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VOL. IiXXXIII-NO. 53.
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WHOLE NO. 12,857.
OUTLINES.
The Haltien capital was seized by
looters, following the flight of Presi
pnt Nord Alexis, and twelve persons
ere killed by the soldiers lfore or
der was restored. Every precaution is
being exercised by citizens to prevent
further disorder in the populace and
the rebels will be immediately noti
fied of the departure of the ipresident
. The House Means and Ways
Committee decided yesterday to con
tinue the tariff hearings until Decem
ber 29th President-elect Taft stat
ed yesterday that no - information
-would be given out regarding his cab
inet until the official announcement
, At a mass meeting in Richmond,
Va., last night $7,000 was subscribed
for ' the erection of a permanent mon
ument to Mr. Joseph Bryant Timo
thy R- Palmer, till recently president
of the Minnesota Life Insurance Com
pany, committed suicide yesterday
The jury-,, at Richmond acquits
Gilbert of the charge of unlawful re
nting The hearing in the Chaloner
insanity inquiry has again been post
poned Archbold was under severe
cross examination on the question of
railway rebates, but Attorney Kellogg
could get no information from him
The Virginia Court of Appeals de
cides that wholesalers of liquors can
not force common carriers to aTd
them in violating the law by shipping
liquors into dry territory Massa
chusetts Federal veterans present a
silver punch bowl and ladle to Daugh
ters of the Confederacy of Newborn
Judge Matthews at Nashville,
Tenn orders release on bail of the
night " riders in jail there Friends
of the Appalachian and White Moun
tains park will make a. vigorous fight
before Congress this winter -mrs.
Rice's testimony as' to what TJr. Rus
tin said to her about the bargain with
Davis to kill him was yesterday ad
mitted by the presiding judge- J.
A. Holt a Southern engineer is shot
and killed while standing in his en
gine cab by an unknown person who
escapes New York Marikets: Mon
ey on call firmer at 2 to b per cent.,
ruling rate 2 1-4, closing old 2, offered
at 3. Cotton quiet, middling uplands
9.35, middling gulf 9.60. Flour dull
but firmly held. Wheat irregular, No.
2 red 1.12 5-8 to 1.14 1-8 -elevator. Corn
easy, No. 2 70 to arrive elevator. Oats
natural white, 55 to 57 1-2. Rosin
quiet.
Hobson, of course, does not approve
of that agreement made with Japan.
As Roosevelt has chosen the New
York Senator all the Legislature will
iave to do will be to ratify his ac
tion. The Bryanites possess one quality
that no one can deny. They ana the
most hopeful set of men on the face
of the earth.
As a programme of Glenn's Chau
tauqua speeches has been published,
we suppose it is now known what he
is going to do.
It would be a terrible slam on Can
non to elect him Speaker of- the
House and then take all his power
away as is proposed.
How will Cannon feel if he has to
go to some man privately and get per
mission before he can be heard on
the floor of the House?
Vice President Archbold knows
mighty little about the Standard Oil
Company, considering how success
ful he has been in its management.
, Does anybody expect Congress to
be able to make such a revision of the
tariff as will satisfy both those who
pay it and those Who get it?
If Cannon is not to be allowed to
run the House he won't be as big a
imian as Speaker in the next Congress
as he has been in the present.
If there is to be any reform in the
conduct of business in the House of
course Speaker . Cannon thinks he
should be the man to do the reform
ing. '
We suppose the administration will
take care of Mr. Burton so "Brother
Charles" can have a clear field in the
fight against Foraker for the Seniator
ehip. The tariff may help the American
workman make a bare living; but
at the same time it puts the profits
of his labor into the, pocket of his
player.
Independents, bolters, or whatever
they were, the Maddox men made a
clean sweep in the Atlanta Mayoralty
election. Woodward's defeat was
overwhelming.
