North Carolina Newspapers

mmm!mmmmmm? ' . - . - -' ' t - - - S , ' VA ; ' - - V ' ..'. , - -T , Three Months, by Mail. .15 OUTLINES. t Vadesboro, N. C, v yesterday te Neal boimd over.tpUnioii Coun oerior Court sixteen :men..diar'g: f i lj-ncbing J. Vf Johnson, white, i Monday last; two1 others - turned tes' eridence, and- another, witness 3 Miss Alice Boggan, danghter of sleriff ; bond was fixed at $5,000 president' Rooserelt ? on Monday send to Congress the report ex- the shocking condition of the packing establishments of Chic Z he desired to make th report biic because the packers oppose goy 'Lnent inspection and. the; House Ag- oltural Committee 13 retarding rem 'M iegislationthe 'inyestigat fore the Interstate Commerce fission in Washington: . Jester- . , T ijvas shown .that three railroads id make: the coal rat a tn ington -iou ,ty - uue aiiiyyer .ana 5118 to anoxner r a, .auriu. yester- J Weil UICSOEU UUUQUIUOU. W.O.S ted in connection with the ; fipmb i3e resulted! unattended, - the ; King Queen yesterday took an.automor rifle to re-assure uie people wdstreet's reports business and man- cturing conaiuons. guou ana raiir Earnings tor aiay-ine largest on jorlVisible supply of cotton. 3,748,- against ,&o aastyear Representative Robert Adams, of jetmsylcama, committed suicide in his artments at Washington ; yesterday joming, after writing a letter . to Sueaker Cannon, saylngjtnat his debts TCre greater than his .resources; he iad been gambling in stock for -years In New York yesterday Josephine terranova was acquitted of the mur jer other aunt, but was held until the District Attorney . can decide whether s prosecute her for the murder of her xde,. both having been killed by the rri at the same time and under' the jaae circumstances -- - New York xkets : Money ; on call strong 3 1-2 j a per cent.; ruling rate 4; closing id and offered at 5; "spot cotton 20 pts lower,, closing quiet at 1L25; inr about steady, - but I dull; . wheat rely steady, Xo. red 84 'nominal; m firm, No. 2, 5S.l-2; nominal eleva- 15 oats steady, ned JSUJnrpenrl rosin nrm'stralneti nimdl TTa to good, 4.0O---- :Jv'4"- Those investigations seem ; to Tindi- ate Ida Tarbell from the change of Kig- a mickraker. Sould Congress decide to iave the 2ca built von the lock or the sea- ?el plans the peopje prefer to have "i.tailt on the square. . :, -J. ';'-.; Lincoln Republican ; "party in jsylvania seems to' be first cousin Democratic party. The 'plat-j- excpraV'to the tariff is like Jilliam J. Bryan sat up with' the com- -w on piatlorms. - i ; " J. P. Tiggins has. become editor managr of tie Whitevilfe News--Wer. He ' promises .Columbus "ty a clean and representative pa raad inhis efEorts The Star "wishes 3 complete success. V- . J:'' marriage of Kins: Alfonso "and W-Victoria in Madrid on Thurs- tad a traHn sin? Tiati-iMo connal. -.is hope we may never have in this try fiends capable ol hurling 2is without regard to how many or foa they siaughter ' v"' 4 Republican rrmfpTTinnra rv .stjiVR -vwo y tit TV 111 UCCU . . 5 Republican majority in -Con- during the last two years, of his Ration if he is,to fcarrr, out ISrinciplestand refonris which he 1 ady, maueuratPd fnr . thP het- Dg from bis experience with his 7 strong Republican maioritv. in ongreit would seem that a J DernocraUc majority, is ..what ?eeds in his business. j - rniag the lynching , of 4 J. V . n at Wadeshnrn last 'Mnndav. Glenn', who ,has been there fc the investigaUon,-said: 'ln ?C.01, derate Judgment, when sed;together:to go to the take a "hplnloaa nrlohner out: f cslI, drag Mm half a' mile, he L? a11 tb- 1 time . for mercy, and ,, tO a trPO a-nA oIiaa ta rAir k n, 67 mitted a mur e sight, of both; God "and man , eiIl0US thflltW A Xtrry lt ' t . Ul ULCU VJkVUi-LX ent- -anger;.' When pud- V. t- ig nntio ,tlia laeiB-winrdor "5 me law in their own iij u as muraer 01 any TH Well Known Travelling Alan arid END CAAlg .V.i5 a M Mk.n.'i.'