North Carolina Newspapers

VVWV" -v - - - - ... . a unMa-C7M Pvfrv.fUvV t UOBrBDlCCU uuua-i . j-- j a . Circulation Larrer Tnaa That Of Any Other Dally News paper Pablished In TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. On Tear, by Kail, $5,002 Six Hontha, - 8.50! Three-Months, M 1.25; & OI.DEST DAII.Y NKW8PAP Two tfonths, M 1.00 ' IN THE STATE. Deliver, to Subscribers In the VOU. LXIX. NO. 24. WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1901. City at 4S Cents per Mntki. WHOLE NO. 10,660 nPlTr-n-n-, Morn StARo NG BUS X o an 7 by rd of r the . A least sal is . H OUTLINES. mho Santos Dumont airship made a successful trip around the Eiffel tower. F. H. Benedict, a son of EL O. Benedict, was killed yesterday in an automobile accident. ueorrce Ar- mitage, the missing messenger of the Bank of New Amsterdam, New York city, surrendered himself to the po lice; his stealings amount to $5,900. 'pall Hirer cotton mill operatives renewed their demand for 5 per cent, advance in waes. Bepubr Means opened the campaign in umo Ml TT i . T ? TT yesterday. me nuicnins nouae, Houston, Texas, destroyed by fire. The Siberia, the largest vessel ever constructed in America, was launched at Newport News yeaterday. In a collision of trains near Ma con, Ga., ten passengers were serious ly injured. One man killed and four men injured in a freight train near Birmingham, Ala. Rear Admiral Bunce, U. 8. N. retired. ,Nfld vesterday. More troops are to be sent to the Philippines. The l of official mourning for the late President McKinley. expired yes terday. Col. A. B. Andrews of the Southern Railway and Dr. Mc- Aden of the Cotton Spinners' Associa- V a t : -i . lion were lnircrouceu iu rramoui Roosevelt yesterday by Senator Me- Laurin. The United States lega tion at Constantinople has no news from the missionaries who are seek ing for the brigands who captur ed Miss Helen M. stone. ntbw York markets: Money on call nominal, prime mercantile paper 4j$5 per cent; cotton quiet at 8Jc; flour quiet but firmly held; wheat spot market strong. No, 2 red 78ic; corn spot market steady, No. 3 61c; oats spot quiet, Wo. 2 40tc; rosin steady; spirits turpentine steady at 38i39c. WEATHER REPORT. U. S. Dkp't of Agriculture, , Weather Bureau, Wilmington, N. C, Oct. 19 Temperatures: 8 A. M.., 48 degrees; 3 P. M., 58 degrees; maximum, 71 de grees; minimum, 43 degrees; mean, 57 degrees. Rainfall for the day, .00; rainfall since 1st of the month to date, 2.59 inches Stage of water in thaOape Fear river at Favetteville at 8 A. M., 5 0 feet. COTTON REGION BULLETIN. Clear weather continues in all dis tricts. The temperature has been lower in nearly all sections with frosts reported in North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi. There were light frosts at Wilmington, Newbern, Charlotte and Cheraw. Heavy frost at Raleigh and killing frost at Weldon. FORECAST FOB TO-DAY. Washington, Oct. 19. For North Carolina: Fair Sunday and Monday, cooler in western portion Sunday and in eastern portion Monday ; light wes terly winds, becoming fresh north westly. Port Almanac October 20. Sun Rises Sun Sets 6.11 A.M. 6.18 P.M. 11 H.7M 12 06 A. M. 2.36 A.M. IDty's Length Hiph WatAr at Hvi t Vi rnrt High Water Wilmington . In the Schley Court of Inquiry lawyer Rayner is evidently too sly for heavy weight Judge Advocate Lemly. Strange as it mav seem, thev have found the exact center of population in this country in a vacant lot in In- The great Dismal Swamp covers an area of 2,500 square miles and ia lnhaatted principally by bears, coons, etc., and frogs, snakes and other reptiles. Senator Billy Mason, of Illinois. haa one rival. There is an oil well in Texas which is emittine 5,000,- WO feet of gas daily and refuses to e held up. Tllf Amr,lr. A -..11 '-J toatea the commercial crop of apples "" year at 23,000,000 barrels, flrroix 4 . . . i3,uuu,000 last year and 70,- 000,000 in 1896. Kitchener ia in a ha.ri ntrp.fl.lr nf hck. Botha is constantly giving "n me slip, and his girl, who was to have married him at "the cloBe of the war," has become tired wait- ing and changed her mind. tramrt -or a a nMj ; xrA . a few days ago who had 12,000 W his DoeWa oil f -u remade begging, and wasn't in 6Ut lack either, for some years he made as much as $7,000. The re ia a shortage in tha for- eiQ missionary r,r.:w..: ii j wuuiuubiuuo nuu. preachers are charging it np to arlwain. There is no telling nat may happen"to Mark since "as taken a dive into politics. r-vW au uirmingnam, Jiing- Cberrat-ofi2M8ago'Lord men 7 7 En2lish- er " ""ate tne "nervous en gJ. of Americans. They couldn't !" it tb, i. v Qq . 