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) - tnnaranteed Bona-FIde, ery.Day TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Circniitloe Larrer Thai That Of Any Other Daily News paper Published la Wllmiirtoa. One Year, by Mail, S.OOj X Six' Months. ' -' " 8.50 ', g Three Months, " i LDKST DAII.X NBWSPAPBB) Two Months, " j 1.00 ; BeIlvred to Subscriber In the IX THE STATE. VOL. LXVJ.-NO. 135. City at 45 Gents per Btontb. x WILMINGTON, N. O., TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1900. WHOLE NO. 10,305 Morning . " i i ' a OUTLINES. Fitisimmons announces his retire ment from the pugilistic ring. Minister Conger reports the arrival of 2,000 German troops at Pekin. Populist national committee decided to accept Towne's declination of can didacy for Vice President. The Bo?rs are making a stubborn fight against the British advance on Mach- adodorp. Chinese have not aban- doLeJ the hope of re-taking Pekin. Three cases of bubonic plague at Glasgow. Scotland. The popu lation of Baltimore is 518,957.. Commissioners of agriculture of the cotton Slates will meet in Raleigh to day ; a crop of 9,500,000 bales Will be their estimate. Two men killed, thr-e- persons wounded and a resi deuce burned were the results of a Gght between a mob and a woman ac cused of murder at Oilman, I1L It is denied that Russia, Germamy and Japan have declared war against China N. Y. markets: Money on call steady at UU per cent; cotton dull midline upland 9c; flour quiet auJ .-:idy. without change; wheat s;j..i eaJy, No. 2 red 80; corn spot liii. N 2 41 ic; oats spot easier, 2 25ic: roia quiet, strained) com ma to good $l.55&1.60; spirits tur inline steady at 3S3S. WEATHER REPORT. !j . s. Dep't of Agriculture, Weather Bureau, UTilmin'otox, N. C, Aug. 27. !V:nperatures: 8 A. 1L, 78 degrees; S l 31., SI decrees; maximum, 93 de -rees: minimum, 75 degrees; mean, 84 Jr-reei. RaLifa'l for the day, 00; rainfall M:i-'lsi of the month up to date. 1.84 iacfi'J. U" o.' water at 8 A. SI. at Fayette- ril? 2 3 feet. O'KTOS REGION BULLETIN. Rainfall has been confined mainly t th Slates of Arkansas, Louisiana ami Mississippi. Heavy raiDS re pittel from the valley of the Red River at Texarkana, 2.50 inches; Al-ximlria. 3 10. '. FORECAST FOR TO DAY. v"4hixotox. Aug. 27. For North rr,iEna : Generally fair Tuesday and '.VeJa.sday: moderate temperature; i,.i:t northwesterly winds. Port Almanac ---August 28. . R.ses 5.28 A.M. rf in Sets 6.33 P.M. Day s Length 13H.05 M. Hi2h Water at Southport . 9.45 P. M. U?hWater Wilmington. 13.15 A.M. Thirty year3 ago Japan didn't have a mile of railroad; now she has over -J. .". miles and i3 adding to the nvleao every year. The Japs are hustlers and rjuick to catch on. Chicago ia kicking because the census men didn't give her a popula tion of 2.000.000. Chicago made the ni3take of not extending her city limits a few miles more before the census men came around. Ti ilatuage done by that Akron, Ohio, mob. which smashed and burue.l things because it couldn't find the negro it was hunting is esti mated at si. 000, 000, and the city records were all destroyed, too. The American consul at Eeichen burg, Germany, says that is a fake about the alleged invention of arti ficiaticotton in Germany. He says the so-called artificial cotton is 3imp!y the sure-enough cotton into which are worked other fibres. A jery brief editorial which ap peared in the Star of last Friday was reproduced in the Kinston Free Pre and credited to the ICetca and 0',-eirt,; while the latter paper copitd it and gave no credit at all. That paragraph is having hard luck. Tke Italians seem to have a pas sion: for fighting duels but they don't know how to fight them like the Frenchmen. They fought 2,400 last ytar and 480 fellows got killed ia tkem. In France nobody ever gets hurt in a duel unless by acci dent dames Creelman, the newspa per correspondent, calculates that Bryan will carry New York by fig ares somewhere between 34,000 and K,000. We would be perfectly willing in advance to subtract and "Jivide by two. No use in being pig gish in cases like this. The Monroe Enquirer entered on its twenty-seventh year last week. In noting this fact the editor says he in't in the business for fnn, recreation or glory. But then the fellow who does the good, solid work he doe3 should have a reasonable