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VOL. LXIV.---NO. H7.
WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1899.
WHOLE NO. 10,005
OUTLINES.
Melville Parker, negro, convicted
0f assault at Durham; sentenced to
fifteen years in the penitentiary.
B- Sheppard, of Greenville, N. C,
brought suit against U. S. District
i:oraey;Bernard. Dreyfus was
fiviuJ guilty and sentenced to ten
,.ws imDrisonment, which is con-
sTiieJ to have been covered by his five
yeirS of solitary confinement
inu'i forees of Filipinos attacked
Vnierieuus yesterday and were re
palseJ. The Transvaal govern
ment accepts proposition of the British
far a joint commission to discuss
tuent has issued an order for the or
ganization of two regiments of negroes
At Key West, Fla., there were
nice new cases of yellow fever and one
death yesterday. An engine and
several cars went through a trestle of
ilie Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
roiii over Broad river; the engineer,
dreruaa and two negroes killed
Ttiere is possibility of a money strin
gency at New York. Glass table
ware manufacturers have formed a
i.-jst. The revolution in Vene-
zala is friining ground. The plan
of campaign in the Philippines
will allow the fullest participa
tion of the U. S. naval forces.
Xew York markets: Money oa
eail nrai at 3S psr cent, last loan
teiaz at 3 per cent. ; cotton quiet, mid-a.'-.ng
uplands 6 7-16c; flour was dull
anieisy; winter patents $3 55&3 75;
wheat spot easy. No. 2red74ic; corn
-spo: easy, No. 2 3SKc; oats spot
iiet: No. 2 26c; rosin dull; spirits
urpe-'ine steady at 44J-13c.
WEATHER REPORT.
U Dep't of Agriculture, ,
Weather Bureau,
Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 8. )
re np-ratures: 8 A. 1L, 78 degrees,
S P. M . SO Je trees'; maximum, 92 de
crees: Tuiiii-nuoQ, 75 degrees; mean, 84
decrees.
Ra -jfaii for the day, .T; rainfall
aiao 1st of the month up to date, T.
Stae of water in the river at Fay
e;teiUe at S A. II., 1.3 feet.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
Light, showers were general during
the 24 hours ended at 8 A. ll.'yester
du ith slight changes ia tempera
ture. FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.
Vasiiington, Sept. 9. For Norta
Ciro'tiui Fair Sunday and Monday
excep: launder storms in eastern por
t:as -jiuday; variable winds.
Vort Almanac --Sept lO.
-j . . 5.40 A. II.
ia ts 6.13 1V31.
Di L-!-:h 12 H. 33 M.
H:h W,-,- at Southport 11.06 P. M.
Vitr. Wilmington 2.36 A. II.
The German army does not need
much outside puffing. It has more
than 10,000 horn-blowera of its own.
It is siid that General Miles
want-to go to Luzon, and Secretary
Root is willing. If he wants to go,
why no: send him? That's his place
aavwav.
Trio Eagli3h Life Insurance com
pare are hoping that the Prince of
Wales miv reign even longer than
h:3 mother. They have $10,000,
wj insurance on hi3 life.
Senutor Tillman made a speech in
Prov dence, R. I., a few days ago,
and told the Rhode Islanders that he
"represented the man with the hoe."
Pshaw. We thought he represented
the man with the pitchfork.
Murat Ilalatead, who wrote some
complimentary editorials some time
ago about the Filipino3, is taking it
all back now and confesses that
he was putting the soft soder on
them for a purpose, which is equiv
alent to admitting that Murat
doesn't mind lying when he has a
purpose in view.
Algiers i3 having even a livelier
time with her invading army of
locusts than Xebra3ka has. Thou
3nis of men are engaged in plow
ing up the ground to turn up the
;uid thousands of camels are
employed in packing stuff to roast
era. They seem to be disposed to
make it warm for the locust.
Philadelphia ruatics have to be
vry careful when they venture into
N"e York. One of them recently
'Mually encountered an agreeable
aa 1 fascinating young woman, and
shortly afterwards found himself
minus 2,500 worth of jewelry and
00 ia money, which he was solic
iting the assistance of the police to
hunt up.
London has a new importation of
mosquitoes which seem to have
choaen one quarter of the town for
business, where a paper reports that
"nearly every one you meet has been
8tung. Bandaged heads, bootless
feet and swollen hands are the order
lthe day." These skeeters must
he an improvement on the New J er
gey stock, which get in their work,
hut not often go on the rampage
like that.
LOCAL DOTS.
For other locals see fourth page.
