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HDKST DAILT NEVTSPAP
IX THE STATE.
VOL. LXIV.-NO. 144.
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OUTLINES,
The North Carolina Conference of
Latter Day Saints, or Mormons, will
hare its headquarters in Goldsboro;
there are forty or more elders of the
church at work in this field. Meet
ing of stockholders of the Raleigh
and Gaston R. R. Co., in Raleigh, pre
liminary to consolidation of the vari
es branches of the S. A. L. system,
w known as the Seaboard Railway
Company?-5 Joe Patchen won the
Kce with Star Pointer and John R.
Gentry. Two persons killed and
twenty-eight injured in an accident on
the Norfolk & Western road. The
cotton crop of Georgia will be at least
half a million bales short British
steamer with cargo of cotton, is
ashore near Key West, Florida.
The Atlantic Coast Line has secured a
half-interest in the lease of the Georgia
Railroad. Fifty cases of yellow
fever at Key West and" six deaths
jeven persons killed in the wreck of
a freight train on the Norfolk & West
era. The American Bankers'
Association adopted a .resolution
endorsins the single gold standard.
- - New York markets: Money on
call 3.4(36 per cent, last loan being
at 4 per cent. ; cotton quiet and steady,
middling uplands 6 5-16c; flour more
active and considerably stronger;
wheat spot firm. No. 3 red 75 He;
corn spot strong, No. 2 397gc; rosin
quiet: spirits turpentine dull at 46
WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. Dkp't or Agriculture,
W EATHER BUREAU,
Wilmixqtos, N. C, Sept 6.
Temperatures: 8 A. M., 78 degrees,
S P. "A , S3 degrees; maximum, 91 de
grees, minimum, 74 degrees; mean, 84
Rainfall for the day, .0; rainfall
since 1st of the month up to date, .0
inches.
Stare of water in the river at Fay
etteville at 8 A. XL, 1.6 feet
. "OTTOS REGION BULLETIN.
Wi'.a the exception of moderate to
heavy showers over Mississippi and
southwestern Alabama, generally clear
and continued warm weather prevailed
throughout the cotton belt.
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
Washington, Sept 6. For North
Carolina Generally fair Thursday
And Friday, except probably local
ih.itii-r storms Thursday; variable
'.v;uiR mostly fresh southerly.
Port Almanac Sept 7.
.Sin Rises 5.39 A. M.
Saa S-u .. 6 18 P. M.
Dav s Length 12 H. 39 M.
High Water at Southport 9.07 P. M.
Hig Water. Wilmington 12.37 A. M
There is another combine of starch
manufacturers, which proposes to
take the 3tarch out of the other fel
lows who made the previous combine.
There are in Ohio 10,874 saloons,
aa increase of 098 over last year,
from which the State get3 a revenue
of Hi;. The saloon license
'on ?-.'50.
In alditirtn to its other numerous
lisreputable accomplishments, the
moi'juito 'i3 now accused of being
the disseminator of malaria. But
who ever saw a mosquito with ma
laria h is said that Gen. Otis is going
to start a paper at Manila. With
his censors and their blue pencils he
will have the dead wood on the other
fellows. Otis is an old newspaper
man.
The geologist of the University
of I'tah says Salt Lake is steadily
bnt surely drying up by evapora
tion, the result of cutting off some
of the feeding streams for purposes
of irrigation.
A beggars' trust is the latest kink
in Xew York. An enterprising
hustler agrees to feed, clothe and
house a corps of forty mendicants,
who in return agree to dump their
collections in his hat.
A citizen of Brooklyn, N. Y., and
a citizen of St. Louis, Mo., had a
somewhat protracted chat over the
long-distance telephone last weak.
They were charged with fifty hours
of service, and paid the bill ($3,000)
without a growl.
Mr. Ainsworth, a pension expert,
says we will see the last of the pen
sion business, for the war between
the States, in 1995. Possibly he is
somewhat premature. Haven't we
still some pensioners (widows) on the
roll from the Revolutionary war.
The shortest railroad in this1
country is the Marine Railway at
Coney Island. It is half a mile
long, capital $25,000, shares 500.
Austin Corbin, Jr. owns 499 of
them, which were given him by his
father. In 1887, the income of the
road was $86,000, now it is larger.
It is said that a good many people
at the Summer resorts in the past
Summer went bareheaded to pre
serve the hair. This preserves not
only the hair bnt the hat. The hat
is an enemy of hair. Bald-headed,
women are "as few and far between
as angels' visits," and who ever saw
a bald-headed savage?
Watch the face of Capt. Jack
Williams when that brand-new Ex
press wagon makes its debut this
morning.
