North Carolina Newspapers

ftsnor Star, 11 - J- I i TT V'"-' TV T w U ZL1 ' lV 1 1 STSj. ! I '-' ' T" . r , . g !.5cr. v : - -i i U V rP KM ft- -' A tfe--'-- Subscription Terms. 'One Year, $y Mull. . . .VOO Six Montk, by. Mall . 2.50 Thiree Moths, r -Mail. JLS3 jxxvni-o, 42. , THE MORNING START WILMINGTON, N; 0., 'ATtTRDAYLIAY 26, 1906. WHOLE OTJMBEB. 12019. ; ; TTnited States Circuit Court i eJL vesterday the Virginia, I KaS rhemical Company, the Acme mri 1 1 c w - - - & Co., and other fertilizer dieted for maintain- fertilizer trust The' House- i.7by a vote of 144 to. 105, sent bill to conference; 25 Repub te ti against conference with orrats, who opposed a confer- r around that It will not give chance to vote on the ifTndments The .Southern Mor, General Assembly, at c -nio a, union question to the. Fres 1 for report at the General As- May, 1907, at Birmiri'gHam; rSS of heresy against Mr, Cald- ftf?not sustained The agricul- appropriation hill passed by the yesieruaj - . v -ii .attlp hftfore thev are in 01 .7 ditered and ror iue mayauuu ujl .... nrr In the investisra- iats lor w I f he Pennsylvania Railroad at 'iSelpIiia -yesterday, there were testifying that his company's min ! ! basicess was ruined as the com bwoald net furnish him cars be Qgfc would not give the officials 'jj in '.'the. coal company Brad-. reports business -excel lent and 'ioaa earnings . greater than ever yrfgj Hester, of the New. Orleans Exchange, reports the 1905 crop ieotton to-date as 10,297,870 bales, y fte suppiy -to-date, Including the Was ; of 1904 crop, , is v 10,742,401 53 In New York yesterday the ( -peCate Division of the ; Supreme ' it discharged Geo. W. Perkins, in 'aed on the technical change of- lar fgij In connection with the campaign Inscription of the New York XdfeIn iaaiee Company was discharged- ! st Jork markets : ' Money on. call I f&ij 1-2 . to 4 ; ruling rate 4, clos 'igbiai 1-2, offered at 4; spot cotton !sieuil.90: flour . steady;, wheat 358dyi:No.-2 red 93 nominal elevator ios easy No. 2, 56 1-4 nominal eleva oats steady, mixed 39 1-4; tur sne steady 62 ta 62 1-2; roein firni , Ih& New York American, -William Mpiph Hearst's paper, ha collect ii fimd of about $250,000 f pr; the San laacisco sufferers.-Hearst is also one WILLARD & GILES GO Dissiolutipn of Well Known an , tong.Establishedllnsurance "'. , 'Firm Here- ANNOUNCEMENT YES! ERDAY TRAGEDY RALEIGH f Bertha :: Foyvlerr Fifteen ; Wear ' Old Worki n'g " Girl, - Crushed ; to Death ;' ' Under. Wheels, of Train. Mr. M. S. Willard Retires to Devote AlLTime to ; Carolina Insurance -. Companyff)e New FiVin Takes V C, yesterday, reierxedb- : r i-rosperous, Business.". ' Ite New York Journal of Commerce eEunplains that - there is a 'dearth of bills. Probably the -millinery 1 1 of the editor's wife haven't come ifl Asheviile young lady who lost power of speech three months -ago s "gamed It on Wednesday, by getting !M. fall on the .flo6r of a skatihg , .'' Married men whose wivas -lose yoices will now discourage them going to skating rinks because- f J li . - - '"" r itae positive danger in it, i determining- to purchase canal rial abroad because the protective m : makes American material' two the Republican administration ttks itself to the cheap 'markets Cleaves the people at the mercy He trusts from which it . will not piase itself.