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-3STO. 120 TILMENGTON, SATURDAY, FJEBRFARY 9, 1907.
WHOLE NUMBER 12288
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OUTLINES.
Brclm Nesblt Thaw, tho chorus
girl wife of Harry Thaw, waa attain
a witness fo tho munler atrial la New
York yesterday; sh rpliled morela
.ddenta In her l!fe.-to)d of StanfortS
"White's effort to break her off from
Thaw, and related a proposal of mar
riatj from Barrymore. the. actor; Dis
trict Attorney Jerome hotly protest
ed a rain st her -defamation" of White,
declared that her testimony was "tat- i
tie from the tenderloin." and there aro
hints thai- before the trial Is overher
character will be assailed. At Pen-
T RtjKsia. Thursday night. a youth
ful terrorist assassinated the gover
nor as he was leaving the theatre,
killed a policeman, wounded the man
ager of the theatre and committed
rulcido. InWldent Roosca-elt and
President Diaz, of Mexico, have tak
en ateps to resume arbitration be
tween Nicaragua and Honduras before
they shall go to war Near Ral?leh
yesterday afternoon, after Jesting
with each other, James Harris be
came enrased 'and with a shotjrun
blew off the toj of Henry Dlckerson s
bead. The House of Representa
tives yesterday passed 725 pension
bills and passed the bill appropriating
193.4 :s.00 for the Navy. Repre
sentative Lamar, of Florida, yesterday
delivered a arcech in which he de
nounced the Hepburn rafe bill as a
fraud, and scathingly abused Federal
Judge Swayne. of Florida. Tho
Senate yesterday passed a dragnet
resolntloo offered by Senator Tillman,
for the purpose of ascertaining what
authority there was for. engaging and
paying Hanks and Hani man. who
were encaged by President Roosevelt
to meddle in the affairs of the later
State Commerce Commission. An
evplosJon on a French torpedo boat
at Lorlent. France, yesterday, killed
nine and Injured two. New York
. ykets: Money, on calL firmer. 2
XA to 3 per cent-; ruling rate. 3; dos
'l ic bid. 4 1-2: ffcr?d at 5; spot cot
too. flvo points advance, closing
steady at 11:10: flour, firm; wheat,
firm. No. Z rod. SI 12 elevator: corn
firm: No. 2. S4 elevator: oats, strong; j
mited. 46 1-2: turpentine and rosin, i
steady.
COAST LINE CHANGES
Mr.; Morton Riddle Trsnsf erred
... i. . ...
lo Third Division, Succeeded
By Mr. Brand.
MR. B. H. SCOTT DEADiflOUSE AND SENATE FOR SWEET CHARITY
Wei Known -Citizen Passed Away Last
Night After. Illness of. Some Da$
Funeral This Afternodn From
Late Residence.
Friends will regret exceedingly to
loam Oi th dpath nf 1y nonfnmln
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS ii i"ccit, a well known citizen, wno
Mr. J. C. Murchison Returns to Rail
road Life After Manufacturing
Mr. Pherieger Goes to Richmond;
Succeeding Mr. EL. . Wooten.
Every man who Is loafing while bla
child worVs. should have a chance to
take a walk with the constable.
Tho account of tb-3 Thaw trial on
Thursday does nt say so, but May
UacKenzle must have had no sor
prised look over the testimony.
Important changes in the staff of
general and district superintendents
of tho Atlantic Coast Line are an
nounced in official circulars issued
yesterday from the offices or General
Manager W. N. Royal, and General
Superintendent A. V. Anderson, of
the First Division, the changes In each
instance to bo effective on February
10th.
The circular from the office of Gen
cral Manager Royall announces tho
appointment of Mr. Morton Kiddie, of
Savannah. General Superintendent of
the Third Division of the system
with headquarters at Jacksonville.
