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VOL.TLXXII-NO.39.
WILMINGTON N. 0.; FRIDAY. MAY 8, 1903.
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OUTLINES.
The A. C. L- offers 5.000 shares of
... stock for sl9 to the company's
Xholderi Capt. Pershing
m defeated a strong force of Moroa.
1 Iwelre burned to death and eight
im'ared in a train wreck near Winni-
1 Qat . A second Indlanola
!2 his developed at Gallatin, Tenn.,
neero mail carrier being warned not
to continue in the serrlce.
Nine men were killed and five injur
ed by f11 of rock in tunnel on th
jf & W. railroad in Giles county, Va.
JGumfire won the Metropolitan
handicap at Morris Park before 45000
lpictators. W. P. Creech was
brutally murdered by Spain Kelly
yesterday near Camden, 8. O.
Mustering of Turkish troops in Mace
donia and Albania continues.
The dioceso of Florida has roted in
. i hanoincr the name of lha
IITOr ui - ry
Church from Protestant Episcopal
to American Catholic Churcn. -N.
Y. markets: Money on call easy
cent cotton doll at
10.95c; flour steady; wheat,spot steady.
No. 3 red 8Uc; corn-spot easy, No. 2
52j:; oats spot steady No. 838c; rosin
iteady; strained common to good $30
$3.50; spirits turpentine steady at
49t50c
yYEATHsIR SEP0RT
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U. S. DlP'T Or AGRIOUIiTUM, )
Wkathkb Bubxaxt,
Wilmington, N. CL, May 7. 3
Meteorological daU for the twenty
four hours ending at 8 P. M. :
Temperatures: 8 A. M., 61 degrees;
g P. M., 65 decrees; maximum, 73 dt
rrees; minimum, 54 degrees; mean, 64
de?re.
Bainfall for the day, .00; rainfall
liace 1st of the month to date, 1.47
inchef.
Stage of water in the Cape Fear
rirer at FayetteTille, N. C., at 8 M.
Wedoesday 7 feet.
COTTON REGIOJT BTJIXKTUT.
Heavy showers have fallen in Geor
gia, Louisiana, Arkansas and . Ala
bama, and rains are reported in all
districts except the Wilmington. Au
gav.a and Charleston. There have
bees no material changes in tempera
tare. rOBEOAST FOB T0-5AY.
Washiugtos, May 7 For North
Carolina: Showers Friday; cooler in
the interior. Saturday showers; fresh
northeast winds.
Port AlmaBJbe-M7 8.
SiaRises . 5.01A.M.
3 is Sets 6.62 P.M.
Diy's Length. 13H.49M.
High Water at Southport . 5.28 A. M.
High Water Wilmington . 7. 68 A. M.
We haven't heard from Turtle
Mountain within a day or two, bat at
lit accounts the other half of its
head was crawling down.
Mr. Hanna has again bobbed np
to remark that it is "all boah" the
talk of his being or becoming a can
didate in opposition to Booserelt. '
The Yaqui Indians down in Mex
ico hare a very high estimate of
Americans. They captured one not
lotig ago, Col. Martin Ericson, and
want 1500,000 ransom for him.
There are extensive Teins of an
thracite coal in Morgan county,
W"est, Va.. not as good aa the Penn
ylTania coal, but good enough to
become a competitor if the JPenn
ijlvania barons run the price too
high.
The Doukhobors, that Eussian
fanatical sect in Manitoba, are be
ginning to perform, again. The
latest la that they have discarded all
clothing except a coat and boots ana.
have gone on the tramp "in search of
Jesu
A news dispatch says Mrs. -Thaw,
the new mother-in-law of the Earl
of Yarmouth, has thawed, and
"taken the public into her confi
dence." ihe general impression
was that Yarmouth washer confi
dence man.
A. B. Widener, one of the
treet railway magnate's of this
country, would rather walk than ride
n a trolley car, and never does ride
"he can help it. It stirs him up
and makes him "sea sick" as it were.
Jbe his trouble is "undigested
uniies."
Six months ago a wealthy woman
lQ Wilkesbarre mysteriously dlsap-
Peared from
nothing was heard of her until a few
fl4Ja ago when she was found in New
embered nothing of what happened
Uncfi Kn. .....
umappearance untu aiscov
"ed, when Bhe remembered every
thing. ,
At the age of 70 Captain Ford,
nttabura vl,. i .
of
i , wm nco, Became a
Da&krupt,andbis friends thought on
ejount of his age the jig was up
to rust for the balance of his
J"' hHaed, scraped up money
enough to start o nU. .1...
wr7 made a anBM n it a;Za
. www V J HUU IUCU
lew days ago aged 91, worth sev-
munona, all made since
bned2iyeariBg0. .
he
THE PYTHIAN GRAND LODGE.
Arrsaieaeit Committee Prepsrlnf f or Ei
tertalsmeat la Jane Major Robert
soi WH1 Welcosae tbe Visitors.