amount of all these and some lucre Some of the tobacco growers in ocnecticnt are experimenting ' in growing tobacco under cheese cloth vra. They gay this keep the Jenrperature more even, protects the !eaf from insects, dust, &c, and jaakes a better and higher priced We publish this as a hint to aome our tobacco growers. PERSONAL- PARAGRAPHS. Mrs. E. Piner and child axe visiting at ML Airy. Miss Cornelia Fillyaw has re turned from Weldon. Miss Mattie Horne left yester day to visit in Charlotte. Mr. B. G. Worth returned last night from Petersburg, Va. Rev. J. N. Cole left yesterday for a visit in Mecklenburg, Va. Mrs. W. J. Woodward returned yesterday from Petersburg, Va. Mrs. Walter B. Kingsbury re turned last evening from Warsaw. Mr. Robt, TJ. Gwaltney went to Norfolk yesterday to spend a short time. Miss Ruth Tyler, of Ports mouth, Va., is visiting Mrs. Jno R. Hanby. Mr. S. P. McNair is spending a few days out at his farm in Robeson county. Capt. Geo. .O'Hanlon, of Fay ette ville, came down last evening. He has just recovered from an illness. Miss Kate Harlowe returned to the city yesterday after a -visit to Miss Mabel Powers on Wrightsville Beach. Mrs. Eliza Whary, of Peters burg Va., is visiting her aunt. Mrs. M R. Gill, at 315 North Seventh street. Mr. Ed. Williamson returned to Fayetteville yesterday after a visit to Mr. E C. Holt's cottage on the beach. Greensboro Telegram: "Mrs. R. H. McKoy, of Wilmington, is the guest of Mrs. John M. Dick, on Church street. Mr. Eric Nordeu, who has been spending the Summer at Rice Lake, Wis., with relatives, has returned to the city. ' Mr8. E. Maury Fry arrived yes terday from a visit to the family of her father-in-law, Mayor T. 8. Fry, of Mo bile. Ala. Miss Gracie White returned Sunday from Maxton and Fayette ville, where she has been visiting for some time. Capt. E. W. VanCourt Lucas and family have moved up from South- port, where they have been spending the Summer. Mr. Charles Elliott, of Bunt ing's pharmacy, will go up to Fayette ville, his former home, today, to spend several days. Miss Lucy Cotton, of Tarboro, who has been spending some time at Southport, has come up to the city to spend several days. Miss English, of Rock Hill, S. C, arrived last evening to visit the family of Rev. Alexander Sprunt, on WrightsyiUe Beach. Mrr J. E. Porter, draughtsman for the Wilmington Iron Works, will leave to-day for Portsmouth to accept work with the Seaboard Air Line. Miss Amelia Bucking, of Balti more, who has been the pianist in 'Miller's orchestra at the Seashore Hotel for the season, returned home yesterday. Capt. W. H. Kitchin, of Scot land Neck, and Congressman W. W. Kitchin, of Roxboro, were in the city yesterday returning ," from Wrights yiUe Beach. Maj. T. H. McKoy, one of Mess: a. Alex. Sprunt & Son's grand army of cotton buyers, left for his headquarters at Hartsville, S. C, yes terday afternoon. Mrs. R. S. Wells, Miss Susie Daughtry and Miss May Mercer, and Messrs. T. D. Harper and W. M. Wells, of Elm City, after a pleasant visit to the seashore, have returned home. The Stab had the pleasure of a call yesterday from Editor Swear' ingen, of the Whiteville Neves. He is on his way to Asheville to attend the State Press Association and he also ex pected to take in the trip to Niagara Falls with the other editors. Mrs. O. H. Wright left Sunday afternoon for Quemadoa, Cuba, to join her husband, who is engaged as a ste nographer in the quartermaster's de partment. Since March she has been here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Alderman, 517 Dock street NEW ADVERTISEMENTS D. L. Gore Co. Bran. King Grocery Co. Coffee. O. P. Cazaux & Co. Fruit jars. J. W. Atkinson Underwriters' sale. Guion & Davis That barber shop. busikzss locals. Wanted Salesmen. Wanted A drug clerk. Taylor's Studio Only nine dozen. Fn a eral of Mrs. Gsskill. Mrs. Rebecca Gaskill, whose death occurred Saturday evening at 7 o'clock at her home at 715 Dawson street in the 58th year of her age, was buried Sunday afternoon 4 o'clock in Bel levue cemetery. The funeral services were conducted from the residence by Rev. R. F. Bumpas. The following gen tlemen acted as pall bearers: Messrs. J. W. S. Harvey, F. A. Montgomery, J. W. McCartney and T. W. Mints. Stole Thermometer Tnbe. Mr. EL J. Gerken discovered yester day morning that some one