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Or.i Ly v , Cix r..c..t!'i3 by i.iui I . . . 2.C3 Three Months by- Mall. 1.25 LI YOL. jLXXXr-KO, 20 , VlXlmTQTON, SUNDAY, JLPRrL 14 1907. WHOLE NUMBER 12,343. In ths.Ct.-t. .v Largest circulitlon cf any Wilmington Paper. .V' if 9 '"-I:" .- v. OUTLINES. 'Harry K. Thaw is greatly distressed over, the mistrial In his case In New York, and yesterday ' when his - wife visited him at the Tombs prison she completely - broke down ; his attorneys will apply for bail "and will confer this week as to their programme; Dis trict Attorney J erome will strongly resist bail and will insist that the slayer of Stanford White be held for murder In the first "degree; a rumor that Thaw - has changed his counsel Is denied; one of the Thaw Jurors has created a sensation' by publishing over his signature the 'proceedings in the jury room. E. H. Harriman, ap peared at the Tombs police court in New York yesterday' to prosecute his former stenographer,. Frank W. Hill, for-selling to- a newspaper, from -his stenographic ""noteshls riamous letter to Sidney -Webster, which letter: caus ed President - Roosevelt to - denounce Harriman as a ' falsifier; a newspa per mantestlfied that Hill made oath to his stenographic " copy, of the let ter and, offered.it for sale in various newspaper offices ; the case was con tinued till April . 20.; At Savannah yesterday a- locomotiveT hauling three cars ran ihto an automobile, fatally injuring two 'ladies ;.and - - seriously hurting another; At . Mobile yester day a Federal grand Jury Issued -24 ir.dictmentsagainst about' two dozen wealthy men, including . several mill lionalres, charged ;with violating : the anti-lottery" law In.- conducting the Honduras Lottery; . Ithey . represent prominent -financiers ' idr Boston." Men bile, New Orleans, and other places. The - Navy Department at Wash ington yesterday received information that a conference between the JPresi-: dent of Salvador and Nicaragua" is to be held to settle the Central ' Ameri can war. ."' -At" " " Churche's k- Ferryf South Dakota, yesterday, . a judge or dered ' the Great Northern Ttailroad's. depot closed for a year, because it permitted the" storage of beer in vio lation of the prohibition law.-- Dan iel H. . Chamberlain, of New York, a Republican reconstruction .'governor in South Carolina., dled yesterday near Chalottesville,. ya of cancer of the stomach. New York markets: .Mon ey on call, nominal; time, loans, dull and irregular? - spot cotton, 10 points higher ; closing steady at 11.10 ; flour, firmly held and quletr wheat;" firm; No. 2 red, 83 3-4 elevator; corn, firm; -No. 2. 57 1-2 elevator; oats, firm;, mix ed. 47; turpentine, steady, 72 to 72 1-2; rosin, steady; strained, common to good, 4.70 to 4.75. . A woman speaker at a dressmakers, convention in Chicago declared that "women wear good clothes that men may make mctaiegr." It might be added that it's a, sign that .they have to make It. . rV 'T Vr.V-'r":-"' "Ho 5 to : the woods, away ;Vf;the Spring is faw'-begtS the lay: ot an )tfynpr3t. pQet. Many :-. politician's haven't "diily:dallied around - till Spring lor" the chance tohlke i put ; A They have already iaea 'io ;te all timber. A grocerymaa named -A. - Storks ad vertises in iihe' Columbia Evening Rec ord. If President Roosevelt had. the pleasure of living to the beautiful cap ital of the Palmetto State, he - would do all his-trading", at tthe Stork estab lishment. ; - : . The Southern FacificRailroad-di rectors on Wednesday re-eledted E. H. Harriman president . It. should be explained to Roosevelt that , they were looking ot railroad vman and not one who is hot much of a disputer about facts. - ,;;v - v;': . '. -Collier's Weekly, accepting Presi dent Roosevifs declaration that he positively - will not stand fori a third term, " is now : advocating Roosevelt's election to the United States Senate from New. York. There's, where we'd commence losing bur sentimental re spect for ourx-Presidehts. Prof. Hopkins, .of Yale; in. a