u,'.rnieed Bon-Fide,
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tirculaUooUrferinan
Of Any Other Daily n
paper Pablishcd
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l- THE S I A i i - 4
OUTLINES.
the Ship Sab-
ed by Senator Chandler
se passed the Benaio r
aCF . . .j.-..t;alA claims of
; am t- uii niuii.i
. :,vns flopamst Spam.
tea aiaies - -
The Mississippi raiirow
. thfl consolidation or
of
I declare mm
lobilefc Ohio with the Southern
Uy is in violation oi law, uu
pro
hoes will at once m""
th charters of the
can
two iliuu ' ...
T a first loini meeuuK
of
oreizn envoys and the Chinese
potentiaries in Pekin will be held
ly Lrou. li-i"'"'-'""
Jritish torces drivinrthe uoersous
:4PeColony. Boers rushed
captured British post at Moddew
in: two British officers were
i and two wounded- - The
of Chief Jas-
Marshall was commemorated with
fcssesinthe hall of the nouse oi
jesentatives at "Washington.
Ir-ito, a nrnminent farmer, shot
!:iHed by John F. Williams, near
3i Oa. A German expeda
s believed to have gone from Pe-
o escort tne Chinese emperor u
lapit&i. iirs. Hsuuu.wuiw
0 wreck a saloon at lopeKa,
1 fierce fight followed in whieh.
romen were roughly handled.
York markets: Money on caii
iyat 1342 per cent; cotton quiet.
ling uplands 9c; aour inaciiTo
.fhp wpat. closin? lower to sell;
It-spot weak, No. 2 red
I T A
h. afloat; corn spot nrm, imo. a
L elevator; oats spot quiet, No. 2
i; rosin quiet, strainea common u
iltf: spirits turpentine quiet at
WEATHER REPORT.
S. DEP'T OF JhlftlOULTUKE, t
WeathebBubbau,
Wilmixgtos, N. C, Feb. 4 )
bpratures: 8 A. ii., aegrees;
M. 53 degrees; maximum, w aa-
: minimum, 50 decrees ; mean, 51
pes.
finfaii for the day, .13; rainfall
1st of the month up to date, .71
FORECAST 5B TO-DAT.
tSHi5GT05, b eb. 4 tror w orsn
ina Fair Tuesday and Wednes-
c alder in eastern portion Tues-
brisk to high northwesterly
oil
ort Almanac February t'
rC
feises 6.58 A.M.
Bets 5.30 P.M.
k Length 10 H. 32 M
Water at Southport . 8 31 A. M.
Water Wilmington. 1L01A.M.
fi. Nation parts her hair in the
le, which makes her pictures
something like a woman.
orida raised nearly a million
J3 worth of peanut3 last year,
we don't hear much talk about
lorida peanut, either.
gland keep3 such a sharp eye
ke fancies of her Indian subjects
a Birmingham establishment
! their little brass gods for
Carrie Xation proposes to
pd her hatchet war throughout
Ration, and to invade Chicago
3ome Kansas brigades of
fcets and then tackle New York.
be Londou correspondent of the
pdelphia Uncord, says the gen-
ppimon in that city is that Eng-
is in for another year of war In
Africa and another 350,000,-
fcill of exDen3f-a. I
i j
ker they get their army rear-
ea according to the proposed
f he nest thing will he to get the
Jur yonng men are not stuck
regular army, although they.
times look on volunteering1 as a
fi pic-ni.i.
fre are oatstanding $15ojoQO.
tl Cionds issued bv-Snain tn
er subjugate the Cubans.
The
10 tnpSP hnnrla vani
to
vvuuu r cau W
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oa responsible but the
Ps Will verv nrnliaWr nllionf.
j l v. j uyjuv.
iug apam s debts.
f Iact at in his last will the
i . i
hup D. Armour, of Chiim.
ed nothing out of his S15.600.-
pte to benevolent objects has
1 t0m comment, but hej had
2 his life time thnn AatmtoA
P or Biz Damage.
ImiDEtOn lnn1p wK i J il.
fff andareacauainteH .wti
f 'stances, will be interested to
iQat in the Guilford Superior
at Greensboro Friit. .t..
B J UWIUUUU
u. Fishpi ma. J - J Unr
faj-es by a jury. f J the
P&oro Water
Mn of the defendant's Ized
pt water unon thn
F5 of the Benbow He,
f"" u Dy the Plaintiff. Tkia
i ' ureuy won agaiast
PPany aggregate over $30,000
are suitsfdl pending for
r- a amount asked for in the
was 140,000.
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PBBS I ' ' . ' ' 1.1
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VOL. LXVII. NO. 1U.
LOCAL DOTS.
