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7 WILMINGTON, N. C -AT j 1 .JO- A Y EAR. IN ADVANCE. g8S88'S8888888888 S888S88S88888888? S3 8 8888888888888 5 2 2 S S 8 S9BS288eSS o 8888888888888888 8888888882888888 8388858888888888 g88S888888888888 i8888888S8888888 T TO - IC XJ t a i :he Post Office at -Second Clan Ma il.-ntgton, N. C, as iJBSCRIPTION P CE. i nt -' ibucriSPO prietr- of .the W) ly ;;r Opy 1 year, portage paid,.. J ......tl 00 a months f " 00 ? months " " ...I W S. X, Dunning, who several years ago iiurea as an Alliance reaper lirigtop before hq sold Out to v. has ."emerged from ob- icK'i geuir 'l iitnittg to havje written a Btwnbot of speeches lor Senator f.,l iiiciVi nf SrtiiM-i Piirrtliha. fnr 4in i . i i . . . n . .. vw-.-r win ''a io has hove" beem able to get pav. :ilt hough lie hasr been per sist'".. ily liumin him. Hothjreatens to iiuit iiumung auu try suing , The fusion machine managers at IP a nag Rile L' i utilized thoj negro Steptoe tophi? their game oU Buck Kitehin, but they take mighty gopd dare not to step on Buck's toes themselves, tfovernor Wince wa3 once asked if Buk rould fight. "Fight!""said he; "why, h s would j&ght a rattlesnake, and give the snake the fijst bite." Preston sbure Ky., has a festive female, only 22 yearr old jhas in four years madia her fifth venture in matrimony. She was first married at lis T wo husbands died, she wa3 divorced from the third, 1 and sepa rated from the fourth ;by mutual consent. : f WJieii .Tohn Niles, the Harvard, Conp.,, cyclist, goes out) to take a spin noW he does not scorch. He scorched some time ago, ran over a woman,, and then got scorched by a jury who, on suit of the woman, assess him $2,500 damages ant r husband a judgment for r medical expenses. There is a clock in Brusells which iswoanl up by the wind. 'There are lot -American statesmen who run by wind. Maron Butler is not - verv e tp43touSj opt he pan j pump enough into him to run him about fcjr hours. .t ' y, "rding to the latest statistics therein-- 86,860 bachelors toi 79,642 spinsters in North Carolina or .7,216 fellows who couldn't got a wifo-on a divide without taking a second hand one. . ' A Philadelphia contemporary ask?: ;ls a m:n known by the-com-pany ii-keeps?" "Well, jnot always, flnive sometimes seen very re spect i'.',- -heriffs in' very bad com pany,' K " L V There ar teru women ! whbi claim asthei? husband a man in Chicago, but Mho of them can get him for he is in jail. Luckv fellow to be beyond the reach of ten wives. The report comes from Cuba that , the ' Cubans are "clamoring for office.'' Another proof! that the Cubans are becoming Americanized. .The inhabitants of the British IsWspent last year nearly $15,000, 000 for imported eggs:- jThe British hen must be overworkeTcLj (.' Joe Lejter is taking to' literature. Joe may find literature! a lighter thing to handle than-wheat. "i J "' MRS. FANNIE L. JONES Funeral Services Conducted Yesterday Afternoon From Residence. . 1 The funeral of the late llrs. Fannie L. Jones was held yesterday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock from the Jon jes resi dence in East Wilmington. The sad and impressiv services were conduct ed, in the presence of a large igather inguf friends and relatives, by Rev. Dr. Calvin S. Blaekwell, assisted by Revs. A D. McClure andF. H. Far "ngton. After the services, the remains were tenderly carried to Bellevue cemetery, where all that was mortal of thiagood Woman nWA ni. '.i! i j 1 : J x rest The active pall bearers on this sad I occasion iur t inw.u i Km. l n:. m? u ' rTT" I ?-achern, B. J, Jacobs and J. T. King, j Sheriff Hewlett's Case. f I The case of the State of North Caro line on the relation T. Jeff Smith gainst Sheriff Elijah Hewlett, for fa-t'mingr out his office to Q. Z. French, the depositions in which iwere to have been taken by A. J. Marshall, Esq. yes terlay at 10 oclock, has been post poned again until next Saturday, Nov. "th,; ut the same hour. The postpone ment was made oh account of the con tinued illness of Sheriff Hewlett, who tunable to be present. The list of attorneys in the case has been pre viously given in the Sta. ' 8 O - . I 5 : . i I - h I f d J .'.! I rs. 9 - VOL. XXX. NOT AWARDED YET. Some Matters of Detail as to Bids and Contracts for the Denmark-Robbins Extension Pending. Mr. J. R. Kenly, general manager of I the Atlantic Coast Line, told a Stab reporter yesterday afternoon that the matter of awarding the contract for the construction of the Denmark Robbins extension of the Manchester and Augusta railroad, now a part of the Atlantic Coast Line system, is still pending. Some matters of detail as to bids and specifications have not been fully set tled, and it is this that prevents any announcement as to who will really get the contract, a good many of the contractors whose presence here was noted in yesterday's Stab are still here to guard the interests of their companies. It will, says Mr. Kenly, probably be Tuesday or Wednesday of this week before any announcement as to the contract can be made. Funeral of Mr. Haar. The funeral of the late Mr. Henry Haar was conducted yesterday after noon at 3 o'clock from his residence, corner Seventh and Chesnut, by