Four marriage licenses were is
sued to white couples during the past
week and four to colored persons.
A purchaser for one or two
five or seven room houses north of
Market street may be found by ad
dressing "D," care of the Stab office.
The Seaboard Air Line build
ing, on Front street, is being re
painted. The work is progressing
nicely and the beauty of the building
much enhanced.
Through a mistake of the prin
ter the names of Mercer & Evans ap
peared in the Star yesterday as agents
of the Humanic Shoe. It should have
been S, & B. Solomon.
The Champion Compress re
sumed operations yesterday, a suffi
cient BUDDlv of cotton hftvintr Wn rn
ceived to keep the presses at work
during the entire day.
Charle3 Williams, colored, was
fined $5 in the municipal court yester
day morning for beine drunk on the
streets. He came from up' the river
on one of the steamboats.
Mr. A. D. Wes3ell offers for
rent that commodious and elegantly
fitted store room .at No. 115 South
Front street, now occupied by Mrs.
Canady as a millinery store. See ad
vertisement. The steamer A. P. Hurt clear
ed at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon for
Fayetteville. The water in the river
is very low, but Captain Robeson does
not anticipate serious trouble in get
ting through.
During the past week thirty
nine arrests were made by the police,
thirty-four of the offenders being
white persons and five colored.
Twenty-three of the arrests were
made for failure to pay city license
tax.
About noon yesterday Police
man Barden arrested K. A. Risley, a
white man, who drew a pistol on Mr.
J. L. Jordan, clerk at Croom's sa
loon, corner Princess and Water
streets. His case will be investigated
in the police court to-morrow morn
ing.
The British steamship Almora,
of 2,835 tons burthen, Captain Wil
liams, arrived yesterday morning
from New York and will take a berth
at the Champion Compress. Four
large steamers, with a combined ton
nage aggregating over 7,000, are al
ready here for cargoes.
There were received on the
Wilmington market yesterday 1,537
bales.of new crop cotton, the heaviest
receipts' of any single day of the new
crop year thus far. On the correspond
ing day last year only 398 bales were re
ceived. The price remains unchanged
at 51 cents, against 5J cents on the
same day last year.
Justice McGowan yesterday
tried Henry Little, colored, for an
assault and battery' with a deadly
weapon upon Robert Nichols, the
colored driver of Stein's milk wagon,
at whom he threw a rock while the
vehicle was being driven along the
street. He gave bond in the sum of
$25 for his appearance at Criminal
Court.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
S. W. Sanders Tea.
D. O'Connor For rent.
A. D. Brown New carpets.
D. O'Connor Cottage No. 2.
T, D. Love-r-Cream bonbons.
W. A. Tollers New arrivals.
Opera House Eugenie Blair.
S. & B. Solomon Dry goods.
Dtngelhoef Bros. Hindsight.
Carolina Yacht Club Meeting.
Notice State and county taxes.
D. O'Connor Two story house.
Mrs. D. Sam Cox Vocal studio.
D. L. Gore Hoop iron and nails.
M. H. Curran Proud you will be.
Geo. O. Gaylord Increases daily.
Sneed Fuller Co. Now is the time.
Vollers & Hashagen Just as good.
McNair & Pearsall-Seasonable goods
W. B. Cooper September mullets.
H. Hausgr Assaying and refining.
Wescott & Stone-Waterground meal
Jno.W. Plummer.Jr. Just received
Geo. O'. Gaylord Battle Axe shoe.
BUSINESS LOCAL.
A. D. Wessell For rent
Young Man To advantage.
Wanted One or two houses.
Jno. G. Russell Piano tuning.
P. H. Hayden Randolph buggy.
A Qood Move.
a mnvmnt is on foot.to organize a
I Wilmington Drummer's Association,
there being probably, one nunareu
drummers on the road representing
Wilmington firms. A feature. oi me
association is to be an annual Danque
,r th auspices of the association
by the merchants and other business
men of Wilmington to dealers through
out the country who patronize this
wholesale market Members wm ne
... i.j t Wilmincton and
oDiigaieu w
keep before the people with whom
they come in contact the advantages
and rapid growth of the city. A
meeting for organization will be called
very soon. "
Frying Pan Light Ship.
Assistant Engineer Groom, of the
U S. Frying Pan Light Ship service,
passed through the city yesterday
en route to his home in
I ton, S. C, in response to a tele
gram announcing the serious nines, oi
;f TCneineer Groom says the
I XIAO TT -j m
light ship stood the hurricane well
and that there was at no time me ieas
danger of the vessel breaking loose
from her moorings nor was me ij
probability of her sustaining damage.