Fla., vice Mr. II. A. Ford, assigned
to other duties and reporting to the
General Manager at Wilmington. N
C Mr. J. N. Brand Is appointed Gen
eral Superintendent of the Second Di
vision with headquarters at Savan
nah, succeeding Mr. IJIddle. transfer
red to Jacksonville.
The announcement from the office
of General Superintendent Anderson
Is that Mr. E. Phenneger. now super
Intendent of tho Wilmington district.
Is transferred to the Huperintendency
of the Richmond district vice Mr. E.
R, Wootten. transferred to tho Sec
ond Division, and the appointment of
Mr. J." C. Murchison to the superin
lendency of the Wilmington district.
vice Mr. Phenneger. The changes, of
course, do hot affect the Chadbourn
district, also with headquarters at
Wllmlnrton. and of which Mr. J. A.N
Fountain Is supcrintendrf.t. Mr. Mur
chison, the new-superintendent of the
Wilmington district Is well known In
oCiclal railroad life in Wilmington,
having resigned stomo time ago to
rngago In the furniture manufacturing!-business
with his bother in
Ureensbora and MIsbvpolnL . C. He
war
Untie
;way at Lis home. No.
108
p.issrd
South Front street, lafet evening ' at
G:30 o'clock, after an illness of some
liays with lo grippe, which later de-
eloied into something like pneumo
nia. While the condition of Mr. Scott
had been critical for several days,
few of his friends knew that he was rn
extremis and tho news of his death
will come as a great shock to them.
Mr. Scott was born in Onslow coun
ty, N. C in the year 1848. He was
therefore, 59 years of age. He had
lived in this city for the past 25 years
and had been always identified .with
the business interests or the city in
various capacities. Ho had only re
cently taken a position with Mr. J.
C. Stevenson, as bookkeener. and had
been with various other of the lead
ing wholesale and retail firms of tho
city. He was a valuable man in any
capacity In the wholesale grocery line.
Mr. Scott's immediate family were
with him when he passed away and
they have tho slncerest sympathy of
many friends In the bereavement that
Is theirs.. He is survived by his de
voted wife and three children, Mrs;
Alexander Boon, of Lynchburg, Va.;
Mrs. G. 8. Allen, of this city, and Mr.1
R. W. Scott, of Wilmington. Mrs.
Boon arrived several days ago, to be
with her father in his extreme ill
ness. Mr. Scott was a member of Cape
Fear Lodge No. 2. I. O. O. F., of this
city: St. John's Lodge, No. 1, A. F. &
A. M.. and Stonewall Lodge, No. 1,
ft-nignis or Pythias. The funeral will
be conducted from the late residence
at 3 o'clock this afternoon and' the
interment will be in the family lot in
Oakdale Cemetery. Members of Cape
Fear Lodge of Odd Fellows are called
to assemble at the hall to attend the
obsequies in a body.
Proceedings .in Both Branches of
North Carolina General As
sembly Yesterday.
TO EQUALIZE CHALLENGES
A FREEZE YESTERDAY.
A maa may tackle Tom and Jerry,
bat ho must remember that he Is. tak-1 wn later Buperintendent of the Fay
lag ohances with the odd againstrai
at the ratio of two to one.
Sleet and Rain of the Nioht Rtfnr
Gripped Wilmington Firmly.
A majority of the inhabitants of
Wi'mington, in fact air that Dart of
fthecHyV-ooDalatlon whfrh wnt fr.
c Coast Line, m this city, aha l terday . mornlnc to find- evprvfhitifr
The Treasury Department gives do
Uce that a Z0 counterfeit bill is In
circulation. Havcal soen K Some
predatory person nrist have hoarded
it.
An Oklahoma editor declares that
"thero are two ways of spending' a
doiJar." n people speed theirs
both ways and never stop to think
why a savings bank Is la business.
