'A
. . Than That A
u . ...nth,r Dally News-
Of Any u y
p8per Poblished Id
WllmlDton- &
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OUTLINES.
M Stone,
the captive
Ess
Ellen
L:..?nnarT. says sne c-
rLch hardship and suffering,
romnanion is
Id
tha CI
ntidition i r.
-rAT)itiable.
-L'
in
a DOUJf F'""
Win
Pekm
u eonttow iU has en
M'SlZ the Georgia Legislature
rf-Lp-in that State.
liibitin
Zfiee proposes to institute a
I'nu against the Filipi-
tr UHU11-
Ijrons Tw0 Ameri-
insurrect:oa. Qn the
JTthinst.
PL brick building.corner Main
a-entb sirecw,
ladv was seriously
neu j
.J. . VLIUUfe -
I . j k7 dumping
from a secona-
There are a dozen
wmQ0. .
findow.
' candidates in me -uc.
oref , .., i.hin in Virginia.
Lnt jeoerai j '
T L. Covingiou
v r hare gone into bankruptcy
liabilities
,'Haa nf fZZ.DW.
r.iiiinn on the 8. A. L.
tred m
WW"""
ftredle, Ua
... -,nod fmm Lieaven-
bnerswno tMj
Lh Kansas, nave
Gorman win luo
forU.S- Senator before the Mary
Democratic caucus. J. P.
. tr, hav acauired the
ma a mu"
; . i. nf ivpan steamsniDS.
kite star
A new $50,OUU,uw sieei wi..-
is being formed. cuu
fcue in
aiassow has oeen siampeu
Two football players were fa-
injured in games at Cincinnati.
flew York markets: Money on
fi,m at 4 per cent. ; rosin sieaay,
Lined common to good $1.45; spirits
Miitine steady at 3a5c. ; couou
1 at 7iC. lor ujiuunufc ,
firm bat quiet; wheat spot nrm,
red 835ic; corn spot strong,
!66tfc
WEATHER REPORT.
U. 8. DEP'T OF AQKICUIiTUBK,
Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 9 1
femperatures: a a. hi., o uegrcoa,
a.. 56 degrees; maximum, 68 dc-
fcuQfail for the day, .00; ramiau
cc 1st of the month to date, 0.52
:hes
Rage of water in the Cape Fear river
Fayetteville at 8 A. M , 3 7 feet.
f03EOA8T FOR Ti DAT.
WismsGTOS, Nov. 9. For Wortn
Lrolina Fair Sunday and Monday;
triable winds.
JPort Almanac--November 10,
id Rises
ia Sets
ij's Length
6.30 A. M.
4.56 P.M.
10 H. 26 M.
6 36 P. M.
9 06 P. M.
gb. Water at Southport
lh Water Wilmington
Mr. Croker says Tammany will
bw to the will of the people.
erj likely. When a railroad train
pis oter a fellow he is very likely
accept the situation.
According to Dun's review it costs
le average American more to live
pw than it haa any time within ten
pars. The average per capita cost
ter annum is now nearly $98.
A Philadelphia paper asks, "have
khelors any rights?" They have.
fhey have a right to sew on their
buttons, darn their own socks,
arn all creation when sitting soli-
m and alone, and several other
ights when there ia no woman
pound to dispute supremacy.
E?P have been pretty high with
N lately but they haven't got up to
ae pnce a Londoner paid when he
flanked down ?1,300 for an egg. It
ppened to be an auk's eee. and the
iIlka vent out of the laying business
eral centuries ago. The Londoner
:mered the market.
In boring an oil well in West Vir-
pia they tapped a gas tank, and
weu is now blowing out 25,
W.0OO cubic feet- of gas every
twenty-four hours, and makes such
a roaring noise that people can't
ileep for two miles around, and they
Hshut it off or muzzle it, either.
Ther
ffi are nam rtooiw oaa aaa
JjJe8 of railroad in operation in
university
ooo.ooo
41
rennsyivama, over
men and contribute to
'Pport of not less than 5,000,
means that
0De Peraon out
cyciy liimeu ill
We comit . ...
C ?
mgfrom railroad
j uvea out ot tne earn-
service.
LumSergia State Senator fron
tUP county Baya he is sure
Were aro - . ...
ause
time
ncto iouna tnere some
ago.
A. diamond was fonnd in
wiaSti
ate
&t tan n 'iucu,we uaveneara,
Usee if any have been f ound
secref? beeQ 8Tlcce88fuUy kept
thin. - i aa we find nearly eTerv-
'ldnotw l8n rea8onhy we
occa-
Jror's
by Harain'8 Palace Pharmacy.
v ujj. liAIA. JNJ. 42.
