North Carolina Newspapers

. D....BM1 Pwrv.rtaQ tffcglstioa Larrer TBaa TBSi ,H Any Other Dally News paper Published la Wilmlnrton. OUTLINES. ... a.-mmnna denies reoort that qentK" rill decline re-election to the State mittee ehalrmanahin. TheXorth Carolina Central Eall "dCa has been chartered in Raleih WeatherBureau re porta cotton Iin very fsvorable progress oat- dethe drought area in the eastern Irt of the cotton belt A negro gcted of the murder of W. HV 2son. of Herndon, Va., is being- nued by over a hundred men. SL tt Pittsburg-, Pa., destroyed -opertj valued at $300,000; six fire- P(tt were injured. Continued B.n, in Texas block railway traf S,nd cause other damage. - Lmander McCrea, of the Machiaa, t CP HaytieD, reports affairs in the otymuch disturbed; foreign consuls threatened by the mob. Violent fcaonstraiions by strikers in the coal ions of Pennsylvania; coal com--ay officials say they will ask for ps to-day if there ' is a jontiouance of the trouble. -VtYork markets: Money on call u qaoted at 2i3 P' cent; 6014011 aoietat 9s; dour was weak and gen enlly lower to sell; wheat spot easy, 50 i red, 762; oats spot weaker. No. 51 62ie ; corn spot easier, No. 2 65c; iocn steady; spirits turpentine steady REPORT. 1j 3. dcp't of agrioul10r, -Wkathkb Burbaxt, WiuiisaTON. N. C. July 29. ) Meteorological data for the 24 hours sadinr, 3 P. M. : remoeraiurea: 3 A !., 76 degrees; g P. "3 degrees; maximum, 90 de crees; minimi a. 72 decrees; mean. 81 iejree. Riinfall for the day, .15; rainfall BDcelst of month to date, 2.17. COTTON REGION BULLETIN. Temperature has continued about Wtionary in the cotton belt. 8howers in rpor:ed in all districts with heavy raics in Texas. FORECAST COB TO-DAY. Washington, July 29. For North droiina: Showers and thunderstorms Wedaeiday and Thursday; light vari able winds Port AlmanacJuly 30. r-'au Kisj dun 3eU Day's Length Hij.1 Water at South port. H:?h Wir Wilmingujo 5.04 A.M. 7.07 P.M. 14 H.24M. 2.47 P.M. 5.17 P.M. After experimenting with hotel boarding in Washington for thirty three jear3, Senator Hoar is going to build him a shack and try to save some money. Liang Chen Tune, who succeeds Hr. Wu Ting-fang as Chinese Min uter at Washington, is no 8 mall choat He stands six feet two and is hefty in proportion. The output of pig iron by this country i3 now equal to that of England and Germany combined, and yet our iron and steel workers ma3t have tari5 protection. A. pinologiat informs ns that 50, 000,000 pin3 are made every day in England and twice aa many in the United State3, and yet no one has risen to answer the conundrum, "thatbecomea of all the pina ?" Some anthracite coal men told a reporter of the Philadelphia North American that if the strike wasn't ended soon coal would be $25 a ton m the Fall. That means a freeze out for a good many people. Tne Pullman Company has re cently increased the pay of its con actors, but refused to raise the Wi?e3 of ita porters. It thought ith the pull they have on the pas ""gwa they didn't need any raise. Infant mortality is twice as great, In proportion to population, in Brooklyn as it is in New York. The a33igned by physicians is too mach trolley open car riding, not cient care being taken to clothe the children properly to prevent them from taking cold. Pension Cammissioner Ware says be told the boys when he took his b tjiat he intended to "observe the Mr. Ware should beware. bat'8 what made it so hot for his Pressor, who, however, grinned borel-t till he got something liallyaagoed" or better. A. Canadian inventor claims to havi e invent , ., u : ..Ml i uuuuiud tuan nui .from 400 to COO bricks an hour, can be operated by two men r1 a COUnlft uraaW I'n.frnnfinn 1 ul do the work of seven or eight enand better, as the bricks are m nner heavy pressure when laid. ''We paid 20,000,000 for the JPPmea and have spent 170, J'WO on them since," remarks the DnH Ul0polia (0hi) Trilune, Ee Sah ' and thea it exclaims, "We a to the Lord it had been the C?at8 who did Tha -matorJ organ does not seem to be liYerCh troubled over the 4,000 aunt 8acnficed as 0Ter the money ,UnIc m that grab. VOL. LXX.