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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.!
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F JlilUIKI",u'
f PBbllgheil la
tt'ilffllnrton.
Om Year, by XXaJl, $5.00
Six Months, - - .' g.BO
; Throo KentluB, - - 1.85
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vtUTMi so siDwibni In sJa -';..v
I Ctty at 4 Cent pr XXontlu - J S'i
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WHOLE NO. 10,978
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govS) L0CAL pq
roUTUNES
I
. k.re been appointed for
jSrt Lumber Company and the
li.-et dumber Co.
3 ... .Ka nuth next month.
r Twrstate Commerce Com-
rn hr cases against the
.ad other railroads in Char
KV Nov. 21- President
r -.nates Thursday, Not.
KsinkWttnif dy- Three
f :r;?. dauehters of a D?ro
r ' vfrnne. Ark. The
r .jfd its prtentatioa in the
?,inUi for the murder of
W Masicuns of thea
1 Pjtj. Fnace, will go on strike
' i.iiprs returaine from
-te regions in Pennsyl-
f. ossed through Pitta-
raUed with a ahdwertf
throvi by worKmen irom b
bat no one was seriouaij
Bobbers dynamited tne
. hirk at Gardner, III., and
thousand dollars.
LrjBrtll shot and killed hia
n .ii.i
' .t 3Vi4J P cent., the
jjoiiiK bid at 3X percent.;
-jjftU 8-"0c- floar firm nd
iijAer: wheat-spot dull; No. 3
5j,:; earn spot easy; no. z,
firm: soirits turpentine
f; " '
IEATHER REPORT.
;i DirT or Aqbioultubb, ,
Wiathib Bubkau,
fiiaaTOX. N. O., Oct. 29. )
W)iog:cal data for the 24 hours
Ci?.5I.:
Ccjrarej: 3 A. H., 46 dejfrea;
LS decrees; maximum, 61 de-
L-tniaijai, 41 degree; mean. 53
Liil for the day, T. ; rainfall
Ciomoath to date, 3.18.
J-T05 R1QI05 BULLETIN.
Wfn;tier prevails in all district,
ijfer temperature in the central
atern portions of the cottton
be temperature is rising in
sku secuoas. frost reported
b; plices ia North and South
eu. Georgia. Alabama, Misais-
u4 oiher Sutes
IMSCAiT r02 10-DAY.
P-233T0S. Oc:. 29 For North
fat: Fair Taursday aad Friday;
Fridtj; lieht variable windt.
Vt llaanae October 30.
1,
6.31A.M.
5.06 P. M.
I0D.45M.
0.26 P. If.
9.56 P.M.
sa
nj&fui
at Southport
iii. Florida, is to have a plate
factory. Ihia is a pointer for
i the enterprising men of
rrijtoa.
hi wintry produces about 35,-
a of broom corn, enough to
a 42,000.000 brooms, which
ribe quite three brooms to
living longer," remarks
i i oar Talaed contemporaries.
tiaa!t compare notes with Noah
?JM. He ha3 lived longer than
mt'aia aide of New Jersey.
-1 Austrian meteorologist and
saprognosticator of note pre
'u: the coming winter will be
in Europe experienced
jeara. And they have some
'fries over there, too.
iiter Wn Ting Fang appeared
in Washington dreased
can fashion. He waa ao-
n.:.j i . . ....
oy his "dainty little
' " the li3patch " calls her.
"aee 3amee. What a sen
a 4ej would create If they
in China in thnoo rt era
1 1 rptVirto,-) ik.t T r l r
,J ociatea have scooped a
s- i t,5'j0.000 by their
R ba3ine3a, so far this
' 1 they
have two more
John struck pay
to run
; he
hit the merging
1 knk.l
man of St. Louis, who
- -isaing Atlanta, told a
f the Constitution, that
J Qotela ia the country are
mhey, making from 30 to
'It. on the ranltal invAitA.
fjfrom the prices charged
yuui to ma ice aooui
"cent.
bowing what a grip the Penn-
r ca- railroads" have on the
iae fniUielphia Press calls
, u w the fact that it oosts
onng coal from the West
""nes, to Philadelphia, a
. bont two hnndrfld mflpa.
