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OUTLINES.
Cecil Rhodes, the South African
flnancier. died yesterday. The
Senate yesterday continued ditcuuion
'of the oleomargarine bill; the House
f concluded general debate on the army
appropriation bill. The jury in
the Patrick case returned a verdict of
guilty. The combined movement
of British columns against Gen. De-larc-y
resulted in the capture of about
100 Boers. The U. 8L diplomatic
representative to Cuba frill be a full
fledged minister, with a salary in the
neighborhood of $7 500 per annum;
there are a half dozau U. 8. consuls to
be appoisted. Republican lead
ers of the-House of Representatives axe
C mfident that they can pass the Cuban
reciorocitv bill without ralianca unnn
Democratic votes. A race riot
between negroes and whites reported
near J aspar, Ala." An explosion
of gas in a room of the Screven House,
Savannah; Ga., led to the finding; of
the dead tody of a man who had com
mitted suicide by taking morphine and
turning oa the gas. Two masked
men attempted to rob the safe of a
hotel at ESmporiav Kansas, but failed.
New .York markets: j Money on
call firm: at 8&K per cent; cotton
quiet at 8c; flour was more active:
wheat stead j, No. 2 881c; corn spot
steady, Not 2. 66Sc; oats spot steady,
No. 2 43c; rosin firm; spirits turpen
tine firm at 60i51c.
WEATHER REPORT
U. ri- DcpT or AsRicmiruB, .
Wkatbkb Bubkau,
Wilmihotok,. a, March 26. )
remperaturea: 8 A. M., 44 degrees ;
$ P. M., 51 degree; maximum, 67 de
grees; minimum, 39 degrees ; mean, 48
degrees. ; j
Rainfall for the day, ,00; rainfall
since 1st of the month to date, 2.S0
Inches. . Li
IOKSO AST FOB TO-DAY.
Washington, March 2 -For North
Carolina: Bbowers Thunday; Friday
fair: fresh to brisk east to South winds.
Port Alnanae-"ZiJureh 2V.
3uq Rises -- i
Sun Sets ... . .
Day's Length . . - .
High Water at Southport
High Water Wilmington
5.55 A.M.
6.18 P. M
12 U. 25 M.
10 00 A. M
12.30 P.M.
The Yellowstone Park is no small
affair. It contains 2,228,000 acres,
and is supplied with hot and oold
water.
Washington reports say that the
ship sub3idv bill will run np against
trouble in the Hoasa of Representa
tives, aadtbac miuj Republican
vots will be ca3t against 4t. Some
of the Western delegations are dead
against it. ; j
A Pennsylvania man who lost his
power of speech eighteen months ago
and recovered it a few days ago was
so re; tneed that he talked himself to
death. I A good many politicians
bare done the same thing and some
of oar war "heroes" also. I
Th people of China are said to
feel humiliated at the way China is
kicker around like a football by the
European Powers. We thought
that the people of China had reached
that stage where they couldn't be
humil afei. j
A Chicago inventor has invented
a process, with the nse of electricity
and a carbon point, by which he
can cat steel sheets as easily -as a
knife would cat cheese. If the
burglars get hold of this they could
go through any bank or other steel
ate a jiffy. . j
Mr. McNair, who has a farm near
St. Elmo, Mo., is known in those
parts as the "Peach Kingj." He has
1,900 acres in peach treesi Not sat
isfied with that he has bought all the
peach crops in the surrounding
country and expects to ship from
ten to twenty car loads j every day
during the season. I
Some men do not appreciate
favors. A soldier at Fori Assinni
; bone who had been sentenced to
! 99 years in the penitentiary for some
aggravated offence, Had his.
sentence ra laced to 25 years, and
instead of returning his thanks he
took French leave the other night
find flVinvuiH ntrav f Panola
Some fellow ont in the Philip
pines hss built a magic shirt, all
covered with mysterious devices,
which shirt it is said will' make the
wearer invulnerable to bullets, dis
eases, etc. They are made of com
mon cotton goods, and are in great
demand. When lots of the Filipino
boys get into those shirts,! what are
we going to do then? . j
Ex-Governor Altgeld, deceased,
was abased si good deal for pardon
ing those Chicago anarchists, but
he did it on) the petition of many
citizens, amofcg them exfSecretary
Gage. - This Jwaa not rnaide public
until Mr. Gage got out of the Treas
ury. If he had done the square
thing he would hare made it known
when Altgeld was being abused for
1
his clemency.
