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OUTLINES.
..h7li" division of
K railway by the nooa
fffcoif .milliou. The
,;0anty bank suspendea
Florida Cotton Oil
Pffsecure a reduction of
paid by China
fLes and cartailment
. 11 River mills is
UJ "...a PrPSl-
1 mill Inavn
. gnd pan "
thUmornine for Wash
du.m paused firreat
n DW""
ftt:.,,ntain districts of
AH""
Serious delays
(jyolina.
I5 . TTranPlSCO COll-
m q"
j. V.rtinor A dlSDO-
,in waies
5 1U . 1L ..II
.Wm. Woodhull,
Martha
"" T
Deightor, on iwuK
then
killed himself.
.York marteis: jmmejr uu
Ltrit3K Pr cent-; cotton
, J Bin. flniir
jjffllin? QPiauu3 "8V'
4 lower; wheat-spot easy;
corn-spot weak;Na
-t-swt easier; No. 2 83c;
M- strained common to good
IEATHEB HP0RT.
iDlP'TOF AGRIODLTURK,
(TuTHKR BOBKAU,
nres: 8 A. fli., bb aegrees;
ndesrees; maximum, ue
jjjimum, 63 degrees ; mean, 72
for the day, ; rainiaii
a of the montji to date, 10
sol titer ilhe Cape Fear riyer
terille at 8 A. M. 58 5 feet and
SUM BIQION BULLETIN.
fttther has been generally fair
aTeias, Arkansas and North
there local rains have fallen.
ifeniure is slightly higher in
Hricts. Rainfall at tlearne,
iiM inches.
KJSI0A8T fOU TO DAY.
praTOS, May 24. r or :Norin
a: Showers and cooler Satur-
isdiy fair; light southerly
iteming brisk Northerly.
hrt Almanac May 25.
4.48 A.M.
7.05 P. M.
14H.17UL
12.43 A 1L
3.17 AM.
Iflfthi.'
liter it South DOrt.
liter WikniDgotn.
Ib Maine men have seen a sea
plJOO feet long, and it is
rarlj for the apple jack crop,
kflen, of Porto Rico, says it
to make a living there that
ffe hare grown lazy. The
are that most of them
fin that way. .
Metric railway has been char-
run from Manchester to
N, which will cover the
te miles in twenty min-
rate of 110 miles an
were lately found
H near Pittston, Pa., which
fW from Beed imbedded in
Pretty aged seed. The
Wong! to the violet family.
Pr Allen, of Porto Kico,
f tte lazy natives of that
an infusion of new
a fcneration or an the
P0taenew infnainn wonld
P M lazy a3 the original
k I t..
r nerpont Mnr
Chat With PrpaiPTif.
R-France, a cminln Hatr
Lonbet
aaaency in French. He
Dch with as much flnpnnv
Nulatea
j
stocks, combines,
f"llabad hahH.9 rrQf
themselves into trouble
I A Inn. ' n
- jvuug man in renn-
"vauoe no snot nis
otandkillPfl
which
ouiiiug ine oia
"Hiino Pu-
- mcago bank felt
1 vV 1 1
to8it,;' r.cne.y were re-
meir photographs
But when
learned
6 framed and kept
- - means to identify
Jhat might happen to
5tasmad ashnrnfita
13 said in - nra
0
i . i eaniiff Ti. .
'0a . o j.b is a
mtoxication'produced
ohol. Some persons
Cr:d that the be"
ia 7? 011 Passing a bean
ftoia aQa inhaling
rhern
VOL. LXVni.NO. 55.
,00DS SUBSIDING
All Records Have Been Broken
By Freshet In Cape Fear
River. -
NO GREAT DAMAGE REPORTED
The Record at PayetteVuie Is Rfiy-Efciit
Feet, Elffct Inches Now The Water
Is Fallinj It Has Been Dabbed The r
"Prohibition Freshet.' -
Capt. Robeson and passengers on the
steamer Hurt, which arrived yesterday
from Fayettevilie and cleared for the
return in the afternoon, brought inter
esting news frohi the great floods in
the Cape Fear, due in th Mi.i.t
S in the South caused hj downpour raia in the up-country,
nnnnced. The ma- I reference to which has hn ;n
these columns several times during
the last few days. '
It is enough to say that all records
have been broken and that the Sher
man freshet (56 feet) of 1865 and the
Populist freshet (5feet) of 1895,
will have to take a back seat and give
place to what has been dubbed by the
Fayetteville Observer the "Prohibi
tion FresheU (58 f feet) of 1901 The
waters are now subsiding and -have
been since yesterday, as the following
special telegram from Fayetteville
will show:
"Faykttkville,N. C, May 34. The
flood in the Cape Fear continued to
rise until about 18 o'clock to day. and
the water remained stationary for
several hours but is now very slowly
subsiding; but to no appreciable ex
tent so far. The rise is (he highest
ever recorded, it having reached 58
feet 8 inches, which exceeds the great
"Populist ! Freshet" of 1895. The
waters reached within about two feet
of the big county and two railroad
bridges but they are regarded as safe.
