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s I. my. MOOMOIOiOl j 1 dnsrssteed Boaa-Hde, Brsry-Dsjx r nn30f::sc:i?Tio:j. CIrcaUtioa Lsrftr Tku Tktl Of Air Other Dally Hws paper PibllslMd to Wuatiagtoa. Six ZXonths, SJEO; Thras) ZXoatka,' - ' : t.gs Two XZontha, Il.OO; OLBKIT VUIiT HSWIFAFBIVjk IIC THE STATE. 2 a9UTeMt t Smasrlbri tm. tfce I City as 4f Cents prXfoatsu . X VOL. LXXL NO. 135. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1903 WHOLE NO. 11,080 TO REVISE THE CODE. IN TflE LEGISLATURE. PILOT LAWS INTAGT. MIDNIGHT BURGLAR. iVlOR TT TTrTV mm ft- 6 OUTLINES. British officials la West Africa are making atrenuous efforts to compete with the United State is growing cot ton. -. The naral appropriation bill as reported to the Senate proyidea for conitraction of four first clasa bat tleships and two first class armored cruisers. B. J. Qatllng, inren tor of the Getting rub, died suddenly in new York, aged 83 Tears. The i Senate yesterday had under consider V atlon the Sundry Ciril bill; a protest waa presented against seating Smoot ? ofUiah. - In the House Jas. J Boiler, of Missouri, waa unseated and . Geo. O. B. Wagoner waa seated in his . place. Fire at the town or Peaks, V 8. a, destroyed $50,000 worth of property. - : :Mr Cornelia Cole gatrbaaas, of Madiawav mm aaaa-, Vffrouely 're-elected president of the 'Daughtera of .the American Berolu f Hon. ' -i : Albert Knapps, arrested at Indianapolis,- confessed to fire muiddrs; ithe rictima all women and two of them hia wires.' It is gen erally nenerea tnat a merger or con' aolidaiion of the 'Frisco, Bock Island and Southern roads la contemplated. The collier Alexander has been toed into port at Bermuda. " - Ten masked robbers raided a residence near Toledo, O., and after brutally beating and borning the Inmates, robbed the house of money and jewefery. New York markets: Money on call rather firm at 2i3 per cent; cot-t&-a steady at 10.06c; flour waa steady but again rery dull in the absence of buyers; wheat spot steady, No. 3 red 81j; corn spot firm. No. 2 60c; oats spot dull, No. 3 431 o; rosin firm; strained common to good $3.30; spirits turpentine fiim. - - WEATHER REPORT. U. 8. Dip't or A.Q aiOUIiTTJH E, ) Wkatheu Bureau, Wilmington, N. O., Feo. 26. 3 Meteorological data for the twenty four hours ending at 8 P. M.: Temperatures: 8 A. M., 88 degrees; 8 P. M., 51 degrees: maximum. 6Q de grees: minimum, 34 degrees ; mean. 47 degrees. Rainfall for the day, .00; rainfall since 1st of month to date, 3.05 inches. .HBSaAST TOR TO-DAY. WAaaTOir.'Feb. 26 For North Carolina: Bain Friday; freah to brisk northeast winds; Saturday, rain, colder in interior. Port Almanac February 27. Sde Rises. ... . . . . . .... San Sts. ... . . . . . , . J)ay'a Length High Water at Southport. -High Water Wilmington. 6.37 A. M. 5.51P.M. 11H.11M. 8.08 P.M. 10.83 P.M. Real estate is on the raise in Guam. A succession of earthquakes recently raised the lerel of the whole bailiwick six inches. Washington Post: "The George Washington jokes were worse than usual this year." Yes, we tried to incubate one, but -it-spoiled before we could hatchet out. 1 l Mr. Booserelt has a fine oppor- to.Tiitj to open "the door of oppor tunity" to some sprightly negro by putting him in Mr. Corteljou's place as his prirate secretary. A Kansas solon wants a law pass ed punishing with death a man who instigates a lynching. Generally speaking, that's what happens to the fellow who instigates a lynching down in these parts. It is rery thoughtful in the War Department to issue the new "riot cartridges" to the States. We will hare a few in our rest pocket when negro Jim Hares comes here with his sword and torch. "Within a week or two now we shall hare reports of - the annual Spring floods." says the Sarannah "'". 