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WILLIAM B. BEBB A Xdltor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON, N. C. Fkiday, - - eLY 26' 1901 intlSTIHO THE CHICKENS TOO SOON. The Spanish war gave Mr. Mc Kinley an opportunity to pay some attention to the South and to give recognition to a few Southern men, which was so much appreciated in the South that a very kind feeling for Mr. McKinley personally soon manifested itself . He reciprocated this by generous allusions to the South and by chivalrous eulogies of Confederate soldiers, which were even more appreciated by the South. It may boobsen ed that while doing all this he carefully refrained from making any mention of the negro as one of the Southern factors that command attention, and that even when he was called upon to speak to negroes he did it briefly, if kindly, but made no. reference whatever to their political status. This again pleased the South, for it was con strued as an indication that the President would be no party to any measure to punish or handicap the South for adopting such franchise laws as she deemed best for her peace, prosperity and happiness. The kindly t feeling shown by the the Southern people for this Repub lican President seems to have en couraged the belief among Repub licans in the North that some of the Southern States . were leaning towards the Republican party and would in good time "come in. It I.. AmAin1iof1 tnn that. wViati t ill UC 1C1UCU1UWU www, - the constitutional amendment was under discussion in this State one of the principal reasons given by those Republicans who supported it was that the elimination of the negro as a political factor would make the building up of a white Republican party a possibility. Thev went against their party in supporimg me ameuumeut uui mcy A? At.- J A U.,A At.- met with no rebuke from the ma chine managers at headquarters. Thus far they have not made any progress in building up this white Republican party, or in cre ating the hoped for political revol ution. Bu they haven't given up hope, as Shown by the following, which we clip from the St. Louis Gfobe-Deinocraf, as a sample of ed itorials which appear from time to time in Republican organs: " "Hon. William M. Springer is an other prominent Democrat who sees the approaching break in tne solidity of the Southern States. The move ment to eliminate the negro through the changes in the constitutions of many of the States in that section, he says, will bring some of them to the Republicans. 'The protectionists of the South, who since the civil war have allied themselves with the Dem ocrats, have done so from purely per sonal, reasons,' he declares. 'The Re publicans will gain and the Demo crats will lose by the disappearance of the negro in the South as a political factor.' Several Southern States will as a consequence, he says, 'eventual ly drift into the Republican party.' "The ex-Congressman and ex-judge nas gauged tne Southern situation cor rectly so far as regards the drift to the Republicans. The utterances of such prominent Southern Democrats as Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina, and ex-Secretary Herbert, of Alaba ma, are symptomattc of a split in the Democratic party in their region which will have national conaequ ences These men represent a large body of persons in their locality who, silent hitherto, will make themselves heard and felt when leaders arise. The ftliornmAnt nf tha RnntVi linra thaoivil. war days has been abnormal and could not last. The fear of negro domina tion sent tens of thousands of South ern men into the Democratic party whose sympathies were 'with the Re publicans on all the great issues, and with the disappearance of this menace there will be a division on natural lines in that section as in the North and West. "The rise of the South in manufac turing and in general diversification of industries will assist in causing the break, and will give it large dimen sions when it comes. The only excuse which ever existed for a union of most of the whites in one party in the South has vanished, and the division cannot bedelayed much longer. A few of the ex slave States as Delaware, Mary land and West Virginia have come over to the Republican side, and un der a fair election law Kentucky would be doubtful, with the chances in favor of the Republicans. The fact that moat of the leading Democratic .papers of the South denounce McLau rin and Herbert as traitors shows that the Democratic leaders see the break which is coming, though they are powerless to prevent or delay it." Mr. Springer lives in Illinois. He knows perhaps as much about the political status, prospects and changes in the South as any other intelligent reader who keeps up with the current of events and new move ments, so that his foreshadowings amount to no more than those of any other intelligent person would. Of coum there will be political changes in the South regardless of thS political status of the negro, but there will not be enough of them to throw Southern States now Demo cratic into the Republican column. it must be remembered tnat in no Southern State is the negro totally eliminated from politics; that it is only certain classes that are, and tha those who still retain the right to vote will be associated with the Republican party, which will still be a negro party to that extent, as much a negro party as it ever was, although the number of its black adherents may be somewhat reduced. But they will still form a consider able factor in that party, and the