J, doea from the anthracite
Q1Horty miles off.
unna made a speech in
which he declared tht h
. ual and npvjr -Ar.i fn
had
1(4.J bQt the truth." And yet
T1 "oner haa
i t-.. uccu going arouna
k.ln'mZ that the Demo-
. g. . 0 destroy our prosper
w 18 that for a whopper ?
jfiear Patterson to-night.
Dm't forcet Mr. Pattflmn
appointment to-night.
-Now, don't forget that next
Tasday ia election day.
f Cotton receipts yesterday 2.667
baler, last year, 3,411 bales.
-tAt the Court House to-night
the grand finale of the Democratic
campaign will taka place.
the Clyde Liner Geo. IF. Clvde
ami-fed 3 P. M. yesterday from New
Yort, a day and a half late.
There is a good demand for
eggs on the local produce market now
at 80 cents per dozen, wholesale.
Schooner Lizzie M. Parsons
aailed yesterday with cargo of cross-
ties consigned by the Eccleston Lum
ber Co.
Don't be discouraged, boys.
Pour in your nickels for Kween of the
KahiItaU" ':PalnT"EeArr never won
fair lady."
Crude turpentine -yesterday
was quoted firm at $L753.80. The
quotations the day before were f 1.75
613.90 instead of $L75$3.00 as erro
neously printed.
There will be a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Merchants1
Association to-day at 13 o'clock noon.
Every director ia expected to be pres
ent at the meeting.
Alderman M. G. Tienken,
chairman of the Market Committee,
advertises for rent at $60 per annum,
from Not. 1st, the middle restaurant
in Front street market
"They say" that since the
voting for Kween of the Karnival be
gan there has been a marked decline
in the demand for cigars, cigarettes,
cold drinks and chewing gum.
The C. B., L. & P. Co. yes
terday commenced work on suspend
ing the new arc lights from mast arms
instead of between poles as heretofore.
The change is a very welcome one.
Mr. Lord, who recently came
to Wilmington from the L. AN. rail
road, will succeed Mr. C. D. Wayne
as chief clerk in the office of the gen
eral passenger agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line.
Announcement is .made of the
forthcoming marriage of Mr. Melton
Watts, son of Mr. and Mr. Jack
Watts, of ML Tabor, Columbus
county, and Miss Lizzie Cumber,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cum
ber, of Wilmington.
Justice McGowan yesterday
rendered his decision in the case of
Mr. W. J. R saves, charged with false
pretence, which was tried Monday.
Justice McGowan held Mr. Reaves for
the higher court and he promptly gave
$50 bond for his appearance.
The sorely smitten swains are
working with knightly devotion for
their respective kandidates for Kween
of the Karnival. They are diving
deep down into their pockets for the
koveted knickels; and it looks like
somebody will be "dead broke" next
Saturday night.
STOLE HIS CORK LEQ.
Ex-Pollcemao R. (L Holmes All Bat Lost
His Artificial Limb Yesterday.
Burglars are usually .out for the
'long green," but not so in the case of
one of whom a reporter was told last
night.
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning
some one entered the house of ex-
Policeman R. G. Holmes, at Fourth
and Nixon street. His purpose was
to steal Mr. Holmes' trousers and
what money there was in the pockets.
Mr. Holmes has recently had the mis
fortune to lose a part of one of his
lower limbs and just a few weeks ago
he had an artificial one substituted.
The artificial member was left in one
of the trouser legs by Mr.Holmesupon
retiring the night before and yester
day morning, when the thief "swiped"
the trousers, he took lee and alL A
gentleman sleeping in another room
heard the burglar and chased him.
The cork leg dropped out of the
trousers in the yard and was recov
ered, but the trousers themselves and
what money Mr. Holmes had in the
pockets were taken.
WHITE UN MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT.
Says He Was Fired Upoa by Yomg
Mea
Drivlai ea tbe Taraplke.
