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WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1899.
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Fire in a wood a
oal jard on
, ased a loss of
rent ditched
Angele and
East riTer. New York
$200,000. Filipino ii
m. railroad train ne
killed two and woun&d fiT Ameri
cana; insurgents were driven oft with
a loss of aix killed. - Two men and
a woman murdered ml house
set on fire near Cunberlani, Md.;
robbery supposed to hive been the mo
tive. The Norwe.'ian sailors who
killed and ate a compmion whfle on a
raft in mid ocean, no at Charleston,
C, will be sent to Norway under
requisition by that g$-ernment.
Company K, First NC. State Guard,
will accompany Go?. Russell to New
York. Vernoniaaith committed
suicide on his farm? near Waycross,
Qa. Gen. Otis gsys church prop
erty in the Philippines is respected
and protected by U. S. troops.
Two deaths, but no cases of yel
low fever at New Orleans- Brad-
street's report aatisfa-iory trade and
price conditions, jith expanded
volume of Fall bdsness indicated.
Fire deaths fron yellow fever
and thirty -eight new cissi at CeyWest.
Elijah Joyner ocavictedH Gir
der at Greenville, NX, wass 1 jd
to be hanged on KoveoiisCilelh.
New York markets: Money on
call firm at 46 pi.- cent, the last
loan being: t 6 per ca:L ; cotton quiet,
middling uplands flour firm;
wheat spot strong. No. red 76c;
corn spot strong, No. 2 39 Jc.
WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. Dep't or Agriculture, ,
Weather Bureau,
WiLJtniQTOs, N. C., Sept. 22. )
Temperatures: 8 A. M., 53 degrees,
8 P. 1L, 66 degrees; maximum, 75 de
grees; minimum, 55 degrees; mean, 65
degrees.
Rainfall for the day. .00; rainall
aiaoe 1st of the month up to date, .07
inches.
Stage of water in the river at Fay
tteville at 8 A. 1L, 4.0 feet
OOTTON KKaiON BULLETIN.
Clear weather prevailed throughout
the cotton belt The temperat-jre has
risen slightly over Texas and Arkan
sas, and has falleu Isewhere. It is
much cooler in the Atlantic coast dis
tricts, especially over North Carolina
and Georgia.
FORECAST FOB TO-DAY.
Washington. Sept 22. For North
Carolina Generally fair Saturday and
Sunday ; fresh north to east winds,
Port Almanac Sept 23.
San Rises 5.51 A. M.
San SeU 5 53 P. M.
Day's Length 12H:021L
High Water at Soutbport 10.33 A SL
Hih Water. Wilmington 2.03 P. M.
And now there is a chair trust.
That thing ought to be aat upon
without ceremony.
We knew when the police cut the
trolley by means of which Guenn
trnt hia rations the ii wa? up with
to .
him.
Tramps have a showing in Chicago
now. There is a servant girl famine
in that town, and men are being mus
tered in to do housework.
With this issue The Star begins
its siitv-fifth volun . and enters on
the thirty-third yc .r of itscontin
tinna TinhliRation 1 1 ier the same
manfttrompnt.
y
ft. The Governor f
Alabama has
n rolled a negro c n
icted of steal-
-i ing chickens, but h a iubjected him
t a very trying ordtl. The condi-
in-n ; a that ha do. in"t steal, buv or
ei vv- i
n a year.
'A Wilkes county C farmer has
tMind anew and oA use for the
t nf the cotton p! uit which comes
MS f -
on too late to ma, ir ne cuts it.
l nres it f forasre, which
ha aavs horses an cattle like and
' t -f froplv and th- t on. lie ad-
xie au-
likewise.
- $ vises other planter
do
. rnu... ;a rrAat co nmotion in nor
t' tions of Russia amoag tho peasantry
nd other impresdimable people in
consequence of a irediction made
by a German astrommer tnac aioose
ia onminff this wav. and
will "knock the ear.h into smithe
on the 13 th f November, in
consequence of wnbh the Govern-
i ment has confisca.
fall Russian transl
1 1 suppressea
of the hair-
lifting prediction
' Sh Meid Notice.
1 Mr. James F. Po
j Wilmington and
t Company, annouuc
f of Directors have d-lone-half
percent :
tifleateaof indebte
pany, due and pay..
October 3d, 1899, t
pord of this date,
is the advertising
irer of the
Railroad
the Board
three and
on the cer-
said com-
and after
ters of fe
cial notice
It .ul.. H.mm'a ClaiB
Miss Annie Hao
II return to
. the city Thursday morning, Septem?
ber 23th, and wi.: r. . JT le her music
ehool October fad nft wni be
Pleased to meet a . nbnils at
r f f
tneatuoiu,. .. lnirdgwees
.Thursday. atterno r , in,t,
(ween the hour?
o'clock.
and six
DOTS.
