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.v-fr 0 0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 duraBieed BsaaFMs, Ivsry-Bsj, I irsnlatloa kuier Tsaa Tkat Of Any Other Dally Bsws piper PnbUaasi la WDmlaitoa. OLDEST DAILY NBW8PAPBii4 Ilf TH8 IT1TB. 1 The 3U anting jinr. OUTLINES. The Weather Bureau reporta the condition of cotton generally Im proved. Dr- John More- hetJ hss accepted the prealdency of Bomoke College. luxpionon in tco mine in Wyoming caused loss of many lives; the number of dead la ..timated at 175. xne itrtW situ ,tion in Richmond, Va., was quiet ltst niftht. Judare Klrkpatrick decides that the U. d. . onipouildlna; Company ii Insolvent and will appoint i receiver. uompirouer tt. M. Love, of the Btate of Tezaa, waa ahot nd killed in hia office at Austin by W4 G. Hill, an ex-emplove.who was af ter- wirdi himself shot and killed. j The yacht Reliance waa the winner in jesterdsy's race with the Constitution nd Columbia. The New York p.oduce Exchange will be cloaed July 3d Negro who attempted crimi nal Msault upon a young white wo mm at Bcottsboro, Ala., waa hanged bj mob; the sheriff waa ahot and wounded in attempting to prevent the lynching. New York marketa: Money on call firm, eloaing at 610 percent.: rosin steady, atralned com mon to good, $3.058.07K; aplrita tur pentine dull at 4949Xc ; cottoarquiet st 13c. for middling upland; flour waa quiet and easier; wheat spot eaaier, No. 2 red 8Sc; corn apot steady, No. 2 57 c. ; oats spot steady, No. 3, 43 c. WEATHER REPORT. u. 3. dcp't or asbioultttrk, ) Weathir Bttriau, Wilxij? QTOS, N. GL, June SO. ) Meteorological data for the twenty four hours ending at 8 P. If.: Temperatures: 8 A. H., 76 degrees; 8 P. M., 73 degreea; marl mum, 89 de trees; minimum, 71 degreea ; mean, 80 iegrees. Rainfall for the day, .00; rainfall since 1st of the month to date, 8 33 inches. ro RECAST FOB TO-DAY. Washi50tox, June 30. For North Carolina: Fair, continued warm Wed nesday and Thursday; light to fresh winds, mostly southwest Port Almanac Jul f I. Sun Rises 4.45 A.M. SunSets .7.20 P.M. Day's Length I4H.S4M. Eigh Water at Southport. 18.81 A. af . High Water Wilmington. 3.01 A. V. The scholar in politics Big Bill Devery, of New York. Id selecting bathing suits our editorial friends should be careful and see that they are of the proper sex. The attempt to reach the Czar of Russia with the Jewish protest Is another of Roosevelt's electioneering dodges. The Rev. Doctor Newell Dwight Hillis can now use his megaphone on that Delaware chicken that re cently went home to roost. . 1 Congressman Slemp, who seea a sweeping Republican victory in Vir ginia next year, will be Congressman Slump when the returns come in. We guess Jim Robinson, of the Durham Sun, will be afraid to ven ture down this way yet. He is the fellow that called us a "nulli se- cundua." There is one poignant sorrow con nected with the visit of the editors to Wilmington. They will miss many of the "first cotton blooms of the aeason." There was a small circus with the negroes in this Wilmington in 1898; but it wasn't neceBBary to burn any of em. A good many of 'em were ' fired," however. r The "devils" will have a great time running the joke machines of th&e papers whose editors are now admiring the latest styles of female bathing apparel at the seaside. Under a decision of a Kentucky Judge a wife horse-whipped her hus band for spending his money for whiskey, if adopted as a precedent this might be as good as prohibition. The Salisbury Sun says: "After following him pretty closely we have concluded that Col. Watterson it aa much at sea for a candidate as Col. Brjan.2' The first two syllables of the Colonel's name indicate that he is perfectly at home "on the sea"; and, after all, he may favor a son of Kentucky because he is a home can didate. The poorest people on earth, finan ciallj, are the newspaper men who are now "in our midst." An. in ventor j of their baggage would prob ably show railroad passes paid for in advertising, a few paper collars, a Pem, a circua ticket barredlby the statute of limitations and a bottle of some patent medicine containing per cent, of alcohol. Hve you been out In the sharpies at v rights ville Beach! Great sport. I VOL. LXXII.