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OUTLINES.
President Roosevelt and his cabinet do
not propose to dilly-dally with tho Beef
Trust, bat. -will begin criminal presecn
tions if lit dues not heed the Supreme
Court's decision. At the celebra
tion of President McKinley's birthday
at Canton, O.; last night General Fltz-'
hugh Lee delvered an eloquent eulogy.
Philip Mclntyre, arrested in New
York for swindling a bank in Mtxico, is
wanted in twenty cities in the country.
The pool, to. control the surplus
cotton crop was organized ?at New Or
leans yesterday under thef logal name of
The Bo? them Planters' Commission
and Holding Company. Mid
shipman" ; Milton Arrowood, of North
Carolina, s wanted by the Navy Depart
. ment for absenting himself from the bat--tleship
Kearsarge. r- A bill lhas been,
agreed upon to be reported to the House
abolishing the: Panama Canal l Commis
sion and placing the President Un entire
contiol pi the plans for constructing thel
isthmian waterway. . More world's
recordtwere smashedt-ermon-d; Fia;.,
yxsterday in the automobile races. r-
New York markets: Money on ; call
was steady at lf2 per cent.; cotton, the
market was qaiet at 7.25c; flour was
firm;, wheat, spot irregular, No. 2 red
$1 12 f. o. b. afloat; corn, spot steady
No. 2 53ic at elevator; oats, spot steady,,
mixeu g632 pounds, 36i37c; rosia
sttady; spirits turpentine steady.
WEATHER REPORT
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U S. Dbp't of Agbiculture, 1 i
I , Wbathkb Bureau, V
WrLinNGTON, N. Cv Jan. 81. ) I
Meteorological data for the twenty
four hours ending at 8 P. M.: ;
- Temperature at 8 A. M., 27; 8 P. M., 36
degrees; maximum, . 45 degrees; ' mini
mum 3d degrees; mean 35 degrees. " i
Rainfall for the day,' .00; rainfall
since first of the month to date, 1.80
inches; j 1 ;
Stage of water in Cape Pear river, at
Fayetteville at 8 A. Mn to-day 5.8 feet, j
. I' -FORECAST FOB TO-DAT, " f
- Wasetko To?f,' January 81. For North
Carolina: Fair Wednesday? Thursday
fair, colder, variable winds becoming
northwest and fresh.
Prt Alaiae-Febrnary
San RiseB................. 7.01 A. M.
Sun Sets 5 27 P.M.
Day's Length.. ..... . . .... . . 10 H. 26 M.
High Water at Southport... 6.20 P. M.
High Water at WUminjeton. 8.60 P. M.
; "What'a the' natter; with red
headed girls?" Nothing, 'cept the
apply is not equal to the " demand.
Jpan will hardly redden Man
chnria with her blood and then want
t consider tiatrparf "of China has
JStl integrity worth resDectinff. It
'win be considered aa i recovered
stolen property.
In ia basted Chicago Bank the re
ceiver found. $300 left InJihfiLXAiiU.
. It ia not. stated whether it was the
president or the cashier who got
cold feet and left-before raking - up
the small change, v ? i t
;i . - - :
A Philadelphia man remarks with
disgust: "I prefer hell to politics." I
Jnst see to what a low level these
devilish Republicans have brought
politics wnerf a . FhiladelhiaiL gets
tired and wants to quit.
The Baltimore Son is publishing
the photogravures of some of the as
piraots for the city council. Prom
the cut of some of 'em, we ain't got
the heart to occupy onr seat on the
water wagon and let them hold to
the straps. , , )',,.'
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"We alwavs have something to
snrprise you' and to make your
pocket book smile," says an adver
tisement in the Salisbury Evening
Post.j ; Thanks! However, we'll
take the smile i and let the old
pocket bookget tho benefit of the
surprise. , .. " -If J 5
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Sate the Washington Post: "The
Mormons have received no revela
tions for a number of years, but
some of the leaders are expecting
one, with a Washington,!). C, date."
Hack!. It's the people who think
Smoot is to be bounced to whom the
-revelation is coming. , i I ;
Lawrence Phipps, the Pittsburg
millionaire, and his divorced wife,
Geneveve Chandler Pnipps, w bo se
cured a divorce from -him, are to be
.remarried in' Pittsburg at an early
date. They probably found out
that It was just ' a vacation .the
needed instead of a divorce. I
John L. Sullivan, who has tnrned
from prize-fighting to lecturing, de
Clares that if he had $100,000,009 he
would bny small farms for poor per
sons Same here, and ' we'd also
throw in a few mules and farming
utensils, so let na have the lucre to
blowjin instead of risking John L.
with it. ; f
Under President Roosevelt's pro
tocol it seems that Uncle Sam had
about agreed to do all the work and
let San Domingo sit on the fence
and and see it well- done. Has the
President realized that he exceeded
his function by finally -deciding to
send, a treaty to the! Senate so it
can say whether the deal is one al
together desirable or not? r
opportunity.
I Sbrier. the reltable clothier, offers
for silo sample shirts of the famous
"Gold and Silver? brands, bought di
rect from the drummer,. no two alike,
all hew and up-to date patterns at
the low cash price of 89 cents.
