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iff I; ft! Vfr 5 j :' rl-v. jr. jN ' f .4; J. . 1.1 S. . J I 'i J r I. at- i-.i Mi ! J- J .I'i'i '. . 4 I, 1 , !! : 1 t V 5 : i ... . ; F r. 3 ' WILLIAM n.BBBNABD Ddlto and Proprleto. - Friday, Ssra. 16, 1904 National Democratic Tictet. For President : f ALTON B. PARKER, of New York. For V ce-Preslden : . HENRY G.DAVIB, of West Vireini. State Democratic Ticket. - For Oorernor: ROBXBT B. GUVV. For Llautenint GoTernor: Fbavois D. Wisstoh. Aitoclate Justice of Supreme Court: W. A. Hoke, ; Georgi H. Bbowk, Jb. SUte Auditor: B. V. Dixos. State Treasurer: a R. Laoy. Secretary of State: J. Bbyan Grimes. Superintendent of Public Instruction I. Y. JOYKKE. Oommlnloner of Labor and Printing: H. B. Vabkeb. Corporation Gommluloner: S. L. Rogers. CJommlnloner of Agriculture: 8. L. Pattersok. TWO DOLLAR WHEAT The speculation in cotton a year ago gave it to the cotton mills in the neck. We had cheering words for bull Sully and we agreed that he was a bully boy so long as we got high prices for Southern cotton. That was all right, but it is not fair for the wheat bulls to assault us in the stomach. In the Chicago pit on Monday the gamblers in wheat ran May prices up to $1.14$ a bushel and were yelling "Wheat at $2 a bushel before next May." If the price does go up to that on account of the short wheat crop and Its manipulation by the speculators, out appetites will have to cut out the desire for biscuits and pies. For tunately there Is a tremendous corn crop, but the increased demand for corn bread the price of to 20 up. readj adranced would also cause corn and meal Flour haa al to such a pitch that' the reports sent out from Washington by the Roosevelt crowd that our wages have increased more than the cost of living beginB to make it a personal matter between ns and the prevaricating statisticians of the Department of Commerce and Labor. If Anwias was put out of business for "stretching the "blank et," the accomplished liar who tells us that we are getting so much more wages that the cost of living looks like 30 cents, had better look out for the blow that, cut off the mundane career of Colonel Ananias. If the coBt of existence keeps on soaring, the people will get mad after awhile at the attempt of the Bureau of Statistics to flimflam ns with false pretences about the in crease is our pay. If we just had those statisticians by the nape of the neck, we would make them know better than to make a lot of figures monkey with the truth. The high jinks which wheat has oeen cutting up at Uhlcago is no , joke. The soaring prices have been due principally to the pessimistic report issued last Saturday by the - Agricultural Department. The spec ulators interpret the report to their advantage in keeping up the price of wheat to the highest level. The short crop of this 'year and the gov ernment report as to damage to spring wheat is used by the dealers to send up the price. On the Chi- cago Board of Trade on Monday there was no end of talk about an Insufficient supply of wheat for con sumption In the United States, much less for exporting purposes. The fact is, there was talk of the necessity of our having to imr port wheat from Canada to 'meet the demand of cohsumors in . this county. Of course the bulls use that kind of talk to boost prices, but nobody is prepared to believe the situation is that bad. It, however, serves the purpose to- put up the price of wheat and correlatively ad vanoe the price of flour. On this phase of the question the 'Baltimore tfun says: . In the consumer's view flour is fetch lng a pretty fair price now. What - would It cost If wheat should sell al $3 a bushel! That would .be s season of unexampled prosperity for the snecu lator such prosperity as should give - Immeasurable joy to our Republican friends. Tbe tariff on wheat would add greatly to the cost of Importing ' this necessary breadstuff. Bo the speculator would be amply protected from foreign competlon and would be enabled to keep the price up. Of course his prosperity would not be shared by the masses of the people. It . would mean an-advance of 100 per cent In the cost of bread and that would be a dire calamity to persons with small incomes. If wheat should lrso to $3 a bushel ' there would be an overwhelming pop ular demand for the abolition of the duty. Protectionists and tariff reform ers alike would Insist upon the repeal of tbel bread tax. During the anthratlc coal strike there was indignant outcry against the duty and It was temporari ly abolished. There have been sug gestions that the duty on beef and mutton should be r pealed especially at times wnen in nree or meat was advanced arburuy b? the alleged packers comb! nation. A deaf ear has been turned by Congress to the Bug gestlon that th-r our ht (o be no tax on the people's food. Our protection 1st sUtesmen cannot see It that way, Apparently they nave at heart tbe proftperit y of everybody except the oomii tuer. I ibe present political campaign mrain&l emcham is laid upon the nmannrlt which