North Carolina Newspapers

O0000000000000000000000 (I, 9U. trsry-y f !? OW BHJ BHT raaed i Hi" Oat Yaar, by fitail Six atoBtha, ; Throw SXontlia, ' ' 'Two ZXoatfaa, - L. iitTiwirr f i tubi stt. . X tt Mlttttlt mm t aaUTara to Smaaarlaara Im aao VOL. LXXH.-NO. 129. City as 4S Carnta wax Bamtaw -1 WILMINGXON, N, G., SATURDAY. AUGUST 22, 1903. WHOLE NO. 11,229 as.ooo 1.00$ The iWormug jtnr. OUTLINES. i(faofU th hosiaaae altaaUoa BacraUry Wllaoa, p t oqAtrVnltaff la h tataVisa Ue U ladastry !a r, rrliie wa sspossd to Lh pa bile aaasMs. bo,l Ban-' UJ -itlhdr "ii-a-a llawthome won the rw for mow al Brfgatoa 3 ,,urU7. eZTaxML Uploa fTdi jarwad by lae mill cl n Wool!., mills miu factor el Balatm, V., de- kf Ira: lose tlKUXa Tis Zti-M'om la Maesdoala to spread! a r. Zjo cut saeosalag exttteaV v. saaktU: Mowf cm call -.si liOl r eaat; ccUcm-qeitl LtilUc; Sar aaora Ut u4 j, : tiMt-ivot firm, Not 1 Md, ; eur-P iy. ro.Js; -j-tsot 8ns. N. S3e; roaia writ tarpsatiaa firm. WEATHER REPORT, , i Wunn Cmauu, WojiiJJTO, N. CL. Aa. 1L ) Vtooroio1eU data for lha latj 3br soars eadlag al 8 P. U-r Xiarnlvr: A. M.. Tt derra; 1 p it, tt degress: snaMmam, S3 -t!H. mialaia", TO degTeaa; , T tu.a'aU for lha day, T: ralafall IA of t&a noaU to data, lX.fi oorroa ttoioa ruxm. E!a lir fallen la the eastern dla urta. followed ay elaatag weather. &Mra.'iy fair weather ha prevailed ia iaa caalral aad waatara aacCoaa. roSJCCAJT FOB TO-DAT. Wajhijctto. A ox. IL For North Cr9ae: Fair 8aiarday aad Baaday, Blllrast miada. Part Almaaaa a fa at St. inVLe ... 1X3 A.M. $aSu tUP. M. Df IatUk UlL 1M. EI t Wiur ml asathport 7.S3 P. if. Hra WiKr WUalaxto. laoOP.If. Corbatl tart ha U Batlafitd." an, who waali not ba vitb $11.. 0:o for about ona boara Uij work? It ia eatiaalad la Balalth that, tij j ear, Uta railroad vill paj I O.COOiaStaU Uxea and 1500, xo ia coaaty laxea. Wbo carta wnathrr wa Lara a Panaaaa canal or not so loof aa wa &aa ft tlrl j -dollar Paaaaa bata aJa ia Kea York f Tb Laxlaxtoa Dv?lc baa a dxkta editor. No-v, plsaao UU n how taa .auaka tditor and lbs akkaa editor dwell toelher la aiity. . " f Pool nit tb tiru of tba falhtrt apoa tba chlldxta of tba tblri and fnb caacraliont. Tba prtaeat t tf aitboritita ar no! mponaiola f.if ib coaditioa of tba ttrtaU. PCa-bJj ra axpojiTtlaxrl la L of paaea. U ti taUmatad :i u tba repairs to tba UaaaacbaMtta,' r:al2y daavaftd hj mtxtklnf ZgX Lxi. will coat at laaai 1100,00a "A Saw Jcrawj ftalaa baa dicor trl tbal aa applkatloa of whit U tark to a raakt Uta li Jost aa .:afiat a ram ad j aa voiikf J. Bit waM bo fool eooorh. to. buot i? a wblu oak trea bea ba bad tba i-tj ia bU poektt? ----- Th aaabar of Democratic cao i..U:4 tat GoTtraor will oTtt fx tlre. Tiara Ua't a sua la "a SUU wbo vooll perxalV, blaualf t Ucotca tba tblrt&ta candidal-" i if col tapenUtioo, tba fra f?iir woald maka lifaabardea to N. 1 1 daring tba caatpaira.' ." ; i Tb:aki8 mca will bars aoeoa tlw ia tba proposed corrtacj f tUiioa tbat tba Ea publican I! tabmlt to tba Coorraaa. It wdl tirxLlj rrrdd aa a political aia iaUadad to aid EootaTtlt vl hi party la tba alocUoni of xujtar. Aa aSort will bo taada - "pv aTtrybodj," bat tbU ia vtriadLKealt aadertaklox. Tb L!a of tba postal dark la ooa ( iatieat daojcrr. la a majority tba railroad wracks wa tad tba of postal dark i who bars Uq killsdor malrnad. Mort r tia poavU dark atut bo laUl accarato and qtick. Ko ?ojf of t&a toTtmasct art sa-"-:i u mors conUaralioa; aad ii-ir py taoald bo comma ora rats -U tbir daajctrs aad tbeir datlaa. "tw Uw of tapply and 4mnd J Sxara rary promlosotly la ftxlef, t tot trowio j crop of cottoa, I tb wtaibsr vQ bo a prima fac Wi !aermlai&xtbssapp2y. Tboso sli an lookiax to tlua-cal cct -o w.II doobtlasa bo diaappointad; t aaaa tba frost coma Ttry lato m ! w bart a dry, opoa Wlatar it ' sot tstraracaat to prtdkt a raisl- t(Hi of 9 oenla tbroexboct f proacblfljf soaaoa. 