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"W ITi iVrrNGTO JSf , SATURDAY, JltNE, 22 1907.
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OUTLINES.
"At Boise. Idaho. jeterday. the SUte
closed Its orldenc against TVimazn
JX Ilajitxjod charged wit2 coccpMclty
la the assassia&t&ccr of .Gcrrornor
Stetmeoberg: tlio - attorneys Cor the
detras mada exguxat on a motion
lor the court to txwtrot, the Jnry to
brfcx la Terdlct cf faot ctdlty be
cas3e of lasaQcicnt ndeace to utit
ract a . ocorlctlcti. "but after hearing
the attorneys forboth aide Judge
TVtaod held that Haywood xmst tace
the fsrr for hia llfe-r BradBtreefs
report that toetter crop weather has
belped tmxJnesa sod that the demand
for: cotton pooda is strong' and the
transactions in Iron are reoord breai
Cns The "Western Union and Pos
tal teecraphers ta San FnuDdsoa,
nniaberlnt: 230, strode, yesterdary for
25 per cent increase la wages, assert
iog that the eastera Uement does
not affect the West where the cost cf
Urlnx to higher than tn the East
Fresideot Rooserelt pave hl first
lanchcort at Oyster Bay yeaterday,
naons tli siesta b&ng Assistant At
torney GcoeraJ Cooley who called to
meet xx some charpea airaicst Fed
eral oSce holders tn the -Booth; the
French Ambassador and Madame Jne
serasd ere the Presidocfs gttests for
a few days The TraTelera Protec-
trre Assodation at' the Jamestown
FlxpositScn yesterday elected W. R.
Johnson, of Khorriile, Tern , as, pres
ident George Bundrtck. a ' white
tt" twice convicted of m order and
who escaped Jail twice, cot&s to South
America, and finally surrendering
himsolf in CalUbrxia. was hanged at
Ctardele. Ca yeaterday At Mil-
wankee yesterday former cleric of the
municipal court Frank E. Moller, waa
frea a term of three years for embes
rlins .$30,000 RepresentatllTe Nath
an Ilale. Tecnessee Republican, has
declared for RooseTelt for President,
ajisex that he an carry some
FTj Vi Statco There Is a ftroog
oXilLa at ToiJo for the recall of Am
barsador Aoki from 'Washington
New York markets: Money on call
firm 2 1-4 to 3 1-2 per cent, rulinc rate
3 1-2, cloBlnjt bid 2. offered at 2 1-2;
spot cotton firm 12.S5: fiocr steady
bat qttfet; wheat steady. No. 2 red S7
ekrratOr: corn easy. Na 2, 63 elerator;
oats steady, mixed 51; torpentlne firm
0 12 to CI: rosin steady, strained
common to good 4SS to 4.60.
San Francisco Is boasting about re
ceiving a shipment of ten tons of lin
jarger cheese. It is probably for dis-
' n feeling purposes in connection with
.Frisco's municipal politics.
Vaahrlll Tenn has orronlxed
' Jt.W.0wrporation-m -rcanofacture
hosiery. The promoters hare' every
reason to believe that there's money
tn stockings.
An Oyster Bay dispatch says
"President Rooserelt is putting in
part of his time chopping wood.- In
this connection. It Is hardly necessary
to state that E. 41. Harriman Is put
ting tn all his time "sawing wood."'
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
wants all the I10.CKK) bills outstanding
to "be sent la to the treasury. WeTl
do no such thing. We need all ours
to make change, for any $20,000 bill
that some subscriber may tender for
the payment of his rubscrlption.
Says the Durham Herald: "Wheth
er or not a man thinks It wrong to
sell, things on Sunday depends on
bow. tad he happens to want them."
Throwing one brick like that Is cal
culated to sideswipe s whole lot of us
at ooo Kfttlnu Did it hit you?
Women's dubs in Swedn are called
Daamklubb. Dunn Is Swedish for
damt and doesn't at all mean that
United States word which American
women feel like saying when they
think of the men's clubs that keep
their husbands away from home.
A girl at UUca, N. committed
suicide co the ere that she was to
wed. Apt as not some fool married
man in his haste to be consoling and
lea re the Impression that he Is a
soothsayer, remarked In tend crest
tones to the heartbroken groom that
"everything turns out" for the best."