VOL. LXX.--NO. 4
BASKET BALL LEAGUE
Business Men Won Pennant for
the Season Last Mght at
the City Hall.
STANDING OF THE CLiBS.
Interesting Series of Qaoes Uod:r au
spices of the Y. M. C. A Will Uie
Field Day Exercises Soon-For
fell to Boys' Brigade.
The final game of basket ballon tbe
Y. M. O. A. L-aaue for the 2 llrr
cup was played last nieht at tbe &ij
Hall and the contest for the e venisg 88
well as for the pennant for the se,n
was won by the Business Men's teoi.
The game last night was between &e
Business Men and the Young Men li
the score in favor of tbe first usnud
was 19 to 17. The contest was spirited
and the result of it in doubt uotii
the last moment. Two gj-oiic'-i'e
halves were played with an intermis
sion of ten minutes. At the end o' the
first half the score stood 12 to 13 d
it was a battle royal in the second
the honors. It was fittingly tbe best
game of the entire season and w "
nessed by the largest crowd. Tae
teams lined up as follows:
bits mat.
w. A Little (capt.)r.f.
W. T. Turner 1. f
W. L Williams. . .c.
YOUNG MSS
F. fcCJU
.O. a Hopltiab
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uureins r. tr
w -a tnwm Vmuj AM. A aaM v
Officials Dr. N. M Wetzel, referee
Messrs. J. T. King and Neill McLw
in, umpires; timekeeper, Mr. C. 0.
Loughlia; scorer, Mr. J. H. LeG;a.
The second game between tba r'
Five and Boys' Brigade teams, scl
uled for last night, was forfeited to e
Brigade by non-appearance of the 'M
Five.
The standing of the teams for (as
season, including both series, wa? s
follows:
Business Men ""
Young Men .ft
Bays' Brigade .i
Big Five US
The handsome cup won by the Bus
iness Men will be presented with at
propriate ceremonies very aoon.
Now that the baakqt ball season s
over, the Y. M. OL A. classes will tu n
their attention to outdoor athletics sad
to that end will hold a meeting very
soon at which plana will be set on foot
for field day exercises in the ear'
Spring.
LIST OF LETTERS.
Rtfluriolif Uncalled For la the Wilmlaj
tea Postoffke, March 2th, 1902.
WOMEN'S LIST.
Clara Anderson, Lula Arnold, Bissy
Birnes. Jessie Bell. Maggie Barrioper,
?4arah -T R.ntnn Rah Rmarn A Ha
Co I via, J Q. Cansdy, James Clinton,
Maran (Jury uena uixon, tsuaie
Dasher, Aner Hill, Eliz Humphrey.
Holmes Hill, Mry Henry. B A
H4ges, Rusan Q Hill, Julia Johnron.
B-rtha Knight, Leviner Moorley
Mary Marine, Virginia Murphe7
Mary Nickerson, Anna Otto (2), 8us
Ky Parseley, Nattie Pen ley. Lot
Boss, L A Reeve, Mary Robinson
Minnie Rivenbark:, Lonie Smith.
Merill Smoson, Mamie Toncill, Ger
giana Williams, Melissa Williamson.
KEN'S LIST.
A T Bonnie, H C Crawford, M J
Cruise, MCbadwick, H B Duncan (2).
James J Dray, Ad Davis. Ei Groins. C
H Harrifaw, D H. Higher, J M He a
rett James Honed, Dr M Holdeu
Lorence Johnson, Wm T Hare, W 1'
Hugo. Willie Hurst, Chaa McMillan
D J McCalister, C E McCullond, M X
McNeill, Robt McFeoder. Duane H
Nasb, Corile Rsck, W D Quinn, Biu
len SeoU, H EStonecypher, WmSkin
ner. Willie Scoggios, Willie Smith, H
J C Taylor, Edward Whiteheac.
Jamea M Williams, M Williams.
Rheubin Winley, Sancy White.
BSTUBHXD FSOXDKAD LETTKB OFFICE.
L B Miller, Oliver Shepard.
Letters to initials or fictitious ad
dresses cannot be delivered.
Persons calling for above letters i wTl
please say advertised. If not called for
in fifteen days they will be sent to th
dead letter office. M. a Darby,
Postmaster.
THEY'RE AFTER HIS JOB.