An. offering for the poor, both
in cash and kind, will be received at
the First Baptist Church prayer meet
ing to-night
Dr. McMillan, Superintendent
of Health, yesterday made a special in
spection tour along the wharves and on
Water street
The county auditing board
will meet this afternoon al2:30 o'clock
for the purpose of auditing bills for
current expenses during the month of
August
The regular quarterly dividend
of one per cent has been declared by
Capt Donald MacBae, treasurer, on
the common stock of the Wilmington
Cotton Mills Company.
The British steamship, Velleda,
1,648 tons, Capt Rulluch, arrived late
yesterday afternoon from St Michaels
and will take a berth at the Champion
Compress Company.
Mr. W. A. Vollers, No. 28
South Front street advertises new ar
rivals or fruits and fancy groceries at
bottom prices. Customers are asked
to call to day especially.
Mr. R. M. Harvey, of Rich
mond, advance agent for the Great
Wallace Shows, which will exhibit
here on October 6th. arrived if the citv
yesterday and is registered, at The
Orton.
Spirits turpentine was down
considerably from the 50 cent mark
on the Wilmington market yesterday.
The sales for the most part were at 431
to 43 i cents, and these are the first
in several days.
The large plant of the Kidder
Lumber Company, which suspended
operations for a, short while during
the mid-summer months, was started
up again yesterday and will be run to
its full capacity.
Shooting, trapping or netting
partridges, or hunting them with a
"dog, is prohibited prior to October
15th. The penalty is a fine of $10.00
f 6r each offence, and each bird makes
a separate offence.
Capt. John H. Sharp, secretary,
announces that the regular .annual
meeting of the Stockholders of the
Carolina Central Railroad Company
will be held in the office of the com
pany on Front street Thursday, Oc
tober 5th, at 1 o'clock P. M.
Sheriff Walter G. MacRae
gives official notification in the Stab
this morning that the tax books for
the year 1899 are now in his hands for
collection. A cordial invitation, he
says, is extended to all those who have
listed to come promptly to the
"icratch."
Portsmouth athletes have organ
ized a foot ball team for the coming
season. Wm. Langhorne, Jr., who
a - Ml TTTfl L
was sucn a iavome wun w umingwn
base ball enthusiasts for his base run
ning qualities upon the occasion of
the recent games here, has been elect
ed financial manager.
Marv J. Graham, the colored
j - '
woman arrested here some time ago
fnr anon on a warrant from Colum
bus county, was taken into custody
by Magistrate Spalding, a coiorea
man of that county. Sheriff Butler
has no negro deputies, as has been
falsely circulated by his political ene
mies in Columbus.
Cotton picking in all the terri
tory contiguous to Wilmington is now
general. All the railroads coming
into Wilmington shared in the re
Mints vesterdav which were 364 bale3
against 134 bales on the corresponding
date last year, tutnerto mis season
most of the new crop cotton has been
received via the W. C. & A. railroad.
Mr. Milton Reed, State agent
for the National Union, of Toledo, O.,
a fraternal insurance order possessing,
it is claimed, features of unusual
merit, is in Wilmington for the pur
pose of organizing a council for the
above. Mr. Reed reports rapid pro
gress, having already interested a
number of our leading business ana
professional men.
Sallie Halsev and Mary on-
hnth colored, were arraigned
in the municipal court yesterday
morning for the larceny of wearing
apparel from Lucretia McDonald.
They each gave bond lor ineir appear
ance at Criminal Court in the sum of
9!5 (Vinio Ashe, colored, was given
twenty days work on the streets for
disorderly conduct
The funeral of little Alice
Irene, youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs.,S. J. Ellis, whose death was an
nounced in yesterday's paper, took
niasA vfRtArdav mornincr at 10 o'clock
from the residence. No. 216 North
Ninth street Rev. A. D. McUlure oi
ficiating. The interment was in Belle
vue cemetery, the pall bearers being,
Messrs. James Powers, Freeman Le
Gwin, A. W. Allen and J. A. Miller.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Str. Wilmington Schedule.
W. A. "Vollers New arrivals.
Notice State and county taxee.
Stockholders C. C. R. R. Notice.
Steamer Wilmington.
On and after to-day a new schedule
for the steamer Wilmington goes into
effect According to the new sche
dule the boat will leave for Southport
at 10 A. M. and leave Southport on the
return trip at 2.30 P. M. The boats for
Carolina Beach will be at 10 A. M.
and 5.15 P. M. and from the beach for
city at 7 A. M. and 3.30 P. M.
This schedule will be in effect until
about October 1st
PROGRESS OF WORK
ON MASONIC TEMPLE.
Temporary Roof Being Constructed So
That Stores and Offices Can be Fin
ished by October First.
