English paper, which, of e, wouldn't lie in a serious mat Kke that. KBa VOL. LXIV.-NOr 130. LOCAL DOTS. The Second Eegiment Band will give another of its delightful con certs at the Ocean View Hotel to-morrow night, beginning promptly at 8:45 P. M. The "Spring Chickens" and "Little Potato" base ball teams played a game of ball yesterday afternoon in which the "Little Potatoes" won, the score standing 7 to 0. Mr. "W. B. Cooper has moved into the handsome residence, 207 North Fifth street, recently purchased by him from Mrs. M. J. Dingelhoef. It has been thoroughly repaired by Mr. Cooper nd is one of the most desirable houses in the city. John Kerman was committed to jail yesterday in default of band for his appearance at Criminal Court to answer tha charge of assault with a deadly weapon upon John Sikes. A case against John Sikes was dismissed upon payment of costs. The body of an unknown white man was found in Brunswick river, near the bridge, yesterday. It was so badly decomposed that there was no possibility of identification. An in quest was held and the body was buried. David Jackson, colored, was committed to jail yesterday in default of bond for his appearance at Crimi nal Court to answer the charge of an assault with a razor upon Sarah Ann Moore, also colored. The woman lives at corner"- Second and Brunswick streets. The Sheriff yesterday received payment of $600, the amount of bond defaulted by the three pickpockets Cornell, Mosely and Hubert, who were captured in their operations here and on the train from Goldsboro, while they were en route to the Con federate re-union in Charleston last May. There was nothing doing in spirits turpentine on thelocal market yesterday. There were offerings at 49 & cents per gallon but there were no purchasers at these figures. Tar was quoted by the Produce Exchange at only $1.60, which is a decline of 20 cents per barrel over previous quota tions, t At Lamb's hall last night about 11:30 o'clock, Duncan Little, a negro porter on the W. & W. rail road, was shot by another negro by the name of Owen 'Madison. The ball took effect in the negro's right shoul der but the wound is no t considered serious. Dr. Russell gave the wound ed negro the necessary medical atten tion. Bruce Williams, Esq., of Bur gaw, who was in the city yesterday, told a Stab reporter that Mr. Gabe Croom, of the firm of Croom Bros., had the misfortune to fall from his bicycle Saturday night and break his left arm above the elbow. He nar rowly missed riding against a negro woman and in the attempt to avid it the wheel over-turned, causing the accident. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Notice Proposals wanted. N. F. Parker To the teachers. The Sneed Co. To the public Str. Wilmington Moonlight excur'n BTjsnrcss locaus. This Evening Ice cream and cake. Mr. Ham me Retsrss. Mr. R. F. Hamme returned yester day from a visit to Granville county to visit his familv. who are spending the Summer there, the guests of Mr. Hamme's brother. From Granville he went to New York, where he pur chased his Fall stock for his up to-date hat store in this city. Mr. Hamme tells of some unpleasant experiences with negroes, especially on the train nut of Washington rower south. He says their misconduct and insolence eclipsed anything he ever saw on a train in the South. He now appreci- atea more than ever the value or me "Jim-Crow" law. The Sneed-Foiler Company. The Sneed Company, the well known furniture dealers on Market street, announce this morning that m a a V Mr. E. W. Fuller has been aammea tr th firm and that the business in the future will be conducted under the firm name of The Sneed-Fuller Co. With increased facilities ana a larger stock of all the newest and most up to-date novelties in furniture, the new firm is in much better position to serve the public than ever before. Th romDanv mammotn store rooms with more than 10,000 square feet of floor room will be stocked by large purchases for the Fall trade. The Conductors and Motormeo. a 'miwk fflient bodv of conductors and motonnen than those now in the employ of the Wilmington Street Railway Company would be difficult to find. They are sober, careful con siderate and polite; and their courteous attention to ladies and children de serves special commendation. This voluntary tribute to these worthy men is based on close personal observation. Mast Sell More Tickets. Tti ntrtAinment committee of the Y. M. C. A. met yesterday and decided that there must be about 1W more tickets sold before the Star course of entertainments can be secured. The time for making up the course is very ii'miud now and those who have not decided upon the number of tickets .ill want are urmd to decide at once and report to Secretary Caldwell. 