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OUTLINES.
Protests of Southern ftnttnn manu
facturers against Congress iregulating
wc contracts was tne feature yea-
wraay in me nearing on the eight
hour bill before the Senate
- Busslan officials maintain that the
Japanese are preparing to land troops
on neuirai unmese territory ; tney ex
pect me uninese to join, forces with
me J ps. lien. Kuropatin la ex- I
pected to force the Japanese to fight I
hlna anon trround of his own choosing I
there will be no forward movement by I
Buidana ln;Oorea. -Japanese claim
to have blockaded Port Arthur harbor
daring the last bombardment.
A new offer of the suspended firm
of gully & Co. is expected. by their
creditors. - The Japanese report
of the recent bombardment of Port
Arthur says that their ships sustained
no damage. The Senate passed the
Indian appropriation hill; the question
of cltil service appointments was again
discussed. The House continued
consideration of the Postof&ce appro-
nriation bill and again put itself upon
record against any investigation of the
Postofflce Department New York
markets: Money on call was steady at
1XM per cent.; rosin dull; spirits
turDentine etST at 58584C: cotton
was steady at 14.50c; flour waa dull;
wheat spot nrmer, jno. zreafius;
corn spot dull, No. 2 nominal; oats
spot dull, No. 2 iBXc.
WEATSrFi REPORT:
U. 8. Dkp't or Agrioultuebs, ) - '
Weather Btjbeau, r
Wilmington, N. a, March 24. ) I
Meteorological data for the twenty
four hours ending at 8 P. M. : . - -
Temperatures: 8 A. 11., 50 degrees;
8 P; M., 60 degrees; maximum, 68 de
grees; minimum, 50 degrees; mean, 59
degrees. , ; .
Rainfall for the day, .29; rainfall
since first of the month to date, 8.50
inches. . :. -.- .
Stage of water in the Cape Fear river
at Fijettevlile, N. C, at 8 A. 1L, 6.4
feet - ,
rOBEOAST FOB TO-DAY.
Washington, March 24. For North
Carolina: Warmer Friday with show
ers; Saturday fair, with fresh southeast
to south winds. -
Port Alman&e KXarch 85.
Sun Rises.... I
Sun Seta
Day's Length.
5.58 A.M.
6.16 P.M.
12H.18M.
1.50 A.M.
4.20 A.M.
High Water at Southport.
High Water Wilmington.
If George Fred Williams can car
ry Massachusetts for the Demo
cratic nominees all will be given.
- Tjfe? radium trust has advanced
the price to 112,600,000 a pound.
This is another reason why Boose-
.yelt must take up his bed and walk.'
If the Japs should happen to lick
Bnssia when it comes the time to
throw up the sponge, it- will be
hard to keep the Yellow Men from
thinking they are "some pumpkins."
The Winston-Salem Journal says:
"We know a man who is a genuine
reformer. He is sincere and honest
and discreet and grateful and faith
ful." Shake ! Wedidn't know but
what there was only one of us.
. The Southern Bail way is getting
to feel real comfortable these days.
The widow of a man who was killed
at Winston is suing 'for only $1,999.
The treasurer of the road had better
settle before the jury corrects th
mistake. r
The baseball season is now on and
it is not to be wondered at hat In
the Eighth District the two Repub
lican candidates for Congress, Black
burn and Llnney, are considering
each other as nothing more nor less
than base bawlers.
The Washington Post sees no
reason why the South should neces
sarily sit on its hunkers and always
let the nomination for President go
to a Northern Democrat. We must
sav that some of us wouldn't blow
out the gas if we should be domi
ciled at the White House. ' 1
Will the gentlemen of the press
please quit beginning sentences and
paragraphs with "and?" It makes
as
nervous. Alter wnwne is ana
looking orer it, they ought to see
that "and" can be stricken out and
the sentence wonderfully strength
ened
Of course the Republicans are not
going to allow the Smoot case to be
passed on in the Senate until after
the: Presidential election. Senator
Smoot gave them a distressful wink
fnr fear that thev would fail to re-
' member the old ' adage about stand'
inr together in the hour of trial. His
prayer Was answered. .
Here is a newspaper , man with a
eood eye. Mr. J. Frank Mairy, the
popular city editor of the Durham
TeraW-and correspondent, for sev
eral papers in this and other States,
is to be married April 4thio Miss
Linda Alice Livesey, of Baltimore.
We decorate the Durham scribe with
the Order of the Plum Blossom, I
-' A committee of Congressmen is
investigating the quality of esome
mud thrown at the Congressmen in
. tba . Ttriatnw reoort. Machen and
his crowd wUl think hard ol this,
because they were not given a sim-
1 ilar showing by having a committee
Of their own grafters' association to
- pass on their indignation.
locaudots
The Lumberton Jr. O.U. A. M
hire organized a cornet band with 23
members. .
Contractor Glenn began exca-
! fattens yeaterday for the undereround
drainage on lower Market atreet. . ;
On account of ill health Mr.
