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Morning Star. mm 0? SUBSCRIPTION. I Of Any Other Dally News- paper Published la Wilmington. v. v H Ou Ym, by Mail, Xix Months, & Three Months, i Two Months, OLOKST DAILY NEWSPAPErX h. A III THE STATS. Delivered to Subscribers In the VOL. LXV.NO. 4. WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1899. WHOLE NO. 10,019 X City at 45 Cents per month. Qnaranteed Bona-FIde, EYery-Dy Circulation Larger Tnao That J S6.O0 2.60 i 1.00 $ OUTLINES. Two new cases of yellow fever in Jackson, Miss. Railroad accident at White Sulphur Springs; a tramp killed and a passenger injured. la a head-on collision near Auburn, N. T., four people killed, one fatally injured and four seriously hurt. The officer in command of the gun boat captured by Filipinos near Manila was killed by the latter; noth ing is known as to the crew. The official trial of the Kearsarge was sat isfactory; she will be put in commis sion on the North Atlantic squadron. Weather Bureau reports nearly the whole of the cotton crop open and the bulk already gathered. Maher knocked out Kennedy in the second rouud in the bout last night in New York. The Olympia arrived and acchored off New York city early yesterday morning. Thirty cases of yellow fever are under treatment at Mississippi City, and the disease is beyond control. Two new cases of fever at New Orleans; no deaths. New York markets: Money on call 6teady at 620 per cent, the last loan being at 20 percent; cotton quiet, middling uplands 6c; flour opened steady, but ruled quiet and closed a shade easier in sympathy with wheat, winter extras $2 452 90; wheat spot weak. No. 2 red 76c; corn spot weak, No. 2 40c; oats spot firmer. No. 2, 30Jc; rosin steady; strained common to good $1 251 27;i ; spirits turpen tine quiet at 5051c WEATHER REPORT. U. S. Dep't of Agriculture, i Weather Bureau, Wilmington. N. C, Sept. 26. ) Temperatures: 8 A. M., 60 degrees, 8 P. M., 63 degrees; maximum, 71 de grees; minimum, 53 degrees; mean, 04 degrees. Rainfall for the day, .04; rainfall since 1st of the month up to date, .11 inches. Stage of water in the river at Fay tteville at 8 A. M., 2.9 feet COTTON REGION BULLETIN. Heavy showers have occurred over North Carolina and light showers in the other Atlantic coast districts, with slight changes in temperature. 'In the central and western districts clear and decidedly cooler weather has pre vailed FORECAST FOR TO-DAY. Washington, Sept 26. For North Carolina Fair Wednesday ; Thursday fair, warmer in western and central portions; fresh northwardly winds. Port Almanac - Sept 27. Sin Rises .. . . 5 54 A. M. Suu Sets 5.43 P. M. Diy's Length .. 11 H. 51 M. High Water at Southport 2.13 P jil. High Water. Wilminzton 5 43 P. M. If goat lymph be a cure for insan ity, aa claimed, Kansas ought to btcome a great goat pasture. Some of the papers are discussing why Guerin "gave in." Because his rations trolley wa3 cut and he couldn't hold out. He wanted a square meal. The Chicaaaw Legislature has drawn the color line on white men and raised the price on Indian squaws sought by white men from 150 to 1,000. iliss Jewett might add to the variety and attractiveneis of her Baker show by securing the services of some of those Cartersville, 111., darkeys who escaped. If all that is Baid be true a3 to the way Gen. Otis is shelving Gen. Joe Wheeler, we think it very likely that Joe will be back by Christmas, a very much disgusted warrior. The burglar and highwayman business seeni3 to be flourishing in Xew York city. According to police reports, official, they took in in the past eighteen months 3,500,000. Woodcock may be plentiful in Pennsylvania, but this doesn't pre vent the sportsmen from occasion ally shooting off the top of a fellow's head when they mistake it for a woodcock. If Dreyfus bo' hankering to be come a bloated plutocrat he has a chance. A Delaware man has offered him $200,000 to come hither and lecture, and an American publisher has offered him 1200,000 for the manuscript of his Bide of the case. A St. Louis policeman who died recently had the remarkable record of never having been reprimanded, never having taken a nap while on duty and with never having drawn his pistol or used hia billy a3 a per suasive, although he walked one of the toughest beata in the city. The city of Tacoma, Washington, nsea sea water for street sprinkling and finds one barrel of that equal to three of fre8h water. It has a better effect in laying the dust and does not evaporate so rapidly, hile the Bait gathers the moisture in the at mosphere, and keeps the streets and walks damp longer. LOCAL DOTS. The Norwegian