.tfteed Boss-Fids, EyeryDav . " -; " v - 1 I VI V ' TX ZF ' :r" ' OOOO00000O0 - '' ;-SSSSr I r : tttt I Lrvn-TMN ttt-ix t . . SiaiispFwifpiioiiJ : -.,rr : iL JOLK IVJJAi JtUi 1 A1 (I 1 (TV A HL T Ol - 1 - " 1 " w I OUTLINES. .i.il price of anthracite coal in has advanced to eight dol. m - Biahop Barnwell, of rLcopal diocese of Alabama, Lrday t Selma. The jSrof the Tr.ppi.t-, at Oka, "STdestroyed by fire, wa rained trtOOO Fi ecaP -oa plantation near Pine Art, prepared to make a des- S Bjfht aAm irrired in London yesterday; Kiestbat .toletoy Yoh.il A steamabip line be- jeiry J'...'v .nd Cub. is to be ee- .ed August 1st Two ne- Srnched at Wolmesdorf, W. Va. jTaJortio men from all parti of roatry are arriving in San Fran for the Jeffriea-Fitasimmons E- uie bet line i increasingly heavy. S Y. mirkeU: Money on call idj .t -'3 per cent; cotton Lt 91-16:; flour was eaay and wbeat-POt esy, No. 3 red, L iterator; oats -spot firm. No. jL-corn-spot easy, No. 3 71e;roain spirits turpentine steady at 47 WEATHt REPORT n & Utr'T or AQB10UI.TTJBK, 1 WKATHKB BtTBEATJ, Wiumstos. N. O.. July 24. I-wxolozieal data for the 34 hours reartiuPM : 3 . kL. 75 degree ; I- 1, Ti decree; maximum, 83 de pa: minimum. 72 decrees; mean, 78 Pxafsilforday. .02; rainfall since got month to date, 1.93. OOTTOS RKSIOH BUIXETEf. fcapertarej .re generally slightly Ixte Showers have fallen in the ;itnf districts and the weather m,""i doady this mornine in nearly all rOBICAiT FOB TO-UAY. Wi3Hi30TO5, July 24 For North Cfoliat: Occasional showers and lud storms Friday andSatarday; JrilTsrisble winds. Pert Almanac Jly 85. , Urt juSeis tkr'i Lec?th 5.01A.M. 7.11P.M. 14 It. SIM. 10,46 A. M. 1.18 P.M. 5a Wir at 3outhpo-t Itrs swr w :inineioQ The new Chine3e Minister Liang Qen ti3 a crack baseball - pitcher tta at school in this country. He pre it a sort of Mongolian twist. That special fast train between IYork and Chicago is a wind liner. It recently made a rnn of Kimilea, between Buffalo and Sjr rae, in 113 minutes. 1 California ostrich mao is going settiTatt ostriches for table use. h till feed 'em high and kill 'em their infancy. This will be in festing information for the rictims the Beef Trust. Senator Hanna is said to hare iiood in hi3 eye for General Wood, ed will unbelt his thomashawk if Tooj be appointed to boss that frma ditch. A rucus between Td, with Teddy behind him, and Ittns A. would be interesting. After sizing Un our J. P. Morgan tint dinner, Kaiser Waiiam i aid to hare come to the conclusion J. P. ha3 not "a single great jfeiB id is not "an inventiye gen But he can't deny that as a tiding merger our man takes the cake. It is said that the South Carolina ghow a remarkable hankering j Peanuts, which they call pindars wtn there. If Solons generall PTe more attention to the peannt ad consumed more time in con fjg it there would be less fool fixation. Moroaini, of New York, a thy enitian, who was report tohaTe donated $100,000 to re J'fethat old fallen bell tower, rises remark that this is a mistake. He dn't mind chipping in some to tTthe tower a lift, but doesn't feel fc toying that ranch American woey in it. . a iQterc3ting case is reported m Angleaea, X. J., where the of the life-saving service resus 1 4 five-year-old boy who had wider the water between twen '" and thirty minutes. He was gently .leal when brought to the bat after an hour'- work '" nimthey brought him around Je Jersey boys. nndinga maae by a sea captain WW 1 feVeaIed the fact that e some years ago there were J fathoms of water twenty miles 0 ln the Gulf from the New tw jettiea there a" now but &r of oounaxngs oy the Government comfirm, ndthe conclusion is that the tow mnaa been raIaed hy aome ic disturbance, as it is not be- 05ld K 1 8edimenk fr0m tttiof carried in "eh quantity I VQL. LXX.-NO. 917. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY. JULY 25. 