GRAND JDRY REPORT.
Completed Work of Term Yester
day Afternoon and Dis
charged With Thanks.
DEALT MUCH IN DETAILS.
at the late Li Hung I Sanitary Condition of City Public Schools
Investigated Recommendations as
to Coort House, Jail, County
Home and Convict Camp.
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
grand jury for the November term of
the Superior Court finished its work
and was discharged by Judge Allen
with thanks. The report deals large
ly with details, and is as follows:
To the Hon. O. H. Allen, presiding in
the Superior Court of New Han
over county, Term of November.
1901 :
As foreman, of the grand jury, ap
pointed by you and acting under your
charge, I have the honor of submit
ting report as follows:
Ths Bnli.itni "Mr Rnlnl.k T.. r
killed and fireman and brakeman I has entrusted to us 53 indictments; of
..ikoi, nn the R. A. L. I these we havn rntpn1 A9. ...
bills;" 5 "not true bills," 2 submis
sions ana a returned without action
for reasons endorsed on each indict
ment. We have had 2 cases present
ed to us for consideration, from which
we have made one presentment. We
have inspected the Court House, jail,
convict camp at Castle Haynes, coun
ty home and the three main public
schools for whites. All the county
property seems to be in fair condition,
with the exception of the county
home, and the repairs needed there
are not of a serious nature.
Court House To particularize we
find the Court House needs a new cdver
for the stop and waste cock in the
yard at the south side of the building.
We would also recommend a cut-off
cock between the hydrant service at
that point and the street The newel
post in the basement on the right hand
side of the stairs going down needs
repairs. The room of the Su
perintendent of Public Instruction
should have the side.walls kalsomined
or otherwise treated to hide stains. A
competent architect should pass on
whether or not the brick wails sup
porting the granite arch just below
the clock in the tower of the building
need strengthening. In the sheriff's
office we find a complaint of inade
equate lighting and they want a desk
removed from over a heater.
We find a complaint of water in the
basement, particularly in the room
next to furnace room (we believe steps
are being taken to correct this trouble.)
There are stains on the south side of
the main entrance hall which- should
be removed. There are minor repairs
needed to the sash cords and window
fastenings in the basement. In this
connection we suggest that the janitor
be particularly cautioned to see that
all windows and doors are properly
closed and locked every night. The
Court House was visited by us in a
body.
The County Jail A committee from
this body found the jail well kept and
in good condition, both as to repair
and cleanliness. The steel ceiling in
the basement has rusted and is broken
in one or two places, and in repairing
the front piazza the contractor has neg
lected to fully repair and point up the
brick work. These items should be
cared for at once. The food furnished
the prisoners -was examined and found
plentiful and wholesome. We also
questioned the prisoners on this point
and found they were satisfied.
County Home Oar committee
found the property mainly in good re
pair, but there are many items calling
for attention . We examined the prem
ises generally and found them well
kept and cleanly, the inmates satisfied
both with the treatment they receive
and with their food. We examined
the stores and found them of excellent
quality and plentiful. We have no
other words than those of commenda
tion for the keeper's management, but
feel that the property itself should be
in much better condition than at pre
sent. The heating plant has been out
of order foi a considerable time and
we find open fires are depended upon
for heat. It is the opinion of this body
that the heating plant should be put in
operation in the interest of economy
and the welfare of the inmates of the
Home as well as a lessening of the fire
risk on the building. We learn that
wood is hard to get and costly and be
lieve the repair of the heating
plant would save considerable
money. Many windows are broken
and fifty glasses are required for re
pair. The blinds are also in bad con
dition in many instances, in some
cases down spouting and leaders
should ba repaired or replaced. The
inoira and c&ushes of the doors also
need attention, many doors being
held shut at night by strings and
other makeshift devices. Several of
the fire-places need repairs. One fire'
nl o nek in th colored department is re
nnrteA as defective to the extent of
anianrAi-iiip the property by fire,
sparks having been seen to issue from
the wainscoating in the adjoining
room. The steps of the Isolation Ward
have entirely disappeared and
id Ha renlaced. There should
k. o nav don? provided for the
WO w w I -
pntMtiM to the furnace room in
ttio TnsQtia Dflnartment. The heater
aYiniiiri ha thoroughly cleaned
and either varnished or painted to pre
vent further rusting, xne piumoing;
thn huildmar should oe
-country. These roads employ, SoSTtrapped whe? the fixtures
Png to Prof. Lindsey, of the U'W
have never been proviaeu;. iUo
nlumbine throughout the building is
badly in need of repair at every group
of fixtures we iouna, wiu wo -k
: uA iritffhan fiink and DOller.