Court Howe Jaaitor Received Abobjbob
CommnskstloaOlTlof. "Fair Notice."
"Uneasy lie the head that weara a
crown;" likewise uneasy ia the mac
who holds a good j ab that somebody
efee wanta. By way of illustration,
the following anonymous letter was
received yesterday by Mr. Jordan
Branch, j.nitor at the Court House:
"March 24 b 1903
"Mr Jordoa Branch, jineter of the
hon nerrabull County Court house
"Dear sir take notice your time is
nearly out for the posision of the bou
erable Oinnieacter of the honerable
Court houaa. I have got threCom
misioners on my aide.
"You better restne. A Friena.
Camber Issd's hew Sheriff.
Yeaierdsy afternoon's Fayetteville
Observer : "At a special meeting of
the Hoard of Countv Commissioners,
called this morning for the purpose,
Col W. a Cook, mayor of Fayette
Tille. waa elected to fill out the unex
pired term of the aherivalty. The Ob
server reporter saw Cl Cook just af
ter the action of the Board, and he in
timted bis accptnce of the position,
to which he will not, however, qualify
until after his resignation of the office
of mayor,"Tor which a meeting of ihe
Bord of Aldermen will aoon be
called."
NEW ADVEBTI3KMENTS,
: : Dairy men Notice. - ; j
' .Wanted Hotel manager..
Banks No buaiaesa Friday.
Savings Banks No Holiness Friday.
Wii. Gas Light Oaj-Oreat luxury.
.''J'; business LOOyUJs.
j ; KWestbrook Fine lot ceiery.
the ; Morning r ;
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THE BAStBMX OUTLOOK.
Maasser Bear Says He Will.Beffa Slfa
lax Teas, at Oace The Meetlni
Held Ust Nlfht.!
If it s tn the power of Edgar Bear.
Wilmington will have a baseball team
in the State League this setson.
Mr. Bear met an enthusiastic crowd
of the "faithful" at the City Hall last
night and made the positive statement
that he was willing to undertake tbe
engineering of a team throughout the
season upon the guarantees he has on
paper and the assurances he has been
given in the way of financial support.
Nat quite the $500 has been raised but
Mr. Bear says he will get the remain
der of the amount io a few days and is
willing to go ahead with the signing
of a team to report here for practice
two weeks before the opening of the
league reason. May 5th. That kind Of
talk bringa joy to the hearts of the
fanatics here, who are dead anxious
for the sport.
A Brown University catcher of Bal
timore has been signed to captain the
team and play utility. Dommell, the
big Dutchman of Pennsylvania, who
played first base for Wilmington on
the heel of the season last year, wants
to come and bring a catoher. He will
be signed. McOinnis, the "Grand Old
Centre Fielder," of Roanoke, also
writes that he will come, and, of
course, Wilmington can't do without
him. The remainder of the team will
be picked from half a hundred appli
cations already on file.
Manager Bear says the chute is still
open for subscriptions. There are a
hundred who ahould give $1 and $3
each, and he is very anxious to hear
from that hundred. He can ba found
any and everywhere, and "Now is the
time to Subscribe."
AFTERMATH OF ROBBERY.
Pocketbaek Rifled ef SI.S83 la Carreacy
Foasd Ua the Streets The Checks
latact Mr. Smith's Less.
The robbery of Mr. Herbert 8mita,
clerk of the Superior Caurt of Duplin
county, was decidedly the talk of the
iown yesterday. Particulars of the
affair were given in yesterday's paper.
The only development during the
day was the fiading of the rifled pock-
ei book by John Norwood, an old coir
ored maa employed ia cleaning up
about the back yard or Mr. W. H.
Sprunt'a residence on Third and Grace
Greets. The book was found on the
earning of the aide walk on the Grace
sueet side. All the currency had been
uke-i from it, though checks amount
in; to something over $300 and a
.umber of other papers were left
i iUcL An envelope which contained
t. 42 for deposit for a friend of Mr.
South waa broken open and the money
Uen. The checks were regularly en
dorsed and might have been negotiated
bat tbe thief preferred not to take the
n- k and left them . Oae of the checks
Vr $105 was the personal property of
Mr. m th and tbe currency belonging
him and lost amounted to between
800 and $1,700. The $U3 taken from
a envelope belonged to another par
ty, as did also several checks, which
ere left. j
llr. Smith left last evening for his
93iein Duplin county. He is now
"tain that the money was taken from
ai as h crowded out of the Opera
t1. lie after the performance was over
Tuesday night. :
LOCAL DOTS.