The regular price of these shirts Is
$1 and $L50. ; Last chance Monday at
9 AJ M. See the window display,
' northeast corner Front and Princess
streets, tiign of the Goiden Arm. t
IN TOE LEGISLATURE.
Committee at Length Decides to
Reportl the Child Labor
Bill Adversely. ' i
SALARIES FOR SOLICITORS
George Harrist, la Kalelflr, Say t No Pilot-
are Until fiexf Week fol. Waddell
ippeara for, N. Qleoa Williams. j
Proceedings Yesterday. S
: Spwidl Star I'eiegram. ;
Balkiqb, N. O., Jan. 31. The
Joint Committee on Manufactures and
Labor, after a bearing of . more than
three houra this evening decided to rel
port unfavorably the child labor 'bill
to prohibit the working of glrlt under
14 years of age In cotton mills, unlets
t heycah read and write. T&e 1)111 was
advocated by Dr. A., J. MeKelway, of
Oharlotte Secretary of the , National
Child Labor Committee. There were
fifty or more cotton mill men here; to
oppose If, their principal : spokesmen
bsing D. Y. Cooper, of Henderson ;W.
C. lleatb, of Monroe ; A. H. Boyden,
of Ballsburj ; A. W. Hay wood, of Haw
River, and A. A. Thompson, of Bal-
j The House Committee on Salaries
and Fees bad a lively time over the
bills to incretss the aalarles of judges
and change the basis of compensation
of solicitors from . fees to a salary.
They voted to change the pay of so
He! tors to a salary basis and appointed
a subcommittee headed by Graham,
of Granville, to recommedd the
amount of salaries. As to J udget,
the Senate bill to increase the salaries,
Is to be reported favorably, : the com
mittee vote being aeven to eight.
George Uarrlta arrived this morn
ing to look after the interests of the
proposed pilotage legislation that ia to
be urged on the General Assembly by
tne business interests of Wilmington.
He said to-night that the bill will
probably not be introduced until next
Week. Ha. is goine over the bill with
the New Hanover and and Brunswick
delegations. Among other things, Mr.
Boney objects to legislation to redoes
the number of pilots and insists that if
any are to be cut off It shall be some
of those who are beat able to live
without it . V . J
Col.. Waddell, of : Wilmington, is
j here" as counsel for N. Glean ,WII
Tliamt in his fight against any inter
ference with the charter , of Williams
or legislation that would close up his
big $150,000 reetitifylng plant at that
place. '' " " --.'JCT ; T:i
: .: Lesislative Proceealflf s -
The two special orders took up most
of the time In the Senate and House
to-day the Vann bill regulating the
catching of shad in the sounds of
Eastern Carolina and Judge Win
bourne'a bill to allow the Supreme
Court to grant new trials in capital
cases upon discovery of new evidence.
The Senate opened with prayer by
EeF. A. Bishop and the the House
by Dr. Tyree. -
Principal bills ' Introduced in the
Senate: Bv Morton, of Gaston, to
amend Section. 933. relative to tax on
corporations; Crisp, to repeal Chapter
181, La wa of 1901, relative to indict
ment of election officers In Federal
Court; by Webb, to amend banking
laws of the State; by Ellington, to de
fine what constitutes premeditation in
murder trials; by Scales, a resolution
for a sub-committee to visit hospitals
for insane. The latter . was immedi
ately adopted by the Senate. :
A substitute by Stubbs relative to
the shad bill came up with the special
order and was lost by a vote of 16 to
25, after Mr. Stubbs nad spoke in ad
vocacy of it at lengthy The original
Vann bill pasted its second and third
readings. i
House bill to extend the corporate
limits of the town of Monroe came up
on its second reading, with an adverse
report from the committee. Senator
Coxe. renresentine the Union district.
advocated the bill, i It finally passed
second reading by a vote of 28 to 8.
The bill by Long, of Iredell, to pro
hibit the manufacture and sale of
liquor In towns with less than 200
voters was withdrawn by the intro
ducer. .' .
IN THE HOVSE. i f v
A number of unimportant petitions
were read in the Houte. None of the
bills, introduced were of general
Interest. Houte bill, authorizing com
missioners of Sampaon county to' Issue
bonds and levy special tax to pay off
debt contracted by building a court'
houte passed third reading. I ?
The Winbourne bill nrovidine for
new trials by the Supreme Court
when new evidence-is discovered in
capital cases came tip as the special
order and was discussed tor the re
mainder of the House session. Gra
ham, of Granville, and Biggs, of
Durham. were against the bill while
.Indira WJnhourne and " Messrs. Mur
phy, of Buncombe, and Roberson, of
Guilford, were heard In its favor.
The bill finally passed the House by a
majority of one.
Wed This liter noon. .
Thlsafternoon at 5:45 o'clock Miss
Mary Treat Peck and Mr. J as M. Ste
venson will be married at the resi
i dence of the bride-elect's mother, Mr?.
Elizabeth P. Peck, No. fill South
Third street. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Stevenson will leave for a
Northern bridal ; tour. The January
german of L' Arioso Olubto night will
be in honor of the nuptials and win
be a splendid affair.
8izsar Tbnrsdsy Evenlnf.
V On Thursday evening in Hibernian
Hall a bazaar will b8 given for the
benefit - of 8t. Thomas' Catholic
church. Fancy articles will be on
sale and refreshments wj!l be served.
