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OUTLINES.
President Roosevetl -was , severely
"criticized in the ' House- yesterday - by
Fitzgerald, of New York, who objected
to the President's 'back door, meth
ods" of Interfering with legislation-r
In the Senate, Daniel, of .Virginia,
spoke for more Southern representa
tion in NaUonal affairs, and Newlands,
of -. Nevada demanded that- the profits
of railroads be limited by the railway
rate bill Seven v people were injur
ed by the wreck of a fast train which
ran into an open switch yesterday aJ
Juniper Siding near Norfolk on. the
Norfolk & Western railroad. The
Republican . Congressional Campaign
Committee . Was named yesterday by
& caucus presided over by - Speaker
Cannon who" declared that the cam
paign is already on President Roos
evelt has .refused to interfere in the
Strike of the soft coal miners, saying
&at to appoint a commission to inves
tigate the ' situation he would have to
be' authorized by Congress There
are indications of a compromise in
the hard coal regions, but the miners
are prepared for war; they have pu
out pickets and are preventing miners
from going; tb Work; some ' disorders
are reported, among hem therburning
of a mmew train- -Paul Noquet, a
French sculp tor hbte, and an en
thusiastic; amateur aeronaut, ' met
death" fn'Bass Creek, Long Island,
where he. landedi Tuesday night after
an ascension from New York- Pres
ident J. B. Barr, of the Seaboard Air
Line, has been succeeded by Albert
Wfitter;" of Baltimore. -New xor;
ma
r Money ; on call strong and
higher, highest 18 : per cent, ruling
rate 16, closing bid 15, offered at 18;
v r i DO V.t A 1 j-wrrt 4-a 1
firm; mixed 36; turpentine firm 68 Jl
to 69;' 'rosin" firm strained conlmon'to
good 4.50. -
We ought to be sorrier for whaj we
do than for getting caught.
The man who goes West and fails
to come to eastern North -Carolina andN
grow up with the country makes the
mistake of his fife. '
It isv annonnced that
the ; PMriromwfHv1e i xsunried; ont
.That is a matter for srave" confide
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tion.by the Moros. . , ,
In the last few Weeks " President
Roosevelt has gotten old enough to
know better than to write a. secret in
a letter to a woman, , .
"President Roosevelt declared spe
cifically, that he would n't be a candi
date for President in 1908 "-says, an
exchange. That -was . more ' like . a
prophecy than a 1 declaration on the
part of the President. .
With the city of Chicago owning the
street railways and' the people taxed
to pay for them and also having to
pay the usual fare, it is up to those
who. expect tto do the paying and rid
ing to say; where they will come in
for any benefit, y ; .'
The" White House s,eems to think it
has the amendment that will make
the ' railway rate " bill just what the
country is looking for. First thing you
know the Senators' will put theWhitr
House in the "cornfield law" class."
The Senators, Democrats and Re
publicans, appear to resent the dispc
sition of President Roosevelt to be
President and Senator all In one. The
President has the knack of embarrass
ing his f riends and nettling his oppo-
nents.
Fayetteville will have seven hand
somer buildings than the ones recent
ly destroyed by fire We knew a lit-'
tie thing like a fire woudn't cause
Fayetteville to mark time. ; That's one
of your North Carolina cities that will
never be caught doing business with
a burnt district gaping at you. ;
7 Says the Washington P&t: "When
Governor Jeff Davis, of Arkansas
comes. to the Senate the chair leg will
have to be added, as an attraction, to
the pitchfork and the big stick."; With
Governor Vardaman also edging in to
wards the aggregation at Washington
we may as wel acknowledge that thv
strenuous era is at hand.
Sorosis to Meet.
An important ; business meeHtiof
k?Jlort31 Carolina Sorosis will be held
f. jiock this afternoon in the club
mk ' III 'tTm ClrtA Pallnw., 1 .
tiaying been so signally V sueofiSHfi,i
Mth their llhm
ope for a large 1 attendance at th
fleeting as ; business of importance is
. uausactea. . ;. h ; .. ,; .-.., ;
A house well- advertised: is half sold.
wneatiirm, xNo.reuoo umiCv.,ger Qf railway COmpany to take
corn finnNo 2, 35 1-2 elevator; oats r. . A Atll A woitor
J. M. BARR
RESIGNED
Succession of South and Western
' Man to Presidency of S. A. L.