A Chippewa Indian k woman. Mrs.
Rosa B. LaFlesche. is ruing her hus
band for, divorce. This shows that
she has caught on to civilization" and
ta all probability she is suing because
her sense of refinement has 'been
shocked because her husband Insist
"on being called br his old name "Hole
in the Ground, 'or some such.
Broker Van Riper testified at ' the
trial of Edwin 8, Holmes, Jr that he
(Van) "dldnt know. there waa any,
harm in securing information about
cotton statlsticf" from Holmes. Van
wanted the Information to get the
advantage of suckers, who didn't have
the information and were going .it
blind in their cotton speculations, but
it seems lhat the same Van realized
whatA low-down, rascally trick It was
wlffhe socalled information misled
hlfTfcfto dropping some of hhi dough
Van Rlpers virtue Is gauged by self
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MARKET MEN ASSIGN
Messrs Bremer and McMillan
: ; Name Trustee to Wind Up
Affairs of Business.
SECOND AND MARKET STS
Mr 8ol Sternbergcr, Jr., Assignee of
Firm Liabilities About $4,000;
Assets' About Same Largely
In Open Accounts.
.Messrs. Bremer & McMillan, pro
prietor of The Elite Market, north
east corner of Second and Market
streets, yesterday made an assign
ment for the beaeflt of their credi
tors. The deed of trust was filed for
record yesterday afternoon at the
Court House. Mr. Sol Sternberger, Jr.,
being named as assignee. He is em
powered to take charge of the bus!
ness, dispose of the assets to best ad
vantages and after reserving the le
gal exemption of $500 for each of the
members of the firm to make a pro
rata distribution of the proceeds to
all creditors.
Messrs. H. M. Bremer and O. J. Mo
rn Ulan compose the firm and they
were represented in the transaction
yesterday by Messrs. Herbert Mc-
Clammy and John D. Bellamy, Jr., at
iorneys. The assignment seta forth
that whereas the firm Is indebted to
various parties and are unable to meet
the demands made upon them and de
sire to secure an equitable distribu
tion of their property and effects
among their creditors, after reserving
for themselves the personal property
exemption allowed them by law, they
transfer to the assignee all the stock
in the store at the location mentioned.
all accounts, choses In action, etc
The effects In the store are subject
ta a mortgage made by the assignors
to Sol Sternberger. Jr., by deed of
date January 22. 1907. but all the resi
due after this mortgage Is satisfied
Is to be applied to the distribution to
creditors with all accounts collected.
etc, as stated above. Mr. Sternberger
gave bond and at once took charge of
the business, the stock being In part
of. a perishable nature and, therefore,
requiring sale at once.
The financial embarrassment of the
firm seems to have been due to lna
bllltr to collect standing accounts
The liabilities are scheduled at, $4,500
and the assets being about $600 stock
in trade, fixtures, etc. according to
statement of one of the attorneys and
the accounts due being between $2,
500 and $3,000.
Both members of the firm are pop
ular young business men and have
many friends who will regret to know
of their embarrassment and who will
hope that they can make an adjust
ment of their affairs so that they can
enter business again.
Mr. George Nurnberger, en expert
enced market man. has purchased the
stock of the Elite Market from the as
slgnee and will continue the business
until further notice as will be seen
by notice la another column.
-THE FOURTH" AT MAXTON
Grsnd Rally of Robeson County Cot
ton Growers' Association.
(SDecial Star Correspondence.)
Maxton. N. C June 21. There will
be a rrand rally of the Robeeoni Coun
ty Cotton Growers' Association at Max-
ton on Thursday, July 4 th. ana an lm
mnae crowd is expected. Everybody
la invited to come and bring baskets
for a picnic Senator Lee S. Overman
and National Organizer EL u. tmitu.
of Columbia, S. CL, are expected and
will addreaa the gatherings iteaucea
rate have been promised on the rail
roads and the Maxton people are max-
rog every arrangemente to give the
isltors on this occasion a pleasant
time. The committee on advertising
is composed of Hon. G. B. Patterson,
J.' C. Everett. W. B. Harker, of Max-
tri' W. S. Johnson, of St. P&nla. and
Giles Robinson, of Rowland. A good
band and other attractions wiy be pro-
Tided.