The schooner C. C. Lister arriv?
ed from New York yesterday.
The revenue cutter Algonquin
iled yesterday for a cruise along the
acast.
The Primary Union will meet
at 4 P. M. to-day in the Y. M. a A.
,mlors.
An important meeting of the
Merchants' Association will be held at
heir rooms this afternoon at S o'clock.
The aaTings banks of the city,
'he Produce Exchange and a number
' other business bouses will be closed
morrow on account of Good Fri
day. Miss Georgia Bay McMillan, of
Lumberton, will arrive to-morrow to
Uke charge of tbe rehearsals for "Gib
ou's Animated Pictures,'' to be pre
sented soon at the Y. M. C. A.
Walcer Hays, colored, was sent
"ihe roads for thirty days by the
Jayor yesterday for trespassing upon
he premises of a negro woman at
ventoenth and Princess streets.
Mr. Geo. E. Lef twioh's Sunday
too) class will give a reception Fri
"7 evening, March 28 ih. on the fourth
' -or of the Atlantic National Bank
Gu iding, corner Front and Princess
- -eta.
It may seem-strange, but it is
l. The street sweepers were out
night and materially added to the
appearance and sanitary condition of
cnt and intersecting streets in the
pt.-town section.
Subscribers who receive hills
fo subscriptions due the Stab are re
minded that it is not fair to expect a
publisher to supply them with news
tor nothing. Many, however, aeem
to think otherwise. As soon as a bill
is received a prompt remittance ahould
be made. j
The school 1 authorities desire
to announce that an order for pictures
will soon be made for the schools, ana
if any patron of the school wishes to
order duplicates of those shown in the
recent exhibition,' the expressage can
be salved by having all shipped to
gether. Any further information will
be fclUdly given by the superintanoent.
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WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 27.
UNDERWRITERS KICK.
They Don't Wanta Centraliza
tion of the Down-Town
Fire Companies.
WOULD) IMPAIR THE SERVICE.
That Plea is Entered With the Mayor
asd tbe Board of Aldermen,
why the Chaste is Desira
ble The Letter.
The proposed centralisation of the
fire department companies now located
at Fourth and Princess streets; Fourth
street! near Dock, and Dock street,
near Fourth, at one mammoth central
station, near Fourth and Dock streets,
as suggested by Chief Charles Schnib
ben in his annual report, does not take
well with the Local Board of Fire
Underwriters.
The suggestion of Chief Sohnibben
was received with much i favor at
a recent meeting of the Board of Alder
men, and the Fire Committee waa in
structed to look further into the matter
of the consolidation, but nothing de
cisive has vet been done. In view of
the fact, however, that:the matter will
very naturally come up for final action
at the first regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen in ADril. the Under
writers decided it would be best to give
the city authorities some intimation of
their feeling in that regardAccord
ingly, at a meeting of the fc$cal Board
Tuesday, the following letter was
ordered sent to the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City ofwuminQ-t-n,
N.C.
"Gentlemen At a meeting of the
Local Board of Fire Underwriters this
morning the Secretary was instructed
to call your attention to the fact that
it is the opinion of the Local Board
that the contemplated consolidation of
the different fire houses and appara
tus, will materially impair the oresent
efficiency of the Wilmington Fire De
partment.
"We are sorry that there is anv
such action con tem elated to reduce
the standard of our Fire Department,
especially at this time when the call
through the country is for greater effi
ciency.
"By consolidating the department
there will be portions of the city left.
la a measure, without immediate pro
tection. If any change ia to be made
we think it would be desirable for the
city to have the apparatus scattered
even more than at present, so as to
protect every part of tbe city; we,
therefore, respectfully request that the
contemplated consolidation be aban
doned. Yours respectfully.
"8. M. BOATWRiaHT. Secretary."
The proposed centralization of the
companiea waa in the interest of econ
omy and in order to afford a place at
Fourth and Princess streets for the
city's live stock, which are now fed
and cared for by contract ' It was not
the plan to consolidate all the com
panies of the department, ; but only
those mentioned above, which are
now within two blocks of each other;
the Hook and Ladder and Chemical
being even nearer than a block.
BASEBALL THIS AFTERNOON.
Hick School ChanploBS aad Blae Caps
WIM Coatead for Mastery,
An interesting game of baseball
is scheduled to be played thia after
noon at 3:30 o'clock at Hilton Park.