Some people seem to have as much
trouble in finding out what the result
of the election in this State meant
as in ascertaining the true cause of
Bryan's defeat ' -
W. L. Jones, of Newport News, Va?
who ran for Congress against . ,-jOti-e
Democratic nominee, has just 'filed ihitf
account of campaign expenses, wirtc
amounted to twelve cents. Of course
was defeated. vv" """y
RECEPTION
1
4
A Splendid if tainment Last
Night at Y. iV; A. Under
Auspices of
ary.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING
"Circulating Library" and "Living Pic
tures" Proved Most interesting
Features of Altogether De
lightful Evening.
Many excellent and entertaining
features, beautifully arranged and car
ried out under the auspices of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A.,
afforded an afternoon and evening of
rare pleasure at the Association build
ing yesterday.
The affair was attended by the child
ren in the afternoon and in the even
ing by the grown-ups who enjoyed the
splendid programme and engaged in
the pleasures of the occasion through
out the evening.
From 3:3a until 5 o'clock, in the af
ternoon, the hoursset apart for the
children, a large number were pres
ent and hugely enjoyed the games,
the principal one being "Mother
Goose," which was played by some 35
or 40 of the little folks. Other things
had been arranged for them by Mrs.
( Edgar L. Hart and an especially de-
nghtiul afternoon was spent.
In the evening from 8:30 to 11 o'
clock there was another large attend
ance of the older folks. The parlors,
reading room, assembly halls, etc.,
were tastefully decorated and during
the evening an elegant course of sub
stantial refreshments was served.
Then there were vocal and instrumen
tal selections of music by Miss Lucy
Mcintosh, Mr. J. Wesley White, Mr.
H. G. Foard and others, and, all told,
tihe ladies scored ,a magnificent suc
cess of the affair. The oriental, colo
nial and Bibliical living pictures prov
ed a distinct, feature and the repre
sentations by the young ladies were
faithful and strikingly beautiful. Miss
Lucile Green had this portion of the
exercises in charge and it was a great
success. . The pictures and impersona
tors were as follows: "Madam But
terfly," Miss Lucile Reilly; "An After
noon in Japan," Misses Kate and Cus
tis Meredith, Lucile Reilly; "Ruth and
Naomi," Miss Irene King, Miss Julia
Post ; "Rebekaa," Miss Lucile King ;
"Hagar," Mass Mary Houston; Gibson
and other pictures, Miss Elizabeth
Schulken and William King; Colonial
Minuet and Colonial Knitting Party,
by eight children; "A Colonial Tea,"
Miss Carrie Barker, Mr. Rose; "Icha
bod Crane," Richard Davis; "Katri
na," Miss Pauline Osborn.
The "Circulating Library" was a
unique and interesting affair in which
27 young ladies representing as many
standard books, took part in pretty
and attractive costumes as follows:
"Madam Butterfly," Miss Margaret
Bridgers; "Innocence Abroad," Miss
Atha Hicks; "The Lilac Sunbonnet,"
Miss Helen Strange; "Rose in Bloom",
Miss Isabel Smallbones; "The Firing
Line," Miss Christine Stevenson;
"The Virginian," Miss Isabel Wilr
liams; "Hearts and Masks," Miss Mar
guerite Walker; "The Masquerader,"
Miss Julia Worth; "Joseline Crushire"
Miss Theo. Cantwell; "The Four Fea
thers," Miss Virginia Bailey; "Nancy
Starr," Miss Annie Hill Holmes; "The
Gambler," Miss Amoret Lord; "Lure
of the Mask", Miss Jennie Murchison;
"The Bow of Orange Ribbon," Miss
Alice LeGrand; "Sweet Girl Graduate"
Miss Blanche Parsley; "Old Fashion
ed Girl," Miss Helen Clark; "The Post
Girl," Miss Nellie Savage; "The Lady
of the Decoration," Miss Sue Prince;
"Rose of Old St. Louis," Miss Bessie
Loder; ''House of a Thousand Can
dles," Miss Agnes McQueen; "The
Sign of the1 Jacko-Lantern," Miss
Alice Reston Smith; "The Princess,"
Miss Louise Beery; "In Black and
White," Miss Lauriston Hardin; "She"
Miss Leila Jackson, of Virginia.
