WILMINGTON, N. 0., TUESDA , APRIL 24, 1906.,. WHOLE OTMBEE 12 004. OUTLINES. water; pressure niu h.aTfanen e5' fte digress and causlig anx- sickness ; many about interior:, the the city-. i"1 ... JLin training ship found- a i loin- . . A . r: Rav of Biscay, April is, J 111 . including the cap- Inst iav v . ah..... i ..: - - ian Duiiamg Last bum- Gaston D. Phares & Co., Furni ture Dealers,: Institute Suit . Against Clarendon Co. : ; SUMMONS FILED YESTERDAY SIX-STORT APARTMENT HOUSE SOON TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION 'ron yesterday in the in at " rarrvinsr roads t-inn fll LUC wv". - ngauv- - Hflffmsnt. over fmnciscu u ' ngof one of h6r most prom- lt citizens. merJn Which Firm Lost Unin - sured Property. H. C. Tilden, wno ,was & shot and almost. instantly -a hv three yuuuS fe ------ Alleging an, insufficient supply and; pressure of water with whicltto com- jl. McGuire is ta ront and Oock streets, in which the . ,rvnrfn1k & Southern Rail- firTT, ,nar nn .y ; ot iw. firm lfst. P-nnrla , the new system running anegedto have been $2:00rt. Oastnn r t'city tnrough east f n"n Phares & . Cornpany,, furniture dealers SOO.OOOior u- a utui-suagamsttheClarendon a-and nre " - tester- ' air worKS company of this city, for W to fS "68-in the m named. Although passed a Dm iui -"-r-- no complaint has been filed, Messrs inevui-u s Ben from Gaines, cu v Meares &'Ruark, attorneys for the . T.d K PTirPSKIlLa." I - ' :..J. - ' , of Tenn., "ZH Plaintiff; state that it will. be alleged ' I that, t.hfi 'WP tpr i Rimnlv. atiH nraocura l.Jnw fn oflm t .. rr-J ..,Fauiv, Jo tie House yeua, ;".7;; was entirely inadequate to enable the e of duty all duihuub firemen to. control the .blaze on the v jrancisco-xvCy - . nlgnr of the Are . and that had an effi- : aa-enthUSiaSUCAiiJ' e, .'" Mont snnnlv ofi tracenra TvAo ' nVtiitn House yesterday a bPer J able by .the Department, it would have h temporarily v"- r-r - - . oeen possible to save the property of . fcoariTis: in tne aivurce si"i. - . . The case will be one of the most in yesterday ew teresting n the recori of the courts of Wyou can mm-- the county and will incidentally settle i r i t i i - tii nn w i (- i - - . - - - easier at o tu u x-, , 0 - question of the company's comDli- K 14. closing bid d l-, onerea au- ... .. ntt;.TO?x ?.Q smt cotton 15 points lower closing . flirTliRh nn fflpit ni fnfi lot at 11.65: flour dull and lower; 1TocSc n , v-; :i,n eat easy, No. 2 red, nominal eleva- af-,; recent fire, there was much com easy, No. 2 57 nominal ele- bli6 discussion of the adequacy of tor: oatssteaay; miu. o, a, thA s,irmlv nn' tt trfl that tpentme firm, or x- w widely varying opinions were express- to, stramea cumm.u 6ww, ed as to which streams, were from the hydrants , of the company 'and I which were from the" eneines of the DeDart After it is all over &an v raiici&uu uxu ment. numiiinsr out of the river. : This Edge Humphrey, of Chicago, will have discussion was Intensified by a heated compare notes to see wno got tne campaign for municipal ownership, rerest jolt. which is stil pn and which will give v I added interest to ' the . isuit now insti- Xow, therefo58, 7 Marion Butler arid tuted. Messrs. - Phare & Co., had; a lom Rollins would like : to . borrow lot ' of furniture stored in a warehouse resident Roosevelt's v muck rake to in another: building and to. the rear .of ake a pass at Judge GojL Tue ew York Sun says : "The price elenhants is zoias ud bv leaDS and Jounds." In the face of that market port, if President Roosevelt wiU art out the truth he would - like- to. m the G. 0. P. eleDhant for 30 cents. o:ov".v.".-.v.Vi-.'.'.v,fc-..-.'.