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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.? aircaUtlon Urrer Tkaa Tiat ul Any Othst Dally Nws (Jspr Pibllshsd li Wnmlsxtoa. On Tmmjt. by UsriV 5.0oj ; Six Month,, 8.60 ; i ! Threw Months, 1.25 ' Two Konthsj, " 1.00 ' IB4UTSIM SO SMrUIW las site TH8 ITATKa VOL. LXXII.-NO. 42. I , City at 4 Cfents pr Hoatlu OO0000000 WILMINGTON, N. 0., TUESDAY, MArY 12, 1903. WHOLE NO. 11,142 A I - MM -II" w l A.- 1 I ' ' VI I A kJ , - ... - . I ' OUTLINES. n...nf Jett. charged with the nation of J. B. Marcum, in Jackson, arrested Saturday nlht last. The shipwrecked Portuguese Im migrant at Ocracoke Inlet, N. U., will be taken to New Bedford, Mm, on a rerenue cutter. President Mar- roquin, of Colombia, hai been -torn- -.a tr resign. Southern cotton ipinners will meet in convention in Biltimore rnursaaj. jukt- n & Co. announce the terms of sale 0 the Rock Island and Pacific of the St Louis and San Francisco railroad. Wild market in cotton yesterday, eorin(j a range of a dollar a bale. Toy Smders killed Wm. LuU in Brnwell county, S. O. Schooner Mary Godfrey wrecked on the coast of Florida; crew saved. Many Bul garians were killed in a recent engage ment with Turks near Monastir. The French, Austrian and Russian governments are announced as satis fied with the correctness of Bulgaria's position and will not tolerate stern measures by Turkey against Bulgaria. N. Y. markets: Money steady, all loans 21 per cent ; cotton quiet at 11.30c ; flour dull; wheat spot dull. No. 2 82iJ. ; corn spot steady, No. 3 red 53i:; oats spot quiet, No. 238c; rosin steady; spirits turpentine steady. vVEATHES REPORT u. 3. dlp't ot aoriotjltum, ) ' Weathkb Bureau, WrmniGTOS, N. Q., May 11. ) Meteorological data for the twenty four hours ending at 8 P. &L : Temperatures: 8 A. 1L, 64 degrees; 9 P. JL, 63 degrees; maximum, 74 de grees; minimum, 60 degrees; mean, 67 d-grees. Rainfall for the day, .00; rainfall since 1st of the month to date, 1.67 inchef. Stage of water in the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville, N. O., at 8 A. L Sunday 5.8 feet. COTTOJT REGION BULLETIN. Riins are reported in the western, and light scattered showers.- in Hie eastern districts. Temperature changes have teen slight. FORECAST FOR TO-DAY. Washisqtok, May 1L For North Cirolica Fair in east; rain in west portion Tuesday; Wednesday rain; fresh northeast winds. Port Abaanave Majr 12. 8ia Rises 4.67 A.M. SaaSeti 6.65 P.M. Diy's Length 13 H. 66 M. B ib Water at Southport. 8.80 A. M. D Kb Water Wilmington. 11.00 A. M. Lily Langtry is a grandmother. She may think that grand, but she isn't going to retire yet from the friaky list. Postmaster-General Payne seems to be having a somewhat painful experience with some of the trusted people in his department. In Eome of the western Iowa towns they utilize corn, cobs by paving the side walks with them. They prefer them to cobble stones The indebtedness of Great Britain is about 4,000,000,000, but the prond Briton boasts that she can afford to owe it, especially when she never expects to pay it. An Omaha man has been arrested juat for killing a neighbor who per sisted in playing the accordion. What kind of encouragement is that for people to settle in that town ? Some of the buu spots now at tracting the attention of astronomers are figured to cover an area of 40,- 000 equare miles. But that wouldn't make a respectable garden patch on old Sol. Altout a year ago a waiter in a Pittsburg restaurant fell heir to 5,(C0, and he didn't wait any longer, but at once proceeded to see life He did blew in his $25,000, and a few days ago applied for his old job, and got it. The Postmaster General has' de-' cided that a man has no right to open letters addressed to his wife, nnleaa she consents. Of course not. That ia not only interfering with the mailB, but also with the females, and both are entitled to the protec tion of the law. An exchange remarks that one of the kind of servant girls that hi cago millionaire is looking for is about as rare and valuable, judging from the price he is willing to put nP for her, as radium. Not quite. Radium is worth $1,000,000 a pound, and no pound-girl would fill the bill ior iir. Farron. There would have w be at least 130 pounds of her. , A Chicago judge has decided that if a man is able to provide a home for his wife he must do it if his wife objects to living in the same house ith her mother-in-law, and has to Play second fiddle to the mother-in- law. In that case the law is with her in her desire to get away from the mother-in-law, who assumes to lay WIHIAH R. FRENCfl. asaissassasMBBMaiiiiiMiiiii Well Known Citizen of Wil