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' I ----- - . 1 i xuoiraaieea o-riae, Ererr-DiyJ Circnlitloi Larrer Tbm That TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.: A. Of Any Otter Dally News. One Year, by Mll, $5.00 paper rwni&oea la c ..ft. I a ;Slz Months, e ka V WUmiaxtoa. Three Month, & Fm Wnnilii. OK & COLDEST DAILY RBWSrAPERA 1.00 Delivered to Subscribers In tfce VOL. LXIV.-NO. 142. flltvmt AJ ftanta nor THVtntla. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1899. WHOLE NO. 10,000 I 19 n e i - . . . . I inrxn vv OvirDiTTiTr Jnn a ttd i l lie I 1 1 I rl 111 ll ll III I i- I I II I i ii . a ii i m 1 1 t - : OUTLINES. President Kruger'a reply to the British proposals is regarded as simply to gain time. The French Minis ter of War is opposed to secret ses sions of the Dreyfus court martial. The U. S. cruiser Olympia arrived yesterday at Gibraltar. Negro mob at Brunswick, Qa., flogged a nejro woman for liring with a China- tman. No new cases of yellow fever at New Orleans. Hampton (Va.) Female College burned; loss $:?,),000. Mass meeting of Chi cago Platform Democrats in New York city endorsed Wm. J. Bryan as the Presidential candidate and con demned .McKinley and his policy. Troops at Key West will be taken to New York by steamers. A Johannesburg dispatch says peace is regarded as hopeless; it is believed the Boers will declare war at forty eight hours' notice and will try to raid Natal before British troops arrive. WEATHER REPORT. u. . S. Dep't or Agriculture. . Weather Bureau, Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 4 ) Temperatures: 8 A. ML, 73 degrees, S P. 31., SO degrees; maximum, 90 de grees; minimum, 70 degrees; mean, 80 degrees. Rainfall for the day, .0; rainfall siace 1st of the month up to date, .0 inches. Stage of water in the river at Fay etteville at 8 A. 1L, 1.6 feet. FORECAST TOR TO-DAY. Washington, Sept 4. For North Carolina Generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday; fresh southerly winds. Port Almanac Sept 6. Sun Rises 5.33 A. 1L Sun Sets 6.20 P. M, Divs Leugth 12 EL 42 M. High Water at Southport 806P. M. High Water. Wilmington 11.36 P. M. Richard Croker is said to be an expert swimmer. He is also get ting to be an expert dodger of inter viewers. Atlanta claims to have overcome the mosqnito nuisance by oiling the pools about the city in which they incubate. The tin trust has put tin up to 4.G5 a box. About the price in '91, when the industry was being coddled to put life in it. Our Uncle Paul Kruger says he has no spite against the Jews, whom he finds mentioned in the Scriptures, in which he has failed to find any reference whatever to Englishmen. The costliest material ever used for street paying wa3 in the streets of Kimberly, South Africa. The rock was discovered to be so fall of diamonds that millions of dollars worth were taken from it. f Esterhazy is a fugitive from France, disowned by Jiis relatives in Austria, hated in Germany and despised in England. He and Du Paty de Clam ought to buy a hole somewhere and crawl into it, and have some one to fill it up after they crawled in. What would W. W. Astor amount to if he migrated to Japan? There a fellow doesn't amount to shucks as a nabob if he can't run hi3 an ceatral line back about 2,500 years. People who can't go back more than 500 or GOO years are looked upon as modern upstarts. , One of the most successful collec tors in Cork, Ireland, has just died. He was a big St Bernard dog which belonged to a children' hospital, for which he collected. He carried at tached to his collar a little barrel into which contributions were dropped. His collections amounted to something over 5,000. Last week the Pittsboro Record entered upon its twenty-Becond year. As an ably edited and consistent representative of the best element of the people of its section, and an unswerving exponent of Democracy, it stands among the first papers of the State and has well deserved the high reputation it enjoys. The farmers of Nebraska and other Western States are not taking much interest in politics or anything else just now. They have got their 'Sands full fighting grasshoppers. A U. S. entomologist several years ago suggested eating them as the abo rigines did, but the people out there do not seem to catch on to this.' The San Francisco Call sagely re marks, "the civilization which brings about the destruction of forests must provide for their reproduction or it will perish of the consequences of its folly," which is a chunk of of wisdom that may be commended to the thoughtful consideration of the forest owners of the South, where the axe is now being so in dustriously wielded. LOCAL DOTS. Cape Fear Lodge