1 A. 4-1. Vw. compared trith the risitations of the annual Sprang poets? A Boston preacher who preached last Sunday on the harmful influ ence of the billionaire made a hit with his congregation because he didn't hit any of them. A Georgia story writer says Pres- V tdent Booserelt is one of the best r friends of the Southern people and of the South that he has ever known. But he has a rery queer way of showing it. ':. Porto Bico must be a daisy dwell ing place for a lazy man. The la borer earns about 15 cents a day, but things are so cheap there that support a family by working twcVaja in the week. Ber. H. P. Johnston, negro, of Camden, N. J., who got $500 (he wanted 810,000) from, the Pullman Company, damages for refusing to serve Mm breakfast in its dining car, did better than if he got his breIcfaat. This pull from the Pull mani maT encourage him totrarel ndfei hungry often. Three Commissioners for That Purpose Chosen by Demo- . cratic Caucus. AT SALARY OF $2,000 EACH. Kz-Jaflre T. B. Wonack, Prof. N. Y. OaJly aid Col. W. B. Rodoai the Nosisees. M. 0. Sherrell Stste Ubrarlas. No Rerlsioa Slace 1SS3. ' Special Star Telegram. Baluoh, N. a, Feb. 28. The Democratic caucus to-night nominated Ex-JudceT. B. Womack, of Baleijrh; N. 7. Gully, professor or law at Wake Forest, and CoL W. B.Bodman, of Washington, N, O., as members of the eommiaaion of three to codify the laws of the State. When the caucus firat met motion waa made'anrfTosTTffaT the naming of the members of the commission be left to the Gorernor. Nominating - speeches were limited to one minute each. There were 39 . nominations and the first ballot resulted aa follows: I. L. Smith, of Gates, S3; Jno. S. Hender, son, of Salisbury, 23; A. J. Burton -of Bockineham, 15; A K Henderson, of Caswell, 10; W. B Bod man, of Washington, 18; Jno. W. Hinsdale of Baleish, 84; Eugene 8. Martin, of New Hanorer. 5; A. W. Graham, of Oxford, 40; N. Y. Gully, of Wake Forest, 49; J. Crawford BUrea, of Dur ham, 28; T. J. Jerome, of Monroe, 10: Chaa. A. Moore, of Aaherille, 7; A. L Blow, of Pitt, 20; B. S. Roper, of niM.ni IK. 1X7 V XTaaba of T.j.1.- sod, 4; T. B. Womack, of Bateleh, 46; W. ,C. Monroe, of G ldsboro, 1; W. J. Adams, of Moore, 6; W. 6. Shaw, of Vance, 5; J. F. Bay, of Oraege, 4; a F. Mordecaf, of Baleigh, 11; Swifi Galloway, of Green, 4; B. B. Wer- ooan, or ueruord, 5; Jacob Batue, or Edgecombe 1: J.C MeBae. of Oranare. 3; D. D. Baekett, of Wilkes, 5; W. a Newland, of Caldwell, 1; Tneo. Da ridaon, of Buncombe, 1. Tbere were fire ballots, N. Y. Gully beine nominated with 80 rotea on the second; T. B. Wormacr. wn 65 on tne third, and w. a. Bodman, with 85 on the fifth. Br the fourth ballot all nominees had dropped out except Bodman, 53; Gra ham, 40; Smith. 9: Umadale, 8: Biffet. 14. and Burton 1. Mr. Gaitia with drew Jaage Graham's name and the tmn ballot reaulted: Uodmao. 85: Bizet. 13: Graham. 10: Hmadaie. 8: 8mitb, 1; Barton, 1; Parker, of Wayne, 1. Eugene Martin receired 8 rotea on the aeeond ballot and two on the third. The commission will elect a clerk at $75 per month and each commissioner will reeelre S3.000 for making the codification. The caueua nominated M O. Sherrell for re-election as State Librarian. -The names of the Code Commission ers selected to-night will be inserted in the bill now before the Senate pro viding; for a commission to re rise the Cods of Nortav Carolina, the .laat Te nsion hartne been made In 1883 by Mesara. William T. Dorteh. John Mao nine; and John 8. Henderaon. LOCAL DOTS. The committee on pistoricals is headed this war. It reported at Max ton Wednesday. Messrs. Brooks & Taylor are moriog into their handsome new store recently completed on the wharf, nearly opposite the Wills rd Bag & Mfg. Co. 'a factory, on South Water street. State Councillor Hood, of 'the Jr. O. U. A. M. has appointed Mr. William J. Bellamy, of Jeff Daria Council, this city, chairman of the Legialatire Committee of the order in North Carolina. Messrs. H. E. King, T. E. Graf ton and A. J. Martin hare arriyed from Hamlet to open an office here for the American Telephone and Tele graph Co The office will probably be in the Maaonic Temple. The offices of Messrs. Hugh MacBae & Co., and the C. B L. & P. Co. on the firat floor of the MacBae building, next north of the Masonic Temple, are. being enlarged by the building of priraie omse apartments in the rear. Southport Standard: , "From reliable authority it is learned that. considerable building will be done at Fort Caawell in the near future. An adminiatration building, guard house, and hospital barracks are to-be erected. A building to replace the one recently burned ia alao to be erected." The W. C. T. U. requests all members who hare affiliated with the organization during the past 21 years to bs present at the memorial meeting ia the lecture room of the First Bap tist church to-night, a programme of which waa printed In yesterday's Star. r Shlftisg Englse Jsmped. Atlantic Coast Line