had stolen the tube of the thermometer in front of his store. He replaced it with a new one and gives notice to the man who stole the first if he didn't get satisfac tion out of the first to come back and get the second one. TURPENTINE STILLS. Operators Must Register Them or Incur a Penalty for Fail ure to Do So. THE TIME IS VERY LIMITED. Ruling Has Been oo the Books Ever Since 1898, Bat In Some Way It Has Been Overlooked Officios Will En force It Strictly Now. "Owners of turpentine stills should register their stills before September 1st." This is the substance of a long article taken from the Savannah Morning News of Sunday. The News calls attention to the fact that the revenue act of 1898 requires all stills, including turpentine stills, to be reg istered. It also notes that in one way or another the enforcement of the aet was violated as far as it applied to tur pentine stills- Now up rises Internal Revenue Commissioner G. W. Wil son with a ruling that all turpentine stills must be registered by September 1st or the owners of the stills will become subject to a penalty of $500. Continuing, the News says: This ruling also does not seem to have been brought to the attention of the operators, and the time in which they can register and escape the penalty is growing short. Some of the local firms engaged in manufacturing rosin, among them the Shotter Com- Eany, have learned of the ruling and ave registered their stills. Alto- E other, however, only fifty stills have een registered in this division, whereas there must be several hun dred. Mr. H. O. Harrison, eauzer and deputy collector for the internal reve nue department at Savannah, requests the Morning News to make this an nouncement for the benefit of the op erators of Georgia, Florida and the adjoining 8tates. "The department has been very lenient in this matter," said Mr. Harrison, "and I am satisfied it will not permit the default to con tinue after the date named. There is no excuse for delinquency. It costs nothing to register and registration can be made with any deputy collector or other official of the revenue service. The department 'will furnish all blanks on application and where there is no internal revenue officer affidavit can be made before any official quali fied to witness an oath. Any notary public who has a seal can act in this capacity." Asked as to why the government re quires a registry of turpentine stills, Mr. Harrison said that this was doubt less due to the fact that the stills used in the turpentine business are the reg ulation copper stills which can be used lor distilling whiskey or other alco holic stimulants and the framers of the law doubtless consider it well to have a record of all these stills. "Anyhow," said he, "the require ment is there and so is the nenaltv. and both will be enforced unless the operators take steps to protect them selves." It seems strange that the factors have not taken steps to protect their customers in this and adjoining States. It may be that they have done so, and that tne registration is more general than Mr. Harrison is aware. The naval operators have troubles enough, notwithstanding the fair prices they are getting for their products, and it would be very poor policy ior tnem to get into any muss with the govern ment. The Filipino rebelion is still on and the China business is just at its climax, and the government needs all .1 . . . 1 . . A ine revenue it can geinoia oi, so it may be presumed that it will hardly let up on any delinquents who lay them selves liable to penalties. NAVAL RESERVES RETURNED From Their Annual Cralse on the Hornet. Made Very Fast Ran from South port Had a Fine Time. The United States auxiliary cruiser Hornet, with the Wilmington Division Naval Reserves, arrived in port yes terday morning at 8.30 o'clock, after an eight days' cruise at Southport All hands were well and every one seemed delighted with the outing. According to reports, the Hornet's run up the river was remarkably fast. She left Southport at 6.50 o'clock and arrived in port at 8.80, making the dis tance in one hour and forty minutes. The following officers were in charge : Lieutenant and Commanding Officer H. M. Chase. Navigator T, M. Morse. Chief Engineer W. A. Furlong. Executive Officer Hergenrother. 