ELKS' MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
Exercises to be Observed by Lodal
Lodge at Academy.
Exercises appropriate to the Elks
Lodge of Sorrow, a universal- memo
rial observance throughout the United
States on next Sunday, have been com
pleted by the local lodge and an ex
cellent, programme will be carried out
at the Academy of Music, featured by
numbers from several of Wilmington's
most talented musicians.
Louis Goodman, Esq., a loyal and
popular member of the local lodge,
will deliver the memorial address, and
will be introduced by Capt. William
F. Robertson. Those .who will take
part in the musical programme are
Miss Lucy L. Mcintosh, soprano; Mrs.
James D. Smith, alto; Mr. W. L. Willi
ford, tenor; and -Mr. Herbert K. Hol
den, bass. Mr. A. H. Yopp will be the
accompanist. Mr. James Owen Reilly
has exercised much care in arranging
the musical programme, and it will
doubtless be carried out in delightful
manner. The Elks, following the cus
tom of past years, will assemble at
the temple and attend the exercises
in a body.
Ex-Sen atorvMcLaurIn Here.
Ex-Senator John L. McLaurin and
Mr. A. F.-Hilliard, of Bennettsville,
S. C, arrived in the city on the early
train yesterday morning:. and .will be
here for a "day or two on a hunting
trip. - Senator1 McLaurin, while in the
cityv was a , guest at the home of Ms
daughter, Mrs. Clarence W. Mills. -
PRE
SUSHCrON OF FOUL PLAY
White Man Picked Up Beside Railroad
Track Near Navassa Station Ear
ly Last Night Foreign
ers Are Suspected.
A young white man, about 28 years
of age and believed from letters and
memoranda in his pocket to be Clyde
H. Bradshaw, of Rose Hill, N. C, is in
the hospital in an unconscious state
and three white tramps are locked up
as vagrants in the guard house on sus
picion of having probably had some
thing to do with his condition.
From what can be learned the young
man was picked up unconscious late
yesterday afternopn at Toomer's
Creek, close by the railroad track,
about half a mile this side of Navassa,
by the three tramps who were subse
quently arrested on suspicion. The
telegraph operator says that the man
was put off the Florence train at Na
vassa yesterday afternoon al 3 o'
clock and started back toward Wil
mington. The tramps say they found
him on a side track near the main
line at Toomer's Creek and they had
started with Mm over to Navassa
when the watchman, who was going
to his duties for the night, joined them
and assisted. The man was perfectly
helpless and had to be carried bodily.
He was placed in the engine room at
the Navassa factory and Dr. T. V.
Moore, of Phoenix, was summoned to
attend him., He had several bruises
about the head and Dr." Moore said
that the injuries might prove serious.
The man had $2.08 on his person and
Ihis other effects were undisturbed,
but in view of the fact that there were
suspicious circumstances in connec
tion with the three foreigners who
accompanied him, the watchman deem
ed it advisable to notify the police.
The city police were, of course, with
out jurisdiction outside the corporate
limits and Capt. Geo. Smith notified
county authorities with the result that
Deputy Sheriff and Road Superinten
dent H. Hocutt accompanied by Police
Sergeant E. J. Grimsley and Dr. Pride
J. Thomas went over on a shifting en
gine to Navassa to investigate the af
fair. The tramps had left in the mean
time but had crossed over into New
Hanover and built a fire just this side
of the bridge. They were immediately
placed under arrest as suspicious char
acters and brought to the city with
the injured man, who still remained
unconscious when fhes.was sent to the
hospital at 1 o'clock this morning.
How he became wounded or whe
ther the tramps held had anything to
do with it or not cannot be determined
until the man regains consciousness.