.i'f..,'"v Xn,BWm a Shock teFam. and;FrlentfsLrfe Full of Good - " r Character. iravelling man and., w iJ n.. , r morning at 11-45 mediate illness with a complication of diseases. . This anouncement will bring sincere sorrow, to the hearts of fnSf T P :mknends,iiot only in Wilmington, but all over the snnth. era states Vhere Mr. Croft was well and most favorably; known: " . 1 CrofV ad , been : in declining health for- a, year, or more .but his friends were totally unprepared for the shock that came .with the ' an nouncement .that he had passed away.' Possessing an indomitable energy and naturally buoyant in spirit, he never gaye , up untit the last moment and reached Wilmington, only Tuesday aft ernoon of , this week .from a ' trip through Eastern North Carolina', 1 com bining on i the . trip business' for his house and -a visit to Panacea Springs with the hopef-thatanrief Respite Uierewpulddo.Jiim goodie had, pre viously spent several 'weeks at Hoi Springs, Ark., Jhe .past . Spring, but nothing" seemed to relieve him more than temporarily. Arriving here on Tuesday," he was too weak to i return to his'home 'on" vrighteViire Sound and went to the home of : Mrs. J. siif Mitchell, a. friend of tlie'familytatNo I3 .North Fourth. Te'ain"phys cianfwas;; summoned d 'he was at cnce joined by the ' detbted wife, who with ; friends; did , everything, possible forhiscomfortVaiid well .being; ABut e iad passed the stage j.wbn at the hour nam-t ed.Jie passed peacefully away as; if; tailing into, a restful-sleep. : ". ' V.Mr, tJroft came to -Wilmington' eight years - ago and purchasing the hand some VanAmringe place, on the Sound,, made this his home sihce.v For a nuni--her'ot years he had travelled the South tor ;ther -Graf vMosbach;;Cd.i"-large liar ness !"an4T,;' leather manufacturers ' of Cincinnati . Ohio.' He' was accounted one, of, the best jsalesmen in the Southf and made friends everywhere, he , went." Besides this,! Mr Croft ' had ; large, pri vate Interests all over.' the South and. at the time of his death was president of the Bank of Maysville, Ci'hesides; being connected with numerous ; otheti enterprises, lie ;was ,a. strong oenev- er in ..Ms countryand : took a lively in terest in everything tending to Its up? big 'men of the South was-wide . and he had done not a little toward at tracting capital and industry to Wil mington and this section? Being a man of means, he was charitable to a fault and a distinguishing trait in his char acter was his love for little children. Through his influence more 'than one less fortunate boy has been ; educated and established in - the world. It had; been his custom for years; with out ostentation, during Christmas times, to- contribute , largely to make little hearts' glad ;with,gifts and pres Aiia'jif this haoDy season of the year. He was truly a -man whose life was full' of good deeds and' kindness. Mr. Croft was 45 years of age at the time of his death. He was born at Mc Millan, Terin., a suburb of Knoxville, but the greater part of his life had been spent on the road.' He married Mrs. TVlargaret. George,' nee Walker, and she and her little daughter, Mar garet, survive; also three sisters, -Mrs. SalUe Cafdwell and Mrs. T. H. Mad getvof Knoxville, and Mrs.. W.IL Howell, of of Conway,.S C Mrs. Howell was at' Hendersonville,.K. W, telegram-reached hex yester, day, informing her of- the , aad deatt Members of the-family will arrive n timeto attend the funeral which will be conducted Sunday eft the bereaved, ones have the tenderest sympathy of many friends to this hour of their sorrow. - : . . Mr. Croft was Shrtoer, fte Wgh-.t"- order "of Masonry, carrying ws SeUersUp in Cinclnnatl and f toj. vn f there has "been notified of tne : NEW-ADVERTISEMENTS v - 5ni "Rpar & Co. Store, for- Rent, barren? Sam'BaIoeXrea ' t H- Rehder & Co. Crawford Shoes cers 'cusiness Locals. r-o'-'d Bunch of-Keys. ' ' iSdrh G. A hrc-Drng Basmess. !