The water is backed up in Cross Creek
in the city and .has submerged many
buildings but no great damage has been
doneexcept to bridges in the county.
Many dams were swept away in and
near town, the knitting factory being
covered with water Jto the bottom of
its second floor. The machinery and
goods had been previously removed.
The small river boats have established
landings on Cool Spring street and
many people have taken trips through
town.
'Hundreds have visited the creeks
and river to view the mighty torrents."
Che following printed in the Fay-
fville Observer at 4 o'clock yester
day afternoon when the water was at
a stand-still, will be read with interest:
"The waters of the Cape Fear are
backed up into the city as never be
fore, and in in many instances people
And it difficult to reach the streets
from theiiubouses, their yards being
submerged in waters. The sight at
the knitting mill property is a wonder
ful one. The building itself, which
-usually stands so high above the
creek, is half submerged in water, tne
water reaching within a few inches of
the second story, while all that can
be seen of the engine house is the roof.
"Cool Spring street is under water
for hundreds of yards, and the big
high bridge Jias entirely disappeared
under the water.
"Judge Sutton's residence, which
stands on a high hill, is almost sur
rounded by water, a great portion of
the beautiful lawn being covered sev
eral feet deep. Campbellton fishing
boats are now plying the waters of
Cross Creek, traversing the very heart
of the citv. over dams Heretofore con
sidered too high for any flood to reach,
under Eccles' Bridge, across McNeill's
Merchant's Mill dam and on up to the
very head water. At the Cool Spring
a number of Campbellton fishermen
have their boats tied up. and are hiring
them out to parties who desire to take a
trip to the river, tiereral boating par
ties have already been arranged for
this afternoon."
Prevention-! Cruelty to Animals.
At the annual meetine of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani
mals an A Children vesterdav all the
old officers were re-elected as follows:
A. 8. Heida, president; 8. W. Sanders,
ice president; P. Heinsberger, secre
tary and treasury ; J. Frank Gause,
superintendent, and Messrs. A S.
Heide, S. W. Holden, Jno. J.
Fowler. Thos.F. Bag ley, . N. , Jacob!
and Preston dimming, board
of managers Dr. T. B. Carroll
was elected veterinary surgeon and the
annual reports of officers were re
ceived. Dealers in poultry were given
notice that the law would be strictly
enforced as to the proper care of chick
ana LUPkrvI. FtMB. bw.i um iv
4 n 4kA a-MA
shipped here for market
Sneday School PIc-nlc.
The First Presbyterian Sunday
School bad its annual outing yester
day on Carolina Beach and a most de
lightful day was spent by the hun-
a-a t niirtil and teachers, who
went down on the several boats .du
ring the day. The party had head
n nii-tars at th handsome Sedgeley
Hall club house, where a delightful
basket pic nic was spread-Two games
of base ball between the "fcjeasiaers
and "Atlantic", were played, morning
and afternoon, the first of , whfch was
won by the Mlantics, in a score of 14
q a h last h the Seasiders in a
acoreof25to 1L The batteries were:
Mitchell and Croswell: Moore and
Hodges. The genial superintendent of
thft achool. Mr. W. M. Cumming,
and
the pastor, the Rev. J. M.
Wells.
foin d heartily in the gsme
with the
ys an d scored all the
features in
the field and at first base.
NEW ADVEBTISEMENTB
J. W. Plummer, Jr. Jce cream.
Ohriatian Science Beading rooms,
N. O. Home Building Aasodation--?
LOCAL DOTS.
By reaegVBf.-
Blackwell will
Sunday night
Satan get thee
have for his i
On the mount with
hence." -
The Wholesale Grocerv Trav.
ellingjlen Association will meet to
night at 8:30 o'clock in the rooms of
the Merchants' Association. A full
attendance is desired.
Dr. J. H. Honnett. who has
spent the past several years in hos
pital work in New 'York city, hasre
I turned home and 'will locate here fa
thejiractice of his profession.
Fayetteville" Observer. 24th:
4The steamer Hawes. which has iuat
received a handsome coat of paint,
will be inspected -here and will be
I ready to make her first trip in a few
days."
The Fishblate Clothing Com-
Pny. was awarded the contract for
the firenien's uniforms yesterday - at
314.75 per suit The . other bidders
were A. David & Co., J. M. Solkv
and J. H. Render & Co.
Nothing was given out for pub
lication from the meeting yesterday
afternoon of merchants interested in
the proposed new steamship line to
New York. Mr. D7 L. Gore presided
and Mr. J. Mi Stevenson wan snr.rA.
tary. !
Odd Fellows who will visit
Newborn on the excursion to New
born to-morrow will be entertained
by Eureka Lodge. No. 7, of that city.
A letter to this effect was received by
Capt. J. M. McGowan yesterday from
Mr. George Green. 1
ENCAMPMENT COMMITTEE.
Visited Soathport Yesterday In Their Is-
vestif ition of Sites For the Big
datherhu of State Militia.