barque Argo, Captain Arentsen, from Pernambuco, is detained at quarantine at Southport Spirits turpentine experienced half a cent advance on the local mar ket yesterday. Closing quotations were at 47 471 cents. The ateamer Driver cleared at 7 o'clock from Fayetteville yesterday morning, and is expected to arrive here in time to clear for the return trip at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The brig Caroline Gray, Cap tain Header, was reported at South port yesterday. She comes from South Amboy to Messrs. Geo. Harriss, 8on Sc Co , with coal for J. A. Springer & Co. Rev. E.' Wooten has received news from his son, Lieut. Bradley J. Wooten, to the effect that he had de parted from Camp Meade for San Francisco, from whence he will sail to the Philippines. Revival services have been in progress at Fifth Street M. E. Church since Sunday night. The pastor, Rev. Jno H. Hall, will be assisted in the meeting by Rev. B. B. Culbreth and Presiding Elder Bumpass. Wilmington Division Xaval Reserves held an informal meeting at the armory last night, but no busi ness of a public nature was trans acted. The election of a successor to Lieutenant Miller is still open. The Champion Compress has been for the past two nights in opara- tion up to 10 o'clock at night in order to consume the receipts of cotton and to load the several steamers of the Sprunt Line which have taken berths there. Florence Times: "Rev. W. B. Oliver, pastor-elect of the First Baptist Church, who is now at his home in Virginia, will arrive in this city about the 31st and enter upon his duties as pastor on Sunday, October 1st. His family will follow him later." Captain of Police Fnrlong yes terday arrested Cornelius Stone, a ne gro prisoner who escaped from the guard house January 5th, where he was serving a ten days' term for an affray. Captain Furlone overhauled him at Cowan's stables, where he had applied for work soon after returning to the city. Winslow Davis, a colored man employed at the Clyde Steamship Company's wharf, was severely in jured yesterday morning by beiog struck with a heavy stick of timber, which fell on him while about his duties. He bled profusely from the mouth and nose, and had t be sent to the City Hospital, where his in juries received attention. Captain Oldham yesterday.har- vested his corn crop in the jail yard, which h9 has carefully attended by "the sweat of his own brow" since planting time. "Capt." Jordan Branch had previously gathered the "roasting ears" from the patch,' and consequent ly the yield does not indicate that the genial captain will have to "tear down his o!d barns and build new ones." Mr. B. A. Jones has been suc ceeded as manager of the Roanoke Chemical Company's works in this city by Mr. J. S. Moser. The factory will not be moved from Wilmington, as has been erroneously reported on the streets. Mr. Jones becomes trav elling representative of the company, and has moved his family to Annis- ton, Ala. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. D. Love Apples. B. H. J. Ahrens For rent. 3. H. McRae Bankrupt notice. Jno. W. Plummer Jr. Received. A. Shrier Opening announcement Miyor'8 CoBrt Yesterday. Two cases each against Peter Evans and Wm. Johnson, both colored, in which they are charged with selling beer without license and selling beer on Sunday, were considered by the . Mayor yesterday but the evidence was insufficient to convict in any of the cases and they were discharged. The eleven negroes, who were in the house of Caleb Nichols, corner Eighth and Harnett streets, when the fight over a crap game resulted in the shooting of Tucker Saturday night, were arraigned for disorderly conduct and each fined $5, thereby enriching the city treasury to the amount of $55. Wm. McClellan, the young negro who was arrested for stealing rides on the trains coming into the A. C. L. yards, was given some wholesome ad vice regarding his conduct in the fu ture and dismissed upon payment of costs. Back from New York. Mr. George O. Gaylord and Mrs. Gaylord have returned from an ex tended visit to places of interest in the North. While away Mr. Gaylord purchased a large stock of select and seasonable goods for his big Racket store on Front street and the new shoe store which he recently opened at No. 109 Market street, with Mr. James R. Boyd as manager. Mr. Gaylord's long experience as a buyer in the great business centres of the North ensures for his Fall and Winter customers the newest and most up to date selections that can be found on the markets visited. The C. W. Polvogt Co. are showing the largest lines of Carpats, Rugs and Mattings in the State. Be sure to