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OUTLINES.
Man arrested in Wllaon, N. a,
mpposed to be Paul McDonald, want
jjin Harnett county for adnetion.
A. hearty welcome waa given the
Ir eenerals on their arrival in Loa-
ion King Edward completed
lie coronation restmuea oy reviewing
Ae fleet at Spithead. The
,-nt of the American Expreaa Com
pany si FordiTille, Ky., waa robbed
fridsy night of 13,000. A man
cjllin himself Uharlei Von Heea haa
ixn swindling extent! rely in Ger
oy with Confederate bills of 1864
The U. 8. War Depart-
Bjent has bought the right to re-arm
jjjg geld artillery with a new piece in
tented in Germany. The cItII
w4r tnHayti continuea ; the town of
3t. Michael has been barned by Gen.
"ord. co?n nanding the army of the
provisional government Toe
fji9 s;tuuo;i ia the Pennaylrania
eoal regions continue, quiet.
frat C. Acdrews. late vice president
of the wrecked city savings bank of
Detroit, Mici?., was found guilty of
misspplfi' the funds of the inititu-
3D A site for a million dollar
cotton mill has bean selected at Holl
ar, Ky. A deputy ahertff of
ffgjnesboro, Teao., had a tattle with
lire man supposed to be escaped
eoafictj; many shota waa fired
bat no one waa hit. New
York markets: Money on call' was
lonina', bo loans to-day; cotton
qiiet at 9c; flour waa weak by the
wheat break and closed easy but nomi
gilly unchanged; wheat spot easy,
So Jrsd, 753; oats spot dull, No. J,
J9U; corn spot easy, No. J, 65c;
rain steady, strained common to good,
155; spirits turpentine steady at
rVATH8 REPORT.
0. 3. Dcr'T or Agricultural, j
WEATHER BUBAU,
WiLMisaTOU, N. O., Aug. 16
Meteorological data for the 24 hours
eadin 3 P. M. :
Temperatures: 8 A. SL, 73 degrees;
gp. M., 77 degrees; maximum, 87 de
jtwv. minimum, 70 decrees; mn, 78
3:i) of water in th Caps Fear
rife? at FyetteTilleN. O., at 8 A. If.
1.1 feet.
Riaf;l for the day. .10; rainfall
dace lit of month to date. 1.60.
00TTO5 EBGIOS BDLUTIJ.
3.: tsanwatures a-e generally re
pine! Shavers hart falleu in the
e-itnl and eastern district.
STORM WABHIHQ.
The northwest storm signal waa dis
played at 10 A. M. The storm was
thn central off the North Carolina
tout, moving northward. 8ignals
also ordered displayed at Norfolk,
Biltimore, and other points on the
eoast.
ro RIO AST FOB TO-UAT.
Washinqtos, Aug 16. For North
Carolina: Fair in interior showers on
the oast Sunday and Monday, brisk
northeast winds.
Port Alatanave Aagwst 17.
4i Rises 5.19 A.M.
.a Seta 6.47P.M.
-y's Length.. 1SH.49M.
iish Water at Southport . 6.28 A. M.
'iieh Water Wilmington. 5.68 A.M.
With five ''revolutions'' in prog
ress in South America it is re
ported that the relations between
Pern and Chili are becoming chilly.
Col. Henry Watterson says he
doesn't want to rnn for Governor
of Kentucky. He ha a better job
and more fun where he is, and no
chances to take.
It is said that the Czar of Bussia
isn't stuck, on his Czar job. Well,
what's to prevent him from throw
ing it up and going to farming. He
owns a big patch of land.
It ia said that the prehistoric man
who waa dug up in Kansas waa found
depth of 35 feet below the surface.
As it is estimated that he was buried
35,000 yeara ago, it may be inferred
that Kansas grows a foot in a thou
sand years.
Boss Qaay announces his readi
ness to help end the strike in Penn
ylTania. It may be incidentally re
narked that a strike is a very nnde
ble thing for the party in power
to hare on hand with an election
coming on.
Mrs. Milla, of Greenwich, Conn.,
a little bull dog named Sport,
which Bported with her diamonds
while Bhe was out of the room, a few
taj3 ago, and swallowed a handful
them. She wouldn't take 12.50 for
him now.
The Galveston News says Missis
ftPPi and Georgia may go oh and
ank themselves cotton growing
Statea, but all the same there are 9
counties inTeiaa which in the ag
gregate produce more of the fleecy
nple than either of 'them. . s
The aweetnes8 continues between
toe Republican faction in Cali
fornia, a couple days ago Gov.
Gage sued Clans Spreckels for libel
d the next day some of the other
Action had him arrested' for crimi
"a! libel. The brethren seem to be
warming up.
MARRIED IN WASH1NQT0N, D. C.
Miss Elizabeth Strutters Becoses Bride
of Mr. Rice, ol Mltsoiri.