CoLT. H. Bain and CoL F. A
Macon, of the Governor's Encamp
ment Committee, went down to South-
port yesterday morning with a view of
inspecting grounds there upon which
to encamp the three regiments of State
militia. !
They were accompanied by Messrs.
W. H. Pyke and Robert W. Davis, of
the Bouthport Chamber of Commerce,
CoL Walker Taylor and Mr. Walker
Meares,' of Wilmington, and the party
was royally entertained at the Stuart
House by the people of Wilmington's
sister city, who are making a strong
pull against Wrightsville for the en
campment. i
The committee, inspected the admir
able location known as "Old Jackson
Square" near the town and both CoL
Macon and CoL Bain expressed them
selves' as pleased with the location.
but of course nothing definite will be
known until they report to the Gov
ernor, which will probably be as early
as to-morrow, i The party returned
to the city at 7 ' o'clock last evening
and to-day CoL Macon will accompany
CoL Bain to .Wrightsville in order
that they may inspect the site there
again. .
It is learned unofficially that the
committee is considering the advisa
bility of having each regiment spend
five days at each place during the
ten days that they are here, so that
neither Wrightsville or Southport will
be favored in the division of time. All
this, however, is to be settled upon
later.
LIGHT INFANTRY ENTERTAINMENT.
Will Be Girea Next Thursday Night For
Benefit Encampment Fond.
As an outcome of the meeting of
ladies and members of the Wilming
ton Light Infantry at the armory yes
tftrdav afternoon at 5 o'clock, it was
decided to give an .elaborate enter
tainment at the armory and upon the
lawns around the building from 8 to 13
o'clock next Thursday night for the
benefit of the A Encampment fund.
Present at the meeting were Capt.
a. p. Adrian and Messrs. U. u. Mc
Millan and E. A. Metts, of the W. L.
I., and Mrs. O. O. Brown, (chairman),
Mrs. Jno. C. James. Mrs. T. E. Sprunt,
Mrs. M. a Willard, Mrs. R. D.
Cronly and Mrs. H. J. Gerken, com
posing the Daughters of the Oonfed-
eaacy committee.
The various departments of the
entertainment I will Jbe in Charge
of tha folio wins- ladies, who
will name their own assistants:
Mrs. Lj. L. Pritchard, candy booth;
Mrs. Jno. O. James, ice cream booth;
Mrs. M. S. Willard. cake booth;
Mrs. R. D. Cronly and Mrs. Jno. T.
Rankin, decorations; ' Mrs. A. M.
Waddell, entertainment programme;
Mrs. R. W. Hicks, lemonade booth.
Murderer Bound Over.
im Hawkins, the slayer of John
Brown, colored, in the card game in
tfRwwOrivn" Wednfisdav nnrut. was
V&WA.JM . . T" " ' lw . '
given a preliminary uwuik
municipal court yesterday morning
and bound over to the Criminal Court
without baiL Bob Smith and William
Bennett were also held, as witnesses
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
placing the murder of ; Brown upon
Hawkins, who broke down ana cnea
after the triaL '
St. Pant's Parocblal School.
' The : closing exercises of St. Paul's
Parochial School took place yesterday
and last evening in the Luther Memo
rial building, and were highly credita
ble to pupils and teachers alike. The
, jj... ;n tViA Avnnincr bv
and abounded in healthful admonition
to nunilsand parents alike, ine ai-
nnnn tll the exercises was
WILMINGTON, N. O.,
. I , ..-. , ...... .. .... .
IN SIXTEEN INNINGS.
Portsmouth Came Out the Win
ner From The Giants of
Wilmington.
SCORE WAS SIX TO THREE.
Visitors Made a Garrisonian Finish That
Was Wonderful To Rehn1dPllh
Defeats Richmond and Newport News
Takes Norfolk Into Camp.
YESTERDAY'S GAMES.
Wilmington, 3; Portsmouth, 6.
Newport JNews, 4; Norfolk, 3.
Raleigh, 5; Richmond, 2.
WHERE THEY PLAT TO-DAY.
Portsmouth at Wilmington.
iMonoia at Newport News.
R.itfomwil nt PalniMrt
jgk vuuvuu can .vGtavifu
Wilminaton 20
IS
14
13
17
17
22
x tyt era
.606
Raleigh 19
.575
.566
.485
.468
Newport News 17
Portsmouth 16
Norfolk i 15
Richmond..... 9
.290
It took sixteen good and true in
nings for the Orphans to win from the
Giants yesterday afternoon and Wil
mington's error column was an im
portant factor in Portsmouth's victory.
The score was 6 to 3 and it could just
as easily have been the other way but
for a streak of hard luck that crept up
in the infield in the last inninsr and
hoo-dooed the whole lay out, allowing
the visitors to spread on a beautiful
garrisonian finish of three runs that
paralyzed the grand stand! 'Tis true
that the errors of Portsmouth add up
more in. figures than those of Wil
mington but they were not nearly
so expensive.