- However, it is truly publican to overlook the people. w -v.. c xU to-uayr paper s will: be found an official notice of the disso lution of the well known: insurance firm of Willard & Giles, which is by mutual consent -Mr. Willard' hks disposed of his interest In the business to .Messrs. Clayton Giles andCkyton Giles; Jr., and bespeaks "for ihem a continuance of the1 liberal patronage heretofore ex tended to the firm of Willard & Giles: . Simultaneously with . the notice' of the dissolution of the firm of Willard & Giles is given ;the announcement that Messrs. Clayton Giles and Clay ton. Giles, Jr., have 'formed a - co-partnership under the , firm name of Wil lard & Giles Company for the purpose of .carrying on the 'general insurance ousiness and that Mr. Eugene M. Bery, who for a number of years has been, connected with the old firm will continue his connection, with the new firm. Mr. Beery is a very, clever and competent - young insurance man and the Willarti & GilesCompany is. to be congratulated upon securing his ser vices. . " - Mr. Martin S. Willard one of the best .known- and most, able Insurance officials in the -State,; retires from ;the agency line to devote his entire tim' to -the affairs of he- Carolina Insur ance Company of Wilmington, of which he is secretary: and treasurer. The Willard & Giles Company will con tinue its insurance offices lnthe Caro lina Insurance building' - on VPrincess street and Mr. Willard wilL cratinue hla office there, however, in a separate part -of :the buiMing.? As .early . as practicable the 1 Carolina Insurance Company jwill build a andsome struc ture on Front street for its own occu pancy, t tt , ... ;rhfr pffy-pnjg8,ly fefe.'Qjftg'r Una' Insurance ? Company will' be .han dled through all the agents in, the city as far as 'it will be possible .to Interest them Instead of practically confining th'e business to ,ohe agency as hereto fore. ; . " i ; ;1 , Mr. Willard began -liis insurance career with. Atkinson & Manning in 1S74 and' went Int6 business f or. him self in 1882; being the oldest active in surftcevmen in : the local field until his retirement yesterday. It is to be regretted that he is leaving the agency but at the same -time the strong loeal enterprise to which" he is to give- all his time Is to be congratulated upon securing i all his services in- ah execu tive capacity. j - TRAGEDY IN CHARLOTTE. , BRILLIANT FINALE don't know what Towne's motive in making that speech ' m the se on Thursday but it must be that the temntation was & to draw the "dead'ly parallel col on President Roosevelt for fac- ?t bOtht Wavs nnrl mriHTiw turn TtrnvQ ft all the - questions he ' : ever Australian judge in discussing ..Orce QUestinn eae ' of on ' or; ace of Parties to the , suits have pretty uke Gladys, e and the , wun piain names -iii Tt and evidently be thinks there is inaname. - . ' Gwendolen, ? Er- like.'. He rarely Woman Run Over and Killed By South ern Shifting, Engine., "Charlotte, N. C.May 25. Mrs. Mag gie McCorkle, wife "of Mr. Thomas J. Mr.Corkle. who lived at 203 North Ce- Ldar street, was run 6ver;an-d killed, by a Southern Railway shifting engine this morning about 5. o'clock. . The ac cident occurred at the coal chute, on the extension of Third street, s,- i : Mrs: McCorkle spent several hours last night with ,a' sick lady, who lived across the railroad track from - her home, and she ; was returning alone when-she lost herlife.. There were two engines on the yard at . the time One of them had just been. ioaaea with coal and ., was going back- to a string of ciirs and the" shifting engine was moving in the same direction. 'It-seems that Mrs. McCorkle did not notice but one of -the engines; and, to get out of Its way, she.steppea on the track 'which washing usedby the' Oifter. , Before therengineer, had time to "reverse his .lever-ana siop-ui engine ! " the" unfortunate woman was caught under the wheels and thebody badly mangled We WflTlrlOT xnlin VfVin "NT-vi-l ictruiers t.wno ub .the Greensboro : Industrial s; "y alinai. -aspH'v... of acrease upon ; the . prom n aer States to do likewise will otT wben they lean -that " ly er Southern States ' have ' made' . Pofied decrease." jll the- more ruP Tn' at .theNorthi-Caro- reduced their, acreage; Greensboro Weekly Tar1 Heel says "nyu ,:!:"---.. --i :. Ren v Aiii e is more -nope ior Publican nartv tn.nTr'in xrrtWii than eVPr "ho.frn. rm,n.i..nn . V '! J8 that what-is left of the m,w get together, but i we'll k uittl aiter jBiacKDurn t-, BeW meet 'at.the gathering of to-da cnmiItteeMn Greens Raleigh, N. CT May 25.