St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church. The Howard Relief Fire Engine Co., of which he was an honored and valued member for some time, attend cd the funeral in fatigue uniform, and the sorrow depicted upon the counte nances ef the members showed with what esteem hs was held in that or ganization. After the impressive funeral ser vices, the remains were taken to Oak dale, where they were tenderly laid to rest. PUT IN FOR COAL. British Steamer Hampstead Prom Gal J . veston for England. U , Special Star Telegram. gbuTflPORT, N. C, November 4. The British steamer Hampstead, load ed with cotton, from Galveston, bound to England, via Newport News, on account of rough passage put in to day for coal. The Cape Pear Towing Company will bring the coal down to night, and the Hampstead will probably proceed to-morrow. Hit Him With a Spittoon. John Odom was arrested and locked np last night by Sergeant Hewlett for making an assault on Mr. Ben Tur lington. It seems that the two men became involved in a quarrel m some way and. that, Odom snatched up a spittoon from the floor of Mr. Bel lamy's drug store, near where the row occurred, and dealt Mr. Turlington a severe blow over the head, breaking the spittoon and cutting an ugly gash in his head: He will appear before Mayor Wright Monday to answer for his misconduct Weekly Health Report. The records in the office of Dr. 'W. D. McMillan, Superintendent of Health, show that for the week just ended there were 10 deaths, 4 of which were white and 6 colored. Death re sulted in these cases fiOm the follow ing causes: Heart disease, 1; con sumption, 1; pneumonia, 1; malnutri tion 1 ; convulsions, 1 ; from unknown causes 4. The records show for the same period, that there were ten births, five white and five colored. PARIS PEACECOMMISSION. u Spaniards Show a Willingness to Nego tiate as to the Philippines The Way Open to a Compromise. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Washington, November 5. The reports that the State Department has received from the peace commission iu Paris indicate that that body has pro ceeded in exactly the line anticipated, consequently the action of yesterday was not a disappointment. It was fully expected that the Spanish' com missioners would endeavor to make ; better terms than those offered by the I American commissioners. It was not expected that they would close at once with the American proposition. While they have not in exact terms submit ted a counter proposition, the Span iards, by entering upon the argument of the American proposition, have shown a disposition to negotiate rela tive to the Philippines that has shown to be erroneous the pre diction tfadf they would indig nantly spurn any proposition that contemplated a relinquishment of Spanish sovereignty over the archi pelago. It is quite -probable the way is now open to a' compromise between the two sides and that a monetary dif ference will be found to be the only one of substance, it is believed, repre sented by the difference between about $40,000,000, probably the maxi mum allowance which the United States will be willing to pay Spain for the improvements in the Philippines, and $200,000,000, which represents about the minimum, of the Spanish claim for compensation on account of the cession of the entire group. ' BY RIVER AND RAIL. fccdPt Nvi Stores and Cotton Yestentay; - W. & W. Railroad 769 bales cot- ton. 4 casks spirits turpentine, 16 bar- rels tar, 4 oarreis cruae turpentine. W., 0. & A. Railroad 2,866 bales cotton. 73 casks spirits turpentine, 198 j barrels rosin, 52 barrels tar, 17 barrels : crude turpentine. Carolina Central Railroad 221 bales : cotton, 27 casks spirits turpentine, 231 barrels rosin. 27 barrels tar. j C. F. & Y. V. Railroad 132 bales p.otton. 36 casks soirits turpentine, 70 barrels rosin, 1 barrels tar. Steamer Croesus 21 barrels rosin. Total Cotton, 3,988 bales; spirit turpentine, 140 casks; rosin, 520 par rels ftar, 96 barrels; crude turpentine, ! 21 barrels. Hoax ' 'Jones gets a great deal of credit for the way he keeps his family clothed." Joax "Well, they wouldn't b so nicly dressed if be didn't." Philadelpha Record. I 1 1 t" 1 HJl THE COLONIAL DAMES TV Regular Meetings For the Fall Jand Winter Resumed by the Society. AN INTERESTING REPORT Concert Yesterday Afternoon by Miss Chasten's Music Pupils The Mur-chison-Carter Marriage in New York. The regular meetings of the North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames for the Fall and Winter season have been resumed and the ladies have selected the old Colonial mansion of the DeRosset estate, corner Market and Third streets, as their rendezvbus. The Star is indebted to the talented historian of the society for a very excellent report of the last meeting of the society. It is as follows : The first meeting of the North Caro lina Society of Colonial Dames since their adjournment on May 25th. was held at the residence of the president last Wednesday afternoon. The recording secretary read a no tice from the New York Times, to the effect-that the Council of the Colonial Dames, through the treasurer, Miss Nickkolas, of Washington, has made a report of its relief work among the soldiers during the war, which shows a total sum of $14,618.11, received from the societies of the different States. Of this sum the North Carolina society contributed a very creditable share. Disbursements agereeatine $12.