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WILMINGTON, N. 0., TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1905.
WHOLE NO; 11,702
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5ghc fjfcmnitg Jto.
OUTLINES.
Former Governor George S. Boutwell,
oc Massachusetts, led, atGrotoo yester
day, aged 87 years The House
and Senate are at loggerheads over the
. Agricultural Appropriation b 11, because
the Senate will not agree to the provis
ion for securing cotton reports twice a
month. The United States Su
preme Court ye-terday sustained the
Georgi law taxing packing , houses $200
per annum, and also upheld the Texas
antl-trast laws. By. apartisen vote
yesterday, the Senate found Judge
8 ayne, of Florida, not guilty of the
charges alleged for his impeachmenjt.:
j The Senate pa- sed the j naval ap-i
propriation bill carrying $100,300,000 for
thr;gr at rn vy. In a coal mine at!
Wilcoe, WV Va.. Sunday, an explosion
entombed 23 miners, I sixte n of whom
were taken out deaJ a d ihe others are
supposei to nave per shed., At New;
Orleans Sunday nightire destroyed the
II inois Central wharves and grain ele.
vator, and other property valued at
from tS O0.U0O. to. $ .0W.O0O.
New -"X flrh wrttr Mfinf? nn
firm at 2 3 per cent 4 cotton was dull
at 7 60; flour was .quiet and partia ly
lower; wheat spot easy Ho 2 red' $122$
f. o. D, float; corn, spot firm, No. 2 58c
at elevator; oats, spot quiet, mixed 38
82 poinds, 87- 8c; rosin firm, strained
common to good $'2.87i; spirits turpeu-
une quu at ox to 054c.
WEArnLR REPORT.
u.
S. Dbp't op Agriculture,
;:i
WEATHER BUREAU,
Wilmihoton. N. C Feb. 27.
Meteorological data for the twenty
four hours ending at 8 P. M.: i
Temperature at 8 A. M..41: 8 P. M.. 40
degrees; maximum, 54 degrees; ; mini
mum 89 degrees; mean 46 degrees. r
Rainfall for the day, .00 rainfall
since first of the month to date, 5.44
inohes. ; i
1 Stage of water in Cape Fear river at
Riyetteville at 8 A.M. to-day (MonJ
day) 2L5 feet. I
FORECAST FOB TODAY. ' J
WASHnrflTOH,February 27. For North
Carolina: Fair Tuesday and Wedaes
day; Colder T esday in western portion;
fresh west winds. I . i j
Port Alaaa&eFbrnry S8(
Sun Rises. . . ..I . . ... C.86 A. Mi
un Sets.. .i... ...... .5.52 P. M.
Ilayls Length.. ..i. 11 H.16MJ
Sigh Water at Sonthport... 4.08 P. M.
lgh water at Wilmlnirton. 6.88 P. JM.
Lo, the poor ) Indian, can come in
out of the tall timber. At last there
has been organized a ' Society to Pro
tect Indians from being Robbed." I
Come
sing .to us some oldeongj
waroie any merely 01a
thing; You can't go very far wrong
If y n'ii iii g the song of budding
Spring! - f: .;, t . t
j In South Dakota the girls in a
female college went on a strike and
the professors had to kiss them be
.fore they would allow the. axareiaea
to be resamed Hw would you like
to be a strike breaker in that col
lege F
i "The
UBfolnea8 of chloroform is
just
now
beginning to be recog
nized,'' says Dr.' Oiler. Doo must
hare been thinking about What
should be done to the newspaper
writer that spoils the forcefolness of
a speaker's remarks by breaking in
with 'he went on,"
I A lot of people who think j favor
ably of Uuole j Sam's owning 1 and
operating the railroads haven't be
gun to realize how much trouble he
is having to keep his large real
estate holdings from being fenced
1
in by trespassers
an easy mark !
who think he is
As President Roosevelt is not
going to be a candidate for re elec-
he wouldn't Ipse at y thing by send
ing a reprimand to the Senators and
telling them that they Are merely
bumps on a log and know only
enough to hold their seats, draw
their pay and ride on railroad-passes.
I Says a Paris ) Journal: "There is
no more agreeable resort than Parts
for the small potentates." k Yes,
Paris j with its lovely fashions and
gay life is a mighty nice place to
spend a while, but the great major
ity of small potentates in America
have to stay home to keep the old
man from getting too gay.
The New York limes says "The
Association for Household Re
starch" is an L organization!, ' just
formed in this' country. Married
men j may its well . make up their
minds t go home early. They
may hot be home when the house is
searched the first time, but they
had better be there when the re
search takes place.
In the Senate'; on Saturday Sena
tor Hale, of Maine, opposed a great
er navy and declared that "the prin
cipal object of a big navy in time of
peace is to bully small powers."
Such utterances as this from a Re
publican Senator is bound to make
President Roosevelt agree with Dr.
Osier that something ought te be
done1 to "Jose" a man when he gets
to be 60 years old. - ;
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. .
Academy "Th Ramblers." . :
A. G. Ahrena-fHow are yoa?
Masonic Meeting Si. John's Lodge.
Geo. R. French & Sons. Selz shoes.