01 court, ?taloa s&ay maka tbt prico xsacb iUt. Bat, vaiorta&aUly fat tba Jis-rsrt, tbaoa L!b pricao oa a.tar tba balk of tba crop ba smkatad. ALDEHHEN MEET ON MONDAY. Mr. Baartaia Prasialxata a Call far Baarl la Discus Stmt IaiprsTraiat i tfm-OpUlaat cafrr. Tbsro la a dlffsraaea &f eelaloa aaox BMaWa of tba Board of Aldr saaa aa to tba dais of matarUl a reded for tba parlax of Uarkat aiet. k. twrsaBccoad aad fowrtb. aa4 crtv faaataff all das dafrrsaca to tba wlihra Of lba8trt sad WbarrraCbtBraniaa la rrcvd to tba maUar.' asTtraJ aider- aa tara slxalnad tbair daalra to bava tba qasstloa d acid ad, after a tboroaxb dlseamloa by tba saUra Board. Bam arata farorof Balxiaa blocks, soas waalvltrlnad brkk. ona or two baTa arpraaaada prafsraaea for olala ma cadam wblla etbera fraaklj cob Teas tbsy doal kaow what la beat bat woald taibar talk tba toaUer orar witb tba Biraaia aad Wbarrt Oommltla. To tba sad rpsdfled abora aad to bar a tt&sral dlaeamloa of strtat lm- rroTaaieaL Aldarmaa B. . Bebra&da ysaterday punalxsiad a petlUoa to Major Eprlartr. aaklar for a called feMoUac of tbs Board kLsndaT nlabL Tba aailUoa Vaa slxasd la tbair ordar by lfasara. Bsbrsada, W. P. GaJTord. r. JL. llaabaxta aad W. E. Ton? sad acoryof tba aaraa waa asat to tba saayor yeatarday. Tba eliUoa la aa follows: tba dty of Wllmlajttoa rtspactfalJy raasaat a call for -a sooetlac of tbs IbMfdfi. UnixliT Air Silk atft tA P. af for eoaaldaraUoa of tba preacnt bad eoadlUo of tba strssu of tbs dty; bow to speedily repair tbam: wbat coalertal to aaa la Ua partac of Harkat atrwet from Baooad to Fourth. aad saca other matters aa may ba ler-allr hrooaht btfaM ihm TVrd &f AJdermaa. LOCAL DOTS. Otbar local, foortb. paa. Aa excarsloa will reach bars from FajtUe rilla this moralaf, ia taralac to-oUbL Oicax Joseph, a colored lad. chartad witb aieaUaa; a pair of past rrom I, w. xhtu x ua., waa boa no orsr to 8a parlor Court by tba Mayor yeatarday. City -rebocribers wbo tall to ra- eairw their Mpera hoali.'la srary la- staaco, report tba fall ore promptly, either at the 8ta eSoa or to Mr. W. afeXX Craaa. " Tba UTstjocar, tS. W. Saadera, baa a aaw ad. ia today's Btul Bead it aa ba caa supply tbs trade with aaytblajtla bia lias aad faaraalers jask daUTsry. Mr. WflK Hair, former It a soembar of tba flrm of Hair Bros., dofac bwaiaeaaat Bersatb aad Cbaa- aat atresia, baa embarked la tba wbeleaale grocery botiaeaa la Naw- bera. - Tba excaraon to Colombia, 8. CL, : frow Wllmlaftoa retarmed at A. bf. yeatarday. Tba traia carried aboal COO people la to the Booth Cero- Uaa caeitaJ, aboat 400 of w boas ware from tale dty. By deed filed for record yester day Jem Lawts traaaferred to Iota Be barer for 1130. lot oa soatb slda of Swaas, betwrea Berealh aadmblb atreaU, STixId feat la alia. 9 -1 Tba Fort Carwdl Band will ttesaaoUerof ludalltbtfal eoacerta Baaday aflardooa at 4 o'clock at Oaro- KaaBeaab. Tba aUasoar Wllmiar- taa will make tba mama trips at 1:30 A. M. aad J JO aad 7 30 P. U. Jartico Boraamaaa, and To tloeeoaa IL W. Howell bad a ehaas ww the Cartflaa Oeatral yeatarday after a macro thlaf, U. ralmoro, wbo dowaea tba sxrartloa jeetar- dar aad robbed a traak of i.tO bs loatisv to bia hostess. -Tba aegro weaped. -1 LaRoy Jackson, tba Almoat actory aecro, who laid the bead of famee Abraham ope a witb a brkk Tbarsday, was ft rem prsllmiaary trial by Jaatiea Fowler yesterday sad ra cetdmlued to jail la dafaall or J bond for bia aspearaace at Bapenor Ooort. - -L Norfolk LcnJmark: - "The iUSam ataamablp "Skill," Captala Toacaatao. aallad from thia port yea- L.rtlaa with a cstto of leaf tobacco ealerd ai 111,000, with poadbly oae or twd azeeotloea tba larrest atatia aaip- load of that c!a of frdxbt OTr ex ported from Norfolk." Florence Ttcuj: "CapL Lan doai OL Joaea, oae of tba Ooaet Ldaa clever coad actors, wbo baa baeo aatixeed to the Flofoaca-Aaxmaia, Floreaee-Wadeaboro aad rJArtorilla rmaa 6m paaaarr trala. baa mored bia family to Florsaea, aaa win nerw afiarraaide bare. At preeeat ba la etofptsf at tba Oealral Hotel." kit Usa.Bratliy nd." n P. rearer, the Floreaeo sxear- aiosUU wbosalebaptsr of woea baa baea aired la the police court from day to day for aeariy a wwi, w fiaed t30 aad coats by the Mayor yee- tarday. Ha arraasd witb Bia caaa U Fioreaco to eeaa aim vam op aad ro borne, wbica as avpvm to do this moraiax. dra ak aad eaUrtax bomeae la a maaa- Ua coadJUoa la the moetheea part ox th TAmradaT tBoemlax. Us aaa ease before baea tried foe a similar effeac. - fiiw ABVinmEEMErra Suaday At Oaroiias Beach. J W. Hammer. Jr.U cream. a W. paadrre Ualacky eoraer. Atla0 Traat &. Baakiax &X fWpoalU. ertixxssa toe a fa, IL L BoUaa For reaL Mrs. DROWNED IN TOE SEA Union County Young Man Met Tragic Death in the Surf at WrijhtsvUIe Beach. HIS BODY NOT RECOVERED. Ccarj Usicrtaw aad , Kaah