7 wu again WlthUt beig made over COMING IN NOYEHBER Daughters of Confederacy Ar ranging for Convention in Wilmington Next Month. THE CAPE FEAR CHAPTER. Interesting Meeting Yesterday Afternoon at Which Methods of 'Entertainment Were Diacnssed Reports Front the State Meeting An interesting; and very important meeting of Cape Fear Chapter, Daugh ters of the Confederacy, was held yes terday afternoon at the W. I. L ar mory, Mrs. W. M. Parsley presiding, and Mrs. James acting as secretary. The attendance was large and the meeting; moat enthusiastic Perhaps the most important con sideration of the meeting was in the arrangement of plans for entertaining the general convention of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy to be held in Wilmington November 18th-16th. The matter of entertainment was very ex haustively discussed and committees appointed on reception, decorations badges. These will be announced later. The sessions may be held in the Opera House and about 250 or 300 delegates from all the States of tne South, many of the West and several from the North, including New York and Chicago Chapters, will be in at tendance. Members of the local chapter will wear a special badee and everything will be done to entertain the visitors handsomely. One of the features will be a public reception to the Daughters on Thursday evening, the 14th insL Among the distinguished guests present will be Mrs. Stonewall Jack son, of Charlotte. Mrs. Zeb Vance, of Asheville, and Mrs. -I. J. Jarvis, of Greenville, N. C, are also expected. The W. lu L has extended the cour tesies of its armory to the Daughters during the convention and a letter has also been received from Mr. C. C. Brown, secretary of the Masonic Tem ple Corporation, extending the cour tesies of that building to the 17. XL C. At the meeting yesterday after a discussion of the general convention and a transaction of routine business, Mrs. EL J. 'Gerken made a most inter esting report for the delegates sent from Cape Fear Chapter to the recent State Convention at Charlotte. The delegates besides Mrs. Gerken were Mesdames M. S. Willard, E. K. Bryan, B. C. Cantwell, F. A. Lord and Miss Mary Meares. Mrs. Willard, in behalf of the dele gates, presented the chapter with a fac simile of the last letter written by Jef ferson Davis, president of the Confed eracy. It was penned by the lament ed president on his death bed and was addressed to the 'Chamber of Com merce of Fayetteville, upon a business subject. The copy is handsomely framed and will be a valuable acqui sition to the Confederate Museum maintained by Cape Fear Chapter. WILMINGTON LODGE OF ELKS Very Complimentary Reference in District Depaty Tomlinson's Report to Grand Lodge nt Milwaukee. Copies of the proceedings of the thirty-seventh annual session of the Grand Lodge, B. P. O. K. held at Milwaukee, Wis.. July 23rd-25tn, were received in' the city yesterday by members of the order. In the annual report of District Deputy C. F. Tomlinson, of Winston, published in the volume, may be found a very complimentary refer ence to Wilmington Lodge No. 532, which the Stab prints with much pleasure. In speaking of the lodges under his jurisdiction the District Deputy says: "Wilmington Lodge No. 532 is the wnndnp nf thnm all. I was nresent at the institution of this lodge in Decem ber, 1899. We were accorded a grand reception by the prospective members, and left with anticipation of a great future xor we loage. out in idu we were deceived, for the 'future' we had determined to look forward to came in the 'present.' I paid my official vuit tn . Wminirtnn on June 25th. To my great surprise I found that the membership baa grown irom miriy to 1Z5. uat me marvellous loinjf was Wilmington's fine stone building, erected at a cost of $15,000, paid for and furnished throughout by the lodge. I say this record is marvel lous. No other word can fitly de scribe it. To Brother H. J. Gerken, the first Exalted Ruler, is justly due a large part of the credit for the won derful things done by No. 532.'' Steamer Wilmington to Baltimore. The steamer Wilminaton left at 2:30 o'closk yesterday afternoon for Balti more where she will have a new ana improved boiler installed and will also vKAfliva other substantial repairs Hne will bo awav a month or six weeks and the SenUhport will make her schedule in the meantime. -Captain Harper carried along his regular crew with CapL P. T. Dicksey ana cpi. J. J. Adlrins. NEW ADVEBTISEMENTS C. C. Brown New stock. C. W. Yates & Co. Books. Frank H. Stedman Tax notice. -Concord 