North Carolina Newspapers

,jBgrioteea dodf, sthj-mj J Clrcolatloa Larfer TUi Till J Of Any Other Dally Mews- paper Fubusdm is Wilmiiitoa. O LDKST DAII.Y HKW8PAPK.., s m TUB STATE. The ittovniucj jgtar. OUTLINES. Saval Constructor R. P. Hobson trill shortly bs assigned to duty by the 'tT Department. Sixteen men ire imprisoned In a mine at North Virl Vs., the result or an explosion . . Money miriei in new York still stringent; rate for call loans touched 20 per cent- The American Molasses uompwy aaa Deen incorporated, with capital of $3,000,- . John Mitchell, at Wilkea- birre, says he can't predict when the rtrike will be settled; nothing was ac complished t the oafereace with Oor. Sione. Tommy Ryan, in a boxine bout at Fort Erie, knocked out Kid Carter in the sixth round. Xezro3s will not ba admitted to the Republican State Convention of Ala bama wh eh meets to-day in Binning j4m. Forest fires in Washing ton in abating; the worst is thought U be oer in Oregon. President Baasevelt held a public recep tion at Oster Bay yesterday; extraordinary precautions for the protection of the President were taken. New York markets: Honey on call TU strong at 520 per cant.; cotton dall at Sic; flour firm; wheat spot iteadier, No. 3 red, 76e; oats spot j3;eom spotdall, No. rosin, itsady; spirits turpentine firm at 43 tVEATHER report. D. 3. Dep't of Asrioulturk, J WCATHXB BXTRCATJ, Wilmihotoh, N. O., 8ept. 15. ) Meteorological data for the 34 hours eadin 3 P. M.: TemDeratures: 8 A. M., 59 degrees; 3P M., 67 degrees; maximum, 72 de grees; minimum, 57 degrees; mean. 64 Jerees. Biinfall for the day, .00; rainfall since 1st of month to date, 3.15. COTTON BKOION BCLLCTDT. Generally fair cool weather c fu tilities in all sections. A slow rise in temperature has set in orer the west ern districts. Minimum temperature reported yesterday were: Weldon and Greensboro, 46 ;Cheraw and Charlotte, 13; Rileigh, 50; Lumberton, 53; Wil mington, 57. rORBOABT FOB TODAY. WAsaisaTos.Sept. 15. For North Carolina Fair and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday; light to fresh east rinds Port Almanac September 18. 5iu liises 5.43 A.M. 3 1 a Sets 6.06 P. M. Div's Length 13B.35M. Ii tfh Water at Southport 6.31 A. M. Hi?h Water Wilmington . 9.01 A. M. A big chunk of pumice stone was recently found afloat in Mobileay. T'.e impression is that it drifted orer tn. re after being shot ont from Mont P-rl-je. The doctors in Egypt do not seem to have caught on to the trne in wardness of j cholera when the mor tality is 89 per cent, of those at tacked by it. The interesting information comes from Washington, N. C, that some Newport News capitalists are think ing of buying the ship yard in that town and enlarging it, so as to em ploy several hundred men. An old fellow in Iowa died and provided in his will that every man, woman and child who attend ed his funeral should receive $100. The whole township turned ont and gave him a real sociable burial. Some of the London papers de clare that the negro in South Africa ia incapable of working ont his own salvation. If he gives John Ball half an excuse John will work it oat Xr him with machine guns. Uncle Paul Kruger has about completed his autobiography, which will be published in several languages about the middle of November. But it will not be necessary to read it in more than one language to find out what Paul thinks of John Bull. The Philadelphia preacher who, in preaching to the prisoners in a penitentiary, began his sermon by remarking, "I am glad to see so many of you here," didn't strike a responsive chord in the breasts of his audience, for every mother's son o them would be glad to be some where else. The pharmacy business is not as modern an industry in this country &3 some people suppose. It dates back to the pre historic Cliff Dwell ers, who inhabited the country be tween Colorado and Mexico. The C. D.'s have disappeared, but they left lots of their pestles, mortars and other medicine mixing tools be hind. A manager of a base ball team at Mount Vernon, N. Y., whose name was Keen, felt it so keenly because his boys were beaten by a score of 20 to 1 that he became mad. If he had only got mad. it wouldn't have been so bad, but he got crazy mad and had to be sent to an insane asylum. There isn't a very wide chasm between the base ball crank and the asylum any way. VOL. LXX.