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OUTLINES.
i The cotton growing Induitry In Ger
man Eaat Africa ii being developed.
; Ah agreement has been made be
tween the New York Cotton Exchange
and the Gold and Stock Telegraphy Oo.
Xo prevent backet shops receiving news
" orer tickers. Two men, farmers,
killed bj a Southern railway train
near Durham, N. 0. The mer
ger, of , the American ' Steel r Hoop
Oa, the National Steel Co.,' and the
Carnegie Co. Is announced. - In
quest into the Burdlck rmurder' was re-
' sumed yesterday at Buffalo, ;N. Y.,
; and concluded in the evening; an of
ficial inquiry into the death of Pennell
; will, -begin next Monday, -f ; The
..postoffioe at Flat Rock, N. O., was-
-i robbed? by : burglars early yesterday
-v8nlnif,-t3choqBe;
Davidson is ashore near ' Lewes, Del.
Explosion of a can of gasoline at
Akron, Ohio, started a fire' which
caused loss of $250,000.. A Savan
nah dispatch says the pay of engineers
and firemen of the A. O. Ii. Is to be
Increased eight to ten percent
the flood situation at Memphis con
tiuu to Improve; at Yicksburg water
is rising'; : The - new Chinese
Minister ta 4he United States has ar
rived at SanTnanclaco. z A strike has
bsan ordared hi Xiowell cotton mills
Monday, unless wages are increased.
New York - markets : Money on
call steady at SJ5i per cent ; cotton
quiet at 10. 15cY flour was dull; wheat
spot easy,' No. 2 red 780; corn-'
' spot steady, No. 8. 51c; oats spot
No. 2. 42c; rosin firm; spirits turpen-
""' tine firm at 64c. i -
WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. DlP'T Or AGBXOULTTJBB, )
Wkathxb Bureau,
Wilmington, N. OL. March 28. )
Meteorological data for the twenty
four hours ending at 8 P. M. r ;
Temperatures: 8 A. M., 46 degrees:
8 P. M., 53 degrees;' maximum, 61 de
grees; minimum, 42 degrees; mean, 53
degrees. j "'
Rainfall for the day, .00; rainfall
since 1st of month to date, 1.25 Inches.
Stage of water In the Cape Fear
rirer at Fayetteville, N. a; at 8 A M.
45.1 feet and falling. ...
rOBECAST FOR TO-DAY.
WAsmsaTOS, March 25. For North
Carolina: Fair Friday; warmer in
east -ration; Saturday, increasing
cloudLf, light Tariable winds.
Port Alna-nsve Mareh 87.
Sin Rises. .... -M .
Sin Sets I...
IAy's Length.
lligh Water at South port.
High Water Wilmington.
5.55 A.M.
6.18 P.M.
12 H. 22 M.
6.55 P.M.
-9.25 P.M.
Thomas A. Edison has taken out
,791 patents and has spent a lot of
money defending some of them.
The Atlanta ! Constitution pro
ponnds the Interrogatory "After
Cram What?" . Probably some more
of the same kind.
The State of Mississippi is doing
pretty well. There has been an in
crease of $30,000,000 in her taxable
property wiyiin the past year.
An Inter-StatelJugat Cane Grow
ers' Convention will meet at Macon,
Ga., in May. Some of our Eastern
North Carolina farmers might piek
op some valuable pointers by attend
ing that convention.
If the English authorities intend,
as reported, to release Mrs. May
brick next year, they shouldn't nave
told her bo, for the time between
now and then will seem as long as
ten years. . ' -
The city engineer of Baltimore
writes the! Sun that "a block of
wooden pavement laid two years ago
as an experiment shows np so far
better than any other pavement laid
in the square." ;c . .' .
Two groundhogs were recently
killed in Missouri. They might as
well be all kUled. We don't think
much of the groundhog any way.
Ho don't know enough to r know
when to come out and stay out.
A Boston preacher says women
who wear birds in their hats will not
be permitted to enter heaven.
Women with birds : in " their hats
will not try to enter heaven. ' They
will lay their birds andl feathers
aside.
Senator Morgan's last speech
against the Panama canal treaty
was a jumbo. It filled 123 columns
of the Congressional Record, and
contains 335,941 words. With the
slightest encouragement he would
be still in the ring, but not still if
there were occasion for any remarks.
Mrs. Alfred Nathan, of New York,
had a butler who proved jio be a
thief and practical joker combined.
A few nights ago he stole" $25,000
worth of her jewels, left a note in
forming her of that fact and prom
ising to send her theawn tickets if
she didn't mike anj fast about it;,
; but if she did he would skip to parts
; unknown and lhe would neer see
hint again. - - r- ;.;;..v y.- '
VOL. LXXII.-NO. 4.