MR. WILLIAM B. WADE
l
Drowned in the Surf it Wrights-
ville Beach Yesterday
Morning.
REMAINS TAKEN TO RICHMOND
Was the Quest of Mr. Hugh MacRae Had
Determined to Locate jn Wilming
ton Mr. Chase's Heroic Efforts
to Save Him
The people of Wilmington were
shocked yesterday by thej news of the
drowning of Mr, William Harvie
Wade, a guest of Mr. Hugh MacRae
at his cottage on Wrightsville Beach,
which occurred about 6.30 o'clock yes
terday morning while he and Mr.
Hugh and Capt. Donald MacRae were
taking a surf bath.
The bodv was recovered from the
breakers about 12.30 o'clock and was
sent to Richmond, Va.
Wade, a brother of the
, where Dr
deceased
re
tiles, - on the 7 o'clock A. C. L. train
last nie-ht Cant. Donald and Mr.
Hugh MacRae accompanied the re
mains. How the Drowning Occurred.
Mr. Wade, in company with Mr.
Hugh and Capt. Donald MacRae, were
in the surf directly in froqt of the Solo
mon cottage which the MacRae3 have
rented for the remainder j)f the season.
They swam out to the reef and finding
the breakers rather heavy determined
to make their way back to the beach.
They started swimming shoreward,
Mr. Wade in the rearj Mr. Hugh
MacRae told a Star representative
that it was with the greatest difficulty
that he and his brothe made their
way back to the beach,
almost despaired at one
in fact, he
time of get-
ting back at all. They seemed to have
gotten into a slew, caused by a wash
out in the reef, which parried them
steadily seaward. i
In the midst of their dilemma Mr.
H. M. Chase came from ihe Kitty cot
tage and swam to their assistance. Mr.
MacRae, seeing that his guest, Mr.
Wade, was in the greatest danger,
called to Mr. Chase to gb to his, Mr.
Wade's assistance. This Mr. Chase
did quite heroically and t great peril
to his own life. He found it almost
impossible to breast thej current, but
swam with Mr. Wade fof some time,
assisting him in every way possible
until an unusually heavy breaker and
strong current separated them, and
Mr. Wade's body disappeared. When
Mr. Chase reached the shore he was
almost unconscious.
In the Meantime Mr. R. B. Mason,
Mr. Hugh Miller, Mr. J.j C. Walton,
Mr. Henry Parsley and others had
gathered on the scene, and a boat had
been brought down from.tne uaronna
Club house, and the work of drag
ging for the body was j commenced.
Capt. Oscar Grant brought Dr. Geo.
G. Thomas over from Wrigntsvine on
& Viand-car to attend Mr
Chase, and
be at hand when Mr
should be found.
Wade's body
Mr. J. C. Walton was the first to see
the body about seventy-five feet be
low the point at whichj the bathers
were when the accident occurred. The
net with which they ware dragging
was cast about the body and drawn to
the shore. Life was long since ex
tinct, j
The remains were carried to the
MacRae cottage where
it was em-
halmed bv Mr. J. F. Woplvin. the un
dertaker, preparatory for the journey
to Richmond last night.
The deceased was thirty three years
of age, was a native bf Fauquier
ia. He resided several
years with'two maiden aunts in Rich
mond. He was a schoolmate or Mr.
Hugh MacRae at Bingharp School and
graduated as a scientific; engineer at
Stephen's Institute, Hoboken, New
York. He spent tha past! three years
in Europe. j
Mr Wade was here to locate, hav
ing secured considerable interest, in
the Wilmington tias iigni vompauj.
The Artesian Well.
Work on the artesian well at Hilton
is progressing nicely under the super
vision of Mr. C. F. Payne, of Nor
folk, who arrived here about ten days
ago o take charge of the drilling. A
depth of 1,260 feet has been reached,
but no prospect for water is in sight
yet, though it would not be surpris
ing if a copious supply should be re
ceived at any time during the progress
of the work. Superintendent nooen.
son, of the Clarendon Water Work's
Company, says the workmen have the
hardest of granite to work in and that
I as the depth increases so does the hard
ness of the material tnrougn m
they are drilling.
Carolina Beach To-day.
mu- Wilminaton will make
her regular 10 o'clock A.M. and 2.30
o r tm tn fiarolina Beach to day,
leaving the beach at 12 30 and 5.30
o'clock P. M. The afternoon boat
leaves half an hour earlier in order
that those who desire to ao so majr
get back to the city in time for the
church services m the evening.
large crowd is expected to go awu
on each boat to-day.
