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OUTLINES.
Monday will bgln the ninth week
of the trial of Harry K. Tnaw la .New
York for the murder of SUnford
White: the first proceedings will be
a leral battle orer the ' admuaibulty
of the photographic copy of the
f davit which Lawyer Hummel tettlfled
that he prepared and In which she
denied that Stanford' White betrayed
her and further declaring that N Thaw
beat her because ahe refused to He
on White: Thaw U in hih splrlU;
other wttne&ses haTe been subpoenaed
to testify In hla behalf. Uebllng
vSlocnm and Gertrude Harper each 10
year old. made compact at school
In SL Loii to commit suicide, the
former carrying out- her agreement
and the Harper girl being prevented
by her mother. President Roose
velt yesterday had several, callers,
anion, them Governor Denecn. of Il
linois, and Banker Speyer, of New
York; but all of them, even the Pres
ident, kept profoundly sjcret what
wm dlneussed; It Is certain, however,
that some phas of .the railroad sit
uation was the subjeic- An Inland
Waterway Commission was yesterday
DEATH WAS TRAGIC
Yonig ThadFtyler, Jr., CroiK
. cd Between Cars in Alabama
Town Wednesday.
BRYAN IS IMPROVING
Remarkable Rally of Youno Man. Shot
t-Fifth and Castle Streets Friday
Afternoon Further Circurrv
tancet of the Affair.
REVISE BOOKS ONLY
DIED THE SAME - NIGHT
Was. Working Irp Machine Shops In
small Town .'for-. Which He-Left
Only Few Weeks Ago Tele
gram Yesterday Morning.
A telegram yesterday morning con
veyed to members of his family In
this city the distressing IntelIgenco
tkat Mr. Thad. F. Tyler, only son
of Mr. T. P. Tyler, the well known
contractor, had been killed at Boga
lus, AJa., where the young man had
beetl employed several weeks as a
machinist. The teleeram was from
Mr. John
a brother-in-law. and slmDly
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appolntini by President Roosevelt, to
prepare a comprehensive plan lor d-
. i . . u 1 1 .
veiopiuR iniaau niigaiiuu vuv ia"Mr. W. H. Sullivan V to
rocius are no longer aoie io iaor Brown,
crops ami raauiciur V r.i 8tled: "Thad Tyler was crushed by
. Vi, Z uiT ,jr... railroad cars here March 12th. Died
in raixabeth City. .V C-.yesrdj;j- tho same night.- Xo other partlcu
of Joshua lUrrison. charged with kJd- Ura were Klvcn but Mr Sulllvan
napping and niartnS nine rearold immediately telegraphed for all the
Kenneth Iaaly. Mrs. Harrison testi- fact3 the lng presunled that
JLiltLt S,e t he was employed on some railroad
the day the boy disappear but the wor)c at Bolu8 and !t was
boys f ln wbI1 la the discharge of his duties
rison had told her atJIarrlson was hemct hU deaUu
not at home. In Wise Ccmnty. iu Yoang- Mr Wer ,eft the u a ffiW
yesterday an explosldn In a coal mine wwk8 ago to take a position as ma-
resulted la the deathr cury tf 21 chin lit at Bogalus. and several days
miners. The Honduran government vi. ..v ',
' clJi 10 hATt,dtfrt, iti nlm. suting that he was well pleased
rebel army, which Is aiding Nicaragua doI weU la Alabama, the
r00 0tXf t'ZZlZJl.Z letter was answered by the father on
t Wean House of De egatea y eater- 13th. 1 day tw he met his
day nnanlnsousiy uom .a death. Tha blow was very great upon
tjoo demanding self, government td tte recelptiof .the Intelligence by the
the resolution. In HiSfSf; fm"X Twtrday. and they have the
is fo be forwarded to President tendere8t .jmpaihy of many friends
Rcwvelt. In . Chicago .LVtS n their sorrow. Young Mr. Tyler was
Mrs. Dora McDanaldrwaa held for the aUrat 25 years of aRJ and aa well
higher court tboo; Mil to be tried nkpd by al who taew hlm. For sorQe
for the murder of W rtjtwS. Guerrln. Jean he a memberand an. officer
February 21. In "ttsburg besides the . Brde. and was espe-
a property lojaof .0.0 ? daily popuUr with the youag men of
count, of the flood the past week. 20 Zam a short Ume ago he
or more people T f? 5 married Mlsa Mary; Canady. of this
NVheeilng. W. a, lJl?eZtlr city; and she with an Infant child
because they were driven from their wrT,Tei b!m He. also leaves his fa
homes by Cr which broke out with M T r Tyler, and .three sls
bundings surroojjded. by water.- t ' :Mrm. ;j0jn Brown:: Mrs. EL P.