BUSINESS LOCALS
For Rent Two houses.
H.
B. Martin Eggs for hatching.
tOCAL DOT?,
Other locals, fourth page.
Elghi unimportant cases were
tried la the police court yesterday.
Friends .of Esquire W. McD.
Evans wilt be glad to know that he is
convalescing from, pneumonia j at hla
home. No.! 817 North Third street !
, Friends of Miss Mary White,
who underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis t the hospital in this city
l Saturday afternoon, will be glad to
know that ' her condition was very
f avorableiyesterday. '-
' The regular monthly dance
of LV Arioso German Club will be
given to-morrow night in the Masonic
Tumple. ' It will be In compliment to
Ur. G.ston Lord Myers and bride.wbo
arrived in jtbe city: last week from in
1 extended bridal tour through Florldt.
:By deed.filedf or .. record yester
lay, W. XL. (Jamming and wire trans--
r.jt5ore and wife, Jot
$100, property on north aide of'JJaw-
on, 165 "ifeet east of Ten lb street,
83x165 feet in size, more or less. I
Lottos Goodman, Esq , coun
sel for this menhaden fisheries com
panies at O d Brunswick, has returned
from Raleigh, where he .went' to'op
pose certain features of a fisheries bill
introduced by Representative Taylor
An amicable ad justment of the differ
ences was reached. I
Herbert McOlanVmy, I Esq.,
went over- to Whiteville yesterday
afternoon to attend Columbus Supe
rior Court. He is ebiefiy interested as
counsel for defendant in the Collins
murder trial. - Marsden Bellamy, Eiq'.,!
will go over later if the case is reached
at this term ef court. I . '
The first of the new tenants to
move into the. new Heyer building is
Cap.. Will lb Miller, of the Acme Tea
Chest Co. 'He has one of the rear offices
with a splendid view of the harbor and
a direct view of his yards and wharves
across the river.
Capt Miller
moved
in yesterday. ,
A private letter received in the
city from; Senator Emple yesterday
states that the bill authorizing the
Board of ! Aldermen, if it be deemed
advisable to maintain and establish an
industrial,' school has been so amended
as to submit the question of the school
an appropriation , to a vote of the
people, j J j ' i
A number of prominent young
lociety people in Wilmington have re
ceived invitations to ' attend I a bal
ooudre to b3 given by the officers and
dies at Fort Caswell tm Friday night
f this week. A steamer will probably
be chartered by, the ' Wilmington
people who will attend.' j
First Lieutenant J. McRee
Hatch and Second Lieutenant Thos. R,
rantry, yesterdayeceiveo ineiri
missions from Oov. Glenn. The pop-
ular young 'officers were, elected at a
meeting jof the J company some time
ago, but the commissions- were not
issued until recently. - - I
Date Green, colored, 29 years
of age, a denizsn of the Racket 8tore
alley, died suddenly a few minutes
after going to bed early Sunday night.
Dr. C.
nounced
D. Bel),- the coroner, pro-
death
due to heart failure-
1 .
with alcoholic
i
poisoning a contribu-.
tory cause. He
had been on a proa
tracted spree just before his death.
T Sunday marked the close of the
first year of the pastorate of Rev.' Fred.
D. Hsle.j D. D., of the First Baptist
church, and in honor of that occasion
the H. H. Bible Class, of the Sunday
School, Mr. Geo. E. Leftwlch, teacher,
will give an entertainment in compli
ment to Dr. Hale in the lecture room
of the church to-night - There will be
music and other entertaining features.
A cordial welcome Is extended to all
members of the congregation. ; -
The Police Department is to
lose to-morrow one of its pluckiest
and most popular members Police,
man tfr'ank George, a mortal terror to
evil-doers and especially the vicious of
the colored population. . Mr. George
has purchased a farmin the country
and wil shuck his "blue" for the more
comfortable garb of the "agricul
turist' j He Is a daring, vigilant officer
and the force will suffer byhlsresig.
natloo
, which is effective March 1st
-. 1 '1
.The explosion of a lamp at the
residence of A. H. Costln, 413 South
Second street called out the Depart
ment at 1 8:80 o'clock Sunday night
In response . to. an alarm from box
45. Front and Castle. Sparks from the
chimney caused a small fire at the resi
dence of A. "J. Mason, 616 South
Second street. Calling the Department
out to an alarm from box 47 at 7:55
yesterday morning. The damage; in
bath cases Was trifling. - L .
' j ! - . - ' - :. !
Sunday the residence of Mrs.
Helen Green, 809 Walnut street was
quarantined for. smallpox, Mrs.: Green
being the patient and the disease prob
ably having, been . contracted j from
Mrs.E.0. Moore.a friend of the family.
A child of a colored man named Pur
die, 708 Church streot, was also guar-,
antlned Sunday. Purdie is janitor of the
Gregory colored sobool building and
is believed to have recently had the
disease !in such mild form that it was
; not detected 1
- J.I
F. Cartwright, a pressman at
the W
Hard Bag & Mf r, Co., and a'
young man who has hlthecto borne an
excellent reputation, was arrested yes
terday and arraigned In Justice Fow
ler's court, charged . with the larceny
of $25 from the trunk of J. T. Rogers,
a street ear conductor, with, whom he
boarded at Mrs. Groom's, Front and
Dock streets. The case was continued
until Saturday owing ta the absence
of Herbert McClammy, Esq., his
counsel. Bond was given., with "bis
employer, Mr, E. P.WUlard, as itfrsty.
