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LlUEST DAH.T.1EIV8PAPKb
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OUTLINES.
The department of agriculture re
ports the average condition of cotton
as compared with SJLO last month ;
the lowest September condition in 25
vears. Great distress prevails
throughout the Transvaal; many refu
gees from Johannesburg are arriving
at l ape lown; acuvaiy in tne war and
admiralty offices in London continues;
Reports of a revolution in Vene
zuela are confirmed. Yellow
fever has appeared at Jackson, Miss.
V death from the disease at Tampa,
Yia. . is officially reported. Vicks-
burg has quarantined Jackson
"ew cases of fever are reported daily
at Key West, Fla. Admiral
Dewey cables from Gibraltar that the
O'l.vuipia will arrive at New York
September 23. It is expected that
when Congress assembles a proposi
tiou will be made for the government
:o abandon its participation in the
Pans exposition on account of the
Dreyfus affair. The Evangelical
Alliance of Boston cabled resolutions
of condolence to Mme. Dreyfus.
The French flag was burned in public
at Indianapolis. Amass meeting
to protest against the sentenciag.of
rev f us is being planned in Chicago:
New York marcels: Money on
ea'.I ilrai at 5S per cent, last loan
Wing at 5 per cent. ; cotton quiet, mid
dling uplands 6 716c; flour was quiet
b j: steadily held ; wheat spot steady,
X 2 red74Jc; corn spot steady. No.
2 3.;?: oats spot quiet; No. 2 26c;
rosiu tirm; spirits turpentine steady at
4d' 47c.
WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. Dep't of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau,
Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 11. )
Temperatures: 8 A. M., 71 degrees,
8 P. 77 degrees; maximum, 82 de
grees: minimum. 71 degrees; mean, 76
decrees.
Rainfall for the day, .T; rainfall
since 1st of the month up to date. 01.
Sue of water in the river at Fay
etterille at 8 A. M., 1.8 feet.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
Showers occurred in all districts,
aad were heavy over South Carolina
and Georgia. Much lower tempera
ture prevailed Sunday io the Caro
liais. Northern Georgia and over the
west Gulf.
Heavy Rainfalls Rome, Ga., 2.26;
C ' i-ubia. 3. C, 2.24; AtlanU, Ga.,
U: Caeraw. S. C, 1.40; Macon, Ga.,
14: Augusta, Ga., 1-04.
FORECAST FOR TO DAY.
Washington, Sept. 11. For North
Carolina Generally fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; fresh west to north
winds
Port Almanac Sept 12.
San Risers 5.42 A. M.
San Sets ... 6.10 P. M.
Dav's Length 12 II. 28 M.
Hih Water at South port 12.02 A. M.
H:ri Wfcter. Wilmington 3.32 A. M.
Du Paty de Clam will get well
now Hetty soon.
Denver ia a fa3t town. There are
1-'"V0 people in it and they rnn
io,"')) bicycles.
A goose tru3t ia the latest report
el. It expects to do considerable
plucking between this and Christ
mas. Oom Paul's people are not scared
much yet. They say they walloped
the Britishers twice and can do it
again if they get right mad.
Captain Carter may be a "martyr,"
bat with 1,GOO,000 of Bwag and
drawing his pay regularly he seems to
stand his martyrdom pretty well.
Women are not allowed to have
their photographs taken in China.
Bat why should a Chinese woman
want to have her photograph taken?
Our uncle, Paul Kruger, believes
in prayer, but he also believes in a
good stock of ammunition and shoot
inj things, to be prepared for "even
tualities." John B. Branch, of Waterville,
Maine, is the latest Messiah.
His following numbers up to this
time twenty-five. It is remarkable
that this Messiah bobbed up about
the time that Tom Reed slid out.
Sir Julian Pauncefote's original
family name wa3 Smith. His father
changed it to Pauncefote because
Smith was such an uncommon name
and so hard to remember that he was
always getting himself mixed up with
somebody else.
Mr. Frank T. Pullin. an expert
Ja:htman in Liondon, isn't sanguine
about the Shamrock capturing that
cup. He says the race depends
'iuite aemuch on the sail rig as
on the boat, and the Yankees can
beat the Britishers building sails.
An explorer in Abyssinia reports
having run up with a tribe down
there the men of which average
seven feet in height. They wear
their hair long and have no use for
barbers. They plait the hair, turn
it up at the end and use it as a sort
of knapaack.
VOL. LXIV.-NO. 148.
LOCAL DOTS
Justice Bornemann tried eiVht
offenders yesterday for trivial breaches
or tne law.
St. John's Lodee No. 1. F. and
A. Masons, holds its regular meeting
to nignt.