- 794.07 were made as follows: For hospital ships Solace. $1,450: Relief, $1,350; Bay State, $186 05; Mis souri, $350; patrol fleet, $100. For hospitals- Alar viand. $250: Chickamauga, $600: Fort Monroe. $1,088 50 ; Miami,400 ; Fort McPher- son, 500; Charleston, $100; Montauk foint, fia3: Dixie, $50; Kev West. $1,000; Camp Myer, $50; Camp Alger,' $100; Camp McCalla, $100. X or general relief work for soldiers and their families, $4,526 52. This article from the Times shows that the Dames have not been idle. but have nobly fulfilled their offer of aid to the country in its time of need. The principal business before the meeting: Wednesday was the selection of an assembly room for the coming year. The unanimous voice whs for a room in the colonial mansion be longing to the DeRosset estate, oh the corner or Market and Third streets, and a committee was appointed to ap ply tor tne same ana report at the next meeting. Three very interesting circular let tersfrom the New Jersey, the Dis trict of Columbia and the New York societies were then read. The letter from the New York Society gave an interesting report of the celebration, on the 27th of May last, of the 250th anniversary of -the landing of Gov. Peters btuyvesant on the island of Manhattan. The door of the Van Courtland manor house was opened on that occasion for the first time. The Rev. Edward B. Coe. pastor of the Old Dutch Church of New York, stood with our president on the an cient porch and offered a prayer. An address of welcome by our president and addresses by several distinguished guests followed. Then there was a pre sentation of a beautiful American flag, given by one of our members, an elaborate set of early Dutch, French, English and Colonial American ti iers given by the Sons of the Revolution. Copies or the minutes of the Coun cil of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of '' America, held at Washington, D. C, last April, were distributed at the meeting, Wednes day, to the members present. After the meeting adjourned a meet ing of the Board of Managers took place during which several names of applicants for membership, in non Colonial States were presented and acted upon. The meeting then ad journed. The pupils of Miss Cannie Chasten entertained another company of friends yesterday afternoon in Schu bert Hall, Miss Chasten's studio. The occasion was anotner or tnose de lightful Saturday afternoon recitals which are to be of weekly occurrence during t he present season. Each of the five participants acquitted them selves admirably, reflecting great credit upon themselves and their efficient instructor. The following was the programme rendered: Sonata Op. 27, No 2 . . .Beethoven.. Adagio, Allegretto. Miss Ida Brown. Mazurka in C. Major Porter. .91 Miss Katie Sheetz. Staccato Etude. Rubinstein. Miss Bessie Burtt. Nocturne in E Flat Op. 9 No 2. Chopin. Miss Marcelia Shrier. Scherzo, from Sonata Op, No. 3, Beethoven. i Master James Craft. The New York papers announce the marriage of Miss Jessie Murchison, the charming daughter of Mr. Ken neth Murchison, to Mr. Shirley Carter, of Baltimore, the ceremony having been performed at the home of the bride, 46 West' Fifth Seventh street, Thursday at 40 P. M. Rev. Robt. H. Payne, of Baltimore, performed the ceremony. I The decorations were pure white ; rare varieties of ehyrsanthmums be ing the prevailing flower. The bride's costume is described as es pecially elegant and was white satin trimmed with dow knots set with pearls and rhinestones. She wore a point applique veil and diamond ornaments. Miss Marie Murchison was maid of honor. Mr. and Mrs. Carter are now on a bridal tour and will make Baltimore their home. The bride's father owns the Orton plantation and other exten sive property here, and the family spends much of the Winter season on the plantation. JThe bride has a host of admiring friends here who wish for her all the happiness possible. Jailor Washington King had the misfortune to have the knuckle of his left hand badly bitten by a negro woman yesterday evening. 'The woman was unruly, and Mr. King was putting her into a cell, when she seized his hand and inflicted a painful bite. Wi WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, MIGHT HAVE BEEN -SERIOUS. Little Girl of Mr. E. F. Taylor Knocked Down byStreet Car Yesterday and Painfully Hart. What might have been one of the most horrible accidents for a long time, was narrowly averted yesterday afternoon a few minutes after 4 o'clock, by the rare presence of mind of Mr. J. M. King and street car motorman Varney Gilbert, of the Street Railway System. Just as car No was passing the market orb its trip North, a little 6 year old of girl Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Taylor, attempted , to cross the street & in front of the car. The motorman observed the, child near the track, when some distance away, and for fear of the possibility of an accident had slowed up his car. However, just as the car was coming opposite the little one, she