paper read before ;the American. .Oriental Society in v Philadelphia declared that "the ancients did not kiss." A good many little things crop out mow "and then to show :that Ithier-ancients didnt know what life " was. ; y The Charlotte' C&ixindcle observes; "After all, We are - aaot -'so sure that we haven't , a , dozen lawyers f in ; the State who could r have conducted the case tas brilliantly - as " Delxnas or r Je rome, especially in point of Southern oratory." The Chronicle Is over mod est in "saying a dozen " 'and' also In the use ot the words Vuk i hriUiantay When Thaw got his case before-the lunacy commission fae .""fell : down by not having , several brain storms . and taking chances of going to theiasjv lum, there lettting the , storms bBow over, and 'i then risk a trial and ; ac quittal in"; the court"- oa j the . record made before the . lunacy commission. As it wasj eight men ; on - the ' jury thought he . ought - to be electrocuted for murder. , There is . do- telling- but what the exact - twelve Jurymen" might make it unanimous. : T- " ' See display of coat 'suits; shirts and Shirt- W91co iO f Dnlvnirt'a r. . t s BAGLEr .MONUMENT May Twentieth Selected as Date I For Unveiling Memorial at ; : Raleigh, ' ': STATE CAPITAL NEW r NOTES Corporation Commission Back 'from inspection Several - E nterprises.' . .Chartered Raeford 8till Agl--tating Glenn ' Connty. . ' (Special.' Staj; CrespcaidenceuT-:. . Raleigh, N. a, April 13. The imonu inent ; ito Ensign Worth" .Bagley who lost his 4ife on the; torpedo boat Win? slowv in the . Spanteh-Americaa war, will be unveiled in. the Capitol S(iuare on " the 20th 7of May. Congressman Richmond : PearsonHobson..- of I-Ala-bama, has accepted an invitation to deliver .the dedicatory f address. Chairman -McNeill, of the Corpora tion' Commmission, returned this morn ing from a trip over the Atlantic and Yadkin Railroad from Sanford "to Mt. Airy looking into -a. -variety of com plaints ;aord with, a view . to hastening theu change of train service that Will restore the through trains from Wil mington to Mt, Airy. t A commission is issued from the of fice of 'ithe ' Adjutant General to E. S. Darden as captain of Company K. Second Infantry, Wilson. He succeeds Oapt. R. S. Wilkins, resigned. The Max ton Oil and Fertilizer Com pany, of Max ton, - was chartered to day with $100,000 capital by W. H. Hessox, Atlanta; J., W. Carter, A. J. McKinnon and tethers, of Max ton. Other charters are to the American Mica Mining Company, Charlotte, cap ital . $200,000r by J. E. Reilly, E. H. Reilly and others, and ta the .Wades boro Electrical Manufacturing Com pany, of Wadesboro, capital $100,000, by L. X Huntley and others, also the Cooperative Supply Company,, cf Rqcky Mount, capital $10,000, by C. H. Smith and others. - B."P. Moore, prominent merchant of Raeford, Js here, and says that great enthusiasm is being manifested In his section for the creation of the hew county of Glenn, . which thi9 Jast Legislature was asked to create out of parts of Cumberland and Robeson, the bill having been 1 - defeated. - A VGlenn County-Club" has been, formed and .it Is proposed to keep up -the fight and come up to the nextAssem- Iblywlth-redoubled strength and" de termination; i .v- 'V:-' r-. . vr 1-"... ''S'!V bonductrs Conference Monday. Theoohaitte -eleven from ;the Rrottierhaod - of Railway Conductors cotering. the.-entire system, of 'the At lantic Coast ; Line .will have acbnf er Wce ;. with- the officials ; of ther ; road Monday." -'They have beeni here sev eral days formulating certain changes in the manner of their employment that they desire adopted by the com pany. n the party are Capts. S. J. Brooks, Richmond; J. G. Kornegay, Portsnaouthi 'C. E. McCullich and'Jno. M. Walker, Wilmington; T. H. Harl Jee, Jr., Florence ; H. A. Wells Charles ton: W. B. Williams, Savannah; M. LF. Boisclaire, Jacksonville; W. B. Con ner, Lakeland; J. O. Lewis, Waycross, and W. M. Lewis, Montgomery, Ala. Progress on Cottages at Beach. "Very satisfactory progress