The hour for the Wednesday
evening services at Grace M. E. Church
has been changed to 8 o'clock.
The schooner Cora C. Meader,
from Georgetown to Baltimore, was
anchored off the bar yesterday.
The schooner Chas. H. SprSgue,
Capt. Lord, arrived in port Sunday
from South Amboy, to Geo. Harriss,
Son Jr. Co.
Presiding Elder -Rev. R. F.
Bumpass held the fourth quarterly
meeting for the present conference
year on Sunday at Fifth street M. E.
Church, and is to be at Southport
next Sunday.
The schooner Nellie Floyd,
which was slightly injured some time
ago by a collision with a mud scow
down the river while being towed to
sea, was temporarily repaired and
sailed Saturday night at 9 o'clock.
The British steamship Chatburn.
1,225. tons, Capt Wood, arrived vester-
day to Mr. J. H. Sloan and will take a
berth at the Wilmington Com Dress.
The Chatburn is the sixth of the large
steamers now loading with cotton at
this port.
Knight's colored excursion to
Raleigh left over the Seaboard Air
Line yesterday moraine at 7 o'clock.
carrying about 800 persons in eleven
cars. Three cars were very well filled
with white persons. The party will
return to-morrow.
The Wilmingt on Music Asso
ciation are planning for their 1899-1900
season. Rehearsals will be resumed
on Monday evening, October 2d.
They propose to have a mid-winter
concert during the Xmas holidays, and
will also give their usual grand an
nual public rehearsal in tke Spring
as a season finale.
The finance committee of the
Board of County Commissioners will
meet at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon for
the purpose of opening the sealed
bids for the construction of the line of
fence between New Hanover and Pen
der counties, made necessary by the
introduction into the countv of the
stock law, which will go into effect
January 1st, 1900. It is also probable
that the entire Board of Commis
sioners will hold a session this after
noon to consider this and other mat
ters.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
D. O'Connor For rent.
Market Notice Rental of stalls.
Masonic Meeting St. John's Lodge.
Busnrxsa locals.
Fletcher Musical Kindergar'n School
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. M. II. Curran has returned
from a business trip to Newbern.
Mr. W. A. Fauling, of Eliza
beth City, was here on business yester
day.
Mr. J. F. Prettyman, of New
bern, was registered at The Orton yes
terday.
Mies Bessie Bellamy, a charm
ing young lady of Brunswick county,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. Jno. R. Hawes, Jr., of
Atkinson, spent yesterday in the city.
He was here on a pleasure trip.
Mr. Harvey C. Twining, bag-
eaee master at the Front street A. C. L.
depot, is at his post attain after a brief
illness.
Mr. L. L. Motte, a popular
young Wilmingtonian, left yester
day for Durham to attend the coming
session of Trinity College, where he
graduates this year.
Miss Mabel Froelich, of Hali
fax, who has been in the city, the
p-uest of Miss Gillican and Miss Cor-
bett, left yesterday for her home, ac
companied by her mother, who only
ipent Sunday here.
State Trackers' Association.
Mr. J. Brvan Grimes, member of the
State Board of Agriculture and presi
dent of the Washington Farmers' and
Truckers' Association, writes to Com
missioner Patterson to suggest mat a
general meeting of the fruit and truck
growers of the State be held in Jtta
lih d urine Fair week to organize a
permanent association. The News and
Observer says, after enumerating ine
advantages of a State organization,
that Commissioner Patterson will is-
sue a circular leiier io pnncipa
and truck growers, in. accordance with
this suggestion. Among the names of
those who are expected to join in this
movement are Mr. J. A. Brown, of
Chadbourn; Mr. J. A. Westbrook, of
Mt. Olive, and Mr. J. W. Grainger, of
Kins ton.
The Rice Birds Are Here.
The rice fields along the Cape Fear
river are now teeming with alrnost
countless thoasands of rice birds,
which always make their appearance
here at this season when the fields be
gin to ripen for the harvest. A little
unwelcomed by the planters, perhaps,
they are, nevertheless, hailed with de
light .by the sportsmen and many of
them have already been bagged and
sent in to the market, where they are
finding ready sale at from forty to fifty
cents per dozen. It is worth one's
while to take a trip down the river
with Capt. Harper on the steamer
Wilmington to' witness the undulating
swarms of the little pests as they glide
along just above the heads of the
ripening grain.
1HE
THE DECREE OF
JUDGE EWART RECEIVED.
Orders Assets io Benbow Litigation Trans
ferred to Trustee in Bankruptcy,
lojanctlon Continued.
An important opinion and ruling of
Judge Ewart, of the United States
Court of the Western District, in the
case of various creditors involving the
estate of Dr. W. D. C. Benbow bank
rupt, was received yesterday by E. K.