Tk. .t.b-.ifo hnnld ba either repaired
j;.m.ntinH and abandoned, we
find there one door off the hinges, a
nr thA transoms and otner
sash entirely missing and many of the
r...".I r?;nd two closets in very
,,nanitarv condition. The old double
),..( in thA field should be
i4wMVph Thedrainaee ditcn
should be cleaned out to such an extent
a r, thA small branch into
which it empties, and the hofewne.xt
the insane department snouiu
n.;H and furnished With boxes,
which should be properly cared for at
tatAil nn rinds.
Tiles ton tiign ocqwi-wu. re
mittee found the building without
nlnmhinf or sewerage; the closets are
"""" ST . m n .1 M " AAtT).
not nnlv in an
unsatsfactory cendi-
t: v .k fnftdAanate. There are
-1 i orut n,mi1a at thA RfihOOL
The Union School We found here
anattendance of about ow pupu, ou
..lnutta vArv inadequate and
nza Use CrIP.Wl?.Vfl many of them out of wpair and in ijn
nam - - . i- , .
APl?.rirrirV TZ;"""" iMnitarveondition. -
A J JmPi I " I . rl" - - cuh rwnl With an
attendance of about 600 pupils at tms
The
institution, the cenditions are reported
about the same. We consider
this question one not only of Dubiio
importance from a general standpoint
but of vital importance to the children
attending the public schools.
vonvict Gamp Our committee
found everything in good order, the
property in good repair except glass in
wmaows, ana repairs were m prog
ress nn them. The food was
found to be of good quality. No
complaints from prisoners. The
county's road, on which work was in
progress, is apparently well made and
the road is a valuable improvement.
Respectfully submitting this report,
the jury request to be discharged.
Chas. M. Whit lock.
Foremn of the Grand Jury.
LOCAL DOTS.
E. N. McKinney, white, was
sent to the roads for ten days by the
Mayor yesterday for drunkenness.
The steamer Wilmington, which
has been undergoing repairs in Balti
more, is reported having sailed for her
home port.
" Messrs. Sprunt & Son yester
day cleared the British steamer Mount-
by for Bremen with a cargo of 11,105
bales cotton. The barque Charles Lor-
ing arrived yesterday from New York.
The remains of Frank Bowen,
the colored man killed Friday at the
Powers & Gibbs' factory, were sent to
his home at East Arcadia, on the Caro
lina Central railroad, yesterday after
noon. Persons who have cut flowers
to spare are asked to send them to the
auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. Mon
day afternoon for the meeting of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, which
will be convened on Tuesday morn
ing.
By deed recorded at the court
house yesterday Mrs. Lizzie V. Darby,
of Raleigh, transferred to Alexander
M. Wilson, for $600, lot on east side
of Front street, between Church and
Castls, the same being 33x165 feet in
size.
Tom Gillespie, a negro who
made a criminal assault on a colored
girl near Porter's Neck, about ten
miles from Wilmington, some time
ago and who skipped out of the coun
ty into Pender,, has been arrested and
the case will be tried in Wilming
ton Monday before Justice Gerritt
Walker.
Willis Macks, colored, recently
discharged from the work house, was
sent to jail by Justice Fowler yester
day for assault with a deadly weapon
upon Fannie Williams, also colored.
He was also held for the Superior
Court on a charge of carrying con
cealed weapons. In each case bond
was fixed at $50.
LUMBER MEN AT RED SPR1NQS.
Declared ia Favor of Americas Markets
for American Manufacturers.
Among other things the South AU
lantic Lumber Association in session
at Red 8prings last week adopted re
solutions endorsing the policy of Amer-
can markets for American manufac
turers and producers and favoring the
present tariff on lumber by appointing
a committee to attend the proposed rec
iprocity conference of manufacturers
in Washington, D. C, Nov. 19th. The
committee is composed of Z.W. White
head, of the Southern Milling and
Lumber Journal, D. W. Alderman,
Alcolu, 8. C. ; W. F. Williams. Bed
Springs, N. C. ; John A. Arringdale,
Wilmington, N. C, and Ernest Wil
liams, Lynchburg, Va., alternates;
R. W. Livermore and A.' B.
Pearsall, Red Springs; W. L. Rankin,
Mar's Bluff, S.C.;John T. Denny,
Rennert, N. C. and John D. Angier,
Cary, N. C.