Waived Examination and Bound Over.
U M. Bryant, charged by Mr. James
H. Burrisa with forcible trespass In
entering trpon lands of his in Federal
Point township, . went Into Justice
Furlong's court yesterday at the hour
appointed for preliminary trial.
through his attorneys, Messrs. Her
bert McClammy and Mars dan Bel
lamy, waived examination and was
bound over to the Superior court. The
case grew out of the controversy be
tween the two men in regard to the
ownership of lands claimed by both
in Federal Point township.
Baseball .This Afternoon.
The usual doubleheader In the City
Baseball League . will be played this
afternoon at Hilton . Park. The first
meet will be the T. M. C A. and
Giants at 3 o'clock and the second will
be the '.Rattlers and M anarchs at 5
o'clock. The--public is cordially, in
vited to attend either or both of the
games. . . . .
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Palace Market Everything Good.
George Nurnberger Elite Market
jslners Locals.
Wantw Electric Fan.
Brunswick Wood ' & Coal 'Co. Cut
Lumber. . "
Hermlnssen Cigar Co.Salesmrki
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CONFERENCE- ON STREETS
Mayor and Streets and! Wharves Com-
mittee of Board of Aldermen Held
Interesting', Session Meeting s
on Next Tuesday Night.
Following the 'Joint meeting of the
Street Com miss loners and Board of
Audit and Finance Thursday night at
which H was agreed to make an ap
propriation out of current .funds for
the repair of the" streets of the' dty
and have this work, done by the
Streets and Wharves Committee as
formerly in connection with the street
cleaning, there was a conference yes
terday afternoon between Mayor Wil
liam E. Springer and Aldermen
O'Brien, Bolles and French, of the
Committee from the Board to which
It la proposd to refer the matter of
repairs. The meeting was held in the
Mayor's office and continued until af
ter 6 o'clock. The arrangement pro
posed as to repair of the streets was
accepted by the Streets and Wharves
Committee upon the representations
made by the Mayor, who was present
at the meeting Thursday night, and
It ia expected that in the future mat
ters will move along smoothly.
In order to get the matter 4n official
shape Mayor Springer -has Issued a
call for a special meeting of the
Board of Aldermen for Tuesday might
of the coming week at which the ac
tion in committee meeting and con
ference will be ratified. At the called
meeting Tuesday night the Board will
also entertain applications for renewal
of liquor licenses which expire on July
IsL These applications will first be
submitted bo a committee regularly ap
pointed for this puropse and composed
of Aldermen O'Brien, French, and
Northrop. This committee will meet
Monday or Tuesday in order that the
batch of application may be gone over
and put in shape for action by the
Aldermen et their official meeting:
DEATH AT LAURINBURG
Mr. Peter McRae, One of Scotland's
Highly Esteemed Citizens.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Lauringburg, N. C, June 21.Peter
McRae, died here this morning at 2
A. M. in his 78th year, and wiU be
burled In the town cemetery tomorrow
(Saturday). v Funeral at Methodist
Church at 11 A. M. He was a repre
sentative from Richmond county and
was a member of the State Senate,
and was for many yeara a member, of
the Board of County Commissioners
of Richmond county, before Scotland
was formed, and for several yeara was
chairman of the Board. He is sur
vived by his sons J. P. McRae, Profes
sor D. K. McRae, and one daughter.
Miss Effle McRae, of thl9 place, and a
grandson, Master Harry Malloy, of
Wilmington. He was a splendid spe
cimen of Scotch candor and integrity,
long a ruling elder in the Presbyte
rian church. The funeral Is from the
Methodist church on account of the
incompleted Presbyterian church here.
MARRIED LAST NIGHT.
Mr. Melvin Home Claims as Bride
Miss Olive Cowan, of Pender.