-NO. 921. LOCAL DOTS. A OOlored eXCnrrfoTl frnmVa.'n. ettevflle struck the town yesteryday. Schooners Joseph W. Brooks, Davidson, and TFnv. rf,zf, n.us more for Wilmington, tailed 28th, the w wiin zertiuxer. Chairman E.F. Jnh Streets wid Wharves Committee, again Truaw ror proposals for repairing ana plaeiiur fn n.. oil i bridge. A steady. reliaWA w -arv , had some experience In mnninv presses is wanted at the Stab office! Jans oe a resident of Wilmington and have good recommendations. License was iasm- voat.iw for the marriage of Miss Lula E. Pick ett, daughter of Mrs. KHziWh Tii,ir. ett, to Mr. James S. Warwick, of Richmond, Va., formerly of BichUnds, Onslow county. Luther C. Freeland. on a nf theeraok pitchers of the New Orleans Southern Learue baseball tAm HiAii Bandar of anabcess near the brain. tie was Stewards mate with the Peli cans and his coarse was witehMi with interest here. Florence Times: "Tobacco WA8 sold to-day from this and all ing counties, some selling as high aa 9u cents per pound. The tobacco warehousemen, as well as the bavers. are very much pleased with the pros pects of this year." Messrs. Mitchell & Tavlor. the shingle mill firm which operates a plant up the Cape Fear river near Hilton, have purchased the steamer Croesus from Cant T. IT FTawHn. There is an important notice to hold era of claims against the boat in an other column. Upon leanest of the captain of the Teasel and Acting British Vice Consul W. H. Sprunt, J. Fields? a seaman on the British schooner Sua- nara was arrested by Policeman H.W. UoweU yesterday afternoon for deser tion. He will be held in the ruard house until the vessel sails. At the regular meeting of Stonewall Lodge No. 1. K. of P. Monday night a resolution was unani mously adopted endorsing the admin istration of Supreme Chancellor Og denO. Fethert, andCapt T.D. Metres, Supreme Master to Exchequer, will convey the expression of the Supreme Grand Lodge which convenes in San Francisco, Aug. 10th. New Pythias Castle Hall. The furnishings for the new K. of P. Hall in the Murchison National Bank building, soon to be occupied by Stonewall, Clarendon and Jefferson lodger, will cost about $600, according to a decision recently arrived at by the joint hall committee in charge of that important work. In the mean time a special joint committee, with Mr. J. D. Nutt as chairman, is at work in an effort t9 raise at least a part of the money to defray this expense. A number of pleasing entertainments will be given, among the number which the committee hopes to have being Governor "Bab" Taylor, of Tennessee, ia his inimitable lecture, "The Fiddle and the Bow." A con- saltation was recently had by the hall committee with a representative Of the Henderson-Ames Co., of Kalamazoo, Mich., large social - and fraternal lodge furnishing Askiai for Soa's Paraoa. Mrs. Harriet Prultt, mother of voune Geo. W. Prultt, who was some time ago convicted of assault and bat tery with a deadly weapon and sen tenced to 18 months on the roads in Forsvth county, is circulating a peti tion In Wilmington asking the Gov ernor to pardon her son upon the mandi that he is the sole support of an aged mother and has alreadr re ceived much punishment xoung Pruitt shot Mr. Bex Gass In a toDacco warehouse in Winston several months ago. Pruitt was once a street car con ductor in Wilmington. Beacb Trolley System. A force of 100 men was engagea yesterday In altering the tracks at the old Seacoast railroad station in this city to make them conform to the needs of the new trolley system, soon he comnleted. The old shed will do boarded up and converted into a barn for the beach cars and the present roil ing stock of the road, .which will be kept in reserve to meet any emergency that may arrise, Mr. Thos. F. Tyler has the contract for overhauling the barn. Deash of Aa Isfant. The numerous friends of the sorrow Ing mother and Mr. James A, js.eiiy, t. .mninMl h the Consolidated who Railways. Light and Power Co., will sympathise with mem in uw " their little rour-monin-oiuuu, . J UaiiHiv nlffnl. Lee. wmcn oworreu . 