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OUTLINES.
In the race between the government
and a private shipbuilding company In
the building of two war ships, the private
company receives its material more
fromptly than the government.
n Ne v York yesterday Phillip Mcln.
tvre. wanted for swindling ; fifteen or
twenty banks, tore up summonses served j
upon him, saying they .were illegal.
.M. L. Reddoci, charged with suborna
tion of perjury in an attempt to libel.
Congressman Claude Kite h in. was yes
terday bound oyer to the 'United States
Court to be ht-ld at St. Louis.
At Warsaw, Russian Poland, on Wednes
day, workmen lynched many thieves who
looted their residences during the ex
citement consequent t pon the riots; the
newspapers resent suppress on of pub
lication of true conditions.
In the House of Representatives at
Washington yesterday Baker, of New
York,, attacked Judge Parker and was
callid down by Pou, of North Carolina;
spicy debate. in Senate over
Southern railway mail subsidy.
Johann Hoch, Cuicaro's modern Blue,
bead, is to be indicted for poisoning one
oi his 80 wives; , two - live , ones
are filing over his " money.-
France is to encourage cultivation1 of
cotton in her African colonies in order
- to be independent of America.
A tciriflc cold wave covers the North
west with temperature 53 deerees below
zero-in Montana; coid wave is moving
Soutu. Hearing of the petition of
La rence Duke to have his father
Brodie L. Duke declared insane is
in p: ogress in JSew York.
New ork markets: r Money on call
was firmer atl J2i per cent.; cotton, the
market was quiet at 7.45c; flour was
firm but quid.; wheat, spot firm, No. 2
red f 1 f . o. b. afloat; corn, spot; ir
regular, No. 263 i. at elevator; oats, spot
Steady, mixeu 2632 pouuds, 86dic;
refill isttady; spirits turpentine easy.
WEATHER REPORT.
" TJ. S. Dep't of Agriculture,!
Wkatheb Bureau, i i
Wiucisgtos, N. C, Feb. 2.j )
Meteorological data for the twenty
four hours ending at 8 P. M.: I
Temperature at 8 A.i M.,42; 8 P. M., 36
degrees; maximum, 46 degrees; mini
mum 36 degrees; mean 41 degrees, i i
Rainfall for the day, T; rainfall
since first of the month to date, T
inches. - ' ; .
Stage of water in Cape Fear river at
Fayetteville at 8 A. M., to-day 5.8 feet. ;
FORECAST. FOR TO-DAY. !
Wabhingtox, February 2. For North
Carolina fair and c jlder Friday; Satur.
da incress.n cloudiness followed , by
rain or sno v, fresh northwest winds.
Port Almavnave-.Tebfuary 3,
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sun Rises ..I L 7.00 A. M.
Sun Bets;... 5.28 P.M.
Bays Length.. . ............ 10 H. 28 M.
High Water at Southport. . . 7.54 P. M.
H'KSffiiter at Wilmington. 10.24 P. M.
e deny the report that we are
negotiating, for that $5,000,000 dia-
mond louod in Africa the other day.
iUJS&ira no, actress. .
A New York man bets $1,000 that
he can eat a wfcole roast pig at one
sitting. W e refuse to risk a cent to
see a man make a hog of himself by
devouring a pig.
President KooBevelt. reinforced
by William J. Bryan and Uohn
Sharp Williams, is a strange
com-
. bination coming down
the hunt for trusts. -
the pike on
William J. Bryan and John Sharp
Williams have declared that the
Democrats are with President Roose
velt in his trust busting, railroad
regulating campaign. The Republi
can Senators and Representatives
haven't said a word. '
Philadelphia has a
Jack-the-Rip-
per tbat goes around with a
kDife, seizes the girls by the
sharp
ankle
and cuts their shoes. Some
girl
mast have kicked him and
him sore.
made
j The Baltimore Herald I says
"Some day millionaires will become
so common that possession of a vast
.horde of dollars will no longer bring
him distinction." Still we'd like to
be ranked among the commonality
in this particular.
It is announced that J. Pierpdnt
Morgan has begun financial
tions in China. He is one
opera
ot the
powers entirely overlooked by Sec
retary Hay t few days ago when he
secured promises from several that
they wonld respect the integrity of
A the Chinese empire.
President Roosevelt says r he is
tired of the Beef Trust's insisting
on not staying knocked out, and
that he is not going to dillydally
with it any longer. The Beef Trust
ain't goiog to be galled jade Bnough
to wince as long as it can browse
In the green pastures inside the
President's party's tariff wa
1.
A New York physician
wants to
drown all people who are
simple
enough to be taken in at
this late
day of civilization.: He must be
after the big majority tnat voted the
Bepublican ticket under the im
pression , that a political party can
guarantee good prices and plenty to
.sell.'