STRICKEN IN COURT,
Mr. W. A. Farriss, Prominent
Merchant, Suffered " Stroke
of Paralysis Yesterday; r
LEAVING THE WITNESS STAND
Bis Eatire Left Side AHectetf, Bat Bis
Coodltiof, While Serious, . Is Not
Alsrmlaf Prompt Service of
' Pbyslclaa Saved Bis Life.
As he was about to leave the wit
ness stand where he bad just under
gone a somewhat extended cross exam
ination by Attorney Woodus Kellum,
counsel for some negroes whom the
witness was prosecuting . for larceny,
Mr. W. A. Farrisi president of the
Wilmington Baking Co., and one of
e b t rins frusinan mja in W1I-
mington, .was stricken with paralysl
yesterday afternoon between 4 and 5
o'clock in the Superior Court room.
Mr. Kellum and other attorneys in the
bar rushed to the assistance of Mr.
Farriss, who bad sunk down beside
the chair.' His entire left side is affect-'
ed and at first it was thought that he
had lost the power of speech. .
: In response to a hasty summons, Dr.-
Harllee Bellamy, was quickly in the
court room and administered restora
tives. Later Mr. Farriss. In charge of
Dr. Bellamy, Dr. C. T. Harper, Attor
ney A. J. Marshall and others, was
removed from, the court room and
sent to his home in one of the flats in
the Sprunt building on Front, be
tween Walnut and Bed Cross streets.
There Mr. Farriss regained his speech
entirely and last night was able to use
his fingers and arm to some, extent
Dr. Harllee Bellamy and Dr. Andrew
H. Harriss, the family physician, are
attending v the patient. Mr. Farriss
was doing very well last night and his
physicians hold Out the hope to his
friends that he will be able to be about
his business duties in a short time. :
: Mr. Farriss was -the first witness
against' three negroes who were im
plicated in the theft of some buckets
and jelly from his baking establish
ment on Market street. -
After his examination as a witness
had been concluded by Mr. Kellum,
his own counsel, Herbert McClammy,
Esq., asked hlnr one or two questions
upon re-direct examination and. told
him to "stand aside.1 Mr. Farriss
made a feeble effort to rise from the
chair and sat down again. He la a
little deaf and Mr. McClammy repeat
ed "That'll do Mr. Farriss." He again
made an effort and Mr. McClammy,
thinking he had not made himself un
derstood, again said in the . most cour
teous manner,' "Just stand aside, Mr.
Farriss." Then it was that the witness
rose half way and sank to the floor
beside the stand. Mr. McClammy
went to him at once, thinking he had
fainted and asked for some water. Mr.
Farriss pointed to his side and indica
ted that the trouble was something
more serious.. In a remarkably short"
lime Dr. Harllee Bellamy came and it
is said by physicians that Dr. Bel
lamy's prompt answer to the sum
mons and his emergency treatment of
the ease saved the - life of the patient.
The numerous friends of Mr. Farriss
will be glad to know that while bis
condition is serious it is not at all
alarming.
JOINT DE6L4IHERS' COSIEST.
Representatives of Presbyterlal Academies
-- at Clarktoa aad Falsoa Meet To-nltht.
' The second jolntldeclalmers' contest
between : the Presbyterlal Academies
of Clarkton and Falson, will be held
to-night in the Abbie Chadbourn Me
morial Hall of the First Presbyterian
ehurch. -- Each academy will be repre
sented by three picked speakers, and
the contest for the gold medal prom
ises to be a close and exciting one.
Tbese schools, while young in age, are
forging rapidly to the front In useful
ness and Influence, and both promise
to be very useful to this section of the
St it. " . .
The exercises are of course free to
all and the public is cordially invited.
The contest will begin promptly at 8
o'clock.
Tag Imperial Sask. -
The tugJnuertaI of the Wilming
ton Towing, and Construction Co.i
sunk in about 80 feet of water 56
miles up Northeast river Tuesday
night A log caught in the propeller
of the boat and jtmmed a hole in her
bottom. She filled rapidly and the
crew escaped in the small boataThe tug
Emma belonging to the same company
has gone . to the Imperial's assistance
with a hoister and two- fiats. Mr. F.
A. Applegate went to South Washing
ton yesterday and drove across the
country to direct the work of rescue.
Important Masonic Work. ? ' 'K
Raleigh News and Observer'. 'Dr.
J. E. Matthews, W. M., of St. John's
Lodge No. 1, of Wilmington ; Judge
T. B. Womack, W M.,- of Hlxam
Lodge No. 40, of Raleigh, and Dr. F.
al. Moye, tr. jt. jo., or vy usod, wuu
were appointed by urana jnaster
Clark at the last session of the .Grand
Lodge as -custodians of the Work of
Masonry, are holding : an im
meeting in the city this week.'
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
W. E Worth & Co. Listen. :
'Wilmington Savings & Trust Co.
April 1st. - , -'-.