Beached Vessels Parcbasedj
Three wrecks off the Florida coast
from the recent hurricane have been
purchased by Capts. S. W. Skinner
and S. F. Craig. They are the Jfriei,
the Latotoa and the Hindu, and will
be pumped out and converted into
barees. The purchasers recently re-
turned from Uarapeue,
they went to buy such vessels as they
thought could be floated at a profit
A DARINQ BURGLARY AT
WRIGHTSVIIXE BEACH.
Sleeping Apartments in Ocean View Hotel
Entered by Unknown White Men.
Three Saspecls Arrested.
Tony Swain, Joe. Shepherd and
Peter Flynn, all white men well
known about the eity, were placed in
jail yesterday afternoon on warrants
from Justice McGowan charging sus
picion of burglary.
At Wrightsville Beach just before
daybreak yesterday morning some
one forced open a door leading into
the hall way of the Ocean View
Hotel, which is managed by Mrs.
W. E. Mayo, and an entrance was
made into the sleeping apartments of
Mrs. Lottie O'Neill and her two little
sons, who are guests of the hotel, oc
cupying a room upstairs. The room
occupied by the boys adjoining that of
Mrs. O'Neill was first gone over by
the burglar and just as he was enter
ing the room of Mrs. O'Neill, she dis
covered the intrusion and gave an
alarm. Quickly extinguishing a light
which he carried in his hand the burg
lar, frightened by the outcry, made
his escape back through the room oc
cupied by the boys and throuzh "a
window to the roof, from whence he
jumped to the ground.
The matter was reported to Deputy
Sheriffs Flynn and Terry early yes
terday morning by Capt. Edgar Hin-
ton, who gave a description of the
burglar furnished by Mrs. O'Neill,
and they immediately set out for his
capture. Deputy Sheriff Terry took
the case in hand and while driving
down the shell road on his way to
the beach to further investigate the
burglary, he fell upon the men ar
rested and took them into custody on
suspicion.
The three were brought before Mrs.
O'Neill for identification at the court
house yesterday afternoon, but while
she would not positively state that he
was the man, Bhe said that Swain came
nearer answering her view of the bur
glar than any one of the other two.
She said, however, that she could not
positively identify Swain as the man
who entered the room.
The three were re committed to jail
to await an investigation before Jus
tice McGowan to-morrow at 11 o'clock
A. M.
Nothing of value was missed from
the hotel, and it is the popular belief
that either the intruder was drunk
and wandering aimlessly around or
he had not found the articles which
he was desirous of carrying away
when Mrs. O'Neill gave the alarm.
The three men arrested were em
ployed to sail a boat around to the
beach by Dr. McMillan, and it is said
that after reaching their destination
on Friday they became intoxicated
and were drinking oa the night pre
vious to the early morning burglary.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. T. L. Leonard, of Kelly's,
Bladen county, was in the city yester
day. Mr. C. H. Alexander, one of
New Hanover's prominent truckers,
was here yesterday.
. City Clerk and Treasurer B.
F. King and family are spending some
time at Lenoir, N. C.
. Lincoln Journal: "Mrs. George
Sloan and her little son left Tuesday
for their home in Wilmington."
Mr. A. G. Hankins, Jr., will
leave for Raleigh Monday to continue
his studies at the A. and M. College.
Lincoln Journal: "Miss Lucy
Baldwin has entered Piedmont Se
minary and will board at Mrs. Mc
Bee's." Miss Edna G. Robeson re
turned last evening from a very
pleasant visit to friends in Pender
county.
Mr. C. W. Lyon, a prominent
farmer and merchant of Bladen
county, has been here several days
buying goods for the Fall trade.
Mr. I. J. Bear has returned
from a trip to Western North Carolina
where he spent several weeks recu
perating. He's as "fat as a Bear."
Mrs. R. W. Price returned last
evening from a trip to Western North
Carolina. She spent five weeks very
pleasantly in Statesville, Asheville,
Winston and Durham.
Health Inspector Kirschbaum
returned yesterday from a week's
vacation, which he spent in Charlotte.
He reports a splendid time and has
no end of praises for the Queen city.
Prof. Jno. G. Russell has re
turned to the city and is now prepared
for the season's work in piano and
organ tuning. His old patrons as well
n tibw ones are cordially invited to
confer with him at No. 413 Orange
street.
The Delgado Cotton Mill.