A-private
boarders in on
lent and deairab
ly wants several
the most con ven
ations in the city,
olumn.
See Business L
Last nig
Banck entertai
friends very s i
dence of her .
Ciss Reston V.
quite a party of
sfully at the resi-
aU, No. 108 Bed
Cross street.
The final hop of the season by
the Atlantic Yacht Club on Wrights
ville Beach has been postponed until
one eveniug next week, the exact date
to be announced later.
New poods are arriving every
day for the new clothing and gentle
men's furnishing store to be opened,
by Mr. A. Shrier in a few days in the
new French building:, corner Princess
and Front streets.
Capt. Robert Green as sent
out again yesterday by Dr. McMillan,
Superintendent of Health, to look
after the yellow fever quarantine being-enforced
further south. He went
to Florence and will return to day.
H. C. Fisher, reference to whose
case was made in the Star yesterday,
was before the Mayor yesterday morn
ing for the larceny of an umbrella.
He was exonerated of the charge of
any criminal intent and was dis
charged. Dr. McMillan, Superintendent
of Health, and Alderman Han
by, Chairman of the Publio Build
ings Committee, made an inspection
trip yesterday afternoon to the new
pest houses recently built near the
County Home.
The barge Carrie L. Tyler
yesterday cleared for Charleston with
600 tons of pyrites from the Navassa
Guano Co., for the Berkely Chemical
Co. The pyrites are part cargo of the
steamer Isle of Ramsey, which recent
ly arrived from Haelva, Spain.
Yesterday's transactions on
the wharf brought no changes in
the qaotations on the local cotton and
naval stores market. Cotton receipts
were 3,205 bales against 3,003 on the
corresponding date last year. Naval
stores receipts were very light
Mr. H. J. Gerken, proprietor
of the smoking emporium and The
Or ton cicar stand, is constantly beau
tifying his already handsomely equip
ped stand at The Orton. Yesterday
he added two very, pretty and hand
somely framed pictures which are
much admired by the guests.
Manufacturer's Record: "The
Bridgers & McKeithajr Lumber Co.,
of Wilmington, N. G, has established
a branch office in Darlington county.
The company's plant at Mount Clare is
one of the best equipped plants in the
South, and has a daily capacity of
50,000 feet of lumber per day."
Wilmington Division of Naval
Reserves, will in all probability hold
a meeting Tuesday mgnt to nominate
a lieutenant commander to succeed
Lieutenant Miller, whose business out
of the city, has forced him to resign.
Capt. Morton will order an . elec
tion for the purpose of confirming
the nomination.
A cablegram to the home office
yesterday announced that the tug
Alexander Jones, of the Cape Fear
Towing and Transportation Company,
had departed for Tampa on her nrst
trip under her charter for towing cattle
barges from that point to Havana.
The Jones is not expected to return to
this port within a month or six weeks.
Attention is directed this
morning to the new advertisement in
the Star of Mr. R. H. Beery, dealer in
stoves, tinware and house furnishing
goods, No. 10 Market street Mr.
Beery has recently returned from New
York and his selections of goods lor
the Fall trade were made with the
view of pleasing and giving value re
ceived to each and every customer.
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Opera House Hypnotists.
Celery Compound Second page.
H. MacRae Bankrupt notice.
S. & B. Solomon Shoes for men.
B. H. Beery Car-load of . stoves.
W. & W. R. :t. Dividend notice.
BTTSOTKSS LOCALS.
I
I PriTte Family Boarders wanted.
LEE'S FAREWELL PERFORMANCES.
Mstinee at 2.30 To-day and Refnlar Pro
gramme To-night.
Prof. Lee, the hypnotist jrave an
other interesting and well patronized
performance at the Opera House last
niffht His week's engagement in this
city has been quite successful and will
be concluded with a.rladies' and
children's matinee af2:30 o'clock to-
and a "farewell exhibition" to
night While the matinee is especially
for ladies and children, the public
I generally will be expected to attend.
It is intended that the novel feature ot
Tjerformaace will be that ladies
will be hypnotized for the introduc
tory demonstrations.
There will be the usual performance
to-night with a complete change of
programme.
Went to See Lee.
vr- Thomas B. Pierce, proprietor of
the Warsaw crate factory, one of the
largest establishments or the sanu in
the Stats, spent yesterday and last
night in the city. He is here to Duy
goods, and especially, as he expressed
it to see if all the reports about the
wonderful things being done by Prof.
------ . realIv tru-
rr. .Hanr1d the show last night, and
L0C
DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL
BY THE B. Y. P. U.
Deserved Coapllment to Three Tonof La
dies Severs! Well Rendered Solos.
J Miss Strutters' Excellent EBsay.