i9 being made on the seventeen, cottages which the Wrightsville Beach and Suburban Develop memt Company is having erect ed for rent- a North Carolina's favor ite' seaside resort and all of them will be ready 'for occupancy certainly by the' first of Jome. Twenty carpenters are now employed on the construction. The delay in receiving" material has been a constant handicap, but this has now abciH been overcome. Four or five of -tli e cottages have already been spoken for at the real estate offices of J.. G Wright ;& Son, -where they are listed. . s:: - "; . : - NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ' -1." Shrier Stores for Rent. r-F. E. Hashagen C6.--Cigars. :. . .;"Geo. O. Gaylord Clothing, etc. v'Concord Chapter-KJonvocation. : ;"A." D.- Brown Special Costumesw .... '""Academy of Music Lyman -Twins. E.- H. - Williamson The Southern Life. - " . ; ; ' ; J. H. . Rehder, & Co. Latest Milli nery. ; .' Academy of Music; Peruchi-Gyp- : Piatt -& Haar Waists, Pretty and New. r :."''' ; J. "w. : Murchison " & Co. rRef rlger atorsJ ' ' ' J" W. Fleet - Company Maying Clothing.. -; ' Business Locals.. For Sale Plants. - For Rent Small House. "G. "Clows Traveler Wanted. Wanted Lady Stenographer. : Delmonico Cafe--Cook Wanrted. " ". H." C. Websiber-Detectlves Wanted. Moler Barber College Men Wanted. .For Rent-Large; Pleasant Room. -For Rent Apartments forXJouple.: -; J. O.v Reilly Warehouse tor Sale. i, Capt Fear Camp,; U,C. V. Atten-r tion. ;.;'- v.- '--V :;'":- . . Wanted : Young Man for Office Work. - - : . - : -. , ' . ' Belmont T Mfg-, Co. Salesmen of Ability. - . . - . ': California Cider, & Ex. Co. Sales men Wanted. . ' C - v - - -. MARKET STREET .-- " capl b. Ooopcc. ' . . WkLMlMdTON. N.C Pretty House of Worship to be Erected For Enter prising Methodist Congregation at Northeast Corner of Ninth-a ad Market Streets. . Plans as drawn by Mr. Carl B. Cooper, the architect, have just been accepted for the handsome' maw house of worship which the congregation of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church will erect in the very mear 'w - future at northeast corner of Ninth and Market streets, this city. It will be of the Gothic style of architecture as will be seen from the ;above cut of the proposed house of woriship and will oast in the neighborhool of $12, 000. .It will be of . brick jreneer, trimmed artistically ah J so construct ed on the Interior to meet the" demands of the congregation not cjnly at pres ent but for some years to come. The main chuboh . auditorium .With small gallery will harve a seeting capacity of 325 or more and in the rear of this with an entirance on Ninth street will be a Sunday. School or lecture, room with a lasating capaciCy , early a?4 great. Tfbese may. be .thrown into one upon." occasion .Jjrequlrtog "so ' much' rooni-' Thjmaln eaitrance-, is on the Market street side emd it will be "set oft, with vestibules of pretty ;. and con venient .cojttstruction,- v In the, . Sunday School x room " there will ' be; two class rooms ,10x16' feet id size.and every; convenience for giving especial attend tfcoi to thesyouns : peopled ?tork will ha tnsial hd .jaiIiihiiopths - taiseinent In wilcXwill e placed-the: hot "air heatihgsystem t&at THE STRAWBERRY TRAINS Authoritative Statement of Agree ment as Reached Between Trans portation Officials and Ex ecutive Committee. Since the recent meeting of the Ex ecutive Committee . of the Truckers' Association here to take up with the railroad people the Question of the car-load minimum on the strawberry trains, there has been so much confu sion and 'misunderstanding as to just what was done, that the following offi cial statement as to what was actual ly accomplished has been secured arid is published for the information of the public:' '-vvv v V "A refrigerator car will not-be', fur nished for. less than 250 crates to one destination. ; . "Two lines -of rates, for -both trans portation and refrigeration, are pro vided, applying upon two established minimum carloads. The lower lines