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Routing glzx.
OUTLINES.
pm.itnl haa Issued kit
ffcafllm & i W " .a B
SUStl
fa is Oata ara that BpubU- I
i;. ,xt taetr State ticket; Ua
.at W .- " a a . .
XJm : Oaiaaavtlle, Qi, aalated
.......Mix la Larvlia4
jwoer.u eleiaa taa 8UU Uckat
..... . ; 4 i a aal caa tnl m !Sri H
u UaiUd Sutee aary wit
vj eT Mayor'-Toae of llama
V-mafdrla & la a halal
S3 5tport Nava Ytlknr
JLsai - lLwdeoUa to
Tat euopaJra la Nt-'
I . EltelrleaJ dJatarWa.
f at bonalia oeeamd at Lha
tj-, rr.-y alf6U Tha local
ii hiakty trait at EL. PaaL
i-V i:ori !a aia aeeoaaU aa4 baa
M kt-'-J- paoa vara
ti al uii ocrt la ar4 by a loraada
. cti;- w aiaetrtcaJ
r f:ril frota Lcmdra aid
l3A::l3atraaaacuaaa; eotto
rf.il l :. flaar waa aaltlbat
ta was ran
ff-" fjra-?o flrma. No, I lit;
mm irsn- Nn 2 llat roaia
Hn-tLieJ coaaaoaT to rood tX70;
WEATHER REPORT.
WS.THX3I BOXiC,
.atatwveaJ data far tha Ivaatr-
mi i&ir taZiag u r. a.:
-wiiifM: A- at-. W qfTM
Jf . 13 ierraaa: tcirtnaa?. 73 da-
for tha dar. .00: ralafall
act lnt of Lh eooaia to dxia, Z.4S
mam.
curros azaios icurm.
tras-rataraa bata raaff4 Lit bar
I'
bi rUoai of tit ba.'t aad ara fall-
aj mcrt.t t la Lba aoetatraat
Tbara ba-a baaa aboaara la
kavt4a aa4 Tazaa. aa4 Ilx a I ioaa4
viiitrl; ail tba otbar Aatriala.
r:ttcaJT roa to-dat.
Van WJ, Oct. Tor Kotibi
'm:. t :r ia aaa. won im
r;oi aaaaar aaa avaaaaj.
'
mi . tada.
aaaaa .
at aT
h,K . 1.04 P. M.
101I.JM.
SMLhanrt. 4-JT A. Jf ,
In TUaa.aaoa. T.C7 bf .
2 Crr. Nattoa conli jtt a vhack
c u "rrapaai, aa no uouoi
Uoil a. t tha far if.
Zi i:r.f haa aeUad tba eiaxSot
L.vi II. r at aaadal lock for
aup jaatjtt aLua aayi
li WitjisttoaTaii aaji a toora
rairt ef Coity't mT ara ta
Iwftl m a:!t whack art oa tha
Uujs! tit Chtiapaaka aad Ohio
a u.T;r e! a UalUd SUtaa
Ir-.t : host a brtacJx of protalaa
Kt:::iaa!, aajt tha AariU
Iji C.;t 6.'ir: A Da&Ye wo-
lua fcjtfr. t thai htrhaabaai ha
. :.. ut.-.r thtir two chUdrttl
t a.ri riri Aad dotaaatla
rrn-j jc :mb4j acaroa. too!
i--iun i I rtoatriaz a rood
: tha haadJ of tha SUU
'ir ;ai of hia ralisra La tha
2ta-4 mardrr trial al Ba-
li,:iJi Pb!ea U ktapiax r
ta-u7 Thia U wall, afUr
fj ut-tii un that Daxhaaa
'r-? iiw iptsdiss apwardf of
-' j . yf ia bailile g iaaca.Taa
kiUioat taa mHaa of good
y fcM coat;:ttd as email J. S tw
if :t liizg rood work alonf
i ? D ia alick daek.
IW i ... ... V!
.1 1. Ba thanrht that
larf w;. t.n r 41.. Vt
v arreedtr oalj for tha
that ha COOld ta-IUJ I
3 IT..
.C"1 frtiat) CVanVrt Now,
(UU
f praytr. A xk.aasj
J u -.oj: , bt Ijaehad hj aa
, at aa riraa tlat to
a-
? t vaa rtacaad hj tht
rj.NHioahu aaat aaacoal
1 ... . f A
r"-'.V.-t, chaUaaxiBi hlai to
I LV....-.- .v.. V la T"H.H
-nvw m M mm a. v aw
r? W ciCaora to dabata hU
r-a ia pahUc, wo24 PT
u York dty wUl U
Trxmm paraoat kill-
J ,f Sfty lajsrad la a collleioa
"T.. us Hit Fear wllrtA
"!.. m girt bua aA.
ti. aalf aljltd rJjah
u j . drtL'tl Uar. Do a la
1 to aithtrof lit two
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VOL. LXXIIL--NO. 35
A VERDICT FOR S8C3.
! IB-
Creech Diaaje Suit ia the Su
perior Court Was Ended
Last hiihL
0UT RVE HOURS.
-
Twt Wet Tern. Exflrrt Ij Uatlutloa
Laal Ml.ali.l Srrtral Cant Caav
. fratab4 - Vlailaf t a Olli
au Ef rmtciljxi.