3hapter Convocation, r J. EL Render Capes and jackets. Geo. O. Gaylord A grand success. People's Savings Bank We solicit your account. . ; BUSHTESS L00AL8. ' Cape Fear Camp Meeting. - As the Bxab employs no tray elling- agents, -bills are sent direct to subscribers. These bills should re ceive prompt attention'. . -r ; . LOCAL DOTS. There was a heavy frost at Fayetteville yesterday morning. Sheriff Frank H. Stedman gives notice that on and after November 1st cost will be added to all taxes collected. . Charlotte Elks are arranging to hold a fair and carnival similar to the one just closed in Wilmington. Eev. Dr. A. D. McOlure will speak at the men's meeting at the Y. M. O. A. this afternoon at 5 o'clock. The regular quarterly" meeting of Grace M. E. Church will be held to day. Rev. R. B. John, the presiding elder, will preach at both services. Concord Chapter No. 1, E. A. M., will hold its regular convocation to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Temple. The Woman's Christian Tem perance Union will meet at 4 P. M. Wednesday in the lecture room of the First Baptist Church. The regular monthly meeting of Cape Fear Camp No. 254, United Confederate Veterans, will be held to morrow night at 8 o'clock at the W. L. L armory. Mr. Robert Strange Maffitt and bride, of New York, arrived in the city yesterday and will spend a few days. They are guests of Mr. Maffitt's sister, Mrs. H. L, Borden. No. 511 Dock street. Raleigh News and Observer: Mr. R. C. Rivers, the manager of the Academy of Music, will travel after November 1st with the Una Clayton Company, in which he owns a half interest The company is booked over the South and Southwest. During Mr, Rivers' absence Mr. Lester Butler will be in charge of the Academy." At.7:25 o'clock last evening the fire department responded to an alarm from box 19. The blaze was located at No. 609 North Eighth street in a house occupied by Edward Highsmitb, colored. The damage was about $5, and was due to the carelessly throwing of a lighted match into a lace curtain. Another Cotton Cargo. Although the Crop in the country is conceded to be very short this year, cotton is coming in very lively now, the receipts averaging about 4,000 bales per day. No time is being lost at the compress and as fast as the fleecy staple reaches the market it is pre pared in short order for foreign ex port. Aside from two vessels cleared Friday night, the British steamship Skidby, 2,421 tons, Capt. Jones, was cleared by Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son yesteroay for Liverpool. She carried a cargo of 12,887 bales, valued at $559,000. The quotations on the local market are now on a basis of 8 . cents for middling, a decline of an eighth having occurred. Boand Over to Superior Court. Hector McLochlin and E. Tiner, the young white men arrested Friday aN ternoon on a charge of the larceny of a watch, overcoat and other articles from the boarding house of Mrs.'Liet- gen, were arraigned in the municipal court yesterday at noon and bound over to the Superior Court. In de fault of $100 bond in each case, they were sent to jaiL At the trial each charged the other with the crime and it will likely be- difficnlt to convict both in the higher court. Miss Worth's Mother Dead. The numerous friends in the city of Miss Fiorina G. Worth, principal of the Wilmington High School, will sympathize with her deeply in the loss of her mother, Mrs. F. G. Worth, which occurred at the family home near High Point on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Worth's health had been img paired for some time but the death was rather unexpected. Miss Worth left Friday morning in response to a' tele gram announcing the serious illness of her mother but did not reach home in time to see her alive. Blind Tom Coming. Mr. Dell M. Willis, business mana ger of "Blind Tom," the celebrated negro pianist and entertainer, is here arranging for the coming to the Opera House in about two weeks of his ever- popular attraction. Mr. Willis want ed a date this week, but owing to the engagement of the Dixie Stock Com pany, Blind Tom's visit had to be de ferred. Monday night Blind Tom ap peared at Goldsboro. He hss not been to Wilmington since 1891. Pnneral of Mrs. Adidas. w The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah E. Adkins was held yesterday morn ing at 10:30 o'clock from Grace M. E. church. The interment was in Oak- dale Cemetery, the following having acted as pall bearers: Dr. L. H. Love, Messrs. C. W. Yates, Van Toomer, Benjamin Bell, Archie Craft and J. C. Stevenson. JUDQB TH0S. C FULLER. Desperately 111 In Raleigh The' Pajette vlUe Qas Light Co.'s Case. . Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, Oct 19. Judge Thos. R, Purnell to-day heard in Chambers liti gation orer the Fayetteville Gas Light Oomnanr. and the case has been set for final hearing, on . . Its merits, No-i vWber 29. Receiver Marks, of this eomnanv. filed his report as receiver in obedience to a rule by Judge Pur nell, A new rule was made authoriz ing private sale of the plant. .Ttidcre Thomas O. Fuller.- of the ttj atatM Dmirt of Private Land Claims, is desperately IU ihere, and isv- not expected to live through the night. . -' KIRVEN SUIT ENDED. Jury in Superior Court Yester- day Returned Verdict for the Defendant. THE TERM HAS ADJOURNED. Expired by. Limltstian Last Night Num ber of Cases On Motion Docket Were . Disposed of and Several Unim portant Orders Made. After a two weeks' session during which a vast amount of business was transacted, the New Hanover Supe rior Court adjourned by limitation last midnight The only feature of importance of the session yesterday was a conclusion of the lengthy suit of the Virginia- Carolina Chemical Company against J. P. Kirven, of Darlington, South Carolina. The verdict of the jury after an hour and a half's deliberation was in favor of the defendant Kirven, whereupon appeal was taken -to the Supreme Court. Upon the convening of court yes terday morning P. A. Willcox, Esq , for the plaintiff, concluded the argu ment to the jury and then followed a clear and concise charge by Judge Allen. The issues were submitted and answered as follows: Is J. P. Kirven indebted to the plaintiff and if so n what sum? An swer, "Yes." Is the property levied upon in the attachment proceedings in the hands of Alexander Sprunt & Son or any part thereof the property of J. P. Kir ven? Answer, "No." If so, what is the value thereof? No answer. It appearing that no personal ser vice of the summons has ever been made on J. P. Kirven and no appear ance has been made for the said J. P. Kirven, it was on motion of counsel for the garnishee ad judged .that the attachment and. garnishment proceed ings in the action be dissolved and va cated and that the action be dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff against it and surety to the prosecution bond. Motion was made by counsel for plaintiff to set aside the verdict, but the motion was denied. Motion was then made for a new trial. This mo tion was likewise overruled. Plain tiff's counsel then excepted and the judgment was signed. Plaintiff except ed again and appealed to the Supreme Court. Notice was waived and bond" was fixed at $25. Plaintiff was allow ed thirty days to file statement of case on appeal. Garnishee allowed thirty days to file counter statement of case on appeal. As readers of these columns will re member, the suit involves the owner ship of 100 bales of cotton shipped to Messrs. Sprunt & Son, of this city, in the Fall of 1898. The Virginia-Caro lina Chemical Company had a lien upon the crop of J. P. Kirven and claimed that it was his property, al though sold by his brother, E. E. Kir ven. An attachment was made by the Chemical Company upon the pro ceeds of the sale, amounting to about $2,400, and it is to determine to whom the money belongs that the suit was brought Once before the case was tried in the Superior Court here and a verdict was rendered favorable to Kirven . The Supreme Court then granted the plaintiff a new trial, which was had in the present hearing. It will again go to the 8upreme Court and may, perhaps, be remanded to the lower courts for still another hearing. The following additional proceed ings of the court yesterday appear from the Clerk's record : Laura G. Hales vs. Jno. W. Har per; judgment entered for $62.50 and costs. Henry C. Green vs. John Statcher; alias summons. Equitable Loan and Security Co., vs. Geo. A. Croft; judgment for $279.- 25 with interest from SeptUst 1898, in default of answer to complaint. ' S. McD. Tate, Treasurer, et al vs. Bank of New Hanover; report of Junius Davis, Esq., receiver, ap proved. Sterling Cycle Works vs. M. P.Tay lor, et al. j set for first case of second Friday of next term. J. Davis, receiver, against Butters Lumber Co.; motion by plaintiff to file amended reply ; motion continued. City of Wilmington vs. R. F. Holmes; commissioners report receiv ed ; another sale ordered. W. O. D. Richardson vs. A. C. L. Railroad Company; no complaint being filed the case was dismissed. S. P. McNair vs. Virginia-Carelina Chemical Company; settled; case dismissed. Thos. S. Burbank vs Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company; motion for judgment; motion over ruled; ten -days allowed plaintiff to file complaint . Ludden & Bates vs. N. L. Smith; E. K. Bryan made speeial appearance; motion to dismiss allowed. R. W, Smith vs. Interstate Tele phone and Telegraph Company; case restored to docket; motion made to re- tax bill of costs. A. E. Blake vs. A. O. L, Railroad Co. ; continued. , Acme Tea Chest Company vs. Wal ter Rutland et aL, settled and dis missed. ' . . . Elizabeth Vollers vs. J. D. Nixon ; continued under former order.' J. W. Holmes vs. W. J. Love and L. H. Love; Meares & Ruark enter as counsel .for plaintiff; tinw for plead ings allowed.'