Veatbcr Casael Sercral Narrsw Eacapes Yeateriay Aftcraeee-Taee. E Blrest, ManhTDle, N. C. Aa the result of a wery roarh sea aad a beary aadertow Into which mora tbaa half a hundred surf bathers, maay of them exeoraioaisla aad inex perieaeed la the ways of the oeeaa, plusxed yesterday afteraooa between I JO aad 6 o'clock, aeariy la front of Tba Casino paTllioo, WrixbUrille Beach, oae yoaac rnaa waa drowsed aad throe or four others at different times darlax tbat brief period nar rowly escaped a similar fale. Tba younx man wbo met the trsxio death was Thos. E. Blreas, axed aboat S3 yeara, aad a resident of ManhTille, near Monroo, Union coaaty N. C. Younx Mr. BlTena reached Wilmlox ton yeatarday oa Ooaxb'a exeorsioa orer the Seaboard Air Una . and after arras xlnx for hotel accommodation! In the dty weat dowa to tbs beach la the aflernooa with a party of friends, ex pecting to return last aigbL Boon af ter arririnx at the beach Mr. Blreaa aad bis eoutin, Mr. & W. Blr eaa,' of Wlnxsir, and Mr. J. M. Lowery, of the same community, went to the bath hooee, secured aulta aad weat iato lbs sarf. Yojbx BiTens aooa became separated from bis com panions aad shortly before be disap peared MesarsL Lowery aad Blreaa saw him about 350 fsst away and heard him about. They thought ba waa oaly playing la tba sarf and west oa with their enjoyment. A few minutes later they missed him aad a dillxeat search failed to rareal bia whereaboata. They came ashore and go! ax to the bath boose found all the yoaog Oman's dothea and valuables J ait where be bed left them. After the drownlnx, sertral recalled the fact that they had seen a bather beyond the breakers la a daaxvrooa poeiUoa aad oae or two are of tbs opialoa that they saw Mr. Blreaa whea ba weat dowa. Soma any that ba waa making aa apparently desperate effort to swim, ae If ona jast learning, bat that all bis efforts were misdirected, as tba aa dertow waa very atroag. Mr. Al H. Yopp, piano player at The Caalao, saw two mem la a pra eaxioms condition) aboat the same time aad called Mr. a A. Sehlosr pro prietor of the place, to look. Mr, Bchloaa notified James O. Phllllpe, life gaard oa thai end of the beach, aad ba weat oat emoaar the party of forty or fifty bathers aad broagbt two of them la. . . Conductor Walter Iladaoa, U. O. MinU and CL T. Ooom, of the CL &, U dc r. Co. were la bathing at the same Urns' aad It waa reported that they weat oat to save young Btvea, wbo was drowned, bat It afterwards proved that they knew nothing of tba affair aad that II. waa Conductor Mlats aboat whom they ware concern ed. ' He bad a very close call and bad been Ukeawat too far by the aader tow, bat waa rescued by Coadaetor Ceooax Mr. Blvena, the drownea man, waa a splendid young man, tba aoa of a widowed toolbar la poor health, Mrs. Martha Blvena, of .Marsh villa. He also leavaa three slaters and three brothers, bia father having died soma years aga Yoang Mr. Blvena was la the llrsry.bmsiaeea with hi brother-in-law, Mr. ZL a" Griffin, and waa sober aad Induatrioof, a member of Faalk'e Bapliatcharcb, near bia boms. Oaly afswtaoalha ago aa other brother of lbs family died. Mr. a W. Blvaaa and Mr. Lowrey, companion of tba drowsed man, re mained at the beach last night, patrol lax the shore with the bope that the body would be washed op on the sand by the lacomlnr tide. No trace of It, however, bad been foaad last night HOSPITAL aMBllAME BOW EEADT. West lata easim lulaa Last K!xkt--Iland-aeaic aal Well Appe' Vehicle. Tbeaaw ambulance for the James Walker Memorial Hospital, purchased through tba instrumentality of tba Miaiaterinx Circle, of Wilmington, weat Into commlaeioa last alxbt and ihM aielc and wounded will ao more fsaffer lbs lacooveaieace aad Indignity of being carted to the Institution ia aa lll-proTlaed police patrol wsgoa. The new ambulance la modern la every respect, provided witb rubber-tire wheel, slldlax coach, medicine chest, etc The body (is mahogany flalhed witb thetrimmisx and running gear la carmine, maklnx a very pretty ef fect Tbs gold lettering oa each side is "J. W. M. H. Ambulance," The vehicle baa been placed la a coavealeat balldlng oa tba hospital groaad aad a splendid horse pur chased by the ledlec !a Baltimore bas baea placed at the iasUtutioa to draw the ambulance. Dr. Akermaa and the hospital manager are lo'be conxrata la ted