Aflat hat tar rtmaiatd oat from
shortly bafora o'clock jaaUrdar
afuraooa aaUl tJI o'clock laat alrat.
ut jarytaiba Bapartor Ooart wbleh
had tahtarlac tba U0OQ daaiaxa
a!t bratbt by Mtaa Mortia Is Grace
aralaat tha WUmlartoa Oottoa Milla,
aaxtoaaead ta tha baillS la eharta that
aa arreaaaeat Lad baea raaehad aad r
f car mlaataa laier rttaraad a rerdict to
tha dark, awardlarlha pUlaliff S300
daaarta. Tha aaiwar to tba ftntiaaaa
aatotba llahUIty of. tha mQlfor tba
lajary, waa aaawarad la tha aiSraia
tlrt; tha aaeoad aa to vhalbar tha
plalaUl? by her owa Ber.LIx.aaea to tha
lajary, vaa laada ia tha aerallra,
aad tha. third aa to tba aaaoaat, waa
aaarrartd bycMaf tha plaintiff tha
ran aim ad.
Tha caaa occapiad a early aaotbtr
aatira oay la tha court yaatarday.
Upoa tha'DoartalBr of tba aaaaioa
Iradall Maarca, Eaq., addraaaad tha
jary for a boat aa hoar for tha dtftud-
aat aad ha waa followed la thalr order
by Camaroa F. aficKta aad Brooka O.
Easpla, Eaqa for tha aama lid a. Hoa.
J aa. D. Xkllajay doted tba arraxoaat
wtlh a stroax appaa for Lb a plain UiT.
adra Browaa charra waa rarardad aa
Tary coaaprahaaatra aad fair to both
aiiaa, Tha jary ratlrad aad at I o'clock
waa tahaalorapparbyDavatyBbariff
WUlUaa Bhachaa. Al 8 o'clock Jadra
Browa raiaraad to tha Court Hoaaa
f or tha parpoaa of haarlnr a faw tno-
tloaa La eld aat to a doaa of tha lara.
aad whUa tbar,Vy raqaaat of tha jary.
ha ta raad to tbaa eartala poruoaa of
Lia charra riTa ta tha afuraooa. Tha
jaryaxalatatlrad aad a boat aa hoar
aad a half later raiaraad lb a Ttrdkt u
aUted.
Tba jary, which had tba caaa ta
Laavrtar -aa eompoaad aa foUowa:
W. P. McQ ioarbon, Jao. B. Uaaby,
J. V. Oarky. IL'A. Browa, a a
Haaiphray. XL A. KalTia, a N.
Bawdaa, A. Towaaaad, CL T. W.
Bahdar, C D. Bjhea, Gtorra Uaar
aad T. W. Wood. It La laaraad that
tha rardlct of tSOO waa a eomproxnlaa
batwaca eartala ssembara of tha jary
who daatrad to award tba piaiaua
11,000 aad oihara who hald oat for
olyn. . -
.Ilia praaasMd that tha caaa wtii to
to tha Baprasa Oowrt
Tba taraa of ooart axplrtd by uavita-
Uow Uat aaidalaht. Tba fouowlar a-
taasortaat jadxaMata aad ordara wara
aaada darlar tha day, aalda rroaa t&a
m. of tha Armour Faddac txx,
raich ta paVIahcd U fall la aaother
olaaaa:
Oao. A. Oroft aad wif a Oraaaaa
Daraa. tratta of Aaa w. mtum.
Uamat a DaaH. Cyraa a VaaAav
rlara. Faaay aa.Hirvi-,
Craratr aad -rtXa, a-aaoaa uarr wtw,
aad Edward Ereratt, Jf-t apaa aaotloa
of Harbart McMcClaaiaay, Ka . or
drad that Jadrmtatba la faror of
pUiaUlT for Uaoa oa nniBUTu
J. IL Saarpa. aaaixaM. Ta. W. K-
Kayo, jadnaaat lot aoa raik
lad UUrta t. XL J. JUatcaa; aoa
"joa. a Baaadaa t." a XL. Jf- .
Co.; .ooo. for Jj:
a fed and caaa r
a mIIm. Af
J. A. Ialiaa ra, T. tL XUodn.
dalautlajiowea w
iadflJaaaJdeoaipl-i.
CJward
antarLaa fX
Waldoa liaiiroaa
. a
.poa aaouoa oc -a
aoaaau iot
kaflai oaaa
-O-ta Martladal. .r?
aad w?t; jadxat far plaJatHt.
Dr. Itaury at tba T. . C A,
U.t XX a Baaiaty, a a,-
jaatarday afuraooa aad la tha r
ITuTl CLQofr. Dr.Baa.aayeota
of Mr. J. u. "7 iAr-
prlaiaHlytor f , .V. T IL Q
la Ua aata'a maallar at the T.1L U
..VafuVatb.
lllalao praae - -
rallbTJal boara, aaoralar
cbarca ai TUmaay't
aad '4'nl.tbl. afur-
aooawtuo. - - Hala
OaaaraUoa." in , , j 1- . racial
i tba aarrlca
fiKW ADYw"
! papoalU nor. -
- rcaraaaa locaia
lya-i Taa dollara. 1
WaaUd-Trarallar.
D.-ur-AtlllbU.
'"VaVtbaal
" . " r'tf rd. of CM
J iLa oopaUr traralllai oaa for
iT.. Balra. U t Tha
Dxckltaa r..-
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
CONVENES "THIS WEEK.