mington Passed Away Late Yesterday Afternoon. FUNERAL AT 4 P. M. TO-DAY. Resident Here for More Tbaa Thirty Years snd Clerk f Coanty Court for Lose Time-Hls Loss Deeply Moaned by the Commsslty. The Stab chronicles with regret this morning the death of one of Wilming ton's most highly esteemed citizens Mr. William Beid French which oc curred at 5 o'clock yesterday after noon at his residence, No. 801 Market street, after a lingering illness of sev eral months. He had been In declining health for two years or more and at length succumbed to dropsy of the heart For several weeks it had been known that the end was near and while the death was not entirely un expected. It nevertheless came as a great shock to hundreds of friends. Mr. French had lived In Wilming ton since just after the war. He was a son' of the late Judge French and was born in Norfolk, Va. Much of his early life was, however, spent in Bobeson county and while there he married Miss McLaughlin, a most es timable woman, who survives him with one son, Mr. Bobert Strange French, of Charleston, 8. C. A daugh ter, Miss Gallia Beid French, died in this city about five years ago. Removing to Wilmington, Mr. French became agent here for the old Wilmington, Charlotte and Buther f ordton Railroad, now the Carolina Central branch of the Seaboard Air Line. Upon the sale of the road, Mr. French entered the employ of D Bosset & Co., and later of Kerchner &CaIder, remaining with the latter firm ten or twelve years. Later, he tWelled all over the South and West for the Acme Manufacturing Co., while that corporation was engaged in the manufacture of pine straw fabrics. In 1887, upon the death, of Maj. Jno. W. Dunham, he vbecame clerk of the Criminal Court of New Hanover county and discharged the duties of that body with signal ability until it was consolidated with the Superior Court about two years ago. Mr. French served valiantly during the war between the States and was an enthoslastlo member of Cape Fear Camp, U. a V.r of this city. As a man he was genial, kind and courte ous in his bearing and was a man of striking personality. His' presence in the community will be sadly missed. Mr. French enlisted in the Confed erate service with Co. F, 51st Regi ment, in 1862 and.participated in the battles around Petersburg, at Kinston, Neuse Bridge, Morris' Island and was present upon the evacuation of Wil mington. He surrendered April 25tb, 1865, with Johnson'slarmy at Greens boro. Aside from members of his family mentioned above, Mr. French is also survived by one brother, Mr. Brooke French, of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Taylor and Miss Mollie French, also of this city. The family has the deepest sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their bereavment The funeral will be conducted at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the late residence and the remains will be laid to rest InOakdale. Cape Fear Camp of Veterans is called to assemble at the W. L. I. armory at 8:30 o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of at tending the obsequies in a body. LOCAL DOTS. Other local, fourth page. Spirits turpentine locally was firm at 46 cents yesterday. The Carolina Yacht Club opened for the season yesterday. Special Convocation of Con cord Chapter No. 1, R. A. M-, for work in the Mark degree to-night at 8 o'clock. The C. B.. L. & P., Co. has chartered three cars for pic nic parties on the beach to-day. One leaves at 2 P. M. and the other two at 7:30 P. M. Eliza Wood, ' colored, was bound over to the Superior Court by Justice Fowler yesterday to answer i th charge of wilfully allowing stock to run at Urge. The Clvde Liner Navdhoe will bsnut on the Wilmington. George town and New York run, beginning next week, replacing the ueo. w. Clyde. The Carib is due to arrive this morning. A series of meetings will be Anndnetedat Second Advent church every night this week, beginning at t.as o'clock. -""Bew J. P. King will conduct the serrices. Last night there were seven accessions to the churcn. The public is Invited. Br deed filed for record yester day, Valelra A. Meginney and E. Mc- lwr Clrmvv transferred to H. xxr- mon.for $75,"strip of land adjoining lot recently purchased from Mrs, Styron, on south side of Fourth, between Prin- .ni nhmnt streets, one ana seven-tenths feet by 128 feet in size. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Free Stuart's Gin and Buchu. n .m.nt r&1m! nroDOsals. rrk.n.i. T?tMint Good cooking Solomon's Shoe Store-School shoes Masonic Meetinc Concord Chapter BUBUTESa LOCAL. Youne Man Can obtain board. THE GRAND LODGE MEETING. Odd' Fellows Arrivlsg on Every Train. Delightfol Session of Dsofhters of Rebekah Last Nljht. The 60th annual session of the Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of North Carolina, will convene in . this city ; this . eve ning at 8 o'clock, and will continue from day to day until Thursday night. Between 160 and 200 visitors to the city will be here to-day for the meet ing; Indeed a number has already ar rived and Wilmington has a warm welcome for them all. Among those who arrived yesterday evening were Granl Master J. F. Griffith, of Win ston, and Grand Secretary B. H. Woodell, at Baleigh, both of whom are among the most popular Grand Lodge officers In the State. The other delegates arriving yesterday were principally chairmen of committees. who find it practicable' to get here a day earlier so as to have their reports, etc., ready when the sessions proper begin. The visitors are being met at ' the station by the local committee of arrangements and are being made at home as far as possible. To-night the Grand Lodge will be for mally welcomed to the city by Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, Past Grand Master, n behalf of the Odd Fellows of the city and by Mayor pro tern. W. H. Yopp in behalf of the municipality. The addresses will be responded to by Grand Master Griffith and Deputy Grand Master L. B. McBrayer, of Ashe Tille. Last night the entertainment of the Grand Lodge began with a delightful sociable given by Letitia Lodge No. 3, Daughters of Bebekab, the ladies' branch of the order. The entertain ment was in the Odd Fellows' build- ng, opposite" the City Hall. The lodge first had the honor of conferring the Rebekah degree upon (Grand Master Griffith and Grand Representatives S. H. Taylor, of Winston; James W. Orrell and William Buble, of Wil mington. The team work, under the cap taincy of Mrs. W. M. Hurst, is report ed to have been exceptionally fine. The officers presiding were Mrs. G. H. Ward, N. G. ; Mrs. Sadie Brady, V. G. ; Mrs. Annie Batson, B. S. to N. G. ; Mrs. Georgia Harris, L. 8. to N. G. ; Miss Mary Hewett, B. S. to V. G.; Miss Josie Hewlett, L. 8. to N. GL; Miss Mabel Hewlett, Chaplain, and Mrs. F. A. Swindell, Past Grand. The social session followed and was delightful. Dainty refreshments were served and ,a programme of pleasing selections was observed. Notable among the numbers were a recitation by Miss Annie Ramsey and speciali ties by the inimitable Geo. T. Hewlett Among those here for the Grand Lodge are the following: A. J. Bur" ton, Reidsville;C. M. Griffin, Spring Hope; EL L. Main, Leaksville; W. G. Brooks, Haw Biver, J. H. Bryant and J. C. Smith, Prince; McG. Ford, Bethel; L. B. Mills, Jr., Scotland Neck; Jesse Walker, Cary; Henry J. Young, Baleigh; Samuel H. Taylor, Eugene P. Albea, Winston; W. J. Grumpier, M. F. McKeel, Washing ton ; T. L, Moore, Lexington, . W. A. Ward, Biltmore; W. B. Bean. Balis bury; W.R. Bowman, Mount Airy; W. J. Boone, Fayetteville; J. W. Wishart, Hope Mills; E H. Cranmer, Southport. STRAWBERRY SHIPMENTS DECLINING. Only 60 Cars and 494 Crstes Went Fer- wsrd Sstordsy aid Sasdsy. Saturday and Sunday's shipments of strawberries through South Bocky Mount aggregated only 60 refrigerator cars and 494 crates by express. Sat urday's shipments were 24 cars and 149 crates, while those of Sunday were 36 cars and 845 crates. Saturday's shipments were distribut ee follows: Philadelphia, 4- cars, 67 orates; Buffalo, 4 cars; Pittsburg, 3 cars; New York, 2 cars, 85 crates; Al bany, 2 cars; Newark, 1 car, 7 orates; Baltimore, 1 car,. 6 crates; Washing ton, 1 car, Berates; Providence, 1 car, 11 crates; Hartford, Norwich, Water- bury, Utica and Montreal, 1 car each; Interior N. Y., and Pa., points,- 12 crates ; Virginia points, 1 crate ; North Carolina points, 2 crates. Sunday's shipments were distributed as follows: New York, 6 cars, 76 crates; Philadelphia, 6 cart, 128 crates; Elmlra, 6 cars; Newwark, 4 cars, 19 crates; Scranton, 2 cars; Washington, 1 car, 89 crates ; Boston, Worcester, Hartford, Norwich, Buffalo, Erie and Syracuse, 1 car each; Baltimore, 36 crates; Wilmington, Del., 14 crates; Chester, Pa., 5; Blchmond, 16; Vir ginia points, 12. New York, May 1L Cabbage were active to-day at from $1.25 to $1.50. Peas were In demand and bushel bas kets brought $1.50 to $1.75; half bar rels, $2 to $2.50. Berry receipts were light to-day and sales ranged from 8 to 12 cents. J. & G. LlPPMAJTS, : Wholesale Produce Commission Mer chants. Takes a Spartsnburr Key. Mr. A. B. Bobinson, who has been the cleverand efficient chief operator in the office of the Postal Telegraph Co., in this city, will leave this after noon for Spartanburg, 8, C; where be will have a position in the Postal office