- I ; . , c For LaQrippe imdtii- nuenza uso uxuixtx x o XPEOTOBANT. WHITE OAK PRIMITIVE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. Now in Annual Assembly at Wilmington, Elder Isaac Jones Presldlog-Tbe Services To-day The White Oak Primitive Baptist Association,' comprising the counties of New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Duplin, Jones and Carteret and in cluding nineteen churches, met yes terday morning at 11 o'clock in the Opera House with a very strong in troductory sermon by Elder E. E. Lundy. After the sermon the messengers of the Association gathered in the City Hall for a business session. -Elder Isaac Jones, ot Pender county, as moderator, presided and Mr. C. C. Brown, of Snead's Ferry, acted as clerk. The nineteen churches in the Association were represented either by messengers or letters. The business transacted was of no public interest Reports showed the state of the church in a very flourishine condition, one new congregation having been added siDce the last annual eatherioe. After the business was transacted in the City Hall thr association again as sembled in the Opera House, and dur ing the afternoon listened to three very able discourses from Elders Peele, P. Williams and B Wood. There are in attendance upon the association 28 elders, and about 50 messengers or laymen. There are also present a number of visiting elders, including Editor P. D. Gold, of Zion,s Landmark, published at Wilson. Last night at the Primitive Baptist church, Castle, between Fiftb and Sixth streets, a very large congrega tion heard three able sermons by El der S. P. Terry, of Orange county ; Elder Allan Whitfield and Elder Stevenson, of 8mithfield, N. C. To-day and to-night all the services will be in the Opera House and the public is cordially invited to attend. The opening sermon will be at 10 o'clock by Elder J. T. Jones, of John son county, and he will be followed by Elder James Woodward, of Wil son, in tne afternoon Holders wm. Woodward and P. D. Gold, of Wil son .will speak. At night beginning at 7 o'clock, there will be three other sermons by prominent visiting Elders. This is the first Primitive Baptist Association ever held in Wilmington though a church has been located here for nearly half a century. Elder Isaac Jones, the moderator, is '.pastor of the Wilmington church. He is a very able man and has been modera tor of the Association for several years. The session of the Association will close to morrow. THE SALOON CLOSING LAW. Prominent Bar and Cafe Proprietor Will Test Ordinance in Higher Court. In the municipal court yesterday at noon Mr. John M. Meyland, the well known Princess street saloon and cafe proprietor, was .arraigned on two charges of allowing people to enter or remain in his saloon after mid night in violation of the recent ordi nance prohibiting this action. The arrests were made by Policeman W. M. Harris on Wednesday and Friday night of this week. When the first arrest was made Mr. Meyland se cured a continuance of the case until Monday, but upon the second arrest Mr. Meyland was tried for both of fences and fined $20 in each. Iredell Meares, Esq., was present as his counsel and promptly appealed the cases to the Superior Court, where it is understood the validity of the law will be tested. Mr. Meyland con ducts a restaurant in connection with his saloon, and this phase of the case will likely be a prominent feature in the defense. Country Negro and Paklr. A country negro related his expe riences with the fakirs at the show in Justice McGowan'a office yesterday but the genial magistrate only smiled and could afford him no relief. The negro stated that he was approached by a white man "along wid de show" and asked if he was not from the country. The negro acknowledged the compliment and in response to further inquiry stated that he was open to a proposition to distribute some handbills. The "man