The contractors, Messrs. Gatez &
Co, are working fifty or more laborers
and skilled workmen upon ! the splen
did Masonic Temple now in course of
construction on Front street between
Princess and Market. The original
contract stipulated that thd Temple
should be complete and j ready for
occupaucy by October 1st, but un
avoidable delays by reason of difficulty
in procuring stone suitable for the front
has rendered it absolutely I impossible
for the building to be completed
in that time and the contractors have
made an agreement with the building
committee representing the Masons,
that the stores on the street floor and
the office apartments on the second
floor shall be completed and ready for
tenants by October 1st, leases to take
effect on which date have already been
signed for most of them. The con
tractors then obligate themselves to
complete the remaining portion of the
building by November 1st !
As the building now stands the rear
and side walls are about completed,
and the first two stories of the front
which is of stone, lacks about six feet
of being up to the point where the
change to pressed brick, with stone
trimmings, will begin.
Mr. McMillen, the architect, told a
Star representative yesterday that
the work will progress much more
rapidly when the change from stone
to brick is made in the construction
of the front
In order that the entire working
force may be concentrated at once
upon the first and second floors, to be
completed by October 1st, a tempo
rary roof is being constructed over
the third floor from the rear and
dropping to the second floor in front.
When this is finished it will be possi
ble for the fine finishing work on
those floors to be done without dan
ger of damage from the weather, and
at the same time it will be several
weeks before the walls for the other
three stories are completed and the
permanent roof placed.
WEDD1NQ AT SCOTT'S HILL.
Miss Corbett United in Marriage to Mr.
F. K. Fntcb, of Wilmlajtoa.
Yesterday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock,
at the home of the bride at Scott's
Hill, Miss Ula Corbett, daughter of
the late Mr. John Corbett of that
village, was happily married to Mr.
F. K. Futch, a popular and efficient
conductor of the Street Railway sys
tem. The ceremony was impressively
performed by Kev. Jno. . H. Hall,
pastor of Fifth Street .Methodist
church, who accompanied the groom
to Scott's Hill yesterday morning.
The bride and groom arrived in the
city at 7.15 o'clock last evening, and
last night, at the home of Mr. Futch,
No. 413 Church street a reception
was tendered the popular young
couple, to which a number of friends
were invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Futch will reside in
Wilmington in the future.!
Union City's Tobacco Break. 1
A gentleman who arrived in the city
yesterday talks interestingly of the
great success scored at the opening
tobacco break of Robeson county's
"little metropolis," Union City. He
said that he attended the sale in the
new warehouse there Tuesday, and
was surprised to find so large a num
ber of farmers present so many buyers
on the market and such a large quan
tity of leaf on the floor. Good prices
were realized, he said, and growers
generally are pleased with the sale.
The country around Union City, he
added, is fast developing and work on
the railroad extension is progressing
satisfactorily.
Excursion Yesterday.
An excursion of about 250 persons
arrived yesterday morning at 11
o'clock from Bennettsville, S. C,
Fayetteville, N. C, and intermediate
points on the Atlantic and Yadkin
railroad. It was under the personal
management of Mr. Jim Williams, of
Bennettsville, S. C, and a majority
of the number went down to Carolina
Beach on the steamer Wilmington,
which met the train at the A." (J. L.
wharf. The train left on the return
trip last evening at 7.30 o'clock.
A Flshloz Party.
Those well known "piscatorialists,"
Messrs. J. S. Worth, F. P. Lamb,
R. W. Hicks. Mr. Holt and Col.
F. W. Foster, went out on a fishing
expedition up Masonboro Inlet Tues
dav and had a day of excellent sport
They spent almost the entire day in
angling and made a catch of over 300
of a e-eneral variety, including pig,
sheephead and a few mullets. The
party returned to the city 'luesuay
night
Were Here Yesterday.
Amonc those who came in . yester
day on the excursion train from Ben
nettsville and intermediate points ana
westered at The Orton, were Mr.
L. M. Harby. Lumber Bridge; Mr.
f A Brim. Mr. L K. Roberts, Mr.
Jaa. A. Love and Mr. J. L. McMillan,
of Red Springs; Mr. Robert A. Mc
v.swra. Mr. D. R. Shaw, of Lumber
Bridge; Mr. G. C. Hughes, of Sher
man and Mr. W. J. Mctnarmia ana
R. F. DeVane, of Red Springs.
If you wish to sell a farm or city
property place it in the hands of the
feast Carolina Real Estate Agency.
R, Gh Grady & Co., Burgaw, N. C.
i - 1 i u i - i
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. Henry Weil, of Goldsboro,
was in the city yesterday. '
Mr.-W. S. Cobb, of Lumber
Bridge, was among yesterday's visitors
to the city.
