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eeeeeeoooeoo TEREIS OF SUBSCRIPTION J EvervDa s; tiuar-nteeu II " . "X Ration Larrer issa .n. Of Any Other Dally New.- paper Published In Wilmington. $ One Yeair, by Sail. $5.00? V SI !Slx Month. - ;.0; ! Three Bonalu, - 1.25; Two Months, l.OO; . IL NKWSPAPa. DtUTtnd to subscribers la Y OUr at 4 Cants per Blomtlu ' Z eeoooeeeeeoofr : w tub o VOL. LXX.---NO. 59 WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1902. WHOLE NO. 10,848 j The Morning Star; igSoniius tar. OUTLINES. a railroads entering Memphis 9lX .rS dieted by the Federal Wa It in that ity upon poolin fn4lon shipped out of Memphis, as ii as to maintain rw. Tthebillto increase subsidiary Pedt!. " Senator Morgan, iWer coia-a- .n fif of the Philippine government to shriek was . a.n ci "i-- , , ' in Chattanooga at 2:30 o'clock Sdesday mornin. JSvsnnab. Ga.. were attended by J1 fiehUng between opposme . it is generally accept- Sndon that the Cabinet at it. tins yesterday put the final fon the agreement to end the Zr in South Africa; a full peace set SUttoespected to be announced ;t Mord.y. The trusts and are to be leading issues of the ing campaign for the eletcion of Smocratic members of CtaM AtJasDer, Fla . John High shot ki. wife and then himself; both are in Seconditioo. - The S. A. L. L completed financial arrangemenU for its entrance in Birmingham, Ala. jj y. markets: Money on call was rteady at 2i3i per cent; cotton firm at 9ic; flour wa3easynd 5?te Ioer to sell; wheat-spot easier, No. j red nominal; corn spot weak; No. 2 73c;. oats-spot easy; No.- 2 ic- rosin steady ; strained common to good' $1 571 60; spirits turpentine WEATHER REPORT. U S DEP'T OT AGBIOULTUB, J WEATHER BUBBATJ, Wiuhsstos, N. O., May 29. ) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 8 P. M. : I Temperatures: S A. M., 60 degrees; 8 P. 3k, 65 degrees; maximum, 72 de pee; minimum, 53 degrees: mean, 64 degree. J Rainfall for day, .13; rainiau since 1st of month to date, 2:33. OOTTOS REGION BULLETIN. Rains are reported from the western districts, with heavy local showers in Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory. Temperatures continue below the seasonal. POBKOA3T FOB TO-DaY. Washington, May 29. For North Carolina: Fair Friday; Saturday cloudy, probably showers; fresh winds, mostly east Port Almanac May 30. j.. Rises 4.45 A; M. a.. st. 7.10 P-M. Dav's Length 14H.25M. High Water at cjouthpen . r. bl. Higfi Water Wilmington 4.30 P. M Minister Wu Ting-fang emphati cally denies that he plays pmg-pong. Australia has been suffering more or les3 from drought for seven years. In that time the estimated loss in cattle, sheep, &c. alone, is 175,000,000. i Oregon leads off with the election festivities neit Tuesday. It electa a (ioyemor and members of Con gress, and i3 expected to go Repub lican as usual. ' ! Captain McDonald, who command ed the company in the Philippines to which Corporal O'Brien, that gay witness, belonged, says O'Bien was a bad soldier. He seems also to have been a bad witness, judging from the rerolting testimony he gave before the committee. j Congressman Richardson denies the statement that he said that im perialism would be the issue in the next campaign. He never said it and never thought it. That's what we thought, a3 we cave Mr. Kich- wdson credit for being a pretty ei-neaaed sort of a fellow. For a first-class sticker the post master at Lansing, X. Y., holds we record as far as we know. ! He appointed by J. - Q. Adams aeventy-four years ago, and has held n ever since. It was worth $19152 a year when he first got the job,! but many reached $200. He I has managed to WO but ho didn't get it out of stamp "tKing. j A Michigan court set a will Lida M Mil anct void ber-an trm old who made it bequeathed 160, W0 estate to indigent old ladies, but ote "indignant." There ari now ood manv inrh'iTif io; d others in that State who can't -erstand why a court can't ha mule common hahpa ?n n jattera nor why a bad' spell should VicaL a good purpose. in?6 Birmingnam, Ala., News has J wsued a 100-page industrial, rated edition, vliioh -nrA lmmense amount, nf ;,4-: pon Alabama's resources, indus- progress, and gives some idea Z l industrial strides mad h mmgham and other industrial tion k one 8eekiQg informa wn about that section of the conn- vllv, a Work aa this would be in- THE SUPERIOR COURT Docket Cleared and Adjournment for the Term Taken Yes terday Afternoon. 