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L of the Chinese officials
named
mit sui
nishmentdeC1inr
; is
pOSil
tbat the
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take
pw b, con-..
at .the
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Steamer
fflill,oa dona ra ,
New
100 horses ciearcu
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The
tl vote for the late Preside
ntial
at a
died
be
jfe of
-Many lives lost by the
. , w charter for the
city
. rae received by .
Rep
1 . and may be intro
in the House to day. - A
.nee la Madrid last evenm
c. .M4 Via ivil
eUed by the poncts "
with swords; many persons
. . cntnnder gendarmes
bjareu;
ld a mob to save a Carmelite
terr. hw-". "
Or-
cotton laden, rruui
is ashore near Beaufort, S.
v.b- markets: Money
C.
on
L steady at 22K per cenl
j..n iHlinir unlands 9 9 16c;
ew x ui q
Lspot firm, No 2 red 82c f.o. b.
com-spot firm, ro. s
Lfliur firmer and a tnfla more
rosin steady; spirits turpenuno
Veather report.
g. Dep't of A-ORiOTLTTRK.
wnTniR RttrkaU.
Vilmisqtos, N. O., Feb. 13. )
peratures: 8 A. M., 3J degrees;
., 3) degrees; maximum, 44 de
minimum, 29 degrees; mean, 36
s.
fall for the day, .00; rainfall
it of the month up to date, 1 68
of water in the Cape Fear river
itteville, at 8 A M , 10 0 feet
F0KEC43T FOB TO DAY.
ihisqtos. Feb. 13 For North
i a Partly cloudy Thursday
iFriday; brisk northwesterly
diaaiDisiio?
t Almanac February 14.
fcl A. M
. . M
1 MS M
3 30 P if.
6 00 P. M.
on Warden -Mailer, of Wit-
Germany, ha3 a first-class case
p. H-) is lu2 years old and
olds his joh.
B here is the bold Briton
l to the necessity of asking
jal to furnish troops to keep
Boers back from the Portu-
line.
. Xatioa has stirred up the
.3 men, who in a ma33 meeting
reka, have informed the saloon
pt they must retire from bu3i
lortake the chaoces of some
hatchets.
ive Broddj, recently deceased
lork, achieved his fame as
ge plnnger, and then achieved
nne of $100,000 by selling
He started life a3 a boot
and news boy.
claimed that with the elec-
gnal stations being established
knoke Island, Cape Hatteraa
t other poiuts on the Atlantic
can been signalled five hun
miles out at sea.
rpont Morgan says the big
combine which he engineered
f designed to suppre33 com-
pn. Of conn nn. ;
uvi.. tM i3 J LLLJ
orb the competitor, or choke
bto
innocuous desuetude."
MacArthnr has discovered
of the Filipino merchants
rueia. and many of . them
poubtless be
-f.xjiug bUC 1U1C
pgo ' and pui!in,r the wool
fae eJof American officials.
Charlt.5 r; i ?. .
, - rises to express
f!n" that'it isn't Germany
.uc commercial rival
but it i3 the United
!'0 WhlOh P ..!.. J n
v " -uianu, uermany
mu" soon lower their
Thomas Lint A
-r-"" nauw io nave
National boat races put off
; .n account of the death of
r 'oria. But
a tor Several ty,U c:
.'ghtget over his grief by
Chico protWhai been
UiS boy3 that. tha ,ti ...
!en " UKt ny a3 dangerous aa
W. that death from it is
!n,-. hIm3 With
---p anN. c. rattler8 he
re3ophiojf5S
;0rdiDfIt0 th S.
Qgorae0at hn.;n... , .
'ia ;n i -. w""lucaa Bianea in
iteflWhenCo1- Pters
h flock of Dr. Davis, who
Z with Bome gen-
the8B ; ag0 there were
"eorgia whole
ereo.000 in Texas.
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VOL. LXVII.-NO. 122.
LOCAL DOTS.
' To-day is St. Valentine'.
Schooner B. I. Hazard cleared
yesterday with lumber for New York.
Eliza Finch, a well known col
ored restaurant keeper on the wharf,
died Monday.
Five tramps were arrested by
the police in different sections of tbe
city last night.
It is expected that some defi
oite action will be taken toward the
pu chase of an organ at a meeting of
the Young People's Organ Fund So
ciety of Grace M. E Church, to be
held to night.
B. C. Stokes, colored, is con
templating the establishment of a bu
reau of employment at tbe corner of
Ninth and Castle streets. For a small
fee he will undertake to furnish house
holders with domestic servants, tc.
Programmes for the twentieth
annual meeting of the North Carolina
Y. M. CL A., at Wilmington, March
21st-24tb, hare been sent out by Bute
Secretary A. G. EnebeL It is one of
the most interesting announced in
years.