of that city. - Mr. Robinson is succeed ed by Mr. J. R. Dunbar, of Opelika, Ala. Mr. W. H. Rowan, of Charles ton, has : taken the position as night nMtAr. Mr. Robinson Is very popu lar In Wilmington and hosts of friends regret his departure. - ' Mayor -Springer had no less than a dozen offenders in his court esterdav. a maiority of . whom re ceived fines of $10 and $20 or SO days on the roads. ; SEWERAGE 'RATES. Original Subscribers to Service of Wilmington Company Still Resisting an Advance. ORDER FROM JUDGE PEEBLES. Restraining Order Recently Granted Is Continued With Certain Modifica tions Will Come Up Atals Here on May 25tb. Judge Robert B. Peebles, who is holding court at Clinton this week, yesterday sent down an order in the Injunction matter of Col. Walker Taylor and other original subscribers vs. the Wilmington Sewerage Com pany, restraining that corporation from charging the advance in rates made on the first day of last January. Judge Peebles continues the hearing with sotne modifications until the term of court to be convened here Monday, May 25th. The history of the fight against the higher rates to original subscribers is well known. Beaders of the Stab will remember that the notice of the ad vance was received with a storm of disapproval by the original subscribers at the outset. A meeting of fifty or more of them was held in the Cham ber of Commerce and theirigrieyances were very generally aired. They claimed that they .had contracts with the company by which they paid $25 and $50 for connection fees, with the understanding they were to receive perpetual service at $4 and $3 per year, respectively. At the meeting a commit tee consisting of Mr. William Gilchrist, (chairman), Col. Walker Taylor, (secretary and treasurer) and JMessrs. B. O. Cantwell, Geo. S. LeGrand and B Solomon were appointed to have In charge the resistance of the rates. Each. of the original subscribers was assessed $3 each to carry on the litiga tion. The legal question Involved Is whether the present company is bound by contracts of the old organization. hlch has not changed names or charter, so the subscribers claim. Messrs. Bellamy & Bellamy and Raun- tree & Carr were appointed to resist the advance in rates, in the courts and they secured a restraining order on March 5th from Judge Peebles In chambers at Burgaw, where . he was holding Pender Superior Court. March 24th was set as a date for a hearing on the order as to its per menaney and both sides at that time were represented - by counsel, the Sewerage Co., by Hon. Jno. D. Bel lamy and exJudge E. K. Bryan and the subscribers by the attorneys named above. The restraining order granted at Burgaw and the order thereon sent down yesterday are as follows: RESTRAINING ORDER. It appearing to the satisfaction of the court from the verified complaint of the plaintiffs inxthe above entitled action, used as an affidavit, that the plaintiffs have a contract with the de fendant for the use of the sewersge system of the defendant company, which the defendant Is threatening unjustly, illegally and in violation of the said contract rights, to break and to disconnect the premises of the plaintiffs from the main sewer of the defendant company, and thereby de prive them of the benefits of all sew erage system in said city; and it further appearing to the satisfaction of the court that if the premises of the plaintiffs, or any of them, are discon nected from the main sewer, it will cause irreparable injury to the person or persons whose premises are so dis connected; It is therefore considered, ordered and adjudged that upon the plaintiffs entering into an undertaking with two sureties to be justified before and ap proved by the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Hanover county, con ditioned that the plaintiffs will pay to the defendant such damages, not ex ceeding the sum of $1,000, that It may sustain by reason of the injunction, if the court shall finally decide that the plaintiffs were not entitled thereto, that the defendant, its agents, servants and assistants refrain from disccon necting the premises of the plaintiffs, or either of them, or of any person for whom this suit is brought, with the main sewer of the defendant, or in any wise interfering with the custo mary'and reasonable use by said par ties of said sewerage system. And it is further ordered that the defendant show cause before me at chambers in Wilmington on March 24tb, 1903, why the foregoing order should not be con tinued until the final judgment in this action. Upon filing the undertaking mentioned above the clerk of said court is hereby directed to issue a copy of the above order and