"I have never read an American
newspaper than had an appreciation
f-bf real humor," says Senator Lodge,
Republican. Just because j anews
1 paper is not laughing all the time is
no sign that it does not appreciate
I the humorous attitnde of the Re
publican party in talking about
curbing trusts and at the eamo time
protecting them with a tariff that
enables them to do things that
make curblog necessary.
local ootf;
Two repaesentatives of the
8alvatlon Army are In the city with a
lew of establishing a post in this city.
I The alarm of fire at 2:20 A. M.
this morning was on
account of a'
trifling blaze in an
back of the new A. O.
log.
bid trash box,
L. office hnild-
A moving picture exhibition
will be given to-night by the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Chapel of the ttp'od
Shepherd, In the hall j of the church,
Sixth and Queen streets.
The teams of Dr. Harper and
Loughlin and Dosherj and Schulken
will play in the basket ball league
series at the Y. M. O. A. to-night, be
ginning at 8:30 o'-clock. Secretary
Dushan will referee the game.
The Board of Directors of the
Y. MY 0. A. will meet to-night to
take action upon the resignation of
Assistant Secretary E. H. Arnold and
to attend ; to the usual routine busi
ness, Mr. Arnold's successor will not
be named until later, j
The funeral of, Mr. E. W.
Cook, of Delgado, who passed away
at bis home Wednesday morning,
was held at 3 o'clock yesterday after-;
noon, the Rev. A. McOullen, of Fifth
Street M. E. church WUmicgtOD,
officiating. The remains were laid to
rest in Bellevue. . j
A delightful moving picture;
exhibition will be j given next Tuea-j
dav nisrnt at its hall bv Jeff DatIb
Council, Jr. O. TJ. A. M., for the
benefit of the charity fund of the or
ganization. The committee in charge
li composed of Messrs. J. L. King,;
John E. Wood, Walter E. Yopp and
I. W. Brown. : -K j I
Chief Charles sjchnibben is at
work on bis annual report of the Fire
Department, which be hopes to have
ready to submit at ' the regular meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen Mon
day night. Chief 8chnibben says the
Bre loss for the year will not exceed
$35,000 : and that is about half the
amount of the year before. ? j
The offices of j Messrs. Smith
& Gilchrist, on ths second floor of the
Murchison National Bank building,
were fumigated yesterday by the
Health Department. The negro,
James Doiher, who was found with
smallpox Wednesday at 806 Hanover
treet, had formerly been employed
as porter in the offices.! ' I
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The bazaar last night in Hiber
nian Hall for the benefit of St.
Thomas' Catholic church was largely
attended and from a financial point
of view as well as the pleasure It
gave those present it was a magnifia
cent succes. Talented alngers from
the St. Aloysius Temperance Society
contributed largely to the pleasure of
the affair. ,
Sailor Was Hof Hurt.
Upon investigation by Police Ber
geant Woolard yesterday, . it devel
oped that the sailor who was struck by
the 'fender of a car, near the Carolina
Central depot Wednesday midnight,
was Injured but very j little. He be
longed aboard the American schooner
"Crescent," discharging fertilizers at
the Carolina Central warehouses, and
Oapt. Mehaffey.tbe jally master of the
vessel, said that he had no doubt but
that the car was damaged more than
the sailor, who had shore leave and
bad engaged in a fight with other sea
men before being struck by the car.
The four sailors arrested In a house
near the tcene of the accident could
not ba connected with the affair and
will probably be discharged unless it
is ascertained that they have deserted
some ship cow in port. They say
they belonged to crews of vessels,
which have already sailed, and had
rented the house in which they, were
found in the absence; of any Bailors'
boarding bouse in town.
Bad Negro, 1 his
Bid, black John Grady, who is a
terror to the Dross Neck quarter of
I the city, was before Justice Fowler
yesterday on three charges of an assault
assault with a deadly j and one of car
rying a concealed weapon. Marshall
Hod ei, colored, was the prosecutor
In all the caaes. He alleges that Grady
struck him with a stoae; later went to
his house and threw a brick through
the window, striking him; still later
called him ;out al his house, drawing
a pistol from: bis bosom and snapping
It at him sBvaral times. Grady is just
off the roads upon sentence from the
Mayor's court. Yesterday he was
sent to jail In default of $50 bona in
each of the four cases against him in
Justice Fowler's court.
Sent away For Interment.
ThelremalnsofMr.s W. G. Butler,
wire of Hospital Steward Batler, of
Fort Caswell, who died of gastritis
Wednesday morning were brought up
to the city yesterday on the steam
er "Southpart," accompanied I by
the bereaved husband and j a
number of his .comrades, who
actedas a funeral escort to' this
city. The remains were taken to
Yopp's undertaking establishment
until evening when they were sent oa
the A. O. L
troit, - Ich.,
northbound tsald to De
for interment. Only lit.
Butler accompanied tbe remains from
here The casket was draped with
United States flags. j .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. !
Jno. W. Wlnders-Slrayed. !
Geo. B. French & Sons Our busi
ness in shoes. ' : !
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' BUBI2TSSS LOCALS.
W. P. 0!dtam & Co. Oraogesj- I
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Two Bills to Prevent Bucket
Shop Traffic Again Re
if erred to Committee.