A highly enjoyable social' was
given in the Sunday School room of
the First Baptist church last night by
the Baptist Young Peoples' Union. It
was the first of a series of similar
events which will be of monthly re
currence, and was held several days
earlier than was at first intended be
cause of the fact that three young
ladies whom they were very anxious
should attend this meeting will leave
early next week for college. ,
The ladies referred to a.e Miss Eliza
beth D. Burtt and Miss Ethel Barnes,
who enter the Baptist Female Univer
sity at Raleigh next Tuesday and Miss
Lillie Keithly, who will leave about
the same time for Greensboro to resume
her studies in the State Normal School.
Dr. Blackwell, in the course of very
interesting remarks,- referred to this
fact and announced that handsome
"B. Y. P. U." badges had been or
dered, to be presented to these young
ladies, as a feature of the evening's
programme, but they had failed to ar
rive. He stated that they will be pre
sented as soon as they arrive, as testi
monials of appreciation for the faithful
service these young ladies have ren
dered the Union.
The programme rendered last night
was highly enjoyable. There were
sweetly rendered vocal solos by Miss
Eva Kirkham. Miss Annie M. Taj lor
and Mrs. E. G. Woody, with Miss
Burtt as accompanist. Then, too,
little Miss Edith Pritchard rendered
"Georgia Camp Meeting" in a very
charming and mirth-provoking man
ner. ''Nuggets from California" was the
title of an able and admirably read
original' essay by Miss Hester C.
Struthers. The paper was descriptive
of the travels of Miss Struthers
through California during the past
Summer, she and Miss Lydia Yates
having very recently travelled through
many of the most picturesque portions
of the State. The essay elicited many
high compliments from competent
critics.
The programme for the social last
night was gotten up under the direc
tion of the following committee: Mr.
Chas. Wilkerson, Miss Ethel Barnes,
Miss Arabella Gore and Mr. W. L.
Willi ford.
FIRST OFFICIAL VISITATION.
Stste Councillor Homey, of High Point,
Received by Jeff Davis Coucil No.
J, Jr. 0. U. A. M.
JefE Davis Council No. 63, Junior
Order of United American Mechanics
royally welcomed last evening at its
lodge room on Third street State
Councillor A. B. Homey, fit High
Point "bo arrived Thursday evening
to make his first official visitation to
the new Council of this city, which
was organized only a few months ago
with such promising prospects.
Secretary John E. Wood and Deputy
State Councillor W. E. Yopp consti
tuting a committee of arrangements,
had everything in order for the com
ing of Mr. Horney and last night
upon his return from Southpjrt,
whither he went to visit Stonewall
j Council No. 27, an elaborate re
ception was tendered him, upon
which there were in attendance
a large number of the members of the
order in the city. Mr. Hornby offi
cially addressed the order in a very
pleasing way, after which there wiia
bountiful spread of refreihmenU in
honor of the chief executive's visit.
The State Councillor will return to
Southport to-day and to-night he will
visit the Southport council, return
ing to the city in time to leave for
Sanford, N. C, where he will organ
ize a new council in that town Monday
night
Rev. C. A. G. Thomas, of Fayette
ville, the National Representative and
Junior Past State Councillor W. E
Faison, of Raleigh, were expected
yesterday, but they notified Mr.
Horney that they would be unable to
come.
DELQAD0 COTTON MILL.
Bnllding is Prorressinr Speedily by the
Contractors Roof All Placed.
Wnrir nn the building of the Del-
gado Cotton MUls goes on apace and
the prediction by Mr. Holt that the
factory will be in operation by H ehru
.v isL lSOO.Ifit appears, will not be
disturbed by tardiness on the part of
Messrs. Zachery & Zachery, the con
tractors. To day it is expected that the car
ntara will finish the work of placing
the roof, and a force of hands will be
gin" work on the mammoth brick
,.Tinl fnr- the furnace to-day. The
stack will be ten feet at the base and
will extend a safe distance above the
mof. The foundation was dug out
.trdav 12 feet in the earth through
white sand and the bricklayers will
commence work to-day.
Cottages for the operatives have
olrAadv been built in considerable
number and the site of the new factory
presents a very village-like appearance
i ... . . ii a
with the big mill building as me ceoi
of attraction.
-Will OrjanLze To-night.
To-night at 8.30 o'clock in the
Merchants Association rooms the
travelling men representing Wilming
ton wholesale merchants will meet
for the" purpose of organizing the
"Wilmington Travelling Men's Asso
" Every man who leaves
Viauvu - t
I from Wilmington is urged to attend.
NAVAL STORES AND COTTON. I
Very Favorable Showing Made la Receipts
for the Year to Present Date Com
parative Statement.
The following weekly and part crop
year receipts of cotton and naval
stores at the port of -Wilmington were
posted at the Produce Exchange yes
terday afternoon, together with those
of corresponding periods last year: -
Week Ending Sept 22, 1899 Cot
ton, 17,051 bales; spirits, 509 casks;
rosin, 2,119 barrels; tar, 1,171 barrels;
Week Ending Sept 22, 1898 Cot
ton, 15,554 bales; spirits, 394 casks;
rosin, 2,352 barrels; tar, 1,666 barrels;
crude, 124 barrels.