boob thia addition to their spieadld equipment waaawmBmmmwwnaBjBm - Sal Dcsth sf Isfast Bajmond Boee,lhe llUle six months old son of Mrs. Grade Boar, who pre ceded her child to the grave a few weeke ago, died yesterday at tbs home of bis grand motbsr. Eighth -and Nixon street. The fuasral was eoa dacled by tbs Bar. I'- Alexand v Bpraat from tba residence al I o dock yeatarday afternoon and lbs remaisa were laid to reel la Bellevae cemetery. MR. JOHN HAAR ELECTED. Ckesea Secretary at tke merckeaU' As saclatlea at SpecUI Mcetiag ef That Bedy Yesterday Afteraooa. Mr. Jobs Hear, for several years register of deede of the county, lately superintendent of the Cape Fear Club aad more recently aa ageat la thia dty for the Metropolitan Lie Insu rance Co., was unanimously elected secretsry of the Wilmington Mer chant Aasoclatlon at a called meet ing of that body yesterday afteraooa. Mr. Hear will succeed Mr. P. Helne berger ia the duties of that office, Mr. neiniberger'sresignatlon.totaks effect aooa, baviag been accepted several weeke ago. , The special meetinx of the Assoda tloa was held la the Seaboard Air Line bulldlnx at 4 o'dock. President Jna IL Bebder la the chair and Mr. Chi. M. WhlUock at the desk la the absence of Secretary Ilainsberger. Members of the Board of Directors ta attendance . were Messrs. Wm. H Worth, Wm. Nlestlie, J. IL Thomas, Da Wilt a Love and Chan. M. Wbit loek. .On motion of Mr. Wm. E. Worth the reading of the mlnutee of the pre vioas meeting was dispensed witb. It being a called meeting the president announced aa the business in hand the election of a new secretary. Oa call for application Mr. Wbitlock presented the name of Mr. Jao. Hear. Expressions of confidence ia Mr. Hear were made by Messrs. Bender, Worth, Love and others aad oa motloa of Mr. NeUUir, tbat Mr. Haar's application be accepted the question was nasal mqosly carried. The salary attached to the office la $40 per month. After a general discussion of aew plans connected witb collections, etc., the meeting adjourned subject to call o f the president THREE EXCURSIONS YESTERDAY. Big pee Over Seaboard Eeaaiea Ustii Tbla Evedag Large Crewea All the hotels and transient board lag boaaes were filled witb guests yes terday, the occasion having been the varkrae excursion ' to the dty daring the day. The largest crowd came from Wax haw, Monroe, Wadesboro aad intermediate poinla and will retnaia la the dty until 7 o'dock thia evening. It waa brought dowa by Mr. Frank Gough. the popular manager of Lum ber to, and arrived at 1:50 P. M., bringing 404 people. The excarsloa from Clin ton by Fosse 11 Bros, brought oaly 3J5 persona and the mixed excur sion by Mr. N. A. Carter from El rod broagbt oaly about 800. The two last Bamed; returned lst night J Among those registered at The Or toa yesterday were: N. A. Carter, Bsynham; J. P. Wilson. Warsaw; Jna E. Fowler, Clinton; J. E. Fue seU.Boee Hill; Bar. J. DXuklaa, Clialoa; Col. EL OL Joaea, J. F. Robertson, B, F. Brevard aad G. T. Box too, Charlotte; E. B. Wright aad Edwia a Wright, Boardmaa;P. EL Kornegay, Kenan villa; Ed. 8. A bell, Bmtlhfieid; J. A. McAllister, T. CL Coxa, UleevUle; W. A. Smith and eon, Maagam, and Foster William, of McDonald'sL PAT D REV EX DEEPER IN TROUBLE. Yaasg Man Ylelest la Laarssf Tewari BU Father Racd ay the Mayer. Police court atteadanls wltneesed a sad sight yesterday.. Aa aged father and two son, one of whom waa Pat Brewer, were arralrned noon charges of disorderly conduct having dls- dlatarbed the entire neighborhood of Second and Ana streets late Tharsdsy alght Yoaag Pat Brewer bad trouble witb bia father the day before oa o eonnt of the son's drunken nese and had. been denied entrance to the house. Ha twice made aa effort to get la aad when he was refused admittance each time, be cursed aad swore bitterly. The father aad younger brother main tained that be shouldn't come la tns bouse and the disturbance, called oat the police, with the result mat ibe three were arreeted. The father was fined 15 and coal by .the Mayor yea tarday, the younger aoa waa dis charged and the elder, 'Pat Brewer, waa fined $30 aad coat la default of which be went to the roade for 80 days. Bandies Peraits Isaacs'. Bnlldlna sennits were Issued yester day a follows: To Louis Freemllb, five-room dwelling at lis norm mnia street ; Mrs. Dora Boraemaaa, two