The numerous frianAa in thia.n.
sum tmj Jl
Miss Elizabeth Strnthr th
tlve young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Btruther. No. alfi M"rVt .t.f
will be interested In the announce
ment of her marriaer. whfeh tnnV
Place at S o'clock yesterday afternoon
" aivary Baptist church, Waah
lngton, D. a, to Mr. Joseph A. Bice,
of
Missouri.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of a large number of the
friends of the young people by the
Rev. Dr. Anderson, ntstor of ntav
Baptist church, and both wera the
recipients of many happy congratu-
latti
ons and best wishes.
Miss 8truthers has made her home
in
Washington for some time where
e has an important noaition with
she
the gorernment and Mr. Bice holds
high position In the Avrfenltnvai
Department. The manv friends of
the bride in this city and section join
nearly congratulation otp th
bappy union.
The bride and &tQ(TT will VMirla in
Washington.
local"dots.
Bev. C. W. Travwick will con
duct the men's meeting? at the Y. if.
C. A. this afternoon.
The steamer Wilmincton will
make her usual trips to-day at 8:30 A.
au, atuw f. M. and 7:45 P. M.
McColl, S. C, wound un the
eaaon at the head of the South Caro-
Ina baseball league: Darlington
ood and BsnnetUville third.
'Squire John D.' Woodv left
at the Stab office TeaterdaT some nrr
fine specimens of figs grown on his
(arm on Ureenville 8ound.
About 300 people came on
Fussell Brothers' excursion from Fai-
on yesterday. The visitors snent the
dsy at the beach and in the city, re
turning at 8 o'clock last night.
The Fayetteville convention
will be called to order at 12. o'clock
noon Wednesday. If tou wish to be
on the skirmish line you will have to
leave here not later than Tuesday.
Mr. Geo. O. Gaylord, proprie
tor of the Big Backet Store, has pur
chased the stock of shoes of Mr. L L.
Graanewald, who formerly kept a
store oa Market street, and will sell
ihem out at remarkably low figures.
At the First Baptist church to
night Miss Norma Foster will sinsr br
special request as an offertory a selec
tion which is an original setting to
"Son of My Soul" by Mr. Edward
Harding Munson. The accompaniment
will be by the author.
Next Saturday noon at the
Court House door Mars den Bellamy,
Jr., Esq., trustee, will sell to the high
est bidder for eash a number of ac
counts belonging to Mr. EL L. Fen-
nell. Particulars of the sale aonear
from an advertisement in another col
umn.
Only three unimportant cases
were tried in the polics court yester
day. A. L. Hathaway, a printer, was
fined 5 including costs for disorderly
conduct and J..E. Hinnant was dis
charged, as it was shown in striking
Hathaway he was only preserving or
der in his place.
Arrested for Barf! try.
Upon information received from
Detective Bobert Green,, who had
been working on the case, Jim Cald
well, colored, aged about 23 years,
was arrested yesterday morning at
Front and Princess streets on the
charge of being implicated in the sev
eral robberies that took place on.
Wrightsville Sound a week ago to
day. Caldwell is being held at the
polios station tor a preliminary bear
in a bv a Justice of the Peace to
morrow. It is not generally believed
that evidence enough will be secured
to admit of his being bound over.
Caldwell says he lives on Eighth, be
tween Ann and Nun streets, and
worked for Mr. H. L. Fennell on the
Sound until last Wednesday. He
says he returned to the city Friday.
Mrs. Wills os Bereaved.
List Thursday Mrs. James E. Will-
son left for Washington, D. 0., In re
sponse to a telegram announcing that
her mother, Mrs. Henrietta Galloway,
wa Tirr ill at her home In tbat city.
Yesterday Mr. Willson received a
telegram from Mrs. Willson saying
tbat her mother had died at noon, xne
pMeived here with much
sorrow by friends and profound sym
pathy for the bereaved ones. airs.
n.iir vu the widow ol the late
Louis Galloway, of Southport, and
was a most estimable woman. ne
... aii known In Wilmington. The
funeral and interment will take plase
in Washington.
SKW. aDVEBTISKMENTS.
W. R Cooper Feed oats.
Notre Dame of Maryland.
Geo. Honnot, Jr. Optician.
Clerk of Court Legal notice.
Clerk of Court Legal notice.
Geo. O. Gaylord Fine shoes.
Odd Fellows Family excursion.
A. D. Brown Business relations.
Levi McMillan & Co. Bead this,
a & a Solomon New embroidery
N. F. Parker Sweeping reductions.
M. Bellamy, Jr. Sale of accounts.
Masonic Meeting Concord Chapter.
-. Busnrxss looam.
Notice Bonds wanted.
B. M. Wescott For rent
House or Flat Wanted at once.
IHE
AN IMPORTANT ORDER
Interstate Commerce Commission
Invokes Aid of Federal Court
to Enforce Process.
WILMINGTON FREIGHT RATES.