Democrat who abandons his party to ally himself with the Republican party must affiliate with that factor. If it was race prejudice, as asserted, that kept Southern Democrats from going into the Republican party in the past, that same prejudice will continue to exist as a deterrent w the future. They do not ex pect to see Southern Democrats go directly into the Republican pany, they expect to see them go that way by degrees led by men like senator McLaurin, of South Carolina, who will nerniat in calling themselves Democrats, while pleading for a fol- lowing to co-operate with the Re- publican party. They will continue to call themselves, Democrats until the logic of events compels them to drop this name and acknowledge I themselves Republicans. ISo man has yet arrayed himself against the Democratic party in the South wno did not ultimately become an avowed Republican retire to private life "unhonored and unsung. Tn a ronntrv like.this new issues will diyide parties, as old issues are ! disposed of,, and parties must con form their action to these issues. The Republican party , is drifting away from some of its issues and getting down to where the Demo cratic party stands on these issues, as shown by the discussion in Re publican lines on the protective tariff, the Trusts, ship subsidies &c. I With the new issues that may be nrASMited in the future there is no telling what the position of the South may be, but with the issues as they are presented now there is no more probability of the South becoming Republican than there is of a gen eral frost to-night. A COURT OP INQUIRY. The merciless, persistent, vindic tive and slanderous persecution with which Admiral Schley has been pur sued since the battle of Santiago by the friends of Admiral Sampson, culminating in the vicious and rabid vilification in- that so-called history by Maclay, one of Sampson's syco phants, has resulted, as it waB an ticipated it would, in the request for a court of inquiry by Admiral Schley, something that in the opin ion of a good niany he ought to have done some time ago. His failure to do" it and the patience with which he bore these assaults encouraged his enemies in the belief that he feared investigation, and this re sulted in the outrageous attack by this master-serving reputed writer of history. Schley's enemies labored and con spired to force this court of inquiry under the impression that it would be composed of men 'opposed to Schley, as friends of Sampson would have the naming of the court. This impression has gone out and perhaps it may have influ ence enough at Washington to pre vent the packing of that court and giving us an American Dreyfus case. Maclay, the' alleged historian, whose book is so scandalously vitu perative of Admiral Schley that the third volume in which the attack occurs, has been forbidden as a text book in the naval academies, until the objectionable parts are eliminated, holds some kind of a clerkship in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and it has developed since his assault has appeared that both Secretary Long and Admiral Sampson saw and read the proofs before they went into the hands of the publisher, and were consequently cognizant of the attack on Schley. Neither made any suggestion as to elimination or modification. Admiral Schley did not see any of the proofs, the reason assigned by Maclay being that he was "out of the country," but he was not so far off that he could not have been reached by mail. We are not taking much stock in this Santiago business, for it has been very much overdone from ,the start, and men have been exalted as "heroes" for doing what it was simply their duty to do and winning a victory over an enemy of whom hey had every advantage from the time the Spanish fleet boldly dashed out of Santiago harbor, on the run or the high sea, until it was over powered, crippled and went to the bottom. The real heroes of that fight were Admiral Cervera and the brave men who so loyally stood by him and their ships until they went down under" the terrific storm of iron and fatal American marksman ship. It would have- been an eter nal disgrace if they had not sunk or captured that fleet. But we believe in fair play and honest dealing, and despise the mis erable selfishness that claims what is due to others, and hoggishly appro priates all the glory and as much of the spoils as possible. That's Samp son s game. Poor old Paul Krnger, is tasting the bitterness of life in the end. His wife died in Pretoria a few days ago, and his only daughter some time before that. In exile as it were, without a country, and the wife to whom he owed much of his success in life gone, the old man hasn't much to live for. Deafness Cannot be Oured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There Is wily one way to cure deafness, and that toby institu tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound of Imperfect hear ing, and when It U entirely closed deafness la the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surf aces. We will give one Huudred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by Ball's Catarrh Cure Bend for circulars, free. F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o Bold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pius are the best. t APPROACHING A CRISI8. Two interesting reports by wire were published yesterday, one from Chicago stating that the Latrobe Steel and Coupler Works had ar ranged for the importation of six hundred negroes from Mobile, Ala., to take the places of striking work