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OUTLINES.
I The House naval committee will not
J report oa bill to retire Naval Oon-
gtraetor.Hobeon. Secretary Uoody
reports that the dry dock at Port
Bojal, 8. CI, which coat the govern
meat $535,521, hu become worthless.
Jas. E. Wilcox wu Ukea from
Slssbeth City to Hertford, N. a, yes
terday for trial. Goal lands alone
Oaal Creek, Tenn., are to be devel
oped and branch lines to the mines
ianstraeted by the I. & N. railroad.
Plant of the Virginia-Carolina
Qampany, atBIchmond, Va., partly
lestroyed by fire; no estimate of loss.
Bttsevelt's cabinet again conaid-
red the Iadianola postoffiee case.
teporithat Colonial Secretary Cham
arlain bad been assassinated in Boath
Uric" is declared aafounded. 7-r-ae
persons killed .and thirteen in
ired in a train wreck near Moro,
Immense plant of the Mo
dify M anufaeturlog Company, at
Ndou, Oat., destroyed by fire; lossJ
--5?00. Thirty-seven oases of
vX-4h-e at Hssttlan and six deaths oc
curred yesterday. Southern Bail
way passenger train wrecked at lie
talosh, Oa.; no lives lost.
N. Y. markets: Honey on
qaoted steady at 45 per cent;
Tall
xrttoa quiet at 8 90c ; flour was
-ieady with a fair demand ; wheat spot
ieady. No. 3 red 80o; corn spot
Irm, No. 3 59e; oats spot firm, No.
40c; rosin firm; spirits turpentine
Irm.
WEATHER REPORT.
U. 8. Dept or Agriocxture, )
Weathcb Bureau,
WruiuraTOJr, N. C, Jan. 9. )
Meteorological data for the twenty-
mr hours ending at 8 P. M. : -.Temperature:
8 A. M., 23 degrees;
P. M., 39 decrees; maximum, 45 de
fies ; minimum, 22 degrees ; mean, 42
Trees.
jiainfali for the day, 00; rainfall
tee 1st of month to date, 1.67.
3tage of water in the Cape Fear
er at Fsyetteville, N. 01, at 8 A. Ii.
ursday 14.8 feet.
. FORECAST FOB TO-DAT.
Wasanraros, Jan. 9. For North
rCt.i Fair Saturday, slowly
ng temperature; Sunday rain, light
Mable winds.
Port Alasaaae Jaamary 10.
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a Rises
7.10 A.M.
5.06 P. if .
9B.65M.
4.35 A.M.
7.05 A.M.
a Ssts
f 's length.
h Water at South port,
rb Water Wilmington.
x has been asserted that "
no man
A
make $1,000,000 honestly." We
t know about that, but we do
w that we never did.
the death rate In New York city
Tyear was only 18.74 a thousand,
f er than ever before, attributed to
ter sanitary methods and better
set cleaning.
fhe Baldwin Loco mo tire Works
ted ont last year 1,520 locomo
es, worth $20,000,000. This was
the rate of one IocometiTe for
jry four working hours in the day.
ales Verne was drawing on his
hausen imagination when he
Paineas Fogg around the world
3 days, but if Phin. were here
r he would not hare to wait long
rhirl aronnd in thirty days.
ne of the quadrupedal attractions
I will be at the St. Louis eipoai
will be a three -year-old female
.e, a Missouri native, six feet
i at the shonlders. What a reach
must have for a royal kicker.
I
wen McCarthy, of Saratoga,
is supposed to be the oldest
in New York, celebrated his
birthday last Friday. In his
h immigrated from Ireland-and
ght a rigorous constitution with
t
e house painting business of
'city of Leon, a place of 80,000,
lerico, is on a loom. The an
tties, scared by- the plague in
Vtlan, bare ordered that every
b in the city be re painted with
'month. country bought from Oer-
last year $114,495,502 worth of
, an increase of $14,878,770
1901, a pretty good reason
Kaiser William shouldn't
tr for a scrap with Uncle Sam.
rbj, Connecticut, at the last
bo elected a plumber mayor.
Uher day he left his work long
,h to be sworn in and see the
town officers sworn in and then
jlumb back to plumbing. They
v m this that as a represents
the workers he will plumb the
aty de Clam has broken bis
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3C8J inbert swindlersSwere friends
tn. . 1 1 V
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Ide in France a couple years
3 at Paty is such a selfcon-
isJ
iar that no one would belieye
they thought he spoke the
VOL. LXXL-NO. 94.
VALUABLE FRONT STREET LOT
Mr. J. H. Rehder Parchased Part ol Cape
Pear Clab Prcperty aid Will BsIId
Brssch Store.