In summing up the defeat, a hun
dred different opinions are expressed
by those who suffered with nervous
prostration while the two and
a half hour's battle was raging.
Some say the Giants were too
daring in their base running;
Portsmouth's outfield was too
impregnable; Martin retired men by
his superb work that caught Trim for
hits all over the lot when he was here
the first time. And so it went. Every
man had a different reason to assign
for the defeat.but to a man up a tree it
looked just like a game of good, fast
ball that is liable to fall anyway.
Weaver and Swander, the two first
men mat iacea fjonnnie ' foreman
in the box for the locals, bsatthe air
and Returner and Murray walked;
Knau got first on Allen's error and
Keramer scored. Clark fanned. A
sacrifice by Crockett and an error by
Kemmer on first allowed Cranston to
score for the Giants after he had been
allowed to walk," Sebring went out to
second and Devlin from an outfield
hit.
The second, third and fourth innings
glided by swiftly with neither team
scoring, jroreman ana marim aia ex
cellent work and the outfielding of
both teams was superb.
In the fifth Portmouth sneaked in
another run. I Rapp singled and West-
lake ran for him, stole second and got
third on a wild pitch; Martin and
Weaver flew out to the infield but
Swander came up, singled by short
and scored Westlake. running for
Rapp. Big Bill Kemmer fanned. Se
brine cot a sinsrle for the locals but
Cranston fanned and two Giants went
out from the infield.
In the sixth, Vorhees relieved Fore
man in tne oox on account oi a
wrenched arm of the latter. The first
three men that faced "Cy" went out in
their order, and the Giants did about
the same for Martin, and the score re
mained two to one in favor of the visi
tors. The seventh did not change tne
result, both teams having gone out
from the blttery and infield.
The Giants tied tha score in the
eighth by pretty singles by Cranston
and Crockett after Sebring flew out to
second, Cranston having been forced
at second by Stafford and Crockett
completed a circuit of the
cushions on Devlin's beautiful single
to centre. Allen went out from the
pitcher.
The ninth came on and people be
gan to talk of the possibility of a ten
inning contest, little dreaming that
the shades of night would gather
'round the diamond 'ere the game was
over. A fan by Westlake, a caught
foul of Clarke's and a hit to pitcher by
Knau told the tale for the Orphans,
and Wilmington was retired on infield
hits after Vorhees had singled beauti
fully over second.
The tenth came on and Rapp, Mar
tin And Weaver went out in their
order. It was up to Wilmington to
win the game by a Bingle score but
she couldn't. Cranston, went out
from second; Crockett fanned; Staf
ford hit to the high brush for two
bags and Weaver, by the greatest
catch ever seen on the Wilmington
diamond, pulled down Devlin's three
base hits to centre and saved the game.
There was one point where the locals
mitrht have - won but they. lost. In
the eleventh,Portsmouth sent Big Bill
Kemmer across the . plate on a two
base hit by himself and a single by
Knau. Many ardent rooters then
hnwAd Rilantlv in prayer and asked
for a run for Wilmington to even
nn the score. Allen was hit and
walked and was sacrificed by Warren.
McGinnis caught one of Martin's
"finest" for two bags and sent Allen
across tne piate, agaiu ueiug uo oo,
.1 . . , X. lLt tlx. m.mm .
Vorhees singled and a bad catch killed
'Mac" just in the act of scoring.
There's another place where we might
Sebring flew
out to right.
mu ... .AmA old time hall nlav-
in fthmit. the lot for .four more in -
" '
in which neither team scored
nings,
SATURDAY, MAY 25,
and which were featured by brilliant
fielding by McGinnis and Devlin, and
Weaver and Swander.
The fatal sixteenth came on and Big
Bill Kemmer . was coaching by a torch
light at third. Murray got safe on
Allen's errSr; Knau and Clarke bunt
ed safely and three men were on
bases, with no man' down; Westlake
singled and Murray and Knau gal
loped across the rubber, sounding the
death knell of Wilmington: Clarke
was caught at third ; Rapp .got first
it is unnecessary to specify and
Westlake scored on a wild pitch ; Mar
tin fanned and Weaver flew out1 to
Devlin in right. The score was then
six to three, and people began to
wonder if Wilmington could again
tie the score. But she just couldn't.
Warren led off-with a good single,
but McGinnis flew out to second:
Vorhees and Sebring went out from
the pitch, and the game was ended;
score six to three. . ' ;
It was a great game. It was a game
that was never before seen here, or at
any other place. It was two games
for the price of one. It was a game
that 2.000 people should have seen.
It was' a game that Wilmington ought
to have won, but she didn't. Here is
the tabulated score picked up from
beside the prostrate scorer:
SCORE BT INNINGS.
1 8 8 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 13 14 IS IB B. H. E.
P.. 1000100000 10 0 0 0 3-6 10 6
W.1000000100 1 Q0 0 003 114
Batteries: Martin and Westlake;
Foreman and Vorhees and Cranston
and Thackara. -
THE TABULATED SOORE.