men. The other was from Pitts burg stating that a wholesale injunc- tion was being prepared enjoining the strikers from interfering with any of the Steel Corporation's plants anywhere or in any way. This is another of the sweeping injunctions, sweeping in extent ana terms Tt would seem from this that the strike is approaching a crisis and that the steel companies are forcing the fight, with the aid of negroes and the courts. The result of this importation of negroes, unless Gov ernor Yates should follow the ex- ample of the late Governor Tanner, nrrtMhit their coming and declare -- that if necessary he would "plant guns on the State border and blow the cars to pieces containing the hired negroes," there will be colli sion and riot. If he should side with the workmen to the extent of keeping these negroes out, there may be no trouble, but if the effort be made to bring them in and work them there will be trouble, for that has been invariably the : case, and the importing company would have an excuse for calling for the protec tion of the military. If, in the " Pittsburg case, the sweeping injunction referred to be granted, that will in all probability lead to conflict too, for the 'strikers who have thus far been orderly and refrained from violent demonstra tions of any kind will conclude that the courts are arrayed against them, will become angered and desperate and will not show the self-restraint that has marked their conduct so far. If the reports referred to be true, the next few days may bring a decided and deplorable change in the strike situation. It Saved. Hit Les. P. A. Danforth. of LaG range, Ga. suif ered intensely for six months with a frightful running sore on his leg, but writes that Hucklen's Arnica salve wholly cured it in ten days. For Ul cera. Wounds. Burns. Boils, Fain or Piles it's the best salve in the world, Cure guaranteed. Only 25c. Sold by R. R. Bellamy, druggist. POLICE COOPED A BURGLAR. Mack Taylor, Colored Ex-Coovlct, Cap tared Last Night la the Residence of Mr. Qeorfe R. Preocb. Captain of Police W. J. Williams and Sergeants C. 8. Burnett and G. H. Ward last night about 9:30 o'clock captured Mack Taylor, colored, as he was leaving the residence of Mr. Geo. R. French, on southwest corner of Third and Ann streets, after having burglarized it. Mr. Willie Peck, who lives across the street from the residence, which has been unoccupied since Mr. and Mrs. French have been travelling in Europe, heard the crack of a window and knowing that the dwelling was unoccupied, he immediately tele phoned to the police station and the officers responded as given above. They surrounded the house and Mr. Peck, who had joined the police squad, went to the door and rang the bell. A light seen in one of the rooms was im mediately extinguished when footsteps were heard on the front porch, and as Sergeant Burnett started to enter the house the negro jumped through a window on the back porch, throus-h which he had first entered by tearing away a blind, smashing a" pane of glass and raising the sash. The ponce omcer relied , tne negro with a blow from his club and carried him to the station house, where a very fine razor, a tortoise shell purse and a gold breast pin were taken from his person and identified by Mr. W. A. French, Jr., who called at the Hall later. A search of the residence was made for other intruders but none was found. The negro Taylor is just from the State penitentiary for the larcany of a set of buggy harness from Mr. Geo. E Pope, about a year ago. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. John R. Hanby is critically ill with typhoid pneumonia at No. 417 South Fifth street. Mr. M. L. Rhodes, head sales man for eight years for Mr. iC F. Douglas, Florence, 8. 0., is registered at the Seashore Hotel. Dr. J. Gerald Murphy, of At kinson, N. C, returned home yester day, after a visit to his brothers, Messrs. I. W. and P. P. Murphy. Mr. ''Jack" Bellamy returned Tuesday from a visit to Licolnton, IN. C, He resumes his desk at the Murchison National Bank this ing. morn- Herbert McClammy, Esq., left yesterday for Hendersonville, N. C. to join Mrs. McClammy and little daughter, who are spending the Sum mer at the Imperial Hotel. Miss Ada Alexander, of Atlan ta, who has been one of the charming guests of Miss Mabel Powers for the past two weeks at her house party on Wrightsyille Beach left Tuesday for Atlanta. . Mr. Daniel L. Luper, of the well known firm of Luper & Ruffin, leading merchants of Wilson, N. C, is a guest at the Seashore Hotel. "MV Luper has been ten years in business in nis city and is a. uason of well known reputation. Capt. E. F. Nadal, quarter master general of the Second ResrimenL N. C. S. G., now in camp at Wrights yille, is accompanied to Wilmington oj airs. Nadal. She has been the Kueaian tbe city of Mr. and Mrs. H. L B emress out left yesterday to spend I I..,,. at "e Seashore Hotel, AT "CAMP AYCOCK." The Second Regiment fcojoyea More Ideal Encampment Weather Yesterday. CAPT. ORISWOLD ELECTED. He Will Command Third Battalion Pre sentation of Regimental Colors Con cert by Bind Tooiht New In stallments Expected. Camp Aycock, Wrightsville, July 24. Another ideal day in camp was what the weather dispenser gave the boys of the Second Regiment yester day. Camp routine was taken up with a "vengeance" and the soldiers proved themselves under excellent discipline and in fine form. Col. Rodman has ordered guard duty day in and day out with no recesses and the effect of rigid yet not unreasonable orders, is plainly evident. There were