1HE THE STATE PRISON. Investigating Committee Ex amined a Number of Wit nesses Here Yesterday. THE COMMITTEE'S WORK. Strict Examination of Castle Hsyoes snd Rice Farm Officials Briogs Some In terestlnr Disclosures Citizen Abont Farm Testify. The first session of the Penitentiary Investigating Committee was con-, vened in the grand jury room of the county court house yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. Senator Brown, of Co lumbus, who is chairman of the com mittee, presided, and Representative Gattis, of Oranee, and Stenographer W. A. Freeman, of Chadbourn, were present. Representative G. B. Patter son, of Robeson, the third member of the committee, was not present at the opening of the investigation, but came down from his home at Maxton on the noon train and joined the court in the afternoon. Several witnesses were examined in the forenoon and others were heard in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. W. H. Shearin, manager of the Hanover Land Improvement Com pany at Castle Haynes, testified that he had been at the farm for eight years. During the administration of Superintendent A. Leaser, he was in the service of the North Carolina Phosphate Company. The State had a contract with the company for min ing phosphates at 61 cents per cubic yard for removing overburden, and 11 cents per cubic yard for mining phosphate for the first 1,000 feet, and one-half cent per cubic yard for every 100 feet additional. Mr. Leazer told him that the contract was profit able to the State, and there was profit made during the administration; in fact, he thought Mr. Leazer told him that the State made $11,000 during the administration he was in charge. He testified as to the excellency of the ad ministration of Superintendent Leazer and of the efficiency of his subordinate officials. Under the management of Jno. R. Smith it was exactly vice versa, and under G. H. Cannon, the present superintendent, during the fall and winter of 1898 99, it was very little if any better than under the Smith regime. The convicts were cov ered with vermin, and the sanitary condition of the camp was horrible; the odor from the sewerage could be detected at times 100 yards away from the 'camp, and as a result many of the fifty-five or sixty persons were unable to work on account of sick ness, partly - due to the condition of the camp. The well from which drinking water was used was distant only about 75 feet from where sewer age was allowed to overflow, on the ground. The reason the farm and mines were not profitable last year was on account of lateness in begin ning the crop and on account of in competency of those in charge of them. Forage pea vines were allowed to go to waste when there was a market for them. To the best of his knowledge the contract batween the Improvemen t Company and the State is $1 per ?ton for phosphate and 35 cents per ton for crushed rock, other products named in the contract to be agreed upon by contraetee and contractor. They find ready sale for all products mined and witness thinks the contract profitable to the State. The physician at the farm is now a sober man. Jno. R. Smith used to spend very little of his time there. The Castle Haynes farm in witness' opinion is worth about $12,000. Corn and peanuts are the principal crops. Mine and mining machinery in witness' opinion is worth about $14,000. Mr. Cannon repeatedly made requisition for clothing for con victs but was unable to secure it. Mr. Samuel Blossom, a citizen at Castle Haynes, corroborated Mr. Shearin in every important point in the testimony and spoke of the in ebriety of Jno. R. Smith and Vic Dockery.' The discipline was igood daring the administration of Mew bourne and Leazer; bad under that of Smith. Jno. R. Smith was familiar with convicts and employes. Witness didn't think there was anything to sell from the farms since Leazer left. Mr. Hoges w as-removed by Smith and an incompetent man, for political reasons, was substituted. The Castle Haynes farm, witness thought was -worth $16, 000, exclusive of the mine. There are about 800 acres in the tract. P. H. Rasberry was addicted to the whiskey habit and was discharged or he re signed about a week ago. H. H. Rasberry, steward at Lyrias' camp, testified that he had been in the employ of the penitentiary service since April, 1898. His books and records, which were considered very incomplete and unsatisfactory by the committee, were submitted ancKex a mined. There was nothing satisfac tory gathered from his evidence and his answers for the most part were un intelligible to the investigators. He said he was from Halifax county and had no politics. Dr. T. F. Nixon, physician