A Star representative was told yes
terday by Mr. E. C. Holt, president of
the new Delgado cotton mill, that he
expected the first consignment oi
machinery for the new mill to arrive
within ten days and there is every in
dication that the main building will
be closed in and ready for the ma
chinery to be placed in that time. The
roof is now nearly completed. Mr.
Holt seems very well pleased with
Iia rnrress being made in the erec
tion of the buildings by Messrs.
Zachary & Zachary, the contractors.
There now seems to be no doubt
that the mill will be ready for opera
tion'by the new year; but it is pos
sible that it will- not be in full opera-,
tion until January lPth or eo
ruary 1st
CAROLINA YACHT CLUB
HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
! Meetlnr of Clubmen Called to Authorize
Use of "Reserve Fond" for Build
ing Purposes.
Some weeks ago the Star referred
in detail to plans which are being pro
posed for the material improvement
and enlargement of Carolina Yacht
Club house on Wrightsville Beach and
reported that it was very probable that
the work would be commenced just as
soon as the present season closed. By
refrence to another column it will be
seen that a meeting of the Clubmen
is called for September 19tb in the
Merchant's Association rooms. The
call which is bv order of Commodore
Ancrum Lord and signed by Purser
James T. Munds also gives due notice
that a resolution relative to the re
serve fund" will be introduced.
The resolution to which reference is
made, so a Star reporter was informed
last night, is intended to authorize the
use of the reserve fund in meeting
the expenses of the club improve
ments. Star readers will remember
that the plan for improvements in
cludes two separate two story build
ings, one for ladies and the other for
gentlemen, on either side of the present
club house, the construction of ten
pin and bowling allies, also a steel
pier and many other important im
provements. WALLACE'S Bid TENTED ENTERPRISE
Favorable Press Comments From Cities
Where the Show Has Exhibited.
In reference to the Great Wallace
Shows which will exhibit in .Wil
mington, Wednesday, October 4th,
the daily Tribune, of Webster City,
Ia., said:
"But it wasn't the parade alone that
nrnn fVin TlallHif nf t.hft nfiOTlle. TheV
got the worth of their money when
they entered the big tent. The
Tribune is not foolish enough to make
an exhibition of itself by attempting
to do justice to the programme. It is
only a lew inai can oe meuuoucu
and prominently among these were
th Bxo.itins' contests of the Royal
Roman Hippodrome."
The names of the principil riders
with the Great Wallace Shows this
year are Louise DeMott, Adelia Nel
son. Gracie Thomas, Winnie Sweeney,
Lillian Schafter, Robert Stickney, Jr.,
Oscar Lowande, William O Brien,
William Melrose and Henry Letou
rier. When one considers that two
male and two female riders is a full
equipment of principal riders for any
other show now travelling, this array
of equestrian talent is very striking.
The Scott's Hill Road.
Farmers and truckers along the line
of the old Newborn plank, or Scott's
Hill road, are pressing their claims to
induce the county authorities, in view
of the new system of road improvement
recently inaugurated, to begin work
first on the throughfare leading that
way and they really have strong argu
ment in their favor. They say that
more farm products, truck, etc., is
brought . to Wilmington from their
section than from any other in the
county and they should be given the
preference when it comes to choosing
the point at which work will begin
first The road is already macada
mized to a point one - mile from the
city and another stretch between the
fourth and seventh mile posts has been
greatly improved. The thing now to
do, the say, is to complete the good
work already begun and then pass on
to less important roads.
University Opening.
Prof. M. C. S. Nobles, of the
chair of pedagogics in the faculty of
the University of North Carolina, will
leave this morning to be present at the
Sning examination of students to
morrow morning. The opening
proper does not take place until to
morrow week, but Prof. Nobles with
other members of the faculty will
meet early this week and arrange
all preliminaries for the Fall
term which he says promises to be one
of the most successful since the estab
lishment of the institution. Prof.
Nobles says that at least 15 young
men from Wilmington will be in
attendance upon the 'coming term.
Mrs. Nobles and children will not
accompany him until later.
Death of Mrs. 0. W. Brown.
Friends in this city will learn with
regret of the death of Mrs. Godena
Brown, relict of the late Capt. W. H.
Brown, of Bladen county, which oc
curred at her home, corner of Second
and Ann streets Friday afternoon at 6
o'clock. Deceased was 65 years of age
and is survived by two sons, Mr. T. O.
Brown, of Florida, and Mr. w. n.
Brown, book-keeper for Messrs. J. B.