- V BtrsrjnBss looalb.
Furnished Room For rent , : .
J. M. Bunting Real estate agent
Excelsior Shaving Parlors-Notice.
nl-lru
REINER'S SPRING OPENING
Wilmlnftoa's Fashionable Department
. Store Resplendent With New floods
and attractive Decorations.' y
Rehder's handsome department store
near Fourth street bridge, - was' the
scene yesterday of one of the prettiest
and most largely attended Spring
openings in the history of that popu
lar establishment Fretfch pattern
bonnets, Easier dress goods and silks
and hundreds of other novelties were
displayed in such profusion and ele
gancy as to attract the .ladies from
everywhere in the city and not a few
came down on the various trains to be
present upon the annual fashionable
event at one of Wilmington's , most
popular establishments. t
The decorations were personally di
rected this year by Mr. Carl B. Reh
der, the junior member of the firm,"
and they were superfine. ; The celling
ta ttofsailfaaary department jacojrer
with roses and studded with vari
colored incandeccents, , ;making. the
lighting effect at night mosf baau
tiful. - - V.. , ;
The millinery Offering this year are
prettier : and in. larger variety ; than
ever before. Miss Barah Gardner, the
head : milliner, ' and Mn John H.
Rehder recently spent several weeks
in the fashion centres of , the 7 North
and their discriminating , taste and
good judgment is everywhere manifest
in favorite styles and fancies in the
large stock now on exhibition. .
Last night Hollowbush's Orchestra
gave a concert at the store and the as
semblage of fashionable visitors was
perhaps never greater. ; The opening
will continue until 7 o'clock this even
ing and everybody will be welcome.
There Cwill be no diminution of the
display and the "last opportunity be
fore Easter" will doubtless be em
braced by hundreds. !
THOMAS C. MILLER
DIED YESTERDAY.
Remsios of Prominent Colored Man Exiled
from Wilmlnftoa to Be Interred Here.
Thomas C. Miller, among the most
prominent of the negroes exiled from
Wilmington during the race troubles
here in 1898, died yesterday in Nor
folk, where he had lived for several
years and conducted a bar room. - He
was about 50 years of age, and died as
the result of a stroke of paralysis suf
fered about two weeks ago. . His re
mains will be brought to Wilmington
and interred here to-day.
Miller leaves an estate valued at
about $10,000, and was for a long time
among the moat prominent colored
personages in this city. Lately, how
ever, he had been disposing of his real
estate In' Wilmington and investing It,
presumably in Norfolk. He leaves a
wife and several children. -
I LOCAL DOTS.
The second express train of the
season with vegetables went out of
Wilmington yesterday.
Nicely furnished front room,
up-stalrs, located on car .line, is of
fered for rent. See business locals.
;Goldsboro, . Wilson, Tarboro
and Newborn are agitating the ques
tion of an Eastern Carolina baseball
league. v
- Capt. F. M. Fitts, the veteran
railway mall' clerk, has been assigned
to duty- and placed in charge of the
transfer of all mails at Rocky Mount,
N. O. ' ; '-f ;
Work was begun yesterday on
re-wiring the Seashore Hotel for the
system of electric lighting that will be
installed in the - building and on the
grounds before the opening ' of the
season. ; ';'. . ,
Southport - Standardi : "The
yacht Majorie, bound from some North
ern point to Porto Ulco, proceeded yes
tsrday morning, after laying In port
several days awaiting more favorable
weather." :
The steamer Wilmington will
make her usual trip to Southport and
out to sea Sunday, leaving the city, at
9:30 A. M. and returning early in the
evening. The fare for the round trip
is only 25 cents. ; . - . '
The canyass for Bubscriptfons
to the ca'pital stock of the new hotel at
the beach is still in progress. The com
mittee, ' however, - appears : not to be
meeting with the success the merits of
the proposition should ensure, i
; -i- The Primitive Baptist Union
will meet on Saturday and Sunday,
March 27th and 28th at the church on
Castle street near Fifth.- The services
on Saturday. , will commence at 12
o'clock and on Sunday at 11 o'clock. .
By deed filed: for record yes
terday Mrs. . Elizabeth Tollers trans
ferred to the Willard Bag and Manu
facturing Co., for $3,000, building and
lot on South Water street, A being a
part of the Neff property fronting 22
feet on Water street and running back
into the block. 60 feet , i : :f
' :' Southport Standard: "Mr. M.
C. Guthrie, Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, left on Mon
day last for; Fayetteville, Cumberland
county, where he will view the county
jail and county home there, to jucure
information for the benefit of our
Commissioners. In constructing a jail
and county home here." -,
The Bank of Daplia.. i
I The Bank of Duplin', which was !in-
coroorated at the late session of the
General Assembly, will begin business
at Wallace, "N. C, AprU lstT ; Mr. Ar
L.'; McGowan, a popular young man
who has spent several years in Wil
mington, will be cashier of the new
i bank. ; . '-'o ps:
WILMINGTON, N. 0..
fflg BERRY 0DT100L
Reliable' Opinion of the Crop
by the Fruitv and Truck;
Growers' Journal. :
TRAVELLERS' ASSOCIATION.