The torty-eighth annual meet
of the Seamen's Friend Society will be
held this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Sheriff J. 0. Wooten, of Lenoir,
died at Kinston at 3 o'clock Sunday
morning. He has relatives in Bladen
and Cumberland counties.
The annual meeting of the
Associated Charities will bo held at the
Y. M. C. A. this afternoon at 3 o'clock
The public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Charlotte Observer, 4th: "Judge
, C. Fuller continued to improve yes
terday and last night and his family
and friends are more hopeful about
his condition.
Mr. William H. Strauss will
leave toIay for York, Pa., where he
will accept a position as stenographer
with Geo. F. Holier &r Sons, boiler
manufacturers.
The B, Y. P U. will give a re-
caption to-night in the lecture room of
the First Baptist Church to the young
people of the church. An elaborate
programme has been prepared.
The Associated . Press wires,
north and south, went down this morn
ing at 1.30 o'clock;, probably on ac
count of the high . winds a touch of
the bliszard prevailing in the North
west. -
The Executive Committee of
the Interdenominational Sunday
School Conference will meet at 8
o'clock to night at the residence of Mr.
Heinsberger. . . All .members are
urged to be present
Emanuel Garcia, the well-
known boat builder, died of consump
tion at his home, 605 Surry street, Sun
day night at 8.05 o'clock. The funeral
will be held from Fifth Street M. E.
Church at 3 P. M. to-day.
Among the commissioners ap
pointed by Governor Aycock to rep
resent North Carolina at the South
Carolina Inter-State and West India
Exposition at Charleston this year
are Vol. Warren G. Elliott, of Wil
mington; E. K. Proctor, Jr.,. of Lam
berton; Wm. Dunn, of Newborn, and
W. L. Hill, of Warsaw.
A TRIBUTE TO DR. LANE.
His Death Aaioaoced at Meetlsg of Cobb-
ty Connilssloaers
At the meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners yesterday af
ternoon, the death of Dr. W. W.
Lane, Superintendent of the City
Hospital, was feelingly announced
by Chairman D. McEachern, who
read a letter from Mr. James M. Hall,
interne at the institution. Mr.
Gabriel Holmes then offered with ap
propriate remarks the, following
evidence of the high esteem in which
he was held by the county authorities:
Whkbkas, The Board of Commis
sioners of New Hanover County have
just been informedfof the sudden de
mise or ur. w. w. Ltane, surgeon in
charge of the City Hospital, and deplor
ing the loss which we nave sustained
in the death of so useful and valuable
a public servant, and the loss to the
community of a genial, courteous and
amiable gentlemen :
Hesolved. That these resolutions be
enrolled upon our minutes as an evi
dence of our high appreciation of his
services, and that a copy be sent to
the family of the deceased.
GENTLEMEN OP THE JURY.
1st of Those Drawa Yesterday to Serve
at March Crlniaal Court.
The following jurors were drawn by
the County Commissioners yesterday
afternoon to serve daring the term of
the Eastern District Criminal Court,
which will convene on the second
Monday in March :
George A. Warren, J. L. Hawkins,
A. Robertson, W. F. Rogers, John J.
Williams, Fred W. Dick, C. H.
Schulken, E F. Lewis, W. V. Hudson,
Wm. Lumsden, B. O. Stone, J. E.
Grier, M. F. Croom, A. B. George, R.
H. Brady, J. D. Bender, J. A. Hines,
W. Smith, A. K. Heath, W. L.
Webb, J. H. Harper, T. Wright
Meares, EL H. Hooker, Thos. Lawther,
W, Rogers, George W. Bntt, J. 8.
Barr, W. P. Woodcock, C. A. Turley,
V. Gurley, J. F. Lamer, W. B.
Barksdale, A. B. Cook, E. L. Davis,
W. 8. Craig,. T. J. Torpy.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
N. F. Parker Fire alarms.
Munroe & Eelley Couches.
Canning Outfit For sale cheap,
a H. MacBae Bankrupt notice.
Meeting Seamen's Friend Society.
N. C Home Building As'n Report
acmer Dnaa's Moving Pictures.
Farmer Dunn's moving pictures
were presented to a large audience at
the Opera- House last night It was
indeed a wonderful performance, each
picture reproducing animated life' in
every detail. The scenes were varied
and highly instructive, giving one a
keen insight into the architecture of
the Paris Exposition and displaying
many views of foreign countries. The
niclures were interspersed with ludi
crous incidents of every day life, which
tended to blend the entire performance
into both an amusing and instructive
production.- The company will be at
the Opera House each night this week
and popular prices will prevail.
Street Kauway Mrnres.
From the Corporation Commission's
annual report Jt is seen that of the
street railwayfin the State, Asheviile
thretf line's handled during the year,
1,275,000 passengers on 12 miles of
track; Wilmington, 849,000 on 4
miles ; Charlotte, 788,000 on 7 miles ;
Raleigh, 489,000 on 4 miles; Winston
Salem, 479,000 on 81 miles. Charlotte's
net income during the year was $10,
975tWUmington ; $4,403; Raleigh's de
ficit, $3,833; Winston's deficit, $1,984.