-The body of , Bertha Fowler, a fifteen-year old white girl was found on a" side-track of the Southern - freight yards here early this morning, mangled In . a most revolting manner. Her limbs and.body to the shoulders were crush ed and hort-ibly-ground ' " .- o No one, so far, .a3 has yet Jjeen as certained, ; saw the accident in which the: child, met her death, but It is con ceded, that she was struck by a yard engine . in charge of Engineer A. , F. Fowler ' and Conductor TIT vera whn came to Raleigh are"cently from Greens boro. The -body .was found by a train man engaged in coupling cars for the shifter. . ' - N v Will Fowler, -tlje unfortunate girl's father, was greatly distressed when In formed of ihe death of his daughter and insisted that there must be some criminal carelessness on the part of somebody, and - before 9 o'clock -this morning he had retained CoL J. C. L. Harriss as counsel.-and the latter had fisited the scene of the accident and' made " an , Investigation of the condf-tions-with a view of Instituting-suit against ' the railroad company; A coroner's inquest 'over the remains of the child, was in progress this ev ening until 10 o'clock, , when a verdict was rendered by a jury to the effect that" it was an .act of gross careless ness on the.;part of the girl to be On the track3 after being . repeatedly warned to. go to her work by the regu lar crossings and-that on the other hand, they ; found that the trainman, who was serving as flagman and car coupler, was incompetent. 4 : PARAGRAPHS OF TH E PORT. ' i . - - ' . Barque -for West : Indies Baltimore Steamer With Cargo; The American barque Hancock cleared . yesterday for Port-au-Prince with cargo of rough1 and dressed lum ber consigned by Messrs. S. & W. H. Northrop; vessel by C. IX.Mafntt. ; - The Baltimore and' Carolina Steam ship Company's steamer - Frostburg, Capt. Hewson, arrived yesterday from Baltimore, with" general cargo - of freight -'for W41mlrittbn-confenees t porting tofivrWalter Smallbones at the i upper compress. "The business- of the' Baltimore : line is' constantly in creasing. The cargo yesterday con sisted of corn for. Jas. I. Metts & Son, 42 bundles paper, 50 cases canned good and C 1,000 miscellaneous packages of freight for various consignees.' The Frostburg will sail toniay for George town;, for which, she .also has: a good freight with considerable r for ... Colum bia land. Charleston, S.C.,-.- ENGAGEMENT CLOSES TO-DaV. Final "Performances of Slater's Come dians at Academy of Music. s With two . f performances , Slater's Comedianswill close tneir engagement at; the Academy to-day, but will :not &ay farewell to Wilmington, at this time," as the!' company will return in about six .weeks to play again In pie scneauie or bummer stock vcompan fes. ' , At matinee this" afternoon" "From Rags to Riches" will be the bill and for this, event the prices" will be 10 and 20 cents, there5 being no reserved seats. - To-day the, company will pre sent a sensational western dfama, but one possessing plenty of comedy. It will be "Tracy, the Outlaw," and will be given an; elaborate stage mount ing. V, "Kidnapped in New York" was well presented by the Comedians last night, and the audience that enjoyed it was a large one. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS J. Boys' Brigade ; Bazaar Came toj . Close With .Installation Last x .Night. tTRAP SHOOT BY GUN CLUB "Professionals" ' Won J rom Business Men" in Opening Team Event ' Yesterday Afternoon. A DELIGHTFUL PROGRAMME Music - and Junior Exercises Most Enjoyable and Large Crowd ' Was Present Children's Aft , ,ernoon a Fine Success. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 4 Academy-oi muwv--iu-T .. -rx Willard & Giles Dissolution. ' Consolidated COlrrGas Ranges. CW, Polvogt 9o.-Mttings etc. Hanvore Lodge, t'O. O; F.-Notice. .Mnrknn" Natl Bank Resources. t tt - Rehder & Co.. RebuHding Sale. 7 ' . 'Business, l-ocals For RentFurnished Roomsv . -' tkt t nTnnrA Hotel Tarrsmoore. -Tt V T3atnnSelling Out Groceries JGWright &-Son Residence for gale " ' ' ' 'L, ' r' this morning if pos slble and 'arold-rthe -evening rush of eager buyers' at the Kcbuuamg The elaborate bazaar ; which . has been in progress the past three even- ngs at the Boys' Brigade Armory for the benefit of that . popular military command came to a close last night in a 'brilliant finale" featured by interest ing ceremonies of formally Installing he Junior Brigade, which-was estab- ished some time ago The attend ance was the largest of the week and' the exercises were- possibly the' most enjoyable. Everybody appreciates the great work being done in the commu nity by the Boys' Brigade ; its effect is far-reaching, and the installation, cere monies last night, marking as they did, an extension" of this great work, were very significant and" pleasing. , The auditorium of the splendid new armory, erected .by Mrs. H. M. Flag- erin memory of her sainted father, Capt. William , Rand , Kenan, a life- ong friend of the Brigade, was . in a blaze of light and beautiful decora tions 'and the presence of visiting sol diers and sailors from' the National Guard organization In the city gave quite a mflitary appearance to the arge assemblage. The .hymn "Onward Christian Sol diers," singing led by Mr. Charles Du- shan,-inaugurated the installation ser vice. . This was followed by responsive reading between Mr. Young, the " Bri gade manager, and the company. Next was the prayer by the chaplain, which closed with ,the repeating of the Lord's Prayer by all present in unison. Col. Walker Taylor, Commander and founder of the Boys' Brigade, then delivered a brief address on, ."What is the Boys' Brigade," which was both nstructive an"d entertaining.. Follow ing- Col. Taylors - address - .was the aWlrtfoftfrprpmnnjfia. .TnvfQB Instal Record Deeds Which Appear' From . Filed Yesterday. Chas. S. Burnett and wife, to George C. Singletary, of Philadelphia; for $600, property at southwest corner of Ninths and Meares streets, 95 'feet on Ninth and- 330 feet on Meares street." , Daniel O'Connor and wife to Enoch Wright, for $400, property on east side of Seventh, 120 ; feet , south . of Taylor street, 30x75 feet . in size W. M. Cumming and wife 'to W: W. Kiag,' Jr., for $145, property ac south west corner of Eleventh and Wooster streets, 66x100 feet in size. . Another Storebreaker..- . ; .: - Constable Savage yesterday., arrest ed Willie Waddell, .alias'-,-"yellow, charefed with ' beinsr Lv Implicated in breaking : into ; the" store of Mr. X W. Capps, ".: on i South Front street last Sunday night. Two other. negroes had been arrested previously and Waddell, upon his arrest, T told --an . Interesting story, as to ,the . guilt, of the . other par-r ties Out Of the truth; of the proverb Lthat when "thieves fall out honest men get their dues,", it Is, expected that, a part or all; of those under arrest:-wil be ' convicted. The , preliminary trial will take place' before Justice Furlong, to-day. v. Were The- .trap ; shoot by the; Wilmington Gun . Club yesterday v afternoon was one - of the most Interesting yet held, the special feature' having;, been the team shoot between the, Business Men and "Professional Men'- The 'lawyers and doctors" came out the victors in each of two events by a score of . 