of rates apply oh not less ,-th.an -.300 crates from one shipper at one sta tion to one consignee atbne destinar tion; the other and higher line of rates apply on not less .;, than ,'250 crates to one destination. Upon requi sition not less than twenty-four hours in advance of the movement a ref rig: erator car will -be' furnished rany one bonafide shipper to be loaded to a minimum ; of 250 crates at !not, more than three "shipping stations; -the ship per to whom the car -will be. furnished must be' responsible tor; the loading to' the required minimum "although be may be ; joinedby . other shippers in supplying the : necessary.. number of crates, ; and .although - the" contents of the'ear- may, be waybilled from; all shippers V interested ' to- two Or more consignees at one' destination.. , - "Traiitt "No. -J 218, 7 "Cannon Ball," ov erating In the strawberry- district -between Wilmington and; Goldsboro, -will handle solid - cars containing not less than250 crates of berries, 'whether re frigerator or other cars, when front one shipper to one consignee, at one destination, the cars to be loaded:and ready for movement before the leav ing .time of the train at the: shipping statlom. Solid cars not ready for thi3 train will be moyed by train No. 18. Train .No. 218 will jiot handle cars containing shipments from more than one shipper or to more than one con signee: '--;-.t "'-r,:-;-r-; "'---:-' " -';'" ' :'.. ''Train No. 18 r operating In the strawberry "district between Wilming ton and Goldsboro," will handle ' cars containing not less than 250 crates to .- one" destination, ; when waybilled '(Continued on page 6.) E. CHURCH it is proposed -to Install. -Later there will also ba fitted up in the basement a- neat room for such niseis as it may be. required for the young people's socieMes and the school This base ment iroom will be 35x57 feet in size with" a pitch of about seven feet. In the main tower of the building will be a pas tor la study,- easiliy reached and affordi'ng all the necessary seclusion. The plan for v the new ohurch are now being worked out so tihat con tractors may bid on them and the work will be undertaken at the earliest possible moment. It will be a very handisicnno structure as will be seen by the likeness1 from !the architect'3 drawing above and the structure will add much to the beauty , of the main boulevard of the city, Jtev.t W. Liw Rexford, the present pastor"; of the church, has been with the congregaition but a short time, but the work "has greatly prospered in his handSsv and "the mew church building is an evidence of : the devotion and the enterprise cf his congregation. Mr. R.; If . Beery;is one of the monrtog spir its' on. the ' building comsnittee " and., he has -the backing: of the entire official boatd :.1tikLtho'. laudable" underta thMn -Peoplei'The ,lad&es "of . thel,cpnr nregaUon.:are iione. She lessIoyaiL and" in 'a, few weeksv- Market. Btreet: CharciL Teckoned naSjumKitiu est in the cityHiut in North Car SMITH JURY CANT AGREE Retired With Issues Shortly After Noon in Superior Court Yesterday But Remained Out All Night. .Z. Other Proceedings. A mistrial seems probable in the Smith land suit, which was given to the Jury a little after noon, yesterday after a hearing lasting practically all the week in the Superior Court. Up to the hour of going to press this morning members of the jury have been unable to agree upon a verdict and ; they will probably be ikept to gether a part of today and in the event ot f uritiher delay in attempting to reach a conclusion, they will probably Hbe discharged by Judge Long and. a mistrial; ordered. This Will be gener ally regretted for em entire week was consumed : in the hearing -and many other cases had to take a back seat on tha trial calendar on this account. The controversy; is over ' the title to the property at northeast, coriser of Second and Red Cross streets," valued at $5,000, and claimed both by-Miss Louise B.' Smith, 'who now: lives itihere, and the estate of -the' late OoL Roger MpOre, the heirs , of Col Moore claim ing that the property was transferred from Misst Smith by deed which she disclaims; kmqwledge of. " y Upon tha convening of court yester day jnprning Hon.;; Jmio. "D.