THE CITY CHARTER.
It Afforded the Only Topic for
Lively Discussion Again
Last Night.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Decided to Reinstate, the Provisions Al
lowing the Municipal Ownership of
. LigBtlnz and . Water Plants
Other Matters Considered.
Except for revival- of the new city
charter discussion which was taken up
for about an hour just before adjourn
ment, the regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Aldermen, which lasted
from 8 to 11 o'clock last night, would
nave been a very tame affair indeed
As it was, the session, was full of sea
satio in. ita clong hounv rhaying
been made so by reason of a spirited.
debate, in which some personalities
were -indulged in between two fso
tions, which - sprung into , existence
over a proposition by 'Mr.- Taylor to
restore the section in the' re draft
which confer on the municipality the
right to establish and maintain a city
lighting plant and system of water
works in the event exigencies -arise
which may make it necessary or ad
visable. The outcome of the debate
was a reinstatement of the paragraphs
referred to, and an instruction to City
Attorney Meares to forward the docu
ment as finally amended to the Legis
lature for its enactment into law.
Mayor Waddell presided at the meet
ing and every member of the Board
was in attendance upon the same.
A discussion arose over the city's
right in the matter of the removal
from the sidewalk of a certain yard
fence enclosing the residence of Mr.
W. H. Sprunt, corner Third and
Grace streets, and litigation over the
question was suggested and discussed
at some length, but no retraction was
had '"om the former action of the
Board in instructing the Chief of
Police to enforce the city ordinance
relative to its removal.
Several tenants in Front street mar
ket were abated one month's rent by
reason of claims for damage to stock
ncident to the recent repairs there.
In connection with tne report of the
Public Building Committee, Alder
man Hanby chairman, Mayor Wad
dell suggested the desirability of con
verting the present practice room of
the Second Regiment Band in the
basement of the City Hall building
into police headquarters instead of
the City Court room, which is now
occupied by that branch- of the gov
ernment Alderman Hanby. left the
impression that there was just now
not enough of the committee's appro
priation unexpended to make the ne
cessary alterations, and no action was
bad upon the subject Alderman
MacRse, chairman of the Streets and
Whaves Committee, reported that
wing to the lack of available funds,
mentioned in this connection in the
proceedings of the last meeting, the
force at the road quarry had been cut
down about one-half and the average
expenses in his department as a whole,
reduced about 50 per cent The cost
of quarrying with a full force had been
about 45 cents per ton but with the
reduced number of laborers the
material is now costing about 65 cents.
Still he thought the work was being
done as economically as possible and he
suggested that there was a prospect of
selling to the county a quantity of
material for the extension of Market
street
The matter of the removal of certain
dwellings on Fifth between Dock and
Orange streets from the line of side
walk was alto brought up by Alder
man MacRae, who stated that the
owners or tne Uiioert ana uoweii
dwellings had consented to a removal
of the same at the city's expense and
he had procured bids as follows:
Frank Thomas, $750 for both
buildings; F. A. Applegate, $198
for Howell residence and $298 for Gil
bert dwelling: W. EL Sharp, $280 for
Gilbert residence and $185 for Rowell
dwelling; D. J. Batson. . $140 for
Rowell dwelling and 4185 for Gilbert
residence, the total of each contractor's
bid being, Thomas, $750; Applegate.
$496 ; Sharp, $465, and Batson, $325,
Alderman Springer objected ,to any
expenditure for this purpose unless all
the dwellings were to be removed, as
the street with some removed and
others not removed would appear even
more unsightly and would incur -unnecessary
expense in the "construction
of temporary retaining walls, etc A
motion at length prevailed that the
contract be a warded . to D. J. Batson,
and by amendment by Alderman
Worth, the contractor is required to
execute a good and sufficient bond for
the proper discharge of his obligations.
A further motion by Alderman Mac
Rae was passed appropriating an extra
amount, not exceeding $400, for this
purpose, the same subject to concur
rence of the Audit and Finance Board.
Both motions, prevailed in a vote of 8
to 2, Aldermen Springer and Spencer
voting nay.
Upon the reading of an application
from Frank B. Brown for liquor
license at No. 513 Campbell street a
discussion arose, during the progress
of which Alderman Taylor took oc
casion to say that he had received a
threatening letter, presumably from
some of the illegitimate dealeva in
liquor, and that the attempt at black
mail in which the writers of the epistle
threatened todo violence to him unless
he desisted from ids utterances on the
liquor question . would be promptly,
ferreted out and justice meted to the
responsible parties.: He moved that
the license then before the board be
rejected, and further discussion was
bad during which Mr Brown himself
WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5,
addressed the meeting. The applica
tion was at length, refused oh a vote of
8 to 2, Aldermen Spencer and Woolard
alone voting, for the issuance of the
license.