82 to 75 and 81 to 79 respectively. - In in dividual shooting, Dr. R. H.' ' Bellamy and R. F. Warren tied; but as the lat ter did not reach the traps Wtirafter the official shoot, the gold medal went to Dr. Bellamy; The medal will be held by him until the record is beatfen l in the next regular weekly shoot. , The preliminary event yesterday was ' a 25-bird - match between- an in vited squad of five visitors and was won Dy Mayor w aadeii witn . a score J ofil5. The team shoot resulted as fol lows: ., Professional Men: -Bellamy . . ....... . . ...r. .20 Dreher . . . . . .' . . . . . . . ..... .18 Harriss, G.- . . . . . .1 . . . . . . .16 Howell .... . ... . .: . . ... .. . .11 Empie .17 Totas Business Men: Holmes 21 Hergenrother ... . .... . Penny Littig King 8 18 17 11 21 19 16 8 37 81 17 11 19 20 12 19 21 20 T IN LOCAL POLITICS Brunswick County Convention CaUed to Meei Next S'atur-J t day at Noon, . THE: SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN Relations With New Hanover Being Discussed As to . Endorsement of U :V. Grady,. Esq., For Solicitor - Other NotesJ1. ' ' atioir 5bL', Taylor; Mr; Young.. Capt. J. J Loughlin, .and the Senior Brigade, as escorti participated The ; charter, commissions, warrants and certificates of membership were presented by Coh Taylor and Manager Young and the Junior Company hecomes a part of the "Grand, Army of the Boys' Bri gade." . The officers of the newly installed company are: Captain Alonzo Burriss. First Lieut. Hiram" King. . . Second Lieut. Fleet Williams. Captain Burriss read the list of ap pointments of non-commissidhed ofiV cers as follows: Chas. Davis, to rank of First' Ser geant; Albert Elmer, to ranK or sec ond Sergeant; Lee Gore, to rank of Third Sergeant; ,Harry Bell, to rank of First Corporal; Willie Atkinson, to rank of Second Corporal; Bruce Cam eron, to rank of ThirdXorporal; James Allen, to rank of -Fourth Corporal. privates Herndon 'Jewell, Clar ence Barnes, John Burriss, Harry Dix on, : Arthur McCartney, Robert Ker mon, Rudolph Brady, Henry Deal, Clarence Davis, Lewis Davis, Harry Kershaw Roscoe Davis. v ' The musical programme last night was one of the most enjoyable yet given. It was under the direction of Mrs. Mattle L." Chasten and every number was a gem. Tne programiu was as follows: Selection, by male quartette, com posed of Messrs. R. .C. Banks, Greene Fenley, H. E. O'Keefe. and A. S. Hol den. I - Vocal Solo by Miss Nell6.King. Reading, Miss Newell. ' - - Vocal Duet, Mrs. 'P. A. Muse and Mr. Charles Dushan. Selection, double mixed quartette, composed of Mrs. Shelbourne, Mrs. F. A . - Muse. Misses Nelle' King ana Mattieorne. and'Messrs. R. C. Banks Greene Fenley, H. E. O'Keefe and A S. Holden . N ' It was after 12 o'clock this morning when the bazaar closed , and " all - voted if most deTIehtful affair. ; Mrs. Cuth bert Martin, the general chalrmah, ana the ladies who assisted her are deserv ine of the highest praise for the ex cellentmanner in which ' everything was managed., The net, proceeds ;of the bazaar will be between;$3Q0 ana $409. . . . -r- Mrs-'Martin last night presented , in a mbst happy little' address the prizes won by --members of the . Brigade' for. disposing of rThe largest number T of tICKetSi '.xy a singuia-r coiuuiuctiuc prizes' feH to - the color; sergeant, of the Brigades: Lee Gore; of the Juniors, won the first,- a "handsome pair of sil- ves mounted military nair .wusnes aridmhs; given- by Mr. George Hon netV and ) Sergeant Jno. 'D- &tgg&? of vTotal ....:.. .75 79 " . . The individual shoot resulted in the following scores: Warren . . . . 