to BEllOa is tViOY- fn. The President derotei much, of his letter of acceptance the elabora tion of this tbeme. As a wbo' i tbe people are prosperous. Tbe country's produetlre resources are so enormous mat It wui enjoy prosperity unuor most anr economic sys'em from which the element of common sense Is not eliminated. But there Is such. thlnff "loo much nrosDerltT." Cerlaloly conditions would be abnormal If the nrlea of the necessities of life should be so Increased that bread and meat would be comparatlTe luxuries to laree clan of wage-earners. That sort of prosperity should be made Impossi ble b the remoTal of tbe tax on arti cles of food. These duties ought to be abolished at the earliest opportunity. The President his recently directed the admission free of duty of "pickled heemklna" for the benefit of New England manufacturers. Why not let mutton and beef come in free for the benefit of millions of meat-eaters? WHO GETS THE BENEFIT OF TEE TARIFF OH WHEAT ! What sense is there In a protec tive tariff on wheat when the farm ers of the United States raise enough wheat to supply the home demand and exDort millions of bushels ? No wheat is brought here to compete with home production. However, the tariff on wheat keeps out Cana dian wheat and puts it in the power of the millers to fix prices so as to compel consumers in -the United States to I pay more 1 for American flour than the-same , flour is sold at abroad. It lookB like the millers and not the farmers get the heneflt of the tariff on wheat. Charles M. Schwab, in a spirit of unguarded boastfulness, declared that the ateel industry of the United States is in a position to defy the steel manufactures of every other country in the world. Yet Roosevelt stands pat on the tariff that wrings out of the farmers a tax on every product of the enormously rich and independent iron and steel manufacturers of America. Tom Watson, contemplating the quietude of Parker at Esopus and Roosevelt at Oyster Bav, said In his speech: "They are afraid to talk." Yes. and they will get more out of not talking than Tom will by shell ing the woods with his lydenite bombs of verbosity. The cunning monkey used the cat's paw to rake the chesnuts out of the fire, and some slick duck used the Guatemala ant to make, a raid on the government's bolt weevil ap propriation. Is that the way of it? The Charlotte Observer is disposed to agree with the Rev. Dr. Kaylor, of Westminster, Long Island, who declared as a myth the idea that there are female angels. What use would a man have for wings if there would be no woman to fly with him f Georgia's fledgling troops on the way to Manassas and some of the North Carolina amateur soldiers on the return, gave the people along the Southern railway one more argument against "militarism." In some of her essays, Ella Wheeler Wilcox attempts to prove that no advance is made by kicking. Miss Ella should know that no goal can be reached without a vigorous kick in the right direction. A correspondent asks us if fiction is losing its hold on the people. We can't tell much about it till we find out how the people take to the brand of fiction used in President Roose velt's letter of acceptance. Marriage ought not to be a fail ure if one or the other parties to it are cautious enough to not allow matrimony to get too much credit for making two hearts beat as one. Roosevelt has sequestered himself at Oyster Bay. "That would be as good as a quarantine if the seques tration is kept up for the four years next following the 4th of March. All the negroes in the South who are behaving themselves are not be ing molested by anybody. The otner kind bring on their own trouble. The esteemed Lynchburg News says: "Democrats, get together rf The Newt must be hankering after seeing some fun. Judge Parker came down off the judicial bench In order to get Roose velt on the anxious bench. The beef strike has been settled and the beef bill has to be settled ac cordingly. Two Fishermen Drowned. It was rumored that two fishermen were drowned off Wrlghtsville Beach yesterday during the storm, but a tel ephone message from the Beach last night states that nothing of the kind has been heard there. It is said that two fishermen went out in a boat just before the height of the storm was reached and that they had not returned at last accounts. How's ThisP 1 - i W offer One Hundred Dollars Beward for any AM ct Cataitb ttat cannot be cored -tor Hall catarrn cure. jr. j. chxhiy & co.. Toieao. u. for the last 15 yean, and believe him perfectly wic luiuupucumit uara .uu wu x mm nonoraDie m au onameas transactions s,na anan , daily able to carry oat any obligations made by weir nrm. West a Ttct-ax. wholesale Dnurrfgta.ToIedo. u. Waunre. Kdoiah & atasvnr. Wholsale Drur- gistsrToledo, O. v Hall's Catarrh Core Is taken internally, aetlni directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent tree. File 75c. per bottle. Bold b all Drnirgists. uau's r amuy ryis are tn nest, - TOE S. A. L. WRECK. Mrs. MclWanus Lost Her Life Through a Deed of Kind ness to Another. "K, t UNHURT IN FIRST WRECK. While OettlH Oat of the Coach la the Dark She Stepped to Qire tt Geo- tlemsa Hatches Se He foold Had His Dead Wife. 5 The Norfolk Landmark of Sunday ss7i: - ' - - , Late news from the scene of the terrible wreck on the Seaboard Air Line Railway, at Catawba River. 