Termlaatlon of the Utliation Broorbt by
tbe Tariff Association of This City is
Sonjtat-Motlon by Complainant
and Order by JadfePorneli:"
As foreshadowed in the special tele
gram to the Star from Baleigh Fri
day night, Col. Harry Skinner, United
States District Attorney, arrived in the
city yesterday and filed in the United
8tates Court here a bill in equity to
enforce the recent decision of the In
terstate Commerce Commission in the
suit of the Wilmington Tariff Associa
tion against the Cincinnati, Ports
mouth & Virginia Railroad Company
et al., it having been decided at that
time that there was unjust discrimina
tion in freight rates from the West to
Wilmington in favor of Norfolk and
other Virginia points, which are com
petitors with Wilmington for tbe
wholesale trade in the Carolina.
It will be remembered that the Inter
state Commerce Commission had a sit
ting in Wilmington three years ago to
hear the case brought against the de
fendant railroads by the Wilmington
Tariff Association and later made a
ruling in favor of Wilmington. How
ever the commission has, as in many
other cases, found itself powerless to
enforce their order and they now in
voke the power of the Federal Court.
District Attorney Skinner is acting
in the matter In conjunction with Mr.
L. A. Shoolar, general counsel for the
Interstate Commission.
The complaint in the suit now
brought by the Commission to enforce
its order, is a voluminous document
of about 100 printed pages and after
enumerating the numerous rail
ways and declaring them sub
ject to the provisions of the
act establishing the Commis
sion and entitled "An act to
regulate commerce," recites the
hearing in Wilmington, April 30lh
and 21st," 1899, and in Washington, D.
O., May 22-25, and its decision in favor
of the Wilmington Association on De
cember 17th, 1903. It is stated that
May 7tb, 1902, the Commission formu
lated an order in conformity to its con
clusions in the case and served the
same upon tbe railroads; tbat the rail
roads have wholly disregarded and sat
at naught the order and have wilfully
and knowingly violated and disobeyed
the same, and still do neglect and re
fuse to comply with the order or any
part thereof.
The Commission upon these allega
tions asks that a subpoena issue to show
cause why the order has been disre
garded as slated. (3) That an order
be granted directing the method of
service of notice of the pendency of
the proceeding. (3) That such order
may be passed pending the cause as
will secure a speedy hearing and de
termination of the matters. (4) That
aueh order may bs passed pending the
causa as may be necessary for
the prosecution of all such in
quiries as may be necessary to
enable the court to form a just
judgment in the matters and things
stated and charged in the complaint.
(5). That upon final hearing a decree
may be entered granting to complain
ant a writ of injunction or other
proper process, mandatory or other
wise, to restrain the defendants from
further continuing in their disregard
of the order or the Commission. (6.)
That a decree may be entered requir
ing the defendants to pay such sum of
money not exceeding $500 for every
day after a day to be named in such
decree that they shall fall to obey said
process. (7.) That the defendants be
required to pay cost and reasonable
counsel fees in this litigation and (8)
for such other relief as the court may
deem meet and proper.
A motion of complainant granted
by the court in the case is aa follows:
And now comes the Interstate uom-
merce commission, compiina m
the above entitled cause, py tiarry
8kinner, Esq., United States District
Attorney, for tne has tern uvnrm oi
tjh narnifna. and moves and re
spectfully prays the court for an order
as to the manner of service of the bill
of complaint in saia cause ana aiwuw
m an nvnf service of this motion and
of the order thereon and that the court
require the defendants above named
to file their answers ta said bill of
complaint on or before a day certain
to be fixed by the court, and also to
appear before the court here at such
timeasmay be fixed by the court,
then and there to show cause why
such other preliminary orders as to
the court may seem meet shall not De
entered to speed the cause to a final
hearing, as provided fpr In the 16th
section of the act to regulate com
merce. tUEBr oitiaHBi,
United States District Attorney ior
the Eastern District oi von
llna.
The o&er of the court on complain
ant's motion is as follows :
And now, upon the filing of the bill
of complaint and accompanying mo
tion herein, is is nereoy uo'w
the Secretary of the locate
Commerce Commission be, ana
he is hereby autnoruea to
f tiid hill of complaint and
accompanying motion and of this or
der, by registering and depositing In
the' mailt or the United States true
copies thereof, duly, authenticated un-
merce Commission, corrotfr addressed
to the president or oncof the vice
presidents or the Isecretary of each of
tne aeienaanw j "T .u.r v.
It is also hereby ordered that the
said defendants file their answers to
said bill of complaint on or before the
8th day of September, 1903, and also
appear before the court on the 6th
Safof October, 1W3, and .show juse
why such other and further prelimi
nary orders as to the court may seem
Mo
WILMINGTON, N. C,
meet should not be entered in this
cause to speed the same to final hear
ing. Done this 16th of August, 1903.
Thos. B. Purkkll,
United States Judge.
Tbe suit promises to ba an interest
ing one a3 prescribing the exact powers
of the Commission and will likely be
taken to the highest tribunal in the
land before its final termination. Emi
nent counsel appear on both sides and
it ia virtually a battle royal between
the Interstate Commerce Commission
or the United States and the leading
railway systems or the South and
West The roads against whom the
bill is brought are as follows:
-. The Cincinnati, Portsmouth &
Virginia B. B. Co.; The Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis
Bwy. Co.; The Cincinnati, Hamil
ton & Dayton, The Chicago, Indian
apolis & Louisville Bail way Co. ; The
Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis
Consolidated Bwy. Co., and Geo. T.