visit them before you purchase. t Let The C. W. Polvogt Co. estimate on your Window Shades, Carpets, Mattings. They have the largest as sortment in the city. t J HENOMENAL SUCCESS CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED. Second Joint Meeting to Arrange for Mi sonic Fair Held Last Night Ladies Will Organize To-day. j The second joint meeting held by the Masons of Wilmington in the in terest of the treat Masonic fair, which will be held in this city under their auspices November 13th to the 25th, was in St. John's Hall last night, and was even more largely attended than the one held last week. Mr. Noble F. Martin, manager of the fair, in bringing the proposed busi ness to be transacted before the meet ing, said that the complete success of the fair in every detail is assured, and it only remains for the Masons of the city to decide whether or not, by extra effort, they will make it a phenomenal success. He assured them that there is every indication that this too will be accomplished. Eugene Martin, Esq , also addressed the meeting very enthusiastically, ex pressing his conviction that a phenom enal success will be scored and urging every Mason to, as it were, put a vigorous shoulder to the wheal. Talks along much the same line were made by Herbert McClammy, Esq , S. H. Fishblate, W. E. Springer and others. Following these talks Mr. Noble F. Martin announced that he had a num ber of stock books in ten and twenty five cents shares which he desired to distribute and seventy-one were taken. These books it will ba remembered are for stock or chances in various articles of value for which there will be draw ings during the Fair. To a me ub-sr of the Star staff Mr. Martin said last night that several books issued last week have already been filled and returned. Books are also being taken by a num ber of Masons in other parts of the State. This afternoon in the parlors of The Orton there will be a meeti ng of the ladies for the purpose of organizing for the work which they are expected to perform. It is expected that the meeting will be largely attended. Committees are to be announced and the plans for their work mapped out. The meeting will be held at 3 o'clock. Mr. Noble F. Martin reports the fol lowing donations of articles for the booths and country store: A 'Chief's Lantern," designed for fire department use, donated through Assistant Chief W. P. Monroe of the fire department, by the Gleason & Bailey Manufacturing Co., New York. Three thoroughbred white Leghorn chickens, donated by Mr. R. P. Paddi son of Poiat Caswell. Two very fine pigs, donat9d by Mr. I B. Rhodes. One case of malt extract, donated by Mr. Otto Banck. All the ice needed in conducting the Fair, donated by W. E. Worth & Co. FIFTH COTTON CARGO THIS SEASON. British Steamer Velledf Cleared Comsir- ative Statement of Foreign Exports. The fifth cargo of cotton for foreign export to leave this port for the present season was cleared on the Bntisn steamship Velleda, Capt. Tulloch, for Liverpool, yesterday afternoon by Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son. The cargo consisted of 8,308 bales and is valued at $290,200. The movement of the crop continues very active and despite the prevailing opinion that prices will rule higher later in the season there appears to bs a disposition oa the part of producers to market the staple as fast as it is gathered and ginned. Up to the present time bn a corresponding period last year only two large steamers carry ing 18.804 bales had cleared the port of Wilmington, whereas this year fire steamers have departed for foreign ports carrying in the aggregate 43.484 bales or nearly three times the export for the same period in last season Cotton receipts yesterday showed a slight falling off, only 3,193- bales having been brought to the market, against 4,194 on the corresponding date last year. This is, however, the second day that the daily receipts f or the present year have bean balo tie figure for any single day last Septem ber; but the crop year receipts to the present date continue well in adranoo of those of the same perix! last sea son. The news from many points in North and South Carolina that Wil mington exporters are extending their business to new Melds, and the or robovation of such reports by actual receipts, is gratifying to those with the best interests of Wilmington at heart, but equally as dissomfiting to competitive ports, which arrogate to themselves better harbor facilities for shipping, and which have already. felt the sting of Wilmington's progressive ness in the cotton business. An Interesting Relic. Mr. W. G, Baldwin, superintendent