No. .2, I. 0. O. F., will confer the Third Degree on one candidate to night. Capt. Bob Lewis has loit a small dog. See advertisement under head of Business Locals. The banks, custom house and post office were about the only build ings closed yesterday in observance of Labor Day. It was not "the day we celebrate." The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Managers of the Pro duce Exchange will be held at their rooms on Water street this morning at 11 o'clock. A horse attached to a dray driv en by Wm. McNeill, colored, dropped dead on Third near Grace street yes terday afternoon. The animal was the property of Mr. Sam Bear, Sr. The Great Wallace shows, cir cus and menagerie, will be in Wil mington October 6th. A contract was closed with the Atlantic Coast Line Saturday for the transportation to this point. The receipts of cotton and naval stores by river and rail may be found in succeeding issues of the Star in it commercial columns. They have heretofore been printed on the first page. Army worms are said to be doing destructive work in Brunswick county all along the lower Cape Fear. The rice fields on the river are said to be suffering from the ravages of the pest. There were receipts yesterday of 701 bales of cotton on the Wil mington market, against 71 bales on Ihe corresponding date last year. Yes terday's were the heaviest receipts since new crop cotton began to come in. The Baltimore Sun reproduces from the Star the article describing the plans of the Acme Tea Chest Co., of Glasgow, Scotland, and gives it the following significant head: "Wil mington the Headquarters of a Big Enterprise." Correct Telegrams received at the office of the German Lloyd Steamship Com pany at Baltimore announce the safe arrival at Bremen of the steamer upon' which Mr. C. F. VonKampen and Mrs. J. W. H. Fuchs and two children sailed for their old horns at Nehaus, Germany. The British steamer Ormsby, Capt. Robinson, arrived from Phila delphia yesterday and took a berth at the Champion Compress. The Ormsby is the first of a line of steamers to ar rive which will be operated during the coming season by Messrs. Alexander Sprunt& Son. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Ed. Guion About razors. Naval Reserves Attention. Wescott & Stone-Waterground meal business locals. R. B. Lewis Strayed pup. A NEQR0 KLEPrOMANIAC. Arraifaed On Doable Charge of Larceny. - Says "He Couldn't Help It." James Gilchrist, a negro who says his home is at Laurinburg, N. C, was tried by Justice Fo wler yesterday after noon at 3 o'clock for the larceny of a saddle and blanket from the stables of Mr. SoL Bear on Fifth between Prin cess and Che3nut streets. He at tempted to sell the articles to Mr. Nathan SchloM Saturday evening for a ridiculously low price and upon in formation furnished by Mr. Schloss, he was locked up by Constable Sheehan. He confesses to having stolen the pro perty and says he "just couldn't help it." He was sent over to jail to an swer to the charge of larceny at the next term of Criminal Court. After the negro was lpaked in jail Saturday night Constable Sheehan made a search of his boarding house, on Eighth near Campbell street, and found a number of articles stolen at different times from Mr. Bear's resi dence, and also some clothing, a gold locket and a quantity of gents' furnish ing goods, stolen from the residence of Mr. Clayton Giles. He will be brought before Justice Fowler to-day at 12 o'clock to answer the charge of robbing Mr. Giles' dwel ling. He denies none of his offences, but renders the same excuse as in the case of the stolen saddle. Sanitary Matters. At a joint meeting of the City Sani tary Committee and the Board of Health at the office of the Superinten dent of Health yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock, the only business transacted was the recommendation to the Board of Aldermen that two extra health inspectors be elected for temporary service until the new scavenger ordi nance is in more perfect working order. The Mayor, who is ex-officio Chairman of the Board of Health, waa requested to instruct the Chief of Police not to in terfere with scavengers when working in accordance with written instruc tions of the Superintendent of Health.' Aldermen MacRae and West were present from the Sanitary Committee and the Board of Health at the meet ing was represented by Mayor Wad dell and Drs. McMillan and Russell. Monthly Inspection. The monthly inspection and busi ness meeting of the Wilmington Di vision Naval Reserves will be held at 8.15 o'clock to-night in their armory, on Princess street. The notice appears in another column, and is signed by Lieutenant Commander H. L. Miller and Boatswain's Mate F. S. Burr. A full attendance is urged. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Regular Session for Month' of September Held Yesterday Afternoon. SUBORDINATE OFFICES FILLED Reports of Committees Heard and Other Routine Business To Remove Fire Alarm Tower Statement of License Tax Collections. The Board of Aldermen were in regu lar session yesterday afternoon, but nothing of especial interest to the pub lic grew out of tke meeting. All "members were present with the exception of Aldermen j Worth and Hanby, and Mayor Waddell presided. License for the retail lof liquor to J. D. Steljesat 203 North Water street, was granted. The Market Committee was a uthor ized to make the regular annual rental of the various market stalls on Septem ber 20th. In this connection Mayor Waddell called the attention of the Board to the filty and very unsanitary condition of the fish market, and asked if the Streets and Wharves Committee could see their way clear- to pave the alley known as the "market house alley," along which the fish business is carried on. After discussion upon the suggestion of Alderman Woolard it was decided to keep the,' premises as clean as possible until an appropria tion could be made at the beginning of the next fiscal year for j the paving desired. Upon motion of Alderman Springer, Aldermen Parker and Woolard were authorized to have necessary repairs made to the Fifth ward and Fourth street market houses. Alderman Taylor, chairman of the Police Committee, reported the sus pension of policeman Wj. D. George for maltreatment of a prisoner and recommended dismissal, which was done. Alderman MacRae formally notified the board of the recommendation by a joint meeting of the Sanitary Commit tee and Board of Health as to the election of two extra health officers in view of the expiration of the terms on September 1st, of Inspectors Schroeder and Hewlett. The recom mendation was favorably considered and Mr. E. W. Hewlett was re-elected on the first ballot for one of the posi tions and the names of Messrs. Asa N. Biggs, Samuel Hall and Isaiah West, were put in nomination for the second position. Four ballots resulted-in a tie between Messrs. Hall and Biggs, and in the fifth, the Mayor cast the deciding vote, which elected Mr. Hall. The following list of firemen who have served thirty days on trial, were elected to positions in the department in place of five who were discharged: Messrs. B. F. Swann, Samel Renfrow, R. H. King, T. H. Gilliken and G. T. Williamson. The resignation of Fire man A. M. Williams, yas tendered and accepted, his successor to be rec ommended by the Fire Committee at the next meeting of the board. Bids were received for moving the machinery in the fire alarm tower as follows: T. F. Tyler, 23; Charles Bockenhagen, $25; Wilmington Iron Works, $19. Mr. Tyler jwas awarded the contract. The present lot on which the bell tower js situated is owned personally by Chief Charles Schnibben, and the Aldermen desire it moved a few feet on a' lot belonging to the city. Aldermen Springer, of the special coaamittee on guard house improve ment and the opening of Dock street, reported progress. Applications for the position of stock driver were received from Messrs. G. P. Branch and Thomas Davis, but action was deferred, it be ing the sense of the board that the services of such an officer could be dispensed with in the Fall and Win ter, when stock were jess liable to run at large. j Mr. W. R. Slocum, the city scaven ger contractor, asked for permission to build frame stablesj with board cover on street propertyjon the water edge at the intersection of Church and Surry street The request was denied. A personal request from W. D. C. Richardson to be placed on the tax assessment list as a gunsmith with privilege tax at $2 per; quarter was granted. He has heretofore been classed as a bicycle dealer and re pairer and taxed $2.50 per month. A personal request from Mr. Rising, a Front street tinner, asking for ex emption from taxation was denied. An invitation to the) Mayor and members of the board !to attend the third annual meeting of the League of American Municipalities at Syra cuse, N. Y., was read, j A petition from Messrs. W. M. Cum ming, Nath'l Jacobi and others asking that Church between Front and Third streets be macadamized!, was 'referred to the Streets and Wharves Com mittee. Mr. George Irving, cattle weigher, reported having turned over to the treasurer $49.35 fees for; the month Reports for the month from the chief of the fire department, chief of police and superintendent of health, all of which have been published, were read and approved. The report of the City Clerk and Treasurer for the month is as follows: Balance on hand Aug. 1 $25,633 49 Receipts month of August. . 