'TWAS A RECORD BREAKER. la Two Days Sentences to Penitentiary Aggregated 103 Yean and Eight Year Leases Were Oivea on Connty . Roads-j-The Proceedings. j Sentences upon seven defendants aggregating 73 years in the State peni tentiary and sentences' of two years and six months on the chain gang npon three others were imposed by Judge Timberlake in the Superior Court yesterday, the docket for the term having been cleared and an ad journment having been reached at 6 o'clock in time for His Honor to leave at 7 P. M. for his home. With the sentences imposed the day before, the net result of the two days is 103 years in the penitentiary and 8 years on the county roads, j To use the expression of a court officer yesterday it is time that evil-doers take due notice of the consequences of their sins when .they are brought to the attention of Judge Timberlake. The most notable case of yesterday's nession was that of Louis, alias "Sing" Nixon, charged with the murder of Wm. Tucker in a gambling den in Brooklyn" about two years ago. particulars of which are familiar to Stab readers. : Nixon 'was represented by Herbert McClammy, Esq., and, by agreement, submission to murder in the second degree was allowed, where upon the defendant was sentenced, to 20 years in the State prison. Eugene Pugh, a bad negro, who some time ago stole a bag of clothing from a sailor at Fourth and Brunswick streets and who was arrested by Police Sergeant O. S. Burnett, was given ten years in the penitentiary, while a simi lar fate met each of the three negroes, Eli Berry, Jno. Martin and "Chuck" Sampson, who were captured day be fore yesterday by the police in the act of carting stolen goods .into a house in Price's alley. A. V. Bice also got 10 years in the "pen" lor j tour charges of larceny, previous sentences - of one year on the roads each in two cases having been stricken out. He is the white man charged with the larceny of money from Mr. W. M. Sneeden, stealing a bicycle from Mr. C. H. O'Berry and articles from other persons. Court meiat 9 o'clock and the tales jurors for the dsy were returned. The following other proceedings were had: Major liw, larceny; verdict guilty and sentenced to one year on the roads. t Tyson Brown, larceny; verdict not guilty. . Arthur Evans, assault with .deadly weapon ; verdict guilty and sentenced to six months on roads.- Judgment suspended as to carrying concealed weapons. James Davis, larceny: verdict guilty and sentenced to 3 years in the State prison. Sam Kelly and Sophie Kelly, as sault with deadly weapon ; verdict guilty; defendants recognized lor costs. The Grand Jsry's Report. To Bis Honor Judge Tiwberlake, pre- We. the grand jury of the May term of the Superior Court for the trial of criminal cases, beg leave to submit our report: We nave passed on 41 indictments; found 23. true bills and 13 not true bills. We will state that our work has been very much delayed on ac count of inability to secure witnesses for several indictments. A committee visited the County Home and found the same to be con ducted in a satisfactory manner; found the provisions good ; the sanitary con dition of the buildings and grounds satisfactory and the j health of the in mates, both white and black, good, and they express themselves as being well satisfied with the treatment iney received. We recommend that the woodwork and leader pipes around the piazza be repaired and painted. The committee also visited the county jail and Court House, and beg 1ht to reoort that thev find both in good condition, with the exception of a few minor repairs that are needed. to-wit: Two registers in the jail need repairing or probably new ones; grates in furnaces; corrugated iron ceiling in basement or jail to ds repaired ana Minted and inside of jail whitewashed. we would also recommend that the floors and wood work in the Court House be painted where necessary. Having finished the work before ns as far as possible, we respectfully as to be discharged. i W. E. Spbhtqeb,. Foreman J. H. Tayxoe, Clerk. Close of St. Paul's Parochial Scbool. 