By deed filed for record yesterday
at the Court House, the Cspe Fear
Club and the Peoples' Savings Bank
transferred to John EL Behder for
$5,000, the northern portion of the
Club lot on Front street, 113 feet north
from Chesnut street and . running
along Front street 60 feet; thence
westwardly 144 feet to and including
a stone wall; southwardly along stone
wall parallel with Front street 41
feet; eastwardly parallel with Chesnut
street 39 feet; southwardly, parallel
with Front street 19 feet and eastwsrdly
parallel with Chesnut street, 115 feet
to the beginning, together with a right
of way of ten feet from Chesnut street to
the eastern portion of the lot. The
f dred is signed iby -T. Emerson
president, and H. M. Chase, secretary,
of the club, and EL CL McQaeen,
president, and F. W. Dick, cashier, of
the People's Sayings Bank.
It Is understood that Messrs. J. EL
Behder & Co., proprietors of the big
department store, near Fourth -street
bridge, will erect a handsome building
on the lot purchased by Mr. Behder
and that the firm will open in the same
a branch store for the down-town
trade. The building will be a hand
some one and will be a substantial ad
dition to that section as a business dis
trict. LOCAL DOTS.
Mile. Zelie de Lussan and her
company will arrive from Charleston
on the Southern train to-day.
The Poultry Show will con
tinue until! 11 o'clock to-night To
day will be ladies and children's dsy.
The train from the North due
here at 10:10 A. M. yesterday was two
hours late on account of trouble with
the flues of the engine.between Qalds-
boro and Warsaw.
Albert Smith, a colored painter,
was bound over to Superior Court yes
terday by the Mayor, charged with
the larceny of $5 from'.Norfus Bel
lamy, colored. Smith gave $50 bond
for his appearance at the March term.
Rev. C. W. Trawick will conduct
services at the Firit Presbyterian
church to-morrow morning. Dr. Geo.
C. Worth will conduct the services for
Bev. Mr. Trawick at Immsnuel
church 8unday morning.
Thr Star 'is under obligations
to Mr. James D. Nutt for an exceed
ingly pretty calendar advertising the
famous "Pyxis" toilet cream for the
skin' of which he is the originator and
sole proprietor.
It is said that the Atlantio
Coast Line has issued notice that all
its station agents and telegraph op
erators will receive a substantial in
crease in salaries beginning next
month. The amount of increase Is said
to average about 10 per cent.
Jim Pngh, previously ordered
by the Mayor to leave town for disor
derly conduct in Dross Neck, was
overheard to make incendiary remarks
in the police station, and was sent to
the roads for 30 days with instructions
to "move on" when his term expires.
THE ANTI-SALOON MEEH.
Coaferesce Last Nlrkt to Arrssf e for the
Speakisf ea Next FrMsy Nifkt
At the conference of citizens at the
Y. M. CL A. last night for the purpdtw
of co-operating in the movement in the
8tate by the Anti-Saloon League, Bev.
J. N. Cole presided and plans were in
formally discussed for the mass meet
ing of citisees on next Friday night at
which time Bev. J. A. Oates, of Fsy
etteville, and Bev. Dr. A. J. McKel
way, of Charlotte, will address the
voters of the city. Dr. Calvin 8. Black
well and Mr. W. EL Bprunt were ap
pointed to arrange a programme for
the occasion and Bev. J. N. Cole was
appointed to preside. Mr. E. N. Penny
was appointed to aend notices of the
speaking to all voters. Bev. J. A.
Smith was appointed to look after press
notices of the event.
Among those present at the meeting
were Messrs. B. F. Bat), B. B. John,
W. B. Cooper, E 8. Lathrop, J. L.
Vipperman, J. W. Potter, B. EL
Beery, G. B. Webster, J. A. Smith,
Oapt W. F. Corbett, Dr. Geo. C.
Worth and others.
Rev. C Beldt Dead.
News reached the city through the
medium of a private telegram last
night that the Bev. C. Boldt, of
Charleston, 8. CI, had died in that
city at B o'clock the same afternoon.
The funeral will be conducted Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. This news
will be deeply regretted by many
friends here, as Bev. Mr. Boldt was a
few years ago pastor of St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, this city. He was
very popular in Wilmington.
Th e tetter Tsscarora.
The only tidings from the cutter
Tuscarora yesterday came in a tele
gram from Southport stating that a
steamer had been sighted off Bay
beach at 4 P. M., which was thought
to have been the Tuscarora. 8he had
to go around Frying Pan shoals and
was expected at Southport last night
KV ADVSBTISKMENTS.
Notice To Justices of Peace.
Oakdsle Cemetery Co. Meeting.
Academy "Village Postmaster."
BUHUIgga fcOCALft.
Consolidated Railways, Light and
Power Co. Gas radiator.
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AFFAIRS OF C0M1I1ERCE
Wilmington Business Men Had a
Delightful Outing Yesterday,
on Wrightsville Sound.
MSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBSBSBSBSBBSl
SPECIAL EXCURSION CAR.
Mr. J Allen Taylor Presiding Officer at
an Iaterestlor Discussion of Baal
ntss Sobjecti CompolBory PI
Iotete Law Addresses.