1902. WTTOT.TE NO in tunis I THE GEORGIA REGIMENT AT "CAMP TERRELL." Aaolhef Meal Dsy lr Every Respect-Tie Military Ball Last Dress Parade T-dsy Camp Notes. Yesterday waa Ideal In . poet Tneboya at "Oamn 1rrir were all kept dust, some nrtrHnv for the ball rame to-dav. nthen fl.h. lag and bathing, but all drilliji. xne noor committee. who htm the arranrementa for thftmtm K.11 Jdren last nlht. worked very hard and to them was largely due the sue ts or ine event. All the officers and men attndv1 Also a number of members from the WIlminsTton LLrht Infmtrr the nm Fear Club and the Caroline YtM Club,x to whom a cordial invitation had been extended. The term an waa led h nnt!n Tom Parrott, of Newaan, Qa.. with Misa Martraret LToyt, of Washington, . u. The d.neinr commenced at 10 o'clock and stopped at 3 A. M. Major Patton and Lieutenant Gol- onel Kenan were on the floor commit tee and their efforts In mekin the ball a success are to be commended. The regimental band trare a concert from 9 to 10 o'clock. It was greatly enjoyed. All the soldiers rot Basses until 3 o'clock in order to attend the hell. Heretofore they had to be in camp by midnight. . To-ni ht the officers end men of the Wilmington Ldht Infantry will tiro a german complimentary to the officers and men of the Fifth Georgia and their lady friends, at the Atlantic Yacht Club, the use or which was kindly tendered them by the Commo dore. The club building has been prettily decorated with Japanese lant erns and bunting. Major Braraw, of Waahinrton. N. C, who la in command of Jhe Second Battalion, Second Regiment, N. a 8. 11., was a wisitor at dress parade yes terday. Yesterday the officer of the day waa Captain Smith of company A., and of the ruard Lieutenant White of com pany L. - . This evening the last dress parade will be held, as the regiment will break camp late to-morrow afternoon. As this will be the last chanca to wit ness a parade of the Georgia boys, a very large crowd is expected to be present. - Tbe trooDS will leave in two sections. From all aides regret is heard at the regiment having to leare. The boys hope to exns again next year. They are a very gentlemanly set, and we can safely s.y for-all who e.me in contact with them, that the troops, as a wholr, were the best ever encamped atWrightsville. OCAL DOTS. British steamer Whitehall, hence for Bremen, arrived out July 3ith. Miss Josephine Phillips, of Tar- bore, who has been a popular guest at Wrightiville, returned home yester day. The ducking thief, Louis Lavender, -was tried in the police court yesterday and sent to jail to await the action of the higher court. Mr. J. E. Hatch, the well known paiater and decorator, has com Dieted the improvement to St. James' church and parish house. Commissioners McEachern, Holmes and Alexander and Tax As- sor Gen-it Walker visited Wrights- Tille Beach yesterday afternoon and appraised the Improvements to the Seashore Hotel and three new cot tages. - Mr. Clinton .Smith, son of Capt. James A. Smith, of the schooner William P. Hood, who is sick at tne Marine Hospital, was much better yes terday. It is expected that ne wm do well- eaouzn la daya to leave for his home in Dighton, Mass. Duplin Journal: "Seven thou sand watermelons were shipped from Faison on July 31st Five hundred and ninety crates of cantaloupes were shipped one day last week by ex press, and on Monday over ww ana Tuesday about the same." Savannah News: "The Atlan tic Coast Line has issued a local folder for the Second Division. This was got out by the passenger department, under the direction of Mr. W. H. Tjithr. It shows the schedules or an tbe passenger trains and of all the through sleepers on uus oivmon. 0 4 WE THIS AFTERNOON. aetata Soldier Boys' Team aid the WD- alaitoa Tesrn Ke.fly to nsy. tu. mm!.p h&ll ale vers and the Wll- . tun .411 ttimI on Hilton diamond this afternoon." It Is going to be an exciting game -t doubt, be largely attended. The sol diers will be out In froce to root, U oossible, their team to Tictory. The uneup wio iuh"h -.. rtnn Yesterday. The soldiers' team will be as foUows: Wood, e; Moore, p; Esthers, lb; Sheridan,3b; Barry, 3b; Maslby, si; Wynne, If; B.wne, c 1; auu Both teams hare aeVeral profession als in their ranks. : V K W ADVE21TISEMENT8. ' ; W. E. Worth & Co. Notice. Solomon's Shoe B tore Baby slippers Atlantic Natl Bank-Bonds for sale. . ' STC8OT80 tVOOALS. ' Wanted Ken to work la wood yard I : : r. - I A FINE LOVING CUP. Presented Yesterday to Con gressman. Bellamy by U. S. Revenue Cutter Officers. ABLE WORK APPRECIATED. The Cap a Hssdsome Gold Used Silver O.e aid Staads Flftees laches Hith ea a PoUshed Black Walnst Pedestal -Preseatstloa. As a token of their appreciation of earnest and able work in their behalf the officers of the United States Reve nue Cutter Service yesterday present ed fo congressman John D. Bellamy, of this district, a magnificent loving cup. It was shipped from New York city, with an enclosed card containing the