several departures irom the routine to day and one of the most notable and pleasing was tbe presen tation of the regimental colors. It took place at dress parade this evening and the formalities were very pretty. The Oak City Guards of Raleigh, under the clever command of Capt. C. D. Harriss, acted as escort and headed by the Second Regiment Band, playing an inspiring military air, they march ed to Colonel Rodman's quarters, se cured the flag and accompanying the regimental commander and staff, they marched to the parade grounds where Col. Rodman made the formal presen tation, handing the flag to Color Bearer Roger Moore, of the Wilming ton Lieht Infantry who received the - k compliment of an election to that of fice to-day. Another feature out of the routine was the election this morning at 9 o'clock by the commissioned officers of the regiment of Capt. C. J. Gris wold, of the Goldsboro Rifles, as Ma jor Commanding the Third battalion, The battalion haa been commanded pending the election by Capt. J C. Mallison, of Washington, the senior company commander in the regiment. Major Griswold is a clev er and capable omcer and the se lection of him to command the battal ion is regarded as a compliment to himself and the company which he represents. While camp life in the. main is military, the social feature always comes in for its share of attention and thus far it has been very marked with the Second Regiment. A number of impromptu events in society take place each day and contribute to break the monotony of the soldier lite in cam p. Captain Oscar Grant gave a delight ful boating party last night on the Morning Star," complimentary to General Royster and Miss Julia How ell, of Raleigh. Hollo wbush's Orches tra furnished the music. Colonel Rodman and staff entertain ed Misses Howell, Short. Anita De- Rosset, Lucy Latham and Lewis and. Captain Adrian and Lieutenants Metts and Gillican at dinner yesterday afternoon. Tbe dress parade this evening was highly successful and was witnessed by a number of lady and gentlemen spectators. The Wilmington Light Infantry presented a fine line ex celled by none and the band was never better. The officers of the day and guard respectively to-day -' were. Captain McGraw; guard, Lieutenant Utley, Company M.. and Lieutenant Kiewe, of Company B. In another column the Seacoast rail road announces a very admirably ar ranged schedule of special trains for the benefit of those in encampment. Major C. C. Bunch, assistant quar termaster general or the Guard, ar rived in camp to night to look after his department The second battalion was under command of Colonel Cobo and Major White at the rifle pits for two hours this morning. The Wilmington boys made a very good showing, if not the best. The third battalion will get its two hours of the hardest and hottest work in the whole camp life to mor row. The countersign to day was "Rod man." The Second Regiment Band. Nothing is contributing to the suc cess of the encampment more than the Second Regiment Band, of Wilming ton, and upon every hand one hears nothing but praise for the organiza tion arid tbe clever musicians who compose it. They have excellent quarters just at the entrance into camp and have named their street "Davis street" "in honor of Capt. Champ McD. Davis, adjutant of the regiment, who has taken Buch great interest in the formation of the band. A new cornet player from Burlington, in. u., is expected to arrive to-morrow and join the band. tie win prove a valuable acqui sition. The new instruments are also expected to-morrow and if they arrive the boys will be in "great shape." The band will give a concert to morrow (Thursday) night at Ocean View Hotel, beginning at 9 o'clock. The following programme will be ob served. March "The Man Behind the Gun," oousa. Selection "The Burgomaster," Pix- ley. Cornet Solo "Liboretto " Harvey. Waltz 8ong "The Lass I Love," uicotti. Ragtime "Bunch of Blackberries," wan. March "Under the Double Eagle," Riey. TT m a natcn as ramcK announce an excursion from Clinton to Norfolk and return on Friday, August 2d, return iuK iqb iouowing aay. xne. rare is $2.25. Look! A. Stitch In. Time Saves nine. HngtieB' Tonic new Improved taste pleasant, taken In early Spring and FaU prevents Chills, Dengue and Malarial Fevers. Acts on the liver, tones np tne system. Better ttisjQ Quinine. Guaranteed, try It. At Dnut gists. 50c and 11. 00 bottles. " A MILLION llNCKcAoc IN PROPERTY VALUATION. Transcript of Tax Listers' Sheets Com- j pleted Yesterday -of Taxable Material Tt i. Mtimated with an approximate decree ol correctness that the increas ed valuation of real ana personal nmnAtit for taxation in New Hanover ccralty this year will be a little oyer one million dollars. A transcript of the listers' sheets was yesterday completed by Mr. T. O. Bunting and his assistant, nu iuc books were turned over to we Kegis- a fin. ter of Deeds for computation, nm increased revenue to the county at thn rate of 81 cents on the nunarea dollars will, therefore, be something like $8,100. The total valuation of real and per sonal property in the entire county last year was $7,476,199 and this year. exclusive of what is to come down the Corporation Commission, the valuation is $8,312,821, Bhowiag a net increase of $847,623. The amount yet to come from the Corporation Commisison wiil swell the increase, as before slated to over a million dollars. The assess ments to come from this source con sists of bank stock, corporations, street railway companies, telephone lines and other similar