Sheriff Daniel E. Walker, of
Brunswick county, who is known by
many Wilmington people, was married
at Town Creek last Sunday. The
bride is Miss Bettie Ottoway, daughter
of Mr. Nicholas Ottoway, of Town
Creek.
Many improvements are being
made at the office of the Southern Ex
press Company by carpenter and paint
ers. The private office of the genial
agent, Capt. J. R. Williams, has been
moved to the east side of the building
and a set of large platform scales is be
ing installed where his office formerly
was.
A delegation of prominent
members of the East Carolina Truck
and Fruit Growers' Association, in
cluding President Hill, of Warsaw;
Mr. J. A. Westbrook, of Mount Olive,
and Dr. E. Porter, of Rocky Point, was
here yesterday, conferring with the
Southern Express Company people re
garding the rate on strawberries for
the coming season.
According to the recent bill
parsed by Congress, the "canteen" at'
Fort Caswell was closed on Tuesday.
Nofting stronger than wine and beer
was sold at the "canteen." and mem
bers of the post are generally displeased
with the order, aa they say drunken
ness will be increased by many of the
soldiers, who will visit Wilmington
and "make up for lost time."
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
D. L. Gore Co. White seed oats.
S. EI. MacRae Bankrupt notice.
6pera House-The Coutcillor's Wife
BCSI3ESS L jCALS.
Meeting First Ward Democrats.
C. H Robinsoo& Co. -Opportunity.
Wil. Gas Light Co. A gas range.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. Allie "Hubbard returned
to his home at Kerr yesterday.
Misa. Mattie Peden, of Rocky
oint, is visiting friends in the city.
Mr. W. B. Barksdale haa re
turned from a business trip to Balti
more. -
Mr. E. S. French, general
agent ot tne Kanawha Dispatch, is
in the city.
Mr. Claude H. Dollar left last
night for Dunn to spend several days
with relatives.
Mrs. W. H. Pemberton and
daughters. Misses Elizabeth and Hat-
tie, arrived yesterday afternoon from.
Fayette ville to visit Mrs. Pemberton's
parents.
Mr. S. A. Starling, of Hubert,
Onslow county; Mr. A. M. Williams,
of Phoenix, and Mr. R C. Applewhite,
it Cronly, were in the city yesterday
pn business trips.
R. G. Grady,." Esq., left yester
day afternoon on a professional trip to
Scranton, Miss. While away he ex
pects to attend the .Mardi Gras cele
bration at New Orleans, returning on
Wednesday of next week.
Among tbe arrivals at The Or
n yesterday were: Messrs. Hugh L.
Mil'er and EL E Wells, of Columbia,
C ; P. P. Zimmerman, J. W.
PharrandW. J. Thomas, of Char
lotte; D. T. Oates, of Fayette ville.
and Mrs. T. R. Kerr, children and
nurse of Jacksonville, N. C.
Mr. Fleet Elected Head Sentry.
Mr. J. W. Fleet of Live Oak Camp
No. 6. W. O. W.. this city, hss been
chosen Head Sentry by the Head
Camp, Jurisdiction L, Woodmen of
the World, now in session at Nor
folk, Va. The jurisdiction comprises
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, North Carolina and the Dts-
ict of Columbia. Mr. E. B. Lewis,
Kinston. was elected a delegate to
the Sovereign Grand Camp.
Candidate for Chief of Police.
The Star learns that in all proba
bility there will be three candidates in
the field for Chief of Police before the
forthcoming Democratic primary. The
latest addition to the list is Capt. O. A.
Wiggins, the other two being Capt.
John J. Furlong and ex-Chief R. B.
Clowe.
Justice Harlsa'May Corse.
Justice Harlan has been invited by
Senator Pritchard and Mr. Clement
Manly in the name of the North Caro-
ina Bar Association, to attend the
annual meeting at Wrigbtsville Beacb,
June 26th. It is said in Washington
that the judge will come if the meet
ing is advanced in date.
I he Morning j Star
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Important Measures Passed in
the Senate and House of
Representatives.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE BILL
Wilmington's City Charter Received by
Representative Willard Bill Intro
duced to Provide for Local
Compulsory Education.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, February 13. Tbe
House to day passed the Senate bill
requiring that only practical farmers
be appointed on the Board of Agricul
ture, and the bill is now ready for
ratification.
A bill also passed to repeal section 1,
Chapter 16, of the Code, and amend
the act of the adjourned session of
1900 relating thereto. Mr. Rountree,
explaining the bill, said the act was
merely one of amnesty; provides that
no indictments shall be begun under
the election law in the Code and tbe
act of 1900. unless begun thirty days
after the offence, and shall be prose
cuted to conviction. Ebbs (Rep.) made
a long Republican campaign speech,
which provoked no reply. The bill
then passed final reading.