- .i j. . . , . --. .MORNING; STAB, WILMINGTON, C, SATURDAY,JUNE BALL SEASON BEGINS T0-DA Y First of City League: Games; at- Hilton f"kr Th is Afternoon Great ; Inter- v 2; est Among. Local Cranks.; i Teams of; the City Baseball League are.iii fine fettle for the opening games of the season this afternoon iit TTiltnn Park, and inAtrt-nn ktvi iW :tir--r shown, there wUl -he a largeVcrord present to see the pennanticnase; het 4 ' fini-J . ' -J' ?'.'J gin. The men have ! had koo'tsractice both individually and .?--m' team-work; audi each Jof ?them wiligb- into-"ytfjL' The grounds are in fine ptdernld bar: ring t tha prospect i; o rain "tfier i Is every indication that" the lleagie: Rea son will have an auspicious beginning. The first game this : afternoon will be called at 3 o'clock and: will rhe be-, tween the Giants and Y. M. GU The second will be' called at 5 o'clock and will he between the Rattlers and Mori archs. Mr. J. E. Smith and Mr. Weath ersby have been!, engaged to umpire the gamesand both will be found ex perienced men with the indicator. v .The Consolidated Company wiir op erate cars to the bridge and arrange? ments ' have been made with - Ofrell & .'Alexander to transfer passengers from ; there to the grounds in wagon ettes. . .; - The.' line-up of the -teams has pre viously been given! . Messrs Ferdinand Duls and Lacy -King will form the battery for the Y. M. ; C. A. ; Oscar Brinkley and D. -s Seifert for ' the Giants ; Louis Poisson and; A. McKoy, for the r MonarchB, arid A. Aldermaa and George Moore, for the Rattlers, The large pennant offered by Spald ing & Co.wiirbe flying to'the hreezes for the first time this afternoon arid the bleachers at . Hilton will present a familiar scene ' as the. ball is tossed over .the home" plate for the first time.: There r will be no charge for admission to the games, but -every crank will be' expected to makefa free-will offeririgi ' FIGHT WITH CONVICTS. : V Pitched, Battle -jnt Cumberland One- ' Wounded on. Each Side. A.The Fayettevjll'e Observer of yester day afternoon has the; following : : JV Yesterd&trriobi oIofcuPoSseTl A: -Beard,; Jr. and corisisting be sides : of Messrs. Faircloth a convict guard Stephen . Autry .and sori came up "with , the four, convicts who were noted in the Observer yesterday as es caping from poad Superintendent Cole, after "overpowering him, and tak ing his revolver. . " ? , . .' - ' ,. r-."...v. . "The four ; convicts were hidden in Beaver Darii v Swamp, J; but betrayed their 1 whereabouts by a -fire which they , had . kindled. Wheii confronted and surrounded, as f ar as the swamp would permit, they answered a com mand to ' surrender by rising-up and opening fire on the posse, all being" armed. . A desperate fight took place; in the course of which Wm. Simpson, onei of the convicts, was wounded in the hip and arm, and brought to the ground, and Mr. Autry . oricthe other side was shot in the hand. 