Resolutions were also passed con
cerning the present car shortage, ect.,
and other matters of importance to
the trade gone over and discussed at
some length. Those present reported
a good average volume of business
on hand and in sight, with the out
look encouraging for the future.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Miss Keith Covington is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. H. D. Thomp
son, of Baltimore.
Mr. N. F. Nixon, of Little
HivAi" S. fi . made business calls in
th.city yesterday.
Miss Wicksie Bovette, of
Goldsboro, is the guest of Gapt. H. C.
Twining's family.
Mrs. John H. Sweeney and
children and Miss Mary Sweeney have
returned to New York.
Miss Marv Foreman, of At
" "n
N -m
lanta t the truest of Mrs. W. a.
street.
Miss Margaret L. Wiggs went
nr. tn Norfolk. Va,. last evening to
spend some, time with relatives ana
friends.
Rev. S. H. Isler, of Golds
boro, passed through the city yester
day, en route to Edgcombe county to
hold services.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Behder Keep warm.
Opera House Blind Tom.
S. & B. Solomon Necessities.
Geo. O. Gay lord Winter styles.
Fishblate Clothing Co. Success.
C. W. Yates & Co. Confederate flags
People's Savings Bank Good thing.
Young Lady Notice.
New York Line Sailing days.
K. Warren & Son Sweet cream,
BUSINESS lOOALS.
Notice Any person-'
Civil Service Positions.
Gas adiator-At thlsBme.
Mo
RXING
WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10,
JDRY SAYS GUILTY.
Hauser Sentenced to Ten Years
in the State Penitentiary in
the Superior Court.
APPEAL TO HIGHER TRIBUNAL
Bond Fixed at $2,000 sad Prisoner Went
to Jail Recommendation to Mercy.
Other Proceedings Yesterday.
Adjourned for the Term.
After a tedious and rather sensa
tional trial lasting four days in the
Superior Court, H. Hauser, the Swiss
watchmaker and jeweller, was yester
day evening at 6 o'clock found guilty
of having set fire to and burned his
store, on Market street, on Sunday
night, A.ugust 11th last The verdict
was reached by the jury after four and
a half hours' deliberation and was
rendered by the foreman, Mr. J. G.
Barrentine, with a recommendation to
the mercy of the court. The session
was about to be adjourned when the
jury came in, and judgment was not
passed upon the defendant by Judge
Allen until 9 o'clock, after a recess
for supper had been taken until 8:80
o'clock. The prisoner was sentenced
to a term of ten years in the State
penitentiary. An appeal to the Su
preme Court was taken and appear
ance bond was fixed at $2,000, which
Hauser could not give and was re
manded to jail.
The verdict of the jury and the sen
tence by Judge Allen were received
by the prisoner, although a man of 51
years of age, without the slightest
visible emotion, and, with a quick and
steady tread he followed Jailor Capps
to a cell, when court had adjourned.
The court room was crowded with
people and every word spoken by
counsel or by Judge Allen in passing
sentence was received with the utmost
silence until the case was ended and
the prisoner led away.
The court opened yesterday morning
at 9: SO o'clock and Hon. Jno. D. Bel
lamy occupied two hours in a most
earnest and eloquent appeal for his
client. He was followed by Marsden
Bellamy, Esq , in a speech of the
same length which was clear, logical,
and an able presentation of the law
and f sets.
Judge Allen's charge to the jury
was a splendid exposition of the law
as to the evidence and contentions on
both sides, which were entered into
elaborately. He explained the rule as
to the presumption of innocence and
the doctrine of reasonable doubt; that
a reasonable doubt was not a mere
possibility or imaginary doubtbut a
fair doubt based on reason and com
mon sense; that the jury should dis-
inguish between evidence producing
a mere suspicion ana mat producing
conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.
Upon this point he enlarged and
stated that if only a suspicion rested
in their minds, the defendant should
be acquitted, but if the evidence went
further and produced conviction be
yond a reasonable doubt, it was their
duty to find defendant guilty; other
wise, not guilty.
He explained that the case in hear
ing was one of circumstantial evi
dence and that every fact pecessary
for the. conclusion sought to be estab
lished must be proven by the same
degree of evidence as if the whole case
depended upon it ; that circumstantial
evidence is recognized by the law as a
means of ascertaining the truth and
when properly understood - and ap
plied, it is as satisfactory as any other
evidence. When relied upon to con
vict it should exclude every reason
able doubt as to the prisoner's guilt
and every other reasonable hypothesis
consistent with his innocence.