The contesting teams will be the High
School Championa and Merri well's
Blue Caps, the game being the second
in the series of three to decide the
championship of these aggregations of
well known junior players. The game
laat week between the same nines re
sulted in a victory for the High School
by a close score. The contest this
afternoon will be interesting and the
public ia cordially invited.
Foard and Moore will compose the
battery for the "Championa" and
Genaust and King. K., will !; serve the
leather and handle the mit for the
"Blue Caps "
ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE.
Nexro Captared at Dllloo, S. C , Was Not
Thoa. Evas, the Desperado.
Constable Wm. Sheehan went down
to Dillon, 8. C, yesterday afternoon
to identify a negro supposed to have
been Thoa. Evans, the desperado who
some time ago ahot and I seriously
wounded Mr. Jno H. Gregory, the
sewerage foreman.. Last night a tele
gram was received by the Stab from
Mr. Sheehan stating that the negro ar
rested waa the wrong man. Constable
Sheehan will return to the city , to-day.
The information regarding the cap
ture came in a telegram ; yesterday
morning from H. G. Smith; of Dillon,
and said: "Chairman D. McEachern:
Have negro supposed to be Tom
Evans. Send man to identify him.
Answer. He has large brown ejes."
Stole Caaoe aad Sold It
Conductor Tyson and Charles Sin
gletary, colored, I were committed to
jail by Constable Sheehan yesterday
for trial in Justice Fowler's court Sat
urday afternoon on a charge of false
pretence. They ! represented to an
other negro that they owned a certain
canoe tied up at one of the city
wharves and sold it to him for a small
consideration. Later the owner of
the boat came up the river and identi
fied it as a canoe stolen from him a
short time before. If the owner of the
boat can be secured as a witness, the
charge againat the negroes will be lar
ceny. V T
A discharge in bankruptcy was
received in the U. 8. Court here ye
terday for A. A. Harrington, Jr., of
Fayetteville.
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THE COUNTY CONVICT SQUAD.
Sixteea Recraits Yesterdsy asd Two More
Would Make aa Eves Haadred De
sertloa of the Jail.
8ixteen convicts from this week's
term of the Superior Court were taken
to the atockade at Castle Haynea yes
terday by Superintendent Sbearin
and will begin giving object lessons in
modern road-making to-day.
The aggregate of sentences is exact
ly. 13 years and with the two convicts
for the 8tate penitentiary the sum
total of Judge Tim her lake's dispensa
tion of justice in two daya ia 83 years.
The number of convicts now on the
road9 is 98, including those sent out
yesterday. Superintendent j Sbearin
says he hopes to get two more to-day
to make out au even one hundred.
Those taken in charge yesterday were:
Louis Clinton, 4 months; Ed Cole, 6
months; Clarence Davis, 6 months:
John Green, 4 months; J. E. Herring,
13 months: John McKay, 80 daya;
Andre w"Smith, 4 years; Ella Simmons,
6 months: Oicar Stamps, 4 months;
Orren Matheson, 13 months; Cbarlea
Badler, 6 months;) Sam Maffitt, 13
months; James Batts, 13 months;
Frank Haymore. 6 months: Jaa. Spen
cer, 30 days (from justice's court). .
When Hauser, Murphy and Bell
are taken to Raleigh to-day, there will
he few prisoners left in the "Hotel de
Afric," as GapL Cappa chooses lo call
bis hoatlery. There is a crazy colored
woman, Lucinda Moseley and two ne
groes committed yesterday.
TRANSFERS OP CITY REAL ESTATE.
Number of Tracts Exchasfed Heads.
Lesse of Shuttle Block Property.
The following transfers of city realty
by sale or lease appear from the re
cord yesterday at the Court House:
BoaaL. Barker and husband. John
L. Barker to Thomas H. Wriarht. house
and lot on west side of Sixth street be
tween Castle and Q teen, 33 feet on
Queen street and running i 136 feet
into the block; consideration $550.
u L. ttore and wile to Charles D.
Gilbert and wife, house and lot on
east -aide of Seventh street between
Walnut and Bed Cross. 66 feet on
8eventh street and running back into
tbe block 10SH feet, more or less; con
sideration $1,650.
Murculsou National Bank to Col.