PILOTAGE SITUATION.
Business Men in Conference De'
- termine to Stand as a Unit :
Upon the Question. " ,
TO CONTROL THE SYSTEM.
Chsmber sf Commerce Will Meet This
Moraiof to Formsltte aad Adept -
Plso for Retalatlsc Service io
absesce of Compnlsfon.
Twentv-five leading business men
of Wilmington, including practically
all the large shippers of the port, met
yesterday noon at the new offices of
Messrs. Hugh MaeRae & Co., on the
firth floor of the : Heyer building for
the purpose of considering the pilotage
situation" on the Cape Fear river and
br, in view of the recent repeal by
the Ii-cialature of -all laws touehine
"the subiect, ttwld-WgitAaI.
mediate steps to thwart any possible
abuse of the absence of such rules anil
regulations by any one and to place
the city In position to tn joy the full
benefit of the action of the General
Assembly In the respect named.:
Whatever the difference of opinion
among those present as to the effect of
a wholesale repeal of all laws govern
ing navigation and pilotage at the port,
the meeting was decidedly harmonious,
the business men having presented a
united! front and manifested a firm de
termination to meet the changed con
ditions for the best of all concerned.
To further the plans set on foot at the
conference, as given in some detail be
low, a1 special meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce is called for this morn
ing at 10:80 o'clock to which every
member is urgently invited to attend.
Those present at the meeting yes
terday were: Mr. J. A. Taylor, whole
sale grocer and president of the Cham
ber of Commerce; Mr: Hugh MacRae,
Mr. M. F. H. Gouverneur, Dr. O. P.
Bolleji and Mr .A. B. Skeld ng, of Hugh
MacRae & Co., bankers and brokers,
and the C R., L. & P. Co.; Mr. James
Sprunt, Col. W. J. iWoodward and
Mr. D. H. Llppitt, of Alexander
Sprunt & Son; Mr. C. W. Worth, of
The Worth Co.; Mr. W. B. Cooper,
wholesale grocer; Mr. James H. Chad
bourn, of the Ghadbourn Lumbar Co.;
Mr. W. L. Parsley and Mr. Aubrey
Parsley, of the Hilton Lumber Co.;
Mr. W. B. YanDyck, of the VanDjck
Creveling Co.; Mr. C O. Covington,
wholesale dealer and Importer of mo
lasses'; Capt James L Metts, of J. I.
Metis & Son; Mr. W. A. French, Jr.,
of , George R. - French & Son ;
Mr. i William Gilchrist, of Smith
& Gilchrist; Mr. W. T. Bears,
of the Angola Lumber Co. and
Hannah ' & Co.;. Mr. M. J. Heyer
"oker and wholesale grocer; Mr. C-'a'w-whroker;
Mr. L. B.'
Sogers, of the u.u. Oore war
son Willard. of. the Wlllard Bsg
&
Mfg Co., Capt R. P. Johnston, U. 3.
a;, in charge of the Corps of Engin
eers; Capt. J. VanB. Metts, insurance,
and representatives of the press.
Mr MacRae asked Mr. James
Sprunt to become chairman of the
meeting but Mr. Sprunt said he pre
ferred not to act as he came to see and
hear; while he was in full sympathy
with the movement, he bd an appoint
ment to meet, Mr. J. W.Craig, one of
the pilots and a most excellent man.to
discuss the present situation and for
that reason, he did not wish to be em
barraised. Mr. O. W. Worth asked
to be excused for substantially the
same reasons, he being ' a member of
the Board of Navigation and Pilotage.
Mr. R. A. Parsley was at length nom
inated -and called to the chair by accla
mation, with Mr. Payson Willard as
secretary. Chairman Parsley called
on Mr. MacRae to state the object of
the meeting. j
Mr. MacRae called attention to the
commanding view of the harbor from
the room in which the meeting was
being held and made ' a witty
rsference to the now "open port"
Seriously speaking, be said that the
business mens' commutes before the
General Assembly in Raleigh had set
a very great force in motion and un
less jit was controlled .wisely and
quickly, the city might not reap the
full benefit of it As he understood
the situation the Legislature bad prac
tically delegated all powers in the
matter of navigation and pilotage to
the business interests of Wilmington ;
that the . business men were now in
position to do by - private contract
what the Legislature had heretofore
done by law. That the port Is now as
free and as untrammelled as when
Columbus landed . in America. The
attorneys for the pilots claim a pilot
age victory. If so, it is a very small
one. Tbey could have gotten the
victory some time ago with less ex
pense, if they hadspoken for it. The
meeting the -wrTg held should be
preliminary to one by the Chamber
of Commerce. By talking over j the
situation, those present could formu
late' plans to, be followed by i the
Chamber of Commerce Mr. Mac
Rte read from manuscript a few out
lines that occurred to him as practi
cal and applicable to the situation.