Crop Year to Sept. 22, 1899 Cotton,
32,388 bales; spirits. 19,400 casks;
rosin, 65,455 barrels; tar, 27,901 bar
rels; crude, 6,154 barrels.
Crop Year to Sept 22, 1898 Cotton,
21,116 bales ; spirits, 17,497 casks ; rosin,
88,307 barrels; tar, 27,036 barrels;
crude, 5,986 barrels
It will be interesting to note from
the above that for the past week cot
ton receipts have been in excess of the
receipts for the corresponding period
last year by about 1,500 bales, while
for the past three weeks of the cotton
crop year the receipts are in excess of
those of the corresponding period last
year by 11,272 bales. This ratio, how
ever, is not expected to be main
tained throughout the season or
any great part of it, as it
is becoming more and more appar
ent each day that the crop is very
short and that the inflated receipts
thus far re the results of a forward
crop and very favorable weather for
picking in the territory contiguous to
Wilmington. ; The receipts also in a
measure have been increased by the
extension of business over new fields
on the part" of Wilmington's factors,
notable among tffem being Messrs.
Alexander Sprunt & Son.
Reports from several counties in
the up country say that opening has
been so fast that farmers have ex
perienced difficulty in securing hands
sufficient to keep properly up with the
picking. The staple generally is re
ported good ; in fact much better than
the average and farmers are well sat
isfied with the upward tendency the
market is taking.
The onlv noticeable feature in
naval stores is the very favorable
showing made by the port in the re
ceipts for the crop year to present
date as compared with last year, not
withstanding the shortage in the pro
duction reported to have resulted from
severe freeze last winter.
NOTHING BUT WORDS OP PRAISE
By Nswspspers in Towns Where the
Great Wallace Shows Have Exhibited.
Mr. W. J. Hutchings of the Wallace
Great Shows, arrived in the city last
night He says Advertising Car No.
2 will be along Sunday afternoon to
re-bill the town and make other ar
rangements for the exhibition to be
given here Ootober4th.
Of the Wallace Shows, which ap
peared at Portsmouth Thursday and
! Norfolk yesterday, the Landmark
says:
"Th immnnaA f.Antin Prentis Place
was packed with spectators, whose
general verdict was 'the best show ever
in Portsmouth.'
The writer heartily concurs in ma
opinion. From the grand entry to
the concluding number the circus is
I one series of new and startling acts
of skill, daring ana strengm. xnero
is not a dull moment in the whole
f.maTsa ninwnn who really do
and say funny things form one of the
refreshing novelties or inisexniDiiiuu.
tvia nircua arrived early in the morn-
l ing from Newport News.
About noon me parauo mw" k
pearance on the down town streets,
t,iinlMv!B nf interested soecta-
tors had assembled to witness it The
pageant was not only the largest, pui
the most gorgeous spectacular display
that has appeared in Portsmouth for
many years.
At 2 o'clock the doors of the big
tent opened and a great throng surged
in. The performance given was well
wortn wunewuiiK- j-i im.iyv.j -acts
given renders it practically im
possible to enumerate them .all, but
there are two which deserve special
mention. These are tne penormaw
of the Stirck and Nelson families, bi
cyclists and acrobats. Their acts are
simply marvelous. It would be use
less to attempt to describe the work of
these clever people, who are without
peers in their line. The circus moved
. 11 .1 J lost vnfhf
tO INOriOlK Via WiO lorrjr aa
Advance in Pine Lumber.
a Hinftlfih from Norfolk. Va., 21st
inst, says:
The North Carolina Pine LiumDer
Association met here to-day and gave
the price of North Carolina lumber
another boost An advance or oy
cents per thousand was made on all
grades except 4-4 and 5 4 wide edge
and 6-4 and 8-4 edge No. 1. These four
grades remain uncnangea. xno
tendance was about the largest of any
meeting since tne asaociauou
-a
luruicu. ....
The lumbermen disclaimed any in
tention of trying to foist upon the
trade at large an exorbitant price for
the product or tneir mum, uut cuum
that the great demand for timber for
cutting by the mills throughout the
country has forced up the price of the
standing umDer, ana mat oruers uvo
been booked by them in such volume
as to render it not only impracticable
K,,t aimnat imnnssible. Further ad
vances in the price of lumber are en
tirely witnin tne range ot possibility.
For Stesllng Meat.
T..tt M.rinriin trAstnrdav.investi-
IO IUUI0 ill V 1 .
gated further charges of larceny
j against Joe Smith, alias "Unarieston,
the necrro who robbed the laundry of
a Chinaman a few days ago. He was
Knnd over to Criminal Court in the
mnm of 100 for stealing several pounds
of meat from Mr. D. T. I. Capps, No.