attempted to run across the track, and in .doing so was knocked down, and had it' not been for the watchfulness and prompt ness of the motorman, she would no doubt have been horribly mangled by the wheels. Fortunately, however, in an instant, the car was brought to a standstill and the little girl was taken from under the car by Mr. J. M. King, who had run to its rescue. The child was bruised about the head and back, but Dr. Harriss, who was called imme diately afterwards, says that there are no internal injuries. Mra. Taylor, the mother of the child, lives ou Fith street, between Queen and Wooattrj and was doing some shopping iji Mrs. A.. E. Cannady's millinery store, when the little one wandered out and into the street. . Deputy Sheriff Flynn, who hap pened to be on the car and not know ing the exjtent of the child's injuries, arrested Mr. Gilbert and carried him before Justice Bunting, who recog nized him in the sum of $50 for his appearance this morning at 10 o'clock. Witnesses say that no possible blame can be attached to Mr. Gilbert, and it is very likely that he will be exoner ated of all semblance to criminal neg ligence at the hearing this morning. RALEIGH THIEF CAPTURED. Landed in City Prison to Await Officer , Prom the Capital. Chief Mellon yesterday received a postal card from Chief Norwood, of the Raleigh police force, offering a re ward of $10 for the arrest of Walter Maguire. a young white man about 19 years of age. The charge for which young Maguire is wanted is for the larceny of some clothing, a ladies' gold watch and 4 pistol. Chief Melton spot ted his man and had him behind the bars in less than ten minute; after the receipt of the postal card. Maguire confessed to having stolen the watch from a lady, with whom he was board ing at Eagle Rock, and to have dis posed of it at Wake Forest College. The Raleigh Chief was immediately notified of the arrest and in reply wired that an officer would be here for him at once. BURNING OF THE CR0ATAN. News of the Destruction of the Steamship Created Much Excitement Yester day Private Telegrams. The news received here yesterday afternoon of the burning of the New York steamer Croatan, en route from New York to this city with passengers and cargo, created much excitement. The first news was a telegram received by Mr. Preston White, day chief of the Western Union Telegraph office. The telegram was from his brother, Mr. George White, who, in company with another, Mr. R. W. White and his wife, were on board the steamer, bound to Wilmington. Mr. White wired that they were all safe and well at Vineyard Haven. The names of those lost appear in the telegraphic columns of the Stab. The only one from Wilmington is a negro woman by the name of Jennie Willard. Quite a number of merchants and other business men had goods in the cargo and will be very much incon venienced and in some instances suffer loss on account of the disaster. MUST ANSWER FOR LARCENY. Young Maguire, Arrested Here, Carried Back to Raleigh by an Officer. Toung Maguire, an account of whose arrest by Chief Melton was givepjin yesterday's Star, was carried back to Raleigh yesterday and placed in jail by an officer from that city, who came here for him. Maguire was easily identified by jthe Raleigh officer, and in addition to His identification the thief confessed everything. For his service in arresting him Chief Policeman Melton receives a $10 reward, offered by Chief Norwood, of Raleigh. Maguire is a young white man of about 19 years and is of very striking physique. He doesn't look like a thief, but for all that, he glibly confessed at headquarters yesterday to have stolen and disposed of a number of articles; among them a lot of clothing, a pistol and a lady's gold watch. Case Of the Car Motorman. The case of Mr. Varney Gilbert, the motorman in charge of the car which ran into the little child of Mr. Taylor Thursday afternoon, was tried oeiore Justice Buntinsr vesterdav morning. He was fully exoneratediof all criminal carelessness. In this connection it may be said that no official blame can be attached to Deioutv Sheriff Fl?nn - "',T,,i for the arrest, as he was not supposed was injured at the time the accident occurred. DEKLY MARIA TERESA LOST AT SEA. Foundered in a Gale Last Tues day Night off the Bahama Islands. ALL ON BOARD WERE SAVED. Officers and Crew Landed at Charles ton by the Wrecking Tog Merritt Much Valuable Material Saved by the 4 - Wreckers. By Telegraph to the Morning star. Washinoton.P. C.viNov 5. The Maria Teresa was Iqst during a heavy gale Tuesday night thirty miles north of Waiting Island in the Bahamas. She sunk in two thousand six hundred fathoms of water. All the erew were saved. A thrifting storyiOf the loss of the cruiser Maria Teresa is given in the official report of Lieutenant Comman der Harris to the Secretary of the Navy, received by telegraph at the Navy Department late this afternoon. During the progress of raising the ship a great deal of valuable material was recovered by the wreckers. Just what this amounts to is not positively known, but it includes expensive guns, torpedoes and much material of value. The opinion is expressed that with the material raised from the Teresa and from the