'The other three convicts, "Melvin, McKay and McAllister, .after exhausting; their am munition',' retreated into the;; depths" of the swamp, through which it was Im possible to follow them, : '"Where did the convicts procure their weapons? besides the' one taken from the road ; .superintendent, Mr. Cole? That question is-. puzzling the minds of the several officers.. ' Mr. Beard states that,, by . the time the fight was over, there .were eight or ten negroes collected on the side of the swamp." ; - BOYS' BRIGADE EXCURSION. Fine SuccessOT Outirfg by Popular Military Command. The Boys' Brigade excursion to Caro lina Beach yesterday was a big .suc cess." Large crowds "'went' down, on each trip of the steamer .Wilmington, and at the beach-all the young people found some. form of 'amusement to olease them. One 01 tne popular ui- versions was roller sKaung Rnlendid new rink just opened there by Messrs. Bristow and Johnson. The flrr was found, to be. an excellent one nnrt it . was crowded: nearly all the af- ternoon; and all during, the , night' un- tn thelast trip of tne steamer, xueie were also music, dancing and other feature? -of entertainment. - . - . . Th-traD shoot between tne xmra team from the Wilmington Gun Club and the' Southport team ,was won by the latter by four nrfrdsA The. contest naYticiDated. but for the specta tors of which there' was a goodly num K- Jt I 11 i ' .Lumina. "Lumina, the people's ; pleasure - pal ace openshe regular. Summer season to-day with a concert at 4: . o'clock i fhP' s'fternbori: Lumiria is larger and grander "than ever; -The extension just- completed ,adds 2,100 , square f eet to the verandas on the ocean side. . . - Lumiria- is the lace to take -the children and spend the . day. ;. Lumina has every convenience. Cars ' run : to Lumina every half-hour Everybody goes to Lumina. ' frifsat;tt THE SUPERIOR COURT CSe of w Solomons and Others '' Ur :l V? v WILL BE COiNCLUDED TO-DAY Y : i -it- . Atforheys 4ovvf Againguestlbns 'of ; Lamto Judge ;Wbblitrestm- -1 Damage r Suits For Trial Next; i I;; . Week--Other : Notes. v , , The Superior Court : wa'erigaged all day; yesterday Hwith : a coritiriuanc :bf the; hearing; in the case of B. Solomon and a number of other subscribers to the service against the . Wilmington Sewerage Company, which is "being hard fought by both sides as involving the very life of the: defendant corpora tion. The 'jeontenttens of both- sides in .the suit, were outftned in yesterday's paper and those wW have followed the litigation since its - inception with the '. injunction proceedings before Judge Peebles in March, 1903, Tare quite familiar with the case. JEIon.' Jno. D. "Bellamy and ex-Judge BJ- K. Bryan are' appearing for the sewerage company, and Messrs. Rountreef. & Carr and Bellamy &. Bellamy, for the plaintiff subscribers. t ,; , - : ! A jnuinber of ; ;witriessesr consisting largely of the plaintiffs, were exam ined yesterday morning with Mr. Wm. E. Worth president of the sewerage company. A large bulk of docuihen tary testimony was also Introduced and in .the afternoon argument t by counsel was begun. - This, however, was not to the jury, but to Judge Webb, who- will first determine some questions of law before submitting the issues to be answered by the jury. The ease'will be concluded this- morning upon the convening of court at, 9:30 A. M. :, , .' '' Court met at 10 A M, - yesterday and the sheriff returned as jurors sum moned for the day:, F, T. Mills, W.: L. Harlow, G S. "Boylan and James M. Bordeaux. ...lixcuged toy ine. ci ;riwikiTrMllr Aside; from the case referred to above, -the only other matter disposed of yesterday was - the ; case ; of C. 3L. Whitlock against Vm. Bragaw, which was referred, by consent, to Eugene S.; Martin. ' v ';,.';.. There are a number . of cases of minor importance that may be . taken up to-day upon conclusion of the hear ing of the "suit, now in hand.v tfext week comes the' trial of the interesting damage ; suits of -Melvin Home and Frank Meier, Admr. vs. tlie Consoli dated Company. ; - HER BROTHER DEAD. Mrs." James Carmichael Receives Sad ' ' News From Virginia. ' ... Rev. Dr.. James Carmichael,. D. D. and Mrs. Carmichael;. left Thursday night