WUr Meet la WUoinitoa April 25th.
; Yiews of Leading Growers; from
Many Prominent Points In This - C
" ; 'j - Section Other Notes. .
From ' special reports to The Caro
lina Frnlt and Truck urower s oout-.
not this week from many of the lead
Ing shipping points in the" strawberry
and vegetable territory in North and
South Carolina, it la seen that the most
extraordidary conditions prevaiL The
outlook; for this season's crops was
never better, : and unless aU signa fail
racdcolA w thev liarpg8e,fcJho, Jou I
i not says we are going to have one of t
the most successful seasons in the hlfT
tory of the industry. ; . ' : : . t
: "To the people of this whole and en
tire section this means much. ; Besides
profitable employment to labor of
every kind, it means the distribution
of a : vast amount of money to the
growers, and a corresponding outlook
for a profitable business among those
t
who handle the berries and vegetable
shipped from this section. The winter
has been exceedingly mild, and the
vines are therefore healthy, strong and
vigorous, and the fields are white with
blossoms. . Already the berries have
begun to ripen, and by the 5th or 10th
of April carload shipments will be go
ing forward. This is fully three weeks
ahead, and from now on there will be
some lively hustling in these diggings.
The railroads have about figured out
their schedules, the refrigerator people
are bunching their ears down here,
the ice factories are running day
and night, and. bustle and activity
is the order of the day. The Southern
Exoress ? Company Is f arranging its
schedule of solid express trains, and
everything possible . is being done
to elve the growers this season a su
perior service to anything ever enjoy
ed before." j ' - " , J -'.if - ;
The advance guard of produce solic
itors has alreadx arrived and all take a
most encouraging view of the situa
tion. Later on this section will be
alive with a genial set of good fellows
who will make things 'hum" for their
respective houses. The American
Fruit and Produce Travellers' Associa
tion, which was organised In Wil
mington four years ago for mutual
protection of buyers and growers
against fake concerns and which num
bers among its membership represent
atives of all the leading produce com
mission merchants in all cities North
and West, will hold its annual meet
ing in this city on Saturday, April
25th. and indications are that the at
tendance will be very large. Members
of the. Association will regret j very
much to know that Mr. B, W. Collins,
president of the Association, has lost
his health completely and he has been
forced to go to California for the pur-
nose of recuperating, uoi. u. u. u
Brown, the popular representative of
Albert M. ' Travis, Pittsburg, Pa,, is
vice-president of "the Association and
is already here.
. The Journal's estimate of the berry
crop as given In the opening para
graphs above is based upon reports
from 17 correspondents in as many
sections.
Dr. E. Porter writes from Rocky
Point that the prospect was never bet
ter; that shipments will go forward oy
Anril 1st and while that is 10 days
e rlier than last season it Is not as
early as 1890, when his first shipment
was March zetn. ;
Mr. J. 8. Westbrook. of Wallace.
writes that truckers there are a little
anxious about the unusually early
Spring, which he says is about twor or
three weeks ahead oi any season in
twenty years, but they have no reason
to complain: prospects are good Sj?d
berries are already ripening here and
there. - . ' -
; Mr. W. E. Thirnen. of Chadbourn,
says the increase in acreage is about 25
per cent over 1902 in that section;
nlantsin fine condition and from pres
ent indications crops will be large; if
favorable weather continues shipments
will begin April 5th and mov heavily
bv 15th. ,.i--'v v---'"-
Mr J. H. Moore, of Burgaw: Pros
pects never brighter; shipments, will
beffln Aoril 10th.
Mr. J. D. Maultsby. of Whiteville:
With no very cold weather shipments
will begin April iu; acreage ngnt
much increased over last season and
plants in better condition ; larger crop
enacted than ever before.' ' -
M. CL J., of Teaeheys: Strawberries
fruiting fine some nearly half grown
on 19th; outlook good.. i
Mr. W. L. Hill, of Warsaw: - "If
the: deities are propitious and the bug
does ' not Put in his appearance it is
quite probable we will begin- shipping
by April 15th." - - v
Mr. B. S. Garris. of Clinton t -. About
225 acres in strawberries, 50 acres in
Irish potatoes and lOOacreain beans in
the vicinity of Clinton ; with no more
cold weather Sampson county will
have the largest crop of huckleberries
for many years and all fruit crops are
earner by two weexs. - - V - - v
Mr. James F.Moore, of Currle: Gen
era! outlook for berries better ' than
ever before; crop fully 20 days earlier
than last year.