at the farm, testified in the afternoon that his salary was $30 per month and that he was appointed by Governor Russell. Never knew of convicts having vermin on them, though he heard that a squad from Goldsboro had brought the infection into camp. The sanitary condition of the camp was not as good as it should have been. Witness said that he would take a drink and had drank too much in his boyhood. Was never drunk around the camp. Mr. W. H. Chadbourn testified that he was a director of the State peni Morning WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, tentiary from January, 1897, to Janu ary, 1898. He had a conference with Gov. Russell regarding Jno. R. Smith, and the Governor said he was dissatis fied with the management by Smith, but said he did not know the cause of the Governor's dislike to Smith. His other testimony was immaterial. George H. Cannon, superintendent of the farm, was the last witness heard in the afternoon. He said he was un able at one time last year to secure clothing sufficient for the convicts from the Raleigh authorities. He knew the clothing was not sufficient, but had no remedy. Last year he ship ped from the rice farm between 4,300 and 4,400 bushels of rice. The other points in his testimony were not inter esting. Upon conclusion of his testimony an adjournment was taken until 10.30 o'clock this morning. 1 The committee will complete its investigation and it is probable they will visit Castle Haynes and the rico farms tbis afternoon. TRAIN OF HANDSOME VESTIBULED CARS. In Course of Construction In A. C. L. Car Shops Here Two Hundred and Fifty Other Cars to be Built. The Atlantic Coast Line car shops in this city are especially crowded with work just now, with every indi cation that the volume of work will continue to increase for some time to come. A notable job which is now engaging the car builders is an espe cially handsome vestibuled train con sisting of three cars, first class, com bination and a double car for mail and baggage. In addition to this work, which re quires many skilled mechanics, it is of interest to note that Master Car Builder Jno. H. Davis is pushing the work in the shops to the full capacity, filling orders now booked for 100 thirty-ton standard fiat cars, also 50 cars of the same class, 36 feet long, and for 100 standard Atlantic Coast Line dispatch cars. Referring to the vestibuled train of cars now in course of construction, Mr. Davis, the master car builder, told a member of the Star stiff yesterday that the. will have all modern im provements, including hot water, steam heat, and electric and as fixtures for lighting. They will bw a departure from the standard Coast Line pattern, in that they will be modeled some what after the Pullman style of con struction, with narrow standard vesti bules. The interior of the cars will be finished in solid quarter grained oak, with light green head linings, forming a beautiful contrast. . The seats will be of the Hall and Kiburn "walk over" pattern, uphol stered with olive green plush. The work is so far advanced upon these cars that Mr. Davis expects to have them ready for service within thirty days. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. In Executive Session Yesterday Bank Stock Assessments Considered. The County Commissioners were in session for a short time yesterday after noon but nothing was given out for publication beyond that the board had under consideration the matter of the bank stock assessments, and that no figures had yet been arrived at which were alike satisfactory to the board and to the stockholders affected by such a tax. The matter was again de ferred; this time until this afternoon, when a final disposition of the problem will be made. The fence committee now has its work well in hand and Col. Roger Moore, chairman of the board, adver tises this morning for bids for erecting the fence in accordance with plans and specifications exhibited at the office of. the Commissioners in the Court House. All bids are required to be in the hands of the committee before noon on September 12th and may be made for furnishing material and building; for furnishing material alone or for build ing alone. Broke Camp Yesterday Morning. The first Battalion Boys Brigade of America, Col. Walker Taylor com manding, broke camp at Carolina Beach at 4 o'clock yesterday morning and came up to the city on the 7 o'clock boat, after breakfasting at Mrs. Kure's to whom the boys are especially grate ful for the kind treatment received dur ing their stay at Camp Kenan. Barr ing the weather, which was very dis agreeble for several days, the encamp ment was a great success and the boys had a good time. Upon arriving at