RAILROAD BILL HEARING.
Atlantic Coast Line Represented by Mr.
Poa State Will Pay Lacy As to
Divisioa of School Fnad The
i Jamestown Exposition. - '
Raleigh, N. a- Feb. 2. Ia Ihe
Benate ! to day the feature was the
tabline of the bill to repeal a previous
bill to reimburse State Treasurer Lacy
the amount embezzled by Institutional
Clerk Martin, Republican, who bad
been retained In the office a short
while after the Democratic adminis
tration took charge in 1901, and in the
House the only matter of real interest
was consideration , of the bill to pre
vent the oper4Hfra of baeket shops la
the State. .--v. . ,
When the House bill denying the
reimbursement of Mr. Lacy came up
iu the Senate, Mr. Fousaee, of Dur
ham, advocated it, saying that if he
had been present when the first relief
bill passed, he would have opposed it.
Senator Boddie, after further discus
sion, moTed to table the bill denying
Mr. Lacy the reimbursement and the
motion was carried, 19 to fl7, the Re
publican Senators not voting with the
exception of Mr. Pearson, who voted
aye. The Senate stands by its first
act on to pay Mr. Lacy the $374 em
oezzied by Martin.
The Stewart bill, preventing the op
eration of bucket shops, was the spec.al
order in the House. Mr. Woodard, of
Wilson, offered a substitute. Mr. Biggs
aid as Mr. Stewart was absent on ac
count of illness at his home in Harnett
county, he moved to re commit to the
Judiciary. Mr. Graham, of Granville,
moved to make the bill the special or
der for Wednesday, Feb. 8th. Mr. Mc
Nincb.of Mecklenburg said Mr. Wood
ard's substitue should be also consld
ered by the Judiciary Committee so
that all could ba heard, Mr. Graham
withdrew bis motion, postponing ac
tion and Mr. Biggs' motion to re-corn
mft was carried. t' 5 t
The 8enate opened with prayer by
Dr. DuBose. Bills introduced were:
By Sinclair, to amend charter of town
of Raeferd; by Boddie to establish
graded school at Louisburg: by Fou
ihee, of Durham, to permit county
commissioners to regulate the speed of
automobiles and other machines on
the public highways and to amend
charter of Durham ' and South
ern railroad; by Grady, to Increase
number of commissioners of Sampson
countv; by Eiler, of Forsyth, to amend
Sec. 2323 of the Code, so as to promote
agriculture by encouraging holding of
county fairs; by Everett, of Rich
mond, to define boundary line be
tween the Carolinas; by Grady, to al
low service by publication In actions
to set aside decrees of divorce; by Em
pie, to allow New Hanover to estab
lish a work house in connection with
the OountyHome.r "
Benate bill to incorporate the North
Carolina Osteopathic Society was
voted down without debate. Onslow
was stricken from bill regula
ting time of killing squirrels in
Wake, Dare and Franklin and the bill
was passed. The Senate bill to pay
the expenses of the inanguratin com
mittee to WlnBton-aaiem was passea.
The House bill to releive the Agrlcul.
tursl Department from contributing to
the current expenses of the A. and M.
College was also passed. Senator
Scales, while not opposing the bill,
said it would really mean an appropri
ation of $10,000 and he thought every
bill carrying an expenditure with it
ought to go before the Committee on
Appropriations. ' I
The House was opened with prayer
by Rev. M. T. Plyler, or Chapel Hill.
The most important bill I Introduced
was one by Judge Wlnbourne, of
Hertford to allow either race to vote a
special school tax, Judge Winbourne's
bill differs from bis first bill in that it
is intended as simply a Legislative act
and not a constitutional amendment.
It is Introduced at the suggestion of
Governor Glenn, who believes the Su
preme Court will hold tbat it would
not be a discrimination against either
race. I
Mr. Britt introduced a bill to amend
Chapter 153, Laws of 1903, relative to
hunting on lands of another in Robe
sen county. All others were local. .
, Mr. ! Alexander, of Mecklenburg,
arising to a question of personal privi
lege, read an editorial from the Wil
mington Messenger attacking him for
exempting his town of Huntersville
from the provisions of the State phar
macy law. He set forth his position
satisfactory to his colleagues.
Bi ls pasted third reading as follows:
Senate bill, providing for the estab
lishment of a fence . commission in
Cumberland county; Senate bill, to
allow trustees of the wilion graded
school to issue bonds; Senate bill, nro
nibing the sale of liquor at Atlantic
Hotel at Morehead City; House bill
amending Chapter 581, Laws of 1903,
relative to .'paying half fees to wiu
nesses wben a true bill is not found;
House bill, regulating sale of seed
cotton ; House bill, changing the law
relative to executor of an executor;
House bill, amending the law relative
to written instruments as evidence;
House bill, amending Section 863 of
The Code, relative to serving processes
of attachment. -- .,. v
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
"I Members of the Legislature beard
this afternoon O. D. Batchelor, Theo.