other ships which have been operated upon so far, the Navy Department will be able to re imburse itself fully for the outlay of $800 per diem to the contractors. It may be that the loss reported to day will strengthen the hands of Con structor Hobson, who is urgently pleading with the department to allot money to enable him to conduct oper ations in wrecking the vessels on his own account, or it may induce the de partment to offer more liberal terms to the contractors, but however that may be. the present disposition of the depart ment is, as already stated, to raise the Colon, to bring her to the United States, to place her under the Ameri can flag and to attach her to the United States navy. CHARLESTON. S. (J., JNOV 5. The wrecking tua: L J. Merritt arrived at quarantine here last night with 114 officers and crew of the cruiser Maria Teresa that foundered in a severe storm thirty milrs north of San Salva dor Tuesday evening on" board. The tug was detained at quarantine last night and did not come up to the city until mid-day. When she tied up at her dock here all of the survi vors of the Teresa were given shore liberty. There were 114 of them. officers and men, and while many of them were half naked they were as happy and jolly a party as one could wish to see. There was an enormous crowd gathered at the Central wharf when they landed and the people of tli !tly did everything in their power for the shipwrecked marines. .Lieutenant Commander I. t, Harris. US N., at once made a full report to the department of the disaster. The officers and men remained m the city throughout the day. At 5 o'clock this afternoon the entire partv started North. The men all go to Norfolk, their original destination, where they will be rejoined by the Merritt, which will leave hereto morrow morn ing, oeiore leaving tne wbart for tne train this afternoon Commander Har ris lined his men up and after having called the roll and found that all hands were accounted for, ne said: "Boys if it had not been for the I. J. Merritt and! her gallant men, we would not be here to day. 1 call for three cheers fpr the Merritt." The cheers were given with a will. Then some one called for cheers for Commander Har ris and Capt. Chittenden and they were given heartily. Commander Harris was the last man to leave the Maria Teresa. FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED. Collapse of a Building in Course of Con struction in Detroit, Mich. Thirty five Men in the Ruins. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Detroit, Mich., November 5. The new nve-story wonderland tneatre building is to-night in a hopeless look ing state of collapse, and fifteen or more lives have been sacrificed by an appalling accident, which occurred there this afternoon, shortly before & o'clock, while thirty-five men were at work in various parts of the half - finished theatre, a portion of the structure the roof fell- in without a second's warning. Nearly every workman was carried down into the theatre pit. The front wall of the building remained practically intact, but the east side wall bulged and buckled threateningly. Notwithstanding the latter danger, work of rescuing the injured and tak ing out the dead was rushed and good progress was made until 5.15, - when the upper portion of the east wall fell, a shower of bricks striking around the crowd of laborers, officers and news paper men, extinguishing the tempo rary electric lights, and causing; a stam pede for the street. Fortunately none of those who was struck by the second downfall was seriously injured-. Mayor Maybury and other city offi cials who were on the scene thereupon decided not to further imperil life in order to save bodies, and work was susy ended until to-morrow. Eighteen injured men were taken to various hospitals. Of those injured two are not likely to recover. The cause of the catastrophe has not yet been definitely settled. It seems to rest, however, between too much weight on the roof and faulty steel beams used in its construction. The police have secured a number of the broken girders to be used as evi dence later. COLLEGE FOOT BALL The Record of Games Played by the Teams Yesterday. ' By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Harvard Harvard, 10; Pennsyl vania, none. Cornell Cornell, 12 ; Williams, none. Carlisle Carlisle, 45; Dickinson, none. Lehigh Lehigh, 22; LaFayel nothmcr. Yaie-Yaie, lO;,Uhicago, notnmg. Princeton . Princeton, &; West Point, 5. . Star 1898. U. S. DISTRICT COURT. Will Take a Recess To-day Until Novem ber 16th Cases Disposed of Yesterday. To-day j the United States District Court will take a recess until Novem ber 16th at 9 A. M. This will be done so as to allow counsel for S. W. Mabry, charged with robbing the post- office at Maxton about 12 months ago, time to bring witnesses to prove an alibi, the court having already dis posed of all the cases on the docket save this one. The session this morn ing will be held merely to see if any matters develop which will need the attention bf the court in the: conclusion of the grand jury's work. In the case against S. W."Mabry for the robbery of the Maxton postoffice, the trial of which is postponed until November 10th, the