Mr. Hocutt, who very carefully investi
gated the affair, does not think there
was foul play, but had no alternative
to holding the tramps until the injured
man recovers sufficiently to give an
account of himself. There is a theory
that the young man is subject to epi
lepsy and that he fell and injured him
self. He suffered a recurrence of
something like a fit or a convulsion
while he was at Navassa before being
brought to the city. It 'was stated
from the hospital this morning that
the injured man would likely recover.
THE BRUNSWICK TRAGEDY.
Mr. J. J. Knox May Succeed Late Sher
iff Stanland Other Arrests.
Mr. J. W. Brooks returned yester
day from Shallotte, Brunswick coun
ty, where he attended the funeral of
the late Sheriff Jackson Stanland,
whose tragic death occurred last Mon
day night after being shot the night
before by the white man Walker. Mr.
Brooks says the services were attend
ed by a great gathering of the friends
of the popular sheriff, whose loss as
a citizen and as an officer is greatly
deplored.
The young man Dudley, arrested
the day after the tragedy on suspicion
of being an accomplice in the store
robbery for which Walker was arrest
ed at the time of the killing of Sheriff
Stanland, is believed to be a brother
of the principal in the killing. When
arrested, he is said to have had a large
belt of skeleton keys strapped around
his person and the circumstances
against him are very strong. He is in
jail at Southport. Young Frank Leon
ard, Jr., a brother-in-law of Walker
and a mere lad, who was also arrest
ed in the same connection, was releas
ed after being arrested upon bond of
$50.
It is said to be practically certain
that Mr. J. J. Knox, of Town Creek
will succeed Sheriff Stanland, the lat
ter having realized that he was going
to die soon after he was shot and hav
ing expressed his desire that his af
fairs be turned over to Mr. Knox for
settlement. This was through a bro
ther of the sheriff and the wish will no
doubt be respected. Mr. Knox is a
membeiselect of the new Board of
Commissioners which goes Jnto office
Monday and it is stated that he will
resign to take the office of sheriff in.
conformity to the wishes of his friend..
Mr. Jackson Johnson, of Winnabow, is
most prominently spoken of as Mr.
Knox's possible successor on the
Board of - Commissioners. Both are
among the best men in the county.
Walker, the assassin of Sheriff
Stanland cannot be tried before March
unless a. special term v of Brunswick
court is held, and there is now a
movement looking to aji extra session.
This 'petition will, likely go up from,
the Commissioners at their first ses
sion Monday.
' Select yohr toys 'from 1 the stock of
the. Polvogt Company;1 All .new goods
are sfcown. "
DOINGS IN RALEIGH
Important Matters Before State
Board of Agricuftlre Now in
Session There.
THE COMING LEGISLATURE
Some Matters Likely to Come U
Two Charters .Granted Smith
Murder Case Develop
ments Primary.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 3. The State
Board of Agriculture today approved
the recommendation of" Commissioner
Graham for the erection of a new
State Agricultural building and pass
ed resolutions asking the Legislature
for authority to borrow $80,000 for
ithat purpose.
The Board elects A. T. McCallum,
of 'Red Springs, president pro tern,
and decided to-allow $50 each for all
fair in the State for premiums In
departments for women s work. It
will continue all former premiums to
both State and county fairs.
C. C. . Covington, of Wilmington,
demonstrated before the board
adulterations of molasses, some of
which i he declared were (more injuri
ous than the hook worm. The Board
Lwill be in session tomorrow. The
committees "met tonight.
In his . report to the State Board
Commissioner Graham declares that
the fling at iiealth conditions in North
Carolina in connection with the al
leged hook worm and typhoid germ is
doings great harm in immigration
work. He says there may be isolated
cases of these troubles but they are
far from universal. The report an
nounces the resignation of State Vet
erinarian Trait Buitler effective Jan
uary 1st, his special work being the
cattle tick quarantine the line for
which is now at Roanoke river on the
North and the Pee Dee on the South.