New York markets: Money on caii. Wm r, : lh. -rvi.
n
and
easy: No, 2 red. S2 elevator; com.
easy: No. 2. S
barely steady: tni
tine. I rnt n rf t fl wr1 Mr11r nf th rifth
w V WS MWh r w V
&n that thii bodr could have been
-Let us put an end to favora to j brought Immediately, here, for Inter-
interests," declared Republl- J ment. Although nothing has yet been
canViremor Hughes, of New York, heard further from Alabama, It Is ex.
. K w j - pecxeo uai worn wu uc rrci'u w-
la a recent speech. If he means IL ntaraeat anJ ar.
he had better b preparing to become, ramenta that can be made for
a traitor to tne Kepuoucaa i winging ine remains nere.
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omlnal: time loana noi lrong; spot VmrsUlrrjof iljnaay
steady. I X cenr P..UUnrlt. iBr ?ewAremen-
VasTer' for some grades j.aeypT T ZT?rr, tuu r
i ;;: yotmg Mr. Tyler ni b,e'. disinterred
,ei 47 l tnr and brought here Tor final burlaU The
lied. 4. 1-2. tarper fAmi u i a to know- wb,thy
Iresldent Roosevelt recommeofli so
Qsxoy things that are not Republican
( sad prtngs so many policies thai af
foreign to thai party's principles. It
JUNIORS TO PRESENT FLAG.
Beautiful Co item of Patriotic Order to
Be Observed at WHghtsville.
ts a wonder that the Inner Circle wlHlx1oUc eugtom ofpresentlng Bibles
let him have the password, land flags to all public schools within
Its Jurisdiction so far as th same is
aliecUts at the Thaw trial are ex- ij.n on Thursday afternoon pre
pected to answer contains 15.000 tQt wlt, uj-, Csnal pretty ceremony
wordi. It could have been worse, these embtems to the public school on
however, for a lady "lawyer would have WiighUvlile Sound. The Juniors win
divided It up Into 15.000 questions, win " hT acconTnanled b?
rvmntr Suoerintendent CatlelL who
The pre, dlspatchea a few days win tt part la the exerciser The
&4CO announced that Mr. H. II. Harrl- address Is behalf of the Juniors will
man "will go to a Virginia resort to be by Mr. C N. Penny and the Blsle
.v- . , - tf. , iri .rnonine: and win received In behalf of
take a rest. He got .tired scooping 8choo, by Miss Conway. An alto-
railroads and after b taker a rest j. pleasant affair Is promised In
he may take the rest. He saia nea u,a ceremony.-
do It If he Is allowed to do so.
To the surprise of everyone, includ
ing the hospital surgeons who hare.
been giving every attention to . his
case since he was placed under their
care, -M. H. Bryan, the young white
man who was shot and perhaps ta,-
tallyj wounded". jFridiy afternoon at
Fifth and Castle streeta by TN. SIm.
mons, showed remarkable signs of im
provement yesterday and now stands
a slight chance of final recovery. He
was able to be lifted up in bed yes
terday and took some nourishment.
He is still conscious and seems hope
ful, which Is decidedly In his favor.
Last night at 10:30 o'clock he was
resting very well indeed at the . hos
pital, and it was stated that while he
was by no means out of danger, the
cWances of his surviving are steadily
increasing. As stated yesterday, he
Is a man of wonderful vitality, hav
ing been given up when the same lung
was pierced by a, knife about a year
ago. It is said that the bullet Friday
alternoon pierced the same tissue of
the lung that was impaired then, and
that this ls in his favor. He talked
yesterday of the tragedy to several
friends who called ar the hospital to
see him and all take a hopeful view
of his case.
Mr. Simmons Is stlllconfined at the
police station without bond, pending
the result of Bryan's injuries. ' He.
still maintains that the shooting was
In self defence, and says that the
whole matter is as a dream to him.