shifting engine No. 100 jumped the dummy track back of Front street msrket house yes terday and ploughed its way for some distance , in the' ground. Another shifter was brought out and the dis abled engine pulled back on the track with much difficulty. AatNSaloes Lesrse. The Stab is requested to call atten tion to the meeting of the Anti-Saloon League in the Y. M. 0. A. auditorium at 8 o'clock to-night. The meeting Is for men only and a full Attendance is desired as important matters will come up for transaction. . NEW ADVEBTI8EMENTS. Chaa. Anderson & Ca The Only BestauranL . ;- Consolidated Bailways, Light and Power Co. Household conrenlence. - Btrsnrxsa looaus. , - Book-keeper-Positlon wanted. THE RIVER j TRAFFIC. Sixth Annual Meeting Yesterday of Merchants' and Farmers' Steamboat Company. UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT. Ia Fatore All Usee, Except City of Pay etterinVWill Be Operated Coajolat-ly-New Uxot DraoxBt Steamer ' Beiaf BaUt Here Notes. The sixth annual meeting of the MerchantsVand Farmers' Bteamboat Company was held at the general offi ces in this city upon the arriral of the steamer Highlander yesterday. Mr. Olirer Erans, ofFayetterllle, presi dent, and Mrl T. P. Lore, of W& mington, secretary and treasurer and general manager of the company, were a25RE-?iiwS.; L r The general discosrion . fine bust- ness of the past . year, which was en tirely satisfactory, was indulged in and all the old officers were re-elected u n animously. The company operates the steamer Highlander between Wilmington and Fajetterilie and now has in process of construction a new boat of light draught and good freight capacity to be known as the Tar Heel She is being built near foot of Chesnut street and will be ad mirably adapted' to the Cape Fear traffic. One of . the most important an nouncements aa a result of the meeting yesterday was that the ateamera Hurt and Highlander and E. A. Havxs and Tar Heel will continue to be operated under one management, notwithstand ing the withdrawal of the City of Fay etteviUe, against which the Merchants' and Farmers' and Cape Fear Steam boat companies most emphatically claim there was no discrimination, Mr. T. D. Lore will be general freight agent here of the .Hurt, High lander. Tar Heel and Haice, the latter being employed on the North east and Black rirer lines, and Col. W. a Cook will be general freight agent for the steamers at Fayetterille. Mr. James Madden, who was formerly general agent here for the Hurt and Hatoeg, becomes chief clerk to General Manager Lore. -i All the ateamera land at Mr. Lore's wharf, nearly opposite the rear of the Front street market house, though the company still retains possession of the wharf, next south of the foot of Ches nut street. The new arrangment pro-, miaes exceedingly jwelL Schedules will be strictly adhered to as far as possible and the freight office will re main open until 4 P. M. of each ateam er day. Let Ererjbody Subscribe." Nordlea and the Doss Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, a company of more than 140 people, will be sure to come to Wilmington on May 2d. Mr. Collier says. If he continues to meet with the encouragement he re ceired on his first day among the peo ple yesterday. At the close last eren ing Mr. Colliers says the amount se cured for the day was large and en couraging. Yet there Is the big end yet to come In, and the folks hare but to-day and to-m orrow to decide wheth er it's Wilmington or another city who will hare the superb organization. There will be found at B. C DeBos set's book store a subscription list and diagram for those who may be otherwise missed, or, by addressing a postal to Mr. Collier; he will call upon anyone or place upon the list -any price seata deaired-r$5.00, $2 50 and $1.60. Think of such, prices to hear Nordics 1 Howard Relief Bnlldlaf. Ground will be broken the first of next week for the handsome club building which the Howard Belief Company will erect on the northeast corner of Front and Orange atreets. A description of the proposed club house was printed in these columns sereral months ago when bids were first inrlted for the work. It Is suffi cient now to say that the building will be a great credit to the city and the popular organisation which will own it It will be modern In erery partic ular and will hare erery appointment of a model club