Union, Anson and Warren will be
freed from the quarantine January
1st and the work will be extended in
Halifax, Edgecombe, Wilson, Nash,
Franklin, Wake, Chatham, Lee, Ran
dolph.. Montgomery and Stanly.
Dr. ;Kiiyre, State Chemist, report
ed fine headway in the enforcement
of the Pure Food LaW.
A soil survey of Robeson county
has just been compiled and survey
work is in progress in Caswell and
Pitt. The work of the test farms is
satisfactory and a farrm for peanut
stock tand grass tests is being consid
ered. Charters granted: Charlotte Con
tract Co., for textile, cottoft oil and
other manufacturing, $50,000 authori
zed and $4,000 subscribed by S. G.
Sargent and others. Piedmont Mining
and Development Co., Yadkinville,
$250,000 capital by H. E. Frederick
son and others of Omaha, Neb.
From the confession . .of the negro
hack driver, Ed. Chavis, in the Smith
murder case, the police have reached
the conclusion that tjfe man became
unconsciously intoxicated at Earl Cot
ton's "red light" cafe and Cotton and
Tim Holderfield put him in the hack
of Chavis while the latter was eating
a steak in the cafe and then Cotton
hired Chavis to drive Smith and Hold
erfield out by the Federal cemetery
hard by the rock quarry. There Hold
erfield had the hackman to put out
his hack lights before he took his
companion from the vehicle, placing
his coat and overcoat close by him.
The theory is' that later Smith roused
up and started toward the lights of
tEe city to the west of him, falling
over the fifty-foot embankment of the
quarry not knowing it was there. It
is expected that there will be a public
examination of witnesses Friday or
Monday and this is the showing that
will be made Cotton, Holderfield and
Chavis are among the prisoners being
held.
A State official in close touch with
probable Democratic legislative poli
cies for the approaching legislature
says that in the matter of State pro
hibition the dominant party policy will
be that the people having only recent
ly voted by forty odd thousand ma
jority for State prohibition and that
law only going into effect a few days
after the assembling of the legisla
ture, there should be no disturbance
of the operation of the law until it
has a fair opportunity to demonstrate
its feasibility by results. There are
sure to be a variety of bills introduc-,
ed including bills to restore "local
self government' as to the siale of
liquors.
A number of State officers are tak
ing an active interest in the formula
tion of a primary Jaw for North Caro
lina, realizing that the consideration
of this matter of party primaries will
be one of the principal "bones of con
tention" in the approaching Legisla
ture. Primary laws of other States
are being procured for comparison
and a diversity of opinion is develop
ing as to just what North Carolina
should do. Democratic leaders are
especially dissatisfied with the pres
ent status in this State believing thaj;
heavy losses in several -sections of
the State, were, due to bitterness,
charges and counter-charges that de
veloped between Democrats in the
primaries as at . present held. A pri
mary - system that seems to' be gain
ine favor amorar Democratic leaders
here is to provide for township and
FORTY B0UBS ADORATION
Solemn Exercises in Which Bishop
and Visiting Priests Will Offi
ciate at St. Thomas Catho
lic Church Sunday.
Wilmington will have a distmgush
ed visitor today in the person of the
Rt. Rev. Leo. Haid, D. D., Catholic
Bishop of North Carolina, who will ar
rive from Bdmont and be the guest
of Rev. Father .C. Dennen, at SL
Thomas' rectory, on Dock street.
The ceremonies of the Forty Hours
Adoration will begin on Sunday at St.
Thomas' by the celebration at 10:30
A. M. of Solemn High Mass (Coram
Episcoo). The Rev. W. B. Hannon,
of Fayetteville, former assistant priest
of St. Thomas, will be the celebrant.
The Rev. P. F. Marion, 'of Asheville,
will be deacon and the Rev. J. A. Gal
lagher, of Wilmington, will be sub
deacon. The Rev. Frank Gallagher.of
Newbern, a brother of Father Galla
gher, of this city, will be master of
ceremonies. The Rt. Rev. Bishop will
preside at the throne.