--NO. 85. . -WILMINGTON, N. 0., WEDNESDAY. JULY 1, 1903. WHOLE NO. 1U185 FEDERAL POINT FENCE Judge Peebles Continues Injunc tion Restraining County Commissioners ORDER MADE YESTERDAY. Defeadnnts Gave Boad aid Took aa Ap peal to Saprtme Court-Some of the Points Involved Unconstltn , tloaallty of the Act Judfe Robert B. Peebles, who la resting; a few days at the beach, yen- tertiay transmitted to the clerk of the Superior Court hlsruline In the Fed era! Point fence injunction case, the same being: In favor of the plaintiffs. who sought to restrain the Board of County Commissioners from enelos In, at the coat of the county, Federal Point township, thereby making it exempt from the atock law. The his tory of the litigation is too well known to need repetition here. The defen dants who desire to have the fence built, have appealed to the Supreme Court through their counsel," Messrs. Bountree & Can and lion. Jno. D. Bellamy, The full text of Judge Peeble'a opinion is aa follows: Bute of North Carolina, New Hanover County, Superior Court. Jno. W. Harper and Archie Freeman, who sue in behalf of themselves and all others who may come In and make themaelvea parties plaintiff and contribute to the coat and ex penses of this action, plaintiff, vs. The Board of County Commissioners or New Hanover and other defend ants. - This cause came on to be heard at chambers in Wilmington, instead of at Clinton, by consent. K. K. Bryan, Esq.. of counsel for the plaintiff, and Bountree & Carr and Jno. D. Bel- amy. of counsel for the defendant. being present representing their re spective clients, upon a motion to dis solve the injunction heretofore grant ed by Judge C M. Cooke, it la con sidered and adjudged after careful con sideration of all questions Involved tnereln, mat the eald injunction be and the same la hereby continued to the hearing. While I know it la not necessary that I give any reason .for this judgment, yet,, owing to the im portance of the matters involved, I have concluded to do ao. (1) I thins: the supplemental act ratified March 6tb, 1903, In ao far aa it J daces a burden of erecting and keep og up the fence provided for in the act ratified Jan. 29th, 1903, is uncon stitutional lor the reason stated In Sec tion 6 of complaint. ' (291 find and bold that the act ratified Jan. 29 th, 1903, la no learlala tive declaration ; that the fence direct ed to be built in aaid act would be beneficial to the lands cut off by said fence and Included In Federal Point township for the reason that after mature consideration the General Assembly attempted to shift the bur den from aaid cut-off territory and put t upon the county at large. (3) I find and hold that if the Gen eral Assembly did intend to place the burden of said fence upon the landa contained within the cut-off territory. then the tax cannot be supported as an assessment. It it be true as has been frequently held by our Supreme Court that in changing from the old system of Individual fences around cultivated fields to the new system of a common fence to protect the cultivated fields enclosed by . the common fence, the lands within said fence receive a com mon benefit equal to or greater than the burden of keeping up the com mon fence, then It must necessarily follow that in abolishing the new sjs tern and restoring the old so far aa Federal Point township is concerned no special benefits will result to the lands in Federal Point township to support the tax at an assessment. If the act is enforced aathe defendanta are attempting to enforce It, the landa in FederalPoInt township too will be taxed to build a fence to keep their atock from running on thexkfither lands of the con- ty. and auovtojceep up individ ual fences around the cultivated fields In said town. In other words Federal Point town ship will be taxed to keep up both the old and new system of fences. I do not think the funds for build ing the fence can be raised under sec tion 2834 of the Code. Said section applies to cases where the old system of fences has been replaced by the new system. Federal Point town sbip'has not "adopted the atock law." The act makes it repudiate the "stock law" fence and adopt in Its place me crop law fence. K. B. PKKBLXS. Judge Holding the Court, Fifth Dis trict. The defendant, the County Com missioners and Thoa. Burnett, except to the foregoing judgment and give notice of an appeal. Bond fixed at $50. Historic Celebration. Local interest ia being manifested in the celebration On the battlefield of Gettysburg on July 3rd, of the 40th nnlversary of the famoua charge of Pickett and Pettlgrew under the auspices of the N. C. Society of Balti more. Manv prominent survivors are expected to be present including, per haps, several from Wilmington. IjOW ratea mav be obtained to Baltimore and from thatcitya North Carolina .Metal wttl be run to the grounda over the Maryland railroad, the fare for which will be only $1. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Suburban Cars Notice. Electric Fan Why auffer t People's Savings Bank Special. Str. Bandera Blackfish excursion. -J. W. Murehison & Co. Hit right. Prudential Insurance Company of America Statement . BUBTjnBBS LOCALS. Cars For Wright ville. Why Pay To heat all outdoors! w.ntAd Bookkeeper, salesmen. Office Intern! School Correspond r-i .iM.taui Rallwava.- Light and Power Co. Call attention. I Say, friend, is the ocean fart No, stranger; Uke a trolley car. t 19 cents buya Embrolderlea worth 50c., t&ia wees; . i . . . : LOCAL DOTS. Other local, fourth page. The steamer "City of Fayette vllle" will arrive this morning with a big colored excursion from Fayette ville. The W. C. T. U. will meet to morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock in the lecture room of the First Baptist Church of Christ. The directors' of the Wllming ton Tobacco Warehouse Company will meet in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce to-day. The County Commissioners have prescribed 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. as the hours during which the Register of Deeds' office must be open. The Wilmington Steam Laun dry will close Saturday for its em ployes to observe .the Fourth. All work-will be delivered on Friday. The Excelsior Club(colored) of Charleston will run its annual ex cursion to Wilmington on Sunday, July 12th, remaining here until Tues day afternoon. The-tug "Blanche." which has been overhauled .and had two new boilers installed, waa Inspected yester day. She will resume her work on the river this week. A limited number of tickets will behold at Nutt's drug store for a black fish excursion on the steamer "Sanders" on July 4th, leaving the city Friday midnight. r- Picked nines from Fayetteville and Wilmington will play ball In the upper Caper Fear city Saturday as one of the features of the big Fourth of July celebration there. Justice Bomemann married a colored couple at the Court House yes terdayThomas Howard and Dena Hurst, who were anxious to rid them selves of an unpleasant lawsuit A "chimney burning out in the residence of Mrs. 8tyron, No. " 213 Queen .street, called out the depart ment at 5:30 yesterday afternoon In response to an alarm from box 47; damage $15, with no Insurance. Mr. John Brldgers, of Elrod,' senda the Stab the first cotton bloom from the "State of. Robeson.' Las year Mr. Brldgers plucked a blossom from the same field on the 13th, indi cating that the aeason is that much ate. A remarkably fine stalk of to bacco, 3X feet high and with leaves almost as large as the palmetto, was on exhibitioajrt the Atlantic bank yester day. Mr. Jno. S. Armstrong and Mr. D. McEachern have ten- acres of the ! same quality at Castle Hayne. j Fayetteville correspondence, Charlotte Observer: "Car-loads of hy draulic pressed white brick, manufac tured in Wilmington, are at the depot of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, to be used on the fronts of the Highsmith block of buildings on Green street They will make handsome exterior architecture." MR. W. M. eUMMINQ BEREAVED. His last Died In Fayetteville Monday Night Interment Here. The Fayetteville Observer, of yes terday afternoon says: "Miss Margaret Rankin died last night at the residence of Mrs. Kate Utley in this city arter a long period of feeble health, though paralysis was the Immediate cause of her death. The deceased was a devout member of the Presbyterian church, a native of Guilford county, and aister-in-law of Messrs. J. D. and W. M. Cummlng, of Wilmington, who throughout life were ever tender and attentive to her comfort iThe funeral is being held from the residence this after noon at 4 o'clock." The remains, accompanied by Mr. W. M. Cummlng. who went to Fay etteville yesterday morning, and other relatives, arrived last night on the A. & Y. train and were taken to the First Presbyterian church, whence they will be removed at 11 A. M. to-day and be quietly laid to rest in Oak dale. The pall-bearers from the, station-Jut night were Messrs. James Sprunt, and Samuel Northrop, honorary; Messrs. 