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Ataaal Stialaaa 01 bt Held Vlih Pint
tiarcb-piaUaiaUbtlBaayatNartb
- CaroHaltatHaiy Vltltara.
W III, aVYWTia
Carolina Byiod, of tht PreabyUrlaa
a. a . . . .
coarco, wiu aa ooartned la tha Flrat
... .
CHarCB. IMI 1tv am TniMi, al ft
o'clock aad will coatlaao throarh tha
t.ll a . . . .
leugwuf DaoDato. urer aoo mlala-
Ura and m liar eldera will ba la at.
laaaaBea aad tha eborchea of Wll
miBtioa ara maklna TtaBi hm.
a . a - .
parauoaafortaaIreBiartalBmmt w.
II. C. MxQaeaa la chairmaa of tht
commltUa to Had homea for all tba
raeaU darlar tha aaaaioa aad that lm-
oc runt braaca of tba work la bo
a boat ooapltted.
Tha openlnr tarmon oa Taeaday
mora la r W ba. preached by Btr.GL
O. Yard all, praaldcat of tha Boatbera
Prcabytartaa Collarad: Coaaerratory
of Untie, cfBad Bprlajra. Aftar tba
atrmoa a moderator will ba aleeUd
aad a baalaeaa aaaaioa wlllba bald.
Each morale a acrmoa will ba dalir.
artd by aoma ridtlnr mlalaUr. Taea
day a! ht a rtecptloa will ba taadered
tbaclerry la Abble Chad boara Ma
norial TTaU.
Bar. W. IL hforritoa. D. D.. tba
wall kaowa mlaaloaary to tht Cooro
Fret BUU. will ba ona of tha moat
aromlaeat vlalLora emtnL Another
dUtlaralibtd vUftn will h n. a.
a B4rlcklar, D. D., praaldaat ciha
u.iua AiaouiUKtCAi oamiaarj, xmco
moad, Va. Amoar tha Norta aro
llaa darrymatf who will attend tbt
Byaod will ba Bit. ExbertW. Bmlth,
D. D., of Graeaaboro, aad Bar. If. D.
Hardin, D. D., paator of tht Becond
PreabyUrlaa church, of Charlotte.
Both will praach darlar tht aeealoaa.
Dr. Xlardla la a aoa of Got. Hardin.
of Eeataeky, aad a aoa-la-law of Vtoa
Praaldaat BUraaaoa.
If tba aroal cattom la followed a
popalaf mtatiar la tht laUreatof For
alf a Miami oaa will ba bald oa Wedaee
day; aaother la tht laUreatof Home
JfJatdoaa oa Tharaday, while Friday
will ba derated to Banday Beboolatad
Colored Eraarellsatloa.
LOCAL DOTS.
Other local, fourth pare.
Cotton receipt! for the paat
moalh will appro zlmaU 13,000 balaa
aralBtt only UMi darlnr October laat
tea roa.
Thera will bt preachinr by
Baa. J. D. Bowea at -tha Flrat Baptlat
charch to-day at 11 A. LL No eerrlee
alalxbL
- vvuwtti ...
ifwlll bold a 1 pedal coaTOcaUoa to
marrow alibt to confer the Paat Mat
Ura daarrea.
Bar. H. if. Bird, of MaUina,
a CL, will praach at Bledea Btraat af.
a charch at moralar aad traaiar
aarrteee to-day.
Thera was no Mayor'a court
.MtinliT. Oaa defaadaat charred with
opareliar aa aallctaard dray waa re
quired to pay II eo4U aaa utuxrt
quired by law.
Mr. a P. Tajlor, of Carrie,
arrlred laat nlxht to eecure a eaaket
for tba barlal of aa lafaat child of Mr.
aad M ra. Jao. D. Ereretl, of Carrie,
who died yetUrdey.
- Cotton adTanced yetterday and
eloaad firm at 10t. receipU a.080
bJm araiaat 1.0S3. aama day laat year.
BplrfU larpeatiaa waa Arm at Ma. aad
roeJa firm at X1 per barrel ror pw
almlaad.
' Tht police art after Tarrant
with a rim. Two colored rwuemea
of leiaura ToWe Kelley aad Caatar
Boy were arrested by Pollcemaa J.
Moora yeauroay aiwrnowa
Froat aad Charch etreeU.
Abaiaax for the benefit of SU
Thomaa'Catholle church will be rir
Wedaeaday are alar la -UMTvimm
IlalL BafraahaBaaU will ba aerred
aad maala will befaralabed by Oam-
mariero'e atrlar bead.
MIu Blanche N. Bidbnry, tht
aUrMtlrt yooer daorhUr of Mr. Jao.
... auwM nr tnfa dtr. aad Mr. ror-
tt Pedrlck. a popular youar m r
Cap Fear lowaabip, win o- w
tbU aaoralar at Caatla Ilayaea.
Mr. J. Frank INewaom, aarUt-
aat weather forcaatar at Norfolk, Va.,
ia.... Bromotad to the podtloa of
obeerrer aad ha baaa ordered to Uke
ebarra of Ua etatloa at uape txmurj.
Va Ha will anur opoa aw bwht
Uae early thla moath.