116 South Front street and he will he
called to answer this charge, in addi
tion to that of robbing the laundry, an
account of which has already been
1 published in the Stab.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
List of Jurors for the Pall Term of the
Circuit and District Courts to be
' Held is Wilmington. '
The following is, the list of jurors
drawn for the Fall term,' 1899, of the
United States District and Circuit
Courts, which will convent in Wil
mington, N. C, on the first Monday
after the fourth Monday in October.
Jurors are required to attend at 10
o'clock A. M. Tuesday, October 31st,
1899:, j
Hrmtitv Geo. W.
Chesnutt Benjamin Motte, Jordan
JNixon, W m. wtrutners, 'Andrew omiin,
T n Whitfcwl TV TT Vollara. C. W.
Polvogt, C. C. Bordeaux, Joseph
Sharp, S. P. Cowan, Stephen H. Chad
"bourn, Eugene Philyaw, T. J. New
som. Brunswick County Linsay Walker,
David Ward, John H. Mintz, J. A. G.
Freeman.
r!rtlnmhiij Hnnntv G W. Martin.
James Powell, Council Meares, O. H.
Lennon.
Duplin County Maury Ward, L. B.
Carr, Edward Williams, Matt Souther-
land
Robeson County Wm. G. McLean,
J. C. Atkinson, J. B. Weatherly,
Alfred Lawson.
Bladen County W. A. Sutton,
Harrison Singletary, Luther Cashwell,
J. J. E. Lucas.
Sampson County Levi H. Bizzell,
A. J. Johnson, Wiley C. Jackson,
Thomas J. Owen.
Pender County C. H. Durham,
Holly Jones, Kenyon Gavin, J. C.
Wooten.
Richmond County John R. Bundy,
J. S. Quick, Thomas L. McNair, D.
W. Smith.
Cumberland County E. S. Sanders,
A. J. Woodward, J. W. Taylor, James
Huske.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. Jno. A. Rogers, of
Charleston, was in the city yesterday.
Newbern Journal: 'Capt. Geo.
L. Morton, of Wilmington, is in the
city." ' .
Mr. S. E. Memory and wife,
of Whiteville, are registered at The
Orton.
Mr. W. H. Konig and bride
arrived in the city last night from
New York.
Mr. H. S. Bryan, of Charlotte,
was among the arrivals ia- the city
yesterday.-
Mr. Walter Brem, a well known
insurance man of Charlotte, is regis
tered at The Orton.
. Mr. J. S. Seavy, of Alpine,
Sampson county, was among yester
day's visitors in the city.
Mr. J. D. Johnson, of Gar
land, Sampson county, was here yes
terday, making business calls.
Goldsboro Argus: "Miss
Louise Bunting, of Wilmington, is
visiting her relatives, Mr. and Mrs.
John H. Hill.
Mrs. Dr. Geo. G. Thomas and
children returned yesterday from a
pleasant sojourn of many weeks at
Lincolnton.
Mrs. A. J. Gray, Jr., arrived in
the city yesterday, to spend a few
days the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Springer.
Newbern Journal: "Mr. W. H.
Chadbourn, Jr., left for New York
yesterday morning to be present dur
ing the Dewey celebration."
Miss Pearl Blaukenship, who
has been in the city, the guest of Miss
Athalia Hall the past several weeks,
left for her home at Manchester, Va.,
yesterday.
"The Original" Lou E. Katz
enberger, B. T. Babbitt's advertiser
and general couponer, is convalescent
after a ten day's illness at the Bonitz
House. His many friends were greet
ing him yesterday.
The many friends of Mr. Wm.
Ulrich, of the postoffice clerical force,
were greeting him on the streets yes
terday, after an illness of nearly two
weeks. He will resume his desk at
the office Monday.
Mr. F. A. Miller, of New
York, originator of the Five and Ten
Cent store business in Wilmington,
arrived last night and will oped in a
short time an up-to-date sto of the
kind mentioned on Market street Mr.
Miller formerly did a splendid busi
ness here and Wilmington tradesmen
welcome him back.
SUNDAY GOSPEL SERVICE.
Programme for To-morrow at Y. M. C. A.
"Bible Rally Day."
Mr. William Gow, who is connec
ted with one of the steamships of the
Sprunt line now in port, will sing a
solo during the 5:15 o'clock Gospel
service at the Y. M. C. A. on to-morrow
afternoon. Mr. Gow is pleasant
ly remembered by many Wilmingto-
nians as having sung on several
occasions in the city about three
years ago. He has an excellent bari
tone voice. A good orchestra is being
formed, and will very probably be
made a permanent feature of these
Sunday afternoon services, as pre
viously announced, Mr. C. L. Gates,
international secretary, is expected to
hA'nmaent and deliver an address. Next
Sunday will be "Bible Rally Day" in
the association work.
Returned Last Night.