The maa who complalas that he baa
never had a chance to rise In the
world will be Interested la tho state
ment that a traveling balloonist pro
poses to let meo go up with him at
S ccata a head
Says tho JackJoaville Times-Union:
The negro criminal creates the only
Tac problem there is la the South.
lie? Is the one ho Is seen loafing, too.
the criminals are the loafers and tno
loafers are tho criminals.
etteville district of the system, with
headquarters at South Rock Mount.
Mr. Murchison came to the Coast Line
from the old C. E. & Y. V. upon the
purchase of that road by the Coast
Line, and is said to-be too good a rail
road man -to bury his talent In furni
ture making. His return to Wilming
ton will be hailed with delight by
j great many friends in this city and
by many with whom he will bo In
contast as superintendent of the Wil
mington district.
Mr. J. N. Brand is also well known
In Wilmington and has many friends
here who will be gratified to learn of
hU still higher promotion In the ser
lcc. He Is now superintendent of
transportation of the Second Division
with head Quarters In Savannah, and
hi promotion will not require his re
moval from Savannah
The duties. assigned to Mr. Ford In
connection with his repor-: to the
General Manager have not yet been
announced.
la the general changes Mr. Wooten
becomes superintendent of transpor
tailon of the Second Division, succeed
ing Mr. Brand, at Savannah. Ca. He
Is nls-o well and favorably known In
Wllmrngton and bis rapid promotion
in th? ral'road service dates back to
his position as chief train dispatcher
In the Wlltrington office, having serv
tki result of tho Insurance elections
hoM aocne tfcno at by the big com- ed alternately after that tiane as dls
ncia DKe s trict superintendent at Fayette vl lie.
fMEtra la New York has not been Ct-i...
cJaxcd yet. Tho returning board must
ha Waiting for a favorable Ocao to f tir
cp ladigaatloa by aaaoonciag that the
old rcstmo got tho moat rote. ,
Th9 Charles too New and Courier
remarks: Mae per cent of all kisae
are said to bo ladca with germs, es
pecially with those or grip. Grip U
cot especially pTec? to Charleston.-
Then agala nine per cent l cot
o awfully carry. r
aror Foraker is fighting for the
npen door la tho army for the negro public may look for something extra-
every-
Norfolk and Richmond, from which
latter p'oce he goes to Savannah to
become Division Superintendent
ELITE MINSTRELS.
Box
Sheet Will Open This Uomino
at Plummets Show.
The box sheet for the Elite Min
strels at the Academy of Music Mon
day night will open this morning at
7:30 o'clock at Plummer's and the
Indications are that the sale will be
large. The Elite Entertainers have
spared neither time nor expense In
putting on the show, and those who
have witnessed the rehearsals sav the
ay morning" to find' erervthlne
frozen hard and fasL Tho sleet and
rain of the aUht before had crystal
Ised on everything not protected and
the scf ne outside was very much akin
to that following a small snow storm.
Trees and wires were clustered with
icicles and In not a few Instances
branches of foliage and the wires were
freighted down with the ice. Eearly
in the afternoon there came a fall In
the temperature .and thawing begun,
but oightfa'l put a stop to the relief
In this respect and the freeze will
likely continue until well "up with the
sun to-day.
While the companies owning wires
overhead experienced the greatest in
convenience by the freeze. It will re
quire ho street force several days to
clear the sidewalks, of broken branches
from the trees. A "strlncr of telenhne
wires between Wilmington and Del ?a
do. fell across the Consolidated tracks
d urine the morning end the suburban
schedule was blocked r a Dart of the
day, but that was about all 4he traf
fic that ws Interfered with: The min
imum temperature for the day was
?9 desrees. not nearly so cold as on
the day before. The forecast issued
by the Weather Bureari is fair to-day
and Sunday: warmer Sunday, with
light north winds becoming variable.
WILMINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY.