building for social and business purposes. Hospital Anbalance Fend. The Stab yesterday turned orer to the Ministering Circle of Wilmington amounts on hand to the credit of those contributors to the hospital ambulance fund, who hare thus far signified that tbey desired the amounts to be dis posed of in that way. The Minister ing Circle is still'at work upon the fund and deserres erery encouragement. Mrs. C. H. King is president and treasurer of the Circle and will be pleased to receire any and all funds. The amount needed Is not yet in hand. Some File Street Work. Like all the work he has done for the city during his administration, Superintendent Woolard ia making a neat and substantial job of the-' ma cadam on Grace, between c Front and Second atreets. Superintendent Wool ard has built a long line of splendid macadam for the city,, but none will be better than the block on Grace street. The Columbia crushed rock is excellent for the work. QxemioTeleffram:' U there Is any sort of annual meeting that Wilmington isn't going to get the coming summer Ve haren't heard of IL One of the latest Is the Teschers' Assembly." Yes, Bobbie, and "there's always room for onemore.'' Many Bills of Minor Consequence Introduced, Reported and Passed Yesterday. RESORT HOTELS EXEMPTED. House Adopts Measure Allowing Liquor to Be Sold at Beaches Chance of Robeson's Coaaty Seat-Money for the Pablic Schools. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 6. In the 8enate to-day a bill to create a fund for the building and 1 imprbring of public school houses in North Caro lina passed second reading1 and was made the special order for 1 o'clock to--morrow for third reading. It pro rides that the- proceeds from the sale cf eiats awjttjdcadjk now anuunftn tb305,e0e'madexpeTmauemtfun4-4 to be loaned to school district! jt 4 per cent, one-tenth of the principal to be paid back each year. A bill also passed, authorising the sale of the steamer Lilly and the pur chase of gas boats. Among bills Introduced were: McBryde (by request,) to proride an election In Bobeson county on morlag the county seat from Lumberton to Pembroke. The bill is accompanied by petitions from 2,000 rotors. Mitchell, to incorporate the Chowan and Aulander B. B. Co. The Senate Committee on Finance made a favorable report on the bill appropriating $35,000 for erecting a hall of records at corner of Wilming ton and Morgan atreets. In the House, Nissen Introduced a bill to incorporate Williams, Yadkin county, the purpose being to arert the necessity of an old rice whiskey dis tillery moring away to some incorpo rated town under the operation of the Watts bill prohibiting the manufac ture and sale of whiskey in the coun try. Other bills introduced were: Erwin, to ' incorporate the Trans Appalachian Railroad Ca , Morton, a resolution to print 5,000 copies of the Watts bill for distribu tion by members of the General As sembly; - Britt, to incorporate Parker's High School, Bobeson county. Thompson, to pre rent felling trees in streams of Onslow county. Walters, making It a misdemeanor for aerrants or wage earners to secure employment by misrepresentations. Parker, to proride for stock law -election, in Wayne. Parker, to proride for an election In Wayne to determine upon the manu facture of liquor in that county. Carlton, to fix the time.f or holding courta in Duplin. Among the bills passed by the House were: To incorporate the Home Bar ings Bank of Durham; to incorporate the Durham Loan and Trust Co. ; to repeal an amendment to the charter of Carolina and Northern R. R. Co.; to permit the aale of- liquor at resort hotela in New Hanorer county; to in corporate Scotland village, Scotland county; for the improrement of high ways in Bobeson county. GOVERNOR BOB TAYLOR. 