'Messrs. B.' F. King and W. H.
Northrop, Jr., submitted a statement
showing correctness of the City At
torney's report of back tax collections,
Upon motion of Alderman MacRae,
the City Attorney was authorized to
collect- by legal -process if necessary,
the amount of back tax moneys in the
hands of private attorneys, which is
said to be about $1,000.
' Reports of the various city depart
naents were read and placed on file.
The .Caper Fear Lumber Company
was. granted permission, provided the
city waiyeet none of its rights, to oc
cupy that portion of Davis street run
ningi across its yards recently pur
chased from the Compress Company,
iaWau o which the company agrees
tp.hardpn and; improve Second street
ironx Harnett to-Up wan and down
Cowan to Front street
. The matter of remedying an over
flow on the lands of D. D. Cameron,
on : Tenth between Dawson and
Wright streets,' was refdrred to the
Streets and Wharves Committee.
The charter discussion then ensued,
the .two factions haying been led in
the matter of the reinstatement of the
two sections referred to above by
Alderman Taylor in favor of the rein
statement and Alderman MacRae
against The motion to reconsider
the measure was carried by a vote of
9 to 1 The motion to reinsert the
provision was carried by a vote of 8
to' 1, Mr. Littleton not voting and
Mr. MacRae having retired from the
meeting.
The Board adjourned, subject to call
on the Mayor.
DR. WILLIAM W. LANE.
Well Known WUmintton Physician and
Superintendent of the City Hospital
Passed Awsy Yeiterdsy.
Dr. William W. Lane, one of Wil
mington's best known physicians and
for many years and at the time of his
death the capable superintendent of the
City Hospital, died yesterday morning
at 5 o'clock at the institution, to the
upbuilding of which he has contributed
so largely in the past. ' I
Dr. Lane had been ill since the Sat
urday before Christmas, with a compli
cation of diseases tk) mo3t important
of which was scirrnosis of the liver,
but on last Monday it was thought he
was mufh better and hopes were enter
tained of his recovery. He grew grad
ually worse, however, and' passed
peacefully away yesterday morning,
as stated."
Deceased was born August 13tb,
1831, at Wrightsville Sound, the Sum
mer home of his parents, the late
Levin and Margaret Moore Lane, who
resided lueu at Rocky Point He
graduate ! at the University of North
CaroUua when only 21 years of age
and later pursued his medical studies
in New York and Paris, spending two
years in the latter city. Returning to
this country, he lived for five or six
years at Vicksburg, Miss., in the prac
tice of his profession and in agricul
tural pursuits. Later he served in the
Confederate army as assistant surgeon
and surgeon, and after the cessation
of hostilities, he returned to the family
homestead at Rocky Point practicing
his profession and farming. In 1870
he came to Wilmington and began his
career as a physieian, and was soon
made surgeon of the Marine Hospital
here, retaining a large private prac
tice. Later, Dr. Lane established a
private sanitarium of his own and
later this became the City Hospital by
joint purchase and maintenance by the
county and municipality. With the
exception of a year or two he has
been at the bead of the institution
ever, since seVring with marked abil-
ty and winning the plaudits of both
the public and managers of the insti
tution. Oay a few years ago he married
Miss Eflbn Green, of this city, who
was then matron of the hospital. The
wife with one sister, Mrs. Margaret
Walker, of Washington, D. C, are
the - only surviving members of
the immediate family, deceased hav
ing been the last but one . of ten
brothers and sisters. Mr. J. H. Har
din and Capt J. M. Walker, o' this
city, are nephews of his and among
others at a distance - are Capt H. B,
Lane, of Newbern, Dr. A. H. Goelet
of New York, and Dr. E6Vard Goelet
who lives in Western North Carolina.
The .funeral will take place this
morning at 11 o'clock from St James'
Church. ...
An Enjoyable Tea.
One of the most enjoyable social
functions of the season 'was a delight
ful tea given, last , night by the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy at the W. L.
armory, and the attendance was
very large.' Dainty refreshments were
served to all present During the
evening Mrs. Gaston - Meares, Mrs. J.
W. Harms and Miss Cole, rendered
delightful vocal selections. Miss Bar
ton's recitations were also much en
joyed. The tea was quite a success,
financially as well as socially, and the
committee in charge is to be congrat-
u is tea upon us nappy cmoimnuuu.
ClaVtloBse to be Improred.
The club house of the Cape Fear
Golf Club will be enlarged and re
modeled. Architect Charles MeMUlen
is now preparing plana for the .pro
pose additions and work on them will
be commenced in a few days.- Two
rooms to be used as ladies and gentle
men's dressing rooms will be built on
the south aide of the house. A chim
ney with a targe ppen fireplace will be
aim nf the most measing additions.