. r .-.,' rinor for 'ordinary. The big street parad
. and kicking against tho open door tor. Monday at noon and
the negro in Ohio. It -make all he hodj in Invited to watch for It.
diircxeoco la - the world as to the
whereabouts of tho wood-pll in
which the negro Is supposed to
lurklng-
bo
Says the Norfolk Landmark.; "It la
jfcomewhat amusing to see all these
peace tributes going to' a man who la
on record as saying-publicly: 11 we
cTerrTow to regard peace as a per
maneSt condition, ' and feel that wo
can aSord to let' the keen, fearless,
virile qualities of heart and irdaand
body sink Into disuse? we will prepare
the way for tntvt table and shameful
disaster la the future!" However wo
cannot, help thinking that "If some
other power should craw 'cur . log
some day, well look opoa that re
mark of President Roosevelt as really
prop&tie." . ;,Sf
The cast for the show at night Js
composed of some of the very best tal
ent In tho city, including amateur and
pYofqssIonal, and the arrangement Is
said to be superb. The first part will
Introduce a host of clever entertainers
and the olio Is said to be varied and
distinguished. Tho first part will be a
full dress affair and the costuming
and lighting effects will be pleasing
to the eye and an admirable setting
for the fun making that will be In
progress.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Strayed Oo!ITe Puppy.
The -Worth Co. Seed Potatoes. .
Cape Fear Lodge, I." O; O. F. Notice.
J. IL nehder & Co. White Goods
Sale, v , ' fc' -
Hewlett &:- Pnceprtng Style
Bhoes.
. Business Locals.- -Gilbert
House Boarders Wanted,
Play Tonight for Benefit of This Pop
ular Organization.
One of the prettiest and most at
tractive war dramas ever written is
"D'Arcy of the Guards," the revolu
tionary story that will be presented at
the Academy tonight with Mr. Ed
ward D'OIze In the title role, and
strong cast.
The play had a phenomenal run in
New York and won the hearts of the
audience by. the portrayal of a patri
otic American girl of colonial times.
obtaining Cromwell's plane, and get
ting them through the lines to Gen
eral Washington. The result was the
Yorktown surrender, and the triumph
rf the Colonists. The other surren
der was the heart or the girl to a
dashing officer of the British army.
It Is history, love, and drama, worth
while to true Americans, old ' and
young.
The fact that it Is a Wilmington
Llebt Infantry benefit insures a large
attendance.
Seats on sale at Yates', DeRosset's,
Gerken's and Plummer's.
Reserved seats, $1.00; general ad
mission, 50 cents, and all' schoot chll-
dren 14 years - of age and under, 25
cents. -
House -Spent Entire Day on Criminal
Procedure Several Important Bil.s
Limit toTemperance Legisla
tion New County of Lee.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. S. In the Leg
islature today the "'House debated
through the entire session, except the
time devoted to the introduction of
bills, a measure by Parsons, of Rich
mond, to equalize the number of chal
lenges by the . State and defendants
in criminal cases and finally killed the
bill by a roll call ballot of 44 to 5G.
Among- tho bills introduced hi the
House were:
Stfckley, to appropriate $50,000 for
the support, $50,000 for new buildings
and $10,000 to finish the other build
ings at the State Normal and Indus;
trial College.
McNeill, to authorize Cumberland
and Harnett counties to build a steel
bridge, v
. McRraclan, to reinstate "Dental
Surgery."
Manning, to premit railroads to.
acquire lands for. double tracking.
The Manning railroad bill, prepared
for the House Committee, and pre
scribing two-cent fare for the princi
pal roads was reported and set as the
special order for Wednesday of next
week.
The Jim Crow street car substitute
bill, which merely "authorizes conduc
tors to assign negroes to rear seats,"
and the 111 regulating the hours of
work for railroad employes were also
reported and put on the calendar.
Notice was given In""the House that
night sessions will begin Monday.