Mr. D. J. - Aaron. of Mount Olive
Unless some disaster, everything two
weeks earlier than Jast year; prospects
Air. D. J,n ioya, oi air divull: &nout
12 acres in strawberries; people pleased
with the outlook. " " -;
Mr. H. L. Struthers, of Grists: Pros
pects of the largest crop of ; berries on
record ; fifteen days earlier than - last
season ; will commence picking April
10th and refrigerators will move by the
15th, barring heavy freexe. - c
Mr. W. R. Southerland, of Rose Hill:
Strawberries -very promising; some
complaint of bogs but not so bad as
last year; will have very near f ull crop
of - berries. - r-t
Mr. B: B. Wltherington, of Falson:
Prospect fine; berries fully ten days to
two weeks earlier than usual, r -'
Tomahawk : Heavier and earlier
shipments of berries this year than
last or ever before.-' -, - ,. '
J. B. M., of Wallace; Strawberries
at least two weeks ahead. .. . :
FRIDAY. MARCH 27.
THE NEWS FROM RALEI0H.
State Veterinary Board Appointed Efj-
; leg ease from Moore Connty Llcen-
'; - tlates to Practice JPharmacy. .
Special Star Tdegram -Baleigh,
N. a, March 20. Got.
Aycock to-day announced the appoint
ment of the North Carolina Board of
Veterinary Medical Examiners as fol
lows: , Dr. K L. Griffin, of Concord;
Dr. Tait Butter,-bt Raleigh; Dr. .W.
O. McMakin, Dr. Thomas B. Carroll,
of Wilmington, Dr. J. W. Petty, of
Greensboro. -: ''b:''rr:--i:-
In the Supreme Court to day the
case or Beaweii vs. uarouna uentrax
Ballroad from Moore county,! was ar
gued on 'appeaL :This is the case In
which a. jt. tjeaweu was awaraea as,-
500 for being egged at Shelby during
the 1900 camnaign when he was a can
didate for Lieutenant Governor on the
Republican ticket ; The ; egging was
on rallroaa property ana among tne
5 n . 'a. -j 1 - A. 1 L.
T1"
Atemwent : was Douelasti- &
Bimms, . LTT: Spencer " and : - Wi f
J. Adama? . for plaintiff; , Shepherd
anu zw mucuuuua tor via
railroad. - It - will be several weeks
before thecourt passes on - the case.
The appeal " was on numerous excep
tions, notably a demurrer- that tnere
was not sufficient evidence i for , the
case to go to the jury;4 that 8eawll
was not a passenger and tnere was a
lack of evidence of participation of
railroad employes in the egging.
Seventeen out of a class of thirty-
nine applicants for license to practice
pharmacy who stood the examination
here early in the week were success
ful. Thev are as follows: Troy E.
Austin, Smithfield; Walter C. Bate
man. Wilson : David Archie Bulluek.
Wilmington; Clement Byrd, Wilson;
oeorge Uarwell, colored, isilzabetn
City; Walter M. Co k; Salisbury;
Richard S.' Gorham, Rocky Mount;
WUliam Hood, Smithfield ; Jabez K.
Hollo well, Wilson; John B. LeGwin,
Wilmington ; Thos. - R.. Pemberton,
Greensboro: Richard L. Seaele. Hen
derson ville; William H. Snugge,' Al
bemarle: William G. Stribllng, An
derson, 8, C. ; Ptolemy Summey, Dal
las; Homer B. Ward, Echo; Clyde L
Webb. Shelby. The next meeting or
the board will be at Morehead City,
June 9ih. ; -' .S;-;J ' : - ;
ELKS ELECTED OFFICEKS.
Annnal Meeting of Wllmlnf ton Lodfe Held
Lut Nlgbt Impurtnnt Session.
The annual meeting of. Wilmington
Lodge, No. 532. Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks, was held last
night In its handsome temple on North
Front street There was a good at
tendance of members and the enthu
siasm was marked. ' The- principal
business was the election of officers
for the ensuing year, which resulted
at follows: . -: , - '
Exalted Ruler Ike W. Solomon.
Esteemed Leading Knight Carl.
w. Poivogt.- . .-:-.
Esteemed Loyal Knigbt Dr. W.
W. Harrington. .
Esteemed Lecturing Knight W. H.
Btokely, Jr.
Tiler Julius P. Taylor.;
Secretary W. 8. Johnson.
Treasurer F. W; Dick. ., '
Past Exalted Ruler William J Bell
amy was elected Grand Bepresenta
tive to the National Re-union which
will be held in Baltimore in July and
Mr. L. Stein was re-elected on the
Board of Trustees, 1 of Wilmington
Lodge. ; ..'.' ; ,;
After the election the members re
paired to the club rooms in the build
ing down stairs where the newly elect
ed Exalted Ruler was host at an ele
gant spread of. refreshments. ;
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Rev. R. M. Williams, oi Wal
lace, spent yesterday in the city. -
Mr. Alexander Johnson, of
Rook's Station, was in the city yester
day, ' - :
Mr- L, A. ; Spell, of Autrey-
ville, N. 0., was here yesterday on a
business trip. - - -.r'-
Capta. F. B. Rice and J. T.