Other bills passed final reading : To
require street car companies to pro
vide vestibules snd fenders if the Cor
poration Commission so orders; to
allow the Norfolk and Western Rail
way Co. to construct branch lines in
the State; to incorporate the Elizabeth
City Water Co. ; to provide that insane
persons may use property after they
are restored to sanity ; to require that
execution of criminals shall be pri
vate.
Innumerable other local bills passed ;
the calendar is the heaviest of the ses
sion. Gattis was elected Speaker pro tern.
Whitaker, of Guilford, introduced
a bill for local compulsory education.
The bill provides 'that on petition of
one-third of the qualified voters of a
township, county or city, the county
commissioners shall call an election
for compulsory education in said dis
trict. If the bill is carried, all children
between tbe . ages of 13 and 15 shall
attend a public school, unless edu
cated by other means, until they can
read and write any section of the con
stitution in English. .
Willard introduced a bill to regulate
insurance on public buildings.
Morton, in tbe Senate, presented a
petition from citizens of New Hanover,
that shooting live pigeons from a trap
be allowed.
There was a long debate to-day in
tbe Senate on the bill to regulate the
hearing of injunction cases for trespass
on timber lands, and the substitute
recommended by the committee.'
Friends of-the bill explained that un
der the present law a lumberman may
go on any man's land and cut timber,
despite an injunction, and simply pay
the market price at the time of the
cutting. After the adoption of a slight
amendment by Brown, the bill passed
final reading.
Other bills passed final readings: To
authorize Concord to issue bonds; to
authorize Beaufort to levy a special
tax ; to establish graded schools and an
electric light plant in Rockingham.
Bills were introduced: By Brough-
ton, to incorporate tbe Charlotte and
Monroe Railroad Company. 'By
Speight, to establish a dispensary in
No. 1 township, Edgecombe. By Lon
don to provide for State depositories
and regulate the depositing of State
funds. By Gudger, to provide for
registration of architects.
Cosgrcssloaal Districts.
The joint committee on Congres
sional Districts had a long session this
afternoon and to-night to consider
various bills redistricting the State. No
agreement was reached. The subject
was discussed by many members of
the Assembly and citizens. Senator
James introduced a resolution to make
no change in the present districts and
elect one congressman-at-large. Tbe
resolution was favorably consid
ered by a great majority of the
committee. Mr. H. L. Cook, of Fay
ette ville, was among the speakers op
posing the redistricting. The argu
ment is that Democrats are not in po
sition to change the districts until the
next election, as a miscalculation on
the result of the constitutional amend
ment might give several districts to
the Republicans. The consensus of
opinion is strongly opposed to redis
tricting.
Tbe House resolution for the tm
peachment of Judges Furcbes and
Douglas comes up a the special order
at 11 o'clock to morrow. It will be a
close, sharp fight; impossible by the
most competent judges to form an
opinion of the result; if there is a ma
jority for impeachment at all, it will
be very small..
The Committee on Propositions and
Grievances decided to night to report
favorably on the bill for a dispensary
at Tarboro.;
Wilmington's New Charter.
The bill, for Wilmington's new
chsrter was received here by Willard
to-day. He would introduce it to
morrow but will be out of the city.
Rountiee may introduce it for him.
Talk with .several members of the
Assembly indicates that the charter
will be held up in committee for a
thorough bearing of conflicting inter
ests of citizens.
No new esses of smallpox. The
patient at the Baptist Female Uni
versity is up and doing well.
Capt. R.VW. McKeithan, of
Supply, N. Q, and Mr. A. W. Mo
Allister, of Rooky Point, were visitors
to the city yesterday.
WILMINGTON, N. 0., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
Boys' Brigade Spleodidly Entertslned at
Hospitable Home of Its Commsnder,
Col. Wslker Taylor.
Last night upon the occasion of the
Fifth anniversary of the formation of
tbe First .BattalioD, Boys Brigade of
America, tbe members of the company
were most superbly entertained at an
elegant banquet given them by tbeir
genial commander, Col. Walker Tay
lor, at his hospitable home, No. 714
Market street
Members of the organization, thirty-
nve in number, were graciously re
ceived in the banquet hall by Mrs.
Walker Taylor assisted by Miss May
Beverly French and Mrs. W. F.
Robertson and each one after the re
ception last night pronounced. With
sliQular unanimity, the fifth to have
been the most elaborate and enjoyable
of all anniversary celebrations in the
past.
Handsome programme and menu
cards delicately printed in orange and
blue, the colors of the company, were
distributed to guests and tbe banquet
hall presented a very beautiful scene
throughout the evening. Col. Taylor
made an efficient and pleasing toast
master and after prayer by Mr. W.