The 8heriff 'a office had a hurry call
for deputies yesterday about noon. A
white man, living at Delgado and
more or less under the Influence of
liquor, was ahot In the Ifleshy part of
... " - . . t IV.
the left thigh ana ne cnarge wo
shooting to a young white man, who
waa one of a narty of three whom tne
wounded man says he met driving out
tha turn Dike on a hunting trip. Sev
eral deputies went out in search of the
young men described, but the wound
ed man talked so mconerenuy or tao
disturbance that no clue to them was
found.
RA-nn nt the officers are inclined to
hAiiave the drunken man ahot himself
accldentally.as a pistol with two empty
chambers was found on nis person
aud the ball ranged downward aa if
fl J from aiDistol in his own hand. The
affair la being still further investiga
ted by tbe authorities.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Atlantic National Bank Few facts.
& W. Bandera Peaches and cream.
Market Notice Restaurant for rent
. - Btrsnrrss kxuls. ; . ;
Wanted Salesman.
F. P. Lamb Just received. V
REPUBLICAN SPEECH.
Col. Slocomb,-Nominee for Con
gress in This District, Spoke
in the Court House.
ON NATIONAL ISSUES ONLY.
Record ot tbe O. 0. P. la North Carolina
Was Not Touched Less Than Sixty
Persons Were Present Intro
duced by Mr. Wallace.
When Chairman T. E. Wallace, of
the Republican County Ex cutive
Committee, called the meeting to or
der in the Court House last night
there were just 41 persons in the room
to hear the speech of Col. A. H. 81o
comb, Republican nominee for Con
gress In this district. Ten more came
in while Col. Slocomb's speech was in
its ewly-atageabcU at bo time id the
crowd exceed eixtyl" The audience
was made up-of Republican; Demo
crats, "Independent" and "Citixens,"
but no "niggers." The colored brother,
who used to enter largely into the
numerical strength of Republican
meetings in New Hanover was pain
fully absent And it is well that he was
for Col. Slocomb In his way of declar
ing that the negro question is dead,
gave nis auditors to understand that
the political demise of the "black and
tan" is for "keeps."
Mr. Wallace very gracefully pre
sented Col. Slocomb; told of hia resi
dence in the Cape Fear section for 35
years, his prominent identification
with the commercial interests of the
State and the singular unanimity with
which he was nominated at the Max
ton convention.
Col. Slocomb spoke for an hour.
He is not a speaker to create enthusi
asm and was applauded only when he
arose to speak and when he sat down.
He said he would discuss only living,
practical. National issues. Not once
did he hit upon the record of his party
in the State. He seemed to avoid this
strenuously and took hia Democratic
opponent to task for making such
matters paramount to matters of the
Nation. He briefly outlined the his
tory of his nomination and told of the
25-minute convention at Maxton,
which did the work. He made a bid
at the outset for the "Independent"
vote by saying it waa at the solicitation
of Independents that he finally con
sented to accept the Republican nomi
nation, and later on he said that hp
was their nominee and appealed to
them for support.
The history of his challenge by Mr.
Patterson for a joint debate and the
disagreement as to what issues should
be discussed, which precluded the pos
sibility of a joint discussion, waa re
viewed and in the same connection
he took occasion to say that the race
issue is dead and as a conservative Re
publican he did not propose to raise it
A little later he confessed that person
ally he voted neither for nor against
the Constitutional Amendment, which
put the negro out of politics. As cus
tomary with other Republican speak
ers this campaign he did not say defi
nitely whether or not the Republicans
would - accept the Amendment as it
now stands.
He prodded. Mr. Patterson for his
discussion of Btate issues, and said
that Mr. Patterson had been running
for the Legislature so long he waa
nnder the hallucination that he is still
running for the same office and can
therefore, talk nothing but North
Carolina politic. He told a joke in
this connection, but it fell flat.
In appealing to the "Independents"
for support he said "we" will carry
Cumberland county by a very large
majority, and will perhaps carry
Robeson.