Members of the Chamber of Com
ber of Commerce enjoyed a delight
ful little jiunt to the seacoast yester
dsy afternoon and a wholesome, old-
fashioned North Carolina oyster roast.
prepared in most approved style at
Stokley's, a resort widely known in
this section -for- its-manner of - do4ec4
things to the "Queen's taste." The
party left at S o'clock 1 on a specialty
chartered car of the Consolidated Rail
ways, Light and Power Co., and re
turned to the city at 6 o'clock m the
evening. The affair may well be said
to have been one of the most pleasant
of its kind in the-history of the enter
prising organization which gave it.
The Chamber, since its reorganiza
tion some time ago, has undertaken to
cultivate a spirit of fellowship among
the business men of the city and the
several social events lately, one of
which was that of yesterday afternoon,
has gone a long way in that direction.
President James H. Chadbourn accom
panied the party and Mr. J. Allen
Taylor made an excellent presi
ding officer. He was also one of
the principal speakers upon the
occasion, having for his theme the
"community of Interest," which the
Chamber is endeavoring to develop.
Mr. Taylor in calling the meeUng to
order, spoke as follows, interspersing
his remarks with illustrative anecdotes
and sparkling bits of humor that capti
vated his auditors:
"A State has been defined as an ag
gregation of people with a community
of interest An aggregation of people
In which community of interest is
wanting, would be lacking in the es
sential element of a State. If commu
nity of interest is the essential element
in a 8tate, it follows that the greater
the community of interest the more
perfect and ideal the State. If this be
true of the 8tate, how much truer is it
of a municipal community. Every
member of such a community bears a
certain and inseparable relation to the
whole, and no member of such a socie
ty can escape his obligation, tho'
he may default in his duty. In the
Isst analysis every municipal com
munity is a stockholding company,
in which the elements may be
roughly grouped into preferred stock
holders, common stockholders and
bondholders. The wealth producing
ement classes as preferred stockholders,
the non-wealth producing element as
the common stockholder and the bank
ing element the bondholders. Every
member of such a society who is not a
wealth producer is a dead weight, as in
the nature of the case he cannot be a
nonenity. So intimate, indeed, is the
relationship between the members of a
community, that no material loss can
fall on any considerable number that
does not impose a loss on some others,
and, possibly, on all the others. Tske
for illustration a town with two banks.
One of them suspends, and for the
time being so much effective capital is
wiped out. Should the bank eventually
pay to depositors as much as 60 per
csnt, the loss of 50 per cent does not
begin to measure the full loss to the
community, for while liquidation is
going on practically the full amount
for wbxh the bank has failed is with
drawn from circulation and rendered
unproductive. Then again the com
munity is subjected to the loss growing
out of the forced payment by creditors
of the failed bank, many of whom are
engaged in active enterprises and find
it impossible to get accommodation
from the surviving bank to the extent
of their requirements. For the surviv
ing bank becomes cautious from the
necessity of the case. If expansion of
credits is undertaken on a liberal scale
depositors become timorous and a run
on the bank becomes imminent In
order, then, that such creditors of the
failed bsnk may be accommodated to
any appreciable extent the surviving
bank may find It necessary to cut
down the lines of its regular customers.
This phase of community of interest is
not so tangible and is not as generally
considered as the other phase the
public aspect of the subject. From
the standpoint of public policy, co
operation is had to compass measures
of recognized public utility. Speak
ing through commercial organization
the community procures harbor and
river Improvement, which affect
freight and insurance rates, and those
economies enable exporters to psy
better prices for cotton, with there
suit that the purchasing power of the
consumer is enhanced. Again, organ
ized effort procures good government,
better streets, better fire protec
tion, lower rates of interest, lower
insurance rates and lower rates
of taxation. These economics, com
bined chespen living and increase the
purchssing power of the members of
the community.
Community of interest Is promoted
through freer intercourse between the
members of a community, and this
meeting this evening is designed to
further the ends of community of in
terest The meeting is open to every
member present, whose privilege it
will be to spesk, and speak welL
Upon the conclusion of Mr. Taylor's
remarks, Mr. Hugh MaeBse, of the
banking house of Hugh MacBae &
Co. and president of the O. B , L. Sfc
P. Co:, was called upon, but he gave
way to Mr. W. H. Chadbourn, who
spoke extemporaneously of business
conditions in Wilmington just after
the war and .now, drawing a happy
comparison in favor of the present
The cultivation of a friendly feeling
among the business men of the city
was commented upon and the speaker
said this condition had become
especially noticeable since the late
reorganisation of the Chamber of
Commerce. He referred to the won
derful achievement in the establish
ment of the trolley line to the beach,
and said he thought the gentlemen
who conceived and executed that great
project were deserving of much credit
Mr. Hugh MacBae was the next
speaker. He said several years ago It
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WILMINGTON, N. 0., SATURDAY. JANUARY
woud have b?en impossible to have
talked with any effect of general busi
ness - improvement in Wilmington,
such as is now being, done. He had
studied Wilmington for : the past 20
years and always felt that the tide
would turn . Two or three years ago a
svatem of nublic improvements of
streets was Inaugurated and it had been
of incalculable benefit to the city In the
distribution of money among the
working classes and in the enhance
ment of the value of real estate. This
was followed .by the .expenditure In
Wilmington of between $15,000 and
$20,000 In the installation of a system
of sanitary sewerage. A number of
new residences have been built; large
ly through the local building and loan
associations, and he felt now as If the
tide had turned and Wilmington will
be greatly benefitted "in spite of her
self." -
The speaker did not think that; the
opportunities of the present for - the
- r,
mproVeaetft of getifiral huainess oa
dilions should be allowed to pass. The
South will have the greatest wave of
prosperity she has ever 'experienced
and Wilmington should endeavor to
lead the procession. Mr. MacBae said
there bad. been more transfers of prop
erty in the past Jew months than In
years before and that was another in
dication of prosperity. He was firmly
convinced that the building of a tobacco
warehouse would be of a great advan
tage to the city and would be made to
pay if properly managed. Personally,'
he would like to see the capital of the
warehouse company doubled. The
recent purchase of the L. & N. by the
Atlantic Coast Line, he thought, would
eventually result in better freight rates
from the West The local banks are
extremely prosperous and Wilmington
is known for some distance as a finan
cial centre.