of the Fore & Foster mill near Castle Hayne, presented to the Star yester day a cypress shingle in which is im- beded a part of a minnie ball which was buriedgin the tree during a sharp skirmish between the Union and Confederate soldiers while the latter were protecting a ford on the North East river near the point wheie the W. & W. railroad now crosses that stream. The tree from which the shingle was made, Mr. Baldwin said, was taken from the land of Mr. Samuel Blossom. He says he finds many of these balls buried in the lumber which he saws from that locality. For your Fall and Winter Dress Goods visit The C. W. Polvoet Co. They are showing the largest line in the city. t Plaids for skirts, silks for waists, coverts for coats, suits, are shown by The O. W. Polvogt Co. t WILL ELECT DIRECTORS. Important Action Recently Taken by Y. M. C. A. Active Membership The Visit, ing Secretaries Left Yesterday. At a meeting of the aotive member ship of the Young Men's Christian Association held Monday night it was decided that at the next regular meet ing a new constitution and by-laws providing for a Board of Directors will be adopted. Action to this effect was taken for the reason that State Secre tary A. G. Knebel and International Secretary C. L. Gates were in the city to urge the adoption of such a consti tution which could not be done at that meeting unless due notice had been given. Under the proposed new constitu tion the Board of Directors will take, the place of the active membership, the majority rule of which has di rected the general affairs of the asso ciation heretofore The members of the board will be elected at the Octo ber meeting. The meetiug Monday night was well attended and several matters of in terest were considered. Especial in terest attached to the reports of several committees concerning the work ac complished during the past month. The report of the membership com mittee showed a gain of 45 new mem bers during the month and a total sain of 107 members for August and Sep tember. There was also a showing of 20 per cent, gain in the daily attend ance in the various apartments of the association. An excellent showing as to the finances of the association was another encouraging feature of the reports. After the business of the meeting was disposed of those in attendance adjourned to the reception room where icecream and cake were served. State Secretary Knebel and Inter national Secretary Gates both left the city yesterday, Mrs. Knebel leaving on the 3.45 Columbia train and Mr. Gates on the 3.20 S. A. L. for Char lotte. WORTH BAQLEY COUNCIL U. F. I. Promising Lodge Instituted by Mr. Milton Reed la Wilmington Last Night. Last night at Castle Hall, in the MacRae building, Worth Bagley Council of the National Union Fra ternal Insurance Association was in stituted with a membership of thirty two persons, all of them being among the best citizens of the city. The election of officers for the en suing fiscal year resulted as follows: Ex President Jno. H. Hardin. President Jas. W. Monroe. Viee President Jas. H. Taylor, Jr. Speaker R. F. Warren. Secretary and Treasurer J. C. Mor rison. Chaplain Rev. A. D. McClure. Usher T. B. Oldham. Sergeant at-Arms W. S. Wishart. Doorkeeper S. S. Drew. Trustees E. S. Lathrop, S. P. Cowan and Jas. D. Nutt. Medical Examiner Dr. A. EL Har riss. Rev. A. D. McClure, who has been a member of the order for a number of years, was present and made the lodge a very pleasant talk-, outlining the work and great benefits to be derived from a membership in the brotherhood and spoke in commendation of the ob jects as furthered by the organization in other parts of the country. The lodge starts off with a good membership and a bright prospect for growth. The work of organization was done by Deputy Milton Reed of Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Reed will remain in Wil mington a few days longer in the in terest of the order and in the mean time he says the "application chute" for charter members is still wide open. WALLACE'S GREAT SHOWS. Began Its Tonr of the State Monday At Wilmington October 4th. Wallace Great Shows gave one of their matchless one-day exhibitions in Raleigh Monday and in giving a two column aceount of the perform ance, the News and Observer of yes terday said: "There have been many circuses in Raleigh, but Wallace's is certainly the best. The acts were as numerous as in any other tent show, and were in the main more oleverly done, lne costumes worn by all the performers were neater, the nding was better, there were more ladies in the show than in any other circus seen here, and besides this there were