-.v . . ' . - ' ' - - '1 Lift tx- - ?idLsL X, ;:r MANY BEFORE MAYOR . it ;- Disreputable Places of Habitation By Colored People Being : Cleaned Out SEABOARD SERVICE General Freight Agent C. , Capps, of S. A. L.V Here For ; ; Conference Yesterday :," " t : Workmen yesterday begun tearing away -the two-story residence and store 'building at- southwest corner of J Fifthi and Market streets to make way, when other buildings are removed, . for: th handsome six-story apart- -menjhouse which the Carolina: Apartment- Company will erect at a cost of something over $75,000. ; The plans are' by Mr;"Tlobert L. Shape, a noted New . York architect, who has associated with . himkelf Mr. H." E. Bonitz, of this -city, as supervising architect The building will be modern throughout and' will be the largest and'most up-to-date structue of its,kind" south of Richmond and north of Atlanta .The Carolina Apartment - Company is ; headed ;.:by Messrs. Thos. H. Wright of ' this city, and iMr. W. R. .Kenan, Jr., of Lock port, NY., progressive young business 'men who have been quite success ful m all their undertakings. The building will be . completed and ready for ' occupancy by Fall. - . ' ' . ' ' r ' - S: A. L. FREIGHT TRAIN AFIRE that one" in -which the' flames originat- eC. - The ?fim carrieja: the warehouse stock which was used to replenish the stock In the. sales rooms on Market street as it was need ed- - . . ... - The case instituted here has had on ly; three parallels in the courts of the State. Two of the suits went tip from Says the Charlotte Chronicle: "The Greensboro and resulted In judgments Wilmington morning papers now reach fo? tlie Plaintiffs; one of , which was harintto nn w IO ?z&,uuu susLamea m.j ne loss oi nariotte on the day of publication. I - rm.A .''w v pat is something that,never happen- . - v ir ' . TO i before. Before the Seaboard Air d wa der,idfi, in faVnr of the com- P0 uu 118 recent scneaure, a trip pany. suit here will be hard JUiU ue WKea to wew York about as fought on both sides, going to the Su asily as to Charlotte. The new sched- nreme Court in any event. Hon. John ought to be kept up all the, time YD. Bellamy and other - eminent .legal or business and decency's sake. wis me Boston TranscVipt: "The pte of Washington is giving . the fwntry some object .-lessons in tree g. it made the -most of Arbor Ry in both letter and spirit," and in .angle county this year there will be pout 750,000 fruit trees." Every man, pomau and child in North Hamlin Nitjto plant a fruit tree, mit tree iul wrest tree do it? . talent will likely be engaged by the Clarendon Water. Works Company. REPUBLICAN CLUB'FORMED. Blazing Car Beyond Clarkton Tied Up Traffic cn Carolina Central Four , Hours Officials on Board. FILED PETITION TO REHEAR 'Tho aix. : -"uuc- uoast Line is makine mtationfdr ae matter ., , . . LUdi one or morp of ita Trmil v- T, IkAftrtTi 4 fh tr.-i'imTrincf - 6 irams are not behind : President J. W. Brooks Vice - President Louis . J3oodman, every year. Why don't Enthusiastic Meeting of the "Faithful" Held Last Night. ; Thirty very representative citizens were presentTat Germania lodge room last night for the organization of a Re publican Club while others are report ed to have sent letters expressing! sym pathy with the movement and promis ing membership in the , organization later.: Chairman T. E.-Wallace, of the County Republican Executive Commit tee, called the meeting to order and a permanent organization was effected The Seaboard Air Line' passenger train due - here at 12 : 45 P, M. . yester day wasnearly; four hours late In ar riving, having been held at Abbotts- burg, half way between Wilmington and Hamlet, that length bf time by an outward bound local freight train from this city which was on fire two miles beyond Clarkton. Soon after pulling out of the latter place and near -' the 47-mile post smoke was discovered by one- of the trainmen . oozing through a Sduthern- Railway car; next to the ca boose, loaded v with 12,501 .