-- Beliamy concluded -a strong speech .; for the plaintiff and -then -followed the charge of His Honor, Judge Long, which ;: was lib writing, r. The jury retired at. 12: 15 o'clock 'and though they- came ; out twice during the afternoon' for further instruction,, they . retired again) v at 6 o'clock and iup,tolthis imbrning they had - been unable to get together ' on i thie issue,- which was submitted by agreement of -counel on' both; sides as follows :4-';- -y'':J-'' , --" ; : : 'Was the deed of March 3rd, 1885. byMary E. Smith iftnd Louise B. iSmith to; Roger Moore procured by fraud?" MAnanswer j of r"yeg" to the issue would mean a verdict - f or : the plaintiff , who, would be entitled to the property in v contrdversy Th e -'- jury , members yesteirday ; wanted- the reading of sev eral deeds and leases and other docu ments imtroduced'at the trial read over to them - again and this was ' done, by oqnsept of counsel . on both sides, and it was expected that they would agree soon, after.' that -. butt they remained in deliberation until '8 o'clock when they wjnt to , The Orton for supper, "hav IngJ accomplished apparently nothing.' v(ContInued on -page ,6.) JAMES C. STEVENSON Well Known and Highlr Esteem ed Citizen of Wilmingtbn Passed Away , Yesterday. AFTER ONLY BRIEF ILLNESS President lof - Leading Wholesale Gro eery Company -.arid' "Prominent in Other Affairs Funeral From ! v i.: Baptist Church "Tomorrw. Mr. , James C." Steveasori, president of the J. C. tSteveinsoa Company, whole sale grooers, interested inj various other large affairs ;of ; the community and one iDfVwilmmgton's :mosthighly esteemed citizenis, passed away yester day af terntoon at . half, after 12 o'clock at has home in this city, No. 419 South - Third street. Mr. - Stevenson, ithough in poor health - since last' No vember, . had , been ai oply ten days before -his . deaths Even then, it was not: regarded that his -illness ? was tat all serious and his friends- were- totalT ly unprepared for the shock that came with jtihe . annoiineernient of v his death, which- was the result of heart , fail? ure, superinduced by disease of the kidneys. It was not htought that Mr.. Stevenson was dangerously ill un til a few hours before his. death. He had a , turn for the worse yesterday morning 'and his physicians were im mediately summoned. Although ev erything possible, was d- ne" for him; he sraduiaily sank nintil ;the end-came at the hour named. The news "of the death quickly spread over., the entire city and upon every hajad were heard expressions of profound regret a,t the loss of a citizen so useful and promi nent in business affiadrs. ; Many called at the home .during the day and night to tender their condoleeuoes to the be reanred ones and to be of any assist ance"possihle in this, their hour of great sorrow. S ; v Jaames Chapman Stevieoison was born four miles, from Wilmington and was 60 years of age on the first of April just passed. His parents were the la mented Maji Jameir Martin and Mrs. Christiairiia' Eliza Sanders Stevexuson, names promdnently ccmnecfted ' with the history; of the lower Cape Eear in - the days thatt have. gone. His father preoeded the son "to the "grave some years ago but the aged : mother is still living. in this.' city; -Mr. Steven son spsmt his life in"- Wilmiaigton and was. one.