Mr. J. H. Facha, thepopu-
Ur clothier who I kaowa aa ua
-Htad-lroot 00141,'' adrertlaeaa
,OpctdUcou.t.d.foP
-. imtmfnmnr maw
dothiar.
it., ef keaU' iarBia.-
WW.
fearralaa.
mm. The alarm of flit lt nl"
wu oa account of a
oa Froat etreet. w
no eom - dae ta
fir. lb. bell UPPk" .T.ul but
" dfy . baTur7 tar.Ur
?.B . from box
taa-
tbeaamedrealtwMeeatlB.
oa
E.f.aeaSrrTl.tIUP-d-.
1 i.wtlaa of lbti
KxUealb Ceaiury
formaUoa of the BJ U .
will tale pjac. . -Ml'LaLharaa
church to-dey a
ra ... nri.ii muilo andaa
I M. WHO bf""'--- 1
The
pabMeU cordially larlUd.
WILMINGTON, N. C SUNDAY, NOVEMBER
BIG CITY CONTRACTS.
Coal Cement and Supply Com
pany Awarded the Market
Street Paving.
THE QUARRY IN OPERATION
ExteatlTC Drtlatrt Sjatra VU1 ba La
by Ceatractar W. E. OIeaatonunI(.'
Ue la StatioBMacaiaai Wtrk '
oa Sccead Street.
The Btraeta aad WhirtM rv.fM.
Ulltee. eomnOMd of Mavn Rnrtn.
tad Aldermen W, H. Topp aad Jna
a. oweeney, met Uat alrht at tha
City Ball aad awarded the contract
for the peeler of Market etreet, be
tween Becoad and Fourth atreete, to
(ba Coal, Cement & Bupply Co.. aad
for the eiUntiT axalnara ayateav
aloar the aama eeeUoa of that leadlnr
thoroofthfare from Foarth atreat ta
the rlyer to Contractor W. a Glenn."
Toe award of the coatracUof eourae,
la aubject to the approval of the Board
of Aldermen at IU rerular meellnr to
morrow alrht, but there la no pro be.
billly that the precedent "will be brokea
by over-rullnr the recommendation of
the committee laaueh aa important
matter and oaa reaulrlar each a aaat
deal or laTeatlratloa. 1
The award to tha Coal, Cement 9c
8upply Co., waa for the celebrated
Geortia Vitrlfled. Perinr Block at
L81 per tquare yard, aceordlnr
to the rerr com Die ta alana and ine-
'wolfieatloaa prepared by City Enrlneer
a r. Adama, and the work la ex
pected to befla within 80 daye
aad to be completed with 90 daya.
The uaual bond for the faithful
performance of the contract and the
rueraatee of the work for a period of a
term of yearn will be required. The
Georgia pavlar blocka were aeleeted
from earn alee furnlahed by the bidder
aad afUr they bad anderrone the ae
Tereat taaU by City Enrlneer Adams
at the machine need In thla dty by the
A. C. Ia. The block ahowed up well
with the famoua Mack block, manu
factured In Penney lranla, aad recog
nized everywhere aa the tUndard. Tbt
aample Mack block broke la two under
a pretaure of IS torn, while the Geor.
rla block witbetood 25 tone. The
Mack block under another teat eruahed
at 45 tone, while tht Geortia blcck
Ithatood BO tone.
The amount of parlar to be doae la
between t.000 aad 7,000 aquare yard,
to that itwlllbeteea the contract la
for more than $10,000. The committee
It to be conrratulaUd upoa doaiar
the contract afUr tha aaany aad appa
rently unavoidable delaya which hare
been encountered. nhlef .among whlebr
waa the peremptory refoaalol maaya
property owaere aloar the rouU to
pay their pro raU ahare of the coat of
the Improvement aceordlnr to the
oar eatabUabed cuatom. By virtue
of peralatent effort, however, the com
mittee baa bow tec a red the alraaturee
of over three-fourtbe of the property
owner, aad the other are expected to
come la without Miration when the
work commence.
Tbe contract for the drainage waa
awarded at 13,550 to Mr. Glenn, who
reea to furniah a complete job with
eUadard vitrlfled Urra cotta. Tht
pipe will be laid la tbe middle of tha
atreet with laUraJ from each etreet
corner aad from tne cenire 01 caca
block, both! aide. From the river to
Third atreet, 34 iaeh pipe will be need,
aad from Third to Fourth atreet a 30
inch mala will be laid. The lateral
will be li laehea la alae. The draln-
are work will dao be eompleUd in 90
day.
Tbe loweat bid the committee bad
for the drainage work waa $3,700, but
all were rejected. BubeequenUy Mr.
Glean agreed to take the job for
13 350. Tbe committee waa aatlafied
that tbe work could be done with iu
owa atreet force for about $3,000, but
laaemuch aa objection to the work'a
beier done otherwlee than by con
tract developed la eome quarter and
Captain Woolard and the dty force
were badly needed for carry In r on
tbe ex'.ecelve work eonUmplaUd
Inhere in the dty. It waa fleally
thourht beet to let the work by con
tract, aa required by a atriet eonairuo-;
tloa of the law.
Tbe awardlnr of the contracU laat
nigbt rellevee tbe committee of a rreat
bardea with which It ba naa to con
tend for eeveral weeka Wow a new
era will begin la atreet building. Mr.
CL a Dock, the contractor, wiu nave
.1. v in full blait thla week
H, ivti-w ...
aad to-monow a doea extra carta will
begin ruahlnr 300 toaa or repair mate
rial to the dty for te oa the atreet.