Two suggestions, Judge Allen said,
have been made by the defence as
reasonable suppositions consistent
with his innocence, viz that some
enemy of defendant may have entered
the front door and made the prepara
tions found in the store; another is that
some enemy may have entered from
the top through the skylight If either
of these was a reasonable hypothesis
deductible from the evidence, the de
fendant is entitled to acquittal; but if
not reasonable and is a mere possi
bility, then the jury should not ac
quit on that ground, but proceed to de
termine whether all the evidence sat
isfied them fullv of the defendant's
guilt or not.
The members u, the jury retired
with the case upon conclusion of the
able charge and were continuously in
the room until 6 P. M except at the
dinner hour. Late in the afternoon
they asked to be allowed to visit the
store, but it was explained that the
place had been overhauled and was
now occupied by another tenant.
whereupon the idea was abandoned
When the verdict had been rend-red
Judge Allen stated a recess would be
taken until 8:30 P. M. and the prisoner
would be in custody of the sheriff.
Uoon the convening of the night ses
sion. Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy moved
for a new trial on an error of the
court in admitting certain evidence
and excluding other. The motion
was promptly overruled by Judge
Allen, from which ruling the defend
ant appealed. Judge Allen stated that
he would be glad to hear from coun
sel as to judgment and Hon. Jno. D.
Bellamy made an earnest appeal for
his client, saying that under the cir
cumstances he hoped the court would
make the sentence as light as possible
that conviction was on purely circum
stantial evidence; that Hauser was a
man of good character and had
reached an 'age which would
appeal to the mercy of the court; that
he was not a bad :man : harmless, and.
that no other accusation had ever
been brought against him; that he
believed the jury's recommendation
to mercy had meant a compromise
verdict and that men who believed
him innocent had yielded only for the
recommendation. In reply to a ques
tion by Judge Allen he stated that
Hauser was 51 years old.
Marsden Bellamy, Esq., for the
State, Btated that His Honor was ac
quainted with all the facts in the case;
the statute required a sentence from 5
to 40 years and that he had a very
wide latitude. He left it ent irely in
the court's hands.
Brooke G. Empie, Esq., for the de
fence, said all the circumstances ap
pealed to the mercy of the court; the
defendant was far from his native
home, without friends, and had an
invalid wife; that Chief Schnibben
and Aldermen Harriss and Bailev.
who had been active in ferreting out
the case, were on the side of mercy,
and he hoped His Honor would deal
leniently with the prisoner.
In passing sentence Judge Allen
spoke feelingly and said it .was one of
the hardest duties of his office to pass
sentence; that it was hard to tell just
what sentence to impose; that so much
is to be taken into consideration, his
influence, his age and perhaps a great
many other things of which nothing
was known. He said the ugliest fea
ture of the crime was the utter disre
gard of life in using the high explo
sives and that he believed he would be
doing violence to the law if he made the
sentence the minimum. The clerk was
then instructed to enter a judgmen t of
ten years.
The case is one which has attracted a
great deal of attention here and else
where. Various comments are made
upon the verdict. Chief Schnibben is
commended for the prompt and effi
cient investigation he made and
State Fire Insurance Commission
er Young, who assisted, is also
given credit for the manner in
which he protected the interests of the
State. The attorneys on both sides
also received great credit for the mas
terly way in which the case has
b'en f ought.
Tn court term expired by limita
tion last midnight, and Judge Allen,
who is always popular in Wilming
ton, will leave this morning for
Goldsboro, thence to Aulander, where
be will hold court next week, ex
changing terms with Judge Win
ston, who goes to Lenoir county. The
following other proceedings were had
yesterday while the jury was out in the
Hauser case:
Moses King, judgment changed bv
judge to 30 days on roads; Commis
sioners to hire out at expiration of
that time to pay costs.
Kobert Jenkins and Sallie Lilly, f.
and a., defendants recognized for ap
pearance at next term.
Nathan Hawkins, larceny, 12 months
on public roads.
John Williams, attempt at store
breaking. 18 months on public roads.
E. Tiner and Hector McLauchlin,
burglary, formally arraigned in court
and case continued.
Ingram Howe, assault with deadly
weapon, 30 days on public roads.
FATALLY WOUNDED HIS WIFE
Negro in Eastern Section of City Qnar
relied and Fired Simply to "Frighten
Her" Capfnred
Frank Myers, colored, aged 29 years
and employed at the Champion Com
press, shot and, it is" thought, fatally
wounded his wife at their home on
Red Cross between Seventh and
Eighth streets, yesterday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. The ball penetrated the
woman's face near the cheek bone and
has not yet been located by the sur
geons, xne woman is at tne Memorial
Hospital and Myers is locked in a cell '
at the station house, thanks to the
cleverness of Chief of Police Fur
long, Capt Williams and a squad of
policemen, who gave pursuit soon
after the shooting.