'Erery Hesrty Lssih, a Hallelejab; Erery Sosr, the WIsfs of a Son!." The coming of Gorernor Bob Tay lor to the Y. M. O. A. auditorium on Tuesdsy evening Is certain to attract one. of the very largest audiences of the season. It has been said of him that, he has scattered more sunshine and created more laughter among the amusement-loving people than any man who haa graced the platform within the memory of the present generation, his ideal being to hold up the mirror to human nature, and to light the temples of thought with win dows of fun ; and aa he has said him self, "M jaie is the wine of the soul and there is a melody in erery sun beam, a sunbeam in erery melody." The New York World editorially says of Gorernor Taylor: "Whether with mouth or fiddle, Ex-Gor. Bober O. Taylor, of Tennessee, is easily one of the most accomplished performers of the world. As a Paganin! among politicians and a Patrick Henry . among fiddlers, theex-Goremor is un doubtedly the most admirable product of the moonshine regions of his ad mtrable State. Whether as fiddler, orator, or patriot, he Is an un qualified success, and a credit to the country of which hisnatire moonlit mountains form so picturesque a part" To-day is the last upon which tickets may be secured at the reduced rate 75 cents. To morrow the box sheet opens at DeBosset's. . By securing seats to day 25 per cent, will be sared. NEWS OF THE LOCAL SHIPPING. 1 c m Tag Blsncne Disabled Steamer Qarlaads . Here from Newport News Notes. The Clyde steamer Qeo. W. Clyde arrired at 7:30 o'clock last erenlng from her regular trip to Georgetown and will leare to-morrow for New York. .-' The schooner 22. W. Hopkins, Oapt. Hitchborn, arrired yesterday from New York and will receire a cargo of cross-ties from Keith & Company. - The British steamer Garland, 1,860 tons, Capt. Doherty, arrired yesterday from Newport News and will receire a cargo of veneering timber from the Acme Tea Cheat Co. The Qarlande recently went ashore off Hatteras while proceeding to Wilmington and had to return to Newport News to go In dry dock for alight repairs. While proceeding inside the bar at the mouth of the rirer with the schooner it WiHopkine yesterday the tug Blanche was disabled by a leak springing in one of her boilers. The schooner was an chored and the tug Jones went out and brought her in. The BtoncAe came up to the city with the Jones last night and will be tied np for repairs a day or two. Chamber of Commerce Bill for Revision Defeated in the 1 . Senate Yesterday. THE VOTE WAS 29 TO 11. Seistor Wellbora's Pictireiqae Speech in Opposition to Measure .Morton's Amendment to Herniations to . Come Up SatnrdayNote8, Special Star Telegram. - ; Baubigh, N. O., Feb. 26. Both the House and Senate passed a great nam ber of local bilia to-day. The bill to amend and rerise the pilotage laws at the port of Wilmington came up as unfinished business thin morning. Senator Mitchell, of Bertie, made an eloquent and, powerful speech for. the Mispleading that Wilmington, North varoi this handicap and' placed qu an equal footing wth Norfolk and Sarannah. . Senator Woodard, of Wilson, spoke against the bill, Mr. Hicks, of Gran. rille, following with a speech for the bill, - declaring Wilmington's com merce, North Carolina' seaport and State's railroad rates should be reliered of arbitrary monopoly of a few organ ized pilots. Lamb, of Cumberland, sent up to the clerk and had read a letter from the Fayetterille Chamber of Commerce endorsing the MIL However, he aaid he had inreatigated the subject and would oppose the bill. On motion of Bellamy, the bill was tabled by a rote of 29 to 11. It ia anoounced that Morton's pilot age bill will hare a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Sat urday afternoon. Beferring to the discussion of the pilotsge bill in the Senate Wednesday, yesterday's Raleigh News ana Ob server says: Tne oratory of the day did its whirl ing around the bill proposing to repeal tne compulsory pilotage laws at Wil mtnrton. The Chamber of Commerce of Wilmington and some of its mer. chants say that the system in rogue hurts the commercial growth of the city, while the pilots say that it is all right, is only what is just and that by rirtue of previous laws and faithful aerrice no change should be made. Senator Bellamy opposed the bill. which had come with an unfavorable report from the Judiciary Committee, a minority report faroringit. He de scribed the conditions, held that the pilots were right in their contention and that at the bottom of the matter were two trusts. Senator Brown farored the repeal and declared that it ought to pass, that it removed hardships from shippers as railroad rates were made up from shipping rates. The pilotage and tow age charges at Wilmington he reit were too large .and the city was being hurt. Senator Bellamy asked him If he was not interested in the lumber business. To this air. Brown replied rigorously saying that he was, to a small extent, but that