wid de show" then asked him to change a $5 bill and he produced his change but there was only $4 in silver. The white man told him he was mistaken in the count that there was $5 in change and the country negro poured it into the palm of his "white friend" to count for him self. The negro says then a third party appeared on the scene and push ed him away into the crowd out of sight of his new acquaintance. . The negro could give no names and only a meagre description. Cape Fear Fisheries Co. The Cape Fear Fisheries Company was incorporated by the Secretary of State yesterday. . The principal office is in Wilmington and the capital stock is $401000. The object of the corpora tion is to catch menhaden or fat back fish and to manufacture "and deal in fish oil and fertilizers. The incorpor ators are J. W. Harper, H. C. Mc Queen and J. EL Chad bourn, Jr. , all of this city. Negro Had Brass Knacks. , M. O. Graham, colored, was - arrest ed late yesterday afternoon at 'Front and-Market streets for disorderly con duct by Policeman C. E. Wood. When searched at the station house a pair of metallic knucks were found on his person and he will be tried on a double charge including: that of car rying the concealed weapon. CARNIVAL IS NO MORE Biggest Public Event in History of Wilmington is the ver dict of All. CLOSED LAST MIDNIGHT. Bostock'Ferari Shows Leave To-day for Macon, Ga. Yesterday's Incidents Were Not Noteworthy, But Ap proprlste to an End. Without a moment of unfavorable weather, with all other conditions most ideal and after affording a week of unsurpassed gaiety and pleasure, the Elks' Street Fair and Carnival closed last night. There was no booming of cannon or screaming of steam whistles to denote its close but everybody knew that the end had come and the averaee Carni val enthusiast caught a breathing spell and began to retrospect. Various opinions have been ex pressed as to the big event the Elks have arranged and successfully carried out for the benefit of the city. To say that it has not been a success, as far as the affording of pleasure to heme folks and visitors is concerned, would be to make an assertion that few would credit. The word failure is a mis nomer when applied to the Carnival just closed. Financially it has been in every way satisfactory to the Elks, who alone were responsible for this feature of the week's gaiety. Every cent of the $3,000 guarantee was secured by the middle of the week, and Chair man Gerken, of the Carnival Execu tive Committee, in reply to a ques tion after the close last night, stated that the Elks had made "some money." This statement with a sig nificant smile from the energetic chairman, is all the assurance the pub lic needs that the financial part of the Fair is all right Had the Carnival only paid expenses, the Elks and the City of Wilmington would even then have eminent cause for congratula tion. The event has brought hun dreds and hundreds of "visitors; and has given Wilmington an advertise ment to the outside world thatlcannot be ignored. 'Tis true that retail merchants in a few instances have complained that the Carnival demoralized business to a certain extent, but that is true of all similar even is wherever held. One objectionable feature should not be urged against many others meritori ous. People have been attracted to the city and those who could not atte nd will cherish a more favorable opinion of the up-to dateness of the city. The crowds yesterday and last night showed a marked falline off. but that was expected. The last day can never be expected to be up to the standard of the first and intermediate days of any fair or similar event The colored peo ple were more in evidence than on previous days and gave all the various attractions a fair patronage. The Crystal Maze, the Ferris Wheel and several other attractions hitherto closed to them were open to the ne groes during the day and night All of them in the main were orderly and but few arrests were made. Last night the work of moving on "booth street" began as early as 10 o'clock. There were no free shows in the afternoon and evening and the public depended for its amusement in patronizing the paid shows. Many of the tents and booths of the Bostock Company were ready for loading on the cars as early as 11 o'clock. . The rffling gallery on Front and Market was the last to quit the field. It en joyed a liberal patronage as long as a wheel was turned and hundreds of dismountecMiders stood by while the apparatus was made ready for removal. The shows will be transported on a special train over the Coast Line this