story frame residence at southwest corner of Beventb and Orange tree I. There wa some objection to tbe erec tion of a ahed by Mr. B. J. DTvleback of bis stables oa Market street . aad a r-ri.i mMlinr of the Fire Commia- dos, composed of the ; mayor aad chiefe of tbe fire and police depart ments, waa held yeeterday afternoon to jointly consider the application The permit, waa granted, provweo ma kaUdlna la covered with vfire proof material' of approved manufacture. Tba abed will be 73 feet la length and aa average of aboat 10 feet la helgth. At Tk Caslae, . i. The company of select vaadevllle arUU aow holding the poarde at The Casino, WrlghUvUIe Beach, played to a 'stan ding-room only" ' house last Bight and every feature of tbe per fonnance waa bigbly enjayed. Tbe Browning BUters," . aa Florcdora Girl, are chancing la their act aad the other team are also bigbly popu lar. Tbe company eloees Its engage ment witb matinee at 4 o'clock thia arteraooa aad performance to-night Ticket wiU be on sale to-night at Frant and Princes street. FARMERS IN SESSION. Red Hot After the Tobacco j Trust at the State Con- vention Yesterday. OATHERED AT ROCKY MOUNT. Qrewsrs tlrfcd to Eater late f oespetltloa i With Gloat Moaopoty by Formbjg Boycott Certala Oooda. Special Star Telegram. Bocxt Mout, N. Q, Aug. 2L The Btate Farmera' Protective Asso eialloa met here to-day. The crowd wa estimated at between 2,000 and 8.000. It waa the moat enthusiastic gathering ever held lathe Btate. The tobacco latereata all over the State were represented. Many prominent Speaker! made stirring speeches, ad vising the farmers to bold their to bacco for better prices and suggesting that business men and merchants do not press the farmers to sell their pro duct t Among the speakers were Hon. John a Cunningham, Hon. J. Bryan Grimes, Hod. B. EL Baaa, B. W. Pat teison, . Dr. L. L. Nash and many other. The . farmers were arged to organise and to fight tbe trust on every ground. They were also ad vised to put their moaey Into tobacco factories and put buyer on ..the mar ket aad create competition thuo rala the price of the raw material. The farmers In this section have al ready taken considerable stock In a to bicco factory and propose to build at an early dale They are determined to rid themselves of the yoke of op pressioa by the trusts. " - The blows of the .meeting todsy were aimed chiefly at the American Tobacco Company, which Is regarded ae the cause of all the evil of putting tobacco below the coot of production. The convention adopted reaolntiona authorised in' yeeterday'a papers by the Hon. J. Bryan Grimes, relative to farmers holding' their tobacco aa long aa possible and by corporations biing formed to receive the farmers' to bacco and advance tome money on the same, etc. . It was also urged that farmers eonld also operate ware houses, storage houses, prize houses, tobacco fadorie, etc. ; have tuyere oa the markets, etc " ' : But very few treat good are being old bow la Ihi section. LOCAL AARIETS AND IHIPPINQ. Three Schooners Cleared; Two Passed ; 0t Cattae aad Naval Stares. . The naueaal 'strength of the naval a tore, market continued yeeterday, sales of spirit having been made dur ing the afternoon at 831-0. Savannah dosed at SSia Local receipts were 75 casks. British schooner ,,Llllie',and Ameri can schooner "Nokoml," bound hence witb cargoes of lumber for Port-au- Spaia, Trinidad, paaeed oat at 10 A. M. yeeterday at South port The vessels have baea awaiting favorable weather to proceed for several days. The Cape Fear Lumber Co. yester day cleared two schooners with car goes for Nsw York. The "Jao. B, Fell," CapL BoMaaoa, carried 830,000 feet aad the "a a Lister, n CapL Moore, carried 405,368 feet The sehoooer "Bayard Hop kins," CapL Eskridxe, cleared light for. George town, a OL The weekly statement of receipts of cotton and naval atoree waa pooled yeeterday at the Chamber of Com merce. Not a slnxle bale of cotton waa received daring the week agalnat 174 bale same week last Jyear. A comparative statement of the receipts for thia week and the same last year la as follows: 1903 spirits 683, rosin; 1,059, tar 443, crude 769; 1903-spirila 486, roaia 1,784, tar 948, crude 538. SPECIAL SERVICES OS SUNDAY. Address by Dr. a Walter Sjkes Msiicsl PreiraaaM la Us Evealag. At the First Bsplist church to-mor row there will be preaching at 11 A. M, lathe evening there will be a special praise service beglanlngat 8 o'clock. A quartette composed of Mrs. J. D. Edwards, aoprano; Mrs. A. M. WaddeU, Sr., alto; Mr. a H. Cooper, tenor, and Mr.' A. a Holden, baritone, will reader tbe following ee leetlona: - J. rasttral Ta Deum tn X flat ....Buck Jubilate Deo in a..