8enior Lieutenant Matthews. Junior Lieutenant Forshee. Ensign Greenabaum. Chief Boatswain's Mate Arthur Prempert. Quartermasters Kelley, McCart ney, Barnes, Fulsoon. Complimentary Sail. One of the most pleasant social eyents of the past week on Wrights yiUe Beach was a delightful sail on Saturday night, given by Mr. C. D. Maffitt. complimentary to Mrs. R. B. Wells, Miss Susie Daughtry and Miss May Mercer, of Elm City. Others com cosine the party were'Miss May Cum- mings, Raleigh; Miss Williams, Char lotte; Messrs. T. D. Harper and W. M. Wells, Elm City; S. M. Brown, Barn well, a 0.; Harry Latham, Louis Keen and Frank Shepard. Ret urnlnx from Paris. Mr. nd Mrs. Clayton Giles and Miss Lucile Murchison, who have hMn visitine the Paris Exposition and other points of interest in Europe, saUed Saturday from Jf ranee on me steamship DeuachXand for New York, where they are expected to land the latter part of this week. A Conquest Meetlnx" At the First Baptist church B. Y. P. TJ. to-night A special and "interest ing programme is arranged. Mrs. Muse will render a solo, and Messrs. VanLaer.Willifordand Blackwell will contribute a trio. - DEMENTED FROM HEAT. L. L. Bland Becamt Exhausted and Cost His Mind Unconsciously Walked from Wrii-htsville Home. Mr. L. L. Bland, of No. 405 Camp bell street lost his mind Saturday by becoming exhausted from heat and his condition is still unchanged. Dr. Andrew H. Harriss was called in to see Mr. Bland Saturday night as soon as his condition was ascertained and after examination decided that it was exhaustion that caused him to be de mented but thought his mind would be restored in a few days. The circumstances in the case were very sad and at the same time very peculiar. Saturday morning Bland and his wife went to Wrightsville on the train to visit Mrs. Bland's relatives. Soon after their arrival there it was noticed that Mr. Bland was acting in a very peculiar man ner, but no especial attention was paid to him. He expressed a strong desire to take the mid day train and return to the city. It seems that before he arrived at the station his mind was completely gone and he wandered along the shell road and finally reached the city on foot With out being noticed or. given any assist ance, he reached home at 8 o'clock that night, but his mind was so de ranged that he was not conscious of being at home. He attempted to leave soon after and when asked his reasons for doing so, he replied that his wife was lost and he wanted to look for her. lie is not at all dangerous and oc casionally shows some intelligence. His many friends and those of his family, wish for him a speedy recovery . He is a member of the carpenter force in the ACL yard. DIED AT GEORGETOWN. A Wilmington Young Man There in the Employe of the Atlantic Cosst Lumber Company. A telegram received yesterday morn ing by Mr. Preston G. White brought the sad tidings that his brother, George W. White, had died at 8.20 o'clock at Georgetown, S. C, where he was work ing under his brother, Mr. R. W. White, chief electrician for the Atlan tic Coast Lumber Company. A letter received later stated that young White was taken with fever Saturday night It affected his brain, causing one of the attacks with which he suffered so se- verly months ago. He grew worse steadily and rapidly until the end came yesterday morning. His brother, Mr. R. W. White, is also critically ill with hemorrhagic fever. Surviving relatives of Mr. White are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. White, two brothers, Messrs. R. W. and P. G. White, and two sisters, Misses Annie B. and Mary White. The remains are expected to arrive this afternoon, and the funeral will likely take place also this afternoon. ASSISTANT OBSERVER MITCHELL Here to Relieve Observer Felger Who Is on the Sick List. Mr. W. A. Mitchell, assistant at the Savannah Weather Bureau, arrived yesterday to relieve Observer Geo. W. Felger, who is sick with fever at his boarding house, corner of Third and Market streets. He said Wilmington people should not complain of the heat in Savannah the mercury had gone as high as 103. He observed that it isery dry all the way from Savan nah here. At places along the route he noticed that the grass in the woods and meadows was afire just as it is in the fall of the year. Mr. Felger ex pects to be out and resume his work in a few days. For Damaging