M. Cumming, toasts were responded
to as follows: "Our Brigade," Lieu
tenant Jos. J. Lougblin; "Civil
Branch," President Albert L. Dosher;
"Social Features," Lieutenant James
A. Price; "Reserve Corps," Edwin P.
Dudley.
It was regretted that owing to a
press of professional business. Col.
Jno. F. Bruton, of Wilson, could not
be present to deliver tbe annual
address as was expected but in its stead
there were excellent talks by Capt.
T. D. Mearea. who spoke on "Charac
ter;" Mr. J. Allen, Taylorf who spoke
on "Knowing What to Do." dividing
his subject into three divisions;
Energy, Perseverance and System,
Capt. W. R. Kenan, who made a
speech complimenting the Brigade and
its popular organizer and Comman
der, Col. Walker Taylor; Mr. W. F.
Robertson, who responded in a very
happy vein speaking of the general
life of the company, and Mr. W. M.
Cumming, who treated in a compre
hensive and pleasing manner the
religious aspect of Brigade life.
Col. Walker Taylor also made a
short but more than pleasing address
to "his boys" vbo responded in
warmest applause. When the speak
ing was over Mr. C. C. Lougblin, one
of tbe lgading members of the Brigade,
reaa a very complete ana well written
history of tbe company since its
organization in 1896 with only five
members. The Stab regrets that it
cannot gi7e space to at least a synopsis
of bis really excellent paper.
The banquet was in progress from 8
to 11 .o'clock and never was a celebra
tion more enjoyed by its participants
than upon this occasion.
GERnAN LAST NIGHT.
L Arioso Qermaa Clnb Gsve Pretty Dance
in tbe Mssoslc Temple.
One of the most enjoyable dances
of the season was the german in the
Masonic Temple last night given by
L' Arioso German Club. The figures
were led by Mr. Clayton Giles, Jr.
Hollow bush orchestra rendered the
music. The participants in the dance
were the following:
Miss Maude Webber, Mr. Wm. J.
Bellamy; Miss Jeanie Peck, Mr. Jack
Bellamy: Capt and Mrs. E. W. Van
O Lucas; Miss Anna Peck, Mr. Thos.
Davis: Mrs K. P. Boatwrigbt Mr. H.
L. Miller; Lieut, and Mrs. J. E. Rein-
burg; Miss Mary J. Bellamy, Lieut.
B. M. UbisweJI: Miss Burton, of Dur
ham. Mr. H B. Peschau : Miss Atkin
son, Mr. C. McD. Davis; Miss Fannie
Green, Lieut Oscar Hanes; Miss An
nie Kidder, -Mr. Thos. Willard; Miss
Pitts, Mr. 8h M. Boatwrigbt; Miss
Katie Harlowto, Mr. K. ti. Rankin;
Miss Lewis, Uapt. A. f. Adrian: Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Carmiohael; Miss
Nessie Cotchett. Mr. H. H. McIIhen-
ny; Miss Sue McQ ieen, Mr. F. H.
Smith ; Jfiss Emma West Mr. J. T.
Munds;Wjlr. and Mrs. W. S. Johnson,;
Miss Randolph. Mr. A. a Williams;
Miss Kate Harriss. Mr. M G. Hunter.
of Atlanta; Miss Octavia Boatwrigbt
Mr. K L. Uwaltney; Miss Lucas, Mr.
Jas. M. 8tevenson'; Miss Olive Arm
strong, Mr. George Chadbourn ; Miss
Abbie Ubadbourn, Dr. U. P. Bolles;
Miss Sarah Kenan. Mr. F. W. Dick:
Miss Mary Calder, Mr. H. M. Cbase;
Miss Liucy Liainam, Mr. L. j. Uutlar;
Miss Delia Clark, Mr. W. C. Crow;
Miss Pitts, Mr. W. V. Sullivau, Jr. ;
Miss Elizabeth Payne, Mr. Geo. Crow.
Failure at Gibson Station.
Daniel G. Wright of Gibson, Ri ch-
mond county, N. C, has filed in the
office of the Deputy Clerk of the Uni
ted States Court in this city, through
his attorney, Maxcy, L. John, Esq , of
Laurinburg, N. C, a petition in vol
untary bankruptcy. The liabilities
are $3,368 41 and the assets $954 27.
The following creditors in Wilming
ton are scheduled in amounts as fol-
ows: S & B. Solomon. $103 48; Boney
& Harper, $11 43; J. W. Murchison &
Co., $120 37; Geo. R. French & Sons,
$56 78; Morris Bear & Bra, $98 04;
W. B Cooper, $30 47; R. W. Hicks,
$31.15; J. O. Stevenson Company,
$165 05; J. A. Taylor, $69.28; Hall &
Pearsall, $37 20
First Ward Meeting.