cause the same to be served on the defendant. Done at chambers at Bargaw, Jn Pender county, this March 5th, 1903. R. B. Bexbues, Judge Presiding. THE ORDER ON ABOVE. The above cause coming on to be heard by me at Wilmington, N. 0., on the 24th day of March, 1903, and both aides being represented by coun sel, it was considered, ordered and ad judge, that the restraining order be and the same is hereby- continued to the hearing with the modifications herein after made, to wit: (1) That this or der is not intended to prevent the de fendant company from collecting such rents or tolls as plaintiffs allege they agreed to pay and if any such rents or tolls are not paid after ten days' no tice of a demand therefor, then de fendant Is permitted upon ten days' notice to vacate this order as to such as refused to pay rents or tolls. (2) That this restraining order shall not apply to such of defendant's patrons as do not on before June 10th, 1903. file with the clerk of said Court a written statement consenting to be coming parties plaintiff in this action and giving security for the payment of -their part of the expenses of this action. B. B. Peebles, Judge Presiding. Death ef an Infant. Friends of Mr. and, Mrs. Jno. Prince will sympathize with them in, the loss of their infant Essie uay, aceq iu months,, whose death occurred at the family home. Cottage No. 45, Delgacto, yesterday at A. M. The funeral will be conducted to-day and the remains Interred in Bellevue cemetery. THE MONUMENT UNVEILING. Exercises Snadsy at Southport Were Beantlfnl nnd Very Appropriate A Large Crowd Attended. Between four and five hundred peo ple from Wilmington were present at the exercises at Southport Sunday, at tending the unveiling of a handsome monument over the grave of their late Sovereign J. .M. O. Fisher, by Live Oak Camp No. 6. Woodmen of the World, of this city. The steamer left Wilmington at 9:30 A. M. and nearly a fourth of those who went down were Woodmen. At Southport the party was joined by members of Live Oak Camp residing in that city, and after dinner the procession moved solemnly from Odd Fellows' Hall through the principal streets of the town to the cemetery where the em blematical wedge was formed and the beautiful exercises were begun. The Odd Fellows' Hall was kindly tendered to the Woodmen by Noble Grand B. W. uavls, Past Grand M. O. Guthrie and a delegation from At lantic Lodge No. 145, who met the visitors upon the arrival of the boat. Mr. J. W. Fleet was master of cere monies and the programme as pre viously published' was .carried out ex actly. The musical numbers, with the exception of Camp odes, were splen didly rendered by -a select male quar tette composed of Messrs. O. H. Cooper, first tenon B. C. Banks, sec ond tenor; J. 8. Williams, first bass; H K. Holden, second bass, with Mr. A. H. Yopp, accompanist. The ora tion by Eugene D. .Guthrie, Esq., of Southport, is spoken of as a remark ably fine effort and was warmly com mended by the Woodmen. The steamer returned to the city shortly before 6 o'clock Sunday even ing. A NEW MARINE RAILWAY. Dismond Steambost and Wrecking Co. Pnrchssed a Site on Earje's Island. , The Diamond Steamboat and Wreck ing Company, in which Capt. Edgar D. Williams, Mr. James Sprunt, Mr. James S. Williams and others are in-v terested, has purchased from Dr. An drew EL Harriss, a valuable piece of real estate, lying across the river from foot of Orange street, and it is learned that the company will, at no distant day, construct an up to-date marine railway there. The property has a river frontage of 146 feet and runs westwardly 680 feet, so that there would be an abundance of room for such an enterprise. The amount paid for the property was $1,250 and a deed for the same was filed yesterday. While no authoritative announce ment has been secured by this paper li at it is the purpose of the purchasers to establish a railway on the premises, it is generally conceded that such will be the case. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mr. T. B. Gibson, of McColl, S. C, was an Orton guest yesterday. Mr. Edwin Anderson McKoy, of Atlanta, is in the city for a few days. Mr. H. M. Flagler is the guest Of Mr. Fred Kidder at Kendall planta tion. Mrs. B. E. Lu Brown and little son, of Chadbourn, are guests at The Orton. Mra. Edward Harker, of Fort Anderson, is the guest of her brother, Mr. J. A. Martin, of this city. Mr. H. C. McQueen, president of the Bank of Duplin, spent yester day at Wallace on business connected with the bank. x Col. and Mrs. Warren G. El liott left Sunday night, returning to Baltimore, after a few days pleasantly spent at Col. Elliott's place on the