--NO. 151. A PYTHIAN MUSICALE" NEXT THURSDAY EVENING. Dellfhtfal Eotertalatnest Uider Aosplcei of Stonewall, Ctaresdon aid Jeffer soa Lodies Local Taleat. Now that the season at the beaches has closed the mind of pleasure seekers lightly tarns to indoor amuse ments and one of the most delightful events on tapis for the coming week "A Pythian Musicale" to be given to-night week in the Academy of Music under the auspices of Stone wall, Clarendon and Jefferson lodges for the benefit of a fund to furnish their handsome new home on the third floor of the Hurehison National Bank building. A joint committee has engaged a number of the leading musicians of the city to take part in the entertain ment and it promises to bs an artistic success. The following very com plete programme has been arranged: Donble Mixed Onartatt "TVnnh.- dour"(IL Watson), 8opranos, Mrs. E. K. Bryan, Miss N. Foster. Altos, Mrs. Greene Fenler. lira A. M" w1. del). Tenors, Mr. O. H. CooDer. Mr. Root. Banks. Bass, Mr. J. 8. William?, ar. a. noiaen. Bsadlnc. reelected). M!sm TTattiA Taylor. 8ongs. "Little Bov Blue" (Nevin). Dandelion" fChadwickV Miss N. Foster. Female Quartette "Annie Laurie" 'arranged tav Dndlaw RnekV Un V. K. Bryan. Miss N. Foster, Mrs. Fen- ey, sirs. WaddeJL Piano Solo "Canriee" f Heller). Mr. James Craft. 8tndiea in Grace With th ITin-Rr Miss Foster. Violin Rrlr "fVinwrfn N7i Q" T- Berlot), by Mr. Kimbrough Jones. maie vguarieiie Messrs. uooper, Banks, Williams and Holden. Accomnaniats. Miss Corbett and Mr. Munson. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Col. Geo. L. Morton returned to the city yesterday. J. T. Bland, Esq., of Burgaw, arrived last evening. Eev. J. A. Smith, of Fair Bluff, N. C, was a welcome visitor to the city yesterday. Mr. Clem Wescott leaves to day to enter White Oak Academy, Bladen county. Mrs. Richard W. Price is home again after a stay of several weeks in the Piedmont section of the State. Bruce Williams, Esq., of Bur gaw and Dr. E. Porter, of Rocky Point, were Orton guests yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Polvogt have returned from New York. Mr. Polvogt selected his Fall stock while" away. Editor. W. A. Fergnrson, of the Columbus Press, and Mr. R. O. Row el), of Whiteville. N. O. arrived last night. Misses Bessie Williams and Edna Fieei have returned from a de- ightful visit to relatives and friends n Anson county. Mr. J. Norcum Sweeney, Wilmington's popular young: sales man, left yesterday for his initial trip on the road" for the Jacobi Hard ware Co. Friends of Mr. Peter McQueen will be glad to know that he is rapidly convalescing from a recent severe at tack of typhoid fever at Ihe James Walker Memorial Hospital. Mr. L. L. Brinson, of New born, the popular American Tobacco Company travelling man, is the city introducing "Piedmont" cigarettes the newest thing on the market. Mr. Percy L. Smith, who has a position with the Southern Railway at Norfqlk, is at home on account of the illness of his father, Mr. 8. I. Smith, who was some better yesterday. Rev. J. L. Vipperman, who has been on the sick list for several day, was not well enough to have services at Brooklyn Baptist church 8unday, but he is improving now and hopes to be out in a few days. Mr. E. J. Powers returned to Atlanta yesterday, after spending the Sammer at Wrightsville. Mrs. Powers and Miss Mabel Powers leave to-morrow for New York to meet Mr. Ray Powers, who spent the Summer abroad. Dr. E. Pender Porter, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has been spend- ng a short vacation with his father, Dr. E. Porter, at Rocky Point, re turned Sunday evening to resume his practice, which is already a large and growing one. New Drag Store. Messrs. J. 8. & W. A. Canady, who conduct drug stores at Front and Castle streets, have rented the store room in the Smith building, formerly occupied byfiMr. M. H. Curran and will open on Oct. 1st a first-class drug store there. In the 8ummer a soda fountain will be conducted for the benefit of people who will gather on that corner to catch the beach trolley cars. NKW ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice A word to the wise. Masonio Meeting Wil. Lodge. J. W. Murchisoa fc Co. Happy farmers. 