Bryan, Esq , counsel for the Southern
Loan and Trust Company of Greens
boro, Murchison & Co., the Third
National Bank of New York and other
creditors. By this ruling there will
be a sale of all real property involved
and the proceeds together with all
moneys now in the hands of J. 8. Cox,
assignee, of Dr. Benbow, will be
held in trust by the Southern
Loan and Trust Company of
Greensboro until the suit is finally
adjudicated. Readers of the Star will
remember that the suit grew out of
Dr. Benbow's endorsing papers for the
North State Improvement Company
and having about the time of the col
lapse of that company made an assign
ment. The case has been pending sev
eral years through various and intri
cate stages of procedure, until on Au
gust 12th last Judge Ewart issued a
restraining order against Charles
Benbow, an assignee of Dr. Benbow,
to the effect that a decree of the Supe
rior Court of Guilford county must not
be executed. The restraining order
was made returnable before -Judge
Ewart on August 22d, on which date
the case was fully and ably argued at
Hendersonville by E. K. Bryan, Esq.,
of this city, and L. M. Scott, Esq , of
Greensboro, and J. W. Wilson, Esq.,
of High Point, for the trustee. E. K.
Brjan, Esq., John Sprunt Hill, Esq.,
and Senator Pritchard also represented
the creditors, Murchison & Co., Third
National Bank of New York. As a re
suit of the arguments Judge Ewart in
the ruling yesterday continued to the
final hearing, the injunction referred
to, and as previously stated ordered
that all funds and property involved
be turned over to the Southern Trust
and Loan Company as trustee in bank
ruptcy and the sale of the real property.
The question now involved is
whether certain interests belong real
ly to Charles Benbow or to the estate
of Dr. Benbow, and if to the latter, as
Mr. Bryan and his associate counsel
for the plaintiffs contend, then the
funds (about $150,000) will be divided
pro rata among the creditors, the
principals of whom are Murchison &
Co. and the Third National Bank of
New York, by whom the fund for
conducting the legal fight has been
put up. The Diocese of Eastern North
Carolina is also interested in the sum
of $5,000, and the Bank of Wayne,
Goldsboro, and Mr. A. S. Williams
are also creditors, who will come in
for their pro rata of the assets.
Mr. Bryan has made a hard fight
for his clients and is confident of ulti
mate victory.
FIRST CARGO OF COTTON.
Cleared On Atlantic Coast This Crop Year
Was Steamship Sonth Africa Yester
day for Bremen, Qermany.
Wkat is believed to be the first clear
ance of a carcro of cotton anywhere on
the Atlantic coast for a foreign port
this crop year was by Messrs. Alex
ander Sorunt and Son yesterday, when
they cleared the British steamship
South Africa, Captain Dobson, for
Bremen, Germany, with a cargo of
12.628 bales. The weight of the cargo
is 6,384,262 pounds, and the value
$414,976.00.
The South Africa is one of tbe ten
ocean steamers which constitute the
Sprunt Line recently established by
Alexander Sprunt & Son to ply regu
larly from Wilmington to various for
eign ports. She will cross the Atlantic
flying a white burgee with "Sprunt
Line" at her mainmast head. The first
clearance of cotton form Wilmington
at the beginning of the last crop year
was on September 19th when the Year-
by was cleared with a cargo of 9,564
bales. It will therefore be seen that
the first shipment this season is eight
days earlier than last year.
Yellow Fever Situation.
Wilmineton is not as yet at all
alarmed bv the yellow fever news from
Key West, New Orleans, Miami, Missis
sippi City, and Jackson, Miss., but
Capt. Robert Green, chief quarantine
officer, with his accustomed prompt
ness in guarding against the least
Drobabilitv of an infection, left yester
day afternoon for Florence, S. C, to
acquaint himself with the current of
travel and procure such other infor
mation as would be needed in the
event an impromptu quarantine
should be found necessary by reason
of an outbreak nearer the city or a
more general epidemic in the region
where it is now thought to be confined.
Capt. Green left on the afternoon W.,
& A. train. -
singular Theft.
A rather singular theft, if theft it
may be called, was committed at Mr.
r. A. McGowan's residence, on
Second between Nun and Church
streets. Saturday night While Mrs.
McGowan was engaged, about her
household duties in one of the rear
rooms of the house, a thief entered
the front door and stole a very fine
guitar from the parlor, but left a
mandolin in its stead. Beyond the
exchange of the instruments nothing
further was missed. Mrs. McUrowan
heard the entrance at the door, but
thinking it was her husband she
thmio-ht it nothiner out of the ordinary
until the exchange was discovered.
Morning
IWILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,
UNKNOWN NEGRO DROWNED.