7,438 41 Total $33,071 90 -Disbursem'ts month August. $ 7,583 84 Balance on hand Sept. 1. . . . 25,488 06 nw.i L . . S33.071 90 T " The splendid work which City Clerk and Treasurer King and his competent assistant, Captain White, have been doiDg in the way of collecting license tax is evident from the following com parative statement, with the amount derived last year to the same date: License collected on trades business, professions and occupations to Sept. 1, 1899 . $8, 539 68 Same source to Sept. 1,1898. 5,76106 Difference in favor this year. $2, 778 62 Liquor license to Sept. 1, '99. .$4,778 00 Same source to Sept. 1, '98. . . 3,692 00 Difference in favor this year. .$1,086 00 The meeting yesterday afternoon was held in the City Court room and not in the Mayor's office as heretofore. KILLING O.N MAS0NB0R0 SOUND. One Negro Accidentally Shot Another, In fllctiog Wonnd Prom Which He Died. . By the accidental discharge of a gun in the hands of William Bracy Sunday morning about 9 o'clock, Cornelius Nixon was shot and killed, an entire load of No. 7 shot having taken effect just between his eyes. Bracy and Nixon are both colored men, the latter about 18 years of age, and were employed by Mr. P. R. Fow ler at Fowler's Point, on Masonboro Sound. Sunday morning the two ne groes, with Mr. Chas. L. Jones, were at Bracy's home; Mr. Jones having gone there to get Bracy to extract two loaded shells from a breech load ing gun, with which he had been hunting. Bracy unbreeched the gun and tried to push the shells cut with a cane. Failing in this he laid the gun upon his lap, breeched it and in attempting to let down the hammers of the gun, one barrel was discharged with the result as before stated. The negro fell, but as he was not instantly killed Mr. Jones quickly harnessed a mule to his buggy and started with the negro to the city for surgical aid. Just after passing the second toll house, the buggy in which he and the wounded man were riding broke down. A cart was procured in its stead, but just before reaching town the negro died. He was taken to the City Hospital and at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon a jury of inquest, composed of Justice Jno. J. Fowler (chairman), Dr. C. P. Bolles, Messrs. M. Kirschbaum, James Hall, William Niestle and Samuel Hall, were em panelled and after examining wit nesses, rendered a verdict exculpating Bracy and declaring the killing an accident. SALES OP REAL ESTATE. A Number of Legal Transfers Were Made at Auction Yesterday. The following realty was yesterday sold at auction at the Court House door. By virtue of an execution entitled J. W. Atkinson vs. Mrs. Eliza R. Daggett, directed to the Sheriff from the Superior Court All the right, title and interest of Mrs. Daggett in the following seven parcels of land: On the east side of Front street be tween Nun and Church. Sold to W. B. McKoy, Esq., for $100. Tract on Seventh near Nun street Sold to J. W. Atkinson for $15.00. Tract on Market near its intersec tion with Eleventh street. Sold to J. W. Atkinson for $10. Lot at the northwest intersection of Thirteenth and Dock streets. So Id to J. W. Atkinson for $13. Lot at southwest intersection of Thirteenth and Princess streets. Sold to J. W. Atkinson for $27.50. Tract on Market near Thirteenth street. Sold to J. W. Atkinson for $20. Tract on Market near Fourteenth street. Sold to DuBrutz Cutlar, Esq., for $14.80. W. B. McKoy, Esq., attorney for the Mechanic's Home Association, by virtue of a power of sale executed by W. H. Shaw, sold all of lot three in block No. 68, which is on the east side of Tenth street near Queen. Upon the lot are six comparatively new build ings constructed for rental. The tract went to DuBrutz Cutlar, Esq., for $475. Under foreclosure proceedings in favor of Matt. J. Heyer, the premises occupied by J. F. Sellars, on the east side of Fourth street. No. 1116, with cart house and lot were sold to Sam'L Bear, Jr., for $1,000. STEAMSHIP WENT ASHORE. Norwegian Vessel Drifted Out of Rirer Channel and Grounded Sunday. The Norwegian steamship Aquila, of 1,407 tons burthen, Captain Ander sen, arrived at Southport Saturday night from Bremen, Germany, con signed to Messrs. Heide & Co., of this city, and laden with kainit for the Navassa Guano Company. Sunday forenoon she was taken in tow by the tug Alexander Jones for this port, but when near Big Island, about eight miles from the city, by being loaded too deep and by bad steering, she drifted out of the river channel and went ashore. The tugs Jones and Blanche, however, pulled her afloat on the flood tide Sunday afternoon and started with