defendant's coun sel wish time to get witnesses to prove that he was in Charlotte at the time the robbery was committed. Cases disposed of yesterday were as follows? i Jno. F Morris, distilling, guilty; judgment suspended n the payment of costs. Jno. Wfilliams, .retailing, guilty; prayer for judgment continued. Charles Gibson, retailing, continued. D. T. Thompson, retailing, con tinued for the defendant. James H. Owens, retailing, motion for judgment continued. Jack McQueen, retailing, continued. J. W. Burnett, retailing, continued, Elmira lOxendine, retailing, con tinued for the defendant. Eagle Locklar. retailing, guilty ; judgment $100 fine and costs. A. C. Wingfield, smuggling, guilty ; judgment suspended on the payment of costs. The offence charged is the smug gling of a quantity of bay rum into Wilmington without paying custom house duties and was committed sev eral months ago. Lill Powell, retailing, not guilty. . W. Q. Strickland, retailing, guilty: judgment one year imprisonment and $100 fine and costs. Amos Gore, retailing, guilty; judg ment 30 days imprisonment and $100 fine and costs. George Sing, retailing, guilty ; judg ment suspended on payment of costs. R. L. Moore, retailing, guilty ; judg ment suspended on payment of costs. The same defendant, distilling-rguilty ; 30 days in jail and $100 fine. William Sykes, retailing, guilty; 30 days in jail and $100 fine. J. G. German and I. Williams, judg ment absolute as scifa. J. Henry Parker, retailing, guilty; 1 year imprisonment and $100 fine. Charles Campbell, retailing, judg ment of Fall term stricken out. Wiley Oakes, retailing, judgment of Fall "term stricken out. J. F. Jacobs, suit on postmaster's bond; 60 days allowed for plaintiff to file complaint and 60 days for defend ant to answer. Philip Mundin, retailing, guilty; judgment suspended on payment of costs. ANOTHER BOLD ROBBERY. A Negro Knocked Down and Robbed White Man on Red Cross Street Thursday Night Mr. J. W. Murrell told a Star re porter yesterday of a daring robbery committed by a negro upon a white man Thursday evening on Red Cross street. Mif. Murrell was an eye-witness to the deed, but was unable to lend assistance in time to apprehend the culprit! Mr. Murrell was near the corner of Second and Red Cross streets, and saw a white man walking down toward him, and a negro following oh behind. Suddenly Che negro rushed up behind and dealt the man a blow behind the ear, knocking him down. The negro then snatched what proved to" be a two- dollar bill from the man's hand, and dashed off down Second street toward Worth & Co.'s ice factory. Mr. Mur rell went to the man's assistance, but the negro made good his escape. The man said that, he had been in a store, made a purchase, and received the two dollars as change. The negro saw him receive the change and fol lowed him out to make the assault and, robbery which Mr. Murrell had seen so boldly committed. The inci dent occurred about 7 -.15 o'clock. SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. JONES. At Her Home in East Wilmington Yester day Morning at Eight O'clock. It is with genuine regret that the Star announces the death of Mrs. Fannie L. Jones which sad event oc curred rather suddenly at her home in East Wilmington a few minutes after 8 o'clock yesterday morning. She was seized a few days ago with a slight illnefs, but it was not consul ered serious until Thursday night, when she gradually grew worse until the end came yesterday morning. The deceased was the loving and tender wife of Mr. Solomon J. Jones, who survives her, together with five small children, a sister, Mrs. W, E. Culbreth, of Purvis, Robeson county, and a brother, Mr. C. A. Pearsall, of the Coast Line, at Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Jones was born in Duplin county, and was a daughter of the late Jno. H. Pearsall and Mrs. Lucy B. Pearsall: She- has died as she lived a consecrated Christian wo man, whom to know was to love. Y The funeral services will take place from the Jones' home, in East Wil mington, this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock and the interment will be made im mediately after in Bellevue cemetery. NO. 4 DCCUPATION OF CUBA. Orders Issued Movement to Begin a Once First Detachment to Land About November 22nd. Washington, Nov 8. Secretary Alger to day issued the first order ooking to the military occupation of Cuba by United States troops. The order was issued only, after very care ful consideration of the report of the military officers now in Cuba and the tiecirer board and otber expert com missioners, winch have been in the field. The order looks to the occuoa- tion of two points to betrin with. namely Neuvitas and Puerto Principe, but the occupation will be extended as rapidly as the Spanish evacuation pro ceeds. The order directs the move ment to begin at once, but accord ins- to the calculations of the department it win scarcely be feasible to make the first landing before Nov 22. Head quarters of the new corps which have been created for the purpose of begin ging the occupation will be at Neu vitas under the command of Gen. H. L Carpenter. The order is as fol- ows. "The headquarters of six trooos of 8th U. S. cavalry and the Third