Pilotsge and tosge as far as pos
sible should be divorced. If the
OhVmber of Commerce should ap
point a commute of eight or ten,
combining all interests, he thought,
such a body could well take care of the
interests of all concerned.' The Cham
ber of Commerce, on recommendation
of this committee', could Issue certifi
cates to a small number of pilots; who
could : easily do the work.v These
special pilots, selected as far as pos
sible, from the pilots, now . holding
branches and not Interested In the tow
boats, should receive, assurances ,: o.
proper support; tbey should- be given
some form of tgutran.ee. and hould
participate in none of the contingen
cies; for instance, certificates could be
issued to six competent men and they
could be guaranteed a j minimum sal
ary to be contributed by persons char
tering vessels, who would be expected
to subscribe to the rules and regula
tions, and contribute to a minimum
sum of, say $4,800, allowing the
six any excess of that amount up to,
say 17,800; such fees to go to, the men
engaged la the .actual service. The
rates should be fixed considerably un
der present schedule, as reasonable as
possible and a little below any other
competitive port. (ich shipper could
be assessed a fixed "sum or to the extent
of half what -his br " pilotage
was ! the past year under the
old law. The shippers should bind
themselves, to use as far as possible
pilots having certificates .from the
Chamber of Commerce and also to ute
tugs having similar endorsements by
the Chamber of Commerce. If ships
chartered by any -.. shipper 4ook and
paid bar pilotate, that amount could
Jjdnfttf d v7romfinUe
that shipper: ; .Theaiherr thoild teJRSSSnh
second -guarantee by : merchants
not
actually engaged In marine shipping,
who : should ' - bind j themselves ,) to
make up any deficit at the end
of the year. The rates, of-towage!
should also be fixed at a maximum by
the Chamber of Commerce, these
rates to 'compare favorably with any
other port That in addition to tow?
ing vessels, the tugs be also required
to dock them here. "
Mr. MacRae concluded by saying
those were only suggestions for a con
trol of the situation. Unless the bus
iness men acted with liberality and
good judgment and acted quickly the
benefits from an open port were liable1
to slip from the city.. '
Mr. .Cooper Interrogated Mr. Mac
Rae as to the salaries, . agreeing
with him on all i salient points
and emphasizing the needs of .In
dependent tugs in case any undue
advantage is attempted. Mr. MacRae
explained that with a repeal of all
laws, tugs would now come to Wil
mington seeking business ' on tele
graphic notice; that ' heretofore the
present tegs enjoyed; a subsidy from
the pilotage association, but with that
wiped out they could no longer suc
cessfully bar out compeittlon.
. Mr. Sprunt was asked for. an ex
pression upon the situation and spoke
briefly, saying that he was not pre
pared to discuss the question, which
be regarded as a very complex one,
but one which he hoped and believed
would turn out to the better satisfac
tion pf all In the end. The combina
tion of tugs and pilots, which he had
often advised against, had been the
undoing of the pilots. However, he
was unprepared to speak definitely as
to the success., of the plan outlined
until he had ascertained, the temper bt
the present pilots, with one of whom
he bad an engagement, to discuss the
JattM,-.. Ha. was of. the ODinlon
I thai
the rates ougMiGt--
dueed. There are stowtl pilots, IS of
whom he believed were Interested4n
the tug boats, and i much depended
upon what they ' would" " do.' Mr.
Sprant suggested the idea of each
shipper employing the number of In
dividual pilots he requlrecUand that
phase of the question: was discussed at
some length with particular reference
to the case-of each Of the larger
shippers. . f t
Mr. W. T. Sears said his people were
prepared to stand by the Chamber in
any legitimate effort to 'control the
situation; that the Angola mill ship
ped largely by rail now, but would
no doubt take advantage of water
shipment under the proposed ' new
system. :X
Mr. W. L. Parsley thought the gen
eral outline by Mr. MacRae the easiest
solution. ; j
Mr. Z. W. Whitehead, of the South
em Lumber Journal, thought the em
ployment of pilots by Individual ship
pers would have the effect to weaken
the concerted movement and that un
der such a plan the smaller shippers
would suffer. Several others eoncur-
ed in that opinion, while Mr. MacRae
thought it would wprk satisfactorily
In the general result: Oapt J. I
Metts said any private agreement
pro7iaea mat agreement was with a
licensed Chamber of Commerce pilot,
would not effect the general result
Mr. Sears moved! that the president of
the Chamber of Commerce call a
special meeting of that body at once to
take action and that as large an at
tendance as possible be secured.
A a test of the sentiment of the
mteitng, a motion was unanimously
adopted that it was the sense of those
present that the business Interests of
the city stand together in the fight and
take snob action as fa necessary to or
ganizs the proper service and to give
it such financial backing and support
as is necessary, i v ;
li ma then moved by Oapt J. I.
Metts and seconded byMr.; W. A'.'