8t. Paul's Parochial school, at Sixth and Princess streets! will close a suc cessful year to-night with appropriate exercises, n wuigu w Huuitu dially invited. The school has seven srrades. and during the past year has been conducted by Misses Elizabeth Weimer and Elizabeth Otten . The clos ing exercises to-night, beginning at half-past eight, williconsist of recita- tions, songs, drills' ana awarding oi certificates of promotion, and promise to be very interesting. Steamer PnaUin.Pierce Shallotte correspondence Southport Standard: ''On Saturday morning about 5 o'clock the flrs,t steamboat whistle ever heard above the shoals in Shallotte river was sounded on the Franklin Pierce. ' Chief "Bob" Sellern has charge of fitting up the macmnry. n...nti m-nA iwfntAM are nushing their work aarapidly as possible,buUt may be several days yet before all Is complete lor sailing." Sjcw! ADVERTISEMENTS. v N. F. Parker Couch bed. Sunbeam Club Crown of Fame. Sir. Wilmington Sunday schedule. U. D. C. ENTERTAINMENT OPERA HOUSE LAST NIGHT. Packed House Ureeted the Beantifnl Ex travaganza for Benefit of Cape Fear Chapter Prize Presented. One of the largest and most fashion able audiences ever assembled in the Opera House last night witnessed the charming spectacular extravaganza given by local talent under the direc tion of Prof. Madison J. Lee for the benefit of Cape Fear Chapter, Daugh tersof the Confederacy. The enter tainment, though a trifle'long,was im- mensely enjoyed, and the 200-odd per sons in the cast acquitted themselves most admirably. A charmingly rendered solo by Miss E. K. Bryan, and another. "OI romiie Me," equally as pleasing, by Mr. James Owen Beilly, with a beauti ful Llliputian Wedding, participated in by sixteen little folks in full dress, composed the first part, andjthe scene was a beautiful one indeed. Little Miss Sue Northrop was the bride and Mas ter William Love Farmer was the groom. Lilttle Miss lionise Stover was the maid of honor. The costumes were rich and elegant Part second was a mythological dia logue, "A Sculptor's Dream," in which thirty prominent young people posed, with a lighting effect that was grand. Miss Nora Angel creditably carried the part of the animated statue; Mr. Lee, sculptor, and Master John Bonitx made a bewitching little Cupid. After an intermission of ten minutes the beautiful fairy play, "Puss In Boots," came on with the following cast, each member of which was ex cellent in the interpretation of the roles : Puss (afterwards Lord Car abas), William Gore; Florinet (bis master), William Lyles; King, Madison J. Lee; Herald, Willie Lord; Haymakers, Clayton .Smith, Herbert O'Neil and Clem Brown; First 1 Lord, Second Lord, Harold Whitlock; Queen, Miss Annie Blount DeBosset; jPrineess, Miss Bessie Gore; Lady in Waiting, Miss Rosa Passano; Ogre, Madison J. a; Witch, Madison J. Lee; Queen of Fairies, Miss Sadie Booker; Maids, Misses Kate Maffitt, Beaulah Arm strong, Elizabeth Payne, Emma B. Northrop, Mamie McGirt, ' Katie LeGwin, Ethel -Hopkins, Bella Law ther, Frances M. Green, Anita De Bosset, -Jane Meares, Mrs- Samuel J. Springer, Mrs. M. L. Stover and Mrs. Charles S. Grainger. ! The play consisted of six acts and during its progress many clever little specialties were introduced, one par ticularly pleasing having been a beau tiful fairy dance by Miss Emily West- brook and Miss Laura Wescott. It. will be gratifying to friends of the U. D. C. to know that financially the event was a splendid success. Miss Duffy was presented witla handsome gold watch for the distinction of hav ing sold the largest number of tickets. DID NOT 01VB THE FIQUKES. How the Third and Fourth Wards Votes on Congressional Ticket. The following communicaion, signed "Veteran," j appeared j in theFayette- ville Observer of the 28th: - ! "The Democracy of Cumberland county appreciates the votes given by the Third and Fourth wards of Wil mington to that eminent Democratic son of hers, Maj. E. J. Hale, and hopes to see the entire New Hanover county vote cast the same way in the Congressional Convention in ease Hon. Jno. u. Bellamy iaus to oe re nominated." Lest the failure of "Veteran" to give the vote cast in the Wilmington wards mentioned create an erroneous Impression, the Stab prints it in jus tice to Mr. Bellamy, j It was as fol lows: Third ward Bellamy, 269; Hale, 1. Fourth ward Bellamy, 186 ; Hale, 2. f Y. M. C. A. Secretary i Resigned. Mr. George H. Fitch, general secre tary of the Y. M. O. A., of this city, has tendered his resignation and same has been accepted by the Board of Di rectors with much regret Mr. Fitch will go to his home at Buena Vista, Va., to recuperate his health. Dr. N. M. Wetzel, the assistant secretary, in in charge pending the election of Mr. Fitch's successor. i Educational Meeting To. Morrow. All persons Interested are asked not fo forget the educational rally in the Cape Fear; Academy building, just south of the Court House, to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Prof.Catlett says the prospects are most encouraging for a large attendance. Col. A. M. Waddell will make an address and all will be welcome. i Bradshaw-Frlnk ! Southport Standard: "On Sunday last Mr. Charles