7-V TT U rnnrl was conducted at 5 o clocx yesterday afternoon by Bey. J. I The VlDDerman irom , - J.ri.r... t mr. th remains 509 were tenderly laiu w " NKW ADVEBTISEMKNTS. T I. Til A m watitJMl- Notice Game preserves wanted. Hall & Pearsall For" seed or feed. . W. B. Cooper Brown mule tobaoce. A. D. Brown CarpeU and mattings. W. E. Worth & Co. Ice and coaL People's Savings Bank August 1st. Wilmington Savings & Trust Co. Deposits made with us. bu auraa LOOAL8 Notice To the public. . Steamer CroBius Notice. First Church "o" Christ ScientUt, Murchison bank building on Cheanut street. Services this evening at 8 o'clock, 1HE A CAMP INCIDENT. Serious Charge Faces Young At lanta OfficerWell Known in Wilmington. MAY BE A COURT MARTIAL Ch tries Result from aa Act Which Oc cosred WhUe Fifth Regiment Was la Camp at Wrlfktsrille Last Week Refases to Talk. The following incident of the late encampment of the Fifth Georgia Begiment at "Camp Terrell," Wrightiville Beach, taken from yes terday's Atlanta Constitution, will be read with interest here, where the two young officers interested made many friends: "Charges have been preferred against Captain James F. O'Neill, of the Gate City Guard, and it Is quite probable that a court martial will be ordered within the next few days. "The charges come as a result of an incident that occurred while the Fifth regiment was in camp at Wrightsville, N. a Captain O'Neill is charged with striking an enlisted man. The com plaint was filed by Corporal Henry Dunwody, The members of the regiment have been very reticent about the matter, but the facts have become known and were told by an eyewitness to a repre sentative of the Constitution, ;as fol lows: "One niffht durinsr the eamn Mn Danwody was standing in the hotel with a party of ladles, when Captain O'Neill approached the party and stated to Mrs. Dunwody that he had been informed by the officer of the guard that her husband had been too much intoxicated to attend to his duties the night previous. "Captain O'Neill' family and Cor poral Dunwody'a family had been on such friendly terms with each other during the camp that every one in the party thought that the captain must have been joking. Mrs. Dunwody took his remarks seriously, for she im mediately Durst into tears. Quite a sensation ensued. The mat ter was reported to Corporal Dunwodv and he immediately sought out the omcer or tne guard aad demanded why he had made such a statement to the captain. The officer of the guard denied having made the statement 'The next day Corporal Dunwody went to Captain O'Neill and in a friendly manner told the captain that he thought he was due an apology for the remarks that had been made in the presence of the ladies. "Captain O'Neill replied that he did not think it necessary for an officer to apologize to his inferior. !'At this Corporal Dunwody became angry and told the captain that if he was using his rank to keep from apol ogizing he was acting the part of a coward. "At this Captain O'Neill struck Cor poral Dunwody in the face." "This closed the incident, as a num ber of the members of the company were present and they caught Cor poral Danwody and kept him from re senting the blow. Corporal Dan wody was placed under arrest, bat was subsequently released." " Corporal uunwody wnen seen re fused to make any statement concern ing the matter. Captain O'Neill, when seen at bis residence by a representative of the Constitution last night, also declined to make a statement. He said: "I think it would be unbecoming in me to make a statement at this time. The matter is In the hands of the mili tary authorities and all Information will nave to come from omoiai sources." Friends of Corporal Dunwody stated positively last night that he had filed his complaint When Captain Barton Smith, adjutant of the regiment, was seen he declined to either affirm or deny the statement that a complaint bad been filed against Captain O'Neill. Lieutenant Colonel Clifford L. Ander son had no information concerning the affair. Nothing of it had been heard at the office of Adjutant Gen eral Robertson. TO CULTIVATE Bid ISLAND. Valuable Rice Farm la Cape Fesr River W1H Be Dralaed by Casal. The dredsre Watcoosa. of the Dia mond Steamboat and Wrecking Co., this citv. yesterday completed the canal around Big Island, 9 miles be low Wilmington in the Cape Fear river, and that expanse of-between 200 and 300 acres will be cultivated in the future by Mr. James Sprunt, its owner. . ' The canal is Si miles long, with an average depth of Si to a feet, 28 feet wide, and was cut for the purpose of draining, the Island, which is now very soft and marshy in some placet, and by next spring it Is thought that the soil will be dry enough to permit