- of the ;citys.best " known buSsoessHnie; Ear 4ns;i6aiieejf.jbe :ra3assocfaited , wtj tpj Stovensoir toe ret btanqh ojf the wlgleas laid the1 f oundationt for; the : long and successful ; business career that . was his in after years. Later he ientered btifislness for himself and aboui twien ty year s ago formed a .copartnership with Mr. J. Allen Taylor, under the firm miaime of . Stevienteoni ; & Taylor. Bight years ago this firm was dis solved by aniutual consent, Mr. Taylor lenterinig business for himself and Mr Stevenigcn forming a . corpoiiation" for the conduct of the wholesale grocery business under the name, The J. C. Stevenson company, nsa Deiing presi dent of thiei corporation and his san, Mr. James M. Stevenson, being yice- presadent with Mr. Warren S. John son as secretary and tnstasurer. Mr. Stevemsocr, although only 17 (years of age at the "close of !the war, was in the thickest of the struggla for the inafcntienance of the Oonfad eracy and was at the fall of the fa mous Fort Fisher, He made Ms es- cape and was .in the "battles of Ben tonville and Kinston. His father, Maj. Jamies M. Stevenson, received a mortal r woinnd at "the famous Fisiher engagement." The son was a gallant soldier and in after life took a prom inent part ' in the organizattion of vet erans, being onte of the miost enthusi astic members " of "Cape Fear Camp; No.-254j of hiscatr-v;;::;;i': At the time of his death Mr. Steven son Wals a director and was president of: the Wilmington Homiestead & Loan Association and of the Oakdala Ceme tery Company. He ' was also a ' di rector of the Miurchisan National Bank teind had. been of the directorate of the old Carolina Central Railway; now a part of the Seaboard Air; Line. .He was also ei prominent and r constant member of the " First Baptist Church of this city, "as well as betog active In a number of charitable enterprises. At the time - Of , his death he was chairman of School District N.o 2, of the Wilmington Public Schools, and gave at great i deal of ; his "time and talent to :the jvork of the f ispleo. iid institutions (under that jurisdiction. Mr. Stevenpon was a fready and'force- f ul debator and . wais" frequently t heard in ' " deliberative assemblies .on public questions. "Hisi counsel was always conservative, wise , and helpful."' As a public-spirited citizen he had few,- if any equals in the community, and his influence - was always feltv . V " ' .--Mr. Steyensoia wa'miarried early in life and ,1s- survived by his devoted wife; two sons Messrs. "James M. and Restoh Stevenson,' and two daughters, Misses! Christine7: and Almeria Steven son. -All are of this city except'' Mr. Resten Stevenson, whq' Is a prof essor of. jchemstry in : New York. Miss Christine Stevenson- is a student .. at Converse College, Spartanburg,- S. ; C. Both, she and Mr. . Rjestoni r Stevenson have been -notified of the sad and ,im ezpected dejaith ot their father, j There ana also surviving Mr. Stevenson;" Ws aged, mother; two sisters' Mra. Jmo. " MET TRAGIC DEATHS Two Young' Men Swept Out to Sea" and Drowned at The Sound.- . - WERE IN BOAT y GUNNING Sad ; Fate of, Lloyd Andre.ws.and W. C. - Linley,; lnsuranceSolicitors-; Of ;i This City Their. - Bodies tslot r;i;, . Yet Recovered. , -'Although their bodies have not' -" been recovered, it; is reasonably cer-' ; ' .; tain ' that Messrs. Lloyd ' Andrews, of Seven-Springs, N. and Mr.' W.-3. Linley, of : Po wder ' Springs,- Ga. both -young Industrial insurance solicitors -in this city, were drowned 'from: the';- - , 19-foot launch "Star," which .was ".. found stranded ;on the beach v below -Middlej Sound yesterday -and in.yhich -I'----the;young menTwent,ou.tiin the Sound ': ; gunning for marsh hens Friday; morn-; , . '- ihg: "With "their i superintendent, 'Mr. -T. N. Thomas; of the Idustrial Health f and 4 Life Insurance JgXUompany "and -; ' : several other solicitors; of-.the . com-;"; - v pany, : MessrsTWcHi&.Howle Hamlin and G. A: Daley,-: the young men named went; down-1 to ;i Middle ;" Sound Friday .morning ;T for an ;.' oyster ; roast ' at . Mr.; C. R. .Mason's :; ; ; ' store. Soon after their , arrival . arid - . :: while the party was ' waiting for the v';i .;''. oysters to be roasted, - Messrs. ; An- " drews and Linley borrowed the launch! ; from -Mr. Mason; and taking, ajgun, ' V ; one member of thetparty-t-hadftheyV1' set out across the f Sound to shoot y f " marsh hensi Little 'attention ; was ': I; " - paid to the craft - until , it had crossed t; the' marsh and was . near a new - in-. -let recently cut through. thS" beach be- " ' tween Rich's and Queen's inlets. The ; companions . thought the ; young men ; would certainly return, but the, morn- 0 ihg wore off and in the afternoon the " : boat had; completely disappeared. The worst was , half suspected,- and some of the party put but across thej. soundJ; in another boat, but all passing fish-, ermen could give ho tidings lof ithe young r men, both of ;Whom : were inex-. ;; perienced in handling : a boat especial-: ly among breakers. The-4 supposition' .: ' ' is that they were - caught In - the strong current with r outgoing ; tide In the new inlet v and, that .the boat, was ' ; either capsized' in the strong current or that they were swept;6uf: to" sea : in n ; the. launch r' and " it 4 was capsized A In ; ;:' the breakers.;. The . cold ;was - intense, ancL.it is inougnt inat.xne young men-;. numbed; by . the cold vtheywere.; ob;" Te ; party t returned - to the city Fri-: aay- nigni, out .sun cnerisnerutae:.iiope; thkti their comrades would' get?ashore; soiiiewhere ' and ;' wouldf later; cbnie; to " town.. Yesterday, mof nlng : broke and : still there were. no. tidings of the ; two. gunners. ' " Mr. Thomas immediately t summoned another party; and went in f search of the men.. About two miles ; below the inlet on the beach : on i the outside early yesterday .afternoon . Mr.- Thomas : found the boat? overturned, but there was nothing1 to "indicate: the fate of the two yohng gunnersl- How-j ever. Mr. Thomas was satisfied . after : - this find that the worst had come, and the parents of the young " men were ' notified by telegraph-of their sad "end; Mr. Andrews is a . nephew - of ; Mr. Frank Andrews, who lives 4 at .Ninth. y and Princess streets, , this.: city, ; and he was' 22 years of age his last birth-' - day. He had been in Mr. Thomas em-, ploy . the past year and ;a.-half. ; and was held in. the highest esteem by all " in the circle of his acquaintance. ;H13 mother is living near Seven .Springs,'. Lloyd being her only ;. son by a .first marriage. Young Linley was 21 years of age and came to Wilmington only a short time ago from;PowderJ3prings; Ga., near Atlanta. . He, too,: was. a splendid young fellow and -was liked bv all who kfiftw himirHis fatherand mother; are. living and they have also Tl : been , notified of the terrible ragedy i 4;; - . rri. y- " ' ! .: x. J .' M ' , Dir. inomas is awaumg au vices iroxu. . both the families and in" the . mean-" ; time is diligently pursuing the search ' for the bodies.. He arid his associates ? in . the . company deeply; regret, the af-; ; fair and are quite as much' distressed ; i over "the tragedy las if they - were ,: brothers -of thei4eceasedJwAt ;the;of fices of the ; company yesterday, ! on; Princess " street, near : Frorit, ; there were many inquiries as -to the fate of;- the , young men and ? great; sorrow; was abandoned. , -A :-, i The bodies - are " believed to have " " been swept out to seac'in-either event ; ' tbey were drowned-'in the inlet:; orrl 7 were capsizd after they were carried ... ; - , out in the boat among "the 'breakers. If. their bodies are 'recovered at all. it ; , r 1 Is expected that It will be a day or two ' before ; they will be : cast p on thev beach. In the inlet ' through ' which ; they passed the , men . on .the - -Sound -: say that' the f current -is very strong, and that they, with their, experience, would not attempt to cross or pass out, t v' T. Rainkin aodJMrs.; C. C Brown, and ; an aunt,; Miss. Mary F Sanders, -f All 1 , of the; sbrringtoriear have ;fche ten v deresft syonipathy of. the community, in &; The funeral tofMr. Stevenson win be 1 conductedUat 10 : 30 &&x tofnxa row. morning f romthe ; Fir&t Baptist . .Church Tajnd tihe initermcaiftf will be In Oakdale Cemetery. Cape Fear Gamp of ; veterans will assemble at the - L; I.-Armory Monday moxning at 9:1 p'cleciKLiin uniform for a the purpose w. attending the :pblaequies Ixl a body; ) t 4 t TV, 7 - V y
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