- i.Bcnnlekar antnem tn O "T&ere t a Land ox Fare - Daaant" Bbelly Dr. E. Walter Bykea, of Wake Forest College, will deliver an ad dress. The public Is cordially Invited. Ao Ice Cream Party. A delit hlfal lee cream party was given by Mrs, A. M. Gilbert, No. 110 Princess street laat night in honor of MiaoLIxxie Faiaoa, of Falaon, N. C, who will 'leave for her home to-day. Those present were Miss Lizzie Falaon, Miss Bertha Lucas, of Currie, N. U, Mla Callia Black, of Wilmington; Mia Ballle Wlllard, of KenanavUIe; Miss CarlolU Mugge. of Wilmington, kfaaars. J. D. Russell. E." W. Black, a W. Btockardl of Greensboro, G. Bason, W. J. Bason and James Gilbert- ' - Off For The Kecks. The following dledplee of Iaaak Walton, will leave at I o'dock tbla morning oa the steamer "Wllminx toa" for a day's piscatorial sport at The Bock," vis: Messrs. T..1 Wr Wood, B. H. Beery, Boxer Moore, a O. Byerly, W. E. Yopp, and B, H. PickelL TO ELECT BISHOP COADJUTOR. Special Cosscll of Cfaarcb to be Held la October for That Purpose at the filshop'a Request. At a meeting of the Standing Com mittee of the Episcopal Diocese of Est Carolina, held In this city Thursdsy at the request ofBLBev. Bishop. A. A Watson it was ordered by tbe Bishop and the Committee that a special council of the church be held in t Stephen's parish, Goldsbaro, on Octc ber 7tb. The object of the special meeting Is to elect a Bishop-Coadjutor, to .which action the Bishop gave his canonical consent, assigning to Ihe Coadjutor, when duly elected and consecrated, all the duties of the Episcopal office, ex cept the appointment of ' examining chaplains and the right to preside at the Diocesan Councils. At the meet ing the Committee passed the follow ing resolution: "Wilmington, N. a, Aug. 20, 1903. "The Standing Committee of the Diocese of East Carolina convened on Diocesan business, being aware tbat to-morrow, the 81st instant, . is the birthday of our beloved Bishop, A. A. WataoD, D. D., unanimously desire to put on-record their sense of profound thankfulness to the Great Head of the Uhurch that be bas thus far gracious ly spared Bishop Watson' life, so sig nally marked by piety, self-sacrifice, conservatism, and unswerving addic tion to duty and principle, and to ex tend to him their tenderest personal aympathy In thia hour of hia phyaical weakness,- earnestly praying the Lov ing Father to be mercifully near and sustaining to him. "In greatest respect and affection, - "Thb Committijs.' PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. . Mr. C. S. Can of Kenansrille, was here yesterdsy- on a business visit Miss Mamie Mason left here yesterdsy for Keith to visit friend and relatives. Misa Elizabeth Woodward 'has gone to Baleigb, N. C, to visit her slater, Mrs. A. F. Bowen. Miss Catie ElliBS, of Savan nah, Ga., ia the gueat of Miss Beulah Armstrong, on Fourth street. Miss Maggie Kinnier, of Phila delphia, arrived yesterday and ia the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. M. Forshee. . Mrs. C. B- Belloia and son Willy left on Saturday's steamer for New York for a visit to relatives and friend. Dr. W. C. Galloway left last night for a professional trip, to Balti more. He expects .to -. return Monday.- x Mr. . J. E. Hinnant arrived on the Clinton excursion . yesterday aad expects to return to Wilmington per manently very soon. Mrs. H. H. Merritt and chil dren have gone ia Llncolnton and Newton, N. OL, to spend the remain der of the Summer. Messrs. J. L. Tyhdall, J. H. Turlington, of Clinton, and B. San derson, of Burgaw, were visitors to the dty yesterday. .Florence Times'. "Miss Laura" VanPatton, a charming yoaag lady of Wilmington, N. C, is spending some time at the home of Mr, and Mrs. J William Jackson, on South Glllard street" Lumber ton Robttonian: "Miss Hema Wiahart expects to leave short ly for an extended visit to friends and relatives In Wilmington. Miss Nannie Mdjueen went to Wilming ton Tuesday for a visit to her brother, Mr. Henry McQueen." Miss Pat Morgan, of