afternoon to Macon, Ga where a street fair begins to-morrow night The Bostock attractions have been very popular here and enjoyed a very fair patronage. They will likely come again next season should the Elks decide to have another Carnival. Monday the work of removing the various platforms for the shows and the private booths of merchants 'will begin and by the middle of the week the Carniyal district will present a de serted appearance as far as decorations etc., are concerned. The Elks desire to return theuheartfelt thanks to all who have aided them in their gigantic undertaking, so successfully executed; to the merchants who have constructed booths; to the city authorities who kindly gave them the use of the streets and to the people who have afforded such a liberal patronage. Qeoeral Notes of the Carnival. To no one is due more credit for the success of the Carnival than . to Mr. H. J. Gerken, Chairman of the Cen tral Executive Committee. His whole heart, mind, body and soul lias been given to the success, of the event, and the reward for his labors is in the com mendation of a well satisfied public. He has had valuable aides in the chair- 1 . "m m men ana memoers or an tne arrange. ment committees, chief among whom may be mentioned, Dr. T. B. Carroll, of the advertising committee, who has not confined his efforts to the prov ince of his own department but has gone to work in all Jines for the gen eral welfare of the CarnivaL. . In speaking of noteworthy efforts it would be unjust not to include Mr; Edgar Bear, who rendered very effi cient service In making the fantastic and ghost parades a success. : ' 'The "versatility of that renowned Elk, Mr, Emmett E. Levy, was also of great assistance to the local Elks in having many features made pleasant ' The order maintained by the police is the subject of favorable comment The crowds have been handled ad mirably and with but remarkably few untoward incidents. Hollowbush's Cornet Band has fur nished excellent music for the occa sion. It leaves to-day for Baleigh to play for the State Fair. The success scored by the Elks1 Country Store is due in a very large measure to Mr. James F. Woolvin. chairman ot that committee, and to his capable manager, Mr. James H. Cowan with his assistant Mr. J. W. Bloome. Mr. Thos. W. Davis, chairman of the Amusement Committee, has done exceedingly well in his official capa city. The fantastic and ghost parades were among the very best features of the Carnival. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mrs. J. M. Wilder, of St. Steph ens, S. C, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Wilder. Mr. and Mrs. Will Davis and Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Davis returned from their bridal tours yesterday. Fayetteville Observer, 19th: "Mrs. John C. Haigh is in Wilming ton, visiting Mrs. John M. Walker." Mr. C. B. Hatch, the well known excursion manager of Mount Olive, was here for the Carnival yes terday. Mrs. W. P. Davis and little son, Willie, of Newbern, are visiting Mrs. Robt. Bobbins. No. 815 North Third street Mr. John VanB. Metts left last evening for Baleigh to attend the State Fair. He is one of the mar shals for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Newbgrry, of Magnolia, N. C., returned home yes terday after a visit to the family of Mr. C. G. Soiitherland. Justice McGowan was greeting friends and violators of the law at his office yesterday after a few days con finement to his home by illness. Mrs. H. P. West, Miss Emma West and Mr. E. Payson Willard left last evening for New York. Mr. Willard on a business trip and Mrs. West and daughter to spend some time with friends. Fayetteville Observer, 19th: Rev. Dr. C. S. Blackwell, who has been the guest of Col. and Mrs. W. S. Cook during his stay here, returned to Wilmington this afternoon." Mr. Herman Meredith re- turned last evening from Rose Hill where he attended the funeral of his uncle, the late A. A. Cromartie, whose death at Baltimore was noted in these columns yesterday. Mrs. Mary E. Russell and son, Mr. H. R. Russell, of Manhattan, III., are in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Robinson. Mrs. Russell is pleasantly remembered here as having once been principal of the High School. SOLID WEEK OF FUN. Dixie Stock Company Will Begin Kngsge meat Here To-morrow Night. Don't fail to see the Dixie Stock Company at the Opera House Mon day night. All Southern papers speak in highest terms of the company's ex cellence. The Pensacola Press says, after a week in that city: "The Dixie Stock Company closed a week's engagement