Just before adjournment 1n both the
Houses and Senate notable bills pre
pared by Speaker Justice were intro
duced, entitled. "An act to prevent
unfair and unjust discrimination in
freight rates, and correct abuses in
handling freight." This bill, was In
troduced .In the House by Speaker
Justice: in person and in tho Senate
trytfrirtfnr-Ws
Guilford. 1 ; f ' p V
Decidedly the feature in the Senate
was the fight made by Buxton, of For
syth, and others, against the;. Burtbn
bill to make -public drunkenness a' mis
demeanor, punishable by fine and im
prisonment Including k sentence to
roads. Buxton declared that the Dem
ocratic party had enacted the Watts
and Ward bills in the direction of
temperance and voted special temper
ance legislation for . many localities.
Party legislation as to individuals and
making still further inroads on perso
nal liberty was going entirely too far.
If there was not a halt the party re
sponsible would be overthrown by a
revulsion I public sentiment. The
limit of thrs so-called temperance leg
islation was at hand. Quite a num
ber of other Democratic senators re
Iterated the views of Mr. Buxton. The
bill did not pass, being re-referred to
the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances, where it wil, doubtless re
main. The new county of Lee. which the
Senate voted to create today out of
portions et Moore and Chatham with
San ford as the county seat, is to com
prise an area of 157.90G acres, will
have 1,270 voters and $2,625,131 tax
valuations. The bill to create the
county passed second reading with
only four votes against it. 'An order
was mad for the third reading to be
had at 11:30 tomorrow. The'bill pro
vides that Lee shall assume its pro
portion of the county Indebtedness
and that the Governor shall annofnt
Ofllcers until the next ereneral
tion.
Magnificentf Affair Under Auspiaes of
Ministering Circle Last Night, in
Masonic Temple -Decorations
Elaborate.
FOR THE BONDf lSSDE
-.H.
One of the most elaborate and
largely attended social functions 'of
the entire season, and one which has
never been surpassed in the worthi
ness, of the cause for which' it appeal
ed to the public support, was the beau
tiful charity ball, .given at the Ma
sonic Temple, under the auspices of
the charming ladies of the Minister
ing Circle of King's Daughters.
The ball room never appeared to
finer advantage than.it did last night,
under handsome decorations,, that
were arranged by a committee: of
which Mrs. James Sprunt was chair-1
man.-
The. walls of the room were draped
with Southern smilax, and these were
also festooned from the corners of the
room meeting at various points in. the
center, where they N were joined to
immense Japanese . parasols. All
around the room, at every few feet,
were flags of all the nation's, and
these dded a splendid and beautiful
touch of -color to the scene.
The ball beganr shortly after nine
o'clock, with a grantl march, which
was led by Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ones'
Handsome ball cards, with gilt let
ters, were given -the dancers to make
engagements im. During the evening
there were T.5 dances, divided be
tween two-steps, waltzes, quadrille
and yirginia reel. -.
A five , course luncheon was served
in the banquet hall shortly 'before
midnight. The banquet hall also had
been transformed uu4er the1 deft touch
of the artt, beautiful decorations
making the hall most attractive. The
Lengthy Conference of Board of
Aldermen and Audit and
Finance Board.
STREETS, WATE6, SEWERAGE
Bills Authorizing Bond Issues : For
improvement of Public Utilities ,
.. at General Election in May?
Commission to Expend Funds.' '
Authority for.thepepjpi;ttytyV.
to vote upon the isstiajne'of $2100000
in fronds fcr the general improvement . -v
of the streets and not. exceeding $500
000 far -the municipal-"qwnejc
water works aud sewerag.ystemii.
contained in two - bills . icommerided. t
for passage by tie General -Assenibly
at-a cenferenoef of "the Board bfAeolt; "
and Finance and the Board of "Alder
men, last night, in the Mayor's office
at tba City Hall.,, The.bUlswere didlt-
ed biy. tjr-Attney .MajdenrBellamy,
J r after a conference .i with ,the legist
fative committeo of :thef Board ,c:AL , '
dermeny eoanppsecft of th&i MayorAfc
dermea Moorgr aod" Karr;iandV- theyjwill. ; t
rift. fi"ll-WtO O . A:OTitT w ri vuMntklA -
the -legislature so that the issues : con
tained' therein may; be. passed upon at
the general lelection on May : 7i. .