Portsmouth. ab r h po a e
Weavrt. cf...: 7 0 1 4 0 0
Swander, "If 7 0 2 4 0 0
Kemmer, lb 6 2 1 20 0 1
Murray, rf 6 1 0 2 1 0
Knau, ss 7 1 2 4 4 3
Clark, 2b 7 0 1 4 6.0
Westlake, c 7 1 1 6 2 1
Rapp, Sb 7 1 2 3 2 1
Martin, p 7 0 0 1 5 0
Total.. 61
Wilmington. ab
6 10 48 20
6
B
H
0
PO
5
10
4
13
2
7
2
2
0
3
0
E
Sebring, if 8
0
1
1
0
0
1
01
0
0
0
0
0
Cranston, c 4
Crockett, 2b. 7
Stafford, lb 7
0
0
0
0
2
Devlin, rf 7
Allen, ss 7
Warren, 8b... 7
McGinnis cf.... 7
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Foreman, p 2
Thackara, c... 2
Vorhees, p 5
Total 633 11 48 13 4
Summary Two base hits, Kemmer
1, McGinnis and Stafford 1; struck
out Martin 6, Foreman 7, Vorhees 6 ;
wild pitch by Foreman 2; base- on
balls by Martin 1, Foreman 2, Vor
hees 1; hit by pitched ball by Martin
1; passed balls, Thackara 1; double
plays. Murray to Westlake, Stafford
to Allen to Stafford. Time of game
:30. Attendance. '700. Scorer Mr.
Foster. ' Umpire Mr. Staley.
1ot Grounders. . . '
Davy Crockett at second base did
himself proud. ' He made several
beautiful stops.
In the sixteenth round, with both
teams "groggy," the Giants were
knocked out by the Brownies.
Devlin made a fine left-hand
catch of a fly ball in right field. He
is improving in his bat work, too.
The Giants have won fourteen of
the last eighteen games in which they
played- Any thing small about this?
Clayton hopes to be able to go in
the game to day and if so, he will
make things merry all over the infield.
When the grand stand is well
filled with the fair rooteresses it pre
sents the appearance of a beautiful
flower garden. "
There will be a great game to-day
between the Brownies and the Giants.
The former have reserved their best
pitcher for this game.
Allen' and Thackara will likely
compose Wilmington's battery to day.
while Volt? and Westlake will do the
honors for the Orphans
"Kino-" Kellv has gone to Wash
ington for new players for the Sena
tors. Be careful, old boy. and don't
"swap the devil for a witch."
How the Old Man and the re
ligious editor of the N. and O. will re-
ioice now. But then, we are still -on
top, you know, with 31 points to spare.
The game was one of the most
remarkable ever played in Wilming
ton, or anywhere else, for that matter,
if the number of innings be consid
ered.
Comedian Cowan hauled in his
horns vesterdav. put on a vest and
kent it buttoned up. This was caused
by a threat of the horse editor to be
deck himself in gaudier neckwear.
The "knisrht of the rueful count-
enance was a conspreuos ugure
after the game yesterday. Strange as
it may seem, there are some who think
the Giants ought to win every game
they play. .
Somebody said Clayton was the
"lion of the day" Thursday. Yes, he
became a dand v lion the moment . he
received that bouquet. It was an s.
affair not short .stop, but sweet
scented.
The attendance was very satis
factory. The girls made a great
rally, much to the gratification of the
horse editor who was very lone-
somefn his "reserved" seat in the
I grand stand Thursday.
Thursday the. game was three to
thrift un to the eighth inning. In the
ninth' Wilmington made six runs.
Yesterday the score was three to three
nn to the sixteenth inning, when
Portsmouth made three runs.
Games On Other Diamonds.
At Raleigh
183456789 SHE
Raleigh.,..3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1-5 3 3
Richmond. 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 02 5 3
' Batteries: Sutch and LeGrande;
Thomas and Manners.
At Norfolk "
12 3 45679 SHE
Norfolk....... .20100000 03 6
I Nwnmt Nawa.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 7 1
. . . . - - a
1 - Batteries: iienner ana xjenmau.
1 High and Aahennack.
1901.
... i . ..... : : , l
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Tileston High School Graduates
Gave Elaborate Annual Re
ception: Yesterday Evening.
THEOELECTI0N OF OFFICERS.
There Was a Large Attendance. Includ
ing Many Guests and a Thoroughly
ueiigntisi season was scent
Misic and Recitation.
Second only in importance to the.
annual commencement exercises of
the Wilmingtoi High School is the
annual meeting and reception to the
new graduates by the Alumnae Asso
ciation of that popular institution.
which always take place on the even
ing following the formal close of the
school year.
Pursuant to this custom, the Tiles-
ton Alumnae Association met at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon in third
annual session, Miss Louise Corbett,
presiding. Of the twenty nine mem
bars of the Association, twenty-seven
were present and the session was most
enthusiastic. The newly elected grad
uates were given a most cordial wel
come by the president, Miss Corbett,
and after an imformal discussion of
routine matters, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year :
President Miss Bessie Hankins. 1
Vice President Miss Annie May
Newbury. .