Property. Ed. F. Brewer, the young man who was tried last Saturday before Justice Fowler on the charge of damaging property of the Wilmington Street Railway Company and held until yesterday in order to introduce addi tional evidence in the case, was bound over to Criminal Court under a $100 bond, in default of which he was com mitted. Stab readers will remember that some time ago a number of boys went out to Hilton Park and tore down and broke the wire netting in front of the grand stand, and also broke up some benches in some cars that were standing under the shed. Several arrests were made but the evidence against all except Brewer was insufficient to convict and they were discharged. Beat His Sister. Geo. Roderick was arrested yester day by Deputies Kowan and Millis for beating his sister with an iron ram rod at their home on Eighth 'street be tween Dawson and Wright It was a brutal assault and there was no reason for his act His sister is badly afflicted and is almost helpless, and when her brother attacked her she was unable to protect herself in any way. She re ceived a severe bruise over one eye. Roderick will be tried before Justice McGowan this morning. Shipping Notes. The Norwegian barque Ararat, Capt Christiansen, arrived in port Monday from Cadiz and is consigned to Heide"& Co. She will be loaded with naval stores by Mr. M. J. Heyer. The Italian barque Bianca Aspasia, Capt Nitzi, in in port from New York with part cargo for Samana, Porto Rico. She will complete her cargo here J. T. RUey & XJo. are the consignees. LOCAL DOTS. Rev. R. F. Bumpasa occupied the pulpit of Fifth Street M. E. church at services Sunday. The case of perjury against Mattie McGee, colored, was dismissed by W. W. Harriss J. P., yesterday. At the First Baptist Sunday School yesterday morning it was de cided to hold the school hereafter at 4:80 o'clock in the afternoon instead of 9:30 in the morung. A good sized audience heard Mr. W. S. McGill's lecture on "Spots" at the Y. M. C. A. Sunday afternoon. His talk was very forcible. Music by a quartette was much enjoyed. Dr. George C. Worth, returned medical missionary, will speak next Sunday morning at Grace M. E. church on the mission cause in China. His address will be heard with great interest. Express Messenger R. B. Boney, who was badly hurt by falling from a moving tram several weeks ago, was well enough yesterday to take a trip to Norfolk. He will resume jfis run in a few day. ' The vote on the constitutional amendment and for Governor, by counties, as declared by the State Board of Canvassers, i printed oi the second page of the 8tab to-day. It makes interesting reading. The tug Alexander Jpnes pro ceeded down the river yesterday after noon to tow the schooner Jno. C. Gregory to Charleston. The schooner was light and could make no headway against adverse- winds. The date of the Elk's Social Session, which will be held in Char lotte has been changed from Septem ber 19th to September 9th. Several members of the local lodge have signi fied their intention of attending. MR. R0BT. A. CURTIS His Brother Received a Letter Yesterday Giving Particulars About Death. Was Riddled With Bullets. Mr. T. K. Curtis received a letter on yesterday telling how his brother, Robert A. Curtis, was killed at John ston Station, Georgia, some time ago. The' letter was written by J. G. Curtis, another brother, who came up from his home in Pensacola, Fla., to find out about his brother's death. The unfortunate young man was re quested by Constable Gill to help in I arresting a negro named Dotson. 'The two men went to the place where Dot son was supposed to be and found him. Constable Gill told the negro that he had a warrant for him. The negro told him to read it and fired as the officer reached into his pocket and took out the paper. Dotson fired a second time, and at Curtis. The ball took effect in the breast of the white man and he fell to the ground. He sprang up again, drew his pistol and fired at the negro. As he did so a mob of negroes appeared and attacked. Curtis was completely riddled. A rifle ball and load of buckshot took effect in his back. There were found also a pistol ball in his shoulder and one in his breast. Deceased was about 26 years of age. He went to Johnston Station several years ago. He was clerk in a store. He was unmarried but was