property. As an in dex to the increase that may be ex pected upon this class of property it may be stated that last year the prop erty of the Wilmington Street Bail- way Company was assessed at $42,800, while this year the Commission has made it $100,000. There is a net decrease of 25 in the number of polls in the county this year. Last year there were 2,128 white and 1.517 colored persons listed for poll tax, making a total of 3,645. while this year there are 2,088 whites and 1,532 colored, making a total of only 3,620. The total valuation of real and per sonal property in the country townships thus far is $976,555, as compared with $818 314 valuation an increase $158,241. Exclusive of the property yet to be assessed by the Corporation Commission it will be seen that the in creased valuation in the city of Wil mington alone is $689,381. The rate this year it is expected, will be 81 cents on the $100 on both real and personal property, while last year the rate was 95 cents on real estate and 891 cents on personal property Last year there was a separate rate on each class of property ; this year it is the same. The figures naturally suggest that there baa been either a great enhance ment in the value of property in the county, or that a good big slice of it has escaped taxation in the past. DEATH OP AN AQED LADY. - Mrs. Elizabeth Howe McMillan Passed Away Early Yesterday Morning. Mrs. Elizabeth Howe McMillan, relict of the lae Frank A. McMillan, died yesterday morning at 4:05 o'clock at the residence of her son, Mr. Thomas McMillan, No. 517 North Fourth street, after a lingering illness of more than a year, during which time she bore her suffering with great fortitude and cheerfulness. The news of her death will bring sorrow to many friends and relatives in this city. 8he was born in Wilmington and had resided here for nearly seventy years. She was a consistent and de voted member of St. Andrew's Pres byterian Church and was greatly beloved by those who enjoyed her acquaintance. Two sons and three daughters survive and with the excep tion of one son, all were with her when she passed away. The survivors are Messrs. Thomas McMillan, ana Frank McMillan, the last named of Frosbeak, Texas; Mrs. T. C. Bray, Mrs. Reuben Grant and Miss Emma McMillan, of this city. Two sisters also survive the deceased. They are Mrs. Lou Rhan. of Portsmouth, and Miss Nancy Sellers, of this city. The funeral services took place yes terday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock from the late residence with interment at Oakdale. Married Last Evening. Last night at 8 o'clock at tbe resi dence of Capt. J. M. McGowan, No. 713 Orange street. Miss Aanie Lee was united in marriage to Mr. Baxter Croom, tbe service having been per formed with great taste by Capt. Me Gowan. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Janie Lee, of Castle Haynes, and the groom is a popular conductor in the employ of the Wilmington Street Railway Company. His-parents are Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Croom, of ofCronly. N. C. The bride and groom will spend their honeymoon visiting relatives in Pender county. To Improve Jewish Synagogue. Mr. J. E. Hatch, the well known painter and decorator, will begin work to-day beautifying the Jewish Syna eoeue on southeastern corner oi . a a Fourth and Market streets. He will complete the work by September 1st. The improvements will consist of fres coing the interior of the building and painting the outside a rich brownstone color. Mr. Hatch is at present en gaged with the painting at the Court House and he also has a contract for painting the interior of the Presbyte rian church at Lumber ton. Storr of a Slave. To be bound hand and foot for years by the chains of disease is the worst form of slavery, ueorge u. Williams, of Manchester, Mich , tells how such a slave was made free. He says : "My wife has been so helpless for five years that she could not turn over in bed alone. After using two bottles of Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully im proved and aoje to ao her own work. This supreme remedy for female dis eases quickly cures nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, headache. backache, fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle working medicine is godsend to weak, sickly, run down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cents. Hold by K Bellamy. Druggist. t MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. Formal Transfer to City and County Was Made Yesterday Morning by Executors, DR. 0REEN SUPERINTENDENT. Elected by Board of Directors Immediately After the Exercises, Which Were Un ostentations Mr. Sprnnt's Ad dress Tbe New Building. The formal transfer to the city and county of the James Walker Me morial Hospital took place yesterday morning at 10 o'clock on the grounds of the new building, on Dickinson and Rankin streets. The exercises attendant upon the transfer were not of an elaborate or publicrature, in conformity to the wish oi tne aonor expressed snoruy before his death, but there were as sembled at the hospital Mayor A. M Wadtlell, members of the. City Coun cil, County Commissioners, President Elliott and members of the new Jaines Walker Memorial Hospital Board, and Messrs. James Spruut and Wm. Gil Christ, xecutors of the estate of the late Mr. Walker, to whom the munic ipality and county are indebted so much for the munificent gift. After an informal inspection of the grour.ds und splendid buildup, the party tli.6rbd on the front veranda of the hospital and was