The joint arrangement committee for
the Grand, Lodge K. of P., which
meets here Jane 16th. met yesterday
afternoon in the office of the Claren
don Waterworks Oo. and organhedH
Dytne election of Col. Walker Tay
lor, chairman, and Mr. H. K. Bonilz,
ecreUry. Plans were Immediately set
on foot for the arrangement of a pro
gramme of royal, entertainment and
Knights from Currituck to Cherokee
may expect to find the hospitality .of
Wilmington and the beach boundless
when they come. .
The welcome address will be deliv
ered by that enthusiastic and eloquent
Knight, Maj. Wm. F. Robertson, and
the response will be by some promi
nent member of the Grand Lodge.
The sessions will be held in the hand
some new Castle Hall, over the Mur-
chisojt National Bank, and one of the
opening features will be an elaborate
reception there. Headquarters will be
at the Seashore Hotel, WrighUvUIe
Beach.-' - V
The joint entertainment committee
is . composed as follows: Wm. F.
Robertson, Thosj.D. Meares and J. J.
Hopkins, Stonewall Lodger Walker
Taylor. J. D. Nntt and J. F. Littleton,
Clarendon Lodge; C F. VonKampen,
J. W. Duls and John Hear, Germania
Lodge; W. J. Woodward, E. H. Man
son and H. E. Bonltz, Jefferson Lodge.
LOCAL DOTS.
Other local, fourth page.
See notice to .Carolina Yacht
Club members in another column.
Spirits turpentine closed on
the local market yesterday, firm at 44
cents. .
The C. F. A. and W. H. S.
will meet on the Hilton diamond at 4
P. M. to-day. General admission 10
cents; ladies tree.
--Out of 760 odd 'phones of the
Bell Company In Wilmington, 540 are
now Installed of the new pattern on
the metallic eircuL
The American barque Rescue,
hence for Kingston, Jamaica, with
cargo of lumber, passed out at South-
port at 11:S0 A. M.' yesterday.
Mayor Springer had only one
offender before him in the police court
yesterday. A young white man found
drank and down was fined $5 and
cost.
For three days not a single
bale of cotton has-been received on
the Wilmington market. The quota
tions remain firm on a basis of 10
cents for middling.
The Junior Order of United
American Mechanics committee did
not visit Union School yesterday as
had been announced. The visit was
postponed until next Thursday at the
satne hour.
To-day and to-morrow between
the boars of 2 and 6 P. M., cars will
be run from Tenth and Princess to
Oakdale cemetery. The same service
will be continued all day Sunday from
9A.M. to 6 P.M.
The first moonlight excursion
of the season will be run to Carolina
Beach on the steamer Wilmington to
night by the Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen of America. 8teamer leaves
the city at 7:45 P. M. .- "
Mr. S. P. Adams, the ' well
known civil engineer, has opened an
office over the Chamber of Commerce,
No. 14 Princess street, and Is prepared
to furnish surveys, plans, estimates,
superintendence of roads, streets, J
drainage, railway' construction, etc
He is thoroughly competent ; finely
educated in bis profession and has
had. a long and successful experi
ence. -
STRAWBERRY MOVEMENT YESTERDAY.
Shipments Not Near So Larg e ss Uinsl
Leadlag Qaotatieos.- -Wednesday's
shipments of straw
berries through South Rocky Mount
amounted to only 48 ears and 1,779
crates by Southern Express. The dis
tribution was as follows: New York,'
10 cars and 834 - crates by express;
Philadelphia, 6 ears and 634 crates by
express: Pittsburg, 4 cars; Newark, 8
cars and 101 crates; Boston, 8 ears and
2 crates; Scran. on and Elmirs, 3 cars
each; Washington, 2 cars and 220
crates; Springfield, Worcester and
Utica, 2 ears each' each; Baltimore, 1
ear and 57 crates; Pittsfield, Wilkes
barre, Albany, Cleveland, Binghamp
ton and . North Adams, 1 car each;
Wilmington; DeL, 173 crates; Chester,
Pa., 104 crates; Richmond, 62 crates;
Providence. 6 crates; interior N. Y.
and Pa. points, 44 crates; Virginia
points, 42 crates. . , . ' r -----
Leading quotations Wednesday
were Philadelphia, 10 to 15c; Wash
ington 8 to 18c; Boston, 9 to 11c;
Pittsburg, 10 to 12c - .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Bailrjpeclal notice 2 , -
' Woodmen of World Notice."
8. P. Adams Civil engineer. . : ; '
Carolina Yacht Club Meeting. . -Masonic
Meet'g Plantagenet Com'y
University Law School New term.
The Consolidated Railways, Light
and Power Co. By moonlight-
Wanted Reliable solicitors. "
Carolina Beach Moonlight excur'n.
Consolidated Railways, Light and
Cz Power Co. All kinds. - "
Consolidated Ball ways, Light and
Power Co. To Wrightsville Beach.
ITS SEMICENTENNIAL
Wilmington Chamber of IjCom
: merce Passed Its Fiftieth
Mile Post Yesterday.! I
V
THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
Olf leers for the Easnlsg Year : Elected.
Exhaustive and ValasUeports by
Presldest Chsdbosra asd Sec .
retsry Kyle Other Notes J.
