Th TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.: RNIN Of Any Other Dally News- paper PnblJshed In Wilmington. ? One Year, by Mail, I: Six Months, VThtee Months, " Two Months, " Y . XotDKSX DAILY JfBWSPAPBBl X IN THE STATU. I gueuvered to Subscribers In tne X City at 45 Cents per month. X VOL. LXVI. NO. 59. WILMINGTON, N. 0., WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1966. WHOLE NO. 10,228 Qnaranlced Bona-Hde, crery-uiy ' Circulation Urjer Thia That X Mo i - 2 6.00i 2.60 X 1.26 $ 1.00$ . : - - .hV" ' . .- ! The itUmiwg Mint, OUTLINES. XJie situation in China has assumed . critical phase: the "Boxers" are more formidable than supposed, and ,irlosed in on Fekin. . U. I marines will be landed atPekin to pro- mprican interests. The LtTV . - Weather Bureau reports a general im rrtv.vikent in the condition of the cot ton crop. - Refined sugar advanced ten cents a hundred pounas in new Revolution in Venezuela i.-n.leJ Lord Roberts announces annexation of the Free State. T 0. Fuller appointed Associate Jus-tic- of the Court of Private Land c- Rev. J. E. R. Riddick is oa trii! for his life at Lawrenceville, y The annual reunion of the Confederate Veterans begins to day at noon at Louisville, Kentucky. iJ McCoy won the fight with Toriniy Ryan at Chicago, 111. ew York markets: Money on all :ij. quoted at li2per cent; cotton quiet, -nuddling uplands 9Jc; rlour was quiet and steady; wheat spot lirai. No. 2 red 741c; corn spot si'oa;. No. 2 43a ; ots 3pot quiet. So 2 26 ic; rosin quiet, strained co:n-.uoatogoodjl.55; spirits turpen tine s.eaJy -1 5151Jc. WEATHER REPORT. 'j dsp't of agriculture, . Weather Bureau, . WiLMisaTOS, N. O.. May 29 ) tV:aperatures: S A. M , 72 degrees; S i M . 72 decrees; maximum, 81 de threes; minimum, 63 degrees; mean, 72 decree. Riiafi!! for the day .00: rainfall ai ice 1st of the :uoath up to date, 3 32 iiichts. i.'OTTON 22GI0N BULLETIN. L.ir ir. to moderate showers in all but t AiU'iticcoast districts, with gea eri'.!-s iiitly higher temperatures FORECAST FOR TO DAY. A'AsmsGTOx''May 29. For North Carolina Partly cloudy Wednesday; probably showers: Thursday partly oiiy: probibly showers near the roast: fresh southerly winds. Port Almn.c---3Iy 30. Sua iiis3 . .. - 4.45A.M. Su Sets , 7.10 P. M. lUvsL-utr 14H.25M. Ul-i Wj,-r a, yuh.pori. 9.26 P. M. t .; "wtef. Wilmington. 11.56 P. M. A Georgia man is proud of a potato tw-Titv three inches round, eighteen lo-d?. aal weighing thirty-five pounds, which he raised all by him self. ae of. the new industries of New Jersey is an agency for supplying aeelj titled fellows on the other si le with American '"heiresses for wive?. Tr,. trust busine33 must be playing out in Jersey. According to the last figuring England "has lost in the Boer war, in killed, wounded, captured and inva lids. 40.000 njen, or as many a3 the Boers had fighting men. A new experiment in transport ing logs across the Pacific is soon to be tried. A raft is now being built at Seattle, Wash., which will be 625 feet long and contain 14,000,000 feet of lumber. It will be towed across. , Little Neck clam3 are on a boom in Boston, because a fellow got an 1,000 pearl out of a restaurant lunch one day. The restaurant is also on a boom, andmake3a specialty of that kind of clams, but doesn't serve many of that kind of pearls. A Pennsylvania man arraigned for bigamy excused himself on the plea that his food was drugged, but as he wa3 a truthful man he would not say he was sorry it was drugged as he liked wife No. 2 eon siderably better than wife No. 1. James De Witt, of Wilkesbarre, got along very well with his wife until she mutilated his clothes, refused to cook for him, threatened his life and then went for him with a butcher knife. Then he concluded thai the best thing for him to do was to seek a dissolution of the firm. Tom Reed i3 making money now at the law and says that's a heap nicer than making laws at a small sary. if all the Republicans took this view of it and withdrew from Politics, this country might draw a good loiig breath and feel comfort able. kx-Mayor .Grant of New I York 3truck a soft snap when he was made receiver of the Third Avenue Rail road corporation. He gets a legal fee of i00,000, in addition to what the la allows, one per cent, on moneys received and paid out, and he has already received about $24, m'W from a syndicate. In the bill of expenditures by Rathbone, superintendent of aeUbau