m response . to "a telegrain .an nouncing the sudden death of Mrs Carmichael's youngest brother, Mr. Howson H. Wallace, which occurred at his home, in Fredericksburg, Va., the same morning as the result of heart disease. Mr. Wallace was 60 years of age and had beeji in declin ine health for some time. He was a Confederate soldier and was promi nent in the business and social life of his town. -.' i- - - - 1 - " " ' He was postmaster: of his city du ring Cleveland's " last administration, after which he ' became, president of the National Bank of Fredericksburg, which position he held until the time of l'is death: He formerly served in the City Council, had been for some years an influential member of the State Democratic Committee and was well known over-the State. C v ; v ,'He was a member of one of the old est families and wielded; a wide Influ ence.' He is survived by his widow, one vSon,"Mr H. Lewis Wallace; -.twq daughters Mrs. Robert S Knox andj Miss Ellen" D:; Wallace, andjtwo broth ers, Capt. C. .WTistar Wallace and Judge A. Wr .Wallace; also one sister, Mrs. James Carmichael, of Wilming ton. ' " , " ''. M I SS - AN N I E HAMME'S CLASS. Successful Musical, Recital Given Last - Week' at Oxford. : - A correspondent, at Oxford, N.C; Writes ' very - cotaplimentarily ''of the closing ' fecitar of .the pupils of Miss Annie Hamme's classes ln music in that little city on the evening of May 26th. - The' programme - of classical music isgiyen andthe correspondent adds, these words of commendation which will -be;jheartily v seconded r ' by many -friends In-this city.; ''Miss Ham me's musical talent; and knowledge of imparting: it ris; toa'well' known, to re quire any i enconiumsr from my pen. She stands. first-;m her chosen profes sion ' and - we are glad to know she will remain with. us. - The medals awarded were presented most w.acefully- and with ; appropriate address by - Mr, " W. H. Harrison." ' . ' 2, 1906. ENTERTAINMENT : A SUCCESS Sunbeam Club of . Miss .Alderman's Se lect School Gave Delightful Play ; irv'-v Academy of Music : - The entertainment last night by the Sunbeam Club, of Miss Alderman's Se lect ISchool for the benefit of the Boys Brigade was fully up to the Wgh starid ard' of; past" years and was' enjoyectby a very large audiences " Judging by the alaiise," -there "was not a dull mo: ment in the1-pioductiori; The form- of the entertainment "was the presenta tion of- a roaring farce 'The Heavenly Twins" and ,"The ..Trial of Robbie Bur ton" with several' specialty numbers, all of a high order. ' ' f in' the farce Will Cronenberg and Gus Christoffersen. essayed the lead ing' role of students at Yale while Miss; Mary' Eve Carpenter essayed the role of principal of "Miss Brown's Se lect School for Young Ladies" around which the plot revolved. ,Miss Gesine Mohn was seen to advantage, as- "Miss Brown's Sister" and Miss Annie Tienc ken"as the mother of one of the Yale students and , a : t friend of "Miss Brown's." Misses Irene Frederick and Rowena Swann made exceptionally clever chums in the school, v while Misses Fannie Holdien, Loreria - De Vane, Laura; Carpenter and- Miss Au gusta Gieschen - formed the r student body, Harry f Morris, as the janitor, and Owen, Fillyaw; as a detective figuring in the plot, were splendid, In. the "Trial of Robbie Burton," Henry Tiencken appearea as the defen dant; DeVane Grimsley as counsel for the defence; and Douglas Truelove; at torney for the prosecution Other members of the cast were LeRoy Pol vbgti as'Puck;" Lricile McKracken, as " "Blossom ; George Frederick as "Oberon;" Bertha Zoeller, as "Titania;" Richard .Warren, as "Her ald;" Will Beliois, as crier;.' Hern don Jewell, as captain; Geo. Bowden, as foreman of. the jury. Other charac