North Carolina Newspapers

.'"- -' '- ' vrs f . ,f '".r-ii?- '--".-.-.- :':;lr:' r Vv-: ''"iiiT? : : - ... - '',: l---' '-.' ?.'';-"-''. ' .': ' Mr illli . ', I 'i i r . .. .,.'.. . WILLIAM H. BBBKABD Sdltot and Proprietor. Fbidat, July 10, 1903. HOT BIO ZHOUQE FOE THE FLACX. Thi9 Savannah News It is admitted that Mr. Charles" M. Schwab has practically withdrawn from the presidency of the United States Steel Corporation, generally known as the billion dollar steel trust.v His withdrawal is the sub joct of a great deal of editorial comment, and naturally so. He is only about 40 years- of age, ' and - "when he was made president of the great corporation the newspapers in all parts of the country pointed to him as an example of what could be accomplished by courage, per sistence, thrift and close applica tion to business. The attention of the young men of the land was called to him, and they were told that if they would imitate his vir tues they could hardly fail to sue ceed. , What the newspapers said was well enough, but they failed to take Into account the fact that he might not succeed iu his new position; that he might not prove to be capable of bearing the responsibili ties connected with it. He started oS all right, as soon as he got into harness, as It were, but he did not fulfill the expectations that were en- ' tertained of him. As a matter of fact the position was too big for him. It unsettled him, and, as a conse quence, he began to show that lack of level-headedness so necessary to -a man at the head of a great indus trial enterprise. While he was a subordinate, and had Mr. Carnegie to lean upon, ho was capable of ac complishing great things. - When he was thrown upon his own resour ces he discovered that he was out of his depth. Mr. Schwab's antics in Europe a few months ago made the European stockholders of the Steel Trust un easy, and his connection with the United States Shipbuilding Compa ny impaired the confidence of the Americans of the trust in him. It is said that the- stockholders gener ally came to the conclusion that he was not the man to direct the af fairs of the greatest industrial com bination in the world. Therefore the finance committee of the Steel Trust was practically forced to re tire Mr. Schwab and put a man in his place in whom the stockholders had confidence. Of course, Mr. Schwab is nomi nally the head of the corporation yet, but the man who has been made his assistant is authorized to do all things it is necessary for the president to do without consulting Mr. Schwab. That is only an easy way of letting Mr. Schwab down. Doubtless he will be out of the. Steel Trust management altogether in a very short time. mors DisoantnrATiox by FKAXCI. The French Chamber of Deputies has just voted largely to increase 'the duties on cattle and fresh meat, says the Philadelphia Press, the rates to be one-third higher on such articles coming from the United States as compared with any other country, excepting Por tugal, which does not produce them. That is the effect of the - French maximum tariff. It will not particularly affect this .country at this time, for the reason that France long ago excluded such articles " when produced in the United States by discriminating heavily against them. Although the United States purchases a great deal more of France than that country takes of American products, nothing is said about this heavy dis criminating tariff against this coun try.' Discrimination by means of a -maximum and minimum tariff, - though very radical, does not meet with the same rebuff that would fol low any other kind of discrimina tion. The United States is apparently helpless, nnder France's dlscrimlna tion, though it is applied to no other important commercial nation. What the United States needs is a max! mum and minimum tariff of Its own to meet such unfair treatment as that accorded by France, which country has the same privileges in our market as any other nation. A MILLION IMMIORAHTS- It la estimated that in the 12 months ended with June about 1,000,000 Immigrants flocked to our shores to share in our glorious liber ties and partake of our large wage 'fund. If they brought with them on an average $10 apiece, and that is a moderate estimate they added $10,000,000 to our money supply In May the Influx was 145,000 per sons, an increase of 17 per cent. t a Art mv - . over a?u. xno year maices a new record, exceeding even the figure for 1882, when 789,000 came over. Not a few of the newcomers settled in the Atlantlo coast region, but it is believed that the great majority ' .went West to speed the develop ment of that section. To take them West if all had gone West would . required, 000 passenger cars, to say nothing of baggage and freight can for their belongings. . . A bug that dines cn the Texas boll weevil has appeared' in the Aus tin neighborhood and the Texans declare it is worth millions to them. The boll weevil destroyed what would have