postal service, amounting , 'jl'-'.000, 50,000 comes under the aeadof "miscellaneous," little mat deJthat he : didn't have time to dot own. This, we Buppose, covers e of the swell dinners, boat ei8'etc- with which he whiled jay the time, when not otherwise LOCAL DOTS. The New York steamer arrived in port early yesterday morning. L. V. Grady, Esq., has pur chased the valuable law library of the late P. B. Manning. Mr. A. B. Skelding has been appointed a justice of the peace to fill a vacancy caused by resignation. Cape Fear Lodge No. 2. I. O. O. F., conferred the second de gree on three candidates last night The Tournament executive com mittee has been called to meet fn the mayor's office this evening at 8.15 o'clock. Mr. Andrew J. Howell; Jr., will begin the sessions of his popular school at the Y. M. C. A. for the Sum mer on June 7th. The artesian well is now 1,325 feet deep, but the drill continues in very hard rock, and there is no water in immediate sight. The new ptone fence around St Paul's ' Evangelical Lutheran Church has been completed. It is both substantial and handsome. Mr. George Harriss will erect a handsome two-story residence on the vacant lot owned by him on Market between Sixth and Seventh streets. The Charlotte Keel Team is in training by Chief of Police W. S. Orr for the tournament here in July. An entertainment will be given to defray expenses. j- Much interest is being mani fested in the meeting of the magis trates of New Hanover next Monday for the purpose of electing a Board of County Commissioners. Capt. Jno. H. Hanby, chair men of the Public Building Com mittee of the Board of Aldermen, ad vertises for bids for repairs to certain of the quarters of the fire department houses. The Market street block, re- cntly paved, will be ready for travel Saturday. It is now being "sanded'' and when this is completed and a light roller run over the surface the work will be complete. At the meeting of Jefferson Lodge, K. of P., to-night the amplified third degree will be conferred by the district team upon three candidates one each from Clarendon, Stonewall and Jefferson lodges. A delightful launch party was given yesterday afternoon by Capt and Mrs. O. S. Willey, complimentary to some young people. The afternoon was very pleasa tly spent by those composing the party. Mr. N. L. Smith, manager of Ludden & Bates' Southern Music House, has generously offered to do nate one of his handsome Mathusbek pianos for use during the Sacred Con cert at Fifth Street M. E. Church. The presentation of prizes and. the W. L. I. company medal, which was to have taken place last night after drill, was postponed until next Tues day night on account of the absence of two of the prize winners inihe target shooti IThe strawberry shipments to "Wilmington from the towns along the Wilmington and Weldon railrcad are increasing. The Southern Express Company brought in 150 crates last night most of them consigned to brokers in the city. IThe Lyceum Theatre Stock Company left yesterday for Newborn to play a three days' engagement. FromjNewbern the company will re turn here and probably leave early next week for a tour of the State, be ginning at Fayeiteville. The Second Kegiment Band held the regular weekly rehearsal, last light The band is considering a proposition to fill an engagement at Leland, Brunswick county. Mr. N. L, Smith is serving as leader of the orchestra in the absence of Prof. Musto- Merchants along the section of Market street recently paved are of the opinion that in view of the fact that the work is completed the sidewalks should be- repaired and cleared. It impedes travel and business," re marked one of the "outraged store keepers" yesterday. There were two commitments to the county jail yesterday to await trial at the Criminal Court One was colored woman sent over by Justice Fowler for disorderly conduct, and the other, a negro man, bound over by Geo. Price, the colored magistrate. for assault and battery. Repairs to the broken crank shaft of the steamer Seabright are pro gressing very satisfactorily and she will probably clear as usual for Little Riveri S. C, Friday or Saturday. In order: not to inconvenience shippers Messrs. Stone, Rourk & Co. have been operating a line of schooners for the transportation of consignments. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Notice Sealed bids wanted. Strj Wilmington Schedule. T. W. Wood & Sons Seedsmen. King Grocery Co. Very few people. BUSINESS LOCALS. Gasoline Stove For sale. Wanted Base ball pitcher. For Rent Dwelling house. A. J. Howell, Jr. Summer school. Left Por New York. DrJ Charles P. Wertenbaker and Dr. Thomas S. Burbank left last night for New York to attend a meeting of the military surgeons of the United States, which convenes on the 31st instant Dr. Wertenbaker is on detail to repre sent the U. S. Uanne Hospital here. THE RELIEF FAMINE FUND. Mr. W. M. Cntnmlflg la Receipt of a Farther Appeal for the Starving People la India. Mr. W. M. Cumming, who has twice shown his Interest and unstinted generosity in responding to the appeals for help for the starving people of India, is in receipt of the following letter, which is self explanatory and appealing to the people of our favored land in no qualified degree: Dear Mr. Cummina TJDon each lover of humanity in the United States rests some measure of the burden of suffering and pain in India, where sixty-one million human beings are in the grip of the worst famine of the century. The degree of each one's re sponsibilitv is measured onlv bv know ledge of the need and ability to afford relief. Upon me responsibility rests with double weight I not only know the need, but circumstances have placed in my hands machinery for relief. Twice during the past five years I have seen starvation once in Armenia, once in Cuba. I have prayed that I might never see it again. But the way and the dutv are auite triain. whatever the personal inclination. To one who nas walked in the place ox hunger and despair the call of India is imperative. Knowing the need, therefore, and hav ing at hand the means for organizing and administering relief, I cannot re main indifferent to the appeal to intro duce into the famine districts of India the system of emergency relief that I have tested with some degree of sue cess in my relief work for the Armen ians and the Cubans. In this emergency the first persons to whom I naturally turn for aid are those lovers of humanity whose sup port has made possible the relief work that I have done in the past. As jou are one of those who have strength ened my hand for that work, .1 ask you, Mr. Cumming, to read carefully the inclosed printed matter and decide what measure of this white man's burden is yours. ' During the four or five months that I may be engaged in this emergency work the affairs of tbe Uuban Indus trial Relief Commission, of which I have the hon6r to be general manager, will not be allowed to suffer any neg lect It is not that Cuba's need is less, but that India's need is more. Yours, faithfully, Wm. Willard Howard. The inclosed printed matter re ferred to in the letter is a little book let setting forth appalling truths with reference to the extent of the famine in the pes Hi e nee stricken iana. Sixty-one million human beings, it is shown, are to-day in the grip of the severest and most widespread famine in the history of India. Four and a half million persons are receiv ing relief from the government, but the number of applicants for aid is increasing rapidly. Thousands of men, women and children are actu ally dying of hunger, with no relief agency near to lift a hand to help them. It is shown that two cents will save a life for a day; $1 will feed fifty men, women and children for a day; 5 will save a life 'until rains come and the famine pressure is re lieved; $10 will feed 500 persons for a day, and $50 will rescue from starva tion and support fifty children for a month. The Star already has several con tributions for the relief fund, and will take pleasure in acknowledging and forwarding any further sums that may be contributed. $18,000 IN REVENUE STAMPS. This Amount Necessary for An A. C. L. Paper Filed for Rerjstratlon at the Conrt House Yesterday. Articles of consolidation amalgamat ing the Norfolk and Carolina, Wil mington and Weldon and Southeast ern railroad companies, and the A. C. L. Railroad companies of South Caro lina and Virginia, into one system known as the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, were yesterday filed for record with the Register of Deeds of New Hanover county. Details of the consolidation were given in connection with proceedings of the special meeting of the stockhold ers of the several companies held in this city April 20th, which were pub lished in full in these columns. The Safe Deposit and Trust Com pany, of