There were present at the. meeting'
Mayor WaddelL Chairman H' Cvt Me- -Queen
and Messrs.:' Wilder, Yates
Brady and McNair, of the; Boardipt v
Arcdit and . Pinancte ; . Aldenman - Karr, w
Rathem, Moore, O'Brien, W. H. Yopp.
X-X
R. H. North ron W. Ft Vnnn Prio onr7
luncheon was served buffet style, from Brown, of the Board of Aldermen also
long tables in the center. For this Gity Attorney Marsden Be'IamyJr.
part of the entertarament credit is due City Engineer P. Matthew and .Capt
T. u. Meares, clerk of the Board bf
Audit and Finance. Upon motion of
to a committee of which Mrs. W,
Dick is chairman
Music for the balKwas furnished.by I Mr. Northrop, Mr. McQueen was first
e Kneissel Orchestra, which ren-. caiiorl to th oh air w .' uh
the
dered a fine programme of dance mu
sic. The floor managers whoad the
dancing in charge were Messrs. Clay
ton Giles Jr., R. H. Bradley and Paul
Cantwell.
The ladies of the Ministering Circle
acted as patronesses of the occasion.
To Captain Pafslow,' of the British
Steamship - Anglo-Chilian, now in port, j
me laaies return;f tnanKS lor jne loan
used " in th rnrimtmS
used in tbevdecoratibnsr1
Among l those present and dancin
were: 1 ; i
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Kenan, Miss
Annie B ?DeRosset, Mr. Adricedes;
Mrs. Guthbert 'Martin, Mr. W. I. Gore;
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carmiehael ; Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Granger; Miss Ashe,
Mr. RenaeckrMiss Chadbourn, Dr. J.
W. Stanley; -Miss Pleasants, Mr. Deil
bert; Miss Bessie Gore, Mr. Ancrum
Lord; Mrs. Ceorge Thomas, Dr. Pride
Thomas; Mrs. John D. Bellamy, Mr.
Williamson; Mr. and Mrs. C. N.
Evans; Mr., and Mrs. Van Lucas; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Granger; Mr. and
Mrs. leil Emerson; , Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Dick; Miss, Beebee, Mr. Burke
was being put, the Mayor came in and
Mr. McQueen asked that ' he ' preside. ?oi?
The Mayer stated that - the-" object of ;
the conf snsnce was to a gree uponl ? bills , .
to -submit to the voters fof jjie city ' i y f
bond issues for street improvement ' S')f
and for the municipal ownership of ' . ' r
water and sewerage systems. The '.'r
City Attorney was pr.eissnt-and could,
no doubt, give the conference the ben- i:
maue uittir conierence wim me iegis
lativ Oommittteof the; Board -of A1- ,
deknen. : Upon, motioh nhe listreei-bill H'
being regarded :of . greatest vimpor- 'H
tance, was. taken up and passed on
first The City Attorney first read ;
l as a whole and it was then read and . ' 7
adapted bx sections. . . : : ' , y-V'
Capt. Meares was requested to act
as secretary of the meeting arid took TV1-
note of the various fllterafiftons as - 7 j.:
made in the original draft. ; Mr- Bella- , , " 5;
my explained that "the bills for streets
jndifor water and sewerage had beef v r'
drawn separately so that if one faied v Ci
the other would not. The two latter 1 .
public utilities wer regarded as going
. broils t i i logciiier, inereiore. oneoiu naa-Deen
Champ Davis; Miss Alexander, ofl6 bafh water and sew-,
unapei Hill, Mr. Graham Kenan; Miss
"D'ARCV OF
Magnificent Colonial
E GUARDS'
by
Production
Favorite Local Cast.