The golf course, wili . also cbe slightly
changed. .""
THE "NO FENCE" LAW.
Leg Islatnre Will Be Asked to Exempt Cer
tain Portions of the County or Re
peal the Lew. Entirely.
It developed from the meeting ot
the County Commissioners yesterday
afternoon by the presentation peti
tions for endorsement that all the op
position to the stock, or "no fence"
law has not yet been reconciled as
was thought a short time after in
troduction of the law in New Han
over a little more that a year ago.
The petitions rererred to were
brought in by Mr. Thos. J. Burnett, of
Federal Point township, and the one
most urgently pressed for approval
asked for an exemption from the law
of that portion of New Hanover which
lies south of Greenfield mill pond as
one point, and Hewlett's creek as an
other. The petition is signed by ail the
ntory embraced, who set forth that
their posset slons largely consist of salt
marsnes and sand barrens, which are
impossible to utilize except for grazing
purposes, and that the cost of fencing
any great portion of this area is higher
than can be borne by any individual.
The petitioners ask of the Legislature,
to which it is addressed, that the ex
emption of this section be made valid
after next October.
Members of the Board, . notably
Messrs. Montgomery and Alexander,
expressed a willingness to endorse the
application as individuals -but it
was the concesus of opinion that the
Board.of Commissioners, as a body,
had no moral'or legal right to approve
ordisaprove of the measure.
Another petition was also being cir
culated by Mr. Burnett yesterday ask
ing for repeal of the law as it applies
to the entire county. 1 is signed by
people from the country as follows:
To the Honorable George L. Morton,
George Kountree and Martin 8.
Willardi Members of the General
Assembly from the County of New
Hanover:
The undersigned tax payers and
voters of the county of New Hanover
respectfully represent that the present
"no fence" law in force in this coun
ty works great hardship and jneon
venience to owners of stcck, and
ought to be repealed for the reasons
following, viz:
There is only a small part of ; this
county, in the. central: part of it, that
is good farming land, while along the
sounds and water courses there are
large bodies of marsh and cane lands
fit only for pasturage. These marsh
and cane lands- have always been
used for this purpose by the owners
of cattle, which feed on them until
driven in by the tide. If fenced in
the cattle would be drowned at high
tide, and therefore under the opera
tion of the existing law the owners of
cattle have been compelled to aban
don the only paotarege land they
have, and which is worthless for any
other purpose, but which is valuable
for that purpose. ,
We, therefore;, earnestly-ask- you to
have the law referred to repealed by
the next Legislature.
signed Bruce Freeman, J. G.
Freeman, Haywood Watson, Nelson
Lowe, O. H. Hubbard, Henry Far
row, J. H. Davis, D. W. Wade, R. B.
Freeman, Joe Mitchell, wtley John
son, wm. james, sr., Isaac n.vens,
Dan Koss, A. L. Freeman, Thos.. J.
Burnett Jno. A: Biddle, R. J. Davis,
B. A. Home, W. H. Williams, W.
H. Batson, H. B. Williams, F. -D.
Capps, A. B. Biddle and Theodore
tilttee.
CAPE FEAR CAMP NO. 254.
Confederate Veterans Held Their Regnlsr
Monthly Meeting Last Night Reso
lutions Were Adopted.
Cape Fear Camp No. 254, U. O. V.,
met last night at the W. L. L armory
in regular monthly session. Comman
der J. L Metis was in the chair and
Secretary Henry Savage was at his
post
The following resolution by Lou-
siana Division, Camp No. 2, U. C. V.,
relative to the re union in Memphis,
Tenn., this year, was endorsed :
."Resolved. That looking forward to
the success of the eleventh re-union of
the United Confederate Veterans, to
be held at Memphis, Tenn.. next May;
and anxious that nothing may mar
the pleasure that attending Confeder
ate Veterans anticipate on that occa
sion; and that nothing may arise in
the preliminary arrangements to create
lukewarmnesa in the event or to de-.
ter Confederates from attending this
re union, that marks, with - added
pathos, another descending step- in
the revival of glories and . sacred
memories, and fraternal last greetings
between old comrades of the heroic
armies of the; South; this association
hereby expresses the nope that in tne
arrangements for the re-union the
strictest adherence will be kept to the
sole objects of the United Confederate
Veterans' organization, as stated and
enjoined in its constitution and by
laws, .'in order that the re-union, may
result to more, firmly establish tne
ties which already exist between,
them' (the constituted! organizations
of Confederate Veterans).
!J. A. CHAIiABOK,
"Corresponding Secretary, Army of
Tennessee."