The devotions will be continued
during Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
A procession of the Blessed Sacra
ment will take plaoa immediately af
ter the Solemn High Mass on Sunday
and will be conducted through the
church at which the Bishop, will offi
ciate. It is expected that while here Bish
op Haid will take the opportunity of
inspecting the progress of the work
on the handsome new cathedral which
is being erected for the Catholic
church in this city at northwest cor
ner of Fifth and Ann streets. The
foundations have now been laid and
work on the super-structure will be
commenced at an early date. It will
be one of the most magnificent houses
of , worship in the State and will re
quire several years in building.
ON VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT.
Lazenby's Musicians to Play Engage
ments in South A Dance.
Lazenby's Carnival Band organiza
tion, made up of former members of
The Fraser Highlanders, a big musi
cal organization which will be on the
road again next season as a high-class
attraction, has just boked out of Wil
mington for the Winter on Schloss
Vaudeville Circuit, which embraces a
number of cities in the South, and
their first appearance will be at Wil
son next week in a big orchestra and
musical act. There are eight people
In the company and while the act will
be an expensive one, Mr. Schloss is
one of the managers who believes that
nothing is too good for his patrons in
vaudeville as well as legitimate plays.
Mr. Harry Lazenby, an exceedingly
clever manager, is at the head of the
new organization, which will be found
in every respect up to the standard.
A dance will be given this evening by
the Foresters in the old Red Men's
Hall, on South Front street, the music
for which will be furnished by the
band.
EXHIBITION OF CURIOS.
Will Take Place This Afternoon and
Evening Interesting Display.
The Star very much regrets that an
error was made yesterday in announc
ing the exhibit of curios by Mrs. J.
S. Crowley at her home, No. 411 South
Front street, for the same afternoon
instead of this afternoon and even
ing. The exhibition will be from 4 to
6 this afternoon and from 8 to 10
o'clock this evening end it promises
to be most interesting and instructive
for all who attend. The curios, were
gathered from many foreign lands by
Mr. and Mrs. Crowley during their
missionary service and in addition to
the display a number of fancy articles
from China will be offered for sale.
Mrs. Crowley will be assisted in re
ceiving all friends who care to call by
a committee of ladies from Saint An
drew's and the First Presbyterian
churches. There will be a free will
offering for the woman's ward in the
Worth Hospital in Kiang Yin, China,
awork which is very dear to the
hearts of Wilmington people.
Jefferson Lodge of Pythians.
Jefferson Lodge No. 61, Knights of
Pythias, at the regular meeting last
nierht elected officers for the ensuing
term as follows: Chancellor Com
mander Paul B. Bell, Vice Chancellor
Thomas L. Cromartie, Prelate W. W.
Love, Master of Work Charles N.
Evans, Keeper of Records and Seal
A. S. Holden ,Master of Finance W.
L. Williford. Master of Exchequer J.
M. Taylor, Master at Arms J. Branch,
Inner Guard E. L. Potter, Outer Guard
G. W. Branch, Trustees Charles N.
Evans, B. F. Keith and I. W. Cooper.
county primaries of both parties to
be held on the same day, the date to
be agreed on by the chairman of the
parties and proclaiimed by the Gov
ernor, the party chairman failing to
agree the Governor to proclaim a day
of his own choosing. These primaries
can be either regular votingjjpima
ries or conventions 'as the parjy of
the locality may elect. Then the dom
inant party shall hold its county con
vention on the following Saturday and
the minority party not later than the
Thursday of the following-week. The
expense of the primaries to be ad
justed between the State and the
counties. '
Opening today of Polvogt's toy de
partment. -
CARNIVAL IMBROGLIO
Upon Pacts as Developed in
Trial, Mayor Holds Shows
are Not Liable.
THE CASE IS DISMISSED
Either One of Three Charities Named
by Order of Owls to Which Net
Proceeds Will be Donated.