Regarded Significant ?
Meeting . of Directors in New
Yesterday Alfred Walter of Bal-'r
timore, Now at . Head of Sys
I ; tern General Manager. -
-' 'lv:y.. .- ig;Kt.v';
Because of the large holdings of the
system here, there will bpiuch local
interest in the official" announcement
that Mr.,- J. M. Barr.Tias resigned jas
president of the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad Company , and has been svlo
ceeded by Mr. Alfred Walter, ; of Balti-
more, interest in tne cnangejs iurtn-
er intensified because of the fact that
Mr. Walter has been heretofore chiefly
interested 4n the South and Western
railroad, which hak for its object, to
all. intents and purposes, th4' tapping
of the coal fields of Virginia' and Ten
nessee and byits connection with, the
Seaboard at Rutherfordton, the estab
lishment of a trunk' line -between- the
coal fields and a deept watery terminal
at SouthpoTt, N. C. The Official -an
nouncement of Mr. Barr's resignation
and the succession of Mr. : Walter is
contained in the following Associated
Press telegram received by the Star
last -night;;' . . ;.:'- .
, "New York, April 4. At a meeting
of the directors of the Seaboard : Air
Line Railway held to-day, J. M. Barr
resigned as president1 and general man-
effect on April 30th. Alfred. Walter,
6f Baltimore, Md., was elected as pres
ident to take effect April 30th. Mr.
Walter has. been connected at times
with th,e Pennsylvania, Baltimore and
Ohio, Erie and Lehigh Valley railroad,
hvaing been , president of the latter
from 1897 to 1902. It was announced
that Mr. Barr resignation was be
cause of a determination to "engage in
work that will " ve'himlniore leisure.
Mr. Barr ;will ; continue as 'a director of
the company." K ;; ' v: f:'.,;
Three or four names have been men
tion 4f or the position of generalmanr
. succeed -J&j,BttJlxJjh2XAaz.
pacity, it having been known that MrM
Walter, though having; been formerly
with the Lehigh Valley, is in no sense
an expert operating official. General
Superintendent Hix, one of , the vbest
operating officials- in the Eastern
States, was first mentioned for the
position, and he probably K stands the
best chance, -according to current re
ports in railroad circles.
Mr. Barr and Mr. Walter recently
made a tour of the system together
and it was announced that they would
come to Wilmington, but for some
reason, this paTt of the itinerary was
cut out for the present at least.
4 In addition to being chairman of the
Board of Directors of the South and
Western, Mr. Walter Is president of
the Clinchfield Corporation," of Vir
ginia, a corporation owned by theBlalr
and Ryan interests, and believed y to
be allied with the general scheme to
convert this portfcn of : the Toad into a
great coal carrying line. The re
cent survey -for an extension' of the
Seaboard to Southport and the eleva
tion of the South and Western man to
the presidency of the entire system is
regarded as especially significant for
this section, v 5 V - - ; '
No Tidings of Sherman. ,
There is yet no tiding of J. M. Sher
man, the young grocer, wso disappear
ed from his place of business at Third
and Wright streets, on Friday morn
ing, of last week. The police have.
been on the look-out for I the missing
man and menas -nave . Deen; persis
tent in their search; and inquiry all to
no avail.' Any information', as , to the
whereabouts" of the man will be thank
fully received by . Mr. A. H. Benson,
at; the store, . or by v the police at the
City Hall.
Wilmington Presbytery. V ' r
Wilmington " Presbytery will con
vene In Bxtrgaw Presbyterian church
next Tuesday night at 8 P. M. The
opening sermon will be preached by
Rev. W. P. M. Currie, of Wallace: Wed
nesday afternoon and evening will be
given to a discussion of Home Mis
sions. Thursday night wilL be given
to hearing Foreign Mission reports.