Yesterday he regretted the matter
more than words can tell and broke
down and cried when his wife called
to see him. He Is tenderly . devoted
to his wife and children and it was
these who were his sole concern, not
only when he was locked up Friday
afternoon, but in his calmer moments
yesterday. Simmons has employed,
so it Is stated. Messrs. Bellamy & Bel
lamy and Herbert McClammy, Esq., to
defend him, and under the advice of
counsel, he is not talking of the trag
edy.
The circumstances of the case were
widely dlpussed on the streets ' yes
terday, sentiment, of course, being divided-
The report that Bryan snaxh
ped his clstol at' Simmons-in the: light
whlchj occurred. in. tbe rear room of
thft drug r atoTRria tot : oarnrouyi
Mi" wttvannff whlphT Brvarf ' threw'Til
yard iaear the scene as he fled. The
cartridges In the pistol show no signs
rvf twtncr sn&DMd. uoon at an. uoin
pistols are In charge- of the police.
Will Be n6:Nmfoiifi6i."'for
Monidpal Election Seventh
of May.
WITH REFERENCE; TO BONDS
Revision Will Answer Every Purpose
of. Furthering Success of Bonds.
;' Registrars and Pollholders Ap
pointed Aldermen.
Tne Board of Aldermen met last
nigBt in the Mayor's office at the City
Hall for the purpose of considering
the matter of a new- registration for
the forthcoming municipal election on
the-second 'Tuesday in May, this be
ing regarded as necessary to the suc
cess of the proposed bond issue for
water works, sewerage and, the -permanent
improvement of the streets of
the city,-which will be voted ' upon at
the same time. There were present
Mayor Waddell, presiding; City Clerk
and t Treasurer Fpwler and Aldermen
Rathjen, Karr, Moore, O'Brien Nor-
. vv.. n. iopp, Frlce, W. E.
Yopp, King anBrown. The absence
of spectators In .any great number was
noticeable. ; - - - ,
The Mayor stated the object of the
meeting, sayingthat at first it was
regarded as necessary and desirable
to have a-new registration, but. after
further consideration it was found that
there is now not sufficient $ime to
give we rfu days notice of the .regis
tration, which registration under the
law must continue; 20 . days. This, 50
days would put the matter of a new
registration absolutely out of the
question, Teforethe election on the
7th of May.-
These, matters were explained by
City Attorney Marsden .Bellamy. Jr..
who was presented by the Mayor. It
was explained that the books are now
encumbered with the names of hun
dreds of voters, who have , either died
or removed out of the-several wards,
and that a majority of the voters
whose names appear f on -the -books .as
Qualified Yotera will
carry the "bond Issue; In 1contradlstinc-
uon io' tne iimnDerTOtejr ataaW
SURVEY ON VESSEL
Recommended That Schooner Stan
ley H. Minor Be- Condemned and -.
Sold Where She Lies on Bat
' tery Island -The Board.
r A Board of,. Survey , composed of
Capt. W. J. Quillin, of the schooner
Herbert 4. Maxwell; Capt. E. D. Wil
liams, Mr. W. N. Harrlss and Mr. Geo.
Harriss, returned , yesterday i from
x -1 " w. j n vill, 1V UU1U
a sunvey on the schooner Stanley H.
Minor, which went -ashore Friday a
week ago on. Frying Pan Shoals. They
met nere yesterday and made up their
report, which was to the effect that
after a careful .examination, the ves
sel was found in such a badly damag
ed condition that; it was recommen
ded she be condemned where she
now lies and sold at public auction
for the benefit of all concerned, Mr.
E. Li. Haggart, of Baltimore, manag
ing owner of the Minor, was pres
ent" and concurred in the report of the
survey, which J means practically that
the craft is abandoned to the insur
ance companies and those, holding
salvage claims. It will' be recalled
that the vessel was brought in by a
crew. of . pilots on the Isabel and by
the tug Blanche, of the. Wilmington,
Southport and Little River Transpor
tation Company.
The Minor is loaded with lumber,
and beached on battery island." She
pounded heavily on the shoals for 36
hours before -she was finally brought
in and it is believed that her bottom
is in bad condition and that she is
strained - beyond repair elsewhere. The
vessel was originally worth about
450,000 and her loss is a heavy one.