Body Pound Moating Near Foot of Oranf e
Street Yesterday Morning An "
- Inqnest Held.
The body of an unknown mulatto,
apparently about 21 years of age was
found floating in the river near the
foot of Orange street yesterday- morn
ing about 9 o'clock by Andrew Pierce,
a colored man employed at one of the
ship yards, who was paddling a canoe
near the water's edge on this side.
The Start referred Sunday morning
to the supposed drowning of a man in
this vicinity and published the facts
obtainable at that timt, which were to
the effect that Messrs. J. E. Tyner and
Oscar Edwards, who are employed
about the Market, on Saturday night
when near the water's edge heard a
splashing between two fiats tied up
near the foot of Orange street and that
as they drew nearer to investigate they
found a soiled white . hat with crepe
band floating on the water. Nothing
further could be learned by any one
Saturday night regarding the supposed
drowning until the ghastly find yes
terday morning.
The body of the unfortunate man
was brought ashore soon after it was
found and Dr. Price, the coroner,
empaneleda jury composed of Messrs.
J. T. Mclver, E. J. Wood. E. W.
Hewlett, T. H. Johnson, Claude
Fredericks and George Grtogen, who
after examiaing , Messrs. Edwards,
Tyner and George Farrow, returned a
verdict that the deceased came to his
death by accidental drowning though
they could not establish his identity.
Young Mr. Farrow, who works at
the Palace Bakery, however, testified
that he had on several occasions seen
the deceased about the store and that
he had formed the opinion that he was
a tramp. Witness could not, how
ever, give the colored man's name,
but said that he wore a coat of the
uniform of the Third Regiment North
Carolina Volunteers and identified
the hat found by Mr. Tyner as one
he had see the mulatto wearing.
The body was turned over to the
county authorities for burial.
EDUCATIONAL RALLY.
An Excellent Programme Perfected Able
Speeches and Good Music Public
Urged to Attend.
The programme for the educational
rally announced for to night in the
auditorium of the Young Men's
Christian Association building has
been about completed and indications
are that the event willl ba a thorough
success. As previously reported in
the Star the special speakers will be
Rev. Calvin S. Blackwell, D. D., Col.
A. M. WaddeJl, Rev. A. D. McClure
and Mr. Wl M. Cumming. The
musical feature of the progamme
promises quite a treat in addition to
the literary feast which will be afforded
by the able speakers announced for
the occasion. . r-s
There will be a duet bj 5 E- T-
Woody and Miss Nellie Oalder and a
quartette by Mrs. W. L. Latta,
soprano; Mrs. J. D. Smith, alto; Mr.
C. H. Cooper, tejior, and Mr. A. S.
Hoiden, baritone.
The accompaniments will be ren
dered by Miss Cannie Chasten and
Mr. Ed. H. Munson.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend the rally and an
evening of great profit and enjoy
ment is promised.
COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT
Audited and Approved by the Finance
Committee of .the Board of County
Commissioners.
The county auditing board was in
session yesterday morning for a short
while and -audited the bills of the
county for August. Col. Roger
Moore, chairman of the board, and
Commissioner D. McEachern were pres
ent, Commissioner Gabriel Holmes,
the third member of the board, being
absent from the city.
The report of County Treasurer H.
McL. Green was approved as follows :
RECEIPTS.
Balance from July account. .$4,873 57
Back Taxes 757 61
Cash from Capt. Barry 3 30
Schedule B Tax 484 96
Marriage Licenses 20 90
Rent 10 00
$6,150 34
$ 329 66
116 16
62 00
461 90
152 52
268 15
180 40
377 20
16 55
52 24
3 15
67 50
25 00
57 55
92 96
75 00
50 00
45 00
121 70
47 88
$2,602 52
DISBURSEMENTS.
Public Buildings
Roads and Bridges
Tax Listing
County Home
City Hospital
Jail
Criminal Court
Superior Court
Printing and Advertising. ..
Magistrates
Solicitor
Attorney
Coroner
Register of Deeds
Superintendent of Health . .
Clerk Board Commissioners.
Janitor
Commissioners
Treasurer
Balance to September acc't.. 3,547 82
A Correction.
The Star regrets very much that in
reporting the robbery at the beach in
its Sunday issue an error was made in
stating that Dr. McMillan "had em
ployed the three men" to sail a boat
around to the beach. This is a mis
take. Dr. McMillan recommended
Swain to the owners of the boat as a
competent man to take the boat around,
but had nothing whatever to do with
the contract.
WRIGHTSVILLE BURGLARY.
At the Investigation Yesterday Shepard
and Flynn Were Released Swain
Re-committed Without Bail.