two or three numbers on the programme not seen anywhere else. And it was the best ever seen here this moving menagerie of the Great Wallace Shows crawling by you like a gaily-colored snake, immense in size and miles in length. The fame of this circus has gone into every nook and corner of the land. The naming post ers had pictured its wonders on every roadside and the papers had announoed its advent. And so thousands oame. In the grey and early morning the country people were already arriv ing." The- show travels in a train of its owe, built especially for it and con sisting of fortv-two cars. Yesterday an exhibition was given at Golds bo ro ; to-day it will be at Newbern ; to-morrow at Kins ton; Friday at Greenville and Saturday at Tarboro. Next Mon day it will be at Rocky Mount ; Tues day at Wilson, and Wednesday, 4th inst, at Wilmington. Golf Capes, Fur Collarettes, all new, are shown at The C. W. Polvogt Co. t Art Sauares. Rugs. Lace Curtains and Window Shades in all new designs at The O. W. Polvogt Co. t PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. W. N. Hannah, of Reids ville, was a visitor in the city yester day. Mr. J. D. Padgett, of Rocky Point, is in the city on a business visit. Mr. H. Willis, of Newbern, was registered at the Bonitz House yesterday. Mr. B. B. Boykin, of Clinton, N. C, was among yesterday's arrivals in the city. Misa Ethel Barnes left yester day for Raleigh, where she will enter the Baptist Female University. Mr. Charles Mendelsohn left yesterday afternoon to resume his studies at the University of Pennsyl vania. U. S. Special Operative B. F. Perry arrived in the city from Char lotte yesterday. He will probably re turn to day. Miss Fannie White left yester day morning for Burgaw, where she will spend several days, the truest of Mrs. Jas. A. Montgomery. Mr. Sol. J. Jones, of East Wil mington, left last evening for New York to attend the Dewey celebration and to arrange some business matters. Mrs. W. J. Crosswell and family and Mrs. W. J. Crosswell, Jr., returned yesterday from Cedar Moun tain, N. C, where they spent the Summer. The many friends of Mr. H. E. Bonitz, who was so severly hurt in a runaway Sunday afternoon, will be glad to hear that he was much im proved yesterday. Among the wholesale purchas ers in the city yesterday were Messrs. W. J. Kemp, E. C. Clark, D. L. Smith and T. H. Hales, all well known business men of Elizabethtown, N. C. Miss Susie Wilson, represent ing the Oxford Orphan's Friend, who has been in the city the past several days in the interest of that paper, left yesterday afternoon for Lumberton, N. C. The friends of Mr. J. L. Bowden, who has been confined to his home No. 710 North Third street, with a malarial attack, will be glad to know that he is improving very fast and will be out in a few days. Mr. F. B. Rice, U. S. inspec tor of steamboat hulls, returned yesterday to Charleston via George town, S. C, where he will be joined by Capt. E. E. Groom, to spend a day or two on official business. Mr. J. A. Cavanaugh, of the Hil ton Lumber Company, at Halls bo ro, N.C., was here yesterday. He is think ing of moving his family to Wilming ton and if so he will make this city his headquarters in the future. Winston -Salem Sentinel, Sep tember 25th : "Miss Annie Lee, one of Wilmington's charming daughters, who has been visiting Miss Lilla Young, left this morning for her home, to the regret of the many friends she has won during her stay here." Capt. B. A. Newland, of Charlotte, formerly of the S. A. L., was in the city yesterday in the interest of the National Export Exposition which will be held in Philadelphia. He left in the afternoon for Raleigh, but will return to Wilmington in a few days. Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, D. D., former pastor of the First Presbyterian church, this city, who has been spend ing the Summer in Wilmington, left yesterday morning for Washington, D. C, where he goes as a delegate from the Southern Presbyterian As sembly to the Pan-Presbyterian Coun cil, which met there yesterday. MRS. ATHALIA ALICE T0RPY. Fnneral Will Be Conducted This Morning. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Athalia Alice Torpy, beloved wife of Mr. Thos. Torpy, Jr., whose sad death was noted in yesterday's Star", will take place this morning from the residence of her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Robert Green, No. 118 Red Cross. The remains will thence be taken to St. Thomas' Catho- Uo pro-cathedral, where Rev. Father Dennen will read the requiem mass for the burial of the dead and thence to Oakdale cemetery, where the inter ment will be made. Mrs. Torpy waa a lady of esti mable charaoter and loveable dis position and the hosts of warm friends which she claimed as her own in the city , was evinced by the large number of persona who called at the residence yesterday to extend to the bereaved parents, young husband and other members of the family, their heartfelt sympathy in the sad loss which they have sustained. Besides the parents, to whom she had always been a kind, affectionate daughter, and the little infant child, the deceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs. T. J. Mclnerney, Miss Sadie Agnes Green, and two brothers, Messrs. Thomas and Robert Green, Jr. Miss Alice Torpy, sister of Mr. Torpy, arrived yesterday from Char lotte, where she has been visiting. Mrs. Wheeler's Injuries. A telephone message from the City Hospital last night stated that the con dition of Mrs. Sarah E. Wheeler, who was injured by a train in the A. C. L. yards Monday morning, was very little changed. She rested very well yesterday and is believed to be in no immediate danger unless there comes a sudden change for the worse. THIRTY-THREE NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. Wilmington Light Infantry Only Military Organization in the State With Full Ranks Meeting Last Night. Thirty-three new members were elected by the Wilmington Light In fantry at a special meeting held last night. This addition to the company's membership completes their quota of sixty-three men, the limit fixed by law, the Wilmington Light Infantry being the only company in the State which has full ranks. This increase of membership has been contemplated for some time, in fact ever since the return of Company K from the Spanish Amer ican war during which period a large number of the Reserve Corps resumed active membership, and what may be termed a reorganization having been effected upon the return of the com pany at the close of the war. At the meeting last night President R A Parsley presided and Mr. T. H. Wright was secretary. On Friday night of this week all the newly elected members are expected to meet at the armory to receive their uniforms and other accoutrements and go through with their first drill. There will certainly be one drill each week and probably two, besides as many awkward squad drills as possible. The new members elected last night are as follows: J. O. Carr, Oscar Morriss, H. Lacy Hunt, Jas. A. Northam, J, S. Mc Eachern, Jr., T. E Brown, E. R. Foster, Frank Pinner, S. C. Morton, N. P. Mangum, E. W. Gaither, W. S. Register, Geo. A. Alderman, B. - A. Jones, Jr., Hugh Wallace, Geo. Davis, Junius Davis, Jr., W. R. Windley, Geo. B. Thees, S. R. Vick, Alf. W. Vick, E. L. Heinsberger, Geo. V. Harrell, B. W. Marshall, O. M; Butler, W. R. Brice, Otto Genaust, Fred Bolles. N. M. Crosswell, H. 8. McGirt, J. P. Lewis, Luther D. Mc Cullen and W. L. Moore. THE CHASE FOR "SINQ" NIXON. Officers Returned Yesterday from Fruitless Search for Negro Who Shot Tucker. Deputy Sheriff S. H. Terry and Policeman M. E. Guy returned on the Newbern train yesterday afternoon from an unsuccessful hunt at stations along the line for the negro "Sing" Nixon, who is charged with the shoot ing of the negro Tucker in the Satur day night row over a crap game at the house of Caleb Nichols. They made a thorough search of all the territory about and beyond Scott's Hill, but the negro evaded arrest and from infor mation gathered by the officers they think he has returned to Wilmingtoa. Mr. Terry says that at Scott's Hill Nixon sold a rifle to the railroad sec -tion master for $5 and he is con fident it is the one stolen from Capt. Ward's boat a day-or two ago. With the money. Mr. Terry further says, the negro hired a cart driver to bring him back to this city and that he and Mr. Guy traced him to East Wil mington. The neero Tucker, who was shot, is still at the hospital and is in a pre carious condition. JOINT K. OF P. SPELLING BEE. All Lodges to Participate Jefferson Lodge to Select Their Class To-night. The Knights of Pythias of Wil mington are planning for quite an in teresting joint "spelling bee" to be held in the near future. Jefferson Lodge No. 61 will have a spelling bee to-night after the regular lodge work, the object of which will be to select their best spellers for the joint spell ing contest. Other lodges of the city will select their classes just as soon as possible, and in the near future the joint "spell ing bee" will be held, members of all the lodges being in attendance as well as a large number of ladies. After the joint "bee" seasonable re freshments will be served at the ex pense of the lodge whose class makes the lowest record in