Too much importance, he said, could
not be attached to the development of
Wrightsville. He was recently shown
a list of places represented by persons
at the beach Isst Summer and it em
braced nearly every city in the South.
The railroads have shown a disposi
tion to assist in this development.
Last year the congestion of people at
the beach was so great that the tide re
ceded and the speaker thought it
would be still greater this season and
new hotels would be extremely profit
able. He also thought a Winter hotel
would be a safe investment on account
of the favorable climate here and
proximity to Eastern cities. Visitors
attracted here would naturally see op
portunities that home folks were blind
to and would have capital to develop
them. Mr. MacBae referred to tbe
similarity of the Hammocks and Ve
nice, at one time the centre of finance,
art and commerce.
Mr. MacBae said be believed the At
lantic Coast Line would give Wil
mington all facilities to meet, her re
quirements and that the fact that we
ae not on the "main line" is
adrantageous, rather than otherwise,
ai the city now has four roads termi
nating here. These would be dead
ends if the railroad didn't do some
thing to develop Wilmington.
Mr. McBae favored the proposition
of the city to pay one-third of the cost
of granolithic pavements laid by pro
perty owners and elaborated noon the
desirability of such an improvement
complimenting Mayor J. A. Ar ring-
dale, of the town of Wrightsville
Beach, for the board walks built there
last 8ummer. Continuing, the speaker
said Wilmington's prime advantage
wss its seaport and in that connection
he took occasion to comdemn the
compulsory pilotage law, saying that
it restricted the city's growth perhaps
more than anything else. It was not
so mueh the charges on what shipping
was bandied here, but what a large
amount excessive fees drove awsy.
Mr. EL K. Nasb, of Paterson, Down
ing & Co., was the next speaker. He
referred to the large naval stores inter
est of the port and said more than a
million dollars is paid out in Wilming
ton in that industry each year.
Mr. J. A. Arrlngdale was the next
speaker and his remarks were brimful
of humor. He grew serious, however,
In approaching the compulsory pilot
age matter and declared the law was
shameful. On vessels drawing 20 feet
or more of water, the pilots could ex
act whatever fees they chose. He said
the Cape Fear Lumber Go. had ten
million feet of lumber on its yards for
shipment and one reason it could not
be moved was excessive pilotage fee;
no vessels ever come here looking for
a cargo without charter, as they do to
more favored ports
At the . conclusion of Mr. Arring
dale'a remarks it was decided to hold
a general meeting of the Chamber net
Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock to
discuss the pilotage matter more fully.
There were closing remarks by
Messrs. L. B. Sogers, I. M. Bear, G.
J. Boney, President Chadbourn and
Mr. J. K. Corbett commercial agent
In Wilmington of the C. & O. Bail
road. All these remarks were perti
nent to the subjects-treated and were
given most respectful attention.
Wsxoa snd Trolley Car.
A delivery wagon owned by Mr,
Geo. Hutaff was smashed on Front
street, just in front of the Bscket
Store, about noon yesterday by car
No. 16, of the a B. L. fc P. Co. W.
M. Cronyvell manager, for Mr. Hutaff,
was slightly Injured; a negro named
Geo- Moore was also bruised to some
extent and three of the wagon wheels
were demolished. An investigation
of tbe wreck will be made to-day. "
I have purchased the photographic
business, conducted heretofore by Mr.
Paul M. Taylor, and with it the entire
stock, ' instruments, negatives, etc.
The studio is now open for sittings and,
only the highest grade of work will be
made. Duplicate photos can be had
at any time from negatives taken by
Mr. Taylor. O. E. Vale, 104 Princess
St, successor to P. M. Taylor. - t
GRAND JURY INDICTS.
Twenty -three True Bills Returned
, Yesterday A gainst Operators
of Slot Machines. .