been 125,000,000 Worth of cotton in Texas last season, and the bug that eats the weevil is re ceived with every demonstration of joy, and is begged to tarry in Texas. The New York Post is of the opinion that Judge Parker's greet ings in Georgia as "our next presi dent" will not ruffle his judicial claim. Like the rest of us he has seen too many next presidents a year before election. They usually swarm like grasshoppers in the July before the nominating convention. Baltimore is making a strong ef fort to get one or both of the big national political conventions which are to be held next year. Well, as the central Wtetiias formed some what of a trust on jihese large gath erings for several years past, we hope Baltimore will secure at least one of them next year. The deadly automobile has sent scores of our people to the glory land or somewhere else. We can scarcely pick up a paper but what we see an account of some poor un fortunate being either killed or in jured by one of these life extin guishers. A Boston professor has discovered that "a certain musical note raised to a great number of vibrations per second 'will cause mosquitoes to ex perience sudden and complete pa ralysis and die immediately." The services of this professor are needed in New Jersey instanter. With a copy of the Bible, a cross and a small American flag stowed away in a push-cart, Charles Cal houn, an evangelist, left Washing ton Tuesday on a long walk across the country to San Francisco. He expects the trip will consume the greater part of a year. The Durham Herald says that it "has about reached the point in this State where a man who believes that murderers should be hanged is not considered competent to act as a juror." . That Washington barber who boasts of having shaved 18 men in 30 minutes, must have had some of those little spectacle fellows as customers. There were 1,483 lynchings in this country during the past ten years. So it seems that lynching does not lessen crime. Snow fell to the depth of one inch in Leadville, Col., on the Fourth: Enthusiasm was above freezing point, however. That race riot in Indiana shows that human nature is pretty much the same North and South. Education ia Duplin. The following appointments of speakers for educational rallies to be held in this section have been made by Prof. E. C. Brooks, secretary to the campaign committee for the pro motion of public education In North Carolina: Prof. Jno. E. Ray and Walter M. Thompson at Wallace. Aug. 3rd; Rose Hill, Aug, 4th; War saw, Aug. 5 th and Kenans ville Aug. 6th. Crnelty to Rsjs. In Justice John J. Fowler's office yesterday afternoon a singular case was heard by him. He gave a hear ing to John Waddell, alias Slide!!, colored, on the charge of- cruelty to animals and bound him over to the next term of the Superior Court for the trial of criminal causes. The evi dence showed that Waddell poured kerosene oil over four rats in a cage and set fire to them, inflicting upon the creatures an unnecessarily cruel and heartless death. . In default of $50 bail the negro was committed to jail. .- The new saloon laws passed bv the Durham aldermen went into effect Tuesday. Under the new laws all saloons must close at eight o'clock every night and not open earlier than six o'clock the follow in? morning. .All back doors and side doors are done away with. Screens and partitions and other ob structions must come down. No lunches are allowed to be given or sold ana no obscene . pictures or paintings are allowed upon the walls of the saloon. During the hours that the saloon is closed no one, not even the wonrietor or his clerks. are allowed inside the saloon and a large light must be kept burning so that a person can see the interior of the room at all times. For viola tion of any one or portion of these ordinances the offender is punish- aDie oy a nne oi du and he has to appear before the board of aldermen and then show cause why his license shall not be revoked. Henry T. Rogers, of Raleigh, aged about 45, was killed by light ning Saturday afternoon at the penitentiary farm on the Roanoke river, not far from Weldon. Btaji or Ohio, crrr or Toledo, l . rKnrcJ.OHrrmakw oatb that he U sen ior partner of tn Ann of W, 3. Chinst A Co., doing boalneM In tna Ottjr of Toledo, Ootid ty and State aforeosl&ana that said firm will pay the Bam Ot ONE HDNDREX DOLLARS for each and erery oaee ot Cattarh tbat cannot be cored by the use oi Hall's Oimu Ottm. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before mt and inbecrlbed In my presence, toil th day or Deoember. a. D. 18M. j--i A. W OLEABON, liiiil " Notary Public. BaU'e Oaurm Cure Is taken Internally, and acta directly on toe blood and mncoos surfaces ot of tas eystem. Bend for testimonials, tree. w rjJ-' CHENEY CO., Toledo, O. Ball's Family plus are tm best. . CITY OF WILMINGTON Impression? of a Visiting Editor : Upon Occasion of Recent ' -Press Convention. DURHAM : SUN'S COMMENT. Commercial Present tnd Pnture of North Carollaa's Chief Seaport Merest lofty Treated la ai Editorial. Oar Vast Resources, Etc. Editor J. A. Robinson, of the Dur ham un, who attended the Press con vention at Wrlffhtovllle lait week, writes of Wilmington In his editorial columns as follows: . "Every visit made to Wilmington reveals the fact that our hospitable city on the Cape Fear, Is developing In importance and making Improve ments that tend to give her great Im portance as a Bouthern port. Thli ia gratifying to North Carolinians, wbo have a patriotic pride in the growth and progress of every section of our BUte. "Mr. Iredell Meares. an exceeding ly talented and affable member of the Wilmington bar, delivered the address of welcome to the editors at Wrights ville Beach, at their recent meeting, and In behalf of the Chamber of Com merce, and the people of Wilmington, It was a real pleasure to hear his words of encouragement, and his facts and figures on the volume of business done at that . port were at interesting as they were ai tonlshing to those who had not given the matter more careful attention. A great future is ahead of Wilmington, and her climate and advantages are year by year being recognized in- an ever widening circle. The fact that Wilmington does a baslneas of $33, 000,000 a year was a surprise to many and a very gratifying surprise. This port annually exports 820,000 bales of cotton and does a cotton business of $15,000,000 a year. In the matter of trucking, the one Item of strawberries alone, in a radius of eighty miles, de veloped the fact that 5,000,000 crates were shipped, and there was dis tributed among the growers $750,000 a season. The city is the headquarters of a great railway system the Atlan tic Coast Line one of the most mag nificent financial institutions In the country. It Is also the terminus of the Seaboard Air Line, another splen did road, which will eventually have a coaling station at Southport. "The condition of the water at the bir on the Cape Fear 37 feet at low tide and from 23 to 23 feet in the chan nel -between Wilmington and the sea gives a most gratifying outlook for avast amount of business. The trucking business in that section is said to be In its infancy, and 1b yearly growing 4n Importance. The people are fast beginning to realize the possi bilities within their reach for a great, active and prosperous community, and the years to come will give Wil mington md her various Bummer re sorts a place in the front ranks of a grand community of commercial in terests. The city and its tributary waters are full of historic lore which is weaving itself Into the warp and wool of a busy, active commercial fabric. Her people are patriotic and hospitable to a marked degree. Her climate, it has been demonstrated, is the most salu brious this side of New Orleans, and possesses many of the elements of that of Florida. It is a grand old city, with grand people, and it is a source of pride to every native of the State to see the seaside city coming up the pathway of progress and pushing her self In the forefront of commercial im portance a place she should have held years ago. The 6un finds great pleasure in visiting Wilmington occasionally and mingling with her people, and witness ing the developments she makes along all lines. It Increases our pride In the historic place." OVERRULES RAILROADS' EXSEPTI0NS. Corporatloa Commlasloa I stilts Upon Its Order N. C. Railroad Directors. Special Star Teleoram.) Raleigh, N.U, July 8. The North Carolina Corporation Commission overrules the exceptions by the rail road companies to storage demurrage rules, time limit for placing cars, de livery of freights and local transfer and switching charges. It orders that they be effective at onee with some slight changes. It is not known whether there will be further resist ance by the railroads. Governor Aycock re-apDolnted to day the following directors of the North Carolina Railroad Comnanv: uugh u. Cheatham, Hlkin; Gteorge r. feu, jenerson; u. Hants iloJt, Graham; F. O. Penn, Beidsville; L. ra.. Qjucnaux, uoiasDoro; vr.: v. a. Turner. Raleigh: O. If. Cook. Wil mlngton: W. H. Williams, Newton; i. a. aicijeiian, oiaie s proxy, uoores ille. PRETTY WEDDIBiQ LAST NIGHT. Miss Jssie Farrow Wedded by Mr. Jotai Johnston at 9 O'clock. At the parsonage of Brooklyn Bap tist church, at 9 o'clock last night pretty wedding ceremony, performed by the Rev. Judson L. Vipperman united in marriage Miss Janie Farrow the accomplished young daughter, of Mrs. Augusta Farrow, and Mr. John Johnston, a popular employe of the C. R., L. fc P. Co. A fewrlends were present to witness the happy event and following the ceremony the guests re paired to the attractive home of the bride's mother, on Fifth, near Camp bell street, where a reception was held, during the progress of whieh delicious refreshments were served. . The only attendant.at the wedding was Miss May Farrow, sister of the bride, who served very gracefully as maid of honor. The bride was stylishly costumed In a pretty gown of white organdie. A number of pretty and useful wedding gifts were received. The Mayor's Court Yesterdsy. In the police court yesterday Henry Parker and Louis Bryant, the disor derly colored excursionists from Fay etteville, were fined $5 and $10, respeo tlvely. Alex. Johnson, Henry Wil Hams and James Hartmann, colored. arrested by Policemen A. D. Smith and J. J. Moore for 'gambling on Campbell, between Fifth and Sixth streets, were found'not guilty and die charged.