of cultivation. Situated as it is, the island has received very valuable de posits of fertilizers by reason of the freshets up the river, and the soil is believed to be the richest in this sec tion. Rice will perhaps be the crop planted on the Island. The dirt from the canal was thrown up so aa to form a substantial dyke. regulating the water. As the canal drains fall of water it will be pumped out over the dyke into the river. A wharf and comfortable house nave been constructed on the premises. Real Estate Transfers. By deeds filed for record yesterday Isaac F. Hlnes and wife transferred to rwAn D. Hanslev for 1$300 lot of land in Cape Fear township, containing 250 acres more or less, and J. D. Nutt ana wife transferred to Miss Mary E. Mc Varlana for tl and other considera tions, lot on east side of Front between Walnut and Bed Cross streets. Material For New Uiht Boose. ' Four ear loads of material for the new light house on Bald Head, at the month of the Cane Fear river, arrived yesterday and ths steamer Compton will take a part of it aown to we inl and to-day. The light house, which Is now almost -completed, will be one of the finest on the South Atlantic coast, - MOR WILMINGTON, N. C, ONE SEASON'S DEALING BROUGHT SMALL FORTUNE. Mr. Ssm Westbrook, Formerly of W1I mlsxtos, Achlered Great Success la the Georrla Fralt Belt. Mr. Sam Westbrook, a member of the famous Westbrook family which was one of the pioneers In truck grow ing in this section of Eastern North Carolina, has achieved phenomenal success this year in his operations in the Georgia peach belt and is reported to have amassed a small fortune as the result of one season's dealings as a member ofthe firm of F. W. Hazle hurst & Co., of Macon, Ga. A correspondent of the Atlanta Con stitution at Fort Valley, in summing up the fruit crop in general this sea son, says of Mr. Westbrook's opera tions: "One of the most pronounced suc cesses attendant upon this season's crop is the operations of F. W. Haxle hnrst & Co., of Macon. Colonel Sam Westbrook, of the firm, appeared up on the scene in early spring and be gun buying up orchards and paying cash therefor, when the crop was not fully assured. . "The nerve displayed by this new Richmond in the field attracted imme diate attention and ' many predicted utter ruin when they learned that he had paid $2,500 for one orchard, but the sequel shows his judgment was good. "During the season Mr. Westbrook has Durchased in all thirtv-fiva or chards and paid out in cash for same overs4u,uw. xney nave snipped to date over two hundred cars, besides several hundred cases via express. "While Westbrook took wonderful risks, his operations were based upon such a stupendous scale that a modi cum of success meant handsome Droflti. It is now concAdad hv r.nn- servative but knowing ones that when he leaves here next week he will have as a reward for his labor between $20,000 and $30,000. "The peach business here is a pay ing industry." TO CHARLOTTE FOR INTERMENT. Remains of Mrs. Clsra Creasy Tskea on Seaboard Train Yesterday Afternoon. The remains of the late Mrs. John W. Creasy, whose death Monday morning has been chronicled in these columns, were taken on the 3:05 P. M, B. A. L. train yesterday to her old home in Charlotte, accompanied by the sorrowing husband and other members of the family. The funeral party will reach Char lotte at 10:30 o'clock to-night and ser vices will be held to-day 'from the residence of the deceased lady's moth er, Mrs.. A, 'A. Gaston, on south Trypn street. Mrs. Creasy was 27 years of age and leaves betides her mother, husband and three children, one brother, Mr. Hazel Gaston, and two sisters. Miss Nell Gaston and Mrs. Charles O. Adams. Those who accompanied the re mains yesterday were the husband and two sons and Messr. Albert H. and W. 8. Creasy. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Geo. K. Lef twitch, J. D. Kelly, W. B. Cooper and W. E. Perdew. Borflarized a Boase. A daring burglar entered the resi dence of Mr. W. R. Smith, corner of Fifth and Bladen streets, between the hours of 11 P. M. and 1A.M. yester day and relieved Mr. Smith of a small amount of change he had in the pockets of his trousers which were hanging on a chair near his bad. En trance was effected through a window which was up with the blinds closed and Mr. Smith nor any of the occu pants of the house knew of the rob bery until morning. Mr. Smith's keys to his store, next door, the key to his safe and several other articles were left untouched in the trouser pockets. A pair of eye glasses were taken and dropped on the front steps of the house as the burglar made his exit A Mr. Sellars, who resides in the vicinity of Third and Harnett streets, also reports the robbery of his house night before last, but the par ticulars could not be learned. Appreciation of Faithful Service. To show ItsVratitude for and appre ciation of long and faithful service, the Wilmington Coast Tarnpike Co., at a special meeting held yesterday morning decided to make a present of the third toll house and site to Mrs. R. H. Wright, who has been in the com pany's service as keeper of that toll houe for 20 years. . When the coun ty purchased the turnpike and made it a free causeway some time ago, of course, the toll houses had to be dis pensed with and" the grounds upon which they were located remained the property of the company. The other business of the meeting yesterday was In winding up the affairs of the com pany which will shortly go out of existence. Two Larceny Cases. - Bill Moore, the negro charged in the police court with stealing flour from the Atlantic Coast Line Co., was held for the higher court by the Mayor yesterday, and in default of bond he weattojail. Dave Mitchell, colored, charged with the larceny of clothing from other negroes, with whom he boarded, was released for want of evi dence to show probable cause. Canxkt Fine Spanish Mackerel. Engineer J. J. Bell, of the steamer Compton caught a fine 10-pound, genuine Spanish mackerel on the trip to Little Blver, 8. C, from which he arrived yesterday. The mackerel was caught on a trolling line for blue fish which Chief Bell keeps attached to the stern of his vessel on all trips to sea, - NING WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1902. FREE FERRY. WANTED Merchants Association Dealt With Important Matters at a Special Meeting. CITY'S MACADAM STREETS. Their Condition Retarded as Deplorable and Aldermen Urged to Bef In Work of Repair-County Commission; ers Purchase of Turnpike. The present condition of the maca dam streets of Wilmington, the mat ter of the establishment of a free ferry between the counties of New Hanover and Brunswick, and a num ber of other matters of importance to the business community were a source of fruitful : discussion at a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Merchants' Association held yesterday. President W. E. Springer in the chair and Secretary P. Heinsberger at his post. Members present were Messrs. D. O. Love, Geoige O. Gaylord, B. Solomon, IS. W. Jaeobi, J. H. Thomas and A. O. Schuster. President Springer, in calling the meeting to order, stated that it had been called at the solicitation of sev eral directors and citizens to coasider the deplorable condition of the maca dam streets and for the purpose of transacting such business as would be presented. Upon motion of Mr. M. W. Jacob! the following was unanimously adopt ed as the sense of the meeting, after a very general discussion : "The condition of many of our streets is such that they require and should have immediate attention. A number of the streets which have only recently been macadamized, for want of attention, are being allowed to become rutty and uncomfortable to ride over. We feel that we should improve our thoroughfares and make new roads, but it is equally desirable to keep up the roads built; therefore, be it "Resolved, That the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen be petitioned and requested to have needed repairs made to our streets and crossings." , The recant purchase by the County Commissioners of the magnificent shell road to the beach was suggested and upon motion of Mr. D. C. Love it was resolved: "That the Association extend its congratulations to the County Commissioners upon the pur chasing and opening up of the Wil mington Coast turnpike to' the public and urge them to go on with the good work of improving our public roads." Upon motion of Mr. B. Solomon it was adopted as the sense of the meet ing that the Directors extend the. thanks of the Association to both the Wilmington ice