A day or two laUr tne heavy material
for bulldinr dd "UI avauaa..
and aa addlUoaal aumberof carta will
be employed. Tbe cruaher willaUrt
Taeaday and from now oa air. ioca
BMuraa the committee thera will bt
ao farther laUrrupUoa. He haa re
cently placed at the quarry a w
eUam derrick oa hie own aooouat and
baa deUrmlaed to rt the material out
la a hurry. Mayor Bprlnrer wa at
tbe'qaarry yeaUrday afternoon and
brought back to the dty aamplee of
noma very floe material foe
macadam purpoaea. The eupply U the
beat ever mined at the rry andla
a . .l.M tm aim rait UU-
Siui q:-n"y aKt oTry-abou-t 71 feet
beSwlhJ-V. .Bttjl. lof" 2l
iVij hiBa formation that 1 aleo Ttry
Thflrt atreet to be maeadamlxed
. . . - a... K.taB Oraee and
Will W 0 -
4 1 Th. .-n.hinir haa already
tT- .i.MMi-aloBff that eeaUonand
half the gradiar i bow about oom
SfeVeS bT force will beria the
L.Z.m thla week. Then a Ylt
rtBouat of repair work will ba progrea
aad all U alJ, tbe oommiuee appear.
r . 'Zmm wall mahtT WftlL It
-Xmltteet aurnoaa to til U-
".tTf.extAnd the . macadam oa Bee-
mJJ . rs-mm la Haatla itrML
oad from ; '-
SOUTHERN MUTUAL HOME
AKD REAL ESTATE CO.
WllaUfte Corporatloa Oriailaed for
Laetfable Parpoae la Soath Proml
teal Cltlzcasare latereatcd.
v.
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i The ttockholdere of tha Boathern
Mutual Home aad Beal EaUte Co.,
reoe n tly chartered by the Secretary of
pale, met oa Tharaday evening. and
perfected an organization, which tht
BTaia feel aaUatled will rive thi city
oontdderable prominence throughout
the Bouthern Bute, aa the association
ia" aa later State one and .propoaea to
work almoat exdutively la the inter
eat of Ike people of tht Southland.'
any of oar prominent batineta
men have looked Into the plana of the
enterpriaey and proepecta, and by Uk
tnr stock therein tire It their en
doraement. At the meeting Thuraday
night the following were elected dl-
taclorrCt O. Browa; a W. Polvo'r,
a a Pickett," M. J. Heyerj JW A,
Willaon, iTr., Euataco Norfleet, M. C.
Hammond, C. D. Week and T. EL
Brown, of Wilmington; G. B. Lw-
drum, of AagotU, G., and a B. Fits-
almoat, of Montgomery, Ala.
The director met and elected officer
to serve until the regular annual meet
ing In January, ylx:
PreaUeat Mr. a O. Brown. .
Vice President Mr. M. Jr Heyer.
Manager Mr. M. G. Hammond.
Secretary Mr. T. EL Brown.
Treasurer Mr. a H. Pickett
Attorney Mr. O. V. Week. .
While it la the parpoae of the com
pany to atimulate the purchasing of
bomea by those of email or moderate
mean, tbe plan of operation-is very
different from that of our local build
ing end loan aaaodations, and while It
cannot here be rone Into In detail It
may be aUted that It will be intereet-
Inr and possibly profiUble for all to
Inform themselvea thoroughly regard
lag thla new enterprise. Tbe list of sub
acriber to the capital atock while not
a large one baa la It the namee of citl
sena in this and other 8Utea who will
be recognised aa prominent They are
aa followt :
Wilmington, N. a Messrs. O. a
BrOwn, O. D. Weeka, M. J. Heyer, C.
W. Worth, a W. Polvogt, B H.
Pickett, M. a Hammond, J. a Tur-
reatlae, Jr., W. A. WUconrJr., T. J.
Davenport, J. K. Crump, KuiUce
Norfleet, a V. Bowea, J. D. Taomp
eoo, J. K Shannon, T. a Browa, a
H. MeKee, J. U. Jamea, K. O. Bea-
aelleu, D. O. Baunder. T. O. Bamaey,
J. a Smith. luatlce M. Bunting and
Mr. F. A Iee. .
Patabury, Al. Messrs. B9y Blch-
ardaoa, Jamea Blchrdaon and a . a
Richard son.
Aoraata. Ga. Mr. Geo. a Lan-
drum. Dr. ELC. Morris aad Mr. O. a
Lrmarr' .
Mobile; Ala. Measrs. JohaBichard-
aon and H. a Pecklnpough.
Montgomery, Ala. Mr. B. a Fits-
1mm on.
Beech Islaad, a a Maj. Harry
Hammond. -
Troy, Ala. Mr. W. W. Haralson. .
CltrjneHe, Ala. Mr. H. It. HoUIa.
Savannah, Ga. Mr. W. D. McCalg.
Columbia, a a -Mr. Ed. A. Eve.
TheETXBU Informed that it Is the
Intention to put up-to-date agentg
la most of the eountlea of each State
esat of Ihe Mississippi and couth of the
Ohio, and a number of them In certain
eectlona of the North and East, which
In Itself will be a publio benefit, ae It
will enable many young men and
young women, too, of energy asd puah
to make good incomes.
The authorised capital la $35,000.00,
la ahare of $5.00 each, but all that It
U propoeed to Issue at this time ha
been aubasribed for except about 100
t hares, and thla In itself ahowa the es
timation la which thoet that nave
looked Into tbt enterprise hold It. .