19 22 T. Witt ' 16 19 16 Merriman ....' ... . . ...... 18 '. 12 Boushee ......... .........16" 16 .; Pickard .... I. : . 46 14 ;.i Bowen .... ......13 14 .. Sanders ....... . . . . . . . . .13 13' . . Truelove r . . . :. . . . . ... 13 ; U . . Richardson ..... , J.0 .8 V. Ahrens .1. ......... . .- ;9 15 . v Lodor ..... . . ... . . . . . ;. .42 . . Stokely : ...... 42 i Changes will be made in the teams bfttWiP. thA ue,yf shnnt An,d,afl4hft.HR ness men have a far latgef nUlftber to draw from than the "professionals," hey will have to6hift" right merrily to retain the honors' won inlthe open- ng 'event. - r' V Followers of thet traps .in the State will be. interested- In? the following re port from the,- thirjd , annual- tourna? ment of the , North 'Carolina- Associa- ion now in progress atjilson, NJ'C.i ."George Lyon," of'Durham, won the North "Carolina championship -to-day; reaking 95 out pf 100 blue rocks, thus securing the Lyon trophy per manently,, having wonihe- same twice. H. Storr.- of Charlotte, was second, breaking 91; J. E. Crayton, -of Char- otte, made the highest average of the day, breaking 188 out of 200. George Lyon of ' Durham, . and: W. S.McClel- and, of Richmond; Va.,tied for second highest amateur, average, both break- ng .187. Charles G. , Spencer, of St. Louis, Mo. made the highest profes sional average to-day, breaking 191 out of 200." Continued From - Page ' One. YOONG MAN'S SAD DEATH. Mr, - Passes Clarence J. , Mc Keith an Away , After Severe Illness. Mr Clarence J. McKeithan, a young man held in the highest esteem by all who knew: him, died yesterday af ternoon at, 3 o'clock at his home, No. 910 South Sixth street, after an - ill ness; of some time ; with pneumonia; The news of his death will come with painful V sorrowi to many f riends, v for he was well known and 'liked by every one , who uiew him, ; He . leaves to mourn their loss four brothers and two lsters, Messrs: C." f., H. L.; W. G. and G. C. McKeithan and? Misses F. Roweha and 'Evelina McKelthan. An aged grandfather, Mr. W. " T.' Atkins, also survives.': They all have .the: sym pathy of "many . friends"- in their ..be reavement, v The funeral- will be con ducted 'from -the residence . at, 3:30 o'clock, this afternoon by the .Rev. J; .Crowley, of -Immanuel Rre'sbxterian church. ; - - . Young Mr. . McKeithan was a mem ber of- Hanover Lodge of Odd Fellows and members of that order' wiU assehi- ble at the, residence of the, young man's father, Mr.- H. L. McKeithan, .this af ternoon at 3 o'clock for ;the purpose Of attending the service in a body, ' For Disorderly Huse. ? "Upon complaint of residents- in! the neighborhood,:. who "made 0 out awar rant forthelrjarrest, Constable Savage yesterday .uUed"a:o1x8e'''-occpied by Lillian Lewis, Maggie rVick and Lillian Yonhg," near ; Tenth and Mul berry streets,"-; the charge being main" taining ? and ; being occupants, of a dis orderly house! They employed coun sel s: and gavej bond .for : their appear ancef in Justice : Furlong's court" to-day. George H. Bellamy, Esq.; "of Bruns- ' , wick, r was here yesterday. Mr. Bella- : my says the Democratic County Con vention of Brunswick' will, be held at Lockwood's Folly today week at noon : for the purpose of selecting delegates ' . - to the State, Congressional, Judicial and Senatorial conventions. Mr. Bel- lamy is chairman and John E. Doug las, secretary of the Democratic Exe- '; cutive Committee of Brunswick.' , ' ' Asked as to 4he political outlook in : , Brunswick, Mr. Bellamy said that Hon. ' . H. vL. , Godwin, of. Harnett, had 1 con- ;C slderable strength in - Brunswick . for ; . Congress - and would , probably receive a majority of th'sbength in conven- v tlon. ' ' , t Mr. Bellamy was asked, if he. would be a candidate for the State ' Senate for the district composed of New Han over .and Brunswick. ,"A peculiar tate ' of affairs in connection v with the ' 4 . threatened rupture of the . agreements f between the two counties, may result Jn, my .beings a candidate," said Mr.1-1 , Bellamy but, he had not intended , to - S be, he, added. Mr. Bellamy talked most . ' interestingly of -the feeling- In his, . county about, the reported rupture, and ' expressed the belief that the people 'of-'-"..