engaged to be married. In addition to the rela tives mentioned he had a sister, Mrs. Alonzo Rowe, of Rocky Mount He was buried at J ohnston Station. Excursion From Salisbury. A two-day excursion will 'arrive from Salisbury and intermediate points this evening about 6 o'clock It will be in charge of Travelling Passenger Agent Vernon, of the Southern Rail way. For the benefit, of the excur sionists and any others who may wish to go, Capt. Harper will run an excur sion out to sea on the steamer Wil mington, which will leave her wharf at 9.15 o'clock to-morrow morning. Stop3 will be made at Carolina Beach and Southport both going and returning- . M M M Funeral of Mrs. Gore. The funeral of Mrs. M. C. Gore, who died Saturday morning last ofmalarial fever, was held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock from the residence, 519 North Third street Rev. J. J. Tayseur, pastor of Brooklyn Baptist Church, of which the deceased was a faithful member, conducted the services. There were numerous friends of the family present The pall bearers were Messrs. W. E. Vann, J. O. Wiggs, W. H. Scarborough, A. W. Allen, E. G. Woody and L. B. Rogers. I Arrested for Larceny. Sallie Halsey, colored, was arrested yesterday morning by Officer Woebse for larceny. She was caught in"the act of stealing several articles of cloth ing and some butter from the back piazza of Mr. J. A. Everitt, who lives at 314 North Seventh street, early yes terday morning. From what could be learned the woman has been commit ting thefts in this manner for some time. Her case will come up before the Mayor this morning. Agnirre Off the Ways. The little tug Aguirre, Capt Nel son, which has been on the ways at Skinner's shipyard for several days past getting anew propeller, came off yesterday and will proceed to-day or tomorrow to Ponce, Porto Rico, where she will be engaged in towing sugar barges. She is a new boat and was built by Spedder& Co., of Balti more, from which port she came di rectly here. J. L. YORK IN TROUBLE. Man Who Wanted to Operate a Painting Factory Here Last Year Qets In the Toils at Fayetteville. The following from the Greensboro Telegram tells of a Vslick duck" who has operated in Wilmington, and who was quite a familiar figure on our streets just about year,- as the promo" ter of a paint factory: One J. L. York, jwho; formerly re sided in Greensboro has at last landed on the way to a term m the Federal prison. He, was arrested in Fayette ville yesterday for 'using the United States mails for fraudulent purposes. Being, unable to furnish bail he was placed in jail to await a preliminary hearing on September 12th. York was arrested by a deputy United States marshal upon the com plaint of Postoffice Inspector Connolly, who worked up the case. York has resided in Fayetteville for about six months, representing himself to be a paint manufacturer; desirous of estab lishing a large factory in that place. He inspected a number of sites and selected one upon which to build his factory. The people of Fayetteville, at first, were enthusiastic over the en terprise and extended Mr. York the "glad hand." He purchased lumber (on a credit) and placed it on the lot which he had bought (also on a credit), after which he had a quantity of fine stationery printed and J began an ex tensive correspondence all over the country. j In this way he managed to get pos session of a lot of machinery, lumber, oil and other goods! He worked these off at very low prices and lived high. The people of Fayetteville became sus picious of him, but he was not molested until Postoffice Inspector Connolly got hot on his trails York is well remembered in Greens boro, where he is sometime referred to as "York of mineraline fame." This non de plume attaches to him on account of a gigantic scheme he in augurated while here two or three years ago. By grinding up soapstone, or some other material, he proposed to provide a substitute! for flour, the pro ceeds from whieh were to make him a modern Croesus. This scheme was ex posed in its infancy; When York first came to Greens boro he was one of 'the proprietors of the Southern Varnish Works and ap- ? eared to do a profitable business, he plant, which was located south of town, was destroyed by fire. Produce Exchange. Yesterday at the Produce Exchange, for the first time since