& J. C. King of this city, and three
daughters, Misses Derdina, Mary and
Viroinia Brown. The remains were
taken on the Seaboard Air Line train
yesterday afternoon to Council's sta
tion where the funeral ana interment
will take place to-day.
Yellow Fever Epidemic.
Wilmington Tjeople thus far have
experienced no alarm on account of
the yellow fever, which is according
to official reports slowly spreading in
w TTT I mi ZJlmt C n T All T OI Q Tl Q Q Tl H
Key wesi, riunu, m -
in Mississippi. . The city health au
thorities are On the qui vive for official
information, however, and the public
may be assured that if there is really
any cause for quarantine or other re
strictions they will promptly act for
the public's good. The sixteen day's
quarantine recently establisnea againss
the infected district in Virginia cuaw
1 the city only $189.
A SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Instituted by L. Q. Helms Against
B. F. Perry, United States
Detective.
IREDELL MEARES COUNSEL
For the Plaintiff Maliciously and Wan
tonly Swearing Out a Warrant for
Helms' Arrest, Charging Conn,
terfeitlng Principal Charge.
A suit entitled "L. G. Helms , vs.
B. if'. Perry" was instituted yesterday
in the Superior Court by Iredell
Meares, Esq., as counsel for the plain
tiff, Helms. The sum of $10,000 is
claimed as damages for what is set
forth in the complaint to have been
the malicious and wanton and without
probable cause, making of oath before
United States Commissioner S. P.
Collier for the issuance of a warrant
of arrest, charging the plaintiff with
counterfeiting money.
Readers of the Star will remember
that Helms was arrested on June 6th
last, and held for probably three days
by B. F. Perry, who, as a United
States detective, was here working up
the counterfeiting cases, which re
sulted in the conviction of Politz and
the institution of other counterfeiting
cases now pending in the District
Court.
In addition to the charges of mali
ciously and wantonly causing the ar
rest and detention of the plaintiff
Helms, as previously stated, the com
plaint makes the following allega
tions: That the plaintiff was arrested by
Captain of Police Furlong and deliv
ered to the defendant Perry at The
Orton ; that Perry showered him with
courtesies, treated him to beer and by
ironnns atfeenfinna with A viaw to in
ducing the plaintiff Helms to disclose
information he might have regarding
alleged violations of the United States
counterfeiting laws; thai Perry as
sured him that if he would incrimi
nate certain persons, among others A.
J. Marshall, Esq., he (Helms) would
be released from all charges on
which he had been arrested, to all of
which offers Helms repeatedly pro-
ocfar4 Viot ho; ll-TIW TinHllTlCr of ftTIV
bUJ - uuv ' ' M
counterfeiting having been done by
others and was absolutely innocent
himself; that the defendant then de
clared that he would press the charges
against the plaintiff Helms ; that the
next morning the plaintiff was sent
to New Hanover jau, wnere ne was
incarcerated until June 9th; that on
that date, before Commissioner Collier,
the defendant Perry acknowledged
that he had no proof against the
plaintiff Helms and he was there
after released from custody; that
the defendant Perry did not
cause the plaintiff's arrest by rea
son of any information that the
plaintiff was guilty of counterfeiting,
but in a drag-net pursuit of evidence
to establish the guilt of others, wrong
fully presumed that the plaintiff was
nnripntftd with or aware of persons
connected with counterfeiting; that
by reason of the malicious prosecu
tion, arrest and imprisonment and by
reason of plaintiff's deprivation of
liberty, loss of time, mortification,
chagrin, mental anguish, damage to
reputation the plaintiff is endamaged
in the sum of $3,000 and that by reason
of malicious prosecution, wanton will
ful and grossly outrageous acts of the
defendant Perry, the plaintiff is en
titled to recover punitive damages in
the sum or ,uuu
Pleased with Wilmington People.
Mr. W. E. Virnelson, who was here
with the "All American" base ball
team of Portsmouth recently, in writ
ing to the Star, among other things,
says;
"Our boys will never forget the nos
pitality shown them by the people of
Wilmington, while there last week,
and will always be glad to extend the
glad nana to any yv uuiiiikw"""
who may drop down this way."
Mr. Virnelson says the "All Ameri
cans" and "Ding Bats" only played
one game last Monday and that was in
Portsmouth, the second having been
between the "Ding Bats" and an Old
Point team. And that too much
j praise cannot be given Eddie Kenna
for his superb work with the "All
Americans."
Excursion on Steamer Buck.