Baltimore, is named as the financial agent of the new company. The most interesting feature of the record is that $18,000 in revenue stamps were required to be affixed to the document These were mostly of the $100 denomination. Summer Schedule. Capt J. W. I Harper to-day an nounces a Summer schedule to Caro lina Beach and Southport on the steamer Wilmington which will be in effect Friday, June 1st continuing until June 12th. j The schedule will be found very convenient0 both points, and travellers on the steamer are re assured of the kind and courteous treatment the nolite and careful at tention which have made Capt Harper and his splendid excursion boat fa mous all over the State. i Entertainment This Evenlnr. A "May Queening and Festival," a charming and delightful entertain ment for young and old as well, is be ing arranged by the Mengert Mission Circle of St Paul's Evangelical Luthe ran Church, and will be given in the Luther Memorial Building this even ing. A season of genuine pleasure assured. Has Beea Repaired. The tag Royal which the Angola Lumber Company bought from a firm at Jacksonville, was steamed up yes terday for the first time since she was brought here some timego, after un dergoing general repairs and repaint ing. She will be put into active ser vice in a few days. v AT WRIGHTSVTLLE BEACH. Cottarers Are Beginning to Take Up Their Abode There Tbe Seashore Hotel Opening Club Houses. The few days immediately preced ing June 1st always constitute a pe riod of expectancy and unusual rush at the seashore. The hotels and - club nouses are busying their managers with all arrangements for the formal openings, city people are turning their eyes toward Summer homes, and of course comes the annual rush of break ing up house keeping at home, prop er, and putting things in order at their cottages on the beach. Ejven now wrightsville presents a scene of activity and June 1 promis es to usher in a season which will be fully up to the standard of brilliancy of those which were inaugurated un der seemingly more favorable circum stances. Already there is an active demand for cottages and many fami lies have already moved "down by the sea " Among those who have al ready taken up their abode at the beach are the families of Mr. A. M. Hall, Mr. A. M. Waddell, Jr., and Mr. John McLaurin. Others will go down this week probably swelling the num ber to more than fifty. Both telephone companies have made extensive preparations for the season and the service will be much improved. Messrs. W. E. Worth & Co., have recently installed a cold storage warehouse near the water tank and the ice supply will be abundant and convenient. The water works have been put in order and the supply al ready turned on in the various cot tages, hotels, etc. The Carolina Yacht Club will ob serve its formal opening Monday night and the Atlantic Club House will be completed early enough for the formal openiug by this popular organization about'June 15th. The Seashore Hotel will be open to guests as early as Saturday night, but the formal opening will not take place until next week. Mr. Hinton. the new proprietor, has made many im provements, which have been noted in these columns from time to time. The bathiDg arrangements are much im proved by the addition of individual sprinklers in the several rooms. Mr. D. TOronly has been engaged as book keeper .for the season and Mr. Will Woodward, of Chapel Hill, as clerk. Mr. Walter Broadwell, of Philadelphia, will be in charge of the bar and cafe. BOARD OF AUDIT AND FINANCE Met la Special Session Yesterday After noon and Adjonroed Till To-morrow. Budget Will Probably Stand. The City Board of Audit and Fi nance was in session for a short while yesterday afternoon to consider the tax ordinance, which was adopted at the special meeting of the Board of Aldermen Thursday afternoon. No changes in the same were ordered but it was recommended that a reduction be made. in the property tax rate from 11.75 per hundred to $1.60. The awarding of the lighting con tracts to the Wilmington Gas Light Company and to Mr. J. B. Casteen at the figures designated in their respec tive bids, was approved. A recess was taken until to-morrow afternoon when another special ses sion will be held. After the special session yesterday afternoon, Messrs. C. W. Yates and W. A. Riach, members of the board. made an inspection of the Market street paving. With regard to the