The final rehearsal for the Dresen-
tatlon of "D'Arcy of the Guards," at
the Academy of Music this even in er
for the benefit of the .Wilmington
Light Infantry,, was held last night
and the Indications are that it is go
ing to be a magnificent affair. A
large number of tickets have been
sold and the play will be a fitting fi
nale to the last week before Lent. Mr.
uuize, eirector of the production.
Madeline DeRosset, Mr. Henry Pes
chau; Miss Margaret Bridgers,, Mr. A.
S. Root; Miss Margaret Walker, Mr.
Wilkes; Miss Pou, of Georgia, Mr. -A
Adrian; Miss D. M. Williams, Mr.
Hugh MacRae; Miss Murchison, Mr.
Hammer; Miss Holliday, Mr. Richard
Bradly; Miss Alice Davis, Mr. George
Davis; Miss Mary Calder, Mr. Robt.
Calder; Miss Loder, Mr. Norwood
Giles; Mr. and Mrs. Holt; Mr. and
Mrs. Ittimer: Mr.and. Mrs. Thorpe;
Miss EUislmMaariei Mrs.'i Herbert.
Smith, Professor -Blair ; Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Giles,- Miss Emerson; Mr.
and Mrs. Corptew; Miss Seabreeze
Mr. Clayton -Giles ; Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Coin; Miss Sallie Myht, Mr. John Col
bert; Miss, Tallulah DeRosset.' Mr-
Hollo way; Miss Crapster, Mr. Glenn
Kenly; Miss Powers, R. A.v Williams;
Miss Julia Parsley, Mr. Benj. Ben, Jr.;
Miss Leonora Cantwell, Mr. McClIntok
MJss MacRae, New -York, Mr. . Milton
Calder;: Mrs. J. K. WIsev Mr. T. B.
Willard. . . . 1 , ' ,. . ,
Stags-j-Mr- Stalnacker, Mr. H P.
KydeL. Mr. 'L. B. Hatch. Mr. WllHaw
Bellamy, Mr D. E. P. Gray, Mr. .Will I tfle bonds and liquidate the same ip
raee.
There was some difference on the
amount of borids to be issued for
streets. Mr. Ratlfjen would make the
amount $500,000 and charge the abut-,
ting' property owners nothrag. ; llfr.
Price thought $400,000 would be, suffi
cient and charge owners nothing, "Al
derman W. E. Yopp 'thought that the
citizens would come nearer voting;
1250,000, hut it was the opinion- ;cf
Chairnran McQueen, Alderman W. H. '
Yopp amd oilers that $200,00;0 would t
be nearer , right, property owners to
pay their pro, rata sha re of the cost of .
the improvement and this was finally
adopted. The bonds., are- to run for.
n'ot less htan 30 years nor more than
50 and hear no greater- than 5 per
cent interest, same to -sell for not less
thsn par. A sinking , fund is; provided
for ..the payment of interest on'i the
bonds, and the liquidation of the secur
ities upon maturity. A speciaf:: tax;
may be -levied within the constitution
al ' limitation though at was recognized
that the present amount expended an- .
anally for permanent streets ,wou?d '
(much -more than pay the" interesst on
Smith, Mr. Jack Bellamy, Mr. IFtose-
monc
v NEWS OF THE SHIPPING.
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Brig Alcaea Ajrived Yesterday New
York Steamer From Georgetown.
The brig Alcaea, Capt. Anderson, ar
rived vesterdav from Phflnr?o,TrvM
is well pleased with the way rehears- cargo cf acid phosphate which she is
als have progressed and the. cast has j charging at( the Wilmington com-
Where is Harry Muller?