Admission: Adults, 25c; children, 10c.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. "
Notice Dissolution.
-T. P. Love Oa Packing valves.
Notice Bazaar at Hibernian Hall.
Southern Mutual Home and Real
Estate Co. Annual report. - ?
BUSINESS LOCALS.
.Wanted --Board in private faaiily.
"iocai; DOTS.'
-r- Other local, fourth page ;
Schooner "Joel Cook" cleared
yesterday for New York with cargo
from the Angola Lumber Co.
Services at First Church of
Christ, Scientist, this evening at 8
o'clock, Odd Fellows' building, second
floor: all are Invited. .
The N. N. S. Society will hold
Its regular monthly meeting after the
prayer meeting service at Fifth street
M. E. church to-night. A full attend,
ance ia desired. ' ' , . ." -. .
- George Washington Council,
Junior Order United American Me
chanics, baspaid $500 Insurance to
Mrs. Lula EEzzsll, wife of Mrs. A. C.
Ezzell, who died at his home on North
Fourth street, this city, on Jan. 7tb.
The cotton market yesterday
was further strengthened, New York
spot having been q.ulet at 7J5. Tbft
local market yesrterday advanced to
6Xc for middling, with receipts of 165
bales against 830 bales the same day
last year. : ; C-l, i
Police Sergeant Ward knows
how to turn idle moments to good ac
count. Just now, when the rush of
police matters Is not disturbing him, he
isengsged in building at the rear of
the City Hall another of the combina
tion glass and wood booths for small
pox watchmen. - .
i The Mayor had one lonesome
offender in the police court yesterday
Hartfield Crandall, charged with
disorderly conduct Saturday night.
Crandall stands rather bad with the
police authorities' and judgment was
suspended by the Mayor yesterday r
provided that he pay up all old costs
and leave the city.
The Stab has received, with
the complements of its friend, Mr. A
K. Powers, an Invitation to the 71st
anniversary celebration of thePhllo-
matheslan and Euxellan Literary So
cieties of Wake Forst College, on Feb.
10th, 1905. ; The celebration will con
sist of a public debate In the afternoon:
and an oratorical contest at night.
; Architect H. E. Bonitz yester
day moved from the Chamber of Com
merce building to handsome offices in
Rooms Nos. 1, 3 and 3, first floor of
the new L O. P- F. building. Mr.
Bonitz's new offices are handsomely
equipped, well lighted, well ventilated
and are first to the right from the Third
street entrance to the building. . - - (. 4
1 Con'greBsmonNiB. Patterson
will ahbrtly introduce blD In the
House annroDrlatine $10,000 for the
relief of Annie Jackson, the widow
of Frank Jackson, the fireman who
was killed in the explosion of the
botrerevBr ths f vsr a at tngyaa.
this," down the Cape Fear river, about
two years ago. -;'.v;':,. V;:v?'
M A certificate of change of name
and location of the Bladenboro "Mer
cantile Company, of Bladenboro, N.C..
was filed In the office of the Secretary
of State yesterday. The location of
the concern is removed from Bladen11
boro to Abbottsbnrg, N. 0., and the
name changed to Clark, McAulay
&Oo. .
j - Friends in the city yesterday
received handsome Invitations reading
as follows: "Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gil
bert requett your pretence at the mar-
risgeof their daughter, Miss Hattle A.,
to Mr. William Luther Ooodson, on
the evening, of Wednesday, Feb. 1st,
1905, at 7 o clock, residence 618 Jami
son Aveiue, Norfolk, Va. . Reception
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G.W.
Goodsov, 814 Tunatall Avenue."
j THEY'RE MOVINO ON RibEIQH. '
WilmlaftOB People Interested In LeIsla
I tloo Pendinf la Qeaeial Assembly.
A number of Wilmington people
will be In Raleigh this week to look
af er legislation pending and bills to
be introduced having an effect lo
cally. Mr. George Harriss has al
ready gone to the capital to get every
thing in readiness for the Introduction
of the pilotage bill being urged by the
Chamber of Commerce and business
interests, .Mr. Harriss Is advocating a
repeal of existing pilot laws. Col. A.
M. Waddell has also gone to Raleigh,
it is understood, in the Interest of the
pilots, who are fighting the Chamber
of Commerce bill, t R. G. Grady, Esq.,
is also at the capital looking Into the
temperance legislation as attorney for
the Wilmington Anti-saloon Lsague. !
: A large number of other cituena
will go up to day to take a hand in tbe
pilotage fight. The bill will more
than likely be introduced to-day, un
less the continued illness of Repre
sentative Boney prevents. ; s
! It is understood that within the next
week or ten days Representative
Boney will Introduce a bill making
the commissioners of New Hanover
elective by the people, upon which
there appears a division of sentiment
locally. -
Petitions were being circulated and
signed largely yesterday, asking the
Legislature to support the pilotage
bill as recommended by tbe Chamber
of Commerce.