the quarrel be tween the bucket shops and the tele graph companies some weeks ago, the Chicago markets were received. They were gotten through private wire, and though published for the benefit of all the members, are paid for by the Presi dent, Mr. W. B. Cooperi and four or five members who,; like; him, are de sirous that the Exchange shall be of real service to all who belong to it. Club House Nearing Completion. The club house bf the Hammocks Boating and Fishing Association on the "hammocks" at Wrightsville, is near ing completion . and will be ready for occupancy within the next few days. As soon as the ) members move into their new club house and begin to feel at home, they will have some interes ting boat races and later in the season will arrange for cither amusements. The club's popularity is increasing daily. i ; i On the River Sunday;. ' The steamer Wilmington carried a large crowd' to Carolina Beach and to Southport on the excursion Sunday. Passengers for Southport; were trans ferred to the steamer Southport at the Carolina Beach piejr and there was a big number of them who' went down to visit the Naval Reservrs on the Hornet. Most of the excursionists re -turned to the city on the' 7:30 o'clock boat and all seemed muh pleased at the day's outing, j t i i Juvenile Base Ball. ; ' j There was a "warm" game of base ball yesterday afternoon at Hilton be tween the' Chetnut streeters and the Wilmington Juniors. The former won by a score, of 6. to 0. ' The features for the winning team were Crow's pitching, Yopp's work at first base and Gaylord's at second base. For the Juniors, Reilly caught, a beautiful game and Chadwick was exceedingly clever in the box. ! jj New Men in Bank, j .1 Mr. M. F. Allen,: of Richmond, has accepted the position of cashier at the Wilmington Savings and Trust Com pany during the absence of Mr. Chas. E. Taylor, who is taking a rest on ac count of his eyes, j Mr. Allen was em ployed in the Singer Sewing Machine Company's Richmond office. Mr. D. T. Cronly will also be at the bank for4 a few days working interest for the quarter ending September 1st . r " : Steam Laundry Branching! Out. Say that Wilmington business firms do not draw business from a great dis tance! Yesterday the, Wilmington Steam Laundry received a package of laundry from a small town in Texas, two thousand miles away. It was sent by a customed who used to live down in South Carolina and patron ized the Wilmington Steam Laundry there. : I ! His Brother Improving: ; Jailor Geo. W. Millis received a let ter from Mr. J.i J. Burnett, of Brook lyn, saying his brother, iJ. O. Millis,' who was so seriously stabbed in New York a few nights since, is at Belle vue Hospital and is improving. Mr. Millis has been under painful suspense for several days and the news yesterday was much welcomed. j Mid-Summer Wearables Are In Demand. Where to find such goods at prices to suit your purse is first to be considered. A. D. BROWN For this week makes A SPECIAL OFFERING of Figured French Organdies and Colored Piques. The original price of the Organdies was 35c; we offer them at 15c a yard. Colored Piques, 20c; now 12c a yard. 25c Lawns for 15c. 15c Figured Organdies tor 10c a yard. White Goods. The largest line of these goods in the city, consisting of French and English Nainsooks, Persian Lawns, Dimmities, India Linen, Victoria Lawn, Linen Lawn, Checked Nainsooks, Or gandies and Piques. Shade Department. The latest, "Whitmore's Shade Bracket." The most con venient Bracket ever invented. Call and see how 'tis worked. SOLE AGENT for "Her Majesty," "American Lady" and "Dowager" Corsets; also, Bntterick's Patterns. We carry the largest line of Mattings and Bugs in the city. A D. BROWN. 