Capt. Ward, of the steamer Buck,
is arranging to run an excursion to
Still Bluff, about twenty-five miles up
Black river, next Sunday, the occa
sion being a bie union meeting there
on that day. It will be a delightful
trip of about three hours and the
genial captain promises everybody a
good time. The boat will leave early
in the morning and return at nigni.
He has made arrangements for a pas
senger barge to take up in tow in case
the Buck is not sufficiently large to
accommodate the crowd. The fare
i.will be nominal.
County School Affairs.
o"NevHanover's effi
cient and zealoussuplrintendent of
public instruction, during the past
wBftk has made a tour of all the scnooi
districts in the county, getting the
buildings, grounds, etc., in proper
condition for the opening or tae
schools on October 9th. Each district
has been carefully gone over and
when it has been possible to do so,
Capt. Manning has had a conference
with the committeemen and teacners
of the schools relative to the best
methods for making the coming terms
the most successful for vetirs.
Vocal Music Studio.
Annnu neement is made that Mrs. D.
Ham Ho will open the vocal studio,
reference to which was made in the
Star some weeks ago, about Septem
i iKth Mrs. Cox is a graduate of
the Royal Conservatory of Berlin and,
she recently took a post grauuaw
course under M. Bonhyin, Paris. She
comes to Wilmington with the highest
t.mrmials and personal letters ana
I will no doubt secure many pupils.
S. & B. SOLOMON
Offer to the Wholesale Trade
SPECIAL BARGAINS for
the next few weeks in
DRY GOODS, HATS, PANTS CLOTHS & CAPES.
Country Merchants, while la the
.city, will do well to see us or
write for our Low Prices.
S. & BSOLOMON.
sep 10 tf
IS IS THE HE MID
sep 10 tf
THEATRICAL EVENT OF THE WEEK.
Eugenie Blair's Presentation of "A Lady
of Qaaliiy" Thursday Night.
Euginie Blair is this season devoting
her attention solely to a superb pro
duction of the Wallack Theatre Suc
cess, "A Lady of Quality." which she
will present at the Wilmington Opera
House on next Thursday night.
The scenery for the piece is more
beautiful than anything ever at
tempted by such well known play, pro
ducers as Sir Henry Irving or the late
Augustin Daly. Ernest Albert of the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York,
was the artist who accomplished the
work under the personal direction of
Miss Blair. The costumes were also
designed by the star, whose chief aim
is to make the road production su
perior to that given in New York.
Miss Blair has surrounded herseit
with a company of players thoroughly
competent to handle the characters
assigned to them, sparing neither time
nor money to secure the services of
the ones best suitable to the parts. All
new scenery is used this season, mak
ing the production even more elaborate
than last year. There will be no ad
vance in prices.
Was It a Drowning ?
I a Tnrrt was current about the
market house last night that some one
had fallen into the river and been
drowned from one of" the flats tied up
at the rear end of the plant of the Wil-
minfi-ton Street Railway Co. Messrs
J. E. Tvner and Oscar Edwards, who
are emploved as clerks about the
market, had occasion to go down on
the wharf last night and when near
the river's edee their attention was at
tracted to a splashing in the water be
tween two flats tied up for the night
Thev immediately went to investigate.
hut the commotion in the water had
ceased when they drew near enough
to look between the flats. A hat, ap
parently discarded but a short time,
was found on the flat and no other
sign of life was aboard. These obser
vations gave rise to the report, out
nothing further could be learned as to
the probable drowning.
Building Permits.
The following building permits have
been granted during the week:
W. R. Slocurnb Frame stables with
board roof to accommodate four horses
on vacant lot east side of Front street
between Church and Castle.
G. M. Summerell One-story tin
roof frame building on Grace, between
Fourth and Fifth streets.
A, R. Davis. One-story frame
building, shingle roof, at No. 618
South Fifth street, for E. A. Davis.
New City Prison Apartment.
Alderman Springer and West yes
terday made an inspection of the new"
city prison apartments recently com
pleted by contractor Ut. M, um-
merell. They recommended several
slight alterations which will be made
and the building received by them as
a special committee from the Board of
Aldermen. One of the alterations was
that the doors should be grated instead
of solid as at present constructed .
The Educational Rally.
Indications are that the educational
i-allv to be held at the Y. M. C. A. on
Tuesday niffht will be a highly enioy-
i u . .-.
able occasion. The speakers, it will
be. remembered, will be Dr. Black
well, Col. Waddell, Rev. Mr. McClure
and Mr. W. M. Cumming. Several ad
ditions have been made to the musical
programme.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR RENT.
