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JOLDMI IXYI. HXW B1SI, CSiTIH COUSTY, H. C, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1903. SECOND SECTION, NUMBltt .9. 9 550,000 FIRE ! ; v , f . More Than a Half Block Destroyed. FIRE DISCOVERED TOO LATE To Prcrcnt Serious Damage. The Jonrnal Office Threatened. Cause of Fire Unknown. Shortly after 10 o'clock Thursday night Scott's livery stable burst out suddenly In flames sod In an Instant the whole upper portion of the extensive stable was a mass of fire. It spread to Mitch ells stable and the dry condition made easy food for the flames. The next valuable building was the Planters warehouse which was full of furniture and Inflammable material. The embers caught the shanties In church alley and all on the south side of the alley went up In smoke. At this time It Is difficult to state the loss but considering the loss sustained by Messrs Scott, Mitchell and Turner, and the loss of the buildings. It is deemed a conservative estimate to say that the loss covers $50,000. It was very fortunate Unit the horses and running gear belong lug to the livery stables were saved. S.) far as Is known only one mule was burned to death. The citizen I helped nobly In rescuing the poor brutes. The wagons and carriages were raved. The service rendered by the Are com pany deserves special mention. I u. ir splendid work saved the half block and they got the flames under control In an amazingly short time. Aided by the two steam engines they were enabled to have 15 streams playing on the fire. Under the circumstances some features of the fire fighting were almost miracu lous. Every one expressed admiration at the fire laddie's work. Although badly crippled the Journal Is very glad Jo appear to Its readers this morning. It looked at one time as If the Journal would share the fate of the lit ery stables and warehouses. The north spire of the.Baptlst church caught from the sparks but was soon ex tinguished. AFTER THE FIRE. Resume of Incidents and Summary of Damages of the Conflagra tion. The big fire will be remembered for some time as one of the most destructive that has happened for many years. But after it Is out and everything has as sumed Its normal condition the results are not so bad as were feared. The report which was published In the Jonrnal placing the estimated damage at' $50,000 was written at a time whan the fire threatened many more buildings than wero really consumed. It seemed almost Impossible to save the stores ad jacent to the flames, they were so close together and the fire was raging so fiercely. But cool and Intelligent man agement put the fire under control wllhlu a few hours. The firemen are certainly deserving of great credit for their splendid work. A slight easterly bretae blew the flames away from Middle street bat threatened the residences on Hancock street. The people had gathered their household effects and were hustling them out In' the street prepared to be forcibly evicted by the devouring ele meet. : v - . y -r V . ; The houses were saved, however by a Wall of treec This shows the offlclency of trees as a protection against fire. The trees were, of course ruined. A garden of corn and potatoes In the rear of one ' of the nouses was- seared brown by the : heat. , V; i ' ' A singular Incident wm the burning of the north turret of the First Baptist church. Birds had built their nests In aide the brick abutments and an ember carried fire to the Inflammable stuff and the church was well on Are, bat the ef forts of the firemen pat It oat in a few mlntitea , v '"." : There was one accident. George Dall suffered a painful Injury to the hand , ToCuroaCcW in Cns Bay Tcb Laxtivo Ercmo CJsnnno Tdicts. Seven l2oa Voxee sold m put 13 mootha. Tl3 CZX& while helping. It la a wonder that there were not many serious accidents to re cord. Than war several larrow es capes from accidents by burning and from other causes Incident to a fire. V Thehortea that were turned loose have been returned or located. The mule which was burned belonged to Mr. Reel the stage driver between New Bern and Pamlico. The exact starting place of the fire Is not known but Is believed to have been In a natrow passage way between the barns of Mr. Scott and Mr. Mitchell. It Is also believed by some of the men to have been of incendiary origin. V The usefulness of the steamers was demonstrated