names of a special committee, Captain John W. .Collins and Captain O. F. Bhoemaker. The latter officer is well remembered here. The cup is of sterling silver and is gold lined. It is mounted on a hand some highly polished black walnut pedestal and alone it is ten inohes high ; mounted on the pedestal It reaches about 15 inches in height It has three beautifully chased handles. Upon one side of the cup appears Con gressman Bellamys Initials prettily en graved, and on another appears the following appropriate inscription: ' "Presented to Hon. John D. Bel lamy. Member of Onnrrnn from North Carolina, By the Officers of the United States Revenue Cutter Service a. 81ifht Token of Friendahin and of their Admiration of His Able and Disinterested Efforts in their Behalf.1' The efforts referred to were in con nection with a bill passed by the present Congress for the benefit of the officers of the United 8tates Revenue Cutter service. The bill had been pending for several years and its final passage caused great rejoicing among the offi cers Interested. The. estimate placed upon Congressman Bellamy's effort in behalf of the bill is shown in the h.nd- some manner in which he has been remembered. Congressman .Bellamy strongly ad. v oca ted the bill and was instrumental in bringing It to a successful issue. The bill greatly benefits the cutter service in many ways. Under the bill there is a retirement age and longevity pay, something that did not exist before. Now, the officers are retired at the age of 64, when be fore they had to grow almost decrepid in the service and even then merely be placed on waiting orders. The lon gevity play Is also another important factor, as at the expiration of every Ave years of service the officers get additional pay. Also, under the bill the officers now possess a relative rank. These are only three features of the many which the bill contains and each of which acts directly to the benefit of the officers of the cuiter service. COAST LINE'S CLERKS. BIx Force for the Aadltisr Dep.rtnest WUI Arrive Next Week. The large clerical force for the audi ting .department of the Greater Atlan tic Coast Line will arrive next week, about Thursday. The force will num ber between sixty and seventy-five young men, coming from u.yannan, Bichmond and Norfolk, and It is very essential that they get boarding houses. Mr- Graham Farmer, of the Coast Line, has been appointed to secure these boarding places. All who can accommodate any of the young clerks with board are requested to notify Mr. Farmer, at the railroad's main office here, at once. Yesterday's Ssvannah News says: "The auditing forces of the Atlantio Coast Line will begin next week to pack up all their records and files for shipment to Wilmington, where the auditing for the entire system is to be done. Those to be retained by the Coast Line, who were in the employ of the auditing department of the Plant System, will leave for Wilmington the last of July. About 100 will leave this city for Wilmington, there being sixty ln the department of the auditor of receipts toigo. It Is said that most of those to be provided for by the Coast Line wHl receive the same salary that was paid them by the Plant System." Saperiateadent Wm. p. Wilson. Circulars Issued by5 President Thos. Wilson announce the appointment of Col. William B. Wilson as general superintendent of the Northwestern railroad, with headquarters at sum ter. The anoointment was effective July 1st. The Northwestern railroad i a valuable property, operated in connection with the Atlantic Coast Line. Mr. W. H. McKee and wife, of Savannah, Gs., arrived last night from the South. Mr.T McKee is con nected with the Greater Coast Ldne. --eSBiaB-J"-SlBBse - Club Bo.se Ope.1.1. The club house of the Fort Fisher Rod and Gun Club at the "Bocki," .iAn the river, was completed yester day and a handsome retreat it is, too. A meeting of the club will be new to night to make all arrangements for the opening, which will take place some day next week. Among the features of the opening will be a big fish fry, oyster roast, etc On account of stock taking The O. W. Polrogt Go's store will be closed all day Saturday. Make your purchases to-day. - - . : Store closed all day Saturday on ao eount of stock taking atThe O. W. Polyogt Go's. " - :i - T REPORT ON CAPE FEAR RIVER IMPROVEMENT. The Work la Hssd Ostllned by an Army Esriseer asd What Is Proposed to be