8. P. Collier, R. W. Hicks, W. A. Me Gowan. James EL Chad bo urn, A. J. Howell and OoL Walker Taylor. Mew Term la Daaclnx. Miss Lord wishes to announce that Miss Bessie Gore, her first assistant, will continue her dancing class through the Summer. She also recommends hea highly aa a competent dancing teacher, having been instructed in the art of teaching by . herself.' The class will onen Thursday night, July 2nd, at Germania Hall, 8:30 o'clock. If private lessons are desired apply, Bell Phone 516. Miss Lord's assistants will assist MlsaGore, vli: Mrs. F. A. Lord, musician; Miss Etta Furpless, assistant teacher; Mr. Alva Ward, collector. Miss Lord and Miss Gore hniMi that Miss Lord's former numls and any one desiring instruction will patronize the class. - ... Carolina Beach ToaIht. The young people of the city will give a german in the pavilion at Caro lina Beach to-night The boat will leave the city at 8 o'clock and return before midnight The music will be good and a delightful time is , prom ised all who go down. " " " " ' : A car every half hour to Wrlghta vllle Beach. s ... ' : 'm ssi '" " ' White Silk Gloves 50 cents, at P01- Togt's. ; PRESS ASSOCIATION. Thirty-first Annual Convention of North Carolina Editors at Wrightsville Beach. LEADING MEMBERS ARB HERE Others Will Arrive To-dsy Address of Welcome by Iredell Meares, Eiq. Chamber of Commerce Will Ex- . tend Courtesies of City. The Slst annual convention of the N. O. Press Association will convene at the Seaahore Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, at 9:30 o'clock this morning and continue in session two days. President W. F. Marshall, of Gaa tonia; Secretary Jno. B. Sherrill, of Concord, and about thirty members of the Association arrived yesterday and went Immediately to the beach in or der to be present upon the opening session. Others will arrive on the; various trains to-day, increasing the number ol visitors to perhaps a hun dred or more. President J. Allen Taylor, of the Chamber of Commerce, upon the Invitation of which body the editors came to Wrightsville this year, yesterday , appointed the following committee to meet the visitors at the station today and tender them the courtesies of the city and beach, viz: Messrs. Jno. A. Arringdale, O. W. Worth, Jamea H. Chadbourn, Col. Walker Taylor and M. W. Jacob!. ; Iredell Meares, Esq,, will welcome the Association to the beach In behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, upon the opening of the convention this morning, and his ad dress will be followed bv routine business, the President's address and an essay on "Typographical Cor rectness and Mechanical Excellence, Are They Worth While P by Mr. J. D. Blvins. of the Albemarle Enter prise. The afternoon's session will be featured by the reading of the Hiato risn's paper, miscellaneous and other business. It is genuinely regretted that Maj. H. A. London cannot be present to read an essay upon "Some Recollections of Newspaper Men and Events." A trolley ride to the city will be enjoyed after the session. The annual oration by Mr. Archibald John eon and the annual poem by Mr. J. R. iSwann, of the Marshall Record, will entertain the editors at the even ing session. Among those who are already here for the meeting t..e the following: W. F. Marshall, Gaatonia Garotte, wife and child; J. B. Sherrill, Concord Times, and daughter. Miss Mary Lilly Sherrill; A. L. Carson, Sparta Star, and wife; H. R. Deaton, Moo re ville Enterprise, and wife: J. D. BivIns, Albemarle Enterprise, and wife; J. F. Hurley, Concord Tribune, and Misses Pauline and Belle Means, of Concord; J. A. Robinson, Durham Sun ; H. B, Varner and A. B. Dorsett, Lexington Dispatch; J. W. Noell, Roxboro Cou rier, and wife; W. A. Curtis, Frank lin Times, and daughter; Rev. P. R. Law, Lumberion Robeaonian, and daughter; J. T. Oliver, Reidsville Re view, and wife; A. B., Carter, Sails bury Sun; D. J. Which ard, Greenville Reflector; 8. W. Kenney, Windsor Ledger; Archibald Johnson, Charity and Children, and wife, Thomaaville; W. B. Thompson, Chapel Hill Newa, and wife; Jamea G. Boylin, Messenger-Intelligencer, and son, of Wades- boro;W. O. Dowd, Charlotte Newa, and wife. Jaunt of tbe Jolly Tars. About forty Naval Reserves will go to Wrightsville Saturday for their an nual outing, and a moat pleasant one it promises to be. A special car for transportation has been kindly fur nished free of charge by General Man ager Skeldlng, of the O. R., L. & P. Co., who formerly commanded the Division, and the sailors are very grateful to him for the kind remem brance. The exercises of the day will consist of a drill by the company, target practice at sea by the Hotch kiss squad, and a tug of war, partici pated in by teams captained by Mr. E. W. Black, and Mr. Fisher. The sailors will be in regular encampment for the day and will have the time of their lives. Col. Wsddell Speaks la Fayetteville. In reply to a message asking him to speak at Fayetteville July 4th. OoL A. M. Waddell telegraphs Capt J. D. McNeill, chief marshall : "Very