8T7BOTSS LOCALS- W. M. Gumming For rent. W. M. Gumming For sale. Wanted Scuppernong grapes. J. A. Springer & Co. For sale. The A PARTIAL COLLAPSE. End of Old C. F. & Y. V. Shed Tumbled Into River Early Sunday Morning. UNDER FERTILIZERS' WEIGHT. Several Handred Tons Damped lata River Three Tramp Steamers Arrived Yes terday aad the Compresses Are Busy News from Wharf. Under its weig ht of many thousahd pounds of kainit and acid phosphate, the entire south end of the old Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad shed at Point Peter, collapsed Sunday morning about 4 o'clock and between 200 and 300 tons of the fertilizer in balk tumbled into the river. It was the property of the Armour Fertilizer Workr, which recently leased th premises for storage purposes from the Atlantic Coast Line. The loss is probably $1,500 or $3,000. A part of the property may be recovered .from the river but if so, it will be badly damaged and greatly depreciated in value. It was first reported that the watchman at the warehouse had bsen caught in the wreck and drowned, but this was incorrect as he reported the accident to Manager Everett, of the company, soon after it occurred. The structure had been weak as to the pil ing for its foundations some time, but recently the building was thought strong enough to admit of a large car go of tmaterial from a Philadelphia schooner being stored there. The es timate of the strength of the shed wa, however, overdrawn as the accident Sunday morning proved. Mr. J. Allen Moore, an official of the com pany at Baltimore, was here yesterday and made an investigation of the wreck with the manager. The dam age to the building, of course, will be looked after by A. C. L. officials. Big tramp steamers continue to come for cotton cargoes. Three ar rived yesterday and three are already in port with berths at the compresses of Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Sod. The Gladys, 1,609 tons, Capt. Edwards, from Hamburg, is consigned to Messrs. Heide & Co. , with a cargo of kainit for the Acme Manufacturing Co., at Cronly, N. G, but when she finishes discharging at the Carolina Central wharves she will load cotton. The Qladestry, 1,521 tons, Gapt Lawson, from Norfolk, Va., was another to ar rive yesterday. She will be loaded by Messrs. 8prunt & Son at "the upper', or Wilmington Compress. The largest to arrive this season was the Vaux- hall, 2,348 tons, Capt. Hosking, which came in late in the afternoon from New York. In the meantime cotton is coming in at a lively clip. The num ber of bales yesterday was 4.496, and both compresses are pounding away as hard as steam will let them, to get the bales in convenient package for water shipment. Mr. Will L. Miller, representing the Acme Tea Chest Co., of Glasgow, Scotland, says he expects another steamer for a cargo of gum timber early in November. The Torgorm, which has just cleared with a large cargo, is expected to get across in time to make the return charter. The schooner Gem, 489 tons, Capt. Dix, arrired yesterday from Boston with a cargo of fertilizer materia), which she is discharging at the Caro lina Central piers. The British tramp steamer White hall, 1,314 tons, Capt. Hsppel, Char leston to Baltimore, anchored off the Cape Fear bar yesterday morning but proceeded in the afternoon. Spirits was steady yesterday at 45 cents the highest point reached this season. ACADEMY OF MUSIC OPENINQ. Very Favorable Criticism of "Hamtn Hearts," Initial Bill Thursday Nifht. "Human Hearts," the popular in ugural performance at the Academy of Music Thursday night, is winning the plaudits of the press everywhere it goes. One of the strongest com mendations comes from the Norfolk (Va.) Virginian-Pilot, as follows: 4W. E. NankevM's beautiful idyl of the Arkansas hills, "Human Hearts." drew an audience last night. despite the heavy rain, that filled earlv every seat in the Academy oi Music. This strong play was pre sented here last season for the first time and the company presenting it this vear Is even better than the ex cellent company of last year. "Hu man Hearts' as one of the strong in thrilling situations is far above melodrama. It possesses a well de fined plot and plainly tells the story of human passions, love, fidelity, dishonor, shame and aeam. Th.t tho jkfFrtFta of thft nl avers suc ceeded was evidenced by the loud ap plause lor Mr. bainvan ana me iwrm of mingled hisses and applause