-The same defendants were tried for disorderly conduct and were also discharged. Pat Brewer, white. charged with the larceny of a pitta from soldier-at Fqr4 Caswell, was discharged with a sharp reprimand by the Mayor, the soldier not having ap- paared to tesury la tne case. HEAVY CARGO OF: ROSIN. Perhaps LariesCver Ueared from Wil- mlnrtoa on SaiHsg Srsft A Brig . V " Ashore--SchoeBer Arrives. The Norwegion barque "."Koike", 857 tons, Capt. Eriksen, cleared yes terday for; London with perhaps the largest cargo of rosin for foreign ex port ever shipped from Wilmington on a sailing craft ; certainly the largest during the past six or eight years. She carried 9,588 barrels, valued at $18, 081 and consigned by Messrs. Peterson, Downing & Co. to parties in London, Eng. The usual cargoes on barques from Wilmington range from 8,000 to 6,500 barrels but the "Kotka" broke the record with about twice the aver age consignment. The tame -vessel was here in June last year and carried the next largest cargo 9,550 barrels, consigned by Murchlson & Co. The vessel went down the river yesterday drawing 19 feet 10 Inches of water. -. The large four-masted schooner Bradford 0. French, 968 tons, Capt. Rogers, arrived yesterday from Phila delphia and will receive a cargo of cross ties for Boston from the B. F. Keith Co. ' Telegrams - from Southport yester day brought news to tug boat owners that an unknown 'brig was reported ashore on Frying Pan shoals. Later a telegram stated that the brig had float ed without assistance and was on her way in. She subsequently proved to be the brig "Sullivan," 295 tons, Capt. McNeil,- bound to Wilmington, for cargo. She arrived at anchor at South port at 8 P. M. She sustained no damage whatever by grounding. THE PAPER MILL PR0JE6T. ' Mobile Register Gives laterestlsg Fixates as to Very Promlslnf Industry. The following from the Mobile Register will serve to throw additional light upon the scheme to manufacture paper pulp from the refuse product of sawmills, which has been discussed from time to time In these columns: "In every saw mill cutting on aver age 100,000 feet of lumber a day there Is a minimum of twenty-five tons or waste a day that is burned in the slab fire. The majority of the Southern saw mills are situated on the banks of some stream where logs may be trans ported at a minimum or expense. "icach saw mill of the yellow pine section in the South sawing 75,000 feet daily and situated on a running stream of soft water can introduce a paper pulp mill averaging from 85 to 50 tons daily capacity and they can absolute ly figure on 20 tons a day, at a cost of not over $1 per ton. This would be the cost of pulplfying the slabs, saw dust and refuse matter. In the course of its logging operations this material would not cost more than $1.25 per ton. Paper pulp at the very outside would cost $6 per ton placed on the cars, and the lowest grades are now worth Si cents a pound, showing a fine profit all from what Is now a waste in the yellow pine industry." Big Picnic at Rook's. Capt. W. EL Ward came down to the city yesterday to arrange for a big picnic to be given at Rook's station, 23 miles above Wilmington, on the A. & Y. railroad, Wednesday, July 29tth. An Italian band has been en gaged to furnish mutic during the en tire day and dancing will be In pro gress In two pavilions reserved for the purpose.' Refreshments will be served at reasonable prices and the public is cordially Invited. A good fishing stream Is close at hand and that sport will doubtless attract many. Capt Ward Is assured of low rates on the railroads and parties may leave Wil mington at 9:10 A. M. and return same day at 8:05 P. M. A large crowd Is expected. Demented Woman Injured Herself. A most unusual case came to the attention of Justice Bornemann yester day. 8imon Moore, colored, was ar rested at the instance of his wife. Laura Moore, who charged him with having cruelly beaten her on the side and about the body. She exhibited the bruised condition of herself at the trial, but from the testimony it devel oped that the woman was demented and that the injuries had been Inflict ed by her own hand. She was accord ingly sent to jail by Justice Borne mann and a commission of lunacy will Inquire Into her sanity to day. Pilot Mountain New: As was mentioned in thesa polnmna laat 1 1 "XT' i i '' weu, vap xuug was muraerea near yuaicer uap, m stokes county, and