OoL Slocomb then entered into a
discussion of national issues, devoting
45 minutes to the Dingley tariff, which
waa recommended as a tried panacea
for ail National ills. He declared him
self a protectionist and taunted the
Democrats for their tariff-for-revenue
ideas and charged that the panic under
the Cleveland administration after
1892 was traceable to the fallacy of
those Ideas. The audience -was told
that beans, peas, potatoes, rice and
wool were all due their prosperity to
the Dingley bill and aald that on all
products the protective tariff saved to
the Sixth District annually about
$900,000. He didn't mention mica at
all, but aald that the Dingley bill had
wrought wonders in raising the price
of peanuts.
He charged Mr. Patterson with be
ing a Bryanite and a free trader. In
connection with Bryan he took a part
ing shot at sixteen-to-one and said he
had perhaps better go into that a little
bit Whether intended or not, he
made a significant jesture at Collector
Keith, who sat just in front of him,
and then went Into an argument
against free sliver.
The closing of the speech waa de
voted to trusts and imperialism. The
attitude of both parties to these ques
tions waa drawn In comparison. Pros
perity was declared to be the one issue
in this campaign and the Dingley tariff
bill was given the credit for it all.
Col- 81ocomb arrived last evening
from Fayetteville. Many of the Re
publicans and Independents" called
upon him at hia hotel during the even
ing. -
arshals for Camberland Fair.
The following marshals from Wil
mington are named for the Cumber
land County Fair at Fayetteville next
week: A. 8. WUllamr, M, H. Curran,
T. M. Turrentine, Jao. K. WilUama,
Frank H,- Stedman; Vann Hardin,
George James, Henry Peschau, James
Stevenson, M. W Divine, W. A, Dick
and G. L, Morton, y'-i:
QUINLAN&WALL'S MINSTRELS
Tbelr Performance la Aug asta Was a Great
Success Here To-morrow Nifht.
Grand Street Parade.
The sale of seats for the engagement
of Quinlan and Wall's Imperial Min
strels at the Academy to-morrow night
commences at Plummer's this morning
at 7 o'clock. The sale will be a large
one, which, no doubt, means a "house
full" to see the merry minstrels. The
company Is a large and costly one and
give?, so the press proclaims, a mag
nificent performance. Much scenery
and many electrical effects are used to
give the production.
The street parade of the company
will take place at 3:30 o'clock to-morrow
afternoon. It will be a grand
spectacle.
Of the performance in Augusta Tues
day night the Chronicle says:
In the slang of the day Dan Quinlan
"has got 'em all skinned." . Hia -opening
scene,-"The Reception to the-Diplomat,"
with the national capitol as
a background, is a brilliant stage pic
ture, and the costuming is gorgeous be
yond compare. And Dan Quinlan I Did
You see Dant Will West used to sh-ne
as the most resplendent interlocutor
that ever happened, but that embroid
ered Prince' Albert suit that Quinlan
had on last night made West's satin
knickerbockers look like thirty cents.
At least half of the show Is given to
the first part and lovers of good mu
sic will agree that this part of the
show alone was worth the price of ad
mission. Messrs. Brower, Sample, Blrnea and
Brocket are fine solo singers, and the
first three with Steve Prideau make up
a brilliant male quartette. The chorus
singing was excellent and the musi
cal part, which ia a very prominent
part of the show, is thoroughly enjoy
able. There were very few old-timers
among the jokes, and everything
moved along with snap and vim. The
specialty acts were good, and from be
ginning to end the audience applaud
ed with enthusiasm.
The buck and wing dancers were
great and it is a genuine minstrel
show rather than a vaudeville or va-v
riety performance. Messrs. Quinlan
and Wall have a good, clean show
and a money-maker, and with popu
lar Joe Reeder to hold the money
bags success is assured.
PATTERSON SPEAKS TO-NIGHT.
A Larre Crowd Sbonld Hear Him la the
Coart Honse Goes to Fayetteville.
Everybody is reminded that to
night Hon. G. B. Patterson, Demo
cratic nominee for Congress in this
district, will speak in the Court House
at 8:30 o'clock. Mr." Patterson will be
found an able and entertaining speaker
and a large crowd should hear him.
He has thoroughly canvassed most of
the counties in his district and will
close here to-night and at Fayette
tomorrow night Remember -the
speaking begins promptly at 8:30
o'clock.