Jar vis, receiver thereof, and the
Southern Bailway as successor of the
same; the Southern Bwy. Co.; The
Georgia Bwy. Co.; TheN. O. & Bt.
Louis Bwy. Co., The Western and At
lantic B. B. Co., The C. & O. Bailway;
The N. & W. Bailway; The O. F. &
Y. V. B. B. Co. ; the receiver and suc
cessors or said railway; The Seaboard
andBoanoke; The Baleigh and Gas
ton; The Baleigh and Augusta Air
Line; The O. O. B. B. Co. ; The G. C.
& N. comprising the Seaboard Air
Ltae Bailway System and the Sea
board Air Line B. B. Co., as successor
ia operation thereof; The B. & P. B.
B. Co. ; The Petersburg Bailroad Co. ;
The Wilmington & Weidon B. B.
Co. ; The Manchester & Augusta B. B.
Co.; The W. C. & A. Bailroad Co.;
comprising the Atlantic Coast Line
System and the Atlantic Coast Line
Biilroad Company as successor in op
eration thereof; and the Louisville &
Nashville Bailroad Co.
T
ADVANCE QUAR0 LEAVES MONDAY.
Coogressloaal Delegates Will Move Upon
PayettcvlIIe This Week.
Forty-two of the fifty-nine regular
delegates appointed to represent New
Hanover county in the Congressional
convention to be held at Fayetteville
next Wednesday have definitely de
cided to go, and there are others who
have not been called on who will also
attend. Of the alternates, a sufficient
number will go to give this county her
fall representation on the floor of the
convention.
The delegates from New Hanover
are to a man earnest- and enthusiastic
supporters of Hon. John D. Bellamy
and their influence will be felt both in
and out or the convention.
The advance guard will leave by the
A & Y. at 9:10 to-morrow morning.
Others will go via the W. C. & A. at
8:45 in the afternoon and by the
W. & W. at 7 P. M. Bat the majority
will take the A. & Y. train Tuesday
morning, when an extra coach will be
necessary for their accommodation.
The Brunswick delegates will also
take that train and a number from
Bladen will be picked up at Parkers
burg and other points.
The New Hanover delegation will
be the largest that has ever attended
a Congressional convention from this
county and its personnel will be equal
to that or any delegation ever ap
pointed in the SUte.
IMPROVEMENT ON WATER STREET.
D. L. Qore Company Will Bnlld Large
Warehouse Opposite Its Store.
A permit was granted yesterday by
the city authorities to the D. L. Gore
Company for the building of a two-
story wooden structure, on the north
side or Water street, opposite)
the company's present stores. The
building will front 66 feet on Water
street and extend back to the river 140
feet. It will be veneered with a wall
one brick thick from the street to the
wharf and in front or the building. It
will be covered with tin from the
brick veneering to the river, and the
end fronting the river is also to be
covered or roofed with tin.
The building will be used by the D.
L. Gore Company as a warehouse for
the storage of general merchandise,
and will be one of the most commo
dious and eligibly located warehouses
in the city.
The extensive coal yards of J. A.
Spriasrer & Co., which now occupy
the lit, will be removed to the new
location on the old North State Im
provement wharves, just north of the
foot of Chesnut street. The new wharf
for the Messrs. Springer & Co. is now
about complete, and the work of re
moving and rebuilding will be com
menced very soon.
Funeral Yesterday Morning.
The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas
Allen Brown was conducted at 11 :S0
o'clock yesterday morning from St.
James' Episcopal church fn the pres
ence of a large gathering of friends.
The services were by the Bev. Freder
ick H. T. Horsfleld, rector of the par
ish. The interment was in Oakdale
cemetery the following gentlemen hav.
ing acted as pall-bearers: Capt. A. L.
DeBosset, Capt. A. D. Brown, Messrs.
Joe D. Smith, T. Banting, Lillie
Love and J. T. Whittaker.
Cap! O'Neill Resigned.
Captain James F. O'Neill haa re
signed his position as commanding
ttfflcer of the Gate city Uuaro,
int. Captain O'Neill states that he
has had the matter of resigning under
consideration for several days in laci,
ever since the Wrightsville episode,
which had the effect of reopening a
number of old wounds which had long
existed in the company.
RNING
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17,
WAS IT MURDER?
Negro Shot at Dance Hall Thurs
day Night Died Yesterday
Afternoon.
JURY OF INQUEST T0-DAY.
Pall Investigation of His Alleged Acci
dental Shooting Will Be Held by Dr.
Bell This Morning"Parties Con
cerned Well Connected.
Was the shooting of Arthur Swin
son by Walter McKoy, at Twelfth and
Dawson streets Thursday night, acci
dental, or was the bullet, which caused
his death yesterday at the Hospital, in
tended to accomplish the purpose it
did f
That is the question which a coro
ner's jury will decide this morning
after hearing all the evidence upon the
subject.