8. a, was received at the office of Presi dent J. M. Barr, in this city yesterday, from Major F. E. Huger, general su perintendent of the system, who Is in personal charge of all matters there. The in i area are doing well in all hospitals, and many are much less In jured than was at first thought. Tbe railroad commissioners or South Car olina and a coroner from that State are making personal Investigations as to the cause of the accident, and the evidence Is that the rails were tam pered with by malicious train wreck ers. , - The following statement was issued yesterday from tbe office of the presi dent: "Telegraphic advices received at tbe president's office. Seaboard - Air Line Railway, Portsmouth, from General Superintendent F. K. Huger, who Is at the scene of the accident, which, oe eurred near the Catawba river yester day, states that he finds, after a care ful examination or tne trestle, that it was In absolutely sound condition, and that the track on the trestle was In good line and surface, and that the track on either side of same was on good ballast and In good line and sur face. The track was examined by the railroad commissioners and by an ex pert designated by the coroner's jury, and the same conclusions were reached by them. "The concensus or opinion is that the accident was caused by bolts and spikes at the joints having been re moved with malicious intent by some person or persons unknown. Train no. i was not nagged lor the reason that the entire train crew of No. 41 was disabled by tbe acci dent." NO rUBTHKB MEAD, A dispatch from Catawba Junction, two miles from the scene of the acci dent, and dated Saturday, says: While the loss of life was not so great as In some- wrecks, there are several incidents about It that go to make It one of the most horrible aa well as one of the most thrilling disas ters In the history of the road. The scene or the wreck is about zso yards from the Catawba river bridge, on the south side of the river. It is two miles north of Catawba Junction, and about 20 miles south of Monroe. The trestle which gave way Is practi cally a part of the bridge- and trestle Vork across the Catawba river and bottom, though there is a fill between it and the bridge. The trestle spans a lsgoon or a kind of sluice from the river and there was some water, though not a great deal, In it. Sneaking or tbe wreck. Mr. ttaslon H. Mearea, of Monroe, the engineer on the passenger train, said that he felt the rails or the trestle, give under him: In an effort to get his train over he threw the throttle wide open. The engine shot forward and across but jumped the track and rolled down the embankment beyond. Both en gineer and the fireman, the latter be ing killed, stuck to the engine., In fact they did not have time to lump had they wanted to do so, and a jump would probably have meant death as the trestle and embankment Is about 25 feet hlgb. Mr. Meares says the en gine turned over three times In going down the embankment and how he lived through it he does not know,but he did, with painful bruises but no serious hurt. "I did not feel the pain then so much," he said, "my greatest suffer ing coming from tbe knowledge that back behind me In the mud and water of the lagoon was a train of 40 people and that on behind this was an englnr, almost running wild, with its freedom from weight, tbe knowledge that there was no way on earth to stop this en gine and, that In a few minutes it would plunge into the dark hole be low, and Into the mass of human life burled in tbe coaches." Mr. Meares finally got out and man aged to get to a farm' house and phoned to Bock Hill for help. He has been In several wrecks before and this Is the third fireman that baa been hurlei to his death from his side. MRS. 1TMABU8 LOST EXB LITE THROUGH KIBBNCSS. Could the freight engine have been stopped two of the four people killed could have been saved and perhaps the greater number would have escaped Injury. Mr. S.T.Black, whose wife was killed, was in the rear end of the last coach, on the left hand side and his wire was just opposite him. Mrs. Black was struck from behind on the head In the first crash and her neck was broken. Mr. Blsck did not re ceive a scratch.' He got free and walked to the front end of their car, hunting his matches to .make a light to look for bis wire, in tbe front he found ' Mrs. McManus trying to get out. A gentleman had just given her some matches but when Mr. Black told? her what he wanted with them she readily gave them to him. The deed cost her her life, for at that time Mr. Black said she was not hurt at all. Left In the dark ness she could not get out and a few minutes later died a horrible death unuer the freight engine. She was literally