A. Bradshaw, of Southport,1 and Miss Mary O. Frink, of Wilmington, were married.' The marriage took mace on the arrival of the steamer from Wilmington. J. Woodside performing the rite in the presence of a few friends or tne coupie. Miss Fnnk was formerly or Bhauotte. Mr. Bradshaw is engaged in work at Fort Caswell." Stevedore Dropped Dead, A colored stevedore named Simmons dropped dead last j night about 11 o'clock while sitting in a chair at his home on Walnut between Second and Third streets. An inquest ; was un necessary as the negro evidently died from natural causes. Change of Steamer Schedule. On and after Jnne 3rd, the steamer Wilmington will leave on her regular morning trip at 9 A. M. instead of 9:45 A. M. as heretofore, j Shippers and the public generally are requested to note the change. TWENTIETH DEFEAT. On the Home Grounds Newbern Took. Fourth Victory from Wilmington Yesterday. THE SCORE, EIGHT TO TWO. Charlotte Keeps Up Its Winning Lick nnd Poor Red Birds Chirp Monrnfnlly In Presence of Stocksdale'a Men. News from Other Diamonds. ' - TKSTIBDAT'S GAMES. Charlotte, 5; Greensboro, 4. irarnam, 8; uaieign, L Newborn, 8; Wilmington, 2. WHERE THEY PLAT TO-DAT. Newborn at Wilmington. Kaleign at Durham. Charlotte at Greensboro. STANDING Off THE CLUBS. Won. Lost. Percent. .. 18 3 .857 Charlotte Durham Raleigh ..14, 8 ... 13 9 ...10 12 ... 10 13 ,..-1 20 .637 .590 .454 .454 .048 Newbern Greensboro Wilmington . . . It's the same old story with slight variations as to the score. - The figures yesterday were 8 to 2, though the game by the local team was better than would be supposed. The errors numbered only three but Newbern got to slugging Sweeney, on the slab for the locals, in the seventh nning and that accounts for the one sided score. A single by Devlin, his steal to sec ond and errors of Brown and Swee ney gave the visitors the opening score and one other was added In the first Inning on a two-bagger by Foster with Randolph on second. In the next inning after Wind had fanned, Gettig straightened out one of Sweeney's kinks for two bases and came home on another single by Dev lin. The fireworks for the locals be gan in that inning, Brown, first up, having walked, secured second on Hutton's single, third on Devlin's er ror and scored while Daum was trying to catch Hutton at second. Lattin, Sweeney and Mathlson, next up, went out in their order. The locals got their second and final score in the next. Holland was safe on Laughlin's error; stole second and was scored by Dommel's two-base hit There was no more scoring then until the visitors found our Tar Heel twirler in the fatal seventh, when five runs made the score 8 to 2, exactly as the game ended. With none down, Fillman singled to left, and stole sec ond. Devlin singled to right and Ran dolph hit to third scoring Fillman. Crawley singled to left scoring Dev lin and Randolph. There were still none out, when Foster drove to left for two cushions, scoring Crawley and himself scoring after two men had been put out in the meantime, on a muff of McGinnis in centre, strange to relate. Gettig forced Daum at second. THE SCORE BT INNINGS. 133456789 RHE Newbern 31000050 08 12 4 Wilmington...0110 000 00 2 5 3 Batteries: Gettig, Daum and Foster; Sweeney and Fisher. THE TABULATED SCORE. Newbern. AB RBHPO A E .411121 .5 2 3 4 5 2 . 5 2 1 0 8 1 . 5 1 3 4 0 0 .412100 . 4 0 0 1 0 0 . 4 0 1 13 0 0 . 3 0 0 1 0 0 . 2 0 0 2 0 0 .411020 . 8 12 27 12 4 AB BBHPO A E . 4 0 0 2 0 0 .4 1 0 2 0 0 .401311 . 4 0 3 9 0 0 8 0 0 5 2 0 .510131 . 3 0 1 2 0 0 . 4 0 0 2 5 0 . 4 0 0 1 0 1 .85 3 5 27 11 3 Fillman, ss Devlin, 2b Randolph, 3b Crawley, rf Foster, c & cf Templing, If..... Liaughlin, lb. Wind, cf Daum, c Gettig, p Total. Mathlson, 3b. . . . Holland, rf McGinnis, cf . . . . , Dommel, lb .... . Fisher, e Brown, 2b Hutton, ir Lattin, ss Sweeney, p Total RrimmtFT- RtAlan hasei. Holland. Fillman, Devlin 2, Randolph. Two base nits, iroster z, uetug, vommei. Base on balls, off Gettig 1, Sweeney 2. Hit by pitched ball, Laughlin. Struck out by Gettig 3, Sweeney 4. Wild pitches, Sweeney 2, Gettig 1. Left on bases, Wilmington 7, new born 7. Time, 1:45. Umpire, Mace. We Cannot Win Unta Team Is Reorganized. Devlin and Crawley led" in the batting for Newbern. . One game won out of twenty-one played is the "standing" of the late Giants. Yes, Wilmington has one game to her credit And "it's a mighty lit tle one," too. 1 No ate to talk about winning with the team as now made up. This is res adjudicata. The seventh inning settled) it, Newbern getting five hits and five runs in that