French, Jr., that the president of the
Chamber of Commerce call a meeting
as early as possible to adopt some
feasible plan for safeguarding the sit
nation and that the pilotage interests
and all business men be present in as
large numbers as possible. The mo
tlon was unanimously adopted and as
the conference adjourned President
Taylor .announced that the meeting
called for in the resolution would be
held this morning at 10;30 o'olock
Mlhe Rsmbler".ToNIh(t
. The Paige Comedy Company opened
a week's engagement of blghclass
repertoire and vaudeville at the Acad
emy of Music last night, giving satis
faetlon to a largo audience which fre
quently demonstrated, Its pleasure by
continued applause. To-night "The
Ramblers" will b the bill. Popular
prices prevail.' Seats on aaleat Plant'
mer's.
LAUGBINGHOUSE BILL
Senate Committee on Railroads
Will Report Unfavorably
.on Reducing Rates.
.1
IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY;
Special Message fram Qoveraor Oleno.
Wilmiottoa Bills Paii'ed Upper Heaie. j
Sontfa Dakota Bood Hear
another aatl-Joi Law.
nr.
Special Star Telegram
Raleigh N. C, Feb. 27. A death
bio- was dealt the Laughingeouie bill
tor the reduction Of passenger: fare lo
three cents for first class and two and
a half cents for second clsss, with the
interchangeable mileage book clause,
this afternoon in the Senate Commit
tee on Railroad-. There was a lengthy
bearing, during which the prttfcl pal
bitty Were mada
y r.rllPour the Atlantic Coast
Line; H. W, Miller, for the Southern,
and C.B.Ryan, for the Seaboard. The
committee will report the bill unfavor
ably, this Insuring defeat: j!
The House Committee on ; ! L!quor
Traffic considered to-day a lengthy
jH providing for the sa-e of . native
wines and ciders and agreed' finally
on an unfavorable report.-jit will
come up in the House, however, with
a favorable report from the Committee
on Agriculture - and, a fight will be
made for it. It is designed to operate
ndependent of - the ; Watts act.- any
grocer being allowed, to retail pure
wines ani ciders on procuring 'license
from the County Commissioners, re
vocable on petition of two-fifths of the
qakllfled voters of the community.'
There was a snort session to-night
n the House ror me purpose of re
ceiving the report of the Code Com
mittee. They reported the Code as it
has been revised and scrutinized by
them snd I it will be put on second
reading to-morrow.
There was a lengthy conference of
the Legislative Committee, Governor
Glenn and attorneys for Shaffer
Brothers, holders of State bonds of
the South Dakota class this evening,
but so agreement was reached, re
cess being! taken until 9 to-morrow.
They beard F. H. Busbee, of counsel
for Sbaser, at length on terms of set
tlement they will consider.
I KB. BOITEY TAKEN UNAWAfiEB.
Representative Boney said to-night
that he had just discovered that the
Federal Point stock law bill that has
passed the House and Is in the hands
of the Senate Committee provides that
the county shall build the fence and
the township shall repay the amount
t costs by instalments, lie has neither
opposed or favored the bill until now,
but he went to the chairman of the
Senate Committee to-night and gave
notice that he will fight its passage in
the Senate and Its ratification, j
' ABTMTja LAW. jj :
The Winborne House bill making
Ute anti-jug law apply only I to the
counties of Mitchell, Gaston,!; Cleve
land and Cabarrus, came up in the
Senate during the day with amend
mtnts from the committee making it
apply to the whole State. 1 After a
multitude of amendments excepting
ertuntlMlha bill finallv naasfld for thm
wssningfon, Btokes, 2 AUeghanv.
Swatn, Martin, Edgecombe, ; Pasquo
tank, uowan, except Spencer and
East Spencer, Anson, CaswelL Tran
sylvania, Pitt Stanly, Dare,' Jones,
Wilson, Uamden, Davie, 1 Tyrrell,
Wilkes, Granville, Lenoir, i except
Etnston township, Yadkin, Person,
Hertford. Alexander. Onslow. Hen
derson, Beaufort McDowell, Jackson,
narnett, Hocxingnam, uiay, uurrl
tuck, Chowan, Surry, Pamlico, New
Hanover, Greene, Hash, except Nash
ville and Manning townships,! Burke.
Davidson, Columbus, except the towns
of (Lake jWaccamaw, Fair Bluff,
Whlteville ! and Ghadbourn; Ala
mance, Ashe, watauga and render.
Senator UcLiean sent an amendment
making the anti-jug law apply to all
prohibition ! territory. His amend
ment was tost. !:
The 81nclalr bill prohibiting the de
livery of liquor to persons under ficti
tious names in prohibition territory.
passed Its second and third reading.
j MESSAGE FROM OOTEBKOB.
A special message was received from
Governor R. B. Glenn, In which he
urged the passage of the following:
(1) Bureau of immigration; (8) a
strong vagrancy law; (3) amending the
jury system ; (4) reform of the divorce
laws; () to increase, pensions to uon
fedrate soldiers to $600,000; (6) to
erect a monument Matt W. Ran
som; (7) to erect a hall of records for
storing valuable books; (8) a State pur
chasing agent to buy for all State in
stitutions. Senator Webb, when the
reading was completed, asked if the
Governor made any recommendation
about the anti-jug law or the bill pro
hibiting dealing in futures! j
j THE HALL OF RECORDS. .