Following the annuaL election of
officers of the Wilmington Chamber
of Commerce from . 12 to 3 o'clock
yesterdaylaf ternoon, the semi-centen
nial meeting of the Chamber was held
in its spacious quarters on Princess
street. There were in attendance a
large and representative body of mem
bers and the various reports j or tne
year's work, etc., submitted ! by the
president, secretary and several chair
men of committees were of .such char
acter as to excite the greatest, enthu-
siasm. tff
Just before the meeting and while
the rooms were thronged with mem
bers, Secretary Kyle posted the result
of the election as just declared! by the
poll-holders, Messrs. Jos. H. Watters,
J. A. Taylor and John Frank.. The
result was as follows: ,
President J. A. Taylor, rf
Vice President 9. P. McNatr.
vErecutIve Board J. A. Arrmgdale,
Jno. E. Crow, I. M. Bear,; M. S.
WiUard and L. B. Rogers.
Inspectors of Election Jos. H.
Watters, Jno. T. Rankin add John
Frank. . ;. .
There were three tickets in the field,
two of them bearing the name of Mr.
J. A. Taylor for president and the
third - bearing the name; pf Mr.
H. W. Malloy for the same
office. Neither of the gentlemen
were candidates, however; Mr.
8. P. McNalr . had the honor of being
on all three tickets for vice president
and nearly all the old members of the
Executive Committee were )on the
tickets. The exceptions were, Messrs.
M. W. Divine, J. A. Taylor, J. E.
Crow andM. 8. Willard, who were
new men, the two last named! having
been elected. . il
President Chadbonrn in calling the
meeting to order adverted' (to the
fact that it was the semi-centennial of
the organization and congratulated
those present upon reaching te event
so auspiciously. Upon motion, the
reading of the minutes was dispensed
with. ;:
The following members were in at
tendance: Messrs. Jno. Frank, W.
H. Sprunt, D. L. Gore, H. E. Nasb, J.
T. King, J. T. Rankin, Roger Moore,
W. EL Brown, G. J. BoneyJ R. W.
Price, W. E. Worth, M. Wl Jacob!,
8. F. Craig, W. P. Oldhamj O. H.
Robinson, H. G. Smallbonef, J. O.
Stevenson, Jno. EL Browni- R. EL
Rickett, J. A. Taylor, Walker Taylor,
W. H. Chadbourn, Geo.'B. French,
W. T. Sears, a P. Bollet , Jno. F. Mc
Nalr and H. W. Malloy. j j V
When the preliminaries of!opening
the meeting were disposed of, Mr.
James EL Chadbourn, president of the
Chamber, read his annual report which
is a valuable contribution to the com
mercial history of the city. ; The Stab
regrets that for want of space the re
port cannot be published in its com
plete form to-day. f i
President's Ansusl Report.
Mr. Chadbourn began by congratu
lating the Chamber upon reaching its
semi-centennial, and declaring that
the organization was never more use
ful to its membership than to-day.
The consolidation of the Produce Ex
change and Chamber of Commerce
was referred to. In the consolidation
none of the good qualilies bf either
body was lost, but together, with new
features, the two organizations were
amalgamated Into a society of busi
ness men, thoroughly equipped for
usefulness in every department, each
of which departments was enumerated
and its features pointed outs-the tele
graphic reports, the library and read
ing room, the daily reports bf cotton,
stocks and bonds printed and sent out
by the secretary, the -freight bureau,
the promotion of industrial enter
prises, the bringing of large StateJ
bodies to the beacbV thej advertising
booklet now in process of prepara
tion. The service of the j Chamber,
and specially that of Messrs. Geo. O.
Gaylord and W. E. Worth in secur
ing the tobacco warehouse,! was com
plimented. The series of social enter
tainments by the Chamber (during the
paat year were commended; as a fea
ture which added no little Interest and
had brought about a unity of action
and feeling of brotherhood,' as it were,
among members. The most notable
of these was the entertainment of
Hon. F. A. VanderHp, the . eminent
financier of New York, whpse address
here created more general j and " wide
spread notice than any other article on
American finance within recent years.
It was quoted In full and; Commented
upon by almost every newspaper and
magazine the world over which aside
from the Intrinsic value of) ihe address,
was a great advertisement for the city,
having been referred to as "Mr. Van
derlip'e Wilmington, N. Oi, Address."
The Executive' Committee of the
Chamber was commended; for its faith
fulness,' having met three - or ' four
times each month. The Standing Com
mittees were given none the less
credit ; special - mention having been
made of the work of: the Transporta
tion and TrafflCrMembersnlpTand En
tertainment Committees.; ; The Trans
portation and Traffic Committee did
Its' z work, with wisdom, cdiscrej
tion- -and. the utmost ' energy.
President Chadbourn commended to
careful study the report of. Secretary
Kyle Regarding the. Industrial pro-
perity of the city he said the cotton
mills located in Wilmington are doing
a good business now. Mr. E. O. Holt,
president of Delgado Mills, wrote:
"In my opinion, this Is a very ad
vantageous point for manufacturing
and an increase of cotton mills here
would help those already established,
as it would create a milling centre."