fit. . . The horse editor will report "by innings" . when the reorganization le an accomplished fact All the cransand crankerinar, rooters and rooterinas are now await ing a new edition of the Giants. "Faithful unto death" are the rare and radiant rooterinas. Like Napoleon's "Old Guard," they "never surrender." Dommel is easily the best batter on the Wilmington team. He did fine work in the games at Newbern, and yesterday he got three hits out of four times at the bat Raleigh News and Observer: "The halt had while Cap t Barley Kain was making a demonstration of the rules to the umpire concerning a nlain balk made by Pitcher Bishop, was utilized by a crowd on the bleach ers to start a small size riot The fans dlsnuted. a blow came, others joined in, and a dozen men were mixing and punching and jabbing, several omeers and peaceful citizens finally dispersed the combatants, and the umpire hat ing discovered that Bishop had made a balk, the game proceeded." LOCAL DOTS Miss Georgia Bay MacMillan gave a reading in the Court House at Southport last night for the benefit of the Epworth League in that town. The practically : unanimous vote for Hon. John D. Bellamy in the recent primary in this 'county is grati fying alike to him and his friends, i A slight blaze: at 519 South Eighth street, caused by spark from a chimney, brought out the fire depart ment yesterday morning; damage about $5. j I Well, fifty thousand dollars for the upper Cave Fear river isn't what we asked for; but its a "starter" and will be followed by larger appro priations. ! 1 . Mary Sickles, j a colored wor man living in "Union Square," was sent to jail for the higher court by Jus tice Fowler yesterday: on the charge of being a nuisance.! Mr. W. E. Glenn, contractor and builder, has been awarded the contract for building the annex to Union school and has begun work breaking ground for the foundations. The majority in New Hanover for Clark over Justice for Chief Jus tice of the Supreme j Court was 175, not 275 as erroneously printed in sev eral papers. And if the Justice ticket had been brought out a few days earlier Justice would have carried the county. j I Subscribers who receive bills for subscriptions due the Stab are re minded that it is not fair to expect a publisher to supply them with news for nothing. Many,'; however, seem to think otherwise. As soon as a bill is received a prompt remittance should be made. Southport Standard: "Mr. Willie Lowrimore was taken quite ill last week with appendicitis, and on Monday Dr. Bellamy came down and had him taken to the hospital in Wil mington, where a successful opera tion was performed on Tuesday. A telegram to his father, Mr. J. T. Low rimore, yesterday from Dr. Bellamy gave much encouragement" THE COTTON MILL MERGER. Meeting of New York Brokers Is Qreens- -bore Yesterday St. Mary's College Commencement-Raleigh News. Spepial Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, May 29. A special from Greensboro says forty spinners, representing a majority in North and 8outh Carolina, met there to-night in conference with F. Li Underwood and Leonard Paulson, of New York, and voted to uree all mill owners to accent the proposition for merger on a basis of 60 per cent consolidated poolings of each corporation's properties. A committee of five was appointed to see all the mill directors and urge the adoption of the plan as preferable to the Fries-Hay wood plan of merger. F. L. Underwood has gone to Atlanta to meet South Carolina and Georgia mill men. H. E. Fries, the Holts, A. W. Haywood and others: are also holding a conference behind closed doors. Fries stated that all they had to say was they were not at all dismayed or rattled at the action taken by their op ponents. tUnderwood-Paulson and their followers.. The State Board of Agriculture de cided this afternoon to appropriate $750 to the State Fair Instead of f 1.500 ask ed and heretofore appropriated,4he amount stipulated to be used only in payment of premiums on live stock and farm products. Three vounsr ladies. Misses Msdie Bacot Branson. Florence. 