Done la tbe F.fnre Yesterday morning's Raleigh Post contains the following very interest ing report from its special Washing ton correspondent: The chief of engineers of the War Department made public to-day a number of reports from officers in charge of river and harbor projects, Sith estimates for the fiscal year 1904. eports on a number of the river and harbor plans in North Carolina are submitted by Captain E. W. VanO. Lucas. The Improvements of the Cape Fear, both below and above Wilmington, are included. This report, which is very volumi nous, contains a wide range of in formation. The manner in which the appropriations made by Congress are to be expended is a feature. The amount of commerce for the past year that was developed by the streams un dergoing improvement, the recom mendations for future appropriations and the ultimate cost of all Improve ments are dwelt upon in this report. There was no work of improvement on the Cape Fear river above Wil mington last year because of - lack of funds. All expenditures were for maintenance. The report of the engi neer says: "With the available balance ' it is proposed to maintain the natural chan nel up to Fayetteville, to do the pre liminary work necessary for determin ing lock and dam sites under the cana lization project for obtainine eieht feet depth to Fayetteville, and to purchase sites for locks and dams when loca tions are determined. Additional appro priations are recommended of $8,000 annually for tbe maintenance of the ? resent channel to Fayetteville, and of 400,000 for the construction of the first lock and dam. It is not believed advisable to begin the construction of a lock and dam until funds are availa ble for its completion under one con tract." Tbe ultimate cost of this project is $1,300,000. The amount appropriated to date is $198,250. The commerce on the river for the year ending December 31st, 1901, was 134,113 tons, a decrease of 5,510 tons. Passengers numbered 3,305. No work of improvement was done on the Cape Fear below Wilmington last year for lack or funds. Upe rations were restricted to maintenance work with the suction dredge Cape Fear, which removed 87,745 cubic yards of sand in August and July. Then the dredge went to Savannah where it now is. Tbe engineers report says: "With the available balance it is proposed: first, to connect the old Wood berry jetty with the beach at Baldhead to protect against further erosion : second, to re-dredge the river channel where shoaling has occurred; third, to repair the swash defence and New Inlet dams and Snow Marsh dyke; fourth, to remove the obstruc tions from the mouth of Brunswick river :and fifth, if funds permit, to con struct mooring dolphins at Wilming ton. Should anw balance remain, 1; will be applied to the work of continuing the improvement under the pro-, ject of October, 1890, to obtain twenty reet depth and 27U ieet wiatn irom Wilmington to the ocean, about sixty Der cent of which hss been done. But it Is believed the available balance will hardly suffice to do the necessary work of restoration above outlined, and no further progress with the project is expected until further appropriations are made. Additional appropriations are recommended of $250,000 for con tinuing the improvement of $50,000 for maintenance. The amount esti mated for the completion of the lower Cape Fear project is $835,000; the amount already expended on this im provement is $3,176,000. Wilmington's total commerce last year was 727,859 tons; a gain of 28, 003 tons over the previous year. No new transportation lines were estab lished: exports were: foreign and coastwise, 60,461 tons; and internal, 100,448; imports were: foreign and coastwise, 304,981; and internal, 161, 469 tons. North Carolina s principal port ex- norted nroducts to the amount of $9,- 687,064, of which cotton figured to the extent of 223,926 bales, valued at $9, 871,000. The other exports were rosin, lumber, turpentine, etc., but were of small value as compared with the ex ports of cotton. The imports were kalnit, salt, potash, pyrites ana mo lasses. Their total value was $284,463. Wilmington's growth as a port has been steady and consistent. In 1869 the freight transported was 220,000 tons; in 1889 it waa 825,512 tons; in 1894 it was 437,423 tons; ln 1897 it was 595,426; In 1899 it was 621,852, and in 1901 it was 7Z7,3&v tons. CARRIED BACK TO KINSTON. Chief of Police