Joe. Shepard, Peter Flynn and Tony
Swain, the three white men placed in
jail Saturday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriffs Flynn and Terry, on suspicion
of having burglarized the apartments
of Mrs. O'Neill and children in the
new Ocean View Hotel at Wrights
ville Beach early Saturday morning,
were arraigned before Justice Mc
Gowan yesterday morning for an in
vestigation. Shepard, who was represented by
S. M. Enopie, Esq., and Flynn, who
was represented by Herbert McClam
my, Esq., established their innocence
and were released. Mrs. O'Neill iden
tified neither of them as the person
who entered her room with the light,
as stated in the Star Sunday.
Swain, through his counsel, Herbert
McClammy, Esq., filed an affidavit of
removal and yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock the case was called before
Justice W. H. Northrop, Jr., in the
county court room. J. O. Carr, Esq.,
of the firm of Rountree & Carr, very
ably prosecuted the case and thought
the evidence was circumstantial in
many salient points, Justice Northrop
ruled that there was probable cause
and recommitted the defendant to jail,
to await trial by the Criminal Court
as bail is not admissible in charges so
grave as those preferred agains
Swain.
Mrs. O'Neill upon the witness stand
in the case against Swain, stated that
she would not swear to the identity
of Swain, but that he answered in
many respects to the view she secured
of him as he was escaping from the
door.
Flynn and shepard were introduced
as witnesses and testified that while
all three went to sleep together on the
piazza of Mr. Stern's saloon Friday
night, they were awakened about 4
o'clock Saturday morning by Swain,
who was up and dressed. They did
not swear as to the whereabouts of
Swain at or near the hour the burglary
was committed. The testimony in
other points was not material.
MR. FARRINGTON'S LAST SERMON.
Large Congregation at Southside -Church
to Hear His Farewell Message.
A large congregation of friends and
church members assembled at South -side
Baptist Church on Sunday night
to hear the farewell message of Rev.
F. H. Farrington, who, as previously
stated, has severed his pastoral rela
tions with that church to finish his
education in his native .State Ala
bama.
All the available room in the church
was occupied by interested listeners,
and Mr. Farrington's last sermon to
his flock, while not what is usually
termed a farewell discourse, was a
powerful presentation of Bible truth
as found in the twenty-fourth chapter
of Genesis.
A special selection of hymns for the
occasion were rendered by the usual
choir, with Mr. J. S. Canady as leader
and Miss Mamie Canady as organist.
Last night, after the regular weekly
conference of the church officers, an
informal reception was given Mr. Far
rington, which was largely attended
by the members of the congre
gation and a number of the retir
ing pastor's friends.
Mr. Farrington will leave via the
Seaboard Air Line at 3.20 o'clock this
afternoon.
MRS. ROSA IRENE BATE.
Beloved Wife of Mr. W. R. Bate Departed
This Life Sunday Night.
Friends in this city will deeply sym
pathize with Mr. W. R. Bate, ajjopular
and trusted employe of the Atlantic
Coast Line shops, in the loss of his wife,
Mrs. Rosa Irene Bate, whose death
occurred Sunday night at 10. 35 o'clock
after an illness of three weeks.
Deceased was a little more than 31
years of age and is survived by a sor
rowing husband and four children.
aged 11, 9, 5 and 2 years, respectively.
She also leaves to mourn their
loss a bereaved father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Silvia; two
brothers, Messrs. Walter and George
Silvia; and three sisters, Mrs. J. J.
Hopkins Mrs. Charlie Keen, and
Mrs. Hattie Yates.
The funeral will be from the resi
dence, on Fifth between Campbell and
Hanover streets this morning at
9 o'clock,, thence to St. Thomas' Pro-
Cathedral, thence to Oakdale cemetery
where the interment will be made.
A Lady of Quality."
Theatre-goers of Wilmington are
waiting eagerly for the coming of
Eugenie Blair to the Opera House on
Thursday night of this week, when
she will present "A Lady of Quality."
Eugenie Blair needs no introduction.
She is an artist who has played a wide
range of parts, both tragic and emo
tional, more perhaps than any woman
star of her time. A thoroughly com
petent company are included in her
support, and the engagement is an
ticipated as one of the best attractions
of the year.
The sale of seats,' at the usual price,
will commence at Gerken's to-morrow
morning.
FletcherMuslcal Kindergarten.
Announcement is made in the ad
vertising columns of the Star this
morning that the Fletcher Musical
Kindergarten school, so successfully
established in the city last year by
Miss Annie B. Ulrich and Miss Fan
nie K. Corbett, will be opened for the
1899-1900 session on Monday, Octo
ber 2nd.
Star
1899.
FRANCE MUST RECEIVE
HER DEATH WAGES.