ahort notice, but cannot refuse anything to Fayetteville people and accept Invita tion." A special committee of 50 has been appointed to meet Col. Waddell at the train. "Foarth" at Carolina Beach. The 4th of July celebration at Caro lina Beach this year will be under the auspices of Jeff Davis-Council No. 63, Jr. O. U. A. M., which will run Its third annual family excursion .to that delightful retreat on that date. There will be five boats during the day and thejare will be only 25 cents. ; Yacht Blab Prizes. A handsome silver, gold-lined pitcher, suitably inscribed, and a fine 14 -Inch Imported china tankard, deco rated with purple and goldare on ex hibition in the ahow windows of uon netfn jewelry store. Ion Front street. They are first and second prizes re spect! vely for the Carolina Yacht Club'a regatta Wrightarlllo Beach, July 4th. : Where are you going, my pretty maldt To Wrlghtayille Beach, sir, she said.- - -. " .. : t . 800 pieces New Embroideries at bar gain prices. 19, 29. 39 and 49 cents, worth double, at Polvogt'a this week. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mf. Alex. H. Jones has re turned from Fayetteville, where he has been on a visit for a few days. Miss Carrie S. Leftwich, who haa been visiting her brother, Mr. George E. Leftwich, left yesterdav for her home in Richmond. Miss Dora MacBae, of Chapel Hill, who haa been visiting in the city, left yesterday for home, accompanied by Miss May Ella Moore. - Mr. Wni. Sheehan left yester day for Goldsboro and. Newborn ad vertising the Fourth of July attrac tions at Wrightaville Beach for the O. R. , L. &. P. Co. Mr. P. C. Morton left Monday for Astoria, Oregon, to attend the mar riage of his brother, Mr. & C. Morton, formerly of Wilmington. Mrs. P. O. Morion left yesterday to attend -her son's marriage. Mr. H. V. Webb has returned from a pleasant visit of ten days to his old home at Morehead City. During his absence Mr. A. B. Motte haa had charge of )he Chamber of Commerce branch office of the Western Union. Mr. Motte recently resigned his posi tion as manager of the Postal at Ben netts ville, 8. C, to return home with his family and-take a position in the main office of the Western Union here. BOYS' BRIQADE ENCAMPMENT. Value of Pnll Attendance and a Word to Their Employirs. Arrangements are about completed for the seventh annual encampment of OoL Walker Taylor's Boys' Brigade at Southport, the week beginning Sat urday, July 11th, leaving tbe city on the 5 o'clock boat. The tents are already here and an advance guard In command of Lieut E. P. Dudley will go down Thursday, 9th Inst, to set the camp in order. This year the boys will depart from the usual custom and cook their own meals, enjoying camp life In true soldier fashion.. - And now a word to employers of Brigade members. Do they recognize the great influence for integrity that aconnection with the Brigade exerts over their employes and are they will ing to grant the boys the vacation from their work which they earnestly desire uponthis occasion t "It Is the greatest drawback we have in our en campments,'' aaid Qol. Taylor, In speaking of the reluctance of em ployers in the matter yesterday. "The object of the Brigade is to elevate Its members to give them a higher idea of duty to theif employers, to them selves and to their families. The week's outing gives me more insight into the character of boys that I can get in any other way because in camp 1 am in close contact with them. It gives me a close insight into their home life and with that Information I can apply the remedy all during the year. The week's outing enables them to render very much better service than they could without it; therefore, It is Important that they should go." Col. Taylor la a business man him self, but does not hesitate to take the week off personally and give the boys his time and attention. It ia worth the while of the employer to. think over the matter and let the boys go. HE SOLD UNWHOLESOME MEAT. George Lnrklns Bound Over Gambling Cases Tbe Police Court. In the mayor'a court yesterday Geo. Lirklns, colored, waa held for the September Superior Court in default of $350 bond to answer the charge of selling unwholesome meat at Fourth street market April a year ago. Lark Ins left . town when hia offence waa discovered and remained away until a few daya ago when he waa arrested. The ease developed against him ap pears most aggravated. He appears to have hauled to town and sold the carcass of a dead cow which be had been hired to remove from tbe city. Five gamblers in 'Dross Neck were also sent