Last night at 8:30 o'clock at the
home of the bride in this city, Third
between Hanover and Brunswick
streets. Miss Olive Cowan, the attrac
tive young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. K. Cowan, of Pender county, was
married to Mr. Melvin Horne, a well
known and popular young man of this
city, formerly employed by the Con
solidated Company. The - ceremony
was very quiet and was performed by
Justice John J. Furlong in the pres
ence of only a very few friends. La
ter, however, the couple repaired to
the pretty new home recently pur
chased by the groom tn the southern
part of the city and there an elabo
rate wedding reception was given. Mr.
and Mrs. Horne have the very best
wishes of many friends for their
health and happiness.
Stranger Is Arrested.
On a warrant from Justice r air-
long's court yesterday, Deputy Sheriff
A. T. Piver arrested Larry Cook, a
white man of Warsaw, charged by Mr.
J. C Ve recti with passing a worthless
check for 12.50 on him. Cook was
drinking somewhat and when Mr. Ver
eeo carried the check to the bank and
could cot realize on it, he took.lt back
to, the stranger and asked him- for a
receipt that he had given him for it.
It is alleged that Moore got hold of
the check, tore it up and refused to
return the receipt to Mr. Vereen
whereupon Vereen had him arrested.
The trial will come -up in Justice Fur
long's 'court today at 10 A. M. The
arrest waa made late in the afternoon
and Moore waa committed ta jail.
Buzz- Wagons .to Be. Taxed.
The tax. listers of the city and coun
ty yesterday made -requisition , on the
chief of .police for a list ofautomo
blle .'owners Tin. the , city .with a view
of having this, personal property 'list-,
ed Tor taxation against the owners
There are something over 30 machines
in the city.- and upon a, valuation as
low as $500 about $15,000 ' would
be added -to the taxable Talues of the
city and county provided all ofthem
are given in.- , f .
There Is a marked similarity be
tween the .disease of drunkenness and
the diseased condition -caused by
drugs, 'and ' The -Keeley Cure as " ad
ministered at the Greensboro Keeley
Institute Is . equally as , : effectual : in
cases of drug using as it is in Ine
briety.. ' . -' thu sat'
FOR PETERS' TROPHY
Messrs Penny and Warren Tie,
Former Winning , Lead in
Shooting Tie Off.
FOR THE MURCHIS0N CUP
New Contest Inaugurated By Wilming
ton Gun Club Yesterday After
noon Meet Southport tTeam
on Police Excursion
Yesterday was possibly the most in
teresting day of the season at the
traps of the Wilmington Gun Club
near Delgado. The attendance was
large, the scores were good and the
meet was featured by the practical
closing of one tournament and the in
auguration of another. The event
practically closed1 was the shoot for
the Peters' trophy and the one Inau
gurated was the content for the hand
some cup offered by J. W. Murohlsou
Company. In the Peters' shoot Messrs.
Penny and Warren tied with 173 out
of a possible 250 and then shot the
tie off, Mr. Penny winning in a score
of 23 out of 25. Mr. Warren's score
In the tie off was 18. Boushee came
out third for the trophy with 172. Dr.
R. H. Bellamy third, with 171. Stake
ley and Empie tied with 168 for fourth
place while Dr. Dreher and Boylan
were fifth and sixth in the contest
with 160 and 154, respectively. This
practically closes the contest with Mr.
Penny the winner.
. The Murchlson cup tourney was be
gun during the afternoon and the
shoot closed with Dreher and Penny
leading on a tie of 82 out of 150 for
the 250 to be shot. This shoot will
continue through" the season with any
ammunition! on the sliding handicap
scheduled. The scores yesterday' were
as follows, the first two. columns rep
resenting the Murchlson tournament
and the last two the regular club
shoot:
Shot " Shot
' at . Broke at Broke.
Penny ...100 82
Boushee .100 77
Warren .. 50 37
Stokley ..125 96
Fuchs ... 25 8 25 M
WesseH .-. 75 -: 51 " 5 ' 15
Boylan, ..50 30 50 34
Bennett .. 75 36
J. H. Co. . 50 10
Howell .. 50 . 18
Stranger . 50 10
Bellamy . 75 55
Empie, ..50 30.
Holmes .. 25 16 75 52
Dreher ..100 82
Perdew ... 50 22
Williams . 25 17
M. & Co 25 3
It was announced by President Em
pie that the committee on the police
excursion had invited members of the
club to go to Carolina Beach on the
27th instant to meet a team from the
Southport Club. The attendance will
probably be large and the shoot prom
ises to be quite interesting.