Local PostoHice Receipts
Receipts at the Wilmington post-
; office for the month ended, last night
and the first in the new calendar year
were $6,899.69, against $6,317.85 for
the corresponding month In 1904. The
Increase is $582.34, or nine and five
eighths per cent. The ahowing is very
creditable, ledeetf, and Is an Indica
tion that tha city Is moving aloag in
a most substantial way, for there is
no better index to the industrial
growth of a city or town than the
i operations at the local postofflce. In
cidentally U may be mentioned that
that servlc5 at the WUmlngton post
office was never better than at pres
ent; if, Indeed, quite as good. If
HAHHOTfl PAVILION.
Consolidated Company to Erect
i a Handsome Structure on I
Wrightsville Beach.
THE PLANS ARE : PERFECTED.
II. Will be Lecated on the Southern End
of the Beach asd Will Cost Upwards .
i- of $7,500 -Prepirlsrjs Provide
for Many This Summer.
! The tab has positive but not offi
cial information that within the next
week or ten days the Consolidated
Railways, L'ght and Power Company
will begin the erection of a mammoth
pavilion, "costing between $5,000 and
$7,500, for the better accommodation
of its patrons, at Wrightsyille Beach.
Thapjana.have been completed by Ar.
chitect H. E3. Bonliz. and while they
were not accessible to a representative
of this paper yesterday, it Is knowb
that the structure will be an elaborate
affair and, to use stereotyped phrase
ology, it will be "a, long felt want sup
plied." y ;.; v: ;; f.
; The Consolidated Company has: ac
quired or- will acquire from the
Ocaan View Company, the expansive
lot, fronting the ocean, just this aide
of the present Ocean View pavilion,
and upon it will erect the new Sum
mer bouse. It will be about 300 feet
long and two stories In height and
finished with the characteristic com
pleteness of everything that the C. R.
L. and P. Co. undertakes. It will
front on the ocean and cover the en
tire ground from high water mark on
the beach to within 20 feet from the
railroad track, from which handsome,
covered archways will be built. Both
floors of the large pavilion will be for
the convenience of the public and will
provide a delightful retreat for several
thousand people. It will be especially
designed to meet the requirements of
pic-nlc parties and family gatherings.
There will be abundant room for
dancing and all modern convenlenese
for use of the public.
BUILDIKQ AND LOAN MEETING.
Dais Bill Referred to Attoraeys; of tecal
' - Assoclatieas for Later Report.
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- The presidents,, secretaries, attor
neys and a number of the. directors of
each of the six building and loan as'
sociationa In the city, to tbe! number
of about 25, gathered last night
in the city court room.'; In re
sponse to the call for a meeting to
consider the bill Introduced I- by Mr.
of.JIecklenbairgJh Gene
Assembly, and which hac bean made
the special order la the Benaje for Feb.
8th. Mr. J. O. Stevenson j was called
to the chair' last night and Mr. W. M.
Camming was made secretary. A
copy of the pending bill waa present
ed to the meeting by Jno. D. Bellamy,
Jr., Esq. It is a voluminous docu
ment and was' being read and dis
cussed when it became apparent that
It would require many hours for lis
consideration . in a public meeting,
where all had tbe power of unlimited
discussion. It was, therefore, decided
td refer the bill to the attorneys of all
the associations in Wilmington, with
instructions to go- carefully over
all the provisions of 'the measure, at
certain the local effect a passage would
have and report to another meeting of
the presidents and secretaries of Wll
mington associations at the City Hall
Friday night. ::; ;j" f-
. I It waa elicited from the discussion
last night that many of the features of
the bill ara meritorious while others
are injurious. . It Is hot contemplated,
however, that there will be any ob
jection In the Legislature to exempt
Ing Wilmington from any clauses that
would work irjary to tbe local Inter
es's, In case it should become neces
aary to ask that privilege of the As
sembly. A '-'
1 BREWERY AQENTS ARRESTED.
RepreseBtstlves ol Forelia Companies Ib
: : dieted far NoflFaymea! of Uceose.
I Warrants issuing from the Mayor
were served yesterday upon Messrs.
Itadore Bear, Julius Hahn and W.R
Wes, lecal agents for three . brewer
ies, which It is alleged have' violated
the city ordinance by not paying $32
per month license imposed by the mu
nicipality upon ! dealers in bait liq
uors. It is understood that the prose
cution fa set oa foot by the local com
panies which have regularly estab
lished branch depots in Wilmington
and which pay th tax, complaining
that tbeir competitors do not. f
Mr. Bear represents the Schlltz
BrewlngiCo.; Mr. Hahn,the Anheuser
Busch Brewery, and Mr. Wet,
the Consumer's Brewing Co,
f ;i Virginia. The defendants all
claim that they only take orders for
their companies and that they are
hot liable for the tax i because they
nave tbe right to sell under the Inter
state Commerce law. On the other
hand the prosecuting witnesses claim
that the beer is shipped to Wilming
ton and stored and is later sent out as
the -local breweries do buslnetav f A
sample barrel of each of the different
brands of beer alleged to have been
sold without payment of city llceaae
has been Uken to the City Hall'and
will be In evidence at the trial to-day
at noon before the Mayor. ' Bach aide
will be represented by a strong array
of counsel and a. warm legal fight la
expected to develop. ' f t . 'j - f
On nleasant cava there la no better
place to spend an hour or . two than
the beach. The u ociocr car tavs
over ta tbe beach an hour and thtee
quarters. The 3 o'clock car . lays ovsr
aa hour ana one auarter. - ? ri
PERS0NAL
Mr. F, A. Bell returned last
night from a two-weeks business trip
through Florida.