Geor- ia volunteers will be at Neuvitas. ix troops of the Eighth U. S. cavalrv and the Fifteenth infantry at Puerto mncipe. The regiments will be prepared for embarkation at once and the subsist ence department will arrange for the necessary rations. The command will be equipped and rationed for sixtv days The quartermaster general's de partment will furnish the necessary wagon transportation for use at their new stations. The surgeon will make provision for hospital and medical sup plies. Brie. Gen. L. H. Carpenter. U S. volunteers, is assigned to command these troops with headquarters at Neuvitas. "The cavalrv brigade, composed of the Seventh and Eighth U- S. cavalry. discontinued. The Seventh is as signed to the First Army Corps and the Second to the Second Army Corps. "The Fifteenth U. 8. infantry is de tached from the Fourth Army Corps and an infantry brigade created, com posed of the Third Georgia volunteers and the Fifteenth U. 8. infantry, and designated as the Second brigade. Third division, Second Corps. The orders sending the second brigade, Third division, Second Corps, to Athens, Ga., have been revoked." It was explained at the War De partment that this first movement of troops to Cuba was ordered in ad vau.ee of the date originally intended. for the reason that the .Spanish evac uation commissioners had unexpect edly notified the American commis sioners that they intended to evacuate Puerto Principe on the 22nd of the present month, consequently, it be came necessary to have United States troops on hand in Cuba to replace these Spanish forces to maintain order and protect life and property. THE SPANISH WARSHIPS. U. S. Government Abandoned the Pro. ject to Raise the Rest of the "Vessels at Santiago. Washingtok, Nov 3. Secretary Long said thisaf ternoon that the gov ernment would take no further steps to raise the rest of the Spanish war ships destroyed by Admiral Schley's heet ott the coast of Santiago, but that the department would receive pro positions to that end from any private firm that cared to undertake the work He added that this determination was based upon the report of the board of construction which recently had a consultation on the subject with Naval Constructor Hobson, who was personally-supervising the wrecking opera tions. The existing contract with the Merrit-Chapman Company will be abrogated, the operations entirely suspended on the Colon and other ves sels. pending the consideration of pro positions from private nrms to do tne work independent of tne government. It is understood that there are two com panies willing to undertake the work at their own risk, one a Swedish com pany and the other a company on the facifac coast. ASHORE AT LOOKOUT. An Unknown Vessel With Cargo of Lum berAll Her Upper Work Gone. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. New York, Nov 3. The board of underwriters are seeking to identify an unknown vessel and her cargo re ported by their agent at Beaufort, N. C, to be ashore at Cape Lookout Light since Oct 16. The bottom is about 160 to 185 feet long and yellow metalled. All the upper works are gone, one is loaded with lumber of various di mensions, most of it marked with the letter l,S" on the end. The letter is about two and a half to three inches long and appears to have been cut by some tool or instrument made for the purpose. The lumber is believed to be Florida or Georgia pine. It is also a question as to wnat has become of the vessel's crew. FOR COURTS TO DECIDE. Georgia's Claim of Territory Lying in North Carolina and Tennesseei Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 3. -States Attor ney Wimbish has filed his report with Gov. Candler, on the claim set forth bv Georgia that 1,500 square miles of territory lying in Tennessee and North Carolina belong to the first named State Mr. Wimbish goes into the case as far back as loaz and says the question is still an open one and is a matter for the courts to decide. APPAIRS IN CRETE. British Admiral Compels the Embarkation of Turkish Troops. Bv Telegraph to theMorninK star. Candia, Island of Crete, Nov. 5 Rear Admiral Gerard Henry Noel, British commander in these waters, to- dav ordered the Turkish troops whose embarkation was delayed by an order from Constantinople, to embark on a British transport The, soldiers pro ceeded to obey, but the Turkish offi cer in command stormed the embarka tion. whereupon the British admiral caused the barracks to be surrounded and declared the Turks prisoners. He also threatened to use force to compel them to embark. The Turk ish commanding officer then allowed the embarkation to proceed. AUGUSTA JAIL UNDER GUARD To Prevent a Repetition of the Attempt to Lynch a Negro Brute. ASSAULTED A WHITE GIRL. I Troops of the State Militia Patrolling Streets in Vicinity of Jail Grand Jury Meets To-day Negro to be Tried Monday. By Telegraph to tne Morning- Star. Augusta, Ga., November 3. The Augusta jail to-night is under guard to prevent a repetition of last night's attack by lynchers, who wanted to wreaa tneir vengeance on Will Kobin son, negro, for an attempt to outrage Miss Walker. Will Moore, a private in Company C, Second Georgia volunteers, here on furlough awaiting muster