for the male and female vlllians. Little Mas ter Percy well sustained the part or little Grace Logan. The other mem bers of the company also ably filled their roles. The performance waa very well received and seldom is seen an anriiana mnn anrirMMallve man the large one that greeted the play era last night." The advance sale or seats win com mence to-morrow at tne axaaemys down-town box office at Plummer's. LOCAL DOTS. The B. Y. P. U. of the First Baptist church will have its first study the "Tree of Life" to night. Two competent - newspaper compositors are wanted immediately the Stab. Satisfactory recommen dations required. Morning WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER RALEIGH-WILMINGTON TELEPHONE CONNECTION. Said In Capital City That Loot Distance Line This Wsy Will Be Completed Wlthia Ten Days. The Raleigh Post of Sunday has the following bit of interesting news concerning the long distance lines being constructed from Wilmington to that city by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company Nothing much has been said lately about the construction or the fcjouth ern Bell Telephone line between Raleigh and Wilmington, but the work haB been going on steadily until it can be positively announced now that Raleigh can talk to Wilmington direct in ten days or less time. The fact ir, the party constructing the line from Wilmington has already reached Selma and the party building from this end of the line are beyond Clayton, so thai there are less than fifteen miles yet to be put up. At the present rate of construction this will only require four or five days, and the line would be ready for use in that time if it were not for some delay in placing the switchboard at Selma in position. This switchboard will have six wires running north and south and from east and west, all these wires crossing here, S3 that the operator can connect any of the lines desired. This board will certainly be in position and ready for service within ten days. When this line to Wilmington is in operation it will give the people of Ra leigh connection with nearly all the principal towns of East Garolina, and, too, the-service will be the very best, affording a conversation between Wilmington as distinct and as satisfac tory as that now being provided be tween local stations of the Raleigh ex change. The lines will be the copper metallic circuit, than which no better is known in the telephone service. The exchange of the Bell company at Wil mington has just been re-equippeu with this copper metallic system, and the wires are being put under ground just as they were some months ago in this city, so that the very best ex change service will be had at both ends of the Raleigh-Wilmington line. The completion of this Eastern Carolina connection will prove of great value to Raleigh in the commer cial relations of her people with the people of not only Wilmington, nut with those of all the Important inter vening towns. A TOBACCO WAREHOUSE. Mr. Qaylord Writes Interestingly of What Oreat Opportunity There is for Yel low Leaf Market Here. The following communication was handed the Star on Saturday for pub lication, but owing to a press of other matter was delayed until to-day : Wilmington is situated in one of the finest tobacco growing sections of the Boutb. Millions of pounds or bright leaf tobacco are being raised within a radius of a hundred miles of our city, and though this industry is only in its Infancy next year's crop will very probably double the yield or this year. Ua account or its faculties lor trans portation, Wilmington is better able to handle a greater quantity of to bacco than any other city or its size. We have the advantage of both river and rail transportation. Five rail roads run into our city from the to bacco growing sections : W. G. 3c A., W. & W., 8. A. Li., W. 6t N. and A. & Y. We have also river transporta tion on the Cape Fear and its bran ches, the Clyde Line from George town; also export transportation to New York, with the added advan tage of deeper navigation for the shipment of tobacco to foreign countries. With so many advantages for the raising and shipping of to bacco, Wilmington is most greatly in need of 3 one or more than one to bacco warehouse, where we can nave sales for the benefit of the farmers for a hundred miles around, giving