Senator Emple moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill to issue
1100,000 for a State hall of t records
failed to passed, xnis prevailed. The
bill passed 'second reading ayes 24,
nOeS 16. ; j ;t J . - -f.il j
'. ;;r . RANSOM MONUMENT.
' .The Ransom monument bill came
up in the - Bouse on its second read
ing. Mr. McGIll, of Cumberland,
sent forward an amendment aporo
priatlng $8,000 each for monuments to
Generals Hill,' Pender,' Ramseur, Pet
tlgrew, Graham j Badger and Macon.
Mr. McGIll spoke against the Ransom
bill, saying, those named in bis
amendment were just as worthy of a
monument as Gen. Ransom. . - Mr.
Ward, of Randolph, also opposed the
bill, saying he knew Ransom' as a
hero, but there were living heroes In
North Carolina to day to whom the
money proposed to be appropriated
would come as - a . relief I for. . their
wants. The bill was finally re-referred
to the committee on appropria
tions. r,4-.i ;;. ;. ,, .
j I : , REFORMATORY BILL.
Mr. Glenn asked that the minority
report on his reformatory bill be made
the sneclal order in the House at the
night session. Mr. Winborne objecTedT
and moved to table on the unfavor
able majority report from the com
mitte. which motion . was carried, 94
to 83. ' fi -f-.. .-:i -l': u
j. . ; Koollae Proceedicfs.
The8enate opened - with prayer by
Rev. R. F. Bumpasav Among bills in
troduced: By Aaron, to amend char
ter of Kenansville; by Shaw, to form
new township out of St Paul and
Lumber Bridge; by Aaron, to revise
and Incorporate Groce Aeademy, In
Duplin. ' . '
Among bills passed : To allow com
missioners of Bladen to sal the county
farm; to empower commissioners Of
New Hanover to issue bonds for roads :
to authorize Greenville to borrow not
exceeding $10,000 to establish sew.
erage system; authorizing a special
tax In Edgecombe: to amend the char
ter of Ktnston; for a division of the li
quor taxes of New Hanover; to allow
the city of Wilmington to establish
i and maintain an industrial school; to
establish free ' ferry at Tar Heel Land
ing; to proteet bridges and highways
in Onslow; to provide a salary for the
board of aldermen In Wilmington; to
ax time for holding courts In 61b. indi
cia! district; to create a new township
i in Kobeion ; to Incorporate Groce Acid
I emy ; to regulate the manner in which
common carriers shall settle damage in
shipment of freight This is the Hutch
ison bill.: To establish a State labora
tory of hygiene, i .r
The House was opened with prayer
by Rev. J. O. Massee. Among bills In
troduced were: By Laughioghouse,
to establish dispensary at Faulkner;
by Loekhart. to provide for Ansoa
convicts to work streets In Wadesboro;
bv Boney. to change time for holding
courts in Fifth Judicial district
A "BOMB" IN THE CAMP.
Qeaeral ; Ezodas of SpartiBC Fraternity
i--Bl(ger fiase it VUaV, ', ;
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Believing that the arrest Saturday
night of M. L. Blarkey, charged with
permitting games - of .chanse ; in ' the;
billiard and pool rooms ot ihe Excel-:
slor Saloon, of which he Is proprietor,
was the first step . In another general
crusade by the city authorities against
all forms of gambling and fearing lest
they should be caught in the drag net
that is usually thrown but by the police
on such occasions, at least .a baker's
dozen of the sporting fraternity In
Wilmington have packed kit and kittles
and decamped for a more congenial
stamping-ground, while ' twice the
number of their fellows, less bold with
their sporting proclivities, remain in
Wilmington on too anxious seat. .The
general exodus took place Saturday
midnight wjihin phenomenally short
time after the arrest of Mr. Blarkey and
according to plans so. well laid that the
authorities are convinced thelfugllives
were "tipped - off".' an hour or more
before the contemplated raid. At
least two of those for j- whom
the police were looking and looked In
vain were "Col. ' f. W. Young and
Bruce Phelp. both of whom have fig
ured in the courts . before and who
were especially anxious upon this oc
casion not to greet His Honor again,
for obvious reasons.' Phelps, with an
associate, who is said to have been es
peclaUy . desirable : as a witness, is
known to have left by private, con
veyance at midnight for Castle Haynes,
whence be, with others, departed on
the northbound' train Sunday morn
ing. The hotel 'accomodations at
Castle Haynes 1 being rather limited
and residents in the neighborhood be
ing a little suspicious of late callers
for early trains, the party which took
that rouie is said to have built a mam
moth bonfire on the banks of the
Northeast river and csmped there un
til morning, the conveyance being
hv -.u m Wilmington at
o'clock tsunday morning. ; r
; The wholesale . departure of those
mentioned la saldb to have caused a
temporary balk In the proceedings .of
the poller, who had ' really bigger
game in view than the pool room pro
prietor, whose offence, it at all, is
only nominal in comparison and that
the names of a large number of wit
nesses are still held for summons'as
isoon as matters bavs assumed a little
more definite shape, later in the pres
ent week. The "tip" received by the
fraternity was evidently an eye
opener, though the city authorities re
fuse to discuss the matter .for publica
tion, i promising developments of a
more sensational nature as . time
evolves them. A dozen warrants, con
tingent noon a few matters of which
the police decline to lalk, are believed
to be temporarily pigeon-holed for fu
ture consideration.