-New Hanoyer . would not contenance ' any breach- of what he conceived to -be a solemn politicarobligatio'n. . - From Mr. Bellamy it' was learned -that ihe matter of calling the Sena torial convention is with the chairman - ' of the two " county executive commit- A -tees" of the district of which, he - is k chairman for Brunswick and James" H. Burriss,-';?: chairman in New v Hanover.' I Mr. Bellamy said: he had notconf erred " -.Fltibt'..-Mr;-.;Jurris9.bi regard, to calling ' " the.. convention; and later. when a re-,'- paejcaRed-pori MrrrBnrris; ihe- sala that .he, was not mindful of the fact , that It" was' a part Of his duties j to actln co-operation ' with the Bruns wick chairman in calling the conveiif tion- However; as a 'matter of record the ew" Hanover chaltman ha.8" as " certalned that it has been the custom ' ' tat: the two ...county- chairmen ; to call 1 tha - convention;' s -.':The place of holding' the, cpuventlon -i&s also been & matter of , alternation -.s between the two counties." It was held last time in New Hanoter when the . Brunswick j. delegates came -over. sand- ratifledtne nomination of State ' Sena: r , tor Empfe in, this district 1 tj:'-- t In addition to the Senatorial mat- -. ' teT, . the local political ,horison also :-v seems to be darkened '.somewhat by a ' ; concerted effort on; the part n of vsome --h to disregard. the endorsement of ,L.-iV. ; ' Grady for Solicitor by the local bar. " -All sorts of complications are threat-.;, -5 ened in the event the home ; mantis . ' not honored with ; the ; usual .; compli- C & ment of his own county's full strength r-r-; and the developments: will be awaited ;- with interest. So far;as cau.be ascer-t, ; tained Chairman Boney . has not yet najned v his ; advisory committee in . the," ', ft matter of the appointment of delegates.- - , to the several ; conventions from this v . county. He was not' in the city yes- ' erday and no expression could be- ob- ' tained fromhiip as to the' probable' t time of naming these delegates. 'In'- I the meantime the."hoi polloi" is chaf- , ing under ,lhej delay.; - X -' ' - Repairs ft. The Orton. - J - .The repairs, at The Orton' are prO-gre'ssiig-as Tapidly as circumstances will permit. The annex of twelve rooms is now up and the-interior- is being cbmpleteTd ' hy- plasterers, and decora- -: tors. 'The large' number of additional rooms 'th bath will greatly improver, the service and there are other? addic tion s . being made that will ; place The :. Orton in 1 the front; ranks of hotels in Jthis Stale vThe wiring for electric lights all ovr the. building and a Bell telephone In each room is ail complet ed and !Jthe" 'phones and iincandescents will be put in within the nextr week or ten days; : - t.' Second Deputy Collector. . ' - -; By temporary appointment of Col lector Keifh, Mr.' W alter D. Kelley of Sampson . county, ; is now r filling the office of second deputy collector at'the Custom j House J Later - the - position wiine fiHed'permanently by Civil Ser- . vice examination! , 1 t. The "Bowling Contest. At, Lumina ends to-night. . sa;uo3.BuiMoa oijx. " To-day wiU'be the Big Day at tho "v uuuums oaic uuw "in progress Kenaer'8. - - : , - - 'I , J- N V - -