Wilmington, the boys were marched to their armory and after a brief speech by Col. Taylor, they were disbanded. The Star is indebted to its friend in camp, Mr. C. E. Bender, for the ex cellent reports and incidents of camp life furnished daily. Drowning at Snead's Ferry. The Star's correspondent at Snead's Ferry, Onslow county, writing yester day, tells of the drowning of Mrs. John A. Everett, which occurred at Everett's mill, near Snead's Ferry, Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Everett was being, ferried across the mill pond in a flat which was being used temporarily while repairs were being made to the mill damv A mule attached to the cart in which Mrs. Everett was riding became frightened and backed the vehicle off the flat into the pond. The East Carolina Real Estate Agency is prepared to give prompt andefficient service to all persons wishing to sell farms or town property. Address R. G. Grady & Co., Burgaw, N. C. t PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. A. T. Harper, of Golds boro, was in the city yesterday. Mr. W. H. Lane, of Dunn, was here on the Smithfleld excursion yesterday. Messrs. D. H. Hood and R. G. Taylor, of Dunn, were in the city on business yesterday. Miss Annie Harper, a charming young lady of Dunn, was among the visitors in the city yesterday. Editor Pittman, of the Dunn Unionr was among the excursionists yesterday, and favored the Star office with a visit. Mrs, Smoote, wife of Prof. Smoote of Greensboro Female College, is in the city, the guest of her mother, Mrs. MaryE. McGirt Mr. "Jack" Bellamy returned Sunday from Green Park Hotel, Blowing Rock, where he spent a de lightful two week's vacation. Mr. J. C. Haar, a popular and experienced dry goods salesman, has accepted a position at Mr. Geo. O. Gaylord's store on Front street. Mrs. M. E. Rathjen and sons, Martin and Bennie, returned yester day from Mount Vernon Springs, after a month's pleasant sojourn there. : Rev. J. D. Larkins, of Kenans ville, N. C., and his brother, Mr.,C. Larkins, of Florence, S. C, were in the city yesterday, returning from a visit to their father at Point Caswell. Mrs. Thos. D. Meares and two daughters, Misses Mary and Jane left yesterday for Cleveland Springs where they will spend some time subsequently stopping for a short while at the Lin colnton Lithia Springs. Mrs. H. McL. Green leaves this morning for Newton, N. C, on a visit to her sister Mrs. Dr. G. H. West. Miss Alice, who has been spending the Summer at Blowing Rock, will join her mother at Newton. Mr. Will F. Burch, who has spent much of his life in Wilmington, but who is now with the Greenville Reflector and manager of the Green ville Opera House, is in the city. He gave the Star office a very pleasant call last night. Mr. E. F. Young, Dr. M. W. Harper, Dr. J. C. Goodwin, Mr. P. T. Massengill, Mr. McD. Holliday, H. L. Godwin, Esq., and Mr. H. H. Mc Kay, prominent people of Dunn, N. C, were among the excursionists who came to the city yesterday. Mr. William Herring, of the traffic department of the A. C. L., left yesterday for Tomahawk, where he will spend a two weeks' vacation with relatives. He was accompanied by his sister, Miss Jessie Herring, who has been visiting him the past week or more. Capt. "Jack" Williams, of the S. E, C, is back from a vacation of two weeks spent in Western North Carolina. He visited several of the Summer resorts,. But he liked Lenoir best of all. He found plenty of hot weather during the day, but the nights were delightf ullv cool. NEW CROP COTTON. - Is Now Beginning to Arrive In Appreci able Quantities to Commission Men. With the present week the cotton season for Wilmington is expected to open in dead earnest and before Sat urday," if the weather continues fair, the receipts of new crop staple will probably number in the hundreds of bales. The Star has already made a reference to the coming of foreign steamers for the purpose of transport ing the output of the compresses in the city to foreign markets and it is expected that by the first of next week the receipts will warrant the starting of at least one of the two presses. The crop is said to be very forward this year and picking is progressing nicely in some of the territory con tiguous to Wilmington. Yesterday Messrs. Wescott & Stone received a consignment ot three bales of new crop cotton from Mr. J. B. Kelly, of Bishopville, S. C the largest lot of new staple to arrive in the city at one time this season. It came over the W., C. & A. railroad and will be put on the market to-day. Back to York, Pa. Proprietor Geo. Campbell of the Seashore Hotel, left yesterday accom. panied by his mother, for York, Pa., where Mr. Campbell conducts the leading hotel of that