Dr. Blackwell Predicts Red Revolution for
Injustice to Dreyfus Favors Boy.
cott by All Nations.
During the course of his evening
sermon at the First Baptist Church
Sunday night Rev. Calvin S. Black
well, D. D., the pastor, took occasion
to refer, in a very scathing manner,
to France as a nation, and particu
larly to the recent verdict of the
French court in the Dreyfus case. His
theme was "Our Satanic Relations."
The reference to France was in illus
tration of the proposition that "The
Wages of Sin is Death," -whether a
nation or a man chooses to commit the
sin. He said :
4 'The French nation yesterday, yield
ing to a satanic spirit which has
caused her people to rush pell mell
perdition ward during the last 100 or
150 years, chose to crush beneath her
official foot innocence, truth and
justice in the person of Capt. Dreyfus.
France will have to receive her death
wages in retributive justice in red
revolution. Paris, the brothel of the
world, where the legitimate birthrate
is equalled by her bastardy, is already
ripe for another bloody-handed com
mune." In conversation with a member of
the Star staff Dr. Blackwell said that
while he did not have occasion to say
so in his sermon Sunday, he believes
the entire world should completely
boycott France until she is brought to
a realization of the injustice done
Dreyfus and reverses the verdict and
makes ample reparation. He thinks
the Paris Exposition should be par
ticularly ignored.
IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
Cases Before the Mayor Yesterday An
other Batch of Warrants for Delin
quent Privilege-Tax Payers.
In the Mayor's court yesterday
morning the following cases were
disposed off, fines being imposed as
stated :
. Charles Williams, colored, drunk
on the street; fined $5.
John H. Williams, colored, disor
derly conduct; judgment suspended
on payment of costs.
Willie Dowling, colored, drunk and
disorderly ; case continued in the ab
sence of witnesses.
Eliza Dudley, colored, disorderly
conduct ; fined $5.
Wm. Henry Williams, colored, dis
orderly conduct; fined $5.
Soilla Evans, colored, disorderly
conduct; fined $5.
R. A. Risley, assault with a deadly
weapon ; gave $25 dollar bond for his
appearance at Criminal Court.
John H. Walters, colored, gambl
ing; warrant amended to disorderly
conduct and defendant fined $5.
Fred Hill and Peter Bryant, the
colored scavengers, -who were ar
raigned in the police court several
weeks ago for carrying on business
without license, were before the
Mayor again yesterday and were fined
$5 each. They took an appeal to the
Superior -Court.
Four cases were called for non-pay
ment of license taxes, but judgment
was reserved and the defendants given
until Monday, the 18th ins t., to comply
with the law. The Mayor has issued
no capiases for those whose final limit
in which the taxes could be paid with
out costs has expired, but it is under
stood that if all arrearages are not
settled by such delinquents on or be
fore next Monday they will be given
the extreme penalty of the law, which
is in addition to the payment of the
taxes a fine of $25.
MR. BELLAMY IN WASHINGTON.
He Talks With a Post Representative About
the Constitutional Amendment.
Washington Post, 11th.
Hon. John D. Bellamy, of Wil
mington, N. C, who will represent
the famous shoe-string district of that
State in the next House, was seen at
the Arlington last night. Mr. Bellamy
is a lawyer by profession and a grad
uate of the University of Virginia.
"The fact that the State campaign
which will be waged in North Caro
lina in 1900 has already opened a year
in advance," said he, "is indicative of
the intense interest our citizens are
taking in the issues that will be settled
at the ensuing election. The suffrage
amendment to the constitution over
shadows every other question.
It is, as the Post's readers know,
almost an exact copy of the sys
tem adopted in Louisiana for limiting
the franchise. We will adopt the
amendment by at least 75,000 votes,
for it will receive the liberal support
of many of the best Republicans.
"Its effect cannot help but be bene
ficial, and in my opinion it will go a
long way toward relieving the trouble
some race friction, of which we had
enough in North Carolina last year,
particularly in my district, where the
negroes are so numerous. I do not
believe that many white men will lose
their voting privileges under the law
on account of illiteracy, although the
opponents of the amendment have
sought to make it appear that under
its operations many whites would be
excluded as voters."
A Commendable Movement.
At Grace M. E. Church on last Sun
day morning $85 was raised to help in
building a new church at Hatteras, N.
C, to take the place of the one de
stroyed in the recent severe gale. The
pastor, Rev. A. P. Tyer, being well
acquainted with the church and peo
ple at Hatteras; it is hoped that mem
bers of the Grace Church congrega
tion who were absent on Sunday morn
ing and who did not know of the pro
posed collection will come forward
and voluntarily hand their subscrip
tions to either Mr. W. B. Cooper or
Mr. H. M. Foard and make the amount
even $100.