because of this be was not urging tne blu, but simply because It was right. Senator TrariA aided Senator Bel lamy and spoke against the bill. Sena tor Baldwin stood by Senator Brown and the bill, while Senator Webb op posed the repeal. The arguments were all at length, and each speaker warm ed up to the subject. The capstone or oratory was put on by Senator Wellborn (Bep.), of Ashe. He talked patriotism, told of the dsys of the Berolution and how a little girl in the Gape Fear section had aid ed General Greene in saving the country and freeing it from British rule, ue swept along in fervid orato ry down to the ciril war, and told of no traitors among the pilots of the Cape Fear, and how they had aided the great and noble "War Gorernor" In getting supplies, and how by their loyalty the blockade was broken and supplies brought in. For this alone he thought the pilots should be left unmolested and patriotism was his plea. . He spoke, and his gestures and words were emphatic, no much so that the Senators gare him the "glad hand" of applause when his oratory had all oozed out. The Senate adjourned at this junc ture, feeling that it had enough for the day, and desiring to take the rest of the discussion ' on the instalment plan. "HELLO BILL" IN SOUTH CAROLINA. It Will Be Seen Here To-morrow Matinee . and Nlzht "Uncle Her" Yesterday's Columbia (3. a) State highly commends "Hello Bill," the well known farce comedy, which ia to hold the boards at the Academy to morrow at matinee and night ' The play has also been praised by the Atlanta Constitution and the Charles ton JVetcs and Courier. 5 . - The niece is said to be one of the rery funniest of all modern comedies and gires rise to the introduction of sereral up-to-date and refined special ties. It baa been presented with great success in all of the larger cities and will be presented here by tne original cast. The matinee will be especially attractive to the ladies and children and the prices will be only 25 and 80 cents. This performance will be given just the same as at the night and the Academy's entire orcnesira wiii m used. Seats for the night performance will be placed on sale at Plummer'a this morning at 8 o'clock. - A Good Show.The price pf re serred seats for - the performance of "Uncle Hex" at the Academy Mon day .night has been reduced to 75 cents, and this of course, when taken in connection with the worth of the show, will no doubt assure a large audience. A special feature of the production is the trick and mechanical properties and scenery. Clerer sing ing and dancing nnd splendid orches tral numbers - are introduced. The supporting company is capable, and a theatrical festiralof fun may be ex pected. .- The sale of seats .will open at Plum mer'a tomorrow morning. , .- " . It ia announced that 4 fthe trial of the monitor: Florida haa been set for March-IL" Wonder if she's going tojtlead self-defence! i - A Quest of Rock Springs ; Hotel Had a Rude Awakening This Morning. HIS TROUSERS WERE ROBBED Nefro Captured, After Chase, Beliered to 8e Guilty of the Barflary Joined His Parsner ia Shooting for the Police la the Lock-Up. This morning shortly after midnight the wharf section of the city .wan alarmed by rigorous shouts of "police" and persons who immediately reached the scene of the outcry witnessed the unusual spectacle !of a man racing in his night garments through the chilly air after an unknown negro, .who wan rending the. atmosphere with distress signals almost as vociferous as those vrette.by hia rsuer.v I tarjburglar. li&dtend Spring Hotel -on Chesnut, between Front and Water streets, and rifled the trousers of Mr. F. J. Vincent, a ma chinist in the Atlantic Coast Line shops, who rooms on the second floor of the building.. Mr. Vincent was asleep when his room was entered, bat when the trousers were thrown .back into the room and a 'button struck a pitcher on the washstand, the clink ing sound awoke him and as the hotel has been burglarized sereral times re cently, he immediately imagined the cause of the trouble then In hand and hasty examination of his trousers confirmed his suspicion that his pockets had been robbed of a pocket-book con taining $5 or $6 in cash and a few other articles. . Mr. Vincent, unarmed, dashed out of the tom, down the steps to the sidewalk and overhauled a negro mak- ng his way toward Water atreet The negro immediately