George & Hancock has retired from
the shoe business at High Point.
Special conyocation of Concord
Chanter No 1 H. A m ihsm .h.
kV8 o'effc f t". i 1 ?
8 dock for work In Mark and Paat
Huter'a degrees.
Thos. Smith has been granted &
permit to build two three-room.
shingle-roof dwellings at Tenth and
Brunswick streets. ,
- Pay your - poll tax before May
1st, or yon cannot vote In the State
and Presidential elections to be held
Jn Noyember next. j "
.The Cape Fear Academy and
Wilmington High School teams ex
pect to play a game of base ball at
Hilton this afternoon. - ; 4
Capt. Alfred Brown, of Lock-
wood's Folly, one of the oldest citizen
of Brunswick county, died Wednesday
at his home at the age of S4 years.
A' jury at Charleston has award
ed 115,200 damages to a brahman who
lost both his legs while coupling cars
oa the Arc L. yards there last Octo
ber;'..:'1',. ti-:y.:-?;:vi r'-c .'!
- Southport Standard: "Mr. C.
N. Wire, of Philadelphia, who has been
interested In Southport's prospect, was
among the Tlsitors here the past
weel.'-j, ; . ; ..rj ,r; ...
Southport Standard: "On Sun
day next Rev. R. B. John will fill the
pulpit at the Methodist church. On
Monday morning following the Sec
ond Quarterly Conference will be
held." - v
The Atlantic boast Line's
"Florida Special" will be taken off
April lltb, the last train leaving St.
Augustine for "New York on that date.
Passenger officials say the season has
been the best on record.
Circle Brof St. Andrew's Pres
byterian church gave a social at the
residence of Mrs. Ed. King on Grace
street, yesterday afternoon and last
night. Children were entertained from
4:30 to 6:30 and older folks from 8 to
10:30 o'clock. -
LOSAL MARITIME MISCELLANY.
Cotton MarkerStreBtiheBiflg Arrival of
Vessels Other River Hews.
The Cape Fear fisheries at Old
Brunswick are being put In readiness
for the fishing season, which will be
gin about the first of April. : - '
J v is rumored in- Southport lhat the
government suction dredging steamer,
"Cape Fear," will be laid up about the
first of April, owing to the lack of ap
propriation for continuing work. ,
The cotton market continued to de
velop strength yesterday, several of
the future months having gone up
from 20 to 25 points. The New York
apot market was steady at 14ic. Re
ceipts locally were 98 bales.
Little-River correspondence, South-
port Standard: "The Wilmington,
Southport and Little Biver Steamboat
Company will have another launching
here before long. This time a schoon
er will be launched. It is nearing
t completion and is a fine pleca of
work.", .
Schooners "John S. Daerlng" and
"Sallie C. Marvll," from Tiverton, B.
1., and Baltimore, respectively, , ar
rived yesterday with cargoes of fer
tilizers for the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Co. and the Armour Fertil-
zer Works. The "Marvil" made the
remarkable record of 43 hours from
Baltimore to the Cape Fear Bar.
The Compfoa Is Cominf .
The steamer "Compton," which waa
recently rebuilt and 7 lengthened at
Norfolk for the Wilmington, South-
port and Little Biver Steamboat Com
pany, her owners, is expected in port
to-day. 8he will be uaed for the e:
i cursion - business on . the- river .this
8ammer. On the trip down Capt- Wr
A. Banders is in charge of the steamer,
Capt. W." A. :8nell ia coaat pilot, Mr.
W. A. Ketohum la chief engineer, and
Mr; W. A. Bourk, one of the owners,
ia taking the trip down on her.
Ao Aifray at the Market.
In the police court yesterday Messrs.
Lawrence Morrell and George H.
Davla were charged : with engaging
in an affray at Fronf atreet market.
Each was fined $5 : and coats. It was
abown . that Morrell was nor ms
aggressor in the difficulty andl the
charge of. resisting, an officer was not
prosecuted. He was represented by
Waltar P. Qafford, Esq., and express
ed himself as greatly rsgretting the
necessity for the unpleasant court no
toriety the Incident gave him, but It
was unavoidable;; :' -v ; t c r. " . ".- '
Candidatejor Lieut. Governor.
The White ville News of thia week
announcea Jlon. J. : a. crown, w.
Cola no bus, as a candidate lor ueu
tenant Governor, recounting hla ser
vices to the Democratic party and ex
amples of bis general ability tn an
editorial of more than a column in
length.; V'v--'-v-y.;:;
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. '
O. B., L. & P. Co. Gas range.
Masonic Meeting Concord Chapter.
' Atlantic Trust and Banking Co.
Deposits.
Wilmington Grocery uompany
Is the place.
Wilmington Bakery Co." Anoiner
first-dais baker. ' '
BtrSIHSBS LOCALS.
Lost Pair spectacles.
Lowry and Faulkner-Pdre water. :
EDWARD P. BAILEY.