Kenneth M. Murchison. lot on North
side of Cheanut street, 139 feet from
Front street. 35 feet on Cnesnut street
and running back into the blocx 138
feet; consideration $1,500.
Misses Mary C. and Margaret Darby
and L A. Weedon and J. W. Moran
and wife, of Baltimore, to American
Wood 8pecialti Company, of New
York, (lease) lot at southeastern inter
section of Church and Surry streets
and bordering on Cape Fear river;
rental $500 per year, payable monthly
beginning March 1st, with privilege of
the property nve years longer at $400
per annum with the same conditiona
aa to payment or with privilege to
purchase during continuance of the
lease.
PRISONERS 0FP FOR RALEI0H.
Three ef Then Seat ; Up for Tea Years
Each Iasaae White Womso.
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Cox, assisted
by Special Deputies Frank Harper and
T. A. Wortham, will leave to-day for
Baleigh, conveying to the State peni
tentiary H. Hauser, convicted of house
burning at the November term of the
Superior Court, and John Murphy,
white, and William Bell, colored, con
victed at thia week's term of the court
of entering a house and stealing in the
night time. Each of them ia sentenced
for ten years.
The officers alao take with them
Mrs. Fannie Howie, a white woman of
the Fifth ward, who has been recom
mended for admission into the Eastern
Hospital for the insane at Baleigh.
DIED YESTERDAY AT SOUTHPORT.
William H. Savage, Well Kaowa Carpea
ter of WlbalsgtoB, Passed Away.
Mr. William H. Savage, a well
known carpenter ef thia city, aged
about 86 years and formerly residing
at 514 8outh Second atreet, died yes
terday morning at Southport to which
city he-removed temporarily about a
month ago. Mr. Savage leaves a wife,
but no children. . . .
The remaina wore brought up to the
city on the steamer Wilmington at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon, accompa
nied by the deceased's relative, Mr. B.
M. Hill. The funeral will be conduct
ed this morniog at 10 o'clock from
Fifth Street M. E. church and the in
terment will be in Bellevue. .
At the Opera Hoase.
The Bobson Theatre Company will
begin a week's engagement at the
Opera House Monday night, ! present
ing for the first time, in thia city the
four-act drama "The Wheel of Fate."
During its week's stay , the company
will present a new line of plays, some
of which are "A Romance of the
South,". "Queen of Treachery," On
the Eastern Shore," (The. Inventor,"
"Roanoke," and others. There will
be a change of play and specialties
each niffht. and a matinee will be
given on Saturday. Ladies free Mon
day night, when accompanied by a
person holding paid SO-cent ticket.
Durchaaed. before 6 P. M. Seats on
sale at tbe usual place.
Aa Oatlag at the Beach.
A number of gentlemen including
several city officials will take a day 'a
outing to-morrow at the Hammocka
Boating and Fiahing Club' house on
WrigbtsvUle.. They will go down on a
special train over the Seacoast road
at 10 - A. M. and return; leaving the
Sound at 6, P. M. There will be racea
on the sound, fishing and an Oyster
roast.
1902.
J e" r -ar a. v W at aV V-V aa. at mrw ar
RAILROAD CHANGES.
Startling' Ones Are Reported in
New York Ready to be
" Sprung at Any Time.
THE ATLANTIC COAST LIN.
Its Purchase by Peansylvsaia is Desled,
Bat More Defined Reports Cone
ss to Its Joiot Control ef
tbe Plant System.
The following special to tbe Rich
mood Dispatch from New York re
garding tbe many railroad rumors
afloat, will be read with much inter
est here: j
"New York, March 34.-rIf signs
here hold good, and the rumors thick
in the money district are verified ac
cording to promise, there will be some
important and atartling changea in the
railroad situation in the South within
the next fewweeks. A well-defined
story, rapidly gaining credence to-day,
is that thel Southern Railway, either
by itself orMu conjunction with tbe
Atlantic Coast Line, is negotiating
for the Plant system. The story even
goes so far as to give details of the
proposed basis of negotiation, which
is said to be a guarantee of 4 per cent
on tbe capital stock of the Plant prop
erties. If these should be secured,
they would add 2,200 miles to the
Southern system. '
"The story, published a few days
ago, that the Pennsylvania has bought
the Atlantic Coast Line, is denied, hut
it is apparently certain that there is
'something doing.'
"On top of this cornea unwonted
activity in Louisville and Nashville.