Myers confessed his guilt immedi
ately upon his capture and says the
shooting was the result of a prolonged
domestic quarrel. He pointed the pistol
at his wife and pulled the trigger,
thinking he would frighten her, as a
spring in the weapon was broken and
be had no Idea it would fire. That
was bis statement to a reporter from
his cell door last night.
As soon as he had shot-the woman,
the negro fled in the direction of the
County Home and was quickly fol
lowed by Chief Furlong and the other
officers, who brought him to bay in a
thick swamp near the County Home.
The swamp was surrounded and Chief
Furlong and his men made the negro
come out He offered no resistance.
A pistol he carried with him was
thrown away when the officers were
close upon him, and it was not recov
ered. In the party besides Chief Fur
long and Capt Williams were officers
Woebse, L. M. Smith, Leon George
and H. W. Howell.
Reply to an inquiry at the Hospital
this morning elicited the information
that death might result to the woman
at any moment
Fishblate Clothing Co.
Judging from the number of "new
suits" one sees nowadays on the streets.
the great slaughter sale by the Fish
blate Clothing Company must be In
deed a srreat success. Mr. Fishblate
informs the Stab that people are bay
ing clothing and laying them away
because the opportunity now offered
cannot be allowed to pass. The ready-
made suits from stock fit like tailor-
made goods and all the extra help In
the store can't wait on the crowds tha
daily throng the counters. Prices will
tell when applied to Strauss JSrotherr
clothing and the multitudes are bound;
to move on a aale like that one at
FishWateW "-" - ' - "
Star.
1901.
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Many Daughters of the Confed
eracy Will be In Wilming
ton This Week.
THE ASSIGNMENT OF HOMES.
Numbers of Them Will be Entertained at
The Ortoo; Others in Private Fami
lies Governor Aycock and
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson,
Practically everything is in readi
ness now for the opening, of the
eighth annual convention of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
in the Y. M. U. A. auditorium, this
city, on Wednesday morning. The
nearer the approach to the great
gathering of representative women of
the South, the more patent does it
become that the annual convention
this year will be one of the most in
teresting yet held. The local chapter
was informed yesterday of the ac
ceptance by Governor Aycock of the
invitation extended him to be present
on this occasion, and a place has been
assigned on the programme for him
for a short address Wednesday morn-
ng. He will likely arrive on Tues
day evening's train, and will be en
tertained at the home of Mr. George
Rountree. Mrs. Stonewall Jackson,
who had previously declined an in
vitation to be present on account of
ill health, also yesterday signified her
reconsideration and will be present
She will be entertained by Mrs.
lia oriel Holmes, and will arrive
Tuesday noon. She will be tendered
the honor of formally opening the
convention if she will consent to
do so.
One of the features of the Wednes
day programme will be the singing by
Mrs. E. K. Bryan of a charming solo,
entitled "A Southern Girl's Lament.'
Those who have heard Mrs. Bryan
sing before and know of her superb
vocal talent are looking forward to
this number with much delight.
A pleasing feature of the reception
to be given by. Cape Fear Chapter at
The Orton on Wednesday evenine
will be the presence of many members
of Cape Fear Camp of Veterans, who
have been formally extended an invi
tation through their Adjutant, Capt.
Henry Savage, to be present. The in
vitation is from Mrs. John C. James,
secretary of the Chapter, who requests
a list of those who will attend at the
earliest convenience. Capt. Savage
asks that members, who expect to at
tend, will notify him at once and that
those having uniforms will wear them.
A large number of delegates are ex
pected to attend the convention and a
partial list of those who will be pre
sent and by whom entertained is as
follows:
The Orton Mesdames James A.
Rounsaville, of Rome, Ga.; N. V.
Randolph and Edgar Taylor, Rich
mond, Va. ; J. Pinckney Smith, New
Orleans, La.; A. W. Rafaley, St.
Louis, Mo.; A. J. Asbury, Higgins
ville, Ma; John P. Hickman, Nash
ville, Tenn. ; J. T. Latham, Memphis,
Tenn. ; J. T. McCutcheon, Crook and
Phillips, Jackson. Tenn.; J. D. Beale
and Allie C. Birch, Montgomery,
Ala. ; M. R. McG. Rosenburg and C.