sound. Mr. Z. V. Groom, travelling representative for Messrs.. Stone & Co., has just returned from a two week's trip through his territory and reports crops in splendid condition. Misses Elizabeth Paynef Anna and Julia Parsley and Capt. Walter G. MacBae expect to leave the latter portion of the week for New York, whence they will sail at an early date for an extended tour abroad. Mayor William E. Springer left last night for Baleigh to attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Methodist Orphanage, and to be present at the laying of the corner stone of the main orphanage build Ing. - . . Mr. and Mrs. Albert Solomon returned Sunday night from their bridal tour. This afternoon and even ing a delightful reception will be given in their honor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Shrler, No. 517 Mar ket street. Miss Clara Bornemann, the at tractive young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bornemann, will leave to night for New York, where she will make her home in the future. Her many friends regret to know of her deH parture. . ... Mr. W. M. Huhn, who is em ployed at the store of J. W. Murchison & Co., suffered a severe attack of acute indigestion yesterday afternoon and was taken to his home by his son, Mr. W. D. Huhn, where he was reported as doing very well last night. ; v It is learned Hpon good au thority that Mr. Jno. Frank has. re signed as manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co. in this city. No action has yet been taken as to the ap pointment of his successor. Mr. Frank retires on account of Lis health. MEMORIAL SERVICES. Beautiful and Appropriate Exer cises in Honor of "Our Con federate Dead." IN OAKDALE ON SUNDAY. Eloquent Address by Dr. Cslvln S. Black. well-Presentstion of Crosses to Vet ersnsVrhe Attendsnce Between 2,000 and 3,000 Military. . Beautiful and highly appropriate Memorial - Day exercises in honor of "Oar Confederate Dead" were ob served Sunday afternoon in beautiful Oakdale Cemetery, the observance, as usual, having been under the auspices of Cape Fear Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy. Despite a mild objection from some sources to a celebration of that kind on the Sabbath, there w8 a large at tendance, numbering between two and three thousand, and the services proved to bejnost solemn and im pressive. The weather was all that could have been desired, and rever ently did the people assemble and pay tribute to those who fought and died in a conflict they knew was for the maintenance of a principle as just and as Honest as enunciated in noiy writ itself. The graves of Confederate heroes buried around the ma jestic bronze monument overlook ing the entrance to the ceme etery, had been Btrewn with flowers by the ladies, and it was at the base of that stately figure that the people grouped themselves and participated in the services. A procession of the Daughters of the Confederacy, the local military, Con federate Veterans and allied organiza tions was formed at 4:30 o'clock at the cemetery lodge, a short distance away, and with solemn tread.under the direc tion of Chief Marshal J.Hal Boatwright and his assistants, Dr. A. M. Baldwin, Messrs. Sol Bear, B. F. Hamme, Cal vin Beaves and J. G. Skipper, it moved to the enclosure about the monument, where the military formed In open ranks and allowed the Vet erans and Daughters to pass through. Messrs. E. H. Munson and W. L. Barkhlmer composed a drum corps, to the music of which the military marched. The organizations formed as follows, in the order "given : . Wil mington Light Infantry, Naval Re serves, Confederate Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Chaplain and Orator,Daugh ters of the Confederacy. Inside the enclosure the exercises were opened with a beautiful prayer by the chaplain, the Bev. B. W. Hogue, rector of St. James1 parish, and next followed the hymn "There is a Blessed Home." After the annual address, reading of the Boll of Honor and presentation of Crosses of Honor to Veterans, there was another hymn "Soldiers of Christ Arise," all the singing having been admirably led by Mr. E. C. Craft, cornetist, who also blew taps after the military had fired a salute and the crowd was dispersing. The Veterans who received Crosses of Honor were Messrs. Samuel G. Hall and -J, W. Westbrook. They were present and came forward and had the tokens pinned upon the lapels of their coats by the ladies. Three other crosses were ready for presentation, but those entitled to them were not present io receive them. Dr. Calvin S. Blsckwell delivered the annual address, which was in the nature of a memorial sermon, and one of the finest ever delivered upon