J. Wool and Dr. Payne, of the James
town: Exposition Company, on tbe
importance of the State's being repre
sented at the Exposition. Congress
man 8mall also argued that the State
provide for a creditable building and
an exhibit of Its resources. No amount
was suggested and no, bill has been yet
introduced. It Is understood, how
ever, that $90,000 will be asked.
, BEABINQ OH BAUjBOADS.
The jaint session of the Railroad
committees tbls afternoon was disap
pointing in tbat' no action was taken
on eitbea side of the three bills pend
ing Foushee's bill, reducing fare to
three cents and abolishing second
class fare; LaughinghouseV bill, to
reduce fare to 2 cents and abolishing
89condclass;Uo a bill to allow editors
to contract for pastes in return for ad
vertising.: However, several railroad
men were present and were beard.
James H. Pou appeared for the At
lantic Coast Line and O. B. Byan for
tbe Seaboard. Mr. Pou said that while
the Fousbee bill would cause a loss in
monev to the railroads, It would
save In the convenience , of aboiish-
lnsr second class ' fare and it tbe
Legislature saw fit to pass it, his roads
wonld not resist tne jaw : oui mey
most strenuously oppose Laughing
house's bill, as 2i cents per mile was a
lower rate than was charged in any
State in the world and it would prove
diaaastrousto the railroads of North
Carolina. Mr. Ryan's talk was along
the same lines. He went into details
of operating roads and said such re
duction as was proposed In Laughing
house's bill would necessitate the cul
ling off of such local accommodation
trains as those between Weldon and
Raleigh and Wilmington and Hamlet
and would in many ways seriously
cripple the progressive policy of the
Seaboard which they ate striving to
pursue. . ' , . if
BUREAU Off IMMIGRATION.
J. A. Brown, of Obadbourn.was one
of the principal speakers tonight be
fore the Committee on Immigration
which is considering the ; necessity of
legislation along this line. It was de
cided to draft a bill for the establish
ment of a State Department of Immi
gration and have it introduced within
the next day or two. jf
LOCAL PORf ' PABaQR&PHS.
Markets and Shipping Schooner la DIs
, tress Cargo oi Gum Lots.
New York steamer "Navahoe" ar
rived up from Georgetown, 8. CUj
alVitf,eaterday.:!i
The spot cotton market in New York
yesterday was quiet at - 7:45. The lo
cal market was unchanged; receipts
265 bales against 167 same day last
year. . :fj'. ? ; :;i
Schooner t"P. and T. tiUpton" has
completed discharging cargo of ferti
lisers at the Carolina Central ware
houses and cleared yesterday, light, for
Brunswick, Ga. ; j :
The Northeast river steamer "Dap
Hn'VCapt.: Frank Creel, arrived in
port yesterday and with the "Hawes,"
which will arrive to day, will be . in
spected by the government officers, j
Norwegian steamer . "Kingswood",
1,209 Ions, Capt Olsen, arrived yes
terday with cargo of fertillzsr material
for the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Co. The vessel is to Heide & Co.
An Associated Press dispatch from
New York last night says:; "The two-'
masted schooner "M. O, Haskell,"
while outwsrd bound from this port
for Wilmington, N. C.,; to-day went
aground on Flyn n's Kooll, near
Sandy Hook. 8he was subsequently
floated without assistance."
; British steamer "Armenia," Cant.
Scearf, sailed yesterday for Glasgow,
Scotland, via Newport News, Va., for
eoal. The "Armenia,'- has a full car
go of 680,000 feet of gum logs,, valued
at $16,000 and consigned by Oapt. Will
L. Miller to the Acme Tea Chest Co.,
of which he is the American agenV
The "Armenia" has been re-cbarterd.
by CapL Miller and will' return for fa
similar cargo in April, j r? ; if
The American schooner "B. W.
Hopkfns," 829 tons, Capt Hlchborn,
from Brunswick, Ga. to New York
with cargo of cross-ties, was towed into
Southport In distress late' Wednesday
nlgbrby the WiirningtOB-tug Alexan
der Jones. She encountered the se
vere gale off the coast last week, bad
her rudder disabled and part of her
sails carried away. Two ef the ship's
crew were also sick. Oapt. Hichborn
will come up to-day and
D. Maffitt, ship broker.
report to C.
FROST AND
DAWS0H SH00TIN0.
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Bruce Morf an and Walter Galon, Negroes,
; Given Preliminary Trial Yesterday.
In the Mayor's court yesterday pre
liminary trial was given Bruce , Mor
gan and Walter Galon, the negroes
charged with shooting young 8.1 T.
Bamaeyand Willie Rising, at Front
and Damson streets, tea days ago, oat
of which vffair no end of trouble has
resulted. White cappers wanted to
do violence to a white storekeeper, on
tbe corner, who, it is alleged, allowed,'
the negroes to escape through his store,
and Henry Lloyd, one the three ne
groes implicated in the ahootlog, was
killed while resisting arrest at Coun
cil's station, last 8unday night j
One of the negroes arraigned yes
terday had confessed to Chief . Furlong
and Policeman H. W.' Howell that
each of them and Henry Lloyd had
fired one shot at the white boys on the
night of the affair but yesterday he at
tempted to deny it. Cheif Furlong
went on the stand and told of the con
fession and later, on cross examination
by City Attorney Bellamy, they each
ad si 'tied being mixed up In the affair.