Well : Known Business Man
Passed Away Last Night
After Brief Illness. "
THE FUNERAL QN SATURDAY.
President of Wllmlogton Iron Werks asd
Losg Identified Vith Commercial
, : ; Interests of the Part Promi-
nest Hssoa--The Family;
Mr. Edward P. Bailey, for more than
a quarter of a century president of the
Wilmington Iron Works and a lea
Ing business man of the city, dleiiyek-
terday evening a few minutes before
8 o'clock,: at the family resi
dence, No. 813 Ann -street. Mr.
Bailey had been ill only a few days
but congestion of the brain developed
and the end eame quickly,- His huh
dreds of friends in Wilmington were
totally unprepared for the shock which
was carried with the announcement
that he was dead. Mr. Bailey was a
man of generous Impulses and within
his breast beat a heart that bore no
one malice. He .had' warm personal
friends and true ones, too, and to those
his passing from among them while
yet comparatively a young man, will
ba a source of sincere regret. The fun
eral will be conducted to-morrow after
noon from Saint James' Episcopal
church, the exact hour to be an
nounced later, and the remains will be
laid to rest in Oakdale cemetery. . :
- Edward F. Bailey was born near
Alvasta, Sweden, January 20th, 1856,
and he was, therefore, in the 49th year
of his age. . He came to Wilmington
when a lad, 13 years of age, and was
reared by bis uncle, the late John C.
Bailey. He received his early educa-.
tion In the schools of Wilmington,
having been a pupil of the late Miss
Amy Bradley, who so recently passed
away leaving such a noble heritage.
When still quite youne, Mr. Bailey
became Identified with his uncle in the
business of the Wilmington Iron
Works, which was founded in 1854 by
the late Jno. C. Bailey and associates
under the firm name of Hart & Bailey.
Later the firm became Hart Bros. &
Co., and in 1884, Burr & Bailey.
Still later it was ! incorporated as
the Burr & Bailey Company
and finally. V by chance, the busi
ness bscame the Wilmington; Iron
Works, with Mr. E. P. Bailey as it's
president, in which capacity he remain
ed until hla death. Mr. Bailey waa a
man of indomitable energy and the
business grew to large proportions. Re
cently a reorganization took place,
Mr. Bailey remaining : as president ;
M&...W. jr Beaves being. elected vice
president and general manager, and
Mr. W. C. VonGIahn, secretary and
treasurer.: :,"'f--n:
In February, 1884, Mr.- Bailey mar
ried Miss Annie Emple, a daughter of
the lamented Adam Emple, one of the
most distinguished andTbrllliant mem
bers of the North Carolina bar. : She
with a son, Mr. E. P. Bailey, Jr., who
will graduate-with distinction from
the A. A M. College within eight
weeks, Miss Virginia Bailey, who will
graduate at the - Wilmington High
School at the close of the present ses
sion, and two other daughters, little
Misses Sarin and Frances Bailey, sur
vive the husband and father and have
the tendereat sympathy of the commu
nity In their bereavement
The fraternal spirit was strong In
Mr. Bailey and his companionship had
been greatly prised by those with
whom he was joined in ties of fellow
ship. He was a member of the Ma
sonic fraternity and at one time oc
cupied one- of the highest positions
In the gift of the lodge, being a Shrln-
er and a Knight Templar. He was
also a member of the Wilmington
Lodge of Elks, the Knights of Pyth
ias, the Odd Fellows and the Cape
Fear Club. -
v MrTBailey was a man of unoatenta-
tlon and never sought public prefer
ment. However, at the pressing
Invitation of his friends, a few-
years ago, -' he became a mem
ber ; of the . City Council and
served on several important commit
tees of the municipal government.
Many friends called at the house last
night to express their sympathy for
the bereaved ones.
NATIONAL GUARD ENSAStPMENT.
Advsntsfes ef WrithtsvUie Laid Before
4 Goverflor by Experienced Militarises,
Col. Walker Taylor, paymaster gen
eral of the North Carolina National
Guard, and Lieut Col. T. O. James,
of the Second Beglment, spent Wed
nesday In Balelgh and while there
they laid before Governor Ayeock the
splendid advantages which Wrights-
ville has to offer this season for the
encampment of the brigade. it was
pointed Out that the troops could be
brought hero at a saving of from $500
to $800 In transportation over otner
points. ; suggested. CoL Taylor also
laid down the proposition that If the
encampment would come to Wrlghts
vllle he would guarantee to" light the
camp groundslwith a blaze of electrici
ty, if necessary, also light the roadway
leading from the station to any site se
lected and furnish water works for the
kitchen and officera' quarters. CoL
Taylor humorously told the authori
ties if anything else was wanted to
name It. ---
. Governor Ayeock has not yet ap
pointed the committee on the selection
of a site, but he signified his purpose
to confer with Adjutant General Hoy
ster and do so at the earliest possible
moment. fThe National Guard officers
here are going after the encampment
with a w!ll,fjast as soon as the commit
tee is announced
STRICT PRECAUTIONS BY
THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES.
fonsfy Saaltary Board la Special Scssioa
Demands Rigid Preventative fleas- :
res Aiainst Smsiipoz, Etc.