again as they have been at aeveral other fires since the establish ment of the water works. Without them there Is no donbt bnt the entire block would have gone. It la ardently hoped that the city will never be so poor that she will have to sell her fire engines. V Following Is the list of damages and Insurance: Journal loss $100, Insurance 700. J W Stewart no loss except carriage. Oasklns Cycle Co. 20 bicycles with parts and sundries and gasoline marine engine, loss $750, Insurance none. W. H. Dyson, Singer Sewing Machine Agency damage to machines by water and handling, $300, Insurance nnknown. N. N. Bryan, nominal. Phil Thomas, cigar manufacturer $25. Dr. N. H. Street tobacco warehouse, $10,000, no Insurance. T. J. Mitchell livery stable, $1,000, Insurance $300. 8. H. Scott $1,000, no Insurance. T. J, Turner furniture stored In to- bscco warehouse, loss about $4,000, In surance small. Mark Dlsosway $300, no Insurance. First Baptist Church about $25. The firemen and victims have much to be thankful for that there was no wind. The easterly breze spoken of went down and made the night perfectly still as far as the elements were concerned. Had there been even a slight summer night breeze It Is not probable the fire could have been controlled. The firemen and others engaged In a general scrap after the fire and several were put under arrest for disorderly con ouct. i hey wore released upon recog nizance and their hearing will be held today. THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS. Upon returning from a much needed and greatly enjoyed vacation, the under signed was greeted with a sight at his office, which deserves this editorial, and demands both thanks npon the writer's part to those who so ably .prevented de struction of the Journal plant by fire, and congratulations that the loss Is so small, and greater still, that the Jouhnai. will not miss an Issue. , Thanks are but feeble expressions of appreciation, when It Is understood how well the Journal force held at work, and In the face of flame, smoke and the various clamors incidental and attendant upon a conflagration, saved property from loss, and did not fall to get out the regular Issue of the paper. To the Are department of New Bern, the writer sincerely appreciates Its work of Wednesday, personally, and in the general efficiency shown In handling a most dangerous and threatening fire, which could have easily, but for good work on the part of the fire department become a fearful conflagration. Considering how great the loss might have been, It Is a matter of congratula- J tlon that thu loss Is only as great as It la. The writer has always, , and still be lieves that a fire dlstttct should be estab- v llsbed. The fire of Wednesday night shows what a menace, In the way of frame structures, existed, it would prove wise, if no more should be erected to succeed those burned. CHARLES L. STEVENS. WHO IS HE ? Who la It that makes the Fewer-gal lons; wears-longer paint f GALILEE. July 9. We are having very wet weather. Rains come frequently. Some of oar cucumber growers very busy time with the!' "Cukes" are Our Sunday School observed Chfidrens Day laat Sunday. All had a fine time. About 860 were present and the contri bution amounted to mora than eleven dollars. There will be three preaching services here Sunday. Each service having a different minister. x Crops are looking well. A fine crop of hay ia being out. Bap Head. FOURTH AT SWANSBORO. Celebrated by Bl Mo Hie On Borne Banks. Ared Correspondent Expects to Grow Young Again. Tie extensively prepared programme by Messrs, W. P. Ward and Bryan Hat sell Jr., assisted by Mr. J. M-Jones, for the 4th of July excursion and plo nlo to Bogue Banks, last Saturday, was carried oat pretty well, and about 600 people of all slxe but only one color, came and and participated in the festivities. The day wm not the best for such a torn oat, as we had a little squall of wind and some rain late in evening, not too much however to mar the pleasures of the occasion; people from all over this, and adjoining counties, were In attend ance, the large barge "Onslow," carry ing capacity about 500 people, left the dock aharp at five o'clock a. m. for Stella, op Whlte-Oake river, some 8 or 10 miles from Swansboro, returning via, Swans boro and points along the line taking in passengers, arriving at the beach rather late In the