B. Stone, Galveston, Tex.; Z. T. Ful-
more. Austin. Tex. : Miss Dunavant,
Houston, Tex. ; Miss Daffin.Eunis, Tex.
The Orton and other places Mes
dames Cone Johnson. Tyler, Tex.;
A. D. Griffin, Galveston : W. N. C.
Merchant, Chatham, Va.; Garnett
Goocb, 8. T. McCullough, Misses
Charlotte Ranson and Elizabeth Mc
Cue. Staunton, Va. ; Mesdames James
Leigh. Norfolk; J. H. Parker and
Martin, New York; Thos. Worcester,
Cincinnati; Horater W. Bruce, Robt.
K. Moore, Eustice Williams, J. L
Hughes and Miss Jeanie Blackburn,
Louisville, ' Ky. ; Mesdames B. W.
Hatcher and U. ty. Harvey, Kinston, JN
O. ; Mesdames F. C. Roberts, G. Hen
derson, John T. Holliston, and Miss
Olivia Metts, Newborn, N. C; Mes
dames Allison, Concord, N.C. ; Blome,
Washington, JN. U., and John JJ.
Leak, Wadesboro, N. C. ; Miss Horet
Lexington, N. U. ; Mesdames A. Lt.
McDowell and Unas. G. Brown, Upel
ika, Ala. ; N. G. Lamb, Williamston,
N. O. Misses Nancy Lewis Greene
and Manly, Lexington, Ky.
Mrs. George Rountree Goy. Unas.
B. Aycock, Raleigh.
Mrs. Thos. D. Meares Mrs. Edwin
G. Weed, Miss Maggie Weed, Miss
Elizabeth Weed and Mrs. K. U. Uooley,
Jacksonville, Fla. ; Miss Fannie
Blount Montgomery, Ala., and Miss
Mary G. Poppenheim, Charleston,
S. C.
Mrs. T. M. Emerson Mrs. Cecil G,
Britt and Miss Lilian Shine, Orlando,
Fla. : Mesdames E. D. Hotchkiss, J.
Taylor Ellyson and Miss Lee, Rich
mond, va.
Mrs. T. E. Sprunt Mrs. u. au
Raines. Savannah. Ga.
Mrs. I Allison Alderman Mrs. uau,
Washington, N. C.
Mrs. rt. H. McKoy Mrs. Annie
McLennine Allen. LaFayette, Ala.
Mrs. Gabriel Holmes Mrs. Stone
wall Jackson. Charlotte, N. O. ; Mrs
W. H. Overman, (State president),
Salisbury. N. U.
Mrs. B. D. Uronly Mrs. W. Li. UUI,
Warsaw, N. C, and Mrs. Mary Baffin
Hill. Hillsboro. JN. U.
Mrs. J. R. Kenly Misses. Serpell
and Miss Nellie Serpell. Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Ed Borden Mrs. Frank Bor
den. Goldsboro. N. O.
Mrs. W. L. DeRosset Sr. Miss
Sadie Manlv.
Mrs. Martin S. Willard Mesdames
B. R. Huske, Fayetteville; P. L.
Murphy. Morganton ; O. H. Guion,
Newborn; N. B. Herring, Wilson;
Miss Sue Collier. Goldsboro.
Mrs. R. C. Cantwell Miss Mary T.
Oliver. Newborn.
Mrs, M. L. Stover Mrs. A. D. Mo
Lead. Cincinnati.
Mrs. T. F. Simmons Mrs. L W.
Faison. Charlotte.
Mrs. Robt Morrison Mrs. M. C
Gordlett :
Mrs. B. J. Jacobs Miss Elder. Bal-
timnm. '
Mrs. P. O. Morton Yrs. W. E.
Love, Chattanooga; Miss Mary A. Me
McMichaeL
Miss Eilers Mrs. Mary Patton Hud
son, Cincinnati, Ohio ; Mesdames Ruf us
Bamneer.- Urace jjewey unamoers.
Ratrmont . Armistead Burwelland R.
C. Carson, Charlotte.
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BUSY, BUSIER, BUSIEST,
That's the best way to describe the busi
ness that has been going on here since the
beginning of this sale. It is the greatest
and most important bargain movement this
City has ever known. Think of buying the
highest grades of Clothing, Hats and Fur
nishings at less than actual cost.
If you have not already attended this
sale we advise you not to miss the oppor
tunity of securing the most phenomenal
values ever known. Every vestige of mer
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NOTE THESE PRICES :
50c Neglige Shirts 25c.
TBBMS CASH.
AlMo Charges. No Alterations.
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MASONIC TEMPLE STOKES.