Collided With a Dray.
A little son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Dempsey, employed as a delivery boy
at the clothing store of Mr. R. F.
Hamme, on Front street, collided with
a dray on his bicycle yesterdayeven
lng about 6 o'clock on Market street,
between Front and Second. The
Qray was going toward Front street
md the . boy on the wheel was going
toward Second. Both vehicles met
head-on, the boy was thrown under
and was run over by the dray, suf
fering a number of painful abrasions.
He was taken into Shepard's drugJ
store and given necessary attention,
after"whlch he was sent to his home,
305 Harnett street. The dray belong
ed to the J. C. Stevenson Company,
and was being driven by Thos. Loftin,
colored. Bystanders stated that the
drayman was not to blame for the ac
cident and he was not arrested.
To Close Eastern Star Hall.
Upon complaint of a dozen or more
residents in the vicinity, a warrant
was Issued yesterday for the mana
gers of Eastern Star Hall, a place of
amusement maintained by the colored
people at Tenth andr Princess streets.
The charge is maintaining a nuisance
by: allowing crowds of disorderly per
sons to congregate there and disturb
the peace of the neighborhood until
late hours at night. The hall was
closed, once or twice under the for
mer administration, but upon assur
ance of reputable colored people that
It would be open thereafter in an or
derly manner, : the ban on the - place
was declared ; off. Npw:, the fight Is
renewed. by residents: In, the neighbor
hood and the managers will be before
the Mayor, again today at noon.
BURNS i PERHAPS FATAL
Negro. Injured Thursday Night Not So
Weir at Hospital.. : -Joseph
North, the colored . man who
waa so severely burned as the result
of gasolene ( taking, fire to " the. room
where he lay . sick . night : before ' last,
was riot: so well at the . hospital: yes
terday and it is doubtful if he survives
the week. Itwas stated at the hpspd
tal last, night, that he was stIU suffer
ing' much and that he had probably , in
haled some of the flame . ih -which
event his chances are .very, slim.;. r
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Read ' Star Business Thecals. .' ; :
SIRS. TBOS. P. NOE DEAD
Wife of Episcopal Rector Passed
Away in This City Early Yester- ,
day Morn ingrRe mains to
Beaufort, N. C, for Burial.
Many - friends here and elsewhere
will learn .with infinite sorrow of ihe,
death of Mrs. , Jullai Noe, wife of Rer.
Thomas P. oe rector of the parish
of the Good Shepherd, which occurred!
at the famSlly home inthiS) city, No.!
611 Orange, street, yesterday nroraiiiiig
at 3:30 tofdook. Mrs. Noe had been
in extremis for several days and. while
her death was not unexpected, it
came as a sad blow to family and
friends. Sadder still is the death be
cause there are left infant twins,
scarce two weeks old, who will never
know the joy of a mother's love.
Jdrs. Noe waa Miss Julia Thomas,, a
daughter of Mr. C. C Thomas, of
Beaufort, Nv C, tajnd was married to
Rev. Mr. Noe five years ago. Since
her husband came to take charge of
the work of the Good iShepherd here
about one year ago, she had been a
resident of Wilmington and was uni
versally beloved by those whd knew
her. She took an active interest in
church affairs with her husband and
her kindly presence there will be sad
ly missed. She leaves to mourn tlreir
loss her husband, father, the infant
chdldrenY a little son, two yeara old;
two brothers and one sister. Mrs.
Perry, an aunt, was with Mrs. Noe
when she passed away. Her sister
was also here during the week but it
was thought the condition of the pa
tient was better and she returned to
her home at Beaufort.- All the be
reaved ones have the tenderest sym
pathy of the community in' the lass
they have sustained.
Brief funeral services were conduct
ed from the residence, 611 Orange
street in thi city, at 1 o'clock yester-
I day afternoon by Bishop Strange and
Rev. R. W. Hogue, rector of St. James,
after which the remains were taken
era the Newberai train to Beaufort for
interment today. Accompanying the
grief stricken husbaintd on the sad mis
sion to his former home were Mrs.