1v l tf '- ' ' ' GREATEST FAILURE IN YEARS. Condition of Crops' in Stanly and Adjoin ing Counties Alarming. A Wilmington wholesale grocer and commission merchant is in receipt of the following communication from a prominent citizen of Albemarle : "Albemarle. N. C. August 25. Remviner to your inquiry of the 21st instant, will say that cotton in Stanly county barely one-half crop; corn quarter crop. Greatest failure in twenty years, some neias ot coiion will take ten acres to make a bale, and good deal of the corn will not make a peck to the acre. Adjoining counties of Union. Cabarrus. Davidson. Ran dolph, Montgomery and Iredell are no better, w e are aiso roieresiea in dusi ness in the central portion of South Carolina, and all report the worst failure in years; cotton there half a crop, and corn quarter crop. In some sections of this (Stanly county) trees have died from effects of drought." Do vou want 3.000 or 3,000 old newspapers at your own price? If so, call at the Stab office. They make a cheap wrapping paper. t DIED. At. OAnnnrtnwn- R T- ATI (mat 37th. 1900. GEOBGE W., youngest eon of Mr. ana Mrs. John A. White, aged 19 years and 1 month. Funeral from residence, 206 North Sixth street. this (Tuesday) afternoon at 5 o'clock; thence to Oakdale cemetery. Friends and acquaintances Invited to attend. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Barber Shop. It makes no difference whether the weather is hot or cold. You need a nice, clean, easy shave all the same. we cut nair, too. As well as shampoo. OUION A DAVIS, '7 South Front street. P. 8. Brush the gentleman cap a pie. u S3 tf Underwriters7 Sale. On Friday next, 31st Inst, at 11.00 o'clock A. M., will he sold at the mill yard of Messrs. 8. & W. H. Northrop, by order of the Underwriters-for account of whom It may concern, 130 M feet of No. 1 Long Leaf Heart Y. T. Lumber (assorted sizes.) Ex steamer Catha rine Whiting. To be sold in quantities to suit. Terms cash. JOHN W. ATKINSON, . Agent for Underwriters. Aug. 88, 1900. an 28 4t TAKE NOTICE. X have NOT sold my busi ness or any part of it at "The Unlucky Corner," and' do not expect to, the' rumor to the contrary notwithstanding1. I will run it as heretofore, and take eare of your inter est. I am able and will ing to give yon as good Groceries and as good services as any house ia the State. S. W. SANDERS. an 22 tf BRAN! BRAN! BRAN! One car-load nice fresh Bran Just received. Also, one car-load good Mixed Corn. One car Timothy Hay. Also, car loads of other stuff. Get our ptfees. D. L. GORE CO., WHOLESALE GROCEItS, au 28 tf Wilmington. N. O. FOR RENT. . Two stores on Market street. Two stores on Front street. A house 8. B. corner Second and Orange. A house on Second st. bet, Orange and Ann. A house on Ann bet. Second and Third. A house on Grace bet. Third and Fourth. Booms over store on Front street. Boarding house on Market street. ' A house on Fourth street near Grace. " " Front near Ann. " " 8. B. corner Third and Church. " chestnut st. bet. Third & Fourth. " " Front st. bet Ann & Nun. W. M. CUMMINC, Real Estate & Notary . Public on 21 tf ex sv "THE CUP THAT CHEERS but not Inebriates" may be Tea for Mr. Smith, Coffee for Mr. Brown and Chocolate or cocoa for Mr. Jones; but to be of any value, each should be "straight goods." We are ready for Messrs. Smith, Brown, Jones and all others with the best brands of table beverages to be haa In the market, at prices which will com mend us to your notice. THE CELEBRATED BLUE BIBB ON COFFEE only 25 cents FEB POUND. THE KING GROCERY CO., JOHN T. SHOLAR, Manager. Both Thones 887. Fourth Street Bridge. ausstr Fruit Jars, Fruit Jars. Let Us Have Your Orders. We are out of Half Gallon Jars, but will furnish you with Mason's Quart Jars At Reduced Prices. . a we extend an Invitation to call and Inspect our Fall line of Dinner and Tea Sets, Chamber Sets, - Lamps, &c, In all grades and quality of ware. We T&rry the best Lead FJlnt Lamp Chimneys made. TRY THEM. 0. P. Gazaux & Go. au 28 tf - The careful purchaser of Hardware, wholesale or retail. Inquiring after the best stock and Lowest Prices consistent with quality, la the general Hardware line, cannot poslsDly make a mistake by taking a look over our stock, which I Embraces Everything in the m mm m mm General Hardware line. 1 X T We have a number of season able specialties - Just now that Invite your inspection before purchases are made elsewhere. I J. W. MURCHISON & CO.. L.. 0,on WO'"?- Take No Other Cuban Blossom," "Renown," "Topicdl Twist CIGARS. Can't Be Approached.1 Sold sverywhere. Vollers & Hashagen, Sole Sales Agents. au stf Yon Don't Know what yon have missed By not trying one of Warren's 25c or 50c Pound Cakes. , ALWAYS FRESH. , - WARREN'S Steam Bakery and Cafe, Jy3itr No. S3 North Front street. THE GRADY SCHOOL, Turkey, N. C, will begin lta next Besslon September 3rd. For particulars apply to B. F. GRADY. an 14 4w tu th eu w 4t I Some people are wise t 5! 1 8