Beaders of these columns will recall
that Friday's issue of the Stab con
tained brief particulars of tbe shooting
of a young negro, Swinson, and a state
ment by Dr. Thos. B. Mask at the time
that the wound would likely prove not
serious. After Swinson 's wounds were
dressed at the office of Dr. Mask, soon
after the shooting, the injured man
was sent to the hospital where he ling
ered until his death came at 13:45 P. M.
yesterday. Drs. F. H. Bussell and
Pride J. Thomas performed an opera
tion upon the negro Friday night
and it was found that the bul
let, instead of going round as
Dr. Mask had supposed from a
hasty examination of the wound,
had penetrated the abdominal cavity
and perforated the intestines in eleven
places. Although the bullet was ex
tracted, it was seen that Swinson's
death was inevitable.
Upon being notified of the death
yesterday, Dr. O. D. Bell, the coro
ner, went at once to the hospital and
after viewing the remains and hearing
the circumstances of the shooting, de
cided to hold an inquest. The body
was, however, turned over to the
family of the deceased for burial.
A Jury of inquest will assemble this
morning at 10 o'clock at the office or
Dr. Bell and determine whether the
shooting was with malice or whether it
was accidental as given out by several
witnesses when it was thought tbat
only a flesh wound had been inflicted.
The jury will be summoned by Dr.
Bell this morning.
It is learned that five or six witnes
ses will testify that Swinson and his
slayer were at a dance hall in
the vicinity named on Thurs
day night and that the dead
man was talking to several
women on the outside circle of the
dancing that was going on at a dance
hall. McKoy walked over to them
and demanded a cigarette stump Swin
son was smoking. The latter declined
to hand over the "coffin tack" and
McKoy, whether jokingly or not
witnesses differ in opinion, produced
a S3 pistol from his pocket and point
ing it to the floor, made another de
mand for the cigarette stump. Wit
nesses say he then acted as if he was
going to fire the pistol at the floor, but
in some way the weapon was raised
and the ball took effect in 8winson's
lower left abdomen. McKoy hastened
with the wounded man to Dr. Mask's
office and assisted in making up a
purse for the treatment of the man.
Police Sergeant O. S. Burnett went at
once to investigate the shooting and
in the office of Dr. Mask he is said to
have been told by Swinson himself
that the shooting was an accident.
However, upon the appearance of the
officer, McKoy skipped out and has
not been heard of since. Police Capt.
Williams, Sergeant Burnett and Offi
cer BeVeille made a diligent search
for the negro on the same night, but
without avail.
The fact that the negro disappeared
after the .shooting is regarded aa strong
evidence that it was not accidental.
McKoy is the son of Ellis McKoy, a
well behaved negro, who once worked
about the First Baptist church.
Meeting of Old Acquaintances.
A lively fisticuff occurred about 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon on Second
near Market street. A young man
named McEntee, who formerly lived
here, and Mr. D. D. Cameron, who
clerks for Banders at the "Unlucky
Corner," were tbfc participants. Young
McEntee had been drinking and ac
costed Mr. Cameron, who at first did
not recognize him. This seemed to
enrage Mr. McEntee, who assaulted
his former acquaintance in a violent
manner. Constable Sheehan saw the
disturbance, ran to the corner and
placed them both under arrest. Mr.
Cameron was recognized for his ap
pearance at 13 o'clock Monday and.
the aggressor was sent to jail, but later
gaye bond. Mr. Cameron is at a loss
to know why the young man assaulted
him.
Orphan Children Returned Hone.
The fifty odd children of the Odd
Fellows' Home at Goldsboro who
have been on their annual week's va
cation to Wilmington, Wrightsville
and Southport, returned yesterday
morning on the 9:10 A. M. Coast Line
train going North. A large number of
friends gathered at the station and
bade them good-bye with assurance of
a hearty welcome next season. The
children and Supt. Brinson and fami
ly were exceedingly profuse in' their
praise of the hospitable manner in
which they were entertained this year
and all say they will anticipate the
coming again with great pleasure.
Littleton Female College, Littleton,
N. C, has the reputation of being one
of the most thorough and progressive
schools ia North Carolina. A postal
card would bring you a copy of the
large, illustrated catalogue which is a
very handsome booklet ; t
TAR.
1902.
ROBBED TROUSER POCKETS
OF $130 IN GREENBACK.
Burglars Visited Home of Mr. Forney J.
Gooding, North Fourth Street, Early
Yesterday Morning.
Burglars visited the residence of
Mr. Furney J. Gooding, No. 511 North
Fourth street, before day yesterday
morning and stole from Mr. Gooding's
trousers in a room where he slept a
roll of bills which amounted to about
$130. The trousers were found yester
day morning in Mr. H. C. Twining's
yard, next door, af;er the pockets had
been rifled. A diamond ring belong
ing to Mr?. Gooding and a watch were
on a chair in the same room, but wera
undisturbed. The burglary occurred
before a very heavy rain storm which
came on about 3:45 A. M , as the
trousers were wet when found in the
adjoining yard aext morning.