They are now eeeldng an eligible
office and arranging for tht printing
of their etatlonery and forma or con
tracU, etc, Aa soon aa these prelim 1.
narlee are arranged, which they hope
will ba not later than December 1st,
they will commence business.
' CAPE FEAR MACHINE WORKS.
Certificate tl lacorporatloe Recortfe! Yea-tcrlay-Skare
Held ly Incorporator.
- a certificate of incorporation for tbe
Cape Fear Machine Works, recently
chartered - by the Secretary of BUte,
was reoelved by tha elerk of the Su
perior Court here yesterday. Ae pre
vionaly announced In tbe local depart
aSeai and In the Balelgb dispatches of
fhU-paper. the company will operate
extensive machine ahopa, foundry and
general Iron worka la thla dty. The
location will ba on tha water front at
the rear of the tulldlng owned and oc
cupied by tbe Worth Company at
northwest corner of Natt and Grace
atreet.
1 Tht company ha aa authorised
capital atock of $100,000 but . It may
begin butinea a eoon ae $35,000 la
aubecrlbed and SO per cent, of that
amount 1 pdd la. The aharee art
aabecribed to a follows: C. W.
Worth,' 140; a G. Worth, 50r a a
Collins, B0; W. a Parsley, 5, and
Jao. W. Harper, 5, Mr. a a Collin
la named aa agent upon whom any
process may be served. Mr.. A. P.
Topp will be foreman of the mechani
cal department of the plant . . - -
I lmm a, mm
Notice to Mariaers,
!. Under data of October 80th the
Lighthouse Board at Charleston leaned
notice to mariners that North Breaker
BaoyNo.41. a aeeond elaea nun, on
tha aUrboard aide of tht ehnneJ,here
tof ore reported missing October 13lh,
waa replaced October 29 th. Aa to the
Ctpa Fear river to Wilmington, notice
Is given that 8aow Marsh Channel
Xower Buoy No. 9, a second-class can,
found lajared October J9tb, was re
lieved ttme dr, . T " V -
1,' 1903.
ARMOUR MUST PAY.
Opinion and Findings of Judge
Brown in Suit to En
force Collections.
FOR CORPORATION TAXES.
Payment of License Upoajpital Stock
of Poreifa coajpeales Doing Business
la State ReslBted-Appeal to Sa- '
preme Court Jndxmenf.
In the Superior Court yesterday
Judge Geo. H. Brown, -Jr., rendered
an exhauative opinion and findinga in
favor of the plaintiffs in the case of
Sute of North Carolina and County of
New Hanover against the Armour
Packing Company, which was' an ac
tion to enforce the payment of corpor
ation tax amounting to $1,000 e&chio
the county and State for the year
1901 and 1903 under Section 91 of the
Rivenue Bill, it being admitted that
the corporation existing under . the
law of the State of New Jersey, haa
a capital atock of more than a million
dollars.
The constitutionality of the patiage
of the act by the Legislature was call
ed Into question by Hon. Jao. D.
Bellamy, attorney for the defendant,
while the plaintiff through Hon.
George Bountree argued that there
waa no aubttantial irregularity, aa
finally held by Judge Brown. From
the judgment of the court Mr. Bellamy
appealed to the Supreme Court and it
waa agreed that the judgment and
findings of Judge Brown ahould con-
etitute tbe case on appeal. Mr. Bel
lamy la alto attorney for defendant in
a almilar suit tgaintt Swift & Co.,
which it waa agreed ahould stand by
the deciaion in the Armour cause.
Another aimllar action ia brought
againtt the Standard Oil Co., for
which Hon. James H. Pou, of Baleigb,
Is counsel. The last named case was
continued until next term. About
$6,000 it involved In the auiU to be
divided equally between the county
andthe8tate.
The text of Judge BrownTopinion
in the Armour case is a foUowa:
BUte of North Carolina and Com-
miaaloner or New Hanover Uounly,
againat The Armour Packing Co.
Thla nanaa comic? on tODO heard
and a jury trial having been waived
her tf -trier API t nf tha counsel for both
partler, tbe Court doth find from the
evidence ana admissions maae ia open
Court the following facti :
1 That tha defendant. Armour
Packing Company, ia a corporation
duly organizea unaer ana exuuos ur
virtue or tne uwe 01 new jeraey bu
baa a capital atock of over $1,000,000.
9. That the defendant waa engaged
In the wholesale buaineaa of selling,.
dealing In- and distributing meat,
canned goods and other articles of
trade during the yeara 1901 and 1903
on a large acale in the State of North
Carolina and in aeverai counties
thereof.
3. That the- largest butinesa done
by the defendant during the said years
in any county of the State of North
n..nln. waa rinna In tha county of
New Hanover andthe chief office of
the defendant company in the mate 01
North Carolina waa in the city of
wilmln.tnn thaurh the DrinciDSl
office of the corporation is in Kansas
Ulty, J&nn.- xne aerenuant uau wuto.
in four other citiea In North Carolina.