-pounds' of generaTSerehancllse irom- Wilmington almost entirely for Lumberton, N. C." k The train was 'stopped ; at McKee's Bluff and .when the doors of the car were opened; the flames shot but as from a blast furnace. The contents of the car. Including a number of 5 bags of peanuts 'for Mr. S. A. L. Johnson, at Abbottsbrug, were entirely consum ed, the rest of. the train being - saved wi,th difficulty, by meahs of cutting the cars away from the burning mass. An effort was made to throw the burning car from the rails by means of plac ing a cross-tie in front and pulling on it, which was successful, but in the meantime another ' car was derailed and It was several hours before the debris could be cleared. The passen ger train was held at Abbottsburg, Capt W. B. Williams being in charge, and' the engine was -sent back, to Bladenboro for spikes with which to rebuild the ' burned portion of the tracks. . Some of the passengers took private conveyances over - to Chad- bourn and came in by way of the Coast Line. ' ' . ; General Freight Agent Capps, Supt. Jenks and Trainmaster Karstaedt were on Mr, Capp's private car attached, to the - passenger train and the operating" officials on c board assisted with clear ing the wreck.- The.f reight train was backed to- Clarkton to allow the pas senger to pass1 when the track' was otherwise clear.'. . - uie aeiay is a matter of ui mnra Y,r. m. urs. mere is ahnnt 1 - A uere is no trouble L 45 tlUA tne , a. u uuw as tftn 1 . 7 luas lor trains Ai , . v-'JuueuLiug roaas the ;:y oi last week from saint. . . dluraay 23,000" immi- Mil Pofv,. says the .week Btobawi,-:,. iom, wun avera e Z:' Lnai , tne arrivals will R 7 aday' Some people Jiere "UU1U hardly come if tha n a deinaDd' for them all iae country. nvr menti0Il f0rt com " lCrs enCe ' ousands tJL.Is not "the stranger Esq. - ; t A. Sec. and Treas. D. Lennon. Mr. S.-M. King was named as' chair man bf a committee to, draft' suitable by-laws and arrange for subsequent regular meetings of the club. A num ber of very enthusiastic speeches were made and the leaders of the movement expressed themselves as, very .much encouraged with the-: success of the meeting. - NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Thos. C. James Far Sheriff. " - 7 . y Mrs. M. A..Hayden Notice, v, W. ? B. CooperTCanned Beef. ' r - " ,. Treasurer, . A. - C. ; L.Dividend.' - .-..a C. R., L. & P. Co. Gas for Cooking. J. ;VanB. Metts San Francisco -In surance. than The to more Bk . iua at thA . i fii. . uiui 1 1 fir nnw ta. UCU- shown . !:'toforo been kv.. . " arid oj in as ha - ' ' Would give us- n he various. iocaHHp i ?t pays a. city to tho Business Locals a -v , ' For Rent Rooms, "5 . For , Sale Small Business. ' ;' Star pld Papers for Sale.- ; For SaleInterest in Business.' -' John W. Batson -New Cash; Grocery :; Percival Supply Co. Agents Wanted Bear's' Head Farm Plants -for Sale.' Hardwares' .. Traveling Salesman Wanted. v - 1 . - Twenty-five cent Ribbon saje to-day at Polyogt's. ' ' Interesting Suit for Recovery on Insur - 'ance Policy Will 'Again Come Be i : ' Tforp "the Supreme Court. Mention was made in these columns a few days ago that Messrs. Meares & Buarlq and Herbert McClammy, Esq., counsel :fbr;; the defendant company, ould: make a motion before the Su preme; Court ior ; a re-hearing of ; the case of S. H. Fishblate et al., against the Fidelity;, and Casualty Company, 6f New York,, in which Mr. Fishblate recovered something like $2,000 on an accident insurance pollcyvthat wais pro tested by the defendant Counselfor Mr, Fishbiate cpnslsting of Wm. J. Bel- lam, jEs:Messrs,iRountree1 & : Cart EVENTS ON GOLF GROUNDS. Winers at Tennis; and Approaching j and Putting Another.' In the" finals "of the tennis tburna ment on : the courts of the Cape Fear Golf Club Saturday afternoon, ' Mrs. R. ; Pr-Johnston won the first prize, a handsome'' copper .-b'owl, 4 and 'Mrs. Tench Coxe won. the second, ar silver cup. The prizes were by Miss Lucife Muchison, who delightfully entertained the players at the club house upon con clusion of the match. - ' ' ' . In the approaching and putting con test on-;the golf links the same after noon,: Mr. W. D. .MacMilian, Jr., won the handsome silver cup : which - was offered as first prize by Mr.