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Mrs. T. H. McKov Mesdames M.
H. Jones and LeoHartt, Durham.
Miss Julia James Mrs. Henry A.
London, Pittsboro.
Mrs. Wm. Gt. Fulliam Mrs. A. B.
Hull, Savannah, Ga. ; Mrs. C. J. Shan
non, Camden, S. C.
Mrs. IS. P. Boatwnght Misses
Baugbman and Mary Bauerhman.
Richmond.
DEATH OF MRS. KATE BISSETT
She Passed Away at Her Home io This
City Yesterday Morning Funeral
To-morrow Morning.
Mrs, Kate Watts Bis sett, a most esti
mable lady and relict of the late Capt
John Bissett, died yesterday morning
at 11:20 o'clock at her home, No. 513
North Third street, after feeble health
for the past three years but an imme
diate illness of only about ten days.
Mrs. Bissett was a faithful and con
sistent member of St. Andrew's Presby
terian church for many years and was
one of the oldest and most devoted
members of the Ladies1 Aid Society
of that church. She was born in Dun
dee, Scotland, and possessed n)any
charms of personality which drew' to
her a wide circle of friends, who join
sympathetically with the sorrowing
family in its very deep bereavement.
When only eight years of age, Mrs.
Bissett came to America with her
parents, who located in Cincinnati,
Ohio. It was there she married Capt.
Jno. Bis3ett, forty-seven years ago
and lived to comfort him until he was
taken away eighteen months ago. Only
last Monday Mrs. Bissett's mother died
at Boneparte, Iowa, at the advanced
age of 83 years. She was not informed
of the death of the mother prior to her
own, lest it would have an ill effect
upon her possible recovery.
Mrs. Bissett is survived by three
sons and four daughters, all grown.
They are Misses Mary and Jessie Bis
sett, Mrs. R. F. Warren and Mrs. W.
C. VonGlahn; Messrs. J. R., J. E.
and W. A. Bissett all of Wilmington.
The funeral will be conducted at
10:80 o'clock to morrow morning from
St Andrew's Presbyterian church with
interment in Oaknale cemetery.
Married Yesterday Afternoon.
A very quiet but exceedingly pretty
weddiDg ceremony was solemnized
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock by
Rev. Father C. Dennen, when, at the
residence of the bride's parents, Capt
and Mrs. Jno. T. Harper, their
daughter, Miss Mary Harper, was led
to the altar by Mr. James J. Darby,
a popular young man now residing
at Southnori, but formerly of this city.
The home was tastefully decorated
for the ceremony which was witness
ed only by a few intimate friends and
relatives of the contracting parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Darby left on the after
noon boat for Southport where they
will reside in the future.
Rev. Father Marion returned
to Fayetteville yesterday.
. ..... - DIED, !. .
BISSETT In this cltv Batardsv. November
Sth, at 1180 A. H., KA.TC BISSETT, relict of the
uue joon meant.
Funeral to-morrow (Monday) morning- at
10 80 o'clock from StT Andrew's Presbyterian
Chorea, thence to Oakd&le cemetery. Friends
and acquaintances invited to attend.
f TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.!
One Ym, brUail, $5.00?
; Six Months, " 2.60
I Three Months, " 1.85
I Two Months, " 1.00
Dell-rrel to Subscribers in tm
C City at 45 Casta pr aTomtsu X
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Souvenir Booklet of Wil
mington. Daughters of the Confederacy
yisiting our city will find our
store a general meeting place
for ladies. We will be glad to
have you call and we assure you
a hearty welcome. We have
many attractive articles that
will interest you.
All the newest Books, Beau
tiful Pictures, Fancy Goods,
Novelties, etc.
Prompt and polite attention.
G. W. YATES & CO..
Bookseller and Stationers.
nov 10 tr
117 Market street.
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BLANKETS,
COMFORTS,
DRE88 GOODS.
UNDERWEAR,
HOSIERY,
CLOAKS,
CAPES,
HATS,
CAPS.
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Wholesale Retail.
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Thursday and Friday, November 141b
and 15th. and Friday SEatlne.
Eightn Wonder ol tne world.
"BLIND TOM."
All musicians say be surpasses anything ever
known to the world as a
BTO8ICAI. PHENOMENON.
Seats on sale Wednesday morning at Q erken's
nov 10 st an ta th
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 12TB.
The Dramatic Event of the Season.
HOWARD KYLE
and a carefully chosen company, presents
NATHAN HALE.
By Clyde Fitch.
Bomor, Sentiment, Romance. Patriotism.
uompiete ecenic noaoouon.
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