Shawboro, Miss Kate Phillips, of Bichmond and Miss Mary Bussell Post, of Wilming ton, left yesterday morning for Shaw boro where they will be guests of Miss Morgan at a large house party.' . MR. BEWT0N ALDERMAN DEAD. Passed Away la Raieib ThursdayInter- . meat Near Atkiosotf, N. C. Frlenda In this section of Eastern North Carolina, where he waa well known and highly esteemed, will re gret to learn of the death of Mr. New ton' Alderman, which occurred at Bdeigh Thursday in the 50th year of, bia age. . Mr. Alderman waa born and reared In New Hanover county in that por tion which la now Pender,, where he followed the occupation of farming successfully .for several years. He married Miss Lola Bobbins, daughter of Dr. A. Hamilton Bobbin, of Brunawick county, ; who ..with . five children aurvive him. He -waa a highly respected; citizen, a kind hus- band and father, a sincere friend aad faithful Christian. -The Interment will take place at his native home near Atkinson. j. . Slick Railroad Thief. - - - William Brown, known In Wil mington as "Sky-gazer," was arraign ed In Justice Bornemann's court yes terday and sent to jail in def aultof $300 bond to answer In tbe Superior Court Sept 27th, the charge of systemati cally robbing cars of the Seaboard Air Liae, between Wilmington and Council's Station. From the evidence of Detectlvee It A. Daugherty and G. a Fltxwatch, Conductors T. B. Henry and M. V. Bird and Alex. Mc Neill, a colored tralaman, "Sky-gazer" rode every freight la and out of Wil mington for a week, plundering . the ears at wilL When' he was finally captured in a ear, belauded over a flagman's' head -and was caught tn mid-air by the trouser leg by another tralaman. - " NEW SKIRTS We have jast received a lot of the latest styles of Skirts. Woolen Skirts $1.25, 1.75, 3.00, 4.50, 6.00, 9.00. Silk Skirts $4,75, 6.50, 9.00, 15.00. i Black Mercerized Petticoats (underskirts) 65c, worth 11.25; better quality $1.25, 2.00 to 5.00. ' - - Silk Jackets in the latest style; jast the thing for the seashore. 'Price $7.00. They are made of Peau-de-Sole Silk and the very latest style. : . . A new lot of Beads and Waist Sets. ---,:..;..::.: ,r We are closing out our Summer Hats and Waists at very low piices. . An early call will show you a lot of new and styliBh goods at popular prices. - ' - -' . ' - - ' PARIS MILLINERY EMPORIUM, ' jy 29 tf 129 Market Street, Wilmington, ST. O. Deposits : Made with us on or before September 1st, the beginning , of oar ' new interest quarter, will begin to draw interest from September ' 1st. We pay interest on deposits at 4 per cent, per annum, com pounded quarterly. '. - ATLANTIC TRUST AND BANKING GO. 16 Princess Street, Wilmington, N. 0. . " WATT J. HETEBt Tresldemt. B. H. Ja AHBENS, Vies Prssfdsmt SnTCssEIali 17 AliUUTa Oasaier. . DIBE0TOES: - 7 It. B. Rogers, John H. Kuck, B. Solomon, D. McEachern, B. H. J Ahrens, O. W.Yates, R. B.- Bellamy, M. J. Heyer, ' ' A. B. Lynch, J. G. L. Gieschen, I. M. Bear. THE LIDRCBISOK OF. WIUKINGTON, N. C. Organized March 1899.:. r Capital $300,000. Surplus. . .. ............... . 100,000. Strong, progressiye, liberal. Careful attention to all business. Foreign Exchange bought and sold. H. C. McQUEEN. President. Jyistr - A Grand Opportunity TO THOSE GOING TO HOUSE-KEEPING THIS FALL. I move in September to 206 North Front street, and to save eosr moving will sell at a small advance on cost NOT AT COST every ar- : tide in my present store and give free 35T PA.BK"FIB Furniture and ' - - an 16 D&W tf WILMINQTON IS ALL RIGHT. Residents at Charlotte Discuss the Basi nets Revival at This Port." Charlotte Observer, SlstJ . . Mr. Ned Spruni and Mr. WiU Walk er, - two prominent citizens of Wil mington, are spending a short time In this city on their return home from a visit to Blowing Bock. - ' ; xau've got a good town here,'7 said Mr, Spruntv "but Wfimlngton has got a bright future before" it, and we are soon going to leave you behind. Re cently the old town has taken on all sorts of new life. The Coast Line Is adding a very handsome addition to their already large main office build ing there. Hundreds of new citizens have moved to Wilmington recently, many of them . being prominent rail way officials. -. t "But I tell you we need one thing that jrou all have, and that's a nice suburban settlement like . DUwortb. Oar town