cut to pieces and horribly mutilated, nr. Black, with aid of the matches, round bis wire, dead he thinks, and was trying to extricate her when the engine plunared on them. His story Is tragical and tbe saddest of all yet. it seems, that nothing could be more sad than the self sacrificing death of Mrs. McManus. Mr. Black was fearfully hurt by the engine, how bad it will be Impossible to tell until he'gets tne noay oi nis wiie nome, lor nis iron will will not let him break down until then. ' Yet he got out of the wreck. ano wun tne section master and a section hand, who had arrived on the scene, supporting him on either side. hobbled two miles to Catawba Junc tion, broke into the telegraph office and Informed the officials of the wreck. " How I got off the message I do not know. I only know that somehow I made them understand that there had been a wreck," he said. THE BAKEfrBASS B0B1UDE. The Trisl of Dr. Bsker Beglss To-day. Damage to frops by Severe Storm. Special Star TeHearanL Tabbobo, N. 0., Sept 14. The case of the 8tate vs. Dr. J. M. Baker for the killing of Dr. H. T. Baas will be called to-morrow mornicg. A spe cial venire of 160 men was drawn. A fearful wind and rain storm raged here for hours this afternoon. . It feared that much damage has been i done to crops. CASE OF LIVE INTEREST. Serioss Cbari Broafki ixslsst - Mr. : Ismnel Blswoa False Pretence .. oi a Mortisfe ; AJQefesV ". A case of live Interest was tried in Justice Bornemanu's court yesterday. The very serious charge of false pren teccs was brought against Mr. Samuel Blossom, of Castles - Haynes, and the ease excited much comment. It was alleged that Mr. Blossom had? repre sented that he held a mortgage on a certain piece of elty property and upon such representation had obtain ed ISO in cash. The receipt of the money the defendant admitted, but denied that he had made the represen tation charged against him. The prosecution claims that at one time Mr. Blossom held a mortgage on a piece of property northwest eorner of Eleventh and Wooster streets be- onging to one Ida Cowan ; , that In 1898 the mortgage was foreclosed and ater the property passed Into the hands of WH. Davis. In 1903. Mr. B. B. King desired . to purchase the property, but his attorney in search log the title came across the previous mortgage but failed to find the can cellation, whereupon he notified Mr. King that there was a cloud upon the title. Then it waa that Mf. Blossom was offered $60 to cancel the mort gage, which sum he accepted. 'After the money was paid the previous fore closure was discovered and Mr. Blos som asked to refund the $60. This he refused to do and the Indictment was brought. A. J. Marshall, Esq , and Walter P. Oafford, Esq., were two of the prose cution's' mala witnesses and testified that Mr. Blossom had represented him self as holding the mortgage. Mr. Blossom denied that he made such statement and that he at any time falsely represented anything. He says he was told by these two lawyers that he had a mortgage on the property and asked how much would he take for it Knowing that be and his wife had held and still held many mortgages several against the Cowan proper tybe thought he had an Interest in the property and accepted the word of the lawyers. He took $60 for his sup posed Interest In the property, , and ater, when notified that he must re fund the money, he was at a loss to know what to do and which statement of the lawyers ;to go by. Then It was that the indictment was made. Walter P. Gafford, Esq.,: appeared for the prosecution and Herbert Mc- Clammy, Esq., and John D. Bellamy, Esq., represented the defendant After hearing all the testimony and the argument by counsel. Justice Bornemann reserved his decision until Monday at noon. CONGRESSMAN SMALL. He Was la Slty Yesterday, Bat Left for Beanfort to Sealer Abeat the Har bor Improvemeits There. The Hon. John H. Small, of Wash ington, N. C, Congressman from the First North Carolina Pistrict, was registered at The Orton yesterday. He came on business connected with our river and harbor Improvements. He eft yesterday afternoon for Beaufort to meet Senator Aldrieb. of Bbode island, and Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, who will hold a conference there to-day to formulate plans for the extensive Improvement of Beaufort harbor and bar. The conference at Beaufort is the re sult of the plans of Mr. R. 8. How- and, lessee of the Atlantic St North Carolina Railroad, who has set on foot bis scheme for making a great property of his leased interests. SMOTHERED IS I0TT0N. Itlle Boy Killed While Flsylaf al His Father's Home Hear Kaleifb. Special star Telegram. -Raleigh, N. 0., Sept 13. Bryant Partln, little son of Frank Par tin, smothered to death to-day while play- ng In a small pile of cotton In front of bis father's home near Raleigh. Tbe boy playfully dug a hole in the cotton and jumped In. He had not been missed at the house when his dead body was found by his five year old sister who was digging into tne loose cotton. The body was