budget of ex penses for the city for the ensuing fis cal year, which was amended by the Board of Audit and Finance and re ferred ; again to the Aldermen, it is learned that the last named body will make no further alterations in the same and it will stand as fixed by the Audit and Finance Board. The prin cipal changes, it will be remembered, were to add $700 for elections, which were not provided for by the Alder men; to allow no advancement in the salary of the superintendent of streets, as proposed, and to' reduce the salary of the clerk to the Finance Board from $1,200 per year to $1,100. There were also other slight changes of no interest to the public Died From Lockjaw. The Savannah News of a recent date contains an announcement of the death of George A. Jenkins, the little 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Jenkins, formerly of Wilmington but now of Savannah. The little fellow was playing ball with a number of his companions when he was accidentally struck with the ball and the eye par tially knocked out Lockjaw resulted and the little fellow died in great amv. Mr. Jenkins is himself in a low state of health and the death ex cited much sympathy. While in Wil mington Mr. Jenkins clerked for Brown & Roddick. Sacred Concert. A very satisfactory and well attended rehearsal for the Sacred Concert at Fifth Street M. E. Church, to be given on Friday evening, was held last night The event promises to be one of the most elaborate musisal carnivals of the season. Notice. The Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company's Wrightsville Branch Exchange win resume service June 1st, 1900. Rates Special line, $5.00 oer month: party line. $3.00 per month. Parties desiring service will notify me in order that connections may receive immediate attention. John uraqcj, .manager, t Wilmington, N. C. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. J. G. Miller, of Atlanta, is at The Orton. j Mr. John T. Reid, of Norfolk, Va., is at The Orton. Mr. E. R. Fishblate, of New York, is at The Orton. Mr. J. R. Woodall, of Rich mond, is at The Orton. , Mr. S. H. Tomlinson, of High Point was here yesterday. Miss Lizaie McMillan is the guest of friends at Burgaw. Mr. J. W. Williamson returned to the city 3 esterday morning. Mr. J. A. Arringdale returned to the city yesterday morning. Mr. Herbert Smith, clerk of court of Duplin county, is.here. I Mr. George Hackney and son, of Wilson, were here yesterday.! Mr. Hugh L. Miller, of Charles ton, arrived in the city last evening. Mr. imncan JMLottachern re turned last night from a business trip. Mr. D. J. Justice, of Florence, was among yesterday's arrivals at The Orton. ; Mrs. Charles P. Wertenbaker is spending a few days with friends at Southport. j ; Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Short ar rived in the city, yesterday to spend some time. Mr. Scott Stanford, one of the staunch Democrats of Duplin county, is in the city. Mr. A. D. McLean, of Aber deen, was among yesterday's- registra tions at The Orton. I Mr. W. T. Pullen has removed to the city and is residing at No. 112 South Seventh street. Mr. G. E. Guvernator, secre tary of the Home Brewing Company, Richmond, is in the city. Mrs. A. M. Waddell left yes terday afternoon via the Seaboard Air Line for a visit to friends. J Mr. J. J. Croswell, route agent of the Southern Express Compa ny, arrived in the city last evening. Hon. J ohn D". Bellamy yester day delivered the address before the Literary Societies of Davidson College. - Mr. Thomas C. Denson, of Raleigh, returned home last night, after spending several days in the city. Mrs. F. H. Ivey returned to her home in Georgia yesterday,' after a very pleasant visit to relatives n the city. ; : j Mrs. jE. P. Boatwrightl and two children returned last evening after a pleasant visit to relatives in Richmond. .. ! i ! Rev. ; P. C. Morton has re turned from Sampson, Laving held services and delivered an address on foreign missions at Ingold. Mr. John Jay Blair, Superin tendent of City Schools, will leave for High Point the latter part of this week to visit his mother. He has not perfected his plans for spending the Summer vacatio a yet Messrs. Allan GrflAnnncrh. .Tnrm Wilson and Daniel McKenzie, of Taun ton, Mass., are here to instruct opera tives at the Delgado mills in the use of the new box looms recently install ed by the Mason Machine Company. Mr. Preston G. White, one of the