Preaching every i morning at. 11 o'clock
by a visiting minister; f 77:? 7 '.. 7
Mrs. Johrf - A. ; ' Arringdalei ' little
Miss Arringdale-ahd Masters Jfohh: .A7
Arringdale, Jr., have arrived ; .from
Baltimore and are guests at -The ' Or-
ton.':' -7: . ''7;:-777-';;; ?
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS - T
John O. StewartReliable 'Jeweler.
7 Concord Chapter, R.; A. M.-Meeting.
Academy 7 of Music Mme. Mod-
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Wanted--Smart Boy.
REALM OF COUNTY POLITICS
Chairman of Democratic Executive
;K. Committeet-fThe Legislature.-
Haying . removed his .Tesidence id
the i adjoining. 5 county of . .Brunswick,
George L? Peschatt, Esq,, has tendered
his resigiiation as fchalrman
of the
NeiHanqver County Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee He alsb retires
of course, ast a: member of the;com
mitteel the letter tVM?Pescbjau,
f ormally teneringlils-regnitioii tfor
the reasona ; stated, was mailed yester-
dayd; $tmft$?U1s.ofti iBeaW
of the 6jnmitteef-Ifi : transmitting the
same, Mr. Peschau gives assurance of
his high regard f preach xrfjhis felloif
memDers ana expresses nest wisnes
for the paftyjin the approaching cam
paign. Mr. Peschau is how "engaged
in the practice of law at - Southport
He hasj-been'tireless and unrewarded
worker in the" Democratic' ranks of
New, Hanover and that he now finds
it necessary to retire from the.. Execu
tive Committee will be generally re
grettei A ; v ;:- . " -Sl:
In View of the rapid development, of
the county campaign, it is expected
that within a short ' time the county
committee will be called together and
all plans" laid for the approaching : pri
mary. Tne committee as elected at the
last county convention, May -18th, is
as follows: ; ,, - ' ':
First WardW. P. Carpenter, first
precinct ;VE. P." Lewis, second preciiictr
GV.Hewtettthird precinct,
Second Ward HM.Chase.
: C Third WardGealC Peschau. '
Pourth1 Ward-W. A."Waison.
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Masonborb and Federal; Point W
31 Fergusl"',- ; ' .' A
p The lines In the race .for the shiieyafc;
y have already , been pretty ' well
drawn and reflected from time to time
in the public prints. , The greatest
interest now attaches to the - race "for
the. Legislature. It is pretty welL; un
derstood that Col. George L. Morton,
Thos. W. Davis and Woodus Kellunt,
Esqs.vWlll be candidates and1 friends;
of those gentlemen have been actively;
at work in their behalf. It is also
known- that ..quite : without -his knowl-
jijiown.- mat ;quue :wiuiouv-:flis . Jtnow.
Hr'rri wiKW
Ibnf a " movement ' has been" started
among, the business men to induce Mr.
Chas. W. Worth, to allow his name to
be used as a candidate for Legislative
honors. A very strong petition is be
ting signed by the business men, . ask-
in Mr. Worth to stand for the nomi
nation." His friends strongly hope
that he may be induced to allow hik
name to be used.
In the senatorial race this year, the
nomination goes, to Brunswick county.
It Is understood that Mr. George H.
Bellamy will be -the candidate from
that county, which will name the nom
inee for endorsement by this county.
RECEIVES 'NEW COMMISSION
Collector Keith's New Term Begins
April 1st Movement for New Cus
tom House is Renewed.
Mr. B. F. Keith, yesterday received
his commission for reappointment to
the office of colector of customs at the
port of Wilmington. It Is signed b:
President Theodore Roosevelt, coun
tersigned by Hon. L. M. Shaw, Secre
tary of theTreasury of the U . S..
I and is altogether a very pretty doc
ument Mr. Keith's re-appointment
dates from February, but his new tenr
of office of foun years, : as evidenced
by 'the commission, begins on Apr!'
1st. '7: 7. - ':, ,
Accompanying the official notice of
his appointment, is . a' lettter to, Mr?