All officer report direct to Kansas
a. That the proper iuuwhum ui
New Hanover county, at the time and
nliM Mnnlrad hv law. levied a tax of
$500 upon the defendant corporation
T . 7. j anno
for each 01 me yeara xvvl aaa iui
whiAh tax of t500 for each of tbe
yeara 1901 and 1903, for county pur
pose, haa Dee a aemanaea 01 ana re
fused by the defendant, and a like de
man A was made bv thenroner authori-
tlea for a Ux of $500 for each of tbe
years 1901 and 1902 for BUte. purposes
and refused by the defendant ' '
R That tha Ravenna Act of 1901.
under which these taxee ara purported
- -m a , af. . St M 1 1
to be levied ana wnicn it unap. , 01 io
Pablic Lawa of 1901, appeara by the
House and Senate journala to have
been read as a whole in three several
daye in each houae of the Gen
eral Aaaembly, and the "Ayes" and
"Nava" wara antered on the journal
upon the aeeond and third readings,
but that after tne dhi wnicn was
known as Houte Bill 1548 bad
passed the House, it waa amended
in the Senate in about SO eec
tlona of add biU: That the tiouse
refused to concur in the Senate amend
ment and a conference commit
tee waa appointed, which committee,
aa appeara on pagea 1,289 to 1,890 of
the House journal, recommenaeu
that tha TT nn .a miienr In the Senate
amendmenU to Section 4, 5, 6, 7, 9,
17, 13, , 4863, B4, oa, i, a, yd,
80, 81. 85, 87. 94, 95, 101, 104, 108, and
that the Senate recede from its amend
ment Section 88, 77, 79, 88, 90 and 80,
in part, and thia report of the confer
ence committee waa ' upon motion
.tAniiH UiMh M and tha bill, a
amended by the conference committee.
was not read, upon three atverai aaya
la each Houae, and the "ayea" and
"nnaa" entered ninn the Journal upon
the second and third reading.
8. It appeara rrom an inspection 01
the original bill filed in the BUte Li
brarian' office, that aa originally In
troduced Into the Home, the Bill,
1,548, waa ae followt: "Section 88.
Tax on Corpora tl ona On each and
every corporation (railroad, banks,
building and loan associations, Insur
ance companies, teiegrapn companies,
express companies aad telephone com
paniee excepted) an annual franchise
tax In proportion to the amount of IU
capital stock according to the follow-
- " V . B S at
ing graauaiea acaie, w wii:
n Mmnratlnni havfatr a canlUl
atock paid in or eubacribedof $25,000
or leat, ad.uu; over aao.wu ana no. ex-,
eeedlng $50,000, $10; over $50,000 and
not exceeding $100,000, $25.00; over
$100,000 and not exceeding $250,000,
$50; over $250,000 and not exceeding
nn nnn lino- ova- ISOO.OOO and not
exceeding one million dollara; $200,-
. a Ba aBa B
000; over one million aoiiars, wow. -"In
addition to the penalties other
h timtMH In this act. the failure
for three consecutive years to pay the
- . . m. s a a. a
irancmse tax imposea oj tnia aecuon
shall cause a forfeiture j)f the charter
of anr.h enraoratlon ' and iU charter in
that event ah all b, and the aama ia
hereby repeaieo. - wnen ua capital
etock of any 1 at d company or corpo
ration ahali not amnnnt In - aetnal
yalue to more than $10,000, the tax Im
posed oy inu secuoo enan oeso ana
WHOLE NO. 11,290
UM! WllATA
WHEN YOU CAN PUT YOTJB FOOT
INTO A ; r
FOOT FORM SELZ ROYAL BLUE $3.50 SHOE.
They feel like your Old Shoe. Yet they look andr wear like swell
$5.00 Shoes. Bemember the name, BOYAL BLUE. - Sold under
guarantee by
nol tf
20 Per Cent. Discount Sate
To Introduce my line of Tailor-made Clothing the
hehn Fiahel & Co.'a line. 1
Mondav. November 2 to 12
Also big drives In Neckwear,
r"vvT voiiarat m ana ifu cem onuw,
Bell 'Phone 800.
noltf-
no more; provided that the payment
of the tax Imposed by this
section shall not exempt any corpora
tion from the payment of-the license
taxes levied under Schedule B of this
... .(..-. .
That thereafter the said Sedion 88
was amended by haying Inserted ber
tween the word "corporation" and tbe
word "railroad" the following: "Or
ganized under the laws of thla State.
That the said section of the amended
became Section 95 of the printed bill
known aa House Bill 1,548 and Senate
Bill 1,468. That thereafter the add
section, being known as Section 95,
waa amended under ' conference of a
committee of both house, by having
inserted therein after the words "or
ganized under the law of the State"
and before the word "railroad,"
the following words : "Or doing Dual
nesa in this BUte," and there was fur
ther added to the aaid section 95 the
wordr. "Provided, further, that the
tax provided for under this section
shall be payable in tbe county of thla
State where it has iU prlneipd office."
That the aaid section 95, ae thus
amended, being taken into a committee
of conference, the add amendment
being a senate amendment, tne uouae
concurred in the Senate amendment to
section 95 and the Senate receded-from
certain amendmenU, all of which will
appear on pages 1,289 and 1,290 of the
House journal for tbe year 1901; that
thereafter the sdd section 95 was re
numbered and became section 91 of
the Be venue Laws of 1901, a finally
enrolled. ,
7. It waa conceded that the Ux of
$200 pdd by the defendant was pdd
aa an agency or a packing house un
der section of the Revenue Bill,
and the only contest was made upon
the liabilities of the defendant in BUte
and county taxea under Section 91 of
the Revenue mil, aa printed.