cleverest of the operators in the Western Union Telegraph office here, returned yesterday from Wadesboro, whither he went to assist in the extra telegraph business at the office there incident to the eclipse.' Messrs. Jesse B. Williams and W. J. Boy kin, of Wilson, Messrs. Charles E. Borden, C. G. Hegnem- bourg and W. H. Urquhart, of Rich mond, all connected with the Vir ginia Carolina Chemical Company, were visitors in the city yesterday. Rev.W. B. Oliver, formerly pastor of the First Baptist church, Wilmington, but now pastor of the Baptist church at Florence, S. C, is in the city for a few days' visit and is the guest of Mr. S. H. Burtt, No. 418 North Third street He is accompa nied by his little daughter, Miss Lucy, and before returning to his home will visit his father at Mount Olive. Y. M. C. A. GYMNASIUM CLASSES Being Organized by Physical Director Wetzel Much Interest Manifested. Dr. N. M. Wetzel is entering into his work as physical director at the Y. M. C. A. with marked enthusiasm. Gymnasium classes are being rapidly formed and willbe large. The young men will be given practice at 8 o'clock on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings, and the business men at 5.30 o'clock on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. At 9.30 o'clock Saturday mornings and on Wednes day and Thursday afternoons at 5 o'clock the junior classes will meet Members of the three classes will be subjected to four physical, examina tions during the year, if they so desire, and in this way the benefits derived from the exercise will be shown by comparison. The examinations - will include figure, showing height weight, neck measurement, chest contraction and expansion, measurement of waist, forearm, arm,' thigh, calf, etc. The strength of the heart and lungs will also be tested. The Southport Railroad. Mr. C. N. Wire, one of the Phila delphia capitalists interested in the newly proposed line of railway to Southport arrived in the city last evening and is at The Orton. Mr. W. TT. Pvke. of Southport who is also in terested in the project, is at The Orton. DPREME COURT DECIDES AN IMPORTANT MATTER. Fines Collected by Towns and Cities Must 1 Qo Into the Common School Fund. The Marshall Case. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, May 29. lA the Supreme Court opinions were handed down to day as follows: j Davidson vs. Land Company,' from Granville; affirmed as to the plaintiff's cause of action and reversed as far as it gives defendant judgment j on counter claim. Vandyke vs; Farris, from Gaston ; error. McCall ts. Webb & Gardner, from Buncombe; affirmed in both cases. Smathers vs. Gilmer, from Haywood; affirmed. State, vs. Keith, from Cherokee; error. Mills vs. Callahan, from Rutherford!; af firmed. Little vs. Brown, from Meck lenburg; affirmed. Wittkowskj vs. Baruch, from Mecklenburg; error Bradley vs. Railroad, from McDowell, affirmed. Glenn vs. Wray, jfrom Rockingham; affirmed. James! vs. Withers, from Stokes; reversed. Dunn vs. Beaman, from Sampson ; in Hobbs' appeal, no error. Dunn vs. Beaman, in plaintiff's appeal, error. McMillan vs. Railroad, from Dupljn; affirmed. Smith vs. Railroad, jTrom Sampson ; new trial. State vs. Smith, from Wayne affirmed. Browh vs. Town of Louisburg, from Franklin; new trial. Board of Education vs. Town of Henderson, from Vance two cases; decision against defendant. Cowell vs. Insurance uompany, from Pamlico; affirmed. McGloughah vs. Mitchell from Hertford; '.affirmed. Following cases were disposed of by per curiam order, to-wit : Wilson vs. Foster, from Burke, affirmed; Ste!wart vs. Evett's heirs, from Macon, affirmed. The decision of perhaps the greatest public interest and importance among these opinions is that in the case of the Board of Education vs. the Town of Henderson. . In this it is decided that all ines collected by towns and cities' upon prosecutions for violation of criminal laws of the State must go into the common school fund and not into the treasury of the town' or city. This has not been done heretofore in many towns and cities, and the deci sion means almost a revolution in the financial management of such opera tions. They will not only lose from their treasury these fines in future, but many of them will have to refund to the school fund such money thus col lected in the past and turned into the town treasury. The court declined to grant another trial to Tom Smith, the negro