to jail In default of bond for Superior Court John Henry Keel, alias "Hanna'a Son," a half-witted negro, turned State's evidence against the lot and a part of them confessed. A ease against Keel was nol prossed. Other eases disposed of were. Hend erson Hayes, habitual drunkenness; 30 days; Robert Bolton and Tony Davis. riding bicycle without light, $2.50 and cost each; Joe Hill, drunk and disor derly, $10 and cost; Rosa Munroe, disorderly, $5 and cost; Charles Mc Klnney, drunk, costs. The case against John Miller, the negro shop keeper charged with retailing liquor without license, was continued. Sound Licenses Ornnted. ' A copy of the act having been re ceived by Marsden Bellamy Esq., counsel for the applicants, and having been exhibited toChairman McEachern, the Board of County Commissioners, through the latter official, yesterday granted license to W. H. Stokeley and J. F. Mason to retail liquor on Wrights ville Sound. Each of the applicants have provided zooms for guests and come under the provision of the law exempting Summer resortThotels from the operation of tho Watta' bfll pro viding that liquor shall be sold only In incorporated towns. - Embroidery sale at Polvogt'a to day., --v f-r If you haven't seen the Embroide ries at Polvogt's, do ao at once. ; , f; - -After aupper V take a - moonlight trolley ride to Wrightsville Beach, t : VOTE FIVE TO FOUR. 3pjrited Contest Over Reconsid ering and Granting Liquor License to J. S. Sneeden. AN EXCHANGE; OF BLOWS. Chief of Police Furlong and Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy Entuged In Brief Altera tion, Which Wus Quickly Ended Other Proceedings. By a vote of five to four, last night the Board of Aldermen in special, called session reconsidered its action at a former meeting in refusing to grant license to J. S. Sneeden to re tail liquor at 115 South Front street, and by exactly the same vote it re scinded Its action in thus rejecting the application and granted the license to Mr. Sneeden.' The vote stood upon the question of reconsideration and the granting of license as follows : For W. H. Yopp, W. E. Yopp, W. P. Gafford, S. Behrends and M. G. Tlencken. Against Z. E. Murrell, J. A. Karr, P. Q. Moore and Jno. H. Sweeney. ' Mr. Hashagen was not present to take part in the proceedings. Early in. the evening a very unfor tunate incident occurred that carried the excitement to fever-heat a per sonal encounter bejtween Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, counsel for Sneeden, and Chief of Police Jno. J. Furlong. - Neither of the participants was injur ed to any extent as Aldermen and spectators rushed from their seats to part the men, but the Incident was a most unpleasant one and was greatly regretted by friends of both sides within a moment after it occurred. ; Mayor Springer called the meeting to order at 8:15 o'clock with members of the Board as above In attendance and Assistant City Clerk and Treasurer C. H. White at the desk. The room was pretty well filled with- spectators in anticipation of a contest over the license. The mayor stated the object of the meet ing and the clerk read the call for same, signed by W.H. Yopp,W. P. Gaf ford and Jno. H. Sweeney. Those pre liminaries dispensed with, the mayor stated that it was In order for some one who had voted upon the affirma tive not to grant the license to Sneeden at the previous meet ing, to move to reconsider. No one ap peared to court the responsibility of making the motion. Mr. Sweeney asked Mr. Gafford to make the motion as hia name headed the list for the call. Mr. Gafford begged Mr. Sweeney's pardon and said that Mr. W.H. Yopp's name headed the list Mr. Yopp said he had promulgated the call at the request of Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, counsel for Sneeden, and moved that Mr. Bellamy be heard from. Mr. Gafford said the matter could not be discussed until a motion was be fore the Board. After a brief hesitation Mr. Karr moved to adjourn ; the motion waa I declared not debatable-by the mayor, was Immediately put and lost by exactly the same vote as above. The mayor then declared the Board ready for motions on the license of Mr. Sneeden. Mr. Behrends said he thought one of the three who signed the call should move to reconsider. Mr. Sweeney said only he and Mr. Gafford but Mr. Moore broke in with another mo tion to adjourn, which was lost, five to four, as above. Mr. Behrends, tired of the quibbling, then moved to reconsider, andjfive to four won as stated. Mr. Behrends then moved that Mr. Bellamy be heard, and con sent was unanimously