out, is not as badly wounded as at first thought. It is believed now that he has a fair chance for recovery. The soldiers have, however, expressed indignation uii uia xujurjr auu w preveut uuy movement on their part Col. Brown, of the Second Georgia, wired Gap tains Benkl and Fry to call in ail arms and ammunition, which was done, and a guard was placed over them to see that the men could not get the. same again in their " possession. Several of the soldiers of the Second Army Corps, Who have just arrived from Camp Meade, were in the mob last night. Gov. Candler, during the day, wired mum i.j.ucUta . U1UCIU1 UXIU L JXAKf TV troops of the State militia to report to Sheriff O'Connor for duty : Richmond Hussars (cavalry), Oglethorpe In fantry, German Guards and Irish Vol unteers. Cavalry and infantry have been patrolling the streets within several blocks of the jail in all directions since nightfall and up to midnight the mob has not made its appearance. Two men are not allowed to walk together within the district under martial law. v The grand jury meets in . the morn ing and Robinson will be promptly indicted and tried on Monday. The , penalty for assault in Georgia is death, but as the crime has only been at tempted and not accomplished, it is a penitentiary offence. There are some who believe that the facts when re vealed fully to the grand jury by the police authorities will subject the prisoner to the death penalty. The man's attempt at assault is so peculiar ly revolting in its details that they cannot even be intimated without ex Citing the utmost indignation and horror. AFTER YEARS OF ABSENCE. The Abscoading President of a Now De fuoct . Philadelphia Bank Returns i and Surrenders to His Bondsman By Telegraph to the Ulornint; Star. - Philadelphia, Penn, Nov. 3 Gideon Marsh, the fugitive president of the now defunct Keystone National Bank, returned to the city to-day after an absence of Seven years and a half and surrended himself to his bonds man, Wm. H. Wanamaker. Late this afternoon Mr. Wanamaker .ac companied Marsh to the office of United states District Attorney Beck, and the latter at once turned the fugi tive bank president over to the custody Of the United ; States marshal, who placed him in jail to await a hearing to-morrow morning. Marsh, in talking to friends who called upon him in the United States marshal's office before he was tasen to prison, said that in the more than seven years of his absence he has roamed almost over the whole world and worked for a living at anything he could get to do. When he left he had $1,385, which from two friends, amount to him. he had collected who owed that He went by a to Brazil and circuitous route afterward travelled about from place to place He returned to America and eventually located in the State of Washington, where, he said, he had earned money at any kind of labor he could get He said he often longed to come back to Philadelphia, but was deterred through a desire to protect his children from scandal. He felt that to return would revive a t state of affairs that would be a-ecaudal to his family. Mrs. Marsh, by the' way, ob tained a divorce from the fugitive about a year ago on the ground of de sertion, she making affidavit that she had received no word from her hus band since the day of his absence. COAL FOR GREAT BRITAIN. Large Purchases Made in Philadelphia for Immediate Shipment to West India Points. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. ' Philadelphia, . November 8. A morning paper publishes the follow ing: V The probability of a war between England and France received fresh impetus here yesterday by the action of England, who purchased a large amount of coal for immediate delivery at her West India naval stations. In response to hurried cablegrams from London, ship brokers engaged in the West India trade spent the err eater part of yesterday searching for ton nage suitable to transport the coal from .Philadelphia and Newport News to points where it will be most con venient for English war' craft to fill their bunkers. Sailing vessels from 1,600 to 2,000 tons carrying capacity are particularly in demand. The first shipments are to be sent to Kingston, followed by vessels for Bermuda, St. Lucia and Demerara, which are. the principal ports in the West Indies subject to Great Britain. It is also proposed to discharge a part of the purchase at St. Thomas, a Danish island, where hulks will be used. It was reported yesterday that two British warships had been ordered here to undergo alight repairs, which, un der ordinary circumstances, would have been made either at Halifax o the Bermuda islands. RESULT OF A PALL. Death of the Mother of Geo. Fitzhngh Lee, in Virginia. Richmond, Va., November 3. Mrs. Anne Lee, mother of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, died this morning at the home of her son, Capt. Daniel Lee, in Stafford county, from the result of a fall re ceived several day's ago. Gen, Lee left this city for Stafford today. The burial will be at Alexandria to-morrow- Bare and Curious : "What is a phenomenon, Uncle Aleck?" "A phenomenon is a chesnu t without a worm in it. ' 'Chicago Record.
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