Borden, government steamboat Inspec
tors, 'were In the city yesterday.
Dr. W. B. Cobb, of . Cottage
Hill Farm, is in the city and would
be pleased to have his friends call and
see him at the residence of Mr. J. N.
Fennell, 120 North Fourth street
Southport i Standardz-i "Mrs.
MW. Ball went up .to Wilmington
on Sunday, last and will be treated
at the James Walker Memorial Hos
pital. ; Prof, Ball accompanied .her,
but returned on Tuesday last." -
Mr. George Alfred ' Alderman,
a popular young Wilmfngtonian, who
has been with the Atlantic Coast Line
at Jacksonville, i Fla., has returned
home and taken a posiUon as office ac
countant in thecityjfrelght department
of the A; O." L. at Wilmington. He .is
cordially welcomed by his; many
friends here.
Entertainm ent By Ladles
The entertainment by the ladies in
the annex to Grace M. E. Church last
evening - was a most delightful and
successful affair. There wai a large
number of guests in attendance. Dain
ty refreshments were served during
the evening, and in the main audito
rium a programme of select music was
rendered. : The features were a beauti
ful solo by Miss Annie McL. Taylor;
a charming piano solo each, by Misses
Ray Solomon and Fannie Corbett;
duet equally as pleasing by Mrs. F.
A Mas and Miss Annie Taylor, and
a tenor solo by Mr. .Charlea Dushan.
Miu Neppie Bordsn delightfully enter
tained with a recitation. ? The decora
tions were very pleasing and artistic.
W. .E. Beaton has-been ap-
nointed a health inspector, vice B. I
. Mann,' resigned.r : .: ;' ; '
1903
THE BURGLARY CASES
A. P. BHzzwd, WWteFotind Not
QuiUy iitbe Superior Court
Yesterday Morniflg.
THE DEFENDANT DISCHARGED.
After Conference With State VUnesses
Solicitor Feond It Useless to Prose
cnte Three Yean for Periary
W holesale Bakery Larceny. ;
C?. "- ' -):
Hearing of the burglary case against
A. F. iBlizzard.whIte,a formerly of
Bladen county, was short lived in the
Superior;, Court yesterday,' the State-
having submitted- to a verdict of not
guilty at the outset and the defendant
having been discharged. Blizzard wan
represented ; by-Herbert '. McClammy
and ' Clyde rAHen,'t Esqa, and a num
ber, of witnesses from' Bladen v were
present to testify to hlspxevioua ood
character. A speoial venire of seyentyj
five persons had been summoned from
which to select a jury, but It was seen
early In the session that their' services
would not be required." ; " '" - -
Solicitor Duffy arose .and. said that
be had a conference with all the State's
witnesses and he was 'satisfied from
discrepances in . the evidence it would
be more than useless to try for a con
viction; that all the . circumstances
pointed, to - the Innocence of the de
fendant and he could hot consistently
or. conscientiously.. ask the. jury to
bring in a ; verdict of guilty ; that he
was satisfied any identification was
the result of mistaken identity and he
thought it best to allow the defendant
to go ; free. ; Accordingly a jury; wan
empanelled by ; the clerk and by in
structions of Judge Peebles, ; a verdict
of not guilty was returned. ; r....-.v
The fact that it was expected that
the burglary case would occupy all of
the day's sessions had a demoralizing
effect, apparently, upon the court and
very little was accomplished. Lizzie
Jackson, the : colored : woman who
some time ago was committed by Jus-
tice Fowler on a charge of perjury was
found guilty and the defendant was i
sentenced to three years in the State
penitentiary. In the magistrate's court
the Jackson woman was put on the
stand to testify for a friend that she was
not guilty of the simple offence of dis
orderly conduct In her seal to shield
the friend, who waa another colored .
woman, 'Jackson, swore that her
friend was not ' in the least guilty
of loud . and profane swearing,
while' three other witnesses ' testified
directly to the contrary.
Charles Henry, alias Henry Brown,
charged with' larceny, was given 12
months on the road. v
Nearly all the afternoon session was
taken up with the trial of Henry Rey
nolds, William Evans and Thos. Rey
nolds, charged with the larceny - and
receiving of a bucket,- half -filled with
jelly, from the Palace Bakery, Her
bert McClammy, Esq., assisted the So
licitor with the prosecution and
Woodus Kellum, Esq;, appeared for
the defendants. Thos. Reynolds was
found not guilty, by instruction of the
court,, and the jury returned a verdict
of guilty as to the other defendants
after a recess had been taken for the
day. Judge Peebles . reserved passage
of sentence until this moraine. In
the case, Mr. Kellum made his maiden
speech to a jury and acquitted himself
handsomely." '
To-day the case of Allen Jones,
colored, charged with burglary, will.
be heard. A special venire of 75 has
been Summoned. Geo. L. Peschau
and Brooks G. Emple, Esqs., will ap
pear for the,; defendant by appoint
ment of the court
Court met yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, as usual, and , Sheriff Sted-
man returned 62 of -the special venire
of 75 persons summoned for the day.