standing on Its head In the center of the pile. Died la Two Days With Diphtheria. We regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Carroll, wife of Mr. Charles F. Carroll, of Warsaw, the well known railway mall agent who runs between Wilmington and' Norfolk, over the Atlantic Coast Line. After two day's Illness with a malignant attack of diph theria, she passed away at Warsaw Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock at her home. She was aged about 40 years and leaves a sorely bereaved husband and four children. Mr. Carroll has the sincere sympathy of his many friends In Wilmington, -Mr. B. A. HAWEI, JR., FOR THE LEOJI- LATUKE. ! Ctjbbix, N. C, Sept. 13, 1904. Editob Stab: Mr. E. A. Hawes. Jr.. whom the Democrats of Caswell Township, Pender County, have en dorsed for the lower House of the Legislature, is a young man of un questionable character. . A graduate of tbe University of North Carolina and a friend of education. Me. Hawes descended from good old Democratic stock. His grandfather, the late Dr. John B. Hawes, served two terms la the Legislature from New Hanover, (that section now Pender County.) If Mr. Hawes Is elected, the neonle of this county may rest assured that no bill will pass the House by his vote that wilt be against the best interests or our county and State. Respectfully, - - ' , -.. A. O.MOORB. : Bseklti't ATBiea Salve. - Has world wide fame for marvelous cures. It surpasses any other salve, lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns. Burns.. Bolls. Bores. Felon. Ulcers, Tetter, Bait Rheum, Fever Bores, Chapped Hands and Skin Erup tion. Infallible for Piles. Cure guar anteed, uniy z&e, at u. tt. Keixa jit's drug store.; . t ST0BE1 YESTEQDAY. The Wind Blew'! the Rate of ' Forty-five Miles an Hour Jnthe City : - , HIGH TIDES AT THE BEACHES. The Cape Fear Elver Beat Oyer Ibe Wharves, Bat Ho . Dimsio , Was Dose Disastrous ; Stern at : Sea Qalte Probable. Tuesday night at 10 o'clock, Weath er Forecaster Felger, of the Weather Bureau, hoisted warning of a north east storm upon Information from headquarters at Washington. The storm was evidently central at sea, and struck the coast at Charleston, proba bly about midnight By 2 o'clock yes terday morning a gale began to blow In Wilmington, accompanied by a steady rain. From 3 A. M. to 4 A. M. the wind blew fiercely and large limbs were twisted from the trees along the streets. The rain continued all morn ing, and at 10:45 A. M. the highest velocity of the wind was reached. It. then cot up to a clin of 45 tones an rioor from the soth., 1 5V?-.-H Tuesday night up to 10 o'elo& the wind was from thoaortfceasVand then It shifted to east, reaching a velocity of 38 miles an hour at 4 o'clock yes terday morning. At 5 A. M. It shifted to southeast, and by 10 A. M. the bard blow began from the south. The storm continued until - 3.S0 P. M., when the wind again shifted to the southwest, accompanied by a diss greableraln. The rain shortly after wards ceased, and at : 8 o'clock last night there was a light wind blowing from the west, indicating , that the storm had passed us and gone north ward. While the storm was at its height the wind came directly up tbe Cape Fear with the tide, causing a rush of waters that came over the wharves at Market street dock and other points. There was a terrifie flood In the river and it was moving with such velocity as to make navigation difficult It Is said that the water was higher than It haa been In five years, but It lacked two feet of reaching the maximum during the great storm of April, 188L However, the shifting of the wind to the southwest probably saved wharf property and stored goods In warehouses from considerable dam age. The water came to with in six Inches of goods stored n some of tbe warehouses. The job bers were alarmed for a while and had removed considerable quantities of goods to placet of safety above the high water line. Forecaster Felger thinks the brunt of the storm waa out on the Atlantic, and It la feared that considerable dam age If not disaster baa befallen ship ping. In the city the water was high est about t P. M., and the tide was rushing madly up stream. The steam er Oompton came up from Southport yesterday morning in one hour and forty-five minutes. Bhe had a swift tide with her and the wind behind her. The steamer Wilmington went as far down stream as Carolina Beach pier, but on account of the rough wa ter and cantinuous gale she relumed to the city. Captain John W, Harper, of the Wilmington, was Informed by up-bound steamers that It was impossi ble to land at Southport He, there fore, took on board most of the 'cotta gers at Carolina Beach and returned to the city. When the Compton left Southport there was a fierce gale and rough water, and the Clyde Line steamship Mohican, which left Tues day night for Georgetown, was at anchor, the captain having decided not to go out In the teeth of the gale. Later reports from Southport say that no damage was done. At Carolina Beach there was a very high tide and fierce