- Eugene S. Martin. .' ; ' ' " ?. The mixed foursome handicap post poned from last, week will be" played on Thursday Afternoon -and it :. prom ises to "be a very delightful affair. The prize is a" handsome cup offered byta member of the club. ' - received -official; notice of the, petition to re-hear In the following language: ? Supreme Courtpf North Carolina, Feb J -ruary term, 1906. . 181 New Han- over. ; S. H. . Fishblate et. al., vs. 1 Fidelity & Casualty Co., of . New York; petitioner: . , ' "la this case the defendant having filed a petition to re-hear and designat ed the Undersigned as the Justices to pass upon the same; - It ' Is now, on motion of the defendant, by its coun sel, Mr. Iredell Meares, ordered that the execution of the judgment of .the Superior-- i Court , of New "Hanover be, and the same is'hereby stayed, un til the said petition to re-hear has been considered and passed Upon by- the Justices so designated.- The clerk of this court will certify this order to the Superior 1 Court of New Hanover County, with directions to the clerk of that court to - notify the respective parties or their counsel of) the same. This order shall not' be effective, unless- the defendant filed a good . and sufficient undertaking for that purpose to be approved by us. If. an undertak ing -has 'already been .filed and 'the plaintiff's counsel deem It insufficient, upon notice of that fact to the defen dant's counsel, the defendant .; com pany must file. , an additional under taking in the sum of. $2,500., condition ed as required by law and sufficient to secure the payment of r the judgment,, and this - order : shall not take affect until this is donej ' This order is made under Rule' 54 of the court as recently amended. ' 5 - This 21st. day of April" 1906. . . f . P. D. WALKER, ' ' Hi; G.' CONNOR. . Justices of the; Supreme Court. ' BUILDING. NEWS. AS TO LIQUOR REGULATIONS Closing Ordinance Will Be Rigidly En- forced by the ' Authorities Pro ceedings in Municipal' Court : ' : -r Yesterday.'' . A strict enforcement of the regula1 tions as to the liquor traffic In the city and the suppression of disorder in. sev eral public alleys infested by colored women of unsavory reputation are two reform just instituted by the city au thorities;, judging vfrom. the - array Qf defendants in.the .municipal court yes terday. There were fifteen or twenty all told and the Mayor had a, busy two hours from 12 to 2 o'clock. : The raid of negro dives was institut ed Saturday when half dozen or more denizens - of the alley . across from Front street market house were given their walking papers by 'the Mayor. Sunday night a raid was made on . a couple of alleys in the vicinity of Elev enth and Dock and Twelfth and Mar ket streets, lline belles and beaux of ebony hue were arraigned before the Mayor yesterday as the result there of,; and Mayor Waddell : indulged in some plain talk to . the aggregation Judgment of 30 days on the county farm was Imposed, but inasmuch as an abatement of the nuisance in tne communities complained of was sought the Mayor; told the defendants that if they would clear out and never return, the judgment' would be , suspended. Ones and v all promised to leave their haunts and the police were instructed to see that the order of the court was complied with ' in 24 hours. The de fendants were Ellen Swlnson, Cornelia Everette, Carrie - Green, Ada ' Melvin, Lizzie Loftin, Maggie Jones, Eadie Jones,' Douglas Graham and Sallie Dees. i " In calling up the cases jot several dealers charged with allowing their sa loons to remain open after 12 o'clock Saturday night, the Mayor stated that his position on the liquor question was well known In' the ' cotnmuhity, .The trade- could toe- regulates ofiTfrW:. strict enforcement of the law. . It was an injustice to one dealer who paid license to have another ; dealer in competition who trespassed the time .of the other on an equal footing with him. The only case tried yester day was. that of Mr. Will Rodgers, a dealer on Market street. He pald a fine of - $20 . and costs. Other cases against