Mr. W- R. Newbury, of Mag
nolia, was a pleasant caller at the Stab
office yesterday. ,
Mr. W. W. Miller, a well known
merchant and planter of Rocky Point,
was in the city on business yesterday.
Mr. W. H. Yates, of Sumter,
S. C, has returned home after a very
pleasant sojourn on Wrightsville
Beach.
Janitor Benson, of the City
Hal, was at his post of duty yesterday
for the first time in several days, on
account of sickness.
Misses Annie Sprunt, Bessie
Wiggins and Fannie Taylor left yes
terday via Philadelphia for a pleasure
trip to Niagara Falls.
Mrs. E. G. Polley and children,
who have been visiting Mrs. Policy's
neice, Mrs. Carr, of Wallace, returned
to their home last evening.
Mr. J. J. Crosswell, the enter
prising and popular route agent of the
Southern Express Co., came down
from Fayetteville last evening.
Wade Wishart, Esq., one of
the Stab's good, friends at White ville,
was in the city yesterday and was a
very pleasant caller at the office.
Mr. Thos. P. Bagley returned
to Davidson College yesterday, after
spending his Summer vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. F.
Bagley.
Mrs. I. Jackson and daughter,
and Bruce Williams, Esq., and wife
and danghter, Miss Maggie, of Bur
gaw, were a pleasant party registered
at The Ortou yesterday.
Chairman J. A. Brown, of the
Penitentiary Investigating Committee,
was here for a few hours yesterday,
returning to his home at Chadbourn
on the afternoon W. C. & A. train.
Messrs. J. T. Bynum, of Fay
etteville, N. A. Brown, Matthew Bog-
gett, R. C. Branch, A. C. Brown and
N. A. McQueen, of Red Springs, were
among yesterday's excursionists in the
city.
Mr Clarence Brown, a leaf
tobacco dealer of Winston-Salem who
has been buying leaf on the Conway
market, the past several days, spent
several hours in the city yesterday en
route home.
Miss Maggie Moffitt reached
home yesterday after a yisit of several
weeks to Asheboro and to the Country
home of Capt John H. Sharp, in
Vance county. She was much pleased,
with her trip.
Miss Nellie Plummer, who has
been visiting relatives and friends for
several months in Western North
Carolina, returned yesterday
noon to the delight of her
after
many friends in the city.
Rev. C. C. Brown, D. D,
wife, who have been guests at
., and
Ocean
Beach
View Hotel, on Wrightsville
the past month, passed through the
city yesterday returning to their home
at Sumter, S. C, where Dr. Brown is
pastor of the Baptist church.
WAS NOT THE HOTTEST DAY.
Comforting Diagnosis of the State of the
Weather Yesterday.
The hot weather wave which swel
tered the inhabitants of Chicago and
other cities in the West day before yes
terday appeared to have found its way
to Wilmington yesterday and if the
aspiring fluid at the Weather Bureau
had not ceased its climbing in the tube
during the day, the services of the
"oldest inhabitant" with his stories of
"previous records," would have been
called into requisition.
It mars the enjoyment of the Dis
agreeable Man, however, to note that
the highest point reached during the
day was only 94 degrees, and that there
have been many days during the past
Summer when the temperature was
several degrees higher. The tempera
ture at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
was only 78, and last night at 8 o'clock
the Weather Bureau's thermometer,
at the top of the postoffice building
tower, registered only 83 degrees The
minimum for the day was 74 and the
mean 84. On the street level private
thermometers registered anywhere
from 96 to 98 degrees.
Those who take peculiar delight in
knowing that everybody else is as un
comfortable as they are will read with
some degree of pleasure the following
records of maximum temperature in
the different cities day before yester
day: Chicago, 98; Marshall town, la.,
100; Des Moines, 99; Cedar Rapids,
102; Terre Haute, 1031; Peoria, 102;
Lincoln, Neb., 102; St Louis, 102;
Louisville, 100.
Club Events.
Hanover Seaside Club, on Carolina
Beach, gave a delightful dance last
night There was a good attendance
and excellent music was provided. It
will be of interest to note that the club
will give one other dance this season,
most probably on next Wednesday
night.
Sedgeley Hall Club will also give
their final dance for the season one
night next week.
On' Wrightsville Beach the closing
dance for the Atlantic Yacht Club
will very probably be on the evening
of September 22d.
It is not expected that Carolina Club
will give another dance this season. It
has been decided, however, that they
will sail a September yacht race, the
date for which will be announced very
soon.
MARRIAGE AT SOUTHPORT.