Messrs. A. C. Moore, C. A.
I Blizzard and A. L. Pridgen, of Cur
i rie, N. 0., were here yesterday.
The numerous friends of Mr.
I W: W. Holladay.of Savannah, were
pleased to see hlea here yesterday. .
, Ex Governor D. L. Russell re-
returned yesterday ' morning from
Washington, where he went on official
business. ' -i-Jii
Mils Mary Post and her guest,
I Mia Kate Phillips, of Richmond, re
turned yesterday morning from- Sa
vannah.; Invitations have been issued to
ther silver wedding of Col. and Mrs. T.
C. James, which will be celebrated at
the hospitable Lome of Col. and -Mrs.
J tmet, Second and Grace streets, 8at
urdav night. : ' . r -
Mrs. Ike, Hirshberg.of Atlanta,
and Mr. Julius Mack, of Philadelphia,
who have been visiting their sister,
Mrs. L. B, Frank, left yesterday after
noon for Atlanta.
Mrs. A. R. Gordon and Miss
Bettie, Gordon, of Sewanee, . Tenn.,
and Mr. James M. Black, of Red
8prlngs,will be among the out-of town
guesta at the Peck.Stevenson nuptials
tbis afternoon.
R. G. Gray -Esq.' went to Ral
eigh yesterday on professional busi
ness. It is said that Mr. Grady will
appear before : the Legislature in tbe
interests of tbe Anli-8aloon Liague.of
Wilmington, ' advocating an early
closing law. ii ,
- Mr. and Mrs. J. D. James,
Sixth and Queen streets, were given a
surprise, j tin wedding celebration at
their hospitable home Monday even
ing. A number of friends . "dropped
in" and were tendered a delightful re
eeptlon by the surprised boats. -:.
Mrj Marks Nathan, manager of
the Academy of Music in Cbarlotte.it
confined to his room with la grippe
at the home of his uncle. ' Mr. Henry
Nathan, In Charlotte. His condition
yesterday afternoon ahowed no Im
provement since Sunday, j.
Bet. J Marvin Cnlbreth, pas
tor of Market Street M. E. church, has
gone to Vanderbilt University, Nash
villr, Tenn., where he will spend the
month of February In special theologi
cal study. . Hla pulpit . will be filled
during his absence by visiting ministers.-...
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' Bishop Robert Strange returned
yesterday morning 1 from Clinton
where he made an official visitation to
St. John's parish. It was Bishop
SirahgeV first vitraMnnlltfee
his recent elevation : to the office of
Bishop and In honor of that occasion
he waa given a reception : there yester
day evening.
BEAUTIFY OAKDALB CEMETERY.
Swamp hands Bear Eatraace to
be lav
-' proved Directors' Mestlog.
The newly elected Board of Direc
tors of the Oakdale Cemetery Com
pany, composed-of Metssrs. J. 'C
Stevenson, W. H. Northrop, W. W,
Yopp, W. H. Ohadbourn, Owen Fen
nel), Hugh MacRae aod Col. Jno. L.
Cantwell. have reorganized for the
new fiscal year by electing Mr. Ste
venson chairman, ex omcio, Mr.
Richard J. Jones, secretary , and treas
urer, and Mr. Timothy Donlan, super
intendent. ; K
: The directors decided to drain, im
prove and beautify the swamp lands
at the entrance to ; the cemetery,
thereby greatly enhancing the appear
ance of the approach to Wilmington's
spot beautiful. The lands belong to
the MacRae , estate, but it Is under
stood that those who i have the prop
erty In oharge have offered It to the
cemetery people upon the condition
that the lands be improved..
Hew Fire Hose for Department.
The Fire Committee of the Board of
Aldermen, Messrs P. Q. Mooie, chair
man, and Messrs. M. G. Tieacken and
W. E. Yopp, met yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock and opened bids for ; 1,000
feet of new fire hose to boused In the
Department. The contract was award
ed, 500 feet each to the Eureka Fire
Hose Co., of Atlanta, and the Fabric
Fire Hose Co., of New York, at t80e
per foot.; The hose Is to be 2J Inches,
S0-feet lengths, standard couplings,
and every way up to the atandard of
samples exhibited. Each of the sue
cessful bidders waa represented before
the committee by Mr. Alvls, of the
Eureka Company, and Mr. D. E. Mc
Gaw, cf the Fabric Hose Co. -- There
was only one other bidder Tor the
contract- Boston concernwhich did
not bid in accordance with the speclfi
cations, j '
attesd loiniatatloa.
At the regular weekly drill of the
W. L. I. last night, Capt. Robertson
addressed the company with reference
to the proposed trip ! to Washington
March 4 h for the Presidential inau
: guratlon, stating to members that on
next Tuesday night he desired tbe
names of all who could attend!, upon
I that occasion. Capt. Robertson also
! informed tbe. company that he had
advices from the Adjatant General
that ten inew rifles, to make up the
complement of fifty for the company,
and sixty new military overcoats for
the W. L L had been shipped, i -
The ''L!ght House" for an oyster
i roast! : Everything , i new. Electric
llehts. Cheerful open firet. Lut car
I leaves Wria-htville at 10:30 P.M. : heat-
ed, closed cars. The 3 o'clock car from
town comes back as far as the Light
House at 4:80 P. M. to l te y on an op
portunlty to get an oyster rotst as
l Z It ' 11 it A I - ' 4.
won as viii tao ins ocean.