Burmosedlv bv John Rli tufas, hnt from the developments it seems that mere were others implicated in it. It has developed that Kin or was stint from two directions and by guns of different bore. Rhodes' gun being ix gauge ana the other 16 gang and Dresumablv killed him a t.h Other shot would'notr have produced instant aeath. The 16-gauge gun was owned by a Mr. Cook near whose store the murder was mm mitted and who has since fled the country or IS a fugitive from inatipo Rhodes has never been arrested and' is in hiding or has left the State Jones who was implicated in it has been bound over to the next term of court. It is the opinion of several with whom we have talked that it was a concocted scheme to murder .rung and that it was done from am bush by Cook and Rhodes. It will be very apt to go pretty hard with the gentlemen if apprehended. LYNCHING PROBABLE. Prominent Yooof Planter Murdered by a Negro Near Osceols, Ala. Bv Telecrapn to the Morning Bur Osoeola, Ala., July 8. Arthur Bhadden, a prominent young planter, living about four miles south of Os eeols, was shot and killed by a negro tenant on nis i arm at an early he this mornins'. There was tronhln t tween than fn which Bhadden was trying to collect irom tne negro. Tne negro made escape, but the sheriff and a noss his in pursuit. A lynching Is probable the negro is caught - are if Yon Know What Ton Are Taking; WhAII avi tars SImaaI. ToBfe because the formula f plainly DrtntAd and Quinine in a tasteless form. o uarw.No - -t 0PESI3Q T08ACI0 BREAK. WHfflloftoa Warehouse Co. WW Have First v; j Sale Jaly 22sd Prospects. .1"". The 'Wilmington Tobacco -Ware house uompany nas aeciaea us nave (s first tobacco break on the 22nd of July. Mr. Gibbons, the manager, will be the auctioneer and as ttHs will be the ushering in of Wilmington as tobacco market, the weed -will no doubt bring good prices. Quite a number of tobacco buyers will be here for the opening. Mr. James Dodd, assistant manager for the Wilmington Tobacco Ware house Company, has returned from an extended trip through Brunswick county and has recently visited other sections where the farmers are making their first experiment In growing to bacco. He says he finds that the farm ers have very fine crops and have sue ceeded In curing " their tobacco in a superior manner. He tells us tbat some tobacco has already been shipped into the warehouse here and large con signments of leaf tobacco will come in this week. Mr. Dodd states that all that is needed now to make this a to bacco growing section is good prices and he Is satisfied tbat the prices will be satisfactory ALMOST DROWNED IN THE SURF. Narrow Escspe of Wilsoa Mao and Wife at WrlfhtsvIIle Beech Yesterday. Mr. W. A. Hartsfield and wife, of Wilson, had a narrow escape from drowning while in surf bathing in front of the Ocean- View hotel at Wrightaville beach early yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Hartsfield became excited when she was knocked down by a breaker and her husband rushed to her assistance. The two were about to be drowned when Mr. Walter Lan caster, of Wilson,, saw their danger and rushing in, pulled them to the shore. Mrs. Hartsfield was on the verge of a nervous collapse and was attended by Dr. G. W. Lewis, of Fre mont, who was among those who came down on the excursion with Mr. and Mrs. Hartsfield. Mr. Hartsfield is a well known jeweler of Wilson. Delegates Back from State Convention. Revs. Geo. B. Webster, Jno. R. Marshall, J. A. Smith, O. B. Paul and Mr. Jno. G. Marshall, who composed Wilmington's delegation to the big temperance convention at Raleigh this week, returned home yesterdsy and report a most enthusiastic and largely attended meeting. Kichtv of the 96 counties in the State were represented by over 200 delegates. Mr. W. H. Bprunt, of Wilmington, was elected a member of the Central Executive Committee, Into the hands of which was placed $3,000 and a pledge of $3,000 for the purpose of placing two men in the field for active campaign work. The popular "Jack" Albright, known to hundreds of Wilmington people, has received his commission and took charge of the Mount Airy, JN. u. postomce yesterday, lie was formerly one of the .most popular members of the railway mall service In North Carolina. FIRE AT NEWBEREf. Livery Stables, Tobacco Warehouse sad Other Balldlsgs Barsed. By Telserapn to tne Horning Btar Charlottk.N.C, July 8. A special to the Observer, from Newborn, N. C, says fire broke out at 10 :30 to-night and destroyed Mitchell's livery stabler, Scott's livery stables, the Planters' to bacco warehouse and prize house, and eight tenement houses. The whole business section of the city was threatened with destruction for time. The fire was under control shortly after midnight. Loss $50,000 ; insurance unknown. FLOOD IN ARKANSAS. Red River Rislsg aid Several Plsatatloss Under Water. By Telegram to Use Horning etar. Tixaekana, Ark., July 8. The latest news from Red River at points north of here, received this afternoon. say that it Is still rising. The levee on the Hiram farm and the Sanderson place broke last night, and the result Is that hundreds of acres on that and adjoining dentations are under wa ter. Reports are that the river ia slowly falling at points further north. $400 TAKEN. Safe la the Of lice of the Southern way at Zircoola Robbed. Bf Teiesrann to tne xornina Btar Rail CHAELOTTB, N. 0., July a A special to the Observer from Spartan burg, 8.