Mr. J. A. Arringdale, general mana
ger of the Cape Fear Lumber Com
pany, writes: "I look upon the pros
pect for the continuance of trade for
1903 as being very good," He says the
saw mills of Wilmington employ fif
teen' hundred men in getting out logs
and manufacturing the lumber, and
he looks upon the lumber interest of
Wilmington as being in a prosperous
condition.
Mr. Hugh MacRae, president of the
Consolidated Railways, Light and
Power Company, and senior partner
of Hugh MacRae & Co., Bankers and
Brokers, says : "Yours of March 18th
received. In reply thereto, I would
say that the Seaboard Air Line and the
Atlantic Coast Line havings expressed
a willingness to co-operate in -the up
building of Wrightsville and the beach
as Bummer and Winter resorts, I have
no doubt that the advantages of those
places are sufficient to give satisfactory
results to capital invested, with a view
to creating resorts there.
"In other words,' the advantages are
there; the transportation facilities are
better than to any undeveloped place
I know of; but the resort facilities are
entirely inadequate, and cannot be ob
tained without the Investment of capi
tal. The necessary capital would, I
think, be safely invested and properly
remunerated."
Perhaps the best indication of 'our
growth and prosperity can be shown
by what the real estate men and archi
tects say. and President Chadbourn
quoted an extract from a letter from
W. M. Camming, real -estate dealer:
- "You ask me about - the prosperity
of the city as Indies tea by the real
estate business for 1902 and our pros
pects for 1903. In reply would say,
that I have never known conditions so
good or prospects so bright, and I
have been in the Real Estate busi
ness for eleven years. Last year saw
many Improvement along all lines
connected with Real Estate, more
than I ever saw in the same length of
time, and more and greater improve
ments are contemplated in tbe near
future Present conditions are good,
very good, and the future Is bright."
Continuing his report Mr. Chad
bourn said: "Mr. EL E. Bonltz, the
architect, says that there are greater
prospects for building in Wilming
ton this year than he has ever known.
He believes that he. would be safe in
saying that "there will be three times
the amount of building this year
than In any previous year, and this is
not confined to residences, but many
manufactories are now in course of
construction, others are being con
templated and he has plans for several
laree mercantile houses.
"I have several letters from- our
hardware merchants, from dealers In
groceries, shoes and other lines, and
all agree that business In Wilmington
is in a most healthy and prosperous
condition. -
- "Mr. EL C McQueen, president of
the Murehlson National Bank, says
that the business of Wilmington dur
ing the year 1902 was the best he had
known in fifteen years. The people,
in his opinion, are . generally more
prosperous than they have ever been
and all indications are now most en
couraging ;for a continuation of good
times. .
"A letter from the Atlantic National
Bank says that the business of Wil
mington can better be estimated by a
com pari sop of the banking operations
of our city with those of other cities of
the State. The writer also informs us
that the deposits in the banks of Wil
mington areTery much in excess of
those of any other city in the State.
This money inot idle money, by any
means, but Is loaned out within bounds
of reason. Our banks are all doing a
safe, prosperous and profitable busi
ness, and are judiciously managed.
"The postoffice receipts are the
surest index of the prosperity of a
city. In 1899, our postoffice receipts
were $41,000; in 1900, $45,365.99; in
1901, $19,508.92, and in 1902, $57;
781.10. Thus showing a steady In
cresae. 'To speak of the growth and pros
perity of Wilmington without men
tioning the Atlantic Coast Line would
be like the play of Hamlet' without
the character of HamletThe Atlantic
Coast Line is a large portion of Wil
mington indeed a very vital portion.
Our citizens realize this and are proud
that the old Wilmington & Weldon
railroad was the parent road of such a
magnificent system of roads as the
present Atlantic Coast Line a model
line a model railroad and managed
by men each an expert in his profes
sion. The bead of this great system,
Mr. Harry-Walters, has no peer in
this country in-the profession of rail
roading, and we look upon him to-day
as being head and shoulders above any
other railroad man or railroad finan
cier in America. He is prudent and
wise and a gentleman of the strictest
intesritv. and those of you who have
followed Mr. Walters' lead in the sue-f
cessive steps of growth in - this great
system have no cause to regret invest
ing money with his. Mr. Walters is an
organizer by nature and upbuilds
and improves any property he takes
hold of. The minority stockholders
of the Louisville & Nashville may
consider themselves, fortunate Indeed,
having such an able man associated
with them, as from experience and
our knowledge of the management of
the Atlantic Coast Line we can say to
them their property is worth more to
them now than ever -before, and It
will-continue to improve a long as
Mr. Walters has anything to do with
it. One of Mr.- Walters' . qualifica
tions is his keen judgment of charac
ter and capacity, and I doubt if any
railroad can boast of a ' more efficient
corpr of officers than the Atlantic
Coast Line Elliott, -Er win, Kenly,
the Messrs. Emersons, Borden, Post,
Fechtlg, Royal, Divine, Prince, Craig,
Brand, Pleasants, and so on through
the list. These men operate theirrail
road in business-like manner and it
is a pleasure to come in contact with
them. Any reasonable: request of
them is sure of their approval.