The following resolution was also
adopted:
"Resolved. That this Camp has
heard with great sorrow of the serious
illness of Comrade W. C. Stronach,
the faithful superintendent of the
. . "I ..-. A. - -S .1
nome Oi our destitute cgmnuw, buu
aineerel-v trust that our Heavenly
Father will restore him to health and
enable him to continue his good work."
The committee on the celebration of
Gen. Lee's birthday made, a report
and the thanks of the Camp were ex
tended to the Daughters of the Con
federacy, Comrades Bishop ? Watson
and Eugene 8. Martin and Mrs. Gas
ton Meares. The meeting was then
adjourned.
Mrs. Mary H. O'Brien, who is
visiting the family of Mr. J. A. Jones,
on Red Oraa. near Fourth street is a
cousin of the late Queen Victoria of
England. She is from Knoxville,
Tenn., and a late copy of an Atlanta
paper presented an excellent portrait
of her, with a history of her connec
tion with the royal family 1 Z
1901.
MONTHLY MEETING.
Board of County Commissioners
; in Regular Session Yester-
day Afternoon.
MANY ROUTINE MATTERS.
Usual Reports Read and Ordered on Fjle.
Reductions In the Tnx Assessments
' Made Painting Roof of the
" County Home Contracted.
-' The usual monthly meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners, with
one or two exceptions, was without
special- interest yesterday afternoon,
and after the usual grind of routine
matters an adjounment was had: sub
ject to call. Chairman McEachern
presided and all the members were
preserrt. ,r rsy-'
" The following orders were made:'
That reduction be made upon recom
mendation Of the chairman, in the as
sessment upon Mr. R H. Beery's
property on Princess street from $2,700
to $3,000 on account of error in assess
ing; that investigation be made to
claim for reduction in assessment on
property of Lewis Harrington, col
ored, on southeast corner Front, and
Dawson streets by committee com
posed of Messrs. Holmes and Mont
gomery; that bond of G. C. Simmons
as standard keeper in the sum of $200,
with Jno. E. Wood and B. F. Penny,
as sureties, be accepted ; that bond of
Sol. J. Jones, county road 'superin
tendent, in the sum of $200 with
American Bonding and Trust Com
pany of Baltimore, as surety, be ac
cepted; that the clerk ask A. V. Uor
rell to specify more definitely the loca
tion for which he asks license to retail
liquor, the formal application having
named the proposed place of business
simply "the Battery" without refer
ence to the location - of that
battery; that Henry Tompkins, of
Scott's Hill, be allowed to place a gate
in the county fence at bis plantation,
provided that the county is to be at no
expense eitheir for the placing of the
gate or maintenance of the same; that
application for exemption of poll tax
on account of alleged physical disa
bility be refused Josh Sloan, colored,
of. Wilmington township, in view of
county physician's refusal to recom
mend same, and fact of applicant's
owning real estate; that the Superin
tendent of Roads be instructed to re
pair the "Black" roadMeading from
the eight mile post io Corbett's land
ing, known as section 4, if same can
be done at a cost not exceeding $15,000 ;
that J. W. Deal be given the contract
for painting roof of the County Home
at a cost of forty -five cents per square,
provided Commissioner Montgomery,
chairman of the committee, has the
power to select the material for the
work, which is to be furnished by the
contractor.
Other bids submitted for the roof
painting were: W. W. Divine & Co.,
50 cents per square for tin and $1.00
per square for shingle roof, or ex
clusive of work, 85 cents per gallon
for paint; A J. Hanby, 49 cents per
square; .Panml Koof Paint Com
pany, 50 cents per square for repair
ing and painting, or $1.50 per gallon
for best paint; J. W. S. Harvey, 50
cents per square or 20 cents for work,
exclusive of material.
The death of Dr. W. W. Lane was
announced and the resolutions pub-
ished in another column were passed
with feeling.
The report of Dr. W. D. McMillan,
the county physician, shows that 198
patients were treated in his office dur-
ng the month and 68 visits made to 58
persons at their homes except measles
and influenza, there has been little
sickness among the county prisoners.
The Register of Deeds reportd hav
ing issued 284 marriage licenses dur
ing the fiscal year and the payment
into the state treasury of $284, its
share of the revenue therefrom. Dur
ing the month 16 licenses were issued,
six of - whieh were to white couples
and ten to colored.
Mr. SoL J. Jones, county superin
tendent of roads, reported having gone
oyer the county throughfares with
Commissioner Alexander and ' recom
mended Yjveral minor improvements,
notably on the Federal Point road
where work has already been begun.
Mrs. Mary A. cromartie Dead
Mrs. Mary A. Cromartie, wife of the
late Duncan ' Cromartie, of -Bladen
county, died at 3 o'clock yesterday
morning at the home of Mr. E. P.