8. O. : Jen nie Baker Traper, Raleigh, and Louise Manning Venable, received diplomas during the graduating exercises of St Marys' School this morning. The an nual address was delivered by Rev. T. M. N. George, rector of Christ's church, Newbern. During the past year jmb pupils were enrolled and the session was the most successful tor many years. SALEM CENTENNIAL EXERCISES. Commencement Day Proper Wns Observed Yesterday DIplomss Presented. Special Star Telegram. Winston-Salem, N. C, May 29. This was Commencement Day in con nection with the Centennial Celebra tion of Salem Female College. The exercises throughout were most inter esting and were attended by an im mense throng of people. : The celebra tion has proven to be the grandest and happiest event In the history of the old institution as weuas weeny, uea tures of to-day s programme were charming and captivating addresses by Gov. C is. Aycoek. of North Carolina, and Senator Clark, of Montana. They were heard by eight: thousand people. Presentations of dinlomas to 36 gradu ates in the college course, 25 of these being from North Carolina, three from Georgia, two from Tennessee, two from South Carolina, two from Louis- Massachusetts, took place during the day. in addition diplomas were pre sented to graduates in special studies, Bosrd of Managers Complimented. - The Board of Managers of the Chamber of Commerce has accepted an invitation from General Manager F. A. Thompson to visit j the plant of the Cape Fear Fisheries Company at Old Brunswick to-day and members of the Board will go'down on themtea mer Wilmington at 9:45; A. M. to en joy Mr. Thompson's hospitality. They will return this evening. Mr. A. C. Bridgman, general secretary of the Columbia. S.C. x. H. O. A . is in the citv to assist the Board of Directors In the annual canvass for m m n . w war - a - ' . tunas i or me local x. au kj. a. , For LaGrrippeand In fluenza uso OjETJsNEY'S EXPEOTORaOT. ror Batchy a rami raaosTaarmsof. f t i BIDDLE TBI NOMINEE Present Incumbent as Register of Deeds j Received Majority of 272 Yesterday. IN SECOND PRIMARY. Pifth Ward's Heavy Majority Could Not Be Overcome In AH the Other City. Executive1 Committee nnd Dele gates to1 Connty Convention. The second primary yesterday for the Democratic nomination for Regis ter of Deeds resulted in a majority of 272 for W. H Biddle, the present in cumbent over John Haar, who led the ticket for! Register in Tuesday's election. The lines of the contest were much more closely drawn than in the first primary and naturally a much larger vote was polled. The total vote yes terday was 2,030, while' on Tuesday the total was Very little over 1,300. Of the 2,030 cast yesterday, Biddle re ceived 1,151 and Haar 879. The vote Tuesday was Haar 753, Biddle 730 and DeRosiet 46. f The weather was exceedingly favor able for the j contest yesterday and friends of both sides worked like Trojans. It was seen, however, early n the afternoon that Biddle's heavy vote in the Fifth ward, where he for merly resided, was making serious in roads into Etaar's small majorities in all the other wards. The Fifth ward alone gave Biddle a majority of 386, while Haar carried all other wards in the city. Cape Fear township and one precinct in Harnett The contest hinged entirely on Fifth ward and the! Biddle forces did a hard day's work there. The vote, as officially declared last night by the Executive Committee, is as follows : I Pbectnots. Biddle. Haar. 175 178 253 161 60 13 21 10 8 First Ward..! 168 Second Ward 119 Third Ward . L 115 Fourth Ward 141 Fifth Ward.! 446 Cape Fear.... 3 Delgado 91 Harnett 1 8 Masonboro, I Federal Point, J " 60 Total J 1151 879 There was some question about the validity of the vote in First ward, as the poll book showed only 326 as voted, while 343 ballots were found in the boxes at the count The Execu tive Committee, however, decided that as the throwing out of the ward en tirely would hot affect the general re sult and as it was very probable that in the confusion of voting there were names that j were not recorded, it would be as well to ' let the fig ures stand, in the Fifth ward exact reversed there was an order of things, not as many ballots as there were having been found names recorded. This was explained by the fact that possibly a few -voted for executive committeemen and dele gates and did not vote for Register. In Masonboro township there was a Question as! to whether the Haar votes were deposited before 5 o'clock. the time of closing, but this point was not contested. In the Fifth ward the following ex ecutive committee and delegates to the County Convention were chosen by a vote of 62 to 17 : Executive ! Committee First Divis ion, J. M. Branch, G. F. Tiencken, W. A. McGowan, Richard Burnett and John A. Griffith. Second Division, John Walton, W. E. Mann, J. M. McGowan, Jno. Capps and O H. Kennedy, i Delegates to Uounty (Convention - Joseph Everett O. O. Parker, Walter Gafford, William Mann, vrans Swann, Jno. M. Branch, O. H. Ken nedy, d. R. King, ueo. James, John Bell. J. M. McGowan. George Millis. John Smith, Daye Southerland, Thos. Mason, W. D. Rhodes, it. if. Mc- Glammy, - R. A. Culpepper, John Walton. William tsnttain, jonn Hansley, John Welch, M. Marsh- burn, John Piver, John Capps and Elijah Todd. An opposition ticket as follows, was defeated: Executive Committee First pre cinct 8. A. i Greelisb. R. A. Burnett m . Tiencken. J. u. Burriss. a. Swann. Second division, J. M. Mc Gowao. 