Miss Fannie Taylor, Miss Annie
Snrunt. and Miss Bessie Wiggins, re
turned last night from a delightful
pleasure trip to places of interest
North, notably. Washington, Phila
delphia, New York, Watkin's Glenn,
Niagara Falls, and several points in
Canada. They were gone about two
weeks. There was quite a party of
their friends at the depot to meet
them when they arrived.
REFRIGERATOR CAR
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Mr. T. M. Emerson Selects Armour Co., of
Chicago Endorsed by Truck and
Fruit Growers' Association.
It can be authoritatively announced
that the Armour Co., of Chicago, will
furnish the refrigerator car service for
the East Carolina Truck and Fruit
Grower's Association during the next
twelve months, this company having
been selected by, Mr. T. M. Emerson,
traffic manager for the Atlantic Coast
Line to whom the whole matter was
referred by the Board of Directors of
the Trucker's Association at a recent
meeting.
The selection of the Armour Com
pany was made public yesterday and
Mr. Roberson, of Chicago, the general
manager of the company, is expected
here very soon on business connected
with the contract In fact he was to
have arrived yesterday but did not
Stab readers will remember that
competitive bids for ; this contraot
which involves the transportation of
a very large per cent of the enormous
berry and truck crops of this section
of the State, and is worth many thou !
sands of dollars to the contractors,
were submitted to the Board of Direc
tors of the Association by the Swift
Company (successors to the C. F. T.
Company), and the C. F. X. Com
pany. The three bids were opened
August 9th at a meeting of
the Directors and turned over to
Mr. T. M. Emerson, of the A. C. L.,
together with a resolution expressing
their preference for the bid of the
Armour Company. That the selec
tion of the Armour Company will be
thoroughly acceptable to the truckers
and berry-growers is evidenced . by
the fact that the company and their bid
have the endorsement of the East Caro
lina Truck and Fruit Grower's Asso
ciation. MR. WARDE'S SIGNAL SUCCESS
From Worst "Second Murderer" Ever
Seen to Foremost Actor His Pres
ent Splendid Equipment.
When a man has reached the zenith
of his career and attains the culmina
tion of his ambition to stand pre-emi
nently the foremost actor of his time
he can well afford to make known
many little stories of the trials and
tribulations experienced during his
struggle for fame that might during
his ascent be just as well left unknown.
Mr. Frederick Warde is authority for
the statement that upon the occasion
of his first appearance as the second
murderer in Macbeth his effort, upon
which he had spent considerable study
was rewarded by the opinion of the
leading lady of the company, to-wit:
"Young man, I have seen many bad.
second murderers, but you are cer
tainly the worst I ever saw." Despite
this adverse and disheartening criti
cism Frederick Warde has forged to the
front and is now in the foremost rank as
an actor. He travels in his private
car; carries his own calcium; has had
the scenery for his productions espe
cially constructed at a cost of many
thousand dollars and transported in
two sixty foot baggage cars; is sup
ported by no less than six actors, who
have been leading men in their time;
has spent thousands of dollars and
days of time in costuming" the play
which will be seen in this city next
Monday night
The sale of seats opana. to day.'
There will be no advance in prices,
WORK ON MASONIC TEMPLE.
Contractors Striving to Prepare for Octo
ber Tenaats and November Fair.
Messrs. Gatez & Co., the contrac
tors by whom Wilmington's magnifi
cent Masonic Temple is being erected,
are pushing the work of construction
with all possible speed with a view to
getting the store rooms and second
floor or office apartments ready for
occupancy by October 1st, and to
finish the building throughout in time
for holding the big Masonic Fair in
the building November 13th to 25th.
Mr: Charles McMillen, the archi
tect said last night that there is every
indication now that the building will
be ready in ample time both for the
October tenants and the Fair.
The preparations for the Fair are
progressing satisfactorily in every de
partment and its promoters are confi
dent of scoring a complete success.
May Not Qet Here on Time.
Sheriff MacRae is in receipt of a
letter from His Honor, Judge Henry
R, Bryan, dated Kinston, 8eptemher
20th., stating that he was in the midst
of a long murder trial and lnttmatea
that it was doubtful if he could arrive
here in time to convene New Hanover
Superior Court on Monday as ordered.
He instructed the Sheriff in the event
of his failine to come, to adjourn the
court from day to day until he could get
here. He stated that he would write
further, however, before Sunday.
The case in which Judge .Bryan is
engaged is the Tweedy trial, and is
one which has attracted mucn atten
tion in that part of the State, from the
prominence of Mr. Tweedy, a lumber
man, who was murdered in a camp
near Kinston.
Mr. Pearssll's Residence.
Th new residence being erected near
the corner of Front and nn streets,
adjacent to the residence of Mr. H. C.
McQueen, for Mr. Philander Pearsall,
is well under way, and bids fair to
tftlrA a hitrh rank in the matter 01
architectural beauty as compared with
the numerous very handsome resi
i dences in that vicinity.