Covington, 519 Grace street Deceased
was the mother of Mrs. C. C. Coving
ton. ! She had been an invalid for
years. Members of the bereaved fam
ily have .the sympathy of many
friends in their sad affliction. Services
were held yesterday at the residence
by Rev. J. N. Cole, after which the
remains were sent to EIizabethtowm
where they will be interred to-day.
The pall-bearers to the station ' were
Dr. D. W. Bulluck, honorary; active,
Messrs. Wm. McLeod, W. H. Shaw,
W. M. Creasy and J. H. Beery.
Death of Mrs. Joseph Taylor.
The sad news the death of Mrs.
Joseph Taylor, of Washington, N. C,
which occurred at her home Sunday
afternoon, has been received in Wil
mington, -and she has many friends
here who will be pained to learn of
her untimely demise. . . .
--,'-' - DEED. - ,
tAne At 5.00 o'clock vestordsY morslnsr.
VeDrnarjr 4 at his resldonoe. City Ho&plt&l, Dr.
r. Wt iiamg, in m osa jear.ot us age. : -Foaeral
from 8b James' Church to-day as
U'A. H.; thence to Qakoals Cemetery Friends
and acquaintances Invited to attend. ...
WHOLE NO. 10,441
PERSONAL PARAGRAPH
r Mr. J. J. Fowler i3 confined to
his home with grip.
Rev, Father C. Denneil
gone north for a few days. , (
has
Mrs. O. Murchison arrived
last evening from New York.
Lieut. Crozier, of Lthe J$gon
qum. is quite sick with la gripped
. Miss Juha Fillyaw returned
home last night after a pleasant!
visit
to friends in Goldsboro. jj
Miss Margaret . Brickelll
of
Weldon, arrived yesterday evening-
on a visit to Miss Julia Fillyaw.
Mrs. Adam Empie, whd
has
been in London, England,! visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Poisson, retimed
home last evening. . 'II
- Bishop , YY, W. Duncan; of
Spartanburg, S. C, will preach t
Grace Methodist church -next- Sirtads'
morning and evening. .
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Popje, of
of Parkersbiirg, W, Va., after a pleas
ant visit to their son, Mr. Geol E.
Pope, left yesterday, returning borne.
Raleigh News and Observer'.
"Mrs. J. H. Pou and children have
returned to Raleigh from 'an j ex
tended trip to Wilmington, where
they visited Mrs. Pou's Bister, Mrs.
Worth." i
Mrs. J. P. Russell and fajnily
have arrived from Florence to j join
Mr. itusseu, wiio is now located in
Wilmington permanently in the Office
of General Manager Eenly . of the
A. C. L. 'I r
Raleigh News and Observer1:
Mrs. Preston Bridgers, of -Wil
mington, who has been visiting
Mrs. Alf. Haywood at Haw River, re
turned to the city yesterday and Is the
guest of Mrs. E. Burke Haywood."
Mr. U. P. Bolles, who has jpeen
quite ill in Washington, D. C. was
brought home Sunday morning Ify his
son, Dr. C. P. Bolles, Jr. Mr. Spiles'
condition is very much improved,
much to the delight of his ttiany
friends. '
ii
: Miss Beulah Williams, a charm
ing young lady of Baltimore, who has
spent some time very pleasantly in
the city, the guest of relatives! left
yesterday for Washington, where she
will visit friends for -some time before
returning home.
Government Dredges.
The government pump dredge
Charleston, 400 tons, Capt. Job. T.
Hubbard, of the government harbor
service at Charlestons. C, anrived
Sunday and went en the marine irail-
way at Skinner's yesterday for a gen
eral overhauling. The dredge s 122
feet long and was built in 1831 at
Brooklyn. N. Y., at a cost of $8f,000l
The seagoing propeller suction
dredge Cape Fear, which hasfjbeen
employed by the government fin St
John's river, Fla., for several months,
was expected at Southport last night
She left Jacksonville Sunday at 6
A. M., and will now be employed in
the Cape Fear improvement
For Whooping Cough
PEOTORANT.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Forty-eighth
Annual meeting
ot the Eeamen'8 Friend Society ot
the port or Wilmington, will be neld
this afternoon at 3 o'clock- in the
Beading Booms or the Beamea's
Home. W. J. -WOO0WAKO.
febSlt Secretary. I
For Sale Chean. I
One Canning Outfit Complete.
Capacity 8.000 cans per day. , - - jj "
Most te sold by tat of May.- i I! .