From the above facta the court li of
hopinion and adjudgea "tbat the Beve-
nue Act including section hj.
of the Lawa of 1901, ; waa. en
acted with a aubttantial com
pliance with the constitution - and is
yalid and In force. That tha plaintiff
ia entitled to recover of defendant the
sum of $1,000 from taxes levied under
said section for 1961 and 1902, togeth
er with tne costs oi mis action.
U. a. CBOWH, JK.,
. Judge.
From this judgment defendant ap
peal. Notice wdyed. Bond fixed at
$50. The pleadings, summon and
these findings and judgment constitute
cate on appeal. G. H. Brows, Jr.,
juage.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. M. Black is in the city on
a buaineaa trip.
Mrs. B. O. Stone "returned yes
terday from a visit to Scott's Hill.
Mr. Adam G. Latta left on the
Clyde steamer yesterday afternoon for
New York.
Mr. William Muse, of Durham,
is the guest of his brother, Mr. F. A.
Muse, of this city.
Mr, O. K. Myers, of Wash
ington, N. C, arrived last evening
and is at The Orton.
Miss Janie Peters, of Ports
mouth, Va., has returned after a pleas
ant visit to the Misses Clark.
Mrs. D. T. Oatesj of Fayette-
ville, is in the dty, on a visit to her
slater, Mrs. Joe Bunting, No. 807 Wal
nut street -
Mr. J.. D. Orrell, of Cronly,
N. C., is in the city oa a -visit and ii
being , cordially greeted by hie hun
dreds of friends here.
? ' Lumberf on Rolesonian: "Miss
Tessie Quinlivan, after spending a
few days with friends, returned to her
home in Wilmington yesterday morn
ing." ..:''-".:.'
t- Mrs. W. A. OTercaah and Miss
Mary F. We.Uon, of SUtesville, N. C.
who have been visiting relatives, and
friends In the city, returned home
yesterday. : . -
Mr. E. C. Davis, of Columbia,
S. C., a popular young engineer of
the Coast Line, has returned after a
pleaaant visit to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Davis.
The many friends of Miss
DoraHewettiwill be glad to know that
ahe bas ao far recovered from an attack
of typhoid fever as to be able to be
be brought home from Newborn,
where she waa vlaiting friends when
taken tuck. ,
- Mrs. Zebnlon Weaver and child
reaf of AaheviUe, la in the dty on a
-rlait to her aunU, Mrs. J. B. Turren-
tlne and Mrs. F. E. Hathagen. Mra.
Weaver waa formerly Mis Hyman,
of Newborn, who 1 quite well known
here.-- . " - " ' : ir,
5 Mr. A. A. Lisman,'- of New
York, who is interested in the South
Atlantic Transit Co , "operating steam
ers between Wilmington and Fayette
ylllr, waa here yesterday : conferring
with Mr. T. D. Lnye, superintendent
of transpprUUon for the lint. ij
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION?
Ono Yr, by Kail. e.00j
Six BXoBtba, " 1.60
Thrta Moatba. r l.S6:
Two Itoatba, " 1.00
B)Uvra to Saasartkara la tfeie
I City M Oaata par Hataw Z
ioooaoooooooooooowae
KlJlLliliF!
Geo.R. French & Sons.
v V"
famoua Feoh-
will
sell for. ten days' commencing
at a discount of : 20 to 25t)err cett.
Suspenders, Lyon Brand Shirts and
rtanoea no . cents. . uiye ua a
Head to JFoot Outfitter.
What
Ov3 TheySayJ
GIVE US
F LOUR
BECOGITIZED AS BEST 017 XABIH IS
PILLSBDRV'S BEST.
THE PRICE
is high, but what a vast difference
. in the quality and size of the
Bread. -
THE F. E. HASHAGEN CO.,
no 1 tf Agents.
inVISIBLE-
Men's 60 cents
Ladies'..... ........50 "
SOLOMON'S SHOE STORE:
no 1 tr -
FISH, FISH.
200 barrels large and me
dium Bullets i at $3.90 per
barrel. Guaranteed 100 lbs.
to barrel. No short weights
to offer. Write gulck.
ST0HE & COnPAlIY,
5 and 7 South Water street. "" "
,oct20tf --
ACADEMY OFMUSIO
ALL NEXT WEEK.
Paige Comedy Company
Monday Night, November ICnd,
- "Fight For a Fortune."- - :
an special scenery. - Hew mechanical aSecta. :
Ooeuy vandevine.
10, 20 and 30 cents. sr
' Seats at Flnmmer's Saturday. ''" ' oetOSt
DO YOU WArJT
- AN EBON BED! Wt arVagsnts
for tbe celebrated Bernstein S-pIeca
bed, . the beat In Americs. Tht
. - springs are warranted five year.
. See bar. stock of , Furniture ln
t . eluding iHeywood 'Chairs. Wa
- defy competltidn? ' - "
EBAST01. DJ PHARES & CO
lltviia Harset Sfc,
joetttt . ;.
zntar-etace 78.
jCficdraV Cliajteiir 1 a. L B. L
QOMPAinoNB-There wm be a special con
vocation konOar evening, S a'clock, to eonfar
the Past tuwert degree. - "
By order ot the High Priest.
Vw-;. ,. ..... W. A. MARTIN.
.-'aotlt .. ." ; - - v.- eeeretary, .-
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