The following were not found: W. M,
Hansley, W. F. Craig, W. T. Bhep-
ard, ;3. E. Hianant, J. , R. Brown,
Alex. S. Holden, : John G. Wagner,
Charles Walters, C.: H. Edens,' W. J.
Keys, F. L. Pearsall, G. J. Winh, G.
WTrask, O. W. Woodard, James
Allen, F. D. Cappi, H. G. Whitney,
Vernon Baldwin, Willie Hand, T. N.
Earnhardt, Frank H.'MIller and Geo.
S. Sumlln.- ,AU the othera were ex
cused except 23, who served during
the remainder of the day. ; . ' : ,
; The following were the official en
tries on the clerk's docket; ...
Garfield Pearsall, larceny; pleaded
guilty; left open; noL pros. In second
case.--.;v: '
O. L. Schulken called and failed as a
witness and fined $80. J. R. Elmore,
Wm. Pierce, - Joe j Mel vin, Florence
Everett, Lena Gore and T. J. Malpass
called and tailed.' i --x "--tr '
Henrv Reynolds, alias "Sweet'! Wil
liam Evans and .Thos. . Reynolds, lar
ceny ; verdict of not guilty by instruc
tion as to Thos. Reynolds: guilty as to
William Evans and Henry Reynolds;
case left open. r-c--'-M-Henry
Moore, assault with deadly
weapon : judgment of six: months on
roads stricken out and judgment sus
pended on payment of costs. '.
; Annie Hennegan.assault with deadly
weapon; noL pros.-with leave.
James Crawford, assault with deadly
weapon;, continued for defendant un
der former bond. . r' ; '
' Martha Jenkins and Geo. T. Thomas
called and failed; judgment, nisi scLfa.
and capias. :. f,o.s
Charles Taylor, alias Senry Brown.
larceny; verdict guilty and sentenced
to 12 months on roads. .- . -
. Lizzie Jackson. - perjury: 7 verdict
guilty: three years In penitentiary.
Isaao Robinson and Lou Hawes;
larceny; motion for judgment: motion
continued to May term; defendants
recognized in the sum of $100 for their
appearance at May term to pay $3.50
and, naif the costs, i -
The vaoht Couriorwitih. Mf. B
F. Keith and party onloard had hot
left Georgetown yesterday on account
of head.winda,f She, in expected In
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We claim that the
r as
this market: Try it
ice Is $5.
When you pay more,
. ence for looks.
Give us your orders
PhonesBell 94. Inter-State 146.
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WM. B. SPR1GER & GO.
'District Aflants" for thB
"GLARES CUTAWAY
argest and finest lines of American
u. cung snot unns ever orongnt 10
pl7tf
Pur cell
'Deposits made at this bank on
bear interest from that date.-
April
The Wilmington Savings & Trust Co.,
.. . - , 168 Princess Stireet. H:-, fiiJSSSllV
J. W. ROBWOOB, PresUsnt. H. WALTEBS, VIM PrMlslemt.
y ; XI. sfcTATIOIs JrU Csusias. H .. ; v - r''
:" DIBKCTOB8: ' ' jf' . "
J. W Norwood, H. Walters, J. V. Grainger, N. B. Banking. O'Connor, ,
J, W. Yates, H. Ij. VoUers, Donald MacKae, O. Jfi. Taylor Jrt -y
A Hew Interest Quarter
; Begins at this Bank on April 1st.
Money deposited now will draw 4 per cent, per annum
from that date, and receive a fuil quarter's Interest
on July I st. :-:';c:
"We respectfully solicit your business:
Peo d I e's
. ; ' Oppositethe Postofnce. V , v :sX; . vV;-..;-.,'
, Hs4l1JBHIV: B?rldBt. V JNO. SW AB SI8THOITCF YUo Pr14.
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ARNOLD STOCK CO. ENQAQEMENT.
"The Bine and the dray" Opening Bill at
the Academy Monday NIgbt.