Miss Annie Holdeo, Danghter of Capt. T. M.
Thompson, to Lieut Earl I. Brown, ,
U. S. Engineer Corps.
Special Star Correspondence.
Southpqrt, N. Q, Sept 6th.
To-day at high noon, at the hand
some residence of the bride's father,
Annie Holden, the lovely and accom
plished daughter of Capt. T. M.
Thompson, was married to Lieut Earl
I. Brown, of the U. S. Engineer Corps.
The house was profusely and artisti
cally decorated with palms and flowers.
At the appointed hour, to the strains
of Mendelssohn's Wedding March,
the charming maid of honor. Miss
Flosie Reiger, carrying a beautiful
bunch of American Beauty roses, ac
companied by the best man, Mr. John
Thompson, entered .the parlor. Fol
lowing them came the lovely bride,
accompanied by the groom in full
dress uniform, and then followed
Captain and Mrs. T. M. -Thompson.
The bride was gowned in an elegant
dress of white satin, trimmed with
exquisite point lace, and carried a
beautiful bouquet of Bride's roses.
The Rev. Edward Wootten of Wil
mington was waiting to receive the
bridal party, and in the midst of many
friends and relatives of the bride and
groom, impressively performed the
beautiful Episcopal wedding cere
mony. Two pretty incidents of the wedding
were the cutting of the bride's cake by
the bride with the groom's sword ; and
the tossing of her bouquet by the
bride, causing a pretty scramble among
her girl friends for the coveted souve
nir. The presents were costly and numer
ous, from friends North and South,
among them being a check for one
thousand dollars from the father and
mother of the groom.
Lieut Brown is from Carroll ton,
Ga;, having graduated from West
Point in '98, and for the past year has
been stationed at this point in the
Engineer Corps under Capt. Lucas,
during which time he has made many
friends here and in Wilmington.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Brown with a
party of friends left on the Govern
ment tug Cynthia at three o'clock for
Wilmington to take the Atlantic
Coast Line seven o'clock train for their
new home at Willet's Point, L. I.
Among those present were Capt. E.
W. Van Court Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Reiger, Messrs. Fred. Kidder and
M. H. Curran, of Wilmington, and
the bride's sisters, Mrs. Lieut. H. K.
White and Mrs. Lieut. Harry Phelps,
from New York, Mrs. Chas. Fisher,
from Edgefield. S. (J., and Mrs. Lieut
H. D. Glover.
STORM IN ROBESON COUNTY.
Moss Neck, a Small Station On the S. A. L ,
Suffered From Heavy Winds.
Special Star Correspondence.'
Moss Neck, N. C, Sept 6th, 1899.
A terrific storm visited this section
last evening. The wind , blew down
the saw mill shelter of Mr. J. W.
Culbreth, damaging the machinery to
some extent Strange to say two
mules which were under the shelter at
the time of its falling came out ap
parently uninjured. The stables of
Mrs. M. A. Pate were also blown
down, killing a buggy horse belonging
td Mr. J. W. Culbreth, and an ox the
property of Mrs. Pate. Five mules,
which were housed in the same build
ing, were injured very little.
Crops are badly damaged both by
reason of the storm and weather con
ditions previous.
Funeral of Qeo. R. Dyer.
The remains of the late Mr. Geo. R.
Dyer arrived yesterday afternoon from
Savannah, Ga., at 1.15 o'clock on the
W., C. & A. train and were carried
to the residence of his father, Mr.
John Dyer, No. 917 Market street,
from whence at 5 o'clock this after
noon the sad funeral, according to the
ritual of the Bpiscopal church, will
be conducted by Rev. James Car
michael, rector of St John's church.
The remains were accompanied by the
bereaved wife and son, who were with
the deceased at his death ; Mr. R. B.
Clowe, a brother-in-law of the late Mr.
Dyer, and Mrs. John Dyer, mother of
the deceased, who went to Charleston
Tuesday to accompany the remains
here.
Marriage Last Night.
Last night at the residence of Mrs.
Jno. S. McEachern, on Sixth street,
between Ann and Nun, in the pres
ence of relatives and a few friends,
Miss Emma Gertrude Bornemann, the
accomplished daughter of the late
Jno. C. Bornemann, was happily
married to Mr. Geo. W. Trask, a suc
cessful young truck farmer of Mason
boro township and a son of Mr. D.
W. Trask. It was a quiet home mar
riage,, and the ceremony was very
pretty.
Gone to Fort Meade.
Lieut Bradley J. Wootten left on
the 7 P. M. northbound train yester
day for Camp Meade. He left in com
pliance with telegraphic instructions
from Washington. He was at the
same time advised that his commission
as Lieutenant in the Twenty-eighth
regiment infantry volunteers had been
mailed to the regimental commander
at Fort Meade. He expects to very
soon leave the United States for ser
vice in the Philippines.