PUBLIC PARK BILL.
Board of Aldermen in Conference
Last Night Agreed Upon;
Draft of Measure.
THE CITY TO BORROW $40,000.
Net Exceediag That AnsHat Mayj
Raised for Parpsse Named Prop
' erty May be Beuifat, Leased or I
Cosdemaed Other Bills. " I
be
At a special conference of the Board
of Aldermen last night in the office of
Mayor Springer, the several : bills
which the city proooses to have enacK
pd into law at the present session of
the Legislature, were very carefully
gone over and formally approved.! It
was b ardly expected that' more than
tWoot theiblllalwoBld :be passed upon
at tbe first .conference, but the Legis
laiive committee and the Park Com
mission bad done their work so well
that there waa necessity lor few sag -gestionsor
amendments by individual
members of . the Board, every one of
whom was present. Mayor Springer
presided at the meeting and City At
torney Bellamy read the draft of the
various measures, each section haying
been taken us separately and j ex
plained by the Mayor, where any ex
planation was needed. The Park BUI,
entitled "An Act empowering! the
City of Wilmington, N. C, to estab
lish, construct and maintain Parka,
public groudds and plazas," as pre
pared by the Park Commission, con
sisting of Mayor Springer, Mayor pro
tern. W. H. Yopp and Alderman P.
Q. Moore, waa first taken up, adopted
by sections and then as a whole. 1
The bill provides for the establish
ment of a "Board of Park Commis
sioners," to be composed of the Mayor,
ex officio, and three freeholders of the
city, first elective by the Aldermen
and after that by the. Park Commie-
aioners, to aerve for . terms of two,
four and six years, respectively, and
to have absolute charge of any park to,
be established. No; compensation Is
allowed except to the secretary and
for actual expenses of members. The
secretary's salary shall not exceed
$300 per year and may or may not be
a member of the Commissioners aa
they may elect. An accurate record
of all proceedings Is to be kept and an
annual detailed report made to the
Board of Aldermen, i An office will
be provide'd for the department In the
City Hall building. The Board has
power to appoint such employes aa
are deemed necessary and to fix
their compensation. 1 Lands for the
ark,. may,be . owped within . or
without the city "Hmns WeSiy
is also given power to - acquire
lands, either by purchase, condemna
tion or lease for park uses; to con
struct drives, roadways, ; boulevards
and all other construction work for
the purposes named; to prescribe rules
and, regulations for the government of
parks and to fix penalties for violation,
and those rules and regulations shall
have tbe force and effect of city jordl
nances, after being approved by the
Board of Aldermen.' Any park or
grounds shall be under the police ju
risdiction of the city. No telegraph.
telephone or electric light wires j shall
be strung or posts or supports therefor.
erected on the premises,- except as de
signated by the Board. j ; i
For the purpose of j providing funds
for the establishment of a park, which
la declared to be a necessary expense
of the ; city tbe Board of Alder
men, j the Board of i Audit! and
Finance concurring, la empowered to
borrow by note and bonds not exceed
ing $40,000, in the discretion of the
Mayor,! with Interest not exceeding
five per cent., payable semi-annually,
the bonds to be sold at not below par
and the proceeds devoted to nolother
purposes than those named in the act,
under penalty of $500 fine or imprison
ment. Each year a sufficient amount
shall be appropriated out of the city
treasury to pay the ; annual interest
accruing on the bonds and to provide
a sinking fund to liquidate the! prin
cipal at stated Intervals. For the
maintenance of the park the Commis
sioners shall make up an estimate of
their requirements and furnish the
same to the Board each year when
tbe budget ts being made up but of
the general fund. The city has the
power; to receive or reject j ' any,
lands that may be bequeathedVor oth
erwise given for park purposes and
may have power to take, by condem
nation, land for "park ' or parkway
purposes, and tf the Park Commission:
cannot, for any cause, agree with the
owner or owners of any land Which
they shall decide to take for public
park purposes, whether in or out of
the city, tbe damage may be assessed
by toree appraisers, one to be ap
pointed by the Alnermen, one by the
property owner, and .the third to be
selected by the other two, or by the
Judge or the Superior Court In case
the two cannot agree.' They aball al
so take Into account the increaaed
valuation to any adjoining property
not condemned - tor park purposes.
Appeal may be had by either party to
the Superior Court, the fee of the - ap
praisers being $5 per dsy to be paid by
tbe Park Commission. -
Section 15 of the park measure pro
vides that all persons convicted la the
Mayor's Court m here the Mayor has
final jurisdiction, may be sentenced to
hard labor upon any part of the land
held for park purposes, , under such
rules and regulations as may be pre
scribed by the Board of Aldermen. All
persons defaulting payments of costs
or fines may also be worked In tbe
park. - Such convicts are to be under,
the care of the Board of Aldermen,
which baa the power to appoint over,
seers, guarda, ete. ' - - ' -
Complete drafta of the other bllla,
while agreed upon, are not yet com
pleted. Tbe Board will likely meet in
format: session later In the week, so
that the faille nay go to the Legisla
ture with the official endorsement of
the governing body of the city. t. -
11-4 Leakville Wool Blanket Reduced to $a 50
10-4 Leakville Wool Blanket Reduced to $3.00 ' .