Bv order of President J. N. Bennett
and Vice President Wm. 8heehan, the
First Ward Democratic Club will meet
to-niebt in Hibernian Hall at 8 o'clock
for the jmr pose of recommending can
didates for aldermen from that ward to
voted for at the Democratic
primaries, next month. A full attend
ance is desired. Some of tbe names
mentioned as likely to be suggested at
the meeting are the present incumb
ents, Messrs. Spencer and Woolard,
and Messrs. J. F. Maunder, George B.
Branch and F. P. Lamb.
FORTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.
Howard Relief Company Celebrsted the
Occsslon With Splendid Bsll sod
Banquet Last Night.
The forty fifth anniversary ball
of the Howard Relief Company
was given last night in Germania
Hall, and it was the most enjoyable
social event given by that hospitable
organization in many years, and re
flected much credit upon the several
committees which arranged the de
lightful affair.
Seventy couples participated in the
festivities of the occasion, and it will
always be remembered as one of the
most pleasant celebrations in the his
tory of the company. The order of
dancing was as olio ws:
1. Grand March. 7. Two Step.
2. Waltz. 8. Waltz
3. Quadrille. 9. Quadrille.
4. Two-Step.
5 Wait.
. Quadrille.
10. BeBottitche.
1L Walt
HSaadrtllett
An elegant supper was served at 12
o'clock, after which, Mr. Martin Rath
jen, the highly esteemed president of
the Howard Relief Company, made an
eloquent address as follows :
"Ladies and Gentlemen I extend
to you on behalf of the Howard Re
lief Company a hearty and most cor
dial welcome. We never feel so happy
as when we see ourselves surrounded
by our friends in the battle of life
which we are all compelled to fight.
It makes us all feel that there is much
worth living for in life and without
our friends it would be but a dismal
blank. We meet here together to
celebrate the forty fifth anniversary
of this noble old organization. May
we all live to celebrate as many more
as we have already celebrated!. The
Howard Relief Company has stood
here since the year 1856 and during
mat time, as a volunteer nre de
partment, it has done noble and faith
ful service whenever called upon. As
for those who have preceded us and
crossed the dark river and are now
sleeping in Oakdale, that beautiful
"City of the Dead." let us cherish
their love and memory, for they have
been faithful and have done their
duty. I hope all will have an enjoy-
able time on this occasion. Once
more I bid vou a most cordial and
hearty welcome." . I
Appropriate souvenirs were given
to the ladies and gentlemen. The
elegant supper was laid by Mrs. P. N.
Fick.
The committee of arrangements
was composed of Messrs. VIr Ratbjen,
(chairman), J. G. L. Gieschen, EL T.
Duls, J. W. Duls, M. Schnibben and
H. L. Vollers.
Floor Committee Messrs. Henry
Duls and Martin Schnibben.
EARL OP VARHOUTH TO-NIQHT.
Will Be Seen at the Wilmington Opera
Htfsse In Jerome's Comedy. -
In the New York Herald of Sunday,
January 20, a page is devoted to the
five matinee idols on the American
stage. Aoeordiajrto she Herald, this
honor belongs to William Faversham,
John Drew, E. H. Sothern, Eric Hope
and J. E. Hackett Reference to this
publication is made pertinent by tbe
appearance in this city to night at the
Opera House of Erie Hope (Earl of
Yarmouth ) in Jerome K. Jerome's
comedy, "The Councillor's Wife."
The appearance of Hope in this
country, it is said, came about in an
odd way. Coming from a noble
English family, in E a gland he was
notad as being one of the best
amateur actors of the day. On a visit
to this country, the early part of last
year, he was induced to portray one of
the leading roles in the annual per
formance given by the Strollers, New
York's most exclusive amateur social
organization. His success was instan
taneous and he became the immediate
rage of the metropolis. So great and
favorable were the press criticisms
that Mr. Charles Frohman induced
the Earl to become a member of his
leading comedy stock, comedy.
"The "Councillor's Wife" is from
the pen of Jerome K. Jerome, per
hsps the best known of all English
writers. That the engagement in this
city will be interesting is evidenced by
the demand for seats. Advance sale
of seats on sale at Gerken's.
MRS. E. E. VAN ORSDELL.
Tbe Foneral Condacted Yesterday from
Residence of Her Son-in-law.
The funeral of Mrs. E. E. Van-
Orsdell, widow of the late C. M. Van
Orsdell, who died after an illness of
several days at the home of her son in
law, Mr. R. B. Lewis, No. 113 Ann
street Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock.
was held yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock from her late residence, Rev.