An Approaching Marriage.
Cards have been issued announcing
the marriage of Miss Hester Virginia
Calvert daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles B. Calvert of Washington,
D. C, to Dr. Henry W. Lilly, of Fay
etteville. The marriage will be cele
brated in St John's chuich, Washing
ton, on Wednesday September 20th,
at 8 o'clock.
To City Subscribers.
City subscribers are earnestly re
quested to report promptly at the Stab
office every failure of the carriers to
deliver their papers. In all such cases
steps will be taken to insure promp
and regular deliverv.
MORMON EMISSARIES.
North Carolina Conference of Latter Day
Saints Headquarters In Goldsboro.
Forty Workers in This Fiefd.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, Sept 6. Presiding
Elder Louis Swenson, ef Utah, has
arrived here and is actively in charge
of the North Carolina Conference of
Latter Day Saints or Mormons. The
conference embraces fifty-seven coup
ties - of the State, some of the ex
treme western counties being in
the Tennessee conference and some of
the southern counties in the conference
of South Carolina. The Southern
Stat : s mission embraces fourteen con
ferences, overing eleven States,
namely: Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida Ke n
tucky, Tennessee, and Ohio which has
recently been added. Chattanooga is
the headquarters for the Southern
States mission and there the Southern
Star, Mormon organ, is published.
There are now about five hundred
elders at work in the Southern States
mission.
. Presiding Elder Swenson says that
about forty-five f elders are, or soon
will be at work" in the North Carolina
Conference. To this number add six
or eight local workers in the field
Elders Emery and Bolin are located
in this county with headquarters in
Raleigh. Headquarters for the North
Carolina Conference will be in Golds
boro. Goldsboro was selected in pref
erence to Raleigh as being more con
venient. There are elders at wo rk in
Wilmington, Wilson, Kinston, Eliza
beth City and other places in the east
and these fields can best be reached
from Goldsboro.
Special attention is paid to the east
in winter. Presiding Elder Swenson
says he regards North Carolina as one
of the best Southern States for the pro
pagation of Mormon belief. Converts
he says, are being made rapidly and
the treatment the elders receive here
is in marked contrast to the way they
are mobbed in Georgia. Elders say
that if people do not agree with them
here they generally treat them fair.
Corporation Commission.
The corporation commission to-day
fixed the new cotton eeed and hull
rate, issuing a circular making the
new cotton seed rate established by
the Southern Railway operative not
only on that road but also on various
roads of the Seaboard Air Line and
Atlantic Coast Line. This rate is based
on per ton of 3,000 pounds.
THE BAGGAGE QUESTION.
Mr. F. T. Mills, of Wilmington, Files Com.
plaint With Corporation Commission.
Raleigh News and Observer.
Another matter before' the Corpora
tion Commission yesterday was the
complaint of Mr. F. T. Mills, of Wil
mington, vs. the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad and the Seaboard
Air Line, . alleging discrimination in
making a contract with one livery
firm of Wilmington to allow its rep
resentative exclusively to appear on
trains of the road and solicit the car
riage and transfer of baggage of pas
sengers. Plaintiff alleged that the
contract amounted' to the granting of
a practical monopoly of the baggage
transfer business in Wilmington, and
constituted an unjust discrimination
against him and all other transfer
companies who were denied the right
to have representatives on the trains
of the defendant roads. In support
of this he cited a former statute, now
repealed, forbidding such contracts.
The defendants urged in reply that
they could not submit to the confusion
that would result from allowing all
transfer companies to have a repre
rentative on their trains,, that the com
pany whose agent was permitted on
trains was virtually their agent, was
under bond to them, and that it was a
great convinience to passengers and
saved confusion and delay at the sta
tion. Passengers could if they so de
sired, wait until they reached the
station to arrange for the carriage of
their baggage. It was not alleged that
the contract led to any extortionate
charges. The commission took the
matter under consideration.
Mr. C. M. Busbee represented the
Elaintiff, Mr. R. O. Burton, the Coast
ine and Capt J. M. Turner pre
sented the case clearly and forcibly for
the Seaboard.
MR. BELLAMY'S BRIEF.
It Has Been Completed and is Now in the
Hands of the Printer.
Raleigh News and Observer.
Messrs. C. M. Busbee and Frank I.
Osborne, attorneys for Hon. John D.
Bellamy, Congressman from the Sixth
district, in his contest with Oliver
Dockery, haver completed their brief
in the case. Mr. Bellamy was here
yesterday and ran over the brief with
his attorneys, after which it was given
to the printers.