THREE FIRES YESTERDAY. .
Total Damage, However, Only About $19.
All Three in Negro Tenements.
Prompt Responses.
The Wilmincton fire deD&rtment re
sponded to three alarms of fire yester
day, but the official report of damages
from all three was only $19, thanks
to the prompt and well directed efforts
of the firemen. The first alarm was
from box 17, at 1.15 P. M , and the fire
was at 709 Nun street, a tenement oc
cupied by Samuel Nixon, colored. The
fire started from a spark from the chim-
I ney, and the damage was about $2.00.
A negro tenement, No. 709 North
Eighth street, was the scene of the fire
which occasioned the second alarm.
It was also caused by spark from the
chimney, and the damage is estimated
at $2.00.
The third and last alarm was at 9.34
o'clock last night from box 51, and the
fire was located at 410 South Seventh
street, a two story house, occupied by
Delia Merritt, colored. All the occu
pants of ' the house were gone to
church. The fire seems to have started
in a bed-room. The damage was $15.
Magistrates' Courts.
In Justice Fowler's court yesterday
cases were tried as follows :
i Mary Nash, colored, disorderly con
duct ; judgment suspended.
Mary J. Lloyd, colored, disorderly
conduct; judgment suspended.
Mary J. Lloyd, colored, -peace war
rant; case continued until 9 o'clock
this morning.
Justice Boruemann yesterday ln
vestisated charges against W. O.
Joseph, a colored boy, for the larceny
I of a watch from Mr. Alex Boisley, an
employe of the Wilmington Cotton
Mills. He adjudged that there was
probable cause and the defendant gave
bond in the sum of $25 justified for his
appearance for trial at the Criminal
Court.
Moonlight Straw Ride.
A delightful straw ride and Sound
party was tendered a number of his
young friends last night by Norwood
Orrell. They drove to "the Sound
early in the evening and returned to
the city about 2 o'clock this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs were the. chap
erons. Among those who sha'red the
pleasures of the driye were Misses
Florie Grant, Bessie Gore, Mary
Black. Etta Furpless and Ella Jacobs.
The boys were Frank Harriss, Willie
Peck, Eugene Wiggins Henry West
Lewis Orrell, Clarence Myers, Ed.
Holmes, Joe Smith and Meares
Harriss.
Church Notices.
rm D.thal Podmlar rplicrlOTlR FOT-
vices will be held to-morrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. Seamen and rlvermen are especially
Chapel of the Good bnepherd. Sixth ana
Queen streets. There will be the usual services
on Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 o. m. Sunday
School at 4 o'clock In the afternoon.
Fifth Street M. B. Church, South, Bev. J. h.
tt.1i anHnna 11 A HT ortrl ft IK T M.
every Sunday. Sunday School at 8.80 P. M.
Frayer meeting m o.xo x-. m..t ouudouj o.
Second Advent Baptist Church, between Cas
tle and Church streets. Preaching toy the
lastor, Elaer &. B lsner, ania. m.. aixyx o i .
i j.U oi.nAi . i v M Wravftr meetings
Tuesday and Friday nlgnts at 8. Strangers
and visitors coraiauy iutiw. "w,
Fourth and Campbell streets. Rev. Alex. D. Mc
Clure, pastor. Sabbath secTices: Preaching
at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Sabbath School at 4
P. M. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 8 P. M.,
The public cordially Invited. Seats free.
Grace M. K. Church, corner ot Grace ahd
Fourth streets. Pastor. Bev. A. P. Tyer. Ser
vices Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. and 6.00 p. m.
RimdavtJchOOl. J. H. Davis, supt, 4.00 p. m.
tnj. i .ta TiwoartTrf'Aran f innrp.n. mruur
Weekly prayer meeting Wednesday at 8.1a .p. m.
A cordial welcome to u. iiwiuiow vj
especially invited. Seats free.
Brooklyn Baptist unurcn, corner r uuim
Brunswick streets. Bv J. J. Pur. pastor.
Services to-morrow at 11 A. M. and 8 r. m.
BundaT School at 8.80 P. M. Weekly prayer
and praise meeting Wednesday at 8 P. M.
Strangers and visitors are cordlalyl invited to
all services.
Bladen Street Methodist E. Church, southwest
m.Annn fvoAtjl HAT. M H.
corner ui. dumwu ouu uvu ww, - - . .
uu Drain, "v -
o'cioca a. m. ana ip.i. o sv""v " ? ; "
1 7 ao d. m. SundaaSchool at 9.S0
a. m. weekly , Prayer meeting Wetoesday
evening as uxiwk. dimukwo cu . m.v.
j are cordially invited to attend these services.
evening at 7.30 o'
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
I have just received
a car-load of
Heating and Cooking:
Stoves. ,
These Stoves were bought before the
therefore I am prepared to share the
advantage with my customers.