companies for fur nishing ice gratis, as well as to Mr. E. P. Bailey for the water and the city officials for the prompt erection of the fountain on Front and Market streets. The President appointed Messrs. M. W. Jacobi, D. C. Love and Secre tary Heinsberger to correspond with CL Moenect Sons A Co., large leather manufacturers of Chicago, relative to the establishment of a large tannery hers, one of the company's plant hav ing recently been burned. A letter was read from the company asking what inducements the city could offer for the establishment of the plant here, which would be a mammoth one, em ploying about 200 hands. The sup ply of tan bark available was sugg est ed as an item which will largely enter into the company's decision to locate. Notification was received from the Chamber of Commerce that sincd the consolidation with the Produce Ex change, the rooms in the S. A. L. building occupied and maintained In common with the Merchants' Associa tion would no longer be needed after expiraton of the present quarter, July 31st The Free Ferry Consideration. The question of the purchase of the Brunswick Bridge and ferry by the county or the acquisition of the pro perty conjointly by New Hanover and Brunswick counties or the . estab lishment of a new ferry throughout was suggested and an enthusiastic dis cussion followed as to making the same free to the public. The question was agitated a few years ago but it was said $16,000 would bej required to expect a purchase ; now it is thought the property can be bought for $8,000. The splendid advantages to the city and counties interested were enlarged upon and the following offered by Mr. Geo O. Gaylord was adopted unani mously: "The Merchants Association of the city of Wilmington, endorsed by its president and board of directors re quest our county commissioners to furnish a free ferry and bridges across the river now separating the counties of Brunswick and New Hanover. "While we feel that the free ferry would benefit us in our line of busi ness, it would greatly help to develop the county of Brunswick, and would open up valuable trucking lands now worthless, owing to the tariff charged by the present ferry. "We as a body extend our thanks - to . the County Commis sioners for purchasing the Wil mington and Wrightsville turn pike and opening to citizens a public passway that has long been needed, and now that the good work has start ed, we feel that we have the right men In the right place and those who are long-headed and far-seeing enough to realize the amount of public benefit to be derived from free public thorough fares. "We ask that the ferry be made free so that we as a city can extend our hands to our neighbors and give them a welcome and bid them join with us In using our markets, depots and shipping stations for the disposal of their truck and produce. m "We ask that the commissioners of Brunswick county and of New Han over consult with each other and see if they cannot formulate some plan whereby the ferry shall be free. As the good work la started we aak that it go on. Let us have a free ferry by all means." TAR, A. C. L. AUDITING FORCE COMING ON THURSDAY. False Ramors Regarding Board Causes Regret Among the Georgians One Hasdred In the Party. Yesterday's Savannah News says: 'The members of the auditing forces of the Atlantic Coast Line who are to go to Wilmington will leave Thursday on train No. 78. There will be about 100 of them to go. It was expected that a special train would be secured for the trip, but it was stated last night this intention had been abandon ed, and that the crowd will go by the regular train. "Some regret has been aroused among the clerks by a report from Wilmington that indicates that the hotels and boarding houses of that place have raised the price of board. The prevailing prices have been $18 and $20 a month. The scale is to be raised to $32 and $25. The advance is to hA AffAtlVA Alio- 1t niYQn ai tne rates mai win prevail, board will be found cheaper in Wil mington than in Savannah. Clerks had been looking forward, however, to the satisfaction that would follow from obtaining the best board in Wil mington at $80 a month." BOOM FOR CAROLINA BEACH. X ITU 1 .1 . . 