It is proposed to make Mr. .Patter
son's appearance here the occasion of
a grand Democratic rally. A band
will meet the distinguished visitor at
the train and he will be escorted to
The Orton, where it is hoped as many
of the business men of the city as
possible will call upon him and talk
with him of Wilmington's welfare.
There's no doubt of his being "Our
Next Congressman," and it is nothing
but right and proper that he should be
regarded as such, even already.
The band will escort the speaker to
the Court House to-night and the
street In front of the Court House will
be brilliantly lighted by many bon
fires. Transparencies on the cars to
night with the band will announce the
speaking. A treat is in store for those
who hear Mr. Patterson.
THE COMING OF MR. VANDERLIP.
He Will Be Hospitably Estertained Wbile
la tbe City Trip to Soatbport.
There will be a large attendance of
business men upon the supper to be
given to-morrow night at The Orton
in honor of Hon. F. A. Vanderlip.
One hundred and fifty cards of ad
mission have been issued, and In all it
is expected that 200 guests will be
present.
Mr. Vanderlip will arrive probably
on Friday morning. In the afternoon
the distinguished visitor will be taken
for a carriage drive to the Sound, and
on Saturday morning he will be ac
companied by a party from the Cham
ber of Commerce on the steamer Mary
Lilly to Southport leaving Market
street wharf at about 10 o'clock. Aa
the steamer's capacity is limited to 20,
the first twenty applicants will be ac
commodated. The party will dine at
the Stuart House, returning in the
afternoon. Mr. Vanderlip will speak
in Charlotte early in the following
week.
Real Estate Transfer.
By a deed filed for record yesterday
at the Court House S. O. Damon and
wife of Lancaster, Mass., Rev. Samuel
H. Chester and wife, of Nashville,
and Mr. D. O. Whltted and wife, of
Wilmington, transferred to E. Payson
Willard for a consideration of $2,300,
a house and lot on east side of Fourth,
between Market and Dock streets, 66
feet on Fourth street and running
back into the block 110 feet
New Government Lffbthoase. ,
Messrs. Merrill and Nightingale, , of
the West Side Foundry Company,
Troy, N. Y., are here and will begin
at once the erection of the new -steel
tower for the lighthouse on Bald Head
Island. The tower will be put up In
nine aectlona, ; four of which are al
ready on the grounda. It will be 165
feet in heifrM nd wU1 one of tte
very finest structures of its kind on the
South Atlantio coast ' i : . ."
NEWS OF CARNIVAL.
Each Day Brings Encouragement
to Committees in Charge of
the Arrangements.
THE VOTE FOR THE QUEEN.
Only 105 Ballots Cast Yesterday Con
tract for Float Awarded-News from
tbe Coootry Word from tbe
Midway at Raleib.
There is no let up In Pythian Carni
val preparation and each day brings
fresh encouragement to the enterpris
ing committees which are in charge.
Travelling men say the outlook for a
big attendance of people from the
country is fine. Many of their cus
tomers sS they will be here during
the week and one salesman wrote to his
house tbat he had as well come home,
aa hia customer were reserving -their
order, so as to make a personal visit
to the city, buy their goods and "take
in" the fair at the same time.
An abundance of interest is being
taken in the election of a Queen of tbe
Carnival. Yesterday there was a lul 1
In the voting and only 105 ballots were
cast, but those in a position to know
say that it is only a calm before tbe
storm which will break on the home
stretch, so to speak. The contract has
been closed with one of the best deco
rators in the city to construct the float
for the Queen and the design is a beau
ful one, surpassing In elaborateness
anything of the kind ever attempted
In Wilmington before. The vote at
the close of "hostilities" last night
stood as follows:
Miss Bertha Swinson 693
Miss Mamie McGirt 485
Miss Lillian Johnson 482
Miss Cornelia Fill yaw 83
Scattering 84
Mr. H. E. Bonitz, who is at Raleigh
attending the State Fair, for which the
Lay ton Carnival Company is furnish
ing the entire list of midway attrac
tions, last night wired Chairman B. O.
Stone, of the Advertising Committee
aa follows: "Animal show fine.
Others tip-top. All are coming.