her to this port. They proceeded about three miles up the river, when she again in the same way went ashore and up to last night she had not been floated. Her cargo is, however, being lightered and she is expected up this morning. The Marion, with the Jones and Blanche, went to her assistance. Captain An dersen said the Aquila was drawing twenty feet six inches of water when she came over the bar. United States Custom House In spector Polley is now aboard the ship looking after the discharge of part cargo. The accident is not at all detrimen tal to the port, as the pilots say similar occurrences are frequent, even in New York harbor. Read the advertisement of the East Carolina Real Estate Agency in this issue of the Stab. It offers for sale some very valuable farms. t PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. K. C. Barrett, of Flor ence, S. C. is in the city on business. Mr. C. J. Williamson, of Ivan hoe was registered at The Orton yes terday. Mrs. E. Warren went to South port yesterday to attend her sick sister, Mrs. Cranmer. Mr. G. H. Meares and wife, of Monroe, spent several hours in the city yesterday. Mr. D. L. Gore left for Jack sonville, Fla., yesterday on a short business trip. Miss Freda High, of Whiteville, who has been visiting Miss Julia Far row, left for her home yesterday. The Seaboard Air Line passen ger depot has been given a new. coat of paint and now looks "as neat as a pin." . Mr. W. J. Baucom, of Way cross, Sampson county, was making wholesale purchases in the city yes terday. Miss Sue Hall, daughter of Mr. B. F. Hall, of this city, will leave for Kenansville to-day to visit rela tives. Miss May Galloway left yester day morning for Greensboro, where she will enter the Greensboro Female College. Capt. Claud Matthews, of Ahoskie, N. C, was greeting his friends in this city yesterday. He is conductor on the Willington and Powersville railroad. Mrs. Thos. D. Meares, Misses Mary and Jane Meares and Masters Tom and Richard Meares have re turned from a very pleasant stay of several weeks at Cleveland Springs. Capt. Jeff Bradshaw, who has been on the steamboat Driver for sev eral months as master, is confined at his home in Fayetteville with illness. Capt. W. A. Snell, of Elizabethtown, is making his runs for him. Mr. Albert B. Guyton, a former Wilmingtonian and now a letter car rier in the Winston-Salem postoffice, is here on a vacation. He will spend several days here and then go to Rocky Point to visit his parents. Messrs. Henry Person and Ed die Kenna accompanied the Ports mouth team to Norfolk Sunday. They will take part in a series of games be tween Norfolk and Portsmouth, Kenna pitching for Portsmouth and Person for Norfolk. ' , Mr. A. David has returned from a business trip to New York and other Northern markets, where he spent a month inspecting Fall and Winter styles and buying a complete stock of suitings, . ready-made cloth ing and gents' furnishings. Mr. J. H. Rehder left Sunday night for the Northern markets, where he will be for ten days or more, lay ing in a Fall and Winter stock for his mammoth dry goods and clothing store near Fourth street bridge. He was accompanied by Mrs. Rehder. Inspector Holmes, from the Supervising Architect's office of the Treasury Department at Washington, was here yesterday to look after the Postoffice, Marine Hospital and Cus tom House buildings. It is probable that some slight improvements may be made to the Custom House later. Misses Alma Brown and Agnes Presson, milliners at Mr. Geo. O. Gay lord's Racket Store, on Front street, left Sunday night for Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore, where they will spend some time in studying the new styles and fashions in the milli nery art. Mr. Gaylord, accompanied by Mrs. Gaylord, has also gone North' on a business trip. S0UTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH. Call Extended to Rev. W. P. Boyles, of Williamsburg, Va Officers Elected. Upon recommendation of State Secretary of Missions, Jno. E. White, Rev. W. F. Boyles, of Williamsburg, Va., was extended a call to the pasto rate of Southside Baptist Church at a conference of its members Sunday night Mr. Boyles is a young man of brilliant attainments and it is believed that he will accept. Rev. Mr. Farrington, the re tiring pastor, will leave for his home in Alabama to-day week and after spending a short time he will enter Harvard College at Birmingham to complete his education. The following church and Sunday School officers have been announced for the ensuing year: Church clerk. J. F. Littleton; assis tant clerk, D. EL Costin ; treasurer, J. D. Bender; treasurer of building fund, J. F. Littleton ; treasurer of poor