W. ROSS DAVIS,
feb S It Whttevnie,1N. O
Dnrfn7 tfe& week I will distribute it neat
flacard on which is printed the loeatton ol
'ire Alarms, Engine Houses and their Tele
phone Connections, together with other inter
esting matter. Look for them and In the
mean while keep your eyes on my window
Bargains. t
H. F. PAEKER,
Furniture and Furniture Novelties,
111 Market Btrtet.
Ben ' Phone 618.
febfitf
Inter-Bta431.
rl THE DE3TRICT COURT OF THE XMITED
States in the Eastern District of Norltt Caro
lina In re: W. O. Thompson,, Bankrupt, in
hfuikrnntav. To the creditors of W O. ThomD-
eon.of Lumberton, in the conntvof Boeson,fn
said district, bankrupt. Notice is hereby given
that on the 8tst day of January, A. D. 901, the
said W. O. Thompson was duly . ad judged a
hanhmnt: and that the first meetinffiiOf his
creditors will be held at the office of the iinder
flrned Keteree in Bankruptcy, in Fayette villa,
in said district on the 18th day of February,
A. D. 1901, at one o'clock in the afternoon;
at which time the said' creditors may, attend,
Srove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine
le bankrupt, and transact such other business
as may properly come before the said meeting.
Fayettevuie, . "j
feb Sit i Keferee
Why be Unconifortable
when comfort 1 within easy! "reach! Our
when comfort 1 within easy
line ot
- nnnn-nna awn yomrCM&S
Is made ud of very handsome and servlcable
(roods. We believe la the nimble dollar and
make prices which give quick, movement to
all goods, our
FURHXTTJRB-
stoek Is constantly changing,
Nothing baa
tune jo. get out.
IIUIIIIOE & KELLY,
wv. HO.A7 South Front sferaet. 4
Ben Phone 115. , - j . . ft81
TCBfto nr fmnenmnrinu
itn..io ur oujounirnun.
One Year, by ETjOI, $5.0OX
X Six Konth .50
Tbre Kontb, 1.15
V Two months, " l.OO
oiNUTite to saMtmm lm tho
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V.ltT at 45 Canta nor na . V
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Yollers & Hashagen
Grain Shippers arid
acuerai r revision ueaiers.
Get our prices on
In car lots or less.
Our facilities are un
surpsssctf and we gear
antes satisfaction.
We solicit your favors.
lessti
I wish . to : Inform iny
friends and the public gen
erally thavt 1' have bought
the entire business of THE
KING GROCERY CO., and
will eontinn it oa the same
principle that ha always
characterized its' policy.
SPOT CASH. .
NO TIME.
NO DISCOUNT.
NO CREDIT.
Everything matt be exactly
as represented or money
refunded. We thank yon
very much for your liberal .
patronage to the old firm in
the past, and hope by fair
dealing, courteous treat
meat and prompt service to -merit
a continuance of your
support. ,
J. I. MIDDLETON,
SXJCCESSOB TO
X THE KINO GROCERY CO.
v ronrtn street Hriacro.
'Phones 837. tu thsa Jan 23 U Y
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THE EXPENSES PUT ON
YOUR LAND: DEMAND
You Should Plant
Only tne Best Seed.
WE OFFER
Houlton Early Boae and Early Ohio
Seed Potatoes, very flue N. O. Seed
Oats. Fertilizers made by the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Co., and
Fertilizers not made by that com-
Y, at low prices ana reasons Die
INQUIRIES AND ORDERS
SOLICITED.
A Complete line of
General Groceries.
Mall orders obtain as much atten
tion and as low prices as personal
orders.
The Worth Company;
JanMtr v
SPECIAL
BARGAINS
in Fancy Clocks and
Silver Novelties Will
sell at very close pro
fits. Call and examine
my line of goods and
get my prices, and suit
yourself as to where
you buy. Notice the
Show Windows.
J. T. BURKE,
The Jeweler.
Kb. 27 South Front street.
tf
Why Pay $200
for a fine
Bedroom Snit
WHEN YOU CAN GET
JUST AS
FINE A SUIT
$150.00
from
E. U. ANDREWS,
The Furniture
Dealer,
Jan 85 U
117 SOUTH FRONT
STREET?
A WIUJAM GOAT IS A GOOD .
Butter.
BUT THE BEST AND ONLY BEST 18 THX
"CLOVEB HILL" BRAND FOX BIVEB
For reasons of my own, I am now celling this
Butter 30c lb.
forlnfWrM7 SEIS ?
80 80,
SO 80. 80
30, 30, SO, "80,
S. VV . S A rj D E R S,
jtn87tf AT THE UWLUCKF OOBHEB. -
rjOTICE.;-
Hotloe is hereby given that a majority of tb
Coroonttors or the southport, WOinmgton
Western Railroad. Company, which was ebar
teredpunuaDt to articles of assoelatfon tUed ,
on tbesiid day ot September, ISM, win apply to
the General Assembly of North caroUna at the
present eeeslon thereof to pass an act to repeal
echart-of CTFu. LIOHABI).- i
lan2S 80d - ; - Attorney.
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Oats,
Hay,
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