Secretary Miss Mildred Davis.
Treasurer Miss Carrie Duffy.
Executive Committee Misses Bessie
Hankins, Annie May Newbury, Mil
dred Davis, Carrie Duffy and Ida Ran
kin Brown. "
The reception then followed and
was both elaborate and pleasing. Tne
event took place in the main hall of
the - building, which was effectively
decorated, with rugs, potted plauts,
flowers and many other" ornamenta
tions. The library and office apart
ments were also open for the enter
tainment of guests. Those present
were members of the Association,
members of the High School faculty,
principals of the other white institu
tions in the public school system,
members of the two school commit
tees and other officials, including Mr.
John J. Blair. Prof. M. C. S. Nobles
was invited to be one of the guests of
honor but telegraphed his regrets.
An impromptu programme of music
and recitation was observed, among
the numbers being recitations by Miss
KateBarden, a piano solo by Miss
Elizabeth D. Burtt, 0 vocal solo by.
Miss Mildred Davis, an encore to
which she responded to with "Pickan
ninnie Lullaby," and a number of
piano selections by Mr. James Craftv
all of which were'greatly enjoyed and
liberally applauded.
A delightful spread of refreshments
was then enjoyed at which four mem
bers of the incoming senior class
graciously served as" follows : Misses
Irene Peterson, Nellie Woodward.
Emily Hall and Sena Page Everett.
The reception lasted from 5 to 8
o'cloek and was pronounced the most
elaborate and pleasing ever arranged
by the Association.
LIST OF LETTERS.
Remaining Uncalled For in the Wilming
ton Postoffice May 22nd, 1901.
WOMEN'S LIST.
Mrs. Fannie Batts.Miss Ida Besmond,
Miss Lizzie Bentiy. Mrs. Bonham,
Miss Cush Dofson, Mrs. Elizabeth
Eazell, Miss Grace George, Josephine
Hannest. Miss Carrie Hills. Emma
Hugging. Esther Hill. Mrs. Listen
Hovt. Mrs. Mary Hunter. Miss Mittie
ttvnes. Mrs. Liucella James, Mrs. Ida
Bell Middleton, Mrs. Mary M. Moore,
Mrs. P. R. McCrary. Mrs. Elle Dors,
Nest. Mrs. Eliza Pairce, Mrs. Laura J.
Pridgen, Mary Susan Peasell. Miss
Mamie Frye, Mrs - Mary aoutnert,
x ounar w omen s unrisuan A.ssocia'
tion.
MEN'S LIST.
Jack Applegate, J. D. Baker, Archie
Burnette. G. L. Branch. Henry Oawey,
H. B. Downing, J. (3. Davis, Tonus
Deware, Jimmie Evans, H. A. Gregg,
E. C. Hinckley, Drid tlugie, . w.
Harrington. White Harrington (2), W.
F. Hart. W. A. Harper. Albert Jones,
Thomas Jones, Jos. Murphey, Fred
Playter, F. L. Sidering, James Bye,
Gedie McKoy
EKTTjtarEP FROM DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
N. S. Barefield, T. C. Gilbert, N. W.
D. Taylor.
Persons calling for above letters will
t ji it j. ii j
FOREIGN.
please say advertised. If not called for
in fifteen days they will be sent to the
dead letter office. m. j. ua&by,
Postmaster.
POSTMASTERS' SALARIES INCREASED.
Department Announces New Order Wbicb
WM Go Into Effect July 1st.
To take effect Julv 1st. salaries of
the following postmasters have been
increased by the department:
His-h Point, from SL900 to $2,100:
Lanrinburg. $1,300 to $1,400; Lincoln-
ton, $1,200 to $1,300; Marion, $1,200 to
$1,300 ; Raleigh, $3,000 to $3,100 ; Rocky
Mount. $1,700 to $1,800: Statesville,
$1,900 to $2,000; Wilmington, $3,000
to $3,100; Hendereonville, $1,500 to
$1,600: Einaton. $1,700 to $1,800; Lex
ington, $l,4U0 to l,50U; LiumDerion,
1.200 to $1,300: New Bern. $2,200 to
2.300: Reidaville. l:700 to $1,800:
i Shelby, $1,400 to $1,500; Waynesyllle
$1,300 to S1.4UU; winston-EMuemr a,-
000 to $8,100. .
No Bases on Balls.
The Stab receives periodically from
the United States Civil Service Com
mission announcements of examina
tions of some kind to be 'held here.
They are advertisements pure and
Simple; but it is expected that the
newspapers will give them "bases on
balls." The horse editor says "neigh.1'
and they go into the waste basket with.
alarming regularity.
WHOLE NO. 10,535
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. Story, theological student,
from Richmond, - Va., arrived last
night to take charge of Immanuel
church.