For . the purpose, of discussing the
smallpox altaatlon, a special meeting
of the County Sanitary Board, which
ia composed of the commissioners and
advisory physicians, was held last
night at the : GourtHouse. v Thoae
present were Chairman D. MoEachern
and Messrs.' H. L:" Vollers and M. W.
Di yine,of the Board of Commissioners , ;
Prs. W. Pi McMUlanV I W, Bulluck
and E. J. Wood. Mr.:George. Bonn-.
tree wasKpresenis by Invitation, as
legal advisor of : the'Board.- A full
discussion ensued, after which Dr.
Wood moved thaf the County Sani
tary. Board, acting under and by
virtue of authority ' conferred upon
that body by an act relating to the
Board of Health, Chapter 214Laws of
1893, as amended by; the General .
sembly, adopt the following: resolu
tion: ;::'"Vr:t-: '. '. '' . r
Resolved, That the7 Superintendent
of. Health be - requested . to ascertain
the names of- all children who were In
any school room in any school in this
county in which there has been any
case of smallpox and to visit the
homes of ail such children In order to
ascertain whether there be any small
pax therein and, if necessary, to quar
antine any and all houses from which
there may be danger of contagion. .
Resolved further t That all children
who were in such rooms shall be re-
vacclnated, if In the opinion of the
Superintendent of Health, it be necea
sary to protect the public health.
Resolved further t That all teachers
in the schools of this county, public
and private, be instructed to require
every child who may appear at school
with any eruptive disease to return
home forthwith and not return to school
without a certificate of a reputable
physician that such eruptive disease Is
not contagious, and the teachers shall
at once report such case to the Super
intendent of Health.
The motion was seconded by Dr.
Bulluck and unanimously carried. : It
war- ordered that the clerk of the
Board furnish copies of the resolutions
to the superintendent of the Wilming
ton Public Schools and the Superin
tendent of Public Instruction of. the
county. The law under . which the
action last night was taken, was pub
lished in these columns last Friday,
but ia here reproduced:
See.' 12. The school committees of
public schools, superintendents of
graaed schools add the principals of
private schools snail not allow any
pupil to attend the schoollunder their
control while any member of the
household to which said pupil be
longs is sick of either smallpox
diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever.
yellow fever, typhus fever or cholera,
or during a period of two weeks
after the - death, - recovery or re
moval of such sick person; and any
pupil coming from : such household
shall be requiretfno present to the
teacher of the school the pupil desires
to attend a certificate from the attend
ing physician, city health .officer or
county superintendent of health of the
facta necessary to entitle him to admis
sion in accordance with the above reg
ulations. - A wilful failure on the part
of any school committee to perform
the duty required in this section shall
be deemed a misdemeanor,, and upon
conviction shall subject each and every
member or the same to a nne oi not
leaa than one nor more than twenty-
five dollars. :
THE FBESENT SITUATION.
It may be stated here that there is
! absolutely nonpublic alarm on account
of the three mild cases now under
quarantine in this city. While all
three patients : were pupils of Hemen-
way school, none attended school
since Irvln Page had the mild case
some time ago. The Banitary Board In
Its action last night was proceeding
solely upon the principle that ' "one
stitch in time saves nine,'' so to
speak. Of the three cases mentioned,
one was discovered yesterday. The
patient is Frank: Bell, the 8-year-old
son of Mr. McL. Bell, 809 Har
nett street. Seven persons in the
house, including the parents of the
child, are quarantined with Mm.
VtGKlNTS IN COURT YESTERDAY. '
Deformed Tramp Who Wouldn't Leave
; Towa Other Cases. -1:
Chas." W. Vinnett,; the white va
grant who was elven by the mayor
until . sunset the day before to leave
the city, was loth to depart at the time
atated and 'was J. "run In" again, the
night following for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct. ' Both his legs aire
off and he has but one eye. His case
attracted Attention when calledjln
the police court yesterday and the
mayor was puszled to know what to
do with him. ' The man manifested no
desire to remove to other parts, so he
was sent to the roads for 80 days.
Frank Smith, white, and Isaiah Frink,
colored, also charged with vagrancy,
were given one month on the "gang,"
with ! the admonition to "push on"
when" their sentences are compietecL
Isaac Chadwlck, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, waa fined $10
and costs and Henry Moore, disorder
ly conduct, ' was let off with $5 and
costs. vt ' -
Artesian Well Drillers.
Messrs.! Lowry '& Faulkner, expe
rienced artesian well drillers, are in
the city with a complete outfit of ma
chinery and would be ' glad" to confer
with anyone Interested In pure drink
ing water for, the people of Wilming
ton. 'At present", they are engaged In
drilling a well ' Inside the Champion
Compress, the supply from which will
be used by employe In that mam-,
motb establishment: and, also for; the
great .foreign ships. which, receive
their cargoes at the wharves of the
compress each year. - " ?