spelling. At the meeting of Jefferson Lodge to night a candidate will be tested for the armored rank of Squire and all Knights are invited to attend. Back From Cuba. Mr. Oscar H. Wright, a well known and popular Wilmingtonian, who now has the responsible position ,of quar termaster clerk on the staff of General Fitzhugh Lee, with headquarters at QuemadoE, eight miles from Havana, Cuba, arrived in the city last evening to spend a thirty days' furlough in this city with his family at his home, No. 517 Dock street. Mr. Wright sailed from Havana last Tuesday on the transport McPherson and arrived at New York on Saturday afternoon. After having been detained aboard the transport until Monday afternoon, Mr. Wright left for Wilmington, arriving here last night via the Atlantic Coast Line as stated. Court Opens This Afternoon. Superior Court was convened by Sheriff Walter G. MacRae again yes terday morning at 10 o'clock but he promptly adjourned it in the absence of Judge Bryan, who is still at Kin ston. A telegram was received by Sheriff MacRae from Judge Bryan at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, however, stating that he would be here ready to convene court for the trial of cases at 3 o'clock this afternoon. He is ex pected to arrive on the Newbern train at 12.15 P. M. The telegram was dated from Kinston. Ladies' Laoe Ties, the best $1.00 Kid Gloves in the city, are shown by The C. W. Polvogt Co. t New and largest assortment of Dress Goods in the city are shown at The C. W. Polvogt. t Opening Announcement. This evening at 6.00 o'clock my new store will I be opened for inspection to the people of Wilming- : ton. The attention of the 4 trade is invited to my complete stock of MEN'S r nil a n A. SHRIER, sepsfftr 7 A SUCCESSFUL REHEARSAL For Grace Church Organ Fund Concert Held Lest Night. In Shubert Hall Miss Cannie Chas ten's music studio, last night there was a highly successful rehearsal of the progrnmme for the concert in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium next Monday night, for the benefit of the Grace M. E. Church fund. The participants it will be remembered are to be a quar-. tette composed of Mrs. Latta, soprano ; Mrs. Muse, contralto; Mr. Cooper, tenor; and Mr. Gow, baritone, assisted by Miss Bettie Johnson who has re cently finished her musical training at the National Conservatory of Music, New York. A piano solo will be an especial fea ture of the programme to be rendered by Miss Johnson. There will be vocal solos by Mr. Gow, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Latia and others, and the quartette will among other selections render "An Evening Hymn," a very excellent musical composition by the lamented Edward VanLear. Mr. Gow, the principal soloist, is well known in musical circles of Wil mington as a very gifted singer. He is from Hartlepool, England and is in port with a British steamship. - Will Enter Baptist University. Mils Bessie D. Burtt left yesterday morning for Raleigh to take a special course in the Baptist Fema Univer sity. Miss Burtt is a talented musi cian and has for some time past served with especial efficiency as organist at the First Baptist Church and the Seaman's Bethel. She has at different times filled temporary positions as orgamist for St. James' Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church and St. John's Episcopal Church. As a pianist Miss Burtt is also especially talented and proficient and should the music loving people of Raleigh have the pleasure of hearing her play they Can but appreciate her merit. Opening this Afternoon, This afternoon at 6 o'clock the hand some gents, furnishing store of Mr A. Shrier, recently completed, corner of Front and Princess streets, will be thrown open to the public, and those who admire elegantly fitted sales rooms will have an opportunity to feast their eyes on a store room com plete in every appointment and chock full of the new and up to date fads in men's furnishings. Mr. Shrier cor dially invites his friends and the pub lic to call on him at his new stand, es pecially this afternoon and to-morrow. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS For Rent from October 1st. That desirable Boarding Honse No. 110 and 118 Market street, known astbe "Old Button House," containing 19 rooms and kitchen, with all modern improvements. Yard in rear of house. , Two floors in building No. Ill Dock street, each floor containing 3 rooms and kiichen, with all modern Improvements. For terms apply to B. H. J. AHREjSS. sep271w New Meat Market. This Is to inform the many friends of Mr. Johnnie Hintz that he has completed arrange ments to go. Into the Meat Business under the arm name of J. H. Hintz & Co., on stalls Nos. 1 and 8. north side of Market Hou?e, formerly oc cupied by C. 8. Garrell & Co., where by polite attention and dispatch he hopes for a full share of the patronage of his old friends. J. H. HINTZ. Inter-State 'Phone 3J8, Bell 'Phone 128, sepMtf RECEIVED " THIS WEEK. Tenny'a Fine Candles. Almerla and Malaga Grapes. Baldwin Apples, Maiden Blush Apples. Holland Pippin Apples. Bartlett and Sickle Pears. Kelfer and Beurre Pears. California Peaches. California Plums. Jersey Basket Peaches. Asplnwall Bananas. Large Assortment Choice Candies. Fresh and in convenient packages for select traae, 'Phone your orders for immediate delivery. JNO. W. PLUMMER, Jr., Leading Confectionery Store in Wil mington. sep 27 tf 804 Princess street. Apples. We have fresh stock of Apples On every Week's steamer. Also, Cheese, Cakes, Candies, and other goods that must be fresh to be good, we are compelled to sell each week's stock Is why we sell on such a close margin. Our motto is Quick sales, fresh stock atd close prices. i Call or write for prices. T. D. LOVE, m North Water Street. Steamer for Fayetteville Mondays and Thurs days. Passengers, freight and towage. For rates apply to - . T D. LOVU, sep 19 tf General Agent. 1 .. if-&fig and Princess Sis. ft VI IIUMUUnvlll sell D. S. Sides, Plates, Pork. Vollers & Hashagen sell Squires' Bellies. Vollers & Hashagen . sell Smoked Meats. Vollers & Hashagen sell Choice leaf Lard. Vollers & Hashagen sell Canned Meats. Vollers & Hashagen Headquarters Provisions. Vollers & Hashagen ; - Sell for Packers and If the Packers are uot lower than others, who in the world are? We are seeking reliable dealers and don't sell their trade. We are WHOLESALERS ONLY sep 24 tf Nutt street, A. C. Line tracks VIRGINIA MEAL. Qnn BUSHELS VIRGINIA WATER OUU GROUND MEAL. 300 BABRELS BED BWAT' FLOUR. 800 EOLLS BAGGING. 900 BUNDL,ES TIES- 400 FI3H BAERELS- 100 CASES TOMATOE8. gQ CASES TABLE PEACHES. gQ CASES PIE PEACHE3. 100 BOXES SOAP- BOXES' PEPPER. Jg BOXE3 SPICE. WESC0TT & STONE, Wholesale Grocers. Hatchet Tobacco Beet 6 inch 5's on the market. It satisfies the chew-r. sep 84 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 SEASON. Sole agents for Rob Roy , FLOUR. McNAIR Sl PEARSALL. sep 10 tf FOR RENT. Dwellings, Stores and Offices. Apply to ' D. O'CONNORi Real Estate Agent, sep 8 tf Wilmington, N. C. Cotton Baggings Ties. 1,500 Bodies Ties. 1,000 Rolls MlM. 300 Im Wire Nails. 800 Regs Sieel Cut Nails. 25 BtlS 200 Bills "Our Patent" Floiir,r. 1,000 BMs Straight & 1-2 Pat. Flow. 1,000 Bushels Va. W. G. Meal. 35,000 Lbs Hoop Iron. 25,000 Cross Cnt Cigarettes. 25,000 Roig Cigars (the hest). Also, lots of other stuff. Send for prices and samples. D. L. GORE, 120, 122 and 124 North Water street. sep2ltf IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED States for the Eastern District of North Caro lina. PETITION FOR DISCHARGE. In the matter of Carson H. Barker, Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy. To the Honorable Thos. R. Pur nell. Judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Caro lina. Carson M. Barker, of Grady, N. C. in the county of Robeson, and State of North Carolina, in said district, respectfully represents that on the 17th day of August, last past, he was duly adjudged bankrupt under the acts of Congress relating to Bankruptcy; that he has duly sur rendered all his property and rights of property, and has fully complied with all the requirements of said acts and of the orders of the court touch ing his bankruptcy. Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed by the court to have full dis charge from all debts provable against his estate under said bankrupt acts, except such debW aa are exeepted by law from such discharge. Dated this 18th day of September. A. D , 1899. CAR80NM. BARKER, Bankrupt. ORDER OB" NOTICE THEREON, EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CARO lina, s. On this 13th day of September, A. D.. 1899, on reading the foregoing petition it, is ordered by the court that a hearing be had upon the same on the 7th day of October, A. D., 1899, before said court at Fayetteville in said district at 12.30 o'clock in the afternoon, and tbat notice thereef be published in The Morm.w Star, a newspaper printed in said district, and that all known creditors and other persons in Interest may appear at the said time and place and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted. Witness my hand in Fayetteville, in said dis trict, on the 18th day of September, A. D., 1899. SAMUEL H. MACRAE, sep 27 It Referee in Bankruptcy. von Haven