was dead a long time aad now that it's taken on life, why there's not enough homes to accommodate the people," ; : "How about the beach this sum mer?" queried the reporter. ... "way, it's last been full, immense crowds have been there all summer; so large, In fact, that the hotel accom modations were not sumcient to sup ply the demand. "Xes, that wm aJl be cnanged by another year. JPlans have already been drawn and practically accepted for a very commodious hotel on the 'Hammocks.' and in every way it is to be a fine structure." aaaa-aBBaa-aansmaaaamsjasaaem "'' Collided Witb Street Car. . . Ike Bllverman, the little son of Mr. aad Mrs. A. Silverman, Beventh and Princess streets, was run into ' by a street car yesterdsy and knocked from a velocipede which he was riding near his home. Toe little fellow was given medical attention by Dr. A. H. Harris, . It waa feared that Jthe boy'a ahoulder was dislocated. The car was No. -16 In charge of Motorman Jackson and Conductor Autry. ' Colored Womaa Insane - At the Instance of her mother aad aiater,' Ell Davis, a young colored woman living at 113 South Eleventh' street, was arrested by Constable Sav age yesterdsy aad placed la jail for an Investigation .of her mental condition by a commission of lunacy this morn-, lng at 9 o'clock.- In the absence of the Clerk of the Superior Court, thecom miasion will consist of Justices John J. Fowler and Jno. J. Furlong aad Dr. O. D. BelL ; The Governor Here. Gov-C B. Ay cock and son were in the city yesterday, returning from Whitevllle where they were guests of the Governor's brother, Mr. B. F. Aycock. : The chief executive aad little son went to Raleigh last even lng. While at Whitevllle the Gov ernor met his brother, Wlllism Ay- coca-, of Florida, whom he had not seen before In some time. Sale Dlda't Take Place. . Owine to the fact that several pros pective bidders had not had an oppor tunity of looking over the plant, and others were not present at all, the sale of the Auburn Lumber Co., in Bamp- ton county, waa postponed yesterday. It Is said that the Chadbourn Manu facturing Co., chartered by the Secre tary of State this week, will b strong bidders for the property. - DEED.' -.' ifiM uywTOV AT.itDTRM AW. a.a'nd t3 mm. Interment will tak pLwu. ai Ua native borne HATIOUAL BANK, Depository for U. 8. Funds, s r . State Funds, Connty Fond, . City Funds. . L J. V. GRAINGER. Cashier. storage and insurance to Oct. 1st. House Furnishing Goods, Wilmington, N. O. Cuban Blossoi AND- I REII0W1I CIGARS. --- , ' . " 'tz " - - . . These Cigars are better than eve ; "silver coirr ; FLOUR It is the BEST ever ground; guaran- teedi . , . H. L. Vollers. - f A. C. L. Crossing. . jy 26 tf . neapple, I . ;r Chocolate a:d Vanilla CREAM FOR SUNDAY. ; Made of pure cream. ' Don't , ; forget rmake the best cream in the -cit. m aa -. mi s u. w, riummer, jl, ' BeU Thone 680 au 22 tf , ' n?lT,nfiKY f.ORURR " We nave bnUt no the largest grocery bnslneaa -In tbe city, ana witb oar In creased lore can meet all aemanas. Oat specialties are hlsb class goods and our prices are right.- Head- , quarters for N. O. Hams, Bides and Bnoaldara. ' Ohlckens, Apples and Pears. Fancy Cakes and Crackers, Ciilpped Beef. Lobster, salston, Trout, HackereL Kippered Herring, Preaervea, .. Honey, Jam, Olives, Flckles. The most com- k1aa Im1 Aa AantMAi a nS awfaaaa MAArla f S S ha yung BIAWSb, VI vsasxaamn asaata Bwa aaa vuw ci(7a Take ft loost aft our immense refrigerator . andyouareoTirCTistomer. , . . ; : S. W. SAZTDUBO. ; Both Phones 109. c an 22 tf '.T One bia: t"Jeek r f commencing Konday nlgnt, Aog. 17 ' VrightSYille Beach casina, , . . - ; - - . i ' CAMERON AND TOLEDO In a scene from the Grand Opera MFangt"pre seated wltn magnliiceat Boenexy and electrical : affects. - ' " ' 1 " : . BBOWioaa BisTxss -t ,. Metropolitan Bister Team in np-to-date Bongs . and dances. . - - WEBB AND BIZSB J " prtma Donna and the eoubrette. : Evening at. .... ... 8 P. M.' Saturday Matinee at. . . . .. 4 P. M. sniff tf Susdaylat Carolina Bssch. -,. Fort casweu Sand wm play at tbe Beeon; Sunday evening at 4 o'clock. Boat leaves for . Beacb and Sontbport s.so a . M. , a.a and 7.80 P. M. for Beacn only.. -antsit Institute for College Yoons -Women tlk ucrrses PEACE Conserva tory of Music IS. FPJtE Best Place for Your r4aa.ClawlddIe' peushtsr i rrsaMsal aadiza