The catgo of lumber is ralso quite val-
uaDie. ; t :.t i ; F4
THE GOVERNOR TALKS
Sives His Views of General As
. serably and Lejpslation Just
; Accorriplisljea
AS TO THE RAILROADS
Hopes They Won't Contest Passenger
and Freight Acts and Intimates
What it May Open Up The
Anti-Trust Bill.
LUMBERMEN TO FOREGATHER.
SSJlli SirPS1 - VeiT' ard to N&rs ot this association;joIn. i& extend
BASKET BALL GAME.
The commltteo, In charge of the ex
ercises is composed of Messrs. John
" . . p Wrwrwl Walter R. Yonn. and A. J.
Shaker Cannon and Dliy congress- - " "
lie" irii.
r.harutt ind Wilmington to Meet
Thursday Night.
A matter of great interest to bas
ket hall nlavera is the news of the
game which will be played here Thurs
iIav nlrht of this. week between teams
from Charlotte and .wumingxon, sev
eral years ego a team from Wilming
ton went to Charlotte and mei oeieai.
rtr a nme struggle, so this year
the Wilmington boys will endeavor to
even up matters with them.
The players on tne wnminsiu
team are E. O. Hunter, w. i. von
Glahn. W. Lk Freeman, xv.
W. H. Stevens. B. J. Thees, W. L.
Klnr. B. II. Houston. F. M, BryanL
J..U. King and H. Wcollcott.
From these, five men win oe i-
vn tn trt the came, and otners
will be taken should any one leave
the game. .
The tickets are now on sale at the
Association office. Only 150 will be
sold, as that is all that can be accom
modated. The price of admission will
be 25 cents.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
iriaiorfrylDrilLelxotera 'i
3ipcsjbe:.b
x eieetl6n as mahy 'of them' art' elther
not entitled to . vote or , are not, tntier;
ested. Failure' of -any pe'rsori Sfho$e
name hppears 'on- the books' io vote
would count against the proposed "bond
Issue. It was plain to be seen that a
great majority of the members of the
Board were, in favor of the bonds and
were In favor of purging the ' books so
far as possible to contribute to the
success of the Issue at the polls.
This, the City Attorney advised,
could be accomplished . only by taking
advantage of the law reouirine a re-1
.vision "bf the books. Under the m-o-
vlslons of this law it is the duty of
the registrar during the week allow
ed -for this purpose, from April 19th
to 27th, to go over the names carefully
and strike therefrom all those who
are not entitled to vote for any cause,
either for the non-payment of poll tax
or because of their removal from one
ward to the other. If the-'registrars do
their duty, the City Attorney explain
ed, this would virtually amount to a
new registration. . There has not been
a new registration in the city for six
years or more, and . the books con
tain the. names of hundreds who are
Ahrfuai Meeting of North Carolina
Pine Association at Norfolk.
The. event of the season hr lumber
circles of the two ' CarpJinas and Vir
ginia :will be the eleventh annual
meeting ' of the North" Carolina" Pine
Association in Norfolk, ' Va.,J next
Thursday and Friday, March 21st and
22nd. Speakin&r. of the occasion- and
its importance of the Tmeetme; in "all
Its. phases, the Southern Lumber ur
hfj. : In T.ts issue of yesterdaysayt v A
ftHh& ,6facers' dreltors ;ad2iinern
lacturersiiof plz4iimhe& inT.irgihiaT
North aiJ South CaroIinak', to attend
this meeting; '. The- membership of
the organization:- how' number s 175 lof
the leading" and: foremost manufatc
turers 1 in the three " States named
above, "inost of whom will be in atten
dancerso that this meeting will afford
those present an opportunity , to meet
the" principal operators from these
great lumber producing . States; to
hear discussions on market conditions,
stocks, prices xmtlook for the future,
methods of manufacture, - reports on
association work, a comparison of
modern methods with the old, and anti
quated, besides many other Ideas and
suggestions that should prove of in
calculable benefit to one and all.
A most hiterestingprogram is now
in course of preparation y the offl
cials of the association and it goes
without the saying that the gentle
men in charge are. "past masters" in
the art of entertainment, both for
pleasure and profit. No man can mea
sure or hardly estimate the benefits
to be derived from personal 'contact
with the leading manufacturers and
shippers of lumber in these States on
the occasion of these annual meet
(By Southern, Bell Telephone.)