called to or der. Mr. James Sprunt, representing the executors, then made the speech of presentation as follows, paying an eloquent and deserved tribute to tbe deceased philanthropist, whom he rep resented: Mr. Mayor and Aldermen; Mr. Chairman and Commissioners : "The devisor of this fine property be queathed to our city and county for the noble purpose of relieving suffer -ing humanity, was a man of humility and reserve. With characteristic diN fidence he laid the corner stone with out the usual ceremonies and it was his expressed wish that the necessary formalities in the transfer of the com pleted hospital be free from ostenta tion. We, his executors, therefore tender you the keys of the James Walker Memorial Hospital with a grateful sense of the trust which he reposed in us, and with the hope that it may long serve the humane object of its generous donor." Mr. Wm. Gilchrist then formally handed the keys of the building to Mayor Waddell, who responded very briefly and read the deed making the legal transfer. Uoi. Elliott next responded with a speech in behalf of the Board of Man agers, which was highly fitting the oc casion and characteristic of the speaker, It will be gratifying to the public to know that the enterprising Board of Managers of the new institution now think that they have every arrange ment complete for the furnishing of the new hospital with all modern equipments. There is no better or more conveniently appointed .hospital in the 8outh than that which Mr. Walker has given to the people of tbis section and his memory should ever be respected and loved by those for whom he has done so much. Just after the exercises which com pleted the transfer, the Board, of Man agersmet and elected as. superintend ent of the Hospital, Dr., Thomas Meares Green, a former Wilmingtonian and son of Dr. W. H. Green, but now resident physician at St. Joseph's Hospital, Baltimore. Dr. Green graduated several years ago with distinguished honors from the University of Maryland and since graduation he has had much experi encein hospital work. The compliment bestowed upon him in his election as superintendent is richly merited and the managers of the institution could have made no better selection. Dr. Green will take charge of the affairs of the Hospital ina short time. In the interim of his arrival, the Hospital will remain in the hands of Dr. Mc Millan, who is now acting superin tendent. Salt For Damage. Herbert McClammy, Esq., and Messrs. Bellamy & Bellamy, attorneys for E. J. Sikes, yesterday filed notice with the Clerk of the Superior Court of a suit for damages which they have brought for tbeir client against the Wilmington Gas vLight Company. While no complaint has been filed, it is understood that $20,000 will be the amount asked. The claim is for injury to the defendant by reason of the fall ing upon him of alleged defective doors in the boiler room of the com pany. It. is claimed that one of his limbs was broken; that he was wounded internally and that he re ceived other injuries, for all of which he asks damage in the sum named. Married In Btaufort, N. C. Mr. Wm. T. Delamar, the popular U. S. revenue agent in this city, and Miss Helen Hughes Gibble, of Beau fort, N. 0., were married yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in St Paul's Episcopal Church, of that city. The service was impressively performed by Rev. Thos. P. Noe. Mr. and Mrs. Delumar will be at home at the resi dence of Capt. W. A. Sanders in this city, after to day. Pipkin's Baltimore Excursion. As will be seen by reference to the advertising columns of the Star this morning, Pipkin's excursion to Balti more or Washington on August 6th, will go via Norfolk instead of Rich mond as before announced. The fare from Wilmington to Norfolk and re turn will be $3 00; from Wilmington to Washington and return, $6.00, and to Baltimore and return $6.50. Bag gage is twenty five cents extra. Florence, S. C, Nov. 26, 1900. I was nrst advised by onr family physician In Charleston to use TEETHIMA with onr baby when she was but a very young infant, as a pre ventive of colic and to warm and sweeten the stomach. Later It was useful In teetMns trou bles, and Its effect has been found to be so very beneficial and so free from tbe dangers that are consequent upon the use of drugs and soothing syrups, that we have come to regard It, after use with three children, as one, of tbe necessi ties when there is a new oaby in the bouse and until tha teething troubles are over, and we take pleasure In recommending it to our friends instead of the horrid stuff that so many people use to keep tbeir babies quiet. HART WELL M. AYKR, (Mgr. Dally Times and Weexly Timea-Meeeen-awr.) t A $40,000 SALVAGE CLAIM Wilmington and Norfolk Tof a Compro mised On the Payment of $15,000 In United States Conrt at Norfolk. The libel suit for a $40,000 salvage claim recently instituted against the British steamship Starcross by Capt. Edgar D. Williams, owner of the tug Marion; Capt. S. F. Craig, represent ing the owners of the tug Blanche and the owners of the Norfolk tug William F. Coley, has been compro mised, the owners of the steamer hav ing agreed to the payment of $15,000 to the libell ants. The suit was recently brought in the United States Court at Norfolk, and Capt. Williams spent several days there in the interest of the libellants. The Starcross was pulled off the Cape Lookout shoals about three weeks ago by the Wilmington and Norfolk tugs and the U. S. revenue cutter Al gonquin, stationed at this port. Par ticulars of the distress of the vessel were printed in this paper at the time. The vessel was laden with phosphate rock, lumber and cotton from Bruns wick to Bremen. 