-C., says the safe In the office or tne Bouthern Railway ; arZirconia N. O., was blown open early this rnprning and $400 taken. The money belonged to the railroad and the (southern Express Company, The Governor has commuted the sentence of J. T. Mehaffey, of uatawoa county, convicted of at tempted criminal assault and sen tenced to seven years in the teni tentiary, to a fine of $3,000, to go into ine public school fund of thai connty. - Charlotte News : Mr. Henry Wlllilord, of Morlah, is the prom father Ot three sank at on a hirth which he has named Abraham, Isaac and jacoo. The last three make his number nineteen, of which si teen are living, three dead. He has been married twenty-one years The Asheville Telephone and Telegranh Comnanv was incoroo- rated Monday in the office of the sn A m . . . secretary oi state, at Jtaleign, witn w,vw capital. Werklatac Nlcht anal Dy. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ""ever was made is King's New Life Pills. These pills change weakness into strength, 1 inwim uiiw oucrnj. auu urain-iag Into mental power. They're wonder ful in building up the health. Only zee per dox. Bold tj a. u. bxxxa my, druggist. t Bsnth i Tna Kind Xou Have Always LIGHTING CONTRACT, Audit and Fiosnce Board De clined to . Concur In Award r by Board of Aldermen. , MEETING HELD ' YESTERDAY. Appropriation of $20,000 for Perasaeat Street Improvements Concurred la. Several Matters Deferred, Is cladlflg Moaey for Park. ' - ; By a vote ot two to one the Board of Audit and finance yesterday after noon decided not to concur in the award of the city lighting contract to the Turrentine Light Co. as recom mended by the Aldermen and the mat ter now goes back to the latter Board for another disposition. Messrs. Tates and Orrellvoted not to concur, Mr. Wilder voted for concurrence, Chair man McQueen was, of course, nut re - quired to vote and Mr. 8. P. MoNair was out of the dty. The matter was easily the most important before the meeting. yesterday afternoon. Presl dent Hugh MacRaey General Manager A. B. BkeldiDg, ot the O. B., L, & P. Co.; Mr. Jno. B Turrentine, Jr., of the Turrentine Light Co., and Mr. F. E. Hashagen, chairman of the com mittee on lights from the Board of Al dermen, were present, in addition to members of the Board of Audit and Finance mentioned. Mr. Turrentine was beard in behalf of his proposition to lnstal 135 Kitaon lamps to take the place of the present enclosed arc system. He offered to give bond for the mainte nance of his contract and the efficiency of the lamps and said the percentage of deterioration in the : value of the plant would be only about 3 percent. ; that the minimum cost of "wear and tear" was one of the strong points in favor of the KUson lamp. The city, ha said, could buy the Kitaon system. use them for three years on ti e basis of his proposition, then destroy them and still save money from present contracts for the arc lights. Mr. MacRae spoke against the propo sition in favor of arc lighting, say ingthat the percentage of deteriora tion In all machinery he had know ledge of was at least 10 per cent. Three plants had been used up in Wilmington during the last decide and In 15 years no company had made any money from the city lighting con tracL He also argued against muni clpal ownership of a plant, saying very few cities try to operate tbeir plants now. They are subject every few years to change In .management with each new political administration and no enterprise could succeed under similar conditions. . Mr. Turrentine, in reply, said that over s,500 or the Kltson4amps are now in use In Baltimore and in New York city the company pays operating ex penses of more than $10,000 per week for lamps owned by that municipality, Mr. Skeldlng said U the enclosed are lamps now in use on ' the streets had not given satisfaction he was not aware of it Although the contract only called for a moonlight schedule, nine lamps in important districts were kept burning all the time. When the arguments had been con cluded Chairman McQueen said the question before the Board was whether to approve or disapprove the award by the Aldermen. Mr. Wilder moved to concur in the award by theAldermen but his motion failed to meet with i second. Mr. Yates moved for non con currence, with the result stated above, Chairman McQueen asked Mr. Mac Rae if the O. R , L. & P. Co. would continue the lights now being fur nished until the Aldermen take fur ther action. Mr. MacRae said