The robbery was from a front room
on the second floor of the residence
and Capt. Bobert Green, who is work
ing on tbe case, thinks that entrance
was effected by climbing upon the
roof of iba front porcb, theaca through
an ope a window to the room in which
Mr. Gooding was sleeping.
Mrs. Harvey Twining, who lives
next door, saw two men about the
premises during the night as she was
up with a sick child, but their actions
were not suspicious and she therefore
gave no alarm. There is no further
clue to the identity of the thieves.
PLEA FOR STREET REPAIRS.
Citizen of Wilmington Advances Logical
Argument Why Something Should
Be Done at Once.
The Stab waa last night handed the
following communication from a citi
zen, which appears to be timely :
To the Editor of the Star:
Born and bred in Wilmington, I take
pride in her past history and interest in
her present welfare, and have derived
mueh pleasure from her steady growth
during the last few year?.
There is one matter the spirit of pro
gress seems to pass over almost en
tirely.. That is permanent street im
provement. Streets are paved or mac
adamized with material that else
where affords a lasting thoroughfare.
Ours do not; they go to pieces for lack
of a few systematic repairs. Recently
many stretches of limestone macadam
have been put down and have proved
excellent for a time. A while since a
resolution was offered the city gov
ernment recommending the immediate
repair of certain streets. The limestone
had undergone two years' wear and
tear. Probably the forwarders of this
resolution saw the real trouble. It
seems to elude the officials.
Let us disregard the removal of
paper and the prevention of reckless
garbage dumping anywhere careless
servants see fit and turn to the con
struction and repair as carried on. The
limestone is laid and soon hardens,
giving a perfect road for about six
month?. Then a dry spell comes and
the fine upper dust blows away, leav
ing bare the rough under layers. This
for want of sprinkling. In Winter
mud-holes are allowed to eat through
the road bed where one load of stone
would easily stop an incipient puddle.
The blue limestone on Market street is
slowly going fo ruin for want of
a top covering to preserve it. At
the lower end of the block be
tween Ninth and Tenth, shoals of sand
left by the sewerage people help to
eat away the top dressing and
leave bare the coarse bed. On the
north side of the block, between
Fourth and Fifth, there is demand for
immediate repair in the shape of a
eovering for a large rock as a foun
dation for the roadway. The adage
that a stitch in time saves nine may be
quite threadbare, but it is nevertheless
true, and however much it has been
used, is in better repair than the
streets.
And so it goes. The powers that
were and the powers that be trust to
the grace of God for preservation from
the mud holes in Winter and wash
outs in Summer. Such trust in the
Supreme Being is, no doubt, admir
able, but reasonable economy and a
modicum of public pride would
achieve much more when it comes to
good streets. Junius.
MOORE'S CREEK BATTLEFIELD.
Monumental Association Met Thursday on
the Grounds Officers Chosen.
Special Star Correspondence.'
Poikt Caswell, N. 0., Aug. 15.
The annual meeting of the Moore's
Creek Monumental Association was
held at the pavilion on the grounds on
Thursday, 14th. There was a very
full attendance of the members. One
very important resolution passed was
to make each Congressman in the
State a vice president. This will add
greatly to the Association and lend aid
to our representative in Congress
with the bill for the appropriation that
he now-haa before Congress.
A committee of five consisting of
W. B. Walker. M. M. Bullard, D. J.
Oorbett, Sr., B. P. Paddison, J. E.
Henry, with the president as chairman,
was appointed to make arrangements
to hold a celebration some time this
Fall and also to invite suitable speak
ers forthe occasion.
Quite a number of new names were
presented and elected as members of
theasociation. The entire board of offi
cers were re-elected for the next year.
After very patriotic speeches by Dr.
G. F. Lucas, D. J. Corbett, Sr., A. C.
Moore and others and a very strong
speech and plea from J. T. Moore, the
president, for each member to use his
influence In aiding our representative
to Congress to secure the needed ap
propriations, the meeting adjourned,
subject to the call of the president.
An Exchange of Stations.
Mr. Bichard W. Gray, the clever
assistant observer in the U. S. Weath
er Bureau in Wilmington, will leave
this week for Charlotte, his former
home,, where he will relieve Observer
B. G. Oberholzer, who will be ab
sent from Charlotte on leave. Mrs.
Gray will accompany him and spend
Some time with her mother. Mr. A.
C. Pickles, of the Wireless Telegraph
Station at Manteo, N. C. , will come to
Wilmington in Mr. Gray's absence.
WHOLE NO. 10,915
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. S. A. Schloss left for New
York yesterday.
Mr. J. K. Morrisey, of Clinton,
Is at The Or ton.
Mr. H. J. Elmore, of Mount
Olive, is at The Or ton.
Mr. H. A. Burr sailed on the
Clyde liner New York yesterday.
Mr. J. B. Evans, of Town
Creek, N. C, was here yesterday.