Tne pistol with which the shooting
was doae belonged to Henry Lloyd,
tbe negro killed while resisting arrest
at Council's. The Mayor held Mor
gan and Guion yesterday for the Su
perior Court and in default of $50 bond
they each went to jail. (
Two alarms of Fire.
At 8:25 P. M.; yesterday the Depart'
ment was called by telephone to the
residence of Mrs. Geo. D. Paraley.No,
314 South Second street, where a de
fective fire place staged a blaze that
would have done considerable damage
but for the prompt work of the fire
men. A part of the chimney had to
be torn away, causing a damage of
about $10. The alarm of fire at 7:18
last night from box 19 was on account
of a small blase started by an iron
heater at No. 609 MacRaeatreet.owned
and occupied by M. Burton, colored.
The damage was about $15.
Governor Glenn Will Cone.- j
Colonel Walker Taylor relumed
yesterday from Raleigh, where heat
tended a meeting of the North Caro
lina Insurance Company. While in
Raleigh Col. Taylor called on Govern-.
or Glenn and secured his acceptance
of an invitation to come to Wllmlng"
ton and deliver an address upon the
occasion of the dedication of the new
armory of the Boys' Brigade. The
date for that event, while somewhat
remote, is being looked forward to with
-much pleasure. - V-r J :,.
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i The : Wilmington Light Infantry
would thank all of its friend to. vote
for them in the contest far the new
library. ; X -
NEGRO FIEND'S CRIME
Horrible Outrage Committed Upon
5 Person of White Woman
Near Fayetteville.
TWICE CONFESSED HIS QUILT.
Trial Will be Hastened by Bill in Lexis-"-,
latare People Highly j Inceosed at
Deed ef the Brntr, But No
Y Lynching is Peared.
Fayetteville, N. 0., Feb. 2. --The
Fayetteville Observer this afternoon
give s the following account :of a hor
rible outrage committed upon tbe per
son of a respectable wblte woman, on
tb county road, four miles from Fay
eltsvii'e: ," ' . j: ,
"Yeiterday afternoon about four
miles from this city, on the, road to
Hope Mills, Mrs. Hales, ! white, a re
spectable widow, accompanied by her.
UiUlesoB was mety a negro, WaUex.
Partridge, who: taisea-nef witn crimt-
nI intent.' He throw ber fo U
era a h J, beat her In-the head, , choked
. J . i t j fl.k. .
ner, ana grazea aernecsrwna pair
of scissors, l one point of which was
broken effand, finally j aceompllsbed
hU purpose. V -'t-vi:' ; V--"--" i
- , '"Sheriff Marsh and ppsse, & soon
as the news was brought to, headquar
ters.'aeVoff in DursuU: and with only
tbe clue that the criminal was (bought
to be aUk mll hand, stopped; at the
mill to ascertain what employew em
ployes had been: -absent; from work
that day and afternoon. ' Superlnten
eni T. W ; Thurston laid open every
chaanel or information, j and gave all
asaistance in bis power, j Wbtle they
were making Inquires, Deputy Sheriff
Moore and Constable Cockman caught
Patridge, brought him up, and deliv
ered blm over to the sheriff.
"The news had not generally circu
lated through the city It, was then
midnleht or later but ' nevertheless
quite a crowd had . collected, about the
court house and jail, and there was
an exhibition of deep and bitter feeling,
trarnot much excitement, when Sheriff
Marsh committed the prisoner to one
of tbe cells In the jalL i " I ' ;
"Mrs. Hales was badly brulaed and
injured in tbe commission of this hor
rible crime, but it is thought that she
will recover. She gave the story of
the deed, and described the scissors
with whicn she was eut on the neck.
"Walter Partridge has been an em
ploye of the Ashley-Bailey! silk mills,
but has not been at work for a month
or more. He is a stout fellow, only
about 18 year old. He confessed his
crime; and, with extraordinary cool
ness and nerve, desert oed it in detail.
Sheriff Marsh thinks that he never had
a more- brazen prisoner, or one with
more nerve. Twice he got from him
his confession telling him of the inevi
ltable consequences of bis awful crime,
and his story remained tbe same in
every particular. ; j ! :
"Ihe reporter learns, tbat baperla
tendent Thurston gives Partridge a
bad character, savins tbat he ia one Of
the worst hands he ever had under
him. ' "". -, -'i ' ' - "s;
Part ridge was arreated ia his bouse,
and this morning Sheriff Marsh sent
out and secured the broken-polntea
scissors described by : Mrs. Hales,
which gave the clue to the fact that
the perpetrator of the crime was a silk
mill workman. Mrs. Hales had been
at the Tolar-Holt-Hart mills with her
brother-in-law, and was on her way to
Beaver Creek when she was assaulted.