R. H. BEERY,
10 Market street. m
'PhonalSS. sep33tf
Office of the Secretary and Treasurer of the
WILMINGTON &WELD0N R. R. CO.
Wn vmomH. V. C. Sent. 28.' 1899.
rne coaru 01 wiw um,..----
- m n .V.A U71lTVfncrtMl And
weldon aauroaa uompany uavo UTOi?ID "Jr.-.
ana one-nan oercouu uikmi v"
cates of Indebtedness of that Company, due
nomhia nn a.nl ntar October 2. 1899. to all
holders of record of this (date. . .nrn
The transter dookb wiu emuu i"
September 23rd to Octobg-aid. gkg-
ttt St TIT T T ir
sep 23 till oct 1 .
OPERA HOUSE,
Lee's Finale Performances,
Matinee this Afternoon
Specially for Ladies and Children.
Curtain at 8,30 o'cioe.
To-night
Farewell Exhibition.
Prices, 10, 20 and 89 cents. sep 23 It
11th SERIES,
THIS 11TH BEBIES OF THE
Clarendon Sayings and
Loan Association
Will begta SATrmDAT OCTOBEB 7th
Parties wishtag to build a&.? this Associa
their advantage i?iBB7seretary,
tion. Apply to S. i7iroicess street.
,,r WALKEK TAYLOR,
! D" - WJ Vice President.
1 sepiset sepS886octS7
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Humanity Demand Them!
SHOES FOB MEN.
c
IHEATING
and mal
treating your
feet is poor
judgment!
Squeeze them
in ill-fitting
Shoes and they
cry out with
pain! Fit them
perfectly and
they give you
comfort!
"Hu-man-ic"
Shoes are sci
entifically con
structed on anatomical principles,
and fit more feet comfortably than
any other Shoes made. We control
them for this city. None genuine
unless stamped "Hu-man-ic" on the
bottom and inside lining.
Only $4
. S. & B. SOLOMON,
Shoe Dep't.
sep 23 3t sa tn th
We have for
Sale
SEPTEMBER MULLETS,
COTTON BAGGING,
COTTON TIES,
STRAIGHT FLOUR,
FULL-PATENT FLOUR,
CANNED TOMATOES,
CANNED CORN,
CANNED PEACHES, Pie & Table,
CAKES AND CRACKERS,
WATER GROUND MEAL.
Remember Hatchet
Tobacco,
Best 6 inch 5's on the market. It satisneB
the chewer.
WESC0TT & STONE,
Wholesale Grocers.
sept 15 tf - No. 108 N. Water street.
ft
II f GOOD"
Means
And that means taking chances, aod toking
chances dorrt pay in the long run. You know
i n you run no risk In demanding the Flour
that has been sold on this market for ten years
aud has given universal Bauaii";""" . y .
great number of dealers handling It. . Ask for
Stock's Best Patent Flour,
"Q Q Q Q 01" Brand.
We guarantee every pouad, and after using
same, lr not as sold, you keep Flour and
money brth. We are sole selling agents.
4
PROVISIONS,
sep lO.tf
WILMINGTON, N, C.
Seasonable
Goods.
MULLETS, new catch.
Best Cream. Cheese,
Martin's Gilt Edge Butter,
Baaainn and Ties.
SALT.
A AWUFD A T. T.TWB CiV P.ASK GOODS IN
DEMAND AT THIS 8EASON.
Sole agents for Rob Roy
FLOUR. V
McMAIR & PEARSALL
sep 10 tf
On and after Thursday, Sept. 21,
1899, the Schedule of the
WILMINGTON SEACOAST R. R..
will be as follows:
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Wilmington. Leave Ocean View.
:S: rape
6.30 P. M. I 9 W P-
SUNDAY TBAIN.
2.80 P. M. I 5.00 P. M.
TPMiri will be carried on the 6 80 A. M. and
2.80 P7M. trains. No goods will be received or
delivered unless ireigut iicyiu.
sen 20 tf B. OSCAJt mtawx. ow-
VN THE DISTRICT COUETOFTHE UNITED
amount3 In tbematter ol : D. K McBride, Bank-
nipt, in Bankruptcy. j. nXiiaon
McBride, of MlUprong In the county o'besoij
and district aforesaid, bankruot .Ncew
herebv elven that on the 22nd day oi Jim
5- ti iMo the said D. E. McBride was duly
8.. MacHae, In KayettevillaN. C , in nU A
Me7be aKMl ttanct inciter
business as may properiy come iwioro iu
meeting. SAMUEL H. MACRAE, f
Bef eree in Bankruptcy.
Fayettevine, N. C, Sept. 82nd, 1899.
sep 28 it - - -
The Steamship New York
wm sail from Wilmington for Newi York,
Monday, September 25th. The steamer carries
passengers,
sepsotf
H. Q. 8MALLBONES,
Supt
Volte
Hp
gays the reports are all right.