who kill ed one white man near Selma during Christmas of 1898 and came near kill ing another. This is Smith's second appeal, and second conviction of mur der in the first degree. On first appeal he got a new trial. Though this is re fused this time the court makes its opinion a basis for petition for commu tation, which will probably be asked and granted by the Governor. ,j Judge Purnell to day overruled the motion for removal of the case against A. J. Marshall, for counterfeiting, from this court to Wilmington. He also declined to allow Marshall to sum mon his witnesses at government; ex pense. J MILLING COMPANY ORGANIZED With a Capital Stock of $30,000 Will Manufacture Meal, Grits, Etc. j Papers were filed through the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court yesterday; for the incorporation of the Boney and Harper Milling Company. The capital stock will ba $30,000, with the privilege of increasing it to $60,- 000 if the stockholders so desire. Thirty years is the time asked for the duration of the corporation. i The incorporators named are Capt. J. T. Harper, Mr. G. J. Boney, Mr. Chas. T. Harper and Mr. H. E. Boney. The officers of the company will be president,! secretary, general manager and a board of directors. The officers for each! ensuing year will be elected oh the second Monday in everyiJan- uary. j ' i ; The business proposed is the general milling and grain business, including buying and selling corn and other grain and the manufacturing of meal, grits and other articles of food j also buying and selling hay, oats, peanuts, rice and other produce, and cleaning and preparing the same for market They will also conduct such a general brokerage business as the directors may deem best. A. copy of the corporation papers was sent to Raleigh last night for the approval of the Secretary of Statei m m ! i . Gave a House Party. ; From 3 to 6 o'clock yesterday after noon .the pupils of Mrs. G. J. McMil lan and Miss Fannie Corbett, in the kindergarten and Fletcher music school, were pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. McMillan on the cor ner of Front and Church streets. The occasion was a house party in honor of the closing of the school and those present spent a mrJst enjoyable season. Refreshments were serv.ed; to the de light of a number of children present Floral Parade Suggested, j It has been suggested that arrange ments be made to have a floral parade during the Firemen's Tournament; and it is vArir nrnViahlo that the matter Will receive favorable consideration, j and the parade will be made one of the main features of the week. A big floral "parade has never been in held Wilmington and a number of people have already stated that they will take part in it if it is carried out Da vrai want 2.000 or 3.000 old newspapers at your own price? If so, call at the dtab omce. xney muce a chean wrapping paper. t White Shirt Waists 50c Nicely made, tucked fronts. Detackable standing collar on Sizes 32 to 40. 1 Si Wholesale. my 27 tf Carolina Beach Hotel, ! . - , Carolina Beach, N. C, will open May 25th. Board by day, week or month. Furnished and Unfurnished Booms. Two Cottages Furnished or Unfurnished for rent. Apply to HANS A. KURE, my!5tf Proprietor. 1TQTIGE3 1 The Public Building Committee of the Board of Aldermen will receive sealed bids at the Mayor's office until June lft. Inclusive, for the furnishing or all materials and labor for re pairing to Hook and Ladder house and Chem ical Engine house, corner Fourth and Dock streets. Committee reserves the right id re ject any or all bids. For specifications jand other information see JOHN H. HANBY, Chairman Public Building Committee, my 30 it Schedule Carolina Beach and Southport In effect June 1st. Steamer Wilmington leaves for Carolina Beach, 9 15 A. M. and a 45 P. M. Train leaves Beach for Wilmington, 1 P. M. and 6 p, M. Steamer leaves Wilmington for Southport, 9 15 A. M. Leaves Southport, 12 M. Sunday steamer leaves Wilmington for Carolina Beach, 10.09 A. M. and 2.30 P. M. Train leaves Beach, 12.30 P. M. and 6 P. M. This schedule in effect till June 12. my 30 tf J. W. HABPEB. A NATIVE OF WILMINGTON. I Well and he has reason to believe, favorably known, solicits your patronage. With a new, fresh, clean, high-grade, artistic, medium and cheap line of well made and care fully selected stock of Furniture, coupled with low prices, polite attention -and business methods, I