ters ,were: Fairies, Louise Gieschen, Alma Banton, Katherine Penny, MariJ ion. Summerell, Elizabeth -B;avi$ Irene" Price Gladys Prfce. Butterflies,'-John-nieBoesch, Georger Sloanei .l Waveriy, Roeberryr Temfee .TtenrenTJtfsepiri Hore," Willie Powell, Carl Mahleru A large number of supernumeraries were seen:: as jurors, soldiers and Indians. The young ? peope acquitted ' thenv selves with' 'great credit and "displayed excellent training and exceptional tal ent.' Miss Alderman's entertainriients are -always a. great' success financially. and1 -artistically. ?Last : night was no' exception: and the large audience was eminently well pleased. . ' . The Specialties incuded a violin solo by Harry McGowan.vThe accompanists were' the Misses Galloway, who added mv little' to the success of. the enter- tainment. . NEW LUTHERAN HYMNAL. Collection For Universal Adoption Re ceived by Local Congregations. . Lutherans in this city will worship to-morrow with the aid of a new col lection of hymns. For yars a joint "committee representing - the ; General Council,vthe General Synod and the United Synod in the South, lias been at work on a common book of ;worship for all Lutherans in the United States and i Canada. The first result of the committee's labors . was the "Common Service" of 1888, which has unified Lutheran worship in this country on the basis of . the purest Lutheran liturgies of the 16th' century. Tben followed an exact translation of the text of Luther's Small Catechism in 1903,, and-now the, committee. has pub lished a fixed collection of 547; hymns, culled from the -thousands of evangeli cal hymns of the past and present, and selected according to well defined and established principles of hymnol- ogy. - Gratifying to Lutherans especially is the apeparance of. a large jiumber of the chorals of .the' Reformation fdays, the classic hymns of Protestantism, in English Jorm." ,Many . of .these' purely objective hymns -were .so . popular, that wlth;them , the,? gospel ; fairly, , sung its way into the hearts of men. Added to these hymns, the collection ": contains the "pick of Grecian, Latin Scandina vian, -English and American hymns. The hymnal - is bound in attractive form I intone volume which also' con tains .the 'Common Service, the psalins and confessions. 8 1. Paul's ; will ; use it for the first time at to-morrow morn ing's English service-' - , ' NEW A. C L. AGENT. Understood Mr. E. Boneyv of Marion, - . Succeeds Mr.' Jacobs. , . ; It "was learned .yesterday . from an authoritative source 1 that Mr. - E. Boney, ..now agent '. of ; the Atlantic coed Mr. B. J. Jacobs; as local freight agent Of the company in, this city. Mr. . - ... .. . - . -L- . .a Boney is regarded as one of 'the belt men of thfe agency force now available and It is said tha he .will accept and enter at once. upon his new duties. - . To-NighL , ' at Lumina to"-night. Openinj WHOLE UMBEB 12013, FINANCES OF CITY , - . - . . Remarkable Record ? Shown By Year's Collections in the Treasurer's Office OVERNINETY-EIGHT PER CENT; Showing "of Percentage From vTreas urer's - OfficeT-Jaxec. Collectable . r antf ' Uricollectible-Qther in- -C- te'resting Annual Statistics. . ' v For-the fiscal; year ended yesterday the orfice of City Clerk" apd Treasurer ; Fowler made the phenomenal . record of collecting 98 1-2 T per cent. ' of ; the"" real and personal property tax assess- ed for municipal purposes during - the -period named. The total collections ' amounted to 144,790.29 " while" ihe books, including both delinquents and additions less the abatements showed a totat amount of' $140,725.25 colleeti- ble The showing is a remarkable one -and - one' upon which' City vierk 'and ' Treasurer. Fowler and Assistant Clerk and Treasurer