The brief is a very clear demonstra
tion of the shallowness of Dockery's
claim to the place on the ground of
fraud and intimidation, and if the law
and the evidence go for anything
before the Congressional committee
will quickly wilt the foliage of Mr.
Dockery.
Holds on by A Thread.
The Greensboro correspondent of the
Raleigh Post has the following with
reference to the probable result of the
Bernard-Sheppard episode at Green
ville, N. C, this week:
There's no use in hitting a man when
he's down, but the truth of the matter
is that the Republicans in this neck of
woods appear to have very little
sympathy or respect for United States
District Attorney Claude M Bernard.
They right freely say that his legal
acumen is not commensurate with his
proclivity or getting himself and other
people into trouble. This morning
one of the Republicans, who occa
sionally counts the currency of Uncle
Sam in double X's. said that Bernard
had been holding his office by a mere
thread; that he was altogether persona
non grata with the McKinley regime.
"And they are sure to lift him now,"
he added.
AT FORT CASWELL.
Target Practice With EighMnch Disap
pearing Rifles No Hits Mads.
Special Star Telegram.
Sotjthpobt, N. C, Sept. 6. Bat
tery "C," Fourth artillery, under com
mand of Lieut Landon, engaged in
target practice to-day at Fort Caswell.
Six shots were fired with the eight inch
disappearing rifles, using charges of
forty four pounds powder and one
hundred and fifty pound projectiles.'
The drum of the old blockade runner
Ella, off Baldhead, was used for a tar
get; but while the shots were close
there were no hits. The battery ex
pects to have practice again on Friday.
Lightship Still Ashore.
A telegram from Norfolk, Va., says:
The Diamond Shoals Lightship, the
only beacon marking the most danger
ous point on the Atlantic coast is still
high and dry on the beach, where it
was stranded during the recent hurri
cane. The ship cannot be floated
until the east winds bring up a high
tide which will pull her off. The Mer
ritt wrecking crew including the tug
Rescue that went to carry her tackle
and anchors, has returned to port
from Cape Hatteras. The lightship is
reported in good condition. The
wreckers assert that she can be saved.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Carolina Beach and Southport.
Steamer Wilmington
Leaves for Southport at 10 A. M.
Leaves Southport at 8.30 P. M.
Leaves for Carolina Beach at 10. A. M., and
5.15 P. M.
Leaves the Beach at 7 A. M., and 3.30 P. M.
sep71t . J. W. HABPEB.
' State and County Taxes.
The Tax Books for 189) are now In the
Sheriff's office. The Taxes are due and pay
able the 1st Monday In September. A cordial
Invitation is extended to aU those who have
listed to come promptly to the scratch.
WALTER 0. MACRAE.
sep7 3t thsasu Sheriff.
FOR RENT from October 1st,
that very desirable store
Now . occupied by The Flshblate Clothing
Company, Apply to
tu th Bell 'Phone 347
New Arrivals!
Prunes, per pound 10c
N. v. Hams, per pound 12 l-2e
Northern Apples, ...40c
Cabbage ana Turnips.
The Very Best
Viiegar made, 25C
per gallon,
CHICKENS AT ALL PRICES.
W. A. VOLLERS,
28 South Front street.
sep 73t
NOTICE.
Office of the Secretary and Treasurer of the
Carolina Central Railroad Co.
t
Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 6th, 1899.
The" regular Annual Sleeting of the Stock
holders of the Carolina Central Railroad Com
pany will be held in the Front street office of
the Company in the city of Wilmington, State
of North Carolina, on Thursday, the 6th day of
October A. D., 1899, at one o'clock P. M.
JOHN H. SMARF,
sep 7 till oct 5 Secretary.
WILMINGTON SEACOAST R. R..
QN AND AFTER JUNE 1ST, 1899,
the Schedule oi tne Wilmington Seacoast Balk
road will be as follows:
I DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Wilmington.
8.30 A. M.
10.10 A. M.
2.30 P. M.
Leave Ocean View.
7.45 A. M.
11.30 A. M.
3.45 "P. M.
6.00 P. M.
5.00 P. M.
7.15 P. M.
10.00 P. M.
SUNDAY.
1010 A. M.
11.80 A. M.
6.00 P. M.
9.00 P. M.
2.30 P. M.
7.15 P. M.
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B. OSCAR GRANT, Sunt.
THE WILMINGTON ACADEMY AND
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
J. H. HARNLY,
ANDREW J. HOWELL, Jr.,
Principals.
Opened September 1st for recepti6n of Stu
dents wishing special Instruction.
The regular classes will
be organised Sept. 18th.