Mrs. W. E. Thomas, of Book
ingham was an Orton guest yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Blair, of
Monroe, were guests at The Orton yes
terday. Mr. Geo. N. Lewis, of Flor
ence, S. C, arrived in the city last
night.
Mr. T. W. Wood leaves this
moring for a business trip to Rich
mond, Mr. W. T. DeLamar, is spend
ing a while at his old home at Beau
fort, S. O.
Dr. Walter Cheyne and Mr. F.
C. Manning, of Lumber, 8. C, are at
The Orton.
Mr. R. D. Carr, of Xenia,
Duplin county, N. C, was a visitor to
city yesterday.
Dr. J. H. Marsh, wife and chil
dren, of Fayetteville, arrived last night
en route to the beach.
Miss Cora Howard, of Wash
ington, N. C, is visiting Miss Kate
LeGwin, South Fifth street
Misses Sue and Nan Clark, of
Tarboro, returned home yesterday
after a delightful trip to the beach.
Miss Annie Middleton, of War
saw, returned home yesterday, after a
delightful trip to friends in the city.
Mr. A. F. Williams, Jr., and
Mrs. Albert Williams, of Kenans ville,
were registered at The Orton yester.
day.
Miss Mattie Griffin, of Salis
bury, returned yesterday after spend
ing some time, the guest or Miss
Kate Maffitt.
Mr. H. C. Bear left Friday for
New York on the Clyde Liner New
Yor7c,Gthlch. passed out at Southport,
6:15 P. M., Friday.
Miss Edna Baldwin returned
to her home at Anapolir, Md., yester
day, after a delightful visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. J. A. Arringdale.
Capt. W. A. Sanders, the
clever master of the steamboat Comp
ton, has gone to Beaufort to spend a
short while with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Alderman,
of Rose Hill, N. C , came down yes
terday on Fussell Bros.' excursion and
spent the day at Wrightsville beach
and in the city.
Mr. A. B. Pearsall, Miss Geor
gia C. Pearsall, Miss Sallie H. Pear
sall, Miss Mary H. Livermore and
Master Bussell Livermore were here
yesterday, going to the beach.
Rev. Dr. W. F. Dickinson has
returned from his vacation and will
conduct services as usual at St. Paul's
Episcopal church this morning at 11
o'clock and evening at 8 o'clock.
Rev. Dr. J. M. Wells, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, is
spending a vacation in Virginia. Bev.
C. W. Traywick, of Immanuel Pres
byterian church, will preach at the
First church this morning. There will
be no evening service.
Mr. TJ. G. Thompson and 1 it
tie daughter, Lena, of Greensboro,
and Mrs. Kate Neal and daughter,
Miss Pattie, of Graham, N. 0., arrived
last evening to visit their relative,
Capt. J. M. McGowan, No 713 Orange
avenue.
Mr. L. L. Motte, a very clever
young gentleman whom Wilmington
claims as one of its native sons, ar
rived yesterday from Spartanburg, S.
0. , to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Benj. Motte. Young Mr. Motte is
now official court stenographer of the
Seventh Judicial District in South
Carolina and has achieved quite a suc
cess in his chosen profession. ,
1. O. O. F. Excureion Wednesday.
Hanover Lodge of Odd Fellows has
arranged for a most delightful excur
sion on the steamer Wilmington next
Wednesday. The trip will be to Car
olina Beach, and the excursionists
will have headquarters all day at the
Sedgeley Hall Club house. There will
be three trips of the steamer, at 9 A.
M., 5.15 and 8 P. M., and passengers
will have the privilege of stopping at
Carolina Beach or going through to
Southport. The last boat leaves the
beach at 10:30 P. M. There will be
music and dancing at Sedgeley Hall
Club house up to that hour. The
round trip will be only 25 cents, and
those who go on the 8 o'clock boat
will have the pleasure of a delightful
moonlight ride.
ARRESTED IN WILSON.
Young Man Wnnted In Harnett County for
Seduction Steamboat Company.
f Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. C, August 16. The
sheriff of Wilson county wired the
Governor's office tp-day that he had
arrested a man answering the descrip
tion of Paul McDonald, a young man
wanted in Harnett county for seduc
tion. A reward of $200 was offered
by the Governor a few days ago for
his arrest
The Virginia-Carolina Inland Steam
boat Company, of Newborn, was char
t red to-day, with $25,000 capital au
thorized and $6,000 paid in. The in
corporators are H. T. Hancock, Thos.
W. Dewey and B. 8. Primrose. The
special purpose is to operate steamers
between Carolina and Virginia ports.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.!
One Yeavr. bv Mail. $6,004
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x six raontns. " .ew ,
Three Months, - 1.85 ;
9 Two Months, - 1.00 ;
cDallTr4 so Subscribers 1b
x City at 45 Cants per BfositBu ;
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
What's Mi of
"Siock Best" Flour,
"Stock Best" Hour.
Tbe leading brand on tne market for tha
last thirty years Is a fnll gnarantes of Its
vast superiority over all otUera. We sell
it
Silver Coin" Patent Elour.