RAFT!
The Board of Navfeatloa and
Pilotage Comes to Relief of
Wharf Owners.
HARBOR MASTER'S POWERS
Ref ulatloBs of 1903 ViU be Rigidly Eo
' forced, Bertaaiaf AprH istSflitaWe
'- : Hoorlsgs at Polat Peter Sag I
. festedOther flstters.
; The complaint of wharf owners in
the dowd-town sections of ; the city
with reference to. the preoccupation of
their property by raftsmen and fiat
men, ; extended reference . to which!
haa already been made " In ; these
columns, was. brought to the atteation
of the Board' of - Navigation and
Pilotage at a special oalled meeting pf
the commiMlonert yesterday af ter-
eon-4 dWocs?ahegces ftt, tlwsra,.
Alexander Sprunt ft; Sonr The situa
tion wis thoroughly discussed ' by all
present and a remedy for the evil was
provided by clothing the harbor mas
ter with sufficient . powers to abate the
nuisance and by reaching tacit un
derstanding that the harbor master"
would confer with timber dealers at
the port and agree upon some perma
nent; mooring for the troublesome
craft4:i-i-: : -3
: The object of the meeting was stated
as being to. receive and hear the. com
plaint of a number of wharf owners
in Wilmington with reference to the
continued difficulties caused by rafts
obstructing navigation and commerce,
notwithstanding repeated efforts on
the part of the harbor master to re
move them to . more convenient and
suitable localities. -,
Present at the meeting were Mr.
Samuel Northrop, temporary chair
man; Capt. B. F. Craig, Mr. George
Harriaa and Mr. James Sprunt, com
missioners. The complainants in per
son were Mr. L. B. Bogers, of theD.
L Gore 'Company; Mr. H. G. Small
bones, of the Clyde Steamship Com
pany; Mr. a C. Covington; Mr. H.
B. Healy, of Blair A; Healy, and Mr.
J. A. Springer, of. J. A. Springer &
Co.- Capt E. D. Williams, harbor
master of the port, was also present
The clerk being absent, Miss A. B.
DeBosset was requested to act in that
capacity.
The complain ta of the wharf own era
were to the same effect, viz: that. the
unlimited use of wharves by rafts
without permission, and against the
protest of the owners, had long be
come an unmitigated nuisance as well
as an obstruction to river and wharf
traffic. The matter was fully discussed
by all present and it waa unanimously
agreed by the Board :"That the Act
of the General Assembly of the 9th of
of March, 1903, for the protection of
the harbor master of the port of Wil
mington, and for . the regulation of
vessels entering or leaving the aaid
port, be and i is hereby ordered effec
tive on the 80th day of this month of
March, and the harbor master is fully
authorized and empowered to enforce
the provisions of the said Act, which
are as follows:
"Sec, 3. That the owner, or owners,
of any rafts, vessels or other craft
lying alongside of any wharf or
wharves or before the entrance of any
public dock, his tor their agents or ser
vants; shall upon notice from the har
bor master, immediately remove the
same and upon his, or their refusal to
do so, it shall be the duty of the har
bor muter, and he is hereby author
ised and directed, after notice as afore
said to the owner or owners thereof,
their agents or servants, forthwith to
cause, all such rafts, fiats, vessels or
ether craft to be removed at the cost
and expense of sueh owner or owners,
or their agent or agents; and when
ever In his judgment it shall be neces
sary, he shall east -loose any . such
rafts, flats, vessel or other craft by un
tying or cutting the lines by which
they are made fast --.
"Sec. 10. That all laws or clauses of
laws In conflict with this act are here
by repealed; provided, however, that
nothing herein shall be construed or
shall act to prevent the Commission
ers of Navigation and Pilotage of the
port of Wilmington from making and
adopting such additional rulea and
reguiationaas they may deem neces
sary, nor ahall in any way - curtail the
general powers granted to them by the
laws of this State."
The Harbor Maater, who was pres
ent, made a clear and comprehensive
statement with reference to the' griev
ances referred to, In which he express
ed a desire to protect the wharf owners
against unreasonable Inconvenience
and lost, and at the same time to en
coura";the timber business ' under
reasonable harbor restrictions." !He
suggested that the coves at Point Peter
offer a most convenient place for the
mooring of rafta coming to town by
either of the river branches, and that
some arrangement might be made with
the" raftsmen, - ti m ber inspectors, or
timber buyers with the owners of the.
property in : that vicinity, to permit
the tying up of rafts ' for a small con
sideration until they could be inspect
ed and sold and their destination - de
termined, when it would be an easy
matter to float the rafts on the .ebb or
the flow of the tide, as they might be
required, above or below Point Peter.
This would leave the east -side of the
river free from obstructions of rafts,
unless they, were specially provided
for. The question of a suitable moor
ing place for rafts was left to the tim
ber trade to arrange to the satisfaction
of the; harbor master.