"I think this an appropriate time to
call to the attention of the Chamber
a matter of great interest and impor
tancenot only to this community!
hnt tn the neonle of the whole coun
try, and one which, I believe, if urged -J
before Uongresv, wui do recognized
worthy of favorable consideration by
that body. -j t
v "I desire to see this Chamber in
rumratA a movement for the conver
sion of the battle ground of Fort
Fisher into a national reservation sim
ilar to those already established at
Gettysburg, - Ohhsamauga and else
where. "Viewed in any aspect the bat
tle of Fort Fisher was a great event
Thero occurred the greatest bombard
ment that has ever occurred since the
Invention of gun-powder, and one of
the moat heroic struggles against over
whelming odds that ever took place in
the world. It was the last stronghold
and the only remaining gateway for
the supplies of the Confederacy and a
point of vital interest to both govern
ments. Since the close of the war,
the inlet through which the fleet en
tered, afterdestroying the fort, has
been closed by a magnificent and costly
piece of engineering work by the Gov
ernment, and there iss now dry land
where a great navy rode at anchor
The peninsular could be made one of
the most attractive reservations in the
country, and would be visited by thou
sands of-people from all parts of the
country at all seasons of the year. I
hope the Chamber will take hold of
this matter in earnest and press it upon
public attention, and, if so, I feel as
sured it will succeed. ;
"In conclusion, I wish to say it is
plain to be seen that the merchants of
Wilmington have more public Spirit
than ever before; they are more united
in their public efforts, and present a
solid-front in bringing Wilmington
forward as a business center, a manu
facturing and an export city.
Tie Secretary's Report. -
Another valuable paper, replete
with interesting statistics concerning
Wilmington Industrially, was the an
nual report of the energetic and clever
secretary, Mr. James Kyle, which was
read by him, upon . conclusion of
President Chadbourn's comprehensive
psper. ----- -
Secretary Kyle reported 16 general
meetings during the year and 25 sub
jects of importance considered, promi
nent among which were: ;
"Putting wires of Southern Bell
Telephone Company under ground;
adoption of new by-laws; 8. A. L.
passenger schedules; removal' of
Chamber to more commodious and
convenient quarters; supper at Sea
shore Hotel Sept 12th; Vanderlip sup
per Oct 30th; promotion and estab
lishment of tobacco warehouse; service
of Southern Bell Telephone Company;
City sewers emptying into river above
surface at low tide; extension of Co
lumbus Telephone Company's line Into
Wilmington ; Fowler Currency Bill ;
endorsement of petition of King's
Daughters to General Assembly for
reformatory for young white crimi
nals; opening of Bhallotte and New
River to steam navigation; compul
sory pilotage and erection of Summer
and Winter hotel on the Hammocks.
The Chamber now has a book in
come of $3,275 per annum with mem
bership of 94, gaining 18 new mem
bers during the year. The receipts for
the fiscal year were $3,885.22; dis
bursements,' $3,338.05; unpaid dues,
$56.25; in banks, $547.17. Of the re
ceipts $3,125.61 was from dues; $20L
05 from suppers; $35.00 from rent;
$77.67 from Produce Exchange;
$420.21 from Chamber of Commerce;
$10.88 interest on surplus fund, and
$14.80 refund on travelling expenses.
Of the disbursements $370.54 was on
account of permanent improvements;
$1,204.70 on salaries; $232.50 rent;
$863.43 telegraph; $69.87 telephones;
$93.20 stamps and stationery; $48.04
esriodicals; $75 travelling expenses
raffle Committee; $33 65 travelling
expenses Tobacco Committee; $37.88
fuel, light and ice, and $319.24 inci
dentals. The record of the Executive
Committee was remarkable, both
from frequency of meetings and the
number of subjects considered, no
less than 46 meetings and 145 subjects
appearing on the minutes as evidence
of their industry and activity.
Concluding, his report. Secretary
Kyle gives the following resume of
the business done by the city during
the past year:
Bank Resources....... $5,450,032.69
Cotton. $14,471,720.00
Groceries. 7,000,000.00
Dry; Goods. ............. 2,200,000.00
Fertilizers. 1,875,000.00
Lumber. -850.000.00
Naval Stores.... 800,000.00
Cotton Mills, etc 600,000.00
Shoes 500.000.TJO
Hardware 400,000.00
Liquors. 825,000.00
Mruck. : ""300,000.00
Shingles.........:.....'. 800,000.00
Crossties, logs and poles. 800,000.00
Building Material . 250,000.00
Peanuts. ............... 175,000.00
Fuel..... . 125,000.00
Drugs...;...... ........ 125,000.00
Ice. 50,000.00
Jewelry ; ' 50,000.00
Miscellaneous. 1,450,000.00
Total .$32,146,720.00
Amount paid transportation compa
nies, river and rail, for 1902, $1,628,
000.00. Assessed valuation -of city
property, real and personal, $3,171,
190.00. -
The Secretary's thanks are due and
hereby tendered to the (president and
executive committee for their : consid
eration and assistance during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
JaxxsKylb. : .
Secretary and Treasurer.
Other Business of the Chamber.