that Mr. Skelding had agreed to something of that kind before the Board of Al dermen meeting in his absence, and that while the company was not dis posed to deal arbitrarily with the city it was not business to continue such an arrangement indefinitely without a yearly contract. He said he pre sumed the Board of Aldermen would get together and attend to the matter speedily. The bid of the O. R., L. & P. Oo. this year was the same as last, and it Us reasonable to suppose that the same bid will be submitted again when the Aldermen meet to consider the matter, The license tax ordinance, which hadbeen further abridged by the Al dermen by striking out certain sec tlons, was referred again to that Board, with the information that the Board of Audit and Finance would approve it just as it had passed it be fore; that while some of the sections might be obsolete, they would do no harm by remaining in force. Upon report of the chairman, the Board declined to approve bills of A. D. Wessell and estate of the late H. VonQlabn for damage to their prop erty by reason of excavations and street repair on Fifth, between Market and Dock streets. After lengthy discussion of the mat ter, an appropriation of $20,000 for per manent street improvements was con curred In with the understanding that if an additional amount can ba appro priated for tbat purpose it will be done. Last year. Including a balance on the Princess street paving and the build ing of Fifth street bridge, only, about $28,500 was expended during the year. While it is estimated that the increased valuation of real estate in the city this year will be from a half to three-quarters of a million dollars, it was also taken into consideration that the rate has been reduced and the amount of revenue will be about the same as usual. - Confidence was expressed in the Streets and Wharves Committee of the Board of Aldermenand Mr. Yates especially favored making the appro priation as large as possible, so tbat material could be purchased In larger quantities and, therefore, at a mini mum rate. . : , Bill of W. a Dukes for eight day's care of the oil lights in June was de ferred for information. Bills of City Attorney Bellamy, for extra appear- I ance in certain suta were also deferred I for further information. The bills amount to $190 as follows: City vs. Worth In dray badge suit, CS5 Hull- en vs. ' City, $iuu.w; expenses w - " . . Rsleigh in election matter during May, $15, and professional services therein, $50. , . - The appropriation of $500 by the Aldermen for the building of accom modatlona for -Summer excursionists was deferred for further information as to locality, cost, etc. .-." SOUTHERN'S PATAL WRECK. All the Bodies Recovered The Csnse of c the Disaster. By Telwapn to us Horning star. : . Ohablottestille, Va., July 8 The work of Identification of the twenty two dead taken from the wreck on the Southern railway at Rockflsh station, twenty miles south of this city yesterday afternoon wben passenger No. 85 ran into an open switch and jleted at noon to day. All the bodies bave . been recovered except tbat of Passenger Engineer Davis of Alex andria, Va The tracks are now clear and trains are running on schedule time. The cuse of the disaster has been official ly reported as inattention to orders, it e freight conductor, w. is. tirubeck, reading his orders to mean that the itsuenger was one hotfr"and twenty minutes late, when it should have been twenty minutes. He allowed the switch to remain open: Bra beck Is insane from mental anguish. About ten small children escaped In jury, who, being foreigners, cannot tell anything about their parents, wbo were killed in the wreck. The little ones are being cared for by the people or the city. . - ... NORFOLK ENQISEERI. Wage Scale Adopted at a Coolereoce Held Toesdsy Nlgbt. bv Telegraph to tne Morning star. Norfolk, Va., July 8. The wage scale as adopted at the conference be tween the marine engineers and vessel owners Tuesday night, and by which the strike of the engineers is ended, ie not as high as the association scale demanded on June 1st last, but It is considerably in advance of what the engineers were receiving prior to the adoption of the organization scale. Both vessel owners and engineers have expressed satisfaction over the result of the conference Tuesday night The Old Dominion Steamship Company and the Albemarle and Chesapeake Tow Boat Company with drew from the conference and will employ engineers on their own scales. BAPTIST YGtiNQ PEOPLE. ' Annual Coaveatioa of the latcraational Uoloo to be Held Is Atlaata. Br TeiecraDh M tne Morning etar. Atlanta, Qa,1, July -8. The ad vance guard of delegates to the thir teenth annual 'convention of the In ternational Baptist Young People's Union, which will be opened in this city to-morrow, arrived here to-day. Present estimates plsce the attendance during the three days' session of the convention at six thousand, and dele gates from every section of Canada and the United States will be present. President John H Chapman, of Chicago, and W. H, OreUtwell, editor of the Baptist Union, arrived this morning. The Chicago delegation. 