decided upon a 'nervy proposition" and he joined n Mr. Vincent's shouts for police, running to a small office on the wharf. saying the policemen were in there. Officer John Meier soon reached the scene and levelling his rerolrer at the negro, demanded that he halt. He did so. After being carried to the light the negro proved to be Albert Jones, who has an unsavory reputa tion and who waa arrested a few montha ago for entering a number of residences on the Sound. He is also said to hare serred a term or two on the chain gang. A search of the negro disclosed no pocket-book, but Mr. Vincent says that he is of the ; opinion that the negro, seeing arrest staring him In the face, threw the money away. A search will be made for the .book this morn- ng. Y. N. C. A. BASKET BALL. Game This Erenlng Team That Will do to Charleston Next Month. ' . The fourth game of the Friday night series of basket ball games will be played in the T. M. C. A. gymna sium to-night Two strong teams hare been organised and a fine game s sure to be played. The teams will line up as follows: BEDS. BLUES L. Davis. f. .A. Dosher W. A. Ltttle f -. ..F. Irving. W. Dosher. . . . .c J. Louehlln Richardson! . . e H. Sheman ELQainn g........,.A. Boney The game will begin at 8:30 o'clock. No charge will be made for admis sion. The team, which will go to Charles ton next month, commenced regular practice last night, and judging from the start a strong team will combat with the South Carolinians. The boys' meeting will beheld at 5 p. m. today, as uauaL PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. E. a Clark, of Elizabeth- town, was a visitor in .the city yester day. Mrs. Gabriel Holmes went up to Fayetterille yesterday for a brief visit to relatives. --i Southport Standard: "Mr. John W. Adkins, of Ash, mored to Wil mington a few days ago, where he makes his home." Ber. A. P. Tyer, former pastor of Grace M. E. church, thlscityj Is Tisiting here for a few days, the guest of Mr. J. T. King. Mr. Owen Flynn and daughter, Miss Kitelle, of Canetuck, Pender county, returned home Wednesday after a visit to relatives and friends.. Mr. Luther Herring, a clerer "knight of the key" who has been with the Western Union in this city, has gone to Palm Beach, Fie., to take a position in the telegraph office of the Boyal Poinclana Hotel, the largest in the world. . Jelfersoa Lodge, K, of P. At a meeting of Jefferson Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Wednesday night Mr. James H. Taylor, Jr., was elected master of finance to succeed Mr. R. 8. Collins, resigned, and Mr. Anson Al llgood keeper of, records to succeed Mr. Alex. 8. Holden, who also re signed. The lodge held a memorial aerrice in honor of the late J. Bobt. Jordan, State Lecturer of the order. The Steamer "Cape Fear." The gorernment suction dredge Cape Fear returned to Southport yes-terday-after having completed alight repairs here. . While at work on the bar.; Tuesday morning," one of the doors to her coal bin wan broken and she had to suspend work; until the damage could be repaired, 4' We claim that the GOAL we are soiling is as good as any Domestic soft OOAL sold on this market: Try it and you will find it so.' Oar Price Is $6.00 Per Ton. When you pay more, you are out the differ ence for looks. ' Gtive us your orders Phones Bell 94. Inter-State 146. Tie Cheapest Fnrnitore A title proved by f oar years ever Increasing Special sale $14.50 SideBOa: for........ $12.50 15.00 " 18-50 " 22.50 " ; 25.00 " tt- .... 13.50 .... 15.50 .... 21.00 OO JCA It ...... 4BI.UM In quartered eolden oak and genuine Haaogsnr. as the spot cash prlee Is marked In plain egnres on all my goods yon can see that these special prices are not "catches", but genuine re ductions. Liberal terms to the risrhtoeoDle Goods hanled. workmen at moderate prices. Special department for Upfao'sterfog, Repairing, Matt !Xw7. Jti Jz. A BaU 'Pbonejg. THE MAXT0N SHOOTING. Farther Psrtlcalsrs of the Fatal Wound 1st of W. I. Thompson Wednesdnr Nlf.nt Plea of Self-Defence. . The shooting affair at Mazton night before last In which W. I. Thompson, a well known travelling man, was Bbot and fatally wounded by his nephew, E. N. McLean, son of B. F. McLean, Esq., was the subject of much local interest here -yesterday, both men being well known in Wilming ton. The shooting took place in the din ing room of the home of Thompson, who