Fayetteville Observer: "Miss
Martha Williams and Miss Lucile
Murchison, of Wilmington, are visit
ing Miss Lutie Murchison at Manches
ter." Miss Annie Harrison, of this city.
'who has been at the State Normal dur
ing the past session, is visiting friends
at Charlottesville, Va., for' several
days before returning home.
- Mrs. Will L Miller and son. Will
W. . Miller, left yesterday for Mem
phis, Tenn., to visit Mrs. Miller's
friends and relatives at her old home.
They will be away for a week- or two.
Miss Annette C. Morton, who
is at home from the State Normal Col
lege, and who wilt graduate from that
institution next year, achieved merited
distinction- -duringthe - past - session.
She was president ofthe college Ath
letic Association, and is one of the
editors of the State Normal Magazine,
one of the best college periodicals in
the Souths Miss Morton is a graduate
of the Wilmington High Bchool.
TAR HEEL PHYSICIANS.
Of 96 Applicants, 67 Were Licensed, 25
Were Refused; Two Withdrew.
Among the applicants who success
fullypassed the State Board of Med
ical Examiners at Durham this
week, other than those mentioned in
yesterday's Stab, were B. S. Herring,
Wilson : George Ruffin Banton, Wil
son; Augustus M. Hose, Fayetteville;
T. V. Moore, Phoenix; J. E.
Poscue, Pollocksville; H. Cook
Davis, Fayetteville; Dunlop Thomp
son, Morven; John A. McEachern,
Fayetteville; M. Hugh McBride, Lit
tie River Academy; W. E. Kornegay,
Goldsboro; Zary Highsmith, Parkers-
burg; Thos. F. Genn, Goldsboro;
Theo. L. Hooks, Fremont; E. R.
Hart, Tarboro; Paul R. McFadyen,
Clarkton; A. S. Williams, Kenans-
ville.
Among the applicants were ten ne
groes, and or this number only tnree
passed a successful examination. The
highest average was made by Dr.
Wm. A. Graham, Durham.
Wilmington and Newborn both
asked for the convention next year,
but as stated in the Star yesterday,
Wilmington was chosen and the time
will be decided by committee.
NOT CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS.
Editor Star The Christian Scien
tists of the city beg to call attention to
the fact that the Christian Catholic
Church of Chicago has no connection
in doctrine or practice with their own.
Furthermore that when fatalities oc-
cur among their members, ineir
method of procedure is never such as
described in the Pierson case. They
feel it but just that deaths occurring
in different denom-nations should not
be published under their name.
The Star prints the above in jus
tice to ihe Christian Scientists, it is
based on an oversight on the part of
the Star in making a heading for a
telegram which appeared in its issue
of yesterday. Ebitob Star.
NEW CAPE PEAR STEAMBOAT.
Contract Let By Fayetteville Parties For
Its Building The Dimensions, Etc.
Fayetteville Observer 2Snd
The Fayetteville and Wilmington
Steamboat Company yesterday placed
contract with the Merrill Stevens
Engineering Company, of Jackson
ville, Fla., for the first of its proposed
w line of light draught steamers for
zravio-ating the Cape Fear Kiver be-
tween jj ayettevme ana wuaungwn.
Tsii boat is to be .140 feet in length.
SO f At beam, with a draught sum-
cientft minimized to enable her to
traveile the Cane Fear at any stage of
water, however low. "Tne uity oi
Favettelille" will be built for both
nassenerer and ireient service wun an
averasre Boeed of twelve miles an
hour.
Her state rooms and saloons will be
handsomely furnished, with running
water in everv part of the boat. This
fine steamer, graceful in design, and
lighted with electricity, will be a pretty
sight as she glides between tne pictures
nue banks of the old Cape Fear.
Everv modern convenience will- be
used in her construction and the ma-
chinery will be of the lastesttype. The
I kniUsMi am iirtriAi. wnrrt in have tne
huilders are under contract to have the
boat completed by October 1st of this
year. .
WILL
REDUCE
THE DISTANCE.
Atlantic Coast Line and Plant System's
Route to Florida.
Savannah Morning News.
"The Plant System: will let the con
tract within the next few days for the
construction of the cut-off from Jessup !
in Folkstone. The cut-off j will be
an air ;iine fifty-four miles long.
President R. G. Erwin of the Plant
Rwstem said -vesterdav that it will be
nnmnleted within six months. -
I h . . . . 1 1 i - S
'The cut-on wui oe , compietea in
time for next season's tourist business..
It will reduce the distance between
New York and Jacksonville by way of
the Atlantic Coast Line and the Plant
Svstem. in connection with the Penn-
sy ivania, to witnm i tnirteen , mues or
that by the Seaboard, with tne same
connection. The Seaboard distance if
981 miles between New York and
Jacksonville, while by the' Plant Sys
tem's route it is now i,ui4. xne - cu
off will shorten the Plant System
distance to 994 miles."
DIXED.
ww it- Matdnnce of her Dare:
irente, Mr.
i VTm. fot. at Scott's Bill on the
morning 6r the 54th, of May. ater an Ul
onlv tour days, little KKLUK, aged
Illness ot
eleven
veua elaht months ana iour aays.