day became of an accident In the grounding of Jthe steam launch, "R. W. Taylor," of Morehead City, whom the managers had procured to tow the barge to and from the banks, a few houra delay made some anxious hearts beat, bat large sharpies prepared for such occasions, came to the rescee, and the trip was made all O. K , not quite on time; a crowd of 75 persons from Carteret county had assembled at "White Rock" below here and these were taken by Capt. Tan B. Willis In his large two masted Bharple, and some others from same vicinity ,were taken by other sharp les, all made the tripe at last successfully. The Trenton brass band of ten pieces had been engaged, and came In Friday evening in full trim' headed by Prof. A. H. Coble, leader of the band, and dis coursed excellent mueto throughout the day and part of the night. The managers had prepared full and ample supplies of confections, Ice, icecream and cold drinks to kill, and you bet they ere killed to perfection by those tbristy men and women, for we have seen It colder weather in February several times. The barge didn't get back to Swans boro until after night, but the moon shone and most ot the Stella excur sionists went back that night to Stella arriving next morning; Barring the two little mishaps in the grounding of the steamer Taylor, every thing qassed off lovely as a marrage belli Upon the the whole It was one of, if not the beBt carried out affairs of the kind had In our place many years, there were more people' here than ever before at an excursion and as we have said, had it not been for the delay made by the grounding of the tug It would have been decidedly the 'beat 4th of July excursion ever been Swansboro! Guess we ought not tell on courting ones but if they will hurry up the cakes soon and give as an invite, we gueBB we won't tell on them this time! We only wanted to be young and good looking like some of the boys thought they were, and we might have courted some to we saw many pretty young ladles but there were Misses M. F. and R. H. that took oar eye, we might have said maybe, our heart also, specially the best one! Well, guess we will grin and clear it, maybe we will git young by next 4th of July in Swans boro or run afoul of some rich widow about ready to die, that wants to marry just for fun If so tell her to hurry ud and let us -hear from her and such is in part the history of 4th July doings in the little town of Bwans boro, one of the oldest towns In the State and to make It the best give It a Railroad. W.Q Swansboro N. C. July 7th 1903. It Saved His Life. . Hon. J. A. Oates, Mayor of Dunn, N. C, aays: "I am sore Dr. Worthlngton'i Remedy saved my life. Itwaa prescribed for me In a very severe case of cramp collo by Dr. Armstrong, of the Confed erateArmy, In 1868, and it gave me in stantaneous relief. Since that day hare used it continuously, ' and I think it the greateat remedy on earth, and should be kept In every home." FIELD PEAS FOB 8EED-I have 85 bushels of fine seed peas which I will sell cheap. J. H. Blade, at J. F. Taylor's store. . " ' HARLOWB AND N. HARL0WE. If r Dempsy Wood of Klnston, accom panied by his friend Mr Ashby Baker of Raleigh, has again been down toMor ton's pond on a pleasure fishing trip, and had fine success and I understand they contemplate making some arrange ment for this pond , by. which they may stock it np with a areater variety their much sought after sport, j u ; Mr Jaa. R Bell has ret orbed ,ftom at tending the Temperance Convention at Raleigh. .,-.-; i u -Miss Ola Long has gone to ; make short stay with her aunt Mrs. W, J. Hales at Morehead City. t ai Messrs Joshua Adams and son Clossle Adams went to New Bern on business. , Mrs MoUle Adams of North Harlowe, la ob a visit to relatives at Dover this week. CmeCHft fcTwoDayf. en every rt'jb J?J5fo NEW SHORT STORIES Eaefcre the Metkodi.t .Gamr. Euchre is n bettor Methodist i frame than poker, according .to ara ling) made by a member ofitbeifacultyrofJNorth-western-university inaconslderlng 'an offensive lyric la a student'oiicra. "The Quest ot.the Quezarre'' ls-tc namfe of a comic.opern,theiwonls,?mu- ale andMyric of '.wMch'jhave'boem writ ten by-students. It wafplacivi intae hands of a 'sorshlp committor of the faculty, co-BlstlngofJlfrs., Martha fcoote Crow,.deanortheiwomi'nand Professors M31ark,lThorndyko,.