wind, but no damage was done. At Wrlghtsville Beach at 11 o'clock yesterday morning there was a tremendous tide and at one or two places on the lower part of the beach the breakers dashed across to tbe sound. The shifting of the wind, however, when the water was highest prevented damage from being done. Many people left the beach and came up to the city. Some returned last night when the evidences pointed to the subsidence of the storm. On account of the storm the tele graph wires were down somewhere and Forecaster Felger was unable to get reports that would enable him to keep track of the storm. For that reason he was not able to get out a map of the weather conditions. Special Star Telegram. THB ITEWS FROM BAL3QH. Raleigh, N. a, Sept 14. Heavy rains andvhigh winds prevailed In BaJeigh and vicinity to-day. The rainfall for the past twelve hours has been 8.04 Inches and the velocity of the wind 56 miles. No special damage was done here, but several residences were unroofed and farm houses were wrecked at Garner and vicinity eight miles from here. Very" nvere storms are reported In Durham, Warren and Edgecombe counties, and In the Monnt Uilve section telephone and telegraph wires are down In every direction. Details are meagre. The Lyon factory and other build ings were unroofed at -Durham. Sev eral tenements were demolished and a negro child was fatally Injured In axount Uilve. Bolls' factory was wrecked. .By Associated Frees. Raleigh. N. a. Bent 14. The State was swept to-day by a storm of cyclonic violence. At Mount Olive a negro church bulldlnar was demol ished, a number of houses were blown down. In one of which an aged woman named uusgrave was caught and seri ously hurt, and a small negro child lataiiy injured. At Durham chimneys were pros trated, roofs blown off and much dam age done to wire Near Warrenton houses, trees and fences were levelled by a tornado which swept a path toward Virginia one hundred yards wine and three miles long. Thus far. however, no fatalities have been re ported from that section. STOniA. Basis tits Slgnators lbs Kind Yss Hats Always PRICE-HOLLAND.'' Allle Price Uelted la Msrrtsre Yes ; terdey to a PepatsrireBaf Lady n : of WhiteviDe. N. f. "";?' v Mr. Alfred I. Price of this city, and Miss Isabel " Thomas Holland, of Whlteville, were united In marriage at the home of the bride yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. Tbe ceremony waa : Mrformad bv the BOT. Father Dennen, of this city, In the presence of a company of relatives and friends. -Th maid of honor was Miss Nan Hoggins, and the best man was Mr. Chas. A,' Price, brother of the groom, both of this eltv. The attendants were Miss Maggie Price, sister of the groom, and Mr. J. King Corbett both of Wil mington. :;:: - ' The bride was sweetly attired in white ssolean trimmed with chiffon and applique, and . carried a lovely bouquet of bride roses.' The maids wore white and carried LaFrance roses.' v-- "". Mr. Price and those of the party named above, and his mother, Mrs. M. A. Price, went to Whlteville on the 6 o'clock train yesterday morning. The wedding party returned to tbe city on the midnight train. . .Mr. Price and his bride will leave today for a tea day's trip t? the moun tains In '.Western , North. Caroilnsr When they return their home Is to be at 319 North Third street 1 T- ACr. Price is one of Wilmington? best known and most excellent young gentlemen. He Is head salesman at the dry goods house of O. W. Pplvogt & Co., and Is exceedingly popular. His bride Is a lovely young lady and Is beloved by a wide circle of friends. The bridal party had a deligh tful reception Tuesday night at the real denee of Mrs. M. D. Price. THE CARNIVAL Several of the Shows Were Open Last Nlfht la Spite of Serious Daosstes by the Stern Loss 32,500. The carnival of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics met with serious back-tet yesterday morning during the severe northeast storm. The attractions of thelSeeman-MIUIken MardlGras Company are located at Sixth and Red Cross streets, and after a trying experience with rain all day Tuesday, they had all been gotten in readiness for yesterday's and last night's exhibitions, when a greater dis aster was visited upon them by the storm yesterday morning. The Crys tal Mass and every tent of the several attractions, with the exception of the "Trip to the Moon," were blown down- Three of the costly mirrors of tbe Crystal Maze were broken and other damage done to it, and the films and plates for the moving pictures in the "Fire and Flame" show were de. stroyed by breakage. There was also considerable damage to all the shows. Mr. Seeman estimates that he sus talned a damage of $3,600 by the storm, of which there was $1,000 dam age to the crystal maze and $1,300 to the other shows. Despite fhe catastrophe, the company went to work and by S o'clock yeater day afternoon had re-erected the tents and gotten most of the shows in readi ness for performances last nlaht. The company carries duplicate mirrors for the maze and will have It