$2.25 Satine Comforts - - 1.75
1.50 " 44 - - - - 1.25
2.60 Sweaters - - - - 1.75
2.00 Children's Sweaters for - - 1.50
5,00 Ladies' Golf Sweaters - i 3.50
PLATTE HAAR,
, 114 Market street.
Peerless Patterns. F. P. Corset Covers. we sa jan 28 tf
HIGH PRICE FOR BERRIES
a top dressing of loa lbs. ot niTBATB of potash per
acre will not onl v give yon an earlier crop, bat the berries
wUlbemaen firmer ana will command tbe highest prtee.
" - anaraateed Chemical! Soluble 4mmonlal6pereent
- Aoalyats f Actual Potash . 44 "
For sale only by
SMITH-DAVIS CO.,
Importers
Wilmington, N. O.
;jatt2?tf
BUR BUSES S.
We Pride ourselves on the Beauty
style, rlti serviceability and pnecd
.that we have to offer our customers,
It is worth while to investigate. ( :
ceo. R; FRczncH ci sonbr
jan 1 t - - 108 North Front Street;
ESTABLISH A WORK HOUSE.
Bill Forwarded to Leclslalare Empewer
lif New nasover te Take tbe Bach '
Seeded Step The ProvIalosF. -
Below ia given the full text of the
bill which the County Commissioners
have forwarded to Kalelgb, author
Jzlng them to establish and maintain a
work house or a house of correction in
connection with the county home and
farm. ! The bill waa drawn by Messrs
Bellamy & Bellamy, attorneys for the
county, and was forwarded to . tbe
General Assembly yesterday. It Is
expected that the bill will . be Intro.
lature without delay. The plan
evolved by the Commissioners, as em
braced in the bill, appears to be and
Ideal one. The measure la aa follows:
An Act Authorizing tbe County. Com,
missioners of New Hanover County to
Establish a Work House.
- The General Assembly of Nartb. Caro
lina do enact:
Section 1. That the Board of Com
missionetsof New Hanover county be and
they are hereby authorized and einpow
erect to establish, construct and maintain,
a Work House in connection with the
County Home and farm of said county,
and in order to properly maintain said
Work House and to cultivate the Farm
connected with the said County Home,
they are authorized to construct such
quarters or stockades for the use and
safe-keeping of such convicts as may be
assigned them as nereinazter provided,
and to work said convicts on said farm.
Section 2: That all persons confined'
in the County Jail under a final sentence
of any Court in said County . for crime,
or for the non-payment of costs or fines,
or fine and costs, or under final judg
ment in cases of bastardy, or under the
vagrant acts, all insolvents who shall be
imprisoned by any (Court in said County
for the non-payment of costs, and aty
persons sentenced in said County to the
State s Prison for terms less than five
years may be sentenced to ,and confined
in said Work House. . Upon application
of the Chairman of the Board of County
r i? a rt . . 1
vommissionera ui saiu vouniy 10 mo
Judges of the Superior Court and to the
Justices of the Peace of the County of
New Hanover, and the Mayor of the
City of Wilmington, it shall be the duty
of the said Judges, Justices of the Peace
and Mayor to adjudge that such persons
so convicted in his Court shall be con.
fined in the Work House of the County
of New Hanover.to do and perform such
work and labor in said Work House,
and on said - Farm, as may be assiened
them by the Superintendent and Man
ager of 6aid Work House.
Sections. That there shall be elect
ed by the said Board of County Com
missioners at their regular meeting in
April 1905, and at their regular meeting
in December of each and every year
thereafter; a Superintendent and Mana
ger of said Work House, who shall also
be Superintendent and Manager of the
County Home of said County, who shall
be paid compensation as may be fixed by
said Board of County Commissioners,to
be paid on the warrant of said-Board out
of the general fund of ; the said County
of New Hanover, the' amount so paid,
togeiner witn any other outlay and ex
penditure incident and necessary to tho
conduct and cultivation of the Farm, at
tached to the said County Home, to be
charged against the County Home Farm,
and all the proceeds arising and accru
ins: from the said Farm shall be paid in
to the general fund of the said County.
Said Superintendent and Manager may
at any time be removed by said Board of
Commissioners when, in the opinion of
said Board, there exists good and suffi
cient cause for such removal. It shall
be the duty of said Superintendent and
Manager, subject to the approval and
under the direction of the said Board of
County Commissioners, to supervise, di
rect, work and have charge and control
of all convicts sentenced to said Work
House as hereinf ore . provided. Said
Superintendent and Manager before
enieriag upon the , duties of bis
office ( thall. deposit with the said
Board of ' Coantr Rnmmiuinneni
good and sufficient bond to be approved
by the said Board' of County Com
missioners, in the Sum of - One
Thousand $1,000,001 Dollars aa a guar,
aniee for the faithful and honest dis
charge of the duties of hU said office,
which said bond shall be dulv registered
in the office of the Register of Deeds of
said Connty of New Hanover.