fund, R. B. Moore; ;organist, Miss Mamie Canady; assistant organists, Mrs. J. F. Baggett; cornetist, Oscar King; col lectors, W. F. Baggett, J. W. Curtis, E. Z. Milton, R. A. Hart; ushers, W. A. Canady, L. A. Curtis, R. A. Ben son, Harry Thomas, Rawland Pittman. Deacons, J. ' F. Littleton, F. A. Montgomery, J. S. Canady, R. B. Moore, E. Z. Milton, and A. Holton. Finance committee, the deacons ex officio and W. T. Mercer, J. D. Bender, W. H. Biddle, John Thomas. Sunday school Superintendent, J. S. Canady. assistant superintendent, E. Z. Milton; secretary and treasury, J. H. Curtis; assistant secretary and treasury, I. F. Baggett. Persons, or families, interested in up to date fowls will do well to ex amine the specimens of "Barred Ply mouth Rocks" being exhibited by Phoenix Poultry Yard, Phoenix, N. C, at S. W. Sanders,' cor. 2nd and Market streets, and King Grocery Co., 4th street bridge. These up-to-date grocers will furnish all information required and have latest catalogue price list. Any further inquiries can be made at office of Wm. J. Pogue, No. 8 Smith Building, or by address ing Phoenix Poultry Yards, Phoenix, N. C. t CAPT. BARRY RESIGNS As a Member of the Board New Hanover County Commissioners. of CAN SUCCESSOR BE ELECTED? Is Question Puzzling the Board and the County Attorney Capt. Barry to En ter Upon Duties of Superin tendent of Roads at Once. The principal feature of the Septem ber session of the New Hanover Coun ty Commissioners held yesterday afternoon was the acceptance of the resignation of Capt. Jno. Barry as a member of the Board. The resigna tion is in qrder that he may accept the position of superintendent of roads, a position to which he was elected by the Commissioners at a recent meet ing. It was expected that at the same time Capt Barry's resignation was ac- cepted his bond of $2,000 as super intendent of public roads would be ac cepted,' but the bond has not . yet been executed. However, the agent for the Surety Company, at Raleigh, wired Col. Moore yesterday that it was all O, K., and would be mailed last night. Col. Moore, as Chairman, was in structed to accept the bond when it ar rived, subject to the approval of the Board at their next meeting on Sep tember 12th. Capt. Barry was instructed yester day to proceed at once to thoroughly familiarize himself with the road con ditions throughout the county and submit to the Board at their next meeting a report, together with re commendations as to when and where work should begin. The tax lists for 1899 were formally turned over to Sheriff MacRae for collection. W. H. Savage was released from poll tax on account of physical disa bility. The report of Mr. W. H. Biddle,-as register of deeds, showed 22 marriage licenses issued during August and $20.90 paid to the county treasurer. Superior Court Jury. The following jury was drawn to serve during the next term of the New Hanover Superior Court, to-wit: First Week C. R. Mason, Henry Geischen, Elijah Walton, John T. Keyes, B. J. Kuhlken, Louis H. Skin ner, W. B. Clark. Wm. Gilchrist, Vir ginius Hall, J. R. Canaday, W. E. Jackson, Walter Way, D. J. Joiner, Jr., J. T. Gordon, W. G. Webb, Geo. D. Ritten, W. T. Canady, J. L. Sal lings. Second Week S. P. McNair, Sam uel Smith, W. G. T. Keen, Eli H. Davis, Sr., W. R. Bell, Geo.W. Smith, C. W. Craig, George T. Hewlett, W. T. McRae, Aaron Nathan, E. F. Barnes, K. H. Schnell, S. H. Chad bourn, Eugene D. Craig, T. D. Gore, W. J. Msredith, John S. Piver. The report of Dr. W. D. McMillan, as Superintendent of Health, was read and adopted. It was as follows : To the Board oA County Commis sioners: During the month of August we have treated 152 patients in this office and made 69 visits to 54 patients at their homes. There is not s quarantine on in the county, and very little sickness. The Home is well kept, clean and in a very good sanitary condition. The inmates are well fed and comfortable. There is a lack of discipline that makes the inmates unruly and dissatisfied in complete idleness. Therefore, I re spectfully recommend a light and easy employment for the inmates and regu lar roll calls or responses of some kind at least three times per day, so that the inmates will realize that they are at least animate and must thus act. The jail is in as good sanitary con dition as is possible with the defective plumbing except as at one time reported this plumbing has been leaking and in an unsanitary condition since the E resent sheriff has had charge. Please elp him in a sometimes overcrowded jail by having the plumbing so- that it will not leak. Respectfully, Wm. D. McMillan, Supt of Health. The Board took a recess & 4:15 o'clock until the afternoon of Septem ber 