8he was a Mlis Rogers before .mar
riage." At the preliminary trial of the negro
before Magistrate O. P. Overby tbls
afternoon, Partridge was held without
ball for the next term of the Superior
Court here. This evening Mr. E. A.
Poe, Chairman of tbe Board of County
Commissioners, and Col. C. W. Broad
foot, dean of the Fayetteville bar,
telegraphed to Senator Sinclair to rush
a bill through the Legislature, confer
ring on the February civil term of
court criminal jurisdiction to try the
negro. To-night everything is quiet'
and there ia little, if any, talk of
lynching. The steps that have been
taken to speed the ends of justice and
the consciousness that there is abso
lutely no chance for those ends to be
defeated, has had a quieting effect
ayon the people.
Ma. J. W. Peiram Dead.
There is local interest in the an
nouncement in the Richmond papers
of the death of Major James W. Pe
gram, a brave Confederate seaman,
prominent citizen and second vice
president of the of tbe Life Insurance
Company of Virglnia,!which has large
interests In Wlmington. Maj. Pegram
died Tuesday In a private hospital in
Philadelphia, where he bad gone for
treatment several weeks be.'ore his
death. Maj. Pegram was born in Nor
folk and was nearly 63 years of age.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he
resigned from the United States Navy
and entered the Confederate service,
having been wounded at Fort Fisher,
below Wilmington. He was a promi
nent member of Lee Camp of Oonfed
erate Veterans at Richmond, and was
buried by them in ' Richmond with
military honors yesterday. The Vir
ginia Life Insurance people In Wil
mington heard with unspeakable re
gret of the death of Maj. Pegram.
Married Wednesday Afternoon.
The marriage of Miss Elisabeth
Aaron Huhn and Mr. Walter A. Pen
ny, both popular young people of
i Wilmington, was quietly celebrated
Wednesday afternoon at the rectory
! of Saint James' Episcopal church, the
Rev. R. W. Hogue, rector of the
parish officiating. The only attend-
ants were Miss Sadie Huhn and Mr.
W. D. Huhn, sister and brother of
the bride. At night a delightful re
ception was given at the home of the
groom's mother on North Eighth
street. I... -V-v:'
Train Twice Delayed, r '
The Fayetteville train was more
than two hours and a half late last
night.? Nearly two hours was lost In
waiting for connection, and upon
reaching the "Y" at Wilmington there
was further delay on account of a de
railed box car.i:-fer:v-
The Wilmington L'gM Infantry
would thank all of its frUvds to vote
for them fn the contest lot He new
ilbrarj. . . t
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
-Mr.
J. H. Mason, of Charlotte,
Is a guest at The Orton. j
Mrs! H. C. Bentley left yester
day morning to visit friends in Oxford.
Col. H. B. Short was here yes
terday returning from a business trip
north. : ; J. ;
Capt. and Mrs. T. J. Pae have
returned from a pleasant trip to Jack
sonville, N. O. I
Miss Attie Peterson has re
turned from a visit to Miss Alice
Prldgen at Canetuck, N. C I
The many friends of Mrs! O. -E.
8hachner will regret to know that she
is very ill at her home in Monroe,
N. C. i .1" -
Col. A. M. Waddell returned
from Raleigh yesterday, where he
spent a couple cf days on professional
business. I
Mrs. E. H. Davis left Monday
evening for Monroe, N. C. to be with
her 4angJaia M
wno la very ii
Mrv Archie Bllbro, wlio hat
been employed In the A. (X L. general
offices, left yeaterday foTKlnston to
enter Rhodes Military Businesa Col
lege.:- I r . i . I yC
-Frfendi- of Mr; Neill 8.1 Mc
Laurln will be glad to know that be
ia recovering from a severe attack of
pneumonia and will probably be able !
to leave the hospital Monday.
Mr.iJ. R. Utley, who for a:
num
ber of years was identified with the
life Insurance business here has re
tu raid f torn Newbera and wil repre
sent tbe t Fidelity Mutual Insurance
Company of Philadelphia in Wilming
ton. Dn Henry Louis Smith, pres
ident of Davidson College, will arrive
to-morrow and be the guest of Mr. W.
H. Sprunt. He will probably speak at
8t. Andrew's Presbyterian church In
the morning; at the Y. M. O. A. In
the afternoon and probably at the
First Presby'erlan church In the even
ing. . I - -1 : -
ANOTHER BEER DEALER fHARQED.
t
M. L. Stirkcy Served With Warrast Lilt
j Nifht by the PoUce.