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Order by Jodie Peebles That Will Silence
the Mask in Most of Them $200 ;
Boids ReqaIredThe Term Ad
Joarned la the Afternoon.
As a result of the Investigation by
the grand jury of the Superior Court,!
which was began Friday and noted
exclusively in these columns yesterday
morning, twenty-three true bills were
returned against operators of slot ma
chines in Wilmington,' . upon the ad
jwrnment ot the iermyeBterdar after
nom as hb&D o'clock. - Judge Peebles
ordered that a capias be issued for each
defendant and that each be required to
give bond of $200 for his appearance
at the March term. Eighteen of the
true bills were returned against Hr. Ef!
F. Harmon, and one each was against
Messrs. C D. Gore, J. 8. Bneeden, Hi
EL'Woebse, F. M. Brown and J. W.
Turner. .
The bond of $300 is not in each case
but against each defendant, who, of
course, will enter the plea that the
machines are licensed by both city and
county and were regarded as perfectly
legitimate.
In making his order in the cases
Judge Peebles instructed the sheriff to
say to each defendant arrested that if it
shall appear to his satisfaction that
any of them, after arrest, has contin
ued to unlawfully operate ;a machine
and such defendant is convicted he
will consider his conduct a defiance of
the law and will punish him accord
ingly. This clsuse of the order, it is
believed, will have the effect to stop
the operation of all machines in the
city, except those not reached by the
grand jury in its rather hurried, but
reasonably thorough investigation.
When tbe cases were called yester
day afternoon Solicitor Duffy arose
and said :
"If Your Honor please: In the
prosecutions in the slot machine cases,
I do not desire to take the cases up
out of the ordinary : course of
business, the bills having been
found at the present term of court
on presentment There has been,
however, so much complaint at
the running of these slot machines
and the last grand jury having asked
that an Investigation be made into
their legality, I do not desire to leave
anything undone which will result
in bringing therrases to a hearing at
the earliest time possible. I will,
therefore, ask your honor in each case
for a capias instanter for the defen
dants."
Judge Peebles replied to Mr. Duffy
as follows:
"I do not feel willing, Mr. Solicitor,
to pursue the unusual course of issu
ing instanter writs for tbe arrest of
parties charged with: the unlawful
running of slot machines. I It would
look too much like I had prejudged
the cases and assumed the guilt of de
fendants, whereas the law which it is
my duty to execute, presumes every
one innocent until his guilt is proven.
Besides, such defendants would be
entitled to a continuance if they
asked for it I will,- however, in
struct the clerk to issue an instanter
capias in each case and the sheriff to
say to each defendant arrested, that if
It shall appear to my satisfaction that
any defendant after arrest has contin
ued to unlawfully run a slot machine
and such defendant is convicted, I will
consider his conduct a defiance of the
law and punish him accordingly. A
bond of $800 shall be required of each
defendant to secure his appearance at
tbe March term of this court The
elerk and sheriff will take notice of
this order.9
Most of the capiases for the arrest of
parties against whom true bills were
found were served by Sheriff Stedman
yesterday and the defendants promptly
gave bond.
The court again yesterday found
itself patiently awaiting results from
the grand jury room, i A large num
ber of witnesses were examined there
duriog the day and the first batch of
indictments came up at noon. Later
the final-results came as -Court was
about to adjourn for the term.
The only case called during the day
was that or Aaron uigo, coiorea, or
Federal Point township charged with
the larceny, of an ax from, a Bladen
county negro Isst December. ! The case
was continued for defendant's wit
ness and defendant was required to
give $50 justified bond or remain in
jaiL . An order was made for forfeit
ure of the bond of Jim Townsend,
colored, charged several months 'ago
with rocking an A. C. L. excursion
train. The grand jury came into court
and made its report as follows:
"Hon. R. B. Peebles, Judge, Fifth
judicial uistnct.
"Sib: Your, grand jury beg to re-
port that we have carefully investigat
ed an matters coming oerore us. we
have made 23 presentments: returned
53 true bills and three not true bills;
four were returned for lack of wit
nesses.' " ,
A committee from this jury visited
the county home and jail and found
both institutions in good condition. A
few necessary repairs are recommend
ed at the County Home. The Court
House was thoroughly examined and
found in satisfactory condition.
"Respectfully submitted,
Thk Gbahd Jtoy.' ,
"DkWitt C. Lotk, Foreman,
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The Grand. Lodger of Masons
will holda its annual meeting in Ba
leigh Tuesday, - the 13th. A great
number of prominent Masons will be
In RsJeiirb. at that time: u J . .
10. 1903
CAPE FEAR CAMP VETERANS.
Rerolsr Monthly Meeting Held Last Night
Am B(emeois for Oen. Lee's Birth
j dsy CefebrstioB.
The regular monthly meeting of
Cape Fear Camp No. 254, U. O. V.t
was held last night in the W. L7 I.
armory, Commander Woodward pre
siding and Adjutant A. L DeBosset
at his post.