Real Estate Transfers
By deada filed for record yesterday
Walter'Butland and wife and others
transferred to Eliza Bowen, for $63.50,
fifty acres of land on east side of Cape
Fear river, near "Big Island.", and
Joseph H. Hinton and wife transferred.
I to Mrs. Mary A. Pennington for X10
I and other considerations, property on
I south side of Market, 182 feet east of
I Sixth street, -33x65 f-et la alia. -
TROUBLESOME
2RSONAP PARAGRAPHS
Mr. J.- C. Norrls, of Balelgh, is
a guest at .The Of ton. . : h: 'f:, v
tfi 5 iirJW: English of Monnt
Olive, arrived last night. e
Mr. J. E.- Marsh, .of High
Point; arrived yeaterday. ; :; v
, -f Mr. Grattan Williams, of Long
Creek, spent yesterday in the city. , ; i
MarBden Bellamy, Esa., went
to Norfolk yesterday on : legal busi-
. Bt. Bev. Bishop A. A. Wat
son and Mrs. Watson have returned
from Newborn. .
- ;; '-rr. Mr. W. J. Waren, the popu
lar" Southern '; Express route agent,
spent yesterday in thVcIty.w ;
Friends of Mr Henry. J. Mac
Millan, Jr., will regret to ; know that
he la confined to his home by illness.
Mr. and.Mrs. Fred. Granam', of
Asheville, " returned, home yesterday,
after spending tha-Winter -in Wil
mington. ...... . , ;
Deputy Grand Master' E.:K.
Penny went to Whiteville yesterday
to instruct the I. O. O. F. Lodge there
In the unwritten work of the order.
Mr. S. P. Bender, business
manager of "Why Women Sin,"
which will be seen at The Academy
here next Thursday evening, arrived
yesterday to make arrangements for
the coming of that big attraction. ' .
. Messrs. J. P. Wilson, of Phil
adelphia, and A. F. Young, of New
York, prominent produce commission
merchants, arrived last night to get
the "lay of the field" before the open
ing of the strawberry seaaon. ,s 'Zi
THE' WILH1NQT0N GUN CLUB.
Orf snlxed Wedseidsy Nljht With Good
Membership Shoot Msy 1st.
The Wilmington Gun Club waa or
ganized .Wednesday evening at the
office of Superintendent Walter Buck
ner, of the Southern Express Com
pany. Officers were elected as fol
lows: President, Walter Buckner; vice
president, H. McL. Green; secretary
and treasurer, J. O. Loder. . A com
mittee, composed of Messrs. Duncan
McEachern, H. McL. Green and Capt.
J. E. Williams was appointed to select
grounds and put them in order by thp
erection of necessary buildings, set
ting up the trap?, etc. The grounds
are expected to be in ahooting order
by May 1st, when the opening shoot
will be held.
; The club begins with the following
membership: Walter Buckner, John
Brown, J. O. Loder, A. H. Harriss, J.
T. King, D. McEachern, J. B. Bruff,
B. H. Pickett, William E. Springer
& Co., J, W. Murchison & Co.,
J. W. Perrin, J. R.- Williams, OV
McD, Davis, J. A. Fountain,
8. W. Sanders, N. N. Davis, W.
G. Pulliam, R. E. Smith, John A.
Arringdale, George L. Morton, H. M.
Chase, H. McL. Green, H. T. Ban
man, H. M. Emerson, B. W. Wallace.
O. M. Butler, A. Q. Williams and B.
S. Mclver.
BRUSSWIEK SUPERIOR COURT.
erimiosl Docket Was Cleared Yesterdsy.
Ose Nette Goes to Pesltentiary.
J. O. Carr and Woodus Kellum,
Etqs., of Wilmington, and ' J. B.
Schulken, Etq., of Whiteville, return
ed yesterday evening from Southport,
where they were in attendance upon
Brunswick .Superior Court,- Judge
Peebles presiding. The court expect
ed to complete the criminal docket by
last night, and to day and perhaps a
part of to-morrow will be given over
to civil matters. However, Judge
Peebles expects to be in Wilmington
In time to hear the Joy ner habeas cor
pus proceedings at the Court House at
11 o'clock to-morrow. ;
: During the term one or two defend;
ants have been sentenced to short
terms on the New Hanover roads and
one to the Columbus chain gang. The
latter Is W. J. Hughes, a white man
who received alx months lor an as
sault with a knife. Alex. Gause, the
negro who shot and killed another at
Navassa last Thanksgiving, submitted
to manalaughter and was given ten
years at hard labor. t
Uniforms for the Police.
Onlef of Police Furlong and a com
mittee from the Department composed
of Capt. N. J. Williams, Sergeants 0
W. Woolard and Geo. H. Ward and
Hall Officer H. W7 Howell, met yes
terday afternoon and considered pro
posals from Messrs.-J. M. Solky &
Co., J. W. H. Fachs and The A.