Keith from the Secretary of the Treas
ury which states that by the request of
the President, his bond has been rr
duced from. $20,000 to the -; nominal
sum of $2)00; notwithstanding the re
ceipts 'and other monies handled
through the office are greater than for
years .and are constantly on the in
crease. .This is a. compliment, which,
coming unsolicited, Is highly . appre
elated by Mr. Klth, who ;. attributes
the reduction to the business-like man-,
ner in which the affairs of the office
have beenN administered i 7 7 77
. Mr. Keith has lately received from
Congressman Patterson a letter stat
ing that he is preparaing a bill for
introduction : in the House of Repre
sentatives appropriating $250,0,00 for
a new : custom ' house at Wilmingtor
The success or , the project is,' of course
doubtful at; this term but it will be
strongly brought to the attention 'of
the ; department at ; Washington, ; the
officials of which do not' oppose anc
will no doubt accede ultimately, to the
pressing needs of the port in this re
spectj , 7 -r7"-'-;7 -A' 77;
.A boy to feed Job Presses is wanted
at the , Star ' Office. ; Must ",be ; a resi
dent - of vWilmhigton, . and with .some
experience, f. ;7v7v "77.- ; v apr5-2t
All Housekeeping is light;" when "you
Cook: With ; Gas.7 7--77 ;;---.
jJJFif th Ward J H iirriss first pre
THE CASE
CONTINUED
bhockl
ey Trial Postponed Yester-
ntilSextf errntiie Lat- 7
ter Part of
Crimirfal4pocKety of Present Tr6i
About Exhausted Grand Jury Will -!
:miablyk
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In "the Superior Court yesterday the
case of M;fW. Shockley, charged With
murder "Was continued until the' July
term, bond to be renewed in the sum
of $7,50,"- which was subsequently
given with Capt. : John 1 W. Harper 'as
surety.j7The ; continuance was ' bn ac
count bl !.tieatsen'cV;.bf ' three material
witoesses fori the defence, Mr. .Johxi H.a
uraig, -wap is sick at his home m this
City; Ji EC Tiner, who is in the hos
pital, mdsii third ; witniess who is un-
derstooid, to- be in the western part "of
the' Stit : The reasons for continu
ance Were; tateii to ! the cbwt -by.
Lflessrsi5 Bellamy & Bellamy and Her
bert JlcClammy,' Esq and there was
nd dlspositfon on the, part of the
State to? e. the defendant -at a dls
adTaatage ; by farcing a.7 triaL The
cfeseV; tereiore; ?i goes oyer, until the
last of iUyi; 7Mr.. Shockley, who has
been oni oai bpnd; appeared in court
with' his oiuusel iind expressed' regret
that 1 circumstances had so shaped
themselves that he could not In ; jus
tic to hlmseif . undergo the ordeal of a
trial and have it jail over, with. -After
reTeWigv his, 'bond in tiie afternoon,
Mr Shofckley returned to his place of
businessvVL , ,t , ; .
v Atthe: Close of , court yesterday af
tornooi practically all the.cases on the
criminal docket had been disposed of
and . Judg Webb announced that the
regular! Jury and the talesmen sum
mohedj for .to-day need not attend as
there are ino niore. cases on the docket
requiring a jury 'trial, r
1 Judge "Webb also changed the hour
fbr.he.ring the evidence in the Mc-
Craw case to 10 o ciock tnis morning.
The Shearing was originally uset f OT
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better progress was,made , witli the
docket than was expected; that time
will be found to. hear the testimony
this morning.' This is for the purpose
of ; guiding Judge . Webb in the measure
of punishment tot be imposed upon the
defendant; which is 'largely in the dis
cretion of the court. '
The grand jury yesterday sent a
committee to . examine the convict
camp at Castle Haynes, the Qounty
Home and also the convict camp on
the Scott's Hill road- The work of
the jury will be wound up to-day and a
ireport will be made to the cottrt The
examination of the jail and 'the Court
House was by the entire jury and took
pace on Tuesday.