F H. T. Horsfield, rector of St James
Episcopal church, officiating. The
interment was at Oakdale cemetery,
the following gentlemen having acted
as pall bearers: Honorary, Col. Jno.
L. Cant well; active, Capt T. C. Lew
is, Messrs. T. tL Johnson, j. u.
Munds, W. A. Williams, Samuel
Northrop and K. W. Price.
Mrs. VanOrsdell was 70 years of age
and leaves four children; Mr. (j). M.
VanOrsdell, of Orangeburg, S C. ;
Mrs. A. J. Perry, of Southwood, N. O. ;
Mrs. Sewell Trezevant, of Fort
Motte, S. C. ; and Mrs. R. B. Lewis, of
this city. She is also survived by
three sisters, Mrs. H. E Shaw, of
Greensboro; Mrs. Fannie Hewett snd
Mrs. Jennie Easter, of Cumberland,
Maryland.
Concert To-morrow Night.
Mr. Henry G.Latrel,of Boston, says
of Mr. Arthur C. Goodwin, who with
the violinist Miss. Wagner, will have
principal parts in the concert at the
Y. M. OV A., Friday evening. " 1
succeeded in finding, the position for
him in Raleigh; ' where he hss met
wth good 'success. I feel justified
therefore in commending him." Get
reserved seats to-day.
14, 1901.
DARING ROBBERIES
Sustain Belief That Wilmington
Has an Organized Band
i of Burglars.
JEWELRY STORE ENTERED.
Goods Amounting to About $35 Stolen
from Mr. George Honnett After Un-
successful Attempts to Get in
i Grocery Establishment.
It appears to be very evident that
there is in the city an organized band
of burglars, who are pursuing their
vocation systematically and with some
measure of success, as is attested by
two) very daring robberies which have
occurred this wees, following close
upon a succession of smaller ones at
private lassjdjjgnssyseptijrUd -yithiAihe
pass ten daysv : rJ.
Yesterday the Star toldof the en
trance into the store of the" Mercer &
Evans' Company, and of the unsuc
cessful attemjst to break open a small
safe in the office, and the robbery of.
the cash drawer and shoe stock which
followed. Yesterday morning another'
robbery, evidently by the same
band, was committed at the' store
of Mr. George Honnett, the jeweller,
on Front street Entrance was
gained in this instance pretty much
the same way as on the night before
at the store of Mercer & Evans, ex
cept that the burglars climbed upon a
shed at the rear of the store, and first
broke into a window of the laboratory
of Messrs. Baldwin & Johnson, on tbe
second floor of the building, and then
bored a hole about a foot and a half
squSre, by which the depredators let
themselves down into the office of Mr.
Honnet, on the first floor, by an im
provised ladder made of cord, towels,
etc., secured in the dental office. Twen
ty Waterbury watches, one or two
others that bad just been repaired for
customers and a small amount of in
expensive jewelry, the lot costing
about $30, were stolen. Most of the
valuable jewelry was locked in tbe
safe, and no perceptible attempt was
made to get at this.
The gentlemen composing the firm
of Ham & Co., money brokers, who
have an office upstairs across the hall
from Baldwin & Johnson's office and
sleeping apartments in the rear of their
own; office, heard the noise in the'
dental laboratory but naturally sup-
nosed that it was either Dr. Johnson
or Dr. Baldwin, who Wten, in busy
season, work late at night there on
crown and other work of that char
acter. About 4 o clock yesterday
morning, however, one of the gentle
men! heard tbe door to the dental
office slam, and thinking it was one of
their customers, who desired to get in
their office before geing to work, went
to hia bed room door in time to see
two white men going down the steps,
one of whom wora light derby hat
and clothes of a light color. He spoke
to them but got no satisfaction as to
the object o' their visit. The robbery
was first discovered by the colored
porter, who sweeps out the office of
Messrs. Baldwin & Johnson each
morning. The polioe and city Detec
tive Robert Green are at work on the
ease. ;
It Was discovered by Mr. J. C.
Springer, who happened to be making
a casual examinaton of the back of the
store from his office window nearby
yesterday afternoon that the same,
burglar made ah unsuccessful attempt
to get : in tbe store of the Holmes
Grocery Company, adjoining the build
ing which was entered, by picking out
the brick in a thick wall in the same
way as tbe brick were detached from.
the window shutters of Mercer &
Evans the night previous. One layer
of brick and mortar about two feet in
size was taken out but it seems that
this was given up as a bad jo.b and en
trance into Mr. Honnett's store effected.
Mr. Gabriel Holmes and Chief of
Police Parmele also discovered yester
day afternoon that a transom on the
roof of the store of the Holmes
Grocery Company had been
broken! open but entrance in this
manner was impeded by. iron bars just
under the glass.