endeavor to merit your support. My prices are made for spot cash, but to reli able parties I . will sell on time to suit their convenience. N. F. PARKER, Furniture and Furniture Novelties, No. 17 South Front Street. my 22 tf -:-WANTED, -:- For Job Printing Press, Pulley and Hanger for main shaft; Counter-shaft, Pulley and jHangers. Second-hand, if in good condition, will do. Apply to or address, the star; 0 Wilmington, N. C. my 18 tf SPRING HINTS. i : Fine Fat Mackerel White No. 1. Illinois Butter for cooking, 15c . A small shipment of Tyger Dairy Butter. "Fox Biver Clover Hlli'r Butter, that means the best. 1 I can save you money on Meat bought right. A heavy wagon horse for sale. i Ginger Preserves at 15c 0 make your mouth Water Grape Nuts. Postal Cereal. THE ! Unlucky Corner. CALL s. w. SANDERS. Both 'Phones No. 109. Agent for Tate Epsom Springs, my 18 tf . Soft-Shell Grabs on Toast, Fresh Shrimp, Sljced Tomatoes, Porter House Steak, At Warren's Cafe, my 19 tf No. 22 North Front street. PURITY, Accuracy and Skill i Are the three easentiala In Compounding Prescriptions. j . : All of these you get by hav- log your work done at I JAMES D. NUTTS, Druggist and Pharmaceutical Chemist, my 6 f -:-FIELD -:- PEAS. -:- 100 15013 Bushel Field Peas for Bushela "Wheat Bran. 500 Bu"nel" Middlings. 50 Barrels Perk. Pounds Rib Sides. : Bushels Corn. Bushels Bleal. Barrels Molasses. Sacks Coffee. 75000 2000 800 200 150 nd car-loads of other goods In our line. Get our prices. D. It, GORE CO., 120, 122 and 121 North Water street, my20tf Wilmington, N. O. each Waist. & B. SOLOMON. Retail. VERY FEW PE0PLE can afford to buy Inferior Groceries Con suming such goods is carrying on a iro iractea campaign against one's health. That form of slow suicide Is, a folly to be avoided. Our Groceries are high quality and reason able in price. We can sell close because we buy close and sell for cash. Our customers get their Innings from our activity. We are never headed In the race. Spring Chickens something nice. 16 to 30 cents. ; THE KING GROCERY CO., JOHN T. SHOUR, Manager. . 'Phones 387, mv 30 tf . Fourth Street Bridge. - FLOUR - Q Brand stands for Quality and Quan tity, and is unsurpassed for bread making, and makes more oc it than many so-called Good Flours. It runs regular always. This is the best all 'round Family Flour sold, and if all we say is not strictly as stated, we will pay any buyer Five Dollars for every barrel which Is not as sold. We mean this, and it is a fair and honest effort to back our word with money, which takes the wind out of talk which costs nothing. WE OFFER Choice Fresh Virginia Water Ground Meal at Mill Prlce3 and Terms. WE OFFER Beet Grades TIMOTHY HAY. WHITE & MIXED CORN, OATS. &c, WE ABE large dealers' in D. S. Meats, Lard and Canned Meats. Vollers & Hashagen, WHOLESALE PROVISIONS. I For Warm Mb. ! f White Mountain f Refrigerators, - .V i Water Coolers, J x : "Lightning Ice $"'- Cream Freezers, $ t Garden Hose. f r . J V We can also supply the Plsca- $! 5 torlal Prevaricators with every Y 3 article coming under the head of jjjj f Fishing ladle. Call and examine our stock. y I J. W. MURCHISON & CO , f i Orton Building. i 4 mylltf U X 9J HAY. 700 Bale3 No-1 Tlm othy Hay- 1500 BusnelB rima Corn. 500 BnBneIa Feed Oats. Bushels Field Peas, gig Barrels City Mess Pork. 200 Bag8 Cnolce RIce Barrels No. 7 Sugar. s r f Ran-AIR Kr 11 Rnffar. oe . qq Barrels Fine Granulated Sugar. Af Bags Fine Gran. 8ugac 100 pounds "xv to bag. Barrels 2 pound Granulated Sugar. 900 BuSnels Va-'Water Ground Meal. W. B. COOPER, WHOLESALE GROCER, my 27 tr wrmimrton. n. o. HOUSES FOR SALE W. M. CUEIMING Rab.1 F.RtAtA Amnt and Notarv Pnhllc One for 14,500.... .on Fourth street One tor $3,000 on Walnut street One for 12,300...... on Walnut street One for Si ,200 on South Second street 8ne for 750 on Market street ne for 460 on South Sixth street One for $2,500 on North Fourth street Desirable lot for 11,500... on North Third street Large lot for $ 400 on Market street Two lots for $ 850 each, .on Church street i . and many others at prices ranging from 165.00 to $3,000.00. W. M. CUMMING. mystticexsu -:- Strawberry Ice Cream -:- $1 00- I -:- Per Gallon. -:- J. W. PLUMMER, Jr. my29.tr i All persons are hereby notified that a Toll House baa been ced J" One-mile Post on the sheU road. fy travelling on this road must stop there to b??. fi?S tickets punched, Wp titie CO. my aiw 4 "