Messrs. A."Steljes, Wm. Stol ter and E E. Rouse, who have employ ed A. J. - Marshall,- Esq., to defend them, were continued until to-day. It was explained that these dealers had no purpose ? to violate the " law and that if their doors were allowed to re main - open ? a few minutes after 12 o'clock, it was a mere inadvertence. Other cases disposed ef in the police court yesterday , - were : . Frank i Mc- Leod and Eugenia; Basschus, arrested by Officer J. R. Sneeden for firing 'a pistol and general -disorder in Terry's alley;- 30 days - each. ,: A. Hill, colored, carrying a concealed '.weapon, arrested by Officer C. G. Jones; to jail in" de fault of $100 bond to' Superior, Court. Charles Kelly, colored carrying a con cealed weapon, k arrested by Officer J. R. Sneeden; to jail in default of $50 bond. Gerhart c Foy, colored, assault, arrested . by Officer C. G. Jones; 30 days on' roads j Caleb Howard, color ed, ;drunk and down, arrested by Offi cer 1. j? . Muggins, $iu ana costs. Frank Jones, colored, arrested by. Offi cer M. P.- Newton, for disorderly con duct ; $5 and" costs. Richmond Guion, colored, disorderly conduct and . vag rancy, arrested by Officer Alex. Wells; discharged on account of weak mental condition: V John Williams, colored, selling, liquor without license and on Sunday near Front and Dock streets; case continued. " Same; charge Against Adrain Barlo we, white; ' continued.? - J- BETTER FREIGHTS PROMISED Adjustment of Complaint as to Ashe boro and Aberdeen No Drscrimina .tion Intended' Says the Official . ' Increased Facilities at Hamlet. ... For the Eagles-Minstrels. -A large amount of costumes and other paraphernalia for the big 'Eagles' Minstrels ' in the" Academy of Music, May 1st arrived yesterday. Renear sals are still in progress for this big production and the public Is assured the most ambitious amateur- produc tion ever ' attempted here. , . Contract for Wesselh Stores on Mar" : - ket Street Permits lssueo!v 'v Mr. D. Hanna was yesterday award ea the' contract for building the block of, four handsome, - twostoryv brick stores .to ;.bej erected; for Mrs. Lena Wesseil, at . southwest -corner of Sec ond and Market streets. . .The plans are by Architect H. E Bonitz and the buildings will cost $10,000. The stores will be, ready for. occupancy by early Fall. -0 4 Other .building; permits issued yester day were: 'Albert ' Steljes,. one-stdry, tin-roof .; addition to store at Tenth and Market streets to cost $400; Wil liam Motte builder. ' F. A." Bissinger, two one-story,' five room dwellings for rent, to cost $600 each, on Dawson, between Sixth and Seventh streets ; R. t. Johnson, , contractor. . - V..-,: A salesman to travel South Carolina is wanted by an old and well establish ed hardware house. See .advertise ment in the eBusiness Locals depart meat of the Star. - ' - apr24-3t -.General Freight Agent Charles Capps. Division Superintendent .W., J . Jenks and Trainmaster' Frank '.'Kar staedt, with other officials of the Sea- ; Ddard' Air Line,' arrived yesterday, on -the afternoon train from Hamlet on . Mr. Capps' private car, No.' 5. - Mr. Capps" and : the other officials "of ' the ' road - came in connection with recent; -complaints" that have gone up; from : Wilminelon merchants in " regard to poor ireignt service ouxue vvuuuubwt' namiet- aivision ol , tue - piBM,auuc; immediately upon his arrival, the.traiii -harfine bfie.n four hours late. Mr. Capps called upon President J.- A: Taylor, ,'pf ' th - Chamber of Commerce; through, which organization specific instances';, nf late deliveries, seemingly discrimi native in favor of Richmond and Nor-, folk jobbers, were tabulated. The sitt; uatlon was gone.-over fully and, tne result of the conference is .reported td have been quite satisfactory. - ' . -. Mr. Capps gave assurances that the ; facilities at Hamlet would .be, greatly ; Improved and enlarged immediately, giving an efficient transfer service and: reducing delays to a minimum, tie ai-. sn tiold of 'the great congestion . of freights on all roads and the Seaboard in particular and .assurer! Mr.; Taylor that'there was no purpose on the part -of- the Seaboard to ' discriminate reasons, if for no other, the road would, prefer to handle freights from Wil- the raes than from Richmond or Nor-folk.