Section 4. That this Act shall take
effect front and after its ratification: '
Ratified this the day of Febrn
ary, 1905.
,r:Mkx. Nathan Meyer, of PhUa
delphla, ti la thf citj, caJlii,K ; on bis
trada.' '." ' V" ''
Y. M.
oa.
Building.
ANNUAL REPORT .v
rfX THEHOBTH OABOUKA COBPOBATIOW .
X . OommlBston of tbe Bouthera Mutual Home
and seal Estate Company, Bulldls and boas
Association, of Wilmington, North Carolina,
tor the year ending December Slst. 19C4:
-, ASSETS.
Loans cn bond'lana mortgage (face
value). si,6i5 eo
Eoana on other sonrltle.. M79 u
Cash on hand and In bank.... jlm te
rnrnltDie and assures 74 oo
Intense doe and unpaid... 14 83
Bwtlooary and printed matter (on
'hand) 50 00
Postoge stamps (onaand). s 50
Adranoed from j olnt fund for expenses sOBI ss
Total.. ................... ............15,507 85
UABIUTISS.
Due sharehoiaersdue installments pald.$3,905 is
aarnlnm flradli
ted 45 as
ChMkB not sresantad for wnanit
Balance to be paid out on loans made,
11 OH
800 00
SS 00
wau iuou preuuams
Total...:..... ....I8.S07SS
Report for the year ending December, 81,1904. -'
1BICKlPfS." : ' : "
Subscriptions on 8harB4...N.,,i3,fl05 is
Interest received....... IIMUS ss
rinea reoeived 8 ga
From dn8 for cxpensM.... 600 bo
Premtams on agents' bonds sa eo
Transfer foes l eo
Charged in oxpemes not paid St as
Checks lor lcana-not paid:. 800 00
Total..."...-w.. ...... .................. $8,900
. DISBXTBJBEHXNTS. t
Loaned on mortgsg .fi.ais oo
, olhw aeouriaes WTO l
Balartes 60(0
Advertlsuur. printing and stationery.... 177 77
Kent and offices expenses...... los 10
Preliminary expenses 188 bo
Legal ftxpenaes 187 88
Exchange and mosey orders.. .: 4 61
Taxes and licenses 88 01
Premiums Treasurer's bonav..... 7 s
Postage 108 17
Aswnce' eommlBstons UM 50
OfSca furniture and fixtures 74 so
Clerical help.... l7 to
Gash on hand l.sas 88
Total
..BB,sgo lr
Amount of authorized capital
joint 12,500 CO
Amount of authorized capital
mutual unlimited
rar vaiue or eacn snare joint. . 6 oo
loo oo
numDor or snares sold oaring
tucyear, joins....
number of shares sold dnnng
tbs wear, mntnai
500 00
8SS 00
Kamber shares oanoelled and
. wunorawn daring tnejear
mutual.. m to
Komber of shares In force at
theand of the year, mutual 818 oo
Number ot ahares in tores at
the end ot the jear, joint.... 500 00
In eonformltv with law. t hnrnbv mrl1f that
the above is true oooy ot the awnra statement
ot the Southern XntuaiHome and Beal Ea ata
Cf mpan, wummg'on, on December 81st, 1W4,
now on fie in the office ofrtbe North Carolina
Corporation Oommilon.
Xhis.tbe SO th day of January. 15
k n i FBSNKLIN HcNElLU Chairman
H. C. BBOWK. clerk. , job lit
EngiDe Owner's Pride!
We know it Is the pride of all
owners and engineers to hare
their boilers and engines free
from leaks-and -neat in ap
pearance. It is no secret
how 'to keep your machinery
this way and very simple. Use.
the best .
PACKING VALVLS, FIT t IN6S
AND OILS.
The cost is no more when von
know where to get them.
. xours for business, .
T. D. LOVE OO.,
Hill, Yacht and Honse Outfitters,
204, 206 North Water St.,
feb 1 tf Wilmingtoj, N. CL
NOTICE.
Thntn will bo a Bizaar In Hlbernlaa Hall
Thursday evening, February Sad, for "he bene
ns or ot. xaomas- unarcn. ncy aruwes
will ba on sale and refreshments carved, ad-
mission, AdulU, 8ic: Children, lee. feb 1 at
: j Notice of Oisaotulion. .
Notice M hereby given that tbe flrin of Tar
borough Murray. Barbers, hat boon dissolwd
by mutual consent, effective February 1, 19 5.
Persons Indebted to the arm wm settle with
Julius A. Murray, and the indebtedness of tbe
nn will be paid by J. w. Tarboronh.
J W. TABBOPOU9B.
teblU JCL1US Ai MUBBAV.
Executrix Notice.
Having qualmed a Kxecntrix of John H
Gore, Jr., aeceased, late uf tho connty of New
Hanover, north Carol la, ibts U to noUty all
persona having claims aioet U ldt estato
f the deceased to exhibit ttm u iho nnder
sHcned on or before tne soih aay of Deoemb-r,
SMS, or this notloewiU o pieaii tnbaroftlioir
Noorery. All persona lndobwd to sua ett
WAQOUtrU-
; Jhla 19th day ox Dooamhat, - aa 4-