David , Company for furnishing the
officers and men of the force with new
uniforms. The, contract .was awarded
to J. M. Solky & Co., at $14 per suit
of coats and trousers of blue aeree In
stead of flannel ; as used heretofore.
The men will bs notified to appear
Monday and have their meaaures
taken. The style of the uniforms will
be the same as at present used. . in a
few days. ; bida for new hats -will be
entertained.
Declalmers' Coatest To-SIsht.
The third' annual declalmers' con
test between representatives from the
Presbyterlal Academies at Falson and
Clarkton will take place to night at
8 o'clock in the Abble Chadbourn Me
morial Halh this city, for . the' hand
some gold medal established by Bev.
J. M. Wells, Ph.D., of this city. The
declalmers will be Wade Hampton
Britt, James Gilbert Jones and Cor
nelius DeVane Murphy, of Faiaon
Aeademy, and Thomas Jones DeVane,
Eugene BpenceT Clark and Nelll Gra
ham S'evenV of Clarkton Academy.
The nubile Is Invited. No admission
U&9
fTliQ Gtard-That'o AlyyayoBiiby
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"t '-we wish to thank the ladies of out city for their:
liberal patronage Inur Millinery - Department during
our,opening days pf last week, and we wish to au-.:
-nonnoe the arrival of r other pattern Hats by express
yesterday, which will be -on display in our Millinery
Parlors during this wiek; Wo have a very large assort
ment of Trimmed Hats n all, the new shades and
shapes. -The largest assortment of $5, $7.60 and $10
1 Ladles' Hats willbe, found in onr Millinery Depart
ment. L i , i "
SPECrAL SILK SALE THIS VEEK IN OUR i
. ' SiLK EPARTHErtT,; .
which Is the largest in the State. All the new. designs
and colorings will be found here.'; ... ; , v
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Deposits-- i
Made with ns on o before Sunday, April 2nd, will draw in
terest from that date at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum,
j. coApunded quarterly. yr , ;i . . .; '.
Atlantic Trust and! Banting Company.
MATT J . HETBB, PreaMBV ,
V : BlXTCiXKLli
L. B. Rogers, B. Solomon, B. H. J. Ahrens, R. R. Bellamy, Martin O'Brien,
aa. isear, jonn xi. ii.ucjc, u.
- - J. G. L. Gieschen.
CURIOS FROM THE EAST. I
Lieutenant Commander Anderson Jiakesi
loterestlor and Valoable Qlft fo the
: Wihnioftio Naval Reserves. "V
Through Mayor Wm. E. Springer,
the Wilmington Division, Naval Re
serves, -Js the recipient of a handsome
collection of Eastern curios gathered
during his extensive war travels and
presented by Lieutenant Commander
Edwin Alderman Anderson, of the
United States Navy, a native of Wil
mington, who has recently returned
from three years' distinguished ser
vice in the Philippines and In Chinese
and Japanese waters. The collection
of valuable and interesting relics ar
rived yesterday morning by -.express
and were opened at the Mayor's office.
With the collection came the follow
ing letter which describes the curios
and makes provision for their presen
tation to the Naval Reserves :-
United States Navy Yard,
Washington, D. 0., March 22.
Sir : I wish to present. throueh vou.
to the Naval Militia of Wilmington
the following named arms, collected
by me during a past three veara'
cruise la Philippine and Chinese wa
ters. In case the Naval Militia at any
time should disband, . I .wish these
arms and the souvenirs of the Spanish
War placed In the custody of the Wil
mington Light Infantry :
1. A war nolo captured in bolo at
tack near Erenas. in the Gandara
river valley, Samar. 2. Spear captured
on one of tneKhanahuan islands, near
Samar. S. Agricultural bolo, from
Balangiga, Samar, just after the -massacre
of soldiers of the Ninth infantry.
probably used on that occasion. 4.
Moro barong, found In trench near
Lake Lonao, Mindanao, where our
troops rushed the fork 5. Blow-gun
and quivers of poisoned darts from the
island of Palawan, Philippine Islands.
6. Chinese bow and arrows, from city
of Kwang Li. Chinese troops are
still armed and drilled with these wea
pons. 7. Double Chinese swords from
city of Shau King, China. 8. Two-hand
Chinese sword from the Kwang SI
District, where rebellion has been
going on for over a vear. . 9. Boxer
apear from city or Kong Man. 10.
Priest a word from city of Tak King.
This sword is used by Chinese priests
to drive the devils out of houses where
there Is sickness. Very respectfully, ;
? Lieut. Com. U. 8. Navy.
His Honor the Mayor. Wilmington,
North Carolina.
The collection will be formally pre
sented by Mayor Springer to Lieut.
H. M. Chase, commanding the Naval
Reserves at the City Hall today at
noon. "-v; f ... :
TWO MILUHERY 0PEN1B0S. ?