Tbe robbery took place while the
bdl po3re was in progress at the
Masonic Temple just across the street
and while carriages were in front of
the building until an early hour yes
terday morning. The store was also
lighted brilliantly in the front and to
emphasize the daring of the intruders,
an-oil lamp which was found burning
yesterday morning, was lit by the
robbers that they might work with
greater rapidity on the' aperture in
the floor of the dental office.
FARMERS' MUTUAL ASSOCIATION.
Ed. S. Battle, Receiver, Yesterday Took
Charge of PenderBraoswlck Branch.
Ed. S. Battle, Esq , who was recent
ly appointed receiver for the Farmers'
Mutual Fire Insurance Association by
Judge Hoke, has given the bond re
quired in the order and .yesterday he
went down to Southport and took
charge of the books of tbe Pender and
Brunswick branch of the concern.
It is learned that he will gradually
acquire all the books and other prop
erties of every branch in the State and
will then proceed to wind up the af
fairs of the institution as directed by
Judge Hoke.'
Will be Ticket Agent.
Mr. J. Lee Moore, who has been the
clever assistant to Mr. J. D. Edwards,
A C L ticket agent left last night
for Wilson where he will take charge
of the ticket office there. The promo
tion is quite a compliment to Mr. Moore
and one well deserved.
WHOLE NO. 10,449
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
Postmaster Bessent, of Little Rive r, S. C ,
Ssld to Be an Embezzler of fj bv
ercment Funds, j
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News reached the city yesteilay to
the effect that Postmaster Gedrge D.
Bessent of Little River, 8. C.,j about
30 miles down tbe coast frfoni Wil
mington, had been found sHorf in his
accounts with the govern meat approxi
mately $700 and that after beiig de
tected by Postoffice Inspectof Buie
who was sent there from ash ington
last Saturday, he had gone to Canway,
8. C., the county seat, to gite Kumself
up to Uoited States Marshal Quatlle
baum. B-ssent is an unmarried man,
age about 35 years, and is from it good
family. Tbe annohncemeotaf hsi short
age created quite) a sensatio l id Little
River; where he lenjoyed the! confi
dence of everybody.
It is said Jhat Bessent conceahd his
shortage for-Some time byi reporting
abbui$60Oin stamps On nand when, in
fact, 3e had none, they having' ben
exchanged for merchandise andj other
wise disposed of. He sent an onder to
he Department far $78 worth in addi
tion to those which the authorities sup
posed be had on hand and this treated
suspicion and led to tbe investigation
with the result as stated. f
Tbe postoffice has been turned over
temporarily to Mr. Robert Livingston,
a merchant in the town and Ope of
Bessent's bondsmen. tj
Inspector Bute was here vesterdav.
presumably to looaafter-.a number of
registered letters which had passed
through the Wilmington postoffice en
route to Little River.
Carolina Beach Next Season.
The Star learns that , it is more
than probable that Mr. W. F. Bk dell,
a well known hotel man of Luriber
ton, N. C, will conduct the Carolina
Beach Hotel next season.; Capt Jno.
W. Harper says that very material
improvements will be made to the
building and it will be in better con
dition than in several years.; The
railroad from "Harper's pier" t the
beach is being, overhauled and j from
the preparation's being made it m safe
to predict that Carolina Beach I will
be more like itself next season than in
several years past.
Died Last Night.
Capt. George Morrison, for many
years a conductor of the Atlantic
Line Railroad Company, and
with the Seaboard Air Liine l
same capacity, died last night at
o'clock, at the City Hospital, aft
illness of several ce
Capt. Mbrri-
son was about 70 years of age, arid for
the past three or four years had been
incapacitated for employment, pe is
survived by one brother, Mr. Thos
Morrison, who resides at cornier of
Fifth and Princess streets, and one
daughter who resides with her hus
band at Seattle, Washington. The
funeral arrangements had not jjbeen
definitely decided upon last night
For Whooping Cough
use- u1!;n.ux
PBCTOBANT.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
Y.H.C. A.
Friday, Feb. 1 5,
Plano.fViolla
ana vow He
clt&l withil Reci
8.30 P. ra.
tations bv Mr. Arthur
C. -Goodwin and'! Misa
Edltb van Wagner, or Pace
Institute, RUelfh, aes's't-d bf Mrs.
W. L uattA, Mies Lilian Caldwell and
Miss Battle Taylor.
Admission, 25 cents.
leD is
Thursday, February 14.
Y1
R. ERIC HOPE,
(Earl of Yarmouth),
Fresen
Jerome K. Jerome's famous
Comedy,
Tbe Councillor's life.
feb 10 3t
eututh
White Seed
Oats.
500 Bushels just received.
ALSO
White BUii. Erly Ohio.