them a good market where they can get the best prices and placing ourselves in a position to sell them all kinds of mer chandise. This will be the beginning of an ex tensive business. With the building of sales warehouses will come the building up of tobacco prize houses, and it ia another step to the establish ing of factories for the manufacture of tobacco in different forms. The sales warehouse we need at once, and we may rest assured that . . i , i ,, irom lull small Beginning mere wui be opened np a new and vast industry that will enhance the value of our property and tide our merchants over the dull season of Summer and in every way benefit our city, so that in a short time it will ba easily recog nized as one of the most enterprising cities of the South. I would be glad if some man who s better informed on the subject than am would give us his opinion through the columns of our papers; also our farmers, to whom this move ment means so much. I heard a gentleman say a few days aeo that last wees: in a city not a thousand miles from Wilmington one million three hundred thousand pounds of tobacco sold that week. That city expects to pay out to the farmers two million of dollars. If this is true in a small city not half the size of ours, with the freight rates en tirely in the hands of the railroad, what could not Wilmington do in the same line with her greater size, facili ties and advantages. I feel that our merchants are los ne two thousand dollars a day in cash trade, by not having a tobacco warehouse From my point of view this is one of the greatest opportunities to add to the prosperity of our city and sur rounding country, and I am fully persuaded that with the demand win come the supply, and if a market is offered the farmers a large quantity oi tobacco will be raised in our vicinity. Here's my heart and hand in the en terprise. Will not some one else give it a lift in the right direction t ttEORGUC U. trATLORD. Coming to WOmiiiiton. Norfolk Landmark 14th: "Mr. Thomas E. Myers, who has held the position of aeeretary to Mr. A. W. Towsley, assistant to the first vice president and -general manager of the Seaboard Air Line railway, has resign ed his position to accept a more lucra tive one in the office of Mr. J. 8. Chambers, superintendent or motive power of the Atlantic Coast Line, at Wilmington. N. O. Mr. Myers, much to the regret of his many friends in Portsmouthiwill leave for his new da tieso n tomorrow. . SUNDAY RETAILING. Cojored Restaurant Keepers on the Wharf Raided by Police for Selling Liquor. THE EVIDENCE INSUFFICIENT. Defendants Successfully Ran the Gauntlet of Three Coarts, Ending With "Un cle Sam's" Tribunal Incident la Another Cook Shop. Yesterday was restaurant day in court Municipal, State and Federal. All three of those tribunals had an inning with Thomas Ricks and Mack Fairclotb, proprietors of negro 'cook shops" on or near the wharf. who were arrested Sunday as the re sult of a police investigation of the existence of a number of "blind tigers" that were known to be argus- eyed and very active on the water front, especially on Sundays, when licensed places are closed. Ricks and Fairclotb ran the gauntlet of all three courts, piloted by able counsel, and were discharged. The c a sea came up first before Mayor pro tern. Cooper, who held police court in the absence of Col. Waddell, who is confiaed to his home by illness. The negroes were arrested Sunday upoa the double charge of selling liquor on the Sabbath and for selling liquor without license. The evidence was gathered by Po licemen O. E. Wood and I. F. Hug- gins. The officers arrayed themselves in citizens' clothing Sunday morning and represented to one of the many negroes that they found "hanging around" the suspected places that they were very "thirsty" and were bound to have something to drink ; that if he would go and get them a pint of liquor they would give him the money and a drink for his trouble. The agreement was no sooner proposed than accepted, but the original negro to whom the money was given gave it to another colored man, who was commisioned to complete the errand, and that so com plicated the evidence that conviction waa impossible in any of the three courts before which the defendants were arraigned. Faircloth keeps a restaurant two doors from Water street, on the