granted. Mr. Bellamy said he knew there was a strong temperance sentiment in the community, - and personally he might be considered as favorable to the movement under- certain conditions, as he was almost a total abstainer him self. He had known Joe Sneeden for twenty years, and knew him to be an honest man and a man who had standing at the banks and enjoyed the confidence of his associates. He said he understood the reason his license was disapproved waa that some time ago he waa indicted for selling liquor on Sunday. He said he appeared per sonally for Mr. Sneeden, and that certain statemants made In regard to the affair were un true. At this stage, Chief Fur long stepped from his office toward the railing and aaid, "That's a lie. He also held up a paper in his handa and aaid "there's the proof of it." Mr. Bellamy took from the table In front of him a walking cane belonging to one of the Aldermen, turned and dealt the chief a - blow in the face which the latter warded jofl by throwing up his arm; The two men then went together and being men of strong physique, it required the services of nearly all the Board to aeparate them. Mr. Bellamy wan bleeding slightly from a scratch wound on the cheek. N When order was restored Mr. Bel lamy continued hia speech and read a petitition from aundry citizens In sup port of his application. The endorse ments upon the . application were also read and Mr. Bellamy pleaded that there be no discrimination. He also referred to Mr. Sneeden'a excellent conduct of the place.J; r t - Mr.Gafford moved immediately upon conclusion of Mr. Bellamy's speech that the license be granted ;.aecondedhy Mr. W. H. Yopp. O. D.' Weeks, Esq., asked to. be heard upon the other aide. Mr. Gaff ord insisted upon the motion. TheMayor asked; that the Board be not discourteous to Mr. Weeks. Mr. Gafford said it waa out of order. Mr. Murrell moved that Mr. Weeks be heard; seconded by Mr. W. E. Yopp." Mr. Gafford said it was out of order and appealed to-the chair- The npeo- We Need Money I You Need Furniture. FOR 30 DAYS YOU CAN BUY OF US FOR GASH. Bedroom Suits, Sideboards, Hat Backs, Felt Mattresses, Bed Springs, Iron Beds, China Closets, Chiffoniers, Toilet Seta, Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines, and everything in thefurnitare line at prioes you never saw in Wilmington. Remember, terms strictly oasbr. We invite you to call. . je 10 tf Special, Special. Please remember that to-day is the beginning ef our regular interest quarter. All deposits made with ns to-day will draw 4 per cent, and receive credit for a full quarter's interest at our regular October Period. The People's Savings Bank, Opposite the Poatoffice. B. O. HsQITMN, BrImt. JNO. S. ARMSTRONG, PresIAant. Jy 1 tr F. W. SICK, cashier talors began to murmur "gag law" and the motion to hear Mr. Weeks prevailed, viva voce. Mr. Weeks referred to the general weakness of all petitiona and asked the Board why it should feel called upon to rescind its action. The teati timony of the Chief of Police; the un desirability of the place, situated near an alley Infested by negro women, were all urged as reasons for not granting. He read without comment the paper held up by the Chief of Po lice, upon the occasion of ' the words 'with Mr. Bellamy, which had been handed him by the Mayor. The paper is as follows: "Mr. S. P. Collier, U. 8. Oommls-" sioner, this day stated, to me as follows: That he had one Ben Jones before him for selling whiskey with out license and that Joe Sneeden was put on the stand as Ben Jones' witness and that said Sneeden swore that said Jones was in his (Sneeden'a) employ and that he (Jones) waa selling whis key under same root on Sunday under his (Sneeden's) license and he (8. P. Collier) U.S. Commissioner,discharged said Jones on Sneeden's evidence. That is to say whiskey was being sold on Sunday under Sneeden's license." The statement was written in Mr. Collier's handwriting, dated June SOtb, 1903, and contained Mr. Collier's signed endorsement: "The above Is in substance correct." Mr. Bellamy was allowed a rejoinder and upon its conclusion, Mr. Sweeney asked the Chief of Police for a state ment as to Sneeden's bar. The Chief said it was only necessary for him to repeat what he had said at a previous meeting that he "regarded It aa one of the lowest places In Wilmington.'