-llatflt'kl and Cumnock. Intheicour.sc;of tbe play, appears the followingisong: Now and then. In a poker s&mr, my coin I'll sacrifice 1 Or even shake, for a trifling stake, a wicked pair ot dice. I, do not know Just what,poker,ls," eald'Mrs.'Crow, "but I'amisurotthat'.it Is bad. We must have 'this ' song t cut oat It Is all-wrong, fonalsong.abont poker to bo suns on thoTstngvora Methodist hall," and: thof rest of Jthe committee agreed with. her. .W.yiler- bert Blake, author ' of the song,' was told, of the derision of the 'committee by Trofessor J. Scott. Clark. It seems that you wllUhuve to eut out the poker," Professor Clark said but you can substitute euchre and. let the rest of the song rem. Euchre 'Is certainly a better-Methodist game than poker." Chicago Inter Ocean. The President Grinned. At Sharon Springs n countryman stopped up to Mr. lioosevclt and said, Whnr's the president?" "Did you wish to see him for any thing in particular?" s.-iM Mr. Roose velt, sepntliiR perhaps a Joke and per hnpa n compliment. I never seen h.i! one president in my life, an' of mc -si I -u.mM like to THEN AND THERE THE PRESIDENT DIS PLAYED HIS "SQUIEBEL TEETH. see him on gln'ral principles," replied the countryman. "But what I wants to Bee this one fur mos' pnrlicular is to see if lie's Rot them squirrel teeth the papers say ho has." And then und there the president displayed his "squirrel" teeth in the broadest of grins. Kansas City Jour nal. Where He Shone. President Roosevelt, John Burroughs, John Mulr, one or two statesmen and a couple or. cowboys were sitting around a camp tire in the west swap ping anecdotes. Mr. Mulr told of an encounter with a polar bear in uie arctic circle, air. Burroughs had had several exciting experiences, notably one with a wounded wildcat In the Sierras. One of the statesmen had participated in a whale hunt in the raciflc near Toint Lotos. Both of the cowboys had passed through strenuous moments with wild beasts and Indians. The president's reminiscences Included an encounter with a mountain lion, a ride on a runaway broncho and a conflict with a grizzly. One of the statesmen in the party, a man of much ability, -nnchsnfed no stories. "Come." said the Dresldent "tell us some of your ex- nriences." "Mr. President and friends." reDlled the lawmaker, "tnere are no thrilling natural history cnap- tera in my career. Lions, Indians, bears and wild horses have never come across mv oath. I am undenia bly n tenderfoot In fact, I have never been astride a horse of any description In mv life: but ho added solemnly, "I am simply out of sight tn a uaca." The Root of Evil. Charles Hallain Keep, the new as sistant secretary of the treasury, has been very much amused at some of the published reports which stated that he ia a multimillionaire, "I don't know why they call me a rich man," he said recently, "but of course what constitutes wealth for one man constitutes financial struggle for another. That reminds me of a rich Parisian banker who as the result of unfortunate investments Was reduced to io.oow: rrancs. lie was over whelmed by hfs loss and the apparent hopelessness , oi tne suuauou mat, ue grew desperate and blew , out f his brains.' This sum ot 10,000 franc (hen fell as a legacy to the banker's brother; who had been estranged from the fan)' fly and was in reality a pauper and beggar. The sudden possession of 10, 000 franca, which to him was a bewll dering fortune, overturned bis reason, and in a moment of insane delirium he leaped into the elne and L was drowned. .' ' , OASTOIIIA. 8us O : yt llu Kind Kan Hrajwys Bough TORTURING DISFIGURING Skin, Scalp and Blood Humours Speedily Cured by Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills When the Best Physicians and All Else Fail. The agonizing Itching and burning of the skin, as in eczema; the frightful scaling, as in psoriasis ; the loss of hair and crusting of the scalp, as in scalled head; the facial disfigurements, as in pimples and ringworm ; the awful suf fering of infants, and anxiety of worn out parents, as in milk crust, tetter and salt rheum, all demand a remedy of almost superhuman virtues to success fully cope with them. That Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills are such stands proven beyond all doubt. No statement is made regarding them that is not justified by the strongest evi dence. The purity and sweetness, the power to afford immediate relief, the certainty of speedy