. Chairman J. A. Taylor, of tbe Trans
portation and Traffio Committee, made
a verbal report of the business of that
department during the past year. He
said one of the reasons for the con
solidation with the Produce Exchange
was the maintenance of a: freight
bureau and thus far every expectation
had been reasonably met .' s
Mr. W. E. Worth explained that the
removal to Norfolk of Capt: E. E.
Wlnslow, in ciharge of the corps of
U. S. Engineers here, was only tem
porary and was really the result of a
consolidation of 11 stations for the
present In order to provide engineers
for the Panama canal and other emer
gency work for the government : '--
Upon motion of Mr. W. H. Chad
bourn, the newly-elected president was
requested to appoint' a committee in
furtherance of the suggestion of the
retiring president in regard to making
Fort Fisher a National reservation.
Enthusiastic addresses were made In
favor ofthe idea by several members.
The fact that such action by the gov
ernment would contain no elements of
sectionalism was emphasized by Mr.
J. A. Taylor and Capt W.P. Oldham.
The newly elected, president, upon
motion, was escorted to the chair by
Messrs. R. H. Pickett and H. W. Mal
loy. Mr. Taylor explained .how his
election; was under his own protest,
but at the solicitation ot many mem
bers, including Messrs. D. L. Gore, H.
W. Malloy, G. J. Boney, J. H. Chad
bourn:. and H. G. Bmallbones, he said
he would not leave the Chamber with
out a president In an emergency, but -I
would take the matter under advise-,
ment . He expressed 1 appreciation of
the honor and spoke enthusiastically
of the further prospects of the body.
' The- Chamber, after extending a
rising vote of thanks to the retiring ad
ministration, adjourned sine-die.- -r ,
THE SALE CONFIRMED
Odd Fellows Become Permanent
Owners of Third and Prin
cess Street Property. -
IMPROVE HOSPITAL GROUNDS.
New Hanover Board of Magistrates in
: Sessioa Yesterday Appropriation
' of $508 for Commesdsble Par
r posesrd from Managers.
The recent sale by the County Com
missioners of a portion of the Old
Court House property, at;northwest
cbrnerfcf Third and Princess streets, to
Cape Fear Lodge of Odd Fellows for
$4,250 was confirmed by the New Han
over Board of Magistrates in special,
called session yesterday at noon. The
action was unanimous, although there
had been apparently well founded ru-
mors the day before that the bid of
the Odd Fellows would be raised. As
soon as the deed is executed, which
will likely be in a very short time, the
money will be paid, and the Odd Fel
lows will at the earliest practicable
moment begin the erection of a hand
some new Temple upon the site. The
city is to be congratulated that the
property has fallen into the hands of
such enterprising owners. The pro
ceeds of the sale, as previously an
nounced, will go toward a liquidation
of the new Court House debt.
..Chairman D. -McEachern called the
meeting to order yesterday and, and a
roll call showed 57 out of 109 magis
trates inthe eounty present. Upon
motion of Mr. J. D. Kelly, Mr. C. W.
Worth was made permanent chairman
and Deputy Register of. Deeds John
McLaurin was clerk ex officio.
By request of the chairman of the
meeting, Chairman D. McEachern, of
the Board of Commissioners, explained
the reason for calling the magistrates
together. He said the property sold
fronted 66 feet on Princess and 80 feet
on Third street This leaves an alley
way of about 15 feet at the east end of
the old Court House building, which
Is retained by the county. Upon mo
tion of Mr. D. J. Fergus, of Mason
boro, and second by Mr. S. H. Fish
blate, of Wilmington, the sale was
confirmed unanimously, 'tnva voce.
To Improve Hospital Qronnds.
" As the magistrates were , about to
adjourn, Mr. W. E. Worth was recog
nized by the chairman and made an
appeal to the Board to appropriate $500
to beautify the grounds of the James
Walker Memorial Hospital. MrWorth
explained that the present appropria
tions by the city and county were just
enough to maintain the hospital in its
running expenses and improvement of
the grounds were absolutely necessary.
Mr. B. F. King seconded the appeal
by Mr. Worth but chairman McEach
ern, of the Board of Commissioners,
said he doubted if the magistrates or
commissioners had a legal right to
make an appropriation of the kind ad
vocated by Mr. Worth.
Mr. O. W. Worth, presiding, said the
question of law could be determined
later. Mr. L. B SasserTsald be doubt
ed if $500 would be sufficient to put the
grounds in the condition they should
be.
Capt Jno. H. Hanby tald he ap
preciated the spirit of the motion, but
aside from the legal status of the case,
taxes were already high enough
Mr. Walker Meares said it was en
tirely a question of law and he knew
the law would not allow the appropria
tion, however much the improvement
was desired. He . remembered, the
parallel case of the W. L. I. in which
a special act of the Legislature only
afforded relief .
Mr. W. E. Worth called attention
to the fact that the Hospital was a
charitable - institution and upon that
.aspect of the case he thought the ap
propriation could be made.
Capt S. F. Craig Inquired if the
county had the money toi spare. Mr.
McEachern replied that tbe amount
now being paid by the county toward
the maintenance of the . hospital ex
ceeded the levy. , -
Col. Walker Taylor said, the propo
sition being illegal, the chairman
could entertain a motion to adjourn
without putting the question to a vote.