A special delivery letter for Harry
Muller, care police station, this city,
was received yesterday from Tforfolk,
Va at the City -Hall. Muller Is a
stranger in the city,' and was arrest
ed Monday night for some; disorder
Judgment was suspended on . his prop
osition' to' leave T the' city,5 but whether
ho 'did; so or not, 'the police . have , no
Information. If. he" Is tiH-inithe'city
something of importance may' await
him In the .letter received yesterday.
Muller may receive the same by gall
ing at the. police station. T
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oeen admirably assigned. "D'Arcy"
will vbe found a sweet' story, well told,
and the, scenic embellishments will
be magnificent.
The sale of seats to the general pub
lic began yesterday moraine and the
Indications are that there will . he a
large audience to witness the Droduc-
tion. Business Manager Zach Bell is
well pleased with the way .things are
going, and assures-; the public some
thing extraordinary in "D'Arcy of the
Guards."
More Penalty Suits.
In Justice Furlong's court : yester
day through Jts counsel, L. V. GVady,
Esq. the BehrendskRIley , Furniinre
CcnrpanyA of -this city,., brought suit
against the. Seaboard Air Line. for the
recovery, of. penalties for alleged delay
ed. freight ahlpments fromiLaurlnburg,
N. , C. arid . i StatesvUle, - N. C, the
amounts being $35-and $69 .respective
ly.. - Tho , cases, are set for ' a-hearing
press. Later -she will receive cargo
ui lumper ai aoutnport rrom the Ham
mer. Lumber Company of LIttie River;
S. C -wV:,
The Clyde Liner Navahoe Capt
Hale, arrived, in port yesterday after
noon from her - Georgetown-trip sev
erai .nours late on aceount of the se
verity; of the weather. It was report
ed from the Navahbe that the schoon
er Bayard Hopkins, ashore on the
Georgetown bar,-had been floated, but
had lost both her anchors She is still
lying off the bar. there. ,
Advices from . Southport yesterday
afternoon ; were that a ' large steamer
and two sailing vessels were off the
Cape Fear' bar for. harbor . ThlsIs'on
account of". the -stress of - weather on
the: outside; ".The. cold is ..well- nigh
unbearable at sea, so. marine.anen say;
and ,tho vwicdifs .Vowing little less
than a gale There "were no tldings i
yesterd'ay a jtothe v schooafir which
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weni asnore ana .was lost; on xfjamona
less thap 30 -years. The . same ru!es
win appiy inline eieciionvion me israue ,
as now abory : to the election of city
officers. The bonds are to be carried
by a majority, of the: quallfte- yot
Ilof the- city, and 4'nv case rthe election
ffails3 this time, the governiu?.body pf
the city has the' power, to cat' another
election af ter 12 months The work is"
tO;begIn as'early as practicable aftcv
the proceeds of the bonds are avai'a
ble an d is to be prosecute 1 with all
due haste to giva the city a systematic
plan of permanent street improvementt.
As ;to the method of the; pro rata
share bo be paid by' abuttingi property -owners,
the same machinery is employ
ed for collection as, is now in1 force, but
the - pro rata share. of cpst is : made
one-fourth to property owners on each
side, of the -treet.-4nste? J .of pnehalf .
the difference' of macadam .and hjnore
substantial improvement asijow . ob-'
tains. Surveys -are ; obe . ina de and 7:
liens are to attache to property for,
non-payment as issio w the cae7under t -;;' i ; ;
the. -bn .passed rDyihrlaslLegtela-
lute. . wuu54i. uiu vvuai c . nt , u.zj yaiyi ; fj-,: t - - .
the property owners -is made-less and t
they are given time to pay. for f the' -a" ' -.
cost of 'the.improyenient,; whereas this - i
cosi ; fs'a'l payable now on completion, . 'l!i '' '
of .the; street." Appeals , lie .to he'Su- . -
perior uoun in ceases tne properryupway
on .the 14th of the present' month, " Shoals earlier in the - week. . m .
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1 ens siot sausnea jmtn tne assessiaenr , :). :
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