Raleigh, N. C, March 16. In a
statement given out this evening by
Governor, Glenn he expresses the hope
that- the railroad companies ; -of the
State will decide net to resist .the.
acts of the recent General Assembly
in . reducing passenger and freight
rates, at least , until they have "given -the
new schedule, a fair trial. , He
says that if there is any effort to fight
the reduction- he will be obliged to em
ploy counsislfor the long , legal; con
test that must" result and in which all
the matters of salaries 'of officials and '
other expenses of every description
will have to come but in onen, court
siince the rates could not be shown to '
be too low if the. isalairdes and "other
expenses indulged m are exorbitant.
. This statement, was in conhectioin,
with an interview on the work of rthe
General 'Assembly. He comanented on
the Ahti-Trust . Law, saying he believ
ed, it was a good law and will afford .
great protection, but that a mistake
vas made. and an injury done the. far- '
m&r in not incorporating in the act a
clause that would directly BaSohibJtlim-v
lawful agreements $o - lower.- prices., of
artieles to be bought by the trusts. He -thinks,
though, that with the aid 5 of
the- common, law,- such combinations
can be punished. So he asiks that all
such offences he reported "to Eim -and
the solicitors , in districts, where ; the'
alleged vdolationsi'occur so that: prose-. -cutions.
can be. instrdcted. ' '' ' ',; -:' j
; ,The Governor .further says thai. In '
his opinion no Legislature inl recent.,
years has so "oompletely :fuiflle4Lir
pliedgesTto they?eople a has-the AeW
&emt)ly..just adiournfed, notably provide -,
If43f4hcarerv6rthe
Mi,
Ami
Ml-
STetkJngffreIgh ahd aaseh;
lii-cmvlfati
of ducatioja, mi&r&iig7; the powers, of
eOCprpotutiohC
islating against trutstsA H0: declares
that members . of - the Assembly.-s;
whole were patriotic men who, earnest-
ly desired "to do their duty - as ttwsy
saw at.- . - ; ; .,
' ' i".r';';V..3V;'-:'
not entitled to vote. The law quoted j ings, where and when the past year's
men will take a Junket at public ex
panse, to the Panama canal to see how
the canal Is getting along. People
who know Congressmen are prepared
lo bIlT that mot of what they do
,ill N for the alimentary canal.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
O Washington and Chicago are en
gaged In a contest a td which city
contains the most beautiful women.
We are glad that this contest has
come about, for It affords the oppor
tunity to rake up the old and long) Screen Doors
nrgtected adage. "Pretty Is as pretty
do'." w
F. EL Hashagen Co. Square Deal.
C. P. Holies & Co. To Investors.
J. McR.ee Hatch Card of Thanks
Geo. O. Gaylord Millinery Opening.
C. W. Polvogt Co. Opening Display.
Keeley Institute The Test of Time.
A- D. Hrown Ladies Suit Depart
ment. Concord Chapter, R. A. M. Convocation.
J. W. Murchlson & Co. wire and
i .' OTi-alrlnir hllfrLP!S9 CSllS. He eX-
liie vi ij o -
pects to return home today.
United States Postoffloe Inspector
S H. Buck has beeen in the city sev
earl days on official business.
Mr. W. J. Reaves, of the firm of
W J. Reaves & Newklrk Brothers, left
last night for New, x one to Pf?"
machinery for the machine shop of .the
firm In this city.
Mrs. A. P. Hunter and eon, Master-I
Harry " P. Hunter, of Hartlepool, e,uk-
by the City Attorney is section '2951 of
the Revisal'of 190$. as follows,:
Registration Books Revised
Each registrar shall be furnished
with registration bookd. and It shall
be his duty to revise tho registration
book of his precinct in such manner
that said books shall show an accu
rate list of the electors previously
registered in such ward or precinct,
and still residing therein, without re-
Mrs. J. O. WIggs to visiting
friends and relatives In Magnolia, iN.
Mr. John Bridgers. of Elrod, is in rquIring such electors to be registered
anew."
Upon motion of Mr. Brown, the City
Attorney was Instructed to giveyall
necessary information as to strict
compliance with the law to the end
that the books may be as accurate
as it is possible to make them.
As the work required of the regis
trars is rather . more- exacting than
usual, it was deemed best to appoint
these and the pollholders at once It
was explained that the pollholders,
where -practicable, were required by
American Suburban Corporation
Lou at Carolina Place.