Court met yesterday morning as us
ual at 9 o'clock and, the sheriff re
turned the forty-odd talesmen order
ed summoned for trial of the Shockley
case. - Those not found were N. Cro-
nenber,5 Haywood Clark, J. O. Grimes,
John B. Armstrong, W. (i. Fergus,
Walter Bilbro, Isaac Bear,W. C. Bar
tlemas, H. W. Collins, Thomas F.
Bradshawj. M. Jones, J. E. Ellis, E.
D. Craig, E. J. Scott, Bryant M. Hill.
Robert L. Ward. Excused ' b His
Honor, Eric Norden,-James I. Metts
W. F. Brittain, George L. Peschau,
Samuel Northrop,; John O. Brock, John
C Boesch, Charles E. Hall, W. D. Mc
Millan, Jr C. McD. Davis, Thomas B.
WUlard and John W.-' Batson.- Soon
after court opened and it Wast seen
that the Shockley case could ' not be
tried," several othesr jurors! were excused.,:-
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In the case." of Wm.; Brown and
Frank Brown, charged with an assault
and battery, the case having been oi
trial when court took a recess Tues
day night the Jury found a vferdict of
not guilty as to Frank Brown and guil
ty as to William Brown7who was let
L off upon payment vof costs. .The de
fendants were represented - by Wm. J.i
Bellamy, - Hon.' John r D. ; Bellamy and
A; J.: Marshall, Esqs. r .
;. Case, of James. Jones, charged ' with
an assault with a deadly, weapon,, was
continued1 until next term. . ; - -7
In thecase of E. T$. Smithy a capias
was. ordered to issue inv60ays if costs
are hot ; paid. ,7 7 . ' '
The case of Florence Lewis, for non
payment of costs, was continued.
;. Louis tWIlliams,7 colored,' charged
with seduction, was found mot guilty
by instruction of thecourt Messrs.
Bellamy &. Bellamy appeared for ,the
defendant and Brooke G. Empie, Esq.
apepared with' the solcitor . : for ,: the
State. ; ? ; i,77;ii77 :777777 s
Cases of C; T. Croom, charged ? with
embezzlement ; George "" Macks; ;; charg
ed with doing , business . without. 11
censed ,and Wm. Grdy, .; similarly
charged,iwere continued until next
h -; Case; $ of JBubberf e charged
with larceny; .Was also continued. .
y7 Contmuedon IFourth; Page.S7
DR. RICHARD J, PRICE DEAD
Passed - Away Yesterday Afternoon ; in J
7 Asheville, N. C, Whither He Had
7 Gone for His Health. V - 7
A telegram .to the family yesterday
evening cotfveyed the distressing hews
to many friends- in this city -that Dr.
Richard Jones -Price had passed away
at 5 -o'clockthe- same afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Sherwood No. 167 French
Broad avenuerin hevllle, N. C. While
not, unexpected, the news nevertheless
came !s V sadr"'bibw ,to family' .and
friends. Dr. Price. Accompanied ' by
his' wife, went to Asheville about ten'
days v ago with ;.the hope ; that the cli
mate there would be beneficial to. his
health and check, if hot estop the rav
ages of the terrible malady f that was
making such inroads upon his consti-
tidn.' Dr. Price rallied for a time, ac
cording to information from Asheville.
but finally, .calmly resigned to the in
evitable; he- passed peacefully . away,
his devoted young wife at his -bed
side. .. ' ; 7
Dri , Pirce was well known and much
beloved in Wilmington, the xtown of.
his nativity. He was generous, affa
ble and a manly man. He stood high
in his profession until forced on ac
count of his health - to retire from ac
tive life while yet 4pnly a -young man;
being 35 years of age at the time of
his death. For a while he, was a. sur
geon' in the Philippine service; of the
United States - Army,' but ; the- change
there, was not! beneficial and he re-'
turned to the States, spehding the past
several years at various sanitariums
with ' the hope of regaining his health.
Lately he had been at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Priced in this
city, and only a few months ago was
happily married to the young woman
whom he now leaves as-chief i among
his mourners. Dr. Price is also sur
vived by his mother, one .brother, Jas.
W. Price, Esq., of the. Wilmington bar,
and his grand father.. Mr. Richard J.