Large blocks of this stock have
changed bands within tbe last few
days. Both Atlantic Coast Line and
Southern stocks are firm, with an ad
vancing tendency. The weatherwise
take all this to mean that Mr. Morgan,
despite his difficulties in carrying out
his Northern Railway operations, is
intent on bringing about a "commuj
nity of interest" arrangement or some
stronger connection, in the Southern
Railway position, by obtaining control-
of the Louisville and Nashville." !
Mr. Ford Toaight.
Mr. 8. T. Ford, the noted humorist
and delineator of negro character,
telegraphed yesterday from Norfolk
that he would arrive here at 6 o'clock
thia evening and would fill his engage
ment at the Y. M. O. A. to night aa
advertised. Mr. Ford appears under
the auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary
and will entertain with two entirely
different programmes to-night and to
morrow night, j
A Caocas and an loepectioa. I
i I
i The "Majority" Board of Aldermen
was out last night for an inspection of
the Kitson and Welsbach lights, being
exhibited by their respective com
panies with a view of ' bidding for the
contract next week. Madame Rumor
and sometimes she is a truthful bid
soul says that the "Majority" Board
also held a caucus laat night Upon
what subject the Dame refused to
say. - !
Sale of Realty for Taxei
j The sale of cityxeal estate for taxes
began yesterday and will continue
each day at noon until the list of de
linquents is exhausted. The property
yesterday, for the most part, went to
the city, .but six tracts, valued at
$4,000, went to an individual for
$70.30, the amount of taxes on the
same.
Qood Prlday Service.
.1
i The "Vigil at the Cross," or the
Three Hours Service," will be ob
served in St John's church on Qood
Friday, from noon to 3 P. M. All are
cordially invited, with the request that
they will come or go, during singing,
if ihey are unable or indisposed tore
main for the entire service.
Aaoaal Electioa To-night. ;
1 Wilmington Lodge No. 532, B. P. O.
E., will hold its annual election of
officers to-night and "politics" among
the "best people" is warming up.
Among those mentioned for Exalted
Ruler are Messrs. Wm. J Bellamy and
Jno. R. Turrentine, Jr. 1
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr, A. Shoaf, of Jacksonville,
N. C, was ih the city yesterday. .
Capt. S. F. Bnrbank, of Wash
ington, N. C, was an Orton guest yes
terday. ; -1 " j
j Col. N. A. McLean, of Lum
berton, registered at The Orton yes
terday. '- '
Mr. K. 0. Barrett, of the
Southern Express Company at. Rocky
Mount, waa here yesterday.
! Messrs. Nathan O'Berry, of
Goldaboro. and B. F. Aycock, of
Whiteville, were here yesterday. j
j Mr, Will li. Miller, of the
Acme Tea Chest Company, will leave
thia morning for. a business trip to
Plymouth and Norfolk. -j
j Among the arrivals from the
Pouth last night were : J. A. Brown!
Chad bourn ; H. Whit cove, B. S. Ellis:
and F. 0. Rogers, of Marion, S. O.
: For Laftrippo and In
fluonza use OHElIEY'fl
EXPECTORANT. !
ror sals hv B rota's nuaeeTswsiaey. . T
I WTTOT "Kl NO 1ft 7C
THE GREATEST OF
LUXURIES!
j ;
1 "
Easily operated.
ilmington
mar 2? St
I
No Business
WILL BE TRANSACTED BY THE SAVING8
BANKS OF THIS CITY T0-H0HR0W, FRIDAY,
MARCH 28TH, GOOD FRIDAY.
THE PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BAM,
THE WILLII11GT0N SAVINGS & TRUST CO.
mar 87 n
No Business Will Be
TRANSACTED BY THE BANKS OF
THIS CITY, FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH.
The Atlantic national Bank,
The Murchison
mar 27 2t
Wanted I
A HOTEL LIANAGER,
To run our two large New
Hotels and twenty Cot
tages on a salary during
coming season.
Capacity 300.
An up-to-date experienced man
may apply to
VADE tiECUHl SPRINGS CO.,
Vade Mecum, N. C.
mar ?lw
New Goods.
Bagoing and Ties,
flew Hullets,
FIRST PAT. FLOUR,
SND PAT. FLOUR,
STRAIGHT FLOUR,
SUGAR, COFFEE, RICE,
MEAL, GRITS, MOLASSES
WHEAT BRAN,
CANNED GOODS, SOAP.
LYE, STARCH SALT. &e.