Perry, Miss Emily Westbrook and
Messrs. J. A. Gregory and R. J. Sel
lers, the two last named being mem
bers of the vestry of the parish;. , The
pall-bearers from the station to the
train were also fro mthe vestry. of Mr.
Noe's parish as follows r Messrs.- IT.
A. Rcwan, J. H. BurrissV D. D. Barber;
J!c4m ' McAllister, . Graham . Alderman
Mr. George Rountree and Cantaiin
William F. Robertson; of St. James'
vestry, accompanied the remains from
the residence to the stations as an hon
orary escort.
DOINGS OF THE DOG CART.
Officer Frank George is Rounding Up
Ail Sorts of Animals.
OfScer Frank George is establish
ing a record for himself and the dog
cart. Thus far fie has impounded
something over a hundred canines and
on Thursday added to his accomplish
ments by taking in four or five stray
hogs, a few goats and three horses.
Last night there were something like
30 dogs in the pound, but from the
number of property owners clamoring
for badges after the City Clerk and
Treasurer's office closed yesterday af
ternoon, most of these will be claim
ed when the office opens this morn
ing. Officer George is a humanitarian
and does not resort tQ killingthe dogs
as long as he can help it. He; reports
that by all passing steamers he has
supplied a larger portion, of the upper
Cape. Fear by deportation after the
24 hours notice arid ; yesterday sent
half a dozen or more, fine pups over
into Brunswick. The sales of dog
badges thus far have been the heavi
est on record, something over 1,100
being already sold, against about 900
all of last season.
Runaway on Chesnut Street..
A
The buggy horse of Mr. Julius Halm
ran away yesterday afternoon down
Ghesnut from -Sixth to Third street,
falling at the intersection of ithelat
ter streets and reducing the vehicle al
most to kindling wood. The horse
fell as the buggy turned over and had
to be cut loose M from the harness by
parties -ho ran out to stop the fright
ened animal. The horse started from
Mr. Hahsn's" residence , near Sixth and
Chesnut as Mrs. Hahn was about to
get In the buggy and as the horse was
being held by a small colored boy who
was not injured.
OPERATION YESTERDAY.
Young Lonnie ""Snipes Doing Nicely
at : HcpitalRecovery.
Young 'Ijonnle-; .Snipes who was
transferred from: the county, jail to
the hospital Thursdayr evening;- under
went an operation for ' appendicitis
yesterday morning at 11:30 o'clock
and was - reported last . night by the.
surgejoins y In attendance as doing re
nTarkabiy; well with all jthe chlances tfi
favor of his recovery. The patient
remained, cheerful and bright to the
very last and recovered speedily from
the effect of : the narcotic administer
ed .for the operattmC; While he will
not be out of danger In" 24. or 48 hours
al the symptoms acre good; The oper
ation well confirmed thediagn6sls of
Drs. Burbank : and -; McMillan : and the
operation: : was timely. : Members, 1 of
the family :were with him when the
operation was performed. -. .
. . White, and Black i Sailor; Hats), 25c
up. to $1.98 ; ; Chiffon: Veiling so; popu
lar now on the Sailor. 'A11 the: new
shades at'Rehder's.r'-' ; v- ?
HEARD THE PETITION:
Railroads Want iliw
mg
Hours of Telegr
Extended-Furth :
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Si-
FIRE AT CHAPEL HILL
Dissecting Building of the Medical
School Burned Sanf ord . Enter
prise j Chartered Commission r
toLieut. of Wilson Co
(Special iStar Correspondence.)
Raleigh, N., C, June ' 21. The Cor
poration Commissiont devoted the al--ternooni
to- hearing the railroad attor
neya and representatives of 'the Rail
way Telegraphers' ; ttolon. for and
against the petition of , the Southern,'
the Seaboard Air Line and the . Atlan
tic Coast Uinje for the operation of the
act of the recent legislature limiting
the hours of duty of train dispatchers,
to eight hours per day . after. July. 1, j
the pmayer of the petitioners ; being
that the railroads be allowed ta keep
these operators on duty as . Hong as ..
twelve hours and that the State law
be not put in operation' at .all until
March 4th when the 'act "Of y the last x
Congress on the same .subject apply
ing to the whole country Willi be lin ef
fect. James H. Pou, for" the Atlantic.