8he proceeded after being pulled off the shoals to Newport News and since the settlement of the salvage claim she has proceeded to Bremen. From Lumberton to Marion. The Carolina Northern railroad being built from Lumberton, N. C, to Marion, S. C, has now been extended almost as far as Marion and the work is progressing very satisfactorily. It is said outside of official circles that the road will be extended beyond Marion to some point on the coast most probably Georgetown. The point has now been reached in South Caro Una where the new road desires to crots the Atlantic L;oast Line at Marion and in order that the differ ences between the two companies may be adjusted tbe South Carolina Rail way Commission will hear both sides of tbe question at Columbia to day. The Carolina Northern will be repre sented by Superintendent T. C. Mc- Neely. CORN AND COTTON Weather Bureau's Report On the Condi- tion of Crops. By Telegraph to the Morning star. Washington, July 23. -The Weath er Bureau's weekly summary of crop conditions says : "The outlook for corn is less favora ble than at the close of the previous week. In Nebraska, Kansas, Okla homa, and Missouri early corn is practically ruined. With early and abundant rains in these States late corn would prsbably make half a crop or less." "In portions of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, the condition of cotton has improved, but in the two last named States and in the Caroli nas it has suffered from lack of cultiva tion. Bain is greatly needed in Ten nessee and over the western portion of tbe cotton belt, where, however, the crop is generally withstanding the drought well. Fruiting at the top continues to be reported from the cen tral and western districts and through out the belt the plant is small. AFFAIRS OF THE APIARY. Thinars Well Worth Knowiaar. Bleaching; Yellow Section. There is a new device for inducing bees on the wing to cluster. It Is eas ily made and can be put In practico by any one. Take a board about a foot square and put a hole in the cuter large enough to receive the end of a pole. Then put a half dozen holt-s in the board large enough to receive as many corncobs. With your pole in the center you can take the device and go with It where the bees are flying thick est, and they will cluster on the board. Then you can cany them to their hive and shake them off before it or Into It, and the work is done. Those who have black bees and are troubled with worms should at once change them for Italians. Worms have no show with strong Italian colonies. Thej are wormproof and should j for this property have the preference. Let every beekeeper attend to put ting on empty , sections and removing full ones dining this month (July). Give plenty of room to the bees, that they may not cluster on the outside of the hive and practically do nothing. This is easily prevented by making room in, the hive for surplus honey. The sarrie thing can be accomplished by a judicious use of the extractor. This empties the full combs and gives the bees room for replenishing with additional honey. Bees did not do as well this past sea son in cellars as they did on their sum mer stands. This Is exceptional, for a good, dry cellar easily regulated as to temperature Is generally the best win ter protection that can be had. There ore some excellent beekeepers, how ever, who prefer wintering on the sum mer stands, with large hives and strong colonics. Put yellow stained sections in a win dow; or where the sun can shine on them, and they will soon be bleached white, so that they will readily sell for first class honey. This is worth know ing, as It enhances the price of the honey. It may be worth hundreds of dollars to some beekeepers. A good way to stop robbing In mild cases Is to throw a handful of grass before the hive. For a more severe case saturate the grass with water. For a very bad case saturate the grass With kerosene oil. But "an ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure." .Be careful not to drop any honey around the hives, as this will Induce the bees to begin depredations on oth er hives. Farm Journal. In the Garden. While the farmer has been busy with his haying and harvesting the garden has probably been more or less neglect ed. Weeds grow very fast during July and August, as the warmth induces the rapid decomposition of vegetable mat ter and Its conversion Into the most stimulating fertilizer, ammonia. The early garden has had its day, and the land after early peas and potatoes will need to l o plowed, If only to keep It from 1 overgrown with weeds. Early 1 .mgust is not too late to set celery, which is all the better for mak ing a quick growth. The early celery set a month or more ago should have earth drawn around it, taking care not to let the soil get between the giowlng stalks, as It will cause rust, advises an exchange. Albanian insurgents and Turkish regulars have had several encounters on the Turkish frontier. Many have been killed and wounded on both tides. A NEW ENTERPRISE. Lumber Plant of S. an J VV. H, Northrop to be Rehabili tated at Once AND PUT IN OP. RATION. One of the Largest Mills In Wilmington Which Has Been Idle for a Nomber of Years-New Machinery Installed and Property Improved. The Star learns from an authori tative source that the a. & W. H Northrop lumber plant at foot of Queen street is to be thoroughly re habilitated at once and put