city. Mr. Craw ford, the popular and efficient man ager of Seashore Hotel, will remain in the city for a week or two yet to close up the affairs of the hotel for the seas on. He will then go to' his JUome in Raleigh. As previously stated this has been a very successful season for Sea shore Hotel, so much so that very ma teriol improvements in the way of an extensive addition to the hotel will be made before next season opens. Moonlight Excursion. A very pleasant evening is in store for those who will avail themselves of the moonlight excursion the last of the season on the steamer Wilming ton to night. Captain Harper and his clever and obliging purser, Mr. Robi. C. Banks, have been very active in arranging all the details of the trip, and if the weather is favorable its abundant success is assured. There will be music and dancing at the hotel and at the pavilion,. Persons wishing to locate in the truck region of North Carolina should correspond with the East Carolina Real Estate Agency, Burgaw, N. C. Read advertisement in the Star. t TAR 1899. REV. W. S. CREASY. Former Pastor of Grace M. E. Church Died Yesterday in Baltimore. HIS DEATH WAS UNEXPECTED. Was a Brilliant and Consecrated Minister and a Prominent Mason Remains Are to be Taken to Mount Airy for Interment. The news of the death ofiRev. W. S. Creasy, D. D., at a hospital in Balti more, was received with especial sor row yesterday by a wide circle of de voted friends and admirers in this city, he news was particularlys hocking because, while it was known that he was in quite a serious condition, it was not thought that he was in any immediate danger of death. In fact his sonswho reside here, were advised only a few day ago by the attending physicians that in their opinion there would be no fatal turn in the malady at least for some time to come. How ever, death came suddenly yesterday morning, and members of the bereaved family are called upon to mourn the loss of a fond husband and a tender and devoted father, and . the North Carolina Methodist Episcopal Con ference loses one of its most brilliant and consecrated members. Walter Scott Creasy was born in Floyd county, Va., May 14th, 1847. He joined the North Carolina M. E. Conference at Greensboro, in Novem ber, 1876. He advanced steadily in the work of the ministry and as an evi dence of his ability he was assigned to a number of the most important sta tions in the State. The first station to which he was as signed was Concord. The second was Durham, having been transferred from that town to Wilmington in 1888 as pastor of Grace Church. He was here until 1892 haying done a splendid work which quickened the Christian work not only among the Grace con gregation but throughout the city as well. From Wilmington, Dr. Creasy went to Charlotte where he remained until 1896, having been transferred to Wins ton where he was pastor of Centenary Methodist Church up to the time' of his death. He preached his last ser mon on the third Sunday in March. He had been in failing health for sev eral weeks prior to that time. Subse quently he spent six weeks in Wil mington trying to recuperate, and left on June 11th in company with his son, Mr. W. M. Creasy, for Baltimore where he remained under treatment. Dr. Creasy was quite a .'prominent and enthusiastic Mason, having filled the offices of Masr of St. John's Lodge in this city, High Priest of Charlotte Chapter Koyal Arch Masons and Grand Prelate of the Grand Com mandery Knights Templar. The three sons of the deceased, Messrs W. M., A. H. and J. W. Creasy reside in Wilmington and Mrs. Creasy and two daughters, Misses Lizzie and Isabelle reside at the par sonage in Winston. Another daughter is Mrs. B. J. Overcash, of Char lotte. The deceased's mother, Mrs. Sarah Creasy survives him and reside near Mt. Airy. Mr. W. M Creasy left last night for Baltimore to accompany the remains of his father to Winston and from thense to Mt. Airy, where the inter ment will be made on Thursday morning. Mr. A. H. Creasy will go to Win ston to-day and Mr. J. W. Creasy will leave for Mt. Airv direct, to-morrow. LOCAL SHIPPING: INTELLIGENCE. Everything Straightening Out From Confu sion Occasioned by the Hurricane. The schooner Frank S. Hall, Capt. Moore, which cleared with lumber from this port for New York, August 12th, but which has been anchored at Southport awaiting the result of . the hurricane, sailed at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. The schooner Lizzie S. James, from Georgetown, S. C, to New York laden with lumber, which put in at South port last weekfor harbor, also sailed at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. The Oneida passed out for New York