Jss. H. Roose Came After His Man Yesterday. Chief of Police James H. Rouse, of Einston, arrived in the city yesterday morning and left in the afternoon with the old white man, J. W. Hoy t, arrested by the police here Wednesday after noon at the wired request of the Ein ston authorities. Chief Rouse says that the charge upon which Hoyt is arrested is for ob taining $10 from a citizen of Kinston under false pretence, although he is also wanted for swindling one of the hotels. The old man seems resigned to his fate, but his manner creates an abun dance of pity. Charre Withdrsws. Chief of Police Furlong will very likely return from Knoxville without a prisoner, as it is understood, on good authority, that the charge of embes xlement against Mr. Henry Olden- buttel has been withdrawn. Mr. Olden- buttel arranged everything amicably with the prosecutors, Straus, Gunst & Co., of Richmond, Va. This intelli gence will be learned with pleasure by many. Nerro Ud Mlssiar. A 11 Willi. TuWhUI probably eleven years of age, left his parents' home 1111, North Fourth street, Wednesday, and has not been heard Of Since, xue imuob aoa outers are now on the look out for him. vtiiiJtflksoii is auite a celebrity here. He was knbwtf as the "boy preacher," and . has held many meet ings in the city ; w JDDICIALCONVENTION 1 . ., - . -, . ... - m Held Yesterday Afternoon at the Court House and a Solic itor Nominated. SPLENDID SELECTION MADE. Rodolph Daffy, Esq., Was Reoomiasted by Acclamatioa-The Executive Com mittee Elected Seversl Fine Speeches Were Msde. The Judicial Convention for this, the Fifth District, was held at the Court House yesterday afternoon, and Ro dolph Daffy, Esq., was renominated solicitor by acclamation. The convention was called to order shortly I after 3 o'clock by Henry Grady, Esq., of Sampson county, who was elected as temporary chairman in the absence of H. E. Faison, Esq., of Sampson county. Frank Thompson, Esq., of Onslow county, was nude secretary. On motion of W. J. Bellamy, Esq., of. New Hanover county, Mr. Grady was made permanent chairman. On motion of B. G. Empie, Esq., of New Hanover county, .the commit tees on1 credentials, resolutions, etc., were dispensed with. A roll call of the counties compris ing the First District showed Onslow, Pender, Sampson and New Hanover represented, and Duplin and Lenoir not represented.: Aside from the election of an execu tive committee, the chair announced that the only business would be the nomination of a solicitor. B. G. Empie, Esq., of New Hanover, placed Rodolph, Duffy, Esq., in nomi nation, and in doing so ably eulogized the man and the lawyer. He spoke of Mr. Duffy's fearless and earnest work as solicitor; that he had known him since 1884, and that he knew him to admire him more as the years past. He characterized him as an able repre sentative of Democracy and an able exponent of the law, and, in closing, said that New Hanover county stood united as a man in favor of the renomi- nation. W. J. Bellamy, Esq., of New Han over, seconded the nomination In a few handsome remarks. Frank Thompson, Esq., of Onslow, al so seconded the nomination and spoke of Mr. Duffy's zealous and courageous work as solicitor. As a native of the same county as the nominee he grate fully referred to the time, four years ago, when New Hanoyer county had helped Onslow to nominate Mr. Duffy for the first time. ' After these three speeches Mr. Duffy was declared,- by tbe convention nomi nated by acclamation. - Mr. Duffy was called upon for a speech, and the chair appointed Bruce Williams, Esq., of Pender, and B. G Empie, Esq., of New Hanover to es cort him to the platform. Mr. Daffy, who is a fluent speaker, spoke for about fifteen minutes. First, he expressed his great appreciation for the kinds words of his friends and for the nomination, and then went on to recall the time, four years ago, when the white people of North Carolina made such a grand and glorious fight for liberty and State. He implored the members of the convention not to get careless n their support of Demo cracy or take things for granted, but to stand as a unit to stand together to work I together, to vote together. Every candidate, he said, should sub ordinate himself to the party and remember that no man can ever get above the people. In conclusion he called to mind the great suffering New Hanover county had endured under negro rule, and said that no community