White are" to", be con gratulated. . The really remarkable showing was commented upon with ; much favor at the "meeting of the . , Board of Audit and Finance ; Thurs-;.. day-night. - The collections , leave qui a nice cash balance to. the 'credit of . the. new fiscal year, the amount being $9,071.53 whereas the' amount On hand last year at the beginning of the' new i fiscal year was only $4,565.61with,an'; outstanding note : for $5,000 which' was , paid this-yeaf, just, ended. ' t , - The ' receipts froiri all sources this , year have been very" good." In com parison with the preceding! fiscal year the figures, are as "fololws:. , - w 1904-05 ' " 1905-OG License Tax. 17,858.85 $ :19,897.76 :, Bar - rooms: ... . 18,204.00 - 36;820.00 t Market rents, . . 2,609.31 ' 2,718.02 ' Mayor's Court. , 3,854.92 . 2,755.65j, Pound Fees V.. . Cattle - Weigher P, Buildings. Miscellaneous: , 17.45 13& . 161.95 '; 138.40 ,.1,051.61,; 1,051.J5 444.30 R. iiPer.War rT40,159.7l Back Taxes.. . . 4,487.63 '872.50 207.70 .' 9S.40 r-966.4 4,51.9.18 ; -'1,020.50' 289.80 ' 142.31- ' 979:78 . ' '2321.84-' Dog Badges . 1". Dray, Badges Costs' brTTax Cost,' Back Tax. . rPaVtnglSr. 4th St. Totals $194,881.2?- $218,S44.01 - The, receipts all told for the-past, fis cal year have been thejargest onreo-. ord. For . fiyev precedingyears smart ing with 1902, the total amounts for the several years have been .'as fol-" s lows: $178,542.53, $189,618:46;" , $196, 853.11; ; $194,887.37 $218,844.0i;- - '"' Live Stock for the City. - ; " . - . Chairmen a Kar r 1, of the . Police; r O'Brien; of , the Streets and Wharves, r and W. E. Yopp, of the Sanitary Com- j mittee, met last night at the City Hall ' and commissioned Mr. Nathan Schloss , " to go to Atlanta and , make . the -pur- chase of additional live stock for tho : city as provided. for in the new bud-: get. " There are five horses - for the -mounted police, two' draft horses for " the , sanitary department and fouri' mules for the department of Streets and Wharves. Chairman Yopp decid- , ed on horses in preference to mulea -for 'the sanitary department arid 1 thinks the change ' will be more , satis- ' i factory, 'it is possible that a memUer of one of the committees will 'accom-; pany ' Mr. Schlos3 on the: purchasing trip. ' ' ' ' "- ' Hon. G. B. Patterson Here. " Hon. G. B. . Patterson, Congressman -from this district, arrived yesterday.' from his home at Maxton and isa, guest at The Orton. - Mr. -Patterson " feels much encouraged at the outlook? - for his re-nomination and expresses high appreciation of the loyalty of his supporters- all; over the district. His - friends he will go 1 in; the conven tion with, the :solid delegation, of 4iis home county of Robeson,: which has :a Strength of 49 votes, the largest in the disttltt. v.He expects; a representation in. thenielegation from this county and v agood: 'strength-in Brunswick. ; . ' ' m '-- , -y .; - - , - - : " '' . - , .. . Flow of Artesian, Water. r Trie Lowry: Well Co.; -has just "com pleted for Mr.-Thos. F. Bagley a fine, flowing artesian f well . at - his pretty -country place on Greenville Sound. The flow is 10 feet above low tide and " the flow-Is 12 gallons per minute. ThV water appears .fine' for - drinking' pur- ' poses and Is strongly . sulphur. Mr. Bagley IS1 'sending a sample of' the water to the State Chemist for analy- sis. Freight Tonnage for April. . . vr x uux me records of the4 North Caro lina' Car Service Association, it is gleaned that the car-load ' shipments through Wilmington for the month of April were 2,802 -against 1.GS3 for Charlotte - the ;neitv highest in the State.. ' This record . for ' Yv'ilmi-tAn doesnof Include cotton tr-- - and all other shipments 'ii - . car-load, shipments. '