The School offers careful training In Aca
demic 1 Branches, as well as Bookkeeping,
Shorthand, etc.
For information apply to
i . THE PRINCIPALS,
aug 25 2w Y. M. C. A. Building.
Ya. Water Ground Meal.
500 bushels Va. f . Q. Heal,
1 This is no fake, but Pure Va. Water
Ground Meal.
1,000 Fisb Barrels.
2,000 lbs Nice Smoked Shoulders.
600 tags M. .
4.000 taliels Teias R. P. Oats
: for Seed. They are nice.
2,500 MUes Ties. . -1,200
rolls BaiM.
And train loads of other Groceries.
Write for prices.
D. L. GORE,
WHOLESALE GROCER,
Wilmington, N. C.
sep 3 tf
"Improved Poultry."
Phoenix Poultry Yards,
I PHCENIX,
Brunswick County, N, C.
Breeders of
Fancy Poultry, Pigeons, Sc.
Specialties : - White Wyandotte
and Barred Plymouth Bocks.
WM. J. POOUE, Prop'r.
sep 22m
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
"ORTBOPEDIC"
Thay are called.
That excellent SHOE made by the
Douglass Co. They are to the Gentleman's
foot what the-'Jenness Miller" Is to the Ladles1
foot, namely: Everything; that could be
desired In a Shoe.
We have just receive new and fresh lots of
as well as a full lot of the
Duttenhofer's for Ladies.
We cordially Invite the Generous Public to
Inspect our general stock tor Fall and Winter
before buying elsewhere.
School Shoes are In demand now. See oars.
Respectfully,
MERCER & EVANS,
63H steps east from corner
Front and Princess.
sep 3 tf
VOLLERS & HASHAGEN.
WHOLESALE ONLY
PROVISIONS
We have jest received a nice consignment of
CHOICE,
NEW CATCH
MULLETS.
Caught last week. Of nice size
Clean, Bright and Fat.
f
Only a few of this kind
on the market.
We solicit your orders.
VOLLERS & HASHAGEN.
aug 29 tf A. C. Li. tracks.
S. P. McMIR,
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.
1COFFEE.
FOR
SALE
Rust Proof Oats.
September Mullets.
a i tr
CREAM
BON SONS.
French Mixtures, Broken ana Stick Candles
Fancy Assorted, Large Sugar and Flam
Lemon Cakes.
Peach and Honey, Bed Wine, Old Nickel,
Uncle Isom Plug Tobaccos. Also, Smoking
Tobacco, Cigars. Cheroots.
All Standard Goods.
Bib Sides, D. 8. Plates, Hams and Shoulders.
Virginia Meal.
Standard Sugars. ,
Straight and Patent Flour.
Porto Bico and Cuba Molasses, Vanlla Syrup.
Green Coffees.
Big Bar Borax and Toilet Soaps.
Prices Guaranteed to Wholesale Purchasers.
Correspondence Solicited.
T. D. LOVE,
Wholesale Grocer and commission Merchant,
North Water Street.
Steamer for Fayetteville Mondays and Thurs
days. Passengers, freight and towage.
For rates apply to T. D. LOVB,
sep 6 tf General Agent.
LOCATED IN GIBSON,
IN THE NEW COTNTT
OF SCOTLAND.
On Ballroad street, convenient to both
railroads.
LARGE, AIRY AND WELL FUR
NISHED ROOMS.
Bates, 92. OO per day. Seduction for
periods of one- week or longer.
Mrs. IRVING ROBINSON.
Proprietress,
augl7tf D&W
GIBSON, N. C.
Leading makes. Easy terms.
N. L. SMITH,
Bargains in New and Second
Hand Pianos and Organs.
No. 1C9 Dock ' street. Representing
Ludden & Bates' Southern Music
House, No. 137 Fifth Avenue, New
York.
Tuning, Repairing.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED,
aug3Jtf ' .
NOTICE.
Having purchased Mr. Wm. Sheehan's Beal ,
Estate business, and Mr. Sheehan having ac-
CAntAd n nnattlnn vrit.1i ma. ha 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, ana mereuy uopes vj
give entire satisfaction to all. Soliciting your
uslness and a continuance of that given to Mr.
Sheehan, I am. "specu W smith,
Beal Estate Agent
NOTICE.
I have sold my Beal Estate business to Mr.
Andrew Smith. I will still be In the business,
having accepted a position with Mr. Smith. I
will give every attention to the business and will
make extra efforts to satisfy those that nave 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 mv entire at
tention to the collections. I respectfully solicit
new business for Mr. Smitn.
WWM?taHAN.JB
sept 3 lw
These Fine Sto.
SCOTLAND
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