Jones, for whom he was named and
to whom he was tenderly devoted. The
sorrowing one have the deep synjpathy
oi tne enure community in ,neir5 be
reavement
Mrs. Price and others of the family
left last night to meet the remains at
Greensboro, N. c, and accompany
them. toWilmington,-arriving here at
rangements have not? yet beehvde
ly announced.
AN AFTERNOON WEDDING.
Mr. Aubrey M. Hewett and Miss-Bowser
are Married.
At the rectory of Saint ' James par
ish yesterday afternoon at half after
five o'clock, a quiet but very pretty
wedding ceremony according to the
beautiful rites of the Episcopal
church, joined in marriage Mr. Aubrey
Mitchell Hewett, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Hewett, of Richmond, Va.,
and Miss Olive Bowser, the attractive
young daughter of -Mrs. Jennie D; Bow
ser, of this city. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of a few.
intimate .friends by the Rev. Richard
W. Hogue, rector of the -parish.
The bride's attendants, were Mrs7
Joe Tilley and Miss Bessie A. Brady,
while the groom was accompanied as
best man by his friend, Mr. John T.
Slaughter, Jr., formerly of Richmond.
After the ceremony the bridal party
repaired to the home of v the bride's
mother ?where a sumptuous wedding
supper was given. The dining-room
and residence were attractively decor
ated with "a profusion of plants and
flowers, a color , scheme of green and
white "having been parried out with
pretty effect 'The hride arid groom
left on the northbdund train for. a brid
al tour to Washington, - D. C. where
they expect to send about two weeks,
returning to this city where they'Iiave
many friends.. The groom is how en
gaged as private secretary to Maj E.
W. VanC. fcucas, of the; Carolina Truck
ing Development Company, j The many
friends of -Mr. and Mrs. Hewett will
extend" happy Congratulations to them
upon their union for life. 7 s 4 77S;
Dr.'Bernheim to Preach. : ' : v ;
-The Rev. G, D. Bernheim, D." D of
(Charlotte, will preach at St. Matthew's
Evangelical Lutheran; church this ev
ening at 8 o'clock.' The; service . will,
be held ih the SundayJ school room; and
everybody , is cordially invited, to at
tend. 7 During his - long" residence in
Wilmington Dr7; Bernheim- greatly en
deared himself to ;the 'people of Wil
mington, and his visit to the city gives
them great pleasure. He was formerly
pastor of St Matthews, and the mem-;
bers are rejoicing to have - him with
themvY- : : t
Preach to Marine Engineers.
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Rev. A. D. - McClure, p. lJ., pastor
of Saint Andrew's Presbyterian church,
will -preach the annual' sermon to the
Marine" Engineers' "Association, No. 71,
of this city, next Sunday afternoon at
the BoysV Brigade Armory. Members
of 'the Association Iwill assemble7at
their hall at 2:30 o'clock and proceed
to the armory in a body. ( The servioe
win be most' interestingand all friends
lere wflHbe
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are cordially invited. ; There will ; be
special,; music '-features
UTE HiHMISON
Business Men Pay Tribute of Re
spect to Memorxof Depart-; ;
' 7 v r ;edcial''l7fe;
SPECIAL MEETING YESTERDAY
Suitable Memorial Prepared by Corn- '
rnittee, Spleerffedxbyfinij(
!r uai, Expression from Prominent : 7'
. - Men UivAttendartce.?:'-i---'
In a suitable memorial prepared by
a committee appointed for . that pur
pose, supplemented by many individual
expressions, the business community
of . Wilmington v yesterday 1 afternoon
paid . deserved and marked- tribute to
the memorypfthe late MrTIorace M;
jumerson, txamc ..manager.- of the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad . Company.
The 1 Chamber of Commerce was 'the
medium through . which this appro-;
priate action was taken,'' a ; special ;
meeting' for. that express purpose hay
ing been called s by President ; Taylor
yesterday afternoon at , -Lo'clock. 7 It
was no perfunctory or merely form
al duty that was performed in, this
respect There was a large attendance
of representative business men ? and
they spoke feelingly, and visibly mind
ful of the deep loss which, the com
munity has sustained in the death of
Mr. .Emerson. 7 . 7 '7 ' ' '. " " ' ',y
President Taylor called the meeting
to order and stated its object ; He re -i
ferred personally to the death of Mr.