Displays at Paris HUllBerjr Emporium aid
at Tsylor's Bazsar Yesterday. -Tiro
of Wilmington's favorite dry
goods and millinery establishments on
Market street , bad their annual open
ing of Spring goods on yesterday.both
having betfri a delightful success. Be
ference is made to the Paris Millinery
Emporium, Mr. M. Braddy.proprletor,
No. 129' Market street, and Taylor's
Bazaar, No. U8 Market : atreet The
opening at the latter establishment
will continue to-day and all the ladles
of the city are v moat cordially invited.
The atock this year is large and Select.
Some oUhe prettiest ereatlons imagi
nable are on display and the decora
tions are quite effective. A viait willbe
worth the-while of all devotees of
fashion and the pretty and correct In
stylish ladies' wear.
The opening at the Paris Millinery
Store was all that could be desired by
Mr. Braddy. .The akre was crowded
with visitors jdl day and many ad
mired the great display of fashionable
goods. Excellent music was an added
attraction and all Tlsitors were given
souvenirs of their caU. The line" of
hata carried this year ia superb and a
most accomplished milliner is in
charge. She will take pleasure In
showing all friends through the dls
nlay again to-day. The line of rib
bons now on .sale embrace aome (ex
ceptional values. N ' a
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Tirmr.srr Atth hma nf har father. Prof.
i J. B. Dudley. t Orviwro, H. 0., Ttanrsday,
Maren Mtb. insz DUDLET.
Faneral servlees this, mrlaaj) attarnoon at
8 f. iu from St. Btepben'a a. m. I. cboren.
I Frtanda and acquaistanees invttea to attena.
N6rth - l?roiit 8tr6 0$
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17. Polvoct Co
B. B. jr, AHBEITS, VIe PrsIdBt
AliliKWt CasUar. - :;': ;V N , ;
aicicacnern, u. w. xatea,
Matt J. Heyer. r marSStf
IY0TJ VHILL HEYER
Convenience of a-
Gas Range
i Until yon have tried one. Ask
, your neighbors. -
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C. R. L. & P. jb.
o mar 25 2t fr su
We Have Added
Another First Class
Baker
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To our staff of fire. !
Mr. Otto Wolff; the Wolff
Brothers, Fred and Otto,
Cap give you anything in the line
of all kinds of German Breads. We
are up to date for something good
to eat. t
Mmiiigton Baky Co.,
-,-';' :' . ;'- '"- ' ,"- :..;.'"'. fi .
mar 15 tf . v 109 Bonth Front St.
Wilmington's Grocery Emporium), "
' 15 SOUTH FBONT ST. i '
Our store is the place from which to supply . '
your store rooms, we carry a large, wait
selected stock of the good yon use dally. '
Tney are always rrecb, or will not t sola you. -
Tat the same class of gooas our prices are the -lowest.
We win give you good serrlce, polite ,
attention and deliver your orders at the earnest ..
possible moment. We strive to please. - '
Call and examine our large- stock. Bee the :
number of artloles kept by us. Get our prices, -
and we feel assured you wttl be impressed. -
Wilmington Grecsry Co.,
Jno. It, Boatwrtght. Kanafer. '.
'Phone 14. . -mariatf . ,
PBOP08AL3 FOB BEEF iKD VXaXTA-)
BLES. Atlanta, 8a., Harcb 19. 1904. sealed
propoeaUUn trlpUoate,wUl be received by Com
missaries of folfowlni posts, respectively, until ,
11 A. M., apru 20r 1901. and then opened, for
rural thing and delivering rreeh beef required
during year beginning July L 1904; Caswell, N.
C; FramonMtoultxto, B. O.; Auausta, ArMnal, '
Camp Geo. H. Thomas. MoFhenon, BcreTen,
ea.: Barrancas, Dade, De Soto, Key West Bar-.
racKStFia.; Morgan. Aia.; uoiumDia axBenai,
Tenn. Proposals will be received and opened
h same nme as reBpecuTe pom nameu wr
beet to be delivered at temperature not greater
than 60 degrees Fahrenheit.' Also proposals
gulred durmc six months beginning July 1,
1904, win be received ana opened at same ume.
at Augusta Arsenal Ga, Key West Barraofai,
ror rreen vegeiaDies (potatoes ana gowut; io-
Via. I n tnrm atlnn fn ml shod On aDCllCatlOQ tO
-Oommlsearles at respective place, tojelope-
Containing proposals mast, oa aunw rnw .
sals ror beef (or Tecetablee) to be opened April
9a 1904," and must be addressed to Oomrrtts
sary at place to be. supplied. -, F. H. LAWTON, ,
capt. chief Com'y. . mraoet
susatu23wesstbS4 aprsu!7tul9 -
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Cargo Just Received.'
Can fill your orders .promptly for .
any iquantij jPrloe " arkably 'X
HALL & PIlilBOilLL;
IMOOBPO BATED. ::V
mristf
Ccnccri ctajter Ki I B, 1 IL
COWPAKIONS There will be a special con
vocation this (Frid evening, Se'olock, to
coufar the if ark and vast Master's degree. . -
By order of the High Priest. L -
., , W. A. HABTIN. '
mrSS It : seoretary. "
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