Layton promises more." The Raleigh
papers also speak in complimentary
terms of the excellency of the mid
way.
The band stand in front of Gerken's
is completed and work will begin on
the decorations today.
Grace Street church is building a
lunch room in front of the office of
the Consolidated Railways, Light and
Power Co. The proceeds are for church
purposes, and the booth is given by
the Pythian s, privilege free.
The country store is being erected
in the same location as last year in
front of the postoffice. The handsome
booth for Messrs. J. H. Rehder fe Co.,
to which reference was made yester
day, is next north of the country
store.
A trolley parade on the suburban
cars "around the belt" will be a fea
ture of each night of the Carnival
week. The arrangements are now
being made.
Mr. John W. Blomme, one of the
Carnival advertising men, got home
yesterday from Newborn after having
been out several days. He brings en
couraging reports. He visited the
following stations and made them re
splendent with posters and litho
graphs: Bay mead, Scott's HiU, Hamp
stead, Allendale, Woodside, Wool
vln station, Edgecombe, Holly Ridge,
Folkstone. Dixon, Verona, Jackson
ville, Polloksville, Maysville and
Newborn.
CAPT. LUCAS LEFT FOR MEMPHIS.
Informal Farewell Reception to Him at
Cape Fear Clnb The Transfer.
Capt E. W. VanO. Lucas, U. 8. A. ,
left last night for Memphis. Tenn., to
which point he has been transferred
to take charge of the corps of TJ S.
engineers at that point Just before
the hour for his departure a large num
ber of Capt Lucas' fellow clubmen iu
the Cape Fear Club tendered him an
Informal farewell reception at the club
building on Front street There were
many expressions of regret at Capt
Lucas' departure and not a few of the
members accompanied him to the sta
tion. Mrs. Lucas and son will not
join Capt Lucas in Memphis until af
ter the holidays.
Capt E. E. Winslow, who will suc
ceed Capt Lucas in Wilmington, will
remain in Memphis two weeks to make
a formal transfer of the work. Then
Capt Lucas will come with Capt
Winslow to make the transfer here.
Prominent Horry Man Dead.
Mr. H. J. Vereen, a successful mer
chant and farmer at Little Riyer, 8. C,
died last Saturday and was buried
Monday. He waa 62 years of age and
leaves a wife, four daughters and nine
sons to mourn their loss. He was
well known In Wilmington and many
will regret exceedingly to learn of hia
death.
Bellamy Shells the Woods.
Hon. John D. Bellamy has returned
from a partial canvass of Bladen coun
ty, where he has been making straight
Democratic speeches. He spoke at
Carver's Creek Tuesday, where he was
enthusiastically greeted by 150 voters
and made a fine impression. He leaves
for Columbus county this afternoon
and will speak at Whiteville to
morrow. -
Frost This Morniog.. '" ;
- The sharp, crisp . atmosphere this
morning suggests very forcibly the
truth of the prediction by the Weather
Bureau of frost in this section. The
warning message sent out yesterday
morning aayar" "Fair to-night and
Thursday." Frost to-night Light va
riable wind," : . - . yr
PHANTOM PARTY AND BALL.
Dellxhtful Hallowe'en Entertainment by
Miss Cantwell la Compliment to Her
Dancing Class Lsst Might.
Miss Leonora Cantwell gave a
charming entertainment last evening
in Hibernian Hall, complimentary to
her dancing class. It took the form
of a Hallowe'en - Party and Phantom
Ball, and was very clever, both In
its conception and execution. Many
young people were present and en
tered joyfully into the pleasures of
the evening.
The Hallowe'en party composed the
first part, and was exceedingly novel
and amusing. The fates of the weird
looking phantoms in white were told
by Miss Carrie Maffitt in Egyptian
costume in a typical gypsy tent while
two charming little cupids, Master
John Bonitz and little Miss Sue
Northrop, told the old, old story of
love by means of candles which were
snuffed significantly here and there
indicating the fortunes of the spooks.
Miss iLizzie Cotchett, costumed asjan
"Old Maid," presided over a dainty
tea table at which the figures in white
refreshed themselves during the
evening. Then there was no end of
games and novel littie contests which
served to amuse all at the same time.