Mr. McEachern said in any . event
the magistrates could only recommend
an appropriation Obey had no right to
make one. V-".
Mr. W. E. Worth made a motion that
the Board of Magistrates recommend
that $500, or so much thereof as is
necessary, be appropriated by the Com
missioners, and : placed in the hands
of the Board of Managers of the Hos
pital to be expended in beautifying the
grounds. The motion was seconded
by Mr. B. F.Klnr. r.
Mr. Walker Meares said he was not
in favor of recommending to the Com
missioners something that was clearly
illegal; it would establish a dangerous
precedent Mr. Meares amended Mr.
Worth's motion by adding the proviso
that the appropriation : be made if the
Commissioners become satisfied that,
such'ction would be legal. 'S ;
Mr. Sam Bear, Jr., of the Board of
Managers of the Hospital, said there
was no need, to beautify the grounds
until they were enclosed, but he was
glad to say that several gentlemen
had offered to subscribe individually
toward a fund of I?)00 for the enclo
sure and the $500 could be expended
fery judiciously in making the place
attractive and worthy of the commu
nity... It Is necessary to have a garden
or park : where convalescents may go
and get sunshine and fresh air.' '. ;
C Mr. Worth's motion, with Mr. Meares.
amendment, was finally carried and the
meeting adjourned. .V:TfejVf ; "'"' ' .
; Bearing upon the matter, the Stab
20th Century Building Stone,
MANUFACTURED BY THE
Hy d raul ic "White Co.
Coal," Cement anti-Supply Cos Selling Agents.
Office No. 2 Smith Building. -Factory
"Dickinson Hill," Wilmington, N. C.
Samples and price on application. mr 15 tf
Special
Notice
Monday, May 11th, 1903, being a legal
Holiday, no business will be trans
acted by the Savings Banks of this
; City. ': .
THE PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK,
THE WILMINGTON SAVINGS & TRUST CO.,
THE ATLANTIC TRUST & BANKING OO.
my 8 It -; ,.
was yesterday handed 'the following,
which it publishes with pleasure.
Wilmington, N. C. , May 7, 1903.
The Board of Managers of the James
Walker Memorial Hospital have been
desirous for some time of enclosing
the grounds with a.three-foot brick
wall, with granite coping. The funds
for this work have not been obtain
able, as it takes allot the appropria
tions to keep the Hospital up to the
standard of modern efficiency.
It will take $1,000 to enclose the
grounds so as to render possible the
undertaking Of the - Hospital Circle of
the King's Daughters to beautify the
enclosure. The difficulty of carrying
out this important work has been pat
ent to the Board for quite a while.
Inasmuchlas l$200 of the amount
have been subscribed, the Board felt
it their duty to make the facts known
to the public, with a view to Inviting
subscriptions to" the fund. Anyone
wishing to subscribe can do so by
writing to Dr. O. PBolles, Secretary
of the James Walker Memorial Hos
pital, Wilmington, N. C
Walter O. MacBae, chairman; Sam
uel Bear, Jr., M. S. Williard, C. P.
Bolles, W. H. Bprunt, W. J. ;H.
Bellamy, M. D.T D. O. Love, Geo. K,
French and M. J. Corbett
BIO SUIT IN FEDERAL COURT.
Interstate Commerce Commission Base
in Hearing Here Jane 151b.
. Judge Purnell, in the United States'
Court yesterday, appointed JunelSth
as the date for the hearing in this city
of the case of the Inter-State Com
merce Commission against, the O. &
O. and about twenty-five other rail
roads, named in the complaint in a
suit by which the Commission invokes
the aid of the Federal Court in en
forcing an order made by the Com
mission in the case against the rail
roads by the Wilmington Tariff Asso
ciation. The Tariff Association about
four years ago sued before the Com
mission for relief from alleged dis
crimination in freight rates from the
West. The Commission decided ;fin
favor of the Tariff Association but it
was powerless to enforce its order. It
called upon the Federal Court to ex
ecute its order and it Is upon that ques
tion that the hearing will be here in
June.
Capt MacRae Declines.
In response to a question by a re
porter yesterday, Capt Walter Q.
MacBae said he would emphatically
decline the office of City Superinten
dent of Streets and Civil Engineer to
which position he was elected by the
Aldermen - Wednesday night Capt
MacBae said he had received: no
official notification of his election, but
he would certainly refuse to accept.
The announcement by Capt MacBae
will be received by the citizens gen
erally with much regret.
Aldermen Meet To-night t
Owing to the contemplated absence
of. Mayor Springer In attending a
meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the Methodist Orphanage, In Raleigh
Monday, the newly-elected Board of
Aldermen yesterday decided to change
the time for holding the special meet
ing for the election pf firemen and po
licemen, from Monday night to this
evening at 8 o'clock. Notice of the
change was given members of .' the
Board yesterday.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mir. Laurence McCallum, ' of
Rowland, N. C, was a visitor to the
city yesterday.
; The numerous friends of Mr.