la readiness for to-night Extra films and plates for "Fire and Flame" have been se cured by express and that show will also be ready to night Last night a big crowd took in the Carnival, and the night was greatly enjoyed. The attractions which were open were the Old Plantation Jubilee Singers; the Lilliputian Theatre. Trip to the Moon, the Snake Eater, the Ferris Wheel and the Carousal. They were all splendidly patronized, and the exhibitions were pleasing. The jolly crowd had a rare treat of fun throwing confetti, and notwithstand ing the damper over the carnival caused by the storm, the affair is being made the most of by the fun-loving young people. The company has had quite hard luck and it Is hoped that tbe two days left for the carnival will be red letter days. Every one should see the shows, and aid the Junior Order in its worthy purposes and encourage the carnival company in the midst of its hard luck. THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. Monthly Meetlsf of the Bosrd of Hss S(eis Work oa the Annex. ' -The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Managers of the James Walker Memorial Hospital was held Tuesday night Dr. Joseph Akerman, the superin tendent, made bis -report for August, showing that during the month there were 18 dressings and 00 ambulance calls. The number of ambulance calls was the greatest on record for any one month. Work on the new building was" re ported to be progressing very satis factorily. Tbe foundations are already down. To Dr. Morris Caldwell, or Concord, who has been at the hospital since May, a vote of thanks was extended. Dr. Caldwell will return this week to Jefferson Medical College at Philadel phia to complete his course la medi cine. COL. WADDELL TO SPEAK. He WUI Address the People on the Issues of the Campaign at Sentbporf. . The Superior Court of Brunswick county will meet at Southport on Monday, September 26th, and aa a big crowd is expected from all parts of the county the occasion will be taken ad vantage of to do some work for the cause of Democracy. The Hon. A. M. Waddell, of thin elty, has accepted an invitation to ad dress the people on the issues of the campaign on Tuesday, September 87th. He will speak at S o'clock that night and th piblic is Invited to attend. STRANGE YOW. A WUrnifliton Murderer Turns i: Up in Philadelphia, Pa.; and r fv Gives Himself Aayv KILLED A MAN HERE IN 1898. Be Was Sentenced to the Pealteatlary, : : Bat Escaped Be : Bade a Vow to His Dylos Mother to Refara to , Prlsea W1U feme Back. In Wilmington, 1898, Edward Davis, a negro, killed another by the name or John Johnson, and was convicted and sentenced to a term of 40 years la the penitentiary. After serving two years he escaped and was never heard of until last week when he told the police in Philadelphia who he was and gave an account of his conviction and escape in North Carolina. The Phila delphia Record of Saturday say it "A vow made to his aged mother on her deathbed was yesterday fulfilled by Edward Davis, a negro, and the keeping of tbe promise means to the man the spending of nearly 40 years behind prison walla. Davis Is a pris oner Id the Central Police. 8tatIoa. The prisoner says that la 1898 he mur dered John Johnson, colored, at Wil- mtsgton, Ku ue shot the yletlm five times, and each bullet took effect. Tne bo an had threatened to vis' lire, and this alone saved Davis from tbe tsUoart. Ha war convicted and sentenced to serve 40 years In the pesitentlary at Raleigh. - - . Davis was given work la the prison fields and two years ago escaped. A few days later he reached the home of his mother, whom he found dying. He told her of his crime and tbe es cape from prison. Just before she dhd sbegotber son to promise that alter her death be would surrender himself to the authorities and go to Raleigh and serve his sentence. . Tbe man drifted about the country, going from place to place. A few months ago he arrived In Brooklyn, where be got into a quarrel and subbed a man. He fled to this city and secured employment at the Ta- cony filtration plant Two weeks ago tbe Brooklyn police sent to the local authorities to arrest Davis. Detective Bond finally located him In Tacony and took him to the City HaU. Last night the prisoner sent word from his cell to Captain Tate that he had something Important to say. He then unfolded the story of the murder and his escape from prison, and final ly broke down completely and told of how his promise to his dying mother had led him to make the confession. Captain Tate has notified the authori ties at Raleigh and expects an officer to reach here to-day to take the pris oner feack. STORM AT Rltti WON D. Tclefrsph aad Telephone Service later fered With No Serlons Oaatsfe. Bv Tetampn to the If ore lng star. Richmond, Va., Sept. 14. Quite a severe rain and wind storm prevailed here to-night. The telegraph and telephone serv'ess were much inter fered with. Crossed wires caused flashes of light in several of tbe leading banks of the city, resulting In a turn out of the fire