A NO. 1 STORE ON FRONT, BETWEEN
PRINCESS AND CHESNUT.
i Apply to
Sep 10 It
D. O'CONNOR,
Real Estate Agent.
Two Story House
Corner Second and Ann streets,
containing six rooms and kitchen;
large yard and all modem cveoea.
for terms. Possession October 1, 1899
sep 10 it
Carolina Yacht Club.
. a.m sil-n-K o tfa11of1 for TnARdftV.
September 19th, at 8 P. JL, at the rooms of the
"Merchants' Association." Formal notice is
hereby given that a resolution relative to the
rtoserve r unu. wm uo wmuuuwu.
By order of the Commodore
sep 10 2t su Pprser
Cottage No. 2
T .
!!!!! T Church street, containing six
rooms. City water, bath and beau
tifullawn. . APply 10 D. O'CONNOR,
sep 10 It
FOR F1II1
Tl D-FILER CO.,
IS IS THE PLACE
New Goods arriving daily.
Competition can't touch us.
We invite your inspection.
Corner Second and
Market streets.
PRACTICAL ASSAYING AND
REFINING.
H. HAUSER, the Swiss Watchmaker,
403 North Front street, Wilmington,
N. C. is now prepared with a labora
tory for the assaying of ores and metal
lurgical products such as Gold, Silver,
Copper, iron, Zinc. Lead, Tin, Alumi
num, etc..
Done Cheao With the Greatest
Accuracy. j
Duplicates of ore specimens will be
kept for five years for possible dispute
or reference. sep 10 su 8t sa It
oSiy?1811 Thursday, Sept. 14.
EUGENIE BLAIR,
Preseiitlncr the Distinguished Success from
waiiauH. a moawo, won a via,
"A LADY OF QUALITY."
Under the direction of HENRI GBE8SITT.
sep 10 st su tu in
About September 15th Mrs.
0. Sam Cox,
graduate of Royal Conservatory, Berlin, will
open a Vocal Studio in Wilmington. Mrs. Oox
is a vocal teacher of many years' experience,
and comes to Wilmington with the highest wsti -monials
and personal letters, both from her
teachers European and American and from
i. i i nTirht una no a tin T.
tne scnoois wuoro auo nauguu.
recently taken a post-graduate course under M.
Bouhy, in Paris. Her methods for rapid devel
opment and progress of the voice are fiven
special praise, .natco u,cu vt
months will be reduced to the popular price of
15.00 per month. Voices tested, and triauessons
free of charge. For further information call on
A. 8 HOLDEN.
at Greenewald's.
sep 10 It
Seasonable
Goods.
MULLETS, new catch.
Best Cream Cheese,
Martin's Gilt Edge Butter,
Bagging and Ties.
SALT.
A GENERAL LINE OF CASE GOODS IN
DEMAND AT THIS BlUABUSi.
Sole agents for Rob Roy
FLOUR.
McNAIR & PEARSALL.
seplOtf
September Mullets
7800 pounds New Mullets.
176 jars Strawberry Jam.
114 bushels Seed Rye.
2100 bags Cotton Seed Meal.
1500 pieces Bagging.
1800 bundles Ties.
780 kegs Cut Nails.
940 bushels R. P. Oats.
188 boxes Clears.
1 15 boxes Big 4 Tobacco,
100 packages Cameo.
78 packages Dukes' Mixture.
W. B. COOPER,
Wholesale Grocer,
sep 10 tf Wilmington. W.O.
Hoop iron and Nails.
60,000 llis Hooj Iron. .
1.15U 6S
1.000 Second. Hand Machine Casts,
1.000 tun Shot.
40,000 llis Rib Sides.
I'M DUMieS U0U0I1 litis.
1.000 rolls BasM.
1.000 hushels Pure Va. O. Meal.
25.000 Cross Cut Cigarettes. .
1,000 harmls Flour.
Tt-' win Knot.mn nnttiinsr to fifet my prices
ana you mignt save iuuubj.
D. L. GORE,
WHOLESALE GROCER,
Wilmington, N. C.
sep 10 tf
And that means taking chances, and taking
chances don't pay in the long run. You know
U Yon run no risk In demanding ihe Flour
that has been sold on this market ; for ten years
and has given universal saOsf action to toe
great number of dealers handling it. ask ror
Stock's Best Patent Flour,
"Q QQ Q Q" Brand.
we guarantee every poumd, and after using
same if nt as sold, you keep Flour an3
money both We are sole selling agents..
&
PROVISIONS,
sep 10 tf WILMINGTON, N C.
''just us or.
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