Good enough for most people and an Im
mense seller. We cant keep our trade sap
plied. AU grocers sell these brands. Full
stock
Prime Mixed Oats t new).
Va. Water Ground Meal.
Cracked and Whole Corn.
Grits, etc., etc , etc.
V0LLERS & HASHAGEN.
Millers' Agents and Provisioned,
auiotr
stats; of north oabolina.
County of New Haxovir,
In the Superior Court.
Henry C. Green, Plaintiff,
va.
John stacher and wife,
Sarah Stacher, Defendants,
Notice: John Stacher and wife.Sarah Stacher,
the above named defendants, will take notice
that an action entitled as above, has been
commenced in the Superior Court of
New Hanover County In the State of
North Carolina by the plaintiff for the purpose
of foreclosing and barrlna both of the defen
dants from any and all claim which they have
or make to that certain lot of land being part
of the western half of lot 1 in Block 886, In the
City of Wilmington, North Carolina.
And the said John Stacher and wife, Sarah
Stacher , will further take notice that they are
required to be and appear at the next term of
the Superior Court ot said County or New Han
over, to be held on the fifth Monday after the
first Monday In September, 1903, ft being the
6th day of October, 1903, at the Court House
door o i the said County in the City of Wilming
ton, North Carolina and answer or demur to
the complaint in said action, or tbe plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the relief demanded
in hie complaint.
This the 16th day of August, 1803.
JOHN D. TAYLOB,
Clerk Superior Court New Hanover County,
North Carolina.
A.J. MARSHALL, Attorney for Plaintiff.
SU176C BU
BTATS OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County op Hew Hanover.
In the Superior Court.
Hary Susan Brown, Plaintiff,
vs.
Charles F. A. Brown, Defendant.
Notice: Charles F. a. Brown, the above
named defendant, will take notice that an ac
tion, entitled as above, has been commenced In
theBuperiDr Court of New Hanover County,
.North Carolina, by the plaintiff for the purpose
of obtaining from the defendant an absolute
dlvorca and complete dissolution of ihe bonds
ot matrimony.
And the said Charles F. A. Brown will further
take notice that he Is required to be and appear
at the next term of the Buperlor Court of said
County of New Hanover, to be held on the 5th
Monday after the first Monday of September.
1902, It being the 6th day of October, 1903, at tbe
Court House door , of eald County In tbe City
of Wilmington, North Carolina, and answer or
demur to the complaint In said action, or the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded In her complaint.
This the 16th day of August, 1903.
JOHN D. TAYLOR. Clerk Superior Court
A. J. MARSHALL, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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FEED OATS.
1,040 BUSHELS OATS.
WILL BOOK OEDERS.
40 CTS. NET CASK.
NEXT CAR DUE AUG. 20TH.
W. B. COOPER,
Wholesale Oroeer,
Wilmington, s. .
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Odd Fellows' Family Excursion.
Hanover Lodge 145, 1. 0. 0. F., will run an
other Family Excursion to Carolina Beach
and Southport and out to sea Wednesday,
August 20th, 1903, on the steamer Wilming
ton. Boat leaves 9 A. M., 5.15 p. M. and 8
P. II. Passengers have privilege of stopping
at Carolina Beach going er returning from
Southport. Last boat leaves beach at 10.30
P. M. music and dancing at Bedgeley Hall
Club House. Big ball at night. Don't for
get the moonlight trip at 8 o'clock. Fare
for the round trip only 25 cents, an 17 It
SALE OF ACCOUNTS.
On Saturday, August 33rd, 1902, at
12 o'clock Jt , at the Court House door
in the City of Wilmington, N. C, I
will sell by public auction, for cash, to
the highest bidder, all accounts due
the estate of H. L. Fennel, bankrupt,
a copy of which accounts may be seen
at the office of Bellamy & Bellamy,
attorneys, and at the Court House
door. The above sale is subject to con
firmation by the Court.
August 16tb, 1902.
MARSDEN BELLAMY, JR ,
au 17 lw Trustee.
Geo. Honnet, Jr.,
OPTICIAN.
Combines theory and practice In the prescrib
ing of Glasses, A great number of the pains In
the region of the eye and derangements of the
general nervous system are attributable to Im
perfect sight or strain on the muscles ot the
eye In maintaining clear vision. The many
whom we have benefitted bear testimony that
our special eye-work is carefully and accu
rately done.
Department for optical practice at
GEO. HONNET'S JEWELRY STORE,
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No. 13 North Front street.
BATH SPRAYS 1
Doctors are advocating cold
showers now every day aa the
greatest nerve tonic and for
Generally toning np the system,
'here is no more convenient
way of accomplishing this than
by having a "Holdfast" Bath.
Spray. Will fit any faucet.
For sale at
HARDIN'S
Palace Pharmacy.
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Concord Chanter No, 1, R. A. H.
QOMP ANIONS The regular Convocation win
beheld Monday evening, 8 o'clock.
W. A. MARTIN,
aa 17 It Secretary. -
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