had ever acted more nobly. The executive committee for the en suing term was elected, as follows: B. G. Empie, New Hanover; Frank Thompson, Onslow; H. E. Faison, Sampson; Bruce Williams, Pender; Hampton D. Williams, Duplin, and f Y. W. Ormond, Lenoir. Upon 'adjournment, the executive committee held a session long enough to re-elect H. K Faison, Esq., who had arrived In the meantime, chairman, and Frank Thompson, Esq., secretary. Onslow had an exceedingly large delegation present to see its noble son re-nominated. It Included Messrs. Frank Thompson, E. M. Koonce, F. W. Hargett, B. L. Helium,- J. D. Cos tin, H. D. Murrell, M. M. Capps, G.H. Simmons, T. B. , Henderson, I. E. Ketchum, F. W. Hargett, Jr., and I. N. Sanders. Other delegates present were H. E. Faison, Esq., Henry Grady, Esq., and W. J. Beaman, Esq., of Sampson; Bruce Williams, Esq., of Pender, and B. G. Empie, Esq., W. J. Bellamy, Esq., John D. Bellamy, Jr., Esq., and T. W. Davis, Esq..' of New Hanover. Rev. Dr, Marshall. A special, dispatch to the Stab last night from Raleigh says : "Attending physicians announce no hope of recovery 'for Dr. A. A. Mar shall, pastor of the First Baptist church, Raleigh. He has been suffer ing from si complication of . liver trouble, some time. Death Is only a question, possibly of a few hours." Barrtsry Case To-day. - The burglary case against the young white man, Wiley Mazlngo, came np for trial in the police court yesterday, but was continued . until to-day at noon at the. request of the defendant's counsel, A. J. Marshall, Esq. Thm n W Pnl.nt rWa frtnr will be closed all day Saturday on account of stock takino. Make vonr OUTChases to-day. . 1 . ; . t. I S0UTHP0RT STANDARD NOTES. Wm. J. Bellamy, Esq., spent Sun day in Southport. Mr. M. B. Mintz, of Wilmington, is spending his vacation in his old home. Mrs. Louise DeRosset and daughter, Miss Annie Blount DeRosset, of Wil mington, are guests at the Stuart House. The family of Mr. Richard Warren, of Wilmington, came down the past week to spend the Summer, residing at the Wiswell cottage. Mrs. J. H. Brun jes and Mrs. W. H. Eonig, of Wilmington, are spending the week in Southport, guests at Mrs. Clemmons'. Miss Wendell, of Wilmington, ar rived the past week and will spend the Summer here. She is a guest at Miss Kate Stuart's. Mr. R. M. Wescott and family were among those from Wilmington on Friday last with the excursion run by one of the lodges of Mechanics of Wilmington. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Byerly, Mr. Rountree and family, and Mrs. W. E. Storm, of Wilmington, were among the guests at the Stuart House the past week. Mr. Ike Davis went up to Wilming ton Monday, having accepted a posi tion in the Engineer Department. Robert Ruark, Esq., of Wilmington, spent several days the past week in Southport on professional business. George Washington Council, Junior Order United American Mechanics of Wilmington, ran an excursion here on Friday last, making it lively until the return of the late boat. Mr. R. W. Wallace, the clever pro prietor of.the Orton House, Wilming ton, accompanied by his wife and Miss Fitt, of Macon, and Miss Wallace, of Kenans ville, were here on Thurs day, guests at the Stuart House. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Owen and daugh ter. Miss Julis, are guests at the Stuart House. Mr. Owen and family are well known here, he having served here in the Revenue Marine service. He is on leave of absence. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mrs. W. P. Boney, of Wallace, was here yesterday. Policeman Rowan was report ed better yesterday. N. A. McLean, Esq., of Lum bertor, is in the city. Mr. R. H. Wright, of Coharie, was in the city yesterday. Hatch Bros, will bring down an excursion from Mount Olive to-day. Mrs. J. A. Clarke and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Brown, of Wilson, were in the city yesterdey. Miss Rena Canady, of Scott's Hill, is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. W. J. Smith, North Ninth street. Mrs. Jno. M. Wells and chil dren left yesterday for Moorefield, West Virginia, to visit relatives. Mr. Z. W. Whitehead returned last night from a meeting of the Georgia Saw Mill Association at Tifton, Ga. Miss Wickers, a trained nurse of Ashevillp, has joined the staff at the James Walker Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Theodore Runge, Miss Eiise Ortmann and the Misses Steljes. left yesterday for Highlands, in the Blue Ridge. Mrs. Samuel Coggina and little daughter, of Red Springs, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. 