Hooltot Early Rose. . j
All Genuine Seed Potatoes
ALSO
15,000 Bags Fertilisers.
Can ehlD from Norfolk. Newborn, Wfmlne-
Lon or unir;ebion. i
And "A Tremendous Stock Grocerle.
D. L. GORE CO.,
WHOLESALE GKOCEK9,
feb 14 tf
Wilmington. H. O
LADIES. LISTEN !
WHEN YOU WANT KISSES, OYSTER
PATTIES, M0RENGS, CHARLOTTE
RUSSE, OR ANY KIND OF FANCY
CAKES FOR BIRTHDAY CR ;CARD
PARTIES, CALL ON US AND SEE
WHAT WE HAVE..
WARREN'S STEAM BAKERY
AND CAFE,
fart f 9
law u va.
82 North Front street.
FT THE DISTRICT COTJBT OB THE UNITED
State a. in the Eastern Pistrlctcf Norttj Caro
lina Inrc: D Q.Wright, Bankrupt In
bankruptcy. To the creditors ot D. 0. Wright,
of UK son. In the county of Scotland, in
said district, bankrupt. Notice is herebfglTea
that on the iSth day of Febt uary, A. D. 1901. the
said O. G. Wright was duly adjudfcd a
bankrupt; and that 'the first meeting: ot hia
creditors will be held at the office ot the nnder-
lgned Ee'eree la Bankrupy.tn Fayettevllle,
la std district on the 85 h day of February,
A D. 1901. at on o'clock In tbe afurnoou;
at which time the Slid creditors mar attend,
prove their claims appoint a trustee, examine
tne Dan.rupc ana transact sucn ouim uw
as may properly come before toe said means
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TERMS Of SUBSCRIPTION.!
$ One Yer by Mail
X Six Slontha,
X Three Honths,
6.00
8.50$
1.86
g Two Months, 1.00 T
Delivered tojgnbaerlber In th
X City at 45 Cents per Month. ' Y
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
I wish to Inform my
friend and the public sjpen
eravlly that I have bought
th- enti-o bn.ina. of THE
KINO GROCERY CO.. and
will continue it on the same
principle that baa always
characterized its policy.
SPOT CASH.
NO TIME
NO DISCOUNT.
NO CREDIT.
Everything must be exactly
aa r. presented or money
refanard. We thank you
very ntuch- for your liberal
patronage to the old firm in
the past, and hope by fair
dealing, ei-urteoua i treat
ment and prompt service to
merit a continuance mt your
support.
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Fourth 8ree.t Bridge.
'Phones 837.
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Yollers & Hasbagen,
Grain Shippers and
General Provision Dealers.
Get our prices on
Grain,
Oats;
In car lots or less.
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Our facilities are un
surpassed and we guar
antee satisfaction.
We solicit your favors.
I6D3U
Remember
we are selling only full
weight sacks of Seed Pota
toes eleven pecks (not
ten) and only the very
best' Eastern Maine Seed,
not Western stock. You
will try our seed if you
- see quality and get prices.
Seed Oats, N. C. Rust
Proof. , Meal. Corn. Hay.
Lime. Cement. Nails.
Lowest cash prices.
The Worth Co.
febfitf
ZETloon? "Wa;
BOWDLEAR'S
FLOOR WAX.
PATENTED.
If you yon cannot obtain this Wax In your
own town, we will send you prepaid, the
quantity you may reqilre, on receipt of 50 cts.
per pound. Payable In stamps.
Pulverized. Wot Dancing i Floors;
will not ball on tbe feet; will not
soil tbe elothlnc. All ready.
Anybody can apply it.
The floor must be clean and free from oil.
i Bpnnkle, and tbe dancers will do tne
rest. Put up In pound packages.
One pound Is sufficient for a floor
apaee of 10,090 square feet, and If nos
wasted will be found to co four times
aa far as anything? else on tbe market.
No Dust is Another Favorable Feature,
Samples Sent on Request.
W. H. B0WDLEAR &C0
149 Pearl Street. - - Boston, Mass.
dec is 6m tu th aa -
Why Pay
for a fine
Bedroom Suit
WHEN YOU CAN GET
vvram a a
-' FIN A A SUIT X
a $150.00
E. H. ANDREWS,
The Furniture
Dealer,
117 SOUTH FRONT
janSStf 8TREJETT
LARGE SHIPMENT.....
Bananas, Oranges, Apples, Pears and
Coconuts just arrtred. Candy Factory in
roll blast. Don't bar. balssry ssnpUes before
examming my line- .. -'-i i
: Adw ttaTrontehols,
r usifartotstrsst. ,. .;v
jas sett - 70S North Fourth street.
in Business
Hay
$200
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