Miss Beck Love Johnson and Mr. H.
Lacy Hunt in a clever little specialty
captivated the crowd.
After the Hallowe'en, the phantoms
unmasked, startling little surprises
were disclosed, and then followed the
ball, which lasted several hours.
The entertainment as a whole was
one of the most delightful of its kind
ever arranged.
FRENCH WILL BE HELD.
Killing of Negro In Brooklyn May Not Have
Been Accidental Monday Night.
Ed. French,' the young negro who
shot and killed his companion, Dave
Armstrong, colored, in "Brooklyn"
Monday night and who was subse
quently surendered by his father to the
authorities, is still being held at the
police station and it is said that it will
be proved by witnesses, who are yet to
be introduced, that the killing was not
accidental. The claim is made that
before the shooting French was heard
say to in reference to a guitar that had
been taken from a box in which he
kept his belongings: "I'm going to
shoot some of you niggers yet about
fooling with my box." Whether that
threat was carried out in the shooting
of Armstrong, the police are now try
ing to determine.
Policeman Leon George, who went
up to Long Creek, Pender county, be
fore the negro surrendered, came back
last night. French will doubtless be
bound over to ihe Superior Court
which will convene next Wednesday.
LIST OF LETTERS.
Remaining Uncalled For In the Wilming
ton Postoffice, Oct. 2Sib, 1902.
WOMEN'S LIST.
A nnaBengimos, Callie Brown, Jen
nie Bryant, Minnie Carlton, M. O.
Covington, Mary Cumber. Emma
Kill. Cora Fairclotb. Kettv Feril.
Daisy A. Grady, Irrna Haddox, Flor
ence Hanes, Nancy Jones, Martha
Johnson, Hannah Kelley, Ethel Macos
ling, Olivia Miller, L. A. Murphy,
Percy Neal, O. A. Otis, Pearl Robin
son, Fannie Sellers, Olive Turner,
John Wilson, Minnie Wright (3), Lucy
xoung.
MEN'S LIST.
S. Altman, Hardy Bethae, Geo. W.
Bonday (2), O. 8. Bradley, Rev. O. F.
Bryant, M. C. Bullock, R. T. Capps,
W. H. Cochran, Wm. Cook, Neill
Daniel, R. B. Durham, O. V. Hum
phrey, W. H. N. Jones, E. F. King,
Ralph W. Lee, James Madison, Roder
Mause, Thomas Marterey, Jim Megov
ing, James Miller, W. O. Morris,
Washington Moses, G. H. Neal, 8. A.
Nichols. John Read, A. B. Rivenbark,
Josiah Vinson, John J. Wagner, J. H.
Williams, Preston Woods. F. A.
Wortham, W. A. York, H. York.
RETURNED FROM DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
Annie V. Cannon, Geo. B. Kobbins.
Persons calling for above letters will
E lease say advertised. If not called for
i fifteen days they will be sent to the
dead letter office. M. O. Darby,
Postmaster.
POLITICAL OUTLOOK IN ROBESON.
GndgerSpoke to Small Crowd in Lumber
ton Full Registration of Democrats.
Special Star Telegram.
Lumberton, N. C, Oct. 29. Hon.
H. A. Gudger spoke In the court
house here to-day. He was introduced
by Mr. B. Frank McLean, of Maxton.
The crowd was made up of eighteen
white, men several of whom were
Democrats, and two negroes.
The county campaign which has
been a lively one closed to-day.
Robeson has a full registration, and
expects to give fifteen hundred to two
thousand majority. Lumberton town
ship is thirty ahead of two years ago.
Not over forty negroes are registered
in the county. ;TheCroatans have reg
istered as well as the whites, and are
almost solidly Democrats.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mrs. E. A. Silva, who has
been visiting relatives and friends up
the country returned home yesterday.
Mr. Allen Huggins left yester
day for Raleigh to take a position as
chemist with the Caraleigh Phosphate
Works.