Sena me joar orders.
Special attention given to wnslgnmeot.
s. p. acriAin.
aa 88 tt
Easter Cards!
My lines of Easter
Cards and Booklets
are now out and ready for your in
spection. Also a nice line of Prayer
Books, Hymnals and Bibles.
mar 23 tf
107 Market St
WlUtWGTOH. N. O.
We, me undersigned Dairymen of this city,
believing thtt the delivery of Milk la bott'es Is
the only practical and sore way of glvta oar
customers a aatform quality or mltk-, acd
realising' tbe grear. loae we faave been obllgea to
ataame Ty this me hod ot delivery by the fail
are or a large majority of oar eastomsra to re
tara empty d ttles pronmtiv, do hereby agree
that on and after March 9tth we wi l not leave
ml k at any noose unless the bottle or bottles
previously left are returned to the mllfcman.
(Signed)
Glenwoed Oalry. U Y. Styne,
Fairview Dairy. H. L Fennell,
, Bellevuie Dlry. B. Warren A Son,
Phadeland liafry, A. O. VeBaehern.
Cape Fr Dairy, D. B. Pridgen,
M Oarroll.
Wr!ghtvlll Dairy mrsnt
Bids for Bath Houses.
? BMsforerectionofBath Houses at Carolina
Yacht O ubwlibe received by me until Thurs
day. Karen 27ti, 1908, at noon. Plans may be
seenatoffloe otChas.'McM11len.
rpcowaw, ,
molCB 4t Oommodorev
oo;rtMaqooo6oaooooi
TEPS of su3scri?Tio:i.
Oum Teavr, hy XXftlf. : f SCS
Sis months, -v - 8.SO
Threw Booths, " ' 1.8
Two ZZoBths, 1C3
Dllvr f iNaiafttofi la
Ctty a 4 fr Btotlu
oeaaeeooeoovo
Instantaneous
; Water Heater,
Operated with Gas.
HEATS THE WATER
Instantly.
With one of these Hesters
you can get hot water at any
time of the day or night at a
moment's notice.
Will heat water enough
fpr a bath at a cost of two
cents.
Call and see them.
Gas Light Co.
thsa tu
National Bank.
"HATCH IT"
"MATCH IT"
MATCH IT
CHEROOTS.
Wrappei with Sumatra Wrapper and as" good
as many 5c Omars, a mild smo th smoke, and
gives niire satisiactiou. eola by all &nt class
stores.
'Cnbenolav.
"Cuban Blossom."
"Emanuel Poriuadav."
'Ronown,
CI6ARS
all hieh srrade and Cuban band mtrte and htsh-
est quality stock in these brands. These brands
are ins nignestQaanty was can Mpocina c
Cigar.
Sdinappa.
lone Home
Show Down
Early Bird.
Good Luck.
Foot Prints '
Cabin Home. brands
TOBACCO.
V0LLERS & HASHA6EN,
General Provision Dealers,
maristr
W. D. HARRILL & CO., Prop.,
BLLEXTBORO N. C.
Eggs for sale from prize winners of
the following; varieties:
Black Minorcas, Light Brahmas! Black Lang
shans. Buff, Brown and Wr ite Leghorns. Baa!
Plymouth Bocks, Partridge Wyandotfa, K. I.
Beds and 8 . S. Hamburgs. won at High Point,
N. C, every first prize competed for bat two;
won at Charleston, 8. C, four first, second
and third on ten entries.
Eggs Leghorns, Plymouth Bocks, B. L Beda
and a. & Hamburgs si 50 for V, Partridge
WyandottesS300for 15; L&ngBhans, Mlnorc&s
and Brahmas 13 0 for 15
Write your wants or order from this adver
tisement. We will do you right. febSStt
tenement!
As our sale of CREAM ia con
siderable less than we have con
tracted for this 8ummer the
surplus must be used in our
Ice Cream Department,
thus- insuring a better article
than heretofore. Same old
price,
0ns Cellar Per Gslbn.
L'JfflBi SOB.
mar 86 ly
Meal, Corn and Oats.
Salt and Holasssa,
Coffee and Rice, CigEs ar.d
Tobacco.
We offer the above roods of beet qoattty
at lowest market prices, '
fend as your orders ror anything la oar U.na,
i Wf ite for samples and prlots.
HALL & PEAE0ALL.
wholesale Qrocer,
maristr wnminaton. . o
hoe