Mr. M. L. Starkey, proprietor of
the Excelsior Saloon, on Front street,
Opposite! The Orton hotel, was ar
rested last night by Police Sergeant
George Smith upon a warrant charg
ing him with wholesaling malt liquors
without a license. Mr. Starkey it a
regular tic a Bed retail dealer, but it ia
charged) that he overstepped the
bounds in at least two instances lately
when he sold beer by the barrel, the
barrel roataining nearly SQ gallons in
bottles, whereas an quantity over
five gallons is considered wholesaling
under the ordinance.. The two bar
rels of beer, alleged to have been pur
chased from Mr. Starkey are in the
hands of Chief of Police Furlong and
will be offered In evidence at tbe pre
1 mlnary trial before the Mayor to day
at noon. '
The case upon a similar warrant
against Mr. Isadora Bear, represent
ing the Schlitz Brewing Co., will also
be called to day, it having been con
tinued from Tuesday. It is stated
that several of the defendants in
esses of a similar nature are contem
plating a submission and payment of
tbe license tax,' $22 per , month, but
they are in rather an awkward posi
tion, as they fear that a submission
would carry with it all back license
and at least a part of those who have
been served with warrants have been
in business many months.
FORMER WILMINQTONIAN DEAD.
Mr. Jai. W. Ssneley Passed Away Yester
day la Atlanta Funeral Here.
A telegram received in the city yes
terday bore the sad news to friends
and relatives that Mr. Jas. W. Oono
ley, formerly of Wilmington, but for
tbe past five years a resident of At
lanta, bad just died at bis home in
that city after a long and terrible suf
fering with cancer of the throat. Mr.
Conoley was a native of this city, and
for a number of years conducted a
drug business in Wilmington. ' About
15 years ago he removed to Bruns
wick, Ga., where he was engaged in
business until about five years ago
when he removed to Atlanta. Mr. Con
oley was about 50 years of age, and Is
survived by several brothers' and a
wife, who was Miss Carrie D. Love, a
sister of Mr. D. C. Love, of this city.
Mrs. Coneley and her mother, Mrs. J.
D. Love, were with Mr. Conoley and
will accompany the remains to Wil
mington, arriving Saturday on the
afternoon train from the South.
The funeral will be conducted at 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon from the
lodge In Oakdale cemeiery.
Special to "LIf&l Hsuse.'
A party of some twenty-five or thlr
tyoflhe prominent young people of
the city, Including ladies and gentle
men, under the chaperonage of airs.
Washington Catlelt, enjoyed a de
lightful trip to the beach last night
and an oyster feast at tbe "Light
House." Tbe party left tbe city at 8
o'clock on one of the closed ears of the
Consolidated Company, which was
run as a "special' under tne personal
direction of Superintendent of Trans
portation J. MeBee Hatch. The ear,
with the party of young people
aboard, left tbe beach on the return aa
10 o'clock, reaching the city half as
hour later. Similar tripe by the young
people are being planned for tbe fu
ture, and "roast" at the Light
House, with its "large, open fire place
and hundreds of bright lneandeseenta,
Is destined to become a fad.
HIGH PRICE FOR BERRIES
A top dressing of 100 lbs. oi HITBATB OF POTASH per
acre will not only give yon an earlier crop, bat the berries
will be anion firmer and will command tbe highest price.
Qnaranteed Chemical i soluble ammonia 16 per cent
Analysis f Actual Potash 44 " "
For sale only by
SMITH-DA VIS CO.,
Wilmington, N, C.
jan27 tf
OUR BUSINESS IS SHOES.
We Pride ourselves on the beauty
style, lit, serviceability and nrlcea
xnai; we navexo oner our cusiomoro,
It la worth while to investigate
CEO. R. FRENCH & SONS,
jaxtUtf
COLD WAVE ON TAPIf.
Warnings Issued by Westher Baiein Yes
; terdsy Groasd Hog Day Let esd.
Warnings were issued yesterday by
the Weather Bureau of another cold
wave which Observer Felger has
fished out of the northwest some
where. The admonition to trackers
and all those who have pipes likely to
freeze, Is in this language: "Fair and
much colder to-night and Friday, with
cold wave; fresh northwest to north
winds." Soon after the warning was
Issued yesterday morning the tempera
ture began to fall and this morning it
is quite chilly. Wraps and overcoats
are decidedly In order.
The cold wave signal calls to mind
that yesterday was ground hog day
and, according to the, popular super
stition, the wary, little rodent came
out of his hole yesterday, saw his
shadow and darted back Into the earth
for sixty more days of , Winter
weather. By the same token we are
told that this will be an excellent crop
and fruit year. . j
WEEK'S THEATRE OFFERING!.
, "Tbe Simple Life" Tuesday Nigbt Week
of Repertoire The Pawabreker.
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: The well known Charles Dickinson
in the bright, fantastic comedy, "The
Simple Life'Ms the next offering at
the Academy of Music next Tuesday
night. The production is said to be
one of the cleverest on the road this
season. "The Tenderfoot," which was
booked to appear Monday night will
probably not come as the local mana
gement has beenlunable to hear any-
thins; from theeomnanv. On Thuradav
night, the laughable absurdity, 'The I
Pib.IimV. ill ha n.vt 1
Friday night, the Lyric Btock Compa
ny, which has been 1 greatly strength
ened since it was here last, will begin
a return engagement of five nights at
popular prices Wednesday evening.