at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. The British steamer Sapphire, Capt. Tonkin, arrived yesterday with pyrites for the Navassa Guano Co., from Huelva, Spain. She has a net tonnage of 1,398 tons and will probably load with cotton when through discharging. Capt. Tonkin confirms the press dis patches of Saturday nightn regard to Frying Pan light ship. She is all safe, he says, and was not driven from her anchorage. The river steamer Driver did not ar rive yesterday. She is delayed by low water and did not leave Fayetteville until yesterday morning. Constitutional Amendment. Jno. D Kerr, Esq., chairman of the Democratic executive committee, of Sampson county, writes the Star that the Hon. T. J. Jarvis, Judge H. G. Connor and Hon. E. W. Pou will speak at Clinton Thursday, August 24th, on the constitutional amend ment. Indications are that a large crowd will be present. Steamer Neuse Ashore. Newborn Journal: A dispatch from the Norfolk office of the East Carolina Dispatch Line, states that the steamer Neuse went ashore one mile south west of Pamlico Light on Thursday night. Judging from the position of the steamer, it is thought that she must receive assistance from tugs in order to get off. WHOLE NO. 9,988 GENERAL CARR'S STAFF. General Orders Number One and Two .Issued Capt. Kenan, of Wilmington, Member of Personal Staff. General Julian S. Carr, command ing the North Carolina division of Confederate Veterans, has issued the following orders: Headquarters N. C. Division United Confederate Veterans, Durham, N. C, Aug 15, 1899. General order No. 1. Par. 1 In compliance with the wishes of his comrades and in obedi ence to their election of him at their late reunion at Charleston, S. C, as Major General commanding the North Carolina Division of . United Confed erate Veterans, the undersigned hereby assumes command and announces the following appointments on his staff tc-wit: Adjutant General Wm. H. S. Bur gwny, Henderson, N. C. Inspector General W. ' H. H. Cowles. is. Chief Quartermaster T. L. Emery, Weldon, N. C. Assistant Quartermaster Harrison Watts, Mecklenburg County, N. C. Judge Advocate General Hamil ton C. Jones, Charlotte, N. C. Surgeon General Peter S. Hrnes, M. D., Raleigh, N. C. Assistant Surgeon General Charles J. O'Hagan, M. D., Greenville, N. C. Chief of Artillery J. B. Starr, Fay etteville, N. C. Chief of Ordnance frank Bennett, Anson county, N. C. Chaplain Rev. Charles Fetter, Wadesboro, N. C. Paymaster General R. E. Wilson, Forsyth county, N. C. Chief of Personal Staff H A. Lon don, Pittsboro, N. C. Personal Staff Hugh Waddell, Washington, D. C. Maj. E. J. Hale, Fayetteville, N. C. A. H. Boyden, Salisbury, N. C. W. R. Kenan, Wilmington, N. C. F. H. Busbee, Raleigh, N. C. Ashley Home, Raleigh, N. C. W. Penn Wood, Randolph county, N. C. Color Bearer J. H. Currie, Cumber land county, N. C. Par. 2. They will be obeyed and re spected accordingly. Par. 3. All official communications should be addressed viz : Adjutant General N. C. Div. U. C. V., Durham, N. C. Julian S. Carr, ; Major General Commanding. Official. Wm. H. S. Burgwyn, Adjutant General. Death of Mrs. Hewlett. Friends in the city will sympathize, with sorrowing relatives in the death of Mrs. Mary E. Hewlett, relict of the late Louis M. Hewlett, whose death occurred Sunday afternoon, at 5.45 o'clock, at her Jate residence, No. 711 Dock street. The deceased lady was 65 years of age and leaves two children, a son and daughter Mr. E. W. Hewlett and Miss Josie Hewlett. She was a sister-in-law of ex-Sheriff Elijah Hewlett and a sister of Mrs. Wm. Turley, of Wilmington, and Mrs. Jno. Wagner, of Masonboro. She also leaves four grandchildren. The funeral was from the residence yesterday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, Rev. Jno. H. Hall, pastor of Fifth Street M. E. church, officiating. The interment was at Masonboro Sound, the pall bearers being Messrs. Wm. Simpson, Joseph H. Hanby, Thomas Johnson and D. A. McClammy. To Arrive This Morning. It is expected that the children from the Odd Fellows Orphanage at Golds boro will arrive on the 9.40 A. M. train this morning for the week's out ing given by the Odd Fellows of Wil mington, a courtesy which has come to be of annual recurence. The chil dren will be carried direct to Wrights ville beach where they will be guests at Ocean View Hotel until Wednesday night. On Thursday night there will be a reception complimentary to the orphans by Letitin Rebekab, Lodge No. 3 at the hall on Third street, a feature of the occasion being a concert by Open Hand Lodge No. 183. The orphans will go to Carolina Beach on Friday and leave for the orphanage on Saturday morning. Conditidh of Col. Strange. The Star regrets exceedingly to re