Coast Line; T. B. Womack for the
Seaboard Air Lineand H. W. Miller, '
for the Southerni, addressed the Com
mission in support of the petition
while the interests of the telegraph? .,
ers opposing the petition were repre
sented by E. J. Justice, of Greensboro;
Judge Strudwick, Greenisboro; E. F.
Upchuroh, Gary; R. N. -'Simnrs, Ra
leigh; and others!. A number of tele
graphers were present to ihear the : "
argument. Counsel for . the railroads
insisted that for the act to go into; ef
fect now would greatly increase the ;
expense of tibia department of - rail-, ,
road service and that there were not
really enough telegraphers tavailable !
and that ere long tnow the Nationial .
law will be operative and meet every;; 5
need of the caseand that-with the
privelege of (working isome of the men':
twelve hours when necessary the ser-
"the :.iajteresitsof th'e:'il
operators protected. -iia-:Vv :.vS'Vijv
On -'the other hand the opponents of v-v-:'";"S:K''&:
me petition, insisted that to grant the ..
petition would ' impose a hardship on
the operators : who at the small sta- .
tions have to serve as operatkw, depot
pacities of service, theionghours and 'fAt&0$&y ::: :
the multiplicity of duties . giving rise ' r V!:V-: '
to innumerable possibilities of error ffi
that would endane-er tihA Mvwa W it-oi-n u;-rf. .1 -?:-. iV-:ri-
that would endanger the lives of train
crews and hundreds v of passengers.
The Commission has taken the peti
tion and arguments under advisement
and will rule later on the question. , '
A telegram was received this mormr
ing from the University of North Car-f
olina by State Insurance Ckmmisision- '
er J. R. Young to the effect that' ear-lv
Ithis morning the Missectinff hall nn . -
the University campus was totally de- "
stroyed by fire. No statement .was
given as to the origin of the fire. The
loss was protected 'by. insurance, the
Insurance Commissioner v having AMst .
in hand for all the State .institutions. .
Comanislsiioner Young Is : still at ' Co- ,
lumbia, S. C, attending the conven-.
tion of insuraince men in that State 6
and the amount of insurance on the
building burned could: not be ascer
tained. .
Charters are issued for the Sanf ord
Buggy Company, capital $125,000 by
w. a. Maness, D. E. Mclver and oth
ers. " ; ... .
Adjutant General T. R. Robertson
issued today a commission to -A N.
Daniel as second lieutenant of - Com-.
pany K, at Wilson.
DRUGS ON THE
BEACH.
4. i.
Mr. James M. Hall Onens Stock ' in
Seashore Hotel at Wrightsville.
The question of drugs at Wrights
ville Beach is no longer one of waits
after annoyance at the teleDhone in
getting orders up town. Mr. J.M.
Hall,, the well known druggist of this
cify7 nas opened a branch stock - at
the Seashore Hotel, where ? all ? the
standard drugs will -be kept and " in
cases where it is necessary a compe
tent man will be In Charge to secure
the same, from the city at the earliest
possible -time with no inconvenience
to the customer. The branch is quite
convenient addition and ; it should
prosper from the start,
an-, etoashrdletaoinshrd
Fell, on the Sidewalk
A young man named Thompson who
recently came here irom. Georgia: and
accepted worfc in the Coast JLine gen
eral offices, t fell on the sidewalkjitear-
ly: opposite tiieiresIdence'nMayor MiiS :
springer, on second street yesterday? v- v ';
afternoon' about 6 b'clock-andsnffervii
ed bruises ' and cuts that ' necessitated -X ,.
his being sent to the hospital.. fB&sr ; ' s'
had been' sick-during the dayahd -invf'
able to work. While walking 'out" in" f-fr -the
afternoon he 'suffered tanr attack? ' -
of some kind and was unconscious ibrn'r- ;.
some time.. -.He was resorted from the V. ?
hospital, as resting
night. ' -' V
very well.r, last
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' Special arrangements are maintain-
ed for treating ladies atr The Greens-
privacy if desired. . . : thn sat S -
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