it is claimed fired the first shot, causing a slight wound in McLean 1 side just above the hip. McLean surrendered himself shortly after the shooting to Maj. Woo ten, a justice of the peace, and is still in the custody of Deputy Sheriff T. L. . Smith. Mrs. Thompson, it is claimed, feared her husband, who was drinking, and had sent for her nephew, -who came for her protection. McLean remonstrated with Thompson as to his treatment of his aunt, when Thompson drew his pistol and fired, the ball barely grazing McLean's left side, passing through the waistband of his trousers and glancing off. Mc Lean returned the fire and emptied three chambers of his rerolrer at Thompson, two of them producing wounds in the region of the heart and the third grazing the side, inflicting no injury. Yesterday morning Thomp son was still living but with slim chances of recovery. Young McLean is 21 years of age and unmarried. He has been studying medicine, but poor health has inter fered with the completion of hie course. He had been lodging in the house of his uncle. HABEAS CORPUS FOR UTLEY. Plea of Insanity Will Be Argued Develop meats la the Hsjwood Case. ; Special Star Telegram.) Ralssoh, N. C, Feb. 26. Ex Judge Thos. H. Sutton is here to-day and applied to Associate Justice Piatt D. Walker, of the Supreme Court, for a writ of habeas corpus In behalf of Ed. TJtley convicted at Fayetterille for the murder of T. B. Hollingnworth and sentenced to fifteen years. In sanity is the ground oh which the writ is asked. The hearing will be In Baleigh Monday. W. C. Douglass, of counsel for the defence In the Ernest Haywood affair for killing Ludlow Skinner, with draws from the case because his part ner, B. N. Simms, will be a witness in the case: Simms saw an alleged al tercation which precipitated the shoot ing. Neither Jas. X Osborne, of New York, nor other attorneys out of the State will be engaged for the prosecu tion, so it Is said. Three Fires Yesterday. Three alarms of fire within as many hours were responded to by the Fire, Department yesterday. At 10:28 A. M. sparks from a chimney at 718 MacBae street, caused a damage of about 15; at 12:18 a fire which damaged property at 518 Qoeen street to the extent of ! about $10, originated in the same way, and at 12 :55 a telephone alarm brought the department to the residence of Mr. 8. A. Schloss, No. 10 North Fourth street, where a defective flue started a small blaze, which damaged property to the extent of about $35. For Asxnnia uso ITETO CXPEOTOB- A1TT. for sale by). d.:.Sheparo. i - and save money. feb 11 tf Stow in Nortii Carolina. business with an endless chain of satisfied cus- for the week. $40.00 Sideboards for . ...... .$37.50 50.00 " . . 40.00 60.00 " 55.00 40.00 Buffett 37.50 50.00 45.00. racked. 'shlDDed and stored b competent faking iJtrC .JtU-trCy IFurnltare and Furniture Novelties, ill if arket Streei. feb IS tf Inter-otatw 431 m LATEST p HOBSEHOLD 4B. ELECTRIC ng Machine Motor. Can be attached to any machine. ECONOMICAL, EFFICIENT, LABOR SAVING. Perfect Regulation of Speed, i feb 27 St eoooOwooeoooo ACADEMY OFMUSIO Mondavy Nlcht, SXavreh Sad. The Trick Fantonumlcal Fares Comedy. UNCLE HEZ. CHALLENGE BAXVD AND SUPERB OBCHE8TB A. All special trick scenery. Mechanical effects. Bright musical numbers. Specialties. - Beeetred seats reduced to 7B cents and will be on sale at Plummer'a Saturday morning. feb as St thtrsu Rocking Chairo. Cane Bottoms. ........... 75 eta. Split Bottoms. . ......... . 65 otn. r (While they last.) Thin In a good , sample of the prices on all our other furniture. GASTON 0. PHARES & CO., The Furniture Man... i lio-lii Market 8t'r ' Inter-State 78. tebUti T&e Only Restaurant, Our Restaurant Has Uada a Reputation ! 'M . . : There are thousands ot people In this city who when they think of our Bestaurant think of a quiet and ooayplaee , where the food la ezoollent, the sertfoe - prompt and the prices moderate, , It la now . an assured suooesa. , Orders for Plants, Floral Deal Out Flowers. Bouquets. &s. f promptly and at reasonable prices. CHARLES ANDBBSOn 4b CO. Telephone 719. " Jana.tf -' , Secure a House! " O I HAVE FOR SALE Dwel. aiiYacait-Lots many part of tne dty aesired.Oash or one ten.WBius vurer. u vuuamui. 8tf . - Seal Estate age&t 11
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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