300 strong, will arrive to-night. A grand concert of five hundred voices was held at the Auditorium to night preliminary, to the opening ses sion to-morrow. This chorus will participate in the exercises of the con vention during its meeting. Gatesville special to Raleigh -Vetos and Observer: William W. Knight, a prominent and well-to-do citizen of Wiggins' Cross Roads, this county, yesterday committed suicide by placing the muzzle of a pistol in his mouth and sending a bullet through his bead. He was found upon the blood-stained door step of his home and died shortly after being carried into the hou.e. EJ PfCTORIAL WHAT FLOWER FACTORY LOADED WDNCOHES "New Rival" "Leader'' "Repeater" rm F you are looking IU mumuuu, tuc unu mat snoots wnere you point your eun.1 buv Wlnchr F Loaded Shotgun Shells: "New Rival," loaded with Black powder; "leader" and "Repeater," loaded with Smokeless. Insist upon having Winchester Factory Loaded Shells, and accept no others: ALL DEALERS KEEP THEM D R. M O (TEETHING Ewr. T W. Berrr(of Arkuna MethodUt ConferenM write.- Rnrin-.C7'ir,ln,M'.Ark Lbept 16 mh hroMcksgc of "TEKTHINA" Ws"d E w illiL 5hS ?7.eK., f?I wh'ch P'f !e ""l1."13 i Wmi i TTT.".- " 1 ? "V" o Opportune time: our babe was la a-rion. iiiin. .1,;. hi perfect tMIl perteeteaeests. perfect aocu. .. OUw Members ot ths UmUy fcrs nsed Hand every Uo8liai IUPORTAHT ARREST. Pollcceman KB. : R. King, of rCynimlnoUnC Made It. An ache in the small of the back. A shooting, coursing pain. Is an intruder in your system. Mans is the progress of disease. Arrest it in time. A Wilmington policeman tells how he did it. . B. R; Sing, the well known no- liceman, residing at 706 Wo 8 ter St., says: "X nact lernoie pain in my back which worked around to mv sme ana in my scomacn, bo Dad at times that it laid me up. I used in ternal medicines and they did not help me. l.put on plasters and rubbed with lfciment, and none of them helped me at all. Seekg Doan's Kidney Pills recommended I got a box of them at Bellamy's drug store. The next day after commencing to use them I noticed relief. Since using two boxea of them I have not had an ache or a pain In my back. It is with pleasure that I add my name to those endors ing the claims made for this remedy." -Tor sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents. Foster-Milbnrn Co.. Buffalo. Nv Y., sole agents for the United -nas. otaies. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. jy 7 lw Klnston Free Press: Eanston has a veritable snake charmer in the person: of young Albert Chandler, who works for the telephone com pany. He ia collecting a number of reptiles, among which is some of the most deadly variety in this section. Some time ago he carried with him as a pocket companion an old field adder that seemed to be under per fect control and Bince then he has added to his collection the deadly white oak snake. The fangs of the white oak snake have been extract ed, bnt he is an ugly looking custo mer just the same, being of consid erable size. Young Chandler absolutely fearless of his pets, and takes great pleasure in fooling with them.- Charlotte Observer : Spray spe cial : While out riding here yester day afternoon about 5 o'clock the horse of Mr. F. M. Ellett, Jr., stumbled and fell, throwing him to the ground and falling across his chest and abdomen. Mr. Ellett was unconscious for Borne hours af ter the accident occurred, and in ad dition to possible internal injuries, he received an ugly cut on the fore head. LouisburgBpecial: Light ning struck the home of Mr. Frank Dukes, who .lives near Louisburg, this afternoon and instantly killed Mrs. Nannie Dean, his wife's sister, and . his 10-year-old Bon. Mrs. Davis and her older son were badly burned and Mr. Davis was shocked severely. The house was greatly damaged. Newton Enterprise: Mr. Bob Lutz has a dog who is making war on snakes. Up to this time he baa within the knowledge of Mr. Lutz killed 18 copper heads. How many unreported snake victims there are Mr. Lutz is not able to say. Night Was Her Terror. "I would cough nearly all night long," writes Mrs. Charles Applegatp, or Alexandria, Ind., "and could hard ly get any sleep. I bad Consumption so bad that if I walked a block I would cough .frightfully and spit blood; but, when all other medi cines failed, three $1.00 bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery wholly cured me and I gained fifty-eight pounds." It's absolutely guaranteed to cure Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, Bronchitis and all Throat and Lung trouble. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles frr e at R. R. Bellamy's drug store. PICTURE. PUZZLE. TS KBPRTCSBNTEDT FEDS SHOTGUN RHFI I c for reliable shotguri am- F F ETT D. POWDERS) S m mm . V . 4. V"'