8mitb, 108 North Ninth street. Miss Daisy Reinburg, of Wash ington, D..C, will arrive this morn ing, to spend the Summer with Mrs. J. E. Reinburg, at Southport. Wilmington's delegation to the Firemen's tournament at Raleigh re turned home yesterday morning. They all report a delightful time. Messrs. E. Boney, G. W. Boney, Leslie Boney, E. O. Bailey and Duncan McKenzie, of Timmons- ville, were among yesterday's visi tors. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rehder left yesterday afternoon to spend some time at Sapphire, N. 0., a de lightful Summer resort in Western North Carolina. Miss Nora Canady, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Julius Can ady and other relatives and friends in the city, has returned to her home on Greenville Sound. FOUNDLING ADOPTED The Babe Left at James Walker Memorial Hospital Fiads a Good Home. The little girl foundling left at the James Walker Memorial Hospital Tuesday midnight has secured a most excellent home. Yesterday afternoon the little one was adopted by Capt. and Mrs. Nathan J. Williams, whose love for children is marked and well known.- They filed the necessary papers with Col. Jno. D. Taylor, clerk of the Superior Court, and in doing so had the name of Gladys Hanson inscribed as that of the baby's. The name Han son is given in honor of Mr. J. K. Hanson, the pharmacist at the hos pital, who first discovered the child and looked so well after her welfare. Cant, and Mrs. Williams are happy over the advent of the youngster into their household, and well they may be, for the little one is a bouncer and exceedingly bright. On account of stock taking The n w Pnivofft Go's store will be closed all day Saturday. Make your purchases to-day. ; t The O. W. Polvdsrt Co', .tore will be closed all day Saturday on account of stock taking. Make your purchases to-day. ,-v-,..-:i.. -v.'-'M - t NOTICE! THE PUBLIC WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT W. S. WISHART IS NO LONGER IN OUR EMPLOY, AND IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT ANY MONEY FOR OUR ACCOUNT. W. E. WORTH & CO jy 25 tf BABY SLIPPERS ! NEW LOT JUST RECEIVED. Solomon's Shoe Store. jy 19 ti - THE UURCHISON NATIONAL BANE, OF WILMINGTON, Is prepared with ample assets to serve the business public. We incite you to call on us or write uswhen you have occasion to use a bank. Capital, Surplus and Stock Liability . - - $450,000 00 Total Assets ----------- p 1 00,000 00 We deal in Foreign Exchange. H. C. McaUEEN, President. J. V. GRAINGER, Cashier. je 20 tf FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT. Two More World's Record Breskers Scored la tbe Rose Reel and Hook add Ladder Contests. Special Star Telegram. Raleiqh, N. C, July 24. The tour nament in connection with the State Firemen's Association came to a grati fying successful close to-day. Two more world's record breakers were scored. This makes three dur ing this tournament. Yesterday, Goldsboro Eclipse Hose Company beat the world, making the two hun dred yard dash and showing water in 288 feet of hose in 83 1-5 seconds. The previous world's record was 33 seconds. To-day, in the Hook and Ladder contest, the Raleigh company ran 300 yards, set and mounted apparatus in 44 2-5 seconds; previous world's re cord, 44 4-5 seconds. Greensboro was second, making 63 seconds. in the Hand Keel races, the uapitoi company, Raleigh, made the 150 yard dash. in 25 3-5 seconds; previous world's record being 26 seconds. The record of other contestants in this race was: Spencer, 26 3-5; Charlotte, 27; Monroe, 301-5; Salem, 29; Concord, 29 3-5;Tarboro out. In the Grab Reel races, Spencer made a dash of 30 seconds; Capital (Raleigh), 23 1-5; Monroe, 34 3-5; Sa lem, Rescue (Raleigh), Charlotte, Tar boro out. There was only one contestant in the individual foot race. Mr. Spencer Bass, Tarboro, made the hundred yards dash in 10 4-5 seconds. Officials in the Firemen's Associa tion pronounce the present conven tion and tournament remarkably suc cessful. IN LIMBO AT LAST. Bof as Check Giver Captured I. Vlri iala and Will be Sent Back to Char lotte for Trial. Our bogus check giver has at last about run his reckless and swindling course, as the following clipping from yesterday's Charlotte Observer