Elder Kdeborn, one of Dowies
faithful adherents, declares that "Eli
jah III U Immune to death, which he
will shortly demonstrate by reappear-1
lag on earth with more power than I people's B. it
rfn'f rtmra Willi Ilea rw 6 .v..
International Lumber Income for
Business .Locals.
G. Clows Traveler Wanted.
Wanted Old Mahogany Furniture.
J, B. fiercer Buy at Mercer Place.
Belmont Mfg. Co. Salesmen Want
L. Asa'n Nothing
el
believe that It's because he wants to
take his time about It.
Ptmllr. . "
r!ifoia Cider & Extract uo.
Bookkeeper
The president of George Washing-1 Rales men Wanted!.
too University declares that there is Wanted Combination
no inch thing as -talaled money." I ica0Tpnen
and mxi c is wimcg to.utxe an ne - xja a tw wi har th!r
a trv ir ta BaiTtrni. ifie y i aecod Spring opening mis wees; mes-
Xeat action of Geo W. Perkins la re- day afid Wednesdsr. 4lundreoa or new
Storing that I52J50O to the New York pattern hats will be ; ehowo. - special
. . nrlM. ha siro and bm tocm. ' ,
iire isnruce totscsnj. taovi tnat i -
land, are TUng. Mr.. aad.Mr. Berj ,aW to be of different political faith
ram Quelon, ai xneir towcuw,
Walnut street.
Mr and Mrs. Pembroke Jonee are
entertaining quite a largo house party
of prominent New.yorK oaw.swy
et tneir una cwaif.coM, ZJ
the-SoucM' The party, arrived Fri
day momtoff d it . includes jnissea
Fish, Delano and Douglas
tr H.. DedusL of New York City,
hn ha acted In. the capacity of fore-
osm in oxne of the largest-lactones
of the North, has been employed to a
similar capacity with : the Crescent
Candy Company, of "this city. . tie oe-
gina his cvew ouues tomorrow mwu-
Brown's Opening of Ladies Fine
Tailor made Suite, , Shirt Waists etc
Wednesday, Thursday end Friday, the
20fa, v21st and-22nd. ;
operations are reviewed and discuss
ed, the present situation taken up and
intelligently handled in a most inter
esting style, and the future is fore
casted by the lights before us and the
information at hand. At the , same
timev dratwbacks and evils such as are
most always with us are in part reme
died, thus combining, duty vwith profit
for every manufacturer who attends."
A trip to the Jamestown Exposi-1
tion and a royal banquet are among
the pleasure features of the event.
Second millinery
week -Tuesday and
Behdertk-
exhibition v this
. Wednesday at
and these were named by the mem
bers from their respective wards as
follows:
First Ward Isaiah West, registrar;
W. IL Coleman and C.-0. Knox, poll
holders. v -J j
Second .Ward-rF. -S. Shepard, regis
trar; Roger Moore and . W. J. -iSere-
dith, pollholders.
. Third Ward A.' CT Hanklns, regis
trar r J. D.'.Bowen and C. D.. Morrill,
pollholders
Fourth Ward T.-H. Pickett, -regis
trar; . D. :L." Gore' and. J. S." Williams,
pollholders.
Fifth. Ward John W. Gafford, regis
trar; .Thomas " Lossen "and" T. G.Lan
den. pollholders. , v ., . -
The' City Clerk' and - Treasurer was
Instructed to make, the legal notice for
registration andthe election J. - :.
' .Alderman . Price favored postponing
the appointment ' of r the election offi
cers, but it - was - decided, best t toat-
tend to- the. matter as - early . as .pos
sible. . - - : :-.v ;: 'V
Themeetlng; was the first since, the
Postoffice Clerks Raised.
Under the terms of the re-classifi
cation bill passed by Congress at the
late session, 15 clerks and 13 carriers
in the Wilmington postoffice will be
promoted on July 1st. In each case
increase will be from $50
to $200 per year. Similar promotions
in other, offices-are also made, accord
ing to a Washington. dispatch. These
include ,Ashevilie. Greensboro. Ka-
leigh, Winston, 'Durham, Fayetteville,
Salisbury, High. Point, Elizabeth City,
Newbern Kinstori, Goldsbbro, States?
ville, Washington and Wilson.