the sacred grounds. Dr. Blackwell was presented by Chief Marshal Boat wright, who said that he needed no introduction. -Mr. -Boatwright paid Dr. Blackwell a neat little tribute and that "eloquent Confederate thanked him and read a number of verses from the first chapter of the book of Job. He then spoke with eloquence as fol lows : The world's history develops in con centric circles. Much of the Bible is history in parable. The book and life of Job is an epitome of something much like the history and experience of the South its pastoral and patri archal peace, prosperity, indolence, tragedy, ruin, devastation, resuscita tion and final triumphant prosperity. Job, with generous heart, high sense of honor, immense . possessions of lands, flocks and servants, suggests the old South. He and his lived close to the heart of nature, far from the rush and roar of the maddening throng. Na ture contributed-much to mould the spirit and manner of the Southern home. The subtle witchery of woods and water wove into the fabric of Southern life, a soft but strong silken texture. There is something in the whir of Wheels of a mechanical envi ronment that thrnsts harshness into tne spirit and even! voice, of a people, which was unknown to the old Bouth. ' The murmur oL waves and moan of pines taught the Southern babe of cabin, and man sion to lisp its first words in the liquid accents; the friendly bay of dogs; the low of kine; the glee of ser vants ; the sport of children ; the song of birds; the breath of flowers; made the scene patriarchlal and pastoral as in the first chapters of Job. The older South was at first energetic and stren uous, felling forests, fighting savages, bridging streams, ditching swamps. But with the invention of the cotton gin, the-purchase of the Florida , and Louisiana territory, the conquest of Mexico with the addition of domain of Texas, the South became satisfied with her priceless empire of unparallel ed productiveness. That hour the old South ceased to progress. She was content to live in ease and opulence. This marked the end of (her first glor ious epoch and the beginning of her ruin. . . , s- There came a time in Job's life and affairs when It ceased to be progres sivean epoch of satisfied aim and ambition. His fields-were ample; his locks covered a thousand hills; his servants were numerouj; his children happy and provided with opulence; his heart was content. : being in favor with God and good men. Job was. unconcerned as to the problems of the SUMMER -GOODS. Screen Doors, Hinges in sets with handles complete for doors. LAWN MOWERS, Finest assortment of .Refrigerators and Ice Chests on the market. White Mountain Freezers. WM. B. SPRINGER & CO., my 2 tf FURNITURE When you are looking for anything: in this line SEE US. We Cannot Be Undersold. Agents for Wheeler & Wjlson No. 9 y Sewing Machine.. THE S3STBOa3ID CO., mr 29 tf -; Corner SeconcTand Market streets. world. He was self satisfied and self centred. He asked only to be let alone to enjoy himself. He had enough within himself. It was but natural that a hush of arrested progress should come into his life. But stagnation has its "dangers. Satan always seeks his victims among the idle and satisfied. It was at this period that Satan looked upon Job and envied him and sought to smite him. In the old-South from '40 to '60 a period of unparalleled prosperity pre vailed. The ripest and richest culture was attained. Ne Plus Ultra was writ ten large over every gateway of the Soutb. The great world outside had burning questions up, but the South said I have none "only let me alone." Like Job, I am satisfied and self cen tred and only ask to be let alone to enjoy what I have. Thus the old South strove to shut her eyes, her ears and her gates against the throbbing world of thought and activity that beat against her shores as distinctly as throbbed the Gulf current around her headlands. By her self satisfaction she put herself athwart the stream of time and the world's events. 'The great stream of time at that epoch had three distinct currents, liberalism, national ism, industrialism. Against all of these the self satisfaction that had ar rested progress in the South was opposed. Dr. S. C. Mitchell, than whom no acute thinker has spoken characterized the situation in these words: "The -liberal tendency of that age was both the strongest and the most easily discernable. The French revo lution, which ushered in the 19th cen lury, was a frenzy for freedom. Be fore the rush of its emancipating spirit there went down in irretrievable ruin the absolutist government, which had held In bondage the continent of Europe. Stein's memorable edict of the 9th of October, 1807, abolishing serfdom in Prussia, is not so much an achievement of individual genius as the most vivid expression of the dif ferences between the old and the new Europe. Other countries followed perforce, even Russia freeing her serfs in 1864. 