in oper ation by the present owner's and other parties from the North who have been interested in the project. New machinery will be installed and much of that at present on the site and available will be overhauled and put in modern condition in every respect. The mill has been idle for number of years, though the propri etors have been engaged as large deal ers in sawed lumber for domestic aud foreign export in the meantime. The plant is one of the most eligibly located in the city and the site has a splendid river front, affording unsurpassed facilities for shipping. A large amount of money will be spent in bringing the property up to its former standard and the mill will prove to be one among the largest and most important enterprises of its kind in the city. FEELING RUNS HIGH 4 IN OSCEOLA, ARK. Contest Over Offices of Sheriff and cir cuit Clerk An Armed Con flict Threatened. By Telettraph to the Mornlni Star. Memphis, Tknn., July 24. Dis patches received here to-day told of a serious state of affairs in Osceola, Ark., where it was claimed Sheriff Bowen and Circuit Clerk Driver refused to vacate their offices, although having been removed by the Governor. It was said that many persons were armed and an outbreak was regarded as im minent. A correspondent was sent to Osceola to-day and at 8 o'clock to-night a telegram was received from him stating that the stories had been exag gerated and that the town was quiet. A few days ago Governor Davis re voked the commissions of Sheriff Sam Bowen and Circuit Clerk Driver' and issued commissions to John A. Love well and J. W. Rhodes, respectively. At the election last September Rhodes ran for clerk and Lovewell for sheriH' on what was called the independent ticket. Driver ran for clerk and Bow en for sheriff on the Democratic ticket. The returns showed Driver and Bow -en elected and they have held the two offices since. A contest was institu ted in the courts and the county court declared Lovewell and Rhodes elected The circuit court held the contrary and on appeal, the Supreme Court of jansas on juiy zora susiainc-u me county court and remanded the Cases. Governor Davis thereupon revoked the commissions of the incumbents. The report received here is that the Driver and Bowen factions hold pos session of the4 court house and refuse to vacate,-while Lovewell and Rhodes are supported by a strong armed fol lowing, and a clash is expected at any time. Driver and Bowen, it is said, dispute the authority of the Governor tojrevoke their commissions. Feeling runs high. Little Rock, Ark. , July 21 . Upon his return to-night from Lonoke coun ty, Governor Davis stated that he had received no Advices indicating a threat ened civil war in Mississippi county, and he had nothing to say concerning the report of prospective trouble there. The Governor stated that he had not been appealed to froin any source to place the county under martial law. TT- T l no . 1 lift PERIL OF CHtOROFORM. Mm, Dover Determined to Save IIr Husband From Anxiety. "And how is the hand todny, darlinsV" Inquired Mr. Dovey fondly. "Oh!" sighed Mrs. Dovey, "the luiiu has been something frightful. I have had to send for the doctor. II' is comius to lance it. I expect him hero every minute." "My own brave little woman!" "Not so very brave, either. I urn going to take chloroform." "Oh, Amorella, don't, plense!" "It won't cost so much more." "As if I thought ot that!" "You want to see ine tortured, ihMU After only two months of marriage!" "How can you talk like that, AiimiiIIu? Why, don't you know? Sometimes people die under chloroform." "You say that just-to frighten me. Hut I don't care. I'll risk it. Ah, here's the doctor! You will give me chloroform, won't you. doctor?" "Certainly ; I have come prepared." "And you assure me there is no dan ger?" "None whatever." "My husband here has been tryinp to frighten me with stories of people dyina under the influence." "Ah, biit not where the mcdleal man thoroughly understands the patient's con stitution. Here, Dovey, take hold of this sponge. By the way, I was administer ing it yesterday to an old patient of mine, and really he was most amusinR." "Yes?" "The way the old fellow talked about his early love affairs! He gave himself away dreadfully. It was great fun!" "What did he say, doctor?" Inquired Mrs. Dovey anxiously. "Excuse me. ' I ought not to repeat it." ''He knew, of course, that only you were there?" "Oh, If the whole city had been there, it would have been all the same. Are you ready now, Mrs. Dovey?" ''Will it hurt very much, doctor the lancing?" "With the chloroform yon won't know anything about It." . "Don't you think I might manage to hjg"ar it without any?" "Better not try. You might faint." "Besides, Amorella, the doctor. pn"8 there is no danger in your case." "No, no, no! I want to show you weu how a weak woman can bear pain." "But just uow, darling, you were deter mined" "Yea, dear, but I have been thinking. You would bo hero all the while, and you would be so anxious." Smart Set. For Over Pittv Yeara Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by n"' lions of mothers for their children while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, soften the gums, and allays all pain : cures wind cone, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by druggists every part of the world. Twenty-nTe oenta a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup and take no other kind. 1 . -
The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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