. MARRIAGE IN PENDER.
Miss Edsa S. Deal and Mr. P. I. Dawson
Wedded at Home ef Bride.
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Special Star Correspondence.
Boos Poiht, nJ O., Feb. 2. A
beautiful home marriage waa celebrat
ed this week t tbe1) residence of Mr.
Je so Deal, of Harrison Creek.'.Pender
county, by RevJ Y. E. Wright. The
contracting parties were Miss Edna 8.
Deal and Mr. F. O. Dawson. Miss !
Olive L. Deal was maid of honor: Mr.
Amos Batson,' best man. Immediately
after the happy event a fine dinner
was spread for the guests. In the af
ternoon the bridal party took the cars
for Jacksonville, N. C., where they
will be at home after Feb. 2nd. The
best wishes of many friends attend the
couple in their future journey through
life. ..,-r
Valuable Prsperty Sold.
Capt. William AJ Sanders and wife
have sold to Capt. J. T. Harper for j
$3,800. the reaidence property on east
side of Front street,! 183 feet south of
Church street, the lot being 83x133
feet in size. The deed for the transfer
of the property was filed for record
I yesterday, ji
TVomsm Hat Been Waltlaa 'or It,
Behder's Annual White Bale com
mences Monday and as usual it will
open with a rush. This week dally
many cases of Madras, White Lawns
Plqnes. Nainsook, Muslin Under
wear and embroideries nave been re
ceived. Mostly all the heavy Win
ter goods have been sold and
the attention of the public Is di
rected to buying for Bnrlnsr and Sum
mer. It may seem a bit early to some ,
to buy this class of goods now, but the
goods are to be sold so much lower
now than later that one cannot help
but make large purchases if attending
this sale. Any one out of the city will
be sent samples if they will send their
address. Bead the ad. about this sale !
I In to-morrow's paper. t
The "Light House", for an oyster;
roast 1 . Every thin new. Klectria
lights. Cheerful open fires. Last ear
leaves Wrlghtvllie at 10:80 P.M. ; heat
ed, elosed ears. The 8 o'clock car from
town comes back aa far aa tbe Light
House at 4:80 P. M. to give you an op
portunity to cet an oyster roast as
well as visit the th pawn. - j
! Tbe Wilmington Light Infantry
would thank all of its friends in wnm
for tbem in the contest for the new
library. t
DIED.
mAi.ir.ia iflut. txm
! js-fcTjAJdaw
ruMsral from tae Lodgs.at OaMaia flatnr
!ayaxr. at. .
Importers
Y. M. C. A. Building.
1C8 North Front Street.
COOK AND HEAT WITH
GAS.
LARGE SURPLUS OF
Valentine Beans,
Carrie's Wax Beans, "
Long Scariet and White
Vienna Radish.
TumiO Seed Oi eVeN DeSCriDtiOIl
'
and all other varieties and seeds
In paper.
Write for quotations.
J. C. SHEPARD,
Druggists and Seedman.
f eb 2 tf
YOU GET
Heat, Light, Water, Janitor and
Elevator service when yon rent an
office in that splendid building,
corner Front and Chesnut streets.
IF YOU WANT TO BUY
or sell Keal Estate, call 'phone 307.
Ill handle yoor . business promptly.
W. A. DICK
ja 29 tf Real Estate Agent.
Bananas! Bananas!,
Our third car load of line Jamaicas
will arrive here next week. We want
your orders. Will ship you fine Fruit
and make prices right.
We have on band some choice N.
Y.. State Apples, Florida Oranges and
Danish Cabbage.' 'P.yA
. F. HI1IES GO.r
Strictly Wholesale.
tos ana in Nortn water Btreet
lasu
1 EXTRA EARLY PEAS
- Have been received. Full stock of
Beans and other seed expected in a
few days. Prices are right for first
Class stock.
J. H Hardin,
136 So. Front St. Druggist.
janl tf " .
STATK OF NOBTH CAKOUNA,
Saw Hahotxb Couhtt, . j.
STRAYED.
On or about tbe First day ot April. A. D..
1904, a negro unknown to tbe nndnraljeoed ap
peared af the reaidence oi tbe undersigned at
Oaatle Haynes. Korth raroitna and tried to
seU to the nndrslanedtna rouowlog described
property, one black bone about ten years old
in fairly Rood condition.
Tbe nnaerslaned inscectlEZ tbat eld vroo-
rty was stolen Informed tne negto In pevet
sion of aaae,Uiat he would make inquiry re-
Kwums too matier, toe negro um ouuuev u
horse and has not been seen since.
Tne anderslgned took tame In poaaersion to
keep It from starring and in order to re-lm-
DU'se nun ror ieeaing: aaia noria iur iu
months, wul on theeih day of starch, a. d.
1805, expose for sale eale said borM to .the
hlgteet bidder for cash at it o'clock U. at tbe
Ooort House door, in tbe t lty of WlinjlDgton.
County tf Hew Hanorer and State ef North
Carolina.
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