1 I 111 .1 Unmistsksble Signs of Greater Things Next Season New Pavilion. Carolina Beach has done fairly well thia season. It will be on a boom next year and there is no discounting that statement. All the indications point that way and there is no reasons why they shouldn't. The New Hanover Transit Company, which is the controlling power at that popular resorr, has decided to build a big pavilion and restaurant near the Oceanic Hotel this Fall, so that every thing will be in readiness for the open ing of next season. The old hotel building will be torn down, but a beau tiful site will be reserved and it is not impossible that a fine hotel may be erected a little later. The pavilion will be very large, .with a restaurant at one end, with accommodations for 200 persons. On the other end a number of rooms will be provided with all modern conveniences and comfortably furnished. Wide piazzas will extend around the pavilion and the open court will be for dancing and the like. Work will begin on the pavilion about Sept. 15th. The Summer travel on the steamer Wilmington this season has broken all records and Oapt. Harper feels much encouraged to make the improvements noted. A number of cottages will be built on the beach before next season. Among the number will be one by Mr. H. E. Newbury, of Magnolia. An other gentleman, from South Caro lina, will also build, as will several from the city. DISPENSER OF BOGUS CHECKS. One That Opersted Here aad Also In Char lotte Given His Sentence. Begardng the young man who some time ago flooded the city with a lot of bogus checks and then removed his base of operations to Charlotte, the Observer of yesterday says: "C. W. Pritchard, the young man who successfully disposed of a lot of worthless checks in this city on the 19th inst., has been tried in Charlottesville, Va., on a charge of receiving money under false pretences, and sentenced to serve a term of six months' imprison ment. - After Pritchard serves his term of imprisonment at Char lottesville the people here that he swindled can have him brought to Charlotte and tried if they wish." DROWNED AT MYRTLE BEACH. Yonng Lady of Conwsy, S. C , Drowned While In Surf Bsthiog Yesterday. Special Star Telegram. Chadbourn, N. O., July 29. While in bathing this afternoon Miss Buth Burroughs, of Conway, S. O, was drowned. Miss Burroughs was the daughter of the late F. G. Burroughs and was one of South Carolina's most accomplished young ladies. Her tragic death brings grief to a wide cir cle of friends. Swore Oat a Peace Warrant. A case which attracted a good deal of interest in magisterial circles yes terday was that before Justice Fowler, in which Mr. John Toler was required to give bond in the sum of $100 to keep the peace toward Mr. Geo. W. Branson, editor of the Evening Dis patch. Mr. Toler promptly gave the bond, with Mr. O. P. B. Mahler as surety. The trouble between the par ties to the suit was the publication by Mr. Brunson in Monday's issue of his paper of the result of another case in Justice Fowler's court in which Mr. Toler figured. ' Death io the Constry. . Miss Lula Spooner, aged 18 years and a daughter of Mr. R. O. and Mrs. Caroline Spooner, died Monday even ing at the family home on Greenville Sound. She had been ill several months. The funeral was conducted from the residence at 2 o'clock yester day afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in the family burying ground. Cast. JrH. Morrison Dead. Capt, John H. Morrison, one of Lumberton's most prominent citizens, died at John Hopkins Hospital Sunday night. His remains were brought to Lumberton and the obsequies took place there yesterday. Capt. Morrison was register of deeds of Bobeson for several terms 'and was well known throughout this section. . Mr. H. P. Meyer, of Verona, N. C, arrived yesterday. WHOLE NO. 10,88130 W. E. WORTH & CO Ice and Coal Almost any Ice will do for freezing Ice Cream or for refrigerating purposes, but for home use you want the purest. Our Ice is made from distilled water, condensed from live steam, not exhaust steam1 We do not use river water for any purpose whatever, therefore our Ice does not have a disagreeable smell or taste, and it does not leave a bad odor in your ice box or cooler. We have had some of our old customers come back to us on this account. We can furnish you with any amount, at any time, from either two or three hundred pound