The East Carolina Real Estate
Agency will sell for cash, or will ex
change for desirable house and lot in
Wilmington, a farm of 272 acres,
three miles from Rose Hill. Address
R. G. Grady & Co., Burgaw, N. C. t
WHOLE NO. 10,006
"
THE CITY TAX BOOKS.
Compilation Was Finished Yesterday In
teresting Statistical Comparison With
Books for the Year 1S98.
Mr. Geo. D. Parsley, city tax lister,
yesterday finished the compilation of
the tax books of 1900, and while as yet
they are not officially received, they
are now in the hands of the City
Clerk and Treasurer, and will be
formally taken charge of by him after
their approval by the Finance Com
mittee of the Board of Aldermen and
the Board of Audit and Finance.
The following facts are gleaned
from the re capitulation which with
the comparison with last year, will
make interesting reading for those in
terested in city affairs.
White polls, 1,701; last year 1,520.
Colored polls, 1,288; last year, 1,468.
Total valuation of real estate, $5.
120,090 against $5,035,240; total val
uation of personal property $375,
932 against $307,185; total valua
tion of solvent credits, $173,963
against $217,295; stock of incorpora
tions, $358,422 against $38,625; amount
of stock in trade or produce, $514,377
against $560,571; amount of income,
$110,745 against $108,902; money on
hand, $130,754 against $75,289; total
real and personal, $6,686,107 against
$6,803,897. .
According to these figures the total
amount of taxes for the present year
will be $130,565.97, while last year
the amount was only $128,840.15, a
difference in favor of this year pf
$1,725.82.
It will be noted among other inter
esting comparisons that there are now
listed 181 more white polls than in
1898 and that there is a decrease of 180
in the list of colored polls. :
The above does not include the de
linquent list.
Gone to Asheville.
George Rountree, Esq., left last
night for Asheville,. where he goes
to attend the hearings before Judge
Simonton of the injunction by thef
Southern, Seaboard Air Line and At
lantic Coast Line against the North
Carolina Corporation Commissioners
to stop the collection cf what the rail
roads contend are exorbitant taxes,
and claiming that there is an uDjust
discrimination against railroads in tax
valuation as compared with the valua
tion of other classes of property in the
State. The case will come up for a
hearing on Wednesday of this week.
Accident Near Burgaw.
A sad accident occurred yesterday
about three miles from Burgaw, at a
place known as Six Forks, in Pender
county.
Mrs. Murray, wife of Mr. Ash Mur
ray, was riding in a buggy with her
little son, driving a mule, when the
animal ran away. The buggy was
overturned and its occupants were
thrown out, Mrs. Murray being so
badly hurt that her recovery is doubt
ful, and the little boy was instantly
killed. The mule fell and broke its
neck.
Had Large Crowds.
Dr. C. S. Blackwell, of the First
Baptist Church, has proven that it is
posible to keep a church open and full
of people on Sunday nights all 8ummer
in Wilmington. He says that when
he determined, three months ago to
attempt it many said it could not be
done but really the best work hi has
been able to do in Wilmington has
been right through this, the hotest
Summer experienced for years.
DIED.
BATE In tkls city, Sunday night, September
10th. at 10.85 o'clock. ROSA IRENE, wife of
W. R. Bate.
The funeral will take place at residence, No.
606 North Fifth street, this (Tuesday) mornlnjr
at 9 o'clock; thence to St. Thomas' Church. In
terment in Oakdale.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
St. Join's I No, 1, A. F. & A. M.
REGULAR MONTHLY COMMUNICATION
this (Tuesday) evening at 8 o'clock.
Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to
attend.
WM. M. POISSON,
sep 12 It . Secretary.
FOR RENT from October 1st,
that very desirable store
Now occuDled by The Fishblate Clothing
Company. Apply to
Jy 23 tf tu th Bell 'Phone 347
MARKET NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that the Stalls and
Stores of the city will be rented at PUBLIC
AUCTION on WEDNE 3D AY, September 20th,
commencing at Fifth Ward Market House at 11
A. M., reaching Fourth Street Market House
about 11.45 o'clock A. M., and Front Street
Market House about 12.35 P. M.
Stalls will be rented upon the cash premium
plan. No bids will be received from delinquent
renters, nor will subletting be allowed.
H. P. WEST,
Chairman Market Committee,
sep 12 3t tu su we
At The Unlucky.
SPEAKING of Tea.
I am selling a blended Tea for OR
that beats the world andean- Owl
not be replaced for 40c.
Try it.
nnn't rrnn lnva RtnfTort Man CO Pickles? W
have them, and my, don't they teste good.