south side of Market, and Ricks conducts a place on Water, between Market and tTmcess streets. They .were repre sented at all the hearings by Herbert McGIammy. Esq., and on affidavit of removal from Mayor pro tern. Cooper 1 carried 'the case to Justice Jno. J. Furlong, where it was heard at 3 o'clock. The evidence was found defective in essential points and as each one was discharged, he was re arrested by Deputy Marshal O. O. Knox and taken before United States Commissioner 8. P. Collier, charged with violation of the Federal stat utes. ;in Commissioner Collier's court the defendants also escaped an ad verse judgment and were set free. The police are certain that the liti gation, even though unsuccessful, will have a good effect on the Sunday liquor selling. The other, restaurant disturbance was investigated in Mayor pro tern. Cooper's court. Elijah Jones and Sylvia Washington conduct an eating house for the colored compress trade near Nutt and Red Cross streets. Early yesterday morning Richard Plummer, a negro stevedore, came in and called for a "fifteen-cent breakfast." Not withstanding the fact that, in the face of the beef trust, he was given three pieces of beef steak, some rice, hominy, cup of coffee and some biscuits, all for the magnificent sum of fifteen cents, he called loudly for eggs and nothing but eggs would he have. The landlady protested that eggs were too high to be served with a full "fifteen-cent meal," whereupon Richard declared he would neither have nor pay for any of it, and that brought on words with tbe male pro prietor of the house, who fired the un grateful guest out of doors and had him arrested. Mayor pro tern. Cooper put the costs on the gentlemen with a craving for eggs, and Herbert McClammy, Esq., his counsel, appealed the case to the Superior Court. Plummer's bond was given in the sum of $25. The other cases in "the police court yesterday were of a more trifling na ture. Mecklenburg Fair Marshals. Dr. Chas. H. G. Mill?, chief marshal for the Mecklenburg County Fair, Sept. 29th to Oct. 3rd, has appointed the following assistants from Wil mington: Capt. Donald MacRae, Messrs. Jack Bellamy, Clayton Giles, Jr Thos. W. Davis, E. O. Holt, H. H. Mcllhenny and James Stevenson ; from Fayetteville, Messrs. Walter Holt, J. R Williams and John Un derwood; from Newborn, Messrs. Henry R. Bryan, Jr., Frank R. Hy men and Romulus A. Nunn. Death of Mrs. Bowdeo. A telegram received in the city yes terday afternoon brought the sad news of the death of Mrs. W. B. Bowden, which had just occurred at her old home inLumberton, N. O. Mrs. Bow den had teen ill for several months. Bhe is the wife of Mr. W. B. Bowden, the popular health inspector, and leaves a little son, Walter, and two little daughters. The bereaved ones have the sincerest sympathy of many friends. The remains will be interred at Lumberton. - Mr. Robert H. Gwaltney, the popular Orton clerk, left yesterday to spend a vacation with his parents at Hickory, N. C. tar 16. 1902. REV. THOMAS DIXON 01 THE LECTURE PLATFORM. Large Audience Completely Captivated by Wit and Wisdom of Distinguished Author and Preacher Last Night. An audience that taxed the capacity of the spacious Y. M. C. A. auditorium was delighted last evening with the superb lecture of that distinguished platform orator, the Rev. Tho?. Dixon, who appeared as the initial attraction in the Star Course of Entertainments. Not a single person in the vast assem blage went away dissatisfied, but all were charmed and edified by his grace ful eloquence, and sparkling wit and humor. The eminent lecturer proved himself every whit the man and orator that is so beautifully pictured in the fol lowing introduction of him by Rev Dr. Calvin 8. Black well, the conse crated and gifted pastor of the First Baptist Church, this city. Dr. Black- well said : Ladies and Gentlemen : The management of the Star Course is to be congratulated on securing for this opening night the brightest star in all the platform galaxy Thomas Dixon, so dazzlingly brilliant is this particular star that it must be a con- j inction of Jupiter, Mars and Mercury. A David among the giants in the political arena before he was twenty- one. The enthralled throngs in me tropolitan centres have testified to his pre-eminence in tbe pulpit. For nve years he has trod the lecture platform, Saul