! While on his feet Chief Furlong said he would apologize to His Honor, the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and Mr. Bellamy for his conduct a while before. Mr. Bellamy said he couldn't accept the apology a nd called upon the Board to deal with the officer. He said that Mr. Furlong had been dis courteous to him before and also to Mr. McClammy, another member of the bar. Chief Furlong disclaimed any such purpose and the Mayor rapped for order; but at the request of the officer Mr. McClammy, -who waa present, made a statement He said a few days ago the Chief had refused to answer certain questions, upon the witness stand and continued to refuse to answer them, but upon being told to answer by the Mayor and City At torney, he had done so. The vote upon the liquor license waa then ca and carried as stated above. The Board refused to act upon an application of Mr. W. A. " Toilers, as the meeting was called for a special purpose, which , had been carried out in the granting of Mr. Sneeden's license. As the Board was about to adjourn, Mr. Bellamy asked as a citizen of the town that the conduct of the place at Second and Market streets be investi gated. The bar at that corner is kept by Mr. Geo. B. Bate, father-in-law of the Chief of Police, but nanames were called by Mr. Bellamy. "assaininnVnn'nnnBBWBaw""" SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: earollnn Yncht Slab Auspiciously Cele brated Notable Event Last Nljht. The aemi-centennial of the Carolina Yacht Club on Wrightsville Beach last night, though Informal, was a brilliant affair indeed. The handsome club house ablaze with light, charm ngly decorated with the colors of the organization, and thronged with beau- Ltiful women In attractive costume and gallant men, waa never more in; gala attire and the pleasures of the evening were boundless. The excellent Sea shore Hotel Orchestra discoursed sweet music and the dancing and other features were among the moat brilliant ever aeen on a Southern beach. Mr. Geo. W. Kidder waa in general charge of the celebration, while de partments were assigned to the fol lowing: Decorations, Mrs. M. S. reception, Mr. Richard Bradley; elec trical effects, Maj. Wm. F. Robertson; invitatione, Mr. F. A. Lord. Wlllard. These with the clever commodore, Mr. John K. Williams, deserve great credit for a fitting celebration of the third oldest yacht club In the world. . - m mm J ' " Daring the past month" mar riage license waa granted to 20 white and 18 colored couples. Hot weather la here. Wrlghtsrille Beach la an ideal place to spend a hot day, - , :;---t. .. 49 cents will buy Embroideries worth . $1,00 and $1.25 per yard, at Polvogt'a, while they last. . t eoooooooooooooo w . TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION ! Oas ravr, by Malt f 5. aasBSHBMBaiHaa ' .j:?--.: Slat BXoatfca, S.BO I Three Months. - 1.S5! Two tfoBthav 1.00 ' MsuvsrM to BB)r.rM Us ta I Cttjr at 41 Cents pr Komllu 0OO)00000000C Corner Second and Market streets. WHY SUFFER WITH THE HEAT? -AN- Electric Fan Y Will Keep You as Cool as a Cucumber in the Hottest Weather. PRICES: fll to S26 Installed. Jy 1 2t COST OF RUNNING: SI, l.SO 6c 3 per month, according; to size of fan. TO HIT RIGHT get tha right kind of hammer. It Is In this stock. We have HAMMERS ' for carpenters, machinists, riveters tinners, upholsterers, etc. Eaeh one is shaped to facilitate the work of the user. They are made of high-grade steel and well finished. The handles are of the finest quality. We can quote prices on these excel lent goods that will surprise. Wholesale and Retail, jy 1 tf Orton Building. "FT A T.TTT-rNrg SARSAPARILItA WITH IODIDU, Tbe great Skin and Blood remedy, powerful purifier of the blood. price 75o a bottle, three Domes ior $2.00, at HARDIN'S Palace Pharmacy, 126 Sonth Front Street, ap 95 tf Both ittones 6S. NOTICE. Beginning July 1st, 1903, Subur ban Cars will stop only at Front street, 3rd street, bth street, 7th street and 9th street, . and at Mar ket street. The Suburban Cars will not stop" at 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th or 10th streets. Jyiat 500 BAGS COFFEE, One Oar Straight Flour, One Car Half Pateat Flour, One Car Patent Floor, and a full line of Groceries at lowest market prices. . SAM! BEAR, SR., & SONS., my 21tf 18 Market Street. We Have Just Received A NIOEjLINE OF Refrigerator8,Tater Coolers, f i Enamel Beds; Go-Carts. See our stock and get our pricet before you buy. GASTON D. PHARES & CO., lio-iis market 86 , ilnteBta: a spifltt - : .;- - - BUCK FISH EXCURSION. Those wno wish to participate in Black Flsb . Excursion, steamer 8AHSEBS, July tta, get ticket at once, ns only n limited number will be disposed or. Apply at Nutt's Dtds store. Boat leaves WsurrWay nlgit. v . ill It
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