port the very critical illness of Col. Thos. W. Strange. He was thought to be dying several times yesterday and at a late hour this morn ing was very low and sinking gradu ally. He has been in failing: health for some time and sustained a stroke of paralysis last Saturday evening, which affected his whole right side. There is no hepe for his recovery and death is almost momentarily expected. Compliment to Miss Jones. Miss Nan Huggins delightfully en tertained a few friends at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Huggins, on Dock street, last night, complimentary to her guest, Miss Jones, of Kenansville. Miss Huggins and her assistants proved themselves charming entertainers and provided a merry round of pleasure for every guest. Delicious refreshments ele gantly served were a feature of the evening. NEW ADVEETISEMENTS Moonlight Excursion on Steamer Wilmington To Carolina Beach, Tuesday night, August 22nd. Music and Dancing at Hotel and Pavi lion. Music will go down on 5.15 boat. Last boat leaves Wilmington at 7.30 and arrives back to the city abont 12 o'clock, aug 33 it J. W. HARPER, Manager. TO THE BEAOHERS. It will save yon time and money to ascertain before you move np where to get your Winter furnishings. In order to point out the place. I will from Tuesday, August 22nd to August 28th Inclusive, sell at actual cost for cash, the finest line ot Porch, Bed Room, Sitting Room and Parlor Rockers ever shown in North Carolina, and store them In my warerooms, subject to your order till October 15. N. F. PACKER, Furniture and Furniture Novelties, No. IT South Front street. aug22tf : TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.: One Tear, by Mail, ?;tx Months, X Three Mentha, 1.26 V Two Months, " 1.00 ; Delivered to Subscriber In tn X City at 45 Cents per month. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. V0LLERS & HASHAGEN, PROVISIONS Wholesale only-. Do not sell consumers or farmers. We ar the ptople. We under sell competition and guarantee satisfaction Get onr pricesand 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, 8mith & Co. '8 celebrated brands of Cigars. Cuban Blossom Cigars, .Renown Cigars, Topical Twist Head Cigars, Santa Bana Cigars. aug 13 tf With Capital $200,000, furnishes its customers with the best faeil ities at all times, because in watching their interests it is serving1 its own. No philanthropy about it, It's Business. Foreign Exchange, Letters of Credit, or anything in the bank ing line. i II. c. MCQUEEN, President. J. V. GRAINGER, Cashier. jy27tf Get Coupons and Begin Now. A Useful Household Present For You ! Look in our Window. Same place 115 Princess Street. P. S WE SELL SHOES. MERCER & EVANS. aug 6 tf TO THE PUBLIC. THE SNEED CO. Beg leave to announce to the public that they have this day admitted Into the Arm of The Sneed Co. Mr. E. W. Fuller as a co partner. Thanking the public for the liberal patronage given the old firm of The Sneed Co., we hope to merit a larger share of patronage under the style of the new firm, because our advantages for, meeting the necessities ana demands of the public will be greatly Increased. All Indebtedness of The Sneed Co. will be paid by the new Arm, The Sneed-Fuller Co., and all accounts due the old firm will be collected by the new firm. THE SNEED-FULLER CO. Wilmington, N. C, Aro 19, 1899. aug 22 at LOCATED IN GIBSON, IN THE NEW COUNTY OF SCOTLAND. On Railroad street, convenient to both railroads. ' LARGE, AIRY AND WELL FUR NISHED ROOMS. Bates, 92.00 per day. Reduction for periods of one week or longer. Mrs. IRVING ROBINSON, Proprietress, augl7tf D&W ' GIBSON, N. O. a i Proposals Wanted. Bids will be received at the office of the Board of County Commissioners of New Hanover county until the 12th day of September at noon, 1899, for Erecting a Fence between New Han over and Pender counties. Plans and specifica tions can be seen at the office of the County Commissioners. First To furnish material and build fence complete Second To build fence after material has been furnished at Scott's Hill. Third To furnish material at Scott's Hill. Address communications to ROGER MOORE, Chairman Board County Commissioners, aug 22 2t tu su FOR RENT from October 1st, that very desirable store Now, occupied by The Flshblate Clothing Company. Apply to omv DONALD MACRAE, jy 23 tf tu th Bell 'Phone 84T Wanted Salesman, Or Manufacturer's Agent. Must have an ex tensive acquaintance with the manufacturing trade throughout North and South Carolina, to handle a line well established throughout the United States. Reference must accompany application. Address, MARTIN, Corner SawteUe and Woodland avenues, Cleveland, Ohio. sutusa aug 19 36 ft llfell llatin Bank WD HOTE