A rasher of Bacon, cut from one of our deli
cious "Harvey" Strips, will make your mouth
water, bo crisp ana aeucaw.
My 'Phones are lira.
S. W. SANDERS.
jy 18 tf .
WILMINGTON SEACOAST R. R.
ON AND AFTER JUNE 1ST, 1899,
the Schedule oi tne Wilmington Beacoast Rail
road will be as follows: '
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Wilmington.
Leave Ocean View.
7.45 A. M.
11.30 A. M.
3.45 P. M.
6.00 P. M.
6.30 A. M.
10.10 A. M.
2.30 P. M.
5.00 P. M.
7.15 P. M.
10.00 P. M.
SUNDAY.
10.10 A. M.
2.30 P. M.
7.15 P. M.
11.30 A. M.
6.00 P. M.
9.00 P. M.
augltf
R. OSCAR GRANT, Supt.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.!
.. One Tear, by Mail,
X Six Months,
I6.UU
.50 X
X Three Months, 1.25
J Two Month., 1.00
Delivered to Subscriber. In tbe
City at 45 Cent per Month. Y
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
f
JUST AS COOD
9f
ft
Means
And that means taking chances, and taking
chances don't Dav In the loner rnn. Yon know
It. You run no risk in demanding the Flour
that has been sold on this market for ten years
and has given universal satisfaction to the
great number f dealers handling it. Ask for
Stock's Best Patent Flour,
uuuQ u Brand.
We guarantee every nonad. and after uslnc
same, if not as sold, you keep Flour and
money both. We are sole selling agents.
S
PROVISIONS,
WILMINGTON, N, C.
sep 10 tf
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 8EA8ON.
Sole agents for Rob Roy
FLOUR.
McNAIR & PEARSALL.
sop 10 tf
LOCATED IN GIBSON,
IN THE NEW COUNTY
OF SCOTLAND.
On Railroad street, convenient to both
railroads.
LARGE, AIRY AND WELL FUR
NISHED ROOMS.
Rates. S2.00 ner day. Reduction for
periods of one week or longer..
Mrs. IRVING ROBINSON.
Proprietress,
GIBSON, N. C.
augl7tf D&W
FISH, MEAL, FLOUR.
2000 LBS FRE8H MULLETS.
2000 BUSHES WATEB GROUND MEAL.
400 BBLS BEST STRAIGHT FLOUR.
200 BBLS BEST PATENT FLOUR.
gQQ FISH KEGS.
OA BOXES MAHOGANY TWIST TO
&yj BACCO.
gQ BOXES 9 INCH 6's TOBACCO.
QQ CADDIES 6 INCH 8'S TOBACCO.
gQ CADDIES SCHNAPPS TOBACCO.
1 K f CADDIES CELEBRATED HATCHET
XUVJ TOBACCO BEST 6 INCH 5s OF
FERED ON ANY MARKET. TRY
IT AND BE CONVINCED.
WESC0TT & STONE,
Wholesale Grocers.
sept 3 tf
No. 108 N. Water street.
CREAM
BON SONS.
French Mixtures, Broken ana Stick Candles
Fancy Assorted, Large Sugar and Plain
Lemon Cakes.
Peach and Honey, Red Wine, Old Nickel,
Uncle Isom Plug Tobaccos. Also, Smoking
Tobacco, Cigars, Cheroots.
All Standard Goods.
Rib Sides. D. S. Plates, Hams and Shoulders.
Virginia Meal.
Standard Sugars. ,
Straight and Patent Flour. '
Porto Rico and Cuba Molasses, Vanila 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 Fayettevllle Mondays and Thurs
days. Passengers, freight and towage.
For rates apply to !T D. LOVE,
sep 6 tf General Agent.
8Siy?,ftUt Thursday, Sept. 14.
EUGENIE BLAIR,
Presenting the Distinguished Success from
Wallack's Theatre, New York,
A LADY OF QUALITY."
Under the direction of HENRI GRESSITT.
sep 10 3t su tu th
FOB RENT.
Dwellings,
Stores and
Offices.
Apply ,to
D. O'CONNOR,
Real Estate Agent,
sep8tf
Wilmington, N. C.
TO THE BEACHERS.
y.
It will save you time and money to ascertain
before you move up where to get your Winter
furnishings. In order to point out the place; I
will from Tuesday, August 22nd to August 26th
Inclusive, sell at actual cost for cash, the finest
ine of Porch, Bed Room, Sitting Room and
Parlor Rockers ever shown in North Carolina,
and store them In my warerooms, subject to
your order till October 15.
N. P. PARKER,
Furniture and Furniture Novelties, No. 17
Sonth Front street. aug 89 tf
Any 1 1 ig.
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