Raleigh News and Observer,
29th: "Prof. M. O. 8. Noble, of the
University of North Carolina, who has
been sick for sevesal weeks at Selma,
passed through yesterday on hia -way
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A FEW
THE ATLANTIC
Is the LARGEST and STRONGEST in North Carolina. Its -deposits
are greater than any bank in the State.
It ALWAYS reserves a large amount of money to lend its customers.
Patrons are accommodated-at ALL seasons of the year.
The wonderful and continued erowth of the Atlantic National Bank
attests the liberality of treatment and
T 3 i .
uu&rucbenzeo. its management.
BIG CROWDS AT STATE PAIR.
Annual Meeting of Horticultural Society.
N. C. Division, U. C. V., Elect Officers.
Special Star Telegram.
RAuaGH, N. C, Oct 29. This, the
second day of the State Fair, eclipsed
all previous records in attendance even
on Thursdays, which is always the
biggest day of fair week, both in at
tendance and completeness of exhibits.
A conservative estimate of the attend
ance is 15,000. The street pageant at
noon was a crowning feature, and con
sisted of official, military, floral, indus
trial and commercial divisions. It ex
tended in a continuous line from the
State capitol to the fair grounds, more
tnan two miles.
The North Carolina Horticultural
Society held its annual meeting to
night and re-elected J. YanLlndley
president and T. K. Bruner secretary.
Addresses were made by Dr. L. H.
Bailey, of Cornell; Col. G. B. Brock
ett, U. S. Pomologlst; Prof.W. A.Tay
lor, Field Pomologist of the U. 8. Ag
ricultural Department, and Dr. F. W.
Taylor, of 8t Louis.
At a meeting of the North Carolina
Confederate Veterans to-night Gen. J.
8-Carr was re-elected president; Col.
W. P. Wood, of Randolph, and Dr.
Ramsey, of Northampton, vice ptesi
dent", and A. B. Stronach, secretary.
Mr. Bellamy In Bladen.
Yesterday's Clarkton Escpress says:
"Hon. John D. Bellamy, the present
member of Congress from the Sixth
District, spent Sunday night here. He
spoke in White's Creek township Mon
day, Carver's Creek yesterday and
will speak in Whiteville Friday. Mr.
Bellamy is one of the State's ablest
men and his speeches in these places
will do much good for Democracy."
Campaigning ia Daplin.
J. O. Carr, Esq., of this city, went
up to Eenansville yesterday to resume
his political canvass of his native
county, Duplin. Mr. Carr is a candi
date for no office but he has "hia coat
off and sleeves rolled up" for the
county and legislative ticket and they
do say he is really cruel to that small
coterie of Independents that has
sprung up In Duplin to "reform" the
government -
For Asinma use CHE
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MARKET NOTICE.
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ply to Clerk of Market jcierk and Treasurer, or
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Distributors.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Friday Night, October SI.
QUINLAN & WALL'S
IMPERIAL MINSTRELS.
Direction, Mr. Dan Quinlan, late manager
and interlocutor ot tbeAl Q. Field's Minstrels.
Gorgeous Street Pageant at 3:80 P. M.
Prices Jl. 75, 60 and 85 cents.
Beats on sale Thursday morning, oc 2986
SWEET CANDY.
1 10 Barrels Stick Candy.
318 Boxes Stick Candy. -
91 Barrel Mixed Candy.
297 Pails Mixed Candy. '
41 Palis Carolina Cream.
94 Boxes Velvet Taffy.
61 Barrels Ben Davis ApploSal ,:S
S.400 Nickel C. C. Nuts, ea rout. '
102 Boxes Mixed Nuts. -. " .r'-x
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oct 84 tf Wilmington. H. O.
PEACHES AND CREAM,
A NEW CAKE AT
The un nokv Corner:
Florida oranges. Ben Davis Apples,' Choice 3 v "
Malaga Grapes, Bananas. '7?'rii,y?u
Fresb cakes ana crackers, cneese Banawicn, .-
canned soups, assorted; big Prunes, new Cur
rants, Horse Badlsn, Oysterettes. , -.
Mrs. Kldd's Pin Money Pickles,' Ginger Pre- f
serves. .?-s'-;.,. ,:'y
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