U, O. Ellis will be glad to know that
he is able to resume his duties at his
studio, No. 114 Market street, after an
illness of several days.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Cooper, who is so seriously ill
with pneumonia, shows little sign of
improvement, but many friends hope
that when the crisis is reached to-day,
the little fellow will be on the road to
rapid recovery. - . ,
A SARD.
WtrjiniaTOS, N. C, May 7,1903. .
Mr. Wm. B. Merrimon, General Agent
Mtna Life Insurance Co., Greens'
" boro, N. C. : . ,
Dkab Sib: I beg to acknowledge
with many thanks the receipt of checks
for $385.71 and $25.00 from the ZEtna
Life Insurance Co., through your office,
covering part payment of Indemnity
for sickness and surgeon's fee for oper
ation under my Health Policy. I ap
preciate the prompt action of your
Company apd your personal attention
to my claim more that words can ex
press, and it will afford xe great
pleasure to recommend the "old reli
able tna" to all my friends and the
public, for Accident and Health insu
rance. I little thought when you in
duced me to insure against sickness
that I would so soon realize the great
necessity of this class of protection. .
- - - Very truly yours, -:Zr,
.- .-;-'; - -R.- L. Pbvxpkbt. ..
Wrigbtsville Beach
By Moonlight.
Two additional cars have
been put on the suburban
line one at 7:30 A. M., one
at 9:00 P. M. Every one can
- enjoy a moonlight trolley
ride to the Beach.
- See other columns for full
schedule and note that on
Sundays the cars run every
hour in the morning and
every half hour in the after-
' noon.
Consolidated Railways,
Light and Power Co.
my 8 2t.
UNIVERSITY
Law School.
The Summer Term begins June
10th, to continue three months.
.Thorough instruction in courses
admitting to the bar. Special lec
tures by eminent lawyers. For
Catalogue, address
Jas. C. MacRae, Dean,
my 8 2t fr su Chapel Hill, N. O.
Woodmen of the World. '
To tne Offleara and members of Itlre
Oak Camp No. 6
Esteemed Sovereign?! Ton are1 hereby noti
fied to meet at wharf of tbe steamer Wilming
ton Sunday morning, May lOtn, at 9:18 o'clock,
for the purpose of attending unveiling1 of mon
ument, erected at South port. N. a, in memory
of our deceased sovereign. J. M.O. Fisher.
Steamer w Omlngton will leave her wharf at
9:80 sharpi returning, leave Southport at 4 P. M.
visiting Woodmen and the publlo are invited
to attend these servlcee.
A. H. WXKDON; Oon. Com.
OEO. o. JACKSON, Clerk. my 8 It
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.,
: OFFICE OF THE TBEAJSUBEB,
WrunHOTom, N. C.
The Board of Directors of the Atlantic Coast
Line BaOroad Company, at a- meeting duly
called and held at their office at Richmond. Va.,
on April 21st, 1903, nave declared a dividend of
two and one-half per cent, on the preferred
capital stock of that company; dividend due
and payable on May loth, 1903, at the office of
the Treasurer, at Wilmington, N. C; the trans
fer books to stand closed from April SOth to May
10th, 1903, inclusive.
- JAMEB F. POST,
invest - Treasurer.
VINEGAR.
. aassBBBt t
42 1-2 Barrels
ElPQhmfln's VinAtfar
11VUU1UUU U lIUVQVjlj
15 CENTS GALLON.
W. B. COOPER.
s ; 808, $io and 8 Hutt Street,
-mystt Wilmington, W. O.
TO WHOM THIS HAY
CONCERN
I hereby notify the public that
I have this day purchased the
wrecKea ccnooner j. a. jjuc
trick and cargo, and all persons
are hereby .warned not to trade
for any of the cargo or trespass
on said wreck. ..
.Wilmington, N. C April 6, 1903.
jjrnBEARsR.r&sok
: S.- P. ADAMS,
-.' Civil Engineer. .
Surveys, Plana, Estimates and Superintend
ence. Boada, Streeta, Drainage and BsJlway.
Town flats and Additions laid our, ana: Grade
Systems established.
Office over Chamber of Commerce boll ding
No. 4, Princess street, Wilmington, . C. ,
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iifl-rnunn vnnnT. umn.
An important special meeting of the Clnb
wm be held at the Court House at 8:80 P. M.
Monday, Kay 18th, to take action regarding the
reserve fund and semi centennial celebration.
By order of Commodore.
my88t8tttl7ft Parser.-
5C8peclaI Conclave
Of Plantagenet commandery No. 1 will be
held Wednesday night, 8 P. M. , ;
Byorderof theS.O.1 -.work-
Order ot the Temple.
? WOr ' V H; a. SHALLBONZB,
my it ' .. , - Becordsr..-
NOTICE. J
ing porcnasea tne -enure mterees m i "i
pace and assumed all uablUtlea of the nrm. and
will continue to conduct said bnataesa at the
Bauia iiuHw uuuer uia uwmq vt -w
XUiB ib ujr Ui. Mf,
- SJ. W. PACJ.
VT. W.PACB. ...
y80t . ;
The copartnership of E. W. Pace and T. w.
Pace, trading as E. W. Face & Cq, le this day
dissolved by mutual consent, E. w. Pace hav