department and considerable excite ment. A number of persons were shocked by running against iron front buildings or stepping on gratings In the financial district. No serious dam age Is reported. GIFT FROM ROCKEFELLER. Contrlbnted $100,000 lor a Y. W. C. A. Bnlldloj la eievelsod, 0. Cleveland, September 13. John D. Rockefeller to-day made an addi tional gift of $50,000 for the Young Woman's Christian Association, of this city, to be added to the fund for the erection of a new building. Mr. Rockefeller subscribed $50,000 to the fund ssveral months ago, thus mak ing the total amount given by him to ward tbe project $100,000. There is a bill before the British House of Commons "forbid ding children under the age of 16 years to smoke tobacco or to use it in any form." A penalty in the shape of a fine not to exceed ten shillings for each offence is pro vided. This is another case of the government essaying to take up the dntins of the parents. Unfortu nately there are a lot of parents who seem to think that their child ren ought to be brought up by the policeman. Rochester Herald. The Anthracite Coal Trust has made a liberal donation to the Republican campaign fund. When you come to pay for your Winter's supply of fuel do not make a kick" because the price is high. 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The Shipwrecked Crew West North Ytl. - terdsj to Idsitlfy Derelict Schooscr Which Was Picked Up at See. . Csptaln Marsters and six of his ship, wreck crew of the - British schoonrr "Theta" left for New York jesterds, In accordance with a telegram from the owners of the vessel. The stewsrd who belonged in Brunswick, G,. went home from here yesterday. The schooner, with a cargo of 385 -000 feet of lumber, sailed from Bruni wick, September 1st, for Dorchester New Brunswick, and yesterdsj's Star told of the disaster to the ship in col lision with an unknown steamer lat Sunday on the Delaware coast. Tbe crew was . broujht to WllmlnRton Tuesday morning by the Cljde Lite steamship "Mohican," as was stateJ yesterday. When Captain Marsters allowed tbe "Mohican" to take him off the "TheU" he believed that It would endanger the lives of the eight men to stand ty the waterlogged vessel. The Star's Associated Press dispatches yesterday morning told about the "IhetaV being found abandoned at sea and that the derelict was towed Into New York by the steamer "Pathfinder" which was on voyage from Norfol. Captain Marsters and his , ordered. ;jm here lc laentlfj the derelict. 'DOUBW ACTIOS 6asr. Beth Defeadsnt sod Prosecutor Hsd to Give Bosd for Superior Court. By Indicting one of his cohort for larceny, J. Gross, of the carnival, ht got Into trouble. Ilowever, nt trouble of a criminal nature, but of financial character. Gross, It will be remembered, indicted a young whit man, Henry Davis, for stealing a pair of pants and had him arrested by the police. Yesterday the case ws tried and Gross appeared anxious to drop It, for he saw plainly that he' would b Inconvenienced, but the matter bud progressed too far to be turned looie The cue was tried and the accused bound over to the Superior Court, but the prosecutor was also required to give a $35 bond to secure his presence at the next term of court as a wltneii. Davis was unable to give bond and went to jail, but Gross easily furnished surety. 100,000 WOMEN TO VOTE". This May Decide the Result io Poor ol tbe Western Slates. Chicago, Sept. 13. Fully 100,000 women entitled to vote at the comiDg Presidential election have been regis tered In the States of Colorado, Wjo ming, Utah and Iaho this year, and It la admitted by politicians tbat they practically hold the balance of power in those States. Both parties fully appreciate the Importance of the women's vote at the coming election, atd no efforts are spared to win the good will and support of the femtninn voters. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, president of the Woman's National Republican Association, has been sent West by tbe national committee to conduct the campaign among the women of the four States. It Is expected that the Mormon question will be the principal feature of the campaign In Utah, Ida ho and Wyoming, while the labor question will be the most Important Issue in Colorado. Drama; "Your race is ran I" hissed Harold de Yere, in the laat act. The villain drew a large bot tle from his pocket. "Think not I am unpreparedl" said he. "Pois on!" "Sterilized dust!" exclaimed the wretched man, with emotion, and poured out a quantity which he bit at the crack of tho avenger's pistol. Puck. Salisbury Sun: Chairman Rol lins, who has been claiming a possi bility for a Republican victory in this State, must revise his tablo in view of the fact that Mr. Karris, the Republican nominee for Gov ernor, admits that ho will be de feated by from 50,000 to 75,000 majority. Fearful Odds Acalnit Him. 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The Weekly Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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