Emerson and asjd for;the?report of .
the committeeTappointed' to draft a sui-7
table memorial to : his ' memory. The 7
resolution was read by. Secretary Kyle 7
as follows: ' J
"'Whereas, it has pleased an all-wise
Providence to call from our midst our'
esteemed fellow, member; Horace M. ,
Emerson, be it resolved that we, the i.
members of the Wilmington Chamber
of Commerce, in meeting" assembled; 7
desire to express publicly, both our -gretvf
Qrrow. at his loss, and our ap-";
preciation of his higher qualities which 77
made our"1 fellow member an example
both as afriend and a citizen. -
"Be it resbivedTthat inlth
JEinersothecdm
a man ; who coming among us as a boy; ; . .' 5 ;
has through following -the ; highest r7 -7.-
ideals, and by devotion to duty and 77;
by the strictest integrity raised him- . . ' r
self to one of the highest positions .
with the company which he has served '
so long . ami ably, over ; a period of
thirty years; and who by his happy
and genial manner, warm heart, never
failinj courtesy, s and strbhg human
sympathy ; had , endeared himself in a
remarkable degree, not only 'to his
close associates, but to ail who knew
him. - .
"Resolved that his loss is. hot; only
a great one to the company with which
he was identified; ; and also to I this
Chamber, but to the entire community,
and it will also be felt over a great sec
tion of the country where his manifold
duties and high ; position - had ;made
him so well known.,, 7 7-'7 777 'TrTx
"Mr. Emersbh"; was. aiwaysreadyftb
stand up for what lie ' believed, to. be
the right and he possessed manhood
and loyalty " to a marked. degreeJ His
ability in his7 chosen life-Work ; was
such as to obtain; for him reed : ,
iind consideration wherever matters of 7;77
Importance iwere discussed, or1, decid
ed upon. ;His counsel in matters of
uuoiucoo- wm wwc iiuu ; umser v au y, ' v; vs; f j
ana ne naa an unerring insight into
affairs which Always gave- weight to'
hisropinionT v;7di TT
Rlved thatt as a mark of espectv,'
tnese rtesolutions' lie spread upon ' the 7
minutes of this Chamber, - and that a 7;
copy pe transmitted to his family as - -an
expressioh of synipathy with them-7
in their bereavement of the members";
'-mJGHMacRAE7Chairmanr; ' -' :y:y
,7r jnp?. Arringdale - " ' .
;77'M.;J;CORBETT,V;;r
:Mr. :eocge R. vFrencH , moved . the, 7 : -adoption:
of , the; resolutions; and Itpwas 77
seconded by Mr. Malloy. Mr, P. Pear-
saH made an aniendment. that a copy
of the resolutions also be sent - to . the
president of - the Atlantic Coast Line ,
Railroad . Company ; and also to Mr.! ;" '
Henry, Walters chairman, of the Board 7
of birectots ol : the systemMrJ H. K.-:
Nash and Mr. . John-A. Arringdale paid 7 7
individual tributes: to the memory of .
Mr; Emerson, the; latter .being a tri- - A
bute of .the companionability of the
man. ' Mr. B. F. Hall snokAf th 0 Bnw bx-A
didHraffic ability of Mr Emefj?on anA . '
his amfability as. one of the elements
of his business success. His relation
to 'his empioybs was touched upon in'
a beautiful manneKrThe.tribuy of Mr7
H. W.;Malloy '.as a friend was "brettv
andnicelr put r His .happy faculty of : :
treating business prppositibns and sOlyviTITi ?;'
ing difficult problems . to the . satisf ac-' r;
tibntof v;i8poke;of iCre': ' .
good ; taste ; and 'Drooeri- annrpr.iHbn ? 7
Col. Walker .Taylor, spoke of Mr. Em-7-erson'spopulart
esteem abroad and - ,
y - stra- r and, : ,7.
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