blocks. Wm. E, Worth & Go. Factory 'Phones. Bell 94, Inter-State 146. jy 30 tf CARPETS AND MATTINGS ! We have a complete line of all the NEW Carpets and Rugs of this season's importation. As the season is now so soon to open for all House Furnishing Goods we have prepared for a LARGE TRADE. Our Mattings in both Gbina and Cotton warps are in tne latest styles. We respectfully invite our friends and the public at large to give us an opportunity to prove that we are the LEADERS in all kinds of Floor Coverinas, Draperies and House Furnishing Goods. Respectfully, A. D. jy 30 tf Friday, August 1 st. Please remember that deposits made with us on or before Friday, August 1st, will draw 4 per cent, per annum, compounded quarterly from that date. Why not open an account with us at once? We offer you an ab solute safe investment for your idle funds. The People's Savings Bank, Opposite the Postoffice, ' H. O. MCQUEEN, Prasldant. JNO. S. ARMSTRONG, Vic President, Jy 30 tf F. W. DICK. Cashier. Deposits Made With Us On or before FRIDAY, August 1st, will' bear interest from that date at rate of 4 per cent, per annum, com pounded quarterly. The Wilmington Savings & Trnst Company 108 Princess Street. J. W. NORWOOD, President. Hi WALTERS, Tlee President. C. E. TAYLOR, Jr., Cashier. Jy 30 tf PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Miss Daisy L. Robbins, of Dunn, N. C, is visitins; Mrs. W. J. Penny, 715 Dock street. Mrs. J. B. Dempsey and lit tle son, of Portsmouth, Va., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Pickett. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wishart left yesterday to spend a few days at their old home at Lumberton. Messrs. N. O'Berry, J. B. Edgerton and C. Dewey, of Golds boro, arrived in the city yesterday evening. Mrs. J. C. Goodwin and chil dren, of Dunn, N. C, are guests of the family of Mr. J. W. Smith, No. 108 North Ninth street Friends of Mr. J. K. est brook are glad to see him at his place of business again after a several weeks illness with fever. Dr. F. B. Bishop and wife, of Washington, D. O., returned home yesterday after a visit to his mother on Masonboro Sound. Little Miss Emma Bowden left yestesday for Lumberton to join her mother, Mrs. W. B. Bowden, who is visiting relatives there. , Mr. A. T. Clark, a prominent citizen of Bolton, Columbus county, and Mr. A. A. MeLaurin, of Pender county, were welcome visitors to the city yesterday. Mr. and. Mrs. L. T. Barber, of Irvington, Ga., are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Page. Mr. and Mrs. Barber are en route to Onslow county. ' Excursion To-Day. Two excursions will reach Wil mington to-day and both are expected to bring large crowds to the city. A one day excursion by Hatch Bros, will reach, here this morning from Williamson and J. EL West and J. R. Donnell will bring in a large crowd this afternoon from Salisbury, Greens boro and other points to remain two days and nights. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION; : I One Tr, by Mail, 96.00$ ISlx Mentha. 2.60 ; Three Months, " 1.85 S Two Months. M 1.00 DUTr to Sariara lm X Ctty at 4S Cants par Slontlu T a Dock Street Department. Bell 64, Inter-State 416. BROWN. I Brown Mule Tobacco. 1,830 Pounds Brown Mule, 28c 1,200 Pounds 65 Schnapps, 39c. 1,140 Pounds 3 1-3 Scbnpps,38c, 1,830 Pounds 4 Red Elephant, 33c. 460 Pounds 6-3 Red Elephant. 32c. 1,100 Pounds Mahogany, 16 lbs 33c. 1.080 Pounds Mahogany, 25 lbs., 33c. 640 Pounds Red Horse, 38c. 1,013 Pounds Damaged, 80e. 204 Boxes Sabanas, $4.00. 318 Boxes Old Virginia, $12.50, W. B. COOPER, Wholesale Groeer, Wilmington, R. O. Jy so tf For Seed or Feed ! 700 Bushels N. C. Rust Proof Oats just received. FLOUR, all grades. Cotton Bagging, Ties, . with our usual assortments of heavy groceries and provisions. HALL & PEARSALL, BIDS WANTED. Bids wulDerecetveaup to 13 o'clock (noon) August 4th, tor repairing; sixth street Bridge over the A. G. I. R. R. Plana and 8Decmcation will be furnished on application to - -w E. F. JOHNSON, Chairman of Streets and Whams Committee. Jj808t y ' Game Preserves Wanted. I nave clients who want Qame Preserves ana DncMng Shores, to bay or to lease. Any one having desirable places of this kind win do veil to communicate with me. HENRY M. WALKER, Beal Estate, jy 80 st No,9BLexIngton stBaitimore, ra.