will show: "O. W. Pritchard, the young man whn HuriilAMtd In Charlotte from Jack- nn Mian laat Rttturdav. end who. through his claim to relationship with Senator Pritchard and the aid oi a forged bank book, succeeded in dis tributing a number of worthless o.hn.lr ahnut Dharlotte. is in limbo. He was captured yesterday in- Char lottesville, va. iniring we suiernoou the chief of police of that town tele graphed to a bank here to know if 'PrfbhMl,a eeenunt was COOd. A - re ply was at once sent that it was very bad. Then another telegram came to Chief of Police Irwin stating that Pritchard had been arrested there for passing worthless checks and asking if he was wanted in Charlotte. A consultation of some of Pritchard's Charlotte friends was held and a tele om waa Mat to OharlottesviUe offi cials to lock him up, pending the nec essary proceedings 10 , nave mm brought to Charlotte. It is supposed that h BttemntflH tn nliv the aame game in Charlottesville that he did here but that it was blocked by the prompt use of the telegraph between the bank there and the bank here. Rtrts wHl he Inatitnted without delay to have Pritchard brought to Char- lowe ror tfiaj." Mr. Geo. H. Fitch, formerly MMMiin nf the V. M C. A., is visit ing the family of Rev. Dr. J. P. Mc Millan at Iiumberton. Rtarm eloead all day Saturday on ac count of stock taking at The C. W. Polrogt Go's. i t Osie Ytar. by Mail, .$5,002 Three SEosttba, M. r1.85; g Two Xosstha, 1.00 ' wwiTMrt to SaMrlbr isi k4 CITa4SCnsirBIOMtBt. X Atlantic City of the Sooth. Under the caption "The Atlantic City of tbe South," the Charlotte Ob server is kind enough to say: ' "Charlotte people are considerably interested in the report that Atlanta parties are to buUd a big new hotel on Wrightsville Beach. That there Is room there for another big hotel is evident from the fact that several families who wanted to go there this -week have been informed that no ac commodations can be given until after July 28tb, as the big hotel there has all it can accommodate. In fact, it has been crowded to its capacity ever since the season opened. Wrightsville Beach is the Atlantic City of the South, and with the completion of the electric road, new and bigger hotels, it wUl divert the tide of Southern sea coast travel from the North to Wrightsville." A Postmsster Arrested. F. C. Henderson, postmaster at Bel grade, Onslow county, principal of the Belgrade High School, president of the Belgrade Stock Co., and editor of the Belgrade Courier, has been arrested at the instance of a postoffice inspec tor, charged with being short in his ac counts to the amount of $1,000. Com missioner C. B. Hill, of Newborn, re ceived bond in the sum of $1,000 for Henderson's appearance at the next term of the Federal Court. DIED IN PENDER COUNTY. Mrs. Sophia A. Dew Passed Away at Her Home la Canetuck. Special Star Correspondence. Cuesie, N. a, July 23. Mrs. So phia A. Dew, a most estimable wo man, passed away at her residence, on July 32d, at Canetuck, Pender coun ty. Mrs. ;Dew was 75 years of age, a consistent member of the BapUst church and a woman of remarkable energy and business qualifications. For some years she has been an in valid, receiving without stint the lov ing care of her sons and daughters. On yesterday her soul took its flight from earth, and to-day they ten derly laid her away under the oaks beside the husband of her youth. She leaves to mourn her loss many friends and her children, Messrs. J. W., J. A. and M. C. Dew; Miss Pinkie Dew and Mrs. F. P. Flynn. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. All persons haying claims against tbe Wil mington and Coast Turnpike Company will present tbe same to tne Secretary on or before Monday, Jnly 28th, at 10 A. M. GEO HA AKe jy 24 5. Secretary and Treasurer. Gum Logs Wanted. oft Oar loads a 1 Sweet Gum JES Inches iJ and over In diameter, and 83 and r.lnohs long to be delivered at Wilmington about the plytWlLI. Ik MILLJEK. Agent, SQ 9 south Water street, Jy 22 lw Wilmington, K. C. Trackers' Fertilizers. 515 Bags Armours 285 617 Bags Armours 3810 1,040 Bags Armours 2810 1,306 -Bags Armours 587 2,430 Bags Armours 82-2 1,100 Bags Phosphate and Potash. 1,760 Bags Best Kainit. 203 Bags Muriate Botash. 1,841 Bags 13 per cent. Acid. Terms and prices to please. W. B. COOPER, Wkeleeale Oreeer, - jyi23tf wnmnigton, sr. o. 4 1. 1 It 4. f ll ':-'. : if ,i ! 'hi i' I- i it' yt I if. M '4 i 1 t"