Bishop Watson by request of the
Commander led in prayer and minutes
of i perceding special and regular
meetings were read . and approved
The Adjutant reported all official let
ters and acts of himself and the Com'
tnander since last meeting; and saiie
were approved.
Application for membership from
Calvin Beaves, Co. G., , 61st N. O ,
Begiment, was read and favorably
acted oponl- : - .m , .mt ,
Oxacials eommuncations from &en.
Gordon and Msj. Gen. Can? were read
and ordered on file. - These communi
cations referred particularly to the
loss of the veterans in the .death
of Adjutant General Moorman and
their headquarters were ordered furn
ished a copy of the memorial already
adopted by the Camp upon the death
of Gen. Moorman.
Surgeon McMillan, chairman of the
Sick Committee, reported that the con
dition of Comrade Roberts was some
what improved, though he is still
critically ill. Vice Commander Henry
Savage's condition was also reported
critical.
The committee on the celebration of
Gen. Lee's birthday' reported that
definite arrangements had been made
for that event and that Gen. Matt
Ransom had consented to deliver the
address,
The Adjutant was instructed to tend
er the thanks of the camp to Mr. W.
D. McMillan, Jr., for the free use of
carriages for Gen. Gordon and his
escort upon Gen. Gordon's recent visit
to the city.
Commander Woodward reported
that as a member of Gen. Gordon's i
staff, he would attend a meeting in
New Orleans on Jan. 19th for the pur
pose of electing a successor to the late
lamented Adjutant General Moore- j
man.
Cape Fear Camp has taken on new
life lately and the membership has int
creased to 133. The meeting last nigh-
was an enthusiastic one.
LOCAL MARK El's AND SHIPPim
Movement of Vessels at the Port Cotton
and Nsvsl Stores.
Schooner Mabel Darling, hence for
Nassau, B. W. L with cargo of lum
ber and other material, passed out at
Southport at 10:20 A. M. yesterday.
Standard Oil Barce No. 57. in tow
of the tug Abram Minis, proceeded
yesterday to Charleston, 8. C. The
tug is one of the most handsome
that has ever visited thts port
Cotton receipts for the week ended
yesterday were 9,136 bales; same week
last year, 8,983 bales. Crop year re
ceipts to date are 283,243 bales against
only 214,702 bales during a corre
sponding period last season.
The British steamer Mountby, Cap
tain Payne, from Wilmington, N, C,
for Bremen, before reported towed in
to FayaL Azores, by British steamer
Ely, with broken tail shaft and with
loss of propeller, must discharge cargo
and have propeller shaft taken out
The local naval store market was
very Btrong yesterdsy. Spirits went
to 64, cents, leading Savannah, with
that price; rosin advanced to $1.40 and
$L45 per barrel and crude was firm at
$L80 and $3.10 per barrel. Except
spirits, there was a' falling off from
last year in receipts for the crop week
ended yesterday. During the crop
year, however, to this date there have
been gains in all items except tar,
which is abort of last year by about
3,500 barrels.
Msrried In TlmmoasvlIIe, S. tf.
Mr. Thos. W. Pridgen, the popular
Atlantic Coast Line station agent at
Brinkley, N. C, and Miss Grace Fri
zelle, of TimmonSvllle, 8. C, were
quietly married on Wednesday night
at 9 o'clock at the residence of Mr.
L. T. Kershaw, of Timmonsville. The
ceremony was witnessed by only a few
friends and relatives but wss a very
pretty one indeed. The bride has a
number of relatives and friends In
Wilmington who will be much inter
ested In this announcement Imme
diately after the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Pridgen left for Pembroke, N. C,
where' they will visit for a few days,
later going to Brinkley, their future
home. '
New Clyde User Coming.
The Clyde steamer Geo. W. Clyde,
which will sail to-day for New York,
has been transferred to the Boston and
Jacksonville line of the Clyde Steam
ship Co. and the steamer Carib will
replace her on the Providence, New
York, Wilmington and Georgetown
line. The Carib has never been on
this line before. She is a 1,280 tons
vessel, 288.4 feet long, 36.2 feet beam,
22.4 feet depth of hold. She has pas
senger . accommodations and is., in
charge of Captain I. K. Chichester,
who is well and popularly known In
Wilmington. ,
Miflstrates Meet To-day Nona. .
Magistrates of the county are asked
not to forget the meeting of the Board
of Justices of New Hanover to be held
in the Court House to-day at noon for
the purpose of electing a commissioner
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig
nation of Mr. F, A. Montgomery.
The only name the Stab has heard
mentioned ,in connection with -the
place is that of Mr. B. A. Montgomery,
a brother of Mr. F. A. Montgomery
who resignedf . - ,
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SENATORIAL CADCOS.
Three Ballots After ivydnight
This Morning Results in
No Nomination.
A RECESS UNTIL MONDAY.
At Raleigh the 8st(le Is 0a for Highest
Office la Gift of State Mortoo, of
New Bsoover, Presiding The
Nominating Speeches.