at the Opera House in this city last night This company during the week has made many friends in Pensacola. They have a repertoire which cannot be surpassed, and which they have ren dered in this city with skill that has' called forth the applause of the entire theatre-going people of Pensacola. Their plays consists of 'Rip Van Winkle,' 'Knobs o' Tennessee,' 'A Soldier of France,' - 'Under Two Flags,7 'Davy Crockett and otners. They have played at the Pensacola Opera House to crowded nouses nightly, and every night has added new friends to the company. Each member is an artist and each play a hit" "Knobs o' Tennessee" will be the play on Monday night and the prices are only 10, 20 and 30 cents. COAST LINE SURGEON MARRIED. Dr. Thos. S. Steele, of Wilmington, Weds a Williamsport Society Lady. Special to Charlotte Observer. Willi amspokt. Pa.. Oct 17. In the First Presbyterian Church here Miss Margaretta Tinsman, daughter of Garrett D. Tinsman, was married to Dr. Thomas Steven Steele, of Wil mington, N. C, by Rev. William Day ton Roberts.- The beautifully deco-t rated church was crowded with Wil liamsport's best society. The wedding party comprised miss Avis Cochrane, of Williamsport maid of honor. Miss Carroll, Miss Horner, Miss McCleary, Miss Small, Miss Steele and Miss Car men Ryan, bridesmaids. Dr. Pride Thomas, of Wilmington, was best man and Messrs. S. Steele and Thomas Leak, of Rockingham, N. C, William Tinsman, Samuel MacMullen, Harry Allen and Harry Parsons, ushers. The bride wore a beautiful dress of white satin covered with mousselins and point lace trimmings. A reception at the home of the bride followed tne ceremony. . : NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ConiM Cfcajter No. 1, R. A. M. jpOMPAKIONS-The regular Convocation will be held Monday evening, o'clock. f- ; . ' . .W. A. KABTXN. ' " oct 20 It " - , Secretary. To tt8 Public Tax Notice. On and after November tne tint cost wfll be addaa to taxes, therefore, aU wno wlsb to avoid same wm pay promptly. . - FRANK H. STEDMAN, : . octtt )t Sherfir. Maaaenger and Dtepatcn copy. NEW ADVEBTISEMENTS. it 99 Kipling's Latest Book. "Blennerbassett." bv Chaa. Fehon Pidjrin. "The Eternal City," by Hall Caine. "The Cavalier." bv Georee W. Cable. "The Temptine of Father An thony." "The Old Plantation," by Avirett, "Cinderilla," by Crockett "Tristram of Blent." bv An thou v Hope. "U nderstudies," by Mary E. Wilkins. "Flood-Tide." by Green. "Lazarre," by Cotherwood. ' "Foma Gordyeeff," by Gorky All the above and manv other new Books just received. C. W. YATES & CO. oct 20 tr CARNIVAL VISITORS. Enjoy yourselves, and buy the best on earth in "CREM0," 'CUBAN BLOSSOM" CIG-AES. H TPU IT OHEEOOi 'CREM0," "CUBAN BLOSSOM," "MATCH IT." The greatest sellers In the town, and kept by all stores and everywhere Cigars are sold Vollers & Hashagen, OCt 13 tf NEW STOCK. The. Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association has just ma tured its Ninth Series and opened its books for subscrip tion to New Stock in its Twenty-first Series. Parties desiring this Stock, either for the purpose of Buy ing a Home or for Investment, should apply at once. The New Series will commence on November 2nd. C. C BROWN, oct 20 2t su Secretary. WE WANT YOUR TRADE FOR THE BEST YOU EVER USED. E. WARREN & SON. oct 19 ly Ladies and Gentlemen. We will call your attention to our Grand Opening ot a fine and Up-to-Date Line of Furniture, Stoves, Crockery. Lamps, etc. Also, we will give 15 per cent, dlscoontpn all sale for the , Brat thirty days (of our Opening). , A. M. SUSMAN FURNITURE CO., 1 10 and 11S Market Street, octet! - Wilmington, H. C. ONE .WEEK, COMMENCING MONDAY, OCT. 21. THE DIXIE STOCK CO. s Prices 10, 80, 30 Gent, matinee "WedneaAay and Satarday. Change of plays nightly. Monday night "KNOBS 0' TENNESSEE." - All special scenery. oct 18 MCHIGAH FLOUR. 118 Barrels 1-16 Flour. 247 Barrels 1-8 Flour. 211 Barrels H Floar. 184 Barrels X Flour. 495 Barrels half Patent. 148 Barrels Bunker Hill. 218 Cases Fancy Tosaatoes. 247 Cases K Sardines, 108 Cases Table Peaehes. 108 Cases Pie Peaches. All up-to-date goods. W. B. COOPER, Wholesale Grocer, M8.no, fistful street, Wilmington. . c; OCt 19 U Help Wanted. A young man, 15 to 17 years of age. a resident of Wilmington, who can set type or desires to learn, Is, wanted as copy boy at the oct 8 tf STAB OFFICE. Printer-Wanted. Wanted, a first class compositor who has had . experience on a daily mornings paper. Must bare good recommendations as to habits and qualifications. -! Apply at, or address the oct 8 tf MORNING STAB. rviivi Ml