'The odious distinctions of feudalism, with the obsolete privi leges of the aristocrat, were one after another swept away; equality of all before the law was established; lib eral constitutions were wrested from despots; the press was7 unmuzzled; labor was unshackled in a word, every man was given a chance. It is pleasing to recall that it was ouH fathers of 1776 who intoned the dom inant note of that great century. Jef ferson's Declaration of Independence is the prelude to the French revolu tion and its far reaching liberal in fluences. The national tendency in the 19th century was hardly less strong than the liberal. The two tendencies, the liberal and the national, though sepa rate, were found usually working in nnison. Nationality is to a race what personality is to a man. The desire of each race to set up housekeeping for itself, to live under its own vine and fig tree, to feel -the full force of kin ship in its unifying effect, to attain to complete racial individuality this in tense and spontaneous yearning for nationality was to transform the map of Europe in the 19th century. We can note only the results. Heroic Greece led off in 1839; Belgium, suc ceeded in 1830, Holland being indi vidualized at the same time; Italy and Germany made good their nationality in 1870; and eight years thereafter Boumanis, Servia and Montenegro reached the same goal. . Poland, Ire land and Hungary, despite heroic struggles to form cations, have failed while at this hour the Bulgars in the Balkan peninsula are in arms- against the Turk in order to win the prize of nationality for themselves. Who can doubt that they will attain it, the Ber lin treaty of Beaconafield to the con trary, notwithstanding. The stars in their courses fight for progress. Na tionality has shown - itself an electric and resistless force. ' iContinued on Third Page. Or. Blackwell's Itinerary Bev. Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell left yesterday 'morning for Mount Olive, where he delivered an address yester day evening. To-night he will speak at Kinston and Thursday night he will deliver a school commencement ser mon at Winterville. Governor Aycock willaIso.be present on that day and deliver a literary address. Dr. Black well will return to Norfolk the last of this week. - - Mr. George Thees, who has been with the Armour Packing Co., in this ciiy, for several months, has been transferred' to Fayetteville and will travel from that point. - - ; " - DIED. . FBENCH-At bis borne. In this city, May Utb, I90S, WILLIAM B. F&KNOH, aged 60 years and 31 days.- -t .i- raneraltbis (Xuesaay) evening at 4 o'clock from late residence, corner of Eighth and Mar ket streets. -mends and relatives invited to attend.. .'. Purcell Building, Wilmington, N. 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We Make no charge for connecting your drain with our im proved sanitary sewer, and our rates are lower, thali the rates charged for a sanitary sewer ser vice in any other city on the Atlantic coast The Wilmington Sewerage Co. myio tf TBKA8UBT DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF the Public Health and Harlne Hospital ser vice. Cspe rear Quarantine. Southport, N. O.. Hay 11. 1903. Sealed proposals will be received at &ls office nntu noon ot sstn day ot Kay, lsos, to furnish subsistence and -other supplies lor use at Cape Fear quarantine station lor use of the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service at lOape Fear quarantine station during; the fiscal year ending; Jane 80. 1904. Schedules and further Information may be obtained upon ap- SUcatkm to the undersigned. B. a. waBBXN. selstant Surgeon, P. H. and Sf. H. S. in com mand of Station. - my 19 it Concori Chapter So. I B. A. M. iOldfANlO-TherewlUbs a Special Con vocation this Tue8dey) evening, 8 o'clock, to confer 'the Mara Mastert degrees. Byorder of the High Pri hsJJtin. my 72 It: . ; Becrotary. NOTICE. on account of the storm waraing; the moonlight excursion that was to be given nndertbe auspices ot the Brotherhood of Bali way Carmen to Carolina Beach wafdeferred until Tuesday evening, 7:80 o'clock. T.bJr cordially invited to so with as at that date. Music on the boat; danolns at the 52h. cents fare will be all the cost attached to um occasion. my POLISHES i 'it!'!: If -if.:- ' uown the domestic law to her. Cape Fear Camp Veterans Notice.
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