By the long distance service of the
Bell Telephone Company the Stab re
ceived this morning its first Information
of a dead-lock in the Democratic Leg
islative caucus at Baleigb, in session
to nominate a United States Senator
to succeed Pritchard, whose term ex
pirns neat Marsh. Three jballolfriwooath Bvntkport yesterday
oeen laxenai i o'ciock wnen a recess
was taken until Monday night at 8
o'clock. The ballots were as follows:
'1st. 2nd. 8rd.
Overman.... 43 '45 50
Watson..... 37 . 38 88
Craig........ 29 , 32 28
Carr ........ 17 14 15
Hoke 9 7 5
Alexander... 8 8 8
143 144 144
Special Star Telegram.
Baleioh, N. a, Jan. 9. The cau
cus decided to limit nominating
speeches to ten minutes and seconding
speeches to five minutes. Geo. L.
Morton, permanent chairman, pre
sided. Gen. Thco. F. Davidson put in nomi
nation Locke Craige, declaring him to
be a man of such superb courage and'
calm wisdom that he can throttle
that form of greed and avarice that
would interfere with the peace and
happiness of the people. As a cam
paigner, his voice rang from one end
of the State to the other. He. in the
morning of mature life, 'posessed a
strong physical constitution, a well
stored mind and was . in comnlete ac
cord with the people and their needs
ana demands.
B. A. DoughtOB, of Alleghany.
nominated O. B. Watson, declaring
that we have arrived at a stage of poli
tics when the last Bepublican from
North Carolina is to be removed from
the Congressional halls. "I name a
man," he said, "who combines all
the qualities of head and heart that
make a fine Senator. - He was not only
great as a soldier but as a lawyer and
has demonstrated in an honorable de
gree that bis profession is a great one.
ne is great as a Democrat, in 1896,
when a dark gloom hune over tbe
State, he was chosen as leader, though
it was with a forlorn hope, but as a
true soldier he made the fight. Is there
a sense of gratitude in the Democratic
party I I think there is."
Murphy, of Bowan. placed Lee 8.
Overman before the caucus. He said
Overman is known all over the State
as well qualified to wear the toga of
Vance or Bansonv . He is an eloquent
speaker, an' able man who combines
all the necessary traits of head, heart
and character to make a sterling repre
sentative of the people in tbe United
States Senate. Hoey, of Cleveland,
nominated Judge W A. Hoke. Among
all great names in North Carolina,
none shines brighter than that of
Hoke. If elected he will tower among
the ablest members of the Senate.
He's a great jurist, with powerful
brain force. In character he would
be highly acceptable to all the people
of the State.
Senator London, of Chatham, pre
sented Gen. Julian 8. Carr, saying
his name is a household word where
patriotism is nurtured. Throughout
North Carolina you can find no man
who has done more to build up the
State.
The following seconding speeches
were made: For Carr, McNeil, of
Scotland; 8mitb, of Gates; Lucas, of
Hyde. For Watson, Williams, of
Union; Burton, of Rockingham;
Baldwin, of Forsyth. For Craig,
Mitchell, of Bertie; Daughtridge, of
Edgecombe; Self, of Catawba; Wood
ley, of Chowan. For Overman, White,
of Franklin; Dockery, of Richmond;
Newland, of Caldwell ; Travis, of Hal
ifax. For Hoke, Quickell, of Lincoln.
For Alexander, King, of Pitt
DELIGHTFUL IMPROMPTU GERMAN.
Given Last Night la Hibernian Ball A
Charming Social Affair.
A delightful impromptu german was
given last night in Hibernian Hall by
a number of young men of the city,
complimentary to their lady friends.
The decorations were very pretty and
the event was a charming social affair.
Mr. Paul Cantwell led the figures in
an artistic manner and among the
couples participating were -the follow
ing: Miss Daisy Burbank, Mr. Willie
Gore; Miss 8arah Catlett, Mr. Ed
Holmes; Miss Margaret Ashe, Mr.
Norwood Giles; Miss Annie Hill
Holmes, Mr. James Gause; Miss Lillie
Sears, Mr. Willie Watters; Miss Laura
Clark, Mr. Charles Muncaster; Miss
Mary Belle Sneed, Mr. Paul Cant
well; Miss Hattie French,' Mr. Allle J.
Mitchell: Miss Margaret Walker, Mr.
Eugene LeGrand ; Miss Leonora Cant
well, Mr. Norwood Huske; Miss Beu
lah Armstrong, Mr. George, Parsley;
Miss Jones, Of Danville. Mil Tom
Gause; 'Miss Alice LeGrand, Mr.
Pierre Holmes.
Stags Messrs. E 8. Nash, Fred
Furpless, Emmett Crow, Zach Bel),
Willie Moore, Ernest Peschao, H. G.
Smallbones, Jr., and F. O. West.
FIRE AT ST. MARY'S SCHOOL.
Hospital Ballding Destroyed Patients
Escaped Throath Vladows.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. O., Jan. Fire at St
Mary's School this evening destroyed
the hospital building, causing a $1,500
loss; partially covered by insurance.