like its very king. To conquer three such worlds in the span of less than a half life time should satisfy the most ardent ambition. But a year ago he took up the pan, and with one stroke in one book has become the prince of the press also. Where will this soaring eagle, fledged on our Carolina crags, consent to rest tt-.a foot of his fame ! We know no. Nor is his fame provincial. His pages re polyglot; his characters immorta?. Already Tom Camp, on his wooden leg in Confederate gray, is on his tramp around the world, . and Kev. John Durham is speaking his burning truths in HDgIisb, Italian, French and German. When this century grows gray with years the school boys will be declaiming the thrilling paragraphs of this four- sided genius. If the fame of Benjamin Franklin is "twined around , the lightning's wing and borne to distant ages on the fa w "flF witTl rat rho ttof una f 5 m rm f rmnrlA " so also is that of Thomas Dixon fixed in elemental thing?, and it will be as enduring as the Ethiopian's skin and as unchanging as tbe "Lieopard's Spots." When he straightens up you will discover he has a surplus of back bone," and he will discover that we have, the spare-ribs, but none to spare. The long and short of it is. God never made but one Tom Dixon, and then He had to come to North Caro lina to get the raw material. Hence we as Lower Gape Fearans, the most Carolina of Carolinians, welcome you. sir, with unwontid warmth. We are yours for the next two hours, to do with us as you will, for we know you will. AN ALLEGED TRAIN ROBBERY. Express Messenger Lewis, of Qoldsboro, Relates an Exciting Experience With Desperado Near Charleston. Yesterday afternoon's Florence Times has the following in regard to an alleged Express robbery about which there was much talk on the streets here yesterday : There is a sensational and rather mysterious report of a ''hold up" on train 23 from Florence to Savannah on Saturday night. Express Messenger i. Ci. Lewis re ports the robbery. He said a man got on his car at Lianes and bound him. and at the point of a pistol robbed the packages, taking away several pack ages of jewelry, among them some val uable diamonds and some cash. He did not tamper with the safe. Lewis said that the man jumped off of the train at the Columbus street crossing and made his way into the city. He got his hands loose in time to fire one shot at the retreating figure, but missed him. Nobody on the train seems to nave heard anything of the robbery. The crew returned to Florence Sunday night and were seen by a Times re porter to-day, but said that they knew nothing except what Mr. .Jjewls said. He is now in Charleston with the de tectives, doing what they can to locate the robber. Mr. Crosswell and Mr. Howell are both there looking into the matter. There was clearly a loss, but the express people do not have much to say in the matter. Mr. Lie wis is a young man irom Qoldsboro. N. C. The robber is described as a young white man. Lewis Bays that he blind folded him and then tied his hands behind his back, covering him all the time with a pistol. It was reported in the city last night that two young white men were arrested on the charge of the robbery in the Argyle Hotel, Charleston, yes terday morning Star OYSTER BEDS ARE FAILI5J0. Qreed of the Oystermen In Failing to Cull the Ungrowo Bivalves. The following special to Sunday's Charlotte Observer will be read with interest: Washington. Sent. 12. Unless more stringent laws are made and en forced in regard to the oysters that can be tonged from the beds, it will only be a matter of four or five years before it will be an lmpoflsiouiiy to e-ather a boat load of oysters on the combined North Carolina oyster beds. This statement was made this morn ing by a man who has worked on the oyster beds for thirty years. During the canning season tons of under grown oysters are brought here to the factory and then thrown away be cause they are unfit tor use. xnis is caused by tbe greed or oystermen in wantmsr to hurry tne marxet ana being too lazy to cull them. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. MASONIC TEMPLE, Sep. 16, 1902. WiliMon Lodge No. 319, A.1F. &A.M T3EQULAR MONTHLY COMMUNICATION Xt this (Tuesday ) evening at 8.00 o'cloca. visiting brethren cordially umtea. sep IS It Secretary. WHOLE NO. 10,940 THE GREATEST OF LUXURIES! Easily operated. 