The
mnarai will na irom ins ihmuo i
o'clock to-day.
Mav ssthU Friends x and ao-
auamtances Invited to attend.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
One Tear, by Hall $S.00l
Six Months, . 2.50$;
Three Months, " 1.85$
Two Months, . " - 1.00 9
Deliver eo. to Subscriber in the
I : City at 45 Cents per Month. ?
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
63 1-2 Steps
EAST from the corner of Front,
and WEST from corner second
and Princess streets will take:
you to
DEPARTMENT STORES,
Where the public have found; are still
nnaingana will continue to nod
the BEST GOODS for the LEAST
MONEY, any where to be found.
A comparison will convince.
Bell 'Phone 661.
tap 88 tr
Buyers of Groceries.
We offer at competing prices:
2 Cars Va. Water Ground
Meal.
S Cars Mixed Corn, en route.
Canned Meats.
Lard and D. S. Meats.
Bellies-Plates.
Bacon, Shoulders
Red Seal Lye.
Sardines.
Sugars, all grades, etc.
We are headquarters for
Cuban Btossom.
Renown Cremo.
Topical Twist Cigars.
Many brands Cheroots and Cigarettes. It von
want to save money, ask for prices.
Vollers & Hasnagen, :
mal2tf
DISTRIBUTERS.
Chocolate, Vanilla i
and Strawberry
CREAM
For Sundays. Let me have
your order for the best.
FANCY FRUITS
of the best variety.
J. W. PLUMMER, Jr.
204 Princess street.
Bell 'Phone 680. Inter-State 132.
my 25 tr
Mortgage Sale!
Bv virtue of the power of sale In a certain
Deed or Mortgage executed to the North Caro
lina Home Building Association by T. W.
Mills and wife, Mary B. Mills, on the 25th day or
March, 1898, and duly recorded in Book 28, pages :
536 et seq., of the Records of New Hanover
uouniy, tne undersigned win biuub uir wua iu -t.hft
hiorbpm bidder for casb at oubllc auction at
the Court House door or New Hanover County
on Monday, June lvtn, law, avis: o ciock m., ae
following described property situate in the city
oc wiimiogcon, n. v. Beginning at a jjuiui m
the Korth western intersection of Ninth and Wa
ter streets, runs tnence west witn norxnern
line or Wooster street 180 feet, thence North
and parallel with Ninth street 166 feet, thence
East and parallel with Wooster street, 180 feet
to Ninth street, thence South with Western Une
of Ninth street 66 feet to the beginning. Being
art or lot No. 6, Block 66. This 24th day oi
ay, 1901;'
NOBTH CAROLINA i
HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION, I
- Mortgagee. I
Bellamy & Peschau, Att'ys. my sot ;
PALACE PHARUACY.
I am again in my old stand,
and am prepared to serve y
my customers as heretofore
. with promptness and accuracy.
HARDIN'S Palace Pharmacy,
i 126 South Front Street I
Both 'Phones, No. 55 my 28 tr
On and After Monday
ma-Awon 1AA frafna will laJLVA liftllV Oil WU-I
mlngtonBeacoastBAllroad: o
Leave Wilmington 10:10 A. M., 8:30 P. M.,
880 P M
'Leave "ocean View 8 A. M., 11:30 A. M.,
Leave Wilmington 3:30 P. M.
UBUkW vvvau lion j
rfcn wnnrlav mnrnlnc tharA Will be a tl"&lH
Kesrular Duuiiuoa muouura w
go Ttnto effect June 8, 1901. B. O. OBANT,
my IBM superintendent i
CHOICE CUTS!
The past 30 days have been the "Dullest" I
have ever experienced. Lettuce, Straw (
berries. Spirits Turpentine, Cold Weather
and HalL The next 80 days will be toe
liveliest. IF you will get my prices before
baying,
N. F. FAEKEB,
Furniture and Furniture Novelties,
ill Market street. .
Ben 'Phone 613. Inter-Stated.
my84tt-
tfeeting of Magistrates.
county are hereby notified to meet at the Court
House Monday, June 8rd, at 18 o'clock M., to
.nana nnAn .av Iaw AnA anp.b OthAF DnSmeSS Um
may propers vuum uoio
: Chairman Board Connty Commissioners,
my 3t Hew Hanover County
Christian Science
- . . ...
BB (HUB CO.
? r ----- - i
Shoes
Specialty.
Beading Booms, Masonic Temple, open Hon- - v" !
day and Thursday from li A, m. to i Jt .
Tuesday and Friday from 4 P. M. to 5.45 P. M.
Printer Wanted. , 1
XXJa-niaA a. first nlaaa . COmmOSitor
who has had experience on a daily
morning paper. Must have good re
commendations as to, habits and
qualifications.
Apply at, or address the ; 1 ' -
jny2l8t , STAR OFFICE.. ,
-
People that way.
Mortgage sale. -. ' :
very
l-rje.
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