The following is copied from the
Tampa Times concerning the Arnold
Stock Ca, which will be. here all next
week:
The largest house of the season,
with probably one exception, greeted
the Arnold' Stock Company in "Mid
night in Chinatown" at the Casino"
last ? night. It was one of those au-
gmces that fairly lets itself loose in
preclation of the play, and that en
ters fully into the spirit of the plot,
cheering the hero and heroine, hissing
tne villain anu laugning neartuy at
every movement and utterance of the
comedians. :--: " :, '-
The play last nieht was one of en
grossing interest, the last act, showing
tne interior- or a uninese opium den,
being particularly effective. There
was an abundance of gun-play, wnicn
pleased the crowded gallery, and much
mat appealed to tne more conservative
orchestra and dress circle. , . - v
The specialties were new and pleas
ing the illustrated songs, the German
trio and the tramp monologue calling
for enthusiastic encores. Foster iiall,
the tramp, was called ; before the cur-
This attraction comes to Wilmington
for one solid week, commencing next
Mondaynight. The opening bill will be
"rue Blue and Tne ttray," and ladies
will be free on that occasion. -To
morrow morning the sale of seats will
commence at Plummer's. :V;i ,
COAST LINE GRANTS INCREASE.
Annoosced f rom Waycress, 0a.j That Fire
;-;; men and Englaeers W0I Receive More. -
-.The fbtio wing Associated Press tele
gram was received by the Stab this
morning too late for confirmation by
theofficials in this eity &,H
: ayanhah, Ga., March 36. It was
announced atl Way cross to-night that
General Manager J. J3L Eenly, of the
Atlantic Coast Line, had agreed to an
increase in the pay. ot . engineers and
firemen of the system eight to ten per
cen Committeea of the' first and
second division engineers and firemen
bad been In consultation with Mr.
Eenly and General Superintendent
Denham since Monday.', ?; ;. ':
For Aiixiima uso OHE-
rnrro m hhpeotoe-
AITT.
:' rorsalel
teuj cf e::ig:i?ti::3
! Ob 7r br Hail. $5.CS$
' Tbraa ZXantha. 1.2S '
; Two XXontlua, . rs - l.CO J
tueirvere to Sabtwrffrers la tno
t : vuru ti cents r ixomuu ; z
COAL wo afro collinrjio
TEN!
as any Domestic soft GOAL cold on :
s--'-;- i. .::. :-J-'iJu- i-.'-.-'it'ii j - - V.-'iii:.-' '.;4i-r iR - -fir" i:
and you
you are out the diffor-
and save mbneyt- :
feblltf
DISC HARKS,
i One of the greatest lafccr-cav-ing
machines known, arid cuofi
work as; It risss cannsr.fcDt;
done by any otliBribasfeirab
In a few dayi will ahoW oiw of the-
and English double and single breech U;
uus marKec. -.
Building, Wllxnlni
IT O.
or before Tuesday, April 1st, ' will
1
. ..-...
'iit'K';.'.
Sav i rise Ba ii tt I
Tne Only Restanrant
Our Restaurant Has
a Reputation I :;r'
' Then are thousands bt 'psopia
m this city who wbea they think of -oar
Beetaurant think of a quiet and oozy pie
where the food la excellent, the service
prompt and the prices moderate. - It Is now
an assured success.- t
r a - a tvi T..l.
Out Flowers, Bouquets, &o., filled
promptly and at reasonable prices.. -y
CHARLES -ANDSSSOlf CO.
Telephone 719. ' - ' Jan .tl
LOST
, - time and money is the case in-
variably where imperfect drain
age exists. , Onr improved tani
tary sewerage system gives the
best results at the smallest cost..
The Wilmington Sewers C:.
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ACADEMY QF MUSIC
One Week, Commencing, ZXonday
ZXareh SOth. ,
The Arnold Stock : Ccr.r.y.
"THE BLUE AND THE GRAY
' Special scenery and mechanical effects.
m-c IADIES JrllOT.;;;t-:;V,':-"
- Accordlns to the old familiar custom ladles
will be admitted free Monday night, Karen b .
when accompanied by a person holding" a pa i
so oent ticket purchased before Or. tC oi
that date. . . ....... -
aSMts on sale Saturday at Plommers '
Prloes 10, so and so cents.. , . :
v mr843t i- --'-r: , .- thfrsn v':'' ?v;'v
VOTERS OF WltKiriGTOn.
-1 announce myself a candidate for aldermiz
from the First Ward, snbleet to the Demo
cratus prnnaryv j "d 4n 'Sf ty'jfrc.
mrtf. w; m COUOUS.:
v'."t'' 3 Ji" ; 1SSSBBsaBBBB-','" "l;" ".."'" -: .
Thlrty-flve or forty horsepower Portable Ea.
amia wmbny, or rent them by tB month, c
pay by toe ttxrasand. & ;V-:
'! Address s-? r . - - r BOX 493,:
mr lw ft-swflnungton, s.o.
iTolha Ifotgfsl ofnSfst::.
-'ii respectfnny annotmoe that I am a canl'
date for reflection to the Kayoralty. -
l karcb UiWii Stf w$jl; tonsf
00
Per
Ton
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