and permanent cure, the absolute safety and great economy have made them the standard skin cures, blood purifiers and humour remedies of the civilized world. Bathe the affected parts with hot water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the surface of crusts and scales, and soften the thickened cuticle. Dry, without hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura Oint ment freely, to allay itching, irritation and inllanimation, and soothe and heal, and, lastly, take the Cuticura Resolvent Pills, to cool and cleanse the blood. This complete treatment, costing but one dollar, affords instant relief, per mits rest and sleep in the severest forms of eczema and other itching, burning and scaly humours of the skin, scalp and blood, and points to a speedy, permanent and economical cure when all other remedies and the best physi cians fail. Stock Holders Meet. Special to Journal. Raleigh, July 8. Stockholders of the Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Hallway met here today and organized. They elected J M Turner, President, Claudo B Bar- bee, Secretary aud Treasurer. President Turner announces that New Yorkers have contracted to take all 1st mortgage bonds, $1,200,000 at 5 per cent: Six per cent bonds not over $2,000 per mile will be sold to committees. Demurrage Rules Adopted. Special to Journal. Raleigh, July 8. The Corporation Commission adopted today demurrage rules and rules as to time limit for freight delivery, these being almost ex actly Bame as those prescribed some time ago to which leading railways excepted, changes made are trifling. CASTOR I A I'or lulams iiud Children. I ho Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Hignatare of Ladies Sandals and Shoes. a This is the season for Sandals and Ox fords, we have a good line. Also high top Shoes In all the new shapes are here. No extra charge for showing goods. E. W. ARMSTRONG. A full and complete line of Interna- al stock and poultry food for sale at J. R. Parker Jr. NICE Lot North Carolina Earns and a few Corned Mullets just received at J R Parker's Jr. Atlantic & N. Carolina R. R. TO TRUCK SHIPPERS. After July 9th Truck Trains 213 and 311 will be discontinued, and shipments of vegetables will go forward by train No. 2, which leaves New Bern at 9:20 a. m., dally except Sunday. All shipments must be loaded in the afternoons and ready for train No. 3 next morning. Shippers who desire cars placed and iced will please notify this office by 12 noon Whenever necessary Special truck train will be run. S. L. Dill, Gen. Supt. B. A. Nkwland, Master Transp. To The Magistrates. New Bern, Jofy 6th. You are hereby notified that there will be a meeting of the Magistrates of Craven County at the Court House In New Bern, on Saturday, the 11th day of July at 19 o'clock m. for the purpose of electing a Commissioner to flu the y cancy caused by the death ofCommls sloner K R Jones. , , , Y On account of the large number of Magistrates In the County it requires an attendance of (02) Magistrates to constl tute a quorum, You art therefore ear nestly requested to attend. ' J.J.BAXTER, C'hm'n. Bd, ot Com. I JUST RECEIVED i fresh from and If you want the always find it Iresh 'Phone 91. Clover Hill Print J. L. fflcflffllEL, y. Hackburn If you contemplate buying A Skirt for the Sea Shore or Mountains. We have some SPECIAL VALUES tor the next few days. 50 inch Heavy Skirting at 90c, II 00 and $1 25. 44 inch Black and Navy Blue Mohair at 50c. Blouse Linen for Ladies Skirts, Mens Suits and Boys Blouses at 15c, 20c, 25c and 30c. We have Comfort for the little girls too II & W Batiest Waist, light weight, cool and ! see them, Only 25c. Of all the Bee n?rKn 1 1 SUMMER LACE STRIPE LAWN AT AND BELOW COST. BEE 61 Pollock St, Opposite Episcopal Church. Light Weight GlotWng v Is a Necessity We are showing some good values '1 m two-piece Suits at $7 60 and $10. Extra Trousers in all sizes $3 00 to $6 00. 1 . .y i, Some very light weight goods - at $3 00. $3 60 and $4 00. i . : f Skeleton Coats ro ff OtA c7. G. "Dunn & Co, O . Correct wear for Hen, ' C ) f-fl-f -- 1 ..1 ' i. () 9 .cgiigus OXZCOI. . the dairy J Fancy Elgin Mler. very best you can and cool at Wholesale & ueiaii , Grocer, . m a durable. Every mother should "t Hive's Many nn 1 1 1 1 1 1 i ! YJ HIVE, 1 1 in Such Weather, r , a in Serge and Ala- urn ' ' - 4 . f'-. A. .A A - C!;st wht yrj tZ. I "