MRS?. MARY. F. ELLIOTT DEAD. V
Passed Away at an Early Hour This
f , Morning in This City. . ' ;
Friends in Wilmington, and; else.
where will regret exceedingly to learn t
of the death: of Mrs. Mary F.' Elliott;
which occurred -this morning at 3 : 15 ,
o'clock iat the home of her daiiffhtet -
Mrs. H. L. Fentress, No. 411 North
secona street, tms city, aiter an ill
ness of some days. Mrs. Elliott was"
born in Fayetteville, and was in : the - -72nd
year of her age. She was the"
widow of the lateSWilliam P. Ellibtt, '
and came from a prominent family in'
me uape rear.sea.ion. one ivttfryg&Mjxi
to mourn tneir loss two aaugntersjLx vv
Mi
i ' t
ter; Mr. CL. Taylor and.1Capti.James
H. Taylor, of WilmingoannMrs - fv,:krf--:,
A. H. Slocomb, of FayettevIlleT
fiiTirnl ftrranpompnts will her-ftMintof-3W-.4-'4 f.:t h;i
ed later and will.'probably$IW
from the residence Mondawithv :in-y kffiffi ?T
terment in Oakdale cemeteryvK
Venerable Couple -Celebrates.
Mrs. John' W? Monroe' yesterday cel
ebrated her. 80th birthday and last
night Mr. and. Ma.. Monroe gave a
supper at ' which were ga)thered their
children and grandchildren. Tberaged
counla is In ood health, and one of
the remarkable things in their lives
Is that on the 20th; of. lastV January
they celebrated the '55th ,xcn,nlviersary
of their marriage. They reside at 316
North Second-street. . - ; ;
Y. M. C. A. Meeting. : ;
Dr. Russell Cecil, of Richmond,Var
who has been assisting Dr. McCIurjf
with the series of services at t. Afl-h i
drew's Church, will speak at the Y. M.
C. A. this afternoon, at 5 o'clock. Dr.
Cecil is pasitor of the Moses HogeX
Presbyterian Church in Richmond? J
Va., and is one ci the most gutted
vines heard in Wilmington in sc-m
time. He has a message of vital im
portance to the young men of : Wil-t;f
mington and all are cordially 4n.vited.A .,(;
A Splendid Mayor.
Says the Raleigh News and Obser
ver editorially: , "Witoragton set the ,
State a good example .In th character ?
of the men it elevates to the position '.
of Mayor. The primary hasV named '
Mr. William, E. Springer as the next
Mayor. Mr. Springer is one of the '
leading, and j most snocessf ul business
men-in. North Carolina. He la.'publlc-: '
spirited, . upright; progressive the -
type of man meeded in public life. .
who. were beaten for re-nominatlon.
While the successful candidates were
shaking:: hands "all" 'round, Messrs
Price, Yopp and Brown C clasped
'mite" and r let me congratulate you;
rofn : one ' to ; the . "others was iust as
sincere . as if the' salutation were 'be
tween 'the successful ones. ''l-A$,
Farmer in Bankruptcy. . .r
Walter McMillani farmer of Red
Springs, tforough - his - attorneys,' -Mc-
Lieaa,: McLean & McQormick, of uom
berton,' has filed f a petition in rolun-
tary:: bainkrliptcy in the United States
Court in this. city, t lAsaetaaje.Bchied--vled
at $935; liabiMtiea $4,767. . After
the lesal notice Ahe case ; will ' Ibe ; re-
Hf erred to Referee Geo. 4H.Howel in
tnis city. .. i ; y - .. -:;. ;-. . -; .
' St; ' Matthew'0 English, ; iAfitherau
Church held its mnual meeting last
Thursday ;. evening , i and i. all i reports
showed the : congregation it to ;--te la
fimnrovememtethWe- beeii inade' fluritj''ci:'?'ft
the year andthe inoneylismlhamd-for AA-:";'-''-
artrwihdows-etevenfeeoiinersoaia hayer 3 ik?r?t.
muju ci-en ,wlu the university! rtcr'AfUllacrr Display Tuesday J You axe .Invited to-Gaylorda MII1K late, Drtmarj and much Joxartty was Select a coat suit-foi
prealieai. ' .... land' Wednesday at Polvoef. :. nery. Opening. 20th and 21t; t..'. Indulged' In at the expense, of those rJTogt's -vThey. bave, them. -t.r ier6ral otbertf.wlirtM a'lded et Easter, c's: 11'