Seven patients, none of them serious
ly ill, were safely removed, three of
them through windows, owing to the
rapid spread of the flames through the
halls. The origin of the fire Is not
known. '- ;-,
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mrs. D. E. WinBtead returned
to Washington yesterday after a visit ;
to her father, Mr. C. G. Southerland. "
Mrs. John H. Gore, Jr., and
little daughter, Arabella, have return
ed from a delightful visit to Franklin,
Va.
j Mrs. 0. E. Borden returned
to Richmond yesterday after a viait to
her parents, Col. and Mr. Jno, D.
Taylor.
Mr. P. Heinsberger, Jr., return
ed yesterday from Pinehurst, N. Q.,
where he has been in theiinterest of his
company.
Miss Bena Canady has return
ed to her home at Scott's Hill after a
stay of two weeks, with her sister Mrs.
JohnWUiiam Smith.
i Dr. CaMn S. Blaotweli : went
afternoon to conduct services for the
soldiers at Fort Caswell last night. ' --Numerous
friends of ; Esquire
Wm. McD. Evans were glad' to greet
him on the streets again yesterday
after an illness of three weeks witbr
la grippe.
BARN AND STABLES BURNED.
Bslldlog oa Mr. B. P. Keith's Preorioea
Destroyed Yesterday. '
: The barn and stables of Mr. B. JV
Keith, at the rear of his residence," Nov
215 North Fourth street, was totally
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock. All the live stock In
the building was saved by Mrs. Keith
and she made a heroic effort to save a
fine buggy under the shed, but was
driven away by the heat The loss on
the building is $150. and that on the
contents, $350, with no Insurance. Tbe
buggy, several sets of harness and a
quantity of feed were among the arti
cles destroyed. The fire originated
from the careless use of matches by
children on the premises. When the
fire department arrived the building
waasa light blaze and tbe wind was
blowing almost a gale.
Chief Schnibben, of the Department,
desires to say in connection with the
fire that those who turn in alarms are
always requested to remain at the box
and direct the firemen to the scene of
the fire. The crowding of people
around a fire, prohibiting the firemen
from doing their work expeditiously,
is an offence against the law which
the Department does not look upon
with favor.
A DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL FEATURE.
It Will Accompany Prodactioa of "Ike
Village Postmaster" Wednesday.
, A notable feature in connection with
the magnificent production of "The
Village Postmaster" to be given at tbe
Academy next Wednesday night, will
be an exceptionally splendid musical
programme to ba rendered by the
theatre's superb orchestra, under the
leadership of Prof. Hollowbusb, which
will be as follows:
March, Alakazan Holsman.
Overture, Poet and Peasant. . . .Suppe-
Forge and Forest. Descriptive.
Break of day. Birds singing. Tbe
forge in full operation.
Prince of Pilsen . . - Luders.
March, Dreamy Eyes Lampe.
' The sale of seats will commence at
Plummer's Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
f .i i M,."IS
Annual Meeting.
Of tbe lot owners of Oakdale Cemetery oen- .
panywlll bebeldatthe compacj'u office, S'tfcf ; .
Princess street, on ilonaav evening, J&auary
tue 12th, at 8 o'clock.
BICH4BD 3. JONKS,
Secretary and Treasurer.
January 7tn,lsoa. Jan 10 St
Secure a House!
I HAVE FOB SALE
Dwellings aM Vacant lets
In any part of tbe city aeslrrO. Casta or Urns
payment to salt buyer. D. O'CONNOR,
Jan 8 tr Baal Estat9 Agent.
NOTICE.!
Call us up over Inter-State Tele
phone ONLY,4&. 317.
tHE 6E0?L ttORTON CO.
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Saturday Evening, January lOth
Attraction Extraordinary.
U'LLE ZELIE DE LUSSAN
IN SONS BECTTAIj.
By special guarantee this great artist while
on her transcontinental tour gives one recital
lu our city.
Beats on sale at DeRoeeet's Book Store Tues
day morninsr. Reserved seats for member of
me "Brar vxraree" 9i.uu; non-memoere ui
11.50. Ganeral admission to all.Ji.60.
Jan 4 St th sat
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
OBAJTD gVJWT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JAN. 14,
"The Village PostmasJs&
A magnificent production toy tbe original
Metropolitan -company and with tbe same
elaborate scenic effects.
TWO... CAB LOAD3 OF 8GXNXBY, .TWO.
SS7 Nights in'New York. -
125 Hlht6 In Chicago.'
loo Nights tn Boston.
Z Beats on sale at Plummer's 1 ueeday morting .
at 8 o'clock. No advance In prices.
Jan lost sat an we -
Wot ice.
There will be a meeting of tho
Justices of the Peace of Hew Han
over county, Saturday, the 10th
inst., 12 . o'clock, in the Court
House, for the purpose of electing a
Commissioner to fill vacancy caused
by the resignation of Commissioner
F. A. Montgomery. .
By order of Board County Com
missioners. D. McEACHERtf, .
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