Hearing Yesterday.
Upon the statement of facts as ad
duced at the trial and upon the legal
opinion of the city attorney, based
upon tho facts thus developed, Mayor
Springer in the police court yester
day noon dismissed -the test case
brought upon the affidavit of the City
Clerk. aj?d Treasurer to determine offi
cially whether or not the carnival at
tractions now being exhibited in the
southern part of the city under the
auspices of the Order of Owls are ex
empt from city tax upon the grounds
that the proceeds are to be used for
charitable purposes.
This action was largely upon the
testimony of Woodus KeUnim. Esq.,
chairman of the advisory committee
and the executive committee of the
Order of Owls, who said in open court
that every dollar of the net proceeds
this week would be devoted to one of
three charities, the Associated Chari
ties, the Public Woodyard or the
Brotherhood of Saint James, to be
designated by the City Attorney or
any other authorized municipal offi
cial. Mr. Kellum stated that before
the Board of Aldermen he had stated
that the proceeds might go to the
sick benefit fund of the order which
he represented, but he admitted this
was not a charity under construction
of the law and did not contest that
point at the trial yesterday. :
Three warrants were issued yester
day morning for managers of attrac
tions on the grounds, but as a test
was only required only one of them
was served, that on Edgar Miay, pro
prietor of tha merry-go-round, who
was technically charged with doing
business without a license. City
Clerk and Treasurer Fowler", Chief of
Police... Williams and Officer H. W.
HoweI testified respectively, - to the
fact that no license had been issued
to the defendant and that he was con
ducting one of the shows at the car
nival grounds. Mr. Kellum then went
on the stand and testified as stated as
to the purposes for which the shows
are being exhibited this week. The
Mayor then stated that the facts were
before the court and tasked the City
Attorney, as his legal adviser, for his
opinion based upon the facts as de
veloped. This was given and the
Mayor summarily dismissed the ac
tion without argument of ( attorneys.
Messrs. Kellum iand George L. Pes
chau were present representing thj
defendant for the Order of Owls, and
City Attorney Marsden Bellamy, Jr.,
conducted the investigation in behalf
of the city. Herbert McClammy, Esq.,
counsel for fifty or more merchants
behind the movement to have the
shows taxed, was present at the hear
ing but took no part In the trial.'
As no appeal was noted in behalf
of the city, this is expected to end
the matter of the taxation of the
shows and they will continue through
the week under the same status as
before.
B. OF R. C. MINSTRELS
Big Laugh Guaranteed Everybody at
Academy on Monday Night.
Rehearsals are going on apace for
the elaborate minstrel production
which the Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks will give at the Academy of
Music on Monday night. The box
sheet opens at Plummer's this morning-
and there promises to be a rush
for seats. The prices are only 25, 50
and 75 cents and these should com
mend themselves to the public.
There will be a company of royal
jesters, funny men and sweet singers
in a gorgeous first part and the olio
will include some original and catchy
features, chief among which will be
an original one-act farce comedy,
"Uncle Remus in Dreamland?' the
"Scrap Iron Quartette" and buckwing
pickaninny and other kinds of dancing
by the people who can deliver tie
goods. The programme will be pub
lished in full later in the week.
TOY DEPARTMENT OPENING.
The C. W. Polvogt Company Make
Their Annual Announcement.
The basement of the Polvogt Co., Is
in full blast with toys of all kinds.
Extra salespeople are employed to
wait on the icustomers. The best as
sortment of undressed dolls in the
citylwill be found in the toy depart
ment Go-carts, carriages, wheels of
all kinds are shown there. The entire
store is decorated and ready for holi
day shoppers. A visit to their estab
lishment will pay you.
. The temperature yesterday morn
ing dropped as low as 30 degrees and
ice formed freely. It was again quite
cold last night and : a heavy, frost is
In evidence this morning but warmer
weather is expected today.' So far
as-could be learned there Is no dam
age to truck crops. v -:
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