1 sep 11 tf Your Money Is n hi i l n .nn, n na en mwim m m power o w wa.iv waMMw va 11UII II U I Wl UIFIIII Ullli a VISUM wva Only when it is safely invested. Burglars can annoy you; bad loans may cripple yon; speculation may ruin you. THE PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK is safe because it is governed on a conservative basis. It holds yonr money where you can get it quickly, and without danger of loss. We pay 4 per cent, interest, compounded quarterly. The People's Opposite the rostofnee, H. O. HIcQtJEEN, President, JNO. S. ARMSTRONG, Vie President. sep 11 tf F. W. DICK. Cashier. ' WILMINGTON NEVER LOOKED BETTER ! NEITHER HAS OUR STOCK OF FURNITURE. Oar floors are full of all grades of Furniture. Terms cash or will sell you on convenient installments. See ns before you buy and you will go no further. On sale the coming week those leather seat Rockers in Oak and Ma hogany at $1.50. Any kind of Mattress made and renovated. THE SISTEEJD CO., sep 7 tf THE MDRCHISON Capital and Surplus Deposits - The steady and uninterrupted growth of this Bank attests its popu larity. Come in and look at our new a safe and progressive bank can offer. H. C. J. V. GEAINGEE, Cashier. Good Crops AND GOOD PRICES Make the Farmers Happy. And this makes everybody happy. There will be money to spend this Fall and Winter. So call and see us when you need goods in our line. We carry a heavy stock of Hardware, Agricultural Implements, Cutlery, Tinware, &c. J. W. HIi 4 Co. sep 16 tf Wilmington, N. C. A WORD TO THE WISE The Mobning Star Business Locals Column offers the best, cheapest and surest means of get ting quick returns on advertise ments for Help Wanted, Situations Wanted, Boarders Wanted, Room For Rent, Houses1 For Rent, Houses For Sale, Property For Sale, Lost, Found, Strayed, Stolen, Etc., Etc., Etc. One cent per word each insertion. Mo adver tisement taken for lees than SO cents. sep is a Just Received. New lot Library Lamps. A beautful lot of Pictures; Enamel Beds from $3.75 up. Nice Line Rockers, Trunks and Stoves. New lot Felt Mattresses. Come and see ns and get our prices. We guarantee to undersell any firm in the city, GASTON D. PHARES & CO. interstate TnoneTB. uo-usKarketstreea sep 14 tt I TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.? s X One Year, by Mail, $5.0 Slx SXontka, 8.B0 Three Months, - ' 1.85 $ Two Months, 1.00 Delivered to Subscribers in tme 2 City at 4K Cents per month, x Instantaneous Water Heater, Operated with Gas. HEATS THE WATER Instantly. With one of these Heaters you can get hot water at any time of the day or night at a moment's notice. Will heat water enough for a bath at a cost of two cents Call and see them. T I Safe Savings Bank, Second and Market Streets. NATIONAL BANK. $250,000.00 800,000.00 banking rooms. Every facility that Foreign exchange bought and sold. McQTJEEN, President. sep 14 tf September Mullets Are now offered by ns to our trade. Send in your orders early as the con signment we receiyed to-day don't amount to three figures ;so first come first served. Meat is worth near 12 cents. Mullets fat and clean at 5 cents is a good seller and good profit. We also sell Cuban Blossom, Renown, Renown, Renown, Topical Twist, Cigars, Cigars, Cigars. Vollers & Hashagen, sep 14 tf Provisioned. Fruit Trees For Sale! For sale at less than net cata logue prices about 1,000 FRUIT -TREES. From the leading Nursery in North Carolina. Will be sold in one lot, or in two lots of about 500 each. Selections to be made from latest catalogue. Address, "BAEGAIN," Care The Moening Stae, Wilmington, N. C. aep 2 D&w tt Market Notice. Notice la hereby given that the stalls and stores ot the City Markets will be rented at public auction on Saturday, September 20th, Commencing at Fifth Ward Market House at 11 A. v., reaching Fourth street market house about 11.45 a. M.. and Front street market house about 18.85 P. M. B tails will be rented upon the cash premium plan. Ho bids will be received from delinquent renters, nor will sub-letting be allowed, H. G. TIENCKEFI, Chairman Market Committee, sep 14 3t sn tnfr Printer Wanted. Wanted, a first class compositor who has had experience on a dall j mornlnsr paper. Most have rood re commendations as to habits and quali fications. Apply at, or address the sep 7 tf MORNING STAB,