12th. Capt. Barry's Successor. It will be of interest to note that during the meeting yesterday some reference was made to the election of a successor to Capt. Jno. Barry on the Board of Commissioners. County At torney W. B. McKoy, Esq., was asked in regard to what steps would have to be taken and expressed the opinion that there is no law providing for the filling of a vacancy, the law lor the clerk of the court to appoint the com missioner having been repealed and no act substituted by the last Legislature. The law as it now stands has a clause providing for filling vacancies after 1901 but not before. However, Mr. McKoy said he would look into the matter further and make a definite re port at the next meeting. Commis sioner McEachern remarked at the con clusion of Mr. McKoy's statement that there is a strong indication that they will have to wag "along as a bob tailed Board." The entire Board, except Commis sioner Holmes, were in attendance upon yesterday's meeting. "Rosh Hoshanah." This is new year's day with the He brews, marking, as it does, the begin running of the year 5660, and as an nounced m Sunday's Star the new year's eve service was held at the Tem ple of Israel at 6 o'clock yesterday even ing and the new year's service proper will be held at 10 o'clock this morning. 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. O. , DEATH OP 6E0RGE R. DYER. Died in Savannah, Georgia, Last Evening About 6,30 O'clock the Funeral. A telegram received in the city early last night conveyed the sad intelli gence pf .the death of Mr. George R. Dyer, son of our esteemed townsman, Mr. John Dyer, which occurred at 6.30 o'clock last evening at his home in Sa vannah, Ga., after an extended illness covering a period of several months. Mr. (Dyer is well and favorably known in Wilmington, he having spent his early days and a part of his young manhood in this city. He went to Savannah a number of years ago and has since been engaged on the lo cal staff of the Savannah News, where he has, served with credit to himself and to' his employers. He was married in this city to Miss Mary Clowe before leaving for his adopted home, and she with one son survive him. His aged father, who resides in this city, also survives him and has the sympathy of a wide circle of friends. The remains will be brought to this city, probably to-day, for funeral and interment, the announcement to be made later. A Rigid Enforcement. Thirty-seven of the seventy-three persons arraigned in the municipal court yesterday morning for non-payment of license tax, had judgment suspended in their cases by settling up in full to September 1st and a nol pros was entered on the books discharging them j without costs. There was no disposition to fight the enforcement of the law and none-appeared with, attorneys. Those who did not pay made I promises satisfactory to the Mayor. It was understood at the ses sion of the court yesterday morning that all those who paid arrearages be fore next Monday would be let off upon payment of tax without costs but those who did not do so, would be required to pay the tax and cost if set tlement is not made before Monday one week. If the matter is allowed to stand until Monday September 25th, delinquents will be fined $25 and costs in addition to the amount of tax un- settled. Died Yesterday. Mrs! Marinda Brittain, wife of Mr. B. F. Brittain of this city, died at the home j of her husband on Wooster street at 11 :30 o'clock yesterday morn ing, aged 33 years. She leaves four, children, J. S., Miss Nora A., B. F. Jr., apd J. P. Brittain, the youngest being nine years of age. Her mother and three sisters also survive her. They are Mrs John B. Kellum, Jack sonville; Mrs. Geo. Waters, Olivers, ' N. C ; Mrs. Jas. E. Scott, of Tar Landing and Mrs. John A. Scott, of this city. The funeral will be at 10 r o'clock this morning from the Chapel of the Good Shepherd and the service will be conducted by Rev. R. R. Windley. The interment will be made at Belle vue cemetery. Justice Bornemann's Court. Justice Bornemann's court presented a lively scene yesterday. The follow ing list of cases were investigated: C. T. Croom and Hosea Davis; disor derly conduct; judgment suspended upon payment of costs. Charles Fisher, colored; disorderly conduct and resisting officer G. W. Millis; committed to jail in default of $50 bond for his appearance at Criminal Court. Charley- Washington, colored, alias "Dangerous;" committed in default of bond for his appearance at the higher court j This afternoon vat 4 o'clock Justice Bornemann will investigate charges of fighting against Willie Rhodes and Lizzie McLaurin, both colored people living on Masonboro Sound. DIED. BRITTAIN At the home of her husband, B. F. Brittain, 319 Wooster street, Mrs. MERINDA BRITTAIN, aged 33 years. "A precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved Is still; A place is vacant in our home, which never can be filled. And though the body slumbers here, The soul is safe In heaven." J. N. B. Funeral at 10 A. M. to-day from Chapel of the Good Shepherd. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS About Razors and Things. We do not run a "Tonsorial Parlor," but we conduct a Ftrst-claaa Barber Shop. Within the past thirty days our patronage has more than doubled; but there is "always room for one more" customer. Call at No. 7 South Front street. ED. GTJION, eep 5 tf COaNEUUS DAVIS. " Attention Naval Reserves. , You will report at the Armory at 8.15 o'clock sharp to-night, for monthly inspection and business meeting. By order of H. L. Miller, Lieutenant Com manding. sep 51t By F. 8. BURR, B. M. FOR RENT from October 1st, that very desirable store Now occupied by The Flshblate Clothing Company. Apply U Jy 23 tf tu th Bell 'Phone 847 FISH, MEAL, FLOUR. 2000 LBS FEESH UULLETS. 2000 BT7SHEIi8 WATER GROUND HEAL. 400 BLS BE3T 8TBAIGHT FLOUR- 200 BBLS BEST PATENT FLOUR. gQQFUHKEGS. OO BOXES MAHOGANY TWIST TO J BACCO. gQ BOXES 9 INCH 5'S TOBACCO, gQ CADDIES 6 INCH 6's TOBACCO. gQ CADDIES SCHNAPPS TOBACCO. 1 en CADDIES CELEBRATED HATCHET lOU TOBACCO BEST 6 INCH 5s OF FERED ON ANY MARKET. TRY IT AND BE CONVINCED. WESCOTT & STONE, Wholesale Grocers. sept 3 tf v No. 108 N. Water street. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. V0LLERS & HASHAGEN. WHOLESALE ONLY PROVISIONS We have jest received a nice consignment of CHOICE, NEW CATCH MULLETS. Caught last week. Of nice slz Clean, Bright and Fat. Only a few of this kind on the market. We solicit your orders. V0LLERS & HASHAGEN". aug 29 tf A. C. Ii. tracks. "Improved Poultry." Phoenix Poultry Yards, PHCENIX, Brunswick County, N, C. Breeders-of Fancy Poultry, Pigeons, &c. Specialties : White Wyandottes and Barred Plymouth Rocks. WM. J. POGUE, Prop'r. sep 2 3m S. P. McNAIR, Wholesale Grocer, North Water Street, OFFERS FLOUR. RIB SIDES. D. S. PLATES. PURE LARD. LARD COMPOUND. STAR LYE. MENDELSON'S LYE. TOMSON'S LYE. CRACKERS. PIC-NIC CHEESE. SUGAR. :COFFEE. FOR SALE Rust Proof Oats. September Mullets. B 1 t ' LOCATED IN GIBSON, IN THE NEW COTJNTT OF SCOTLAND. On Railroad street, convenient to both railroads. none idy nun wm ciid. LftHUL, nun niiu iilll uii- NISHED ROOMS. Rates, 92.00 per day. Reduction for periods of one week or longer. Mrs. IRVING ROBINSON. Proprietress, angrrtf D&W- GIBBON, N. O. Leading makes. Easy terms. N. L. SMITH, Bargains in New and Second Hand Pianos and Organs. No. 109 Dock street. Representing Ludden & Bates1 Southern Music House. No. 137 Fifth Avenue, New York. Tuning, Repairing. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. aug 3J tf , S " At The Unlucky. SPEAKING of Tea. I am selling a blended Tea (or QeA that beats the world andcan7 not be replaced for 40c. Try it. tDon t you love auineu mango ricKiesr tt have them, and my, don't they taste good. clous "Harvey" Strips, will make your mouth water. So crisp and delicate. My 'Phones are 109. S. W. SANDERS. jy 18 tf Gape Fear Academy. ESTABLISHED 1877. Classical. Scientific, Commercial. Opens September 18th. t Rev. Dr. P. H. Hoge says of it; "Since my son has been under your care I have carefully observed his progress, and And your school to be both stimulating and thorough while the discipline lajflrm and reasonable. I regard these as the most essential characteris tics of a good school." W. C1TLETT, sept3 2w autufr Principal. . NOTICE. Having purchased Mr. Wm. Bheehan's Real Estate- business, and Mr. Sheehan having ac cepted a position with me, he will be authorized to do all collecting for rents, etc., for me from this date. Mr. Sheehan will give his entire at tention to the collections, and thereby hopes to give entire satisfaction to all. Soliciting your business and a continuance of that given to Mr. Sheehan, I am, respectfully, ANDREW SMITH, Real Estate Agent. NOTICE. T fiAVA Rtlri mv Raul T3af afa hnafnaaa tA lffv Andrew Smith. I will (till be In the business! ha vine accented a nosltion with Mr. Smith. I will give every attention to the business and will make extra efforts- to satisfy those that have so kindly helped me, and ask a continuance of the business that I have had on my own account. This change will enable me to give my entire at tention to the collections. I reepectfully solicit new business for Mr. Smith. Respectfully, etc., sept 3 lw WM. SHEEHAN, JR
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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