8. L. Mann, J. O. BrownM. Marshburn, D. D. Cameron. Convention Delegates M. M. Par ker. A. W. Branch. G. W. Borne- mann, C. D. Gore, E. T. Mason, J. T. Smith, Wm. Tiencken, J. W. Capps, R M. Wilson. Jno. Branch. U. a.. rStemmerman. W. D. Rhodes, T. j. Gore. B. F. King. R. B. Burruss, R. A. Biddle, H. H. Howell, Geo. H. James, B. F. Bell. J. if. Montgomery, j. a. Sneeden. J. D. Southerland. Fred H. Griffith. W. J. Reaves, Jno. B. Grif fith, B. F. Reaves. Fayetteville, N. C, . i May 28th. 1902. Mr. Editor Oar countyman H. L. Cook. Esa.. has announced his candi- daevfor the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Sixth District It la hardlv necessanr to state who Mr. Cook is, as he is so well and favorably know in the Bute. As a member of the General As sembly. Chairman of the County Ex ecutive Committee. Presidential Elec tor in 1898 in the Third Congressional District when he made a thorough and brilliant canvass for the party nominees, and his life long devotion to the interests of the party entitle him to the highest consideration at the hands of Democrats. He was chosen in the Electoral College two years to place in nomination the party candi date for the Presidency, and discharg ed that duty with the dignity and manner which became a man who was naming the man whom tne sovereign vAters of the State had declared was their choice for the great office of President V - L -- Mr. Cook is a young Jman, near fortv. vigorous and active, ana would represent the district with credit to the people ana naeuiy to nis auty. ms life is pure and clean, and he can and will sustain the party with ability in the campaign. 1 : Cumberland asks ; the "district to make him the nominee, and when he is chosen no mistake will be made. , t Geo. M. Rose. Just Arrived To - Gar Load Fine Horses and Mules. Among them Beveral city broken saddlers and' drivers: Finest lot ever brought to the city. Prices right. J O. BT,A QIgXi"Frg" mar; 28 tf Wj NORWOOD, Pres. i! ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK, I WiuciirGTOjr, N. C. Capital. . . . . . $125,000 Burp! na 130,000 Organized 1892. Andrew Bloreland, Cashier. myllitr PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mias Annette Morton has re- tuaned from Greensboro where she hss ust graduated at the 8tate Normal College. Master B. B. Stone, Jr., left yesterday to visit his grand parents, Mr. arid Mrs. W. H. Stone, at Shal- otte, N. C. Southport Standard: "Mrs. A. W. Reiger, of Wilmington, is spend ing the week at the home of her father, CaptjT. M Thompson ." fDr." J. A. Stone, Jr., passed through the city yesterday, returning from the University, where he has been pursuing his studies in medicine. Mr. B. G. Worth left yester day for Guilford j College. He was accompanied by Miss Mary Clark, his niecej and Miss Clara Woodward, his grand-daughter. he numerous friends of Mr. JohniM. Meylandi were glad to see him atjhis place of business yesterday for a short time after several weeks' illness .With pneumonia.' tyx. W. H. i Sprunt, who has been attending the session of the Gen eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Churea at Jackson, Miss., returned yesterday via Davidson College, he being one of the Trustees of Davidson. Mr. Sprunt was placed on the Audit- ng Committee of the General As sembly. NW ADVERTISEMENTS. j Call and see my Conch Bed. 7 1 ' ' Coneb in the day, a doable on two single Bods at night. Simple in its construction, manifold In Its naes. The best thing (or Bummer cottage I ever saw. Bee my Refrigerator ad in "Messenger." H. F. PARKER, ItntNITVRB AND rUKNlTUU K0YD.TH8. ill Market street. Interstate 421. Bell fHone 611 my S3 tr The Steamer Wilmington. Sunday, Jane 2nd, die steamer Wilmington will commence running her Hammer schedule for Saaaays, leaving for Carolina Beach and Southport at 9.10 A. M. and 2.30 P. M. rare for round trip 25 cants. 'I my 30 tf. GROWN OF FAUE, J I BY "Sunbeam Club, Benefit Mission i School of the Chapel of Good Shepherd, 1 1 MAY. 3oJ 8.30 P. M. Admission 25 1 cents. Box sheet open at Yates' Thursday, my S7 3t tuthfr Ileal, Corn and Oats. Salt and Molasses. Cot ee and Rice, Cigars and Tobacco. N V offer the above goods of best quality as lowest marxes prices. Bend as your orders for anything In our line Write for samples and prices. HALL & PEARSALL, ! i maris tr Wholesale erocer. I I wnmlnston. N. O. Partition Sale. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Nsw Hanoteb County, RirriArlm flonrt. : Before Clerk. Arietta Hart, et al., i i VS. Hennl A. Burr, et al. Kvsfvtna at & decree of the SoDerior Court of New Hanover county, in the above entitled action.- the undersigned commissioner will ex pose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, at the Court House door of New Hanover county on the 80th day of June. 1902, at 12 o'clock M., the following parcels or rots or iana lying ana oeum in tne city oi wu- mlnirton: ' i Beginning at a point in the western line of Second street 00 feet northwardly from the north western Intersection of Second and Dock streets, and runs thence northwardly along the western line of Second street 132 feet; thence westwardly i and parallel with the northers line of Dock street 165 feet; thence outhwardlT and narallnl with the western line of Second street 133 feet; thence eastwardly and pnrauei wiu toe nonnern una oi uow wn 165 feet, to the western line of Second street, the beginning point: the same belog the east ern half of lots 8 and 4 in Block No. 153, accord ing toomolal plan or tne city aroreeaia. rms property will be offered as a whole or divided. ii o. n. Bona, uvuuuimsiHi ID 80 jd 8 7 10 17 81 29 7t 'cottages for rent. rOB BJENT OB BAZA, COT ii ii TAQK8 on Carolina Beach and Wrlghtsvlfle Beach. A m$3t d. oxtomroB, Seal Estate Agent. j JJIJILI, j , 3 I ; I ! H1' 1 day Kentucky Well Broken 208 and 210 Market Street. JNO. S. ARMSTRONG, Vice Pres. That Esential Quality. While this bank adopts every desirable method of modern bank ing, it never loses sight of that essential quality: ABSOLUTE SAFETY. J. W, Yates, Asa's Cashier. III 748,706 prs.; in 1901 1,566,220 Pairs. What does this mean? It means that the W. L Douglas Shoe Co.'s methods must be up-to-date in every sense. In this era of sharn comnetltlon anions manu facturers, to make their beet, this arm, over 25 J ears old. has In the past four years more than oubled their already large business. This is phenomenal. wua uub nos lor Ben ana Joys, ana uatnen hofer's. (the counterpart of Donalas) for Ladles, with many lower grades proportion ately good, is it any wonder that our business w increasing ? it aoes not take tne puDiio long to and They can get the Best Shoes for the least money. 3 83X steps from corner Front and Second St&, on Princess. my 2$ tf ns.i.L B All maicn 11 sc mi ij.li maicn it Cheroots. Cheroots. The only article on the market good as most 5c cigars. Try a pack and save your money. Covered with Sumatra wrapper; made from 5 and 10 cent cuttings. None so good. A Gentle man's smoke. "Show Down" "Show Down" "Show Down" Tobacco. Tobacco. Tobacco. A worklngman's chew lasts longer and suits the taste. We recommend this brand. Take no other from your grocer. V0LLERS & HASHAGEN. my25tt How About That Tackle ? The blue birds are with us again. The streams and ponds are warming up. The fisher men should be looking np their outfits. Seeing if any- thing is wanted before the last minute. As of old we are showing the finest things to tempt the fish kingdom and make the sport more sporty for the anglers. Lines may be wanted ; poles must be needed ; hooks are very necessary, and in fact we have everything that is re quired to make a complete outfit. To those that are interested in the sport, to those others that may not be so enthusiastic, we would' consider it a favor to have all come in and look. Dealerslln Hardware, &c, Orton Building. apaotf Just Received NEW LIME TOILET SETS, Tan Curtain, Cartain Poles, Half Curtain Sticks, ' Pictures, Decorated Lamps, . Hanunoeks, Clothes Baskets, Water Coolers and Leonard Cleanable -Bs . frisjeratora. ' ' Lot S-piece Enamel Beds expected daily. Yon are cordially invited to Inspect omr goods before buying. We guarantee to sell at rock bottom prices. GASTON D. PHABES. Inter-State Vhoao n. 110-118 Market street ap29tf SLIOKED HERRKIGS 217 Boxes Fresh Herring. -244 Dosett Potted Haau . 190 Desen Can Bee& 198 Cases Sardines. 810 Desea Table Peaches. 180 Desea Pie Peaches. 816 Doaea Alaska Salmon. 288 Desen Sagar Com. 188 Desen Tomatoes. we carry the stock here, not coming but here. V- W. B. COOPER, Wholesale droeor, Wilmington, H. c. my li tf SALES hlGrGGf & Evans Co LlaiGiOD i Co f 1 Vf i If jr w 1 h 1 1 i - 0' 1 VI i vv. V J, I 3 K k 'i '