- - ' 'I'jf'" . , : But of greatest local interest ; was the assurance given that the company. has arranged for & double daily freight service in the future between Wilming ton" and ' Hamlet. A local freight: will-; De xnspaicnea iriiu. wiiiiuuisLUii uu. s;. fast schedule every niorning-and. this will .! be ' followed by a through freight fr? TTa'mlpt' atTeht rji.rrvint all ' shin-T, J,AUuVW -O ' W mpnts t.hrouffh Hamlet to the territory beyond without transfer where the v bulk of the freight-will admit . Another concession secured; was in tho. mnttpr'nf rates nn the Aberdeen . and Asheboro road to which Mr. Tay lor called "attention at the recent meet ing of the Chamber bf Commerce for". tne purpose or iormuiatmg tne protest against the existing service. -VA traffic arrangement had been entered Into by " the Seaboard with the Aberdeen road) by which Wilmington was cut practl-. cally out of the territory-be tween -Aber- deen and Troy in favor of Richmond and other Virginia jobbing points.' Mr. . Capps assured Mr., Taylor of a ' com- r petitive rate " with . Richmond, and Nor- v folk and while it is not lower as should be by virtue of 'distance,, it is a very" valuable concession and will; , enable Wilmington merchants to' occupy - that trritnrv lasain. - C -- t - Mr. Capps and the other officials will' remain in -the city until this ; morning. In about ten days the merchants are - -assured" of a visit from Mr. Walter;-the " new' president and other high officials , of the Seaboard The conference yes-. terday with Mr. Capps was highly sat v isfactory and Mr. Taylor expressed the hope that no difficulty would be en-' - countered in carrying out the assur ances as given " - . - BROWN'S CARRIAGE SHOP. New and; Latest Mat - stalled In. In- achinery 'Just Establishment. ivA power band saw, buzz, planer, au tomatic Tboring machine and other ur. to-date equipment has ' just , been in stalled in the new carriage shops of Alderman J. O. Brown, in the? Hayden building, on r Princess street, giving fhat - well known ' Establishment Ample facilities', for high-class- work on the shortest possible notice. rThe machin ery is driven by an electric motors of large capacity and is a marvel in neat ness and : the dispatch with which it does the work. ' , The equipment is from the' Williamsport Machine Com pany, "of Williamsport Pa., and is of the .latest- improved pattern: ; Mr; Brown would be glad for his friends and patrons to call at the shop and see the new machinery; in operation. r Ruching, Ribbon and Gloves in abun dance at TheC. W. Polvogt Co.'s. At the Northrop Cottage." The Northrop Cottage cn Wrights-, vine ueacn is oemg very mu.cn improv-r ed by an addition to its west wing. The improvements will .increase the number of sleeping room giving it a length of about sixty feet Capt North rop has also had the -.sand dunes in front of the. cottage levelled; and has planted grass which he hopes " will, make a nice lawn, - relieving the glare from the white sands of the beach, be sides , nreventins the' yearly shiftinsr of the dunes.. His example . is a good one and each cottager ; should ;ciake some effort to-wards beautifying the grounds around his property, v. Clement' High School. ; The" Star has with the compliments of Capt J. L. -Autry and Miss Bertha Autryv 'an invitation to be present at the annual commencement of the Cle ment High School," in Sampson county on May 4th. ,The exercises will con sist of a literary address by Dr. Jf J. Hall, of Fayetteville, at 11 A. M exer cises by the Literary Societies at 3 P. M., and by the school at 7:30 P. MvTe marshals are T. P. Williams; chief; O. C. Matthews and J. T. Royal. ew Millinery will be shovn Tues day by the C. W. Polvost Co.' -