The case of Mr. Starkey, charged
with permitting gaming in his pool
room, was called in the police court
yesterday at noon, the defendant hav
ing waived examination through hla
counsel, Hon. John D. Bellamy, and
having given bood for the April term
of Superior Court, in the sum of $200,
with Mr. Martin O'Brien as surety
City Attorney t Bellamy looked after
the interests of the prosecution yester
dsy but will have associate counsel In
the case, with others, in the higher
court - - - ; -
personal" paragraphs.
Marsden . Bellamy Jr. Esq.
left last night for Raleigh on - profes
slonal business.
. Mr, C. i H. Bull, a popular
travelling man of Richmond, Va., Is
in the city calling on the trade.
0 Mr. J. M. Myers, of Burgaw
Dr. E. Porter, of Rocky Point, and
Mr. W. A. Frlnk, of Shallotte, were
among yesterday's arrivals in the
city. : -;v i;; :' ':'f V ;
Among the Sunday, visitors to
the City was Mr. Walter E. Hall, the
clever young manager of the Postal
Telegraph? office at Ellzabethtown,
N. O.
Among last night's arrivals were
Col. W. B. Port Pikevillei E. P.
Gatllng, Hallsboro; MlltonP. Skinner.
Sunomerville, S. 0.; Thomas Barber
Jr., WinstonSalot. ; .
Mrs. John H. ore. Jr.,. and
little daughter, Arabella, who "nave
been spending some time on their re
turn from Franklli vYa, at Rocking
ham, N, 0., as the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Gor, returned to Wil
mlngton Sunday on account of ' the
Illness of Mrs. D. L, Gore with
Isgrippe. Little Arabella Gore is suf
fering from a broken collar bone' sus
tained some time ago aathe result of
falling from a trunk..
Apricot Brandy, the staff of life. If
you dont believe tt ask Louis Oapps.
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GEO- R; FRKETJCH l SONS.
, ;1C8 North Front Street.
feb28 tf
PECULIARLY SAD DEATH. I
Yeonte Bt j Diujbter 9! Rev. R. B. Jobs
Takes Away After Brief Bat Acute
UlatBs Operation at Hospital. (
If it be true that A'Death lovea a
shining' inarlr,!' Ithas seldomv Jf ver,r
claimed a brighter jewel than on yes
terday afternoottht S o'clock when the
soul of! young Miis Louise Bvnum
t.lL ... .
ooan was iaxen io a woria oeyono,
after a brief illness resulting in an
operation at the James Walker Mem
orial Hospital, where she died, sur
rounded by loved ones and those who
hid. tenderly! ministered to her suffer.
ngs since it was known the night be
fore that hope had gone out r
Miss John was the youngest daugh
ter of the Rev.' R. B. John, formerly
presiding elder of the ' Wilmington
District, M. E. church, now. psslorof
the Methodist church at Kiriston, N.
O. She was just 15 years of age on the
6th 'of the present month, having piss
ed her birthday with a future as bright
as bright could be. Since the family
removed to Elusion in January, she
bad lived In this city with her aunt,
Mrs. Nj M. Watson, for the purpose
of completing her course at the Wil
mington High School, where she
would have graduated with distinction
n June,; being one of the brightest
and most popular members of the
Class of 1805. Last week she was con
fined to the home of her aunt with a
slight attack of Isgrippe, but Friday
Bhe was much better and was out with
companions on the street. Saturday
morning appendicitis, which was at
first not recognized, began to develop,
growing; rapidly more 'Intense until
Saturday night when she ' suffered
acutely, and her father was notified at
KihatonJ He came as soon as possible,
arriving Sunday evening. His daugh
ter's condition continued to become
mojre serious and Bunday night be
tween ill and 12 o'clock it became
necessary to take the tender sufferer to
the! hospitall for an operation, which
was performed between 1 and 2 o'clock
by Drs. Bulluck, Russell, McMillan,
Guthrie i and Akerman. It was then
ascertained that peritonitis had already
set ln,'making a complication which
held out very little hope of recovery,
aespiw TO-r--jceaa &i -Utajiaexauon.
Tha sweet young - girl passed gently
away In theiearly afternoon following.
The remains were taken, from the
hospital yesterday evening to Grace
M. (E. church, of which she had been
a member since she was 8 years of
age1, and the funeral will be con
ducted from there at 8:15 o'clock this
morning ,by the Rev. A. McCullen,
of Fifth Stru t w. &. church, assisted
by the Rev. J. M. Wells, Ph.D., pastor
of the First
Members of the High School gradu
atlng class, all of whom were tenderly
devoted to the" deceased, will attend
the services in a body and accompany
the remains to the station, whence
they will be taken on the northbound
A.C. L. train at 9:15 A. M. to be
burled at Mount Pleasant cemetery, in
Chatham county, by the side of her
mother, who was Mrs.Salile W. At wat
er, daughter of the late E.W. At water.
The funeral party will be joined at
University BUtlon, Chapel HID, by an
only sister, Miss Margaret John, who
Is attending Danville Institute, Dan
ville, Va., and could not reach Wil
mington in time to see her sister be
fore? Sshej died. Mrs. John arrived
from Kinaton yesterday morning and
will abcompany Mr. John with the re
aulas. : The bereaved members of the
family have the tenderest sympathy
of friends everywhere, in this, their
hour of deepest affliction.
Foaerpt of Capt Pestos. . .
The funeral of the late Capt Abner
C. Pehton was conducted at 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon from the late resi
dence. No. Ill North Seventh'; street,
PaitorFred D. Hale, D. D.. of the
First Baptist! church, officiating. A
large number of friends and acquaint
ances' were in attendance and the
floral offerings were very pretty. The
Interment was In Oakdale cemetery,
the fqllowingriends having acted as
pallbearers, viz: Messrs. H. T. Dais,
W. E. Perdew, Frank Muse, Horton
Walsh, J. P. KeUey aid T. J. Pratt.
--ss -as
Blades Itreet Revival.
The series of revival services at
Bladen 8treet M. E. ' Church, which
began Bunday with sermons by the
RevJ L. St. Clare, promises much good !
during . the coming . week. Already !
much Interest is being manifested.
Rev,
haa;
K. O. Oleon, of Greensboro, who
ast concluded a mocrrueeessial
revival, at! Magnolia. N. a. will er
rive Jlhls morning and remain , with
Pastor Webster during the week. Ser
vices: will begin nightly at 7 o'clock,
with; prayer meeting , and sermon be
ginning at 7:45. . A cordial weleoxae
to all. . ti -
Dri k Apricot Brandy, a great appe
tizer,.
Ask John a Boecch.
Apricot Brandy way down on Nixon
street. See Netll Gallagher.
SBLZ SHOES SELL!
WHEN OTHERS WILL NOT
- WHY ? BECAUSE
Give the wear and comfort that
yon cannot get from other
Shoes. '
PRICES $3.00 AND $3.50.
- All styles. Sold only by
$4,00
A
Gas
for
A Year.
OOOKWITH QAB!i
If you are 111 and need good medicines the
best place to boy them is bare. K very thing
that goes into a pretcrlptlon tiers Is or the
highest quality not guessta at tout actually
tea tad.
von can't arcora to risk getting wortniecs im
pure Ingreaients in your prescriptions. Pro
Bcriptluns leaving our prescription department
give results.
AOOLPH G. AHRENS,
teb2.tr Prugglgt.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
OiTE MERBT WEBK,
Paifle Cemedy Ccnpa ny u
In repertoire of late New York
succeesas.
10 Big VaudeviUe Acts 10.
TO-NIGHT
"THE RAMBLERS'"
Price 10. 20 and 30 cents.
Beats on sale at Hummer's. fob S3 It
NOTICE.
I respectfully notiTy my friends ana patroos
that I have turned over to Mr. W. van Hardin,
119 Princess street, my stock of Wines ana
Liquors ana he will In the lutnre offer tor sale
all the brands formerly sold by me, which In
cludes the SOLE AGENCY Of the B.A. BtOWt'S
Bockbrldge Kye. Thanking them tor the
liberal patronage to me I respectfully solicit a
continuance ot the same for him .
Bespectfnliy. 1
. N. B. BaS KIM.
fob 28 IV c
Tha cnnTMtttnnAA nf nni ntmm iM fri.nrla
; we have taken an agency for the
Wilmington Steam Laundry
They use the latest improved machinery.
All washing done according to sanitary rules.
Try the Domestic finish goods look better,
linen lasts longer. Gloss finish given If so
requested.
Tours for healthy laundry work,
BULLUCK & COW All
313 North Front Street. -
P. B. Leave ronr nackaoa with na and hava '
, returned here when laundered. feSBtt
A Delicious Cup
"Boyal Dragon Tea"
Can be had In your home.
Put up in i and pound air tight
tin cans which preserves the flavor.
Best quality for the least money, 80a
per pound. Sold only by .
S. OANDDBD,
Phone 109. Market street,
rebsstf '
HEW GOODS
Finnan Haddocks
' first of the season.
The Finest Bread and Rolls
: that money will buy. -
Wilmington Grocery Co.,
; Jno. Bo-dwricbt, naaasjer
Thono u. fob 11 tf
Announcement.
JrifinOsand patrons
that I intend to quit the grocery business ofT
Rents
Range
the evening of Feb. ssth and thank them for
their past patronage, on March 1st t win of- -fer
for sale FOB CASH my stock ot groceries .
at cost either as a whole oi at retail. , .
" Be-qpectfutty, - '
tessst'. , ' . .B.BA1,
St. Join's Loil KO. 1 A. F.&A. if. :
Emergent - communication this (Tum- '
day) evening at 8 o'clock tor work in the- .
I Mlr'w.
Mm. uevn-a.
B) a XBKBITT,
Secretary.
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